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idea</c><00:16:41.919><c> later,</c> 00:16:42.279 --> 00:16:45.220 it<00:16:42.399><c> is</c><00:16:42.659><c> put</c><00:16:42.860><c> off</c><00:16:43.080><c> the</c><00:16:43.279><c> old</c><00:16:43.519><c> man</c><00:16:43.980><c> and</c><00:16:44.279><c> put</c><00:16:44.480><c> on</c><00:16:44.659><c> the</c><00:16:44.840><c> new</c><00:16:45.000><c> man.</c> 00:16:45.299 --> 00:16:47.419 Get<00:16:45.559><c> rid</c><00:16:45.779><c> of</c><00:16:46.000><c> the</c><00:16:46.179><c> old</c><00:16:46.419><c> things</c><00:16:46.639><c> in</c><00:16:46.799><c> your</c><00:16:47.000><c> life</c> 00:16:47.419 --> 00:16:52.419 and<00:16:48.259><c> refill</c><00:16:48.899><c> your</c><00:16:49.299><c> life</c><00:16:49.940><c> now</c><00:16:50.740><c> with</c><00:16:51.100><c> the</c><00:16:51.320><c> things</c><00:16:51.580><c> of</c><00:16:51.740><c> the</c><00:16:51.980><c> Spirit,</c> 00:16:52.919 --> 00:16:55.759 the<00:16:53.179><c> things</c><00:16:53.440><c> 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just</c><00:19:00.420><c> a</c><00:19:00.680><c> note</c><00:19:00.839><c> on</c><00:19:01.259><c> the</c><00:19:03.079><c> lexicon</c><00:19:03.599><c> meaning</c><00:19:03.900><c> of</c><00:19:04.119><c> those</c><00:19:04.299><c> words,</c> 00:19:04.599 --> 00:19:07.480 to<00:19:04.779><c> emphasize</c><00:19:05.279><c> a</c><00:19:05.519><c> point</c><00:19:05.680><c> here</c><00:19:06.019><c> that</c><00:19:06.160><c> I'm</c><00:19:06.319><c> trying</c><00:19:06.460><c> to</c><00:19:06.640><c> make,</c> 00:19:08.039 --> 00:19:10.460 it<00:19:08.319><c> gives</c><00:19:08.579><c> us</c><00:19:09.119><c> definitions</c><00:19:09.660><c> of</c><00:19:09.900><c> these</c><00:19:10.099><c> words</c> 00:19:10.460 --> 00:19:16.119 that<00:19:11.400><c> amazed</c><00:19:11.940><c> a</c><00:19:12.299><c> state</c><00:19:12.460><c> of</c><00:19:12.759><c> mind</c><00:19:13.180><c> caused</c><00:19:13.579><c> by</c><00:19:14.039><c> inexplicable</c><00:19:15.180><c> occurrences,</c> 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chapter</c><00:19:40.519><c> 10</c><00:19:41.279><c> and</c><00:19:43.359><c> verse</c><00:19:44.240><c> 34.</c> 00:19:46.380 --> 00:19:50.299 This<00:19:47.019><c> is</c><00:19:47.339><c> not</c><00:19:47.640><c> recorded,</c><00:19:48.200><c> say,</c><00:19:48.539><c> in</c><00:19:48.700><c> Matthew,</c><00:19:49.079><c> but</c><00:19:49.279><c> it's</c><00:19:49.500><c> in</c><00:19:49.700><c> Mark.</c> 00:19:50.460 --> 00:19:52.680 And<00:19:50.619><c> this</c><00:19:50.819><c> is</c><00:19:51.119><c> the...</c> 00:20:00.720 --> 00:20:05.819 10<00:20:01.359><c> to</c><00:20:02.000><c> 24,</c><00:20:02.480><c> I'm</c><00:20:02.940><c> sorry,</c><00:20:04.500><c> 24.</c> 00:20:06.180 --> 00:20:08.779 And<00:20:06.480><c> the</c><00:20:06.660><c> disciples</c><00:20:07.059><c> were</c><00:20:07.380><c> astonished</c><00:20:07.859><c> at</c><00:20:08.140><c> His</c><00:20:08.460><c> words.</c> 00:20:08.859 --> 00:20:11.240 But<00:20:08.960><c> Jesus</c><00:20:09.380><c> answereth</c><00:20:09.819><c> again</c><00:20:10.220><c> and</c><00:20:10.559><c> saith</c><00:20:10.740><c> unto</c><00:20:10.960><c> them,</c> 00:20:11.240 --> 00:20:15.240 How<00:20:12.180><c> hard</c><00:20:12.539><c> it</c><00:20:12.680><c> is</c><00:20:12.900><c> for</c><00:20:13.180><c> them</c><00:20:13.480><c> that</c><00:20:13.980><c> trust</c><00:20:14.480><c> in</c><00:20:14.980><c> riches</c> 00:20:15.240 --> 00:20:16.880 to<00:20:15.539><c> enter</c><00:20:15.839><c> into</c><00:20:16.079><c> the</c><00:20:16.200><c> kingdom</c><00:20:16.500><c> of</c><00:20:16.660><c> God.</c> 00:20:16.940 --> 00:20:18.220 That's<00:20:17.259><c> the</c><00:20:17.440><c> key.</c> 00:20:19.220 --> 00:20:19.779 It's<00:20:19.400><c> not...</c> 00:20:19.779 --> 00:20:21.920 When<00:20:19.900><c> Jesus</c><00:20:20.220><c> says</c><00:20:20.440><c> a</c><00:20:20.640><c> rich</c><00:20:20.839><c> man</c><00:20:21.279><c> in</c><00:20:21.539><c> Matthew,</c> 00:20:21.980 --> 00:20:24.859 He's<00:20:22.200><c> talking</c><00:20:22.500><c> about</c><00:20:22.799><c> the</c><00:20:22.940><c> man</c><00:20:23.180><c> who</c><00:20:23.480><c> trusts</c><00:20:23.900><c> in</c><00:20:24.500><c> riches.</c> 00:20:25.180 --> 00:20:26.240 That<00:20:25.359><c> is</c><00:20:25.599><c> self</c><00:20:25.819><c>-defined.</c> 00:20:26.339 --> 00:20:29.579 There's<00:20:26.680><c> nothing</c><00:20:27.160><c> per</c><00:20:27.640><c> se</c><00:20:27.960><c> about</c><00:20:28.460><c> the</c><00:20:28.759><c> goods.</c> 00:20:30.299 --> 00:20:31.519 Remember,<00:20:30.680><c> as</c><00:20:30.880><c> we</c><00:20:31.039><c> learned</c><00:20:31.180><c> before,</c> 00:20:31.619 --> 00:20:33.880 there's<00:20:31.779><c> nothing</c><00:20:32.019><c> outside</c><00:20:32.539><c> a</c><00:20:32.759><c> man</c><00:20:32.880><c> that</c><00:20:33.059><c> can</c><00:20:33.220><c> defile</c><00:20:33.579><c> him.</c> 00:20:34.339 --> 00:20:36.660 All<00:20:34.519><c> the</c><00:20:34.680><c> wealth</c><00:20:34.859><c> in</c><00:20:35.019><c> the</c><00:20:35.119><c> world</c><00:20:35.279><c> can't</c><00:20:35.700><c> defile</c><00:20:36.039><c> a</c><00:20:36.160><c> man's</c><00:20:36.480><c> heart.</c> 00:20:36.720 --> 00:20:40.099 It's<00:20:36.960><c> only</c><00:20:37.440><c> when</c><00:20:38.019><c> he</c><00:20:38.519><c> trusts</c><00:20:39.000><c> in</c><00:20:39.420><c> those</c><00:20:39.720><c> riches.</c> 00:20:40.099 --> 00:20:43.559 So<00:20:40.920><c> that's</c><00:20:41.440><c> the</c><00:20:41.579><c> definition</c><00:20:42.099><c> of</c><00:20:42.259><c> the</c><00:20:42.380><c> rich</c><00:20:42.559><c> man</c><00:20:42.819><c> we're</c><00:20:42.960><c> working</c><00:20:43.240><c> with</c> 00:20:43.559 --> 00:20:44.119 in<00:20:43.700><c> Matthew</c> 00:20:44.119 --> 00:20:46.819 in<00:20:44.400><c> verse</c><00:20:44.700><c> 23</c><00:20:45.259><c> and</c><00:20:45.420><c> verse</c><00:20:45.720><c> 24.</c> 00:20:46.839 --> 00:20:50.140 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going</c><00:20:58.480><c> through</c><00:20:58.700><c> the</c> 00:20:58.799 --> 00:20:59.380 eye<00:20:59.000><c> of</c><00:20:59.119><c> a</c><00:20:59.220><c> needle,</c> 00:20:59.440 --> 00:21:03.039 you're<00:20:59.740><c> probably</c><00:21:00.160><c> aware</c><00:21:00.559><c> of</c><00:21:00.880><c> the</c><00:21:01.640><c> fanciful</c><00:21:02.259><c> explanation</c> 00:21:03.039 --> 00:21:05.819 that<00:21:03.240><c> this</c><00:21:03.519><c> referred</c><00:21:03.859><c> to</c><00:21:04.079><c> a</c><00:21:04.240><c> gate</c><00:21:04.400><c> of</c><00:21:04.660><c> the</c><00:21:04.839><c> city</c><00:21:05.039><c> of</c><00:21:05.279><c> Jerusalem,</c> 00:21:05.819 --> 00:21:09.779 that<00:21:06.740><c> it</c><00:21:07.880><c> referred</c><00:21:08.140><c> to</c><00:21:08.319><c> a</c><00:21:08.420><c> small</c><00:21:08.779><c> gate</c><00:21:08.980><c> that</c><00:21:09.200><c> a</c><00:21:09.339><c> camel</c><00:21:09.579><c> could</c> 00:21:09.779 --> 00:21:11.039 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in</c><00:21:24.940><c> any</c><00:21:25.299><c> event.</c> 00:21:26.019 --> 00:21:29.299 He's<00:21:26.299><c> talking</c><00:21:26.680><c> about</c><00:21:27.039><c> a</c><00:21:27.220><c> camel</c><00:21:27.480><c> going</c><00:21:27.720><c> through</c><00:21:27.920><c> an</c><00:21:28.059><c> eye</c><00:21:28.220><c> of</c><00:21:28.339><c> a</c><00:21:28.440><c> needle,</c> 00:21:29.380 --> 00:21:31.539 and<00:21:29.539><c> He's</c><00:21:29.640><c> saying</c><00:21:29.819><c> that</c><00:21:30.000><c> that</c><00:21:30.160><c> is</c><00:21:30.299><c> impossible.</c> 00:21:32.539 --> 00:21:34.740 And<00:21:32.779><c> that's</c><00:21:32.980><c> why</c><00:21:33.240><c> the</c><00:21:33.440><c> disciples</c><00:21:33.799><c> were</c><00:21:34.119><c> astonished.</c> 00:21:35.240 --> 00:21:37.880 It's<00:21:35.720><c> not</c><00:21:35.859><c> unusual</c><00:21:36.299><c> for</c><00:21:36.579><c> Jesus</c><00:21:36.900><c> to</c><00:21:37.079><c> use</c><00:21:37.240><c> figures</c><00:21:37.519><c> of</c><00:21:37.720><c> speech</c> 00:21:37.880 --> 00:21:38.359 like<00:21:38.200><c> that</c> 00:21:38.359 --> 00:21:40.319 because<00:21:38.619><c> you</c><00:21:38.799><c> do</c><00:21:39.019><c> remember</c><00:21:39.400><c> in</c><00:21:39.539><c> the</c><00:21:39.720><c> Sermon</c><00:21:39.880><c> on</c><00:21:40.019><c> the</c><00:21:40.140><c> Mount</c> 00:21:40.319 --> 00:21:43.240 He<00:21:40.460><c> talked</c><00:21:40.759><c> about</c><00:21:41.119><c> swallowing</c><00:21:41.599><c> camels,</c> 00:21:44.440 --> 00:21:48.400 excuse<00:21:44.920><c> me,</c><00:21:45.700><c> straining</c><00:21:45.920><c> out</c><00:21:46.240><c> gnats</c><00:21:46.599><c> and</c><00:21:46.920><c> swallowing</c><00:21:47.339><c> camels.</c> 00:21:49.220 --> 00:21:50.940 That's<00:21:49.700><c> a</c><00:21:49.859><c> forceful</c><00:21:50.279><c> figure</c><00:21:50.599><c> of</c><00:21:50.759><c> speech,</c> 00:21:50.960 --> 00:21:52.500 and<00:21:51.059><c> He's</c><00:21:51.259><c> using</c><00:21:51.500><c> a</c><00:21:51.740><c> similar</c><00:21:51.980><c> thing</c><00:21:52.220><c> here.</c> 00:21:52.940 --> 00:21:55.220 He's<00:21:53.420><c> saying</c><00:21:53.539><c> something</c><00:21:53.880><c> pretty</c><00:21:54.160><c> strong.</c> 00:21:55.500 --> 00:21:57.480 The<00:21:55.640><c> camel</c><00:21:55.940><c> cannot</c><00:21:56.299><c> go</c><00:21:56.579><c> through</c><00:21:56.759><c> an</c><00:21:56.900><c> eye</c><00:21:57.039><c> of</c><00:21:57.200><c> a</c><00:21:57.240><c> needle.</c> 00:21:57.740 --> 00:21:59.339 That<00:21:58.000><c> is</c><00:21:58.259><c> impossible.</c> 00:21:59.839 --> 00:22:03.140 No<00:22:00.180><c> more</c><00:22:00.420><c> can</c><00:22:00.599><c> a</c><00:22:00.779><c> man</c><00:22:00.940><c> who</c><00:22:01.200><c> trusts</c><00:22:01.539><c> in</c><00:22:01.720><c> riches</c><00:22:02.099><c> enter</c><00:22:02.819><c> into</c><00:22:03.000><c> the</c> 00:22:03.140 --> 00:22:03.880 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God's</c><00:22:15.680><c> plan.</c> 00:22:16.319 --> 00:22:19.200 Their<00:22:16.640><c> treasure</c><00:22:16.980><c> is</c><00:22:17.180><c> on</c><00:22:17.380><c> earth.</c><00:22:17.920><c> They</c><00:22:18.200><c> have</c><00:22:18.539><c> their</c><00:22:18.779><c> reward,</c> 00:22:19.359 --> 00:22:20.440 says<00:22:19.480><c> Jesus.</c> 00:22:21.339 --> 00:22:23.299 They<00:22:21.660><c> will</c><00:22:21.900><c> not</c><00:22:22.119><c> be</c><00:22:22.240><c> in</c><00:22:22.339><c> the</c><00:22:22.480><c> kingdom.</c> 00:22:23.779 --> 00:22:26.549 So<00:22:24.259><c> the</c><00:22:24.619><c> disciples</c><00:22:25.140><c> were</c><00:22:25.799><c> astonished.</c> 00:22:26.839 --> 00:22:28.180 But<00:22:27.099><c> is</c><00:22:27.299><c> this</c><00:22:27.480><c> the</c><00:22:27.599><c> end</c><00:22:27.680><c> of</c><00:22:27.839><c> the</c><00:22:27.960><c> matter?</c> 00:22:28.319 --> 00:22:30.460 No.<00:22:28.579><c> Jesus</c><00:22:28.859><c> says</c><00:22:29.059><c> one</c><00:22:29.259><c> more</c><00:22:29.519><c> thing</c><00:22:29.700><c> on</c><00:22:29.920><c> this</c><00:22:30.119><c> issue.</c> 00:22:30.460 --> 00:22:32.859 Jesus<00:22:31.099><c> beheld</c><00:22:31.539><c> them</c><00:22:31.819><c> and</c><00:22:31.960><c> said</c><00:22:32.140><c> unto</c><00:22:32.380><c> them,</c> 00:22:33.039 --> 00:22:35.279 With<00:22:33.160><c> men</c><00:22:33.640><c> this</c><00:22:34.440><c> is</c><00:22:34.640><c> impossible,</c> 00:22:35.660 --> 00:22:38.039 but<00:22:35.900><c> with</c><00:22:36.099><c> God</c><00:22:36.660><c> all</c><00:22:37.099><c> things</c><00:22:37.319><c> are</c><00:22:37.599><c> possible.</c> 00:22:38.299 --> 00:22:40.079 In<00:22:38.519><c> context,</c><00:22:39.440><c> what</c><00:22:39.519><c> does</c><00:22:39.700><c> this</c><00:22:39.900><c> mean?</c> 00:22:40.160 --> 00:22:42.200 The<00:22:40.259><c> question</c><00:22:40.539><c> was,</c><00:22:40.759><c> who</c><00:22:40.880><c> can</c><00:22:41.079><c> be</c><00:22:41.339><c> saved?</c> 00:22:42.839 --> 00:22:45.140 Salvation<00:22:43.339><c> is</c><00:22:43.559><c> impossible</c><00:22:44.160><c> with</c><00:22:44.640><c> men.</c> 00:22:45.400 --> 00:22:47.460 That<00:22:45.640><c> is,</c><00:22:45.960><c> it</c><00:22:46.099><c> is</c><00:22:46.279><c> not</c><00:22:46.440><c> in</c><00:22:46.579><c> the</c><00:22:46.720><c> hand</c><00:22:46.880><c> of</c><00:22:47.099><c> men,</c> 00:22:47.680 --> 00:22:52.240 but<00:22:47.839><c> with</c><00:22:48.039><c> God</c><00:22:48.400><c> all</c><00:22:48.720><c> things</c><00:22:48.940><c> are</c><00:22:49.240><c> possible,</c><00:22:50.220><c> yes,</c><00:22:50.700><c> even</c><00:22:51.079><c> salvation.</c> 00:22:52.440 --> 00:22:57.839 The<00:22:52.640><c> rich</c><00:22:52.859><c> young</c><00:22:53.099><c> man</c><00:22:54.779><c> represented</c><00:22:55.779><c> a</c><00:22:56.680><c> class</c><00:22:56.900><c> of</c><00:22:57.140><c> person</c> 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have</c><00:23:11.000><c> a</c><00:23:11.240><c> ruler,</c> 00:23:12.079 --> 00:23:14.380 who<00:23:12.240><c> seemed</c><00:23:12.440><c> to</c><00:23:12.559><c> have</c><00:23:12.680><c> everything</c><00:23:13.039><c> in</c><00:23:13.220><c> his</c><00:23:13.420><c> favor,</c> 00:23:14.579 --> 00:23:16.680 but<00:23:14.839><c> he</c><00:23:14.960><c> would</c><00:23:15.160><c> not</c><00:23:15.359><c> be</c><00:23:15.480><c> in</c><00:23:15.599><c> the</c><00:23:15.740><c> kingdom</c> 00:23:16.839 --> 00:23:19.299 if<00:23:17.119><c> those</c><00:23:17.460><c> riches</c><00:23:17.720><c> were</c><00:23:17.940><c> so</c><00:23:18.220><c> important</c><00:23:18.539><c> to</c><00:23:18.759><c> him</c> 00:23:19.299 --> 00:23:23.099 that<00:23:19.839><c> he</c><00:23:19.940><c> could</c><00:23:20.180><c> not</c><00:23:20.440><c> go</c><00:23:20.920><c> and</c><00:23:21.599><c> divest</c><00:23:22.039><c> himself</c><00:23:22.480><c> of</c><00:23:22.680><c> them</c> 00:23:23.099 --> 00:23:25.640 in<00:23:23.420><c> order</c><00:23:23.759><c> that</c><00:23:23.960><c> he</c><00:23:24.059><c> might</c><00:23:24.299><c> be</c><00:23:24.500><c> a</c><00:23:24.599><c> disciple</c><00:23:24.980><c> of</c><00:23:25.180><c> Christ.</c> 00:23:25.640 --> 00:23:27.099 That's<00:23:26.519><c> impossible.</c> 00:23:27.579 --> 00:23:32.480 A<00:23:27.700><c> person</c><00:23:28.059><c> cannot</c><00:23:28.539><c> follow</c><00:23:29.160><c> Jesus</c><00:23:29.819><c> unless</c><00:23:30.440><c> he</c><00:23:30.740><c> first</c><00:23:31.240><c> divests</c><00:23:31.839><c> himself</c> 00:23:32.480 --> 00:23:34.259 of<00:23:33.000><c> the</c><00:23:33.220><c> things</c><00:23:33.440><c> of</c><00:23:33.619><c> this</c><00:23:33.859><c> life</c> 00:23:34.259 --> 00:23:36.440 which<00:23:34.720><c> would</c><00:23:34.960><c> hold</c><00:23:35.160><c> him</c><00:23:35.380><c> back</c><00:23:35.640><c> from</c><00:23:35.799><c> being</c><00:23:36.019><c> a</c><00:23:36.220><c> follower.</c> 00:23:36.559 --> 00:23:39.539 And<00:23:36.640><c> we'll</c><00:23:36.799><c> see</c><00:23:37.019><c> how</c><00:23:37.200><c> this</c><00:23:37.519><c> is</c><00:23:38.000><c> borne</c><00:23:38.420><c> forth</c><00:23:38.619><c> in</c><00:23:38.779><c> many</c><00:23:39.019><c> different</c><00:23:39.319><c> ways.</c> 00:23:39.619 --> 00:23:41.119 No,<00:23:39.799><c> it's</c><00:23:39.920><c> not</c><00:23:40.119><c> just</c><00:23:40.339><c> the</c><00:23:40.640><c> materialism.</c> 00:23:41.119 --> 00:23:43.740 It's<00:23:41.259><c> not</c><00:23:41.500><c> just</c><00:23:41.759><c> the</c><00:23:41.920><c> riches</c><00:23:42.140><c> and</c><00:23:42.319><c> the</c><00:23:42.420><c> wealth</c><00:23:42.579><c> of</c><00:23:42.720><c> this</c><00:23:42.940><c> world.</c> 00:23:43.759 --> 00:23:49.960 There<00:23:43.900><c> are</c><00:23:44.119><c> other</c><00:23:44.339><c> aspects</c><00:23:44.839><c> too</c><00:23:45.480><c> of</c><00:23:45.940><c> our</c><00:23:47.480><c> pride</c><00:23:48.279><c> and</c><00:23:48.759><c> human</c><00:23:49.019><c> nature.</c> 00:23:50.619 --> 00:23:52.599 But<00:23:51.000><c> that's</c><00:23:51.299><c> the</c><00:23:51.380><c> issue</c><00:23:51.619><c> before</c><00:23:51.960><c> the</c><00:23:52.160><c> disciples</c> 00:23:52.599 --> 00:23:55.000 and<00:23:52.799><c> before</c><00:23:53.059><c> this</c><00:23:53.240><c> young</c><00:23:53.400><c> man</c><00:23:53.579><c> at</c><00:23:53.759><c> this</c><00:23:54.019><c> point.</c> 00:23:55.180 --> 00:23:58.420 That<00:23:55.619><c> he</c><00:23:55.759><c> had</c><00:23:55.940><c> no</c><00:23:56.140><c> more</c><00:23:56.359><c> chance</c><00:23:56.880><c> of</c><00:23:57.579><c> entering</c><00:23:57.799><c> the</c><00:23:58.019><c> kingdom</c> 00:23:58.420 --> 00:24:00.500 because<00:23:59.140><c> he</c><00:23:59.420><c> trusted</c><00:23:59.759><c> in</c><00:23:59.980><c> his</c><00:24:00.140><c> riches</c> 00:24:00.500 --> 00:24:03.640 than<00:24:01.000><c> a</c><00:24:01.240><c> camel</c><00:24:01.440><c> had</c><00:24:01.740><c> of</c><00:24:02.279><c> walking</c><00:24:02.559><c> through</c><00:24:02.839><c> an</c><00:24:03.000><c> eye</c><00:24:03.160><c> of</c><00:24:03.299><c> a</c><00:24:03.380><c> needle.</c> 00:24:04.079 --> 00:24:05.799 So<00:24:04.200><c> no</c><00:24:04.400><c> wonder</c><00:24:04.579><c> the</c><00:24:04.799><c> disciples</c><00:24:05.180><c> were</c><00:24:05.460><c> amazed.</c> 00:24:05.880 --> 00:24:07.660 If<00:24:06.000><c> this</c><00:24:06.279><c> man</c><00:24:06.440><c> can't</c><00:24:06.700><c> be</c><00:24:06.920><c> saved,</c><00:24:07.099><c> who</c><00:24:07.299><c> can?</c> 00:24:07.900 --> 00:24:10.599 Jesus<00:24:08.240><c> says,</c><00:24:08.859><c> it's</c><00:24:09.140><c> not</c><00:24:09.319><c> in</c><00:24:09.519><c> man,</c><00:24:09.759><c> it's</c><00:24:09.940><c> not</c><00:24:10.180><c> in</c><00:24:10.380><c> riches,</c> 00:24:10.680 --> 00:24:13.359 it's<00:24:10.920><c> not</c><00:24:11.140><c> in</c><00:24:11.759><c> adhering</c><00:24:12.220><c> to</c><00:24:12.440><c> the</c><00:24:12.619><c> letter</c><00:24:12.799><c> of</c><00:24:12.980><c> the</c><00:24:13.140><c> law,</c> 00:24:13.539 --> 00:24:16.759 it's<00:24:13.940><c> not</c><00:24:14.180><c> in</c><00:24:14.640><c> this</c><00:24:14.940><c> man's</c><00:24:15.500><c> status,</c><00:24:15.859><c> it's</c><00:24:16.180><c> with</c><00:24:16.380><c> God.</c> 00:24:16.940 --> 00:24:19.759 It's<00:24:17.220><c> with</c><00:24:17.440><c> going</c><00:24:17.740><c> and</c><00:24:18.240><c> coming</c><00:24:18.539><c> and</c><00:24:19.019><c> following</c><00:24:19.359><c> me.</c> 00:24:19.940 --> 00:24:21.779 It's<00:24:20.140><c> with</c><00:24:20.299><c> putting</c><00:24:20.539><c> aside</c><00:24:20.940><c> all</c><00:24:21.220><c> those</c><00:24:21.480><c> things,</c> 00:24:21.839 --> 00:24:24.200 as<00:24:22.000><c> Paul</c><00:24:22.220><c> said,</c><00:24:22.400><c> he</c><00:24:22.619><c> counted</c><00:24:22.799><c> them</c><00:24:23.039><c> as</c><00:24:23.259><c> refuse.</c> 00:24:24.339 --> 00:24:27.369 So<00:24:24.880><c> that</c><00:24:25.079><c> he</c><00:24:25.240><c> might</c><00:24:25.559><c> follow</c><00:24:26.220><c> his</c><00:24:26.599><c> master.</c> 00:24:29.180 --> 00:24:31.720 Peter<00:24:29.259><c> understood</c><00:24:29.759><c> this</c><00:24:30.079><c> and</c><00:24:30.359><c> said,</c><00:24:30.740><c> in</c><00:24:30.880><c> verse</c><00:24:31.099><c> 27,</c> 00:24:31.740 --> 00:24:33.039 Peter<00:24:32.000><c> answered</c><00:24:32.420><c> and</c><00:24:32.559><c> said</c><00:24:32.720><c> unto</c><00:24:32.859><c> him,</c> 00:24:33.079 --> 00:24:34.859 Behold,<00:24:33.440><c> we</c><00:24:33.640><c> have</c><00:24:33.960><c> forsaken</c><00:24:34.579><c> all.</c> 00:24:35.079 --> 00:24:37.180 We<00:24:35.180><c> have</c><00:24:35.440><c> done</c><00:24:35.640><c> this,</c><00:24:36.240><c> Lord.</c> 00:24:37.579 --> 00:24:40.460 We<00:24:38.119><c> have</c><00:24:38.660><c> gone</c><00:24:39.140><c> and</c><00:24:39.460><c> divested</c><00:24:39.940><c> ourselves</c> 00:24:40.460 --> 00:24:42.460 of<00:24:40.720><c> what</c><00:24:40.920><c> would</c><00:24:41.140><c> have</c><00:24:41.299><c> been</c><00:24:41.440><c> our</c><00:24:41.720><c> lot</c><00:24:41.839><c> in</c><00:24:42.019><c> this</c><00:24:42.220><c> life.</c> 00:24:42.640 --> 00:24:46.559 We<00:24:42.859><c> have</c><00:24:43.220><c> forsaken</c><00:24:43.900><c> all,</c><00:24:45.299><c> the</c><00:24:45.559><c> fishermen</c><00:24:45.859><c> who</c><00:24:46.099><c> laid</c><00:24:46.279><c> down</c> 00:24:46.559 --> 00:24:47.900 his<00:24:46.799><c> nets</c><00:24:46.980><c> and</c><00:24:47.359><c> followed</c><00:24:47.579><c> Jesus.</c> 00:24:47.960 --> 00:24:50.180 We<00:24:48.099><c> have</c><00:24:48.299><c> forsaken</c><00:24:48.720><c> all</c><00:24:49.200><c> and</c><00:24:49.599><c> followed</c><00:24:49.880><c> thee.</c> 00:24:50.380 --> 00:24:52.480 What<00:24:50.660><c> shall</c><00:24:50.940><c> we</c><00:24:51.180><c> have</c><00:24:51.400><c> therefore?</c> 00:24:52.680 --> 00:24:55.980 If<00:24:53.200><c> our</c><00:24:53.460><c> reward</c><00:24:53.700><c> is</c><00:24:53.880><c> not</c><00:24:54.079><c> in</c><00:24:54.180><c> this</c><00:24:54.420><c> life,</c><00:24:54.940><c> what</c><00:24:55.299><c> do</c><00:24:55.579><c> we</c><00:24:55.759><c> have?</c> 00:24:56.140 --> 00:24:58.839 And<00:24:56.160><c> Jesus</c><00:24:56.440><c> said,</c><00:24:57.500><c> Verily</c><00:24:57.680><c> I</c><00:24:57.920><c> say</c><00:24:58.079><c> unto</c><00:24:58.279><c> you,</c> 00:24:59.039 --> 00:25:00.960 Ye<00:24:59.299><c> which</c><00:24:59.519><c> have</c><00:25:00.000><c> followed</c><00:25:00.460><c> me,</c> 00:25:01.339 --> 00:25:03.259 and<00:25:01.559><c> you</c><00:25:01.740><c> notice</c><00:25:01.940><c> how</c><00:25:02.220><c> often</c><00:25:02.380><c> this</c><00:25:02.599><c> word</c><00:25:02.720><c> comes</c><00:25:02.980><c> up,</c> 00:25:03.519 --> 00:25:06.319 following<00:25:03.779><c> Jesus,</c><00:25:04.839><c> but</c><00:25:05.019><c> one</c><00:25:05.220><c> cannot</c><00:25:05.460><c> follow</c><00:25:05.900><c> Jesus</c> 00:25:06.319 --> 00:25:09.980 unless<00:25:06.700><c> he</c><00:25:07.019><c> first</c><00:25:08.339><c> makes</c><00:25:09.180><c> the</c><00:25:09.460><c> first</c><00:25:09.680><c> step,</c> 00:25:10.319 --> 00:25:14.160 go<00:25:10.779><c> and</c><00:25:11.500><c> sell</c><00:25:11.640><c> all</c><00:25:11.859><c> you</c><00:25:12.079><c> have</c><00:25:12.359><c> and</c><00:25:12.579><c> come,</c><00:25:13.299><c> follow</c><00:25:13.579><c> me.</c> 00:25:14.579 --> 00:25:17.339 Underscore<00:25:15.059><c> those</c><00:25:15.319><c> two</c><00:25:15.559><c> words</c><00:25:15.779><c> in</c><00:25:15.940><c> verse</c><00:25:16.180><c> 21,</c> 00:25:17.660 --> 00:25:20.660 because<00:25:18.119><c> following</c><00:25:18.559><c> Jesus</c><00:25:19.119><c> is</c><00:25:19.519><c> a</c><00:25:19.680><c> two</c><00:25:19.880><c>-fold</c><00:25:20.099><c> process.</c> 00:25:20.660 --> 00:25:23.059 It's<00:25:20.940><c> putting</c><00:25:21.240><c> off</c><00:25:21.619><c> first</c><00:25:22.259><c> the</c><00:25:22.519><c> old</c><00:25:22.779><c> man</c> 00:25:23.059 --> 00:25:25.019 and<00:25:23.299><c> then</c><00:25:23.859><c> putting</c><00:25:24.220><c> on</c><00:25:24.460><c> the</c><00:25:24.559><c> new</c><00:25:24.759><c> man.</c> 00:25:25.099 --> 00:25:28.220 There's<00:25:25.380><c> an</c><00:25:25.559><c> act</c><00:25:25.839><c> of</c><00:25:25.980><c> going</c><00:25:26.380><c> and</c><00:25:26.799><c> getting</c><00:25:27.059><c> rid</c><00:25:27.259><c> of</c><00:25:27.339><c> what</c><00:25:27.480><c> we</c><00:25:27.759><c> have</c> 00:25:28.220 --> 00:25:31.740 and<00:25:28.440><c> an</c><00:25:28.559><c> act</c><00:25:28.799><c> of</c><00:25:29.059><c> coming</c><00:25:29.400><c> and</c><00:25:30.460><c> filling</c><00:25:30.740><c> our</c><00:25:31.039><c> lives</c><00:25:31.339><c> new</c> 00:25:31.740 --> 00:25:35.200 with<00:25:32.259><c> the</c><00:25:33.559><c> discipleship</c><00:25:34.339><c> of</c><00:25:34.640><c> our</c><00:25:34.839><c> Lord.</c> 00:25:35.640 --> 00:25:38.359 Jesus<00:25:36.019><c> said</c><00:25:36.259><c> unto</c><00:25:36.500><c> them,</c><00:25:36.779><c> Verily</c><00:25:37.200><c> I</c><00:25:37.400><c> say</c><00:25:37.559><c> unto</c><00:25:37.819><c> you,</c> 00:25:38.480 --> 00:25:42.980 that<00:25:38.619><c> ye</c><00:25:38.900><c> which</c><00:25:40.680><c> have</c><00:25:40.880><c> followed</c><00:25:41.240><c> me</c><00:25:41.779><c> in</c><00:25:42.099><c> the</c><00:25:42.299><c> regeneration</c> 00:25:42.980 --> 00:25:46.420 or<00:25:43.359><c> in</c><00:25:43.500><c> the</c><00:25:43.559><c> new</c><00:25:43.759><c> world,</c><00:25:44.660><c> in</c><00:25:44.779><c> the</c><00:25:44.940><c> restoration</c><00:25:45.460><c> of</c><00:25:45.680><c> all</c><00:25:45.980><c> things,</c> 00:25:46.680 --> 00:25:49.579 when<00:25:46.859><c> the</c><00:25:47.000><c> Son</c><00:25:47.200><c> of</c><00:25:47.420><c> Man</c><00:25:47.640><c> shall</c><00:25:47.859><c> sit</c><00:25:48.119><c> in</c><00:25:48.299><c> the</c><00:25:48.519><c> throne</c><00:25:48.759><c> of</c><00:25:48.940><c> his</c><00:25:49.140><c> glory,</c> 00:25:49.579 --> 00:25:53.900 ye<00:25:50.119><c> also</c><00:25:50.640><c> shall</c><00:25:50.900><c> sit</c><00:25:51.140><c> upright,</c><00:25:52.059><c> shall</c><00:25:52.200><c> sit</c><00:25:52.420><c> up</c><00:25:52.740><c> on</c><00:25:53.039><c> twelve</c><00:25:53.500><c> thrones</c> 00:25:54.140 --> 00:25:56.319 judging<00:25:54.579><c> the</c><00:25:54.839><c> twelve</c><00:25:55.099><c> tribes</c><00:25:55.420><c> of</c><00:25:55.619><c> Israel.</c> 00:25:56.400 --> 00:26:00.859 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life.</c> 00:26:20.079 --> 00:26:23.799 That<00:26:20.339><c> is</c><00:26:20.619><c> what</c><00:26:20.920><c> the</c><00:26:21.079><c> reward</c><00:26:21.359><c> is</c><00:26:21.599><c> for</c><00:26:21.779><c> those</c><00:26:22.519><c> who</c><00:26:22.859><c> forsake</c><00:26:23.279><c> all</c> 00:26:23.799 --> 00:26:26.720 and<00:26:24.380><c> follow</c><00:26:25.140><c> Jesus.</c> 00:26:27.880 --> 00:26:31.579 Peter<00:26:28.579><c> said</c><00:26:29.059><c> we</c><00:26:29.619><c> have</c><00:26:29.960><c> forsaken</c><00:26:30.380><c> all,</c><00:26:30.599><c> what</c><00:26:30.759><c> shall</c><00:26:31.000><c> we</c><00:26:31.220><c> have?</c> 00:26:32.019 --> 00:26:34.400 Jesus<00:26:32.440><c> said</c><00:26:32.880><c> there</c><00:26:33.299><c> is</c><00:26:33.500><c> a</c><00:26:33.579><c> reward</c><00:26:33.819><c> for</c><00:26:34.059><c> you,</c> 00:26:34.720 --> 00:26:39.839 there<00:26:34.819><c> is</c><00:26:35.019><c> a</c><00:26:35.160><c> reward</c><00:26:35.380><c> for</c><00:26:35.680><c> all</c><00:26:36.220><c> who</c><00:26:36.519><c> have</c><00:26:36.779><c> forsaken</c><00:26:37.859><c> this</c><00:26:38.619><c> life</c> 00:26:40.140 --> 00:26:43.019 and<00:26:40.839><c> shall</c><00:26:41.539><c> follow</c><00:26:42.480><c> him.</c> 00:26:43.019 --> 00:26:47.160 The<00:26:43.599><c> reward</c><00:26:44.019><c> is</c><00:26:44.980><c> everlasting</c><00:26:46.099><c> life.</c> 00:26:47.519 --> 00:26:49.500 Not<00:26:47.680><c> the</c><00:26:47.920><c> temporal</c><00:26:48.240><c> life</c><00:26:48.660><c> of</c><00:26:48.859><c> this</c><00:26:49.160><c> world,</c> 00:26:49.980 --> 00:26:54.980 but<00:26:50.220><c> the</c><00:26:50.700><c> age</c><00:26:51.200><c>-lasting</c><00:26:51.599><c> life</c><00:26:52.119><c> of</c><00:26:52.400><c> the</c><00:26:52.579><c> kingdom</c><00:26:53.019><c> and</c><00:26:53.980><c> beyond.</c> 00:26:55.480 --> 00:26:57.420 Everlasting<00:26:56.279><c> life.</c> 00:26:57.460 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this</c><00:27:13.759><c> man</c> 00:27:13.980 --> 00:27:19.299 and<00:27:14.119><c> then</c><00:27:14.460><c> to</c><00:27:14.680><c> the</c><00:27:14.859><c> disciples</c><00:27:15.240><c> about</c><00:27:15.799><c> what</c><00:27:16.359><c> following</c><00:27:16.940><c> Jesus</c> 00:27:19.299 --> 00:27:20.400 really<00:27:20.119><c> is,</c> 00:27:20.440 --> 00:27:21.420 he<00:27:20.619><c> tells</c><00:27:20.799><c> a</c><00:27:21.079><c> parable.</c> 00:27:21.539 --> 00:27:23.619 And<00:27:21.700><c> it's</c><00:27:21.859><c> a</c><00:27:22.000><c> long</c><00:27:22.200><c> parable.</c> 00:27:23.839 --> 00:27:27.920 It's<00:27:24.319><c> the</c><00:27:24.500><c> parable</c><00:27:24.819><c> of</c><00:27:25.039><c> the</c><00:27:25.180><c> laborers</c><00:27:25.519><c> in</c><00:27:25.660><c> the</c><00:27:25.799><c> vineyard.</c> 00:27:33.099 --> 00:27:36.599 That's<00:27:33.460><c> the,</c><00:27:33.740><c> just</c><00:27:34.000><c> to</c><00:27:35.819><c> get</c><00:27:36.220><c> back</c><00:27:36.480><c> here,</c> 00:27:36.599 --> 00:27:41.019 that's<00:27:36.740><c> the</c><00:27:37.420><c> second</c><00:27:38.200><c> consideration</c><00:27:39.339><c> we're</c><00:27:39.759><c> in</c><00:27:39.900><c> now.</c> 00:27:41.140 --> 00:27:45.940 So<00:27:41.400><c> right</c><00:27:41.519><c> after</c><00:27:41.880><c> this</c><00:27:42.299><c> young</c><00:27:42.519><c> man</c><00:27:43.660><c> goes</c><00:27:45.019><c> away</c><00:27:45.319><c> sorrowful</c> 00:27:45.940 --> 00:27:50.420 and<00:27:46.119><c> he</c><00:27:46.799><c> explains</c><00:27:47.079><c> to</c><00:27:47.279><c> the</c><00:27:47.420><c> disciples</c><00:27:47.759><c> what</c><00:27:48.700><c> discipleship</c><00:27:49.420><c> is,</c> 00:27:50.579 --> 00:27:52.039 he<00:27:50.779><c> tells</c><00:27:50.940><c> a</c><00:27:51.200><c> parable.</c> 00:27:52.880 --> 00:27:56.380 The<00:27:53.140><c> parable</c><00:27:53.420><c> ends</c><00:27:53.740><c> 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I</c><00:28:15.099><c> don't</c><00:28:15.299><c> find</c><00:28:15.460><c> them</c><00:28:15.640><c> very</c><00:28:16.000><c> satisfactory.</c> 00:28:17.380 --> 00:28:21.740 But<00:28:17.680><c> yet,</c><00:28:18.920><c> the</c><00:28:19.119><c> parable</c><00:28:19.539><c> is</c><00:28:20.680><c> a</c><00:28:20.779><c> lengthy</c><00:28:21.039><c> one,</c> 00:28:21.839 --> 00:28:24.920 and<00:28:22.140><c> it</c><00:28:22.299><c> is</c><00:28:22.559><c> not</c><00:28:22.940><c> an</c><00:28:23.299><c> easy</c><00:28:23.500><c> one</c><00:28:23.660><c> to</c><00:28:23.920><c> understand.</c> 00:28:28.420 --> 00:28:30.839 Like<00:28:28.819><c> unto</c><00:28:29.160><c> a</c><00:28:29.380><c> man</c><00:28:29.579><c> that</c><00:28:29.799><c> is</c><00:28:29.940><c> in</c><00:28:30.119><c> householder,</c> 00:28:30.859 --> 00:28:32.559 which<00:28:31.119><c> went</c><00:28:31.380><c> out</c><00:28:31.700><c> early</c><00:28:32.000><c> in</c><00:28:32.140><c> the</c><00:28:32.279><c> morning</c> 00:28:32.559 --> 00:28:34.319 to<00:28:32.859><c> hire</c><00:28:33.059><c> laborers</c><00:28:33.539><c> in</c><00:28:33.660><c> the</c><00:28:33.779><c> vineyard,</c> 00:28:34.640 --> 00:28:37.140 and<00:28:34.819><c> when</c><00:28:34.980><c> he</c><00:28:35.099><c> had</c><00:28:35.339><c> agreed</c><00:28:35.579><c> with</c><00:28:35.799><c> the</c><00:28:35.980><c> laborers</c><00:28:36.380><c> for</c><00:28:36.640><c> a</c><00:28:36.799><c> penny</c> 00:28:37.140 --> 00:28:38.259 a<00:28:37.839><c> day,</c> 00:28:38.619 --> 00:28:40.980 he<00:28:38.799><c> sent</c><00:28:39.059><c> them</c><00:28:39.500><c> into</c><00:28:40.160><c> his</c><00:28:40.400><c> vineyard.</c> 00:28:41.240 --> 00:28:43.859 He<00:28:41.359><c> went</c><00:28:41.559><c> out</c><00:28:42.559><c> about</c><00:28:43.160><c> the</c><00:28:43.380><c> third</c><00:28:43.599><c> hour</c> 00:28:43.859 --> 00:28:46.700 and<00:28:43.980><c> saw</c><00:28:44.240><c> others</c><00:28:44.559><c> standing</c><00:28:44.980><c> idle</c><00:28:45.240><c> in</c><00:28:45.380><c> the</c><00:28:45.500><c> marketplace</c> 00:28:46.839 --> 00:28:48.519 and<00:28:47.319><c> said</c><00:28:47.500><c> unto</c><00:28:47.740><c> them,</c><00:28:48.220><c> Go.</c> 00:28:48.799 --> 00:28:50.180 He<00:28:49.059><c> also</c><00:28:49.339><c> went</c><00:28:49.500><c> to</c><00:28:49.660><c> the</c><00:28:49.819><c> vineyard,</c> 00:28:50.480 --> 00:28:53.359 and<00:28:50.680><c> whatsoever</c><00:28:51.140><c> is</c><00:28:51.500><c> right</c><00:28:51.880><c> I</c><00:28:52.400><c> will</c><00:28:52.599><c> give</c><00:28:52.799><c> you.</c> 00:28:53.559 --> 00:28:54.779 They<00:28:53.839><c> went</c><00:28:54.059><c> on</c><00:28:54.240><c> their</c><00:28:54.339><c> way.</c> 00:28:55.200 --> 00:28:57.160 He<00:28:55.339><c> does</c><00:28:55.539><c> the</c><00:28:55.720><c> same</c><00:28:55.920><c> thing</c><00:28:56.099><c> at</c><00:28:56.240><c> the</c><00:28:56.440><c> sixth</c><00:28:56.640><c> hour,</c> 00:28:57.460 --> 00:28:59.680 and<00:28:57.779><c> he</c><00:28:57.880><c> does</c><00:28:58.079><c> the</c><00:28:58.220><c> same</c><00:28:58.440><c> thing</c><00:28:58.599><c> at</c><00:28:58.740><c> the</c><00:28:58.880><c> ninth</c><00:28:59.099><c> hour,</c> 00:28:59.680 --> 00:29:02.140 and<00:29:00.400><c> he</c><00:29:00.480><c> does</c><00:29:00.680><c> the</c><00:29:00.880><c> same</c><00:29:01.059><c> thing</c><00:29:01.259><c> at</c><00:29:01.420><c> the</c><00:29:01.579><c> eleventh</c><00:29:01.859><c> hour.</c> 00:29:02.240 --> 00:29:04.299 One<00:29:02.420><c> hour</c><00:29:02.640><c> before</c><00:29:03.000><c> the</c><00:29:03.200><c> close</c><00:29:03.380><c> of</c><00:29:03.519><c> the</c><00:29:03.640><c> working</c><00:29:03.920><c> day,</c> 00:29:04.619 --> 00:29:06.519 he<00:29:04.740><c> still</c><00:29:05.039><c> finds</c><00:29:05.359><c> people</c><00:29:05.819><c> standing</c><00:29:06.200><c> idle.</c> 00:29:06.519 --> 00:29:08.119 He<00:29:06.619><c> says,</c><00:29:06.960><c> Go</c><00:29:07.039><c> and</c><00:29:07.319><c> work.</c> 00:29:08.420 --> 00:29:09.900 Well,<00:29:08.619><c> at</c><00:29:08.839><c> the</c><00:29:08.920><c> end</c><00:29:09.059><c> of</c><00:29:09.240><c> the</c><00:29:09.380><c> day,</c> 00:29:10.400 --> 00:29:13.859 according<00:29:10.740><c> to</c><00:29:11.119><c> the</c><00:29:11.759><c> law,</c><00:29:12.240><c> he</c><00:29:12.759><c> pays</c><00:29:13.240><c> them.</c> 00:29:14.299 --> 00:29:18.700 He<00:29:14.500><c> starts</c><00:29:14.759><c> from</c><00:29:15.000><c> the</c><00:29:15.200><c> last,</c><00:29:16.680><c> and</c><00:29:16.900><c> he</c><00:29:17.400><c> pays</c><00:29:17.700><c> them,</c> 00:29:18.839 --> 00:29:21.759 a<00:29:18.940><c> penny</c><00:29:19.180><c> each</c><00:29:19.759><c> or</c><00:29:20.279><c> a</c><00:29:20.339><c> denarius</c><00:29:20.720><c> each.</c> 00:29:21.799 --> 00:29:22.940 And<00:29:21.960><c> in</c><00:29:22.140><c> verse</c><00:29:22.339><c> 9,</c><00:29:22.819><c> it</c><00:29:22.819><c> says,</c> 00:29:23.099 --> 00:29:26.269 When<00:29:23.140><c> they</c><00:29:23.460><c> came</c><00:29:23.880><c> that</c><00:29:24.019><c> were</c><00:29:24.240><c> hired,</c><00:29:25.259><c> excuse</c><00:29:25.519><c> me,</c> 00:29:27.039 --> 00:29:29.319 that's<00:29:27.539><c> where</c><00:29:27.680><c> he</c><00:29:27.900><c> started</c><00:29:28.099><c> from,</c><00:29:28.579><c> the</c><00:29:28.839><c> eleventh</c><00:29:29.059><c> hour,</c> 00:29:29.319 --> 00:29:30.759 they<00:29:29.579><c> received</c><00:29:29.839><c> a</c><00:29:30.019><c> penny.</c> 00:29:31.539 --> 00:29:34.380 But<00:29:31.700><c> verse</c><00:29:32.000><c> 10,</c><00:29:32.400><c> when</c><00:29:32.579><c> the</c><00:29:32.880><c> first</c><00:29:33.200><c> came,</c> 00:29:34.779 --> 00:29:36.140 remember<00:29:35.039><c> the</c><00:29:35.279><c> last</c><00:29:35.559><c> and</c><00:29:35.720><c> the</c><00:29:35.920><c> first?</c> 00:29:36.519 --> 00:29:37.940 It's<00:29:37.059><c> hinted</c><00:29:37.359><c> here</c><00:29:37.539><c> again.</c> 00:29:38.200 --> 00:29:40.859 When<00:29:38.420><c> the</c><00:29:38.720><c> first</c><00:29:38.940><c> came,</c><00:29:39.799><c> they</c><00:29:40.140><c> supposed</c> 00:29:40.859 --> 00:29:43.619 that<00:29:41.400><c> they</c><00:29:41.660><c> should</c><00:29:41.880><c> have</c><00:29:42.140><c> received</c><00:29:42.539><c> more,</c> 00:29:43.880 --> 00:29:46.359 and<00:29:44.259><c> they</c><00:29:44.539><c> likewise</c><00:29:45.019><c> received</c><00:29:45.440><c> every</c><00:29:45.720><c> man</c><00:29:45.960><c> a</c><00:29:46.099><c> penny.</c> 00:29:46.759 --> 00:29:48.180 And<00:29:47.059><c> when</c><00:29:47.220><c> they</c><00:29:47.480><c> had</c><00:29:47.720><c> received</c><00:29:48.059><c> it,</c> 00:29:48.220 --> 00:29:51.299 they<00:29:48.460><c> murmured</c><00:29:48.799><c> against</c><00:29:49.240><c> the</c><00:29:49.460><c> good</c><00:29:49.619><c> men</c><00:29:49.720><c> of</c><00:29:49.859><c> the</c><00:29:50.019><c> house,</c><00:29:50.279><c> saying,</c> 00:29:51.400 --> 00:29:53.259 These<00:29:51.660><c> last</c><00:29:52.019><c> have</c><00:29:52.240><c> wrought</c><00:29:52.440><c> but</c><00:29:52.640><c> one</c><00:29:52.940><c> hour,</c> 00:29:53.539 --> 00:29:55.940 and<00:29:53.700><c> thou</c><00:29:53.900><c> hast</c><00:29:54.180><c> made</c><00:29:54.440><c> them</c><00:29:54.779><c> equal</c><00:29:55.119><c> unto</c><00:29:55.380><c> us,</c> 00:29:55.940 --> 00:29:59.339 which<00:29:56.559><c> have</c><00:29:56.799><c> borne</c><00:29:57.059><c> the</c><00:29:57.339><c> burden</c><00:29:57.539><c> in</c><00:29:57.759><c> the</c><00:29:57.900><c> heat</c><00:29:58.000><c> of</c><00:29:58.180><c> the</c><00:29:58.319><c> day.</c> 00:29:59.759 --> 00:30:02.019 But<00:30:00.240><c> he</c><00:30:00.440><c> answered</c><00:30:00.900><c> one</c><00:30:01.200><c> of</c><00:30:01.359><c> them</c><00:30:01.539><c> and</c><00:30:01.779><c> said,</c> 00:30:02.099 --> 00:30:05.200 Friend,<00:30:03.519><c> I</c><00:30:03.720><c> do</c><00:30:03.880><c> thee</c><00:30:04.039><c> no</c><00:30:04.220><c> wrong.</c> 00:30:05.339 --> 00:30:08.119 Didst<00:30:05.819><c> not</c><00:30:06.079><c> thou</c><00:30:06.279><c> agree</c><00:30:06.660><c> with</c><00:30:06.859><c> me</c><00:30:07.059><c> for</c><00:30:07.299><c> a</c><00:30:07.400><c> penny?</c> 00:30:08.140 --> 00:30:12.000 Take<00:30:08.579><c> what</c><00:30:08.980><c> thine</c><00:30:09.279><c> is,</c><00:30:10.500><c> and</c><00:30:10.759><c> go.</c> 00:30:12.279 --> 00:30:16.599 Thine<00:30:12.519><c> way</c><00:30:12.980><c> I</c><00:30:14.059><c> will</c><00:30:14.200><c> give</c><00:30:14.440><c> unto</c><00:30:14.720><c> this</c><00:30:15.079><c> last,</c><00:30:15.640><c> even</c><00:30:15.880><c> as</c><00:30:16.119><c> unto</c><00:30:16.339><c> thee.</c> 00:30:16.619 --> 00:30:20.000 Is<00:30:16.819><c> it</c><00:30:16.980><c> not</c><00:30:17.180><c> lawful</c><00:30:17.519><c> for</c><00:30:17.680><c> me</c><00:30:17.859><c> to</c><00:30:18.000><c> do</c><00:30:18.160><c> what</c><00:30:18.759><c> I</c><00:30:19.140><c> will</c><00:30:19.299><c> with</c><00:30:19.559><c> mine</c><00:30:19.740><c> own?</c> 00:30:20.200 --> 00:30:22.680 Is<00:30:20.460><c> thine</c><00:30:20.839><c> eye</c><00:30:21.119><c> evil</c><00:30:21.420><c> because</c><00:30:21.680><c> I</c><00:30:21.920><c> am</c><00:30:22.059><c> good?</c> 00:30:22.680 --> 00:30:27.039 Or<00:30:23.619><c> as</c><00:30:23.819><c> other</c><00:30:24.079><c> versions</c><00:30:24.640><c> paraphrase</c><00:30:25.920><c> the</c><00:30:26.200><c> idiom,</c> 00:30:27.339 --> 00:30:29.640 Do<00:30:27.460><c> you</c><00:30:27.619><c> begrudge</c><00:30:28.119><c> my</c><00:30:28.440><c> generosity?</c> 00:30:30.079 --> 00:30:32.380 Are<00:30:30.200><c> you</c><00:30:30.480><c> evil</c><00:30:30.740><c> because</c><00:30:31.039><c> I</c><00:30:31.319><c> am</c><00:30:31.339><c> generous?</c> 00:30:32.859 --> 00:30:35.619 So<00:30:33.279><c> the</c><00:30:33.640><c> last</c><00:30:33.819><c> shall</c><00:30:34.000><c> be</c><00:30:34.259><c> first,</c><00:30:34.660><c> and</c><00:30:34.839><c> the</c><00:30:35.000><c> first</c><00:30:35.220><c> last,</c> 00:30:35.640 --> 00:30:39.880 for<00:30:35.839><c> many</c><00:30:36.079><c> are</c><00:30:36.359><c> called,</c><00:30:37.559><c> but</c><00:30:37.740><c> few</c><00:30:38.200><c> are</c><00:30:38.940><c> chosen.</c> 00:30:41.059 --> 00:30:43.220 Well,<00:30:41.559><c> what</c><00:30:41.680><c> is</c><00:30:41.880><c> the</c><00:30:42.039><c> point</c><00:30:42.279><c> of</c><00:30:42.500><c> this</c><00:30:42.759><c> parable</c> 00:30:43.220 --> 00:30:46.279 in<00:30:44.160><c> the</c><00:30:44.420><c> light</c><00:30:44.599><c> of</c><00:30:44.779><c> the</c><00:30:45.000><c> context</c><00:30:45.420><c> we</c><00:30:45.640><c> have</c><00:30:45.839><c> here?</c> 00:30:46.680 --> 00:30:48.660 I<00:30:46.920><c> would</c><00:30:47.099><c> suggest</c><00:30:47.519><c> this.</c> 00:30:48.940 --> 00:30:50.680 Those<00:30:49.339><c> who</c><00:30:49.619><c> worked</c><00:30:49.799><c> all</c><00:30:50.099><c> day</c><00:30:50.339><c> long</c> 00:30:50.680 --> 00:30:53.000 thought<00:30:51.740><c> they</c><00:30:52.099><c> should</c><00:30:52.319><c> get</c><00:30:52.579><c> more.</c> 00:30:53.440 --> 00:30:54.099 They<00:30:53.680><c> didn't.</c> 00:30:54.160 --> 00:30:55.680 They<00:30:54.359><c> got</c><00:30:54.559><c> what</c><00:30:54.720><c> they</c><00:30:55.059><c> agreed</c><00:30:55.259><c> to.</c> 00:30:56.160 --> 00:31:00.480 Their<00:30:56.400><c> mind</c><00:30:57.039><c> was</c><00:30:57.980><c> not</c><00:30:58.660><c> on</c><00:30:59.160><c> the</c><00:30:59.339><c> man's</c><00:30:59.819><c> generosity</c> 00:31:00.480 --> 00:31:05.460 that<00:31:01.039><c> he</c><00:31:01.259><c> should</c><00:31:01.480><c> give</c><00:31:02.180><c> freely</c><00:31:02.759><c> to</c><00:31:03.380><c> those</c><00:31:03.799><c> who</c><00:31:04.579><c> did</c><00:31:04.920><c> less,</c> 00:31:05.720 --> 00:31:09.359 apparently<00:31:06.119><c> less</c><00:31:06.539><c> in</c><00:31:06.720><c> their</c><00:31:07.000><c> service</c><00:31:07.539><c> of</c><00:31:08.279><c> their</c><00:31:08.400><c> master.</c> 00:31:10.099 --> 00:31:11.700 They<00:31:10.420><c> thought</c><00:31:10.640><c> they</c><00:31:10.880><c> should</c><00:31:11.000><c> get</c><00:31:11.200><c> more.</c> 00:31:11.960 --> 00:31:12.500 Why? 00:31:12.839 --> 00:31:15.240 Well,<00:31:12.980><c> they</c><00:31:13.079><c> were</c><00:31:13.299><c> selfish</c><00:31:13.599><c> people,</c><00:31:13.900><c> that's</c><00:31:14.279><c> why.</c> 00:31:15.579 --> 00:31:17.000 They<00:31:15.759><c> were</c><00:31:16.000><c> thinking</c><00:31:16.319><c> of</c><00:31:16.660><c> themselves.</c> 00:31:17.000 --> 00:31:21.960 Now,<00:31:18.960><c> that</c><00:31:19.339><c> is</c><00:31:19.680><c> not</c><00:31:20.059><c> what</c><00:31:20.359><c> the</c><00:31:20.519><c> Bible</c><00:31:20.799><c> would</c><00:31:21.019><c> have</c><00:31:21.180><c> us</c><00:31:21.380><c> be</c><00:31:21.579><c> like.</c> 00:31:22.440 --> 00:31:23.779 What<00:31:22.599><c> would</c><00:31:22.740><c> be</c><00:31:22.920><c> the</c><00:31:23.099><c> correct</c><00:31:23.299><c> reaction?</c> 00:31:23.900 --> 00:31:26.980 They<00:31:24.079><c> should</c><00:31:24.279><c> be</c><00:31:24.720><c> rejoicing</c><00:31:25.559><c> in</c><00:31:25.960><c> the</c><00:31:26.160><c> generosity,</c><00:31:26.859><c> should</c> 00:31:26.980 --> 00:31:28.160 they<00:31:27.240><c> not?</c> 00:31:28.460 --> 00:31:30.819 Does<00:31:28.660><c> not</c><00:31:28.960><c> 1</c><00:31:29.180><c> Corinthians</c><00:31:29.619><c> 13</c><00:31:30.160><c> teach</c><00:31:30.460><c> us</c> 00:31:30.819 --> 00:31:36.819 that<00:31:31.619><c> love</c><00:31:32.440><c> rejoices</c><00:31:34.299><c> in</c><00:31:34.480><c> the</c><00:31:34.640><c> right</c><00:31:35.140><c> and</c><00:31:35.500><c> not</c><00:31:35.700><c> in</c><00:31:35.799><c> the</c><00:31:35.960><c> wrong?</c> 00:31:36.900 --> 00:31:40.400 That<00:31:37.059><c> they</c><00:31:37.240><c> should</c><00:31:37.359><c> be</c><00:31:37.599><c> happy</c><00:31:38.059><c> that</c><00:31:38.700><c> they</c><00:31:39.019><c> work</c><00:31:39.180><c> for</c><00:31:39.420><c> a</c><00:31:39.579><c> generous</c><00:31:39.880><c> master</c> 00:31:40.400 --> 00:31:42.640 and<00:31:40.759><c> they</c><00:31:40.960><c> should</c><00:31:41.059><c> be</c><00:31:41.299><c> glad</c><00:31:41.519><c> that</c><00:31:41.799><c> someone</c><00:31:42.039><c> else</c> 00:31:42.640 --> 00:31:48.660 has<00:31:43.039><c> been</c><00:31:43.559><c> the</c><00:31:43.859><c> recipient</c><00:31:44.500><c> of</c><00:31:46.099><c> a</c><00:31:46.539><c> nice</c><00:31:47.559><c> bonus?</c> 00:31:48.680 --> 00:31:50.460 No,<00:31:49.039><c> they're</c><00:31:49.240><c> thinking</c><00:31:49.480><c> only</c><00:31:49.759><c> of</c><00:31:49.779><c> themselves.</c> 00:31:50.920 --> 00:31:52.500 They're<00:31:51.000><c> thinking</c><00:31:51.339><c> only</c><00:31:51.640><c> of</c><00:31:51.759><c> their</c><00:31:51.920><c> own</c><00:31:52.160><c> pockets.</c> 00:31:52.799 --> 00:31:54.339 We<00:31:52.960><c> worked</c><00:31:53.200><c> harder,</c><00:31:53.500><c> we</c><00:31:53.740><c> deserve</c><00:31:54.039><c> more.</c> 00:31:54.420 --> 00:31:55.799 Well,<00:31:54.559><c> that's</c><00:31:54.759><c> not</c><00:31:54.940><c> what</c><00:31:55.079><c> the</c><00:31:55.259><c> agreement</c><00:31:55.460><c> was</c><00:31:55.680><c> for,</c> 00:31:55.859 --> 00:31:57.599 but<00:31:55.960><c> we</c><00:31:56.180><c> deserve</c><00:31:56.400><c> it</c><00:31:56.619><c> anyway.</c> 00:31:59.019 --> 00:32:01.000 No,<00:31:59.180><c> they</c><00:31:59.279><c> don't</c><00:31:59.480><c> deserve</c><00:31:59.799><c> it.</c> 00:32:01.440 --> 00:32:04.519 They<00:32:01.759><c> were</c><00:32:01.900><c> only</c><00:32:02.220><c> doing</c><00:32:02.539><c> what</c><00:32:02.799><c> they</c><00:32:03.000><c> were</c><00:32:03.140><c> hired</c><00:32:03.299><c> to</c><00:32:03.519><c> do.</c> 00:32:04.660 --> 00:32:06.900 But<00:32:04.900><c> selfish</c><00:32:05.259><c> minds</c><00:32:05.700><c> will</c><00:32:05.980><c> pervert</c><00:32:06.259><c> things</c> 00:32:06.900 --> 00:32:10.880 and<00:32:07.299><c> want</c><00:32:07.500><c> more</c><00:32:07.779><c> for</c><00:32:07.980><c> themselves</c><00:32:08.700><c> and</c><00:32:09.720><c> not</c><00:32:09.980><c> think</c><00:32:10.220><c> about</c><00:32:10.480><c> others.</c> 00:32:10.880 --> 00:32:13.960 Can<00:32:11.460><c> anyone</c><00:32:11.799><c> be</c><00:32:11.980><c> a</c><00:32:12.099><c> disciple</c><00:32:12.460><c> under</c><00:32:12.720><c> those</c><00:32:13.259><c> circumstances?</c> 00:32:14.079 --> 00:32:17.559 Can<00:32:14.279><c> anyone</c><00:32:14.559><c> be</c><00:32:14.799><c> a</c><00:32:14.920><c> laborer</c><00:32:16.160><c> in</c><00:32:16.460><c> the</c><00:32:16.619><c> vineyard</c><00:32:16.880><c> of</c><00:32:17.039><c> God</c> 00:32:17.559 --> 00:32:20.279 when<00:32:17.839><c> they're</c><00:32:18.019><c> only</c><00:32:18.220><c> thinking</c><00:32:18.500><c> about</c><00:32:18.779><c> their</c><00:32:19.019><c> own</c><00:32:19.240><c> reward</c> 00:32:20.839 --> 00:32:23.099 and<00:32:21.400><c> not</c><00:32:21.680><c> about</c><00:32:22.000><c> their</c><00:32:22.220><c> fellow</c><00:32:22.539><c> workers?</c> 00:32:23.279 --> 00:32:24.900 Of<00:32:23.680><c> course</c><00:32:23.940><c> not.</c> 00:32:27.059 --> 00:32:29.519 Is<00:32:27.160><c> their</c><00:32:27.539><c> eye</c><00:32:27.819><c> evil?</c><00:32:28.619><c> Is</c><00:32:28.740><c> your</c><00:32:29.000><c> eye</c><00:32:29.259><c> evil?</c> 00:32:29.920 --> 00:32:33.039 Is<00:32:30.059><c> my</c><00:32:30.359><c> eye</c><00:32:30.619><c> evil</c><00:32:30.859><c> because</c><00:32:31.200><c> of</c><00:32:31.380><c> the</c><00:32:31.539><c> generosity</c><00:32:32.079><c> of</c><00:32:32.319><c> God</c> 00:32:33.039 --> 00:32:36.880 in<00:32:33.940><c> calling</c><00:32:34.299><c> many</c><00:32:34.799><c> people</c><00:32:35.059><c> to</c><00:32:35.259><c> work</c><00:32:35.420><c> in</c><00:32:35.500><c> His</c><00:32:35.720><c> vineyard?</c> 00:32:37.720 --> 00:32:40.519 Are<00:32:38.079><c> we</c><00:32:38.240><c> so</c><00:32:38.559><c> selfish</c><00:32:38.940><c> to</c><00:32:39.240><c> think</c><00:32:39.400><c> that</c><00:32:39.559><c> we</c><00:32:39.779><c> deserve</c><00:32:40.039><c> more</c> 00:32:40.519 --> 00:32:42.559 because<00:32:41.019><c> our</c><00:32:41.319><c> labors</c><00:32:41.599><c> are</c><00:32:41.779><c> more</c><00:32:42.000><c> abundant</c> 00:32:42.559 --> 00:32:45.359 and<00:32:43.420><c> our</c><00:32:43.700><c> service</c><00:32:44.039><c> more</c><00:32:44.400><c> lengthy?</c> 00:32:46.279 --> 00:32:49.279 That<00:32:46.539><c> seems</c><00:32:46.799><c> to</c><00:32:47.059><c> be</c><00:32:47.240><c> the</c><00:32:47.559><c> intent</c><00:32:47.759><c> of</c><00:32:47.960><c> this</c><00:32:48.180><c> parable.</c> 00:32:50.000 --> 00:32:53.559 The<00:32:50.619><c> man</c><00:32:51.119><c> who</c><00:32:51.319><c> came</c><00:32:51.579><c> first</c><00:32:51.900><c> to</c><00:32:52.140><c> work</c><00:32:52.299><c> all</c><00:32:52.559><c> day,</c> 00:32:53.700 --> 00:32:56.059 perhaps<00:32:53.900><c> we</c><00:32:54.079><c> can</c><00:32:54.299><c> see</c><00:32:54.460><c> there</c><00:32:54.700><c> the</c><00:32:55.079><c> rich</c><00:32:55.380><c> young</c><00:32:55.579><c> man</c> 00:32:56.059 --> 00:32:58.039 of<00:32:56.440><c> the</c><00:32:56.640><c> previous</c><00:32:57.000><c> incident,</c> 00:32:58.220 --> 00:33:02.640 man<00:32:58.579><c> who</c><00:32:59.220><c> works</c><00:32:59.480><c> hard</c><00:33:00.039><c> and</c><00:33:00.579><c> expects</c><00:33:01.000><c> God</c><00:33:01.380><c> to</c><00:33:01.660><c> give</c><00:33:01.819><c> him</c><00:33:02.299><c> much</c> 00:33:02.640 --> 00:33:04.680 because<00:33:03.119><c> God</c><00:33:03.519><c> owes</c><00:33:03.819><c> it</c><00:33:04.039><c> to</c><00:33:04.140><c> him,</c> 00:33:05.079 --> 00:33:07.740 but<00:33:05.339><c> does</c><00:33:05.559><c> not</c><00:33:05.880><c> think</c><00:33:06.359><c> about</c><00:33:06.920><c> going</c><00:33:07.220><c> and</c><00:33:07.539><c> selling</c> 00:33:07.740 --> 00:33:09.240 even<00:33:08.059><c> that</c><00:33:08.240><c> little</c><00:33:08.380><c> he</c><00:33:08.519><c> might</c><00:33:08.799><c> have</c> 00:33:09.240 --> 00:33:13.180 and<00:33:10.079><c> rejoicing</c><00:33:10.700><c> in</c><00:33:11.079><c> the</c><00:33:11.259><c> fact</c><00:33:11.440><c> that</c><00:33:11.680><c> others</c><00:33:11.900><c> might</c><00:33:12.160><c> have</c><00:33:12.420><c> something</c><00:33:12.799><c> too.</c> 00:33:13.460 --> 00:33:17.000 So<00:33:13.680><c> think</c><00:33:13.839><c> of</c><00:33:13.940><c> it</c><00:33:14.099><c> as</c><00:33:14.240><c> a</c><00:33:14.440><c> parable</c><00:33:14.859><c> of</c><00:33:15.740><c> selfishness.</c> 00:33:17.500 --> 00:33:19.740 That<00:33:18.000><c> follows</c><00:33:18.720><c> in</c><00:33:18.920><c> our</c><00:33:19.119><c> context.</c> 00:33:20.240 --> 00:33:22.500 So<00:33:20.420><c> who</c><00:33:20.720><c> are</c><00:33:20.920><c> these</c><00:33:21.119><c> people</c><00:33:21.420><c> who</c><00:33:21.579><c> are</c><00:33:21.740><c> first</c><00:33:21.960><c> and</c><00:33:22.220><c> last?</c> 00:33:22.599 --> 00:33:24.599 It's<00:33:22.700><c> the</c><00:33:22.839><c> people</c><00:33:23.039><c> who</c><00:33:23.240><c> say,</c><00:33:23.599><c> me</c><00:33:23.640><c> first.</c> 00:33:24.660 --> 00:33:26.900 They<00:33:25.019><c> shall</c><00:33:25.220><c> be</c><00:33:25.500><c> last.</c><00:33:25.839><c> They</c><00:33:26.039><c> have</c><00:33:26.259><c> the</c><00:33:26.400><c> reforged.</c> 00:33:27.039 --> 00:33:29.039 There's<00:33:27.279><c> no</c><00:33:27.500><c> place</c><00:33:27.660><c> for</c><00:33:27.880><c> that</c><00:33:28.140><c> type</c><00:33:28.319><c> of</c><00:33:28.619><c> attitude</c> 00:33:29.039 --> 00:33:33.779 either<00:33:29.720><c> in</c><00:33:29.920><c> God's</c><00:33:30.319><c> kingdom</c><00:33:30.680><c> or</c><00:33:31.339><c> in</c><00:33:31.880><c> God's</c><00:33:32.599><c> vineyard.</c> 00:33:34.000 --> 00:33:37.619 For<00:33:34.119><c> the</c><00:33:34.319><c> laborers</c><00:33:34.859><c> in</c><00:33:35.019><c> God's</c><00:33:35.480><c> vineyard</c><00:33:35.880><c> are</c><00:33:36.220><c> other</c><00:33:36.700><c> centered</c><00:33:37.079><c> people</c> 00:33:37.619 --> 00:33:39.319 and<00:33:37.900><c> they</c><00:33:37.980><c> don't</c><00:33:38.140><c> think</c><00:33:38.400><c> about</c><00:33:38.660><c> themselves,</c> 00:33:39.460 --> 00:33:42.380 but<00:33:39.559><c> what</c><00:33:39.779><c> can</c><00:33:40.019><c> I</c><00:33:40.220><c> do</c><00:33:40.599><c> for</c><00:33:40.920><c> someone</c><00:33:41.279><c> else?</c> 00:33:42.880 --> 00:33:47.099 Right<00:33:43.099><c> after</c><00:33:43.440><c> this,</c><00:33:43.880><c> Jesus</c><00:33:44.000><c> gives</c><00:33:44.319><c> the</c><00:33:44.539><c> example</c><00:33:45.079><c> of</c><00:33:45.319><c> his</c><00:33:45.500><c> own</c><00:33:45.779><c> service,</c> 00:33:49.480 --> 00:33:50.599 of<00:33:49.579><c> his</c><00:33:49.759><c> own</c><00:33:50.039><c> service,</c> 00:33:51.039 --> 00:33:53.380 which<00:33:51.220><c> is</c><00:33:51.480><c> vastly</c><00:33:51.859><c> more,</c><00:33:52.599><c> incomparably</c><00:33:53.119><c> more</c> 00:33:53.380 --> 00:33:56.339 than<00:33:53.519><c> anything</c><00:33:53.859><c> we'll</c><00:33:54.119><c> ever</c><00:33:54.339><c> do</c><00:33:54.500><c> for</c><00:33:55.140><c> our</c><00:33:55.440><c> Father.</c> 00:33:56.819 --> 00:33:59.940 This<00:33:57.019><c> was</c><00:33:57.240><c> Jesus'</c><00:33:57.579><c> service</c><00:33:58.019><c> in</c><00:33:58.279><c> the</c><00:33:58.460><c> vineyard.</c> 00:34:00.000 --> 00:34:02.440 Verse<00:34:00.180><c> 17,</c><00:34:00.900><c> Jesus</c><00:34:01.240><c> going</c><00:34:01.500><c> up</c><00:34:01.759><c> to</c><00:34:01.940><c> Jerusalem</c> 00:34:02.440 --> 00:34:05.480 took<00:34:02.799><c> the</c><00:34:03.019><c> twelve</c><00:34:03.240><c> disciples</c><00:34:03.740><c> apart</c><00:34:04.180><c> in</c><00:34:04.359><c> the</c><00:34:04.500><c> way</c> 00:34:05.779 --> 00:34:10.199 and<00:34:06.299><c> said</c><00:34:06.559><c> unto</c><00:34:06.880><c> them,</c><00:34:07.539><c> Behold,</c><00:34:08.420><c> we</c><00:34:08.599><c> go</c><00:34:08.800><c> up</c><00:34:08.980><c> to</c><00:34:09.139><c> Jerusalem</c> 00:34:10.460 --> 00:34:13.860 and<00:34:10.980><c> the</c><00:34:11.099><c> Son</c><00:34:11.300><c> of</c><00:34:11.519><c> Man</c><00:34:11.739><c> shall</c><00:34:11.980><c> be</c><00:34:12.219><c> betrayed</c><00:34:12.639><c> unto</c><00:34:12.940><c> the</c><00:34:13.139><c> chief</c><00:34:13.480><c> priests</c> 00:34:13.860 --> 00:34:15.679 and<00:34:14.059><c> unto</c><00:34:14.340><c> the</c><00:34:14.519><c> scribes</c> 00:34:15.679 --> 00:34:17.880 and<00:34:15.960><c> they</c><00:34:16.179><c> shall</c><00:34:16.340><c> condemn</c><00:34:16.719><c> him</c><00:34:16.940><c> to</c><00:34:17.159><c> death</c> 00:34:17.880 --> 00:34:20.139 and<00:34:18.519><c> shall</c><00:34:18.659><c> deliver</c><00:34:19.039><c> him</c><00:34:19.280><c> to</c><00:34:19.440><c> the</c><00:34:19.599><c> Gentiles</c> 00:34:20.139 --> 00:34:23.539 to<00:34:20.420><c> mock</c><00:34:20.719><c> and</c><00:34:20.920><c> to</c><00:34:21.179><c> scourge</c><00:34:21.500><c> and</c><00:34:21.639><c> to</c><00:34:21.840><c> crucify</c><00:34:22.380><c> him.</c> 00:34:24.500 --> 00:34:29.099 You<00:34:24.920><c> talk</c><00:34:25.179><c> about</c><00:34:25.579><c> bearing</c><00:34:26.039><c> the</c><00:34:26.760><c> burden</c><00:34:27.139><c> in</c><00:34:27.559><c> the</c><00:34:27.679><c> heat</c><00:34:27.780><c> of</c><00:34:27.960><c> the</c><00:34:28.119><c> day.</c> 00:34:29.500 --> 00:34:31.900 This<00:34:30.019><c> is</c><00:34:30.239><c> the</c><00:34:30.360><c> man</c><00:34:30.559><c> who</c><00:34:30.739><c> did</c><00:34:30.900><c> it.</c> 00:34:32.159 --> 00:34:36.360 This<00:34:32.800><c> is</c><00:34:33.059><c> the</c><00:34:33.099><c> man</c><00:34:33.380><c> who</c><00:34:33.599><c> bore</c><00:34:33.780><c> everything</c><00:34:34.440><c> in</c><00:34:34.840><c> God's</c><00:34:35.380><c> service,</c> 00:34:37.219 --> 00:34:41.340 but<00:34:37.300><c> would</c><00:34:37.440><c> he</c><00:34:37.619><c> have</c><00:34:37.860><c> an</c><00:34:38.079><c> attitude</c><00:34:38.460><c> that</c><00:34:38.679><c> says,</c><00:34:40.300><c> Me</c><00:34:40.420><c> first?</c> 00:34:41.500 --> 00:34:44.519 No,<00:34:42.500><c> he</c><00:34:42.619><c> came</c><00:34:43.099><c> not</c><00:34:43.619><c> to</c><00:34:43.800><c> be</c><00:34:44.059><c> served,</c> 00:34:44.900 --> 00:34:47.260 but<00:34:45.099><c> to</c><00:34:45.260><c> be</c><00:34:45.480><c> a</c><00:34:45.639><c> servant</c><00:34:45.980><c> of</c><00:34:46.260><c> many.</c> 00:34:48.659 --> 00:34:51.280 But<00:34:48.840><c> yet,</c><00:34:49.039><c> after</c><00:34:49.300><c> all</c><00:34:49.539><c> these</c><00:34:49.760><c> things,</c><00:34:50.039><c> on</c><00:34:50.159><c> the</c><00:34:50.300><c> third</c><00:34:50.500><c> day</c><00:34:50.980><c> he</c> 00:34:51.280 --> 00:34:53.239 shall<00:34:51.539><c> rise</c><00:34:52.079><c> again.</c> 00:34:53.519 --> 00:34:56.400 That<00:34:54.159><c> was</c><00:34:54.800><c> the</c><00:34:55.079><c> service</c><00:34:55.460><c> of</c><00:34:55.860><c> our</c><00:34:56.059><c> Lord,</c> 00:34:56.900 --> 00:35:00.039 the<00:34:57.219><c> unselfish</c><00:34:57.800><c> service</c><00:34:58.440><c> which</c><00:34:59.340><c> he</c><00:34:59.599><c> gave.</c> 00:35:00.039 --> 00:35:02.400 But<00:35:01.000><c> he</c><00:35:01.159><c> continues.</c> 00:35:03.480 --> 00:35:06.539 What<00:35:03.639><c> happens?</c><00:35:05.460><c> Incredibly.</c> 00:35:07.079 --> 00:35:08.739 Absolutely<00:35:07.659><c> incredibly.</c> 00:35:09.559 --> 00:35:11.280 After<00:35:09.960><c> Jesus</c><00:35:10.440><c> says</c><00:35:10.719><c> this</c><00:35:11.000><c> statement,</c> 00:35:11.420 --> 00:35:13.659 now<00:35:11.639><c> it's</c><00:35:11.800><c> the</c><00:35:11.920><c> second</c><00:35:12.139><c> time</c><00:35:12.400><c> he</c><00:35:12.619><c> has</c><00:35:12.780><c> said</c><00:35:12.900><c> that.</c> 00:35:13.739 --> 00:35:16.300 In<00:35:14.099><c> chapter</c><00:35:14.579><c> 16</c><00:35:15.099><c> we</c><00:35:15.239><c> have</c><00:35:15.440><c> the</c><00:35:15.659><c> first</c><00:35:15.940><c> instance</c> 00:35:16.300 --> 00:35:19.800 of<00:35:16.699><c> his</c><00:35:17.539><c> prediction</c><00:35:17.920><c> of</c><00:35:18.199><c> his</c><00:35:18.460><c> suffering</c><00:35:18.840><c> and</c><00:35:19.059><c> his</c><00:35:19.199><c> crucifixion.</c> 00:35:19.800 --> 00:35:21.099 This<00:35:19.960><c> is</c><00:35:20.139><c> now</c><00:35:20.320><c> the</c><00:35:20.460><c> second</c><00:35:20.699><c> time.</c> 00:35:21.420 --> 00:35:22.940 But<00:35:21.719><c> absolutely</c><00:35:22.239><c> incredibly,</c> 00:35:23.179 --> 00:35:26.739 right<00:35:23.500><c> after</c><00:35:23.800><c> he</c><00:35:23.980><c> tells</c><00:35:24.219><c> his</c><00:35:24.480><c> disciples</c><00:35:25.079><c> this,</c> 00:35:27.579 --> 00:35:30.619 come<00:35:28.059><c> James</c><00:35:28.539><c> and</c><00:35:28.840><c> John</c><00:35:29.199><c> and</c><00:35:29.440><c> their</c><00:35:29.579><c> mother</c> 00:35:30.719 --> 00:35:34.079 to<00:35:31.199><c> ask</c><00:35:31.559><c> him</c><00:35:32.280><c> this</c><00:35:32.719><c> request.</c> 00:35:36.719 --> 00:35:38.179 He<00:35:37.199><c> said</c><00:35:37.260><c> that</c><00:35:37.420><c> James</c><00:35:37.780><c> and</c><00:35:37.900><c> John,</c> 00:35:38.320 --> 00:35:40.719 well,<00:35:38.440><c> in</c><00:35:38.579><c> Matthew</c><00:35:38.920><c> it</c><00:35:39.079><c> says,</c><00:35:39.239><c> Zebedee's</c><00:35:39.820><c> children.</c> 00:35:41.059 --> 00:35:42.960 In<00:35:41.360><c> other</c><00:35:41.699><c> gospels</c><00:35:42.099><c> we</c><00:35:42.300><c> learn,</c><00:35:42.599><c> of</c><00:35:42.820><c> course,</c> 00:35:42.980 --> 00:35:45.460 you<00:35:43.059><c> know</c><00:35:43.199><c> that</c><00:35:43.300><c> James</c><00:35:43.599><c> and</c><00:35:43.780><c> John</c><00:35:43.940><c> are</c><00:35:44.079><c> the</c><00:35:44.239><c> sons</c><00:35:44.460><c> of</c><00:35:44.579><c> Zebedee.</c> 00:35:45.960 --> 00:35:48.400 Then<00:35:46.440><c> came</c><00:35:46.719><c> to</c><00:35:46.840><c> him</c><00:35:47.059><c> the</c><00:35:47.239><c> mother</c><00:35:47.480><c> of</c><00:35:47.579><c> Zebedee's</c><00:35:48.079><c> children</c> 00:35:48.400 --> 00:35:49.159 with<00:35:48.619><c> their</c><00:35:48.860><c> sons,</c> 00:35:49.260 --> 00:35:51.500 worshiping<00:35:49.840><c> him</c><00:35:50.099><c> that</c><00:35:50.300><c> is</c><00:35:50.480><c> falling</c><00:35:50.719><c> down</c><00:35:51.019><c> at</c><00:35:51.219><c> his</c><00:35:51.340><c> feet</c> 00:35:51.500 --> 00:35:53.320 and<00:35:51.820><c> desiring</c><00:35:52.219><c> a</c><00:35:52.460><c> certain</c><00:35:52.659><c> thing</c><00:35:52.940><c> of</c><00:35:53.119><c> him.</c> 00:35:53.320 --> 00:35:54.420 And<00:35:53.420><c> he</c><00:35:53.559><c> said</c><00:35:53.820><c> unto</c><00:35:54.039><c> her,</c> 00:35:54.639 --> 00:35:56.639 What<00:35:54.860><c> wilt</c><00:35:55.119><c> thou?</c><00:35:55.380><c> What</c><00:35:55.559><c> do</c><00:35:55.800><c> you</c><00:35:55.860><c> want?</c> 00:35:57.440 --> 00:35:59.079 She<00:35:57.840><c> said</c><00:35:58.079><c> unto</c><00:35:58.300><c> him,</c><00:35:58.639><c> Grant,</c> 00:35:59.460 --> 00:36:01.500 that<00:35:59.639><c> these</c><00:35:59.940><c> my</c><00:36:00.300><c> two</c><00:36:00.539><c> sons</c><00:36:00.820><c> may</c><00:36:01.139><c> sit,</c> 00:36:01.659 --> 00:36:03.960 the<00:36:01.940><c> one</c><00:36:02.059><c> on</c><00:36:02.260><c> the</c><00:36:02.400><c> right</c><00:36:02.800><c> and</c><00:36:03.159><c> the</c><00:36:03.340><c> other</c><00:36:03.480><c> on</c><00:36:03.679><c> the</c><00:36:03.760><c> left,</c> 00:36:03.980 --> 00:36:04.980 in<00:36:04.260><c> thy</c><00:36:04.539><c> kingdom.</c> 00:36:05.179 --> 00:36:06.280 Now<00:36:05.539><c> if</c><00:36:05.659><c> there</c><00:36:05.860><c> were</c><00:36:06.019><c> ever,</c> 00:36:06.440 --> 00:36:08.619 it's<00:36:06.840><c> obviously</c><00:36:07.219><c> a</c><00:36:07.440><c> very</c><00:36:07.719><c> poor</c><00:36:07.920><c> thing</c><00:36:08.139><c> to</c><00:36:08.420><c> ask,</c> 00:36:08.619 --> 00:36:11.460 but<00:36:08.840><c> if</c><00:36:08.980><c> there</c><00:36:09.179><c> were</c><00:36:09.280><c> ever</c><00:36:09.460><c> an</c><00:36:09.699><c> inappropriate</c><00:36:10.300><c> time,</c> 00:36:11.920 --> 00:36:16.119 it<00:36:11.980><c> would</c><00:36:12.099><c> be</c><00:36:12.239><c> right</c><00:36:12.400><c> after</c><00:36:12.760><c> Jesus</c><00:36:13.199><c> had</c><00:36:13.400><c> just</c><00:36:13.659><c> said</c><00:36:14.480><c> this,</c> 00:36:16.780 --> 00:36:18.760 that<00:36:17.079><c> he</c><00:36:17.260><c> would</c><00:36:17.400><c> be</c><00:36:17.699><c> delivered</c><00:36:17.920><c> to</c><00:36:18.159><c> Gentiles</c> 00:36:18.760 --> 00:36:22.760 and<00:36:19.139><c> mocked</c><00:36:19.619><c> and</c><00:36:19.840><c> scourged</c><00:36:21.079><c> and</c><00:36:21.539><c> crucified.</c> 00:36:24.940 --> 00:36:27.019 And<00:36:25.179><c> these</c><00:36:25.400><c> people</c><00:36:25.659><c> have</c><00:36:25.920><c> the</c><00:36:26.099><c> audacity</c><00:36:26.500><c> to</c><00:36:26.739><c> say,</c> 00:36:27.480 --> 00:36:29.059 We're<00:36:27.500><c> ready</c><00:36:27.760><c> for</c><00:36:27.940><c> your</c><00:36:28.199><c> kingdom.</c> 00:36:30.420 --> 00:36:32.320 Don't<00:36:30.699><c> talk</c><00:36:30.960><c> to</c><00:36:31.079><c> us</c><00:36:31.340><c> about</c><00:36:31.820><c> suffering.</c> 00:36:32.800 --> 00:36:34.559 We're<00:36:32.980><c> ready</c><00:36:33.199><c> for</c><00:36:33.400><c> your</c><00:36:33.599><c> kingdom.</c> 00:36:35.539 --> 00:36:38.679 Jesus<00:36:35.880><c> had</c><00:36:36.139><c> to</c><00:36:36.380><c> teach</c><00:36:36.539><c> them</c><00:36:37.519><c> something.</c> 00:36:38.980 --> 00:36:41.619 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service</c><00:36:49.760><c> is?</c> 00:36:50.679 --> 00:36:52.679 They<00:36:51.039><c> said,</c><00:36:51.440><c> We</c><00:36:51.460><c> are</c><00:36:51.760><c> able.</c> 00:36:53.179 --> 00:36:56.119 And<00:36:53.460><c> he</c><00:36:53.619><c> said</c><00:36:53.800><c> to</c><00:36:53.920><c> them,</c><00:36:54.239><c> Ye</c><00:36:54.420><c> shall</c><00:36:54.719><c> indeed</c><00:36:54.960><c> drink</c><00:36:55.260><c> of</c><00:36:55.480><c> my</c><00:36:55.800><c> cup</c> 00:36:56.119 --> 00:36:59.139 and<00:36:56.480><c> be</c><00:36:56.760><c> baptized</c><00:36:57.199><c> with</c><00:36:57.460><c> the</c><00:36:57.659><c> baptism</c><00:36:58.039><c> that</c><00:36:58.239><c> I</c><00:36:58.420><c> am</c><00:36:58.579><c> baptized</c><00:36:58.920><c> with,</c> 00:36:59.219 --> 00:37:03.380 but<00:36:59.340><c> to</c><00:36:59.559><c> sit</c><00:36:59.639><c> on</c><00:36:59.800><c> my</c><00:36:59.980><c> right</c><00:37:00.239><c> hand</c><00:37:00.699><c> and</c><00:37:00.940><c> on</c><00:37:01.079><c> my</c><00:37:01.280><c> left</c><00:37:01.480><c> is</c><00:37:01.699><c> not</c><00:37:01.980><c> mine</c><00:37:02.179><c> to</c><00:37:02.420><c> give,</c> 00:37:03.780 --> 00:37:07.519 but<00:37:04.340><c> for</c><00:37:04.900><c> whom</c><00:37:05.239><c> it</c><00:37:05.659><c> is</c><00:37:05.880><c> prepared</c><00:37:06.219><c> of</c><00:37:06.440><c> my</c><00:37:06.619><c> Father.</c> 00:37:08.460 --> 00:37:12.280 If<00:37:08.840><c> you</c><00:37:09.079><c> will</c><00:37:09.820><c> be</c><00:37:11.340><c> in</c><00:37:11.519><c> my</c><00:37:11.800><c> kingdom,</c> 00:37:12.280 --> 00:37:15.739 you<00:37:13.239><c> must</c><00:37:13.719><c> follow</c><00:37:14.500><c> me,</c> 00:37:15.940 --> 00:37:17.880 for<00:37:16.219><c> whom</c><00:37:16.480><c> it</c><00:37:16.659><c> is</c><00:37:16.840><c> prepared</c><00:37:17.139><c> of</c><00:37:17.280><c> my</c><00:37:17.500><c> Father,</c> 00:37:17.960 --> 00:37:19.579 for<00:37:18.179><c> those</c><00:37:18.619><c> who</c><00:37:18.900><c> follow</c><00:37:19.199><c> him.</c> 00:37:19.880 --> 00:37:22.780 Yes,<00:37:20.840><c> there</c><00:37:21.039><c> might</c><00:37:21.300><c> be</c><00:37:21.500><c> a</c><00:37:21.619><c> prophecy</c><00:37:21.880><c> here</c><00:37:22.119><c> of</c><00:37:22.280><c> this</c><00:37:22.400><c> service</c> 00:37:22.780 --> 00:37:23.659 in<00:37:22.940><c> verse</c><00:37:23.179><c> 23.</c> 00:37:23.699 --> 00:37:24.940 Ye<00:37:23.880><c> shall</c><00:37:24.219><c> indeed</c><00:37:24.500><c> do</c><00:37:24.760><c> this.</c> 00:37:24.940 --> 00:37:26.659 That's<00:37:25.239><c> good.</c><00:37:25.639><c> You</c><00:37:25.900><c> must</c><00:37:26.179><c> do</c><00:37:26.400><c> this.</c> 00:37:26.860 --> 00:37:30.679 But<00:37:27.000><c> you</c><00:37:27.119><c> will</c><00:37:27.360><c> not</c><00:37:27.619><c> enter</c><00:37:27.880><c> into</c><00:37:28.039><c> my</c><00:37:28.280><c> kingdom</c><00:37:28.519><c> unless</c><00:37:28.820><c> you</c><00:37:29.119><c> follow</c><00:37:29.460><c> me</c> 00:37:30.840 --> 00:37:35.079 and<00:37:31.360><c> not</c><00:37:31.659><c> assume</c><00:37:32.179><c> or</c><00:37:32.679><c> presume</c><00:37:33.139><c> that</c><00:37:33.500><c> you</c><00:37:33.699><c> will</c><00:37:33.900><c> get</c><00:37:34.199><c> the</c><00:37:34.579><c> crown</c> 00:37:35.079 --> 00:37:37.179 before<00:37:35.920><c> the</c><00:37:36.280><c> cross.</c> 00:37:37.280 --> 00:37:38.300 Well,<00:37:37.500><c> the</c><00:37:37.679><c> ten</c><00:37:37.780><c> heard</c><00:37:38.019><c> of</c><00:37:38.199><c> it,</c> 00:37:38.300 --> 00:37:41.980 and<00:37:38.420><c> they</c><00:37:38.519><c> were</c><00:37:38.760><c> moved</c><00:37:39.000><c> with</c><00:37:39.199><c> indignation</c><00:37:40.000><c> against</c><00:37:40.619><c> the</c><00:37:40.800><c> two</c><00:37:41.039><c> brethren.</c> 00:37:42.639 --> 00:37:49.440 And<00:37:42.780><c> here</c><00:37:43.099><c> continues</c><00:37:45.639><c> on</c><00:37:47.059><c> with</c><00:37:47.840><c> this</c><00:37:48.159><c> little</c><00:37:48.400><c> incident</c><00:37:48.800><c> concerning</c><00:37:49.219><c> the</c> 00:37:49.440 --> 00:37:50.360 two<00:37:49.599><c> men.</c> 00:37:50.500 --> 00:37:54.880 And,<00:37:50.920><c> well,</c><00:37:51.079><c> we</c><00:37:51.440><c> should</c><00:37:51.639><c> understand</c><00:37:52.300><c> that</c><00:37:52.519><c> the</c><00:37:52.719><c> other</c><00:37:52.920><c> ten</c><00:37:53.139><c> would</c><00:37:53.340><c> be</c><00:37:53.900><c> indignant.</c> 00:37:55.460 --> 00:37:56.059 Not<00:37:55.840><c> well.</c> 00:37:56.159 --> 00:37:58.380 No<00:37:56.320><c> one</c><00:37:56.460><c> should</c><00:37:56.639><c> ever</c><00:37:56.840><c> be</c><00:37:57.019><c> indignant</c><00:37:57.340><c> under</c><00:37:57.559><c> any</c><00:37:57.840><c> circumstance,</c> 00:37:58.400 --> 00:38:01.179 but<00:37:58.559><c> you</c><00:37:58.659><c> can</c><00:37:58.920><c> understand</c><00:37:59.440><c> perhaps</c><00:37:59.940><c> why</c><00:38:00.380><c> they</c><00:38:00.699><c> would</c><00:38:00.980><c> see</c> 00:38:01.179 --> 00:38:05.440 that<00:38:01.360><c> that</c><00:38:01.559><c> was</c><00:38:01.840><c> not</c><00:38:03.639><c> a</c><00:38:03.800><c> very</c><00:38:04.139><c> appropriate</c><00:38:04.500><c> thing</c><00:38:04.679><c> to</c><00:38:04.880><c> ask</c><00:38:05.039><c> the</c><00:38:05.260><c> Lord,</c> 00:38:05.840 --> 00:38:06.719 especially<00:38:05.880><c> of</c><00:38:06.039><c> that</c><00:38:06.300><c> time.</c> 00:38:06.719 --> 00:38:09.659 But<00:38:07.719><c> here's</c><00:38:07.980><c> where</c><00:38:08.199><c> we</c><00:38:08.300><c> get,</c><00:38:08.500><c> I</c><00:38:08.639><c> think,</c><00:38:08.940><c> the</c><00:38:09.019><c> real</c><00:38:09.340><c> meat</c><00:38:09.519><c> of</c> 00:38:09.659 --> 00:38:10.860 this<00:38:09.900><c> whole</c><00:38:10.159><c> exposition</c> 00:38:10.860 --> 00:38:14.380 and<00:38:11.119><c> what</c><00:38:11.340><c> ties</c><00:38:11.659><c> these</c><00:38:11.960><c> whole</c><00:38:12.320><c> five</c><00:38:12.679><c> sections</c><00:38:13.119><c> together.</c> 00:38:14.800 --> 00:38:17.420 Jesus<00:38:15.159><c> called</c><00:38:15.519><c> them</c><00:38:15.760><c> unto</c><00:38:16.019><c> him</c><00:38:16.320><c> and</c><00:38:16.539><c> said,</c> 00:38:17.480 --> 00:38:22.719 Ye<00:38:17.639><c> know,</c><00:38:18.420><c> the</c><00:38:18.579><c> princes</c><00:38:18.920><c> of</c><00:38:19.239><c> the</c><00:38:19.440><c> Gentiles</c><00:38:20.500><c> exercise</c><00:38:21.340><c> dominion</c><00:38:21.800><c> over</c><00:38:22.079><c> them,</c> 00:38:23.039 --> 00:38:27.960 and<00:38:23.440><c> they</c><00:38:23.880><c> that</c><00:38:24.119><c> are</c><00:38:24.559><c> great</c><00:38:25.559><c> exercise</c><00:38:26.460><c> authority</c><00:38:26.920><c> upon</c><00:38:27.280><c> them.</c> 00:38:28.199 --> 00:38:31.760 But<00:38:28.500><c> it</c><00:38:28.820><c> shall</c><00:38:29.099><c> not</c><00:38:29.679><c> be</c><00:38:30.059><c> so</c><00:38:30.400><c> among</c><00:38:30.739><c> you.</c> 00:38:31.900 --> 00:38:34.900 But<00:38:32.139><c> whosoever</c><00:38:32.679><c> will</c><00:38:32.840><c> be</c><00:38:33.059><c> great</c><00:38:33.320><c> among</c><00:38:33.639><c> you,</c><00:38:34.260><c> let</c><00:38:34.519><c> him</c><00:38:34.699><c> be</c> 00:38:34.900 --> 00:38:35.619 your<00:38:35.199><c> minister.</c> 00:38:35.619 --> 00:38:38.599 And<00:38:35.920><c> we</c><00:38:36.099><c> have</c><00:38:36.300><c> the</c><00:38:36.519><c> echoes</c><00:38:36.739><c> here</c><00:38:37.280><c> of</c><00:38:37.800><c> that</c><00:38:38.099><c> phrase.</c> 00:38:39.059 --> 00:38:42.639 Whoever<00:38:39.380><c> would</c><00:38:39.619><c> be</c><00:38:39.880><c> first</c><00:38:40.699><c> must</c><00:38:41.320><c> be</c><00:38:41.579><c> last.</c> 00:38:43.280 --> 00:38:47.579 Whosoever<00:38:43.719><c> will</c><00:38:43.920><c> be</c><00:38:44.139><c> great</c><00:38:44.400><c> among</c><00:38:44.719><c> you,</c><00:38:45.780><c> let</c><00:38:45.880><c> him</c><00:38:45.980><c> be</c><00:38:46.139><c> your</c><00:38:46.579><c> minister</c><00:38:47.059><c> or</c> 00:38:47.579 --> 00:38:48.780 your<00:38:47.920><c> servant.</c> 00:38:48.840 --> 00:38:54.420 Whosoever<00:38:49.420><c> will</c><00:38:49.619><c> be</c><00:38:49.940><c> chief</c><00:38:50.219><c> among</c><00:38:50.619><c> you,</c><00:38:51.780><c> let</c><00:38:51.900><c> him</c><00:38:52.079><c> be</c><00:38:52.539><c> your</c><00:38:53.320><c> slave.</c> 00:38:54.440 --> 00:38:58.119 Even<00:38:54.760><c> as</c><00:38:55.039><c> the</c><00:38:55.219><c> Son</c><00:38:55.360><c> of</c><00:38:55.599><c> Man</c><00:38:55.920><c> came</c><00:38:56.199><c> not</c><00:38:56.699><c> to</c><00:38:56.980><c> be</c><00:38:57.260><c> ministered</c><00:38:57.739><c> unto,</c> 00:38:58.119 --> 00:39:05.559 but<00:38:58.840><c> to</c><00:38:59.460><c> minister</c><00:38:59.920><c> and</c><00:39:00.159><c> to</c><00:39:00.380><c> give</c><00:39:00.500><c> his</c><00:39:00.800><c> life</c><00:39:01.599><c> a</c><00:39:03.260><c> ransom</c><00:39:03.780><c> for</c><00:39:05.000><c> many.</c> 00:39:06.000 --> 00:39:08.179 To<00:39:06.280><c> give</c><00:39:06.820><c> his</c><00:39:07.460><c> life.</c> 00:39:08.500 --> 00:39:11.300 That<00:39:08.900><c> was</c><00:39:09.179><c> the</c><00:39:09.360><c> service</c><00:39:09.880><c> of</c><00:39:10.119><c> our</c><00:39:10.280><c> Lord.</c> 00:39:13.440 --> 00:39:18.079 The<00:39:13.659><c> first</c><00:39:13.920><c> shall</c><00:39:14.139><c> be</c><00:39:14.380><c> last,</c><00:39:15.719><c> and</c><00:39:15.900><c> the</c><00:39:16.079><c> last</c><00:39:16.619><c> shall</c><00:39:16.920><c> be</c><00:39:17.159><c> first.</c> 00:39:18.139 --> 00:39:21.579 Whoever<00:39:18.420><c> would</c><00:39:18.659><c> be</c><00:39:18.960><c> great,</c><00:39:19.760><c> let</c><00:39:19.940><c> him</c><00:39:20.199><c> first</c><00:39:20.480><c> be</c><00:39:21.019><c> the</c><00:39:21.260><c> servant.</c> 00:39:21.920 --> 00:39:24.719 Whoever<00:39:22.219><c> would</c><00:39:22.639><c> sit</c><00:39:22.920><c> at</c><00:39:23.119><c> the</c><00:39:23.300><c> right</c><00:39:23.480><c> and</c><00:39:23.599><c> left</c><00:39:23.860><c> hand</c><00:39:24.079><c> of</c><00:39:24.199><c> Jesus,</c> 00:39:24.719 --> 00:39:28.760 let<00:39:25.260><c> him</c><00:39:25.539><c> first</c><00:39:26.820><c> follow</c><00:39:27.719><c> his</c><00:39:28.260><c> master.</c> 00:39:29.119 --> 00:39:33.380 And<00:39:29.280><c> we</c><00:39:29.360><c> can</c><00:39:29.599><c> see</c><00:39:29.739><c> now</c><00:39:30.039><c> how</c><00:39:30.260><c> this</c><00:39:30.500><c> whole</c><00:39:31.219><c> theme</c><00:39:31.679><c> ties</c><00:39:32.360><c> through.</c> 00:39:33.500 --> 00:39:36.679 It's<00:39:33.619><c> not</c><00:39:33.840><c> a</c><00:39:33.960><c> matter</c><00:39:34.219><c> of</c><00:39:34.519><c> selfishness</c><00:39:35.579><c> of</c><00:39:35.960><c> saying</c><00:39:36.179><c> what</c><00:39:36.460><c> does</c> 00:39:36.679 --> 00:39:37.619 God<00:39:36.940><c> owe</c><00:39:37.119><c> me,</c> 00:39:37.900 --> 00:39:41.659 but<00:39:38.260><c> how</c><00:39:38.659><c> much</c><00:39:39.000><c> can</c><00:39:39.260><c> I</c><00:39:39.480><c> give</c><00:39:39.860><c> in</c><00:39:40.300><c> the</c><00:39:40.559><c> service</c><00:39:40.820><c> of</c><00:39:41.059><c> my</c><00:39:41.260><c> master.</c> 00:39:41.920 --> 00:39:45.420 How<00:39:42.099><c> much</c><00:39:42.300><c> can</c><00:39:42.500><c> I</c><00:39:42.659><c> divest</c><00:39:43.059><c> myself</c><00:39:43.780><c> of</c><00:39:44.320><c> the</c><00:39:44.559><c> interest</c><00:39:44.800><c> I</c><00:39:45.139><c> have</c> 00:39:45.420 --> 00:39:46.599 in<00:39:45.599><c> this</c><00:39:45.820><c> mortal</c><00:39:46.059><c> life</c> 00:39:46.599 --> 00:39:50.760 to<00:39:47.119><c> sell</c><00:39:47.380><c> all</c><00:39:47.619><c> that</c><00:39:47.760><c> I</c><00:39:48.000><c> have,</c><00:39:49.340><c> to</c><00:39:49.639><c> think</c><00:39:49.900><c> about</c><00:39:50.239><c> others,</c> 00:39:50.760 --> 00:39:55.639 and<00:39:51.420><c> to</c><00:39:51.699><c> follow</c><00:39:52.179><c> the</c><00:39:52.619><c> example</c><00:39:52.980><c> of</c><00:39:53.260><c> service</c><00:39:53.719><c> that</c><00:39:54.159><c> the</c><00:39:54.380><c> master</c><00:39:54.699><c> gave.</c> 00:39:56.300 --> 00:39:59.460 And<00:39:56.460><c> lastly</c><00:39:56.880><c> then</c><00:39:57.340><c> we</c><00:39:57.519><c> have</c><00:39:57.780><c> these</c><00:39:58.079><c> two</c><00:39:58.619><c> blind</c><00:39:59.099><c> men.</c> 00:39:59.579 --> 00:40:01.420 Now<00:39:59.760><c> what</c><00:39:59.940><c> are</c><00:40:00.059><c> they</c><00:40:00.219><c> doing</c><00:40:00.440><c> here?</c> 00:40:01.760 --> 00:40:03.760 Oh,<00:40:01.960><c> of</c><00:40:02.139><c> course</c><00:40:02.260><c> they</c><00:40:02.400><c> were</c><00:40:02.599><c> begging</c><00:40:02.860><c> outside</c><00:40:03.320><c> of</c><00:40:03.539><c> Jericho.</c> 00:40:03.820 --> 00:40:05.420 That's<00:40:04.059><c> what</c><00:40:04.179><c> they</c><00:40:04.400><c> were</c><00:40:04.559><c> doing.</c> 00:40:06.639 --> 00:40:10.199 But<00:40:06.800><c> it's</c><00:40:06.980><c> very</c><00:40:07.300><c> telling</c><00:40:07.679><c> that</c><00:40:08.099><c> it</c><00:40:08.360><c> should</c><00:40:08.480><c> occur</c><00:40:08.840><c> right</c><00:40:09.199><c> here.</c> 00:40:10.699 --> 00:40:12.320 Two<00:40:11.219><c> blind</c><00:40:11.739><c> men.</c> 00:40:12.719 --> 00:40:15.860 Of<00:40:13.019><c> course</c><00:40:13.260><c> it's</c><00:40:13.519><c> a</c><00:40:13.679><c> contrast,</c><00:40:14.179><c> and</c><00:40:14.260><c> of</c><00:40:14.400><c> course</c><00:40:14.559><c> it's</c><00:40:14.820><c> a</c><00:40:14.980><c> parable.</c> 00:40:16.059 --> 00:40:19.019 These<00:40:16.320><c> men</c><00:40:16.539><c> weren't</c><00:40:16.760><c> blind,</c><00:40:17.320><c> though</c><00:40:17.420><c> they</c><00:40:17.599><c> couldn't</c><00:40:17.940><c> see.</c> 00:40:19.139 --> 00:40:21.360 That's<00:40:19.739><c> for</c><00:40:19.940><c> sure,</c><00:40:20.079><c> they</c><00:40:20.219><c> couldn't</c><00:40:20.519><c> see,</c><00:40:20.820><c> but</c><00:40:20.960><c> they</c><00:40:21.079><c> weren't</c> 00:40:21.360 --> 00:40:22.280 blind<00:40:21.719><c> people.</c> 00:40:22.539 --> 00:40:24.440 Not<00:40:22.880><c> spiritually</c><00:40:23.300><c> blind.</c><00:40:23.619><c> What</c><00:40:23.760><c> do</c><00:40:23.900><c> they</c><00:40:24.019><c> say?</c> 00:40:24.820 --> 00:40:30.159 Behold,<00:40:25.300><c> two</c><00:40:25.599><c> blind</c><00:40:25.960><c> men</c><00:40:26.300><c> sitting</c><00:40:26.599><c> by</c><00:40:26.900><c> the</c><00:40:27.059><c> way</c><00:40:27.420><c> when</c><00:40:27.800><c> they</c><00:40:28.099><c> heard</c><00:40:28.420><c> that</c><00:40:28.639><c> Jesus</c><00:40:29.000><c> passed</c><00:40:29.360><c> by</c> 00:40:30.440 --> 00:40:34.960 cried<00:40:30.940><c> out</c><00:40:31.300><c> saying,</c><00:40:31.760><c> Have</c><00:40:31.940><c> mercy</c><00:40:32.400><c> on</c><00:40:32.679><c> us,</c><00:40:33.420><c> O</c><00:40:33.579><c> Lord,</c><00:40:34.420><c> Thou</c><00:40:34.659><c> Son</c> 00:40:34.960 --> 00:40:36.059 of<00:40:35.079><c> David.</c> 00:40:36.360 --> 00:40:40.519 And<00:40:36.719><c> the</c><00:40:36.820><c> multitude</c><00:40:37.280><c> rebuked</c><00:40:37.820><c> them</c><00:40:38.519><c> because</c><00:40:38.880><c> they</c><00:40:40.340><c> should</c> 00:40:40.519 --> 00:40:41.360 hold<00:40:40.719><c> their</c><00:40:41.019><c> peace.</c> 00:40:41.659 --> 00:40:45.940 But<00:40:41.860><c> they</c><00:40:42.039><c> cried</c><00:40:42.340><c> the</c><00:40:42.579><c> more</c><00:40:42.780><c> saying,</c><00:40:43.559><c> Have</c><00:40:43.980><c> mercy</c><00:40:44.500><c> on</c><00:40:44.780><c> us,</c><00:40:45.800><c> O</c> 00:40:45.940 --> 00:40:48.340 Lord,<00:40:46.679><c> Thou</c><00:40:46.860><c> Son</c><00:40:47.139><c> of</c><00:40:47.260><c> David.</c> 00:40:48.780 --> 00:40:53.880 And<00:40:49.579><c> Jesus</c><00:40:50.159><c> stood</c><00:40:50.619><c> still</c><00:40:51.400><c> and</c><00:40:52.079><c> called</c><00:40:52.400><c> them</c><00:40:52.659><c> and</c><00:40:52.860><c> said,</c> 00:40:53.960 --> 00:40:56.739 What<00:40:54.139><c> will</c><00:40:54.460><c> ye</c><00:40:54.619><c> that</c><00:40:54.739><c> I</c><00:40:54.980><c> shall</c><00:40:55.159><c> do</c><00:40:55.400><c> unto</c><00:40:55.659><c> you?</c> 00:40:57.539 --> 00:41:03.440 They<00:40:57.960><c> said</c><00:40:58.239><c> unto</c><00:40:58.559><c> him,</c><00:40:59.039><c> Lord,</c><00:40:59.960><c> that</c><00:41:00.179><c> our</c><00:41:00.460><c> eyes</c><00:41:01.179><c> may</c><00:41:01.699><c> be</c><00:41:02.420><c> opened.</c> 00:41:04.360 --> 00:41:07.619 So<00:41:04.800><c> Jesus</c><00:41:05.159><c> had</c><00:41:05.480><c> compassion</c><00:41:06.119><c> on</c><00:41:06.360><c> them</c><00:41:06.559><c> and</c><00:41:06.760><c> touched</c><00:41:07.039><c> their</c><00:41:07.360><c> eyes.</c> 00:41:07.679 --> 00:41:13.420 Immediately<00:41:08.340><c> their</c><00:41:08.940><c> eyes</c><00:41:09.219><c> received</c><00:41:09.619><c> sight</c><00:41:10.219><c> and</c><00:41:10.900><c> they</c><00:41:11.480><c> followed</c><00:41:12.179><c> him.</c> 00:41:13.579 --> 00:41:17.579 Now,<00:41:14.860><c> contrast</c><00:41:15.380><c> this</c><00:41:16.079><c> with</c><00:41:16.500><c> the</c><00:41:16.719><c> two</c><00:41:16.900><c> other</c><00:41:17.099><c> men</c><00:41:17.300><c> of</c><00:41:17.480><c> the</c> 00:41:17.579 --> 00:41:18.619 previous<00:41:18.019><c> incident.</c> 00:41:19.059 --> 00:41:20.800 With<00:41:19.280><c> James</c><00:41:19.579><c> and</c><00:41:19.780><c> John.</c> 00:41:22.260 --> 00:41:24.760 Let's<00:41:22.480><c> just</c><00:41:22.699><c> look</c><00:41:22.860><c> at</c><00:41:22.980><c> these</c><00:41:23.139><c> last</c><00:41:23.460><c> two</c><00:41:23.659><c> now.</c> 00:41:24.900 --> 00:41:27.539 Who<00:41:25.039><c> were</c><00:41:25.219><c> really</c><00:41:25.480><c> the</c><00:41:25.639><c> two</c><00:41:25.840><c> blind</c><00:41:26.159><c> men</c><00:41:26.420><c> here?</c> 00:41:29.679 --> 00:41:31.820 Two<00:41:29.960><c> people</c><00:41:30.239><c> were</c><00:41:30.400><c> physically</c><00:41:30.760><c> blind,</c><00:41:31.099><c> but</c><00:41:31.260><c> two</c><00:41:31.400><c> people</c><00:41:31.639><c> were</c> 00:41:31.820 --> 00:41:33.659 spiritually<00:41:32.260><c> blind.</c> 00:41:34.380 --> 00:41:39.039 And<00:41:34.619><c> both</c><00:41:34.840><c> asked</c><00:41:35.179><c> Jesus</c><00:41:36.139><c> for</c><00:41:38.480><c> something.</c> 00:41:39.039 --> 00:41:42.860 And<00:41:39.920><c> both</c><00:41:40.280><c> times</c><00:41:40.860><c> Jesus</c><00:41:41.219><c> said,</c><00:41:42.019><c> What</c><00:41:42.119><c> do</c><00:41:42.320><c> you</c><00:41:42.320><c> want</c><00:41:42.480><c> me</c><00:41:42.639><c> to</c><00:41:42.760><c> do</c> 00:41:42.860 --> 00:41:44.639 for<00:41:43.039><c> you?</c> 00:41:45.980 --> 00:41:51.380 Verse<00:41:46.559><c> 21,</c><00:41:48.420><c> Jesus</c><00:41:48.679><c> said,</c><00:41:49.719><c> What</c><00:41:50.119><c> wilt</c><00:41:50.440><c> thou?</c> 00:41:51.440 --> 00:41:52.820 What<00:41:51.699><c> do</c><00:41:51.920><c> you</c><00:41:51.920><c> want</c><00:41:52.079><c> me</c><00:41:52.239><c> to</c><00:41:52.340><c> do</c><00:41:52.440><c> for</c><00:41:52.639><c> you?</c> 00:41:52.880 --> 00:41:56.360 I<00:41:52.940><c> think</c><00:41:53.159><c> it's</c><00:41:53.400><c> in</c><00:41:53.519><c> Mark</c><00:41:53.719><c> where</c><00:41:54.039><c> the</c><00:41:54.380><c> sayings</c><00:41:54.639><c> are</c><00:41:55.039><c> actually</c><00:41:55.380><c> identical.</c> 00:41:56.420 --> 00:41:58.420 What<00:41:56.780><c> do</c><00:41:57.179><c> you</c><00:41:57.480><c> want?</c> 00:41:58.719 --> 00:42:03.460 And<00:41:58.860><c> to</c><00:41:59.039><c> the</c><00:41:59.159><c> two</c><00:41:59.380><c> blind</c><00:41:59.679><c> men</c><00:42:00.239><c> in</c><00:42:01.000><c> verse</c><00:42:01.280><c> 32,</c><00:42:02.360><c> What</c><00:42:02.699><c> will</c><00:42:03.019><c> ye</c><00:42:03.179><c> that</c><00:42:03.260><c> I</c> 00:42:03.460 --> 00:42:04.119 should<00:42:03.599><c> do</c><00:42:03.760><c> to</c><00:42:03.920><c> you?</c> 00:42:04.300 --> 00:42:05.679 What<00:42:04.539><c> do</c><00:42:04.719><c> you</c><00:42:04.880><c> want?</c> 00:42:05.900 --> 00:42:08.039 Two<00:42:06.099><c> people</c><00:42:06.420><c> only</c><00:42:06.719><c> wanted</c><00:42:07.000><c> mercy.</c> 00:42:08.539 --> 00:42:13.840 For<00:42:09.119><c> God</c><00:42:09.300><c> to</c><00:42:09.480><c> open</c><00:42:09.679><c> their</c><00:42:09.920><c> eyes</c><00:42:10.639><c> so</c><00:42:11.760><c> that</c><00:42:11.900><c> they</c><00:42:11.960><c> could</c><00:42:12.199><c> follow</c><00:42:12.579><c> Jesus.</c> 00:42:14.940 --> 00:42:21.659 The<00:42:15.059><c> two</c><00:42:15.219><c> people</c><00:42:16.380><c> wanted</c><00:42:17.059><c> to</c><00:42:17.280><c> attain</c><00:42:17.559><c> unto</c><00:42:17.780><c> his</c><00:42:17.960><c> kingdom</c><00:42:18.619><c> without</c><00:42:19.559><c> following</c><00:42:20.340><c> him</c><00:42:20.659><c> first.</c> 00:42:22.400 --> 00:42:27.059 So<00:42:22.679><c> the</c><00:42:22.840><c> two</c><00:42:23.079><c> blind</c><00:42:23.480><c> men</c><00:42:24.940><c> had</c><00:42:25.500><c> spiritual</c><00:42:26.039><c> sight.</c> 00:42:28.039 --> 00:42:33.000 And<00:42:28.199><c> the</c><00:42:28.360><c> two</c><00:42:29.599><c> disciples</c><00:42:30.320><c> of</c><00:42:30.500><c> Jesus,</c><00:42:31.360><c> at</c><00:42:31.760><c> this</c><00:42:32.019><c> point,</c><00:42:32.780><c> had</c> 00:42:33.000 --> 00:42:34.880 spiritual<00:42:33.920><c> blindness.</c> 00:42:35.280 --> 00:42:38.320 There's<00:42:35.920><c> a</c><00:42:36.079><c> contrast</c><00:42:36.519><c> here</c><00:42:37.280><c> in</c><00:42:37.440><c> a</c><00:42:37.619><c> parable.</c> 00:42:38.739 --> 00:42:41.920 That<00:42:38.860><c> Jesus</c><00:42:39.159><c> will</c><00:42:39.420><c> open</c><00:42:39.699><c> the</c><00:42:39.960><c> eyes</c><00:42:40.239><c> of</c><00:42:40.380><c> those</c><00:42:40.739><c> who</c><00:42:40.980><c> say,</c> 00:42:42.380 --> 00:42:45.820 Not<00:42:42.380><c> give</c><00:42:42.699><c> us</c><00:42:42.920><c> the</c><00:42:43.139><c> kingdom,</c><00:42:43.539><c> but</c><00:42:43.699><c> Lord</c><00:42:44.000><c> have</c><00:42:44.219><c> mercy</c><00:42:44.639><c> on</c><00:42:44.880><c> us.</c> 00:42:46.079 --> 00:42:48.559 That<00:42:46.460><c> we</c><00:42:46.639><c> may</c><00:42:46.940><c> follow</c><00:42:47.300><c> you.</c> 00:42:48.880 --> 00:42:53.079 That's<00:42:49.199><c> the</c><00:42:49.360><c> very</c><00:42:49.679><c> last</c><00:42:50.059><c> phrase</c><00:42:50.440><c> of</c><00:42:50.679><c> this</c><00:42:50.940><c> whole</c><00:42:52.500><c> sequence.</c> 00:42:53.539 --> 00:42:55.840 They<00:42:54.179><c> followed</c><00:42:54.840><c> him.</c> 00:42:56.500 --> 00:43:00.320 How<00:42:56.780><c> many</c><00:42:57.059><c> times</c><00:42:57.500><c> have</c><00:42:57.719><c> we</c><00:42:57.940><c> seen</c><00:42:58.380><c> that</c><00:42:58.820><c> phrase</c><00:42:59.420><c> throughout</c> 00:43:00.320 --> 00:43:02.579 this<00:43:01.460><c> discourse?</c> 00:43:02.739 --> 00:43:07.539 If<00:43:03.300><c> you</c><00:43:03.539><c> would</c><00:43:03.760><c> come</c><00:43:04.000><c> after</c><00:43:04.340><c> Jesus,</c><00:43:06.099><c> if</c><00:43:06.260><c> you</c><00:43:06.400><c> would</c><00:43:06.679><c> follow</c><00:43:07.059><c> him,</c> 00:43:07.800 --> 00:43:12.539 if<00:43:07.980><c> you</c><00:43:08.159><c> would</c><00:43:08.360><c> walk</c><00:43:08.639><c> in</c><00:43:08.780><c> his</c><00:43:08.980><c> steps,</c><00:43:10.320><c> you</c><00:43:10.480><c> must</c><00:43:10.780><c> go</c><00:43:11.619><c> and</c><00:43:12.239><c> first</c> 00:43:12.539 --> 00:43:14.579 divest<00:43:12.980><c> yourself</c><00:43:13.440><c> of</c><00:43:13.519><c> what</c><00:43:13.679><c> you</c><00:43:13.980><c> have.</c> 00:43:14.739 --> 00:43:18.139 To<00:43:15.000><c> be</c><00:43:15.179><c> his</c><00:43:15.360><c> disciple,</c><00:43:16.460><c> to</c><00:43:16.780><c> do</c><00:43:17.199><c> what</c><00:43:17.480><c> he</c><00:43:17.739><c> did.</c> 00:43:18.579 --> 00:43:21.320 These<00:43:18.800><c> blind</c><00:43:19.139><c> men</c><00:43:19.400><c> perhaps</c><00:43:19.900><c> had</c><00:43:20.099><c> little</c><00:43:20.420><c> to</c><00:43:20.960><c> lose.</c> 00:43:21.739 --> 00:43:24.000 They<00:43:21.980><c> had</c><00:43:22.239><c> nothing</c><00:43:22.579><c> in</c><00:43:22.800><c> this</c><00:43:23.019><c> life.</c> 00:43:24.539 --> 00:43:28.739 But<00:43:24.739><c> all</c><00:43:24.900><c> they</c><00:43:25.159><c> asked</c><00:43:25.420><c> was,</c><00:43:26.440><c> Have</c><00:43:26.539><c> mercy</c><00:43:27.000><c> on</c><00:43:27.280><c> me,</c><00:43:27.780><c> thou</c><00:43:27.900><c> son</c><00:43:28.179><c> of</c><00:43:28.320><c> David.</c> 00:43:28.739 --> 00:43:35.059 Very<00:43:29.320><c> similar</c><00:43:29.699><c> to</c><00:43:29.880><c> what</c><00:43:30.119><c> we</c><00:43:30.820><c> read</c><00:43:31.059><c> yesterday</c><00:43:31.780><c> about</c><00:43:33.019><c> the</c><00:43:33.860><c> Canaanite</c><00:43:34.320><c> woman</c><00:43:34.739><c> who</c> 00:43:35.059 --> 00:43:36.260 only<00:43:35.420><c> said,</c> 00:43:36.539 --> 00:43:38.599 Have<00:43:36.559><c> mercy</c><00:43:37.000><c> on</c><00:43:37.300><c> me,</c><00:43:37.639><c> thou</c><00:43:37.739><c> son</c><00:43:38.000><c> of</c><00:43:38.139><c> David.</c> 00:43:38.820 --> 00:43:42.420 And<00:43:39.099><c> how</c><00:43:39.380><c> her</c><00:43:39.659><c> humble</c><00:43:40.039><c> faith</c><00:43:40.440><c> contrasted</c><00:43:41.519><c> with</c><00:43:41.760><c> the</c><00:43:42.000><c> scribes</c> 00:43:42.420 --> 00:43:45.340 and<00:43:42.599><c> the</c><00:43:42.800><c> Pharisees</c><00:43:43.300><c> of</c><00:43:43.460><c> Jerusalem</c><00:43:43.900><c> in</c><00:43:44.159><c> that</c><00:43:44.480><c> section.</c> 00:43:46.159 --> 00:43:50.800 So<00:43:46.380><c> the</c><00:43:46.500><c> whole</c><00:43:46.679><c> issue</c><00:43:47.000><c> now</c><00:43:47.340><c> is</c><00:43:47.639><c> concluded</c><00:43:48.079><c> in</c><00:43:48.320><c> this</c><00:43:49.019><c> particular</c><00:43:49.500><c> area</c><00:43:49.760><c> of</c><00:43:49.980><c> Matthew.</c> 00:43:51.639 --> 00:43:55.019 And<00:43:51.860><c> we</c><00:43:52.360><c> look</c><00:43:52.579><c> again</c><00:43:53.039><c> just</c><00:43:53.599><c> as</c><00:43:53.780><c> an</c><00:43:54.019><c> overview</c><00:43:54.360><c> and</c><00:43:54.539><c> to</c><00:43:54.739><c> sum</c><00:43:54.880><c> it</c> 00:43:55.019 --> 00:43:56.119 all<00:43:55.179><c> up.</c> 00:43:56.340 --> 00:43:58.760 What<00:43:56.880><c> is</c><00:43:57.139><c> going</c><00:43:57.500><c> on</c><00:43:57.739><c> here?</c> 00:43:59.420 --> 00:44:02.599 We<00:43:59.480><c> have</c><00:43:59.659><c> five</c><00:44:00.039><c> incidents</c><00:44:00.639><c> and</c><00:44:01.579><c> we</c><00:44:01.659><c> have</c><00:44:01.840><c> a</c><00:44:02.019><c> common</c><00:44:02.320><c> theme.</c> 00:44:02.719 --> 00:44:04.039 The<00:44:02.840><c> theme</c><00:44:02.980><c> is</c><00:44:03.260><c> discipleship.</c> 00:44:04.400 --> 00:44:07.519 How<00:44:04.599><c> does</c><00:44:04.900><c> one</c><00:44:05.159><c> attain</c><00:44:05.679><c> unto</c><00:44:06.059><c> discipleship?</c> 00:44:08.340 --> 00:44:12.039 The<00:44:08.480><c> rich</c><00:44:08.719><c> young</c><00:44:08.960><c> ruler,</c><00:44:10.099><c> he</c><00:44:10.260><c> was</c><00:44:10.480><c> selfish</c><00:44:10.940><c> and</c><00:44:11.260><c> materialistic.</c> 00:44:12.260 --> 00:44:15.199 He<00:44:12.420><c> had</c><00:44:12.659><c> to</c><00:44:12.920><c> learn</c><00:44:13.199><c> if</c><00:44:13.579><c> he</c><00:44:13.780><c> would</c><00:44:13.920><c> be</c><00:44:14.159><c> a</c><00:44:14.340><c> follower</c><00:44:14.539><c> of</c><00:44:14.699><c> Jesus,</c> 00:44:15.639 --> 00:44:18.880 he<00:44:15.960><c> must</c><00:44:16.219><c> go</c><00:44:16.800><c> and</c><00:44:17.199><c> sell</c><00:44:17.320><c> all</c><00:44:17.559><c> that</c><00:44:17.699><c> he</c><00:44:17.920><c> has.</c> 00:44:19.099 --> 00:44:22.440 The<00:44:19.340><c> laborers</c><00:44:19.719><c> in</c><00:44:19.820><c> the</c><00:44:19.980><c> vineyard,</c><00:44:21.119><c> same</c><00:44:21.360><c> thing.</c> 00:44:23.179 --> 00:44:26.380 Can<00:44:23.739><c> we</c><00:44:23.940><c> work</c><00:44:24.260><c> as</c><00:44:24.500><c> a</c><00:44:24.639><c> laborer</c><00:44:25.079><c> in</c><00:44:25.079><c> Jesus'</c><00:44:25.719><c> vineyard</c><00:44:25.940><c> and</c><00:44:26.039><c> be</c><00:44:26.260><c> a</c> 00:44:26.380 --> 00:44:28.280 disciple<00:44:26.880><c> of</c><00:44:27.199><c> his</c><00:44:27.460><c> and</c><00:44:27.619><c> a</c><00:44:27.760><c> co</c><00:44:27.980><c>-worker?</c> 00:44:28.760 --> 00:44:34.139 No,<00:44:30.019><c> not</c><00:44:30.239><c> unless</c><00:44:30.780><c> we</c><00:44:31.579><c> first</c><00:44:31.980><c> learn</c><00:44:32.219><c> not</c><00:44:32.559><c> to</c><00:44:32.780><c> be</c><00:44:33.059><c> selfish,</c><00:44:34.019><c> but</c> 00:44:34.139 --> 00:44:36.460 to<00:44:34.340><c> be</c><00:44:34.679><c> selfless.</c> 00:44:37.039 --> 00:44:41.099 Jesus'<00:44:37.460><c> suffering</c><00:44:38.019><c> in</c><00:44:38.280><c> his</c><00:44:38.440><c> crucifixion,</c><00:44:39.440><c> the</c><00:44:39.659><c> epitome,</c><00:44:40.519><c> there</c><00:44:40.780><c> it</c><00:44:40.920><c> is.</c> 00:44:41.099 --> 00:44:44.239 It's<00:44:41.280><c> the</c><00:44:41.400><c> one</c><00:44:41.519><c> in</c><00:44:41.719><c> the</c><00:44:41.840><c> center</c><00:44:42.280><c> of</c><00:44:43.039><c> these</c><00:44:43.300><c> five</c><00:44:43.679><c> incidents.</c> 00:44:44.639 --> 00:44:49.139 The<00:44:44.920><c> center</c><00:44:45.179><c> of</c><00:44:45.380><c> our</c><00:44:45.619><c> thoughts</c><00:44:45.900><c> and</c><00:44:46.099><c> the</c><00:44:46.380><c> center</c><00:44:46.639><c> of</c><00:44:47.079><c> what</c><00:44:47.380><c> selfless</c><00:44:48.380><c> service</c><00:44:48.860><c> is.</c> 00:44:49.139 --> 00:44:55.300 That<00:44:50.400><c> the</c><00:44:50.599><c> Son</c><00:44:50.820><c> of</c><00:44:51.079><c> Man</c><00:44:51.739><c> would</c><00:44:52.139><c> bear</c><00:44:52.860><c> the</c><00:44:53.960><c> heat</c><00:44:54.239><c> and</c><00:44:54.639><c> the</c><00:44:54.880><c> burden</c><00:44:55.059><c> of</c> 00:44:55.300 --> 00:44:55.820 the<00:44:55.440><c> day</c> 00:44:55.820 --> 00:44:59.159 and<00:44:56.260><c> would</c><00:44:56.519><c> give</c><00:44:56.699><c> his</c><00:44:57.000><c> life</c><00:44:57.719><c> as</c><00:44:58.059><c> a</c><00:44:58.219><c> ransom</c><00:44:58.500><c> for</c><00:44:58.800><c> many.</c> 00:44:59.619 --> 00:45:05.599 He<00:44:59.739><c> would</c><00:45:00.019><c> give</c><00:45:00.619><c> his</c><00:45:01.059><c> entire</c><00:45:01.519><c> self</c><00:45:02.239><c> and</c><00:45:02.920><c> not</c><00:45:03.219><c> say,</c><00:45:03.599><c> Lord,</c><00:45:05.119><c> what</c> 00:45:05.599 --> 00:45:06.679 shall<00:45:05.920><c> I</c><00:45:06.159><c> receive?</c> 00:45:06.980 --> 00:45:13.960 But<00:45:07.559><c> Father,</c><00:45:08.539><c> what</c><00:45:08.840><c> can</c><00:45:09.079><c> I</c><00:45:09.400><c> give</c><00:45:09.820><c> in</c><00:45:10.320><c> the</c><00:45:10.539><c> service</c><00:45:11.159><c> of</c><00:45:11.500><c> my</c><00:45:12.940><c> brothers?</c> 00:45:14.360 --> 00:45:17.920 Finally,<00:45:15.179><c> we</c><00:45:15.179><c> have</c><00:45:15.539><c> the</c><00:45:15.659><c> last</c><00:45:15.980><c> two,</c><00:45:16.800><c> the</c><00:45:17.059><c> request</c><00:45:17.400><c> of</c><00:45:17.599><c> James</c> 00:45:17.920 --> 00:45:18.659 and<00:45:18.139><c> John.</c> 00:45:19.099 --> 00:45:20.780 Can<00:45:19.320><c> we</c><00:45:19.519><c> follow</c><00:45:19.840><c> you?</c> 00:45:20.900 --> 00:45:23.900 They<00:45:21.039><c> were</c><00:45:21.260><c> blind</c><00:45:21.619><c> when</c><00:45:21.820><c> they</c><00:45:22.039><c> said</c><00:45:22.239><c> that,</c><00:45:23.239><c> but</c><00:45:23.340><c> Jesus</c><00:45:23.639><c> says,</c> 00:45:23.960 --> 00:45:25.960 yes,<00:45:24.179><c> you</c><00:45:24.199><c> can</c><00:45:24.480><c> follow</c><00:45:24.739><c> me</c> 00:45:25.960 --> 00:45:30.880 if<00:45:26.659><c> you</c><00:45:27.500><c> indeed</c><00:45:27.820><c> follow</c><00:45:28.159><c> me</c><00:45:28.460><c> first</c><00:45:28.880><c> in</c><00:45:29.239><c> the</c><00:45:29.719><c> sufferings</c><00:45:30.440><c> and</c> 00:45:30.880 --> 00:45:32.860 in<00:45:31.119><c> the</c><00:45:32.179><c> selflessness,</c> 00:45:33.320 --> 00:45:36.559 the<00:45:33.639><c> selfless</c><00:45:34.179><c> service,</c><00:45:34.639><c> not</c><00:45:34.900><c> to</c><00:45:35.059><c> be</c><00:45:35.239><c> great,</c><00:45:35.860><c> not</c><00:45:36.099><c> to</c><00:45:36.380><c> expect</c> 00:45:36.559 --> 00:45:37.940 people<00:45:36.860><c> to</c><00:45:37.079><c> give</c><00:45:37.239><c> you</c><00:45:37.460><c> things,</c> 00:45:38.260 --> 00:45:41.800 but<00:45:38.599><c> for</c><00:45:39.079><c> you</c><00:45:39.400><c> to</c><00:45:39.639><c> give</c><00:45:39.840><c> your</c><00:45:40.119><c> life</c><00:45:40.460><c> as</c><00:45:40.699><c> I</c><00:45:40.900><c> have</c><00:45:41.059><c> given</c><00:45:41.280><c> mine</c><00:45:41.619><c> in</c> 00:45:41.800 --> 00:45:42.559 my<00:45:42.079><c> service.</c> 00:45:42.559 --> 00:45:46.639 And<00:45:43.139><c> then</c><00:45:43.440><c> finally</c><00:45:43.739><c> the</c><00:45:44.000><c> two</c><00:45:44.480><c> blind</c><00:45:44.860><c> men</c><00:45:45.300><c> contrasting</c><00:45:46.360><c> with</c> 00:45:46.639 --> 00:45:48.780 James<00:45:47.119><c> and</c><00:45:47.699><c> John,</c> 00:45:49.239 --> 00:45:53.320 the<00:45:49.380><c> two</c><00:45:49.659><c> blind</c><00:45:50.199><c> men</c><00:45:50.440><c> who</c><00:45:50.639><c> only</c><00:45:50.860><c> said,</c><00:45:51.219><c> Lord,</c><00:45:51.380><c> have</c><00:45:51.559><c> mercy</c><00:45:51.940><c> on</c><00:45:52.219><c> me.</c> 00:45:53.460 --> 00:45:56.639 And<00:45:54.059><c> Jesus</c><00:45:54.559><c> gave</c><00:45:54.840><c> them</c><00:45:55.320><c> what</c><00:45:55.539><c> they</c><00:45:55.860><c> wanted.</c> 00:46:03.380 --> 00:46:07.639 So<00:46:03.980><c> that's</c><00:46:04.260><c> the</c><00:46:04.380><c> lesson</c><00:46:04.599><c> we</c><00:46:04.900><c> have</c><00:46:05.079><c> in</c><00:46:05.300><c> this</c><00:46:06.139><c> section</c><00:46:06.440><c> of</c><00:46:06.599><c> Matthew.</c> 00:46:07.960 --> 00:46:11.260 It's<00:46:08.199><c> the</c><00:46:08.360><c> lesson</c><00:46:08.699><c> of</c><00:46:09.219><c> selflessness.</c> 00:46:13.039 --> 00:46:14.219 Selflessness. 00:46:15.219 --> 00:46:19.539 If<00:46:15.280><c> you</c><00:46:15.420><c> would</c><00:46:15.579><c> be</c><00:46:15.840><c> great,</c><00:46:17.260><c> you</c><00:46:17.320><c> must</c><00:46:17.599><c> give</c><00:46:18.119><c> yourself.</c> 00:46:20.360 --> 00:46:27.559 Not<00:46:20.719><c> give</c><00:46:21.659><c> money,</c><00:46:23.960><c> not</c><00:46:24.179><c> give</c><00:46:24.440><c> away</c><00:46:24.840><c> things,</c><00:46:25.800><c> but</c><00:46:26.019><c> give</c><00:46:26.539><c> self.</c> 00:46:27.719 --> 00:46:32.480 And<00:46:27.940><c> from</c><00:46:28.159><c> that</c><00:46:28.400><c> giving</c><00:46:28.619><c> of</c><00:46:29.039><c> self,</c><00:46:31.300><c> divesting</c><00:46:31.800><c> yourself</c><00:46:32.280><c> of</c> 00:46:32.480 --> 00:46:33.079 your<00:46:32.659><c> old</c><00:46:32.860><c> man,</c> 00:46:33.179 --> 00:46:37.079 putting<00:46:33.420><c> off</c><00:46:33.699><c> the</c><00:46:33.920><c> old</c><00:46:34.139><c> man,</c><00:46:34.980><c> you</c><00:46:35.219><c> can</c><00:46:35.480><c> then</c><00:46:35.659><c> be</c><00:46:35.980><c> filled</c><00:46:36.340><c> with</c> 00:46:37.079 --> 00:46:38.340 the<00:46:37.659><c> new</c><00:46:37.840><c> man.</c> 00:46:38.340 --> 00:46:44.199 And<00:46:38.960><c> then</c><00:46:39.480><c> you</c><00:46:39.840><c> can</c><00:46:40.179><c> be</c><00:46:40.519><c> in</c><00:46:40.780><c> the</c><00:46:40.980><c> right</c><00:46:41.179><c> frame</c><00:46:41.400><c> of</c><00:46:41.699><c> mind</c><00:46:42.019><c> to</c><00:46:42.280><c> render</c><00:46:42.699><c> proper</c><00:46:43.159><c> service</c><00:46:43.699><c> to</c> 00:46:44.199 --> 00:46:46.219 your<00:46:44.940><c> master.</c> 00:46:55.960 --> 00:47:06.559 At<00:46:57.340><c> this</c><00:46:57.679><c> point,</c><00:47:01.300><c> the</c><00:47:01.360><c> Gospel</c><00:47:01.719><c> of</c><00:47:01.860><c> Matthew</c><00:47:03.000><c> takes</c><00:47:04.780><c> a</c><00:47:06.179><c> very</c> 00:47:06.559 --> 00:47:08.420 sharp<00:47:06.840><c> turn,</c> 00:47:09.079 --> 00:47:14.400 for<00:47:09.340><c> essentially</c><00:47:10.380><c> the</c><00:47:11.400><c> ministry</c><00:47:11.840><c> of</c><00:47:12.000><c> Jesus</c><00:47:12.519><c> is</c><00:47:13.380><c> finished.</c> 00:47:15.300 --> 00:47:23.659 When<00:47:15.820><c> we</c><00:47:16.059><c> start</c><00:47:16.239><c> in</c><00:47:16.440><c> chapter</c><00:47:16.860><c> 21,</c><00:47:19.300><c> we</c><00:47:19.300><c> have</c><00:47:20.639><c> Jesus</c><00:47:21.699><c> drawing</c><00:47:22.920><c> near</c><00:47:23.420><c> to</c> 00:47:23.659 --> 00:47:26.099 Jerusalem<00:47:24.199><c> and</c><00:47:24.420><c> to</c><00:47:24.599><c> Bethany.</c> 00:47:26.679 --> 00:47:31.659 And<00:47:26.840><c> this</c><00:47:27.019><c> is</c><00:47:27.179><c> when</c><00:47:27.320><c> he</c><00:47:27.500><c> now</c><00:47:27.820><c> enters</c><00:47:28.019><c> the</c><00:47:28.280><c> city</c><00:47:29.139><c> on</c><00:47:30.760><c> the</c><00:47:31.059><c> colt</c> 00:47:31.659 --> 00:47:34.219 and<00:47:32.539><c> on</c><00:47:32.659><c> the</c><00:47:32.860><c> full</c><00:47:32.980><c> of</c><00:47:33.179><c> an</c><00:47:33.400><c> ass.</c> 00:47:34.659 --> 00:47:39.780 And<00:47:34.820><c> we're</c><00:47:34.940><c> now</c><00:47:35.139><c> in</c><00:47:35.300><c> the</c><00:47:35.420><c> last</c><00:47:35.719><c> week</c><00:47:36.579><c> of</c><00:47:37.860><c> the</c><00:47:38.019><c> life,</c><00:47:39.300><c> the</c><00:47:39.360><c> mortal</c><00:47:39.519><c> life</c> 00:47:39.780 --> 00:47:41.059 of<00:47:39.980><c> our</c><00:47:40.179><c> Lord.</c> 00:47:41.199 --> 00:47:45.179 And<00:47:41.800><c> from</c><00:47:42.019><c> here</c><00:47:42.239><c> on</c><00:47:42.480><c> out</c><00:47:42.619><c> in</c><00:47:42.760><c> Matthew,</c><00:47:44.500><c> it's</c><00:47:44.800><c> a</c><00:47:44.940><c> different</c> 00:47:45.179 --> 00:47:46.820 Gospel<00:47:45.659><c> really.</c> 00:47:47.980 --> 00:47:52.119 We<00:47:48.280><c> have</c><00:47:49.059><c> received,</c><00:47:49.980><c> perhaps</c><00:47:50.599><c> in</c><00:47:50.860><c> the</c><00:47:51.079><c> last</c><00:47:51.380><c> lesson</c><00:47:51.679><c> we</c><00:47:51.860><c> just</c> 00:47:52.119 --> 00:47:53.179 went<00:47:52.300><c> through,</c> 00:47:53.920 --> 00:47:58.480 the<00:47:54.159><c> call,</c><00:47:55.519><c> the</c><00:47:55.739><c> last</c><00:47:56.019><c> call</c><00:47:56.280><c> of</c><00:47:56.440><c> Jesus</c><00:47:56.760><c> to</c><00:47:57.039><c> discipleship.</c> 00:47:58.619 --> 00:48:06.099 For<00:47:58.760><c> the</c><00:47:58.920><c> rest</c><00:47:59.059><c> of</c><00:47:59.219><c> the</c><00:47:59.400><c> Gospel</c><00:47:59.880><c> is</c><00:48:02.460><c> a</c><00:48:03.400><c> record</c><00:48:04.079><c> of</c><00:48:05.059><c> strife</c><00:48:05.699><c> and</c> 00:48:06.099 --> 00:48:07.199 of<00:48:06.280><c> judgment.</c> 00:48:07.579 --> 00:48:14.539 He<00:48:08.219><c> enters</c><00:48:08.500><c> Jerusalem.</c><00:48:12.260><c> We</c><00:48:12.440><c> have</c><00:48:12.679><c> the</c><00:48:12.860><c> cursing</c><00:48:13.199><c> of</c><00:48:13.360><c> the</c><00:48:13.500><c> fig</c><00:48:13.659><c> tree.</c> 00:48:15.340 --> 00:48:20.280 We<00:48:15.440><c> have</c><00:48:15.860><c> the</c><00:48:17.760><c> scourging</c><00:48:18.360><c> of</c><00:48:18.699><c> the</c><00:48:18.860><c> money</c><00:48:19.119><c> changers</c><00:48:19.840><c> driving</c> 00:48:20.280 --> 00:48:21.719 out<00:48:20.599><c> of</c><00:48:20.719><c> the</c><00:48:20.880><c> temple.</c> 00:48:22.760 --> 00:48:26.199 We<00:48:22.940><c> have</c><00:48:23.260><c> many</c><00:48:23.980><c> disputes</c><00:48:24.719><c> with</c><00:48:25.179><c> the</c><00:48:25.380><c> Pharisees.</c> 00:48:27.000 --> 00:48:30.260 We<00:48:27.219><c> have</c><00:48:27.440><c> the</c><00:48:27.679><c> proclamation</c><00:48:28.300><c> of</c><00:48:28.579><c> the</c><00:48:28.780><c> woes</c><00:48:29.340><c> to</c><00:48:29.519><c> the</c><00:48:29.699><c> hypocrites.</c> 00:48:30.539 --> 00:48:32.599 We<00:48:30.699><c> have</c><00:48:30.880><c> the</c><00:48:31.059><c> Olivet</c><00:48:31.400><c> Prophecy.</c> 00:48:33.159 --> 00:48:36.559 We<00:48:33.679><c> have</c><00:48:34.059><c> the</c><00:48:34.239><c> parables</c><00:48:34.599><c> of</c><00:48:34.800><c> judgment</c><00:48:35.320><c> and</c><00:48:35.800><c> the</c><00:48:36.039><c> narrative</c><00:48:36.320><c> of</c> 00:48:36.559 --> 00:48:39.659 the<00:48:36.699><c> crucifixion</c><00:48:38.039><c> and</c><00:48:38.460><c> the</c><00:48:38.659><c> resurrection.</c> 00:48:40.460 --> 00:48:43.079 But<00:48:40.559><c> as</c><00:48:40.800><c> far</c><00:48:41.000><c> as</c><00:48:41.179><c> the</c><00:48:41.380><c> teaching</c><00:48:41.619><c> of</c><00:48:41.800><c> Jesus,</c><00:48:42.239><c> the</c><00:48:42.460><c> healing,</c><00:48:42.860><c> the</c> 00:48:43.079 --> 00:48:47.079 ministry,<00:48:44.880><c> it's</c><00:48:45.179><c> really</c><00:48:45.440><c> ended</c><00:48:45.699><c> at</c><00:48:45.900><c> this</c><00:48:46.139><c> point.</c> 00:48:47.500 --> 00:48:51.880 We<00:48:47.679><c> have</c><00:48:47.880><c> no</c><00:48:48.039><c> more</c><00:48:48.260><c> public</c><00:48:48.619><c> miracles.</c><00:48:50.360><c> We</c><00:48:50.539><c> have</c><00:48:50.719><c> no</c><00:48:50.900><c> more</c><00:48:51.079><c> healing.</c> 00:48:53.599 --> 00:48:59.519 He's<00:48:53.860><c> done</c><00:48:54.119><c> his</c><00:48:54.440><c> work,</c><00:48:55.719><c> for</c><00:48:56.239><c> the</c><00:48:56.420><c> most</c><00:48:56.679><c> part,</c><00:48:57.340><c> and</c><00:48:57.500><c> what</c><00:48:57.699><c> is</c><00:48:57.940><c> left</c><00:48:58.420><c> is</c> 00:48:59.519 --> 00:49:00.980 a<00:48:59.780><c> different</c><00:49:00.039><c> story.</c> 00:49:01.269 --> 00:49:05.199 The<00:49:01.699><c> next</c><00:49:01.940><c> two</c><00:49:02.119><c> days,</c><00:49:02.380><c> Lord</c><00:49:02.599><c> willing,</c><00:49:03.039><c> we</c><00:49:03.099><c> will</c><00:49:03.420><c> like</c><00:49:03.619><c> to</c><00:49:04.139><c> investigate</c><00:49:04.760><c> some</c> 00:49:05.199 --> 00:49:08.099 sections<00:49:05.760><c> of</c><00:49:06.360><c> this</c><00:49:07.440><c> last,</c> 00:49:08.599 --> 00:49:12.360 really<00:49:09.099><c> 25</c><00:49:09.679><c>%</c><00:49:10.000><c> of</c><00:49:10.119><c> Matthew's</c><00:49:10.619><c> Gospel,</c><00:49:11.119><c> which</c><00:49:11.320><c> is</c><00:49:11.579><c> given</c><00:49:11.940><c> to</c> 00:49:12.360 --> 00:49:13.599 this<00:49:12.579><c> subject.</c> 00:49:15.059 --> 00:49:23.800 So<00:49:15.320><c> for</c><00:49:15.719><c> tomorrow,</c><00:49:17.639><c> please</c><00:49:17.900><c> consider</c><00:49:18.860><c> from</c><00:49:20.420><c> Matthew</c><00:49:21.039><c> 21</c><00:49:22.219><c> and</c> 00:49:23.800 --> 00:49:25.280 verse<00:49:24.159><c> 23,</c> 00:49:25.280 --> 00:49:28.880 when<00:49:26.019><c> he</c><00:49:26.239><c> enters</c><00:49:26.539><c> the</c><00:49:26.820><c> temple</c><00:49:27.219><c> and</c><00:49:27.800><c> the</c><00:49:27.980><c> chief</c><00:49:28.280><c> priests</c><00:49:28.639><c> and</c> 00:49:28.880 --> 00:49:32.000 elders<00:49:29.239><c> ask</c><00:49:29.699><c> him</c><00:49:29.820><c> by</c><00:49:30.039><c> what</c><00:49:30.219><c> authority</c><00:49:30.500><c> he</c><00:49:30.619><c> does</c><00:49:30.880><c> these</c><00:49:31.179><c> things,</c> 00:49:32.019 --> 00:49:35.980 commencing<00:49:32.340><c> from</c><00:49:32.619><c> there,</c><00:49:33.539><c> we'll</c><00:49:33.659><c> go</c><00:49:33.860><c> through</c><00:49:34.059><c> that,</c><00:49:35.460><c> the</c><00:49:35.639><c> parable</c><00:49:35.820><c> of</c> 00:49:35.980 --> 00:49:38.400 the<00:49:36.099><c> vineyard,</c><00:49:36.940><c> the</c><00:49:37.099><c> parable</c><00:49:37.340><c> of</c><00:49:37.500><c> the</c><00:49:37.639><c> wedding</c><00:49:37.880><c> feast,</c> 00:49:38.800 --> 00:49:44.440 and<00:49:39.639><c> the</c><00:49:40.639><c> questions</c><00:49:41.219><c> in</c><00:49:41.860><c> chapter</c><00:49:42.219><c> 22</c><00:49:42.760><c> when</c><00:49:43.159><c> the</c><00:49:43.380><c> various</c><00:49:43.739><c> groups</c><00:49:44.119><c> try</c> 00:49:44.440 --> 00:49:46.219 to<00:49:44.880><c> trick</c><00:49:45.000><c> him</c><00:49:45.400><c> at</c><00:49:45.559><c> his</c><00:49:45.820><c> teaching.</c> 00:49:46.619 --> 00:49:53.059 Matthew<00:49:46.980><c> 21,</c><00:49:48.059><c> verse</c><00:49:48.280><c> 23,</c><00:49:49.760><c> through</c><00:49:49.940><c> to</c><00:49:50.159><c> the</c><00:49:50.400><c> end</c><00:49:50.760><c> of</c><00:49:51.460><c> chapter</c><00:49:51.920><c> 22.</c> 00:49:56.119 --> 00:49:59.960 Very<00:49:56.880><c> good.</c><00:49:58.099><c> Yes,</c><00:49:58.460><c> it'll</c><00:49:58.659><c> eat</c><00:49:58.780><c> you</c><00:49:58.980><c> up.</c>