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Jesus</c><00:12:43.419><c> lately?</c> 00:12:48.799 --> 00:12:52.340 Show<00:12:49.100><c> your</c><00:12:49.340><c> love</c><00:12:49.940><c> for</c><00:12:51.179><c> Christ.</c> 00:12:53.039 --> 00:12:55.360 Turn<00:12:53.340><c> to</c><00:12:53.500><c> your</c><00:12:53.620><c> neighbor,</c><00:12:54.000><c> do</c><00:12:54.179><c> something.</c> 00:12:55.879 --> 00:13:00.200 You're<00:12:56.399><c> one</c><00:12:56.559><c> of</c><00:12:56.659><c> His,</c><00:12:58.059><c> and</c><00:12:58.279><c> you'll</c><00:12:58.460><c> be</c><00:12:58.639><c> serving</c><00:12:58.919><c> Jesus.</c> 00:13:01.519 --> 00:13:03.240 God<00:13:01.799><c> wants</c><00:13:02.059><c> you</c><00:13:02.299><c> to.</c> 00:13:03.600 --> 00:13:06.759 God<00:13:03.820><c> has</c><00:13:04.080><c> placed</c><00:13:04.340><c> all</c><00:13:04.559><c> authority</c><00:13:05.200><c> and</c><00:13:05.519><c> honor</c><00:13:05.899><c> and</c><00:13:06.200><c> glory</c><00:13:06.559><c> to</c> 00:13:06.759 --> 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to</c><00:13:22.279><c> go</c><00:13:22.480><c> off</c><00:13:22.659><c> into</c><00:13:22.879><c> a</c><00:13:23.100><c> monastery,</c> 00:13:23.559 --> 00:13:25.620 cut<00:13:23.919><c> yourself</c><00:13:24.379><c> off</c><00:13:24.740><c> from</c><00:13:25.019><c> all</c><00:13:25.259><c> life.</c> 00:13:25.960 --> 00:13:28.519 I<00:13:26.039><c> want</c><00:13:26.220><c> you</c><00:13:26.379><c> to</c><00:13:26.500><c> get</c><00:13:26.600><c> out</c><00:13:26.860><c> here</c><00:13:27.039><c> in</c><00:13:27.200><c> the</c><00:13:27.360><c> midst</c><00:13:27.580><c> of</c><00:13:27.899><c> people</c><00:13:28.139><c> and</c> 00:13:28.519 --> 00:13:30.600 do<00:13:29.000><c> for</c><00:13:29.860><c> me.</c> 00:13:32.679 --> 00:13:35.899 You<00:13:32.820><c> don't</c><00:13:33.120><c> die,</c><00:13:33.539><c> you</c><00:13:33.840><c> live</c><00:13:34.320><c> for</c><00:13:34.679><c> Christ.</c> 00:13:36.259 --> 00:13:37.440 That's<00:13:36.460><c> what</c><00:13:36.580><c> He's</c><00:13:36.799><c> telling</c><00:13:37.019><c> us</c><00:13:37.299><c> here.</c> 00:13:37.480 --> 00:13:41.039 And<00:13:37.559><c> He</c><00:13:37.639><c> says,</c><00:13:37.919><c> furthermore,</c><00:13:38.580><c> I</c><00:13:38.639><c> want</c><00:13:38.860><c> you</c><00:13:39.100><c> to</c><00:13:39.340><c> learn</c><00:13:39.700><c> mercy.</c> 00:13:42.059 --> 00:13:46.899 Mercy,<00:13:44.700><c> because</c><00:13:44.940><c> that</c><00:13:45.159><c> means</c><00:13:45.340><c> you've</c><00:13:45.580><c> got</c><00:13:45.700><c> to</c><00:13:45.879><c> give</c><00:13:46.039><c> of</c><00:13:46.200><c> yourself</c> 00:13:46.899 --> 00:13:49.419 when<00:13:47.519><c> you're</c><00:13:47.740><c> talking</c><00:13:47.980><c> about</c><00:13:48.340><c> mercy.</c> 00:13:50.039 --> 00:13:54.399 You've<00:13:50.600><c> got</c><00:13:50.720><c> to</c><00:13:50.919><c> extend</c><00:13:51.320><c> yourself</c><00:13:51.980><c> and</c><00:13:53.279><c> allow</c><00:13:53.740><c> things</c><00:13:54.080><c> to</c><00:13:54.240><c> be</c> 00:13:54.399 --> 00:13:54.919 done<00:13:54.539><c> to</c><00:13:54.779><c> you</c> 00:13:54.919 --> 00:13:56.299 that<00:13:55.120><c> are</c><00:13:55.240><c> of</c><00:13:55.299><c> no</c><00:13:55.519><c> importance.</c> 00:13:57.259 --> 00:13:58.960 In<00:13:57.259><c> fact,</c><00:13:57.480><c> that's</c><00:13:57.779><c> a</c><00:13:57.879><c> quotation.</c> 00:13:59.340 --> 00:14:02.039 And<00:13:59.480><c> if</c><00:13:59.539><c> you</c><00:13:59.659><c> look</c><00:13:59.879><c> at</c><00:14:00.059><c> Hosea,</c><00:14:01.080><c> you'll</c><00:14:01.399><c> find</c><00:14:01.600><c> where</c><00:14:01.759><c> he's</c> 00:14:02.039 --> 00:14:03.100 quoting<00:14:02.320><c> from.</c> 00:14:03.399 --> 00:14:05.820 Christ<00:14:03.700><c> is</c><00:14:04.019><c> directing</c><00:14:04.320><c> them</c><00:14:04.600><c> back</c><00:14:04.840><c> to</c><00:14:05.039><c> Hosea.</c> 00:14:06.340 --> 00:14:09.460 Jeremiah,<00:14:06.899><c> Isaiah,</c><00:14:07.840><c> Ezekiel,</c><00:14:08.259><c> Daniel,</c><00:14:08.820><c> then</c><00:14:08.960><c> Hosea.</c> 00:14:09.519 --> 00:14:11.519 Those<00:14:09.700><c> little</c><00:14:09.980><c> books</c><00:14:10.220><c> bother</c><00:14:10.539><c> me.</c> 00:14:13.259 --> 00:14:15.059 Hosea,<00:14:13.860><c> the</c><00:14:13.980><c> sixth</c><00:14:14.279><c> chapter.</c> 00:14:20.740 --> 00:14:23.639 And<00:14:21.139><c> the</c><00:14:21.279><c> quotation</c><00:14:21.700><c> is</c><00:14:21.860><c> from</c><00:14:22.039><c> the</c><00:14:22.200><c> sixth</c><00:14:22.519><c> verse.</c> 00:14:24.139 --> 00:14:26.120 He<00:14:24.279><c> says,</c><00:14:24.519><c> now</c><00:14:24.620><c> you</c><00:14:24.759><c> turn</c><00:14:25.019><c> to</c><00:14:25.179><c> the</c><00:14:25.299><c> scripture</c><00:14:25.600><c> and</c><00:14:25.779><c> you</c><00:14:25.940><c> learn</c> 00:14:26.120 --> 00:14:27.299 what<00:14:26.320><c> 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to</c><00:14:40.360><c> give</c><00:14:40.600><c> constantly.</c> 00:14:43.179 --> 00:14:46.120 But<00:14:43.259><c> that's</c><00:14:43.559><c> really</c><00:14:43.840><c> not</c><00:14:44.139><c> what</c><00:14:44.299><c> He's</c><00:14:44.620><c> talking</c><00:14:44.779><c> about</c><00:14:45.080><c> either.</c> 00:14:47.019 --> 00:14:48.860 What<00:14:47.120><c> does</c><00:14:47.220><c> the</c><00:14:47.320><c> rest</c><00:14:47.480><c> of</c><00:14:47.639><c> the</c><00:14:47.759><c> verse</c><00:14:47.960><c> say?</c> 00:14:49.029 --> 00:14:51.500 They<00:14:49.399><c> would</c><00:14:49.620><c> know</c><00:14:49.840><c> the</c><00:14:49.960><c> rest</c><00:14:50.159><c> of</c><00:14:50.360><c> the</c><00:14:50.460><c> verse.</c> 00:14:52.299 --> 00:14:54.679 They<00:14:52.320><c> were</c><00:14:52.559><c> students</c><00:14:52.980><c> of</c><00:14:53.179><c> the</c><00:14:53.299><c> Word</c><00:14:53.440><c> of</c><00:14:53.639><c> God.</c> 00:14:54.940 --> 00:14:57.100 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just</c><00:15:19.279><c> one,</c><00:15:20.539><c> what</c> 00:15:20.779 --> 00:15:22.179 should<00:15:20.899><c> happen</c><00:15:21.159><c> to</c><00:15:21.320><c> you?</c> 00:15:22.940 --> 00:15:23.960 Die. 00:15:25.399 --> 00:15:26.940 Do<00:15:25.539><c> we</c><00:15:25.600><c> know</c><00:15:25.740><c> that's</c><00:15:26.039><c> true?</c> 00:15:27.700 --> 00:15:31.899 Look,<00:15:27.960><c> we're</c><00:15:28.200><c> suffering</c><00:15:28.460><c> the</c><00:15:28.860><c> consequences</c><00:15:29.419><c> of</c><00:15:30.120><c> just</c><00:15:30.559><c> that</c><00:15:30.940><c> statement.</c> 00:15:33.039 --> 00:15:37.639 Adam<00:15:33.299><c> and</c><00:15:33.500><c> Eve,</c><00:15:36.860><c> one</c><00:15:37.279><c> sin.</c> 00:15:37.700 --> 00:15:40.539 And<00:15:37.879><c> is</c><00:15:37.980><c> your</c><00:15:38.179><c> sin</c><00:15:38.379><c> so</c><00:15:38.720><c> bad</c><00:15:38.860><c> as</c><00:15:39.159><c> taking</c><00:15:39.500><c> some</c><00:15:39.899><c> fruit</c><00:15:40.120><c> from</c><00:15:40.340><c> a</c> 00:15:40.539 --> 00:15:41.139 tree<00:15:40.659><c> and</c><00:15:40.820><c> eating</c><00:15:40.960><c> it?</c> 00:15:41.139 --> 00:15:42.919 Is<00:15:41.279><c> that</c><00:15:41.460><c> as</c><00:15:41.679><c> bad</c><00:15:41.799><c> as</c><00:15:41.960><c> your</c><00:15:42.139><c> sin?</c> 00:15:43.539 --> 00:15:46.580 For<00:15:44.000><c> that</c><00:15:44.460><c> sin,</c><00:15:45.419><c> a</c><00:15:45.539><c> man</c><00:15:45.799><c> died.</c> 00:15:46.879 --> 00:15:49.279 Where<00:15:47.120><c> was</c><00:15:47.320><c> the</c><00:15:47.500><c> mercy</c><00:15:47.720><c> of</c><00:15:47.899><c> God</c><00:15:48.100><c> in</c><00:15:48.299><c> that?</c> 00:15:49.399 --> 00:15:52.740 And<00:15:49.539><c> yet</c><00:15:49.659><c> He</c><00:15:49.779><c> said</c><00:15:49.960><c> the</c><00:15:50.159><c> knowledge</c><00:15:50.519><c> of</c><00:15:50.820><c> God</c><00:15:51.000><c> is</c><00:15:51.259><c> to</c><00:15:51.419><c> have</c><00:15:51.679><c> mercy.</c> 00:15:53.120 --> 00:15:55.799 Well,<00:15:53.399><c> the</c><00:15:53.600><c> mercy</c><00:15:53.960><c> was</c><00:15:54.320><c> that</c><00:15:54.500><c> He</c><00:15:54.580><c> wouldn't</c><00:15:54.879><c> allow</c><00:15:55.279><c> a</c><00:15:55.620><c> sinner</c> 00:15:55.799 --> 00:15:57.279 to<00:15:56.120><c> live</c><00:15:56.279><c> forever.</c> 00:15:57.519 --> 00:16:00.000 How<00:15:57.700><c> would</c><00:15:57.840><c> you</c><00:15:57.960><c> like</c><00:15:58.120><c> to</c><00:15:58.299><c> live</c><00:15:58.379><c> with</c><00:15:58.600><c> a</c><00:15:58.779><c> sinner</c><00:15:58.960><c> forever?</c> 00:16:00.799 --> 00:16:03.679 How<00:16:00.940><c> would</c><00:16:01.100><c> you</c><00:16:01.259><c> like</c><00:16:01.460><c> to</c><00:16:01.639><c> be</c><00:16:01.799><c> in</c><00:16:02.299><c> a</c><00:16:02.440><c> strait</c><00:16:02.919><c> where</c><00:16:03.159><c> flesh</c><00:16:03.440><c> was</c> 00:16:03.679 --> 00:16:05.200 being<00:16:03.980><c> catered</c><00:16:04.399><c> to</c><00:16:04.519><c> at</c><00:16:04.720><c> all</c><00:16:05.000><c> time?</c> 00:16:05.220 --> 00:16:06.059 Well,<00:16:05.379><c> you're</c><00:16:05.620><c> in</c><00:16:05.720><c> it.</c> 00:16:06.139 --> 00:16:07.580 Do<00:16:06.299><c> you</c><00:16:06.440><c> like</c><00:16:06.620><c> it?</c> 00:16:08.100 --> 00:16:12.320 Look,<00:16:08.340><c> God</c><00:16:08.700><c> in</c><00:16:08.860><c> His</c><00:16:09.059><c> mercy</c><00:16:09.379><c> is</c><00:16:09.620><c> not</c><00:16:09.919><c> going</c><00:16:10.179><c> to</c><00:16:10.419><c> allow</c><00:16:10.659><c> sin</c><00:16:11.000><c> to</c><00:16:11.399><c> continue.</c> 00:16:12.480 --> 00:16:18.240 And<00:16:12.779><c> if</c><00:16:13.039><c> we,</c><00:16:14.220><c> as</c><00:16:14.559><c> brethren</c><00:16:14.820><c> and</c><00:16:15.120><c> sisters,</c><00:16:15.779><c> claim</c><00:16:15.960><c> to</c><00:16:16.120><c> be</c><00:16:16.320><c> followers</c><00:16:16.799><c> of</c><00:16:17.080><c> Jesus</c><00:16:17.600><c> Christ</c><00:16:18.000><c> by</c> 00:16:18.240 --> 00:16:19.519 taking<00:16:18.580><c> up</c><00:16:18.840><c> our</c><00:16:19.120><c> cross,</c> 00:16:19.779 --> 00:16:22.139 we've<00:16:20.220><c> crucified</c><00:16:20.960><c> the</c><00:16:21.240><c> source</c><00:16:21.519><c> of</c><00:16:21.799><c> sin.</c> 00:16:22.620 --> 00:16:25.460 And<00:16:22.899><c> where</c><00:16:23.240><c> is</c><00:16:23.539><c> the</c><00:16:23.820><c> source</c><00:16:24.100><c> of</c><00:16:24.360><c> your</c><00:16:24.620><c> sin?</c> 00:16:26.039 --> 00:16:29.440 Every<00:16:26.620><c> man</c><00:16:26.960><c> is</c><00:16:27.340><c> tempted</c><00:16:27.639><c> when</c><00:16:27.840><c> he's</c><00:16:28.139><c> drawn</c><00:16:28.440><c> away</c><00:16:28.820><c> with</c><00:16:29.120><c> his</c> 00:16:29.440 --> 00:16:31.639 own<00:16:30.679><c> lust.</c> 00:16:32.500 --> 00:16:34.139 How's<00:16:32.899><c> your</c><00:16:33.059><c> lust</c><00:16:33.279><c> doing?</c> 00:16:38.279 --> 00:16:40.620 You<00:16:38.539><c> better</c><00:16:38.740><c> be</c><00:16:39.019><c> buried</c><00:16:39.299><c> in</c><00:16:39.620><c> water.</c> 00:16:42.340 --> 00:16:45.279 That's<00:16:42.899><c> not</c><00:16:43.080><c> something</c><00:16:43.360><c> that</c><00:16:43.480><c> can</c><00:16:43.659><c> be</c><00:16:44.000><c> served</c><00:16:44.480><c> today.</c> 00:16:46.220 --> 00:16:49.179 Lust<00:16:46.299><c> is</c><00:16:46.539><c> a</c><00:16:46.620><c> thing</c><00:16:46.700><c> of</c><00:16:46.879><c> the</c><00:16:47.039><c> past</c><00:16:47.340><c> for</c><00:16:47.500><c> people</c><00:16:47.779><c> in</c><00:16:47.980><c> this</c><00:16:48.240><c> room.</c> 00:16:51.159 --> 00:16:56.080 We're<00:16:51.379><c> serving</c><00:16:51.860><c> the</c><00:16:52.320><c> desires</c><00:16:52.740><c> of</c><00:16:53.000><c> Jesus</c><00:16:53.480><c> Christ,</c><00:16:55.740><c> which</c><00:16:55.860><c> was</c> 00:16:56.080 --> 00:16:58.159 the<00:16:56.320><c> mercy</c><00:16:56.700><c> of</c><00:16:57.000><c> God.</c> 00:16:58.200 --> 00:17:02.220 And<00:16:58.320><c> we</c><00:16:58.639><c> prostrate</c><00:16:59.360><c> ourselves</c><00:17:00.600><c> in</c><00:17:01.360><c> thankfulness</c><00:17:01.940><c> for</c><00:17:02.100><c> His</c> 00:17:02.220 --> 00:17:04.440 compassion<00:17:02.980><c> and</c><00:17:03.179><c> His</c><00:17:03.399><c> love.</c> 00:17:04.599 --> 00:17:07.740 And<00:17:04.900><c> to</c><00:17:05.160><c> show</c><00:17:05.440><c> that</c><00:17:05.660><c> we</c><00:17:05.839><c> believe</c><00:17:06.240><c> in</c><00:17:06.420><c> that</c><00:17:06.619><c> compassion</c><00:17:07.240><c> and</c><00:17:07.480><c> love,</c> 00:17:07.880 --> 00:17:10.740 we<00:17:08.039><c> lay</c><00:17:08.279><c> that</c><00:17:08.519><c> also</c><00:17:08.839><c> on</c><00:17:09.140><c> everybody</c><00:17:09.539><c> around</c><00:17:09.960><c> us.</c> 00:17:11.039 --> 00:17:14.799 We<00:17:11.359><c> say</c><00:17:11.579><c> we</c><00:17:11.980><c> believe</c><00:17:12.440><c> in</c><00:17:12.700><c> God</c><00:17:12.920><c> and</c><00:17:13.119><c> we</c><00:17:13.400><c> like</c><00:17:13.640><c> what</c><00:17:13.839><c> we</c><00:17:14.140><c> see</c><00:17:14.339><c> in</c><00:17:14.579><c> God.</c> 00:17:15.000 --> 00:17:18.220 And<00:17:15.259><c> consequently,</c><00:17:16.039><c> we're</c><00:17:16.240><c> going</c><00:17:16.380><c> to</c><00:17:16.539><c> be</c><00:17:16.799><c> like</c><00:17:17.119><c> God.</c> 00:17:18.359 --> 00:17:23.480 And<00:17:18.680><c> so</c><00:17:18.880><c> we</c><00:17:19.099><c> turn</c><00:17:19.440><c> to</c><00:17:19.740><c> love</c><00:17:20.420><c> and</c><00:17:21.220><c> mercy</c><00:17:21.720><c> and</c><00:17:22.039><c> compassion.</c> 00:17:25.059 --> 00:17:27.960 And<00:17:25.259><c> the</c><00:17:25.400><c> lust</c><00:17:25.559><c> of</c><00:17:25.740><c> the</c><00:17:25.940><c> flesh,</c><00:17:26.339><c> where's</c><00:17:26.440><c> the</c><00:17:26.559><c> room</c><00:17:26.740><c> for</c><00:17:27.039><c> that?</c> 00:17:28.240 --> 00:17:29.539 It's<00:17:28.480><c> gone.</c> 00:17:30.339 --> 00:17:32.359 It's<00:17:30.480><c> the</c><00:17:30.680><c> knowledge</c><00:17:31.039><c> of</c><00:17:31.359><c> God.</c> 00:17:35.500 --> 00:17:37.599 It's<00:17:35.819><c> a</c><00:17:35.920><c> beautiful</c><00:17:36.359><c> thing,</c><00:17:36.700><c> isn't</c><00:17:36.940><c> it?</c> 00:17:37.599 --> 00:17:40.599 You<00:17:38.259><c> go</c><00:17:38.440><c> back</c><00:17:38.640><c> to</c><00:17:38.779><c> the</c><00:17:38.940><c> first</c><00:17:39.220><c> verse</c><00:17:39.539><c> in</c><00:17:39.700><c> that</c><00:17:39.880><c> sixth</c><00:17:40.220><c> chapter.</c> 00:17:40.680 --> 00:17:43.099 He<00:17:40.700><c> says,</c><00:17:41.220><c> come,</c><00:17:41.400><c> let</c><00:17:41.519><c> us</c><00:17:41.839><c> return</c><00:17:42.380><c> unto</c><00:17:42.619><c> the</c><00:17:42.900><c> Lord.</c> 00:17:43.380 --> 00:17:45.599 Have<00:17:43.519><c> you</c><00:17:43.700><c> wandered</c><00:17:44.059><c> away</c><00:17:44.299><c> from</c><00:17:44.480><c> the</c><00:17:44.700><c> Lord?</c> 00:17:47.539 --> 00:17:51.059 Through<00:17:47.779><c> the</c><00:17:48.059><c> course</c><00:17:48.339><c> of</c><00:17:48.599><c> the</c><00:17:49.200><c> first</c><00:17:49.480><c> few</c><00:17:49.720><c> days</c><00:17:50.079><c> of</c><00:17:50.319><c> Bible</c><00:17:50.720><c> school,</c> 00:17:51.240 --> 00:17:55.319 have<00:17:51.420><c> you</c><00:17:52.119><c> at</c><00:17:52.440><c> times</c><00:17:52.980><c> wandered</c><00:17:53.480><c> away</c><00:17:53.900><c> from</c><00:17:54.140><c> the</c><00:17:54.400><c> Lord?</c> 00:17:57.339 --> 00:18:02.400 Have<00:17:57.480><c> you</c><00:17:57.720><c> felt</c><00:17:58.700><c> alone</c><00:18:01.180><c> maybe?</c> 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of</c><00:18:19.539><c> a</c><00:18:19.680><c> crowd.</c> 00:18:22.339 --> 00:18:25.579 But<00:18:22.539><c> we</c><00:18:22.980><c> tend</c><00:18:23.319><c> to</c><00:18:23.559><c> run</c><00:18:23.779><c> to</c><00:18:23.960><c> those</c><00:18:24.400><c> whom</c><00:18:24.619><c> we're</c><00:18:24.900><c> close</c><00:18:25.299><c> to</c><00:18:25.480><c> and</c> 00:18:25.579 --> 00:18:26.180 we<00:18:25.819><c> love</c> 00:18:26.180 --> 00:18:30.079 and<00:18:26.359><c> we</c><00:18:26.559><c> don't</c><00:18:26.880><c> embrace</c><00:18:28.059><c> brother</c><00:18:28.759><c> and</c><00:18:28.980><c> sisters</c><00:18:29.339><c> who</c><00:18:29.539><c> are</c><00:18:29.819><c> not</c> 00:18:30.079 --> 00:18:31.599 so<00:18:30.359><c> outgoing.</c> 00:18:32.579 --> 00:18:39.579 And<00:18:33.339><c> they</c><00:18:33.640><c> kind</c><00:18:34.059><c> of</c><00:18:35.099><c> are</c><00:18:35.339><c> held</c><00:18:35.559><c> off</c><00:18:36.500><c> by</c><00:18:37.299><c> our</c><00:18:37.660><c> joy</c><00:18:37.880><c> and</c><00:18:38.200><c> happiness</c><00:18:38.539><c> with</c><00:18:39.200><c> our</c> 00:18:39.579 --> 00:18:41.180 own<00:18:39.799><c> little</c><00:18:40.119><c> group.</c> 00:18:42.420 --> 00:18:44.220 And<00:18:42.539><c> they're</c><00:18:42.660><c> on</c><00:18:42.779><c> the</c><00:18:42.920><c> outside.</c> 00:18:45.660 --> 00:18:47.440 Do<00:18:45.880><c> something</c><00:18:46.259><c> for</c><00:18:46.559><c> Jesus.</c> 00:18:49.940 --> 00:18:52.779 Embrace<00:18:50.700><c> everybody</c><00:18:51.259><c> at</c><00:18:51.480><c> the</c><00:18:51.779><c> school.</c> 00:18:53.380 --> 00:18:55.759 Bring<00:18:53.660><c> them</c><00:18:53.859><c> into</c><00:18:54.119><c> your</c><00:18:54.680><c> fellowship.</c> 00:18:56.200 --> 00:19:02.059 Share<00:18:56.859><c> your</c><00:18:57.259><c> happiness</c><00:18:57.720><c> and</c><00:18:58.099><c> your</c><00:18:58.339><c> joy,</c><00:18:58.519><c> your</c><00:18:58.900><c> group</c><00:18:59.440><c> with</c><00:19:01.000><c> everyone.</c> 00:19:03.079 --> 00:19:04.660 This<00:19:03.240><c> is</c><00:19:03.420><c> our</c><00:19:03.660><c> family.</c> 00:19:05.880 --> 00:19:08.339 This<00:19:06.160><c> is</c><00:19:06.359><c> where</c><00:19:06.460><c> we</c><00:19:06.759><c> grow</c><00:19:07.119><c> strong.</c> 00:19:08.640 --> 00:19:11.180 Let<00:19:08.799><c> us</c><00:19:09.079><c> return</c><00:19:09.619><c> unto</c><00:19:09.859><c> the</c><00:19:10.099><c> Lord.</c> 00:19:11.579 --> 00:19:16.900 And<00:19:11.680><c> if</c><00:19:11.859><c> we've</c><00:19:12.240><c> committed</c><00:19:12.579><c> sin</c><00:19:13.440><c> and</c><00:19:14.859><c> who</c><00:19:15.059><c> among</c><00:19:15.319><c> us</c><00:19:15.619><c> has</c><00:19:15.920><c> not,</c> 00:19:17.480 --> 00:19:19.500 what<00:19:17.819><c> have</c><00:19:17.920><c> you</c><00:19:18.019><c> done</c><00:19:18.220><c> about</c><00:19:18.539><c> it?</c> 00:19:19.740 --> 00:19:23.819 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we</c><00:25:00.329><c> make,</c> 00:25:01.430 --> 00:25:04.670 but<00:25:01.509><c> the</c><00:25:01.829><c> mercy</c><00:25:02.170><c> of</c><00:25:02.430><c> God</c><00:25:02.630><c> has</c><00:25:02.910><c> wiped</c><00:25:03.170><c> away</c><00:25:03.490><c> our</c><00:25:03.829><c> sin</c><00:25:04.029><c> just</c><00:25:04.349><c> as</c> 00:25:04.670 --> 00:25:07.549 sure<00:25:04.869><c> as</c><00:25:05.069><c> it's</c><00:25:05.309><c> wiped</c><00:25:05.549><c> away</c><00:25:05.809><c> the</c><00:25:06.049><c> sin</c><00:25:06.190><c> of</c><00:25:06.390><c> David</c> 00:25:07.670 --> 00:25:10.769 when<00:25:08.269><c> he</c><00:25:08.490><c> committed</c><00:25:08.809><c> adultery</c><00:25:09.410><c> and</c><00:25:09.549><c> he</c><00:25:09.589><c> committed</c><00:25:09.970><c> murder.</c> 00:25:13.849 --> 00:25:18.509 Believe<00:25:14.450><c> it</c><00:25:15.049><c> and</c><00:25:15.589><c> go</c><00:25:15.829><c> on</c><00:25:16.069><c> to</c><00:25:16.269><c> bigger</c><00:25:16.509><c> and</c><00:25:16.809><c> better</c><00:25:17.009><c> things,</c><00:25:17.450><c> because</c><00:25:17.750><c> anything</c><00:25:18.150><c> is</c> 00:25:18.509 --> 00:25:20.690 bigger<00:25:18.690><c> and</c><00:25:18.990><c> better</c><00:25:19.210><c> than</c><00:25:19.589><c> sin.</c> 00:25:22.430 --> 00:25:28.190 Live<00:25:23.029><c> your</c><00:25:23.309><c> life</c><00:25:23.730><c> from</c><00:25:24.049><c> now</c><00:25:24.390><c> on</c><00:25:25.490><c> without</c><00:25:26.289><c> sin.</c><00:25:27.450><c> And</c><00:25:27.730><c> the</c><00:25:27.910><c> next</c> 00:25:28.190 --> 00:25:30.609 time<00:25:28.450><c> it</c><00:25:28.609><c> happens,</c><00:25:29.130><c> and</c><00:25:29.410><c> it</c><00:25:29.609><c> will,</c> 00:25:31.509 --> 00:25:36.930 because<00:25:31.869><c> we're</c><00:25:32.190><c> prone</c><00:25:32.630><c> to</c><00:25:32.930><c> it.</c><00:25:33.930><c> We</c><00:25:34.250><c> want</c><00:25:34.549><c> 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we</c><00:25:48.829><c> should</c><00:25:49.069><c> go.</c><00:25:54.250><c> Have</c><00:25:54.509><c> mercy.</c><00:25:55.609><c> Let</c> 00:25:55.809 --> 00:25:57.869 us<00:25:56.089><c> return</c><00:25:56.609><c> unto</c><00:25:56.849><c> the</c><00:25:57.130><c> Lord.</c><00:25:57.450><c> He</c><00:25:57.529><c> told</c> 00:25:57.869 --> 00:26:02.190 Israel,<00:25:58.309><c> and</c><00:25:58.369><c> he's</c><00:25:58.690><c> told</c><00:25:58.970><c> us,</c><00:25:59.710><c> for</c><00:25:59.910><c> he</c><00:26:00.190><c> hath</c><00:26:00.490><c> torn,</c><00:26:00.990><c> and</c><00:26:01.109><c> he</c><00:26:01.190><c> will</c><00:26:01.470><c> heal</c><00:26:01.750><c> us.</c><00:26:02.069><c> He</c> 00:26:02.190 --> 00:26:05.130 hath<00:26:02.569><c> smitten,</c><00:26:02.890><c> he</c><00:26:03.069><c> will</c><00:26:03.490><c> bind</c><00:26:03.829><c> us</c><00:26:04.190><c> up.</c> 00:26:05.470 --> 00:26:08.410 And<00:26:05.630><c> after</c><00:26:05.990><c> 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is</c><00:26:17.630><c> prepared</c><00:26:18.250><c> as</c> 00:26:18.529 --> 00:26:21.569 the<00:26:18.809><c> morning,</c><00:26:19.569><c> and</c><00:26:19.690><c> he</c><00:26:19.869><c> shall</c><00:26:20.069><c> come</c><00:26:20.369><c> unto</c><00:26:20.589><c> us</c><00:26:20.869><c> as</c><00:26:21.029><c> the</c><00:26:21.289><c> rain,</c> 00:26:21.589 --> 00:26:23.430 and<00:26:21.730><c> as</c><00:26:22.049><c> the</c><00:26:22.150><c> latter</c><00:26:22.349><c> and</c><00:26:22.529><c> the</c><00:26:22.750><c> former</c><00:26:23.009><c> rain</c><00:26:23.230><c> unto</c> 00:26:23.430 --> 00:26:27.789 the<00:26:23.710><c> earth.</c><00:26:24.029><c> And</c><00:26:24.329><c> we're</c><00:26:24.650><c> in</c><00:26:24.869><c> the</c><00:26:25.009><c> third</c><00:26:25.390><c> day.</c><00:26:27.150><c> That's</c><00:26:27.529><c> right,</c> 00:26:27.829 --> 00:26:31.930 we're<00:26:28.089><c> in</c><00:26:28.289><c> the</c><00:26:28.509><c> third</c><00:26:28.849><c> day</c><00:26:29.170><c> that</c><00:26:29.890><c> the</c><00:26:30.230><c> Jews</c><00:26:30.450><c> have</c><00:26:30.670><c> been</c><00:26:30.890><c> put</c><00:26:31.170><c> down.</c> 00:26:34.890 --> 00:26:39.190 Zedekiah<00:26:35.450><c> was</c><00:26:35.690><c> told</c><00:26:35.990><c> to</c><00:26:36.230><c> remove</c><00:26:36.549><c> the</c><00:26:36.890><c> crown,</c><00:26:38.750><c> and</c><00:26:38.829><c> this</c><00:26:38.990><c> shall</c> 00:26:39.190 --> 00:26:43.210 be<00:26:39.410><c> no</c><00:26:39.710><c> more</c><00:26:40.549><c> until</c><00:26:41.609><c> the</c><00:26:41.970><c> third</c><00:26:42.329><c> day,</c><00:26:42.650><c> and</c><00:26:42.769><c> we're</c><00:26:43.029><c> in</c> 00:26:43.210 --> 00:26:45.710 that<00:26:43.529><c> third</c><00:26:43.809><c> day.</c><00:26:44.109><c> And</c><00:26:44.269><c> who's</c><00:26:44.569><c> going</c><00:26:44.710><c> to</c><00:26:44.970><c> come,</c><00:26:45.150><c> who's</c><00:26:45.529><c> right</c> 00:26:45.710 --> 00:26:50.289 it<00:26:45.930><c> is?</c><00:26:47.549><c> The</c><00:26:47.750><c> one</c><00:26:48.009><c> through</c><00:26:48.309><c> whom</c><00:26:48.470><c> we</c><00:26:48.769><c> just</c><00:26:49.210><c> prayed.</c> 00:26:50.569 --> 00:26:56.569 Jesus<00:26:51.130><c> Christ,</c><00:26:51.789><c> the</c><00:26:51.950><c> King</c><00:26:52.130><c> of</c><00:26:52.329><c> the</c><00:26:52.569><c> Jews,</c><00:26:53.970><c> is</c><00:26:54.170><c> going</c><00:26:54.410><c> to</c><00:26:54.690><c> be</c><00:26:55.730><c> returning</c><00:26:56.349><c> in</c> 00:26:56.569 --> 00:26:58.910 this<00:26:56.849><c> third</c><00:26:57.150><c> day</c><00:26:57.569><c> to</c><00:26:57.789><c> redeem</c><00:26:58.210><c> Israel,</c> 00:26:58.910 --> 00:27:02.509 to<00:26:59.529><c> heal</c><00:26:59.970><c> that</c><00:27:00.269><c> which</c><00:27:00.430><c> he</c><00:27:00.609><c> has</c><00:27:00.829><c> smitten,</c><00:27:01.470><c> to</c><00:27:01.609><c> bind</c><00:27:01.890><c> again</c><00:27:02.250><c> that</c> 00:27:02.509 --> 00:27:03.470 which<00:27:02.690><c> was</c><00:27:02.990><c> broken.</c> 00:27:03.970 --> 00:27:06.190 And<00:27:04.109><c> we've</c><00:27:04.369><c> seen</c><00:27:04.589><c> the</c><00:27:04.829><c> beginning</c><00:27:05.069><c> of</c><00:27:05.250><c> it</c><00:27:05.410><c> over</c><00:27:05.609><c> in</c><00:27:05.829><c> the</c><00:27:05.930><c> Near</c> 00:27:06.190 --> 00:27:07.109 East,<00:27:06.349><c> and</c><00:27:06.430><c> what</c><00:27:06.549><c> are</c><00:27:06.670><c> we</c><00:27:06.730><c> going</c><00:27:06.829><c> to</c><00:27:06.990><c> do?</c> 00:27:07.170 --> 00:27:11.250 Just<00:27:07.430><c> ignore</c><00:27:07.829><c> the</c><00:27:08.150><c> handwriting</c><00:27:08.470><c> on</c><00:27:08.710><c> the</c><00:27:08.869><c> wall?</c><00:27:09.809><c> You</c><00:27:10.089><c> don't</c><00:27:10.470><c> dare.</c> 00:27:17.269 --> 00:27:21.210 We've<00:27:17.769><c> got</c><00:27:17.869><c> a</c><00:27:18.190><c> marvelous</c><00:27:18.750><c> hope.</c><00:27:19.250><c> Who</c><00:27:19.529><c> would</c><00:27:19.950><c> want</c><00:27:20.190><c> not</c><00:27:20.589><c> to</c><00:27:20.809><c> take</c><00:27:21.029><c> up</c> 00:27:21.210 --> 00:27:22.299 his<00:27:21.549><c> cross</c> 00:27:23.000 --> 00:27:30.200 and<00:27:24.119><c> follow</c><00:27:24.519><c> Jesus?</c><00:27:26.640><c> Look</c><00:27:26.859><c> at</c><00:27:27.519><c> the</c><00:27:28.079><c> eighth</c><00:27:28.420><c> chapter</c><00:27:28.859><c> of</c><00:27:29.140><c> John.</c> 00:27:37.059 --> 00:27:42.579 Eighth<00:27:37.619><c> chapter</c><00:27:37.940><c> of</c><00:27:38.359><c> the</c><00:27:38.359><c> Gospel</c><00:27:38.779><c> of</c><00:27:38.940><c> John,</c><00:27:41.200><c> verse</c><00:27:41.519><c> 12.</c> 00:27:49.279 --> 00:27:51.900 Then<00:27:49.880><c> spake</c><00:27:50.259><c> Jesus</c><00:27:50.680><c> again</c><00:27:51.059><c> unto</c><00:27:51.240><c> them,</c><00:27:51.859><c> saying,</c> 00:27:52.000 --> 00:27:55.559 I<00:27:52.500><c> am</c><00:27:52.859><c> the</c><00:27:53.140><c> light</c><00:27:53.299><c> of</c><00:27:53.460><c> the</c><00:27:53.640><c> world,</c><00:27:54.099><c> and</c><00:27:54.240><c> he</c><00:27:54.480><c> that</c><00:27:54.759><c> followeth</c><00:27:55.259><c> me</c> 00:27:55.559 --> 00:27:57.339 shall<00:27:55.839><c> not</c><00:27:56.220><c> walk</c><00:27:56.539><c> in</c><00:27:56.839><c> darkness,</c> 00:27:57.440 --> 00:28:05.700 but<00:27:57.599><c> shall</c><00:27:57.880><c> have</c><00:27:58.299><c> the</c><00:27:58.660><c> light</c><00:27:59.200><c> of</c><00:28:00.119><c> the</c><00:28:00.200><c> word</c><00:28:00.380><c> of</c><00:28:00.559><c> God.</c><00:28:00.920><c> Sure.</c><00:28:02.799><c> But</c><00:28:03.099><c> no,</c><00:28:03.640><c> it's</c><00:28:03.960><c> the</c><00:28:04.200><c> light</c><00:28:04.359><c> of</c><00:28:04.700><c> life,</c> 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groping</c> 00:28:19.019 --> 00:28:22.980 along.<00:28:19.799><c> We</c><00:28:20.099><c> shouldn't</c><00:28:20.400><c> be</c><00:28:20.720><c> groping.</c><00:28:21.819><c> We</c><00:28:22.059><c> should</c><00:28:22.220><c> be</c><00:28:22.400><c> able</c><00:28:22.579><c> to</c> 00:28:22.980 --> 00:28:26.779 stride<00:28:23.380><c> along</c><00:28:23.779><c> vigorously.</c><00:28:25.559><c> We</c><00:28:25.740><c> should</c><00:28:26.160><c> be</c><00:28:26.380><c> able</c><00:28:26.559><c> to</c> 00:28:26.779 --> 00:28:30.039 run<00:28:27.039><c> down</c><00:28:27.279><c> the</c><00:28:27.519><c> pathway.</c><00:28:27.940><c> There's</c><00:28:28.259><c> nothing</c><00:28:28.559><c> in</c><00:28:28.740><c> our</c><00:28:28.960><c> way.</c><00:28:29.799><c> The</c> 00:28:30.039 --> 00:28:32.960 light<00:28:30.240><c> of</c><00:28:30.500><c> God,</c><00:28:30.900><c> the</c><00:28:31.119><c> word</c><00:28:31.319><c> of</c><00:28:31.619><c> God,</c><00:28:32.000><c> the</c><00:28:32.240><c> way</c><00:28:32.480><c> of</c><00:28:32.779><c> God</c> 00:28:32.960 --> 00:28:38.460 is<00:28:33.059><c> revealed</c><00:28:33.619><c> to</c><00:28:33.839><c> us</c><00:28:34.079><c> in</c><00:28:34.240><c> its</c><00:28:34.660><c> clearness.</c><00:28:37.880><c> Don't</c><00:28:38.059><c> take</c><00:28:38.259><c> your</c> 00:28:38.460 --> 00:28:41.420 eyes<00:28:38.640><c> off</c><00:28:38.859><c> the</c><00:28:39.099><c> path.</c><00:28:39.319><c> It's</c><00:28:39.579><c> dark</c><00:28:39.819><c> off</c><00:28:40.099><c> to</c><00:28:40.259><c> the</c><00:28:40.460><c> side.</c> 00:28:41.480 --> 00:28:47.420 You'll<00:28:41.759><c> trip.</c><00:28:42.160><c> You'll</c><00:28:42.400><c> stumble.</c><00:28:43.880><c> There's</c><00:28:44.099><c> no</c><00:28:44.380><c> groping</c><00:28:44.779><c> in</c><00:28:45.079><c> Christ.</c><00:28:46.099><c> The</c><00:28:46.319><c> 12th</c><00:28:46.799><c> chapter</c><00:28:47.140><c> of</c> 00:28:47.420 --> 00:28:52.660 John,<00:28:49.859><c> 24th</c><00:28:51.980><c> verse.</c> 00:28:57.500 --> 00:29:01.180 And<00:28:58.019><c> Jesus,</c><00:28:58.579><c> it's</c><00:28:58.900><c> the</c><00:28:59.039><c> 23rd</c><00:28:59.619><c> verse.</c><00:28:59.920><c> Jesus</c><00:29:00.200><c> answered</c><00:29:00.640><c> them,</c><00:29:01.059><c> saying,</c> 00:29:01.200 --> 00:29:04.680 The<00:29:01.339><c> hour</c><00:29:01.519><c> has</c><00:29:02.339><c> come</c><00:29:02.599><c> that</c><00:29:02.779><c> the</c><00:29:02.920><c> Son</c><00:29:03.099><c> of</c><00:29:03.259><c> Man</c><00:29:03.380><c> shall</c><00:29:03.579><c> be</c><00:29:03.779><c> glorified.</c><00:29:04.180><c> But</c><00:29:04.339><c> this</c><00:29:04.539><c> is</c> 00:29:04.680 --> 00:29:05.640 the<00:29:04.799><c> verse.</c> 00:29:05.680 --> 00:29:12.420 Verily,<00:29:06.420><c> verily,</c><00:29:06.980><c> I</c><00:29:07.220><c> say</c><00:29:07.500><c> unto</c><00:29:07.799><c> you,</c><00:29:08.839><c> 12</c><00:29:09.279><c> and</c><00:29:09.460><c> 24,</c><00:29:11.299><c> Accept</c><00:29:11.759><c> a</c> 00:29:12.420 --> 00:29:13.859 corn<00:29:12.759><c> of</c><00:29:13.019><c> wheat,</c> 00:29:14.000 --> 00:29:19.859 Fall<00:29:14.640><c> into</c><00:29:14.960><c> the</c><00:29:15.240><c> ground</c><00:29:15.660><c> and</c><00:29:16.000><c> die,</c><00:29:16.980><c> it</c><00:29:17.299><c> abideth</c><00:29:17.759><c> alone.</c><00:29:19.579><c> But</c> 00:29:19.859 --> 00:29:24.380 if<00:29:20.039><c> it</c><00:29:20.240><c> die,</c><00:29:21.819><c> it</c><00:29:22.099><c> bringeth</c><00:29:22.420><c> forth</c><00:29:22.819><c> much</c><00:29:23.319><c> fruit.</c> 00:29:25.160 --> 00:29:30.160 And<00:29:25.420><c> that's</c><00:29:25.660><c> of</c><00:29:25.920><c> Jesus</c><00:29:26.259><c> Christ.</c><00:29:27.180><c> He</c><00:29:27.319><c> had</c><00:29:27.559><c> to</c><00:29:27.819><c> die,</c><00:29:28.220><c> did</c><00:29:28.359><c> he</c><00:29:28.539><c> not?</c><00:29:29.980><c> In</c> 00:29:30.160 --> 00:29:33.180 order<00:29:30.400><c> to</c><00:29:30.619><c> bring</c><00:29:30.819><c> forth</c><00:29:31.559><c> much</c><00:29:32.180><c> fruit.</c> 00:29:33.900 --> 00:29:41.019 But<00:29:34.039><c> that</c><00:29:34.279><c> verse</c><00:29:34.559><c> isn't</c><00:29:34.920><c> just</c><00:29:35.519><c> of</c><00:29:35.779><c> Jesus</c><00:29:36.240><c> Christ.</c><00:29:38.579><c> Oh,</c><00:29:38.740><c> the</c><00:29:38.819><c> verse</c><00:29:39.220><c> before</c><00:29:39.839><c> is</c> 00:29:41.019 --> 00:29:42.680 talking<00:29:41.339><c> about</c><00:29:41.640><c> Jesus.</c><00:29:42.240><c> But</c><00:29:42.380><c> what</c><00:29:42.539><c> is</c> 00:29:42.680 --> 00:29:46.420 the<00:29:42.680><c> verse</c><00:29:42.980><c> after</c><00:29:43.400><c> it</c><00:29:43.740><c> saying?</c><00:29:45.500><c> That's</c><00:29:45.839><c> talking</c><00:29:46.019><c> about</c><00:29:46.220><c> you</c> 00:29:46.420 --> 00:29:49.859 and<00:29:46.660><c> me.</c><00:29:47.859><c> It</c><00:29:47.960><c> goes</c><00:29:48.299><c> on</c><00:29:48.599><c> to</c><00:29:48.940><c> say,</c> 00:29:51.660 --> 00:29:59.099 He<00:29:51.740><c> that</c><00:29:52.259><c> loveth</c><00:29:52.680><c> his</c><00:29:53.059><c> life</c><00:29:54.339><c> shall</c><00:29:54.839><c> lose</c><00:29:55.259><c> it.</c><00:29:56.940><c> And</c><00:29:57.200><c> he</c><00:29:57.380><c> that</c><00:29:57.839><c> hateth</c><00:29:58.180><c> his</c><00:29:58.519><c> life</c><00:29:58.859><c> in</c> 00:29:59.099 --> 00:30:00.339 this<00:29:59.420><c> world</c> 00:30:00.819 --> 00:30:08.380 shall<00:30:01.519><c> keep</c><00:30:01.980><c> it</c><00:30:02.819><c> unto</c><00:30:03.220><c> life</c><00:30:04.299><c> eternal.</c><00:30:06.440><c> That's</c><00:30:06.859><c> talking</c><00:30:07.140><c> about</c><00:30:07.460><c> us.</c> 00:30:09.339 --> 00:30:13.019 Accept<00:30:10.140><c> the</c><00:30:10.539><c> corn</c><00:30:10.700><c> of</c><00:30:10.960><c> wheat,</c><00:30:11.160><c> fall</c><00:30:11.460><c> into</c><00:30:11.700><c> the</c><00:30:11.980><c> ground,</c><00:30:12.700><c> and</c> 00:30:13.019 --> 00:30:16.539 die,<00:30:14.680><c> it</c><00:30:14.920><c> abides</c><00:30:15.400><c> alone.</c> 00:30:17.720 --> 00:30:22.900 You<00:30:17.900><c> know,</c><00:30:17.940><c> you</c><00:30:18.059><c> can't</c><00:30:18.339><c> do</c><00:30:18.539><c> a</c><00:30:18.779><c> thing</c><00:30:18.920><c> if</c><00:30:19.099><c> you</c><00:30:19.279><c> don't</c><00:30:19.500><c> die.</c><00:30:22.240><c> You're</c><00:30:22.640><c> all</c> 00:30:22.900 --> 00:30:27.279 alone.<00:30:24.779><c> You</c><00:30:25.059><c> can't</c><00:30:25.640><c> develop</c><00:30:26.180><c> anything,</c> 00:30:27.319 --> 00:30:36.299 or<00:30:27.660><c> any</c><00:30:27.960><c> what.</c><00:30:29.819><c> You've</c><00:30:30.319><c> got</c><00:30:30.539><c> to</c><00:30:30.960><c> die</c><00:30:31.660><c> in</c><00:30:32.160><c> order</c><00:30:32.400><c> to</c><00:30:32.720><c> become</c><00:30:33.140><c> a</c><00:30:33.740><c> character</c><00:30:34.259><c> of</c><00:30:34.720><c> God.</c><00:30:35.940><c> A</c> 00:30:36.299 --> 00:30:37.859 character<00:30:36.819><c> like</c><00:30:37.299><c> God.</c> 00:30:37.880 --> 00:30:42.279 And<00:30:38.619><c> if</c><00:30:38.759><c> you</c><00:30:38.980><c> refuse</c><00:30:39.519><c> to</c><00:30:39.859><c> die,</c><00:30:40.539><c> this</c><00:30:40.799><c> old</c><00:30:41.180><c> man</c><00:30:41.460><c> is</c><00:30:41.680><c> going</c><00:30:41.819><c> to</c><00:30:41.960><c> get</c><00:30:42.119><c> in</c> 00:30:42.279 --> 00:30:43.299 the<00:30:42.480><c> way.</c> 00:30:44.980 --> 00:30:52.019 And<00:30:45.359><c> you</c><00:30:45.480><c> won't</c><00:30:45.759><c> develop</c><00:30:46.240><c> a</c><00:30:46.619><c> character,</c><00:30:48.039><c> and</c><00:30:48.299><c> you</c><00:30:48.559><c> won't</c><00:30:49.119><c> develop</c><00:30:49.880><c> characters.</c><00:30:51.740><c> That</c> 00:30:52.019 --> 00:30:53.579 is<00:30:52.259><c> people</c><00:30:52.640><c> around</c><00:30:53.119><c> you</c><00:30:53.339><c> who</c> 00:30:53.579 --> 00:30:59.180 are<00:30:53.839><c> also</c><00:30:54.299><c> God</c><00:30:54.759><c>-like.</c><00:30:55.420><c> There</c><00:30:55.700><c> is</c><00:30:56.039><c> no</c><00:30:56.319><c> way</c><00:30:56.559><c> that</c><00:30:56.759><c> you</c><00:30:56.859><c> can</c><00:30:57.099><c> instruct</c><00:30:57.619><c> anyone</c><00:30:58.220><c> in</c><00:30:58.420><c> the</c><00:30:58.640><c> way</c><00:30:58.839><c> of</c> 00:30:59.180 --> 00:31:00.599 truth<00:30:59.519><c> if</c><00:31:00.000><c> you</c><00:31:00.299><c> don't</c> 00:31:00.599 --> 00:31:05.119 have<00:31:00.819><c> truth</c><00:31:01.259><c> in</c><00:31:01.440><c> your</c><00:31:01.720><c> life,</c><00:31:02.539><c> if</c><00:31:02.680><c> you're</c><00:31:02.920><c> not</c><00:31:03.279><c> practicing</c><00:31:03.799><c> it.</c> 00:31:05.279 --> 00:31:07.180 Physician,<00:31:05.799><c> heal</c><00:31:06.079><c> thyself.</c> 00:31:09.279 --> 00:31:17.000 Character<00:31:09.839><c> you</c><00:31:10.220><c> want.</c><00:31:12.079><c> Character</c><00:31:12.619><c> you</c><00:31:12.839><c> should</c><00:31:13.039><c> be</c><00:31:13.359><c> developing</c><00:31:13.859><c> on</c><00:31:15.039><c> the</c><00:31:15.279><c> foundation</c><00:31:15.960><c> stone</c><00:31:16.299><c> of</c><00:31:16.519><c> Jesus</c> 00:31:17.000 --> 00:31:21.759 Christ.<00:31:18.140><c> That</c><00:31:18.400><c> pertains</c><00:31:18.960><c> to</c><00:31:19.220><c> us.</c><00:31:20.220><c> He</c><00:31:20.480><c> that</c><00:31:20.900><c> loveth</c><00:31:21.180><c> his</c><00:31:21.500><c> life</c> 00:31:21.759 --> 00:31:23.180 is<00:31:22.019><c> going</c><00:31:22.220><c> to</c><00:31:22.480><c> lose</c><00:31:22.740><c> it.</c> 00:31:23.180 --> 00:31:27.480 Their<00:31:23.900><c> like</c><00:31:24.160><c> life,</c><00:31:25.660><c> is</c><00:31:25.880><c> this</c><00:31:26.119><c> what</c><00:31:26.259><c> it's</c><00:31:26.460><c> all</c><00:31:26.759><c> about?</c><00:31:27.160><c> You're</c> 00:31:27.480 --> 00:31:31.779 going<00:31:27.579><c> to</c><00:31:27.759><c> lose</c><00:31:28.039><c> it.</c><00:31:29.799><c> But</c><00:31:29.960><c> he</c><00:31:30.140><c> that</c><00:31:30.400><c> hateth</c><00:31:30.680><c> this</c><00:31:31.000><c> life.</c> 00:31:34.099 --> 00:31:39.740 Who<00:31:34.240><c> doesn't</c><00:31:34.640><c> live</c><00:31:35.640><c> to</c><00:31:36.299><c> work,</c><00:31:37.660><c> but</c><00:31:37.920><c> works</c><00:31:38.500><c> to</c><00:31:38.960><c> live.</c> 00:31:42.359 --> 00:31:45.559 He's<00:31:42.700><c> going</c><00:31:42.819><c> to</c><00:31:43.039><c> find</c><00:31:43.319><c> it,</c><00:31:44.019><c> and</c><00:31:44.259><c> he's</c><00:31:44.460><c> going</c><00:31:44.599><c> to</c><00:31:44.839><c> keep</c><00:31:45.019><c> it.</c><00:31:45.400><c> And</c> 00:31:45.559 --> 00:31:48.700 that<00:31:45.740><c> word</c><00:31:46.019><c> keep</c><00:31:46.539><c> in</c><00:31:46.880><c> that</c><00:31:47.099><c> 25th</c><00:31:47.720><c> verse</c><00:31:47.960><c> means</c><00:31:48.319><c> to</c> 00:31:48.700 --> 00:31:54.539 guard,<00:31:49.819><c> to</c><00:31:50.160><c> protect,</c><00:31:51.519><c> to</c><00:31:51.740><c> preserve.</c><00:31:53.359><c> The</c><00:31:53.599><c> same</c><00:31:53.900><c> thing</c><00:31:54.220><c> that's</c> 00:31:54.539 --> 00:31:57.019 used<00:31:54.900><c> of</c><00:31:55.140><c> the</c><00:31:55.359><c> tree</c><00:31:55.539><c> of</c><00:31:55.779><c> life</c><00:31:56.119><c> in</c><00:31:56.359><c> the</c><00:31:56.519><c> Garden</c><00:31:56.799><c> of</c> 00:31:57.019 --> 00:32:00.579 Eden.<00:31:58.000><c> That</c><00:31:58.119><c> it</c><00:31:58.240><c> was</c><00:31:58.559><c> guarded,</c><00:31:59.099><c> it</c><00:31:59.140><c> was</c><00:31:59.480><c> preserved,</c><00:32:00.240><c> it</c><00:32:00.240><c> was</c> 00:32:00.579 --> 00:32:06.900 kept<00:32:00.980><c> for</c><00:32:01.319><c> us.</c><00:32:03.240><c> And</c><00:32:03.480><c> that's</c><00:32:04.279><c> our</c><00:32:05.220><c> heritage.</c><00:32:06.559><c> That's</c> 00:32:06.900 --> 00:32:12.180 what<00:32:07.039><c> is</c><00:32:07.299><c> offered</c><00:32:07.519><c> to</c><00:32:07.819><c> us.</c><00:32:09.359><c> We're</c><00:32:09.619><c> going</c><00:32:09.779><c> to</c><00:32:10.059><c> have</c><00:32:10.759><c> the</c><00:32:11.319><c> life,</c> 00:32:12.240 --> 00:32:14.400 that<00:32:12.480><c> much</c><00:32:12.779><c> life</c><00:32:13.059><c> that</c><00:32:13.200><c> we've</c><00:32:13.440><c> been</c><00:32:13.559><c> given</c><00:32:13.720><c> now,</c> 00:32:14.400 --> 00:32:18.720 stretched<00:32:15.019><c> to</c><00:32:15.359><c> eternity,</c><00:32:16.960><c> full</c><00:32:17.160><c> circle,</c><00:32:17.799><c> never</c><00:32:18.119><c> to</c><00:32:18.380><c> come</c><00:32:18.519><c> to</c> 00:32:18.720 --> 00:32:22.700 an<00:32:18.859><c> end.</c><00:32:19.799><c> The</c><00:32:20.079><c> Aeonian</c><00:32:20.660><c> life,</c><00:32:21.160><c> the</c><00:32:21.440><c> life</c><00:32:21.920><c> given</c><00:32:22.240><c> at</c><00:32:22.500><c> the</c> 00:32:22.700 --> 00:32:27.019 age<00:32:22.960><c> of</c><00:32:23.319><c> Jesus</c><00:32:23.599><c> Christ.</c><00:32:25.160><c> Brethren</c><00:32:25.480><c> and</c><00:32:25.680><c> sisters,</c><00:32:26.259><c> take</c><00:32:26.319><c> up</c> 00:32:27.019 --> 00:32:31.579 your<00:32:27.500><c> cross</c><00:32:28.339><c> and</c><00:32:29.900><c> follow</c><00:32:30.240><c> Jesus.</c> 00:32:33.579 --> 00:32:36.079 For<00:32:33.700><c> he</c><00:32:33.880><c> says,</c><00:32:35.079><c> he</c><00:32:35.160><c> that</c><00:32:35.339><c> does</c><00:32:35.740><c> not,</c> 00:32:36.079 --> 00:32:46.259 is<00:32:38.799><c> not</c><00:32:39.799><c> worthy</c><00:32:40.619><c> of</c><00:32:41.619><c> me.</c><00:32:41.819><c> He's</c><00:32:42.039><c> not</c><00:32:42.440><c> deserving</c><00:32:43.160><c> of</c><00:32:44.200><c> me.</c><00:32:45.579><c> So</c><00:32:45.740><c> unless</c><00:32:46.019><c> we</c> 00:32:46.259 --> 00:32:53.019 live<00:32:46.559><c> now</c><00:32:47.880><c> for</c><00:32:48.940><c> Christ,</c><00:32:50.640><c> we</c><00:32:50.980><c> lose</c><00:32:51.680><c> Christ.</c> 00:32:53.160 --> 00:32:59.500 Look<00:32:53.660><c> at</c><00:32:53.920><c> Mark,</c><00:32:54.619><c> the</c><00:32:54.680><c> 10th</c><00:32:59.000><c> chapter.</c> 00:33:09.660 --> 00:33:11.160 17th<00:33:10.160><c> verse.</c> 00:33:14.980 --> 00:33:17.380 And<00:33:15.079><c> when</c><00:33:15.200><c> he</c><00:33:15.359><c> was</c><00:33:15.519><c> gone</c><00:33:15.759><c> forth</c><00:33:16.119><c> into</c><00:33:16.319><c> the</c><00:33:16.559><c> way,</c><00:33:16.960><c> there</c><00:33:17.039><c> came</c> 00:33:17.380 --> 00:33:19.700 one<00:33:17.680><c> running</c><00:33:17.960><c> and</c><00:33:18.240><c> kneeled</c><00:33:18.500><c> to</c><00:33:18.720><c> him</c><00:33:18.980><c> and</c><00:33:19.140><c> asked</c><00:33:19.500><c> him,</c> 00:33:19.700 --> 00:33:23.279 what<00:33:20.299><c> shall</c><00:33:20.640><c> I</c><00:33:20.839><c> do</c><00:33:21.039><c> that</c><00:33:21.200><c> I</c><00:33:21.420><c> may</c><00:33:21.559><c> inherit</c><00:33:21.960><c> eternal</c><00:33:22.680><c> life?</c><00:33:23.119><c> And</c> 00:33:23.279 --> 00:33:25.339 that's<00:33:23.519><c> what</c><00:33:23.599><c> we</c><00:33:23.779><c> want,</c><00:33:24.039><c> eternal</c><00:33:24.380><c> life.</c><00:33:24.759><c> And</c><00:33:24.940><c> this</c><00:33:25.099><c> was</c> 00:33:25.339 --> 00:33:29.099 the<00:33:25.880><c> rich</c><00:33:26.180><c> young</c><00:33:26.460><c> man</c><00:33:26.799><c> who</c><00:33:27.000><c> had</c><00:33:27.200><c> been</c><00:33:27.420><c> pursuing</c><00:33:27.859><c> the</c><00:33:28.220><c> commandments</c><00:33:28.579><c> of</c><00:33:28.880><c> God,</c> 00:33:29.099 --> 00:33:30.619 who<00:33:29.259><c> wanted</c><00:33:29.440><c> to</c><00:33:29.640><c> do</c><00:33:29.799><c> all</c><00:33:30.019><c> of</c><00:33:30.160><c> God's</c> 00:33:30.619 --> 00:33:34.279 will.<00:33:31.339><c> And</c><00:33:31.559><c> he</c><00:33:31.680><c> came</c><00:33:31.880><c> running</c><00:33:32.119><c> to</c><00:33:32.339><c> Jesus,</c><00:33:32.779><c> worshiping,</c><00:33:33.640><c> bowing</c><00:33:34.119><c> the</c> 00:33:34.279 --> 00:33:36.900 knee.<00:33:35.319><c> And</c><00:33:35.480><c> so</c><00:33:35.640><c> Jesus</c><00:33:35.980><c> said</c><00:33:36.220><c> to</c><00:33:36.359><c> him</c><00:33:36.480><c> all</c><00:33:36.680><c> the</c> 00:33:36.900 --> 00:33:38.559 commandments<00:33:37.279><c> that</c><00:33:37.480><c> he</c><00:33:37.619><c> should</c><00:33:37.740><c> give.</c><00:33:37.839><c> And</c><00:33:37.960><c> he</c><00:33:38.099><c> starts</c><00:33:38.400><c> the</c> 00:33:38.559 --> 00:33:41.980 10<00:33:38.839><c> commandments</c><00:33:39.420><c> that</c><00:33:40.319><c> our</c><00:33:40.539><c> brother</c><00:33:41.319><c> Alfred</c><00:33:41.759><c> is</c> 00:33:41.980 --> 00:33:45.440 bringing<00:33:42.200><c> up</c><00:33:42.660><c> the</c><00:33:42.980><c> first</c><00:33:43.180><c> period.</c><00:33:44.720><c> He</c><00:33:44.880><c> said,</c><00:33:44.960><c> all</c><00:33:45.099><c> these</c><00:33:45.279><c> have</c> 00:33:45.440 --> 00:33:47.339 I<00:33:45.579><c> done</c><00:33:45.759><c> for</c><00:33:45.960><c> my</c><00:33:46.119><c> youth</c><00:33:46.380><c> up.</c> 00:33:49.559 --> 00:33:51.819 And<00:33:49.799><c> Jesus</c><00:33:50.359><c> loved</c><00:33:50.880><c> him.</c> 00:33:54.599 --> 00:34:02.400 21st<00:33:55.319><c> verse.</c><00:33:56.119><c> And</c><00:33:56.259><c> Jesus,</c><00:33:57.980><c> beholding</c><00:33:58.559><c> him,</c><00:34:00.019><c> loved</c><00:34:00.359><c> him.</c><00:34:01.980><c> He</c> 00:34:02.400 --> 00:34:07.140 had<00:34:02.680><c> come</c><00:34:03.240><c> to</c><00:34:04.019><c> Jesus.</c><00:34:05.420><c> Jesus</c><00:34:05.779><c> loved</c><00:34:06.200><c> him.</c> 00:34:08.599 --> 00:34:15.239 22nd<00:34:09.119><c> verse.</c><00:34:09.119><c> But</c><00:34:09.119><c> he</c><00:34:09.280><c> says,</c><00:34:11.139><c> well,</c><00:34:11.679><c> there</c><00:34:11.719><c> really</c><00:34:12.139><c> is</c><00:34:12.599><c> one</c><00:34:13.000><c> thing</c><00:34:13.380><c> that</c><00:34:13.699><c> you</c><00:34:13.920><c> do</c><00:34:14.179><c> lack.</c> 00:34:17.119 --> 00:34:20.760 Do<00:34:17.340><c> you</c><00:34:17.440><c> know</c><00:34:17.440><c> what</c><00:34:17.440><c> he</c><00:34:17.579><c> told</c><00:34:17.820><c> him?</c><00:34:19.099><c> You</c><00:34:19.320><c> know</c><00:34:19.579><c> it.</c><00:34:20.219><c> But</c><00:34:20.360><c> you</c><00:34:20.460><c> know</c><00:34:20.579><c> what</c><00:34:20.639><c> he</c> 00:34:20.760 --> 00:34:22.260 really<00:34:21.059><c> told</c><00:34:21.260><c> him?</c><00:34:21.559><c> He</c><00:34:21.659><c> says,</c><00:34:21.780><c> you</c><00:34:21.900><c> know,</c> 00:34:22.559 --> 00:34:25.300 you<00:34:22.719><c> don't</c><00:34:23.000><c> understand</c><00:34:23.480><c> any</c><00:34:23.719><c> of</c><00:34:23.860><c> the</c><00:34:24.000><c> 10</c><00:34:24.219><c> commandments.</c> 00:34:27.079 --> 00:34:31.199 You<00:34:27.539><c> lack</c><00:34:27.800><c> one</c><00:34:28.099><c> thing.</c><00:34:28.500><c> You</c><00:34:28.639><c> know</c><00:34:28.800><c> all</c><00:34:29.139><c> these</c><00:34:29.440><c> words.</c><00:34:30.900><c> You've</c> 00:34:31.199 --> 00:34:34.260 been<00:34:31.440><c> practicing</c><00:34:32.079><c> laws.</c><00:34:33.739><c> But</c><00:34:33.880><c> you</c><00:34:34.000><c> don't</c> 00:34:34.260 --> 00:34:38.960 understand.<00:34:35.619><c> You</c><00:34:35.880><c> lack</c><00:34:36.059><c> one</c><00:34:36.400><c> thing.</c><00:34:37.840><c> He</c><00:34:37.900><c> says,</c><00:34:38.000><c> I'll</c><00:34:38.079><c> show</c><00:34:38.219><c> you</c><00:34:38.300><c> how</c><00:34:38.500><c> simple</c><00:34:38.760><c> it</c> 00:34:38.960 --> 00:34:41.000 is.<00:34:40.059><c> All</c><00:34:40.219><c> you've</c><00:34:40.480><c> got</c><00:34:40.579><c> to</c><00:34:40.780><c> do,</c> 00:34:41.039 --> 00:34:46.579 if<00:34:41.199><c> you</c><00:34:41.380><c> want</c><00:34:41.480><c> to</c><00:34:41.599><c> be</c><00:34:41.780><c> perfect,</c><00:34:42.679><c> sell</c><00:34:42.900><c> all</c><00:34:43.139><c> that</c><00:34:43.320><c> you</c><00:34:43.539><c> have.</c><00:34:45.960><c> Give</c><00:34:46.440><c> it</c> 00:34:46.579 --> 00:34:51.619 to<00:34:46.699><c> the</c><00:34:46.920><c> poor.</c><00:34:49.159><c> Come,</c><00:34:50.340><c> follow</c><00:34:50.599><c> me.</c> 00:34:51.659 --> 00:34:54.639 But<00:34:51.840><c> I've</c><00:34:52.139><c> been</c><00:34:52.679><c> following</c><00:34:53.139><c> you.</c><00:34:53.500><c> I've</c><00:34:53.760><c> been</c><00:34:54.000><c> keeping</c><00:34:54.360><c> all</c> 00:34:54.639 --> 00:34:56.820 these<00:34:54.900><c> laws</c><00:34:55.300><c> and</c><00:34:55.480><c> these</c><00:34:55.739><c> commandments.</c> 00:34:58.719 --> 00:35:02.360 You've<00:34:59.199><c> been</c><00:34:59.360><c> living</c><00:34:59.639><c> in</c><00:34:59.900><c> the</c><00:35:00.039><c> lust</c><00:35:00.239><c> of</c><00:35:00.440><c> the</c><00:35:00.659><c> flesh,</c><00:35:01.960><c> the</c><00:35:02.159><c> lust</c> 00:35:02.360 --> 00:35:04.440 of<00:35:02.559><c> the</c><00:35:02.719><c> eye</c><00:35:02.860><c> and</c><00:35:02.960><c> the</c><00:35:03.159><c> pride</c><00:35:03.320><c> of</c><00:35:03.559><c> life.</c> 00:35:05.139 --> 00:35:07.260 You've<00:35:05.699><c> not</c><00:35:06.000><c> died.</c> 00:35:10.340 --> 00:35:16.019 Sell<00:35:10.400><c> all</c><00:35:10.639><c> that</c><00:35:10.780><c> you</c><00:35:11.019><c> have.</c><00:35:12.679><c> Come,</c><00:35:14.599><c> follow</c><00:35:14.960><c> me.</c> 00:35:17.179 --> 00:35:29.639 Sell.<00:35:19.460><c> Give.</c><00:35:21.039><c> Come.</c><00:35:22.780><c> Take</c><00:35:23.059><c> up.</c><00:35:24.579><c> Follow.</c><00:35:26.119><c> You</c><00:35:26.539><c> want</c><00:35:26.960><c> a</c><00:35:28.739><c> formula</c> 00:35:29.639 --> 00:35:32.000 for<00:35:30.000><c> eternal</c><00:35:30.360><c> life?</c><00:35:30.800><c> There</c><00:35:30.940><c> it</c><00:35:31.119><c> is.</c> 00:35:32.260 --> 00:35:35.860 No,<00:35:32.800><c> he</c><00:35:32.860><c> didn't</c><00:35:33.119><c> say</c><00:35:33.440><c> that</c><00:35:33.659><c> to</c><00:35:33.980><c> everybody</c><00:35:34.320><c> who</c><00:35:34.619><c> ever</c><00:35:35.000><c> existed.</c> 00:35:36.099 --> 00:35:40.340 He<00:35:36.219><c> didn't</c><00:35:36.440><c> tell</c><00:35:36.719><c> everyone</c><00:35:37.179><c> to</c><00:35:37.519><c> sell</c><00:35:37.739><c> all</c><00:35:38.000><c> that</c><00:35:38.179><c> you</c><00:35:38.440><c> have.</c><00:35:38.860><c> Oh,</c><00:35:39.059><c> but</c><00:35:39.199><c> he</c><00:35:39.300><c> did.</c> 00:35:41.239 --> 00:35:44.860 What<00:35:41.480><c> have</c><00:35:41.599><c> you</c><00:35:41.800><c> got</c><00:35:42.280><c> that</c><00:35:42.559><c> is</c><00:35:42.800><c> standing</c><00:35:43.000><c> between</c><00:35:43.440><c> you</c><00:35:43.719><c> and</c><00:35:43.800><c> Jesus?</c> 00:35:46.019 --> 00:35:50.000 What<00:35:46.219><c> is</c><00:35:46.500><c> standing</c><00:35:46.739><c> between</c><00:35:47.099><c> you</c><00:35:47.360><c> and</c><00:35:47.460><c> Jesus?</c><00:35:49.440><c> Nobody</c><00:35:49.679><c> can</c> 00:35:50.000 --> 00:35:51.429 answer<00:35:50.239><c> that</c><00:35:50.480><c> but</c><00:35:50.659><c> you.</c> 00:35:53.199 --> 00:35:57.400 Well,<00:35:53.360><c> here</c><00:35:53.480><c> we</c><00:35:53.739><c> are</c><00:35:54.679><c> kneeling</c><00:35:55.380><c> at</c><00:35:55.639><c> Jesus'</c><00:35:56.679><c> feet.</c> 00:36:00.360 --> 00:36:02.840 Lord,<00:36:01.039><c> what</c><00:36:01.320><c> do</c><00:36:01.579><c> we</c><00:36:01.780><c> lack?</c> 00:36:06.940 --> 00:36:17.920 Sell<00:36:07.539><c> all</c><00:36:08.139><c> that</c><00:36:08.300><c> you</c><00:36:08.539><c> have.</c><00:36:10.719><c> Give</c><00:36:11.320><c> to</c><00:36:12.960><c> the</c><00:36:13.260><c> poor.</c><00:36:14.380><c> And</c><00:36:14.500><c> who's</c><00:36:14.739><c> not</c><00:36:15.039><c> poor</c><00:36:15.340><c> in</c><00:36:15.559><c> this</c><00:36:15.800><c> world?</c><00:36:17.300><c> Is</c><00:36:17.539><c> this</c><00:36:17.760><c> a</c> 00:36:17.920 --> 00:36:19.460 rich<00:36:18.199><c> congregation?</c> 00:36:21.480 --> 00:36:28.119 It's<00:36:22.880><c> poor</c><00:36:23.380><c> in</c><00:36:23.940><c> the</c><00:36:24.239><c> spirit,</c><00:36:25.300><c> unless</c><00:36:26.199><c> it's</c><00:36:27.000><c> been</c><00:36:27.300><c> receiving</c> 00:36:28.119 --> 00:36:32.159 from<00:36:28.920><c> God,</c><00:36:30.239><c> the</c><00:36:30.360><c> spirit</c><00:36:30.619><c> of</c><00:36:30.920><c> life.</c> 00:36:34.019 --> 00:36:39.039 Because<00:36:34.320><c> wealth</c><00:36:34.960><c> never</c><00:36:35.659><c> determines,</c><00:36:37.260><c> mammon</c><00:36:37.599><c> never</c><00:36:38.039><c> decides</c> 00:36:39.039 --> 00:36:43.599 how<00:36:41.019><c> rich</c><00:36:42.039><c> you</c><00:36:42.400><c> are.</c> 00:36:44.960 --> 00:36:51.800 The<00:36:45.880><c> richest</c><00:36:46.340><c> person</c><00:36:46.840><c> in</c><00:36:47.039><c> the</c><00:36:47.219><c> temple</c><00:36:47.760><c> had</c><00:36:48.179><c> two</c><00:36:48.500><c> pence,</c><00:36:51.559><c> and</c> 00:36:51.800 --> 00:36:56.599 it<00:36:51.860><c> wasn't</c><00:36:52.159><c> hers.</c><00:36:53.460><c> She</c><00:36:54.239><c> gave</c><00:36:54.599><c> it.</c> 00:36:56.699 --> 00:37:04.219 She<00:36:57.039><c> cast</c><00:36:57.460><c> in</c><00:36:57.679><c> more</c><00:36:57.960><c> than</c><00:36:58.179><c> all</c><00:36:58.539><c> they</c><00:36:58.940><c> who</c><00:36:59.659><c> made</c><00:36:59.900><c> the</c><00:37:00.219><c> loud</c><00:37:00.599><c> trumpet</c><00:37:01.360><c> sound.</c><00:37:03.739><c> She</c> 00:37:04.219 --> 00:37:08.300 came<00:37:04.880><c> to</c><00:37:05.380><c> Jesus</c><00:37:05.960><c> as</c><00:37:06.340><c> she</c><00:37:06.780><c> was.</c> 00:37:09.380 --> 00:37:15.280 And<00:37:09.940><c> she</c><00:37:10.219><c> took</c><00:37:10.559><c> up</c><00:37:11.000><c> her</c><00:37:11.420><c> cross.</c><00:37:14.019><c> Followed</c><00:37:14.320><c> him.</c> 00:37:17.260 --> 00:37:23.559 That's<00:37:17.500><c> what</c><00:37:17.599><c> he</c><00:37:17.760><c> said</c><00:37:17.960><c> here.</c><00:37:18.960><c> What</c><00:37:19.139><c> a</c><00:37:19.380><c> burden</c><00:37:19.719><c> riches</c><00:37:20.059><c> are.</c><00:37:20.440><c> Don't</c><00:37:20.739><c> trust</c><00:37:21.239><c> them.</c><00:37:22.199><c> They're</c><00:37:22.500><c> a</c><00:37:22.679><c> mess.</c> 00:37:23.980 --> 00:37:29.539 The<00:37:24.179><c> 24th</c><00:37:24.860><c> verse</c><00:37:25.059><c> he</c><00:37:25.340><c> tells</c><00:37:25.599><c> us.</c><00:37:26.079><c> They're</c><00:37:26.380><c> a</c><00:37:26.539><c> mess.</c><00:37:28.619><c> The</c><00:37:28.820><c> 25th</c> 00:37:29.539 --> 00:37:31.920 how<00:37:29.679><c> hard</c><00:37:29.960><c> it</c><00:37:30.139><c> is.</c><00:37:30.360><c> And</c><00:37:30.460><c> the</c><00:37:30.699><c> 26th</c><00:37:31.400><c> when</c><00:37:31.519><c> he</c><00:37:31.699><c> said,</c> 00:37:32.280 --> 00:37:36.840 the<00:37:32.380><c> apostles,</c><00:37:33.079><c> they</c><00:37:33.079><c> were</c><00:37:33.360><c> astonished</c><00:37:34.079><c> out</c><00:37:34.320><c> of</c><00:37:34.539><c> measure,</c><00:37:34.960><c> saying,</c><00:37:35.039><c> well,</c><00:37:35.760><c> who</c><00:37:36.039><c> then</c><00:37:36.239><c> can</c><00:37:36.460><c> be</c> 00:37:36.840 --> 00:37:37.500 saved?<00:37:37.260><c> Yeah,</c> 00:37:37.500 --> 00:37:42.840 who<00:37:37.820><c> can</c><00:37:38.300><c> be?</c><00:37:38.639><c> Nobody.</c><00:37:40.179><c> There's</c><00:37:40.440><c> no</c><00:37:40.699><c> way</c><00:37:40.920><c> you</c><00:37:41.059><c> can</c><00:37:41.320><c> be</c><00:37:41.639><c> saved.</c> 00:37:44.019 --> 00:37:46.400 If<00:37:44.159><c> the</c><00:37:44.400><c> apostles,</c><00:37:45.000><c> the</c><00:37:45.239><c> disciples</c><00:37:45.719><c> of</c><00:37:45.960><c> Jesus</c> 00:37:46.400 --> 00:37:50.179 Christ<00:37:46.760><c> who</c><00:37:46.900><c> are</c><00:37:47.039><c> with</c><00:37:47.219><c> him</c><00:37:47.360><c> were</c><00:37:47.579><c> so</c><00:37:48.400><c> astounded</c><00:37:49.099><c> at</c><00:37:49.340><c> this,</c><00:37:49.679><c> are</c><00:37:49.860><c> we</c> 00:37:50.179 --> 00:37:51.719 or<00:37:50.340><c> do</c><00:37:50.519><c> we</c><00:37:50.699><c> just</c><00:37:50.940><c> shove</c><00:37:51.099><c> the</c><00:37:51.320><c> words</c><00:37:51.519><c> in</c> 00:37:51.719 --> 00:37:56.780 the<00:37:51.860><c> back</c><00:37:52.000><c> of</c><00:37:52.219><c> our</c><00:37:52.420><c> minds</c><00:37:52.719><c> someplace?</c><00:37:55.579><c> Oh,</c><00:37:56.039><c> my</c><00:37:56.219><c> brethren</c><00:37:56.519><c> and</c> 00:37:56.780 --> 00:38:01.860 sisters,<00:37:57.880><c> sell</c><00:37:58.139><c> all</c><00:37:58.559><c> that</c><00:37:58.860><c> you</c><00:37:59.239><c> have</c><00:38:00.179><c> and</c><00:38:00.900><c> give</c><00:38:01.280><c> unto</c> 00:38:01.860 --> 00:38:12.000 the<00:38:02.559><c> poor.</c><00:38:06.280><c> Our</c><00:38:06.539><c> truth</c><00:38:06.840><c> core</c><00:38:07.500><c> is</c><00:38:10.639><c> trying</c><00:38:10.960><c> to</c><00:38:11.179><c> make</c><00:38:11.340><c> a</c><00:38:11.579><c> start</c><00:38:11.800><c> in</c> 00:38:12.000 --> 00:38:12.980 their<00:38:12.199><c> life.</c> 00:38:17.119 --> 00:38:21.739 It's<00:38:17.360><c> impossible</c><00:38:17.920><c> for</c><00:38:18.119><c> us</c><00:38:18.360><c> to</c><00:38:18.539><c> do</c><00:38:18.739><c> this,</c><00:38:19.679><c> but</c><00:38:20.860><c> with</c><00:38:21.159><c> God</c><00:38:21.440><c> it's</c> 00:38:21.739 --> 00:38:25.980 not.<00:38:23.480><c> God</c><00:38:23.840><c> can</c><00:38:24.099><c> take</c><00:38:24.360><c> a</c><00:38:24.519><c> whole</c><00:38:24.659><c> of</c><00:38:24.840><c> your</c><00:38:24.980><c> life.</c> 00:38:26.280 --> 00:38:29.360 God<00:38:26.900><c> can</c><00:38:27.199><c> give</c><00:38:27.360><c> you</c><00:38:27.619><c> everything</c><00:38:27.900><c> you've</c><00:38:28.099><c> ever</c><00:38:28.440><c> dreamed</c><00:38:28.760><c> of.</c> 00:38:29.760 --> 00:38:33.300 Not<00:38:30.000><c> just</c><00:38:30.300><c> in</c><00:38:30.519><c> the</c><00:38:30.699><c> future</c><00:38:31.159><c> today</c><00:38:31.920><c> as</c><00:38:32.300><c> well,</c> 00:38:33.639 --> 00:38:40.320 because<00:38:33.940><c> the</c><00:38:34.280><c> promise</c><00:38:34.619><c> is</c><00:38:35.019><c> for</c><00:38:35.360><c> now</c><00:38:35.940><c> and</c><00:38:36.460><c> then.</c><00:38:39.460><c> You</c><00:38:39.800><c> know,</c><00:38:40.179><c> I</c> 00:38:40.320 --> 00:38:41.579 have<00:38:40.519><c> one</c><00:38:40.760><c> brother</c> 00:38:43.599 --> 00:38:46.739 and<00:38:44.219><c> he</c><00:38:44.400><c> walked</c><00:38:44.659><c> away</c><00:38:44.900><c> from</c><00:38:45.139><c> God</c><00:38:45.400><c> at</c><00:38:45.699><c> 17.</c> 00:38:51.219 --> 00:38:53.739 That's<00:38:51.840><c> not</c><00:38:52.079><c> true,</c><00:38:52.420><c> is</c><00:38:52.519><c> it?</c> 00:38:55.480 --> 00:39:04.960 I<00:38:56.139><c> have</c><00:38:56.619><c> many</c><00:38:57.079><c> brethren</c><00:38:58.360><c> and</c><00:38:59.679><c> sisters,</c><00:39:01.880><c> mothers</c><00:39:02.599><c> and</c><00:39:04.320><c> fathers</c> 00:39:04.960 --> 00:39:07.679 and<00:39:06.400><c> children,</c> 00:39:08.719 --> 00:39:15.099 all<00:39:09.119><c> given</c><00:39:09.360><c> to</c><00:39:09.599><c> me</c><00:39:09.719><c> by</c><00:39:10.000><c> God</c><00:39:10.460><c> for</c><00:39:11.079><c> nothing</c><00:39:11.400><c> I've</c><00:39:11.699><c> done,</c><00:39:13.199><c> nothing.</c><00:39:14.780><c> I've</c> 00:39:15.099 --> 00:39:17.460 been<00:39:15.280><c> made</c><00:39:15.599><c> rich</c><00:39:15.960><c> beyond</c><00:39:16.360><c> measure.</c> 00:39:18.320 --> 00:39:22.699 I<00:39:18.480><c> know</c><00:39:18.760><c> people,</c><00:39:20.059><c> my</c><00:39:20.420><c> relatives</c><00:39:20.900><c> in</c><00:39:21.340><c> Jesus</c><00:39:21.860><c> Christ</c><00:39:22.300><c> who</c><00:39:22.500><c> would</c> 00:39:22.699 --> 00:39:25.159 lay<00:39:22.940><c> down</c><00:39:23.239><c> their</c><00:39:23.519><c> life</c><00:39:23.840><c> for</c><00:39:24.139><c> me.</c> 00:39:25.659 --> 00:39:31.760 I<00:39:26.260><c> know</c><00:39:26.460><c> I'll</c><00:39:26.840><c> never</c><00:39:27.099><c> go</c><00:39:27.440><c> hungry.</c><00:39:30.179><c> I'll</c><00:39:30.739><c> know</c><00:39:30.800><c> I</c><00:39:31.099><c> never</c><00:39:31.539><c> will</c> 00:39:31.760 --> 00:39:36.400 go<00:39:32.059><c> hungry</c><00:39:32.760><c> if</c><00:39:34.199><c> my</c><00:39:34.480><c> brethren</c><00:39:34.760><c> and</c><00:39:35.039><c> sisters</c><00:39:35.300><c> know</c><00:39:35.599><c> me.</c> 00:39:38.579 --> 00:39:43.699 And<00:39:39.019><c> so</c><00:39:39.199><c> do</c><00:39:39.380><c> you.</c><00:39:40.500><c> Have</c><00:39:40.619><c> that</c><00:39:41.059><c> same</c><00:39:41.400><c> conviction.</c><00:39:43.219><c> You've</c><00:39:43.539><c> been</c> 00:39:43.699 --> 00:39:46.760 given<00:39:43.940><c> so</c><00:39:44.380><c> much</c><00:39:44.619><c> now.</c><00:39:45.340><c> If</c><00:39:45.579><c> you</c><00:39:45.840><c> never</c><00:39:46.179><c> got</c><00:39:46.519><c> the</c> 00:39:46.760 --> 00:39:49.539 kingdom<00:39:47.079><c> of</c><00:39:47.400><c> God,</c><00:39:47.719><c> you've</c><00:39:47.980><c> been</c><00:39:48.099><c> given</c><00:39:48.360><c> so</c><00:39:48.860><c> much</c><00:39:49.099><c> more</c><00:39:49.380><c> than</c> 00:39:49.539 --> 00:39:53.320 this<00:39:49.800><c> whole</c><00:39:50.139><c> world</c><00:39:50.780><c> will</c><00:39:51.199><c> ever</c><00:39:51.440><c> realize.</c><00:39:53.059><c> But</c> 00:39:53.320 --> 00:39:58.639 you're<00:39:53.519><c> offered</c><00:39:53.900><c> much</c><00:39:54.400><c> more.</c><00:39:56.340><c> Those</c><00:39:56.739><c> angels</c><00:39:57.260><c> who</c><00:39:57.480><c> are</c><00:39:57.719><c> surrounding</c><00:39:58.139><c> us</c><00:39:58.480><c> in</c> 00:39:58.639 --> 00:39:59.800 this<00:39:58.900><c> room,</c> 00:40:00.360 --> 00:40:03.000 who<00:40:00.539><c> are</c><00:40:00.739><c> leading</c><00:40:01.019><c> us</c><00:40:01.320><c> in</c><00:40:01.480><c> the</c><00:40:01.639><c> way</c><00:40:01.760><c> of</c><00:40:02.059><c> life,</c><00:40:02.300><c> who</c><00:40:02.500><c> are</c><00:40:02.719><c> trying</c> 00:40:03.000 --> 00:40:06.039 to<00:40:03.380><c> develop</c><00:40:03.679><c> and</c><00:40:04.000><c> nurture</c><00:40:04.320><c> us,</c><00:40:04.920><c> who</c><00:40:04.920><c> are</c> 00:40:06.039 --> 00:40:15.980 taking<00:40:06.500><c> care</c><00:40:06.880><c> of</c><00:40:07.099><c> us,</c><00:40:10.019><c> you're</c><00:40:10.440><c> going</c><00:40:10.579><c> to</c><00:40:10.780><c> meet</c><00:40:11.000><c> one</c><00:40:11.380><c> day</c><00:40:11.920><c> and</c><00:40:13.099><c> they're</c><00:40:13.400><c> going</c><00:40:13.579><c> to</c><00:40:13.760><c> recount</c><00:40:14.260><c> to</c><00:40:14.519><c> you,</c><00:40:14.840><c> I</c><00:40:15.119><c> think,</c> 00:40:16.619 --> 00:40:21.019 what's<00:40:16.880><c> been</c><00:40:17.139><c> going</c><00:40:17.380><c> on</c><00:40:17.599><c> in</c><00:40:17.840><c> here.</c><00:40:20.400><c> They're</c><00:40:20.559><c> going</c><00:40:20.699><c> to</c><00:40:20.860><c> show</c> 00:40:21.019 --> 00:40:22.599 you<00:40:21.179><c> for</c><00:40:21.360><c> what</c><00:40:21.500><c> you</c><00:40:21.699><c> really</c><00:40:22.059><c> were</c> 00:40:22.599 --> 00:40:28.420 and<00:40:23.300><c> why</c><00:40:23.639><c> they</c><00:40:23.860><c> were</c><00:40:24.000><c> so</c><00:40:24.380><c> happy</c><00:40:24.820><c> when</c><00:40:25.019><c> you</c><00:40:25.320><c> turned</c><00:40:25.599><c> from</c><00:40:25.960><c> one</c><00:40:26.260><c> sin.</c><00:40:27.920><c> Because,</c><00:40:28.239><c> you</c><00:40:28.239><c> know,</c><00:40:28.320><c> I</c> 00:40:28.420 --> 00:40:29.059 don't<00:40:28.639><c> think</c><00:40:28.780><c> they</c> 00:40:29.059 --> 00:40:31.739 know<00:40:29.320><c> when</c><00:40:29.460><c> you're</c><00:40:29.639><c> going</c><00:40:29.800><c> to</c><00:40:29.960><c> turn</c><00:40:30.159><c> from</c><00:40:30.440><c> a</c><00:40:30.599><c> sin.</c><00:40:31.420><c> And</c><00:40:31.500><c> that's</c> 00:40:31.739 --> 00:40:33.920 why<00:40:31.900><c> they're</c><00:40:32.179><c> such</c><00:40:32.420><c> rejoicing</c><00:40:33.179><c> in</c><00:40:33.380><c> heaven</c><00:40:33.599><c> over</c> 00:40:33.920 --> 00:40:37.199 one<00:40:34.340><c> sinner</c><00:40:34.579><c> that</c><00:40:34.880><c> repents</c><00:40:35.639><c> because</c><00:40:36.099><c> their</c><00:40:36.460><c> work</c><00:40:36.719><c> has</c><00:40:36.940><c> come</c> 00:40:37.199 --> 00:40:40.679 to<00:40:37.420><c> fruition.</c><00:40:38.940><c> They</c><00:40:39.119><c> now</c><00:40:39.360><c> have</c><00:40:39.659><c> seen</c><00:40:39.900><c> and</c><00:40:40.179><c> rejoiced</c> 00:40:40.679 --> 00:40:44.019 that<00:40:41.119><c> we</c><00:40:41.420><c> couldn't</c><00:40:41.719><c> force</c><00:40:42.280><c> them</c><00:40:42.519><c> to</c><00:40:42.820><c> become</c><00:40:43.239><c> God</c><00:40:43.719><c>-like,</c><00:40:43.880><c> but</c> 00:40:44.019 --> 00:40:48.000 they<00:40:44.260><c> want</c><00:40:44.579><c> to</c><00:40:45.000><c> and</c><00:40:45.300><c> they</c><00:40:45.739><c> accepted</c><00:40:45.980><c> it</c><00:40:46.400><c> and</c><00:40:46.519><c> they</c><00:40:46.920><c> rejoice.</c> 00:40:48.300 --> 00:40:52.579 Now<00:40:48.679><c> in</c><00:40:48.880><c> the</c><00:40:49.139><c> kingdom</c><00:40:49.440><c> age,</c><00:40:50.920><c> when</c><00:40:51.159><c> Jesus</c><00:40:51.639><c> Christ</c><00:40:52.019><c> comes</c><00:40:52.320><c> with</c> 00:40:52.579 --> 00:40:55.340 all<00:40:52.860><c> his</c><00:40:53.059><c> holy</c><00:40:53.420><c> angels,</c><00:40:54.559><c> you're</c><00:40:54.739><c> going</c><00:40:54.840><c> to</c><00:40:54.980><c> meet</c> 00:40:55.340 --> 00:41:03.599 that<00:40:55.860><c> angel.</c><00:40:58.800><c> Why</c><00:40:59.159><c> not?</c><00:41:01.599><c> He's</c><00:41:01.960><c> going</c><00:41:02.099><c> to</c><00:41:02.260><c> turn</c><00:41:02.500><c> over</c><00:41:02.760><c> the</c><00:41:03.000><c> reins</c><00:41:03.320><c> of</c> 00:41:03.599 --> 00:41:05.320 this<00:41:03.880><c> kingdom</c><00:41:04.239><c> to</c><00:41:04.519><c> you</c> 00:41:07.559 --> 00:41:10.119 because<00:41:08.159><c> the</c><00:41:08.460><c> angels</c><00:41:08.599><c> have</c><00:41:08.840><c> nothing</c><00:41:09.079><c> to</c><00:41:09.280><c> do</c><00:41:09.400><c> with</c><00:41:09.539><c> the</c><00:41:09.739><c> future</c> 00:41:10.119 --> 00:41:12.139 kingdom.<00:41:10.519><c> That's</c><00:41:10.920><c> your</c><00:41:11.179><c> job.</c> 00:41:12.179 --> 00:41:14.980 You<00:41:12.559><c> have</c><00:41:12.780><c> to</c><00:41:12.940><c> take</c><00:41:13.260><c> their</c><00:41:13.699><c> job</c><00:41:14.099><c> over.</c> 00:41:18.320 --> 00:41:23.400 You're<00:41:18.460><c> going</c><00:41:18.619><c> to</c><00:41:18.780><c> meet</c><00:41:19.119><c> Jesus</c><00:41:19.699><c> Christ,</c><00:41:22.079><c> the</c><00:41:22.239><c> brother</c><00:41:22.699><c> of</c><00:41:23.019><c> all</c> 00:41:23.400 --> 00:41:26.179 brothers,<00:41:24.980><c> your</c><00:41:25.300><c> friend.</c> 00:41:30.920 --> 00:41:33.760 With<00:41:31.219><c> God,</c><00:41:31.739><c> all</c><00:41:31.940><c> things</c><00:41:32.199><c> are</c><00:41:32.500><c> possible.</c> 00:41:34.340 --> 00:41:39.159 And<00:41:35.219><c> as</c><00:41:35.460><c> we</c><00:41:35.619><c> said</c><00:41:35.820><c> yesterday,</c><00:41:37.039><c> this</c><00:41:37.280><c> is</c><00:41:37.519><c> the</c><00:41:37.760><c> place</c><00:41:38.260><c> that</c><00:41:38.780><c> we</c> 00:41:39.159 --> 00:41:44.139 start.<00:41:41.239><c> Look</c><00:41:41.380><c> at</c><00:41:41.539><c> Galatians,</c><00:41:42.260><c> the</c><00:41:42.260><c> sixth</c><00:41:42.559><c> chapter.</c> 00:41:44.739 --> 00:41:47.719 Galatians<00:41:45.400><c> chapter</c><00:41:45.800><c> 6.</c> 00:41:59.920 --> 00:42:01.659 Verse<00:42:00.539><c> 12.</c> 00:42:02.380 --> 00:42:05.739 As<00:42:03.000><c> many</c><00:42:03.320><c> as</c><00:42:03.559><c> desire</c><00:42:03.940><c> to</c><00:42:04.159><c> make</c><00:42:04.320><c> a</c><00:42:04.579><c> fair</c><00:42:04.780><c> show</c><00:42:05.039><c> in</c><00:42:05.219><c> the</c><00:42:05.460><c> flesh,</c> 00:42:06.019 --> 00:42:08.900 they<00:42:06.199><c> constrain</c><00:42:06.900><c> you</c><00:42:07.159><c> to</c><00:42:07.300><c> be</c><00:42:07.699><c> circumcised,</c> 00:42:09.139 --> 00:42:14.519 only<00:42:09.579><c> lest</c><00:42:09.900><c> they</c><00:42:10.159><c> should</c><00:42:10.400><c> suffer</c><00:42:10.800><c> persecution</c><00:42:11.739><c> for</c><00:42:12.199><c> the</c><00:42:12.500><c> cross</c><00:42:12.820><c> of</c><00:42:13.179><c> Christ.</c> 00:42:15.320 --> 00:42:18.400 For<00:42:16.000><c> neither</c><00:42:16.300><c> they</c><00:42:16.559><c> themselves</c><00:42:17.099><c> who</c><00:42:17.300><c> are</c><00:42:17.559><c> circumcised</c><00:42:18.099><c> keep</c> 00:42:18.400 --> 00:42:21.719 the<00:42:18.619><c> law,</c><00:42:19.159><c> but</c><00:42:19.440><c> desire</c><00:42:19.960><c> to</c><00:42:20.239><c> have</c><00:42:20.440><c> you</c><00:42:20.780><c> circumcised,</c> 00:42:21.960 --> 00:42:26.960 that<00:42:22.139><c> they</c><00:42:22.480><c> may</c><00:42:22.699><c> glory</c><00:42:23.059><c> in</c><00:42:23.300><c> your</c><00:42:23.760><c> flesh.</c><00:42:25.199><c> But</c><00:42:25.420><c> God</c><00:42:25.900><c> forbid</c><00:42:26.480><c> that</c><00:42:26.699><c> I</c> 00:42:26.960 --> 00:42:28.659 should<00:42:27.139><c> glory</c><00:42:27.579><c> save</c><00:42:28.019><c> in</c><00:42:28.219><c> the</c><00:42:28.460><c> cross</c> 00:42:28.659 --> 00:42:35.079 of<00:42:28.860><c> our</c><00:42:29.000><c> Lord</c><00:42:29.280><c> Jesus</c><00:42:29.739><c> Christ,</c><00:42:30.699><c> by</c><00:42:30.900><c> whom</c><00:42:31.099><c> the</c><00:42:31.440><c> world</c><00:42:31.820><c> is</c><00:42:32.119><c> crucified</c><00:42:32.639><c> unto</c><00:42:32.900><c> me</c><00:42:33.699><c> and</c><00:42:34.460><c> I</c> 00:42:35.079 --> 00:42:36.219 unto<00:42:35.300><c> the</c><00:42:35.579><c> world.</c> 00:42:36.679 --> 00:42:41.460 For<00:42:36.940><c> in</c><00:42:37.280><c> Christ</c><00:42:37.639><c> Jesus</c><00:42:38.119><c> neither</c><00:42:38.559><c> circumcision</c><00:42:39.320><c> availeth</c><00:42:39.840><c> anything</c><00:42:40.239><c> nor</c><00:42:40.579><c> uncircumcision,</c> 00:42:41.460 --> 00:42:45.840 but<00:42:41.880><c> a</c><00:42:42.300><c> new</c><00:42:42.619><c> creature.</c><00:42:44.119><c> And</c><00:42:44.300><c> as</c><00:42:44.500><c> many</c><00:42:44.719><c> as</c><00:42:45.019><c> walk</c><00:42:45.199><c> according</c><00:42:45.559><c> to</c> 00:42:45.840 --> 00:42:49.980 this<00:42:46.099><c> rule,</c><00:42:46.940><c> peace</c><00:42:47.179><c> on</c><00:42:47.559><c> them</c><00:42:48.059><c> and</c><00:42:48.639><c> mercy</c> 00:42:50.280 --> 00:42:56.800 and<00:42:50.920><c> upon</c><00:42:51.239><c> the</c><00:42:51.639><c> Israel</c><00:42:52.199><c> of</c><00:42:52.659><c> God.</c><00:42:55.139><c> So</c><00:42:55.360><c> he</c><00:42:55.440><c> says,</c><00:42:55.659><c> henceforth</c><00:42:56.260><c> let</c><00:42:56.500><c> no</c> 00:42:56.800 --> 00:42:59.599 man<00:42:57.019><c> trouble</c><00:42:57.340><c> me,</c><00:42:57.639><c> for</c><00:42:57.780><c> I</c><00:42:58.079><c> bear</c><00:42:58.300><c> in</c><00:42:58.460><c> my</c><00:42:58.780><c> body</c> 00:42:59.760 --> 00:43:06.079 the<00:43:00.400><c> marks</c><00:43:01.039><c> of</c><00:43:02.320><c> the</c><00:43:02.519><c> Lord</c><00:43:02.860><c> Jesus.</c><00:43:04.679><c> And</c><00:43:05.000><c> he</c><00:43:05.079><c> had</c><00:43:05.260><c> the</c><00:43:05.659><c> stripes</c> 00:43:06.079 --> 00:43:07.960 to<00:43:06.460><c> prove</c><00:43:06.619><c> it,</c><00:43:06.860><c> didn't</c><00:43:07.139><c> he?</c> 00:43:08.559 --> 00:43:16.599 He<00:43:09.159><c> laid</c><00:43:09.460><c> down</c><00:43:09.800><c> his</c><00:43:10.059><c> life</c><00:43:10.440><c> for</c><00:43:10.719><c> his</c><00:43:11.039><c> Lord.</c><00:43:12.800><c> He</c><00:43:13.000><c> surrendered</c><00:43:13.380><c> himself</c><00:43:14.000><c> completely</c><00:43:14.760><c> and</c><00:43:15.219><c> wholly</c><00:43:15.739><c> to</c> 00:43:16.599 --> 00:43:17.699 the<00:43:16.900><c> cross.</c> 00:43:19.260 --> 00:43:22.159 And<00:43:19.440><c> the</c><00:43:19.619><c> world</c><00:43:19.900><c> was</c><00:43:20.300><c> crucified</c><00:43:20.920><c> unto</c><00:43:21.159><c> him,</c><00:43:21.440><c> because</c><00:43:21.739><c> what's</c> 00:43:22.159 --> 00:43:23.719 the<00:43:22.360><c> world?</c><00:43:22.679><c> We</c><00:43:22.860><c> all</c><00:43:23.199><c> know</c><00:43:23.380><c> it.</c> 00:43:23.860 --> 00:43:28.000 The<00:43:24.199><c> world</c><00:43:24.460><c> is</c><00:43:24.639><c> those</c><00:43:24.960><c> three</c><00:43:25.400><c> things</c><00:43:25.659><c> that</c><00:43:25.820><c> will</c><00:43:26.019><c> lead</c><00:43:26.179><c> us</c><00:43:26.400><c> into</c><00:43:26.719><c> sin,</c><00:43:27.739><c> and</c> 00:43:28.000 --> 00:43:30.260 that's<00:43:28.480><c> crucified</c><00:43:29.159><c> unto</c><00:43:29.539><c> him,</c> 00:43:30.639 --> 00:43:33.579 and<00:43:30.940><c> he</c><00:43:31.179><c> unto</c><00:43:31.360><c> the</c><00:43:31.659><c> world.</c><00:43:31.960><c> The</c><00:43:32.139><c> world</c><00:43:32.400><c> can't</c><00:43:32.820><c> understand</c><00:43:33.380><c> why</c> 00:43:33.579 --> 00:43:35.280 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if</c><00:43:50.840><c> it</c><00:43:50.980><c> ever</c><00:43:51.219><c> does,</c><00:43:52.659><c> if</c><00:43:52.820><c> you</c><00:43:53.019><c> find</c><00:43:53.400><c> the</c><00:43:53.639><c> people</c><00:43:53.880><c> around</c><00:43:54.239><c> you</c><00:43:54.500><c> starting</c><00:43:54.820><c> to</c> 00:43:55.300 --> 00:43:56.679 agree<00:43:55.579><c> with</c><00:43:55.880><c> you,</c> 00:43:57.119 --> 00:43:59.300 starting<00:43:57.340><c> to</c><00:43:57.579><c> think</c><00:43:57.699><c> you're</c><00:43:57.880><c> doing</c><00:43:58.099><c> pretty</c><00:43:58.500><c> good,</c> 00:44:01.659 --> 00:44:07.539 weigh<00:44:02.500><c> your</c><00:44:02.739><c> heart,</c><00:44:04.619><c> weigh</c><00:44:04.659><c> your</c><00:44:04.920><c> motives,</c><00:44:06.500><c> weigh</c><00:44:06.639><c> the</c><00:44:06.920><c> direction</c><00:44:07.340><c> in</c> 00:44:07.539 --> 00:44:08.840 which<00:44:07.679><c> you're</c><00:44:07.920><c> going.</c> 00:44:10.980 --> 00:44:16.159 And<00:44:11.179><c> these</c><00:44:11.440><c> verses</c><00:44:11.840><c> tell</c><00:44:12.099><c> us</c><00:44:12.300><c> one</c><00:44:12.519><c> other</c><00:44:12.820><c> thing.</c><00:44:14.920><c> For</c><00:44:15.260><c> all</c><00:44:15.840><c> the</c> 00:44:16.159 --> 00:44:19.539 sacrifice,<00:44:18.000><c> for</c><00:44:18.260><c> all</c><00:44:18.639><c> the</c><00:44:18.940><c> endeavor</c> 00:44:19.539 --> 00:44:28.739 to<00:44:20.539><c> do</c><00:44:21.059><c> God's</c><00:44:21.679><c> will,</c><00:44:22.579><c> there</c><00:44:22.780><c> is</c><00:44:23.199><c> no</c><00:44:23.880><c> room</c><00:44:24.599><c> for</c><00:44:25.179><c> glory</c><00:44:25.659><c> in</c><00:44:26.820><c> your</c><00:44:27.400><c> cross.</c> 00:44:29.380 --> 00:44:35.340 There's<00:44:30.500><c> only</c><00:44:30.820><c> one</c><00:44:31.360><c> cross</c><00:44:31.920><c> that</c><00:44:32.199><c> has</c><00:44:32.480><c> meant</c><00:44:32.820><c> anything.</c><00:44:35.239><c> That</c> 00:44:35.340 --> 00:44:37.659 was<00:44:35.579><c> Jesus</c><00:44:35.960><c> Christ's</c><00:44:36.539><c> cross.</c> 00:44:39.940 --> 00:44:49.039 He's<00:44:40.199><c> done</c><00:44:40.400><c> the</c><00:44:40.659><c> work.</c><00:44:42.840><c> He's</c><00:44:43.119><c> made</c><00:44:43.699><c> our</c><00:44:44.900><c> little</c><00:44:45.460><c> chore</c><00:44:46.039><c> possible,</c><00:44:48.039><c> and</c> 00:44:49.039 --> 00:44:51.619 that's<00:44:49.480><c> where</c><00:44:49.679><c> the</c><00:44:49.920><c> glory</c><00:44:50.219><c> belongs.</c> 00:44:53.340 --> 00:44:58.179 Brethren<00:44:54.059><c> and</c><00:44:54.320><c> sisters,</c><00:44:54.599><c> let's</c><00:44:54.880><c> help</c><00:44:55.280><c> one</c><00:44:55.559><c> another</c><00:44:56.119><c> to</c><00:44:58.019><c> bear</c> 00:44:58.179 --> 00:44:59.400 our<00:44:58.539><c> cross</c> 00:45:01.400 --> 00:45:07.179 and<00:45:02.119><c> to</c><00:45:02.420><c> walk</c><00:45:02.800><c> with</c><00:45:03.579><c> our</c><00:45:03.820><c> Lord.</c><00:45:05.119><c> Can</c><00:45:05.260><c> we</c><00:45:05.440><c> close</c><00:45:05.719><c> with</c><00:45:05.940><c> prayer?</c> 00:45:16.719 --> 00:45:23.469 Accept<00:45:17.260><c> us,</c><00:45:17.480><c> Heavenly</c><00:45:17.780><c> Father.</c><00:45:21.480><c> Lead</c><00:45:21.780><c> us</c><00:45:22.019><c> in</c><00:45:22.179><c> the</c><00:45:22.280><c> way</c><00:45:22.480><c> of</c><00:45:22.699><c> life.</c> 00:45:26.969 --> 00:45:31.150 Take<00:45:27.550><c> our</c><00:45:27.929><c> praise,</c><00:45:29.909><c> our</c><00:45:30.110><c> thanksgiving,</c> 00:45:33.929 --> 00:45:39.289 for<00:45:34.010><c> we</c><00:45:34.269><c> recognize</c><00:45:34.869><c> that</c><00:45:35.650><c> it</c><00:45:35.949><c> is</c><00:45:36.150><c> in</c><00:45:36.349><c> Thee</c><00:45:36.630><c> and</c><00:45:36.789><c> Thee</c><00:45:37.070><c> alone</c><00:45:37.630><c> that</c><00:45:39.110><c> we</c> 00:45:39.289 --> 00:45:40.260 have<00:45:39.469><c> hope,</c> 00:45:42.090 --> 00:45:45.329 and<00:45:42.269><c> that</c><00:45:42.369><c> of</c><00:45:42.530><c> our</c><00:45:42.789><c> own</c><00:45:43.130><c> selves</c><00:45:43.489><c> we</c><00:45:43.710><c> can</c><00:45:43.949><c> do</c><00:45:44.289><c> nothing.</c> 00:45:47.809 --> 00:45:53.369 We<00:45:48.269><c> love</c><00:45:48.530><c> Thee,</c><00:45:50.929><c> and</c><00:45:51.610><c> we</c><00:45:51.789><c> love</c><00:45:51.969><c> Thy</c><00:45:52.230><c> Son.</c> 00:45:54.989 --> 00:46:01.070 And<00:45:55.510><c> we</c><00:45:55.690><c> would</c><00:45:55.889><c> do</c><00:45:56.150><c> nothing</c><00:45:57.130><c> to</c><00:45:59.250><c> cause</c><00:45:59.369><c> a</c><00:45:59.650><c> breach</c><00:45:59.909><c> between</c><00:46:00.309><c> us.</c> 00:46:03.829 --> 00:46:08.690 Thank<00:46:04.050><c> you</c><00:46:04.250><c> for</c><00:46:04.389><c> listening,</c><00:46:06.889><c> and</c><00:46:07.170><c> thank</c><00:46:07.389><c> you</c><00:46:07.570><c> for</c><00:46:07.690><c> your</c><00:46:07.929><c> care,</c> 00:46:10.530 --> 00:46:14.550 for<00:46:10.570><c> we</c><00:46:10.789><c> come</c><00:46:11.010><c> to</c><00:46:11.250><c> Thee</c><00:46:11.630><c> not</c><00:46:11.869><c> on</c><00:46:12.070><c> our</c><00:46:12.230><c> own,</c><00:46:13.909><c> but</c><00:46:14.090><c> through</c><00:46:14.369><c> our</c> 00:46:14.550 --> 00:46:17.550 Lord.<00:46:16.650><c> Amen.</c> 00:46:27.969 --> 00:46:29.869 Amen.