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Jesus</c><00:13:18.940><c> goes</c><00:13:19.240><c> up</c> 00:13:19.500 --> 00:13:20.139 to<00:13:19.639><c> the</c><00:13:19.840><c> feast.</c> 00:13:20.139 --> 00:13:26.019 Now,<00:13:21.600><c> that's</c><00:13:22.320><c> the</c><00:13:22.580><c> first</c><00:13:23.100><c> Passover.</c><00:13:24.279><c> So,</c><00:13:24.779><c> how</c><00:13:24.960><c> long</c><00:13:25.340><c> up</c><00:13:25.860><c> to</c> 00:13:26.019 --> 00:13:27.820 that?<00:13:26.460><c> Maybe</c><00:13:26.779><c> it's</c><00:13:27.000><c> about</c><00:13:27.200><c> six</c><00:13:27.440><c> months.</c> 00:13:28.139 --> 00:13:31.820 You<00:13:28.299><c> do</c><00:13:28.539><c> know</c><00:13:28.720><c> from</c><00:13:29.019><c> Passover</c><00:13:29.460><c> to</c><00:13:29.759><c> Passover</c><00:13:30.379><c> that</c><00:13:31.019><c> it's</c><00:13:31.299><c> a</c><00:13:31.500><c> year.</c> 00:13:32.279 --> 00:13:36.500 Now,<00:13:32.919><c> the</c><00:13:33.220><c> second</c><00:13:33.519><c> 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maybe</c> 00:13:56.899 --> 00:13:57.639 it<00:13:57.039><c> was</c><00:13:57.179><c> something</c><00:13:57.360><c> else,</c> 00:13:57.659 --> 00:14:00.559 but<00:13:58.019><c> I</c><00:13:58.320><c> am</c><00:13:58.580><c> assuming</c><00:13:58.940><c> that</c><00:13:59.159><c> it</c><00:13:59.320><c> was</c><00:13:59.480><c> a</c><00:13:59.720><c> Passover.</c> 00:14:00.940 --> 00:14:03.659 So,<00:14:01.139><c> you've</c><00:14:01.259><c> got</c><00:14:01.340><c> a</c><00:14:01.519><c> full</c><00:14:01.679><c> year</c><00:14:01.919><c> now</c><00:14:02.120><c> between</c><00:14:02.399><c> those</c><00:14:02.679><c> two</c><00:14:02.879><c> events</c><00:14:03.159><c> from</c> 00:14:03.659 --> 00:14:05.779 John<00:14:03.980><c> 2</c><00:14:04.220><c>.30</c><00:14:04.539><c> to</c><00:14:04.700><c> John</c><00:14:04.960><c> 5</c><00:14:05.399><c>.1,</c> 00:14:05.820 --> 00:14:09.399 and<00:14:06.179><c> you've</c><00:14:06.340><c> got</c><00:14:06.440><c> a</c><00:14:06.559><c> little</c><00:14:06.720><c> bit</c><00:14:06.940><c> before,</c><00:14:07.320><c> maybe,</c><00:14:07.799><c> say,</c><00:14:08.600><c> another</c><00:14:08.860><c> six</c> 00:14:09.399 --> 00:14:10.919 months<00:14:09.820><c> before.</c> 00:14:11.159 --> 00:14:17.419 Now,<00:14:12.480><c> the</c><00:14:12.659><c> third</c><00:14:13.240><c> Passover</c><00:14:13.899><c> is</c><00:14:14.779><c> in</c><00:14:14.940><c> John</c><00:14:15.179><c> chapter</c><00:14:15.659><c> 6,</c><00:14:17.240><c> and</c><00:14:17.240><c> if</c> 00:14:17.419 --> 00:14:21.820 you<00:14:17.600><c> flip</c><00:14:17.740><c> over</c><00:14:17.960><c> to</c><00:14:18.120><c> John</c><00:14:18.379><c> chapter</c><00:14:18.799><c> 6</c><00:14:19.860><c> at</c><00:14:20.220><c> verse</c><00:14:20.500><c> 4,</c> 00:14:22.279 --> 00:14:28.139 we<00:14:22.360><c> read</c><00:14:22.740><c> that</c><00:14:23.480><c> John</c><00:14:23.720><c> 6</c><00:14:24.080><c> and</c><00:14:24.240><c> verse</c><00:14:24.419><c> 4,</c><00:14:26.240><c> and</c><00:14:26.240><c> the</c><00:14:26.519><c> Passover,</c><00:14:28.080><c> a</c> 00:14:28.139 --> 00:14:30.320 feast<00:14:28.320><c> of</c><00:14:28.500><c> the</c><00:14:28.700><c> Jews,</c><00:14:29.059><c> was</c><00:14:29.240><c> nigh.</c> 00:14:30.500 --> 00:14:34.360 So,<00:14:30.799><c> there's</c><00:14:31.460><c> three</c><00:14:31.820><c> Passover's</c><00:14:32.500><c> that</c><00:14:32.659><c> are</c><00:14:33.360><c> listed</c><00:14:33.679><c> for</c><00:14:34.000><c> us.</c> 00:14:34.779 --> 00:14:36.980 So,<00:14:35.080><c> between</c><00:14:35.360><c> the</c><00:14:35.580><c> three</c><00:14:35.820><c> Passover's,</c><00:14:36.360><c> you</c><00:14:36.480><c> have</c><00:14:36.639><c> a</c><00:14:36.759><c> period</c> 00:14:36.980 --> 00:14:37.940 of<00:14:37.139><c> two</c><00:14:37.419><c> years,</c> 00:14:37.940 --> 00:14:40.399 and<00:14:38.299><c> you've</c><00:14:38.879><c> had</c><00:14:38.980><c> a</c><00:14:39.100><c> little</c><00:14:39.259><c> bit</c><00:14:39.399><c> at</c><00:14:39.580><c> the</c><00:14:39.700><c> beginning,</c><00:14:40.220><c> so</c><00:14:40.220><c> say</c> 00:14:40.399 --> 00:14:43.519 it's<00:14:40.600><c> about</c><00:14:41.460><c> two</c><00:14:42.200><c> and</c><00:14:42.480><c> a</c><00:14:42.639><c> half</c><00:14:43.059><c> years</c> 00:14:43.519 --> 00:14:47.799 that<00:14:43.720><c> we've</c><00:14:44.039><c> got</c><00:14:44.220><c> recorded</c><00:14:44.720><c> for</c><00:14:45.080><c> us</c><00:14:45.320><c> in</c><00:14:46.419><c> John's</c><00:14:47.000><c> Gospel.</c> 00:14:47.919 --> 00:14:51.700 So,<00:14:48.840><c> the</c><00:14:49.059><c> last</c><00:14:49.759><c> Passover,</c><00:14:50.620><c> we've</c><00:14:50.820><c> got</c><00:14:50.899><c> two</c><00:14:51.080><c> and</c><00:14:51.240><c> a</c><00:14:51.299><c> half,</c><00:14:51.419><c> we've</c><00:14:51.600><c> got</c> 00:14:51.700 --> 00:14:52.580 one<00:14:51.919><c> more</c><00:14:52.059><c> 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sorry,</c><00:15:36.200><c> leading</c><00:15:36.320><c> you</c><00:15:36.559><c> all</c><00:15:36.679><c> astray,</c><00:15:37.279><c> as</c><00:15:37.679><c> usual.</c> 00:15:40.120 --> 00:15:45.179 John<00:15:40.399><c> chapter</c><00:15:40.799><c> 6</c><00:15:41.179><c> and</c><00:15:41.399><c> verse</c><00:15:41.679><c> 1,</c><00:15:43.840><c> I'm</c><00:15:44.259><c> sorry,</c> 00:15:47.879 --> 00:15:52.600 Mark,<00:15:48.460><c> Matthew,</c><00:15:49.080><c> Mark,</c><00:15:49.399><c> Luke,</c><00:15:49.659><c> yes,</c><00:15:50.159><c> Mark,</c><00:15:51.240><c> Mark</c><00:15:51.740><c> chapter</c><00:15:52.220><c> 6</c> 00:15:52.600 --> 00:15:54.320 verse<00:15:52.919><c> 1,</c> 00:15:55.139 --> 00:15:58.620 And<00:15:55.620><c> he</c><00:15:55.779><c> went</c><00:15:55.960><c> out</c><00:15:56.240><c> from</c><00:15:56.519><c> thence,</c><00:15:57.580><c> and</c><00:15:57.779><c> came</c><00:15:58.000><c> into</c><00:15:58.200><c> his</c><00:15:58.340><c> own</c> 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we</c><00:16:11.759><c> looked</c><00:16:11.899><c> at</c><00:16:12.080><c> the</c><00:16:12.220><c> Gospel</c><00:16:12.519><c> records</c><00:16:12.899><c> and</c> 00:16:13.139 --> 00:16:13.940 pieced<00:16:13.360><c> them</c><00:16:13.460><c> together,</c> 00:16:14.419 --> 00:16:18.539 this<00:16:14.659><c> is</c><00:16:14.919><c> his</c><00:16:15.299><c> second</c><00:16:16.139><c> rejection</c><00:16:17.000><c> at</c><00:16:17.360><c> Nazareth.</c> 00:16:19.139 --> 00:16:23.559 He<00:16:19.639><c> is</c><00:16:20.139><c> rejected</c><00:16:20.580><c> there</c><00:16:21.120><c> earlier,</c><00:16:22.419><c> and</c><00:16:22.639><c> this</c><00:16:22.820><c> is</c><00:16:23.080><c> the</c><00:16:23.220><c> second</c> 00:16:23.559 --> 00:16:25.539 time<00:16:23.940><c> when</c><00:16:24.139><c> he</c><00:16:24.279><c> comes</c><00:16:24.620><c> there.</c> 00:16:25.620 --> 00:16:27.740 If<00:16:25.779><c> you</c><00:16:25.919><c> want</c><00:16:26.059><c> to</c><00:16:26.179><c> look</c><00:16:26.340><c> at</c><00:16:26.480><c> it,</c><00:16:26.659><c> it's</c><00:16:26.779><c> back</c><00:16:27.019><c> in</c><00:16:27.159><c> Luke</c><00:16:27.320><c> chapter</c> 00:16:27.740 --> 00:16:29.960 4,<00:16:28.799><c> where</c><00:16:29.000><c> his</c><00:16:29.240><c> first</c><00:16:29.559><c> rejection,</c> 00:16:30.000 --> 00:16:33.419 but<00:16:30.139><c> this</c><00:16:30.299><c> is</c><00:16:30.440><c> the</c><00:16:30.620><c> second</c><00:16:30.960><c> rejection</c><00:16:31.500><c> when</c><00:16:31.840><c> you</c><00:16:32.039><c> come</c><00:16:32.200><c> to</c><00:16:32.419><c> Nazareth.</c> 00:16:33.659 --> 00:16:39.100 Verse<00:16:33.919><c> 6</c><00:16:34.220><c> on</c><00:16:34.419><c> the</c><00:16:34.600><c> same</c><00:16:34.840><c> chapter,</c><00:16:35.980><c> Mark,</c><00:16:36.700><c> not</c><00:16:37.259><c> John,</c><00:16:37.720><c> Mark</c><00:16:38.320><c> chapter</c><00:16:38.620><c> 6,</c> 00:16:39.120 --> 00:16:40.240 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Gospel,</c> 00:17:23.299 --> 00:17:25.460 and<00:17:23.420><c> I'd</c><00:17:23.720><c> like</c><00:17:23.839><c> you</c><00:17:24.039><c> to</c><00:17:24.140><c> look</c><00:17:24.400><c> at</c><00:17:24.579><c> that</c><00:17:24.880><c> because</c><00:17:25.119><c> we're</c><00:17:25.359><c> going</c> 00:17:25.460 --> 00:17:27.500 to<00:17:25.559><c> go</c><00:17:25.759><c> through</c><00:17:25.940><c> the</c><00:17:26.180><c> little</c><00:17:26.359><c> events</c><00:17:26.680><c> that</c><00:17:26.859><c> we</c><00:17:27.000><c> have</c><00:17:27.099><c> in</c><00:17:27.240><c> Luke</c> 00:17:27.500 --> 00:17:29.160 chapter<00:17:27.920><c> 9.</c> 00:17:30.400 --> 00:17:34.400 I<00:17:30.920><c> picked</c><00:17:31.240><c> out</c><00:17:31.519><c> the</c><00:17:31.700><c> spot</c><00:17:31.920><c> to</c><00:17:32.160><c> start,</c><00:17:32.460><c> was</c><00:17:32.599><c> the</c><00:17:32.900><c> second</c><00:17:33.119><c> rejection</c><00:17:33.619><c> at</c><00:17:33.880><c> Nazareth,</c> 00:17:34.700 --> 00:17:37.400 the<00:17:34.980><c> sending</c><00:17:35.279><c> out</c><00:17:35.599><c> of</c><00:17:35.779><c> the</c><00:17:36.000><c> disciples</c><00:17:36.420><c> two</c><00:17:36.720><c> by</c><00:17:37.079><c> two,</c> 00:17:37.660 --> 00:17:40.200 and<00:17:37.900><c> all</c><00:17:38.099><c> these</c><00:17:38.259><c> are</c><00:17:38.460><c> leading</c><00:17:38.700><c> up</c><00:17:38.980><c> into</c><00:17:39.200><c> this</c><00:17:39.420><c> last</c><00:17:39.799><c> year</c><00:17:39.980><c> of</c> 00:17:40.200 --> 00:17:41.500 our<00:17:40.359><c> Lord's</c><00:17:40.740><c> life.</c> 00:17:41.700 --> 00:17:45.759 The<00:17:42.180><c> parallel</c><00:17:42.660><c> account,</c><00:17:43.759><c> as</c><00:17:44.059><c> we've</c><00:17:44.380><c> mentioned,</c><00:17:44.839><c> is</c><00:17:44.940><c> in</c><00:17:45.180><c> Luke</c> 00:17:45.759 --> 00:17:47.519 chapter<00:17:46.400><c> 9.</c> 00:17:47.680 --> 00:17:49.740 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over</c><00:17:59.180><c> all</c><00:17:59.619><c> devils</c><00:18:00.240><c> and</c> 00:18:00.640 --> 00:18:01.559 to<00:18:00.759><c> cure</c><00:18:00.920><c> diseases,</c> 00:18:01.680 --> 00:18:04.779 and<00:18:02.079><c> he</c><00:18:02.299><c> sent</c><00:18:02.400><c> them</c><00:18:02.599><c> out</c><00:18:02.799><c> to</c><00:18:03.000><c> preach</c><00:18:03.279><c> the</c><00:18:03.480><c> kingdom</c><00:18:03.839><c> of</c><00:18:04.119><c> God</c><00:18:04.500><c> and</c> 00:18:04.779 --> 00:18:06.200 to<00:18:04.940><c> heal</c><00:18:05.119><c> the</c><00:18:05.460><c> sick.</c> 00:18:06.319 --> 00:18:09.660 So,<00:18:06.539><c> you</c><00:18:06.660><c> can</c><00:18:06.859><c> see</c><00:18:06.980><c> that</c><00:18:07.220><c> these</c><00:18:07.599><c> two</c><00:18:08.059><c> events</c><00:18:08.400><c> in</c><00:18:08.599><c> the</c><00:18:08.740><c> two</c><00:18:08.940><c> Gospels,</c><00:18:09.359><c> Mark</c> 00:18:09.660 --> 00:18:10.099 and<00:18:09.799><c> 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bit</c><00:18:35.720><c> leery.</c> 00:18:36.559 --> 00:18:39.779 When<00:18:37.000><c> you're</c><00:18:37.359><c> a</c><00:18:37.559><c> boss,</c><00:18:38.539><c> you're</c><00:18:38.759><c> perhaps</c><00:18:38.940><c> a</c><00:18:39.039><c> little</c><00:18:39.400><c> leery</c><00:18:39.599><c> of</c> 00:18:39.779 --> 00:18:40.619 the<00:18:39.940><c> people</c><00:18:40.160><c> underneath</c> 00:18:40.619 --> 00:18:42.940 that<00:18:40.799><c> your</c><00:18:41.039><c> job</c><00:18:41.220><c> is</c><00:18:41.420><c> maybe</c><00:18:41.640><c> not</c><00:18:41.960><c> secure,</c> 00:18:42.960 --> 00:18:46.680 and<00:18:43.240><c> we</c><00:18:43.380><c> know</c><00:18:43.579><c> that</c><00:18:43.819><c> Herod</c><00:18:44.000><c> the</c><00:18:44.279><c> Great</c><00:18:44.480><c> was</c><00:18:44.839><c> really</c><00:18:45.799><c> freaked</c><00:18:46.119><c> out</c> 00:18:46.680 --> 00:18:48.440 when<00:18:47.019><c> these</c><00:18:47.259><c> men</c><00:18:47.460><c> 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authorities,</c> 00:22:06.460 --> 00:22:09.140 are<00:22:06.700><c> doing</c><00:22:06.900><c> their</c><00:22:07.240><c> best</c><00:22:07.400><c> to</c><00:22:07.619><c> try</c><00:22:07.759><c> and</c><00:22:07.859><c> get</c><00:22:08.000><c> hold</c><00:22:08.160><c> of</c><00:22:08.319><c> him.</c> 00:22:10.440 --> 00:22:12.319 The<00:22:10.720><c> disciples</c><00:22:11.079><c> are</c><00:22:11.279><c> sent</c><00:22:11.480><c> out.</c> 00:22:12.740 --> 00:22:14.599 The<00:22:13.119><c> disciples</c><00:22:13.519><c> return.</c> 00:22:15.420 --> 00:22:18.680 I'd<00:22:15.759><c> like</c><00:22:15.819><c> you</c><00:22:15.980><c> to</c><00:22:16.140><c> pick</c><00:22:16.259><c> this</c><00:22:16.539><c> up</c><00:22:16.700><c> back</c><00:22:16.980><c> in</c><00:22:17.440><c> Mark.</c> 00:22:18.799 --> 00:22:23.079 Mark,<00:22:19.940><c> not</c><00:22:20.259><c> John,</c><00:22:21.339><c> Mark</c><00:22:21.920><c> chapter</c><00:22:22.420><c> 6.</c> 00:22:23.519 --> 00:22:25.500 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00:22:35.700 --> 00:22:38.019 and<00:22:35.859><c> we're</c><00:22:36.019><c> going</c><00:22:36.099><c> to</c><00:22:36.220><c> go</c><00:22:36.319><c> to</c><00:22:36.460><c> John</c><00:22:36.799><c> as</c><00:22:37.220><c> we</c><00:22:37.380><c> get</c><00:22:37.500><c> to</c><00:22:37.700><c> the</c><00:22:37.880><c> end,</c> 00:22:38.119 --> 00:22:39.079 God<00:22:38.279><c> willing.</c> 00:22:39.440 --> 00:22:43.240 I'd<00:22:39.779><c> like</c><00:22:39.839><c> you</c><00:22:40.019><c> to</c><00:22:40.200><c> notice</c><00:22:40.500><c> in</c><00:22:40.839><c> Mark</c><00:22:41.400><c> chapter</c><00:22:41.900><c> 6</c><00:22:42.319><c> what</c><00:22:42.599><c> happens</c> 00:22:43.240 --> 00:22:46.000 when<00:22:44.099><c> his</c><00:22:44.759><c> disciples</c><00:22:45.380><c> return.</c> 00:22:46.000 --> 00:22:50.680 I'm<00:22:46.359><c> going</c><00:22:46.480><c> to</c><00:22:46.619><c> pick</c><00:22:46.759><c> it</c><00:22:46.940><c> up</c><00:22:47.059><c> at</c><00:22:47.279><c> verse</c><00:22:47.619><c> 30,</c><00:22:48.920><c> Mark</c><00:22:49.420><c> chapter</c><00:22:49.980><c> 6</c> 00:22:50.680 --> 00:22:52.579 and<00:22:51.180><c> verse</c><00:22:51.440><c> 30.</c> 00:22:53.680 --> 00:22:56.599 And<00:22:53.819><c> the</c><00:22:54.000><c> apostles</c><00:22:54.420><c> gathered</c><00:22:54.819><c> themselves</c><00:22:55.359><c> together</c><00:22:55.880><c> unto</c><00:22:56.099><c> Jesus</c> 00:22:56.599 --> 00:23:00.980 and<00:22:56.819><c> told</c><00:22:57.019><c> him</c><00:22:57.299><c> all</c><00:22:57.839><c> things,</c><00:22:58.680><c> both</c><00:22:58.980><c> what</c><00:22:59.220><c> they</c><00:22:59.539><c> had</c><00:22:59.819><c> done</c><00:23:00.279><c> and</c> 00:23:00.980 --> 00:23:02.519 what<00:23:01.160><c> they</c><00:23:01.400><c> had</c><00:23:01.700><c> taught.</c> 00:23:02.759 --> 00:23:04.779 And<00:23:03.019><c> he</c><00:23:03.140><c> said</c><00:23:03.359><c> unto</c><00:23:03.579><c> 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full</c><00:23:19.660><c> of</c><00:23:19.819><c> things</c><00:23:20.019><c> to</c> 00:23:20.359 --> 00:23:20.660 tell<00:23:20.519><c> him.</c> 00:23:20.839 --> 00:23:23.279 They're<00:23:21.039><c> bubbling</c><00:23:21.319><c> over.</c><00:23:21.920><c> Do</c><00:23:22.059><c> you</c><00:23:22.099><c> know</c><00:23:22.240><c> what</c><00:23:22.500><c> happened?</c> 00:23:24.500 --> 00:23:27.160 And<00:23:24.900><c> the</c><00:23:25.160><c> crowds</c><00:23:25.500><c> and</c><00:23:25.740><c> the</c><00:23:25.960><c> efforts</c><00:23:26.119><c> are</c><00:23:26.359><c> so</c><00:23:26.619><c> much</c><00:23:26.799><c> that</c><00:23:26.960><c> they</c> 00:23:27.160 --> 00:23:29.099 haven't<00:23:27.299><c> even</c><00:23:27.480><c> worked</c><00:23:27.619><c> time</c><00:23:27.720><c> to</c><00:23:27.859><c> have</c><00:23:27.900><c> a</c><00:23:28.000><c> decent</c><00:23:28.259><c> meal.</c> 00:23:29.220 --> 00:23:31.880 And<00:23:29.339><c> so</c><00:23:29.500><c> Jesus</c><00:23:29.720><c> said,</c><00:23:30.019><c> Look,</c><00:23:30.180><c> look,</c><00:23:30.359><c> look,</c><00:23:30.579><c> let's</c><00:23:31.380><c> come</c><00:23:31.619><c> apart.</c> 00:23:31.920 --> 00:23:33.980 Let's<00:23:32.059><c> get</c><00:23:32.240><c> a</c><00:23:32.480><c> quiet</c><00:23:32.700><c> spot.</c><00:23:33.000><c> Let's</c><00:23:33.200><c> go</c><00:23:33.480><c> somewhere</c><00:23:33.660><c> where</c><00:23:33.880><c> we</c> 00:23:33.980 --> 00:23:35.119 can<00:23:34.200><c> sit</c><00:23:34.500><c> and</c><00:23:34.819><c> talk.</c> 00:23:35.339 --> 00:23:37.660 I<00:23:35.539><c> can</c><00:23:35.740><c> talk</c><00:23:35.980><c> to</c><00:23:36.160><c> you.</c><00:23:36.339><c> You</c><00:23:36.460><c> can</c><00:23:36.680><c> talk</c><00:23:36.920><c> to</c><00:23:37.140><c> me.</c> 00:23:37.660 --> 00:23:40.180 And<00:23:38.059><c> if</c><00:23:38.180><c> you'd</c><00:23:38.400><c> like,</c><00:23:38.559><c> I</c><00:23:38.640><c> can</c><00:23:38.640><c> have</c><00:23:38.779><c> a</c><00:23:38.960><c> little</c><00:23:39.140><c> respite.</c> 00:23:40.619 --> 00:23:42.779 But<00:23:40.779><c> look</c><00:23:40.900><c> what</c><00:23:41.119><c> happens</c><00:23:41.380><c> in</c><00:23:41.599><c> verse</c><00:23:41.799><c> 32.</c> 00:23:43.279 --> 00:23:48.039 And<00:23:43.759><c> they</c><00:23:43.920><c> departed</c><00:23:44.539><c> into</c><00:23:45.079><c> a</c><00:23:45.299><c> desert</c><00:23:45.500><c> place</c><00:23:45.859><c> by</c><00:23:46.200><c> ship</c><00:23:46.819><c> privately.</c> 00:23:48.519 --> 00:23:50.779 And<00:23:48.660><c> the</c><00:23:48.839><c> people</c><00:23:49.079><c> saw</c><00:23:49.400><c> them</c><00:23:49.700><c> departing.</c> 00:23:50.920 --> 00:23:55.099 And<00:23:51.099><c> many</c><00:23:51.359><c> knew</c><00:23:51.619><c> him,</c><00:23:53.119><c> and</c><00:23:53.319><c> ran</c><00:23:53.559><c> on</c><00:23:53.960><c> foot</c><00:23:54.140><c> 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because</c><00:24:23.700><c> they</c> 00:24:24.480 --> 00:24:27.019 were<00:24:24.759><c> sheep</c><00:24:25.200><c> not</c><00:24:25.660><c> having</c><00:24:25.940><c> a</c><00:24:26.200><c> shepherd.</c> 00:24:27.319 --> 00:24:30.119 And<00:24:27.579><c> he</c><00:24:27.700><c> began</c><00:24:27.940><c> to</c><00:24:28.220><c> teach</c><00:24:28.480><c> them</c><00:24:28.720><c> many</c><00:24:29.019><c> things.</c> 00:24:31.000 --> 00:24:35.259 These<00:24:31.480><c> are</c><00:24:31.720><c> just</c><00:24:31.900><c> little</c><00:24:32.279><c> capsulated</c><00:24:33.299><c> pictures</c><00:24:33.960><c> of</c><00:24:34.279><c> the</c><00:24:34.519><c> character</c><00:24:35.019><c> of</c> 00:24:35.259 --> 00:24:36.259 our<00:24:35.400><c> Lord.</c> 00:24:37.140 --> 00:24:39.299 He<00:24:37.319><c> wants</c><00:24:37.619><c> to</c><00:24:37.839><c> have</c><00:24:37.980><c> a</c><00:24:38.119><c> little</c><00:24:38.380><c> quiet</c><00:24:38.819><c> time.</c> 00:24:39.680 --> 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bunch</c><00:24:49.599><c> of</c><00:24:49.859><c> sheep.</c> 00:24:50.019 --> 00:24:53.339 They<00:24:50.160><c> have</c><00:24:50.319><c> no</c><00:24:50.559><c> shepherd.</c><00:24:50.920><c> They</c><00:24:51.039><c> have</c><00:24:51.240><c> no</c><00:24:51.779><c> guidance,</c><00:24:52.299><c> no</c><00:24:52.420><c> leadership.</c> 00:24:53.980 --> 00:24:55.839 And<00:24:54.220><c> he</c><00:24:54.440><c> teaches</c><00:24:54.720><c> them</c><00:24:54.980><c> many</c><00:24:55.279><c> things.</c> 00:24:55.839 --> 00:25:00.779 You<00:24:55.839><c> know,</c><00:24:56.740><c> a</c><00:24:56.880><c> wonderful</c><00:24:57.259><c> little</c><00:24:57.700><c> picture</c><00:24:58.140><c> of</c><00:24:58.420><c> the</c><00:24:58.579><c> things</c><00:24:59.000><c> that</c><00:24:59.579><c> he</c><00:24:59.700><c> does.</c> 00:25:01.640 --> 00:25:05.299 Now,<00:25:01.799><c> he</c><00:25:01.920><c> wants</c><00:25:02.319><c> to</c><00:25:03.319><c> go,</c><00:25:04.039><c> I</c><00:25:04.279><c> would</c><00:25:04.460><c> suggest,</c><00:25:04.940><c> to</c><00:25:05.019><c> a</c><00:25:05.160><c> place</c> 00:25:05.299 --> 00:25:06.160 called<00:25:05.579><c> Bethsaida.</c> 00:25:06.200 --> 00:25:09.180 And<00:25:06.319><c> we</c><00:25:06.440><c> can</c><00:25:06.559><c> pick</c><00:25:06.680><c> that</c><00:25:06.839><c> up</c><00:25:06.980><c> if</c><00:25:07.099><c> we</c><00:25:07.299><c> go</c><00:25:07.500><c> back</c><00:25:07.779><c> to</c><00:25:07.980><c> Luke</c><00:25:08.140><c> 9.</c> 00:25:09.240 --> 00:25:12.859 And<00:25:09.400><c> he</c><00:25:09.519><c> wants</c><00:25:09.740><c> some</c><00:25:10.339><c> peace</c><00:25:10.619><c> and</c><00:25:10.900><c> respite</c><00:25:11.420><c> with</c><00:25:11.599><c> his</c><00:25:11.839><c> apostles.</c> 00:25:13.019 --> 00:25:15.579 But<00:25:13.180><c> he's</c><00:25:13.460><c> filled</c><00:25:13.720><c> with</c><00:25:14.019><c> compassion</c><00:25:14.579><c> and</c><00:25:14.839><c> teaches</c><00:25:15.180><c> them</c><00:25:15.400><c> as</c> 00:25:15.579 --> 00:25:16.779 we've<00:25:15.799><c> looked</c><00:25:16.019><c> at.</c> 00:25:16.880 --> 00:25:21.079 Now,<00:25:17.140><c> again,</c><00:25:18.039><c> companion</c><00:25:18.400><c> passages</c><00:25:19.039><c> as</c><00:25:19.319><c> we</c><00:25:19.460><c> look</c><00:25:19.640><c> at</c><00:25:19.839><c> these</c><00:25:20.099><c> things.</c> 00:25:22.200 --> 00:25:25.619 One<00:25:22.720><c> reference</c><00:25:23.200><c> that</c><00:25:23.420><c> I</c><00:25:23.579><c> will</c><00:25:23.819><c> cite</c><00:25:24.059><c> to</c><00:25:24.299><c> you</c><00:25:24.500><c> to</c><00:25:24.700><c> kind</c><00:25:24.839><c> of</c><00:25:24.980><c> illustrate</c><00:25:25.339><c> this</c> 00:25:25.619 --> 00:25:29.519 is<00:25:26.240><c> back</c><00:25:26.579><c> in</c><00:25:27.099><c> Luke</c><00:25:27.960><c> 9,</c><00:25:28.900><c> verse</c><00:25:29.119><c> 10.</c> 00:25:29.779 --> 00:25:32.160 I<00:25:29.779><c> just</c><00:25:30.079><c> cite</c><00:25:30.339><c> it</c><00:25:30.519><c> to</c><00:25:30.599><c> you.</c><00:25:30.700><c> Luke</c><00:25:30.900><c> 9,</c><00:25:31.500><c> verse</c><00:25:31.759><c> 10.</c> 00:25:32.539 --> 00:25:35.359 And<00:25:32.700><c> the</c><00:25:32.920><c> apostles,</c><00:25:33.400><c> when</c><00:25:33.660><c> they</c><00:25:33.900><c> were</c><00:25:34.079><c> returned,</c><00:25:34.839><c> told</c><00:25:35.160><c> him</c> 00:25:35.359 --> 00:25:37.000 all<00:25:35.599><c> that</c><00:25:35.740><c> they</c><00:25:35.900><c> had</c><00:25:36.160><c> done.</c> 00:25:37.200 --> 00:25:41.599 And<00:25:37.359><c> he</c><00:25:37.480><c> took</c><00:25:37.720><c> them</c><00:25:37.940><c> and</c><00:25:38.119><c> went</c><00:25:38.339><c> aside</c><00:25:38.740><c> privately</c><00:25:39.339><c> into</c><00:25:39.640><c> a</c><00:25:39.819><c> desert</c><00:25:40.059><c> place</c><00:25:40.599><c> belonging</c><00:25:41.259><c> to</c> 00:25:41.599 --> 00:25:44.119 the<00:25:41.819><c> city</c><00:25:42.079><c> called</c><00:25:43.039><c> Bethsaida.</c> 00:25:44.119 --> 00:25:47.299 In<00:25:45.059><c> other</c><00:25:45.279><c> words,</c><00:25:45.380><c> he</c><00:25:45.539><c> tried</c><00:25:45.799><c> to</c><00:25:46.059><c> find</c><00:25:46.279><c> a</c><00:25:46.440><c> nice</c><00:25:46.619><c> little</c><00:25:46.940><c> quiet</c> 00:25:47.299 --> 00:25:50.380 place<00:25:47.660><c> where</c><00:25:47.859><c> he</c><00:25:48.079><c> could</c><00:25:48.279><c> talk</c><00:25:48.640><c> to</c><00:25:48.980><c> his</c><00:25:49.200><c> disciples.</c> 00:25:50.680 --> 00:25:54.299 But<00:25:51.140><c> unfortunately,</c><00:25:52.640><c> it</c><00:25:52.759><c> is</c><00:25:53.000><c> not</c><00:25:53.180><c> to</c><00:25:53.440><c> be.</c> 00:25:54.319 --> 00:25:57.700 Because<00:25:54.640><c> these</c><00:25:55.000><c> crowds</c><00:25:55.420><c> which</c><00:25:55.839><c> recognized</c><00:25:56.420><c> him</c><00:25:56.839><c> and</c><00:25:57.220><c> come</c><00:25:57.380><c> to</c> 00:25:57.700 --> 00:25:58.960 follow<00:25:57.920><c> him,</c> 00:25:59.039 --> 00:26:03.640 the<00:25:59.240><c> events,</c><00:26:00.140><c> the</c><00:26:00.259><c> gained</c><00:26:00.519><c> parallel</c><00:26:01.019><c> events,</c><00:26:02.339><c> are</c><00:26:02.539><c> in</c><00:26:03.019><c> John,</c> 00:26:03.720 --> 00:26:06.240 Gospel<00:26:04.220><c> of</c><00:26:04.519><c> John,</c><00:26:04.900><c> chapter</c><00:26:05.339><c> 6.</c> 00:26:06.680 --> 00:26:09.819 John<00:26:06.880><c> chapter</c><00:26:07.160><c> 6</c><00:26:07.440><c> is</c><00:26:07.680><c> a</c><00:26:07.940><c> long</c><00:26:08.720><c> chapter.</c> 00:26:10.059 --> 00:26:13.259 There<00:26:10.220><c> are</c><00:26:10.359><c> many</c><00:26:10.599><c> things</c><00:26:10.920><c> that</c><00:26:11.119><c> are</c><00:26:11.259><c> recorded</c><00:26:11.660><c> for</c><00:26:11.980><c> us</c><00:26:12.140><c> in</c><00:26:12.319><c> John</c><00:26:12.579><c> chapter</c><00:26:12.940><c> 6.</c> 00:26:13.259 --> 00:26:18.000 The<00:26:14.220><c> discourse</c><00:26:14.819><c> of</c><00:26:15.059><c> our</c><00:26:15.279><c> Lord</c><00:26:15.460><c> in</c><00:26:15.680><c> the</c><00:26:15.920><c> synagogue</c><00:26:16.380><c> in</c><00:26:16.660><c> Capernaum</c><00:26:17.400><c> of</c><00:26:17.720><c> the</c> 00:26:18.000 --> 00:26:19.980 bread<00:26:18.299><c> and</c><00:26:18.579><c> the</c><00:26:18.839><c> wine.</c> 00:26:20.759 --> 00:26:24.579 John<00:26:20.839><c> chapter</c><00:26:21.180><c> 6</c><00:26:21.519><c> and</c><00:26:21.720><c> the</c><00:26:21.920><c> first</c><00:26:22.200><c> couple</c><00:26:22.519><c> of</c><00:26:22.779><c> verses</c><00:26:23.319><c> are</c><00:26:24.059><c> telling</c><00:26:24.279><c> us</c> 00:26:24.579 --> 00:26:27.440 the<00:26:24.839><c> same</c><00:26:25.140><c> things</c><00:26:25.440><c> that</c><00:26:25.619><c> we've</c><00:26:25.900><c> looked</c><00:26:26.059><c> at</c><00:26:26.259><c> in</c><00:26:26.519><c> Mark</c><00:26:26.759><c> and</c><00:26:27.000><c> in</c><00:26:27.220><c> Luke.</c> 00:26:27.720 --> 00:26:29.579 That<00:26:27.880><c> the</c><00:26:28.160><c> disciples</c><00:26:28.559><c> have</c><00:26:28.779><c> come</c><00:26:29.140><c> back.</c> 00:26:29.900 --> 00:26:33.500 That<00:26:30.079><c> the</c><00:26:30.339><c> crowds</c><00:26:30.700><c> have</c><00:26:31.039><c> swelled</c><00:26:31.319><c> there</c><00:26:31.579><c> and</c><00:26:31.720><c> he's</c><00:26:32.319><c> had</c><00:26:32.599><c> compassion</c><00:26:33.259><c> and</c> 00:26:33.500 --> 00:26:35.700 he's<00:26:34.819><c> preached</c><00:26:35.180><c> to</c><00:26:35.500><c> them.</c> 00:26:35.740 --> 00:26:41.180 And<00:26:35.900><c> when</c><00:26:35.980><c> you</c><00:26:36.160><c> come</c><00:26:36.339><c> to</c><00:26:36.500><c> John</c><00:26:36.740><c> chapter</c><00:26:37.099><c> 6,</c><00:26:38.180><c> same</c><00:26:38.400><c> event,</c><00:26:39.579><c> another</c><00:26:39.740><c> little</c><00:26:40.119><c> vantage</c><00:26:40.539><c> point</c><00:26:40.859><c> on</c><00:26:41.079><c> it.</c> 00:26:41.180 --> 00:26:43.980 We<00:26:41.259><c> read</c><00:26:41.539><c> in</c><00:26:41.660><c> verse</c><00:26:41.880><c> 1</c><00:26:42.119><c> of</c><00:26:42.220><c> John</c><00:26:42.440><c> chapter</c><00:26:42.740><c> 6.</c> 00:26:44.880 --> 00:26:48.480 After<00:26:44.920><c> these</c><00:26:45.279><c> things,</c><00:26:46.039><c> Jesus</c><00:26:46.079><c> went</c><00:26:46.339><c> over</c><00:26:46.700><c> the</c><00:26:46.900><c> Sea</c><00:26:47.140><c> of</c><00:26:47.359><c> Galilee,</c><00:26:48.299><c> which</c> 00:26:48.480 --> 00:26:50.000 is<00:26:48.720><c> the</c><00:26:48.799><c> Sea</c><00:26:49.039><c> of</c><00:26:49.259><c> Tiberias.</c> 00:26:50.059 --> 00:26:52.220 He's<00:26:50.259><c> looking</c><00:26:50.500><c> 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a</c><00:27:06.259><c> real</c><00:27:06.579><c> wobbly</c><00:27:07.000><c> knee.</c><00:27:07.579><c> Can</c><00:27:07.839><c> you</c><00:27:08.039><c> kind</c><00:27:08.180><c> of</c><00:27:08.339><c> fix</c><00:27:08.539><c> it</c> 00:27:08.799 --> 00:27:09.400 for<00:27:09.019><c> me?</c> 00:27:09.400 --> 00:27:12.380 And<00:27:10.099><c> that's</c><00:27:10.460><c> the</c><00:27:10.579><c> kind</c><00:27:10.720><c> of</c><00:27:10.900><c> their</c><00:27:11.059><c> attitude.</c><00:27:11.559><c> They're</c><00:27:11.759><c> looking</c><00:27:12.079><c> for</c> 00:27:12.380 --> 00:27:14.180 whatever<00:27:12.660><c> they</c><00:27:12.859><c> can</c><00:27:13.019><c> get</c><00:27:13.279><c> from</c><00:27:13.559><c> him.</c> 00:27:14.519 --> 00:27:17.700 And<00:27:14.720><c> as</c><00:27:14.960><c> a</c><00:27:15.099><c> consequence</c><00:27:15.640><c> of</c><00:27:15.960><c> that,</c><00:27:16.359><c> these</c><00:27:16.680><c> great</c><00:27:17.059><c> crowds</c><00:27:17.500><c> that</c> 00:27:17.700 --> 00:27:19.319 are<00:27:17.819><c> going</c><00:27:17.940><c> to</c><00:27:18.200><c> throng</c><00:27:18.400><c> him.</c> 00:27:19.380 --> 00:27:23.460 Again<00:27:19.839><c> he</c><00:27:20.000><c> has</c><00:27:20.279><c> compassion</c><00:27:20.839><c> towards</c><00:27:21.240><c> them</c><00:27:21.359><c> and</c><00:27:21.480><c> he</c><00:27:21.859><c> recognizes</c><00:27:22.259><c> their</c><00:27:22.599><c> needs.</c> 00:27:23.579 --> 00:27:27.079 If<00:27:23.799><c> you</c><00:27:24.000><c> slide</c><00:27:24.359><c> down</c><00:27:24.660><c> in</c><00:27:24.839><c> John</c><00:27:25.099><c> chapter</c><00:27:25.440><c> 6</c><00:27:25.740><c> down</c><00:27:25.980><c> to</c><00:27:26.119><c> verse</c><00:27:26.339><c> 10.</c> 00:27:27.339 --> 00:27:30.000 John<00:27:27.619><c> chapter</c><00:27:28.000><c> 6</c><00:27:28.440><c> and</c><00:27:28.619><c> verse</c><00:27:28.859><c> 10.</c> 00:27:30.359 --> 00:27:33.039 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that's</c><00:27:47.839><c> going</c><00:27:47.940><c> to</c><00:27:48.079><c> take</c><00:27:48.259><c> place</c> 00:27:48.480 --> 00:27:50.160 here.<00:27:48.599><c> He's</c><00:27:48.759><c> going</c><00:27:48.859><c> to</c><00:27:49.039><c> feed</c><00:27:49.240><c> them.</c> 00:27:50.359 --> 00:27:53.279 So<00:27:50.640><c> you</c><00:27:50.960><c> see</c><00:27:51.019><c> all</c><00:27:51.259><c> these</c><00:27:51.460><c> events,</c><00:27:51.960><c> how</c><00:27:52.039><c> the</c><00:27:52.579><c> disciples</c><00:27:53.019><c> have</c> 00:27:53.279 --> 00:27:53.839 come<00:27:53.559><c> back.</c> 00:27:54.160 --> 00:27:55.619 The<00:27:54.319><c> crowds</c><00:27:54.640><c> are</c><00:27:54.920><c> thronging</c><00:27:55.319><c> him.</c> 00:27:55.880 --> 00:27:59.279 He's<00:27:56.259><c> now</c><00:27:56.619><c> come</c><00:27:56.859><c> to</c><00:27:57.059><c> this</c><00:27:57.339><c> place</c><00:27:57.579><c> and</c><00:27:57.759><c> he</c><00:27:57.940><c> says,</c><00:27:58.200><c> look,</c><00:27:58.720><c> not</c><00:27:58.859><c> only</c><00:27:59.119><c> am</c> 00:27:59.279 --> 00:28:01.559 I<00:27:59.279><c> going</c><00:27:59.400><c> to</c><00:27:59.559><c> preach</c><00:27:59.799><c> to</c><00:28:00.000><c> them</c><00:28:00.160><c> and</c><00:28:00.339><c> teach</c><00:28:00.619><c> them.</c> 00:28:01.599 --> 00:28:03.660 They're<00:28:01.859><c> hungry.</c><00:28:02.500><c> I'm</c><00:28:02.799><c> going</c><00:28:02.900><c> to</c><00:28:03.160><c> feed</c><00:28:03.299><c> them.</c> 00:28:03.660 --> 00:28:08.180 I'm<00:28:03.940><c> going</c><00:28:04.660><c> to</c><00:28:04.759><c> give</c><00:28:04.880><c> them,</c><00:28:05.039><c> if</c><00:28:05.140><c> you</c><00:28:05.240><c> like,</c><00:28:05.839><c> some</c><00:28:05.900><c> natural</c><00:28:06.900><c> food</c><00:28:07.339><c> that</c><00:28:07.500><c> they</c><00:28:07.700><c> can</c> 00:28:08.180 --> 00:28:09.920 take<00:28:08.500><c> into</c><00:28:08.740><c> themselves.</c> 00:28:10.339 --> 00:28:12.759 And<00:28:10.519><c> there</c><00:28:10.640><c> is</c><00:28:10.859><c> a</c><00:28:11.059><c> groundswell</c><00:28:11.799><c> growing</c><00:28:12.160><c> here.</c> 00:28:13.240 --> 00:28:16.480 There's<00:28:13.480><c> a</c><00:28:13.700><c> groundswell</c><00:28:14.279><c> of</c><00:28:14.460><c> the</c><00:28:14.759><c> population</c><00:28:15.339><c> as</c><00:28:15.579><c> they</c><00:28:16.039><c> listen.</c> 00:28:16.579 --> 00:28:18.980 They<00:28:16.700><c> realize</c><00:28:17.099><c> this</c><00:28:17.359><c> man</c><00:28:17.579><c> can</c><00:28:17.859><c> feed</c><00:28:18.059><c> us.</c><00:28:18.200><c> He</c><00:28:18.299><c> can</c><00:28:18.539><c> teach</c><00:28:18.819><c> us.</c> 00:28:19.000 --> 00:28:20.440 He<00:28:19.079><c> can</c><00:28:19.319><c> heal</c><00:28:19.500><c> us.</c> 00:28:21.019 --> 00:28:24.839 And<00:28:21.240><c> as</c><00:28:21.380><c> a</c><00:28:21.559><c> consequence</c><00:28:22.039><c> they</c><00:28:22.319><c> think,</c><00:28:22.660><c> well,</c><00:28:23.460><c> maybe</c><00:28:23.779><c> we</c><00:28:24.000><c> should</c><00:28:24.140><c> elevate</c><00:28:24.519><c> this</c> 00:28:24.839 --> 00:28:26.519 person<00:28:25.380><c> a</c><00:28:25.700><c> little</c><00:28:25.900><c> bit</c><00:28:26.160><c> higher.</c> 00:28:26.779 --> 00:28:29.680 We<00:28:26.940><c> should</c><00:28:27.099><c> do</c><00:28:27.319><c> something</c><00:28:27.700><c> which</c><00:28:28.000><c> would</c><00:28:28.319><c> be</c><00:28:28.799><c> make</c><00:28:29.059><c> him</c><00:28:29.259><c> a</c><00:28:29.420><c> king</c> 00:28:29.680 --> 00:28:30.480 and<00:28:30.039><c> a</c><00:28:30.220><c> leader.</c> 00:28:30.480 --> 00:28:34.799 But<00:28:31.440><c> still</c><00:28:31.559><c> in</c><00:28:31.660><c> John</c><00:28:31.880><c> chapter</c><00:28:32.359><c> 6,</c><00:28:32.779><c> you'll</c><00:28:33.079><c> see</c><00:28:33.200><c> the</c><00:28:33.420><c> events</c><00:28:33.619><c> that</c><00:28:33.799><c> have</c><00:28:33.980><c> taken</c><00:28:34.200><c> place</c><00:28:34.579><c> up</c> 00:28:34.799 --> 00:28:35.519 to<00:28:35.019><c> there.</c> 00:28:35.900 --> 00:28:39.519 Verse<00:28:36.039><c> 15,</c><00:28:36.980><c> slide</c><00:28:37.319><c> down</c><00:28:37.660><c> to</c><00:28:37.859><c> verse</c><00:28:38.200><c> 15.</c> 00:28:39.740 --> 00:28:43.539 After<00:28:40.000><c> he's</c><00:28:40.319><c> fed</c><00:28:40.539><c> them,</c><00:28:41.460><c> he's</c><00:28:41.779><c> healed</c><00:28:42.039><c> them,</c><00:28:42.880><c> he's</c><00:28:43.259><c> preached</c> 00:28:43.539 --> 00:28:44.539 to<00:28:43.839><c> them.</c> 00:28:44.980 --> 00:28:52.559 Verse<00:28:45.140><c> 15,</c><00:28:47.200><c> when</c><00:28:47.480><c> Jesus</c><00:28:47.859><c> therefore</c><00:28:48.440><c> perceived</c><00:28:49.220><c> that</c><00:28:50.019><c> they</c><00:28:50.200><c> would</c><00:28:50.480><c> come</c><00:28:51.059><c> and</c><00:28:51.720><c> take</c><00:28:51.920><c> him</c><00:28:52.099><c> by</c> 00:28:52.559 --> 00:28:55.400 force<00:28:53.240><c> to</c><00:28:53.839><c> make</c><00:28:54.079><c> him</c><00:28:54.319><c> a</c><00:28:54.539><c> king,</c> 00:28:55.420 --> 00:28:58.380 he<00:28:55.720><c> departed</c><00:28:56.099><c> again</c><00:28:56.460><c> into</c><00:28:56.759><c> a</c><00:28:56.960><c> mountain</c><00:28:57.200><c> himself.</c> 00:28:58.720 --> 00:29:01.660 There's<00:28:59.240><c> that</c><00:28:59.460><c> word</c><00:28:59.619><c> again,</c><00:29:00.720><c> alone.</c> 00:29:02.000 --> 00:29:03.920 He<00:29:02.140><c> wasn't</c><00:29:02.460><c> really</c><00:29:02.880><c> alone.</c> 00:29:03.980 --> 00:29:06.319 He<00:29:04.119><c> now</c><00:29:04.400><c> wanted</c><00:29:04.660><c> to</c><00:29:04.819><c> go</c><00:29:04.940><c> into</c><00:29:05.160><c> a</c><00:29:05.380><c> mountain</c><00:29:05.660><c> alone,</c><00:29:05.900><c> not</c><00:29:06.079><c> with</c> 00:29:06.319 --> 00:29:06.960 his<00:29:06.460><c> disciples.</c> 00:29:07.160 --> 00:29:09.339 He<00:29:07.380><c> wanted</c><00:29:07.640><c> to</c><00:29:07.920><c> talk</c><00:29:08.079><c> to</c><00:29:08.279><c> his</c><00:29:08.500><c> dad.</c> 00:29:09.599 --> 00:29:12.940 He<00:29:09.740><c> wanted</c><00:29:10.019><c> to</c><00:29:10.240><c> relate</c><00:29:10.640><c> to</c><00:29:10.859><c> his</c><00:29:11.180><c> father</c><00:29:11.599><c> the</c><00:29:12.200><c> pressures</c><00:29:12.640><c> that</c> 00:29:12.940 --> 00:29:16.019 he<00:29:13.299><c> felt</c><00:29:13.700><c> and</c><00:29:14.299><c> how</c><00:29:14.500><c> they</c><00:29:14.680><c> were</c><00:29:14.960><c> mounting</c><00:29:15.420><c> and</c><00:29:15.740><c> mounting.</c> 00:29:16.119 --> 00:29:17.660 And<00:29:16.240><c> he</c><00:29:16.319><c> knew</c><00:29:16.420><c> what</c><00:29:16.559><c> the</c><00:29:16.740><c> end</c><00:29:16.859><c> result</c><00:29:17.079><c> would</c><00:29:17.339><c> be.</c> 00:29:18.019 --> 00:29:20.839 And<00:29:18.200><c> he</c><00:29:18.299><c> wanted</c><00:29:18.539><c> some</c><00:29:18.720><c> quiet</c><00:29:19.099><c> time</c><00:29:19.480><c> with</c><00:29:19.680><c> his</c><00:29:19.940><c> father.</c> 00:29:20.900 --> 00:29:24.839 You<00:29:20.980><c> know,</c><00:29:21.259><c> I</c><00:29:21.819><c> have</c><00:29:21.980><c> trouble</c><00:29:22.220><c> to</c><00:29:22.440><c> think</c><00:29:22.559><c> of</c><00:29:22.819><c> spending</c><00:29:23.279><c> a</c><00:29:24.460><c> whole</c> 00:29:24.839 --> 00:29:27.000 hour<00:29:25.279><c> in</c><00:29:25.700><c> prayer,</c><00:29:25.880><c> never</c><00:29:26.140><c> mind</c><00:29:26.339><c> a</c><00:29:26.599><c> night.</c> 00:29:27.000 --> 00:29:32.880 Our<00:29:27.900><c> Lord</c><00:29:28.220><c> had</c><00:29:28.440><c> this</c><00:29:29.059><c> close</c><00:29:29.579><c> affinity</c><00:29:30.299><c> and</c><00:29:30.700><c> contact</c><00:29:31.140><c> with</c><00:29:31.339><c> his</c><00:29:31.579><c> father.</c> 00:29:32.940 --> 00:29:35.660 Verse<00:29:33.059><c> 16</c><00:29:33.579><c> of</c><00:29:33.839><c> that</c><00:29:34.059><c> same</c><00:29:34.259><c> chapter.</c> 00:29:36.579 --> 00:29:42.539 And<00:29:36.579><c> when</c><00:29:36.799><c> even</c><00:29:37.059><c> was</c><00:29:37.640><c> now</c><00:29:38.099><c> come,</c><00:29:39.019><c> the</c><00:29:39.160><c> disciples</c><00:29:39.599><c> went</c><00:29:39.859><c> down</c><00:29:40.200><c> unto</c><00:29:40.400><c> the</c><00:29:40.740><c> sea</c><00:29:41.019><c> and</c><00:29:41.579><c> entered</c><00:29:41.779><c> into</c><00:29:42.059><c> a</c><00:29:42.259><c> ship</c> 00:29:42.539 --> 00:29:45.700 and<00:29:43.039><c> went</c><00:29:43.279><c> over</c><00:29:43.640><c> the</c><00:29:43.859><c> sea</c><00:29:44.039><c> toward</c><00:29:44.420><c> Capernaum.</c> 00:29:46.140 --> 00:29:50.859 And<00:29:46.279><c> it</c><00:29:46.400><c> was</c><00:29:46.599><c> now</c><00:29:46.839><c> dark</c><00:29:47.339><c> and</c><00:29:48.279><c> Jesus</c><00:29:48.700><c> was</c><00:29:49.180><c> not</c><00:29:49.519><c> come</c><00:29:49.819><c> to</c><00:29:50.000><c> them.</c> 00:29:51.519 --> 00:29:53.339 So<00:29:51.799><c> he's</c><00:29:52.039><c> still</c><00:29:52.359><c> there</c><00:29:52.680><c> in</c><00:29:52.839><c> the</c><00:29:53.039><c> mountain.</c> 00:29:53.480 --> 00:29:54.740 The<00:29:53.660><c> disciples</c><00:29:54.039><c> have</c><00:29:54.240><c> gone</c><00:29:54.460><c> down.</c> 00:29:54.740 --> 00:29:58.599 And<00:29:54.859><c> they've</c><00:29:54.960><c> got</c><00:29:55.119><c> into</c><00:29:55.380><c> the</c><00:29:55.640><c> boat</c><00:29:55.940><c> and</c><00:29:56.359><c> they're</c><00:29:56.539><c> heading</c><00:29:56.700><c> back</c><00:29:57.059><c> to</c><00:29:57.259><c> Capernaum.</c> 00:29:58.720 --> 00:30:02.019 And<00:29:58.839><c> how</c><00:29:59.059><c> are</c><00:29:59.180><c> these</c><00:29:59.380><c> events</c><00:29:59.680><c> going</c><00:29:59.940><c> to</c><00:30:00.180><c> tie</c><00:30:00.299><c> together</c><00:30:00.799><c> again?</c> 00:30:02.220 --> 00:30:07.559 Slide<00:30:02.500><c> down</c><00:30:03.680><c> to</c><00:30:04.099><c> verse</c><00:30:04.960><c> 32.</c> 00:30:07.940 --> 00:30:10.200 John<00:30:08.099><c> 16</c><00:30:08.519><c> of</c><00:30:08.660><c> verse</c><00:30:08.859><c> 32.</c> 00:30:11.380 --> 00:30:16.039 Behold,<00:30:12.519><c> the</c><00:30:12.859><c> hour</c><00:30:13.339><c> now</c><00:30:13.880><c> cometh</c><00:30:14.220><c> yea,</c><00:30:15.000><c> and</c><00:30:15.180><c> is</c><00:30:15.359><c> now</c><00:30:15.680><c> come,</c> 00:30:16.460 --> 00:30:20.000 that<00:30:16.660><c> ye</c><00:30:16.859><c> shall</c><00:30:17.079><c> be</c><00:30:17.440><c> scattered,</c><00:30:17.779><c> every</c><00:30:18.160><c> man</c><00:30:18.420><c> to</c><00:30:18.660><c> his</c><00:30:19.000><c> own,</c><00:30:19.740><c> and</c> 00:30:20.000 --> 00:30:21.160 shall<00:30:20.220><c> leave</c><00:30:20.539><c> me</c><00:30:20.839><c> alone.</c> 00:30:21.160 --> 00:30:27.440 And<00:30:21.279><c> yet</c><00:30:21.700><c> I'm</c><00:30:23.039><c> not</c><00:30:23.299><c> alone</c><00:30:23.819><c> because</c><00:30:24.920><c> the</c><00:30:25.440><c> father</c><00:30:25.759><c> is</c><00:30:26.160><c> with</c><00:30:26.460><c> me.</c> 00:30:27.519 --> 00:30:34.740 So<00:30:27.799><c> his</c><00:30:28.140><c> confidence</c><00:30:28.940><c> and</c><00:30:29.440><c> his</c><00:30:29.700><c> ability</c><00:30:30.079><c> to</c><00:30:30.380><c> rely</c><00:30:30.900><c> on</c><00:30:33.819><c> the</c><00:30:34.220><c> help</c> 00:30:34.740 --> 00:30:38.039 and<00:30:35.059><c> strength</c><00:30:35.319><c> that</c><00:30:35.500><c> his</c><00:30:35.700><c> father</c><00:30:35.920><c> is</c><00:30:36.400><c> constantly</c><00:30:37.579><c> shown</c> 00:30:38.039 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back</c><00:30:53.799><c> to</c><00:30:54.059><c> Capernaum,</c> 00:30:55.859 --> 00:30:58.039 our<00:30:55.960><c> Lord</c><00:30:56.099><c> walks</c><00:30:56.400><c> on</c><00:30:56.640><c> the</c><00:30:56.799><c> waters</c><00:30:57.079><c> as</c><00:30:57.319><c> we</c><00:30:57.440><c> know</c><00:30:57.599><c> and</c><00:30:57.759><c> comes</c> 00:30:58.039 --> 00:30:59.119 across<00:30:58.539><c> there.</c> 00:30:59.599 --> 00:31:04.140 And<00:30:59.779><c> the</c><00:31:00.019><c> adulation</c><00:31:00.599><c> from</c><00:31:00.880><c> the</c><00:31:01.180><c> crowd</c><00:31:01.660><c> becomes</c><00:31:02.380><c> extremely</c><00:31:03.480><c> hard.</c> 00:31:04.380 --> 00:31:08.599 They<00:31:04.539><c> see</c><00:31:04.700><c> the</c><00:31:04.920><c> free</c><00:31:05.140><c> food,</c><00:31:05.460><c> they</c><00:31:05.619><c> see</c><00:31:05.779><c> the</c><00:31:06.039><c> healing,</c><00:31:06.619><c> they</c><00:31:06.759><c> see</c><00:31:06.940><c> 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them.</c> 00:32:40.559 --> 00:32:43.319 Many<00:32:40.859><c> therefore</c><00:32:41.359><c> of</c><00:32:41.519><c> his</c><00:32:41.720><c> disciples</c><00:32:42.140><c> when</c><00:32:42.400><c> they</c><00:32:42.700><c> heard</c><00:32:43.019><c> this</c> 00:32:43.319 --> 00:32:48.059 said,<00:32:44.799><c> this</c><00:32:44.980><c> is</c><00:32:45.619><c> a</c><00:32:45.880><c> hard</c><00:32:46.200><c> saying.</c><00:32:47.099><c> Who</c><00:32:47.279><c> can</c><00:32:47.519><c> hear</c><00:32:47.759><c> it?</c> 00:32:48.460 --> 00:32:51.059 Now<00:32:48.640><c> you</c><00:32:48.799><c> remember</c><00:32:49.279><c> what</c><00:32:49.480><c> he's</c><00:32:49.740><c> spoken</c><00:32:49.940><c> in</c><00:32:50.140><c> John</c><00:32:50.400><c> chapter</c><00:32:50.740><c> 6</c> 00:32:51.059 --> 00:32:55.339 about<00:32:51.299><c> the</c><00:32:51.559><c> bread</c><00:32:51.920><c> and</c><00:32:52.160><c> the</c><00:32:52.440><c> wine,</c><00:32:53.079><c> 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verse</c><00:34:24.800><c> 66</c><00:34:25.579><c> of</c><00:34:25.820><c> John</c><00:34:26.099><c> chapter</c><00:34:26.480><c> 6,</c><00:34:27.400><c> this</c><00:34:27.579><c> is</c><00:34:27.699><c> what</c><00:34:27.840><c> we</c><00:34:28.099><c> read.</c> 00:34:30.159 --> 00:34:33.940 From<00:34:30.340><c> that</c><00:34:30.860><c> time,</c><00:34:31.960><c> many</c><00:34:32.239><c> of</c><00:34:32.440><c> his</c><00:34:32.619><c> disciples</c><00:34:33.059><c> went</c><00:34:33.320><c> back</c><00:34:33.699><c> and</c> 00:34:33.940 --> 00:34:35.920 walked<00:34:34.159><c> no</c><00:34:34.480><c> more</c><00:34:34.619><c> with</c><00:34:34.840><c> him.</c> 00:34:36.340 --> 00:34:41.920 Then<00:34:36.539><c> said</c><00:34:36.760><c> Jesus</c><00:34:37.159><c> unto</c><00:34:37.460><c> the</c><00:34:37.739><c> 12,</c><00:34:39.360><c> will</c><00:34:39.599><c> she</c><00:34:39.880><c> also</c><00:34:40.559><c> go</c><00:34:40.980><c> away?</c> 00:34:42.199 --> 00:34:46.159 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00:34:59.360 --> 00:35:03.679 A<00:34:59.619><c> wonderful</c><00:34:59.940><c> testimony</c><00:35:00.460><c> from</c><00:35:00.739><c> this</c><00:35:01.019><c> man.</c><00:35:01.900><c> Thou</c><00:35:02.440><c> art</c><00:35:02.820><c> the</c><00:35:03.159><c> Christ,</c><00:35:03.519><c> the</c> 00:35:03.679 --> 00:35:05.599 Son<00:35:03.880><c> of</c><00:35:04.079><c> the</c><00:35:04.500><c> living</c><00:35:04.699><c> God.</c> 00:35:05.719 --> 00:35:09.239 Are<00:35:06.079><c> you</c><00:35:06.139><c> going</c><00:35:06.260><c> to</c><00:35:06.380><c> go</c><00:35:06.579><c> away?</c><00:35:08.159><c> Where</c><00:35:08.400><c> are</c><00:35:08.480><c> we</c><00:35:08.599><c> going</c><00:35:08.719><c> to</c><00:35:08.920><c> go?</c> 00:35:09.239 --> 00:35:12.659 In<00:35:10.000><c> other</c><00:35:10.179><c> words,</c><00:35:10.360><c> there</c><00:35:10.460><c> were</c><00:35:10.559><c> no</c><00:35:10.699><c> options.</c><00:35:12.219><c> Would</c><00:35:12.340><c> 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the</c><00:35:24.300><c> end.</c> 00:35:25.239 --> 00:35:29.219 And<00:35:25.460><c> so</c><00:35:25.599><c> these</c><00:35:26.260><c> disciples,</c><00:35:27.659><c> many</c><00:35:27.960><c> of</c><00:35:28.199><c> them</c><00:35:28.280><c> had</c><00:35:28.519><c> left</c><00:35:28.780><c> him</c><00:35:29.059><c> and</c> 00:35:29.219 --> 00:35:32.179 Jesus<00:35:29.559><c> says,</c><00:35:29.780><c> well,</c><00:35:30.800><c> what</c><00:35:31.000><c> about</c><00:35:31.199><c> you?</c> 00:35:32.559 --> 00:35:34.039 Are<00:35:32.800><c> you</c><00:35:32.880><c> going</c><00:35:32.980><c> to</c><00:35:33.039><c> go</c><00:35:33.219><c> away?</c> 00:35:34.260 --> 00:35:37.119 And<00:35:34.559><c> this</c><00:35:34.860><c> confession</c><00:35:35.480><c> of</c><00:35:35.800><c> Peter</c><00:35:36.039><c> that</c><00:35:36.260><c> he</c><00:35:36.460><c> makes</c><00:35:36.719><c> is</c> 00:35:37.119 --> 00:35:38.820 absolutely<00:35:37.739><c> stellar.</c> 00:35:39.460 --> 00:35:44.639 And<00:35:39.679><c> this</c><00:35:39.820><c> is</c><00:35:40.019><c> a</c><00:35:40.219><c> high</c><00:35:40.460><c> point,</c><00:35:42.360><c> not</c><00:35:42.579><c> a</c><00:35:42.840><c> turning</c><00:35:43.059><c> point,</c><00:35:43.940><c> a</c><00:35:44.340><c> high</c> 00:35:44.639 --> 00:35:46.039 point<00:35:44.860><c> in</c><00:35:45.059><c> the</c><00:35:45.219><c> life</c><00:35:45.400><c> of</c><00:35:45.719><c> Peter.</c> 00:35:46.460 --> 00:35:51.139 And<00:35:46.739><c> where</c><00:35:46.940><c> is</c><00:35:47.059><c> that</c><00:35:47.539><c> going</c><00:35:47.539><c> to</c><00:35:48.519><c> lead?</c><00:35:49.940><c> Three</c><00:35:50.260><c> times</c><00:35:50.559><c> he's</c><00:35:50.820><c> going</c><00:35:50.960><c> to</c> 00:35:51.139 --> 00:35:52.320 deny<00:35:51.340><c> his</c><00:35:51.619><c> Lord.</c> 00:35:52.500 --> 00:35:56.739 From<00:35:52.820><c> the</c><00:35:53.500><c> heights</c><00:35:53.840><c> of</c><00:35:54.099><c> his</c><00:35:54.380><c> confession,</c><00:35:55.500><c> he</c><00:35:55.780><c> sinks</c><00:35:56.079><c> into</c><00:35:56.400><c> the</c> 00:35:56.739 --> 00:35:58.760 depths<00:35:57.159><c> of</c><00:35:57.719><c> denying</c><00:35:58.099><c> his</c><00:35:58.500><c> Lord.</c> 00:35:58.760 --> 00:36:03.420 Do<00:35:58.960><c> you</c><00:35:59.239><c> remember</c><00:35:59.500><c> the</c><00:36:00.739><c> kind</c><00:36:00.900><c> of</c><00:36:01.500><c> bravado</c><00:36:02.099><c> that</c><00:36:02.320><c> he</c><00:36:02.480><c> had</c><00:36:02.659><c> presented?</c><00:36:03.139><c> Oh,</c> 00:36:03.559 --> 00:36:04.179 all<00:36:03.679><c> men</c><00:36:03.800><c> could</c><00:36:04.059><c> leave.</c> 00:36:04.239 --> 00:36:09.679 I<00:36:04.500><c> never</c><00:36:04.820><c> leave</c><00:36:05.099><c> you.</c><00:36:05.440><c> You</c><00:36:05.579><c> can</c><00:36:05.840><c> count</c><00:36:06.039><c> on</c><00:36:06.239><c> me.</c><00:36:08.219><c> And</c><00:36:08.320><c> down</c><00:36:08.579><c> he</c><00:36:08.800><c> goes.</c> 00:36:10.219 --> 00:36:14.539 And<00:36:10.360><c> we</c><00:36:10.500><c> know</c><00:36:10.619><c> in</c><00:36:10.820><c> the</c><00:36:10.980><c> record</c><00:36:11.360><c> of</c><00:36:11.599><c> the</c><00:36:11.800><c> resurrection,</c><00:36:12.539><c> it</c><00:36:12.559><c> would</c><00:36:12.820><c> appear</c><00:36:13.420><c> that</c><00:36:14.360><c> our</c> 00:36:14.539 --> 00:36:16.639 Lord,<00:36:14.760><c> after</c><00:36:15.099><c> he</c><00:36:15.320><c> has</c><00:36:15.559><c> resurrected,</c> 00:36:17.260 --> 00:36:21.559 makes<00:36:17.400><c> a</c><00:36:17.679><c> special</c><00:36:17.980><c> visit</c><00:36:18.380><c> to</c><00:36:18.719><c> Peter</c><00:36:19.079><c> to</c><00:36:20.380><c> strengthen</c><00:36:21.079><c> and</c><00:36:21.360><c> to</c> 00:36:21.559 --> 00:36:22.440 recover<00:36:21.980><c> him.</c> 00:36:22.840 --> 00:36:28.239 Because<00:36:23.199><c> he's</c><00:36:23.599><c> a</c><00:36:23.719><c> broken</c><00:36:23.860><c> man</c><00:36:24.500><c> after</c><00:36:24.940><c> the</c><00:36:25.179><c> things</c><00:36:25.360><c> that</c><00:36:25.599><c> he</c><00:36:26.039><c> had</c><00:36:26.179><c> professed</c><00:36:26.820><c> and</c><00:36:27.000><c> said</c><00:36:27.159><c> so</c><00:36:27.539><c> boldly.</c> 00:36:28.239 --> 00:36:31.940 And<00:36:28.760><c> yet</c><00:36:29.019><c> the</c><00:36:29.380><c> things</c><00:36:29.619><c> which</c><00:36:30.000><c> turned</c><00:36:30.219><c> out</c><00:36:30.519><c> in</c><00:36:30.679><c> his</c><00:36:30.980><c> life.</c> 00:36:32.039 --> 00:36:36.239 And<00:36:32.159><c> so</c><00:36:32.239><c> in</c><00:36:32.460><c> the</c><00:36:32.639><c> fervor</c><00:36:32.940><c> of</c><00:36:33.079><c> the</c><00:36:33.300><c> people,</c><00:36:34.800><c> he</c><00:36:34.960><c> endeavors</c><00:36:35.360><c> to</c> 00:36:36.239 --> 00:36:37.840 strengthen<00:36:36.800><c> his</c><00:36:37.199><c> disciples,</c> 00:36:38.239 --> 00:36:41.380 to<00:36:38.480><c> ask</c><00:36:38.900><c> them</c><00:36:39.119><c> to</c><00:36:39.280><c> see</c><00:36:39.440><c> what</c><00:36:39.659><c> are</c><00:36:39.840><c> you</c><00:36:39.980><c> going</c><00:36:40.139><c> to</c><00:36:40.360><c> do.</c> 00:36:41.579 --> 00:36:53.000 And<00:36:41.760><c> now</c><00:36:41.940><c> in</c><00:36:42.320><c> verse</c><00:36:43.000><c> 32</c><00:36:43.960><c> of</c><00:36:45.760><c> John</c><00:36:46.579><c> chapter</c><00:36:47.360><c> 60</c><00:36:48.300><c> now,</c><00:36:49.559><c> if</c><00:36:49.739><c> you</c><00:36:49.940><c> flip</c><00:36:50.159><c> over</c><00:36:50.480><c> there,</c><00:36:50.800><c> we've</c><00:36:51.179><c> come</c><00:36:51.380><c> now</c><00:36:51.840><c> really</c><00:36:52.400><c> to</c> 00:36:53.000 --> 00:36:53.679 the<00:36:53.360><c> end,</c> 00:36:53.679 --> 00:36:58.960 to<00:36:54.039><c> the</c><00:36:54.880><c> 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yet</c><00:37:09.079><c> I'm</c><00:37:10.639><c> not</c><00:37:10.940><c> alone</c><00:37:11.260><c> because</c><00:37:11.619><c> the</c><00:37:11.940><c> Father</c><00:37:12.179><c> is</c><00:37:12.420><c> with</c><00:37:12.639><c> me.</c> 00:37:13.880 --> 00:37:16.420 He<00:37:14.480><c> recognizes</c><00:37:15.079><c> that</c><00:37:15.599><c> this</c><00:37:15.820><c> is</c><00:37:16.079><c> it.</c> 00:37:16.420 --> 00:37:20.440 This<00:37:17.079><c> is</c><00:37:17.340><c> the</c><00:37:17.599><c> time</c><00:37:17.860><c> when</c><00:37:18.400><c> no</c><00:37:18.699><c> longer</c><00:37:18.980><c> do</c><00:37:19.179><c> I</c><00:37:19.360><c> have</c><00:37:19.519><c> any</c><00:37:19.780><c> options</c> 00:37:20.440 --> 00:37:27.039 from<00:37:21.500><c> my</c><00:37:23.460><c> fellow</c><00:37:23.760><c> mortal</c><00:37:26.480><c> people.</c> 00:37:27.260 --> 00:37:30.420 I'm<00:37:27.480><c> going</c><00:37:27.599><c> to</c><00:37:27.699><c> be</c><00:37:27.840><c> left</c><00:37:28.019><c> on</c><00:37:28.219><c> my</c><00:37:28.519><c> own,</c><00:37:29.039><c> but</c><00:37:29.199><c> I'm</c><00:37:29.380><c> not</c><00:37:29.659><c> really</c><00:37:30.139><c> on</c> 00:37:30.420 --> 00:37:31.800 my<00:37:30.820><c> own.</c> 00:37:32.000 --> 00:37:35.739 I<00:37:32.519><c> and</c><00:37:32.800><c> the</c><00:37:33.199><c> Father</c><00:37:33.639><c> that</c><00:37:33.880><c> is</c><00:37:34.079><c> with</c><00:37:34.280><c> me,</c><00:37:34.800><c> who</c><00:37:34.940><c> will</c><00:37:35.179><c> guide</c><00:37:35.480><c> me</c> 00:37:35.739 --> 00:37:37.360 and<00:37:35.920><c> direct</c><00:37:36.239><c> me</c><00:37:36.460><c> and</c><00:37:36.639><c> help</c><00:37:36.820><c> me</c> 00:37:37.360 --> 00:37:40.179 through<00:37:37.579><c> these,</c><00:37:38.500><c> I</c><00:37:38.719><c> guess,</c><00:37:39.320><c> troublesome</c><00:37:39.320><c> times</c><00:37:39.780><c> that</c><00:37:39.980><c> he's</c> 00:37:40.179 --> 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for</c><00:38:14.880><c> he</c> 00:38:15.079 --> 00:38:18.260 would<00:38:15.360><c> not</c><00:38:15.599><c> walk</c><00:38:15.820><c> in</c><00:38:16.079><c> Jewry</c><00:38:16.340><c> because</c><00:38:16.960><c> the</c><00:38:17.360><c> Jews</c><00:38:17.579><c> sought</c><00:38:17.920><c> to</c> 00:38:18.260 --> 00:38:19.219 kill<00:38:18.460><c> him.</c> 00:38:19.559 --> 00:38:24.920 Now,<00:38:20.380><c> the</c><00:38:20.599><c> Jews'</c><00:38:21.199><c> feast</c><00:38:21.820><c> of</c><00:38:22.539><c> tabernacles</c><00:38:23.460><c> was</c><00:38:23.820><c> at</c><00:38:24.099><c> hand.</c> 00:38:25.380 --> 00:38:29.400 We<00:38:25.500><c> know</c><00:38:25.699><c> Passover</c><00:38:26.239><c> is</c><00:38:26.480><c> around</c><00:38:26.739><c> the</c><00:38:27.079><c> spring,</c><00:38:28.400><c> tabernacles</c><00:38:29.079><c> is</c> 00:38:29.400 --> 00:38:31.019 around<00:38:29.679><c> the</c><00:38:29.960><c> fall</c><00:38:30.280><c> in</c><00:38:30.559><c> gathering,</c> 00:38:31.519 --> 00:38:36.619 and<00:38:31.780><c> we</c><00:38:31.880><c> know</c><00:38:32.039><c> that</c><00:38:32.280><c> the</c><00:38:32.500><c> next</c><00:38:33.940><c> Passover</c><00:38:34.679><c> is</c><00:38:35.519><c> about</c><00:38:35.760><c> six</c><00:38:35.980><c> months</c><00:38:36.280><c> away.</c> 00:38:36.619 --> 00:38:39.940 So<00:38:37.420><c> we've</c><00:38:37.619><c> got</c><00:38:37.699><c> about</c><00:38:37.980><c> six</c><00:38:38.320><c> months</c><00:38:38.739><c> left</c><00:38:39.079><c> in</c><00:38:39.260><c> our</c><00:38:39.440><c> Lord's</c><00:38:39.780><c> life</c> 00:38:39.940 --> 00:38:42.980 when<00:38:40.099><c> you</c><00:38:40.300><c> come</c><00:38:40.500><c> to</c><00:38:40.619><c> John</c><00:38:41.079><c> chapter</c><00:38:41.760><c> 7.</c> 00:38:43.639 --> 00:38:48.260 And<00:38:43.760><c> when</c><00:38:43.880><c> you</c><00:38:44.079><c> come</c><00:38:44.280><c> down</c><00:38:44.519><c> to</c><00:38:44.719><c> John</c><00:38:45.420><c> 19,</c><00:38:47.539><c> there's</c><00:38:47.739><c> only</c><00:38:47.960><c> about</c> 00:38:48.260 --> 00:38:49.860 three<00:38:48.539><c> months</c><00:38:49.000><c> left</c><00:38:49.300><c> to</c><00:38:49.539><c> go.</c> 00:38:50.159 --> 00:38:56.199 The<00:38:50.440><c> time</c><00:38:50.679><c> is</c><00:38:51.019><c> ticking</c><00:38:51.380><c> and</c><00:38:51.980><c> things</c><00:38:52.239><c> are</c><00:38:52.519><c> coming</c><00:38:52.760><c> to</c><00:38:53.639><c> a</c><00:38:54.079><c> conclusion</c><00:38:54.500><c> and</c><00:38:54.860><c> a</c><00:38:55.079><c> climax.</c> 00:38:57.000 --> 00:39:01.199 What<00:38:57.179><c> we</c><00:38:57.440><c> read</c><00:38:57.539><c> in</c><00:38:57.719><c> John</c><00:38:58.000><c> chapter</c><00:38:58.460><c> 10,</c><00:38:59.079><c> flipping</c><00:38:59.239><c> over</c><00:38:59.579><c> a</c><00:38:59.659><c> couple</c><00:38:59.840><c> of</c><00:39:00.079><c> pages,</c> 00:39:02.059 --> 00:39:06.699 and<00:39:02.659><c> it</c><00:39:02.800><c> was</c><00:39:03.159><c> at</c><00:39:03.420><c> Jerusalem,</c><00:39:05.039><c> the</c><00:39:05.219><c> feast</c><00:39:05.480><c> of</c><00:39:05.739><c> the</c><00:39:06.039><c> dedication,</c> 00:39:06.840 --> 00:39:08.460 and<00:39:07.019><c> it</c><00:39:07.159><c> was</c><00:39:07.460><c> winter.</c> 00:39:09.360 --> 00:39:15.099 We've<00:39:09.699><c> now</c><00:39:09.940><c> left</c><00:39:10.639><c> Passover,</c><00:39:12.519><c> we</c><00:39:12.659><c> have</c><00:39:12.860><c> now</c><00:39:13.159><c> left</c><00:39:13.500><c> tabernacles,</c> 00:39:15.139 --> 00:39:18.599 and<00:39:15.340><c> we've</c><00:39:15.679><c> come</c><00:39:15.840><c> to</c><00:39:16.699><c> what</c><00:39:17.059><c> we</c><00:39:17.300><c> would</c><00:39:17.500><c> know</c><00:39:17.639><c> as</c><00:39:17.820><c> the</c><00:39:18.000><c> feast</c><00:39:18.280><c> of</c> 00:39:18.599 --> 00:39:21.000 Hanukkah,<00:39:19.679><c> the</c><00:39:19.860><c> festival</c><00:39:20.280><c> of</c><00:39:20.539><c> lights.</c> 00:39:21.280 --> 00:39:25.639 And<00:39:21.500><c> it's</c><00:39:21.699><c> winter,</c><00:39:22.360><c> it's</c><00:39:22.780><c> December,</c><00:39:23.860><c> and</c><00:39:24.119><c> there's</c><00:39:24.300><c> only</c><00:39:24.480><c> about</c><00:39:24.780><c> three</c><00:39:25.000><c> months</c><00:39:25.340><c> left</c> 00:39:25.639 --> 00:39:27.820 now<00:39:25.940><c> before</c><00:39:26.260><c> our</c><00:39:26.500><c> Lord</c><00:39:26.659><c> is</c><00:39:26.880><c> to</c><00:39:27.000><c> be</c><00:39:27.219><c> crucified.</c> 00:39:27.820 --> 00:39:32.360 So<00:39:28.739><c> there's</c><00:39:29.139><c> our</c><00:39:29.460><c> time</c><00:39:29.920><c> frame,</c><00:39:30.199><c> and</c><00:39:30.380><c> through</c><00:39:30.719><c> all</c><00:39:31.179><c> this,</c><00:39:32.119><c> his</c> 00:39:32.360 --> 00:39:33.440 self<00:39:32.699><c>-control,</c> 00:39:33.920 --> 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00:39:51.320 the<00:39:50.239><c> conclusion,</c> 00:39:51.480 --> 00:39:54.039 we<00:39:51.699><c> find</c><00:39:52.079><c> the</c><00:39:52.340><c> words</c><00:39:52.599><c> of</c><00:39:52.840><c> our</c><00:39:53.019><c> Lord</c><00:39:53.260><c> as</c><00:39:53.500><c> we</c><00:39:53.780><c> are.</c> 00:39:54.039 --> 00:39:56.639 Now,<00:39:54.880><c> after</c><00:39:54.880><c> the</c><00:39:55.159><c> Upper</c><00:39:55.440><c> Room,</c><00:39:55.760><c> we've</c><00:39:55.920><c> gone</c><00:39:56.019><c> through</c><00:39:56.300><c> chapter</c> 00:39:56.639 --> 00:40:01.300 13,<00:39:57.260><c> 14,</c><00:39:58.400><c> 15,</c><00:39:59.420><c> 16,</c><00:40:00.460><c> 17,</c><00:40:01.059><c> 18,</c> 00:40:01.400 --> 00:40:07.159 and<00:40:01.440><c> we</c><00:40:01.619><c> come</c><00:40:01.800><c> to</c><00:40:01.980><c> chapter</c><00:40:02.280><c> 19</c><00:40:02.940><c> of</c><00:40:03.099><c> John,</c><00:40:05.340><c> starting</c><00:40:05.500><c> 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of</c><00:40:24.940><c> vinegar,</c><00:40:26.179><c> and</c><00:40:26.219><c> they</c><00:40:26.400><c> filled</c><00:40:26.519><c> a</c> 00:40:26.780 --> 00:40:27.699 sponge<00:40:27.079><c> with</c><00:40:27.340><c> vinegar</c> 00:40:27.699 --> 00:40:31.079 and<00:40:27.880><c> put</c><00:40:28.059><c> it</c><00:40:28.260><c> upon</c><00:40:28.559><c> hyssop</c><00:40:29.019><c> and</c><00:40:29.420><c> put</c><00:40:29.619><c> it</c><00:40:29.760><c> to</c><00:40:29.900><c> his</c><00:40:30.159><c> mouth.</c> 00:40:31.639 --> 00:40:34.940 When<00:40:31.780><c> Jesus,</c><00:40:32.280><c> therefore,</c><00:40:32.639><c> had</c><00:40:32.940><c> received</c><00:40:33.340><c> the</c><00:40:33.599><c> vinegar,</c><00:40:33.940><c> he</c><00:40:34.079><c> said,</c> 00:40:35.820 --> 00:40:37.599 It<00:40:35.960><c> is</c><00:40:36.400><c> finished!</c> 00:40:39.079 --> 00:40:43.679 And<00:40:39.400><c> he</c><00:40:39.639><c> bowed</c><00:40:39.980><c> his</c><00:40:40.320><c> 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