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it.</c><00:14:25.269><c> Do</c> 00:14:25.470 --> 00:14:27.049 x what<00:14:25.669><c> you</c><00:14:25.990><c> want.</c><00:14:26.350><c> Eat,</c><00:14:26.669><c> drink</c><00:14:26.889><c> and</c> 00:14:27.049 --> 00:14:31.669 x be<00:14:27.309><c> merry</c><00:14:27.629><c> for</c><00:14:27.929><c> tomorrow</c><00:14:28.370><c> you</c><00:14:28.669><c> die</c><00:14:29.070><c> and</c><00:14:30.350><c> we</c><00:14:30.690><c> say</c><00:14:30.950><c> we're</c><00:14:31.509><c> not</c> 00:14:31.669 --> 00:14:33.830 x buying<00:14:31.889><c> that</c><00:14:32.710><c> because</c><00:14:33.210><c> God</c><00:14:33.529><c> has</c> 00:14:33.830 --> 00:14:42.690 x promised<00:14:34.169><c> something</c><00:14:34.570><c> greater</c><00:14:35.190><c> for</c><00:14:36.049><c> those</c><00:14:36.490><c> who</c><00:14:36.789><c> love</c><00:14:36.929><c> him.</c><00:14:40.350><c> Within</c><00:14:40.649><c> this</c><00:14:41.090><c> not</c><00:14:41.470><c> so</c><00:14:42.049><c> impressive</c> 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that's</c><00:14:55.450><c> what's</c><00:14:55.809><c> important</c><00:14:56.049><c> to</c><00:14:56.230><c> our</c> 00:14:56.350 --> 00:14:57.629 x Heavenly<00:14:56.710><c> Father.</c><00:14:57.129><c> Not</c><00:14:57.309><c> the</c> 00:14:57.629 --> 00:15:02.129 x outward<00:14:57.970><c> but</c><00:14:58.789><c> what's</c><00:14:59.029><c> on</c><00:14:59.269><c> the</c><00:14:59.509><c> inside.</c><00:15:00.610><c> Because</c><00:15:00.889><c> as</c><00:15:01.509><c> Paul</c><00:15:01.710><c> says</c><00:15:01.929><c> in</c> 00:15:02.129 --> 00:15:03.549 x 1st<00:15:02.509><c> Corinthians,</c><00:15:03.110><c> chapter</c> 00:15:03.549 --> 00:15:08.809 x 1,<00:15:04.009><c> verse</c><00:15:04.289><c> 27,</c><00:15:04.870><c> he</c><00:15:05.029><c> says,</c><00:15:05.710><c> God</c><00:15:06.009><c> hath</c><00:15:06.309><c> chosen</c><00:15:06.789><c> the</c><00:15:07.129><c> foolish</c><00:15:07.509><c> things</c><00:15:08.230><c> of</c> 00:15:08.809 --> 00:15:10.210 x 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impressed</c><00:15:35.330><c> with</c> 00:15:35.509 --> 00:15:38.370 x his<00:15:35.929><c> natural</c><00:15:36.490><c> eyes.</c><00:15:37.970><c> Though</c> 00:15:38.370 --> 00:15:42.210 x there<00:15:38.490><c> wasn't</c><00:15:38.889><c> a</c><00:15:39.070><c> word</c><00:15:39.230><c> of</c><00:15:39.570><c> truth</c><00:15:39.750><c> spoken</c><00:15:40.190><c> within.</c><00:15:41.950><c> We</c><00:15:41.990><c> are</c> 00:15:42.210 --> 00:15:43.669 x truly<00:15:42.490><c> blessed,</c><00:15:43.210><c> brothers</c><00:15:43.350><c> and</c> 00:15:43.669 --> 00:15:47.889 x sisters,<00:15:44.809><c> that</c><00:15:44.990><c> that</c><00:15:45.289><c> message</c><00:15:45.610><c> has</c><00:15:45.809><c> been</c><00:15:46.070><c> revealed</c><00:15:46.490><c> to</c><00:15:46.750><c> us.</c> 00:15:50.250 --> 00:15:51.690 x So<00:15:50.509><c> talking</c><00:15:50.929><c> about</c><00:15:51.289><c> showing</c> 00:15:51.690 --> 00:15:57.870 x favoritism<00:15:52.929><c> within</c><00:15:53.289><c> the</c><00:15:53.610><c> Ecclesia,</c><00:15:54.309><c> favoring</c><00:15:54.629><c> one</c><00:15:54.830><c> over</c><00:15:55.230><c> another,</c><00:15:55.909><c> right?</c><00:15:56.190><c> Now,</c><00:15:56.830><c> you</c> 00:15:57.870 --> 00:15:58.370 x know,<00:15:58.129><c> the</c> 00:15:58.370 --> 00:16:03.990 x flesh<00:15:58.629><c> is</c><00:15:59.230><c> really</c><00:15:59.850><c> good</c><00:16:00.429><c> at</c><00:16:00.830><c> judging</c><00:16:01.409><c> others.</c><00:16:02.629><c> And</c><00:16:03.190><c> it's</c><00:16:03.509><c> equally</c><00:16:03.730><c> as</c> 00:16:03.990 --> 00:16:05.090 x good<00:16:04.090><c> as</c><00:16:04.330><c> avoiding</c> 00:16:05.090 --> 00:16:08.450 x itself<00:16:05.610><c> examination,</c><00:16:06.690><c> right?</c><00:16:07.470><c> If</c><00:16:07.649><c> you're</c><00:16:07.830><c> wondering</c><00:16:08.129><c> what</c> 00:16:08.450 --> 00:16:09.850 x your<00:16:08.850><c> problems</c><00:16:09.370><c> are</c><00:16:09.690><c> where</c> 00:16:09.850 --> 00:16:12.490 x you<00:16:10.009><c> could</c><00:16:10.230><c> improve,</c><00:16:10.629><c> just</c><00:16:10.809><c> ask</c><00:16:11.009><c> me.</c><00:16:11.149><c> I've</c><00:16:11.289><c> got</c><00:16:11.389><c> a</c><00:16:11.570><c> book</c><00:16:11.710><c> on</c><00:16:12.009><c> like</c><00:16:12.210><c> all</c><00:16:12.389><c> of</c> 00:16:12.490 --> 00:16:13.889 x you<00:16:12.590><c> guys.</c><00:16:13.610><c> So,</c><00:16:13.789><c> you</c> 00:16:13.889 --> 00:16:19.070 x know,<00:16:14.850><c> but</c><00:16:15.009><c> I'm</c><00:16:15.389><c> not</c><00:16:15.509><c> going</c><00:16:15.610><c> to</c><00:16:15.710><c> talk</c><00:16:15.830><c> about</c><00:16:15.990><c> me,</c><00:16:16.409><c> okay?</c><00:16:18.850><c> And</c> 00:16:19.070 --> 00:16:20.389 x Jesus,<00:16:19.570><c> you</c><00:16:19.690><c> know,</c><00:16:19.950><c> brings</c><00:16:20.049><c> us</c><00:16:20.269><c> 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to</c><00:16:37.129><c> look</c><00:16:37.230><c> at</c><00:16:37.370><c> themselves.</c><00:16:40.049><c> And</c><00:16:40.309><c> James</c><00:16:40.669><c> addresses</c><00:16:41.210><c> the</c> 00:16:41.590 --> 00:16:45.190 x passing<00:16:41.889><c> of</c><00:16:42.169><c> judgment</c><00:16:42.509><c> on</c><00:16:42.769><c> others</c><00:16:43.129><c> in</c><00:16:43.730><c> verse</c><00:16:44.029><c> 12</c><00:16:44.370><c> and</c><00:16:44.509><c> 13.</c><00:16:45.029><c> He</c> 00:16:45.190 --> 00:16:47.269 x says,<00:16:45.850><c> speak</c><00:16:46.210><c> and</c><00:16:46.710><c> act</c><00:16:46.990><c> as</c> 00:16:47.269 --> 00:16:50.230 x those<00:16:47.789><c> who</c><00:16:48.190><c> are</c><00:16:48.450><c> going</c><00:16:48.669><c> to</c><00:16:48.889><c> be</c><00:16:49.090><c> judged</c><00:16:49.309><c> by</c><00:16:49.549><c> the</c><00:16:49.809><c> law</c><00:16:50.029><c> that</c> 00:16:50.230 --> 00:16:53.429 x gives<00:16:50.490><c> freedom.</c><00:16:52.370><c> Because</c><00:16:52.870><c> judgment</c> 00:16:53.429 --> 00:16:57.529 x without<00:16:53.970><c> mercy</c><00:16:54.409><c> will</c><00:16:54.649><c> be</c><00:16:54.909><c> shown</c><00:16:55.070><c> to</c><00:16:55.470><c> anyone</c><00:16:55.929><c> who</c><00:16:56.769><c> has</c><00:16:57.129><c> not</c> 00:16:57.529 --> 00:17:00.610 x been<00:16:57.809><c> merciful.</c><00:16:58.830><c> Mercy</c><00:16:59.350><c> triumphs</c> 00:17:00.610 --> 00:17:03.889 x over<00:17:00.850><c> judgment.</c><00:17:01.570><c> That's</c><00:17:01.649><c> what</c><00:17:01.809><c> God's</c><00:17:02.330><c> looking</c><00:17:02.590><c> for,</c><00:17:03.570><c> because</c> 00:17:03.889 --> 00:17:05.450 x we<00:17:04.190><c> desperately</c><00:17:04.650><c> need</c><00:17:04.930><c> it,</c><00:17:05.190><c> right?</c> 00:17:05.490 --> 00:17:08.109 x Jesus<00:17:05.849><c> says,</c><00:17:06.589><c> blessed</c><00:17:06.609><c> are</c><00:17:06.809><c> the</c><00:17:06.970><c> merciful,</c><00:17:07.470><c> for</c><00:17:07.609><c> they</c><00:17:07.890><c> shall</c> 00:17:08.109 --> 00:17:11.230 x receive<00:17:09.170><c> mercy.</c><00:17:10.950><c> So</c> 00:17:11.230 --> 00:17:15.529 x individually<00:17:11.670><c> we</c><00:17:11.970><c> are</c><00:17:12.349><c> warned</c><00:17:12.849><c> that</c><00:17:13.190><c> you</c><00:17:13.390><c> will</c><00:17:13.589><c> be</c><00:17:13.890><c> judged</c><00:17:14.410><c> as</c> 00:17:15.529 --> 00:17:18.950 x we<00:17:16.009><c> judge.</c><00:17:18.529><c> Now</c><00:17:18.730><c> showing</c> 00:17:18.950 --> 00:17:21.910 x favoritism<00:17:19.569><c> in</c><00:17:19.910><c> the</c><00:17:20.109><c> Ecclesia</c><00:17:20.430><c> can,</c><00:17:20.890><c> you</c><00:17:21.049><c> know,</c><00:17:21.269><c> lead</c><00:17:21.529><c> to,</c> 00:17:21.910 --> 00:17:23.650 x you<00:17:22.069><c> know,</c><00:17:22.250><c> some</c><00:17:22.490><c> divisions</c><00:17:23.029><c> perhaps,</c> 00:17:23.650 --> 00:17:28.829 x right?<00:17:24.390><c> And</c><00:17:24.869><c> that's</c><00:17:25.509><c> been</c><00:17:25.890><c> problematic</c><00:17:26.529><c> throughout</c><00:17:27.109><c> the</c><00:17:27.529><c> history</c><00:17:27.890><c> of</c><00:17:28.369><c> Ecclesias,</c> 00:17:28.829 --> 00:17:31.829 x right?<00:17:29.109><c> Paul</c><00:17:29.509><c> extols</c><00:17:30.049><c> his</c><00:17:30.369><c> brethren</c><00:17:30.609><c> in</c><00:17:30.930><c> Corinthians.</c><00:17:31.430><c> He</c><00:17:31.450><c> says,</c><00:17:31.829><c> I</c> 00:17:31.829 --> 00:17:32.549 x appeal<00:17:32.150><c> to</c><00:17:32.349><c> you,</c> 00:17:32.650 --> 00:17:36.069 x brethren,<00:17:33.410><c> in</c><00:17:33.529><c> the</c><00:17:33.670><c> name</c><00:17:33.809><c> of</c><00:17:34.049><c> our</c><00:17:34.190><c> Lord</c><00:17:34.369><c> Jesus</c><00:17:34.789><c> Christ,</c><00:17:35.890><c> that</c> 00:17:36.069 --> 00:17:37.609 x all<00:17:36.349><c> of</c><00:17:36.490><c> you</c><00:17:36.690><c> agree</c><00:17:37.130><c> with</c><00:17:37.390><c> one</c> 00:17:37.609 --> 00:17:40.190 x another,<00:17:37.869><c> so</c><00:17:38.069><c> there</c><00:17:38.349><c> are</c><00:17:38.609><c> no</c><00:17:38.809><c> divisions</c><00:17:39.450><c> among</c><00:17:39.849><c> you,</c><00:17:40.029><c> right?</c> 00:17:40.190 --> 00:17:41.410 x That<00:17:40.309><c> was</c><00:17:40.529><c> going</c><00:17:40.769><c> to</c><00:17:40.990><c> be</c><00:17:41.190><c> a</c> 00:17:41.410 --> 00:17:45.029 x problem.<00:17:42.990><c> And</c><00:17:43.309><c> then</c><00:17:43.470><c> the</c><00:17:43.690><c> early</c><00:17:44.009><c> Ecclesia,</c><00:17:44.650><c> it</c><00:17:44.670><c> would</c><00:17:44.849><c> have</c> 00:17:45.029 --> 00:17:45.789 x been,<00:17:45.190><c> right?</c><00:17:45.329><c> Because</c><00:17:45.450><c> you</c><00:17:45.630><c> got</c> 00:17:45.789 --> 00:17:49.069 x the<00:17:46.150><c> Jewish</c><00:17:46.470><c> converts,</c><00:17:47.150><c> and</c><00:17:47.349><c> then</c><00:17:47.589><c> later</c><00:17:47.829><c> the</c><00:17:48.089><c> Gentiles</c><00:17:48.789><c> came</c> 00:17:49.069 --> 00:17:49.849 x in,<00:17:49.309><c> right?</c><00:17:49.430><c> And</c><00:17:49.589><c> the</c><00:17:49.730><c> Jews</c> 00:17:49.849 --> 00:17:52.829 x kind<00:17:50.089><c> of</c><00:17:50.369><c> separated</c><00:17:50.769><c> themselves,</c><00:17:51.289><c> as</c><00:17:51.690><c> was</c><00:17:52.069><c> what</c><00:17:52.349><c> they</c><00:17:52.589><c> did</c> 00:17:52.829 --> 00:17:54.369 x prior,<00:17:53.450><c> right?</c><00:17:53.789><c> From</c><00:17:54.109><c> the</c> 00:17:54.369 --> 00:17:56.950 x Gentiles.<00:17:54.509><c> And</c><00:17:54.650><c> they</c><00:17:54.769><c> said,</c><00:17:54.849><c> hey,</c><00:17:55.029><c> you</c><00:17:55.190><c> guys</c><00:17:55.349><c> got</c><00:17:55.490><c> to</c><00:17:55.609><c> get</c><00:17:55.809><c> circumcised.</c><00:17:56.829><c> You</c> 00:17:56.950 --> 00:17:57.490 x got<00:17:57.029><c> to</c><00:17:57.190><c> follow</c><00:17:57.369><c> the</c> 00:17:57.490 --> 00:18:00.609 x law<00:17:57.650><c> of</c><00:17:57.869><c> Moses,</c><00:17:58.569><c> right?</c><00:17:59.230><c> Then</c><00:17:59.230><c> Paul</c><00:17:59.970><c> and</c><00:18:00.150><c> the</c><00:18:00.230><c> rest</c><00:18:00.390><c> of</c><00:18:00.609><c> the</c> 00:18:00.609 --> 00:18:02.089 x leaders<00:18:00.890><c> are</c><00:18:01.210><c> like,</c><00:18:01.670><c> you</c><00:18:01.789><c> know,</c> 00:18:02.210 --> 00:18:06.589 x now<00:18:02.329><c> let</c><00:18:02.750><c> me</c><00:18:02.910><c> explain,</c><00:18:03.450><c> right?</c><00:18:04.069><c> So</c><00:18:04.529><c> that</c><00:18:05.029><c> can</c><00:18:05.190><c> be</c><00:18:05.390><c> a</c><00:18:05.589><c> problem.</c> 00:18:06.809 --> 00:18:07.789 x You<00:18:06.910><c> know,</c><00:18:07.009><c> that's</c><00:18:07.289><c> clearly</c><00:18:07.589><c> not</c> 00:18:07.789 --> 00:18:12.289 x a<00:18:07.970><c> problem</c><00:18:08.410><c> today.</c><00:18:09.250><c> I</c><00:18:09.710><c> don't</c><00:18:09.910><c> necessarily</c><00:18:10.430><c> think</c><00:18:10.670><c> the</c><00:18:10.869><c> rich</c><00:18:11.049><c> poor</c><00:18:11.329><c> thing</c><00:18:11.569><c> is</c><00:18:11.789><c> a</c><00:18:11.970><c> problem</c> 00:18:12.289 --> 00:18:15.529 x because<00:18:12.670><c> compared</c><00:18:13.190><c> to</c><00:18:13.369><c> the</c><00:18:13.630><c> rich</c><00:18:13.829><c> in</c><00:18:14.009><c> James's</c><00:18:14.589><c> day,</c><00:18:15.289><c> we're</c> 00:18:15.529 --> 00:18:16.650 x all<00:18:15.670><c> living</c><00:18:15.789><c> pretty</c><00:18:16.049><c> good</c><00:18:16.289><c> lives,</c> 00:18:16.789 --> 00:18:19.269 x right?<00:18:17.009><c> We've</c><00:18:17.150><c> got</c><00:18:17.250><c> electricity,</c><00:18:18.130><c> hot</c><00:18:18.289><c> water,</c><00:18:18.869><c> we</c><00:18:19.049><c> get</c><00:18:19.089><c> some</c> 00:18:19.269 --> 00:18:20.349 x pretty<00:18:19.490><c> good</c><00:18:19.670><c> luxuries</c><00:18:20.089><c> of</c> 00:18:20.349 --> 00:18:25.289 x life.<00:18:21.549><c> But</c><00:18:22.009><c> the</c><00:18:22.349><c> principle</c><00:18:22.869><c> still</c><00:18:23.769><c> applies,</c><00:18:24.410><c> right?</c><00:18:24.829><c> Today,</c> 00:18:25.509 --> 00:18:26.470 x the<00:18:25.589><c> Ecclesias</c><00:18:25.950><c> can</c><00:18:26.210><c> show</c> 00:18:26.470 --> 00:18:28.990 x favoritism<00:18:27.109><c> if</c><00:18:27.250><c> you've</c><00:18:27.529><c> got</c><00:18:27.710><c> a,</c><00:18:27.890><c> you</c><00:18:27.990><c> know,</c><00:18:28.150><c> a</c><00:18:28.369><c> good</c><00:18:28.630><c> speaker,</c> 00:18:29.150 --> 00:18:30.109 x right?<00:18:29.289><c> They're</c><00:18:29.509><c> often</c> 00:18:30.109 --> 00:18:34.829 x evaluated<00:18:30.730><c> on</c><00:18:31.029><c> this</c><00:18:31.269><c> platform,</c><00:18:31.930><c> right?</c><00:18:32.710><c> Wow,</c><00:18:32.990><c> this</c><00:18:33.230><c> guy's</c><00:18:33.710><c> really</c><00:18:33.990><c> good.</c><00:18:34.190><c> But</c><00:18:34.329><c> of</c><00:18:34.509><c> course,</c> 00:18:35.150 --> 00:18:40.470 x as<00:18:35.289><c> the</c><00:18:35.430><c> body</c><00:18:35.690><c> of</c><00:18:35.910><c> Christ,</c><00:18:36.329><c> speaking</c><00:18:36.609><c> is</c><00:18:36.849><c> just</c><00:18:37.450><c> one</c><00:18:37.970><c> of</c><00:18:38.470><c> the</c><00:18:38.730><c> many</c><00:18:38.970><c> things</c><00:18:39.529><c> that</c><00:18:40.210><c> we</c> 00:18:40.470 --> 00:18:40.930 x need<00:18:40.670><c> to</c> 00:18:40.930 --> 00:18:43.630 x do,<00:18:41.109><c> right?</c><00:18:41.230><c> You</c><00:18:41.369><c> don't</c><00:18:41.589><c> often</c><00:18:41.890><c> hear</c><00:18:42.130><c> Ecclesias</c><00:18:42.549><c> say,</c><00:18:42.829><c> boy,</c><00:18:43.029><c> they've</c><00:18:43.289><c> got</c><00:18:43.410><c> a</c> 00:18:43.630 --> 00:18:44.049 x really<00:18:43.829><c> good</c> 00:18:44.049 --> 00:18:55.410 x treasurer.<00:18:47.210><c> But</c><00:18:47.450><c> I</c><00:18:47.529><c> think</c><00:18:47.670><c> they</c><00:18:47.890><c> should.</c><00:18:54.630><c> Sometimes</c><00:18:55.170><c> there</c> 00:18:55.410 --> 00:18:57.089 x are<00:18:55.609><c> divisions</c><00:18:56.029><c> with</c><00:18:56.609><c> family</c> 00:18:57.089 --> 00:19:00.450 x history,<00:18:57.710><c> right?</c><00:18:57.769><c> How</c><00:18:57.890><c> many</c><00:18:58.150><c> generations?</c><00:18:59.650><c> And</c><00:18:59.789><c> sometimes,</c> 00:19:00.450 --> 00:19:03.210 x you<00:19:01.089><c> know,</c><00:19:01.329><c> those</c><00:19:01.710><c> with</c><00:19:02.349><c> a</c><00:19:02.670><c> long</c> 00:19:03.210 --> 00:19:06.430 x genealogy<00:19:04.269><c> of</c><00:19:04.569><c> Christadelphian</c><00:19:05.150><c> in</c><00:19:05.309><c> their</c><00:19:05.529><c> families,</c><00:19:05.930><c> sometimes</c><00:19:06.130><c> they</c> 00:19:06.430 --> 00:19:07.109 x can<00:19:06.650><c> kind</c><00:19:06.809><c> of</c> 00:19:07.109 --> 00:19:11.230 x dominate<00:19:07.470><c> the</c><00:19:07.730><c> Ecclesia</c><00:19:08.109><c> and</c><00:19:08.329><c> some</c><00:19:08.750><c> who</c><00:19:09.089><c> came</c><00:19:09.269><c> in</c><00:19:09.490><c> from</c><00:19:09.630><c> the</c><00:19:09.829><c> outside,</c><00:19:10.210><c> maybe</c><00:19:10.509><c> they</c><00:19:10.789><c> feel</c><00:19:10.990><c> a</c> 00:19:11.230 --> 00:19:18.470 x put<00:19:12.089><c> off</c><00:19:12.349><c> to</c><00:19:12.529><c> the</c><00:19:12.789><c> side.</c><00:19:13.950><c> That</c><00:19:14.250><c> can</c><00:19:14.529><c> happen.</c><00:19:16.450><c> What</c><00:19:16.890><c> Ecclesia</c><00:19:17.390><c> do</c><00:19:17.569><c> you</c><00:19:17.730><c> belong</c><00:19:17.930><c> to?</c><00:19:18.109><c> I</c><00:19:18.289><c> belong</c> 00:19:18.470 --> 00:19:21.109 x to<00:19:18.650><c> this</c><00:19:18.890><c> one.</c><00:19:19.009><c> It's</c><00:19:19.170><c> a</c><00:19:19.269><c> really</c><00:19:19.509><c> big</c><00:19:19.789><c> one.</c><00:19:20.109><c> I</c><00:19:20.430><c> just</c><00:19:20.750><c> belong</c><00:19:20.930><c> to</c> 00:19:21.109 --> 00:19:23.670 x a<00:19:21.490><c> small</c><00:19:21.829><c> one,</c><00:19:22.609><c> right?</c><00:19:23.170><c> Maybe</c><00:19:23.470><c> I</c> 00:19:23.670 --> 00:19:27.970 x feel<00:19:24.069><c> a</c><00:19:24.289><c> little</c><00:19:24.549><c> less</c><00:19:24.890><c> important.</c><00:19:25.690><c> What</c><00:19:25.930><c> Bible</c><00:19:26.450><c> school</c><00:19:26.750><c> do</c><00:19:26.990><c> you</c><00:19:27.230><c> attend</c><00:19:27.690><c> or</c> 00:19:27.970 --> 00:19:29.269 x not<00:19:28.269><c> attend?</c><00:19:29.269><c> You</c> 00:19:29.269 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one.</c><00:19:45.890><c> Okay.</c><00:19:48.190><c> So</c><00:19:48.549><c> these</c> 00:19:48.970 --> 00:19:50.650 x type<00:19:49.190><c> of</c><00:19:49.430><c> things,</c><00:19:49.809><c> you</c><00:19:50.529><c> know,</c> 00:19:50.730 --> 00:19:55.730 x can<00:19:50.849><c> happen.</c><00:19:51.390><c> And</c><00:19:51.390><c> then</c><00:19:51.750><c> there's</c><00:19:51.990><c> like</c><00:19:52.250><c> just</c><00:19:52.589><c> natural</c><00:19:53.029><c> divisions</c><00:19:53.529><c> by</c><00:19:53.890><c> age,</c><00:19:54.569><c> right?</c><00:19:55.309><c> You</c><00:19:55.410><c> know,</c> 00:19:55.849 --> 00:19:58.210 x some<00:19:56.049><c> old</c><00:19:56.509><c> guys,</c><00:19:56.910><c> we're</c><00:19:57.009><c> talking,</c><00:19:57.329><c> the</c><00:19:57.410><c> young</c><00:19:57.549><c> guys</c><00:19:57.750><c> are</c><00:19:57.930><c> like,</c><00:19:58.109><c> what</c> 00:19:58.210 --> 00:19:58.710 x are<00:19:58.329><c> they</c><00:19:58.470><c> 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men,</c><00:23:16.529><c> and</c><00:23:16.710><c> being</c><00:23:16.890><c> found</c><00:23:17.269><c> in</c><00:23:17.549><c> fashion</c><00:23:17.910><c> as</c><00:23:18.109><c> a</c> 00:23:18.230 --> 00:23:19.089 x man,<00:23:18.529><c> he</c><00:23:18.690><c> humbled</c> 00:23:19.089 --> 00:23:24.349 x himself<00:23:19.630><c> and</c><00:23:19.869><c> became</c><00:23:20.190><c> obedient</c><00:23:21.490><c> unto</c><00:23:22.289><c> death,</c><00:23:22.690><c> even</c><00:23:23.109><c> the</c><00:23:23.369><c> death</c><00:23:23.930><c> of</c> 00:23:24.349 --> 00:23:26.109 x the<00:23:24.650><c> cross.</c><00:23:25.410><c> So</c><00:23:25.750><c> what</c><00:23:25.910><c> did</c> 00:23:26.109 --> 00:23:33.349 x God<00:23:26.369><c> do?</c><00:23:26.950><c> Wherefore</c><00:23:27.509><c> God</c><00:23:28.329><c> also</c><00:23:29.130><c> hath</c><00:23:29.369><c> highly</c><00:23:29.890><c> exalted</c><00:23:30.470><c> him,</c><00:23:31.269><c> and</c><00:23:31.569><c> 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confess<00:23:46.049><c> that</c><00:23:46.390><c> Jesus</c><00:23:46.890><c> Christ</c><00:23:47.390><c> is</c><00:23:47.750><c> Lord,</c><00:23:48.829><c> to</c><00:23:49.049><c> the</c><00:23:49.349><c> glory</c><00:23:49.670><c> of</c><00:23:50.029><c> God</c><00:23:50.470><c> the</c><00:23:51.269><c> Father.</c><00:23:54.670><c> We</c><00:23:55.390><c> compare</c> 00:23:55.769 --> 00:24:02.450 x ourselves<00:23:56.549><c> to</c><00:23:56.829><c> Christ</c><00:23:57.430><c> and</c><00:23:58.150><c> Christ</c><00:23:58.509><c> only.</c><00:23:59.089><c> We</c><00:23:59.210><c> humble</c><00:23:59.569><c> ourselves,</c><00:24:00.950><c> we</c><00:24:01.349><c> marvel</c><00:24:02.009><c> at</c> 00:24:02.450 --> 00:24:03.009 x what<00:24:02.670><c> he</c> 00:24:03.009 --> 00:24:07.750 x accomplished.<00:24:04.490><c> We</c><00:24:04.690><c> thank</c><00:24:04.950><c> our</c><00:24:05.230><c> God</c><00:24:05.690><c> and</c><00:24:06.109><c> creator</c><00:24:06.410><c> for</c><00:24:06.809><c> him,</c> 00:24:07.769 --> 00:24:10.029 x for<00:24:08.009><c> bringing</c><00:24:08.349><c> him</c><00:24:08.630><c> to</c><00:24:08.910><c> us,</c> 00:24:10.329 --> 00:24:16.470 x for<00:24:10.650><c> our</c><00:24:11.009><c> baptisms</c><00:24:11.809><c> and</c><00:24:12.190><c> the</c><00:24:12.410><c> one</c><00:24:12.690><c> saving</c><00:24:13.109><c> name,</c><00:24:15.869><c> for</c><00:24:15.990><c> we</c><00:24:16.289><c> have</c> 00:24:16.470 --> 00:24:19.240 x put<00:24:16.710><c> on</c><00:24:17.049><c> his</c><00:24:17.450><c> name,</c><00:24:18.549><c> the</c><00:24:18.829><c> name</c> 00:24:19.670 --> 00:24:23.910 x which<00:24:20.190><c> is</c><00:24:20.529><c> above</c><00:24:21.029><c> every</c><00:24:21.730><c> name.</c><00:24:22.990><c> Amen.</c>