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and<00:14:15.460><c> be</c><00:14:15.639><c> ready</c><00:14:15.840><c> always</c><00:14:16.340><c> to</c><00:14:16.519><c> give</c><00:14:16.620><c> an</c><00:14:16.799><c> answer</c>

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to<00:14:17.740><c> every</c><00:14:17.960><c> man</c><00:14:18.139><c> that</c><00:14:18.379><c> asketh</c><00:14:18.639><c> you</c><00:14:18.899><c> a</c><00:14:19.019><c> reason</c><00:14:19.240><c> of</c><00:14:19.419><c> the</c><00:14:19.600><c> hope</c>

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that<00:14:19.919><c> is</c><00:14:20.139><c> within</c><00:14:20.399><c> you</c><00:14:20.980><c> with</c><00:14:21.379><c> meekness</c><00:14:22.059><c> and</c><00:14:22.659><c> fear.</c>

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No<00:14:23.759><c> doubt</c><00:14:23.960><c> this</c><00:14:24.200><c> applied</c><00:14:24.480><c> directly</c><00:14:25.220><c> to</c><00:14:25.759><c> the</c><00:14:25.860><c> situation</c>

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of<00:14:26.659><c> giving</c><00:14:26.840><c> an</c><00:14:27.100><c> account</c><00:14:27.700><c> before</c><00:14:28.500><c> the</c><00:14:28.779><c> authorities,</c>

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something<00:14:30.399><c> that</c><00:14:30.840><c> they</c><00:14:31.480><c> immediately</c><00:14:32.000><c> expected</c>

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and<00:14:33.460><c> wished</c><00:14:33.659><c> to</c><00:14:33.899><c> be</c><00:14:34.100><c> prepared</c><00:14:34.460><c> for.</c>

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And<00:14:36.200><c> we</c><00:14:36.480><c> recall</c><00:14:36.779><c> that</c><00:14:37.539><c> the</c><00:14:37.779><c> Apostle</c><00:14:38.139><c> Paul</c>

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had<00:14:38.399><c> answered</c><00:14:38.759><c> for</c><00:14:39.059><c> himself</c><00:14:39.779><c> before</c><00:14:40.240><c> Festus</c>

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and<00:14:41.519><c> before</c><00:14:41.799><c> Agrippa.</c>

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At<00:14:44.419><c> my</c><00:14:44.620><c> first</c><00:14:44.980><c> answer,</c><00:14:46.259><c> he</c><00:14:46.399><c> wrote</c><00:14:46.659><c> to</c><00:14:46.879><c> Timothy,</c>

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No<00:14:48.220><c> man</c><00:14:48.700><c> stood</c><00:14:49.039><c> with</c><00:14:49.320><c> me,</c><00:14:50.139><c> but</c><00:14:50.340><c> all</c><00:14:50.679><c> men</c><00:14:51.500><c> forsook</c><00:14:52.120><c> me.</c>

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But<00:14:54.759><c> surely,</c><00:14:55.120><c> my</c><00:14:55.120><c> dear</c><00:14:55.320><c> brethren</c><00:14:55.620><c> and</c><00:14:55.879><c> sisters,</c>

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these<00:14:57.120><c> principles</c><00:14:57.879><c> are</c><00:14:58.840><c> true</c><00:14:59.159><c> in</c><00:14:59.440><c> a</c><00:14:59.580><c> wider</c><00:14:59.860><c> context.</c>

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Be<00:15:02.019><c> ready</c><00:15:02.759><c> always</c><00:15:03.960><c> to</c><00:15:04.700><c> give</c><00:15:04.840><c> an</c><00:15:05.080><c> answer</c>

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for<00:15:06.240><c> the</c><00:15:06.480><c> hope</c><00:15:06.960><c> that</c><00:15:07.200><c> is</c><00:15:07.899><c> within</c><00:15:08.220><c> you,</c>

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not<00:15:09.960><c> just</c><00:15:10.200><c> in</c><00:15:10.340><c> the</c><00:15:10.539><c> first</c><00:15:10.740><c> century</c><00:15:11.139><c> context,</c>

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but<00:15:12.899><c> in</c><00:15:13.080><c> any</c><00:15:13.320><c> context</c><00:15:14.259><c> of</c><00:15:15.080><c> discipleship.</c>

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There<00:15:19.899><c> are</c><00:15:20.039><c> a</c><00:15:20.080><c> number</c><00:15:20.259><c> of</c><00:15:20.419><c> other</c><00:15:20.600><c> passages</c>

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in<00:15:21.200><c> the</c><00:15:21.919><c> first</c><00:15:22.340><c> epistle</c><00:15:22.639><c> of</c><00:15:22.799><c> Peter</c>

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which<00:15:23.820><c> relate</c><00:15:24.139><c> to</c><00:15:24.320><c> this</c><00:15:24.500><c> theme</c><00:15:24.720><c> of</c><00:15:24.980><c> endurance</c>

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in<00:15:26.259><c> the</c><00:15:26.440><c> face</c><00:15:26.679><c> of</c><00:15:26.879><c> impending</c><00:15:27.360><c> trial,</c>

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tribulation<00:15:29.240><c> and</c><00:15:29.799><c> persecution.</c>

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Perhaps<00:15:31.360><c> we</c><00:15:31.519><c> could</c><00:15:31.700><c> just</c><00:15:31.860><c> look</c><00:15:31.980><c> very</c><00:15:32.279><c> quickly</c><00:15:32.740><c> at</c><00:15:33.299><c> them.</c>

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Chapter<00:15:33.940><c> 1</c><00:15:35.039><c> and</c><00:15:35.480><c> verse</c><00:15:35.740><c> 6.</c>

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Wherein<00:15:44.279><c> ye</c><00:15:44.440><c> greatly</c><00:15:44.799><c> rejoice,</c><00:15:45.340><c> though</c><00:15:45.539><c> now</c><00:15:45.720><c> for</c><00:15:45.960><c> a</c><00:15:46.080><c> season,</c>

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if<00:15:47.059><c> need</c><00:15:47.279><c> be,</c><00:15:48.100><c> ye</c><00:15:48.320><c> are</c><00:15:48.500><c> in</c><00:15:48.740><c> heaviness</c>

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through<00:15:49.840><c> manifold</c><00:15:50.480><c> temptations,</c>

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that<00:15:52.419><c> the</c><00:15:52.659><c> trial</c><00:15:52.860><c> of</c><00:15:53.039><c> your</c><00:15:53.340><c> faith,</c>

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being<00:15:53.899><c> much</c><00:15:54.200><c> more</c><00:15:54.519><c> precious</c><00:15:54.799><c> than</c><00:15:55.039><c> of</c><00:15:55.259><c> gold</c><00:15:55.500><c> that</c><00:15:55.820><c> perisheth,</c>

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though<00:15:56.980><c> it</c><00:15:57.139><c> be</c><00:15:57.320><c> tried</c><00:15:57.580><c> with</c><00:15:57.860><c> fire,</c>

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might<00:15:59.220><c> be</c><00:15:59.460><c> found</c><00:15:59.679><c> unto</c><00:15:59.919><c> praise</c><00:16:00.360><c> and</c><00:16:00.600><c> honour</c><00:16:00.779><c> and</c><00:16:01.019><c> glory</c>

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at<00:16:02.019><c> the</c><00:16:02.320><c> appearing</c><00:16:02.820><c> of</c><00:16:03.580><c> Jesus</c><00:16:04.120><c> Christ.</c>

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Once<00:16:05.820><c> again,</c><00:16:07.039><c> this</c><00:16:07.159><c> idea</c><00:16:07.600><c> of</c><00:16:08.059><c> suffering</c>

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and<00:16:09.480><c> persecution</c><00:16:10.059><c> and</c><00:16:10.299><c> of</c><00:16:10.519><c> testing</c>

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must<00:16:12.100><c> be</c><00:16:12.360><c> seen</c><00:16:12.600><c> in</c><00:16:12.759><c> the</c><00:16:12.960><c> context</c><00:16:13.399><c> of</c><00:16:13.600><c> that</c><00:16:13.860><c> which</c><00:16:14.059><c> is</c><00:16:14.320><c> yet</c><00:16:14.519><c> to</c><00:16:14.779><c> be,</c>

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the<00:16:17.440><c> coming</c><00:16:17.659><c> of</c><00:16:17.840><c> the</c><00:16:17.960><c> Lord</c><00:16:18.159><c> Jesus.</c>

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Chapter<00:16:19.879><c> 2</c><00:16:20.659><c> and</c><00:16:21.019><c> verse</c><00:16:21.340><c> 19.</c>

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If<00:16:31.700><c> when</c><00:16:32.779><c> ye</c><00:16:32.980><c> be</c><00:16:33.139><c> buffeted</c><00:16:33.440><c> for</c><00:16:33.639><c> your</c><00:16:33.940><c> faults</c>

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ye<00:16:34.379><c> shall</c><00:16:34.500><c> take</c><00:16:34.759><c> it</c><00:16:35.059><c> patiently,</c>

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but<00:16:36.419><c> if</c><00:16:36.600><c> when</c><00:16:36.779><c> ye</c><00:16:36.960><c> do</c><00:16:37.139><c> well</c><00:16:37.440><c> and</c><00:16:37.700><c> suffer</c><00:16:37.960><c> for</c><00:16:38.299><c> it</c>

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ye<00:16:38.580><c> take</c><00:16:38.840><c> it</c><00:16:39.159><c> patiently,</c>

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this<00:16:40.399><c> is</c><00:16:40.740><c> acceptable</c><00:16:41.379><c> with</c><00:16:41.720><c> God.</c>

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For<00:16:43.379><c> even</c><00:16:43.659><c> hereunto</c><00:16:44.159><c> were</c><00:16:44.419><c> ye</c><00:16:44.659><c> called,</c>

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because<00:16:46.299><c> Christ</c><00:16:46.860><c> also</c><00:16:47.379><c> suffered</c><00:16:47.659><c> for</c><00:16:47.879><c> us,</c>

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leaving<00:16:49.019><c> us</c><00:16:49.279><c> an</c><00:16:49.500><c> example</c>

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that<00:16:50.720><c> ye</c><00:16:50.960><c> should</c><00:16:51.159><c> follow</c><00:16:52.200><c> his</c><00:16:52.799><c> steps.</c>

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Chapter<00:16:55.179><c> 3</c><00:16:55.779><c> and</c><00:16:56.159><c> verse</c><00:16:56.519><c> 14.</c>

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If<00:17:01.700><c> ye</c><00:17:01.700><c> suffer</c><00:17:02.019><c> for</c><00:17:02.259><c> righteousness'</c><00:17:03.519><c> sake,</c>

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happy<00:17:04.039><c> are</c><00:17:04.380><c> ye,</c>

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and<00:17:05.400><c> be</c><00:17:05.599><c> not</c><00:17:05.779><c> afraid</c><00:17:06.200><c> of</c><00:17:06.359><c> their</c><00:17:06.640><c> terror,</c>

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neither<00:17:08.339><c> be</c><00:17:09.059><c> troubled.</c>

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Verse<00:17:10.720><c> 17.</c>

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The<00:17:37.259><c> time</c><00:17:37.539><c> of</c><00:17:37.779><c> persecution</c>

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anticipated<00:17:40.339><c> by</c><00:17:40.900><c> the</c><00:17:41.099><c> Apostle</c><00:17:41.480><c> Peter</c>

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is<00:17:43.799><c> no</c><00:17:44.039><c> doubt</c><00:17:44.279><c> a</c><00:17:44.440><c> situation</c><00:17:44.960><c> and</c><00:17:45.180><c> a</c><00:17:45.359><c> circumstance</c>

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that<00:17:47.240><c> was</c><00:17:47.420><c> very</c><00:17:47.700><c> different</c><00:17:48.220><c> to</c><00:17:48.599><c> our</c><00:17:48.839><c> own</c><00:17:49.119><c> times</c><00:17:49.480><c> today.</c>

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Perhaps<00:17:51.960><c> today,</c>

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the<00:17:54.259><c> primary</c><00:17:55.359><c> adversary</c><00:17:56.140><c> is</c><00:17:57.220><c> indifference.</c>

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But<00:17:59.299><c> which,</c><00:17:59.519><c> my</c><00:17:59.720><c> dear</c><00:17:59.880><c> brethren</c><00:18:00.180><c> and</c><00:18:00.440><c> sisters,</c>

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is<00:18:01.380><c> the</c><00:18:01.640><c> worst?</c>

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Persecution,<00:18:04.859><c> imminent</c><00:18:05.119><c> persecution,</c>

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did<00:18:07.200><c> mean</c><00:18:07.480><c> that</c><00:18:07.700><c> a</c><00:18:07.900><c> resolution</c><00:18:08.480><c> had</c><00:18:08.799><c> to</c><00:18:09.000><c> be</c><00:18:09.160><c> made.</c>

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A<00:18:11.259><c> tribunal</c><00:18:12.099><c> meant</c><00:18:12.640><c> that</c><00:18:12.880><c> a</c><00:18:13.099><c> decision</c><00:18:13.599><c> had</c><00:18:14.140><c> to</c><00:18:14.339><c> be</c><00:18:14.519><c> made</c>

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for<00:18:16.059><c> or</c><00:18:16.579><c> against</c><00:18:17.180><c> Christ.</c>

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The<00:18:19.140><c> issue</c><00:18:19.380><c> was</c><00:18:19.619><c> immediate,</c>

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and<00:18:20.920><c> the</c><00:18:21.119><c> issue</c><00:18:21.440><c> was</c><00:18:21.859><c> clear</c><00:18:22.140><c> cut.</c>

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And<00:18:25.819><c> so</c><00:18:26.140><c> the</c><00:18:26.400><c> day</c><00:18:26.619><c> of</c><00:18:26.859><c> Christ</c>

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could<00:18:28.880><c> be</c><00:18:29.099><c> looked</c><00:18:29.339><c> forward</c><00:18:29.740><c> to</c>

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one<00:18:31.599><c> way</c><00:18:32.279><c> or</c><00:18:32.619><c> the</c><00:18:32.859><c> other,</c>

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in<00:18:34.519><c> hope</c><00:18:35.099><c> and</c><00:18:35.839><c> in</c><00:18:36.059><c> confidence</c>

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or<00:18:38.119><c> with</c><00:18:38.299><c> a</c><00:18:38.460><c> sense</c><00:18:38.700><c> of</c><00:18:38.940><c> foreboding.</c>

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Perhaps<00:18:45.400><c> our</c><00:18:45.740><c> age</c><00:18:46.420><c> of</c><00:18:46.880><c> apathy</c><00:18:47.660><c> and</c><00:18:48.460><c> indifference</c>

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is<00:18:50.299><c> conducive</c><00:18:50.859><c> to</c><00:18:51.119><c> twilight</c><00:18:51.759><c> discipleship,</c>

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never<00:18:55.140><c> really</c><00:18:55.500><c> in</c><00:18:55.660><c> the</c><00:18:55.859><c> light</c>

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and<00:18:57.500><c> never</c><00:18:57.779><c> really</c><00:18:58.059><c> in</c><00:18:58.240><c> the</c><00:18:58.440><c> dark,</c>

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not<00:19:00.900><c> constant</c><00:19:01.619><c> but</c><00:19:02.839><c> fluctuating.</c>

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And<00:19:04.660><c> I</c><00:19:04.799><c> use</c><00:19:04.960><c> the</c><00:19:05.059><c> word</c><00:19:05.259><c> twilight</c>

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from<00:19:07.460><c> man's</c><00:19:07.920><c> viewpoint.</c>

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We<00:19:10.019><c> know</c><00:19:10.220><c> what</c><00:19:10.420><c> the</c><00:19:10.619><c> Lord</c><00:19:10.920><c> God's</c><00:19:11.420><c> viewpoint</c><00:19:11.740><c> is,</c>

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that<00:19:14.339><c> there</c><00:19:14.579><c> is</c><00:19:14.740><c> only</c><00:19:15.019><c> light</c><00:19:16.099><c> or</c><00:19:17.579><c> dark.</c>

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A<00:19:20.799><c> twilight</c><00:19:21.240><c> disciple,</c>

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one<00:19:23.880><c> who</c><00:19:24.140><c> sticks</c><00:19:24.380><c> to</c><00:19:24.579><c> the</c><00:19:24.759><c> shadows</c>

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between<00:19:26.240><c> the</c><00:19:26.440><c> meetings</c><00:19:26.859><c> of</c><00:19:27.099><c> the</c><00:19:27.259><c> ecclesia,</c>

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not<00:19:29.799><c> really</c><00:19:30.099><c> in</c><00:19:30.279><c> the</c><00:19:30.440><c> light,</c>

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not<00:19:32.880><c> really</c><00:19:33.200><c> in</c><00:19:33.380><c> the</c><00:19:33.519><c> dark.</c>

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And<00:19:40.440><c> so</c><00:19:40.759><c> trial,</c>

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whether<00:19:43.440><c> it</c><00:19:43.660><c> be</c><00:19:44.819><c> tribulation,</c>

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suffering,<00:19:49.420><c> or</c><00:19:49.660><c> persecution,</c>

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will<00:19:52.900><c> always</c><00:19:53.319><c> sharpen</c><00:19:54.200><c> the</c><00:19:54.980><c> issues.</c>

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And<00:19:58.779><c> I</c><00:19:58.859><c> think</c><00:19:58.960><c> we</c><00:19:59.119><c> may</c><00:19:59.319><c> distinguish</c>

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ten<00:20:01.700><c> principles</c><00:20:02.500><c> associated</c><00:20:04.200><c> with</c><00:20:04.460><c> tribulation.</c>

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With<00:20:05.319><c> trial.</c>

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It<00:20:10.799><c> will</c><00:20:11.099><c> come.</c>

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We<00:20:14.240><c> know</c><00:20:14.500><c> that</c><00:20:14.700><c> through</c><00:20:14.980><c> much</c><00:20:15.259><c> tribulation</c>

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we<00:20:17.619><c> must</c><00:20:17.880><c> enter</c><00:20:18.160><c> into</c><00:20:18.359><c> the</c><00:20:18.500><c> kingdom</c><00:20:18.740><c> of</c><00:20:18.980><c> God.</c>

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But<00:20:22.779><c> it</c><00:20:22.960><c> cannot</c><00:20:23.240><c> do</c><00:20:23.440><c> us</c><00:20:24.099><c> any</c><00:20:24.660><c> real</c><00:20:25.160><c> injury,</c>

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for<00:20:27.220><c> the</c><00:20:27.660><c> experience</c><00:20:28.160><c> can</c><00:20:28.500><c> lead</c><00:20:28.799><c> to</c><00:20:29.000><c> blessing.</c>

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1<00:20:31.940><c> Peter</c><00:20:32.240><c> 3</c><00:20:32.599><c> and</c><00:20:32.779><c> verse</c><00:20:33.039><c> 14.</c>

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Thirdly,<00:20:37.079><c> the</c><00:20:37.160><c> final</c><00:20:37.559><c> issue</c>

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can<00:20:38.759><c> always</c><00:20:39.339><c> be</c><00:20:39.660><c> left</c><00:20:39.920><c> with</c><00:20:40.180><c> God.</c>

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1<00:20:42.220><c> Peter</c><00:20:42.480><c> 4</c><00:20:43.440><c> and</c><00:20:43.960><c> verse</c><00:20:44.240><c> 19.</c>

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Fourthly,<00:20:49.039><c> for</c><00:20:49.279><c> he</c><00:20:49.559><c> watches</c><00:20:49.859><c> over</c><00:20:50.200><c> his</c><00:20:50.460><c> children</c>

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and<00:20:52.019><c> also</c><00:20:52.460><c> their</c><00:20:52.779><c> persecutors.</c>

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Chapter<00:20:54.619><c> 3</c><00:20:55.420><c> and</c><00:20:55.980><c> verse</c><00:20:56.319><c> 12.</c>

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Fifthly,<00:21:00.140><c> suffering</c><00:21:00.400><c> can</c><00:21:00.700><c> be</c><00:21:00.920><c> a</c><00:21:01.079><c> test</c>

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to<00:21:02.680><c> prove</c><00:21:03.160><c> the</c><00:21:03.420><c> reality</c><00:21:03.839><c> of</c><00:21:04.099><c> faith.</c>

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1<00:21:05.980><c> Peter</c><00:21:06.259><c> 1</c><00:21:06.559><c> and</c><00:21:06.720><c> verse</c><00:21:07.000><c> 7.</c>

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Sixthly,<00:21:11.220><c> God</c><00:21:11.779><c> may</c><00:21:12.319><c> try</c><00:21:13.059><c> or</c><00:21:13.660><c> test</c>

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and<00:21:15.000><c> therefore</c><00:21:15.400><c> strengthen</c><00:21:16.160><c> our</c><00:21:16.819><c> faith.</c>

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1<00:21:18.440><c> Peter</c><00:21:18.680><c> 1</c><00:21:18.980><c> verse</c><00:21:19.200><c> 7.</c>

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Seventhly,<00:21:22.660><c> it</c><00:21:22.740><c> can</c><00:21:22.960><c> also</c><00:21:23.359><c> be</c><00:21:23.839><c> a</c><00:21:24.140><c> sharing,</c>

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a<00:21:25.539><c> partaking,</c><00:21:27.180><c> a</c><00:21:27.539><c> participation</c><00:21:28.299><c> in</c>

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the<00:21:29.880><c> sufferings</c><00:21:30.200><c> of</c><00:21:30.420><c> Christ.</c>

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1<00:21:32.099><c> Peter</c><00:21:32.359><c> 4</c><00:21:32.680><c> verse</c><00:21:32.940><c> 13.</c>

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Eighthly,<00:21:37.359><c> as</c><00:21:37.619><c> they</c><00:21:38.000><c> were</c><00:21:38.339><c> the</c><00:21:38.660><c> pathway</c><00:21:38.960><c> to</c><00:21:39.259><c> glory</c>

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for<00:21:40.640><c> Jesus</c><00:21:41.019><c> himself,</c>

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so<00:21:43.180><c> they</c><00:21:43.460><c> can</c><00:21:43.680><c> be</c><00:21:43.920><c> also</c><00:21:44.400><c> for</c><00:21:44.640><c> his</c><00:21:44.900><c> followers.</c>

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1<00:21:46.980><c> Peter</c><00:21:47.220><c> 4</c><00:21:47.599><c> verse</c><00:21:47.839><c> 13</c><00:21:48.779><c> and</c><00:21:49.160><c> 16.</c>

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Ninthly,<00:21:54.799><c> such</c><00:21:55.000><c> suffering</c><00:21:55.700><c> is</c><00:21:56.960><c> to</c><00:21:57.119><c> be</c><00:21:57.279><c> for</c><00:21:57.400><c> us</c>

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a<00:21:58.380><c> reminder</c><00:21:58.779><c> of</c><00:21:59.019><c> the</c><00:21:59.180><c> future.</c>

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God<00:22:01.799><c> will</c><00:22:02.339><c> begin</c><00:22:02.700><c> his</c><00:22:02.980><c> judgment</c><00:22:03.400><c> with</c><00:22:03.720><c> the</c><00:22:03.920><c> saints</c>

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and<00:22:05.680><c> so</c><00:22:05.819><c> they</c><00:22:05.980><c> can</c><00:22:06.240><c> look</c><00:22:07.339><c> beyond</c><00:22:08.160><c> the</c><00:22:08.440><c> persecution,</c>

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the<00:22:10.099><c> immediate</c><00:22:10.460><c> situation,</c><00:22:12.259><c> to</c><00:22:12.480><c> a</c><00:22:12.640><c> glorious</c><00:22:13.039><c> future.</c>

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But<00:22:14.980><c> on</c><00:22:15.140><c> the</c><00:22:15.240><c> other</c><00:22:15.420><c> hand,</c><00:22:16.779><c> the</c><00:22:16.920><c> unrepentant</c><00:22:17.539><c> sinner</c>

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has<00:22:19.059><c> nothing</c><00:22:19.319><c> to</c><00:22:19.440><c> look</c><00:22:19.680><c> forward</c><00:22:20.000><c> to.</c>

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1<00:22:21.740><c> Peter</c><00:22:22.000><c> 4</c><00:22:22.299><c> verse</c><00:22:22.539><c> 17.</c>

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And<00:22:26.500><c> tenthly,</c><00:22:28.039><c> God</c><00:22:28.220><c> the</c><00:22:28.880><c> creator</c>

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is<00:22:30.680><c> also</c><00:22:32.180><c> preserver.</c>

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Consider<00:22:35.960><c> this</c><00:22:36.519><c> very</c><00:22:36.799><c> interesting</c><00:22:37.319><c> juxtaposition</c><00:22:37.960><c> of</c><00:22:38.240><c> idea</c>

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in<00:22:39.480><c> 1</c><00:22:39.720><c> Peter</c><00:22:39.980><c> 4,</c><00:22:40.279><c> 19</c><00:22:41.279><c> and</c><00:22:41.660><c> chapter</c><00:22:41.880><c> 5</c><00:22:42.319><c> and</c><00:22:42.500><c> verse</c><00:22:42.799><c> 10.</c>

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Wherefore<00:22:44.680><c> let</c><00:22:44.859><c> them</c><00:22:45.140><c> that</c><00:22:45.460><c> suffer</c><00:22:45.720><c> according</c><00:22:46.119><c> to</c><00:22:46.319><c> the</c><00:22:46.420><c> will</c>

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of<00:22:46.740><c> God</c>

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commit<00:22:48.079><c> the</c><00:22:48.380><c> keeping</c><00:22:48.640><c> of</c><00:22:48.880><c> their</c><00:22:49.140><c> souls</c><00:22:49.460><c> to</c><00:22:49.640><c> him</c><00:22:49.900><c> in</c><00:22:50.140><c> well</c><00:22:50.400><c>-doing</c>

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as<00:22:51.720><c> unto</c><00:22:52.140><c> a</c><00:22:52.680><c> faithful</c><00:22:53.700><c> creator.</c>

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Verse<00:22:55.859><c> 10</c><00:22:56.140><c> of</c><00:22:56.299><c> chapter</c><00:22:56.579><c> 5.</c>

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But<00:22:57.740><c> the</c><00:22:57.880><c> God</c><00:22:58.119><c> of</c><00:22:58.240><c> all</c><00:22:58.480><c> grace,</c>

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who<00:22:59.700><c> hath</c><00:22:59.880><c> called</c><00:23:00.259><c> us</c><00:23:00.640><c> into</c><00:23:00.859><c> his</c><00:23:01.119><c> eternal</c><00:23:01.539><c> glory</c><00:23:01.940><c> by</c><00:23:02.259><c> Christ</c><00:23:02.640><c> Jesus,</c>

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after<00:23:04.180><c> that</c><00:23:04.319><c> ye</c><00:23:04.440><c> have</c><00:23:04.660><c> suffered</c><00:23:04.900><c> awhile,</c>

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make<00:23:06.160><c> you</c><00:23:06.420><c> perfect,</c><00:23:07.539><c> establish,</c><00:23:08.740><c> strengthen,</c><00:23:10.119><c> settle</c><00:23:10.279><c> you.</c>

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And<00:23:15.079><c> so</c><00:23:15.339><c> the</c><00:23:15.500><c> God</c><00:23:15.819><c> whose</c><00:23:16.140><c> marvels</c><00:23:16.880><c> and</c><00:23:17.059><c> wonders</c>

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we<00:23:18.819><c> have</c><00:23:19.019><c> so</c><00:23:19.240><c> recently</c><00:23:19.599><c> last</c><00:23:19.900><c> evening</c><00:23:20.299><c> witnessed</c>

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in<00:23:21.799><c> the</c><00:23:21.920><c> works</c><00:23:22.140><c> of</c><00:23:22.359><c> his</c><00:23:22.579><c> hands</c><00:23:23.119><c> in</c><00:23:23.759><c> creation</c>

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is<00:23:26.200><c> also</c><00:23:26.539><c> revealed</c><00:23:27.039><c> as</c><00:23:27.779><c> preserver</c>

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that<00:23:30.319><c> those</c><00:23:30.740><c> works</c><00:23:31.059><c> of</c><00:23:31.279><c> his</c><00:23:31.519><c> hands</c><00:23:32.259><c> continue</c>

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and<00:23:34.579><c> they</c><00:23:34.799><c> are</c><00:23:34.940><c> as</c><00:23:35.160><c> marvelous</c><00:23:35.460><c> today</c>

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as<00:23:37.220><c> they</c><00:23:37.519><c> were</c><00:23:38.000><c> when</c><00:23:38.480><c> they</c><00:23:38.700><c> were</c><00:23:38.940><c> created.</c>

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And<00:23:40.920><c> what</c><00:23:41.059><c> is</c><00:23:41.339><c> true</c><00:23:41.779><c> in</c><00:23:42.279><c> the</c><00:23:42.440><c> natural</c><00:23:42.880><c> world</c>

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is<00:23:44.240><c> true</c><00:23:44.480><c> also</c><00:23:45.140><c> in</c><00:23:45.759><c> the</c><00:23:45.980><c> spiritual</c><00:23:46.420><c> world.</c>

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And<00:23:49.460><c> so</c><00:23:49.680><c> persecution</c><00:23:50.400><c> sharpens</c><00:23:51.099><c> the</c><00:23:51.339><c> issue.</c>

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Adversity<00:23:53.319><c> highlights</c><00:23:53.900><c> the</c><00:23:54.160><c> principles.</c>

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Tribulation<00:23:56.279><c> tests</c><00:23:56.880><c> and</c><00:23:57.460><c> develops</c><00:23:58.039><c> the</c><00:23:58.579><c> character.</c>

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Let<00:24:03.460><c> us</c><00:24:03.619><c> consider</c><00:24:03.960><c> our</c><00:24:04.180><c> blessings</c><00:24:04.720><c> for</c><00:24:05.279><c> a</c><00:24:05.420><c> moment,</c>

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my<00:24:05.799><c> dear</c><00:24:05.980><c> brethren</c><00:24:06.299><c> and</c><00:24:06.539><c> sisters.</c>

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How<00:24:08.259><c> many</c><00:24:08.599><c> of</c><00:24:08.740><c> God's</c><00:24:09.059><c> blessings</c><00:24:09.839><c> do</c><00:24:10.500><c> we</c><00:24:10.720><c> take</c><00:24:11.000><c> for</c><00:24:11.240><c> granted</c>

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in<00:24:12.440><c> today's</c><00:24:12.980><c> twilight</c><00:24:13.420><c> world?</c>

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The<00:24:17.119><c> breaking</c><00:24:17.359><c> of</c><00:24:17.640><c> bread,</c>

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the<00:24:20.339><c> fellowship</c><00:24:20.680><c> together</c><00:24:21.440><c> with</c><00:24:21.960><c> our</c><00:24:22.140><c> brethren</c><00:24:22.400><c> and</c><00:24:22.680><c> sisters,</c>

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the<00:24:25.160><c> lecture,</c><00:24:27.299><c> the</c><00:24:27.400><c> Bible</c><00:24:27.680><c> class,</c>

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the<00:24:29.940><c> fraternal</c><00:24:30.400><c> weekend,</c>

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the<00:24:33.119><c> Bible</c><00:24:33.440><c> school.</c>

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If<00:24:36.900><c> you</c><00:24:37.059><c> were</c><00:24:37.279><c> in</c><00:24:37.400><c> South</c><00:24:37.740><c> Africa</c><00:24:38.279><c> and</c><00:24:39.539><c> in</c><00:24:39.799><c> prison,</c>

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you<00:24:41.680><c> would</c><00:24:41.920><c> not</c><00:24:42.059><c> be</c><00:24:42.240><c> able</c><00:24:42.440><c> to</c><00:24:42.539><c> go</c><00:24:42.740><c> to</c><00:24:42.900><c> any</c><00:24:43.079><c> of</c><00:24:43.259><c> these.</c>

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If<00:24:46.700><c> you</c><00:24:46.900><c> were</c><00:24:47.099><c> in</c><00:24:47.319><c> prison,</c>

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you<00:24:49.900><c> wouldn't</c><00:24:50.099><c> be</c><00:24:50.359><c> concerned</c><00:24:50.759><c> about</c><00:24:51.039><c> the</c><00:24:51.259><c> house</c>

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or<00:24:52.859><c> the</c><00:24:53.079><c> garden</c><00:24:53.559><c> or</c><00:24:54.660><c> the</c><00:24:54.920><c> car</c>

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or<00:24:57.039><c> the</c><00:24:57.259><c> job</c><00:24:57.539><c> and</c><00:24:57.720><c> its</c><00:24:57.920><c> possibilities.</c>

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Life<00:25:00.680><c> would</c><00:25:00.859><c> be</c><00:25:01.059><c> reduced</c><00:25:01.680><c> to</c><00:25:02.299><c> its</c><00:25:02.500><c> fundamental</c><00:25:03.059><c> issues.</c>

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Would<00:25:06.319><c> we</c><00:25:06.480><c> be</c><00:25:06.700><c> constant</c><00:25:07.079><c> then</c>

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in<00:25:09.579><c> those</c><00:25:09.819><c> circumstances?</c>

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Would<00:25:13.480><c> we</c><00:25:13.700><c> be</c><00:25:13.920><c> able</c><00:25:14.059><c> to</c><00:25:14.299><c> see</c><00:25:14.519><c> things</c><00:25:14.980><c> to</c><00:25:15.160><c> be</c><00:25:15.359><c> thankful</c><00:25:15.680><c> for</c>

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in<00:25:17.259><c> a</c><00:25:17.500><c> dark</c><00:25:17.799><c> and</c><00:25:18.180><c> dingy</c><00:25:18.539><c> dungeon?</c>

00:25:23.059 --> 00:25:25.400
We<00:25:23.799><c> hope</c><00:25:23.960><c> that</c><00:25:24.180><c> we</c><00:25:24.339><c> would.</c>

00:25:25.900 --> 00:25:30.299
The<00:25:26.339><c> hope</c><00:25:26.519><c> of</c><00:25:26.700><c> the</c><00:25:26.799><c> Gospel,</c><00:25:28.759><c> life</c><00:25:29.000><c> itself.</c>

00:25:32.000 --> 00:25:33.900
My<00:25:32.039><c> dear</c><00:25:32.240><c> brethren</c><00:25:32.539><c> and</c><00:25:32.759><c> sisters,</c>

00:25:34.000 --> 00:25:37.119
fundamental<00:25:34.420><c> things</c><00:25:35.339><c> associated</c><00:25:36.119><c> with</c><00:25:36.359><c> our</c><00:25:36.640><c> calling</c>

00:25:37.119 --> 00:25:41.980
and<00:25:37.680><c> our</c><00:25:37.980><c> discipleship</c><00:25:38.839><c> are</c><00:25:39.440><c> vitally</c><00:25:40.180><c> important</c><00:25:40.839><c> things.</c>

00:25:42.819 --> 00:25:47.559
We<00:25:42.960><c> must</c><00:25:43.200><c> endeavor</c><00:25:43.839><c> to</c><00:25:44.619><c> take</c><00:25:44.859><c> away</c><00:25:45.400><c> the</c><00:25:45.740><c> trappings</c><00:25:46.079><c> of</c><00:25:46.359><c> our</c><00:25:46.559><c> life</c>

00:25:47.759 --> 00:25:50.400
and<00:25:48.180><c> see</c><00:25:48.400><c> what</c><00:25:48.680><c> really</c><00:25:49.039><c> lies</c><00:25:49.339><c> beneath.</c>

00:25:50.980 --> 00:25:52.400
What<00:25:51.220><c> are</c><00:25:51.380><c> we</c><00:25:51.539><c> left</c><00:25:51.779><c> with?</c>

00:25:52.400 --> 00:25:56.400
Are<00:25:53.380><c> we</c><00:25:53.619><c> left</c><00:25:53.880><c> with</c><00:25:54.099><c> a</c><00:25:54.279><c> faith</c><00:25:54.579><c> that</c><00:25:54.859><c> is</c><00:25:55.180><c> true,</c>

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constant,<00:25:57.900><c> vital,</c><00:25:59.259><c> and</c><00:25:59.440><c> dependable?</c>

00:26:19.519 --> 00:26:23.619
Let<00:26:20.480><c> us</c><00:26:21.440><c> consider</c><00:26:21.960><c> the</c><00:26:22.180><c> future.</c>

00:26:25.480 --> 00:26:29.099
First<00:26:25.900><c> of</c><00:26:26.140><c> all,</c><00:26:27.460><c> we</c><00:26:27.480><c> must</c><00:26:27.660><c> be</c><00:26:27.900><c> retrospective</c>

00:26:29.099 --> 00:26:31.059
and<00:26:30.000><c> consider</c><00:26:30.359><c> the</c><00:26:30.559><c> past.</c>

00:26:35.960 --> 00:26:40.079
I'd<00:26:36.519><c> like</c><00:26:36.660><c> for</c><00:26:36.819><c> a</c><00:26:36.920><c> few</c><00:26:37.039><c> moments</c><00:26:37.640><c> to</c><00:26:38.480><c> consider</c><00:26:38.779><c> the</c><00:26:38.940><c> man,</c><00:26:39.359><c> Joe.</c>

00:26:41.319 --> 00:26:45.660
I<00:26:41.460><c> almost</c><00:26:41.720><c> hesitate</c><00:26:42.180><c> to</c><00:26:42.400><c> do</c><00:26:42.579><c> so</c><00:26:43.119><c> in</c><00:26:43.660><c> the</c><00:26:43.839><c> context</c><00:26:44.140><c> of</c><00:26:44.319><c> this</c><00:26:44.500><c> class,</c>

00:26:45.819 --> 00:26:48.099
for<00:26:45.960><c> we</c><00:26:46.140><c> all</c><00:26:46.420><c> know</c><00:26:46.720><c> how</c><00:26:47.039><c> deep</c><00:26:47.259><c> and</c><00:26:47.519><c> profound</c>

00:26:48.099 --> 00:26:50.700
are<00:26:49.019><c> the</c><00:26:49.180><c> principles</c><00:26:49.759><c> and</c><00:26:50.099><c> messages</c>

00:26:50.700 --> 00:26:53.380
contained<00:26:51.720><c> in</c><00:26:51.880><c> the</c><00:26:51.980><c> book</c><00:26:52.119><c> of</c><00:26:52.319><c> Joe.</c>

00:26:53.519 --> 00:26:54.940
But<00:26:53.759><c> I</c><00:26:53.859><c> think,</c><00:26:54.160><c> brethren</c><00:26:54.319><c> and</c><00:26:54.579><c> sisters,</c>

00:26:55.339 --> 00:26:58.299
as<00:26:55.539><c> his</c><00:26:55.859><c> experiences</c><00:26:56.559><c> and</c><00:26:57.420><c> as</c><00:26:57.680><c> his</c><00:26:57.960><c> words</c>

00:26:58.299 --> 00:27:00.559
are<00:26:58.700><c> so</c><00:26:59.039><c> intimately</c><00:26:59.599><c> and</c><00:26:59.940><c> closely</c><00:27:00.500><c> related</c>

00:27:00.559 --> 00:27:02.380
bound<00:27:01.019><c> up</c><00:27:01.200><c> with</c><00:27:01.400><c> our</c><00:27:01.599><c> theme</c><00:27:01.779><c> today,</c>

00:27:02.839 --> 00:27:04.440
it's<00:27:03.039><c> only</c><00:27:03.400><c> right</c><00:27:03.700><c> and</c><00:27:03.980><c> proper</c>

00:27:04.440 --> 00:27:07.400
that<00:27:05.240><c> we</c><00:27:05.380><c> should</c><00:27:05.559><c> endeavor,</c><00:27:06.099><c> however</c><00:27:06.480><c> briefly,</c>

00:27:07.599 --> 00:27:09.420
to<00:27:07.759><c> face</c><00:27:07.960><c> up</c><00:27:08.160><c> to</c><00:27:08.259><c> the</c><00:27:08.460><c> challenge</c><00:27:08.819><c> that</c><00:27:08.940><c> is</c><00:27:09.099><c> presented</c>

00:27:09.420 --> 00:27:13.279
to<00:27:09.640><c> each</c><00:27:09.819><c> one</c><00:27:09.960><c> of</c><00:27:10.119><c> us</c><00:27:10.779><c> in</c><00:27:11.119><c> the</c><00:27:11.240><c> book</c><00:27:11.380><c> of</c><00:27:11.579><c> Joe.</c>

00:27:22.359 --> 00:27:26.660
Is<00:27:22.920><c> suffering</c><00:27:23.440><c> the</c><00:27:24.700><c> central</c><00:27:24.980><c> issue</c><00:27:25.259><c> in</c><00:27:25.420><c> this</c><00:27:25.660><c> book?</c>

00:27:28.220 --> 00:27:33.720
Is<00:27:28.980><c> pain</c><00:27:29.359><c> God's</c><00:27:29.859><c> megaphone</c><00:27:30.519><c> to</c><00:27:31.059><c> rouse</c><00:27:31.819><c> a</c><00:27:32.359><c> deaf</c><00:27:32.579><c> world?</c>

00:27:35.900 --> 00:27:37.579
I<00:27:36.660><c> wonder.</c>

00:27:39.839 --> 00:27:42.380
May<00:27:40.019><c> I</c><00:27:40.160><c> suggest</c><00:27:40.519><c> to</c><00:27:40.619><c> you</c><00:27:40.759><c> that</c><00:27:40.940><c> perhaps</c><00:27:41.319><c> the</c><00:27:41.500><c> real</c><00:27:41.799><c> issue</c>

00:27:42.380 --> 00:27:46.640
in<00:27:42.660><c> the</c><00:27:42.740><c> book</c><00:27:42.900><c> of</c><00:27:43.119><c> Job</c><00:27:43.460><c> is</c><00:27:44.079><c> not</c><00:27:44.380><c> so</c><00:27:44.720><c> much</c><00:27:44.980><c> the</c><00:27:45.119><c> problem</c><00:27:45.440><c> of</c><00:27:45.700><c> suffering,</c>

00:27:47.259 --> 00:27:50.720
but<00:27:47.400><c> rather</c><00:27:47.940><c> the</c><00:27:48.759><c> transcendence</c><00:27:49.440><c> of</c><00:27:49.680><c> God,</c>

00:27:50.779 --> 00:27:54.019
His<00:27:51.000><c> almightiness,</c><00:27:52.460><c> His</c><00:27:52.720><c> majesty,</c>

00:27:54.180 --> 00:27:58.559
and<00:27:54.779><c> the</c><00:27:54.880><c> way</c><00:27:55.119><c> that</c><00:27:55.339><c> this</c><00:27:55.579><c> impinges</c><00:27:57.099><c> upon</c><00:27:57.579><c> our</c><00:27:57.960><c> world,</c>

00:27:59.000 --> 00:28:03.559
a<00:27:59.259><c> finite</c><00:27:59.619><c> world,</c><00:28:01.299><c> a</c><00:28:01.460><c> world</c><00:28:01.680><c> of</c><00:28:01.900><c> mortal</c><00:28:02.180><c> men</c><00:28:02.380><c> and</c><00:28:02.559><c> women.</c>

00:28:05.359 --> 00:28:08.839
So<00:28:05.619><c> the</c><00:28:05.839><c> speeches</c><00:28:06.119><c> of</c><00:28:06.420><c> God</c><00:28:06.640><c> in</c><00:28:06.859><c> chapters</c><00:28:07.180><c> 38</c><00:28:07.720><c> to</c><00:28:07.859><c> 41</c>

00:28:08.839 --> 00:28:14.740
speak<00:28:09.680><c> of</c><00:28:09.900><c> God's</c><00:28:10.420><c> power,</c><00:28:11.400><c> His</c><00:28:11.660><c> majesty,</c><00:28:12.859><c> and</c><00:28:12.980><c> His</c><00:28:13.279><c> almightiness.</c>

00:28:17.400 --> 00:28:21.039
And<00:28:17.519><c> does</c><00:28:17.740><c> the</c><00:28:17.980><c> Almighty</c><00:28:18.599><c> spend</c><00:28:19.660><c> time</c><00:28:20.140><c> seeking</c><00:28:20.440><c> to</c><00:28:20.720><c> answer</c>

00:28:21.039 --> 00:28:23.680
the<00:28:21.480><c> questions</c><00:28:21.960><c> and</c><00:28:22.180><c> charges</c><00:28:22.559><c> of</c><00:28:23.059><c> Job?</c>

00:28:24.240 --> 00:28:26.460
At<00:28:24.460><c> first</c><00:28:24.740><c> sight,</c><00:28:24.960><c> it</c><00:28:25.099><c> appears</c><00:28:25.460><c> not.</c>

00:28:27.240 --> 00:28:29.339
Was<00:28:27.539><c> Job</c><00:28:27.819><c> there</c><00:28:28.099><c> in</c><00:28:28.240><c> the</c><00:28:28.440><c> beginning?</c>

00:28:29.759 --> 00:28:32.299
Does<00:28:30.000><c> he</c><00:28:30.180><c> know</c><00:28:30.400><c> where</c><00:28:30.680><c> light</c><00:28:31.059><c> dwells?</c>

00:28:32.380 --> 00:28:34.519
Can<00:28:32.619><c> he</c><00:28:32.859><c> bind</c><00:28:33.140><c> the</c><00:28:33.440><c> stars?</c>

00:28:35.460 --> 00:28:38.200
God<00:28:35.740><c> speaks</c><00:28:36.099><c> to</c><00:28:36.299><c> Job</c><00:28:36.799><c> of</c><00:28:37.240><c> hippopotamuses,</c>

00:28:38.539 --> 00:28:41.240
of<00:28:38.759><c> ostriches,</c><00:28:39.839><c> of</c><00:28:40.119><c> whales,</c>

00:28:41.839 --> 00:28:43.799
things<00:28:42.259><c> in</c><00:28:42.440><c> his</c><00:28:42.700><c> creation,</c>

00:28:44.380 --> 00:28:48.319
of<00:28:44.599><c> meteorology,</c><00:28:45.960><c> astronomy,</c><00:28:47.180><c> and</c><00:28:47.460><c> cosmology.</c>

00:28:48.319 --> 00:28:51.700
But<00:28:49.440><c> suffering</c><00:28:49.880><c> is</c><00:28:50.180><c> never</c><00:28:50.380><c> mentioned.</c>

00:28:52.640 --> 00:28:54.440
Why<00:28:53.240><c> is</c><00:28:53.519><c> this?</c>

00:28:57.200 --> 00:28:59.539
Surely,<00:28:57.720><c> my</c><00:28:57.819><c> dear</c><00:28:58.000><c> brethren</c><00:28:58.299><c> and</c><00:28:58.539><c> sisters,</c>

00:28:59.900 --> 00:29:05.019
because<00:29:00.259><c> Job</c><00:29:00.640><c> has</c><00:29:00.940><c> no</c><00:29:01.240><c> right</c><00:29:01.799><c> to</c><00:29:02.980><c> argue</c><00:29:03.339><c> with</c><00:29:03.619><c> God</c><00:29:03.819><c> in</c><00:29:04.000><c> this</c><00:29:04.220><c> way,</c>

00:29:05.279 --> 00:29:06.599
in<00:29:05.420><c> the</c><00:29:05.640><c> first</c><00:29:05.900><c> place,</c>

00:29:07.059 --> 00:29:10.740
shall<00:29:07.279><c> not</c><00:29:07.579><c> the</c><00:29:07.779><c> Judge</c><00:29:08.079><c> of</c><00:29:08.299><c> all</c><00:29:08.519><c> the</c><00:29:08.740><c> earth</c><00:29:08.940><c> do</c><00:29:09.240><c> right?</c>

00:29:10.740 --> 00:29:19.220
Job,<00:29:10.740><c> in</c><00:29:15.579><c> his</c><00:29:15.859><c> suffering,</c><00:29:17.500><c> inquires</c><00:29:17.940><c> of</c><00:29:18.220><c> God.</c>

00:29:20.980 --> 00:29:24.339
And<00:29:21.140><c> God</c><00:29:21.420><c> does</c><00:29:21.759><c> grant</c><00:29:22.059><c> Job</c><00:29:22.440><c> that</c><00:29:22.700><c> which</c><00:29:22.880><c> he</c><00:29:23.160><c> requests.</c>

00:29:26.400 --> 00:29:31.019
But<00:29:26.539><c> the</c><00:29:26.900><c> experience</c><00:29:27.579><c> is</c><00:29:28.640><c> not</c><00:29:28.859><c> at</c><00:29:29.039><c> all</c><00:29:29.240><c> what</c><00:29:29.480><c> Job</c><00:29:29.720><c> expected,</c>

00:29:31.640 --> 00:29:34.660
for<00:29:31.819><c> he</c><00:29:32.000><c> is</c><00:29:32.259><c> put</c><00:29:32.460><c> firmly</c><00:29:32.859><c> in</c><00:29:33.039><c> his</c><00:29:33.279><c> place.</c>

00:29:36.059 --> 00:29:39.079
And<00:29:36.380><c> the</c><00:29:36.539><c> Almighty</c><00:29:36.859><c> deals</c><00:29:37.240><c> mercifully</c><00:29:37.759><c> with</c><00:29:38.059><c> Job,</c>

00:29:39.259 --> 00:29:43.859
for<00:29:39.799><c> he</c><00:29:40.000><c> is</c><00:29:40.240><c> humbled</c><00:29:40.960><c> rather</c><00:29:41.940><c> than</c><00:29:42.220><c> humiliated.</c>

00:29:44.839 --> 00:29:48.859
He<00:29:45.380><c> is</c><00:29:45.920><c> vindicated</c><00:29:46.660><c> rather</c><00:29:47.059><c> than</c><00:29:47.279><c> vanquished.</c>

00:29:49.579 --> 00:29:52.759
At<00:29:49.759><c> all</c><00:29:49.920><c> events,</c><00:29:50.319><c> he</c><00:29:50.359><c> is</c><00:29:50.559><c> vindicated</c><00:29:51.099><c> against</c><00:29:51.460><c> his</c><00:29:51.759><c> friends</c>

00:29:53.039 --> 00:29:55.220
and<00:29:53.579><c> their</c><00:29:53.799><c> specious</c><00:29:54.220><c> interpretations</c>

00:29:55.220 --> 00:29:59.619
of<00:29:56.099><c> the</c><00:29:56.359><c> significance</c><00:29:56.920><c> of</c><00:29:57.220><c> the</c><00:29:57.400><c> events</c><00:29:57.660><c> that</c><00:29:57.920><c> came</c><00:29:58.079><c> upon</c><00:29:58.339><c> him.</c>

00:30:02.019 --> 00:30:04.940
And<00:30:02.220><c> I</c><00:30:02.380><c> think,</c><00:30:02.619><c> at</c><00:30:02.799><c> the</c><00:30:02.960><c> end,</c><00:30:03.259><c> we</c><00:30:03.359><c> do</c><00:30:03.819><c> all</c><00:30:04.039><c> get</c><00:30:04.220><c> the</c><00:30:04.400><c> feeling</c>

00:30:04.940 --> 00:30:07.720
that<00:30:05.839><c> Job</c><00:30:06.200><c> is</c><00:30:06.940><c> satisfied</c>

00:30:07.720 --> 00:30:11.960
because<00:30:08.839><c> the</c><00:30:09.079><c> Almighty</c><00:30:09.500><c> has</c><00:30:09.759><c> answered</c><00:30:10.059><c> him.</c>

00:30:12.559 --> 00:30:18.380
And<00:30:12.819><c> as</c><00:30:13.039><c> it</c><00:30:13.220><c> were,</c><00:30:13.519><c> the</c><00:30:13.619><c> problem</c><00:30:13.940><c> of</c><00:30:14.200><c> suffering</c><00:30:14.720><c> is</c><00:30:16.400><c> bypassed.</c>

00:30:18.859 --> 00:30:22.440
Why<00:30:19.059><c> should</c><00:30:19.259><c> all</c><00:30:19.579><c> those</c><00:30:19.799><c> things</c><00:30:20.220><c> have</c><00:30:20.460><c> come</c><00:30:20.599><c> upon</c><00:30:20.920><c> this</c><00:30:21.180><c> man</c><00:30:21.440><c> Job,</c>

00:30:23.180 --> 00:30:27.880
this<00:30:23.460><c> man</c><00:30:23.759><c> who</c><00:30:23.980><c> was</c><00:30:24.279><c> so</c><00:30:24.740><c> upright</c><00:30:25.339><c> and</c><00:30:26.339><c> a</c><00:30:26.500><c> man</c><00:30:26.599><c> of</c><00:30:26.819><c> God?</c>

00:30:29.099 --> 00:30:33.480
So<00:30:29.519><c> Job</c><00:30:30.359><c> cannot</c><00:30:31.759><c> solve</c><00:30:32.259><c> the</c><00:30:32.519><c> problems</c><00:30:32.779><c> of</c><00:30:33.039><c> suffering,</c>

00:30:33.480 --> 00:30:36.119
at<00:30:33.900><c> least</c><00:30:34.200><c> in</c><00:30:34.380><c> a</c><00:30:34.519><c> philosophical</c><00:30:34.920><c> sense.</c>

00:30:36.420 --> 00:30:41.299
But<00:30:36.660><c> because</c><00:30:37.180><c> he</c><00:30:37.500><c> has</c><00:30:38.460><c> seen</c><00:30:39.259><c> and</c><00:30:40.599><c> heard</c>

00:30:41.299 --> 00:30:45.599
and<00:30:42.240><c> witnessed</c><00:30:42.839><c> that</c><00:30:43.200><c> revelation</c><00:30:43.700><c> of</c><00:30:43.900><c> God</c><00:30:44.240><c> firsthand,</c>

00:30:46.220 --> 00:30:49.579
it<00:30:46.339><c> does</c><00:30:46.619><c> not</c><00:30:46.839><c> matter</c><00:30:47.099><c> now</c><00:30:47.440><c> in</c><00:30:47.599><c> the</c><00:30:47.720><c> way</c><00:30:47.900><c> that</c><00:30:48.059><c> it</c><00:30:48.200><c> mattered</c><00:30:48.400><c> before.</c>

00:30:50.460 --> 00:30:54.420
I<00:30:50.720><c> have</c><00:30:51.000><c> heard</c><00:30:51.279><c> of</c><00:30:51.480><c> thee</c><00:30:52.000><c> by</c><00:30:52.440><c> the</c><00:30:52.740><c> hearing</c><00:30:52.960><c> of</c><00:30:53.180><c> the</c><00:30:53.359><c> ear,</c>

00:30:54.700 --> 00:30:57.539
but<00:30:54.940><c> now</c><00:30:55.319><c> mine</c><00:30:55.519><c> eye</c><00:30:56.059><c> seeth</c><00:30:56.460><c> thee.</c>

00:30:58.319 --> 00:31:00.180
So<00:30:58.559><c> my</c><00:30:58.759><c> dear</c><00:30:58.980><c> brethren</c><00:30:59.259><c> and</c><00:30:59.480><c> sisters,</c>

00:31:00.619 --> 00:31:02.819
in<00:31:00.779><c> the</c><00:31:00.940><c> life</c><00:31:01.079><c> and</c><00:31:01.460><c> experience</c><00:31:01.779><c> of</c><00:31:01.980><c> the</c><00:31:02.119><c> man</c><00:31:02.319><c> Job,</c>

00:31:02.819 --> 00:31:08.680
we<00:31:03.559><c> have</c><00:31:03.819><c> evidence</c><00:31:04.259><c> of</c><00:31:04.460><c> a</c><00:31:04.619><c> man</c><00:31:04.839><c> who</c><00:31:05.200><c> bore</c><00:31:05.420><c> the</c><00:31:05.660><c> test</c><00:31:06.660><c> faithfully</c>

00:31:08.819 --> 00:31:14.259
and<00:31:09.400><c> a</c><00:31:09.539><c> man</c><00:31:09.720><c> who</c><00:31:09.940><c> at</c><00:31:10.059><c> the</c><00:31:10.259><c> end</c><00:31:11.359><c> received</c><00:31:12.039><c> more</c><00:31:12.500><c> than</c><00:31:12.680><c> he</c><00:31:13.039><c> had</c><00:31:13.579><c> at</c>

00:31:14.259 --> 00:31:15.519
the<00:31:14.500><c> beginning.</c>

00:31:16.859 --> 00:31:19.740
Surely<00:31:17.200><c> here</c><00:31:17.519><c> we</c><00:31:17.640><c> have</c><00:31:17.819><c> a</c><00:31:17.940><c> very</c><00:31:18.200><c> graphic</c><00:31:18.539><c> picture</c>

00:31:19.960 --> 00:31:22.980
of<00:31:20.640><c> the</c><00:31:21.140><c> overall</c><00:31:21.559><c> purpose</c><00:31:21.960><c> of</c><00:31:22.240><c> God</c>

00:31:22.980 --> 00:31:27.900
with<00:31:23.480><c> each</c><00:31:23.740><c> one</c><00:31:23.900><c> of</c><00:31:24.059><c> us</c><00:31:24.799><c> as</c><00:31:25.180><c> disciples</c><00:31:25.640><c> of</c><00:31:25.859><c> the</c><00:31:25.980><c> Lord</c><00:31:26.160><c> Jesus</c><00:31:26.579><c> Christ,</c>

00:31:28.400 --> 00:31:31.480
that<00:31:28.880><c> we</c><00:31:29.259><c> too</c><00:31:29.480><c> might</c><00:31:29.779><c> humbly</c><00:31:30.619><c> accept</c>

00:31:31.480 --> 00:31:34.519
what<00:31:32.400><c> he</c><00:31:32.680><c> may</c><00:31:32.920><c> choose</c><00:31:33.279><c> to</c><00:31:33.480><c> bring</c><00:31:33.619><c> upon</c><00:31:33.880><c> us,</c>

00:31:34.960 --> 00:31:39.380
that<00:31:35.240><c> in</c><00:31:35.440><c> the</c><00:31:35.619><c> end</c><00:31:35.859><c> we</c><00:31:36.019><c> may</c><00:31:36.259><c> be</c><00:31:36.380><c> the</c><00:31:36.539><c> better</c><00:31:36.779><c> fitted</c><00:31:37.259><c> for</c><00:31:38.000><c> his</c><00:31:38.240><c> kingdom,</c>

00:31:40.000 --> 00:31:42.880
that<00:31:40.460><c> he</c><00:31:40.599><c> may</c><00:31:40.799><c> be</c><00:31:40.940><c> able</c><00:31:41.079><c> to</c><00:31:41.279><c> give</c><00:31:41.400><c> us</c>

00:31:42.880 --> 00:31:45.980
much<00:31:43.480><c> more</c><00:31:43.819><c> than</c><00:31:43.960><c> we</c><00:31:44.200><c> had</c><00:31:44.359><c> at</c><00:31:44.500><c> the</c><00:31:44.680><c> beginning.</c>

00:31:50.339 --> 00:31:53.339
So<00:31:50.819><c> the</c><00:31:50.960><c> ways</c><00:31:51.220><c> of</c><00:31:51.460><c> God</c><00:31:51.799><c> are</c><00:31:52.200><c> in</c><00:31:52.380><c> the</c><00:31:52.579><c> end</c>

00:31:53.339 --> 00:31:57.779
finally<00:31:54.079><c> inscrutable</c><00:31:55.099><c> from</c><00:31:56.000><c> the</c><00:31:56.140><c> viewpoint</c><00:31:56.500><c> of</c><00:31:56.799><c> man.</c>

00:31:58.119 --> 00:32:01.299
He<00:31:58.720><c> may</c><00:31:59.019><c> or</c><00:31:59.220><c> may</c><00:31:59.480><c> not</c><00:31:59.799><c> see</c><00:32:00.099><c> fit</c>

00:32:01.099 --> 00:32:04.880
to<00:32:01.400><c> give</c><00:32:01.500><c> us</c><00:32:01.700><c> reasons</c><00:32:02.500><c> for</c><00:32:03.200><c> our</c><00:32:03.579><c> experiences.</c>

00:32:07.259 --> 00:32:10.180
And<00:32:07.839><c> we</c><00:32:08.000><c> cannot,</c><00:32:08.400><c> my</c><00:32:08.519><c> dear</c><00:32:08.720><c> brethren</c><00:32:09.019><c> and</c><00:32:09.279><c> sisters,</c>

00:32:10.500 --> 00:32:13.720
hope<00:32:10.740><c> to</c><00:32:10.940><c> answer</c><00:32:11.240><c> the</c><00:32:11.440><c> problems</c><00:32:11.740><c> of</c><00:32:12.039><c> suffering</c><00:32:12.420><c> one</c><00:32:13.220><c> by</c><00:32:13.519><c> one.</c>

00:32:13.740 --> 00:32:16.259
Indeed,<00:32:14.160><c> I</c><00:32:14.299><c> think,</c><00:32:15.240><c> if</c><00:32:15.400><c> we</c><00:32:15.599><c> think</c><00:32:15.779><c> we</c><00:32:16.039><c> can,</c>

00:32:16.380 --> 00:32:20.539
we<00:32:16.480><c> ourselves</c><00:32:17.680><c> paradoxically</c><00:32:18.700><c> become</c><00:32:19.259><c> insufferable</c>

00:32:20.539 --> 00:32:22.279
to<00:32:21.019><c> our</c><00:32:21.180><c> brethren</c><00:32:21.420><c> and</c><00:32:21.700><c> sisters.</c>

00:32:22.279 --> 00:32:27.079
Only<00:32:23.420><c> God</c><00:32:23.740><c> knows</c><00:32:24.039><c> the</c><00:32:24.259><c> answers</c><00:32:24.900><c> and</c><00:32:25.519><c> the</c><00:32:25.720><c> final</c><00:32:25.980><c> outcome.</c>

00:32:28.359 --> 00:32:29.839
The<00:32:28.519><c> lessons</c><00:32:28.740><c> from</c><00:32:28.980><c> the</c><00:32:29.099><c> life</c><00:32:29.279><c> of</c><00:32:29.680><c> Job</c>

00:32:29.839 --> 00:32:32.579
enable<00:32:30.619><c> us</c><00:32:30.839><c> to</c><00:32:31.019><c> meet</c><00:32:31.220><c> the</c><00:32:31.480><c> problems,</c>

00:32:32.640 --> 00:32:34.960
to<00:32:32.720><c> be</c><00:32:32.839><c> able</c><00:32:33.039><c> to</c><00:32:33.240><c> cope</c><00:32:33.500><c> with</c><00:32:33.779><c> them,</c>

00:32:35.460 --> 00:32:38.099
and<00:32:35.599><c> not</c><00:32:35.819><c> to</c><00:32:36.000><c> be</c><00:32:36.279><c> crushed</c><00:32:36.680><c> by</c><00:32:37.119><c> them.</c>

00:32:38.940 --> 00:32:41.599
In<00:32:39.180><c> the</c><00:32:39.339><c> midst</c><00:32:39.480><c> of</c><00:32:39.660><c> unexplained</c><00:32:40.279><c> adversity,</c>

00:32:41.660 --> 00:32:44.059
the<00:32:41.799><c> Lord</c><00:32:42.119><c> God</c><00:32:42.440><c> still</c><00:32:42.960><c> reigns</c><00:32:43.460><c> supreme</c>

00:32:44.059 --> 00:32:47.079
as<00:32:45.019><c> Job</c><00:32:45.339><c> himself</c><00:32:45.940><c> came</c><00:32:46.180><c> to</c><00:32:46.400><c> realize.</c>

00:32:47.079 --> 00:32:52.460
Behold,<00:32:49.460><c> we</c><00:32:49.859><c> count</c><00:32:50.220><c> them</c><00:32:50.599><c> happy</c><00:32:51.000><c> which</c><00:32:51.359><c> endure.</c>

00:32:53.039 --> 00:32:55.880
Ye<00:32:53.160><c> have</c><00:32:53.359><c> heard</c><00:32:53.640><c> of</c><00:32:53.819><c> the</c><00:32:54.059><c> steadfastness</c><00:32:54.720><c> of</c><00:32:54.980><c> Job,</c>

00:32:56.099 --> 00:32:58.500
and<00:32:56.180><c> have</c><00:32:56.460><c> seen</c><00:32:56.819><c> the</c><00:32:56.980><c> end</c><00:32:57.220><c> of</c><00:32:57.380><c> the</c><00:32:57.559><c> Lord,</c>

00:32:58.880 --> 00:33:04.640
that<00:32:59.019><c> the</c><00:32:59.240><c> Lord</c><00:32:59.599><c> is</c><00:32:59.900><c> very</c><00:33:00.319><c> pitiful</c><00:33:01.079><c> and</c><00:33:02.380><c> of</c><00:33:03.119><c> tender</c><00:33:03.500><c> mercy.</c>

00:33:06.599 --> 00:33:12.359
Be<00:33:07.240><c> ye</c><00:33:07.559><c> therefore</c><00:33:08.819><c> steadfast,</c><00:33:11.099><c> unmovable,</c>

00:33:12.900 --> 00:33:15.380
always<00:33:13.400><c> abounding</c><00:33:13.920><c> in</c><00:33:14.140><c> the</c><00:33:14.299><c> work</c><00:33:14.480><c> of</c><00:33:14.660><c> the</c><00:33:14.839><c> Lord,</c>

00:33:15.380 --> 00:33:19.319
forasmuch<00:33:17.200><c> as</c><00:33:17.480><c> ye</c><00:33:17.740><c> know</c><00:33:18.140><c> that</c><00:33:18.400><c> your</c><00:33:18.700><c> labor</c>

00:33:19.319 --> 00:33:23.559
is<00:33:20.099><c> not</c><00:33:20.380><c> in</c><00:33:20.619><c> vain</c><00:33:21.160><c> in</c><00:33:22.220><c> the</c><00:33:22.400><c> Lord.</c>

00:33:30.380 --> 00:33:34.900
Think<00:33:30.960><c> also</c><00:33:31.640><c> of</c><00:33:32.019><c> other</c><00:33:32.220><c> events</c><00:33:32.920><c> from</c><00:33:33.559><c> the</c><00:33:33.740><c> past.</c>

00:33:37.039 --> 00:33:41.319
God<00:33:37.420><c> who</c><00:33:37.680><c> delivered</c><00:33:38.559><c> faithful</c><00:33:39.140><c> men</c><00:33:39.380><c> in</c><00:33:39.539><c> Old</c><00:33:39.759><c> Testament</c><00:33:40.119><c> times</c>

00:33:41.339 --> 00:33:43.220
can<00:33:41.880><c> deliver</c><00:33:42.180><c> again.</c>

00:33:43.920 --> 00:33:48.599
God<00:33:44.440><c> who</c><00:33:44.700><c> led</c><00:33:44.900><c> the</c><00:33:45.099><c> children</c><00:33:45.319><c> of</c><00:33:45.539><c> Israel</c><00:33:46.019><c> through</c><00:33:46.759><c> the</c><00:33:46.900><c> Red</c><00:33:47.220><c> Sea</c>

00:33:48.599 --> 00:33:51.440
also<00:33:49.359><c> led</c><00:33:49.579><c> them</c><00:33:49.779><c> to</c><00:33:49.920><c> the</c><00:33:50.099><c> Promised</c><00:33:50.319><c> Land.</c>

00:33:52.259 --> 00:33:54.619
And<00:33:52.400><c> we</c><00:33:52.680><c> too</c><00:33:52.880><c> have</c><00:33:53.039><c> come</c><00:33:53.220><c> out</c><00:33:53.420><c> of</c><00:33:53.579><c> Egypt</c>

00:33:54.480 --> 00:33:57.579
and<00:33:54.740><c> are</c><00:33:54.880><c> on</c><00:33:55.099><c> the</c><00:33:55.220><c> wilderness</c><00:33:55.559><c> journey</c><00:33:55.880><c> to</c><00:33:56.059><c> the</c><00:33:56.240><c> Promised</c><00:33:56.500><c> Land.</c>

00:33:58.059 --> 00:34:02.299
And<00:33:58.240><c> the</c><00:33:58.380><c> coming</c><00:33:58.579><c> out</c><00:33:59.359><c> is</c><00:34:00.059><c> the</c><00:34:00.299><c> foretaste</c><00:34:00.819><c> and</c><00:34:01.000><c> the</c><00:34:01.200><c> guarantee</c>

00:34:02.519 --> 00:34:05.599
that<00:34:02.779><c> the</c><00:34:03.079><c> entering</c><00:34:03.359><c> in</c><00:34:03.900><c> can</c><00:34:04.279><c> just</c><00:34:04.559><c> as</c><00:34:04.759><c> surely</c><00:34:05.019><c> follow</c>

00:34:05.599 --> 00:34:09.739
if<00:34:06.339><c> we</c><00:34:06.579><c> have</c><00:34:06.799><c> faith</c><00:34:07.359><c> throughout</c><00:34:08.159><c> the</c><00:34:08.380><c> wilderness</c><00:34:08.719><c> journey.</c>

00:34:10.679 --> 00:34:13.119
God<00:34:11.519><c> who</c><00:34:11.739><c> guided</c><00:34:12.039><c> the</c><00:34:12.219><c> children</c><00:34:12.420><c> of</c><00:34:12.659><c> Israel</c>

00:34:13.119 --> 00:34:15.300
by<00:34:13.800><c> the</c><00:34:14.019><c> cloud</c><00:34:14.260><c> and</c><00:34:14.420><c> by</c><00:34:14.679><c> the</c><00:34:14.860><c> fire</c>

00:34:15.300 --> 00:34:19.980
can<00:34:16.320><c> still</c><00:34:16.679><c> today</c><00:34:17.400><c> guide</c><00:34:18.199><c> through</c><00:34:18.800><c> the</c><00:34:19.019><c> unknown.</c>

00:34:21.320 --> 00:34:24.420
God<00:34:21.480><c> who</c><00:34:21.719><c> provided</c><00:34:22.039><c> the</c><00:34:22.320><c> manner</c><00:34:22.900><c> can</c><00:34:23.440><c> provide</c><00:34:23.820><c> again</c>

00:34:24.420 --> 00:34:28.179
to<00:34:25.159><c> sustain</c><00:34:25.559><c> those</c><00:34:26.000><c> who</c><00:34:26.260><c> put</c><00:34:26.380><c> their</c><00:34:26.639><c> trust</c><00:34:26.880><c> in</c><00:34:27.159><c> him.</c>

00:34:28.519 --> 00:34:32.659
Past<00:34:28.780><c> deliverance</c><00:34:29.840><c> assures</c><00:34:30.300><c> us</c><00:34:30.880><c> of</c><00:34:31.340><c> future</c><00:34:31.699><c> deliverance.</c>

00:34:33.039 --> 00:34:37.719
Past<00:34:33.579><c> salvation</c><00:34:34.539><c> assures</c><00:34:35.320><c> us</c><00:34:35.920><c> of</c><00:34:36.219><c> future</c><00:34:36.519><c> salvation.</c>

00:34:42.039 --> 00:34:45.239
So<00:34:43.079><c> my</c><00:34:43.239><c> dear</c><00:34:43.400><c> brethren</c><00:34:43.739><c> and</c><00:34:43.840><c> sisters,</c><00:34:44.019><c> we</c><00:34:44.159><c> must</c><00:34:44.360><c> always</c><00:34:44.679><c> remember</c>

00:34:45.239 --> 00:34:50.900
that<00:34:46.179><c> faith</c><00:34:46.860><c> can</c><00:34:47.639><c> and</c><00:34:48.800><c> must</c><00:34:49.380><c> be</c><00:34:49.900><c> made</c><00:34:50.199><c> stronger</c>

00:34:50.900 --> 00:34:53.719
as<00:34:51.719><c> it</c><00:34:51.940><c> passes</c><00:34:52.159><c> through</c><00:34:52.440><c> the</c><00:34:52.659><c> trial.</c>

00:34:54.980 --> 00:35:00.079
Soldiers<00:34:55.880><c> are</c><00:34:56.579><c> never</c><00:34:56.920><c> proved</c><00:34:57.500><c> in</c><00:34:58.280><c> the</c><00:34:58.500><c> military</c><00:34:58.940><c> academy.</c>

00:35:00.900 --> 00:35:05.800
Students<00:35:01.659><c> are</c><00:35:02.539><c> never</c><00:35:02.880><c> proved</c><00:35:03.599><c> in</c><00:35:04.219><c> Westfield</c><00:35:04.739><c> College.</c>

00:35:06.380 --> 00:35:08.739
This<00:35:06.579><c> is</c><00:35:06.760><c> the</c><00:35:06.940><c> place</c><00:35:07.260><c> where</c><00:35:07.639><c> instruction</c><00:35:08.159><c> is</c><00:35:08.420><c> given</c>

00:35:08.739 --> 00:35:11.519
and<00:35:09.500><c> where</c><00:35:09.760><c> measurements</c><00:35:10.260><c> are</c><00:35:10.559><c> made.</c>

00:35:11.860 --> 00:35:16.019
Measurements<00:35:12.280><c> of</c><00:35:12.460><c> intellect,</c><00:35:13.579><c> accomplishment</c><00:35:14.139><c> and</c><00:35:14.920><c> endeavor.</c>

00:35:17.019 --> 00:35:20.539
Students<00:35:17.579><c> are</c><00:35:18.219><c> not</c><00:35:18.539><c> proved</c><00:35:18.860><c> at</c><00:35:19.119><c> Bible</c><00:35:19.440><c> school.</c>

00:35:21.099 --> 00:35:25.119
Teachers<00:35:21.719><c> are</c><00:35:22.460><c> not</c><00:35:22.800><c> proved</c><00:35:23.360><c> at</c><00:35:23.699><c> Bible</c><00:35:24.079><c> school.</c>

00:35:25.860 --> 00:35:28.880
The<00:35:26.159><c> instruction</c><00:35:26.539><c> may</c><00:35:26.800><c> be</c><00:35:26.960><c> the</c><00:35:27.059><c> very</c><00:35:27.300><c> best</c><00:35:27.539><c> that</c><00:35:27.679><c> can</c><00:35:27.820><c> be</c><00:35:28.019><c> given.</c>

00:35:30.119 --> 00:35:33.800
The<00:35:30.380><c> equipment</c><00:35:30.960><c> may</c><00:35:31.380><c> be</c><00:35:31.559><c> the</c><00:35:31.760><c> finest</c><00:35:32.039><c> that</c><00:35:32.260><c> money</c><00:35:32.460><c> can</c><00:35:32.739><c> buy.</c>

00:35:34.099 --> 00:35:40.340
But<00:35:34.440><c> in</c><00:35:34.619><c> the</c><00:35:34.860><c> end,</c><00:35:37.099><c> a</c><00:35:37.199><c> soldier</c><00:35:37.900><c> is</c><00:35:38.880><c> proved</c><00:35:39.099><c> in</c><00:35:39.320><c> action.</c>

00:35:40.840 --> 00:35:42.800
He's<00:35:41.159><c> proved</c><00:35:41.480><c> in</c><00:35:41.639><c> the</c><00:35:41.800><c> battlefield.</c>

00:35:44.539 --> 00:35:48.619
A<00:35:44.920><c> student</c><00:35:45.539><c> is</c><00:35:46.480><c> proved</c><00:35:46.880><c> after</c><00:35:47.179><c> he</c><00:35:47.480><c> graduates</c>

00:35:49.000 --> 00:35:53.300
in<00:35:49.679><c> the</c><00:35:50.000><c> employment</c><00:35:50.539><c> and</c><00:35:51.880><c> the</c><00:35:52.099><c> success</c><00:35:52.380><c> or</c><00:35:52.639><c> failure</c><00:35:53.000><c> that</c><00:35:53.159><c> he</c>

00:35:53.300 --> 00:35:55.340
makes<00:35:53.539><c> of</c><00:35:53.719><c> it.</c>

00:35:55.860 --> 00:35:58.619
And<00:35:56.519><c> we</c><00:35:56.659><c> all</c><00:35:56.920><c> as</c><00:35:57.059><c> Bible</c><00:35:57.400><c> students</c>

00:35:58.980 --> 00:36:02.619
are<00:35:59.619><c> proved</c><00:36:00.059><c> on</c><00:36:00.239><c> the</c><00:36:00.420><c> battlefield</c><00:36:00.800><c> of</c><00:36:01.039><c> life</c>

00:36:03.139 --> 00:36:07.460
as<00:36:03.780><c> in</c><00:36:04.239><c> the</c><00:36:04.440><c> world</c><00:36:05.039><c> as</c><00:36:05.539><c> we</c><00:36:05.739><c> leave</c><00:36:05.900><c> this</c><00:36:06.159><c> place.</c>

00:36:08.119 --> 00:36:11.920
We<00:36:08.380><c> seek</c><00:36:08.579><c> to</c><00:36:09.099><c> apply</c><00:36:09.539><c> the</c><00:36:09.860><c> great</c><00:36:10.059><c> issues</c><00:36:10.420><c> of</c><00:36:10.739><c> discipleship</c>

00:36:11.920 --> 00:36:14.500
to<00:36:12.440><c> serve</c><00:36:12.719><c> our</c><00:36:12.920><c> Lord</c><00:36:13.119><c> and</c><00:36:13.300><c> our</c><00:36:13.480><c> Master.</c>

00:36:17.980 --> 00:36:20.880
A<00:36:18.119><c> man</c><00:36:18.380><c> who</c><00:36:18.579><c> is</c><00:36:18.800><c> a</c><00:36:18.920><c> theorizer</c><00:36:19.519><c> only</c>

00:36:21.199 --> 00:36:26.059
is<00:36:21.840><c> no</c><00:36:22.159><c> good</c><00:36:22.760><c> when</c><00:36:24.059><c> it</c><00:36:24.199><c> comes</c><00:36:24.420><c> to</c><00:36:24.619><c> the</c><00:36:24.780><c> real</c><00:36:25.039><c> world.</c>

00:36:26.500 --> 00:36:29.780
We<00:36:27.380><c> must</c><00:36:27.659><c> all,</c><00:36:27.880><c> my</c><00:36:28.039><c> dear</c><00:36:28.219><c> brethren</c><00:36:28.500><c> and</c><00:36:28.760><c> sisters,</c>

00:36:30.780 --> 00:36:32.559
be<00:36:30.920><c> men</c><00:36:31.079><c> and</c><00:36:31.239><c> women</c><00:36:31.400><c> of</c><00:36:31.579><c> action.</c>

00:36:32.920 --> 00:36:36.099
We<00:36:33.159><c> must</c><00:36:33.360><c> be</c><00:36:33.659><c> dynamic</c><00:36:34.139><c> in</c><00:36:34.340><c> our</c><00:36:34.559><c> discipleship.</c>

00:36:36.539 --> 00:36:40.159
Theory<00:36:36.860><c> and</c><00:36:37.119><c> practice</c><00:36:37.840><c> must</c><00:36:38.400><c> go</c><00:36:38.639><c> hand</c><00:36:38.920><c> in</c><00:36:39.099><c> hand.</c>

00:36:40.400 --> 00:36:44.400
And<00:36:40.719><c> through</c><00:36:40.860><c> adversity,</c><00:36:42.079><c> trial</c><00:36:42.440><c> and</c><00:36:43.019><c> tribulation,</c>

00:36:44.440 --> 00:36:49.119
they<00:36:44.659><c> are</c><00:36:44.980><c> forged</c><00:36:45.340><c> together</c><00:36:46.059><c> into</c><00:36:47.059><c> an</c><00:36:47.320><c> unbreakable</c><00:36:47.920><c> unity.</c>

00:36:49.559 --> 00:36:54.800
Faith<00:36:50.000><c> and</c><00:36:50.460><c> action,</c><00:36:51.960><c> faith</c><00:36:52.440><c> and</c><00:36:53.179><c> faithfulness.</c>

00:36:56.019 --> 00:36:59.139
Consider<00:36:56.659><c> all</c><00:36:56.900><c> those</c><00:36:57.099><c> great</c><00:36:57.420><c> examples</c><00:36:57.860><c> of</c><00:36:58.019><c> men</c><00:36:58.219><c> and</c><00:36:58.340><c> women</c><00:36:58.500><c> of</c><00:36:58.760><c> faith</c>

00:36:59.139 --> 00:37:01.719
in<00:36:59.719><c> Hebrews</c><00:37:00.079><c> chapter</c><00:37:00.500><c> 11.</c>

00:37:01.739 --> 00:37:04.380
All<00:37:01.980><c> of</c><00:37:02.219><c> them,</c><00:37:02.780><c> without</c><00:37:03.159><c> exception,</c>

00:37:04.400 --> 00:37:07.400
are<00:37:04.559><c> set</c><00:37:04.820><c> forward</c><00:37:05.119><c> in</c><00:37:05.300><c> the</c><00:37:05.460><c> context</c><00:37:06.159><c> of</c><00:37:06.500><c> men</c><00:37:06.760><c> and</c><00:37:06.900><c> women</c>

00:37:07.400 --> 00:37:11.059
whose<00:37:07.800><c> faith</c><00:37:08.360><c> was</c><00:37:08.980><c> proved</c><00:37:09.579><c> in</c><00:37:09.980><c> action</c>

00:37:11.480 --> 00:37:14.300
out<00:37:12.119><c> on</c><00:37:12.320><c> the</c><00:37:12.519><c> battlefield</c><00:37:12.840><c> of</c><00:37:13.179><c> life,</c>

00:37:14.719 --> 00:37:17.239
prepared<00:37:14.940><c> by</c><00:37:15.219><c> the</c><00:37:15.380><c> Word</c><00:37:15.539><c> of</c><00:37:15.820><c> God,</c><00:37:16.599><c> indeed,</c>

00:37:17.699 --> 00:37:20.960
fortified<00:37:18.380><c> by</c><00:37:18.679><c> the</c><00:37:18.840><c> Word</c><00:37:19.039><c> of</c><00:37:19.300><c> God,</c><00:37:20.079><c> yes</c><00:37:20.340><c> indeed,</c>

00:37:20.960 --> 00:37:25.679
but<00:37:21.719><c> still</c><00:37:22.219><c> proved</c><00:37:22.820><c> in</c><00:37:23.440><c> the</c><00:37:23.619><c> application</c><00:37:24.079><c> of</c><00:37:24.340><c> that</c><00:37:24.639><c> Word</c><00:37:25.099><c> in</c>

00:37:25.679 --> 00:37:27.079
their<00:37:25.940><c> lives.</c>

00:37:29.860 --> 00:37:31.880
My<00:37:30.059><c> dear</c><00:37:30.239><c> brethren</c><00:37:30.559><c> and</c><00:37:30.820><c> sisters,</c>

00:37:32.460 --> 00:37:36.599
this<00:37:32.659><c> life,</c><00:37:34.280><c> this</c><00:37:34.579><c> life</c><00:37:34.860><c> of</c><00:37:35.139><c> discipleship,</c>

00:37:37.019 --> 00:37:39.980
is<00:37:37.119><c> the</c><00:37:37.360><c> only</c><00:37:37.659><c> opportunity</c><00:37:38.280><c> that</c><00:37:38.519><c> the</c><00:37:38.659><c> Lord</c><00:37:38.880><c> God</c><00:37:39.099><c> has</c>

00:37:39.980 --> 00:37:45.960
to<00:37:41.019><c> prepare</c><00:37:41.460><c> us,</c><00:37:42.639><c> to</c><00:37:42.920><c> fit</c><00:37:43.139><c> us,</c><00:37:44.599><c> and</c><00:37:44.860><c> equip</c><00:37:45.019><c> us,</c>

00:37:45.960 --> 00:37:51.760
to<00:37:46.840><c> shape</c><00:37:47.119><c> us,</c><00:37:48.400><c> to</c><00:37:48.619><c> mold</c><00:37:48.900><c> us,</c><00:37:50.179><c> to</c><00:37:50.460><c> discipline</c><00:37:50.900><c> us,</c>

00:37:52.219 --> 00:37:58.239
that<00:37:52.320><c> we</c><00:37:52.599><c> might</c><00:37:52.960><c> be</c><00:37:53.320><c> fit</c><00:37:53.619><c> vessels</c><00:37:54.300><c> in</c><00:37:54.960><c> His</c><00:37:55.239><c> mercy</c><00:37:55.960><c> for</c><00:37:56.880><c> His</c><00:37:57.179><c> kingdom.</c>

00:38:09.699 --> 00:38:13.940
Finally,<00:38:12.460><c> let</c><00:38:12.599><c> us</c><00:38:12.739><c> summarize.</c>

00:38:15.659 --> 00:38:17.519
The<00:38:15.860><c> subject</c><00:38:16.219><c> of</c><00:38:16.420><c> faith</c><00:38:16.679><c> on</c><00:38:17.000><c> trial</c>

00:38:17.519 --> 00:38:20.340
began,<00:38:18.639><c> as</c><00:38:18.820><c> it</c><00:38:18.980><c> were,</c><00:38:19.239><c> as</c><00:38:19.320><c> an</c><00:38:19.519><c> exposition</c>

00:38:20.340 --> 00:38:23.920
of<00:38:21.000><c> the</c><00:38:21.260><c> words</c><00:38:21.960><c> of</c><00:38:22.159><c> the</c><00:38:22.320><c> Apostle</c><00:38:22.679><c> Peter.</c>

00:38:25.019 --> 00:38:27.320
And<00:38:25.659><c> it</c><00:38:25.800><c> must</c><00:38:26.059><c> surely</c><00:38:26.519><c> end</c>

00:38:27.320 --> 00:38:27.719
with<00:38:27.719><c> the</c><00:38:27.719><c> exposition</c><00:38:27.719><c> of</c><00:38:27.719><c> the</c><00:38:27.719><c> words</c><00:38:27.719><c> of</c><00:38:27.719><c> the</c><00:38:27.719><c> Apostle</c><00:38:27.719><c> Peter.</c>

00:38:28.900 --> 00:38:34.000
As<00:38:29.500><c> an</c><00:38:29.699><c> example</c><00:38:30.400><c> in</c><00:38:32.099><c> the</c><00:38:32.219><c> Word</c><00:38:32.420><c> of</c><00:38:32.619><c> God</c><00:38:32.840><c> Himself,</c>

00:38:35.739 --> 00:38:38.940
the<00:38:35.940><c> Word</c><00:38:36.659><c> made</c><00:38:37.599><c> flesh.</c>

00:38:40.840 --> 00:38:42.900
Not<00:38:41.000><c> just</c><00:38:41.260><c> a</c><00:38:41.460><c> theorizer,</c>

00:38:43.840 --> 00:38:48.000
but<00:38:43.960><c> a</c><00:38:44.119><c> man</c><00:38:44.320><c> who</c><00:38:44.639><c> applied</c><00:38:44.900><c> that</c><00:38:45.219><c> Word</c><00:38:45.719><c> in</c><00:38:46.400><c> all</c><00:38:46.659><c> its</c><00:38:46.860><c> aspects.</c>

00:38:49.199 --> 00:38:50.920
It<00:38:49.400><c> must</c><00:38:49.679><c> end</c><00:38:50.000><c> as</c><00:38:50.159><c> an</c><00:38:50.380><c> example</c>

00:38:50.920 --> 00:38:54.400
in<00:38:51.739><c> the</c><00:38:51.860><c> life</c><00:38:52.079><c> of</c><00:38:52.280><c> the</c><00:38:52.360><c> Lord</c><00:38:52.559><c> Jesus</c><00:38:52.920><c> Christ</c><00:38:53.300><c> Himself.</c>

00:38:55.420 --> 00:38:59.199
Consider<00:38:56.179><c> Him</c><00:38:56.940><c> that</c><00:38:58.000><c> endured.</c>

00:39:00.820 --> 00:39:02.480
He<00:39:01.159><c> learned</c><00:39:01.480><c> obedience</c>

00:39:02.480 --> 00:39:06.260
by<00:39:03.480><c> the</c><00:39:03.739><c> things</c><00:39:04.119><c> which</c><00:39:04.719><c> He</c><00:39:05.280><c> suffered.</c>

00:39:07.659 --> 00:39:10.460
My<00:39:07.880><c> dear</c><00:39:08.079><c> brethren</c><00:39:08.400><c> and</c><00:39:08.599><c> sisters,</c><00:39:09.059><c> as</c><00:39:09.219><c> disciples,</c>

00:39:11.119 --> 00:39:15.039
we<00:39:11.420><c> are</c><00:39:11.719><c> called</c><00:39:11.940><c> upon</c><00:39:12.519><c> to</c><00:39:13.659><c> follow</c><00:39:14.039><c> Him</c>

00:39:15.719 --> 00:39:18.440
and<00:39:16.099><c> to</c><00:39:16.340><c> enter</c><00:39:16.559><c> into</c><00:39:16.760><c> His</c><00:39:17.059><c> experiences</c>

00:39:18.719 --> 00:39:20.900
as<00:39:19.099><c> He</c><00:39:19.300><c> entered</c><00:39:19.519><c> into</c><00:39:19.860><c> ours.</c>

00:39:21.500 --> 00:39:23.380
And<00:39:22.460><c> we</c><00:39:22.659><c> remember</c>

00:39:23.380 --> 00:39:26.400
that<00:39:24.480><c> the</c><00:39:24.619><c> Lord</c><00:39:24.840><c> Jesus</c><00:39:25.219><c> was</c><00:39:25.559><c> constant</c>

00:39:26.400 --> 00:39:28.739
throughout<00:39:27.179><c> His</c><00:39:27.480><c> ministry,</c>

00:39:29.380 --> 00:39:34.119
constant<00:39:30.000><c> in</c><00:39:31.420><c> the</c><00:39:31.679><c> trials</c><00:39:32.019><c> that</c><00:39:32.300><c> came</c><00:39:32.500><c> upon</c><00:39:32.760><c> Him,</c>

00:39:35.800 --> 00:39:38.260
from<00:39:35.980><c> the</c><00:39:36.119><c> Mount</c><00:39:36.260><c> of</c><00:39:36.460><c> Temptation</c>

00:39:38.400 --> 00:39:40.500
to<00:39:39.300><c> the</c><00:39:39.480><c> cross.</c>

00:39:40.519 --> 00:39:42.480
He<00:39:40.800><c> was</c><00:39:41.079><c> constant,</c>

00:39:43.800 --> 00:39:48.179
and<00:39:44.440><c> He</c><00:39:44.599><c> was</c><00:39:44.880><c> constant</c><00:39:45.599><c> in</c><00:39:46.940><c> the</c><00:39:47.199><c> trial.</c>

00:39:49.119 --> 00:39:52.840
Father,<00:39:50.760><c> if</c><00:39:50.960><c> it</c><00:39:51.219><c> be</c><00:39:51.440><c> Thy</c><00:39:51.760><c> will,</c>

00:39:55.840 --> 00:39:58.920
arm<00:39:55.980><c> yourselves</c><00:39:56.500><c> therefore,</c><00:39:56.980><c> my</c><00:39:57.179><c> dear</c><00:39:57.380><c> brethren</c><00:39:57.719><c> and</c><00:39:58.000><c> sisters,</c>

00:39:59.739 --> 00:40:01.500
with<00:39:59.980><c> the</c><00:40:00.239><c> same</c><00:40:00.500><c> mind.</c>