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look<00:14:04.830><c> in</c><00:14:05.470><c> John</c><00:14:05.830><c> chapter</c><00:14:06.289><c> 11</c><00:14:07.070><c> verse</c><00:14:07.710><c> 4.</c><00:14:08.990><c> Now</c><00:14:09.070><c> John</c><00:14:09.289><c> chapter</c><00:14:09.690><c> 11</c>

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purposefully.<00:14:28.090><c> He</c><00:14:28.690><c> delayed</c><00:14:29.289><c> his</c><00:14:29.590><c> return.</c><00:14:30.730><c> Those</c><00:14:31.049><c> two</c><00:14:31.429><c> sisters</c><00:14:31.809><c> had</c><00:14:32.090><c> said,</c>

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please<00:14:32.789><c> come,</c><00:14:33.370><c> our</c><00:14:33.690><c> brother</c><00:14:33.889><c> is</c><00:14:34.129><c> unwell,</c><00:14:35.350><c> and</c><00:14:35.649><c> Jesus</c><00:14:35.990><c> didn't,</c>

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and<00:14:37.870><c> he</c><00:14:38.090><c> tells</c><00:14:38.330><c> us</c><00:14:38.570><c> why.</c>

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is<00:14:49.350><c> not</c><00:14:49.629><c> unto</c><00:14:49.970><c> death,</c>

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but<00:14:51.789><c> for</c><00:14:52.269><c> the</c><00:14:52.549><c> glory</c><00:14:52.889><c> of</c><00:14:53.190><c> God</c><00:14:53.769><c> that</c><00:14:54.610><c> the</c><00:14:54.929><c> Son</c><00:14:55.169><c> of</c><00:14:55.509><c> God</c><00:14:55.830><c> might</c><00:14:56.230><c> be</c>

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glorified<00:14:57.629><c> thereby.</c>

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we<00:15:05.090><c> beheld</c>

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his<00:15:07.070><c> glory,</c><00:15:07.549><c> we</c><00:15:07.970><c> saw</c><00:15:08.269><c> him.</c><00:15:08.610><c> Let's</c><00:15:09.289><c> turn</c><00:15:09.529><c> up</c><00:15:09.730><c> that</c><00:15:09.990><c> passage</c><00:15:10.370><c> shall</c><00:15:10.649><c> we?</c>

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for<00:15:25.509><c> God</c><00:15:26.009><c> who</c><00:15:26.610><c> commanded</c><00:15:27.090><c> the</c><00:15:27.409><c> light</c><00:15:27.629><c> to</c><00:15:27.929><c> shine</c><00:15:28.169><c> out</c><00:15:28.429><c> of</c><00:15:28.690><c> darkness</c><00:15:29.090><c> has</c>

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shined<00:15:29.870><c> in</c><00:15:30.110><c> our</c><00:15:30.409><c> hearts</c>

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the<00:15:36.509><c> face</c><00:15:36.769><c> of</c><00:15:37.129><c> Jesus</c><00:15:37.649><c> Christ.</c>

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You<00:15:39.669><c> see,</c><00:15:40.509><c> it</c><00:15:40.570><c> isn't</c><00:15:40.950><c> a</c><00:15:41.190><c> light,</c><00:15:41.450><c> it</c><00:15:41.590><c> is</c><00:15:41.850><c> a</c><00:15:42.009><c> light</c><00:15:42.210><c> of</c><00:15:42.549><c> knowledge.</c><00:15:44.409><c> We've</c><00:15:44.649><c> got</c>

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to<00:15:45.149><c> know</c><00:15:45.490><c> God,</c>

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we've<00:15:46.190><c> got</c><00:15:46.350><c> to</c><00:15:46.610><c> know</c><00:15:46.870><c> the</c><00:15:47.070><c> Lord</c><00:15:47.269><c> Jesus</c><00:15:47.710><c> Christ,</c><00:15:48.549><c> and</c><00:15:48.730><c> it</c><00:15:48.889><c> is</c><00:15:49.149><c> then</c><00:15:49.529><c> that</c><00:15:49.990><c> we</c>

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many<00:16:08.110><c> more</c><00:16:08.409><c> thousand</c><00:16:08.809><c> miles</c><00:16:09.230><c> away.</c>

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It's<00:16:10.730><c> real</c><00:16:11.230><c> and</c><00:16:12.470><c> it's</c><00:16:12.830><c> for</c><00:16:12.889><c> us,</c><00:16:13.370><c> brethren</c><00:16:13.470><c> and</c><00:16:13.710><c> sisters.</c>

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Well<00:16:17.110><c> now,</c><00:16:18.750><c> if</c><00:16:19.070><c> we</c><00:16:19.289><c> look</c><00:16:19.470><c> then</c><00:16:20.149><c> at</c><00:16:20.929><c> the</c><00:16:21.669><c> structure</c><00:16:22.149><c> of</c><00:16:22.450><c> this</c><00:16:22.690><c> gospel,</c>

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We<00:16:40.250><c> have</c><00:16:40.490><c> on</c><00:16:40.730><c> the</c><00:16:40.889><c> one</c><00:16:41.169><c> hand</c><00:16:41.690><c> the</c><00:16:42.509><c> eight</c><00:16:43.389><c> signs</c><00:16:44.210><c> in</c><00:16:44.909><c> the</c><00:16:45.070><c> gospel</c>

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and<00:16:47.929><c> on</c><00:16:48.169><c> the</c><00:16:48.309><c> other</c><00:16:48.570><c> hand</c><00:16:49.049><c> we</c><00:16:49.669><c> have</c><00:16:49.950><c> those</c><00:16:50.370><c> wonderful</c><00:16:51.289><c> affirmations</c><00:16:52.549><c> of</c><00:16:53.190><c> the</c>

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bound<00:17:00.289><c> together.</c>

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the<00:17:14.769><c> bread</c><00:17:15.190><c> of</c><00:17:15.769><c> life.</c>

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You<00:17:17.029><c> see</c><00:17:17.130><c> what</c><00:17:17.309><c> I</c><00:17:17.529><c> mean?</c><00:17:18.630><c> We</c><00:17:18.869><c> shall</c><00:17:19.190><c> during</c><00:17:19.529><c> the</c><00:17:19.750><c> week</c><00:17:19.890><c> be</c><00:17:20.190><c> seeing</c><00:17:20.470><c> how</c>

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are<00:17:24.730><c> woven</c><00:17:25.130><c> together,</c><00:17:26.309><c> but</c><00:17:26.430><c> that's</c><00:17:26.869><c> an</c><00:17:27.109><c> instance</c><00:17:27.450><c> of</c><00:17:27.750><c> the</c><00:17:28.349><c> sort</c><00:17:28.569><c> of</c>

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thing<00:17:28.930><c> that</c><00:17:29.170><c> I</c><00:17:29.390><c> mean.</c><00:17:29.910><c> Those</c><00:17:30.250><c> are</c><00:17:30.569><c> the</c>

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main<00:17:31.890><c> strands</c><00:17:32.470><c> of</c><00:17:32.690><c> the</c><00:17:32.849><c> gospel</c><00:17:33.410><c> weaving</c><00:17:34.069><c> themselves</c><00:17:34.829><c> together.</c>

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pattern,<00:17:46.750><c> that</c><00:17:46.990><c> is</c><00:17:47.269><c> the</c><00:17:47.470><c> pattern</c><00:17:47.990><c> of</c><00:17:48.730><c> the</c><00:17:49.509><c> signs.</c>

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Now<00:17:51.829><c> you'll</c><00:17:52.089><c> need</c><00:17:52.210><c> to</c><00:17:52.470><c> turn</c><00:17:52.609><c> your</c><00:17:52.869><c> Bibles</c><00:17:53.190><c> over</c><00:17:53.549><c> fairly</c><00:17:53.869><c> quickly</c><00:17:54.250><c> but</c>

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Oh<00:24:25.589><c> yes,</c><00:24:25.910><c> we</c><00:24:26.069><c> believe</c><00:24:26.369><c> you,</c><00:24:26.589><c> great,</c><00:24:27.089><c> wonderful.</c><00:24:28.910><c> We</c><00:24:29.410><c> wouldn't</c>

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it.<00:24:40.410><c> He</c>

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ourselves<00:25:36.289><c> looking</c><00:25:36.710><c> at</c><00:25:37.089><c> the</c><00:25:37.269><c> next</c><00:25:37.630><c> group</c><00:25:37.990><c> of</c><00:25:38.289><c> signs</c>

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look<00:25:47.269><c> at</c><00:25:47.430><c> verse</c><00:25:47.690><c> 14.</c><00:25:49.430><c> This</c><00:25:49.549><c> is</c><00:25:49.829><c> the</c><00:25:49.990><c> man</c><00:25:50.170><c> at</c><00:25:50.329><c> the</c><00:25:50.529><c> pool</c><00:25:50.670><c> of</c><00:25:50.910><c> Bethesda.</c><00:25:52.890><c> Afterward</c><00:25:53.450><c> Jesus</c><00:25:53.950><c> findeth</c><00:25:54.569><c> him,</c>

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more,<00:26:05.569><c> lest</c><00:26:05.750><c> a</c><00:26:06.029><c> worse</c><00:26:06.289><c> thing</c><00:26:06.609><c> come</c><00:26:06.869><c> upon</c><00:26:07.150><c> thee.</c>

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it<00:26:13.470><c> again,</c>

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go<00:26:16.349><c> sin</c><00:26:16.630><c> no</c><00:26:17.009><c> more.</c><00:26:18.170><c> What</c><00:26:18.730><c> an</c><00:26:19.490><c> experience</c><00:26:19.930><c> that</c><00:26:20.210><c> would</c><00:26:20.470><c> be.</c><00:26:20.630><c> But</c>

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children<00:26:32.730><c> of</c><00:26:32.970><c> Adam?</c>

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but<00:26:44.630><c> that</c><00:26:44.970><c> we</c><00:26:45.230><c> should</c><00:26:45.569><c> yield</c><00:26:46.029><c> our</c><00:26:46.430><c> members,</c><00:26:47.349><c> servants</c><00:26:47.769><c> to</c><00:26:48.130><c> righteousness.</c><00:26:49.210><c> Do</c>

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you<00:26:49.509><c> know,</c><00:26:50.609><c> one</c><00:26:50.809><c> of</c><00:26:50.970><c> the,</c>

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it's<00:26:52.069><c> a</c><00:26:52.309><c> trivial</c><00:26:52.609><c> thing</c><00:26:52.990><c> perhaps</c><00:26:53.430><c> to</c><00:26:53.609><c> you,</c><00:26:53.970><c> but</c><00:26:53.970><c> to</c><00:26:54.269><c> me</c><00:26:54.569><c> I've</c><00:26:54.990><c> been</c><00:26:55.150><c> waiting</c><00:26:55.529><c> for</c><00:26:55.930><c> years</c><00:26:56.269><c> to</c><00:26:56.470><c> see</c><00:26:56.710><c> a</c>

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road<00:26:57.329><c> sign</c>

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in<00:26:58.150><c> a</c><00:26:58.390><c> big</c><00:26:58.630><c> triangle</c><00:26:59.089><c> that</c><00:26:59.490><c> says</c><00:26:59.829><c> yield.</c><00:27:02.630><c> In</c><00:27:02.750><c> our</c><00:27:03.029><c> country</c><00:27:03.369><c> it</c>

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says<00:27:03.769><c> give</c><00:27:04.109><c> way.</c>

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But<00:27:06.549><c> in</c><00:27:06.789><c> your,</c><00:27:07.049><c> it</c><00:27:07.210><c> means</c><00:27:07.430><c> the</c><00:27:07.670><c> same</c><00:27:07.890><c> of</c><00:27:08.109><c> course,</c><00:27:08.309><c> but</c><00:27:08.670><c> to</c><00:27:09.049><c> actually</c><00:27:09.490><c> see</c>

00:27:09.869 --> 00:27:12.769
the<00:27:10.190><c> scriptural</c><00:27:10.769><c> word</c><00:27:11.089><c> on</c><00:27:11.329><c> the</c><00:27:11.549><c> roadside,</c>

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yield<00:27:14.289><c> yourselves</c><00:27:14.890><c> unto</c><00:27:15.250><c> God.</c><00:27:16.089><c> You've</c><00:27:16.410><c> got</c><00:27:16.490><c> to</c><00:27:16.670><c> give</c><00:27:16.890><c> way.</c><00:27:17.369><c> The</c><00:27:17.569><c> traffic</c><00:27:17.829><c> is</c>

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more<00:27:18.289><c> important</c><00:27:18.809><c> in</c><00:27:19.009><c> the</c><00:27:19.170><c> other</c>

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direction.<00:27:21.230><c> We</c><00:27:21.569><c> have</c><00:27:21.890><c> got</c><00:27:22.130><c> to</c><00:27:22.390><c> give</c><00:27:22.609><c> way</c><00:27:22.849><c> to</c><00:27:23.109><c> our</c><00:27:23.369><c> own</c><00:27:23.650><c> will</c><00:27:23.990><c> and</c><00:27:24.970><c> put</c><00:27:25.230><c> ourselves</c><00:27:25.730><c> into</c><00:27:25.970><c> the</c><00:27:26.210><c> hands</c><00:27:26.410><c> of</c><00:27:26.670><c> God.</c>

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And<00:27:28.650><c> this</c><00:27:28.950><c> man</c><00:27:29.190><c> was</c><00:27:29.529><c> told,</c><00:27:30.289><c> go</c><00:27:30.329><c> sin</c><00:27:30.650><c> no</c><00:27:31.029><c> more.</c><00:27:31.589><c> And</c><00:27:31.890><c> we</c><00:27:32.250><c> too</c><00:27:32.549><c> have</c><00:27:32.809><c> been</c><00:27:33.170><c> put</c>

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on<00:27:33.589><c> a</c><00:27:33.769><c> life</c><00:27:34.089><c> in</c><00:27:34.589><c> which</c><00:27:34.789><c> we</c><00:27:35.069><c> no</c><00:27:35.369><c> longer</c>

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serve<00:27:36.369><c> sin.</c><00:27:37.630><c> That</c><00:27:37.849><c> is</c><00:27:38.190><c> not</c><00:27:38.589><c> the</c><00:27:38.950><c> object</c><00:27:39.329><c> of</c><00:27:39.589><c> our</c><00:27:39.750><c> living.</c><00:27:40.789><c> This</c>

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man<00:27:41.470><c> too</c><00:27:42.109><c> had</c><00:27:42.630><c> a</c><00:27:42.970><c> new</c><00:27:43.269><c> way</c><00:27:43.609><c> of</c><00:27:43.910><c> life.</c>

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What<00:27:46.170><c> a</c><00:27:46.410><c> wonderful</c><00:27:46.750><c> thing</c><00:27:47.049><c> that</c><00:27:47.289><c> is.</c><00:27:48.309><c> He,</c><00:27:49.789><c> this</c><00:27:50.089><c> man</c><00:27:50.609><c> at</c><00:27:51.009><c> the</c><00:27:51.210><c> pool</c><00:27:51.349><c> of</c><00:27:51.549><c> Bethesda,</c><00:27:52.349><c> is</c><00:27:52.509><c> a</c>

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type<00:27:53.210><c> of</c><00:27:53.829><c> you</c><00:27:54.009><c> and</c><00:27:54.230><c> me.</c>

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Yes,<00:27:59.630><c> we</c><00:28:00.430><c> turn</c><00:28:00.730><c> over.</c>

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Jesus<00:28:04.250><c> has</c><00:28:04.769><c> released</c><00:28:05.170><c> us</c><00:28:05.470><c> from</c><00:28:05.769><c> the</c><00:28:06.130><c> crippling</c><00:28:06.750><c> effects</c><00:28:07.470><c> of</c>

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sin<00:28:08.650><c> and</c><00:28:08.970><c> death.</c>

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Without<00:28:11.269><c> Christ,</c><00:28:12.569><c> we</c><00:28:12.849><c> live</c><00:28:13.109><c> a</c><00:28:13.430><c> living</c><00:28:13.710><c> death.</c><00:28:15.029><c> You</c><00:28:15.289><c> see,</c><00:28:15.750><c> we're</c><00:28:15.990><c> saying</c><00:28:16.269><c> it</c>

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again.<00:28:17.029><c> We</c><00:28:17.210><c> can't</c><00:28:17.589><c> help</c><00:28:17.849><c> it.</c>

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We<00:28:19.329><c> are</c><00:28:19.869><c> dead</c><00:28:20.369><c> while</c><00:28:20.930><c> we</c><00:28:21.230><c> live.</c><00:28:21.509><c> Without</c><00:28:21.890><c> Christ,</c><00:28:23.630><c> this</c><00:28:23.869><c> man</c>

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had<00:28:24.329><c> had</c><00:28:24.490><c> the</c><00:28:24.690><c> experience</c><00:28:25.309><c> of</c><00:28:25.509><c> coming</c><00:28:25.829><c> to</c><00:28:26.089><c> know</c>

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Christ.<00:28:28.849><c> The</c><00:28:29.190><c> Sabbath</c><00:28:29.490><c> of</c><00:28:29.789><c> course,</c><00:28:30.690><c> so</c><00:28:31.049><c> devoted</c><00:28:31.609><c> to</c><00:28:31.990><c> the</c><00:28:32.289><c> works</c><00:28:32.589><c> of</c>

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God,<00:28:34.089><c> had</c><00:28:34.269><c> been</c><00:28:34.569><c> used</c><00:28:34.890><c> by</c><00:28:35.170><c> Jesus</c><00:28:35.769><c> properly.</c>

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Mind<00:28:37.289><c> you,</c><00:28:37.890><c> he</c><00:28:38.029><c> got</c><00:28:38.250><c> plenty</c><00:28:38.589><c> of</c><00:28:38.809><c> comeback</c><00:28:39.130><c> from</c><00:28:39.529><c> the</c><00:28:40.829><c> Pharisees</c><00:28:41.390><c> and</c><00:28:41.509><c> the</c>

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Sadducees,<00:28:42.309><c> but</c><00:28:42.569><c> that</c><00:28:43.049><c> is</c><00:28:43.390><c> another</c>

00:28:43.670 --> 00:28:47.750
story.<00:28:45.809><c> But</c><00:28:45.970><c> you</c><00:28:46.170><c> see,</c><00:28:46.329><c> we</c><00:28:46.430><c> don't</c><00:28:46.730><c> stop</c><00:28:47.009><c> there,</c><00:28:47.349><c> brethren</c><00:28:47.529><c> and</c>

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sisters,<00:28:48.089><c> because</c><00:28:48.390><c> when</c><00:28:48.630><c> we</c><00:28:48.849><c> turn</c><00:28:49.130><c> over</c><00:28:49.369><c> the</c><00:28:49.569><c> page,</c>

00:28:50.470 --> 00:28:54.549
we<00:28:50.569><c> find</c><00:28:50.890><c> that</c><00:28:51.450><c> Jesus,</c><00:28:52.170><c> having</c><00:28:52.410><c> set</c><00:28:52.690><c> us</c><00:28:52.910><c> into</c><00:28:53.130><c> the</c><00:28:53.329><c> way</c><00:28:53.509><c> of</c><00:28:53.750><c> life,</c><00:28:54.069><c> does</c><00:28:54.250><c> not</c>

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leave<00:28:54.809><c> us.</c><00:28:55.490><c> He</c><00:28:55.910><c> provides</c><00:28:56.829><c> constant</c>

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sustenance.<00:29:01.170><c> And</c><00:29:01.470><c> that's</c><00:29:01.750><c> why</c><00:29:02.109><c> the</c><00:29:02.369><c> feeding</c><00:29:02.589><c> of</c><00:29:02.809><c> the</c><00:29:03.089><c> 5</c><00:29:03.430><c>,000</c>

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is<00:29:03.930><c> the</c><00:29:04.289><c> next</c><00:29:04.890><c> sign</c>

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which<00:29:05.950><c> the</c><00:29:06.269><c> Spirit</c><00:29:06.549><c> of</c><00:29:06.730><c> God</c><00:29:07.029><c> chooses</c><00:29:07.569><c> to</c><00:29:08.089><c> show</c><00:29:08.309><c> to</c><00:29:08.609><c> us.</c><00:29:10.329><c> The</c><00:29:10.569><c> feeding</c><00:29:10.849><c> of</c>

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the<00:29:11.349><c> 5</c><00:29:11.750><c>,000.</c>

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The<00:29:15.750><c> bringing</c><00:29:16.210><c> of</c><00:29:16.690><c> the</c><00:29:16.990><c> bread</c><00:29:17.250><c> of</c><00:29:17.650><c> life</c><00:29:18.049><c> into</c><00:29:18.410><c> the</c><00:29:18.730><c> world.</c><00:29:20.869><c> Yes.</c>

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You<00:29:23.450><c> seek</c><00:29:23.890><c> me,</c><00:29:24.369><c> said</c><00:29:24.609><c> Jesus,</c><00:29:25.369><c> not.</c><00:29:27.069><c> What</c><00:29:27.670><c> did</c><00:29:27.849><c> they</c><00:29:28.089><c> seek</c><00:29:28.349><c> him</c>

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for?<00:29:29.569><c> Because</c><00:29:30.069><c> he'd</c><00:29:30.349><c> given</c><00:29:30.490><c> them</c><00:29:30.690><c> a</c><00:29:30.890><c> free</c><00:29:31.069><c> meal.</c>

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But<00:29:33.130><c> then</c><00:29:33.369><c> we</c><00:29:33.609><c> see</c><00:29:33.789><c> in</c><00:29:33.950><c> verse</c><00:29:34.230><c> 28</c><00:29:34.789><c> of</c><00:29:34.990><c> John</c><00:29:35.289><c> 6,</c><00:29:36.450><c> then</c><00:29:36.609><c> said</c><00:29:36.910><c> they</c>

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unto<00:29:37.309><c> him,</c><00:29:37.609><c> What</c><00:29:37.890><c> shall</c><00:29:38.210><c> we</c><00:29:38.549><c> do</c><00:29:38.910><c> that</c><00:29:39.150><c> we</c><00:29:39.470><c> might</c>

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work<00:29:40.170><c> the</c><00:29:40.390><c> works</c><00:29:40.690><c> of</c><00:29:41.009><c> God?</c><00:29:41.789><c> Jesus</c><00:29:42.230><c> answered</c><00:29:42.650><c> and</c><00:29:42.849><c> said</c><00:29:43.069><c> unto</c>

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them,<00:29:43.869><c> This</c><00:29:44.210><c> is</c><00:29:44.509><c> the</c><00:29:44.730><c> work</c><00:29:44.970><c> of</c><00:29:45.289><c> God</c><00:29:45.690><c> that</c><00:29:46.569><c> ye</c><00:29:47.289><c> believe</c>

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on<00:29:49.109><c> him</c><00:29:51.049><c> whom</c><00:29:52.069><c> he</c><00:29:52.690><c> hath</c><00:29:52.950><c> sent.</c><00:29:53.329><c> And</c><00:29:53.450><c> whenever</c><00:29:53.730><c> I</c><00:29:54.029><c> read</c><00:29:54.210><c> that</c><00:29:54.509><c> word</c><00:29:54.789><c> on,</c><00:29:55.589><c> I</c>

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picture<00:29:56.230><c> that</c><00:29:56.650><c> boy</c>

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on<00:29:57.609><c> that</c><00:29:58.069><c> man's</c><00:29:58.609><c> back</c><00:29:59.009><c> going</c><00:29:59.670><c> on</c><00:30:00.009><c> that</c><00:30:00.369><c> wire</c><00:30:00.809><c> across</c><00:30:01.410><c> the</c><00:30:01.670><c> waterfall.</c><00:30:03.509><c> Believe</c><00:30:04.089><c> on</c>

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the<00:30:05.269><c> Lord</c><00:30:05.470><c> Jesus</c><00:30:05.910><c> Christ.</c>

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But<00:30:08.349><c> Jesus</c><00:30:09.529><c> constantly</c><00:30:10.849><c> provides</c><00:30:11.630><c> us</c><00:30:12.009><c> with</c><00:30:12.269><c> the</c><00:30:12.650><c> real</c><00:30:13.150><c> sustenance.</c><00:30:14.450><c> It's</c><00:30:14.970><c> here,</c>

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and<00:30:16.410><c> if</c><00:30:16.589><c> we</c><00:30:16.930><c> don't</c><00:30:17.390><c> partake</c><00:30:18.049><c> of</c><00:30:18.170><c> it</c><00:30:18.450><c> daily,</c><00:30:19.529><c> we</c><00:30:19.650><c> shall</c><00:30:20.069><c> die.</c><00:30:21.849><c> I</c>

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must<00:30:22.410><c> admit</c><00:30:22.750><c> that</c><00:30:22.970><c> I</c><00:30:23.210><c> seemed</c><00:30:23.390><c> to</c><00:30:23.670><c> spend</c><00:30:23.869><c> a</c><00:30:24.069><c> great</c>

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deal<00:30:24.470><c> of</c><00:30:24.750><c> time</c><00:30:24.970><c> yesterday</c><00:30:25.549><c> in</c><00:30:26.130><c> here</c><00:30:26.549><c> eating,</c><00:30:28.450><c> didn't</c><00:30:28.750><c> we?</c><00:30:31.450><c> But</c>

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we've<00:30:32.250><c> come</c><00:30:32.390><c> to</c><00:30:32.630><c> eat</c><00:30:32.789><c> from</c><00:30:33.069><c> the</c><00:30:33.349><c> Word.</c>

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That<00:30:35.769><c> is</c><00:30:36.069><c> that</c><00:30:36.390><c> which</c><00:30:36.630><c> will</c><00:30:37.069><c> provide</c><00:30:37.549><c> sustenance</c><00:30:38.549><c> unto</c><00:30:39.190><c> eternal</c><00:30:39.809><c> life.</c>

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And<00:30:41.910><c> that's</c><00:30:42.170><c> why</c>

00:30:43.150 --> 00:30:48.650
this<00:30:43.450><c> sign</c><00:30:44.150><c> is</c><00:30:45.130><c> the</c><00:30:45.329><c> next</c><00:30:45.750><c> one</c><00:30:46.410><c> that</c><00:30:47.190><c> is</c><00:30:47.509><c> spoken</c><00:30:47.849><c> about.</c>

00:30:51.349 --> 00:30:54.849
Restoration,<00:30:52.230><c> yes,</c><00:30:52.809><c> restored,</c><00:30:53.730><c> brought</c><00:30:53.910><c> into</c><00:30:54.210><c> the</c><00:30:54.369><c> way</c><00:30:54.569><c> of</c>

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God.<00:30:55.910><c> Then</c><00:30:56.210><c> we</c><00:30:56.509><c> are</c><00:30:56.910><c> sustained</c><00:30:57.690><c> in</c><00:30:57.910><c> the</c><00:30:58.069><c> way</c><00:30:58.269><c> of</c><00:30:58.509><c> God.</c>

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And<00:30:59.390><c> then,</c><00:30:59.630><c> of</c><00:30:59.809><c> course,</c><00:31:00.089><c> the</c><00:31:00.309><c> problems</c><00:31:00.750><c> come</c><00:31:01.109><c> in</c><00:31:01.349><c> life.</c>

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And<00:31:04.730><c> it's</c><00:31:05.009><c> easy</c><00:31:05.430><c> to</c><00:31:05.670><c> be</c><00:31:05.829><c> a</c><00:31:06.049><c> Christian</c><00:31:06.430><c> when</c><00:31:06.670><c> it's</c><00:31:06.970><c> easy</c><00:31:07.269><c> to</c><00:31:07.430><c> be</c>

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a<00:31:07.809><c> Christian.</c>

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That<00:31:08.670><c> sounds</c><00:31:09.049><c> a</c><00:31:09.230><c> bit</c><00:31:09.390><c> silly</c><00:31:09.650><c> really,</c><00:31:09.990><c> but</c><00:31:10.170><c> it's</c><00:31:10.430><c> true,</c><00:31:10.750><c> isn't</c>

00:31:10.910 --> 00:31:14.089
it?<00:31:11.690><c> It's</c><00:31:12.009><c> very</c><00:31:12.450><c> easy</c><00:31:12.789><c> to</c><00:31:13.089><c> live</c><00:31:13.309><c> the</c><00:31:13.529><c> life</c><00:31:13.829><c> of</c>

00:31:14.089 --> 00:31:19.329
Christ<00:31:14.670><c> when</c><00:31:15.210><c> there</c><00:31:15.410><c> are</c><00:31:15.569><c> no</c><00:31:15.809><c> problems,</c><00:31:18.150><c> no</c><00:31:18.410><c> situations</c><00:31:19.130><c> to</c>

00:31:19.329 --> 00:31:23.250
be<00:31:19.569><c> faced,</c><00:31:20.369><c> no</c><00:31:20.670><c> difficult</c><00:31:21.190><c> decisions</c><00:31:21.710><c> to</c><00:31:21.930><c> be</c><00:31:22.150><c> made.</c>

00:31:24.089 --> 00:31:30.490
How<00:31:24.470><c> do</c><00:31:24.690><c> we</c><00:31:24.829><c> make</c><00:31:25.089><c> them?</c><00:31:26.849><c> Well,</c><00:31:27.549><c> we're</c><00:31:27.769><c> in</c><00:31:27.950><c> the</c><00:31:28.130><c> boat.</c><00:31:29.730><c> It</c><00:31:29.970><c> is</c>

00:31:30.490 --> 00:31:32.230
distinctly<00:31:31.549><c> stormy.</c>

00:31:32.230 --> 00:31:35.130
We're<00:31:32.609><c> being</c><00:31:33.089><c> tossed</c><00:31:33.410><c> all</c><00:31:33.730><c> over</c><00:31:33.930><c> the</c><00:31:34.150><c> place.</c>

00:31:37.069 --> 00:31:44.730
And<00:31:37.549><c> then</c><00:31:37.990><c> we</c><00:31:38.410><c> remember.</c><00:31:40.630><c> And</c><00:31:41.029><c> the</c><00:31:41.349><c> Lord</c><00:31:42.690><c> joins</c><00:31:43.750><c> us.</c>

00:31:48.029 --> 00:31:55.910
But<00:31:48.369><c> he</c><00:31:48.670><c> saith</c><00:31:48.849><c> unto</c><00:31:49.109><c> them,</c><00:31:50.869><c> It</c><00:31:51.069><c> is</c><00:31:51.369><c> I.</c><00:31:53.849><c> Be</c><00:31:54.490><c> not</c><00:31:54.809><c> afraid.</c>

00:31:57.549 --> 00:32:02.410
Then<00:31:58.069><c> they</c><00:31:58.490><c> willingly</c><00:31:58.950><c> received</c><00:31:59.589><c> him</c><00:31:59.809><c> into</c><00:32:00.069><c> the</c><00:32:00.329><c> ship,</c><00:32:01.589><c> and</c>

00:32:02.410 --> 00:32:07.470
immediately<00:32:03.769><c> the</c><00:32:05.690><c> ship</c><00:32:06.109><c> was</c><00:32:06.410><c> at</c><00:32:06.670><c> the</c><00:32:06.930><c> land</c>

00:32:07.470 --> 00:32:11.589
whither<00:32:08.509><c> they</c><00:32:08.809><c> went.</c><00:32:09.170><c> As</c><00:32:09.289><c> soon</c><00:32:09.549><c> as</c><00:32:09.750><c> the</c><00:32:09.930><c> Lord</c><00:32:10.150><c> is</c><00:32:10.390><c> with</c><00:32:10.569><c> us,</c><00:32:10.890><c> and</c><00:32:10.990><c> well,</c><00:32:11.130><c> He's</c><00:32:11.269><c> with</c><00:32:11.430><c> us</c>

00:32:11.589 --> 00:32:12.769
all<00:32:11.809><c> the</c><00:32:11.990><c> time.</c><00:32:12.170><c> It's</c><00:32:12.349><c> just</c><00:32:12.589><c> us.</c>

00:32:12.769 --> 00:32:15.990
We<00:32:12.950><c> don't</c><00:32:13.210><c> realize</c><00:32:13.630><c> it.</c><00:32:14.109><c> As</c><00:32:14.369><c> soon</c><00:32:14.630><c> as</c><00:32:14.789><c> we</c><00:32:15.130><c> realize</c><00:32:15.589><c> that</c><00:32:15.769><c> the</c>

00:32:15.990 --> 00:32:25.890
Lord<00:32:16.210><c> is</c><00:32:16.470><c> with</c><00:32:16.670><c> us,</c><00:32:17.230><c> there</c><00:32:17.390><c> to</c><00:32:17.650><c> help</c><00:32:17.970><c> and</c><00:32:18.250><c> guide</c><00:32:18.630><c> and</c>

00:32:25.970 --> 00:32:34.309
in<00:32:26.269><c> the</c><00:32:26.490><c> security</c><00:32:27.089><c> of</c><00:32:27.390><c> the</c><00:32:27.589><c> shore.</c><00:32:29.630><c> It's</c><00:32:30.109><c> a</c><00:32:30.230><c> wonderful</c><00:32:31.569><c> choosing</c><00:32:32.210><c> of</c><00:32:32.529><c> that</c><00:32:32.849><c> sign</c><00:32:33.210><c> that</c><00:32:33.750><c> slips</c><00:32:34.029><c> it</c>

00:32:34.309 --> 00:32:35.890
in<00:32:35.029><c> just</c><00:32:35.529><c> there.</c>

00:32:35.990 --> 00:32:39.690
And<00:32:36.109><c> what</c><00:32:36.269><c> a</c><00:32:36.569><c> wonderful</c><00:32:36.890><c> thing</c><00:32:37.190><c> when</c><00:32:37.369><c> we</c><00:32:37.670><c> think</c><00:32:37.890><c> that</c><00:32:38.769><c> that</c><00:32:39.170><c> sign</c><00:32:39.430><c> is</c>

00:32:39.690 --> 00:32:41.630
in<00:32:39.970><c> the</c><00:32:40.410><c> sequence</c><00:32:40.890><c> of</c><00:32:41.250><c> events,</c>

00:32:41.650 --> 00:32:44.589
as<00:32:41.829><c> we</c><00:32:42.109><c> learned</c><00:32:42.269><c> from</c><00:32:42.470><c> the</c><00:32:42.670><c> other</c><00:32:42.890><c> gospels,</c><00:32:43.309><c> because</c><00:32:43.809><c> this</c><00:32:44.289><c> is</c>

00:32:44.589 --> 00:32:46.549
the<00:32:44.750><c> miracle</c><00:32:45.069><c> which</c><00:32:45.289><c> is</c><00:32:45.589><c> recorded</c><00:32:45.990><c> in</c><00:32:46.230><c> all</c>

00:32:46.549 --> 00:32:51.069
four<00:32:46.769><c> of</c><00:32:46.910><c> the</c><00:32:47.130><c> gospels.</c><00:32:49.009><c> What</c><00:32:49.309><c> a</c><00:32:49.549><c> wonderful</c><00:32:49.970><c> thought</c><00:32:50.430><c> after</c>

00:32:51.069 --> 00:32:53.250
that<00:32:51.410><c> feeding</c><00:32:51.690><c> of</c><00:32:51.910><c> the</c><00:32:52.130><c> five</c><00:32:52.430><c> thousand.</c>

00:32:53.309 --> 00:32:59.190
The<00:32:53.650><c> sequence</c><00:32:54.289><c> goes</c><00:32:55.390><c> on.</c><00:32:57.369><c> The</c><00:32:57.529><c> support</c><00:32:57.849><c> was</c><00:32:58.170><c> there.</c>

00:33:00.230 --> 00:33:03.809
You<00:33:00.410><c> see,</c><00:33:00.849><c> there's</c><00:33:01.029><c> another</c><00:33:01.269><c> little</c><00:33:01.589><c> thing</c><00:33:01.809><c> in</c><00:33:01.990><c> that.</c><00:33:02.650><c> I</c><00:33:03.089><c> could</c><00:33:03.369><c> speak</c><00:33:03.589><c> for</c>

00:33:03.809 --> 00:33:05.009
half<00:33:04.029><c> an</c><00:33:04.210><c> hour.</c><00:33:04.369><c> I'm</c><00:33:04.470><c> not</c><00:33:04.670><c> going</c><00:33:04.869><c> to,</c>

00:33:05.109 --> 00:33:09.410
but<00:33:05.150><c> you</c><00:33:05.269><c> could</c><00:33:05.490><c> speak</c><00:33:05.710><c> for</c><00:33:05.910><c> half</c><00:33:06.170><c> an</c><00:33:06.390><c> hour</c><00:33:06.509><c> on</c><00:33:06.710><c> this</c><00:33:07.430><c> sign</c><00:33:07.950><c> alone.</c><00:33:09.390><c> You</c>

00:33:09.410 --> 00:33:10.710
see<00:33:09.730><c> in</c><00:33:09.990><c> verse</c><00:33:10.269><c> 18,</c>

00:33:10.769 --> 00:33:13.910
And<00:33:10.809><c> the</c><00:33:10.990><c> sea</c><00:33:11.230><c> arose</c><00:33:11.549><c> by</c><00:33:11.829><c> reason</c><00:33:12.109><c> of</c><00:33:12.250><c> a</c><00:33:12.410><c> great</c><00:33:12.630><c> wind</c><00:33:12.869><c> that</c><00:33:13.109><c> blew.</c><00:33:13.869><c> So</c>

00:33:13.910 --> 00:33:15.930
when<00:33:14.130><c> they</c><00:33:14.390><c> had</c><00:33:14.609><c> rowed</c><00:33:14.809><c> about</c><00:33:15.130><c> five</c><00:33:15.490><c> and</c><00:33:15.630><c> twenty</c>

00:33:15.930 --> 00:33:20.250
or<00:33:16.130><c> thirty</c><00:33:16.490><c> furlongs,</c><00:33:17.609><c> they</c><00:33:17.609><c> saw</c><00:33:18.029><c> Jesus.</c><00:33:18.750><c> It</c><00:33:18.930><c> was</c><00:33:19.250><c> dark.</c><00:33:20.089><c> They</c>

00:33:20.250 --> 00:33:22.710
were<00:33:20.470><c> on</c><00:33:20.670><c> their</c><00:33:20.930><c> own.</c><00:33:21.589><c> They</c><00:33:21.750><c> were</c><00:33:21.950><c> in</c><00:33:22.069><c> the</c><00:33:22.369><c> darkness</c>

00:33:22.710 --> 00:33:25.410
on<00:33:23.069><c> their</c><00:33:23.349><c> own.</c><00:33:23.970><c> And</c><00:33:24.049><c> to</c><00:33:24.250><c> link</c><00:33:24.430><c> it</c><00:33:24.549><c> with</c><00:33:24.750><c> another,</c><00:33:25.130><c> the</c><00:33:25.150><c> light</c>

00:33:25.410 --> 00:33:27.390
of<00:33:25.589><c> the</c><00:33:25.750><c> world</c><00:33:25.910><c> was</c><00:33:26.109><c> not</c><00:33:26.329><c> with</c><00:33:26.509><c> them.</c>

00:33:27.609 --> 00:33:30.650
But<00:33:27.829><c> I</c><00:33:28.069><c> shall</c><00:33:28.230><c> get</c><00:33:28.490><c> carried</c><00:33:28.670><c> away</c><00:33:29.029><c> unless</c><00:33:29.470><c> I'm</c><00:33:29.750><c> careful</c><00:33:30.089><c> and</c>

00:33:30.650 --> 00:33:32.650
the<00:33:30.910><c> time</c><00:33:31.069><c> is</c><00:33:31.250><c> going</c><00:33:31.470><c> by</c><00:33:31.730><c> quickly.</c>

00:33:33.829 --> 00:33:45.789
Well,<00:33:36.089><c> Jesus</c><00:33:36.289><c> restores.</c><00:33:39.710><c> He</c><00:33:39.950><c> sustains.</c><00:33:42.809><c> He</c><00:33:43.009><c> brings</c><00:33:43.450><c> help.</c><00:33:45.450><c> Be</c>

00:33:45.789 --> 00:33:49.369
not<00:33:46.109><c> afraid.</c><00:33:47.910><c> It</c><00:33:48.130><c> is</c><00:33:48.410><c> I.</c>

00:33:51.150 --> 00:33:55.490
And<00:33:51.470><c> it</c><00:33:51.650><c> is</c><00:33:51.849><c> then,</c><00:33:52.069><c> I</c><00:33:52.170><c> think,</c><00:33:53.089><c> brethren</c><00:33:53.410><c> and</c><00:33:53.650><c> sisters,</c><00:33:55.269><c> that</c>

00:33:55.490 --> 00:33:58.910
when<00:33:55.730><c> we</c><00:33:56.089><c> have</c><00:33:56.349><c> been</c><00:33:56.750><c> through</c><00:33:57.369><c> some</c><00:33:57.710><c> of</c><00:33:57.990><c> the</c>

00:33:58.910 --> 00:34:02.329
difficult<00:33:59.470><c> experiences</c><00:34:00.410><c> of</c><00:34:00.710><c> life</c><00:34:01.049><c> and</c><00:34:01.250><c> have</c><00:34:01.549><c> realized</c><00:34:02.049><c> the</c>

00:34:02.329 --> 00:34:05.730
presence<00:34:02.670><c> of</c><00:34:02.910><c> the</c><00:34:03.089><c> Lord,</c><00:34:03.769><c> it</c><00:34:03.910><c> is</c><00:34:04.130><c> only</c><00:34:04.529><c> then</c><00:34:05.009><c> that</c><00:34:05.329><c> we</c>

00:34:05.730 --> 00:34:12.010
really<00:34:07.029><c> appreciate</c><00:34:08.130><c> and</c><00:34:08.849><c> see</c><00:34:09.250><c> to</c><00:34:09.449><c> the</c><00:34:09.869><c> full</c><00:34:10.389><c> the</c><00:34:11.170><c> hand</c><00:34:11.510><c> of</c><00:34:11.750><c> God</c>

00:34:12.010 --> 00:34:13.530
in<00:34:12.190><c> our</c><00:34:12.489><c> lives.</c>

00:34:14.769 --> 00:34:22.329
We<00:34:15.570><c> see</c><00:34:16.250><c> the</c><00:34:17.010><c> hand</c><00:34:17.449><c> of</c><00:34:17.769><c> God</c><00:34:18.250><c> in</c><00:34:18.929><c> our</c><00:34:19.230><c> lives.</c><00:34:20.949><c> You</c><00:34:21.349><c> see,</c><00:34:21.630><c> we</c><00:34:21.909><c> were</c>

00:34:22.329 --> 00:34:27.250
born<00:34:23.329><c> blind.</c><00:34:25.010><c> We</c><00:34:25.449><c> didn't</c><00:34:25.769><c> see</c><00:34:26.050><c> at</c><00:34:26.369><c> all.</c>

00:34:27.429 --> 00:34:31.730
And<00:34:28.110><c> it</c><00:34:28.269><c> is</c><00:34:28.489><c> only</c><00:34:28.769><c> when</c><00:34:29.090><c> the</c><00:34:29.329><c> Lord</c><00:34:29.610><c> is</c><00:34:29.869><c> with</c><00:34:30.070><c> us</c><00:34:30.289><c> that</c><00:34:30.530><c> we</c><00:34:30.869><c> begin</c>

00:34:31.730 --> 00:34:36.150
to<00:34:32.829><c> see</c><00:34:33.409><c> like</c><00:34:34.630><c> that</c><00:34:35.050><c> young</c><00:34:35.309><c> man.</c>

00:34:38.829 --> 00:34:47.769
He<00:34:38.829><c> saw</c><00:34:39.449><c> Jesus</c><00:34:40.230><c> for</c><00:34:40.849><c> the</c><00:34:41.289><c> first</c><00:34:41.809><c> time.</c><00:34:44.090><c> He</c><00:34:44.250><c> didn't</c><00:34:44.590><c> know</c><00:34:44.929><c> it</c><00:34:45.130><c> was</c><00:34:45.349><c> Jesus.</c><00:34:45.889><c> The</c><00:34:46.250><c> realization</c><00:34:46.909><c> was</c><00:34:47.230><c> brought</c><00:34:47.570><c> to</c>

00:34:47.769 --> 00:34:52.329
him<00:34:47.909><c> that</c><00:34:48.130><c> it</c><00:34:48.329><c> was</c><00:34:48.630><c> the</c><00:34:48.789><c> Lord.</c><00:34:50.190><c> He'd</c><00:34:50.449><c> never</c><00:34:50.710><c> seen</c><00:34:50.969><c> him</c><00:34:51.210><c> before.</c>

00:34:53.889 --> 00:34:59.510
We<00:34:54.250><c> begin</c><00:34:54.789><c> to</c><00:34:55.269><c> appreciate</c><00:34:55.849><c> and</c><00:34:56.070><c> to</c><00:34:56.530><c> see</c><00:34:57.090><c> the</c><00:34:57.610><c> hand</c><00:34:57.949><c> of</c><00:34:58.210><c> God</c><00:34:58.630><c> in</c>

00:34:59.510 --> 00:35:02.030
our<00:34:59.869><c> lives.</c><00:35:00.429><c> It's</c><00:35:00.929><c> a</c><00:35:01.230><c> marvelous</c><00:35:01.690><c> thing,</c>

00:35:02.190 --> 00:35:05.210
brethren<00:35:02.309><c> and</c><00:35:02.510><c> sisters,</c><00:35:02.789><c> and</c><00:35:02.989><c> it's</c><00:35:03.230><c> an</c><00:35:03.409><c> experience</c><00:35:04.030><c> which</c><00:35:04.769><c> we</c>

00:35:05.210 --> 00:35:07.590
constantly<00:35:05.849><c> share</c><00:35:06.250><c> with</c><00:35:06.510><c> one</c><00:35:06.710><c> another.</c>

00:35:09.590 --> 00:35:15.949
But<00:35:09.750><c> you</c><00:35:09.949><c> see,</c><00:35:10.489><c> if</c><00:35:10.769><c> this</c><00:35:11.070><c> process</c><00:35:11.570><c> had</c><00:35:11.809><c> gone</c><00:35:12.090><c> on</c><00:35:12.289><c> of</c><00:35:12.510><c> restoration,</c><00:35:13.789><c> of</c><00:35:14.070><c> sustenance,</c><00:35:14.969><c> of</c><00:35:15.210><c> guidance</c><00:35:15.610><c> in</c>

00:35:15.949 --> 00:35:19.469
trouble,<00:35:16.389><c> and</c><00:35:16.670><c> then</c><00:35:16.889><c> we</c><00:35:17.230><c> see</c><00:35:17.409><c> the</c><00:35:17.570><c> hand</c><00:35:17.829><c> of</c><00:35:17.969><c> God</c><00:35:18.150><c> in</c><00:35:18.329><c> our</c><00:35:18.610><c> lives,</c><00:35:19.190><c> would</c>

00:35:19.469 --> 00:35:21.409
it<00:35:19.730><c> not</c><00:35:19.869><c> be</c><00:35:20.070><c> the</c><00:35:20.289><c> greatest</c><00:35:20.670><c> tragedy</c><00:35:21.170><c> of</c>

00:35:21.409 --> 00:35:24.750
all<00:35:21.630><c> if</c><00:35:21.989><c> all</c><00:35:22.269><c> those</c><00:35:22.550><c> things</c><00:35:22.849><c> were</c><00:35:23.150><c> restricted</c><00:35:23.650><c> to</c><00:35:24.010><c> this</c><00:35:24.289><c> life</c>

00:35:24.750 --> 00:35:29.989
only?<00:35:28.469><c> That's</c><00:35:29.030><c> almost</c><00:35:29.329><c> a</c><00:35:29.550><c> quotation,</c>

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isn't<00:35:30.269><c> it?</c><00:35:31.329><c> If</c><00:35:31.650><c> in</c><00:35:31.909><c> this</c><00:35:32.210><c> life</c><00:35:32.510><c> only,</c><00:35:35.590><c> then</c><00:35:35.849><c> we</c><00:35:36.050><c> are</c><00:35:36.269><c> of</c><00:35:36.489><c> all</c><00:35:36.809><c> men</c><00:35:37.070><c> most</c><00:35:37.469><c> to</c>

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be<00:35:37.889><c> pitied,</c><00:35:38.610><c> says</c><00:35:38.710><c> the</c><00:35:38.949><c> apostle</c>

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1<00:35:39.510><c> Corinthians</c><00:35:40.070><c> 15.</c><00:35:40.949><c> But</c><00:35:41.190><c> you</c><00:35:41.449><c> see,</c><00:35:42.130><c> it</c><00:35:42.309><c> isn't</c><00:35:42.650><c> just</c><00:35:43.150><c> in</c><00:35:43.389><c> this</c>

00:35:43.650 --> 00:35:45.710
life<00:35:43.949><c> if</c><00:35:44.150><c> that</c><00:35:44.409><c> were</c><00:35:44.570><c> not</c><00:35:44.809><c> enough.</c>

00:35:46.349 --> 00:35:53.389
It<00:35:46.750><c> goes</c><00:35:47.110><c> on.</c><00:35:48.929><c> And</c><00:35:49.190><c> that's</c><00:35:49.409><c> why</c><00:35:49.710><c> the</c><00:35:49.949><c> next</c><00:35:50.389><c> sign</c><00:35:50.889><c> is</c><00:35:51.449><c> about</c><00:35:52.090><c> resurrection.</c>

00:35:55.210 --> 00:35:57.889
The<00:35:55.429><c> association</c><00:35:56.150><c> with</c><00:35:56.389><c> the</c><00:35:56.550><c> Lord</c><00:35:56.710><c> Jesus</c><00:35:57.090><c> is</c><00:35:57.289><c> not</c><00:35:57.550><c> something</c>

00:35:57.889 --> 00:36:00.590
that<00:35:58.250><c> will</c><00:35:59.090><c> stop</c>

00:36:01.530 --> 00:36:06.570
when<00:36:02.130><c> the</c><00:36:02.349><c> days</c><00:36:02.610><c> of</c><00:36:02.849><c> life</c><00:36:03.070><c> are</c><00:36:03.389><c> over.</c><00:36:05.409><c> It</c><00:36:05.710><c> is</c><00:36:05.929><c> something</c><00:36:06.289><c> which</c>

00:36:06.570 --> 00:36:08.110
will<00:36:06.789><c> go</c><00:36:07.130><c> on.</c>

00:36:09.269 --> 00:36:14.489
Unto<00:36:09.889><c> eternity.</c><00:36:12.789><c> It's</c><00:36:12.969><c> a</c><00:36:13.090><c> wonderful</c><00:36:13.550><c> thought.</c>

00:36:19.449 --> 00:36:26.030
But<00:36:19.550><c> it</c><00:36:19.730><c> doesn't</c><00:36:20.010><c> stop</c><00:36:20.329><c> even</c><00:36:20.670><c> there.</c><00:36:23.250><c> Because</c><00:36:23.670><c> in</c><00:36:23.929><c> that</c><00:36:24.449><c> post</c>

00:36:26.030 --> 00:36:28.670
-resurrectional<00:36:27.269><c> sign</c><00:36:27.510><c> which</c><00:36:27.710><c> is</c><00:36:27.929><c> in</c><00:36:28.070><c> the</c><00:36:28.269><c> epilogue</c>

00:36:28.670 --> 00:36:36.670
in<00:36:28.849><c> the</c><00:36:28.989><c> 21st</c><00:36:29.789><c> chapter,</c><00:36:32.469><c> then</c><00:36:32.630><c> we</c><00:36:32.849><c> have</c><00:36:33.130><c> something</c><00:36:33.510><c> there</c><00:36:34.070><c> that</c><00:36:35.409><c> gives</c><00:36:36.110><c> me</c>

00:36:36.670 --> 00:36:38.090
great<00:36:37.250><c> confidence,</c>

00:36:38.090 --> 00:36:41.130
brethren<00:36:38.409><c> and</c><00:36:38.750><c> sisters,</c><00:36:39.090><c> and</c><00:36:39.349><c> I</c><00:36:39.750><c> mean</c><00:36:39.969><c> that</c><00:36:40.289><c> in</c><00:36:40.530><c> the</c><00:36:40.690><c> way</c><00:36:40.889><c> that</c>

00:36:41.130 --> 00:36:44.090
the<00:36:41.329><c> apostle</c><00:36:41.630><c> Paul</c><00:36:42.130><c> uses</c><00:36:42.530><c> it.</c><00:36:43.110><c> It</c><00:36:43.210><c> doesn't</c><00:36:43.409><c> make</c><00:36:43.690><c> me</c>

00:36:44.090 --> 00:36:50.309
boastful<00:36:44.610><c> or</c><00:36:44.869><c> big</c><00:36:45.170><c>-headed,</c><00:36:45.409><c> but</c><00:36:45.590><c> it</c><00:36:45.710><c> gives</c><00:36:45.909><c> me</c><00:36:46.289><c> great</c><00:36:46.710><c> confidence</c><00:36:47.489><c> that</c><00:36:48.690><c> the</c><00:36:49.150><c> number</c><00:36:49.750><c> of</c>

00:36:50.309 --> 00:36:51.590
God's<00:36:50.909><c> elect</c><00:36:51.250><c> is</c>

00:36:51.590 --> 00:36:58.190
known<00:36:52.070><c> to</c><00:36:52.409><c> God.</c><00:36:56.170><c> You</c><00:36:56.489><c> can</c><00:36:56.750><c> have</c><00:36:56.909><c> a</c><00:36:57.090><c> wonderful</c><00:36:57.530><c> time,</c><00:36:57.869><c> and</c><00:36:58.050><c> I</c>

00:36:58.190 --> 00:36:59.869
know<00:36:58.349><c> there</c><00:36:58.510><c> are</c><00:36:58.630><c> some</c><00:36:58.889><c> mathematicians</c><00:36:59.610><c> here,</c>

00:36:59.909 --> 00:37:02.730
you<00:37:00.050><c> can</c><00:37:00.250><c> add</c><00:37:00.409><c> up</c><00:37:00.570><c> the</c><00:37:00.750><c> natural</c><00:37:01.090><c> numbers</c><00:37:01.409><c> from</c><00:37:01.630><c> 1</c><00:37:01.909><c> to</c><00:37:02.030><c> 17</c><00:37:02.530><c> and</c>

00:37:02.730 --> 00:37:05.789
get<00:37:02.949><c> 153.</c><00:37:04.309><c> You</c><00:37:04.550><c> can</c><00:37:04.789><c> make</c><00:37:04.969><c> some</c><00:37:05.269><c> spiritual</c>

00:37:05.789 --> 00:37:14.369
significance<00:37:06.349><c> of</c><00:37:06.590><c> that</c><00:37:06.829><c> if</c><00:37:06.989><c> you</c><00:37:07.230><c> like.</c><00:37:07.889><c> I'm</c><00:37:07.929><c> not</c><00:37:08.230><c> that</c><00:37:08.449><c> way</c><00:37:08.650><c> inclined.</c><00:37:10.849><c> 153.</c><00:37:12.630><c> The</c><00:37:12.750><c> number</c><00:37:13.550><c> of</c>

00:37:14.369 --> 00:37:15.849
those<00:37:14.929><c> who</c><00:37:15.289><c> belong</c>

00:37:15.849 --> 00:37:20.630
to<00:37:16.190><c> God</c><00:37:16.570><c> are</c><00:37:17.070><c> known</c><00:37:17.429><c> to</c><00:37:17.690><c> him,</c><00:37:18.889><c> and</c><00:37:19.130><c> not</c><00:37:19.530><c> one</c><00:37:19.769><c> of</c><00:37:19.989><c> them</c><00:37:20.110><c> will</c><00:37:20.349><c> be</c>

00:37:20.630 --> 00:37:27.130
lost.<00:37:25.329><c> So</c><00:37:25.570><c> in</c><00:37:25.809><c> these</c><00:37:26.050><c> signs,</c><00:37:26.550><c> brethren</c><00:37:26.650><c> and</c><00:37:26.929><c> sisters,</c>

00:37:27.130 --> 00:37:30.449
there<00:37:27.329><c> is</c><00:37:27.650><c> this</c><00:37:27.989><c> wonderful</c><00:37:28.849><c> sequence</c>

00:37:32.380 --> 00:37:36.929
that<00:37:32.909><c> the</c><00:37:33.210><c> Lord</c><00:37:33.530><c> Jesus</c><00:37:34.070><c> brings</c><00:37:34.630><c> a</c><00:37:35.190><c> richness</c><00:37:35.630><c> and</c><00:37:36.130><c> a</c><00:37:36.530><c> meaning</c>

00:37:36.929 --> 00:37:39.670
to<00:37:37.269><c> the</c><00:37:37.610><c> ordinary</c><00:37:38.150><c> things</c><00:37:38.690><c> of</c><00:37:39.150><c> life</c>

00:37:39.670 --> 00:37:43.650
for<00:37:40.449><c> those</c><00:37:41.309><c> who</c><00:37:42.289><c> believe</c>

00:37:46.159 --> 00:37:53.170
that<00:37:46.690><c> the</c><00:37:46.949><c> Lord</c><00:37:47.250><c> Jesus</c><00:37:47.909><c> Christ</c><00:37:48.989><c> restores</c><00:37:50.150><c> us</c><00:37:50.789><c> from</c><00:37:51.269><c> a</c><00:37:51.630><c> life</c><00:37:52.110><c> of</c>

00:37:53.170 --> 00:37:56.139
sin<00:37:53.690><c> to</c><00:37:54.769><c> a</c><00:37:55.110><c> life</c>

00:37:57.130 --> 00:38:03.949
in<00:37:57.449><c> him,</c><00:37:59.269><c> and</c><00:37:59.409><c> he</c><00:37:59.610><c> does</c><00:37:59.909><c> not</c><00:38:00.210><c> leave</c><00:38:00.389><c> us</c><00:38:00.730><c> alone,</c><00:38:01.630><c> but</c><00:38:02.869><c> he</c><00:38:03.250><c> provides</c><00:38:03.630><c> us</c>

00:38:03.949 --> 00:38:06.030
with<00:38:04.409><c> constant</c><00:38:05.050><c> sustenance,</c>

00:38:06.210 --> 00:38:11.889
if<00:38:06.530><c> only</c><00:38:06.849><c> we</c><00:38:07.130><c> will</c><00:38:07.449><c> partake.</c><00:38:09.530><c> He</c><00:38:10.210><c> provides</c><00:38:10.630><c> us</c><00:38:10.929><c> with</c><00:38:11.289><c> guidance</c>

00:38:11.889 --> 00:38:15.769
and<00:38:12.329><c> help</c><00:38:12.750><c> in</c><00:38:13.469><c> the</c><00:38:13.769><c> difficult</c><00:38:14.329><c> times,</c>

00:38:16.909 --> 00:38:22.010
so<00:38:17.269><c> that</c><00:38:17.510><c> eventually</c><00:38:18.070><c> we</c><00:38:18.510><c> see</c><00:38:19.090><c> the</c><00:38:19.329><c> hand</c><00:38:19.550><c> of</c><00:38:19.849><c> God</c><00:38:20.050><c> in</c><00:38:20.269><c> our</c><00:38:20.570><c> lives,</c><00:38:21.329><c> and</c>

00:38:22.010 --> 00:38:24.570
the<00:38:22.369><c> joy</c><00:38:22.630><c> of</c><00:38:22.869><c> it</c><00:38:23.050><c> all</c><00:38:23.250><c> is</c><00:38:23.590><c> that</c><00:38:23.849><c> we</c><00:38:24.090><c> know</c><00:38:24.349><c> that</c>

00:38:24.570 --> 00:38:30.449
this<00:38:24.670><c> is</c><00:38:24.889><c> not</c><00:38:25.210><c> just</c><00:38:25.570><c> for</c><00:38:25.889><c> this</c><00:38:26.150><c> life</c><00:38:26.550><c> alone,</c><00:38:27.869><c> but</c><00:38:28.090><c> for,</c><00:38:29.769><c> by</c><00:38:30.150><c> the</c>

00:38:30.449 --> 00:38:35.369
mercy<00:38:30.789><c> of</c><00:38:31.110><c> God,</c><00:38:32.570><c> for</c><00:38:32.809><c> us,</c><00:38:33.789><c> for</c><00:38:34.130><c> eternity,</c>

00:38:37.250 --> 00:38:42.070
and<00:38:37.409><c> that</c><00:38:37.570><c> if</c><00:38:37.650><c> we</c><00:38:37.889><c> are</c><00:38:38.230><c> truly</c><00:38:38.650><c> one</c><00:38:38.969><c> of</c><00:38:39.210><c> God's</c><00:38:39.789><c> children,</c><00:38:41.809><c> then</c>

00:38:42.070 --> 00:38:44.710
not<00:38:42.530><c> one</c><00:38:42.789><c> of</c><00:38:42.949><c> us</c><00:38:43.150><c> will</c><00:38:43.369><c> be</c><00:38:43.650><c> lost.</c>

00:38:46.710 --> 00:38:51.030
That,<00:38:47.349><c> brethren</c><00:38:47.449><c> and</c><00:38:47.670><c> sisters,</c><00:38:48.090><c> is</c><00:38:48.429><c> the</c><00:38:49.750><c> sort</c><00:38:49.969><c> of</c><00:38:50.130><c> foundation</c>

00:38:51.030 --> 00:38:55.050
of<00:38:51.889><c> our</c><00:38:52.190><c> study</c><00:38:52.869><c> for</c><00:38:54.050><c> this</c><00:38:54.289><c> week.</c>

00:38:55.710 --> 00:38:57.969
Thank<00:38:56.429><c> you</c><00:38:56.590><c> all</c><00:38:56.789><c> for</c><00:38:56.949><c> listening.</c>