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1</c><00:17:52.160><c> Kings</c><00:17:52.460><c> 11.</c> 00:17:54.839 --> 00:17:58.759 x The<00:17:55.079><c> verse</c><00:17:55.359><c> 4</c><00:17:55.680><c> of</c><00:17:55.900><c> Hebrews,</c><00:17:57.319><c> back</c><00:17:57.720><c> to</c><00:17:57.920><c> Hebrews</c><00:17:58.119><c> 2,</c> 00:17:59.160 --> 00:18:01.640 x speaks<00:17:59.359><c> to</c><00:17:59.599><c> us</c><00:17:59.779><c> about</c><00:18:00.119><c> gazing</c><00:18:00.559><c> upon</c><00:18:00.900><c> or</c><00:18:01.140><c> considering.</c> 00:18:01.799 --> 00:18:04.700 x It<00:18:02.000><c> talks</c><00:18:02.200><c> to</c><00:18:02.319><c> us</c><00:18:02.480><c> about</c><00:18:02.799><c> looking</c><00:18:03.200><c> and</c><00:18:04.119><c> focusing,</c> 00:18:04.880 --> 00:18:07.200 x focusing<00:18:05.500><c> our</c><00:18:05.859><c> eyes</c><00:18:06.119><c> back</c><00:18:06.500><c> onto</c><00:18:06.819><c> something.</c> 00:18:07.700 --> 00:18:09.940 x So<00:18:08.000><c> 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Bob</c><00:21:18.859><c> gave</c><00:21:19.119><c> some</c><00:21:19.359><c> classes</c><00:21:19.700><c> on</c><00:21:19.920><c> this</c><00:21:20.099><c> back</c><00:21:20.339><c> in</c> 00:21:20.500 --> 00:21:20.960 x the<00:21:20.619><c> day,</c> 00:21:20.960 --> 00:21:24.240 x you<00:21:21.880><c> know,</c><00:21:22.319><c> we</c><00:21:22.480><c> read</c><00:21:22.819><c> as</c><00:21:23.000><c> you</c><00:21:23.200><c> read</c><00:21:23.420><c> through</c><00:21:23.720><c> the</c><00:21:23.960><c> book</c> 00:21:24.240 --> 00:21:28.339 x that<00:21:24.779><c> Solomon</c><00:21:26.160><c> seems,</c><00:21:27.140><c> his</c><00:21:27.380><c> story</c><00:21:27.619><c> didn't</c><00:21:27.920><c> end</c> 00:21:28.339 --> 00:21:31.079 x with,<00:21:28.779><c> you</c><00:21:29.380><c> know,</c><00:21:29.700><c> the</c><00:21:29.859><c> idolatry</c><00:21:30.400><c> and</c><00:21:30.539><c> all</c><00:21:30.660><c> that</c><00:21:30.819><c> stuff.</c> 00:21:31.460 --> 00:21:33.680 x 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you</c><00:23:18.799><c> know,</c><00:23:19.160><c> I'll</c><00:23:19.299><c> cut</c><00:23:19.420><c> this</c><00:23:19.599><c> down</c><00:23:19.940><c> a</c><00:23:20.099><c> little</c><00:23:20.319><c> bit,</c> 00:23:20.500 --> 00:23:22.019 x but<00:23:20.720><c> I</c><00:23:20.839><c> was</c><00:23:21.099><c> a</c><00:23:21.240><c> senior</c><00:23:21.480><c> in</c><00:23:21.619><c> high</c><00:23:21.819><c> school,</c> 00:23:22.039 --> 00:23:25.299 x and<00:23:22.180><c> I</c><00:23:22.299><c> was</c><00:23:22.480><c> never</c><00:23:22.779><c> a</c><00:23:23.019><c> popular</c><00:23:23.359><c> high</c><00:23:23.640><c> school</c><00:23:24.460><c> guy.</c> 00:23:25.740 --> 00:23:27.559 x You<00:23:25.920><c> know,</c><00:23:26.059><c> I</c><00:23:26.279><c> was</c><00:23:26.519><c> there.</c> 00:23:27.619 --> 00:23:29.079 x I<00:23:27.960><c> played</c><00:23:28.079><c> a</c><00:23:28.220><c> little</c><00:23:28.380><c> bit</c><00:23:28.559><c> of</c><00:23:28.740><c> sports.</c> 00:23:29.119 --> 00:23:30.259 x I<00:23:29.240><c> was</c><00:23:29.460><c> in</c><00:23:29.579><c> a</c><00:23:29.740><c> few</c><00:23:29.900><c> clubs.</c> 00:23:30.400 --> 00:23:35.599 x I<00:23:30.400><c> was,</c><00:23:31.740><c> you</c><00:23:31.980><c> know,</c><00:23:32.240><c> it's</c><00:23:32.460><c> hard</c><00:23:32.619><c> now,</c><00:23:33.039><c> but</c><00:23:33.240><c> I</c><00:23:33.299><c> was</c><00:23:33.500><c> in</c><00:23:33.619><c> the</c><00:23:34.019><c> top</c><00:23:34.259><c> 20.</c> 00:23:35.940 --> 00:23:38.680 x I<00:23:36.119><c> think</c><00:23:36.299><c> I</c><00:23:36.380><c> was</c><00:23:36.579><c> ranked</c><00:23:36.740><c> 19th</c><00:23:37.319><c> in</c><00:23:37.440><c> my</c><00:23:37.599><c> senior</c><00:23:38.079><c> class.</c> 00:23:39.019 --> 00:23:40.339 x So<00:23:39.220><c> I</c><00:23:39.240><c> was</c><00:23:39.519><c> fairly</c><00:23:39.759><c> intelligent.</c> 00:23:40.420 --> 00:23:41.799 x I<00:23:40.619><c> wasn't</c><00:23:40.920><c> smart.</c> 00:23:41.879 --> 00:23:43.440 x You<00:23:42.319><c> know,</c><00:23:42.460><c> I</c><00:23:42.640><c> showed</c><00:23:42.779><c> up</c><00:23:42.980><c> to</c><00:23:43.160><c> school.</c> 00:23:43.599 --> 00:23:45.380 x Most<00:23:43.839><c> people</c><00:23:44.119><c> wouldn't</c><00:23:44.319><c> know</c><00:23:44.500><c> if</c><00:23:44.619><c> I</c><00:23:44.779><c> was</c><00:23:44.900><c> there</c><00:23:45.119><c> or</c><00:23:45.200><c> not.</c> 00:23:45.519 --> 00:23:47.059 x You<00:23:45.640><c> know,</c><00:23:45.819><c> I</c><00:23:45.819><c> was</c><00:23:46.019><c> one</c><00:23:46.440><c> of</c><00:23:46.559><c> those</c><00:23:46.819><c> types.</c> 00:23:47.319 --> 00:23:50.140 x But<00:23:47.559><c> something</c><00:23:47.880><c> happened</c><00:23:48.319><c> in</c><00:23:48.500><c> my</c><00:23:48.700><c> senior</c><00:23:48.940><c> year.</c> 00:23:50.559 --> 00:23:52.660 x I<00:23:50.880><c> started</c><00:23:51.119><c> becoming</c><00:23:51.559><c> popular.</c> 00:23:53.220 --> 00:23:56.720 x You<00:23:53.460><c> know,</c><00:23:53.619><c> I</c><00:23:53.779><c> got</c><00:23:53.980><c> in</c><00:23:54.440><c> with</c><00:23:54.660><c> some</c><00:23:55.019><c> friends</c><00:23:55.380><c> who</c><00:23:55.579><c> were</c><00:23:55.900><c> very</c><00:23:56.299><c> popular,</c> 00:23:56.720 --> 00:23:59.380 x and<00:23:56.900><c> they</c><00:23:57.119><c> kind</c><00:23:57.380><c> of</c><00:23:57.680><c> pulled</c><00:23:57.839><c> me</c><00:23:58.079><c> into</c><00:23:58.240><c> that</c><00:23:58.519><c> group.</c> 00:23:59.640 --> 00:24:01.400 x And<00:23:59.980><c> I</c><00:24:00.180><c> liked</c><00:24:00.380><c> it.</c> 00:24:02.000 --> 00:24:03.920 x But<00:24:02.279><c> with</c><00:24:02.460><c> it</c><00:24:02.619><c> came</c><00:24:02.839><c> a</c><00:24:03.059><c> price.</c> 00:24:04.259 --> 00:24:07.519 x And<00:24:04.519><c> one</c><00:24:04.740><c> night</c><00:24:04.940><c> I</c><00:24:05.079><c> found</c><00:24:05.299><c> myself</c><00:24:05.799><c> in</c><00:24:06.000><c> the</c><00:24:06.099><c> middle</c><00:24:06.279><c> of</c><00:24:06.460><c> the</c><00:24:06.640><c> woods</c> 00:24:08.140 --> 00:24:11.619 x and<00:24:08.680><c> drinking</c><00:24:09.220><c> and</c><00:24:10.319><c> drinking</c><00:24:10.660><c> heavily.</c> 00:24:12.299 --> 00:24:15.059 x So<00:24:12.420><c> much</c><00:24:12.619><c> so</c><00:24:12.859><c> that</c><00:24:13.039><c> I</c><00:24:13.180><c> woke</c><00:24:13.339><c> up</c><00:24:13.579><c> on</c><00:24:13.779><c> Sunday</c><00:24:14.059><c> morning.</c> 00:24:15.220 --> 00:24:23.059 x My<00:24:15.400><c> dad</c><00:24:15.660><c> came,</c><00:24:17.839><c> opened</c><00:24:18.660><c> the</c><00:24:18.920><c> door,</c><00:24:21.079><c> looked</c><00:24:21.640><c> at</c><00:24:21.859><c> me.</c> 00:24:23.680 --> 00:24:26.279 x I<00:24:24.220><c> assume</c><00:24:24.480><c> you're</c><00:24:24.700><c> not</c><00:24:24.859><c> coming</c><00:24:25.039><c> to</c><00:24:25.200><c> meeting</c><00:24:25.380><c> today.</c> 00:24:27.119 --> 00:24:30.900 x And<00:24:27.460><c> I</c><00:24:27.559><c> lifted</c><00:24:27.740><c> my</c><00:24:28.019><c> head</c><00:24:28.099><c> off</c><00:24:28.339><c> the</c><00:24:28.559><c> pillow,</c><00:24:29.819><c> opened</c><00:24:30.160><c> maybe</c><00:24:30.519><c> an</c><00:24:30.740><c> eye,</c> 00:24:31.099 --> 00:24:33.579 x and<00:24:31.099><c> I</c><00:24:31.500><c> grunted</c><00:24:31.819><c> and</c><00:24:32.099><c> groaned,</c><00:24:32.400><c> and</c><00:24:32.519><c> then</c><00:24:32.759><c> I</c><00:24:32.880><c> fell</c><00:24:33.019><c> back</c><00:24:33.319><c> down</c> 00:24:33.579 --> 00:24:36.359 x and<00:24:33.900><c> probably</c><00:24:34.160><c> started</c><00:24:34.539><c> drooling</c><00:24:34.960><c> all</c><00:24:35.160><c> over</c><00:24:35.380><c> again.</c> 00:24:37.740 --> 00:24:40.539 x They<00:24:38.140><c> came</c><00:24:38.359><c> home</c><00:24:38.539><c> from</c><00:24:38.740><c> church,</c><00:24:39.420><c> from</c><00:24:39.559><c> meeting.</c> 00:24:41.420 --> 00:24:42.539 x I<00:24:41.779><c> stayed</c><00:24:41.940><c> in</c><00:24:42.079><c> my</c><00:24:42.299><c> room.</c> 00:24:42.579 --> 00:24:45.099 x And<00:24:42.779><c> he</c><00:24:42.900><c> didn't</c><00:24:43.140><c> come</c><00:24:43.420><c> to</c><00:24:43.599><c> get</c><00:24:43.759><c> me.</c> 00:24:45.940 --> 00:24:48.539 x And<00:24:46.279><c> my</c><00:24:46.460><c> dad</c><00:24:46.839><c> could</c><00:24:47.039><c> be</c><00:24:47.259><c> a</c><00:24:47.400><c> tough</c><00:24:47.539><c> guy.</c> 00:24:48.920 --> 00:24:51.660 x You<00:24:48.920><c> know,</c><00:24:49.339><c> when</c><00:24:49.799><c> he</c><00:24:49.980><c> was</c><00:24:50.259><c> angry</c><00:24:50.500><c> at</c><00:24:50.660><c> me,</c><00:24:50.880><c> he</c><00:24:51.039><c> would</c><00:24:51.279><c> let</c><00:24:51.440><c> me</c> 00:24:51.660 --> 00:24:51.900 x know<00:24:51.799><c> it.</c> 00:24:51.900 --> 00:24:53.599 x But<00:24:52.019><c> he</c><00:24:52.279><c> didn't</c><00:24:52.539><c> that</c><00:24:52.799><c> Sunday</c><00:24:53.119><c> morning.</c> 00:24:54.019 --> 00:24:58.059 x So<00:24:54.339><c> I</c><00:24:54.859><c> sheepishly</c><00:24:55.500><c> went</c><00:24:55.640><c> out</c><00:24:56.019><c> to</c><00:24:56.160><c> the</c><00:24:56.299><c> other</c><00:24:56.480><c> room</c><00:24:56.660><c> to</c><00:24:56.880><c> them,</c> 00:24:58.259 --> 00:25:00.579 x thinking<00:24:58.519><c> I'd</c><00:24:58.940><c> be...</c> 00:25:00.579 --> 00:25:04.059 x And<00:25:01.519><c> I</c><00:25:01.680><c> don't</c><00:25:01.900><c> remember</c><00:25:02.319><c> saying</c><00:25:02.619><c> I</c><00:25:02.779><c> was</c><00:25:03.119><c> sorry.</c> 00:25:04.940 --> 00:25:07.539 x But<00:25:05.460><c> my</c><00:25:05.799><c> mom</c><00:25:06.039><c> looked</c><00:25:06.299><c> up</c><00:25:06.839><c> and</c><00:25:07.119><c> she</c><00:25:07.339><c> said,</c> 00:25:07.579 --> 00:25:10.000 x son,<00:25:08.259><c> we're</c><00:25:08.579><c> angry</c><00:25:08.839><c> with</c><00:25:09.099><c> you,</c> 00:25:10.240 --> 00:25:14.660 x but<00:25:10.519><c> we're</c><00:25:10.759><c> more</c><00:25:11.059><c> disappointed</c><00:25:11.880><c> in</c><00:25:13.119><c> you.</c> 00:25:15.779 --> 00:25:16.720 x Ouch. 00:25:17.700 --> 00:25:19.900 x Those<00:25:18.039><c> are</c><00:25:18.240><c> the</c><00:25:18.400><c> words,</c><00:25:18.819><c> dad,</c><00:25:19.000><c> that</c><00:25:19.119><c> have</c><00:25:19.380><c> stuck</c><00:25:19.539><c> with</c><00:25:19.759><c> me</c> 00:25:19.900 --> 00:25:21.660 x for<00:25:20.079><c> over</c><00:25:20.339><c> 40</c><00:25:20.599><c> years.</c> 00:25:22.759 --> 00:25:26.019 x I<00:25:23.279><c> didn't</c><00:25:23.619><c> stop,</c><00:25:24.160><c> I</c><00:25:24.440><c> didn't</c><00:25:24.759><c> look,</c><00:25:25.059><c> and</c><00:25:25.200><c> I</c><00:25:25.380><c> didn't</c><00:25:25.640><c> listen.</c> 00:25:26.099 --> 00:25:29.359 x And<00:25:26.299><c> what</c><00:25:26.480><c> I</c><00:25:26.759><c> did</c><00:25:27.000><c> caused</c><00:25:27.359><c> my</c><00:25:27.700><c> parents</c><00:25:27.920><c> to</c><00:25:28.140><c> be</c><00:25:28.380><c> disappointed.</c> 00:25:29.700 --> 00:25:32.299 x And<00:25:30.259><c> I</c><00:25:30.480><c> think</c><00:25:30.619><c> of</c><00:25:30.900><c> God</c><00:25:31.240><c> in</c><00:25:31.579><c> the</c><00:25:31.799><c> same</c><00:25:32.000><c> way</c> 00:25:32.299 --> 00:25:34.079 x when<00:25:32.500><c> we</c><00:25:32.920><c> do</c><00:25:33.079><c> things</c><00:25:33.339><c> like</c><00:25:33.700><c> that,</c> 00:25:34.079 --> 00:25:37.680 x that<00:25:34.880><c> we're</c><00:25:35.160><c> disappointing</c><00:25:35.660><c> him</c><00:25:35.940><c> as</c><00:25:36.200><c> well.</c> 00:25:38.960 --> 00:25:41.619 x So<00:25:39.519><c> there</c><00:25:39.700><c> were</c><00:25:39.859><c> times</c><00:25:40.099><c> we</c><00:25:40.259><c> were</c><00:25:40.339><c> gonna</c><00:25:40.480><c> fail.</c> 00:25:42.420 --> 00:25:46.160 x And,<00:25:43.019><c> you</c><00:25:43.240><c> know,</c><00:25:43.440><c> many</c><00:25:43.759><c> times</c><00:25:44.319><c> coaches</c><00:25:44.880><c> of</c><00:25:45.160><c> mine</c><00:25:45.339><c> would</c><00:25:45.579><c> always</c><00:25:45.940><c> say,</c> 00:25:46.220 --> 00:25:52.200 x well,<00:25:47.700><c> it's</c><00:25:47.980><c> what</c><00:25:48.160><c> you</c><00:25:48.420><c> do</c><00:25:48.640><c> with</c><00:25:49.000><c> failure</c><00:25:49.380><c> that</c><00:25:49.700><c> determines</c><00:25:50.779><c> success.</c> 00:25:52.359 --> 00:25:54.559 x You<00:25:52.480><c> know,</c><00:25:52.559><c> it's</c><00:25:52.759><c> easy</c><00:25:53.140><c> to</c><00:25:53.400><c> succeed</c><00:25:54.019><c> in</c><00:25:54.299><c> things,</c> 00:25:54.559 --> 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stop</c><00:26:11.920><c> looking,</c><00:26:12.400><c> listening,</c><00:26:12.779><c> and</c><00:26:12.980><c> didn't.</c> 00:26:13.759 --> 00:26:17.980 x And<00:26:14.119><c> we</c><00:26:14.299><c> know</c><00:26:14.579><c> how</c><00:26:14.839><c> much</c><00:26:15.059><c> time</c><00:26:15.359><c> they</c><00:26:15.599><c> both</c><00:26:15.819><c> spent</c><00:26:16.140><c> in</c><00:26:16.380><c> Jesus'</c><00:26:17.039><c> presence.</c> 00:26:19.220 --> 00:26:20.519 x You<00:26:19.440><c> know,</c><00:26:19.619><c> at</c><00:26:19.799><c> the</c><00:26:19.940><c> Last</c><00:26:20.180><c> Supper,</c> 00:26:20.519 --> 00:26:24.880 x Jesus<00:26:21.319><c> predicted</c><00:26:22.220><c> that</c><00:26:22.480><c> they</c><00:26:22.640><c> would</c><00:26:22.980><c> both</c><00:26:23.720><c> fail</c><00:26:24.279><c> him</c><00:26:24.519><c> in</c><00:26:24.759><c> a</c> 00:26:24.880 --> 00:26:25.980 x major<00:26:25.119><c> way</c> 00:26:25.980 --> 00:26:28.099 x before<00:26:26.579><c> the</c><00:26:26.779><c> next</c><00:26:27.079><c> morning.</c> 00:26:28.960 --> 00:26:31.299 x And<00:26:29.519><c> we</c><00:26:30.000><c> knew</c><00:26:30.140><c> what</c><00:26:30.519><c> Judas</c><00:26:30.720><c> did,</c><00:26:31.119><c> right?</c> 00:26:31.299 --> 00:26:35.180 x He<00:26:31.440><c> ran</c><00:26:31.700><c> out,</c><00:26:32.240><c> and</c><00:26:32.440><c> he</c><00:26:32.619><c> went</c><00:26:32.839><c> and</c><00:26:33.079><c> sold</c><00:26:33.259><c> out</c><00:26:33.799><c> his</c><00:26:34.079><c> master.</c> 00:26:36.240 --> 00:26:38.700 x And<00:26:36.559><c> thanks</c><00:26:36.799><c> to</c><00:26:37.059><c> Judas,</c><00:26:37.599><c> you</c><00:26:37.619><c> know,</c><00:26:37.859><c> the</c><00:26:37.960><c> very</c><00:26:38.279><c> hands</c><00:26:38.519><c> that</c> 00:26:38.700 --> 00:26:40.380 x had<00:26:38.940><c> washed</c><00:26:39.400><c> his</c><00:26:40.140><c> feet</c> 00:26:40.380 --> 00:26:43.500 x were<00:26:40.720><c> pierced</c><00:26:41.579><c> the</c><00:26:42.259><c> next</c><00:26:42.559><c> day.</c> 00:26:44.720 --> 00:26:46.720 x And<00:26:44.980><c> what</c><00:26:45.119><c> did</c><00:26:45.359><c> Judas</c><00:26:45.619><c> do?</c> 00:26:48.019 --> 00:26:49.700 x Did<00:26:48.299><c> he</c><00:26:48.440><c> go</c><00:26:48.619><c> to</c><00:26:48.819><c> Jesus</c><00:26:49.259><c> saying,</c> 00:26:50.000 --> 00:26:52.880 x look,<00:26:50.099><c> I've</c><00:26:50.359><c> done</c><00:26:50.519><c> something</c><00:26:50.920><c> terribly</c><00:26:51.440><c> wrong</c><00:26:51.720><c> here?</c> 00:26:54.399 --> 00:26:55.359 x He<00:26:54.879><c> didn't.</c> 00:26:55.519 --> 00:26:58.200 x He<00:26:55.920><c> crumpled</c><00:26:56.299><c> under</c><00:26:56.599><c> the</c><00:26:56.799><c> weight,</c><00:26:56.980><c> and</c><00:26:57.140><c> he</c><00:26:57.220><c> went</c><00:26:57.420><c> back</c> 00:26:58.200 --> 00:27:00.900 x to<00:26:58.700><c> those</c><00:26:59.000><c> who</c><00:26:59.140><c> were</c><00:26:59.420><c> trying</c><00:26:59.640><c> to</c><00:27:00.140><c> get</c><00:27:00.359><c> Jesus,</c> 00:27:01.259 --> 00:27:02.819 x and<00:27:01.460><c> he</c><00:27:01.640><c> tried</c><00:27:01.839><c> to</c><00:27:02.079><c> fix</c><00:27:02.220><c> it</c><00:27:02.440><c> through</c><00:27:02.660><c> them.</c> 00:27:02.839 --> 00:27:05.359 x Hey,<00:27:03.819><c> here's</c><00:27:04.000><c> your</c><00:27:04.180><c> money.</c> 00:27:06.160 --> 00:27:07.740 x And<00:27:06.640><c> we</c><00:27:07.099><c> know</c><00:27:07.220><c> what</c><00:27:07.480><c> happened.</c> 00:27:07.779 --> 00:27:09.680 x He<00:27:07.980><c> ended</c><00:27:08.220><c> up</c><00:27:08.519><c> hanging</c><00:27:08.720><c> himself.</c> 00:27:10.880 --> 00:27:13.059 x How<00:27:11.279><c> would</c><00:27:11.460><c> have</c><00:27:11.619><c> things</c><00:27:11.759><c> been</c><00:27:12.019><c> different</c><00:27:12.319><c> if</c><00:27:12.500><c> he</c><00:27:12.700><c> had</c><00:27:12.880><c> gone</c> 00:27:13.059 --> 00:27:14.619 x to<00:27:13.220><c> Jesus</c><00:27:13.640><c> instead?</c> 00:27:14.980 --> 00:27:16.740 x We'll<00:27:15.460><c> never</c><00:27:15.660><c> know.</c> 00:27:17.019 --> 00:27:18.180 x But<00:27:17.299><c> he</c><00:27:17.400><c> didn't.</c> 00:27:18.180 --> 00:27:22.779 x So<00:27:18.960><c> Peter,</c><00:27:19.759><c> you</c><00:27:20.180><c> know,</c><00:27:21.519><c> he</c><00:27:22.079><c> kept</c><00:27:22.359><c> saying,</c> 00:27:23.059 --> 00:27:25.720 x you<00:27:23.180><c> know,</c><00:27:23.319><c> I'll</c><00:27:23.500><c> never</c><00:27:23.700><c> deny</c><00:27:24.079><c> you,</c><00:27:24.359><c> Lord,</c><00:27:24.440><c> I'll</c><00:27:24.619><c> never</c><00:27:24.880><c> deny</c><00:27:25.279><c> you.</c> 00:27:26.000 --> 00:27:29.960 x He<00:27:26.279><c> seen</c><00:27:26.519><c> the</c><00:27:26.759><c> miracles,</c><00:27:27.220><c> he</c><00:27:27.640><c> recognized</c><00:27:28.099><c> Jesus</c><00:27:28.579><c> as</c><00:27:28.759><c> the</c><00:27:28.960><c> Christ,</c> 00:27:30.220 --> 00:27:34.079 x and<00:27:30.779><c> he</c><00:27:31.259><c> put</c><00:27:31.380><c> his</c><00:27:31.680><c> life</c><00:27:31.839><c> on</c><00:27:32.079><c> the</c><00:27:32.259><c> line,</c><00:27:32.519><c> if</c><00:27:32.680><c> you</c><00:27:32.880><c> remember,</c> 00:27:34.599 --> 00:27:36.960 x with<00:27:34.859><c> a</c><00:27:35.000><c> Roman</c><00:27:35.259><c> soldier</c><00:27:35.700><c> in</c><00:27:35.880><c> the</c><00:27:36.099><c> garden.</c> 00:27:37.180 --> 00:27:38.720 x But<00:27:37.380><c> he</c><00:27:37.619><c> too</c><00:27:37.880><c> failed.</c> 00:27:39.160 --> 00:27:41.759 x He<00:27:39.599><c> denied</c><00:27:39.900><c> Jesus</c><00:27:40.299><c> three</c><00:27:40.640><c> times.</c> 00:27:42.099 --> 00:27:45.599 x And<00:27:42.400><c> after</c><00:27:42.640><c> the</c><00:27:42.900><c> final</c><00:27:43.299><c> denial,</c><00:27:44.200><c> Jesus'</c><00:27:44.680><c> eyes,</c> 00:27:46.220 --> 00:27:49.759 x Jesus'<00:27:47.000><c> eyes,</c><00:27:47.440><c> the</c><00:27:47.440><c> same</c><00:27:47.680><c> ones</c><00:27:48.039><c> that</c><00:27:48.259><c> had</c><00:27:48.539><c> cried</c><00:27:48.759><c> over</c><00:27:49.140><c> Lazarus</c> 00:27:49.759 --> 00:27:53.460 x and<00:27:50.259><c> burned</c><00:27:50.539><c> with</c><00:27:50.859><c> anger</c><00:27:51.140><c> with</c><00:27:51.359><c> the</c><00:27:51.519><c> money</c><00:27:51.799><c> changes</c><00:27:52.160><c> in</c><00:27:52.359><c> the</c><00:27:52.500><c> temple.</c> 00:27:54.839 --> 00:27:57.640 x He<00:27:55.099><c> found</c><00:27:55.380><c> him</c><00:27:55.500><c> in</c><00:27:55.640><c> the</c><00:27:55.839><c> crowd,</c><00:27:56.279><c> didn't</c><00:27:56.339><c> he?</c> 00:27:58.160 --> 00:28:01.339 x And<00:27:58.460><c> Peter</c><00:27:58.839><c> started</c><00:27:59.500><c> to</c><00:27:59.859><c> collapse</c><00:28:00.160><c> under</c><00:28:00.480><c> the</c><00:28:00.700><c> weight</c><00:28:00.799><c> of</c><00:28:00.960><c> what</c><00:28:01.119><c> he</c> 00:28:01.339 --> 00:28:02.539 x had<00:28:01.519><c> done.</c> 00:28:04.400 --> 00:28:07.819 x But<00:28:04.579><c> Peter's</c><00:28:05.099><c> story</c><00:28:05.299><c> has</c><00:28:05.599><c> a</c><00:28:05.740><c> better</c><00:28:05.920><c> ending</c><00:28:06.240><c> because</c><00:28:06.859><c> he</c> 00:28:07.819 --> 00:28:09.259 x seeks<00:28:08.119><c> Jesus.</c> 00:28:10.140 --> 00:28:13.119 x Now,<00:28:10.619><c> in</c><00:28:10.819><c> our,</c><00:28:11.460><c> and</c><00:28:11.700><c> we</c><00:28:11.859><c> won't</c><00:28:12.000><c> look</c><00:28:12.220><c> it</c><00:28:12.359><c> up</c><00:28:12.480><c> because</c><00:28:12.759><c> of</c><00:28:12.980><c> time,</c> 00:28:13.119 --> 00:28:15.799 x but<00:28:13.299><c> in</c><00:28:13.480><c> John</c><00:28:13.720><c> 21</c><00:28:14.220><c> after</c><00:28:14.599><c> Jesus'</c><00:28:15.339><c> resurrection,</c> 00:28:16.140 --> 00:28:19.079 x you<00:28:16.460><c> remember</c><00:28:16.799><c> the</c><00:28:17.099><c> story</c><00:28:17.319><c> of</c><00:28:17.460><c> the</c><00:28:17.619><c> disciples</c><00:28:18.019><c> out</c><00:28:18.380><c> fishing?</c> 00:28:19.759 --> 00:28:21.299 x And<00:28:20.140><c> they</c><00:28:20.400><c> don't</c><00:28:20.640><c> catch</c><00:28:20.940><c> anything.</c> 00:28:21.359 --> 00:28:23.299 x They<00:28:21.539><c> have</c><00:28:21.759><c> no</c><00:28:21.980><c> luck</c><00:28:22.099><c> whatsoever.</c> 00:28:24.539 --> 00:28:28.799 x But<00:28:25.059><c> then</c><00:28:25.579><c> they</c><00:28:26.660><c> notice</c><00:28:26.920><c> a</c><00:28:27.160><c> figure</c><00:28:27.359><c> on</c><00:28:27.599><c> the</c><00:28:27.740><c> beach.</c> 00:28:30.880 --> 00:28:32.819 x And<00:28:31.160><c> that</c><00:28:31.359><c> figure</c><00:28:31.599><c> on</c><00:28:31.819><c> the</c><00:28:31.960><c> beach</c><00:28:32.160><c> was</c><00:28:32.400><c> Jesus.</c> 00:28:32.960 --> 00:28:35.279 x And<00:28:33.160><c> John,</c><00:28:33.500><c> you</c><00:28:33.779><c> could</c><00:28:34.140><c> see</c><00:28:34.319><c> it</c><00:28:34.500><c> in</c><00:28:34.619><c> your</c><00:28:34.859><c> head,</c> 00:28:35.700 --> 00:28:38.700 x the<00:28:35.940><c> disciples</c><00:28:36.519><c> looking</c><00:28:37.160><c> and</c><00:28:37.359><c> John</c><00:28:37.660><c> leaning</c><00:28:37.940><c> over</c><00:28:38.319><c> and</c><00:28:38.539><c> saying,</c> 00:28:38.700 --> 00:28:42.119 x hey,<00:28:38.920><c> Peter,</c><00:28:40.160><c> I</c><00:28:40.440><c> think</c><00:28:40.640><c> that's</c><00:28:40.960><c> the</c><00:28:41.160><c> Lord.</c> 00:28:43.079 --> 00:28:45.220 x And<00:28:43.359><c> Peter</c><00:28:43.640><c> says,</c><00:28:44.119><c> you're</c><00:28:44.259><c> right,</c><00:28:44.480><c> it</c><00:28:44.579><c> is</c><00:28:44.839><c> the</c><00:28:45.059><c> Lord.</c> 00:28:45.259 --> 00:28:46.799 x And<00:28:45.440><c> what</c><00:28:45.559><c> does</c><00:28:45.720><c> he</c><00:28:45.859><c> do?</c> 00:28:47.539 --> 00:28:49.460 x He<00:28:47.880><c> jumps</c><00:28:48.200><c> in</c><00:28:48.380><c> the</c><00:28:48.559><c> water.</c> 00:28:49.900 --> 00:28:50.640 x Read<00:28:50.079><c> the</c><00:28:50.299><c> account.</c> 00:28:50.839 --> 00:28:52.440 x I've<00:28:51.140><c> never</c><00:28:51.400><c> really</c><00:28:51.819><c> looked</c><00:28:52.039><c> at</c><00:28:52.160><c> it</c><00:28:52.299><c> that,</c> 00:28:52.599 --> 00:28:55.779 x but<00:28:52.759><c> he</c><00:28:53.000><c> jumps</c><00:28:53.319><c> in</c><00:28:53.519><c> the</c><00:28:53.700><c> water</c><00:28:54.160><c> while</c><00:28:54.500><c> the</c><00:28:54.720><c> rest</c><00:28:54.880><c> of</c><00:28:55.099><c> the</c><00:28:55.279><c> disciples</c> 00:28:56.279 --> 00:28:58.579 x take<00:28:56.759><c> the</c><00:28:56.980><c> boat</c><00:28:57.220><c> to</c><00:28:57.460><c> meet</c><00:28:57.599><c> him.</c> 00:28:59.759 --> 00:29:03.039 x He<00:29:00.240><c> looked</c><00:29:00.480><c> to</c><00:29:00.779><c> Jesus,</c><00:29:01.220><c> the</c><00:29:01.519><c> author</c><00:29:01.759><c> and</c><00:29:02.019><c> finisher</c><00:29:02.359><c> of</c><00:29:02.579><c> his</c><00:29:02.880><c> faith</c> 00:29:03.039 --> 00:29:04.099 x and<00:29:03.220><c> of</c><00:29:03.400><c> our</c><00:29:03.660><c> faith.</c> 00:29:04.099 --> 00:29:09.759 x And<00:29:05.140><c> he</c><00:29:05.759><c> accepted</c><00:29:06.440><c> his</c><00:29:07.579><c> Savior's</c><00:29:08.059><c> forgiveness</c><00:29:08.420><c> and</c><00:29:08.799><c> correction.</c> 00:29:10.039 --> 00:29:14.160 x And<00:29:10.440><c> we</c><00:29:10.640><c> know</c><00:29:10.859><c> what</c><00:29:11.339><c> goes</c><00:29:11.660><c> on</c><00:29:11.920><c> with</c><00:29:12.160><c> Peter</c><00:29:12.380><c> the</c><00:29:12.559><c> rest</c><00:29:12.799><c> of</c><00:29:13.000><c> his</c><00:29:13.160><c> life.</c> 00:29:15.440 --> 00:29:18.400 x That's<00:29:16.000><c> what</c><00:29:16.140><c> we</c><00:29:16.640><c> are</c><00:29:16.779><c> to</c><00:29:16.940><c> do</c><00:29:17.140><c> in</c><00:29:17.339><c> those</c><00:29:17.539><c> times</c><00:29:17.779><c> that</c><00:29:17.980><c> we</c><00:29:18.220><c> fail.</c> 00:29:18.539 --> 00:29:24.500 x We<00:29:18.700><c> look</c><00:29:19.119><c> to</c><00:29:19.440><c> Jesus,</c><00:29:21.900><c> the</c><00:29:22.279><c> author</c><00:29:22.539><c> and</c><00:29:22.740><c> finisher</c><00:29:23.059><c> of</c><00:29:23.339><c> our</c><00:29:23.500><c> faith.</c> 00:29:25.299 --> 00:29:28.440 x Hebrews<00:29:25.519><c> chapter</c><00:29:25.920><c> 6,</c><00:29:26.339><c> verse</c><00:29:26.579><c> 19,</c><00:29:27.220><c> and</c><00:29:27.420><c> we</c><00:29:27.579><c> won't</c><00:29:27.759><c> look</c><00:29:27.880><c> it</c><00:29:28.079><c> up.</c> 00:29:28.799 --> 00:29:30.880 x The<00:29:29.079><c> writer</c><00:29:29.400><c> illustrates</c><00:29:30.180><c> an</c><00:29:30.619><c> anchor.</c> 00:29:30.880 --> 00:29:33.859 x He<00:29:31.099><c> uses</c><00:29:31.440><c> the</c><00:29:31.740><c> illustration</c><00:29:32.200><c> of</c><00:29:32.420><c> an</c><00:29:32.619><c> anchor</c><00:29:32.779><c> to</c><00:29:33.059><c> remind</c><00:29:33.380><c> us</c> 00:29:33.859 --> 00:29:36.660 x of<00:29:34.420><c> the</c><00:29:34.720><c> confidence</c><00:29:35.140><c> in</c><00:29:35.440><c> God</c><00:29:35.660><c> and</c><00:29:35.859><c> his</c><00:29:36.119><c> word</c> 00:29:36.660 --> 00:29:40.299 x and<00:29:37.319><c> everything</c><00:29:37.680><c> that</c><00:29:37.839><c> has</c><00:29:38.059><c> been</c><00:29:38.220><c> done</c><00:29:38.440><c> for</c><00:29:38.720><c> us</c><00:29:38.880><c> in</c><00:29:39.119><c> Christ.</c> 00:29:40.980 --> 00:29:44.319 x Which<00:29:41.180><c> hope</c><00:29:41.400><c> we</c><00:29:41.680><c> have</c><00:29:41.859><c> as</c><00:29:42.079><c> an</c><00:29:42.380><c> anchor</c><00:29:42.619><c> of</c><00:29:42.859><c> the</c><00:29:43.119><c> soul</c> 00:29:44.580 --> 00:29:48.619 x or<00:29:45.140><c> guardian</c><00:29:45.619><c> of</c><00:29:45.859><c> our</c><00:29:46.200><c> soul</c><00:29:46.440><c> is</c><00:29:46.839><c> sure</c><00:29:47.119><c> and</c><00:29:47.440><c> steadfast.</c> 00:29:49.299 --> 00:29:52.019 x You<00:29:49.460><c> know,</c><00:29:49.599><c> the</c><00:29:49.839><c> anchor</c><00:29:50.140><c> never</c><00:29:50.480><c> moves,</c><00:29:51.019><c> does</c><00:29:51.119><c> it?</c> 00:29:52.259 --> 00:29:53.900 x But<00:29:52.579><c> we</c><00:29:52.859><c> do.</c> 00:29:54.880 --> 00:29:58.559 x And<00:29:55.440><c> we</c><00:29:55.740><c> see</c><00:29:56.000><c> for</c><00:29:56.299><c> Solomon</c><00:29:56.880><c> late</c><00:29:57.279><c> in</c><00:29:57.440><c> his</c><00:29:57.700><c> life</c><00:29:57.940><c> and</c><00:29:58.119><c> for</c><00:29:58.339><c> Peter,</c> 00:29:58.559 --> 00:30:01.819 x they<00:29:58.779><c> were</c><00:29:59.039><c> able</c><00:29:59.380><c> to</c><00:30:00.319><c> stop,</c><00:30:00.779><c> look</c><00:30:00.980><c> and</c><00:30:01.240><c> listen</c> 00:30:01.819 --> 00:30:06.680 x and<00:30:02.619><c> remember</c><00:30:03.000><c> that</c><00:30:03.339><c> anchor,</c><00:30:04.599><c> that</c><00:30:04.799><c> guardian</c><00:30:05.220><c> of</c><00:30:05.420><c> their</c><00:30:05.759><c> souls.</c> 00:30:08.000 --> 00:30:10.380 x And<00:30:08.440><c> there</c><00:30:08.779><c> will</c><00:30:08.980><c> be</c><00:30:09.200><c> times,</c><00:30:09.640><c> brothers</c><00:30:09.720><c> and</c><00:30:10.000><c> sisters,</c> 00:30:10.660 --> 00:30:14.500 x where<00:30:11.059><c> we</c><00:30:11.700><c> make</c><00:30:12.700><c> wrong</c><00:30:13.200><c> decisions.</c> 00:30:14.579 --> 00:30:17.579 x All<00:30:15.220><c> right,</c><00:30:15.339><c> when</c><00:30:15.519><c> we</c><00:30:15.759><c> reach</c><00:30:15.940><c> those</c><00:30:16.259><c> railroad</c><00:30:16.720><c> crossings,</c> 00:30:17.740 --> 00:30:20.440 x we<00:30:18.240><c> don't</c><00:30:18.460><c> take</c><00:30:18.680><c> the</c><00:30:18.920><c> time</c><00:30:19.160><c> to</c><00:30:19.420><c> stop,</c><00:30:19.859><c> look</c><00:30:19.859><c> and</c><00:30:20.059><c> listen.</c> 00:30:20.660 --> 00:30:22.680 x That's<00:30:21.299><c> our</c><00:30:21.480><c> current</c><00:30:21.680><c> nature.</c> 00:30:26.079 --> 00:30:29.940 x But<00:30:26.579><c> we</c><00:30:26.819><c> need</c><00:30:27.079><c> to</c><00:30:27.440><c> remember</c><00:30:27.839><c> the</c><00:30:28.099><c> words</c><00:30:28.559><c> in</c><00:30:28.859><c> our</c><00:30:29.039><c> reading</c><00:30:29.299><c> today</c> 00:30:29.940 --> 00:30:34.640 x in<00:30:30.839><c> Hebrews</c><00:30:31.200><c> chapter</c><00:30:31.640><c> 2</c><00:30:32.240><c> at</c><00:30:33.759><c> the</c><00:30:33.900><c> end</c><00:30:34.019><c> of</c><00:30:34.160><c> the</c><00:30:34.240><c> chapter.</c> 00:30:34.700 --> 00:30:38.920 x And<00:30:34.799><c> let</c><00:30:34.900><c> me</c><00:30:35.019><c> just</c><00:30:35.220><c> read</c><00:30:35.359><c> these</c><00:30:35.559><c> for</c><00:30:35.799><c> you</c><00:30:36.480><c> as</c><00:30:37.220><c> a</c><00:30:37.559><c> closing</c><00:30:37.799><c> word.</c> 00:30:43.000 --> 00:30:46.420 x Feverily<00:30:43.500><c> he,</c><00:30:44.019><c> Jesus,</c><00:30:44.579><c> took</c><00:30:44.740><c> not</c><00:30:44.980><c> on</c><00:30:45.140><c> him</c><00:30:45.380><c> the</c><00:30:45.559><c> nature</c><00:30:45.839><c> of</c><00:30:46.079><c> angels,</c> 00:30:46.480 --> 00:30:49.759 x but<00:30:46.700><c> he</c><00:30:46.859><c> took</c><00:30:47.000><c> on</c><00:30:47.180><c> him</c><00:30:48.000><c> the</c><00:30:48.380><c> seed</c><00:30:48.500><c> of</c><00:30:48.720><c> Abraham.</c> 00:30:50.440 --> 00:30:52.160 x Wherefore<00:30:50.740><c> in</c><00:30:50.900><c> all</c><00:30:51.220><c> things</c><00:30:51.500><c> it</c><00:30:51.720><c> behooved</c><00:30:52.079><c> him</c> 00:30:52.160 --> 00:30:57.180 x to<00:30:52.299><c> be</c><00:30:52.519><c> made</c><00:30:52.880><c> like</c><00:30:53.160><c> unto</c><00:30:53.420><c> his</c><00:30:53.680><c> brethren,</c><00:30:55.700><c> that</c><00:30:55.819><c> you</c><00:30:55.940><c> and</c><00:30:56.160><c> I,</c> 00:30:57.599 --> 00:31:00.240 x that<00:30:57.839><c> he</c><00:30:58.000><c> might</c><00:30:58.220><c> be</c><00:30:58.420><c> a</c><00:30:58.599><c> merciful</c><00:30:58.960><c> and</c><00:30:59.220><c> faithful</c><00:30:59.559><c> high</c><00:30:59.900><c> priest</c> 00:31:00.240 --> 00:31:03.420 x and<00:31:00.480><c> things</c><00:31:00.700><c> pertaining</c><00:31:01.119><c> to</c><00:31:01.339><c> God</c><00:31:01.779><c> to</c><00:31:02.339><c> make</c><00:31:02.599><c> reconciliation</c> 00:31:03.420 --> 00:31:05.680 x for<00:31:03.720><c> the</c><00:31:03.940><c> sins</c><00:31:04.079><c> of</c><00:31:04.259><c> the</c><00:31:04.420><c> people.</c> 00:31:05.779 --> 00:31:08.859 x For<00:31:05.960><c> in</c><00:31:06.099><c> that</c><00:31:06.279><c> he</c><00:31:06.500><c> himself</c><00:31:06.980><c> hath</c><00:31:07.279><c> suffered</c><00:31:07.579><c> being</c><00:31:07.920><c> tempted,</c> 00:31:09.279 --> 00:31:14.160 x he<00:31:09.539><c> is</c><00:31:09.799><c> able</c><00:31:10.039><c> to</c><00:31:10.359><c> secure,</c><00:31:12.039><c> to</c><00:31:12.200><c> protect,</c><00:31:12.900><c> to</c><00:31:13.079><c> forgive</c> 00:31:14.400 --> 00:31:16.519 x them<00:31:14.980><c> that</c><00:31:15.420><c> are</c><00:31:15.660><c> tempted.</c> 00:31:17.580 --> 00:31:19.759 x He<00:31:18.160><c> gets</c><00:31:18.440><c> us.</c> 00:31:21.000 --> 00:31:24.440 x So<00:31:21.559><c> now</c><00:31:21.859><c> we</c><00:31:22.140><c> come</c><00:31:22.440><c> to</c><00:31:22.640><c> the</c><00:31:22.799><c> high</c><00:31:23.000><c> point</c><00:31:23.220><c> of</c><00:31:23.460><c> our</c><00:31:23.619><c> week.</c> 00:31:25.099 --> 00:31:29.119 x We<00:31:25.619><c> thank</c><00:31:25.920><c> Jesus</c><00:31:26.480><c> for</c><00:31:27.119><c> the</c><00:31:27.460><c> ability</c><00:31:27.880><c> he</c><00:31:28.200><c> had</c><00:31:28.480><c> to</c><00:31:28.779><c> stop,</c> 00:31:29.619 --> 00:31:32.000 x to<00:31:29.819><c> look</c><00:31:30.019><c> and</c><00:31:30.220><c> to</c><00:31:30.420><c> listen</c><00:31:30.619><c> and</c><00:31:30.799><c> to</c><00:31:31.019><c> stop</c><00:31:31.180><c> again,</c> 00:31:32.480 --> 00:31:35.460 x and<00:31:32.680><c> being</c><00:31:33.420><c> the</c><00:31:33.900><c> anchor</c><00:31:34.140><c> of</c><00:31:34.400><c> our</c><00:31:34.660><c> souls.</c> 00:31:36.220 --> 00:31:38.539 x So<00:31:36.500><c> when</c><00:31:36.660><c> we</c><00:31:36.859><c> come</c><00:31:37.019><c> to</c><00:31:37.160><c> those</c><00:31:37.380><c> moments,</c><00:31:37.920><c> brothers</c><00:31:38.019><c> and</c><00:31:38.339><c> sisters,</c> 00:31:38.559 --> 00:31:41.240 x if<00:31:38.740><c> you</c><00:31:38.940><c> remember</c><00:31:39.220><c> anything</c><00:31:39.579><c> else</c><00:31:39.940><c> from</c><00:31:40.160><c> this</c><00:31:40.380><c> morning,</c> 00:31:41.859 --> 00:31:47.039 x I<00:31:42.140><c> hope</c><00:31:42.299><c> you</c><00:31:42.519><c> remember</c><00:31:42.839><c> the</c><00:31:43.099><c> words</c><00:31:43.380><c> stop,</c><00:31:45.039><c> look</c><00:31:45.599><c> and</c><00:31:46.579><c> listen.</c> 00:31:47.039 --> 00:31:51.660 x And<00:31:48.000><c> if</c><00:31:48.220><c> need</c><00:31:48.440><c> be,</c><00:31:49.480><c> stop</c><00:31:49.700><c> again.</c><00:31:50.940><c> Amen.</c>