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she</c><00:11:19.759><c> said,</c><00:11:20.159><c> No,</c><00:11:20.419><c> man,</c><00:11:20.679><c> Lord.</c> 00:11:21.620 --> 00:11:25.940 And<00:11:21.820><c> Jesus</c><00:11:22.039><c> said</c><00:11:22.240><c> unto</c><00:11:22.440><c> her,</c><00:11:23.440><c> Neither</c><00:11:23.740><c> do</c><00:11:24.019><c> I</c><00:11:24.360><c> condemn</c><00:11:24.779><c> thee.</c> 00:11:25.980 --> 00:11:30.200 Go,<00:11:27.379><c> and</c><00:11:28.000><c> sin</c><00:11:28.419><c> no</c><00:11:29.120><c> more.</c> 00:11:31.519 --> 00:11:36.320 He<00:11:32.200><c> had</c><00:11:32.440><c> come</c><00:11:32.639><c> to</c><00:11:32.940><c> condemn</c><00:11:33.279><c> sin,</c><00:11:34.860><c> not</c><00:11:35.200><c> the</c><00:11:35.559><c> sinner.</c> 00:11:36.539 --> 00:11:39.320 He<00:11:36.740><c> had</c><00:11:36.799><c> come</c><00:11:36.980><c> to</c><00:11:37.279><c> save</c><00:11:37.899><c> the</c><00:11:38.399><c> sinner.</c> 00:11:41.639 --> 00:11:47.139 And<00:11:42.320><c> 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12.</c> 00:17:39.660 --> 00:17:43.539 I<00:17:39.660><c> thank</c><00:17:40.319><c> Christ</c><00:17:41.099><c> Jesus</c><00:17:41.440><c> our</c><00:17:41.700><c> Lord,</c><00:17:42.099><c> who</c><00:17:42.200><c> hath</c><00:17:42.339><c> enabled</c><00:17:42.740><c> me</c><00:17:43.000><c> for</c><00:17:43.200><c> that</c><00:17:43.359><c> he</c> 00:17:43.539 --> 00:17:45.500 counted<00:17:43.880><c> me</c><00:17:44.240><c> faithful,</c><00:17:45.319><c> putting</c> 00:17:45.500 --> 00:17:50.599 me<00:17:45.720><c> into</c><00:17:45.920><c> the</c><00:17:46.259><c> ministry,</c><00:17:46.660><c> who</c><00:17:46.880><c> was</c><00:17:47.220><c> before</c><00:17:47.859><c> a</c><00:17:48.519><c> blasphemer,</c><00:17:50.140><c> a</c> 00:17:50.599 --> 00:17:53.299 persecutor,<00:17:51.740><c> injurious.</c> 00:17:54.259 --> 00:17:57.440 But<00:17:54.559><c> I</c><00:17:54.859><c> obtained</c><00:17:55.400><c> mercy,</c><00:17:56.140><c> because</c><00:17:56.240><c> I</c><00:17:56.480><c> did</c><00:17:56.599><c> it</c><00:17:56.819><c> ignorantly</c><00:17:57.220><c> in</c> 00:17:57.440 --> 00:18:00.819 unbelief,<00:17:58.460><c> and</c><00:17:58.819><c> the</c><00:17:59.200><c> grace,</c><00:17:59.740><c> here</c><00:17:59.980><c> it</c><00:18:00.119><c> is</c><00:18:00.259><c> again,</c> 00:18:00.819 --> 00:18:05.519 and<00:18:01.720><c> the</c><00:18:02.019><c> grace</c><00:18:02.799><c> of</c><00:18:03.380><c> our</c><00:18:03.759><c> Lord</c><00:18:04.079><c> was</c><00:18:04.319><c> exceeding</c><00:18:04.940><c> abundant</c><00:18:05.259><c> with</c> 00:18:05.519 --> 00:18:08.299 faith<00:18:05.799><c> and</c><00:18:05.980><c> love</c><00:18:06.180><c> which</c><00:18:06.359><c> is</c><00:18:06.500><c> in</c><00:18:06.740><c> Christ</c><00:18:07.119><c> Jesus.</c> 00:18:09.299 --> 00:18:15.579 And<00:18:09.619><c> so</c><00:18:09.720><c> that</c><00:18:10.079><c> grace</c><00:18:10.680><c> of</c><00:18:11.319><c> God</c><00:18:11.779><c> was</c><00:18:12.539><c> seen</c><00:18:12.859><c> in</c><00:18:13.240><c> Christ</c><00:18:13.940><c> by</c><00:18:14.559><c> Paul,</c> 00:18:15.859 --> 00:18:18.460 because<00:18:15.960><c> he</c><00:18:16.660><c> experienced</c><00:18:17.519><c> it</c><00:18:17.660><c> in</c><00:18:17.799><c> a</c><00:18:17.940><c> most</c> 00:18:18.460 --> 00:18:20.079 dramatic<00:18:18.960><c> way.</c> 00:18:21.099 --> 00:18:25.559 This<00:18:21.380><c> is</c><00:18:21.599><c> a</c><00:18:21.759><c> faithful</c><00:18:22.119><c> saying</c><00:18:22.500><c> and</c><00:18:22.779><c> worthy</c><00:18:23.019><c> of</c><00:18:23.259><c> all</c><00:18:23.500><c> acceptation,</c><00:18:24.220><c> that</c><00:18:24.400><c> Christ</c><00:18:24.759><c> Jesus</c><00:18:25.160><c> came</c> 00:18:25.559 --> 00:18:26.019 into<00:18:25.779><c> the</c> 00:18:26.019 --> 00:18:33.259 world<00:18:26.299><c> to</c><00:18:26.500><c> save</c><00:18:26.779><c> sinners</c><00:18:27.660><c> of</c><00:18:29.359><c> whom</c><00:18:29.660><c> I</c><00:18:31.019><c> am</c><00:18:32.039><c> chief.</c> 00:18:34.400 --> 00:18:37.660 He<00:18:34.700><c> never</c><00:18:34.900><c> forgot</c><00:18:35.400><c> what</c><00:18:35.640><c> he'd</c><00:18:37.160><c> done.</c> 00:18:38.259 --> 00:18:45.539 How<00:18:38.680><c> be</c><00:18:38.960><c> it</c><00:18:39.720><c> for</c><00:18:40.579><c> this</c><00:18:41.799><c> cause</c><00:18:42.839><c> I</c><00:18:43.920><c> obtained</c><00:18:44.619><c> mercy?</c> 00:18:45.839 --> 00:18:46.759 Why? 00:18:47.420 --> 00:18:53.400 That<00:18:47.660><c> in</c><00:18:48.019><c> me</c><00:18:48.420><c> first</c><00:18:48.819><c> Jesus</c><00:18:49.339><c> Christ</c><00:18:49.759><c> might</c><00:18:50.140><c> show</c><00:18:50.559><c> forth</c><00:18:51.019><c> all</c><00:18:51.599><c> longsuffering</c><00:18:52.839><c> for</c><00:18:53.119><c> a</c> 00:18:53.400 --> 00:18:54.119 pattern<00:18:53.579><c> to</c><00:18:53.759><c> them</c><00:18:53.920><c> which</c> 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that</c><00:19:13.500><c> no</c><00:19:13.779><c> man</c><00:19:14.019><c> could</c><00:19:14.240><c> ever</c><00:19:14.539><c> say,</c><00:19:15.799><c> it's</c><00:19:15.920><c> no</c><00:19:16.079><c> good</c> 00:19:16.180 --> 00:19:17.319 my<00:19:16.440><c> hoping.</c> 00:19:18.519 --> 00:19:20.299 The<00:19:18.700><c> Lord</c><00:19:18.859><c> wouldn't</c><00:19:19.160><c> want</c><00:19:19.460><c> me.</c> 00:19:20.299 --> 00:19:27.299 Paul<00:19:21.539><c> said,</c><00:19:22.660><c> he</c><00:19:22.819><c> picked</c><00:19:23.019><c> a</c><00:19:23.480><c> man</c><00:19:23.700><c> like</c><00:19:24.039><c> me</c><00:19:24.319><c> to</c><00:19:24.579><c> teach</c><00:19:25.900><c> men</c><00:19:26.519><c> that</c> 00:19:27.299 --> 00:19:29.200 no<00:19:27.539><c> one</c><00:19:27.680><c> is</c><00:19:27.819><c> in</c><00:19:27.900><c> that</c><00:19:28.160><c> category.</c> 00:19:29.920 --> 00:19:31.779 Not<00:19:30.079><c> after</c><00:19:30.279><c> what</c><00:19:30.440><c> 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prophet</c><00:19:53.480><c> Isaiah</c><00:19:53.880><c> spoke</c><00:19:54.339><c> of</c><00:19:54.480><c> that</c><00:19:54.779><c> need</c><00:19:55.359><c> in</c><00:19:56.900><c> Isaiah</c><00:19:57.420><c> 59</c> 00:19:58.680 --> 00:20:03.059 verse<00:20:01.700><c> 16.</c> 00:20:03.539 --> 00:20:07.839 And<00:20:03.579><c> God</c><00:20:03.980><c> saw</c><00:20:04.440><c> that</c><00:20:04.660><c> there</c><00:20:04.880><c> was</c><00:20:05.200><c> no</c><00:20:05.460><c> man</c><00:20:06.059><c> and</c><00:20:07.119><c> wondered</c><00:20:07.640><c> that</c> 00:20:07.839 --> 00:20:09.500 there<00:20:08.019><c> was</c><00:20:08.339><c> no</c><00:20:08.700><c> intercessor.</c> 00:20:09.500 --> 00:20:13.700 Therefore<00:20:10.579><c> his</c><00:20:11.140><c> arm</c><00:20:11.720><c> brought</c><00:20:12.200><c> salvation</c><00:20:12.759><c> unto</c><00:20:12.960><c> him</c><00:20:13.200><c> and</c><00:20:13.460><c> his</c> 00:20:13.700 --> 00:20:15.819 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unto</c><00:26:00.920><c> you.</c> 00:26:01.420 --> 00:26:04.720 If<00:26:01.640><c> you</c><00:26:01.920><c> love</c><00:26:02.140><c> me</c><00:26:02.359><c> you'd</c><00:26:02.680><c> rejoice</c><00:26:03.119><c> because</c><00:26:03.539><c> I</c><00:26:03.819><c> said</c><00:26:03.980><c> I</c><00:26:04.319><c> go</c><00:26:04.519><c> unto</c> 00:26:04.720 --> 00:26:05.359 the<00:26:05.000><c> Father.</c> 00:26:05.799 --> 00:26:09.000 For<00:26:05.920><c> my</c><00:26:06.240><c> Father</c><00:26:06.660><c> is</c><00:26:07.500><c> greater</c><00:26:07.799><c> than</c><00:26:08.000><c> I.</c> 00:26:10.880 --> 00:26:15.759 So,<00:26:12.059><c> if</c><00:26:12.200><c> he</c><00:26:12.299><c> went</c><00:26:12.539><c> away,</c><00:26:13.359><c> he</c><00:26:13.500><c> would</c><00:26:13.779><c> come</c><00:26:14.460><c> again.</c> 00:26:16.380 --> 00:26:19.519 And<00:26:16.640><c> it</c><00:26:16.740><c> was</c><00:26:17.039><c> expedient</c><00:26:17.480><c> that</c><00:26:17.640><c> he</c><00:26:17.839><c> should</c><00:26:18.160><c> go</c><00:26:18.519><c> away.</c> 00:26:21.640 --> 00:26:25.039 If<00:26:21.859><c> we</c><00:26:22.039><c> turn</c><00:26:22.259><c> over</c><00:26:22.539><c> a</c><00:26:22.700><c> page</c><00:26:23.059><c> to</c><00:26:23.420><c> the</c><00:26:23.539><c> 16th</c><00:26:24.200><c> chapter.</c> 00:26:30.339 --> 00:26:31.000 Verse<00:26:30.559><c> 5.</c> 00:26:31.019 --> 00:26:33.660 But<00:26:31.160><c> now</c><00:26:31.500><c> I</c><00:26:31.839><c> go</c><00:26:32.119><c> my</c><00:26:32.420><c> way</c><00:26:32.660><c> to</c><00:26:32.779><c> him</c><00:26:33.000><c> that</c><00:26:33.180><c> sent</c><00:26:33.440><c> me.</c> 00:26:33.680 --> 00:26:35.700 And<00:26:33.799><c> none</c><00:26:33.980><c> of</c><00:26:34.059><c> you</c><00:26:34.220><c> asketh</c><00:26:34.619><c> me,</c><00:26:34.960><c> Where</c><00:26:34.960><c> the</c><00:26:35.099><c> goest</c><00:26:35.440><c> thou?</c> 00:26:35.700 --> 00:26:38.720 But<00:26:36.140><c> because</c><00:26:36.579><c> I</c><00:26:36.799><c> have</c><00:26:37.000><c> said</c><00:26:37.220><c> these</c><00:26:37.559><c> things</c><00:26:37.839><c> unto</c><00:26:38.059><c> you,</c><00:26:38.420><c> sorrow</c> 00:26:38.720 --> 00:26:39.980 hath<00:26:38.980><c> filled</c><00:26:39.180><c> your</c><00:26:39.500><c> heart.</c> 00:26:40.140 --> 00:26:42.099 Nevertheless,<00:26:41.019><c> I</c><00:26:41.299><c> tell</c><00:26:41.500><c> you</c><00:26:41.660><c> the</c><00:26:41.859><c> truth.</c> 00:26:42.259 --> 00:26:45.019 It's<00:26:42.740><c> expedient</c><00:26:43.339><c> for</c><00:26:43.740><c> you</c><00:26:44.019><c> that</c><00:26:44.220><c> I</c><00:26:44.440><c> go</c><00:26:44.720><c> away.</c> 00:26:45.119 --> 00:26:48.079 For<00:26:45.240><c> if</c><00:26:45.440><c> I</c><00:26:45.640><c> go</c><00:26:45.900><c> not</c><00:26:46.200><c> away,</c><00:26:46.759><c> the</c><00:26:46.900><c> Comforter</c><00:26:47.380><c> will</c><00:26:47.619><c> not</c><00:26:47.859><c> come</c> 00:26:48.079 --> 00:26:49.299 unto<00:26:48.400><c> you.</c> 00:26:50.039 --> 00:26:53.920 But<00:26:50.319><c> if</c><00:26:50.619><c> I</c><00:26:50.859><c> depart,</c><00:26:51.859><c> I</c><00:26:52.019><c> will</c><00:26:52.279><c> send</c><00:26:52.539><c> him</c><00:26:52.839><c> unto</c><00:26:53.259><c> you.</c> 00:26:54.220 --> 00:26:58.460 And<00:26:54.579><c> when</c><00:26:54.819><c> he</c><00:26:55.059><c> is</c><00:26:55.319><c> come,</c><00:26:56.519><c> he</c><00:26:56.740><c> will</c><00:26:56.980><c> reprove</c><00:26:57.259><c> the</c><00:26:57.500><c> world</c><00:26:57.779><c> of</c><00:26:58.039><c> sin</c> 00:26:58.460 --> 00:27:01.240 and<00:26:59.019><c> of</c><00:26:59.180><c> righteousness</c><00:26:59.559><c> and</c><00:27:00.099><c> of</c><00:27:00.319><c> judgment.</c> 00:27:01.819 --> 00:27:04.059 Of<00:27:02.099><c> sin</c><00:27:02.359><c> because</c><00:27:02.680><c> they</c><00:27:03.000><c> believe</c><00:27:03.339><c> not</c><00:27:03.500><c> on</c><00:27:03.680><c> me.</c> 00:27:04.059 --> 00:27:06.859 Of<00:27:04.599><c> righteousness</c><00:27:04.980><c> because</c><00:27:05.339><c> I</c><00:27:05.500><c> go</c><00:27:05.680><c> to</c><00:27:05.859><c> my</c><00:27:06.079><c> Father</c><00:27:06.380><c> and</c><00:27:06.579><c> he</c><00:27:06.740><c> see</c> 00:27:06.859 --> 00:27:07.579 me<00:27:07.019><c> no</c><00:27:07.259><c> more.</c> 00:27:07.920 --> 00:27:11.799 Of<00:27:08.220><c> judgment</c><00:27:08.619><c> because</c><00:27:09.019><c> the</c><00:27:09.240><c> prince</c><00:27:09.480><c> of</c><00:27:09.640><c> this</c><00:27:09.940><c> world</c><00:27:10.220><c> is</c><00:27:10.619><c> judged.</c> 00:27:20.119 --> 00:27:23.660 I<00:27:20.640><c> have</c><00:27:20.920><c> yet</c><00:27:21.140><c> many</c><00:27:21.440><c> things</c><00:27:21.759><c> to</c><00:27:21.960><c> say</c><00:27:22.099><c> unto</c><00:27:22.299><c> you,</c><00:27:22.759><c> but</c><00:27:22.880><c> you</c><00:27:23.059><c> cannot</c><00:27:23.339><c> hear</c> 00:27:23.660 --> 00:27:24.940 them<00:27:23.900><c> now.</c> 00:27:25.039 --> 00:27:28.980 How<00:27:25.299><c> be</c><00:27:25.420><c> it</c><00:27:25.539><c> when</c><00:27:25.700><c> he</c><00:27:25.960><c> the</c><00:27:26.200><c> spirit</c><00:27:26.519><c> of</c><00:27:26.779><c> truth</c><00:27:27.019><c> is</c><00:27:27.319><c> come,</c><00:27:27.940><c> he</c><00:27:28.180><c> will</c><00:27:28.400><c> guide</c><00:27:28.700><c> you</c> 00:27:28.980 --> 00:27:30.839 into<00:27:29.299><c> all</c><00:27:29.839><c> truth.</c> 00:27:31.420 --> 00:27:33.099 For<00:27:31.579><c> he</c><00:27:31.799><c> shall</c><00:27:31.940><c> not</c><00:27:32.140><c> speak</c><00:27:32.400><c> of</c><00:27:32.559><c> himself.</c> 00:27:33.099 --> 00:27:36.359 But<00:27:33.940><c> whatsoever</c><00:27:34.559><c> he</c><00:27:34.799><c> shall</c><00:27:34.980><c> hear,</c><00:27:35.400><c> that</c><00:27:35.619><c> shall</c><00:27:35.799><c> he</c><00:27:36.039><c> speak.</c> 00:27:36.460 --> 00:27:39.740 And<00:27:36.640><c> he</c><00:27:36.740><c> will</c><00:27:36.980><c> show</c><00:27:37.279><c> you</c><00:27:37.960><c> things</c><00:27:38.420><c> to</c><00:27:38.759><c> come.</c> 00:27:42.339 --> 00:27:49.259 Now,<00:27:45.039><c> this</c><00:27:45.619><c> bestowing</c><00:27:46.619><c> of</c><00:27:47.339><c> the</c><00:27:47.640><c> Holy</c><00:27:47.960><c> Spirit,</c> 00:27:50.019 --> 00:27:52.619 and<00:27:50.359><c> we</c><00:27:50.559><c> know</c><00:27:50.799><c> that</c><00:27:51.019><c> according</c><00:27:51.400><c> to</c><00:27:51.660><c> Christ's</c><00:27:52.140><c> promise,</c> 00:27:53.119 --> 00:27:57.519 this<00:27:53.519><c> certainly</c><00:27:54.079><c> came</c><00:27:54.519><c> to</c><00:27:54.799><c> pass</c><00:27:55.279><c> after</c><00:27:56.420><c> he</c><00:27:56.660><c> had</c><00:27:56.839><c> ascended</c><00:27:57.279><c> to</c> 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it</c><00:28:14.259><c> was,</c><00:28:15.660><c> the</c><00:28:15.859><c> apostles</c><00:28:16.380><c> were</c><00:28:16.880><c> enabled</c> 00:28:17.160 --> 00:28:18.680 to<00:28:17.420><c> speak</c><00:28:17.640><c> to</c><00:28:17.839><c> them.</c> 00:28:18.740 --> 00:28:21.940 They<00:28:18.880><c> were</c><00:28:19.119><c> enabled</c><00:28:19.799><c> by</c><00:28:20.900><c> the</c><00:28:21.140><c> Spirit.</c> 00:28:23.920 --> 00:28:26.420 And<00:28:24.299><c> signs</c><00:28:24.619><c> followed</c><00:28:25.180><c> the</c><00:28:25.579><c> word</c><00:28:25.779><c> that</c><00:28:25.900><c> they</c><00:28:26.119><c> preached.</c> 00:28:26.420 --> 00:28:29.619 Miracles<00:28:28.319><c> were</c><00:28:28.559><c> performed.</c> 00:28:30.680 --> 00:28:32.960 The<00:28:30.799><c> words</c><00:28:30.960><c> that</c><00:28:31.099><c> they</c><00:28:31.240><c> spoke</c><00:28:31.460><c> were</c><00:28:31.740><c> backed</c><00:28:31.980><c> up</c> 00:28:33.619 --> 00:28:36.440 by<00:28:34.579><c> these</c><00:28:35.200><c> wonderful</c><00:28:35.819><c> deeds</c> 00:28:36.440 --> 00:28:40.920 that<00:28:37.500><c> they</c><00:28:37.660><c> were</c><00:28:37.880><c> able</c><00:28:38.160><c> to</c><00:28:38.299><c> do</c><00:28:38.440><c> because</c><00:28:38.839><c> of</c><00:28:39.039><c> the</c><00:28:39.160><c> Holy</c><00:28:39.359><c> Spirit</c><00:28:39.880><c> given.</c> 00:28:46.339 --> 00:28:51.980 Then,<00:28:48.259><c> for</c><00:28:48.599><c> some,</c><00:28:49.740><c> there</c><00:28:49.819><c> comes</c><00:28:50.400><c> a</c><00:28:50.880><c> problem.</c> 00:28:53.740 --> 00:28:59.019 For<00:28:54.460><c> instance,</c><00:28:56.599><c> in</c><00:28:56.619><c> Romans</c><00:28:57.259><c> chapter</c><00:28:57.960><c> 8,</c> 00:29:06.180 --> 00:29:07.480 verse<00:29:06.279><c> 8,</c> 00:29:07.660 --> 00:29:11.180 They<00:29:07.940><c> that</c><00:29:08.160><c> are</c><00:29:08.359><c> in</c><00:29:08.519><c> the</c><00:29:08.759><c> flesh</c><00:29:09.119><c> cannot</c><00:29:09.539><c> please</c><00:29:10.059><c> God,</c> 00:29:11.519 --> 00:29:14.500 but<00:29:11.660><c> you</c><00:29:11.839><c> are</c><00:29:12.019><c> not</c><00:29:12.220><c> in</c><00:29:12.380><c> the</c><00:29:12.619><c> flesh,</c><00:29:13.180><c> but</c><00:29:13.319><c> in</c><00:29:13.559><c> the</c><00:29:13.960><c> Spirit.</c> 00:29:15.000 --> 00:29:18.579 If<00:29:15.279><c> so</c><00:29:15.680><c> be,</c><00:29:16.039><c> the</c><00:29:16.359><c> Spirit</c><00:29:16.859><c> of</c><00:29:17.019><c> God</c><00:29:17.500><c> dwell</c><00:29:17.859><c> in</c><00:29:18.079><c> you.</c> 00:29:18.579 --> 00:29:22.480 Now,<00:29:19.720><c> if</c><00:29:19.940><c> any</c><00:29:20.160><c> man</c><00:29:20.359><c> have</c><00:29:20.619><c> not</c><00:29:20.880><c> the</c><00:29:21.059><c> Spirit</c><00:29:21.400><c> of</c><00:29:21.599><c> Christ,</c> 00:29:22.819 --> 00:29:24.940 he<00:29:23.000><c> is</c><00:29:23.220><c> none</c><00:29:23.480><c> of</c><00:29:23.740><c> his.</c> 00:29:27.779 --> 00:29:32.359 And<00:29:28.539><c> there</c><00:29:29.299><c> creeps</c><00:29:30.059><c> into</c><00:29:30.279><c> this</c><00:29:31.000><c> lovely</c><00:29:31.480><c> theme</c> 00:29:32.960 --> 00:29:36.779 erroneous<00:29:33.720><c> thinking</c><00:29:34.440><c> by</c><00:29:35.319><c> those</c><00:29:35.839><c> who</c><00:29:36.400><c> reckon</c> 00:29:36.779 --> 00:29:41.319 that<00:29:37.619><c> they</c><00:29:37.799><c> are</c><00:29:38.000><c> given</c><00:29:38.319><c> a</c><00:29:38.799><c> power</c><00:29:39.480><c> to</c><00:29:40.200><c> enable</c><00:29:40.519><c> them</c><00:29:40.819><c> to</c><00:29:41.039><c> think</c> 00:29:41.319 --> 00:29:46.460 and<00:29:41.519><c> to</c><00:29:41.700><c> do</c><00:29:41.940><c> certain</c><00:29:42.319><c> things</c><00:29:43.539><c> outside</c><00:29:45.720><c> the</c><00:29:46.019><c> Word.</c> 00:29:46.460 --> 00:29:50.319 And<00:29:47.740><c> they've</c><00:29:48.099><c> received</c><00:29:48.359><c> this</c><00:29:48.700><c> direct</c><00:29:49.059><c> from</c><00:29:49.319><c> God.</c> 00:29:50.740 --> 00:29:54.180 And<00:29:51.000><c> so</c><00:29:51.160><c> much</c><00:29:51.380><c> controversy</c><00:29:52.180><c> is</c><00:29:53.299><c> caused.</c> 00:29:56.380 --> 00:29:59.819 Now,<00:29:57.099><c> this</c><00:29:57.779><c> Holy</c><00:29:58.440><c> Spirit,</c> 00:30:02.119 --> 00:30:06.000 what<00:30:02.339><c> are</c><00:30:02.480><c> we</c><00:30:02.619><c> to</c><00:30:02.859><c> understand</c><00:30:03.859><c> by</c><00:30:04.900><c> it?</c> 00:30:09.240 --> 00:30:13.500 If<00:30:09.839><c> we</c><00:30:10.160><c> turn</c><00:30:10.599><c> to</c><00:30:11.019><c> Isaiah</c><00:30:11.500><c> chapter</c><00:30:11.940><c> 63,</c> 00:30:25.500 --> 00:30:28.000 verse<00:30:26.500><c> 10.</c> 00:30:31.400 --> 00:30:34.119 Speaking<00:30:32.400><c> of</c><00:30:32.640><c> Israel</c><00:30:33.180><c> in</c><00:30:33.539><c> the</c><00:30:33.700><c> wilderness,</c> 00:30:34.619 --> 00:30:40.319 they<00:30:34.940><c> rebelled</c><00:30:36.079><c> and</c><00:30:36.940><c> vexed</c><00:30:37.980><c> his</c><00:30:38.660><c> Holy</c><00:30:39.319><c> Spirit.</c> 00:30:42.339 --> 00:30:44.700 Therefore<00:30:42.920><c> he</c><00:30:43.099><c> was</c><00:30:43.480><c> turned</c><00:30:43.740><c> to</c><00:30:43.940><c> be</c><00:30:44.099><c> their</c><00:30:44.279><c> enemy</c> 00:30:44.700 --> 00:30:47.660 and<00:30:45.160><c> he</c><00:30:45.339><c> fought</c><00:30:45.579><c> against</c><00:30:46.079><c> them.</c> 00:30:47.799 --> 00:30:49.720 Then<00:30:48.039><c> he</c><00:30:48.259><c> remembered</c><00:30:48.680><c> the</c><00:30:48.839><c> days</c><00:30:48.980><c> of</c><00:30:49.200><c> old</c><00:30:49.400><c> Moses</c> 00:30:49.720 --> 00:30:50.799 and<00:30:49.940><c> his</c><00:30:50.079><c> people</c><00:30:50.400><c> saying,</c> 00:30:51.299 --> 00:30:53.819 Where<00:30:51.380><c> is</c><00:30:51.599><c> he</c><00:30:51.920><c> that</c><00:30:52.140><c> brought</c><00:30:52.359><c> them</c><00:30:52.579><c> up</c><00:30:52.980><c> out</c><00:30:53.200><c> of</c><00:30:53.319><c> the</c><00:30:53.559><c> sea</c> 00:30:53.819 --> 00:30:55.259 with<00:30:54.079><c> the</c><00:30:54.299><c> shepherd</c><00:30:54.480><c> of</c><00:30:54.680><c> his</c><00:30:54.940><c> flock?</c> 00:30:55.579 --> 00:31:00.559 Where<00:30:55.839><c> is</c><00:30:56.099><c> he</c><00:30:56.299><c> that</c><00:30:56.579><c> put</c><00:30:56.980><c> his</c><00:30:57.500><c> Holy</c><00:30:57.859><c> Spirit</c><00:30:58.839><c> within</c><00:30:59.279><c> him?</c> 00:31:03.000 --> 00:31:05.619 Within<00:31:03.640><c> or</c><00:31:04.279><c> in</c><00:31:04.599><c> the</c><00:31:04.740><c> midst?</c> 00:31:07.779 --> 00:31:13.279 Now,<00:31:08.839><c> what</c><00:31:08.960><c> or</c><00:31:09.339><c> who</c><00:31:10.039><c> was</c><00:31:10.700><c> in</c><00:31:11.460><c> the</c><00:31:11.640><c> midst</c><00:31:12.119><c> of</c><00:31:12.700><c> Israel?</c> 00:31:13.279 --> 00:31:16.579 God's<00:31:14.039><c> son</c><00:31:14.220><c> that</c><00:31:14.420><c> he</c><00:31:14.680><c> called</c><00:31:15.000><c> out</c><00:31:15.420><c> of</c><00:31:15.660><c> Egypt.</c> 00:31:16.779 --> 00:31:19.039 And<00:31:16.819><c> if</c><00:31:16.960><c> we</c><00:31:17.079><c> go</c><00:31:17.220><c> back</c><00:31:17.480><c> to</c><00:31:17.740><c> Exodus</c><00:31:18.140><c> chapter</c><00:31:18.599><c> 29,</c> 00:31:19.119 --> 00:31:20.940 keep<00:31:19.319><c> a</c><00:31:19.460><c> finger</c><00:31:19.619><c> in</c><00:31:19.779><c> this</c><00:31:20.019><c> Isaiah</c><00:31:20.359><c> chapter,</c> 00:31:21.339 --> 00:31:24.819 if<00:31:21.460><c> we</c><00:31:21.619><c> go</c><00:31:21.779><c> back</c><00:31:22.000><c> to</c><00:31:22.220><c> Exodus</c><00:31:22.559><c> 29,</c> 00:31:28.440 --> 00:31:30.059 verse<00:31:29.000><c> 45,</c> 00:31:30.640 --> 00:31:32.059 God<00:31:30.920><c> said,</c> 00:31:32.339 --> 00:31:36.000 I<00:31:32.619><c> will</c><00:31:33.000><c> dwell</c><00:31:33.460><c> among</c><00:31:33.960><c> or</c><00:31:34.180><c> in</c><00:31:34.440><c> the</c><00:31:34.500><c> midst</c><00:31:34.740><c> of</c><00:31:34.940><c> the</c><00:31:35.079><c> children</c><00:31:35.359><c> of</c><00:31:35.519><c> Israel</c> 00:31:36.000 --> 00:31:38.799 and<00:31:36.460><c> will</c><00:31:36.680><c> be</c><00:31:37.000><c> their</c><00:31:37.380><c> God.</c> 00:31:40.839 --> 00:31:41.579 God<00:31:41.319><c> said,</c> 00:31:41.700 --> 00:31:45.619 I<00:31:42.059><c> will</c><00:31:42.359><c> dwell</c><00:31:42.940><c> in</c><00:31:44.420><c> their</c><00:31:44.680><c> midst.</c> 00:31:46.220 --> 00:31:47.720 And<00:31:46.440><c> it</c><00:31:46.579><c> was</c><00:31:46.779><c> going</c><00:31:46.920><c> to</c><00:31:47.099><c> be</c><00:31:47.380><c> that,</c> 00:31:47.920 --> 00:31:48.720 verse<00:31:48.079><c> 46,</c> 00:31:48.880 --> 00:31:52.759 that<00:31:49.299><c> sanctified</c><00:31:50.480><c> Israel</c><00:31:51.059><c> or</c><00:31:51.319><c> set</c><00:31:51.480><c> them</c><00:31:51.720><c> apart.</c> 00:31:53.200 --> 00:31:55.440 That's<00:31:53.680><c> why</c><00:31:53.779><c> I</c><00:31:54.019><c> brought</c><00:31:54.140><c> them</c><00:31:54.400><c> forth</c><00:31:54.559><c> out</c><00:31:54.740><c> of</c><00:31:54.839><c> the</c><00:31:54.940><c> land</c><00:31:55.059><c> of</c><00:31:55.220><c> Egypt.</c> 00:31:55.500 --> 00:31:55.759 He<00:31:55.619><c> said,</c> 00:31:55.799 --> 00:31:59.220 So<00:31:56.180><c> that</c><00:31:56.779><c> I</c><00:31:57.579><c> may</c><00:31:57.799><c> dwell</c><00:31:57.960><c> among</c><00:31:58.240><c> them.</c> 00:32:00.200 --> 00:32:02.359 And<00:32:00.500><c> he</c><00:32:00.559><c> wanted</c><00:32:00.720><c> to</c><00:32:01.059><c> separate</c><00:32:01.279><c> them</c><00:32:01.480><c> from</c><00:32:01.640><c> Egypt</c><00:32:01.980><c> first</c> 00:32:02.359 --> 00:32:04.299 so<00:32:02.559><c> that</c><00:32:02.680><c> he</c><00:32:02.779><c> could</c><00:32:02.960><c> do</c><00:32:03.259><c> this.</c> 00:32:05.599 --> 00:32:08.480 So<00:32:05.759><c> we</c><00:32:05.859><c> go</c><00:32:06.019><c> back</c><00:32:06.299><c> to</c><00:32:06.539><c> our</c><00:32:06.940><c> chapter</c><00:32:07.220><c> in</c><00:32:07.480><c> Isaiah.</c> 00:32:09.400 --> 00:32:10.619 Verse<00:32:10.359><c> 10,</c> 00:32:10.660 --> 00:32:16.380 They<00:32:10.940><c> rebelled</c><00:32:11.660><c> and</c><00:32:12.259><c> vexed</c><00:32:13.480><c> his</c><00:32:14.299><c> Holy</c><00:32:15.000><c> Spirit.</c> 00:32:18.720 --> 00:32:23.160 Now,<00:32:19.279><c> yes,</c><00:32:19.539><c> we</c><00:32:19.799><c> refer</c><00:32:20.160><c> to</c><00:32:20.359><c> the</c><00:32:20.559><c> Holy</c><00:32:20.799><c> Spirit</c><00:32:21.200><c> as</c><00:32:21.420><c> the</c><00:32:21.640><c> power</c><00:32:21.920><c> of</c><00:32:22.259><c> God.</c> 00:32:24.680 --> 00:32:29.380 But<00:32:24.880><c> you</c><00:32:25.059><c> can't</c><00:32:25.700><c> vex</c><00:32:26.660><c> a</c><00:32:28.400><c> power.</c> 00:32:31.660 --> 00:32:35.720 You<00:32:32.400><c> can't</c><00:32:32.980><c> vex</c><00:32:34.140><c> a</c><00:32:34.599><c> power.</c> 00:32:37.299 --> 00:32:42.160 You<00:32:38.339><c> may</c><00:32:38.819><c> resist</c><00:32:39.440><c> a</c><00:32:39.660><c> power</c><00:32:39.880><c> or</c><00:32:40.160><c> try</c><00:32:40.460><c> to</c><00:32:40.700><c> resist</c><00:32:41.059><c> it,</c> 00:32:42.200 --> 00:32:46.859 but<00:32:42.420><c> you</c><00:32:42.539><c> can</c><00:32:42.819><c> only</c><00:32:43.319><c> vex</c><00:32:45.059><c> a</c><00:32:45.680><c> mind.</c> 00:32:48.440 --> 00:32:54.319 And<00:32:48.720><c> this</c><00:32:49.019><c> surely</c><00:32:49.339><c> introduces</c><00:32:49.859><c> us</c><00:32:50.599><c> to</c><00:32:51.119><c> the</c><00:32:51.440><c> idea</c><00:32:52.000><c> of</c><00:32:53.119><c> the</c><00:32:53.599><c> mind</c> 00:32:54.319 --> 00:32:55.619 of<00:32:54.920><c> God</c> 00:32:55.619 --> 00:33:01.579 being<00:32:56.380><c> that</c><00:32:56.960><c> great</c><00:32:57.559><c> power</c><00:32:58.539><c> by</c><00:32:59.259><c> which</c><00:32:59.759><c> his</c><00:33:00.200><c> will</c><00:33:00.519><c> is</c><00:33:00.900><c> accomplished.</c> 00:33:01.579 --> 00:33:07.319 The<00:33:03.559><c> almighty</c><00:33:04.319><c> mind</c><00:33:05.259><c> of</c><00:33:05.720><c> God.</c> 00:33:09.920 --> 00:33:14.160 In<00:33:09.920><c> Ephesians</c><00:33:10.440><c> chapter</c><00:33:10.819><c> 4</c><00:33:11.559><c> and</c><00:33:11.940><c> verse</c><00:33:12.299><c> 30,</c> 00:33:16.299 --> 00:33:17.880 the<00:33:16.319><c> apostle</c><00:33:16.779><c> says,</c> 00:33:18.359 --> 00:33:23.440 And<00:33:18.359><c> grieve</c><00:33:19.119><c> not</c><00:33:19.680><c> the</c><00:33:20.500><c> Holy</c><00:33:21.079><c> Spirit</c><00:33:21.819><c> of</c><00:33:22.380><c> God,</c> 00:33:23.599 --> 00:33:26.859 whereby<00:33:23.940><c> ye</c><00:33:24.380><c> are</c><00:33:24.500><c> sealed</c><00:33:24.799><c> unto</c><00:33:25.019><c> the</c><00:33:25.160><c> day</c><00:33:25.380><c> of</c><00:33:25.559><c> redemption.</c> 00:33:28.319 --> 00:33:29.500 Grieve<00:33:29.019><c> not.</c> 00:33:29.500 --> 00:33:34.319 You<00:33:30.119><c> can't</c><00:33:31.079><c> grieve</c><00:33:32.299><c> a</c><00:33:33.599><c> power,</c> 00:33:34.700 --> 00:33:39.640 but<00:33:35.460><c> you</c><00:33:35.680><c> can</c><00:33:36.279><c> grieve</c><00:33:37.859><c> a</c><00:33:38.380><c> mind.</c> 00:33:43.140 --> 00:33:48.299 Now,<00:33:44.480><c> when</c><00:33:44.920><c> the</c><00:33:45.259><c> great</c><00:33:45.599><c> mind</c><00:33:46.359><c> of</c><00:33:46.599><c> the</c><00:33:46.799><c> almighty</c> 00:33:49.279 --> 00:33:54.400 focused<00:33:50.519><c> on</c><00:33:50.920><c> this</c><00:33:51.319><c> little</c><00:33:51.740><c> planet</c><00:33:52.339><c> earth,</c> 00:33:57.539 --> 00:33:59.259 let<00:33:58.279><c> there</c><00:33:58.519><c> be</c><00:33:58.680><c> light,</c> 00:33:59.640 --> 00:34:01.619 was<00:33:59.839><c> the</c><00:34:00.059><c> commandment</c><00:34:00.559><c> that</c><00:34:00.700><c> went</c><00:34:00.940><c> forth.</c> 00:34:02.079 --> 00:34:03.480 Light<00:34:02.380><c> came.</c> 00:34:04.299 --> 00:34:07.500 Let<00:34:04.480><c> the</c><00:34:04.720><c> firmament</c><00:34:05.079><c> appear,</c><00:34:05.799><c> and</c><00:34:05.940><c> so</c><00:34:06.039><c> it</c><00:34:06.160><c> came</c><00:34:06.339><c> to</c><00:34:06.539><c> pass.</c> 00:34:08.239 --> 00:34:12.639 Let<00:34:08.500><c> the</c><00:34:08.739><c> dry</c><00:34:08.900><c> land</c><00:34:09.179><c> appear,</c><00:34:09.719><c> and</c><00:34:10.340><c> the</c><00:34:10.739><c> earth's</c><00:34:11.559><c> surface</c><00:34:11.559><c> buckle.</c> 00:34:16.880 --> 00:34:21.840 Now,<00:34:17.340><c> there</c><00:34:17.739><c> was</c><00:34:17.960><c> that</c><00:34:18.300><c> mind</c><00:34:19.239><c> focusing</c><00:34:20.079><c> itself</c><00:34:20.800><c> on</c><00:34:21.579><c> little</c> 00:34:21.840 --> 00:34:23.179 planet<00:34:22.219><c> earth.</c> 00:34:24.159 --> 00:34:26.880 And<00:34:24.800><c> these</c><00:34:25.139><c> things</c><00:34:25.559><c> happened.</c> 00:34:28.059 --> 00:34:32.380 Now,<00:34:28.940><c> this</c><00:34:29.179><c> is</c><00:34:29.440><c> different</c><00:34:30.000><c> from</c><00:34:30.219><c> the</c><00:34:30.420><c> working</c><00:34:30.639><c> of</c><00:34:30.900><c> a</c><00:34:31.059><c> man's</c><00:34:31.500><c> mind.</c> 00:34:34.039 --> 00:34:37.960 If<00:34:34.280><c> my</c><00:34:34.619><c> mind</c><00:34:34.960><c> says,</c><00:34:35.840><c> I</c><00:34:35.860><c> want</c><00:34:36.179><c> to</c><00:34:36.500><c> pick</c><00:34:36.659><c> up</c><00:34:36.840><c> the</c><00:34:37.099><c> cup,</c> 00:34:38.360 --> 00:34:39.980 there's<00:34:38.460><c> a</c><00:34:38.559><c> bit</c><00:34:38.659><c> of</c><00:34:38.800><c> a</c><00:34:38.900><c> rheumatic</c><00:34:39.360><c> creaking,</c> 00:34:40.480 --> 00:34:42.380 a<00:34:40.480><c> lot</c><00:34:40.679><c> of</c><00:34:40.880><c> blood</c><00:34:41.059><c> starts</c><00:34:41.480><c> flowing,</c> 00:34:42.500 --> 00:34:44.139 and<00:34:42.619><c> some</c><00:34:42.860><c> bones</c><00:34:43.119><c> and</c><00:34:43.360><c> flesh</c><00:34:43.559><c> come</c><00:34:43.840><c> out,</c> 00:34:44.219 --> 00:34:48.559 and<00:34:44.420><c> eventually</c><00:34:45.039><c> what</c><00:34:45.699><c> my</c><00:34:46.039><c> mind</c><00:34:46.280><c> wanted</c><00:34:46.780><c> comes</c><00:34:47.300><c> to</c><00:34:47.599><c> pass.</c> 00:34:50.079 --> 00:34:53.840 There's<00:34:50.679><c> the</c><00:34:50.960><c> agency</c><00:34:51.300><c> of</c><00:34:51.579><c> all</c><00:34:51.900><c> these</c><00:34:52.440><c> mechanical</c><00:34:53.039><c> parts,</c> 00:34:54.559 --> 00:34:57.420 and<00:34:54.840><c> then</c><00:34:55.119><c> my</c><00:34:55.400><c> mind</c><00:34:55.619><c> says,</c><00:34:56.059><c> put</c><00:34:56.179><c> down</c><00:34:56.519><c> the</c><00:34:56.699><c> cup,</c> 00:34:57.639 --> 00:34:59.559 and<00:34:57.820><c> so</c><00:34:57.940><c> it</c><00:34:58.079><c> comes</c><00:34:58.340><c> to</c><00:34:58.639><c> pass.</c> 00:34:59.760 --> 00:35:03.239 And<00:34:59.980><c> the</c><00:35:00.119><c> working</c><00:35:00.380><c> of</c><00:35:00.559><c> that</c><00:35:00.860><c> mind</c><00:35:01.219><c> is</c><00:35:01.500><c> so</c><00:35:01.940><c> limited</c> 00:35:03.820 --> 00:35:06.719 by<00:35:04.420><c> this</c><00:35:04.739><c> finite</c><00:35:05.239><c> form</c><00:35:05.599><c> of</c><00:35:05.900><c> mind.</c> 00:35:07.179 --> 00:35:09.860 There<00:35:07.380><c> are</c><00:35:07.420><c> only</c><00:35:07.679><c> a</c><00:35:07.940><c> few</c><00:35:08.079><c> things</c><00:35:08.480><c> that</c><00:35:08.679><c> I</c><00:35:08.800><c> can</c><00:35:09.059><c> do,</c> 00:35:10.139 --> 00:35:13.380 and<00:35:10.380><c> there</c><00:35:10.639><c> my</c><00:35:10.940><c> mind</c><00:35:11.280><c> has</c><00:35:11.579><c> to</c><00:35:12.179><c> give</c><00:35:12.460><c> up.</c> 00:35:13.840 --> 00:35:16.639 I<00:35:14.119><c> have</c><00:35:14.300><c> no</c><00:35:14.619><c> power</c><00:35:15.079><c> to</c><00:35:15.340><c> go</c><00:35:15.519><c> beyond</c><00:35:15.840><c> that.</c> 00:35:17.760 --> 00:35:20.900 The<00:35:18.420><c> mind</c><00:35:18.699><c> of</c><00:35:18.840><c> God</c><00:35:19.000><c> is</c><00:35:19.159><c> not</c><00:35:19.340><c> like</c><00:35:19.619><c> that.</c> 00:35:21.579 --> 00:35:24.980 He<00:35:21.840><c> needs</c><00:35:22.400><c> no</c><00:35:23.119><c> physical</c><00:35:23.760><c> arm,</c> 00:35:25.679 --> 00:35:29.880 no<00:35:26.019><c> fingers,</c><00:35:27.480><c> no</c><00:35:27.719><c> hand,</c><00:35:28.059><c> no</c><00:35:28.300><c> physical</c><00:35:28.679><c> hand</c> 00:35:30.099 --> 00:35:32.239 to<00:35:30.760><c> accomplish</c><00:35:31.159><c> His</c><00:35:31.420><c> will.</c> 00:35:32.300 --> 00:35:37.079 His<00:35:32.559><c> mind</c><00:35:32.880><c> is</c><00:35:33.139><c> focused,</c><00:35:34.900><c> and</c><00:35:35.139><c> it</c><00:35:35.219><c> comes</c><00:35:35.420><c> to</c><00:35:35.679><c> pass.</c> 00:35:43.000 --> 00:35:47.380 And<00:35:43.699><c> so</c><00:35:44.320><c> the</c><00:35:45.260><c> mind</c><00:35:45.539><c> of</c><00:35:45.739><c> Almighty</c><00:35:46.639><c> God</c> 00:35:47.380 --> 00:35:50.280 will<00:35:48.320><c> not</c><00:35:48.619><c> be</c><00:35:48.780><c> gainsaid.</c> 00:35:53.860 --> 00:35:58.039 Now,<00:35:54.059><c> one</c><00:35:54.280><c> might</c><00:35:54.679><c> say</c><00:35:55.340><c> that,</c><00:35:56.139><c> just</c><00:35:56.460><c> a</c><00:35:56.739><c> minute,</c> 00:35:59.139 --> 00:36:03.400 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what<00:36:22.860><c> does</c><00:36:23.099><c> it</c><00:36:23.320><c> mean</c><00:36:23.659><c> when</c><00:36:24.039><c> John</c><00:36:24.519><c> bears</c><00:36:24.900><c> record,</c><00:36:25.719><c> verse</c><00:36:26.000><c> 32,</c> 00:36:27.139 --> 00:36:31.199 I<00:36:27.460><c> saw</c><00:36:28.000><c> the</c><00:36:28.340><c> Spirit</c><00:36:28.900><c> descending</c><00:36:29.599><c> from</c><00:36:30.000><c> heaven</c><00:36:30.320><c> like</c><00:36:30.719><c> a</c><00:36:30.980><c> dove</c> 00:36:31.199 --> 00:36:33.960 and<00:36:31.380><c> it</c><00:36:31.619><c> abode</c><00:36:31.980><c> upon</c><00:36:32.420><c> Him,</c> 00:36:35.380 --> 00:36:37.900 and<00:36:35.900><c> I</c><00:36:36.139><c> knew</c><00:36:36.420><c> Him</c><00:36:36.780><c> not.</c> 00:36:39.920 --> 00:36:42.619 How<00:36:40.179><c> does</c><00:36:40.400><c> this</c><00:36:40.659><c> fit</c><00:36:40.920><c> in</c><00:36:41.139><c> with</c><00:36:41.380><c> this</c><00:36:41.739><c> thinking?</c> 00:36:46.320 --> 00:36:49.320 Well,<00:36:47.219><c> if</c><00:36:47.440><c> we're</c><00:36:47.699><c> going</c><00:36:47.719><c> to</c><00:36:47.940><c> start</c><00:36:48.139><c> getting</c><00:36:48.500><c> literal</c><00:36:48.820><c> about</c><00:36:49.159><c> it,</c> 00:36:49.340 --> 00:36:51.059 then<00:36:49.480><c> we've</c><00:36:49.719><c> got</c><00:36:49.880><c> to</c><00:36:50.039><c> say</c><00:36:50.239><c> that</c><00:36:50.440><c> the</c><00:36:50.579><c> Holy</c><00:36:50.800><c> Spirit</c> 00:36:51.059 --> 00:36:54.659 has<00:36:51.239><c> got</c><00:36:51.460><c> feathers</c><00:36:51.739><c> and</c><00:36:52.000><c> wings,</c><00:36:53.300><c> and</c><00:36:53.500><c> that's</c><00:36:53.860><c> silly.</c> 00:36:56.980 --> 00:37:00.739 This<00:36:57.260><c> was</c><00:36:57.519><c> a</c><00:36:57.980><c> sign</c><00:36:58.300><c> that</c><00:36:58.480><c> was</c><00:36:58.699><c> given</c><00:36:59.059><c> for</c><00:36:59.559><c> John's</c><00:37:00.320><c> benefit.</c> 00:37:00.739 --> 00:37:04.460 He<00:37:01.639><c> said,</c><00:37:01.820><c> I</c><00:37:01.940><c> didn't</c><00:37:02.380><c> know</c><00:37:02.639><c> Him</c><00:37:02.820><c> when</c><00:37:02.940><c> He</c><00:37:03.039><c> came</c><00:37:03.239><c> to</c><00:37:03.360><c> His</c><00:37:03.539><c> baptism,</c> 00:37:04.980 --> 00:37:07.219 but<00:37:05.239><c> God</c><00:37:05.500><c> gave</c><00:37:05.739><c> me</c><00:37:06.139><c> a</c><00:37:06.320><c> sign,</c> 00:37:08.599 --> 00:37:11.420 and<00:37:08.880><c> this</c><00:37:09.239><c> was</c><00:37:09.440><c> the</c><00:37:09.719><c> sign</c><00:37:09.980><c> and</c><00:37:10.099><c> it</c><00:37:10.199><c> was</c><00:37:10.320><c> for</c><00:37:10.519><c> John's</c><00:37:11.000><c> benefit</c> 00:37:11.420 --> 00:37:14.280 that<00:37:12.159><c> He</c><00:37:12.320><c> might</c><00:37:12.659><c> testify</c><00:37:13.420><c> to</c><00:37:13.860><c> the</c><00:37:14.079><c> crowd</c> 00:37:14.280 --> 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00:37:46.380 for<00:37:40.119><c> God</c><00:37:40.780><c> giveth</c><00:37:41.199><c> not</c><00:37:41.619><c> the</c><00:37:42.059><c> Spirit</c><00:37:42.639><c> by</c><00:37:43.519><c> measure</c><00:37:44.300><c> unto</c><00:37:45.059><c> Him.</c> 00:37:49.199 --> 00:37:51.920 And<00:37:49.579><c> so</c><00:37:49.880><c> in</c><00:37:50.480><c> those</c><00:37:50.699><c> two</c><00:37:50.980><c> quotations,</c> 00:37:52.119 --> 00:37:55.260 I<00:37:52.320><c> suppose</c><00:37:52.659><c> from</c><00:37:52.940><c> childhood</c><00:37:53.460><c> days</c><00:37:53.820><c> we</c><00:37:54.079><c> have</c><00:37:54.340><c> the</c><00:37:54.599><c> idea</c> 00:37:55.260 --> 00:38:00.320 of<00:37:56.440><c> something</c><00:37:56.980><c> very</c><00:37:57.500><c> powerful</c><00:37:57.920><c> called</c><00:37:58.360><c> the</c><00:37:58.659><c> Holy</c><00:37:59.039><c> Spirit,</c> 00:38:00.579 --> 00:38:04.639 which<00:38:00.880><c> God</c><00:38:01.159><c> sort</c><00:38:01.400><c> of</c><00:38:02.860><c> poured</c><00:38:03.159><c> onto</c><00:38:03.500><c> Him</c> 00:38:05.019 --> 00:38:07.559 like<00:38:05.619><c> a</c><00:38:05.860><c> separate</c><00:38:06.300><c> commodity.</c> 00:38:09.840 --> 00:38:12.659 Like<00:38:10.199><c> we,</c><00:38:10.639><c> for</c><00:38:10.760><c> instance,</c><00:38:11.159><c> might</c><00:38:11.300><c> put</c><00:38:11.500><c> a</c><00:38:11.739><c> spirit</c><00:38:11.920><c> called</c><00:38:12.300><c> petrol</c> 00:38:12.659 --> 00:38:14.400 into<00:38:12.920><c> a</c><00:38:13.199><c> car</c><00:38:13.420><c> and</c><00:38:13.559><c> then</c><00:38:13.699><c> it</c><00:38:13.840><c> can</c><00:38:13.960><c> do</c><00:38:14.179><c> things</c> 00:38:14.400 --> 00:38:16.940 which<00:38:14.579><c> otherwise</c><00:38:14.920><c> it</c><00:38:15.239><c> couldn't</c><00:38:15.579><c> do.</c> 00:38:19.920 --> 00:38:22.360 And<00:38:20.239><c> if</c><00:38:20.380><c> He</c><00:38:20.519><c> gave</c><00:38:20.719><c> it</c><00:38:20.940><c> to</c><00:38:21.079><c> Jesus</c><00:38:21.380><c> in</c><00:38:21.619><c> that</c><00:38:21.860><c> way</c> 00:38:22.360 --> 00:38:24.599 as<00:38:22.760><c> some</c><00:38:22.980><c> separate</c><00:38:23.400><c> commodity</c> 00:38:25.280 --> 00:38:29.039 and<00:38:25.679><c> He</c><00:38:25.860><c> gave</c><00:38:26.019><c> it</c><00:38:26.260><c> to</c><00:38:26.420><c> Him</c><00:38:26.920><c> without</c><00:38:27.760><c> measure,</c> 00:38:29.659 --> 00:38:30.559 infinite, 00:38:31.400 --> 00:38:33.320 then<00:38:31.559><c> we're</c><00:38:31.780><c> left</c><00:38:31.960><c> with</c><00:38:32.139><c> a</c><00:38:32.219><c> problem.</c> 00:38:34.500 --> 00:38:36.539 What<00:38:34.739><c> was</c><00:38:34.980><c> left</c><00:38:35.219><c> with</c><00:38:35.559><c> God?</c> 00:38:39.960 --> 00:38:44.639 Because<00:38:40.340><c> if</c><00:38:40.840><c> you</c><00:38:41.119><c> subtract</c><00:38:41.699><c> or</c><00:38:42.059><c> give</c><00:38:42.519><c> from</c><00:38:43.239><c> infinite</c><00:38:44.039><c> power,</c> 00:38:45.079 --> 00:38:46.619 infinite<00:38:45.440><c> power,</c> 00:38:46.739 --> 00:38:48.099 you're<00:38:46.840><c> left</c><00:38:47.019><c> with</c><00:38:47.300><c> nothing.</c> 00:38:52.360 --> 00:38:53.699 And<00:38:52.719><c> as</c><00:38:52.840><c> though</c><00:38:53.059><c> the</c><00:38:53.199><c> Lord</c><00:38:53.400><c> Jesus</c> 00:38:53.699 --> 00:38:57.239 had<00:38:53.900><c> now</c><00:38:54.099><c> sort</c><00:38:54.239><c> of</c><00:38:54.440><c> got</c><00:38:54.719><c> this</c><00:38:54.920><c> other</c><00:38:55.159><c> commodity</c><00:38:55.559><c> inside</c><00:38:56.179><c> Him</c> 00:38:57.860 --> 00:39:00.300 and<00:38:58.460><c> He</c><00:38:58.719><c> started</c><00:38:58.980><c> to</c><00:38:59.219><c> sort</c><00:38:59.599><c> of</c><00:38:59.739><c> burn</c><00:38:59.900><c> it</c><00:39:00.099><c> up</c> 00:39:00.300 --> 00:39:02.219 like<00:39:00.539><c> a</c><00:39:00.780><c> 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