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then</c><00:10:01.240><c> goes</c><00:10:01.559><c> into,</c> 00:10:02.440 --> 00:10:07.600 like<00:10:02.620><c> I</c><00:10:02.820><c> say,</c><00:10:03.039><c> now</c><00:10:03.299><c> he's</c><00:10:03.559><c> on</c><00:10:04.320><c> another</c><00:10:04.700><c> track</c><00:10:05.240><c> than</c><00:10:06.580><c> truth.</c> 00:10:08.079 --> 00:10:11.600 And<00:10:08.559><c> so</c><00:10:09.000><c> right</c><00:10:09.440><c> after</c><00:10:09.860><c> that,</c><00:10:10.059><c> he</c><00:10:10.240><c> talks</c><00:10:10.580><c> about</c><00:10:10.840><c> the</c><00:10:11.059><c> early</c><00:10:11.279><c> church.</c> 00:10:11.700 --> 00:10:13.139 And<00:10:11.799><c> what</c><00:10:11.879><c> he</c><00:10:12.039><c> says</c><00:10:12.179><c> about</c><00:10:12.379><c> the</c><00:10:12.600><c> early</c><00:10:12.820><c> church</c> 00:10:13.139 --> 00:10:15.940 was<00:10:13.379><c> that</c><00:10:13.580><c> the</c><00:10:13.779><c> early</c><00:10:13.960><c> church</c><00:10:14.259><c> was</c><00:10:14.559><c> in</c><00:10:14.840><c> complete</c><00:10:15.039><c> and</c><00:10:15.220><c> total</c><00:10:15.440><c> chaos.</c> 00:10:16.259 --> 00:10:17.659 It<00:10:16.559><c> had</c><00:10:16.779><c> to</c><00:10:16.940><c> be.</c> 00:10:17.980 --> 00:10:23.240 It<00:10:18.240><c> had</c><00:10:18.480><c> no</c><00:10:20.059><c> building,</c><00:10:21.460><c> it</c><00:10:21.639><c> had</c><00:10:21.860><c> no</c><00:10:22.100><c> hierarchy,</c> 00:10:23.340 --> 00:10:27.000 it<00:10:23.500><c> had</c><00:10:23.720><c> no</c><00:10:24.059><c> book,</c><00:10:25.080><c> it</c><00:10:25.299><c> had</c><00:10:25.519><c> no</c><00:10:25.799><c> liturgy,</c> 00:10:27.960 --> 00:10:32.100 it<00:10:28.440><c> had</c><00:10:28.659><c> no</c><00:10:28.940><c> practice,</c><00:10:30.399><c> it</c><00:10:30.519><c> had</c><00:10:30.759><c> no</c><00:10:31.080><c> direction,</c> 00:10:32.179 --> 00:10:34.059 it<00:10:32.379><c> had</c><00:10:32.600><c> 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the</c><00:10:47.919><c> question</c><00:10:48.159><c> is,</c><00:10:48.379><c> is</c><00:10:48.480><c> that</c> 00:10:48.639 --> 00:10:50.679 what<00:10:48.799><c> the</c><00:10:48.919><c> early</c><00:10:49.120><c> church</c><00:10:49.500><c> really</c><00:10:49.860><c> was?</c> 00:10:51.840 --> 00:10:56.299 And<00:10:52.360><c> yes,</c><00:10:52.720><c> the</c><00:10:52.899><c> early</c><00:10:53.080><c> church</c><00:10:53.580><c> didn't</c><00:10:54.460><c> have</c><00:10:55.080><c> some</c><00:10:55.500><c> of</c><00:10:55.720><c> those</c><00:10:56.039><c> things.</c> 00:10:56.679 --> 00:10:58.600 There<00:10:56.799><c> was</c><00:10:56.960><c> no,</c><00:10:57.600><c> there</c><00:10:57.879><c> was</c><00:10:58.039><c> the</c><00:10:58.220><c> temple,</c> 00:10:58.919 --> 00:11:01.159 but<00:10:59.059><c> they</c><00:10:59.240><c> didn't</c><00:10:59.379><c> have</c><00:10:59.539><c> their</c><00:10:59.740><c> own</c><00:10:59.940><c> separate</c><00:11:00.200><c> church.</c> 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now</c><00:14:01.039><c> that</c><00:14:01.240><c> said</c><00:14:01.360><c> to</c><00:14:01.500><c> me,</c> 00:14:01.679 --> 00:14:05.159 let<00:14:01.740><c> me</c><00:14:01.820><c> tell</c><00:14:02.000><c> you</c><00:14:02.139><c> about</c><00:14:02.320><c> that</c><00:14:02.559><c> book</c><00:14:02.860><c> and</c><00:14:03.620><c> what</c><00:14:03.759><c> it</c><00:14:03.940><c> really</c><00:14:04.179><c> means.</c> 00:14:05.679 --> 00:14:07.919 And<00:14:05.960><c> this</c><00:14:06.139><c> book</c><00:14:06.399><c> came</c><00:14:06.779><c> to</c><00:14:07.019><c> life,</c> 00:14:07.939 --> 00:14:12.340 and<00:14:08.179><c> it</c><00:14:08.340><c> has</c><00:14:08.500><c> been</c><00:14:08.639><c> my</c><00:14:09.019><c> passion</c><00:14:09.360><c> and</c><00:14:09.559><c> your</c><00:14:09.799><c> passion</c><00:14:10.620><c> ever</c><00:14:11.379><c> since.</c> 00:14:13.100 --> 00:14:14.279 Do<00:14:13.419><c> we</c><00:14:13.620><c> deserve</c><00:14:14.019><c> this?</c> 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out</c><00:16:07.240><c> there,</c> 00:16:07.440 --> 00:16:08.700 not<00:16:07.559><c> to</c><00:16:07.779><c> challenge</c><00:16:08.000><c> anything</c><00:16:08.220><c> you're</c><00:16:08.419><c> saying,</c> 00:16:08.840 --> 00:16:10.059 just<00:16:09.159><c> to</c><00:16:10.000><c> explain.</c> 00:16:10.059 --> 00:16:10.980 Yeah,<00:16:10.220><c> I</c><00:16:10.320><c> know</c><00:16:10.419><c> what</c><00:16:10.539><c> you</c><00:16:10.580><c> mean,</c><00:16:10.679><c> yeah.</c> 00:16:11.379 --> 00:16:12.659 So<00:16:11.679><c> I</c><00:16:11.980><c> would</c><00:16:12.100><c> say</c><00:16:12.279><c> twofold.</c> 00:16:12.740 --> 00:16:16.759 One,<00:16:13.919><c> he</c><00:16:14.279><c> knew</c><00:16:14.440><c> he</c><00:16:14.580><c> was</c><00:16:14.779><c> a</c><00:16:14.919><c> servant,</c><00:16:15.179><c> he</c><00:16:15.220><c> even</c><00:16:15.460><c> said</c><00:16:15.519><c> it</c><00:16:15.659><c> at</c><00:16:15.779><c> 12,</c> 00:16:16.860 --> 00:16:21.899 but<00:16:17.259><c> his</c><00:16:17.639><c> declaration</c><00:16:18.480><c> of</c><00:16:19.159><c> who</c><00:16:19.340><c> he</c><00:16:19.480><c> was</c><00:16:20.259><c> came</c><00:16:20.659><c> at</c><00:16:20.799><c> his</c><00:16:21.000><c> baptism.</c> 00:16:22.500 --> 00:16:24.200 That's<00:16:22.899><c> when</c><00:16:23.000><c> his</c><00:16:23.200><c> public</c><00:16:23.519><c> ministry</c><00:16:23.840><c> starts,</c> 00:16:24.240 --> 00:16:25.919 that's<00:16:24.440><c> when</c><00:16:24.559><c> he</c><00:16:24.700><c> goes</c><00:16:25.000><c> out.</c> 00:16:26.120 --> 00:16:29.320 And<00:16:26.519><c> yes,</c><00:16:26.740><c> he</c><00:16:26.840><c> was</c><00:16:27.399><c> the</c><00:16:28.759><c> son</c><00:16:28.940><c> of</c><00:16:29.159><c> God,</c> 00:16:29.360 --> 00:16:33.120 and<00:16:29.559><c> yet</c><00:16:29.759><c> he</c><00:16:30.179><c> was</c><00:16:30.500><c> in</c><00:16:30.700><c> all</c><00:16:31.120><c> points</c><00:16:31.399><c> like</c><00:16:31.639><c> as</c><00:16:31.840><c> we</c><00:16:32.039><c> are,</c> 00:16:33.259 --> 00:16:35.340 except<00:16:33.580><c> he</c><00:16:34.539><c> did</c><00:16:34.759><c> no</c><00:16:35.000><c> sin.</c> 00:16:35.799 --> 00:16:38.460 So<00:16:36.279><c> when</c><00:16:36.639><c> he</c><00:16:36.899><c> gets</c><00:16:37.120><c> to</c><00:16:37.299><c> his</c><00:16:37.460><c> baptism,</c> 00:16:38.620 --> 00:16:41.980 even<00:16:38.879><c> though,</c><00:16:39.220><c> yes,</c><00:16:39.320><c> he</c><00:16:39.500><c> has</c><00:16:39.759><c> the</c><00:16:39.960><c> same</c><00:16:40.139><c> inclinations</c><00:16:41.240><c> as</c><00:16:41.440><c> we</c><00:16:41.720><c> have,</c> 00:16:42.240 --> 00:16:45.259 just<00:16:42.519><c> like</c><00:16:42.820><c> when</c><00:16:43.299><c> we</c><00:16:43.639><c> had</c><00:16:43.840><c> our</c><00:16:44.559><c> public</c><00:16:44.860><c> confession,</c> 00:16:45.360 --> 00:16:47.120 we<00:16:45.539><c> had</c><00:16:45.740><c> our</c><00:16:46.039><c> examination,</c> 00:16:49.139 --> 00:16:51.200 when<00:16:49.659><c> we</c><00:16:49.899><c> made</c><00:16:50.039><c> a</c><00:16:50.200><c> public</c><00:16:50.419><c> confession</c><00:16:50.720><c> of</c><00:16:50.899><c> our</c><00:16:51.080><c> sins,</c> 00:16:51.220 --> 00:16:54.059 we<00:16:51.419><c> didn't</c><00:16:51.600><c> say,</c><00:16:52.360><c> well,</c><00:16:52.639><c> I</c><00:16:52.899><c> don't</c><00:16:53.120><c> actually</c><00:16:53.659><c> sin,</c> 00:16:54.100 --> 00:16:58.320 but<00:16:54.340><c> I've</c><00:16:55.080><c> been</c><00:16:55.279><c> born</c><00:16:55.639><c> with</c><00:16:56.440><c> human</c><00:16:57.240><c> nature.</c> 00:16:58.940 --> 00:17:01.580 It's<00:16:59.220><c> like,</c><00:16:59.440><c> no,</c><00:16:59.639><c> no,</c><00:16:59.759><c> no,</c><00:16:59.980><c> the</c><00:17:00.379><c> sins</c><00:17:00.580><c> that</c><00:17:00.779><c> you</c><00:17:00.899><c> are</c><00:17:01.120><c> confessing</c> 00:17:01.580 --> 00:17:05.220 is<00:17:01.740><c> not</c><00:17:02.200><c> the</c><00:17:03.720><c> inclinations</c><00:17:04.200><c> that</c><00:17:04.420><c> you</c><00:17:04.500><c> were</c><00:17:04.680><c> born</c><00:17:04.880><c> into,</c> 00:17:05.640 --> 00:17:07.740 it's<00:17:05.980><c> the</c><00:17:06.160><c> sins</c><00:17:06.279><c> that</c><00:17:06.500><c> you</c><00:17:06.619><c> have</c><00:17:06.799><c> committed.</c> 00:17:08.240 --> 00:17:10.039 And<00:17:08.599><c> so</c><00:17:08.720><c> he</c><00:17:08.839><c> would</c><00:17:09.019><c> have</c><00:17:09.200><c> had</c><00:17:09.380><c> to</c><00:17:09.500><c> have</c><00:17:09.640><c> answered,</c> 00:17:10.500 --> 00:17:12.220 I<00:17:10.880><c> have</c><00:17:11.099><c> no</c><00:17:11.400><c> sins.</c> 00:17:12.359 --> 00:17:13.940 Does<00:17:12.799><c> he</c><00:17:12.940><c> have</c><00:17:13.039><c> the</c><00:17:13.259><c> same</c><00:17:13.400><c> nature</c><00:17:13.660><c> than</c><00:17:13.819><c> us?</c> 00:17:14.359 --> 00:17:17.240 Was<00:17:14.579><c> he</c><00:17:15.359><c> tempted</c><00:17:15.740><c> in</c><00:17:16.019><c> all</c><00:17:16.240><c> ways</c><00:17:16.440><c> like</c><00:17:16.660><c> as</c><00:17:16.859><c> we</c><00:17:17.039><c> are?</c> 00:17:17.359 --> 00:17:18.299 Absolutely. 00:17:18.819 --> 00:17:23.240 And<00:17:19.259><c> if</c><00:17:19.380><c> he</c><00:17:19.640><c> wasn't,</c><00:17:21.160><c> then</c><00:17:21.400><c> I</c><00:17:21.660><c> have</c><00:17:21.779><c> an</c><00:17:21.960><c> out,</c><00:17:23.059><c> right?</c> 00:17:23.240 --> 00:17:25.559 If<00:17:23.400><c> he</c><00:17:23.619><c> wasn't</c><00:17:23.859><c> tempted</c><00:17:24.180><c> in</c><00:17:24.420><c> all</c><00:17:24.660><c> points</c><00:17:24.819><c> like</c><00:17:25.019><c> as</c><00:17:25.220><c> we</c><00:17:25.420><c> are,</c> 00:17:25.579 --> 00:17:27.480 if<00:17:25.759><c> he</c><00:17:25.900><c> 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father</c><00:17:39.660><c> and</c><00:17:39.900><c> not</c><00:17:40.059><c> his</c><00:17:40.279><c> inclination,</c> 00:17:40.859 --> 00:17:44.339 then<00:17:41.440><c> you've</c><00:17:42.380><c> had</c><00:17:42.619><c> a</c><00:17:42.680><c> better,</c><00:17:43.259><c> more</c><00:17:43.559><c> special</c><00:17:43.819><c> relationship</c> 00:17:44.339 --> 00:17:45.359 with<00:17:44.539><c> God</c><00:17:44.759><c> than</c><00:17:44.900><c> I</c><00:17:45.200><c> have.</c> 00:17:45.440 --> 00:17:48.079 Therefore,<00:17:45.839><c> are</c><00:17:46.059><c> your</c><00:17:46.279><c> sins</c><00:17:46.539><c> more</c><00:17:46.920><c> or</c><00:17:47.160><c> less?</c> 00:17:48.799 --> 00:17:53.240 He<00:17:49.319><c> has</c><00:17:49.720><c> to</c><00:17:50.039><c> be</c><00:17:51.200><c> a</c><00:17:51.740><c> sinless</c><00:17:52.119><c> man</c> 00:17:53.200 --> 00:17:55.900 in<00:17:53.460><c> order</c><00:17:53.720><c> for</c><00:17:54.059><c> him</c><00:17:54.480><c> 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man,</c><00:18:06.759><c> the</c><00:18:06.960><c> Lord</c><00:18:07.140><c> Jesus</c><00:18:07.500><c> Christ,</c> 00:18:08.440 --> 00:18:10.359 who<00:18:08.660><c> changes</c><00:18:09.119><c> the</c><00:18:09.420><c> rules.</c> 00:18:10.460 --> 00:18:13.299 And<00:18:10.680><c> he</c><00:18:10.779><c> changes</c><00:18:11.059><c> the</c><00:18:11.359><c> rules</c><00:18:11.559><c> by</c><00:18:11.839><c> being</c><00:18:12.000><c> obedient</c><00:18:12.380><c> unto</c><00:18:12.700><c> his</c><00:18:12.980><c> father.</c> 00:18:13.660 --> 00:18:18.160 Like<00:18:13.900><c> it</c><00:18:14.140><c> says</c><00:18:14.440><c> in</c><00:18:16.240><c> Isaiah</c><00:18:16.619><c> 53</c><00:18:17.140><c> again,</c> 00:18:18.240 --> 00:18:22.140 it<00:18:18.480><c> says</c><00:18:18.680><c> that</c><00:18:18.900><c> God</c><00:18:19.240><c> saw</c><00:18:19.740><c> the</c><00:18:20.059><c> travail</c><00:18:20.579><c> of</c><00:18:20.859><c> his</c><00:18:21.220><c> soul.</c> 00:18:22.259 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extension</c><00:19:42.099><c> of</c><00:19:42.500><c> the</c><00:19:42.740><c> gospels.</c> 00:19:43.539 --> 00:19:45.940 We<00:19:43.900><c> understand</c><00:19:44.359><c> that</c><00:19:44.539><c> that's</c><00:19:44.779><c> what</c><00:19:44.839><c> he's</c><00:19:45.200><c> saying.</c> 00:19:45.900 --> 00:19:52.279 And<00:19:46.180><c> he</c><00:19:46.400><c> says</c><00:19:47.140><c> that</c><00:19:48.480><c> Jesus</c><00:19:48.940><c> began</c><00:19:50.019><c> both</c><00:19:50.700><c> to</c><00:19:50.900><c> do</c><00:19:51.039><c> and</c><00:19:51.200><c> to</c><00:19:51.420><c> teach.</c> 00:19:52.420 --> 00:19:54.039 And<00:19:52.740><c> so</c><00:19:52.980><c> the</c><00:19:53.200><c> gospel</c><00:19:53.640><c> of</c><00:19:53.900><c> Luke,</c> 00:19:54.220 --> 00:19:56.220 just<00:19:54.339><c> like</c><00:19:54.500><c> the</c><00:19:54.579><c> gospel</c><00:19:54.880><c> of</c><00:19:55.079><c> Matthew,</c><00:19:55.460><c> Mark,</c><00:19:55.740><c> and</c><00:19:55.880><c> John,</c> 00:19:56.579 --> 00:20:00.279 but<00:19:56.759><c> in</c><00:19:57.119><c> Acts,</c><00:19:57.799><c> is</c><00:19:58.079><c> all</c><00:19:58.539><c> about</c><00:19:58.920><c> Jesus</c> 00:20:01.140 --> 00:20:04.619 because<00:20:01.700><c> faith</c><00:20:02.259><c> is</c><00:20:03.079><c> all</c><00:20:03.420><c> about</c><00:20:04.039><c> Jesus.</c> 00:20:04.839 --> 00:20:08.480 He<00:20:05.119><c> is</c><00:20:05.400><c> at</c><00:20:05.599><c> the</c><00:20:05.880><c> core</c><00:20:06.200><c> of</c><00:20:07.220><c> all,</c><00:20:08.000><c> right?</c> 00:20:08.880 --> 00:20:10.240 Again,<00:20:09.200><c> it</c><00:20:09.299><c> goes</c><00:20:09.440><c> back</c><00:20:09.680><c> to</c><00:20:09.839><c> the</c><00:20:09.980><c> idea</c> 00:20:10.240 --> 00:20:12.460 of<00:20:10.380><c> it</c><00:20:10.460><c> can</c><00:20:10.599><c> be</c><00:20:10.779><c> just</c><00:20:11.000><c> a</c><00:20:11.200><c> little</c><00:20:11.420><c> bit</c><00:20:11.579><c> about</c><00:20:11.900><c> me.</c> 00:20:12.859 --> 00:20:14.720 No,<00:20:13.099><c> it's</c><00:20:13.339><c> about</c><00:20:13.619><c> Jesus.</c> 00:20:14.779 --> 00:20:18.359 And<00:20:15.220><c> Luke</c><00:20:15.519><c> is</c><00:20:15.980><c> emphasizing</c><00:20:16.579><c> that</c><00:20:17.079><c> right</c><00:20:17.380><c> from</c><00:20:17.599><c> the</c><00:20:17.660><c> very</c><00:20:17.940><c> beginning</c> 00:20:18.359 --> 00:20:20.160 of<00:20:18.799><c> Acts</c><00:20:19.019><c> of</c><00:20:19.160><c> the</c><00:20:19.319><c> Apostles.</c> 00:20:20.420 --> 00:20:24.799 Of<00:20:20.680><c> all</c><00:20:21.299><c> that</c><00:20:21.799><c> Jesus,</c><00:20:22.759><c> doesn't</c><00:20:22.900><c> say</c><00:20:23.119><c> Jesus</c><00:20:23.539><c> and</c><00:20:23.920><c> his</c><00:20:24.240><c> disciples</c> 00:20:24.799 --> 00:20:26.880 began<00:20:25.299><c> to</c><00:20:25.539><c> do</c><00:20:25.680><c> and</c><00:20:25.859><c> to</c><00:20:26.079><c> teach.</c> 00:20:27.000 --> 00:20:29.339 And<00:20:27.259><c> we</c><00:20:27.400><c> know</c><00:20:27.559><c> his</c><00:20:27.779><c> disciples</c><00:20:28.160><c> are</c><00:20:28.339><c> gonna</c><00:20:28.480><c> take</c><00:20:28.720><c> up</c><00:20:28.940><c> the</c><00:20:29.119><c> mantle.</c> 00:20:29.400 --> 00:20:30.440 We'll<00:20:29.579><c> be</c><00:20:29.720><c> talking</c><00:20:29.859><c> about</c><00:20:30.119><c> that,</c> 00:20:30.799 --> 00:20:32.039 I<00:20:30.960><c> don't</c><00:20:31.099><c> know</c><00:20:31.180><c> if</c><00:20:31.240><c> we'll</c><00:20:31.440><c> get</c><00:20:31.579><c> to</c><00:20:31.680><c> it</c><00:20:31.839><c> today,</c> 00:20:32.059 --> 00:20:33.660 it's<00:20:32.259><c> already</c><00:20:32.480><c> five</c><00:20:32.720><c> past</c><00:20:32.880><c> 10,</c> 00:20:34.359 --> 00:20:36.339 when<00:20:34.799><c> they're</c><00:20:35.000><c> at</c><00:20:35.119><c> the</c><00:20:35.259><c> gate,</c><00:20:35.460><c> beautiful.</c> 00:20:36.579 --> 00:20:38.900 They<00:20:36.759><c> go</c><00:20:37.039><c> to</c><00:20:37.220><c> pray</c><00:20:37.400><c> in</c><00:20:37.579><c> the</c><00:20:37.740><c> ninth</c><00:20:37.920><c> hour.</c> 00:20:40.580 --> 00:20:44.720 But<00:20:41.140><c> it's,</c><00:20:42.140><c> again,</c><00:20:42.599><c> it's</c><00:20:42.819><c> Jesus</c><00:20:43.240><c> began</c><00:20:43.740><c> both</c><00:20:44.059><c> to</c><00:20:44.220><c> do</c><00:20:44.319><c> and</c><00:20:44.559><c> teach</c> 00:20:44.720 --> 00:20:46.539 until<00:20:45.059><c> that</c><00:20:45.339><c> day</c><00:20:45.519><c> that</c><00:20:45.660><c> he</c><00:20:45.779><c> was</c><00:20:45.980><c> taken</c><00:20:46.200><c> up.</c> 00:20:46.599 --> 00:20:50.000 Of<00:20:46.779><c> course,</c><00:20:46.920><c> that</c><00:20:47.200><c> is</c><00:20:48.099><c> the</c><00:20:49.039><c> ascension.</c> 00:20:50.420 --> 00:20:52.519 But<00:20:50.640><c> notice</c><00:20:50.920><c> it</c><00:20:51.180><c> says</c><00:20:51.400><c> there,</c> 00:20:53.000 --> 00:20:57.500 after<00:20:53.380><c> that</c><00:20:53.839><c> he,</c><00:20:55.619><c> through</c><00:20:55.900><c> the</c><00:20:56.160><c> Holy</c><00:20:56.440><c> Spirit,</c> 00:20:57.880 --> 00:20:59.700 had<00:20:58.019><c> given</c><00:20:58.279><c> commandments</c><00:20:58.799><c> onto</c><00:20:59.079><c> the</c><00:20:59.319><c> apostles</c> 00:20:59.700 --> 00:21:00.759 whom<00:20:59.980><c> he</c><00:21:00.180><c> had</c><00:21:00.460><c> chosen.</c> 00:21:01.180 --> 00:21:03.640 Why<00:21:01.380><c> does</c><00:21:01.599><c> it</c><00:21:01.839><c> say,</c><00:21:02.579><c> well,</c><00:21:02.880><c> the</c><00:21:03.059><c> question</c><00:21:03.279><c> that</c><00:21:03.500><c> popped</c> 00:21:03.640 --> 00:21:06.480 into<00:21:03.839><c> my</c><00:21:04.099><c> head</c><00:21:04.240><c> was</c><00:21:04.420><c> why</c><00:21:04.640><c> does</c><00:21:04.859><c> it</c><00:21:05.000><c> say</c><00:21:05.119><c> that</c><00:21:05.359><c> he</c><00:21:05.539><c> gave</c><00:21:05.880><c> them</c> 00:21:06.480 --> 00:21:08.059 through<00:21:07.059><c> the</c><00:21:07.299><c> Holy</c><00:21:07.640><c> Spirit?</c> 00:21:08.059 --> 00:21:11.220 He<00:21:08.259><c> gave</c><00:21:08.559><c> them</c><00:21:09.779><c> these</c><00:21:10.579><c> commandments.</c> 00:21:11.519 --> 00:21:16.099 So<00:21:11.519><c> in</c><00:21:12.480><c> what</c><00:21:12.819><c> way</c><00:21:13.400><c> role</c><00:21:14.259><c> does</c><00:21:14.500><c> the</c><00:21:14.740><c> Holy</c><00:21:14.960><c> Spirit</c><00:21:15.500><c> play</c> 00:21:16.099 --> 00:21:20.819 in<00:21:16.619><c> Jesus</c><00:21:17.039><c> talking</c><00:21:17.400><c> to</c><00:21:17.660><c> his</c><00:21:17.880><c> disciples</c><00:21:18.460><c> over</c><00:21:19.440><c> those</c><00:21:19.779><c> 40</c><00:21:20.140><c> years</c> 00:21:20.819 --> 00:21:22.559 and<00:21:21.380><c> giving</c><00:21:21.660><c> them</c><00:21:22.099><c> commandments?</c> 00:21:22.599 --> 00:21:25.519 Well,<00:21:22.779><c> I</c><00:21:23.579><c> think</c><00:21:23.720><c> there's</c><00:21:23.920><c> two</c><00:21:24.140><c> things</c><00:21:24.400><c> to</c><00:21:24.799><c> consider.</c> 00:21:26.960 --> 00:21:28.859 First<00:21:27.259><c> of</c><00:21:27.400><c> all,</c><00:21:27.500><c> there</c><00:21:27.599><c> is</c><00:21:27.799><c> the</c><00:21:28.000><c> resurrection,</c> 00:21:29.299 --> 00:21:30.440 the<00:21:29.559><c> physical</c><00:21:29.920><c> resurrection.</c> 00:21:30.579 --> 00:21:31.640 You<00:21:30.680><c> say,</c><00:21:30.839><c> well,</c><00:21:30.839><c> that's</c><00:21:31.059><c> not</c><00:21:31.220><c> spiritual.</c> 00:21:31.920 --> 00:21:35.339 Well,<00:21:32.099><c> it</c><00:21:32.279><c> is</c><00:21:32.519><c> spiritual</c><00:21:32.980><c> because</c><00:21:33.759><c> this</c><00:21:34.619><c> is</c><00:21:34.880><c> not</c><00:21:35.059><c> something</c> 00:21:35.339 --> 00:21:37.740 that<00:21:35.660><c> happens</c><00:21:36.160><c> every</c><00:21:36.799><c> day.</c> 00:21:38.499 --> 00:21:44.940 You<00:21:39.139><c> don't</c><00:21:39.779><c> watch</c><00:21:40.259><c> a</c><00:21:40.480><c> man</c><00:21:40.740><c> die</c><00:21:41.319><c> on</c><00:21:41.640><c> the</c><00:21:41.859><c> cross</c><00:21:42.480><c> and</c><00:21:43.599><c> get</c><00:21:43.880><c> buried</c> 00:21:45.120 --> 00:21:48.220 and<00:21:45.440><c> then</c><00:21:45.819><c> three</c><00:21:46.019><c> days</c><00:21:46.359><c> later</c><00:21:46.720><c> he</c><00:21:47.000><c> shows</c><00:21:47.319><c> up</c><00:21:47.579><c> in</c><00:21:47.720><c> the</c><00:21:47.880><c> room,</c> 00:21:48.319 --> 00:21:50.140 perfectly<00:21:48.759><c> fine,</c><00:21:49.200><c> thank</c><00:21:49.420><c> you</c><00:21:49.539><c> very</c><00:21:49.819><c> much.</c> 00:21:50.359 --> 00:21:53.720 This<00:21:50.740><c> is</c><00:21:51.359><c> 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three</c><00:22:12.680><c> days</c><00:22:12.980><c> later,</c><00:22:14.220><c> he</c><00:22:15.200><c> has</c><00:22:15.480><c> been</c><00:22:15.799><c> dead</c> 00:22:16.380 --> 00:22:17.920 for<00:22:16.819><c> three</c><00:22:17.099><c> days,</c><00:22:17.599><c> right?</c> 00:22:17.920 --> 00:22:20.920 He<00:22:18.279><c> hasn't</c><00:22:18.519><c> been</c><00:22:18.880><c> convalescing</c><00:22:19.880><c> for</c><00:22:20.259><c> three</c><00:22:20.539><c> days.</c> 00:22:21.200 --> 00:22:25.819 He<00:22:21.420><c> hasn't</c><00:22:21.759><c> been</c><00:22:22.039><c> getting</c><00:22:22.460><c> salve</c><00:22:23.920><c> and</c><00:22:25.000><c> penicillin</c> 00:22:25.819 --> 00:22:27.980 and<00:22:26.000><c> chicken</c><00:22:26.299><c> soup</c><00:22:26.660><c> for</c><00:22:27.319><c> three</c><00:22:27.579><c> days.</c> 00:22:28.460 --> 00:22:30.880 He'd<00:22:28.779><c> been</c><00:22:28.940><c> dead</c><00:22:29.119><c> in</c><00:22:29.259><c> the</c><00:22:29.420><c> grave</c><00:22:29.579><c> for</c><00:22:29.779><c> three</c><00:22:30.019><c> days.</c> 00:22:31.220 --> 00:22:33.140 And<00:22:31.539><c> then</c><00:22:31.680><c> he</c><00:22:31.799><c> shows</c><00:22:32.000><c> up</c><00:22:32.200><c> in</c><00:22:32.359><c> the</c><00:22:32.460><c> upper</c><00:22:32.680><c> room</c> 00:22:33.140 --> 00:22:37.460 and<00:22:33.599><c> he's</c><00:22:33.920><c> still</c><00:22:34.019><c> got</c><00:22:34.259><c> the</c><00:22:34.500><c> wounds</c><00:22:34.779><c> on</c><00:22:35.059><c> his</c><00:22:35.339><c> hands</c><00:22:35.700><c> and</c><00:22:35.960><c> on</c><00:22:36.140><c> his</c><00:22:36.380><c> feet</c> 00:22:38.059 --> 00:22:40.980 and<00:22:38.700><c> yet</c><00:22:38.980><c> he</c><00:22:39.339><c> is</c><00:22:39.660><c> perfectly</c><00:22:40.079><c> fine.</c> 00:22:41.400 --> 00:22:43.839 That's<00:22:42.039><c> a</c><00:22:42.160><c> pretty</c><00:22:42.400><c> powerful</c><00:22:42.880><c> lesson.</c> 00:22:44.180 --> 00:22:48.259 But<00:22:44.380><c> it's</c><00:22:44.579><c> a</c><00:22:44.740><c> powerful</c><00:22:45.000><c> lesson</c><00:22:45.319><c> for</c><00:22:45.539><c> those</c><00:22:45.940><c> that</c><00:22:46.279><c> sorrow,</c><00:22:47.579><c> right?</c> 00:22:48.619 --> 00:22:52.740 We<00:22:49.220><c> can</c><00:22:49.539><c> hear</c><00:22:50.059><c> it</c><00:22:50.680><c> and</c><00:22:51.000><c> we</c><00:22:51.099><c> can</c><00:22:51.380><c> appreciate</c><00:22:51.819><c> it,</c> 00:22:52.980 --> 00:22:58.099 but<00:22:53.180><c> we</c><00:22:53.460><c> are</c><00:22:53.700><c> not</c><00:22:54.099><c> first</c><00:22:54.519><c> person</c><00:22:55.019><c> witnesses</c><00:22:55.859><c> of</c><00:22:56.839><c> the</c><00:22:57.099><c> resurrection.</c> 00:22:59.399 --> 00:23:06.259 So<00:23:00.079><c> how</c><00:23:00.759><c> does</c><00:23:01.880><c> the</c><00:23:02.420><c> Lord</c><00:23:02.740><c> speak</c><00:23:03.180><c> to</c><00:23:03.539><c> us</c><00:23:04.240><c> in</c><00:23:04.779><c> a</c><00:23:05.059><c> powerful</c><00:23:05.500><c> way</c> 00:23:06.259 --> 00:23:11.059 if<00:23:06.940><c> we</c><00:23:07.220><c> can't</c><00:23:07.680><c> see</c><00:23:07.980><c> it</c><00:23:08.359><c> like</c><00:23:08.799><c> he</c><00:23:09.640><c> said</c><00:23:09.859><c> to</c><00:23:10.720><c> Thomas,</c> 00:23:11.160 --> 00:23:13.400 stick<00:23:11.339><c> your</c><00:23:11.539><c> figure</c><00:23:11.740><c> in</c><00:23:12.000><c> right</c><00:23:12.299><c> here,</c><00:23:12.660><c> stick</c><00:23:12.859><c> it</c><00:23:13.059><c> in.</c> 00:23:13.779 --> 00:23:15.319 Put<00:23:13.920><c> it</c><00:23:14.019><c> in</c><00:23:14.160><c> my</c><00:23:14.400><c> side.</c> 00:23:15.779 --> 00:23:17.779 We<00:23:16.400><c> don't</c><00:23:16.599><c> have</c><00:23:16.839><c> that.</c> 00:23:18.640 --> 00:23:20.359 What<00:23:18.819><c> we</c><00:23:19.019><c> have</c><00:23:19.140><c> is</c><00:23:19.359><c> this.</c> 00:23:21.420 --> 00:23:25.339 What<00:23:21.680><c> we</c><00:23:22.039><c> have</c><00:23:22.319><c> is</c><00:23:22.759><c> the</c><00:23:23.000><c> word</c><00:23:23.680><c> coming</c><00:23:24.099><c> to</c><00:23:24.339><c> life.</c> 00:23:25.819 --> 00:23:28.559 And<00:23:26.460><c> we</c><00:23:26.720><c> have</c><00:23:26.960><c> this</c><00:23:27.539><c> today.</c> 00:23:28.960 --> 00:23:32.799 They<00:23:29.200><c> had</c><00:23:29.359><c> this</c><00:23:29.799><c> 100</c><00:23:30.119><c> years</c><00:23:30.440><c> ago,</c><00:23:31.740><c> 1</c><00:23:32.019><c>,000</c><00:23:32.099><c> years</c><00:23:32.420><c> ago,</c> 00:23:33.299 --> 00:23:37.619 2<00:23:33.579><c>,000</c><00:23:33.900><c> years</c><00:23:34.200><c> ago,</c><00:23:35.539><c> everything</c><00:23:35.920><c> that</c><00:23:36.140><c> Jesus</c><00:23:36.460><c> had</c><00:23:36.759><c> said</c> 00:23:37.500 --> 00:23:43.440 is<00:23:37.819><c> now</c><00:23:38.059><c> going</c><00:23:38.279><c> to</c><00:23:38.519><c> come</c><00:23:38.680><c> to</c><00:23:38.960><c> life</c><00:23:39.759><c> before</c><00:23:41.000><c> his</c><00:23:41.700><c> disciples.</c> 00:23:44.599 --> 00:23:47.559 It<00:23:44.859><c> says</c><00:23:45.039><c> in</c><00:23:45.240><c> the</c><00:23:45.299><c> next</c><00:23:45.539><c> verse,</c><00:23:46.619><c> yeah.</c> 00:23:47.859 --> 00:23:51.940 To<00:23:48.079><c> whom</c><00:23:48.319><c> also</c><00:23:48.779><c> he</c><00:23:49.079><c> showed</c><00:23:49.240><c> himself</c><00:23:49.619><c> alive</c><00:23:50.259><c> after</c><00:23:51.000><c> his</c><00:23:51.519><c> passion.</c> 00:23:52.220 --> 00:23:54.400 Well,<00:23:52.500><c> I</c><00:23:52.740><c> believe</c><00:23:53.079><c> the</c><00:23:53.220><c> whole</c><00:23:53.380><c> reason</c><00:23:53.559><c> they</c><00:23:53.700><c> mentioned,</c> 00:23:54.279 --> 00:23:56.720 that's<00:23:54.559><c> an</c><00:23:54.779><c> interesting</c><00:23:55.119><c> word,</c><00:23:55.480><c> that</c><00:23:55.599><c> word</c><00:23:55.819><c> passion.</c> 00:23:57.160 --> 00:23:59.599 You<00:23:57.380><c> hear</c><00:23:57.599><c> about</c><00:23:57.880><c> those</c><00:23:58.220><c> movie,</c><00:23:58.619><c> The</c><00:23:58.720><c> Passion</c><00:23:59.059><c> of</c><00:23:59.220><c> the</c><00:23:59.400><c> Christ,</c> 00:23:59.640 --> 00:24:00.960 which<00:23:59.819><c> I</c><00:24:00.019><c> don't</c><00:24:00.160><c> recommend</c><00:24:00.519><c> to</c><00:24:00.740><c> anybody.</c> 00:24:01.160 --> 00:24:03.160 It's<00:24:01.720><c> a</c><00:24:01.859><c> tough</c><00:24:01.980><c> movie</c><00:24:02.220><c> to</c><00:24:02.420><c> watch.</c> 00:24:03.740 --> 00:24:08.099 But<00:24:04.140><c> when</c><00:24:04.559><c> I</c><00:24:04.740><c> think</c><00:24:04.900><c> of</c><00:24:05.200><c> passion,</c><00:24:06.460><c> I</c><00:24:06.579><c> think</c><00:24:06.839><c> of</c><00:24:07.519><c> commitment.</c> 00:24:08.339 --> 00:24:12.880 I<00:24:08.339><c> think</c><00:24:08.660><c> of</c><00:24:09.799><c> something</c><00:24:10.259><c> somebody</c><00:24:10.519><c> really</c><00:24:10.980><c> wants</c><00:24:11.220><c> to</c><00:24:12.019><c> do.</c> 00:24:13.259 --> 00:24:19.619 This<00:24:13.680><c> word</c><00:24:14.000><c> passion</c><00:24:15.160><c> reflects</c><00:24:17.299><c> both</c><00:24:17.960><c> Christ's</c><00:24:18.619><c> commitment</c> 00:24:19.720 --> 00:24:22.140 and<00:24:20.279><c> also</c><00:24:20.700><c> what</c><00:24:20.900><c> he</c><00:24:21.079><c> went</c><00:24:21.279><c> through.</c> 00:24:23.900 --> 00:24:25.119 He<00:24:24.359><c> was</c><00:24:24.619><c> committed.</c> 00:24:25.240 --> 00:24:28.279 Remember<00:24:25.480><c> how</c><00:24:25.700><c> it</c><00:24:25.779><c> talks</c><00:24:26.099><c> about</c><00:24:26.440><c> he</c><00:24:26.920><c> set</c><00:24:27.220><c> his</c><00:24:28.039><c> face</c> 00:24:28.279 --> 00:24:31.480 like<00:24:28.559><c> a</c><00:24:29.000><c> flint</c><00:24:29.500><c> to</c><00:24:30.180><c> go</c><00:24:30.359><c> to</c><00:24:30.559><c> Jerusalem.</c> 00:24:31.880 --> 00:24:34.299 He<00:24:32.240><c> understood</c><00:24:32.839><c> that</c><00:24:33.099><c> this</c><00:24:33.339><c> is</c><00:24:33.500><c> what</c><00:24:33.660><c> had</c><00:24:33.839><c> to</c><00:24:34.079><c> happen.</c> 00:24:34.660 --> 00:24:35.640 Did<00:24:34.839><c> he</c><00:24:35.039><c> struggle</c><00:24:35.339><c> with</c><00:24:35.519><c> it?</c> 00:24:35.660 --> 00:24:37.799 Of<00:24:36.000><c> course</c><00:24:36.220><c> he</c><00:24:36.420><c> struggled</c><00:24:36.759><c> with</c><00:24:36.960><c> it.</c> 00:24:38.019 --> 00:24:40.279 Like<00:24:38.240><c> we</c><00:24:38.420><c> mentioned</c><00:24:38.640><c> in</c><00:24:38.880><c> Isaiah</c><00:24:39.259><c> 53,</c> 00:24:40.380 --> 00:24:43.500 he<00:24:40.619><c> saw</c><00:24:40.940><c> the</c><00:24:41.180><c> travail</c><00:24:41.519><c> of</c><00:24:41.759><c> his</c><00:24:42.039><c> soul,</c><00:24:42.319><c> he</c><00:24:42.660><c> struggled</c><00:24:42.980><c> with</c><00:24:43.180><c> it.</c> 00:24:43.880 --> 00:24:45.299 Not<00:24:44.119><c> my</c><00:24:44.420><c> will,</c><00:24:44.599><c> but</c><00:24:44.740><c> thy</c><00:24:44.920><c> be</c><00:24:45.099><c> done,</c> 00:24:45.380 --> 00:24:48.519 but<00:24:45.500><c> if</c><00:24:45.660><c> you</c><00:24:45.859><c> got</c><00:24:46.019><c> another</c><00:24:46.339><c> way</c><00:24:46.920><c> in</c><00:24:47.400><c> your</c><00:24:47.640><c> pocket,</c> 00:24:48.859 --> 00:24:51.359 I'm<00:24:49.140><c> all</c><00:24:49.380><c> for</c><00:24:49.559><c> it,</c><00:24:49.680><c> you</c><00:24:49.799><c> can</c><00:24:50.000><c> count</c><00:24:50.160><c> me</c><00:24:50.380><c> in.</c> 00:24:53.080 --> 00:24:56.779 But<00:24:53.680><c> it</c><00:24:53.900><c> says</c><00:24:54.000><c> he</c><00:24:54.180><c> showed</c><00:24:54.380><c> himself</c><00:24:54.859><c> after</c><00:24:55.480><c> his</c><00:24:55.799><c> passions.</c> 00:24:56.859 --> 00:24:59.759 And<00:24:57.140><c> so</c><00:24:57.400><c> after</c><00:24:57.740><c> everything</c><00:24:58.079><c> that</c><00:24:58.319><c> he</c><00:24:58.500><c> did,</c> 00:25:01.019 --> 00:25:03.839 everything<00:25:01.299><c> he</c><00:25:01.539><c> went</c><00:25:01.740><c> through,</c><00:25:02.380><c> there</c><00:25:02.660><c> he</c><00:25:02.940><c> was.</c> 00:25:05.300 --> 00:25:09.079 With<00:25:05.900><c> many</c><00:25:06.500><c> infallible</c><00:25:07.440><c> proofs,</c><00:25:08.119><c> again,</c> 00:25:09.180 --> 00:25:12.180 they<00:25:09.519><c> saw</c><00:25:09.759><c> the</c><00:25:10.039><c> infallible</c><00:25:10.559><c> proofs</c><00:25:11.220><c> of</c><00:25:11.660><c> the</c><00:25:11.960><c> holes</c> 00:25:12.180 --> 00:25:14.599 in<00:25:12.299><c> his</c><00:25:12.559><c> hands</c><00:25:12.819><c> and</c><00:25:12.980><c> his</c><00:25:13.240><c> feet</c><00:25:13.500><c> and</c><00:25:13.759><c> in</c><00:25:14.019><c> his</c><00:25:14.220><c> side.</c> 00:25:15.099 --> 00:25:16.900 We<00:25:15.420><c> don't</c><00:25:15.660><c> see</c><00:25:15.920><c> that.</c> 00:25:17.880 --> 00:25:20.740 But<00:25:18.119><c> what</c><00:25:18.380><c> infallible</c><00:25:19.079><c> proofs</c><00:25:19.500><c> do</c><00:25:19.640><c> we</c><00:25:19.920><c> see?</c> 00:25:21.259 --> 00:25:25.680 Well,<00:25:21.819><c> it</c><00:25:21.960><c> makes</c><00:25:22.200><c> me</c><00:25:22.519><c> think</c><00:25:22.839><c> of</c><00:25:23.720><c> the</c><00:25:24.079><c> two</c><00:25:24.200><c> on</c><00:25:24.400><c> the</c><00:25:24.539><c> road</c><00:25:24.680><c> to</c><00:25:24.900><c> Emmaus.</c> 00:25:27.279 --> 00:25:31.680 Because<00:25:27.839><c> the</c><00:25:28.059><c> two</c><00:25:28.160><c> on</c><00:25:28.319><c> the</c><00:25:28.440><c> road</c><00:25:28.579><c> to</c><00:25:28.779><c> Emmaus</c><00:25:29.619><c> were</c><00:25:29.980><c> completely</c><00:25:30.579><c> lost.</c> 00:25:31.819 --> 00:25:34.299 And<00:25:31.980><c> then</c><00:25:32.220><c> this</c><00:25:32.599><c> stranger</c><00:25:33.099><c> starts</c><00:25:33.500><c> to</c><00:25:33.819><c> open</c><00:25:33.980><c> up</c> 00:25:34.299 --> 00:25:38.559 and<00:25:34.680><c> explain</c><00:25:35.000><c> to</c><00:25:35.220><c> them</c><00:25:36.039><c> everything</c><00:25:37.779><c> that</c><00:25:38.039><c> the</c><00:25:38.299><c> Christ</c> 00:25:38.559 --> 00:25:43.180 has<00:25:38.920><c> to</c><00:25:39.200><c> go</c><00:25:39.480><c> through,</c><00:25:40.539><c> just</c><00:25:40.940><c> as</c><00:25:41.319><c> it</c><00:25:41.440><c> says</c><00:25:41.680><c> in</c><00:25:41.920><c> the</c><00:25:42.059><c> Old</c><00:25:42.240><c> Testament,</c> 00:25:43.200 --> 00:25:47.140 everything<00:25:43.579><c> he</c><00:25:43.700><c> has</c><00:25:43.940><c> to</c><00:25:44.099><c> go</c><00:25:44.339><c> through</c><00:25:44.900><c> for</c><00:25:45.700><c> this</c><00:25:45.980><c> to</c><00:25:46.279><c> happen.</c> 00:25:47.359 --> 00:25:49.539 And<00:25:47.579><c> then</c><00:25:47.779><c> they</c><00:25:48.099><c> say,</c><00:25:48.359><c> and</c><00:25:48.500><c> then</c><00:25:48.619><c> he</c><00:25:48.720><c> makes</c><00:25:48.940><c> the</c><00:25:49.240><c> appearance,</c> 00:25:49.539 --> 00:25:53.799 now<00:25:49.859><c> he's</c><00:25:50.259><c> there,</c><00:25:50.680><c> now</c><00:25:50.980><c> they</c><00:25:51.400><c> see</c><00:25:51.660><c> him</c><00:25:52.500><c> resurrected</c> 00:25:53.980 --> 00:25:55.380 and<00:25:54.279><c> everything</c><00:25:54.680><c> comes</c><00:25:54.960><c> to</c><00:25:55.200><c> life.</c> 00:25:55.420 --> 00:25:59.900 And<00:25:55.559><c> they</c><00:25:55.700><c> say,</c><00:25:55.880><c> didn't</c><00:25:56.259><c> our</c><00:25:56.579><c> hearts</c><00:25:56.960><c> burn</c><00:25:57.799><c> when</c><00:25:58.380><c> he</c><00:25:58.579><c> spoke</c><00:25:58.799><c> to</c><00:25:59.000><c> us?</c> 00:26:01.240 --> 00:26:03.519 It's<00:26:01.839><c> no</c><00:26:02.039><c> different</c><00:26:02.319><c> for</c><00:26:02.559><c> us.</c> 00:26:03.759 --> 00:26:05.599 That's<00:26:04.059><c> the</c><00:26:04.220><c> point</c><00:26:04.339><c> that</c><00:26:04.660><c> Stephen</c><00:26:04.900><c> was</c><00:26:05.259><c> making</c> 00:26:05.599 --> 00:26:07.920 in<00:26:05.819><c> his</c><00:26:06.059><c> class</c><00:26:06.480><c> in</c><00:26:06.980><c> November.</c> 00:26:08.839 --> 00:26:11.599 Yes,<00:26:09.420><c> it</c><00:26:09.880><c> would</c><00:26:10.059><c> be</c><00:26:10.339><c> remarkable</c><00:26:10.740><c> to</c><00:26:10.980><c> have</c><00:26:11.099><c> the</c><00:26:11.299><c> ability</c> 00:26:11.599 --> 00:26:14.859 to<00:26:12.200><c> heal</c><00:26:12.500><c> the</c><00:26:12.799><c> sick</c><00:26:12.980><c> or</c><00:26:13.200><c> to</c><00:26:13.440><c> raise</c><00:26:13.680><c> the</c><00:26:13.920><c> dead.</c> 00:26:15.660 --> 00:26:19.200 But<00:26:16.119><c> the</c><00:26:16.359><c> power</c><00:26:16.640><c> of</c><00:26:16.859><c> this</c><00:26:17.140><c> word</c><00:26:17.480><c> is</c><00:26:18.079><c> spiritual.</c> 00:26:19.250 --> 00:26:20.660 And<00:26:19.660><c> it</c><00:26:19.799><c> is</c><00:26:20.119><c> real.</c> 00:26:21.140 --> 00:26:23.339 And<00:26:21.440><c> it</c><00:26:21.640><c> does</c><00:26:22.059><c> transform.</c> 00:26:23.740 --> 00:26:29.140 When<00:26:23.920><c> it</c><00:26:24.119><c> says</c><00:26:24.319><c> he</c><00:26:25.519><c> saw</c><00:26:25.880><c> the</c><00:26:26.160><c> travail</c><00:26:26.559><c> of</c><00:26:26.839><c> his</c><00:26:27.200><c> soul,</c><00:26:27.799><c> right?</c> 00:26:29.599 --> 00:26:31.200 And<00:26:29.880><c> he</c><00:26:30.000><c> was</c><00:26:30.079><c> satisfied.</c> 00:26:31.480 --> 00:26:33.559 Next<00:26:31.720><c> thing</c><00:26:31.940><c> it</c><00:26:32.119><c> says</c><00:26:32.279><c> in</c><00:26:32.500><c> Isaiah</c><00:26:32.859><c> is,</c> 00:26:33.799 --> 00:26:38.019 by<00:26:34.160><c> his</c><00:26:34.599><c> knowledge</c><00:26:35.099><c> shall</c><00:26:35.420><c> my</c><00:26:37.000><c> righteous</c><00:26:37.500><c> servant,</c> 00:26:38.299 --> 00:26:42.740 that's<00:26:38.740><c> Christ,</c><00:26:41.019><c> justify</c><00:26:41.759><c> many.</c> 00:26:43.080 --> 00:26:44.400 Justify. 00:26:44.420 --> 00:26:48.339 That<00:26:44.740><c> word</c><00:26:45.019><c> justify</c><00:26:45.559><c> does</c><00:26:45.960><c> not</c><00:26:46.400><c> mean</c><00:26:46.940><c> validate</c> 00:26:48.640 --> 00:26:50.640 because<00:26:48.960><c> we</c><00:26:49.200><c> are</c><00:26:49.400><c> dead</c><00:26:49.700><c> in</c><00:26:50.039><c> our</c><00:26:50.319><c> sins.</c> 00:26:51.099 --> 00:26:54.880 That<00:26:51.420><c> word</c><00:26:51.660><c> justify</c><00:26:52.279><c> means</c><00:26:52.640><c> to</c><00:26:53.559><c> make</c><00:26:53.819><c> right.</c> 00:26:55.059 --> 00:26:56.299 Not<00:26:55.279><c> to</c><00:26:55.619><c> declare</c><00:26:56.000><c> right,</c> 00:26:56.339 --> 00:26:59.240 because<00:26:56.579><c> we</c><00:26:56.759><c> could</c><00:26:56.960><c> never</c><00:26:57.220><c> be</c><00:26:57.839><c> declared</c><00:26:58.140><c> right.</c> 00:26:59.640 --> 00:27:02.380 Because<00:26:59.960><c> it</c><00:27:00.200><c> says</c><00:27:00.339><c> there,</c><00:27:00.720><c> for</c><00:27:00.839><c> he</c><00:27:01.160><c> shall</c><00:27:01.339><c> bear</c><00:27:01.660><c> our</c><00:27:02.000><c> iniquities.</c> 00:27:02.440 --> 00:27:06.119 He's<00:27:02.759><c> gotta</c><00:27:02.900><c> bear</c><00:27:03.200><c> our</c><00:27:03.480><c> iniquities</c><00:27:04.160><c> for</c><00:27:04.539><c> us</c><00:27:04.740><c> to</c><00:27:04.880><c> be</c><00:27:05.059><c> justified.</c> 00:27:06.799 --> 00:27:12.759 We<00:27:07.339><c> are</c><00:27:07.920><c> made</c><00:27:08.700><c> right</c><00:27:09.440><c> in</c><00:27:10.940><c> the</c><00:27:11.140><c> sacrifice</c><00:27:11.559><c> of</c><00:27:11.900><c> Christ.</c> 00:27:13.259 --> 00:27:18.880 And<00:27:13.819><c> we</c><00:27:14.019><c> are</c><00:27:14.299><c> raised</c><00:27:14.799><c> to</c><00:27:15.380><c> new</c><00:27:15.660><c> life</c><00:27:16.460><c> through</c><00:27:17.759><c> the</c><00:27:17.980><c> resurrection.</c> 00:27:19.700 --> 00:27:21.940 That's<00:27:20.019><c> what</c><00:27:20.180><c> Isaiah</c><00:27:20.500><c> 53</c><00:27:21.000><c> is</c><00:27:21.220><c> talking</c><00:27:21.519><c> about.</c> 00:27:22.200 --> 00:27:25.619 And<00:27:22.380><c> that's</c><00:27:22.619><c> what</c><00:27:22.880><c> the</c><00:27:23.259><c> infallible</c><00:27:23.940><c> proofs</c><00:27:24.759><c> are.</c> 00:27:25.859 --> 00:27:29.579 They<00:27:26.140><c> are</c><00:27:26.660><c> infallible</c><00:27:27.799><c> to</c><00:27:28.859><c> you</c><00:27:29.059><c> and</c><00:27:29.220><c> me,</c> 00:27:29.900 --> 00:27:32.880 as<00:27:30.039><c> long</c><00:27:30.240><c> as</c><00:27:30.359><c> we</c><00:27:30.480><c> don't</c><00:27:30.619><c> lose</c><00:27:30.900><c> track</c><00:27:31.160><c> of</c><00:27:31.319><c> what</c><00:27:31.460><c> it</c><00:27:31.700><c> says</c><00:27:31.859><c> here.</c> 00:27:34.099 --> 00:27:36.259 And<00:27:34.480><c> so</c><00:27:34.640><c> we</c><00:27:34.819><c> can</c><00:27:35.200><c> carry</c><00:27:35.480><c> those</c><00:27:35.799><c> with</c><00:27:36.059><c> us</c> 00:27:36.259 --> 00:27:37.880 as<00:27:36.460><c> we</c><00:27:36.700><c> go</c><00:27:36.960><c> through</c><00:27:37.240><c> the</c><00:27:37.480><c> trial.</c> 00:27:38.180 --> 00:27:40.400 No<00:27:38.279><c> matter</c><00:27:38.460><c> how</c><00:27:38.720><c> many</c><00:27:38.920><c> times</c><00:27:39.180><c> we</c><00:27:39.519><c> fail,</c> 00:27:40.620 --> 00:27:43.400 those<00:27:41.000><c> infallible</c><00:27:41.599><c> truths</c><00:27:41.859><c> never</c><00:27:42.160><c> change.</c> 00:27:44.079 --> 00:27:46.680 The<00:27:44.359><c> promises</c><00:27:44.859><c> never</c><00:27:45.599><c> change.</c> 00:27:47.339 --> 00:27:51.140 The<00:27:47.680><c> future</c><00:27:48.000><c> hope</c><00:27:48.359><c> we</c><00:27:48.819><c> carry</c><00:27:49.160><c> every</c><00:27:49.839><c> single</c><00:27:50.160><c> day.</c> 00:27:51.640 --> 00:27:54.059 And<00:27:51.839><c> we</c><00:27:52.019><c> see</c><00:27:52.180><c> the</c><00:27:52.440><c> political</c><00:27:52.920><c> turmoil</c><00:27:53.339><c> that's</c><00:27:53.660><c> created</c> 00:27:54.059 --> 00:27:57.319 and<00:27:54.359><c> we</c><00:27:54.640><c> say,</c><00:27:55.000><c> I</c><00:27:55.000><c> can't</c><00:27:55.440><c> imagine</c><00:27:56.039><c> how</c><00:27:56.519><c> we're</c><00:27:56.759><c> going</c><00:27:56.960><c> to</c><00:27:57.180><c> get</c> 00:27:57.319 --> 00:28:00.039 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don't</c><00:28:10.880><c> see</c><00:28:11.140><c> it.</c> 00:28:12.140 --> 00:28:15.859 But<00:28:12.319><c> I</c><00:28:12.460><c> see</c><00:28:12.579><c> this,</c><00:28:14.119><c> it's</c><00:28:14.720><c> gonna</c><00:28:14.920><c> happen.</c> 00:28:16.859 --> 00:28:20.299 There's<00:28:17.319><c> no</c><00:28:17.579><c> doubt</c><00:28:17.740><c> about</c><00:28:18.039><c> it,</c><00:28:18.279><c> it's</c><00:28:18.859><c> going</c><00:28:19.140><c> to</c><00:28:19.440><c> happen.</c> 00:28:20.460 --> 00:28:23.900 How<00:28:20.720><c> it</c><00:28:20.940><c> unfolds,</c><00:28:22.099><c> others</c><00:28:22.259><c> know</c><00:28:22.480><c> better</c><00:28:22.720><c> than</c><00:28:23.000><c> I.</c> 00:28:24.400 --> 00:28:28.400 But<00:28:24.579><c> I</c><00:28:24.740><c> can</c><00:28:24.960><c> watch</c><00:28:25.480><c> and</c><00:28:26.319><c> I</c><00:28:26.440><c> can</c><00:28:26.619><c> put</c><00:28:26.799><c> my</c><00:28:27.099><c> trust</c><00:28:27.319><c> in</c><00:28:27.539><c> what</c><00:28:27.779><c> this</c><00:28:28.039><c> says</c> 00:28:28.400 --> 00:28:31.339 because<00:28:28.859><c> I</c><00:28:29.339><c> know</c><00:28:29.859><c> that</c><00:28:30.380><c> what</c><00:28:30.519><c> this</c><00:28:30.779><c> says</c><00:28:30.940><c> is</c><00:28:31.220><c> true.</c> 00:28:31.579 --> 00:28:34.900 It's<00:28:31.980><c> infallible</c><00:28:32.680><c> proofs</c><00:28:33.720><c> that</c><00:28:33.799><c> you</c><00:28:33.980><c> and</c><00:28:34.140><c> I</c><00:28:34.259><c> have</c><00:28:34.359><c> been</c><00:28:34.539><c> given.</c> 00:28:35.380 --> 00:28:37.900 That<00:28:35.539><c> we</c><00:28:35.700><c> would</c><00:28:35.880><c> have</c><00:28:36.059><c> never</c><00:28:36.299><c> seen</c><00:28:36.500><c> of</c><00:28:36.660><c> ourselves</c> 00:28:38.160 --> 00:28:40.160 because<00:28:38.720><c> of</c><00:28:38.859><c> who</c><00:28:39.039><c> we</c><00:28:39.279><c> are.</c> 00:28:40.380 --> 00:28:43.660 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what</c><00:29:00.500><c> the</c><00:29:00.779><c> building</c><00:29:01.079><c> is,</c> 00:29:01.759 --> 00:29:05.460 it<00:29:01.920><c> doesn't</c><00:29:02.279><c> matter</c><00:29:03.259><c> who</c><00:29:04.740><c> you</c><00:29:05.079><c> are,</c> 00:29:05.460 --> 00:29:07.339 it<00:29:05.700><c> doesn't</c><00:29:06.000><c> have</c><00:29:06.279><c> to</c><00:29:06.500><c> be</c><00:29:06.759><c> nobility,</c> 00:29:07.559 --> 00:29:09.519 it<00:29:07.559><c> doesn't</c><00:29:07.859><c> matter</c><00:29:08.079><c> how</c><00:29:08.299><c> much</c><00:29:08.519><c> money</c><00:29:08.779><c> you</c><00:29:09.140><c> have,</c> 00:29:09.920 --> 00:29:12.160 none<00:29:10.119><c> of</c><00:29:10.319><c> those</c><00:29:10.539><c> things</c><00:29:10.779><c> make</c><00:29:11.079><c> any</c><00:29:11.299><c> difference.</c> 00:29:12.259 --> 00:29:16.619 The<00:29:12.700><c> infallible</c><00:29:13.259><c> proofs</c><00:29:13.880><c> that</c><00:29:14.220><c> 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they</c><00:29:35.140><c> should</c><00:29:35.420><c> not</c><00:29:35.680><c> depart,</c> 00:29:35.980 --> 00:29:36.579 what<00:29:36.160><c> time</c><00:29:36.339><c> did</c><00:29:36.440><c> we</c><00:29:36.480><c> get?</c> 00:29:36.700 --> 00:29:37.640 Quarter<00:29:36.859><c> past</c><00:29:37.079><c> that</c><00:29:37.220><c> ready,</c><00:29:37.519><c> wow.</c> 00:29:38.099 --> 00:29:39.460 Should<00:29:38.339><c> not</c><00:29:38.599><c> depart</c><00:29:38.859><c> from</c><00:29:39.099><c> Jerusalem</c> 00:29:39.460 --> 00:29:42.640 but<00:29:39.819><c> wait</c><00:29:40.140><c> for</c><00:29:40.339><c> the</c><00:29:40.559><c> promise</c><00:29:40.920><c> of</c><00:29:41.339><c> the</c><00:29:41.680><c> Father</c> 00:29:43.859 --> 00:29:45.819 which<00:29:44.299><c> saith</c><00:29:44.599><c> he</c><00:29:44.900><c> ye</c><00:29:45.019><c> have</c><00:29:45.220><c> heard</c><00:29:45.460><c> of</c><00:29:45.599><c> me</c> 00:29:45.819 --> 00:29:47.460 for<00:29:46.000><c> 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of</c><00:32:29.720><c> Pentecost</c><00:32:30.279><c> at</c><00:32:30.880><c> the</c><00:32:31.240><c> height</c><00:32:31.519><c> of</c><00:32:31.799><c> the</c><00:32:32.000><c> feast</c> 00:32:32.819 --> 00:32:35.740 at<00:32:33.099><c> the</c><00:32:33.339><c> very</c><00:32:33.720><c> height</c><00:32:33.859><c> of</c><00:32:34.059><c> the</c><00:32:34.220><c> feast</c><00:32:34.380><c> Jesus</c><00:32:34.720><c> stands</c><00:32:35.039><c> up</c> 00:32:35.740 --> 00:32:38.119 and<00:32:36.099><c> calls</c><00:32:36.299><c> out</c><00:32:36.579><c> and</c><00:32:36.720><c> says</c><00:32:36.859><c> he</c><00:32:37.119><c> that</c><00:32:37.400><c> believeth</c><00:32:37.680><c> on</c><00:32:37.900><c> me</c> 00:32:38.119 --> 00:32:40.940 as<00:32:38.319><c> the</c><00:32:38.519><c> scripture</c><00:32:38.759><c> hath</c><00:32:39.099><c> saith</c><00:32:39.319><c> out</c><00:32:39.700><c> of</c><00:32:39.900><c> his</c><00:32:40.200><c> belly</c> 00:32:40.940 --> 00:32:43.980 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of</c><00:33:10.859><c> their</c><00:33:11.039><c> belly.</c> 00:33:13.740 --> 00:33:17.180 That's<00:33:14.339><c> what</c><00:33:14.539><c> we</c><00:33:14.900><c> have</c><00:33:15.680><c> every</c><00:33:16.279><c> Sunday.</c> 00:33:17.559 --> 00:33:21.720 That's<00:33:17.880><c> what</c><00:33:18.019><c> we</c><00:33:18.319><c> have</c><00:33:18.579><c> on</c><00:33:18.799><c> these</c><00:33:19.160><c> incredible</c><00:33:20.500><c> websites</c> 00:33:21.700 --> 00:33:26.559 that<00:33:22.000><c> have</c><00:33:22.539><c> one</c><00:33:23.220><c> remarkable</c><00:33:24.079><c> Christadelphian</c><00:33:24.819><c> talk</c><00:33:25.140><c> after</c><00:33:25.619><c> another</c> 00:33:26.960 --> 00:33:31.859 that<00:33:27.560><c> expounds</c><00:33:28.160><c> and</c><00:33:28.660><c> expands</c><00:33:29.240><c> the</c><00:33:30.039><c> depth</c><00:33:30.480><c> of</c><00:33:30.859><c> what</c><00:33:31.099><c> we</c><00:33:31.460><c> believe</c> 00:33:31.859 --> 00:33:33.819 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by<00:33:42.319><c> the</c><00:33:42.519><c> brother</c><00:33:42.720><c> in</c><00:33:42.880><c> Australia.</c> 00:33:44.019 --> 00:33:45.799 Outstanding<00:33:44.740><c> class.</c> 00:33:46.640 --> 00:33:49.319 Listen<00:33:46.880><c> to</c><00:33:47.440><c> the</c><00:33:47.880><c> mind</c><00:33:48.119><c> of</c><00:33:48.420><c> Christ.</c> 00:33:49.940 --> 00:33:52.660 Four<00:33:50.119><c> class</c><00:33:50.500><c> study</c><00:33:50.819><c> on</c><00:33:50.980><c> the</c><00:33:51.180><c> mind</c><00:33:51.339><c> of</c><00:33:51.599><c> Christ</c> 00:33:53.220 --> 00:33:54.960 by<00:33:53.940><c> I</c><00:33:54.099><c> can't</c><00:33:54.160><c> remember</c><00:33:54.259><c> his</c><00:33:54.480><c> name</c><00:33:54.619><c> now.</c> 00:33:55.339 --> 00:33:56.579 Outstanding<00:33:56.059><c> class.</c> 00:33:56.740 --> 00:33:59.619 There<00:33:56.799><c> are</c><00:33:57.019><c> classes</c><00:33:57.339><c> upon</c><00:33:57.740><c> classes</c><00:33:58.220><c> upon</c><00:33:58.539><c> classes.</c> 00:33:59.779 --> 00:34:02.779 For<00:33:59.980><c> you</c><00:34:00.180><c> and</c><00:34:00.359><c> I</c><00:34:00.660><c> there</c><00:34:01.839><c> are</c><00:34:02.200><c> exaltations</c> 00:34:02.779 --> 00:34:05.240 Sunday<00:34:03.140><c> after</c><00:34:03.539><c> Sunday</c><00:34:03.900><c> after</c><00:34:04.259><c> Sunday.</c> 00:34:05.599 --> 00:34:07.359 Sunday<00:34:05.900><c> school</c><00:34:06.279><c> classes.</c> 00:34:07.579 --> 00:34:09.119 Midweek<00:34:08.159><c> classes.</c> 00:34:09.139 --> 00:34:12.820 Our<00:34:09.260><c> midweek</c><00:34:09.579><c> classes</c><00:34:09.900><c> if</c><00:34:10.179><c> you</c><00:34:11.000><c> are</c><00:34:11.280><c> not</c><00:34:11.559><c> part</c><00:34:11.800><c> of</c><00:34:11.940><c> the</c><00:34:12.099><c> midweek</c><00:34:12.480><c> class</c> 00:34:12.820 --> 00:34:15.539 you<00:34:13.119><c> are</c><00:34:13.500><c> selling</c><00:34:13.800><c> yourself</c><00:34:14.539><c> short.</c> 00:34:16.019 --> 00:34:19.019 What<00:34:16.360><c> Brian</c><00:34:16.800><c> and</c><00:34:17.400><c> those</c><00:34:17.940><c> that</c><00:34:18.119><c> have</c><00:34:18.260><c> worked</c><00:34:18.440><c> on</c><00:34:18.559><c> this</c><00:34:18.820><c> class</c> 00:34:19.019 --> 00:34:20.519 for<00:34:19.260><c> a</c><00:34:19.360><c> long</c><00:34:19.579><c> time</c><00:34:19.760><c> have</c><00:34:19.940><c> put</c><00:34:20.139><c> together</c> 00:34:20.519 --> 00:34:23.920 is<00:34:21.380><c> an</c><00:34:21.719><c> incredible</c><00:34:22.260><c> series</c><00:34:22.739><c> of</c><00:34:23.420><c> talks.</c> 00:34:24.480 --> 00:34:27.579 Both<00:34:24.820><c> from</c><00:34:25.400><c> young</c><00:34:25.699><c> people</c><00:34:26.019><c> just</c><00:34:26.300><c> learning</c><00:34:26.619><c> how</c><00:34:26.840><c> to</c><00:34:27.000><c> give</c><00:34:27.199><c> talks</c> 00:34:27.579 --> 00:34:31.099 to<00:34:28.340><c> older</c><00:34:28.980><c> brethren</c><00:34:29.380><c> who</c><00:34:29.619><c> have</c><00:34:29.800><c> given</c><00:34:30.000><c> talks</c><00:34:30.300><c> for</c><00:34:30.619><c> years</c> 00:34:31.099 --> 00:34:35.440 to<00:34:31.940><c> brethren</c><00:34:32.559><c> who</c><00:34:32.940><c> are</c><00:34:33.480><c> pouring</c><00:34:33.820><c> out</c><00:34:34.179><c> their</c><00:34:34.519><c> soul</c> 00:34:35.430 --> 00:34:36.519 on<00:34:35.760><c> a</c><00:34:35.900><c> Wednesday</c><00:34:36.179><c> night.</c> 00:34:36.519 --> 00:34:38.980 We<00:34:36.699><c> had</c><00:34:36.820><c> that</c><00:34:37.099><c> brother</c><00:34:37.280><c> give</c><00:34:37.440><c> an</c><00:34:37.739><c> incredible</c><00:34:38.380><c> class</c> 00:34:38.980 --> 00:34:41.139 on<00:34:39.579><c> the</c><00:34:39.739><c> death</c><00:34:39.900><c> of</c><00:34:40.099><c> his</c><00:34:40.340><c> son.</c> 00:34:41.840 --> 00:34:43.639 Do<00:34:42.059><c> yourself</c><00:34:42.460><c> a</c><00:34:42.699><c> favor.</c> 00:34:44.079 --> 00:34:46.340 Tap<00:34:44.380><c> into</c><00:34:44.679><c> the</c><00:34:44.860><c> Wednesday</c><00:34:45.099><c> night</c><00:34:45.360><c> class.</c> 00:34:47.460 --> 00:34:49.619 It's<00:34:48.079><c> really</c><00:34:48.659><c> good.</c> 00:34:50.340 --> 00:34:54.789 And<00:34:50.519><c> is</c><00:34:50.940><c> every</c><00:34:51.239><c> week</c><00:34:51.519><c> an</c><00:34:52.199><c> expositional</c><00:34:53.980><c> masterpiece?</c> 00:34:55.860 --> 00:34:56.219 No. 00:34:56.559 --> 00:34:59.079 But<00:34:56.920><c> every</c><00:34:57.300><c> week</c><00:34:57.679><c> is</c><00:34:58.139><c> a</c><00:34:58.280><c> faithful</c><00:34:58.519><c> masterpiece.</c> 00:34:59.420 --> 00:35:02.900 I<00:35:00.019><c> don't</c><00:35:00.219><c> know</c><00:35:00.300><c> that</c><00:35:00.440><c> we've</c><00:35:00.679><c> ever</c><00:35:00.860><c> had</c><00:35:01.539><c> a</c><00:35:01.900><c> poor</c><00:35:02.079><c> week.</c> 00:35:03.059 --> 00:35:06.780 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