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immediately.<00:13:25.740><c> So</c><00:13:26.240><c> in</c><00:13:26.820><c> the</c><00:13:27.080><c> four</c><00:13:27.340><c> usages</c><00:13:27.799><c> of</c><00:13:28.019><c> this</c><00:13:28.279><c> word</c><00:13:28.440><c> in</c><00:13:28.600><c> the</c><00:13:28.700><c> New</c><00:13:28.899><c> Testament,</c><00:13:29.639><c> twice</c><00:13:29.840><c> it</c>

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wasn't<00:14:17.379><c> he?</c><00:14:18.500><c> In</c><00:14:18.700><c> the</c><00:14:18.860><c> sense</c><00:14:19.080><c> that</c><00:14:19.259><c> he</c><00:14:19.419><c> said</c><00:14:19.679><c> in</c><00:14:19.840><c> John</c><00:14:20.120><c> chapter</c>

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5,<00:14:20.899><c> I</c><00:14:20.899><c> do</c><00:14:21.139><c> only</c><00:14:21.460><c> those</c><00:14:21.700><c> things</c><00:14:21.960><c> which</c><00:14:22.159><c> my</c>

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have<00:14:25.580><c> learned</c><00:14:25.879><c> of</c><00:14:26.100><c> my</c><00:14:26.379><c> father.</c>

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like<00:14:31.659><c> that,</c><00:14:33.100><c> the</c><00:14:33.259><c> prophecies</c><00:14:33.659><c> in</c><00:14:33.899><c> Isaiah</c>

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came<00:14:51.879><c> from</c><00:14:52.080><c> the</c><00:14:52.259><c> Bible</c><00:14:52.500><c> as</c><00:14:52.659><c> it</c><00:14:52.860><c> was</c>

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of<00:15:03.860><c> faithful</c><00:15:04.279><c> and</c><00:15:04.580><c> wise</c><00:15:04.840><c> servants?</c><00:15:05.259><c> Who</c><00:15:05.519><c> was</c><00:15:05.860><c> a</c>

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faithful<00:15:06.360><c> and</c><00:15:06.620><c> wise</c><00:15:06.899><c> servant</c><00:15:07.220><c> made</c><00:15:07.759><c> ruler</c><00:15:08.159><c> over</c><00:15:08.779><c> his</c><00:15:09.100><c> master's</c><00:15:09.740><c> household?</c><00:15:10.580><c> And</c><00:15:10.740><c> of</c>

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course,<00:15:11.120><c> immediately</c>

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Potiphar<00:15:22.500><c> said</c><00:15:22.720><c> he</c><00:15:23.179><c> didn't</c>

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assets<00:15:26.559><c> and</c><00:15:26.840><c> arrangements</c><00:15:27.240><c> were</c><00:15:27.500><c> concerned,</c>

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all<00:15:28.100><c> was</c><00:15:28.279><c> committed</c><00:15:28.559><c> into</c><00:15:28.820><c> Joseph's</c><00:15:29.399><c> hand.</c><00:15:30.440><c> Only</c><00:15:30.740><c> the</c><00:15:30.940><c> food</c>

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He's<00:16:00.700><c> looking</c><00:16:00.879><c> for</c><00:16:01.100><c> Joseph's.</c><00:16:03.460><c> But</c><00:16:03.659><c> the</c><00:16:03.879><c> life</c><00:16:04.080><c> story</c><00:16:04.299><c> of</c><00:16:04.460><c> Joseph</c><00:16:04.799><c> tells</c><00:16:05.080><c> us</c>

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24.<00:16:27.639><c> What</c><00:16:27.860><c> about</c><00:16:28.240><c> the</c><00:16:28.700><c> evil</c><00:16:29.139><c> servants?</c><00:16:29.679><c> Because</c><00:16:29.980><c> there</c><00:16:30.220><c> are</c>

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self<00:16:39.659><c>-indulgent</c><00:16:40.500><c> fashion,</c><00:16:42.159><c> which</c><00:16:42.259><c> leads</c><00:16:42.580><c> to</c><00:16:42.799><c> the</c><00:16:42.919><c> lords</c><00:16:43.139><c> of</c>

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Well,<00:16:51.879><c> thanks</c><00:16:52.240><c> to</c><00:16:52.440><c> the</c><00:16:52.600><c> very</c><00:16:52.879><c> helpful</c><00:16:53.399><c> classes</c><00:16:53.919><c> from</c><00:16:54.139><c> Brother</c>

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Colin,<00:16:54.799><c> we</c><00:16:54.919><c> should</c><00:16:55.159><c> know</c><00:16:55.440><c> the</c><00:16:55.600><c> answer</c><00:16:55.860><c> to</c><00:16:56.059><c> that.</c>

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unexpectedly.<00:17:17.380><c> He</c><00:17:17.480><c> arranged</c><00:17:17.839><c> for</c><00:17:18.059><c> the</c><00:17:18.220><c> Levites</c><00:17:18.660><c> to</c><00:17:18.839><c> go</c><00:17:19.019><c> through</c><00:17:19.279><c> the</c>

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camp<00:17:19.720><c> with</c><00:17:20.000><c> swords</c><00:17:20.539><c> in</c><00:17:22.259><c> their</c><00:17:22.660><c> hands</c><00:17:23.180><c> to</c>

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deal<00:17:23.599><c> with</c><00:17:23.779><c> the</c><00:17:23.900><c> ringleaders.</c><00:17:25.400><c> And</c><00:17:25.539><c> they</c><00:17:25.759><c> were</c><00:17:26.059><c> literally</c><00:17:26.720><c> cut</c><00:17:27.039><c> asunder</c><00:17:27.539><c> and</c><00:17:27.839><c> appointed</c><00:17:28.200><c> a</c>

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portion<00:17:28.720><c> with</c><00:17:28.920><c> the</c>

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hypocrites.<00:17:29.559><c> Why</c><00:17:29.900><c> hypocrites?</c><00:17:31.319><c> Because</c><00:17:31.779><c> earlier</c><00:17:32.259><c> in</c><00:17:32.539><c> Exodus</c>

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19,<00:17:34.059><c> at</c><00:17:34.259><c> the</c><00:17:34.339><c> foot</c><00:17:34.440><c> of</c><00:17:34.619><c> the</c><00:17:34.779><c> mount,</c><00:17:35.000><c> they</c><00:17:35.059><c> had</c><00:17:35.259><c> said,</c>

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answer<00:17:38.740><c> of</c><00:17:38.880><c> the</c><00:17:39.000><c> people</c><00:17:39.220><c> to</c><00:17:39.400><c> the</c><00:17:39.519><c> Lord.</c>

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He<00:17:40.859><c> had</c><00:17:40.920><c> entered</c><00:17:41.119><c> into</c><00:17:41.440><c> covenant</c><00:17:41.880><c> with</c><00:17:42.099><c> the</c><00:17:42.220><c> God</c><00:17:42.380><c> of</c><00:17:42.500><c> Israel</c>

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to<00:17:43.099><c> serve</c><00:17:43.460><c> him.</c><00:17:44.319><c> And</c><00:17:44.480><c> then</c><00:17:44.680><c> immediately</c><00:17:45.119><c> proceeded</c>

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to<00:17:45.740><c> do</c><00:17:45.839><c> the</c><00:17:45.940><c> very</c><00:17:46.220><c> opposite.</c><00:17:48.160><c> Well,</c><00:17:48.319><c> there's</c><00:17:48.559><c> a</c><00:17:48.640><c> lesson</c><00:17:48.880><c> for</c>

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our<00:17:49.380><c> lives,</c><00:17:49.700><c> isn't</c><00:17:49.920><c> there?</c><00:17:51.839><c> That</c><00:17:52.180><c> kind</c><00:17:52.440><c> of</c><00:17:52.599><c> behavior</c>

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will<00:17:53.039><c> not</c><00:17:53.180><c> be</c><00:17:53.380><c> tolerated</c><00:17:53.839><c> by</c><00:17:54.099><c> the</c><00:17:54.259><c> Lord</c><00:17:54.420><c> at</c><00:17:54.559><c> his</c><00:17:54.759><c> coming</c><00:17:55.000><c> and</c>

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his<00:17:55.380><c> kingdom.</c><00:17:57.539><c> So</c><00:17:57.880><c> the</c><00:17:58.359><c> first</c><00:17:59.380><c> parable</c><00:18:00.119><c> is</c><00:18:01.460><c> very</c>

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for.<00:18:07.000><c> Faithful</c><00:18:07.279><c> and</c><00:18:07.400><c> wise</c><00:18:07.619><c> servants</c><00:18:08.039><c> like</c>

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therapeutic<00:18:13.119><c> and</c><00:18:13.480><c> helpful</c><00:18:13.799><c> and</c><00:18:14.140><c> healing.</c><00:18:16.039><c> And</c><00:18:16.319><c> I</c>

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certainly<00:18:16.960><c> do</c><00:18:17.240><c> not</c><00:18:17.500><c> want</c><00:18:18.460><c> the</c><00:18:19.660><c> hypocrites</c><00:18:20.259><c> of</c><00:18:20.579><c> Exodus</c><00:18:20.900><c> 32.</c><00:18:24.500><c> So</c>

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one.<00:18:32.029><c> And</c><00:18:32.109><c> again,</c><00:18:32.369><c> we</c><00:18:32.410><c> don't</c><00:18:32.630><c> have</c><00:18:32.869><c> to</c><00:18:33.009><c> spend</c>

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representation<00:18:43.950><c> of</c><00:18:44.230><c> the</c><00:18:44.349><c> very</c><00:18:44.549><c> essence</c><00:18:44.990><c> of</c>

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ignited.<00:19:05.950><c> So</c><00:19:06.109><c> whether</c><00:19:06.269><c> we're</c><00:19:06.450><c> talking</c><00:19:06.710><c> about</c>

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wedding<00:19:11.650><c> procession,</c><00:19:12.210><c> it</c><00:19:12.349><c> matters</c><00:19:12.630><c> little.</c><00:19:13.549><c> The</c><00:19:13.809><c> exhortation</c><00:19:14.369><c> and</c><00:19:14.529><c> the</c>

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principle<00:19:15.029><c> remains</c><00:19:15.529><c> the</c><00:19:15.869><c> same.</c>

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were<00:19:28.250><c> unprepared</c><00:19:28.769><c> came</c><00:19:29.049><c> to</c><00:19:29.210><c> them</c><00:19:29.390><c> and</c><00:19:29.549><c> said</c><00:19:29.769><c> share</c>

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sisters<00:19:36.750><c> that</c><00:19:36.990><c> our</c><00:19:37.210><c> Lord</c><00:19:37.450><c> would</c><00:19:37.690><c> ever</c><00:19:38.109><c> advocate</c><00:19:38.670><c> selfishness</c>

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in<00:19:39.569><c> any</c><00:19:39.809><c> shape</c><00:19:40.069><c> or</c><00:19:40.450><c> form.</c><00:19:41.970><c> So</c><00:19:42.230><c> clearly</c>

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that<00:19:42.670><c> isn't</c><00:19:42.930><c> the</c><00:19:43.150><c> point</c><00:19:43.430><c> that</c><00:19:43.609><c> he's</c><00:19:43.829><c> making.</c><00:19:45.150><c> I</c><00:19:45.250><c> think</c><00:19:45.410><c> the</c><00:19:45.630><c> point</c><00:19:45.869><c> that</c><00:19:46.029><c> he's</c><00:19:46.250><c> making</c><00:19:46.589><c> is</c>

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very<00:19:47.069><c> simple</c><00:19:47.490><c> and</c>

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that<00:19:47.890><c> is</c><00:19:48.029><c> that</c><00:19:48.309><c> knowledge</c><00:19:48.670><c> can</c><00:19:49.089><c> be</c><00:19:49.430><c> shared.</c><00:19:50.390><c> We're</c><00:19:50.630><c> doing</c><00:19:50.849><c> that</c><00:19:51.210><c> together</c><00:19:51.549><c> at</c>

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God.<00:19:57.309><c> But</c><00:19:57.430><c> what</c><00:19:57.710><c> we</c><00:19:58.130><c> do</c><00:19:58.349><c> with</c><00:19:58.609><c> that</c><00:19:58.890><c> information</c>

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be<00:20:03.829><c> put</c><00:20:03.990><c> into</c><00:20:04.309><c> practice,</c><00:20:05.269><c> built</c><00:20:05.509><c> into</c><00:20:05.849><c> our</c><00:20:06.109><c> thinking</c>

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and<00:20:06.630><c> our</c><00:20:06.829><c> living</c><00:20:07.089><c> so</c><00:20:07.650><c> that</c><00:20:07.829><c> we</c><00:20:08.009><c> reflect</c><00:20:08.369><c> the</c><00:20:08.609><c> character</c><00:20:08.930><c> of</c><00:20:09.170><c> our</c><00:20:09.369><c> Lord.</c><00:20:10.029><c> Now</c><00:20:10.190><c> you</c><00:20:10.309><c> can't</c><00:20:10.630><c> do</c>

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or<00:21:08.309><c> dissipates</c><00:21:09.049><c> his</c><00:21:09.349><c> resources.</c>

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his<00:21:21.930><c> word.</c><00:21:23.170><c> The</c><00:21:23.309><c> foolish</c><00:21:23.509><c> man</c>

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dissipates<00:21:24.509><c> his</c><00:21:24.769><c> resources.</c><00:21:26.309><c> Isn't</c><00:21:26.549><c> that</c><00:21:26.809><c> exactly</c><00:21:27.150><c> what</c><00:21:27.349><c> this</c><00:21:27.650><c> parable</c><00:21:27.930><c> is</c>

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about?<00:21:29.690><c> Squandering</c><00:21:30.289><c> opportunities,</c>

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dissipating<00:21:32.009><c> resources,</c><00:21:32.650><c> not</c><00:21:32.990><c> being</c><00:21:33.269><c> ready</c><00:21:33.509><c> for</c><00:21:33.730><c> the</c><00:21:33.890><c> Lord</c>

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and<00:21:38.109><c> oil</c><00:21:38.529><c> in</c><00:21:39.369><c> the</c><00:21:39.549><c> household</c><00:21:39.990><c> of</c><00:21:40.190><c> the</c><00:21:40.390><c> wise.</c><00:21:41.630><c> So</c><00:21:41.730><c> there's</c><00:21:42.009><c> one</c>

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Noah<00:22:07.369><c> and</c><00:22:07.490><c> his</c><00:22:07.609><c> family</c><00:22:07.890><c> went</c><00:22:08.109><c> into</c><00:22:08.369><c> the</c><00:22:08.609><c> ark.</c><00:22:09.009><c> God</c><00:22:09.549><c> shut</c><00:22:10.230><c> the</c>

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door.<00:22:12.869><c> So</c><00:22:13.250><c> the</c><00:22:14.569><c> ending</c><00:22:14.869><c> of</c><00:22:15.089><c> the</c><00:22:15.190><c> day</c><00:22:15.329><c> of</c><00:22:15.529><c> opportunity</c>

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any<00:22:44.289><c> conclusion</c><00:22:44.769><c> as</c><00:22:44.970><c> to</c><00:22:45.130><c> our</c><00:22:45.289><c> Lord's</c><00:22:46.410><c> source</c><00:22:46.990><c> of</c><00:22:48.609><c> the</c><00:22:48.809><c> figure</c>

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said,<00:22:56.609><c> well</c><00:22:56.710><c> what</c><00:22:56.950><c> about</c><00:22:57.210><c> them?</c>

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Well<00:22:59.569><c> when</c><00:22:59.809><c> you</c><00:23:00.049><c> go</c><00:23:00.329><c> back</c><00:23:00.589><c> and</c><00:23:00.789><c> have</c><00:23:00.970><c> a</c><00:23:01.150><c> look</c><00:23:01.250><c> it's</c><00:23:01.509><c> actually</c>

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really<00:23:02.809><c> very</c><00:23:03.390><c> helpful.</c><00:23:04.630><c> If</c><00:23:04.809><c> you</c><00:23:04.890><c> want</c><00:23:05.029><c> to</c>

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put<00:23:05.309><c> the</c><00:23:05.470><c> references</c><00:23:05.869><c> in</c><00:23:06.089><c> your</c><00:23:06.349><c> margin</c><00:23:06.609><c> and</c><00:23:06.829><c> then</c><00:23:06.990><c> just</c><00:23:07.250><c> chase</c>

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them<00:23:07.670><c> up</c><00:23:07.910><c> later,</c><00:23:08.750><c> because</c><00:23:08.869><c> I</c><00:23:09.009><c> haven't</c><00:23:09.230><c> got</c><00:23:09.490><c> time</c>

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to<00:23:09.869><c> do</c><00:23:10.029><c> it</c><00:23:10.190><c> now,</c><00:23:10.670><c> it's</c><00:23:10.769><c> Numbers</c><00:23:11.250><c> 27</c><00:23:12.230><c> and</c><00:23:13.150><c> 36.</c><00:23:15.470><c> If</c><00:23:15.650><c> I</c><00:23:15.730><c> can</c><00:23:15.829><c> just</c>

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remind<00:23:16.349><c> you</c><00:23:16.509><c> what</c><00:23:16.730><c> happened</c><00:23:17.049><c> there,</c><00:23:17.630><c> in</c><00:23:17.750><c> Numbers</c><00:23:18.109><c> 27</c>

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the<00:23:19.049><c> five</c><00:23:19.450><c> virgin</c><00:23:19.829><c> daughters</c><00:23:20.589><c> of</c><00:23:21.049><c> Zelophehad</c><00:23:21.690><c> came</c><00:23:21.970><c> to</c><00:23:22.150><c> Moses</c>

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and<00:23:22.609><c> said,</c><00:23:22.769><c> look</c><00:23:23.089><c> our</c><00:23:23.410><c> father</c><00:23:23.690><c> had</c><00:23:23.950><c> no</c><00:23:24.309><c> sons.</c>

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What's<00:23:25.210><c> going</c><00:23:25.369><c> to</c><00:23:25.650><c> happen</c><00:23:25.950><c> to</c><00:23:26.349><c> the</c><00:23:26.470><c> portion</c><00:23:26.789><c> of</c><00:23:26.990><c> land</c><00:23:27.309><c> allocated</c><00:23:27.890><c> to</c><00:23:28.170><c> our</c>

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family<00:23:29.049><c> when</c><00:23:30.369><c> he</c><00:23:30.630><c> dies?</c><00:23:32.170><c> Moses</c><00:23:32.450><c> said,</c>

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I<00:23:32.829><c> don't</c><00:23:32.970><c> know,</c><00:23:33.150><c> we</c><00:23:33.269><c> haven't</c><00:23:33.490><c> encountered</c><00:23:33.930><c> this</c><00:23:34.150><c> problem</c><00:23:34.450><c> before.</c><00:23:35.049><c> We'll</c><00:23:35.369><c> ask</c>

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the<00:23:35.829><c> Lord.</c><00:23:36.150><c> And</c><00:23:36.289><c> the</c><00:23:36.410><c> Lord</c><00:23:36.609><c> said,</c>

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good<00:23:37.369><c> point.</c><00:23:38.609><c> Transfer</c><00:23:39.130><c> the</c><00:23:39.410><c> land</c><00:23:39.890><c> to</c><00:23:40.769><c> the</c><00:23:41.009><c> five</c><00:23:41.329><c> girls.</c><00:23:43.069><c> And</c>

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that<00:23:43.430><c> was</c><00:23:43.650><c> done</c><00:23:43.890><c> in</c><00:23:44.150><c> chapter</c><00:23:44.470><c> 27,</c>

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or<00:23:45.490><c> that</c><00:23:45.950><c> decision</c><00:23:46.329><c> was</c><00:23:46.670><c> made.</c><00:23:48.210><c> A</c><00:23:48.349><c> little</c><00:23:48.509><c> while</c><00:23:48.670><c> later</c><00:23:49.009><c> they</c>

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realized<00:23:49.609><c> they</c><00:23:49.750><c> had</c><00:23:49.910><c> a</c><00:23:50.170><c> secondary</c><00:23:50.529><c> problem</c>

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because<00:23:51.910><c> when</c><00:23:52.210><c> they</c><00:23:52.589><c> married,</c><00:23:53.049><c> if</c><00:23:53.190><c> they</c><00:23:53.450><c> married</c><00:23:53.710><c> someone</c><00:23:54.089><c> from</c><00:23:54.289><c> one</c><00:23:54.450><c> of</c>

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the<00:23:54.690><c> other</c><00:23:54.930><c> tribes,</c><00:23:55.450><c> the</c><00:23:55.569><c> wife's</c>

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property<00:23:56.650><c> would</c><00:23:56.930><c> be</c><00:23:57.170><c> joined</c><00:23:57.410><c> to</c><00:23:57.630><c> the</c><00:23:58.029><c> property</c><00:23:58.309><c> of</c><00:23:58.529><c> her</c><00:23:58.630><c> husband</c><00:23:59.029><c> and</c>

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it<00:23:59.309><c> would</c><00:23:59.490><c> be</c><00:23:59.710><c> lost</c><00:24:00.069><c> to</c><00:24:00.490><c> the</c><00:24:00.690><c> original</c>

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tribe<00:24:01.430><c> from</c><00:24:01.630><c> which</c><00:24:01.869><c> they</c><00:24:02.089><c> came.</c><00:24:02.730><c> And</c><00:24:02.750><c> so</c><00:24:02.869><c> they</c><00:24:02.950><c> went</c><00:24:03.089><c> back</c><00:24:03.329><c> to</c>

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Moses<00:24:03.650><c> and</c><00:24:03.769><c> said,</c><00:24:04.150><c> what</c><00:24:04.329><c> do</c><00:24:04.569><c> we</c><00:24:04.609><c> do?</c><00:24:05.569><c> He</c><00:24:05.569><c> said,</c><00:24:05.869><c> again,</c>

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I<00:24:06.250><c> don't</c><00:24:06.549><c> know,</c><00:24:06.849><c> we'll</c><00:24:07.190><c> ask.</c><00:24:08.029><c> And</c><00:24:08.230><c> he</c><00:24:08.369><c> did.</c><00:24:09.589><c> And</c><00:24:09.730><c> God</c><00:24:10.029><c> said,</c>

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tell<00:24:10.849><c> them</c><00:24:11.089><c> they</c><00:24:11.309><c> can</c><00:24:11.529><c> marry</c><00:24:11.869><c> who</c><00:24:12.230><c> they</c><00:24:12.609><c> like,</c>

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but<00:24:13.589><c> only</c><00:24:14.109><c> within</c><00:24:14.630><c> the</c><00:24:14.990><c> confines</c><00:24:15.569><c> of</c><00:24:15.849><c> their</c><00:24:16.269><c> tribe.</c><00:24:17.589><c> Now</c><00:24:17.869><c> that's</c><00:24:18.250><c> interesting</c><00:24:18.690><c> for</c>

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a<00:24:19.049><c> number</c><00:24:19.250><c> of</c><00:24:19.490><c> reasons.</c>

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It's<00:24:20.390><c> a</c><00:24:20.509><c> very</c><00:24:20.990><c> good</c><00:24:21.589><c> Old</c><00:24:22.049><c> Testament</c><00:24:22.549><c> argument</c><00:24:23.289><c> for</c><00:24:23.730><c> marrying</c>

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within<00:24:24.490><c> the</c><00:24:24.789><c> faith,</c><00:24:25.349><c> because</c><00:24:25.490><c> the</c><00:24:25.630><c> whole</c>

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point<00:24:26.210><c> of</c><00:24:26.309><c> doing</c><00:24:26.630><c> that</c><00:24:26.970><c> was</c><00:24:27.269><c> to</c><00:24:27.490><c> preserve</c><00:24:28.049><c> the</c><00:24:28.430><c> inheritance.</c>

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What<00:24:30.950><c> have</c><00:24:31.069><c> you</c><00:24:31.130><c> done</c><00:24:31.289><c> with</c><00:24:31.490><c> your</c><00:24:31.769><c> inheritance,</c>

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brethren<00:24:32.589><c> and</c><00:24:32.829><c> sisters,</c><00:24:33.410><c> your</c><00:24:33.710><c> spiritual</c><00:24:34.210><c> inheritance?</c><00:24:34.809><c> Has</c>

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it<00:24:35.190><c> been</c><00:24:35.509><c> preserved</c><00:24:36.250><c> because</c><00:24:36.769><c> you've</c><00:24:37.049><c> married</c>

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within<00:24:37.809><c> the</c><00:24:38.109><c> faith?</c><00:24:39.549><c> So</c><00:24:39.910><c> important,</c><00:24:40.609><c> you</c><00:24:40.869><c> see.</c><00:24:41.730><c> And</c><00:24:41.890><c> then</c><00:24:42.130><c> perhaps</c><00:24:42.470><c> more</c><00:24:42.950><c> importantly,</c><00:24:44.089><c> be</c>

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able<00:24:44.809><c> to</c><00:24:45.230><c> bring</c><00:24:45.509><c> your</c>

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inheritance<00:24:46.569><c> to</c><00:24:46.829><c> the</c><00:24:47.130><c> marriage</c><00:24:47.470><c> when</c><00:24:47.710><c> the</c><00:24:47.990><c> bridegroom</c><00:24:48.509><c> arrives.</c><00:24:49.930><c> That's</c><00:24:50.329><c> essentially</c><00:24:50.710><c> what</c>

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these<00:24:51.289><c> five</c><00:24:51.589><c> wives</c>

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were<00:24:52.029><c> doing,</c><00:24:52.589><c> bringing</c><00:24:52.990><c> their</c><00:24:53.369><c> inheritance</c><00:24:53.809><c> to</c><00:24:54.130><c> the</c><00:24:54.309><c> marriage</c><00:24:54.569><c> with</c>

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them<00:24:55.150><c> when</c><00:24:55.450><c> the</c><00:24:55.710><c> bridegroom</c><00:24:56.190><c> appeared.</c>

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So<00:24:58.170><c> they</c><00:24:58.289><c> were</c><00:24:58.470><c> more</c><00:24:58.710><c> than</c><00:24:58.869><c> just</c><00:24:59.190><c> prepared</c><00:24:59.549><c> in</c><00:24:59.730><c> a</c><00:24:59.910><c> spiritual</c>

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sense<00:25:00.609><c> with</c><00:25:00.849><c> oil</c><00:25:01.130><c> and</c><00:25:01.390><c> treasure.</c>

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They<00:25:02.910><c> had</c><00:25:03.190><c> their</c><00:25:03.609><c> inheritance</c><00:25:04.049><c> with</c><00:25:04.410><c> them,</c><00:25:04.849><c> which</c><00:25:05.049><c> they</c><00:25:05.250><c> would</c><00:25:05.529><c> bring</c><00:25:06.009><c> to</c><00:25:06.250><c> the</c><00:25:06.490><c> marriage.</c><00:25:07.529><c> So</c><00:25:07.730><c> I</c>

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think<00:25:07.950><c> that's</c><00:25:08.250><c> a</c>

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very<00:25:08.650><c> helpful</c><00:25:09.049><c> illusion</c><00:25:09.529><c> to</c><00:25:09.789><c> be</c><00:25:10.069><c> imported</c><00:25:10.390><c> into</c><00:25:10.769><c> the</c><00:25:11.269><c> structure</c><00:25:11.589><c> of</c><00:25:11.789><c> this</c>

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parable<00:25:12.410><c> to</c><00:25:12.990><c> open</c><00:25:13.390><c> out</c><00:25:13.650><c> and</c><00:25:13.809><c> give</c>

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new<00:25:14.289><c> dimension.</c><00:25:16.349><c> Then</c><00:25:16.529><c> we</c><00:25:16.710><c> come</c><00:25:17.109><c> to</c><00:25:18.269><c> the</c><00:25:18.569><c> parable</c><00:25:18.890><c> of</c><00:25:19.109><c> the</c><00:25:19.329><c> servants</c><00:25:19.869><c> from</c><00:25:20.450><c> verse</c><00:25:20.769><c> 14.</c>

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And<00:25:24.049><c> it's</c><00:25:24.230><c> often</c><00:25:24.630><c> confusing</c><00:25:25.190><c> in</c><00:25:25.549><c> the</c><00:25:25.730><c> King</c><00:25:25.950><c> James</c><00:25:26.250><c> Version</c><00:25:26.710><c> because</c><00:25:27.069><c> each</c><00:25:27.450><c> servant</c><00:25:27.809><c> is</c><00:25:28.049><c> given</c>

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responsibilities<00:25:29.829><c> and</c><00:25:30.250><c> it</c><00:25:30.509><c> uses</c><00:25:30.809><c> the</c><00:25:30.890><c> word</c><00:25:31.210><c> talents</c><00:25:31.710><c> as</c><00:25:31.930><c> though</c><00:25:32.150><c> the</c>

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Lord<00:25:32.470><c> made</c><00:25:32.730><c> them</c>

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cleverer<00:25:33.789><c> than</c><00:25:33.809><c> they</c><00:25:34.009><c> were</c><00:25:34.230><c> before</c><00:25:34.769><c> or</c><00:25:35.049><c> more</c><00:25:35.369><c> able</c><00:25:35.650><c> or</c><00:25:35.829><c> more</c>

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capable.<00:25:36.690><c> He</c><00:25:36.690><c> didn't.</c><00:25:38.210><c> Talents</c><00:25:38.849><c> in</c><00:25:39.609><c> the</c>

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money.<00:25:46.230><c> And</c><00:25:46.369><c> he</c><00:25:46.589><c> committed</c><00:25:46.910><c> to</c><00:25:47.190><c> every</c><00:25:47.549><c> man,</c><00:25:47.829><c> verse</c><00:25:48.069><c> 15</c><00:25:48.509><c> says,</c>

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according<00:25:49.230><c> to</c><00:25:49.450><c> his</c><00:25:49.710><c> several</c><00:25:50.009><c> ability</c><00:25:50.509><c> and</c>

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straightway<00:25:51.269><c> took</c><00:25:51.450><c> his</c><00:25:51.690><c> journey.</c><00:25:53.170><c> All</c><00:25:53.430><c> the</c><00:25:53.670><c> master's</c><00:25:54.250><c> goods</c>

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in<00:25:54.710><c> his</c><00:25:54.930><c> absence</c><00:25:55.369><c> are</c><00:25:55.670><c> committed</c><00:25:55.970><c> to</c><00:25:56.230><c> his</c><00:25:56.509><c> servants.</c>

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It's<00:25:57.569><c> a</c><00:25:57.670><c> picture</c><00:25:57.890><c> of</c><00:25:58.410><c> our</c><00:25:58.549><c> Lord</c><00:25:58.710><c> ascending</c><00:25:59.130><c> to</c><00:25:59.349><c> heaven</c><00:25:59.670><c> for</c><00:26:00.230><c> a</c>

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time<00:26:00.710><c> and</c><00:26:00.930><c> then</c><00:26:01.190><c> returning.</c><00:26:02.089><c> What</c><00:26:02.269><c> are</c><00:26:02.529><c> the</c>

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master's<00:26:03.309><c> goods?</c><00:26:03.809><c> Well,</c><00:26:03.950><c> we've</c><00:26:04.190><c> already</c><00:26:04.609><c> said</c><00:26:04.849><c> during</c><00:26:05.130><c> the</c>

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course<00:26:05.549><c> of</c><00:26:05.750><c> this</c><00:26:05.950><c> week,</c><00:26:06.150><c> it's</c><00:26:06.269><c> all</c><00:26:06.509><c> that</c><00:26:06.670><c> we</c><00:26:06.990><c> conglomerate</c>

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into<00:26:07.730><c> the</c><00:26:08.009><c> phrase</c><00:26:08.250><c> life</c><00:26:08.849><c> in</c><00:26:09.069><c> the</c><00:26:09.329><c> truth.</c><00:26:10.230><c> Our</c><00:26:10.410><c> most</c><00:26:10.670><c> important</c>

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assets<00:26:11.809><c> are</c><00:26:12.069><c> our</c><00:26:12.329><c> brethren</c><00:26:12.589><c> and</c><00:26:12.890><c> sisters,</c>

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aren't<00:26:13.529><c> they?</c><00:26:14.369><c> All</c><00:26:14.670><c> the</c><00:26:14.890><c> needs</c><00:26:15.410><c> and</c><00:26:16.309><c> the</c><00:26:16.549><c> spiritual</c><00:26:17.029><c> requirements</c><00:26:17.789><c> and</c><00:26:18.049><c> the</c>

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help<00:26:18.390><c> that</c><00:26:18.609><c> we</c><00:26:18.750><c> can</c><00:26:19.150><c> and</c><00:26:19.230><c> should</c>

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give<00:26:20.109><c> to</c><00:26:20.589><c> our</c><00:26:20.789><c> brethren</c><00:26:21.049><c> and</c><00:26:21.289><c> sisters,</c><00:26:21.829><c> working</c><00:26:22.230><c> with</c><00:26:22.589><c> the</c>

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word,<00:26:23.710><c> preaching</c><00:26:24.109><c> the</c><00:26:24.430><c> word,</c><00:26:25.170><c> our</c><00:26:25.450><c> ecclesial</c>

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responsibilities,<00:26:27.170><c> all</c><00:26:27.430><c> the</c><00:26:27.710><c> different</c><00:26:28.049><c> forms</c><00:26:28.670><c> of</c><00:26:29.589><c> ecclesial</c><00:26:30.130><c> service</c>

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that<00:26:30.730><c> we</c><00:26:30.930><c> can</c><00:26:31.150><c> render.</c><00:26:31.569><c> This</c><00:26:31.970><c> is</c>

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our<00:26:33.269><c> Lord's</c><00:26:33.849><c> household</c><00:26:34.430><c> in</c><00:26:34.710><c> his</c><00:26:34.910><c> absence.</c><00:26:36.230><c> And</c><00:26:36.390><c> so</c><00:26:36.690><c> any</c><00:26:37.009><c> aspect</c><00:26:37.450><c> of</c>

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ecclesial<00:26:37.970><c> service</c><00:26:38.349><c> that</c><00:26:38.529><c> you</c><00:26:38.670><c> can</c><00:26:38.930><c> think</c>

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of<00:26:39.549><c> to</c><00:26:39.549><c> your</c><00:26:39.869><c> family,</c><00:26:40.430><c> to</c><00:26:40.450><c> your</c><00:26:40.650><c> brethren</c><00:26:40.890><c> and</c><00:26:41.130><c> sisters,</c><00:26:41.650><c> to</c>

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the<00:26:41.829><c> meeting,</c><00:26:42.529><c> those</c><00:26:42.890><c> would</c><00:26:43.089><c> be</c><00:26:43.829><c> the</c><00:26:44.089><c> master's</c><00:26:44.769><c> goods</c>

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which<00:26:45.269><c> need</c><00:26:45.529><c> our</c><00:26:45.829><c> attention</c><00:26:46.190><c> in</c><00:26:46.349><c> his</c><00:26:46.549><c> absence.</c><00:26:47.450><c> And</c><00:26:47.609><c> the</c><00:26:47.789><c> diligent</c><00:26:48.089><c> servants</c><00:26:48.450><c> were</c>

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rewarded,<00:26:49.230><c> weren't</c><00:26:49.430><c> they,</c>

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as<00:26:49.890><c> we</c><00:26:50.069><c> well</c><00:26:50.390><c> know.</c><00:26:52.190><c> In</c><00:26:52.309><c> verse</c><00:26:52.490><c> 23,</c><00:26:53.029><c> when</c><00:26:53.190><c> the</c><00:26:53.390><c> first</c><00:26:53.549><c> was</c><00:26:53.809><c> called</c><00:26:53.990><c> to</c>

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account,<00:26:55.529><c> he</c><00:26:55.609><c> said,</c><00:26:56.410><c> well</c><00:26:56.710><c> done,</c>

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good<00:26:57.470><c> and</c><00:26:57.730><c> faithful</c><00:26:58.130><c> servant.</c><00:26:59.710><c> And</c><00:27:00.089><c> in</c><00:27:00.349><c> the</c><00:27:00.529><c> preceding</c><00:27:01.289><c> verse,</c><00:27:01.710><c> can</c><00:27:01.869><c> I</c>

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just<00:27:02.250><c> draw</c><00:27:02.890><c> your</c><00:27:03.170><c> attention</c><00:27:03.549><c> to</c><00:27:03.789><c> the</c>

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reaction<00:27:04.829><c> of</c><00:27:05.450><c> the</c><00:27:05.569><c> faithful</c><00:27:05.930><c> servant</c><00:27:06.589><c> when</c><00:27:07.089><c> he</c><00:27:07.230><c> discovered</c>

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that<00:27:09.029><c> the</c><00:27:09.150><c> five</c><00:27:09.410><c> talents</c><00:27:09.589><c> he'd</c><00:27:09.789><c> been</c><00:27:10.069><c> given</c><00:27:10.430><c> had</c><00:27:10.869><c> doubled</c>

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and<00:27:11.269><c> were</c><00:27:11.470><c> now</c><00:27:11.730><c> 10.</c><00:27:12.430><c> He</c><00:27:12.450><c> said,</c><00:27:12.690><c> behold,</c><00:27:13.410><c> verse</c><00:27:13.609><c> 20,</c><00:27:14.250><c> I've</c><00:27:14.569><c> gained</c><00:27:14.769><c> beside</c><00:27:15.210><c> them</c>

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five<00:27:15.769><c> talents</c><00:27:16.130><c> more.</c><00:27:17.170><c> And</c><00:27:17.269><c> the</c><00:27:17.430><c> same</c>

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with<00:27:17.750><c> the</c><00:27:17.910><c> two</c><00:27:18.069><c> talent</c><00:27:18.329><c> man</c><00:27:18.549><c> in</c><00:27:18.730><c> verse</c><00:27:18.930><c> 22.</c><00:27:19.470><c> He</c><00:27:19.470><c> said,</c><00:27:19.650><c> behold,</c>

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I've<00:27:20.809><c> gained</c><00:27:21.130><c> two</c><00:27:21.470><c> other</c><00:27:21.690><c> talents</c><00:27:21.910><c> beside</c><00:27:22.349><c> them.</c>

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And<00:27:23.910><c> a</c><00:27:23.990><c> very</c><00:27:24.210><c> useful</c><00:27:24.509><c> suggestion</c><00:27:25.049><c> was</c><00:27:25.369><c> made</c><00:27:25.750><c> in</c><00:27:26.130><c> relation</c><00:27:26.549><c> to</c>

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this<00:27:26.950><c> parable</c><00:27:27.250><c> by</c><00:27:27.549><c> one</c><00:27:27.750><c> of</c><00:27:27.930><c> our</c><00:27:28.130><c> writers</c><00:27:28.410><c> in</c><00:27:31.789><c> the</c>

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Bible.<00:27:32.970><c> They</c><00:27:32.970><c> were</c><00:27:32.970><c> very</c><00:27:32.970><c> surprised</c><00:27:32.970><c> when</c><00:27:33.630><c> it</c><00:27:33.730><c> came</c><00:27:33.950><c> to</c><00:27:34.089><c> the</c>

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Day<00:27:34.410><c> of</c><00:27:34.509><c> Reckoning</c><00:27:34.809><c> on</c><00:27:34.990><c> the</c><00:27:35.109><c> part</c><00:27:35.269><c> of</c><00:27:35.410><c> the</c><00:27:35.549><c> faithful</c>

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servants.<00:27:37.089><c> Now,</c><00:27:37.269><c> I'm</c><00:27:37.309><c> not</c><00:27:37.569><c> sure</c><00:27:37.730><c> whether</c><00:27:37.990><c> the</c><00:27:38.309><c> original</c><00:27:38.710><c> Greek</c><00:27:39.029><c> text</c>

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will<00:27:39.630><c> actually</c><00:27:40.069><c> support</c><00:27:40.589><c> that,</c><00:27:40.910><c> but</c><00:27:41.089><c> even</c>

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if<00:27:41.430><c> it</c><00:27:41.529><c> doesn't,</c><00:27:41.930><c> I</c><00:27:41.990><c> think</c><00:27:42.150><c> it's</c><00:27:42.369><c> a</c><00:27:42.470><c> good</c><00:27:42.650><c> exhortation.</c><00:27:43.789><c> The</c>

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point<00:27:44.049><c> being</c><00:27:44.289><c> this,</c><00:27:45.190><c> that</c><00:27:45.450><c> they'd</c><00:27:45.710><c> been</c><00:27:45.970><c> so</c><00:27:46.410><c> busy</c>

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getting<00:27:47.130><c> on</c><00:27:47.450><c> with</c><00:27:47.670><c> the</c><00:27:47.869><c> work</c><00:27:48.089><c> during</c><00:27:48.369><c> the</c><00:27:48.569><c> Day</c><00:27:48.730><c> of</c><00:27:48.869><c> Opportunity</c><00:27:49.490><c> while</c><00:27:49.769><c> the</c>

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master<00:27:50.230><c> was</c><00:27:50.470><c> away,</c>

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that<00:27:51.589><c> they</c><00:27:51.789><c> were</c><00:27:52.150><c> agreeably</c><00:27:52.730><c> surprised</c><00:27:53.390><c> at</c><00:27:53.609><c> the</c><00:27:53.829><c> result</c><00:27:54.369><c> in</c>

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the<00:27:55.430><c> end.</c><00:27:56.390><c> They</c><00:27:56.630><c> hadn't</c><00:27:56.910><c> had</c><00:27:57.190><c> time</c><00:27:57.569><c> to</c><00:27:57.750><c> sit</c><00:27:57.990><c> down</c><00:27:58.289><c> and</c>

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make<00:27:58.690><c> lists</c><00:27:59.029><c> of</c><00:27:59.210><c> their</c><00:27:59.569><c> achievements,</c><00:28:01.329><c> you</c><00:28:01.329><c> know,</c>

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exhortations,<00:28:09.589><c> 65</c><00:28:10.210><c> lectures,</c><00:28:11.349><c> 17</c><00:28:11.869><c> seminars,</c><00:28:13.329><c> 19</c><00:28:13.930><c> converts,</c>

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a<00:28:14.970><c> kind</c><00:28:15.269><c> of</c><00:28:15.630><c> tally</c><00:28:16.029><c> sheet</c><00:28:16.309><c> of</c><00:28:16.829><c> my</c><00:28:17.329><c> achievements.</c>

00:28:18.130 --> 00:28:20.829
They<00:28:18.410><c> were</c><00:28:18.690><c> too</c><00:28:19.049><c> busy</c><00:28:19.369><c> getting</c><00:28:19.670><c> on</c><00:28:19.910><c> with</c><00:28:20.069><c> the</c><00:28:20.250><c> work</c><00:28:20.430><c> to</c><00:28:20.589><c> have</c>

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done<00:28:20.990><c> that.</c><00:28:21.789><c> And</c><00:28:21.890><c> so,</c><00:28:22.269><c> behold,</c><00:28:23.029><c> this</c><00:28:23.250><c> is</c><00:28:23.450><c> the</c><00:28:23.589><c> result.</c>

00:28:24.029 --> 00:28:28.809
And<00:28:24.529><c> marvelous</c><00:28:25.250><c> it</c><00:28:25.569><c> is.</c><00:28:26.670><c> I</c><00:28:26.890><c> think</c><00:28:27.049><c> that's</c><00:28:27.410><c> a</c><00:28:27.529><c> great</c><00:28:27.750><c> exhortation</c><00:28:28.410><c> to</c><00:28:28.630><c> each</c>

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of<00:28:28.990><c> us,</c>

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not<00:28:30.910><c> to</c><00:28:31.109><c> be</c><00:28:31.369><c> counting</c><00:28:31.789><c> heads,</c><00:28:33.829><c> tallying</c><00:28:34.069><c> up</c><00:28:34.269><c> our</c><00:28:34.569><c> achievement.</c><00:28:34.970><c> Get</c><00:28:35.250><c> on</c><00:28:35.490><c> with</c>

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the<00:28:35.970><c> work,</c><00:28:36.190><c> brethren</c>

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and<00:28:36.869><c> sisters.</c><00:28:37.309><c> The</c><00:28:37.509><c> Lord</c><00:28:39.109><c> will</c><00:28:39.509><c> bring</c><00:28:39.789><c> the</c><00:28:40.069><c> tally</c><00:28:40.329><c> to</c><00:28:40.650><c> light</c>

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in<00:28:41.349><c> the</c><00:28:41.549><c> great</c><00:28:41.789><c> day.</c>

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And<00:28:43.970><c> then</c><00:28:44.170><c> the</c><00:28:44.329><c> lazy</c><00:28:44.750><c> servant</c><00:28:45.089><c> is</c><00:28:45.410><c> condemned.</c><00:28:45.869><c> And</c><00:28:46.049><c> I</c><00:28:46.130><c> want</c><00:28:46.269><c> you</c><00:28:46.430><c> to</c>

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notice<00:28:46.789><c> first</c><00:28:47.130><c> of</c><00:28:47.269><c> all</c><00:28:47.369><c> that</c><00:28:47.529><c> his</c>

00:28:47.849 --> 00:28:51.150
assessment<00:28:48.390><c> of</c><00:28:48.589><c> the</c><00:28:48.769><c> master</c><00:28:49.049><c> is</c><00:28:49.390><c> a</c><00:28:49.789><c> subjective</c><00:28:50.210><c> one.</c><00:28:50.490><c> It's</c><00:28:50.769><c> not</c><00:28:51.029><c> a</c>

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biblical<00:28:51.509><c> assessment.</c>

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I<00:28:54.490><c> knew</c><00:28:54.910><c> thee</c><00:28:55.710><c> that</c><00:28:57.549><c> thou</c><00:28:57.730><c> art</c><00:28:57.829><c> a</c><00:28:58.069><c> hard</c><00:28:58.410><c> man,</c><00:28:58.990><c> reaping</c><00:28:59.309><c> where</c>

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thou<00:28:59.549><c> hast</c><00:28:59.849><c> not</c><00:29:00.049><c> sown</c><00:29:00.789><c> and</c><00:29:00.970><c> gathering</c><00:29:01.269><c> where</c>

00:29:01.490 --> 00:29:04.450
thou<00:29:01.630><c> hast</c><00:29:01.869><c> not</c><00:29:02.109><c> strawed,</c><00:29:02.430><c> so</c><00:29:02.609><c> I</c><00:29:02.730><c> was</c><00:29:02.869><c> afraid,</c><00:29:03.809><c> hid</c><00:29:03.950><c> my</c><00:29:04.250><c> talent</c>

00:29:04.450 --> 00:29:06.849
and<00:29:04.589><c> did</c><00:29:04.789><c> nothing.</c><00:29:05.750><c> That's</c><00:29:06.210><c> not</c><00:29:06.410><c> a</c><00:29:06.509><c> biblical</c>

00:29:06.849 --> 00:29:09.650
assessment<00:29:07.349><c> of</c><00:29:07.549><c> the</c><00:29:07.690><c> master,</c><00:29:07.930><c> not</c><00:29:08.250><c> in</c><00:29:08.670><c> any</c><00:29:08.890><c> way</c><00:29:09.069><c> at</c><00:29:09.289><c> all.</c><00:29:09.490><c> It's</c>

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highly<00:29:10.049><c> subjective</c><00:29:10.789><c> and</c><00:29:11.789><c> it's</c><00:29:12.049><c> borne</c><00:29:12.250><c> out</c><00:29:12.470><c> of</c><00:29:12.589><c> his</c>

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own<00:29:13.109><c> slothfulness</c><00:29:13.730><c> and</c><00:29:14.109><c> indolence.</c><00:29:15.710><c> And</c><00:29:15.890><c> he's</c><00:29:16.089><c> condemned</c><00:29:16.450><c> by</c>

00:29:16.730 --> 00:29:19.430
the<00:29:16.930><c> master.</c><00:29:17.750><c> Now</c><00:29:17.950><c> the</c><00:29:18.190><c> condemnation's</c><00:29:19.069><c> interesting.</c>

00:29:19.430 --> 00:29:22.309
I<00:29:19.569><c> think</c><00:29:19.710><c> it</c><00:29:19.849><c> can</c><00:29:20.049><c> teach</c><00:29:20.250><c> us</c><00:29:20.470><c> something.</c><00:29:21.750><c> The</c><00:29:21.789><c> Lord</c><00:29:21.990><c> answered</c>

00:29:22.309 --> 00:29:25.250
and<00:29:22.529><c> said,</c><00:29:22.690><c> Thou</c><00:29:23.069><c> wicked</c><00:29:23.529><c> and</c><00:29:23.849><c> slothful</c><00:29:24.289><c> servant.</c>

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And<00:29:26.009><c> then</c><00:29:26.130><c> he</c><00:29:26.349><c> launches</c><00:29:26.650><c> into</c><00:29:26.890><c> what</c><00:29:27.069><c> he</c><00:29:27.269><c> ought</c><00:29:27.450><c> to</c><00:29:27.529><c> have</c><00:29:27.650><c> done</c>

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instead.<00:29:29.970><c> Slothful,</c><00:29:30.750><c> lazy,</c><00:29:31.589><c> yes,</c><00:29:31.809><c> we'd</c><00:29:32.049><c> all</c><00:29:32.210><c> agree</c>

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with<00:29:32.609><c> that</c><00:29:32.769><c> assessment,</c><00:29:33.250><c> wouldn't</c><00:29:33.470><c> we?</c><00:29:34.269><c> Why</c><00:29:34.549><c> was</c><00:29:34.789><c> he</c><00:29:35.029><c> wicked</c>

00:29:35.309 --> 00:29:37.390
in<00:29:35.569><c> addition?</c><00:29:36.490><c> Have</c><00:29:36.609><c> you</c><00:29:36.650><c> ever</c><00:29:36.869><c> stopped</c><00:29:37.029><c> to</c><00:29:37.230><c> think</c>

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about<00:29:37.710><c> that?</c><00:29:39.130><c> For</c><00:29:39.309><c> the</c><00:29:39.710><c> same</c><00:29:40.109><c> reason,</c><00:29:40.710><c> brethren</c><00:29:40.869><c> and</c><00:29:41.130><c> sisters,</c><00:29:41.450><c> that</c><00:29:41.670><c> in</c>

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chapter<00:29:42.430><c> 24</c><00:29:43.170><c> certain</c><00:29:43.750><c> people</c><00:29:44.150><c> were</c>

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cut<00:29:44.670><c> asunder</c><00:29:45.029><c> and</c><00:29:45.230><c> appointed</c><00:29:45.549><c> a</c><00:29:45.769><c> portion</c><00:29:45.990><c> with</c><00:29:46.190><c> the</c><00:29:46.329><c> hypocrites,</c><00:29:47.130><c> because</c>

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they'd<00:29:47.609><c> said</c><00:29:47.769><c> one</c><00:29:48.069><c> thing</c><00:29:48.190><c> and</c>

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another.<00:29:49.890><c> If</c><00:29:50.170><c> you're</c><00:29:50.470><c> a</c><00:29:50.670><c> servant</c><00:29:50.930><c> in</c><00:29:51.089><c> the</c><00:29:51.250><c> master's</c><00:29:51.750><c> household,</c><00:29:52.150><c> you</c><00:29:52.269><c> have</c>

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a<00:29:52.730><c> service</c><00:29:52.990><c> contract.</c>

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If<00:29:55.089><c> you</c><00:29:55.250><c> have</c><00:29:55.369><c> a</c><00:29:55.509><c> service</c><00:29:55.890><c> contract,</c><00:29:56.369><c> you</c><00:29:56.509><c> have</c><00:29:56.829><c> undertaken</c>

00:29:57.410 --> 00:30:00.650
certain<00:29:57.869><c> obligations.</c><00:29:59.230><c> And</c><00:29:59.349><c> if</c><00:29:59.509><c> you</c><00:29:59.809><c> renege</c><00:30:00.170><c> on</c><00:30:00.349><c> those</c>

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obligations,<00:30:01.789><c> that's</c><00:30:02.369><c> wickedness</c><00:30:02.910><c> in</c><00:30:03.089><c> the</c><00:30:03.250><c> Lord's</c><00:30:03.609><c> book.</c><00:30:05.630><c> And</c><00:30:05.769><c> we're</c><00:30:05.950><c> all</c><00:30:06.130><c> under</c><00:30:06.430><c> obligation</c><00:30:07.190><c> from</c><00:30:08.049><c> the</c><00:30:08.190><c> day</c><00:30:08.369><c> of</c><00:30:08.509><c> our</c>

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baptism<00:30:09.190><c> to</c><00:30:09.730><c> the</c><00:30:09.849><c> day</c><00:30:10.049><c> of</c><00:30:10.230><c> our</c><00:30:10.369><c> death</c><00:30:10.569><c> or</c><00:30:10.750><c> the</c><00:30:10.890><c> master's</c><00:30:11.430><c> coming.</c><00:30:11.829><c> We</c>

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are<00:30:12.390><c> his</c><00:30:12.710><c> bond</c><00:30:13.049><c> slaves,</c><00:30:13.789><c> his</c><00:30:14.109><c> servants,</c>

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in<00:30:15.089><c> New</c><00:30:15.410><c> Testament</c><00:30:15.849><c> terminology.</c><00:30:17.670><c> So</c><00:30:17.769><c> just</c><00:30:17.970><c> remember,</c><00:30:19.269><c> if</c>

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you<00:30:19.470><c> break</c><00:30:19.710><c> the</c><00:30:19.970><c> service</c><00:30:20.250><c> contract,</c>

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it's<00:30:21.650><c> wickedness</c><00:30:22.109><c> in</c><00:30:22.289><c> the</c><00:30:22.430><c> Lord's</c><00:30:22.769><c> book.</c><00:30:23.750><c> And</c><00:30:23.849><c> the</c><00:30:23.910><c> key</c><00:30:24.150><c> phrase</c><00:30:24.549><c> is,</c>

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verse<00:30:25.450><c> 26,</c><00:30:26.690><c> Thou</c><00:30:27.190><c> newest,</c><00:30:28.349><c> verse</c><00:30:28.650><c> 27,</c>

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therefore<00:30:30.230><c> thou</c><00:30:30.630><c> oughtest.</c><00:30:32.490><c> And</c><00:30:32.650><c> just</c><00:30:32.869><c> highlight</c><00:30:33.230><c> those</c><00:30:33.670><c> and</c>

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you'll<00:30:34.190><c> never</c><00:30:34.390><c> forget</c><00:30:34.690><c> it.</c><00:30:35.750><c> Thou</c><00:30:36.150><c> newest,</c><00:30:37.730><c> therefore</c>

00:30:39.150 --> 00:30:44.109
thou<00:30:39.509><c> oughtest.</c><00:30:42.309><c> And</c><00:30:42.410><c> then</c><00:30:42.529><c> we</c><00:30:42.750><c> move</c><00:30:42.930><c> through</c><00:30:43.269><c> to</c><00:30:43.509><c> the</c><00:30:43.829><c> final</c>

00:30:44.109 --> 00:30:45.710
one,<00:30:44.569><c> again,</c><00:30:44.890><c> the</c><00:30:45.029><c> very</c><00:30:45.289><c> well</c><00:30:45.529><c>-known</c>

00:30:45.710 --> 00:30:55.369
parable<00:30:46.109><c> of</c><00:30:46.329><c> sheep</c><00:30:46.549><c> and</c><00:30:46.809><c> goats.</c><00:30:51.250><c> And</c><00:30:51.809><c> the</c><00:30:52.170><c> qualities</c><00:30:52.730><c> which</c><00:30:53.109><c> were</c><00:30:53.509><c> praised</c><00:30:54.109><c> in</c><00:30:54.390><c> the</c><00:30:54.670><c> sheep,</c><00:30:55.109><c> if</c><00:30:55.190><c> I</c>

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can<00:30:55.549><c> just</c>

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with<00:30:56.470><c> alliteration</c><00:30:57.650><c> make</c><00:30:58.029><c> it</c><00:30:58.170><c> easy</c><00:30:58.430><c> to</c><00:30:58.690><c> remember,</c><00:31:00.109><c> were</c><00:31:00.250><c> qualities</c><00:31:00.710><c> of</c>

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care<00:31:01.609><c> and</c><00:31:02.190><c> concern</c><00:31:02.930><c> and</c><00:31:03.589><c> compassion,</c>

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weren't<00:31:04.490><c> they?</c><00:31:05.750><c> Do</c><00:31:06.049><c> you</c><00:31:06.109><c> know</c><00:31:06.210><c> what</c><00:31:06.390><c> they</c><00:31:06.589><c> did?</c><00:31:08.250><c> They</c><00:31:08.569><c> met</c><00:31:08.849><c> the</c>

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needs<00:31:09.490><c> of</c><00:31:09.730><c> those</c><00:31:10.109><c> whom</c><00:31:10.250><c> they</c><00:31:10.529><c> came</c><00:31:10.710><c> in</c><00:31:10.970><c> contact</c><00:31:11.430><c> with,</c>

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whether<00:31:12.990><c> physical</c><00:31:14.089><c> or</c><00:31:15.210><c> spiritual,</c><00:31:15.990><c> because</c><00:31:16.309><c> all</c><00:31:16.730><c> those</c><00:31:17.049><c> little</c><00:31:17.369><c> phrases,</c><00:31:17.930><c> hungry</c><00:31:18.410><c> and</c>

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thirsty<00:31:19.150><c> and</c><00:31:19.509><c> naked</c>

00:31:20.029 --> 00:31:24.250
in<00:31:20.730><c> prison,</c><00:31:21.589><c> can</c><00:31:21.730><c> be</c><00:31:21.950><c> interpreted</c><00:31:22.390><c> in</c><00:31:22.650><c> both</c><00:31:22.869><c> ways,</c><00:31:23.309><c> can't</c><00:31:23.650><c> they?</c><00:31:23.890><c> They</c><00:31:24.089><c> can</c>

00:31:24.250 --> 00:31:25.910
be<00:31:24.450><c> literal</c><00:31:24.789><c> problems,</c>

00:31:26.049 --> 00:31:29.789
but<00:31:26.470><c> more</c><00:31:26.809><c> likely</c><00:31:27.190><c> they</c><00:31:27.369><c> will</c><00:31:27.589><c> be</c><00:31:27.789><c> spiritual</c><00:31:28.349><c> problems</c><00:31:28.990><c> to</c><00:31:29.549><c> be</c>

00:31:29.789 --> 00:31:32.789
faced<00:31:30.190><c> and</c><00:31:30.730><c> dealt</c><00:31:30.990><c> with</c><00:31:31.529><c> appropriately.</c>

00:31:33.529 --> 00:31:36.849
And<00:31:34.049><c> service</c><00:31:34.390><c> to</c><00:31:34.569><c> brethren</c><00:31:34.829><c> and</c><00:31:35.089><c> sisters,</c><00:31:35.450><c> clearly,</c><00:31:36.109><c> is</c><00:31:36.230><c> service</c><00:31:36.650><c> to</c>

00:31:36.849 --> 00:31:40.309
Christ.<00:31:38.049><c> The</c><00:31:38.130><c> Master</c><00:31:38.490><c> says</c><00:31:38.769><c> so</c><00:31:39.069><c> in</c><00:31:39.210><c> verse</c><00:31:39.470><c> 40,</c>

00:31:40.529 --> 00:31:42.730
Verily<00:31:40.890><c> I</c><00:31:41.170><c> say</c><00:31:41.309><c> unto</c><00:31:41.490><c> you,</c><00:31:41.750><c> inasmuch</c><00:31:42.109><c> as</c><00:31:42.190><c> you've</c><00:31:42.309><c> done</c><00:31:42.490><c> it</c><00:31:42.630><c> to</c>

00:31:42.730 --> 00:31:45.829
the<00:31:42.869><c> least</c><00:31:43.069><c> of</c><00:31:43.170><c> these,</c><00:31:43.529><c> my</c><00:31:43.630><c> brethren,</c><00:31:44.029><c> you've</c><00:31:44.130><c> done</c><00:31:44.309><c> it</c><00:31:44.470><c> to</c><00:31:44.650><c> me.</c>

00:31:47.769 --> 00:31:54.930
And<00:31:48.069><c> on</c><00:31:48.329><c> the</c><00:31:48.529><c> other</c><00:31:48.789><c> hand,</c><00:31:49.910><c> at</c><00:31:50.049><c> the</c><00:31:50.190><c> side</c><00:31:50.470><c> of</c><00:31:50.690><c> the</c><00:31:50.869><c> coin,</c><00:31:51.950><c> slothfulness,</c><00:31:53.369><c> selfishness,</c><00:31:54.670><c> and</c>

00:31:54.930 --> 00:31:56.990
sin<00:31:55.309><c> are</c><00:31:55.769><c> condemned.</c>

00:31:57.269 --> 00:32:01.529
And<00:31:57.789><c> that</c><00:31:58.250><c> was</c><00:31:58.910><c> the</c><00:31:59.710><c> approach</c><00:32:00.130><c> of</c><00:32:00.369><c> those</c><00:32:00.730><c> who</c><00:32:00.910><c> did</c><00:32:01.130><c> nothing,</c>

00:32:01.730 --> 00:32:03.130
they're<00:32:01.809><c> very</c><00:32:02.049><c> much</c><00:32:02.230><c> the</c><00:32:02.509><c> counterpart</c><00:32:02.910><c> of</c>

00:32:03.130 --> 00:32:07.549
the<00:32:03.269><c> wicked</c><00:32:03.490><c> and</c><00:32:03.730><c> slothful</c><00:32:04.150><c> servant</c><00:32:04.490><c> in</c><00:32:04.710><c> the</c><00:32:04.910><c> previous</c><00:32:05.309><c> parable.</c><00:32:06.890><c> As</c><00:32:07.069><c> though</c><00:32:07.250><c> to</c>

00:32:07.549 --> 00:32:10.250
neglect<00:32:08.470><c> the</c><00:32:09.309><c> least</c><00:32:09.849><c> of</c><00:32:10.069><c> these,</c>

00:32:10.450 --> 00:32:15.230
my<00:32:10.569><c> brethren,</c><00:32:10.930><c> is</c><00:32:11.109><c> to</c><00:32:11.329><c> wound</c><00:32:11.589><c> Christ</c><00:32:12.049><c> the</c><00:32:12.430><c> most.</c><00:32:15.009><c> Of</c><00:32:15.150><c> course,</c>

00:32:15.230 --> 00:32:17.849
he<00:32:15.349><c> says</c><00:32:15.509><c> inasmuch</c><00:32:16.089><c> as</c><00:32:16.230><c> you</c><00:32:16.490><c> didn't</c><00:32:16.910><c> do</c><00:32:17.210><c> it</c>

00:32:17.849 --> 00:32:23.089
to<00:32:18.309><c> the</c><00:32:18.490><c> least</c><00:32:18.730><c> of</c><00:32:19.029><c> these,</c><00:32:19.289><c> you</c><00:32:19.569><c> didn't</c><00:32:19.990><c> do</c><00:32:20.250><c> it</c><00:32:20.450><c> to</c><00:32:20.750><c> me.</c><00:32:22.490><c> So</c><00:32:22.650><c> there's</c><00:32:22.950><c> a</c>

00:32:23.089 --> 00:32:25.130
thought,<00:32:23.470><c> brethren</c><00:32:23.589><c> and</c><00:32:23.849><c> sisters,</c><00:32:24.230><c> that</c><00:32:24.470><c> to</c>

00:32:25.130 --> 00:32:31.470
neglect<00:32:25.809><c> the</c><00:32:26.109><c> least</c><00:32:26.630><c> in</c><00:32:26.930><c> our</c><00:32:27.210><c> ecclesias,</c><00:32:29.609><c> those</c><00:32:30.049><c> who</c><00:32:30.309><c> are</c><00:32:30.509><c> withdrawn</c><00:32:31.190><c> and</c>

00:32:31.470 --> 00:32:33.910
the<00:32:31.829><c> shy</c><00:32:32.269><c> and</c><00:32:32.549><c> the</c><00:32:32.890><c> unnoticed,</c>

00:32:34.190 --> 00:32:36.910
those<00:32:34.410><c> who</c><00:32:34.549><c> are</c><00:32:34.630><c> in</c><00:32:34.730><c> the</c><00:32:34.910><c> background</c><00:32:35.410><c> with</c><00:32:35.690><c> very</c><00:32:36.009><c> real</c><00:32:36.250><c> needs,</c>

00:32:37.250 --> 00:32:39.529
to<00:32:37.470><c> neglect</c><00:32:37.849><c> them</c><00:32:38.210><c> is</c><00:32:38.349><c> to</c><00:32:38.589><c> perhaps</c><00:32:38.789><c> wound</c><00:32:39.109><c> Christ</c>

00:32:39.529 --> 00:32:46.450
the<00:32:39.809><c> most.</c><00:32:42.329><c> And</c><00:32:42.490><c> of</c><00:32:42.710><c> course,</c><00:32:44.670><c> the</c><00:32:44.789><c> qualities</c><00:32:45.230><c> which</c><00:32:45.549><c> he's</c><00:32:45.750><c> looking</c><00:32:46.130><c> for</c>

00:32:46.450 --> 00:32:49.109
here<00:32:46.869><c> in</c><00:32:47.089><c> verses</c><00:32:47.369><c> 35</c><00:32:47.970><c> and</c><00:32:48.150><c> 36,</c><00:32:48.769><c> all</c><00:32:48.970><c> the</c>

00:32:49.109 --> 00:32:54.430
things<00:32:49.230><c> that</c><00:32:49.410><c> were</c><00:32:49.670><c> done</c><00:32:50.789><c> positively</c><00:32:51.789><c> to</c><00:32:52.230><c> help</c><00:32:52.470><c> those</c><00:32:52.769><c> in</c><00:32:53.109><c> need,</c><00:32:53.670><c> well,</c><00:32:53.789><c> they're</c><00:32:53.910><c> very</c><00:32:54.109><c> much</c><00:32:54.269><c> a</c>

00:32:54.430 --> 00:32:54.950
portrait<00:32:54.630><c> of</c><00:32:54.789><c> the</c>

00:32:54.950 --> 00:32:59.269
himself,<00:32:55.529><c> aren't</c><00:32:55.849><c> they?</c><00:32:57.390><c> These</c><00:32:57.710><c> are</c><00:32:57.890><c> the</c><00:32:58.029><c> things</c><00:32:58.250><c> he</c><00:32:58.549><c> did</c><00:32:58.829><c> where</c><00:32:59.089><c> he</c>

00:32:59.269 --> 00:33:01.549
went<00:32:59.549><c> about</c><00:32:59.950><c> all</c><00:33:00.349><c> their</c><00:33:00.549><c> cities</c><00:33:00.910><c> and</c><00:33:01.150><c> villages,</c>

00:33:02.049 --> 00:33:06.150
preaching,<00:33:02.569><c> teaching,</c><00:33:03.430><c> healing.</c><00:33:04.569><c> He</c><00:33:04.710><c> saw</c><00:33:04.950><c> them</c><00:33:05.190><c> as</c><00:33:05.450><c> sheep</c><00:33:05.609><c> without</c><00:33:05.950><c> a</c>

00:33:06.150 --> 00:33:07.829
shepherd<00:33:06.369><c> and</c><00:33:06.529><c> had</c><00:33:06.789><c> compassion</c><00:33:07.410><c> upon</c><00:33:07.650><c> them</c>

00:33:07.829 --> 00:33:10.710
and<00:33:08.009><c> exerted</c><00:33:08.329><c> himself</c><00:33:08.809><c> mightily</c><00:33:09.589><c> to</c><00:33:09.829><c> make</c><00:33:10.069><c> sure</c><00:33:10.309><c> that</c><00:33:10.529><c> that</c>

00:33:10.710 --> 00:33:14.509
situation<00:33:11.170><c> was</c><00:33:11.490><c> remedied.</c><00:33:12.990><c> He</c><00:33:13.150><c> did</c><00:33:13.410><c> his</c><00:33:13.730><c> best</c>

00:33:14.970 --> 00:33:21.829
for<00:33:15.650><c> all</c><00:33:16.329><c> those</c><00:33:17.369><c> in</c><00:33:17.690><c> need,</c><00:33:19.190><c> and</c><00:33:19.369><c> we</c><00:33:19.529><c> are</c><00:33:19.690><c> called</c><00:33:19.849><c> upon</c><00:33:20.130><c> to</c><00:33:20.289><c> do</c><00:33:20.490><c> likewise.</c>

00:33:23.029 --> 00:33:26.769
Now,<00:33:23.430><c> having</c><00:33:23.730><c> just</c><00:33:24.430><c> quickly</c><00:33:24.869><c> surveyed</c><00:33:25.589><c> familiar</c><00:33:26.190><c> parables,</c>

00:33:26.970 --> 00:33:29.430
four<00:33:27.250><c> in</c><00:33:27.490><c> number,</c><00:33:28.430><c> can</c><00:33:28.650><c> we</c><00:33:28.910><c> please</c><00:33:29.130><c> note</c>

00:33:29.430 --> 00:33:34.569
that<00:33:29.589><c> there's</c><00:33:29.930><c> a</c><00:33:30.130><c> distinct</c><00:33:30.650><c> progression</c><00:33:31.250><c> of</c><00:33:31.589><c> thought</c><00:33:31.789><c> running</c><00:33:32.170><c> through</c><00:33:32.529><c> these</c><00:33:33.150><c> parables?</c>

00:33:35.789 --> 00:33:40.049
Faithful<00:33:36.470><c> and</c><00:33:36.670><c> wise</c><00:33:36.990><c> servants</c><00:33:37.569><c> are</c><00:33:37.910><c> sought</c><00:33:38.289><c> at</c><00:33:38.970><c> the</c><00:33:39.190><c> end</c><00:33:39.470><c> of</c>

00:33:40.049 --> 00:33:46.670
chapter<00:33:40.289><c> 24,</c><00:33:42.049><c> but</c><00:33:42.690><c> this</c><00:33:43.789><c> requires</c><00:33:44.670><c> thorough</c><00:33:45.329><c> preparation,</c>

00:33:47.630 --> 00:33:50.029
and<00:33:47.690><c> that's</c><00:33:48.109><c> highlighted</c><00:33:48.569><c> in</c><00:33:48.789><c> the</c><00:33:49.009><c> parable</c><00:33:49.250><c> which</c><00:33:49.569><c> follows</c>

00:33:50.029 --> 00:33:52.210
of<00:33:50.289><c> the</c><00:33:50.490><c> five</c><00:33:50.710><c> wise</c><00:33:50.990><c> and</c><00:33:51.289><c> foolish.</c>

00:33:53.049 --> 00:33:58.130
Then,<00:33:53.450><c> having</c><00:33:53.750><c> understood</c><00:33:54.269><c> what</c><00:33:54.470><c> is</c><00:33:54.769><c> required</c><00:33:55.089><c> of</c><00:33:55.230><c> us,</c><00:33:56.269><c> diligent</c><00:33:56.630><c> application</c><00:33:57.410><c> to</c><00:33:57.650><c> the</c><00:33:57.789><c> work</c><00:33:57.910><c> of</c>

00:33:58.130 --> 00:33:58.589
the<00:33:58.250><c> master's</c>

00:33:58.589 --> 00:34:05.049
household.<00:34:00.849><c> And</c><00:34:01.069><c> fourthly,</c><00:34:01.690><c> not</c><00:34:01.950><c> just</c><00:34:02.329><c> any</c><00:34:02.609><c> old</c><00:34:02.990><c> how,</c><00:34:04.309><c> in</c><00:34:04.670><c> the</c>

00:34:05.049 --> 00:34:08.369
spirit<00:34:05.309><c> of</c><00:34:05.650><c> care</c><00:34:06.029><c> and</c><00:34:06.410><c> concern</c><00:34:06.910><c> and</c><00:34:07.190><c> compassion.</c>

00:34:08.849 --> 00:34:14.210
So<00:34:09.070><c> can</c><00:34:09.349><c> you</c><00:34:09.630><c> see</c><00:34:09.889><c> how</c><00:34:10.389><c> carefully,</c><00:34:11.829><c> how</c><00:34:12.130><c> masterly</c><00:34:12.909><c> these</c><00:34:13.269><c> parables</c><00:34:13.710><c> are</c>

00:34:14.210 --> 00:34:16.809
in<00:34:15.550><c> laying</c><00:34:15.789><c> on</c><00:34:16.090><c> the</c><00:34:16.269><c> line</c><00:34:16.570><c> the</c>

00:34:16.809 --> 00:34:19.889
requirements<00:34:17.230><c> of</c><00:34:17.570><c> discipleship?</c><00:34:18.710><c> That's</c><00:34:19.070><c> where</c><00:34:19.230><c> we</c><00:34:19.530><c> started</c>

00:34:19.889 --> 00:34:23.969
this<00:34:20.230><c> week</c><00:34:20.849><c> in</c><00:34:21.469><c> Matthew</c><00:34:21.909><c> 5,</c><00:34:22.289><c> 6</c><00:34:22.610><c> and</c><00:34:22.750><c> 7.</c>

00:34:24.309 --> 00:34:27.789
Now,<00:34:24.789><c> he</c><00:34:24.949><c> finds</c><00:34:25.289><c> it</c><00:34:25.550><c> needful</c><00:34:25.889><c> to</c><00:34:26.070><c> say</c><00:34:26.230><c> it</c><00:34:26.369><c> to</c><00:34:26.389><c> us</c><00:34:26.610><c> all</c><00:34:26.889><c> over</c><00:34:27.130><c> again</c><00:34:27.369><c> from</c><00:34:27.550><c> a</c>

00:34:27.789 --> 00:34:29.369
different<00:34:28.070><c> perspective,</c>

00:34:29.789 --> 00:34:33.110
but<00:34:29.809><c> emphasizing</c><00:34:30.369><c> the</c><00:34:30.730><c> same</c><00:34:31.090><c> kind</c><00:34:31.449><c> of</c><00:34:31.730><c> points,</c><00:34:32.110><c> the</c><00:34:32.269><c> same</c><00:34:32.570><c> sort</c><00:34:32.809><c> of</c>

00:34:33.110 --> 00:34:36.150
principles<00:34:33.449><c> again,</c><00:34:35.170><c> and</c><00:34:35.449><c> he</c><00:34:35.630><c> does</c><00:34:35.769><c> it</c><00:34:35.949><c> through</c>

00:34:36.150 --> 00:34:41.369
the<00:34:36.309><c> means</c><00:34:36.510><c> of</c><00:34:36.690><c> these</c><00:34:36.889><c> four</c><00:34:37.210><c> parables.</c><00:34:37.690><c> They</c><00:34:37.909><c> come</c><00:34:38.170><c> to</c><00:34:38.250><c> him</c><00:34:38.409><c> with</c><00:34:38.590><c> questions</c><00:34:39.230><c> which</c><00:34:39.630><c> are</c><00:34:39.949><c> interesting</c><00:34:40.489><c> on</c><00:34:40.989><c> prophecy</c>

00:34:41.369 --> 00:34:43.210
and<00:34:41.650><c> signs</c><00:34:41.869><c> of</c><00:34:42.030><c> the</c><00:34:42.190><c> times.</c><00:34:42.489><c> He</c><00:34:42.489><c> says,</c><00:34:42.670><c> right,</c><00:34:42.869><c> if</c><00:34:42.949><c> you</c><00:34:43.070><c> want</c>

00:34:43.210 --> 00:34:45.889
to<00:34:43.309><c> know</c><00:34:43.409><c> about</c><00:34:43.610><c> that,</c><00:34:43.769><c> I'll</c><00:34:44.010><c> tell</c><00:34:44.210><c> you.</c><00:34:45.449><c> Then</c><00:34:45.630><c> he</c><00:34:45.690><c> says,</c>

00:34:45.889 --> 00:34:52.110
now,<00:34:46.750><c> I'll</c><00:34:47.469><c> ask</c><00:34:47.730><c> you</c><00:34:47.909><c> one</c><00:34:48.150><c> question.</c><00:34:50.590><c> Who</c><00:34:51.090><c> is</c><00:34:51.489><c> a</c><00:34:51.610><c> faithful</c><00:34:51.889><c> and</c>

00:34:52.110 --> 00:34:53.789
wise<00:34:52.309><c> servant</c><00:34:52.730><c> who</c><00:34:52.929><c> will</c><00:34:53.010><c> be</c><00:34:53.130><c> amongst</c><00:34:53.349><c> the</c><00:34:53.570><c> blessed</c>

00:34:53.789 --> 00:34:58.010
at<00:34:54.010><c> my</c><00:34:54.250><c> coming?</c><00:34:54.929><c> And</c><00:34:55.110><c> you</c><00:34:55.250><c> see</c><00:34:55.369><c> how</c><00:34:55.570><c> he</c><00:34:55.750><c> answers</c><00:34:56.309><c> in</c><00:34:56.949><c> this</c><00:34:57.170><c> wonderful</c><00:34:57.690><c> way</c>

00:34:58.010 --> 00:34:59.070
with<00:34:58.230><c> four</c><00:34:58.550><c> parables,</c>

00:34:59.309 --> 00:35:05.190
each<00:34:59.650><c> one</c><00:34:59.869><c> building</c><00:35:00.329><c> on</c><00:35:00.829><c> the</c><00:35:00.989><c> one</c><00:35:01.329><c> which</c><00:35:01.730><c> precedes</c><00:35:02.170><c> it.</c><00:35:04.809><c> Then,</c>

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please,<00:35:05.710><c> notice</c><00:35:06.110><c> the</c><00:35:06.469><c> change</c><00:35:06.730><c> in</c><00:35:07.030><c> emphasis</c><00:35:07.510><c> which</c>

00:35:07.849 --> 00:35:12.349
we<00:35:08.210><c> have</c><00:35:08.309><c> discovered.</c><00:35:09.489><c> Well,</c><00:35:09.750><c> I</c><00:35:09.849><c> hope</c><00:35:10.070><c> we</c><00:35:10.349><c> have.</c><00:35:11.469><c> In</c><00:35:11.710><c> the</c><00:35:11.949><c> Sermon</c><00:35:12.170><c> on</c>

00:35:12.349 --> 00:35:16.110
the<00:35:12.530><c> Mount,</c><00:35:13.550><c> the</c><00:35:13.730><c> five</c><00:35:14.429><c> original</c><00:35:15.670><c> classes</c>

00:35:16.110 --> 00:35:21.570
in<00:35:16.389><c> this</c><00:35:16.590><c> series,</c><00:35:17.150><c> we</c><00:35:17.230><c> were</c><00:35:17.409><c> looking</c><00:35:17.630><c> at</c><00:35:17.989><c> individual</c><00:35:18.809><c> requirements</c><00:35:19.469><c> for</c><00:35:19.809><c> discipleship.</c><00:35:20.969><c> These</c><00:35:21.230><c> are</c><00:35:21.449><c> the</c>

00:35:21.570 --> 00:35:25.510
qualities<00:35:21.949><c> I'm</c><00:35:22.329><c> looking</c><00:35:22.730><c> for</c><00:35:23.349><c> in</c><00:35:23.710><c> each</c><00:35:24.170><c> one</c><00:35:24.469><c> of</c><00:35:24.650><c> you,</c>

00:35:26.030 --> 00:35:30.329
meekness,<00:35:27.469><c> holiness,</c><00:35:28.829><c> gentleness,</c><00:35:29.909><c> kindness,</c>

00:35:30.329 --> 00:35:39.909
all<00:35:30.909><c> the</c><00:35:31.170><c> qualities</c><00:35:31.489><c> we</c><00:35:31.809><c> talked</c><00:35:32.050><c> about</c><00:35:32.349><c> at</c><00:35:32.630><c> length.</c><00:35:34.809><c> Now,</c><00:35:36.190><c> he's</c><00:35:36.389><c> talking</c><00:35:36.750><c> about</c><00:35:37.269><c> ecclesias</c><00:35:38.090><c> and</c><00:35:38.590><c> households.</c>

00:35:40.010 --> 00:35:44.769
All<00:35:40.230><c> of</c><00:35:40.389><c> these</c><00:35:40.610><c> parables</c><00:35:40.989><c> are</c><00:35:41.329><c> in</c><00:35:41.489><c> a</c><00:35:41.670><c> group</c><00:35:41.869><c> situation.</c><00:35:44.269><c> Faithful</c><00:35:44.610><c> and</c>

00:35:44.769 --> 00:35:47.409
wise<00:35:45.010><c> servants</c><00:35:45.449><c> in</c><00:35:45.670><c> the</c><00:35:45.909><c> right</c><00:35:46.130><c> atmosphere,</c>

00:35:48.630 --> 00:35:51.849
wise<00:35:48.769><c> and</c><00:35:49.030><c> foolish</c><00:35:49.329><c> virgins</c><00:35:49.789><c> in</c><00:35:50.010><c> other</c><00:35:50.230><c> group</c><00:35:50.550><c> situations,</c>

00:35:51.909 --> 00:35:53.190
the<00:35:52.090><c> servants</c><00:35:52.369><c> in</c><00:35:52.590><c> the</c><00:35:52.809><c> household,</c>

00:35:53.369 --> 00:35:57.190
the<00:35:53.570><c> sheep</c><00:35:53.789><c> and</c><00:35:53.969><c> the</c><00:35:54.190><c> goats.</c><00:35:54.789><c> We're</c><00:35:55.130><c> talking</c><00:35:55.429><c> about</c><00:35:55.750><c> ecclesial</c><00:35:56.210><c> life.</c><00:35:56.909><c> He</c>

00:35:57.190 --> 00:35:58.510
suddenly<00:35:57.510><c> made</c><00:35:57.769><c> the</c><00:35:58.050><c> transition</c>

00:35:58.510 --> 00:36:03.429
from<00:35:58.730><c> individual</c><00:35:59.309><c> requirements</c><00:35:59.989><c> to</c><00:36:00.989><c> preparation</c><00:36:01.730><c> for</c><00:36:02.130><c> ecclesial</c><00:36:02.769><c> life.</c>

00:36:03.889 --> 00:36:05.929
Why?<00:36:04.670><c> Because</c><00:36:04.869><c> he's</c><00:36:05.130><c> about</c><00:36:05.449><c> to</c><00:36:05.570><c> go</c><00:36:05.769><c> to</c>

00:36:05.929 --> 00:36:10.449
the<00:36:06.190><c> cross,</c><00:36:07.409><c> and</c><00:36:07.489><c> the</c><00:36:07.690><c> water</c><00:36:07.949><c> and</c><00:36:08.170><c> the</c><00:36:08.389><c> blood</c><00:36:08.969><c> would</c><00:36:09.630><c> give</c><00:36:09.849><c> rise</c><00:36:10.250><c> to</c>

00:36:10.449 --> 00:36:12.750
the<00:36:10.610><c> birth</c><00:36:11.190><c> of</c><00:36:11.750><c> the</c><00:36:11.869><c> Bride</c><00:36:12.150><c> of</c><00:36:12.369><c> Christ.</c>

00:36:12.869 --> 00:36:15.949
The<00:36:13.090><c> ecclesia</c><00:36:13.349><c> was</c><00:36:13.550><c> about</c><00:36:13.829><c> to</c><00:36:13.989><c> come</c><00:36:14.170><c> into</c><00:36:14.449><c> existence,</c><00:36:15.510><c> and</c><00:36:15.789><c> so</c>

00:36:15.949 --> 00:36:19.650
he<00:36:16.110><c> brings</c><00:36:16.409><c> us</c><00:36:17.010><c> to</c><00:36:17.210><c> that</c><00:36:17.610><c> point.</c><00:36:19.269><c> You</c><00:36:19.469><c> see,</c>

00:36:19.650 --> 00:36:22.369
this<00:36:19.869><c> is</c><00:36:20.150><c> a</c><00:36:20.329><c> wonderful</c><00:36:20.690><c> thing</c><00:36:20.909><c> when</c><00:36:21.050><c> you</c><00:36:21.329><c> stand</c><00:36:21.650><c> back</c><00:36:21.989><c> and</c><00:36:22.150><c> see</c>

00:36:22.369 --> 00:36:24.469
the<00:36:22.670><c> structure,</c><00:36:23.050><c> the</c><00:36:23.170><c> big</c><00:36:23.469><c> picture.</c>

00:36:24.730 --> 00:36:29.230
Sermons<00:36:25.250><c> on</c><00:36:25.489><c> mountaintops,</c><00:36:27.630><c> the</c><00:36:27.710><c> voice</c><00:36:27.969><c> of</c><00:36:28.190><c> God</c><00:36:28.550><c> speaking</c><00:36:28.989><c> to</c>

00:36:29.230 --> 00:36:32.590
us<00:36:29.789><c> in</c><00:36:30.050><c> our</c><00:36:30.269><c> midst</c><00:36:30.769><c> from</c><00:36:31.409><c> a</c><00:36:31.630><c> height.</c>

00:36:33.269 --> 00:36:37.969
This<00:36:33.349><c> is</c><00:36:33.530><c> the</c><00:36:33.769><c> equivalent</c><00:36:34.170><c> of</c><00:36:35.190><c> Mount</c><00:36:35.550><c> Sinai</c><00:36:35.989><c> in</c><00:36:36.190><c> the</c><00:36:36.329><c> Old</c><00:36:36.550><c> Testament</c><00:36:37.170><c> when</c>

00:36:37.969 --> 00:36:39.570
Moses<00:36:38.409><c> went</c><00:36:38.670><c> up</c><00:36:38.909><c> to</c><00:36:39.110><c> receive</c><00:36:39.409><c> the</c>

00:36:39.570 --> 00:36:44.050
words<00:36:39.789><c> of</c><00:36:39.989><c> the</c><00:36:40.130><c> Lord.</c><00:36:41.190><c> Here</c><00:36:41.409><c> the</c><00:36:41.510><c> Lord</c><00:36:42.489><c> Jesus</c><00:36:43.250><c> Christ</c><00:36:43.730><c> speaks</c>

00:36:44.050 --> 00:36:45.969
to<00:36:44.210><c> us</c><00:36:44.449><c> with</c><00:36:44.650><c> the</c><00:36:44.829><c> voice</c><00:36:45.050><c> and</c><00:36:45.269><c> the</c><00:36:45.570><c> authority</c>

00:36:45.969 --> 00:36:49.630
of<00:36:46.230><c> the</c><00:36:46.349><c> living</c><00:36:46.650><c> God,</c><00:36:47.150><c> and</c><00:36:47.230><c> he</c><00:36:47.369><c> says,</c><00:36:47.769><c> come</c><00:36:47.809><c> up</c><00:36:48.030><c> into</c><00:36:48.230><c> the</c><00:36:48.489><c> mountain,</c><00:36:49.389><c> come</c>

00:36:49.630 --> 00:36:52.269
up,<00:36:50.550><c> elevate</c><00:36:50.969><c> your</c><00:36:51.309><c> thinking,</c>

00:36:52.429 --> 00:36:56.489
and<00:36:53.030><c> three</c><00:36:53.250><c> times</c><00:36:53.710><c> in</c><00:36:53.929><c> that</c><00:36:54.170><c> gospel,</c><00:36:54.650><c> the</c><00:36:54.769><c> gospel</c><00:36:55.090><c> of</c><00:36:55.309><c> the</c><00:36:55.449><c> King,</c><00:36:56.269><c> he</c>

00:36:56.489 --> 00:36:58.590
lays<00:36:56.730><c> it</c><00:36:56.909><c> on</c><00:36:57.090><c> the</c><00:36:57.269><c> line</c><00:36:57.670><c> what</c><00:36:58.329><c> he</c>

00:36:58.590 --> 00:37:02.710
requires<00:36:58.929><c> from</c><00:36:59.170><c> us</c><00:36:59.690><c> for</c><00:36:59.969><c> entrance</c><00:37:00.449><c> to</c><00:37:00.989><c> the</c><00:37:01.150><c> kingdom</c><00:37:01.409><c> of</c><00:37:01.670><c> God.</c>

00:37:03.349 --> 00:37:06.630
So<00:37:03.510><c> my</c><00:37:03.750><c> closing</c><00:37:04.070><c> thought</c><00:37:04.570><c> would</c><00:37:04.849><c> be</c><00:37:06.170><c> from</c>

00:37:06.630 --> 00:37:12.389
chapter<00:37:06.909><c> 24</c><00:37:07.449><c> this</c><00:37:07.809><c> morning,</c><00:37:09.269><c> Therefore</c><00:37:09.570><c> be</c><00:37:10.170><c> ye</c><00:37:10.510><c> also</c><00:37:11.130><c> ready,</c>

00:37:12.489 --> 00:37:14.849
for<00:37:12.670><c> in</c><00:37:12.869><c> such</c><00:37:13.010><c> an</c><00:37:13.309><c> hour</c><00:37:13.489><c> as</c><00:37:13.730><c> ye</c><00:37:13.969><c> think</c><00:37:14.250><c> not,</c>

00:37:14.849 --> 00:37:20.869
the<00:37:15.650><c> Son</c><00:37:15.969><c> of</c><00:37:16.230><c> Man</c><00:37:16.690><c> cometh.</c><00:37:19.150><c> Pray</c><00:37:19.329><c> God,</c><00:37:19.750><c> brethren</c><00:37:19.909><c> and</c><00:37:20.190><c> sisters,</c><00:37:20.710><c> we</c><00:37:20.869><c> are</c>

00:37:20.869 --> 00:37:23.469
ready<00:37:21.489><c> when</c><00:37:22.190><c> he</c><00:37:22.349><c> does</c><00:37:22.610><c> appear.</c>