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And<00:11:03.240><c> in</c><00:11:03.480><c> actual</c><00:11:03.700><c> fact,</c><00:11:04.200><c> if</c><00:11:04.220><c> you</c><00:11:04.620><c> were</c><00:11:04.820><c> to</c><00:11:04.980><c> do</c><00:11:05.139><c> a</c><00:11:05.379><c> study</c><00:11:05.620><c> on</c><00:11:06.620><c> role</c>

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looked,<00:11:10.600><c> I</c><00:11:10.840><c> looked</c><00:11:11.039><c> for</c><00:11:11.340><c> stats,</c>

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Well,<00:13:35.700><c> before</c><00:13:35.960><c> we</c><00:13:36.120><c> get</c><00:13:36.279><c> to</c><00:13:36.460><c> that,</c><00:13:36.679><c> let's</c><00:13:37.580><c> just</c><00:13:37.879><c> ask</c><00:13:38.100><c> a</c><00:13:38.220><c> couple</c>

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terms,<00:13:46.679><c> you</c><00:13:46.799><c> know,</c><00:13:47.000><c> is.</c>

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quality<00:15:41.340><c> of</c><00:15:41.600><c> information</c><00:15:42.059><c> that</c><00:15:42.220><c> we</c><00:15:42.340><c> would</c><00:15:42.460><c> get</c><00:15:42.600><c> from</c><00:15:42.779><c> the</c><00:15:42.960><c> Bible,</c>

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we<00:15:43.399><c> could</c><00:15:43.679><c> say</c><00:15:44.519><c> that</c><00:15:45.759><c> this</c><00:15:46.000><c> is</c><00:15:46.220><c> a</c><00:15:46.360><c> place</c><00:15:46.539><c> that</c><00:15:46.759><c> we</c><00:15:46.899><c> can</c><00:15:47.159><c> go</c><00:15:47.580><c> to</c>

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And<00:15:51.879><c> of</c><00:15:52.159><c> course,</c><00:15:52.659><c> by</c><00:15:52.779><c> implication,</c><00:15:53.919><c> spiritually,</c><00:15:55.580><c> that</c><00:15:55.620><c> the</c>

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man<00:15:55.919><c> of</c><00:15:56.179><c> God</c><00:15:56.399><c> may</c><00:15:56.600><c> be</c><00:15:56.860><c> complete</c><00:15:57.500><c> and</c><00:15:58.320><c> perfect</c><00:15:58.740><c> unto</c><00:15:59.100><c> all</c><00:15:59.340><c> good</c><00:15:59.500><c> works.</c>

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listen<00:16:03.340><c> because</c><00:16:04.700><c> the</c><00:16:04.899><c> Bible</c><00:16:05.100><c> also</c><00:16:05.500><c> says</c><00:16:06.100><c> that</c><00:16:07.100><c> the</c><00:16:07.480><c> wisdom</c><00:16:07.759><c> of</c>

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And<00:16:13.279><c> I</c><00:16:13.399><c> think</c><00:16:13.500><c> we</c><00:16:13.700><c> would</c><00:16:13.899><c> probably</c><00:16:14.299><c> say</c><00:16:14.659><c> is</c><00:16:15.039><c> also</c><00:16:15.460><c> foolishness</c>

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with<00:16:16.179><c> us</c><00:16:16.399><c> when</c><00:16:16.539><c> we</c><00:16:16.759><c> look</c><00:16:16.899><c> around</c><00:16:17.340><c> at</c><00:16:17.740><c> what's</c><00:16:18.039><c> going</c><00:16:18.240><c> on</c><00:16:18.419><c> out</c><00:16:18.580><c> there.</c>

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You<00:16:19.200><c> know,</c><00:16:19.679><c> understanding</c><00:16:20.120><c> the</c><00:16:20.399><c> source</c><00:16:20.799><c> of</c><00:16:21.019><c> wisdom</c><00:16:21.320><c> coming</c>

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from<00:16:22.419><c> God,</c><00:16:23.000><c> we</c><00:16:23.000><c> must</c><00:16:23.279><c> look</c><00:16:23.539><c> with</c><00:16:23.980><c> clarity</c><00:16:24.440><c> of</c><00:16:24.779><c> mind</c><00:16:25.700><c> around</c><00:16:27.080><c> us</c>

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and<00:16:27.399><c> ask</c><00:16:27.639><c> ourselves</c><00:16:28.460><c> things</c><00:16:29.779><c> like,</c>

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why<00:16:30.179><c> would</c><00:16:30.559><c> the</c><00:16:30.779><c> government</c><00:16:31.080><c> recognize</c><00:16:32.080><c> that</c><00:16:32.879><c> there</c><00:16:33.100><c> is</c><00:16:33.279><c> a</c><00:16:33.440><c> problem</c><00:16:33.659><c> with</c><00:16:33.899><c> gambling</c><00:16:34.299><c> and</c><00:16:35.080><c> set</c><00:16:35.320><c> up</c>

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an<00:16:35.740><c> institution</c><00:16:36.159><c> to</c><00:16:36.440><c> deal</c><00:16:36.580><c> with</c><00:16:37.019><c> problem</c><00:16:37.379><c> gamblers,</c>

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but<00:16:38.320><c> yet</c><00:16:38.519><c> continue</c><00:16:39.000><c> to</c><00:16:39.679><c> condone</c><00:16:40.240><c> and</c><00:16:40.500><c> promote</c><00:16:41.080><c> gambling</c><00:16:41.539><c> because</c><00:16:42.039><c> they</c>

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get<00:16:42.639><c> in</c><00:16:43.000><c> Ontario</c><00:16:43.820><c> over</c><00:16:44.299><c> two</c><00:16:44.740><c> billion</c><00:16:45.139><c> dollars</c><00:16:45.820><c> a</c><00:16:46.379><c> year</c><00:16:46.639><c> in</c>

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profitable<00:16:47.460><c> revenue.</c>

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Isn't<00:16:50.440><c> this</c><00:16:50.879><c> a</c><00:16:51.340><c> contradiction</c><00:16:51.860><c> that</c><00:16:54.220><c> you</c><00:16:54.399><c> could</c><00:16:54.580><c> both</c><00:16:54.899><c> give</c>

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and<00:16:55.460><c> take</c><00:16:55.639><c> at</c><00:16:55.820><c> the</c><00:16:55.960><c> same</c><00:16:56.259><c> time</c><00:16:56.480><c> or</c><00:16:56.679><c> take</c><00:16:57.019><c> and</c><00:16:57.240><c> give</c><00:16:57.320><c> at</c><00:16:57.500><c> the</c>

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same<00:16:57.899><c> time?</c>

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I<00:16:59.039><c> certainly</c><00:16:59.360><c> find</c><00:16:59.639><c> that</c><00:16:59.840><c> to</c><00:17:00.000><c> be</c><00:17:00.139><c> the</c><00:17:00.259><c> case.</c>

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And<00:17:01.000><c> that's</c><00:17:01.200><c> why</c><00:17:01.480><c> Paul</c><00:17:01.720><c> says</c><00:17:02.019><c> to</c><00:17:02.220><c> us</c><00:17:02.639><c> this</c><00:17:03.080><c> statement</c><00:17:03.460><c> in</c><00:17:03.740><c> First</c><00:17:04.019><c> Corinthians,</c><00:17:04.759><c> the</c>

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wisdom<00:17:05.279><c> of</c><00:17:05.519><c> the</c><00:17:05.779><c> world</c><00:17:06.099><c> is</c><00:17:06.619><c> foolishness</c><00:17:07.799><c> with</c><00:17:08.160><c> God.</c>

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We<00:17:09.160><c> must</c><00:17:09.460><c> then</c><00:17:09.619><c> on</c><00:17:09.720><c> our</c><00:17:09.900><c> journey</c><00:17:10.119><c> of</c><00:17:10.359><c> finding</c><00:17:10.579><c> principles</c><00:17:11.200><c> that</c><00:17:11.940><c> would</c><00:17:12.099><c> help</c><00:17:12.220><c> us</c>

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develop<00:17:12.700><c> a</c><00:17:12.960><c> sound</c><00:17:13.140><c> mind</c><00:17:13.359><c> and</c><00:17:13.539><c> a</c><00:17:13.700><c> strong</c><00:17:13.920><c> character,</c><00:17:14.380><c> reflect</c>

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So<00:17:18.599><c> does</c><00:17:18.740><c> the</c><00:17:18.920><c> Bible</c><00:17:19.119><c> speak</c><00:17:19.339><c> directly</c><00:17:19.700><c> about</c><00:17:19.900><c> these</c><00:17:20.119><c> things?</c>

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Here's<00:17:21.240><c> another</c><00:17:21.460><c> statement</c><00:17:21.799><c> from</c><00:17:22.359><c> the</c><00:17:22.519><c> book</c><00:17:22.680><c> of</c><00:17:22.839><c> Timothy.</c>

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And<00:17:26.559><c> if</c><00:17:27.160><c> we</c><00:17:29.799><c> continue</c><00:17:30.180><c> to</c><00:17:30.480><c> read</c><00:17:30.799><c> this</c><00:17:31.180><c> particular</c><00:17:31.720><c> book,</c><00:17:32.059><c> we'll</c><00:17:32.259><c> understand</c><00:17:32.660><c> a</c><00:17:32.759><c> lot</c><00:17:33.000><c> of</c>

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things<00:17:33.460><c> about</c><00:17:33.680><c> the</c><00:17:34.000><c> development</c><00:17:34.299><c> of</c><00:17:34.740><c> character</c><00:17:35.000><c> and</c><00:17:35.099><c> what</c><00:17:35.299><c> God</c><00:17:35.480><c> is</c>

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God<00:17:41.519><c> didn't</c><00:17:41.779><c> give</c><00:17:41.980><c> us</c><00:17:42.180><c> a</c><00:17:42.339><c> gospel</c><00:17:42.720><c> that</c><00:17:42.900><c> was</c><00:17:43.180><c> indirect</c><00:17:43.759><c> and</c><00:17:44.220><c> weak</c><00:17:44.519><c> and</c><00:17:44.920><c> confusing.</c>

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He<00:17:45.940><c> has</c><00:17:46.200><c> given</c><00:17:46.359><c> us</c><00:17:46.619><c> something</c><00:17:46.880><c> that</c><00:17:47.160><c> from</c><00:17:47.359><c> a</c><00:17:47.559><c> human</c><00:17:47.759><c> perspective</c><00:17:48.339><c> is</c><00:17:49.119><c> rational</c><00:17:49.900><c> and</c><00:17:50.680><c> logical.</c>

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sound<00:18:02.779><c> mind</c><00:18:03.140><c> and</c><00:18:03.339><c> of</c><00:18:03.500><c> a</c><00:18:03.599><c> strong</c><00:18:03.779><c> character.</c>

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And<00:18:11.500><c> it</c><00:18:11.660><c> strives</c><00:18:11.940><c> to</c><00:18:12.220><c> dispel</c><00:18:12.559><c> within</c><00:18:12.779><c> us</c><00:18:13.019><c> all</c><00:18:13.279><c> these</c><00:18:13.539><c> fears</c><00:18:13.920><c> and</c><00:18:14.240><c> trials</c><00:18:14.660><c> and</c><00:18:14.900><c> issues</c><00:18:15.099><c> that's</c><00:18:15.400><c> so</c>

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For<00:18:19.960><c> God</c><00:18:20.140><c> is</c><00:18:20.319><c> not</c><00:18:20.480><c> the</c><00:18:20.640><c> author</c><00:18:20.819><c> of</c><00:18:21.099><c> confusion,</c><00:18:23.480><c> but</c><00:18:23.579><c> of</c><00:18:23.839><c> peace,</c>

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as<00:18:25.160><c> in</c><00:18:25.339><c> all</c><00:18:25.660><c> ecclesias</c><00:18:26.180><c> of</c><00:18:26.339><c> the</c><00:18:26.559><c> saints.</c>

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So<00:18:27.640><c> when</c><00:18:27.880><c> we</c><00:18:28.059><c> read</c><00:18:28.339><c> verses</c><00:18:28.680><c> like</c><00:18:28.960><c> this,</c><00:18:29.160><c> we</c><00:18:29.279><c> begin</c><00:18:29.440><c> to</c><00:18:29.619><c> understand</c><00:18:29.940><c> that</c><00:18:30.160><c> God</c><00:18:30.400><c> is</c>

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not<00:18:30.779><c> out</c><00:18:30.980><c> there</c><00:18:31.099><c> to</c><00:18:31.339><c> confuse</c><00:18:31.759><c> us.</c>

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He<00:18:32.720><c> hasn't</c><00:18:32.920><c> given</c><00:18:33.119><c> us</c><00:18:33.339><c> the</c><00:18:33.500><c> gospel</c><00:18:33.799><c> message</c><00:18:34.160><c> so</c><00:18:34.339><c> that</c><00:18:34.440><c> we</c><00:18:34.579><c> might</c><00:18:34.839><c> be</c>

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uncertain<00:18:35.819><c> about</c><00:18:36.059><c> our</c><00:18:36.299><c> future.</c>

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But<00:18:37.460><c> certainly</c><00:18:37.759><c> if</c><00:18:38.019><c> we</c><00:18:38.200><c> were</c><00:18:38.319><c> to</c><00:18:38.480><c> look</c><00:18:38.700><c> at</c><00:18:39.160><c> society</c><00:18:39.579><c> around</c><00:18:39.839><c> us,</c><00:18:40.019><c> we</c>

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would<00:18:40.299><c> find</c><00:18:40.500><c> that</c><00:18:40.700><c> to</c><00:18:40.819><c> be</c><00:18:40.980><c> the</c><00:18:41.079><c> case.</c>

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remove<00:18:48.960><c> the</c><00:18:49.299><c> confusion</c><00:18:49.779><c> and</c><00:18:50.220><c> ultimately</c><00:18:50.559><c> lead</c><00:18:50.740><c> us</c><00:18:50.920><c> on</c><00:18:51.059><c> a</c><00:18:51.240><c> path</c>

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Isaiah,<00:18:55.640><c> the</c><00:18:55.720><c> prophet</c><00:18:56.019><c> Isaiah,</c><00:18:56.960><c> speaking</c><00:18:57.519><c> many</c><00:18:57.859><c> thousands</c>

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Woe<00:18:59.099><c> unto</c><00:18:59.220><c> them</c><00:18:59.420><c> that</c><00:18:59.660><c> call</c><00:18:59.839><c> evil</c><00:19:00.259><c> good</c><00:19:00.759><c> and</c><00:19:01.579><c> good</c><00:19:01.920><c> evil,</c><00:19:02.380><c> that</c>

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put<00:19:02.599><c> darkness</c><00:19:02.980><c> for</c><00:19:03.220><c> light</c><00:19:03.380><c> and</c><00:19:03.500><c> light</c><00:19:03.740><c> for</c><00:19:03.980><c> darkness,</c><00:19:04.420><c> that</c>

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put<00:19:04.759><c> bitter</c><00:19:05.059><c> for</c><00:19:05.359><c> sweet</c><00:19:05.539><c> and</c><00:19:05.700><c> sweet</c><00:19:05.880><c> for</c><00:19:06.099><c> bitter.</c>

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And<00:19:06.819><c> my</c><00:19:06.960><c> wife</c><00:19:07.160><c> asked</c><00:19:07.380><c> me</c><00:19:07.500><c> to</c><00:19:07.579><c> put</c><00:19:07.700><c> this</c><00:19:07.900><c> in</c><00:19:08.019><c> because</c><00:19:08.240><c> this</c><00:19:08.460><c> is</c><00:19:08.619><c> a</c>

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verse<00:19:08.799><c> we</c><00:19:09.000><c> looked</c><00:19:09.160><c> up</c><00:19:09.359><c> this</c><00:19:09.619><c> morning</c><00:19:09.920><c> in</c><00:19:10.200><c> Sunday</c><00:19:10.420><c> school</c><00:19:10.660><c> class.</c>

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And<00:19:11.400><c> it's</c><00:19:11.680><c> perfect</c><00:19:12.140><c> for</c><00:19:12.299><c> this</c><00:19:12.519><c> application</c><00:19:13.019><c> because</c><00:19:13.599><c> when</c><00:19:13.880><c> we</c>

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look<00:19:14.119><c> at</c><00:19:14.259><c> all</c><00:19:14.400><c> the</c><00:19:14.539><c> things</c><00:19:14.700><c> out</c><00:19:14.940><c> there,</c>

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as<00:19:15.220><c> soon</c><00:19:15.279><c> as</c><00:19:15.359><c> we</c><00:19:15.480><c> drive</c><00:19:15.660><c> out</c><00:19:15.819><c> this</c><00:19:16.019><c> door</c><00:19:16.180><c> and</c><00:19:16.220><c> go</c><00:19:16.359><c> down</c><00:19:16.519><c> the</c><00:19:16.740><c> street</c><00:19:16.920><c> and</c>

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walk<00:19:17.500><c> in</c><00:19:17.680><c> and</c><00:19:17.799><c> buy</c><00:19:17.960><c> something</c><00:19:18.259><c> or</c><00:19:18.420><c> go</c><00:19:18.660><c> somewhere</c><00:19:18.839><c> and</c><00:19:18.960><c> on</c><00:19:19.079><c> the</c>

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highway<00:19:19.440><c> and</c><00:19:19.599><c> billboards,</c>

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turn<00:19:20.240><c> on</c><00:19:20.400><c> the</c><00:19:20.559><c> TV,</c><00:19:20.900><c> see</c><00:19:21.240><c> whatever</c><00:19:21.519><c> message</c><00:19:21.880><c> is</c><00:19:22.119><c> there,</c><00:19:22.700><c> we</c>

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find<00:19:23.220><c> this.</c>

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Society<00:19:26.019><c> is</c><00:19:26.220><c> not</c><00:19:26.619><c> shy</c><00:19:27.019><c> at</c><00:19:27.259><c> all.</c>

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The<00:19:27.660><c> world</c><00:19:27.759><c> at</c><00:19:28.039><c> large</c><00:19:28.319><c> and</c><00:19:28.799><c> people</c><00:19:29.059><c> who</c><00:19:29.539><c> profess</c><00:19:30.220><c> to</c><00:19:30.400><c> be</c><00:19:30.579><c> worldly</c><00:19:30.799><c> people</c><00:19:31.079><c> are</c>

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not<00:19:31.480><c> shy</c><00:19:31.819><c> at</c><00:19:32.079><c> all</c><00:19:32.339><c> about</c><00:19:32.819><c> telling</c><00:19:33.180><c> us</c><00:19:33.440><c> that</c><00:19:33.559><c> the</c><00:19:33.700><c> things</c><00:19:33.819><c> that</c>

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we're<00:19:34.160><c> doing</c><00:19:34.500><c> from</c><00:19:35.119><c> spiritual</c><00:19:35.500><c> perspective</c><00:19:35.980><c> are</c><00:19:36.180><c> really</c><00:19:36.420><c> not</c><00:19:36.700><c> good</c>

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and<00:19:37.220><c> that</c><00:19:37.380><c> we</c><00:19:37.480><c> should</c><00:19:37.599><c> get</c><00:19:37.819><c> out</c><00:19:38.000><c> there</c><00:19:38.099><c> and</c><00:19:38.279><c> really</c><00:19:38.480><c> experience</c><00:19:38.960><c> it.</c>

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All<00:19:40.420><c> you</c><00:19:40.640><c> have</c><00:19:40.920><c> to</c><00:19:41.099><c> do</c><00:19:41.960><c> is</c><00:19:42.599><c> fly</c><00:19:42.940><c> into</c><00:19:43.200><c> Las</c><00:19:43.559><c> Vegas</c><00:19:43.880><c> and</c><00:19:44.240><c> you</c><00:19:44.420><c> will</c>

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be<00:19:45.160><c> blindsided</c><00:19:45.880><c> with</c><00:19:46.299><c> this</c><00:19:46.759><c> statement.</c>

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I<00:19:49.240><c> got</c><00:19:49.319><c> to</c><00:19:49.519><c> tell</c><00:19:49.660><c> you,</c><00:19:50.400><c> it's</c><00:19:50.640><c> the</c><00:19:50.779><c> most</c><00:19:51.059><c> awful</c><00:19:51.240><c> place</c><00:19:51.579><c> you</c><00:19:51.720><c> can</c>

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go,<00:19:53.099><c> except</c><00:19:53.380><c> maybe</c><00:19:53.619><c> into</c><00:19:53.859><c> a</c><00:19:54.079><c> war</c><00:19:54.279><c> zone.</c>

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And<00:19:54.859><c> even</c><00:19:55.119><c> then,</c><00:19:55.359><c> I</c><00:19:55.460><c> think</c><00:19:55.640><c> that's</c><00:19:56.019><c> a</c><00:19:56.119><c> little</c><00:19:56.200><c> more</c><00:19:56.500><c> simple</c><00:19:56.960><c> to</c><00:19:57.400><c> understand.</c>

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It<00:19:59.059><c> is</c><00:19:59.480><c> rife</c><00:19:59.799><c> with</c><00:20:00.099><c> contradiction</c><00:20:00.680><c> and</c><00:20:00.980><c> confusion.</c>

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It's<00:20:01.559><c> an</c><00:20:01.799><c> unbelievable</c><00:20:02.279><c> place,</c><00:20:03.200><c> certainly</c><00:20:03.460><c> a</c><00:20:03.700><c> place</c><00:20:03.940><c> that</c>

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puts<00:20:04.359><c> light</c><00:20:04.619><c> for</c><00:20:04.920><c> darkness</c><00:20:05.339><c> and</c><00:20:06.079><c> puts</c><00:20:06.319><c> darkness</c><00:20:06.880><c> for</c><00:20:07.500><c> light.</c>

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And<00:20:08.160><c> people</c><00:20:08.579><c> get</c><00:20:09.140><c> confused</c><00:20:09.960><c> and</c><00:20:10.200><c> they</c><00:20:10.740><c> stop</c><00:20:11.140><c> being</c><00:20:11.559><c> rational</c>

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when<00:20:12.279><c> they're</c><00:20:12.500><c> in</c><00:20:12.700><c> these</c><00:20:13.000><c> places.</c>

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You<00:20:14.160><c> know,</c><00:20:14.660><c> their</c><00:20:15.500><c> statement</c><00:20:15.900><c> for</c><00:20:16.240><c> years,</c><00:20:16.640><c> their</c><00:20:16.940><c> tagline</c><00:20:17.660><c> was,</c><00:20:18.279><c> what</c><00:20:18.299><c> happens</c><00:20:18.599><c> in</c>

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Vegas<00:20:19.059><c> stays</c><00:20:19.460><c> in</c><00:20:19.740><c> Vegas.</c>

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How<00:20:20.500><c> does</c><00:20:20.599><c> that</c><00:20:20.880><c> make</c><00:20:21.140><c> any</c><00:20:21.579><c> sense</c><00:20:21.900><c> for</c><00:20:22.200><c> a</c><00:20:22.400><c> rational</c><00:20:22.779><c> person?</c>

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You<00:20:24.180><c> know,</c><00:20:24.420><c> hey,</c><00:20:24.680><c> honey,</c><00:20:24.839><c> I'm</c><00:20:25.059><c> off</c><00:20:25.180><c> to</c><00:20:25.359><c> Vegas</c><00:20:25.619><c> because</c><00:20:25.819><c> remember,</c><00:20:26.819><c> what</c>

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happens<00:20:27.299><c> in</c><00:20:27.559><c> Vegas</c><00:20:27.859><c> stays</c><00:20:28.200><c> in</c><00:20:28.519><c> Vegas.</c>

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Is<00:20:30.380><c> there</c><00:20:30.599><c> something</c><00:20:31.000><c> wrong</c><00:20:31.279><c> with</c><00:20:31.579><c> that?</c>

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But<00:20:33.539><c> that's</c><00:20:33.920><c> the</c><00:20:34.079><c> society</c><00:20:34.539><c> in</c><00:20:34.759><c> which</c><00:20:34.940><c> we</c><00:20:35.180><c> live.</c>

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But<00:20:36.500><c> God</c><00:20:36.759><c> is</c><00:20:37.000><c> not</c><00:20:37.480><c> the</c><00:20:37.700><c> author</c><00:20:37.940><c> of</c><00:20:38.160><c> confusion.</c>

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We're<00:20:39.359><c> constantly</c><00:20:39.759><c> being</c><00:20:40.119><c> influenced.</c>

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We're<00:20:41.119><c> fed</c><00:20:41.500><c> a</c><00:20:41.779><c> pack</c><00:20:41.980><c> of</c><00:20:42.240><c> lies</c><00:20:42.440><c> from</c><00:20:42.660><c> the</c><00:20:42.799><c> media</c><00:20:42.980><c> at</c><00:20:43.160><c> large.</c>

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You<00:20:43.380><c> know,</c><00:20:45.039><c> at</c><00:20:45.400><c> my</c><00:20:45.759><c> work,</c><00:20:47.920><c> when</c><00:20:48.059><c> we're</c><00:20:48.220><c> going</c><00:20:48.480><c> to</c><00:20:48.779><c> put</c><00:20:48.900><c> an</c>

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advertisement<00:20:49.539><c> together,</c>

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you<00:20:51.220><c> know</c><00:20:51.440><c> what</c><00:20:51.920><c> is</c><00:20:52.519><c> the</c><00:20:52.880><c> imagery</c><00:20:53.160><c> that</c><00:20:53.420><c> we</c><00:20:53.700><c> use?</c>

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And<00:20:54.640><c> you</c><00:20:54.720><c> know</c><00:20:54.759><c> what</c><00:20:54.880><c> it's</c><00:20:55.180><c> called?</c>

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It's<00:20:56.619><c> called</c><00:20:56.920><c> shiny,</c><00:20:57.460><c> happy</c><00:20:57.720><c> people.</c>

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So<00:20:59.640><c> when</c><00:20:59.740><c> we're</c><00:20:59.900><c> going</c><00:21:00.059><c> to</c><00:21:00.160><c> put</c><00:21:00.299><c> an</c><00:21:00.420><c> ad</c><00:21:00.500><c> together</c><00:21:00.799><c> to</c><00:21:00.980><c> sell</c><00:21:01.200><c> one</c>

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of<00:21:01.440><c> our</c><00:21:01.599><c> products,</c>

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of<00:21:02.640><c> course,</c><00:21:02.759><c> we're</c><00:21:02.880><c> not</c><00:21:03.019><c> going</c><00:21:03.180><c> to</c><00:21:03.319><c> put</c><00:21:03.559><c> unshiny,</c><00:21:04.920><c> unhappy,</c>

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not<00:21:05.420><c> people.</c>

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We<00:21:06.240><c> want</c><00:21:06.400><c> to</c><00:21:06.519><c> put</c><00:21:06.599><c> people</c><00:21:06.859><c> in</c><00:21:07.019><c> the</c><00:21:07.160><c> ad</c><00:21:07.259><c> that</c><00:21:07.460><c> look</c><00:21:07.640><c> like</c><00:21:08.099><c> they</c>

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just<00:21:08.539><c> are</c><00:21:08.680><c> having</c><00:21:08.819><c> the</c><00:21:09.220><c> greatest</c><00:21:09.460><c> time</c>

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because<00:21:09.900><c> they</c><00:21:10.039><c> just</c><00:21:10.299><c> bought</c><00:21:10.480><c> something</c><00:21:10.859><c> from</c><00:21:11.319><c> LG</c><00:21:11.559><c> Electronics.</c>

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They're<00:21:12.500><c> shiny,</c><00:21:12.839><c> happy</c><00:21:13.019><c> people.</c>

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That's<00:21:13.799><c> the</c><00:21:13.920><c> term</c><00:21:14.119><c> that</c><00:21:14.319><c> we</c><00:21:14.460><c> use.</c>

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It's<00:21:15.039><c> like,</c><00:21:15.220><c> hey,</c><00:21:15.339><c> you</c><00:21:15.460><c> got</c><00:21:15.720><c> a</c><00:21:16.319><c> middle</c><00:21:16.619><c>-aged</c><00:21:16.759><c> shiny,</c><00:21:17.160><c> happy</c><00:21:17.299><c> guy?</c>

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Yeah,<00:21:17.819><c> we've</c><00:21:17.980><c> got</c><00:21:18.019><c> to</c><00:21:18.140><c> put</c><00:21:18.140><c> that</c><00:21:18.319><c> in</c><00:21:18.480><c> the</c><00:21:18.619><c> ad.</c>

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That's<00:21:21.660><c> the</c><00:21:21.779><c> society</c><00:21:22.119><c> that</c><00:21:22.339><c> we</c><00:21:22.480><c> live</c><00:21:22.619><c> in.</c>

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We're<00:21:23.200><c> constantly,</c><00:21:23.799><c> constantly</c><00:21:24.240><c> being</c><00:21:24.579><c> influenced.</c>

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And<00:21:25.680><c> yet</c><00:21:25.819><c> we</c><00:21:25.980><c> live</c><00:21:26.180><c> in</c><00:21:26.500><c> a</c><00:21:26.640><c> society</c><00:21:27.220><c> that</c><00:21:27.559><c> at</c><00:21:27.720><c> the</c><00:21:27.859><c> same</c><00:21:28.039><c> time</c><00:21:28.240><c> all</c><00:21:28.420><c> this</c><00:21:28.559><c> is</c>

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going<00:21:28.900><c> on,</c>

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religion<00:21:31.240><c> in</c><00:21:31.480><c> school,</c><00:21:33.200><c> you</c><00:21:33.200><c> know,</c><00:21:33.579><c> morality</c><00:21:33.920><c> founded</c><00:21:34.339><c> on</c><00:21:34.980><c> religious</c><00:21:35.420><c> principle</c><00:21:36.019><c> in</c><00:21:36.339><c> school.</c>

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No,<00:21:38.319><c> that's</c><00:21:38.720><c> wrong.</c>

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You<00:21:39.259><c> know,</c><00:21:39.359><c> that's</c><00:21:39.599><c> insensitive.</c>

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You<00:21:40.359><c> can't</c><00:21:40.480><c> do</c><00:21:40.640><c> that.</c>

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What<00:21:40.940><c> about</c><00:21:41.059><c> people</c><00:21:41.279><c> who</c><00:21:41.400><c> don't</c><00:21:41.519><c> believe</c><00:21:41.660><c> in</c><00:21:41.819><c> God?</c>

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That's,<00:21:42.599><c> you</c><00:21:42.599><c> know,</c><00:21:42.819><c> you</c><00:21:42.900><c> can't</c><00:21:43.019><c> have</c><00:21:43.180><c> that.</c>

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So<00:21:43.420><c> let's</c><00:21:43.619><c> take</c><00:21:43.859><c> that</c><00:21:44.099><c> up.</c>

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There<00:21:44.339><c> is</c><00:21:44.440><c> a</c><00:21:44.579><c> school</c><00:21:44.779><c> bond,</c><00:21:45.299><c> you</c><00:21:45.299><c> know,</c><00:21:45.880><c> disciplining</c><00:21:46.220><c> children</c><00:21:46.539><c> at</c><00:21:46.779><c> home.</c>

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You<00:21:47.859><c> can't</c><00:21:48.039><c> do</c><00:21:48.079><c> that.</c>

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It's<00:21:48.480><c> cruel.</c>

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You<00:21:49.279><c> know,</c><00:21:49.559><c> it's</c><00:21:49.720><c> just,</c><00:21:50.000><c> you</c><00:21:50.079><c> know,</c><00:21:50.420><c> we</c><00:21:50.640><c> live</c><00:21:50.799><c> in</c><00:21:50.960><c> a</c><00:21:51.119><c> society</c>

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that<00:21:52.559><c> is</c><00:21:52.980><c> very,</c><00:21:53.480><c> very</c><00:21:53.980><c> confusing.</c>

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King<00:21:58.619><c> Solomon</c><00:21:59.039><c> made</c><00:21:59.359><c> this</c><00:21:59.579><c> statement,</c><00:22:00.140><c> canceled</c><00:22:00.259><c> is</c><00:22:00.519><c> mine,</c>

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and<00:22:01.180><c> sound</c><00:22:01.480><c> wisdom.</c>

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I<00:22:02.099><c> am</c><00:22:02.299><c> understanding.</c>

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I<00:22:03.240><c> have</c><00:22:03.619><c> strength.</c>

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He<00:22:04.799><c> makes</c><00:22:04.960><c> the</c><00:22:05.160><c> statement</c><00:22:05.380><c> in</c><00:22:05.660><c> Proverbs</c><00:22:05.880><c> 8</c><00:22:06.180><c> and</c><00:22:06.279><c> 14.</c>

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And<00:22:07.279><c> if</c><00:22:07.460><c> we</c><00:22:07.660><c> look</c><00:22:07.819><c> at</c><00:22:07.980><c> the</c><00:22:08.240><c> life</c><00:22:08.480><c> of</c><00:22:08.759><c> Solomon,</c><00:22:09.279><c> who</c><00:22:09.319><c> was</c><00:22:09.519><c> a</c><00:22:09.700><c> man</c>

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before<00:22:10.240><c> God,</c>

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who<00:22:11.059><c> God</c><00:22:11.259><c> asked</c><00:22:11.519><c> him</c><00:22:11.640><c> if</c><00:22:11.779><c> you,</c><00:22:12.119><c> you</c><00:22:12.140><c> know,</c><00:22:12.400><c> ask</c><00:22:12.500><c> for</c><00:22:12.720><c> anything</c>

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you<00:22:13.220><c> want,</c>

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and<00:22:14.119><c> Solomon</c><00:22:14.359><c> asked</c><00:22:14.599><c> for</c><00:22:14.799><c> wisdom.</c>

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And<00:22:15.380><c> the</c><00:22:15.539><c> reason</c><00:22:15.720><c> why</c><00:22:15.880><c> he</c><00:22:15.960><c> asked</c><00:22:16.140><c> for</c><00:22:16.339><c> wisdom</c><00:22:16.579><c> is</c><00:22:16.740><c> he</c><00:22:16.859><c> asked</c>

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for<00:22:17.240><c> wisdom</c>

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that<00:22:17.539><c> he</c><00:22:17.839><c> may</c><00:22:18.000><c> guide</c><00:22:18.460><c> the</c><00:22:18.980><c> nation</c><00:22:19.319><c> of</c><00:22:19.539><c> Israel,</c><00:22:19.839><c> God's</c><00:22:20.279><c> people.</c>

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That's<00:22:20.759><c> why</c><00:22:20.940><c> he</c><00:22:21.059><c> asked</c><00:22:21.240><c> for</c><00:22:21.460><c> wisdom.</c>

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And<00:22:23.079><c> you</c><00:22:23.400><c> read</c><00:22:23.759><c> through</c><00:22:23.980><c> his</c><00:22:24.299><c> life</c><00:22:24.559><c> and</c><00:22:25.000><c> his</c><00:22:25.160><c> understanding</c>

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and<00:22:26.480><c> how</c><00:22:26.920><c> King</c><00:22:27.220><c> Solomon</c><00:22:27.599><c> developed</c><00:22:28.119><c> wisdom.</c>

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It<00:22:28.519><c> was</c><00:22:28.900><c> spiritual</c><00:22:29.640><c> wisdom.</c>

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The<00:22:32.299><c> foundation</c><00:22:32.900><c> of</c><00:22:33.059><c> his</c><00:22:33.220><c> wisdom</c><00:22:33.460><c> was</c><00:22:33.799><c> God</c><00:22:34.200><c>-given.</c>

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It<00:22:35.220><c> came</c><00:22:35.460><c> from</c><00:22:35.680><c> God,</c><00:22:36.079><c> Ecclesiastes</c><00:22:36.539><c> 7</c><00:22:36.839><c> to</c><00:22:36.880><c> 19.</c>

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Wisdom<00:22:37.720><c> strengthens</c><00:22:38.160><c> the</c><00:22:38.440><c> wise</c><00:22:38.660><c> more</c><00:22:38.880><c> than</c><00:22:39.039><c> ten</c><00:22:39.400><c> mighty</c><00:22:39.700><c> men</c>

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which<00:22:40.119><c> are</c><00:22:40.240><c> in</c><00:22:40.319><c> the</c><00:22:40.519><c> city.</c>

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I<00:22:41.160><c> mean,</c><00:22:41.240><c> you</c><00:22:41.339><c> can</c><00:22:41.539><c> read</c><00:22:41.759><c> about</c><00:22:42.000><c> wisdom</c><00:22:42.400><c> all</c><00:22:43.160><c> through</c><00:22:43.460><c> the</c><00:22:43.720><c> Proverbs,</c>

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all<00:22:44.480><c> through</c><00:22:44.720><c> Ecclesiastes</c><00:22:45.480><c> tonight,</c><00:22:45.900><c> Proverbs</c><00:22:46.259><c> chapter</c><00:22:46.559><c> 2.</c>

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Proverbs<00:22:47.700><c> chapter</c><00:22:48.119><c> 4,</c><00:22:48.559><c> which</c><00:22:48.599><c> we've</c><00:22:48.920><c> quoted</c><00:22:49.000><c> from</c><00:22:49.680><c> this</c>

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pointing<00:22:50.119><c> before,</c>

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is<00:22:51.140><c> filled</c><00:22:51.640><c> with</c><00:22:52.079><c> positive</c><00:22:53.259><c> association</c><00:22:54.200><c> to</c><00:22:54.420><c> the</c><00:22:54.640><c> development</c><00:22:54.940><c> of</c><00:22:55.259><c> wisdom</c>

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and<00:22:55.960><c> understanding</c><00:22:56.519><c> that</c><00:22:56.720><c> you</c><00:22:56.880><c> might</c><00:22:57.200><c> develop</c><00:22:57.960><c> a</c><00:22:58.400><c> sound</c><00:22:58.680><c> spiritual</c><00:22:59.180><c> mind</c>

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and<00:23:00.099><c> a</c><00:23:00.339><c> strength</c><00:23:00.519><c> of</c><00:23:00.799><c> character</c><00:23:00.980><c> that</c><00:23:01.140><c> is</c><00:23:01.380><c> godly.</c>

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1<00:23:03.539><c> Kings</c><00:23:03.759><c> 3</c><00:23:03.980><c> and</c><00:23:04.099><c> 28</c><00:23:04.519><c> said,</c>

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And<00:23:05.480><c> all</c><00:23:05.740><c> Israel</c><00:23:06.019><c> heard</c><00:23:06.279><c> of</c><00:23:06.440><c> the</c><00:23:06.640><c> judgment</c><00:23:06.819><c> which</c><00:23:07.019><c> the</c><00:23:07.180><c> king</c>

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had<00:23:07.559><c> judged,</c>

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and<00:23:07.940><c> they</c><00:23:08.279><c> feared</c><00:23:08.619><c> the</c><00:23:08.900><c> king,</c><00:23:09.440><c> for</c><00:23:09.539><c> they</c><00:23:09.940><c> saw</c><00:23:10.440><c> that</c><00:23:10.920><c> the</c><00:23:11.160><c> wisdom</c><00:23:11.599><c> of</c><00:23:12.079><c> God</c><00:23:12.519><c> was</c><00:23:12.839><c> in</c><00:23:13.039><c> him</c>

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to<00:23:14.460><c> do</c><00:23:14.660><c> judgment.</c>

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So<00:23:18.339><c> King</c><00:23:18.619><c> Solomon</c><00:23:18.960><c> was</c><00:23:19.460><c> respected</c><00:23:20.160><c> by</c><00:23:20.480><c> men</c><00:23:20.940><c> because</c><00:23:22.480><c> of</c><00:23:22.640><c> the</c>

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wisdom<00:23:22.960><c> that</c><00:23:23.119><c> he</c><00:23:23.299><c> possessed.</c>

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And<00:23:24.519><c> he</c><00:23:24.799><c> was</c><00:23:25.019><c> respected</c><00:23:25.460><c> by</c><00:23:25.960><c> spiritual</c><00:23:26.380><c> men</c>

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because<00:23:27.759><c> of</c><00:23:27.900><c> the</c><00:23:28.059><c> God</c><00:23:28.279><c>-given</c><00:23:28.420><c> wisdom</c><00:23:28.960><c> that</c><00:23:29.559><c> he</c><00:23:29.819><c> possessed.</c>

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And<00:23:30.799><c> he</c><00:23:31.099><c> also</c><00:23:31.599><c> imparted</c><00:23:32.079><c> to</c><00:23:32.119><c> us</c><00:23:32.279><c> the</c><00:23:32.500><c> source</c><00:23:32.720><c> of</c><00:23:32.880><c> that</c><00:23:33.039><c> wisdom.</c>

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It<00:23:33.400><c> says,</c><00:23:33.960><c> He,</c><00:23:34.019><c> speaking</c><00:23:34.259><c> of</c><00:23:34.500><c> God,</c><00:23:34.680><c> lays</c><00:23:34.940><c> up</c><00:23:35.259><c> sound</c><00:23:35.400><c> wisdom</c>

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for<00:23:36.259><c> the</c><00:23:36.460><c> righteous.</c>

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He<00:23:36.819><c> is</c><00:23:37.019><c> a</c><00:23:37.220><c> buckler</c><00:23:37.460><c> to</c><00:23:37.579><c> them</c><00:23:37.740><c> that</c><00:23:37.980><c> walk</c><00:23:38.180><c> upright.</c>

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That's<00:23:38.960><c> in</c><00:23:39.180><c> Proverbs</c><00:23:39.400><c> 2</c><00:23:39.579><c> and</c><00:23:39.700><c> 7.</c>

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So<00:23:40.339><c> he</c><00:23:40.619><c> tells</c><00:23:40.819><c> us</c><00:23:41.000><c> where</c><00:23:41.160><c> the</c><00:23:41.359><c> source</c><00:23:41.519><c> of</c><00:23:41.660><c> this</c><00:23:41.799><c> wisdom</c><00:23:42.079><c> comes</c><00:23:42.380><c> from.</c>

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It's<00:23:43.579><c> not</c><00:23:44.140><c> from</c><00:23:44.640><c> us.</c>

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That<00:23:47.000><c> comes</c><00:23:47.339><c> soundness</c><00:23:47.819><c> of</c><00:23:48.079><c> mind.</c>

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And<00:23:49.640><c> certainly</c><00:23:49.839><c> left</c><00:23:50.059><c> to</c><00:23:50.279><c> ourselves,</c><00:23:50.900><c> we</c><00:23:51.079><c> end</c><00:23:51.380><c> up</c><00:23:51.599><c> with</c><00:23:51.859><c> what</c>

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we<00:23:52.319><c> have</c><00:23:52.779><c> here</c><00:23:53.059><c> today</c>

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with<00:23:54.779><c> 78</c><00:23:55.140><c>%</c><00:23:55.599><c> of</c><00:23:55.900><c> Canadians</c><00:23:56.160><c> gambling</c><00:23:56.660><c> and</c><00:23:57.279><c> drinking</c><00:23:57.799><c> and</c><00:23:58.119><c> all</c>

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these<00:23:58.500><c> different</c><00:23:58.839><c> things.</c>

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It<00:24:00.480><c> is</c><00:24:00.660><c> not</c><00:24:00.799><c> of</c><00:24:00.920><c> our</c><00:24:01.039><c> own</c><00:24:01.240><c> thinking</c><00:24:01.480><c> that</c><00:24:01.619><c> we</c><00:24:01.759><c> can</c><00:24:02.000><c> develop</c><00:24:02.579><c> a</c>

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godly<00:24:03.359><c> character.</c>

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In<00:24:04.980><c> fact,</c><00:24:05.200><c> it</c><00:24:05.299><c> says</c><00:24:05.599><c> in</c><00:24:05.900><c> Matthew</c><00:24:06.140><c> 15</c><00:24:06.519><c> and</c><00:24:06.640><c> 19,</c><00:24:07.079><c> it</c><00:24:07.079><c> says,</c>

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For<00:24:07.380><c> out</c><00:24:07.480><c> of</c><00:24:07.599><c> the</c><00:24:07.799><c> heart</c><00:24:08.180><c> proceed</c><00:24:08.640><c> evil</c><00:24:08.960><c> thoughts</c><00:24:09.500><c> and</c><00:24:10.059><c> murders</c><00:24:10.480><c> and</c><00:24:10.940><c> adulteries</c>

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and<00:24:11.640><c> fornications</c><00:24:12.200><c> and</c><00:24:12.519><c> thefts</c><00:24:12.839><c> and</c><00:24:13.019><c> false</c><00:24:13.240><c> witness</c><00:24:13.480><c> and</c><00:24:13.759><c> blasphemies</c>

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and<00:24:14.480><c> on</c><00:24:14.619><c> and</c><00:24:14.740><c> on</c><00:24:14.880><c> it</c><00:24:15.019><c> goes.</c>

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That's<00:24:15.680><c> what</c><00:24:16.259><c> naturally</c><00:24:16.720><c> comes</c><00:24:17.079><c> out.</c>

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These<00:24:17.740><c> are</c><00:24:17.880><c> the</c><00:24:17.960><c> things</c><00:24:18.039><c> we</c><00:24:18.180><c> have</c><00:24:18.339><c> to</c><00:24:18.640><c> naturally</c><00:24:19.099><c> struggle</c>

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with<00:24:19.759><c> and</c><00:24:20.220><c> press</c><00:24:20.539><c> down</c>

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is<00:24:20.819><c> our</c><00:24:21.019><c> own</c><00:24:21.299><c> thoughts</c><00:24:21.519><c> and</c><00:24:21.660><c> our</c><00:24:21.819><c> own</c><00:24:22.019><c> impulses</c><00:24:22.500><c> and</c><00:24:22.640><c> our</c><00:24:22.819><c> own</c><00:24:22.980><c> actions.</c>

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Our<00:24:24.339><c> own</c><00:24:24.640><c> lusts</c><00:24:25.039><c> and</c><00:24:25.059><c> the</c><00:24:25.319><c> self</c><00:24:25.579><c>-serving</c><00:24:25.859><c> nature</c><00:24:26.180><c> that</c><00:24:26.400><c> we</c><00:24:26.700><c> have</c>

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is<00:24:28.599><c> what</c><00:24:28.839><c> causes</c><00:24:29.200><c> those</c><00:24:29.519><c> statistics</c><00:24:30.140><c> up</c><00:24:31.640><c> there</c><00:24:32.460><c> to</c><00:24:33.140><c> happen.</c>

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If<00:24:34.819><c> left</c><00:24:34.960><c> to</c><00:24:35.240><c> ourselves,</c><00:24:36.059><c> we</c><00:24:36.220><c> as</c><00:24:36.400><c> a</c><00:24:36.640><c> society</c><00:24:36.960><c> will</c><00:24:37.380><c> end</c><00:24:37.799><c> up</c>

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destroying<00:24:38.480><c> ourselves.</c>

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And<00:24:39.220><c> we</c><00:24:39.420><c> see</c><00:24:39.579><c> that</c><00:24:39.819><c> in</c><00:24:40.039><c> many</c><00:24:40.240><c> nations</c><00:24:40.599><c> around.</c>

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They<00:24:41.779><c> completely</c><00:24:42.319><c> devolve</c><00:24:42.859><c> into</c><00:24:43.180><c> chaos.</c>

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It's<00:24:45.220><c> happened</c><00:24:45.460><c> in</c><00:24:45.779><c> every</c><00:24:46.039><c> single</c><00:24:46.339><c> generation.</c>

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And<00:24:49.059><c> so</c><00:24:49.140><c> the</c><00:24:49.359><c> impulses</c><00:24:49.640><c> of</c><00:24:49.799><c> our</c><00:24:49.940><c> nature</c><00:24:50.200><c> cause</c><00:24:50.680><c> these</c><00:24:51.119><c> kind</c><00:24:51.279><c> of</c><00:24:51.420><c> things.</c>

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The<00:24:51.779><c> acts</c><00:24:51.960><c> of</c><00:24:52.119><c> the</c><00:24:52.259><c> sinful</c><00:24:52.420><c> nature,</c><00:24:52.740><c> obvious</c><00:24:53.000><c> sexual</c>

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morality,<00:24:53.920><c> impurity,</c><00:24:54.380><c> debauchery,</c>

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idolatry<00:24:55.559><c> and</c><00:24:56.000><c> witchcraft,</c><00:24:56.700><c> hatred,</c><00:24:57.160><c> discord,</c><00:24:57.680><c> jealousy,</c>

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fits<00:24:58.180><c> of</c><00:24:58.420><c> rage,</c>

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selfish<00:24:59.019><c> ambition,</c><00:25:00.480><c> dissension,</c><00:25:01.180><c> factions,</c><00:25:01.900><c> envy,</c><00:25:02.420><c> drunkenness,</c><00:25:03.000><c> orgies</c>

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and<00:25:03.400><c> the</c><00:25:03.539><c> like.</c>

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And<00:25:03.839><c> if</c><00:25:03.980><c> you</c><00:25:04.279><c> read</c><00:25:04.579><c> through</c><00:25:04.819><c> this,</c><00:25:05.799><c> although</c><00:25:06.079><c> you</c><00:25:06.259><c> may</c><00:25:06.460><c> not</c><00:25:06.619><c> be</c>

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guilty<00:25:07.039><c> of</c><00:25:07.299><c> all,</c>

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I<00:25:08.400><c> guarantee</c><00:25:08.740><c> you,</c><00:25:08.980><c> you</c><00:25:09.059><c> will</c><00:25:09.279><c> be</c><00:25:09.519><c> guilty</c><00:25:09.799><c> of</c><00:25:09.960><c> at</c><00:25:10.140><c> least</c><00:25:10.420><c> one.</c>

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At<00:25:11.440><c> some</c><00:25:11.720><c> point</c><00:25:11.940><c> in</c><00:25:12.099><c> your</c><00:25:12.319><c> life,</c><00:25:13.000><c> you</c><00:25:13.140><c> were</c><00:25:13.339><c> in</c><00:25:13.460><c> a</c><00:25:13.579><c> fit</c><00:25:13.660><c> of</c><00:25:13.880><c> rage.</c>

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There<00:25:14.539><c> was</c><00:25:14.799><c> selfish</c><00:25:15.259><c> ambition.</c>

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There<00:25:15.960><c> was</c><00:25:16.259><c> dissensions</c><00:25:16.839><c> or</c><00:25:17.200><c> factions</c><00:25:17.559><c> or</c><00:25:17.960><c> envying</c><00:25:18.339><c> or</c><00:25:18.599><c> jealousness.</c>

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That<00:25:21.519><c> is</c><00:25:21.900><c> human</c><00:25:22.140><c> nature.</c>

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And<00:25:23.619><c> I</c><00:25:23.680><c> don't</c><00:25:23.859><c> think</c><00:25:24.019><c> we</c><00:25:24.180><c> need</c><00:25:24.339><c> to</c><00:25:24.579><c> paint</c><00:25:24.740><c> it</c><00:25:25.700><c> any</c><00:25:26.099><c> sweeter</c>

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than<00:25:26.660><c> that.</c>

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Is<00:25:28.859><c> this</c><00:25:29.400><c> the</c><00:25:29.779><c> description</c><00:25:30.099><c> of</c><00:25:30.339><c> somebody</c><00:25:30.519><c> of</c><00:25:30.740><c> a</c><00:25:30.880><c> sound</c><00:25:31.039><c> mind</c>

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and<00:25:33.180><c> of</c><00:25:33.759><c> strong</c><00:25:33.980><c> character?</c>

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I<00:25:36.960><c> think</c><00:25:37.200><c> not.</c>

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But<00:25:39.119><c> yet,</c><00:25:39.559><c> this</c><00:25:39.640><c> is</c><00:25:39.819><c> what's</c><00:25:40.119><c> happening</c><00:25:40.460><c> in</c><00:25:41.259><c> the</c><00:25:41.400><c> world</c><00:25:41.539><c> today.</c>

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And<00:25:42.660><c> in</c><00:25:42.799><c> many</c><00:25:43.000><c> cases,</c><00:25:43.839><c> it's</c><00:25:44.119><c> completely</c><00:25:44.460><c> legal.</c>

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I<00:25:45.579><c> mean,</c><00:25:46.079><c> almost</c><00:25:46.279><c> all</c><00:25:46.440><c> of</c><00:25:46.539><c> us</c><00:25:46.680><c> is,</c><00:25:46.960><c> you</c><00:25:47.059><c> know,</c><00:25:47.740><c> completely</c><00:25:47.980><c> legal.</c>

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I<00:25:49.519><c> mean,</c><00:25:49.839><c> you</c><00:25:49.900><c> say,</c><00:25:50.039><c> well,</c><00:25:50.279><c> I</c><00:25:50.279><c> know,</c><00:25:50.380><c> fits</c><00:25:50.460><c> of</c><00:25:50.619><c> rage</c><00:25:50.740><c> aren't</c><00:25:51.140><c> legal.</c>

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Well,<00:25:53.099><c> sure,</c><00:25:53.200><c> you</c><00:25:53.299><c> can</c><00:25:53.480><c> watch</c><00:25:53.640><c> it</c><00:25:53.740><c> on</c><00:25:53.900><c> TV.</c>

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Right?

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It's<00:25:57.759><c> all</c><00:25:57.980><c> there.</c>

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You<00:25:58.720><c> know,</c><00:25:58.940><c> selfish</c><00:25:59.039><c> ambition,</c><00:25:59.380><c> that's</c><00:25:59.599><c> nothing.</c>

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But,<00:26:00.180><c> you</c><00:26:00.180><c> know,</c><00:26:00.299><c> all</c><00:26:00.420><c> this</c><00:26:00.660><c> sexual</c><00:26:00.819><c> morality,</c><00:26:01.279><c> impurity,</c><00:26:01.660><c> debauchery,</c>

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well,<00:26:02.059><c> that's</c><00:26:02.299><c> not</c><00:26:02.460><c> legal.</c>

00:26:02.619 --> 00:26:06.480
Well,<00:26:02.920><c> sure,</c><00:26:03.259><c> just</c><00:26:03.579><c> go</c><00:26:03.920><c> rent</c><00:26:03.980><c> a</c><00:26:04.079><c> video</c><00:26:04.259><c> game</c><00:26:04.660><c> or,</c><00:26:05.380><c> you</c><00:26:05.519><c> know,</c><00:26:05.619><c> go</c><00:26:05.759><c> rent</c><00:26:05.920><c> a</c><00:26:06.140><c> movie</c>

00:26:06.480 --> 00:26:07.700
or<00:26:06.660><c> just</c><00:26:07.039><c> turn</c><00:26:07.299><c> on</c><00:26:07.420><c> the</c><00:26:07.539><c> TV.</c>

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It's<00:26:07.920><c> all</c><00:26:08.039><c> there.</c>

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It's<00:26:08.400><c> all</c><00:26:08.579><c> there.</c>

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But<00:26:09.400><c> it's</c><00:26:09.660><c> not</c><00:26:09.819><c> legal.</c>

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I<00:26:10.259><c> mean,</c><00:26:10.380><c> if</c><00:26:10.480><c> you</c><00:26:10.539><c> go</c><00:26:10.660><c> through</c><00:26:10.759><c> this,</c><00:26:10.980><c> a</c><00:26:11.000><c> lot</c><00:26:11.119><c> of</c><00:26:11.180><c> these</c><00:26:11.359><c> would,</c>

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you<00:26:11.720><c> know,</c>

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cause<00:26:12.640><c> you</c><00:26:12.759><c> to</c><00:26:12.859><c> be</c><00:26:12.960><c> one</c><00:26:13.079><c> of</c><00:26:13.140><c> the</c><00:26:13.279><c> 8</c><00:26:13.480><c>%</c><00:26:13.700><c> of</c><00:26:13.859><c> Canadians</c><00:26:14.079><c> that</c><00:26:14.240><c> would</c>

00:26:14.359 --> 00:26:16.140
be<00:26:14.559><c> charged</c><00:26:14.759><c> with</c><00:26:14.920><c> an</c><00:26:15.059><c> offense.</c>

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But<00:26:17.140><c> you</c><00:26:17.200><c> can</c><00:26:17.400><c> flip</c><00:26:17.539><c> on</c><00:26:17.700><c> the</c><00:26:17.859><c> TV</c><00:26:18.019><c> or</c><00:26:18.140><c> go</c><00:26:18.240><c> to</c><00:26:18.359><c> a</c><00:26:18.420><c> movie</c><00:26:18.559><c> theater</c>

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and<00:26:18.799><c> just</c><00:26:18.900><c> watch</c><00:26:19.039><c> all</c><00:26:19.180><c> that.</c>

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So,<00:26:20.059><c> you</c><00:26:20.180><c> know,</c><00:26:20.759><c> whether</c><00:26:20.880><c> you're</c><00:26:20.980><c> doing</c><00:26:21.220><c> it</c><00:26:21.460><c> or</c><00:26:21.559><c> watching</c><00:26:21.900><c> it,</c>

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the<00:26:22.500><c> Bible</c><00:26:22.640><c> doesn't</c><00:26:22.819><c> make</c><00:26:23.019><c> any</c><00:26:23.240><c> distinction</c><00:26:23.660><c> about</c><00:26:23.940><c> that,</c>

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does<00:26:25.140><c> it?</c>

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The<00:26:27.880><c> outcome</c><00:26:28.339><c> of</c><00:26:28.640><c> this,</c><00:26:30.480><c> in</c><00:26:30.579><c> the</c><00:26:30.599><c> days</c><00:26:30.759><c> of</c><00:26:31.000><c> Noah,</c>

00:26:31.279 --> 00:26:33.599
was<00:26:31.420><c> the</c><00:26:31.539><c> destruction</c><00:26:32.119><c> of</c><00:26:32.480><c> all</c><00:26:32.720><c> who</c><00:26:32.920><c> lived</c><00:26:33.099><c> on</c><00:26:33.299><c> the</c><00:26:33.400><c> earth,</c>

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except<00:26:33.920><c> for</c><00:26:34.119><c> eight</c><00:26:34.339><c> people.</c>

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Eight<00:26:38.279><c> people,</c><00:26:38.799><c> out</c><00:26:39.019><c> of</c><00:26:39.779><c> possibly</c><00:26:40.259><c> hundreds</c><00:26:40.740><c> of</c><00:26:41.039><c> thousands,</c>

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some<00:26:41.819><c> have</c><00:26:42.000><c> said</c><00:26:42.119><c> millions</c><00:26:42.640><c> of</c><00:26:42.819><c> people,</c><00:26:43.539><c> that</c><00:26:43.660><c> have</c><00:26:43.880><c> gone</c>

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astray<00:26:44.740><c> from</c><00:26:45.220><c> godly</c><00:26:45.619><c> thinking.</c>

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Because<00:26:47.700><c> man</c><00:26:47.980><c> left</c><00:26:48.220><c> to</c><00:26:48.380><c> himself</c><00:26:49.279><c> devolves</c><00:26:51.180><c> into</c><00:26:51.700><c> sin</c><00:26:52.359><c> and</c><00:26:52.660><c> debauchery.</c>

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And<00:26:53.380><c> God</c><00:26:53.640><c> saw,</c><00:26:54.380><c> this</c><00:26:54.619><c> is</c><00:26:54.779><c> in</c><00:26:54.900><c> Genesis</c><00:26:55.119><c> 6</c><00:26:55.599><c> and</c><00:26:55.779><c> 5,</c>

00:26:57.099 --> 00:26:58.900
and<00:26:57.259><c> God</c><00:26:57.440><c> saw</c><00:26:57.640><c> that</c><00:26:57.779><c> the</c><00:26:57.859><c> wickedness</c><00:26:58.140><c> of</c><00:26:58.180><c> man</c><00:26:58.279><c> was</c><00:26:58.579><c> great</c><00:26:58.759><c> in</c>

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the<00:26:59.079><c> earth</c>

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and<00:26:59.460><c> that</c><00:26:59.640><c> every</c><00:26:59.799><c> imagination</c><00:27:00.220><c> of</c><00:27:00.400><c> the</c><00:27:00.539><c> thoughts</c><00:27:00.700><c> of</c><00:27:00.799><c> his</c>

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heart<00:27:01.140><c> were</c><00:27:01.299><c> only</c><00:27:01.500><c> evil</c><00:27:01.680><c> continually.</c>

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This<00:27:02.279><c> is</c><00:27:03.339><c> thousands</c><00:27:03.859><c> of</c><00:27:04.140><c> years</c><00:27:04.359><c> ago,</c><00:27:04.539><c> in</c><00:27:04.680><c> the</c><00:27:04.759><c> time</c><00:27:04.920><c> of</c><00:27:05.180><c> Noah,</c>

00:27:05.440 --> 00:27:08.880
when<00:27:05.559><c> God</c><00:27:05.759><c> looked</c><00:27:05.980><c> down</c><00:27:06.180><c> and</c><00:27:06.339><c> saw</c><00:27:06.680><c> man</c><00:27:07.259><c> and</c><00:27:07.640><c> what</c><00:27:07.740><c> he</c><00:27:07.859><c> was</c><00:27:08.000><c> doing</c>

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and<00:27:09.960><c> repented</c><00:27:10.319><c> that</c><00:27:10.539><c> he</c><00:27:10.779><c> had</c><00:27:10.920><c> created</c><00:27:11.099><c> them</c>

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and<00:27:12.559><c> decided</c><00:27:12.819><c> it</c><00:27:12.940><c> was</c><00:27:13.180><c> time</c><00:27:13.339><c> to</c><00:27:13.500><c> destroy</c><00:27:13.799><c> them.</c>

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And<00:27:14.059><c> only</c><00:27:14.299><c> eight</c><00:27:14.900><c> people</c><00:27:16.160><c> were</c><00:27:18.500><c> saved.</c>

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Man<00:27:21.500><c> left</c><00:27:21.740><c> to</c><00:27:21.859><c> himself</c><00:27:22.339><c> will</c><00:27:22.779><c> go</c><00:27:22.960><c> to</c><00:27:23.180><c> ruin.</c>

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We're<00:27:24.619><c> doing</c><00:27:24.779><c> whatever</c><00:27:25.019><c> we</c><00:27:25.220><c> want.</c>

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There's<00:27:25.759><c> no</c><00:27:25.920><c> spiritual</c><00:27:26.279><c> direction</c><00:27:26.660><c> from</c><00:27:26.880><c> God.</c>

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And<00:27:27.299><c> ultimately,</c><00:27:28.299><c> you</c><00:27:28.380><c> know,</c><00:27:29.400><c> they,</c><00:27:29.920><c> in</c><00:27:29.940><c> the</c><00:27:30.099><c> time</c><00:27:30.240><c> of</c><00:27:30.500><c> Noah,</c>

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and<00:27:30.819><c> certainly</c><00:27:31.099><c> today</c><00:27:31.400><c> us,</c><00:27:31.920><c> are</c><00:27:32.299><c> dooming</c><00:27:32.559><c> our</c><00:27:32.839><c> lives.</c>

00:27:35.000 --> 00:27:37.599
And<00:27:35.319><c> only</c><00:27:35.519><c> Noah,</c><00:27:36.180><c> who</c><00:27:36.339><c> it</c><00:27:36.500><c> says</c><00:27:36.640><c> in</c><00:27:37.180><c> Genesis,</c>

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was<00:27:37.940><c> a</c><00:27:38.200><c> just</c><00:27:38.460><c> man</c><00:27:38.779><c> and</c><00:27:39.140><c> perfect</c><00:27:39.460><c> in</c><00:27:39.619><c> all</c><00:27:39.779><c> his</c><00:27:39.980><c> generations.</c>

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And<00:27:41.259><c> Noah</c><00:27:41.420><c> walked</c><00:27:41.680><c> with</c><00:27:41.900><c> God.</c>

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So<00:27:42.299><c> there</c><00:27:42.539><c> was</c><00:27:42.759><c> a</c><00:27:42.940><c> man,</c><00:27:43.660><c> amidst</c><00:27:43.980><c> all</c><00:27:44.119><c> the</c><00:27:44.400><c> chaos</c><00:27:44.700><c> and</c><00:27:44.980><c> influence</c><00:27:45.579><c> of</c><00:27:46.400><c> his</c><00:27:46.720><c> day,</c>

00:27:47.319 --> 00:27:50.420
that<00:27:48.519><c> because</c><00:27:48.920><c> of</c><00:27:49.099><c> the</c><00:27:49.400><c> spiritual</c><00:27:49.900><c> direction,</c>

00:27:50.480 --> 00:27:52.319
the<00:27:50.619><c> divine</c><00:27:51.000><c> direction</c><00:27:51.400><c> of</c><00:27:51.539><c> his</c><00:27:51.700><c> Father</c><00:27:51.940><c> in</c><00:27:52.119><c> heaven,</c>

00:27:52.519 --> 00:27:57.980
possessed<00:27:52.900><c> still</c><00:27:53.440><c> a</c><00:27:53.960><c> sound</c><00:27:54.200><c> mind</c><00:27:54.799><c> and</c><00:27:56.240><c> a</c><00:27:56.579><c> strong</c><00:27:56.799><c> character.</c>

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And<00:27:59.079><c> was</c><00:27:59.420><c> able</c><00:27:59.680><c> to</c><00:27:59.920><c> ascertain</c><00:28:00.480><c> and</c><00:28:01.299><c> determine</c><00:28:01.619><c> what</c><00:28:01.839><c> was</c><00:28:02.119><c> right</c><00:28:02.619><c> from</c>

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what<00:28:03.299><c> was</c><00:28:03.500><c> wrong.</c>

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He<00:28:04.000><c> could</c><00:28:04.240><c> see</c><00:28:04.460><c> light</c><00:28:04.799><c> from</c><00:28:05.119><c> darkness.</c>

00:28:06.519 --> 00:28:09.319
He<00:28:06.660><c> could</c><00:28:06.880><c> see</c><00:28:07.059><c> the</c><00:28:07.200><c> difference</c><00:28:07.420><c> between</c><00:28:07.700><c> bitter</c><00:28:08.019><c> and</c><00:28:08.420><c> sweet.</c>

00:28:10.579 --> 00:28:13.660
And<00:28:11.000><c> certainly,</c><00:28:11.920><c> he</c><00:28:12.180><c> followed</c><00:28:12.460><c> that</c><00:28:12.740><c> path.</c>

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But<00:28:17.359><c> it</c><00:28:17.579><c> says</c><00:28:17.640><c> in</c><00:28:17.779><c> James</c><00:28:18.000><c> 3</c><00:28:18.259><c> and</c><00:28:18.400><c> 17,</c>

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but<00:28:19.519><c> the</c><00:28:19.880><c> wisdom</c><00:28:20.160><c> that</c><00:28:20.339><c> is</c><00:28:20.500><c> from</c><00:28:20.700><c> above</c><00:28:21.259><c> is</c><00:28:21.960><c> first</c><00:28:22.299><c> pure</c>

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and<00:28:22.900><c> then</c><00:28:23.180><c> peaceable</c><00:28:23.720><c> and</c><00:28:23.940><c> gentle</c><00:28:24.319><c> and</c><00:28:24.519><c> easy</c><00:28:24.759><c> to</c><00:28:24.940><c> be</c><00:28:25.119><c> entreated</c>

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and<00:28:25.660><c> full</c><00:28:25.779><c> of</c><00:28:26.039><c> mercy</c><00:28:26.339><c> and</c><00:28:26.599><c> good</c><00:28:26.819><c> fruits</c><00:28:27.119><c> without</c><00:28:27.859><c> partiality</c>

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and<00:28:28.900><c> without</c><00:28:29.140><c> hypocrisy.</c>

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So<00:28:32.859><c> the</c><00:28:33.119><c> sound</c><00:28:33.339><c> mind</c><00:28:33.559><c> that</c><00:28:33.779><c> God</c><00:28:33.980><c> has</c><00:28:34.160><c> asked</c><00:28:34.400><c> us</c><00:28:34.599><c> to</c><00:28:34.900><c> develop</c>

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is<00:28:35.339><c> one</c><00:28:35.480><c> that</c><00:28:35.660><c> is</c><00:28:35.940><c> simple</c><00:28:36.259><c> and</c><00:28:36.619><c> practical</c><00:28:37.000><c> and</c><00:28:37.380><c> logical.</c>

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It<00:28:37.980><c> makes</c><00:28:38.200><c> sense,</c><00:28:38.799><c> doesn't</c><00:28:38.920><c> it?</c>

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There's<00:28:40.440><c> no</c><00:28:40.799><c> strife</c><00:28:41.259><c> or</c><00:28:41.539><c> anger</c><00:28:41.779><c> or</c><00:28:42.140><c> confusion.</c>

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But<00:28:44.380><c> there's</c><00:28:44.980><c> a</c><00:28:45.720><c> practicality</c><00:28:46.619><c> in</c><00:28:46.759><c> the</c><00:28:46.940><c> development</c><00:28:47.380><c> of</c><00:28:48.200><c> a</c>

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sound<00:28:48.480><c> mind.</c>

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And<00:28:48.839><c> the</c><00:28:48.900><c> reason</c><00:28:49.099><c> why</c><00:28:49.299><c> I'm</c><00:28:49.500><c> stressing</c><00:28:49.859><c> this</c><00:28:50.180><c> practical</c><00:28:50.720><c> side</c>

00:28:51.019 --> 00:28:55.940
is<00:28:51.240><c> because</c><00:28:52.220><c> making</c><00:28:52.819><c> a</c><00:28:53.079><c> decision</c><00:28:53.339><c> sometimes</c><00:28:54.019><c> about</c><00:28:54.420><c> a</c><00:28:54.940><c> spiritual</c><00:28:55.460><c> nature</c>

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can<00:28:56.200><c> be</c><00:28:56.480><c> difficult.</c>

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But<00:28:57.400><c> if</c><00:28:57.559><c> we</c><00:28:57.700><c> look</c><00:28:57.900><c> at</c><00:28:58.079><c> it</c><00:28:58.259><c> from</c><00:28:58.480><c> a</c><00:28:59.000><c> perspective</c><00:28:59.640><c> of</c><00:29:00.160><c> how</c><00:29:00.440><c> can</c><00:29:00.680><c> we</c>

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improve<00:29:01.180><c> ourselves,</c>

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the<00:29:02.319><c> Bible</c><00:29:02.619><c> is</c><00:29:02.859><c> the</c><00:29:03.039><c> best</c><00:29:03.339><c> self</c><00:29:03.660><c>-improvement</c><00:29:03.980><c> book</c><00:29:04.220><c> ever</c><00:29:04.660><c> written.</c>

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And<00:29:06.920><c> it</c><00:29:07.099><c> leads</c><00:29:07.420><c> ultimately</c><00:29:07.920><c> to</c><00:29:08.259><c> life</c><00:29:08.539><c> eternal.</c>

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This<00:29:11.980><c> is</c><00:29:12.259><c> sound</c><00:29:12.400><c> advice,</c><00:29:12.819><c> is</c><00:29:12.900><c> it</c><00:29:13.059><c> not?</c>

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The<00:29:13.400><c> wisdom</c><00:29:13.759><c> that</c><00:29:13.980><c> is</c><00:29:14.119><c> from</c><00:29:14.359><c> God</c><00:29:14.680><c> is</c><00:29:14.940><c> first</c><00:29:15.240><c> pure.</c>

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The<00:29:16.559><c> Bible</c><00:29:16.720><c> is</c><00:29:16.880><c> full</c><00:29:17.039><c> of</c><00:29:17.240><c> wisdom.</c>

00:29:17.619 --> 00:29:19.299
It<00:29:17.640><c> speaks</c><00:29:17.920><c> to</c><00:29:18.099><c> the</c><00:29:18.339><c> infinite</c><00:29:18.619><c> wisdom</c><00:29:18.900><c> of</c><00:29:19.099><c> God</c>

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that<00:29:19.660><c> he</c><00:29:19.940><c> might</c><00:29:20.200><c> teach</c><00:29:20.500><c> us</c><00:29:21.039><c> all</c><00:29:21.480><c> about</c><00:29:22.019><c> the</c><00:29:22.400><c> soundness</c><00:29:22.700><c> of</c><00:29:22.900><c> our</c><00:29:23.099><c> mind</c>

00:29:23.380 --> 00:29:25.619
and<00:29:23.579><c> the</c><00:29:23.819><c> development</c><00:29:24.220><c> of</c><00:29:24.920><c> a</c><00:29:25.059><c> strong</c><00:29:25.279><c> character.</c>

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He's<00:29:25.839><c> building</c><00:29:25.980><c> within</c><00:29:26.220><c> us</c><00:29:26.420><c> a</c><00:29:26.619><c> capability</c><00:29:27.099><c> to</c><00:29:27.319><c> love</c><00:29:27.559><c> one</c><00:29:27.740><c> another,</c>

00:29:28.099 --> 00:29:31.079
to<00:29:28.140><c> be</c><00:29:28.319><c> without</c><00:29:28.960><c> partiality,</c><00:29:29.720><c> to</c><00:29:29.759><c> be</c><00:29:29.920><c> without</c><00:29:30.380><c> hypocrisy,</c>

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to<00:29:31.200><c> be</c><00:29:31.440><c> gentle,</c><00:29:32.200><c> merciful,</c><00:29:34.980><c> to</c><00:29:35.140><c> have</c><00:29:35.299><c> compassion,</c>

00:29:36.000 --> 00:29:39.400
to<00:29:36.240><c> resolve</c><00:29:36.799><c> conflict,</c><00:29:37.460><c> not</c><00:29:37.539><c> to</c><00:29:37.819><c> create</c><00:29:38.079><c> it.</c>

00:29:39.740 --> 00:29:41.900
He's<00:29:39.980><c> preaching</c><00:29:40.180><c> that</c><00:29:40.279><c> we</c><00:29:40.339><c> must</c><00:29:40.539><c> be</c><00:29:40.859><c> stable</c><00:29:41.220><c> and</c><00:29:41.559><c> pure</c>

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and<00:29:42.119><c> willing</c><00:29:42.400><c> to</c><00:29:42.779><c> learn</c><00:29:43.160><c> and</c><00:29:43.819><c> listen</c><00:29:44.339><c> and</c><00:29:45.039><c> take</c><00:29:45.380><c> corrective</c>

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action<00:29:46.220><c> on</c><00:29:46.400><c> our</c><00:29:46.599><c> lives</c>

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and<00:29:48.299><c> ultimately</c><00:29:48.759><c> come</c><00:29:49.099><c> to</c><00:29:49.380><c> a</c><00:29:49.619><c> realization</c><00:29:50.319><c> of</c><00:29:50.740><c> who</c><00:29:50.900><c> we</c><00:29:51.039><c> are</c>

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before<00:29:51.559><c> God</c>

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that<00:29:52.019><c> we</c><00:29:52.119><c> might</c><00:29:52.480><c> repent,</c><00:29:54.200><c> that</c><00:29:54.359><c> God</c><00:29:54.579><c> might</c><00:29:54.779><c> offer</c><00:29:55.079><c> forgiveness,</c>

00:29:55.819 --> 00:29:57.980
and<00:29:56.059><c> that</c><00:29:56.240><c> we</c><00:29:56.539><c> might</c><00:29:56.720><c> have</c><00:29:56.880><c> a</c><00:29:57.059><c> chance</c><00:29:57.240><c> for</c><00:29:57.480><c> eternal</c><00:29:57.700><c> life.</c>

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And<00:29:58.200><c> that's</c><00:29:58.519><c> the</c><00:29:58.700><c> progression</c><00:29:59.180><c> that</c><00:29:59.640><c> God</c><00:29:59.819><c> is</c><00:30:00.019><c> leading</c><00:30:00.200><c> us</c><00:30:00.480><c> through.</c>

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And<00:30:01.700><c> David</c><00:30:01.839><c> picks</c><00:30:02.039><c> up</c><00:30:02.220><c> this</c><00:30:02.420><c> theme</c><00:30:02.759><c> in</c><00:30:03.339><c> Psalms.</c>

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And<00:30:04.180><c> it's</c><00:30:04.680><c> all</c><00:30:04.900><c> throughout</c><00:30:05.099><c> the</c><00:30:05.319><c> Psalms</c><00:30:05.559><c> he's</c><00:30:05.759><c> writing,</c><00:30:06.180><c> of</c><00:30:06.180><c> course,</c>

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let<00:30:06.619><c> my</c><00:30:06.819><c> heart</c><00:30:06.980><c> be</c><00:30:07.539><c> sound</c><00:30:08.160><c> in</c><00:30:08.640><c> thy</c><00:30:09.079><c> statutes</c><00:30:09.740><c> that</c><00:30:09.859><c> I</c><00:30:10.039><c> may</c><00:30:10.160><c> not</c>

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be<00:30:10.559><c> ashamed.</c>

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So<00:30:12.640><c> King</c><00:30:12.880><c> David</c><00:30:13.240><c> in</c><00:30:13.420><c> all</c><00:30:13.599><c> his</c><00:30:13.940><c> glory</c><00:30:14.279><c> and</c><00:30:14.440><c> his</c><00:30:14.740><c> mighty</c><00:30:15.059><c> acts</c><00:30:15.400><c> of</c><00:30:15.680><c> valor</c>

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as<00:30:16.180><c> this</c><00:30:16.440><c> mighty</c><00:30:16.700><c> man</c><00:30:17.380><c> understood</c><00:30:18.660><c> the</c><00:30:19.559><c> soundness</c><00:30:19.960><c> of</c><00:30:20.220><c> mind</c>

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came<00:30:20.740><c> from</c><00:30:20.960><c> his</c><00:30:21.259><c> Heavenly</c><00:30:21.539><c> Father.</c>

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The<00:30:23.440><c> simpleness,</c><00:30:24.279><c> the</c><00:30:24.559><c> rationalness,</c><00:30:25.319><c> the</c><00:30:25.599><c> purity,</c><00:30:26.099><c> the</c><00:30:26.299><c> gentleness</c>

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of<00:30:28.319><c> his</c><00:30:28.559><c> Father's</c><00:30:28.960><c> wisdom</c><00:30:29.160><c> was</c><00:30:29.400><c> what</c><00:30:29.660><c> kept</c><00:30:29.960><c> him</c><00:30:30.279><c> going</c>

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through<00:30:30.900><c> all</c><00:30:31.119><c> the</c><00:30:31.339><c> chaos</c><00:30:31.579><c> that</c><00:30:31.740><c> was</c><00:30:31.900><c> in</c><00:30:32.000><c> his</c><00:30:32.240><c> life.</c>

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He<00:30:35.000><c> was</c><00:30:35.180><c> a</c><00:30:35.279><c> righteous</c><00:30:35.579><c> king</c><00:30:35.839><c> of</c><00:30:35.960><c> Israel</c><00:30:36.279><c> who</c><00:30:36.619><c> wasn't</c><00:30:36.940><c> perfect.</c>

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He<00:30:37.599><c> certainly</c><00:30:37.920><c> had</c><00:30:38.059><c> his</c><00:30:38.279><c> problems,</c><00:30:38.619><c> but</c><00:30:38.740><c> reigned</c><00:30:38.859><c> for</c><00:30:39.059><c> 40</c><00:30:39.299><c> years.</c>

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And<00:30:40.720><c> it</c><00:30:40.799><c> was</c><00:30:41.000><c> devoted</c><00:30:41.359><c> in</c><00:30:41.539><c> his</c><00:30:41.819><c> faith</c><00:30:42.019><c> to</c><00:30:42.240><c> God</c><00:30:42.539><c> and</c><00:30:42.779><c> in</c><00:30:42.920><c> his</c><00:30:43.119><c> love</c><00:30:43.319><c> for</c><00:30:43.599><c> God</c>

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and<00:30:44.079><c> in</c><00:30:44.200><c> his</c><00:30:44.480><c> caring</c><00:30:44.720><c> for</c><00:30:44.940><c> his</c><00:30:45.240><c> nation</c><00:30:45.559><c> and</c><00:30:45.940><c> the</c><00:30:46.240><c> guidance</c>

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and<00:30:46.839><c> the</c><00:30:47.039><c> leadership</c><00:30:47.319><c> of</c><00:30:47.480><c> his</c><00:30:47.680><c> nation</c><00:30:48.119><c> that</c><00:30:48.720><c> was</c><00:30:48.960><c> firmly</c><00:30:49.259><c> planted</c>

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in<00:30:49.839><c> his</c><00:30:50.059><c> mind</c><00:30:50.259><c> by</c><00:30:50.460><c> the</c><00:30:50.599><c> wisdom</c><00:30:50.819><c> from</c><00:30:51.059><c> God.</c>

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He's<00:30:51.539><c> a</c><00:30:51.660><c> man</c><00:30:51.759><c> who</c><00:30:52.000><c> sat</c><00:30:52.140><c> in</c><00:30:52.380><c> Psalm</c><00:30:52.539><c> 25</c><00:30:53.019><c> and</c><00:30:53.200><c> 20,</c>

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O<00:30:53.460><c> keep</c><00:30:53.700><c> my</c><00:30:54.019><c> soul</c><00:30:54.200><c> and</c><00:30:54.380><c> deliver</c><00:30:54.740><c> me,</c><00:30:55.019><c> let</c><00:30:55.259><c> me</c><00:30:55.400><c> not</c><00:30:55.640><c> be</c><00:30:55.920><c> ashamed,</c>

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for<00:30:56.680><c> I</c><00:30:57.000><c> put</c><00:30:57.119><c> my</c><00:30:57.539><c> trust</c><00:30:58.099><c> in</c><00:30:58.519><c> thee.</c>

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This<00:30:59.220><c> was</c><00:30:59.420><c> a</c><00:30:59.539><c> man</c><00:30:59.619><c> who</c><00:30:59.900><c> completely</c><00:31:00.640><c> trusted</c><00:31:01.019><c> in</c><00:31:01.660><c> God's</c><00:31:02.039><c> protective</c><00:31:02.400><c> care.</c>

00:31:02.819 --> 00:31:04.660
Psalm<00:31:02.900><c> 25</c><00:31:03.420><c> and</c><00:31:03.539><c> verse</c><00:31:03.720><c> 21,</c><00:31:04.119><c> the</c><00:31:04.160><c> next</c><00:31:04.400><c> verse,</c>

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let<00:31:05.119><c> integrity</c><00:31:05.900><c> and</c><00:31:06.559><c> uprightness</c><00:31:07.160><c> preserve</c><00:31:07.640><c> me,</c><00:31:07.940><c> for</c><00:31:08.119><c> I</c><00:31:08.440><c> wait</c>

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on<00:31:08.920><c> thee.</c>

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This<00:31:11.140><c> was</c><00:31:11.339><c> a</c><00:31:11.440><c> man</c><00:31:11.599><c> of</c><00:31:11.839><c> integrity</c><00:31:12.299><c> and</c><00:31:12.579><c> honesty</c><00:31:13.059><c> and</c><00:31:13.680><c> love</c><00:31:13.920><c> and</c><00:31:14.240><c> compassion.</c>

00:31:15.420 --> 00:31:17.500
So<00:31:15.619><c> we</c><00:31:15.740><c> can</c><00:31:15.940><c> take</c><00:31:16.180><c> example</c><00:31:16.559><c> from</c><00:31:16.759><c> this</c><00:31:16.980><c> man's</c><00:31:17.380><c> life.</c>

00:31:17.519 --> 00:31:19.880
We<00:31:17.599><c> can</c><00:31:17.819><c> take</c><00:31:18.140><c> example</c><00:31:18.579><c> from</c><00:31:19.079><c> the</c><00:31:19.339><c> life</c><00:31:19.500><c> of</c><00:31:19.740><c> Noah.</c>

00:31:19.920 --> 00:31:22.920
We<00:31:20.019><c> can</c><00:31:20.259><c> take</c><00:31:20.519><c> example</c><00:31:20.960><c> from</c><00:31:21.200><c> a</c><00:31:21.279><c> lot</c><00:31:21.519><c> of</c><00:31:21.680><c> men</c><00:31:21.819><c> and</c><00:31:21.960><c> women</c><00:31:22.140><c> within</c><00:31:22.400><c> the</c><00:31:22.660><c> Scripture</c>

00:31:22.920 --> 00:31:25.720
about<00:31:23.180><c> how</c><00:31:23.440><c> they</c><00:31:23.619><c> were</c><00:31:23.799><c> able</c><00:31:23.900><c> to</c><00:31:24.339><c> develop</c><00:31:24.660><c> a</c><00:31:24.980><c> soundness</c><00:31:25.319><c> of</c><00:31:25.539><c> mind</c>

00:31:25.720 --> 00:31:28.839
and<00:31:25.839><c> a</c><00:31:26.160><c> strength,</c><00:31:26.759><c> a</c><00:31:26.980><c> spiritual</c><00:31:27.339><c> strength</c><00:31:27.700><c> of</c><00:31:27.980><c> character</c>

00:31:29.079 --> 00:31:32.019
that<00:31:29.599><c> came</c><00:31:29.839><c> from</c><00:31:30.119><c> the</c><00:31:30.319><c> wisdom</c><00:31:30.700><c> from</c><00:31:31.119><c> above.</c>

00:31:32.400 --> 00:31:34.519
These<00:31:32.720><c> were</c><00:31:32.920><c> men</c><00:31:33.099><c> and</c><00:31:33.259><c> women</c><00:31:33.440><c> who</c><00:31:33.680><c> made</c><00:31:33.880><c> mistakes,</c>

00:31:34.519 --> 00:31:36.240
but<00:31:34.859><c> who</c><00:31:35.119><c> learned</c><00:31:35.319><c> from</c><00:31:35.579><c> those</c><00:31:35.759><c> mistakes,</c>

00:31:36.440 --> 00:31:39.539
who<00:31:36.720><c> constantly</c><00:31:37.180><c> sought</c><00:31:37.480><c> corrective</c><00:31:38.039><c> action</c><00:31:38.319><c> from</c><00:31:38.539><c> their</c><00:31:38.759><c> Father</c><00:31:39.000><c> in</c><00:31:39.200><c> heaven</c>

00:31:39.539 --> 00:31:42.200
and<00:31:39.980><c> who</c><00:31:40.180><c> ultimately</c><00:31:40.559><c> were</c><00:31:40.799><c> able</c><00:31:40.980><c> to</c><00:31:41.319><c> develop</c><00:31:41.640><c> a</c><00:31:41.900><c> soundness</c>

00:31:42.200 --> 00:31:42.599
of<00:31:42.420><c> mind</c>

00:31:42.599 --> 00:31:45.460
that<00:31:42.859><c> led</c><00:31:43.000><c> them</c><00:31:43.480><c> to</c><00:31:43.900><c> their</c><00:31:44.079><c> Father</c><00:31:44.380><c> in</c><00:31:44.579><c> heaven.</c>

00:31:46.200 --> 00:31:47.420
It<00:31:46.319><c> says</c><00:31:46.400><c> in</c><00:31:46.579><c> Proverbs</c><00:31:46.759><c> 13</c><00:31:47.099><c> and</c><00:31:47.200><c> 20,</c>

00:31:47.539 --> 00:31:50.220
He<00:31:47.559><c> that</c><00:31:47.759><c> walketh</c><00:31:48.160><c> with</c><00:31:48.400><c> wise</c><00:31:48.799><c> men</c><00:31:49.200><c> shall</c><00:31:49.500><c> be</c><00:31:49.759><c> wise,</c>

00:31:50.220 --> 00:31:53.880
but<00:31:50.599><c> a</c><00:31:50.740><c> companion</c><00:31:51.119><c> of</c><00:31:51.359><c> fools</c><00:31:51.880><c> shall</c><00:31:52.579><c> be</c><00:31:52.779><c> destroyed.</c>

00:31:55.819 --> 00:31:59.599
This<00:31:56.380><c> is</c><00:31:56.579><c> a</c><00:31:56.599><c> fantastic</c><00:31:57.240><c> verse</c><00:31:57.660><c> that</c><00:31:58.160><c> you</c><00:31:58.400><c> should</c><00:31:58.579><c> constantly</c><00:31:59.200><c> read</c>

00:31:59.599 --> 00:32:02.240
over<00:32:00.019><c> and</c><00:32:00.180><c> over</c><00:32:00.500><c> and</c><00:32:00.799><c> over</c><00:32:01.279><c> again</c>

00:32:02.400 --> 00:32:05.680
when<00:32:02.960><c> it</c><00:32:03.099><c> comes</c><00:32:03.299><c> to</c><00:32:03.579><c> selecting</c><00:32:03.819><c> your</c><00:32:04.160><c> friends</c><00:32:04.380><c> and</c><00:32:04.579><c> your</c><00:32:04.819><c> companions.</c>

00:32:09.059 --> 00:32:11.720
Now<00:32:09.180><c> the</c><00:32:09.200><c> people</c><00:32:09.460><c> that</c><00:32:09.920><c> influence</c><00:32:10.380><c> you</c><00:32:10.599><c> most</c><00:32:11.079><c> directly</c>

00:32:11.720 --> 00:32:14.400
are<00:32:11.900><c> those</c><00:32:12.079><c> who</c><00:32:12.259><c> are</c><00:32:12.480><c> closest</c><00:32:12.759><c> to</c><00:32:12.960><c> you.</c>

00:32:14.759 --> 00:32:17.279
The<00:32:15.319><c> friends</c><00:32:15.460><c> that</c><00:32:15.700><c> you</c><00:32:16.119><c> grow</c><00:32:16.299><c> up</c><00:32:16.480><c> with</c><00:32:16.619><c> in</c><00:32:16.880><c> school</c>

00:32:17.279 --> 00:32:19.680
and<00:32:17.740><c> go</c><00:32:18.039><c> to</c><00:32:18.140><c> university</c><00:32:18.619><c> with.</c>

00:32:20.480 --> 00:32:22.940
Are<00:32:20.599><c> they</c><00:32:20.759><c> wise</c><00:32:21.160><c> or</c><00:32:21.819><c> are</c><00:32:22.119><c> they</c><00:32:22.119><c> foolish?</c>

00:32:23.059 --> 00:32:25.380
Are<00:32:23.180><c> these</c><00:32:23.400><c> friends</c><00:32:23.619><c> that</c><00:32:23.960><c> help</c><00:32:24.180><c> develop</c><00:32:24.779><c> within</c><00:32:25.019><c> you</c><00:32:25.299><c> a</c>

00:32:25.380 --> 00:32:26.160
godly<00:32:25.740><c> character?</c>

00:32:26.660 --> 00:32:28.680
Are<00:32:26.740><c> they</c><00:32:26.859><c> the</c><00:32:26.980><c> ones</c><00:32:27.079><c> that</c><00:32:27.220><c> are</c><00:32:27.380><c> constantly</c><00:32:27.799><c> holding</c><00:32:28.079><c> you</c><00:32:28.359><c> back?</c>

00:32:29.019 --> 00:32:30.359
Hey,<00:32:29.180><c> let's</c><00:32:29.339><c> go</c><00:32:29.480><c> gambling.</c>

00:32:30.920 --> 00:32:32.519
Hey,<00:32:31.099><c> let's</c><00:32:31.200><c> go</c><00:32:31.339><c> to</c><00:32:31.460><c> Las</c><00:32:31.680><c> Vegas.</c>

00:32:32.559 --> 00:32:34.440
Hey,<00:32:32.720><c> let's</c><00:32:32.859><c> go</c><00:32:33.019><c> here.</c><00:32:33.240><c> Let's</c><00:32:33.400><c> go</c><00:32:33.559><c> there.</c><00:32:33.759><c> Let's</c><00:32:33.900><c> do</c><00:32:34.119><c> that.</c>

00:32:34.680 --> 00:32:36.200
What<00:32:34.819><c> you're</c><00:32:34.960><c> doing</c><00:32:35.059><c> is</c><00:32:35.220><c> not</c><00:32:35.420><c> fun.</c>

00:32:36.700 --> 00:32:39.259
What<00:32:36.920><c> I'm</c><00:32:37.140><c> doing,</c><00:32:37.319><c> which</c><00:32:37.460><c> is</c><00:32:37.660><c> darkness,</c><00:32:37.859><c> is</c><00:32:38.079><c> actually</c><00:32:38.380><c> light.</c>

00:32:39.720 --> 00:32:41.559
It's<00:32:40.160><c> very</c><00:32:40.579><c> subtle,</c><00:32:40.859><c> the</c><00:32:41.099><c> influence,</c>

00:32:41.680 --> 00:32:43.839
and<00:32:42.019><c> because</c><00:32:42.240><c> you've</c><00:32:42.420><c> got</c><00:32:42.559><c> such</c><00:32:42.700><c> a</c><00:32:42.880><c> close</c><00:32:43.079><c> bond</c><00:32:43.299><c> with</c><00:32:43.440><c> that</c><00:32:43.619><c> person,</c>

00:32:43.839 --> 00:32:46.559
it's<00:32:43.920><c> like,</c><00:32:44.339><c> oh,</c><00:32:44.440><c> well,</c><00:32:44.619><c> you</c><00:32:44.640><c> know,</c><00:32:44.960><c> I'll</c><00:32:46.059><c> go.</c>

00:32:47.019 --> 00:32:49.099
And<00:32:47.160><c> then</c><00:32:47.259><c> you</c><00:32:47.259><c> get</c><00:32:47.440><c> caught</c><00:32:47.680><c> once</c><00:32:48.039><c> and</c><00:32:48.220><c> then</c><00:32:48.460><c> twice</c><00:32:48.740><c> and</c><00:32:48.900><c> then</c>

00:32:49.099 --> 00:32:49.640
five<00:32:49.319><c> times.</c>

00:32:49.799 --> 00:32:52.460
Pretty<00:32:50.059><c> soon</c><00:32:50.240><c> you're</c><00:32:50.359><c> 8</c><00:32:50.640><c>%</c><00:32:50.859><c> of</c><00:32:51.059><c> Canadian</c><00:32:51.200><c> population</c><00:32:51.880><c> charged</c>

00:32:52.460 --> 00:32:53.079
with<00:32:52.680><c> an</c><00:32:52.839><c> offense.</c>

00:32:53.200 --> 00:32:56.039
I<00:32:53.200><c> mean,</c><00:32:53.319><c> it</c><00:32:53.380><c> just,</c><00:32:54.119><c> it</c><00:32:54.539><c> doesn't</c><00:32:54.920><c> stop.</c>

00:32:56.359 --> 00:32:59.180
And<00:32:56.720><c> so</c><00:32:57.059><c> how</c><00:32:57.420><c> you</c><00:32:57.619><c> develop</c><00:32:57.900><c> your</c><00:32:58.180><c> friendships</c><00:32:58.519><c> in</c><00:32:58.680><c> the</c><00:32:58.880><c> world</c>

00:32:59.180 --> 00:33:02.140
has<00:32:59.759><c> an</c><00:33:00.140><c> amazing</c><00:33:00.579><c> impact</c><00:33:01.099><c> on</c><00:33:01.259><c> the</c><00:33:01.400><c> type</c><00:33:01.519><c> of</c><00:33:01.720><c> person</c><00:33:01.900><c> that</c><00:33:02.039><c> you</c>

00:33:02.140 --> 00:33:03.420
will<00:33:02.319><c> ultimately</c><00:33:02.680><c> be.</c>

00:33:03.759 --> 00:33:06.180
Those<00:33:04.079><c> that</c><00:33:04.259><c> you</c><00:33:04.480><c> associate</c><00:33:04.940><c> with.</c>

00:33:07.920 --> 00:33:10.680
Are<00:33:08.400><c> we</c><00:33:08.619><c> walking</c><00:33:08.960><c> with</c><00:33:09.299><c> wise</c><00:33:09.640><c> men?</c>

00:33:11.960 --> 00:33:14.799
Or<00:33:12.519><c> are</c><00:33:12.799><c> we</c><00:33:13.019><c> the</c><00:33:13.259><c> companion</c><00:33:13.700><c> of</c><00:33:13.960><c> fools?</c>

00:33:15.859 --> 00:33:18.720
We<00:33:16.000><c> live</c><00:33:16.140><c> in</c><00:33:16.259><c> a</c><00:33:16.440><c> society</c><00:33:16.779><c> where,</c><00:33:17.460><c> you</c><00:33:17.559><c> know,</c><00:33:17.640><c> the</c><00:33:17.819><c> most</c><00:33:18.039><c> talked</c><00:33:18.319><c> about</c>

00:33:18.720 --> 00:33:21.519
and<00:33:19.019><c> adored</c><00:33:19.420><c> celebrities</c><00:33:20.019><c> are,</c><00:33:20.539><c> at</c><00:33:20.740><c> the</c><00:33:20.940><c> least,</c>

00:33:21.900 --> 00:33:26.839
just<00:33:22.039><c> this</c><00:33:23.240><c> vacuous</c><00:33:23.900><c> and</c><00:33:24.920><c> self</c><00:33:25.339><c>-centered</c><00:33:25.720><c> person.</c>

00:33:28.980 --> 00:33:31.079
Certainly<00:33:29.339><c> that</c><00:33:29.720><c> is</c><00:33:29.940><c> the</c><00:33:30.140><c> influence</c><00:33:30.420><c> in</c><00:33:30.619><c> our</c><00:33:30.779><c> lives,</c>

00:33:31.099 --> 00:33:33.460
but<00:33:31.240><c> if</c><00:33:31.400><c> we're</c><00:33:31.539><c> to</c><00:33:31.759><c> develop</c><00:33:32.019><c> friendships</c><00:33:32.539><c> with</c><00:33:32.740><c> people</c>

00:33:33.460 --> 00:33:36.460
within,<00:33:34.019><c> you</c><00:33:34.460><c> know,</c><00:33:34.619><c> our</c><00:33:34.799><c> community</c><00:33:35.220><c> or</c><00:33:35.460><c> within</c><00:33:35.960><c> our</c><00:33:36.279><c> work,</c>

00:33:36.460 --> 00:33:38.559
and<00:33:36.779><c> we</c><00:33:36.960><c> have</c><00:33:37.160><c> to</c><00:33:37.380><c> have</c><00:33:37.660><c> companionship</c><00:33:38.200><c> there,</c>

00:33:38.559 --> 00:33:41.799
let<00:33:39.000><c> them</c><00:33:39.200><c> at</c><00:33:39.400><c> least</c><00:33:39.680><c> be</c><00:33:39.900><c> people</c><00:33:40.200><c> who</c><00:33:40.480><c> support</c><00:33:40.779><c> what</c><00:33:40.960><c> we</c><00:33:41.140><c> do.</c>

00:33:42.099 --> 00:33:44.960
Otherwise,<00:33:42.720><c> we</c><00:33:42.720><c> need</c><00:33:42.980><c> to</c><00:33:43.980><c> surround</c><00:33:44.359><c> ourselves</c>

00:33:44.960 --> 00:33:46.920
with<00:33:45.140><c> people</c><00:33:45.380><c> who</c><00:33:45.720><c> believe</c><00:33:45.980><c> what</c><00:33:46.200><c> we</c><00:33:46.559><c> believe.</c>

00:33:47.160 --> 00:33:49.359
And<00:33:47.319><c> even</c><00:33:47.460><c> in</c><00:33:47.619><c> the</c><00:33:47.900><c> truth,</c><00:33:48.220><c> that</c><00:33:48.380><c> we</c><00:33:48.559><c> are</c><00:33:48.819><c> supported</c>

00:33:49.359 --> 00:33:52.299
and<00:33:49.900><c> surrounded</c><00:33:50.200><c> by</c><00:33:50.460><c> people</c><00:33:50.700><c> who</c><00:33:50.980><c> believe</c><00:33:51.440><c> what</c><00:33:51.660><c> we</c><00:33:52.000><c> believe.</c>

00:33:52.660 --> 00:33:54.420
And<00:33:52.819><c> we're</c><00:33:53.039><c> all</c><00:33:53.299><c> going</c><00:33:53.559><c> in</c><00:33:53.720><c> the</c><00:33:53.859><c> same</c><00:33:54.019><c> direction.</c>

00:33:54.779 --> 00:33:56.019
We<00:33:54.940><c> all</c><00:33:55.200><c> have</c><00:33:55.380><c> the</c><00:33:55.599><c> same</c><00:33:55.759><c> vision.</c>

00:33:56.140 --> 00:33:58.759
Otherwise,<00:33:56.960><c> we</c><00:33:57.119><c> are</c><00:33:57.359><c> just</c><00:33:57.660><c> the</c><00:33:57.900><c> companion</c><00:33:58.200><c> of</c><00:33:58.480><c> fools.</c>

00:33:59.259 --> 00:34:01.359
Proverbs<00:33:59.519><c> 2</c><00:33:59.720><c> and</c><00:33:59.819><c> 20</c><00:34:00.059><c> says</c><00:34:00.299><c> that</c><00:34:00.440><c> thou</c><00:34:00.599><c> mayest</c><00:34:00.839><c> walk</c><00:34:01.180><c> in</c><00:34:01.319><c> the</c>

00:34:01.359 --> 00:34:02.400
way<00:34:01.519><c> of</c><00:34:01.759><c> good</c><00:34:02.059><c> men.</c>

00:34:02.400 --> 00:34:03.539
We<00:34:02.539><c> just</c><00:34:02.759><c> read</c><00:34:02.880><c> that</c><00:34:03.140><c> tonight.</c>

00:34:04.039 --> 00:34:06.559
And<00:34:04.240><c> keep</c><00:34:04.440><c> the</c><00:34:04.920><c> paths</c><00:34:05.240><c> of</c><00:34:05.480><c> the</c><00:34:05.640><c> righteous.</c>

00:34:07.140 --> 00:34:08.599
Forsake<00:34:07.619><c> the</c><00:34:07.819><c> foolish</c><00:34:08.039><c> and</c><00:34:08.340><c> live.</c>

00:34:08.760 --> 00:34:09.920
Go<00:34:08.940><c> in</c><00:34:09.059><c> the</c><00:34:09.119><c> way</c><00:34:09.280><c> of</c><00:34:09.480><c> understanding.</c>

00:34:10.079 --> 00:34:12.159
David<00:34:10.280><c> says</c><00:34:10.559><c> in</c><00:34:10.739><c> Psalm</c><00:34:10.940><c> 119,</c><00:34:11.579><c> verse</c><00:34:11.639><c> 63,</c>

00:34:12.219 --> 00:34:16.340
I<00:34:12.420><c> am</c><00:34:12.599><c> the</c><00:34:12.900><c> companion</c><00:34:13.139><c> of</c><00:34:13.460><c> all</c><00:34:13.900><c> them</c><00:34:14.400><c> that</c><00:34:14.940><c> fear</c><00:34:15.360><c> thee</c>

00:34:16.719 --> 00:34:18.559
and<00:34:17.199><c> of</c><00:34:17.340><c> them</c><00:34:17.440><c> that</c><00:34:17.659><c> keep</c><00:34:17.800><c> thy</c><00:34:18.019><c> precepts.</c>

00:34:18.619 --> 00:34:22.159
Can<00:34:18.800><c> we</c><00:34:19.099><c> say</c><00:34:19.400><c> that</c><00:34:19.719><c> about</c><00:34:19.880><c> the</c><00:34:20.119><c> people</c><00:34:20.260><c> that</c><00:34:20.440><c> we</c><00:34:20.659><c> associate</c><00:34:21.019><c> with?</c>

00:34:23.559 --> 00:34:27.280
That<00:34:23.719><c> we</c><00:34:23.900><c> are</c><00:34:24.019><c> the</c><00:34:24.300><c> companion</c><00:34:24.559><c> of</c><00:34:24.980><c> all</c><00:34:25.320><c> them</c><00:34:25.500><c> that</c><00:34:25.940><c> fear</c><00:34:26.219><c> God</c>

00:34:27.679 --> 00:34:31.559
and<00:34:28.159><c> that</c><00:34:28.420><c> keep</c><00:34:28.559><c> his</c><00:34:28.860><c> precepts?</c>

00:34:31.719 --> 00:34:35.119
Paul<00:34:32.239><c> has</c><00:34:32.559><c> kind</c><00:34:32.800><c> of</c><00:34:33.360><c> the</c><00:34:33.559><c> New</c><00:34:33.840><c> Testament</c><00:34:34.599><c> statement</c>

00:34:35.119 --> 00:34:36.139
to<00:34:35.320><c> the</c><00:34:35.500><c> same</c><00:34:35.659><c> effect.</c>

00:34:36.519 --> 00:34:41.699
That<00:34:36.639><c> your</c><00:34:36.940><c> faith,</c><00:34:37.539><c> then,</c><00:34:39.300><c> should</c><00:34:39.440><c> not</c><00:34:39.679><c> be</c><00:34:39.820><c> in</c><00:34:39.920><c> the</c><00:34:40.059><c> wisdom</c><00:34:40.460><c> of</c><00:34:40.800><c> men,</c>

00:34:42.320 --> 00:34:43.300
but<00:34:42.440><c> in</c><00:34:42.599><c> the</c><00:34:42.739><c> power</c><00:34:42.960><c> of</c><00:34:43.079><c> God.</c>

00:34:43.460 --> 00:34:47.139
And<00:34:43.460><c> there's</c><00:34:43.960><c> a</c><00:34:44.139><c> big</c><00:34:44.400><c> difference</c><00:34:44.940><c> between</c><00:34:45.599><c> how</c><00:34:46.119><c> men</c><00:34:46.320><c> are</c><00:34:46.579><c> described</c><00:34:46.900><c> here</c>

00:34:47.139 --> 00:34:48.699
and<00:34:47.219><c> how</c><00:34:47.780><c> God</c><00:34:48.039><c> is</c><00:34:48.280><c> described.</c>

00:34:49.179 --> 00:34:53.000
It's<00:34:49.440><c> the</c><00:34:49.579><c> wisdom</c><00:34:49.980><c> of</c><00:34:50.199><c> men,</c><00:34:50.500><c> but</c><00:34:50.619><c> it's</c><00:34:50.880><c> the</c><00:34:51.179><c> power</c><00:34:51.679><c> of</c><00:34:51.980><c> God.</c>

00:34:55.719 --> 00:34:59.059
What<00:34:56.099><c> is</c><00:34:56.260><c> it</c><00:34:56.360><c> that</c><00:34:56.440><c> we</c><00:34:56.659><c> seek</c><00:34:56.900><c> out</c><00:34:57.380><c> in</c><00:34:57.679><c> the</c><00:34:57.880><c> development</c><00:34:58.199><c> of</c><00:34:58.739><c> our</c>

00:34:59.059 --> 00:34:59.820
sound<00:34:59.320><c> mind</c>

00:34:59.820 --> 00:35:03.059
and<00:35:00.619><c> our</c><00:35:00.880><c> strong</c><00:35:01.599><c> character?</c>

00:35:03.260 --> 00:35:05.460
Proverbs<00:35:03.400><c> 4</c><00:35:03.659><c> and</c><00:35:03.900><c> 7</c><00:35:04.059><c> says,</c><00:35:04.500><c> wisdom</c><00:35:04.519><c> is</c><00:35:04.699><c> the</c><00:35:04.880><c> principal</c><00:35:05.199><c> thing.</c>

00:35:05.559 --> 00:35:06.420
Therefore,<00:35:05.800><c> get</c><00:35:06.019><c> wisdom.</c>

00:35:06.559 --> 00:35:08.099
And<00:35:06.619><c> with</c><00:35:06.800><c> all</c><00:35:06.980><c> thy</c><00:35:07.139><c> getting,</c><00:35:07.519><c> get</c><00:35:07.559><c> understanding.</c>

00:35:08.199 --> 00:35:10.539
And<00:35:08.260><c> we</c><00:35:08.380><c> don't</c><00:35:08.539><c> have</c><00:35:08.760><c> time</c><00:35:09.039><c> to</c><00:35:09.260><c> develop</c><00:35:09.559><c> the</c><00:35:09.760><c> whole</c><00:35:09.960><c> theme</c><00:35:10.099><c> of</c><00:35:10.300><c> wisdom.</c>

00:35:10.639 --> 00:35:14.719
But<00:35:10.760><c> really,</c><00:35:11.219><c> this</c><00:35:11.420><c> is</c><00:35:11.559><c> where</c><00:35:11.659><c> you</c><00:35:11.940><c> go</c><00:35:12.280><c> to</c><00:35:12.519><c> develop</c><00:35:13.119><c> a</c><00:35:13.760><c> mind</c><00:35:14.139><c> that</c><00:35:14.320><c> is</c>

00:35:14.719 --> 00:35:15.659
acceptable<00:35:15.099><c> to</c><00:35:15.340><c> God</c>

00:35:15.659 --> 00:35:20.320
and<00:35:15.980><c> a</c><00:35:16.340><c> character</c><00:35:16.699><c> that</c><00:35:16.900><c> is</c><00:35:17.159><c> righteous</c><00:35:17.619><c> and</c><00:35:18.420><c> godly</c><00:35:18.820><c> and</c><00:35:18.920><c> God</c><00:35:19.280><c>-fearing.</c>

00:35:20.699 --> 00:35:22.920
And<00:35:21.000><c> so</c><00:35:21.079><c> we're</c><00:35:21.260><c> taught</c><00:35:21.480><c> that</c><00:35:21.699><c> wisdom</c><00:35:21.920><c> is</c><00:35:22.099><c> the</c><00:35:22.340><c> principal</c><00:35:22.679><c> thing</c>

00:35:22.920 --> 00:35:25.179
that<00:35:23.059><c> we</c><00:35:23.219><c> should</c><00:35:23.500><c> strive</c><00:35:23.860><c> for</c><00:35:24.199><c> every</c><00:35:24.480><c> day</c><00:35:24.639><c> in</c><00:35:24.780><c> our</c><00:35:24.960><c> lives.</c>

00:35:25.239 --> 00:35:27.860
The<00:35:25.420><c> goal</c><00:35:25.739><c> of</c><00:35:26.099><c> developing</c><00:35:26.619><c> this</c><00:35:27.039><c> kind</c><00:35:27.300><c> of</c><00:35:27.579><c> character</c>

00:35:27.860 --> 00:35:30.920
is<00:35:28.400><c> seeking</c><00:35:28.980><c> after</c><00:35:29.719><c> righteousness.</c>

00:35:31.980 --> 00:35:34.360
Turn<00:35:32.139><c> up</c><00:35:32.539><c> Proverbs</c><00:35:32.900><c> chapter</c><00:35:33.340><c> 3.</c>

00:35:42.039 --> 00:35:47.579
Proverbs<00:35:42.300><c> chapter</c><00:35:42.579><c> 3,</c><00:35:43.679><c> it</c><00:35:43.760><c> is</c><00:35:43.900><c> reading</c><00:35:44.639><c> verses</c><00:35:45.239><c> 13</c><00:35:46.099><c> to</c><00:35:46.659><c> 15.</c>

00:35:50.539 --> 00:35:50.840
It<00:35:50.619><c> says,</c>

00:35:51.039 --> 00:35:54.099
Blessed<00:35:51.219><c> is</c><00:35:51.519><c> the</c><00:35:51.679><c> man</c><00:35:51.880><c> who</c><00:35:52.199><c> finds</c><00:35:52.719><c> wisdom</c><00:35:53.199><c> and</c><00:35:53.420><c> the</c><00:35:53.500><c> man</c><00:35:53.760><c> who</c>

00:35:54.099 --> 00:35:56.039
gets<00:35:54.679><c> understanding.</c>

00:35:56.159 --> 00:35:59.179
For<00:35:56.599><c> the</c><00:35:56.840><c> profit</c><00:35:57.079><c> from</c><00:35:57.280><c> it</c><00:35:57.360><c> is</c><00:35:57.500><c> better</c><00:35:57.719><c> than</c><00:35:57.960><c> the</c><00:35:58.139><c> gain</c><00:35:58.320><c> from</c><00:35:58.679><c> silver</c>

00:35:59.179 --> 00:36:01.440
and<00:35:59.460><c> is</c><00:35:59.820><c> produced</c><00:36:00.099><c> more</c><00:36:00.400><c> than</c><00:36:00.639><c> fine</c><00:36:00.900><c> gold,</c>

00:36:01.780 --> 00:36:03.900
and<00:36:01.820><c> she</c><00:36:02.000><c> is</c><00:36:02.099><c> more</c><00:36:02.320><c> precious</c><00:36:02.539><c> than</c><00:36:02.820><c> rubies</c><00:36:03.199><c> and</c><00:36:03.400><c> all</c><00:36:03.679><c> things</c>

00:36:03.900 --> 00:36:04.579
that<00:36:04.019><c> you</c><00:36:04.159><c> can</c><00:36:04.380><c> desire,</c>

00:36:04.619 --> 00:36:05.820
not<00:36:04.800><c> to</c><00:36:04.960><c> be</c><00:36:05.119><c> compared</c><00:36:05.500><c> with</c><00:36:05.679><c> her.</c>

00:36:05.920 --> 00:36:08.280
And<00:36:05.920><c> I</c><00:36:06.019><c> think</c><00:36:06.340><c> the</c><00:36:07.019><c> statement</c><00:36:07.280><c> that's</c><00:36:07.500><c> trying</c><00:36:07.699><c> to</c><00:36:07.820><c> be</c><00:36:07.920><c> made</c><00:36:08.099><c> here,</c>

00:36:08.320 --> 00:36:09.699
at<00:36:08.400><c> least</c><00:36:08.719><c> from</c><00:36:08.980><c> the</c><00:36:09.099><c> way</c><00:36:09.219><c> I</c><00:36:09.480><c> see</c><00:36:09.579><c> it,</c>

00:36:09.760 --> 00:36:13.199
is<00:36:09.840><c> no</c><00:36:10.000><c> matter</c><00:36:10.719><c> whatever</c><00:36:11.420><c> you</c><00:36:11.639><c> can</c><00:36:11.920><c> have</c><00:36:12.340><c> that</c><00:36:12.659><c> the</c><00:36:12.820><c> world</c><00:36:12.920><c> has</c>

00:36:13.199 --> 00:36:14.340
to<00:36:13.400><c> offer.</c>

00:36:15.480 --> 00:36:19.199
Countless<00:36:15.920><c> riches</c><00:36:16.360><c> would</c><00:36:16.920><c> be</c><00:36:17.260><c> famous</c><00:36:17.599><c> to</c><00:36:17.760><c> be</c><00:36:17.940><c> a</c><00:36:18.099><c> worldwide</c><00:36:18.480><c> celebrity.</c>

00:36:19.900 --> 00:36:21.260
The<00:36:20.019><c> smartest</c><00:36:20.500><c> person</c><00:36:20.900><c> in</c><00:36:21.059><c> the</c><00:36:21.159><c> world.</c>

00:36:21.320 --> 00:36:22.159
It<00:36:21.380><c> doesn't</c><00:36:21.460><c> matter</c><00:36:21.699><c> what</c><00:36:21.900><c> it</c><00:36:22.019><c> is.</c>

00:36:22.179 --> 00:36:24.659
Whatever<00:36:22.539><c> the</c><00:36:22.900><c> world</c><00:36:23.099><c> has</c><00:36:23.420><c> to</c><00:36:23.619><c> offer</c><00:36:24.000><c> is</c><00:36:24.380><c> nothing.</c>

00:36:24.659 --> 00:36:29.199
Absolutely<00:36:25.500><c> nothing</c><00:36:26.059><c> compared</c><00:36:26.579><c> with</c><00:36:27.940><c> the</c><00:36:28.340><c> simple</c><00:36:28.639><c> pursuit</c>

00:36:29.199 --> 00:36:30.860
of<00:36:29.519><c> godly</c><00:36:29.860><c> wisdom.</c>

00:36:32.139 --> 00:36:35.440
And<00:36:32.219><c> if</c><00:36:32.320><c> we</c><00:36:32.400><c> had</c><00:36:32.579><c> time</c><00:36:32.800><c> to</c><00:36:33.260><c> look</c><00:36:33.460><c> back</c><00:36:33.739><c> into</c><00:36:33.880><c> the</c><00:36:33.920><c> life</c><00:36:34.159><c> of</c><00:36:34.320><c> King</c><00:36:34.500><c> Solomon,</c>

00:36:35.800 --> 00:36:40.059
he<00:36:36.019><c> was</c><00:36:36.320><c> given</c><00:36:36.800><c> wealth</c><00:36:37.300><c> untold</c><00:36:38.079><c> and</c><00:36:38.500><c> fame</c><00:36:38.820><c> worldwide,</c>

00:36:40.639 --> 00:36:41.800
and<00:36:40.800><c> he</c><00:36:40.960><c> also</c><00:36:41.199><c> had</c><00:36:41.360><c> wisdom.</c>

00:36:42.219 --> 00:36:45.300
And<00:36:42.460><c> ultimately</c><00:36:42.820><c> it</c><00:36:42.960><c> was</c><00:36:43.179><c> the</c><00:36:43.480><c> fame</c><00:36:43.920><c> and</c><00:36:44.340><c> the</c><00:36:44.559><c> wealth</c><00:36:44.920><c> that</c>

00:36:45.300 --> 00:36:46.719
dragged<00:36:45.480><c> him</c><00:36:45.739><c> down.</c>

00:36:47.920 --> 00:36:53.900
All<00:36:48.300><c> that</c><00:36:48.500><c> is</c><00:36:48.699><c> worthless</c><00:36:49.119><c> if</c><00:36:50.659><c> we</c><00:36:51.699><c> just</c><00:36:52.380><c> seek</c><00:36:52.619><c> for</c><00:36:52.880><c> wisdom.</c>

00:36:54.880 --> 00:36:58.679
You<00:36:55.480><c> know,</c><00:36:55.820><c> I</c><00:36:55.880><c> looked</c><00:36:56.079><c> everywhere</c><00:36:56.340><c> for</c><00:36:56.539><c> the</c><00:36:57.960><c> best</c><00:36:58.099><c> definition</c>

00:36:58.679 --> 00:37:00.400
of<00:36:58.840><c> what</c><00:36:59.079><c> wisdom</c><00:36:59.380><c> was,</c>

00:37:01.320 --> 00:37:02.699
and<00:37:01.320><c> I</c><00:37:01.820><c> believe</c><00:37:02.000><c> it's</c><00:37:02.179><c> still</c><00:37:02.400><c> this,</c>

00:37:02.860 --> 00:37:05.579
and<00:37:02.920><c> we</c><00:37:03.139><c> talk</c><00:37:03.320><c> about</c><00:37:03.519><c> this</c><00:37:04.019><c> down</c><00:37:04.599><c> in</c><00:37:04.719><c> Detroit</c><00:37:05.019><c> when</c><00:37:05.219><c> we</c><00:37:05.420><c> use</c>

00:37:05.579 --> 00:37:06.179
this<00:37:05.860><c> verse,</c>

00:37:06.559 --> 00:37:08.179
to<00:37:06.619><c> talk</c><00:37:06.920><c> about</c><00:37:07.119><c> wisdom.</c>

00:37:08.199 --> 00:37:09.840
Proverbs<00:37:08.519><c> 1</c><00:37:08.820><c> verses</c><00:37:09.119><c> 2</c><00:37:09.380><c> to</c><00:37:09.500><c> 6.</c>

00:37:10.019 --> 00:37:12.019
To<00:37:10.139><c> know</c><00:37:10.420><c> wisdom</c><00:37:10.760><c> and</c><00:37:11.019><c> understanding,</c>

00:37:12.760 --> 00:37:15.119
to<00:37:13.219><c> perceive</c><00:37:13.599><c> the</c><00:37:13.800><c> words</c><00:37:13.940><c> of</c><00:37:14.139><c> understanding,</c>

00:37:15.380 --> 00:37:17.260
to<00:37:15.599><c> receive</c><00:37:15.960><c> the</c><00:37:16.300><c> instruction</c><00:37:16.699><c> of</c><00:37:16.920><c> wisdom,</c>

00:37:17.440 --> 00:37:19.559
justice,<00:37:18.320><c> judgment,</c><00:37:19.239><c> equity,</c>

00:37:19.980 --> 00:37:21.639
to<00:37:20.219><c> give</c><00:37:20.539><c> subtlety</c><00:37:21.000><c> to</c><00:37:21.179><c> the</c><00:37:21.380><c> simple,</c>

00:37:21.820 --> 00:37:23.579
to<00:37:21.820><c> the</c><00:37:21.980><c> young</c><00:37:22.139><c> man</c><00:37:22.320><c> knowledge</c><00:37:22.659><c> and</c><00:37:23.000><c> discretion,</c>

00:37:23.579 --> 00:37:26.039
the<00:37:24.239><c> wise</c><00:37:24.440><c> man</c><00:37:24.599><c> will</c><00:37:24.900><c> hear,</c><00:37:25.219><c> will</c><00:37:25.280><c> increase</c><00:37:25.619><c> in</c><00:37:25.820><c> learning,</c>

00:37:26.119 --> 00:37:28.440
and<00:37:26.199><c> a</c><00:37:26.320><c> man</c><00:37:26.440><c> of</c><00:37:26.619><c> understanding</c><00:37:27.019><c> shall</c><00:37:27.280><c> attain</c><00:37:27.579><c> unto</c><00:37:27.820><c> wise</c><00:37:28.159><c> counsel.</c>

00:37:28.460 --> 00:37:31.719
I<00:37:28.500><c> think</c><00:37:28.639><c> it's</c><00:37:28.840><c> an</c><00:37:29.019><c> excellent</c><00:37:29.679><c> definition</c><00:37:30.360><c> of</c><00:37:31.000><c> what</c><00:37:31.360><c> godly</c>

00:37:31.719 --> 00:37:33.019
wisdom<00:37:32.039><c> is.</c>

00:37:33.119 --> 00:37:35.079
That<00:37:33.360><c> if</c><00:37:33.500><c> we</c><00:37:33.619><c> were</c><00:37:33.739><c> to</c><00:37:34.099><c> seek</c><00:37:34.320><c> this</c><00:37:34.659><c> out,</c>

00:37:35.300 --> 00:37:38.639
we<00:37:35.460><c> would</c><00:37:35.760><c> find</c><00:37:36.099><c> then</c><00:37:36.500><c> the</c><00:37:37.019><c> path</c><00:37:37.239><c> to</c><00:37:37.500><c> a</c><00:37:37.639><c> sound</c><00:37:37.800><c> mind</c><00:37:38.119><c> and</c><00:37:38.260><c> a</c>

00:37:38.639 --> 00:37:39.380
strong<00:37:38.900><c> character</c>

00:37:39.380 --> 00:37:42.300
based<00:37:39.780><c> on</c><00:37:39.960><c> the</c><00:37:40.119><c> foundation</c><00:37:40.760><c> of</c><00:37:41.340><c> godliness.</c>

00:37:44.300 --> 00:37:46.800
If<00:37:44.739><c> we</c><00:37:44.920><c> are</c><00:37:45.079><c> just</c><00:37:45.239><c> to</c><00:37:45.619><c> ask</c><00:37:45.920><c> God.</c>

00:37:47.000 --> 00:37:49.619
And<00:37:47.159><c> if</c><00:37:47.239><c> we</c><00:37:47.460><c> lack</c><00:37:47.659><c> wisdom,</c><00:37:48.079><c> if</c><00:37:48.280><c> we</c><00:37:48.440><c> have</c><00:37:48.619><c> a</c><00:37:48.860><c> problem</c><00:37:49.119><c> attaining</c><00:37:49.500><c> it,</c>

00:37:49.619 --> 00:37:51.639
we<00:37:49.739><c> don't</c><00:37:49.900><c> know</c><00:37:50.019><c> where</c><00:37:50.159><c> to</c><00:37:50.340><c> go,</c><00:37:50.739><c> we</c><00:37:50.940><c> don't</c><00:37:51.099><c> have</c><00:37:51.239><c> instruction</c>

00:37:51.639 --> 00:37:52.219
to<00:37:51.840><c> go</c><00:37:51.980><c> in.</c>

00:37:52.219 --> 00:37:53.980
James<00:37:52.619><c> 1</c><00:37:52.800><c> and</c><00:37:52.880><c> 5,</c><00:37:53.119><c> if</c><00:37:53.219><c> any</c><00:37:53.380><c> of</c><00:37:53.519><c> you</c><00:37:53.519><c> lack</c><00:37:53.739><c> wisdom,</c>

00:37:54.059 --> 00:37:56.559
let<00:37:54.179><c> him</c><00:37:54.320><c> ask</c><00:37:54.539><c> of</c><00:37:54.679><c> God</c><00:37:54.920><c> that</c><00:37:55.059><c> gives</c><00:37:55.260><c> to</c><00:37:55.539><c> all</c><00:37:55.780><c> men</c><00:37:55.940><c> liberally,</c>

00:37:56.780 --> 00:37:58.539
and<00:37:56.900><c> upgrades</c><00:37:57.260><c> not,</c><00:37:57.659><c> and</c><00:37:57.679><c> it</c><00:37:57.840><c> shall</c><00:37:57.960><c> be</c><00:37:58.119><c> given</c><00:37:58.260><c> to</c><00:37:58.440><c> him.</c>

00:37:58.539 --> 00:38:02.059
God<00:37:58.800><c> is</c><00:37:59.059><c> always</c><00:37:59.480><c> willing</c><00:37:59.780><c> to</c><00:38:00.019><c> impart</c><00:38:00.300><c> wisdom</c><00:38:00.699><c> to</c><00:38:00.940><c> us</c>

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if<00:38:02.559><c> only</c><00:38:02.880><c> we</c><00:38:03.159><c> ask,</c>

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if<00:38:05.039><c> only</c><00:38:05.320><c> we</c><00:38:05.639><c> seek</c><00:38:05.940><c> him</c><00:38:06.260><c> in</c><00:38:06.539><c> prayer</c>

00:38:06.940 --> 00:38:09.599
that<00:38:07.360><c> we</c><00:38:07.539><c> might</c><00:38:07.860><c> find</c><00:38:08.239><c> that</c><00:38:08.500><c> wisdom.</c>

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2<00:38:12.500><c> Timothy</c><00:38:12.800><c> 3</c><00:38:13.039><c> and</c><00:38:13.159><c> 15,</c>

00:38:13.559 --> 00:38:15.539
that<00:38:13.659><c> from</c><00:38:13.840><c> a</c><00:38:14.019><c> child</c><00:38:14.179><c> that</c><00:38:14.340><c> has</c><00:38:14.519><c> known</c><00:38:14.780><c> the</c><00:38:14.980><c> holy</c><00:38:15.179><c> scriptures</c>

00:38:15.539 --> 00:38:19.119
which<00:38:15.719><c> are</c><00:38:15.900><c> able</c><00:38:16.039><c> to</c><00:38:16.239><c> make</c><00:38:16.400><c> thee</c><00:38:16.800><c> wise</c><00:38:17.820><c> unto</c><00:38:18.360><c> salvation</c>

00:38:19.119 --> 00:38:22.320
through<00:38:19.659><c> faith</c><00:38:20.139><c> which</c><00:38:20.500><c> is</c><00:38:20.699><c> in</c><00:38:20.880><c> Christ</c><00:38:21.139><c> Jesus.</c>

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So,<00:38:25.420><c> what</c><00:38:25.539><c> is</c><00:38:25.719><c> the</c><00:38:25.860><c> way</c><00:38:25.940><c> to</c><00:38:26.179><c> a</c><00:38:26.340><c> sound</c><00:38:26.539><c> mind</c><00:38:26.820><c> and</c><00:38:27.019><c> a</c><00:38:27.219><c> strong</c><00:38:27.500><c> character?</c>

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It<00:38:30.440><c> is</c><00:38:30.639><c> the</c><00:38:30.840><c> development</c><00:38:31.320><c> of</c><00:38:32.619><c> a</c><00:38:32.860><c> sound</c><00:38:33.099><c> mind</c><00:38:33.699><c> and</c><00:38:34.139><c> a</c><00:38:34.400><c> strong</c><00:38:34.619><c> character</c>

00:38:35.039 --> 00:38:37.519
based<00:38:35.420><c> on</c><00:38:35.699><c> the</c><00:38:35.860><c> foundations</c><00:38:36.380><c> of</c><00:38:36.760><c> godly</c><00:38:37.139><c> principles.</c>

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That's<00:38:38.420><c> where</c><00:38:38.619><c> we</c><00:38:38.800><c> have</c><00:38:39.019><c> to</c><00:38:39.239><c> start.</c>

00:38:39.460 --> 00:38:41.659
The<00:38:39.639><c> wisdom</c><00:38:39.900><c> of</c><00:38:40.099><c> God,</c><00:38:40.519><c> the</c><00:38:40.699><c> principles</c><00:38:41.000><c> of</c><00:38:41.280><c> righteousness</c>

00:38:41.659 --> 00:38:44.300
that<00:38:42.260><c> lead</c><00:38:42.400><c> us</c><00:38:42.599><c> to</c><00:38:42.760><c> things</c><00:38:42.980><c> that</c><00:38:43.159><c> are</c><00:38:43.380><c> right</c><00:38:43.599><c> and</c><00:38:43.940><c> pleasing</c>

00:38:44.300 --> 00:38:45.880
to<00:38:45.059><c> our</c><00:38:45.219><c> Father</c><00:38:45.460><c> in</c><00:38:45.679><c> heaven.</c>

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And<00:38:46.320><c> it</c><00:38:46.460><c> requires</c><00:38:46.780><c> an</c><00:38:47.059><c> investment</c><00:38:47.340><c> of</c><00:38:47.579><c> time,</c>

00:38:47.760 --> 00:38:49.659
and<00:38:47.940><c> it</c><00:38:48.000><c> requires</c><00:38:48.460><c> a</c><00:38:48.780><c> lifelong</c><00:38:49.239><c> commitment,</c>

00:38:49.699 --> 00:38:51.559
and<00:38:49.820><c> it</c><00:38:50.019><c> requires</c><00:38:50.300><c> that</c><00:38:50.500><c> we</c><00:38:50.719><c> study</c><00:38:51.059><c> and</c><00:38:51.380><c> learn</c>

00:38:51.559 --> 00:38:53.719
and<00:38:51.760><c> we</c><00:38:52.039><c> search</c><00:38:52.280><c> and</c><00:38:52.539><c> seek</c><00:38:52.780><c> out.</c>

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That<00:38:53.840><c> is</c><00:38:54.000><c> a</c><00:38:54.139><c> community</c><00:38:54.420><c> we</c><00:38:54.699><c> work</c><00:38:54.960><c> together</c><00:38:55.380><c> to</c><00:38:56.460><c> sharpen</c><00:38:56.960><c> one</c><00:38:57.239><c> another</c>

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as<00:38:57.699><c> iron</c><00:38:57.960><c> sharpeneth</c><00:38:58.519><c> iron.</c>

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That<00:39:00.079><c> we</c><00:39:00.239><c> are</c><00:39:00.340><c> to</c><00:39:00.559><c> rebuke</c><00:39:01.099><c> and</c><00:39:01.960><c> uphold</c><00:39:02.380><c> and</c><00:39:02.739><c> exhort</c><00:39:03.300><c> and</c><00:39:03.579><c> support</c>

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and<00:39:04.360><c> develop</c><00:39:04.760><c> one</c><00:39:04.980><c> another</c><00:39:05.300><c> on</c><00:39:05.699><c> that</c><00:39:05.940><c> common</c><00:39:06.280><c> goal.</c>

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So,<00:39:07.239><c> if</c><00:39:07.440><c> it's</c><00:39:07.719><c> life</c><00:39:08.059><c> that</c><00:39:08.300><c> you</c><00:39:08.599><c> seek,</c>

00:39:09.940 --> 00:39:12.340
if<00:39:10.079><c> it's</c><00:39:10.340><c> finding</c><00:39:10.579><c> a</c><00:39:10.780><c> way</c><00:39:10.900><c> out</c><00:39:11.019><c> of</c><00:39:11.139><c> the</c><00:39:11.320><c> darkness</c><00:39:11.559><c> of</c><00:39:11.739><c> this</c><00:39:11.980><c> world,</c>

00:39:12.519 --> 00:39:14.199
then<00:39:12.699><c> God</c><00:39:12.940><c> can</c><00:39:13.239><c> provide</c><00:39:13.480><c> that</c><00:39:13.699><c> answer.</c>

00:39:14.199 --> 00:39:20.920
And<00:39:15.300><c> certainly,</c><00:39:17.019><c> we</c><00:39:17.019><c> can</c><00:39:17.300><c> begin</c><00:39:17.920><c> by</c><00:39:18.840><c> reading</c><00:39:19.480><c> the</c><00:39:20.159><c> Bible.</c>

00:39:21.179 --> 00:39:23.900
That<00:39:21.420><c> is</c><00:39:21.639><c> the</c><00:39:21.800><c> source</c><00:39:22.320><c> of</c><00:39:22.840><c> all</c><00:39:23.019><c> wisdom.</c>

00:39:24.639 --> 00:39:27.099
It<00:39:24.679><c> says</c><00:39:24.940><c> in</c><00:39:25.199><c> Proverbs</c><00:39:25.559><c> 1</c><00:39:25.840><c> and</c><00:39:26.059><c> 7,</c>

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But<00:39:27.320><c> the</c><00:39:27.500><c> fear</c><00:39:27.639><c> of</c><00:39:27.800><c> the</c><00:39:27.940><c> Lord</c><00:39:28.360><c> is</c><00:39:28.860><c> the</c><00:39:28.980><c> beginning</c><00:39:29.260><c> of</c><00:39:29.519><c> knowledge,</c>

00:39:30.940 --> 00:39:33.900
but<00:39:31.099><c> fools</c><00:39:31.579><c> despise</c><00:39:32.119><c> wisdom</c><00:39:32.619><c> and</c><00:39:33.019><c> instruction.</c>

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Thank<00:39:34.260><c> you.</c>