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Does<00:11:46.960><c> the</c><00:11:47.159><c> mirror</c><00:11:47.340><c> tell</c><00:11:47.600><c> us</c><00:11:48.299><c> who</c><00:11:49.799><c> we</c><00:11:50.000><c> really</c><00:11:50.399><c> are?</c>

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Well,<00:11:51.659><c> it</c><00:11:51.740><c> depends</c><00:11:52.039><c> on</c><00:11:52.220><c> how</c><00:11:52.399><c> we</c><00:11:52.580><c> look</c><00:11:52.720><c> at</c><00:11:52.820><c> it,</c><00:11:52.980><c> doesn't</c><00:11:53.159><c> it?</c>

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Do<00:11:56.919><c> we</c><00:11:57.000><c> look</c><00:11:57.179><c> at</c><00:11:57.259><c> it</c><00:11:57.460><c> to</c><00:11:57.580><c> find</c><00:11:58.120><c> our</c><00:11:58.620><c> hearts?</c>

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We<00:12:01.919><c> need</c><00:12:02.139><c> to</c><00:12:02.320><c> change.</c><00:12:02.600><c> We</c><00:12:02.620><c> need</c><00:12:02.799><c> to</c><00:12:02.879><c> be</c><00:12:03.059><c> different</c><00:12:03.379><c> people.</c>

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We<00:12:03.860><c> need</c><00:12:04.080><c> to</c><00:12:04.220><c> become</c><00:12:04.500><c> walking,</c><00:12:05.220><c> talking</c><00:12:05.539><c> Bibles.</c>

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We<00:12:07.000><c> need</c><00:12:07.279><c> to</c><00:12:07.440><c> be</c><00:12:08.120><c> walking,</c><00:12:08.460><c> talking</c><00:12:08.919><c> images</c><00:12:09.440><c> of</c><00:12:09.639><c> the</c><00:12:09.740><c> Lord</c>

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Jesus<00:12:10.240><c> Christ.</c>

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But<00:12:17.639><c> we</c><00:12:17.879><c> mustn't</c><00:12:18.120><c> become</c><00:12:18.519><c> self</c><00:12:18.860><c>-satisfied</c><00:12:19.480><c> ever</c>

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that<00:12:21.679><c> we're</c><00:12:22.000><c> seeing</c><00:12:22.159><c> change.</c>

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We<00:12:24.519><c> should</c><00:12:24.740><c> always</c><00:12:25.360><c> be</c><00:12:26.080><c> improving.</c>

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We<00:12:26.679><c> never</c><00:12:27.100><c> should</c><00:12:27.820><c> think</c><00:12:28.000><c> that</c><00:12:28.179><c> we've</c><00:12:28.360><c> done</c><00:12:28.519><c> enough.</c>

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You<00:12:29.919><c> know,</c><00:12:30.120><c> that's</c><00:12:30.460><c> exactly</c><00:12:30.659><c> what</c><00:12:30.840><c> the</c><00:12:31.019><c> apostle</c><00:12:31.279><c> Paul</c><00:12:31.600><c> says</c>

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there<00:12:32.120><c> in</c><00:12:32.279><c> verse</c><00:12:32.600><c> 5.</c>

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He<00:12:35.399><c> says</c><00:12:35.799><c> in</c><00:12:37.379><c> chapter</c><00:12:37.519><c> 3,</c>

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not<00:12:38.039><c> that</c><00:12:38.240><c> we're</c><00:12:39.340><c> sufficient</c><00:12:39.840><c> or</c><00:12:41.419><c> self</c><00:12:41.700><c>-sufficient</c><00:12:42.179><c> or</c><00:12:42.620><c> self</c><00:12:43.059><c>-satisfied,</c>

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not<00:12:44.779><c> sufficient</c><00:12:45.139><c> of</c><00:12:45.360><c> ourselves</c><00:12:45.960><c> to</c><00:12:46.159><c> think</c><00:12:46.399><c> anything</c><00:12:46.799><c> of</c><00:12:47.080><c> ourselves</c>

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There's<00:12:50.600><c> always</c><00:12:51.159><c> something</c><00:12:51.580><c> to</c><00:12:51.860><c> improve,</c><00:12:53.080><c> always</c><00:12:53.360><c> something</c>

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to<00:12:53.899><c> develop.</c>

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He<00:12:54.639><c> says</c><00:12:54.799><c> our</c><00:12:55.080><c> sufficiency</c><00:12:55.580><c> is</c><00:12:55.840><c> of</c><00:12:56.000><c> God.</c>

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So<00:12:57.940><c> in</c><00:12:58.860><c> Christ</c><00:12:59.379><c> then,</c>

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God,<00:13:01.899><c> as</c><00:13:02.120><c> we</c><00:13:02.220><c> said,</c><00:13:02.519><c> has</c><00:13:02.659><c> shown</c><00:13:02.960><c> the</c><00:13:03.179><c> Lord</c><00:13:03.340><c> in</c><00:13:03.559><c> all</c><00:13:03.679><c> its</c><00:13:03.879><c> glory.</c>

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He<00:13:10.620><c> says,</c><00:13:10.840><c> I</c><00:13:11.100><c> will</c><00:13:11.679><c> magnify</c><00:13:12.659><c> my</c><00:13:13.120><c> law.</c>

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Isaiah<00:13:14.659><c> 42,</c><00:13:15.259><c> 21</c><00:13:15.820><c> says,</c>

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The<00:13:16.240><c> Lord</c><00:13:16.480><c> is</c><00:13:16.759><c> well</c><00:13:17.000><c> pleased</c><00:13:17.320><c> for</c><00:13:17.500><c> His</c><00:13:17.820><c> righteousness</c><00:13:18.159><c> sake.</c>

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He<00:13:19.659><c> will</c><00:13:20.120><c> magnify</c><00:13:20.899><c> the</c><00:13:21.179><c> law</c><00:13:21.460><c> and</c><00:13:21.820><c> make</c><00:13:21.980><c> it</c><00:13:22.279><c> honorable.</c>

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So<00:13:26.299><c> God</c><00:13:26.899><c> has</c><00:13:27.240><c> magnified</c><00:13:27.759><c> the</c><00:13:27.940><c> law</c><00:13:28.460><c> in</c><00:13:29.139><c> the</c><00:13:29.220><c> Lord</c><00:13:29.440><c> Jesus</c><00:13:29.799><c> Christ.</c>

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We<00:13:30.960><c> have</c><00:13:31.179><c> seen</c><00:13:31.659><c> the</c><00:13:31.879><c> law</c><00:13:32.200><c> in</c><00:13:32.460><c> all</c><00:13:32.740><c> of</c><00:13:32.860><c> its</c><00:13:32.980><c> fullness,</c><00:13:34.320><c> all</c><00:13:34.460><c> of</c>

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its<00:13:34.820><c> completeness.</c>

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to<00:13:40.100><c> see</c><00:13:40.360><c> that</c><00:13:40.620><c> wonderful</c><00:13:41.000><c> character</c><00:13:41.440><c> of</c><00:13:41.620><c> Christ</c>

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But<00:13:55.840><c> the</c><00:13:56.159><c> God</c><00:13:56.340><c> of</c><00:13:56.600><c> this</c><00:13:56.960><c> world</c><00:13:57.259><c> gets</c><00:13:57.539><c> in</c><00:13:57.799><c> the</c><00:13:57.840><c> way</c><00:13:58.039><c> sometimes.</c>

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the<00:14:08.240><c> next</c><00:14:08.419><c> chapter,</c><00:14:08.860><c> which</c><00:14:08.899><c> is</c><00:14:09.120><c> also</c><00:14:09.379><c> part</c><00:14:09.580><c> of</c><00:14:09.720><c> our</c><00:14:09.860><c> reading</c><00:14:10.039><c> today,</c>

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verse<00:14:11.299><c> 4</c><00:14:11.620><c> says,</c>

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the<00:14:21.080><c> mind.</c>

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He's<00:14:26.980><c> blinded</c><00:14:27.360><c> the</c><00:14:27.519><c> minds</c><00:14:27.720><c> of</c><00:14:27.879><c> them</c><00:14:28.019><c> which</c><00:14:28.279><c> believe</c><00:14:28.539><c> not,</c>

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lest<00:14:29.659><c> the</c><00:14:29.940><c> light</c><00:14:30.159><c> of</c><00:14:30.360><c> the</c><00:14:30.480><c> glorious</c><00:14:31.120><c> Gospel</c><00:14:31.500><c> of</c><00:14:31.679><c> Christ,</c>

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who<00:14:32.080><c> is</c><00:14:32.259><c> the</c><00:14:32.500><c> image</c><00:14:33.080><c> of</c><00:14:33.639><c> God,</c><00:14:33.919><c> the</c><00:14:34.080><c> moral</c><00:14:34.440><c> likeness</c><00:14:34.980><c> of</c><00:14:35.220><c> God,</c>

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should<00:14:36.320><c> shine</c><00:14:36.820><c> unto</c><00:14:37.080><c> them.</c>

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So<00:14:38.860><c> we</c><00:14:38.980><c> must</c><00:14:39.159><c> see</c><00:14:39.440><c> that</c><00:14:39.799><c> image</c><00:14:40.379><c> in</c><00:14:41.840><c> our</c><00:14:42.840><c> mirror.</c>

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Come<00:14:44.620><c> over</c><00:14:44.860><c> to</c><00:14:44.960><c> James,</c><00:14:45.980><c> James</c><00:14:46.120><c> Chapter</c><00:14:46.480><c> 1,</c>

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where<00:14:49.460><c> James</c><00:14:49.960><c> puts</c><00:14:50.200><c> it</c><00:14:50.480><c> really</c><00:14:51.139><c> succinctly</c><00:14:52.460><c> and</c><00:14:52.679><c> beautifully,</c>

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James<00:14:53.460><c> Chapter</c><00:14:53.740><c> 1</c><00:14:53.960><c> from</c><00:14:54.120><c> verse</c><00:14:54.379><c> 22,</c>

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where<00:15:02.440><c> James</c><00:15:02.740><c> says,</c>

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Be<00:15:04.480><c> doers</c><00:15:04.840><c> of</c><00:15:05.059><c> the</c><00:15:05.220><c> Word,</c><00:15:06.539><c> verse</c><00:15:06.799><c> 22.</c>

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Be<00:15:09.259><c> doers</c><00:15:09.539><c> of</c><00:15:09.679><c> the</c><00:15:09.799><c> Word,</c><00:15:10.100><c> and</c><00:15:10.179><c> not</c><00:15:10.379><c> hearers</c><00:15:10.659><c> only,</c>

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deceiving<00:15:12.440><c> your</c><00:15:12.659><c> own</c><00:15:12.899><c> selves.</c>

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a<00:15:16.480><c> hearer</c><00:15:16.720><c> of</c><00:15:16.840><c> the</c><00:15:16.980><c> Word,</c><00:15:17.179><c> and</c><00:15:17.240><c> not</c><00:15:17.480><c> a</c><00:15:17.659><c> doer,</c>

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he's<00:15:19.019><c> like</c><00:15:19.200><c> unto</c><00:15:19.379><c> a</c><00:15:19.559><c> man,</c><00:15:19.840><c> beholding</c><00:15:20.279><c> his</c><00:15:20.600><c> natural</c><00:15:21.200><c> face</c><00:15:21.700><c> in</c>

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the<00:15:22.179><c> mirror,</c>

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in<00:15:23.139><c> a</c><00:15:23.299><c> glass.</c>

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and<00:15:29.220><c> straightway</c><00:15:29.980><c> forgets</c><00:15:30.679><c> what</c><00:15:31.080><c> manner</c><00:15:31.419><c> of</c><00:15:31.799><c> man</c><00:15:32.159><c> he</c><00:15:32.379><c> was.</c>

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He's<00:15:34.700><c> not</c><00:15:34.779><c> just</c><00:15:34.960><c> talking</c><00:15:35.159><c> about</c><00:15:36.120><c> how</c><00:15:36.580><c> would</c><00:15:36.720><c> you</c><00:15:36.860><c> look</c><00:15:37.000><c> in</c><00:15:37.159><c> the</c><00:15:37.279><c> mirror,</c>

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but<00:15:37.840><c> what</c><00:15:38.200><c> manner</c><00:15:38.539><c> of</c><00:15:38.799><c> man</c><00:15:39.120><c> you're</c><00:15:39.399><c> seeing</c><00:15:39.799><c> in</c><00:15:40.100><c> the</c><00:15:40.220><c> mirror.</c>

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He<00:15:43.019><c> forgets.</c>

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But<00:15:43.840><c> if</c><00:15:44.039><c> you</c><00:15:44.320><c> look</c><00:15:44.600><c> into</c><00:15:44.899><c> the</c><00:15:45.120><c> perfect</c><00:15:45.679><c> law</c><00:15:46.039><c> of</c><00:15:46.379><c> liberty,</c>

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which<00:15:47.039><c> obviously</c><00:15:47.360><c> is</c><00:15:47.639><c> the</c><00:15:47.740><c> Scriptures,</c>

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and<00:15:48.980><c> continue</c><00:15:49.759><c> therein,</c><00:15:50.299><c> he</c><00:15:50.500><c> being</c><00:15:50.679><c> not</c><00:15:50.940><c> a</c><00:15:51.100><c> forgetful</c><00:15:51.460><c> hearer,</c>

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but<00:15:52.259><c> a</c><00:15:52.440><c> doer</c><00:15:52.679><c> of</c><00:15:52.740><c> the</c><00:15:52.919><c> work,</c><00:15:53.320><c> this</c><00:15:53.519><c> man</c><00:15:53.759><c> shall</c><00:15:53.940><c> be</c><00:15:54.200><c> blessed</c><00:15:54.679><c> in</c>

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his<00:15:55.200><c> doing.</c>

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Now<00:15:58.580><c> you</c><00:15:58.679><c> can't</c><00:15:58.799><c> just</c><00:15:59.019><c> glance</c><00:15:59.360><c> and</c><00:15:59.620><c> say,</c>

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looking<00:16:00.399><c> pretty</c><00:16:00.720><c> good</c><00:16:00.860><c> today.</c>

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Really<00:16:03.519><c> we</c><00:16:03.639><c> need</c><00:16:03.820><c> to</c><00:16:03.919><c> be</c><00:16:04.059><c> looking</c><00:16:04.320><c> deeply</c><00:16:04.720><c> into</c><00:16:05.139><c> the</c><00:16:05.320><c> Word,</c>

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into<00:16:06.259><c> the</c><00:16:06.480><c> Scriptures,</c><00:16:06.940><c> and</c><00:16:07.159><c> continuing</c><00:16:08.000><c> therein,</c>

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because<00:16:09.220><c> that's</c><00:16:09.559><c> how</c><00:16:09.840><c> change</c><00:16:10.220><c> happens.</c>

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It<00:16:11.460><c> happens</c><00:16:11.700><c> slowly,</c><00:16:12.360><c> almost</c><00:16:12.659><c> imperceptibly,</c><00:16:13.460><c> but</c><00:16:13.620><c> it</c><00:16:13.840><c> happens.</c>

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God<00:16:15.639><c> works</c><00:16:16.200><c> in</c><00:16:16.940><c> our</c><00:16:17.120><c> hearts</c><00:16:17.379><c> and</c><00:16:17.620><c> minds,</c>

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the<00:16:18.480><c> more</c><00:16:18.679><c> we</c><00:16:18.940><c> look</c><00:16:19.159><c> into</c><00:16:19.379><c> the</c><00:16:19.620><c> mirror</c><00:16:19.899><c> of</c><00:16:20.220><c> his</c><00:16:20.659><c> Word.</c>

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So<00:16:21.980><c> we'll</c><00:16:22.200><c> be</c><00:16:22.379><c> blessed</c><00:16:22.620><c> in</c><00:16:22.840><c> our</c><00:16:23.019><c> deeds,</c><00:16:23.399><c> brothers</c><00:16:23.480><c> and</c><00:16:23.480><c> sisters.</c>

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Now,<00:16:25.139><c> Solomon,</c><00:16:26.820><c> one</c><00:16:27.179><c> term</c><00:16:27.399><c> to</c><00:16:27.500><c> this</c><00:16:27.620><c> was</c><00:16:27.799><c> a</c><00:16:27.940><c> wonderful</c><00:16:28.259><c> little</c><00:16:28.539><c> saying,</c>

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Proverbs<00:16:29.279><c> 27</c><00:16:29.899><c>.19.</c>

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Proverbs<00:16:32.539><c> 27</c><00:16:33.039><c>.19.</c>

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Solomon<00:16:33.940><c> says,</c>

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As<00:16:36.000><c> in</c><00:16:36.279><c> water</c><00:16:37.159><c> face</c><00:16:38.620><c> answereth</c><00:16:39.259><c> to</c><00:16:39.559><c> face,</c>

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so<00:16:41.779><c> the</c><00:16:42.139><c> heart</c><00:16:42.519><c> of</c><00:16:42.799><c> man</c><00:16:43.240><c> to</c><00:16:43.539><c> man.</c>

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In<00:16:45.399><c> water</c><00:16:46.139><c> face</c><00:16:46.659><c> answers</c><00:16:46.879><c> to</c><00:16:47.100><c> face.</c>

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Now<00:16:47.820><c> he's</c><00:16:47.919><c> talking</c><00:16:48.159><c> about</c><00:16:48.340><c> a</c><00:16:48.580><c> reflective</c><00:16:48.980><c> pool,</c><00:16:49.519><c> isn't</c><00:16:49.559><c> he?</c>

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It's<00:16:49.799><c> nice</c><00:16:50.000><c> and</c><00:16:50.279><c> calm,</c><00:16:51.799><c> and</c><00:16:52.480><c> it's</c><00:16:52.720><c> deep</c><00:16:52.940><c> enough</c>

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that<00:16:54.139><c> there's</c><00:16:54.340><c> a</c><00:16:54.480><c> reflection</c><00:16:54.820><c> come</c><00:16:55.139><c> back</c><00:16:55.360><c> of</c><00:16:55.539><c> your</c><00:16:55.740><c> face.</c>

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That<00:16:56.720><c> was</c><00:16:57.600><c> the</c><00:16:57.720><c> mirror</c><00:16:57.940><c> they</c><00:16:58.240><c> used</c><00:16:58.440><c> in</c><00:16:58.620><c> those</c><00:16:58.899><c> days.</c>

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So<00:17:01.120><c> he</c><00:17:01.539><c> says,</c>

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Face<00:17:02.320><c> answers</c><00:17:02.740><c> to</c><00:17:03.019><c> face</c><00:17:03.220><c> in</c><00:17:03.399><c> the</c><00:17:03.539><c> mirror,</c>

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but<00:17:05.519><c> the</c><00:17:05.859><c> heart</c><00:17:06.200><c> of</c><00:17:06.480><c> man</c><00:17:07.200><c> answers</c><00:17:07.880><c> to</c><00:17:08.160><c> man.</c>

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Can<00:17:11.160><c> we</c><00:17:11.259><c> see</c><00:17:11.420><c> the</c><00:17:11.680><c> heart</c><00:17:12.019><c> in</c><00:17:12.279><c> the</c><00:17:12.519><c> reflection,</c>

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based<00:17:13.200><c> on</c><00:17:13.299><c> what</c><00:17:13.440><c> he's</c><00:17:13.759><c> saying?</c>

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The<00:17:14.940><c> smooth,</c><00:17:15.539><c> calm</c><00:17:15.779><c> water</c><00:17:16.160><c> reflects</c><00:17:16.559><c> the</c><00:17:16.839><c> face,</c>

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but<00:17:17.960><c> the</c><00:17:18.359><c> heart</c><00:17:18.740><c> reflects</c><00:17:19.319><c> the</c><00:17:19.640><c> person.</c>

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The<00:17:21.740><c> heart</c><00:17:22.059><c> tells</c><00:17:22.380><c> us</c><00:17:22.579><c> who</c><00:17:22.779><c> we</c><00:17:22.920><c> really</c><00:17:23.259><c> are,</c>

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and<00:17:23.680><c> we</c><00:17:23.680><c> need</c><00:17:24.079><c> to</c><00:17:24.160><c> see</c><00:17:24.339><c> the</c><00:17:24.640><c> heart</c><00:17:24.980><c> in</c><00:17:25.160><c> our</c><00:17:25.359><c> reflection.</c>

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The<00:17:27.359><c> eyes</c><00:17:27.720><c> of</c><00:17:27.920><c> our</c><00:17:28.240><c> heart</c><00:17:28.900><c> have</c><00:17:29.859><c> to</c><00:17:30.019><c> be</c><00:17:30.220><c> fixed</c><00:17:30.460><c> on</c><00:17:30.700><c> Christ.</c>

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There's<00:17:32.720><c> not</c><00:17:32.920><c> much</c><00:17:33.180><c> point</c><00:17:33.400><c> in</c><00:17:33.579><c> looking</c><00:17:33.799><c> in</c><00:17:33.980><c> the</c><00:17:34.079><c> mirror</c>

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if<00:17:34.480><c> you're</c><00:17:34.680><c> only</c><00:17:34.960><c> seeing</c><00:17:35.200><c> a</c><00:17:35.460><c> mask.</c>

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You're<00:17:38.259><c> only</c><00:17:38.440><c> seeing</c><00:17:38.559><c> what</c><00:17:38.700><c> you</c><00:17:38.900><c> want</c><00:17:39.119><c> to</c><00:17:39.359><c> see,</c>

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and<00:17:39.700><c> it's</c><00:17:40.400><c> like</c><00:17:40.579><c> a</c><00:17:40.799><c> mask.</c>

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The<00:17:43.700><c> heart</c><00:17:43.880><c> of</c><00:17:44.000><c> man</c><00:17:44.240><c> reflects</c><00:17:45.019><c> the</c><00:17:45.420><c> man.</c>

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You<00:17:46.900><c> can't</c><00:17:47.359><c> be</c><00:17:47.640><c> a</c><00:17:47.819><c> hypocrite.</c>

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A<00:17:48.480><c> hypocrite</c><00:17:48.900><c> is</c><00:17:48.960><c> somebody</c><00:17:49.319><c> who's</c><00:17:49.559><c> wearing</c><00:17:49.759><c> a</c><00:17:50.039><c> mask.</c>

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So<00:17:53.240><c> Solomon's</c><00:17:53.819><c> saying</c><00:17:53.940><c> you</c><00:17:54.059><c> need</c><00:17:54.279><c> to</c><00:17:54.440><c> look</c>

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a<00:17:55.319><c> little</c><00:17:55.500><c> bit</c><00:17:55.660><c> more</c><00:17:55.799><c> than</c><00:17:55.940><c> just</c><00:17:56.140><c> that</c><00:17:56.420><c> surface</c>

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to<00:17:58.660><c> the</c><00:17:58.900><c> heart</c><00:17:59.160><c> of</c><00:17:59.400><c> a</c><00:17:59.559><c> man.</c>

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As<00:18:01.380><c> a</c><00:18:01.500><c> man</c><00:18:01.700><c> thinks</c><00:18:02.039><c> in</c><00:18:02.200><c> his</c><00:18:02.480><c> heart,</c><00:18:03.500><c> so</c><00:18:03.720><c> is</c><00:18:03.920><c> he.</c>

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So<00:18:05.940><c> being</c><00:18:06.279><c> a</c><00:18:06.460><c> hypocrite,</c>

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and<00:18:07.019><c> of</c><00:18:07.140><c> course</c><00:18:07.279><c> the</c><00:18:07.400><c> word</c><00:18:07.640><c> hypocrite</c><00:18:08.240><c> comes</c><00:18:08.539><c> from</c><00:18:08.960><c> the</c><00:18:09.180><c> Greek,</c>

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the<00:18:10.339><c> word</c><00:18:10.519><c> actor,</c><00:18:11.720><c> an</c><00:18:11.940><c> actor,</c>

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and<00:18:14.759><c> a</c><00:18:15.339><c> two</c><00:18:15.660><c>-faced</c><00:18:15.980><c> person,</c>

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because<00:18:17.619><c> in</c><00:18:17.859><c> the</c><00:18:18.019><c> old</c><00:18:18.319><c> Greek</c><00:18:18.759><c> plays,</c>

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what<00:18:19.559><c> they</c><00:18:19.799><c> did,</c><00:18:20.259><c> of</c><00:18:20.259><c> course,</c><00:18:21.000><c> was</c><00:18:21.140><c> they</c><00:18:21.359><c> wore</c><00:18:21.579><c> a</c><00:18:21.799><c> mask.</c>

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The<00:18:22.720><c> actors</c><00:18:22.960><c> wore</c><00:18:23.240><c> a</c><00:18:23.400><c> mask,</c>

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and<00:18:24.859><c> they</c><00:18:25.039><c> had</c><00:18:25.039><c> two</c><00:18:25.279><c> different</c><00:18:25.519><c> masks,</c>

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and<00:18:26.119><c> one</c><00:18:26.220><c> was</c><00:18:26.420><c> the</c><00:18:26.559><c> happy</c><00:18:26.819><c> mask,</c>

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and<00:18:28.440><c> one</c><00:18:28.640><c> was</c><00:18:28.900><c> the</c><00:18:29.299><c> sad</c><00:18:29.599><c> mask,</c>

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and<00:18:31.220><c> you</c><00:18:31.319><c> see</c><00:18:31.420><c> it</c><00:18:31.559><c> today</c><00:18:31.799><c> in</c><00:18:32.339><c> symbols</c><00:18:32.660><c> for</c><00:18:32.980><c> theatre,</c>

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you<00:18:34.299><c> know,</c><00:18:34.400><c> the</c><00:18:34.519><c> two</c><00:18:34.700><c> masks,</c>

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and<00:18:35.240><c> one's</c><00:18:35.440><c> the</c><00:18:35.480><c> happy</c><00:18:35.740><c> mask,</c>

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and<00:18:36.759><c> one's</c><00:18:37.160><c> the</c><00:18:37.460><c> sad</c><00:18:37.779><c> mask,</c>

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and<00:18:38.279><c> you'd</c><00:18:38.500><c> put</c><00:18:38.599><c> on</c><00:18:38.759><c> the</c><00:18:39.240><c> happy</c><00:18:39.579><c> mask</c>

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depending<00:18:40.420><c> on</c><00:18:41.180><c> your</c><00:18:41.460><c> role</c><00:18:41.920><c> in</c><00:18:43.279><c> the</c><00:18:43.500><c> play.</c>

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So<00:18:46.380><c> they're</c><00:18:46.819><c> either</c><00:18:47.039><c> laughing</c><00:18:47.420><c> or</c><00:18:47.619><c> they're</c><00:18:47.940><c> crying.</c>

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It's<00:18:49.660><c> either</c><00:18:49.880><c> a</c><00:18:50.160><c> comedy</c><00:18:50.420><c> or</c><00:18:50.619><c> it's</c><00:18:50.859><c> a</c><00:18:50.980><c> tragedy</c>

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as<00:18:52.160><c> far</c><00:18:52.259><c> as</c><00:18:52.380><c> the</c><00:18:52.539><c> play</c><00:18:52.700><c> is</c><00:18:52.819><c> concerned.</c>

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But<00:18:54.640><c> you</c><00:18:54.819><c> can't</c><00:18:55.200><c> wear</c><00:18:55.400><c> a</c><00:18:55.539><c> mask</c><00:18:55.759><c> all</c><00:18:55.980><c> your</c><00:18:56.200><c> life.</c>

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We<00:18:57.660><c> can't</c><00:18:58.079><c> wear</c><00:18:58.279><c> a</c><00:18:58.420><c> mask</c><00:18:58.779><c> all</c><00:18:59.000><c> our</c><00:18:59.140><c> life</c>

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just<00:18:59.559><c> to</c><00:19:00.519><c> make</c><00:19:00.940><c> out</c>

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like<00:19:02.319><c> we're</c><00:19:02.460><c> a</c><00:19:02.599><c> different</c><00:19:02.779><c> person</c>

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to<00:19:03.319><c> the</c><00:19:03.420><c> one</c><00:19:03.539><c> who's</c><00:19:03.799><c> behind</c><00:19:04.079><c> the</c><00:19:04.319><c> mask.</c>

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And<00:19:06.059><c> so</c><00:19:06.119><c> in</c><00:19:06.299><c> the</c><00:19:06.400><c> mirror,</c>

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we<00:19:07.059><c> need</c><00:19:07.200><c> to</c><00:19:07.339><c> look</c><00:19:07.539><c> deeply</c>

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and<00:19:08.779><c> see</c><00:19:08.940><c> the</c><00:19:09.200><c> heart</c><00:19:09.779><c> behind</c><00:19:10.460><c> the</c><00:19:10.680><c> man.</c>

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The<00:19:12.480><c> context</c><00:19:12.900><c> where</c><00:19:13.240><c> Solomon</c><00:19:13.599><c> says,</c>

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as<00:19:14.039><c> a</c><00:19:14.140><c> man</c><00:19:14.440><c> thinketh</c><00:19:14.759><c> in</c><00:19:14.900><c> his</c><00:19:15.200><c> heart,</c>

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so<00:19:15.720><c> was</c><00:19:15.900><c> he,</c>

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that's<00:19:16.380><c> in</c><00:19:16.599><c> Proverbs</c><00:19:16.859><c> 23,</c>

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is<00:19:18.599><c> Solomon</c><00:19:18.920><c> saying,</c>

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be<00:19:19.559><c> careful</c><00:19:20.140><c> who</c><00:19:20.480><c> you</c><00:19:20.740><c> keep</c><00:19:21.000><c> company</c><00:19:21.319><c> with,</c>

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because<00:19:23.579><c> some</c><00:19:23.880><c> people</c><00:19:24.079><c> might</c><00:19:24.480><c> seem</c><00:19:24.740><c> to</c><00:19:24.880><c> be</c><00:19:25.099><c> friendly</c>

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and<00:19:26.720><c> got</c><00:19:26.859><c> the</c><00:19:27.059><c> mask</c><00:19:27.319><c> on,</c>

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but<00:19:29.220><c> their</c><00:19:29.480><c> hearts</c><00:19:29.880><c> just</c><00:19:30.319><c> aren't</c><00:19:30.539><c> with</c><00:19:30.779><c> you.</c>

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So<00:19:32.900><c> it's</c><00:19:33.079><c> important</c><00:19:33.500><c> to</c><00:19:33.759><c> choose</c><00:19:33.980><c> your</c><00:19:34.240><c> company,</c>

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says<00:19:34.779><c> Solomon,</c>

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because<00:19:37.279><c> a</c><00:19:37.640><c> man</c><00:19:37.779><c> might</c><00:19:37.960><c> be</c><00:19:38.240><c> thinking</c><00:19:38.380><c> in</c><00:19:38.599><c> his</c><00:19:38.880><c> heart</c>

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but<00:19:40.279><c> putting</c><00:19:40.559><c> on</c><00:19:40.759><c> his</c><00:19:40.960><c> mask</c><00:19:41.279><c> in</c><00:19:41.480><c> front</c><00:19:41.619><c> of</c><00:19:41.799><c> you,</c>

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and<00:19:43.000><c> he</c><00:19:43.079><c> mightn't</c><00:19:43.559><c> just</c><00:19:43.819><c> be</c><00:19:44.019><c> with</c><00:19:44.259><c> you.</c>

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So<00:19:45.420><c> choose</c><00:19:45.619><c> your</c><00:19:45.799><c> company</c><00:19:46.000><c> carefully,</c><00:19:46.519><c> is</c><00:19:46.519><c> what</c><00:19:46.619><c> he's</c><00:19:46.880><c> saying.</c>

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Be<00:19:47.259><c> with</c><00:19:47.420><c> people</c><00:19:47.640><c> who</c><00:19:47.779><c> are</c><00:19:48.019><c> genuine,</c>

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and<00:19:48.960><c> then</c><00:19:49.220><c> you</c><00:19:49.339><c> can</c><00:19:49.579><c> grow</c><00:19:49.900><c> together.</c>

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Now<00:19:52.779><c> in</c><00:19:52.880><c> the</c><00:19:53.000><c> first</c><00:19:53.200><c> of</c><00:19:53.339><c> Corinthians</c><00:19:53.660><c> chapter</c><00:19:53.980><c> 13,</c>

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which<00:19:54.740><c> we</c><00:19:54.920><c> could</c><00:19:55.119><c> turn</c><00:19:55.380><c> to,</c>

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the<00:19:56.819><c> Apostle</c><00:19:57.220><c> Paul,</c>

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in<00:19:58.440><c> the</c><00:19:58.599><c> first</c><00:19:58.819><c> set</c><00:19:58.940><c> of</c><00:19:59.140><c> Corinthians</c><00:19:59.519><c> chapter</c><00:19:59.799><c> 13,</c>

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it's<00:20:00.480><c> that</c><00:20:00.660><c> chapter</c><00:20:00.920><c> about</c><00:20:01.599><c> love</c>

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and<00:20:03.339><c> the</c><00:20:03.519><c> wonderful</c><00:20:04.460><c> development</c>

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of<00:20:05.299><c> those</c><00:20:05.619><c> qualities</c><00:20:06.059><c> associated</c><00:20:06.779><c> with</c><00:20:07.799><c> love</c>

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and<00:20:08.519><c> sacrificial</c><00:20:08.819><c> love</c><00:20:09.079><c> and</c><00:20:09.319><c> sacrificial</c><00:20:09.940><c> service</c>

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one<00:20:10.599><c> to</c><00:20:10.819><c> another.</c>

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First<00:20:12.039><c> Corinthians</c><00:20:12.400><c> 13,</c>

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and<00:20:14.720><c> towards</c><00:20:15.539><c> the</c><00:20:15.619><c> end</c><00:20:15.819><c> of</c><00:20:15.859><c> that</c><00:20:16.079><c> chapter,</c>

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Apostle<00:20:17.500><c> Paul</c><00:20:17.759><c> says,</c>

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okay,<00:20:19.460><c> I've</c><00:20:19.559><c> put</c><00:20:19.680><c> away</c><00:20:19.960><c> childish</c><00:20:20.339><c> things</c><00:20:20.680><c> I've</c><00:20:21.059><c> developed</c>

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and<00:20:24.619><c> grown</c><00:20:25.140><c> spiritually.</c>

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He<00:20:27.660><c> says,</c>

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looking<00:20:28.980><c> further</c><00:20:29.380><c> ahead,</c>

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now<00:20:30.640><c> we</c><00:20:31.000><c> see</c><00:20:31.200><c> through</c><00:20:31.539><c> a</c><00:20:31.759><c> glass,</c>

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again,<00:20:32.980><c> talking</c><00:20:33.220><c> about</c><00:20:33.380><c> a</c><00:20:33.559><c> mirror,</c>

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now<00:20:34.519><c> we</c><00:20:34.839><c> see</c><00:20:35.039><c> through</c><00:20:35.319><c> a</c><00:20:35.480><c> glass</c><00:20:35.859><c> darkly,</c>

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but<00:20:37.680><c> then</c><00:20:38.619><c> face</c><00:20:39.000><c> to</c><00:20:39.220><c> face.</c>

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Now<00:20:40.779><c> I</c><00:20:41.039><c> know</c><00:20:41.319><c> in</c><00:20:41.660><c> part,</c>

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also,<00:20:43.559><c> and</c><00:20:43.680><c> then</c><00:20:43.880><c> shall</c><00:20:44.000><c> I</c><00:20:44.180><c> know,</c>

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even<00:20:45.559><c> as</c><00:20:45.880><c> also</c><00:20:46.240><c> I</c><00:20:46.559><c> am</c><00:20:46.859><c> known.</c>

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It's<00:20:49.880><c> a</c><00:20:49.920><c> wonderful</c><00:20:50.240><c> verse.</c>

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In<00:20:50.960><c> verse</c><00:20:51.160><c> 12,</c><00:20:52.079><c> there</c><00:20:52.240><c> he</c><00:20:52.480><c> uses</c><00:20:52.819><c> a</c><00:20:53.079><c> word</c><00:20:53.259><c> when</c><00:20:53.440><c> he</c><00:20:53.619><c> says</c><00:20:53.799><c> darkly.</c>

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We<00:20:55.319><c> see</c><00:20:55.599><c> through</c><00:20:56.460><c> a</c><00:20:56.559><c> glass</c><00:20:56.759><c> darkly</c><00:20:57.240><c> in</c><00:20:57.359><c> this</c><00:20:57.579><c> present</c><00:20:57.799><c> age.</c>

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We<00:20:59.579><c> can't</c><00:21:00.019><c> quite</c><00:21:00.400><c> see</c><00:21:00.740><c> clearly,</c>

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and<00:21:01.460><c> the</c><00:21:01.619><c> word</c><00:21:01.859><c> used</c><00:21:02.180><c> there</c>

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is<00:21:03.079><c> actually</c><00:21:03.660><c> in</c><00:21:03.839><c> the</c><00:21:04.019><c> Greek</c><00:21:04.240><c> enigma,</c><00:21:05.480><c> enigma.</c>

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Now<00:21:07.640><c> an</c><00:21:07.859><c> enigma</c><00:21:08.140><c> is</c><00:21:08.380><c> something</c><00:21:08.599><c> that's</c><00:21:09.059><c> obscure,</c>

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so<00:21:10.900><c> the</c><00:21:11.079><c> translation</c><00:21:11.440><c> darkly</c><00:21:11.940><c> is</c><00:21:12.099><c> quite</c><00:21:12.299><c> good,</c>

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but<00:21:13.039><c> it's</c><00:21:13.240><c> also</c><00:21:13.619><c> the</c><00:21:13.859><c> idea</c><00:21:14.200><c> of</c><00:21:14.400><c> a</c><00:21:14.539><c> riddle,</c>

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an<00:21:16.299><c> obscure</c><00:21:17.039><c> story</c><00:21:17.640><c> or</c><00:21:17.880><c> an</c><00:21:18.140><c> obscure</c><00:21:18.480><c> tale,</c>

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a<00:21:19.720><c> riddle,</c><00:21:20.000><c> something</c><00:21:20.259><c> that's</c><00:21:20.559><c> not</c><00:21:20.759><c> really</c><00:21:21.019><c> easy</c><00:21:21.359><c> to</c><00:21:21.680><c> understand,</c>

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not<00:21:22.480><c> really</c><00:21:22.839><c> easy</c><00:21:23.119><c> to</c><00:21:23.319><c> solve.</c>

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You<00:21:25.539><c> know,</c><00:21:26.039><c> it</c><00:21:27.460><c> could</c><00:21:27.680><c> be</c><00:21:27.859><c> one</c><00:21:28.019><c> thing</c><00:21:28.180><c> or</c><00:21:28.319><c> it</c><00:21:28.339><c> could</c><00:21:28.500><c> be</c><00:21:28.660><c> another.</c>

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Life<00:21:30.480><c> as</c><00:21:30.799><c> a</c><00:21:31.480><c> word</c><00:21:31.680><c> he</c><00:21:32.079><c> says</c><00:21:32.460><c> is</c><00:21:32.720><c> like</c><00:21:33.019><c> a</c><00:21:33.220><c> riddle,</c>

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but<00:21:34.900><c> then</c><00:21:35.140><c> we</c><00:21:35.220><c> see</c><00:21:35.440><c> face</c><00:21:35.740><c> to</c><00:21:35.920><c> face,</c>

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and<00:21:37.259><c> it</c><00:21:37.420><c> reminds</c><00:21:37.720><c> me</c><00:21:38.440><c> of</c><00:21:38.940><c> a</c><00:21:39.019><c> song,</c>

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a<00:21:39.359><c> very</c><00:21:39.880><c> simple</c><00:21:40.119><c> song,</c>

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we've<00:21:41.119><c> probably</c><00:21:41.359><c> all</c><00:21:41.559><c> heard</c><00:21:41.799><c> it,</c>

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by<00:21:43.880><c> John</c><00:21:44.160><c> Denver,</c>

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and<00:21:46.140><c> he</c><00:21:46.200><c> says</c><00:21:46.519><c> in</c><00:21:47.119><c> the</c><00:21:47.240><c> song</c><00:21:47.519><c> he</c><00:21:47.619><c> sings,</c>

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Well,<00:21:48.940><c> I've</c><00:21:49.099><c> got</c><00:21:49.160><c> me</c><00:21:49.400><c> a</c><00:21:49.539><c> fine</c><00:21:49.740><c> wife,</c>

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and<00:21:50.460><c> I've</c><00:21:50.599><c> got</c><00:21:50.720><c> me</c><00:21:50.920><c> an</c><00:21:51.039><c> old</c><00:21:51.319><c> fiddle.</c>

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When<00:21:52.500><c> the</c><00:21:52.680><c> sun's</c><00:21:52.960><c> coming</c><00:21:53.119><c> up,</c>

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I've<00:21:53.599><c> got</c><00:21:53.779><c> cakes</c><00:21:54.079><c> on</c><00:21:54.319><c> the</c><00:21:54.500><c> griddle.</c>

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Life<00:21:55.740><c> ain't</c><00:21:56.079><c> nothing</c><00:21:56.299><c> but</c><00:21:56.539><c> a</c><00:21:56.779><c> funny,</c><00:21:57.039><c> funny</c><00:21:57.259><c> riddle.</c>

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Thank<00:21:58.359><c> God</c><00:21:59.000><c> I'm</c><00:21:59.359><c> a</c><00:21:59.500><c> country</c><00:21:59.779><c> boy.</c>

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It's<00:22:01.539><c> a</c><00:22:01.640><c> great</c><00:22:01.799><c> song.</c>

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But<00:22:03.740><c> there's</c><00:22:03.940><c> a</c><00:22:04.039><c> lot</c><00:22:04.140><c> in</c><00:22:04.299><c> that</c><00:22:04.599><c> song.</c>

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It's<00:22:05.400><c> a</c><00:22:05.480><c> simple</c><00:22:05.759><c> song,</c><00:22:06.319><c> a</c><00:22:06.319><c> country</c><00:22:06.640><c> song,</c>

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easy<00:22:08.660><c> to</c><00:22:09.079><c> follow.</c>

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He<00:22:11.019><c> says,</c><00:22:11.220><c> I've</c><00:22:11.319><c> got</c><00:22:11.400><c> a</c><00:22:11.539><c> fine</c><00:22:11.740><c> wife,</c>

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I've<00:22:12.940><c> got</c><00:22:12.940><c> a</c><00:22:12.980><c> good</c><00:22:13.160><c> life.</c>

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He's<00:22:14.460><c> got</c><00:22:14.500><c> me</c><00:22:14.680><c> an</c><00:22:14.779><c> old</c><00:22:15.019><c> fiddle,</c>

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and<00:22:15.359><c> my</c><00:22:15.460><c> father</c><00:22:15.779><c> handed</c><00:22:16.319><c> it</c><00:22:16.380><c> down</c><00:22:16.619><c> to</c><00:22:16.680><c> me,</c>

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and<00:22:16.920><c> a</c><00:22:17.019><c> fiddle</c><00:22:17.279><c> of</c><00:22:17.400><c> course,</c><00:22:17.779><c> a</c><00:22:17.859><c> country</c><00:22:18.160><c> fiddle,</c>

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always<00:22:19.039><c> plays</c><00:22:19.299><c> happy</c><00:22:19.579><c> music,</c><00:22:20.000><c> doesn't</c><00:22:20.180><c> it?</c>

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So<00:22:21.440><c> he's</c><00:22:21.599><c> happy,</c><00:22:22.680><c> happy,</c><00:22:23.220><c> simple</c><00:22:23.299><c> tunes.</c>

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He<00:22:25.059><c> says,</c><00:22:25.259><c> when</c><00:22:25.420><c> the</c><00:22:25.559><c> sun's</c><00:22:25.720><c> coming</c><00:22:25.900><c> up,</c>

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I'm<00:22:26.500><c> getting</c><00:22:26.720><c> the</c><00:22:26.920><c> brekkie</c><00:22:27.160><c> ready,</c>

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I'm<00:22:27.559><c> out</c><00:22:27.720><c> on</c><00:22:27.859><c> the</c><00:22:28.019><c> farm,</c>

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I'm<00:22:28.420><c> getting</c><00:22:28.500><c> the</c><00:22:28.660><c> brekkie</c><00:22:29.180><c> ready</c><00:22:29.319><c> to</c><00:22:29.500><c> the</c><00:22:29.640><c> family,</c>

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I've<00:22:30.079><c> got</c><00:22:30.160><c> the</c><00:22:30.359><c> pancakes</c><00:22:30.720><c> on</c><00:22:30.920><c> the</c><00:22:31.099><c> fry</c><00:22:31.299><c> pan.</c>

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Life's<00:22:32.480><c> good!</c>

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But<00:22:35.859><c> life's</c><00:22:36.240><c> a</c><00:22:36.339><c> funny,</c><00:22:36.599><c> funny</c><00:22:36.859><c> riddle.</c>

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He<00:22:38.900><c> goes</c><00:22:39.039><c> on</c><00:22:39.240><c> to</c><00:22:39.380><c> say</c><00:22:39.500><c> in</c><00:22:39.619><c> another</c><00:22:39.920><c> verse,</c><00:22:40.180><c> he</c><00:22:40.180><c> says,</c>

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City<00:22:41.799><c> folks</c><00:22:42.140><c> driving</c><00:22:42.599><c> in</c><00:22:42.819><c> a</c><00:22:42.920><c> black</c><00:22:43.240><c> limousine,</c>

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lot<00:22:44.640><c> of</c><00:22:44.880><c> sad</c><00:22:45.160><c> people</c><00:22:45.680><c> thinking</c><00:22:45.980><c> that's</c><00:22:46.460><c> Mighty</c><00:22:46.700><c> King.</c>

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But<00:22:49.779><c> not</c><00:22:49.920><c> for</c><00:22:50.039><c> him.</c>

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A<00:22:51.700><c> country</c><00:22:51.980><c> life</c><00:22:52.500><c> is</c><00:22:53.460><c> good.</c>

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Lot<00:22:54.119><c> of</c><00:22:54.819><c> sad</c><00:22:55.200><c> people</c><00:22:55.579><c> out</c><00:22:55.720><c> there.</c>

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He<00:22:56.000><c> says,</c><00:22:56.279><c> I'd</c><00:22:56.420><c> much</c><00:22:56.559><c> rather</c><00:22:56.859><c> live</c><00:22:57.460><c> a</c><00:22:57.819><c> simple</c><00:22:58.160><c> life</c>

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as<00:22:58.660><c> a</c><00:22:58.779><c> country</c><00:22:59.059><c> boy.</c>

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Life's<00:22:59.700><c> a</c><00:22:59.779><c> riddle.</c>

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Lot<00:23:01.319><c> of</c><00:23:01.519><c> sad</c><00:23:01.619><c> people</c><00:23:01.920><c> out</c><00:23:02.119><c> there.</c>

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Possessions<00:23:03.019><c> never</c><00:23:03.460><c> satisfy,</c><00:23:04.059><c> is</c><00:23:04.059><c> what</c><00:23:04.180><c> he's</c><00:23:04.460><c> saying.</c>

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And<00:23:06.059><c> there's</c><00:23:06.220><c> another</c><00:23:06.440><c> verse.</c>

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He<00:23:08.000><c> says,</c><00:23:08.920><c> well</c><00:23:09.099><c> I</c><00:23:09.119><c> wouldn't</c><00:23:09.440><c> trade</c><00:23:09.700><c> my</c><00:23:10.059><c> life</c>

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for<00:23:10.740><c> diamonds</c><00:23:11.180><c> or</c><00:23:11.500><c> jewels.</c>

00:23:12.480 --> 00:23:15.819
I<00:23:12.660><c> never</c><00:23:12.980><c> was</c><00:23:13.279><c> one</c><00:23:13.500><c> of</c><00:23:13.680><c> them</c><00:23:13.880><c> money</c><00:23:14.220><c> hungry</c><00:23:14.640><c> fools.</c>

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I'd<00:23:16.319><c> rather</c><00:23:16.559><c> have</c><00:23:16.740><c> my</c><00:23:17.059><c> fiddle</c><00:23:17.640><c> and</c><00:23:17.920><c> my</c><00:23:18.299><c> farming</c><00:23:18.720><c> tools.</c>

00:23:20.539 --> 00:23:22.460
Thank<00:23:20.779><c> God</c><00:23:21.039><c> I'm</c><00:23:21.240><c> a</c><00:23:21.339><c> country</c><00:23:21.599><c> boy.</c>

00:23:22.880 --> 00:23:25.420
And<00:23:23.440><c> I</c><00:23:23.519><c> think</c><00:23:23.680><c> that's</c><00:23:23.900><c> a</c><00:23:23.960><c> really</c><00:23:24.200><c> good</c><00:23:24.359><c> lesson.</c>

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It's<00:23:27.500><c> a</c><00:23:27.559><c> funny</c><00:23:27.819><c> song,</c><00:23:28.079><c> it's</c><00:23:28.259><c> a</c><00:23:28.319><c> fun</c><00:23:28.480><c> song,</c>

00:23:29.500 --> 00:23:31.279
but<00:23:29.579><c> it's</c><00:23:29.839><c> got</c><00:23:30.460><c> a</c><00:23:30.640><c> lot</c><00:23:30.819><c> of</c><00:23:31.000><c> verses.</c>

00:23:31.740 --> 00:23:35.220
A<00:23:31.900><c> lot</c><00:23:31.960><c> of</c><00:23:32.119><c> good</c><00:23:32.279><c> lessons</c><00:23:32.559><c> about</c><00:23:33.039><c> living</c><00:23:33.440><c> the</c><00:23:33.619><c> simple</c><00:23:33.960><c> life.</c>

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Not<00:23:36.059><c> gathering</c><00:23:36.380><c> too</c><00:23:36.619><c> many</c><00:23:36.759><c> things</c><00:23:37.039><c> around</c><00:23:37.339><c> us.</c>

00:23:39.180 --> 00:23:42.000
And<00:23:39.740><c> thinking</c><00:23:40.200><c> about</c><00:23:40.539><c> life</c><00:23:40.779><c> on</c><00:23:41.000><c> the</c><00:23:41.180><c> farm.</c>

00:23:42.400 --> 00:23:44.880
And<00:23:42.559><c> that</c><00:23:42.779><c> brings</c><00:23:43.079><c> me</c><00:23:43.480><c> to</c><00:23:43.720><c> a</c><00:23:44.000><c> parable.</c>

00:23:46.000 --> 00:23:48.680
A<00:23:46.180><c> wonderful</c><00:23:46.559><c> parable</c><00:23:47.460><c> of</c><00:23:47.619><c> the</c><00:23:47.720><c> Lord</c><00:23:47.859><c> Jesus</c><00:23:48.220><c> Christ</c>

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about<00:23:49.519><c> farming.</c>

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Let's<00:23:50.579><c> turn</c><00:23:50.859><c> to</c><00:23:51.779><c> it.</c>

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It's<00:23:52.359><c> Mark</c><00:23:52.700><c> chapter</c><00:23:52.960><c> four.</c>

00:23:55.359 --> 00:23:57.119
And<00:23:55.420><c> it's</c><00:23:55.619><c> the</c><00:23:55.799><c> parable</c><00:23:56.019><c> of</c><00:23:56.200><c> the</c><00:23:56.400><c> growing</c><00:23:56.700><c> seed.</c>

00:23:57.200 --> 00:23:59.259
We<00:23:57.220><c> don't</c><00:23:57.440><c> think</c><00:23:57.680><c> much</c><00:23:58.079><c> about</c><00:23:58.680><c> this</c><00:23:58.920><c> parable.</c>

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It's<00:23:59.460><c> only</c><00:23:59.640><c> there</c><00:23:59.859><c> in</c><00:24:00.039><c> Mark</c><00:24:00.279><c> chapter</c><00:24:00.519><c> four.</c>

00:24:02.339 --> 00:24:03.940
But<00:24:02.460><c> it's</c><00:24:02.619><c> a</c><00:24:02.819><c> parable</c><00:24:03.039><c> about</c><00:24:03.279><c> our</c><00:24:03.619><c> need</c>

00:24:03.940 --> 00:24:07.460
to<00:24:04.279><c> change</c><00:24:04.720><c> and</c><00:24:05.019><c> to</c><00:24:05.339><c> grow</c><00:24:05.799><c> simply.</c>

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But<00:24:10.200><c> how</c><00:24:10.519><c> does</c><00:24:10.740><c> growth</c><00:24:11.039><c> actually</c><00:24:11.579><c> happen?</c>

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How<00:24:13.299><c> do</c><00:24:13.599><c> we</c><00:24:13.819><c> grow?</c>

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How<00:24:15.480><c> do</c><00:24:15.779><c> we</c><00:24:15.980><c> develop?</c>

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Sometimes,<00:24:19.720><c> well</c><00:24:20.000><c> always,</c><00:24:20.400><c> very</c><00:24:20.819><c> slowly.</c>

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Sometimes<00:24:21.640><c> imperceptibly.</c>

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Slowly<00:24:24.099><c> we</c><00:24:24.460><c> develop.</c>

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How<00:24:25.339><c> does</c><00:24:25.539><c> it</c><00:24:25.779><c> happen?</c>

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Well,<00:24:27.000><c> God's</c><00:24:27.259><c> at</c><00:24:27.400><c> work.</c>

00:24:27.700 --> 00:24:30.099
Now<00:24:27.799><c> here's</c><00:24:27.960><c> this</c><00:24:28.220><c> parable</c><00:24:28.599><c> in</c><00:24:29.359><c> Mark</c><00:24:29.599><c> chapter</c><00:24:29.839><c> four.</c>

00:24:30.140 --> 00:24:32.700
And<00:24:30.259><c> we</c><00:24:30.319><c> know</c><00:24:30.539><c> about</c><00:24:30.700><c> the</c><00:24:30.900><c> parable</c><00:24:31.099><c> of</c><00:24:31.279><c> the</c><00:24:31.539><c> sower,</c>

00:24:33.119 --> 00:24:36.400
which<00:24:33.319><c> is</c><00:24:33.500><c> there</c><00:24:33.680><c> before</c><00:24:34.200><c> this</c><00:24:34.619><c> parable</c><00:24:34.900><c> comes</c><00:24:35.220><c> up.</c>

00:24:36.980 --> 00:24:38.920
And<00:24:37.180><c> we</c><00:24:37.259><c> know</c><00:24:37.380><c> about</c><00:24:37.519><c> the</c><00:24:37.759><c> parable</c><00:24:37.940><c> of</c><00:24:38.099><c> the</c><00:24:38.319><c> mustard</c><00:24:38.500><c> seed.</c>

00:24:39.299 --> 00:24:42.579
But<00:24:39.420><c> this</c><00:24:39.579><c> little</c><00:24:39.839><c> parable</c><00:24:40.119><c> is</c><00:24:40.400><c> squeezed</c><00:24:40.700><c> in</c><00:24:41.099><c> 26</c><00:24:41.640><c> to</c><00:24:41.880><c> 29</c>

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of<00:24:43.779><c> Mark</c><00:24:44.259><c> chapter</c><00:24:44.700><c> four.</c>

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And<00:24:49.519><c> just</c><00:24:49.700><c> think</c><00:24:49.900><c> about</c><00:24:50.119><c> it.</c>

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He<00:24:52.779><c> said,</c>

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So<00:24:54.220><c> is</c><00:24:54.460><c> the</c><00:24:54.619><c> kingdom</c><00:24:54.859><c> of</c><00:24:55.099><c> God,</c>

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As<00:24:56.359><c> if</c><00:24:56.519><c> a</c><00:24:56.640><c> man</c><00:24:56.880><c> should</c><00:24:57.259><c> cast</c><00:24:57.839><c> seed</c><00:24:58.440><c> into</c><00:24:58.799><c> the</c><00:24:59.039><c> ground,</c>

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And<00:25:00.460><c> should</c><00:25:00.720><c> sleep</c><00:25:01.420><c> and</c><00:25:01.920><c> rise,</c>

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Night<00:25:03.460><c> and</c><00:25:03.660><c> day,</c>

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And<00:25:05.059><c> the</c><00:25:05.299><c> seed</c><00:25:05.539><c> should</c><00:25:05.859><c> spring</c><00:25:06.279><c> and</c><00:25:06.519><c> grow</c><00:25:06.720><c> up,</c>

00:25:07.880 --> 00:25:09.599
He<00:25:08.119><c> knoweth</c><00:25:08.380><c> not</c><00:25:08.640><c> how.</c>

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For<00:25:10.480><c> the</c><00:25:10.680><c> earth</c><00:25:10.880><c> bringeth</c><00:25:11.259><c> forth</c>

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Fruit<00:25:12.480><c> of</c><00:25:12.900><c> herself.</c>

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First<00:25:14.619><c> the</c><00:25:14.819><c> blade,</c><00:25:15.160><c> then</c><00:25:15.420><c> the</c><00:25:15.680><c> ear,</c>

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After<00:25:16.940><c> that</c><00:25:17.200><c> the</c><00:25:17.440><c> full</c><00:25:17.700><c> corn</c><00:25:18.099><c> and</c><00:25:18.319><c> the</c><00:25:18.539><c> ear.</c>

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But<00:25:19.519><c> when</c><00:25:19.859><c> the</c><00:25:20.119><c> fruit</c><00:25:20.279><c> is</c><00:25:20.579><c> brought</c><00:25:20.880><c> forth,</c>

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Immediately<00:25:22.539><c> he</c><00:25:22.920><c> putteth</c><00:25:23.079><c> in</c><00:25:23.319><c> the</c><00:25:23.480><c> sickle,</c>

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Because<00:25:24.079><c> the</c><00:25:24.380><c> harvest</c><00:25:24.779><c> is</c><00:25:25.740><c> come.</c>

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There<00:25:29.259><c> are</c><00:25:30.119><c> some</c><00:25:30.400><c> key</c><00:25:30.579><c> words</c><00:25:30.859><c> in</c><00:25:31.000><c> there.</c>

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And<00:25:31.359><c> they</c><00:25:31.519><c> are</c><00:25:31.740><c> these.</c>

00:25:32.559 --> 00:25:34.240
We<00:25:32.700><c> do</c><00:25:32.880><c> underline</c><00:25:33.279><c> actually.</c>

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He<00:25:35.279><c> knoweth</c><00:25:35.759><c> not</c><00:25:36.259><c> how.</c>

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He<00:25:38.759><c> knoweth</c><00:25:39.160><c> not</c><00:25:39.319><c> how.</c>

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See,<00:25:42.480><c> we</c><00:25:42.720><c> don't</c><00:25:42.920><c> really</c><00:25:43.200><c> know</c><00:25:43.440><c> how</c><00:25:43.660><c> God</c><00:25:43.859><c> works</c><00:25:44.200><c> in</c><00:25:44.400><c> our</c><00:25:44.599><c> lives</c>

00:25:44.900 --> 00:25:49.099
to<00:25:45.119><c> build</c><00:25:45.339><c> us</c><00:25:45.579><c> and</c><00:25:45.720><c> to</c><00:25:45.940><c> develop</c><00:25:46.099><c> us</c><00:25:46.380><c> and</c><00:25:46.619><c> to</c><00:25:47.640><c> nurture</c><00:25:47.900><c> us.</c>

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As<00:25:49.619><c> long</c><00:25:49.839><c> as</c><00:25:50.039><c> we're</c><00:25:50.180><c> there,</c>

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As<00:25:52.940><c> long</c><00:25:53.059><c> as</c><00:25:53.180><c> we've</c><00:25:53.319><c> got</c><00:25:53.460><c> the</c><00:25:53.700><c> seed</c><00:25:53.900><c> planted,</c>

00:25:55.339 --> 00:25:58.279
God<00:25:55.740><c> will</c><00:25:56.039><c> do</c><00:25:56.380><c> the</c><00:25:56.599><c> work</c><00:25:56.859><c> in</c><00:25:57.059><c> our</c><00:25:57.240><c> lives.</c>

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So,<00:26:03.200><c> we</c><00:26:03.279><c> do</c><00:26:03.579><c> rise</c><00:26:03.980><c> and</c><00:26:04.200><c> we</c><00:26:04.339><c> plant</c><00:26:04.539><c> the</c><00:26:04.779><c> seed.</c>

00:26:06.220 --> 00:26:07.960
We<00:26:06.400><c> rise</c><00:26:07.039><c> in</c><00:26:07.339><c> the</c><00:26:07.460><c> morning,</c>

00:26:07.960 --> 00:26:11.460
Put<00:26:08.819><c> our</c><00:26:09.119><c> pancakes</c><00:26:09.519><c> on</c><00:26:09.740><c> the</c><00:26:09.900><c> griddle,</c>

00:26:12.119 --> 00:26:14.180
We<00:26:12.180><c> do</c><00:26:12.500><c> our</c><00:26:12.660><c> daily</c><00:26:12.920><c> chores,</c>

00:26:15.299 --> 00:26:18.839
We<00:26:15.819><c> follow</c><00:26:16.099><c> the</c><00:26:16.359><c> path</c><00:26:17.039><c> of</c><00:26:17.799><c> the</c><00:26:18.019><c> farmer.</c>

00:26:20.059 --> 00:26:22.380
We<00:26:20.160><c> wait,</c><00:26:21.279><c> we</c><00:26:21.460><c> wait.</c>

00:26:23.660 --> 00:26:27.079
And<00:26:24.180><c> then,</c><00:26:25.319><c> when</c><00:26:25.500><c> the</c><00:26:25.720><c> time</c><00:26:25.880><c> is</c><00:26:26.140><c> right,</c>

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When<00:26:27.460><c> we</c><00:26:27.539><c> can</c><00:26:27.759><c> see</c><00:26:27.980><c> that</c><00:26:28.119><c> there</c><00:26:28.299><c> are</c><00:26:28.359><c> things</c><00:26:28.519><c> to</c><00:26:28.680><c> be</c><00:26:28.819><c> done,</c>

00:26:29.380 --> 00:26:30.940
We<00:26:29.480><c> go</c><00:26:29.759><c> and</c><00:26:29.960><c> harvest.</c>

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So<00:26:31.720><c> we</c><00:26:31.819><c> let</c><00:26:31.920><c> God</c><00:26:32.079><c> do</c><00:26:32.299><c> the</c><00:26:32.480><c> work,</c>

00:26:33.880 --> 00:26:35.099
We're<00:26:34.119><c> patient,</c>

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We<00:26:35.660><c> continue</c><00:26:36.059><c> in</c><00:26:36.259><c> well</c><00:26:36.440><c>-doing,</c>

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And<00:26:37.539><c> then</c><00:26:37.920><c> when</c><00:26:38.119><c> we</c><00:26:38.240><c> see</c><00:26:38.359><c> opportunity,</c><00:26:39.039><c> we</c><00:26:39.319><c> take</c><00:26:39.559><c> it.</c>

00:26:40.940 --> 00:26:42.740
And<00:26:40.980><c> that's</c><00:26:41.140><c> what</c><00:26:41.299><c> that</c><00:26:41.599><c> parable</c><00:26:41.799><c> is</c><00:26:41.859><c> all</c><00:26:42.079><c> about.</c>

00:26:43.160 --> 00:26:44.440
Now,<00:26:43.359><c> come</c><00:26:43.519><c> back,</c>

00:26:44.519 --> 00:26:47.279
You<00:26:44.519><c> might</c><00:26:44.740><c> like</c><00:26:44.920><c> to</c><00:26:45.220><c> just</c><00:26:45.480><c> keep</c><00:26:45.680><c> a</c><00:26:45.859><c> place</c><00:26:46.000><c> perhaps</c><00:26:46.380><c> in</c><00:26:46.819><c> Mark</c><00:26:47.039><c> 4,</c>

00:26:47.359 --> 00:26:48.460
But<00:26:47.480><c> back</c><00:26:47.660><c> to</c><00:26:47.880><c> Ecclesiastes,</c>

00:26:48.579 --> 00:26:52.140
Because<00:26:48.660><c> this</c><00:26:48.819><c> is</c><00:26:49.039><c> exactly</c><00:26:49.720><c> the</c><00:26:50.440><c> idea</c><00:26:50.759><c> that</c><00:26:50.980><c> the</c><00:26:51.019><c> Lord</c><00:26:51.119><c> has</c><00:26:51.359><c> got.</c>

00:26:52.299 --> 00:26:54.799
He<00:26:52.319><c> knoweth</c><00:26:52.859><c> not</c><00:26:53.140><c> how</c><00:26:53.599><c> it</c><00:26:53.839><c> happens,</c>

00:26:54.859 --> 00:26:57.759
But<00:26:54.980><c> he</c><00:26:55.299><c> accepts</c><00:26:55.960><c> that</c><00:26:56.380><c> God</c><00:26:56.539><c> is</c><00:26:56.720><c> at</c><00:26:56.920><c> work.</c>

00:26:58.099 --> 00:27:01.960
And<00:26:58.259><c> that's</c><00:26:58.460><c> what</c><00:26:58.599><c> we</c><00:26:58.819><c> need</c><00:26:59.039><c> to</c><00:27:00.059><c> think</c><00:27:00.380><c> in</c><00:27:00.539><c> our</c><00:27:00.779><c> own</c><00:27:00.960><c> lives.</c>

00:27:02.880 --> 00:27:03.859
God's<00:27:03.119><c> at</c><00:27:03.299><c> work,</c>

00:27:04.119 --> 00:27:05.119
Keep<00:27:04.259><c> looking</c><00:27:04.559><c> in</c><00:27:04.720><c> the</c><00:27:04.779><c> mirror,</c>

00:27:05.119 --> 00:27:07.380
God<00:27:05.980><c> will</c><00:27:06.259><c> change</c><00:27:06.619><c> us.</c>

00:27:07.480 --> 00:27:09.940
So<00:27:07.660><c> come</c><00:27:07.839><c> to</c><00:27:08.019><c> Ecclesiastes,</c><00:27:08.839><c> Chapter</c><00:27:09.039><c> 11,</c>

00:27:10.380 --> 00:27:14.279
The<00:27:10.380><c> wise</c><00:27:10.559><c> man</c><00:27:11.519><c> talks</c><00:27:12.359><c> about</c><00:27:12.839><c> the</c><00:27:13.240><c> farmer,</c>

00:27:14.500 --> 00:27:16.059
But<00:27:14.640><c> he</c><00:27:14.720><c> talks</c><00:27:14.980><c> about</c><00:27:15.140><c> something</c><00:27:15.519><c> else</c><00:27:15.819><c> else,</c>

00:27:16.319 --> 00:27:19.099
That's<00:27:16.420><c> just</c><00:27:16.920><c> as</c><00:27:17.140><c> beautiful,</c><00:27:17.519><c> if</c><00:27:17.680><c> not</c><00:27:17.900><c> more</c><00:27:18.140><c> so.</c>

00:27:19.680 --> 00:27:23.019
I<00:27:19.720><c> think</c><00:27:19.940><c> we'll</c><00:27:20.980><c> probably</c><00:27:21.279><c> agree</c><00:27:21.640><c> more</c><00:27:22.079><c> so.</c>

00:27:23.779 --> 00:27:27.299
Ecclesiastes<00:27:24.500><c> 11</c><00:27:25.220><c> and</c><00:27:25.640><c> from</c><00:27:25.799><c> verse</c><00:27:26.079><c> 4,</c>

00:27:27.599 --> 00:27:31.319
He<00:27:27.779><c> that</c><00:27:28.279><c> observeth</c><00:27:28.900><c> the</c><00:27:29.160><c> wind</c><00:27:30.059><c> shall</c><00:27:30.640><c> not</c><00:27:31.000><c> sow,</c>

00:27:31.319 --> 00:27:35.460
And<00:27:32.400><c> he</c><00:27:32.819><c> that</c><00:27:33.079><c> regardeth</c><00:27:33.480><c> the</c><00:27:33.660><c> clouds</c><00:27:34.160><c> shall</c><00:27:34.420><c> not</c><00:27:34.619><c> reap.</c>

00:27:35.619 --> 00:27:37.480
In<00:27:35.640><c> other</c><00:27:35.720><c> words,</c><00:27:35.920><c> we</c><00:27:35.960><c> do</c><00:27:36.160><c> need</c><00:27:36.339><c> to</c><00:27:36.599><c> plant,</c>

00:27:37.640 --> 00:27:41.460
Even<00:27:37.940><c> though</c><00:27:38.099><c> there</c><00:27:38.240><c> mightn't</c><00:27:38.799><c> be</c><00:27:39.799><c> propitious</c><00:27:40.259><c> weather,</c>

00:27:42.779 --> 00:27:45.099
Circumstances<00:27:43.279><c> mightn't</c><00:27:43.819><c> seem</c><00:27:44.059><c> to</c><00:27:44.240><c> be</c><00:27:44.460><c> quite</c><00:27:44.720><c> right,</c>

00:27:45.440 --> 00:27:47.400
But<00:27:45.619><c> we</c><00:27:45.819><c> do</c><00:27:46.079><c> need</c><00:27:46.279><c> to</c><00:27:46.559><c> plant.</c>

00:27:48.180 --> 00:27:51.259
If<00:27:48.279><c> you</c><00:27:48.440><c> don't</c><00:27:49.539><c> sow,</c><00:27:49.980><c> you</c><00:27:50.140><c> won't</c><00:27:50.420><c> reap.</c>

00:27:51.640 --> 00:27:54.559
But<00:27:51.759><c> notice</c><00:27:52.339><c> these</c><00:27:52.680><c> words</c><00:27:52.980><c> when</c><00:27:53.559><c> the</c><00:27:53.759><c> Lord</c><00:27:53.940><c> said,</c>

00:27:54.900 --> 00:27:56.140
He<00:27:55.000><c> knoweth</c><00:27:55.400><c> not</c><00:27:55.700><c> how.</c>

00:27:56.140 --> 00:27:57.619
He<00:27:56.420><c> says,</c>

00:27:58.259 --> 00:28:01.180
Thou<00:27:58.400><c> knowest</c><00:27:58.819><c> not</c><00:27:59.400><c> what</c><00:27:59.839><c> is</c><00:28:00.039><c> the</c><00:28:00.079><c> way</c><00:28:00.279><c> of</c><00:28:00.420><c> the</c><00:28:00.519><c> Spirit,</c>

00:28:01.579 --> 00:28:04.980
Nor<00:28:01.680><c> how</c><00:28:01.960><c> the</c><00:28:02.140><c> bones</c><00:28:02.640><c> do</c><00:28:03.019><c> grow</c><00:28:03.480><c> in</c><00:28:03.740><c> the</c><00:28:03.980><c> womb</c><00:28:04.200><c> of</c><00:28:04.460><c> her</c><00:28:04.660><c> that</c><00:28:04.759><c> is</c>

00:28:04.980 --> 00:28:06.400
with<00:28:05.279><c> child.</c>

00:28:06.980 --> 00:28:10.980
Even<00:28:07.319><c> so,</c><00:28:07.660><c> thou</c><00:28:07.799><c> knowest</c><00:28:08.220><c> not</c><00:28:08.480><c> the</c><00:28:08.579><c> works</c><00:28:08.900><c> of</c><00:28:09.059><c> God</c><00:28:09.319><c> who</c><00:28:09.579><c> maketh</c><00:28:09.900><c> all.</c>

00:28:11.920 --> 00:28:14.160
In<00:28:12.019><c> the</c><00:28:12.180><c> morning</c><00:28:12.559><c> sow</c><00:28:12.880><c> thy</c><00:28:13.140><c> seed,</c>

00:28:14.259 --> 00:28:16.279
And<00:28:14.400><c> in</c><00:28:14.579><c> the</c><00:28:14.720><c> evening</c><00:28:14.960><c> withhold</c><00:28:15.339><c> not</c><00:28:15.680><c> my</c><00:28:15.799><c> hand.</c>

00:28:16.579 --> 00:28:18.339
For<00:28:16.660><c> thou</c><00:28:16.819><c> knowest</c><00:28:17.240><c> not</c><00:28:17.500><c> whether</c><00:28:17.700><c> shall</c><00:28:17.940><c> prosper,</c>

00:28:18.359 --> 00:28:19.480
Whether<00:28:18.579><c> this</c><00:28:18.839><c> or</c><00:28:18.980><c> that,</c>

00:28:19.599 --> 00:28:22.279
Or<00:28:19.759><c> whether</c><00:28:19.960><c> they</c><00:28:20.720><c> both</c><00:28:21.039><c> shall</c><00:28:21.480><c> be</c><00:28:21.759><c> a</c><00:28:21.859><c> life</c><00:28:22.119><c> good.</c>

00:28:22.299 --> 00:28:23.799
In<00:28:22.559><c> other</c><00:28:22.559><c> words,</c><00:28:22.799><c> it's</c><00:28:22.819><c> always</c><00:28:22.940><c> going</c><00:28:23.099><c> to</c><00:28:23.140><c> be</c><00:28:23.319><c> good.</c>

00:28:23.799 --> 00:28:27.420
If<00:28:24.319><c> you</c><00:28:24.619><c> sow,</c><00:28:25.559><c> it's</c><00:28:25.680><c> always</c><00:28:26.039><c> going</c><00:28:26.220><c> to</c><00:28:26.279><c> be</c><00:28:26.359><c> good.</c>

00:28:28.039 --> 00:28:29.740
You<00:28:28.140><c> don't</c><00:28:28.339><c> know</c><00:28:28.559><c> whether</c><00:28:28.660><c> it's</c><00:28:28.880><c> going</c><00:28:28.960><c> to</c><00:28:29.039><c> be</c><00:28:29.099><c> good</c><00:28:29.279><c> this</c><00:28:29.539><c> way,</c>

00:28:29.839 --> 00:28:32.220
Or<00:28:29.960><c> that</c><00:28:30.099><c> way,</c><00:28:30.740><c> or</c><00:28:31.180><c> altogether.</c>

00:28:33.259 --> 00:28:36.119
But<00:28:33.460><c> if</c><00:28:33.539><c> you</c><00:28:33.740><c> sow,</c><00:28:34.880><c> and</c><00:28:35.059><c> you're</c><00:28:35.339><c> patient,</c>

00:28:36.619 --> 00:28:38.640
The<00:28:36.720><c> outcome</c><00:28:37.059><c> will</c><00:28:37.319><c> be</c><00:28:37.519><c> good.</c>

00:28:39.700 --> 00:28:43.599
Now<00:28:39.779><c> notice</c><00:28:40.079><c> there</c><00:28:40.700><c> in</c><00:28:40.920><c> three</c><00:28:41.700><c> times</c><00:28:42.220><c> in</c><00:28:42.940><c> that</c><00:28:43.059><c> little</c><00:28:43.299><c> section,</c>

00:28:43.759 --> 00:28:45.059
Thou<00:28:43.900><c> knowest</c><00:28:44.220><c> not.</c>

00:28:45.119 --> 00:28:47.480
That's<00:28:45.400><c> definitely</c><00:28:45.640><c> the</c><00:28:45.819><c> basis</c><00:28:46.119><c> for</c><00:28:46.299><c> Jesus</c><00:28:46.680><c> in</c><00:28:46.859><c> the</c><00:28:47.019><c> parable</c><00:28:47.240><c> saying,</c>

00:28:47.700 --> 00:28:49.319
He<00:28:47.740><c> knoweth</c><00:28:47.960><c> not</c><00:28:48.200><c> how.</c>

00:28:49.619 --> 00:28:54.000
You<00:28:50.259><c> don't</c><00:28:50.519><c> know</c><00:28:50.660><c> how</c><00:28:51.019><c> a</c><00:28:51.119><c> child</c><00:28:51.480><c> is</c><00:28:51.799><c> formed</c><00:28:52.160><c> in</c><00:28:52.859><c> the</c><00:28:53.059><c> womb,</c>

00:28:55.480 --> 00:28:57.720
But<00:28:55.519><c> you</c><00:28:55.640><c> know</c><00:28:55.839><c> there's</c><00:28:56.059><c> a</c><00:28:56.180><c> miracle</c><00:28:56.480><c> happening.</c>

00:28:58.180 --> 00:29:02.900
You<00:28:58.180><c> know,</c><00:28:59.779><c> obstetricians</c><00:29:00.839><c> and</c><00:29:02.079><c> midwives,</c>

00:29:03.200 --> 00:29:08.039
Many<00:29:03.480><c> of</c><00:29:03.599><c> them</c><00:29:03.900><c> cry</c><00:29:04.740><c> every</c><00:29:05.859><c> time</c><00:29:06.319><c> a</c><00:29:06.539><c> baby</c><00:29:06.839><c> is</c><00:29:07.160><c> delivered.</c>

00:29:09.259 --> 00:29:13.400
They<00:29:09.599><c> cry</c><00:29:10.140><c> because</c><00:29:11.900><c> of</c><00:29:12.079><c> the</c><00:29:12.299><c> marvel</c><00:29:12.619><c> of</c><00:29:12.799><c> that</c><00:29:12.920><c> miracle.</c>

00:29:13.400 --> 00:29:18.740
I<00:29:14.240><c> know</c><00:29:15.200><c> the</c><00:29:15.279><c> doctor</c><00:29:15.579><c> that</c><00:29:15.900><c> delivered</c><00:29:16.619><c> our</c><00:29:17.460><c> first</c><00:29:17.700><c> two</c><00:29:17.960><c> children,</c>

00:29:19.019 --> 00:29:21.259
Newcastle,<00:29:19.519><c> a</c><00:29:19.680><c> specialist</c><00:29:20.019><c> who</c><00:29:20.259><c> was</c><00:29:20.400><c> well</c><00:29:20.599><c> into</c><00:29:20.720><c> his</c><00:29:20.900><c> fifties,</c>

00:29:21.319 --> 00:29:23.880
Had<00:29:21.460><c> delivered</c><00:29:22.099><c> hundreds,</c><00:29:22.579><c> perhaps</c><00:29:22.940><c> thousands</c><00:29:23.380><c> of</c><00:29:23.640><c> children,</c>

00:29:23.900 --> 00:29:26.799
And<00:29:24.039><c> he</c><00:29:24.079><c> said,</c><00:29:24.240><c> I</c><00:29:24.359><c> still</c><00:29:24.680><c> cry</c><00:29:25.039><c> every</c><00:29:25.400><c> time.</c>

00:29:29.259 --> 00:29:30.680
And<00:29:29.380><c> then</c><00:29:29.500><c> they</c><00:29:29.700><c> laugh.</c>

00:29:31.359 --> 00:29:34.259
When<00:29:31.460><c> the</c><00:29:31.640><c> baby's</c><00:29:31.980><c> out,</c><00:29:32.099><c> they</c><00:29:32.359><c> laugh</c><00:29:32.839><c> for</c><00:29:33.160><c> joy.</c>

00:29:35.880 --> 00:29:38.079
With<00:29:36.039><c> the</c><00:29:36.240><c> mum,</c><00:29:37.019><c> the</c><00:29:37.019><c> bread</c><00:29:37.119><c> of</c><00:29:37.240><c> the</c><00:29:37.420><c> day.</c>

00:29:39.200 --> 00:29:41.680
It's<00:29:39.740><c> such</c><00:29:39.880><c> a</c><00:29:40.259><c> marvellous</c><00:29:40.779><c> thing.</c>

00:29:42.460 --> 00:29:44.680
Nobody<00:29:42.900><c> knows</c><00:29:43.180><c> how</c><00:29:43.440><c> it</c><00:29:43.440><c> happens.</c>

00:29:45.259 --> 00:29:47.440
God's<00:29:45.700><c> there</c><00:29:46.019><c> at</c><00:29:46.319><c> work.</c>

00:29:47.779 --> 00:29:50.140
He's<00:29:48.220><c> causing</c><00:29:48.599><c> things</c><00:29:49.019><c> to</c><00:29:49.259><c> grow.</c>

00:29:50.980 --> 00:29:53.440
And<00:29:51.079><c> the</c><00:29:51.299><c> farmer's</c><00:29:51.680><c> in</c><00:29:51.839><c> the</c><00:29:51.920><c> same</c><00:29:52.119><c> way.</c>

00:29:54.859 --> 00:29:56.319
And<00:29:55.000><c> you</c><00:29:55.019><c> don't</c><00:29:55.200><c> know</c><00:29:55.400><c> what</c><00:29:55.559><c> the</c><00:29:55.680><c> outcome</c><00:29:55.920><c> will</c><00:29:56.180><c> be,</c>

00:29:56.339 --> 00:29:57.960
But<00:29:56.460><c> it's</c><00:29:56.599><c> going</c><00:29:56.660><c> to</c><00:29:56.720><c> be</c><00:29:56.839><c> good.</c>

00:29:59.160 --> 00:30:02.299
Now,<00:30:00.559><c> back</c><00:30:00.819><c> when</c><00:30:00.960><c> I</c><00:30:01.140><c> was</c><00:30:01.319><c> in</c><00:30:01.500><c> first</c><00:30:01.680><c> or</c><00:30:01.779><c> second</c><00:30:02.059><c> class,</c>

00:30:02.359 --> 00:30:04.680
I<00:30:02.400><c> can't</c><00:30:02.640><c> remember</c><00:30:02.900><c> which,</c><00:30:03.240><c> I</c><00:30:03.299><c> had</c><00:30:03.380><c> the</c><00:30:03.500><c> same</c><00:30:03.700><c> teacher,</c><00:30:04.119><c> Mrs.</c><00:30:04.500><c> Tasker,</c>

00:30:04.759 --> 00:30:06.259
I<00:30:04.880><c> remember</c><00:30:05.099><c> it</c><00:30:05.299><c> well.</c>

00:30:07.700 --> 00:30:10.799
And<00:30:08.099><c> we</c><00:30:08.500><c> were</c><00:30:08.680><c> told</c><00:30:08.900><c> to</c><00:30:09.039><c> bring</c><00:30:09.200><c> a</c><00:30:09.440><c> saucer</c><00:30:09.700><c> to</c><00:30:09.920><c> school</c>

00:30:10.940 --> 00:30:13.619
With<00:30:11.339><c> some</c><00:30:11.640><c> cotton</c><00:30:11.819><c> wool</c><00:30:12.000><c> on</c><00:30:12.200><c> it,</c>

00:30:14.000 --> 00:30:14.880
And<00:30:14.000><c> we'll</c><00:30:14.200><c> work</c><00:30:14.400><c> from</c><00:30:14.599><c> there.</c>

00:30:14.900 --> 00:30:15.880
Well,<00:30:15.140><c> that's</c><00:30:15.420><c> what</c><00:30:15.579><c> we</c><00:30:15.759><c> did.</c>

00:30:15.940 --> 00:30:18.220
We<00:30:16.059><c> brought</c><00:30:16.279><c> the</c><00:30:16.640><c> saucer</c><00:30:16.920><c> with</c><00:30:17.059><c> the</c><00:30:17.240><c> cotton</c><00:30:17.460><c> wool,</c>

00:30:18.599 --> 00:30:20.619
And<00:30:18.720><c> she</c><00:30:18.900><c> had</c><00:30:19.079><c> some</c><00:30:19.299><c> grains</c><00:30:19.599><c> of</c><00:30:19.839><c> wheat,</c>

00:30:21.119 --> 00:30:22.380
And<00:30:21.220><c> we</c><00:30:21.319><c> put</c><00:30:21.420><c> them</c><00:30:21.539><c> on</c><00:30:21.640><c> the</c><00:30:21.859><c> cotton</c><00:30:22.140><c> wool,</c>

00:30:22.539 --> 00:30:23.380
And<00:30:22.660><c> we</c><00:30:22.920><c> added</c><00:30:23.160><c> water.</c>

00:30:23.480 --> 00:30:24.559
Did<00:30:23.599><c> everybody</c><00:30:23.799><c> do</c><00:30:23.980><c> this</c><00:30:24.180><c> in</c><00:30:24.380><c> school?</c>

00:30:24.779 --> 00:30:26.480
They<00:30:25.039><c> probably</c><00:30:25.400><c> did.</c>

00:30:29.500 --> 00:30:31.099
And<00:30:29.900><c> you</c><00:30:30.079><c> watch</c><00:30:30.319><c> it,</c><00:30:30.619><c> and</c><00:30:30.660><c> in</c><00:30:30.700><c> a</c><00:30:30.759><c> few</c><00:30:30.839><c> days,</c>

00:30:31.180 --> 00:30:34.039
You<00:30:31.220><c> come</c><00:30:31.420><c> in</c><00:30:31.619><c> one</c><00:30:31.799><c> morning,</c><00:30:33.019><c> and</c><00:30:33.140><c> presto.</c>

00:30:34.519 --> 00:30:36.180
The<00:30:35.000><c> little</c><00:30:35.220><c> roots</c><00:30:35.400><c> are</c><00:30:35.900><c> forming,</c>

00:30:36.359 --> 00:30:38.019
And<00:30:36.400><c> the</c><00:30:36.420><c> little</c><00:30:36.740><c> shoots</c><00:30:36.980><c> are</c><00:30:37.220><c> starting</c><00:30:37.440><c> to</c><00:30:37.579><c> come</c><00:30:37.700><c> up,</c>

00:30:38.319 --> 00:30:39.599
And<00:30:38.420><c> you</c><00:30:38.500><c> watch</c><00:30:38.740><c> it</c><00:30:38.940><c> for</c><00:30:39.079><c> a</c><00:30:39.099><c> week</c><00:30:39.319><c> or</c><00:30:39.460><c> so,</c>

00:30:39.680 --> 00:30:40.940
And<00:30:39.720><c> add</c><00:30:39.799><c> a</c><00:30:39.859><c> bit</c><00:30:40.000><c> more</c><00:30:40.160><c> water.</c>

00:30:42.200 --> 00:30:46.920
Of<00:30:42.680><c> all</c><00:30:43.160><c> the</c><00:30:43.440><c> experiments</c><00:30:43.980><c> that</c><00:30:45.500><c> we</c><00:30:45.660><c> did</c><00:30:45.759><c> in</c><00:30:45.960><c> school,</c>

00:30:47.380 --> 00:30:49.859
That's<00:30:47.779><c> a</c><00:30:48.059><c> tremendously</c><00:30:48.539><c> precious</c><00:30:48.980><c> memory</c><00:30:49.339><c> for</c><00:30:49.579><c> a</c><00:30:49.579><c> child.</c>

00:30:49.960 --> 00:30:52.220
Everybody<00:30:50.319><c> will</c><00:30:51.019><c> remember</c><00:30:51.279><c> that.</c>

00:30:53.000 --> 00:30:55.019
Of<00:30:53.220><c> all</c><00:30:53.619><c> the</c><00:30:53.819><c> experiments</c><00:30:54.200><c> I</c><00:30:54.440><c> did</c><00:30:54.539><c> in</c><00:30:54.740><c> school,</c>

00:30:55.019 --> 00:30:57.180
I<00:30:55.259><c> remember</c><00:30:55.559><c> that</c><00:30:55.859><c> one</c><00:30:56.059><c> the</c><00:30:56.220><c> most.</c>

00:30:58.180 --> 00:30:59.460
There's<00:30:58.460><c> a</c><00:30:58.579><c> miracle.</c>

00:30:59.599 --> 00:31:00.799
It's<00:30:59.819><c> marvelous.</c>

00:31:01.359 --> 00:31:02.599
And<00:31:01.599><c> that's</c><00:31:01.759><c> what</c><00:31:01.960><c> God</c><00:31:02.160><c> does.</c>

00:31:02.599 --> 00:31:07.680
Now,<00:31:04.599><c> the</c><00:31:04.759><c> farmer</c><00:31:05.180><c> is</c><00:31:05.579><c> told</c><00:31:05.900><c> in</c><00:31:06.420><c> the</c><00:31:06.640><c> parable,</c>

00:31:07.819 --> 00:31:10.420
Or<00:31:08.119><c> coming</c><00:31:08.480><c> back</c><00:31:08.759><c> to</c><00:31:08.839><c> that</c><00:31:09.140><c> parable</c><00:31:09.359><c> in</c><00:31:09.559><c> Mark</c><00:31:09.740><c> chapter</c><00:31:09.960><c> 4,</c>

00:31:10.819 --> 00:31:13.339
The<00:31:10.980><c> farmer</c><00:31:11.480><c> doesn't</c><00:31:11.859><c> have</c><00:31:12.140><c> to</c><00:31:12.279><c> do</c><00:31:12.440><c> anything.</c>

00:31:13.920 --> 00:31:15.160
He<00:31:13.980><c> doesn't</c><00:31:14.140><c> have</c><00:31:14.359><c> to</c><00:31:14.519><c> dig</c><00:31:14.700><c> up</c><00:31:14.839><c> the</c><00:31:15.000><c> soil</c>

00:31:15.160 --> 00:31:17.420
Just<00:31:15.380><c> to</c><00:31:15.539><c> make</c><00:31:15.720><c> sure</c><00:31:15.920><c> things</c><00:31:16.160><c> are</c><00:31:16.299><c> working</c><00:31:16.660><c> underneath</c><00:31:17.160><c> there.</c>

00:31:17.539 --> 00:31:19.660
If<00:31:17.680><c> he</c><00:31:17.819><c> does</c><00:31:18.019><c> that,</c><00:31:18.240><c> he</c><00:31:18.279><c> ruins</c><00:31:18.660><c> everything.</c>

00:31:22.279 --> 00:31:24.259
He<00:31:22.380><c> doesn't</c><00:31:22.599><c> have</c><00:31:22.819><c> to</c><00:31:22.880><c> check</c><00:31:23.119><c> whether</c><00:31:23.359><c> the</c><00:31:23.579><c> seed</c><00:31:23.740><c> has</c><00:31:23.839><c> germinated,</c>

00:31:24.359 --> 00:31:25.599
How<00:31:24.539><c> it's</c><00:31:24.660><c> going</c><00:31:24.960><c> down</c><00:31:25.259><c> there.</c>

00:31:25.920 --> 00:31:28.880
He<00:31:26.079><c> knows</c><00:31:26.480><c> to</c><00:31:26.740><c> just</c><00:31:27.000><c> care</c><00:31:27.220><c> for</c><00:31:27.440><c> it,</c><00:31:27.700><c> keep</c><00:31:27.839><c> an</c><00:31:28.059><c> eye</c><00:31:28.240><c> on</c><00:31:28.319><c> it,</c>

00:31:29.259 --> 00:31:30.279
Get<00:31:29.359><c> up</c><00:31:29.559><c> in</c><00:31:29.720><c> the</c><00:31:29.819><c> morning,</c>

00:31:30.279 --> 00:31:33.220
Do<00:31:30.980><c> the</c><00:31:31.220><c> chores</c><00:31:31.500><c> around</c><00:31:31.759><c> the</c><00:31:32.039><c> farm,</c>

00:31:33.720 --> 00:31:37.279
Wait<00:31:34.119><c> until</c><00:31:34.500><c> it's</c><00:31:34.799><c> time</c><00:31:35.519><c> for</c><00:31:35.980><c> harvest.</c>

00:31:38.539 --> 00:31:40.440
Let<00:31:38.740><c> God</c><00:31:38.920><c> do</c><00:31:39.119><c> the</c><00:31:39.220><c> work</c><00:31:39.440><c> for</c><00:31:39.579><c> us,</c><00:31:39.980><c> brothers</c><00:31:39.980><c> and</c><00:31:40.119><c> sisters.</c>

00:31:40.619 --> 00:31:44.299
Let<00:31:40.859><c> him</c><00:31:41.980><c> work,</c><00:31:42.859><c> but</c><00:31:43.000><c> be</c><00:31:43.339><c> there.</c>

00:31:45.000 --> 00:31:46.460
Don't<00:31:45.200><c> leave</c><00:31:45.519><c> the</c><00:31:45.680><c> farm.</c>

00:31:46.579 --> 00:31:50.579
You<00:31:46.819><c> care</c><00:31:47.059><c> for</c><00:31:47.240><c> the</c><00:31:47.660><c> property</c><00:31:48.019><c> and</c><00:31:48.859><c> keep</c><00:31:49.099><c> an</c><00:31:49.240><c> eye</c><00:31:49.380><c> on</c><00:31:49.519><c> things.</c>

00:31:50.740 --> 00:31:53.519
Run<00:31:50.859><c> the</c><00:31:51.079><c> farm,</c><00:31:51.380><c> do</c><00:31:51.480><c> the</c><00:31:51.680><c> chores,</c><00:31:52.099><c> get</c><00:31:52.220><c> up</c><00:31:52.339><c> in</c><00:31:52.460><c> the</c><00:31:52.579><c> morning,</c>

00:31:53.839 --> 00:31:55.299
And<00:31:54.099><c> be</c><00:31:54.259><c> busy.</c>

00:31:55.460 --> 00:31:57.640
And<00:31:55.599><c> then</c><00:31:55.880><c> God</c><00:31:56.279><c> will</c><00:31:56.619><c> give</c><00:31:56.900><c> the</c><00:31:57.160><c> increase.</c>

00:31:57.640 --> 00:32:00.500
Now,<00:31:58.299><c> that's</c><00:31:58.339><c> what</c><00:31:59.660><c> the</c><00:31:59.819><c> Apostle</c><00:32:00.200><c> Paul</c><00:32:00.359><c> said.</c>

00:32:00.599 --> 00:32:05.960
I<00:32:01.099><c> planted</c><00:32:02.259><c> in</c><00:32:03.420><c> Apollo</c><00:32:03.480><c> water,</c><00:32:04.380><c> but</c><00:32:04.579><c> God</c><00:32:05.039><c> gave</c><00:32:05.339><c> the</c><00:32:05.519><c> increase.</c>

00:32:06.359 --> 00:32:08.039
Now,<00:32:06.619><c> in</c><00:32:06.619><c> our</c><00:32:06.819><c> personal</c><00:32:07.200><c> lives,</c><00:32:07.599><c> brothers</c><00:32:07.740><c> and</c><00:32:07.900><c> sisters,</c>

00:32:08.119 --> 00:32:10.579
That<00:32:08.440><c> is</c><00:32:08.680><c> how</c><00:32:09.019><c> it</c><00:32:09.180><c> works.</c>

00:32:13.039 --> 00:32:16.819
The<00:32:13.099><c> husband</c><00:32:13.420><c> who</c><00:32:13.660><c> waits</c><00:32:13.880><c> for</c><00:32:14.180><c> the</c><00:32:14.359><c> precious</c><00:32:14.720><c> fruit</c><00:32:15.019><c> of</c><00:32:15.180><c> the</c><00:32:15.380><c> earth,</c>

00:32:16.980 --> 00:32:17.619
Says<00:32:17.079><c> James.</c>

00:32:17.680 --> 00:32:18.539
James<00:32:18.019><c> chapter</c><00:32:18.279><c> 5.</c>

00:32:18.579 --> 00:32:20.759
Back<00:32:18.700><c> to</c><00:32:18.880><c> James.</c>

00:32:25.240 --> 00:32:30.059
Beautiful<00:32:25.839><c> words</c><00:32:26.200><c> here</c><00:32:26.539><c> from</c><00:32:27.380><c> James</c><00:32:27.779><c> who</c><00:32:28.000><c> of</c><00:32:28.000><c> course</c><00:32:28.319><c> listened</c><00:32:28.619><c> to</c><00:32:28.859><c> his</c>

00:32:30.059 --> 00:32:31.839
elder<00:32:30.599><c> brother,</c>

00:32:32.099 --> 00:32:34.099
The<00:32:32.220><c> Lord</c><00:32:32.359><c> Jesus</c><00:32:32.720><c> Christ,</c>

00:32:34.279 --> 00:32:37.819
Learned<00:32:34.420><c> many</c><00:32:34.599><c> lessons,</c><00:32:35.440><c> learned</c><00:32:35.440><c> many</c><00:32:36.000><c> things</c><00:32:36.500><c> as</c><00:32:36.759><c> they</c><00:32:36.880><c> were</c><00:32:37.220><c> in</c>

00:32:37.819 --> 00:32:39.619
the<00:32:37.980><c> fields</c><00:32:38.240><c> around</c><00:32:38.960><c> Nazareth</c>

00:32:39.619 --> 00:32:42.039
as<00:32:40.160><c> they</c><00:32:40.279><c> were</c><00:32:40.460><c> growing</c><00:32:40.680><c> up.</c>

00:32:42.140 --> 00:32:44.119
The<00:32:42.240><c> husband</c><00:32:42.539><c> who</c><00:32:42.740><c> waits</c><00:32:42.859><c> for</c><00:32:43.079><c> the</c><00:32:43.259><c> precious</c><00:32:43.480><c> fruit</c><00:32:43.700><c> of</c><00:32:43.839><c> the</c><00:32:44.000><c> earth,</c>

00:32:44.279 --> 00:32:45.319
He<00:32:44.279><c> has</c><00:32:44.440><c> long</c><00:32:44.799><c> patience.</c>

00:32:45.680 --> 00:32:49.180
First<00:32:46.000><c> of</c><00:32:46.160><c> all,</c><00:32:46.339><c> he</c><00:32:46.539><c> labours,</c><00:32:47.240><c> he</c><00:32:47.519><c> plants</c><00:32:47.859><c> the</c><00:32:48.180><c> seed.</c>

00:32:50.960 --> 00:32:53.180
Then<00:32:51.440><c> he</c><00:32:51.920><c> has</c><00:32:52.180><c> patience.</c>

00:32:53.299 --> 00:32:54.000
He<00:32:53.400><c> has</c><00:32:53.640><c> care.</c>

00:32:54.180 --> 00:32:55.359
He<00:32:54.240><c> has</c><00:32:54.480><c> trust</c><00:32:54.759><c> in</c><00:32:54.980><c> God.</c>

00:32:55.779 --> 00:32:57.019
He<00:32:55.839><c> has</c><00:32:56.039><c> faith.</c>

00:32:57.099 --> 00:33:01.119
And<00:32:57.119><c> then</c><00:32:57.640><c> comes</c><00:32:57.900><c> another</c><00:32:58.160><c> time</c><00:32:58.460><c> of</c><00:32:58.660><c> labour</c><00:32:59.220><c> for</c><00:32:59.920><c> the</c><00:33:00.140><c> harvest.</c>

00:33:01.680 --> 00:33:04.859
So<00:33:01.720><c> we</c><00:33:01.900><c> add</c><00:33:02.160><c> to</c><00:33:02.220><c> our</c><00:33:02.519><c> faith</c><00:33:02.660><c> virtue</c><00:33:03.119><c> to</c><00:33:03.339><c> virtue,</c><00:33:03.680><c> knowledge</c><00:33:04.079><c> and</c><00:33:04.259><c> so</c><00:33:04.480><c> on.</c>

00:33:05.039 --> 00:33:07.359
James<00:33:05.339><c> chapter</c><00:33:05.640><c> 5</c><00:33:06.039><c> and</c><00:33:06.240><c> verse</c><00:33:06.619><c> 7,</c>

00:33:09.519 --> 00:33:11.920
We<00:33:09.539><c> read</c><00:33:09.759><c> there,</c><00:33:10.059><c> Be</c><00:33:10.180><c> patient</c><00:33:10.579><c> therefore,</c><00:33:11.200><c> brethren,</c>

00:33:12.019 --> 00:33:13.019
Under<00:33:12.180><c> the</c><00:33:12.380><c> coming</c><00:33:12.579><c> of</c><00:33:12.740><c> the</c><00:33:12.859><c> Lord.</c>

00:33:13.099 --> 00:33:15.619
Behold,<00:33:13.539><c> the</c><00:33:13.740><c> husbandman,</c><00:33:14.400><c> the</c><00:33:14.519><c> farmer,</c>

00:33:15.839 --> 00:33:17.759
Waiteth<00:33:15.960><c> for</c><00:33:16.180><c> the</c><00:33:16.420><c> precious</c><00:33:16.839><c> fruit</c><00:33:17.180><c> of</c><00:33:17.319><c> the</c><00:33:17.519><c> earth,</c>

00:33:17.759 --> 00:33:20.059
And<00:33:17.880><c> hath</c><00:33:18.180><c> long</c><00:33:18.700><c> patience</c><00:33:19.140><c> for</c><00:33:19.440><c> it,</c>

00:33:20.099 --> 00:33:22.220
Until<00:33:20.579><c> he</c><00:33:20.799><c> receive</c><00:33:21.200><c> the</c><00:33:21.400><c> early</c><00:33:21.680><c> and</c><00:33:21.799><c> latter</c><00:33:21.920><c> rain.</c>

00:33:22.220 --> 00:33:22.940
Where's<00:33:22.359><c> that</c><00:33:22.539><c> come</c><00:33:22.720><c> from?</c>

00:33:22.960 --> 00:33:25.240
That<00:33:23.119><c> comes</c><00:33:23.319><c> from</c><00:33:23.480><c> God</c><00:33:23.740><c> too,</c><00:33:24.119><c> doesn't</c><00:33:24.220><c> it?</c>

00:33:26.900 --> 00:33:28.900
Be<00:33:27.220><c> ye</c><00:33:27.500><c> also</c><00:33:27.799><c> patient.</c>

00:33:29.119 --> 00:33:31.440
Establish<00:33:29.539><c> your</c><00:33:29.759><c> hearts,</c><00:33:30.380><c> for</c><00:33:30.500><c> the</c><00:33:30.680><c> coming</c><00:33:30.880><c> of</c><00:33:31.059><c> the</c><00:33:31.180><c> Lord</c>

00:33:31.440 --> 00:33:32.680
draweth<00:33:31.859><c> nigh.</c>

00:33:32.839 --> 00:33:35.680
Patience<00:33:33.400><c> is</c><00:33:33.660><c> that</c><00:33:33.859><c> tremendous</c><00:33:34.519><c> virtue.</c>

00:33:36.319 --> 00:33:40.680
James<00:33:36.759><c> chapter</c><00:33:37.079><c> 1</c><00:33:38.299><c> in</c><00:33:38.880><c> verse</c><00:33:39.140><c> 3</c><00:33:39.599><c> says,</c>

00:33:40.920 --> 00:33:44.940
Knowing<00:33:41.240><c> this</c><00:33:41.519><c> is</c><00:33:41.700><c> the</c><00:33:42.019><c> trying</c><00:33:42.299><c> of</c><00:33:42.519><c> your</c><00:33:42.859><c> faith,</c><00:33:43.559><c> worketh</c><00:33:43.880><c> patience.</c>

00:33:45.160 --> 00:33:47.259
But<00:33:45.279><c> let</c><00:33:45.559><c> patience</c><00:33:46.000><c> have</c><00:33:46.299><c> her</c><00:33:46.519><c> perfect</c><00:33:46.839><c> work.</c>

00:33:47.259 --> 00:33:50.740
That<00:33:47.740><c> ye</c><00:33:47.900><c> may</c><00:33:48.079><c> be</c><00:33:48.319><c> perfect</c><00:33:48.640><c> and</c><00:33:48.859><c> entire,</c><00:33:49.279><c> wanting</c><00:33:49.519><c> nothing.</c>

00:33:51.579 --> 00:33:57.440
Patient,<00:33:52.539><c> continuous</c><00:33:52.960><c> and</c><00:33:53.319><c> well</c><00:33:53.700><c>-doing,</c><00:33:54.079><c> Paul</c><00:33:54.420><c> says</c><00:33:54.779><c> in</c><00:33:54.859><c> Romans</c><00:33:55.259><c> chapter</c><00:33:55.599><c> 1.</c>

00:33:57.779 --> 00:34:03.119
Psalm<00:33:57.960><c> 126,</c><00:33:59.039><c> they</c><00:33:59.279><c> that</c><00:33:59.539><c> sow</c><00:33:59.880><c> in</c><00:34:00.180><c> tears</c><00:34:00.900><c> shall</c><00:34:01.660><c> reap</c><00:34:01.960><c> in</c><00:34:02.200><c> joy.</c>

00:34:03.740 --> 00:34:06.640
He<00:34:03.960><c> that</c><00:34:04.059><c> goeth</c><00:34:04.480><c> forth</c><00:34:04.779><c> weeping,</c><00:34:05.420><c> bearing</c><00:34:05.700><c> precious</c><00:34:06.059><c> seed,</c>

00:34:07.079 --> 00:34:09.440
Shall<00:34:07.279><c> doubtless</c><00:34:07.720><c> come</c><00:34:07.960><c> again</c><00:34:08.239><c> with</c><00:34:08.539><c> rejoicing,</c><00:34:09.139><c> bringing</c>

00:34:09.440 --> 00:34:10.619
his<00:34:09.860><c> seeds</c><00:34:10.099><c> with</c><00:34:10.400><c> him.</c>

00:34:11.039 --> 00:34:13.079
Why<00:34:11.340><c> is</c><00:34:11.460><c> he</c><00:34:11.579><c> weeping,</c><00:34:12.199><c> sowing</c><00:34:12.420><c> precious</c><00:34:12.800><c> seed?</c>

00:34:13.159 --> 00:34:14.940
Well,<00:34:13.260><c> that</c><00:34:13.380><c> could</c><00:34:13.519><c> have</c><00:34:13.679><c> been</c><00:34:13.840><c> turned</c><00:34:14.019><c> into</c><00:34:14.199><c> bread</c><00:34:14.500><c> to</c><00:34:14.699><c> feed</c>

00:34:14.940 --> 00:34:15.400
the<00:34:15.139><c> family.</c>

00:34:15.400 --> 00:34:19.300
But<00:34:15.739><c> he</c><00:34:15.840><c> had</c><00:34:16.099><c> to</c><00:34:16.300><c> keep</c><00:34:16.619><c> some,</c><00:34:17.079><c> even</c><00:34:17.360><c> if</c><00:34:17.559><c> it</c><00:34:17.559><c> was</c><00:34:18.440><c> a</c><00:34:18.639><c> tough</c><00:34:18.820><c> season.</c>

00:34:19.800 --> 00:34:21.980
He<00:34:19.900><c> had</c><00:34:20.099><c> to</c><00:34:20.320><c> keep</c><00:34:20.579><c> some</c><00:34:20.960><c> to</c><00:34:21.360><c> plant</c><00:34:21.539><c> again,</c>

00:34:22.199 --> 00:34:25.079
For<00:34:22.340><c> the</c><00:34:22.460><c> next</c><00:34:22.719><c> year</c><00:34:22.880><c> with</c><00:34:23.059><c> God's</c><00:34:23.400><c> blessings</c><00:34:23.639><c> would</c><00:34:23.900><c> undoubtedly</c><00:34:24.300><c> come.</c>

00:34:27.719 --> 00:34:30.300
He<00:34:27.780><c> rejoiced,</c><00:34:28.219><c> bringing</c><00:34:28.559><c> his</c><00:34:28.920><c> seeds</c><00:34:29.119><c> with</c><00:34:29.420><c> him.</c>

00:34:30.800 --> 00:34:35.000
Psalm<00:34:30.900><c> 127</c><00:34:31.579><c> is</c><00:34:31.920><c> also</c><00:34:32.199><c> interesting,</c><00:34:32.739><c> just</c><00:34:33.019><c> the</c><00:34:33.280><c> next</c><00:34:33.539><c> Psalm</c><00:34:33.699><c> after</c><00:34:33.980><c> 126</c><00:34:34.860><c> I</c>

00:34:35.000 --> 00:34:36.079
just<00:34:35.260><c> quoted.</c>

00:34:37.139 --> 00:34:37.980
Where<00:34:37.340><c> the</c><00:34:37.539><c> Psalmist</c><00:34:37.860><c> says,</c>

00:34:38.139 --> 00:34:43.039
It<00:34:38.139><c> is</c><00:34:38.360><c> vain</c><00:34:38.699><c> for</c><00:34:38.980><c> you</c><00:34:39.199><c> to</c><00:34:39.460><c> rise</c><00:34:39.780><c> up</c><00:34:40.059><c> early,</c><00:34:41.500><c> to</c><00:34:41.679><c> sit</c><00:34:41.860><c> up</c><00:34:42.179><c> late,</c>

00:34:43.559 --> 00:34:48.179
To<00:34:44.119><c> eat</c><00:34:44.440><c> the</c><00:34:44.599><c> bread</c><00:34:44.739><c> of</c><00:34:45.019><c> sorrows,</c><00:34:46.960><c> for</c><00:34:47.099><c> so</c><00:34:47.460><c> he</c><00:34:47.699><c> giveth</c><00:34:47.880><c> his</c>

00:34:48.179 --> 00:34:49.579
beloved<00:34:48.599><c> sleep.</c>

00:34:50.380 --> 00:34:53.400
It<00:34:50.619><c> is</c><00:34:50.800><c> vain</c><00:34:51.000><c> to</c><00:34:51.159><c> rise</c><00:34:51.480><c> up</c><00:34:51.739><c> early,</c><00:34:52.619><c> to</c><00:34:52.820><c> sit</c><00:34:52.820><c> up</c><00:34:53.099><c> late,</c>

00:34:53.559 --> 00:34:58.719
And<00:34:53.699><c> worry,</c><00:34:54.820><c> and</c><00:34:54.940><c> worry,</c><00:34:55.860><c> and</c><00:34:56.000><c> turmoil,</c><00:34:56.679><c> and</c><00:34:56.860><c> churn,</c><00:34:57.380><c> and</c><00:34:57.400><c> churn.</c>

00:34:59.039 --> 00:35:01.099
God's<00:34:59.340><c> got</c><00:34:59.559><c> it.</c>

00:35:01.980 --> 00:35:04.980
For<00:35:02.239><c> so</c><00:35:02.719><c> he</c><00:35:03.000><c> giveth</c><00:35:03.280><c> his</c><00:35:03.539><c> beloved</c><00:35:03.920><c> sleep.</c>

00:35:05.480 --> 00:35:08.960
If<00:35:05.800><c> we're</c><00:35:06.119><c> contented</c><00:35:06.539><c> in</c><00:35:06.699><c> life,</c><00:35:07.179><c> he</c><00:35:07.179><c> says,</c><00:35:07.400><c> we'll</c><00:35:07.719><c> sleep</c><00:35:07.900><c> well.</c>

00:35:09.780 --> 00:35:12.579
If<00:35:10.380><c> we're</c><00:35:10.760><c> contented</c><00:35:11.159><c> in</c><00:35:11.300><c> the</c><00:35:11.420><c> godly</c><00:35:11.780><c> environment</c><00:35:12.179><c> in</c><00:35:12.440><c> our</c>

00:35:12.579 --> 00:35:14.760
lives,<00:35:13.179><c> we'll</c><00:35:13.400><c> sleep</c><00:35:13.639><c> well.</c>

00:35:15.260 --> 00:35:17.619
Let<00:35:15.420><c> God</c><00:35:15.760><c> be</c><00:35:16.119><c> in</c><00:35:16.460><c> charge.</c>

00:35:18.360 --> 00:35:21.199
Let<00:35:18.539><c> the</c><00:35:18.739><c> metamorphosis</c><00:35:20.219><c> happen.</c>

00:35:21.679 --> 00:35:23.579
Let<00:35:21.780><c> the</c><00:35:22.079><c> change</c><00:35:22.559><c> happen.</c>

00:35:24.059 --> 00:35:26.579
Don't<00:35:24.400><c> disturb,</c><00:35:25.199><c> as</c><00:35:25.380><c> probably</c><00:35:25.800><c> we</c><00:35:26.019><c> did</c><00:35:26.119><c> with</c><00:35:26.340><c> children,</c>

00:35:26.659 --> 00:35:29.320
Don't<00:35:26.900><c> disturb</c><00:35:27.320><c> the</c><00:35:27.559><c> cocoon</c><00:35:27.960><c> or</c><00:35:28.119><c> the</c><00:35:28.300><c> chrysalis</c><00:35:28.719><c> and</c><00:35:29.019><c> cut</c><00:35:29.159><c> it</c>

00:35:29.320 --> 00:35:30.119
open<00:35:29.420><c> to</c><00:35:29.599><c> see</c><00:35:29.639><c> what's</c><00:35:29.940><c> inside.</c>

00:35:30.280 --> 00:35:31.880
You've<00:35:30.500><c> spoiled</c><00:35:30.800><c> everything.</c>

00:35:32.159 --> 00:35:34.900
Let<00:35:32.460><c> God</c><00:35:33.059><c> do</c><00:35:33.519><c> the</c><00:35:33.780><c> work.</c>

00:35:35.460 --> 00:35:36.760
Hand<00:35:36.059><c> ourselves</c><00:35:36.440><c> over.</c>

00:35:37.059 --> 00:35:38.619
Surrender<00:35:37.659><c> to</c><00:35:38.460><c> him.</c>

00:35:39.039 --> 00:35:42.300
Let<00:35:39.219><c> patience</c><00:35:39.659><c> have</c><00:35:39.980><c> its</c><00:35:40.199><c> perfect</c><00:35:40.739><c> work,</c><00:35:41.199><c> says</c><00:35:41.320><c> James.</c>

00:35:42.460 --> 00:35:46.800
And<00:35:42.599><c> that,</c><00:35:43.000><c> brethren</c><00:35:43.179><c> and</c><00:35:43.400><c> sisters,</c><00:35:44.380><c> is</c><00:35:44.579><c> the</c><00:35:44.699><c> mystery</c><00:35:45.340><c> of</c><00:35:45.800><c> life.</c>

00:35:47.699 --> 00:35:50.900
The<00:35:47.920><c> process</c><00:35:48.400><c> is</c><00:35:48.699><c> God's</c><00:35:49.380><c> law</c><00:35:49.719><c> of</c><00:35:50.599><c> growth.</c>

00:35:51.099 --> 00:35:52.199
And<00:35:51.199><c> nothing</c><00:35:51.360><c> can</c><00:35:51.599><c> change</c><00:35:51.840><c> that.</c>

00:35:52.599 --> 00:35:54.800
What's<00:35:52.980><c> true</c><00:35:53.099><c> of</c><00:35:53.179><c> the</c><00:35:53.360><c> natural</c><00:35:53.639><c> is</c><00:35:53.920><c> true</c><00:35:54.139><c> of</c><00:35:54.219><c> the</c><00:35:54.460><c> spiritual.</c>

00:35:54.900 --> 00:35:56.599
That's<00:35:55.360><c> our</c><00:35:55.599><c> life.</c>

00:35:57.300 --> 00:35:59.139
Put<00:35:57.480><c> ourselves</c><00:35:57.860><c> in</c><00:35:58.000><c> the</c><00:35:58.219><c> environment.</c>

00:35:59.239 --> 00:36:00.119
Plant<00:35:59.480><c> the</c><00:35:59.780><c> seed.</c>

00:36:00.500 --> 00:36:02.099
Let<00:36:00.699><c> God</c><00:36:01.119><c> do</c><00:36:01.659><c> the</c><00:36:01.920><c> work.</c>

00:36:02.099 --> 00:36:03.800
Let<00:36:02.320><c> it</c><00:36:02.320><c> happen</c><00:36:02.480><c> slowly.</c>

00:36:03.860 --> 00:36:06.320
Remember,<00:36:04.119><c> the</c><00:36:04.340><c> seed</c><00:36:04.480><c> is</c><00:36:04.719><c> planted</c><00:36:04.940><c> on</c><00:36:05.219><c> the</c><00:36:05.420><c> stony</c><00:36:05.679><c> ground</c><00:36:05.980><c> with</c><00:36:06.179><c> not</c>

00:36:06.320 --> 00:36:07.079
much<00:36:06.519><c> depth</c><00:36:06.760><c> of</c><00:36:06.940><c> earth,</c>

00:36:07.219 --> 00:36:08.880
springs<00:36:07.519><c> up</c><00:36:07.800><c> quickly,</c>

00:36:09.559 --> 00:36:11.599
and<00:36:09.639><c> withers</c><00:36:09.880><c> and</c><00:36:10.139><c> dies</c><00:36:10.340><c> in</c><00:36:10.579><c> the</c><00:36:10.719><c> sun.</c>

00:36:13.019 --> 00:36:14.820
So<00:36:13.300><c> it</c><00:36:13.340><c> takes</c><00:36:13.559><c> time.</c>

00:36:15.099 --> 00:36:16.119
Good<00:36:15.360><c> quality</c><00:36:15.760><c> growth.</c>

00:36:16.340 --> 00:36:19.820
Slow,<00:36:17.159><c> progressive,</c><00:36:18.360><c> be</c><00:36:18.480><c> patient</c><00:36:18.780><c> and</c><00:36:19.099><c> consistent</c><00:36:19.460><c> every</c>

00:36:19.820 --> 00:36:22.360
night,<00:36:20.800><c> every</c><00:36:21.000><c> new</c><00:36:21.239><c> day.</c>

00:36:22.920 --> 00:36:25.980
And<00:36:23.219><c> after</c><00:36:23.500><c> a</c><00:36:23.619><c> while,</c><00:36:23.860><c> people</c><00:36:24.139><c> will</c><00:36:24.380><c> notice</c><00:36:24.599><c> it.</c>

00:36:26.219 --> 00:36:28.179
And<00:36:26.539><c> we'll</c><00:36:26.739><c> see</c><00:36:26.840><c> the</c><00:36:27.059><c> change.</c>

00:36:29.280 --> 00:36:32.800
And<00:36:29.800><c> people</c><00:36:30.099><c> will</c><00:36:30.360><c> see</c><00:36:30.380><c> it</c><00:36:30.579><c> happening</c><00:36:30.840><c> in</c><00:36:31.039><c> us.</c>

00:36:34.139 --> 00:36:35.079
And<00:36:34.179><c> then</c><00:36:34.380><c> comes</c><00:36:34.619><c> the</c><00:36:34.820><c> harvest.</c>

00:36:35.300 --> 00:36:38.880
Now,<00:36:35.360><c> you</c><00:36:35.360><c> know,</c><00:36:37.159><c> it's</c><00:36:37.460><c> a</c><00:36:37.539><c> bit</c><00:36:37.599><c> like</c><00:36:37.820><c> a</c><00:36:37.980><c> revolution.</c>

00:36:39.559 --> 00:36:42.940
Revolutions<00:36:40.079><c> start</c><00:36:40.599><c> slowly</c><00:36:41.019><c> and</c><00:36:42.199><c> work</c><00:36:42.519><c> underneath,</c>

00:36:43.059 --> 00:36:47.820
and<00:36:43.159><c> then</c><00:36:43.559><c> suddenly</c><00:36:44.119><c> they</c><00:36:45.400><c> burst,</c><00:36:46.159><c> and</c><00:36:46.300><c> nobody's</c><00:36:46.619><c> expected</c><00:36:46.940><c> it.</c>

00:36:48.219 --> 00:36:51.880
There's<00:36:48.480><c> huge</c><00:36:48.880><c> change,</c><00:36:49.460><c> like</c><00:36:49.579><c> the</c><00:36:49.699><c> French</c><00:36:49.920><c> Revolution,</c><00:36:50.360><c> for</c><00:36:50.599><c> example.</c>

00:36:53.019 --> 00:36:55.139
Things<00:36:53.260><c> come</c><00:36:53.500><c> to</c><00:36:53.639><c> the</c><00:36:53.800><c> boiling</c><00:36:54.019><c> point.</c>

00:36:56.239 --> 00:36:58.679
They<00:36:56.679><c> talk</c><00:36:56.960><c> about</c><00:36:57.460><c> watching</c><00:36:57.800><c> the</c><00:36:58.039><c> kettle.</c>

00:36:58.760 --> 00:37:02.039
The<00:36:59.099><c> kettle</c><00:36:59.280><c> never</c><00:36:59.579><c> boils</c><00:37:00.059><c> if</c><00:37:00.280><c> you</c><00:37:00.380><c> watch</c><00:37:00.659><c> it.</c>

00:37:02.320 --> 00:37:04.039
You've<00:37:02.579><c> got</c><00:37:02.780><c> to</c><00:37:02.940><c> be</c><00:37:03.079><c> patient.</c>

00:37:04.739 --> 00:37:07.059
But<00:37:04.840><c> when</c><00:37:05.059><c> it</c><00:37:05.280><c> suddenly</c><00:37:05.579><c> comes</c><00:37:05.980><c> to</c><00:37:06.219><c> the</c><00:37:06.380><c> boil,</c><00:37:06.699><c> if</c><00:37:06.760><c> you</c><00:37:06.920><c> want</c>

00:37:07.059 --> 00:37:08.940
the<00:37:07.199><c> best</c><00:37:07.559><c> cup</c><00:37:07.780><c> of</c><00:37:08.059><c> tea,</c>

00:37:09.920 --> 00:37:11.880
you<00:37:09.980><c> want</c><00:37:10.139><c> the</c><00:37:10.300><c> best</c><00:37:10.519><c> cup</c><00:37:10.699><c> of</c><00:37:10.900><c> tea,</c><00:37:11.079><c> you</c><00:37:11.159><c> don't</c><00:37:11.360><c> let</c><00:37:11.480><c> it</c><00:37:11.699><c> keep</c>

00:37:11.880 --> 00:37:12.840
on<00:37:12.139><c> boiling.</c>

00:37:13.239 --> 00:37:15.800
When<00:37:13.400><c> it</c><00:37:13.679><c> comes</c><00:37:13.980><c> straight</c><00:37:14.340><c> to</c><00:37:14.500><c> the</c><00:37:14.659><c> boil,</c><00:37:14.960><c> you</c><00:37:15.099><c> pour</c><00:37:15.280><c> it</c><00:37:15.619><c> fresh</c>

00:37:15.800 --> 00:37:17.880
into<00:37:16.019><c> the</c><00:37:16.179><c> pot</c><00:37:16.300><c> straight</c><00:37:16.659><c> away</c>

00:37:18.079 --> 00:37:20.840
over<00:37:18.519><c> nice</c><00:37:18.960><c> fresh</c><00:37:19.360><c> leaf</c><00:37:19.619><c> tea,</c>

00:37:21.559 --> 00:37:22.739
and<00:37:21.679><c> up</c><00:37:21.780><c> comes</c><00:37:21.980><c> the</c><00:37:22.260><c> steam,</c>

00:37:22.739 --> 00:37:25.059
and<00:37:23.280><c> up</c><00:37:23.440><c> comes</c><00:37:23.739><c> the</c><00:37:24.059><c> aroma,</c>

00:37:25.260 --> 00:37:28.119
and<00:37:25.519><c> you've</c><00:37:25.659><c> got</c><00:37:25.760><c> the</c><00:37:25.920><c> best</c><00:37:26.300><c> cup</c><00:37:26.519><c> of</c><00:37:26.659><c> tea</c><00:37:26.780><c> there</c><00:37:26.920><c> can</c><00:37:27.139><c> be.</c>

00:37:28.559 --> 00:37:30.940
But<00:37:28.739><c> you</c><00:37:28.880><c> need</c><00:37:29.099><c> to</c><00:37:29.260><c> do</c><00:37:29.260><c> it</c><00:37:29.360><c> at</c><00:37:29.440><c> the</c><00:37:29.559><c> right</c><00:37:29.800><c> time.</c>

00:37:31.559 --> 00:37:33.719
When<00:37:31.699><c> it's</c><00:37:31.980><c> ready,</c><00:37:32.840><c> as</c><00:37:33.019><c> the</c><00:37:33.199><c> kettle</c><00:37:33.380><c> boils,</c>

00:37:34.059 --> 00:37:35.420
when<00:37:34.219><c> the</c><00:37:34.579><c> harvest</c><00:37:34.820><c> is</c><00:37:35.019><c> there,</c>

00:37:35.920 --> 00:37:38.500
time<00:37:36.159><c> to</c><00:37:36.340><c> go,</c><00:37:37.099><c> time</c><00:37:37.320><c> to</c><00:37:37.480><c> get</c><00:37:37.599><c> into</c><00:37:37.780><c> it.</c>

00:37:38.780 --> 00:37:40.980
So<00:37:39.039><c> when</c><00:37:39.199><c> you</c><00:37:39.360><c> see</c><00:37:39.460><c> the</c><00:37:39.619><c> full</c><00:37:39.780><c> years,</c>

00:37:41.199 --> 00:37:44.320
says<00:37:41.260><c> the</c><00:37:41.559><c> parable,</c><00:37:42.099><c> immediately</c><00:37:42.539><c> go</c><00:37:42.760><c> out</c><00:37:43.099><c> and</c><00:37:43.380><c> harvest.</c>

00:37:44.840 --> 00:37:47.539
We<00:37:45.039><c> talk</c><00:37:45.179><c> about</c><00:37:45.400><c> acting</c><00:37:45.679><c> when</c><00:37:45.860><c> the</c><00:37:46.159><c> time</c><00:37:46.420><c> is</c><00:37:46.800><c> ripe,</c><00:37:47.139><c> don't</c><00:37:47.300><c> we?</c>

00:37:47.539 --> 00:37:50.460
When<00:37:47.739><c> the</c><00:37:47.980><c> time</c><00:37:48.159><c> is</c><00:37:48.380><c> ripe</c><00:37:49.019><c> in</c><00:37:49.940><c> our</c><00:37:50.199><c> lives.</c>

00:37:50.960 --> 00:37:53.420
So<00:37:51.440><c> God</c><00:37:51.739><c> gives</c><00:37:52.019><c> us</c><00:37:52.260><c> opportunities,</c><00:37:52.880><c> brothers</c><00:37:53.079><c> and</c><00:37:53.199><c> sisters,</c>

00:37:53.480 --> 00:37:55.079
when<00:37:53.719><c> we</c><00:37:53.940><c> are</c><00:37:54.199><c> ready.</c>

00:37:57.019 --> 00:38:00.159
But<00:37:57.300><c> we've</c><00:37:57.519><c> got</c><00:37:57.599><c> to</c><00:37:57.699><c> be</c><00:37:57.920><c> ready,</c><00:37:58.599><c> we've</c><00:37:58.699><c> got</c><00:37:58.760><c> to</c><00:37:58.860><c> be</c><00:37:59.000><c> alert,</c>

00:38:00.340 --> 00:38:03.900
and<00:38:00.559><c> ready</c><00:38:00.980><c> to</c><00:38:01.300><c> act,</c><00:38:02.039><c> or</c><00:38:02.099><c> they'll</c><00:38:02.400><c> pass</c><00:38:02.719><c> us</c><00:38:02.980><c> by.</c>

00:38:05.039 --> 00:38:06.840
We<00:38:05.139><c> know</c><00:38:05.280><c> that</c><00:38:05.400><c> happens,</c><00:38:05.980><c> don't</c><00:38:05.980><c> we?</c>

00:38:07.460 --> 00:38:11.119
Ready<00:38:07.739><c> to</c><00:38:07.940><c> act,</c><00:38:08.579><c> thrust</c><00:38:08.739><c> in</c><00:38:08.920><c> the</c><00:38:09.099><c> sickle</c><00:38:09.320><c> for</c><00:38:09.500><c> the</c><00:38:09.760><c> harvest</c><00:38:10.099><c> is</c><00:38:10.300><c> ripe.</c>

00:38:11.239 --> 00:38:13.380
That's<00:38:11.559><c> talking,</c><00:38:11.780><c> of</c><00:38:11.960><c> course,</c><00:38:12.239><c> in</c><00:38:12.380><c> Joel</c><00:38:12.659><c> and</c><00:38:12.880><c> in</c><00:38:12.940><c> Revelation</c>

00:38:13.380 --> 00:38:15.099
about<00:38:14.139><c> the</c><00:38:14.420><c> judgment</c><00:38:14.679><c> to</c><00:38:14.920><c> come,</c>

00:38:15.099 --> 00:38:17.159
but<00:38:15.360><c> that's</c><00:38:15.760><c> the</c><00:38:15.960><c> true</c><00:38:16.159><c> principle.</c>

00:38:17.619 --> 00:38:19.239
It<00:38:17.780><c> has</c><00:38:17.940><c> that</c><00:38:18.099><c> application</c><00:38:18.480><c> of</c><00:38:18.619><c> the</c><00:38:18.719><c> Day</c><00:38:18.860><c> of</c><00:38:19.000><c> Judgment,</c>

00:38:19.239 --> 00:38:23.380
but<00:38:19.360><c> for</c><00:38:19.820><c> us,</c><00:38:20.880><c> when</c><00:38:20.980><c> the</c><00:38:21.139><c> time</c><00:38:21.360><c> is</c><00:38:21.599><c> right,</c><00:38:21.960><c> when</c><00:38:22.019><c> you</c><00:38:22.320><c> see</c><00:38:22.599><c> the</c><00:38:22.840><c> opportunity,</c>

00:38:23.860 --> 00:38:26.360
grasp<00:38:24.139><c> it,</c><00:38:24.380><c> because</c><00:38:24.619><c> that's</c><00:38:24.980><c> the</c><00:38:25.119><c> little</c><00:38:25.320><c> harvest,</c>

00:38:26.400 --> 00:38:28.139
and<00:38:26.539><c> they</c><00:38:26.739><c> come</c><00:38:27.059><c> from</c><00:38:27.519><c> time</c><00:38:27.760><c> to</c><00:38:27.900><c> time,</c>

00:38:28.300 --> 00:38:31.659
as<00:38:28.400><c> the</c><00:38:28.599><c> harvest</c><00:38:29.219><c> naturally</c><00:38:29.760><c> comes</c><00:38:30.039><c> year</c><00:38:30.280><c> by</c><00:38:30.460><c> year.</c>

00:38:32.699 --> 00:38:36.860
I'm<00:38:33.159><c> going</c><00:38:33.199><c> to</c><00:38:33.300><c> quote</c><00:38:33.619><c> to</c><00:38:34.179><c> you</c><00:38:35.039><c> from</c><00:38:35.400><c> Isaiah</c><00:38:35.780><c> chapter</c><00:38:36.099><c> 55</c>

00:38:36.860 --> 00:38:41.139
of<00:38:37.780><c> how</c><00:38:38.179><c> God</c><00:38:38.639><c> works</c><00:38:39.159><c> by</c><00:38:39.500><c> His</c><00:38:39.820><c> Word,</c>

00:38:41.780 --> 00:38:42.920
mysteriously.

00:38:43.780 --> 00:38:47.380
It's<00:38:44.019><c> God's</c><00:38:44.920><c> mystery</c><00:38:45.400><c> working</c><00:38:45.940><c> in</c><00:38:46.300><c> our</c><00:38:46.519><c> lives.</c>

00:38:47.980 --> 00:38:49.639
Isaiah<00:38:48.559><c> 55.</c>

00:38:49.880 --> 00:38:52.320
As<00:38:50.019><c> the</c><00:38:50.199><c> heavens</c><00:38:50.440><c> are</c><00:38:50.659><c> higher</c><00:38:50.940><c> than</c><00:38:51.059><c> the</c><00:38:51.179><c> earth,</c>

00:38:52.519 --> 00:38:55.239
so<00:38:52.820><c> are</c><00:38:53.039><c> my</c><00:38:53.400><c> ways</c><00:38:53.699><c> higher</c><00:38:54.219><c> than</c><00:38:54.320><c> your</c><00:38:54.639><c> ways,</c>

00:38:55.539 --> 00:38:57.639
and<00:38:55.739><c> my</c><00:38:56.059><c> thoughts</c><00:38:56.440><c> than</c><00:38:56.619><c> your</c><00:38:56.900><c> thoughts.</c>

00:38:58.019 --> 00:39:00.739
Isaiah<00:38:58.280><c> 55</c><00:38:58.920><c> verse</c><00:38:59.159><c> 9.</c>

00:39:01.019 --> 00:39:03.500
So<00:39:01.099><c> God's</c><00:39:01.420><c> ways</c><00:39:01.659><c> are</c><00:39:01.880><c> higher</c><00:39:02.179><c> than</c><00:39:02.320><c> ours,</c><00:39:02.719><c> and</c><00:39:02.800><c> we</c><00:39:03.039><c> can't</c>

00:39:03.500 --> 00:39:04.480
really<00:39:03.860><c> comprehend</c><00:39:04.260><c> them,</c>

00:39:04.480 --> 00:39:06.650
but<00:39:04.719><c> they</c><00:39:05.139><c> do</c><00:39:05.860><c> work,</c>

00:39:06.840 --> 00:39:10.639
and<00:39:07.000><c> we</c><00:39:07.199><c> need</c><00:39:07.519><c> to</c><00:39:07.780><c> allow</c><00:39:08.079><c> them</c><00:39:08.340><c> to</c><00:39:08.500><c> work</c><00:39:08.679><c> in</c><00:39:08.860><c> our</c><00:39:09.099><c> lives</c><00:39:09.480><c> to</c><00:39:10.039><c> change</c><00:39:10.320><c> us.</c>

00:39:10.719 --> 00:39:11.900
He<00:39:10.840><c> says,</c>

00:39:12.380 --> 00:39:14.619
As<00:39:12.900><c> the</c><00:39:13.079><c> rain</c><00:39:13.280><c> cometh</c><00:39:13.539><c> down,</c>

00:39:14.760 --> 00:39:16.519
and<00:39:15.019><c> the</c><00:39:15.199><c> snow</c><00:39:15.440><c> from</c><00:39:15.659><c> heaven,</c>

00:39:16.619 --> 00:39:19.219
and<00:39:16.900><c> returneth</c><00:39:17.280><c> not</c><00:39:17.599><c> thither,</c><00:39:17.940><c> but</c><00:39:18.079><c> watereth</c><00:39:18.539><c> the</c><00:39:18.679><c> earth,</c>

00:39:19.539 --> 00:39:21.079
and<00:39:19.659><c> maketh</c><00:39:19.880><c> it</c><00:39:20.039><c> bring</c><00:39:20.260><c> forth</c><00:39:20.559><c> and</c><00:39:20.840><c> bud,</c>

00:39:21.539 --> 00:39:23.239
so<00:39:21.659><c> that</c><00:39:21.760><c> it</c><00:39:21.920><c> may</c><00:39:22.079><c> give</c><00:39:22.300><c> seed</c><00:39:22.579><c> to</c><00:39:22.800><c> the</c><00:39:23.019><c> sower,</c>

00:39:23.559 --> 00:39:25.179
and<00:39:23.840><c> bread</c><00:39:24.079><c> to</c><00:39:24.239><c> the</c><00:39:24.460><c> eater,</c>

00:39:25.280 --> 00:39:30.000
so<00:39:25.719><c> shall</c><00:39:26.119><c> my</c><00:39:26.860><c> word</c><00:39:27.280><c> be</c><00:39:27.659><c> that</c><00:39:27.980><c> goeth</c><00:39:28.300><c> forth</c><00:39:28.559><c> out</c><00:39:28.800><c> of</c><00:39:28.860><c> my</c><00:39:29.099><c> mouth.</c>

00:39:30.440 --> 00:39:32.320
It<00:39:30.619><c> shall</c><00:39:30.880><c> not</c><00:39:31.199><c> return</c><00:39:31.579><c> unto</c><00:39:31.760><c> me</c><00:39:31.980><c> void,</c>

00:39:32.599 --> 00:39:34.880
but<00:39:32.739><c> it</c><00:39:32.900><c> shall</c><00:39:33.079><c> accomplish</c><00:39:33.639><c> that</c><00:39:33.940><c> which</c><00:39:34.179><c> I</c><00:39:34.500><c> please,</c>

00:39:35.360 --> 00:39:38.440
and<00:39:35.500><c> it</c><00:39:35.659><c> shall</c><00:39:35.940><c> prosper</c><00:39:36.420><c> in</c><00:39:36.599><c> the</c><00:39:36.760><c> thing</c><00:39:37.000><c> whereto</c><00:39:37.400><c> I</c><00:39:37.539><c> sent</c><00:39:37.739><c> it.</c>

00:39:38.940 --> 00:39:41.440
The<00:39:39.380><c> secret</c><00:39:39.719><c> is,</c><00:39:40.119><c> brothers</c><00:39:40.380><c> and</c><00:39:40.539><c> sisters,</c>

00:39:41.539 --> 00:39:44.119
don't<00:39:42.019><c> resist</c><00:39:42.559><c> it.</c>

00:39:44.679 --> 00:39:46.400
Create<00:39:45.079><c> opportunities.</c>

00:39:47.960 --> 00:39:49.679
Be<00:39:48.539><c> there.</c>

00:39:49.960 --> 00:39:51.480
Be<00:39:50.219><c> in</c><00:39:50.380><c> our</c><00:39:50.559><c> ekklesia.</c>

00:39:51.760 --> 00:39:53.900
Be<00:39:52.019><c> around</c><00:39:52.340><c> the</c><00:39:52.539><c> word</c><00:39:52.699><c> at</c><00:39:52.960><c> home.</c>

00:39:54.119 --> 00:39:58.340
Involve<00:39:54.519><c> ourselves</c><00:39:55.139><c> that</c><00:39:55.420><c> God</c><00:39:55.840><c> may</c><00:39:56.260><c> work</c><00:39:56.840><c> and</c><00:39:57.480><c> grow</c><00:39:57.760><c> the</c><00:39:58.079><c> seed</c>

00:39:58.340 --> 00:39:59.659
within<00:39:58.619><c> us.</c>

00:40:00.159 --> 00:40:03.579
So<00:40:00.360><c> the</c><00:40:00.539><c> yearly</c><00:40:00.780><c> miracle</c><00:40:01.179><c> of</c><00:40:01.460><c> harvest</c><00:40:01.699><c> time</c><00:40:01.960><c> is</c><00:40:02.340><c> a</c><00:40:02.579><c> constant</c><00:40:03.099><c> testimony,</c>

00:40:03.579 --> 00:40:05.039
brothers<00:40:03.880><c> and</c><00:40:04.119><c> sisters,</c>

00:40:05.079 --> 00:40:09.579
to<00:40:05.199><c> the</c><00:40:05.539><c> certainty</c><00:40:05.940><c> of</c><00:40:06.280><c> God's</c><00:40:06.719><c> plan</c><00:40:07.539><c> of</c><00:40:08.440><c> the</c><00:40:08.579><c> ages.</c>

00:40:10.400 --> 00:40:15.119
He's<00:40:10.619><c> working</c><00:40:11.019><c> in</c><00:40:11.300><c> our</c><00:40:11.599><c> lives</c><00:40:12.139><c> to</c><00:40:13.340><c> change</c><00:40:13.639><c> us,</c><00:40:14.039><c> to</c><00:40:14.239><c> develop</c><00:40:14.420><c> us.</c>

00:40:15.440 --> 00:40:17.039
And<00:40:15.539><c> when</c><00:40:15.679><c> the</c><00:40:15.800><c> great</c><00:40:16.019><c> harvest</c><00:40:16.320><c> time</c><00:40:16.619><c> has</c><00:40:16.840><c> come,</c>

00:40:17.119 --> 00:40:17.920
and<00:40:17.219><c> the</c><00:40:17.320><c> ears</c><00:40:17.519><c> are</c><00:40:17.760><c> full,</c>

00:40:17.940 --> 00:40:18.860
and<00:40:18.059><c> they're</c><00:40:18.199><c> ready</c><00:40:18.420><c> to</c><00:40:18.699><c> reap,</c>

00:40:19.179 --> 00:40:20.480
and<00:40:19.179><c> the</c><00:40:19.539><c> reapers</c><00:40:19.800><c> are</c><00:40:20.000><c> the</c><00:40:20.139><c> angels,</c>

00:40:20.500 --> 00:40:23.059
and<00:40:20.659><c> they</c><00:40:20.860><c> come</c><00:40:21.300><c> ready</c><00:40:21.840><c> to</c><00:40:22.139><c> collect</c><00:40:22.360><c> us,</c>

00:40:23.360 --> 00:40:24.780
the<00:40:23.579><c> question</c><00:40:23.860><c> will</c><00:40:24.119><c> be,</c>

00:40:25.219 --> 00:40:26.739
have<00:40:25.400><c> we</c><00:40:25.659><c> changed?</c>

00:40:28.039 --> 00:40:30.039
Are<00:40:28.480><c> we</c><00:40:28.760><c> still</c><00:40:29.079><c> changing?</c>

00:40:30.199 --> 00:40:33.739
Is<00:40:30.840><c> our</c><00:40:31.360><c> character</c><00:40:32.039><c> rightened?</c>

00:40:34.159 --> 00:40:35.659
Is<00:40:34.300><c> our</c><00:40:34.500><c> mirror</c><00:40:34.739><c> working?</c>

00:40:36.400 --> 00:40:37.639
Are<00:40:36.559><c> we</c><00:40:36.800><c> growing?</c>

00:40:37.840 --> 00:40:39.119
Are<00:40:37.960><c> we</c><00:40:38.239><c> changing?</c>

00:40:41.099 --> 00:40:43.539
So<00:40:41.360><c> as</c><00:40:41.460><c> we</c><00:40:41.579><c> come</c><00:40:41.699><c> to</c><00:40:41.860><c> the</c><00:40:42.079><c> emblems,</c>

00:40:43.659 --> 00:40:44.559
the<00:40:43.739><c> apostle</c><00:40:44.059><c> Paul</c><00:40:44.320><c> says,</c>

00:40:44.699 --> 00:40:47.719
let<00:40:44.820><c> a</c><00:40:45.019><c> man</c><00:40:45.820><c> examine</c><00:40:46.460><c> himself.</c>

00:40:48.840 --> 00:40:50.840
Look<00:40:49.039><c> deep</c><00:40:49.320><c> into</c><00:40:49.500><c> the</c><00:40:50.340><c> mirror.</c>

00:40:51.460 --> 00:40:56.199
Try<00:40:51.840><c> and</c><00:40:52.159><c> see</c><00:40:52.900><c> Jesus</c><00:40:53.500><c> there</c><00:40:54.239><c> in</c><00:40:55.460><c> our</c><00:40:55.699><c> mirror.</c>

00:40:56.199 --> 00:41:00.480
Do<00:40:56.360><c> you</c><00:40:58.340><c> see</c><00:40:58.500><c> him?</c>

00:41:02.039 --> 00:41:05.539
And<00:41:02.159><c> so</c><00:41:02.320><c> let</c><00:41:02.440><c> him</c><00:41:02.599><c> eat</c><00:41:02.699><c> of</c><00:41:02.820><c> that</c><00:41:02.960><c> bread</c><00:41:03.260><c> and</c><00:41:04.199><c> drink</c><00:41:04.360><c> of</c><00:41:04.460><c> that</c><00:41:04.699><c> cup.</c>