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But,<00:10:12.360><c> and</c><00:10:12.360><c> the,</c><00:10:13.580><c> to</c><00:10:15.440><c> be</c><00:10:15.659><c> brother,</c><00:10:16.139><c> who</c><00:10:16.200><c> is</c><00:10:16.480><c> now</c><00:10:16.740><c> a</c><00:10:16.879><c> brother,</c>

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we<00:10:19.279><c> walked</c><00:10:19.519><c> in</c><00:10:19.720><c> together,</c><00:10:20.200><c> they</c><00:10:20.379><c> never</c><00:10:20.659><c> said,</c>

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I<00:10:21.519><c> didn't</c><00:10:21.740><c> know</c><00:10:21.820><c> anybody</c><00:10:22.100><c> there,</c><00:10:22.379><c> I</c><00:10:22.539><c> was</c><00:10:22.799><c> so</c><00:10:23.159><c> glad.</c>

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But<00:10:25.580><c> we</c><00:10:25.779><c> walked</c><00:10:26.000><c> in,</c><00:10:26.299><c> and</c><00:10:26.419><c> we</c><00:10:26.580><c> sat</c><00:10:26.720><c> down,</c>

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and<00:10:27.100><c> they</c><00:10:27.179><c> came</c><00:10:27.340><c> over</c><00:10:27.500><c> to</c><00:10:27.519><c> him,</c><00:10:27.720><c> and</c><00:10:27.720><c> they</c><00:10:27.759><c> said,</c>

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would<00:10:28.039><c> you</c><00:10:28.620><c> read</c><00:10:28.820><c> for</c><00:10:29.019><c> us</c><00:10:29.179><c> tonight?</c>

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I'm<00:10:30.820><c> glad</c><00:10:30.899><c> they</c><00:10:31.019><c> didn't</c><00:10:31.179><c> ask</c><00:10:31.419><c> me,</c><00:10:32.399><c> but</c><00:10:32.659><c> I</c><00:10:33.200><c> would</c><00:10:33.480><c> have,</c>

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but<00:10:33.779><c> I</c><00:10:33.820><c> mean,</c><00:10:34.799><c> I</c><00:10:35.179><c> don't</c><00:10:35.340><c> know,</c><00:10:35.379><c> they</c><00:10:35.519><c> could</c><00:10:35.740><c> tell</c><00:10:35.980><c> each</c><00:10:36.240><c> other.</c>

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We<00:10:37.779><c> walked</c><00:10:38.059><c> in</c><00:10:38.240><c> together,</c><00:10:39.139><c> now</c><00:10:39.500><c> our</c><00:10:39.940><c> brother</c><00:10:40.179><c> has</c><00:10:40.399><c> been</c><00:10:40.700><c> sober</c>

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for<00:10:42.019><c> 10</c><00:10:42.399><c> or</c><00:10:42.480><c> 15</c><00:10:42.779><c> years,</c><00:10:43.919><c> you</c><00:10:44.080><c> have</c><00:10:44.240><c> a</c><00:10:44.480><c> birthday</c><00:10:44.820><c> if</c><00:10:45.019><c> you're</c><00:10:45.159><c> an</c><00:10:45.279><c> AA.</c>

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Your<00:10:46.440><c> birthday</c><00:10:46.779><c> is</c><00:10:47.039><c> the</c><00:10:47.200><c> last,</c><00:10:47.620><c> the</c><00:10:47.899><c> day</c><00:10:48.100><c> that</c><00:10:48.220><c> you</c><00:10:48.299><c> stop</c><00:10:48.539><c> drinking.</c>

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And<00:10:50.000><c> so</c><00:10:50.100><c> they</c><00:10:50.220><c> had</c><00:10:50.320><c> a</c><00:10:50.500><c> birthday</c><00:10:50.759><c> party</c><00:10:51.059><c> that</c><00:10:51.320><c> night,</c>

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and<00:10:51.600><c> they</c><00:10:51.659><c> had</c><00:10:51.779><c> a</c><00:10:51.960><c> birthday</c><00:10:52.220><c> cake,</c><00:10:52.840><c> and</c><00:10:52.919><c> this</c><00:10:53.100><c> little</c><00:10:53.340><c> old</c><00:10:53.519><c> lady,</c>

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she<00:10:53.740><c> was</c><00:10:53.860><c> about</c><00:10:54.080><c> 75</c><00:10:54.539><c> years</c><00:10:54.899><c> old,</c><00:10:55.500><c> and</c><00:10:55.559><c> she</c><00:10:55.679><c> had</c><00:10:55.840><c> a,</c>

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it<00:10:56.399><c> was</c><00:10:56.500><c> her</c><00:10:56.720><c> 25th</c><00:10:57.279><c> birthday,</c><00:10:58.659><c> 25</c><00:10:59.139><c> years</c><00:10:59.480><c> she'd</c><00:10:59.759><c> been</c><00:10:59.919><c> dry,</c>

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and<00:11:00.940><c> we</c><00:11:01.139><c> sang</c><00:11:01.279><c> happy</c><00:11:01.580><c> birthday</c><00:11:02.100><c> to</c><00:11:02.320><c> her.</c>

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But<00:11:03.419><c> it</c><00:11:03.480><c> was</c><00:11:03.700><c> interesting,</c><00:11:05.320><c> it's</c><00:11:05.519><c> based</c><00:11:05.759><c> on</c><00:11:06.000><c> very</c><00:11:06.259><c> good</c>

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principles,<00:11:07.779><c> again,</c><00:11:08.379><c> what</c><00:11:08.480><c> did</c><00:11:08.639><c> Jesus</c><00:11:08.919><c> say?</c>

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Children<00:11:10.779><c> of</c><00:11:10.860><c> this</c><00:11:11.080><c> world</c><00:11:11.279><c> and</c><00:11:11.460><c> their</c><00:11:11.580><c> generation</c>

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wiser<00:11:12.360><c> than</c><00:11:12.559><c> the</c><00:11:12.720><c> children</c><00:11:12.899><c> of</c><00:11:13.120><c> life.</c>

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They<00:11:14.419><c> don't</c><00:11:14.600><c> know</c><00:11:14.740><c> the</c><00:11:14.960><c> truth,</c><00:11:16.059><c> but</c><00:11:16.179><c> they</c><00:11:16.340><c> certainly</c>

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take<00:11:17.259><c> the</c><00:11:17.580><c> principles</c><00:11:17.899><c> of</c><00:11:18.080><c> the</c><00:11:18.279><c> truth,</c>

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and<00:11:19.179><c> they</c><00:11:19.360><c> apply</c><00:11:19.620><c> it</c><00:11:19.799><c> to</c><00:11:19.940><c> help</c><00:11:20.080><c> people</c><00:11:20.419><c> get</c><00:11:20.639><c> over</c><00:11:21.360><c> being</c><00:11:22.179><c> a</c><00:11:22.580><c> drunk.</c>

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So<00:11:25.360><c> the</c><00:11:25.879><c> alcoholic</c><00:11:26.179><c> has</c><00:11:26.379><c> to</c><00:11:26.559><c> admit</c><00:11:26.940><c> that</c><00:11:27.159><c> he's</c><00:11:27.340><c> an</c><00:11:27.539><c> alcoholic,</c>

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and<00:11:28.600><c> ask</c><00:11:28.779><c> for</c><00:11:29.019><c> help,</c><00:11:30.000><c> or</c><00:11:30.139><c> they</c><00:11:30.299><c> can't</c><00:11:30.539><c> be</c><00:11:30.799><c> helped.</c>

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And<00:11:32.059><c> we</c><00:11:32.179><c> need</c><00:11:32.399><c> to</c><00:11:32.559><c> admit</c><00:11:32.960><c> that</c><00:11:33.220><c> we</c><00:11:33.480><c> need</c><00:11:33.740><c> knowledge,</c>

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and<00:11:35.159><c> we</c><00:11:35.279><c> need</c><00:11:35.539><c> wisdom,</c><00:11:36.700><c> or</c><00:11:36.980><c> we</c><00:11:37.220><c> can't</c><00:11:37.559><c> be</c><00:11:37.840><c> helped.</c>

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Now<00:11:39.279><c> according</c><00:11:39.480><c> to</c><00:11:39.779><c> Webster,</c><00:11:40.799><c> knowledge</c><00:11:40.980><c> is</c><00:11:41.759><c> defined</c><00:11:41.980><c> as</c><00:11:42.299><c> clear</c>

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and<00:11:43.840><c> certain</c><00:11:44.179><c> perception</c><00:11:44.840><c> of</c><00:11:45.159><c> something,</c><00:11:45.740><c> information,</c>

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acquaintance<00:11:47.379><c> with</c><00:11:47.639><c> facts.</c>

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Wisdom,<00:11:50.860><c> the</c><00:11:51.059><c> faculty</c><00:11:51.299><c> of</c><00:11:51.539><c> making</c><00:11:51.700><c> the</c><00:11:51.980><c> best</c><00:11:52.200><c> use</c><00:11:52.480><c> of</c><00:11:52.740><c> knowledge.</c>

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Now<00:11:54.399><c> there</c><00:11:54.519><c> are</c><00:11:54.620><c> some</c><00:11:54.740><c> people</c><00:11:54.919><c> who</c><00:11:55.039><c> have</c><00:11:55.360><c> a</c><00:11:55.639><c> whole</c><00:11:56.299><c> lot</c><00:11:56.820><c> of</c><00:11:57.320><c> knowledge,</c>

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and<00:11:59.879><c> no</c><00:12:00.159><c> wisdom.</c>

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We<00:12:02.580><c> may</c><00:12:02.840><c> know</c><00:12:03.080><c> how</c><00:12:03.480><c> to</c><00:12:03.759><c> drive</c><00:12:04.000><c> a</c><00:12:04.240><c> car,</c>

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but<00:12:05.799><c> we</c><00:12:05.899><c> don't</c><00:12:06.019><c> have</c><00:12:06.399><c> sense</c><00:12:06.659><c> enough</c><00:12:06.940><c> to</c><00:12:07.179><c> drive</c><00:12:07.340><c> it</c><00:12:07.659><c> safely.</c>

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It's<00:12:09.940><c> important</c><00:12:10.240><c> for</c><00:12:10.379><c> us</c><00:12:10.600><c> to</c><00:12:10.840><c> remember</c><00:12:11.139><c> that</c><00:12:12.299><c> God,</c><00:12:13.820><c> through</c>

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is<00:12:14.820><c> offering</c><00:12:15.120><c> to</c><00:12:15.299><c> give</c><00:12:15.440><c> us</c><00:12:15.919><c> wisdom,</c>

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which<00:12:17.659><c> is</c><00:12:18.100><c> the</c><00:12:18.340><c> right</c><00:12:18.720><c> use</c><00:12:19.379><c> of</c><00:12:20.639><c> knowledge.</c>

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And<00:12:22.779><c> I'm</c><00:12:22.940><c> always</c><00:12:23.299><c> amazed</c><00:12:23.720><c> at</c><00:12:23.919><c> the</c><00:12:24.100><c> amount</c><00:12:24.320><c> of</c><00:12:24.779><c> knowledge</c>

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people<00:12:25.399><c> in</c><00:12:25.559><c> the</c><00:12:25.740><c> world</c><00:12:25.899><c> can</c><00:12:26.200><c> accumulate</c>

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on<00:12:27.480><c> something</c><00:12:27.860><c> that</c><00:12:28.059><c> is</c><00:12:28.360><c> so</c><00:12:28.759><c> unimportant.</c>

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At<00:12:29.980><c> least</c><00:12:30.120><c> to</c><00:12:30.299><c> me,</c><00:12:30.580><c> it's</c><00:12:30.740><c> unimportant.</c>

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I<00:12:32.200><c> used</c><00:12:32.379><c> to</c><00:12:32.559><c> call</c><00:12:32.720><c> on</c><00:12:32.899><c> a</c><00:12:33.039><c> company,</c>

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and<00:12:33.419><c> one</c><00:12:33.580><c> of</c><00:12:33.679><c> the</c><00:12:33.820><c> fellas</c><00:12:33.980><c> there</c><00:12:34.220><c> was</c><00:12:34.360><c> a</c><00:12:34.500><c> baseball</c><00:12:34.940><c> buff.</c>

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He<00:12:35.919><c> could</c><00:12:36.120><c> tell</c><00:12:36.360><c> you,</c><00:12:36.659><c> you</c><00:12:36.740><c> just</c><00:12:36.919><c> name</c><00:12:37.120><c> a</c><00:12:37.360><c> year,</c>

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and<00:12:37.720><c> he</c><00:12:37.799><c> would</c><00:12:37.960><c> tell</c><00:12:38.159><c> you</c><00:12:38.259><c> who</c><00:12:38.419><c> won</c><00:12:38.559><c> the</c><00:12:38.759><c> World</c><00:12:39.019><c> Series.</c>

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He<00:12:40.399><c> knew</c><00:12:40.559><c> the</c><00:12:40.879><c> winner</c><00:12:41.039><c> of</c><00:12:41.220><c> the</c><00:12:41.399><c> World</c><00:12:41.659><c> Series</c>

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since<00:12:42.120><c> there</c><00:12:42.399><c> was</c><00:12:42.600><c> World</c><00:12:42.940><c> Series.</c>

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And<00:12:44.279><c> he</c><00:12:44.419><c> knew</c><00:12:44.600><c> the</c><00:12:45.059><c> batting</c><00:12:45.379><c> averages</c>

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of<00:12:45.940><c> all</c><00:12:46.279><c> the</c><00:12:46.580><c> famous</c><00:12:47.139><c> baseball</c><00:12:47.879><c> players</c><00:12:48.259><c> of</c><00:12:48.480><c> old,</c>

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and<00:12:49.240><c> all</c><00:12:49.500><c> the</c><00:12:49.659><c> ones</c><00:12:49.799><c> that</c><00:12:50.120><c> were</c><00:12:50.919><c> currently</c><00:12:51.379><c> playing.</c>

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He<00:12:52.460><c> had</c><00:12:52.919><c> thousands</c><00:12:53.580><c> of</c><00:12:53.879><c> facts</c><00:12:54.120><c> at</c><00:12:54.299><c> his</c><00:12:55.919><c> fingertip,</c>

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his<00:12:57.019><c> tongue</c><00:12:57.139><c> tip,</c><00:12:57.840><c> about</c><00:12:58.100><c> baseball.</c>

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He<00:12:59.860><c> had</c><00:13:00.080><c> to</c><00:13:00.360><c> have</c><00:13:00.740><c> applied</c><00:13:00.860><c> himself</c><00:13:01.360><c> to</c><00:13:01.720><c> a</c><00:13:01.820><c> lot</c><00:13:02.000><c> of</c><00:13:02.299><c> study</c>

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to<00:13:03.139><c> have</c><00:13:03.419><c> acquired</c><00:13:03.620><c> all</c><00:13:03.980><c> that</c><00:13:04.519><c> knowledge,</c>

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with<00:13:06.519><c> no</c><00:13:07.019><c> wisdom,</c><00:13:07.700><c> as</c><00:13:07.820><c> far</c><00:13:07.879><c> as</c><00:13:08.000><c> I'm</c><00:13:08.240><c> concerned.</c>

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What<00:13:09.259><c> good</c><00:13:09.600><c> will</c><00:13:09.860><c> that</c><00:13:10.139><c> do</c><00:13:10.399><c> you</c><00:13:11.139><c> when</c><00:13:11.360><c> Christ</c><00:13:11.720><c> comes?</c>

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And<00:13:13.220><c> the</c><00:13:13.340><c> people</c><00:13:13.500><c> on</c><00:13:13.600><c> some</c><00:13:13.759><c> of</c><00:13:13.840><c> these</c><00:13:14.039><c> quiz</c><00:13:14.360><c> programs,</c>

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and<00:13:15.120><c> they</c><00:13:15.600><c> can</c><00:13:16.200><c> rattle</c><00:13:16.460><c> off</c><00:13:16.639><c> stuff</c><00:13:16.860><c> about,</c>

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I<00:13:17.440><c> don't</c><00:13:17.539><c> even</c><00:13:17.700><c> know</c><00:13:17.759><c> what</c><00:13:17.899><c> the</c><00:13:18.240><c> category</c><00:13:18.580><c> means,</c>

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alone,<00:13:20.600><c> the</c><00:13:21.500><c> answer</c><00:13:21.919><c> to</c><00:13:22.139><c> the</c><00:13:22.379><c> problem,</c><00:13:22.659><c> question.</c>

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But,<00:13:24.620><c> so</c><00:13:25.139><c> we</c><00:13:25.440><c> have</c><00:13:25.700><c> to</c><00:13:25.860><c> decide</c>

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what<00:13:26.860><c> kind</c><00:13:27.179><c> of</c><00:13:27.600><c> knowledge</c><00:13:27.940><c> we</c><00:13:28.159><c> want</c><00:13:28.360><c> to</c><00:13:28.600><c> have,</c>

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and<00:13:29.639><c> then</c><00:13:29.720><c> we</c><00:13:29.740><c> have</c><00:13:29.940><c> to</c><00:13:30.039><c> ask</c><00:13:30.179><c> God</c><00:13:30.399><c> to</c><00:13:30.600><c> give</c><00:13:30.679><c> us</c><00:13:30.879><c> the</c><00:13:31.080><c> wisdom</c>

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to<00:13:31.720><c> use</c><00:13:32.220><c> that</c><00:13:32.639><c> knowledge</c><00:13:33.299><c> in</c><00:13:33.559><c> the</c><00:13:33.679><c> right</c><00:13:33.940><c> way.</c>

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You<00:13:35.399><c> want</c><00:13:35.500><c> to</c><00:13:35.580><c> come</c><00:13:35.700><c> to</c><00:13:35.840><c> Hosea,</c><00:13:36.879><c> please,</c><00:13:37.000><c> Hosea</c><00:13:38.059><c> chapter</c><00:13:38.440><c> four,</c>

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because<00:13:42.139><c> he</c><00:13:42.659><c> talks</c><00:13:42.879><c> about</c><00:13:44.159><c> this</c><00:13:44.600><c> subject,</c>

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Hosea<00:13:46.360><c> four,</c><00:13:47.399><c> in</c><00:13:47.600><c> verse</c><00:13:47.840><c> one.</c>

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Hear<00:13:48.419><c> the</c><00:13:48.539><c> word</c><00:13:48.700><c> of</c><00:13:48.820><c> the</c><00:13:49.000><c> Lord,</c><00:13:50.159><c> ye</c><00:13:50.259><c> children</c><00:13:50.519><c> of</c><00:13:50.700><c> Israel.</c>

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So<00:13:51.279><c> listen</c><00:13:51.620><c> up,</c><00:13:52.179><c> he</c><00:13:52.179><c> says,</c><00:13:52.820><c> God</c><00:13:52.919><c> is</c><00:13:53.179><c> speaking.</c>

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For<00:13:54.440><c> the</c><00:13:54.559><c> Lord</c><00:13:54.679><c> hath</c><00:13:54.879><c> a</c><00:13:55.120><c> controversy</c>

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with<00:13:55.820><c> the</c><00:13:55.879><c> inhabitants</c><00:13:56.159><c> of</c><00:13:56.340><c> the</c><00:13:56.500><c> land.</c>

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What's<00:13:58.240><c> the</c><00:13:58.379><c> problem,</c><00:13:58.940><c> God?</c>

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Well,<00:14:00.019><c> there</c><00:14:00.440><c> is</c><00:14:00.639><c> no</c><00:14:00.899><c> truth,</c><00:14:01.480><c> nor</c><00:14:01.620><c> mercy,</c>

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nor<00:14:02.860><c> knowledge</c><00:14:03.340><c> of</c><00:14:03.559><c> God</c><00:14:04.220><c> in</c><00:14:04.879><c> the</c><00:14:05.100><c> land.</c>

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And<00:14:05.919><c> that's</c><00:14:06.519><c> true,</c><00:14:06.779><c> true</c><00:14:06.960><c> of</c><00:14:07.220><c> our</c><00:14:07.480><c> lands.</c>

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We<00:14:09.139><c> have</c><00:14:09.340><c> a</c><00:14:09.419><c> lot</c><00:14:09.580><c> of</c><00:14:09.759><c> people</c><00:14:09.960><c> who</c><00:14:10.139><c> have</c><00:14:10.320><c> a</c><00:14:10.460><c> lot</c><00:14:10.539><c> of</c><00:14:10.700><c> knowledge</c>

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about<00:14:11.159><c> a</c><00:14:11.320><c> lot</c><00:14:11.500><c> of</c><00:14:11.700><c> things,</c><00:14:12.740><c> but</c><00:14:13.100><c> they</c><00:14:13.460><c> have</c><00:14:13.679><c> no</c><00:14:14.039><c> knowledge</c><00:14:14.539><c> of</c><00:14:14.840><c> God.</c>

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You<00:14:16.240><c> know,</c><00:14:16.259><c> some</c><00:14:16.419><c> of</c><00:14:16.500><c> these</c><00:14:16.679><c> quiz</c><00:14:16.960><c> programs</c><00:14:17.299><c> sometimes,</c>

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they'll<00:14:19.120><c> answer</c><00:14:19.440><c> questions</c><00:14:19.879><c> about</c><00:14:20.220><c> Greek</c><00:14:20.460><c> mythology</c>

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and<00:14:21.879><c> movies</c><00:14:22.620><c> and</c><00:14:22.940><c> stuff,</c>

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and<00:14:23.580><c> I</c><00:14:23.639><c> don't</c><00:14:23.740><c> even</c><00:14:23.940><c> know</c><00:14:24.000><c> what</c><00:14:24.100><c> they're</c><00:14:24.299><c> talking</c><00:14:24.519><c> about.</c>

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And<00:14:25.220><c> then</c><00:14:25.279><c> there's</c><00:14:25.419><c> a</c><00:14:25.639><c> simple</c><00:14:25.899><c> question</c><00:14:26.320><c> about</c><00:14:26.620><c> the</c><00:14:26.799><c> Bible,</c>

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and<00:14:28.500><c> they</c><00:14:28.779><c> miss</c><00:14:29.019><c> it.</c>

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They<00:14:30.580><c> have</c><00:14:30.779><c> no</c><00:14:31.059><c> knowledge</c><00:14:31.740><c> of</c><00:14:32.200><c> God.</c>

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Coming<00:14:33.779><c> down</c><00:14:33.980><c> to</c><00:14:34.100><c> verse</c><00:14:34.320><c> six,</c>

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my<00:14:35.460><c> people</c><00:14:35.740><c> are</c><00:14:35.980><c> destroyed</c><00:14:36.460><c> for</c><00:14:36.840><c> lack</c><00:14:37.419><c> of</c><00:14:37.860><c> knowledge,</c>

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because<00:14:38.919><c> thou</c><00:14:39.159><c> hast</c><00:14:39.299><c> rejected</c><00:14:39.820><c> knowledge,</c>

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I<00:14:40.360><c> will</c><00:14:40.539><c> also</c><00:14:40.740><c> reject</c><00:14:41.100><c> you,</c>

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that<00:14:42.940><c> you</c><00:14:43.580><c> shall</c><00:14:43.759><c> be</c><00:14:44.620><c> no</c><00:14:44.940><c> priest</c><00:14:45.200><c> to</c><00:14:45.419><c> me,</c>

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seeing<00:14:46.940><c> you</c><00:14:47.259><c> have</c><00:14:47.500><c> forgotten</c><00:14:47.940><c> the</c><00:14:48.139><c> law</c><00:14:48.480><c> of</c><00:14:48.779><c> the</c><00:14:49.100><c> God,</c>

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I<00:14:49.720><c> will</c><00:14:49.940><c> also</c><00:14:50.220><c> forget</c><00:14:50.700><c> your</c><00:14:51.159><c> children.</c>

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Verse<00:14:53.220><c> six,</c><00:14:54.480><c> for</c><00:14:54.600><c> I</c><00:14:54.779><c> desire</c><00:14:55.080><c> it</c><00:14:55.340><c> mercy,</c><00:14:57.340><c> and</c><00:14:57.460><c> not</c><00:14:57.639><c> sacrifice,</c>

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and<00:14:59.279><c> knowledge</c><00:14:59.539><c> of</c><00:14:59.740><c> God</c><00:15:00.440><c> more</c><00:15:01.320><c> than</c><00:15:01.480><c> burnt</c><00:15:01.740><c> offering.</c>

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All<00:15:05.320><c> of</c><00:15:05.559><c> us</c><00:15:05.779><c> know</c><00:15:06.019><c> a</c><00:15:06.200><c> lot</c><00:15:06.519><c> of</c><00:15:07.840><c> useless</c><00:15:08.240><c> things,</c>

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useless<00:15:10.899><c> so</c><00:15:11.220><c> far</c><00:15:11.399><c> as</c><00:15:11.919><c> our</c><00:15:12.139><c> salvation</c><00:15:12.539><c> is</c><00:15:12.840><c> concerned.</c>

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So<00:15:14.179><c> what</c><00:15:14.399><c> we</c><00:15:14.600><c> need</c><00:15:14.720><c> to</c><00:15:14.940><c> do</c><00:15:15.059><c> is</c><00:15:15.500><c> prioritize</c><00:15:16.179><c> our</c><00:15:16.559><c> mind</c>

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to<00:15:17.600><c> acquire</c><00:15:18.039><c> the</c><00:15:18.340><c> right</c><00:15:18.700><c> kind</c><00:15:19.120><c> of</c><00:15:19.480><c> knowledge,</c>

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and<00:15:20.879><c> then</c><00:15:21.000><c> ask</c><00:15:21.259><c> God</c><00:15:21.620><c> to</c><00:15:22.679><c> give</c><00:15:22.779><c> us</c><00:15:23.000><c> the</c><00:15:23.259><c> wisdom,</c>

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which<00:15:23.679><c> he</c><00:15:23.899><c> promises</c><00:15:24.179><c> to</c><00:15:24.399><c> do</c><00:15:24.480><c> if</c><00:15:24.620><c> we</c><00:15:25.139><c> don't</c><00:15:25.419><c> doubt</c><00:15:25.620><c> him,</c>

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to<00:15:26.899><c> use</c><00:15:27.120><c> that</c><00:15:27.440><c> knowledge</c><00:15:28.200><c> in</c><00:15:30.159><c> a</c><00:15:30.379><c> wise</c><00:15:30.659><c> way.</c>

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So<00:15:32.740><c> we're</c><00:15:32.899><c> back</c><00:15:33.019><c> to</c><00:15:33.159><c> the</c><00:15:33.299><c> point</c>

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that<00:15:33.600><c> James</c><00:15:33.799><c> is</c><00:15:34.120><c> trying</c><00:15:34.399><c> to</c><00:15:34.899><c> teach</c><00:15:35.120><c> us.</c>

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If<00:15:36.440><c> we</c><00:15:36.799><c> know</c><00:15:37.259><c> that</c><00:15:38.120><c> we</c><00:15:38.320><c> are</c><00:15:38.519><c> supposed</c><00:15:38.840><c> to</c><00:15:39.000><c> be</c><00:15:39.259><c> joyous</c>

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when<00:15:40.480><c> we're</c><00:15:40.700><c> facing</c><00:15:41.019><c> troubles,</c>

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and<00:15:43.440><c> we</c><00:15:43.460><c> have</c><00:15:43.659><c> a</c><00:15:43.759><c> hard</c><00:15:43.860><c> time</c><00:15:44.139><c> accepting</c><00:15:44.539><c> this,</c>

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we<00:15:46.299><c> know</c><00:15:46.620><c> that</c><00:15:46.940><c> we're</c><00:15:47.259><c> supposed</c><00:15:47.539><c> to</c><00:15:47.720><c> jump</c><00:15:47.919><c> for</c><00:15:48.159><c> joy</c>

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when<00:15:48.940><c> we</c><00:15:49.120><c> have</c><00:15:49.279><c> problems,</c><00:15:50.379><c> but</c><00:15:50.539><c> it's</c><00:15:50.759><c> not</c><00:15:50.919><c> easy.</c>

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to<00:15:54.960><c> rightly</c><00:15:55.340><c> apply</c><00:15:55.700><c> this</c><00:15:56.080><c> knowledge</c>

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that<00:15:56.799><c> we</c><00:15:57.019><c> are</c><00:15:57.120><c> to</c><00:15:57.240><c> be</c><00:15:57.480><c> joyous</c><00:15:57.820><c> in</c><00:15:57.960><c> tribulation,</c>

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and<00:15:59.080><c> then</c><00:15:59.220><c> God</c><00:15:59.399><c> will</c><00:15:59.639><c> supply</c><00:16:00.059><c> us</c><00:16:00.320><c> with</c><00:16:00.519><c> the</c><00:16:00.759><c> wisdom</c>

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to<00:16:01.539><c> rightly</c><00:16:01.799><c> apply</c><00:16:02.120><c> this</c><00:16:02.379><c> knowledge,</c>

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which<00:16:02.980><c> we</c><00:16:03.240><c> know,</c><00:16:04.159><c> but</c><00:16:04.299><c> we're</c><00:16:04.539><c> having</c><00:16:04.799><c> trouble</c><00:16:05.240><c> applying.</c>

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I<00:16:08.279><c> won't</c><00:16:08.840><c> repeat</c><00:16:09.159><c> it,</c><00:16:10.460><c> but</c><00:16:10.820><c> I</c><00:16:11.059><c> hope</c><00:16:11.120><c> that</c><00:16:11.299><c> made</c><00:16:11.480><c> sense.</c>

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he<00:16:16.639><c> will</c><00:16:16.779><c> do</c><00:16:16.940><c> it</c><00:16:17.379><c> liberally.</c>

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Whatever<00:16:18.759><c> God</c><00:16:19.120><c> does,</c><00:16:19.419><c> he</c><00:16:19.559><c> does</c><00:16:20.059><c> super</c><00:16:20.679><c> abundantly.</c>

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We<00:16:24.240><c> remember</c><00:16:24.740><c> when</c><00:16:25.659><c> we</c><00:16:26.159><c> just</c><00:16:26.340><c> read</c><00:16:26.519><c> about</c><00:16:26.759><c> Solomon.</c>

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He<00:16:27.919><c> asked</c><00:16:28.159><c> for</c><00:16:28.320><c> wisdom,</c><00:16:28.820><c> and</c><00:16:28.960><c> he</c><00:16:29.039><c> gave</c><00:16:29.220><c> him</c><00:16:29.379><c> all</c><00:16:29.679><c> kinds</c><00:16:29.980><c> of</c><00:16:30.179><c> things</c>

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besides<00:16:30.919><c> wisdom,</c><00:16:32.399><c> and</c><00:16:32.539><c> Paul</c><00:16:32.740><c> tells</c><00:16:33.000><c> us</c><00:16:33.179><c> now</c><00:16:33.399><c> to</c><00:16:33.580><c> him</c>

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that<00:16:34.840><c> is</c><00:16:34.980><c> able</c><00:16:35.159><c> to</c><00:16:35.320><c> do</c><00:16:35.519><c> exceedingly</c><00:16:36.039><c> abundantly</c>

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above<00:16:37.039><c> all</c><00:16:37.639><c> that</c><00:16:37.799><c> we</c><00:16:37.960><c> ask</c><00:16:38.179><c> or</c><00:16:38.399><c> think,</c>

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according<00:16:39.679><c> to</c><00:16:39.860><c> the</c><00:16:40.019><c> power</c><00:16:40.179><c> that</c><00:16:40.360><c> works</c><00:16:40.500><c> within</c><00:16:40.720><c> us.</c>

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God<00:16:41.200><c> wants</c><00:16:41.500><c> to</c><00:16:41.980><c> pour</c><00:16:42.179><c> out</c><00:16:42.460><c> blessings</c><00:16:42.779><c> from</c><00:16:43.039><c> heaven</c><00:16:43.259><c> on</c><00:16:43.519><c> us.</c>

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he<00:16:47.320><c> was</c><00:16:47.460><c> only</c><00:16:47.759><c> asked</c><00:16:48.080><c> to</c><00:16:48.259><c> be</c><00:16:48.519><c> treated</c>

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yet<00:16:51.240><c> the</c><00:16:51.480><c> father</c><00:16:51.679><c> killed</c><00:16:52.039><c> the</c><00:16:52.299><c> fatted</c><00:16:52.539><c> calf</c>

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and<00:16:54.139><c> put</c><00:16:54.299><c> a</c><00:16:54.500><c> gold</c><00:16:54.720><c> ring</c><00:16:55.019><c> on</c><00:16:55.179><c> his</c><00:16:55.440><c> finger.</c>

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Jacob<00:16:57.340><c> left</c><00:16:57.639><c> home</c><00:16:58.139><c> with</c><00:16:59.000><c> a</c><00:16:59.220><c> rod</c><00:16:59.340><c> in</c><00:16:59.480><c> his</c><00:16:59.799><c> hand,</c>

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and<00:17:00.240><c> he</c><00:17:00.379><c> came</c><00:17:00.500><c> back</c><00:17:00.720><c> with</c><00:17:00.879><c> four</c><00:17:01.159><c> wives,</c><00:17:01.860><c> 12</c><00:17:02.159><c> sons,</c><00:17:02.519><c> one</c><00:17:02.720><c> daughter,</c>

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and<00:17:03.700><c> two</c><00:17:03.860><c> bands</c><00:17:04.200><c> of</c><00:17:05.599><c> livestock.</c>

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I'm<00:17:06.599><c> looking</c><00:17:06.759><c> down</c><00:17:06.960><c> at</c><00:17:07.160><c> Malachi.</c>

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I<00:17:08.099><c> would</c><00:17:08.200><c> say</c><00:17:08.279><c> he</c><00:17:08.400><c> came</c><00:17:08.559><c> back</c><00:17:08.740><c> with</c><00:17:08.839><c> two</c><00:17:09.019><c> bands</c><00:17:09.240><c> of</c><00:17:09.440><c> Malachi.</c>

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It<00:17:10.900><c> shows</c><00:17:11.099><c> how</c><00:17:11.299><c> the</c><00:17:11.539><c> mind</c><00:17:11.700><c> can</c><00:17:12.000><c> jump</c><00:17:12.200><c> from</c><00:17:12.420><c> one</c><00:17:12.619><c> thing</c><00:17:12.779><c> to</c><00:17:12.779><c> the</c><00:17:13.099><c> other.</c>

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Two<00:17:14.740><c> bands</c><00:17:15.039><c> of</c><00:17:15.960><c> a</c><00:17:16.039><c> livestock.</c>

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We're<00:17:16.460><c> gonna</c><00:17:16.519><c> go</c><00:17:16.660><c> to</c><00:17:16.859><c> Malachi</c><00:17:17.160><c> next,</c><00:17:17.579><c> Malachi</c><00:17:18.059><c> 3</c><00:17:18.380><c>.10,</c>

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because<00:17:20.259><c> Malachi</c><00:17:20.740><c> lays</c><00:17:20.960><c> down</c><00:17:21.220><c> a</c><00:17:21.420><c> challenge</c><00:17:21.740><c> to</c><00:17:22.000><c> us.</c>

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Just<00:17:23.059><c> put</c><00:17:23.319><c> God</c><00:17:23.599><c> first</c><00:17:23.880><c> in</c><00:17:23.960><c> your</c><00:17:24.160><c> life</c><00:17:24.259><c> and</c><00:17:24.380><c> see</c><00:17:24.440><c> what</c><00:17:24.559><c> I'll</c><00:17:24.799><c> do,</c>

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says<00:17:25.279><c> Malachi.</c>

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Just<00:17:26.859><c> try</c><00:17:27.339><c> me.</c>

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Malachi<00:17:29.079><c> 3</c><00:17:29.460><c>.10,</c><00:17:30.960><c> bring</c><00:17:31.140><c> ye</c><00:17:31.380><c> all</c><00:17:31.579><c> the</c><00:17:31.799><c> tithes</c><00:17:32.059><c> into</c><00:17:32.220><c> the</c><00:17:32.420><c> storehouse,</c>

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that<00:17:33.220><c> there</c><00:17:33.400><c> may</c><00:17:33.619><c> be</c><00:17:33.880><c> meat</c><00:17:33.880><c> in</c><00:17:34.079><c> mine</c><00:17:34.220><c> house,</c>

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and<00:17:35.200><c> prove</c><00:17:35.400><c> me</c><00:17:35.640><c> now</c><00:17:35.799><c> herewith,</c><00:17:36.539><c> saith</c><00:17:36.559><c> the</c><00:17:36.779><c> Lord</c><00:17:36.960><c> of</c><00:17:37.140><c> hosts,</c>

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if<00:17:38.160><c> I</c><00:17:38.339><c> will</c><00:17:38.559><c> not</c><00:17:38.759><c> open</c><00:17:39.160><c> you</c><00:17:39.480><c> the</c><00:17:39.720><c> windows</c><00:17:40.119><c> of</c><00:17:40.400><c> heaven</c>

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and<00:17:41.900><c> pour</c><00:17:42.019><c> out</c><00:17:42.220><c> a</c><00:17:42.400><c> blessing</c><00:17:42.619><c> that</c><00:17:42.880><c> there</c><00:17:43.140><c> shall</c><00:17:43.339><c> not</c><00:17:43.599><c> be</c><00:17:43.839><c> room</c>

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enough<00:17:44.220><c> to</c><00:17:44.500><c> accept</c><00:17:44.740><c> it,</c><00:17:46.579><c> just</c><00:17:46.900><c> try</c><00:17:47.339><c> me.</c>

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Brothers<00:17:48.460><c> and</c><00:17:48.700><c> sisters,</c><00:17:49.180><c> just</c><00:17:49.500><c> try</c><00:17:49.819><c> God.</c>

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Just<00:17:51.720><c> put</c><00:17:52.000><c> him</c><00:17:52.500><c> totally</c><00:17:52.940><c> first</c><00:17:53.220><c> in</c><00:17:53.380><c> your</c><00:17:53.579><c> life.</c>

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Bring<00:17:55.200><c> him</c><00:17:55.420><c> what</c><00:17:55.599><c> he</c><00:17:55.819><c> has</c><00:17:55.980><c> coming</c><00:17:56.220><c> to</c><00:17:56.380><c> him</c>

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and<00:17:56.660><c> see</c><00:17:56.819><c> what</c><00:17:56.940><c> he</c><00:17:57.079><c> will</c><00:17:57.200><c> do</c><00:17:57.359><c> for</c><00:17:57.640><c> us.</c>

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He<00:17:58.819><c> says,</c><00:17:58.980><c> I'll</c><00:17:59.039><c> open</c><00:17:59.259><c> the</c><00:17:59.400><c> windows</c><00:17:59.579><c> of</c><00:17:59.819><c> heaven</c>

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and<00:18:00.200><c> pour</c><00:18:00.299><c> out</c><00:18:00.480><c> a</c><00:18:00.660><c> blessing</c><00:18:00.920><c> on</c><00:18:01.299><c> you.</c>

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And<00:18:02.680><c> there</c><00:18:02.819><c> are</c><00:18:02.920><c> people</c><00:18:03.220><c> who</c><00:18:03.380><c> will</c><00:18:03.640><c> never</c><00:18:03.920><c> receive</c><00:18:04.319><c> that</c><00:18:04.599><c> blessing,</c>

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because<00:18:07.099><c> they're</c><00:18:07.359><c> never</c><00:18:07.619><c> ever</c><00:18:08.079><c> able</c><00:18:08.500><c> to</c><00:18:08.880><c> let</c><00:18:09.099><c> go</c><00:18:09.960><c> of</c><00:18:11.019><c> themselves</c>

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and<00:18:13.079><c> of</c><00:18:13.420><c> what</c><00:18:13.599><c> they</c><00:18:13.920><c> think</c><00:18:14.019><c> is</c><00:18:14.299><c> important,</c><00:18:15.880><c> and</c><00:18:16.019><c> put</c><00:18:16.220><c> God</c><00:18:16.519><c> first.</c>

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And<00:18:17.279><c> so</c><00:18:17.500><c> we</c><00:18:18.039><c> often</c><00:18:18.420><c> go</c><00:18:18.660><c> through</c><00:18:18.940><c> life</c><00:18:19.420><c> lacking</c>

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when<00:18:20.920><c> God</c><00:18:21.240><c> wants</c><00:18:21.619><c> to</c><00:18:22.019><c> bless</c><00:18:22.200><c> us</c><00:18:22.819><c> super</c><00:18:23.240><c> abundantly.</c>

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In<00:18:26.059><c> Mark</c><00:18:26.339><c> 10,</c><00:18:28.400><c> we</c><00:18:28.519><c> have</c><00:18:28.680><c> the</c><00:18:28.940><c> story</c><00:18:29.140><c> where</c><00:18:29.539><c> the</c><00:18:31.000><c> Peter</c>

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asks<00:18:32.660><c> Jesus,</c><00:18:33.180><c> well,</c><00:18:33.279><c> what</c><00:18:33.440><c> are</c><00:18:33.539><c> we</c><00:18:33.680><c> gonna</c><00:18:33.759><c> get</c><00:18:34.000><c> out</c><00:18:34.180><c> of</c><00:18:34.299><c> it?</c>

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He's<00:18:35.240><c> just</c><00:18:35.519><c> been</c><00:18:36.119><c> sad</c><00:18:36.380><c> because</c><00:18:36.660><c> he</c><00:18:36.920><c> loved</c><00:18:37.059><c> this</c><00:18:37.299><c> young</c><00:18:37.519><c> boy,</c>

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young<00:18:38.599><c> man</c><00:18:38.859><c> who</c><00:18:39.019><c> came</c><00:18:39.240><c> to</c><00:18:39.440><c> him</c><00:18:40.039><c> and</c><00:18:41.019><c> asked</c><00:18:41.259><c> what</c><00:18:41.440><c> good</c><00:18:41.720><c> thing</c>

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could<00:18:42.039><c> he</c><00:18:42.240><c> do</c><00:18:42.460><c> to</c><00:18:42.720><c> inherit</c><00:18:42.980><c> eternal</c><00:18:43.319><c> life.</c>

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You<00:18:44.619><c> know</c><00:18:44.799><c> the</c><00:18:45.019><c> story</c><00:18:45.299><c> well.</c>

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And<00:18:47.799><c> he</c><00:18:48.319><c> went</c><00:18:48.420><c> away</c><00:18:48.740><c> grieved,</c><00:18:50.339><c> because</c><00:18:50.619><c> he</c><00:18:50.720><c> had</c><00:18:50.880><c> great</c><00:18:51.099><c> possessions.</c>

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We're<00:18:55.579><c> all</c><00:18:55.759><c> pretty</c><00:18:55.980><c> well</c><00:18:56.220><c> blessed.</c>

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If<00:18:56.680><c> you</c><00:18:56.819><c> go</c><00:18:57.000><c> to</c><00:18:57.180><c> places</c><00:18:57.400><c> like</c><00:18:57.720><c> Guyana</c><00:18:58.180><c> or</c><00:18:58.359><c> India</c>

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or<00:18:59.200><c> places</c><00:18:59.539><c> in</c><00:18:59.819><c> Africa,</c><00:19:00.180><c> they</c><00:19:00.319><c> don't</c><00:19:00.559><c> have</c><00:19:00.759><c> great</c><00:19:01.000><c> possessions.</c>

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Sometimes<00:19:02.180><c> the</c><00:19:03.200><c> clothes</c><00:19:03.339><c> on</c><00:19:03.460><c> their</c><00:19:03.680><c> back</c><00:19:03.819><c> is</c><00:19:04.039><c> about</c><00:19:04.279><c> all</c><00:19:04.480><c> they</c><00:19:04.720><c> have</c>

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when<00:19:05.000><c> they</c><00:19:05.220><c> sleep</c><00:19:05.539><c> in</c><00:19:05.960><c> the</c><00:19:06.519><c> mud</c><00:19:06.720><c> hut.</c>

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They<00:19:08.539><c> don't</c><00:19:08.680><c> have</c><00:19:08.819><c> much</c><00:19:09.019><c> to</c><00:19:09.200><c> give</c><00:19:09.380><c> up.</c>

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We<00:19:11.119><c> have</c><00:19:11.359><c> a</c><00:19:11.460><c> lot,</c><00:19:11.839><c> brothers</c><00:19:11.940><c> and</c><00:19:12.119><c> sisters.</c>

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We're<00:19:13.400><c> thankful</c><00:19:13.900><c> that</c><00:19:14.140><c> God</c><00:19:14.380><c> has</c><00:19:14.660><c> blessed</c><00:19:14.839><c> us,</c>

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but<00:19:16.500><c> we</c><00:19:16.720><c> mustn't</c><00:19:16.920><c> let</c><00:19:17.440><c> what</c><00:19:17.720><c> we</c><00:19:18.039><c> have</c><00:19:18.500><c> get</c><00:19:18.740><c> in</c><00:19:18.900><c> the</c><00:19:19.079><c> way</c><00:19:19.559><c> of</c><00:19:20.519><c> the</c><00:19:20.740><c> Lord.</c>

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And<00:19:22.160><c> so</c><00:19:22.599><c> Jesus</c><00:19:23.079><c> had</c><00:19:23.319><c> said</c><00:19:23.440><c> it</c><00:19:23.480><c> was</c><00:19:23.720><c> harder</c><00:19:23.900><c> for</c><00:19:24.180><c> a</c><00:19:24.240><c> camel,</c>

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a<00:19:25.759><c> rich</c><00:19:25.900><c> man</c><00:19:26.079><c> into</c><00:19:26.220><c> the</c><00:19:26.400><c> kingdom</c><00:19:26.579><c> of</c><00:19:26.680><c> God</c><00:19:26.900><c> than</c><00:19:27.019><c> a</c><00:19:27.200><c> camel</c>

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to<00:19:27.519><c> go</c><00:19:27.640><c> through</c><00:19:27.819><c> the</c><00:19:27.980><c> eye</c><00:19:28.099><c> of</c><00:19:28.240><c> a</c><00:19:28.359><c> needle.</c>

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And<00:19:29.599><c> they</c><00:19:29.700><c> said,</c><00:19:29.759><c> well,</c><00:19:29.920><c> who</c><00:19:30.119><c> could</c><00:19:30.279><c> be</c><00:19:30.539><c> saved?</c>

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And<00:19:30.960><c> he</c><00:19:31.059><c> said,</c><00:19:31.240><c> well,</c><00:19:31.660><c> God,</c><00:19:32.880><c> man,</c><00:19:33.240><c> it's</c><00:19:33.339><c> impossible.</c>

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There's<00:19:34.099><c> no</c><00:19:34.420><c> way</c><00:19:34.640><c> you</c><00:19:34.759><c> can</c><00:19:34.920><c> be</c><00:19:35.160><c> saved.</c>

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I<00:19:35.519><c> mean,</c><00:19:36.339><c> salvation</c><00:19:36.720><c> is</c><00:19:36.940><c> not</c><00:19:37.059><c> a</c><00:19:37.180><c> do</c><00:19:37.339><c>-it</c><00:19:37.420><c>-yourself</c><00:19:37.799><c> kit.</c>

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Without<00:19:39.160><c> the</c><00:19:39.420><c> Lord,</c><00:19:39.640><c> you</c><00:19:39.940><c> cannot</c><00:19:40.380><c> be</c><00:19:40.700><c> saved,</c>

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but<00:19:41.019><c> he</c><00:19:41.180><c> wants</c><00:19:41.400><c> to</c><00:19:41.599><c> give</c><00:19:41.700><c> you</c><00:19:42.099><c> eternal</c><00:19:42.339><c> life.</c>

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And<00:19:43.799><c> so</c><00:19:43.960><c> Peter,</c><00:19:44.279><c> dear</c><00:19:44.559><c> Peter,</c><00:19:44.920><c> he</c><00:19:45.000><c> says,</c><00:19:45.440><c> well,</c>

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Jesus,<00:19:45.940><c> we've</c><00:19:46.319><c> left</c><00:19:46.339><c> everything</c><00:19:46.640><c> to</c><00:19:46.859><c> follow</c><00:19:46.940><c> you.</c>

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What<00:19:47.160><c> are</c><00:19:47.180><c> we</c><00:19:47.339><c> gonna</c><00:19:47.460><c> get?</c>

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So<00:19:49.039><c> we</c><00:19:49.160><c> come</c><00:19:49.259><c> into</c><00:19:49.339><c> verse</c><00:19:49.559><c> 29,</c>

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and<00:19:50.319><c> Jesus</c><00:19:51.200><c> is</c><00:19:51.420><c> gonna</c><00:19:51.539><c> answer</c><00:19:51.839><c> Peter's</c><00:19:52.299><c> question.</c>

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Jesus<00:19:54.559><c> said</c><00:19:54.920><c> to</c><00:19:55.740><c> Peter</c><00:19:56.099><c> and</c><00:19:56.440><c> to</c><00:19:56.619><c> the</c><00:19:56.779><c> others,</c>

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Verily<00:19:57.400><c> I</c><00:19:57.559><c> say</c><00:19:57.720><c> unto</c><00:19:57.900><c> you,</c>

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there<00:19:59.759><c> is</c><00:19:59.960><c> no</c><00:20:00.180><c> man</c><00:20:00.599><c> that</c><00:20:00.799><c> hath</c><00:20:00.960><c> left</c><00:20:01.180><c> house,</c>

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or<00:20:02.819><c> brethren,</c><00:20:03.240><c> or</c><00:20:03.319><c> sisters,</c><00:20:03.759><c> or</c><00:20:03.859><c> father,</c><00:20:04.140><c> or</c><00:20:04.240><c> mother,</c><00:20:04.539><c> or</c><00:20:04.720><c> land,</c>

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or<00:20:05.579><c> wife,</c><00:20:06.559><c> for</c><00:20:06.740><c> my</c><00:20:06.940><c> sake</c><00:20:07.140><c> in</c><00:20:07.279><c> the</c><00:20:07.440><c> gospels.</c>

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Tell<00:20:09.099><c> you</c><00:20:09.240><c> what</c><00:20:09.440><c> I'll</c><00:20:09.680><c> do,</c><00:20:10.039><c> says</c><00:20:10.200><c> Jesus.</c>

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Just<00:20:13.480><c> same</c><00:20:13.960><c> challenge</c><00:20:14.440><c> as</c><00:20:15.059><c> Malachi.</c>

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Put<00:20:16.180><c> me</c><00:20:16.440><c> first</c><00:20:16.660><c> in</c><00:20:16.900><c> your</c><00:20:17.059><c> life.</c>

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Put<00:20:18.039><c> me</c><00:20:18.279><c> ahead</c><00:20:18.460><c> of</c><00:20:18.660><c> your</c><00:20:19.500><c> family.</c>

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Put<00:20:20.920><c> me</c><00:20:21.119><c> ahead</c><00:20:21.319><c> of</c><00:20:21.480><c> your</c><00:20:22.059><c> career.</c>

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Put<00:20:23.779><c> me</c><00:20:24.000><c> ahead</c><00:20:24.240><c> of</c><00:20:24.420><c> your</c><00:20:24.859><c> possessions.</c>

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Put<00:20:27.119><c> me</c><00:20:27.500><c> first,</c><00:20:27.980><c> and</c><00:20:28.079><c> you</c><00:20:28.539><c> will</c><00:20:28.819><c> receive,</c><00:20:29.220><c> verse</c><00:20:29.519><c> 30,</c><00:20:30.220><c> a</c><00:20:30.339><c> hundredfold.</c>

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You<00:20:32.339><c> know,</c><00:20:32.519><c> that's</c><00:20:32.839><c> multiplying</c><00:20:33.279><c> it</c><00:20:33.460><c> by</c><00:20:33.640><c> a</c><00:20:33.680><c> hundred.</c>

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And<00:20:35.000><c> that's</c><00:20:35.559><c> right</c><00:20:36.380><c> now.</c>

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That's<00:20:37.059><c> not</c><00:20:37.200><c> in</c><00:20:37.339><c> the</c><00:20:37.460><c> future.</c>

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Right<00:20:38.440><c> now,</c><00:20:38.799><c> God</c><00:20:39.039><c> says,</c><00:20:39.220><c> if</c><00:20:39.339><c> you</c><00:20:39.559><c> put</c><00:20:39.660><c> me</c><00:20:39.900><c> first</c><00:20:40.099><c> in</c><00:20:40.259><c> your</c><00:20:40.480><c> life,</c>

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I'll<00:20:41.319><c> multiply</c><00:20:42.220><c> by</c><00:20:42.759><c> a</c><00:20:42.900><c> hundred</c><00:20:43.039><c> times</c><00:20:43.880><c> with,</c>

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look<00:20:45.319><c> what</c><00:20:45.440><c> he</c><00:20:45.559><c> says,</c>

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with<00:20:47.660><c> houses,</c><00:20:48.299><c> and</c><00:20:48.440><c> brethren,</c><00:20:48.779><c> and</c><00:20:48.920><c> sisters,</c>

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and<00:20:49.420><c> mothers,</c><00:20:49.619><c> and</c><00:20:49.819><c> children,</c><00:20:50.220><c> and</c><00:20:50.319><c> lands.</c>

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Oh,<00:20:51.200><c> you'll</c><00:20:51.339><c> have</c><00:20:51.500><c> persecution,</c><00:20:52.220><c> because</c><00:20:52.339><c> that's</c><00:20:52.599><c> part</c><00:20:52.740><c> of</c><00:20:53.000><c> life.</c>

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And<00:20:53.839><c> besides</c><00:20:54.299><c> that,</c><00:20:54.579><c> in</c><00:20:54.680><c> the</c><00:20:54.859><c> world</c><00:20:55.000><c> to</c><00:20:55.140><c> come,</c><00:20:55.339><c> eternal</c><00:20:55.599><c> life.</c>

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No<00:20:58.660><c> one</c><00:20:58.859><c> could</c><00:20:59.359><c> read</c><00:20:59.619><c> these</c><00:20:59.900><c> verses,</c>

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and<00:21:01.640><c> understand</c><00:21:02.220><c> them,</c><00:21:03.200><c> and</c><00:21:03.460><c> turn</c><00:21:03.740><c> God</c><00:21:04.019><c> down.</c>

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This<00:21:05.519><c> is</c><00:21:05.740><c> an</c><00:21:05.940><c> offer</c><00:21:06.440><c> that's</c><00:21:07.799><c> just</c><00:21:08.640><c> not</c><00:21:09.539><c> too</c><00:21:09.740><c> good</c><00:21:09.799><c> to</c><00:21:09.980><c> be</c><00:21:10.140><c> true,</c>

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because<00:21:10.500><c> it</c><00:21:10.660><c> is</c><00:21:10.900><c> true,</c><00:21:11.480><c> because</c><00:21:11.740><c> it's</c><00:21:12.180><c> coming</c><00:21:12.380><c> from</c><00:21:12.559><c> the</c><00:21:12.740><c> Lord.</c>

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But<00:21:14.299><c> it</c><00:21:15.140><c> means</c><00:21:15.799><c> letting</c><00:21:16.400><c> go</c><00:21:17.119><c> of</c><00:21:18.220><c> what</c><00:21:18.420><c> we</c><00:21:18.799><c> feel</c><00:21:19.039><c> is</c><00:21:19.359><c> important,</c>

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and<00:21:21.140><c> letting</c><00:21:21.400><c> God</c><00:21:21.779><c> take</c><00:21:22.099><c> over</c><00:21:22.339><c> in</c><00:21:22.559><c> our</c><00:21:22.759><c> lives.</c>

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And<00:21:24.359><c> then</c><00:21:24.440><c> he</c><00:21:24.519><c> opens</c><00:21:24.819><c> the</c><00:21:25.000><c> windows</c><00:21:25.220><c> of</c><00:21:25.500><c> heaven,</c>

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and<00:21:26.480><c> he</c><00:21:26.660><c> pours</c><00:21:26.859><c> out</c><00:21:27.019><c> these</c><00:21:27.220><c> blessings</c><00:21:27.579><c> on</c><00:21:27.859><c> us.</c>

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I<00:21:30.200><c> was</c><00:21:30.339><c> in</c><00:21:30.440><c> a</c><00:21:30.539><c> Bible</c><00:21:30.759><c> school</c><00:21:31.240><c> in</c><00:21:31.559><c> New</c><00:21:31.799><c> Zealand,</c>

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and<00:21:32.140><c> then</c><00:21:32.240><c> another</c><00:21:32.380><c> one</c><00:21:32.480><c> in</c><00:21:32.579><c> Australia</c><00:21:32.980><c> the</c><00:21:33.200><c> same</c><00:21:33.460><c> year,</c>

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with<00:21:34.119><c> two</c><00:21:34.440><c> back</c><00:21:34.859><c>-to</c><00:21:35.019><c>-back.</c>

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There<00:21:35.720><c> was</c><00:21:35.819><c> a</c><00:21:36.019><c> young</c><00:21:36.259><c> brother</c><00:21:36.559><c> there.</c>

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Some<00:21:37.779><c> of</c><00:21:37.920><c> you</c><00:21:38.019><c> may</c><00:21:38.180><c> have</c><00:21:38.279><c> heard</c><00:21:38.480><c> of</c><00:21:38.579><c> him.</c>

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His<00:21:39.099><c> name</c><00:21:39.279><c> is</c><00:21:39.759><c> Hung</c><00:21:40.319><c> Tran.</c>

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Winton<00:21:43.180><c> knows</c><00:21:43.519><c> him.</c>

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And<00:21:45.160><c> Hung</c><00:21:45.359><c> Tran</c><00:21:45.700><c> was</c><00:21:46.099><c> a</c><00:21:46.500><c> Vietnamese</c><00:21:47.019><c> refugee</c>

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who<00:21:47.980><c> left</c><00:21:48.400><c> Vietnam</c><00:21:48.980><c> in</c><00:21:49.279><c> a</c><00:21:49.480><c> boat,</c>

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and<00:21:51.160><c> landed</c><00:21:51.460><c> safely,</c><00:21:52.980><c> and</c><00:21:53.420><c> ended</c><00:21:53.559><c> up</c><00:21:53.779><c> in</c><00:21:53.960><c> Brisbane.</c>

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Never<00:21:56.319><c> heard</c><00:21:56.559><c> of</c><00:21:56.720><c> Christ</c><00:21:56.819><c> of</c><00:21:56.920><c> the</c><00:21:57.000><c> Alpheans.</c>

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There<00:21:57.420><c> were</c><00:21:57.460><c> no</c><00:21:57.619><c> Christ</c><00:21:57.819><c> of</c><00:21:57.880><c> the</c><00:21:57.940><c> Alpheans</c><00:21:58.119><c> in</c><00:21:58.319><c> Vietnam</c><00:21:58.720><c> at</c>

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the<00:21:59.059><c> time.</c>

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There<00:21:59.480><c> were</c><00:21:59.980><c> no</c><00:22:01.160><c> Christians</c><00:22:01.759><c> of</c><00:22:01.980><c> any</c><00:22:02.220><c> kind</c>

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in<00:22:03.200><c> Vietnam</c><00:22:03.619><c> at</c><00:22:03.859><c> that</c><00:22:04.059><c> time.</c>

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And<00:22:05.200><c> he</c><00:22:05.240><c> met</c><00:22:05.440><c> Christ</c><00:22:05.740><c> of</c><00:22:05.839><c> the</c><00:22:05.960><c> Alpheans.</c>

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His<00:22:06.940><c> whole</c><00:22:07.259><c> family</c><00:22:07.640><c> had</c><00:22:07.799><c> been</c><00:22:07.920><c> on</c><00:22:08.019><c> this</c><00:22:08.200><c> boat,</c>

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and<00:22:08.480><c> they're</c><00:22:08.599><c> all</c><00:22:08.839><c> Buddhists.</c>

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And<00:22:10.660><c> he</c><00:22:10.799><c> met</c><00:22:11.000><c> Christ</c><00:22:11.299><c> of</c><00:22:11.380><c> the</c><00:22:11.480><c> Alpheans,</c>

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and<00:22:12.079><c> he</c><00:22:13.240><c> fell</c><00:22:13.319><c> in</c><00:22:13.440><c> love</c><00:22:13.579><c> with</c><00:22:13.779><c> the</c><00:22:14.039><c> truth.</c>

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And<00:22:15.799><c> he</c><00:22:16.240><c> decided</c><00:22:16.539><c> to</c><00:22:16.740><c> be</c><00:22:16.920><c> baptized.</c>

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And<00:22:19.599><c> his</c><00:22:19.880><c> uncle,</c><00:22:20.319><c> who</c><00:22:20.440><c> was</c><00:22:20.799><c> a</c><00:22:21.059><c> head</c><00:22:21.180><c> of</c><00:22:21.339><c> the</c><00:22:21.559><c> clan,</c>

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and<00:22:22.319><c> they're</c><00:22:22.440><c> very</c><00:22:23.039><c> close</c><00:22:23.519><c>-knit,</c><00:22:23.799><c> the</c><00:22:24.059><c> Vietnamese.</c>

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We<00:22:24.680><c> have</c><00:22:24.859><c> a</c><00:22:25.000><c> Vietnamese</c><00:22:25.359><c> couple</c><00:22:25.740><c> in</c><00:22:25.920><c> our</c><00:22:26.160><c> closure.</c>

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And<00:22:28.079><c> another</c><00:22:29.019><c> brother</c><00:22:29.359><c> who</c><00:22:30.400><c> wants</c><00:22:30.559><c> nothing</c><00:22:30.759><c> to</c><00:22:30.900><c> do</c><00:22:30.940><c> with</c><00:22:31.039><c> the</c><00:22:31.200><c> truth</c>

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is<00:22:31.539><c> the</c><00:22:31.680><c> head</c><00:22:31.740><c> of</c><00:22:31.920><c> their</c><00:22:32.119><c> clan.</c>

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And<00:22:32.920><c> there's</c><00:22:33.079><c> a</c><00:22:33.079><c> problem,</c><00:22:33.759><c> because</c><00:22:33.920><c> he</c><00:22:34.099><c> keeps</c><00:22:34.539><c> interfering</c>

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with<00:22:35.779><c> their</c><00:22:36.019><c> spiritual</c><00:22:36.440><c> life.</c>

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But<00:22:38.019><c> this</c><00:22:38.279><c> uncle,</c><00:22:39.180><c> Hung</c><00:22:39.279><c> Tran,</c><00:22:40.799><c> said</c><00:22:41.000><c> to</c><00:22:41.220><c> his</c><00:22:41.779><c> nephew,</c>

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if<00:22:43.319><c> you</c><00:22:43.619><c> get</c><00:22:43.980><c> baptized,</c><00:22:45.819><c> I'm</c><00:22:46.039><c> putting</c><00:22:46.240><c> out</c><00:22:46.480><c> a</c><00:22:46.700><c> contract</c>

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on<00:22:47.279><c> your</c><00:22:47.500><c> life,</c><00:22:49.180><c> and</c><00:22:49.299><c> the</c><00:22:49.380><c> person</c><00:22:49.640><c> who</c><00:22:49.859><c> kills</c><00:22:50.099><c> you</c>

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will<00:22:50.420><c> get</c><00:22:50.599><c> $25</c><00:22:51.079><c>,000</c><00:22:52.259><c> Australian</c><00:22:53.240><c> money.</c>

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And<00:22:57.920><c> Hung</c><00:22:58.119><c> Tran</c><00:22:58.319><c> had</c><00:22:58.539><c> to</c><00:22:58.720><c> be</c><00:22:58.980><c> baptized</c><00:22:59.500><c> in</c><00:22:59.920><c> secret,</c>

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and<00:23:00.480><c> had</c><00:23:00.579><c> to</c><00:23:00.720><c> go</c><00:23:00.819><c> and</c><00:23:01.000><c> hide</c><00:23:01.180><c> it.</c>

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See,<00:23:02.799><c> what</c><00:23:03.160><c> Jesus</c><00:23:03.460><c> is</c><00:23:03.680><c> saying</c><00:23:03.880><c> here,</c>

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if<00:23:04.220><c> you</c><00:23:04.380><c> put</c><00:23:04.539><c> me</c><00:23:04.759><c> first</c><00:23:04.960><c> in</c><00:23:05.099><c> your</c><00:23:05.359><c> life,</c>

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you<00:23:06.839><c> have</c><00:23:07.019><c> to</c><00:23:07.180><c> leave</c><00:23:07.339><c> your</c><00:23:07.579><c> brethren,</c><00:23:07.980><c> and</c><00:23:08.099><c> your</c><00:23:08.259><c> sisters,</c>

00:23:08.660 --> 00:23:09.819
and<00:23:08.799><c> your</c><00:23:08.980><c> father,</c><00:23:09.259><c> and</c><00:23:09.400><c> your</c><00:23:09.559><c> mother,</c>

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and<00:23:10.099><c> your</c><00:23:10.220><c> wife,</c><00:23:10.539><c> and</c><00:23:10.680><c> your</c><00:23:10.839><c> children.</c>

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You<00:23:11.279><c> gotta</c><00:23:11.500><c> put</c><00:23:11.700><c> me</c><00:23:11.980><c> first.</c>

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And<00:23:13.799><c> Hung</c><00:23:13.980><c> Tran</c><00:23:14.220><c> did,</c><00:23:15.680><c> and</c><00:23:15.799><c> he</c><00:23:15.940><c> became</c><00:23:16.180><c> a</c><00:23:16.339><c> Christian</c><00:23:16.559><c> elf.</c>

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Now<00:23:17.079><c> the</c><00:23:17.180><c> good</c><00:23:17.519><c> news,</c><00:23:17.960><c> and</c><00:23:18.079><c> it's</c><00:23:18.240><c> a</c><00:23:18.299><c> wonderful</c><00:23:18.619><c> story,</c>

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because<00:23:19.700><c> the</c><00:23:19.940><c> good</c><00:23:20.119><c> news,</c><00:23:21.400><c> they</c><00:23:22.119><c> didn't</c><00:23:22.319><c> kill</c><00:23:22.559><c> him,</c>

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of<00:23:22.880><c> course,</c><00:23:23.000><c> that's</c><00:23:23.359><c> real</c><00:23:23.579><c> good</c><00:23:23.799><c> news.</c>

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But<00:23:25.119><c> his</c><00:23:28.079><c> uncle</c><00:23:28.420><c> relented</c><00:23:28.880><c> after</c><00:23:29.240><c> he</c><00:23:30.119><c> saw</c><00:23:30.460><c> he</c><00:23:30.660><c> was</c><00:23:31.539><c> steadfast</c>

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and<00:23:32.339><c> immovable,</c><00:23:33.519><c> and</c><00:23:33.559><c> wanted</c><00:23:33.640><c> to</c><00:23:33.799><c> always</c><00:23:34.000><c> abound</c>

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in<00:23:34.380><c> the</c><00:23:34.500><c> work</c><00:23:34.599><c> of</c><00:23:34.779><c> the</c><00:23:34.900><c> Lord,</c><00:23:35.599><c> took</c><00:23:35.779><c> off</c><00:23:36.019><c> the</c><00:23:36.279><c> contract.</c>

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And<00:23:37.700><c> now</c><00:23:37.920><c> that</c><00:23:38.119><c> young</c><00:23:38.420><c> brother</c><00:23:38.700><c> has</c><00:23:38.900><c> married</c>

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an<00:23:39.420><c> Australian</c><00:23:39.880><c> sister,</c><00:23:41.099><c> and</c><00:23:41.380><c> they're</c><00:23:41.640><c> back</c><00:23:41.779><c> in</c><00:23:41.960><c> Vietnam</c>

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teaching<00:23:42.839><c> people</c><00:23:43.200><c> the</c><00:23:43.480><c> truth.</c>

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There's<00:23:44.980><c> a</c><00:23:45.079><c> little</c><00:23:45.279><c> occasion</c><00:23:45.660><c> now</c><00:23:46.119><c> in</c><00:23:46.759><c> Hanoi,</c>

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and<00:23:48.039><c> he's</c><00:23:48.400><c> a</c><00:23:48.619><c> moving</c><00:23:48.859><c> force,</c><00:23:49.680><c> God's</c><00:23:50.039><c> using</c><00:23:50.279><c> him</c>

00:23:50.559 --> 00:23:52.759
to<00:23:51.240><c> bring</c><00:23:51.460><c> the</c><00:23:51.700><c> truth</c><00:23:51.859><c> to</c><00:23:52.079><c> other</c><00:23:52.319><c> Vietnamese,</c>

00:23:52.980 --> 00:23:57.299
right<00:23:53.259><c> in</c><00:23:54.220><c> Vietnam,</c><00:23:55.039><c> and</c><00:23:55.200><c> it's</c><00:23:55.359><c> very</c><00:23:56.400><c> dicey,</c>

00:23:57.359 --> 00:24:03.380
because<00:23:57.380><c> it's</c><00:23:59.140><c> actually</c><00:24:00.259><c> a</c><00:24:00.960><c> frown</c><00:24:01.140><c> on</c><00:24:01.400><c> Christians</c><00:24:01.759><c> being</c><00:24:02.099><c> in</c><00:24:02.299><c> Hanoi.</c>

00:24:03.579 --> 00:24:06.299
So<00:24:03.900><c> he's</c><00:24:04.680><c> even</c><00:24:04.960><c> suffering</c><00:24:05.279><c> persecutions</c><00:24:05.960><c> now,</c>

00:24:06.299 --> 00:24:12.920
but<00:24:07.099><c> most</c><00:24:08.960><c> of</c><00:24:09.140><c> us</c><00:24:09.839><c> won't</c><00:24:11.299><c> be</c><00:24:11.920><c> murdered</c><00:24:12.220><c> by</c><00:24:12.460><c> somebody</c><00:24:12.759><c> else</c>

00:24:12.920 --> 00:24:14.480
because<00:24:13.200><c> we</c><00:24:13.400><c> get</c><00:24:13.519><c> baptized.</c>

00:24:14.519 --> 00:24:17.460
We<00:24:14.700><c> had</c><00:24:15.019><c> people</c><00:24:15.420><c> who'd</c><00:24:15.880><c> been</c><00:24:15.980><c> cut</c><00:24:16.140><c> off</c><00:24:16.279><c> by</c><00:24:16.400><c> their</c><00:24:16.539><c> families.</c>

00:24:17.480 --> 00:24:18.799
We<00:24:17.640><c> had</c><00:24:17.799><c> a</c><00:24:17.960><c> sister</c><00:24:18.200><c> in</c><00:24:18.440><c> our</c><00:24:18.640><c> case.</c>

00:24:19.000 --> 00:24:21.019
Have<00:24:19.240><c> you</c><00:24:19.319><c> ever</c><00:24:19.440><c> heard</c><00:24:19.539><c> of</c><00:24:19.660><c> the</c><00:24:19.779><c> rose</c><00:24:20.119><c> parade?</c>

00:24:21.079 --> 00:24:22.660
On<00:24:21.240><c> New</c><00:24:21.420><c> Year's</c><00:24:21.640><c> Day,</c><00:24:21.740><c> we</c><00:24:21.880><c> have</c><00:24:21.900><c> a</c><00:24:22.059><c> rose</c><00:24:22.319><c> parade,</c>

00:24:23.039 --> 00:24:24.660
and<00:24:23.160><c> we</c><00:24:23.460><c> decorate</c><00:24:23.859><c> floats</c><00:24:24.119><c> with</c><00:24:24.380><c> flowers.</c>

00:24:24.779 --> 00:24:26.700
Well,<00:24:25.319><c> this</c><00:24:25.460><c> young</c><00:24:25.859><c> Christian</c><00:24:26.140><c> elfian</c><00:24:26.460><c> brother</c>

00:24:26.700 --> 00:24:27.759
went<00:24:26.859><c> down</c><00:24:27.099><c> to</c><00:24:27.220><c> help</c><00:24:27.440><c> decorate.</c>

00:24:27.960 --> 00:24:29.599
It's<00:24:28.400><c> fun,</c><00:24:28.799><c> you</c><00:24:28.799><c> know,</c><00:24:29.000><c> young</c><00:24:29.140><c> people</c><00:24:29.359><c> do</c><00:24:29.500><c> it,</c>

00:24:29.920 --> 00:24:32.059
and<00:24:29.980><c> you</c><00:24:30.099><c> set</c><00:24:30.259><c> up</c><00:24:30.400><c> all</c><00:24:30.559><c> night</c><00:24:30.759><c> gluing</c><00:24:31.140><c> flowers</c><00:24:31.460><c> on</c><00:24:31.700><c> these</c><00:24:31.920><c> things.</c>

00:24:32.359 --> 00:24:34.420
And<00:24:32.599><c> it</c><00:24:32.619><c> was</c><00:24:32.799><c> a</c><00:24:33.079><c> young</c><00:24:33.319><c> girl</c><00:24:33.539><c> who</c><00:24:33.660><c> was</c><00:24:33.779><c> a</c><00:24:33.880><c> college</c><00:24:34.160><c> student,</c>

00:24:34.420 --> 00:24:37.680
and<00:24:34.579><c> she</c><00:24:34.579><c> was</c><00:24:34.779><c> there</c><00:24:35.180><c> donating</c><00:24:35.559><c> her</c><00:24:37.400><c> time,</c>

00:24:37.900 --> 00:24:39.220
sticking<00:24:38.000><c> on</c><00:24:38.240><c> flocks,</c><00:24:38.539><c> and</c><00:24:38.680><c> they</c><00:24:38.920><c> met.</c>

00:24:39.619 --> 00:24:41.339
She<00:24:39.799><c> was</c><00:24:39.940><c> a</c><00:24:39.960><c> very</c><00:24:40.299><c> good</c><00:24:40.519><c> Catholic</c><00:24:40.859><c> girl,</c>

00:24:41.680 --> 00:24:45.119
going<00:24:41.779><c> to</c><00:24:41.920><c> a</c><00:24:42.000><c> very</c><00:24:42.319><c> rich</c><00:24:42.559><c> Catholic</c><00:24:42.920><c> school,</c><00:24:43.640><c> very</c><00:24:43.900><c> rich</c><00:24:44.119><c> parents,</c>

00:24:46.819 --> 00:24:51.140
and<00:24:47.259><c> they</c><00:24:47.700><c> fell</c><00:24:47.880><c> in</c><00:24:48.059><c> love,</c><00:24:48.359><c> and</c><00:24:49.279><c> she</c><00:24:49.480><c> became</c><00:24:49.779><c> a</c><00:24:49.960><c> Christian</c><00:24:50.119><c> elfian.</c>

00:24:51.400 --> 00:24:55.779
And<00:24:51.839><c> they</c><00:24:52.279><c> ostracized</c><00:24:52.920><c> her,</c><00:24:54.700><c> cut</c><00:24:54.880><c> off</c><00:24:55.119><c> her,</c>

00:24:55.920 --> 00:24:58.019
threw<00:24:56.099><c> her</c><00:24:56.180><c> out</c><00:24:56.319><c> of</c><00:24:56.440><c> college,</c><00:24:56.740><c> wouldn't</c><00:24:56.859><c> pay</c><00:24:57.079><c> for</c><00:24:57.180><c> her</c><00:24:57.400><c> college.</c>

00:24:58.140 --> 00:25:01.819
She<00:24:58.319><c> had</c><00:24:58.440><c> to</c><00:24:58.539><c> give</c><00:24:58.619><c> up</c><00:24:58.779><c> all</c><00:24:59.039><c> of</c><00:24:59.180><c> that</c><00:24:59.819><c> to</c><00:25:00.339><c> become</c><00:25:00.519><c> a</c><00:25:00.700><c> Christian</c><00:25:00.880><c> elfian.</c>

00:25:01.900 --> 00:25:04.759
But<00:25:02.140><c> look,</c><00:25:02.539><c> she</c><00:25:02.660><c> got</c><00:25:02.839><c> a</c><00:25:02.920><c> whole</c><00:25:03.240><c> new</c><00:25:03.519><c> family.</c>

00:25:04.920 --> 00:25:08.880
You<00:25:04.980><c> see,</c><00:25:06.420><c> she</c><00:25:06.559><c> had</c><00:25:06.740><c> a</c><00:25:06.900><c> family</c><00:25:07.160><c> she</c><00:25:07.339><c> had</c><00:25:07.519><c> to</c><00:25:07.799><c> lay</c><00:25:08.059><c> aside</c>

00:25:08.880 --> 00:25:11.960
for<00:25:09.500><c> a</c><00:25:09.619><c> family</c><00:25:10.059><c> much</c><00:25:10.500><c> bigger</c><00:25:11.019><c> worldwide</c>

00:25:11.960 --> 00:25:14.420
of<00:25:12.700><c> her</c><00:25:12.960><c> brothers</c><00:25:13.140><c> and</c><00:25:13.420><c> sisters.</c>

00:25:14.759 --> 00:25:17.259
Now,<00:25:15.039><c> not</c><00:25:15.259><c> too</c><00:25:15.440><c> many</c><00:25:15.599><c> of</c><00:25:15.700><c> us</c><00:25:15.819><c> face</c><00:25:16.059><c> those</c><00:25:16.299><c> kinds</c><00:25:16.500><c> of</c><00:25:16.720><c> persecutions,</c>

00:25:17.259 --> 00:25:22.380
but<00:25:17.440><c> we</c><00:25:17.799><c> still</c><00:25:18.119><c> let</c><00:25:18.539><c> other</c><00:25:19.220><c> things</c><00:25:20.019><c> get</c><00:25:20.880><c> in</c><00:25:21.200><c> our</c><00:25:21.440><c> way.</c>

00:25:23.779 --> 00:25:25.440
So<00:25:24.039><c> James</c><00:25:24.339><c> tells</c><00:25:24.579><c> us</c><00:25:24.779><c> that</c><00:25:24.940><c> God</c><00:25:25.140><c> promises</c>

00:25:25.440 --> 00:25:26.740
to<00:25:25.599><c> give</c><00:25:25.700><c> us</c><00:25:25.900><c> wisdom</c><00:25:26.259><c> liberally,</c>

00:25:26.839 --> 00:25:28.359
and<00:25:26.960><c> God</c><00:25:27.180><c> says,</c><00:25:27.519><c> God</c><00:25:27.660><c> won't</c><00:25:27.859><c> upbraid</c><00:25:28.180><c> us,</c>

00:25:28.380 --> 00:25:30.079
which<00:25:28.559><c> means</c><00:25:28.720><c> he</c><00:25:28.819><c> won't</c><00:25:29.019><c> make</c><00:25:29.279><c> fun</c><00:25:29.460><c> of</c><00:25:29.680><c> you,</c>

00:25:30.079 --> 00:25:32.779
he<00:25:30.400><c> won't</c><00:25:30.519><c> be</c><00:25:30.779><c> critical</c><00:25:31.180><c> if</c><00:25:31.460><c> you</c><00:25:31.660><c> lack</c><00:25:31.819><c> wisdom.</c>

00:25:33.359 --> 00:25:36.799
A<00:25:33.500><c> wise</c><00:25:33.859><c> parent</c><00:25:34.299><c> will</c><00:25:34.779><c> be</c><00:25:35.079><c> very</c><00:25:35.480><c> patient</c><00:25:35.759><c> with</c><00:25:35.940><c> a</c><00:25:36.079><c> little</c><00:25:36.319><c> child</c>

00:25:36.799 --> 00:25:40.019
who<00:25:37.279><c> says,</c><00:25:37.539><c> daddy,</c><00:25:38.480><c> why?</c>

00:25:40.140 --> 00:25:43.460
And<00:25:40.359><c> that's</c><00:25:40.599><c> all</c><00:25:40.900><c> kinds</c><00:25:41.140><c> of</c><00:25:41.380><c> questions,</c><00:25:42.359><c> because</c><00:25:42.599><c> they</c><00:25:42.940><c> learn.</c>

00:25:43.940 --> 00:25:47.319
We<00:25:44.119><c> have</c><00:25:44.359><c> a</c><00:25:44.599><c> heavenly</c><00:25:44.920><c> father</c><00:25:45.380><c> that</c><00:25:45.619><c> realizes</c><00:25:46.019><c> we</c><00:25:46.420><c> lack</c><00:25:46.640><c> wisdom,</c>

00:25:47.740 --> 00:25:51.099
and<00:25:47.920><c> if</c><00:25:48.099><c> we</c><00:25:48.440><c> ask</c><00:25:48.720><c> him,</c><00:25:49.279><c> he</c><00:25:49.500><c> says</c><00:25:49.700><c> he</c><00:25:50.019><c> will</c><00:25:50.279><c> give</c><00:25:50.460><c> it</c><00:25:50.619><c> to</c><00:25:50.799><c> us,</c>

00:25:51.240 --> 00:25:53.880
and<00:25:51.420><c> he</c><00:25:51.559><c> won't</c><00:25:51.740><c> be</c><00:25:52.079><c> critical,</c><00:25:52.339><c> he</c><00:25:52.460><c> won't</c><00:25:52.740><c> upbraid</c><00:25:53.119><c> us.</c>

00:25:53.980 --> 00:25:59.440
He's<00:25:54.539><c> willing</c><00:25:54.799><c> to</c><00:25:55.660><c> bless</c><00:25:56.039><c> us</c><00:25:56.799><c> if</c><00:25:57.039><c> we'll</c><00:25:57.220><c> just</c><00:25:57.680><c> open</c><00:25:58.279><c> ourselves</c><00:25:58.759><c> up</c>

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to<00:25:59.740><c> him.</c>

00:26:01.779 --> 00:26:04.440
Now,<00:26:01.960><c> it's</c><00:26:02.039><c> possible</c><00:26:02.440><c> to</c><00:26:02.599><c> give</c><00:26:02.720><c> God</c><00:26:03.019><c> lip</c><00:26:03.279><c> service</c><00:26:03.640><c> and</c><00:26:03.799><c> say,</c>

00:26:04.640 --> 00:26:06.859
oh,<00:26:04.960><c> God,</c><00:26:05.299><c> we</c><00:26:05.519><c> want</c><00:26:05.759><c> wisdom,</c>

00:26:08.259 --> 00:26:11.680
but<00:26:08.779><c> we're</c><00:26:09.299><c> really</c><00:26:09.779><c> secretly</c><00:26:10.180><c> angry</c><00:26:10.559><c> with</c><00:26:10.759><c> God.</c>

00:26:12.420 --> 00:26:14.599
We're<00:26:12.640><c> having</c><00:26:12.759><c> a</c><00:26:13.059><c> trial</c><00:26:13.279><c> or</c><00:26:13.539><c> a</c><00:26:13.700><c> problem,</c>

00:26:14.980 --> 00:26:19.000
and<00:26:15.119><c> we're</c><00:26:16.200><c> angry</c><00:26:16.559><c> that</c><00:26:16.980><c> God</c><00:26:17.240><c> is</c><00:26:17.480><c> doing</c><00:26:17.640><c> this</c><00:26:17.839><c> to</c><00:26:18.039><c> us.</c>

00:26:19.099 --> 00:26:21.460
Or<00:26:19.579><c> perhaps</c><00:26:20.000><c> we</c><00:26:20.500><c> have</c><00:26:20.700><c> a</c><00:26:20.900><c> temptation</c>

00:26:21.460 --> 00:26:25.000
that<00:26:21.880><c> we</c><00:26:22.579><c> don't</c><00:26:22.839><c> really</c><00:26:23.400><c> wanna</c><00:26:23.819><c> resist.</c>

00:26:25.259 --> 00:26:27.279
There's<00:26:25.500><c> a</c><00:26:25.640><c> story</c><00:26:25.759><c> about</c><00:26:25.960><c> a</c><00:26:26.119><c> little</c><00:26:26.299><c> boy</c><00:26:26.559><c> who</c><00:26:26.700><c> was</c><00:26:26.859><c> praying</c><00:26:27.079><c> to</c><00:26:27.220><c> God,</c>

00:26:27.279 --> 00:26:32.380
he<00:26:27.359><c> says,</c><00:26:27.640><c> oh,</c><00:26:27.940><c> Lord,</c><00:26:28.579><c> make</c><00:26:28.680><c> me</c><00:26:29.000><c> pure,</c><00:26:30.880><c> but</c><00:26:31.099><c> not</c><00:26:31.440><c> yet.</c>

00:26:34.720 --> 00:26:36.460
And<00:26:35.160><c> we</c><00:26:35.299><c> can</c><00:26:35.420><c> be</c><00:26:35.559><c> like</c><00:26:35.819><c> that,</c><00:26:36.380><c> too.</c>

00:26:36.519 --> 00:26:39.579
I<00:26:36.740><c> mean,</c><00:26:36.880><c> we're</c><00:26:37.099><c> not</c><00:26:37.420><c> really</c><00:26:37.759><c> quite</c><00:26:38.000><c> ready</c><00:26:38.299><c> to</c><00:26:38.559><c> give</c><00:26:38.740><c> up</c>

00:26:39.579 --> 00:26:43.059
the<00:26:40.019><c> things</c><00:26:40.519><c> of</c><00:26:41.039><c> this</c><00:26:41.359><c> life</c><00:26:42.140><c> for</c><00:26:42.599><c> God.</c>

00:26:43.500 --> 00:26:46.299
And<00:26:43.680><c> if</c><00:26:43.759><c> we're</c><00:26:43.859><c> like</c><00:26:44.059><c> that,</c><00:26:44.299><c> we're</c><00:26:44.720><c> double</c><00:26:45.299><c>-minded.</c>

00:26:47.279 --> 00:26:50.900
So<00:26:47.460><c> James</c><00:26:47.839><c> 1,</c><00:26:48.740><c> 6</c><00:26:49.079><c> and</c><00:26:49.220><c> 7,</c><00:26:49.980><c> let</c><00:26:50.200><c> him</c><00:26:50.380><c> ask</c><00:26:50.539><c> in</c><00:26:50.720><c> faith,</c>

00:26:51.059 --> 00:26:52.940
nothing<00:26:51.400><c> wavering,</c><00:26:52.180><c> for</c><00:26:52.279><c> he</c><00:26:52.339><c> that</c><00:26:52.539><c> wavereth</c>

00:26:52.940 --> 00:26:55.880
is<00:26:53.119><c> like</c><00:26:53.299><c> a</c><00:26:53.559><c> wave</c><00:26:53.759><c> of</c><00:26:53.940><c> the</c><00:26:54.140><c> sea,</c><00:26:54.839><c> driven</c><00:26:55.000><c> with</c><00:26:55.240><c> the</c><00:26:55.400><c> wind</c><00:26:55.539><c> and</c><00:26:55.759><c> tossed.</c>

00:26:55.880 --> 00:26:58.099
Let<00:26:56.180><c> not</c><00:26:56.460><c> that</c><00:26:56.700><c> man</c><00:26:56.960><c> think</c><00:26:57.079><c> he</c><00:26:57.180><c> will</c><00:26:57.359><c> receive</c><00:26:57.579><c> anything</c><00:26:57.940><c> of</c>

00:26:58.099 --> 00:26:59.119
the<00:26:58.220><c> Lord.</c>

00:26:59.359 --> 00:27:03.640
Now,<00:27:00.059><c> I</c><00:27:00.140><c> wanna</c><00:27:00.140><c> read</c><00:27:02.240><c> this</c><00:27:02.440><c> to</c><00:27:02.579><c> you</c><00:27:02.660><c> from</c><00:27:02.819><c> the</c><00:27:02.980><c> Phillips</c><00:27:03.160><c> translation.</c>

00:27:03.759 --> 00:27:06.519
I<00:27:03.779><c> wanna</c><00:27:03.980><c> start</c><00:27:04.240><c> at</c><00:27:04.400><c> verse</c><00:27:04.980><c> five.</c>

00:27:06.700 --> 00:27:07.859
You<00:27:06.900><c> just</c><00:27:07.140><c> follow</c><00:27:07.240><c> it</c><00:27:07.380><c> in</c><00:27:07.500><c> your</c><00:27:07.680><c> Bible,</c>

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whatever<00:27:08.180><c> version</c><00:27:08.480><c> you</c><00:27:08.660><c> might</c><00:27:08.920><c> have,</c><00:27:09.960><c> five</c><00:27:10.319><c> through</c><00:27:10.559><c> nine.</c>

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If<00:27:12.140><c> in</c><00:27:12.420><c> the</c><00:27:12.640><c> process</c><00:27:13.400><c> any</c><00:27:14.500><c> of</c><00:27:14.819><c> you</c><00:27:15.079><c> do</c><00:27:15.359><c> not</c><00:27:15.700><c> understand</c>

00:27:16.259 --> 00:27:19.460
how<00:27:16.880><c> to</c><00:27:17.279><c> meet</c><00:27:17.440><c> any</c><00:27:17.779><c> particular</c><00:27:18.279><c> problem,</c>

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he<00:27:19.740><c> only</c><00:27:19.980><c> has</c><00:27:20.160><c> to</c><00:27:20.299><c> ask</c><00:27:20.539><c> God,</c><00:27:21.819><c> who</c><00:27:21.960><c> gives</c><00:27:22.240><c> generously</c><00:27:22.859><c> to</c><00:27:23.180><c> all</c><00:27:23.599><c> men,</c>

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without<00:27:24.400><c> making</c><00:27:24.680><c> them</c><00:27:24.900><c> feel</c><00:27:25.160><c> foolish</c><00:27:25.460><c> or</c><00:27:25.700><c> guilty.</c>

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And<00:27:26.880><c> he</c><00:27:26.980><c> may</c><00:27:27.099><c> be</c><00:27:27.380><c> quite</c><00:27:27.680><c> sure</c><00:27:28.299><c> that</c><00:27:28.779><c> the</c><00:27:28.859><c> necessary</c><00:27:29.339><c> wisdom</c>

00:27:29.759 --> 00:27:34.859
will<00:27:30.000><c> be</c><00:27:30.240><c> given</c><00:27:30.420><c> him,</c><00:27:31.859><c> but</c><00:27:32.119><c> he</c><00:27:32.279><c> must</c><00:27:32.460><c> ask</c><00:27:32.880><c> in</c><00:27:33.279><c> sincere</c><00:27:34.059><c> faith</c>

00:27:34.859 --> 00:27:37.079
without<00:27:35.640><c> secret</c><00:27:36.079><c> doubt</c><00:27:36.500><c> as</c><00:27:36.779><c> to</c><00:27:36.940><c> whether</c>

00:27:37.079 --> 00:27:39.460
he<00:27:37.299><c> really</c><00:27:37.619><c> wants</c><00:27:37.839><c> God's</c><00:27:38.200><c> help</c><00:27:38.319><c> or</c><00:27:38.559><c> not.</c>

00:27:39.799 --> 00:27:43.579
The<00:27:40.019><c> man</c><00:27:40.200><c> who</c><00:27:40.460><c> trusts</c><00:27:40.700><c> God,</c><00:27:41.559><c> but</c><00:27:41.680><c> with</c><00:27:41.920><c> inward</c><00:27:42.180><c> reservation,</c>

00:27:43.720 --> 00:27:45.960
is<00:27:43.779><c> like</c><00:27:44.039><c> a</c><00:27:44.299><c> wave</c><00:27:44.460><c> of</c><00:27:44.619><c> the</c><00:27:44.819><c> sea,</c><00:27:45.319><c> carried</c><00:27:45.460><c> forward</c>

00:27:45.960 --> 00:27:49.259
and<00:27:46.680><c> by</c><00:27:46.819><c> the</c><00:27:46.980><c> wind</c><00:27:47.119><c> one</c><00:27:47.359><c> moment</c><00:27:47.579><c> and</c><00:27:47.859><c> driven</c><00:27:47.980><c> back</c><00:27:48.319><c> the</c><00:27:48.539><c> next.</c>

00:27:50.140 --> 00:27:53.380
That<00:27:50.519><c> sort</c><00:27:50.720><c> of</c><00:27:50.900><c> man</c><00:27:51.079><c> cannot</c><00:27:51.359><c> hope</c><00:27:51.640><c> to</c><00:27:51.859><c> receive</c><00:27:52.039><c> anything</c><00:27:52.259><c> from</c><00:27:52.500><c> God.</c>

00:27:53.920 --> 00:27:56.339
And<00:27:54.140><c> the</c><00:27:54.180><c> life</c><00:27:54.380><c> of</c><00:27:54.599><c> a</c><00:27:54.759><c> man</c><00:27:55.099><c> of</c><00:27:55.420><c> divided</c><00:27:55.700><c> loyalty</c>

00:27:56.339 --> 00:28:00.460
will<00:27:57.079><c> reveal</c><00:27:57.500><c> instability</c><00:27:58.339><c> at</c><00:27:59.339><c> every</c><00:27:59.619><c> turn.</c>

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There<00:28:03.619><c> is</c><00:28:03.740><c> another</c><00:28:03.940><c> aspect</c><00:28:04.319><c> we</c><00:28:04.539><c> want</c><00:28:04.619><c> to</c><00:28:04.839><c> consider</c>

00:28:05.079 --> 00:28:07.740
in<00:28:05.279><c> asking</c><00:28:05.460><c> God</c><00:28:05.700><c> for</c><00:28:05.900><c> wisdom,</c><00:28:06.180><c> and</c><00:28:06.380><c> that</c><00:28:06.500><c> is</c><00:28:06.740><c> this.</c>

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It's<00:28:08.079><c> not</c><00:28:08.200><c> a</c><00:28:08.420><c> shortcut</c><00:28:08.819><c> to</c><00:28:10.279><c> success.</c>

00:28:11.900 --> 00:28:14.599
It's<00:28:12.059><c> not</c><00:28:12.220><c> a</c><00:28:12.400><c> shortcut</c><00:28:12.799><c> to</c><00:28:13.339><c> avoid</c><00:28:13.640><c> study.</c>

00:28:14.920 --> 00:28:16.619
We<00:28:15.200><c> can't</c><00:28:15.579><c> get</c><00:28:15.779><c> down</c><00:28:15.980><c> on</c><00:28:16.099><c> our</c><00:28:16.200><c> knees</c><00:28:16.380><c> and</c><00:28:16.519><c> say,</c>

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oh<00:28:16.859><c> God,</c><00:28:17.440><c> make</c><00:28:17.619><c> me</c><00:28:17.880><c> smart,</c><00:28:19.220><c> so</c><00:28:19.359><c> I</c><00:28:19.440><c> don't</c><00:28:19.579><c> have</c><00:28:19.779><c> to</c><00:28:20.019><c> study.</c>

00:28:22.240 --> 00:28:24.220
We<00:28:22.720><c> still</c><00:28:23.200><c> have</c><00:28:23.279><c> to</c><00:28:23.440><c> do</c><00:28:23.579><c> our</c><00:28:23.859><c> homework.</c>

00:28:24.700 --> 00:28:27.640
We<00:28:24.859><c> still</c><00:28:25.039><c> have</c><00:28:25.200><c> to</c><00:28:25.359><c> put</c><00:28:25.519><c> our</c><00:28:25.980><c> nose</c><00:28:26.279><c> in</c><00:28:26.519><c> the</c><00:28:26.799><c> good</c><00:28:27.180><c> book</c>

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and<00:28:28.420><c> faithfully</c><00:28:28.740><c> do</c><00:28:28.940><c> our</c><00:28:29.160><c> Bible</c><00:28:29.460><c> readings.</c>

00:28:30.279 --> 00:28:32.039
I<00:28:30.400><c> told</c><00:28:30.539><c> the</c><00:28:30.779><c> children</c><00:28:31.039><c> yesterday,</c><00:28:31.519><c> the</c><00:28:31.660><c> young</c><00:28:31.799><c> people,</c>

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they<00:28:32.200><c> won't</c><00:28:32.339><c> be</c><00:28:32.519><c> called</c><00:28:32.660><c> children,</c>

00:28:33.339 --> 00:28:37.380
but<00:28:33.579><c> I'm</c><00:28:33.960><c> sure</c><00:28:34.000><c> you</c><00:28:34.220><c> all</c><00:28:34.359><c> know</c><00:28:34.559><c> this,</c><00:28:34.960><c> but</c><00:28:35.559><c> they</c><00:28:36.000><c> didn't</c><00:28:36.240><c> know</c><00:28:36.420><c> it.</c>

00:28:37.619 --> 00:28:42.079
You<00:28:37.619><c> know</c><00:28:38.079><c> Solomon</c><00:28:38.420><c> says,</c><00:28:40.299><c> if</c><00:28:40.400><c> you</c><00:28:40.519><c> don't</c><00:28:40.640><c> do</c><00:28:40.720><c> your</c><00:28:40.940><c> Bible</c><00:28:41.119><c> readings,</c>

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don't<00:28:42.700><c> bother</c><00:28:42.960><c> to</c><00:28:43.200><c> pray.</c>

00:28:45.559 --> 00:28:46.940
You<00:28:45.799><c> know</c><00:28:45.839><c> what's</c><00:28:46.059><c> in</c><00:28:46.140><c> the</c><00:28:46.259><c> Bible?</c>

00:28:47.240 --> 00:28:49.579
Now<00:28:47.519><c> that's</c><00:28:47.799><c> kind</c><00:28:48.000><c> of</c><00:28:48.099><c> a</c><00:28:48.180><c> loose</c><00:28:48.339><c> translation.</c>

00:28:52.599 --> 00:28:55.319
I'll<00:28:52.940><c> read</c><00:28:53.119><c> you</c><00:28:53.460><c> right</c><00:28:53.779><c> out</c><00:28:53.960><c> of</c><00:28:54.059><c> the</c><00:28:54.220><c> King</c><00:28:54.480><c> James,</c>

00:28:56.079 --> 00:28:58.359
but<00:28:56.400><c> that's</c><00:28:56.859><c> the</c><00:28:57.039><c> sense</c><00:28:57.240><c> of</c><00:28:57.440><c> what,</c>

00:28:58.460 --> 00:29:02.079
if<00:28:58.599><c> you</c><00:28:58.920><c> don't</c><00:28:59.259><c> do</c><00:28:59.460><c> your</c><00:28:59.740><c> Bible</c><00:29:00.000><c> readings,</c><00:29:00.480><c> don't</c><00:29:00.740><c> bother</c><00:29:01.039><c> to</c><00:29:01.319><c> pray.</c>

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And<00:29:02.579><c> this</c><00:29:02.700><c> is</c><00:29:02.880><c> how</c><00:29:04.500><c> Solomon</c><00:29:06.099><c> put</c><00:29:06.339><c> it.</c>

00:29:07.240 --> 00:29:10.259
It's<00:29:07.420><c> in</c><00:29:07.599><c> Proverbs</c><00:29:07.880><c> 28,</c><00:29:09.440><c> and</c><00:29:09.519><c> it's</c><00:29:09.619><c> verse</c><00:29:09.819><c> nine.</c>

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He<00:29:10.940><c> that</c><00:29:11.160><c> turneth</c><00:29:11.539><c> away</c><00:29:11.859><c> his</c><00:29:12.200><c> ear</c><00:29:12.759><c> from</c><00:29:13.059><c> hearing</c><00:29:13.299><c> the</c><00:29:13.500><c> law,</c>

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that's<00:29:14.099><c> doing</c><00:29:14.240><c> your</c><00:29:14.380><c> Bible</c><00:29:14.660><c> reading.</c>

00:29:14.960 --> 00:29:18.359
You<00:29:15.380><c> hear</c><00:29:15.759><c> the</c><00:29:16.339><c> law,</c><00:29:16.819><c> the</c><00:29:16.980><c> word</c><00:29:17.200><c> of</c><00:29:17.380><c> the</c><00:29:17.539><c> Lord,</c>

00:29:18.859 --> 00:29:21.079
but<00:29:19.059><c> when</c><00:29:19.180><c> you</c><00:29:19.339><c> turn</c><00:29:19.500><c> your</c><00:29:19.660><c> ear</c><00:29:19.839><c> away</c><00:29:20.160><c> from</c><00:29:20.339><c> it,</c>

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well,<00:29:21.480><c> even</c><00:29:21.740><c> your</c><00:29:21.980><c> prayer</c><00:29:22.140><c> will</c><00:29:22.339><c> be</c><00:29:22.480><c> an</c><00:29:22.619><c> abomination.</c>

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So<00:29:25.299><c> I</c><00:29:25.779><c> know</c><00:29:25.980><c> some</c><00:29:26.200><c> people</c><00:29:26.460><c> in</c><00:29:26.579><c> the</c><00:29:26.720><c> world</c><00:29:26.819><c> that</c><00:29:27.019><c> pray</c><00:29:27.099><c> all</c><00:29:27.299><c> the</c><00:29:27.480><c> time,</c>

00:29:28.579 --> 00:29:30.119
but<00:29:28.680><c> they</c><00:29:28.819><c> never</c><00:29:28.980><c> read</c><00:29:29.119><c> the</c><00:29:29.240><c> Bible.</c>

00:29:30.700 --> 00:29:32.059
God<00:29:30.819><c> says,</c><00:29:31.079><c> don't</c><00:29:31.160><c> bother.</c>

00:29:33.359 --> 00:29:37.420
If<00:29:33.839><c> you</c><00:29:34.319><c> don't</c><00:29:34.579><c> have</c><00:29:34.920><c> time</c><00:29:35.319><c> to</c><00:29:35.680><c> do</c><00:29:35.819><c> your</c><00:29:36.059><c> Bible</c><00:29:36.359><c> readings,</c>

00:29:38.279 --> 00:29:39.539
your<00:29:38.480><c> prayers</c><00:29:38.759><c> will</c><00:29:38.980><c> be</c><00:29:39.240><c> drier.</c>

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You'll<00:29:39.859><c> notice</c><00:29:40.079><c> that</c><00:29:40.359><c> in</c><00:29:40.700><c> your</c><00:29:40.900><c> own</c><00:29:41.200><c> self.</c>

00:29:42.599 --> 00:29:44.779
But<00:29:43.039><c> you</c><00:29:43.400><c> see,</c><00:29:43.779><c> there</c><00:29:43.779><c> are</c><00:29:44.279><c> some</c><00:29:44.539><c> people</c>

00:29:44.779 --> 00:29:46.519
who<00:29:45.000><c> want</c><00:29:45.119><c> to</c><00:29:45.259><c> do</c><00:29:45.359><c> all</c><00:29:45.559><c> the</c><00:29:45.720><c> talking.</c>

00:29:46.940 --> 00:29:47.880
Have<00:29:47.099><c> you</c><00:29:47.180><c> ever</c><00:29:47.319><c> been</c><00:29:47.440><c> around</c><00:29:47.640><c> a</c><00:29:47.759><c> person,</c>

00:29:47.940 --> 00:29:49.359
little,<00:29:48.500><c> little,</c><00:29:48.579><c> little,</c><00:29:48.920><c> little,</c><00:29:49.180><c> little,</c><00:29:49.259><c> little,</c><00:29:49.359><c> little,</c>

00:29:49.960 --> 00:29:53.559
This<00:29:50.400><c> one</c><00:29:50.660><c> poor</c><00:29:50.819><c> fella,</c><00:29:51.319><c> his</c><00:29:51.559><c> wife</c><00:29:51.779><c> was</c><00:29:52.099><c> divorcing</c><00:29:52.660><c> him.</c>

00:29:53.900 --> 00:29:54.900
And<00:29:54.180><c> she</c><00:29:54.339><c> told</c><00:29:54.579><c> the</c><00:29:54.799><c> judge,</c>

00:29:54.960 --> 00:29:57.920
my<00:29:55.259><c> husband</c><00:29:55.539><c> hasn't</c><00:29:55.819><c> spoken</c><00:29:56.119><c> to</c><00:29:56.299><c> me</c><00:29:56.380><c> in</c><00:29:56.599><c> 20</c><00:29:56.839><c> years.</c>

00:29:59.000 --> 00:30:00.359
And<00:29:59.319><c> the</c><00:29:59.480><c> judge</c><00:29:59.700><c> was</c><00:30:00.019><c> aghast.</c>

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He<00:30:00.559><c> said,</c><00:30:00.740><c> is</c><00:30:00.859><c> that</c><00:30:01.079><c> right?</c>

00:30:02.140 --> 00:30:03.680
He<00:30:02.279><c> said,</c><00:30:02.579><c> yes,</c><00:30:02.759><c> your</c><00:30:02.980><c> honor.</c>

00:30:03.839 --> 00:30:05.160
He<00:30:04.019><c> said,</c><00:30:04.279><c> well,</c><00:30:04.460><c> why</c><00:30:04.700><c> not?</c>

00:30:05.579 --> 00:30:07.859
I<00:30:05.920><c> didn't</c><00:30:06.180><c> want</c><00:30:06.339><c> to</c><00:30:06.480><c> interrupt</c><00:30:06.779><c> her.</c>

00:30:12.779 --> 00:30:15.779
And<00:30:13.279><c> there</c><00:30:13.539><c> are</c><00:30:13.859><c> those</c><00:30:14.119><c> kind,</c><00:30:14.579><c> you</c><00:30:14.799><c> see.</c>

00:30:15.799 --> 00:30:18.500
And<00:30:15.960><c> there</c><00:30:16.099><c> are</c><00:30:16.160><c> those</c><00:30:16.380><c> kind</c><00:30:16.940><c> with</c><00:30:18.000><c> God.</c>

00:30:18.680 --> 00:30:20.519
They<00:30:18.880><c> want</c><00:30:19.019><c> to</c><00:30:19.099><c> do</c><00:30:19.180><c> all</c><00:30:19.420><c> the</c><00:30:19.660><c> talking.</c>

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They're<00:30:21.380><c> quite</c><00:30:21.779><c> happy</c><00:30:22.160><c> to</c><00:30:22.619><c> pray</c>

00:30:22.880 --> 00:30:24.740
and<00:30:22.980><c> tell</c><00:30:23.180><c> God</c><00:30:23.380><c> everything</c><00:30:23.619><c> they</c><00:30:23.900><c> want.</c>

00:30:25.000 --> 00:30:27.420
They<00:30:25.140><c> don't</c><00:30:25.220><c> have</c><00:30:25.420><c> time</c><00:30:25.799><c> to</c><00:30:25.980><c> listen</c><00:30:26.259><c> to</c><00:30:26.500><c> God.</c>

00:30:27.599 --> 00:30:30.220
So<00:30:27.720><c> when</c><00:30:27.819><c> we</c><00:30:27.920><c> open</c><00:30:28.099><c> our</c><00:30:28.319><c> Bibles,</c><00:30:28.660><c> God</c><00:30:28.900><c> speaks</c><00:30:29.240><c> to</c><00:30:29.519><c> us.</c>

00:30:30.519 --> 00:30:36.140
So<00:30:30.519><c> we</c><00:30:31.559><c> must</c><00:30:32.019><c> continue</c><00:30:32.920><c> to</c><00:30:34.160><c> acquire</c><00:30:34.700><c> all</c><00:30:35.119><c> the</c><00:30:35.319><c> knowledge</c><00:30:35.559><c> we</c><00:30:35.880><c> can</c>

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of<00:30:36.359><c> the</c><00:30:36.539><c> things</c><00:30:36.680><c> that</c><00:30:36.839><c> are</c><00:30:37.079><c> important.</c>

00:30:38.160 --> 00:30:39.940
Then<00:30:38.359><c> God</c><00:30:38.599><c> will</c><00:30:38.859><c> give</c><00:30:38.980><c> us</c><00:30:39.220><c> the</c><00:30:39.500><c> wisdom</c>

00:30:39.940 --> 00:30:43.480
to<00:30:40.220><c> rightly</c><00:30:40.539><c> use</c><00:30:41.019><c> that</c><00:30:41.359><c> knowledge</c><00:30:41.799><c> which</c><00:30:42.039><c> we're</c><00:30:42.420><c> acquiring</c>

00:30:43.380 --> 00:30:47.279
to<00:30:43.660><c> bring</c><00:30:43.940><c> glory</c><00:30:44.319><c> and</c><00:30:44.579><c> honor</c><00:30:45.160><c> to</c><00:30:45.619><c> his</c><00:30:46.079><c> name.</c>

00:30:48.220 --> 00:30:49.640
James<00:30:48.480><c> 1</c><00:30:48.759><c> verse</c><00:30:49.200><c> 8,</c>

00:30:49.799 --> 00:30:52.579
a<00:30:49.859><c> double</c><00:30:50.160><c>-minded</c><00:30:50.440><c> man</c><00:30:50.680><c> is</c><00:30:50.900><c> unstable</c><00:30:51.279><c> in</c><00:30:51.420><c> all</c><00:30:51.579><c> his</c><00:30:51.759><c> ways.</c>

00:30:53.059 --> 00:30:56.359
Not<00:30:53.299><c> some</c><00:30:53.660><c> of</c><00:30:53.779><c> his</c><00:30:53.940><c> ways,</c><00:30:54.440><c> all</c><00:30:55.079><c> his</c><00:30:55.420><c> ways.</c>

00:30:56.900 --> 00:30:58.779
Now<00:30:57.119><c> double</c><00:30:57.380><c>-mindedness</c><00:30:57.819><c> is</c><00:30:57.980><c> no</c><00:30:58.180><c> doubt</c><00:30:58.380><c> the</c><00:30:58.619><c> cause</c>

00:30:58.779 --> 00:31:00.980
of<00:30:59.019><c> most</c><00:30:59.240><c> of</c><00:30:59.440><c> the</c><00:30:59.559><c> failures</c><00:30:59.859><c> in</c><00:31:00.140><c> life,</c>

00:31:01.240 --> 00:31:03.740
both<00:31:01.519><c> in</c><00:31:01.680><c> the</c><00:31:01.859><c> truth</c><00:31:02.039><c> and</c><00:31:02.299><c> out</c><00:31:02.619><c> of</c><00:31:02.759><c> the</c><00:31:02.940><c> truth.</c>

00:31:05.140 --> 00:31:08.220
To<00:31:05.299><c> be</c><00:31:05.500><c> double</c><00:31:05.759><c>-minded</c><00:31:06.019><c> is</c><00:31:06.259><c> to</c><00:31:06.519><c> divide</c><00:31:06.960><c> the</c><00:31:07.279><c> mind.</c>

00:31:08.279 --> 00:31:11.259
And<00:31:08.519><c> the</c><00:31:08.700><c> word</c><00:31:08.960><c> worry</c><00:31:09.480><c> comes</c><00:31:09.799><c> from</c><00:31:10.079><c> a</c><00:31:10.220><c> Greek</c><00:31:10.440><c> word</c>

00:31:11.319 --> 00:31:13.519
that<00:31:11.559><c> means</c><00:31:11.799><c> to</c><00:31:12.119><c> divide</c><00:31:12.400><c> the</c><00:31:12.660><c> mind.</c>

00:31:13.599 --> 00:31:16.000
So<00:31:13.839><c> if</c><00:31:14.140><c> you're</c><00:31:14.480><c> worried,</c><00:31:14.740><c> you</c><00:31:14.980><c> have</c><00:31:15.119><c> a</c><00:31:15.299><c> divided</c><00:31:15.579><c> mind.</c>

00:31:16.119 --> 00:31:18.299
So<00:31:16.319><c> I</c><00:31:16.500><c> believe</c><00:31:16.640><c> worry</c><00:31:17.019><c> is</c><00:31:17.319><c> a</c><00:31:17.460><c> sin.</c>

00:31:18.940 --> 00:31:21.339
And<00:31:19.259><c> we</c><00:31:19.599><c> know</c><00:31:19.759><c> that</c><00:31:19.940><c> a</c><00:31:19.940><c> divided</c><00:31:20.259><c> house,</c>

00:31:21.619 --> 00:31:24.819
a<00:31:21.900><c> house</c><00:31:22.119><c> divided</c><00:31:22.460><c> against</c><00:31:22.720><c> itself</c><00:31:23.220><c> cannot</c><00:31:23.759><c> stand.</c>

00:31:25.799 --> 00:31:27.920
Now<00:31:26.279><c> again,</c><00:31:26.980><c> the</c><00:31:27.119><c> children</c><00:31:27.339><c> of</c><00:31:27.460><c> this</c><00:31:27.680><c> world</c>

00:31:27.920 --> 00:31:30.059
and<00:31:28.140><c> their</c><00:31:28.259><c> generation</c><00:31:28.779><c> are</c><00:31:29.000><c> wiser</c><00:31:29.140><c> than</c><00:31:29.319><c> the</c><00:31:29.460><c> children</c><00:31:29.640><c> of</c><00:31:29.819><c> life.</c>

00:31:30.440 --> 00:31:32.720
If<00:31:30.579><c> you</c><00:31:30.700><c> go</c><00:31:30.839><c> to</c><00:31:31.019><c> any</c><00:31:31.400><c> motivational</c><00:31:32.079><c> seminars</c>

00:31:32.720 --> 00:31:35.000
or<00:31:32.960><c> you</c><00:31:33.200><c> go</c><00:31:33.339><c> to</c><00:31:33.460><c> these,</c><00:31:33.880><c> you</c><00:31:34.019><c> read</c><00:31:34.200><c> any</c><00:31:34.420><c> of</c><00:31:34.519><c> these</c><00:31:34.700><c> books</c>

00:31:35.000 --> 00:31:38.559
by<00:31:35.180><c> people</c><00:31:35.460><c> how</c><00:31:35.720><c> to</c><00:31:35.900><c> tell</c><00:31:36.059><c> you</c><00:31:36.480><c> to</c><00:31:36.640><c> be</c><00:31:36.880><c> successful</c><00:31:37.420><c> in</c><00:31:37.680><c> life,</c>

00:31:38.640 --> 00:31:42.480
they<00:31:38.920><c> will</c><00:31:39.160><c> teach</c><00:31:39.460><c> you</c><00:31:39.859><c> that</c><00:31:40.200><c> you</c><00:31:40.740><c> can't</c><00:31:41.019><c> be</c><00:31:41.240><c> double</c><00:31:41.480><c>-minded.</c>

00:31:43.099 --> 00:31:45.880
We<00:31:43.640><c> have</c><00:31:43.920><c> to</c><00:31:44.500><c> know</c><00:31:44.900><c> where</c><00:31:45.099><c> we</c><00:31:45.319><c> wanna</c><00:31:45.460><c> go,</c>

00:31:46.240 --> 00:31:48.500
we<00:31:46.380><c> have</c><00:31:46.539><c> to</c><00:31:46.700><c> make</c><00:31:46.880><c> goals</c><00:31:47.279><c> for</c><00:31:47.559><c> how</c><00:31:47.720><c> to</c><00:31:47.920><c> get</c><00:31:48.099><c> there,</c>

00:31:48.779 --> 00:31:51.740
we<00:31:49.000><c> have</c><00:31:49.160><c> to</c><00:31:49.319><c> make</c><00:31:49.500><c> decisions</c><00:31:50.119><c> and</c><00:31:50.380><c> stick</c><00:31:50.660><c> to</c><00:31:50.900><c> them.</c>

00:31:53.460 --> 00:31:57.319
The<00:31:53.740><c> people</c><00:31:54.019><c> who</c><00:31:54.200><c> are</c><00:31:54.819><c> most</c><00:31:55.279><c> likely</c><00:31:55.839><c> to</c><00:31:56.000><c> be</c><00:31:56.180><c> successful</c><00:31:56.740><c> in</c><00:31:57.039><c> life,</c>

00:31:57.359 --> 00:31:58.980
and<00:31:57.500><c> this</c><00:31:57.640><c> is</c><00:31:57.799><c> anything</c><00:31:58.059><c> in</c><00:31:58.279><c> life,</c>

00:31:59.000 --> 00:32:01.880
are<00:31:59.339><c> able</c><00:31:59.559><c> to</c><00:31:59.960><c> make</c><00:32:00.079><c> up</c><00:32:00.200><c> their</c><00:32:00.420><c> mind</c><00:32:00.599><c> rather</c><00:32:00.900><c> quickly.</c>

00:32:02.339 --> 00:32:04.480
They<00:32:02.640><c> gather</c><00:32:03.000><c> the</c><00:32:03.240><c> facts</c><00:32:03.359><c> together</c><00:32:03.660><c> and</c><00:32:03.819><c> make</c><00:32:03.940><c> a</c><00:32:04.099><c> decision.</c>

00:32:04.480 --> 00:32:08.079
And<00:32:04.940><c> when</c><00:32:05.079><c> they</c><00:32:05.240><c> get</c><00:32:05.380><c> it,</c><00:32:05.480><c> they</c><00:32:05.799><c> usually</c><00:32:06.380><c> stick</c><00:32:06.839><c> to</c><00:32:07.079><c> it.</c>

00:32:08.519 --> 00:32:10.660
And<00:32:08.720><c> the</c><00:32:08.920><c> people</c><00:32:09.119><c> who</c><00:32:09.339><c> are</c><00:32:09.880><c> failures</c><00:32:10.220><c> in</c><00:32:10.440><c> life</c>

00:32:10.660 --> 00:32:13.619
are<00:32:10.799><c> people</c><00:32:11.039><c> who</c><00:32:11.660><c> have</c><00:32:11.859><c> a</c><00:32:11.980><c> lot</c><00:32:12.160><c> of</c><00:32:12.259><c> trouble</c><00:32:12.460><c> making</c><00:32:12.720><c> decisions.</c>

00:32:14.180 --> 00:32:16.779
They<00:32:14.579><c> gather</c><00:32:14.880><c> the</c><00:32:15.079><c> information</c><00:32:15.500><c> and</c><00:32:15.640><c> they</c><00:32:15.799><c> go</c><00:32:16.019><c> back</c><00:32:16.259><c> and</c><00:32:16.480><c> forth</c>

00:32:16.779 --> 00:32:18.559
and<00:32:17.019><c> they</c><00:32:17.140><c> can't</c><00:32:17.460><c> sleep</c><00:32:17.660><c> and</c><00:32:17.799><c> they</c><00:32:17.940><c> think</c><00:32:18.099><c> about</c><00:32:18.319><c> it,</c>

00:32:18.640 --> 00:32:19.920
and<00:32:18.799><c> then</c><00:32:18.920><c> they</c><00:32:19.059><c> finally</c><00:32:19.200><c> make</c><00:32:19.380><c> a</c><00:32:19.579><c> decision.</c>

00:32:20.240 --> 00:32:22.299
Somebody<00:32:20.380><c> else</c><00:32:20.539><c> says,</c><00:32:20.779><c> did</c><00:32:20.779><c> you</c><00:32:20.940><c> make,</c><00:32:21.079><c> oh,</c><00:32:21.279><c> okay,</c><00:32:21.500><c> I'll</c><00:32:21.700><c> change</c><00:32:21.900><c> it.</c>

00:32:22.779 --> 00:32:23.819
In<00:32:22.940><c> fact,</c><00:32:23.140><c> one</c><00:32:23.299><c> person</c><00:32:23.500><c> said</c><00:32:23.619><c> to</c><00:32:23.720><c> me,</c>

00:32:23.839 --> 00:32:25.259
he<00:32:23.900><c> said,</c><00:32:23.980><c> I</c><00:32:24.000><c> have</c><00:32:24.180><c> a</c><00:32:24.259><c> very</c><00:32:24.599><c> clean</c><00:32:24.819><c> mind.</c>

00:32:25.720 --> 00:32:27.599
I<00:32:25.960><c> change</c><00:32:26.140><c> it</c><00:32:26.279><c> all</c><00:32:26.460><c> the</c><00:32:26.680><c> time.</c>

00:32:31.819 --> 00:32:35.400
So,<00:32:32.299><c> a</c><00:32:32.779><c> double</c><00:32:33.019><c>-minded</c><00:32:33.380><c> person</c><00:32:34.039><c> is</c><00:32:34.680><c> a</c><00:32:34.859><c> person</c>

00:32:35.400 --> 00:32:38.019
who<00:32:35.779><c> changes</c><00:32:36.140><c> their</c><00:32:36.440><c> mind</c><00:32:37.180><c> too</c><00:32:37.799><c> often.</c>

00:32:38.180 --> 00:32:40.619
We<00:32:38.279><c> need</c><00:32:38.480><c> to</c><00:32:38.700><c> decide</c><00:32:39.059><c> where</c><00:32:39.400><c> we're</c><00:32:39.680><c> going.</c>

00:32:41.099 --> 00:32:43.400
Again,<00:32:41.619><c> if</c><00:32:42.000><c> you</c><00:32:42.119><c> go</c><00:32:42.279><c> to</c><00:32:42.420><c> any</c><00:32:42.640><c> success</c><00:32:42.980><c> seminars,</c>

00:32:43.539 --> 00:32:44.900
they<00:32:43.660><c> tell</c><00:32:43.720><c> you</c><00:32:43.880><c> have</c><00:32:44.079><c> written</c><00:32:44.299><c> down</c><00:32:44.619><c> goals.</c>

00:32:45.019 --> 00:32:47.299
I<00:32:45.240><c> hope</c><00:32:45.400><c> you</c><00:32:45.619><c> do</c><00:32:45.740><c> have</c><00:32:45.920><c> written</c><00:32:46.079><c> down</c><00:32:46.380><c> goals.</c>

00:32:47.720 --> 00:32:49.380
If<00:32:48.039><c> you</c><00:32:48.240><c> don't</c><00:32:48.519><c> know</c><00:32:48.799><c> where</c><00:32:48.940><c> you're</c><00:32:49.119><c> going,</c>

00:32:49.480 --> 00:32:51.240
you<00:32:49.660><c> probably</c><00:32:49.980><c> won't</c><00:32:50.160><c> get</c><00:32:50.480><c> there.</c>

00:32:52.539 --> 00:32:54.779
Alice<00:32:52.759><c> in</c><00:32:52.920><c> Wonderland</c><00:32:53.400><c> is</c><00:32:53.599><c> a</c><00:32:53.759><c> famous</c><00:32:54.220><c> story,</c>

00:32:54.859 --> 00:32:56.319
you<00:32:54.880><c> know,</c><00:32:55.240><c> that</c><00:32:55.359><c> they</c><00:32:55.599><c> tell</c><00:32:55.720><c> the</c><00:32:55.859><c> little</c><00:32:56.019><c> children.</c>

00:32:56.599 --> 00:32:57.079
Alice<00:32:57.079><c> is</c><00:32:57.079><c> a</c><00:32:57.079><c> little</c><00:32:57.079><c> girl,</c>

00:32:57.079 --> 00:32:59.779
she<00:32:57.079><c> comes</c><00:32:57.380><c> to</c><00:32:57.680><c> a</c><00:32:57.920><c> corner</c><00:32:58.339><c> and</c><00:32:58.700><c> there's</c><00:32:58.819><c> several</c><00:32:59.119><c> roads</c><00:32:59.359><c> going</c><00:32:59.660><c> off.</c>

00:32:59.779 --> 00:33:01.940
There's<00:33:00.039><c> a</c><00:33:00.180><c> cat</c><00:33:00.380><c> sitting</c><00:33:00.559><c> up</c><00:33:00.759><c> on</c><00:33:00.980><c> the</c><00:33:01.039><c> fence.</c>

00:33:02.160 --> 00:33:03.319
And<00:33:02.259><c> she</c><00:33:02.359><c> turns</c><00:33:02.599><c> to</c><00:33:02.759><c> the</c><00:33:02.859><c> cat</c><00:33:02.960><c> and</c><00:33:03.079><c> she</c><00:33:03.180><c> says,</c>

00:33:03.440 --> 00:33:05.380
which<00:33:03.720><c> road</c><00:33:04.000><c> should</c><00:33:04.220><c> I</c><00:33:04.480><c> take?</c>

00:33:05.640 --> 00:33:07.299
And<00:33:05.779><c> the</c><00:33:05.900><c> cat</c><00:33:06.019><c> says,</c><00:33:06.319><c> well,</c><00:33:06.400><c> where</c><00:33:06.539><c> do</c><00:33:06.660><c> you</c><00:33:06.740><c> wanna</c><00:33:06.900><c> go?</c>

00:33:07.400 --> 00:33:08.700
And<00:33:07.500><c> she</c><00:33:07.559><c> says,</c><00:33:07.640><c> well,</c><00:33:07.859><c> I</c><00:33:07.960><c> don't</c><00:33:08.160><c> know.</c>

00:33:09.039 --> 00:33:11.279
He<00:33:09.200><c> says,</c><00:33:09.480><c> any</c><00:33:09.640><c> road</c><00:33:09.859><c> will</c><00:33:10.119><c> do.</c>

00:33:12.519 --> 00:33:14.420
And<00:33:12.759><c> if</c><00:33:12.920><c> you</c><00:33:13.059><c> don't</c><00:33:13.259><c> know</c><00:33:13.480><c> where</c><00:33:13.700><c> you</c><00:33:13.920><c> wanna</c><00:33:14.079><c> go,</c>

00:33:14.559 --> 00:33:16.480
any<00:33:14.819><c> road</c><00:33:15.039><c> will</c><00:33:15.220><c> get</c><00:33:15.440><c> you</c><00:33:15.619><c> there.</c>

00:33:16.799 --> 00:33:19.500
So<00:33:17.039><c> we,</c><00:33:17.480><c> of</c><00:33:17.619><c> all</c><00:33:17.920><c> people,</c><00:33:18.259><c> need</c><00:33:18.460><c> to</c><00:33:18.660><c> be</c><00:33:18.920><c> focused.</c>

00:33:19.640 --> 00:33:21.839
We<00:33:19.859><c> need</c><00:33:20.119><c> to</c><00:33:20.559><c> know</c><00:33:21.039><c> where</c><00:33:21.319><c> we're</c><00:33:21.579><c> going.</c>

00:33:22.019 --> 00:33:26.000
We<00:33:22.200><c> need</c><00:33:22.480><c> to</c><00:33:23.240><c> have</c><00:33:23.500><c> a</c><00:33:24.420><c> goal</c><00:33:24.740><c> of</c><00:33:24.980><c> the</c><00:33:25.180><c> kingdom</c><00:33:25.400><c> of</c><00:33:25.680><c> God</c>

00:33:26.000 --> 00:33:26.980
set<00:33:26.240><c> in</c><00:33:26.480><c> our</c><00:33:26.740><c> mind.</c>

00:33:27.019 --> 00:33:29.720
And<00:33:27.140><c> when</c><00:33:27.240><c> you</c><00:33:27.380><c> have</c><00:33:27.579><c> a</c><00:33:27.819><c> goal</c><00:33:28.259><c> and</c><00:33:28.799><c> things</c><00:33:29.019><c> come</c><00:33:29.299><c> along</c>

00:33:29.720 --> 00:33:31.500
that<00:33:30.319><c> would</c><00:33:30.579><c> detract</c><00:33:30.940><c> you</c><00:33:31.059><c> from</c><00:33:31.220><c> your</c><00:33:31.400><c> goal,</c>

00:33:31.539 --> 00:33:34.240
you<00:33:31.640><c> say,</c><00:33:31.839><c> oh</c><00:33:32.059><c> no,</c><00:33:32.299><c> I'm</c><00:33:32.819><c> going</c><00:33:33.079><c> this</c><00:33:33.359><c> way.</c>

00:33:35.140 --> 00:33:37.420
Beautiful<00:33:35.539><c> verse</c><00:33:35.859><c> that</c><00:33:36.059><c> Jesus</c><00:33:36.420><c> tells</c><00:33:36.700><c> us</c><00:33:36.859><c> to</c><00:33:37.039><c> be,</c>

00:33:37.619 --> 00:33:39.539
take<00:33:37.779><c> my</c><00:33:38.099><c> yoke</c><00:33:38.299><c> upon</c><00:33:38.619><c> you</c><00:33:38.799><c> and</c><00:33:38.940><c> learn</c><00:33:39.099><c> of</c><00:33:39.319><c> me,</c>

00:33:39.660 --> 00:33:40.740
for<00:33:39.720><c> I'm</c><00:33:39.960><c> making</c><00:33:40.059><c> lowly</c><00:33:40.460><c> in</c><00:33:40.619><c> heart</c>

00:33:40.740 --> 00:33:42.819
and<00:33:40.819><c> you</c><00:33:40.940><c> shall</c><00:33:41.099><c> find</c><00:33:41.259><c> rest</c><00:33:41.500><c> under</c><00:33:41.720><c> your</c><00:33:41.940><c> soul.</c>

00:33:43.119 --> 00:33:45.119
But<00:33:43.259><c> when</c><00:33:43.420><c> you</c><00:33:43.619><c> yoke</c><00:33:43.740><c> up</c><00:33:43.900><c> with</c><00:33:44.039><c> Jesus</c>

00:33:45.160 --> 00:33:46.779
and<00:33:45.359><c> you're</c><00:33:45.500><c> going</c><00:33:45.680><c> down</c><00:33:45.900><c> the</c><00:33:46.019><c> road</c><00:33:46.119><c> with</c><00:33:46.299><c> Jesus,</c>

00:33:47.240 --> 00:33:50.220
I<00:33:47.539><c> have</c><00:33:47.819><c> a</c><00:33:47.819><c> picture</c><00:33:48.079><c> of</c><00:33:48.380><c> a</c><00:33:48.480><c> little</c><00:33:49.079><c> cart</c><00:33:49.339><c> with</c><00:33:49.559><c> two</c><00:33:49.819><c> donkeys</c>

00:33:50.220 --> 00:33:51.400
and<00:33:50.619><c> they</c><00:33:50.740><c> yoke</c><00:33:50.940><c> together</c>

00:33:51.400 --> 00:33:52.980
and<00:33:51.779><c> they're</c><00:33:51.900><c> going</c><00:33:52.079><c> down</c><00:33:52.319><c> the</c><00:33:52.480><c> road</c><00:33:52.599><c> together</c>

00:33:52.980 --> 00:33:54.460
and<00:33:53.279><c> they</c><00:33:53.400><c> come</c><00:33:53.539><c> to</c><00:33:53.680><c> a</c><00:33:53.799><c> fork</c><00:33:53.920><c> of</c><00:33:54.059><c> the</c><00:33:54.220><c> road</c>

00:33:54.460 --> 00:33:56.079
and<00:33:54.740><c> one</c><00:33:54.940><c> donkey</c><00:33:55.140><c> wants</c><00:33:55.339><c> to</c><00:33:55.440><c> go</c><00:33:55.519><c> this</c><00:33:55.759><c> way,</c>

00:33:56.180 --> 00:33:57.579
one<00:33:56.319><c> donkey</c><00:33:56.619><c> wants</c><00:33:56.779><c> to</c><00:33:56.859><c> go</c><00:33:56.960><c> that</c><00:33:57.259><c> way.</c>

00:33:57.920 --> 00:34:00.240
They<00:33:58.099><c> can't</c><00:33:58.359><c> do</c><00:33:58.559><c> that,</c><00:33:58.759><c> they're</c><00:33:59.079><c> yoked</c><00:33:59.140><c> together.</c>

00:34:00.299 --> 00:34:01.779
They<00:34:00.299><c> both,</c><00:34:01.460><c> no.</c>

00:34:01.940 --> 00:34:04.059
If<00:34:02.140><c> you're</c><00:34:02.400><c> going</c><00:34:02.599><c> down</c><00:34:02.900><c> the</c><00:34:03.099><c> road</c><00:34:03.359><c> of</c><00:34:03.660><c> life</c>

00:34:04.059 --> 00:34:07.359
on<00:34:04.740><c> the</c><00:34:04.900><c> way</c><00:34:05.000><c> to</c><00:34:05.160><c> the</c><00:34:05.339><c> kingdom,</c><00:34:05.859><c> yoke</c><00:34:06.099><c> to</c><00:34:06.279><c> Jesus,</c>

00:34:07.420 --> 00:34:10.059
and<00:34:07.559><c> you</c><00:34:07.720><c> come</c><00:34:07.880><c> to</c><00:34:08.480><c> a</c><00:34:09.000><c> fork</c><00:34:09.199><c> in</c><00:34:09.360><c> the</c><00:34:09.559><c> road</c>

00:34:10.539 --> 00:34:13.420
and<00:34:10.980><c> one</c><00:34:11.239><c> road</c><00:34:11.420><c> looks</c><00:34:11.920><c> pretty</c><00:34:13.119><c> nice.</c>

00:34:13.519 --> 00:34:15.820
It's<00:34:13.739><c> wide</c><00:34:14.239><c> and</c><00:34:14.460><c> it's</c><00:34:14.679><c> paved</c><00:34:15.000><c> and</c><00:34:15.239><c> it's</c><00:34:15.500><c> downhill</c>

00:34:15.820 --> 00:34:17.440
and<00:34:16.380><c> maybe</c><00:34:16.679><c> it's</c><00:34:16.880><c> a</c><00:34:17.039><c> toll</c><00:34:17.239><c> road.</c>

00:34:17.519 --> 00:34:19.179
We<00:34:17.699><c> came</c><00:34:17.980><c> on</c><00:34:18.199><c> a</c><00:34:18.360><c> toll</c><00:34:18.519><c> road</c><00:34:18.679><c> up</c><00:34:18.880><c> here,</c>

00:34:19.619 --> 00:34:21.340
a<00:34:19.659><c> lot</c><00:34:19.800><c> faster</c><00:34:20.179><c> than</c><00:34:20.320><c> the</c><00:34:20.480><c> other</c><00:34:20.659><c> road.</c>

00:34:21.900 --> 00:34:24.739
But<00:34:22.380><c> the</c><00:34:22.619><c> road</c><00:34:22.860><c> to</c><00:34:23.139><c> the</c><00:34:23.300><c> kingdom</c><00:34:23.519><c> is</c><00:34:24.380><c> narrow</c>

00:34:24.739 --> 00:34:29.480
and<00:34:25.400><c> windy</c><00:34:25.659><c> and</c><00:34:26.300><c> sharp</c><00:34:26.539><c> curves</c><00:34:27.039><c> and</c><00:34:28.260><c> harder</c><00:34:28.420><c> to</c><00:34:28.639><c> go.</c>

00:34:30.039 --> 00:34:31.320
So<00:34:30.179><c> if</c><00:34:30.300><c> you're</c><00:34:30.500><c> yoked</c><00:34:30.659><c> up</c><00:34:30.840><c> to</c><00:34:31.000><c> Jesus</c>

00:34:31.320 --> 00:34:33.400
and<00:34:31.480><c> you</c><00:34:31.579><c> come</c><00:34:31.699><c> to</c><00:34:31.900><c> this</c><00:34:32.619><c> fork</c><00:34:32.820><c> in</c><00:34:33.000><c> the</c><00:34:33.179><c> road</c>

00:34:33.400 --> 00:34:35.500
and<00:34:33.960><c> Jesus</c><00:34:34.260><c> says,</c><00:34:34.599><c> we're</c><00:34:34.719><c> gonna</c><00:34:34.820><c> turn</c><00:34:35.139><c> right,</c>

00:34:35.579 --> 00:34:38.820
and<00:34:35.699><c> you</c><00:34:35.800><c> say,</c><00:34:35.940><c> oh,</c><00:34:36.260><c> that</c><00:34:36.440><c> other</c><00:34:36.639><c> road</c><00:34:36.840><c> sure</c><00:34:37.139><c> looks</c><00:34:37.400><c> nice</c><00:34:37.760><c> to</c><00:34:38.000><c> me.</c>

00:34:39.280 --> 00:34:42.820
You're<00:34:39.699><c> gonna</c><00:34:39.840><c> either</c><00:34:40.159><c> have</c><00:34:40.420><c> to</c><00:34:41.320><c> press</c><00:34:41.579><c> what</c><00:34:41.880><c> you</c><00:34:42.179><c> wanna</c><00:34:42.360><c> do</c>

00:34:42.820 --> 00:34:45.340
and<00:34:43.260><c> go</c><00:34:43.420><c> with</c><00:34:43.659><c> Jesus</c><00:34:44.079><c> the</c><00:34:44.260><c> way</c><00:34:44.340><c> you</c><00:34:44.599><c> should</c><00:34:44.760><c> go</c>

00:34:45.340 --> 00:34:48.420
or<00:34:45.980><c> unhook</c><00:34:46.260><c> from</c><00:34:46.500><c> Jesus</c><00:34:47.000><c> and</c><00:34:47.260><c> go</c><00:34:47.420><c> it</c><00:34:47.619><c> alone.</c>

00:34:48.960 --> 00:34:50.900
And<00:34:49.260><c> sometimes</c><00:34:49.500><c> people</c><00:34:49.780><c> do</c><00:34:50.059><c> that.</c>

00:34:51.320 --> 00:34:57.320
Sometimes<00:34:51.880><c> people</c><00:34:52.239><c> in</c><00:34:52.480><c> the</c><00:34:52.739><c> truth</c><00:34:53.820><c> unhook</c><00:34:55.059><c> their</c><00:34:55.519><c> yoke</c><00:34:55.860><c> from</c><00:34:56.119><c> Jesus</c>

00:34:57.519 --> 00:34:59.519
and<00:34:57.800><c> try</c><00:34:58.019><c> to</c><00:34:58.119><c> go</c><00:34:58.260><c> it</c><00:34:58.440><c> alone.</c>

00:35:00.840 --> 00:35:07.099
And<00:35:01.400><c> the</c><00:35:01.960><c> end</c><00:35:02.320><c> is</c><00:35:03.699><c> failure</c><00:35:04.400><c> and</c><00:35:06.119><c> death.</c>

00:35:08.559 --> 00:35:09.800
James<00:35:08.940><c> one</c><00:35:09.179><c> verse</c><00:35:09.420><c> eight,</c>

00:35:10.039 --> 00:35:12.420
double<00:35:10.239><c>-minded</c><00:35:10.519><c> mind</c><00:35:10.699><c> is</c><00:35:10.860><c> unstable</c><00:35:11.159><c> in</c><00:35:11.320><c> all</c><00:35:11.420><c> these</c><00:35:11.599><c> ways.</c>

00:35:12.480 --> 00:35:14.460
He<00:35:12.639><c> only</c><00:35:12.800><c> uses</c><00:35:13.079><c> this</c><00:35:13.320><c> word</c><00:35:13.460><c> double</c><00:35:13.739><c>-minded</c><00:35:14.000><c> twice.</c>

00:35:14.659 --> 00:35:16.320
There<00:35:14.840><c> it</c><00:35:15.000><c> is</c><00:35:15.139><c> in</c><00:35:15.320><c> verse</c><00:35:15.639><c> eight.</c>

00:35:16.420 --> 00:35:19.460
Chapter<00:35:16.659><c> four,</c><00:35:17.280><c> verse</c><00:35:17.820><c> eight</c><00:35:18.400><c> again.</c>

00:35:19.860 --> 00:35:22.480
Draw<00:35:20.340><c> an</c><00:35:20.539><c> eye</c><00:35:20.639><c> to</c><00:35:20.800><c> God</c><00:35:21.099><c> and</c><00:35:21.199><c> he</c><00:35:21.320><c> will</c><00:35:21.460><c> draw</c><00:35:21.659><c> an</c><00:35:21.840><c> eye</c><00:35:21.900><c> to</c><00:35:22.119><c> you.</c>

00:35:22.860 --> 00:35:24.059
Cleanse<00:35:23.219><c> your</c><00:35:23.380><c> hands,</c><00:35:23.639><c> ye</c><00:35:23.820><c> sinners,</c>

00:35:24.199 --> 00:35:27.420
and<00:35:24.320><c> purify</c><00:35:24.719><c> your</c><00:35:24.960><c> hearts,</c><00:35:26.039><c> ye</c><00:35:26.179><c> double</c><00:35:26.559><c>-minded.</c>

00:35:28.099 --> 00:35:31.559
So<00:35:28.579><c> we</c><00:35:29.059><c> must</c><00:35:29.360><c> not</c><00:35:29.739><c> be</c><00:35:30.239><c> double</c><00:35:30.619><c>-minded.</c>

00:35:31.940 --> 00:35:34.840
But<00:35:32.159><c> he</c><00:35:32.539><c> alludes</c><00:35:33.179><c> to</c><00:35:33.440><c> the</c><00:35:33.820><c> fact</c><00:35:34.000><c> of</c><00:35:34.199><c> being</c><00:35:34.340><c> double</c><00:35:34.639><c>-minded</c>

00:35:34.840 --> 00:35:36.699
when<00:35:35.019><c> he</c><00:35:35.179><c> doesn't</c><00:35:35.360><c> use</c><00:35:35.639><c> the</c><00:35:35.880><c> words.</c>

00:35:37.119 --> 00:35:38.880
Let's<00:35:37.340><c> look</c><00:35:37.519><c> at</c><00:35:37.659><c> some</c><00:35:37.880><c> others.</c>

00:35:39.440 --> 00:35:43.920
James<00:35:39.500><c> two,</c><00:35:40.000><c> four,</c><00:35:41.639><c> if</c><00:35:41.699><c> any</c><00:35:41.940><c> man</c><00:35:42.099><c> among</c><00:35:42.320><c> you</c><00:35:42.619><c> seem</c><00:35:42.760><c> to</c><00:35:43.000><c> be,</c>

00:35:44.280 --> 00:35:46.719
no,<00:35:45.199><c> James,</c><00:35:45.400><c> yeah,</c><00:35:45.820><c> James</c><00:35:45.980><c> one,</c><00:35:46.260><c> 26.</c>

00:35:47.059 --> 00:35:48.940
If<00:35:47.300><c> any</c><00:35:47.539><c> man</c><00:35:47.739><c> among</c><00:35:47.940><c> you</c><00:35:48.179><c> seem</c><00:35:48.280><c> to</c><00:35:48.440><c> be</c><00:35:48.619><c> religious</c>

00:35:48.940 --> 00:35:50.199
and<00:35:49.179><c> bridleeth</c><00:35:49.460><c> not</c><00:35:49.559><c> his</c><00:35:49.780><c> tongue,</c>

00:35:50.679 --> 00:35:51.519
but<00:35:50.719><c> deceiveeth</c><00:35:51.019><c> his</c><00:35:51.119><c> own</c><00:35:51.320><c> heart,</c>

00:35:51.579 --> 00:35:52.760
this<00:35:51.760><c> man's</c><00:35:52.000><c> religion</c><00:35:52.219><c> is</c><00:35:52.500><c> vain.</c>

00:35:53.059 --> 00:35:56.059
So<00:35:53.579><c> if</c><00:35:54.360><c> you're</c><00:35:54.539><c> running</c><00:35:54.760><c> off</c><00:35:54.980><c> the</c><00:35:55.179><c> mouth,</c>

00:35:56.559 --> 00:35:58.139
you're<00:35:57.079><c> double</c><00:35:57.340><c>-minded.</c>

00:35:58.739 --> 00:36:01.000
We<00:35:59.260><c> all</c><00:35:59.619><c> talk</c><00:35:59.800><c> too</c><00:36:00.059><c> much,</c><00:36:00.219><c> maybe.</c>

00:36:01.079 --> 00:36:05.800
I<00:36:01.079><c> mean,</c><00:36:01.840><c> you</c><00:36:01.860><c> know</c><00:36:02.059><c> God</c><00:36:02.199><c> gave</c><00:36:02.440><c> you</c><00:36:02.619><c> two</c><00:36:02.820><c> ears,</c><00:36:04.480><c> one</c><00:36:04.719><c> mouth?</c>

00:36:06.480 --> 00:36:08.440
Listen<00:36:06.679><c> twice</c><00:36:07.000><c> as</c><00:36:07.219><c> much</c><00:36:07.360><c> as</c><00:36:07.500><c> you</c><00:36:07.679><c> talk.</c>

00:36:09.699 --> 00:36:11.980
So<00:36:10.219><c> there's</c><00:36:10.539><c> double</c><00:36:10.739><c>-mindedness</c><00:36:11.179><c> there.</c>

00:36:12.260 --> 00:36:15.099
James<00:36:12.699><c> two,</c><00:36:13.000><c> four,</c><00:36:13.340><c> are</c><00:36:13.559><c> ye</c><00:36:13.820><c> not</c><00:36:14.079><c> then</c><00:36:14.320><c> partial</c><00:36:14.559><c> in</c><00:36:14.719><c> yourselves</c>

00:36:15.099 --> 00:36:17.340
and<00:36:15.320><c> become</c><00:36:15.500><c> judges</c><00:36:15.780><c> of</c><00:36:16.039><c> evil,</c><00:36:16.599><c> thoughts?</c>

00:36:17.340 --> 00:36:18.820
James<00:36:17.559><c> two,</c><00:36:17.860><c> 16.</c>

00:36:20.260 --> 00:36:21.659
And<00:36:20.340><c> one</c><00:36:20.599><c> of</c><00:36:20.719><c> you</c><00:36:20.880><c> say</c><00:36:21.219><c> unto</c><00:36:21.440><c> them,</c>

00:36:21.739 --> 00:36:24.619
depart<00:36:22.099><c> in</c><00:36:22.360><c> peace,</c><00:36:22.900><c> be</c><00:36:23.019><c> ye</c><00:36:23.280><c> warmed</c><00:36:23.440><c> and</c><00:36:23.739><c> filled,</c>

00:36:24.739 --> 00:36:26.199
notwithstanding<00:36:25.119><c> you</c><00:36:25.300><c> don't</c><00:36:25.539><c> give</c><00:36:25.739><c> them</c>

00:36:26.199 --> 00:36:28.000
what<00:36:26.639><c> they</c><00:36:27.119><c> need</c><00:36:27.360><c> for</c><00:36:27.579><c> the</c><00:36:27.760><c> body.</c>

00:36:28.119 --> 00:36:29.199
What<00:36:28.480><c> profit</c><00:36:28.780><c> is</c><00:36:29.019><c> that?</c>

00:36:29.579 --> 00:36:32.280
You<00:36:29.900><c> talk</c><00:36:30.039><c> a</c><00:36:30.239><c> good</c><00:36:30.460><c> fight,</c><00:36:30.679><c> oh,</c><00:36:31.039><c> I</c><00:36:31.360><c> care</c><00:36:31.679><c> about</c><00:36:31.900><c> the</c><00:36:32.159><c> poor.</c>

00:36:32.559 --> 00:36:33.880
I<00:36:32.699><c> hope</c><00:36:32.840><c> you're</c><00:36:33.039><c> gonna</c><00:36:33.179><c> get</c><00:36:33.360><c> along</c><00:36:33.539><c> okay,</c>

00:36:33.980 --> 00:36:35.760
but<00:36:34.119><c> we</c><00:36:34.280><c> don't</c><00:36:34.400><c> do</c><00:36:34.480><c> anything</c><00:36:34.679><c> about</c><00:36:34.900><c> it.</c>

00:36:35.920 --> 00:36:37.500
Again,<00:36:36.519><c> James</c><00:36:36.840><c> three,</c><00:36:37.239><c> 10.</c>

00:36:37.619 --> 00:36:40.079
Out<00:36:37.780><c> of</c><00:36:37.880><c> the</c><00:36:38.039><c> same</c><00:36:38.199><c> mouth</c><00:36:38.420><c> proceed</c><00:36:38.719><c> blessings</c><00:36:39.119><c> and</c><00:36:39.420><c> cursings?</c>

00:36:40.579 --> 00:36:42.679
My<00:36:40.739><c> brethren,</c><00:36:41.159><c> this</c><00:36:41.260><c> ought</c><00:36:41.519><c> not</c><00:36:41.659><c> to</c><00:36:41.880><c> be.</c>

00:36:42.940 --> 00:36:45.360
How<00:36:43.219><c> can</c><00:36:43.360><c> the</c><00:36:43.559><c> same</c><00:36:43.780><c> mouth</c><00:36:43.960><c> say</c><00:36:44.159><c> good</c><00:36:44.420><c> things</c><00:36:44.599><c> and</c><00:36:44.780><c> bad</c><00:36:45.039><c> things?</c>

00:36:45.360 --> 00:36:47.300
Well,<00:36:46.119><c> we</c><00:36:46.300><c> know</c><00:36:46.460><c> it</c><00:36:46.599><c> happens,</c><00:36:47.119><c> don't</c><00:36:47.179><c> we?</c>

00:36:47.420 --> 00:36:49.980
That's<00:36:47.780><c> double</c><00:36:48.019><c>-mindedness,</c><00:36:48.500><c> that</c><00:36:48.659><c> mind</c><00:36:48.960><c> saying</c><00:36:49.380><c> good</c><00:36:49.699><c> things</c>

00:36:49.980 --> 00:36:52.059
and<00:36:50.179><c> saying</c><00:36:50.400><c> bad</c><00:36:50.519><c> things</c><00:36:50.579><c> out</c><00:36:50.719><c> of</c><00:36:50.840><c> the</c><00:36:50.920><c> same</c><00:36:51.079><c> mouth.</c>

00:36:52.579 --> 00:36:53.900
James<00:36:52.860><c> three,</c><00:36:53.300><c> 13.</c>

00:36:54.239 --> 00:36:56.679
Who<00:36:54.380><c> is</c><00:36:54.659><c> a</c><00:36:54.800><c> wise</c><00:36:55.000><c> man</c><00:36:55.239><c> and</c><00:36:55.420><c> a</c><00:36:55.559><c> dude</c><00:36:55.639><c> with</c><00:36:55.860><c> knowledge</c><00:36:56.199><c> among</c><00:36:56.480><c> you?</c>

00:36:56.960 --> 00:36:58.719
Let<00:36:57.079><c> him</c><00:36:57.219><c> show</c><00:36:57.420><c> out</c><00:36:57.619><c> of</c><00:36:57.760><c> a</c><00:36:57.920><c> good</c><00:36:58.119><c> conversation</c>

00:36:58.719 --> 00:37:00.940
his<00:36:58.940><c> works</c><00:36:59.219><c> with</c><00:36:59.480><c> meekness</c><00:36:59.860><c> and</c><00:37:00.099><c> wisdom.</c>

00:37:01.340 --> 00:37:04.300
If<00:37:01.539><c> you</c><00:37:01.780><c> have</c><00:37:02.119><c> bitter</c><00:37:02.480><c> envying</c><00:37:02.960><c> and</c><00:37:03.280><c> strife</c><00:37:03.519><c> in</c><00:37:03.599><c> your</c><00:37:03.840><c> hearts,</c>

00:37:04.719 --> 00:37:07.380
glory<00:37:04.940><c> not</c><00:37:05.239><c> and</c><00:37:05.539><c> lie</c><00:37:05.820><c> not</c><00:37:06.039><c> against</c><00:37:06.380><c> the</c><00:37:06.599><c> truth.</c>

00:37:07.840 --> 00:37:13.219
So<00:37:08.320><c> we</c><00:37:08.699><c> can</c><00:37:09.440><c> be</c><00:37:10.340><c> envious</c><00:37:10.980><c> and</c><00:37:11.840><c> have</c><00:37:12.139><c> strife</c><00:37:12.440><c> in</c><00:37:12.599><c> our</c><00:37:12.820><c> hearts</c>

00:37:13.219 --> 00:37:15.260
and<00:37:13.860><c> say</c><00:37:13.960><c> how</c><00:37:14.139><c> wonderful</c><00:37:14.460><c> the</c><00:37:14.699><c> truth</c><00:37:14.880><c> is</c>

00:37:15.260 --> 00:37:19.539
and<00:37:15.500><c> the</c><00:37:15.619><c> problem</c><00:37:16.000><c> is</c><00:37:16.940><c> that's</c><00:37:17.480><c> being</c><00:37:17.900><c> double</c><00:37:18.519><c>-minded.</c>

00:37:19.900 --> 00:37:21.840
Now<00:37:20.199><c> Jesus</c><00:37:20.500><c> condemned</c><00:37:20.960><c> double</c><00:37:21.300><c>-mindedness</c>

00:37:21.840 --> 00:37:23.739
although<00:37:22.079><c> he</c><00:37:22.199><c> didn't</c><00:37:22.400><c> use</c><00:37:22.639><c> the</c><00:37:22.820><c> word.</c>

00:37:24.280 --> 00:37:26.500
Come<00:37:24.420><c> to</c><00:37:24.519><c> Matthew</c><00:37:24.840><c> six.</c>

00:37:27.940 --> 00:37:29.179
Matthew<00:37:28.420><c> six,</c><00:37:28.760><c> 24.</c>

00:37:29.559 --> 00:37:31.800
No<00:37:29.659><c> man</c><00:37:29.880><c> can</c><00:37:30.099><c> serve</c><00:37:30.320><c> two</c><00:37:30.559><c> masters,</c>

00:37:32.400 --> 00:37:34.119
for<00:37:32.500><c> either</c><00:37:32.719><c> he</c><00:37:32.860><c> will</c><00:37:33.000><c> hate</c><00:37:33.179><c> the</c><00:37:33.380><c> one</c><00:37:33.500><c> and</c><00:37:33.619><c> love</c><00:37:33.800><c> the</c><00:37:33.960><c> other</c>

00:37:34.119 --> 00:37:35.960
or<00:37:34.280><c> else</c><00:37:34.440><c> he</c><00:37:34.559><c> will</c><00:37:34.699><c> hold</c><00:37:34.880><c> to</c><00:37:34.980><c> the</c><00:37:35.079><c> one</c><00:37:35.219><c> and</c><00:37:35.360><c> despise</c><00:37:35.760><c> the</c><00:37:35.860><c> other.</c>

00:37:36.019 --> 00:37:38.960
You<00:37:36.460><c> cannot</c><00:37:37.059><c> serve</c><00:37:37.500><c> God</c><00:37:37.840><c> and</c><00:37:38.139><c> mammon.</c>

00:37:39.719 --> 00:37:41.300
That's<00:37:40.199><c> double</c><00:37:40.400><c>-minded.</c>

00:37:41.739 --> 00:37:44.059
Trying<00:37:42.099><c> to</c><00:37:42.380><c> serve</c><00:37:42.579><c> God</c><00:37:42.960><c> and</c><00:37:43.179><c> trying</c><00:37:43.360><c> to</c><00:37:43.579><c> serve</c><00:37:43.780><c> mammon.</c>

00:37:44.059 --> 00:37:47.760
So<00:37:44.659><c> being</c><00:37:45.059><c> double</c><00:37:45.400><c>-minded</c><00:37:45.639><c> could</c><00:37:45.900><c> be</c><00:37:46.320><c> our</c><00:37:46.579><c> undoing.</c>

00:37:48.400 --> 00:37:52.179
You<00:37:48.539><c> have</c><00:37:48.639><c> to</c><00:37:48.760><c> be</c><00:37:48.960><c> single</c><00:37:49.320><c>-minded</c><00:37:49.800><c> and</c><00:37:50.239><c> focused</c><00:37:50.679><c> on</c><00:37:50.920><c> our</c><00:37:51.179><c> goal.</c>

00:37:52.219 --> 00:37:56.900
Revelations<00:37:52.760><c> three,</c><00:37:55.199><c> verse</c><00:37:55.460><c> 14.</c>

00:37:57.440 --> 00:38:00.699
Under<00:37:57.579><c> the</c><00:37:58.340><c> angel</c><00:37:58.780><c> of</c><00:37:59.000><c> the</c><00:37:59.099><c> ecclesia</c><00:37:59.579><c> of</c><00:37:59.820><c> the</c><00:37:59.940><c> latest</c><00:38:00.219><c> sins,</c>

00:38:01.199 --> 00:38:03.920
write,<00:38:02.340><c> these</c><00:38:02.820><c> things</c><00:38:03.179><c> set</c><00:38:03.400><c> the</c><00:38:03.599><c> amen,</c>

00:38:04.099 --> 00:38:05.099
the<00:38:04.280><c> faithful</c><00:38:04.460><c> and</c><00:38:04.679><c> true</c><00:38:04.780><c> witness,</c>

00:38:05.239 --> 00:38:06.719
the<00:38:05.460><c> beginning</c><00:38:05.659><c> of</c><00:38:05.880><c> the</c><00:38:06.000><c> creation</c><00:38:06.280><c> of</c><00:38:06.500><c> God.</c>

00:38:07.179 --> 00:38:11.840
I<00:38:07.659><c> know</c><00:38:07.960><c> thy</c><00:38:08.239><c> works,</c><00:38:09.440><c> that</c><00:38:09.480><c> thou</c><00:38:09.679><c> art</c><00:38:09.960><c> neither</c><00:38:10.320><c> cold</c><00:38:10.739><c> nor</c><00:38:11.039><c> hot.</c>

00:38:12.300 --> 00:38:14.219
I<00:38:12.780><c> wish</c><00:38:13.260><c> you</c><00:38:13.519><c> were</c><00:38:13.619><c> cold</c><00:38:13.860><c> or</c><00:38:14.079><c> hot.</c>

00:38:14.400 --> 00:38:16.599
Just<00:38:14.880><c> be</c><00:38:15.320><c> one</c><00:38:15.659><c> or</c><00:38:16.019><c> the</c><00:38:16.199><c> other.</c>

00:38:16.960 --> 00:38:18.219
Don't<00:38:17.219><c> try</c><00:38:17.519><c> to</c><00:38:17.739><c> be</c><00:38:17.900><c> lukewarm.</c>

00:38:18.440 --> 00:38:20.159
The<00:38:18.860><c> lukewarm</c><00:38:19.219><c> is</c><00:38:19.420><c> double</c><00:38:19.780><c>-minded.</c>

00:38:20.480 --> 00:38:22.880
They're<00:38:20.559><c> neither</c><00:38:20.719><c> this</c><00:38:21.199><c> and</c><00:38:21.340><c> they're</c><00:38:21.480><c> neither</c><00:38:21.739><c> that.</c>

00:38:24.219 --> 00:38:26.420
So<00:38:24.320><c> because</c><00:38:24.659><c> you</c><00:38:24.860><c> are</c><00:38:24.960><c> lukewarm</c><00:38:25.420><c> and</c><00:38:25.579><c> neither</c><00:38:25.860><c> cold</c><00:38:26.099><c> nor</c><00:38:26.280><c> hot,</c>

00:38:26.519 --> 00:38:28.099
I<00:38:26.519><c> will</c><00:38:26.699><c> spew</c><00:38:26.820><c> you</c><00:38:26.920><c> out</c><00:38:27.019><c> of</c><00:38:27.139><c> my</c><00:38:27.320><c> mouth.</c>

00:38:28.139 --> 00:38:28.980
What<00:38:28.360><c> was</c><00:38:28.539><c> the</c><00:38:28.739><c> problem?</c>

00:38:29.139 --> 00:38:32.539
Well,<00:38:29.219><c> verse</c><00:38:29.420><c> 17</c><00:38:29.739><c> is</c><00:38:29.840><c> because</c><00:38:30.099><c> you</c><00:38:30.400><c> say,</c><00:38:31.500><c> I</c><00:38:31.500><c> am</c><00:38:31.699><c> rich.</c>

00:38:32.780 --> 00:38:35.400
I'm<00:38:33.059><c> increased</c><00:38:33.280><c> with</c><00:38:33.579><c> goods</c><00:38:33.840><c> and</c><00:38:34.039><c> have</c><00:38:34.179><c> need</c><00:38:34.280><c> of</c><00:38:34.500><c> nothing.</c>

00:38:35.480 --> 00:38:37.659
No,<00:38:35.739><c> it's</c><00:38:35.739><c> not</c><00:38:35.880><c> that</c><00:38:36.019><c> you</c><00:38:36.199><c> are</c><00:38:36.500><c> wretched</c><00:38:36.780><c> and</c><00:38:37.280><c> miserable</c>

00:38:37.659 --> 00:38:39.719
and<00:38:38.000><c> poor</c><00:38:38.260><c> and</c><00:38:38.480><c> blind</c><00:38:38.739><c> and</c><00:38:38.980><c> naked.</c>

00:38:39.739 --> 00:38:42.960
I<00:38:40.179><c> counsel</c><00:38:40.599><c> thee</c><00:38:40.760><c> to</c><00:38:40.980><c> buy</c><00:38:41.119><c> me</c><00:38:41.380><c> gold</c><00:38:42.000><c> tried</c><00:38:42.280><c> in</c><00:38:42.500><c> the</c><00:38:42.679><c> fire</c>

00:38:42.960 --> 00:38:44.719
that<00:38:43.139><c> thou</c><00:38:43.380><c> mayest</c><00:38:43.719><c> be</c><00:38:44.000><c> rich.</c>

00:38:45.039 --> 00:38:48.119
White<00:38:45.280><c> women</c><00:38:45.639><c> that</c><00:38:45.900><c> thou</c><00:38:46.159><c> mayest</c><00:38:46.980><c> be</c><00:38:47.260><c> clothed.</c>

00:38:48.179 --> 00:38:50.820
That<00:38:48.260><c> the</c><00:38:48.500><c> shame</c><00:38:48.659><c> of</c><00:38:48.820><c> thy</c><00:38:48.960><c> nakedness</c><00:38:49.400><c> do</c><00:38:49.619><c> not</c><00:38:49.800><c> appear.</c>

00:38:50.880 --> 00:38:53.639
Anoint<00:38:51.099><c> thine</c><00:38:51.300><c> eyes</c><00:38:51.460><c> with</c><00:38:51.699><c> eyesight</c><00:38:52.079><c> that</c><00:38:52.260><c> thou</c><00:38:52.460><c> mayest</c><00:38:52.840><c> see.</c>

00:38:54.000 --> 00:38:55.760
As<00:38:54.159><c> many</c><00:38:54.300><c> as</c><00:38:54.440><c> I</c><00:38:54.599><c> love,</c><00:38:54.860><c> I</c><00:38:54.980><c> rebuke</c><00:38:55.300><c> and</c><00:38:55.519><c> chasten.</c>

00:38:55.940 --> 00:38:57.139
Be<00:38:56.099><c> zealous</c><00:38:56.320><c> therefore</c><00:38:56.699><c> and</c><00:38:56.940><c> repent.</c>

00:38:57.519 --> 00:38:59.239
There<00:38:57.940><c> was</c><00:38:58.059><c> still</c><00:38:58.320><c> hope.</c>

00:38:59.280 --> 00:39:00.679
There's<00:38:59.460><c> still</c><00:38:59.639><c> hope</c><00:38:59.800><c> for</c><00:39:00.000><c> us,</c><00:39:00.260><c> brothers</c><00:39:00.340><c> and</c><00:39:00.539><c> sisters,</c>

00:39:00.679 --> 00:39:03.500
but<00:39:00.840><c> we've</c><00:39:01.079><c> got</c><00:39:01.179><c> to</c><00:39:01.480><c> realize</c><00:39:01.940><c> we</c><00:39:02.420><c> have</c><00:39:02.559><c> a</c><00:39:02.739><c> problem,</c>

00:39:04.139 --> 00:39:06.559
we<00:39:04.579><c> have</c><00:39:04.760><c> the</c><00:39:04.960><c> tendency</c><00:39:05.179><c> to</c><00:39:05.340><c> be</c><00:39:05.480><c> double</c><00:39:05.719><c>-minded</c>

00:39:06.579 --> 00:39:10.739
and<00:39:06.860><c> that</c><00:39:07.119><c> we</c><00:39:07.619><c> can</c><00:39:08.079><c> solve</c><00:39:08.420><c> the</c><00:39:08.679><c> problem</c><00:39:09.039><c> through</c><00:39:09.420><c> God's</c><00:39:09.920><c> help.</c>

00:39:11.019 --> 00:39:14.500
We<00:39:11.320><c> lack</c><00:39:11.500><c> wisdom,</c><00:39:11.960><c> we</c><00:39:12.159><c> ask</c><00:39:12.440><c> God</c><00:39:12.739><c> for</c><00:39:13.039><c> it,</c><00:39:13.199><c> he</c><00:39:13.320><c> will</c><00:39:13.599><c> give</c><00:39:13.739><c> it</c><00:39:13.920><c> to</c><00:39:14.079><c> us.</c>

00:39:14.719 --> 00:39:18.699
But<00:39:14.960><c> we</c><00:39:15.239><c> have</c><00:39:15.480><c> to</c><00:39:15.639><c> decide</c><00:39:16.199><c> that</c><00:39:17.440><c> the</c><00:39:17.739><c> truth</c>

00:39:18.940 --> 00:39:21.480
is<00:39:19.280><c> everything</c><00:39:19.780><c> in</c><00:39:19.980><c> our</c><00:39:20.159><c> life</c>

00:39:22.440 --> 00:39:24.860
or<00:39:23.000><c> it</c><00:39:23.099><c> might</c><00:39:23.280><c> as</c><00:39:23.440><c> well</c><00:39:23.579><c> be</c><00:39:24.039><c> nothing.</c>

00:39:25.739 --> 00:39:29.800
Then<00:39:25.900><c> if</c><00:39:26.000><c> you</c><00:39:26.039><c> say,</c><00:39:26.880><c> well,</c><00:39:27.420><c> I've</c><00:39:28.980><c> got</c><00:39:29.079><c> a</c><00:39:29.219><c> good</c><00:39:29.400><c> job</c>

00:39:29.800 --> 00:39:32.739
and<00:39:30.000><c> I've</c><00:39:31.119><c> got</c><00:39:31.440><c> some</c><00:39:31.860><c> hobbies</c><00:39:32.159><c> that</c><00:39:32.420><c> I</c><00:39:32.579><c> like,</c>

00:39:32.800 --> 00:39:34.440
I<00:39:32.960><c> really</c><00:39:33.179><c> enjoy</c><00:39:33.500><c> those,</c>

00:39:34.619 --> 00:39:36.940
the<00:39:34.880><c> family</c><00:39:35.099><c> and</c><00:39:35.300><c> I,</c><00:39:35.559><c> we</c><00:39:35.860><c> like</c><00:39:36.099><c> to</c><00:39:36.659><c> camp,</c>

00:39:37.019 --> 00:39:39.760
we<00:39:37.179><c> like</c><00:39:37.400><c> to</c><00:39:37.659><c> fish</c><00:39:37.840><c> on</c><00:39:38.179><c> Sundays,</c><00:39:38.460><c> we</c><00:39:38.599><c> like</c><00:39:38.840><c> to...</c>

00:39:39.900 --> 00:39:43.739
The<00:39:40.420><c> truth</c><00:39:40.860><c> used</c><00:39:41.860><c> to</c><00:39:41.940><c> be</c><00:39:42.059><c> about</c><00:39:42.300><c> number</c><00:39:42.940><c> six</c><00:39:43.219><c> in</c><00:39:43.340><c> my</c><00:39:43.599><c> life</c>

00:39:43.739 --> 00:39:45.579
and<00:39:43.860><c> now</c><00:39:44.059><c> it's</c><00:39:44.159><c> number</c><00:39:44.400><c> three.</c>

00:39:46.239 --> 00:39:48.199
Well,<00:39:46.400><c> it's</c><00:39:46.559><c> going</c><00:39:46.699><c> in</c><00:39:46.820><c> the</c><00:39:46.900><c> right</c><00:39:47.059><c> direction.</c>

00:39:48.800 --> 00:39:51.360
Until<00:39:49.099><c> it</c><00:39:49.199><c> gets</c><00:39:49.380><c> to</c><00:39:49.519><c> number</c><00:39:49.780><c> one,</c><00:39:50.119><c> it's</c><00:39:50.599><c> nowhere.</c>

00:39:51.900 --> 00:39:54.840
If<00:39:52.199><c> God</c><00:39:52.579><c> is</c><00:39:52.880><c> not</c><00:39:53.219><c> first</c><00:39:53.500><c> in</c><00:39:53.639><c> our</c><00:39:53.960><c> life,</c>

00:39:55.079 --> 00:39:57.300
he<00:39:55.280><c> might</c><00:39:55.460><c> as</c><00:39:55.599><c> well</c><00:39:55.699><c> not</c><00:39:56.159><c> be</c><00:39:56.559><c> in</c><00:39:56.840><c> our</c><00:39:57.079><c> life</c>

00:39:57.300 --> 00:39:58.960
because<00:39:57.639><c> he</c><00:39:57.860><c> really</c><00:39:58.239><c> isn't</c><00:39:58.500><c> in</c><00:39:58.760><c> our</c><00:39:58.900><c> life.</c>

00:39:58.980 --> 00:40:02.820
He<00:39:59.079><c> won't</c><00:39:59.420><c> play</c><00:40:00.139><c> second</c><00:40:00.619><c> fiddle</c><00:40:01.179><c> to</c><00:40:01.659><c> any</c><00:40:01.940><c> other</c><00:40:02.480><c> things</c>

00:40:02.820 --> 00:40:04.719
that<00:40:03.000><c> you</c><00:40:03.139><c> think</c><00:40:03.480><c> are</c><00:40:03.800><c> important.</c>

00:40:05.599 --> 00:40:09.380
You<00:40:05.800><c> can't</c><00:40:06.119><c> be</c><00:40:06.420><c> double</c><00:40:06.679><c>-minded</c><00:40:07.139><c> with</c><00:40:08.059><c> something</c><00:40:08.440><c> else</c><00:40:08.860><c> and</c>

00:40:09.380 --> 00:40:10.420
the<00:40:09.639><c> truth.</c>

00:40:11.320 --> 00:40:16.960
And<00:40:11.559><c> so</c><00:40:11.960><c> we</c><00:40:13.119><c> have</c><00:40:13.280><c> to</c><00:40:13.519><c> work</c><00:40:14.239><c> at</c><00:40:15.460><c> making</c><00:40:15.840><c> sure</c>

00:40:17.239 --> 00:40:21.239
that<00:40:17.760><c> we</c><00:40:18.119><c> are</c><00:40:18.320><c> on</c><00:40:18.679><c> fire</c><00:40:19.199><c> for</c><00:40:20.239><c> the</c><00:40:20.460><c> truth.</c>

00:40:22.719 --> 00:40:24.639
When<00:40:23.079><c> I</c><00:40:23.219><c> was</c><00:40:23.360><c> a</c><00:40:23.500><c> young</c><00:40:23.659><c> boy,</c><00:40:23.880><c> there</c><00:40:24.019><c> was</c><00:40:24.199><c> a</c><00:40:24.380><c> song</c>

00:40:24.639 --> 00:40:27.360
and<00:40:24.880><c> I</c><00:40:25.219><c> won't</c><00:40:25.400><c> sing</c><00:40:25.619><c> it</c><00:40:25.760><c> because</c><00:40:25.880><c> I</c><00:40:25.980><c> can't</c><00:40:26.320><c> sing</c>

00:40:27.500 --> 00:40:29.460
and<00:40:28.019><c> you'll</c><00:40:28.219><c> be</c><00:40:28.340><c> glad</c><00:40:28.460><c> of</c><00:40:28.679><c> that.</c>

00:40:29.699 --> 00:40:31.619
I<00:40:29.920><c> don't</c><00:40:30.059><c> want</c><00:40:30.159><c> to</c><00:40:30.320><c> set</c><00:40:30.440><c> the</c><00:40:30.699><c> world</c><00:40:30.860><c> on</c><00:40:31.219><c> fire.</c>

00:40:32.119 --> 00:40:35.059
I<00:40:32.559><c> just</c><00:40:32.760><c> want</c><00:40:32.920><c> to</c><00:40:33.039><c> start</c><00:40:33.159><c> a</c><00:40:33.440><c> flame</c><00:40:33.639><c> in</c><00:40:33.780><c> your</c><00:40:34.039><c> heart.</c>

00:40:35.219 --> 00:40:37.300
Now<00:40:35.320><c> the</c><00:40:35.480><c> old</c><00:40:36.059><c> people</c><00:40:36.300><c> may</c><00:40:36.500><c> remember</c><00:40:36.880><c> the</c><00:40:37.059><c> song</c>

00:40:37.300 --> 00:40:40.500
and<00:40:37.579><c> the</c><00:40:37.739><c> young</c><00:40:38.119><c> ones</c><00:40:38.280><c> will</c><00:40:38.460><c> not</c><00:40:38.639><c> have</c><00:40:38.760><c> a</c><00:40:39.000><c> clue</c><00:40:39.119><c> what</c><00:40:39.260><c> it's</c><00:40:39.420><c> all</c><00:40:39.639><c> about.</c>

00:40:41.599 --> 00:40:44.539
But<00:40:42.039><c> the</c><00:40:42.480><c> thought</c><00:40:42.760><c> of</c><00:40:42.940><c> that</c><00:40:43.179><c> is</c><00:40:43.460><c> worth</c><00:40:43.800><c> thinking</c><00:40:44.380><c> about.</c>

00:40:44.619 --> 00:40:45.739
I<00:40:44.679><c> don't</c><00:40:44.820><c> want</c><00:40:44.940><c> to</c><00:40:45.039><c> set</c><00:40:45.139><c> the</c><00:40:45.380><c> world</c><00:40:45.559><c> on</c><00:40:45.699><c> fire.</c>

00:40:45.780 --> 00:40:49.420
I<00:40:45.840><c> just</c><00:40:46.059><c> want</c><00:40:46.199><c> to</c><00:40:46.340><c> start</c><00:40:46.480><c> a</c><00:40:46.860><c> flame</c><00:40:47.340><c> in</c><00:40:48.159><c> your</c><00:40:48.440><c> heart</c>

00:40:49.400 --> 00:40:50.920
for<00:40:49.619><c> the</c><00:40:49.760><c> Lord</c><00:40:49.900><c> Jesus.</c>

00:40:51.760 --> 00:40:54.380
The<00:40:51.940><c> two</c><00:40:52.119><c> that</c><00:40:52.360><c> walked</c><00:40:52.539><c> with</c><00:40:52.760><c> Jesus</c><00:40:53.400><c> from</c><00:40:53.739><c> Jerusalem</c><00:40:54.139><c> to</c>

00:40:54.380 --> 00:40:55.659
Emmaus<00:40:54.719><c> said,</c>

00:40:56.079 --> 00:40:59.420
did<00:40:56.260><c> not</c><00:40:56.539><c> our</c><00:40:56.880><c> heart</c><00:40:57.340><c> burn</c><00:40:58.039><c> within</c><00:40:58.380><c> us</c>

00:40:59.420 --> 00:41:01.019
while<00:40:59.639><c> he</c><00:40:59.840><c> talked</c><00:41:00.039><c> with</c><00:41:00.280><c> us,</c><00:41:00.460><c> by</c><00:41:00.639><c> the</c><00:41:00.820><c> way,</c>

00:41:01.019 --> 00:41:03.360
and<00:41:01.139><c> while</c><00:41:01.300><c> he</c><00:41:01.460><c> opened</c><00:41:01.739><c> to</c><00:41:01.920><c> us</c><00:41:02.079><c> the</c><00:41:02.320><c> scriptures?</c>

00:41:04.420 --> 00:41:06.880
If<00:41:04.579><c> our</c><00:41:04.840><c> heart</c><00:41:05.039><c> is</c><00:41:05.280><c> not</c><00:41:05.480><c> right</c><00:41:05.679><c> with</c><00:41:05.880><c> God,</c>

00:41:07.300 --> 00:41:08.800
then<00:41:07.420><c> we're</c><00:41:07.579><c> double</c><00:41:07.820><c>-minded.</c>

00:41:09.199 --> 00:41:14.539
It's<00:41:09.380><c> time</c><00:41:09.519><c> to</c><00:41:09.820><c> change</c><00:41:10.559><c> and</c><00:41:11.480><c> the</c><00:41:11.599><c> good</c><00:41:11.760><c> news</c><00:41:12.019><c> is</c><00:41:12.980><c> that</c><00:41:13.380><c> we</c><00:41:13.619><c> can.</c>

00:41:15.440 --> 00:41:18.659
There's<00:41:15.719><c> no</c><00:41:15.900><c> use</c><00:41:16.539><c> asking</c><00:41:17.219><c> God</c><00:41:17.800><c> to</c><00:41:18.059><c> help</c><00:41:18.199><c> us</c>

00:41:18.659 --> 00:41:22.780
if<00:41:18.880><c> we're</c><00:41:19.119><c> only</c><00:41:19.460><c> bent</c><00:41:19.980><c> on</c><00:41:21.039><c> pleasing</c><00:41:21.420><c> ourselves.</c>

00:41:24.280 --> 00:41:27.480
Joshua<00:41:24.679><c> challenges</c><00:41:25.440><c> the</c><00:41:25.719><c> people</c><00:41:25.960><c> of</c><00:41:26.260><c> his</c><00:41:26.639><c> day</c>

00:41:27.480 --> 00:41:29.920
not<00:41:28.019><c> to</c><00:41:28.360><c> be</c><00:41:28.619><c> double</c><00:41:28.920><c>-minded.</c>

00:41:30.380 --> 00:41:31.699
It's<00:41:30.820><c> just</c><00:41:30.960><c> Joshua</c><00:41:31.280><c> 24.</c>

00:41:31.780 --> 00:41:34.780
It's<00:41:31.920><c> the</c><00:41:32.079><c> last</c><00:41:32.300><c> words</c><00:41:32.539><c> that</c><00:41:32.719><c> we</c><00:41:32.840><c> have</c><00:41:33.000><c> recorded</c><00:41:33.400><c> of</c><00:41:33.599><c> Joshua.</c>

00:41:34.800 --> 00:41:36.260
Now<00:41:35.119><c> therefore,</c><00:41:35.800><c> fear</c><00:41:35.900><c> the</c><00:41:36.099><c> Lord</c>

00:41:36.260 --> 00:41:38.480
and<00:41:36.420><c> serve</c><00:41:36.679><c> him</c><00:41:36.900><c> in</c><00:41:37.059><c> sincerity</c><00:41:37.420><c> and</c><00:41:37.579><c> in</c><00:41:37.739><c> truth.</c>

00:41:39.159 --> 00:41:40.320
That's<00:41:39.400><c> what</c><00:41:39.500><c> we</c><00:41:39.659><c> should</c><00:41:39.739><c> be</c><00:41:39.880><c> doing,</c><00:41:40.119><c> right?</c>

00:41:40.460 --> 00:41:42.940
Fear<00:41:40.739><c> the</c><00:41:40.920><c> Lord</c><00:41:41.039><c> and</c><00:41:41.360><c> serve</c><00:41:41.760><c> God</c><00:41:42.059><c> in</c><00:41:42.360><c> sincerity</c><00:41:42.760><c> and</c><00:41:42.940><c> in</c><00:41:42.940><c> truth</c>

00:41:42.940 --> 00:41:44.800
and<00:41:43.159><c> put</c><00:41:43.380><c> away</c><00:41:43.599><c> the</c><00:41:43.820><c> gods</c><00:41:43.980><c> which</c><00:41:44.179><c> your</c><00:41:44.300><c> father</c><00:41:44.539><c> served</c>

00:41:44.800 --> 00:41:46.139
on<00:41:44.960><c> this</c><00:41:45.119><c> side</c><00:41:45.239><c> of</c><00:41:45.440><c> the</c><00:41:45.480><c> planet.</c>

00:41:46.300 --> 00:41:48.440
What<00:41:46.579><c> gods</c><00:41:46.800><c> do</c><00:41:46.920><c> you</c><00:41:47.059><c> have</c><00:41:47.179><c> in</c><00:41:47.340><c> your</c><00:41:47.519><c> house?</c>

00:41:48.900 --> 00:41:51.659
What<00:41:49.099><c> is</c><00:41:49.320><c> it</c><00:41:49.480><c> that's</c><00:41:50.119><c> causing</c><00:41:50.239><c> you</c><00:41:50.400><c> to</c><00:41:50.460><c> be</c><00:41:50.639><c> double</c><00:41:50.880><c>-minded?</c>

00:41:51.960 --> 00:41:53.219
We<00:41:52.199><c> have</c><00:41:52.320><c> the</c><00:41:52.539><c> truth</c><00:41:52.699><c> here.</c>

00:41:53.539 --> 00:41:54.860
We<00:41:53.800><c> have</c><00:41:54.400><c> television.</c>

00:41:55.340 --> 00:41:56.199
We<00:41:55.519><c> have</c><00:41:55.719><c> radio.</c>

00:41:56.480 --> 00:41:57.579
We<00:41:56.760><c> have</c><00:41:57.099><c> CDs.</c>

00:41:57.579 --> 00:41:59.239
We<00:41:57.840><c> have</c><00:41:58.139><c> videos.</c>

00:41:59.519 --> 00:42:01.800
We<00:41:59.900><c> have</c><00:42:00.820><c> worldly</c><00:42:01.119><c> magazines.</c>

00:42:02.239 --> 00:42:03.639
We<00:42:02.300><c> have</c><00:42:02.619><c> sports.</c>

00:42:03.719 --> 00:42:05.000
We<00:42:04.099><c> have</c><00:42:04.420><c> gardenings.</c>

00:42:05.260 --> 00:42:09.539
We<00:42:05.260><c> have,</c><00:42:06.559><c> none</c><00:42:06.840><c> of</c><00:42:06.960><c> those</c><00:42:07.139><c> things</c><00:42:07.320><c> necessarily</c><00:42:08.179><c> are</c><00:42:08.579><c> a</c><00:42:08.679><c> sin.</c>

00:42:10.000 --> 00:42:11.840
A<00:42:10.119><c> lot</c><00:42:10.179><c> of</c><00:42:10.280><c> them</c><00:42:10.340><c> are</c><00:42:10.440><c> a</c><00:42:10.539><c> waste</c><00:42:10.619><c> of</c><00:42:10.900><c> time.</c>

00:42:12.940 --> 00:42:15.800
But<00:42:13.159><c> anything</c><00:42:13.659><c> that</c><00:42:14.019><c> consumes</c><00:42:14.460><c> your</c><00:42:14.860><c> time</c>

00:42:15.960 --> 00:42:20.139
and<00:42:16.559><c> takes</c><00:42:16.739><c> you</c><00:42:16.980><c> away</c><00:42:17.179><c> from</c><00:42:17.340><c> the</c><00:42:17.559><c> truth,</c><00:42:19.000><c> you're</c><00:42:19.159><c> double</c><00:42:19.320><c>-minded.</c>

00:42:21.380 --> 00:42:23.300
You<00:42:21.579><c> read</c><00:42:21.639><c> the</c><00:42:21.840><c> truth</c><00:42:22.039><c> all</c><00:42:22.260><c> right,</c>

00:42:24.159 --> 00:42:29.099
but<00:42:24.639><c> something</c><00:42:25.119><c> else</c><00:42:25.619><c> is</c><00:42:26.139><c> taking</c><00:42:26.539><c> too</c><00:42:27.400><c> much</c><00:42:27.719><c> of</c><00:42:27.940><c> your</c><00:42:28.119><c> attention.</c>

00:42:29.599 --> 00:42:33.599
And<00:42:29.780><c> so</c><00:42:30.119><c> this</c><00:42:31.119><c> is</c><00:42:31.460><c> an</c><00:42:31.960><c> important</c><00:42:32.440><c> thing</c><00:42:32.800><c> for</c><00:42:33.019><c> us</c><00:42:33.159><c> to</c><00:42:33.340><c> learn</c>

00:42:33.599 --> 00:42:35.360
as<00:42:33.840><c> we</c><00:42:33.960><c> look</c><00:42:34.159><c> at</c><00:42:34.360><c> James.</c>

00:42:36.000 --> 00:42:39.599
Because<00:42:36.480><c> Joshua</c><00:42:36.880><c> said,</c><00:42:37.239><c> put</c><00:42:37.300><c> away</c><00:42:37.920><c> the</c><00:42:39.000><c> strange</c><00:42:39.300><c> gods</c>

00:42:39.599 --> 00:42:41.159
that<00:42:39.780><c> are</c><00:42:39.880><c> among</c><00:42:40.079><c> you</c><00:42:40.320><c> and</c><00:42:40.579><c> incline</c><00:42:40.739><c> your</c><00:42:41.019><c> heart</c>

00:42:41.159 --> 00:42:42.739
into<00:42:41.300><c> the</c><00:42:41.460><c> Lord</c><00:42:41.639><c> God</c><00:42:41.840><c> of</c><00:42:42.000><c> Israel.</c>

00:42:43.639 --> 00:42:44.739
That's<00:42:43.880><c> what</c><00:42:43.980><c> we</c><00:42:44.219><c> must</c><00:42:44.420><c> do</c><00:42:44.539><c> too.</c>

00:42:44.800 --> 00:42:48.920
And<00:42:45.019><c> when</c><00:42:45.239><c> Joshua</c><00:42:45.579><c> said</c><00:42:45.800><c> that,</c><00:42:46.500><c> they</c><00:42:46.639><c> agreed</c><00:42:47.159><c> they</c><00:42:47.360><c> would</c><00:42:47.539><c> do</c><00:42:47.739><c> it.</c>

00:42:49.159 --> 00:42:53.300
Unfortunately,<00:42:50.820><c> they</c><00:42:50.980><c> said</c><00:42:51.260><c> it,</c><00:42:51.500><c> but</c><00:42:51.699><c> they</c><00:42:52.079><c> didn't</c><00:42:52.460><c> do</c><00:42:52.739><c> it.</c>

00:42:53.800 --> 00:42:56.539
And<00:42:53.980><c> that</c><00:42:54.780><c> can</c><00:42:54.980><c> be</c><00:42:55.179><c> true</c><00:42:55.360><c> of</c><00:42:55.559><c> us.</c>

00:42:57.019 --> 00:42:58.440
Elijah<00:42:57.420><c> challenged</c><00:42:57.820><c> the</c><00:42:58.039><c> people</c><00:42:58.219><c> of</c><00:42:58.320><c> Israel.</c>

00:42:58.519 --> 00:43:00.800
How<00:42:58.699><c> long</c><00:42:58.880><c> do</c><00:42:58.960><c> you</c><00:42:59.099><c> halt</c><00:42:59.239><c> between</c><00:42:59.619><c> two</c><00:42:59.820><c> opinions?</c>

00:43:01.019 --> 00:43:03.380
If<00:43:01.239><c> the</c><00:43:01.360><c> Lord</c><00:43:01.460><c> be</c><00:43:01.639><c> God,</c><00:43:01.900><c> follow</c><00:43:02.199><c> him.</c>

00:43:03.519 --> 00:43:05.280
And<00:43:03.659><c> if</c><00:43:03.820><c> Baal,</c><00:43:04.059><c> then</c><00:43:04.219><c> follow</c><00:43:04.440><c> him.</c>

00:43:05.340 --> 00:43:07.539
If<00:43:05.539><c> you</c><00:43:05.699><c> don't</c><00:43:05.900><c> have</c><00:43:06.000><c> the</c><00:43:06.239><c> kingdom</c><00:43:06.400><c> of</c><00:43:06.579><c> God</c><00:43:06.800><c> first</c><00:43:07.059><c> in</c><00:43:07.199><c> your</c><00:43:07.380><c> life,</c>

00:43:07.579 --> 00:43:09.079
then<00:43:07.699><c> go</c><00:43:07.860><c> for</c><00:43:08.079><c> whatever</c><00:43:08.300><c> it</c><00:43:08.400><c> is</c><00:43:08.519><c> you</c><00:43:08.639><c> wanna</c><00:43:08.840><c> do</c>

00:43:09.079 --> 00:43:10.960
because<00:43:09.320><c> you're</c><00:43:09.559><c> not</c><00:43:09.719><c> gonna</c><00:43:09.820><c> get</c><00:43:10.019><c> the</c><00:43:10.179><c> kingdom.</c>

00:43:11.380 --> 00:43:13.440
That's<00:43:11.719><c> harsh</c><00:43:11.920><c> words,</c><00:43:12.099><c> but</c><00:43:12.219><c> they're</c><00:43:12.400><c> not</c><00:43:12.579><c> ours.</c>

00:43:13.920 --> 00:43:16.300
If<00:43:14.059><c> there's</c><00:43:14.320><c> something</c><00:43:14.519><c> in</c><00:43:14.659><c> your</c><00:43:14.880><c> life</c><00:43:15.019><c> that</c><00:43:15.219><c> you</c><00:43:15.460><c> love</c><00:43:15.599><c> so</c><00:43:15.960><c> much</c>

00:43:16.300 --> 00:43:18.619
that<00:43:16.639><c> the</c><00:43:16.840><c> truth</c><00:43:16.980><c> is</c><00:43:17.199><c> sometimes</c><00:43:17.539><c> a</c><00:43:17.719><c> bother,</c>

00:43:19.239 --> 00:43:20.960
then<00:43:19.300><c> that</c><00:43:19.440><c> can</c><00:43:19.599><c> be</c><00:43:19.760><c> your</c><00:43:20.000><c> God.</c>

00:43:22.780 --> 00:43:26.119
Whatever<00:43:23.199><c> it</c><00:43:23.340><c> might</c><00:43:23.539><c> be,</c><00:43:23.800><c> it's</c><00:43:24.079><c> a</c><00:43:24.320><c> very</c><00:43:24.699><c> poor</c><00:43:25.139><c> God.</c>

00:43:27.079 --> 00:43:30.320
So<00:43:27.300><c> how</c><00:43:27.599><c> long</c><00:43:27.760><c> do</c><00:43:27.880><c> we</c><00:43:28.099><c> halt</c><00:43:28.239><c> between</c><00:43:28.800><c> two</c><00:43:29.199><c> opinions?</c>

00:43:31.199 --> 00:43:33.199
See,<00:43:31.679><c> talk</c><00:43:31.780><c> is</c><00:43:32.039><c> so</c><00:43:32.320><c> cheap.</c>

00:43:34.280 --> 00:43:37.019
In<00:43:34.380><c> Joshua's</c><00:43:34.860><c> day,</c><00:43:34.980><c> they</c><00:43:35.239><c> said</c><00:43:35.579><c> they</c><00:43:35.940><c> would</c><00:43:36.119><c> do</c><00:43:36.320><c> it,</c>

00:43:37.159 --> 00:43:38.159
and<00:43:37.300><c> they</c><00:43:37.500><c> didn't.</c>

00:43:38.500 --> 00:43:42.119
In<00:43:38.659><c> Elijah's</c><00:43:39.119><c> day,</c><00:43:39.780><c> they</c><00:43:40.059><c> killed</c><00:43:40.579><c> the</c><00:43:40.860><c> prophets</c><00:43:41.059><c> of</c><00:43:41.340><c> Baal,</c>

00:43:42.480 --> 00:43:44.780
but<00:43:42.539><c> they</c><00:43:42.739><c> kept</c><00:43:42.900><c> around</c><00:43:43.139><c> worshiping</c><00:43:43.719><c> Baal.</c>

00:43:45.159 --> 00:43:51.579
We<00:43:45.960><c> have</c><00:43:46.539><c> a</c><00:43:47.780><c> zealous</c><00:43:48.380><c> king</c><00:43:48.739><c> in</c><00:43:49.500><c> Second</c><00:43:49.820><c> King,</c><00:43:50.360><c> Chapter</c><00:43:50.599><c> 10,</c>

00:43:52.079 --> 00:43:56.760
and<00:43:52.699><c> his</c><00:43:52.980><c> name</c><00:43:53.159><c> is</c><00:43:53.500><c> Jehu,</c><00:43:54.900><c> and</c><00:43:55.119><c> he</c><00:43:55.300><c> drove</c><00:43:55.519><c> furiously.</c>

00:43:56.900 --> 00:43:59.659
We<00:43:57.039><c> have</c><00:43:57.199><c> Christadelphians</c><00:43:57.900><c> who</c><00:43:58.079><c> drive</c><00:43:58.300><c> the</c><00:43:58.500><c> same</c><00:43:58.760><c> way.</c>

00:44:02.780 --> 00:44:05.960
And<00:44:03.579><c> he</c><00:44:04.380><c> said</c><00:44:04.559><c> all</c><00:44:04.739><c> the</c><00:44:04.880><c> right</c><00:44:05.059><c> things,</c>

00:44:07.260 --> 00:44:11.219
but<00:44:08.059><c> he</c><00:44:08.860><c> didn't</c><00:44:09.239><c> live</c><00:44:09.619><c> what</c><00:44:09.980><c> he</c><00:44:10.280><c> said.</c>

00:44:15.960 --> 00:44:22.739
Baal,<00:44:16.639><c> and</c><00:44:16.920><c> he</c><00:44:18.300><c> says,</c><00:44:19.440><c> in</c><00:44:19.679><c> Chapter</c><00:44:20.039><c> 10</c><00:44:21.059><c> of</c><00:44:21.519><c> Second</c><00:44:21.800><c> Kings,</c>

00:44:23.440 --> 00:44:27.659
he<00:44:23.699><c> sees</c><00:44:24.039><c> John</c><00:44:24.380><c> the</c><00:44:24.519><c> Baptist</c><00:44:24.659><c> on</c><00:44:24.840><c> a</c><00:44:25.039><c> recap</c><00:44:25.360><c> in</c><00:44:25.559><c> verse</c><00:44:26.199><c> 15,</c>

00:44:27.699 --> 00:44:29.639
and<00:44:27.940><c> he</c><00:44:28.340><c> slurts</c><00:44:28.619><c> him,</c><00:44:29.460><c> he</c><00:44:29.460><c> says,</c>

00:44:30.079 --> 00:44:32.739
is<00:44:30.239><c> thine</c><00:44:30.480><c> heart</c><00:44:30.840><c> right</c><00:44:31.179><c> as</c><00:44:31.360><c> my</c><00:44:31.659><c> heart</c><00:44:31.840><c> is</c><00:44:32.059><c> with</c><00:44:32.239><c> thine</c><00:44:32.480><c> heart?</c>

00:44:33.000 --> 00:44:33.880
Isn't<00:44:33.159><c> that</c><00:44:33.320><c> a</c><00:44:33.420><c> nice</c><00:44:33.539><c> thing</c><00:44:33.699><c> to</c><00:44:33.800><c> say?</c>

00:44:34.059 --> 00:44:35.559
Is<00:44:34.239><c> your</c><00:44:34.460><c> heart</c><00:44:34.659><c> right</c><00:44:34.980><c> with</c><00:44:35.179><c> my</c><00:44:35.460><c> heart</c>

00:44:35.559 --> 00:44:37.300
as<00:44:35.659><c> my</c><00:44:35.860><c> heart</c><00:44:36.000><c> is</c><00:44:36.099><c> with</c><00:44:36.239><c> your</c><00:44:36.500><c> heart?</c>

00:44:37.559 --> 00:44:39.800
There<00:44:37.760><c> was</c><00:44:37.980><c> another</c><00:44:38.280><c> song</c><00:44:38.519><c> years</c><00:44:38.739><c> ago,</c>

00:44:40.019 --> 00:44:41.539
I<00:44:40.400><c> don't</c><00:44:40.519><c> even</c><00:44:40.659><c> know</c><00:44:40.760><c> the</c><00:44:40.980><c> tune</c><00:44:41.119><c> of</c><00:44:41.280><c> this</c><00:44:41.420><c> one,</c>

00:44:41.559 --> 00:44:42.360
another<00:44:41.719><c> one</c><00:44:41.860><c> I</c><00:44:41.880><c> knew</c><00:44:42.000><c> the</c><00:44:42.219><c> tune,</c>

00:44:42.360 --> 00:44:43.760
but<00:44:42.460><c> I</c><00:44:42.539><c> wasn't</c><00:44:42.699><c> going</c><00:44:42.880><c> to</c><00:44:42.960><c> hum</c><00:44:43.079><c> it.</c>

00:44:44.420 --> 00:44:47.219
This<00:44:44.500><c> one,</c><00:44:45.320><c> the</c><00:44:46.039><c> song</c><00:44:46.420><c> title</c><00:44:47.019><c> is,</c>

00:44:47.360 --> 00:44:49.380
if<00:44:47.400><c> my</c><00:44:47.760><c> heart</c><00:44:47.960><c> had</c><00:44:48.260><c> windows,</c>

00:44:50.119 --> 00:44:54.820
you<00:44:50.360><c> would</c><00:44:50.599><c> see</c><00:44:50.780><c> a</c><00:44:51.019><c> heart</c><00:44:51.340><c> full</c><00:44:51.579><c> of</c><00:44:51.820><c> love</c><00:44:52.539><c> just</c><00:44:53.679><c> for</c><00:44:53.980><c> you.</c>

00:44:55.400 --> 00:44:58.019
Now<00:44:55.719><c> what</c><00:44:55.860><c> do</c><00:44:56.039><c> we</c><00:44:56.239><c> do</c><00:44:56.380><c> when</c><00:44:56.559><c> we</c><00:44:56.800><c> have</c><00:44:56.960><c> windows?</c>

00:44:58.539 --> 00:45:04.159
We<00:44:59.019><c> put</c><00:44:59.500><c> blinds</c><00:45:00.139><c> on</c><00:45:00.420><c> them</c><00:45:01.079><c> so</c><00:45:01.800><c> that</c><00:45:02.039><c> you</c><00:45:02.239><c> can't</c><00:45:02.599><c> see</c><00:45:03.000><c> out.</c>

00:45:04.420 --> 00:45:08.480
And<00:45:04.559><c> I</c><00:45:04.739><c> wonder</c><00:45:04.940><c> if</c><00:45:05.139><c> we</c><00:45:05.380><c> had</c><00:45:05.619><c> a,</c><00:45:06.079><c> if</c><00:45:06.320><c> my</c><00:45:06.619><c> heart</c><00:45:06.840><c> had</c><00:45:07.079><c> a</c><00:45:07.320><c> window,</c>

00:45:09.059 --> 00:45:11.420
would<00:45:09.139><c> I</c><00:45:09.400><c> pull</c><00:45:09.539><c> a</c><00:45:09.579><c> little</c><00:45:09.900><c> blind</c><00:45:10.219><c> down</c>

00:45:11.360 --> 00:45:13.460
so<00:45:11.599><c> that</c><00:45:11.699><c> when</c><00:45:11.800><c> you</c><00:45:12.000><c> came</c><00:45:12.139><c> up</c><00:45:12.360><c> and</c><00:45:12.559><c> looked</c><00:45:12.760><c> at</c><00:45:12.920><c> my</c><00:45:13.199><c> heart,</c>

00:45:13.480 --> 00:45:16.440
you<00:45:13.659><c> wouldn't</c><00:45:13.980><c> see</c><00:45:14.280><c> that</c><00:45:14.480><c> I</c><00:45:14.619><c> don't</c><00:45:14.900><c> really</c><00:45:15.260><c> love</c><00:45:15.579><c> you?</c>

00:45:17.619 --> 00:45:20.699
I<00:45:17.820><c> mean,</c><00:45:18.300><c> we</c><00:45:18.900><c> don't</c><00:45:19.480><c> have</c><00:45:19.739><c> windows</c><00:45:20.039><c> in</c><00:45:20.280><c> our</c><00:45:20.460><c> heart,</c>

00:45:20.860 --> 00:45:22.019
but<00:45:21.019><c> in</c><00:45:21.260><c> a</c><00:45:21.360><c> way</c><00:45:21.539><c> we</c><00:45:21.780><c> do.</c>

00:45:22.119 --> 00:45:24.599
God<00:45:22.559><c> has</c><00:45:22.940><c> a</c><00:45:23.119><c> window</c><00:45:23.440><c> into</c><00:45:23.760><c> everyone's</c><00:45:24.519><c> heart.</c>

00:45:25.079 --> 00:45:28.400
He<00:45:25.219><c> knows</c><00:45:25.500><c> the</c><00:45:25.820><c> thoughts</c><00:45:26.119><c> and</c><00:45:26.480><c> intents</c><00:45:26.940><c> of</c><00:45:27.219><c> our</c><00:45:27.500><c> hearts.</c>

00:45:29.139 --> 00:45:31.860
And<00:45:29.300><c> so</c><00:45:30.059><c> he</c><00:45:30.199><c> was</c><00:45:30.300><c> saying,</c><00:45:30.460><c> is</c><00:45:30.579><c> your</c><00:45:30.780><c> heart</c><00:45:30.960><c> right</c><00:45:31.099><c> with</c><00:45:31.260><c> my</c><00:45:31.559><c> heart?</c>

00:45:32.119 --> 00:45:33.940
Then<00:45:32.260><c> come</c><00:45:32.500><c> up</c><00:45:32.659><c> in</c><00:45:32.760><c> the</c><00:45:32.960><c> chariot</c><00:45:33.099><c> with</c><00:45:33.300><c> me</c>

00:45:33.940 --> 00:45:36.780
and<00:45:34.579><c> see</c><00:45:34.739><c> my</c><00:45:35.079><c> zeal</c><00:45:35.380><c> for</c><00:45:35.579><c> the</c><00:45:35.780><c> Lord.</c>

00:45:38.239 --> 00:45:40.519
And<00:45:38.719><c> they</c><00:45:39.199><c> rode</c><00:45:39.400><c> together.</c>

00:45:42.340 --> 00:45:46.170
And<00:45:42.800><c> chapter</c><00:45:43.260><c> 10,</c><00:45:45.719><c> verse</c><00:45:45.940><c> 31,</c>

00:45:46.659 --> 00:45:49.619
she<00:45:46.900><c> who</c><00:45:47.039><c> took</c><00:45:47.239><c> no</c><00:45:47.619><c> heed</c><00:45:47.880><c> to</c><00:45:48.940><c> walk</c><00:45:49.159><c> in</c><00:45:49.300><c> the</c><00:45:49.480><c> law</c>

00:45:49.619 --> 00:45:53.559
of<00:45:49.800><c> the</c><00:45:49.960><c> Lord</c><00:45:50.159><c> God</c><00:45:50.400><c> of</c><00:45:50.599><c> Israel</c><00:45:51.039><c> with</c><00:45:52.000><c> all</c><00:45:52.219><c> his</c><00:45:52.440><c> heart,</c>

00:45:53.840 --> 00:45:56.780
for<00:45:54.000><c> he</c><00:45:54.119><c> did</c><00:45:54.320><c> not</c><00:45:54.539><c> depart</c><00:45:54.840><c> from</c><00:45:55.079><c> the</c><00:45:55.300><c> sins</c><00:45:55.519><c> of</c><00:45:55.840><c> Jeroboam</c>

00:45:56.780 --> 00:45:59.739
who<00:45:57.440><c> made</c><00:45:57.619><c> Israel</c><00:45:58.500><c> sin.</c>

00:46:00.440 --> 00:46:03.280
So<00:46:00.619><c> there</c><00:46:00.739><c> was</c><00:46:00.900><c> a</c><00:46:01.000><c> fellow</c><00:46:01.139><c> who</c><00:46:01.440><c> talked</c><00:46:01.659><c> a</c><00:46:01.840><c> good</c><00:46:02.059><c> fight,</c>

00:46:03.639 --> 00:46:05.840
didn't<00:46:03.980><c> live</c><00:46:04.360><c> as</c><00:46:04.679><c> he</c><00:46:04.940><c> talked.</c>

00:46:06.619 --> 00:46:11.079
Double<00:46:07.099><c>-mindedness</c><00:46:07.579><c> is</c><00:46:07.780><c> so</c><00:46:08.159><c> common</c><00:46:08.719><c> and</c><00:46:09.880><c> it's</c><00:46:10.179><c> fatal.</c>

00:46:11.659 --> 00:46:15.460
We<00:46:11.800><c> need</c><00:46:11.940><c> to</c><00:46:12.139><c> keep</c><00:46:12.400><c> reaffirming</c><00:46:13.139><c> that</c><00:46:13.320><c> we</c><00:46:13.699><c> really</c><00:46:14.159><c> do</c><00:46:14.579><c> love</c><00:46:15.039><c> God</c>

00:46:15.460 --> 00:46:17.340
with<00:46:15.699><c> all</c><00:46:15.900><c> our</c><00:46:16.099><c> heart,</c><00:46:16.400><c> soul,</c><00:46:16.639><c> strength,</c><00:46:16.880><c> and</c><00:46:17.039><c> mind.</c>

00:46:17.719 --> 00:46:21.340
We<00:46:18.119><c> need</c><00:46:18.260><c> to</c><00:46:18.420><c> have</c><00:46:18.500><c> this</c><00:46:18.880><c> flame</c><00:46:19.360><c> in</c><00:46:19.599><c> our</c><00:46:19.800><c> heart</c><00:46:20.019><c> for</c><00:46:20.260><c> God.</c>

00:46:21.440 --> 00:46:25.599
And<00:46:21.579><c> double</c><00:46:21.739><c>-mindedness</c><00:46:22.300><c> then</c><00:46:22.500><c> will</c><00:46:22.820><c> be</c><00:46:23.699><c> burnout</c><00:46:24.099><c> and</c><00:46:24.639><c> go</c><00:46:24.780><c> away.</c>

00:46:26.260 --> 00:46:28.820
We<00:46:26.440><c> try</c><00:46:26.599><c> to</c><00:46:26.760><c> love</c><00:46:26.900><c> the</c><00:46:27.119><c> world</c><00:46:27.320><c> at</c><00:46:27.519><c> the</c><00:46:27.679><c> same</c><00:46:27.960><c> time</c>

00:46:28.820 --> 00:46:30.119
we're<00:46:29.139><c> being</c><00:46:29.460><c> double</c><00:46:29.760><c>-minded.</c>

00:46:30.599 --> 00:46:32.739
John<00:46:30.840><c> says,</c><00:46:31.119><c> do</c><00:46:31.280><c> not</c><00:46:31.440><c> love</c><00:46:31.599><c> the</c><00:46:31.840><c> world.</c>

00:46:33.440 --> 00:46:35.539
Don't<00:46:33.619><c> love</c><00:46:33.860><c> the</c><00:46:34.019><c> things</c><00:46:34.239><c> in</c><00:46:34.480><c> the</c><00:46:34.699><c> world.</c>

00:46:36.019 --> 00:46:38.199
If<00:46:36.460><c> anyone</c><00:46:36.739><c> loves</c><00:46:37.000><c> the</c><00:46:37.219><c> world,</c><00:46:37.480><c> a</c><00:46:37.480><c> lot</c><00:46:37.539><c> of</c><00:46:37.639><c> the</c><00:46:37.800><c> father's</c><00:46:38.099><c> not</c>

00:46:38.199 --> 00:46:39.320
in<00:46:38.340><c> him.</c>

00:46:39.840 --> 00:46:44.000
For<00:46:40.099><c> all</c><00:46:40.559><c> that</c><00:46:40.699><c> is</c><00:46:40.780><c> in</c><00:46:40.860><c> the</c><00:46:41.139><c> world,</c><00:46:42.880><c> the</c><00:46:43.059><c> lust</c><00:46:43.300><c> of</c><00:46:43.500><c> the</c><00:46:43.699><c> eyes</c>

00:46:44.000 --> 00:46:47.559
and<00:46:44.239><c> the</c><00:46:44.360><c> lust</c><00:46:44.460><c> of</c><00:46:44.659><c> the</c><00:46:44.820><c> flesh</c><00:46:45.320><c> and</c><00:46:45.940><c> the</c><00:46:46.099><c> pride</c><00:46:46.219><c> of</c><00:46:46.400><c> life,</c>

00:46:47.840 --> 00:46:50.860
not<00:46:47.920><c> of</c><00:46:48.039><c> the</c><00:46:48.260><c> father,</c><00:46:49.619><c> but</c><00:46:49.619><c> of</c><00:46:49.699><c> the</c><00:46:49.900><c> world.</c>

00:46:51.420 --> 00:46:54.000
The<00:46:51.559><c> world</c><00:46:51.639><c> is</c><00:46:51.820><c> passing</c><00:46:52.079><c> away</c><00:46:52.639><c> in</c><00:46:52.980><c> the</c><00:46:53.119><c> lust</c><00:46:53.420><c> of</c><00:46:53.679><c> it.</c>

00:46:54.460 --> 00:46:58.280
For<00:46:54.539><c> he</c><00:46:54.679><c> does</c><00:46:54.880><c> the</c><00:46:55.000><c> will</c><00:46:55.139><c> of</c><00:46:55.400><c> God,</c><00:46:56.659><c> abides</c><00:46:57.300><c> forever.</c>

00:46:59.340 --> 00:47:02.219
So<00:46:59.539><c> we</c><00:46:59.860><c> need,</c><00:47:01.199><c> as</c><00:47:01.360><c> we</c><00:47:01.539><c> study</c><00:47:01.739><c> James,</c>

00:47:02.219 --> 00:47:05.000
we<00:47:02.619><c> realize</c><00:47:02.679><c> we</c><00:47:02.840><c> need</c><00:47:03.039><c> this</c><00:47:03.360><c> total</c><00:47:03.719><c> dedication,</c>

00:47:05.900 --> 00:47:09.139
total<00:47:06.380><c> commitment,</c><00:47:07.559><c> single</c><00:47:07.820><c>-mindedness,</c>

00:47:09.500 --> 00:47:12.719
aiming<00:47:09.960><c> for</c><00:47:11.400><c> the</c><00:47:11.579><c> right</c><00:47:11.820><c> thing.</c>

00:47:13.059 --> 00:47:15.739
And<00:47:13.300><c> I</c><00:47:13.380><c> have</c><00:47:13.500><c> a</c><00:47:13.679><c> silly</c><00:47:13.860><c> story,</c><00:47:14.239><c> but</c><00:47:14.440><c> it</c><00:47:14.820><c> teaches</c><00:47:15.099><c> a</c><00:47:15.360><c> lesson.</c>

00:47:16.239 --> 00:47:19.360
You<00:47:16.400><c> can</c><00:47:16.599><c> tell</c><00:47:16.739><c> the</c><00:47:16.960><c> story</c><00:47:17.139><c> is</c><00:47:17.340><c> not</c><00:47:17.559><c> true,</c><00:47:17.860><c> it's</c><00:47:17.980><c> too</c><00:47:18.159><c> fantastic.</c>

00:47:19.860 --> 00:47:22.219
But<00:47:20.019><c> the</c><00:47:20.619><c> lesson</c><00:47:20.980><c> is</c><00:47:21.639><c> a</c><00:47:21.820><c> true</c><00:47:21.980><c> lesson.</c>

00:47:22.300 --> 00:47:24.719
Jesus<00:47:22.619><c> told</c><00:47:22.880><c> stories</c><00:47:23.179><c> that</c><00:47:23.400><c> weren't</c><00:47:23.599><c> true,</c>

00:47:25.440 --> 00:47:26.619
but<00:47:25.659><c> the</c><00:47:25.840><c> lesson</c><00:47:26.019><c> was</c><00:47:26.260><c> true.</c>

00:47:27.000 --> 00:47:29.440
Richmond<00:47:27.260><c> and</c><00:47:27.480><c> Lazarus</c><00:47:27.800><c> was</c><00:47:28.019><c> not</c><00:47:28.239><c> a</c><00:47:28.340><c> true</c><00:47:28.460><c> story,</c>

00:47:29.880 --> 00:47:31.159
but<00:47:30.099><c> the</c><00:47:30.300><c> lesson</c><00:47:30.500><c> it</c><00:47:30.840><c> taught,</c>

00:47:31.159 --> 00:47:33.820
he<00:47:31.360><c> took</c><00:47:31.559><c> one</c><00:47:31.699><c> of</c><00:47:31.780><c> their</c><00:47:31.960><c> own</c><00:47:32.300><c> fables</c><00:47:32.579><c> and</c><00:47:32.840><c> used</c><00:47:33.039><c> it</c><00:47:33.219><c> against</c><00:47:33.480><c> them.</c>

00:47:34.219 --> 00:47:37.099
This<00:47:34.440><c> story</c><00:47:34.679><c> has</c><00:47:34.900><c> to</c><00:47:35.000><c> do</c><00:47:35.059><c> with</c><00:47:35.219><c> a</c><00:47:35.420><c> farmer,</c><00:47:36.219><c> calling</c><00:47:36.400><c> Farmer</c><00:47:36.820><c> Jones.</c>

00:47:37.159 --> 00:47:39.099
And<00:47:37.300><c> he</c><00:47:37.300><c> was</c><00:47:37.460><c> a</c><00:47:37.500><c> very</c><00:47:37.780><c> nice</c><00:47:38.059><c> farmer,</c>

00:47:40.139 --> 00:47:42.119
and<00:47:40.539><c> all</c><00:47:40.940><c> the</c><00:47:41.099><c> animals</c><00:47:41.360><c> loved</c><00:47:41.719><c> him.</c>

00:47:42.440 --> 00:47:43.400
So<00:47:42.619><c> they</c><00:47:42.719><c> got</c><00:47:42.940><c> together</c><00:47:43.260><c> and</c><00:47:43.320><c> said,</c>

00:47:43.440 --> 00:47:45.539
what<00:47:43.559><c> can</c><00:47:43.739><c> we</c><00:47:43.880><c> do</c><00:47:44.000><c> to</c><00:47:44.340><c> show</c><00:47:44.719><c> Farmer</c><00:47:45.280><c> Jones</c>

00:47:45.539 --> 00:47:47.460
how<00:47:45.760><c> much</c><00:47:45.960><c> we</c><00:47:46.199><c> appreciate</c><00:47:46.519><c> what</c><00:47:46.679><c> he's</c><00:47:46.840><c> done</c><00:47:47.000><c> for</c><00:47:47.300><c> us?</c>

00:47:47.739 --> 00:47:48.679
So<00:47:47.900><c> they</c><00:47:48.099><c> appointed</c><00:47:48.260><c> a</c><00:47:48.559><c> committee,</c>

00:47:48.760 --> 00:47:49.920
that's<00:47:49.000><c> the</c><00:47:49.000><c> way</c><00:47:49.099><c> you</c><00:47:49.280><c> do</c><00:47:49.460><c> it,</c><00:47:49.500><c> appointed</c><00:47:49.639><c> a</c><00:47:49.639><c> committee.</c>

00:47:50.380 --> 00:47:54.000
So<00:47:50.780><c> they</c><00:47:50.980><c> appointed</c><00:47:51.139><c> a</c><00:47:51.360><c> committee</c><00:47:51.519><c> of</c><00:47:51.739><c> the</c><00:47:52.000><c> pig</c><00:47:52.360><c> and</c><00:47:52.920><c> a</c><00:47:53.119><c> chicken.</c>

00:47:54.619 --> 00:47:56.719
And<00:47:54.739><c> so</c><00:47:54.880><c> this</c><00:47:55.599><c> committee</c><00:47:55.860><c> gets</c><00:47:56.059><c> off</c><00:47:56.320><c> in</c><00:47:56.420><c> a</c><00:47:56.559><c> corner</c>

00:47:56.719 --> 00:47:59.019
and<00:47:56.860><c> they,</c><00:47:56.960><c> what</c><00:47:57.159><c> can</c><00:47:57.340><c> we</c><00:47:57.519><c> do</c><00:47:58.000><c> for</c><00:47:58.260><c> Farmer</c><00:47:58.599><c> Jones</c>

00:47:59.019 --> 00:48:00.900
to<00:47:59.420><c> show</c><00:47:59.599><c> how</c><00:47:59.780><c> much</c><00:47:59.940><c> we</c><00:48:00.179><c> appreciate?</c>

00:48:01.159 --> 00:48:02.460
All<00:48:01.559><c> of</c><00:48:01.760><c> a</c><00:48:01.820><c> sudden</c><00:48:01.960><c> the</c><00:48:02.199><c> chicken</c><00:48:02.320><c> says,</c>

00:48:02.559 --> 00:48:03.579
I<00:48:02.579><c> got</c><00:48:02.780><c> it,</c><00:48:02.900><c> I</c><00:48:02.940><c> got</c><00:48:03.119><c> it,</c><00:48:03.219><c> I</c><00:48:03.280><c> got</c><00:48:03.500><c> it.</c>

00:48:03.599 --> 00:48:06.880
He<00:48:03.820><c> was</c><00:48:03.960><c> a</c><00:48:04.139><c> bird</c><00:48:04.280><c> brain,</c><00:48:04.619><c> but</c><00:48:05.199><c> he</c><00:48:06.320><c> says,</c><00:48:06.500><c> what</c><00:48:06.619><c> do</c><00:48:06.820><c> we</c><00:48:06.820><c> do?</c>

00:48:06.940 --> 00:48:08.860
He<00:48:07.000><c> says,</c><00:48:07.179><c> well,</c><00:48:07.320><c> let's</c><00:48:07.760><c> serve</c><00:48:08.039><c> Farmer</c><00:48:08.559><c> Jones</c>

00:48:08.860 --> 00:48:11.260
a<00:48:09.280><c> ham</c><00:48:09.659><c> and</c><00:48:10.000><c> egg</c><00:48:10.300><c> breakfast.</c>

00:48:13.960 --> 00:48:16.000
And<00:48:14.360><c> the</c><00:48:14.559><c> pig</c><00:48:14.760><c> looked</c><00:48:15.019><c> at</c><00:48:15.199><c> the</c><00:48:15.400><c> chicken</c><00:48:15.619><c> and</c><00:48:15.699><c> he</c><00:48:15.900><c> said,</c>

00:48:16.039 --> 00:48:17.639
for<00:48:16.199><c> you</c><00:48:16.360><c> that's</c><00:48:16.679><c> a</c><00:48:16.820><c> day's</c><00:48:17.260><c> work,</c>

00:48:17.739 --> 00:48:20.719
but<00:48:18.340><c> for</c><00:48:18.519><c> me</c><00:48:18.699><c> that's</c><00:48:19.159><c> total</c><00:48:19.539><c> commitment.</c>

00:48:22.820 --> 00:48:24.500
Now<00:48:23.119><c> the</c><00:48:23.260><c> moral</c><00:48:23.539><c> of</c><00:48:23.800><c> the</c><00:48:23.860><c> story</c><00:48:24.099><c> is,</c>

00:48:24.579 --> 00:48:28.559
God's<00:48:24.980><c> looking</c><00:48:25.159><c> for</c><00:48:25.559><c> total</c><00:48:26.119><c> commitment</c><00:48:27.079><c> from</c><00:48:28.099><c> us.</c>

00:48:28.559 --> 00:48:31.900
Total,<00:48:29.980><c> we</c><00:48:30.219><c> can't</c><00:48:30.539><c> serve</c><00:48:30.679><c> two</c><00:48:30.920><c> masters.</c>

00:48:32.260 --> 00:48:34.199
Jesus<00:48:32.460><c> said</c><00:48:32.679><c> it</c><00:48:32.739><c> couldn't</c><00:48:32.960><c> be</c><00:48:33.219><c> done.</c>

00:48:34.400 --> 00:48:37.039
We<00:48:34.500><c> know</c><00:48:34.659><c> deep</c><00:48:34.920><c> down</c><00:48:35.300><c> that</c><00:48:35.539><c> we</c><00:48:35.679><c> can't</c><00:48:35.940><c> do</c><00:48:36.099><c> it</c><00:48:36.300><c> either.</c>

00:48:38.079 --> 00:48:39.699
Again,<00:48:38.659><c> the</c><00:48:38.719><c> children</c><00:48:38.900><c> of</c><00:48:38.900><c> this</c><00:48:39.059><c> world</c><00:48:39.239><c> are</c><00:48:39.500><c> wiser</c>

00:48:39.699 --> 00:48:41.199
than<00:48:39.880><c> the</c><00:48:39.940><c> generation</c><00:48:40.340><c> of</c><00:48:40.519><c> the</c><00:48:40.579><c> children</c><00:48:40.780><c> of</c><00:48:40.960><c> light.</c>

00:48:41.679 --> 00:48:46.500
A<00:48:41.900><c> young</c><00:48:42.280><c> medical</c><00:48:43.519><c> internist</c><00:48:44.099><c> went</c><00:48:44.280><c> to</c><00:48:44.539><c> his</c><00:48:45.800><c> professor,</c>

00:48:47.000 --> 00:48:50.659
a<00:48:47.199><c> famous</c><00:48:47.659><c> medical</c><00:48:48.400><c> doctor,</c><00:48:49.099><c> and</c><00:48:49.619><c> he</c><00:48:49.820><c> asked</c><00:48:50.079><c> him,</c>

00:48:51.019 --> 00:48:54.059
what<00:48:51.099><c> commitment</c><00:48:51.559><c> does</c><00:48:51.780><c> it</c><00:48:51.960><c> take</c><00:48:52.280><c> to</c><00:48:52.659><c> be</c><00:48:52.840><c> a</c><00:48:52.960><c> good</c><00:48:53.119><c> doctor?</c>

00:48:54.579 --> 00:48:55.940
The<00:48:54.820><c> elder</c><00:48:54.960><c> doctor</c><00:48:55.239><c> said</c><00:48:55.420><c> to</c><00:48:55.559><c> the</c><00:48:55.559><c> young</c><00:48:55.739><c> man,</c>

00:48:55.940 --> 00:49:00.260
either<00:48:56.320><c> get</c><00:48:56.699><c> your</c><00:48:56.900><c> heart</c><00:48:57.139><c> into</c><00:48:57.380><c> it</c><00:48:57.900><c> or</c><00:48:58.519><c> get</c><00:48:58.699><c> yourself</c><00:48:59.099><c> out</c><00:48:59.420><c> of</c><00:48:59.519><c> it.</c>

00:49:01.260 --> 00:49:02.239
So<00:49:01.400><c> that's</c><00:49:01.599><c> true</c><00:49:01.760><c> of</c><00:49:01.860><c> us,</c><00:49:02.139><c> isn't</c><00:49:02.159><c> it?</c>

00:49:02.239 --> 00:49:04.960
We<00:49:02.440><c> gotta</c><00:49:02.539><c> get</c><00:49:02.739><c> our</c><00:49:02.980><c> heart</c><00:49:03.500><c> into</c><00:49:03.860><c> the</c><00:49:04.099><c> truth.</c>

00:49:05.880 --> 00:49:08.400
Totally,<00:49:06.400><c> totally</c><00:49:06.840><c> committed</c><00:49:07.260><c> to</c><00:49:07.619><c> God.</c>

00:49:09.440 --> 00:49:12.000
So<00:49:09.619><c> coming</c><00:49:09.860><c> back</c><00:49:10.119><c> to</c><00:49:10.280><c> James</c><00:49:10.679><c> chapter</c><00:49:11.059><c> one,</c><00:49:11.420><c> verse</c><00:49:11.639><c> nine,</c>

00:49:12.059 --> 00:49:15.159
let<00:49:12.219><c> the</c><00:49:12.500><c> lowly</c><00:49:12.739><c> brother</c><00:49:13.059><c> glory</c><00:49:13.440><c> in</c><00:49:13.579><c> his</c><00:49:13.760><c> exhortation,</c>

00:49:15.340 --> 00:49:17.340
but<00:49:15.420><c> let</c><00:49:15.599><c> the</c><00:49:15.840><c> rich</c><00:49:16.039><c> in</c><00:49:16.320><c> his</c><00:49:16.760><c> humiliation,</c>

00:49:17.440 --> 00:49:21.199
because<00:49:17.780><c> as</c><00:49:18.059><c> the</c><00:49:18.260><c> flower</c><00:49:18.460><c> of</c><00:49:18.579><c> the</c><00:49:18.739><c> field,</c><00:49:19.539><c> he</c><00:49:19.719><c> will</c><00:49:19.880><c> pass</c><00:49:20.199><c> away.</c>

00:49:21.239 --> 00:49:23.820
For<00:49:21.380><c> no</c><00:49:21.619><c> sooner</c><00:49:21.840><c> has</c><00:49:22.059><c> the</c><00:49:22.260><c> sun</c><00:49:22.400><c> risen</c><00:49:22.679><c> with</c><00:49:22.940><c> a</c><00:49:23.199><c> burning</c><00:49:23.460><c> heat,</c>

00:49:23.820 --> 00:49:26.559
but<00:49:24.179><c> it</c><00:49:24.440><c> withers</c><00:49:24.719><c> the</c><00:49:24.960><c> grass</c><00:49:25.300><c> and</c><00:49:25.539><c> its</c><00:49:25.719><c> flowers</c><00:49:26.019><c> falls</c>

00:49:26.559 --> 00:49:29.119
and<00:49:27.179><c> beautiful</c><00:49:27.599><c> appearance</c><00:49:28.039><c> perishes,</c>

00:49:29.420 --> 00:49:33.179
so<00:49:29.519><c> the</c><00:49:29.659><c> rich</c><00:49:29.800><c> man</c><00:49:30.099><c> also</c><00:49:30.500><c> shall</c><00:49:30.739><c> fade</c><00:49:30.960><c> away</c><00:49:31.559><c> in</c><00:49:32.079><c> his</c><00:49:32.260><c> pursuit.</c>

00:49:33.920 --> 00:49:37.360
Seems<00:49:34.199><c> like</c><00:49:34.480><c> a</c><00:49:34.840><c> paradox,</c><00:49:35.320><c> but</c><00:49:35.440><c> the</c><00:49:35.639><c> rich</c><00:49:36.159><c> are</c><00:49:36.800><c> made</c><00:49:37.000><c> poor</c>

00:49:37.360 --> 00:49:39.360
and<00:49:37.519><c> the</c><00:49:37.739><c> poor</c><00:49:38.059><c> are</c><00:49:38.880><c> made</c><00:49:39.099><c> rich.</c>

00:49:39.539 --> 00:49:41.719
Now<00:49:39.719><c> it</c><00:49:39.780><c> seems</c><00:49:39.980><c> that</c><00:49:40.239><c> James</c><00:49:40.460><c> has</c><00:49:40.739><c> changed</c><00:49:41.059><c> his</c><00:49:41.360><c> subject,</c>

00:49:41.760 --> 00:49:43.619
but<00:49:41.920><c> really</c><00:49:42.159><c> he</c><00:49:42.380><c> hasn't</c><00:49:42.539><c> at</c><00:49:42.780><c> all.</c>

00:49:43.739 --> 00:49:45.820
He<00:49:44.079><c> started</c><00:49:44.219><c> off</c><00:49:44.460><c> with</c><00:49:44.780><c> the</c><00:49:45.340><c> premise,</c>

00:49:46.039 --> 00:49:48.980
I've<00:49:46.380><c> counted</c><00:49:46.500><c> all</c><00:49:46.840><c> joy</c><00:49:47.079><c> when</c><00:49:47.239><c> you</c><00:49:47.380><c> fall</c><00:49:47.500><c> into</c><00:49:47.659><c> divers'</c><00:49:47.960><c> temptation.</c>

00:49:49.659 --> 00:49:54.599
Now<00:49:50.099><c> in</c><00:49:50.300><c> verse</c><00:49:50.579><c> 12,</c><00:49:52.079><c> blessed</c><00:49:52.420><c> is</c><00:49:52.619><c> a</c><00:49:52.719><c> man</c><00:49:52.820><c> that</c><00:49:53.059><c> endures</c><00:49:53.380><c> temptation,</c>

00:49:54.619 --> 00:49:55.760
for<00:49:54.719><c> when</c><00:49:54.880><c> he</c><00:49:55.039><c> has</c><00:49:55.199><c> been</c><00:49:55.420><c> approved,</c>

00:49:55.800 --> 00:49:58.059
he<00:49:55.880><c> will</c><00:49:56.099><c> receive</c><00:49:56.360><c> the</c><00:49:56.559><c> crown</c><00:49:56.719><c> of</c><00:49:56.980><c> life,</c>

00:49:58.420 --> 00:50:00.440
which<00:49:58.519><c> the</c><00:49:58.699><c> Lord</c><00:49:58.840><c> has</c><00:49:59.079><c> promised</c><00:49:59.360><c> to</c><00:49:59.559><c> those</c><00:49:59.719><c> who</c><00:49:59.940><c> love</c><00:50:00.059><c> him.</c>

00:50:00.880 --> 00:50:02.119
In<00:50:00.980><c> the</c><00:50:01.059><c> meantime,</c><00:50:01.320><c> it's</c><00:50:01.539><c> all</c><00:50:01.820><c> connecting</c>

00:50:02.119 --> 00:50:03.579
to<00:50:02.340><c> give</c><00:50:02.460><c> us</c><00:50:02.619><c> a</c><00:50:02.800><c> powerful</c><00:50:03.059><c> exhortation.</c>

00:50:03.739 --> 00:50:07.400
Verse<00:50:03.960><c> five,</c><00:50:04.500><c> he</c><00:50:04.500><c> says</c><00:50:04.900><c> that</c><00:50:05.460><c> God</c><00:50:05.619><c> will</c><00:50:05.900><c> generously</c><00:50:06.280><c> provide</c><00:50:06.679><c> wisdom</c>

00:50:07.400 --> 00:50:10.900
required<00:50:08.159><c> to</c><00:50:08.519><c> properly</c><00:50:08.820><c> endure</c><00:50:09.179><c> the</c><00:50:09.480><c> trials,</c><00:50:10.239><c> six</c><00:50:10.400><c> to</c><00:50:10.579><c> eight.</c>

00:50:11.219 --> 00:50:13.900
We<00:50:11.360><c> learned</c><00:50:11.500><c> the</c><00:50:11.780><c> fact</c><00:50:11.980><c> that</c><00:50:12.639><c> underscored</c><00:50:13.139><c> the</c><00:50:13.360><c> double</c><00:50:13.559><c> mightiness</c>

00:50:13.900 --> 00:50:15.159
will<00:50:14.139><c> keep</c><00:50:14.260><c> us</c><00:50:14.460><c> out</c><00:50:14.599><c> of</c><00:50:14.699><c> the</c><00:50:14.880><c> kingdom.</c>

00:50:15.559 --> 00:50:18.059
Now<00:50:15.780><c> in</c><00:50:15.960><c> nine</c><00:50:16.159><c> and</c><00:50:16.360><c> 10,</c><00:50:16.559><c> he</c><00:50:16.739><c> comments</c><00:50:17.420><c> on</c><00:50:17.639><c> a</c><00:50:17.840><c> problem</c>

00:50:18.059 --> 00:50:20.199
that<00:50:18.159><c> is</c><00:50:18.380><c> a</c><00:50:18.539><c> cause</c><00:50:18.699><c> of</c><00:50:18.880><c> much</c><00:50:19.039><c> double</c><00:50:19.340><c>-mindedness,</c>

00:50:20.420 --> 00:50:24.559
our<00:50:20.539><c> attitude</c><00:50:20.920><c> toward</c><00:50:21.179><c> money</c><00:50:21.679><c> and</c><00:50:22.659><c> material</c><00:50:23.280><c> possessions.</c>

00:50:25.199 --> 00:50:28.440
Money<00:50:25.420><c> itself</c><00:50:25.820><c> is</c><00:50:26.139><c> not</c><00:50:26.539><c> bad</c><00:50:27.179><c> or</c><00:50:27.539><c> good,</c>

00:50:29.679 --> 00:50:32.559
it's<00:50:30.280><c> the</c><00:50:30.639><c> love</c><00:50:30.780><c> of</c><00:50:30.980><c> it</c><00:50:31.159><c> that's</c><00:50:31.539><c> the</c><00:50:31.719><c> problem.</c>

00:50:33.139 --> 00:50:36.599
In<00:50:33.360><c> James'</c><00:50:33.679><c> day,</c><00:50:33.780><c> there</c><00:50:33.900><c> were</c><00:50:34.039><c> some</c><00:50:34.380><c> really</c><00:50:34.780><c> poor</c><00:50:35.039><c> Christodalfians,</c>

00:50:37.320 --> 00:50:40.280
so<00:50:37.739><c> poor</c><00:50:38.039><c> that</c><00:50:38.280><c> the</c><00:50:38.460><c> Ecclesiastes</c><00:50:39.340><c> around</c><00:50:39.920><c> the</c><00:50:40.119><c> world</c>

00:50:40.280 --> 00:50:43.019
took<00:50:40.460><c> up</c><00:50:40.619><c> a</c><00:50:40.880><c> collection</c><00:50:41.260><c> to</c><00:50:41.639><c> send</c><00:50:41.880><c> to</c><00:50:42.139><c> the</c><00:50:42.219><c> poor</c>

00:50:43.019 --> 00:50:44.659
Christodalfians<00:50:43.599><c> in</c><00:50:43.760><c> Jerusalem.</c>

00:50:45.679 --> 00:50:47.920
And<00:50:46.199><c> so</c><00:50:46.719><c> count</c><00:50:47.099><c> it</c><00:50:47.219><c> all</c><00:50:47.360><c> joy</c><00:50:47.559><c> when</c><00:50:47.719><c> you</c><00:50:47.840><c> fall</c>

00:50:47.920 --> 00:50:49.679
into<00:50:48.079><c> divers</c><00:50:48.340><c> temptation,</c>

00:50:49.980 --> 00:50:52.920
let<00:50:50.059><c> the</c><00:50:50.519><c> lowly</c><00:50:50.820><c> brother</c><00:50:51.260><c> glory</c><00:50:51.940><c> in</c><00:50:52.099><c> his</c><00:50:52.260><c> exhortation.</c>

00:50:53.119 --> 00:50:54.760
You<00:50:53.320><c> go</c><00:50:53.539><c> to</c><00:50:53.679><c> the</c><00:50:53.860><c> third</c><00:50:54.039><c> world</c><00:50:54.280><c> countries</c>

00:50:54.760 --> 00:50:58.679
and<00:50:55.320><c> these</c><00:50:55.659><c> brothers</c><00:50:55.920><c> and</c><00:50:56.139><c> sisters</c><00:50:56.320><c> are</c><00:50:56.639><c> so</c><00:50:57.099><c> full</c><00:50:57.360><c> of</c><00:50:57.539><c> the</c><00:50:57.780><c> truth</c>

00:50:58.780 --> 00:51:01.219
and<00:50:59.039><c> they</c><00:50:59.239><c> have</c><00:50:59.440><c> nothing</c><00:50:59.780><c> and</c><00:51:00.000><c> they're</c><00:51:00.280><c> happy.</c>

00:51:01.699 --> 00:51:03.820
Sometimes<00:51:01.960><c> I</c><00:51:02.159><c> see</c><00:51:02.340><c> Christodalfians</c><00:51:02.880><c> who</c><00:51:03.079><c> have</c>

00:51:03.820 --> 00:51:07.179
almost<00:51:04.360><c> everything</c><00:51:04.820><c> in</c><00:51:04.980><c> this</c><00:51:05.199><c> world</c><00:51:05.380><c> good</c><00:51:05.639><c> and</c><00:51:05.920><c> they're</c><00:51:06.219><c> miserable.</c>

00:51:08.400 --> 00:51:10.619
Money<00:51:08.800><c> does</c><00:51:09.119><c> not</c><00:51:09.300><c> bring</c><00:51:09.579><c> happiness,</c>

00:51:11.219 --> 00:51:14.059
it<00:51:11.420><c> does</c><00:51:11.619><c> help</c><00:51:11.800><c> you</c><00:51:11.960><c> to</c><00:51:12.099><c> be</c><00:51:12.360><c> comfortable</c><00:51:12.719><c> in</c><00:51:12.920><c> your</c><00:51:13.099><c> misery.</c>

00:51:14.199 --> 00:51:16.440
It<00:51:14.679><c> doesn't</c><00:51:14.960><c> bring</c><00:51:15.199><c> happiness.</c>

00:51:18.980 --> 00:51:22.039
Now<00:51:19.079><c> the</c><00:51:19.239><c> warning</c><00:51:19.539><c> to</c><00:51:19.739><c> the</c><00:51:19.880><c> rich</c><00:51:20.039><c> is</c><00:51:20.300><c> a</c><00:51:20.440><c> humbling</c><00:51:20.739><c> one.</c>

00:51:23.139 --> 00:51:26.480
Common<00:51:23.619><c> characteristics</c><00:51:24.099><c> of</c><00:51:24.300><c> the</c><00:51:24.460><c> rich</c><00:51:24.639><c> is</c><00:51:24.840><c> to</c><00:51:24.940><c> be</c><00:51:25.179><c> puffed</c><00:51:25.519><c> up.</c>

00:51:27.239 --> 00:51:30.780
Psalm<00:51:27.420><c> 103,</c><00:51:29.139><c> verse</c><00:51:29.480><c> 15,</c>

00:51:31.579 --> 00:51:34.199
as<00:51:32.059><c> for</c><00:51:32.300><c> man</c><00:51:32.460><c> his</c><00:51:32.659><c> days</c><00:51:32.820><c> are</c><00:51:33.039><c> like</c><00:51:33.260><c> grass.</c>

00:51:34.280 --> 00:51:36.599
We<00:51:34.539><c> look</c><00:51:34.699><c> at</c><00:51:34.840><c> the</c><00:51:35.079><c> grass</c><00:51:35.360><c> and</c><00:51:35.559><c> we're</c><00:51:35.719><c> being</c><00:51:36.000><c> compared</c><00:51:36.300><c> to</c><00:51:36.480><c> grass.</c>

00:51:36.760 --> 00:51:39.079
James<00:51:37.039><c> compares</c><00:51:37.340><c> us</c><00:51:37.480><c> to</c><00:51:37.659><c> grass,</c><00:51:38.139><c> David</c><00:51:38.380><c> compares</c><00:51:38.699><c> us</c><00:51:38.840><c> to</c><00:51:38.960><c> grass,</c>

00:51:39.199 --> 00:51:41.579
Isaiah<00:51:39.579><c> compares</c><00:51:39.900><c> us</c><00:51:40.059><c> to</c><00:51:40.179><c> grass,</c><00:51:40.500><c> Peter</c><00:51:40.739><c> compares</c><00:51:41.039><c> us</c><00:51:41.219><c> to</c><00:51:41.360><c> grass.</c>

00:51:41.579 --> 00:51:44.940
Grass<00:51:42.280><c> is</c><00:51:42.500><c> a</c><00:51:42.659><c> pretty</c><00:51:43.340><c> fleeting</c><00:51:43.760><c> thing.</c>

00:51:45.380 --> 00:51:46.300
You<00:51:45.380><c> know,</c><00:51:45.599><c> you're</c><00:51:45.880><c> mowing</c><00:51:46.059><c> it</c><00:51:46.179><c> up</c>

00:51:46.300 --> 00:51:48.820
and<00:51:46.519><c> you</c><00:51:46.880><c> throw</c><00:51:47.179><c> it</c><00:51:47.320><c> in</c><00:51:47.420><c> the</c><00:51:47.639><c> trash</c><00:51:47.860><c> bin.</c>

00:51:52.039 --> 00:51:55.380
Man<00:51:52.559><c> and</c><00:51:53.079><c> his</c><00:51:53.300><c> days</c><00:51:53.579><c> are</c><00:51:53.840><c> like</c><00:51:54.039><c> grass</c><00:51:54.340><c> as</c><00:51:54.559><c> the</c><00:51:54.719><c> flower</c><00:51:54.880><c> of</c><00:51:55.039><c> the</c><00:51:55.199><c> field</c>

00:51:55.380 --> 00:51:57.880
so<00:51:55.579><c> he</c><00:51:55.800><c> flourishes</c><00:51:56.199><c> when</c><00:51:56.460><c> the</c><00:51:56.639><c> wind</c><00:51:56.760><c> passes</c><00:51:57.179><c> over</c><00:51:57.559><c> it,</c>

00:51:57.980 --> 00:52:01.199
it's<00:51:58.380><c> gone</c><00:51:58.880><c> and</c><00:51:59.320><c> his</c><00:51:59.480><c> place</c><00:51:59.659><c> remembers</c><00:52:00.199><c> it</c><00:52:00.780><c> no</c><00:52:01.039><c> more.</c>

00:52:01.420 --> 00:52:04.079
Isaiah<00:52:01.619><c> says,</c><00:52:02.300><c> cry</c><00:52:02.719><c> out,</c><00:52:03.340><c> what</c><00:52:03.480><c> shall</c><00:52:03.619><c> I</c><00:52:03.780><c> cry?</c>

00:52:04.480 --> 00:52:07.800
All<00:52:05.000><c> flashes</c><00:52:05.420><c> grass</c><00:52:06.079><c> and</c><00:52:06.639><c> all</c><00:52:06.920><c> the</c><00:52:07.199><c> loveliness</c>

00:52:07.800 --> 00:52:10.119
is<00:52:08.420><c> like</c><00:52:08.739><c> a</c><00:52:09.440><c> flower</c><00:52:09.599><c> of</c><00:52:09.800><c> the</c><00:52:09.940><c> field.</c>

00:52:10.119 --> 00:52:12.559
The<00:52:10.320><c> grass</c><00:52:10.659><c> withers,</c><00:52:11.139><c> the</c><00:52:11.320><c> flower</c><00:52:11.559><c> fades</c>

00:52:12.639 --> 00:52:14.780
because<00:52:13.159><c> the</c><00:52:13.360><c> breath</c><00:52:13.619><c> of</c><00:52:13.780><c> God</c><00:52:13.980><c> blows</c><00:52:14.300><c> upon</c><00:52:14.579><c> it.</c>

00:52:14.840 --> 00:52:17.539
Surely<00:52:15.059><c> the</c><00:52:15.340><c> people</c><00:52:15.960><c> is</c><00:52:16.579><c> grass.</c>

00:52:18.019 --> 00:52:21.760
1<00:52:18.139><c> Peter</c><00:52:18.460><c> 1,</c><00:52:19.480><c> verse</c><00:52:19.679><c> 21,</c><00:52:20.239><c> all</c><00:52:20.860><c> flesh</c><00:52:21.179><c> is</c><00:52:21.440><c> grass</c>

00:52:21.760 --> 00:52:23.940
and<00:52:22.039><c> all</c><00:52:22.280><c> this</c><00:52:22.500><c> glory</c><00:52:22.699><c> of</c><00:52:22.880><c> man</c><00:52:23.000><c> is</c><00:52:23.179><c> a</c><00:52:23.340><c> flower</c><00:52:23.460><c> of</c><00:52:23.619><c> the</c><00:52:23.739><c> grass.</c>

00:52:24.280 --> 00:52:25.980
The<00:52:24.460><c> grass</c><00:52:24.739><c> withers</c><00:52:25.159><c> and</c><00:52:25.340><c> the</c><00:52:25.500><c> flower</c><00:52:25.719><c> fails.</c>

00:52:26.260 --> 00:52:28.639
You<00:52:26.380><c> know,</c><00:52:26.480><c> we're</c><00:52:26.719><c> just</c><00:52:26.980><c> only</c><00:52:27.219><c> here</c><00:52:27.500><c> temporarily.</c>

00:52:29.159 --> 00:52:32.940
We<00:52:29.559><c> mustn't</c><00:52:29.860><c> put</c><00:52:30.079><c> our</c><00:52:30.400><c> trust</c><00:52:30.639><c> in</c><00:52:30.920><c> the</c><00:52:31.099><c> things</c><00:52:31.360><c> of</c><00:52:31.659><c> this</c><00:52:31.960><c> world.</c>

00:52:34.099 --> 00:52:38.059
Again,<00:52:34.659><c> we're</c><00:52:34.860><c> double</c><00:52:35.079><c>-minded</c><00:52:35.500><c> when</c><00:52:35.760><c> we</c><00:52:36.760><c> are</c><00:52:37.519><c> balancing</c>

00:52:38.059 --> 00:52:41.099
the<00:52:38.539><c> things</c><00:52:38.760><c> of</c><00:52:38.960><c> this</c><00:52:39.159><c> life</c><00:52:39.659><c> with</c><00:52:40.360><c> the</c><00:52:40.519><c> things</c><00:52:40.659><c> of</c><00:52:40.820><c> the</c><00:52:40.980><c> truth.</c>

00:52:41.260 --> 00:52:43.659
We<00:52:41.420><c> have</c><00:52:41.639><c> to</c><00:52:41.780><c> have</c><00:52:41.900><c> our</c><00:52:42.280><c> priorities</c><00:52:42.639><c> right.</c>

00:52:43.679 --> 00:52:46.500
The<00:52:43.900><c> truth</c><00:52:44.059><c> must</c><00:52:44.300><c> come</c><00:52:44.760><c> first</c><00:52:45.159><c> in</c><00:52:45.400><c> our</c><00:52:45.599><c> life.</c>

00:52:47.059 --> 00:52:48.519
And<00:52:47.199><c> so</c><00:52:47.360><c> I'm</c><00:52:47.800><c> going</c><00:52:47.980><c> to</c><00:52:48.119><c> ask</c><00:52:48.320><c> you</c>

00:52:49.000 --> 00:52:51.539
to<00:52:49.440><c> make</c><00:52:49.719><c> a</c><00:52:49.960><c> commitment</c><00:52:50.260><c> this</c><00:52:50.579><c> morning.</c>

00:52:52.880 --> 00:52:55.039
It's<00:52:53.059><c> right</c><00:52:53.179><c> out</c><00:52:53.280><c> of</c><00:52:53.440><c> James</c><00:52:53.860><c> and</c><00:52:53.980><c> I'll</c><00:52:54.239><c> read</c><00:52:54.360><c> it</c><00:52:54.539><c> to</c><00:52:54.639><c> you.</c>

00:52:55.179 --> 00:52:57.500
It's<00:52:55.280><c> James,</c><00:52:55.599><c> chapter</c><00:52:55.860><c> one,</c><00:52:56.159><c> verse</c><00:52:56.360><c> 27.</c>

00:52:58.280 --> 00:53:00.360
Pure<00:52:58.420><c> religion</c><00:52:58.780><c> and</c><00:52:58.960><c> undefiled</c><00:52:59.300><c> before</c><00:52:59.599><c> God</c><00:52:59.840><c> and</c><00:52:59.980><c> the</c><00:53:00.139><c> Father</c>

00:53:00.360 --> 00:53:02.719
is<00:53:00.619><c> this,</c><00:53:01.760><c> to</c><00:53:01.940><c> visit</c><00:53:02.159><c> the</c><00:53:02.420><c> fatherless</c>

00:53:02.719 --> 00:53:03.639
and<00:53:02.860><c> widows</c><00:53:03.039><c> in</c><00:53:03.219><c> their</c><00:53:03.400><c> affliction</c>

00:53:03.639 --> 00:53:05.920
and<00:53:03.860><c> keep</c><00:53:04.019><c> himself</c><00:53:04.380><c> unspotted</c><00:53:04.840><c> from</c><00:53:05.019><c> the</c><00:53:05.179><c> world.</c>

00:53:06.000 --> 00:53:07.099
That's<00:53:06.440><c> pure</c><00:53:06.639><c> religion.</c>

00:53:07.539 --> 00:53:10.199
We're<00:53:07.940><c> going</c><00:53:08.019><c> to</c><00:53:08.119><c> deal</c><00:53:08.199><c> with</c><00:53:08.380><c> that</c><00:53:08.519><c> in</c><00:53:08.780><c> a</c><00:53:08.980><c> future</c><00:53:09.280><c> class.</c>

00:53:10.860 --> 00:53:14.300
Now,<00:53:11.260><c> after</c><00:53:11.420><c> you</c><00:53:11.599><c> learn</c><00:53:11.760><c> the</c><00:53:11.980><c> verse,</c><00:53:13.340><c> there's</c><00:53:13.440><c> more.</c>

00:53:15.420 --> 00:53:19.139
I'm<00:53:15.639><c> asking</c><00:53:15.920><c> you,</c><00:53:16.960><c> and</c><00:53:17.099><c> don't</c><00:53:17.239><c> tell</c><00:53:17.400><c> me</c><00:53:17.500><c> if</c><00:53:17.599><c> you</c><00:53:17.780><c> do</c><00:53:17.920><c> or</c><00:53:18.079><c> don't.</c>

00:53:20.000 --> 00:53:21.400
I've<00:53:20.400><c> driven</c><00:53:20.539><c> these</c><00:53:20.780><c> out</c><00:53:20.960><c> in</c><00:53:21.179><c> England</c>

00:53:21.400 --> 00:53:22.599
and<00:53:21.579><c> people</c><00:53:21.820><c> bring</c><00:53:22.039><c> them</c><00:53:22.199><c> back</c><00:53:22.360><c> to</c><00:53:22.460><c> me</c>

00:53:22.599 --> 00:53:23.659
and<00:53:22.679><c> say,</c><00:53:22.920><c> here's</c><00:53:23.300><c> your</c><00:53:23.500><c> slip.</c>

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I<00:53:24.079><c> don't</c><00:53:24.280><c> want</c><00:53:24.400><c> them</c><00:53:24.639><c> back.</c>

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This<00:53:26.860><c> is</c><00:53:27.119><c> for</c><00:53:27.320><c> you.</c>

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I<00:53:29.340><c> don't</c><00:53:29.400><c> know</c><00:53:29.480><c> why</c><00:53:29.599><c> English</c><00:53:29.840><c> do</c><00:53:30.059><c> that,</c><00:53:31.079><c> Peter.</c>

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But<00:53:35.480><c> I</c><00:53:35.880><c> promise,</c><00:53:37.059><c> this</c><00:53:37.360><c> is</c><00:53:37.500><c> not</c><00:53:37.639><c> a</c><00:53:37.780><c> vow,</c>

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I<00:53:38.260><c> promise</c><00:53:38.519><c> to</c><00:53:38.679><c> the</c><00:53:38.739><c> best</c><00:53:38.920><c> of</c><00:53:39.079><c> my</c><00:53:39.239><c> ability</c>

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to<00:53:40.619><c> comply</c><00:53:40.960><c> with</c><00:53:41.159><c> this</c><00:53:41.360><c> definition</c><00:53:41.800><c> given</c><00:53:42.019><c> by</c><00:53:42.260><c> James.</c>

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Now,<00:53:42.840><c> if</c><00:53:42.960><c> you</c><00:53:43.119><c> will</c><00:53:43.300><c> take</c><00:53:43.440><c> that,</c>

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it's<00:53:43.820><c> got</c><00:53:43.920><c> a</c><00:53:44.039><c> place</c><00:53:44.199><c> to</c><00:53:44.400><c> date</c><00:53:44.519><c> it</c><00:53:44.659><c> and</c><00:53:44.719><c> sign</c><00:53:44.900><c> it.</c>

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You<00:53:45.380><c> put</c><00:53:45.420><c> it</c><00:53:45.500><c> in</c><00:53:45.539><c> your</c><00:53:45.659><c> little</c><00:53:45.780><c> Bible.</c>

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When<00:53:47.360><c> you</c><00:53:47.980><c> do</c><00:53:48.119><c> your</c><00:53:48.239><c> Bible</c><00:53:48.480><c> reading,</c><00:53:49.219><c> not</c><00:53:49.440><c> if,</c><00:53:49.780><c> but</c><00:53:49.960><c> when,</c>

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you<00:53:51.159><c> look</c><00:53:51.340><c> at</c><00:53:51.500><c> it</c><00:53:51.619><c> and</c><00:53:51.619><c> you'll</c><00:53:51.820><c> think,</c>

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well,<00:53:52.219><c> on</c><00:53:52.539><c> August,</c><00:53:53.400><c> whatever</c><00:53:53.679><c> today</c><00:53:53.960><c> is,</c><00:53:54.820><c> I</c><00:53:55.059><c> signed</c><00:53:55.340><c> that.</c>

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And<00:53:56.940><c> you</c><00:53:57.079><c> remind</c><00:53:57.460><c> you</c><00:53:58.179><c> of</c><00:53:58.480><c> a</c><00:53:58.619><c> commitment</c><00:53:58.860><c> you</c><00:53:59.119><c> made</c><00:53:59.360><c> today</c><00:53:59.920><c> to</c><00:54:00.519><c> God</c>

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or<00:54:00.800><c> whenever</c><00:54:01.019><c> you</c><00:54:01.059><c> sign</c><00:54:01.059><c> it,</c>

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when<00:54:01.059><c> you</c><00:54:01.159><c> sign</c><00:54:01.440><c> it.</c>

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So<00:54:02.460><c> I</c><00:54:02.659><c> hope</c><00:54:02.820><c> that</c><00:54:02.980><c> you</c><00:54:03.039><c> will</c><00:54:03.239><c> take</c><00:54:03.480><c> one</c><00:54:03.980><c> and</c><00:54:04.699><c> that</c><00:54:04.800><c> you</c><00:54:04.920><c> will</c>

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sign<00:54:05.239><c> it.</c>

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And<00:54:05.780><c> it's</c><00:54:06.920><c> really</c><00:54:07.599><c> between</c><00:54:08.820><c> you</c><00:54:09.000><c> and</c><00:54:09.119><c> God,</c>

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but<00:54:12.059><c> it's</c><00:54:12.539><c> so</c><00:54:12.780><c> important</c><00:54:13.320><c> that</c><00:54:14.300><c> we</c><00:54:14.559><c> realize</c>

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that<00:54:16.800><c> we</c><00:54:16.920><c> have</c><00:54:17.059><c> to</c><00:54:17.159><c> be</c><00:54:17.400><c> totally</c><00:54:18.079><c> committed</c><00:54:19.739><c> to</c><00:54:21.400><c> God</c><00:54:21.820><c> and</c><00:54:22.039><c> his</c><00:54:22.260><c> son.</c>

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And<00:54:23.820><c> when</c><00:54:23.940><c> we</c><00:54:24.099><c> do</c><00:54:24.260><c> that,</c>

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he<00:54:24.699><c> promises</c><00:54:24.980><c> to</c><00:54:25.880><c> open</c><00:54:26.039><c> the</c><00:54:26.219><c> windows</c><00:54:26.400><c> of</c><00:54:26.619><c> heaven.</c>

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I'll<00:54:27.420><c> do</c><00:54:27.559><c> exceedingly</c><00:54:28.059><c> abundantly</c><00:54:28.679><c> above</c><00:54:29.039><c> all</c>

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that<00:54:30.840><c> you</c><00:54:31.139><c> ask</c><00:54:32.219><c> or</c><00:54:33.900><c> think.</c>