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normal</c><00:30:48.210><c> people,</c><00:30:48.609><c> he</c><00:30:48.829><c> says,</c><00:30:49.809><c> do</c><00:30:49.970><c> not</c><00:30:50.150><c> always</c><00:30:50.490><c> speak</c><00:30:50.750><c> the</c> 00:30:51.049 --> 00:30:54.250 truth.<00:30:52.549><c> We're</c><00:30:52.809><c> asking</c><00:30:53.269><c> that</c><00:30:53.589><c> the</c><00:30:53.849><c> evidence</c> 00:30:54.250 --> 00:31:01.109 I<00:30:54.549><c> should</c><00:30:54.789><c> give</c><00:30:55.069><c> should</c><00:30:55.369><c> be</c><00:30:55.609><c> the</c><00:30:55.930><c> truth,</c><00:30:57.269><c> the</c><00:30:57.630><c> whole</c><00:30:58.069><c> truth,</c><00:30:59.170><c> and</c><00:30:59.490><c> nothing</c><00:30:59.829><c> but</c><00:31:00.269><c> the</c><00:31:00.609><c> truth,</c><00:31:00.829><c> and</c><00:31:00.990><c> I</c><00:31:01.029><c> said,</c> 00:31:01.109 --> 00:31:03.730 that's<00:31:01.269><c> a</c><00:31:01.470><c> very</c><00:31:01.630><c> 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truth.</c><00:31:18.609><c> Now,</c><00:31:19.430><c> so,</c><00:31:20.869><c> then</c><00:31:21.009><c> you</c><00:31:21.230><c> say,</c><00:31:21.769><c> why</c><00:31:21.990><c> don't</c><00:31:22.309><c> you</c> 00:31:22.970 --> 00:31:25.430 want<00:31:23.490><c> to</c><00:31:23.710><c> take</c><00:31:23.869><c> the</c><00:31:24.109><c> oath</c><00:31:24.309><c> then?</c> 00:31:25.450 --> 00:31:30.609 You<00:31:25.890><c> say,</c><00:31:26.329><c> well,</c><00:31:26.430><c> I'm</c><00:31:26.589><c> a</c><00:31:26.650><c> believer</c><00:31:26.890><c> in</c><00:31:27.069><c> the</c><00:31:27.210><c> Lord</c><00:31:27.210><c> Jesus</c><00:31:27.529><c> Christ.</c><00:31:29.250><c> I</c><00:31:29.630><c> would</c><00:31:30.130><c> have</c><00:31:30.269><c> thought</c><00:31:30.390><c> of</c> 00:31:30.609 --> 00:31:31.450 all<00:31:30.809><c> people</c><00:31:31.170><c> you'd</c> 00:31:31.450 --> 00:31:33.950 want<00:31:31.589><c> to</c><00:31:31.769><c> take</c><00:31:31.890><c> the</c><00:31:32.150><c> oath.</c><00:31:32.809><c> I</c><00:31:33.109><c> would</c><00:31:33.289><c> have</c><00:31:33.410><c> thought</c><00:31:33.529><c> that</c><00:31:33.750><c> you</c> 00:31:33.950 --> 00:31:36.450 would<00:31:34.130><c> have</c><00:31:34.309><c> said</c><00:31:34.650><c> to</c><00:31:35.049><c> everybody</c><00:31:35.490><c> here,</c><00:31:36.069><c> the</c><00:31:36.170><c> evidence</c> 00:31:36.450 --> 00:31:38.930 I<00:31:36.630><c> should</c><00:31:36.829><c> give</c><00:31:37.029><c> is</c><00:31:37.230><c> the</c><00:31:37.450><c> truth,</c><00:31:37.710><c> the</c><00:31:37.789><c> whole</c><00:31:38.029><c> truth,</c><00:31:38.390><c> and</c><00:31:38.509><c> nothing</c><00:31:38.690><c> but</c> 00:31:38.930 --> 00:31:41.690 the<00:31:39.150><c> truth,</c><00:31:40.569><c> and</c><00:31:40.670><c> they</c><00:31:40.910><c> say,</c><00:31:41.069><c> yes,</c><00:31:41.390><c> sir,</c> 00:31:41.710 --> 00:31:47.250 that<00:31:42.089><c> is</c><00:31:42.349><c> right,</c><00:31:43.950><c> but</c><00:31:44.230><c> that's</c><00:31:44.589><c> my</c><00:31:44.750><c> way</c><00:31:44.910><c> of</c><00:31:45.210><c> life.</c><00:31:46.730><c> That's</c><00:31:47.009><c> what</c> 00:31:47.250 --> 00:31:50.230 Jesus<00:31:47.609><c> had</c><00:31:47.849><c> told</c><00:31:47.930><c> me</c><00:31:48.109><c> to</c><00:31:48.329><c> do.</c><00:31:49.410><c> I</c><00:31:49.789><c> don't</c><00:31:49.950><c> have</c><00:31:50.130><c> to</c> 00:31:50.230 --> 00:31:55.130 be<00:31:50.569><c> bound</c><00:31:50.569><c> by</c><00:31:50.829><c> an</c><00:31:51.009><c> oath</c><00:31:51.109><c> to</c><00:31:51.349><c> speak</c><00:31:51.549><c> the</c><00:31:51.829><c> truth,</c><00:31:54.029><c> and</c><00:31:54.470><c> Jesus</c><00:31:54.730><c> Christ</c><00:31:54.970><c> has</c> 00:31:55.130 --> 00:31:56.809 said,<00:31:55.309><c> I</c><00:31:55.329><c> shouldn't</c><00:31:55.589><c> take</c><00:31:55.849><c> an</c><00:31:56.029><c> oath,</c> 00:31:57.670 --> 00:32:01.069 because<00:31:57.869><c> the</c><00:31:58.089><c> implications</c><00:31:58.490><c> of</c><00:31:58.710><c> the</c><00:31:58.869><c> oath,</c><00:31:59.609><c> sir,</c><00:32:00.049><c> are</c><00:32:00.730><c> very</c> 00:32:01.069 --> 00:32:02.930 interesting,<00:32:01.609><c> because</c><00:32:01.849><c> you</c><00:32:02.029><c> have</c><00:32:02.269><c> said</c><00:32:02.529><c> that</c><00:32:02.710><c> men</c> 00:32:02.930 --> 00:32:07.650 don't<00:32:03.289><c> normally</c><00:32:03.650><c> speak</c><00:32:03.930><c> the</c><00:32:04.210><c> truth,</c><00:32:06.490><c> so</c><00:32:06.730><c> the</c><00:32:06.910><c> people</c><00:32:07.049><c> who</c><00:32:07.269><c> take</c><00:32:07.369><c> the</c> 00:32:07.650 --> 00:32:10.849 oath<00:32:08.049><c> only</c><00:32:08.950><c> speak</c><00:32:09.170><c> the</c><00:32:09.450><c> truth</c><00:32:09.769><c> when</c><00:32:10.089><c> they've</c> 00:32:10.849 --> 00:32:15.170 taken<00:32:11.049><c> the</c><00:32:11.289><c> oath,</c><00:32:11.930><c> but</c><00:32:12.130><c> not</c><00:32:12.349><c> afterwards</c><00:32:12.829><c> necessarily,</c><00:32:14.829><c> but</c> 00:32:15.170 --> 00:32:17.650 if<00:32:15.369><c> you</c><00:32:15.509><c> follow</c><00:32:15.710><c> the</c><00:32:15.869><c> Lord</c><00:32:16.029><c> Jesus</c><00:32:16.390><c> Christ,</c><00:32:17.289><c> you</c><00:32:17.450><c> speak</c> 00:32:17.650 --> 00:32:20.349 the<00:32:18.109><c> truth,</c><00:32:18.410><c> the</c><00:32:18.609><c> whole</c><00:32:18.869><c> truth,</c><00:32:19.349><c> and</c><00:32:19.430><c> nothing</c><00:32:19.650><c> but</c><00:32:19.849><c> the</c><00:32:20.049><c> truth,</c><00:32:20.289><c> the</c> 00:32:20.349 --> 00:32:22.890 whole<00:32:20.670><c> time.</c><00:32:21.450><c> That's</c><00:32:21.670><c> what</c><00:32:22.230><c> Jesus</c><00:32:22.630><c> Christ</c> 00:32:22.890 --> 00:32:26.349 asked<00:32:23.269><c> of</c><00:32:23.410><c> us,</c><00:32:23.569><c> and</c><00:32:23.670><c> that's</c><00:32:23.789><c> what</c><00:32:23.890><c> we</c><00:32:24.109><c> try</c><00:32:24.289><c> to</c><00:32:24.509><c> do.</c><00:32:25.369><c> So</c><00:32:25.509><c> now,</c><00:32:25.890><c> it's</c><00:32:26.190><c> an</c> 00:32:26.349 --> 00:32:29.069 interesting<00:32:27.170><c> matter,</c><00:32:28.029><c> you</c><00:32:28.309><c> know,</c> 00:32:29.190 --> 00:32:32.630 and<00:32:29.690><c> everybody</c><00:32:29.970><c> tells</c><00:32:30.289><c> lies</c><00:32:30.509><c> every</c><00:32:30.869><c> day,</c><00:32:31.990><c> some</c><00:32:32.210><c> little</c><00:32:32.490><c> thing</c> 00:32:32.630 --> 00:32:35.269 or<00:32:32.869><c> other,</c><00:32:33.789><c> sometimes</c><00:32:34.250><c> unintentional.</c><00:32:35.109><c> No,</c> 00:32:35.269 --> 00:32:38.569 I<00:32:35.390><c> didn't</c><00:32:35.589><c> do</c><00:32:35.809><c> that</c><00:32:36.069><c> when</c><00:32:36.250><c> we</c><00:32:36.470><c> did.</c><00:32:37.809><c> Having</c><00:32:38.029><c> forgotten</c><00:32:38.369><c> what</c> 00:32:38.569 --> 00:32:42.990 it<00:32:38.670><c> was,</c><00:32:38.829><c> we</c><00:32:38.990><c> did,</c><00:32:40.190><c> and</c><00:32:40.690><c> consequently,</c><00:32:42.470><c> Christ,</c> 00:32:42.990 --> 00:32:46.509 you<00:32:43.349><c> know,</c><00:32:44.910><c> charged</c><00:32:44.990><c> to</c><00:32:45.269><c> us</c><00:32:45.470><c> that</c><00:32:45.609><c> we've</c><00:32:45.849><c> got</c><00:32:45.930><c> to</c><00:32:46.029><c> be</c><00:32:46.210><c> honest</c> 00:32:46.509 --> 00:32:48.690 people,<00:32:46.970><c> and</c><00:32:47.190><c> that</c><00:32:47.490><c> all</c><00:32:47.789><c> the</c><00:32:48.009><c> time</c><00:32:48.329><c> is</c><00:32:48.490><c> something</c> 00:32:48.690 --> 00:32:53.650 we've<00:32:48.890><c> got</c><00:32:48.990><c> to</c><00:32:49.170><c> take</c><00:32:49.349><c> note</c><00:32:49.589><c> of.</c><00:32:51.150><c> So</c><00:32:51.430><c> we</c><00:32:51.670><c> now</c><00:32:51.829><c> ask</c><00:32:52.069><c> the</c><00:32:52.250><c> question,</c><00:32:52.910><c> why</c><00:32:53.210><c> did</c> 00:32:53.650 --> 00:32:55.269 God<00:32:53.930><c> take</c><00:32:54.309><c> an</c><00:32:54.529><c> oath</c><00:32:54.650><c> about</c><00:32:54.990><c> the</c> 00:32:55.269 --> 00:32:59.230 promises?<00:32:57.710><c> Because,</c><00:32:58.130><c> as</c><00:32:58.230><c> it</c><00:32:58.329><c> says</c><00:32:58.470><c> in</c><00:32:58.609><c> the</c><00:32:58.670><c> book</c><00:32:58.849><c> of</c><00:32:58.990><c> Samuel,</c> 00:32:59.369 --> 00:33:03.710 God<00:32:59.750><c> that</c><00:33:00.430><c> can</c><00:33:00.769><c> never</c><00:33:01.109><c> lie,</c><00:33:02.930><c> why</c><00:33:03.210><c> should</c><00:33:03.390><c> he</c> 00:33:03.710 --> 00:33:06.970 take<00:33:04.009><c> an</c><00:33:04.210><c> oath?</c><00:33:05.509><c> He</c><00:33:05.690><c> doesn't</c><00:33:05.829><c> need</c><00:33:05.990><c> to</c><00:33:06.170><c> take</c><00:33:06.289><c> an</c><00:33:06.450><c> oath.</c><00:33:06.730><c> He's</c> 00:33:06.970 --> 00:33:09.250 made<00:33:07.190><c> promises,</c><00:33:07.630><c> therefore</c><00:33:07.789><c> they're</c><00:33:08.170><c> true,</c> 00:33:09.970 --> 00:33:15.930 and<00:33:10.450><c> the</c><00:33:10.609><c> fact</c><00:33:10.789><c> is</c><00:33:11.029><c> he</c><00:33:11.210><c> took</c><00:33:11.430><c> an</c><00:33:11.670><c> oath</c><00:33:11.910><c> in</c><00:33:12.650><c> order</c><00:33:12.789><c> that</c><00:33:13.230><c> everybody</c><00:33:13.950><c> might</c><00:33:14.349><c> understand</c> 00:33:17.349 --> 00:33:21.970 how<00:33:17.829><c> solemnly</c><00:33:18.309><c> Abraham</c><00:33:18.869><c> and</c><00:33:20.329><c> God</c><00:33:20.549><c> were</c><00:33:20.769><c> bound</c><00:33:21.029><c> together</c><00:33:21.470><c> by</c> 00:33:21.970 --> 00:33:25.170 the<00:33:22.890><c> Word</c><00:33:23.049><c> of</c><00:33:23.269><c> God,</c><00:33:23.670><c> and</c><00:33:23.950><c> so</c><00:33:24.049><c> there</c><00:33:24.269><c> it</c><00:33:24.450><c> is,</c><00:33:24.890><c> he</c><00:33:25.029><c> says,</c> 00:33:25.369 --> 00:33:31.509 By<00:33:25.470><c> myself</c><00:33:26.109><c> have</c><00:33:26.369><c> I</c><00:33:26.630><c> sworn,</c><00:33:27.230><c> saith</c><00:33:27.349><c> the</c><00:33:27.630><c> Lord,</c><00:33:30.829><c> for</c><00:33:30.970><c> because</c><00:33:31.349><c> I</c> 00:33:31.509 --> 00:33:32.990 have<00:33:31.609><c> done</c><00:33:31.789><c> this</c><00:33:32.109><c> thing,</c><00:33:32.369><c> and</c><00:33:32.450><c> it's</c><00:33:32.569><c> not</c><00:33:32.710><c> withheld</c> 00:33:32.990 --> 00:33:36.609 thy<00:33:33.269><c> son,</c><00:33:33.630><c> thine</c><00:33:33.710><c> only</c><00:33:34.170><c> son,</c><00:33:34.589><c> that</c><00:33:34.690><c> in</c><00:33:34.930><c> blessing</c><00:33:35.269><c> I</c><00:33:35.609><c> will</c><00:33:35.890><c> bless</c><00:33:36.170><c> thee,</c><00:33:36.410><c> and</c> 00:33:36.609 --> 00:33:38.130 in<00:33:36.769><c> multiplying</c><00:33:37.150><c> I</c><00:33:37.430><c> will</c><00:33:37.730><c> multiply</c> 00:33:38.130 --> 00:33:41.230 thy<00:33:38.329><c> seed</c><00:33:38.750><c> as</c><00:33:38.930><c> the</c><00:33:39.190><c> stars</c><00:33:39.450><c> of</c><00:33:39.670><c> heaven</c><00:33:39.970><c> and</c><00:33:40.470><c> as</c><00:33:40.609><c> the</c><00:33:40.849><c> sand</c><00:33:41.049><c> which</c> 00:33:41.230 --> 00:33:43.589 is<00:33:41.410><c> upon</c><00:33:41.589><c> the</c><00:33:41.829><c> seashore,</c><00:33:42.829><c> and</c><00:33:43.029><c> thy</c><00:33:43.309><c> seed</c> 00:33:43.589 --> 00:33:49.309 shall<00:33:43.750><c> possess</c><00:33:44.069><c> the</c><00:33:44.250><c> gate</c><00:33:44.450><c> of</c><00:33:44.589><c> his</c><00:33:44.849><c> enemies.</c><00:33:46.690><c> Now</c><00:33:47.089><c> that's</c><00:33:47.309><c> what</c><00:33:47.509><c> the</c> 00:33:49.309 --> 00:33:52.630 authorised<00:33:50.150><c> version</c><00:33:50.630><c> says.</c><00:33:51.750><c> Anybody</c><00:33:52.089><c> got</c> 00:33:52.630 --> 00:33:55.890 a<00:33:52.869><c> version</c><00:33:53.130><c> other</c><00:33:53.529><c> than,</c><00:33:53.710><c> oh</c><00:33:53.809><c> they</c><00:33:53.970><c> authorised,</c><00:33:54.589><c> there</c><00:33:54.710><c> was</c><00:33:54.809><c> somebody</c><00:33:55.089><c> out</c><00:33:55.230><c> there,</c><00:33:55.349><c> I've</c><00:33:55.650><c> got</c><00:33:55.769><c> a</c> 00:33:55.890 --> 00:33:56.509 feeling<00:33:56.069><c> who</c> 00:33:56.509 --> 00:33:59.170 read<00:33:56.750><c> Seed</c><00:33:57.230><c> for</c><00:33:57.490><c> me</c><00:33:57.690><c> yesterday,</c><00:33:58.250><c> did</c><00:33:58.390><c> they</c><00:33:58.549><c> from</c><00:33:58.690><c> over</c><00:33:58.950><c> here,</c> 00:33:59.230 --> 00:34:01.369 oh<00:33:59.390><c> you've</c><00:33:59.650><c> probably</c><00:33:59.849><c> changed</c><00:34:00.210><c> seats,</c><00:34:00.609><c> I</c><00:34:00.690><c> know,</c> 00:34:01.869 --> 00:34:03.730 but<00:34:01.910><c> somebody</c><00:34:02.410><c> looked</c><00:34:02.750><c> something</c><00:34:03.029><c> up</c><00:34:03.210><c> the</c><00:34:03.309><c> other</c><00:34:03.450><c> day</c><00:34:03.569><c> and</c><00:34:03.650><c> I</c> 00:34:03.730 --> 00:34:05.589 said<00:34:03.789><c> what</c><00:34:03.930><c> does</c><00:34:04.069><c> it</c><00:34:04.250><c> say</c><00:34:04.410><c> there,</c><00:34:04.670><c> and</c><00:34:04.829><c> they</c><00:34:04.990><c> said</c><00:34:05.190><c> Seed,</c> 00:34:05.589 --> 00:34:12.849 is<00:34:05.710><c> that</c><00:34:05.950><c> right?</c><00:34:07.910><c> Only</c><00:34:08.090><c> pointed</c><00:34:08.309><c> out</c><00:34:08.570><c> to</c><00:34:08.750><c> you.</c><00:34:11.010><c> Okay,</c><00:34:12.429><c> it</c><00:34:12.550><c> is</c> 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it</c><00:37:23.510><c> was</c><00:37:23.690><c> mine,</c><00:37:24.550><c> and</c><00:37:24.789><c> it's</c><00:37:24.989><c> in</c><00:37:25.150><c> chapter</c><00:37:25.530><c> 6,</c> 00:37:26.829 --> 00:37:29.809 the<00:37:26.889><c> little</c><00:37:27.090><c> section</c><00:37:27.409><c> starting</c><00:37:27.730><c> from</c><00:37:27.949><c> verse</c><00:37:28.210><c> 13</c><00:37:28.610><c> there,</c> 00:37:29.829 --> 00:37:33.210 which<00:37:30.050><c> I'm</c><00:37:30.269><c> sure</c><00:37:30.469><c> you</c><00:37:30.610><c> will</c><00:37:30.789><c> read</c><00:37:30.969><c> as</c><00:37:31.230><c> well</c><00:37:31.449><c> as</c><00:37:31.869><c> reading</c><00:37:32.150><c> the</c><00:37:32.369><c> other.</c> 00:37:52.869 --> 00:37:55.769 Speak,<00:37:53.349><c> thus</c><00:37:53.829><c> God,</c><00:37:54.449><c> determined</c><00:37:54.670><c> to</c><00:37:54.869><c> show</c><00:37:55.010><c> more</c><00:37:55.309><c> abundantly</c> 00:37:55.769 --> 00:37:57.030 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who</c><00:38:06.769><c> have</c><00:38:06.949><c> fled</c> 00:38:07.110 --> 00:38:11.230 from<00:38:07.309><c> refuge</c><00:38:07.630><c> to</c><00:38:07.909><c> let</c><00:38:08.050><c> hold</c><00:38:08.329><c> of</c><00:38:08.530><c> the</c><00:38:08.690><c> hope</c><00:38:08.909><c> set</c><00:38:09.090><c> before</c><00:38:09.389><c> us.</c><00:38:10.309><c> This</c><00:38:10.550><c> hope</c><00:38:10.909><c> we</c> 00:38:11.230 --> 00:38:12.969 have<00:38:11.369><c> as</c><00:38:11.530><c> an</c><00:38:11.710><c> anchor</c><00:38:12.030><c> of</c><00:38:12.309><c> the</c><00:38:12.530><c> soul,</c> 00:38:13.230 --> 00:38:15.650 will<00:38:13.349><c> sure</c><00:38:13.610><c> and</c><00:38:13.829><c> steadfast,</c><00:38:14.570><c> in</c><00:38:14.670><c> which</c><00:38:14.829><c> enters</c><00:38:15.110><c> the</c><00:38:15.349><c> presence</c> 00:38:15.650 --> 00:38:17.710 and<00:38:15.949><c> force</c><00:38:16.110><c> behind</c><00:38:16.670><c> the</c><00:38:16.929><c> veil,</c> 00:38:17.849 --> 00:38:20.809 where<00:38:18.190><c> the</c><00:38:18.590><c> forerunner</c><00:38:19.150><c> has</c><00:38:19.349><c> entered</c><00:38:19.469><c> for</c><00:38:19.769><c> us,</c><00:38:20.190><c> even</c><00:38:20.349><c> Jesus,</c> 00:38:21.010 --> 00:38:22.510 having<00:38:21.070><c> become</c><00:38:21.429><c> high</c><00:38:21.809><c> priest</c><00:38:22.030><c> forever,</c> 00:38:22.690 --> 00:38:25.750 according<00:38:22.909><c> to</c><00:38:23.150><c> the</c><00:38:23.289><c> order</c><00:38:23.469><c> of</c><00:38:23.650><c> God.</c><00:38:24.070><c> And</c><00:38:24.530><c> thank</c><00:38:24.789><c> you</c><00:38:24.909><c> for</c><00:38:25.070><c> that</c> 00:38:25.750 --> 00:38:27.550 impeccable<00:38:26.550><c> reading.</c> 00:38:28.530 --> 00:38:32.969 There<00:38:28.630><c> are</c><00:38:29.110><c> parts</c><00:38:29.510><c> here</c><00:38:29.929><c> that</c><00:38:30.150><c> are</c><00:38:30.349><c> not</c><00:38:30.969><c> absolutely</c><00:38:31.750><c> plain.</c> 00:38:34.269 --> 00:38:38.409 For<00:38:34.510><c> example,</c><00:38:36.429><c> when</c><00:38:36.590><c> it</c><00:38:36.849><c> says,</c><00:38:37.610><c> and</c><00:38:37.610><c> so,</c> 00:38:39.030 --> 00:38:44.329 after<00:38:39.429><c> he</c><00:38:39.690><c> had</c><00:38:39.989><c> patiently</c><00:38:40.429><c> endured,</c><00:38:42.010><c> he</c><00:38:42.309><c> obtained</c><00:38:42.969><c> the</c><00:38:43.409><c> promise.</c><00:38:44.050><c> What</c> 00:38:44.329 --> 00:38:45.590 does<00:38:44.489><c> that</c><00:38:44.730><c> mean,</c><00:38:44.889><c> do</c><00:38:45.050><c> you</c><00:38:45.070><c> think?</c> 00:38:45.590 --> 00:38:50.010 What<00:38:45.590><c> do</c><00:38:45.590><c> you</c><00:38:47.309><c> think</c><00:38:47.389><c> that</c><00:38:48.269><c> might</c><00:38:48.469><c> mean,</c><00:38:48.909><c> that</c><00:38:49.070><c> he</c><00:38:49.250><c> obtained</c> 00:38:50.010 --> 00:38:51.090 the<00:38:50.349><c> promise?</c> 00:38:55.969 --> 00:38:58.130 What<00:38:56.130><c> was</c><00:38:56.369><c> the</c><00:38:56.530><c> promise</c><00:38:56.750><c> and</c><00:38:56.869><c> what</c><00:38:57.070><c> did</c><00:38:57.170><c> he</c><00:38:57.389><c> obtain?</c> 00:39:05.829 --> 00:39:16.070 The<00:39:05.969><c> birth</c><00:39:06.110><c> of</c><00:39:06.349><c> Isaac.</c><00:39:06.789><c> Isaac</c><00:39:07.150><c> has</c><00:39:07.389><c> already</c><00:39:07.809><c> been</c><00:39:08.130><c> born,</c><00:39:09.230><c> so</c><00:39:09.409><c> it</c><00:39:09.469><c> must</c><00:39:09.650><c> go</c><00:39:09.909><c> even</c><00:39:10.210><c> beyond</c><00:39:10.469><c> that.</c><00:39:10.889><c> That</c><00:39:11.030><c> was</c><00:39:11.349><c> a</c><00:39:15.570><c> very</c> 00:39:16.289 --> 00:39:19.769 Isaac<00:39:16.690><c> has</c><00:39:16.869><c> already</c><00:39:17.190><c> been</c><00:39:17.730><c> born</c><00:39:18.130><c> when</c><00:39:18.750><c> God</c><00:39:19.050><c> takes</c><00:39:19.389><c> an</c><00:39:19.590><c> oath.</c> 00:39:19.929 --> 00:39:22.389 In<00:39:20.010><c> fact,</c><00:39:20.170><c> he's</c><00:39:20.369><c> been</c><00:39:20.610><c> offered</c><00:39:20.989><c> and</c><00:39:21.750><c> it's</c><00:39:22.170><c> because</c> 00:39:22.389 --> 00:39:28.969 of<00:39:22.590><c> that,</c><00:39:22.730><c> that</c><00:39:22.889><c> God</c><00:39:23.050><c> takes</c><00:39:23.409><c> this</c><00:39:23.710><c> oath.</c><00:39:25.349><c> When</c><00:39:25.449><c> it</c><00:39:25.630><c> says</c><00:39:25.730><c> he</c><00:39:25.909><c> obtained</c><00:39:26.469><c> the</c><00:39:26.929><c> promise,</c><00:39:27.869><c> he</c><00:39:27.869><c> endured,</c> 00:39:29.809 --> 00:39:35.929 patiently<00:39:30.210><c> endured,</c><00:39:31.170><c> he</c><00:39:31.309><c> obtained</c><00:39:31.809><c> the</c><00:39:32.150><c> promise.</c><00:39:34.190><c> Let</c><00:39:34.369><c> me</c><00:39:34.469><c> help</c><00:39:34.690><c> you,</c><00:39:35.050><c> because</c><00:39:35.230><c> it's</c><00:39:35.369><c> not</c><00:39:35.489><c> an</c><00:39:35.690><c> easy,</c> 00:39:35.929 --> 00:39:38.449 not<00:39:36.170><c> an</c><00:39:36.369><c> easy</c><00:39:36.630><c> thing.</c><00:39:37.349><c> Because</c><00:39:37.429><c> when</c><00:39:37.570><c> I</c><00:39:37.750><c> used</c><00:39:37.929><c> to</c><00:39:38.110><c> read</c><00:39:38.210><c> it,</c><00:39:38.349><c> I</c> 00:39:38.449 --> 00:39:39.670 used<00:39:38.630><c> to</c><00:39:38.750><c> say,</c><00:39:39.070><c> well,</c><00:39:39.190><c> like</c><00:39:39.429><c> that,</c> 00:39:39.769 --> 00:39:41.469 do<00:39:39.849><c> you</c><00:39:39.849><c> think</c><00:39:39.889><c> it</c><00:39:39.969><c> must</c><00:39:40.070><c> be</c><00:39:40.289><c> Isaac</c><00:39:40.489><c> or</c><00:39:40.670><c> something</c><00:39:40.929><c> like</c><00:39:41.250><c> that?</c> 00:39:41.510 --> 00:39:43.849 I<00:39:41.630><c> don't</c><00:39:41.849><c> think</c><00:39:42.010><c> so.</c><00:39:42.889><c> I</c><00:39:43.070><c> think</c><00:39:43.329><c> now,</c> 00:39:43.849 --> 00:39:48.110 and<00:39:44.190><c> if</c><00:39:44.429><c> you</c><00:39:44.570><c> think</c><00:39:44.730><c> otherwise,</c><00:39:45.170><c> let</c><00:39:45.230><c> me</c><00:39:45.429><c> know.</c><00:39:47.409><c> I</c><00:39:47.690><c> think</c><00:39:47.929><c> this</c> 00:39:48.110 --> 00:39:51.809 is<00:39:48.369><c> what</c><00:39:48.630><c> it</c><00:39:48.909><c> means.</c><00:39:49.909><c> When</c><00:39:50.130><c> he</c><00:39:50.289><c> had</c><00:39:50.449><c> offered</c><00:39:50.570><c> Isaac</c> 00:39:51.909 --> 00:39:56.190 and<00:39:52.429><c> God</c><00:39:52.650><c> said,</c><00:39:52.949><c> now</c><00:39:53.030><c> I</c><00:39:53.289><c> know</c><00:39:53.610><c> that</c><00:39:53.829><c> thou</c><00:39:53.909><c> dost</c><00:39:54.170><c> fear</c><00:39:54.449><c> God,</c><00:39:55.590><c> then</c><00:39:55.849><c> God</c> 00:39:56.190 --> 00:40:00.829 said,<00:39:57.530><c> by</c><00:39:57.769><c> oath,</c><00:39:59.230><c> thy</c><00:39:59.449><c> seed</c><00:40:00.030><c> should</c><00:40:00.530><c> possess</c> 00:40:00.829 --> 00:40:04.590 the<00:40:01.050><c> gaze</c><00:40:01.150><c> of</c><00:40:01.269><c> his</c><00:40:01.449><c> enemies.</c><00:40:02.809><c> Now,</c><00:40:03.289><c> that</c><00:40:03.730><c> promise</c><00:40:04.190><c> that</c><00:40:04.369><c> was</c> 00:40:04.590 --> 00:40:08.070 obtained<00:40:05.050><c> by</c><00:40:05.469><c> oath</c><00:40:05.969><c> is</c><00:40:07.250><c> the</c><00:40:07.449><c> thing</c><00:40:07.570><c> that's</c><00:40:07.869><c> spoken</c> 00:40:08.070 --> 00:40:11.130 of<00:40:08.250><c> here.</c><00:40:08.590><c> It's</c><00:40:08.869><c> the</c><00:40:09.110><c> promise</c><00:40:09.449><c> that</c><00:40:09.630><c> he</c><00:40:09.829><c> obtained,</c><00:40:10.809><c> not</c><00:40:10.909><c> the</c> 00:40:11.130 --> 00:40:14.030 fulfilment<00:40:11.550><c> of</c><00:40:11.730><c> it.</c><00:40:12.550><c> It's</c><00:40:12.809><c> the</c><00:40:13.030><c> promise.</c> 00:40:14.530 --> 00:40:17.269 So<00:40:14.730><c> that</c><00:40:14.969><c> promise</c><00:40:15.250><c> that</c><00:40:15.429><c> he'd</c><00:40:15.650><c> had</c><00:40:15.750><c> earlier</c><00:40:16.070><c> on</c><00:40:16.409><c> in</c><00:40:16.969><c> Genesis</c> 00:40:17.269 --> 00:40:20.710 12,<00:40:17.630><c> 13,</c><00:40:18.170><c> 15,</c><00:40:18.590><c> 17</c><00:40:18.989><c> and</c><00:40:19.150><c> so</c><00:40:19.349><c> on,</c><00:40:19.710><c> that</c><00:40:20.010><c> was</c><00:40:20.269><c> now</c> 00:40:20.710 --> 00:40:24.010 expanded<00:40:21.369><c> and</c><00:40:21.989><c> then</c><00:40:22.329><c> given</c><00:40:22.449><c> a</c><00:40:22.650><c> tremendous</c><00:40:23.090><c> foundation,</c><00:40:23.809><c> God</c> 00:40:24.010 --> 00:40:27.710 says,<00:40:25.010><c> this</c><00:40:25.150><c> is</c><00:40:25.489><c> my</c><00:40:25.750><c> life.</c><00:40:26.230><c> God</c><00:40:26.469><c> says,</c><00:40:26.869><c> as</c><00:40:27.070><c> truly</c><00:40:27.309><c> as</c><00:40:27.510><c> I</c> 00:40:27.710 --> 00:40:30.969 live,<00:40:28.929><c> which</c><00:40:29.110><c> is</c><00:40:29.210><c> what</c><00:40:29.269><c> he</c><00:40:29.429><c> says</c><00:40:29.510><c> elsewhere</c><00:40:29.909><c> as</c><00:40:30.110><c> well,</c><00:40:30.269><c> as</c><00:40:30.510><c> truly</c><00:40:30.769><c> as</c> 00:40:30.969 --> 00:40:32.710 I<00:40:31.170><c> live,</c><00:40:31.849><c> all</c><00:40:31.989><c> the</c><00:40:32.130><c> earth</c><00:40:32.250><c> shall</c><00:40:32.409><c> be</c><00:40:32.610><c> filled</c> 00:40:32.710 --> 00:40:36.869 with<00:40:32.829><c> my</c><00:40:33.150><c> glory.</c><00:40:34.110><c> So</c><00:40:34.289><c> the</c><00:40:34.510><c> life</c><00:40:34.750><c> of</c><00:40:35.070><c> God</c><00:40:35.409><c> is</c><00:40:35.909><c> the</c><00:40:36.070><c> foundation</c> 00:40:36.869 --> 00:40:41.010 of<00:40:37.530><c> the</c><00:40:37.809><c> promises</c><00:40:38.210><c> of</c><00:40:38.570><c> God.</c><00:40:40.210><c> So</c><00:40:40.349><c> it</c><00:40:40.389><c> couldn't</c><00:40:40.570><c> be</c><00:40:40.710><c> more</c> 00:40:41.010 --> 00:40:44.630 serious.<00:40:41.949><c> It</c><00:40:42.150><c> could</c><00:40:42.369><c> not</c><00:40:42.550><c> be</c><00:40:42.670><c> more</c><00:40:42.989><c> serious.</c><00:40:43.550><c> When</c><00:40:43.670><c> it</c><00:40:43.730><c> says,</c> 00:40:44.909 --> 00:40:47.449 when<00:40:45.130><c> men</c><00:40:45.309><c> are</c><00:40:45.610><c> arguing</c><00:40:45.869><c> to</c><00:40:46.150><c> and</c><00:40:46.309><c> fro</c><00:40:46.389><c> like</c><00:40:46.730><c> this,</c> 00:40:47.750 --> 00:40:49.409 and<00:40:47.849><c> somebody</c><00:40:47.969><c> says,</c><00:40:48.150><c> well,</c><00:40:48.349><c> let's</c><00:40:48.530><c> settle</c><00:40:48.730><c> it</c><00:40:48.869><c> then</c><00:40:48.969><c> by</c><00:40:49.190><c> an</c> 00:40:49.409 --> 00:40:52.489 oath,<00:40:50.510><c> then</c><00:40:50.650><c> when</c><00:40:50.789><c> they</c><00:40:50.949><c> take</c><00:40:51.110><c> the</c><00:40:51.329><c> oath,</c><00:40:51.610><c> they</c><00:40:51.849><c> normally</c> 00:40:52.489 --> 00:40:57.769 end<00:40:52.869><c> the</c><00:40:53.090><c> dispute.</c><00:40:55.670><c> They</c><00:40:56.110><c> normally</c><00:40:56.449><c> do</c><00:40:56.570><c> that</c><00:40:56.670><c> because</c><00:40:56.869><c> they</c> 00:40:57.769 --> 00:41:01.389 bound<00:40:58.030><c> themselves</c><00:40:58.449><c> by</c><00:40:58.730><c> an</c><00:40:58.909><c> oath.</c><00:41:00.489><c> If</c><00:41:00.789><c> the</c><00:41:01.010><c> oath</c><00:41:01.170><c> is</c> 00:41:01.389 --> 00:41:05.690 broken,<00:41:02.170><c> then</c><00:41:02.170><c> other</c><00:41:02.829><c> serious</c><00:41:03.269><c> consequences</c><00:41:03.829><c> follow,</c><00:41:04.150><c> as</c><00:41:04.269><c> I've</c><00:41:04.550><c> said.</c><00:41:05.269><c> You</c><00:41:05.389><c> can</c><00:41:05.510><c> be</c> 00:41:05.690 --> 00:41:06.469 arrested,<00:41:06.070><c> you</c><00:41:06.190><c> can</c><00:41:06.329><c> be</c><00:41:06.469><c> put</c> 00:41:06.469 --> 00:41:10.889 in<00:41:06.710><c> prison.</c><00:41:08.170><c> You</c><00:41:08.349><c> can</c><00:41:08.489><c> have</c><00:41:08.650><c> a</c><00:41:08.750><c> longer</c><00:41:09.070><c> sentence</c><00:41:09.570><c> as</c><00:41:10.090><c> might</c><00:41:10.510><c> come</c><00:41:10.750><c> on</c> 00:41:10.889 --> 00:41:14.190 the<00:41:11.050><c> person</c><00:41:11.429><c> that's</c><00:41:11.789><c> on</c><00:41:12.409><c> trial</c><00:41:12.869><c> because</c><00:41:13.769><c> you</c> 00:41:14.190 --> 00:41:19.670 have<00:41:15.130><c> sought</c><00:41:15.449><c> to</c><00:41:15.769><c> disrupt</c><00:41:16.250><c> the</c><00:41:16.670><c> course</c><00:41:16.929><c> of</c><00:41:17.309><c> truth.</c><00:41:17.510><c> That's</c><00:41:17.690><c> what</c><00:41:17.809><c> you've</c><00:41:18.110><c> done,</c><00:41:19.070><c> you</c><00:41:19.250><c> see.</c><00:41:19.489><c> So</c> 00:41:19.670 --> 00:41:20.369 it's<00:41:19.789><c> a</c><00:41:19.869><c> very</c><00:41:20.090><c> serious</c> 00:41:20.369 --> 00:41:23.650 matter<00:41:20.630><c> in</c><00:41:20.929><c> court.</c><00:41:21.570><c> At</c><00:41:21.610><c> least</c><00:41:21.809><c> it</c><00:41:21.929><c> is</c><00:41:22.110><c> in</c><00:41:22.269><c> Britain</c><00:41:22.429><c> and</c><00:41:22.570><c> I</c><00:41:22.809><c> imagine</c><00:41:23.110><c> it</c> 00:41:23.650 --> 00:41:27.010 is<00:41:23.909><c> here.</c><00:41:25.670><c> Another</c><00:41:26.130><c> thing</c><00:41:26.329><c> that</c><00:41:26.489><c> it</c><00:41:26.650><c> says</c><00:41:26.750><c> in</c> 00:41:27.010 --> 00:41:34.869 this,<00:41:29.070><c> it</c><00:41:29.389><c> says,</c><00:41:30.409><c> verse</c><00:41:31.369><c> 16,</c><00:41:31.929><c> for</c><00:41:32.170><c> men</c><00:41:32.789><c> verily</c><00:41:33.449><c> swear</c><00:41:34.070><c> by</c><00:41:34.570><c> the</c> 00:41:34.869 --> 00:41:37.630 greater.<00:41:35.809><c> In</c><00:41:35.969><c> other</c><00:41:36.170><c> words,</c><00:41:36.389><c> you</c><00:41:36.570><c> swear</c><00:41:36.789><c> by</c><00:41:37.170><c> the</c><00:41:37.369><c> Bible,</c> 00:41:37.690 --> 00:41:42.989 by<00:41:37.949><c> God.</c><00:41:38.349><c> I</c><00:41:38.510><c> swear</c><00:41:39.269><c> by</c><00:41:40.429><c> Almighty</c><00:41:40.809><c> God,</c><00:41:42.150><c> the</c><00:41:42.230><c> evidence</c><00:41:42.550><c> I</c><00:41:42.789><c> shall</c> 00:41:42.989 --> 00:41:44.789 give.<00:41:43.349><c> So</c><00:41:43.489><c> in</c><00:41:43.590><c> other</c><00:41:43.769><c> words,</c><00:41:44.210><c> you're</c><00:41:44.449><c> binding</c> 00:41:44.789 --> 00:41:47.869 yourself<00:41:45.269><c> by</c><00:41:45.469><c> something</c><00:41:45.829><c> greater.</c><00:41:46.989><c> In</c><00:41:47.130><c> the</c><00:41:47.309><c> days</c><00:41:47.409><c> of</c><00:41:47.570><c> Jesus,</c> 00:41:48.010 --> 00:41:50.590 people<00:41:48.369><c> bound</c><00:41:48.829><c> themselves</c><00:41:49.190><c> by</c><00:41:49.449><c> Jerusalem.</c> 00:41:50.710 --> 00:41:56.530 He<00:41:50.829><c> said,</c><00:41:50.989><c> by</c><00:41:51.230><c> Jerusalem,</c><00:41:52.110><c> this</c><00:41:52.230><c> carpet's</c><00:41:52.710><c> worth</c><00:41:53.110><c> 45</c><00:41:53.590><c> shekels,</c><00:41:54.789><c> you</c><00:41:55.110><c> see.</c><00:41:55.590><c> Another</c><00:41:55.849><c> said,</c><00:41:56.090><c> by</c><00:41:56.309><c> heaven,</c> 00:41:56.530 --> 00:42:02.769 it's<00:41:56.769><c> worth</c><00:41:56.929><c> 45</c><00:41:57.510><c> shekels.</c><00:42:00.210><c> And</c><00:42:00.429><c> so</c><00:42:00.550><c> Jesus</c><00:42:00.829><c> said,</c><00:42:02.369><c> and</c><00:42:02.469><c> by</c><00:42:02.630><c> the</c> 00:42:02.769 --> 00:42:04.070 hairs<00:42:02.829><c> of</c><00:42:02.989><c> my</c><00:42:03.269><c> head,</c><00:42:03.449><c> I</c><00:42:03.610><c> haven't</c><00:42:03.730><c> got</c><00:42:03.869><c> many,</c> 00:42:04.170 --> 00:42:09.010 but<00:42:04.230><c> by</c><00:42:04.449><c> the</c><00:42:04.630><c> hairs</c><00:42:04.769><c> of</c><00:42:04.949><c> my</c><00:42:05.170><c> head,</c><00:42:06.090><c> this</c><00:42:06.250><c> is</c><00:42:06.389><c> a</c><00:42:06.469><c> 45</c><00:42:06.829><c> shekel</c><00:42:07.130><c> carpet.</c><00:42:08.829><c> And</c> 00:42:09.010 --> 00:42:10.130 Jesus<00:42:09.170><c> said,</c><00:42:09.389><c> don't</c><00:42:09.550><c> swear</c><00:42:09.710><c> by</c><00:42:09.969><c> heaven,</c> 00:42:10.170 --> 00:42:13.349 that's<00:42:10.369><c> where</c><00:42:10.510><c> God</c><00:42:10.769><c> lives.</c><00:42:12.269><c> And</c><00:42:12.489><c> don't</c><00:42:12.670><c> swear</c><00:42:12.849><c> by</c><00:42:13.090><c> the</c><00:42:13.250><c> earth</c> 00:42:13.349 --> 00:42:15.750 because<00:42:13.590><c> that's</c><00:42:13.869><c> his</c><00:42:14.030><c> footstool.</c><00:42:15.309><c> And</c><00:42:15.550><c> don't</c> 00:42:15.750 --> 00:42:18.530 swear<00:42:15.869><c> by</c><00:42:16.110><c> Jerusalem</c><00:42:16.530><c> because</c><00:42:16.809><c> that's</c><00:42:17.110><c> the</c><00:42:17.130><c> city</c><00:42:17.329><c> of</c><00:42:17.469><c> the</c><00:42:17.590><c> great</c><00:42:17.769><c> King.</c><00:42:18.289><c> And</c> 00:42:18.530 --> 00:42:20.190 don't<00:42:18.769><c> swear</c><00:42:19.030><c> by</c><00:42:19.489><c> your</c><00:42:19.750><c> head</c> 00:42:20.190 --> 00:42:24.329 because<00:42:20.530><c> you</c><00:42:20.650><c> can't</c><00:42:20.969><c> turn</c><00:42:21.670><c> one</c><00:42:21.969><c> hair</c><00:42:22.349><c> white</c><00:42:22.710><c> or</c><00:42:22.969><c> black.</c><00:42:23.989><c> Thank</c> 00:42:24.329 --> 00:42:28.750 you<00:42:24.630><c> very</c><00:42:24.929><c> much.</c><00:42:26.050><c> And</c><00:42:26.289><c> so</c><00:42:26.869><c> Jesus</c><00:42:27.949><c> there</c> 00:42:29.110 --> 00:42:36.170 was<00:42:29.710><c> breaking,</c><00:42:31.070><c> it</c><00:42:31.449><c> was</c><00:42:31.670><c> a</c><00:42:31.789><c> very</c><00:42:33.010><c> facile</c><00:42:33.590><c> way</c><00:42:33.969><c> they</c><00:42:34.449><c> were</c><00:42:34.570><c> taking</c><00:42:34.949><c> oaths.</c><00:42:36.030><c> And</c> 00:42:36.170 --> 00:42:37.190 I<00:42:36.210><c> suppose</c><00:42:36.449><c> sometimes,</c> 00:42:37.429 --> 00:42:40.889 especially<00:42:37.630><c> as</c><00:42:37.889><c> children</c><00:42:38.250><c> do</c><00:42:38.449><c> it,</c><00:42:40.170><c> that</c><00:42:40.289><c> they</c><00:42:40.429><c> have</c><00:42:40.590><c> an</c><00:42:40.710><c> oath</c> 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honest<00:42:53.070><c> people</c><00:42:53.449><c> and</c><00:42:53.630><c> therefore</c><00:42:54.010><c> you</c><00:42:54.869><c> bound</c> 00:42:55.170 --> 00:42:58.409 yourself<00:42:55.610><c> by</c><00:42:55.829><c> that</c><00:42:56.090><c> kind</c><00:42:56.309><c> of</c><00:42:56.489><c> oath.</c><00:42:57.050><c> Children</c><00:42:57.469><c> did</c><00:42:57.650><c> it,</c><00:42:57.969><c> not</c> 00:42:58.409 --> 00:43:00.369 seriously,<00:42:58.909><c> but</c><00:42:59.030><c> they</c><00:42:59.210><c> just</c><00:42:59.449><c> said</c><00:42:59.590><c> it.</c> 00:43:00.630 --> 00:43:04.750 But<00:43:01.150><c> here</c><00:43:01.469><c> it</c><00:43:01.829><c> is</c><00:43:02.090><c> God.</c><00:43:02.769><c> And</c><00:43:03.010><c> then</c><00:43:03.289><c> God</c><00:43:03.590><c> says,</c><00:43:03.909><c> and</c><00:43:04.070><c> here</c><00:43:04.269><c> it's</c> 00:43:04.750 --> 00:43:07.750 interesting,<00:43:06.070><c> it</c><00:43:06.210><c> says</c><00:43:06.690><c> where</c> 00:43:09.570 --> 00:43:12.090 he<00:43:10.130><c> confirmed</c><00:43:10.369><c> it</c><00:43:10.530><c> with</c><00:43:10.650><c> an</c><00:43:10.769><c> oath,</c><00:43:10.989><c> and</c><00:43:11.070><c> then</c><00:43:11.170><c> verse</c><00:43:11.409><c> 18,</c><00:43:11.969><c> that</c> 00:43:12.090 --> 00:43:15.510 by<00:43:12.449><c> two</c><00:43:13.449><c> immutable</c><00:43:14.530><c> things,</c> 00:43:19.289 --> 00:43:22.949 in<00:43:19.889><c> which</c><00:43:20.070><c> it</c><00:43:20.190><c> was</c><00:43:20.309><c> impossible</c><00:43:20.730><c> for</c><00:43:20.989><c> God</c><00:43:21.110><c> to</c><00:43:21.369><c> lie,</c><00:43:22.409><c> we</c><00:43:22.690><c> might</c> 00:43:22.949 --> 00:43:25.610 have<00:43:23.190><c> strong</c><00:43:23.570><c> consolation.</c><00:43:24.610><c> The</c><00:43:24.809><c> word</c> 00:43:26.130 --> 00:43:31.090 immutable<00:43:26.730><c> means</c><00:43:27.250><c> 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now,</c><00:43:56.210><c> God</c><00:43:56.550><c> and</c><00:43:56.789><c> his</c><00:43:57.050><c> word.</c><00:43:57.789><c> Before</c><00:43:58.050><c> it</c><00:43:58.130><c> was</c><00:43:58.250><c> just</c><00:43:58.469><c> his</c> 00:43:58.730 --> 00:44:02.030 word.<00:43:59.530><c> That</c><00:43:59.710><c> was</c><00:43:59.949><c> sufficient.</c><00:44:01.309><c> But</c><00:44:01.429><c> for</c><00:44:01.610><c> the</c><00:44:01.769><c> purpose</c> 00:44:02.030 --> 00:44:05.429 of<00:44:02.309><c> men,</c><00:44:02.630><c> God</c><00:44:02.869><c> attached</c><00:44:03.409><c> the</c><00:44:03.690><c> oath</c><00:44:03.829><c> to</c><00:44:04.090><c> it</c><00:44:04.329><c> and</c><00:44:04.630><c> then</c><00:44:04.889><c> expanded</c> 00:44:05.429 --> 00:44:07.429 it<00:44:05.769><c> marvelously</c><00:44:06.250><c> in</c><00:44:06.530><c> saying</c><00:44:06.769><c> that</c><00:44:07.130><c> it's</c><00:44:07.230><c> all</c> 00:44:07.429 --> 00:44:11.210 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was</c><00:44:42.389><c> his</c><00:44:42.650><c> wife</c><00:44:42.969><c> and</c><00:44:43.130><c> they'd</c><00:44:43.690><c> been</c><00:44:43.809><c> married,</c><00:44:44.269><c> you</c><00:44:44.570><c> know,</c><00:44:45.789><c> at</c> 00:44:46.010 --> 00:44:49.309 least<00:44:46.590><c> 25</c><00:44:47.369><c> years.</c><00:44:48.309><c> So</c> 00:44:50.090 --> 00:44:57.809 normally<00:44:50.650><c> my</c><00:44:50.929><c> wife</c><00:44:51.150><c> and</c><00:44:51.349><c> I</c><00:44:51.670><c> tell</c><00:44:52.309><c> everything.</c><00:44:54.949><c> Except</c><00:44:55.130><c> if</c><00:44:56.230><c> on</c> 00:44:57.809 --> 00:45:00.849 one<00:44:58.110><c> or</c><00:44:58.309><c> two</c><00:44:58.650><c> occasions</c><00:44:59.050><c> I</c><00:44:59.289><c> get</c><00:44:59.570><c> news,</c><00:45:00.550><c> because,</c> 00:45:00.969 --> 00:45:04.489 you<00:45:01.090><c> know,</c><00:45:01.590><c> when</c><00:45:01.690><c> you</c><00:45:01.989><c> go</c><00:45:02.289><c> to</c><00:45:02.429><c> lots</c><00:45:02.610><c> of</c><00:45:02.889><c> places,</c><00:45:03.269><c> you</c><00:45:03.269><c> get</c><00:45:04.130><c> news</c> 00:45:04.489 --> 00:45:06.289 about<00:45:04.809><c> people</c><00:45:05.130><c> and</c><00:45:05.250><c> you</c><00:45:05.289><c> get</c><00:45:05.550><c> bad</c><00:45:05.849><c> news.</c><00:45:06.030><c> I</c><00:45:06.110><c> don't</c> 00:45:06.289 --> 00:45:09.230 mean<00:45:06.409><c> that</c><00:45:06.590><c> somebody's</c><00:45:07.070><c> died</c><00:45:07.349><c> or</c><00:45:07.489><c> anything</c><00:45:07.730><c> like</c><00:45:08.010><c> that,</c><00:45:08.909><c> but</c> 00:45:09.230 --> 00:45:12.250 that<00:45:09.550><c> somebody's</c><00:45:09.949><c> done</c><00:45:10.170><c> something</c><00:45:10.550><c> very</c><00:45:11.050><c> bad.</c> 00:45:13.329 --> 00:45:15.550 And<00:45:13.510><c> that</c><00:45:13.769><c> it's</c><00:45:14.130><c> heartbreaking</c><00:45:14.570><c> to</c><00:45:14.750><c> have</c><00:45:14.869><c> to</c><00:45:15.090><c> tell</c><00:45:15.250><c> somebody</c> 00:45:15.550 --> 00:45:17.070 that<00:45:15.730><c> that's</c><00:45:15.949><c> what</c><00:45:16.130><c> happens.</c><00:45:16.530><c> And</c><00:45:16.650><c> so</c> 00:45:17.070 --> 00:45:20.050 sometimes<00:45:17.829><c> you</c><00:45:18.349><c> might</c><00:45:18.550><c> think</c><00:45:18.690><c> this</c><00:45:18.889><c> is</c><00:45:19.050><c> wrong.</c><00:45:19.670><c> I</c><00:45:19.710><c> just</c><00:45:19.929><c> keep</c> 00:45:20.050 --> 00:45:23.769 it<00:45:20.289><c> as</c><00:45:20.610><c> a</c><00:45:21.769><c> confidential</c><00:45:22.130><c> to</c><00:45:22.369><c> me.</c><00:45:23.289><c> Lots</c><00:45:23.489><c> of</c><00:45:23.590><c> people</c> 00:45:23.769 --> 00:45:27.429 speak<00:45:24.010><c> to</c><00:45:24.130><c> me</c><00:45:24.469><c> confidentially,</c><00:45:25.610><c> and</c><00:45:26.190><c> I</c><00:45:26.289><c> don't</c><00:45:26.449><c> say</c><00:45:26.670><c> a</c><00:45:26.730><c> word</c><00:45:26.929><c> about</c><00:45:27.269><c> it</c> 00:45:27.429 --> 00:45:29.909 to<00:45:27.630><c> anybody.</c><00:45:29.190><c> Because</c><00:45:29.309><c> if</c><00:45:29.489><c> you</c><00:45:29.590><c> break</c> 00:45:29.909 --> 00:45:35.869 confidences,<00:45:30.909><c> then</c><00:45:31.389><c> you've</c><00:45:32.429><c> lost</c><00:45:32.570><c> all</c><00:45:32.869><c> trust</c><00:45:33.429><c> when</c><00:45:33.730><c> confidence.</c><00:45:35.389><c> America</c> 00:45:35.869 --> 00:45:38.170 is<00:45:36.730><c> a</c><00:45:36.789><c> place</c><00:45:37.090><c> where</c><00:45:37.269><c> it</c><00:45:37.449><c> is</c><00:45:37.789><c> almost</c> 00:45:38.170 --> 00:45:41.929 impossible<00:45:38.849><c> to</c><00:45:39.730><c> be</c><00:45:40.030><c> confidential,</c><00:45:40.690><c> and</c><00:45:40.949><c> I</c><00:45:41.110><c> do</c><00:45:41.329><c> not</c><00:45:41.550><c> know</c><00:45:41.710><c> why</c> 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hope</c><00:46:03.409><c> to</c><00:46:03.710><c> secure.</c><00:46:04.849><c> I</c><00:46:04.989><c> mean,</c> 00:46:05.070 --> 00:46:07.150 there<00:46:05.110><c> must</c><00:46:05.309><c> be</c><00:46:05.489><c> some</c><00:46:05.710><c> people</c><00:46:05.989><c> that</c><00:46:06.550><c> you</c><00:46:06.769><c> can</c> 00:46:07.150 --> 00:46:09.730 totally<00:46:07.469><c> trust.</c><00:46:08.130><c> But</c><00:46:08.269><c> it's</c><00:46:08.489><c> very</c><00:46:08.809><c> difficult,</c><00:46:09.309><c> and</c><00:46:09.409><c> this</c><00:46:09.570><c> is</c> 00:46:09.730 --> 00:46:11.710 over<00:46:10.030><c> many</c><00:46:10.289><c> years,</c><00:46:10.630><c> many</c><00:46:10.789><c> tens</c><00:46:11.030><c> of</c><00:46:11.309><c> years,</c> 00:46:12.130 --> 00:46:15.190 that<00:46:12.250><c> I've</c><00:46:12.489><c> discovered</c><00:46:12.849><c> this.</c><00:46:14.090><c> And</c><00:46:14.449><c> I</c><00:46:14.570><c> just</c><00:46:14.730><c> say,</c><00:46:14.889><c> well,</c><00:46:14.969><c> it's</c> 00:46:15.190 --> 00:46:16.429 impossible<00:46:15.550><c> if</c><00:46:15.690><c> you're</c><00:46:15.809><c> in</c><00:46:15.909><c> the</c><00:46:16.130><c> States</c> 00:46:16.429 --> 00:46:20.030 to<00:46:16.829><c> have</c><00:46:17.190><c> confidentiality.</c><00:46:18.070><c> Somebody</c><00:46:18.489><c> will</c><00:46:18.789><c> gossip.</c><00:46:19.789><c> Some</c> 00:46:20.030 --> 00:46:23.550 will<00:46:20.590><c> blurt</c><00:46:20.869><c> it</c><00:46:21.130><c> out.</c><00:46:21.650><c> Some</c><00:46:21.869><c> will</c><00:46:22.130><c> pass</c><00:46:22.429><c> it</c><00:46:22.690><c> on.</c> 00:46:24.829 --> 00:46:30.949 And<00:46:24.849><c> that's,</c><00:46:25.849><c> we've</c><00:46:26.690><c> got</c><00:46:26.769><c> to</c><00:46:27.010><c> learn</c><00:46:27.329><c> how,</c><00:46:28.110><c> you</c><00:46:28.250><c> know,</c><00:46:28.389><c> when</c><00:46:28.769><c> somebody</c><00:46:29.090><c> gives</c><00:46:30.130><c> you</c><00:46:30.329><c> a</c><00:46:30.650><c> confidence,</c> 00:46:30.949 --> 00:46:36.650 how<00:46:31.550><c> to</c><00:46:31.809><c> keep</c><00:46:32.050><c> it,</c><00:46:33.690><c> even</c><00:46:34.110><c> when</c><00:46:34.449><c> you're</c><00:46:34.730><c> under</c><00:46:35.090><c> great</c><00:46:35.510><c> trial.</c> 00:46:37.250 --> 00:46:38.670 And<00:46:37.429><c> that's</c><00:46:37.550><c> not</c><00:46:37.750><c> easy.</c> 00:46:38.929 --> 00:46:41.849 And<00:46:39.210><c> I've</c><00:46:39.469><c> got</c><00:46:39.610><c> one</c><00:46:39.789><c> or</c><00:46:39.889><c> two</c><00:46:40.150><c> circumstances</c><00:46:40.610><c> in</c><00:46:41.329><c> mind</c><00:46:41.530><c> at</c><00:46:41.690><c> the</c> 00:46:41.849 --> 00:46:44.409 moment,<00:46:42.289><c> you</c><00:46:42.610><c> know.</c><00:46:43.789><c> And</c><00:46:44.230><c> in</c><00:46:44.369><c> fact,</c> 00:46:44.449 --> 00:46:49.849 I've<00:46:44.610><c> got</c><00:46:44.690><c> somebody</c><00:46:45.590><c> being</c><00:46:45.929><c> very</c><00:46:46.389><c> confidential</c><00:46:47.010><c> with</c><00:46:48.010><c> me</c><00:46:48.210><c> about</c><00:46:48.429><c> a</c><00:46:48.710><c> very,</c><00:46:48.929><c> well,</c><00:46:49.849><c> a</c> 00:46:49.849 --> 00:46:50.869 very<00:46:50.170><c> disastrous</c><00:46:50.550><c> matter,</c> 00:46:50.869 --> 00:46:57.130 really.<00:46:51.869><c> And</c><00:46:52.429><c> you</c><00:46:53.630><c> try</c><00:46:53.769><c> to</c><00:46:54.070><c> carry</c><00:46:54.250><c> that</c><00:46:54.530><c> confidence.</c><00:46:56.489><c> And</c><00:46:56.489><c> so</c> 00:46:57.130 --> 00:47:00.989 that's<00:46:59.110><c> what</c><00:46:59.190><c> God</c><00:46:59.409><c> expects</c><00:46:59.889><c> of</c><00:47:00.070><c> us.</c> 00:47:01.010 --> 00:47:04.210 You<00:47:01.449><c> see</c><00:47:01.630><c> that</c><00:47:01.789><c> we</c><00:47:01.949><c> don't.</c><00:47:02.690><c> Let</c><00:47:02.829><c> me</c><00:47:02.969><c> give</c><00:47:03.110><c> you</c><00:47:03.389><c> one</c><00:47:03.610><c> example,</c> 00:47:04.329 --> 00:47:06.630 one<00:47:04.550><c> example</c><00:47:04.929><c> of</c><00:47:05.150><c> total</c><00:47:05.489><c> confidence.</c> 00:47:07.429 --> 00:47:13.530 When<00:47:07.530><c> it</c><00:47:07.670><c> came</c><00:47:07.909><c> to</c><00:47:08.130><c> the</c><00:47:08.389><c> end</c><00:47:09.150><c> of</c><00:47:09.670><c> the</c><00:47:09.829><c> life</c><00:47:10.030><c> of</c><00:47:10.230><c> Jesus,</c><00:47:12.590><c> and</c><00:47:12.730><c> Jesus</c><00:47:13.070><c> said</c><00:47:13.349><c> to</c> 00:47:13.530 --> 00:47:14.929 the<00:47:13.670><c> 12</c><00:47:13.829><c> apostles,</c> 00:47:16.150 --> 00:47:19.449 one<00:47:16.510><c> of</c><00:47:16.750><c> you</c><00:47:17.550><c> should</c><00:47:18.389><c> betray</c><00:47:18.730><c> me.</c> 00:47:21.989 --> 00:47:26.449 They<00:47:22.190><c> all</c><00:47:22.349><c> said,</c><00:47:22.469><c> is</c><00:47:22.550><c> it</c><00:47:22.710><c> I?</c><00:47:24.349><c> Now,</c><00:47:24.530><c> you</c><00:47:24.670><c> and</c><00:47:24.809><c> I</c><00:47:25.010><c> know</c><00:47:25.130><c> it</c><00:47:25.269><c> was</c><00:47:25.469><c> Judas.</c><00:47:26.230><c> We</c> 00:47:26.449 --> 00:47:28.449 know<00:47:26.750><c> that.</c><00:47:27.010><c> And</c><00:47:27.210><c> Jesus</c><00:47:27.570><c> knew</c><00:47:27.809><c> that.</c> 00:47:28.449 --> 00:47:35.469 And<00:47:28.730><c> he'd</c><00:47:29.050><c> told</c><00:47:29.190><c> nobody.</c><00:47:31.409><c> He</c><00:47:31.670><c> had</c><00:47:32.010><c> not</c><00:47:32.329><c> blurted</c><00:47:32.730><c> it</c><00:47:32.909><c> out</c><00:47:33.030><c> to</c><00:47:33.269><c> anybody.</c><00:47:35.230><c> He</c> 00:47:35.469 --> 00:47:36.269 hadn't<00:47:35.750><c> said</c><00:47:35.949><c> to</c><00:47:36.150><c> Peter,</c> 00:47:36.389 --> 00:47:39.250 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went</c><00:48:04.469><c> one</c><00:48:04.769><c> stage</c><00:48:04.969><c> further</c><00:48:05.269><c> with</c><00:48:05.530><c> Judas.</c><00:48:06.949><c> He</c> 00:48:07.429 --> 00:48:08.929 washed<00:48:07.650><c> his</c><00:48:07.969><c> feet.</c> 00:48:09.869 --> 00:48:16.809 He<00:48:10.250><c> washed</c><00:48:10.730><c> the</c><00:48:11.349><c> feet</c><00:48:11.670><c> of</c><00:48:12.030><c> the</c><00:48:12.309><c> man</c><00:48:13.050><c> who</c><00:48:13.889><c> he</c><00:48:14.530><c> knew</c><00:48:14.949><c> would</c><00:48:16.210><c> betray</c><00:48:16.610><c> him</c> 00:48:16.809 --> 00:48:20.090 to<00:48:17.030><c> the</c><00:48:17.309><c> authorities</c><00:48:17.769><c> and</c><00:48:18.210><c> cause</c><00:48:18.550><c> his</c><00:48:18.969><c> death.</c> 00:48:20.829 --> 00:48:25.789 And<00:48:21.349><c> he</c><00:48:21.550><c> said</c><00:48:21.730><c> nothing</c><00:48:22.070><c> to</c><00:48:22.329><c> Judas.</c><00:48:24.449><c> He</c><00:48:24.550><c> treated</c><00:48:24.710><c> him</c><00:48:25.190><c> just</c><00:48:25.469><c> like</c><00:48:25.650><c> he</c> 00:48:25.789 --> 00:48:27.829 treated<00:48:25.969><c> the</c><00:48:26.230><c> others.</c><00:48:27.130><c> So</c><00:48:27.309><c> that</c><00:48:27.389><c> when</c><00:48:27.610><c> the</c><00:48:27.690><c> day</c> 00:48:27.829 --> 00:48:31.889 of<00:48:28.050><c> judgment</c><00:48:28.329><c> comes,</c><00:48:30.110><c> and</c><00:48:30.269><c> Jesus</c><00:48:30.550><c> is</c><00:48:30.809><c> there,</c><00:48:31.250><c> and</c><00:48:31.369><c> Judas</c><00:48:31.650><c> is</c> 00:48:31.889 --> 00:48:35.409 there,<00:48:33.510><c> Judas</c><00:48:33.750><c> will</c><00:48:33.929><c> never</c><00:48:34.110><c> be</c><00:48:34.329><c> able</c><00:48:34.429><c> to</c><00:48:34.570><c> say</c><00:48:34.710><c> to</c><00:48:34.909><c> Jesus,</c> 00:48:35.769 --> 00:48:38.869 you<00:48:35.969><c> treated</c><00:48:36.349><c> me</c><00:48:36.690><c> 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was</c><00:48:51.670><c> the</c><00:48:51.949><c> seed</c><00:48:52.289><c> that</c><00:48:52.590><c> we</c> 00:48:52.730 --> 00:48:54.349 were<00:48:52.789><c> looking</c><00:48:53.050><c> at</c><00:48:53.250><c> in</c><00:48:53.389><c> that</c><00:48:53.650><c> verse.</c><00:48:53.949><c> That</c><00:48:54.130><c> was</c> 00:48:54.349 --> 00:48:56.289 the<00:48:54.590><c> seed</c><00:48:54.809><c> that</c><00:48:54.969><c> should</c><00:48:55.130><c> possess</c><00:48:55.389><c> the</c><00:48:55.590><c> gate</c><00:48:55.690><c> of</c><00:48:55.809><c> his</c><00:48:55.969><c> enemies.</c> 00:48:56.429 --> 00:48:58.349 There<00:48:56.630><c> he</c><00:48:56.849><c> is,</c><00:48:57.590><c> right</c><00:48:57.750><c> down</c><00:48:58.010><c> the</c><00:48:58.170><c> line,</c> 00:48:58.530 --> 00:49:03.650 2000<00:48:58.789><c> years</c><00:48:59.110><c> ahead</c><00:48:59.289><c> of</c><00:48:59.489><c> Abraham.</c><00:49:00.090><c> And</c><00:49:00.230><c> he</c><00:49:00.369><c> saw</c><00:49:00.590><c> it.</c><00:49:02.269><c> So</c><00:49:02.369><c> the</c><00:49:02.530><c> man</c><00:49:02.670><c> we've</c><00:49:02.909><c> got</c><00:49:03.050><c> here</c><00:49:03.329><c> is</c> 00:49:03.650 --> 00:49:04.849 an<00:49:03.929><c> astonishing</c><00:49:04.449><c> man.</c> 00:49:05.329 --> 00:49:08.969 We<00:49:05.710><c> have</c><00:49:05.949><c> an</c><00:49:06.309><c> astonishing</c><00:49:06.929><c> God</c><00:49:07.409><c> and</c><00:49:07.630><c> we</c><00:49:07.710><c> have</c><00:49:07.969><c> an</c><00:49:08.269><c> astonishing</c> 00:49:08.969 --> 00:49:12.429 seed,<00:49:10.349><c> the</c><00:49:10.469><c> Lord</c><00:49:10.690><c> Jesus</c><00:49:11.050><c> Christ.</c><00:49:11.769><c> And</c><00:49:11.929><c> more</c> 00:49:12.429 --> 00:49:16.389 astonishing<00:49:13.010><c> still</c><00:49:13.730><c> is</c><00:49:14.409><c> that</c><00:49:14.510><c> he</c><00:49:14.670><c> should</c><00:49:14.889><c> love</c><00:49:15.110><c> any</c><00:49:15.349><c> of</c><00:49:15.510><c> us.</c> 00:49:18.070 --> 00:49:24.510 We<00:49:18.590><c> all</c><00:49:18.769><c> know</c><00:49:18.929><c> the</c><00:49:19.050><c> kind</c><00:49:19.170><c> of</c><00:49:19.309><c> people</c><00:49:19.429><c> we</c><00:49:19.670><c> are.</c><00:49:21.670><c> You</c><00:49:21.929><c> know,</c><00:49:22.570><c> I</c><00:49:22.849><c> know,</c><00:49:23.349><c> we're</c><00:49:23.550><c> people</c><00:49:23.789><c> who</c><00:49:23.949><c> can't</c><00:49:24.269><c> be</c> 00:49:24.510 --> 00:49:26.110 trusted<00:49:24.809><c> 100%.</c> 00:49:26.110 --> 00:49:31.530 None<00:49:26.389><c> of</c><00:49:26.550><c> us,</c><00:49:27.190><c> you</c><00:49:27.469><c> see.</c><00:49:28.269><c> But</c><00:49:28.510><c> he</c><00:49:28.590><c> loves</c><00:49:28.829><c> us</c><00:49:29.409><c> 100%.</c><00:49:30.590><c> So</c><00:49:31.329><c> we've</c> 00:49:31.530 --> 00:49:34.150 just<00:49:31.750><c> got</c><00:49:31.909><c> to</c><00:49:32.510><c> learn</c><00:49:32.829><c> the</c><00:49:33.210><c> value</c><00:49:33.510><c> of</c><00:49:33.670><c> these</c><00:49:33.889><c> precious</c> 00:49:34.150 --> 00:49:39.389 things.<00:49:34.889><c> Now</c><00:49:35.210><c> tomorrow,</c><00:49:35.650><c> we're</c><00:49:35.829><c> going</c><00:49:35.949><c> to</c><00:49:36.050><c> switch</c><00:49:36.250><c> to</c><00:49:36.449><c> another</c><00:49:36.670><c> subject.</c><00:49:38.250><c> And</c><00:49:38.489><c> the</c><00:49:38.670><c> subject</c><00:49:38.969><c> is</c> 00:49:39.389 --> 00:49:40.670 going<00:49:39.550><c> to</c><00:49:39.889><c> be</c> 00:49:40.670 --> 00:49:48.150 Mount<00:49:41.170><c> Sinai.</c><00:49:43.070><c> Sounds</c><00:49:43.429><c> boring.</c><00:49:44.550><c> Can</c><00:49:44.730><c> be</c><00:49:44.949><c> boring.</c><00:49:46.050><c> But</c><00:49:46.170><c> I</c><00:49:46.250><c> don't</c><00:49:46.429><c> suppose</c><00:49:46.590><c> it</c><00:49:46.769><c> will</c><00:49:46.949><c> be</c><00:49:47.190><c> when</c><00:49:47.530><c> you</c><00:49:47.730><c> and</c><00:49:47.829><c> I</c><00:49:47.909><c> get</c> 00:49:48.150 --> 00:49:52.110 together<00:49:48.409><c> about</c><00:49:48.670><c> it.</c><00:49:49.170><c> Thanks</c><00:49:49.489><c> for</c><00:49:49.670><c> this</c><00:49:49.869><c> morning.</c><00:49:51.030><c> And</c><00:49:51.210><c> we</c><00:49:51.469><c> look</c><00:49:51.670><c> forward</c><00:49:51.909><c> to</c> 00:49:52.110 --> 00:49:53.809 that.<00:49:52.909><c> Would</c><00:49:52.989><c> you</c><00:49:53.110><c> like</c><00:49:53.250><c> a</c><00:49:53.449><c> prayer</c><00:49:53.590><c> to</c> 00:49:53.809 --> 00:50:01.030 end<00:49:53.929><c> this?</c><00:49:58.050><c> Thank</c><00:49:58.570><c> you.</c><00:49:59.090><c> Let's</c><00:49:59.349><c> have</c><00:49:59.469><c> a</c><00:49:59.590><c> little</c><00:49:59.730><c> prayer</c><00:49:59.929><c> then.</c> 00:50:01.269 --> 00:50:04.510 Gracious<00:50:01.570><c> Lord</c><00:50:01.829><c> God,</c><00:50:02.670><c> merciful</c><00:50:03.070><c> and</c><00:50:03.869><c> altogether</c> 00:50:04.510 --> 00:50:08.230 compassionate<00:50:05.190><c> towards</c><00:50:05.650><c> us.</c><00:50:06.570><c> We</c><00:50:06.829><c> praise</c><00:50:07.150><c> thee</c><00:50:07.409><c> now</c><00:50:07.769><c> through</c> 00:50:08.230 --> 00:50:10.309 the<00:50:08.389><c> Lord</c><00:50:08.610><c> Jesus</c><00:50:08.929><c> Christ,</c><00:50:09.530><c> thy</c><00:50:09.610><c> beloved</c><00:50:10.010><c> Son,</c> 00:50:10.309 --> 00:50:14.429 our<00:50:10.670><c> Saviour,</c><00:50:11.730><c> and</c><00:50:11.889><c> ask</c><00:50:11.989><c> that</c><00:50:12.110><c> thou</c><00:50:12.230><c> receive</c><00:50:12.750><c> us</c><00:50:13.010><c> that</c><00:50:13.110><c> we</c><00:50:13.269><c> might</c><00:50:13.710><c> this</c><00:50:14.090><c> day</c> 00:50:14.429 --> 00:50:17.010 walk<00:50:14.710><c> in</c><00:50:14.969><c> a</c><00:50:15.070><c> holy</c><00:50:15.309><c> way</c><00:50:15.590><c> before</c><00:50:16.010><c> thee.</c> 00:50:17.210 --> 00:50:22.110 Help<00:50:17.329><c> us</c><00:50:17.489><c> to</c><00:50:17.570><c> be</c><00:50:17.809><c> thankful</c><00:50:18.150><c> for</c><00:50:18.329><c> all</c><00:50:18.530><c> the</c><00:50:18.650><c> things</c><00:50:18.789><c> we</c><00:50:19.110><c> have,</c><00:50:20.130><c> for</c><00:50:20.269><c> the</c><00:50:20.449><c> friendships</c><00:50:20.789><c> we</c><00:50:21.210><c> form,</c> 00:50:22.530 --> 00:50:27.230 for<00:50:22.650><c> the</c><00:50:22.849><c> wonder</c><00:50:23.070><c> of</c><00:50:23.250><c> thy</c><00:50:23.349><c> word</c><00:50:23.570><c> of</c><00:50:23.929><c> truth,</c><00:50:25.409><c> and</c><00:50:25.750><c> for</c><00:50:25.909><c> the</c><00:50:26.130><c> glory</c><00:50:26.650><c> that</c> 00:50:27.230 --> 00:50:29.230 we<00:50:27.449><c> have</c><00:50:27.570><c> in</c><00:50:27.730><c> the</c><00:50:27.829><c> Lord</c><00:50:28.030><c> Jesus</c><00:50:28.409><c> Christ.</c> 00:50:29.230 --> 00:50:33.670 And<00:50:30.090><c> bless</c><00:50:30.230><c> us</c><00:50:31.030><c> that</c><00:50:31.190><c> we</c><00:50:31.309><c> may</c><00:50:31.510><c> please</c><00:50:31.809><c> thee</c><00:50:32.329><c> and</c><00:50:32.690><c> do</c><00:50:32.969><c> thy</c><00:50:33.210><c> will</c> 00:50:33.670 --> 00:50:36.869 in<00:50:34.210><c> his</c><00:50:34.510><c> name.</c><00:50:35.869><c> Amen.</c>