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And<00:15:53.039><c> this</c><00:15:53.320><c> young</c><00:15:53.559><c> man</c><00:15:53.980><c> is</c><00:15:54.480><c> literally</c><00:15:55.139><c> walking</c><00:15:55.799><c> away</c><00:15:56.399><c> from</c><00:15:56.639><c> the</c>

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kingdom<00:15:57.019><c> of</c><00:15:57.240><c> God.</c>

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You<00:16:01.460><c> see,</c><00:16:01.759><c> Jesus</c><00:16:02.019><c> didn't</c><00:16:02.360><c> force</c><00:16:02.820><c> him</c><00:16:03.240><c> to</c><00:16:03.480><c> do</c><00:16:03.720><c> anything.</c>

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He<00:16:05.879><c> came</c><00:16:06.159><c> with</c><00:16:06.360><c> a</c><00:16:06.539><c> question,</c><00:16:08.220><c> wanted</c><00:16:08.519><c> Jesus</c><00:16:09.000><c> to</c><00:16:09.279><c> answer</c><00:16:09.500><c> the</c><00:16:09.759><c> question.</c>

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Jesus<00:16:11.340><c> said,</c><00:16:11.820><c> I'm</c><00:16:11.919><c> not</c><00:16:12.179><c> going</c><00:16:12.379><c> to</c><00:16:12.539><c> answer</c><00:16:12.740><c> your</c><00:16:13.019><c> question.</c>

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The<00:16:13.679><c> word</c><00:16:13.960><c> will</c><00:16:14.159><c> answer</c><00:16:14.440><c> your</c><00:16:14.700><c> question.</c>

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What<00:16:16.019><c> does</c><00:16:16.220><c> the</c><00:16:16.480><c> word</c><00:16:16.679><c> tell</c><00:16:16.940><c> us</c><00:16:17.159><c> you</c><00:16:17.320><c> should</c><00:16:17.500><c> do?</c>

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The<00:16:19.539><c> word</c><00:16:19.779><c> says</c><00:16:20.080><c> that</c><00:16:20.240><c> you</c><00:16:20.299><c> should</c><00:16:20.559><c> sell</c><00:16:20.860><c> all</c><00:16:21.139><c> that</c><00:16:21.279><c> you</c><00:16:21.500><c> have.</c>

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And<00:16:23.879><c> the</c><00:16:24.019><c> young</c><00:16:24.179><c> man</c><00:16:24.440><c> couldn't</c><00:16:24.799><c> accept</c><00:16:25.259><c> that</c><00:16:25.500><c> because</c><00:16:25.740><c> he</c><00:16:25.879><c> had</c>

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so<00:16:26.259><c> many</c><00:16:26.419><c> possessions.</c>

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If<00:16:29.080><c> it</c><00:16:29.200><c> would</c><00:16:29.379><c> have</c><00:16:29.500><c> been</c><00:16:29.600><c> me,</c><00:16:31.000><c> when</c><00:16:31.200><c> he</c><00:16:31.379><c> started</c><00:16:31.639><c> to</c><00:16:31.860><c> walk</c><00:16:32.059><c> away,</c><00:16:32.879><c> I'd</c>

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have<00:16:33.100><c> gone</c><00:16:33.259><c> over</c><00:16:33.480><c> there</c><00:16:33.659><c> and</c><00:16:33.720><c> said,</c><00:16:33.940><c> wait</c><00:16:34.399><c> a</c><00:16:34.559><c> minute,</c><00:16:34.700><c> you</c><00:16:34.820><c> really</c><00:16:35.080><c> need</c><00:16:35.220><c> to</c>

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think<00:16:35.559><c> about</c><00:16:35.740><c> what</c><00:16:35.940><c> Jesus</c><00:16:36.220><c> just</c><00:16:36.539><c> told</c><00:16:36.679><c> you.</c>

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Go<00:16:37.500><c> walk</c><00:16:37.779><c> away.</c>

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Stay<00:16:39.139><c> here.</c>

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Give<00:16:39.639><c> it</c><00:16:39.759><c> some</c><00:16:40.019><c> time.</c>

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You<00:16:41.740><c> know,</c><00:16:42.059><c> in</c><00:16:42.220><c> a</c><00:16:42.340><c> couple</c><00:16:42.480><c> of</c><00:16:42.679><c> weeks,</c><00:16:43.399><c> it'll</c><00:16:43.659><c> sink</c><00:16:43.980><c> in.</c>

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And<00:16:46.299><c> I'd</c><00:16:46.759><c> be</c><00:16:46.840><c> out</c><00:16:47.000><c> there</c><00:16:47.139><c> trying</c><00:16:47.299><c> to</c><00:16:47.500><c> force</c><00:16:47.700><c> the</c><00:16:47.860><c> young</c><00:16:48.039><c> man,</c>

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but<00:16:50.240><c> not</c><00:16:50.500><c> Christ,</c><00:16:51.779><c> because</c><00:16:52.100><c> spiritual</c><00:16:52.639><c> counseling</c><00:16:53.059><c> doesn't</c>

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involve<00:16:54.100><c> forcing</c><00:16:54.519><c> actions.</c>

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Spiritual<00:16:56.740><c> counsel</c><00:16:57.220><c> involves</c><00:16:58.320><c> allowing</c><00:16:59.159><c> a</c><00:16:59.440><c> person</c><00:17:00.100><c> to</c><00:17:01.139><c> act</c>

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according<00:17:01.779><c> to</c><00:17:02.000><c> their</c><00:17:02.200><c> own</c><00:17:02.480><c> free</c><00:17:02.679><c> will.</c>

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If<00:17:04.099><c> you</c><00:17:04.440><c> look</c><00:17:04.660><c> over</c><00:17:04.940><c> at</c><00:17:05.299><c> another</c><00:17:05.660><c> example</c><00:17:06.299><c> in</c><00:17:06.680><c> John</c><00:17:06.960><c> chapter</c><00:17:07.359><c> 8,</c>

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recall<00:17:09.440><c> the</c><00:17:09.680><c> incident</c><00:17:10.059><c> where</c><00:17:10.440><c> the</c><00:17:12.119><c> Pharisees</c><00:17:13.740><c> were</c><00:17:15.940><c> certain</c>

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they<00:17:16.799><c> had</c><00:17:17.099><c> Christ</c><00:17:17.539><c> in</c><00:17:17.900><c> a</c><00:17:18.019><c> box</c><00:17:18.519><c> and</c><00:17:18.759><c> he</c><00:17:18.960><c> couldn't</c><00:17:19.200><c> get</c><00:17:19.440><c> out.</c>

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He<00:17:22.859><c> is</c><00:17:23.079><c> in</c><00:17:23.200><c> the</c><00:17:23.359><c> temple</c><00:17:23.720><c> early</c><00:17:24.160><c> in</c><00:17:24.339><c> the</c><00:17:24.460><c> morning.</c>

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The<00:17:26.220><c> crowd</c><00:17:26.480><c> has</c><00:17:26.759><c> gathered</c><00:17:27.480><c> over</c><00:17:28.039><c> the</c><00:17:28.200><c> past</c><00:17:28.420><c> couple</c><00:17:28.680><c> of</c><00:17:28.839><c> days.</c>

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And<00:17:31.980><c> he</c><00:17:32.160><c> is</c><00:17:32.359><c> there</c><00:17:32.680><c> preaching.</c>

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And<00:17:35.259><c> now</c><00:17:35.460><c> the</c><00:17:35.640><c> crowd</c><00:17:35.819><c> gathers</c><00:17:36.240><c> around</c><00:17:36.759><c> him.</c>

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And<00:17:37.380><c> the</c><00:17:37.519><c> Pharisees</c><00:17:38.039><c> are</c><00:17:38.359><c> seeing</c><00:17:38.680><c> this</c><00:17:39.000><c> happen</c><00:17:39.640><c> with</c><00:17:40.500><c> a</c><00:17:40.700><c> great</c>

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deal<00:17:41.180><c> of</c><00:17:41.460><c> disdain.</c>

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And<00:17:44.539><c> they</c><00:17:44.880><c> find</c><00:17:45.299><c> a</c><00:17:46.519><c> woman,</c><00:17:47.599><c> a</c><00:17:47.940><c> woman</c><00:17:48.460><c> taken</c><00:17:49.000><c> in</c><00:17:49.339><c> the</c><00:17:49.599><c> act</c><00:17:49.980><c> of</c><00:17:50.259><c> adultery.</c>

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And<00:17:53.000><c> they</c><00:17:53.140><c> will</c><00:17:53.359><c> use</c><00:17:53.619><c> this</c><00:17:53.960><c> woman</c><00:17:54.359><c> to</c><00:17:55.099><c> discredit</c><00:17:55.759><c> the</c><00:17:56.059><c> Lord.</c>

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Because<00:17:58.319><c> her</c><00:17:58.779><c> situation</c><00:17:59.579><c> will</c><00:18:00.059><c> allow</c><00:18:00.440><c> him</c><00:18:01.059><c> no</c><00:18:01.480><c> way</c><00:18:01.819><c> out.</c>

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He<00:18:03.319><c> has</c><00:18:03.559><c> been</c><00:18:03.819><c> preaching</c><00:18:04.279><c> throughout</c><00:18:04.759><c> the</c><00:18:05.039><c> countryside</c><00:18:05.680><c> a</c><00:18:06.099><c> gospel</c><00:18:06.559><c> of</c><00:18:06.880><c> mercy.</c>

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And<00:18:09.759><c> if</c><00:18:09.920><c> he</c><00:18:10.200><c> says</c><00:18:10.519><c> this</c><00:18:10.900><c> woman</c><00:18:11.599><c> should</c><00:18:12.519><c> be</c><00:18:12.920><c> allowed</c><00:18:13.180><c> to</c><00:18:13.380><c> go</c><00:18:13.599><c> free,</c>

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when<00:18:15.019><c> the</c><00:18:15.200><c> law</c><00:18:15.400><c> of</c><00:18:15.720><c> Moses</c><00:18:16.000><c> says</c><00:18:16.319><c> this</c><00:18:16.680><c> woman</c><00:18:17.000><c> should</c><00:18:17.299><c> be</c><00:18:17.680><c> stoned,</c>

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they've<00:18:19.720><c> got</c><00:18:19.900><c> him</c><00:18:20.200><c> either</c><00:18:20.480><c> way</c><00:18:20.740><c> he</c><00:18:20.980><c> goes.</c>

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Because<00:18:22.700><c> if</c><00:18:22.880><c> he</c><00:18:22.980><c> comes</c><00:18:23.240><c> down</c><00:18:23.519><c> on</c><00:18:23.720><c> the</c><00:18:23.920><c> side</c><00:18:24.059><c> of</c><00:18:24.279><c> mercy,</c><00:18:24.779><c> he's</c>

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violating<00:18:25.539><c> the</c><00:18:25.799><c> law</c><00:18:25.980><c> of</c><00:18:26.279><c> Moses.</c>

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And<00:18:26.880><c> if</c><00:18:26.940><c> he</c><00:18:27.099><c> comes</c><00:18:27.299><c> down</c><00:18:27.599><c> on</c><00:18:28.240><c> the</c><00:18:28.259><c> side</c><00:18:28.480><c> of</c><00:18:28.700><c> the</c><00:18:28.759><c> law</c><00:18:28.960><c> of</c><00:18:28.960><c> Moses</c>

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and<00:18:29.920><c> says</c><00:18:30.160><c> yes,</c><00:18:30.440><c> she</c><00:18:30.619><c> should</c><00:18:30.799><c> be</c><00:18:31.119><c> stoned,</c>

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it<00:18:31.980><c> will</c><00:18:32.279><c> completely</c><00:18:32.740><c> discredit</c><00:18:33.240><c> his</c><00:18:33.519><c> gospel</c><00:18:33.920><c> of</c><00:18:34.200><c> mercy.</c>

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And<00:18:37.019><c> to</c><00:18:37.660><c> piggyback</c><00:18:38.180><c> on</c><00:18:38.319><c> what</c><00:18:38.559><c> Brother</c><00:18:38.819><c> Peter</c><00:18:39.140><c> was</c><00:18:39.460><c> describing</c>

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to<00:18:40.220><c> us</c><00:18:40.380><c> Sunday</c><00:18:40.720><c> morning</c><00:18:41.079><c> about</c><00:18:41.319><c> these</c><00:18:41.640><c> different</c><00:18:41.920><c> groups</c><00:18:42.400><c> of</c><00:18:42.759><c> Pharisees,</c>

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here's<00:18:45.460><c> another</c><00:18:45.859><c> example</c><00:18:46.660><c> of</c><00:18:48.200><c> where</c><00:18:48.400><c> the</c><00:18:48.700><c> Pharisees</c><00:18:51.900><c> saw</c><00:18:52.500><c> their</c><00:18:52.859><c> own</c>

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righteousness<00:18:53.940><c> extended</c>

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by<00:18:57.240><c> showing</c><00:18:57.579><c> how</c><00:18:58.220><c> sinful</c><00:18:58.859><c> everyone</c><00:18:59.440><c> else</c><00:18:59.799><c> was.</c>

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And<00:19:01.500><c> they</c><00:19:01.599><c> are</c><00:19:01.779><c> willing</c><00:19:01.980><c> to</c><00:19:02.319><c> take</c><00:19:02.559><c> this</c><00:19:02.980><c> woman</c><00:19:03.519><c> and</c><00:19:05.279><c> they</c><00:19:05.480><c> have</c>

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absolutely<00:19:06.299><c> no</c><00:19:06.839><c> regard</c><00:19:07.279><c> for</c><00:19:07.460><c> her</c><00:19:07.740><c> salvation.</c>

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And<00:19:09.640><c> they</c><00:19:09.819><c> will</c><00:19:10.099><c> put</c><00:19:10.259><c> her</c><00:19:10.599><c> through</c><00:19:11.420><c> public</c><00:19:12.279><c> humility.</c>

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They're<00:19:14.819><c> in</c><00:19:15.079><c> the</c><00:19:15.259><c> temple,</c><00:19:15.700><c> there's</c><00:19:15.839><c> a</c><00:19:16.019><c> crowd</c><00:19:16.200><c> gathered</c>

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around<00:19:16.920><c> Jesus,</c>

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and<00:19:18.200><c> they</c><00:19:18.359><c> bring</c><00:19:18.539><c> this</c><00:19:18.819><c> woman</c><00:19:19.059><c> in</c><00:19:20.079><c> and</c><00:19:20.640><c> they</c><00:19:20.920><c> say</c><00:19:21.160><c> this</c><00:19:21.640><c> woman</c>

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was<00:19:22.380><c> caught</c><00:19:22.660><c> in</c><00:19:22.880><c> the</c><00:19:23.099><c> act</c><00:19:23.359><c> of</c><00:19:23.619><c> adultery.</c>

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They<00:19:25.759><c> have</c><00:19:26.039><c> not</c><00:19:26.319><c> got</c><00:19:26.619><c> her</c><00:19:27.240><c> spiritual</c><00:19:27.799><c> well</c><00:19:28.160><c>-being</c><00:19:28.480><c> in</c><00:19:28.779><c> mind.</c>

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They<00:19:30.400><c> are</c><00:19:30.720><c> using</c><00:19:31.119><c> her</c><00:19:31.980><c> to</c><00:19:32.500><c> get</c><00:19:32.619><c> at</c><00:19:32.799><c> Christ.</c>

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And<00:19:35.319><c> what</c><00:19:35.460><c> does</c><00:19:35.619><c> Christ</c><00:19:35.880><c> do?</c>

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He<00:19:39.700><c> stoops</c><00:19:40.059><c> down</c><00:19:40.539><c> and</c><00:19:40.740><c> begins</c><00:19:41.039><c> to</c><00:19:41.339><c> write</c><00:19:41.519><c> in</c><00:19:41.740><c> the</c><00:19:41.900><c> sand.</c>

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And<00:19:44.920><c> now</c><00:19:45.259><c> they</c><00:19:45.539><c> are</c><00:19:46.059><c> more</c><00:19:46.579><c> convinced</c><00:19:47.119><c> than</c><00:19:47.500><c> ever</c><00:19:48.119><c> that</c><00:19:48.799><c> they've</c><00:19:49.059><c> got</c><00:19:49.220><c> him.</c>

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Let's<00:19:50.619><c> pick</c><00:19:50.839><c> up</c><00:19:50.960><c> to</c><00:19:51.079><c> the</c><00:19:51.240><c> account</c><00:19:51.519><c> in</c><00:19:51.740><c> verse</c><00:19:52.039><c> 2</c><00:19:52.240><c> of</c><00:19:52.400><c> chapter</c><00:19:52.680><c> 8.</c>

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Early<00:19:53.259><c> in</c><00:19:53.420><c> the</c><00:19:53.539><c> morning</c><00:19:53.900><c> he</c><00:19:54.200><c> came</c><00:19:54.460><c> again</c><00:19:54.740><c> to</c><00:19:54.900><c> the</c><00:19:55.059><c> temple,</c><00:19:55.559><c> all</c>

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the<00:19:56.059><c> people</c><00:19:56.259><c> came</c><00:19:56.539><c> to</c><00:19:56.680><c> him,</c>

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and<00:19:57.740><c> he</c><00:19:57.940><c> sat</c><00:19:58.099><c> down</c><00:19:58.539><c> and</c><00:19:58.740><c> taught</c><00:19:58.920><c> them.</c>

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The<00:20:01.000><c> scribes</c><00:20:01.440><c> and</c><00:20:01.559><c> the</c><00:20:01.779><c> Pharisees</c><00:20:02.240><c> brought</c><00:20:02.420><c> a</c><00:20:02.539><c> woman</c><00:20:02.900><c> who</c><00:20:03.099><c> had</c>

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been<00:20:03.380><c> caught</c><00:20:03.619><c> in</c><00:20:03.859><c> adultery,</c>

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and<00:20:04.720><c> placing</c><00:20:05.000><c> her</c><00:20:05.319><c> in</c><00:20:05.480><c> the</c><00:20:05.619><c> midst</c><00:20:06.000><c> they</c><00:20:06.460><c> said</c><00:20:06.640><c> to</c><00:20:06.779><c> him,</c>

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Teacher,<00:20:08.240><c> this</c><00:20:08.400><c> woman</c><00:20:08.660><c> has</c><00:20:08.900><c> been</c><00:20:09.160><c> caught</c><00:20:09.380><c> in</c><00:20:09.559><c> the</c><00:20:09.740><c> act</c><00:20:09.960><c> of</c><00:20:10.160><c> adultery.</c>

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Now<00:20:11.579><c> in</c><00:20:11.880><c> the</c><00:20:12.019><c> law</c><00:20:12.240><c> Moses</c><00:20:14.799><c> commanded</c><00:20:15.259><c> us</c><00:20:15.819><c> to</c><00:20:16.119><c> stone</c><00:20:16.460><c> such.</c>

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What<00:20:17.880><c> do</c><00:20:18.059><c> you</c><00:20:18.259><c> say</c><00:20:18.440><c> about</c><00:20:18.700><c> her?</c>

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This<00:20:20.180><c> they</c><00:20:20.519><c> said</c><00:20:20.839><c> to</c><00:20:21.160><c> test</c><00:20:21.480><c> or</c><00:20:21.740><c> to</c><00:20:21.980><c> tempt</c><00:20:22.119><c> him</c><00:20:22.440><c> that</c><00:20:22.640><c> they</c><00:20:22.799><c> might</c><00:20:23.039><c> have</c>

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some<00:20:24.559><c> charge</c><00:20:24.980><c> to</c><00:20:25.220><c> bring</c><00:20:25.339><c> against</c><00:20:25.680><c> him.</c>

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And<00:20:28.079><c> Jesus</c><00:20:28.359><c> stoops</c><00:20:28.640><c> down</c><00:20:28.920><c> in</c><00:20:29.099><c> the</c><00:20:29.279><c> sand</c><00:20:29.640><c> and</c><00:20:29.900><c> he</c><00:20:30.059><c> begins</c><00:20:30.279><c> to</c><00:20:30.539><c> write</c><00:20:30.660><c> in</c>

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the<00:20:31.039><c> sand.</c>

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And<00:20:33.660><c> their</c><00:20:34.000><c> enthusiasm</c><00:20:35.099><c> skyrockets</c><00:20:36.079><c> because</c><00:20:37.559><c> he</c><00:20:37.740><c> doesn't</c><00:20:38.039><c> have</c><00:20:38.299><c> an</c><00:20:38.500><c> answer.</c>

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If<00:20:39.220><c> he</c><00:20:39.440><c> did,</c><00:20:39.660><c> he'd</c><00:20:39.839><c> be</c><00:20:40.059><c> talking.</c>

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So<00:20:40.700><c> what</c><00:20:40.839><c> do</c><00:20:40.980><c> they</c><00:20:41.140><c> do?</c>

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They<00:20:41.619><c> pester</c><00:20:42.000><c> him</c><00:20:42.180><c> even</c><00:20:42.619><c> further</c><00:20:43.140><c> with</c><00:20:43.619><c> the</c><00:20:43.880><c> questioning.</c>

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Jesus<00:20:46.339><c> bent</c><00:20:46.779><c> and</c><00:20:47.140><c> wrote</c><00:20:47.440><c> with</c><00:20:47.660><c> his</c><00:20:47.880><c> finger</c><00:20:48.160><c> on</c><00:20:48.380><c> the</c><00:20:48.559><c> ground,</c>

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and<00:20:49.619><c> as</c><00:20:49.980><c> they</c><00:20:50.220><c> continued</c><00:20:50.920><c> to</c><00:20:51.420><c> ask</c><00:20:51.680><c> him.</c>

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So<00:20:52.859><c> picture</c><00:20:53.099><c> the</c><00:20:53.400><c> scene</c><00:20:53.640><c> of</c><00:20:53.920><c> Christ</c><00:20:54.220><c> writing</c><00:20:54.500><c> in</c><00:20:54.759><c> the</c><00:20:54.880><c> sand,</c>

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the<00:20:56.299><c> Pharisees</c><00:20:56.740><c> are</c><00:20:56.980><c> around</c><00:20:57.180><c> him,</c>

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and<00:20:57.500><c> the</c><00:20:57.680><c> focus</c><00:20:58.000><c> is</c><00:20:58.440><c> all</c><00:20:58.799><c> on</c><00:20:59.160><c> Christ.</c>

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Christ,<00:21:01.140><c> what</c><00:21:01.619><c> should</c><00:21:02.140><c> happen?</c>

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They<00:21:03.720><c> didn't</c><00:21:03.900><c> use</c><00:21:04.140><c> Christ,</c><00:21:04.640><c> they</c><00:21:04.740><c> would</c><00:21:04.900><c> have</c><00:21:05.039><c> used</c><00:21:05.160><c> Jesus.</c>

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And<00:21:07.839><c> Jesus</c><00:21:08.160><c> stands</c><00:21:08.599><c> up</c><00:21:09.200><c> and</c><00:21:09.400><c> he</c><00:21:09.640><c> takes</c><00:21:09.839><c> the</c><00:21:10.099><c> focus</c><00:21:10.460><c> off</c><00:21:10.880><c> of</c><00:21:11.039><c> himself</c><00:21:11.700><c> and</c>

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he<00:21:12.900><c> places</c><00:21:13.119><c> it</c><00:21:13.440><c> where?</c>

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On<00:21:15.859><c> the</c><00:21:16.059><c> word.</c>

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And<00:21:20.920><c> he</c><00:21:21.140><c> shifts</c><00:21:21.339><c> the</c><00:21:21.619><c> focus</c><00:21:22.099><c> from</c><00:21:22.500><c> their</c><00:21:22.960><c> condemnation</c><00:21:23.619><c> of</c><00:21:23.880><c> him</c><00:21:24.359><c> to</c>

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the<00:21:25.680><c> Pharisees</c><00:21:26.259><c> themselves.</c>

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For<00:21:28.279><c> he</c><00:21:28.460><c> says,</c><00:21:29.579><c> let</c><00:21:29.740><c> him</c><00:21:30.259><c> who</c><00:21:30.579><c> is</c><00:21:30.859><c> without</c><00:21:31.359><c> sin</c><00:21:31.759><c> among</c><00:21:32.240><c> you</c><00:21:33.019><c> be</c>

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the<00:21:33.940><c> first</c><00:21:34.299><c> to</c><00:21:34.640><c> throw</c><00:21:34.920><c> a</c><00:21:35.220><c> stone</c><00:21:35.440><c> at</c><00:21:35.720><c> her.</c>

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And<00:21:37.400><c> he</c><00:21:37.720><c> stoops</c><00:21:37.960><c> down</c><00:21:38.380><c> again</c><00:21:38.779><c> to</c><00:21:39.079><c> write</c><00:21:39.279><c> in</c><00:21:39.519><c> the</c><00:21:39.599><c> sand.</c>

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And<00:21:41.460><c> what</c><00:21:41.700><c> he</c><00:21:42.160><c> is</c><00:21:42.440><c> doing</c><00:21:42.859><c> in</c><00:21:44.619><c> that</c><00:21:44.960><c> brief</c><00:21:45.400><c> sentence</c><00:21:46.279><c> is</c><00:21:47.619><c> elevating</c><00:21:48.140><c> the</c><00:21:48.460><c> word</c><00:21:48.799><c> in</c>

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the<00:21:49.359><c> situation.</c>

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He<00:21:51.019><c> could</c><00:21:51.380><c> easily</c><00:21:52.000><c> have</c><00:21:52.339><c> condemned</c><00:21:52.920><c> each</c><00:21:53.400><c> and</c><00:21:53.539><c> every</c><00:21:53.839><c> one</c><00:21:54.000><c> of</c>

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those<00:21:54.380><c> Pharisees.</c>

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Because<00:21:55.779><c> they</c><00:21:56.039><c> had</c><00:21:56.420><c> sinned</c><00:21:56.759><c> and</c><00:21:56.839><c> he</c><00:21:57.079><c> hadn't.</c>

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But<00:21:58.240><c> he</c><00:21:58.339><c> doesn't.</c>

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He<00:22:00.740><c> elevates</c><00:22:01.220><c> the</c><00:22:01.539><c> word</c><00:22:02.140><c> and</c><00:22:02.700><c> he</c><00:22:03.000><c> causes</c><00:22:03.299><c> the</c><00:22:03.759><c> word</c><00:22:04.160><c> to</c><00:22:04.519><c> work</c>

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upon<00:22:05.019><c> their</c><00:22:05.279><c> mind.</c>

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And<00:22:08.140><c> how</c><00:22:08.319><c> can</c><00:22:08.519><c> I</c><00:22:08.720><c> pick</c><00:22:08.859><c> up</c><00:22:09.039><c> a</c><00:22:09.259><c> stone</c><00:22:09.519><c> and</c><00:22:09.819><c> stone</c><00:22:10.119><c> her</c><00:22:10.400><c> when</c><00:22:10.599><c> I</c><00:22:10.779><c> myself</c><00:22:11.440><c> am</c>

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guilty<00:22:11.940><c> of</c><00:22:12.259><c> sin?</c>

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And<00:22:14.660><c> it's</c><00:22:14.839><c> an</c><00:22:15.059><c> incredible</c><00:22:15.519><c> scene.</c>

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Because<00:22:16.940><c> as</c><00:22:17.380><c> he</c><00:22:17.680><c> stoops</c><00:22:18.039><c> down</c><00:22:18.519><c> again</c><00:22:18.859><c> in</c><00:22:19.079><c> the</c><00:22:19.259><c> sand</c><00:22:19.519><c> to</c><00:22:19.880><c> write,</c>

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the<00:22:21.500><c> word</c><00:22:22.140><c> works</c><00:22:22.799><c> upon</c><00:22:23.279><c> their</c><00:22:23.619><c> mind</c><00:22:24.400><c> and</c><00:22:25.400><c> their</c><00:22:25.640><c> conscience.</c>

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And<00:22:27.759><c> the</c><00:22:27.980><c> word</c><00:22:29.240><c> condemns</c><00:22:30.079><c> them,</c><00:22:31.019><c> not</c><00:22:31.339><c> Christ.</c>

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Because<00:22:34.019><c> each</c><00:22:34.519><c> one</c><00:22:35.160><c> walked</c><00:22:35.500><c> away,</c><00:22:36.539><c> one</c><00:22:36.799><c> at</c><00:22:37.000><c> a</c><00:22:37.119><c> time.</c>

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It<00:22:38.259><c> goes</c><00:22:38.480><c> on</c><00:22:38.700><c> to</c><00:22:38.900><c> say</c><00:22:39.099><c> that</c><00:22:39.240><c> he</c><00:22:39.359><c> stood</c><00:22:39.599><c> up</c><00:22:39.859><c> and</c><00:22:40.019><c> said</c><00:22:40.200><c> to</c><00:22:40.319><c> them,</c>

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let<00:22:41.380><c> him</c><00:22:41.619><c> who</c><00:22:41.680><c> is</c><00:22:41.839><c> without</c><00:22:42.059><c> sin</c><00:22:42.420><c> be</c><00:22:42.599><c> the</c><00:22:42.819><c> first</c><00:22:43.019><c> to</c><00:22:43.180><c> throw</c><00:22:43.319><c> the</c><00:22:43.559><c> stone.</c>

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And<00:22:44.119><c> once</c><00:22:44.420><c> more</c><00:22:44.680><c> he</c><00:22:44.839><c> bent</c><00:22:45.039><c> down</c><00:22:45.460><c> and</c><00:22:45.680><c> wrote</c><00:22:45.819><c> with</c><00:22:45.980><c> his</c><00:22:46.160><c> finger</c>

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on<00:22:46.559><c> the</c><00:22:46.700><c> ground.</c>

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But<00:22:47.680><c> when</c><00:22:47.940><c> they</c><00:22:48.200><c> heard</c><00:22:48.420><c> it,</c><00:22:49.039><c> being</c><00:22:49.440><c> convicted</c><00:22:49.980><c> by</c><00:22:50.259><c> their</c><00:22:50.559><c> own</c><00:22:50.859><c> conscience,</c>

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they<00:22:52.180><c> went</c><00:22:52.359><c> away</c><00:22:52.660><c> one</c><00:22:52.920><c> by</c><00:22:53.220><c> one,</c><00:22:53.619><c> beginning</c><00:22:53.960><c> with</c><00:22:54.180><c> the</c><00:22:54.359><c> eldest.</c>

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Christ<00:22:57.299><c> could</c><00:22:57.619><c> have</c><00:22:57.799><c> condemned</c><00:22:58.119><c> him,</c><00:22:58.599><c> he</c><00:22:58.759><c> didn't.</c>

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He<00:23:00.039><c> let</c><00:23:00.240><c> the</c><00:23:00.579><c> word</c><00:23:01.160><c> do</c><00:23:01.839><c> his</c><00:23:02.539><c> condemning.</c>

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He<00:23:04.799><c> elevated</c><00:23:05.220><c> the</c><00:23:05.539><c> word.</c>

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He<00:23:06.799><c> got</c><00:23:06.980><c> them</c><00:23:07.279><c> thinking</c><00:23:07.599><c> about</c><00:23:07.900><c> the</c><00:23:08.180><c> word.</c>

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He<00:23:09.220><c> pointed</c><00:23:09.480><c> them</c><00:23:09.720><c> in</c><00:23:09.880><c> the</c><00:23:10.019><c> right</c><00:23:10.200><c> direction.</c>

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And<00:23:10.960><c> then</c><00:23:11.140><c> he</c><00:23:11.400><c> stepped</c><00:23:11.700><c> back</c><00:23:12.400><c> and</c><00:23:12.980><c> let</c><00:23:13.119><c> the</c><00:23:13.440><c> word</c><00:23:13.980><c> have</c><00:23:14.579><c> its</c><00:23:14.819><c> impact.</c>

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You<00:23:16.859><c> see,</c><00:23:17.420><c> spiritual</c><00:23:17.660><c> counselors</c><00:23:18.400><c> don't</c><00:23:19.759><c> give</c><00:23:20.019><c> out</c><00:23:20.220><c> answers,</c>

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even<00:23:22.420><c> though</c><00:23:22.680><c> those</c><00:23:23.019><c> who</c><00:23:23.200><c> are</c><00:23:23.400><c> looking</c><00:23:23.619><c> for</c><00:23:23.960><c> direction</c><00:23:24.359><c> are</c>

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looking<00:23:25.059><c> for</c><00:23:25.319><c> answers.</c>

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They<00:23:26.319><c> don't</c><00:23:26.640><c> solve</c><00:23:27.019><c> other</c><00:23:27.319><c> people's</c><00:23:27.779><c> problems.</c>

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And<00:23:30.519><c> that's</c><00:23:30.700><c> because</c><00:23:31.140><c> the</c><00:23:31.579><c> problems</c><00:23:31.920><c> that</c><00:23:32.180><c> we</c><00:23:32.440><c> have,</c>

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whether<00:23:34.500><c> they</c><00:23:34.740><c> fall</c><00:23:35.000><c> out</c><00:23:35.160><c> of</c><00:23:35.279><c> the</c><00:23:35.500><c> sky,</c><00:23:36.420><c> so</c><00:23:36.660><c> to</c><00:23:36.900><c> speak,</c>

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and<00:23:37.279><c> they</c><00:23:37.279><c> come</c><00:23:37.539><c> directly</c><00:23:38.079><c> from</c><00:23:38.319><c> God</c><00:23:38.640><c> and</c><00:23:38.819><c> we</c><00:23:38.920><c> have</c><00:23:39.099><c> nothing</c>

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to<00:23:39.619><c> do</c><00:23:39.740><c> with</c><00:23:39.980><c> them,</c>

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such<00:23:42.539><c> as</c><00:23:42.799><c> a</c><00:23:43.079><c> cable</c><00:23:43.319><c> being</c><00:23:43.759><c> snapped</c><00:23:44.099><c> this</c><00:23:44.400><c> afternoon</c><00:23:44.900><c> at</c><00:23:45.079><c> 2</c><00:23:45.319><c> or</c>

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3<00:23:45.680><c> o</c><00:23:45.900><c>'clock,</c>

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that<00:23:48.819><c> came</c><00:23:49.259><c> from</c><00:23:49.480><c> God.</c>

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And<00:23:51.720><c> he</c><00:23:51.799><c> was</c><00:23:51.920><c> looking</c><00:23:52.140><c> to</c><00:23:52.380><c> see</c><00:23:52.579><c> how</c><00:23:52.819><c> are</c><00:23:53.039><c> we</c><00:23:53.119><c> going</c><00:23:53.279><c> to</c><00:23:53.519><c> respond</c>

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to<00:23:54.160><c> that.</c>

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But<00:23:55.339><c> sometimes</c><00:23:55.720><c> it's</c><00:23:55.940><c> our</c><00:23:56.059><c> own</c><00:23:56.259><c> foolishness.</c>

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One<00:23:58.240><c> of</c><00:23:58.339><c> us</c><00:23:58.460><c> gets</c><00:23:58.619><c> an</c><00:23:58.799><c> idea</c><00:23:59.039><c> that</c><00:23:59.200><c> I</c><00:23:59.279><c> can</c><00:23:59.440><c> go</c><00:23:59.619><c> out</c><00:23:59.740><c> and</c><00:23:59.839><c> man</c><00:23:59.920><c> that</c><00:24:00.200><c> tractor</c>

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and<00:24:00.700><c> I</c><00:24:00.759><c> can</c><00:24:01.319><c> level</c><00:24:01.519><c> the</c><00:24:01.700><c> baseball</c><00:24:02.140><c> field,</c>

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and<00:24:03.579><c> we</c><00:24:03.720><c> end</c><00:24:03.839><c> up</c><00:24:04.099><c> snapping</c><00:24:04.359><c> the</c><00:24:04.619><c> cable.</c>

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And<00:24:05.019><c> now</c><00:24:05.460><c> the</c><00:24:05.839><c> whole</c><00:24:06.019><c> Bible</c><00:24:06.319><c> school</c><00:24:06.480><c> comes</c><00:24:06.779><c> to</c><00:24:07.019><c> a</c><00:24:07.140><c> halt.</c>

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Sometimes<00:24:08.420><c> it's</c><00:24:08.640><c> our</c><00:24:08.759><c> own</c><00:24:08.980><c> foolishness</c><00:24:09.420><c> that</c><00:24:09.559><c> gets</c><00:24:09.740><c> us</c><00:24:09.940><c> into</c><00:24:10.099><c> trouble.</c>

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And<00:24:11.900><c> then</c><00:24:12.019><c> when</c><00:24:12.099><c> we're</c><00:24:12.420><c> going</c><00:24:12.619><c> out</c><00:24:12.859><c> looking</c><00:24:13.099><c> for</c><00:24:13.440><c> counseling,</c>

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it's<00:24:14.619><c> because</c><00:24:14.920><c> of</c><00:24:15.140><c> something</c><00:24:15.380><c> we've</c><00:24:15.759><c> done.</c>

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But<00:24:16.700><c> regardless</c><00:24:16.980><c> of</c><00:24:17.200><c> the</c><00:24:17.460><c> situation,</c>

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spiritual<00:24:19.539><c> counselors</c><00:24:20.039><c> don't</c><00:24:20.460><c> give</c><00:24:20.700><c> out</c><00:24:20.920><c> answers.</c>

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They<00:24:21.559><c> don't</c><00:24:21.839><c> solve</c><00:24:22.140><c> problems.</c>

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I<00:24:24.220><c> don't</c><00:24:24.420><c> know</c><00:24:24.900><c> if</c><00:24:25.380><c> where</c><00:24:25.680><c> you</c><00:24:25.980><c> live,</c>

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there<00:24:27.720><c> are</c><00:24:28.039><c> radio</c><00:24:28.500><c> programs</c><00:24:29.259><c> where</c><00:24:30.440><c> people</c><00:24:30.799><c> call</c><00:24:31.160><c> in</c><00:24:31.440><c> to</c><00:24:31.660><c> a</c><00:24:31.779><c> person,</c>

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and<00:24:32.240><c> the</c><00:24:32.319><c> person</c><00:24:32.640><c> gives</c><00:24:33.119><c> instant</c><00:24:33.740><c> counsel.</c>

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And<00:24:35.460><c> the</c><00:24:35.579><c> world</c><00:24:35.779><c> marvels</c><00:24:36.279><c> that</c><00:24:36.380><c> somebody</c><00:24:36.660><c> can</c><00:24:36.900><c> learn</c><00:24:37.019><c> of</c><00:24:37.140><c> a</c><00:24:37.299><c> situation</c>

00:24:37.779 --> 00:24:40.880
and<00:24:37.980><c> give</c><00:24:38.119><c> instant</c><00:24:38.460><c> counsel</c><00:24:38.819><c> and</c><00:24:38.980><c> tell</c><00:24:39.180><c> the</c><00:24:39.319><c> person</c><00:24:39.559><c> what</c><00:24:39.779><c> to</c><00:24:39.980><c> do.</c>

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That<00:24:42.700><c> is</c><00:24:43.059><c> not</c><00:24:43.420><c> spiritual</c><00:24:43.960><c> counseling.</c>

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The<00:24:46.000><c> world</c><00:24:46.279><c> has</c><00:24:46.539><c> a</c><00:24:46.759><c> great</c><00:24:46.980><c> value</c><00:24:47.539><c> upon</c><00:24:47.900><c> it,</c>

00:24:48.880 --> 00:24:51.579
but<00:24:49.259><c> that's</c><00:24:49.579><c> not</c><00:24:49.759><c> how</c><00:24:50.019><c> Christ</c><00:24:50.500><c> acted.</c>

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Because<00:24:52.460><c> the</c><00:24:52.660><c> people</c><00:24:52.839><c> hang</c><00:24:53.039><c> up</c><00:24:53.240><c> the</c><00:24:53.420><c> phone</c><00:24:53.619><c> and</c><00:24:53.759><c> they</c><00:24:53.940><c> go</c><00:24:54.079><c> and</c>

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they<00:24:54.420><c> do</c>

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whatever<00:24:55.279><c> the</c><00:24:55.539><c> person</c><00:24:55.759><c> told</c><00:24:56.000><c> them</c><00:24:56.160><c> to</c><00:24:56.339><c> do.</c>

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And<00:25:00.440><c> in</c><00:25:00.640><c> the</c><00:25:00.880><c> end,</c><00:25:02.599><c> the</c><00:25:02.779><c> faith</c><00:25:03.000><c> is</c><00:25:03.319><c> put</c><00:25:04.380><c> in</c><00:25:05.119><c> the</c><00:25:05.319><c> person</c><00:25:05.680><c> giving</c>

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the<00:25:06.299><c> advice,</c>

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not<00:25:08.220><c> in</c><00:25:08.799><c> the</c><00:25:08.920><c> Word</c><00:25:09.059><c> of</c><00:25:09.240><c> God.</c>

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Now,<00:25:11.160><c> it's</c><00:25:11.380><c> important</c><00:25:11.819><c> as</c><00:25:11.980><c> we</c><00:25:12.099><c> go</c><00:25:12.279><c> through</c><00:25:12.480><c> this</c><00:25:12.740><c> to</c><00:25:12.920><c> recognize</c>

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there<00:25:13.839><c> are</c><00:25:14.140><c> some</c><00:25:14.380><c> situations</c><00:25:15.240><c> where</c><00:25:15.859><c> we</c><00:25:16.019><c> don't</c><00:25:16.279><c> counsel</c><00:25:16.640><c> people.</c>

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You<00:25:18.039><c> do</c><00:25:18.200><c> what</c><00:25:18.359><c> you</c><00:25:18.539><c> think</c><00:25:18.700><c> is</c><00:25:18.859><c> best.</c>

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In<00:25:20.500><c> those</c><00:25:20.779><c> situations,</c><00:25:21.779><c> they</c><00:25:22.099><c> deal</c><00:25:22.319><c> with</c><00:25:22.599><c> rather</c><00:25:22.900><c> grievous</c><00:25:23.440><c> situations.</c>

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We<00:25:25.579><c> know</c><00:25:25.819><c> from</c><00:25:26.039><c> 1</c><00:25:26.220><c> Corinthians</c><00:25:26.579><c> 5,</c><00:25:26.960><c> for</c><00:25:27.180><c> instance,</c>

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if<00:25:27.900><c> someone</c><00:25:28.339><c> is</c><00:25:28.799><c> violating</c><00:25:29.380><c> a</c><00:25:30.160><c> first</c><00:25:30.400><c> principle</c><00:25:30.839><c> doctrine</c>

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or<00:25:33.059><c> a</c><00:25:33.480><c> first</c><00:25:33.779><c> principle</c><00:25:34.339><c> item</c><00:25:34.759><c> of</c><00:25:35.119><c> conduct,</c>

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we<00:25:37.240><c> don't</c><00:25:37.539><c> counsel</c><00:25:37.920><c> them</c><00:25:38.259><c> in</c><00:25:38.440><c> terms</c><00:25:38.740><c> of</c><00:25:38.920><c> here</c><00:25:39.119><c> is</c><00:25:39.259><c> what</c><00:25:39.440><c> the</c>

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Word<00:25:39.880><c> says</c>

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and<00:25:40.720><c> then</c><00:25:41.000><c> step</c><00:25:41.259><c> back</c><00:25:41.720><c> and</c><00:25:41.940><c> let</c><00:25:42.099><c> them</c><00:25:42.359><c> decide</c><00:25:42.740><c> what</c><00:25:42.920><c> they're</c>

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going<00:25:43.380><c> to</c><00:25:43.599><c> do.</c>

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As<00:25:44.960><c> an</c><00:25:45.119><c> ecclesia,</c><00:25:45.579><c> we</c><00:25:45.799><c> may</c><00:25:46.140><c> add</c><00:25:46.519><c> to</c><00:25:46.859><c> that,</c>

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here<00:25:48.559><c> is</c><00:25:48.759><c> what</c><00:25:48.920><c> the</c><00:25:49.180><c> Word</c><00:25:49.859><c> tells</c><00:25:50.279><c> us,</c>

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here<00:25:51.640><c> is</c><00:25:51.900><c> what</c><00:25:52.059><c> we</c><00:25:52.460><c> see</c><00:25:52.880><c> you</c><00:25:53.619><c> doing</c><00:25:54.039><c> or</c><00:25:54.259><c> you</c><00:25:54.559><c> believing,</c>

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and<00:25:55.559><c> here</c><00:25:55.779><c> is</c><00:25:56.000><c> the</c><00:25:56.259><c> step</c><00:25:56.480><c> that</c><00:25:56.759><c> we</c><00:25:56.960><c> need</c><00:25:57.200><c> to</c><00:25:57.440><c> take</c><00:25:57.720><c> to</c><00:25:58.059><c> separate</c>

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from<00:25:58.680><c> you,</c>

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but<00:26:00.539><c> we</c><00:26:00.799><c> still</c><00:26:00.960><c> leave</c><00:26:01.099><c> it</c><00:26:01.240><c> up</c><00:26:01.339><c> to</c><00:26:01.480><c> the</c><00:26:01.599><c> person.</c>

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You<00:26:03.559><c> can</c><00:26:03.799><c> respond</c><00:26:04.539><c> either</c><00:26:05.039><c> way.</c>

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But<00:26:06.740><c> in</c><00:26:06.779><c> terms</c><00:26:07.039><c> of</c><00:26:07.180><c> how</c><00:26:07.339><c> the</c><00:26:07.539><c> ecclesia</c><00:26:07.839><c> will</c><00:26:08.059><c> handle</c><00:26:08.279><c> this,</c>

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you<00:26:08.960><c> can</c><00:26:09.160><c> no</c><00:26:09.339><c> longer</c><00:26:09.720><c> be</c><00:26:10.180><c> a</c><00:26:10.279><c> part</c><00:26:10.799><c> of</c><00:26:11.140><c> our</c><00:26:11.339><c> community.</c>

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So<00:26:12.759><c> in</c><00:26:12.920><c> those</c><00:26:13.660><c> cases,</c><00:26:14.339><c> it</c><00:26:14.480><c> isn't</c><00:26:14.680><c> just</c><00:26:15.599><c> laying</c><00:26:16.019><c> out</c><00:26:16.380><c> the</c><00:26:16.559><c> two</c><00:26:16.720><c> issues</c>

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and<00:26:17.480><c> then</c><00:26:17.740><c> stepping</c><00:26:18.019><c> back.</c>

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But<00:26:19.000><c> the</c><00:26:19.880><c> focus</c><00:26:20.220><c> of</c><00:26:20.420><c> our</c><00:26:20.640><c> comments</c><00:26:20.900><c> tonight</c><00:26:21.299><c> are</c><00:26:21.539><c> more</c><00:26:21.880><c> in</c><00:26:22.220><c> situations</c>

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that<00:26:23.039><c> are</c><00:26:23.220><c> not</c><00:26:23.480><c> dealing</c><00:26:23.920><c> with</c><00:26:24.559><c> the</c><00:26:25.500><c> more</c><00:26:25.859><c> grievous</c><00:26:26.700><c> aspects</c>

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of<00:26:27.660><c> ecclesia</c><00:26:28.000><c> life.</c>

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It's<00:26:30.480><c> important,</c><00:26:30.900><c> too,</c><00:26:31.259><c> to</c><00:26:31.700><c> distinguish</c><00:26:32.279><c> between</c><00:26:33.119><c> parenting</c>

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and<00:26:34.680><c> spiritual</c><00:26:35.279><c> counseling.</c>

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As<00:26:37.200><c> parents,</c><00:26:38.339><c> we</c><00:26:38.480><c> are</c><00:26:38.720><c> part</c><00:26:38.980><c>-time</c><00:26:39.180><c> counselors</c><00:26:39.700><c> and</c><00:26:39.980><c> we</c><00:26:40.039><c> are</c>

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part<00:26:40.519><c>-time</c><00:26:41.180><c> directors.</c>

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We<00:26:42.579><c> direct</c><00:26:42.900><c> our</c><00:26:43.160><c> kids</c><00:26:43.559><c> when</c><00:26:43.839><c> they're</c><00:26:44.039><c> 7</c><00:26:44.279><c> or</c><00:26:44.359><c> 8</c><00:26:44.559><c> years</c><00:26:44.839><c> old</c><00:26:45.099><c> or</c>

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10<00:26:45.420><c> or</c><00:26:45.519><c> 11</c><00:26:45.740><c> years</c><00:26:46.079><c> old.</c>

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We<00:26:47.339><c> tell</c><00:26:47.559><c> them</c><00:26:47.779><c> exactly</c><00:26:48.299><c> what</c><00:26:48.440><c> they're</c><00:26:48.680><c> going</c><00:26:48.880><c> to</c><00:26:49.099><c> do</c><00:26:49.319><c> or</c><00:26:49.579><c> exactly</c><00:26:49.940><c> what</c>

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they're<00:26:50.259><c> not</c><00:26:50.519><c> going</c><00:26:50.759><c> to</c><00:26:50.940><c> do.</c>

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We<00:26:53.000><c> have</c><00:26:53.299><c> to</c><00:26:53.720><c> because</c><00:26:54.259><c> they</c><00:26:54.539><c> need</c><00:26:54.799><c> that</c><00:26:55.140><c> kind</c><00:26:55.420><c> of</c><00:26:56.119><c> direction.</c>

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But<00:26:57.220><c> as</c><00:26:57.440><c> our</c><00:26:57.660><c> kids</c><00:26:57.819><c> get</c><00:26:58.099><c> older,</c><00:27:00.559><c> there</c><00:27:00.640><c> need</c><00:27:00.819><c> to</c><00:27:00.960><c> be</c><00:27:01.220><c> fewer</c><00:27:01.500><c> directives</c>

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and<00:27:04.019><c> there</c><00:27:04.140><c> needs</c><00:27:04.319><c> to</c><00:27:04.460><c> be</c><00:27:04.559><c> more</c><00:27:04.839><c> spiritual</c><00:27:05.279><c> counseling</c>

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so<00:27:06.059><c> that</c><00:27:06.200><c> we</c><00:27:06.319><c> can</c><00:27:06.519><c> lay</c><00:27:06.759><c> out</c><00:27:07.000><c> before</c><00:27:07.420><c> them</c><00:27:08.279><c> what</c><00:27:08.920><c> the</c><00:27:09.099><c> Bible</c><00:27:09.380><c> teaches.</c>

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But<00:27:11.980><c> then</c><00:27:12.279><c> at</c><00:27:12.500><c> some</c><00:27:12.799><c> point</c><00:27:13.160><c> in</c><00:27:13.400><c> the</c><00:27:13.579><c> lives</c><00:27:13.819><c> of</c><00:27:14.039><c> our</c><00:27:14.180><c> young</c><00:27:14.380><c> people,</c>

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we<00:27:15.539><c> have</c><00:27:15.779><c> to</c><00:27:15.880><c> step</c><00:27:16.140><c> back</c><00:27:17.059><c> and</c><00:27:17.819><c> let</c><00:27:18.039><c> them</c><00:27:18.299><c> make</c><00:27:18.859><c> their</c><00:27:19.240><c> own</c><00:27:19.819><c> decision</c>

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because<00:27:21.839><c> we</c><00:27:22.140><c> can't</c><00:27:22.460><c> force</c><00:27:22.859><c> the</c><00:27:23.099><c> truth</c><00:27:23.279><c> upon</c><00:27:23.619><c> them.</c>

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We<00:27:25.140><c> wouldn't</c><00:27:26.339><c> be</c><00:27:26.480><c> of</c><00:27:26.579><c> any</c><00:27:26.779><c> value</c><00:27:27.140><c> to</c><00:27:27.359><c> them</c><00:27:27.480><c> if</c><00:27:27.619><c> we</c><00:27:27.799><c> tried</c><00:27:27.980><c> to</c><00:27:28.180><c> do</c><00:27:28.359><c> that.</c>

00:27:30.279 --> 00:27:34.220
So<00:27:30.460><c> our</c><00:27:30.680><c> role</c><00:27:30.859><c> is</c><00:27:31.079><c> to</c><00:27:31.200><c> help</c><00:27:31.380><c> bring</c><00:27:31.660><c> them</c><00:27:31.940><c> to</c><00:27:32.160><c> the</c><00:27:32.359><c> point</c><00:27:32.680><c> of</c><00:27:33.140><c> decision.</c>

00:27:34.299 --> 00:27:38.420
But<00:27:34.519><c> we</c><00:27:34.859><c> need</c><00:27:35.079><c> to</c><00:27:35.299><c> make</c><00:27:35.519><c> sure</c><00:27:35.940><c> their</c><00:27:36.500><c> decision</c><00:27:37.059><c> to</c><00:27:37.380><c> accept</c><00:27:37.700><c> the</c><00:27:37.980><c> truth</c>

00:27:38.420 --> 00:27:42.720
and<00:27:39.140><c> to</c><00:27:39.400><c> follow</c><00:27:39.579><c> the</c><00:27:39.759><c> path</c><00:27:40.019><c> of</c><00:27:40.299><c> godliness</c><00:27:40.660><c> is</c><00:27:41.059><c> their</c><00:27:41.339><c> decision</c><00:27:41.759><c> alone.</c>

00:27:43.480 --> 00:27:46.700
Proverbs<00:27:44.079><c> is</c><00:27:44.240><c> an</c><00:27:44.420><c> excellent</c><00:27:44.759><c> model</c><00:27:45.160><c> of</c><00:27:45.380><c> what</c><00:27:45.599><c> spiritual</c><00:27:46.000><c> counseling</c><00:27:46.400><c> is</c>

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all<00:27:46.920><c> about</c>

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because<00:27:48.319><c> in</c><00:27:48.519><c> the</c><00:27:48.599><c> book</c><00:27:48.779><c> of</c><00:27:49.099><c> Proverbs,</c><00:27:51.299><c> it's</c><00:27:51.420><c> marvelous</c><00:27:52.019><c> how</c>

00:27:52.400 --> 00:27:53.960
Solomon<00:27:52.819><c> writes,</c>

00:27:54.339 --> 00:27:59.000
there<00:27:54.440><c> are</c><00:27:54.700><c> two</c><00:27:54.920><c> ways</c><00:27:55.400><c> to</c><00:27:55.660><c> go</c><00:27:56.160><c> and</c><00:27:56.819><c> the</c><00:27:56.980><c> others</c><00:27:57.180><c> who</c><00:27:57.460><c> contributed</c><00:27:57.779><c> to</c><00:27:58.140><c> Proverbs.</c>

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There's<00:27:59.480><c> the</c><00:27:59.579><c> way</c><00:27:59.740><c> of</c><00:27:59.960><c> righteousness</c><00:28:00.359><c> and</c><00:28:00.660><c> there's</c><00:28:00.900><c> the</c><00:28:01.019><c> way</c>

00:28:01.160 --> 00:28:02.039
of<00:28:01.380><c> wickedness</c>

00:28:02.039 --> 00:28:04.839
in<00:28:02.519><c> a</c><00:28:02.700><c> variety</c><00:28:03.119><c> of</c><00:28:03.380><c> different</c><00:28:03.619><c> situations.</c>

00:28:05.180 --> 00:28:10.059
And<00:28:05.400><c> here</c><00:28:05.519><c> are</c><00:28:05.680><c> the</c><00:28:05.900><c> consequences</c><00:28:06.559><c> to</c><00:28:06.900><c> righteousness</c><00:28:07.359><c> and</c><00:28:07.660><c> here</c><00:28:07.859><c> are</c><00:28:07.980><c> the</c><00:28:08.220><c> consequences</c><00:28:08.960><c> to</c><00:28:09.400><c> wickedness.</c>

00:28:10.059 --> 00:28:12.740
And<00:28:10.660><c> we</c><00:28:10.839><c> can</c><00:28:11.059><c> include</c><00:28:11.299><c> that</c><00:28:11.539><c> in</c><00:28:11.660><c> our</c><00:28:11.900><c> counseling.</c>

00:28:13.359 --> 00:28:19.859
But<00:28:13.539><c> then</c><00:28:14.099><c> it</c><00:28:14.500><c> steps</c><00:28:14.819><c> back</c><00:28:15.480><c> and</c><00:28:15.799><c> says,</c><00:28:16.839><c> you</c><00:28:16.900><c> decide</c><00:28:17.579><c> which</c><00:28:18.140><c> path</c><00:28:18.500><c> you're</c><00:28:18.700><c> going</c><00:28:18.859><c> to</c><00:28:19.099><c> follow.</c>

00:28:21.480 --> 00:28:25.539
So<00:28:21.700><c> that</c><00:28:21.880><c> is</c><00:28:22.160><c> the</c><00:28:22.500><c> basic</c><00:28:22.880><c> model</c><00:28:23.539><c> for</c><00:28:24.099><c> spiritual</c><00:28:24.480><c> counseling.</c>

00:28:26.819 --> 00:28:30.240
Our<00:28:26.980><c> ecclesial</c><00:28:27.220><c> life</c><00:28:27.440><c> is</c><00:28:27.740><c> filled</c><00:28:27.920><c> with</c><00:28:28.180><c> opportunities</c><00:28:29.000><c> to</c>

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counsel<00:28:31.099><c> one</c><00:28:31.440><c> another.</c>

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We<00:28:35.660><c> just</c><00:28:35.960><c> want</c><00:28:36.079><c> to</c><00:28:36.200><c> show</c><00:28:36.380><c> one</c><00:28:36.599><c> other</c><00:28:36.900><c> diagram</c><00:28:37.720><c> that</c><00:28:42.420><c> illustrates</c><00:28:43.140><c> the</c><00:28:45.019><c> difference</c>

00:28:46.539 --> 00:28:50.960
between<00:28:47.279><c> our</c><00:28:47.740><c> providing</c><00:28:48.119><c> the</c><00:28:48.359><c> counsel</c><00:28:48.720><c> and</c><00:28:48.960><c> the</c><00:28:49.119><c> word</c><00:28:49.299><c> providing</c><00:28:49.680><c> the</c><00:28:49.880><c> counsel.</c>

00:28:53.900 --> 00:28:57.359
What<00:28:54.059><c> we've</c><00:28:54.339><c> attempted</c><00:28:54.660><c> to</c><00:28:54.960><c> depict</c><00:28:55.359><c> here</c><00:28:56.059><c> is</c><00:28:56.519><c> the</c><00:28:56.700><c> foundation</c>

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of<00:28:57.700><c> counseling.</c>

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If<00:28:59.519><c> the</c><00:28:59.720><c> foundation</c><00:29:00.440><c> of</c><00:29:00.980><c> our</c><00:29:01.319><c> counseling</c><00:29:01.779><c> to</c><00:29:02.140><c> others</c><00:29:02.700><c> is</c><00:29:03.359><c> our</c>

00:29:03.619 --> 00:29:05.000
own<00:29:04.119><c> thoughts</c>

00:29:06.339 --> 00:29:12.539
and<00:29:07.099><c> we</c><00:29:07.299><c> add</c><00:29:07.579><c> or</c><00:29:07.960><c> derive</c><00:29:08.359><c> our</c><00:29:08.740><c> counsel</c><00:29:09.059><c> from</c><00:29:09.380><c> that,</c><00:29:10.279><c> then</c><00:29:10.619><c> whatever</c><00:29:11.079><c> actions</c><00:29:11.619><c> are</c><00:29:12.059><c> taken</c>

00:29:12.539 --> 00:29:19.000
are<00:29:13.660><c> going</c><00:29:13.839><c> to</c><00:29:14.059><c> be</c><00:29:14.299><c> taken</c><00:29:15.039><c> based</c><00:29:16.359><c> upon</c><00:29:16.859><c> what</c><00:29:17.160><c> we</c><00:29:17.480><c> tell</c><00:29:17.619><c> them</c><00:29:17.880><c> to</c><00:29:18.119><c> do.</c>

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And<00:29:19.779><c> you</c><00:29:19.900><c> can</c><00:29:20.140><c> see</c><00:29:20.299><c> rather</c><00:29:20.619><c> easily</c><00:29:21.240><c> that</c><00:29:22.180><c> the</c><00:29:22.740><c> faith</c><00:29:22.960><c> is</c><00:29:23.299><c> put</c>

00:29:23.579 --> 00:29:25.799
in<00:29:24.359><c> the</c><00:29:24.759><c> thoughts</c>

00:29:26.160 --> 00:29:31.920
and<00:29:26.640><c> then</c><00:29:27.119><c> the</c><00:29:28.119><c> glory,</c><00:29:29.819><c> if</c><00:29:29.920><c> there's</c><00:29:30.200><c> any</c><00:29:30.500><c> glory</c><00:29:30.759><c> to</c><00:29:30.980><c> be</c><00:29:31.180><c> had.</c>

00:29:32.380 --> 00:29:34.619
Boy<00:29:32.440><c> Brother</c><00:29:32.680><c> Ken,</c><00:29:33.000><c> I</c><00:29:33.180><c> really</c><00:29:33.500><c> appreciated</c><00:29:33.980><c> you</c><00:29:34.220><c> telling</c><00:29:34.359><c> me</c>

00:29:34.619 --> 00:29:36.460
exactly<00:29:35.039><c> what</c><00:29:35.200><c> I</c><00:29:35.299><c> had</c><00:29:35.500><c> to</c><00:29:35.559><c> do</c><00:29:35.660><c> in</c><00:29:35.799><c> that</c><00:29:35.960><c> situation</c>

00:29:36.460 --> 00:29:38.880
because<00:29:36.700><c> I</c><00:29:36.839><c> went</c><00:29:36.920><c> out</c><00:29:37.119><c> and</c><00:29:37.240><c> did</c><00:29:37.339><c> it</c><00:29:37.519><c> and</c><00:29:37.660><c> it</c><00:29:37.920><c> worked</c><00:29:38.099><c> to</c><00:29:38.339><c> a</c><00:29:38.519><c> charm.</c>

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Thank<00:29:39.720><c> you</c><00:29:40.240><c> very</c><00:29:40.640><c> much.</c>

00:29:42.880 --> 00:29:47.400
That<00:29:43.039><c> is</c><00:29:43.380><c> not</c><00:29:43.700><c> spiritual</c><00:29:44.140><c> counseling</c><00:29:44.660><c> because</c><00:29:46.359><c> the</c><00:29:46.680><c> glory</c><00:29:46.900><c> goes</c><00:29:47.180><c> to</c>

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the<00:29:47.539><c> wrong</c><00:29:47.720><c> person.</c>

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Because<00:29:50.299><c> most</c><00:29:50.640><c> of</c><00:29:50.799><c> the</c><00:29:50.980><c> time</c><00:29:51.180><c> if</c><00:29:51.339><c> we're</c><00:29:51.519><c> telling</c><00:29:51.839><c> each</c><00:29:52.099><c> other</c>

00:29:52.279 --> 00:29:53.619
what<00:29:52.440><c> you</c><00:29:52.680><c> have</c><00:29:52.940><c> to</c><00:29:53.119><c> do</c>

00:29:53.619 --> 00:30:00.740
for<00:29:53.940><c> our</c><00:29:54.240><c> young</c><00:29:54.440><c> people</c><00:29:55.220><c> and</c><00:29:56.440><c> it</c><00:29:56.599><c> doesn't</c><00:29:56.980><c> work,</c><00:29:58.660><c> now</c><00:29:59.019><c> you</c><00:29:59.180><c> have</c><00:29:59.319><c> two</c><00:29:59.579><c> problems.</c>

00:30:01.359 --> 00:30:03.680
The<00:30:01.599><c> original</c><00:30:02.059><c> problem</c><00:30:02.460><c> they</c><00:30:02.619><c> were</c><00:30:02.799><c> trying</c><00:30:03.019><c> to</c><00:30:03.220><c> deal</c><00:30:03.440><c> with</c>

00:30:03.680 --> 00:30:06.140
and<00:30:03.920><c> the</c><00:30:04.140><c> second</c><00:30:04.380><c> problem</c><00:30:04.799><c> that</c><00:30:05.000><c> what</c><00:30:05.180><c> you</c><00:30:05.359><c> told</c><00:30:05.539><c> them</c><00:30:05.680><c> to</c><00:30:05.920><c> do</c>

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doesn't<00:30:06.559><c> work.</c>

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What<00:30:09.059><c> ought</c><00:30:09.240><c> to</c><00:30:09.480><c> happen</c><00:30:09.779><c> is</c><00:30:10.039><c> our</c><00:30:10.259><c> counsel</c><00:30:11.299><c> ought</c><00:30:11.779><c> to</c><00:30:12.059><c> come</c><00:30:12.420><c> from</c><00:30:12.779><c> the</c><00:30:12.980><c> word.</c>

00:30:15.420 --> 00:30:20.740
So<00:30:15.539><c> that</c><00:30:15.720><c> whatever</c><00:30:16.079><c> we're</c><00:30:16.599><c> advising</c><00:30:16.960><c> them</c><00:30:17.339><c> of,</c><00:30:19.259><c> the</c><00:30:19.380><c> foundation</c><00:30:19.940><c> is</c><00:30:20.279><c> the</c><00:30:20.480><c> word</c>

00:30:20.740 --> 00:30:25.460
and<00:30:21.019><c> they</c><00:30:21.299><c> take</c><00:30:21.500><c> an</c><00:30:21.680><c> action</c><00:30:21.960><c> based</c><00:30:22.279><c> on</c><00:30:22.980><c> what</c><00:30:23.440><c> they</c><00:30:23.940><c> feel,</c>

00:30:26.019 --> 00:30:30.339
added<00:30:26.140><c> to</c><00:30:26.579><c> that</c><00:30:27.059><c> their</c><00:30:27.559><c> prayers</c><00:30:28.380><c> and</c><00:30:28.759><c> their</c><00:30:29.000><c> own</c><00:30:29.359><c> faith</c>

00:30:30.559 --> 00:30:37.359
and<00:30:31.279><c> whatever</c><00:30:31.579><c> actions</c><00:30:32.000><c> they</c><00:30:32.299><c> then</c><00:30:32.660><c> take</c><00:30:33.160><c> are</c><00:30:33.460><c> rooted</c><00:30:33.740><c> in</c><00:30:34.079><c> their</c><00:30:34.799><c> faith</c><00:30:34.799><c> in</c><00:30:36.440><c> God.</c>

00:30:38.119 --> 00:30:43.099
So<00:30:38.420><c> if</c><00:30:38.680><c> it</c><00:30:38.940><c> works</c><00:30:39.339><c> or</c><00:30:39.700><c> it</c><00:30:39.960><c> doesn't</c><00:30:40.279><c> work,</c><00:30:40.720><c> it's</c><00:30:41.019><c> a</c><00:30:41.119><c> relationship</c><00:30:41.720><c> between</c><00:30:42.160><c> them</c><00:30:42.480><c> and</c><00:30:42.680><c> God,</c>

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not<00:30:43.559><c> them</c><00:30:43.920><c> and</c><00:30:44.099><c> ourselves.</c>

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And<00:30:46.579><c> we</c><00:30:46.819><c> need</c><00:30:47.039><c> to</c><00:30:47.220><c> leave</c><00:30:47.440><c> room</c><00:30:47.819><c> for</c><00:30:48.079><c> God</c><00:30:48.279><c> to</c><00:30:48.539><c> work</c><00:30:48.839><c> in</c><00:30:49.039><c> that</c><00:30:49.279><c> kind</c><00:30:49.440><c> of</c>

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a<00:30:49.779><c> situation.</c>

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But<00:30:54.039><c> in</c><00:30:54.240><c> ecclesial</c><00:30:54.660><c> life,</c><00:30:57.119><c> brethren</c><00:30:57.299><c> and</c><00:30:57.680><c> sisters</c><00:30:58.160><c> are</c><00:30:58.579><c> faced</c>

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with<00:31:02.319><c> opportunities</c><00:31:02.920><c> to</c><00:31:03.259><c> provide</c><00:31:03.579><c> counsel.</c>

00:31:07.559 --> 00:31:11.400
Brethren<00:31:07.799><c> and</c><00:31:08.019><c> sisters</c><00:31:08.359><c> may</c><00:31:08.599><c> have</c><00:31:08.799><c> made</c><00:31:09.099><c> mistakes</c><00:31:10.000><c> in</c><00:31:10.700><c> their</c><00:31:10.880><c> life</c>

00:31:11.400 --> 00:31:14.859
and<00:31:11.839><c> be</c><00:31:12.099><c> in</c><00:31:12.400><c> need</c><00:31:12.839><c> of</c><00:31:13.319><c> spiritual</c><00:31:13.839><c> counseling.</c>

00:31:15.619 --> 00:31:19.259
It<00:31:15.900><c> could</c><00:31:16.059><c> be</c><00:31:16.240><c> a</c><00:31:16.380><c> formal</c><00:31:16.619><c> setting,</c><00:31:17.460><c> like</c><00:31:17.700><c> an</c><00:31:17.859><c> arranging</c><00:31:18.140><c> meeting,</c><00:31:19.019><c> but</c>

00:31:19.259 --> 00:31:20.599
it<00:31:19.420><c> may</c><00:31:19.579><c> not</c><00:31:19.819><c> be.</c>

00:31:20.940 --> 00:31:23.839
It<00:31:21.180><c> could</c><00:31:21.299><c> be</c><00:31:21.460><c> a</c><00:31:21.599><c> phone</c><00:31:21.799><c> call</c><00:31:22.039><c> that</c><00:31:22.259><c> starts</c><00:31:22.519><c> out</c><00:31:22.920><c> with,</c>

00:31:24.180 --> 00:31:27.440
I<00:31:24.200><c> hear</c><00:31:24.500><c> there</c><00:31:24.779><c> is</c><00:31:25.400><c> an</c><00:31:25.599><c> ecclesial</c><00:31:26.000><c> lunch</c><00:31:26.319><c> on</c><00:31:26.619><c> Sunday,</c><00:31:27.160><c> do</c><00:31:27.359><c> you</c>

00:31:27.440 --> 00:31:29.240
know<00:31:27.539><c> what</c><00:31:27.640><c> I'm</c><00:31:27.839><c> supposed</c><00:31:28.200><c> to</c><00:31:28.460><c> bring?</c>

00:31:29.940 --> 00:31:32.900
And<00:31:30.119><c> sometime</c><00:31:30.480><c> in</c><00:31:30.819><c> that</c><00:31:31.079><c> conversation</c><00:31:31.720><c> it</c><00:31:32.000><c> changes</c><00:31:32.519><c> to,</c>

00:31:32.920 --> 00:31:35.920
I'm<00:31:33.200><c> having</c><00:31:33.480><c> difficulty</c><00:31:34.119><c> with</c><00:31:34.359><c> my</c><00:31:34.619><c> teenage</c><00:31:34.980><c> boy.</c>

00:31:36.160 --> 00:31:39.200
He<00:31:36.440><c> never</c><00:31:37.180><c> seems</c><00:31:37.559><c> to</c><00:31:37.759><c> listen</c><00:31:38.140><c> to</c><00:31:38.299><c> what</c><00:31:38.480><c> we're</c><00:31:38.660><c> trying</c><00:31:38.940><c> to</c><00:31:39.079><c> tell</c>

00:31:39.200 --> 00:31:40.500
him<00:31:39.359><c> to</c><00:31:39.559><c> do.</c>

00:31:41.799 --> 00:31:44.599
So<00:31:41.920><c> it</c><00:31:42.279><c> can</c><00:31:42.619><c> start</c><00:31:43.000><c> rather</c><00:31:43.480><c> innocently.</c>

00:31:44.779 --> 00:31:47.319
People<00:31:45.099><c> don't</c><00:31:45.480><c> normally</c><00:31:45.839><c> call</c><00:31:46.099><c> us</c><00:31:46.279><c> up</c><00:31:46.380><c> on</c><00:31:46.500><c> the</c><00:31:46.680><c> phone</c><00:31:46.900><c> and</c><00:31:47.079><c> say,</c><00:31:47.299><c> you</c>

00:31:47.319 --> 00:31:47.740
know<00:31:47.480><c> what,</c>

00:31:48.019 --> 00:31:49.900
I'm<00:31:48.279><c> in</c><00:31:48.440><c> need</c><00:31:48.660><c> of</c><00:31:49.059><c> spiritual</c><00:31:49.420><c> counseling.</c>

00:31:50.339 --> 00:31:52.680
It's<00:31:50.559><c> difficult</c><00:31:51.000><c> to</c><00:31:51.279><c> share</c><00:31:51.400><c> with</c><00:31:51.579><c> each</c><00:31:51.819><c> other</c><00:31:52.019><c> the</c><00:31:52.339><c> problems</c>

00:31:52.680 --> 00:31:53.859
we<00:31:52.960><c> face.</c>

00:31:54.160 --> 00:31:56.380
And<00:31:54.319><c> sometimes</c><00:31:54.680><c> we'll</c><00:31:55.000><c> mention</c><00:31:55.299><c> something</c><00:31:55.680><c> to</c><00:31:55.859><c> see</c><00:31:56.019><c> if</c><00:31:56.160><c> the</c>

00:31:56.380 --> 00:31:58.119
person<00:31:56.940><c> picks</c><00:31:57.299><c> up</c><00:31:57.559><c> on</c><00:31:57.700><c> it</c>

00:31:58.119 --> 00:32:01.480
and<00:31:58.819><c> is</c><00:31:59.099><c> receptive</c><00:31:59.619><c> to</c><00:32:00.319><c> providing</c><00:32:00.619><c> us</c><00:32:00.920><c> with</c><00:32:01.160><c> counsel.</c>

00:32:01.480 --> 00:32:06.480
Sometimes<00:32:02.160><c> we're</c><00:32:02.380><c> at</c><00:32:02.480><c> our</c><00:32:02.619><c> wits</c><00:32:02.880><c> end</c><00:32:03.480><c> and</c><00:32:03.920><c> we'll</c><00:32:04.539><c> take</c><00:32:04.779><c> any</c><00:32:05.160><c> advice</c><00:32:05.500><c> anybody</c><00:32:06.000><c> has</c><00:32:06.259><c> to</c>

00:32:06.480 --> 00:32:07.420
offer<00:32:06.660><c> us</c>

00:32:07.420 --> 00:32:10.160
because<00:32:07.680><c> the</c><00:32:07.940><c> situation</c><00:32:08.400><c> is</c><00:32:08.700><c> so</c><00:32:08.920><c> bleak.</c>

00:32:11.420 --> 00:32:15.000
What<00:32:11.579><c> starts</c><00:32:11.920><c> out</c><00:32:12.099><c> as</c><00:32:12.279><c> a</c><00:32:12.420><c> conversation</c><00:32:12.920><c> about</c><00:32:13.299><c> someone's</c><00:32:13.799><c> family</c>

00:32:15.000 --> 00:32:17.880
may<00:32:15.599><c> turn</c><00:32:15.859><c> to</c><00:32:16.079><c> a</c><00:32:16.200><c> problem</c><00:32:16.599><c> that</c><00:32:16.920><c> the</c><00:32:17.099><c> wife</c><00:32:17.279><c> is</c><00:32:17.519><c> having</c><00:32:17.700><c> with</c>

00:32:17.880 --> 00:32:18.519
her<00:32:18.039><c> husband</c>

00:32:18.519 --> 00:32:21.460
or<00:32:19.299><c> the</c><00:32:19.440><c> husband</c><00:32:19.759><c> is</c><00:32:19.980><c> having</c><00:32:20.099><c> with</c><00:32:20.279><c> his</c><00:32:20.460><c> wife.</c>

00:32:21.940 --> 00:32:25.759
And<00:32:22.220><c> it</c><00:32:22.440><c> comes</c><00:32:22.740><c> up</c><00:32:22.980><c> in</c><00:32:23.119><c> these</c><00:32:23.440><c> casual,</c><00:32:24.119><c> informal</c><00:32:24.440><c> conversations.</c>

00:32:26.680 --> 00:32:32.059
Maybe<00:32:27.200><c> an</c><00:32:27.720><c> innocent</c><00:32:28.099><c> walk</c><00:32:28.500><c> here</c><00:32:28.819><c> this</c><00:32:29.079><c> week</c><00:32:29.539><c> between</c><00:32:30.539><c> the</c><00:32:31.039><c> classroom</c><00:32:31.500><c> and</c>

00:32:32.059 --> 00:32:33.359
the<00:32:32.240><c> dining</c><00:32:32.420><c> hall.</c>

00:32:33.819 --> 00:32:36.759
And<00:32:33.920><c> the</c><00:32:34.000><c> conversation</c><00:32:34.440><c> could</c><00:32:34.680><c> start</c><00:32:34.940><c> out</c><00:32:35.359><c> about,</c><00:32:36.099><c> you</c><00:32:36.619><c> know,</c>

00:32:37.019 --> 00:32:39.680
the<00:32:37.180><c> excellent</c><00:32:37.579><c> third</c><00:32:37.920><c> class</c><00:32:38.240><c> we</c><00:32:38.460><c> had</c><00:32:38.559><c> this</c><00:32:38.819><c> morning.</c>

00:32:40.140 --> 00:32:43.380
And<00:32:40.279><c> by</c><00:32:40.400><c> the</c><00:32:40.539><c> time</c><00:32:40.680><c> you</c><00:32:40.720><c> get</c><00:32:40.839><c> to</c><00:32:41.000><c> the</c><00:32:41.160><c> dining</c><00:32:41.460><c> hall,</c><00:32:42.539><c> the</c><00:32:42.740><c> conversation</c><00:32:43.180><c> is</c>

00:32:43.380 --> 00:32:44.039
now<00:32:43.619><c> changed</c>

00:32:44.039 --> 00:32:46.059
because<00:32:44.359><c> there's</c><00:32:44.559><c> an</c><00:32:44.740><c> item</c><00:32:44.859><c> that</c><00:32:44.980><c> was</c><00:32:45.240><c> mentioned</c><00:32:45.440><c> during</c><00:32:45.619><c> the</c><00:32:45.859><c> class</c>

00:32:46.059 --> 00:32:49.720
that<00:32:46.259><c> happens</c><00:32:46.519><c> to</c><00:32:46.700><c> be</c><00:32:46.839><c> very</c><00:32:47.460><c> near</c><00:32:47.799><c> and</c><00:32:48.039><c> dear</c><00:32:48.160><c> to</c><00:32:48.339><c> the</c><00:32:48.559><c> individual's</c><00:32:49.059><c> heart.</c>

00:32:50.519 --> 00:32:53.140
So<00:32:50.859><c> look</c><00:32:51.259><c> for</c><00:32:51.759><c> opportunities</c><00:32:52.420><c> this</c><00:32:52.880><c> week.</c>

00:32:53.140 --> 00:32:55.339
You<00:32:53.299><c> probably</c><00:32:53.720><c> already</c><00:32:54.019><c> had</c><00:32:54.200><c> some.</c>

00:32:57.359 --> 00:32:59.759
But<00:32:57.539><c> when</c><00:32:57.660><c> those</c><00:32:57.880><c> opportunities</c><00:32:58.400><c> arise,</c>

00:33:00.099 --> 00:33:04.000
make<00:33:00.339><c> sure</c><00:33:00.619><c> we're</c><00:33:00.859><c> prepared</c><00:33:01.519><c> to</c><00:33:02.319><c> counsel</c><00:33:02.799><c> each</c><00:33:03.200><c> other</c><00:33:03.599><c> in</c><00:33:03.859><c> a</c>

00:33:04.000 --> 00:33:05.700
way<00:33:04.140><c> that</c><00:33:04.299><c> comes</c><00:33:04.519><c> from</c><00:33:04.740><c> the</c><00:33:04.900><c> Word.</c>

00:33:06.099 --> 00:33:10.480
Because<00:33:06.619><c> asking</c><00:33:07.140><c> for</c><00:33:07.460><c> spiritual</c><00:33:07.779><c> counsel</c><00:33:08.220><c> is</c><00:33:08.539><c> not</c><00:33:08.880><c> a</c><00:33:09.099><c> sign</c><00:33:09.339><c> of</c><00:33:09.619><c> weakness.</c>

00:33:11.220 --> 00:33:14.599
It's<00:33:11.500><c> a</c><00:33:11.700><c> sign</c><00:33:11.940><c> of</c><00:33:12.359><c> strength.</c><00:33:13.579><c> Strength.</c>

00:33:15.000 --> 00:33:17.660
When<00:33:15.140><c> we</c><00:33:15.339><c> go</c><00:33:15.579><c> to</c><00:33:15.779><c> each</c><00:33:16.039><c> other</c><00:33:16.299><c> and</c><00:33:16.519><c> say,</c><00:33:16.660><c> I</c><00:33:16.759><c> have</c><00:33:16.960><c> a</c><00:33:17.119><c> situation</c>

00:33:17.660 --> 00:33:19.079
in<00:33:17.859><c> my</c><00:33:18.119><c> life</c>

00:33:19.140 --> 00:33:22.240
and<00:33:19.460><c> I</c><00:33:19.660><c> have</c><00:33:19.819><c> been</c><00:33:19.960><c> praying</c><00:33:20.299><c> about</c><00:33:20.640><c> it</c><00:33:20.839><c> and</c><00:33:20.960><c> I</c><00:33:21.059><c> have</c><00:33:21.240><c> been</c><00:33:21.380><c> reading</c><00:33:21.599><c> the</c><00:33:21.880><c> Word</c>

00:33:22.240 --> 00:33:25.160
and<00:33:22.640><c> looking</c><00:33:23.339><c> at</c><00:33:23.519><c> it</c><00:33:23.579><c> from</c><00:33:23.720><c> the</c><00:33:23.900><c> Word's</c><00:33:24.240><c> perspective,</c>

00:33:25.279 --> 00:33:28.720
but<00:33:25.519><c> I</c><00:33:25.680><c> need</c><00:33:26.039><c> someone</c><00:33:26.440><c> else's</c><00:33:27.079><c> input</c><00:33:27.519><c> on</c><00:33:27.859><c> this.</c>

00:33:28.859 --> 00:33:31.740
Brother,<00:33:29.799><c> you've</c><00:33:30.099><c> been</c><00:33:30.240><c> reading</c><00:33:30.619><c> and</c><00:33:30.819><c> living</c><00:33:31.059><c> the</c><00:33:31.220><c> Bible</c><00:33:31.480><c> for</c>

00:33:31.740 --> 00:33:32.420
20<00:33:32.000><c> years.</c>

00:33:32.519 --> 00:33:37.200
What<00:33:32.720><c> does</c><00:33:32.940><c> your</c><00:33:33.160><c> Bible</c><00:33:33.500><c> reading</c><00:33:34.119><c> teach</c><00:33:34.599><c> you</c><00:33:35.160><c> about</c><00:33:35.420><c> this</c><00:33:35.680><c> issue</c><00:33:35.960><c> that</c><00:33:36.119><c> I'm</c><00:33:36.319><c> facing?</c>

00:33:37.819 --> 00:33:41.259
And<00:33:38.019><c> now</c><00:33:38.160><c> we</c><00:33:38.299><c> have</c><00:33:38.539><c> 40</c><00:33:38.920><c> years</c><00:33:39.480><c> of</c><00:33:39.759><c> Bible</c><00:33:40.160><c> reading</c><00:33:40.480><c> and</c><00:33:40.680><c> Bible</c><00:33:41.000><c> living</c>

00:33:41.259 --> 00:33:44.799
brought<00:33:41.640><c> to</c><00:33:41.900><c> bear</c><00:33:42.099><c> on</c><00:33:42.339><c> my</c><00:33:42.619><c> situation,</c><00:33:43.240><c> not</c><00:33:43.480><c> just</c><00:33:43.779><c> 20.</c>

00:33:45.599 --> 00:33:51.440
And<00:33:46.119><c> you</c><00:33:46.299><c> see,</c><00:33:46.500><c> when</c><00:33:46.660><c> we</c><00:33:46.839><c> do</c><00:33:47.099><c> that,</c><00:33:48.720><c> yes,</c><00:33:48.960><c> it</c><00:33:49.079><c> is</c><00:33:49.299><c> a</c><00:33:49.460><c> humbling</c><00:33:49.819><c> experience.</c>

00:33:52.480 --> 00:33:56.720
And<00:33:52.599><c> lo</c><00:33:52.759><c> and</c><00:33:52.900><c> behold,</c><00:33:54.819><c> our</c><00:33:55.119><c> discipleship</c><00:33:55.700><c> is</c><00:33:55.940><c> intended</c><00:33:56.259><c> to</c><00:33:56.500><c> be</c>

00:33:56.720 --> 00:33:58.559
a<00:33:56.900><c> humbling</c><00:33:57.319><c> experience.</c>

00:33:58.799 --> 00:34:01.400
But<00:33:58.980><c> it's</c><00:33:59.200><c> an</c><00:33:59.400><c> acknowledgement</c><00:33:59.880><c> that</c><00:34:00.119><c> we</c><00:34:00.279><c> need</c><00:34:00.480><c> the</c><00:34:00.759><c> Word</c><00:34:01.079><c> to</c>

00:34:01.400 --> 00:34:02.200
work<00:34:01.579><c> in</c><00:34:01.759><c> our</c><00:34:01.940><c> life</c>

00:34:02.200 --> 00:34:05.299
and<00:34:02.319><c> we're</c><00:34:02.500><c> having</c><00:34:02.759><c> difficulty</c><00:34:03.359><c> understanding</c><00:34:04.140><c> what</c><00:34:04.799><c> is</c><00:34:05.180><c> the</c>

00:34:05.299 --> 00:34:06.539
right<00:34:05.539><c> form</c><00:34:05.819><c> of</c><00:34:06.099><c> behavior</c>

00:34:06.539 --> 00:34:09.139
given<00:34:07.119><c> the</c><00:34:07.380><c> situation</c><00:34:07.920><c> that</c><00:34:08.119><c> I</c><00:34:08.380><c> have.</c>

00:34:09.260 --> 00:34:11.159
So<00:34:09.340><c> there's</c><00:34:09.599><c> nothing</c><00:34:09.800><c> wrong</c><00:34:10.079><c> in</c><00:34:10.360><c> seeking</c><00:34:10.579><c> the</c><00:34:10.840><c> counsel.</c>

00:34:11.159 --> 00:34:14.860
It's<00:34:11.519><c> actually</c><00:34:12.039><c> glorifying</c><00:34:12.760><c> to</c><00:34:13.000><c> God</c><00:34:13.780><c> when</c><00:34:14.239><c> we</c><00:34:14.420><c> are</c><00:34:14.559><c> willing</c>

00:34:14.860 --> 00:34:16.119
to<00:34:15.079><c> admit</c><00:34:15.300><c> to</c><00:34:15.500><c> each</c><00:34:15.760><c> other</c>

00:34:16.119 --> 00:34:20.699
that<00:34:16.300><c> we're</c><00:34:16.519><c> in</c><00:34:16.760><c> need</c><00:34:17.340><c> of</c><00:34:17.739><c> help</c><00:34:18.019><c> or</c><00:34:18.320><c> in</c><00:34:18.579><c> need</c><00:34:18.820><c> of</c><00:34:19.059><c> another</c><00:34:19.519><c> perspective.</c>

00:34:22.519 --> 00:34:29.559
We<00:34:22.539><c> have</c><00:34:22.840><c> found</c><00:34:23.219><c> in</c><00:34:26.039><c> personal</c><00:34:26.920><c> experience</c><00:34:27.940><c> that</c><00:34:29.059><c> there</c><00:34:29.320><c> are</c>

00:34:29.559 --> 00:34:31.019
three<00:34:29.780><c> parts</c>

00:34:31.460 --> 00:34:35.800
to<00:34:32.179><c> a</c><00:34:32.860><c> spiritual</c><00:34:33.679><c> counsel</c><00:34:34.519><c> context.</c>

00:34:36.920 --> 00:34:41.840
In<00:34:37.599><c> those</c><00:34:37.940><c> three</c><00:34:38.219><c> parts,</c><00:34:39.599><c> we</c><00:34:39.739><c> have</c><00:34:40.000><c> labeled</c><00:34:40.340><c> a</c><00:34:40.619><c> personal</c><00:34:41.000><c> relationship,</c>

00:34:43.159 --> 00:34:47.519
a<00:34:43.360><c> scriptural</c><00:34:43.980><c> relationship,</c><00:34:45.699><c> and</c><00:34:45.880><c> a</c><00:34:46.219><c> spiritual</c><00:34:46.760><c> commitment</c>

00:34:47.519 --> 00:34:51.980
on<00:34:48.460><c> the</c><00:34:48.699><c> part</c><00:34:48.980><c> of</c><00:34:49.260><c> the</c><00:34:49.440><c> person</c><00:34:50.039><c> looking</c><00:34:50.559><c> for</c><00:34:50.840><c> the</c><00:34:51.019><c> counsel.</c>

00:34:52.219 --> 00:34:55.900
And<00:34:52.380><c> what</c><00:34:52.500><c> we</c><00:34:52.739><c> mean</c><00:34:52.940><c> by</c><00:34:53.159><c> each</c><00:34:53.380><c> of</c><00:34:53.539><c> these,</c><00:34:55.139><c> we'll</c><00:34:55.420><c> take</c><00:34:55.619><c> the</c>

00:34:55.900 --> 00:34:58.440
personal<00:34:56.320><c> relationship</c><00:34:56.960><c> first,</c>

00:35:00.820 --> 00:35:06.039
is<00:35:01.420><c> that</c><00:35:01.679><c> we</c><00:35:01.820><c> have</c><00:35:02.260><c> or</c><00:35:02.800><c> we</c><00:35:03.019><c> are</c><00:35:03.320><c> at</c><00:35:03.639><c> ease</c><00:35:04.320><c> in</c><00:35:05.000><c> our</c><00:35:05.300><c> conversation</c>

00:35:06.039 --> 00:35:07.920
with<00:35:06.699><c> the</c><00:35:06.920><c> individual.</c>

00:35:08.119 --> 00:35:10.760
We<00:35:08.159><c> have</c><00:35:08.460><c> a</c><00:35:08.800><c> strong</c><00:35:09.179><c> personal</c><00:35:09.659><c> relationship.</c>

00:35:10.900 --> 00:35:13.780
We<00:35:11.000><c> have</c><00:35:11.199><c> a</c><00:35:11.460><c> shared</c><00:35:11.739><c> common</c><00:35:12.119><c> history</c><00:35:12.519><c> of</c><00:35:12.820><c> activities.</c>

00:35:13.920 --> 00:35:15.960
We<00:35:14.019><c> have</c><00:35:14.280><c> a</c><00:35:14.559><c> willingness</c><00:35:14.840><c> to</c><00:35:15.239><c> share</c><00:35:15.400><c> burdens.</c>

00:35:16.360 --> 00:35:20.599
And<00:35:16.480><c> there</c><00:35:16.619><c> is</c><00:35:16.860><c> a</c><00:35:17.079><c> mutual</c><00:35:17.480><c> trust</c><00:35:17.880><c> that</c><00:35:18.119><c> exists</c><00:35:18.480><c> between</c><00:35:18.980><c> two</c><00:35:19.280><c> individuals,</c><00:35:20.480><c> a</c>

00:35:20.599 --> 00:35:21.900
proven<00:35:20.840><c> trust.</c>

00:35:21.920 --> 00:35:24.219
I<00:35:22.239><c> can</c><00:35:22.480><c> trust</c><00:35:22.699><c> you</c><00:35:23.159><c> with</c><00:35:23.480><c> confidential</c><00:35:23.920><c> information.</c>

00:35:24.519 --> 00:35:27.579
I<00:35:24.719><c> can</c><00:35:24.940><c> trust</c><00:35:25.179><c> you</c><00:35:25.480><c> with</c><00:35:25.719><c> my</c><00:35:26.880><c> equipment</c><00:35:27.179><c> at</c><00:35:27.420><c> home.</c>

00:35:27.579 --> 00:35:31.059
I<00:35:27.699><c> can</c><00:35:27.960><c> trust</c><00:35:28.239><c> you</c><00:35:28.599><c> in</c><00:35:28.940><c> sharing</c><00:35:29.599><c> individual</c><00:35:30.300><c> things</c><00:35:30.659><c> going</c><00:35:30.920><c> on</c>

00:35:31.059 --> 00:35:31.739
in<00:35:31.199><c> my</c><00:35:31.400><c> life.</c>

00:35:31.820 --> 00:35:33.480
And<00:35:31.920><c> you</c><00:35:32.019><c> can</c><00:35:32.239><c> trust</c><00:35:32.460><c> me.</c>

00:35:33.719 --> 00:35:35.860
That's<00:35:34.079><c> what</c><00:35:34.320><c> a</c><00:35:34.599><c> personal</c><00:35:34.880><c> relationship</c><00:35:35.500><c> is.</c>

00:35:35.940 --> 00:35:37.639
It's<00:35:36.300><c> a</c><00:35:36.380><c> two</c><00:35:36.699><c>-way</c><00:35:36.860><c> flow</c><00:35:37.099><c> of</c><00:35:37.380><c> support.</c>

00:35:37.719 --> 00:35:42.960
I<00:35:37.880><c> am</c><00:35:38.059><c> not</c><00:35:38.280><c> always</c><00:35:38.639><c> relying</c><00:35:38.980><c> upon</c><00:35:39.300><c> you,</c><00:35:40.039><c> and</c><00:35:40.139><c> you</c><00:35:40.300><c> are</c><00:35:40.480><c> not</c><00:35:40.679><c> always</c><00:35:41.079><c> relying</c><00:35:41.480><c> upon</c><00:35:41.780><c> me.</c>

00:35:44.480 --> 00:35:47.420
But<00:35:44.739><c> there</c><00:35:44.900><c> must</c><00:35:45.159><c> be</c><00:35:45.500><c> a</c><00:35:45.760><c> genuine</c><00:35:46.119><c> interest</c><00:35:46.760><c> in</c><00:35:47.019><c> the</c><00:35:47.159><c> other</c>

00:35:47.420 --> 00:35:50.380
person's<00:35:48.239><c> spiritual</c><00:35:49.000><c> well</c><00:35:49.340><c>-being.</c>

00:35:50.559 --> 00:35:55.300
Because<00:35:51.079><c> when</c><00:35:51.340><c> we</c><00:35:51.539><c> come</c><00:35:51.760><c> to</c><00:35:52.079><c> the</c><00:35:53.440><c> next</c><00:35:53.739><c> phase,</c><00:35:54.340><c> which</c><00:35:54.440><c> is</c><00:35:54.780><c> the</c>

00:35:55.300 --> 00:35:57.219
scriptural<00:35:56.000><c> relationship,</c>

00:35:57.719 --> 00:36:01.300
now<00:35:57.940><c> we're</c><00:35:58.119><c> talking</c><00:35:58.480><c> about</c><00:35:58.820><c> two</c><00:35:59.119><c> individuals</c><00:35:59.900><c> that</c><00:36:00.639><c> are</c><00:36:00.940><c> at</c>

00:36:01.300 --> 00:36:04.000
ease<00:36:01.820><c> in</c><00:36:02.260><c> discussing</c><00:36:02.739><c> the</c><00:36:03.019><c> scriptures.</c>

00:36:05.699 --> 00:36:08.559
So<00:36:05.860><c> no</c><00:36:06.039><c> longer</c><00:36:06.300><c> is</c><00:36:06.519><c> it</c><00:36:06.679><c> the</c><00:36:06.920><c> sports</c><00:36:07.179><c> page</c><00:36:07.519><c> that</c><00:36:07.679><c> we</c><00:36:07.880><c> talk</c><00:36:08.099><c> about.</c>

00:36:09.000 --> 00:36:12.059
No<00:36:09.219><c> longer</c><00:36:09.440><c> is</c><00:36:09.619><c> it</c><00:36:09.760><c> the</c><00:36:09.940><c> events</c><00:36:10.139><c> that</c><00:36:10.260><c> are</c><00:36:10.460><c> happening</c><00:36:10.739><c> in</c><00:36:10.900><c> the</c><00:36:11.079><c> world.</c>

00:36:12.500 --> 00:36:13.719
No<00:36:12.780><c> longer</c><00:36:12.920><c> is</c><00:36:13.099><c> it</c><00:36:13.239><c> the</c><00:36:13.400><c> weather.</c>

00:36:14.099 --> 00:36:17.219
No<00:36:14.360><c> longer</c><00:36:14.539><c> is</c><00:36:14.679><c> it</c><00:36:14.860><c> where</c><00:36:15.000><c> are</c><00:36:15.179><c> we</c><00:36:15.659><c> going</c><00:36:15.980><c> on</c><00:36:16.219><c> vacation.</c>

00:36:17.719 --> 00:36:21.059
Now<00:36:18.139><c> we're</c><00:36:18.519><c> at</c><00:36:18.800><c> ease</c><00:36:19.159><c> talking</c><00:36:19.579><c> about</c><00:36:20.000><c> the</c><00:36:20.159><c> Bible.</c>

00:36:22.280 --> 00:36:24.679
And<00:36:22.480><c> it</c><00:36:22.619><c> goes</c><00:36:23.219><c> back</c><00:36:23.659><c> and</c><00:36:23.920><c> forth.</c>

00:36:24.780 --> 00:36:28.219
We're<00:36:24.980><c> able</c><00:36:25.199><c> to</c><00:36:25.519><c> exchange</c><00:36:25.980><c> views</c><00:36:26.739><c> about</c><00:36:27.679><c> the</c><00:36:27.900><c> scriptures</c>

00:36:28.219 --> 00:36:29.940
even<00:36:28.599><c> when</c><00:36:28.780><c> they</c><00:36:29.019><c> differ,</c>

00:36:30.179 --> 00:36:34.619
because<00:36:30.420><c> there</c><00:36:30.619><c> is</c><00:36:30.860><c> a</c><00:36:31.059><c> mutual</c><00:36:31.460><c> respect</c><00:36:32.360><c> that</c><00:36:33.400><c> exists</c><00:36:33.760><c> between</c><00:36:34.099><c> us.</c>

00:36:34.980 --> 00:36:36.980
Now<00:36:35.139><c> I'm</c><00:36:35.139><c> not</c><00:36:35.400><c> talking</c><00:36:35.699><c> about</c><00:36:35.980><c> differences</c><00:36:36.440><c> of</c><00:36:36.739><c> first</c>

00:36:36.980 --> 00:36:37.840
principle<00:36:37.400><c> doctrine.</c>

00:36:37.980 --> 00:36:42.019
I'm<00:36:38.159><c> talking</c><00:36:38.539><c> about</c><00:36:38.800><c> differences</c><00:36:39.320><c> of</c><00:36:40.300><c> basic</c><00:36:40.900><c> Bible</c><00:36:41.420><c> discussion.</c>

00:36:42.019 --> 00:36:46.340
And<00:36:42.719><c> this</c><00:36:43.619><c> relationship</c><00:36:44.179><c> is</c><00:36:44.500><c> built</c><00:36:44.780><c> upon</c><00:36:45.079><c> a</c><00:36:45.280><c> mutual</c><00:36:45.699><c> respect</c>

00:36:46.340 --> 00:36:47.119
for<00:36:46.599><c> the</c><00:36:46.800><c> scriptures.</c>

00:36:47.260 --> 00:36:51.320
There<00:36:47.400><c> is</c><00:36:47.679><c> a</c><00:36:48.059><c> shared</c><00:36:48.420><c> love</c><00:36:48.840><c> for</c><00:36:49.039><c> the</c><00:36:49.219><c> Word</c><00:36:49.539><c> that</c><00:36:49.900><c> exists</c><00:36:50.280><c> between</c><00:36:50.900><c> these</c>

00:36:51.320 --> 00:36:52.539
two<00:36:51.500><c> individuals.</c>

00:36:53.079 --> 00:36:55.199
So<00:36:53.219><c> that's</c><00:36:53.480><c> the</c><00:36:53.639><c> scriptural</c><00:36:54.139><c> relationship.</c>

00:36:55.340 --> 00:37:03.239
You<00:36:55.519><c> see</c><00:36:55.719><c> this</c><00:36:56.099><c> come</c><00:36:56.920><c> to</c><00:36:57.539><c> play</c><00:36:58.039><c> in</c><00:36:59.639><c> the</c><00:37:01.260><c> incident</c><00:37:01.619><c> in</c><00:37:01.880><c> Acts</c><00:37:02.059><c> 15.</c>

00:37:03.840 --> 00:37:06.800
Remember<00:37:04.099><c> when</c><00:37:04.420><c> the</c><00:37:05.119><c> brethren</c><00:37:05.340><c> got</c><00:37:05.639><c> together</c><00:37:06.059><c> in</c><00:37:06.280><c> Jerusalem</c>

00:37:06.800 --> 00:37:09.500
to<00:37:07.119><c> resolve</c><00:37:07.599><c> the</c><00:37:07.880><c> circumcision</c><00:37:08.460><c> issue.</c>

00:37:09.739 --> 00:37:12.619
And<00:37:10.340><c> they</c><00:37:10.559><c> talked</c><00:37:10.840><c> it</c><00:37:11.159><c> through</c><00:37:11.460><c> and</c><00:37:11.599><c> they</c><00:37:11.860><c> came</c><00:37:12.019><c> up</c><00:37:12.199><c> with</c><00:37:12.360><c> a</c>

00:37:12.619 --> 00:37:14.480
document<00:37:13.099><c> that</c><00:37:14.119><c> says,</c>

00:37:14.760 --> 00:37:18.519
in<00:37:14.820><c> our</c><00:37:15.099><c> reading</c><00:37:15.420><c> of</c><00:37:15.760><c> the</c><00:37:15.920><c> scriptures</c><00:37:16.500><c> and</c><00:37:16.920><c> in</c><00:37:17.079><c> our</c><00:37:17.219><c> discussion</c><00:37:17.760><c> of</c><00:37:18.019><c> this</c><00:37:18.199><c> issue,</c>

00:37:18.539 --> 00:37:21.539
and<00:37:18.679><c> it</c><00:37:18.760><c> was</c><00:37:18.960><c> a</c><00:37:19.039><c> very</c><00:37:19.579><c> potentially</c><00:37:20.000><c> divisive</c><00:37:20.579><c> issue,</c>

00:37:21.699 --> 00:37:23.840
they<00:37:21.900><c> came</c><00:37:22.099><c> up</c><00:37:22.280><c> with</c><00:37:22.420><c> a</c><00:37:22.699><c> document</c><00:37:23.019><c> that</c><00:37:23.400><c> stated,</c>

00:37:24.340 --> 00:37:27.360
if<00:37:24.679><c> the</c><00:37:24.900><c> Gentile</c><00:37:25.400><c> believers</c><00:37:25.840><c> are</c><00:37:26.119><c> willing</c><00:37:26.320><c> to</c><00:37:26.539><c> do</c><00:37:26.719><c> this</c><00:37:27.159><c> and</c>

00:37:27.360 --> 00:37:28.960
this<00:37:27.800><c> and</c><00:37:27.900><c> this</c><00:37:28.280><c> and</c><00:37:28.460><c> this,</c>

00:37:29.420 --> 00:37:31.599
we<00:37:29.679><c> think</c><00:37:29.920><c> we</c><00:37:30.099><c> can</c><00:37:30.320><c> maintain</c><00:37:30.880><c> our</c><00:37:31.260><c> unity.</c>

00:37:31.699 --> 00:37:36.260
And<00:37:31.920><c> we</c><00:37:32.260><c> highly</c><00:37:32.760><c> commend</c><00:37:33.420><c> this</c><00:37:34.179><c> document,</c><00:37:35.340><c> Gentile</c><00:37:35.840><c> Brethren,</c>

00:37:36.260 --> 00:37:40.139
to<00:37:36.880><c> you</c><00:37:37.280><c> for</c><00:37:37.679><c> your</c><00:37:38.099><c> consideration</c><00:37:38.699><c> and</c><00:37:39.079><c> acceptance.</c>

00:37:40.780 --> 00:37:45.760
And<00:37:41.059><c> who</c><00:37:41.219><c> did</c><00:37:41.380><c> they</c><00:37:41.780><c> send</c><00:37:42.179><c> to</c><00:37:42.480><c> convey</c><00:37:43.260><c> that</c><00:37:43.820><c> document</c><00:37:44.639><c> to</c><00:37:45.579><c> the</c>

00:37:45.760 --> 00:37:47.420
Gentile<00:37:46.300><c> believers?</c>

00:37:48.019 --> 00:37:54.360
They<00:37:48.400><c> handpicked</c><00:37:50.280><c> brethren</c><00:37:50.880><c> who</c><00:37:51.440><c> had</c><00:37:51.980><c> a</c><00:37:52.500><c> strong</c><00:37:53.260><c> scriptural</c>

00:37:54.360 --> 00:37:56.820
relationship<00:37:55.280><c> with</c><00:37:55.699><c> them.</c>

00:37:57.400 --> 00:38:01.420
And<00:37:58.260><c> they</c><00:37:58.500><c> addressed</c><00:37:58.860><c> them</c><00:37:59.300><c> in</c><00:38:00.179><c> the</c><00:38:00.380><c> cover</c><00:38:00.619><c> letter,</c><00:38:00.840><c> so</c><00:38:01.059><c> to</c><00:38:01.219><c> speak.</c>

00:38:01.480 --> 00:38:03.619
Here<00:38:01.900><c> is</c><00:38:02.420><c> Paul</c><00:38:02.840><c> in</c><00:38:03.159><c> silence.</c>

00:38:03.619 --> 00:38:07.539
And<00:38:04.159><c> here</c><00:38:04.460><c> are</c><00:38:04.900><c> brethren</c><00:38:05.360><c> who</c><00:38:05.679><c> have</c><00:38:06.000><c> risked</c><00:38:06.619><c> their</c><00:38:06.880><c> lives</c><00:38:07.340><c> for</c>

00:38:07.539 --> 00:38:09.079
the<00:38:07.739><c> sake</c><00:38:07.880><c> of</c><00:38:08.059><c> the</c><00:38:08.199><c> truth.</c>

00:38:10.860 --> 00:38:15.340
And<00:38:11.340><c> right</c><00:38:11.639><c> away</c><00:38:11.920><c> it</c><00:38:12.320><c> established</c><00:38:13.079><c> the</c><00:38:13.800><c> scriptural</c><00:38:14.500><c> relationship</c>

00:38:15.340 --> 00:38:18.920
between<00:38:16.059><c> this</c><00:38:16.420><c> host</c><00:38:16.699><c> of</c><00:38:16.900><c> Gentile</c><00:38:17.460><c> believers</c><00:38:18.059><c> that</c><00:38:18.659><c> would</c>

00:38:18.920 --> 00:38:20.420
receive<00:38:19.480><c> this</c><00:38:19.760><c> document</c>

00:38:20.420 --> 00:38:23.659
and<00:38:21.340><c> those</c><00:38:21.659><c> who</c><00:38:21.820><c> were</c><00:38:22.039><c> conveying</c><00:38:22.400><c> the</c><00:38:22.659><c> document</c><00:38:23.059><c> to</c><00:38:23.340><c> them.</c>

00:38:24.159 --> 00:38:27.300
They<00:38:24.460><c> recognized</c><00:38:25.099><c> there</c><00:38:25.480><c> may</c><00:38:25.739><c> not</c><00:38:25.920><c> be</c><00:38:26.079><c> a</c><00:38:26.179><c> personal</c><00:38:26.599><c> relationship,</c>

00:38:27.480 --> 00:38:31.980
but<00:38:27.980><c> they're</c><00:38:28.199><c> saying,</c><00:38:29.019><c> believe</c><00:38:29.199><c> us,</c><00:38:30.360><c> their</c><00:38:30.719><c> value</c><00:38:31.159><c> to</c><00:38:31.380><c> the</c><00:38:31.619><c> truth</c>

00:38:31.980 --> 00:38:34.880
and<00:38:32.159><c> what</c><00:38:32.300><c> they</c><00:38:32.480><c> had</c><00:38:32.639><c> been</c><00:38:33.179><c> willing</c><00:38:33.400><c> to</c><00:38:33.659><c> risk</c><00:38:33.960><c> in</c><00:38:34.139><c> their</c><00:38:34.380><c> life</c>

00:38:34.880 --> 00:38:38.139
is<00:38:35.420><c> sufficient</c><00:38:35.880><c> to</c><00:38:36.139><c> where</c><00:38:36.300><c> you</c><00:38:36.480><c> should</c><00:38:36.739><c> listen</c><00:38:37.199><c> to</c><00:38:37.420><c> their</c><00:38:37.639><c> counsel</c>

00:38:38.139 --> 00:38:41.960
and<00:38:38.880><c> listen</c><00:38:39.260><c> to</c><00:38:39.400><c> what</c><00:38:39.559><c> they</c><00:38:39.780><c> have</c><00:38:40.039><c> to</c><00:38:40.219><c> convey</c><00:38:40.519><c> to</c><00:38:40.840><c> you.</c>

00:38:44.840 --> 00:38:49.619
The<00:38:44.940><c> marvel</c><00:38:45.199><c> of</c><00:38:45.440><c> Christ</c><00:38:46.099><c> is</c><00:38:47.300><c> that</c><00:38:47.800><c> he</c><00:38:48.159><c> could</c><00:38:48.400><c> meet</c><00:38:48.599><c> a</c><00:38:48.820><c> person</c>

00:38:49.619 --> 00:38:51.960
who<00:38:50.239><c> he</c><00:38:50.380><c> didn't</c><00:38:50.639><c> know,</c>

00:38:52.539 --> 00:38:55.500
who<00:38:52.760><c> he</c><00:38:52.900><c> had</c><00:38:53.099><c> no</c><00:38:53.260><c> personal</c><00:38:53.659><c> relationship</c><00:38:54.219><c> with,</c>

00:38:56.039 --> 00:39:00.760
and<00:38:56.679><c> immediately,</c><00:38:58.159><c> immediately</c><00:38:59.199><c> the</c><00:38:59.679><c> person</c><00:39:00.079><c> knew</c>

00:39:00.760 --> 00:39:05.519
that<00:39:01.420><c> Christ</c><00:39:01.760><c> had</c><00:39:02.119><c> their</c><00:39:02.679><c> best</c><00:39:03.179><c> spiritual</c><00:39:04.179><c> interest</c><00:39:04.840><c> at</c><00:39:05.159><c> heart</c>

00:39:05.519 --> 00:39:08.320
in<00:39:06.579><c> what</c><00:39:06.719><c> he</c><00:39:06.840><c> was</c><00:39:07.000><c> telling</c><00:39:07.219><c> them.</c>

00:39:08.340 --> 00:39:12.199
And<00:39:08.519><c> he</c><00:39:08.599><c> was</c><00:39:08.840><c> able</c><00:39:09.079><c> to</c><00:39:09.380><c> establish</c><00:39:10.099><c> immediate</c><00:39:10.900><c> personal</c><00:39:11.480><c> relationships</c>

00:39:12.199 --> 00:39:15.599
so<00:39:12.780><c> that</c><00:39:12.940><c> when</c><00:39:13.119><c> he</c><00:39:13.420><c> then</c><00:39:13.639><c> went</c><00:39:13.800><c> on</c><00:39:14.119><c> to</c><00:39:14.260><c> the</c><00:39:14.400><c> scriptural</c><00:39:14.940><c> relationship</c>

00:39:15.599 --> 00:39:19.519
and<00:39:16.139><c> began</c><00:39:16.420><c> to</c><00:39:16.699><c> instruct</c><00:39:16.960><c> them</c><00:39:17.159><c> in</c><00:39:17.300><c> the</c><00:39:17.480><c> Word,</c><00:39:18.179><c> they</c><00:39:18.320><c> were</c><00:39:18.519><c> ready</c><00:39:18.760><c> to</c><00:39:19.019><c> listen,</c>

00:39:19.980 --> 00:39:23.000
because<00:39:20.320><c> no</c><00:39:20.599><c> man</c><00:39:20.840><c> ever</c><00:39:21.219><c> spake</c><00:39:21.440><c> like</c><00:39:21.679><c> this</c><00:39:21.940><c> man.</c>

00:39:23.239 --> 00:39:28.179
And<00:39:23.599><c> it</c><00:39:24.219><c> isn't</c><00:39:24.900><c> recorded</c><00:39:25.380><c> to</c><00:39:25.619><c> my</c><00:39:25.820><c> knowledge</c><00:39:26.159><c> anywhere</c><00:39:26.659><c> in</c><00:39:27.099><c> particular,</c>

00:39:28.420 --> 00:39:31.820
but<00:39:28.559><c> I</c><00:39:28.699><c> think</c><00:39:28.880><c> we</c><00:39:29.039><c> will</c><00:39:29.320><c> find</c><00:39:29.900><c> that</c><00:39:30.420><c> Christ</c><00:39:30.739><c> had</c><00:39:31.000><c> the</c><00:39:31.340><c> character,</c>

00:39:32.199 --> 00:39:36.059
he<00:39:32.360><c> had</c><00:39:32.559><c> the</c><00:39:32.900><c> personality,</c><00:39:34.119><c> where</c><00:39:34.260><c> people</c><00:39:34.619><c> trusted</c><00:39:35.059><c> him</c><00:39:35.440><c> instantly</c>

00:39:36.059 --> 00:39:42.099
because<00:39:37.079><c> they</c><00:39:37.440><c> knew</c><00:39:38.000><c> he</c><00:39:38.980><c> had</c><00:39:39.239><c> their</c><00:39:39.800><c> best</c><00:39:40.079><c> spiritual</c><00:39:40.619><c> interest</c><00:39:41.059><c> at</c><00:39:41.340><c> heart.</c>

00:39:42.380 --> 00:39:44.619
We<00:39:42.559><c> don't</c><00:39:42.760><c> have</c><00:39:42.940><c> that</c><00:39:43.199><c> between</c><00:39:43.480><c> ourselves.</c>

00:39:45.059 --> 00:39:48.280
It<00:39:45.239><c> takes</c><00:39:45.559><c> a</c><00:39:45.800><c> while</c><00:39:46.159><c> to</c><00:39:46.480><c> build</c><00:39:46.840><c> the</c><00:39:47.199><c> personal</c><00:39:47.559><c> relationship,</c>

00:39:48.460 --> 00:39:51.280
but<00:39:49.000><c> you</c><00:39:49.199><c> see</c><00:39:49.340><c> how</c><00:39:49.639><c> critical</c><00:39:49.960><c> it</c><00:39:50.159><c> is.</c>

00:39:51.559 --> 00:39:55.400
If<00:39:52.119><c> I'm</c><00:39:52.440><c> in</c><00:39:52.619><c> need</c><00:39:52.739><c> of</c><00:39:53.000><c> help,</c><00:39:53.820><c> I'm</c><00:39:54.079><c> not</c><00:39:54.340><c> out</c><00:39:54.659><c> looking</c><00:39:54.920><c> for</c><00:39:55.219><c> a</c>

00:39:55.400 --> 00:39:57.300
brother<00:39:55.659><c> whom</c><00:39:55.860><c> I've</c><00:39:56.059><c> never</c><00:39:56.340><c> met.</c>

00:39:58.119 --> 00:40:02.739
I<00:39:58.239><c> need</c><00:39:58.559><c> somebody</c><00:39:59.000><c> I</c><00:39:59.400><c> know.</c><00:40:00.639><c> I</c><00:40:00.800><c> need</c><00:40:01.039><c> somebody</c><00:40:01.460><c> I</c><00:40:01.679><c> trust.</c>

00:40:03.039 --> 00:40:05.880
I<00:40:03.199><c> need</c><00:40:03.480><c> somebody</c><00:40:03.880><c> whom</c><00:40:04.099><c> I</c><00:40:04.420><c> respect</c><00:40:05.000><c> in</c><00:40:05.219><c> their</c><00:40:05.420><c> reading</c><00:40:05.659><c> of</c>

00:40:05.880 --> 00:40:06.940
the<00:40:06.059><c> Word.</c>

00:40:08.260 --> 00:40:12.219
So<00:40:08.480><c> you</c><00:40:08.519><c> see,</c><00:40:08.739><c> we</c><00:40:08.840><c> need</c><00:40:09.099><c> to</c><00:40:09.440><c> build</c><00:40:10.219><c> personal</c><00:40:11.119><c> relationships</c>

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with<00:40:12.760><c> each</c><00:40:13.059><c> other.</c>

00:40:14.579 --> 00:40:16.900
We<00:40:14.800><c> need</c><00:40:15.019><c> to</c><00:40:15.179><c> build</c><00:40:15.360><c> personal</c><00:40:15.820><c> relationships</c><00:40:16.519><c> with</c><00:40:16.739><c> our</c>

00:40:16.900 --> 00:40:18.059
young<00:40:17.099><c> people.</c>

00:40:18.940 --> 00:40:23.940
It's<00:40:19.420><c> no</c><00:40:19.699><c> good</c><00:40:19.960><c> knowing</c><00:40:20.280><c> the</c><00:40:20.559><c> truth</c><00:40:20.940><c> if</c><00:40:21.679><c> the</c><00:40:21.880><c> young</c><00:40:22.079><c> people</c><00:40:22.380><c> don't</c><00:40:22.619><c> know</c><00:40:22.820><c> who</c><00:40:23.000><c> we</c><00:40:23.280><c> are</c>

00:40:23.940 --> 00:40:25.960
to<00:40:24.280><c> come</c><00:40:24.420><c> and</c><00:40:24.639><c> ask</c><00:40:24.840><c> us.</c>

00:40:26.900 --> 00:40:30.099
So<00:40:27.119><c> we</c><00:40:27.280><c> need</c><00:40:27.519><c> to</c><00:40:27.659><c> be</c><00:40:27.820><c> willing</c><00:40:28.079><c> to</c><00:40:28.360><c> do</c><00:40:28.639><c> what</c><00:40:28.960><c> young</c><00:40:29.280><c> people</c><00:40:29.760><c> like</c>

00:40:30.099 --> 00:40:31.539
to<00:40:30.360><c> do.</c>

00:40:32.820 --> 00:40:35.820
If<00:40:32.940><c> they</c><00:40:33.179><c> like</c><00:40:33.360><c> to</c><00:40:33.519><c> go</c><00:40:33.719><c> fishing,</c><00:40:34.679><c> go</c><00:40:34.900><c> fishing.</c>

00:40:36.880 --> 00:40:39.840
If<00:40:37.039><c> they</c><00:40:37.260><c> like</c><00:40:37.440><c> to</c><00:40:37.619><c> play</c><00:40:37.760><c> baseball,</c><00:40:38.599><c> play</c><00:40:38.780><c> baseball.</c>

00:40:40.099 --> 00:40:43.659
If<00:40:40.239><c> they</c><00:40:40.480><c> like</c><00:40:40.659><c> to</c><00:40:40.800><c> have</c><00:40:40.940><c> a</c><00:40:41.139><c> barbecue,</c><00:40:41.900><c> have</c><00:40:42.019><c> them</c><00:40:42.179><c> over</c><00:40:42.420><c> for</c><00:40:42.619><c> a</c><00:40:42.659><c> barbecue.</c>

00:40:44.099 --> 00:40:45.239
Get<00:40:44.300><c> to</c><00:40:44.519><c> know</c><00:40:44.739><c> them.</c>

00:40:45.239 --> 00:40:49.880
Because<00:40:46.199><c> if</c><00:40:46.679><c> this</c><00:40:46.980><c> doesn't</c><00:40:47.420><c> exist,</c><00:40:48.519><c> this</c><00:40:48.780><c> personal</c><00:40:49.260><c> relationship,</c>

00:40:50.380 --> 00:40:53.960
it's<00:40:50.719><c> highly</c><00:40:51.199><c> unlikely</c><00:40:51.800><c> that</c><00:40:52.119><c> this</c><00:40:52.420><c> ever</c><00:40:52.719><c> will</c><00:40:52.960><c> develop.</c>

00:40:55.139 --> 00:40:59.019
And<00:40:55.400><c> if</c><00:40:55.639><c> this</c><00:40:55.980><c> doesn't</c><00:40:56.340><c> develop,</c><00:40:57.099><c> we'll</c><00:40:57.179><c> never</c><00:40:57.400><c> get</c><00:40:57.619><c> to</c><00:40:57.780><c> the</c><00:40:57.980><c> point</c>

00:41:00.039 --> 00:41:06.880
in<00:41:00.760><c> which</c><00:41:01.079><c> they</c><00:41:01.619><c> are</c><00:41:01.940><c> coming</c><00:41:02.179><c> to</c><00:41:02.539><c> us</c><00:41:03.360><c> to</c><00:41:04.239><c> seek</c><00:41:04.800><c> and</c><00:41:05.940><c> accept</c><00:41:06.400><c> our</c>

00:41:06.880 --> 00:41:08.539
counsel<00:41:07.300><c> from</c><00:41:07.539><c> the</c><00:41:07.739><c> Word.</c>

00:41:09.719 --> 00:41:12.880
And<00:41:10.000><c> it</c><00:41:10.139><c> isn't</c><00:41:10.280><c> just</c><00:41:10.639><c> between</c><00:41:11.179><c> older</c><00:41:11.500><c> members</c><00:41:11.900><c> and</c><00:41:12.139><c> younger</c><00:41:12.420><c> members.</c>

00:41:12.880 --> 00:41:15.800
It's<00:41:13.159><c> between</c><00:41:13.619><c> members</c><00:41:14.159><c> of</c><00:41:14.380><c> an</c><00:41:14.539><c> ecclesiast.</c>

00:41:16.639 --> 00:41:19.280
The<00:41:16.960><c> person</c><00:41:17.340><c> on</c><00:41:17.559><c> the</c><00:41:17.739><c> receiving</c><00:41:18.099><c> end</c><00:41:18.400><c> needs</c><00:41:18.719><c> to</c><00:41:18.920><c> be</c><00:41:19.059><c> willing</c>

00:41:19.280 --> 00:41:20.340
to<00:41:19.519><c> accept</c><00:41:19.760><c> the</c><00:41:19.980><c> counsel.</c>

00:41:20.699 --> 00:41:23.000
They<00:41:20.820><c> need</c><00:41:21.000><c> to</c><00:41:21.119><c> be</c><00:41:21.280><c> willing</c><00:41:21.500><c> to</c><00:41:21.760><c> resolve</c><00:41:22.099><c> the</c><00:41:22.340><c> issue</c><00:41:22.539><c> within</c><00:41:22.739><c> a</c>

00:41:23.000 --> 00:41:23.940
spiritual<00:41:23.300><c> context.</c>

00:41:24.179 --> 00:41:27.039
It's<00:41:24.500><c> no</c><00:41:24.800><c> good</c><00:41:25.199><c> trying</c><00:41:25.719><c> to</c><00:41:25.900><c> talk</c><00:41:26.079><c> to</c><00:41:26.159><c> them</c><00:41:26.380><c> about</c><00:41:26.619><c> what</c><00:41:26.880><c> the</c>

00:41:27.039 --> 00:41:27.559
Word<00:41:27.199><c> teaches</c>

00:41:27.559 --> 00:41:29.980
if<00:41:27.699><c> they're</c><00:41:27.880><c> not</c><00:41:28.119><c> interested</c><00:41:28.420><c> in</c><00:41:28.559><c> what</c><00:41:28.699><c> the</c><00:41:28.840><c> Word</c><00:41:28.960><c> teaches.</c>

00:41:30.519 --> 00:41:34.440
This<00:41:31.039><c> doesn't</c><00:41:31.400><c> work</c><00:41:31.980><c> if</c><00:41:32.960><c> they're</c><00:41:33.199><c> not</c><00:41:33.400><c> willing</c><00:41:33.699><c> to</c><00:41:33.980><c> accept</c>

00:41:34.440 --> 00:41:35.760
what<00:41:34.820><c> the</c><00:41:35.000><c> Bible</c><00:41:35.239><c> says</c>

00:41:35.760 --> 00:41:37.320
about<00:41:36.019><c> their</c><00:41:36.219><c> situation.</c>

00:41:37.780 --> 00:41:40.260
But<00:41:37.960><c> if</c><00:41:38.059><c> they</c><00:41:38.340><c> are,</c><00:41:38.880><c> this</c><00:41:39.119><c> can</c><00:41:39.340><c> have</c><00:41:39.599><c> great</c><00:41:39.880><c> power.</c>

00:41:40.260 --> 00:41:43.139
They<00:41:40.980><c> need</c><00:41:41.179><c> to</c><00:41:41.280><c> be</c><00:41:41.400><c> willing</c><00:41:41.639><c> to</c><00:41:41.920><c> examine</c><00:41:42.320><c> a</c><00:41:42.599><c> perspective</c>

00:41:43.139 --> 00:41:46.079
that<00:41:43.420><c> is</c><00:41:43.739><c> different</c><00:41:44.059><c> than</c><00:41:44.219><c> their</c><00:41:44.500><c> own,</c><00:41:45.219><c> potentially.</c>

00:41:46.619 --> 00:41:49.280
And<00:41:46.840><c> lastly,</c><00:41:47.159><c> they</c><00:41:47.260><c> need</c><00:41:47.460><c> to</c><00:41:47.579><c> be</c><00:41:47.699><c> willing</c><00:41:47.920><c> to</c><00:41:48.179><c> submit</c><00:41:48.480><c> to</c><00:41:48.679><c> the</c><00:41:48.880><c> Word</c>

00:41:49.280 --> 00:41:51.840
and<00:41:49.519><c> to</c><00:41:49.699><c> the</c><00:41:49.980><c> direction</c><00:41:50.340><c> it</c><00:41:50.719><c> provides.</c>

00:41:52.219 --> 00:41:53.940
And<00:41:52.380><c> so</c><00:41:52.500><c> long</c><00:41:52.699><c> as</c><00:41:52.820><c> they're</c><00:41:53.019><c> willing</c><00:41:53.300><c> to</c><00:41:53.539><c> do</c><00:41:53.739><c> that,</c>

00:41:53.960 --> 00:41:56.760
in<00:41:54.719><c> essence</c><00:41:55.000><c> you</c><00:41:55.179><c> could</c><00:41:55.440><c> summarize</c><00:41:55.860><c> that</c><00:41:56.119><c> by</c><00:41:56.480><c> saying</c>

00:41:56.760 --> 00:42:00.260
they<00:41:57.000><c> are</c><00:41:57.380><c> willing</c><00:41:57.739><c> to</c><00:41:58.119><c> let</c><00:41:58.260><c> the</c><00:41:58.559><c> Word</c><00:41:58.820><c> be</c><00:41:59.039><c> their</c><00:41:59.219><c> guide.</c>

00:42:00.559 --> 00:42:03.639
As<00:42:01.039><c> long</c><00:42:01.260><c> as</c><00:42:01.440><c> they're</c><00:42:01.699><c> willing</c><00:42:01.980><c> to</c><00:42:02.199><c> do</c><00:42:02.460><c> that,</c>

00:42:03.780 --> 00:42:06.760
then<00:42:03.860><c> you</c><00:42:04.000><c> see</c><00:42:04.159><c> if</c><00:42:04.380><c> you</c><00:42:04.599><c> have</c><00:42:04.739><c> a</c><00:42:05.000><c> personal</c><00:42:05.340><c> relationship</c><00:42:05.940><c> with</c><00:42:06.199><c> them</c>

00:42:06.760 --> 00:42:08.940
and<00:42:07.440><c> a</c><00:42:07.739><c> scripture</c><00:42:08.159><c> relationship,</c>

00:42:08.980 --> 00:42:10.500
and<00:42:09.179><c> they're</c><00:42:09.360><c> willing</c><00:42:09.619><c> to</c><00:42:09.880><c> accept</c><00:42:10.199><c> that,</c>

00:42:10.579 --> 00:42:13.320
then<00:42:10.960><c> great</c><00:42:11.360><c> spiritual</c><00:42:11.880><c> counseling</c><00:42:12.340><c> can</c><00:42:12.579><c> take</c><00:42:12.820><c> place.</c>

00:42:13.699 --> 00:42:18.199
And<00:42:14.079><c> meaningful</c><00:42:14.559><c> spiritual</c><00:42:15.199><c> counseling</c><00:42:15.639><c> from</c><00:42:15.980><c> the</c><00:42:16.159><c> Word</c><00:42:16.559><c> can</c><00:42:17.059><c> occur.</c>

00:42:19.340 --> 00:42:22.239
But<00:42:19.519><c> each</c><00:42:19.719><c> of</c><00:42:19.840><c> the</c><00:42:20.000><c> pieces</c><00:42:20.460><c> are</c><00:42:21.099><c> necessary.</c>

00:42:23.420 --> 00:42:25.179
And<00:42:23.559><c> when</c><00:42:23.699><c> they're</c><00:42:23.900><c> in</c><00:42:24.159><c> place,</c>

00:42:25.639 --> 00:42:31.239
it<00:42:26.019><c> can</c><00:42:26.280><c> have</c><00:42:27.059><c> a</c><00:42:27.800><c> great</c><00:42:27.940><c> impact,</c><00:42:29.360><c> all</c><00:42:29.659><c> to</c><00:42:29.960><c> God's</c><00:42:30.360><c> glory.</c>

00:42:32.340 --> 00:42:38.739
Older<00:42:33.260><c> brethren</c><00:42:33.440><c> and</c><00:42:33.699><c> sisters</c><00:42:34.460><c> have</c><00:42:35.079><c> a</c><00:42:35.420><c> unique</c><00:42:36.380><c> scriptural</c><00:42:37.699><c> responsibility</c>

00:42:38.739 --> 00:42:40.800
to<00:42:39.179><c> be</c><00:42:39.539><c> spiritual</c><00:42:40.260><c> counselors</c>

00:42:40.800 --> 00:42:44.260
and<00:42:41.840><c> to</c><00:42:42.039><c> provide</c><00:42:42.440><c> spiritual</c><00:42:43.000><c> counseling</c><00:42:43.460><c> to</c><00:42:43.780><c> young</c><00:42:43.980><c> brethren</c>

00:42:44.260 --> 00:42:45.440
and<00:42:44.460><c> sisters.</c>

00:42:46.019 --> 00:42:47.719
There<00:42:46.099><c> are</c><00:42:46.300><c> many</c><00:42:46.539><c> examples</c><00:42:47.000><c> in</c><00:42:47.280><c> scripture</c>

00:42:47.719 --> 00:42:52.239
of<00:42:48.099><c> where</c><00:42:48.619><c> older</c><00:42:48.980><c> brethren</c><00:42:49.619><c> counseled</c><00:42:50.739><c> younger</c><00:42:51.099><c> brethren.</c>

00:42:53.280 --> 00:42:58.179
And<00:42:53.460><c> the</c><00:42:53.739><c> younger</c><00:42:54.159><c> are</c><00:42:54.840><c> specifically</c><00:42:55.780><c> commanded</c><00:42:56.579><c> to</c>

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listen<00:42:58.880><c> to</c><00:42:59.820><c> the</c><00:43:00.219><c> counsel</c><00:43:00.739><c> of</c><00:43:00.980><c> their</c><00:43:01.199><c> elders.</c>

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In<00:43:02.800><c> Titus</c><00:43:03.099><c> 2</c><00:43:03.500><c> and</c><00:43:03.760><c> 4,</c><00:43:04.460><c> all</c><00:43:04.679><c> sisters</c><00:43:05.119><c> will</c><00:43:05.400><c> be</c><00:43:05.639><c> aware</c>

00:43:05.940 --> 00:43:11.679
of<00:43:06.239><c> the</c><00:43:06.559><c> responsibility</c><00:43:07.260><c> they</c><00:43:07.840><c> have</c><00:43:08.380><c> to</c><00:43:09.159><c> teach</c><00:43:09.719><c> the</c><00:43:10.079><c> younger</c><00:43:10.539><c> sisters.</c>

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This<00:43:12.420><c> isn't</c><00:43:12.780><c> something</c><00:43:13.199><c> that</c><00:43:13.400><c> you</c><00:43:13.519><c> can</c><00:43:13.800><c> take</c><00:43:14.000><c> it</c><00:43:14.179><c> or</c><00:43:14.300><c> leave</c><00:43:14.559><c> it.</c>

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This<00:43:16.360><c> isn't</c><00:43:16.599><c> something</c><00:43:16.980><c> where</c><00:43:17.119><c> we</c><00:43:17.260><c> can</c><00:43:17.480><c> tell</c><00:43:17.679><c> the</c><00:43:17.900><c> Lord,</c>

00:43:18.360 --> 00:43:20.639
well,<00:43:18.579><c> I</c><00:43:18.820><c> left</c><00:43:19.019><c> that</c><00:43:19.300><c> to</c><00:43:19.599><c> others.</c>

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This<00:43:21.719><c> is</c><00:43:21.940><c> something</c><00:43:22.199><c> that</c><00:43:22.420><c> the</c><00:43:22.599><c> Lord</c><00:43:22.780><c> is</c><00:43:23.059><c> looking</c><00:43:23.360><c> for</c><00:43:23.599><c> us</c><00:43:23.940><c> to</c>

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do<00:43:24.619><c> in</c><00:43:24.980><c> our</c><00:43:25.280><c> Ecclesiastes,</c>

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where<00:43:26.659><c> the</c><00:43:26.980><c> older</c><00:43:27.199><c> are</c><00:43:27.519><c> teaching</c><00:43:27.920><c> the</c><00:43:28.179><c> younger,</c>

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and<00:43:30.219><c> not</c><00:43:30.480><c> just</c><00:43:30.780><c> in</c><00:43:30.960><c> Bible</c><00:43:31.300><c> classes.</c>

00:43:33.760 --> 00:43:38.900
The<00:43:34.019><c> older</c><00:43:34.239><c> need</c><00:43:34.519><c> to</c><00:43:34.719><c> be</c><00:43:34.980><c> available</c><00:43:35.559><c> as</c><00:43:36.260><c> spiritual</c><00:43:36.880><c> counselors</c><00:43:37.539><c> to</c><00:43:37.860><c> the</c><00:43:38.039><c> younger.</c>

00:43:39.699 --> 00:43:42.699
Now,<00:43:39.940><c> why</c><00:43:40.199><c> is</c><00:43:40.400><c> this</c><00:43:40.599><c> responsibility</c><00:43:41.360><c> placed</c><00:43:41.900><c> on</c><00:43:42.199><c> the</c><00:43:42.380><c> shoulders</c>

00:43:42.699 --> 00:43:44.940
of<00:43:43.019><c> the</c><00:43:43.179><c> older</c><00:43:43.420><c> brethren</c><00:43:43.760><c> and</c><00:43:44.000><c> sisters?</c>

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As<00:43:45.800><c> we</c><00:43:45.940><c> know</c><00:43:46.079><c> in</c><00:43:46.239><c> the</c><00:43:46.460><c> world,</c><00:43:47.139><c> they</c><00:43:47.400><c> follow</c><00:43:47.679><c> this</c><00:43:47.920><c> to</c><00:43:48.159><c> a</c><00:43:48.360><c> point,</c>

00:43:48.739 --> 00:43:51.420
and<00:43:48.900><c> then</c><00:43:49.019><c> when</c><00:43:49.139><c> you</c><00:43:49.260><c> get</c><00:43:49.380><c> to</c><00:43:49.519><c> be</c><00:43:49.659><c> about</c><00:43:49.960><c> 60</c><00:43:50.300><c> or</c><00:43:50.500><c> 65,</c>

00:43:51.420 --> 00:43:56.119
you<00:43:52.460><c> are</c><00:43:52.659><c> retired,</c><00:43:54.139><c> and</c><00:43:54.280><c> the</c><00:43:54.440><c> baton</c><00:43:54.739><c> passes</c><00:43:55.159><c> to</c><00:43:55.420><c> the</c><00:43:55.559><c> younger</c><00:43:55.800><c> ones.</c>

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That<00:43:56.360><c> doesn't</c><00:43:56.599><c> happen</c><00:43:56.900><c> in</c><00:43:57.139><c> scripture,</c>

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because<00:43:59.280><c> the</c><00:43:59.639><c> 60</c><00:43:59.920><c>-year</c><00:44:00.219><c>-olds</c><00:44:00.420><c> are</c><00:44:00.739><c> supposed</c><00:44:01.000><c> to</c><00:44:01.139><c> be</c><00:44:01.380><c> counseling</c><00:44:01.659><c> the</c><00:44:02.000><c> 40</c>

00:44:02.179 --> 00:44:02.780
-year<00:44:02.420><c>-olds,</c>

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and<00:44:03.320><c> the</c><00:44:03.599><c> 70</c><00:44:03.940><c>-year</c><00:44:04.260><c>-olds</c><00:44:04.440><c> are</c><00:44:04.719><c> supposed</c><00:44:04.980><c> to</c><00:44:05.079><c> be</c><00:44:05.320><c> counseling</c><00:44:05.619><c> the</c><00:44:05.800><c> 50</c>

00:44:06.139 --> 00:44:06.760
-year<00:44:06.420><c>-olds,</c>

00:44:07.039 --> 00:44:09.960
and<00:44:07.300><c> the</c><00:44:07.559><c> 80</c><00:44:07.760><c>-year</c><00:44:08.079><c>-olds</c><00:44:08.260><c> are</c><00:44:08.539><c> supposed</c><00:44:08.760><c> to</c><00:44:08.900><c> be</c><00:44:09.119><c> counseling</c><00:44:09.400><c> the</c><00:44:09.639><c> 60</c>

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-year<00:44:10.199><c>-olds.</c>

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That's<00:44:11.900><c> what</c><00:44:12.019><c> the</c><00:44:12.139><c> Bible</c><00:44:12.380><c> teaches.</c><00:44:12.820><c> Now,</c><00:44:12.980><c> why</c><00:44:13.159><c> is</c><00:44:13.460><c> that?</c>

00:44:16.219 --> 00:44:20.380
Because<00:44:17.059><c> someone</c><00:44:17.480><c> who</c><00:44:17.760><c> has</c><00:44:17.940><c> been</c><00:44:18.199><c> living</c><00:44:18.719><c> and</c><00:44:19.400><c> reading</c><00:44:19.960><c> the</c>

00:44:20.380 --> 00:44:23.420
Bible<00:44:20.780><c> for</c><00:44:21.860><c> 30</c><00:44:22.199><c> years</c>

00:44:23.420 --> 00:44:31.739
is<00:44:25.039><c> in</c><00:44:25.300><c> a</c><00:44:25.400><c> better</c><00:44:25.960><c> position</c><00:44:26.940><c> to</c><00:44:28.500><c> understand</c><00:44:29.179><c> the</c><00:44:29.539><c> spiritual</c><00:44:30.059><c> principles</c><00:44:30.619><c> of</c><00:44:30.900><c> a</c><00:44:31.139><c> situation</c>

00:44:31.739 --> 00:44:35.599
than<00:44:32.340><c> somebody</c><00:44:32.780><c> who</c><00:44:33.019><c> has</c><00:44:33.239><c> been</c><00:44:33.599><c> reading</c><00:44:34.139><c> and</c><00:44:34.400><c> living</c><00:44:34.659><c> the</c><00:44:34.800><c> Bible</c><00:44:35.199><c> for</c>

00:44:35.599 --> 00:44:37.619
10<00:44:35.860><c> years.</c>

00:44:38.039 --> 00:44:40.659
30<00:44:38.719><c> beats</c><00:44:39.059><c> 10.</c>

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40<00:44:42.219><c> beats</c><00:44:42.639><c> 20.</c>

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50<00:44:45.179><c> beats</c><00:44:45.579><c> 30.</c>

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Because<00:44:47.960><c> our</c><00:44:48.400><c> older</c><00:44:48.699><c> brethren</c><00:44:49.039><c> and</c><00:44:49.340><c> sisters</c><00:44:50.079><c> have</c><00:44:51.179><c> an</c><00:44:51.500><c> understanding</c><00:44:52.039><c> of</c><00:44:52.380><c> the</c><00:44:52.619><c> Word</c>

00:44:53.000 --> 00:44:56.440
that<00:44:53.300><c> you</c><00:44:53.500><c> can't</c><00:44:54.139><c> learn</c><00:44:54.559><c> just</c><00:44:55.019><c> by</c><00:44:55.320><c> reading</c><00:44:55.559><c> it,</c>

00:44:56.780 --> 00:45:00.219
and<00:44:57.059><c> that's</c><00:44:57.380><c> the</c><00:44:57.579><c> wisdom</c><00:44:57.900><c> behind</c><00:44:58.340><c> this</c><00:44:59.320><c> principle</c><00:44:59.800><c> that</c><00:45:00.039><c> God</c>

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has<00:45:00.519><c> established.</c>

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Older<00:45:02.039><c> brethren</c><00:45:02.280><c> and</c><00:45:02.599><c> sisters</c><00:45:02.880><c> have</c><00:45:03.159><c> not</c><00:45:03.400><c> only</c><00:45:03.659><c> the</c><00:45:03.900><c> knowledge</c><00:45:04.199><c> of</c><00:45:04.400><c> the</c><00:45:04.579><c> Word,</c>

00:45:05.159 --> 00:45:09.739
but<00:45:06.239><c> they</c><00:45:06.460><c> have</c><00:45:06.679><c> the</c><00:45:07.000><c> added</c><00:45:07.260><c> value</c><00:45:07.719><c> of</c><00:45:08.059><c> the</c><00:45:08.320><c> experience</c><00:45:09.199><c> of</c>

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living<00:45:10.099><c> the</c><00:45:10.480><c> Word,</c>

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and<00:45:12.400><c> sometimes</c><00:45:12.920><c> failing</c><00:45:13.539><c> to</c><00:45:13.880><c> live</c><00:45:14.280><c> the</c><00:45:14.599><c> Word.</c>

00:45:15.960 --> 00:45:20.559
That's<00:45:16.239><c> why</c><00:45:16.639><c> the</c><00:45:16.840><c> Bible</c><00:45:17.199><c> command</c><00:45:17.820><c> is</c><00:45:18.179><c> for</c><00:45:18.460><c> the</c><00:45:18.679><c> younger</c><00:45:19.019><c> to</c><00:45:19.380><c> submit</c><00:45:19.719><c> themselves</c><00:45:20.320><c> to</c>

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the<00:45:20.820><c> older,</c>

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because<00:45:23.300><c> they</c><00:45:23.519><c> are</c><00:45:23.760><c> in</c><00:45:23.880><c> a</c><00:45:24.059><c> better</c><00:45:24.300><c> position</c><00:45:25.179><c> to</c><00:45:26.500><c> be</c><00:45:26.760><c> able</c><00:45:27.099><c> to</c><00:45:27.440><c> assess</c><00:45:27.980><c> a</c><00:45:28.360><c> situation</c>

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from<00:45:30.079><c> a</c><00:45:30.400><c> godly</c><00:45:30.960><c> perspective.</c>

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It<00:45:32.440><c> doesn't</c><00:45:32.739><c> mean</c><00:45:33.000><c> the</c><00:45:33.219><c> younger</c><00:45:33.460><c> just</c><00:45:33.760><c> sit</c><00:45:33.940><c> there</c><00:45:34.179><c> in</c><00:45:34.460><c> silence,</c>

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but<00:45:36.400><c> it</c><00:45:36.619><c> does</c><00:45:36.940><c> mean</c><00:45:37.440><c> that</c><00:45:37.659><c> our</c><00:45:37.900><c> older</c><00:45:38.340><c> brethren</c><00:45:38.699><c> and</c><00:45:39.039><c> sisters</c>

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have<00:45:39.780><c> to</c><00:45:40.000><c> be</c><00:45:40.199><c> willing</c>

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to<00:45:41.900><c> share</c><00:45:42.460><c> their</c><00:45:42.820><c> experience.</c><00:45:43.460><c> There</c><00:45:43.619><c> is</c><00:45:44.019><c> nothing</c><00:45:44.400><c> more</c><00:45:45.000><c> powerful</c>

00:45:45.619 --> 00:45:49.920
than<00:45:46.739><c> for</c><00:45:47.039><c> a</c><00:45:47.260><c> young</c><00:45:47.480><c> brother</c><00:45:47.820><c> or</c><00:45:48.179><c> sister</c><00:45:48.619><c> or</c><00:45:48.920><c> a</c><00:45:49.139><c> young</c><00:45:49.360><c> couple,</c>

00:45:50.099 --> 00:45:53.320
and<00:45:50.579><c> you</c><00:45:50.739><c> can</c><00:45:50.980><c> define</c><00:45:51.420><c> young</c><00:45:51.800><c> any</c><00:45:52.139><c> way</c><00:45:52.239><c> you</c><00:45:52.480><c> like,</c>

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because<00:45:53.679><c> in</c><00:45:53.940><c> some</c><00:45:54.159><c> situations</c><00:45:54.800><c> you're</c><00:45:55.079><c> sitting</c><00:45:55.340><c> there</c><00:45:55.579><c> in</c>

00:45:55.739 --> 00:45:56.119
the<00:45:55.880><c> chair</c>

00:45:56.119 --> 00:45:57.719
as<00:45:56.360><c> an</c><00:45:56.539><c> older</c><00:45:56.760><c> brother</c><00:45:57.059><c> or</c><00:45:57.219><c> sister,</c>

00:45:58.059 --> 00:46:01.519
and<00:45:58.340><c> in</c><00:45:58.500><c> some</c><00:45:58.739><c> situations</c><00:45:59.380><c> you're</c><00:45:59.699><c> a</c><00:45:59.800><c> younger</c><00:46:00.039><c> brother</c><00:46:00.400><c> and</c><00:46:00.619><c> sister.</c>

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Based<00:46:02.139><c> on</c><00:46:02.360><c> the</c><00:46:02.500><c> situation,</c><00:46:03.239><c> based</c><00:46:03.420><c> on</c><00:46:03.579><c> who's</c><00:46:03.860><c> involved.</c>

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That's<00:46:04.659><c> the</c><00:46:04.820><c> wonder</c><00:46:05.039><c> of</c><00:46:05.300><c> the</c><00:46:05.440><c> Word.</c>

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But<00:46:06.099><c> there</c><00:46:06.300><c> is</c><00:46:06.539><c> nothing</c><00:46:06.800><c> more</c><00:46:07.199><c> powerful</c><00:46:07.780><c> than</c><00:46:08.480><c> an</c><00:46:08.820><c> older</c><00:46:09.219><c> brother</c><00:46:09.619><c> or</c><00:46:09.940><c> sister</c>

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sharing<00:46:11.820><c> with</c><00:46:12.340><c> a</c><00:46:12.619><c> younger</c><00:46:13.019><c> brother</c><00:46:13.480><c> or</c><00:46:13.840><c> sister</c><00:46:14.400><c> who</c><00:46:14.920><c> is</c><00:46:15.280><c> wrestling</c><00:46:15.699><c> with</c>

00:46:16.159 --> 00:46:17.500
a<00:46:16.400><c> situation.</c>

00:46:18.380 --> 00:46:21.340
You<00:46:18.500><c> know,</c><00:46:18.579><c> when</c><00:46:18.739><c> I</c><00:46:18.880><c> was</c><00:46:19.019><c> younger,</c><00:46:19.579><c> I</c><00:46:19.840><c> cut</c><00:46:20.059><c> the</c><00:46:20.320><c> cable</c><00:46:20.539><c> once</c><00:46:21.039><c> at</c>

00:46:21.340 --> 00:46:22.659
a<00:46:21.460><c> Bible</c><00:46:21.699><c> school.</c>

00:46:23.280 --> 00:46:25.739
I<00:46:23.480><c> didn't,</c><00:46:23.800><c> but</c><00:46:23.980><c> I'm</c><00:46:24.079><c> using</c><00:46:24.300><c> that</c><00:46:24.539><c> as</c><00:46:24.679><c> an</c><00:46:24.880><c> example.</c>

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Don't<00:46:27.199><c> give</c><00:46:27.380><c> up</c><00:46:27.639><c> hope,</c>

00:46:28.960 --> 00:46:32.340
because<00:46:29.440><c> if</c><00:46:29.840><c> you</c><00:46:30.099><c> stick</c><00:46:30.320><c> with</c><00:46:30.559><c> God,</c><00:46:30.920><c> God</c><00:46:31.139><c> will</c><00:46:31.360><c> stick</c><00:46:31.579><c> with</c><00:46:31.800><c> you.</c>

00:46:32.460 --> 00:46:35.280
You<00:46:32.619><c> trust</c><00:46:32.920><c> him.</c><00:46:33.960><c> Despite</c><00:46:34.320><c> your</c><00:46:34.599><c> foolishness,</c>

00:46:35.340 --> 00:46:38.699
or<00:46:35.519><c> if</c><00:46:35.639><c> your</c><00:46:35.800><c> situation</c><00:46:36.639><c> fell</c><00:46:37.460><c> out</c><00:46:37.659><c> of</c><00:46:37.780><c> the</c><00:46:37.920><c> sky,</c><00:46:38.260><c> so</c><00:46:38.320><c> to</c><00:46:38.519><c> speak,</c>

00:46:38.760 --> 00:46:41.579
and<00:46:39.019><c> it</c><00:46:39.179><c> came</c><00:46:39.360><c> as</c><00:46:39.559><c> a</c><00:46:39.699><c> result</c><00:46:39.940><c> of</c><00:46:40.059><c> his</c><00:46:40.280><c> direct</c><00:46:40.599><c> input,</c>

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I've<00:46:42.099><c> been</c><00:46:42.340><c> there.</c><00:46:43.639><c> I've</c><00:46:44.099><c> experienced</c><00:46:44.599><c> it.</c>

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It's<00:46:45.340><c> the</c><00:46:45.539><c> counsel</c><00:46:45.880><c> of</c><00:46:46.099><c> the</c><00:46:46.219><c> older</c><00:46:46.420><c> brethren</c><00:46:46.699><c> and</c><00:46:46.940><c> sisters.</c>

00:46:47.880 --> 00:46:50.840
And<00:46:48.039><c> to</c><00:46:48.280><c> share</c><00:46:48.480><c> with</c><00:46:48.739><c> the</c><00:46:48.960><c> younger</c><00:46:49.199><c> brethren</c><00:46:49.559><c> and</c><00:46:49.820><c> sisters,</c>

00:46:50.880 --> 00:46:54.980
especially<00:46:51.360><c> the</c><00:46:51.760><c> foolish</c><00:46:52.099><c> parts,</c><00:46:53.420><c> the</c><00:46:53.760><c> mistakes</c><00:46:54.059><c> that</c><00:46:54.260><c> were</c><00:46:54.500><c> made,</c>

00:46:54.980 --> 00:47:00.019
but<00:46:56.059><c> also</c><00:46:56.599><c> the</c><00:46:57.099><c> trust</c><00:46:57.579><c> and</c><00:46:57.880><c> the</c><00:46:58.179><c> faith</c><00:46:58.559><c> that</c><00:46:58.820><c> was</c><00:46:59.059><c> maintained</c>

00:47:00.019 --> 00:47:03.980
and<00:47:00.599><c> where</c><00:47:00.739><c> God</c><00:47:00.960><c> was</c><00:47:01.179><c> able</c><00:47:01.400><c> to</c><00:47:01.679><c> bring</c><00:47:01.820><c> you</c><00:47:02.079><c> through</c><00:47:02.380><c> that</c><00:47:02.679><c> situation.</c>

00:47:04.320 --> 00:47:07.119
That<00:47:04.599><c> is</c><00:47:05.019><c> powerful,</c><00:47:05.880><c> brethren</c><00:47:05.980><c> and</c><00:47:06.199><c> sisters,</c>

00:47:07.159 --> 00:47:10.340
and<00:47:07.400><c> you</c><00:47:07.579><c> won't</c><00:47:07.980><c> find</c><00:47:08.360><c> that</c><00:47:08.699><c> from</c><00:47:08.960><c> reading</c><00:47:09.219><c> the</c><00:47:09.480><c> Word.</c>

00:47:10.719 --> 00:47:16.039
That<00:47:10.980><c> is</c><00:47:11.280><c> the</c><00:47:11.500><c> wisdom</c><00:47:12.000><c> of</c><00:47:12.440><c> God</c><00:47:13.039><c> that</c><00:47:13.519><c> is</c><00:47:14.119><c> found</c><00:47:14.559><c> and</c><00:47:15.099><c> experienced</c><00:47:15.480><c> by</c><00:47:15.739><c> those</c>

00:47:16.039 --> 00:47:17.500
who<00:47:16.239><c> are</c><00:47:16.380><c> living</c><00:47:16.579><c> it.</c>

00:47:17.739 --> 00:47:21.380
You<00:47:18.019><c> can't</c><00:47:18.500><c> send</c><00:47:18.860><c> a</c><00:47:19.119><c> young</c><00:47:19.280><c> person,</c><00:47:20.039><c> and</c><00:47:20.340><c> again,</c><00:47:20.860><c> young</c><00:47:21.139><c> can</c>

00:47:21.380 --> 00:47:24.380
be<00:47:21.599><c> 20,</c><00:47:22.139><c> 30,</c><00:47:22.760><c> 40,</c><00:47:23.280><c> 50,</c><00:47:23.739><c> 60,</c>

00:47:24.380 --> 00:47:29.199
to<00:47:24.860><c> any</c><00:47:25.219><c> Bible</c><00:47:25.579><c> chapter</c><00:47:26.119><c> and</c><00:47:26.420><c> have</c><00:47:26.639><c> them</c><00:47:26.940><c> receive</c><00:47:27.940><c> that</c><00:47:28.699><c> kind</c>

00:47:29.199 --> 00:47:31.079
of<00:47:29.619><c> spiritual</c><00:47:30.000><c> wisdom.</c>

00:47:31.440 --> 00:47:34.579
The<00:47:31.719><c> spiritual</c><00:47:32.000><c> wisdom</c><00:47:32.360><c> that</c><00:47:32.519><c> is</c><00:47:32.719><c> able</c><00:47:32.920><c> to</c><00:47:33.320><c> validate</c><00:47:34.139><c> the</c>

00:47:34.579 --> 00:47:35.480
Bible<00:47:34.920><c> principles</c>

00:47:35.480 --> 00:47:37.579
with<00:47:35.880><c> real</c><00:47:36.119><c> life</c><00:47:36.460><c> experiences.</c>

00:47:38.860 --> 00:47:40.900
And<00:47:38.960><c> that's</c><00:47:39.159><c> also,</c><00:47:39.699><c> brethren</c><00:47:39.780><c> and</c><00:47:40.000><c> sisters,</c><00:47:40.340><c> why</c><00:47:40.500><c> it's</c>

00:47:40.900 --> 00:47:43.500
tragic,<00:47:42.280><c> catastrophic,</c>

00:47:44.539 --> 00:47:48.440
when<00:47:44.699><c> older</c><00:47:45.179><c> brother</c><00:47:45.679><c> or</c><00:47:46.079><c> sisters,</c><00:47:47.019><c> brother</c><00:47:47.239><c> and</c><00:47:47.380><c> sisters,</c>

00:47:49.159 --> 00:47:50.639
give<00:47:49.380><c> bad</c><00:47:49.639><c> counsel.</c>

00:47:51.039 --> 00:47:52.719
Absolutely<00:47:51.679><c> tragic.</c>

00:47:53.579 --> 00:47:57.099
Because<00:47:54.139><c> God</c><00:47:54.500><c> is</c><00:47:54.820><c> looking</c><00:47:55.179><c> for</c><00:47:55.480><c> the</c><00:47:55.679><c> older</c><00:47:55.940><c> brother</c><00:47:56.199><c> and</c><00:47:56.480><c> sisters</c><00:47:56.800><c> to</c>

00:47:57.099 --> 00:47:59.179
give<00:47:57.380><c> sound</c><00:47:57.820><c> counsel.</c>

00:48:07.920 --> 00:48:11.579
Both<00:48:08.300><c> must</c><00:48:08.559><c> be</c><00:48:08.800><c> willing</c><00:48:09.079><c> to</c><00:48:09.320><c> participate</c><00:48:09.940><c> in</c><00:48:10.199><c> the</c><00:48:10.380><c> process.</c>

00:48:12.219 --> 00:48:15.360
The<00:48:12.599><c> relationships</c><00:48:13.159><c> between</c><00:48:13.920><c> the</c><00:48:14.260><c> younger</c><00:48:14.480><c> and</c><00:48:14.780><c> the</c><00:48:14.980><c> older.</c>

00:48:15.780 --> 00:48:18.460
The<00:48:16.019><c> relationships</c><00:48:16.739><c> between</c><00:48:17.179><c> the</c><00:48:17.460><c> older</c><00:48:17.760><c> and</c><00:48:18.019><c> the</c><00:48:18.219><c> older,</c>

00:48:18.599 --> 00:48:19.960
between<00:48:18.840><c> the</c><00:48:19.099><c> younger</c><00:48:19.380><c> and</c><00:48:19.599><c> the</c><00:48:19.760><c> younger.</c>

00:48:19.960 --> 00:48:23.219
This<00:48:20.139><c> is</c><00:48:20.460><c> not</c><00:48:21.000><c> just</c><00:48:21.659><c> limited</c><00:48:22.139><c> to</c><00:48:22.400><c> cross</c><00:48:22.659><c> generation.</c>

00:48:23.360 --> 00:48:27.300
The<00:48:23.559><c> relationships</c><00:48:24.079><c> that</c><00:48:24.380><c> exist</c><00:48:24.679><c> between</c><00:48:25.079><c> us</c><00:48:25.860><c> have</c><00:48:26.199><c> to</c><00:48:26.380><c> be</c><00:48:26.639><c> such</c>

00:48:27.300 --> 00:48:31.639
to<00:48:27.940><c> where</c><00:48:28.019><c> we're</c><00:48:28.260><c> both</c><00:48:28.719><c> willing</c><00:48:29.219><c> to</c><00:48:29.719><c> participate</c><00:48:30.280><c> in</c><00:48:31.320><c> the</c>

00:48:31.639 --> 00:48:34.019
spiritual<00:48:32.239><c> counseling</c><00:48:32.760><c> process.</c>

00:48:34.099 --> 00:48:37.340
But<00:48:34.239><c> in</c><00:48:34.460><c> the</c><00:48:35.059><c> event</c><00:48:35.480><c> of</c><00:48:35.860><c> the</c><00:48:36.099><c> older</c><00:48:36.360><c> counseling</c><00:48:36.860><c> the</c><00:48:37.059><c> younger,</c>

00:48:37.480 --> 00:48:39.739
the<00:48:37.659><c> older</c><00:48:37.840><c> have</c><00:48:38.079><c> to</c><00:48:38.219><c> be</c><00:48:38.400><c> willing</c><00:48:38.599><c> to</c><00:48:38.840><c> provide</c><00:48:39.119><c> the</c><00:48:39.320><c> counsel,</c>

00:48:40.019 --> 00:48:42.840
and<00:48:40.300><c> the</c><00:48:40.420><c> younger</c><00:48:40.699><c> ones</c><00:48:41.079><c> need</c><00:48:41.320><c> to</c><00:48:41.519><c> be</c><00:48:41.739><c> willing</c><00:48:42.039><c> to</c><00:48:42.360><c> glean</c><00:48:42.579><c> the</c>

00:48:42.840 --> 00:48:46.460
wisdom<00:48:43.460><c> that</c><00:48:44.719><c> the</c><00:48:44.980><c> older</c><00:48:45.179><c> ones</c><00:48:45.460><c> have.</c>

00:48:47.679 --> 00:48:51.460
So<00:48:48.239><c> we</c><00:48:48.619><c> hope</c><00:48:48.960><c> some</c><00:48:49.739><c> of</c><00:48:49.880><c> these</c><00:48:50.119><c> thoughts</c><00:48:50.320><c> tonight</c><00:48:50.820><c> you</c><00:48:51.199><c> will</c>

00:48:51.460 --> 00:48:53.019
find<00:48:51.679><c> helpful.</c>

00:48:54.719 --> 00:48:57.619
We<00:48:54.780><c> have</c><00:48:55.039><c> found,</c><00:48:55.480><c> again</c><00:48:55.599><c> from</c><00:48:55.840><c> personal</c><00:48:56.219><c> experience,</c>

00:48:58.699 --> 00:49:02.440
a<00:48:58.840><c> great</c><00:48:59.000><c> deal</c><00:48:59.199><c> of</c><00:48:59.500><c> trial</c><00:48:59.719><c> and</c><00:49:00.019><c> error</c><00:49:00.239><c> and</c><00:49:00.559><c> more</c><00:49:00.900><c> error</c><00:49:01.139><c> than</c><00:49:01.360><c> trial.</c>

00:49:02.760 --> 00:49:06.320
That<00:49:02.900><c> there</c><00:49:03.139><c> is</c><00:49:03.760><c> wisdom</c><00:49:04.239><c> in</c><00:49:04.659><c> God's</c><00:49:05.059><c> word</c><00:49:05.300><c> when</c><00:49:05.460><c> it</c><00:49:05.619><c> comes</c><00:49:05.960><c> to</c>

00:49:06.320 --> 00:49:07.539
spiritual<00:49:06.599><c> counseling.</c>

00:49:07.619 --> 00:49:09.940
There<00:49:07.800><c> are</c><00:49:08.079><c> reasons</c><00:49:08.440><c> he</c><00:49:08.599><c> has</c><00:49:08.860><c> laid</c><00:49:09.000><c> down</c><00:49:09.280><c> the</c><00:49:09.500><c> principles</c>

00:49:09.940 --> 00:49:11.199
that<00:49:10.219><c> he's</c><00:49:10.440><c> laid</c><00:49:10.679><c> down.</c>

00:49:11.199 --> 00:49:16.079
And<00:49:11.780><c> hopefully</c><00:49:12.139><c> this</c><00:49:12.440><c> week</c><00:49:12.659><c> will</c><00:49:12.940><c> provide</c><00:49:13.199><c> us</c><00:49:13.480><c> with</c><00:49:13.659><c> an</c><00:49:13.840><c> opportunity</c><00:49:14.380><c> at</c><00:49:14.639><c> least</c><00:49:14.900><c> once</c><00:49:15.219><c> before</c><00:49:15.500><c> we</c><00:49:15.739><c> go.</c>

00:49:16.460 --> 00:49:19.460
To<00:49:16.619><c> be</c><00:49:16.880><c> either</c><00:49:17.159><c> on</c><00:49:17.460><c> the</c><00:49:17.500><c> giving</c><00:49:17.719><c> end</c><00:49:18.000><c> or</c><00:49:18.239><c> the</c><00:49:18.440><c> receiving</c><00:49:18.739><c> end.</c>

00:49:19.960 --> 00:49:22.619
But<00:49:20.059><c> the</c><00:49:20.179><c> next</c><00:49:20.380><c> time</c><00:49:20.579><c> somebody</c><00:49:20.900><c> takes</c><00:49:21.199><c> you</c><00:49:21.460><c> aside</c><00:49:21.960><c> or</c><00:49:22.360><c> calls</c>

00:49:22.619 --> 00:49:25.039
you<00:49:22.820><c> on</c><00:49:22.940><c> the</c><00:49:23.119><c> phone</c><00:49:23.360><c> or</c><00:49:23.500><c> knocks</c><00:49:23.739><c> on</c><00:49:23.920><c> your</c><00:49:24.119><c> door</c>

00:49:25.239 --> 00:49:29.159
and<00:49:25.760><c> asks,</c><00:49:26.780><c> what</c><00:49:27.019><c> do</c><00:49:27.260><c> you</c><00:49:27.360><c> think</c><00:49:27.639><c> I</c><00:49:27.920><c> should</c><00:49:28.159><c> do?</c>

00:49:29.800 --> 00:49:33.219
Make<00:49:30.099><c> sure</c><00:49:30.360><c> to</c><00:49:30.599><c> take</c><00:49:30.739><c> a</c><00:49:30.960><c> step</c><00:49:31.139><c> back</c><00:49:31.699><c> and</c><00:49:32.139><c> review</c><00:49:32.480><c> with</c><00:49:32.820><c> them.</c>

00:49:33.360 --> 00:49:35.659
And<00:49:33.599><c> if</c><00:49:33.800><c> necessary</c><00:49:34.239><c> in</c><00:49:34.380><c> your</c><00:49:34.619><c> own</c><00:49:34.860><c> mind,</c><00:49:35.099><c> what</c><00:49:35.239><c> does</c><00:49:35.460><c> the</c>

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Bible<00:49:35.940><c> teach</c><00:49:36.420><c> about</c><00:49:36.739><c> this?</c>

00:49:37.099 --> 00:49:39.659
And<00:49:37.559><c> it</c><00:49:37.679><c> may</c><00:49:37.840><c> be</c><00:49:38.059><c> necessary</c><00:49:38.440><c> in</c><00:49:38.619><c> some</c><00:49:38.840><c> cases</c><00:49:39.179><c> where</c><00:49:39.340><c> we</c><00:49:39.480><c> have</c>

00:49:39.659 --> 00:49:41.019
to<00:49:39.760><c> get</c><00:49:39.960><c> back</c><00:49:40.119><c> to</c><00:49:40.300><c> the</c><00:49:40.400><c> person.</c>

00:49:41.519 --> 00:49:44.280
Because<00:49:41.820><c> we're</c><00:49:42.000><c> not</c><00:49:42.199><c> able</c><00:49:42.400><c> to</c><00:49:42.639><c> draw,</c><00:49:42.980><c> connect,</c><00:49:43.860><c> or</c><00:49:43.860><c> we're</c><00:49:44.159><c> not</c>

00:49:44.280 --> 00:49:46.400
able<00:49:44.500><c> to</c><00:49:45.239><c> connect</c>

00:49:46.460 --> 00:49:48.539
our<00:49:46.900><c> understanding</c><00:49:47.340><c> of</c><00:49:47.519><c> the</c><00:49:47.639><c> scriptures</c><00:49:47.940><c> right</c><00:49:48.239><c> now</c><00:49:48.380><c> with</c>

00:49:48.539 --> 00:49:50.360
this<00:49:48.699><c> particular</c><00:49:49.159><c> situation.</c>

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But<00:49:51.159><c> if</c><00:49:51.300><c> we're</c><00:49:51.480><c> able</c><00:49:51.679><c> to</c><00:49:51.880><c> get</c><00:49:52.039><c> the</c><00:49:52.320><c> word</c><00:49:52.860><c> into</c><00:49:53.260><c> these</c><00:49:53.519><c> conversations</c><00:49:54.260><c> and</c><00:49:54.619><c> into</c>

00:49:54.800 --> 00:49:56.179
these<00:49:55.019><c> discussions,</c>

00:49:56.920 --> 00:49:58.920
then<00:49:57.000><c> our</c><00:49:57.179><c> Father</c><00:49:57.420><c> will</c><00:49:57.619><c> be</c><00:49:57.800><c> glorified.</c>

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Thank<00:50:28.679><c> you.</c>