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labored<00:11:35.179><c> together</c><00:11:35.620><c> with</c><00:11:35.860><c> Paul,</c>

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her<00:12:12.279><c> work.</c><00:12:13.399><c> There</c><00:12:13.559><c> was</c><00:12:13.779><c> also</c><00:12:14.340><c> the</c><00:12:14.840><c> insane</c>

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man<00:12:19.700><c> mentioned</c><00:12:20.259><c> is</c><00:12:21.220><c> the</c><00:12:21.460><c> jailer</c><00:12:22.240><c> in</c><00:12:22.559><c> Acts</c><00:12:22.779><c> chapter</c><00:12:23.100><c> 16.</c>

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tension.<00:12:36.039><c> This</c><00:12:36.220><c> happens,</c><00:12:36.860><c> doesn't</c><00:12:36.980><c> it?</c>

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conflict<00:13:07.940><c> of</c><00:13:08.240><c> mind,</c><00:13:09.139><c> and</c><00:13:09.360><c> so</c><00:13:09.480><c> he</c>

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of<00:13:15.440><c> human</c><00:13:15.639><c> nature,</c><00:13:16.220><c> and</c><00:13:17.000><c> it's</c>

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going<00:13:17.259><c> to</c><00:13:17.399><c> happen</c><00:13:17.600><c> in</c><00:13:17.840><c> Ecclesial</c><00:13:18.259><c> life.</c><00:13:20.960><c> Sisters</c><00:13:21.580><c> have</c><00:13:23.059><c> a</c><00:13:23.279><c> crucial</c><00:13:23.700><c> role</c><00:13:24.340><c> in</c>

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sisters,<00:13:34.080><c> by</c><00:13:34.299><c> their</c><00:13:34.600><c> influence</c><00:13:35.200><c> for</c><00:13:35.860><c> good</c><00:13:36.059><c> or</c><00:13:36.200><c> for</c><00:13:36.460><c> bad.</c>

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there's<00:16:35.269><c> some</c><00:16:35.509><c> interesting</c><00:16:35.990><c> speculation.</c><00:16:37.370><c> One</c><00:16:37.590><c> possibility</c>

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there's<00:17:14.269><c> somebody</c><00:17:14.490><c> named</c><00:17:14.809><c> yoke</c><00:17:15.150><c> fellow.</c>

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called<00:17:17.710><c> him</c><00:17:18.369><c> Sizzagus</c><00:17:19.289><c> and</c><00:17:19.890><c> that</c><00:17:20.069><c> maybe</c><00:17:20.329><c> yoke</c><00:17:20.650><c> fellow</c>

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is<00:17:21.589><c> what</c><00:17:21.869><c> his</c><00:17:22.150><c> name</c><00:17:22.450><c> means.</c><00:17:23.549><c> It</c><00:17:23.710><c> means</c><00:17:23.930><c> joined</c><00:17:24.390><c> together</c><00:17:25.109><c> as</c>

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together,<00:17:30.549><c> not</c><00:17:31.109><c> man</c><00:17:31.430><c> put</c><00:17:31.670><c> asunder.</c><00:17:32.529><c> So</c><00:17:32.690><c> maybe</c><00:17:32.950><c> he's</c><00:17:34.430><c> referring</c><00:17:34.930><c> to</c><00:17:36.029><c> someone</c><00:17:37.049><c> who</c>

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bore<00:17:38.069><c> that</c><00:17:38.349><c> name.</c>

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we<00:17:44.410><c> ought</c><00:17:44.569><c> to</c><00:17:44.670><c> do</c><00:17:44.750><c> like</c><00:17:44.970><c> Paul.</c><00:17:45.630><c> Don't</c><00:17:45.910><c> take</c><00:17:46.230><c> sides.</c><00:17:47.690><c> Don't</c><00:17:47.869><c> take</c><00:17:48.190><c> sides.</c><00:17:49.130><c> Help</c><00:17:49.569><c> those</c><00:17:51.190><c> who</c>

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have<00:17:55.490><c> to</c><00:17:55.589><c> be</c><00:17:55.690><c> very</c><00:17:55.990><c> careful</c><00:17:56.309><c> about</c><00:17:56.609><c> that.</c>

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ears.<00:18:04.190><c> You</c><00:18:04.329><c> know,</c><00:18:04.609><c> you</c><00:18:04.789><c> see</c><00:18:05.009><c> the</c><00:18:05.990><c> nasty</c><00:18:06.569><c> dogs</c><00:18:06.930><c> of</c><00:18:07.170><c> Bible</c><00:18:07.410><c> times.</c><00:18:07.589><c> You</c>

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the<00:18:24.890><c> point</c><00:18:25.109><c> of</c><00:18:25.309><c> the</c><00:18:25.390><c> Proverb</c><00:18:25.630><c> is</c><00:18:25.769><c> that</c><00:18:25.950><c> we</c><00:18:26.029><c> don't</c><00:18:26.250><c> want</c><00:18:26.410><c> to</c><00:18:26.589><c> meddle</c><00:18:26.789><c> in</c>

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The<00:18:40.730><c> third</c><00:18:41.069><c> point,</c><00:18:43.269><c> and</c><00:18:43.470><c> again</c><00:18:43.950><c> a</c><00:18:44.230><c> hearkening</c><00:18:44.609><c> back</c><00:18:44.990><c> to</c><00:18:45.210><c> Paul's</c><00:18:45.690><c> teaching</c><00:18:45.930><c> in</c>

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exhortations<00:18:55.950><c> of</c><00:18:56.509><c> the</c><00:18:56.690><c> Apostle</c><00:18:57.089><c> Paul</c><00:18:57.349><c> and</c><00:18:57.470><c> we</c><00:18:57.589><c> go</c><00:18:57.730><c> back</c><00:18:57.950><c> to</c><00:18:58.130><c> chapter</c><00:18:58.430><c> three,</c><00:19:00.769><c> rejoice</c><00:19:01.089><c> in</c>

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Well,<00:19:26.789><c> sometimes</c><00:19:27.230><c> capable</c><00:19:27.690><c> people</c><00:19:28.190><c> do</c><00:19:29.269><c> things</c><00:19:29.569><c> in</c><00:19:29.769><c> different</c>

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ways.<00:19:31.650><c> And</c><00:19:32.150><c> sometimes</c><00:19:32.589><c> we</c><00:19:32.730><c> get</c>

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way<00:19:37.670><c> we</c><00:19:37.910><c> see</c><00:19:38.089><c> best,</c><00:19:39.289><c> everything's</c><00:19:39.849><c> going</c>

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to<00:19:40.109><c> fall</c><00:19:40.289><c> apart.</c><00:19:42.690><c> It's</c><00:19:42.990><c> sort</c><00:19:43.130><c> of</c><00:19:43.670><c> putting</c><00:19:43.950><c> confidence</c><00:19:44.490><c> in</c><00:19:44.670><c> the</c><00:19:44.869><c> flesh.</c>

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Paul<00:19:49.269><c> had</c><00:19:49.750><c> thought</c><00:19:49.970><c> early</c><00:19:50.309><c> on</c><00:19:50.569><c> that</c><00:19:50.769><c> all</c><00:19:51.049><c> his</c><00:19:51.670><c> way</c><00:19:52.730><c> of</c><00:19:52.990><c> worshiping,</c><00:19:54.190><c> seeking</c>

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his<00:19:55.029><c> own</c><00:19:55.289><c> righteousness,</c>

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persecuting<00:19:56.809><c> the</c><00:19:57.049><c> ecclesia,</c><00:19:57.769><c> that</c><00:19:58.069><c> all</c><00:19:58.390><c> those</c><00:19:58.690><c> things</c><00:19:59.009><c> were</c>

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the<00:19:59.390><c> right</c><00:19:59.690><c> way.</c><00:20:00.690><c> But</c><00:20:00.829><c> as</c><00:20:00.970><c> it</c><00:20:01.130><c> turned</c><00:20:01.230><c> out</c><00:20:01.410><c> for</c><00:20:01.589><c> him,</c>

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it<00:20:01.910><c> was</c><00:20:02.109><c> wrong.</c><00:20:03.509><c> I</c><00:20:03.509><c> think</c><00:20:03.690><c> the</c><00:20:03.869><c> point</c><00:20:04.069><c> is</c><00:20:04.289><c> here</c><00:20:04.430><c> that</c><00:20:04.609><c> if</c><00:20:05.630><c> we</c><00:20:05.849><c> put</c><00:20:06.069><c> no</c>

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confidence<00:20:06.829><c> in</c><00:20:06.990><c> the</c><00:20:07.210><c> flesh,</c><00:20:07.470><c> if</c><00:20:07.569><c> we</c><00:20:07.750><c> put</c>

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confidence<00:20:08.450><c> in</c><00:20:08.730><c> God,</c><00:20:10.109><c> then</c><00:20:10.230><c> we</c><00:20:10.390><c> can</c><00:20:10.549><c> say</c><00:20:10.750><c> that</c><00:20:10.930><c> even</c><00:20:11.089><c> if</c><00:20:11.190><c> things</c><00:20:11.390><c> aren't</c><00:20:11.630><c> done</c>

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with<00:20:14.690><c> God's</c><00:20:15.109><c> blessing,</c><00:20:16.289><c> they'll</c><00:20:16.470><c> work</c><00:20:16.650><c> out</c><00:20:16.890><c> right.</c><00:20:18.349><c> Fourth</c><00:20:18.650><c> point,</c>

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let<00:20:23.890><c> your</c><00:20:24.410><c> moderation</c><00:20:25.089><c> be</c><00:20:25.670><c> known</c><00:20:25.849><c> unto</c><00:20:26.069><c> all</c><00:20:26.390><c> men.</c><00:20:27.390><c> The</c><00:20:27.529><c> word</c>

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is<00:20:28.069><c> gentleness.</c>

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Paul's<00:20:31.130><c> saying,</c><00:20:31.349><c> if</c><00:20:31.349><c> you</c><00:20:31.529><c> want</c><00:20:31.670><c> to</c><00:20:31.910><c> resolve</c><00:20:32.130><c> ecclesial</c><00:20:32.670><c> conflict,</c><00:20:34.049><c> make</c>

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sure<00:20:34.410><c> you</c><00:20:34.630><c> have</c><00:20:34.809><c> the</c><00:20:35.109><c> spirit</c><00:20:35.529><c> of</c>

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gentleness.<00:20:43.670><c> This</c><00:20:43.849><c> word,</c><00:20:44.150><c> in</c><00:20:44.170><c> fact,</c><00:20:44.410><c> moderation,</c><00:20:45.529><c> that's</c><00:20:45.769><c> how</c><00:20:45.890><c> it's</c><00:20:46.150><c> almost</c><00:20:46.289><c> always</c><00:20:46.769><c> translated</c><00:20:47.150><c> in</c>

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the<00:20:47.549><c> modern</c>

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versions<00:20:49.690><c> as</c><00:20:50.009><c> gentleness</c><00:20:50.450><c> or</c><00:20:50.730><c> patience.</c><00:20:51.829><c> It's</c><00:20:52.029><c> the</c><00:20:52.170><c> word</c><00:20:52.349><c> used</c><00:20:52.690><c> in</c>

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1<00:20:53.569><c> Peter</c><00:20:53.829><c> 2</c><00:20:54.210><c> verse</c><00:20:54.470><c> 18,</c><00:20:55.849><c> where</c><00:20:55.970><c> it</c><00:20:56.150><c> says,</c>

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Servants,<00:20:57.049><c> be</c><00:20:57.069><c> subject</c><00:20:57.410><c> to</c><00:20:57.569><c> your</c><00:20:57.670><c> masters</c><00:20:57.990><c> with</c><00:20:58.210><c> all</c><00:20:58.450><c> fear,</c>

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not<00:20:59.150><c> only</c><00:20:59.329><c> to</c><00:20:59.509><c> the</c><00:20:59.710><c> good</c><00:20:59.869><c> and</c><00:21:00.230><c> gentle,</c>

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but<00:21:01.390><c> also</c><00:21:01.710><c> to</c><00:21:01.930><c> the</c><00:21:02.150><c> foward.</c><00:21:03.990><c> It's</c><00:21:04.509><c> a</c><00:21:04.710><c> godly</c><00:21:05.089><c> attribute.</c><00:21:06.670><c> It's</c>

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the<00:21:07.009><c> one</c><00:21:07.130><c> in</c><00:21:07.509><c> 1</c><00:21:07.769><c> Timothy</c><00:21:08.109><c> 3</c><00:21:08.569><c> verse</c><00:21:08.849><c> 3,</c>

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where<00:21:11.089><c> we</c><00:21:11.170><c> read</c><00:21:11.289><c> that</c><00:21:11.430><c> we</c><00:21:11.589><c> ought</c><00:21:11.710><c> not</c><00:21:11.890><c> to</c><00:21:12.009><c> be</c><00:21:12.170><c> given</c><00:21:12.329><c> to</c><00:21:12.609><c> wine,</c>

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no<00:21:13.390><c> striker,</c><00:21:14.089><c> not</c><00:21:14.390><c> greedy</c><00:21:14.650><c> of</c><00:21:14.910><c> filthy</c><00:21:15.190><c> lucre,</c>

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but<00:21:16.309><c> patient,</c><00:21:18.109><c> not</c><00:21:18.349><c> a</c><00:21:18.569><c> brawler,</c><00:21:19.309><c> not</c><00:21:19.549><c> covetous.</c><00:21:21.970><c> And</c><00:21:22.230><c> here's</c>

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a<00:21:22.630><c> challenging</c><00:21:23.190><c> use</c><00:21:23.569><c> of</c><00:21:23.789><c> the</c><00:21:23.950><c> word</c>

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gentle,<00:21:25.569><c> a</c><00:21:25.750><c> very</c><00:21:26.069><c> challenging</c><00:21:26.549><c> one</c><00:21:26.730><c> in</c><00:21:26.970><c> Titus</c><00:21:27.250><c> 3</c><00:21:27.990><c> verses</c><00:21:28.430><c> 1</c><00:21:28.690><c> and</c><00:21:28.910><c> 2.</c>

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Paul<00:21:31.710><c> says,</c><00:21:32.250><c> put</c><00:21:32.250><c> them</c><00:21:32.450><c> in</c><00:21:32.710><c> mind</c><00:21:33.250><c> of</c><00:21:34.650><c> several</c><00:21:35.009><c> things.</c><00:21:35.470><c> Put</c><00:21:35.690><c> them</c><00:21:35.849><c> in</c>

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mind,<00:21:36.289><c> let's</c><00:21:36.470><c> just</c><00:21:36.710><c> turn</c><00:21:36.869><c> over</c><00:21:37.089><c> just</c><00:21:37.289><c> a</c><00:21:37.470><c> few</c>

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pages.<00:21:40.190><c> Put</c><00:21:40.470><c> them</c><00:21:40.670><c> in</c><00:21:40.910><c> mind</c><00:21:41.230><c> to</c><00:21:41.470><c> be</c><00:21:41.690><c> subject</c><00:21:42.049><c> to</c><00:21:42.410><c> principalities</c><00:21:43.190><c> and</c><00:21:43.450><c> to</c><00:21:43.650><c> powers,</c><00:21:44.730><c> to</c>

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obey<00:21:45.269><c> magistrates,</c>

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to<00:21:46.849><c> be</c><00:21:47.089><c> ready</c><00:21:47.289><c> to</c><00:21:47.529><c> every</c><00:21:47.809><c> good</c><00:21:48.130><c> work.</c><00:21:50.089><c> These</c><00:21:50.349><c> are</c><00:21:50.529><c> things</c><00:21:50.670><c> that</c>

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we<00:21:50.890><c> have</c><00:21:51.089><c> to</c><00:21:51.269><c> encourage</c><00:21:51.609><c> ourselves</c><00:21:52.009><c> in</c><00:21:52.170><c> the</c>

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Ecclesia.<00:21:53.529><c> We</c><00:21:53.670><c> wouldn't</c><00:21:53.930><c> think</c><00:21:54.609><c> of</c><00:21:55.250><c> being</c><00:21:55.509><c> rebellious</c><00:21:56.029><c> against</c><00:21:56.390><c> magistrates</c><00:21:57.069><c> and</c>

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of,<00:21:58.849><c> you</c><00:22:00.589><c> know,</c><00:22:01.130><c> going</c>

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contrary<00:22:01.789><c> to</c><00:22:01.970><c> the</c><00:22:02.150><c> laws</c><00:22:02.309><c> of</c><00:22:02.529><c> the</c><00:22:02.710><c> land.</c><00:22:04.150><c> We</c><00:22:04.789><c> would</c><00:22:05.329><c> certainly</c>

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no<00:22:15.230><c> brawlers,</c><00:22:16.490><c> but</c><00:22:16.730><c> gentle,</c><00:22:18.029><c> showing</c><00:22:18.210><c> all</c><00:22:18.730><c> meekness</c>

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unto<00:22:19.809><c> all</c><00:22:20.269><c> men.</c><00:22:22.509><c> Now,</c><00:22:23.609><c> how</c><00:22:25.569><c> do</c><00:22:25.710><c> we</c><00:22:25.849><c> read</c><00:22:26.009><c> that?</c><00:22:28.150><c> Do</c><00:22:28.329><c> we</c><00:22:28.470><c> read</c><00:22:28.650><c> it</c>

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that<00:22:29.109><c> we</c><00:22:29.329><c> will</c><00:22:29.569><c> show</c><00:22:30.670><c> some</c><00:22:31.829><c> meekness</c><00:22:32.630><c> to</c><00:22:33.369><c> some</c><00:22:33.609><c> men?</c>

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really<00:22:40.109><c> deserves</c><00:22:40.450><c> it?</c>

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I've<00:22:45.910><c> caught</c><00:22:46.049><c> myself</c><00:22:46.490><c> this</c><00:22:46.769><c> week</c><00:22:47.309><c> of</c><00:22:48.690><c> speaking</c><00:22:48.990><c> evil,</c><00:22:50.430><c> and</c><00:22:50.490><c> we</c>

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ought<00:22:50.750><c> not</c><00:22:50.950><c> to</c><00:22:51.150><c> do</c><00:22:51.269><c> it.</c><00:22:52.509><c> It's</c><00:22:52.730><c> incompatible</c>

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with<00:22:55.430><c> the</c><00:22:55.690><c> mind</c><00:22:56.089><c> that</c><00:22:56.349><c> we're</c><00:22:56.549><c> supposed</c><00:22:56.869><c> to</c><00:22:57.109><c> have.</c><00:22:58.410><c> Put</c><00:22:58.609><c> them</c><00:22:58.789><c> in</c><00:22:59.029><c> mind</c><00:22:59.390><c> to</c><00:22:59.730><c> speak</c><00:22:59.970><c> evil</c><00:23:00.289><c> of</c><00:23:00.569><c> no</c><00:23:00.809><c> man.</c><00:23:01.269><c> It's</c><00:23:01.589><c> a</c><00:23:01.750><c> very</c>

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high<00:23:02.630><c> standard</c><00:23:02.990><c> and</c><00:23:03.210><c> a</c><00:23:03.410><c> very</c><00:23:03.730><c> challenging</c><00:23:04.250><c> one.</c><00:23:04.509><c> Let's</c><00:23:04.730><c> bite</c>

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our<00:23:05.190><c> tongues.</c><00:23:05.990><c> Let's</c><00:23:06.230><c> not</c><00:23:06.490><c> think</c><00:23:06.730><c> the</c><00:23:06.950><c> thing.</c>

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If<00:23:09.829><c> we</c><00:23:10.410><c> had</c><00:23:10.730><c> this</c><00:23:11.089><c> spirit</c><00:23:11.529><c> of</c><00:23:11.890><c> gentleness,</c><00:23:13.569><c> how</c><00:23:13.690><c> many</c><00:23:14.089><c> conflicts</c><00:23:14.750><c> would</c>

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be<00:23:15.369><c> avoided?</c>

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Let<00:23:17.589><c> me</c><00:23:17.690><c> show</c><00:23:17.829><c> you</c><00:23:17.990><c> another</c><00:23:18.569><c> instance</c><00:23:19.349><c> of</c><00:23:19.690><c> this</c><00:23:19.910><c> word,</c><00:23:20.109><c> gentle.</c>

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It's<00:23:24.210><c> in</c><00:23:24.390><c> James</c><00:23:24.690><c> chapter</c><00:23:25.069><c> 3,</c><00:23:25.509><c> verse</c><00:23:25.710><c> 17.</c><00:23:26.970><c> The</c><00:23:27.150><c> wisdom</c><00:23:27.490><c> that</c><00:23:27.670><c> is</c>

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from<00:23:27.990><c> above</c><00:23:28.269><c> is</c><00:23:28.470><c> first</c><00:23:28.670><c> pure,</c><00:23:29.529><c> then</c><00:23:29.710><c> peaceable,</c>

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gentle,<00:23:30.809><c> and</c><00:23:30.950><c> easy</c><00:23:31.190><c> to</c><00:23:31.329><c> be</c><00:23:31.490><c> entreated,</c><00:23:32.150><c> full</c><00:23:32.369><c> of</c><00:23:32.589><c> mercy</c><00:23:32.849><c> and</c>

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good<00:23:33.230><c> fruits,</c><00:23:33.990><c> without</c><00:23:34.589><c> partiality.</c><00:23:36.309><c> The</c><00:23:36.650><c> margin</c>

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says<00:23:37.329><c> without</c><00:23:37.789><c> wrangling</c><00:23:38.730><c> and</c><00:23:39.670><c> without</c><00:23:40.009><c> hypocrisy.</c><00:23:41.690><c> It's</c><00:23:42.230><c> tough</c><00:23:42.490><c> to</c>

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exhibit<00:23:43.150><c> these</c><00:23:43.690><c> characteristics</c>

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if<00:23:45.009><c> we're</c><00:23:45.250><c> in</c><00:23:45.509><c> conflict</c><00:23:45.890><c> with</c><00:23:46.089><c> one</c><00:23:46.269><c> another.</c><00:23:47.670><c> Our</c><00:23:47.930><c> moderation,</c><00:23:48.650><c> our</c><00:23:48.829><c> gentleness,</c><00:23:49.349><c> should</c>

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be<00:23:49.829><c> known</c>

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to<00:23:50.210><c> all</c><00:23:50.410><c> men.</c><00:23:51.190><c> In</c><00:23:51.369><c> fact,</c><00:23:52.990><c> maybe</c><00:23:53.190><c> I'm</c><00:23:53.309><c> on</c><00:23:53.390><c> my</c><00:23:53.630><c> soapbox</c><00:23:53.930><c> here</c><00:23:54.109><c> a</c>

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little<00:23:54.309><c> bit</c><00:23:54.609><c> about</c><00:23:54.930><c> that</c><00:23:55.670><c> I've</c><00:23:56.049><c> heard</c><00:23:56.690><c> this</c><00:23:57.829><c> passage</c>

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used,<00:24:00.690><c> misused,</c><00:24:01.769><c> in</c><00:24:01.890><c> a</c><00:24:02.009><c> way</c><00:24:02.089><c> I</c><00:24:02.210><c> find</c><00:24:02.430><c> very</c><00:24:02.750><c> troubling.</c>

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The<00:24:04.890><c> idea</c><00:24:05.250><c> that</c><00:24:05.869><c> first</c><00:24:06.430><c> pure,</c><00:24:07.690><c> then</c><00:24:08.210><c> peaceable.</c><00:24:09.470><c> In</c><00:24:09.609><c> other</c>

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words,<00:24:10.789><c> that</c>

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if<00:24:12.769><c> we</c><00:24:13.009><c> perceive</c><00:24:13.890><c> something</c><00:24:14.569><c> wrong</c><00:24:15.009><c> in</c><00:24:15.210><c> ecclesial</c><00:24:15.609><c> life,</c><00:24:16.250><c> some</c><00:24:16.589><c> impurity,</c><00:24:18.329><c> that</c><00:24:18.509><c> for</c>

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the<00:24:18.930><c> while,</c>

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peaceableness<00:24:20.390><c> can</c><00:24:20.609><c> be</c><00:24:20.750><c> put</c><00:24:20.930><c> aside.</c><00:24:23.089><c> Maybe</c><00:24:23.490><c> you</c><00:24:23.789><c> all</c><00:24:23.910><c> haven't</c>

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ever<00:24:24.289><c> come</c><00:24:24.470><c> across</c><00:24:24.789><c> that,</c><00:24:25.049><c> but</c><00:24:25.329><c> I've</c><00:24:25.730><c> heard</c><00:24:25.829><c> it</c>

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used<00:24:26.170><c> that</c><00:24:26.410><c> way.</c><00:24:26.950><c> Paul</c><00:24:27.190><c> talks</c><00:24:27.509><c> about</c><00:24:27.769><c> people</c><00:24:28.089><c> resting</c><00:24:28.470><c> scripture</c><00:24:28.930><c> to</c><00:24:29.109><c> their</c><00:24:29.329><c> own</c>

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destruction,<00:24:30.190><c> and</c><00:24:30.230><c> I</c><00:24:30.470><c> believe</c>

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that<00:24:30.829><c> when</c><00:24:30.950><c> we</c><00:24:31.130><c> do</c><00:24:31.329><c> that,</c><00:24:31.890><c> we</c><00:24:32.130><c> are</c><00:24:32.750><c> seriously</c><00:24:33.430><c> abusing</c><00:24:34.230><c> the</c>

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scripture.<00:24:35.369><c> We're</c><00:24:35.569><c> really</c><00:24:35.809><c> missing</c><00:24:36.029><c> the</c><00:24:36.369><c> context.</c>

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Let's<00:24:36.609><c> look</c><00:24:36.769><c> at</c><00:24:36.869><c> the</c><00:24:37.029><c> context.</c><00:24:41.849><c> I</c><00:24:41.930><c> have</c><00:24:42.109><c> it</c><00:24:42.250><c> here</c><00:24:42.490><c> in</c><00:24:42.710><c> my</c><00:24:43.029><c> online</c><00:24:43.309><c> Bible</c>

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because<00:24:43.890><c> I</c><00:24:44.029><c> don't</c><00:24:44.170><c> have</c><00:24:44.329><c> it,</c>

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the<00:24:44.930><c> generalized</c><00:24:45.190><c> standard</c><00:24:45.470><c> version,</c><00:24:45.769><c> written</c><00:24:46.029><c> down.</c><00:24:47.049><c> Let's</c>

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just<00:24:47.589><c> read</c><00:24:47.750><c> in</c><00:24:48.049><c> the</c><00:24:48.289><c> context</c><00:24:48.710><c> from</c><00:24:48.950><c> James</c><00:24:49.329><c> 3,</c>

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beginning<00:24:51.250><c> at</c><00:24:51.470><c> verse</c><00:24:51.690><c> 13.</c><00:24:53.230><c> An</c><00:24:53.390><c> interesting</c><00:24:53.910><c> conversation</c>

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incidentally<00:24:54.970><c> yesterday</c><00:24:55.329><c> with</c><00:24:56.009><c> brother</c><00:24:56.509><c> John</c><00:24:56.809><c> Popol,</c>

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and<00:24:57.329><c> he</c><00:24:57.410><c> was</c><00:24:57.950><c> talking</c><00:24:58.190><c> about</c><00:24:58.890><c> unfortunate</c><00:24:59.569><c> chapter</c><00:24:59.990><c> breaks.</c>

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I<00:25:02.130><c> think</c><00:25:02.329><c> here's</c><00:25:02.670><c> a</c><00:25:03.009><c> really</c><00:25:03.250><c> good</c><00:25:03.470><c> case</c><00:25:03.730><c> of</c>

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an<00:25:04.190><c> unfortunate</c><00:25:04.710><c> chapter</c><00:25:05.109><c> break</c><00:25:05.329><c> where</c><00:25:05.849><c> the</c><00:25:06.150><c> context</c><00:25:06.509><c> continues</c><00:25:07.089><c> to</c><00:25:07.410><c> flow.</c><00:25:08.930><c> Let's</c><00:25:09.170><c> read</c><00:25:09.369><c> from</c><00:25:09.630><c> verse</c><00:25:09.829><c> 13</c>

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of<00:25:11.710><c> chapter</c><00:25:12.009><c> 3</c><00:25:12.710><c> to</c><00:25:13.069><c> verse</c><00:25:13.390><c> 2</c><00:25:13.890><c> of</c><00:25:14.150><c> chapter</c><00:25:14.410><c> 4.</c><00:25:16.230><c> James</c><00:25:16.430><c> says,</c><00:25:17.250><c> who</c>

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is<00:25:17.869><c> wise</c><00:25:18.190><c> and</c><00:25:18.509><c> understanding</c><00:25:18.990><c> among</c><00:25:19.289><c> you?</c>

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By<00:25:20.730><c> his</c><00:25:21.089><c> good</c><00:25:21.369><c> life,</c><00:25:22.329><c> let</c><00:25:22.490><c> him</c><00:25:22.690><c> show</c><00:25:23.069><c> his</c><00:25:23.829><c> works</c><00:25:24.250><c> in</c><00:25:24.769><c> the</c><00:25:24.910><c> meekness</c><00:25:25.250><c> of</c><00:25:25.430><c> wisdom.</c><00:25:27.190><c> But</c><00:25:27.329><c> if</c>

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you<00:25:27.670><c> have</c><00:25:27.869><c> bitter</c>

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jealousy<00:25:28.650><c> and</c><00:25:29.009><c> selfish</c><00:25:29.390><c> ambition</c><00:25:29.990><c> in</c><00:25:30.170><c> your</c><00:25:30.390><c> hearts,</c><00:25:31.450><c> do</c><00:25:31.589><c> not</c>

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boast<00:25:32.150><c> and</c><00:25:32.349><c> be</c><00:25:32.569><c> false</c><00:25:32.789><c> to</c><00:25:32.970><c> the</c><00:25:33.190><c> truth.</c>

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This<00:25:34.990><c> wisdom</c><00:25:35.710><c> is</c><00:25:36.470><c> not</c><00:25:36.809><c> such</c><00:25:37.009><c> as</c><00:25:37.150><c> comes</c><00:25:37.369><c> down</c><00:25:37.609><c> from</c><00:25:37.869><c> above,</c><00:25:39.069><c> but</c>

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is<00:25:39.450><c> earthly,</c><00:25:40.809><c> unspiritual,</c><00:25:42.269><c> devilish.</c>

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For<00:25:44.250><c> where</c><00:25:44.630><c> jealousy</c><00:25:45.190><c> and</c><00:25:45.890><c> selfish</c><00:25:46.309><c> ambition</c><00:25:47.009><c> exist,</c><00:25:49.009><c> there</c>

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will<00:25:49.769><c> be</c><00:25:50.029><c> disorder</c><00:25:51.029><c> and</c><00:25:51.970><c> every</c><00:25:52.269><c> vile</c><00:25:52.589><c> practice.</c>

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But<00:25:55.009><c> the</c><00:25:55.269><c> wisdom</c><00:25:55.869><c> from</c><00:25:56.549><c> above</c><00:25:56.890><c> is</c><00:25:57.369><c> first</c><00:25:57.849><c> pure,</c><00:25:59.309><c> then</c><00:25:59.529><c> peaceable,</c><00:26:00.250><c> gentle,</c>

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open<00:26:01.529><c> to</c><00:26:01.789><c> reason,</c>

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full<00:26:02.890><c> of</c><00:26:03.130><c> mercy</c><00:26:03.410><c> and</c><00:26:03.589><c> good</c><00:26:03.869><c> fruits</c><00:26:04.589><c> without</c><00:26:05.589><c> uncertainty</c><00:26:06.470><c> or</c>

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insincerity.<00:26:09.089><c> And</c><00:26:09.430><c> the</c><00:26:09.650><c> harvest</c><00:26:10.029><c> of</c><00:26:10.309><c> righteousness</c>

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is<00:26:11.490><c> sown</c><00:26:12.089><c> in</c><00:26:12.509><c> peace</c><00:26:13.190><c> by</c><00:26:13.910><c> those</c><00:26:14.269><c> who</c><00:26:14.509><c> make</c><00:26:14.710><c> peace.</c><00:26:16.549><c> What</c><00:26:16.789><c> causes</c>

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wars<00:26:17.869><c> and</c><00:26:18.349><c> what</c><00:26:18.549><c> causes</c><00:26:19.009><c> fighting</c><00:26:19.349><c> among</c><00:26:19.710><c> you?</c>

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Is<00:26:21.049><c> it</c><00:26:21.210><c> not</c><00:26:21.390><c> your</c><00:26:21.710><c> passions</c><00:26:22.150><c> that</c><00:26:22.410><c> are</c><00:26:22.650><c> at</c><00:26:22.750><c> war</c><00:26:22.990><c> in</c><00:26:23.170><c> your</c><00:26:23.349><c> members?</c>

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You<00:26:25.230><c> desire</c><00:26:25.549><c> and</c><00:26:25.670><c> do</c><00:26:25.849><c> not</c><00:26:26.049><c> have,</c><00:26:26.369><c> so</c><00:26:26.509><c> you</c><00:26:26.730><c> kill.</c><00:26:27.609><c> And</c><00:26:27.950><c> you</c><00:26:28.150><c> covet</c><00:26:28.349><c> and</c>

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cannot<00:26:28.849><c> obtain,</c><00:26:30.210><c> so</c><00:26:30.349><c> you</c><00:26:30.549><c> fight</c><00:26:30.869><c> and</c><00:26:31.109><c> wage</c><00:26:31.369><c> war.</c>

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You<00:26:32.990><c> do</c><00:26:33.170><c> not</c><00:26:33.390><c> have</c><00:26:33.930><c> because</c><00:26:34.470><c> you</c><00:26:34.690><c> do</c><00:26:34.890><c> not</c><00:26:35.109><c> ask.</c><00:26:36.390><c> You</c><00:26:36.569><c> don't</c><00:26:36.730><c> ask</c><00:26:36.990><c> right.</c>

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I<00:26:40.390><c> think</c><00:26:40.589><c> the</c><00:26:40.890><c> point's</c><00:26:41.170><c> pretty</c><00:26:41.390><c> clear,</c><00:26:41.609><c> isn't</c><00:26:41.829><c> it?</c><00:26:43.650><c> That</c><00:26:44.250><c> to</c><00:26:44.730><c> misuse</c><00:26:45.410><c> verse</c><00:26:45.970><c> 17</c><00:26:46.769><c> there,</c><00:26:47.170><c> to</c><00:26:47.369><c> say</c><00:26:47.750><c> that</c><00:26:48.250><c> a</c>

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little<00:26:48.529><c> bit</c>

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of<00:26:48.890><c> bloodletting</c><00:26:49.329><c> is</c><00:26:49.609><c> allowable</c><00:26:50.609><c> in</c><00:26:52.049><c> the</c><00:26:52.309><c> interest</c><00:26:52.509><c> of</c><00:26:52.829><c> purity,</c><00:26:53.789><c> it's</c>

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not<00:26:54.970><c> right.</c><00:26:56.630><c> We</c><00:26:56.650><c> should,</c><00:26:56.950><c> our</c><00:26:57.190><c> gentleness</c>

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should<00:26:58.130><c> be</c><00:26:58.410><c> known</c><00:26:58.670><c> to</c><00:26:58.970><c> all</c><00:26:59.269><c> men.</c>

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And<00:27:11.809><c> then</c><00:27:11.990><c> we</c><00:27:12.089><c> won't</c><00:27:12.289><c> have</c><00:27:12.529><c> conflict.</c><00:27:15.529><c> That's</c><00:27:15.730><c> the</c><00:27:15.950><c> fourth</c><00:27:16.130><c> point</c><00:27:16.450><c> in</c>

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Paul's<00:27:16.990><c> eight</c><00:27:17.170><c>-point</c><00:27:17.390><c> solution.</c>

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Explain.<00:27:20.950><c> The</c><00:27:21.170><c> end</c><00:27:21.390><c> of</c><00:27:21.569><c> verse</c><00:27:21.809><c> five</c><00:27:22.150><c> of</c><00:27:22.349><c> chapter</c><00:27:22.609><c> four.</c>

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The<00:27:26.809><c> Lord</c><00:27:27.130><c> is</c><00:27:27.369><c> at</c><00:27:27.569><c> hand.</c><00:27:31.269><c> How</c><00:27:31.829><c> do</c><00:27:32.009><c> we</c><00:27:32.210><c> behave?</c><00:27:33.190><c> Because</c><00:27:33.490><c> we're</c>

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aware<00:27:34.029><c> of</c><00:27:34.190><c> the</c><00:27:34.470><c> angel's</c><00:27:34.930><c> presence.</c>

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How<00:27:36.289><c> do</c><00:27:36.470><c> we</c><00:27:36.650><c> behave?</c><00:27:37.109><c> Because</c><00:27:37.410><c> we</c><00:27:38.490><c> are</c><00:27:38.809><c> aware</c><00:27:39.009><c> that</c><00:27:39.210><c> the</c><00:27:39.369><c> Lord</c>

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Jesus<00:27:39.950><c> is</c><00:27:40.450><c> risen</c><00:27:40.809><c> and</c><00:27:41.170><c> alive</c>

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and<00:27:42.549><c> with</c><00:27:42.750><c> us</c><00:27:42.950><c> always,</c><00:27:43.430><c> even</c><00:27:43.690><c> to</c><00:27:43.849><c> the</c><00:27:43.990><c> end</c><00:27:44.130><c> of</c><00:27:44.269><c> the</c><00:27:44.410><c> world.</c><00:27:46.049><c> How</c>

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do<00:27:46.910><c> we</c><00:27:47.109><c> behave?</c><00:27:48.849><c> Having</c><00:27:49.509><c> a</c><00:27:49.809><c> sense</c>

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of<00:27:50.970><c> the</c><00:27:51.230><c> urgency</c><00:27:51.650><c> of</c><00:27:52.289><c> the</c><00:27:53.049><c> immediacy</c><00:27:54.130><c> of</c><00:27:55.269><c> the</c><00:27:55.490><c> second</c><00:27:55.769><c> coming.</c>

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There's<00:27:58.190><c> no</c><00:27:58.549><c> time</c><00:27:58.990><c> for</c><00:27:59.269><c> conflict.</c>

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Verse<00:28:08.089><c> six.</c><00:28:08.950><c> I</c><00:28:08.990><c> couldn't</c><00:28:09.190><c> find</c><00:28:09.430><c> a</c><00:28:10.089><c> pithy</c><00:28:10.549><c> couple</c><00:28:10.730><c> of</c><00:28:10.950><c> words</c><00:28:11.150><c> to</c>

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take<00:28:11.549><c> from</c><00:28:11.789><c> the</c><00:28:11.950><c> verse.</c><00:28:12.750><c> So</c><00:28:12.789><c> I</c><00:28:12.890><c> put,</c>

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stop<00:28:13.430><c> worrying,</c><00:28:14.029><c> start</c><00:28:14.230><c> praying.</c><00:28:16.569><c> Here's</c><00:28:16.829><c> how</c><00:28:16.970><c> it</c><00:28:16.990><c> reads</c><00:28:17.289><c> in</c>

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verse<00:28:19.109><c> six.</c><00:28:20.009><c> Be</c><00:28:20.069><c> careful</c><00:28:20.529><c> for</c><00:28:20.869><c> nothing,</c>

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but<00:28:22.569><c> in</c><00:28:22.869><c> everything</c><00:28:23.230><c> by</c><00:28:23.549><c> prayer</c><00:28:23.930><c> and</c><00:28:24.170><c> supplication</c><00:28:24.990><c> with</c><00:28:25.509><c> thanksgiving,</c><00:28:26.269><c> let</c>

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your<00:28:26.690><c> requests</c><00:28:26.970><c> be</c><00:28:27.230><c> made</c><00:28:27.490><c> known</c>

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unto<00:28:27.890><c> God.</c><00:28:29.009><c> Stop</c><00:28:29.349><c> worrying.</c><00:28:31.250><c> Not</c><00:28:31.369><c> that</c><00:28:31.589><c> there's,</c><00:28:32.089><c> occasionally</c><00:28:32.710><c> there</c><00:28:32.950><c> are</c>

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things<00:28:33.369><c> that,</c><00:28:33.769><c> you</c><00:28:33.769><c> know,</c>

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it's<00:28:34.730><c> worth</c><00:28:35.049><c> worrying</c><00:28:35.529><c> about</c><00:28:36.130><c> ecclesial</c><00:28:36.890><c> issues,</c><00:28:37.490><c> as</c><00:28:37.630><c> we've</c>

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pointed<00:28:38.529><c> out</c><00:28:38.730><c> that</c><00:28:38.910><c> Paul</c><00:28:39.210><c> and</c><00:28:39.390><c> Timothy</c><00:28:39.710><c> himself,</c>

00:28:40.529 --> 00:28:43.849
both,<00:28:40.930><c> they</c><00:28:41.549><c> had</c><00:28:41.849><c> the</c><00:28:42.549><c> care</c><00:28:42.829><c> of</c><00:28:43.029><c> all</c><00:28:43.150><c> the</c><00:28:43.269><c> ecclesians.</c><00:28:43.549><c> Same</c>

00:28:43.849 --> 00:28:47.869
word,<00:28:44.690><c> but</c><00:28:44.990><c> the</c><00:28:45.410><c> important</c><00:28:45.769><c> thing</c><00:28:46.069><c> is</c><00:28:46.890><c> that</c><00:28:47.589><c> we</c>

00:28:47.869 --> 00:28:57.390
put<00:28:48.049><c> our</c><00:28:48.470><c> cares</c><00:28:48.829><c> in</c><00:28:49.470><c> God's</c><00:28:50.009><c> hands.</c><00:28:53.190><c> How</c><00:28:53.410><c> can</c><00:28:53.890><c> worrying</c><00:28:54.410><c> lead</c><00:28:54.789><c> to</c><00:28:55.049><c> conflict?</c><00:28:56.769><c> Easy.</c><00:28:57.390><c> I</c>

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mean,<00:28:57.750><c> it's</c><00:28:58.910><c> just</c><00:28:59.109><c> immediate.</c>

00:28:59.670 --> 00:29:03.890
When<00:29:00.190><c> we</c><00:29:00.750><c> see</c><00:29:01.130><c> how</c><00:29:01.750><c> things</c><00:29:02.509><c> that</c><00:29:02.650><c> ought</c><00:29:02.890><c> to</c><00:29:03.089><c> be</c><00:29:03.230><c> done</c><00:29:03.430><c> this</c><00:29:03.730><c> way</c>

00:29:03.890 --> 00:29:05.750
and<00:29:04.049><c> we</c><00:29:04.349><c> worry</c><00:29:04.569><c> about</c><00:29:04.789><c> it</c><00:29:04.930><c> and</c><00:29:04.970><c> we</c><00:29:05.250><c> pull</c><00:29:05.529><c> our</c>

00:29:05.750 --> 00:29:11.049
hair<00:29:05.930><c> out,</c><00:29:06.529><c> we</c><00:29:06.970><c> get</c><00:29:07.190><c> to</c><00:29:07.349><c> thinking</c><00:29:07.529><c> it</c><00:29:07.789><c> all</c><00:29:07.950><c> depends</c><00:29:08.369><c> on</c><00:29:08.670><c> me.</c><00:29:10.569><c> If</c>

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it's<00:29:11.289><c> not</c><00:29:11.430><c> done</c><00:29:11.589><c> the</c><00:29:11.730><c> way</c><00:29:11.829><c> I</c><00:29:12.049><c> think,</c>

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it's<00:29:13.089><c> just</c><00:29:13.269><c> not</c><00:29:13.430><c> going</c><00:29:13.549><c> to</c><00:29:13.710><c> work.</c><00:29:15.049><c> Well,</c><00:29:15.250><c> it</c><00:29:15.410><c> doesn't</c><00:29:15.589><c> all</c><00:29:15.789><c> depend</c><00:29:16.089><c> on</c>

00:29:16.289 --> 00:29:19.009
you.<00:29:17.650><c> It</c><00:29:17.930><c> doesn't</c><00:29:18.089><c> all</c><00:29:18.250><c> depend</c><00:29:18.470><c> on</c><00:29:18.670><c> me.</c>

00:29:19.210 --> 00:29:22.990
Thank<00:29:19.450><c> God</c><00:29:19.690><c> it</c><00:29:19.829><c> doesn't</c><00:29:20.109><c> depend</c><00:29:20.450><c> all</c><00:29:20.690><c> on</c><00:29:20.910><c> me.</c><00:29:22.289><c> It</c><00:29:22.589><c> depends</c><00:29:22.730><c> on</c>

00:29:22.990 --> 00:29:29.509
God.<00:29:24.930><c> So</c><00:29:25.210><c> stop</c><00:29:25.470><c> relying</c><00:29:25.910><c> upon</c><00:29:26.269><c> self</c><00:29:26.849><c> and</c><00:29:28.069><c> trust</c><00:29:28.470><c> God.</c>

00:29:29.670 --> 00:29:44.230
Point<00:29:30.150><c> six.</c><00:29:31.690><c> Point</c><00:29:32.130><c> seven.</c><00:29:37.809><c> Look</c><00:29:38.029><c> at</c><00:29:38.410><c> the</c><00:29:38.589><c> marvelous</c><00:29:39.089><c> consequence</c><00:29:42.069><c> of</c>

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resolving<00:29:44.730><c> conflict.</c>

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The<00:29:47.089><c> marvelous</c><00:29:47.609><c> consequence</c><00:29:48.289><c> is</c><00:29:49.289><c> that</c><00:29:49.650><c> the</c><00:29:49.910><c> peace</c><00:29:50.109><c> of</c><00:29:50.410><c> God,</c>

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which<00:29:52.029><c> passes</c><00:29:52.470><c> all</c><00:29:52.829><c> understanding,</c>

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will<00:29:55.150><c> keep</c><00:29:55.450><c> our</c><00:29:55.710><c> hearts</c><00:29:55.990><c> and</c><00:29:56.289><c> minds</c><00:29:56.769><c> through</c><00:29:57.210><c> Christ</c><00:29:57.569><c> Jesus.</c>

00:29:58.849 --> 00:30:00.630
The<00:29:59.049><c> word</c><00:29:59.309><c> keep</c><00:29:59.549><c> here,</c><00:29:59.990><c> it's</c><00:30:00.210><c> interesting,</c>

00:30:00.750 --> 00:30:04.190
and<00:30:00.869><c> it's</c><00:30:01.109><c> a</c><00:30:01.210><c> word</c><00:30:01.509><c> that</c><00:30:02.309><c> in</c><00:30:02.849><c> other</c><00:30:03.089><c> New</c><00:30:03.289><c> Testament</c><00:30:03.650><c> uses,</c><00:30:04.049><c> it</c>

00:30:04.190 --> 00:30:07.490
has<00:30:04.410><c> a</c><00:30:04.549><c> military</c><00:30:05.069><c> connotation.</c><00:30:06.490><c> You</c><00:30:06.670><c> remember</c><00:30:07.049><c> in</c>

00:30:07.490 --> 00:30:10.710
2<00:30:07.730><c> Corinthians</c><00:30:08.210><c> chapter</c><00:30:08.730><c> 11,</c><00:30:09.630><c> when</c><00:30:09.789><c> Paul's</c><00:30:10.250><c> talking</c><00:30:10.450><c> about</c>

00:30:10.710 --> 00:30:12.670
all<00:30:10.910><c> the</c><00:30:11.089><c> troubles</c><00:30:11.369><c> he</c><00:30:11.849><c> went</c><00:30:12.049><c> through</c><00:30:12.289><c> and</c><00:30:12.470><c> all</c>

00:30:12.670 --> 00:30:15.789
the<00:30:13.190><c> experiences</c><00:30:13.630><c> he</c><00:30:13.910><c> had</c><00:30:14.049><c> and</c><00:30:14.490><c> having</c><00:30:14.630><c> to</c><00:30:14.789><c> be</c><00:30:14.910><c> let</c><00:30:15.009><c> out</c><00:30:15.250><c> a</c><00:30:15.369><c> window</c><00:30:15.650><c> in</c>

00:30:15.789 --> 00:30:18.069
a<00:30:15.950><c> basket.</c><00:30:16.609><c> He</c><00:30:16.809><c> says,</c><00:30:17.269><c> in</c><00:30:17.309><c> Damascus,</c>

00:30:18.410 --> 00:30:22.529
the<00:30:19.049><c> governor</c><00:30:19.470><c> under</c><00:30:19.970><c> Arretus</c><00:30:20.509><c> the</c><00:30:20.769><c> king</c><00:30:21.329><c> kept</c><00:30:21.829><c> the</c><00:30:22.150><c> city</c><00:30:22.349><c> of</c>

00:30:22.529 --> 00:30:24.170
the<00:30:22.690><c> Damascenes</c><00:30:23.130><c> with</c><00:30:23.369><c> a</c><00:30:23.589><c> garrison.</c>

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He<00:30:24.910><c> kept</c><00:30:25.210><c> the</c><00:30:25.549><c> city.</c><00:30:25.829><c> It's</c><00:30:26.009><c> a</c><00:30:26.170><c> military</c><00:30:26.549><c> term.</c><00:30:28.730><c> So</c><00:30:29.150><c> it's</c><00:30:29.509><c> adopted</c><00:30:29.950><c> in</c><00:30:30.329><c> New</c><00:30:30.549><c> Testament</c><00:30:30.930><c> use</c><00:30:31.390><c> of</c>

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God's<00:30:32.690><c> keeping</c><00:30:32.829><c> of</c>

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us.<00:30:34.210><c> The</c><00:30:34.529><c> peace</c><00:30:34.730><c> of</c><00:30:34.990><c> God</c><00:30:35.190><c> will</c><00:30:35.450><c> keep</c><00:30:35.650><c> us.</c><00:30:37.150><c> In</c><00:30:37.269><c> Peter,</c><00:30:37.670><c> we</c><00:30:37.910><c> are</c>

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kept<00:30:38.369><c> by</c><00:30:38.650><c> the</c><00:30:38.869><c> power</c><00:30:39.130><c> of</c><00:30:39.410><c> God</c><00:30:40.009><c> through</c><00:30:40.490><c> faith</c>

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and<00:30:41.029><c> the</c><00:30:41.210><c> salvation</c><00:30:41.910><c> ready</c><00:30:42.670><c> to</c><00:30:42.869><c> be</c><00:30:43.089><c> revealed</c><00:30:43.470><c> in</c><00:30:44.190><c> the</c><00:30:44.309><c> last</c><00:30:44.549><c> time.</c><00:30:45.190><c> So</c>

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the<00:30:45.549><c> pictures</c><00:30:45.950><c> of</c><00:30:46.170><c> a</c><00:30:46.430><c> military</c><00:30:46.849><c> guard</c>

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and<00:30:48.630><c> what</c><00:30:48.809><c> is</c><00:30:49.029><c> it</c><00:30:49.210><c> that's</c><00:30:49.730><c> guarding</c><00:30:49.970><c> us?</c><00:30:51.130><c> Have</c><00:30:51.410><c> a</c><00:30:51.490><c> look</c><00:30:51.589><c> at</c><00:30:51.750><c> it</c>

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again.<00:30:52.190><c> What</c><00:30:52.349><c> is</c><00:30:52.549><c> it</c><00:30:52.670><c> that's</c><00:30:52.849><c> going</c><00:30:52.950><c> to</c><00:30:53.170><c> keep</c><00:30:53.309><c> us?</c>

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What's<00:30:53.910><c> going</c><00:30:54.250><c> to</c><00:30:54.250><c> guard</c><00:30:54.569><c> us?</c><00:30:56.250><c> It's</c><00:30:56.450><c> there</c><00:30:56.569><c> in</c><00:30:56.789><c> verse</c><00:30:57.930><c> seven.</c>

00:30:59.569 --> 00:31:02.029
The<00:30:59.869><c> peace</c><00:31:00.589><c> of</c><00:31:01.049><c> God.</c>

00:31:05.490 --> 00:31:13.710
Finally,<00:31:10.009><c> the</c><00:31:10.490><c> climax</c><00:31:10.970><c> of</c><00:31:11.589><c> Paul's</c><00:31:12.029><c> eight</c><00:31:12.150><c>-point</c><00:31:12.369><c> solution</c>

00:31:15.809 --> 00:31:20.809
is<00:31:16.529><c> verse</c><00:31:16.789><c> eight.</c><00:31:18.349><c> Finally,</c><00:31:18.910><c> brethren,</c><00:31:20.269><c> whatsoever</c><00:31:20.509><c> things</c>

00:31:20.809 --> 00:31:24.549
are<00:31:21.089><c> true,</c><00:31:22.609><c> whatsoever</c><00:31:22.890><c> things</c><00:31:23.150><c> are</c><00:31:23.470><c> honest,</c>

00:31:25.390 --> 00:31:32.210
whatsoever<00:31:25.650><c> things</c><00:31:25.869><c> are</c><00:31:26.150><c> just,</c><00:31:27.809><c> whatsoever</c><00:31:28.190><c> things</c><00:31:28.849><c> are</c><00:31:29.630><c> pure,</c><00:31:31.329><c> whatsoever</c><00:31:31.589><c> things</c><00:31:31.950><c> are</c>

00:31:32.210 --> 00:31:33.670
lovely,<00:31:33.369><c> whatsoever</c>

00:31:33.670 --> 00:31:38.410
things<00:31:34.049><c> are</c><00:31:34.269><c> of</c><00:31:34.410><c> good</c><00:31:34.569><c> report,</c><00:31:36.170><c> if</c><00:31:36.490><c> there</c><00:31:36.670><c> be</c><00:31:36.809><c> any</c><00:31:37.069><c> virtue</c><00:31:37.569><c> and</c>

00:31:38.410 --> 00:31:43.109
if<00:31:38.710><c> there</c><00:31:38.930><c> be</c><00:31:39.150><c> any</c><00:31:39.470><c> praise,</c><00:31:40.950><c> think</c><00:31:41.269><c> on</c><00:31:41.569><c> these</c><00:31:41.910><c> things.</c>

00:31:44.390 --> 00:31:47.890
This<00:31:44.910><c> is</c><00:31:45.089><c> a</c><00:31:45.210><c> good</c><00:31:45.349><c> verse</c><00:31:45.569><c> for</c><00:31:45.769><c> us</c><00:31:45.930><c> to</c><00:31:46.509><c> memorize</c><00:31:47.029><c> and</c><00:31:47.450><c> to</c><00:31:47.710><c> carry</c>

00:31:47.890 --> 00:31:51.630
around<00:31:48.230><c> with</c><00:31:48.450><c> us.</c><00:31:49.609><c> We</c><00:31:50.130><c> need</c><00:31:50.309><c> a</c><00:31:50.470><c> good</c><00:31:50.609><c> mnemonic.</c>

00:31:52.049 --> 00:31:56.349
I've<00:31:52.309><c> got</c><00:31:52.430><c> one,</c><00:31:52.569><c> but</c><00:31:52.670><c> it's</c><00:31:52.849><c> not</c><00:31:52.990><c> the</c><00:31:53.190><c> greatest.</c><00:31:55.509><c> Three</c><00:31:55.890><c> honest</c>

00:31:56.349 --> 00:31:59.569
Jews<00:31:56.910><c> presently</c><00:31:57.670><c> living</c><00:31:57.890><c> in</c><00:31:58.369><c> Grand</c><00:31:58.630><c> Rapids.</c>

00:32:00.430 --> 00:32:04.630
That's<00:32:00.950><c> from</c><00:32:01.250><c> Brother</c><00:32:01.509><c> Dean</c><00:32:01.730><c> Brown,</c><00:32:02.049><c> if</c><00:32:02.150><c> anybody</c><00:32:02.450><c> knows</c><00:32:03.049><c> Brother</c><00:32:03.390><c> Dean.</c><00:32:03.789><c> Three</c><00:32:04.049><c> honest</c><00:32:04.390><c> Jews</c>

00:32:04.630 --> 00:32:05.309
presently<00:32:05.130><c> living</c>

00:32:05.309 --> 00:32:10.690
in<00:32:05.609><c> Grand</c><00:32:06.170><c> Rapids.</c><00:32:07.049><c> True,</c><00:32:07.529><c> honest,</c><00:32:08.069><c> just,</c><00:32:08.450><c> pure,</c><00:32:09.029><c> lovely.</c><00:32:09.789><c> The</c><00:32:09.890><c> word</c><00:32:10.049><c> lovely</c><00:32:10.410><c> is</c>

00:32:10.690 --> 00:32:12.589
actually<00:32:11.349><c> toward</c><00:32:12.390><c> lovely.</c>

00:32:12.609 --> 00:32:17.589
Something<00:32:13.529><c> that</c><00:32:13.829><c> inclines</c><00:32:14.430><c> toward</c><00:32:15.009><c> love</c><00:32:15.589><c> and</c><00:32:16.690><c> that</c><00:32:16.910><c> certainly</c><00:32:17.269><c> rules</c>

00:32:17.589 --> 00:32:20.150
out<00:32:18.390><c> backbiting</c><00:32:19.130><c> and</c><00:32:19.430><c> gossip</c><00:32:19.809><c> and</c>

00:32:20.150 --> 00:32:26.589
slander.<00:32:23.009><c> My</c><00:32:23.109><c> mom</c><00:32:23.329><c> always</c><00:32:23.650><c> said</c><00:32:23.829><c> to</c><00:32:23.970><c> us,</c><00:32:25.809><c> we've</c><00:32:25.970><c> been</c><00:32:26.210><c> trained</c>

00:32:26.589 --> 00:32:28.609
not<00:32:26.950><c> to</c><00:32:27.210><c> praise</c><00:32:27.410><c> ourselves</c>

00:32:28.930 --> 00:32:32.950
and<00:32:29.289><c> so</c><00:32:29.430><c> we</c><00:32:29.650><c> criticize</c><00:32:30.130><c> others</c><00:32:30.569><c> and</c><00:32:31.089><c> accomplish</c><00:32:31.450><c> the</c><00:32:31.710><c> same</c><00:32:31.970><c> thing.</c>

00:32:35.289 --> 00:32:41.410
And<00:32:35.509><c> that's</c><00:32:35.809><c> something,</c><00:32:36.450><c> it's</c><00:32:36.589><c> almost</c><00:32:38.069><c> as</c><00:32:39.890><c> much</c><00:32:40.230><c> of</c><00:32:40.369><c> an</c><00:32:40.529><c> icebreaker</c><00:32:41.069><c> as</c>

00:32:41.410 --> 00:32:42.470
talking<00:32:41.690><c> about</c><00:32:41.970><c> the</c><00:32:42.210><c> weather.</c>

00:32:42.609 --> 00:32:45.990
You<00:32:43.210><c> know,</c><00:32:43.369><c> to</c><00:32:43.589><c> talk</c><00:32:43.769><c> about</c><00:32:43.970><c> other</c><00:32:44.190><c> people</c><00:32:44.589><c> and</c><00:32:44.789><c> it's</c><00:32:45.130><c> always,</c>

00:32:46.289 --> 00:32:47.250
always<00:32:46.549><c> the</c><00:32:46.769><c> implication</c><00:32:47.089><c> is,</c>

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well<00:32:47.430><c> I</c><00:32:47.490><c> would</c><00:32:47.690><c> never</c><00:32:47.869><c> be</c><00:32:48.069><c> like</c><00:32:48.369><c> that,</c><00:32:48.630><c> but.</c><00:32:50.170><c> And</c><00:32:50.269><c> the</c><00:32:50.349><c> other</c>

00:32:50.509 --> 00:32:53.009
thing<00:32:50.670><c> is</c><00:32:50.829><c> that</c><00:32:51.009><c> we</c><00:32:51.390><c> tend</c><00:32:51.849><c> when</c><00:32:52.130><c> we</c><00:32:52.470><c> evaluate</c>

00:32:53.009 --> 00:32:59.869
our<00:32:53.769><c> brethren,</c><00:32:55.430><c> we</c><00:32:55.910><c> tend</c><00:32:56.329><c> to</c><00:32:56.670><c> look</c><00:32:56.869><c> at</c><00:32:57.049><c> the</c><00:32:57.269><c> things</c><00:32:57.630><c> where</c><00:32:58.009><c> we're</c><00:32:58.230><c> better</c><00:32:58.509><c> than</c><00:32:58.710><c> them</c><00:32:59.150><c> because</c><00:32:59.670><c> it</c>

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makes<00:33:00.069><c> us</c><00:33:00.309><c> feel</c>

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good.<00:33:01.450><c> And</c><00:33:01.609><c> that's</c><00:33:01.809><c> why</c><00:33:01.910><c> I</c><00:33:01.930><c> think,</c><00:33:02.630><c> that's</c><00:33:03.250><c> why</c><00:33:03.430><c> I</c><00:33:03.549><c> think</c><00:33:03.650><c> Jesus</c><00:33:03.990><c> tells</c><00:33:04.250><c> us</c>

00:33:04.470 --> 00:33:07.430
to<00:33:04.710><c> remember</c><00:33:05.009><c> him</c><00:33:05.569><c> in</c><00:33:06.109><c> breaking</c><00:33:06.410><c> bread.</c>

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Because<00:33:08.089><c> if</c><00:33:08.289><c> you</c><00:33:08.450><c> look</c><00:33:08.789><c> at</c><00:33:09.009><c> me</c><00:33:09.190><c> you'll</c><00:33:09.390><c> say,</c><00:33:09.569><c> well</c><00:33:09.750><c> at</c><00:33:09.869><c> least</c>

00:33:10.109 --> 00:33:11.869
I'm<00:33:10.329><c> not</c><00:33:10.509><c> like</c><00:33:10.690><c> Bill</c><00:33:10.910><c> Link</c><00:33:11.089><c> because</c><00:33:11.309><c> he</c><00:33:11.490><c> does</c><00:33:11.630><c> such</c>

00:33:11.869 --> 00:33:15.329
and<00:33:12.329><c> such.</c><00:33:12.609><c> Or</c><00:33:12.809><c> he</c><00:33:12.990><c> is</c><00:33:13.150><c> such</c><00:33:13.309><c> and</c><00:33:13.509><c> such</c><00:33:13.690><c> a</c><00:33:13.849><c> way.</c><00:33:14.450><c> I'm</c><00:33:14.789><c> better</c><00:33:14.970><c> than</c><00:33:15.009><c> him</c><00:33:15.190><c> in</c>

00:33:15.329 --> 00:33:18.650
that.<00:33:16.190><c> And</c><00:33:16.349><c> you</c><00:33:16.450><c> might</c><00:33:16.670><c> look</c><00:33:18.089><c> at</c><00:33:18.289><c> a</c><00:33:18.410><c> brother</c>

00:33:18.650 --> 00:33:21.309
or<00:33:18.750><c> sister</c><00:33:19.049><c> and</c><00:33:19.250><c> say,</c><00:33:19.670><c> this</c><00:33:19.930><c> is</c><00:33:20.150><c> the</c><00:33:20.289><c> way</c><00:33:20.410><c> they're</c><00:33:20.609><c> better</c><00:33:20.890><c> than</c><00:33:21.089><c> me.</c>

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That's<00:33:22.150><c> the</c><00:33:22.390><c> example</c><00:33:22.789><c> I</c><00:33:23.009><c> should</c><00:33:23.089><c> be</c><00:33:23.349><c> following.</c>

00:33:23.970 --> 00:33:27.210
But<00:33:24.109><c> with</c><00:33:24.329><c> the</c><00:33:24.410><c> Lord</c><00:33:24.609><c> Jesus</c><00:33:24.990><c> we</c><00:33:25.210><c> can't</c><00:33:25.869><c> say,</c><00:33:26.410><c> well</c><00:33:26.589><c> at</c><00:33:26.690><c> least</c><00:33:26.950><c> I</c>

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don't<00:33:27.869><c> because</c><00:33:28.410><c> in</c><00:33:28.829><c> every</c><00:33:29.130><c> way</c><00:33:29.690><c> he</c><00:33:30.430><c> is</c><00:33:30.670><c> the</c>

00:33:30.990 --> 00:33:37.069
perfect<00:33:31.289><c> example.</c><00:33:33.849><c> I</c><00:33:34.130><c> think</c><00:33:34.329><c> in</c><00:33:34.509><c> verse</c><00:33:34.750><c> 8</c><00:33:35.009><c> here</c><00:33:35.309><c> Paul</c><00:33:35.650><c> is</c><00:33:36.069><c> encouraging</c><00:33:36.549><c> us</c>

00:33:37.069 --> 00:33:38.970
to<00:33:37.670><c> see</c><00:33:37.910><c> the</c><00:33:38.230><c> character</c><00:33:38.589><c> of</c><00:33:38.809><c> the</c>

00:33:38.970 --> 00:33:46.430
Jesus<00:33:39.490><c> Christ</c><00:33:39.930><c> in</c><00:33:40.089><c> our</c><00:33:40.230><c> brethren.</c><00:33:43.130><c> Granted</c><00:33:43.529><c> that</c><00:33:43.789><c> these</c><00:33:45.470><c> words</c><00:33:46.109><c> are</c>

00:33:46.430 --> 00:33:48.089
a<00:33:46.549><c> good</c><00:33:46.710><c> description</c><00:33:47.230><c> of</c><00:33:47.410><c> how</c><00:33:47.569><c> we</c><00:33:47.750><c> ought</c><00:33:47.869><c> to</c>

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screen<00:33:48.589><c> the</c><00:33:49.910><c> entertainment</c><00:33:50.470><c> we</c><00:33:50.789><c> seek,</c><00:33:51.490><c> the</c><00:33:51.690><c> movies</c><00:33:52.069><c> we</c><00:33:52.369><c> watch,</c><00:33:52.690><c> the</c>

00:33:52.869 --> 00:33:55.009
books<00:33:53.089><c> we</c><00:33:53.369><c> read,</c><00:33:54.150><c> that</c><00:33:54.309><c> we</c><00:33:54.490><c> ought</c><00:33:54.609><c> to</c>

00:33:55.009 --> 00:33:58.390
think<00:33:55.230><c> on</c><00:33:55.410><c> things</c><00:33:55.650><c> that</c><00:33:55.829><c> are</c><00:33:56.049><c> true,</c><00:33:56.349><c> honest,</c><00:33:56.910><c> just,</c><00:33:57.390><c> pure.</c><00:33:57.869><c> That's</c><00:33:58.190><c> a</c>

00:33:58.390 --> 00:34:01.930
wonderful<00:33:59.970><c> sort</c><00:34:00.450><c> of</c><00:34:00.690><c> use</c><00:34:00.890><c> of</c><00:34:01.309><c> the</c><00:34:01.569><c> passage.</c>

00:34:02.170 --> 00:34:05.609
But<00:34:02.289><c> I</c><00:34:02.410><c> don't</c><00:34:02.490><c> think</c><00:34:02.609><c> it's</c><00:34:02.829><c> the</c><00:34:03.089><c> primary</c><00:34:03.789><c> sense</c><00:34:04.329><c> of</c><00:34:04.529><c> it</c><00:34:04.730><c> here.</c>

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Certainly<00:34:06.190><c> we</c><00:34:07.109><c> don't</c><00:34:07.309><c> want</c><00:34:07.430><c> to</c><00:34:07.529><c> be</c><00:34:07.710><c> entertained</c>

00:34:08.130 --> 00:34:12.449
by<00:34:08.369><c> things</c><00:34:08.630><c> that</c><00:34:08.829><c> don't</c><00:34:09.090><c> qualify</c><00:34:09.610><c> under</c><00:34:09.829><c> one</c><00:34:09.929><c> of</c><00:34:10.050><c> these</c><00:34:10.269><c> headings.</c><00:34:11.929><c> But</c>

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the<00:34:13.150><c> point</c><00:34:13.429><c> here</c><00:34:13.690><c> is</c><00:34:13.869><c> actually</c><00:34:14.349><c> in</c><00:34:14.809><c> our</c>

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attitude<00:34:15.489><c> towards</c><00:34:15.929><c> our</c><00:34:16.170><c> brothers</c><00:34:16.429><c> and</c><00:34:16.710><c> sisters.</c><00:34:18.909><c> Coming</c><00:34:19.110><c> in</c>

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the<00:34:20.449><c> context</c><00:34:20.929><c> of</c><00:34:21.230><c> interpersonal</c><00:34:21.730><c> conflict,</c>

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the<00:34:24.329><c> passage</c><00:34:24.630><c> provides</c><00:34:25.110><c> us</c><00:34:25.349><c> with</c><00:34:25.550><c> the</c><00:34:25.750><c> key</c><00:34:26.170><c> to</c><00:34:27.289><c> how</c><00:34:27.409><c> we</c><00:34:27.590><c> ought</c>

00:34:27.710 --> 00:34:30.269
to<00:34:27.909><c> esteem</c><00:34:28.210><c> others</c><00:34:28.449><c> better</c><00:34:28.750><c> than</c><00:34:28.969><c> ourselves</c>

00:34:30.550 --> 00:34:33.510
and<00:34:31.070><c> how</c><00:34:31.250><c> we</c><00:34:31.409><c> ought</c><00:34:31.550><c> to</c><00:34:31.710><c> live</c><00:34:31.809><c> at</c><00:34:32.090><c> peace</c><00:34:32.329><c> and</c><00:34:32.550><c> in</c><00:34:32.750><c> harmony</c><00:34:33.130><c> with</c>

00:34:33.510 --> 00:34:35.130
our<00:34:33.690><c> brothers</c><00:34:33.929><c> and</c><00:34:34.190><c> sisters.</c>

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So<00:34:37.690><c> is</c><00:34:37.909><c> there</c><00:34:38.090><c> a</c><00:34:38.170><c> brother</c><00:34:38.389><c> or</c><00:34:38.590><c> sister</c><00:34:39.210><c> with</c><00:34:40.730><c> whom</c><00:34:40.929><c> you</c><00:34:41.190><c> struggle?</c>

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Then<00:34:48.010><c> think</c><00:34:48.230><c> on</c><00:34:48.429><c> these</c><00:34:48.750><c> things.</c>

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What<00:34:51.710><c> is</c><00:34:51.989><c> there</c><00:34:52.130><c> that</c><00:34:52.289><c> is</c><00:34:52.550><c> true?</c><00:34:54.809><c> What</c><00:34:55.010><c> is</c><00:34:55.250><c> there</c><00:34:55.389><c> that</c><00:34:55.570><c> is</c><00:34:55.829><c> honest?</c>

00:34:58.309 --> 00:35:03.250
What<00:34:58.929><c> is</c><00:34:59.210><c> there</c><00:34:59.369><c> that</c><00:34:59.550><c> is</c><00:34:59.869><c> just</c><00:35:00.329><c> and</c><00:35:00.650><c> pure</c><00:35:01.090><c> and</c><00:35:01.449><c> lovely?</c><00:35:03.090><c> What</c>

00:35:03.250 --> 00:35:06.050
things<00:35:03.530><c> of</c><00:35:03.789><c> good</c><00:35:04.050><c> repute,</c><00:35:04.849><c> what</c><00:35:05.090><c> virtue,</c>

00:35:06.730 --> 00:35:10.170
what<00:35:06.989><c> praiseworthy</c><00:35:07.630><c> characteristic</c><00:35:08.329><c> is</c><00:35:08.630><c> there?</c><00:35:09.630><c> What</c><00:35:09.929><c> way</c>

00:35:10.170 --> 00:35:13.329
is<00:35:10.389><c> there</c><00:35:10.510><c> that</c><00:35:10.670><c> we</c><00:35:10.809><c> can</c><00:35:11.070><c> see</c><00:35:11.769><c> the</c><00:35:12.570><c> character</c><00:35:12.949><c> of</c><00:35:13.170><c> our</c>

00:35:13.329 --> 00:35:21.409
master<00:35:13.869><c> reflected?</c><00:35:16.889><c> Then</c><00:35:17.050><c> think</c><00:35:17.329><c> on</c><00:35:17.590><c> these</c><00:35:17.949><c> things.</c><00:35:20.409><c> And</c><00:35:20.809><c> then</c><00:35:21.050><c> look</c><00:35:21.269><c> at</c>

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the<00:35:21.590><c> marvelous</c><00:35:21.989><c> consequence.</c><00:35:23.150><c> Philippians</c>

00:35:23.630 --> 00:35:42.929
4<00:35:24.050><c> verse</c><00:35:24.690><c> 9.</c><00:35:39.570><c> Verse</c><00:35:39.789><c> 7</c><00:35:40.429><c> told</c><00:35:40.670><c> us</c><00:35:40.889><c> the</c><00:35:41.070><c> peace</c><00:35:41.329><c> of</c><00:35:41.550><c> God</c><00:35:41.750><c> will</c><00:35:41.949><c> keep</c><00:35:42.190><c> us.</c>

00:35:44.510 --> 00:35:49.130
Verse<00:35:44.730><c> 9</c><00:35:45.090><c> tells</c><00:35:45.349><c> us</c><00:35:46.190><c> the</c><00:35:46.469><c> God</c><00:35:46.710><c> of</c><00:35:46.909><c> peace</c><00:35:47.489><c> shall</c><00:35:47.809><c> be</c><00:35:48.010><c> with</c><00:35:48.190><c> you.</c>

00:35:49.710 --> 00:35:51.670
This<00:35:49.949><c> week</c><00:35:50.150><c> we've</c><00:35:50.389><c> had</c><00:35:50.590><c> the</c><00:35:50.809><c> chance</c>

00:35:51.789 --> 00:35:58.070
to<00:35:52.269><c> see</c><00:35:52.610><c> the</c><00:35:52.750><c> face</c><00:35:53.070><c> of</c><00:35:53.289><c> our</c><00:35:53.389><c> Lord</c><00:35:53.590><c> Jesus</c><00:35:54.010><c> Christ</c><00:35:54.730><c> in</c><00:35:55.170><c> our</c><00:35:55.329><c> brothers</c><00:35:55.610><c> and</c><00:35:55.849><c> sisters.</c><00:35:57.530><c> What</c><00:35:57.670><c> a</c><00:35:57.829><c> wonderful</c>

00:35:58.070 --> 00:36:01.110
thing<00:35:58.349><c> that's</c><00:35:58.670><c> been.</c><00:35:59.309><c> But</c><00:35:59.429><c> it's</c><00:35:59.590><c> a</c><00:35:59.670><c> bit</c><00:35:59.809><c> easy</c><00:36:00.289><c> because</c><00:36:00.889><c> we're</c>

00:36:01.110 --> 00:36:03.369
only<00:36:01.389><c> together</c><00:36:01.690><c> for</c><00:36:01.929><c> a</c><00:36:02.050><c> few</c><00:36:02.150><c> days.</c>

00:36:03.929 --> 00:36:07.150
Now<00:36:04.090><c> we</c><00:36:04.170><c> want</c><00:36:04.349><c> to</c><00:36:04.389><c> go</c><00:36:04.630><c> back</c><00:36:04.869><c> to</c><00:36:05.050><c> our</c><00:36:05.210><c> homicles</c><00:36:05.630><c> and</c><00:36:06.329><c> to</c><00:36:06.570><c> make</c><00:36:06.730><c> sure</c><00:36:06.929><c> we</c>

00:36:07.150 --> 00:36:08.630
see<00:36:07.369><c> the</c><00:36:07.570><c> character</c><00:36:07.889><c> of</c><00:36:08.030><c> the</c><00:36:08.130><c> Lord</c><00:36:08.250><c> Jesus</c>

00:36:08.630 --> 00:36:13.449
Christ<00:36:09.150><c> in</c><00:36:09.769><c> our</c><00:36:09.909><c> brothers</c><00:36:10.170><c> and</c><00:36:10.449><c> sisters.</c><00:36:12.489><c> Paul's</c><00:36:12.909><c> example</c><00:36:13.250><c> is</c>

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wonderful.<00:36:14.869><c> Even</c><00:36:15.150><c> when</c><00:36:15.349><c> there</c><00:36:15.510><c> was</c><00:36:15.710><c> that</c>

00:36:16.070 --> 00:36:21.750
unjust<00:36:16.530><c> preaching,</c><00:36:18.369><c> he</c><00:36:18.610><c> says</c><00:36:19.030><c> that</c><00:36:19.650><c> he</c><00:36:19.710><c> could</c><00:36:19.929><c> rejoice</c><00:36:21.190><c> because</c><00:36:21.550><c> one</c>

00:36:21.750 --> 00:36:23.530
way<00:36:21.889><c> or</c><00:36:21.929><c> the</c><00:36:22.110><c> other</c><00:36:22.269><c> Christ</c><00:36:22.550><c> was</c><00:36:22.750><c> being</c>

00:36:23.829 --> 00:36:29.309
taught.<00:36:26.190><c> And</c><00:36:26.409><c> that</c><00:36:26.530><c> his</c><00:36:26.789><c> rejoicing</c><00:36:27.269><c> in</c><00:36:27.530><c> that</c><00:36:27.690><c> would</c><00:36:27.849><c> be</c><00:36:28.050><c> his</c><00:36:28.269><c> salvation.</c>

00:36:31.909 --> 00:36:37.289
So<00:36:32.110><c> now</c><00:36:32.309><c> we</c><00:36:32.449><c> come</c><00:36:32.889><c> to</c><00:36:33.349><c> verse</c><00:36:33.670><c> 10</c><00:36:34.030><c> and</c><00:36:34.469><c> to</c><00:36:35.250><c> Paul's</c><00:36:36.389><c> closing</c><00:36:36.690><c> words</c><00:36:37.090><c> in</c>

00:36:37.289 --> 00:36:38.429
this<00:36:37.510><c> letter.</c>

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We<00:36:39.510><c> remember</c><00:36:39.949><c> once</c><00:36:40.210><c> again</c><00:36:40.510><c> that</c><00:36:40.690><c> Paul</c><00:36:41.670><c> is</c><00:36:42.230><c> in</c><00:36:42.329><c> a</c><00:36:42.530><c> bad</c><00:36:42.750><c> state.</c>

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He's<00:36:44.510><c> in</c><00:36:44.710><c> Rome</c><00:36:44.969><c> and</c><00:36:45.110><c> he's</c><00:36:45.309><c> in</c><00:36:45.550><c> prison.</c>

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He's<00:36:46.389><c> in</c><00:36:46.550><c> doubt</c><00:36:46.670><c> of</c><00:36:46.829><c> his</c><00:36:47.050><c> life.</c><00:36:49.010><c> So</c><00:36:49.269><c> we</c><00:36:49.469><c> read</c><00:36:49.570><c> his</c><00:36:49.829><c> words</c><00:36:50.090><c> beginning</c><00:36:50.389><c> at</c>

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verse<00:36:50.829><c> 10.</c>

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I<00:36:53.190><c> rejoiced</c><00:36:53.710><c> in</c><00:36:53.869><c> the</c><00:36:54.030><c> Lord</c><00:36:54.210><c> greatly,</c><00:36:56.010><c> that</c><00:36:56.130><c> now</c><00:36:56.349><c> at</c><00:36:56.510><c> the</c><00:36:56.710><c> last</c>

00:36:56.969 --> 00:37:00.650
year<00:36:57.150><c> care</c><00:36:57.530><c> of</c><00:36:57.829><c> me</c><00:36:58.510><c> hath</c><00:36:58.849><c> flourished</c><00:36:59.389><c> again,</c>

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wherein<00:37:01.030><c> you</c><00:37:01.309><c> were</c><00:37:01.469><c> also</c><00:37:01.809><c> careful,</c><00:37:03.110><c> but</c><00:37:03.210><c> ye</c><00:37:03.449><c> lacked</c><00:37:03.650><c> opportunity.</c><00:37:05.630><c> Not</c><00:37:05.849><c> that</c>

00:37:06.010 --> 00:37:07.429
I<00:37:06.289><c> speak</c><00:37:06.469><c> in</c><00:37:06.690><c> respect</c><00:37:07.130><c> of</c>

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want,<00:37:08.309><c> for</c><00:37:08.449><c> I</c><00:37:08.650><c> have</c><00:37:08.829><c> learned</c><00:37:09.110><c> in</c><00:37:09.349><c> whatsoever</c><00:37:09.809><c> state</c><00:37:10.150><c> I</c><00:37:10.449><c> am</c><00:37:11.090><c> therewith</c><00:37:11.690><c> to</c>

00:37:11.869 --> 00:37:14.969
be<00:37:12.070><c> content.</c><00:37:13.469><c> I</c><00:37:13.889><c> know</c><00:37:14.150><c> both</c><00:37:14.449><c> how</c><00:37:14.630><c> to</c><00:37:14.789><c> be</c>

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based<00:37:15.130><c> and</c><00:37:16.269><c> I</c><00:37:16.409><c> know</c><00:37:16.570><c> how</c><00:37:16.889><c> to</c><00:37:17.110><c> abound</c><00:37:17.969><c> everywhere</c><00:37:18.849><c> and</c><00:37:19.989><c> in</c><00:37:20.269><c> all</c>

00:37:20.590 --> 00:37:24.349
things<00:37:21.110><c> I</c><00:37:21.949><c> am</c><00:37:22.269><c> instructed</c><00:37:22.829><c> both</c><00:37:23.349><c> to</c><00:37:23.590><c> be</c><00:37:23.829><c> full</c><00:37:24.030><c> and</c><00:37:24.230><c> to</c>

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be<00:37:24.570><c> hungry,</c><00:37:25.590><c> both</c><00:37:25.829><c> to</c><00:37:26.110><c> abound</c><00:37:26.670><c> and</c><00:37:26.969><c> to</c><00:37:27.150><c> suffer</c><00:37:27.349><c> need.</c><00:37:29.030><c> I</c><00:37:29.250><c> can</c>

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do<00:37:29.670><c> all</c><00:37:29.989><c> things</c><00:37:30.610><c> through</c><00:37:30.969><c> Christ</c><00:37:31.489><c> which</c><00:37:32.010><c> strengtheneth</c>

00:37:32.550 --> 00:37:37.949
me.<00:37:35.309><c> Notwithstanding,</c><00:37:36.610><c> you</c><00:37:36.730><c> have</c><00:37:36.869><c> done</c><00:37:37.090><c> well</c><00:37:37.389><c> that</c><00:37:37.590><c> you</c><00:37:37.769><c> did</c>

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communicate<00:37:38.449><c> with</c><00:37:38.670><c> my</c><00:37:38.889><c> affliction.</c><00:37:40.269><c> Now</c><00:37:40.469><c> you</c>

00:37:40.690 --> 00:37:44.289
know<00:37:41.170><c> also</c><00:37:41.789><c> that</c><00:37:42.230><c> in</c><00:37:42.409><c> the</c><00:37:42.590><c> beginning</c><00:37:42.849><c> of</c><00:37:43.050><c> the</c><00:37:43.170><c> gospel,</c><00:37:43.929><c> when</c><00:37:44.070><c> I</c>

00:37:44.289 --> 00:37:46.670
departed<00:37:44.590><c> from</c><00:37:44.869><c> Macedonia,</c><00:37:46.070><c> Noah</c><00:37:46.250><c> Ecclesia</c>

00:37:46.670 --> 00:37:50.590
communicated<00:37:47.369><c> with</c><00:37:47.590><c> me</c><00:37:47.889><c> as</c><00:37:48.150><c> concerning</c><00:37:48.570><c> giving</c><00:37:48.909><c> and</c><00:37:49.210><c> receiving,</c><00:37:50.190><c> but</c><00:37:50.349><c> ye</c>

00:37:50.590 --> 00:37:53.929
only.<00:37:52.250><c> For</c><00:37:52.409><c> even</c><00:37:52.789><c> in</c><00:37:53.030><c> Thessalonica</c>

00:37:53.929 --> 00:37:58.630
ye<00:37:54.530><c> sent</c><00:37:54.849><c> once</c><00:37:55.309><c> and</c><00:37:55.550><c> again</c><00:37:56.090><c> unto</c><00:37:56.590><c> my</c><00:37:56.869><c> necessity.</c><00:37:58.230><c> Not</c><00:37:58.389><c> because</c>

00:37:58.630 --> 00:38:02.269
I<00:37:58.849><c> desire</c><00:37:59.170><c> a</c><00:37:59.369><c> gift,</c><00:38:00.690><c> but</c><00:38:00.929><c> I</c><00:38:01.150><c> desire</c><00:38:01.489><c> fruit</c><00:38:01.949><c> that</c>

00:38:02.269 --> 00:38:09.130
abound<00:38:02.969><c> to</c><00:38:03.230><c> your</c><00:38:03.469><c> account.</c><00:38:05.030><c> But</c><00:38:05.389><c> I</c><00:38:05.670><c> have</c><00:38:06.010><c> all</c><00:38:06.610><c> and</c><00:38:07.469><c> abound.</c><00:38:09.110><c> I</c>

00:38:09.130 --> 00:38:11.570
am<00:38:09.429><c> full,</c><00:38:09.730><c> having</c><00:38:10.050><c> received</c><00:38:10.489><c> of</c><00:38:10.670><c> Epaphroditus</c>

00:38:11.570 --> 00:38:16.730
the<00:38:12.150><c> things</c><00:38:12.670><c> that</c><00:38:13.010><c> were</c><00:38:13.210><c> sent</c><00:38:13.409><c> from</c><00:38:13.630><c> you,</c><00:38:14.829><c> an</c><00:38:15.110><c> odor</c><00:38:15.389><c> of</c><00:38:15.590><c> a</c><00:38:15.849><c> sweet</c><00:38:16.030><c> smell,</c><00:38:16.469><c> a</c>

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sacrifice<00:38:17.210><c> acceptable,</c>

00:38:18.610 --> 00:38:25.369
well<00:38:18.849><c> pleasing</c><00:38:19.230><c> to</c><00:38:19.449><c> God.</c><00:38:20.869><c> But</c><00:38:21.110><c> my</c><00:38:21.510><c> God</c><00:38:21.769><c> shall</c><00:38:22.090><c> supply</c><00:38:22.829><c> all</c><00:38:23.409><c> your</c><00:38:23.670><c> need</c><00:38:24.530><c> according</c><00:38:25.130><c> to</c>

00:38:25.369 --> 00:38:27.010
his<00:38:25.610><c> riches</c><00:38:25.989><c> in</c><00:38:26.429><c> glory</c>

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by<00:38:27.650><c> Christ</c><00:38:28.130><c> Jesus.</c>

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We<00:38:34.530><c> may</c><00:38:34.789><c> sometimes</c><00:38:35.369><c> question</c><00:38:36.349><c> why</c><00:38:36.730><c> God</c><00:38:36.989><c> has</c><00:38:37.210><c> put</c><00:38:37.289><c> us</c><00:38:37.510><c> in</c><00:38:37.750><c> particular</c><00:38:38.190><c> circumstances,</c><00:38:40.250><c> ecclesial</c><00:38:40.650><c> and</c><00:38:40.889><c> otherwise,</c>

00:38:43.010 --> 00:38:47.190
especially<00:38:43.650><c> if</c><00:38:44.030><c> it</c><00:38:44.150><c> is</c><00:38:44.449><c> that</c><00:38:45.250><c> there's</c><00:38:45.809><c> somebody</c><00:38:46.070><c> we</c><00:38:46.329><c> just</c><00:38:46.610><c> struggle</c><00:38:47.010><c> to</c>

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be<00:38:47.369><c> in</c><00:38:47.570><c> harmony</c><00:38:47.829><c> with.</c>

00:38:52.530 --> 00:38:59.090
Paul<00:38:53.130><c> tells</c><00:38:53.730><c> us</c><00:38:54.030><c> that</c><00:38:55.130><c> in</c><00:38:55.730><c> whatever</c><00:38:56.090><c> condition</c><00:38:56.530><c> he</c><00:38:56.750><c> found</c><00:38:56.969><c> himself,</c><00:38:58.349><c> he'd</c><00:38:58.670><c> learned</c><00:38:58.889><c> the</c>

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secret.<00:39:00.230><c> He</c><00:39:00.349><c> can</c><00:39:00.550><c> point</c><00:39:00.769><c> to</c>

00:39:00.969 --> 00:39:05.329
his<00:39:01.110><c> own</c><00:39:01.289><c> example.</c><00:39:02.730><c> He</c><00:39:02.869><c> could</c><00:39:03.570><c> have</c><00:39:03.750><c> wondered</c><00:39:04.090><c> why</c><00:39:04.409><c> his</c><00:39:04.769><c> freedom</c><00:39:05.030><c> was</c>

00:39:05.329 --> 00:39:08.869
taken<00:39:05.630><c> away,</c><00:39:06.650><c> why</c><00:39:06.949><c> his</c><00:39:07.289><c> life</c><00:39:07.530><c> was</c><00:39:07.829><c> in</c><00:39:08.010><c> doubt,</c>

00:39:09.130 --> 00:39:13.269
but<00:39:09.730><c> he</c><00:39:09.949><c> had</c><00:39:10.250><c> learned</c><00:39:10.610><c> to</c><00:39:11.010><c> be</c><00:39:11.250><c> abased.</c><00:39:12.289><c> The</c><00:39:12.570><c> interesting</c><00:39:12.849><c> thing</c><00:39:13.090><c> is</c>

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that<00:39:13.409><c> the</c><00:39:13.550><c> word</c><00:39:13.690><c> we</c><00:39:13.909><c> read</c><00:39:14.150><c> here,</c><00:39:14.449><c> abased,</c>

00:39:15.030 --> 00:39:18.610
is<00:39:15.489><c> the</c><00:39:15.690><c> same</c><00:39:15.989><c> word</c><00:39:16.269><c> as</c><00:39:16.449><c> is</c><00:39:16.670><c> used</c><00:39:16.929><c> of</c><00:39:17.130><c> Jesus</c><00:39:17.590><c> humbling</c><00:39:18.030><c> himself</c>

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in<00:39:19.150><c> chapter</c><00:39:19.449><c> 2</c><00:39:19.869><c> verse</c><00:39:20.210><c> 8,</c>

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that<00:39:22.869><c> he</c><00:39:23.090><c> emptied</c><00:39:23.409><c> himself.</c><00:39:25.690><c> Paul</c><00:39:25.929><c> says,</c><00:39:26.449><c> I</c><00:39:26.449><c> am</c><00:39:26.789><c> instructed.</c>

00:39:30.190 --> 00:39:35.969
And<00:39:30.389><c> there's</c><00:39:30.590><c> that</c><00:39:30.889><c> interesting</c><00:39:31.309><c> word,</c><00:39:31.909><c> mystery.</c><00:39:34.510><c> The</c><00:39:34.769><c> modern</c><00:39:35.010><c> versions</c><00:39:35.389><c> render</c><00:39:35.670><c> it,</c><00:39:35.909><c> I</c>

00:39:35.969 --> 00:39:37.659
have<00:39:36.210><c> learned</c><00:39:36.530><c> the</c><00:39:36.849><c> secret.</c>

00:39:42.079 --> 00:39:48.119
And<00:39:42.820><c> so</c><00:39:43.559><c> in</c><00:39:43.699><c> verse</c><00:39:43.920><c> 13</c><00:39:44.400><c> he</c><00:39:44.539><c> says,</c><00:39:45.179><c> I</c><00:39:45.179><c> can</c><00:39:45.440><c> do</c><00:39:45.679><c> all</c><00:39:46.019><c> things</c><00:39:46.800><c> through</c><00:39:47.420><c> Christ</c><00:39:47.840><c> which</c>

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strengtheneth<00:39:48.679><c> me.</c>

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These<00:39:50.079><c> verses</c><00:39:50.460><c> almost</c><00:39:50.960><c> summarize</c><00:39:51.480><c> the</c><00:39:51.739><c> message</c><00:39:52.159><c> of</c><00:39:52.639><c> the</c><00:39:52.860><c> entire</c><00:39:53.219><c> book.</c><00:39:54.340><c> Paul</c>

00:39:54.599 --> 00:39:56.139
tells<00:39:54.900><c> us</c><00:39:55.099><c> that</c><00:39:55.280><c> in</c><00:39:55.340><c> his</c><00:39:55.679><c> own</c>

00:39:56.139 --> 00:40:00.679
condition<00:39:56.719><c> was</c><00:39:57.099><c> bad,</c><00:39:58.579><c> that</c><00:39:58.820><c> other</c><00:39:59.239><c> ecclesias</c><00:39:59.739><c> had</c><00:39:59.980><c> neglected</c>

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to<00:40:01.019><c> help</c><00:40:01.179><c> him</c><00:40:01.480><c> in</c><00:40:01.699><c> material</c><00:40:02.099><c> things,</c>

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a<00:40:02.699><c> terrible</c><00:40:02.960><c> shame</c><00:40:03.260><c> that</c><00:40:03.559><c> was.</c><00:40:05.239><c> Well,</c><00:40:05.380><c> we</c><00:40:05.480><c> wouldn't</c><00:40:05.659><c> want</c><00:40:05.800><c> to</c>

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miss<00:40:06.059><c> such</c><00:40:06.340><c> opportunities,</c><00:40:07.059><c> would</c><00:40:07.139><c> we?</c>

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But<00:40:09.739><c> what's</c><00:40:10.219><c> truly</c><00:40:10.539><c> remarkable</c><00:40:11.099><c> is</c><00:40:11.300><c> that</c><00:40:11.519><c> Paul's</c><00:40:11.960><c> concern</c><00:40:12.320><c> seems</c><00:40:12.739><c> not</c><00:40:13.420><c> so</c>

00:40:13.739 --> 00:40:15.539
much<00:40:13.880><c> for</c><00:40:14.099><c> his</c><00:40:14.340><c> own</c><00:40:14.559><c> needs,</c>

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but<00:40:16.039><c> for</c><00:40:16.239><c> the</c><00:40:16.539><c> development</c><00:40:16.880><c> of</c><00:40:17.119><c> the</c><00:40:17.360><c> appropriate</c><00:40:17.880><c> caring</c><00:40:18.420><c> character</c><00:40:19.079><c> in</c>

00:40:19.619 --> 00:40:22.699
the<00:40:19.860><c> believers,</c><00:40:21.400><c> so</c><00:40:21.500><c> that</c><00:40:21.639><c> he</c><00:40:21.880><c> rejoiced</c>

00:40:22.699 --> 00:40:32.260
at<00:40:23.079><c> their</c><00:40:23.400><c> fruit.</c><00:40:28.239><c> We</c><00:40:28.480><c> were</c><00:40:28.659><c> going</c><00:40:28.840><c> through</c><00:40:29.539><c> Philippians</c><00:40:30.099><c> with</c><00:40:30.340><c> some</c><00:40:30.739><c> interested</c><00:40:31.139><c> friends</c><00:40:31.500><c> and</c>

00:40:32.280 --> 00:40:39.559
one<00:40:32.800><c> of</c><00:40:32.940><c> them</c><00:40:33.039><c> had</c><00:40:33.360><c> an</c><00:40:34.539><c> NIV</c><00:40:35.920><c> study</c><00:40:36.739><c> Bible</c><00:40:37.079><c> with</c><00:40:37.980><c> all</c><00:40:38.320><c> the</c><00:40:38.519><c> comments.</c><00:40:39.400><c> And</c>

00:40:39.559 --> 00:40:40.599
one<00:40:39.679><c> of</c><00:40:39.760><c> the</c><00:40:39.880><c> comments</c><00:40:40.099><c> at</c><00:40:40.280><c> the</c><00:40:40.400><c> beginning</c>

00:40:40.599 --> 00:40:42.780
of<00:40:40.760><c> the</c><00:40:40.840><c> book</c><00:40:40.980><c> was</c><00:40:41.219><c> that</c><00:40:41.400><c> there's</c><00:40:41.679><c> no</c><00:40:41.900><c> references</c><00:40:42.280><c> to</c><00:40:42.500><c> the</c><00:40:42.619><c> Old</c>

00:40:42.780 --> 00:40:45.559
Testament<00:40:43.260><c> in</c><00:40:43.800><c> Paul's</c><00:40:44.079><c> letter</c><00:40:44.219><c> to</c><00:40:44.400><c> the</c><00:40:44.559><c> Philippians.</c>

00:40:45.820 --> 00:40:49.800
And<00:40:46.159><c> it</c><00:40:47.019><c> dawned</c><00:40:47.300><c> on</c><00:40:47.460><c> me</c><00:40:48.139><c> that</c><00:40:48.519><c> that's</c><00:40:48.739><c> not</c><00:40:48.940><c> true.</c><00:40:49.440><c> There's</c><00:40:49.659><c> at</c>

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least<00:40:50.000><c> an</c><00:40:50.239><c> illusion.</c>

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And<00:40:52.239><c> it's</c><00:40:52.760><c> here</c><00:40:53.179><c> in</c><00:40:54.079><c> verses</c><00:40:54.340><c> 14</c><00:40:54.860><c> to</c><00:40:55.000><c> 19,</c><00:40:57.260><c> particularly</c><00:40:57.639><c> verse</c>

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18,<00:41:00.539><c> where</c><00:41:00.679><c> Paul</c><00:41:01.000><c> refers</c><00:41:01.559><c> to</c><00:41:01.840><c> the</c><00:41:02.420><c> offerings</c><00:41:02.780><c> that</c>

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they<00:41:03.219><c> had</c><00:41:03.440><c> made</c><00:41:03.719><c> for</c><00:41:03.960><c> him</c><00:41:04.380><c> as</c><00:41:05.500><c> an</c><00:41:05.659><c> odor</c><00:41:05.980><c> of</c><00:41:06.219><c> a</c><00:41:06.420><c> sweet</c><00:41:06.639><c> smell,</c><00:41:07.780><c> a</c>

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sacrifice<00:41:08.440><c> acceptable</c><00:41:09.059><c> and</c><00:41:09.579><c> well</c><00:41:09.820><c> pleasing</c><00:41:10.159><c> to</c><00:41:10.380><c> God.</c>

00:41:10.780 --> 00:41:15.079
There<00:41:11.519><c> are</c><00:41:11.780><c> two</c><00:41:12.539><c> references</c><00:41:13.000><c> in</c><00:41:13.920><c> the</c><00:41:14.059><c> Septuagint</c><00:41:14.559><c> version</c><00:41:14.900><c> of</c>

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the<00:41:15.179><c> Old</c><00:41:15.340><c> Testament</c><00:41:15.699><c> which</c><00:41:15.980><c> use</c><00:41:16.219><c> the</c>

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exact<00:41:17.059><c> same</c><00:41:17.539><c> words.</c><00:41:19.659><c> Genesis</c><00:41:19.719><c> 8,</c><00:41:20.139><c> verse</c><00:41:20.340><c> 20</c><00:41:20.639><c> and</c><00:41:20.739><c> 21,</c><00:41:21.960><c> where</c>

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Noah<00:41:22.460><c> built</c><00:41:22.780><c> an</c><00:41:23.000><c> altar</c><00:41:23.179><c> to</c><00:41:23.400><c> the</c><00:41:23.599><c> Lord</c>

00:41:23.980 --> 00:41:27.420
and<00:41:24.400><c> took</c><00:41:24.559><c> of</c><00:41:24.780><c> all</c><00:41:25.039><c> clean</c><00:41:25.219><c> beasts</c><00:41:25.599><c> and</c><00:41:25.780><c> of</c><00:41:25.940><c> all</c><00:41:26.159><c> clean</c><00:41:26.380><c> birds</c><00:41:26.699><c> and</c><00:41:26.960><c> offered</c><00:41:27.119><c> a</c>

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whole<00:41:27.679><c> burnt</c><00:41:27.980><c> offering</c><00:41:28.320><c> upon</c>

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the<00:41:28.820><c> altar,</c><00:41:29.400><c> and</c><00:41:29.599><c> the</c><00:41:29.739><c> Lord</c><00:41:29.960><c> God</c><00:41:30.420><c> smelled</c><00:41:31.059><c> a</c><00:41:31.960><c> smell</c><00:41:32.260><c> of</c><00:41:32.639><c> sweetness.</c><00:41:34.960><c> Then</c>

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again,<00:41:35.559><c> Ezekiel</c><00:41:35.920><c> 20,</c><00:41:36.400><c> verses</c><00:41:36.579><c> 40</c><00:41:36.980><c> and</c>

00:41:37.260 --> 00:41:42.079
41,<00:41:38.239><c> in</c><00:41:39.260><c> my</c><00:41:39.539><c> holy</c><00:41:39.840><c> mountain,</c><00:41:40.960><c> in</c><00:41:41.119><c> the</c><00:41:41.260><c> mountain</c><00:41:41.460><c> of</c><00:41:41.659><c> the</c><00:41:41.780><c> height</c><00:41:41.900><c> of</c>

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Israel,<00:41:43.380><c> saith</c><00:41:43.679><c> the</c><00:41:44.059><c> Lord</c><00:41:44.260><c> Yahweh,</c>

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there<00:41:44.880><c> shall</c><00:41:45.159><c> be</c><00:41:45.440><c> all</c><00:41:45.760><c> the</c><00:41:45.920><c> house</c><00:41:46.179><c> of</c><00:41:46.320><c> Israel,</c><00:41:46.719><c> all</c><00:41:47.039><c> of</c><00:41:47.239><c> them,</c>

00:41:48.239 --> 00:41:52.400
serve<00:41:48.400><c> me</c><00:41:48.579><c> in</c><00:41:48.679><c> the</c><00:41:48.880><c> land</c><00:41:49.519><c> as</c><00:41:51.039><c> a</c><00:41:51.340><c> sweet</c><00:41:51.599><c> savor,</c>

00:41:53.340 --> 00:41:55.019
will<00:41:53.699><c> I</c><00:41:53.940><c> accept</c><00:41:54.260><c> you.</c>

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So<00:41:58.039><c> I</c><00:41:58.159><c> think</c><00:41:58.300><c> he</c><00:41:58.460><c> does</c><00:41:58.679><c> allude</c><00:41:58.920><c> to</c><00:41:59.099><c> the</c><00:41:59.219><c> Old</c><00:41:59.360><c> Testament.</c><00:41:59.840><c> He</c><00:41:59.960><c> says</c><00:42:00.179><c> these</c><00:42:00.860><c> gifts</c><00:42:01.139><c> you've</c><00:42:01.360><c> given</c><00:42:01.559><c> me,</c><00:42:01.860><c> they</c><00:42:02.119><c> give</c><00:42:02.260><c> me</c>

00:42:02.519 --> 00:42:06.400
such<00:42:02.719><c> joy</c><00:42:03.300><c> because</c><00:42:04.340><c> I</c><00:42:04.579><c> know</c><00:42:04.760><c> it's</c><00:42:04.980><c> not</c><00:42:05.139><c> what</c><00:42:05.280><c> I</c><00:42:05.500><c> needed,</c><00:42:06.159><c> it's</c>

00:42:06.400 --> 00:42:07.760
what<00:42:06.539><c> you've</c><00:42:06.760><c> been</c><00:42:06.920><c> able</c><00:42:07.099><c> to</c><00:42:07.340><c> give</c>

00:42:07.760 --> 00:42:14.500
and<00:42:08.320><c> to</c><00:42:08.519><c> show</c><00:42:08.699><c> your</c><00:42:08.980><c> development,</c><00:42:09.860><c> your</c><00:42:10.119><c> spiritual</c><00:42:10.840><c> prospering.</c><00:42:13.280><c> And</c><00:42:13.519><c> so</c>

00:42:14.500 --> 00:42:16.039
God<00:42:15.219><c> would</c><00:42:15.500><c> supply</c>

00:42:16.039 --> 00:42:20.820
every<00:42:17.079><c> need</c><00:42:17.360><c> of</c><00:42:17.579><c> theirs</c><00:42:18.000><c> as</c><00:42:18.980><c> he</c><00:42:19.159><c> had</c><00:42:19.360><c> supplied</c><00:42:19.840><c> every</c><00:42:20.400><c> need</c><00:42:20.579><c> of</c>

00:42:20.820 --> 00:42:23.739
his.<00:42:21.659><c> He</c><00:42:21.920><c> learned</c><00:42:22.260><c> the</c><00:42:22.559><c> secret</c>

00:42:23.880 --> 00:42:30.599
that<00:42:24.519><c> he</c><00:42:24.980><c> can</c><00:42:25.159><c> do</c><00:42:25.539><c> all</c><00:42:25.940><c> things</c><00:42:26.699><c> through</c><00:42:28.119><c> Christ</c><00:42:28.559><c> which</c><00:42:29.039><c> strengthens</c><00:42:29.480><c> him.</c>

00:42:31.840 --> 00:42:35.400
So<00:42:32.559><c> then</c><00:42:32.920><c> finally,</c><00:42:33.340><c> as</c><00:42:33.340><c> we</c><00:42:33.480><c> come</c><00:42:33.639><c> to</c><00:42:33.800><c> the</c><00:42:33.920><c> end</c><00:42:34.059><c> of</c><00:42:34.280><c> the</c><00:42:34.380><c> letter,</c>

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Paul<00:42:35.760><c> ends</c><00:42:36.219><c> with</c><00:42:36.519><c> his</c><00:42:36.880><c> characteristic</c>

00:42:37.539 --> 00:42:43.880
greeting<00:42:38.300><c> and</c><00:42:38.619><c> farewell.</c><00:42:40.239><c> In</c><00:42:40.340><c> verse</c><00:42:40.539><c> 23,</c><00:42:41.099><c> he</c><00:42:41.280><c> says,</c><00:42:43.099><c> the</c><00:42:43.099><c> grace</c><00:42:43.579><c> of</c>

00:42:43.880 --> 00:42:47.460
our<00:42:44.019><c> Lord</c><00:42:44.199><c> Jesus</c><00:42:44.579><c> Christ</c><00:42:45.280><c> be</c><00:42:45.920><c> with</c><00:42:46.119><c> you</c><00:42:46.380><c> all.</c>

00:42:49.820 --> 00:42:56.059
May<00:42:50.179><c> his</c><00:42:50.639><c> grace,</c><00:42:51.659><c> God's</c><00:42:52.079><c> grace</c><00:42:52.440><c> be</c><00:42:52.780><c> with</c><00:42:53.000><c> us</c><00:42:53.360><c> too.</c><00:42:54.960><c> His</c><00:42:55.360><c> kindness</c><00:42:55.820><c> and</c>

00:42:56.059 --> 00:42:57.880
his<00:42:56.239><c> unmerited</c><00:42:56.699><c> favor,</c>

00:42:58.019 --> 00:43:02.360
but<00:42:58.300><c> also</c><00:42:58.780><c> his</c><00:42:59.059><c> instruction</c><00:42:59.699><c> in</c><00:43:00.019><c> the</c><00:43:00.219><c> gracious</c><00:43:00.500><c> character</c><00:43:01.199><c> that</c><00:43:02.179><c> is</c>

00:43:02.360 --> 00:43:04.940
an<00:43:02.579><c> odor</c><00:43:02.780><c> of</c><00:43:03.000><c> a</c><00:43:03.179><c> sweet</c><00:43:03.340><c> smell</c><00:43:03.679><c> to</c><00:43:03.880><c> God.</c>

00:43:06.420 --> 00:43:09.679
May<00:43:06.539><c> it</c><00:43:06.679><c> be</c><00:43:06.880><c> for</c><00:43:07.059><c> us,</c><00:43:07.380><c> like</c><00:43:07.539><c> it</c><00:43:07.679><c> was</c><00:43:07.860><c> for</c><00:43:08.039><c> the</c><00:43:08.219><c> apostle</c><00:43:08.500><c> Paul,</c>

00:43:09.840 --> 00:43:12.159
that<00:43:10.039><c> our</c><00:43:10.340><c> earnest</c><00:43:10.800><c> expectation,</c><00:43:11.800><c> that</c><00:43:11.960><c> we've</c>

00:43:12.159 --> 00:43:15.599
got<00:43:12.280><c> our</c><00:43:12.480><c> heads</c><00:43:12.760><c> stretched</c><00:43:13.219><c> out</c><00:43:13.519><c> in</c><00:43:13.739><c> eagerness,</c><00:43:14.960><c> our</c><00:43:15.199><c> earnest</c>

00:43:15.599 --> 00:43:19.440
expectation<00:43:16.320><c> and</c><00:43:16.579><c> hope</c><00:43:16.940><c> is</c><00:43:17.960><c> that</c><00:43:18.139><c> Christ</c><00:43:18.599><c> is</c>

00:43:19.440 --> 00:43:27.239
magnified<00:43:20.039><c> in</c><00:43:20.159><c> us.</c><00:43:23.340><c> May</c><00:43:23.539><c> it</c><00:43:23.719><c> be</c><00:43:23.960><c> our</c><00:43:24.280><c> way</c><00:43:25.099><c> to</c><00:43:26.440><c> rejoice</c><00:43:26.880><c> in</c><00:43:27.099><c> the</c>

00:43:27.239 --> 00:43:31.420
Lord<00:43:27.559><c> always,</c><00:43:29.019><c> having</c><00:43:29.260><c> no</c><00:43:29.579><c> confidence</c><00:43:30.000><c> in</c><00:43:30.219><c> the</c><00:43:30.420><c> flesh</c>

00:43:31.679 --> 00:43:35.340
but<00:43:32.059><c> confident</c><00:43:32.619><c> that</c><00:43:32.800><c> we</c><00:43:32.900><c> can</c><00:43:33.079><c> do</c><00:43:33.380><c> all</c><00:43:33.699><c> things</c><00:43:34.380><c> through</c><00:43:35.159><c> the</c>

00:43:35.340 --> 00:43:37.360
living<00:43:35.559><c> Christ</c><00:43:35.940><c> who</c><00:43:36.159><c> is</c><00:43:36.360><c> with</c><00:43:36.539><c> us</c>

00:43:37.500 --> 00:43:43.380
and<00:43:37.920><c> strengthens</c><00:43:38.360><c> us.</c><00:43:40.280><c> May</c><00:43:40.559><c> we</c><00:43:40.760><c> know</c><00:43:41.039><c> Christ</c><00:43:41.840><c> and</c><00:43:42.900><c> the</c><00:43:43.119><c> power</c>

00:43:43.380 --> 00:43:45.659
of<00:43:43.559><c> his</c><00:43:43.760><c> resurrection</c><00:43:44.320><c> and</c><00:43:45.179><c> be</c><00:43:45.400><c> made</c>

00:43:45.659 --> 00:43:51.119
conformable<00:43:46.380><c> unto</c><00:43:46.579><c> his</c><00:43:46.880><c> death,</c><00:43:48.000><c> crucifying</c><00:43:48.699><c> the</c><00:43:48.900><c> old</c><00:43:49.139><c> man,</c><00:43:50.500><c> rising</c><00:43:50.780><c> to</c><00:43:51.000><c> a</c>

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new<00:43:51.239><c> life.</c>

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May<00:43:53.639><c> the</c><00:43:53.840><c> peace</c><00:43:54.039><c> of</c><00:43:54.320><c> God</c><00:43:55.440><c> guard</c><00:43:55.980><c> our</c><00:43:56.260><c> hearts</c><00:43:56.599><c> and</c><00:43:56.880><c> minds.</c><00:43:58.760><c> Let</c>

00:43:58.920 --> 00:44:00.900
us,<00:43:59.860><c> brothers</c><00:44:00.059><c> and</c><00:44:00.320><c> sisters,</c>

00:44:00.900 --> 00:44:07.139
highly<00:44:01.739><c> resolve</c><00:44:02.400><c> to</c><00:44:03.420><c> have</c><00:44:03.760><c> this</c><00:44:04.179><c> mind</c><00:44:04.539><c> in</c><00:44:04.780><c> us,</c><00:44:05.480><c> which</c><00:44:06.340><c> was</c><00:44:06.559><c> also</c><00:44:06.860><c> in</c>

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Christ<00:44:07.400><c> Jesus.</c>