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going<00:10:04.360><c> over</c><00:10:04.720><c> and</c><00:10:04.960><c> remembering</c><00:10:05.340><c> to</c><00:10:05.820><c> the</c><00:10:06.039><c> students</c>

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the<00:10:06.639><c> key</c><00:10:06.919><c> points</c><00:10:07.220><c> I</c><00:10:07.419><c> did</c><00:10:07.500><c> in</c><00:10:07.620><c> the</c><00:10:07.779><c> class</c><00:10:07.980><c> before.</c>

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they're<00:10:11.019><c> not</c><00:10:11.320><c> ready</c><00:10:11.600><c> to</c><00:10:11.940><c> switch</c><00:10:12.159><c> on</c><00:10:12.379><c> to</c><00:10:12.500><c> the</c><00:10:12.639><c> new</c><00:10:12.799><c> thing</c>

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well,<00:10:14.320><c> wait</c><00:10:14.500><c> a</c><00:10:14.580><c> while,</c><00:10:14.740><c> what</c><00:10:15.059><c> are</c><00:10:15.159><c> you</c><00:10:15.299><c> doing</c><00:10:15.460><c> there?</c>

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So<00:10:16.860><c> reinforcement</c><00:10:17.440><c> is</c><00:10:17.820><c> a</c><00:10:18.080><c> constant</c><00:10:18.500><c> way</c><00:10:19.019><c> of</c><00:10:20.159><c> keeping</c><00:10:20.399><c> the</c><00:10:20.679><c> human</c><00:10:20.919><c> spirit</c><00:10:21.320><c> on</c>

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its<00:10:21.980><c> toes.</c>

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Have<00:10:23.960><c> ye</c><00:10:24.240><c> understood</c><00:10:24.779><c> all</c><00:10:25.139><c> these</c><00:10:25.379><c> things?</c>

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And<00:10:26.179><c> they</c><00:10:26.440><c> say</c><00:10:26.580><c> unto</c><00:10:26.840><c> him,</c><00:10:27.340><c> Yea,</c><00:10:27.679><c> Lord.</c>

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Now,<00:10:28.820><c> today,</c><00:10:29.279><c> I</c><00:10:29.379><c> would</c><00:10:29.620><c> like</c><00:10:29.779><c> to</c><00:10:30.019><c> focus</c><00:10:30.379><c> on</c><00:10:31.340><c> a</c><00:10:31.720><c> group</c><00:10:31.879><c> of</c><00:10:32.240><c> parables</c>

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Now,<00:10:41.019><c> let's</c><00:10:41.179><c> go</c><00:10:41.379><c> to</c><00:10:41.519><c> Luke</c><00:10:41.779><c> chapter</c><00:10:42.159><c> 15.</c>

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Let's<00:11:01.519><c> see.</c>

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This<00:11:19.559><c> chapter</c><00:11:19.980><c> has</c><00:11:20.299><c> this</c><00:11:20.559><c> marvelous</c><00:11:21.039><c> set</c><00:11:21.299><c> of</c><00:11:21.639><c> parables</c>

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on<00:11:23.379><c> the</c><00:11:24.539><c> lost</c><00:11:24.740><c> sheep,</c><00:11:26.139><c> the</c><00:11:26.259><c> lost</c><00:11:26.519><c> coin,</c><00:11:27.639><c> and</c><00:11:27.779><c> the</c><00:11:27.940><c> lost</c><00:11:28.200><c> son.</c>

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tells<00:11:35.419><c> us</c><00:11:35.679><c> a</c><00:11:35.899><c> great</c><00:11:36.159><c> deal</c><00:11:36.600><c> about</c><00:11:37.080><c> recovery</c>

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and<00:11:39.659><c> all</c><00:11:40.000><c> the</c><00:11:40.220><c> various</c><00:11:40.460><c> aspects</c><00:11:41.019><c> of</c><00:11:41.240><c> it.</c>

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Now,<00:11:42.440><c> there</c><00:11:42.639><c> is</c><00:11:42.960><c> a</c><00:11:43.080><c> rabbinic</c><00:11:43.620><c> parable</c><00:11:44.039><c> about</c><00:11:44.700><c> being</c><00:11:45.159><c> lost,</c>

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which<00:11:46.340><c> is</c><00:11:46.639><c> worth</c><00:11:46.879><c> telling</c><00:11:47.220><c> because</c><00:11:47.720><c> it</c><00:11:48.379><c> kind</c><00:11:48.519><c> of</c><00:11:48.740><c> shows</c><00:11:48.919><c> you</c>

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the<00:11:52.539><c> same</c><00:11:52.899><c> type</c><00:11:53.279><c> of</c><00:11:53.659><c> moral</c><00:11:53.980><c> problem.</c>

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This<00:11:55.779><c> parable</c><00:11:56.179><c> goes</c><00:11:56.580><c> that</c><00:11:56.779><c> a</c><00:11:56.980><c> man</c><00:11:57.220><c> was</c><00:11:57.559><c> driving</c><00:11:57.879><c> 12</c><00:11:58.419><c> animals</c>

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laden<00:12:00.019><c> with</c><00:12:00.299><c> wine.</c>

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And<00:12:01.919><c> as</c><00:12:02.039><c> he</c><00:12:02.240><c> wandered</c><00:12:02.500><c> through</c><00:12:02.759><c> the</c><00:12:03.220><c> narrow,</c><00:12:04.080><c> twisting</c><00:12:04.240><c> streets</c><00:12:04.620><c> of</c>

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the<00:12:04.980><c> city,</c>

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he<00:12:06.720><c> suddenly</c><00:12:07.100><c> noticed</c><00:12:07.480><c> that</c><00:12:07.720><c> one</c><00:12:07.919><c> of</c><00:12:08.039><c> his</c><00:12:08.259><c> 12</c><00:12:08.519><c> sheep</c><00:12:08.879><c> was</c><00:12:09.320><c> missing.</c>

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Frantically,<00:12:14.279><c> he</c><00:12:14.799><c> rushed</c><00:12:15.200><c> all</c><00:12:15.600><c> over</c><00:12:16.360><c> to</c><00:12:16.960><c> try</c><00:12:17.200><c> to</c><00:12:17.500><c> find</c><00:12:17.899><c> the</c>

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lost<00:12:19.159><c> animal</c>

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because<00:12:21.860><c> the</c><00:12:22.159><c> animals</c><00:12:22.399><c> were</c><00:12:22.779><c> all</c><00:12:23.220><c> laden</c><00:12:23.600><c> with</c><00:12:24.000><c> wine.</c>

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Why<00:12:25.820><c> did</c><00:12:26.019><c> he</c><00:12:26.080><c> do</c><00:12:26.340><c> so?</c>

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He<00:12:27.519><c> was</c><00:12:27.740><c> afraid</c><00:12:28.200><c> that</c><00:12:28.440><c> the</c><00:12:28.700><c> one</c><00:12:28.940><c> lost</c><00:12:29.460><c> one</c><00:12:29.860><c> would</c><00:12:30.259><c> wander</c><00:12:30.600><c> into</c>

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the<00:12:31.259><c> shop</c><00:12:31.480><c> of</c><00:12:31.720><c> a</c><00:12:31.879><c> Gentile,</c>

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and<00:12:33.320><c> the</c><00:12:33.519><c> Gentile</c><00:12:33.919><c> would</c><00:12:34.139><c> take</c><00:12:34.440><c> his</c><00:12:35.100><c> kosher</c><00:12:35.519><c> wine</c>

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and<00:12:36.840><c> mingle</c><00:12:37.139><c> it</c><00:12:37.519><c> with</c><00:12:37.820><c> the</c><00:12:38.120><c> wine</c><00:12:38.740><c> of</c><00:12:39.360><c> the</c><00:12:39.539><c> Gentiles.</c>

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The<00:12:42.740><c> whole</c><00:12:42.980><c> emphasis</c><00:12:43.399><c> there</c><00:12:43.740><c> is</c><00:12:43.940><c> on</c><00:12:44.620><c> his</c><00:12:45.039><c> own</c><00:12:46.340><c> purification</c>

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being<00:12:47.740><c> marred.</c>

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He<00:12:50.039><c> wasn't</c><00:12:50.340><c> concerned</c><00:12:50.759><c> at</c><00:12:50.960><c> all</c><00:12:51.080><c> in</c><00:12:51.259><c> recovering</c><00:12:51.740><c> the</c><00:12:51.940><c> lost</c><00:12:52.179><c> animal,</c>

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only<00:12:53.860><c> that</c><00:12:54.039><c> the</c><00:12:54.240><c> lost</c><00:12:54.500><c> animal</c><00:12:54.879><c> could</c><00:12:55.159><c> somehow</c><00:12:55.500><c> defile</c><00:12:56.039><c> him.</c>

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Interesting.

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Well,<00:13:00.899><c> Jesus</c><00:13:01.320><c> has</c><00:13:01.940><c> a</c><00:13:02.039><c> very</c><00:13:02.379><c> different</c><00:13:02.679><c> view</c><00:13:03.139><c> on</c><00:13:04.320><c> recovery</c><00:13:04.980><c> of</c>

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lost<00:13:05.620><c> objects,</c>

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and<00:13:07.139><c> the</c><00:13:07.759><c> whole</c><00:13:08.019><c> set</c><00:13:08.179><c> of</c><00:13:08.460><c> parables</c><00:13:08.700><c> seems</c><00:13:09.039><c> to</c><00:13:09.220><c> be</c><00:13:09.419><c> set</c><00:13:09.600><c> off</c><00:13:09.779><c> by</c>

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this<00:13:10.779><c> phrase</c><00:13:11.259><c> in</c><00:13:11.460><c> verse</c><00:13:11.700><c> 2,</c>

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when<00:13:12.039><c> the</c><00:13:12.279><c> Pharisees</c><00:13:12.779><c> and</c><00:13:13.000><c> scribes</c><00:13:13.480><c> murmured,</c><00:13:14.860><c> saying,</c>

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This<00:13:15.720><c> man</c><00:13:16.159><c> receiveth</c><00:13:17.059><c> sinners</c><00:13:17.500><c> and</c><00:13:17.860><c> eateth</c><00:13:18.320><c> with</c><00:13:18.519><c> them.</c>

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Obviously,<00:13:20.100><c> a</c><00:13:20.240><c> terrible</c><00:13:20.679><c> thing</c><00:13:20.960><c> to</c><00:13:21.179><c> do,</c>

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that<00:13:21.500><c> you</c><00:13:21.679><c> would</c><00:13:22.240><c> have</c><00:13:22.460><c> association</c><00:13:23.080><c> with</c><00:13:23.299><c> someone</c><00:13:23.759><c> who</c><00:13:24.360><c> was</c>

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a<00:13:24.879><c> sinner.</c>

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And<00:13:26.919><c> you</c><00:13:27.000><c> see,</c><00:13:27.100><c> the</c><00:13:27.200><c> whole</c><00:13:27.779><c> thing</c><00:13:28.019><c> that</c><00:13:28.399><c> set</c><00:13:28.519><c> them</c><00:13:28.740><c> off</c><00:13:29.080><c> was,</c>

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how<00:13:30.480><c> dare</c><00:13:30.759><c> he</c><00:13:31.080><c> eat</c><00:13:31.299><c> with</c><00:13:31.539><c> them?</c>

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They<00:13:33.100><c> were</c><00:13:33.299><c> concerned</c><00:13:33.799><c> about</c><00:13:34.159><c> their</c><00:13:34.500><c> own</c><00:13:34.840><c> defilement</c>

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and<00:13:36.960><c> not</c><00:13:37.440><c> with</c><00:13:38.080><c> the</c><00:13:38.360><c> need</c><00:13:38.620><c> of</c><00:13:38.860><c> that</c><00:13:39.120><c> sinner.</c>

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Murmuring,<00:13:43.779><c> of</c><00:13:44.019><c> course,</c><00:13:44.220><c> was</c><00:13:44.460><c> a</c><00:13:44.620><c> long</c><00:13:44.779><c> tradition</c><00:13:45.240><c> in</c><00:13:45.399><c> Israel.</c>

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We<00:13:46.399><c> go</c><00:13:46.639><c> back</c><00:13:47.000><c> to</c><00:13:47.399><c> Exodus</c><00:13:47.860><c> 16</c><00:13:49.059><c> in</c><00:13:50.299><c> their</c><00:13:50.600><c> wanderings,</c>

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and<00:13:51.259><c> we</c><00:13:51.399><c> know</c><00:13:51.620><c> that</c><00:13:51.779><c> it</c><00:13:52.019><c> set</c><00:13:52.179><c> off</c><00:13:52.440><c> all</c><00:13:52.799><c> their</c><00:13:53.080><c> problems.</c>

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I'll<00:13:56.100><c> just</c><00:13:56.340><c> turn</c><00:13:56.519><c> to</c><00:13:56.580><c> it</c><00:13:56.740><c> quickly.</c><00:13:56.980><c> You</c><00:13:57.059><c> don't</c><00:13:57.259><c> have</c><00:13:57.519><c> to.</c>

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It's<00:13:57.899><c> kind</c><00:13:58.059><c> of</c><00:13:58.159><c> familiar</c><00:13:58.379><c> to</c><00:13:58.580><c> all</c><00:13:59.039><c> of</c><00:13:59.159><c> us.</c><00:13:59.299><c> 16</c><00:13:59.779><c> and</c><00:14:00.139><c> 2.</c>

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And<00:14:00.899><c> the</c><00:14:01.039><c> whole</c><00:14:01.559><c> congregation</c><00:14:02.259><c> of</c><00:14:02.440><c> the</c><00:14:02.620><c> children</c><00:14:02.860><c> of</c><00:14:03.019><c> Israel</c>

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murmured<00:14:03.740><c> against</c><00:14:04.059><c> Moses</c><00:14:04.600><c> and</c><00:14:05.039><c> Aaron</c><00:14:05.360><c> in</c><00:14:05.639><c> the</c><00:14:05.759><c> wilderness.</c>

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And<00:14:07.220><c> this</c><00:14:07.460><c> murmuring</c><00:14:07.779><c> went</c><00:14:08.019><c> on</c><00:14:08.399><c> and</c><00:14:08.559><c> on</c><00:14:08.720><c> and</c><00:14:08.840><c> on.</c>

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Geez,<00:14:15.899><c> let's</c><00:14:16.100><c> hope</c><00:14:16.259><c> they</c><00:14:16.419><c> don't</c><00:14:16.559><c> do</c><00:14:16.740><c> that</c><00:14:16.919><c> at</c><00:14:17.039><c> some</c><00:14:17.179><c> Bible</c>

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schools,<00:14:18.419><c> right?</c>

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Start<00:14:18.659><c> murmuring</c><00:14:19.059><c> about</c><00:14:19.320><c> the</c><00:14:19.600><c> food.</c>

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I've<00:14:21.139><c> known</c><00:14:21.279><c> a</c><00:14:21.519><c> few</c><00:14:22.240><c> where</c><00:14:22.960><c> it</c><00:14:23.120><c> has</c><00:14:23.320><c> not</c><00:14:23.480><c> been</c><00:14:23.620><c> as</c><00:14:23.759><c> fortunate</c><00:14:24.240><c> here.</c>

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This<00:14:24.700><c> is</c><00:14:24.840><c> almost</c><00:14:25.059><c> gourmet</c><00:14:25.620><c> here.</c><00:14:26.360><c> I'm</c><00:14:26.559><c> really</c><00:14:26.820><c> impressed.</c>

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In<00:14:28.360><c> fact,</c><00:14:28.460><c> I</c><00:14:28.600><c> think</c><00:14:28.720><c> you</c><00:14:28.860><c> ought</c><00:14:28.960><c> to</c><00:14:29.100><c> advertise</c><00:14:29.559><c> your</c><00:14:29.879><c> food.</c>

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I<00:14:31.000><c> think</c><00:14:31.279><c> there</c><00:14:31.580><c> are</c><00:14:31.580><c> very</c><00:14:31.879><c> few</c><00:14:32.019><c> vacations</c>

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where<00:14:32.700><c> you</c><00:14:32.720><c> can</c><00:14:32.940><c> eat</c><00:14:33.379><c> this</c><00:14:33.720><c> good</c><00:14:33.879><c> for</c><00:14:34.080><c> a</c><00:14:34.120><c> whole</c><00:14:34.299><c> week.</c>

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If<00:14:35.440><c> you</c><00:14:35.559><c> ate</c><00:14:35.679><c> at</c><00:14:35.820><c> the</c><00:14:35.940><c> University</c><00:14:36.399><c> of</c><00:14:36.519><c> Michigan,</c>

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you'd<00:14:37.200><c> definitely</c><00:14:37.539><c> agree</c><00:14:37.840><c> with</c><00:14:38.019><c> me.</c>

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I<00:14:38.299><c> do</c><00:14:38.559><c> not</c><00:14:38.860><c> eat</c><00:14:39.659><c> an</c><00:14:39.960><c> entrée</c><00:14:40.120><c> at</c><00:14:40.320><c> the</c><00:14:40.480><c> University</c><00:14:40.820><c> of</c><00:14:40.960><c> Michigan</c>

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unless<00:14:42.720><c> I</c><00:14:42.980><c> have</c><00:14:43.179><c> great</c><00:14:43.500><c> fear</c><00:14:43.700><c> of</c><00:14:43.840><c> my</c><00:14:44.039><c> life.</c>

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It's<00:14:46.519><c> institutional</c><00:14:47.080><c> food,</c>

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and<00:14:48.419><c> institutional</c><00:14:48.919><c> food</c><00:14:49.139><c> at</c><00:14:49.279><c> the</c><00:14:49.379><c> University</c><00:14:49.759><c> of</c><00:14:49.960><c> Michigan</c>

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is<00:14:51.299><c> in</c><00:14:51.460><c> the</c><00:14:51.620><c> true</c><00:14:51.779><c> tradition</c><00:14:52.200><c> of</c><00:14:52.480><c> institutional</c><00:14:53.019><c> food,</c>

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just<00:14:53.740><c> one</c><00:14:54.019><c> step</c><00:14:54.279><c> above</c><00:14:54.580><c> poison.</c>

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Now,<00:14:57.120><c> this</c><00:14:57.399><c> murmuring</c><00:14:58.559><c> sets</c><00:14:59.799><c> off</c><00:15:00.039><c> this</c><00:15:00.259><c> group</c><00:15:00.460><c> of</c><00:15:00.759><c> parables.</c>

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And<00:15:02.179><c> he</c><00:15:02.279><c> says,</c><00:15:03.820><c> he</c><00:15:04.259><c> spake</c><00:15:04.500><c> a</c><00:15:04.720><c> parable</c><00:15:04.960><c> unto</c><00:15:05.200><c> them.</c>

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What<00:15:06.419><c> man</c><00:15:06.779><c> of</c><00:15:07.019><c> you...</c>

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And<00:15:08.120><c> this</c><00:15:08.580><c> is</c><00:15:09.019><c> absolutely</c><00:15:09.620><c> classical</c><00:15:10.240><c> Jesus</c><00:15:10.659><c> Christ,</c>

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the<00:15:12.080><c> greatest</c><00:15:12.379><c> teacher</c><00:15:12.679><c> that</c><00:15:12.840><c> ever</c><00:15:13.059><c> lived.</c>

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He<00:15:15.179><c> makes</c><00:15:15.460><c> his</c><00:15:15.879><c> students</c><00:15:16.460><c> answer</c><00:15:17.519><c> their</c><00:15:17.740><c> own</c><00:15:17.940><c> questions.</c>

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He<00:15:21.440><c> makes</c><00:15:21.779><c> their</c><00:15:22.279><c> teaching</c><00:15:22.620><c> come</c><00:15:22.899><c> out</c><00:15:23.139><c> from</c><00:15:23.340><c> within</c><00:15:23.519><c> themselves.</c>

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He<00:15:25.299><c> doesn't</c><00:15:25.519><c> sit</c><00:15:25.799><c> at</c><00:15:25.980><c> them</c><00:15:26.159><c> and</c><00:15:26.299><c> say,</c>

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this<00:15:27.320><c> is</c><00:15:27.460><c> what</c><00:15:27.519><c> I</c><00:15:27.639><c> want</c><00:15:27.759><c> you</c><00:15:27.899><c> to</c><00:15:28.019><c> know,</c><00:15:28.240><c> this</c><00:15:28.399><c> is</c><00:15:28.559><c> what</c><00:15:28.659><c> I</c><00:15:28.799><c> want</c>

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you<00:15:29.059><c> to</c><00:15:29.159><c> know,</c>

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that's<00:15:29.600><c> what</c><00:15:29.720><c> I</c><00:15:29.799><c> want</c><00:15:29.940><c> you</c><00:15:30.080><c> to</c><00:15:30.100><c> know.</c>

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He<00:15:30.259><c> says,</c><00:15:30.539><c> no,</c><00:15:30.860><c> what</c><00:15:31.120><c> do</c><00:15:31.419><c> you</c><00:15:31.700><c> think?</c>

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And<00:15:33.940><c> when</c><00:15:34.100><c> the</c><00:15:34.299><c> answer</c><00:15:34.500><c> comes</c><00:15:34.779><c> out,</c><00:15:35.080><c> they</c><00:15:35.259><c> are</c><00:15:35.559><c> forced</c><00:15:36.139><c> to</c><00:15:36.639><c> believe</c><00:15:36.960><c> it.</c>

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They<00:15:38.679><c> don't</c><00:15:38.960><c> like</c><00:15:39.220><c> it.</c><00:15:40.440><c> They</c><00:15:40.759><c> often</c><00:15:41.139><c> don't</c><00:15:41.480><c> like</c><00:15:41.720><c> it.</c>

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But<00:15:42.600><c> they</c><00:15:42.820><c> can't</c><00:15:43.259><c> say,</c><00:15:44.100><c> well,</c><00:15:44.279><c> I</c><00:15:44.360><c> don't</c><00:15:44.580><c> agree</c><00:15:44.860><c> with</c><00:15:45.080><c> him,</c>

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because<00:15:46.019><c> he</c><00:15:46.240><c> makes</c><00:15:46.600><c> them</c><00:15:47.399><c> teach</c><00:15:48.259><c> themselves.</c>

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They<00:15:50.639><c> may</c><00:15:50.860><c> not</c><00:15:51.059><c> like</c><00:15:51.240><c> the</c><00:15:51.440><c> lesson</c><00:15:51.659><c> they</c><00:15:51.879><c> are</c><00:15:52.120><c> taught,</c>

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but<00:15:53.019><c> there</c><00:15:53.259><c> is</c><00:15:53.440><c> very</c><00:15:53.740><c> little</c><00:15:53.940><c> doubt</c><00:15:54.200><c> in</c><00:15:54.519><c> parable</c><00:15:54.840><c> after</c><00:15:55.240><c> parable</c>

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and<00:15:55.899><c> teaching</c><00:15:56.259><c> after</c><00:15:56.639><c> teaching</c>

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that<00:15:57.620><c> the</c><00:15:57.899><c> teacher</c><00:15:58.200><c> has</c><00:15:58.580><c> forced</c><00:15:58.840><c> the</c><00:15:59.100><c> pupil</c><00:15:59.340><c> to</c><00:15:59.679><c> accept</c><00:16:00.299><c> the</c><00:16:00.679><c> teaching.</c>

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And<00:16:03.980><c> so</c><00:16:04.100><c> he</c><00:16:04.200><c> says,</c><00:16:04.700><c> what</c><00:16:04.879><c> do</c><00:16:05.059><c> you</c><00:16:05.279><c> think?</c>

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What<00:16:06.139><c> man</c><00:16:06.440><c> of</c><00:16:06.620><c> you,</c><00:16:07.240><c> having</c><00:16:07.500><c> a</c><00:16:07.720><c> hundred</c><00:16:07.960><c> sheep,</c><00:16:08.259><c> if</c><00:16:08.399><c> he</c><00:16:08.580><c> lose</c>

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one<00:16:08.980><c> of</c><00:16:09.139><c> them,</c>

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doth<00:16:09.919><c> not</c><00:16:10.240><c> leave</c><00:16:10.559><c> the</c><00:16:10.840><c> ninety</c><00:16:11.139><c>-nine</c><00:16:11.419><c> in</c><00:16:11.600><c> the</c><00:16:11.740><c> wilderness</c>

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and<00:16:12.299><c> go</c><00:16:12.580><c> after</c><00:16:12.960><c> that</c><00:16:13.200><c> which</c><00:16:13.360><c> is</c><00:16:13.620><c> lost</c><00:16:13.879><c> until</c><00:16:14.159><c> he</c><00:16:14.399><c> find</c><00:16:14.700><c> it?</c>

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And<00:16:15.600><c> now</c><00:16:15.759><c> here</c><00:16:15.919><c> in</c><00:16:16.019><c> this</c><00:16:16.299><c> parable</c><00:16:16.580><c> of</c><00:16:16.799><c> the</c><00:16:16.899><c> lost</c><00:16:17.080><c> sheep,</c>

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we<00:16:18.559><c> have</c><00:16:19.159><c> a</c><00:16:19.519><c> picture</c><00:16:19.919><c> of</c><00:16:20.720><c> a</c><00:16:20.879><c> man</c><00:16:21.100><c> going</c><00:16:21.360><c> through</c><00:16:21.700><c> a</c><00:16:21.860><c> wilderness</c>

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with<00:16:22.460><c> a</c><00:16:22.580><c> hundred</c><00:16:22.860><c> sheep.</c>

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And<00:16:24.360><c> the</c><00:16:24.519><c> wilderness,</c><00:16:24.960><c> in</c><00:16:25.159><c> some</c><00:16:25.399><c> sense,</c><00:16:25.700><c> is</c><00:16:25.779><c> the</c><00:16:25.960><c> ways</c><00:16:26.100><c> of</c><00:16:26.259><c> the</c><00:16:26.440><c> world.</c>

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As<00:16:27.659><c> sheep</c><00:16:27.860><c> go</c><00:16:28.100><c> through</c><00:16:28.480><c> an</c><00:16:28.779><c> area</c><00:16:29.100><c> of</c><00:16:29.259><c> wilderness,</c>

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instead<00:16:29.879><c> of</c><00:16:30.019><c> being</c><00:16:30.240><c> out</c><00:16:30.539><c> in</c><00:16:30.820><c> the</c><00:16:31.080><c> open</c><00:16:31.419><c> pasture</c><00:16:31.840><c> land,</c>

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they<00:16:32.659><c> are</c><00:16:32.960><c> liable</c><00:16:33.220><c> to</c><00:16:33.399><c> wander.</c>

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Sheep<00:16:33.879><c> are</c><00:16:34.000><c> very</c><00:16:34.200><c> curious</c><00:16:34.559><c> animals.</c>

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And<00:16:35.759><c> they</c><00:16:35.879><c> will</c><00:16:36.039><c> wander</c><00:16:36.379><c> around,</c>

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and<00:16:37.240><c> one</c><00:16:38.059><c> of</c><00:16:38.179><c> them</c><00:16:38.240><c> might</c><00:16:38.419><c> go</c><00:16:38.679><c> off</c><00:16:38.860><c> into</c><00:16:39.080><c> a</c><00:16:39.279><c> gully</c><00:16:39.480><c> or</c><00:16:39.740><c> a</c><00:16:39.899><c> ravine</c>

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and<00:16:40.720><c> get</c><00:16:40.820><c> away</c><00:16:41.059><c> from</c><00:16:41.200><c> the</c><00:16:41.419><c> main</c><00:16:41.620><c> flock</c><00:16:42.019><c> and</c><00:16:42.480><c> be</c><00:16:43.080><c> lost.</c>

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And<00:16:46.259><c> you</c><00:16:46.340><c> have</c><00:16:46.460><c> to</c><00:16:46.620><c> realize</c><00:16:47.000><c> that</c><00:16:47.200><c> unlike</c><00:16:47.559><c> in</c><00:16:47.960><c> America</c><00:16:48.460><c> or</c><00:16:48.799><c> New</c><00:16:49.059><c> Zealand</c>

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where<00:16:49.559><c> they</c><00:16:49.919><c> have</c><00:16:50.100><c> trained</c><00:16:50.419><c> dogs</c><00:16:50.820><c> and</c><00:16:51.019><c> so</c><00:16:51.139><c> on,</c>

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it's<00:16:51.539><c> a</c><00:16:51.620><c> lot</c><00:16:51.720><c> more</c><00:16:52.019><c> sophisticated</c><00:16:52.600><c> today.</c>

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In<00:16:53.039><c> those</c><00:16:53.200><c> days,</c><00:16:53.539><c> there</c><00:16:53.840><c> were</c><00:16:53.960><c> no</c><00:16:54.200><c> trained</c><00:16:54.440><c> animals</c>

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to<00:16:55.379><c> help</c><00:16:55.720><c> the</c><00:16:56.039><c> herdsmen</c><00:16:56.399><c> keep</c><00:16:56.700><c> all</c><00:16:56.980><c> the</c><00:16:57.159><c> sheep</c><00:16:57.299><c> in</c><00:16:57.580><c> the</c><00:16:57.759><c> pack.</c>

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This<00:16:59.080><c> was</c><00:16:59.500><c> simply</c><00:16:59.940><c> the</c><00:17:00.559><c> man,</c><00:17:01.059><c> the</c><00:17:01.279><c> shepherd,</c>

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and<00:17:01.720><c> maybe</c><00:17:01.960><c> his</c><00:17:02.320><c> young</c><00:17:02.580><c> boy</c><00:17:02.759><c> or</c><00:17:02.899><c> someone</c><00:17:03.139><c> else</c><00:17:03.340><c> in</c><00:17:03.480><c> the</c><00:17:03.659><c> family</c>

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who<00:17:04.099><c> helped</c><00:17:04.279><c> them.</c>

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Now,<00:17:06.240><c> you</c><00:17:06.420><c> say</c><00:17:06.579><c> to</c><00:17:06.680><c> yourself,</c><00:17:07.000><c> well,</c><00:17:07.140><c> what's</c><00:17:07.420><c> the</c><00:17:07.539><c> big</c><00:17:07.740><c> deal?</c>

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The<00:17:08.220><c> man</c><00:17:08.380><c> had</c><00:17:08.579><c> 99</c><00:17:09.099><c> other</c><00:17:09.359><c> sheep.</c>

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Why<00:17:11.140><c> would</c><00:17:11.279><c> he</c><00:17:11.440><c> care</c><00:17:11.599><c> about</c><00:17:11.839><c> this</c><00:17:12.059><c> 1</c><00:17:12.400><c>%</c><00:17:12.720><c> loss?</c>

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And<00:17:14.720><c> indeed,</c><00:17:15.180><c> to</c><00:17:15.380><c> the</c><00:17:15.559><c> pharacitic</c><00:17:16.019><c> mind,</c>

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that<00:17:16.640><c> could</c><00:17:16.859><c> have</c><00:17:17.059><c> been</c><00:17:17.220><c> a</c><00:17:18.079><c> question</c><00:17:18.460><c> to</c><00:17:18.660><c> them.</c>

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Well,<00:17:19.160><c> all</c><00:17:19.299><c> right,</c><00:17:19.579><c> so</c><00:17:19.779><c> we</c><00:17:20.339><c> all</c><00:17:20.599><c> lose</c><00:17:20.900><c> some.</c>

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And<00:17:22.500><c> I</c><00:17:22.660><c> think,</c><00:17:22.940><c> in</c><00:17:23.019><c> some</c><00:17:23.220><c> sense,</c>

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you<00:17:24.240><c> find</c><00:17:24.500><c> the</c><00:17:24.680><c> same</c><00:17:24.940><c> kind</c><00:17:25.279><c> of</c><00:17:25.500><c> human</c><00:17:25.859><c> thinking</c><00:17:26.220><c> in</c><00:17:26.680><c> our</c><00:17:26.920><c> own</c><00:17:27.180><c> minds.</c>

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I've<00:17:28.279><c> been</c><00:17:28.400><c> a</c><00:17:28.500><c> member</c><00:17:28.640><c> of</c><00:17:28.799><c> a</c><00:17:28.799><c> very</c><00:17:29.099><c> big</c><00:17:29.259><c> ecclesia,</c><00:17:30.299><c> over</c><00:17:30.720><c> 100,</c>

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and<00:17:31.220><c> I've</c><00:17:31.319><c> been</c><00:17:31.460><c> a</c><00:17:31.519><c> member</c><00:17:31.700><c> of</c><00:17:31.940><c> smaller</c><00:17:32.180><c> ecclesias</c><00:17:32.579><c> with</c><00:17:32.779><c> 10,</c>

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15<00:17:33.460><c> people</c><00:17:33.819><c> in</c><00:17:33.940><c> it.</c>

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And<00:17:34.559><c> it's</c><00:17:35.059><c> remarkable,</c><00:17:35.839><c> the</c><00:17:35.960><c> tremendous</c><00:17:36.519><c> difference</c><00:17:36.920><c> in</c><00:17:37.240><c> attitude</c>

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towards<00:17:38.380><c> one</c><00:17:38.680><c> person</c><00:17:39.140><c> who</c><00:17:39.440><c> needs</c><00:17:39.640><c> some</c><00:17:39.900><c> help</c><00:17:40.140><c> or</c><00:17:40.420><c> may</c><00:17:40.619><c> be</c>

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falling<00:17:41.000><c> away.</c>

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In<00:17:41.420><c> a</c><00:17:41.599><c> big</c><00:17:41.740><c> ecclesia,</c><00:17:42.240><c> the</c><00:17:42.380><c> tendency</c><00:17:42.759><c> is</c><00:17:43.759><c> for</c><00:17:44.339><c> them</c><00:17:44.480><c> to</c><00:17:44.700><c> get</c><00:17:44.900><c> lost.</c>

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Who's<00:17:46.400><c> going</c><00:17:46.519><c> to</c><00:17:46.619><c> do</c><00:17:46.779><c> it?</c>

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You<00:17:47.880><c> may</c><00:17:48.099><c> not</c><00:17:48.259><c> even</c><00:17:48.420><c> be</c><00:17:48.599><c> aware</c><00:17:48.799><c> of</c><00:17:48.940><c> it.</c>

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You<00:17:49.619><c> come</c><00:17:49.799><c> into</c><00:17:50.039><c> Sunday</c><00:17:50.299><c> morning</c><00:17:50.619><c> and</c><00:17:50.859><c> most</c><00:17:51.099><c> of</c><00:17:51.259><c> the</c><00:17:51.359><c> seats</c>

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are<00:17:51.779><c> full.</c>

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You<00:17:52.019><c> don't</c><00:17:52.180><c> always</c><00:17:52.400><c> even</c><00:17:52.660><c> notice</c><00:17:52.960><c> if</c><00:17:53.140><c> one</c><00:17:53.359><c> person</c><00:17:53.700><c> isn't</c><00:17:54.000><c> there</c><00:17:54.299><c> in</c><00:17:54.420><c> a</c>

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big<00:17:54.740><c> ecclesia.</c>

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I<00:17:56.059><c> can</c><00:17:56.279><c> assure</c><00:17:56.559><c> you,</c><00:17:56.819><c> in</c><00:17:56.880><c> Detroit,</c><00:17:58.019><c> I</c><00:17:58.039><c> don't...</c>

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I've<00:17:59.259><c> only</c><00:17:59.400><c> been</c><00:17:59.539><c> there</c><00:17:59.720><c> two</c><00:17:59.920><c> years,</c>

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so<00:18:00.319><c> I'm</c><00:18:00.380><c> not</c><00:18:00.500><c> even</c><00:18:00.720><c> always</c><00:18:01.180><c> too</c><00:18:01.400><c> familiar</c><00:18:01.660><c> with</c><00:18:02.319><c> everyone</c><00:18:02.619><c> that</c><00:18:02.940><c> should</c><00:18:03.099><c> be</c><00:18:03.339><c> there.</c>

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And<00:18:04.140><c> you</c><00:18:04.380><c> go</c><00:18:04.579><c> in</c><00:18:04.759><c> and</c><00:18:04.980><c> if</c><00:18:05.279><c> one</c><00:18:05.440><c> or</c><00:18:05.500><c> two</c><00:18:05.660><c> people</c><00:18:05.900><c> aren't</c><00:18:06.119><c> there,</c>

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you<00:18:07.839><c> go</c><00:18:08.000><c> to</c><00:18:08.119><c> a</c><00:18:08.259><c> board</c><00:18:08.380><c> meeting</c><00:18:08.579><c> and</c><00:18:08.720><c> they</c><00:18:08.799><c> say,</c>

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do<00:18:08.980><c> you</c><00:18:08.980><c> know</c><00:18:09.140><c> someone</c><00:18:09.380><c> was</c><00:18:09.559><c> away</c><00:18:09.720><c> for</c><00:18:09.900><c> four</c><00:18:10.099><c> weeks</c><00:18:10.339><c> and</c><00:18:10.500><c> half</c>

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the<00:18:10.859><c> board</c><00:18:11.000><c> will</c><00:18:11.119><c> go,</c>

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no,<00:18:11.960><c> didn't</c><00:18:12.160><c> notice</c><00:18:12.440><c> it.</c>

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Now,<00:18:13.579><c> it's</c><00:18:14.339><c> not</c><00:18:14.480><c> because</c><00:18:14.740><c> they</c><00:18:14.920><c> didn't</c><00:18:15.380><c> do</c><00:18:15.640><c> it</c><00:18:15.779><c> or</c><00:18:16.059><c> deliberately</c><00:18:16.480><c> didn't</c><00:18:16.700><c> do</c><00:18:16.900><c> it.</c>

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It's<00:18:17.140><c> just</c><00:18:17.460><c> if</c><00:18:17.759><c> there's</c><00:18:18.019><c> 100</c><00:18:18.259><c> people</c><00:18:18.619><c> in</c><00:18:18.819><c> a</c><00:18:18.819><c> room</c><00:18:18.920><c> and</c><00:18:19.079><c> another</c>

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70<00:18:19.700><c> children,</c>

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it's<00:18:20.980><c> not</c><00:18:21.220><c> that</c><00:18:21.480><c> easy</c><00:18:21.720><c> to</c><00:18:22.039><c> remember</c><00:18:22.420><c> everyone</c><00:18:23.140><c> if</c><00:18:23.599><c> one</c><00:18:23.759><c> or</c><00:18:23.880><c> two</c>

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aren't<00:18:24.380><c> there.</c>

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You've<00:18:26.380><c> got</c><00:18:26.400><c> to</c><00:18:26.440><c> go</c><00:18:26.559><c> to</c><00:18:26.680><c> the</c><00:18:26.859><c> attendance</c><00:18:27.180><c> book.</c>

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You've<00:18:27.680><c> got</c><00:18:27.740><c> to</c><00:18:27.839><c> make</c><00:18:27.960><c> sure</c><00:18:28.079><c> you</c><00:18:28.259><c> have</c><00:18:28.400><c> a</c><00:18:28.539><c> record</c><00:18:28.740><c> of</c><00:18:28.940><c> it.</c>

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In<00:18:30.380><c> a</c><00:18:30.660><c> small</c><00:18:30.880><c> ecclesia,</c><00:18:31.380><c> if</c><00:18:31.460><c> you've</c><00:18:31.640><c> got</c><00:18:31.680><c> 12</c><00:18:31.980><c> people</c><00:18:32.420><c> and</c><00:18:32.539><c> one</c>

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of<00:18:32.880><c> them</c><00:18:33.000><c> isn't</c><00:18:33.259><c> there,</c>

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that's<00:18:33.980><c> a</c><00:18:34.140><c> large</c><00:18:34.400><c> loss.</c>

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And<00:18:35.920><c> right</c><00:18:36.099><c> away,</c><00:18:36.339><c> people</c><00:18:36.579><c> will</c><00:18:36.720><c> go</c><00:18:36.779><c> home,</c>

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call<00:18:37.799><c> whether</c><00:18:38.079><c> they</c><00:18:38.180><c> need</c><00:18:38.339><c> some</c><00:18:38.579><c> help,</c><00:18:39.099><c> someone's</c><00:18:39.579><c> sick.</c>

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You<00:18:40.619><c> know,</c><00:18:40.799><c> they're</c><00:18:41.140><c> inundated.</c>

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You're<00:18:41.920><c> inundated</c><00:18:42.420><c> with</c><00:18:42.680><c> help</c><00:18:43.000><c> in</c><00:18:43.339><c> a</c><00:18:43.579><c> small</c><00:18:43.740><c> ecclesia</c>

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because<00:18:44.400><c> there's</c><00:18:44.619><c> so</c><00:18:44.799><c> much</c><00:18:45.000><c> more</c><00:18:45.279><c> need</c>

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and<00:18:46.099><c> because</c><00:18:46.480><c> there</c><00:18:46.640><c> is</c><00:18:46.799><c> so</c><00:18:46.940><c> much</c><00:18:47.119><c> more</c><00:18:47.380><c> notice</c><00:18:47.660><c> if</c><00:18:47.839><c> you're</c>

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not<00:18:48.240><c> there.</c>

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And<00:18:50.039><c> I</c><00:18:50.140><c> think</c><00:18:50.299><c> Jesus</c><00:18:50.660><c> is</c><00:18:50.960><c> telling</c><00:18:51.160><c> them</c><00:18:51.400><c> here,</c>

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even<00:18:51.859><c> the</c><00:18:52.240><c> smallest</c><00:18:52.579><c> lost</c><00:18:52.920><c> has</c><00:18:53.259><c> to</c><00:18:53.440><c> be</c><00:18:53.599><c> noticed.</c>

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This<00:18:59.259><c> whole</c><00:18:59.779><c> attitude</c><00:19:00.440><c> towards</c><00:19:00.980><c> sinners</c><00:19:01.299><c> and</c><00:19:01.500><c> the</c><00:19:01.680><c> Pharisees</c>

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would<00:19:02.359><c> go</c><00:19:02.660><c> contrary.</c>

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They<00:19:05.480><c> murmured</c><00:19:05.839><c> in</c><00:19:06.019><c> the</c><00:19:06.140><c> first</c><00:19:06.339><c> place</c><00:19:06.839><c> because</c><00:19:07.160><c> he</c><00:19:07.319><c> was</c><00:19:07.539><c> with</c><00:19:07.819><c> sinners.</c>

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They<00:19:08.259><c> weren't</c><00:19:08.500><c> interested</c><00:19:08.920><c> in</c><00:19:09.140><c> recovery</c><00:19:09.539><c> at</c><00:19:09.779><c> all.</c>

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And<00:19:10.819><c> the</c><00:19:11.000><c> fact</c><00:19:11.180><c> that</c><00:19:11.420><c> one</c><00:19:11.700><c> of</c><00:19:11.839><c> these</c><00:19:12.019><c> sheep</c><00:19:12.279><c> should</c><00:19:12.480><c> be</c><00:19:12.720><c> missing,</c>

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well,<00:19:13.799><c> okay,</c><00:19:14.400><c> you</c><00:19:14.480><c> have</c><00:19:14.660><c> 99</c><00:19:15.180><c> righteous</c><00:19:15.660><c> people.</c>

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We<00:19:16.819><c> all</c><00:19:17.099><c> know</c><00:19:17.359><c> that</c><00:19:17.779><c> not</c><00:19:18.019><c> everyone</c><00:19:18.440><c> is</c><00:19:18.680><c> going</c><00:19:18.839><c> to</c><00:19:18.960><c> be</c><00:19:19.200><c> saved,</c>

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so<00:19:19.839><c> why</c><00:19:20.160><c> all</c><00:19:20.380><c> the</c><00:19:20.619><c> fuss?</c>

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It<00:19:22.759><c> all</c><00:19:22.980><c> became</c><00:19:23.319><c> a</c><00:19:23.599><c> question</c><00:19:23.960><c> of</c><00:19:24.220><c> action.</c>

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Now,<00:19:25.519><c> I'd</c><00:19:25.700><c> like</c><00:19:25.819><c> to</c><00:19:26.059><c> share</c><00:19:26.200><c> with</c><00:19:26.319><c> you</c><00:19:26.500><c> a</c><00:19:26.579><c> few</c><00:19:26.799><c> passages</c>

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that<00:19:27.940><c> would</c><00:19:28.319><c> be</c><00:19:28.539><c> helpful</c><00:19:28.799><c> in</c><00:19:28.980><c> looking</c><00:19:29.240><c> at</c><00:19:29.519><c> this</c><00:19:29.859><c> attitude</c>

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and<00:19:31.019><c> what</c><00:19:31.319><c> happens</c><00:19:31.839><c> when</c><00:19:32.339><c> the</c><00:19:32.619><c> sheep</c><00:19:32.819><c> wanders</c><00:19:33.400><c> away.</c>

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Go<00:19:34.160><c> to</c><00:19:34.319><c> 1</c><00:19:34.539><c> Corinthians,</c><00:19:35.359><c> chapter</c><00:19:35.859><c> 5.</c>

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And<00:19:49.599><c> I</c><00:19:49.759><c> want</c><00:19:49.839><c> to</c><00:19:50.160><c> put</c><00:19:50.279><c> your</c><00:19:50.460><c> attention</c><00:19:50.819><c> on</c><00:19:51.099><c> verses</c><00:19:51.500><c> 9</c><00:19:51.839><c> and</c><00:19:52.019><c> 10.</c>

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I<00:19:54.220><c> want</c><00:19:54.220><c> to</c><00:19:54.220><c> go</c><00:19:54.279><c> to</c><00:19:54.339><c> you</c><00:19:54.640><c> in</c><00:19:55.019><c> epistle</c><00:19:55.420><c> not</c><00:19:55.900><c> to</c><00:19:56.180><c> company</c><00:19:56.440><c> with</c><00:19:56.700><c> fornicators.</c>

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But<00:19:59.240><c> now</c><00:19:59.460><c> notice</c><00:19:59.680><c> the</c><00:19:59.880><c> next</c><00:20:00.099><c> verse.</c>

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Yet<00:20:01.299><c> not</c><00:20:01.859><c> altogether</c><00:20:02.519><c> with</c><00:20:02.799><c> the</c><00:20:03.019><c> fornicators</c><00:20:03.539><c> of</c><00:20:03.720><c> this</c><00:20:04.039><c> world</c>

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or<00:20:05.099><c> with</c><00:20:05.319><c> the</c><00:20:05.559><c> covetous</c><00:20:06.059><c> or</c><00:20:06.519><c> extortioners</c><00:20:07.259><c> or</c><00:20:07.519><c> with</c><00:20:07.759><c> idolaters,</c>

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for<00:20:08.759><c> then</c><00:20:09.660><c> must</c><00:20:10.460><c> ye</c><00:20:10.799><c> needs</c><00:20:11.119><c> go</c><00:20:11.559><c> out</c><00:20:12.160><c> of</c><00:20:12.400><c> the</c><00:20:12.660><c> world.</c>

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That's<00:20:14.960><c> a</c><00:20:15.039><c> remarkable</c><00:20:15.720><c> passage</c><00:20:16.240><c> of</c><00:20:16.559><c> balance.</c>

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I<00:20:17.960><c> don't</c><00:20:18.119><c> want</c><00:20:18.220><c> you</c><00:20:18.380><c> to</c><00:20:18.519><c> keep</c><00:20:18.740><c> company</c><00:20:19.019><c> with</c><00:20:19.220><c> them,</c><00:20:20.019><c> but</c><00:20:20.279><c> not</c><00:20:20.640><c> altogether.</c>

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What<00:20:22.680><c> does</c><00:20:22.839><c> that</c><00:20:23.000><c> mean?</c>

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Well,<00:20:24.660><c> take</c><00:20:24.839><c> a</c><00:20:24.960><c> look</c><00:20:25.059><c> at</c><00:20:25.220><c> the</c><00:20:25.380><c> Gospel</c><00:20:25.720><c> of</c><00:20:26.099><c> John,</c><00:20:26.839><c> chapter</c><00:20:27.059><c> 17.</c>

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Verse<00:20:36.579><c> 15.</c>

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And<00:20:40.920><c> we</c><00:20:41.299><c> have</c><00:20:41.460><c> a</c><00:20:41.660><c> remarkable</c><00:20:42.180><c> statement</c><00:20:42.619><c> made</c><00:20:42.960><c> by</c><00:20:43.160><c> Jesus</c><00:20:43.519><c> in</c><00:20:43.700><c> a</c><00:20:43.900><c> prayer.</c>

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I<00:20:44.920><c> pray</c><00:20:45.240><c> not</c><00:20:45.519><c> that</c><00:20:45.700><c> thou</c><00:20:45.900><c> shouldest</c><00:20:46.299><c> take</c><00:20:46.519><c> them</c><00:20:46.759><c> out</c><00:20:47.039><c> of</c><00:20:47.160><c> the</c><00:20:47.420><c> world,</c>

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but<00:20:48.819><c> that</c><00:20:49.059><c> thou</c><00:20:49.279><c> shouldest</c><00:20:49.759><c> keep</c><00:20:50.039><c> them</c><00:20:50.400><c> from</c><00:20:50.720><c> the</c><00:20:51.079><c> evil.</c>

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Well,<00:20:55.140><c> there</c><00:20:55.460><c> are</c><00:20:55.599><c> other</c><00:20:55.779><c> passages</c><00:20:56.220><c> like</c><00:20:56.619><c> this</c><00:20:56.799><c> that</c><00:20:56.920><c> I</c><00:20:57.039><c> could</c>

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point<00:20:57.500><c> to,</c>

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and<00:20:57.819><c> I</c><00:20:57.980><c> think</c><00:20:58.160><c> we</c><00:20:58.279><c> have</c><00:20:58.440><c> to</c><00:20:58.619><c> realize</c><00:20:58.940><c> that</c><00:20:59.119><c> we</c><00:20:59.359><c> are</c><00:20:59.680><c> not</c><00:20:59.940><c> a</c>

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monastic<00:21:00.640><c> religion.</c>

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But<00:21:03.900><c> there</c><00:21:04.140><c> is</c><00:21:04.299><c> a</c><00:21:04.480><c> tendency</c><00:21:04.839><c> for</c><00:21:05.140><c> us</c><00:21:05.259><c> to</c><00:21:05.440><c> turn</c><00:21:05.599><c> more</c><00:21:05.920><c> and</c><00:21:05.920><c> more</c><00:21:06.200><c> inward</c>

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in<00:21:07.660><c> a</c><00:21:07.859><c> world</c><00:21:08.000><c> that's</c><00:21:08.220><c> getting</c><00:21:08.420><c> more</c><00:21:08.720><c> and</c><00:21:08.720><c> more</c><00:21:08.980><c> evil.</c>

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And<00:21:10.759><c> yet</c><00:21:11.420><c> we</c><00:21:13.140><c> cannot</c><00:21:13.400><c> just</c><00:21:13.640><c> be</c><00:21:13.819><c> so</c><00:21:14.079><c> totally</c><00:21:14.339><c> afraid</c><00:21:14.700><c> of</c><00:21:14.819><c> the</c><00:21:14.980><c> world</c>

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that<00:21:15.240><c> we</c><00:21:15.440><c> cut</c><00:21:15.539><c> it</c><00:21:15.759><c> off</c><00:21:16.000><c> because</c><00:21:16.299><c> our</c><00:21:16.539><c> mission</c><00:21:16.740><c> is</c><00:21:16.940><c> to</c><00:21:17.019><c> be</c><00:21:17.220><c> out</c><00:21:17.460><c> there</c>

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and<00:21:17.920><c> change</c><00:21:18.420><c> the</c><00:21:18.700><c> world.</c>

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And<00:21:21.299><c> you</c><00:21:21.460><c> cannot</c><00:21:21.799><c> do</c><00:21:22.180><c> both.</c>

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I<00:21:23.099><c> mean,</c><00:21:23.259><c> if</c><00:21:23.319><c> you</c><00:21:23.460><c> have</c><00:21:23.559><c> no</c><00:21:23.819><c> association</c><00:21:24.259><c> with</c><00:21:24.500><c> the</c><00:21:24.660><c> world</c><00:21:24.839><c> altogether,</c>

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we<00:21:25.480><c> might</c><00:21:25.720><c> as</c><00:21:25.839><c> well</c><00:21:25.839><c> put</c><00:21:26.039><c> ourselves</c><00:21:26.359><c> off</c><00:21:26.599><c> in</c><00:21:26.740><c> a</c><00:21:26.900><c> monastery</c>

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some<00:21:27.579><c> place,</c>

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cut<00:21:28.299><c> ourselves</c><00:21:28.720><c> off</c><00:21:29.019><c> altogether,</c><00:21:29.859><c> and</c><00:21:30.000><c> be</c><00:21:30.279><c> concerned</c><00:21:30.640><c> solely</c>

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with<00:21:31.460><c> our</c><00:21:31.720><c> purification</c><00:21:32.380><c> and</c><00:21:32.819><c> not</c><00:21:33.240><c> being</c><00:21:33.539><c> defiled.</c>

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On<00:21:35.980><c> the</c><00:21:36.140><c> other</c><00:21:36.319><c> hand,</c><00:21:36.539><c> if</c><00:21:36.619><c> we</c><00:21:36.779><c> get</c><00:21:36.980><c> so</c><00:21:37.200><c> enraged</c><00:21:38.420><c> and</c><00:21:38.759><c> allurement</c><00:21:39.319><c> to</c><00:21:39.500><c> us</c>

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and<00:21:40.640><c> that</c><00:21:40.779><c> its</c><00:21:41.000><c> attractions</c><00:21:41.400><c> are</c><00:21:41.660><c> everything</c><00:21:41.920><c> that</c><00:21:42.079><c> we</c><00:21:42.319><c> want</c>

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to<00:21:42.640><c> partake</c><00:21:43.039><c> in,</c>

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then<00:21:43.839><c> we're</c><00:21:44.119><c> going</c><00:21:44.259><c> to</c><00:21:44.380><c> go</c><00:21:44.559><c> off</c><00:21:44.740><c> in</c><00:21:44.819><c> the</c><00:21:44.980><c> other</c><00:21:45.160><c> direction.</c>

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And<00:21:47.640><c> in</c><00:21:47.839><c> fact,</c><00:21:48.019><c> I</c><00:21:48.200><c> believe</c><00:21:48.420><c> what</c><00:21:48.599><c> is</c><00:21:48.720><c> being</c><00:21:49.000><c> taught</c><00:21:49.200><c> here</c>

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is<00:21:49.599><c> an</c><00:21:49.859><c> extremely</c><00:21:50.519><c> important</c><00:21:51.099><c> principle,</c>

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that<00:21:52.640><c> while</c><00:21:52.819><c> we're</c><00:21:53.000><c> in</c><00:21:53.220><c> the</c><00:21:53.400><c> world,</c><00:21:53.599><c> we</c><00:21:53.799><c> cannot</c><00:21:54.140><c> let</c><00:21:54.599><c> us</c><00:21:55.180><c> become</c><00:21:55.660><c> like</c>

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the<00:21:56.400><c> world,</c>

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yet<00:21:58.059><c> we</c><00:21:58.440><c> cannot</c><00:21:58.799><c> say</c><00:21:59.059><c> to</c><00:21:59.220><c> ourselves,</c>

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I<00:21:59.700><c> never</c><00:22:00.019><c> want</c><00:22:00.220><c> a</c><00:22:00.420><c> friend</c><00:22:00.559><c> who's</c><00:22:00.740><c> in</c><00:22:00.900><c> the</c><00:22:01.039><c> world,</c>

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I'm<00:22:02.019><c> not</c><00:22:02.240><c> going</c><00:22:02.359><c> to</c><00:22:02.500><c> talk</c><00:22:02.619><c> to</c><00:22:02.900><c> anyone</c><00:22:03.160><c> at</c><00:22:03.400><c> work,</c>

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I'm<00:22:05.220><c> not</c><00:22:05.380><c> going</c><00:22:05.480><c> to</c><00:22:05.559><c> have</c><00:22:05.720><c> anything</c><00:22:06.140><c> to</c><00:22:06.400><c> do</c><00:22:06.460><c> with</c><00:22:06.720><c> anyone.</c>

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In<00:22:08.900><c> fact,</c><00:22:09.119><c> I</c><00:22:09.160><c> think,</c><00:22:09.740><c> you</c><00:22:10.079><c> know,</c><00:22:10.240><c> you</c><00:22:10.240><c> find,</c>

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if<00:22:10.640><c> you</c><00:22:10.859><c> talk</c><00:22:11.039><c> a</c><00:22:11.180><c> lot</c><00:22:11.279><c> about</c><00:22:11.500><c> the</c><00:22:11.660><c> Bible</c><00:22:11.940><c> to</c><00:22:12.259><c> everyone,</c>

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where<00:22:13.019><c> you</c><00:22:13.240><c> work</c><00:22:13.480><c> and</c><00:22:13.880><c> wherever</c><00:22:14.140><c> you</c><00:22:14.420><c> are,</c>

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you<00:22:15.880><c> won't</c><00:22:16.119><c> have</c><00:22:16.319><c> this</c><00:22:16.579><c> problem</c><00:22:17.019><c> of</c><00:22:17.160><c> them</c><00:22:17.380><c> alluring</c><00:22:17.720><c> you.</c>

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I<00:22:19.380><c> mean,</c><00:22:19.819><c> I'll</c><00:22:19.980><c> give</c><00:22:20.160><c> you</c><00:22:20.339><c> a</c><00:22:20.500><c> simple</c><00:22:20.819><c> example.</c>

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Professors<00:22:22.660><c> are</c><00:22:22.900><c> pretty</c><00:22:23.279><c> crummy</c><00:22:23.619><c> joke</c><00:22:24.000><c> tellers,</c><00:22:24.319><c> you</c><00:22:24.440><c> know,</c>

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but<00:22:26.000><c> they</c><00:22:26.480><c> tend</c><00:22:26.759><c> to</c><00:22:27.039><c> share</c><00:22:27.220><c> jokes</c><00:22:27.519><c> because</c><00:22:28.019><c> if</c><00:22:28.740><c> you</c><00:22:28.839><c> go</c><00:22:28.940><c> in</c><00:22:29.059><c> a</c><00:22:29.220><c> classroom</c>

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and<00:22:29.680><c> you</c><00:22:29.799><c> want</c><00:22:29.920><c> to</c><00:22:30.099><c> set</c><00:22:30.220><c> a</c><00:22:30.640><c> tone</c><00:22:30.920><c> that</c><00:22:31.140><c> your</c><00:22:31.400><c> students</c><00:22:31.680><c> relax</c><00:22:32.339><c> a</c>

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little<00:22:32.619><c> bit,</c>

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you<00:22:33.059><c> tell</c><00:22:33.220><c> a</c><00:22:33.400><c> joke.</c>

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So<00:22:34.160><c> they</c><00:22:34.380><c> tend</c><00:22:34.579><c> to</c><00:22:34.839><c> share</c><00:22:35.000><c> jokes</c><00:22:35.380><c> among</c><00:22:35.619><c> each</c><00:22:35.880><c> other,</c><00:22:36.200><c> usually</c>

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at<00:22:36.660><c> lunch</c><00:22:36.859><c> hour.</c>

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Well,<00:22:38.180><c> if</c><00:22:38.359><c> someone,</c><00:22:39.000><c> when</c><00:22:39.140><c> I</c><00:22:39.299><c> first</c><00:22:39.500><c> got</c><00:22:39.700><c> to</c><00:22:39.859><c> Michigan,</c>

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there<00:22:40.319><c> was</c><00:22:40.559><c> one</c><00:22:40.940><c> professor</c><00:22:41.400><c> who</c><00:22:41.579><c> had</c><00:22:41.740><c> pretty</c><00:22:42.019><c> dirty</c><00:22:42.380><c> jokes.</c>

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That<00:22:42.819><c> was</c><00:22:43.000><c> his</c><00:22:43.240><c> specialty.</c>

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And<00:22:45.000><c> the</c><00:22:45.119><c> first</c><00:22:45.319><c> time</c><00:22:45.539><c> he</c><00:22:45.640><c> told</c><00:22:45.880><c> a</c><00:22:46.019><c> joke</c><00:22:46.180><c> at</c><00:22:46.359><c> lunch</c><00:22:46.579><c> hour,</c>

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and<00:22:46.880><c> I</c><00:22:47.019><c> happened</c><00:22:47.160><c> to</c><00:22:47.259><c> be</c><00:22:47.420><c> sitting</c><00:22:47.539><c> at</c><00:22:47.740><c> the</c><00:22:47.880><c> table,</c>

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I<00:22:48.940><c> got</c><00:22:49.099><c> up</c><00:22:49.299><c> and</c><00:22:49.440><c> I</c><00:22:49.579><c> said,</c><00:22:49.819><c> I</c><00:22:49.940><c> don't</c><00:22:50.140><c> really</c><00:22:50.359><c> need</c><00:22:50.519><c> that</c><00:22:50.720><c> in</c><00:22:50.859><c> a</c><00:22:51.000><c> classroom.</c>

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Why<00:22:51.519><c> would</c><00:22:51.720><c> I</c><00:22:51.819><c> want</c><00:22:51.980><c> the</c><00:22:52.220><c> students</c><00:22:52.440><c> to</c><00:22:52.779><c> think</c><00:22:53.460><c> that</c><00:22:54.420><c> I'm</c><00:22:55.240><c> at</c>

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that<00:22:55.579><c> class?</c>

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He<00:22:55.920><c> says,</c><00:22:56.019><c> well,</c><00:22:56.160><c> that</c><00:22:56.319><c> brings</c><00:22:56.519><c> you</c><00:22:56.720><c> down</c><00:22:56.880><c> to</c><00:22:57.000><c> their</c><00:22:57.099><c> level.</c>

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I<00:22:57.539><c> said,</c><00:22:57.740><c> well,</c><00:22:57.839><c> that's</c><00:22:58.039><c> the</c><00:22:58.099><c> very</c><00:22:58.500><c> thing</c><00:22:58.680><c> I</c><00:22:58.839><c> want</c><00:22:59.000><c> to</c><00:22:59.220><c> avoid.</c>

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I<00:23:00.920><c> said,</c><00:23:01.220><c> and</c><00:23:01.299><c> secondly,</c><00:23:01.720><c> it's</c><00:23:02.299><c> offensive</c><00:23:02.640><c> to</c><00:23:02.839><c> my</c><00:23:03.059><c> religious</c><00:23:03.359><c> principles.</c>

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Well,<00:23:05.500><c> I</c><00:23:05.640><c> tell</c><00:23:05.680><c> you,</c><00:23:05.799><c> this</c><00:23:05.900><c> guy</c><00:23:06.019><c> hasn't</c><00:23:06.240><c> had</c><00:23:06.380><c> lunch</c><00:23:06.599><c> with</c><00:23:06.720><c> me</c><00:23:06.920><c> since.</c>

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It's<00:23:07.700><c> really</c><00:23:07.980><c> saved</c><00:23:08.220><c> a</c><00:23:08.339><c> lot</c><00:23:08.480><c> of</c><00:23:08.700><c> problems.</c>

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And<00:23:10.099><c> I</c><00:23:10.220><c> don't</c><00:23:10.380><c> have</c><00:23:10.519><c> any</c><00:23:10.680><c> more</c><00:23:10.839><c> bad</c><00:23:11.039><c> jokes.</c>

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You<00:23:12.480><c> see,</c><00:23:12.539><c> you</c><00:23:12.619><c> get</c><00:23:12.839><c> self</c><00:23:13.240><c>-selective.</c>

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If<00:23:14.420><c> you</c><00:23:14.700><c> make</c><00:23:14.859><c> it</c><00:23:15.079><c> very</c><00:23:15.519><c> plain</c><00:23:15.819><c> who</c><00:23:16.160><c> you</c><00:23:16.599><c> are</c><00:23:16.859><c> and</c><00:23:16.980><c> what</c><00:23:17.240><c> you</c>

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are<00:23:17.799><c> about,</c>

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you<00:23:20.299><c> don't</c><00:23:20.460><c> have</c><00:23:20.660><c> to</c><00:23:20.819><c> become</c><00:23:21.039><c> a</c><00:23:21.259><c> preacher</c><00:23:21.500><c> to</c><00:23:21.700><c> do</c><00:23:21.859><c> it.</c>

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But<00:23:24.859><c> you</c><00:23:25.079><c> let</c><00:23:25.299><c> know</c><00:23:25.619><c> clearly.</c>

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You<00:23:27.259><c> let</c><00:23:27.440><c> it</c><00:23:27.700><c> be</c><00:23:28.019><c> clearly</c><00:23:28.339><c> known</c><00:23:28.720><c> that</c><00:23:29.079><c> that's</c><00:23:29.519><c> not</c><00:23:29.779><c> what</c><00:23:29.880><c> you</c>

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want<00:23:30.279><c> to</c><00:23:30.420><c> hear</c>

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and<00:23:30.599><c> that's</c><00:23:30.880><c> not</c><00:23:31.059><c> what</c><00:23:31.180><c> you</c><00:23:31.420><c> want</c><00:23:31.539><c> to</c><00:23:31.720><c> do.</c>

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Now,<00:23:34.579><c> in</c><00:23:34.859><c> this</c><00:23:35.099><c> case,</c><00:23:36.299><c> this</c><00:23:36.480><c> whole</c><00:23:36.740><c> idea</c><00:23:37.039><c> of</c><00:23:37.259><c> being</c><00:23:37.660><c> defiled</c>

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seems<00:23:39.279><c> to</c><00:23:40.000><c> have</c><00:23:40.180><c> touched</c><00:23:40.460><c> our</c><00:23:40.660><c> community</c><00:23:41.099><c> on</c><00:23:41.440><c> occasion.</c>

00:23:42.059 --> 00:23:44.259
We<00:23:42.500><c> are</c><00:23:42.900><c> terribly</c><00:23:43.299><c> concerned</c><00:23:43.700><c> that</c><00:23:43.960><c> somehow</c>

00:23:44.259 --> 00:23:46.140
that<00:23:44.480><c> if</c><00:23:44.619><c> we're</c><00:23:45.039><c> taking</c><00:23:45.339><c> the</c><00:23:45.599><c> bread</c><00:23:45.740><c> and</c><00:23:45.960><c> wine</c>

00:23:46.140 --> 00:23:47.740
and<00:23:46.299><c> someone</c><00:23:46.599><c> else</c><00:23:46.839><c> in</c><00:23:46.980><c> the</c><00:23:47.119><c> room</c><00:23:47.259><c> is</c><00:23:47.500><c> a</c><00:23:47.619><c> sinner,</c>

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we're<00:23:48.000><c> going</c><00:23:48.099><c> to</c><00:23:48.220><c> get</c><00:23:48.380><c> defiled.</c>

00:23:49.539 --> 00:23:51.740
And<00:23:49.859><c> I've</c><00:23:50.039><c> already</c><00:23:50.299><c> told</c><00:23:50.519><c> you</c><00:23:50.680><c> that</c><00:23:50.779><c> that's</c><00:23:51.079><c> kind</c><00:23:51.220><c> of</c><00:23:51.380><c> ridiculous</c>

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because<00:23:52.119><c> then</c><00:23:52.319><c> none</c><00:23:52.420><c> of</c><00:23:52.579><c> us</c><00:23:52.700><c> will</c><00:23:52.900><c> ever</c><00:23:53.079><c> be</c><00:23:53.279><c> able</c><00:23:53.420><c> to</c><00:23:53.599><c> break</c>

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bread<00:23:53.940><c> with</c><00:23:54.180><c> anyone</c><00:23:54.400><c> else.</c>

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And<00:23:56.279><c> Jesus</c><00:23:56.559><c> was</c><00:23:56.799><c> getting</c><00:23:57.039><c> exactly</c><00:23:57.619><c> this</c><00:23:57.839><c> from</c><00:23:58.019><c> the</c><00:23:58.279><c> Pharisees.</c>

00:23:59.660 --> 00:24:02.460
Now,<00:24:00.220><c> I</c><00:24:00.440><c> want</c><00:24:00.579><c> to</c><00:24:01.059><c> make</c><00:24:01.180><c> sure</c><00:24:01.319><c> this</c><00:24:01.500><c> is</c><00:24:01.779><c> balanced</c><00:24:02.180><c> off.</c>

00:24:02.519 --> 00:24:04.859
Go<00:24:02.759><c> take</c><00:24:02.980><c> a</c><00:24:03.140><c> look</c><00:24:03.259><c> at</c><00:24:03.460><c> James</c><00:24:03.839><c> 4</c><00:24:04.160><c> and</c><00:24:04.359><c> 4</c>

00:24:04.859 --> 00:24:07.259
because<00:24:05.339><c> we've</c><00:24:05.579><c> got</c><00:24:05.619><c> to</c><00:24:05.759><c> be</c><00:24:05.880><c> very</c><00:24:06.240><c> careful</c>

00:24:07.539 --> 00:24:11.019
that<00:24:08.019><c> while</c><00:24:08.279><c> we're</c><00:24:09.539><c> trying</c><00:24:09.880><c> to</c><00:24:10.259><c> change</c><00:24:10.539><c> the</c><00:24:10.779><c> world,</c>

00:24:11.039 --> 00:24:13.980
that<00:24:11.220><c> we</c><00:24:11.359><c> don't</c><00:24:11.559><c> let</c><00:24:11.720><c> it</c><00:24:12.019><c> change</c><00:24:12.299><c> us.</c>

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Chapter<00:24:16.519><c> 4,</c><00:24:16.980><c> verse</c><00:24:17.200><c> 4,</c>

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Ye<00:24:17.680><c> adulterers</c><00:24:18.380><c> and</c><00:24:18.599><c> adulteresses,</c><00:24:19.279><c> know</c><00:24:19.440><c> ye</c><00:24:19.640><c> not</c>

00:24:20.019 --> 00:24:23.799
that<00:24:20.359><c> the</c><00:24:20.720><c> friendship</c><00:24:21.119><c> of</c><00:24:21.319><c> the</c><00:24:21.559><c> world</c><00:24:21.759><c> is</c><00:24:22.180><c> enmity</c><00:24:22.559><c> with</c><00:24:22.779><c> God,</c>

00:24:23.980 --> 00:24:26.440
whosoever<00:24:24.460><c> therefore</c><00:24:24.779><c> will</c><00:24:24.960><c> be</c><00:24:25.240><c> a</c><00:24:25.420><c> friend</c><00:24:25.660><c> of</c><00:24:25.839><c> the</c><00:24:26.000><c> world</c><00:24:26.240><c> is</c>

00:24:26.440 --> 00:24:28.059
the<00:24:26.700><c> enemy</c><00:24:26.980><c> of</c><00:24:27.160><c> God.</c>

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So<00:24:28.480><c> while</c><00:24:28.660><c> we</c><00:24:28.859><c> have</c><00:24:29.000><c> to</c><00:24:29.160><c> be</c><00:24:29.339><c> in</c><00:24:29.519><c> that</c><00:24:29.759><c> world</c><00:24:29.960><c> and</c><00:24:30.039><c> we're</c><00:24:30.220><c> trying</c>

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to<00:24:30.680><c> change</c><00:24:30.900><c> it,</c>

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we<00:24:31.279><c> cannot</c><00:24:31.579><c> accept</c><00:24:31.980><c> its</c><00:24:32.200><c> friendship.</c>

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And<00:24:34.220><c> I</c><00:24:34.319><c> think</c><00:24:34.500><c> a</c><00:24:34.640><c> lot</c><00:24:34.859><c> of</c><00:24:34.980><c> times</c><00:24:35.220><c> you'll</c><00:24:35.559><c> find</c><00:24:35.700><c> that</c><00:24:35.859><c> if</c><00:24:35.940><c> you've</c>

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had<00:24:36.319><c> a</c><00:24:36.559><c> friend</c>

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and<00:24:37.220><c> you</c><00:24:37.460><c> keep</c><00:24:37.660><c> talking</c><00:24:38.019><c> about</c><00:24:38.339><c> religion,</c>

00:24:39.299 --> 00:24:41.039
sooner<00:24:39.440><c> or</c><00:24:39.660><c> later</c><00:24:39.779><c> you</c><00:24:39.960><c> either</c><00:24:40.240><c> convert</c><00:24:40.680><c> them</c>

00:24:41.039 --> 00:24:43.000
or<00:24:41.339><c> they</c><00:24:41.460><c> don't</c><00:24:41.619><c> want</c><00:24:41.720><c> to</c><00:24:41.759><c> have</c><00:24:41.839><c> anything</c><00:24:42.079><c> to</c><00:24:42.279><c> do</c><00:24:42.339><c> with</c><00:24:42.500><c> you</c><00:24:42.700><c> anymore</c>

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because<00:24:43.259><c> they</c><00:24:43.400><c> get</c><00:24:43.539><c> sick</c><00:24:43.740><c> and</c><00:24:43.940><c> tired</c><00:24:44.099><c> of</c><00:24:44.220><c> listening</c><00:24:44.480><c> to</c><00:24:44.720><c> you.</c>

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And<00:24:45.779><c> I</c><00:24:45.859><c> know</c><00:24:45.980><c> I've</c><00:24:46.140><c> had</c><00:24:46.220><c> that</c><00:24:46.460><c> experience</c><00:24:46.799><c> over</c><00:24:47.160><c> and</c><00:24:47.299><c> over</c><00:24:47.480><c> again</c><00:24:47.680><c> in</c>

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my<00:24:47.980><c> life</c>

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with<00:24:48.259><c> people</c><00:24:48.559><c> who</c><00:24:48.700><c> try</c><00:24:48.779><c> to</c><00:24:48.859><c> get</c><00:24:49.039><c> close</c><00:24:49.319><c> to</c><00:24:49.500><c> me.</c>

00:24:50.240 --> 00:24:52.079
They<00:24:50.460><c> either</c><00:24:50.720><c> eventually</c><00:24:51.039><c> come</c><00:24:51.259><c> into</c><00:24:51.500><c> the</c><00:24:51.700><c> meeting</c>

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because<00:24:52.859><c> they</c><00:24:53.740><c> started</c><00:24:54.059><c> to</c><00:24:54.359><c> listen</c>

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or<00:24:55.039><c> they</c><00:24:55.279><c> eventually</c><00:24:55.579><c> say,</c>

00:24:56.720 --> 00:24:59.480
I<00:24:57.160><c> don't</c><00:24:57.339><c> want</c><00:24:57.460><c> to</c><00:24:57.539><c> have</c><00:24:57.680><c> anything</c><00:24:57.960><c> to</c><00:24:58.180><c> do</c><00:24:58.259><c> with</c><00:24:58.460><c> you.</c>

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It<00:25:00.519><c> is</c><00:25:00.940><c> a</c><00:25:01.480><c> very</c><00:25:01.779><c> delicate</c><00:25:02.119><c> balance</c><00:25:02.539><c> and</c><00:25:02.740><c> it's</c><00:25:02.980><c> not</c><00:25:03.359><c> easy.</c>

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And<00:25:04.680><c> as</c><00:25:04.839><c> I</c><00:25:05.039><c> say</c><00:25:05.259><c> here,</c><00:25:05.819><c> the</c><00:25:05.980><c> Pharisees</c><00:25:06.420><c> were</c><00:25:06.680><c> solely</c><00:25:07.039><c> concerned</c><00:25:07.440><c> with</c><00:25:07.619><c> one</c><00:25:07.900><c> side</c>

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being<00:25:08.579><c> defiled.</c>

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And<00:25:10.480><c> we</c><00:25:10.579><c> don't</c><00:25:10.700><c> want</c><00:25:10.799><c> to</c><00:25:10.839><c> go</c><00:25:11.000><c> the</c><00:25:11.119><c> other</c><00:25:11.279><c> way</c><00:25:11.420><c> either</c>

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and<00:25:11.819><c> be</c><00:25:12.059><c> solely</c><00:25:12.299><c> concerned</c><00:25:12.619><c> with</c><00:25:12.799><c> being</c><00:25:12.920><c> like</c><00:25:13.220><c> everyone</c><00:25:13.579><c> else</c>

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so<00:25:14.000><c> that</c><00:25:14.119><c> we're</c><00:25:14.240><c> one</c><00:25:14.380><c> of</c><00:25:14.480><c> the</c><00:25:14.599><c> good</c><00:25:14.759><c> guys</c><00:25:15.059><c> and</c><00:25:15.200><c> everybody</c><00:25:15.579><c> thinks</c><00:25:15.839><c> we're</c><00:25:16.079><c> a</c>

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good<00:25:16.319><c> Joe.</c>

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Now<00:25:18.440><c> let's</c><00:25:18.500><c> go</c><00:25:18.700><c> back</c><00:25:18.920><c> to</c><00:25:19.039><c> this</c><00:25:19.220><c> parable</c><00:25:19.579><c> in</c><00:25:19.759><c> Luke</c><00:25:19.960><c> 15.</c>

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When<00:25:22.599><c> he</c><00:25:23.079><c> finds</c><00:25:23.599><c> this</c><00:25:24.099><c> lost</c><00:25:24.359><c> sheep,</c>

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everyone<00:25:27.920><c> is</c><00:25:28.160><c> asked</c><00:25:28.319><c> to</c><00:25:28.539><c> rejoice.</c>

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When<00:25:29.140><c> he</c><00:25:29.359><c> cometh</c><00:25:29.559><c> home,</c><00:25:30.740><c> he</c><00:25:30.859><c> calleth</c><00:25:31.180><c> together</c><00:25:31.599><c> his</c><00:25:31.900><c> friends</c>

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and<00:25:32.700><c> neighbors,</c>

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saying<00:25:33.359><c> unto</c><00:25:33.619><c> them,</c><00:25:33.920><c> Rejoice</c><00:25:34.500><c> with</c><00:25:34.720><c> me,</c>

00:25:35.240 --> 00:25:38.720
for<00:25:35.420><c> I</c><00:25:35.640><c> have</c><00:25:35.880><c> found</c><00:25:36.200><c> my</c><00:25:36.559><c> sheep</c><00:25:36.859><c> which</c><00:25:37.380><c> was</c><00:25:37.720><c> lost.</c>

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And<00:25:39.140><c> I</c><00:25:39.359><c> say</c><00:25:39.460><c> unto</c><00:25:39.640><c> you,</c><00:25:39.819><c> Likewise,</c>

00:25:40.480 --> 00:25:43.140
joy<00:25:40.660><c> shall</c><00:25:40.819><c> be</c><00:25:41.019><c> in</c><00:25:41.140><c> heaven</c><00:25:41.319><c> over</c><00:25:41.640><c> one</c><00:25:41.980><c> sinner</c><00:25:42.220><c> that</c><00:25:42.500><c> repented,</c>

00:25:43.299 --> 00:25:48.039
more<00:25:43.599><c> than</c><00:25:43.720><c> over</c><00:25:44.039><c> ninety</c><00:25:44.400><c> and</c><00:25:44.619><c> nine</c><00:25:44.859><c> just</c><00:25:45.220><c> persons</c><00:25:45.759><c> which</c><00:25:46.240><c> need</c><00:25:46.640><c> no</c><00:25:46.960><c> repentance.</c>

00:25:48.599 --> 00:25:51.180
You<00:25:49.019><c> see</c><00:25:49.259><c> here,</c><00:25:49.579><c> the</c><00:25:49.680><c> whole</c><00:25:49.880><c> Ecclesiast</c><00:25:50.460><c> should</c><00:25:50.619><c> rejoice</c>

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when<00:25:51.480><c> someone</c><00:25:51.940><c> who</c><00:25:52.119><c> was</c><00:25:52.380><c> lost</c><00:25:52.660><c> comes</c><00:25:53.019><c> back.</c>

00:25:53.339 --> 00:25:56.299
Someone<00:25:53.599><c> who's</c><00:25:53.920><c> wandered</c><00:25:54.180><c> out</c><00:25:54.420><c> in</c><00:25:54.519><c> the</c><00:25:54.680><c> wilderness</c><00:25:54.980><c> of</c><00:25:55.180><c> the</c><00:25:55.359><c> world.</c>

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They<00:25:56.440><c> should</c><00:25:56.599><c> be</c><00:25:56.799><c> made</c><00:25:56.960><c> to</c><00:25:57.180><c> feel</c><00:25:57.359><c> totally</c><00:25:57.859><c> welcome.</c>

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And<00:25:59.700><c> quite</c><00:26:00.240><c> often</c><00:26:00.579><c> when</c><00:26:00.839><c> someone</c><00:26:01.180><c> does</c><00:26:01.519><c> finally</c><00:26:01.779><c> make</c><00:26:02.019><c> a</c><00:26:02.200><c> turnaround</c><00:26:02.460><c> and</c>

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come<00:26:02.859><c> back,</c>

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I've<00:26:03.720><c> seen</c><00:26:03.859><c> occasions</c><00:26:04.279><c> where</c><00:26:04.579><c> they</c><00:26:04.819><c> were</c><00:26:05.059><c> so</c><00:26:05.319><c> questioned</c>

00:26:05.640 --> 00:26:09.380
that<00:26:05.880><c> the</c><00:26:06.059><c> Spanish</c><00:26:06.400><c> Inquisition</c><00:26:07.000><c> would</c><00:26:07.200><c> look</c><00:26:07.359><c> like</c><00:26:07.660><c> a</c><00:26:08.099><c> holiday</c><00:26:08.500><c> trip.</c>

00:26:10.019 --> 00:26:14.079
I<00:26:10.140><c> mean,</c><00:26:10.200><c> we</c><00:26:10.259><c> have</c><00:26:10.380><c> to</c><00:26:10.500><c> be</c><00:26:10.720><c> careful</c><00:26:11.180><c> that</c><00:26:11.880><c> we</c><00:26:12.099><c> reach</c><00:26:12.380><c> out</c><00:26:13.319><c> and</c><00:26:13.779><c> welcome</c>

00:26:14.079 --> 00:26:17.180
and<00:26:14.359><c> that</c><00:26:14.660><c> everyone</c><00:26:15.200><c> feels</c><00:26:16.019><c> their</c><00:26:16.859><c> welcome.</c>

00:26:17.380 --> 00:26:19.420
I<00:26:17.500><c> mean,</c><00:26:17.640><c> I've</c><00:26:17.839><c> seen</c><00:26:17.980><c> some</c><00:26:18.259><c> sad</c><00:26:18.460><c> occasions</c><00:26:18.940><c> in</c><00:26:19.240><c> fact</c>

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where<00:26:19.900><c> people</c><00:26:20.200><c> have</c><00:26:20.319><c> been</c><00:26:20.460><c> welcomed</c><00:26:20.660><c> back</c><00:26:20.940><c> in</c><00:26:21.059><c> the</c><00:26:21.220><c> Ecclesiast</c>

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and<00:26:21.859><c> certain</c><00:26:21.859><c> people</c><00:26:22.220><c> in</c><00:26:22.380><c> the</c><00:26:22.400><c> Ecclesiast</c><00:26:22.619><c> say,</c>

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Well,<00:26:22.799><c> I'm</c><00:26:22.920><c> never</c><00:26:23.140><c> going</c><00:26:23.339><c> to</c><00:26:23.460><c> accept</c><00:26:23.700><c> them</c><00:26:23.859><c> and</c><00:26:23.920><c> I'll</c><00:26:24.140><c> make</c><00:26:24.279><c> it</c>

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clear<00:26:24.619><c> to</c><00:26:24.740><c> them.</c>

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As<00:26:26.519><c> if</c><00:26:26.660><c> they</c><00:26:26.940><c> were</c><00:26:27.160><c> in</c><00:26:27.259><c> the</c><00:26:27.359><c> position</c><00:26:27.779><c> now</c><00:26:28.220><c> of</c><00:26:28.660><c> being</c><00:26:28.880><c> at</c><00:26:29.079><c> the</c>

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judgment<00:26:29.579><c> seat</c><00:26:29.779><c> of</c><00:26:30.000><c> Christ</c>

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and<00:26:31.500><c> that</c><00:26:31.660><c> they</c><00:26:31.819><c> could</c><00:26:32.079><c> overrule</c><00:26:32.539><c> what</c><00:26:32.720><c> the</c><00:26:32.960><c> board</c><00:26:33.119><c> and</c><00:26:33.319><c> others</c><00:26:33.500><c> in</c>

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the<00:26:33.799><c> Ecclesiast</c><00:26:34.180><c> have</c>

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with<00:26:34.480><c> their</c><00:26:34.640><c> most</c><00:26:34.940><c> sincere</c><00:26:35.400><c> and</c><00:26:35.640><c> heartfelt</c><00:26:36.200><c> work</c>

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have<00:26:37.859><c> deemed</c><00:26:38.200><c> something</c><00:26:38.700><c> that</c><00:26:38.920><c> should</c><00:26:39.099><c> be</c><00:26:39.339><c> done.</c>

00:26:41.319 --> 00:26:44.539
You<00:26:41.400><c> know,</c><00:26:41.500><c> it's</c><00:26:41.680><c> not</c><00:26:42.079><c> necessary</c><00:26:42.799><c> always</c><00:26:43.559><c> for</c><00:26:43.700><c> us</c><00:26:43.900><c> to</c><00:26:44.200><c> agree</c>

00:26:44.539 --> 00:26:46.079
with<00:26:44.799><c> everything</c><00:26:45.140><c> in</c><00:26:45.299><c> the</c><00:26:45.480><c> Ecclesiast,</c>

00:26:46.160 --> 00:26:48.900
but<00:26:46.359><c> it</c><00:26:46.519><c> is</c><00:26:46.799><c> necessary</c><00:26:47.400><c> for</c><00:26:47.599><c> all</c><00:26:47.839><c> of</c><00:26:47.920><c> us</c><00:26:48.019><c> to</c><00:26:48.220><c> always</c><00:26:48.460><c> be</c><00:26:48.680><c> part</c>

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of<00:26:49.039><c> the</c><00:26:49.220><c> community</c>

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of<00:26:50.400><c> what</c><00:26:50.619><c> the</c><00:26:50.859><c> Ecclesiast</c><00:26:51.339><c> has</c><00:26:51.380><c> decided</c><00:26:51.900><c> to</c><00:26:52.160><c> do.</c>

00:26:52.660 --> 00:26:54.619
And<00:26:52.759><c> there</c><00:26:52.859><c> is</c><00:26:53.019><c> nothing</c><00:26:53.299><c> worse</c><00:26:53.579><c> in</c><00:26:53.779><c> the</c><00:26:53.819><c> Ecclesial</c><00:26:54.220><c> life</c>

00:26:54.619 --> 00:26:57.680
than<00:26:54.960><c> when</c><00:26:55.200><c> we</c><00:26:55.480><c> don't</c><00:26:55.779><c> all</c><00:26:56.200><c> participate</c><00:26:56.859><c> in</c><00:26:57.059><c> the</c><00:26:57.259><c> rejoicing</c>

00:26:57.680 --> 00:26:59.519
of<00:26:57.839><c> the</c><00:26:58.059><c> work</c><00:26:58.240><c> of</c><00:26:58.420><c> the</c><00:26:58.619><c> truth.</c>

00:26:59.599 --> 00:27:01.720
When<00:26:59.759><c> a</c><00:27:00.019><c> small</c><00:27:00.259><c> faction</c><00:27:00.839><c> continually</c><00:27:01.519><c> says,</c>

00:27:02.059 --> 00:27:04.380
If<00:27:02.099><c> I</c><00:27:02.220><c> don't</c><00:27:02.380><c> get</c><00:27:02.539><c> my</c><00:27:02.859><c> way,</c><00:27:03.059><c> I</c><00:27:03.240><c> don't</c><00:27:03.480><c> play.</c>

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That's<00:27:06.279><c> wrong.</c>

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In<00:27:07.700><c> fact,</c><00:27:07.980><c> it's</c><00:27:08.259><c> an</c><00:27:08.299><c> extreme</c><00:27:08.640><c> violation</c><00:27:09.200><c> of</c><00:27:09.420><c> our</c><00:27:09.599><c> Ecclesial</c><00:27:09.960><c> guide.</c>

00:27:11.759 --> 00:27:15.079
And<00:27:12.140><c> when</c><00:27:12.299><c> we</c><00:27:12.460><c> do</c><00:27:12.619><c> those</c><00:27:12.859><c> kind</c><00:27:13.059><c> of</c><00:27:13.200><c> things,</c><00:27:13.680><c> we</c><00:27:13.859><c> make</c><00:27:14.059><c> for</c><00:27:14.259><c> trouble.</c>

00:27:15.180 --> 00:27:16.980
By<00:27:15.359><c> the</c><00:27:15.519><c> way,</c><00:27:16.079><c> you</c><00:27:16.119><c> know,</c><00:27:16.279><c> looking</c><00:27:16.539><c> at</c><00:27:16.819><c> this,</c>

00:27:16.980 --> 00:27:19.779
you<00:27:17.059><c> can</c><00:27:17.259><c> just</c><00:27:17.500><c> imagine</c><00:27:18.160><c> the</c><00:27:18.740><c> Pharisees</c><00:27:19.220><c> view</c><00:27:19.420><c> on</c><00:27:19.599><c> this.</c>

00:27:20.180 --> 00:27:22.660
Why<00:27:20.380><c> would</c><00:27:20.619><c> God</c><00:27:20.900><c> rejoice</c><00:27:21.420><c> over</c><00:27:21.759><c> one</c><00:27:22.019><c> sin</c><00:27:22.220><c> of</c><00:27:22.339><c> being...</c>

00:27:22.660 --> 00:27:24.980
What<00:27:22.900><c> about</c><00:27:23.160><c> the</c><00:27:23.319><c> other</c><00:27:23.480><c> 99</c><00:27:23.920><c> of</c><00:27:24.200><c> us?</c>

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We've<00:27:25.359><c> served</c><00:27:25.519><c> you</c><00:27:25.740><c> all</c><00:27:25.940><c> the</c><00:27:26.160><c> time.</c>

00:27:26.839 --> 00:27:28.880
We've<00:27:27.160><c> killed</c><00:27:27.380><c> ourselves</c><00:27:27.900><c> for</c><00:27:28.200><c> you.</c>

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We're<00:27:29.440><c> here</c><00:27:29.680><c> every</c><00:27:29.940><c> Sunday.</c><00:27:30.599><c> We're</c><00:27:30.779><c> here</c><00:27:30.940><c> every</c><00:27:31.140><c> Wednesday.</c>

00:27:31.859 --> 00:27:34.160
I<00:27:32.000><c> go</c><00:27:32.180><c> three</c><00:27:32.420><c> times</c><00:27:32.700><c> a</c><00:27:32.859><c> week</c><00:27:33.000><c> and</c><00:27:33.140><c> I</c><00:27:33.319><c> preach</c><00:27:33.519><c> to</c><00:27:33.640><c> other</c><00:27:33.799><c> people.</c>

00:27:34.440 --> 00:27:36.859
Why<00:27:34.740><c> are</c><00:27:34.819><c> you</c><00:27:35.039><c> rejoicing</c><00:27:35.400><c> more</c><00:27:35.660><c> over</c><00:27:35.819><c> this</c><00:27:36.059><c> person</c><00:27:36.339><c> who</c><00:27:36.480><c> was</c><00:27:36.720><c> a</c>

00:27:36.859 --> 00:27:38.420
bum<00:27:36.980><c> for</c><00:27:37.180><c> 20</c><00:27:37.440><c> years</c><00:27:37.720><c> and</c><00:27:37.819><c> came</c><00:27:38.079><c> back?</c>

00:27:38.619 --> 00:27:41.720
You<00:27:38.619><c> know,</c><00:27:39.019><c> there's</c><00:27:39.539><c> got</c><00:27:39.720><c> to</c><00:27:39.900><c> be</c><00:27:40.000><c> some</c><00:27:40.220><c> of</c><00:27:40.359><c> that</c><00:27:40.539><c> in</c><00:27:40.740><c> us.</c>

00:27:43.299 --> 00:27:45.299
There<00:27:43.900><c> was</c><00:27:44.119><c> a</c><00:27:44.420><c> phariseitic</c><00:27:44.980><c> saying,</c>

00:27:45.339 --> 00:27:48.460
which<00:27:45.539><c> I'm</c><00:27:45.799><c> literally</c><00:27:46.220><c> going</c><00:27:46.619><c> to</c><00:27:46.960><c> quote</c><00:27:47.279><c> from</c><00:27:47.779><c> the</c><00:27:47.960><c> Midrash,</c>

00:27:48.519 --> 00:27:49.119
which<00:27:48.779><c> says,</c>

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There<00:27:49.579><c> is</c><00:27:50.000><c> joy</c><00:27:50.339><c> before</c><00:27:50.880><c> God</c><00:27:51.400><c> when</c><00:27:51.859><c> those</c><00:27:52.279><c> who</c><00:27:52.579><c> provoke</c><00:27:52.980><c> him</c><00:27:53.279><c> perish.</c>

00:27:56.359 --> 00:28:00.420
And<00:27:56.960><c> that's</c><00:27:57.559><c> an</c><00:27:57.819><c> attitude</c><00:27:58.259><c> of</c><00:27:58.640><c> a</c><00:27:58.859><c> person</c><00:27:59.099><c> who</c><00:27:59.380><c> really</c><00:27:59.759><c> is</c><00:28:00.099><c> only</c>

00:28:00.420 --> 00:28:01.900
concerned<00:28:00.819><c> with</c><00:28:01.000><c> their</c><00:28:01.259><c> own</c><00:28:01.480><c> righteousness.</c>

00:28:02.039 --> 00:28:03.740
In<00:28:02.160><c> other</c><00:28:02.299><c> words,</c><00:28:02.539><c> if</c><00:28:02.660><c> you</c><00:28:02.819><c> step</c><00:28:03.099><c> out</c><00:28:03.359><c> of</c><00:28:03.460><c> line,</c>

00:28:04.200 --> 00:28:05.859
let<00:28:04.319><c> lightning</c><00:28:04.680><c> strike</c><00:28:05.019><c> you</c><00:28:05.220><c> and</c><00:28:05.359><c> drop</c><00:28:05.579><c> dead.</c>

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That's<00:28:06.680><c> what</c><00:28:06.799><c> they</c><00:28:07.059><c> want.</c>

00:28:07.200 --> 00:28:10.559
They<00:28:07.400><c> don't</c><00:28:07.640><c> pray</c><00:28:07.980><c> for</c><00:28:08.700><c> the</c><00:28:08.920><c> person's</c><00:28:09.539><c> recovery.</c>

00:28:11.900 --> 00:28:16.380
But<00:28:12.079><c> Jesus'</c><00:28:12.740><c> whole</c><00:28:12.920><c> emphasis</c><00:28:13.440><c> here</c><00:28:13.799><c> is</c><00:28:14.140><c> on</c><00:28:14.960><c> the</c><00:28:15.460><c> recovery.</c>

00:28:17.559 --> 00:28:19.900
In<00:28:17.700><c> Romans</c><00:28:18.019><c> 3,</c><00:28:18.799><c> verse</c><00:28:19.019><c> 10,</c><00:28:19.299><c> Paul</c><00:28:19.539><c> says,</c>

00:28:20.220 --> 00:28:22.500
There<00:28:20.279><c> is</c><00:28:20.539><c> none</c><00:28:20.960><c> righteous,</c><00:28:21.539><c> no,</c><00:28:21.940><c> not</c><00:28:22.119><c> one.</c>

00:28:22.980 --> 00:28:28.900
So<00:28:23.200><c> the</c><00:28:23.339><c> very</c><00:28:23.680><c> fact</c><00:28:24.059><c> that</c><00:28:24.400><c> Jesus</c><00:28:24.720><c> says</c><00:28:24.960><c> over</c><00:28:25.220><c> the</c><00:28:25.400><c> 99</c><00:28:26.000><c> who</c><00:28:27.079><c> needed</c><00:28:27.380><c> no</c><00:28:27.680><c> repentance,</c>

00:28:29.140 --> 00:28:31.819
you<00:28:29.140><c> see,</c><00:28:29.400><c> Jesus,</c><00:28:29.880><c> I</c><00:28:30.119><c> believe,</c><00:28:30.500><c> was</c><00:28:30.640><c> being</c><00:28:30.980><c> ironic</c><00:28:31.500><c> here.</c>

00:28:31.819 --> 00:28:35.440
Who<00:28:32.420><c> is</c><00:28:32.680><c> there</c><00:28:32.940><c> among</c><00:28:33.200><c> us</c><00:28:33.420><c> who</c><00:28:33.599><c> needs</c><00:28:34.000><c> no</c><00:28:34.339><c> repentance?</c>

00:28:37.759 --> 00:28:38.900
I<00:28:37.900><c> think</c><00:28:38.079><c> what</c><00:28:38.220><c> he</c><00:28:38.380><c> was</c><00:28:38.559><c> doing,</c>

00:28:39.039 --> 00:28:42.119
and<00:28:39.099><c> he</c><00:28:39.160><c> was</c><00:28:39.380><c> pointing</c><00:28:39.720><c> the</c><00:28:40.019><c> finger</c><00:28:40.240><c> at</c><00:28:40.460><c> the</c><00:28:40.680><c> Pharisees</c><00:28:41.240><c> and</c><00:28:41.420><c> saying,</c>

00:28:42.220 --> 00:28:47.000
Over<00:28:42.220><c> the</c><00:28:42.519><c> 99</c><00:28:43.000><c> of</c><00:28:43.339><c> you</c><00:28:43.480><c> who</c><00:28:43.920><c> think</c><00:28:44.279><c> you</c><00:28:44.880><c> need</c><00:28:45.339><c> no</c><00:28:45.759><c> repentance.</c>

00:28:48.359 --> 00:28:51.660
I'm<00:28:48.579><c> almost</c><00:28:48.920><c> sure,</c><00:28:49.180><c> in</c><00:28:49.420><c> fact,</c><00:28:50.140><c> that</c><00:28:50.299><c> that</c><00:28:50.559><c> suggestion</c><00:28:50.960><c> is</c><00:28:51.200><c> correct,</c>

00:28:51.920 --> 00:28:54.319
because<00:28:52.299><c> otherwise</c><00:28:52.680><c> it</c><00:28:52.759><c> would</c><00:28:52.920><c> go</c><00:28:53.099><c> against</c><00:28:53.440><c> all</c><00:28:53.819><c> his</c><00:28:54.039><c> other</c>

00:28:54.319 --> 00:28:55.279
purpose<00:28:54.640><c> of</c><00:28:54.920><c> preaching,</c>

00:28:55.539 --> 00:28:58.240
because<00:28:55.819><c> he</c><00:28:55.960><c> came</c><00:28:56.259><c> to</c><00:28:56.500><c> bring</c><00:28:56.759><c> sinners</c><00:28:57.220><c> to</c><00:28:57.839><c> righteousness.</c>

00:28:58.319 --> 00:28:59.960
He<00:28:58.460><c> came</c><00:28:58.680><c> to</c><00:28:58.900><c> make</c><00:28:59.039><c> the</c><00:28:59.279><c> world</c><00:28:59.519><c> repent.</c>

00:28:59.960 --> 00:29:05.000
It<00:29:00.700><c> was</c><00:29:00.900><c> the</c><00:29:01.000><c> very</c><00:29:01.200><c> thing</c><00:29:01.339><c> that</c><00:29:01.640><c> started</c><00:29:01.859><c> out</c><00:29:02.160><c> when</c><00:29:02.319><c> his</c><00:29:03.319><c> cousin</c><00:29:03.819><c> John</c><00:29:04.759><c> baptized</c>

00:29:05.480 --> 00:29:06.880
and<00:29:05.740><c> first</c><00:29:05.980><c> preached</c><00:29:06.220><c> in</c><00:29:06.400><c> the</c><00:29:06.519><c> wilderness.</c>

00:29:07.359 --> 00:29:11.440
So<00:29:07.559><c> I</c><00:29:07.660><c> don't</c><00:29:07.980><c> think</c><00:29:08.200><c> that</c><00:29:08.359><c> is</c><00:29:08.559><c> meant</c><00:29:08.819><c> here</c><00:29:09.079><c> over</c><00:29:09.339><c> the</c><00:29:09.539><c> 99</c><00:29:10.039><c> just</c><00:29:10.980><c> persons.</c>

00:29:11.480 --> 00:29:13.839
I<00:29:11.660><c> think</c><00:29:11.799><c> it</c><00:29:11.960><c> was</c><00:29:12.119><c> meant</c><00:29:12.279><c> in</c><00:29:12.480><c> almost</c><00:29:12.740><c> an</c><00:29:13.059><c> ironical</c><00:29:13.539><c> sense,</c>

00:29:13.920 --> 00:29:17.319
where<00:29:14.039><c> he</c><00:29:14.200><c> says</c><00:29:14.339><c> there</c><00:29:14.819><c> is</c><00:29:15.140><c> joy</c><00:29:15.720><c> in</c><00:29:16.440><c> heaven</c><00:29:16.619><c> over</c><00:29:16.920><c> the</c><00:29:17.160><c> one</c>

00:29:17.319 --> 00:29:17.859
that<00:29:17.519><c> repented,</c>

00:29:17.880 --> 00:29:20.859
over<00:29:18.160><c> you</c><00:29:18.420><c> 99</c><00:29:19.019><c> who</c><00:29:19.240><c> don't</c><00:29:19.559><c> think</c><00:29:19.779><c> you</c><00:29:20.059><c> need</c><00:29:20.299><c> repentance.</c>

00:29:21.279 --> 00:29:23.839
That's<00:29:21.539><c> a</c><00:29:21.640><c> suggestion,</c><00:29:22.140><c> and</c><00:29:22.579><c> I</c><00:29:22.660><c> think</c><00:29:22.799><c> it's</c><00:29:23.039><c> worth</c><00:29:23.180><c> thinking</c><00:29:23.519><c> about.</c>

00:29:23.839 --> 00:29:29.420
Now<00:29:24.420><c> let's</c><00:29:24.579><c> go</c><00:29:24.799><c> to</c><00:29:25.000><c> the</c><00:29:25.099><c> next</c><00:29:26.059><c> parable</c><00:29:26.759><c> of</c><00:29:27.559><c> the</c><00:29:28.000><c> lost</c><00:29:28.319><c> coin.</c>

00:29:30.059 --> 00:29:30.579
Verse<00:29:30.200><c> 8.</c>

00:29:30.619 --> 00:29:32.740
Either<00:29:30.779><c> that</c><00:29:31.019><c> woman</c><00:29:31.259><c> having</c><00:29:31.539><c> ten</c><00:29:31.819><c> pieces</c><00:29:32.180><c> of</c><00:29:32.440><c> silver,</c>

00:29:33.000 --> 00:29:35.299
if<00:29:33.140><c> she</c><00:29:33.359><c> lose</c><00:29:33.579><c> one</c><00:29:33.880><c> piece,</c><00:29:34.299><c> doth</c><00:29:34.359><c> not</c><00:29:34.599><c> light</c><00:29:34.819><c> a</c><00:29:35.000><c> candle</c>

00:29:35.299 --> 00:29:39.200
and<00:29:35.819><c> sweep</c><00:29:36.099><c> the</c><00:29:36.299><c> house</c><00:29:36.519><c> and</c><00:29:36.740><c> seek</c><00:29:36.900><c> diligently</c><00:29:37.420><c> till</c><00:29:37.740><c> she</c><00:29:38.019><c> find</c><00:29:38.339><c> it.</c>

00:29:39.619 --> 00:29:44.500
Now<00:29:40.000><c> notice</c><00:29:40.380><c> in</c><00:29:40.859><c> this</c><00:29:41.079><c> case</c><00:29:41.559><c> the</c><00:29:42.980><c> coin</c><00:29:43.279><c> is</c><00:29:43.519><c> a</c><00:29:43.700><c> drachma,</c>

00:29:45.480 --> 00:29:50.660
and<00:29:45.880><c> my</c><00:29:46.220><c> margin</c><00:29:46.579><c> says</c><00:29:47.019><c> which</c><00:29:47.880><c> is</c><00:29:48.180><c> equal</c><00:29:48.460><c> to</c><00:29:48.720><c> seven</c><00:29:49.119><c> pence</c><00:29:49.859><c> half</c><00:29:50.319><c> penny</c>

00:29:50.660 --> 00:29:52.099
and<00:29:50.960><c> equal</c><00:29:51.140><c> to</c><00:29:51.339><c> the</c><00:29:51.500><c> Roman</c><00:29:51.720><c> penny.</c>

00:29:52.099 --> 00:29:54.539
And<00:29:52.880><c> again,</c><00:29:53.460><c> I</c><00:29:53.640><c> don't</c><00:29:53.779><c> even</c><00:29:54.059><c> know.</c>

00:29:54.880 --> 00:29:56.640
I<00:29:54.980><c> mean,</c><00:29:55.119><c> I</c><00:29:55.220><c> do</c><00:29:55.440><c> know</c><00:29:55.619><c> something</c><00:29:55.799><c> about</c><00:29:56.079><c> British</c><00:29:56.400><c> money,</c>

00:29:56.680 --> 00:29:58.220
but<00:29:56.779><c> I</c><00:29:56.900><c> don't</c><00:29:56.980><c> know</c><00:29:57.259><c> what</c><00:29:57.680><c> time</c><00:29:57.880><c> this</c><00:29:58.079><c> is.</c>

00:29:58.220 --> 00:30:00.000
This<00:29:58.259><c> is</c><00:29:58.359><c> probably</c><00:29:58.579><c> the</c><00:29:58.700><c> 19th</c><00:29:59.160><c> century</c><00:29:59.339><c> when</c><00:29:59.519><c> British</c><00:29:59.779><c> money</c>

00:30:00.000 --> 00:30:02.039
was<00:30:00.220><c> worth</c><00:30:00.400><c> a</c><00:30:00.619><c> different</c><00:30:00.799><c> amount</c><00:30:01.099><c> anyway.</c>

00:30:02.619 --> 00:30:05.400
My<00:30:02.799><c> own</c><00:30:03.319><c> looking</c><00:30:03.579><c> up</c><00:30:03.799><c> at</c><00:30:03.960><c> this</c><00:30:04.119><c> says</c><00:30:04.400><c> it's</c><00:30:04.720><c> about</c><00:30:04.940><c> an</c><00:30:05.279><c> eighth</c>

00:30:05.400 --> 00:30:07.079
of<00:30:05.579><c> an</c><00:30:05.740><c> ounce</c><00:30:05.900><c> of</c><00:30:06.220><c> silver.</c>

00:30:08.279 --> 00:30:09.599
And<00:30:08.420><c> an</c><00:30:08.539><c> eighth</c><00:30:08.680><c> of</c><00:30:08.880><c> an</c><00:30:08.940><c> ounce</c><00:30:09.099><c> of</c><00:30:09.339><c> silver,</c>

00:30:09.720 --> 00:30:12.420
according<00:30:10.000><c> to</c><00:30:10.220><c> the</c><00:30:10.339><c> New</c><00:30:10.519><c> York</c><00:30:10.779><c> Times</c><00:30:11.160><c> trading</c><00:30:11.799><c> about</c><00:30:12.180><c> three</c>

00:30:12.420 --> 00:30:12.900
weeks<00:30:12.680><c> ago,</c>

00:30:12.940 --> 00:30:15.059
was<00:30:13.119><c> worth</c><00:30:13.319><c> about</c><00:30:13.619><c> one</c><00:30:13.759><c> and</c><00:30:13.940><c> a</c><00:30:13.980><c> half</c><00:30:14.140><c> dollars.</c>

00:30:15.259 --> 00:30:18.680
So<00:30:15.440><c> this</c><00:30:15.599><c> is</c><00:30:15.839><c> not</c><00:30:16.319><c> a</c><00:30:16.759><c> gigantically</c><00:30:17.359><c> big</c><00:30:17.720><c> coin.</c>

00:30:18.880 --> 00:30:20.359
This<00:30:19.079><c> was</c><00:30:19.299><c> not</c><00:30:19.460><c> a</c><00:30:19.539><c> very</c><00:30:19.799><c> rich</c><00:30:20.019><c> woman.</c>

00:30:20.359 --> 00:30:23.059
And<00:30:20.980><c> she</c><00:30:21.140><c> lost</c><00:30:21.460><c> ten</c><00:30:21.740><c> percent</c><00:30:22.079><c> of</c><00:30:22.339><c> her</c><00:30:22.660><c> holding.</c>

00:30:23.180 --> 00:30:25.660
So<00:30:23.339><c> this</c><00:30:23.519><c> was</c><00:30:23.700><c> a</c><00:30:23.779><c> very</c><00:30:24.059><c> significant</c><00:30:24.640><c> loss.</c>

00:30:26.099 --> 00:30:28.180
And<00:30:26.200><c> notice,</c><00:30:26.920><c> quite</c><00:30:27.160><c> different</c><00:30:27.539><c> from</c><00:30:27.779><c> the</c><00:30:28.039><c> sheep</c>

00:30:28.180 --> 00:30:30.319
who<00:30:28.359><c> was</c><00:30:28.619><c> wandering</c><00:30:28.980><c> in</c><00:30:29.180><c> the</c><00:30:29.299><c> wilderness</c><00:30:29.680><c> of</c><00:30:29.900><c> the</c><00:30:30.059><c> world</c>

00:30:30.319 --> 00:30:33.559
and<00:30:30.519><c> sort</c><00:30:30.700><c> of</c><00:30:30.799><c> got</c><00:30:31.539><c> drawn</c><00:30:32.079><c> away</c><00:30:32.440><c> into</c><00:30:32.660><c> that</c><00:30:32.900><c> wilderness</c><00:30:33.279><c> and</c>

00:30:33.559 --> 00:30:34.059
lost<00:30:33.759><c> in</c><00:30:33.880><c> it.</c>

00:30:34.259 --> 00:30:37.039
This<00:30:34.640><c> coin</c><00:30:34.920><c> is</c><00:30:35.200><c> lost</c><00:30:35.559><c> in</c><00:30:35.880><c> the</c><00:30:36.119><c> household.</c>

00:30:38.259 --> 00:30:40.460
And<00:30:38.440><c> so</c><00:30:38.660><c> the</c><00:30:39.220><c> loss</c><00:30:39.579><c> is</c><00:30:39.819><c> something</c><00:30:40.099><c> that,</c>

00:30:40.559 --> 00:30:44.039
the<00:30:40.980><c> person's</c><00:30:41.319><c> still</c><00:30:41.619><c> there,</c><00:30:41.819><c> but</c><00:30:41.920><c> they're</c><00:30:42.160><c> lost</c><00:30:42.400><c> right</c><00:30:42.660><c> within</c><00:30:42.880><c> the</c><00:30:43.140><c> ecclesia.</c>

00:30:44.599 --> 00:30:46.799
They've<00:30:44.940><c> gotten</c><00:30:45.059><c> off</c><00:30:45.279><c> into</c><00:30:45.519><c> a</c><00:30:45.720><c> dusty</c><00:30:45.960><c> corner</c><00:30:46.380><c> somewhere</c>

00:30:46.799 --> 00:30:48.039
and<00:30:46.920><c> they're</c><00:30:47.079><c> not</c><00:30:47.259><c> doing</c><00:30:47.539><c> anything.</c>

00:30:48.519 --> 00:30:51.279
And<00:30:48.960><c> no</c><00:30:49.400><c> one's</c><00:30:49.640><c> kind</c><00:30:49.839><c> of</c><00:30:49.980><c> noticed.</c>

00:30:52.400 --> 00:30:54.680
Kind<00:30:52.599><c> of</c><00:30:52.740><c> a</c><00:30:52.980><c> different</c><00:30:53.299><c> emphasis</c><00:30:53.779><c> here</c><00:30:54.099><c> entirely,</c>

00:30:55.140 --> 00:30:56.900
even<00:30:55.240><c> though</c><00:30:55.380><c> the</c><00:30:55.640><c> end</c><00:30:55.819><c> message</c><00:30:56.220><c> and</c><00:30:56.380><c> what</c><00:30:56.559><c> to</c><00:30:56.759><c> do</c>

00:30:56.900 --> 00:30:59.200
on<00:30:57.119><c> the</c><00:30:57.319><c> rejoicing</c><00:30:57.700><c> and</c><00:30:57.900><c> recovery</c><00:30:58.359><c> is</c><00:30:58.640><c> the</c><00:30:58.920><c> same.</c>

00:30:59.619 --> 00:31:01.720
So<00:30:59.779><c> you</c><00:30:59.940><c> can</c><00:31:00.140><c> get</c><00:31:00.380><c> lost</c><00:31:00.640><c> out</c><00:31:00.880><c> into</c><00:31:01.059><c> the</c><00:31:01.279><c> world</c>

00:31:01.720 --> 00:31:03.420
and<00:31:02.240><c> drift</c><00:31:02.460><c> away</c><00:31:02.740><c> from</c><00:31:02.920><c> the</c><00:31:03.119><c> ecclesia,</c>

00:31:03.500 --> 00:31:06.180
but<00:31:03.640><c> you</c><00:31:03.799><c> can</c><00:31:04.019><c> get</c><00:31:04.200><c> lost</c><00:31:04.420><c> sitting</c><00:31:04.660><c> right</c><00:31:04.920><c> in</c><00:31:05.079><c> this</c><00:31:05.339><c> room.</c>

00:31:07.700 --> 00:31:09.480
Don't<00:31:08.140><c> feel</c><00:31:08.400><c> bad,</c><00:31:08.640><c> those</c><00:31:08.839><c> of</c><00:31:08.940><c> you</c><00:31:09.039><c> who</c><00:31:09.220><c> are</c><00:31:09.259><c> snoring.</c>

00:31:09.779 --> 00:31:12.440
I<00:31:10.220><c> don't</c><00:31:10.420><c> mean</c><00:31:10.640><c> to</c><00:31:11.140><c> wake</c><00:31:11.299><c> you</c><00:31:11.500><c> up.</c>

00:31:12.640 --> 00:31:14.339
I<00:31:12.819><c> always</c><00:31:13.059><c> tell</c><00:31:13.200><c> my</c><00:31:13.480><c> classes,</c>

00:31:14.460 --> 00:31:16.900
I<00:31:14.640><c> don't</c><00:31:14.839><c> care</c><00:31:15.099><c> if</c><00:31:15.440><c> you</c><00:31:15.799><c> sleep</c><00:31:16.119><c> during</c><00:31:16.440><c> my</c><00:31:16.660><c> lectures,</c>

00:31:16.900 --> 00:31:19.140
please<00:31:17.220><c> don't</c><00:31:17.559><c> snore,</c><00:31:18.099><c> it</c><00:31:18.140><c> disturbs</c><00:31:18.559><c> me.</c>

00:31:19.279 --> 00:31:20.940
But<00:31:19.599><c> you</c><00:31:20.039><c> can</c><00:31:20.380><c> get</c><00:31:20.660><c> lost.</c>

00:31:21.099 --> 00:31:23.339
You<00:31:21.180><c> can</c><00:31:21.380><c> go</c><00:31:21.539><c> to</c><00:31:21.859><c> a</c><00:31:22.019><c> meeting</c><00:31:22.059><c> every</c><00:31:22.539><c> Sunday</c><00:31:22.740><c> and</c><00:31:22.859><c> get</c><00:31:23.059><c> nothing</c>

00:31:23.339 --> 00:31:23.980
out<00:31:23.640><c> of</c><00:31:23.740><c> it.</c>

00:31:24.259 --> 00:31:25.759
You<00:31:24.380><c> can</c><00:31:24.500><c> go</c><00:31:24.660><c> to</c><00:31:24.819><c> every</c><00:31:25.019><c> Bible</c><00:31:25.420><c> class</c>

00:31:25.759 --> 00:31:27.799
and<00:31:25.940><c> be</c><00:31:26.240><c> sort</c><00:31:26.359><c> of</c><00:31:26.500><c> sitting</c><00:31:26.640><c> in</c><00:31:26.839><c> the</c><00:31:26.980><c> back</c><00:31:27.140><c> with</c><00:31:27.299><c> your</c><00:31:27.539><c> mind</c>

00:31:27.799 --> 00:31:29.259
somewhere<00:31:28.259><c> else.</c>

00:31:32.299 --> 00:31:34.400
I<00:31:32.440><c> think</c><00:31:32.579><c> that</c><00:31:32.839><c> happens</c><00:31:33.079><c> so</c><00:31:33.460><c> frequently</c>

00:31:34.500 --> 00:31:36.079
that<00:31:34.980><c> we</c><00:31:35.160><c> don't</c><00:31:35.319><c> even</c><00:31:35.539><c> realize</c><00:31:35.900><c> it.</c>

00:31:36.180 --> 00:31:39.880
I<00:31:36.279><c> don't</c><00:31:36.420><c> know</c><00:31:36.599><c> about</c><00:31:36.759><c> you,</c><00:31:36.980><c> but</c><00:31:37.259><c> I</c><00:31:37.880><c> find</c><00:31:38.240><c> it</c><00:31:38.640><c> extremely</c><00:31:39.039><c> difficult</c>

00:31:39.880 --> 00:31:43.779
to<00:31:40.460><c> keep</c><00:31:40.660><c> my</c><00:31:41.000><c> mind</c><00:31:41.279><c> attentive</c><00:31:41.779><c> to</c><00:31:42.119><c> an</c><00:31:42.200><c> extremely</c><00:31:42.579><c> boring</c><00:31:43.079><c> exaltation.</c>

00:31:43.779 --> 00:31:47.339
Now,<00:31:44.599><c> if</c><00:31:44.759><c> you</c><00:31:44.940><c> are</c><00:31:45.440><c> more</c><00:31:45.779><c> spiritual</c><00:31:46.279><c> and</c><00:31:46.500><c> more</c><00:31:46.819><c> focused</c><00:31:47.119><c> than</c>

00:31:47.339 --> 00:31:48.539
I<00:31:47.539><c> am,</c>

00:31:48.759 --> 00:31:51.539
you<00:31:48.880><c> know,</c><00:31:49.119><c> my</c><00:31:49.359><c> tendency</c><00:31:49.680><c> is</c><00:31:49.859><c> to</c><00:31:49.980><c> think</c><00:31:50.119><c> of</c><00:31:50.279><c> something</c><00:31:50.559><c> else.</c>

00:31:51.740 --> 00:31:53.440
And<00:31:51.980><c> in</c><00:31:52.059><c> order</c><00:31:52.279><c> to</c><00:31:52.420><c> focus</c><00:31:52.720><c> it</c><00:31:52.920><c> somewhere</c><00:31:53.240><c> else,</c>

00:31:53.460 --> 00:31:55.180
sometimes<00:31:53.799><c> I</c><00:31:54.000><c> will</c><00:31:54.160><c> just</c><00:31:54.299><c> go</c><00:31:54.480><c> to</c><00:31:54.599><c> those</c><00:31:54.799><c> passages</c>

00:31:55.180 --> 00:31:57.299
the<00:31:55.400><c> brother's</c><00:31:55.759><c> referring</c><00:31:56.059><c> to</c><00:31:56.240><c> and</c><00:31:56.400><c> think</c><00:31:56.640><c> about</c><00:31:56.960><c> them</c>

00:31:57.299 --> 00:31:59.519
rather<00:31:57.720><c> than</c><00:31:57.799><c> get</c><00:31:57.980><c> my</c><00:31:58.259><c> mind</c><00:31:58.440><c> off</c><00:31:58.680><c> on</c><00:31:58.900><c> something</c><00:31:59.200><c> else</c>

00:31:59.519 --> 00:32:03.039
that<00:31:59.759><c> I</c><00:31:59.900><c> may</c><00:32:00.099><c> want</c><00:32:00.240><c> to</c><00:32:00.400><c> do,</c><00:32:01.299><c> weed</c><00:32:01.420><c> the</c><00:32:01.680><c> garden</c><00:32:01.900><c> when</c><00:32:02.059><c> I</c><00:32:02.200><c> get</c><00:32:02.400><c> home,</c>

00:32:03.440 --> 00:32:04.819
do<00:32:03.700><c> work</c><00:32:03.980><c> on</c><00:32:04.180><c> some</c><00:32:04.400><c> woodwork,</c>

00:32:04.900 --> 00:32:07.059
it's<00:32:05.220><c> too</c><00:32:05.440><c> easy</c><00:32:05.680><c> to</c><00:32:05.839><c> get</c><00:32:05.940><c> your</c><00:32:06.140><c> mind</c><00:32:06.299><c> totally</c><00:32:06.660><c> distracted</c>

00:32:07.059 --> 00:32:09.359
into<00:32:07.200><c> something</c><00:32:07.460><c> that's</c><00:32:07.779><c> totally</c><00:32:08.299><c> wrong.</c>

00:32:09.980 --> 00:32:11.839
But<00:32:10.200><c> if</c><00:32:10.500><c> anyone</c><00:32:10.799><c> here</c><00:32:11.079><c> is</c><00:32:11.259><c> better</c><00:32:11.480><c> at</c><00:32:11.619><c> that</c>

00:32:11.839 --> 00:32:13.839
and<00:32:11.900><c> has</c><00:32:12.079><c> some</c><00:32:12.380><c> clues</c><00:32:12.539><c> to</c><00:32:12.779><c> me</c><00:32:12.900><c> on</c><00:32:13.000><c> how</c><00:32:13.099><c> to</c><00:32:13.279><c> stay</c><00:32:13.460><c> focused</c>

00:32:13.839 --> 00:32:15.740
when<00:32:14.019><c> something's</c><00:32:14.579><c> really,</c><00:32:14.980><c> really</c><00:32:15.339><c> boring,</c>

00:32:16.140 --> 00:32:17.579
please<00:32:16.359><c> let</c><00:32:16.579><c> me</c><00:32:16.779><c> know.</c>

00:32:18.140 --> 00:32:20.019
I<00:32:18.460><c> find</c><00:32:18.799><c> that</c><00:32:19.220><c> is</c><00:32:19.400><c> very</c><00:32:19.680><c> difficult.</c>

00:32:20.079 --> 00:32:22.579
Maybe<00:32:20.299><c> it's</c><00:32:20.460><c> because</c><00:32:20.839><c> I</c><00:32:21.220><c> spend</c><00:32:21.380><c> my</c><00:32:21.640><c> life</c><00:32:21.859><c> as</c><00:32:22.079><c> a</c><00:32:22.299><c> scholar</c>

00:32:22.579 --> 00:32:24.039
and,<00:32:22.779><c> you</c><00:32:22.920><c> know,</c><00:32:23.019><c> if</c><00:32:23.180><c> you</c><00:32:23.319><c> start</c><00:32:23.539><c> boring</c><00:32:23.839><c> me,</c>

00:32:24.059 --> 00:32:25.920
I<00:32:24.140><c> get</c><00:32:24.319><c> turned</c><00:32:24.579><c> off</c><00:32:24.799><c> real</c><00:32:25.140><c> quick.</c>

00:32:26.960 --> 00:32:29.720
Notice<00:32:27.259><c> here,</c><00:32:27.960><c> she</c><00:32:28.180><c> lights</c><00:32:28.539><c> a</c><00:32:28.859><c> light.</c>

00:32:31.359 --> 00:32:32.839
And<00:32:31.539><c> the</c><00:32:31.740><c> light</c><00:32:31.980><c> is</c><00:32:32.259><c> the</c><00:32:32.519><c> Word.</c>

00:32:33.079 --> 00:32:36.259
John<00:32:33.359><c> 12</c><00:32:33.680><c> and</c><00:32:33.839><c> 46</c><00:32:34.380><c> is</c><00:32:34.960><c> a</c><00:32:35.259><c> very</c><00:32:35.579><c> nice</c><00:32:35.839><c> passage</c>

00:32:36.259 --> 00:32:38.279
to<00:32:36.500><c> kind</c><00:32:36.619><c> of</c><00:32:36.859><c> stick</c><00:32:37.000><c> in</c><00:32:37.099><c> your</c><00:32:37.359><c> mind.</c>

00:32:39.579 --> 00:32:41.799
I<00:32:40.059><c> am</c><00:32:40.420><c> a</c><00:32:40.680><c> light</c><00:32:40.859><c> into</c><00:32:41.160><c> the</c><00:32:41.440><c> world</c>

00:32:41.799 --> 00:32:43.799
and<00:32:42.359><c> whosoever</c><00:32:42.920><c> believeth</c><00:32:43.359><c> on</c><00:32:43.579><c> me</c>

00:32:43.799 --> 00:32:45.619
should<00:32:44.079><c> not</c><00:32:44.440><c> abide</c><00:32:44.920><c> in</c><00:32:45.200><c> darkness.</c>

00:32:45.960 --> 00:32:47.599
So<00:32:46.099><c> if</c><00:32:46.220><c> we</c><00:32:46.339><c> want</c><00:32:46.500><c> to</c><00:32:46.720><c> find</c><00:32:47.039><c> someone,</c>

00:32:47.920 --> 00:32:50.579
it<00:32:48.000><c> is</c><00:32:48.180><c> the</c><00:32:48.400><c> light</c><00:32:48.539><c> of</c><00:32:48.740><c> the</c><00:32:48.920><c> Word</c><00:32:49.099><c> that's</c><00:32:49.339><c> going</c><00:32:49.519><c> to</c><00:32:49.700><c> illuminate</c><00:32:50.220><c> them</c>

00:32:50.579 --> 00:32:52.259
and<00:32:50.900><c> bring</c><00:32:51.119><c> them</c><00:32:51.380><c> back.</c>

00:32:52.700 --> 00:32:55.880
We<00:32:52.859><c> have</c><00:32:53.099><c> to</c><00:32:53.680><c> refresh</c><00:32:54.140><c> their</c><00:32:54.440><c> minds</c><00:32:54.960><c> and</c><00:32:55.440><c> renew</c><00:32:55.680><c> it.</c>

00:32:55.920 --> 00:32:57.920
You<00:32:55.980><c> know,</c><00:32:56.099><c> when</c><00:32:56.279><c> we're</c><00:32:56.619><c> baptized,</c><00:32:57.019><c> when</c><00:32:57.160><c> we've</c><00:32:57.380><c> been</c><00:32:57.579><c> trained</c>

00:32:57.920 --> 00:32:59.900
and<00:32:58.339><c> taught</c><00:32:58.599><c> up</c><00:32:58.859><c> to</c><00:32:58.980><c> the</c><00:32:59.240><c> point</c><00:32:59.420><c> of</c><00:32:59.640><c> baptism,</c>

00:32:59.920 --> 00:33:02.099
we<00:33:00.079><c> have</c><00:33:00.240><c> a</c><00:33:00.380><c> terrific</c><00:33:00.980><c> amount</c><00:33:01.299><c> of</c><00:33:01.579><c> enthusiasm</c>

00:33:02.099 --> 00:33:04.140
because<00:33:02.579><c> that</c><00:33:02.819><c> Word</c><00:33:02.980><c> is</c><00:33:03.319><c> fresh</c><00:33:03.500><c> in</c><00:33:03.599><c> us.</c>

00:33:04.319 --> 00:33:06.279
And<00:33:04.559><c> it's</c><00:33:04.660><c> something</c><00:33:04.900><c> that</c><00:33:05.140><c> we</c><00:33:05.559><c> have</c><00:33:05.759><c> accepted</c>

00:33:06.279 --> 00:33:08.240
and<00:33:06.579><c> we</c><00:33:06.680><c> want</c><00:33:06.900><c> to</c><00:33:07.119><c> change</c><00:33:07.319><c> the</c><00:33:07.519><c> world</c><00:33:07.720><c> with</c><00:33:07.920><c> it.</c>

00:33:08.380 --> 00:33:09.880
A<00:33:08.519><c> year</c><00:33:08.660><c> later,</c><00:33:09.039><c> after</c><00:33:09.240><c> we</c><00:33:09.420><c> find</c><00:33:09.700><c> out</c>

00:33:09.880 --> 00:33:12.779
that<00:33:10.019><c> the</c><00:33:10.180><c> world</c><00:33:10.339><c> hasn't</c><00:33:10.720><c> changed</c><00:33:12.079><c> overnight,</c>

00:33:13.160 --> 00:33:15.200
that<00:33:13.359><c> we</c><00:33:13.619><c> have</c><00:33:13.819><c> to</c><00:33:14.039><c> change,</c>

00:33:15.480 --> 00:33:17.660
that<00:33:15.579><c> there</c><00:33:15.740><c> are</c><00:33:15.960><c> problems</c><00:33:16.299><c> in</c><00:33:16.480><c> the</c><00:33:16.660><c> Ecclesia,</c>

00:33:18.200 --> 00:33:20.680
that<00:33:18.440><c> problems</c><00:33:18.720><c> in</c><00:33:18.900><c> our</c><00:33:19.079><c> life</c><00:33:19.259><c> didn't</c><00:33:19.500><c> suddenly</c><00:33:19.920><c> evaporate,</c>

00:33:20.779 --> 00:33:22.519
we<00:33:21.000><c> can</c><00:33:21.180><c> get</c><00:33:21.420><c> discouraged.</c>

00:33:23.140 --> 00:33:24.339
And<00:33:23.299><c> how</c><00:33:23.440><c> do</c><00:33:23.559><c> we</c><00:33:23.640><c> get</c><00:33:23.920><c> renewed?</c>

00:33:24.700 --> 00:33:26.200
By<00:33:24.900><c> coming</c><00:33:25.200><c> back</c><00:33:25.519><c> to</c><00:33:25.700><c> that</c><00:33:25.980><c> Word</c>

00:33:26.200 --> 00:33:29.059
over<00:33:26.880><c> and</c><00:33:27.140><c> over</c><00:33:27.559><c> and</c><00:33:27.680><c> over</c><00:33:28.140><c> again.</c>

00:33:29.160 --> 00:33:31.839
If<00:33:29.339><c> you</c><00:33:29.559><c> skip</c><00:33:29.799><c> a</c><00:33:30.000><c> meal,</c><00:33:30.160><c> you</c><00:33:30.359><c> feel</c><00:33:30.559><c> a</c><00:33:30.599><c> little</c><00:33:30.799><c> bit</c><00:33:30.980><c> hungry.</c>

00:33:32.460 --> 00:33:33.960
If<00:33:32.660><c> you</c><00:33:32.859><c> skip</c><00:33:33.019><c> three</c><00:33:33.259><c> or</c><00:33:33.359><c> four</c><00:33:33.619><c> meals,</c>

00:33:33.960 --> 00:33:35.660
you<00:33:34.240><c> get</c><00:33:34.579><c> very,</c><00:33:35.000><c> very</c><00:33:35.240><c> hungry.</c>

00:33:36.039 --> 00:33:38.319
If<00:33:36.180><c> you</c><00:33:36.380><c> don't</c><00:33:36.619><c> eat</c><00:33:36.920><c> long</c><00:33:37.259><c> enough,</c><00:33:37.640><c> what</c><00:33:37.839><c> happens?</c>

00:33:38.519 --> 00:33:39.920
You'll<00:33:38.900><c> die.</c>

00:33:41.039 --> 00:33:43.259
And<00:33:41.220><c> the</c><00:33:41.400><c> same</c><00:33:41.599><c> thing</c><00:33:41.759><c> is</c><00:33:42.000><c> true</c><00:33:42.200><c> with</c><00:33:42.440><c> the</c><00:33:42.599><c> Word</c><00:33:42.759><c> of</c><00:33:42.940><c> God.</c>

00:33:43.380 --> 00:33:45.660
If<00:33:43.519><c> you</c><00:33:43.740><c> don't</c><00:33:44.460><c> look</c><00:33:44.779><c> at</c><00:33:44.880><c> it</c><00:33:44.980><c> for</c><00:33:45.200><c> a</c><00:33:45.279><c> while,</c>

00:33:46.059 --> 00:33:47.559
you're<00:33:46.339><c> going</c><00:33:46.420><c> to</c><00:33:46.539><c> get</c><00:33:46.720><c> spiritually</c><00:33:47.119><c> hungry.</c>

00:33:48.019 --> 00:33:50.160
If<00:33:48.200><c> you</c><00:33:48.440><c> don't</c><00:33:48.660><c> look</c><00:33:48.940><c> at</c><00:33:49.039><c> it</c><00:33:49.160><c> for</c><00:33:49.339><c> many,</c><00:33:49.660><c> many</c><00:33:49.819><c> days</c>

00:33:50.160 --> 00:33:51.240
or<00:33:50.359><c> many,</c><00:33:50.640><c> many</c><00:33:50.839><c> weeks,</c>

00:33:51.460 --> 00:33:53.700
you<00:33:51.700><c> get</c><00:33:52.039><c> close</c><00:33:52.400><c> to</c><00:33:52.640><c> spiritual</c><00:33:53.059><c> starvation.</c>

00:33:54.200 --> 00:33:56.140
And<00:33:54.559><c> if</c><00:33:54.700><c> you</c><00:33:54.900><c> put</c><00:33:55.019><c> it</c><00:33:55.240><c> aside</c><00:33:55.579><c> altogether,</c>

00:33:56.220 --> 00:33:58.460
you<00:33:56.480><c> are</c><00:33:56.740><c> going</c><00:33:56.940><c> to</c><00:33:57.160><c> be</c><00:33:57.420><c> spiritually</c><00:33:58.000><c> dead.</c>

00:33:58.859 --> 00:34:02.339
It's<00:33:59.160><c> an</c><00:33:59.380><c> absolute</c><00:34:00.339><c> parabolic</c><00:34:01.319><c> arrangement.</c>

00:34:02.779 --> 00:34:04.099
You<00:34:03.339><c> will</c><00:34:03.640><c> die.</c>

00:34:04.279 --> 00:34:06.799
And<00:34:04.460><c> you</c><00:34:04.539><c> will</c><00:34:04.819><c> die</c><00:34:05.160><c> in</c><00:34:05.519><c> the</c><00:34:05.799><c> truest</c><00:34:06.000><c> sense</c><00:34:06.259><c> of</c><00:34:06.440><c> the</c><00:34:06.559><c> Word</c>

00:34:06.799 --> 00:34:08.860
if<00:34:07.460><c> you</c><00:34:07.980><c> starve</c><00:34:08.260><c> to</c><00:34:08.579><c> death</c>

00:34:08.860 --> 00:34:11.380
over<00:34:09.280><c> lack</c><00:34:09.619><c> of</c><00:34:09.900><c> feeding</c><00:34:10.079><c> on</c><00:34:10.360><c> that</c><00:34:10.599><c> Word.</c>

00:34:12.199 --> 00:34:14.079
And<00:34:12.340><c> so</c><00:34:12.679><c> she</c><00:34:13.139><c> lights</c><00:34:13.440><c> this</c><00:34:13.780><c> Word,</c>

00:34:14.320 --> 00:34:15.780
and<00:34:14.360><c> she</c><00:34:14.639><c> seeks,</c><00:34:15.019><c> and</c><00:34:15.199><c> notice</c><00:34:15.440><c> here,</c>

00:34:15.920 --> 00:34:17.880
she<00:34:16.099><c> seeks</c><00:34:16.679><c> diligently.</c>

00:34:18.699 --> 00:34:19.860
That's<00:34:19.059><c> the</c><00:34:19.179><c> kind</c><00:34:19.320><c> of</c><00:34:19.460><c> key</c><00:34:19.639><c> word.</c>

00:34:19.900 --> 00:34:22.900
Hebrews<00:34:20.199><c> 11</c><00:34:20.599><c> and</c><00:34:20.800><c> 6</c><00:34:21.579><c> applies</c><00:34:22.260><c> to</c><00:34:22.480><c> us</c><00:34:22.800><c> too,</c>

00:34:22.900 --> 00:34:25.960
that<00:34:23.079><c> we</c><00:34:23.400><c> must</c><00:34:23.659><c> seek</c><00:34:24.000><c> the</c><00:34:24.239><c> Lord</c><00:34:24.460><c> God</c><00:34:24.780><c> diligently.</c>

00:34:27.380 --> 00:34:29.599
Now,<00:34:27.619><c> when</c><00:34:27.840><c> someone's</c><00:34:28.300><c> lost</c><00:34:28.619><c> within</c><00:34:28.900><c> the</c><00:34:29.179><c> Ecclesia,</c>

00:34:29.599 --> 00:34:31.500
we've<00:34:30.219><c> got</c><00:34:30.400><c> to</c><00:34:30.539><c> pay</c><00:34:30.679><c> attention</c><00:34:31.159><c> to</c><00:34:31.360><c> that,</c>

00:34:31.539 --> 00:34:33.579
and<00:34:31.599><c> we've</c><00:34:31.820><c> got</c><00:34:31.900><c> to</c><00:34:32.019><c> do</c><00:34:32.199><c> all</c><00:34:32.579><c> that</c><00:34:32.679><c> we</c><00:34:32.840><c> can</c><00:34:33.000><c> to</c><00:34:33.159><c> recover</c><00:34:33.480><c> them,</c>

00:34:33.579 --> 00:34:35.059
and<00:34:33.659><c> we've</c><00:34:33.840><c> got</c><00:34:33.880><c> to</c><00:34:33.960><c> do</c><00:34:34.039><c> it</c><00:34:34.239><c> as</c><00:34:34.380><c> soon</c><00:34:34.539><c> as</c><00:34:34.780><c> possible</c>

00:34:35.059 --> 00:34:36.780
that<00:34:35.559><c> we</c><00:34:35.699><c> realize</c><00:34:36.059><c> they're</c><00:34:36.239><c> having</c><00:34:36.440><c> trouble.</c>

00:34:37.000 --> 00:34:39.920
The<00:34:37.159><c> more</c><00:34:37.500><c> diligent</c><00:34:37.940><c> we</c><00:34:38.460><c> are</c><00:34:39.000><c> in</c><00:34:39.400><c> recovery,</c>

00:34:39.960 --> 00:34:42.420
the<00:34:40.099><c> more</c><00:34:40.320><c> chance</c><00:34:40.539><c> we're</c><00:34:40.679><c> going</c><00:34:40.780><c> to</c><00:34:40.880><c> be</c><00:34:41.000><c> successful.</c>

00:34:46.699 --> 00:34:49.059
Whenever<00:34:47.039><c> we</c><00:34:47.460><c> undertake</c><00:34:47.880><c> an</c><00:34:48.159><c> action,</c>

00:34:49.820 --> 00:34:52.659
and<00:34:50.219><c> it's</c><00:34:50.619><c> kind</c><00:34:50.780><c> of</c><00:34:50.900><c> a</c><00:34:51.019><c> good</c><00:34:51.480><c> thing</c><00:34:51.920><c> to</c><00:34:52.119><c> think</c><00:34:52.280><c> about,</c>

00:34:53.159 --> 00:34:55.460
in<00:34:53.320><c> the</c><00:34:53.559><c> world,</c><00:34:54.079><c> if</c><00:34:54.179><c> you</c><00:34:54.440><c> undertake</c><00:34:54.820><c> an</c><00:34:55.099><c> action,</c>

00:34:55.619 --> 00:34:58.320
and<00:34:55.739><c> you</c><00:34:56.440><c> deliberately</c><00:34:56.840><c> from</c><00:34:57.179><c> the</c><00:34:57.960><c> beginning</c>

00:34:58.320 --> 00:35:00.539
say<00:34:58.599><c> to</c><00:34:58.760><c> yourself,</c><00:34:59.679><c> I'm</c><00:35:00.000><c> going</c><00:35:00.119><c> to</c><00:35:00.260><c> do</c><00:35:00.360><c> it,</c>

00:35:00.579 --> 00:35:04.260
but<00:35:00.719><c> I'm</c><00:35:00.880><c> going</c><00:35:01.019><c> to</c><00:35:01.139><c> do</c><00:35:01.260><c> it</c><00:35:02.300><c> a</c><00:35:03.059><c> little</c><00:35:03.260><c> bit.</c>

00:35:07.780 --> 00:35:09.800
What's<00:35:08.039><c> your</c><00:35:08.119><c> chance</c><00:35:08.340><c> of</c><00:35:08.579><c> success?</c>

00:35:15.019 --> 00:35:17.920
Well,<00:35:15.739><c> I</c><00:35:15.960><c> don't</c><00:35:16.139><c> think</c><00:35:16.239><c> I've</c><00:35:16.380><c> ever</c><00:35:16.619><c> approached</c><00:35:16.980><c> my</c><00:35:17.219><c> job</c><00:35:17.440><c> that</c><00:35:17.739><c> way.</c>

00:35:18.000 --> 00:35:19.500
I<00:35:18.019><c> mean,</c><00:35:18.219><c> if</c><00:35:18.440><c> I</c><00:35:18.559><c> went</c><00:35:18.659><c> into</c><00:35:18.860><c> the</c><00:35:19.079><c> laboratory,</c>

00:35:19.599 --> 00:35:21.679
and<00:35:19.679><c> I</c><00:35:19.820><c> said,</c><00:35:20.480><c> well,</c><00:35:20.619><c> I'm</c><00:35:20.760><c> going</c><00:35:20.820><c> to</c><00:35:20.920><c> do</c><00:35:21.039><c> this</c><00:35:21.239><c> experiment,</c>

00:35:21.739 --> 00:35:24.420
but<00:35:21.840><c> if</c><00:35:21.960><c> it</c><00:35:22.039><c> gets</c><00:35:22.159><c> too</c><00:35:22.440><c> hard,</c><00:35:22.539><c> I'm</c><00:35:22.679><c> going</c><00:35:22.760><c> to</c><00:35:22.940><c> drop</c><00:35:23.139><c> it,</c>

00:35:25.300 --> 00:35:28.280
I<00:35:25.739><c> would</c><00:35:25.960><c> never</c><00:35:26.219><c> have</c><00:35:26.500><c> succeeded</c><00:35:26.820><c> as</c><00:35:27.099><c> a</c><00:35:27.400><c> scientist.</c>

00:35:29.440 --> 00:35:31.559
What<00:35:29.480><c> I</c><00:35:29.659><c> tell</c><00:35:29.760><c> my</c><00:35:30.079><c> students</c><00:35:30.340><c> is</c><00:35:30.519><c> the</c><00:35:30.679><c> easy</c><00:35:31.039><c> experiments</c>

00:35:31.559 --> 00:35:33.219
we'll<00:35:31.840><c> solve</c><00:35:32.059><c> in</c><00:35:32.219><c> a</c><00:35:32.340><c> few</c><00:35:32.420><c> weeks,</c><00:35:32.679><c> the</c><00:35:32.800><c> hard</c><00:35:33.000><c> ones,</c>

00:35:33.239 --> 00:35:34.579
will<00:35:33.420><c> take</c><00:35:33.619><c> longer.</c>

00:35:36.780 --> 00:35:40.820
If<00:35:37.119><c> you</c><00:35:37.320><c> can</c><00:35:37.840><c> dream</c><00:35:38.099><c> of</c><00:35:38.320><c> something,</c><00:35:38.619><c> you</c><00:35:38.739><c> can</c><00:35:39.059><c> probably</c><00:35:39.440><c> do</c><00:35:39.679><c> it.</c>

00:35:41.179 --> 00:35:43.059
If<00:35:41.380><c> you</c><00:35:41.579><c> can't</c><00:35:41.880><c> even</c><00:35:42.159><c> dream</c><00:35:42.380><c> of</c><00:35:42.559><c> it,</c>

00:35:43.340 --> 00:35:45.920
but<00:35:43.500><c> you</c><00:35:43.699><c> want</c><00:35:43.840><c> to</c><00:35:43.980><c> do</c><00:35:44.079><c> it,</c><00:35:44.320><c> it's</c><00:35:44.599><c> going</c><00:35:44.719><c> to</c><00:35:44.900><c> take</c><00:35:45.079><c> longer.</c>

00:35:46.619 --> 00:35:49.500
There's<00:35:46.860><c> no</c><00:35:47.119><c> question</c><00:35:47.579><c> that</c><00:35:47.860><c> the</c><00:35:48.519><c> more</c><00:35:48.780><c> you</c><00:35:48.920><c> put</c><00:35:49.119><c> your</c><00:35:49.340><c> mind</c>

00:35:49.500 --> 00:35:51.840
to<00:35:49.719><c> accomplish</c><00:35:50.099><c> something,</c><00:35:50.739><c> the</c><00:35:50.860><c> more</c><00:35:51.099><c> you're</c><00:35:51.280><c> going</c><00:35:51.460><c> to</c><00:35:51.619><c> achieve</c><00:35:51.719><c> it.</c>

00:35:51.860 --> 00:35:53.539
Now,<00:35:51.980><c> if</c><00:35:52.079><c> you</c><00:35:52.159><c> know</c><00:35:52.360><c> that</c><00:35:52.519><c> someone's</c><00:35:52.920><c> having</c><00:35:53.059><c> a</c><00:35:53.280><c> problem</c>

00:35:53.539 --> 00:35:55.619
in<00:35:53.539><c> the</c><00:35:53.739><c> Ecclesia</c><00:35:54.139><c> and</c><00:35:54.480><c> they</c><00:35:54.739><c> seem</c><00:35:54.880><c> to</c><00:35:55.019><c> be</c><00:35:55.239><c> lost,</c>

00:35:56.000 --> 00:35:58.239
you<00:35:56.239><c> want</c><00:35:56.500><c> to</c><00:35:56.760><c> bring</c><00:35:56.880><c> them</c><00:35:57.099><c> back</c><00:35:57.340><c> into</c><00:35:57.579><c> the</c><00:35:57.860><c> process.</c>

00:35:58.519 --> 00:36:00.780
You<00:35:58.679><c> don't</c><00:35:58.980><c> want</c><00:35:59.199><c> to</c><00:35:59.340><c> wait</c><00:35:59.460><c> until</c><00:35:59.659><c> they</c><00:35:59.840><c> drift</c><00:36:00.099><c> away</c><00:36:00.360><c> altogether</c>

00:36:00.780 --> 00:36:02.760
and<00:36:01.039><c> end</c><00:36:01.179><c> up</c><00:36:01.380><c> like</c><00:36:01.579><c> that</c><00:36:01.860><c> sheep</c><00:36:02.119><c> wandering</c>

00:36:02.760 --> 00:36:04.039
in<00:36:02.980><c> the</c><00:36:03.139><c> wilderness</c><00:36:03.460><c> of</c><00:36:03.699><c> the</c><00:36:03.860><c> world,</c>

00:36:04.179 --> 00:36:06.119
because<00:36:04.340><c> that's</c><00:36:04.739><c> the</c><00:36:04.860><c> next</c><00:36:05.139><c> step.</c>

00:36:07.980 --> 00:36:10.340
And<00:36:08.280><c> so</c><00:36:08.539><c> she</c><00:36:08.860><c> does</c><00:36:09.099><c> this</c><00:36:09.360><c> with</c><00:36:09.699><c> all</c><00:36:10.059><c> intent.</c>

00:36:10.400 --> 00:36:11.820
Now,<00:36:10.559><c> you</c><00:36:10.639><c> can</c><00:36:10.800><c> just</c><00:36:10.980><c> imagine</c><00:36:11.500><c> this.</c>

00:36:12.039 --> 00:36:15.539
My<00:36:12.440><c> mother</c><00:36:12.940><c> was</c><00:36:13.760><c> a</c><00:36:13.900><c> fanatic</c><00:36:14.320><c> at</c><00:36:14.539><c> cleanliness.</c>

00:36:16.880 --> 00:36:19.840
When<00:36:17.179><c> she</c><00:36:17.460><c> went</c><00:36:17.639><c> to</c><00:36:17.920><c> sweep</c><00:36:18.059><c> the</c><00:36:18.239><c> house</c><00:36:18.380><c> to</c><00:36:18.639><c> find</c><00:36:18.880><c> something,</c>

00:36:20.119 --> 00:36:21.780
she<00:36:20.420><c> would</c><00:36:20.699><c> turn</c><00:36:20.900><c> it</c><00:36:21.059><c> upside</c><00:36:21.360><c> down,</c>

00:36:21.780 --> 00:36:24.280
and<00:36:22.000><c> she</c><00:36:22.099><c> was</c><00:36:22.300><c> also</c><00:36:22.579><c> very</c><00:36:22.820><c> good</c><00:36:22.920><c> at</c><00:36:23.059><c> losing</c><00:36:23.380><c> things</c><00:36:23.699><c> in</c><00:36:23.860><c> the</c><00:36:24.039><c> house,</c>

00:36:24.460 --> 00:36:26.639
just<00:36:24.599><c> like</c><00:36:24.800><c> this</c><00:36:25.000><c> woman</c><00:36:25.199><c> would</c><00:36:25.400><c> lose</c><00:36:25.599><c> the</c><00:36:25.840><c> coin,</c>

00:36:26.659 --> 00:36:28.559
because<00:36:26.860><c> my</c><00:36:27.119><c> mother</c><00:36:27.420><c> had</c><00:36:27.880><c> this</c><00:36:28.139><c> habit</c>

00:36:28.559 --> 00:36:30.619
that<00:36:29.019><c> if</c><00:36:29.199><c> something</c><00:36:29.500><c> was</c><00:36:29.800><c> laying</c><00:36:30.099><c> around,</c>

00:36:30.659 --> 00:36:32.500
it<00:36:30.800><c> had</c><00:36:31.000><c> to</c><00:36:31.159><c> be</c><00:36:31.400><c> someplace,</c>

00:36:33.300 --> 00:36:35.239
preferably<00:36:33.539><c> where</c><00:36:33.820><c> it</c><00:36:33.900><c> couldn't</c><00:36:34.059><c> be</c><00:36:34.360><c> seen.</c>

00:36:35.300 --> 00:36:37.840
So<00:36:35.519><c> if</c><00:36:35.679><c> I</c><00:36:35.880><c> went</c><00:36:36.039><c> to</c><00:36:36.340><c> bed</c><00:36:36.599><c> and</c><00:36:36.920><c> I</c><00:36:37.119><c> left</c><00:36:37.239><c> my</c><00:36:37.559><c> homework</c>

00:36:37.840 --> 00:36:41.039
sitting<00:36:38.179><c> out</c><00:36:38.440><c> on</c><00:36:38.559><c> my</c><00:36:38.820><c> desk,</c><00:36:39.139><c> it</c><00:36:39.300><c> was</c><00:36:39.639><c> gone</c><00:36:40.139><c> in</c><00:36:40.539><c> the</c><00:36:40.719><c> morning,</c>

00:36:41.420 --> 00:36:43.239
because<00:36:41.539><c> the</c><00:36:41.780><c> desk</c><00:36:41.940><c> had</c><00:36:42.099><c> to</c><00:36:42.239><c> be</c><00:36:42.440><c> clean.</c>

00:36:43.880 --> 00:36:45.199
And<00:36:44.159><c> some</c><00:36:44.320><c> of</c><00:36:44.400><c> you</c><00:36:44.500><c> may</c><00:36:44.679><c> now</c><00:36:44.860><c> appreciate,</c>

00:36:45.300 --> 00:36:47.739
if<00:36:45.320><c> you</c><00:36:45.599><c> see</c><00:36:45.900><c> my</c><00:36:46.159><c> study</c><00:36:46.440><c> now,</c><00:36:46.679><c> you'll</c><00:36:46.840><c> know</c><00:36:47.000><c> why</c><00:36:47.219><c> it</c><00:36:47.420><c> is</c><00:36:47.579><c> not</c>

00:36:47.739 --> 00:36:48.840
like<00:36:48.019><c> that.</c>

00:36:49.139 --> 00:36:51.420
It<00:36:49.460><c> had</c><00:36:49.659><c> to</c><00:36:49.800><c> be</c><00:36:49.980><c> clean,</c><00:36:50.099><c> and</c><00:36:50.239><c> if</c><00:36:50.360><c> she</c><00:36:50.519><c> had</c><00:36:50.659><c> to</c><00:36:50.840><c> find</c><00:36:51.079><c> something,</c>

00:36:51.420 --> 00:36:52.940
she<00:36:51.619><c> would</c><00:36:51.840><c> misplace</c><00:36:52.239><c> things</c><00:36:52.460><c> all</c><00:36:52.719><c> the</c><00:36:52.800><c> time</c>

00:36:52.940 --> 00:36:54.480
because<00:36:53.079><c> she</c><00:36:53.219><c> put</c><00:36:53.360><c> them</c><00:36:53.480><c> in</c><00:36:53.559><c> a</c><00:36:53.699><c> closet</c><00:36:54.019><c> somewhere.</c>

00:36:54.780 --> 00:36:55.820
If<00:36:54.920><c> she</c><00:36:55.000><c> had</c><00:36:55.099><c> to</c><00:36:55.239><c> find</c><00:36:55.460><c> something,</c>

00:36:56.039 --> 00:36:58.260
we<00:36:56.260><c> took</c><00:36:56.519><c> the</c><00:36:56.800><c> house</c><00:36:57.059><c> absolutely</c><00:36:57.840><c> apart,</c>

00:36:58.500 --> 00:37:00.300
but<00:36:58.699><c> we</c><00:36:58.880><c> always</c><00:36:59.139><c> found</c><00:36:59.420><c> it.</c>

00:37:00.840 --> 00:37:04.159
You<00:37:01.079><c> can</c><00:37:01.360><c> always</c><00:37:01.820><c> find</c><00:37:02.219><c> someone</c><00:37:02.539><c> who's</c><00:37:02.800><c> still</c><00:37:03.019><c> in</c><00:37:03.179><c> the</c><00:37:03.340><c> household.</c>

00:37:04.320 --> 00:37:05.480
The<00:37:04.519><c> fact</c><00:37:04.639><c> that</c><00:37:04.800><c> they're</c><00:37:05.019><c> still</c><00:37:05.280><c> there</c>

00:37:05.480 --> 00:37:08.159
means<00:37:05.800><c> there's</c><00:37:06.119><c> some</c><00:37:06.360><c> psychological</c><00:37:07.099><c> connection.</c>

00:37:08.280 --> 00:37:10.300
Don't<00:37:08.639><c> let</c><00:37:08.820><c> them</c><00:37:09.000><c> get</c><00:37:09.219><c> away</c><00:37:09.460><c> to</c><00:37:09.679><c> the</c><00:37:09.860><c> next</c><00:37:10.059><c> step</c>

00:37:10.300 --> 00:37:12.280
where<00:37:10.460><c> they</c><00:37:10.699><c> wander</c><00:37:10.960><c> in</c><00:37:11.199><c> the</c><00:37:11.340><c> wilderness.</c>

00:37:13.420 --> 00:37:14.139
And<00:37:13.579><c> notice</c><00:37:13.820><c> here,</c>

00:37:14.300 --> 00:37:16.000
likewise<00:37:14.800><c> they</c><00:37:15.079><c> say</c><00:37:15.239><c> unto</c><00:37:15.420><c> you,</c><00:37:15.539><c> verse</c><00:37:15.739><c> 10,</c>

00:37:16.000 --> 00:37:19.639
There<00:37:16.360><c> is</c><00:37:16.679><c> joy</c><00:37:17.039><c> in</c><00:37:17.219><c> the</c><00:37:17.460><c> presence</c><00:37:17.739><c> of</c><00:37:17.960><c> the</c><00:37:18.159><c> angels</c><00:37:18.619><c> of</c><00:37:19.099><c> God</c>

00:37:19.639 --> 00:37:23.099
over<00:37:20.159><c> one</c><00:37:20.960><c> sinner</c><00:37:21.360><c> that</c><00:37:21.820><c> repenteth.</c>

00:37:23.480 --> 00:37:26.480
There's<00:37:23.639><c> no</c><00:37:23.840><c> need</c><00:37:24.059><c> here</c><00:37:24.260><c> to</c><00:37:24.420><c> talk</c><00:37:24.679><c> about</c><00:37:24.980><c> the</c><00:37:25.960><c> nine</c><00:37:26.119><c> coins</c>

00:37:26.480 --> 00:37:27.440
she<00:37:26.699><c> already</c><00:37:27.099><c> had,</c>

00:37:27.679 --> 00:37:29.679
because<00:37:27.880><c> the</c><00:37:28.079><c> others</c><00:37:28.239><c> are</c><00:37:28.559><c> in</c><00:37:28.699><c> the</c><00:37:28.880><c> household</c><00:37:29.260><c> now,</c>

00:37:30.079 --> 00:37:35.019
and<00:37:30.539><c> they</c><00:37:30.840><c> are,</c><00:37:31.260><c> in</c><00:37:31.480><c> fact,</c><00:37:32.139><c> must</c><00:37:32.320><c> be</c><00:37:32.599><c> repentant</c><00:37:33.360><c> coins</c><00:37:33.739><c> in</c><00:37:33.980><c> a</c><00:37:34.139><c> sense.</c>

00:37:35.719 --> 00:37:38.860
But<00:37:36.019><c> now</c><00:37:36.239><c> we</c><00:37:36.380><c> come</c><00:37:36.579><c> to</c><00:37:37.159><c> probably</c><00:37:37.619><c> the</c><00:37:37.840><c> most</c><00:37:38.139><c> telling</c><00:37:38.440><c> parable</c>

00:37:38.860 --> 00:37:39.480
of<00:37:39.099><c> all</c>

00:37:39.480 --> 00:37:41.139
on<00:37:39.860><c> being</c><00:37:40.139><c> lost,</c>

00:37:41.260 --> 00:37:44.840
one<00:37:41.619><c> in</c><00:37:41.800><c> which</c><00:37:42.000><c> it's</c><00:37:42.800><c> hard</c><00:37:43.039><c> to</c><00:37:43.360><c> take</c><00:37:43.480><c> in</c><00:37:43.719><c> some</c><00:37:44.239><c> many</c><00:37:44.480><c> senses,</c>

00:37:44.840 --> 00:37:47.659
and<00:37:44.980><c> I'm</c><00:37:45.099><c> not</c><00:37:45.320><c> going</c><00:37:45.539><c> to</c><00:37:46.260><c> finish</c><00:37:46.519><c> this</c><00:37:46.880><c> parable</c><00:37:47.159><c> today,</c>

00:37:47.880 --> 00:37:49.440
but<00:37:48.000><c> I</c><00:37:48.119><c> want</c><00:37:48.239><c> to</c><00:37:48.360><c> just</c><00:37:48.519><c> give</c><00:37:48.619><c> you</c><00:37:48.760><c> sort</c><00:37:48.940><c> of</c><00:37:49.039><c> an</c><00:37:49.179><c> overview,</c>

00:37:49.500 --> 00:37:51.119
and<00:37:49.579><c> then</c><00:37:49.719><c> we</c><00:37:49.800><c> will</c><00:37:50.019><c> conclude</c><00:37:50.340><c> with</c><00:37:50.519><c> it</c><00:37:50.699><c> tomorrow.</c>

00:37:51.619 --> 00:37:53.420
A<00:37:52.039><c> certain</c><00:37:52.300><c> man</c><00:37:52.619><c> had</c><00:37:52.820><c> two</c><00:37:53.099><c> sons.</c>

00:37:53.639 --> 00:37:55.480
By<00:37:53.820><c> the</c><00:37:53.920><c> way,</c><00:37:54.119><c> so</c><00:37:54.360><c> many</c><00:37:54.519><c> of</c><00:37:54.639><c> Jesus'</c><00:37:55.300><c> parables</c>

00:37:55.480 --> 00:37:56.820
start<00:37:55.800><c> out</c><00:37:56.019><c> in</c><00:37:56.119><c> this</c><00:37:56.280><c> general</c><00:37:56.579><c> sense,</c>

00:37:56.840 --> 00:37:59.219
a<00:37:57.019><c> certain</c><00:37:57.239><c> man,</c><00:37:57.579><c> a</c><00:37:57.699><c> certain</c><00:37:57.880><c> priest,</c><00:37:58.280><c> a</c><00:37:58.440><c> certain</c><00:37:58.639><c> Samaritan.</c>

00:37:59.599 --> 00:38:03.159
It's<00:37:59.880><c> quite</c><00:38:00.199><c> clear</c><00:38:00.639><c> that</c><00:38:01.059><c> he</c><00:38:01.260><c> meant</c><00:38:01.480><c> these</c><00:38:01.760><c> to</c><00:38:02.019><c> stand</c><00:38:02.500><c> for</c>

00:38:03.159 --> 00:38:04.239
every<00:38:03.460><c> man.</c>

00:38:04.380 --> 00:38:06.960
They<00:38:04.599><c> weren't</c><00:38:04.780><c> something</c><00:38:05.179><c> just</c><00:38:05.659><c> aimed</c><00:38:05.900><c> at</c><00:38:06.380><c> Pharisees</c>

00:38:06.960 --> 00:38:08.460
in<00:38:07.099><c> the</c><00:38:07.260><c> first</c><00:38:07.460><c> century</c><00:38:07.840><c> could</c><00:38:08.039><c> understand,</c>

00:38:08.599 --> 00:38:10.280
although<00:38:08.739><c> that</c><00:38:09.000><c> was</c><00:38:09.440><c> certainly</c><00:38:09.760><c> true,</c>

00:38:10.659 --> 00:38:13.460
but<00:38:10.880><c> he</c><00:38:11.219><c> obviously</c><00:38:12.179><c> wanted</c><00:38:12.719><c> these</c><00:38:13.119><c> parables</c>

00:38:13.460 --> 00:38:15.179
to<00:38:13.619><c> have</c><00:38:13.800><c> a</c><00:38:14.139><c> universal</c><00:38:14.760><c> meaning</c>

00:38:15.179 --> 00:38:17.039
that<00:38:15.579><c> would</c><00:38:15.860><c> stand</c><00:38:16.059><c> throughout</c><00:38:16.480><c> the</c><00:38:16.699><c> ages,</c>

00:38:17.199 --> 00:38:17.940
and<00:38:17.360><c> they</c><00:38:17.619><c> have.</c>

00:38:18.340 --> 00:38:19.179
Just<00:38:18.599><c> think</c><00:38:18.840><c> of</c><00:38:18.960><c> it.</c>

00:38:19.179 --> 00:38:20.079
Just<00:38:19.400><c> think</c><00:38:19.659><c> of</c><00:38:19.780><c> it.</c>

00:38:20.139 --> 00:38:20.940
Think<00:38:20.420><c> of</c><00:38:20.559><c> it.</c>

00:38:21.320 --> 00:38:22.519
Here<00:38:21.539><c> is</c><00:38:21.780><c> Jesus</c><00:38:22.159><c> Christ,</c>

00:38:22.559 --> 00:38:25.320
a<00:38:22.719><c> man</c><00:38:22.880><c> who</c><00:38:23.119><c> preached</c><00:38:23.300><c> for</c><00:38:23.639><c> three</c><00:38:24.019><c> years</c>

00:38:25.519 --> 00:38:27.239
in<00:38:26.079><c> the</c><00:38:26.239><c> history</c><00:38:26.539><c> of</c><00:38:26.719><c> the</c><00:38:26.860><c> world,</c>

00:38:27.699 --> 00:38:29.579
in<00:38:27.800><c> an</c><00:38:27.960><c> age</c><00:38:28.119><c> when</c><00:38:28.260><c> they</c><00:38:28.420><c> had</c><00:38:28.699><c> no</c><00:38:29.079><c> television,</c>

00:38:29.739 --> 00:38:32.099
no<00:38:29.980><c> radio,</c><00:38:30.579><c> no</c><00:38:30.900><c> newspapers,</c>

00:38:32.559 --> 00:38:34.400
no<00:38:32.840><c> printing</c><00:38:33.300><c> presses,</c>

00:38:34.460 --> 00:38:37.659
and<00:38:34.980><c> yet</c><00:38:35.199><c> the</c><00:38:35.460><c> words</c><00:38:35.780><c> that</c><00:38:36.039><c> he</c><00:38:36.639><c> spoke</c>

00:38:37.960 --> 00:38:41.000
have<00:38:38.519><c> changed</c><00:38:39.079><c> the</c><00:38:39.500><c> world</c><00:38:39.880><c> forever.</c>

00:38:42.760 --> 00:38:44.820
The<00:38:43.300><c> parables</c><00:38:43.840><c> which</c><00:38:44.139><c> he</c><00:38:44.420><c> spoke</c>

00:38:44.820 --> 00:38:48.539
still<00:38:45.539><c> live</c><00:38:45.800><c> and</c><00:38:46.059><c> teach</c><00:38:46.320><c> us</c><00:38:46.860><c> universal</c><00:38:47.599><c> truths.</c>

00:38:48.619 --> 00:38:49.940
I<00:38:48.820><c> really</c><00:38:49.099><c> can't</c><00:38:49.320><c> think</c><00:38:49.539><c> of</c><00:38:49.739><c> anything</c>

00:38:49.940 --> 00:38:51.639
that's<00:38:50.380><c> even</c><00:38:50.679><c> comparable</c><00:38:51.300><c> to</c><00:38:51.480><c> it.</c>

00:38:51.699 --> 00:38:53.099
I<00:38:51.860><c> once</c><00:38:52.099><c> said</c><00:38:52.260><c> at</c><00:38:52.420><c> the</c><00:38:52.559><c> university</c>

00:38:53.099 --> 00:38:56.000
that<00:38:53.500><c> there</c><00:38:53.940><c> is</c><00:38:54.159><c> no</c><00:38:54.400><c> other</c><00:38:54.840><c> book</c>

00:38:56.320 --> 00:38:57.619
that<00:38:56.860><c> has</c><00:38:57.059><c> been</c><00:38:57.280><c> written</c>

00:38:57.619 --> 00:38:59.639
that<00:38:57.960><c> has</c><00:38:58.320><c> even</c><00:38:58.719><c> one</c><00:38:59.079><c> millionth</c>

00:38:59.639 --> 00:39:02.760
the<00:38:59.800><c> influence</c><00:39:00.260><c> of</c><00:39:00.780><c> even</c><00:39:01.019><c> one</c><00:39:01.280><c> of</c><00:39:01.400><c> the</c><00:39:01.639><c> gospels,</c>

00:39:03.300 --> 00:39:05.659
and<00:39:03.840><c> several</c><00:39:04.199><c> people</c><00:39:04.739><c> contended</c><00:39:05.179><c> with</c><00:39:05.360><c> me</c><00:39:05.539><c> and</c><00:39:05.579><c> said,</c>

00:39:05.760 --> 00:39:07.380
well,<00:39:05.800><c> that's</c><00:39:06.079><c> not</c><00:39:06.320><c> true,</c>

00:39:07.460 --> 00:39:08.199
until<00:39:07.699><c> I</c><00:39:07.900><c> asked</c><00:39:08.079><c> them,</c>

00:39:08.199 --> 00:39:09.940
well,<00:39:08.360><c> what</c><00:39:08.519><c> was</c><00:39:08.739><c> the</c><00:39:08.900><c> other</c><00:39:09.059><c> book?</c>

00:39:12.000 --> 00:39:13.599
And<00:39:12.340><c> they</c><00:39:12.500><c> kept</c><00:39:12.619><c> thinking</c><00:39:13.019><c> and</c><00:39:13.300><c> thinking,</c>

00:39:14.059 --> 00:39:15.039
and<00:39:14.179><c> one</c><00:39:14.340><c> would</c><00:39:14.519><c> say</c><00:39:14.780><c> one,</c>

00:39:15.079 --> 00:39:15.679
and<00:39:15.219><c> somebody</c><00:39:15.420><c> else</c><00:39:15.579><c> said,</c>

00:39:15.679 --> 00:39:16.440
oh,<00:39:15.840><c> not</c><00:39:16.059><c> that</c><00:39:16.320><c> one.</c>

00:39:16.639 --> 00:39:17.679
That's<00:39:17.039><c> not</c><00:39:17.199><c> that</c><00:39:17.440><c> universe.</c>

00:39:17.760 --> 00:39:18.679
Someone<00:39:18.000><c> would</c><00:39:18.119><c> say</c><00:39:18.280><c> something</c><00:39:18.559><c> else.</c>

00:39:18.760 --> 00:39:19.519
They<00:39:18.860><c> said,</c><00:39:18.860><c> oh,</c><00:39:18.960><c> not</c><00:39:19.199><c> that</c><00:39:19.380><c> one.</c>

00:39:19.780 --> 00:39:20.599
And<00:39:20.059><c> they</c><00:39:20.119><c> couldn't</c><00:39:20.400><c> think.</c>

00:39:21.039 --> 00:39:21.960
And,<00:39:21.039><c> you</c><00:39:21.179><c> know,</c><00:39:21.420><c> by</c><00:39:21.559><c> and</c><00:39:21.760><c> by,</c>

00:39:22.099 --> 00:39:23.599
none<00:39:22.260><c> of</c><00:39:22.400><c> these</c><00:39:22.679><c> five</c><00:39:23.039><c> or</c><00:39:23.139><c> six</c><00:39:23.320><c> people</c>

00:39:23.599 --> 00:39:24.599
around<00:39:23.880><c> the</c><00:39:24.139><c> lunch</c><00:39:24.360><c> table,</c>

00:39:24.840 --> 00:39:25.699
all<00:39:25.059><c> faculty</c><00:39:25.400><c> members,</c>

00:39:26.119 --> 00:39:28.219
none<00:39:26.300><c> of</c><00:39:26.440><c> them</c><00:39:26.860><c> could</c><00:39:27.219><c> agree</c><00:39:27.440><c> on</c><00:39:27.599><c> any</c><00:39:27.800><c> other</c><00:39:28.000><c> book,</c>

00:39:28.239 --> 00:39:29.099
even<00:39:28.440><c> though</c><00:39:28.559><c> they</c><00:39:28.739><c> all</c><00:39:28.940><c> had</c>

00:39:29.099 --> 00:39:30.159
their<00:39:29.300><c> several</c><00:39:29.539><c> other</c><00:39:29.800><c> favorites.</c>

00:39:30.199 --> 00:39:33.739
Some<00:39:30.460><c> of</c><00:39:30.579><c> them,</c><00:39:30.699><c> of</c><00:39:30.840><c> course,</c><00:39:32.260><c> said</c><00:39:32.260><c> Shakespeare,</c>

00:39:33.960 --> 00:39:37.679
and<00:39:34.360><c> several</c><00:39:34.679><c> others</c><00:39:35.139><c> argued</c><00:39:36.260><c> for</c><00:39:36.940><c> the</c><00:39:37.219><c> Koran</c>

00:39:37.679 --> 00:39:38.619
just<00:39:38.000><c> as</c><00:39:38.300><c> influential.</c>

00:39:38.679 --> 00:39:39.980
I<00:39:38.679><c> mean,</c><00:39:38.940><c> there</c><00:39:39.079><c> are</c><00:39:39.239><c> other</c><00:39:39.460><c> nominees,</c>

00:39:40.380 --> 00:39:41.800
but<00:39:40.500><c> in</c><00:39:40.679><c> the</c><00:39:40.860><c> end,</c><00:39:41.119><c> everyone</c><00:39:41.400><c> agreed</c>

00:39:41.800 --> 00:39:44.300
that<00:39:42.019><c> the</c><00:39:42.239><c> gospel</c><00:39:42.539><c> not</c><00:39:42.820><c> only</c><00:39:43.099><c> has</c><00:39:43.440><c> changed</c><00:39:43.780><c> us,</c>

00:39:44.800 --> 00:39:46.099
but<00:39:44.960><c> in</c><00:39:45.139><c> fact</c><00:39:45.280><c> the</c><00:39:45.400><c> whole</c><00:39:45.679><c> world</c>

00:39:46.099 --> 00:39:47.800
is<00:39:46.380><c> familiar</c><00:39:46.780><c> with</c><00:39:46.960><c> these</c><00:39:47.300><c> teachings,</c>

00:39:48.059 --> 00:39:51.000
and<00:39:48.260><c> it</c><00:39:48.380><c> has</c><00:39:48.579><c> changed</c><00:39:48.860><c> human</c><00:39:49.139><c> society</c><00:39:49.820><c> and</c><00:39:50.119><c> law.</c>

00:39:51.840 --> 00:39:54.400
And<00:39:51.980><c> here,</c><00:39:52.559><c> this</c><00:39:52.719><c> man</c><00:39:52.940><c> had</c><00:39:53.159><c> two</c><00:39:53.440><c> sons,</c>

00:39:55.079 --> 00:39:57.139
and<00:39:55.179><c> the</c><00:39:55.639><c> younger</c><00:39:55.960><c> of</c><00:39:56.079><c> them</c><00:39:56.239><c> said</c><00:39:56.460><c> to</c><00:39:56.639><c> his</c><00:39:56.800><c> father,</c>

00:39:57.500 --> 00:39:59.340
give<00:39:57.559><c> me</c><00:39:57.800><c> the</c><00:39:58.000><c> portion</c><00:39:58.219><c> of</c><00:39:58.460><c> goods</c><00:39:58.599><c> that</c><00:39:58.920><c> falleth</c><00:39:59.139><c> me,</c>

00:39:59.340 --> 00:40:02.500
and<00:39:59.480><c> he</c><00:39:59.800><c> divided</c><00:40:00.019><c> unto</c><00:40:01.099><c> them</c><00:40:01.340><c> his</c><00:40:01.679><c> living.</c>

00:40:03.119 --> 00:40:04.980
Now,<00:40:03.860><c> these</c><00:40:04.139><c> two</c><00:40:04.440><c> sons</c><00:40:04.679><c> stand</c>

00:40:04.980 --> 00:40:06.780
for<00:40:05.159><c> two</c><00:40:05.400><c> different</c><00:40:05.739><c> types</c><00:40:06.019><c> of</c><00:40:06.400><c> character.</c>

00:40:06.780 --> 00:40:10.000
Some<00:40:07.780><c> of</c><00:40:07.940><c> us</c><00:40:08.079><c> may</c><00:40:08.340><c> in</c><00:40:08.460><c> fact</c><00:40:08.679><c> have</c><00:40:08.960><c> had</c><00:40:09.500><c> children</c>

00:40:10.000 --> 00:40:11.820
with<00:40:10.340><c> two</c><00:40:10.639><c> different</c><00:40:10.980><c> types</c><00:40:11.320><c> of</c><00:40:11.579><c> character.</c>

00:40:11.820 --> 00:40:13.059
This<00:40:12.039><c> happens.</c>

00:40:13.320 --> 00:40:14.820
Not<00:40:13.500><c> all</c><00:40:13.760><c> children</c><00:40:14.019><c> are</c><00:40:14.260><c> predisposed</c>

00:40:14.820 --> 00:40:16.079
to<00:40:15.059><c> follow</c><00:40:15.340><c> the</c><00:40:15.480><c> word</c><00:40:15.639><c> of</c><00:40:15.880><c> God.</c>

00:40:16.300 --> 00:40:17.659
It<00:40:16.400><c> is</c><00:40:16.639><c> an</c><00:40:16.820><c> individual</c><00:40:17.280><c> matter.</c>

00:40:17.960 --> 00:40:20.179
There's<00:40:18.119><c> a</c><00:40:18.260><c> lot</c><00:40:18.380><c> to</c><00:40:18.599><c> be</c><00:40:18.800><c> learned</c><00:40:19.019><c> here.</c>

00:40:22.400 --> 00:40:23.619
There's<00:40:22.719><c> a</c><00:40:22.900><c> Jewish</c><00:40:23.179><c> parable</c>

00:40:23.619 --> 00:40:29.800
that<00:40:23.860><c> has</c><00:40:24.059><c> some</c><00:40:25.019><c> interesting</c><00:40:26.659><c> highlights</c><00:40:28.519><c> on</c><00:40:28.800><c> this,</c>

00:40:30.400 --> 00:40:32.440
a<00:40:30.579><c> similar</c><00:40:30.860><c> parable</c><00:40:31.300><c> to</c><00:40:31.539><c> being</c><00:40:31.800><c> lost.</c>

00:40:32.440 --> 00:40:39.239
In<00:40:33.500><c> this</c><00:40:33.739><c> case,</c><00:40:36.239><c> a</c><00:40:36.300><c> rabbi</c><00:40:36.840><c> has</c><00:40:38.119><c> a</c><00:40:38.820><c> son</c>

00:40:39.239 --> 00:40:41.500
who<00:40:40.099><c> is</c><00:40:40.400><c> very,</c><00:40:40.800><c> very</c><00:40:41.179><c> enamored</c>

00:40:41.500 --> 00:40:42.900
with<00:40:41.719><c> the</c><00:40:41.860><c> things</c><00:40:42.019><c> of</c><00:40:42.179><c> the</c><00:40:42.340><c> world,</c>

00:40:42.900 --> 00:40:45.380
and<00:40:43.619><c> he</c><00:40:43.739><c> decides</c><00:40:44.239><c> that</c><00:40:44.380><c> he's</c><00:40:44.559><c> going</c><00:40:44.760><c> to</c><00:40:44.800><c> go</c><00:40:45.019><c> out</c>

00:40:45.380 --> 00:40:46.800
and<00:40:45.659><c> enjoy</c><00:40:46.059><c> himself,</c>

00:40:47.300 --> 00:40:49.960
because<00:40:47.639><c> the</c><00:40:47.940><c> world</c><00:40:48.400><c> is</c><00:40:48.980><c> just</c><00:40:49.260><c> for</c><00:40:49.500><c> now,</c>

00:40:49.960 --> 00:40:51.380
and<00:40:50.480><c> he</c><00:40:50.619><c> can</c><00:40:50.820><c> come</c><00:40:51.119><c> back</c>

00:40:51.380 --> 00:40:53.860
when<00:40:51.539><c> he's</c><00:40:51.920><c> got</c><00:40:52.059><c> it</c><00:40:52.300><c> all</c><00:40:52.500><c> out</c><00:40:52.679><c> of</c><00:40:52.780><c> his</c><00:40:53.000><c> system.</c>

00:40:54.920 --> 00:40:56.139
We<00:40:55.119><c> could</c><00:40:55.300><c> say</c><00:40:55.500><c> in</c><00:40:55.639><c> this</c><00:40:55.860><c> sense</c>

00:40:56.139 --> 00:40:58.519
that<00:40:56.719><c> so</c><00:40:57.599><c> far</c><00:40:57.900><c> that</c><00:40:58.139><c> parable</c>

00:40:58.519 --> 00:41:01.300
and<00:40:58.679><c> the</c><00:40:58.880><c> parable</c><00:40:59.219><c> of</c><00:40:59.440><c> the</c><00:41:00.000><c> prodigal</c><00:41:00.400><c> son</c><00:41:00.559><c> are</c><00:41:00.719><c> the</c><00:41:00.940><c> same,</c>

00:41:01.300 --> 00:41:03.860
because<00:41:01.880><c> unlike</c><00:41:02.400><c> the</c><00:41:02.739><c> parable</c><00:41:03.019><c> of</c><00:41:03.239><c> the</c><00:41:03.340><c> lost</c><00:41:03.559><c> coin</c>

00:41:03.860 --> 00:41:06.579
where<00:41:04.079><c> it</c><00:41:04.239><c> gets</c><00:41:04.440><c> lost</c><00:41:05.019><c> within</c><00:41:05.320><c> the</c><00:41:05.579><c> household,</c>

00:41:06.840 --> 00:41:10.059
and<00:41:07.179><c> by</c><00:41:07.500><c> the</c><00:41:07.619><c> way,</c><00:41:08.019><c> it</c><00:41:08.159><c> gets</c><00:41:08.460><c> lost</c><00:41:08.780><c> in</c><00:41:09.000><c> a</c><00:41:09.139><c> sense</c>

00:41:12.139 --> 00:41:14.360
that's<00:41:12.659><c> due</c><00:41:13.019><c> to</c><00:41:13.260><c> carelessness,</c><00:41:13.699><c> we</c><00:41:13.900><c> could</c><00:41:14.099><c> say.</c>

00:41:14.539 --> 00:41:15.960
If<00:41:14.679><c> you</c><00:41:14.699><c> had</c><00:41:14.860><c> ten</c><00:41:15.099><c> coins</c><00:41:15.360><c> and</c><00:41:15.480><c> one</c><00:41:15.679><c> drops</c>

00:41:15.960 --> 00:41:16.980
and<00:41:16.119><c> it</c><00:41:16.179><c> rolls</c><00:41:16.380><c> over</c><00:41:16.599><c> in</c><00:41:16.699><c> the</c><00:41:16.840><c> corner,</c>

00:41:17.019 --> 00:41:18.239
you<00:41:17.139><c> were</c><00:41:17.320><c> careless.</c>

00:41:18.739 --> 00:41:20.900
The<00:41:18.920><c> sheep,</c><00:41:19.780><c> the</c><00:41:20.039><c> one</c><00:41:20.219><c> sheep</c><00:41:20.400><c> gets</c><00:41:20.639><c> lost</c>

00:41:20.900 --> 00:41:23.400
in<00:41:21.059><c> the</c><00:41:21.179><c> wilderness</c><00:41:21.539><c> due</c><00:41:22.000><c> to</c><00:41:22.219><c> circumstance,</c>

00:41:23.579 --> 00:41:25.659
but<00:41:24.099><c> here</c><00:41:24.619><c> the</c><00:41:25.059><c> prodigal</c><00:41:25.460><c> son,</c>

00:41:25.659 --> 00:41:27.659
he<00:41:25.880><c> gets</c><00:41:26.159><c> lost</c><00:41:26.420><c> deliberately.</c>

00:41:27.860 --> 00:41:29.559
He<00:41:28.239><c> wants</c><00:41:28.659><c> to</c><00:41:28.880><c> be</c><00:41:29.119><c> lost.</c>

00:41:29.559 --> 00:41:30.860
Give<00:41:30.099><c> me</c><00:41:30.219><c> what</c><00:41:30.360><c> I</c><00:41:30.599><c> want.</c>

00:41:31.219 --> 00:41:32.159
I'm<00:41:31.420><c> going</c><00:41:31.500><c> to</c><00:41:31.639><c> take</c><00:41:31.800><c> it</c><00:41:31.980><c> now.</c>

00:41:32.159 --> 00:41:33.820
I'm<00:41:32.280><c> going</c><00:41:32.380><c> to</c><00:41:32.559><c> enjoy</c><00:41:32.780><c> it.</c>

00:41:33.960 --> 00:41:35.000
Bye,<00:41:34.260><c> Dad.</c>

00:41:35.559 --> 00:41:37.239
So<00:41:35.679><c> this</c><00:41:35.920><c> rabbi</c><00:41:36.320><c> had</c><00:41:36.539><c> a</c><00:41:36.760><c> similar</c><00:41:37.019><c> son</c>

00:41:37.239 --> 00:41:39.219
who<00:41:37.579><c> deliberately</c><00:41:38.239><c> wanted</c><00:41:38.599><c> to</c><00:41:38.780><c> get</c><00:41:38.940><c> lost.</c>

00:41:39.260 --> 00:41:41.159
He<00:41:39.380><c> wanted</c><00:41:39.639><c> to</c><00:41:39.860><c> enjoy</c><00:41:40.039><c> all</c><00:41:40.400><c> of</c><00:41:40.559><c> life's</c><00:41:40.940><c> pleasures</c>

00:41:41.159 --> 00:41:43.579
for<00:41:41.480><c> a</c><00:41:41.599><c> season,</c><00:41:41.800><c> and</c><00:41:41.940><c> he</c><00:41:42.079><c> wanted</c><00:41:42.300><c> it</c><00:41:42.639><c> now.</c>

00:41:43.679 --> 00:41:45.820
By<00:41:43.900><c> the</c><00:41:44.039><c> way,</c><00:41:44.179><c> I</c><00:41:44.320><c> asked</c><00:41:44.639><c> my</c><00:41:44.940><c> teenage</c><00:41:45.300><c> class</c>

00:41:45.820 --> 00:41:48.340
what<00:41:46.480><c> was</c><00:41:46.820><c> a</c><00:41:47.019><c> sign</c><00:41:47.320><c> of</c><00:41:47.719><c> immaturity,</c>

00:41:48.599 --> 00:41:50.920
and<00:41:48.920><c> when</c><00:41:49.099><c> did</c><00:41:49.300><c> you</c><00:41:49.440><c> know</c><00:41:49.599><c> you</c><00:41:49.760><c> were</c><00:41:49.960><c> mature?</c>

00:41:52.059 --> 00:41:54.900
And<00:41:52.440><c> first</c><00:41:52.619><c> they</c><00:41:52.800><c> said</c><00:41:53.000><c> at</c><00:41:53.239><c> the</c><00:41:53.539><c> age</c><00:41:53.800><c> of</c><00:41:54.000><c> 18,</c>

00:41:55.320 --> 00:41:57.960
but<00:41:55.760><c> I</c><00:41:55.980><c> soon</c><00:41:56.119><c> convinced</c><00:41:56.519><c> them</c><00:41:57.019><c> that</c><00:41:57.260><c> that</c><00:41:57.500><c> wasn't</c><00:41:57.699><c> true,</c>

00:41:57.960 --> 00:41:59.340
because<00:41:58.440><c> most</c><00:41:58.780><c> of</c><00:41:58.920><c> them</c><00:41:59.079><c> agreed</c>

00:41:59.340 --> 00:42:01.219
their<00:41:59.599><c> parents</c><00:41:59.960><c> weren't</c><00:42:00.320><c> mature.</c>

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You'll<00:42:01.559><c> love</c><00:42:01.659><c> that,</c><00:42:02.059><c> right?</c>

00:42:02.820 --> 00:42:03.300
You'll<00:42:03.019><c> love</c><00:42:03.139><c> that.</c>

00:42:03.360 --> 00:42:05.139
So<00:42:03.500><c> I</c><00:42:03.900><c> had</c><00:42:04.059><c> them</c><00:42:04.219><c> start</c><00:42:04.440><c> writing</c><00:42:04.719><c> down</c>

00:42:05.139 --> 00:42:06.480
characteristics<00:42:05.800><c> of</c><00:42:06.099><c> maturity.</c>

00:42:06.940 --> 00:42:09.360
Well,<00:42:07.800><c> the</c><00:42:07.900><c> most</c><00:42:08.219><c> outstanding</c><00:42:08.739><c> characteristic</c>

00:42:09.360 --> 00:42:11.380
of<00:42:09.599><c> maturity</c><00:42:09.940><c> in</c><00:42:10.079><c> my</c><00:42:10.400><c> mind</c><00:42:10.619><c> is</c><00:42:10.820><c> the</c><00:42:11.039><c> willingness</c>

00:42:11.380 --> 00:42:13.579
to<00:42:11.780><c> postpone</c><00:42:12.500><c> fulfillment.</c>

00:42:14.320 --> 00:42:15.059
You<00:42:14.340><c> know,</c><00:42:14.579><c> a</c><00:42:14.699><c> child</c><00:42:14.860><c> says,</c>

00:42:15.219 --> 00:42:17.360
I<00:42:15.239><c> want</c><00:42:15.480><c> it,</c><00:42:15.639><c> and</c><00:42:15.800><c> I</c><00:42:15.960><c> want</c><00:42:16.079><c> it</c><00:42:16.280><c> right</c><00:42:16.440><c> now.</c>

00:42:17.840 --> 00:42:19.800
An<00:42:18.039><c> adult</c><00:42:18.280><c> says,</c><00:42:18.639><c> I'll</c><00:42:18.920><c> save.</c>

00:42:20.880 --> 00:42:24.380
Now,<00:42:21.239><c> the</c><00:42:21.440><c> things</c><00:42:21.659><c> of</c><00:42:21.940><c> God</c><00:42:22.219><c> are</c><00:42:22.619><c> a</c><00:42:22.840><c> postponed</c><00:42:23.340><c> enjoyment.</c>

00:42:24.920 --> 00:42:26.400
We<00:42:25.199><c> have</c><00:42:25.400><c> to</c><00:42:25.559><c> live</c><00:42:25.679><c> our</c><00:42:25.900><c> whole</c><00:42:26.139><c> lives</c>

00:42:26.400 --> 00:42:27.599
for<00:42:26.579><c> something</c><00:42:26.920><c> that</c><00:42:27.099><c> will</c><00:42:27.380><c> come</c>

00:42:27.599 --> 00:42:29.199
at<00:42:27.920><c> some</c><00:42:28.260><c> time</c><00:42:28.519><c> in</c><00:42:28.699><c> the</c><00:42:28.800><c> future,</c>

00:42:29.559 --> 00:42:31.239
and<00:42:29.659><c> if</c><00:42:29.800><c> we're</c><00:42:30.119><c> spiritually</c><00:42:30.579><c> immature,</c>

00:42:31.539 --> 00:42:33.559
we<00:42:31.639><c> do</c><00:42:32.000><c> not</c><00:42:32.440><c> do</c><00:42:32.699><c> it.</c>

00:42:34.360 --> 00:42:38.760
Now,<00:42:34.659><c> this</c><00:42:35.000><c> rabbi</c><00:42:36.039><c> had</c><00:42:36.420><c> this</c><00:42:36.719><c> son,</c><00:42:37.119><c> and</c><00:42:37.239><c> he</c><00:42:37.420><c> goes</c><00:42:37.760><c> off.</c>

00:42:38.800 --> 00:42:39.920
He<00:42:39.059><c> enjoys</c><00:42:39.440><c> himself.</c>

00:42:40.219 --> 00:42:42.980
He<00:42:40.440><c> wastes</c><00:42:40.860><c> everything,</c><00:42:41.599><c> he</c><00:42:41.739><c> becomes</c><00:42:42.360><c> bankrupt,</c>

00:42:43.320 --> 00:42:45.360
and<00:42:43.480><c> he</c><00:42:43.599><c> wants</c><00:42:43.860><c> to</c><00:42:44.079><c> come</c><00:42:44.260><c> home,</c>

00:42:45.480 --> 00:42:48.599
so<00:42:45.739><c> his</c><00:42:46.019><c> father</c><00:42:46.380><c> goes</c><00:42:46.760><c> and</c><00:42:47.099><c> purchases</c><00:42:47.599><c> him.</c>

00:42:49.360 --> 00:42:51.760
He<00:42:49.679><c> buys</c><00:42:50.039><c> him</c><00:42:50.219><c> as</c><00:42:50.559><c> a</c><00:42:50.820><c> slave,</c>

00:42:52.199 --> 00:42:53.579
and<00:42:52.460><c> makes</c><00:42:52.719><c> him</c><00:42:53.000><c> work</c><00:42:53.199><c> for</c><00:42:53.360><c> him</c>

00:42:53.579 --> 00:42:55.420
until<00:42:53.800><c> he's</c><00:42:54.139><c> worked</c><00:42:54.360><c> off</c><00:42:54.659><c> all</c><00:42:54.940><c> that</c><00:42:55.079><c> he</c><00:42:55.219><c> owes</c>

00:42:55.420 --> 00:42:57.739
so<00:42:55.579><c> that</c><00:42:55.760><c> he</c><00:42:55.940><c> might</c><00:42:56.360><c> learn</c><00:42:56.739><c> humility.</c>

00:42:59.460 --> 00:43:02.599
That's<00:43:00.219><c> the</c><00:43:00.340><c> rabbitic</c><00:43:00.900><c> parable,</c><00:43:01.480><c> first</c><00:43:01.659><c> century.</c>

00:43:03.320 --> 00:43:06.079
That<00:43:03.400><c> is</c><00:43:03.639><c> not</c><00:43:04.139><c> the</c><00:43:04.440><c> parable</c><00:43:04.820><c> that</c><00:43:05.280><c> Jesus</c><00:43:05.639><c> tells.</c>

00:43:06.539 --> 00:43:09.219
And<00:43:06.679><c> in</c><00:43:06.860><c> many</c><00:43:07.059><c> cases,</c><00:43:07.960><c> I</c><00:43:08.139><c> have</c><00:43:08.280><c> been</c><00:43:08.440><c> able</c><00:43:08.639><c> to</c><00:43:08.880><c> find</c>

00:43:09.219 --> 00:43:11.960
similar<00:43:09.699><c> parables</c><00:43:10.380><c> that</c><00:43:10.980><c> I'm</c><00:43:11.320><c> sure</c>

00:43:11.960 --> 00:43:14.739
the<00:43:13.159><c> phariseic</c><00:43:13.679><c> audience</c><00:43:14.119><c> must</c><00:43:14.400><c> have</c><00:43:14.559><c> had</c>

00:43:14.739 --> 00:43:16.099
some<00:43:15.119><c> familiarity</c><00:43:15.699><c> with.</c>

00:43:16.480 --> 00:43:17.940
I've<00:43:16.800><c> become</c><00:43:16.960><c> even</c><00:43:17.239><c> more</c><00:43:17.440><c> impressed</c>

00:43:17.940 --> 00:43:19.559
at<00:43:18.340><c> how</c><00:43:18.539><c> Jesus</c><00:43:18.920><c> did</c><00:43:19.159><c> this.</c>

00:43:20.059 --> 00:43:23.280
He<00:43:20.440><c> turned</c><00:43:21.019><c> their</c><00:43:21.760><c> own</c><00:43:22.380><c> false</c><00:43:22.719><c> impressions</c>

00:43:23.280 --> 00:43:26.320
of<00:43:23.500><c> the</c><00:43:23.820><c> spiritual</c><00:43:24.219><c> life</c><00:43:25.000><c> back</c><00:43:25.500><c> on</c><00:43:25.719><c> themselves</c>

00:43:26.320 --> 00:43:28.360
and<00:43:27.059><c> refocused</c><00:43:27.679><c> it</c><00:43:27.920><c> in</c><00:43:28.059><c> a</c><00:43:28.199><c> way</c>

00:43:28.360 --> 00:43:32.000
that<00:43:28.500><c> they</c><00:43:28.699><c> could</c><00:43:29.099><c> not</c><00:43:29.559><c> avoid</c><00:43:30.139><c> understanding</c><00:43:30.800><c> it.</c>

00:43:32.039 --> 00:43:33.380
And<00:43:32.119><c> so</c><00:43:32.219><c> the</c><00:43:32.340><c> next</c><00:43:33.019><c> class,</c>

00:43:33.559 --> 00:43:35.099
we<00:43:33.559><c> will</c><00:43:33.980><c> finish</c><00:43:34.260><c> up</c><00:43:34.440><c> this</c><00:43:34.739><c> parable</c>

00:43:35.099 --> 00:43:36.159
of<00:43:35.320><c> the</c><00:43:35.539><c> prodigal</c><00:43:35.920><c> son,</c>

00:43:36.380 --> 00:43:38.980
which<00:43:36.519><c> I</c><00:43:36.719><c> believe</c><00:43:36.960><c> has</c><00:43:37.260><c> tremendous</c><00:43:37.880><c> powerful</c><00:43:38.480><c> messages</c>

00:43:38.980 --> 00:43:41.179
that<00:43:39.699><c> speak</c><00:43:39.920><c> to</c><00:43:40.139><c> us</c><00:43:40.360><c> still</c><00:43:40.699><c> today.</c>

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Thank<00:43:41.679><c> you.</c>