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have<00:13:51.190><c> is</c><00:13:51.610><c> people</c><00:13:52.009><c> accepting</c><00:13:52.830><c> that</c><00:13:53.490><c> they</c><00:13:53.669><c> have</c><00:13:53.850><c> a</c><00:13:54.110><c> responsibility.</c>

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Now<00:13:54.850><c> you</c><00:13:55.029><c> see</c><00:13:55.090><c> what</c><00:13:55.389><c> Boaz</c><00:13:55.649><c> says.</c><00:13:57.210><c> He</c><00:13:57.309><c> says,</c><00:13:58.330><c> I</c><00:13:58.330><c> know</c><00:13:58.649><c> that</c><00:13:58.909><c> you</c>

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are<00:14:00.850><c> very</c><00:14:01.909><c> kind.</c><00:14:03.090><c> I</c><00:14:03.129><c> know</c><00:14:03.370><c> that</c><00:14:03.549><c> you're</c><00:14:03.809><c> very</c><00:14:04.330><c> virtuous.</c>

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And<00:14:06.190><c> I</c><00:14:06.269><c> know</c><00:14:06.409><c> you</c><00:14:06.590><c> could</c><00:14:06.750><c> have</c><00:14:06.909><c> chosen</c><00:14:07.269><c> a</c><00:14:07.429><c> husband</c><00:14:07.850><c> from</c><00:14:08.710><c> any</c>

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of<00:14:09.129><c> the</c><00:14:09.289><c> young</c><00:14:09.470><c> men</c><00:14:10.190><c> that</c><00:14:10.950><c> are</c><00:14:11.149><c> around.</c>

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And<00:14:13.070><c> he</c><00:14:13.190><c> says,</c><00:14:13.590><c> I</c><00:14:13.750><c> am</c><00:14:14.009><c> a</c><00:14:14.149><c> kinsman.</c><00:14:14.570><c> However,</c><00:14:14.870><c> there's</c><00:14:15.169><c> someone</c>

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who's<00:14:15.769><c> even</c><00:14:16.149><c> more</c><00:14:17.049><c> closely</c><00:14:17.470><c> related</c><00:14:18.009><c> to</c><00:14:18.610><c> Naomi</c><00:14:18.870><c> than</c><00:14:19.090><c> me.</c>

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And<00:14:20.509><c> he</c><00:14:20.690><c> must</c><00:14:20.909><c> have</c><00:14:21.070><c> the</c><00:14:21.250><c> first</c><00:14:21.509><c> opportunity.</c><00:14:23.149><c> Now</c><00:14:23.330><c> imagine</c>

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if<00:14:24.830><c> that</c><00:14:25.149><c> man</c><00:14:26.049><c> had</c><00:14:26.330><c> then</c><00:14:26.549><c> said,</c><00:14:27.450><c> oh</c><00:14:27.570><c> yeah,</c><00:14:27.710><c> I'll</c><00:14:27.870><c> do</c><00:14:28.070><c> it.</c>

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And<00:14:30.629><c> Boaz</c><00:14:30.809><c> wouldn't</c><00:14:30.950><c> have</c><00:14:31.070><c> married</c><00:14:31.289><c> her.</c><00:14:35.590><c> So</c><00:14:36.070><c> what</c><00:14:36.470><c> we're</c><00:14:36.750><c> seeing</c><00:14:36.909><c> is</c>

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two<00:14:37.370><c> people</c><00:14:37.990><c> trying</c><00:14:38.429><c> to</c><00:14:38.649><c> do</c><00:14:38.789><c> the</c><00:14:39.009><c> right</c><00:14:39.289><c> thing</c><00:14:39.490><c> in</c><00:14:39.730><c> the</c><00:14:39.870><c> sight</c>

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of<00:14:40.230><c> God.</c>

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Now,<00:14:44.889><c> as</c><00:14:45.090><c> a</c><00:14:45.409><c> consequence</c><00:14:45.850><c> of</c><00:14:46.190><c> this</c><00:14:48.230><c> request</c><00:14:49.730><c> from</c><00:14:50.190><c> Ruth,</c><00:14:51.350><c> Boaz</c>

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goes<00:14:51.990><c> to</c><00:14:53.690><c> the</c><00:14:53.870><c> town</c><00:14:54.330><c> council</c><00:14:54.929><c> and</c><00:14:56.389><c> says,</c><00:14:56.870><c> we</c><00:14:56.870><c> have</c><00:14:57.070><c> the</c><00:14:57.250><c> problem.</c>

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This<00:14:59.250><c> woman</c><00:14:59.490><c> has</c><00:14:59.730><c> lost</c><00:14:59.870><c> her</c><00:15:00.009><c> husband,</c><00:15:01.429><c> and</c><00:15:01.730><c> it's</c><00:15:01.909><c> up</c><00:15:02.090><c> to</c><00:15:02.309><c> a</c><00:15:02.490><c> kinsman,</c><00:15:02.870><c> a</c>

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relation,<00:15:04.169><c> to</c><00:15:04.309><c> actually</c><00:15:04.789><c> take</c><00:15:05.110><c> responsibility</c><00:15:05.809><c> for</c><00:15:06.129><c> her</c>

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and<00:15:06.710><c> raise</c><00:15:06.990><c> up</c><00:15:07.789><c> children</c><00:15:08.309><c> in</c><00:15:08.990><c> the</c><00:15:09.149><c> name</c><00:15:09.309><c> of</c><00:15:09.529><c> her</c><00:15:09.570><c> first</c><00:15:09.870><c> husband.</c><00:15:12.830><c> And</c><00:15:13.429><c> I</c>

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will<00:15:14.490><c> do</c><00:15:14.710><c> it</c><00:15:15.110><c> if</c><00:15:15.549><c> he</c><00:15:15.850><c> doesn't</c><00:15:16.169><c> want</c><00:15:16.409><c> to,</c><00:15:16.590><c> the</c><00:15:16.690><c> man</c><00:15:16.950><c> who</c><00:15:17.090><c> is</c><00:15:17.210><c> more</c>

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closely<00:15:17.830><c> related.</c>

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And<00:15:20.230><c> so</c><00:15:20.330><c> you</c><00:15:20.549><c> find,</c><00:15:20.889><c> in</c><00:15:21.090><c> fact,</c><00:15:21.710><c> that</c><00:15:22.409><c> they</c><00:15:22.909><c> have</c><00:15:23.110><c> in</c><00:15:23.210><c> chapter</c>

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four<00:15:24.269><c> ten</c><00:15:24.769><c> elders.</c><00:15:26.889><c> They</c><00:15:27.450><c> sit</c><00:15:27.629><c> down</c><00:15:27.889><c> and</c><00:15:28.029><c> discuss</c><00:15:28.309><c> it.</c>

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And<00:15:31.330><c> they</c><00:15:31.730><c> say</c><00:15:31.990><c> to</c><00:15:32.149><c> the</c><00:15:32.309><c> man,</c><00:15:32.570><c> well,</c><00:15:32.909><c> there's</c><00:15:33.210><c> the</c><00:15:33.470><c> parcel</c><00:15:33.669><c> of</c>

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land<00:15:34.509><c> that</c><00:15:35.250><c> goes</c><00:15:35.470><c> with</c><00:15:35.750><c> this</c><00:15:37.370><c> man's</c><00:15:37.909><c> inheritance.</c>

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There's<00:15:38.730><c> his</c><00:15:38.850><c> wife.</c><00:15:39.850><c> It's</c><00:15:40.169><c> your</c><00:15:40.289><c> responsibility</c><00:15:41.110><c> to</c><00:15:41.429><c> buy</c><00:15:41.610><c> the</c>

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land.<00:15:42.049><c> And</c><00:15:42.129><c> he</c><00:15:42.190><c> says,</c><00:15:42.350><c> oh,</c><00:15:42.490><c> I'll</c><00:15:42.649><c> buy</c><00:15:42.750><c> the</c><00:15:42.990><c> land.</c>

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And<00:15:43.950><c> then</c><00:15:44.090><c> they</c><00:15:44.269><c> say,</c><00:15:44.450><c> and</c><00:15:44.610><c> you've</c><00:15:44.809><c> also</c><00:15:44.929><c> got</c><00:15:45.049><c> to</c><00:15:45.149><c> take</c><00:15:45.309><c> Ruth</c><00:15:45.529><c> with</c><00:15:45.750><c> it.</c><00:15:45.929><c> Oh,</c><00:15:46.110><c> no,</c><00:15:46.210><c> I</c>

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don't<00:15:46.370><c> do</c><00:15:46.490><c> that,</c><00:15:46.649><c> he</c><00:15:46.809><c> says.</c>

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Because,<00:15:49.330><c> you</c><00:15:49.490><c> see,</c><00:15:50.929><c> there</c><00:15:51.070><c> might</c><00:15:51.309><c> then</c><00:15:51.750><c> be</c><00:15:52.029><c> a</c><00:15:52.289><c> dispute</c><00:15:52.470><c> between</c><00:15:52.850><c> the</c>

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children<00:15:53.309><c> he</c><00:15:53.470><c> has</c><00:15:53.669><c> by</c><00:15:53.929><c> Ruth</c>

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and<00:15:54.370><c> the</c><00:15:54.529><c> children</c><00:15:54.789><c> he's</c><00:15:55.049><c> perhaps</c><00:15:55.250><c> got</c><00:15:55.350><c> by</c><00:15:55.549><c> his</c><00:15:55.669><c> other</c><00:15:55.850><c> wife</c>

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over<00:15:56.970><c> his</c><00:15:57.190><c> inheritance.</c>

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So<00:15:59.330><c> he</c><00:15:59.450><c> says,</c><00:15:59.750><c> oh,</c><00:15:59.970><c> no,</c><00:16:00.129><c> I'm</c><00:16:00.250><c> not</c><00:16:00.330><c> going</c><00:16:00.409><c> to</c><00:16:00.529><c> do</c><00:16:00.669><c> that.</c><00:16:04.029><c> So</c><00:16:04.470><c> Boaz</c>

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is<00:16:05.029><c> then</c><00:16:05.210><c> in</c><00:16:05.350><c> the</c><00:16:05.429><c> position</c><00:16:05.830><c> where</c><00:16:06.129><c> he</c><00:16:06.509><c> can</c><00:16:07.590><c> marry</c><00:16:08.269><c> Ruth.</c>

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He<00:16:09.090><c> can</c><00:16:09.309><c> take</c><00:16:09.610><c> up</c><00:16:09.990><c> the</c><00:16:10.210><c> responsibility</c><00:16:10.830><c> because</c><00:16:11.049><c> he's</c><00:16:11.309><c> the</c><00:16:11.490><c> next</c><00:16:11.730><c> in</c>

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line,<00:16:12.350><c> as</c><00:16:12.590><c> it</c><00:16:12.750><c> were.</c>

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Now<00:16:15.929><c> I</c><00:16:15.950><c> want</c><00:16:16.129><c> you</c><00:16:16.429><c> to</c><00:16:17.549><c> just</c><00:16:19.269><c> keep</c><00:16:19.509><c> that</c><00:16:20.129><c> sort</c><00:16:20.269><c> of</c><00:16:20.429><c> in</c><00:16:20.590><c> mind</c><00:16:21.190><c> and</c>

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come<00:16:22.049><c> into</c><00:16:22.250><c> the</c><00:16:22.450><c> Gospel</c><00:16:22.669><c> Record</c><00:16:23.009><c> of</c><00:16:23.169><c> Luke.</c>

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Luke<00:16:45.470><c> chapter</c><00:16:45.809><c> twenty.</c>

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We<00:16:58.330><c> want</c><00:16:58.529><c> to</c><00:16:58.710><c> read</c><00:16:58.870><c> the</c><00:16:59.009><c> verses</c><00:16:59.309><c> from</c><00:16:59.669><c> verse</c><00:17:00.889><c> twenty</c><00:17:01.590><c>-seven</c><00:17:02.029><c> down</c><00:17:05.089><c> to</c>

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the<00:17:05.369><c> end</c><00:17:05.529><c> of</c><00:17:05.690><c> verse</c><00:17:05.990><c> forty.</c>

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All<00:17:06.970><c> right?</c><00:17:10.430><c> Three</c><00:17:10.569><c> verses</c><00:17:10.789><c> each.</c><00:17:11.069><c> Shall</c><00:17:11.210><c> we</c><00:17:11.269><c> start</c><00:17:11.750><c> this</c><00:17:11.990><c> end</c>

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and<00:17:12.230><c> go</c><00:17:12.430><c> around?</c>

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Verse<00:17:36.609><c> twenty</c><00:17:37.009><c>-seven.</c>

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The<00:18:06.970><c> resurrection</c><00:18:07.230><c> from</c><00:18:07.549><c> the</c><00:18:07.750><c> dead.</c><00:18:08.009><c> May</c><00:18:08.049><c> the</c><00:18:08.150><c> Mary</c><00:18:08.589><c> not</c><00:18:08.930><c> give</c>

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in<00:18:09.309><c> there.</c>

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Neither<00:18:11.150><c> can</c><00:18:11.309><c> they</c><00:18:11.549><c> die</c><00:18:11.950><c> anymore,</c><00:18:12.930><c> for</c><00:18:13.109><c> they</c><00:18:13.250><c> are</c><00:18:13.349><c> equal</c><00:18:13.609><c> unto</c>

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the<00:18:14.109><c> angels,</c><00:18:15.210><c> and</c><00:18:15.509><c> are</c><00:18:16.049><c> the</c><00:18:16.269><c> children</c><00:18:16.549><c> of</c><00:18:16.849><c> God,</c>

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being<00:18:18.329><c> the</c><00:18:18.569><c> children</c><00:18:18.930><c> of</c><00:18:19.250><c> the</c><00:18:19.430><c> resurrection.</c>

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Now<00:18:21.190><c> that</c><00:18:21.309><c> the</c><00:18:21.470><c> dead</c><00:18:21.769><c> are</c><00:18:22.170><c> raised</c><00:18:22.789><c> even</c><00:18:23.269><c> more</c><00:18:23.569><c> so</c><00:18:23.970><c> as</c><00:18:24.549><c> the</c><00:18:24.750><c> books,</c><00:18:25.509><c> when</c>

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he<00:18:25.910><c> calls</c><00:18:26.630><c> Paul</c><00:18:27.089><c> the</c><00:18:27.349><c> Lord,</c>

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the<00:18:28.410><c> God</c><00:18:29.470><c> of</c><00:18:29.650><c> Abraham,</c><00:18:30.710><c> and</c><00:18:30.829><c> the</c><00:18:30.930><c> God</c><00:18:31.130><c> of</c><00:18:31.329><c> Isaac,</c><00:18:31.650><c> and</c><00:18:31.769><c> the</c><00:18:31.869><c> God</c>

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of<00:18:32.210><c> David.</c>

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For<00:18:32.509><c> he</c><00:18:33.769><c> is</c><00:18:34.109><c> not</c><00:18:34.430><c> a</c><00:18:34.730><c> God</c><00:18:35.329><c> of</c><00:18:35.910><c> the</c><00:18:36.069><c> dead,</c><00:18:36.509><c> but</c><00:18:36.509><c> of</c><00:18:36.710><c> the</c><00:18:36.829><c> living,</c>

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for<00:18:37.849><c> all</c><00:18:38.369><c> live</c><00:18:38.890><c> unto</c><00:18:39.329><c> him.</c>

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Then<00:18:41.829><c> the</c><00:18:41.930><c> servant</c><00:18:42.029><c> of</c><00:18:42.269><c> the</c><00:18:42.390><c> scribes</c><00:18:42.910><c> answering</c><00:18:43.410><c> said,</c><00:18:44.150><c> Master,</c><00:18:44.630><c> thou</c>

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hast<00:18:44.990><c> well</c><00:18:45.289><c> said,</c>

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and<00:18:46.630><c> after</c><00:18:46.809><c> that</c><00:18:47.029><c> they</c><00:18:47.269><c> just</c><00:18:47.529><c> not</c><00:18:47.769><c> asked</c><00:18:48.089><c> him</c><00:18:48.329><c> any</c><00:18:48.690><c> question</c>

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at<00:18:49.250><c> all.</c>

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Okay?<00:18:56.269><c> So</c><00:18:56.349><c> you</c><00:18:56.470><c> see,</c><00:18:59.390><c> thousands</c><00:18:59.569><c> of</c><00:18:59.730><c> years</c><00:18:59.950><c> after</c><00:19:00.210><c> this</c><00:19:00.450><c> law</c>

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was<00:19:00.869><c> given,</c>

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it<00:19:02.750><c> was</c><00:19:02.910><c> still</c><00:19:03.190><c> causing</c><00:19:03.490><c> people</c><00:19:03.849><c> to</c><00:19:04.089><c> talk</c><00:19:04.269><c> about</c><00:19:04.490><c> it.</c>

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Moses<00:19:06.750><c> had</c><00:19:06.970><c> given</c><00:19:07.150><c> this</c><00:19:07.390><c> law,</c><00:19:08.750><c> and</c><00:19:08.890><c> so</c><00:19:09.009><c> these</c><00:19:09.210><c> people</c><00:19:09.549><c> came</c>

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along<00:19:10.089><c> the</c><00:19:10.309><c> Sadducees,</c>

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and<00:19:10.829><c> they</c><00:19:10.950><c> didn't</c><00:19:11.130><c> believe</c><00:19:11.430><c> in</c><00:19:11.650><c> resurrection</c><00:19:12.089><c> from</c><00:19:12.369><c> the</c><00:19:12.509><c> dead.</c>

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So<00:19:13.910><c> they</c><00:19:14.049><c> thought</c><00:19:14.190><c> they</c><00:19:14.289><c> had</c><00:19:14.470><c> a</c><00:19:14.630><c> trick</c><00:19:14.730><c> question</c><00:19:15.109><c> for</c><00:19:15.289><c> Jesus.</c>

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There<00:19:16.809><c> was</c><00:19:16.950><c> this</c><00:19:17.109><c> woman,</c><00:19:17.849><c> her</c><00:19:17.930><c> husband,</c><00:19:18.430><c> he</c><00:19:18.430><c> died.</c>

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And<00:19:19.789><c> they</c><00:19:19.869><c> had</c><00:19:20.009><c> seven</c><00:19:20.269><c> brothers,</c><00:19:20.970><c> and</c><00:19:21.049><c> they</c><00:19:21.190><c> kept</c><00:19:21.390><c> marrying</c>

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her,<00:19:21.890><c> and</c><00:19:21.970><c> they</c><00:19:22.109><c> all</c><00:19:22.250><c> kept</c><00:19:22.430><c> dying,</c>

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until<00:19:23.809><c> in</c><00:19:24.049><c> the</c><00:19:24.150><c> end</c><00:19:24.390><c> they</c><00:19:24.630><c> were</c><00:19:24.809><c> all</c><00:19:24.990><c> dead,</c><00:19:25.849><c> and</c><00:19:26.130><c> at</c><00:19:26.269><c> no</c><00:19:26.549><c> time</c>

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had<00:19:26.829><c> any</c><00:19:27.049><c> of</c><00:19:27.109><c> them</c><00:19:27.269><c> had</c><00:19:27.390><c> any</c><00:19:27.609><c> children.</c>

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So<00:19:28.750><c> when</c><00:19:28.869><c> it</c><00:19:28.950><c> comes</c><00:19:29.109><c> to</c><00:19:29.269><c> the</c><00:19:29.390><c> resurrection</c><00:19:29.789><c> they</c><00:19:30.089><c> said,</c><00:19:30.730><c> whose</c>

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husband<00:19:31.369><c> will</c><00:19:31.589><c> she,</c><00:19:32.609><c> whose</c><00:19:32.809><c> wife</c><00:19:33.089><c> will</c><00:19:33.230><c> she</c><00:19:33.430><c> be?</c>

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Because<00:19:34.430><c> she</c><00:19:34.549><c> had</c><00:19:34.710><c> seven</c><00:19:35.009><c> different</c><00:19:35.250><c> husbands,</c><00:19:36.529><c> so</c><00:19:36.549><c> come</c><00:19:36.829><c> the</c>

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resurrection,<00:19:38.009><c> and</c><00:19:38.130><c> the</c><00:19:38.269><c> kingdom,</c>

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which<00:19:39.930><c> man</c><00:19:40.190><c> will</c><00:19:40.349><c> she</c><00:19:40.529><c> belong</c><00:19:40.789><c> to?</c>

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And<00:19:42.769><c> Jesus</c><00:19:42.890><c> says,</c><00:19:43.309><c> well,</c><00:19:43.329><c> you've</c><00:19:43.549><c> got</c><00:19:43.690><c> a</c><00:19:43.890><c> totally</c><00:19:44.069><c> wrong</c><00:19:44.329><c> understanding</c>

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of<00:19:48.170><c> what</c><00:19:48.650><c> resurrection</c><00:19:49.269><c> and</c><00:19:49.730><c> life</c><00:19:49.950><c> in</c><00:19:50.109><c> the</c><00:19:50.269><c> kingdom</c><00:19:50.450><c> is</c><00:19:50.710><c> about.</c>

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He<00:19:51.569><c> says,</c><00:19:51.990><c> when</c><00:19:52.049><c> you</c><00:19:52.150><c> get</c><00:19:52.250><c> to</c><00:19:52.390><c> the</c><00:19:52.609><c> kingdom,</c><00:19:54.609><c> people</c><00:19:54.890><c> will</c><00:19:55.170><c> not</c>

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live<00:19:55.650><c> the</c><00:19:55.809><c> way</c><00:19:55.990><c> they</c><00:19:56.250><c> live</c><00:19:56.430><c> now.</c>

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So<00:19:57.809><c> you</c><00:19:57.869><c> won't</c><00:19:58.049><c> get</c><00:19:58.309><c> married,</c><00:19:59.210><c> and</c><00:19:59.329><c> you</c><00:19:59.390><c> won't</c><00:19:59.549><c> have</c><00:19:59.789><c> children,</c><00:20:00.890><c> but</c><00:20:01.150><c> you'll</c><00:20:01.349><c> live</c><00:20:01.509><c> forever,</c>

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and<00:20:02.829><c> you</c><00:20:02.970><c> won't</c><00:20:03.150><c> be</c><00:20:03.430><c> tempted</c><00:20:03.769><c> by</c><00:20:04.109><c> good</c><00:20:04.269><c> or</c><00:20:04.529><c> bad,</c><00:20:05.190><c> and</c><00:20:06.269><c> you</c><00:20:06.549><c> won't</c><00:20:07.250><c> feel</c>

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the<00:20:07.690><c> need</c><00:20:07.829><c> to</c><00:20:08.069><c> do</c><00:20:08.509><c> evil.</c>

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What<00:20:09.609><c> Jesus</c><00:20:09.910><c> is</c><00:20:10.049><c> saying</c><00:20:10.250><c> is</c><00:20:10.349><c> you're</c><00:20:10.490><c> going</c><00:20:10.529><c> to</c><00:20:10.529><c> be</c><00:20:10.630><c> like</c><00:20:10.710><c> the</c><00:20:10.890><c> angels.</c>

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So<00:20:14.089><c> this</c><00:20:14.569><c> current</c><00:20:15.289><c> situation</c><00:20:15.849><c> that</c><00:20:16.009><c> we</c><00:20:16.130><c> find</c><00:20:16.309><c> ourselves</c><00:20:16.630><c> in</c><00:20:17.150><c> is</c><00:20:18.289><c> only</c><00:20:18.509><c> a</c>

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passing<00:20:19.369><c> phase.</c>

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But<00:20:22.250><c> we</c><00:20:22.430><c> of</c><00:20:22.490><c> course</c><00:20:22.569><c> make</c><00:20:22.809><c> it</c><00:20:22.950><c> out</c><00:20:23.029><c> to</c><00:20:23.170><c> be</c><00:20:23.250><c> the</c><00:20:23.430><c> most</c><00:20:23.670><c> important,</c><00:20:25.190><c> but</c><00:20:25.349><c> it</c><00:20:25.529><c> isn't.</c>

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The<00:20:26.529><c> most</c><00:20:26.809><c> important</c><00:20:27.430><c> is</c><00:20:28.210><c> the</c><00:20:28.410><c> kingdom,</c><00:20:29.849><c> is</c><00:20:30.049><c> life</c><00:20:30.670><c> in</c><00:20:31.890><c> the</c><00:20:32.029><c> kingdom</c><00:20:32.250><c> of</c><00:20:32.470><c> God,</c>

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and<00:20:33.750><c> there</c><00:20:34.089><c> men</c><00:20:34.329><c> and</c><00:20:34.470><c> women</c><00:20:35.069><c> will</c><00:20:35.490><c> not</c><00:20:36.190><c> marry</c><00:20:36.630><c> and</c><00:20:36.849><c> have</c><00:20:36.970><c> children</c><00:20:37.569><c> and</c>

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raise<00:20:38.910><c> families</c><00:20:39.309><c> the</c><00:20:39.569><c> way</c><00:20:39.950><c> that</c><00:20:40.230><c> we</c><00:20:40.309><c> do</c><00:20:40.529><c> now.</c>

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And<00:20:43.269><c> Jesus</c><00:20:43.490><c> actually</c><00:20:44.410><c> took</c><00:20:44.789><c> hold</c><00:20:45.069><c> of</c><00:20:45.210><c> the</c><00:20:45.369><c> very</c><00:20:45.690><c> verse</c><00:20:46.569><c> that</c>

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they<00:20:50.109><c> called</c><00:20:50.349><c> in</c><00:20:50.589><c> question,</c>

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and<00:20:51.109><c> he</c><00:20:51.190><c> says,</c><00:20:51.710><c> if</c><00:20:51.789><c> you</c><00:20:51.930><c> look</c><00:20:52.089><c> in</c><00:20:52.210><c> your</c><00:20:52.390><c> Bibles</c><00:20:52.710><c> there</c><00:20:52.970><c> at</c><00:20:53.210><c> verse</c><00:20:53.529><c> 38,</c>

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verse<00:20:58.910><c> 37,</c>

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now<00:20:59.769><c> that</c><00:20:59.970><c> the</c><00:21:00.170><c> dead</c><00:21:00.369><c> are</c><00:21:00.650><c> raised,</c><00:21:01.390><c> even</c><00:21:01.750><c> Moses</c><00:21:02.250><c> showed</c><00:21:02.849><c> at</c><00:21:03.670><c> the</c><00:21:03.869><c> bush</c><00:21:04.269><c> when</c><00:21:04.910><c> he</c>

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called<00:21:05.470><c> God</c><00:21:06.410><c> the</c><00:21:06.829><c> Lord,</c>

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that<00:21:07.309><c> is,</c><00:21:07.750><c> the</c><00:21:07.849><c> God</c><00:21:07.970><c> of</c><00:21:08.170><c> Abraham,</c><00:21:08.789><c> the</c><00:21:08.869><c> God</c><00:21:09.049><c> of</c><00:21:09.269><c> Isaac,</c><00:21:09.730><c> and</c><00:21:09.829><c> the</c><00:21:09.910><c> God</c><00:21:10.049><c> of</c><00:21:10.230><c> Jacob,</c>

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for<00:21:10.670><c> he's</c><00:21:10.769><c> not</c><00:21:10.910><c> a</c><00:21:10.970><c> God</c><00:21:11.109><c> of</c><00:21:11.230><c> the</c><00:21:11.390><c> dead,</c><00:21:11.930><c> but</c><00:21:11.990><c> of</c><00:21:12.130><c> the</c><00:21:12.250><c> living.</c>

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What<00:21:13.529><c> he</c><00:21:13.630><c> was</c><00:21:13.750><c> saying</c><00:21:13.970><c> was</c><00:21:14.250><c> that</c><00:21:17.029><c> God</c><00:21:17.609><c> is</c><00:21:18.549><c> able</c><00:21:18.970><c> to</c><00:21:19.329><c> raise</c><00:21:19.650><c> all</c>

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people<00:21:20.309><c> back</c><00:21:20.589><c> to</c><00:21:20.789><c> life</c><00:21:21.130><c> who</c><00:21:21.470><c> put</c><00:21:21.630><c> their</c><00:21:21.849><c> trust</c><00:21:22.029><c> in</c><00:21:22.190><c> him.</c>

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Even<00:21:23.210><c> if</c><00:21:23.369><c> they're</c><00:21:23.650><c> dead,</c><00:21:24.970><c> in</c><00:21:25.009><c> the</c><00:21:25.269><c> mind</c><00:21:25.549><c> of</c><00:21:25.849><c> God</c><00:21:26.329><c> they</c><00:21:27.170><c> have</c>

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not<00:21:27.750><c> disappeared</c><00:21:28.329><c> and</c><00:21:28.630><c> gone.</c>

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They<00:21:29.710><c> still</c><00:21:29.950><c> exist,</c><00:21:31.569><c> and</c><00:21:31.589><c> he's</c><00:21:31.809><c> therefore</c><00:21:32.170><c> able</c><00:21:32.509><c> to</c><00:21:32.930><c> recreate</c>

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them<00:21:33.690><c> in</c><00:21:33.890><c> the</c><00:21:34.069><c> resurrection.</c>

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Now<00:21:37.869><c> if</c><00:21:38.009><c> you</c><00:21:38.150><c> look</c><00:21:38.329><c> at</c><00:21:38.569><c> the</c><00:21:38.750><c> wording</c><00:21:38.990><c> in</c><00:21:39.250><c> this</c><00:21:41.150><c> story,</c><00:21:43.809><c> you</c><00:21:43.970><c> see</c>

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what<00:21:44.210><c> it</c><00:21:44.410><c> says</c><00:21:44.750><c> in</c><00:21:45.049><c> verse</c><00:21:46.170><c> 28,</c>

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If<00:21:48.529><c> a</c><00:21:48.750><c> man's</c><00:21:49.390><c> brother</c><00:21:49.650><c> die</c><00:21:50.069><c> having</c><00:21:50.349><c> a</c><00:21:50.609><c> wife</c><00:21:50.950><c> and</c><00:21:51.210><c> he</c><00:21:51.490><c> die</c>

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without<00:21:52.549><c> children,</c>

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his<00:21:53.549><c> brother</c><00:21:53.789><c> should</c><00:21:54.029><c> take</c><00:21:54.289><c> his</c><00:21:54.490><c> wife</c><00:21:54.730><c> and</c><00:21:54.930><c> raise</c><00:21:55.190><c> up</c><00:21:55.690><c> seed</c>

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unto<00:21:56.650><c> his</c><00:21:56.910><c> brother.</c>

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He<00:21:57.630><c> should</c><00:21:57.829><c> raise</c><00:21:58.089><c> up</c><00:21:58.890><c> a</c><00:21:59.089><c> descendant,</c><00:21:59.690><c> a</c><00:21:59.910><c> family.</c>

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Now<00:22:01.670><c> these</c><00:22:01.910><c> words</c><00:22:02.329><c> have</c><00:22:02.529><c> all</c><00:22:02.690><c> got</c><00:22:03.029><c> meaning</c><00:22:03.349><c> in</c><00:22:03.529><c> them.</c>

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If<00:22:06.369><c> Jesus</c><00:22:06.750><c> had</c><00:22:07.309><c> not</c><00:22:07.630><c> died</c><00:22:08.250><c> and</c><00:22:09.029><c> been</c><00:22:09.250><c> raised</c><00:22:09.650><c> from</c><00:22:09.910><c> the</c><00:22:10.109><c> dead,</c>

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then<00:22:12.089><c> there</c><00:22:12.650><c> couldn't</c><00:22:12.869><c> be</c><00:22:13.089><c> salvation</c><00:22:13.509><c> for</c><00:22:13.750><c> anyone.</c>

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And<00:22:17.230><c> yet</c><00:22:17.410><c> Jesus</c><00:22:18.150><c> didn't</c><00:22:19.329><c> marry,</c><00:22:20.670><c> didn't</c><00:22:20.829><c> have</c><00:22:20.950><c> any</c><00:22:21.150><c> children,</c>

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but<00:22:22.690><c> he's</c><00:22:22.990><c> talked</c><00:22:23.210><c> about,</c><00:22:24.029><c> in</c><00:22:24.269><c> Isaiah</c><00:22:24.509><c> chapter</c><00:22:24.910><c> 53,</c><00:22:26.109><c> as</c><00:22:26.289><c> having</c><00:22:26.609><c> an</c>

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enormous<00:22:27.509><c> family.</c>

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Now<00:22:31.470><c> how</c><00:22:31.569><c> is</c><00:22:31.650><c> that</c><00:22:31.869><c> made</c><00:22:32.130><c> possible?</c>

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How<00:22:37.849><c> does</c><00:22:38.029><c> Jesus</c><00:22:38.390><c> have</c><00:22:39.029><c> an</c><00:22:39.390><c> enormous</c><00:22:39.730><c> family</c><00:22:40.349><c> if</c><00:22:41.130><c> he</c><00:22:41.250><c> didn't</c>

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ever<00:22:43.029><c> marry</c><00:22:43.309><c> and</c><00:22:43.410><c> have</c><00:22:43.569><c> children?</c>

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Let's<00:22:53.970><c> have</c><00:22:54.130><c> a</c><00:22:54.130><c> look</c><00:22:54.269><c> at</c><00:22:54.390><c> Isaiah</c><00:22:54.650><c> chapter</c><00:22:55.029><c> 53</c><00:22:55.809><c> and</c><00:22:56.609><c> see</c><00:22:56.769><c> what</c>

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the<00:22:57.089><c> actual</c><00:22:57.309><c> words</c><00:22:57.630><c> are.</c>

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Remember,<00:23:13.829><c> the</c><00:23:13.849><c> purpose</c><00:23:14.230><c> of</c><00:23:14.470><c> this</c><00:23:14.730><c> law</c><00:23:15.049><c> in</c><00:23:15.309><c> Deuteronomy</c><00:23:16.089><c> was,</c>

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in<00:23:17.630><c> the</c><00:23:17.730><c> words</c><00:23:17.869><c> of</c><00:23:18.009><c> the</c><00:23:18.089><c> Bible,</c>

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to<00:23:18.470><c> raise</c><00:23:18.829><c> up</c><00:23:19.190><c> seed,</c><00:23:19.390><c> to</c><00:23:19.630><c> bring</c><00:23:19.869><c> about</c><00:23:20.390><c> a</c><00:23:20.990><c> family,</c><00:23:21.990><c> descendants</c><00:23:22.390><c> for</c><00:23:22.730><c> this</c>

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man,<00:23:23.390><c> even</c><00:23:23.589><c> though</c><00:23:23.769><c> he</c><00:23:23.849><c> was</c><00:23:24.130><c> dead.</c>

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So<00:23:25.490><c> even</c><00:23:25.589><c> though</c><00:23:25.789><c> he</c><00:23:25.829><c> was</c><00:23:26.069><c> dead,</c><00:23:26.670><c> his</c><00:23:26.809><c> name</c><00:23:27.130><c> kept</c><00:23:27.450><c> on</c><00:23:27.750><c> and</c><00:23:27.890><c> he</c><00:23:27.990><c> had</c><00:23:28.170><c> a</c><00:23:28.289><c> family.</c>

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You<00:23:29.910><c> see</c><00:23:30.089><c> what</c><00:23:30.190><c> it</c><00:23:30.269><c> says</c><00:23:30.430><c> in</c><00:23:30.569><c> Isaiah</c><00:23:30.930><c> chapter</c><00:23:31.329><c> 53,</c><00:23:32.069><c> which</c><00:23:32.109><c> is</c>

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about<00:23:32.630><c> Jesus.</c>

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Verse<00:23:35.509><c> 10.</c>

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And<00:23:55.009><c> then</c><00:23:55.490><c> you</c><00:23:55.549><c> see</c><00:23:55.650><c> what</c><00:23:55.769><c> it</c><00:23:55.930><c> says</c><00:23:56.309><c> in</c><00:23:56.529><c> the</c><00:23:56.609><c> next</c><00:23:56.829><c> verse.</c>

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So<00:24:01.410><c> Jesus</c><00:24:01.970><c> was</c><00:24:02.170><c> going</c><00:24:02.349><c> to</c><00:24:02.450><c> have</c><00:24:02.630><c> descendants,</c><00:24:05.390><c> and</c><00:24:05.390><c> he</c><00:24:05.549><c> died</c>

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and<00:24:06.470><c> rose</c><00:24:06.769><c> again.</c>

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And<00:24:08.509><c> that's</c><00:24:08.730><c> how</c><00:24:08.890><c> he</c><00:24:08.990><c> can</c><00:24:09.190><c> have</c><00:24:09.450><c> descendants,</c><00:24:10.089><c> because</c><00:24:10.250><c> people</c><00:24:10.630><c> who</c>

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are<00:24:11.690><c> born</c><00:24:11.950><c> again</c><00:24:12.509><c> through</c><00:24:12.910><c> baptism</c><00:24:13.529><c> become</c><00:24:14.529><c> the</c><00:24:15.150><c> seed</c><00:24:15.589><c> of</c><00:24:16.390><c> Jesus.</c>

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So<00:24:18.289><c> even</c><00:24:18.450><c> though</c><00:24:18.609><c> he</c><00:24:18.630><c> was</c><00:24:18.829><c> a</c><00:24:19.009><c> dead</c><00:24:19.170><c> man,</c><00:24:19.750><c> he</c><00:24:19.890><c> came</c><00:24:20.089><c> back</c><00:24:20.329><c> to</c><00:24:20.490><c> life.</c>

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And<00:24:21.569><c> he</c><00:24:21.769><c> comes</c><00:24:22.069><c> back</c><00:24:22.309><c> to</c><00:24:22.470><c> life</c><00:24:23.029><c> through</c><00:24:23.410><c> the</c><00:24:23.650><c> people</c><00:24:24.190><c> who</c><00:24:24.549><c> are</c>

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his<00:24:25.049><c> followers.</c>

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So<00:24:27.150><c> we've</c><00:24:27.750><c> got</c><00:24:27.829><c> a</c><00:24:27.930><c> long</c><00:24:28.049><c> way</c><00:24:28.309><c> around</c><00:24:28.609><c> from</c><00:24:29.210><c> marriage,</c><00:24:29.710><c> haven't</c><00:24:29.829><c> we?</c>

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Here<00:24:30.190><c> we</c><00:24:30.329><c> had</c><00:24:30.849><c> Boaz</c><00:24:31.289><c> and</c><00:24:31.509><c> Ruth,</c><00:24:33.869><c> and</c><00:24:33.930><c> they're</c><00:24:34.210><c> enacting,</c><00:24:35.710><c> carrying</c><00:24:36.029><c> out</c>

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a<00:24:36.869><c> law,</c>

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a<00:24:38.670><c> law</c><00:24:38.930><c> which</c><00:24:39.390><c> taught</c><00:24:39.930><c> that</c><00:24:40.890><c> even</c><00:24:41.190><c> though</c><00:24:41.509><c> people</c><00:24:41.829><c> died,</c><00:24:43.369><c> it</c>

00:24:43.529 --> 00:24:47.750
was<00:24:43.789><c> possible</c><00:24:44.210><c> for</c><00:24:44.490><c> God</c><00:24:44.890><c> to</c><00:24:45.869><c> bring</c><00:24:46.029><c> them</c><00:24:46.210><c> back</c><00:24:46.410><c> to</c><00:24:46.650><c> life.</c>

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Now<00:24:48.910><c> they</c><00:24:49.009><c> acted</c><00:24:49.309><c> out</c><00:24:49.529><c> a</c><00:24:49.769><c> parable</c><00:24:50.069><c> in</c><00:24:50.230><c> that</c><00:24:50.490><c> sense.</c>

00:24:52.329 --> 00:24:57.170
Boaz<00:24:53.069><c> married</c><00:24:53.450><c> Ruth,</c><00:24:54.410><c> Ruth</c><00:24:54.750><c> had</c><00:24:55.069><c> children,</c><00:24:56.390><c> and</c><00:24:56.529><c> the</c><00:24:56.670><c> name</c><00:24:56.890><c> of</c>

00:24:57.170 --> 00:24:58.910
the<00:24:57.309><c> family</c><00:24:57.710><c> was</c><00:24:58.150><c> carried</c><00:24:58.410><c> on.</c>

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The<00:24:59.269><c> name</c><00:24:59.369><c> of</c><00:24:59.569><c> her</c><00:24:59.650><c> dead</c><00:24:59.869><c> husband's</c><00:25:00.410><c> family</c><00:25:00.809><c> was</c><00:25:01.269><c> carried</c><00:25:01.509><c> on.</c>

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So<00:25:03.450><c> what</c><00:25:03.829><c> they</c><00:25:03.990><c> were</c><00:25:04.150><c> doing</c><00:25:04.309><c> was</c><00:25:04.710><c> reminding</c><00:25:05.250><c> each</c><00:25:05.609><c> other</c><00:25:06.069><c> in</c><00:25:06.410><c> the</c><00:25:06.589><c> nation</c><00:25:07.109><c> that</c><00:25:08.329><c> God</c><00:25:08.869><c> provides</c><00:25:09.529><c> a</c>

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way<00:25:10.289><c> for</c><00:25:10.890><c> life</c><00:25:11.190><c> after</c><00:25:11.569><c> death.</c>

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And<00:25:13.549><c> that</c><00:25:13.630><c> was</c><00:25:13.809><c> a</c><00:25:13.910><c> lesson</c><00:25:14.289><c> that</c><00:25:14.670><c> this</c><00:25:14.890><c> law</c><00:25:15.069><c> was</c><00:25:15.289><c> to</c><00:25:15.490><c> teach</c><00:25:15.670><c> them.</c>

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So,<00:25:21.450><c> marriage</c><00:25:21.490><c> is</c><00:25:22.230><c> to</c><00:25:22.569><c> teach</c><00:25:22.809><c> us</c><00:25:23.069><c> certain</c><00:25:23.369><c> principles,</c>

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certain<00:25:24.470><c> lessons.</c>

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And<00:25:25.690><c> I</c><00:25:25.730><c> want</c><00:25:25.849><c> you</c><00:25:25.990><c> to</c><00:25:26.049><c> come</c><00:25:26.250><c> to</c><00:25:26.390><c> the</c><00:25:26.529><c> New</c><00:25:26.730><c> Testament</c><00:25:27.069><c> again,</c><00:25:28.490><c> to</c>

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the<00:25:28.609><c> letter</c><00:25:28.809><c> to</c><00:25:29.069><c> the</c><00:25:29.250><c> Ephesians,</c><00:25:30.650><c> one</c><00:25:30.750><c> of</c><00:25:30.890><c> Paul's</c><00:25:31.170><c> letters.</c>

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Ephesians.

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Alright,<00:25:53.910><c> she'll</c><00:25:54.549><c> take</c><00:25:54.890><c> it</c><00:25:55.130><c> and</c><00:25:55.150><c> go.</c>

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Excuse<00:26:05.589><c> me,</c><00:26:05.910><c> I</c><00:26:05.970><c> just</c><00:26:06.130><c> have</c><00:26:06.269><c> no</c><00:26:06.430><c> idea.</c>

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That's<00:26:07.289><c> alright.</c>

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Thank<00:26:08.910><c> you.</c>

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Alright,<00:26:10.769><c> it's</c><00:26:10.930><c> chapter</c><00:26:11.269><c> five,</c><00:26:13.069><c> verse</c><00:26:13.690><c> twenty</c><00:26:14.549><c>-seven,</c><00:26:15.069><c> to</c><00:26:15.450><c> the</c><00:26:17.470><c> end</c><00:26:18.950><c> of</c>

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the<00:26:19.250><c> chapter.</c>

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And<00:26:20.150><c> we'll</c><00:26:20.269><c> just</c><00:26:20.529><c> read</c><00:26:20.670><c> again,</c><00:26:21.049><c> three</c><00:26:21.210><c> verses,</c><00:26:21.609><c> if</c><00:26:21.690><c> we</c><00:26:21.869><c> start</c>

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this<00:26:22.329><c> end</c><00:26:22.509><c> this</c><00:26:22.750><c> time,</c><00:26:23.490><c> and</c><00:26:23.589><c> read</c><00:26:23.829><c> back</c><00:26:24.049><c> around</c><00:26:24.170><c> that</c><00:26:24.410><c> way.</c>

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Sorry,<00:26:32.990><c> can</c><00:26:33.150><c> we</c><00:26:33.210><c> go</c><00:26:33.390><c> back</c><00:26:33.490><c> a</c><00:26:33.549><c> bit</c><00:26:33.710><c> further,</c><00:26:34.009><c> I</c><00:26:34.130><c> think?</c><00:26:34.349><c> Go</c><00:26:34.529><c> back</c>

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to<00:26:34.869><c> twenty</c><00:26:35.190><c>-two.</c>

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The<00:26:40.829><c> husband</c><00:26:41.269><c> is</c><00:26:41.609><c> proud</c><00:26:41.730><c> of</c><00:26:41.950><c> the</c><00:26:42.049><c> wife,</c><00:26:42.609><c> and</c><00:26:42.730><c> also</c><00:26:43.109><c> Christ</c><00:26:43.490><c> is</c>

00:26:43.710 --> 00:26:46.730
proud<00:26:43.769><c> of</c><00:26:43.930><c> the</c><00:26:44.089><c> church,</c><00:26:44.930><c> and</c><00:26:45.009><c> he</c><00:26:45.190><c> has</c><00:26:45.309><c> saved</c><00:26:45.470><c> her</c><00:26:45.670><c> of</c><00:26:45.789><c> the</c><00:26:45.910><c> body.</c>

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Therefore,<00:26:47.769><c> just</c><00:26:47.809><c> as</c><00:26:48.009><c> the</c><00:26:48.170><c> church</c><00:26:48.390><c> is</c><00:26:48.589><c> so</c><00:26:48.769><c> blessed</c><00:26:48.990><c> with</c><00:26:49.210><c> Christ,</c><00:26:49.569><c> so</c>

00:26:49.730 --> 00:26:53.109
might<00:26:49.869><c> the</c><00:26:50.089><c> wife</c><00:26:50.289><c> take</c><00:26:50.529><c> to</c><00:26:50.650><c> their</c><00:26:50.809><c> husband</c><00:26:51.230><c> an</c><00:26:52.190><c> evidence.</c>

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As<00:26:53.569><c> been</c><00:26:53.809><c> his</c><00:26:53.930><c> lovely</c><00:26:54.170><c> wife,</c><00:26:54.730><c> just</c><00:26:54.970><c> as</c><00:26:55.150><c> Christ</c><00:26:55.490><c> also</c><00:26:56.369><c> loved</c><00:26:56.630><c> the</c><00:26:56.809><c> church,</c><00:26:57.269><c> and</c><00:26:57.430><c> he</c>

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has<00:26:57.730><c> done</c><00:26:57.970><c> for</c><00:26:58.150><c> her,</c><00:26:58.990><c> that</c><00:26:59.150><c> he</c><00:26:59.289><c> might</c><00:26:59.609><c> sanctify</c><00:27:00.329><c> and</c><00:27:00.650><c> bless</c><00:27:00.930><c> her</c><00:27:01.609><c> with</c><00:27:02.569><c> the</c><00:27:02.869><c> washing</c><00:27:03.190><c> of</c>

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the<00:27:03.829><c> water</c><00:27:04.009><c> by</c><00:27:04.289><c> the</c><00:27:04.490><c> word,</c>

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that<00:27:05.329><c> he</c><00:27:05.490><c> might</c><00:27:05.809><c> present</c><00:27:06.230><c> her</c><00:27:06.609><c> to</c><00:27:07.069><c> himself,</c><00:27:08.190><c> a</c><00:27:08.349><c> glorious</c><00:27:08.670><c> church,</c><00:27:09.329><c> not</c>

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having<00:27:09.750><c> a</c><00:27:10.049><c> fire</c><00:27:10.250><c> ready</c><00:27:10.549><c> for,</c><00:27:10.849><c> or</c><00:27:11.230><c> any</c><00:27:11.529><c> such</c><00:27:11.809><c> thing,</c><00:27:12.609><c> but</c><00:27:12.750><c> that</c>

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she<00:27:13.170><c> should</c><00:27:13.390><c> be</c><00:27:13.650><c> holy</c><00:27:13.869><c> without</c><00:27:14.210><c> trouble.</c>

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For<00:27:15.369><c> all</c><00:27:15.609><c> men</c><00:27:15.789><c> who</c><00:27:16.009><c> never</c><00:27:16.190><c> lost</c><00:27:16.609><c> their</c><00:27:16.910><c> mind,</c><00:27:17.690><c> who</c><00:27:17.769><c> know</c><00:27:17.910><c> whether</c><00:27:18.109><c> to</c><00:27:18.410><c> die</c><00:27:18.569><c> or</c>

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not<00:27:18.829><c> to</c><00:27:19.130><c> be</c><00:27:19.309><c> sanctified,</c><00:27:20.109><c> for</c><00:27:20.210><c> no</c><00:27:20.430><c> man</c><00:27:20.710><c> ever</c><00:27:20.990><c> yet</c><00:27:21.210><c> created</c><00:27:21.450><c> to</c>

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bring<00:27:21.849><c> flesh,</c><00:27:22.670><c> but</c><00:27:22.809><c> nourish</c><00:27:23.150><c> or</c><00:27:23.430><c> share</c><00:27:23.650><c> of</c><00:27:23.809><c> it.</c>

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Even<00:27:25.529><c> as</c><00:27:25.809><c> we</c><00:27:25.970><c> know</c><00:27:26.029><c> the</c><00:27:26.269><c> church,</c><00:27:26.990><c> we</c><00:27:27.210><c> are</c><00:27:27.329><c> members</c><00:27:27.630><c> of</c><00:27:27.849><c> his</c><00:27:28.049><c> body,</c><00:27:28.390><c> of</c>

00:27:28.549 --> 00:27:30.210
his<00:27:28.809><c> flesh,</c><00:27:29.130><c> and</c><00:27:29.210><c> of</c><00:27:29.309><c> his</c><00:27:29.569><c> body.</c>

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That<00:27:37.450><c> is</c><00:27:37.630><c> because</c><00:27:37.970><c> it's</c><00:27:38.309><c> the</c><00:27:38.430><c> intention.</c>

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For<00:27:45.910><c> this</c><00:27:46.410><c> cause</c><00:27:47.369><c> shall</c><00:27:47.849><c> a</c><00:27:48.009><c> man</c><00:27:48.170><c> leave</c><00:27:48.329><c> his</c><00:27:48.490><c> mother</c><00:27:48.769><c> and</c><00:27:49.109><c> father,</c><00:27:49.990><c> and</c>

00:27:50.150 --> 00:27:54.250
be<00:27:50.390><c> joined</c><00:27:50.710><c> unto</c><00:27:51.009><c> his</c><00:27:51.250><c> wife,</c><00:27:52.269><c> and</c><00:27:52.410><c> they</c><00:27:52.589><c> too</c><00:27:52.730><c> shall</c><00:27:52.910><c> be</c><00:27:53.069><c> one</c><00:27:53.369><c> flesh.</c>

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This<00:27:54.529><c> is</c><00:27:54.710><c> the</c><00:27:54.849><c> great</c><00:27:55.009><c> mystery</c><00:27:55.529><c> that</c><00:27:55.829><c> I</c><00:27:56.089><c> speak</c><00:27:56.250><c> concerning</c><00:27:56.769><c> Christ</c><00:27:57.410><c> and</c>

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the<00:27:58.150><c> church.</c>

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Nevertheless,<00:28:00.849><c> let</c><00:28:00.970><c> every</c><00:28:01.210><c> one</c><00:28:01.369><c> of</c><00:28:01.470><c> you</c><00:28:01.690><c> picture</c><00:28:02.470><c> for</c><00:28:02.910><c> love</c>

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his<00:28:03.650><c> wife</c><00:28:03.930><c> even</c><00:28:04.230><c> as</c><00:28:04.450><c> himself,</c><00:28:05.849><c> and</c><00:28:06.029><c> the</c><00:28:06.170><c> wife</c><00:28:06.289><c> shall</c><00:28:06.589><c> see</c><00:28:06.750><c> the</c>

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reverence<00:28:07.430><c> of</c><00:28:07.589><c> her</c><00:28:07.710><c> husband.</c>

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It<00:28:30.150><c> was</c><00:28:30.369><c> introduced</c><00:28:30.789><c> to</c><00:28:31.109><c> teach</c><00:28:31.349><c> us</c><00:28:31.990><c> a</c><00:28:32.269><c> lesson.</c>

00:28:35.210 --> 00:28:41.730
You<00:28:35.210><c> have</c><00:28:35.450><c> Jesus,</c><00:28:37.410><c> who</c><00:28:37.549><c> is</c><00:28:37.769><c> the</c><00:28:37.869><c> head</c><00:28:38.009><c> of</c><00:28:38.190><c> the</c><00:28:38.349><c> church,</c><00:28:39.849><c> and</c><00:28:40.410><c> then</c><00:28:40.589><c> you</c><00:28:40.670><c> have</c><00:28:40.829><c> the</c><00:28:41.009><c> church,</c><00:28:41.450><c> which</c><00:28:41.549><c> is</c>

00:28:41.730 --> 00:28:44.269
all<00:28:41.930><c> the</c><00:28:42.029><c> men</c><00:28:42.210><c> and</c><00:28:42.329><c> women</c><00:28:42.630><c> that</c><00:28:42.990><c> make</c><00:28:43.130><c> it</c><00:28:43.309><c> up.</c>

00:28:45.269 --> 00:28:49.450
Jesus<00:28:45.630><c> is</c><00:28:45.930><c> talked</c><00:28:46.130><c> of</c><00:28:46.329><c> as</c><00:28:46.490><c> the</c><00:28:46.750><c> bridegroom,</c><00:28:48.769><c> and</c><00:28:49.009><c> the</c><00:28:49.170><c> church</c>

00:28:49.450 --> 00:28:51.549
is<00:28:49.750><c> talked</c><00:28:49.970><c> of</c><00:28:50.250><c> as</c><00:28:50.450><c> the</c><00:28:50.650><c> bride.</c>

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And<00:28:52.589><c> you</c><00:28:52.710><c> notice</c><00:28:53.029><c> those</c><00:28:53.349><c> words</c><00:28:53.890><c> in</c><00:28:55.230><c> verse</c><00:28:55.829><c> 31,</c><00:28:57.589><c> they</c><00:28:57.710><c> actually</c>

00:28:58.069 --> 00:29:01.509
are<00:28:58.230><c> the</c><00:28:58.369><c> words</c><00:28:58.809><c> that</c><00:28:59.089><c> are</c><00:28:59.609><c> given</c><00:28:59.809><c> in</c><00:29:00.069><c> Genesis</c><00:29:00.549><c> chapter</c><00:29:01.170><c> 2,</c>

00:29:01.549 --> 00:29:04.690
when<00:29:01.730><c> God</c><00:29:02.009><c> created</c><00:29:02.950><c> man</c><00:29:03.529><c> and</c><00:29:03.789><c> woman,</c>

00:29:04.849 --> 00:29:08.970
and<00:29:05.069><c> introduced</c><00:29:06.230><c> the</c><00:29:07.829><c> practice</c><00:29:08.309><c> of</c><00:29:08.609><c> marriage.</c>

00:29:09.089 --> 00:29:12.549
For<00:29:09.190><c> this</c><00:29:09.569><c> cause</c><00:29:09.769><c> shall</c><00:29:09.970><c> a</c><00:29:10.130><c> man</c><00:29:10.289><c> leave</c><00:29:10.549><c> his</c><00:29:10.750><c> father</c><00:29:11.029><c> and</c><00:29:11.170><c> mother,</c><00:29:11.950><c> be</c><00:29:12.170><c> joined</c><00:29:12.369><c> to</c>

00:29:12.549 --> 00:29:15.049
his<00:29:12.730><c> wife,</c><00:29:13.049><c> and</c><00:29:13.210><c> they</c><00:29:13.470><c> too</c><00:29:13.869><c> shall</c><00:29:14.250><c> be</c><00:29:14.430><c> one</c><00:29:14.670><c> flesh.</c>

00:29:15.049 --> 00:29:20.430
God<00:29:16.150><c> introduced</c><00:29:16.730><c> that</c><00:29:17.210><c> right</c><00:29:17.569><c> at</c><00:29:17.750><c> the</c><00:29:17.750><c> very</c><00:29:17.950><c> beginning,</c><00:29:19.130><c> and</c>

00:29:20.430 --> 00:29:22.849
what<00:29:20.789><c> he's</c><00:29:20.990><c> telling</c><00:29:21.269><c> us,</c><00:29:21.549><c> the</c><00:29:21.670><c> Apostle</c><00:29:22.029><c> Paul,</c><00:29:22.369><c> is</c><00:29:22.450><c> that</c><00:29:22.670><c> that</c>

00:29:22.849 --> 00:29:28.210
was<00:29:23.049><c> to</c><00:29:23.309><c> show</c><00:29:23.430><c> us</c><00:29:23.670><c> the</c><00:29:23.829><c> relationship</c><00:29:24.630><c> between</c><00:29:25.210><c> Jesus</c><00:29:26.069><c> and</c><00:29:27.009><c> his</c><00:29:27.230><c> church.</c>

00:29:29.329 --> 00:29:32.849
So<00:29:29.730><c> the</c><00:29:29.869><c> church</c><00:29:30.289><c> represents</c><00:29:30.849><c> the</c><00:29:31.150><c> bride,</c><00:29:31.549><c> the</c><00:29:31.670><c> woman,</c><00:29:32.450><c> Jesus</c>

00:29:32.849 --> 00:29:34.970
represents<00:29:33.450><c> the</c><00:29:33.769><c> bridegroom.</c>

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So,<00:29:38.089><c> what</c><00:29:38.289><c> Paul</c><00:29:38.549><c> says</c><00:29:38.849><c> is,</c><00:29:39.230><c> none</c><00:29:39.349><c> of</c><00:29:39.589><c> us</c><00:29:39.809><c> would</c><00:29:40.130><c> dare,</c><00:29:40.849><c> if</c><00:29:41.230><c> you</c>

00:29:41.289 --> 00:29:45.609
like,<00:29:41.809><c> contradict</c><00:29:42.089><c> Jesus,</c><00:29:43.190><c> argue</c><00:29:43.549><c> with</c><00:29:43.769><c> Jesus,</c><00:29:45.150><c> disagree</c>

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with<00:29:45.849><c> Jesus.</c>

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We<00:29:47.829><c> would</c><00:29:48.109><c> do</c><00:29:48.789><c> everything</c><00:29:49.250><c> we</c><00:29:49.650><c> could</c><00:29:49.809><c> to</c><00:29:50.049><c> support</c><00:29:50.490><c> and</c><00:29:50.630><c> help</c>

00:29:50.890 --> 00:29:55.049
Jesus,<00:29:52.150><c> if</c><00:29:52.250><c> he</c><00:29:52.349><c> was</c><00:29:52.569><c> literally</c><00:29:53.309><c> with</c><00:29:53.829><c> us.</c>

00:29:56.269 --> 00:29:58.910
And<00:29:56.630><c> so</c><00:29:56.750><c> that's</c><00:29:57.049><c> the</c><00:29:57.250><c> role</c><00:29:57.589><c> of</c><00:29:57.890><c> the</c><00:29:58.049><c> wife.</c>

00:29:59.829 --> 00:30:03.609
But<00:30:00.470><c> then</c><00:30:00.670><c> when</c><00:30:00.789><c> you</c><00:30:00.930><c> turn</c><00:30:01.069><c> it</c><00:30:01.230><c> around</c><00:30:01.329><c> the</c><00:30:01.470><c> other</c><00:30:01.690><c> way,</c><00:30:03.230><c> Jesus</c>

00:30:03.609 --> 00:30:06.049
shows<00:30:03.970><c> us</c><00:30:04.190><c> the</c><00:30:04.349><c> role</c><00:30:04.549><c> of</c><00:30:04.730><c> the</c><00:30:04.869><c> husband.</c>

00:30:06.589 --> 00:30:11.390
Jesus<00:30:07.109><c> laid</c><00:30:07.650><c> down</c><00:30:07.950><c> his</c><00:30:08.190><c> life</c><00:30:08.869><c> for</c><00:30:10.109><c> his</c><00:30:10.369><c> church.</c>

00:30:11.990 --> 00:30:15.609
Jesus<00:30:12.369><c> washed</c><00:30:12.690><c> the</c><00:30:12.930><c> feet</c><00:30:13.390><c> of</c><00:30:14.369><c> his</c><00:30:14.589><c> disciples.</c>

00:30:16.769 --> 00:30:21.990
So,<00:30:17.650><c> there</c><00:30:17.829><c> is</c><00:30:17.970><c> no</c><00:30:18.230><c> room</c><00:30:18.509><c> for</c><00:30:18.910><c> arrogance,</c><00:30:20.609><c> or</c><00:30:20.750><c> sat</c><00:30:20.950><c>-</c>

00:30:25.630 --> 00:30:28.630
or<00:30:26.150><c> satisfying</c><00:30:26.670><c> self</c><00:30:27.089><c> at</c><00:30:27.329><c> all,</c><00:30:27.529><c> is</c><00:30:27.670><c> there?</c>

00:30:30.529 --> 00:30:35.450
Both<00:30:31.049><c> people</c><00:30:31.569><c> are</c><00:30:32.589><c> there</c><00:30:33.250><c> to</c><00:30:33.910><c> help</c><00:30:34.210><c> one</c><00:30:34.470><c> another.</c>

00:30:36.869 --> 00:30:40.190
It's<00:30:37.029><c> the</c><00:30:37.190><c> picture</c><00:30:37.529><c> that</c><00:30:37.910><c> is</c><00:30:38.190><c> presented</c><00:30:38.529><c> in</c><00:30:38.829><c> Genesis,</c><00:30:39.910><c> that</c>

00:30:40.190 --> 00:30:43.829
Adam<00:30:40.410><c> was</c><00:30:40.630><c> on</c><00:30:40.769><c> his</c><00:30:40.990><c> own,</c><00:30:42.329><c> and</c><00:30:42.430><c> God</c><00:30:42.670><c> said,</c><00:30:43.210><c> it</c><00:30:43.269><c> isn't</c><00:30:43.490><c> good</c><00:30:43.710><c> for</c>

00:30:43.829 --> 00:30:45.329
him<00:30:43.869><c> to</c><00:30:44.009><c> be</c><00:30:44.130><c> on</c><00:30:44.250><c> his</c><00:30:44.450><c> own.</c>

00:30:45.410 --> 00:30:47.130
He<00:30:45.650><c> won't</c><00:30:45.890><c> be</c><00:30:46.009><c> able</c><00:30:46.109><c> to</c><00:30:46.269><c> cope</c><00:30:46.410><c> on</c><00:30:46.630><c> his</c><00:30:46.789><c> own.</c>

00:30:47.549 --> 00:30:50.750
I<00:30:47.829><c> will</c><00:30:48.029><c> give</c><00:30:48.190><c> him</c><00:30:48.490><c> someone</c><00:30:48.809><c> who</c><00:30:49.130><c> will</c><00:30:49.349><c> help</c><00:30:49.529><c> him.</c>

00:30:50.890 --> 00:30:55.069
And<00:30:51.450><c> so</c><00:30:51.690><c> the</c><00:30:51.869><c> role</c><00:30:52.230><c> of</c><00:30:52.930><c> Eve</c><00:30:53.190><c> was</c><00:30:53.450><c> to</c><00:30:53.670><c> help</c><00:30:53.970><c> Adam.</c>

00:30:55.509 --> 00:30:59.410
The<00:30:55.609><c> role</c><00:30:55.869><c> of</c><00:30:56.049><c> the</c><00:30:56.250><c> church</c><00:30:56.730><c> is</c><00:30:57.509><c> to</c><00:30:57.650><c> do</c><00:30:57.789><c> the</c><00:30:57.990><c> work</c><00:30:58.230><c> that</c><00:30:58.470><c> Jesus</c><00:30:58.809><c> requires.</c>

00:30:59.910 --> 00:31:02.009
Jesus<00:31:00.250><c> is</c><00:31:00.490><c> there</c><00:31:00.869><c> to</c><00:31:01.349><c> help</c><00:31:01.569><c> the</c><00:31:01.789><c> church.</c>

00:31:02.029 --> 00:31:05.009
He's<00:31:02.210><c> already</c><00:31:02.490><c> laid</c><00:31:02.690><c> down</c><00:31:02.910><c> his</c><00:31:03.089><c> life</c><00:31:03.509><c> for</c><00:31:03.809><c> the</c><00:31:03.990><c> church.</c>

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And<00:31:05.490><c> so,</c><00:31:06.230><c> marriage</c><00:31:06.710><c> is</c><00:31:07.809><c> a</c><00:31:08.569><c> symbol</c><00:31:09.089><c> of</c><00:31:10.069><c> what</c><00:31:10.349><c> God</c><00:31:10.670><c> has</c><00:31:10.950><c> done</c><00:31:11.210><c> through</c><00:31:11.529><c> Jesus</c><00:31:12.329><c> for</c>

00:31:13.049 --> 00:31:14.190
his<00:31:13.269><c> people.</c>

00:31:14.970 --> 00:31:24.109
And<00:31:15.650><c> so,</c><00:31:16.890><c> God</c><00:31:17.170><c> was</c><00:31:17.549><c> teaching</c><00:31:17.930><c> this</c><00:31:18.329><c> principle</c><00:31:19.029><c> of</c><00:31:20.349><c> self</c><00:31:20.650><c>-sacrifice,</c><00:31:22.170><c> of</c><00:31:22.410><c> service,</c><00:31:23.910><c> of</c>

00:31:24.109 --> 00:31:28.789
loving<00:31:24.349><c> one</c><00:31:24.650><c> another,</c><00:31:25.970><c> through</c><00:31:26.170><c> marriage,</c><00:31:27.069><c> all</c><00:31:27.309><c> the</c><00:31:27.369><c> way</c><00:31:27.529><c> through</c><00:31:27.789><c> the</c><00:31:27.910><c> Bible.</c>

00:31:29.710 --> 00:31:34.150
And<00:31:29.809><c> in</c><00:31:29.990><c> the</c><00:31:30.170><c> story</c><00:31:30.390><c> of</c><00:31:30.609><c> Ruth,</c><00:31:31.650><c> we</c><00:31:31.890><c> see</c><00:31:32.150><c> two</c><00:31:32.430><c> people</c><00:31:32.930><c> who</c><00:31:33.690><c> are</c>

00:31:34.150 --> 00:31:36.650
there<00:31:34.450><c> to</c><00:31:34.710><c> help</c><00:31:35.029><c> each</c><00:31:35.369><c> other.</c>

00:31:37.509 --> 00:31:41.289
Boaz<00:31:37.930><c> is</c><00:31:38.430><c> prepared</c><00:31:38.809><c> to</c><00:31:39.029><c> do</c><00:31:39.170><c> what</c><00:31:39.329><c> God</c><00:31:39.569><c> wants</c><00:31:39.869><c> him</c><00:31:40.029><c> to</c><00:31:40.230><c> do.</c>

00:31:41.829 --> 00:31:47.509
Ruth<00:31:42.509><c> is</c><00:31:43.049><c> prepared</c><00:31:43.369><c> to</c><00:31:43.609><c> follow</c><00:31:43.849><c> the</c><00:31:44.190><c> instruction</c><00:31:44.670><c> of</c><00:31:46.650><c> Naomi.</c>

00:31:48.750 --> 00:31:53.089
And<00:31:48.890><c> the</c><00:31:49.009><c> two</c><00:31:49.150><c> people</c><00:31:49.390><c> are</c><00:31:49.589><c> brought</c><00:31:49.769><c> together</c><00:31:50.529><c> as</c><00:31:51.109><c> was</c><00:31:51.349><c> the</c><00:31:51.569><c> custom,</c><00:31:52.849><c> as</c>

00:31:53.089 --> 00:31:54.349
was<00:31:53.309><c> the</c><00:31:53.509><c> law.</c>

00:31:56.190 --> 00:32:01.490
And<00:31:56.869><c> as</c><00:31:57.549><c> a</c><00:31:57.789><c> consequence</c><00:31:58.190><c> of</c><00:31:58.390><c> the</c><00:31:58.569><c> marriage,</c><00:32:00.390><c> they</c><00:32:00.869><c> have</c><00:32:01.089><c> sons,</c>

00:32:01.970 --> 00:32:05.049
and<00:32:02.150><c> Naomi</c><00:32:02.430><c> is</c><00:32:02.730><c> overjoyed</c><00:32:03.650><c> because</c><00:32:03.950><c> of</c><00:32:04.150><c> this.</c>

00:32:06.569 --> 00:32:14.730
So,<00:32:08.190><c> our</c><00:32:08.190><c> sort</c><00:32:08.589><c> of</c><00:32:08.730><c> vision</c><00:32:08.990><c> of</c><00:32:09.230><c> marriage</c><00:32:09.789><c> is</c><00:32:12.250><c> somewhat</c><00:32:12.730><c> perhaps</c><00:32:13.430><c> different</c><00:32:14.309><c> from</c>

00:32:14.730 --> 00:32:16.869
this<00:32:14.990><c> vision</c><00:32:15.210><c> that</c><00:32:15.369><c> we</c><00:32:15.529><c> have</c><00:32:15.609><c> in</c><00:32:15.750><c> the</c><00:32:15.910><c> Bible,</c><00:32:16.390><c> this</c><00:32:16.549><c> picture</c>

00:32:16.869 --> 00:32:18.329
that<00:32:17.009><c> we</c><00:32:17.109><c> have</c><00:32:17.210><c> in</c><00:32:17.349><c> the</c><00:32:17.490><c> Bible.</c>

00:32:19.430 --> 00:32:24.049
And<00:32:19.609><c> of</c><00:32:19.769><c> course,</c><00:32:20.269><c> in</c><00:32:20.450><c> the</c><00:32:20.569><c> world</c><00:32:20.730><c> that</c><00:32:20.890><c> you</c><00:32:20.990><c> and</c><00:32:21.130><c> I</c><00:32:21.250><c> live</c><00:32:21.410><c> in,</c><00:32:23.029><c> it's</c><00:32:23.349><c> presented</c><00:32:23.690><c> as</c><00:32:23.910><c> a</c>

00:32:24.049 --> 00:32:26.650
very<00:32:24.410><c> materialistic</c><00:32:25.329><c> exercise.</c>

00:32:27.410 --> 00:32:28.950
It<00:32:27.529><c> costs</c><00:32:27.630><c> a</c><00:32:27.730><c> lot</c><00:32:27.890><c> of</c><00:32:28.009><c> money</c><00:32:28.230><c> to</c><00:32:28.410><c> get</c><00:32:28.630><c> married.</c>

00:32:29.210 --> 00:32:31.150
People<00:32:29.470><c> have</c><00:32:29.710><c> big</c><00:32:30.049><c> ceremonies.</c>

00:32:31.369 --> 00:32:33.829
They<00:32:31.529><c> have</c><00:32:31.829><c> big</c><00:32:32.609><c> receptions.</c>

00:32:34.329 --> 00:32:37.809
They<00:32:34.730><c> spend</c><00:32:35.130><c> a</c><00:32:35.210><c> lot</c><00:32:35.369><c> of</c><00:32:35.450><c> money</c><00:32:35.930><c> preparing</c><00:32:36.509><c> a</c><00:32:36.750><c> home.</c>

00:32:38.509 --> 00:32:42.210
And<00:32:38.589><c> all</c><00:32:38.789><c> these</c><00:32:39.009><c> things</c><00:32:39.650><c> are</c><00:32:40.269><c> taken</c><00:32:40.470><c> advantage</c><00:32:40.950><c> of</c><00:32:41.109><c> by</c><00:32:41.309><c> the</c><00:32:41.509><c> society</c><00:32:41.950><c> we</c>

00:32:42.210 --> 00:32:46.450
live<00:32:42.349><c> in</c><00:32:43.230><c> because</c><00:32:43.950><c> it's</c><00:32:44.710><c> a</c><00:32:44.769><c> way</c><00:32:44.930><c> of</c><00:32:45.109><c> making</c><00:32:45.329><c> money.</c>

00:32:47.369 --> 00:32:49.109
And<00:32:47.549><c> a</c><00:32:47.609><c> lot</c><00:32:47.730><c> of</c><00:32:47.809><c> people</c><00:32:48.089><c> don't</c><00:32:48.309><c> bother</c><00:32:48.569><c> with</c><00:32:48.750><c> all</c><00:32:48.930><c> that.</c>

00:32:49.250 --> 00:32:51.390
They<00:32:49.329><c> say,</c><00:32:49.529><c> well,</c><00:32:49.650><c> we'll</c><00:32:49.789><c> just</c><00:32:50.009><c> have</c><00:32:50.150><c> a</c><00:32:50.369><c> relationship.</c>

00:32:52.250 --> 00:32:58.309
But<00:32:52.970><c> that's</c><00:32:53.690><c> ignoring</c><00:32:54.150><c> what</c><00:32:54.569><c> God</c><00:32:55.369><c> has</c><00:32:56.250><c> set</c><00:32:56.490><c> out,</c><00:32:57.430><c> that</c><00:32:57.569><c> the</c><00:32:57.789><c> purpose</c><00:32:58.089><c> of</c>

00:32:58.309 --> 00:33:03.170
this<00:32:58.509><c> relationship</c><00:32:59.130><c> is</c><00:33:00.430><c> to</c><00:33:00.750><c> give</c><00:33:00.910><c> a</c><00:33:01.089><c> witness</c><00:33:01.609><c> to</c><00:33:02.630><c> what</c><00:33:02.869><c> God</c>

00:33:03.170 --> 00:33:06.190
has<00:33:03.430><c> done</c><00:33:03.910><c> for</c><00:33:04.269><c> men</c><00:33:04.490><c> and</c><00:33:04.609><c> women</c><00:33:04.809><c> through</c><00:33:05.069><c> Jesus.</c>

00:33:06.329 --> 00:33:10.190
And<00:33:06.490><c> so</c><00:33:06.569><c> the</c><00:33:06.710><c> woman</c><00:33:06.970><c> is</c><00:33:07.190><c> to</c><00:33:07.369><c> represent</c><00:33:08.410><c> the</c><00:33:09.069><c> church,</c><00:33:09.630><c> Jesus,</c>

00:33:10.589 --> 00:33:13.930
the<00:33:10.710><c> man</c><00:33:11.329><c> is</c><00:33:12.130><c> representing</c><00:33:12.670><c> Jesus.</c>

00:33:14.769 --> 00:33:18.569
So,<00:33:15.650><c> getting</c><00:33:15.670><c> married</c><00:33:16.130><c> is</c><00:33:17.190><c> not</c><00:33:17.509><c> something</c><00:33:17.849><c> to</c><00:33:18.049><c> be</c><00:33:18.190><c> undertaken</c>

00:33:18.569 --> 00:33:25.230
lightly,<00:33:20.089><c> but</c><00:33:20.289><c> it's</c><00:33:20.450><c> also</c><00:33:20.769><c> a</c><00:33:20.930><c> great</c><00:33:21.049><c> opportunity</c><00:33:21.849><c> to</c><00:33:23.869><c> give</c><00:33:25.049><c> a</c>

00:33:25.230 --> 00:33:28.349
witness<00:33:25.690><c> in</c><00:33:26.349><c> the</c><00:33:26.470><c> way</c><00:33:26.630><c> you</c><00:33:26.890><c> organise</c><00:33:27.230><c> your</c><00:33:27.470><c> life.</c>

00:33:29.589 --> 00:33:31.430
And<00:33:29.769><c> I</c><00:33:29.910><c> suppose</c><00:33:30.150><c> the</c><00:33:30.250><c> other</c><00:33:30.430><c> thing</c><00:33:30.569><c> that</c><00:33:30.710><c> we</c><00:33:30.789><c> have</c><00:33:30.990><c> to</c><00:33:31.130><c> say</c><00:33:31.269><c> is,</c>

00:33:31.430 --> 00:33:35.349
of<00:33:31.569><c> course,</c><00:33:31.730><c> that</c><00:33:31.849><c> not</c><00:33:32.029><c> everyone</c><00:33:32.329><c> will</c><00:33:32.549><c> get</c><00:33:32.769><c> married,</c><00:33:34.329><c> even</c>

00:33:35.349 --> 00:33:36.990
if<00:33:35.470><c> they</c><00:33:35.650><c> want</c><00:33:35.869><c> to.</c>

00:33:37.130 --> 00:33:41.210
It<00:33:37.569><c> doesn't</c><00:33:37.849><c> mean</c><00:33:38.049><c> to</c><00:33:38.269><c> say,</c><00:33:38.670><c> because</c><00:33:39.210><c> we</c><00:33:39.390><c> want</c><00:33:39.589><c> to</c><00:33:39.750><c> get</c><00:33:39.930><c> married,</c><00:33:40.930><c> and</c><00:33:41.069><c> we</c>

00:33:41.210 --> 00:33:44.650
think<00:33:41.289><c> it's</c><00:33:41.430><c> a</c><00:33:41.509><c> good</c><00:33:41.609><c> idea</c><00:33:41.829><c> to</c><00:33:41.990><c> get</c><00:33:42.130><c> married,</c><00:33:43.269><c> that</c><00:33:43.470><c> we</c><00:33:43.670><c> necessarily</c><00:33:44.250><c> will</c>

00:33:44.650 --> 00:33:46.349
end<00:33:44.869><c> up</c><00:33:45.069><c> getting</c><00:33:45.250><c> married.</c>

00:33:47.329 --> 00:33:51.289
It<00:33:47.609><c> may</c><00:33:47.710><c> be</c><00:33:47.849><c> that</c><00:33:47.990><c> God</c><00:33:48.170><c> has</c><00:33:48.430><c> other</c><00:33:48.630><c> plans</c><00:33:48.970><c> for</c><00:33:49.190><c> us,</c><00:33:50.369><c> and</c><00:33:51.009><c> those</c>

00:33:51.289 --> 00:33:54.029
plans<00:33:51.670><c> may</c><00:33:51.970><c> require</c><00:33:52.369><c> us</c><00:33:52.589><c> not</c><00:33:52.769><c> to</c><00:33:52.990><c> be</c><00:33:53.190><c> married.</c>

00:33:54.529 --> 00:34:00.650
But<00:33:55.130><c> you</c><00:33:55.390><c> see,</c><00:33:56.130><c> if</c><00:33:56.390><c> we're</c><00:33:56.609><c> part</c><00:33:56.970><c> of</c><00:33:57.210><c> the</c><00:33:57.410><c> family</c><00:33:57.670><c> of</c><00:33:57.890><c> God,</c><00:34:00.430><c> then</c>

00:34:00.650 --> 00:34:05.650
these<00:34:01.029><c> principles</c><00:34:01.630><c> are</c><00:34:01.930><c> always</c><00:34:02.269><c> being</c><00:34:02.630><c> worked</c><00:34:02.930><c> out</c><00:34:03.250><c> of</c><00:34:03.670><c> fellowship,</c><00:34:04.490><c> companionship,</c><00:34:05.309><c> love,</c>

00:34:06.089 --> 00:34:08.130
help,<00:34:07.089><c> service.</c>

00:34:08.809 --> 00:34:12.170
There<00:34:09.090><c> is</c><00:34:09.289><c> no</c><00:34:09.449><c> need</c><00:34:09.570><c> to</c><00:34:09.750><c> be</c><00:34:09.929><c> lonely</c><00:34:10.230><c> when</c><00:34:10.469><c> we're</c><00:34:10.670><c> part</c><00:34:10.909><c> of</c><00:34:11.030><c> a</c><00:34:11.210><c> family.</c>

00:34:12.989 --> 00:34:18.349
There<00:34:13.190><c> is</c><00:34:13.349><c> no</c><00:34:13.530><c> need</c><00:34:13.710><c> to</c><00:34:14.010><c> be</c><00:34:15.150><c> hungry</c><00:34:15.710><c> when</c><00:34:15.969><c> we're</c><00:34:16.170><c> part</c><00:34:16.369><c> of</c><00:34:16.530><c> a</c><00:34:16.610><c> family,</c><00:34:17.230><c> or</c><00:34:17.510><c> thirsty.</c>

00:34:18.670 --> 00:34:24.389
We<00:34:19.190><c> can</c><00:34:19.429><c> be</c><00:34:19.710><c> provided</c><00:34:20.190><c> for</c><00:34:20.889><c> within</c><00:34:21.469><c> the</c><00:34:21.769><c> family</c><00:34:22.190><c> all</c><00:34:22.789><c> the</c><00:34:22.989><c> time,</c><00:34:24.369><c> and</c>

00:34:24.389 --> 00:34:27.349
we<00:34:24.550><c> can</c><00:34:24.829><c> serve</c><00:34:25.050><c> within</c><00:34:25.269><c> the</c><00:34:25.530><c> family</c><00:34:25.949><c> all</c><00:34:26.429><c> the</c><00:34:26.590><c> time.</c>

00:34:29.190 --> 00:34:34.090
Of<00:34:29.269><c> course,</c><00:34:30.389><c> the</c><00:34:30.469><c> majority</c><00:34:30.849><c> of</c><00:34:31.030><c> people</c><00:34:31.269><c> do</c><00:34:31.510><c> end</c><00:34:31.630><c> up</c><00:34:31.769><c> getting</c><00:34:32.010><c> married,</c><00:34:33.670><c> and</c><00:34:33.909><c> quite</c><00:34:33.969><c> a</c>

00:34:34.090 --> 00:34:36.489
lot<00:34:34.170><c> of</c><00:34:34.230><c> people</c><00:34:34.489><c> will</c><00:34:34.690><c> end</c><00:34:34.789><c> up</c><00:34:34.949><c> having</c><00:34:34.989><c> children</c><00:34:35.269><c> of</c><00:34:35.369><c> their</c><00:34:35.590><c> own.</c>

00:34:36.510 --> 00:34:39.590
And<00:34:36.610><c> so</c><00:34:36.730><c> the</c><00:34:36.869><c> cycle</c><00:34:37.349><c> comes</c><00:34:38.429><c> round</c><00:34:38.690><c> again.</c>

00:34:40.170 --> 00:34:46.050
But<00:34:40.730><c> in</c><00:34:41.010><c> fact,</c><00:34:42.489><c> the</c><00:34:42.570><c> Apostle</c><00:34:42.929><c> Paul</c><00:34:43.110><c> tells</c><00:34:43.449><c> us</c><00:34:43.730><c> that</c><00:34:43.909><c> when</c><00:34:44.070><c> you're</c><00:34:44.269><c> married,</c><00:34:45.650><c> you're</c><00:34:45.789><c> more</c>

00:34:46.050 --> 00:34:49.829
concerned<00:34:46.389><c> about</c><00:34:46.969><c> what</c><00:34:47.329><c> your</c><00:34:47.510><c> partner</c><00:34:47.849><c> needs</c><00:34:48.409><c> than</c><00:34:49.469><c> you</c><00:34:49.650><c> are</c>

00:34:49.829 --> 00:34:53.170
sometimes<00:34:50.329><c> about</c><00:34:51.010><c> what</c><00:34:51.369><c> you</c><00:34:51.550><c> should</c><00:34:51.650><c> be</c><00:34:51.869><c> doing</c><00:34:51.989><c> for</c><00:34:52.190><c> God.</c>

00:34:53.269 --> 00:34:55.349
It's<00:34:53.389><c> quite</c><00:34:53.449><c> an</c><00:34:53.610><c> interesting</c><00:34:53.949><c> chapter.</c><00:34:54.389><c> If</c><00:34:54.469><c> you</c><00:34:54.550><c> just</c><00:34:54.769><c> turn</c>

00:34:55.349 --> 00:35:00.130
back<00:34:55.730><c> from</c><00:34:55.949><c> Corinthian</c><00:34:56.590><c> to</c><00:34:56.909><c> Corinthians,</c><00:34:59.170><c> Paul's</c><00:34:59.449><c> first</c><00:34:59.690><c> letter</c><00:34:59.909><c> to</c>

00:35:00.130 --> 00:35:01.309
the<00:35:00.309><c> Corinthians,</c>

00:35:01.829 --> 00:35:06.829
he<00:35:02.409><c> sort</c><00:35:02.630><c> of</c><00:35:02.789><c> reminds</c><00:35:03.150><c> us</c><00:35:03.429><c> of</c><00:35:03.630><c> the</c><00:35:04.250><c> practical</c><00:35:05.090><c> difficulties</c>

00:35:06.829 --> 00:35:13.380
of<00:35:09.550><c> marriage,</c><00:35:10.090><c> which</c><00:35:10.170><c> are</c><00:35:10.269><c> some</c><00:35:10.389><c> of</c><00:35:10.530><c> the</c><00:35:10.630><c> things</c><00:35:10.849><c> which</c><00:35:11.750><c> we</c><00:35:12.090><c> tend</c><00:35:12.309><c> to</c><00:35:12.590><c> overlook.</c>

00:35:18.989 --> 00:35:19.849
Which<00:35:19.329><c> chapter</c><00:35:19.590><c> again?</c>

00:35:19.969 --> 00:35:23.309
Sorry,<00:35:20.630><c> chapter</c><00:35:20.670><c> 7,</c><00:35:21.170><c> 1</c><00:35:21.389><c> Corinthians</c><00:35:21.710><c> chapter</c><00:35:22.050><c> 7.</c>

00:35:27.849 --> 00:35:35.309
You<00:35:28.449><c> know,</c><00:35:29.130><c> I</c><00:35:29.869><c> mean,</c><00:35:31.090><c> having</c><00:35:31.469><c> a</c><00:35:32.090><c> family</c><00:35:32.469><c> of</c><00:35:32.630><c> my</c><00:35:32.809><c> own,</c><00:35:33.969><c> I</c><00:35:34.469><c> know</c>

00:35:35.309 --> 00:35:39.230
the<00:35:35.750><c> sort</c><00:35:35.849><c> of</c><00:35:36.570><c> feelings</c><00:35:36.929><c> and</c><00:35:37.230><c> expressions</c><00:35:37.650><c> that</c><00:35:37.969><c> come</c><00:35:38.130><c> through</c><00:35:38.730><c> family</c>

00:35:39.230 --> 00:35:40.570
life,<00:35:39.650><c> you</c><00:35:39.769><c> know.</c>

00:35:40.809 --> 00:35:43.610
I<00:35:40.989><c> think</c><00:35:41.170><c> probably</c><00:35:41.610><c> I'm</c><00:35:42.570><c> not</c><00:35:42.750><c> being</c><00:35:43.030><c> sure,</c><00:35:43.269><c> because</c><00:35:43.329><c> I</c><00:35:43.429><c> say</c>

00:35:43.610 --> 00:35:46.369
more<00:35:43.869><c> from</c><00:35:44.090><c> the</c><00:35:44.309><c> girls</c><00:35:44.510><c> than</c><00:35:45.329><c> the</c><00:35:45.590><c> fellas,</c>

00:35:47.230 --> 00:35:49.670
but<00:35:47.690><c> people</c><00:35:48.150><c> start</c><00:35:48.369><c> to</c><00:35:48.489><c> get</c><00:35:48.710><c> worried</c><00:35:48.909><c> at</c><00:35:49.130><c> a</c><00:35:49.230><c> certain</c><00:35:49.389><c> age</c><00:35:49.550><c> that</c>

00:35:49.670 --> 00:35:53.130
they're<00:35:49.809><c> not</c><00:35:49.949><c> married,</c><00:35:50.929><c> left</c><00:35:51.170><c> on</c><00:35:51.389><c> a</c><00:35:51.550><c> shelf,</c><00:35:52.469><c> you</c><00:35:52.530><c> know,</c><00:35:52.829><c> can't</c>

00:35:53.130 --> 00:35:55.809
find<00:35:53.269><c> yourself</c><00:35:53.550><c> a</c><00:35:54.110><c> decent</c><00:35:54.449><c> boyfriend,</c><00:35:55.130><c> etc.</c>

00:35:56.170 --> 00:36:00.250
Boys<00:35:56.449><c> seem</c><00:35:56.690><c> to</c><00:35:56.849><c> be</c><00:35:56.989><c> less</c><00:35:57.349><c> sort</c><00:35:57.510><c> of</c><00:35:58.710><c> open</c><00:35:59.110><c> about</c><00:35:59.449><c> that,</c><00:35:59.710><c> although</c><00:35:59.969><c> I</c><00:36:00.090><c> think</c>

00:36:00.250 --> 00:36:02.230
they<00:36:00.429><c> actually</c><00:36:00.630><c> worry</c><00:36:00.869><c> about</c><00:36:01.050><c> it</c><00:36:01.210><c> just</c><00:36:01.389><c> as</c><00:36:01.570><c> much</c><00:36:01.730><c> as</c><00:36:01.909><c> anybody</c>

00:36:02.230 --> 00:36:06.289
else,<00:36:03.130><c> but</c><00:36:03.369><c> they're</c><00:36:03.590><c> a</c><00:36:03.590><c> bit</c><00:36:03.809><c> more</c><00:36:05.329><c> macho.</c>

00:36:06.289 --> 00:36:11.550
But<00:36:07.409><c> being</c><00:36:08.590><c> unmarried</c><00:36:09.650><c> gives</c><00:36:09.969><c> you</c><00:36:10.309><c> lots</c><00:36:10.590><c> of</c><00:36:10.829><c> opportunities</c>

00:36:11.550 --> 00:36:15.050
to<00:36:11.829><c> do</c><00:36:12.110><c> things</c><00:36:12.510><c> for</c><00:36:12.730><c> God</c><00:36:13.130><c> that</c><00:36:13.670><c> you</c><00:36:13.849><c> can't</c><00:36:14.190><c> necessarily</c><00:36:14.829><c> do</c>

00:36:15.050 --> 00:36:15.769
when<00:36:15.210><c> you're</c><00:36:15.409><c> married,</c>

00:36:16.110 --> 00:36:18.829
because<00:36:16.389><c> you</c><00:36:16.550><c> have</c><00:36:16.710><c> other</c><00:36:16.949><c> responsibilities</c><00:36:17.690><c> then.</c><00:36:18.250><c> You</c><00:36:18.409><c> have</c><00:36:18.590><c> a</c>

00:36:18.829 --> 00:36:21.610
responsibility<00:36:19.289><c> for</c><00:36:19.510><c> your</c><00:36:19.670><c> wife</c><00:36:20.030><c> and</c><00:36:20.369><c> or</c><00:36:20.510><c> your</c><00:36:20.750><c> children</c><00:36:21.090><c> and</c>

00:36:21.610 --> 00:36:24.170
or<00:36:21.849><c> your</c><00:36:22.050><c> parents</c><00:36:22.389><c> or</c><00:36:22.650><c> parents</c><00:36:22.989><c>-in</c><00:36:23.190><c>-law.</c>

00:36:24.469 --> 00:36:27.929
But<00:36:24.630><c> being</c><00:36:24.969><c> single</c><00:36:25.570><c> gives</c><00:36:26.090><c> you</c><00:36:26.309><c> opportunity</c><00:36:26.929><c> to</c><00:36:27.170><c> do</c><00:36:27.429><c> things.</c>

00:36:27.929 --> 00:36:32.829
So<00:36:28.690><c> the</c><00:36:28.889><c> Apostle</c><00:36:29.230><c> Paul</c><00:36:29.449><c> points</c><00:36:29.789><c> this</c><00:36:30.030><c> out</c><00:36:30.909><c> in</c><00:36:32.090><c> 1</c><00:36:32.530><c> Corinthians</c>

00:36:32.829 --> 00:36:34.489
chapter<00:36:33.369><c> 7.</c>

00:36:35.409 --> 00:36:38.050
He's<00:36:35.489><c> talking</c><00:36:35.650><c> about</c><00:36:35.829><c> the</c><00:36:36.010><c> difference</c><00:36:36.309><c> between</c><00:36:36.650><c> a</c><00:36:36.929><c> wife</c><00:36:37.389><c> and</c>

00:36:38.050 --> 00:36:39.730
someone<00:36:38.349><c> who's</c><00:36:38.630><c> single.</c>

00:36:40.769 --> 00:36:42.050
And<00:36:40.889><c> he</c><00:36:40.969><c> says</c><00:36:41.230><c> in</c><00:36:41.389><c> verse</c><00:36:41.590><c> 34,</c>

00:36:42.050 --> 00:36:45.110
That<00:36:42.110><c> the</c><00:36:42.329><c> unmarried</c><00:36:42.929><c> woman</c><00:36:43.829><c> cares</c><00:36:44.250><c> for</c><00:36:44.449><c> the</c><00:36:44.610><c> things</c><00:36:44.769><c> of</c><00:36:44.949><c> the</c>

00:36:45.110 --> 00:36:48.849
Lord,<00:36:45.969><c> that</c><00:36:46.070><c> she</c><00:36:46.230><c> may</c><00:36:46.429><c> be</c><00:36:46.670><c> holy</c><00:36:46.869><c> or</c><00:36:47.170><c> separate,</c><00:36:48.070><c> both</c><00:36:48.349><c> in</c><00:36:48.590><c> body</c>

00:36:48.849 --> 00:36:50.050
and<00:36:49.030><c> spirit.</c>

00:36:50.329 --> 00:36:52.929
But<00:36:50.489><c> she</c><00:36:50.710><c> that</c><00:36:50.809><c> is</c><00:36:51.030><c> married</c><00:36:51.489><c> careth</c><00:36:52.090><c> for</c><00:36:52.269><c> the</c><00:36:52.429><c> things</c><00:36:52.610><c> of</c><00:36:52.769><c> the</c>

00:36:52.929 --> 00:36:55.630
world,<00:36:53.489><c> how</c><00:36:53.590><c> she</c><00:36:53.750><c> may</c><00:36:53.989><c> please</c><00:36:54.429><c> her</c><00:36:54.610><c> husband.</c>

00:36:55.670 --> 00:36:58.010
That's<00:36:56.030><c> true,</c><00:36:56.309><c> and</c><00:36:56.429><c> it's</c><00:36:56.570><c> the</c><00:36:56.670><c> same</c><00:36:56.750><c> the</c><00:36:56.849><c> other</c><00:36:56.969><c> way</c><00:36:57.150><c> round.</c>

00:36:58.710 --> 00:37:00.809
And<00:36:58.809><c> you</c><00:36:59.289><c> have</c><00:36:59.570><c> to,</c><00:36:59.769><c> don't</c><00:36:59.889><c> you?</c><00:36:59.949><c> It's</c><00:37:00.269><c> instinctive.</c>

00:37:00.889 --> 00:37:05.429
And<00:37:00.969><c> if</c><00:37:01.110><c> we</c><00:37:02.570><c> have</c><00:37:02.730><c> a</c><00:37:02.929><c> relationship</c><00:37:03.309><c> based</c><00:37:03.610><c> on</c><00:37:03.829><c> love,</c><00:37:04.969><c> then</c><00:37:05.210><c> we</c>

00:37:05.429 --> 00:37:06.849
want<00:37:05.710><c> to</c><00:37:05.909><c> do</c><00:37:06.090><c> things</c><00:37:06.289><c> for</c><00:37:06.449><c> other</c><00:37:06.630><c> people.</c>

00:37:06.849 --> 00:37:12.329
So<00:37:06.989><c> we're</c><00:37:07.090><c> worrying</c><00:37:07.590><c> about</c><00:37:08.250><c> what</c><00:37:08.630><c> our</c><00:37:10.829><c> partner</c><00:37:11.230><c> needs.</c>

00:37:12.789 --> 00:37:16.969
And<00:37:12.929><c> we</c><00:37:13.030><c> have</c><00:37:13.289><c> responsibilities</c><00:37:14.110><c> and</c><00:37:15.050><c> obligations</c><00:37:15.650><c> to</c><00:37:15.849><c> that</c><00:37:16.090><c> partner.</c>

00:37:17.289 --> 00:37:21.789
But<00:37:17.429><c> if</c><00:37:17.590><c> we're</c><00:37:17.809><c> single,</c><00:37:19.010><c> we</c><00:37:19.170><c> have</c><00:37:19.809><c> more</c><00:37:20.389><c> freedom</c><00:37:20.849><c> to</c><00:37:21.150><c> do</c><00:37:21.369><c> things</c><00:37:21.610><c> for</c>

00:37:21.789 --> 00:37:23.309
God<00:37:22.010><c> in</c><00:37:22.210><c> other</c><00:37:22.349><c> ways.</c>

00:37:24.510 --> 00:37:26.889
And<00:37:24.630><c> so</c><00:37:24.769><c> he</c><00:37:24.829><c> says</c><00:37:25.429><c> in</c><00:37:25.849><c> verse</c><00:37:26.070><c> 35,</c>

00:37:27.289 --> 00:37:32.090
I'm<00:37:27.429><c> not</c><00:37:27.690><c> saying</c><00:37:27.989><c> this</c><00:37:28.710><c> to</c><00:37:28.889><c> make</c><00:37:29.070><c> life</c><00:37:29.269><c> difficult</c><00:37:29.710><c> for</c><00:37:29.969><c> you,</c><00:37:30.510><c> to</c><00:37:31.090><c> put</c><00:37:31.809><c> a</c>

00:37:32.090 --> 00:37:32.929
snare<00:37:32.230><c> on</c><00:37:32.429><c> you,</c>

00:37:32.929 --> 00:37:37.269
But<00:37:33.389><c> he</c><00:37:33.449><c> says,</c><00:37:34.050><c> so</c><00:37:34.110><c> you</c><00:37:34.250><c> can</c><00:37:34.489><c> attend</c><00:37:34.809><c> upon</c><00:37:35.130><c> the</c><00:37:35.309><c> Lord</c><00:37:35.909><c> without</c><00:37:36.570><c> distraction.</c>

00:37:37.449 --> 00:37:42.489
In<00:37:37.550><c> other</c><00:37:37.730><c> words,</c><00:37:38.650><c> there's</c><00:37:38.769><c> enough</c><00:37:39.010><c> things</c><00:37:39.329><c> in</c><00:37:39.530><c> life</c><00:37:40.090><c> to</c><00:37:41.070><c> occupy</c><00:37:41.469><c> us.</c>

00:37:42.670 --> 00:37:46.289
Being<00:37:42.949><c> married</c><00:37:43.369><c> is</c><00:37:43.630><c> a</c><00:37:43.650><c> very</c><00:37:45.070><c> onerous</c><00:37:45.530><c> responsibility.</c>

00:37:46.690 --> 00:37:50.550
But<00:37:46.849><c> if</c><00:37:46.969><c> you're</c><00:37:47.110><c> not</c><00:37:47.349><c> married,</c><00:37:48.030><c> then</c><00:37:48.170><c> you've</c><00:37:48.429><c> got</c><00:37:48.590><c> the</c><00:37:48.769><c> opportunity</c><00:37:49.550><c> to</c><00:37:50.269><c> do</c>

00:37:50.550 --> 00:37:51.929
things<00:37:50.829><c> for</c><00:37:51.050><c> God.</c>

00:37:52.030 --> 00:37:54.989
And<00:37:52.329><c> you</c><00:37:52.449><c> will</c><00:37:52.690><c> have,</c><00:37:53.010><c> as</c><00:37:53.050><c> young</c><00:37:53.289><c> people,</c><00:37:54.309><c> you</c><00:37:54.449><c> will</c><00:37:54.670><c> be</c><00:37:54.829><c> able</c>

00:37:54.989 --> 00:37:58.690
to<00:37:55.190><c> do</c><00:37:55.409><c> things,</c><00:37:55.789><c> go</c><00:37:55.989><c> places,</c><00:37:57.050><c> be</c><00:37:57.309><c> involved</c><00:37:57.630><c> in</c><00:37:57.869><c> certain</c><00:37:58.070><c> activities,</c>

00:37:58.690 --> 00:38:02.190
that<00:37:59.130><c> later</c><00:37:59.489><c> on,</c><00:38:00.010><c> if</c><00:38:00.030><c> you're</c><00:38:00.210><c> married</c><00:38:00.570><c> and</c><00:38:00.750><c> you</c><00:38:00.849><c> have</c><00:38:01.010><c> children,</c><00:38:01.690><c> you</c><00:38:01.730><c> won't</c><00:38:01.929><c> want</c><00:38:02.050><c> to</c>

00:38:02.190 --> 00:38:03.489
do<00:38:02.269><c> those</c><00:38:02.510><c> things.</c>

00:38:03.630 --> 00:38:06.130
So<00:38:03.829><c> you</c><00:38:03.969><c> should</c><00:38:04.550><c> see</c><00:38:04.909><c> it</c><00:38:05.130><c> as</c><00:38:05.329><c> a</c><00:38:05.530><c> phase</c><00:38:05.710><c> of</c><00:38:05.949><c> life.</c>

00:38:06.170 --> 00:38:10.050
And<00:38:06.309><c> if</c><00:38:06.929><c> at</c><00:38:07.309><c> some</c><00:38:07.510><c> stage</c><00:38:07.789><c> in</c><00:38:07.949><c> the</c><00:38:08.070><c> future</c><00:38:08.489><c> marriage</c><00:38:09.010><c> is</c><00:38:09.269><c> presented</c><00:38:09.710><c> to</c>

00:38:10.050 --> 00:38:12.210
you,<00:38:10.690><c> then</c><00:38:10.929><c> that's</c><00:38:11.389><c> fine.</c>

00:38:12.329 --> 00:38:15.230
But<00:38:12.489><c> you</c><00:38:12.630><c> should</c><00:38:12.789><c> say,</c><00:38:13.250><c> this</c><00:38:13.269><c> is</c><00:38:13.530><c> now</c><00:38:13.690><c> an</c><00:38:13.809><c> opportunity</c><00:38:14.289><c> to</c><00:38:14.550><c> serve</c><00:38:14.869><c> God</c>

00:38:15.230 --> 00:38:17.650
while<00:38:15.469><c> I'm</c><00:38:15.710><c> single</c><00:38:16.090><c> in</c><00:38:16.349><c> a</c><00:38:16.530><c> certain</c><00:38:16.730><c> way,</c>

00:38:17.690 --> 00:38:20.389
in<00:38:17.769><c> ways</c><00:38:17.969><c> that</c><00:38:18.190><c> other</c><00:38:18.349><c> people</c><00:38:18.610><c> can't,</c><00:38:18.989><c> I</c><00:38:19.130><c> can</c><00:38:19.349><c> do</c><00:38:19.590><c> that.</c>

00:38:21.190 --> 00:38:25.110
And<00:38:21.449><c> then</c><00:38:21.590><c> marriage</c><00:38:21.949><c> comes</c><00:38:22.449><c> and</c><00:38:22.969><c> other</c><00:38:23.170><c> responsibilities</c><00:38:24.010><c> fall</c><00:38:24.969><c> in</c>

00:38:25.110 --> 00:38:25.449
on<00:38:25.289><c> you,</c>

00:38:25.449 --> 00:38:27.829
and<00:38:25.550><c> you</c><00:38:25.610><c> have</c><00:38:25.809><c> to</c><00:38:26.030><c> change</c><00:38:26.309><c> your</c><00:38:26.530><c> lifestyle</c><00:38:26.989><c> and</c><00:38:27.469><c> your</c><00:38:27.630><c> life</c>

00:38:27.829 --> 00:38:30.489
pattern<00:38:28.110><c> and</c><00:38:28.349><c> the</c><00:38:28.570><c> activities</c><00:38:28.889><c> that</c><00:38:29.070><c> you're</c><00:38:29.250><c> involved</c><00:38:29.610><c> in.</c>

00:38:30.590 --> 00:38:32.730
But<00:38:30.710><c> with</c><00:38:30.909><c> a</c><00:38:31.110><c> partner,</c><00:38:31.690><c> you</c><00:38:31.769><c> then</c><00:38:31.989><c> involve</c><00:38:32.250><c> yourself</c><00:38:32.570><c> in</c>

00:38:32.730 --> 00:38:33.929
other<00:38:32.929><c> things.</c>

00:38:35.369 --> 00:38:41.570
So<00:38:35.610><c> for</c><00:38:36.250><c> Ruth</c><00:38:36.590><c> and</c><00:38:36.809><c> Boaz,</c><00:38:39.050><c> I</c><00:38:39.369><c> would</c><00:38:39.650><c> suggest</c><00:38:40.010><c> to</c><00:38:40.230><c> you</c><00:38:40.469><c> that,</c>

00:38:41.630 --> 00:38:44.070
whilst<00:38:41.750><c> they</c><00:38:41.909><c> may</c><00:38:42.190><c> not</c><00:38:42.389><c> have</c><00:38:43.050><c> loved</c><00:38:43.309><c> each</c><00:38:43.630><c> other,</c><00:38:43.809><c> and</c><00:38:43.909><c> we</c>

00:38:44.070 --> 00:38:44.789
want<00:38:44.369><c> love,</c>

00:38:45.230 --> 00:38:48.210
we<00:38:45.570><c> see</c><00:38:45.809><c> love</c><00:38:46.010><c> as</c><00:38:46.190><c> an</c><00:38:46.349><c> essential</c><00:38:46.769><c> ingredient</c><00:38:47.389><c> in</c><00:38:47.750><c> marriage,</c>

00:38:48.309 --> 00:38:50.250
and<00:38:48.510><c> it</c><00:38:48.710><c> is.</c>

00:38:50.829 --> 00:38:55.349
But<00:38:51.309><c> it's</c><00:38:51.789><c> not</c><00:38:52.130><c> the</c><00:38:52.369><c> all</c><00:38:52.630><c>-consuming</c><00:38:53.190><c> physical</c><00:38:53.750><c> love</c><00:38:54.289><c> at</c><00:38:55.150><c> the</c>

00:38:55.349 --> 00:38:58.489
beginning<00:38:55.829><c> with</c><00:38:57.010><c> Ruth</c><00:38:57.289><c> and</c><00:38:57.530><c> Boaz,</c>

00:38:59.050 --> 00:39:01.389
but<00:38:59.170><c> it's</c><00:38:59.409><c> a</c><00:38:59.550><c> desire</c><00:38:59.829><c> to</c><00:39:00.090><c> serve</c><00:39:00.309><c> God.</c>

00:39:02.210 --> 00:39:05.369
And<00:39:02.409><c> from</c><00:39:02.610><c> that</c><00:39:02.909><c> grows</c><00:39:03.230><c> a</c><00:39:03.449><c> love</c><00:39:03.570><c> for</c><00:39:03.809><c> each</c><00:39:04.050><c> other.</c>

00:39:06.190 --> 00:39:10.349
Now,<00:39:06.329><c> those</c><00:39:06.570><c> of</c><00:39:06.690><c> us</c><00:39:06.829><c> who</c><00:39:07.010><c> are</c><00:39:07.070><c> married</c><00:39:07.730><c> can</c><00:39:08.769><c> tell</c><00:39:09.050><c> you</c><00:39:09.530><c> that</c>

00:39:10.349 --> 00:39:13.309
you<00:39:10.869><c> think</c><00:39:11.070><c> you'll</c><00:39:11.269><c> love</c><00:39:11.429><c> someone</c><00:39:11.730><c> when</c><00:39:11.929><c> you</c><00:39:12.110><c> marry</c><00:39:12.349><c> them,</c>

00:39:13.849 --> 00:39:16.349
but<00:39:14.110><c> by</c><00:39:14.289><c> the</c><00:39:14.510><c> time</c><00:39:14.710><c> you've</c><00:39:14.889><c> been</c><00:39:15.130><c> married</c><00:39:15.329><c> for</c><00:39:15.550><c> a</c><00:39:15.630><c> long</c><00:39:15.929><c> time,</c>

00:39:16.449 --> 00:39:18.789
you<00:39:16.610><c> find</c><00:39:16.789><c> you</c><00:39:16.969><c> love</c><00:39:17.090><c> them</c><00:39:17.269><c> even</c><00:39:17.570><c> more.</c>

00:39:18.949 --> 00:39:21.829
And<00:39:19.469><c> love</c><00:39:19.710><c> grows</c><00:39:20.210><c> in</c><00:39:20.570><c> that</c><00:39:20.789><c> way.</c>

00:39:22.610 --> 00:39:26.409
And<00:39:22.730><c> you</c><00:39:22.869><c> can't</c><00:39:23.150><c> actually</c><00:39:24.110><c> say,</c><00:39:25.510><c> well,</c><00:39:25.789><c> I'm</c><00:39:26.050><c> going</c><00:39:26.130><c> to</c><00:39:26.210><c> fall</c>

00:39:26.409 --> 00:39:28.650
in<00:39:26.610><c> love</c><00:39:26.949><c> and</c><00:39:27.170><c> I'm</c><00:39:27.329><c> going</c><00:39:27.369><c> to</c><00:39:27.389><c> get</c><00:39:27.570><c> married.</c>

00:39:30.150 --> 00:39:33.590
Sometimes<00:39:30.670><c> what's</c><00:39:31.190><c> more</c><00:39:31.429><c> important</c><00:39:31.869><c> is</c><00:39:32.150><c> finding</c><00:39:32.469><c> a</c><00:39:32.750><c> companion</c><00:39:33.170><c> and</c><00:39:33.369><c> a</c>

00:39:33.590 --> 00:39:35.610
partner<00:39:33.849><c> who</c><00:39:34.050><c> has</c><00:39:34.210><c> the</c><00:39:34.409><c> same</c><00:39:34.650><c> faith,</c>

00:39:35.829 --> 00:39:40.110
same<00:39:35.989><c> belief,</c><00:39:37.369><c> same</c><00:39:37.590><c> interests,</c><00:39:39.070><c> and</c><00:39:39.150><c> who</c><00:39:39.269><c> is</c><00:39:39.409><c> prepared</c><00:39:39.829><c> to</c>

00:39:40.110 --> 00:39:42.949
walk<00:39:40.489><c> in</c><00:39:40.929><c> the</c><00:39:41.090><c> same</c><00:39:41.250><c> direction</c><00:39:41.630><c> as</c><00:39:41.829><c> you</c><00:39:42.030><c> are.</c>

00:39:43.130 --> 00:39:47.289
And<00:39:43.469><c> from</c><00:39:43.670><c> that</c><00:39:43.909><c> will</c><00:39:44.110><c> grow</c><00:39:44.469><c> the</c><00:39:44.909><c> love</c><00:39:45.170><c> that</c><00:39:45.429><c> comes</c><00:39:45.670><c> from</c><00:39:46.010><c> serving</c><00:39:46.230><c> one</c><00:39:46.469><c> another.</c>

00:39:47.909 --> 00:39:50.909
And<00:39:48.510><c> it's</c><00:39:49.110><c> obvious</c><00:39:49.449><c> that</c><00:39:49.610><c> there's</c><00:39:49.829><c> a</c><00:39:50.010><c> physical</c><00:39:50.329><c> attraction</c>

00:39:50.909 --> 00:39:54.429
between<00:39:51.809><c> people</c><00:39:52.329><c> when</c><00:39:52.849><c> they</c><00:39:53.030><c> first</c><00:39:53.230><c> get</c><00:39:53.449><c> married.</c>

00:39:54.750 --> 00:39:57.590
But<00:39:54.909><c> the</c><00:39:55.110><c> love</c><00:39:55.369><c> people</c><00:39:55.809><c> have</c><00:39:56.130><c> by</c><00:39:56.369><c> the</c><00:39:56.510><c> time</c><00:39:56.690><c> they've</c><00:39:56.969><c> been</c><00:39:57.150><c> married</c><00:39:57.389><c> for</c>

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20<00:39:57.969><c> or</c><00:39:58.150><c> 30</c><00:39:58.630><c> or</c><00:39:58.809><c> 40</c><00:39:59.210><c> or</c><00:39:59.449><c> even</c><00:39:59.710><c> 50</c><00:40:00.010><c> or</c><00:40:00.230><c> 60</c><00:40:00.590><c> years</c>

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is<00:40:01.610><c> far</c><00:40:01.929><c> greater</c><00:40:02.590><c> than</c><00:40:03.269><c> the</c><00:40:03.449><c> love</c><00:40:03.550><c> they</c><00:40:03.809><c> had</c><00:40:04.269><c> at</c><00:40:04.929><c> the</c><00:40:05.010><c> very</c><00:40:05.190><c> beginning.</c>

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And<00:40:06.190><c> that's</c><00:40:06.389><c> how</c><00:40:06.530><c> it</c><00:40:06.690><c> should</c><00:40:06.849><c> be.</c>

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Because<00:40:08.050><c> their</c><00:40:08.289><c> understanding</c><00:40:08.889><c> has</c><00:40:09.170><c> grown,</c><00:40:10.010><c> their</c><00:40:10.190><c> appreciation</c><00:40:10.829><c> has</c><00:40:11.110><c> grown,</c><00:40:12.010><c> their</c><00:40:12.230><c> awareness</c><00:40:12.670><c> has</c><00:40:12.949><c> grown.</c>

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They<00:40:13.929><c> have</c><00:40:14.170><c> become</c><00:40:14.469><c> much</c><00:40:15.010><c> more</c><00:40:16.210><c> linked</c><00:40:16.690><c> to</c><00:40:16.989><c> that</c><00:40:17.250><c> person.</c>

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And<00:40:19.289><c> so</c><00:40:20.030><c> Ruth</c><00:40:20.429><c> and</c><00:40:20.610><c> Boaz</c><00:40:20.929><c> teach</c><00:40:21.210><c> us</c><00:40:21.369><c> a</c><00:40:21.389><c> very</c><00:40:21.710><c> important</c><00:40:22.030><c> lesson</c>

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that<00:40:24.150><c> doing</c><00:40:24.889><c> what's</c><00:40:25.590><c> right</c><00:40:25.929><c> in</c><00:40:26.269><c> the</c><00:40:26.449><c> sight</c><00:40:26.570><c> of</c><00:40:26.789><c> God</c><00:40:27.070><c> is</c><00:40:27.590><c> the</c>

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first<00:40:28.050><c> thing.</c>

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God<00:40:29.670><c> will</c><00:40:29.949><c> bless</c><00:40:30.170><c> us</c><00:40:30.429><c> if</c><00:40:30.590><c> we</c><00:40:30.710><c> do</c><00:40:30.889><c> that.</c>

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And<00:40:32.650><c> that</c><00:40:32.869><c> marriage</c><00:40:33.150><c> is</c><00:40:33.329><c> not</c><00:40:33.610><c> a</c><00:40:33.929><c> satisfying</c><00:40:34.349><c> of</c><00:40:34.670><c> self,</c><00:40:35.869><c> but</c><00:40:36.429><c> in</c>

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fact<00:40:36.929><c> it's</c><00:40:37.610><c> a</c><00:40:37.789><c> serving</c><00:40:38.210><c> of</c><00:40:38.750><c> other</c><00:40:38.969><c> people.</c>

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And<00:40:40.449><c> in</c><00:40:40.670><c> doing</c><00:40:40.849><c> that</c><00:40:41.150><c> we</c><00:40:41.309><c> give</c><00:40:41.550><c> a</c><00:40:41.710><c> witness,</c><00:40:43.389><c> a</c><00:40:43.570><c> witness</c><00:40:43.929><c> of</c><00:40:44.210><c> how</c>

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Jesus<00:40:44.989><c> and</c><00:40:45.989><c> his</c><00:40:46.210><c> church</c><00:40:46.650><c> work</c><00:40:47.190><c> together.</c>

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So<00:40:48.289><c> our</c><00:40:48.510><c> marriage,</c><00:40:49.230><c> if</c><00:40:49.389><c> we</c><00:40:49.489><c> get</c><00:40:49.670><c> married,</c><00:40:50.030><c> should</c><00:40:50.130><c> be</c><00:40:50.369><c> seen</c><00:40:50.710><c> in</c>

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that<00:40:51.170><c> way</c><00:40:51.630><c> as</c><00:40:52.130><c> a</c><00:40:52.289><c> witness</c><00:40:52.510><c> to</c><00:40:52.670><c> other</c><00:40:52.909><c> people</c>

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of<00:40:54.110><c> how</c><00:40:54.250><c> the</c><00:40:54.409><c> church</c><00:40:54.730><c> loves</c><00:40:55.030><c> Christ</c><00:40:55.590><c> and</c><00:40:55.989><c> how</c><00:40:56.150><c> Christ</c><00:40:56.730><c> loved</c>

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the<00:40:57.269><c> church.</c>

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And<00:40:58.809><c> all</c><00:40:58.969><c> that's</c><00:40:59.230><c> wrapped</c><00:40:59.449><c> up</c><00:40:59.670><c> in</c><00:40:59.809><c> the</c><00:41:00.010><c> story</c><00:41:00.250><c> of</c><00:41:00.730><c> Ruth</c><00:41:00.949><c> and</c><00:41:01.130><c> Boaz</c><00:41:01.530><c> based</c><00:41:02.329><c> on</c>

00:41:02.510 --> 00:41:05.230
a<00:41:02.710><c> teaching</c><00:41:02.949><c> that</c><00:41:03.150><c> God</c><00:41:03.329><c> gave</c><00:41:03.949><c> to</c><00:41:04.409><c> Moses.</c>

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But<00:41:05.630><c> it</c><00:41:05.730><c> all</c><00:41:05.889><c> starts,</c><00:41:06.170><c> of</c><00:41:06.369><c> course,</c><00:41:06.909><c> right</c><00:41:07.110><c> back</c><00:41:07.309><c> in</c><00:41:07.429><c> the</c><00:41:07.570><c> Garden</c><00:41:07.750><c> of</c><00:41:07.889><c> Eden.</c>

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Okay,<00:41:09.110><c> we're</c><00:41:09.190><c> going</c><00:41:09.289><c> to</c><00:41:09.289><c> finish</c><00:41:09.550><c> that</c><00:41:10.550><c> and</c><00:41:11.030><c> pick</c><00:41:11.150><c> up</c><00:41:11.369><c> the</c>

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story<00:41:11.670><c> tomorrow.</c>

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Thank<00:41:39.250><c> you.</c>