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Greek.</c><00:10:03.490><c> Don't</c><00:10:04.029><c> take</c><00:10:04.289><c> advantage</c><00:10:04.690><c> of</c> 00:10:04.830 --> 00:10:05.190 it.<00:10:04.929><c> Work</c> 00:10:05.190 --> 00:10:10.990 harder<00:10:05.470><c> because</c><00:10:07.250><c> that</c><00:10:07.529><c> brother's</c><00:10:07.909><c> beloved</c><00:10:08.169><c> of</c><00:10:08.429><c> God.</c><00:10:10.230><c> Wonderful</c><00:10:10.629><c> lessons</c> 00:10:10.990 --> 00:10:12.649 in<00:10:11.190><c> this</c><00:10:11.470><c> epistle,</c><00:10:11.750><c> very</c><00:10:12.169><c> practical</c> 00:10:12.649 --> 00:10:21.230 things.<00:10:13.970><c> These</c><00:10:14.250><c> things</c><00:10:14.590><c> teach</c><00:10:14.909><c> an</c><00:10:15.149><c> exhort</c><00:10:15.429><c> Timothy.</c><00:10:18.370><c> Now,</c><00:10:19.129><c> Paul</c><00:10:19.710><c> almost</c><00:10:20.570><c> returns</c><00:10:21.009><c> to</c> 00:10:21.230 --> 00:10:22.590 chapter<00:10:21.470><c> one.</c> 00:10:23.289 --> 00:10:29.250 If<00:10:23.309><c> any</c><00:10:23.570><c> man</c><00:10:23.850><c> teach</c><00:10:24.210><c> otherwise</c><00:10:24.769><c> and</c><00:10:25.070><c> consent</c><00:10:25.509><c> not</c><00:10:25.929><c> to</c><00:10:27.929><c> wholesome,</c><00:10:28.649><c> healthy,</c><00:10:28.929><c> there's</c> 00:10:29.250 --> 00:10:30.169 a<00:10:29.389><c> word</c><00:10:29.629><c> from</c><00:10:29.850><c> which</c> 00:10:30.169 --> 00:10:33.529 our<00:10:30.389><c> English</c><00:10:30.590><c> word</c><00:10:30.850><c> hygienic</c><00:10:31.429><c> comes</c><00:10:31.710><c> from.</c><00:10:32.330><c> And</c><00:10:32.529><c> we've</c><00:10:33.009><c> spoken</c><00:10:33.230><c> about</c> 00:10:33.529 --> 00:10:35.070 this<00:10:33.690><c> in</c><00:10:33.909><c> earlier</c><00:10:34.190><c> studies</c><00:10:34.590><c> for</c><00:10:34.830><c> those</c> 00:10:35.070 --> 00:10:37.629 of<00:10:35.129><c> you</c><00:10:35.330><c> who</c><00:10:35.590><c> haven't</c><00:10:35.769><c> been</c><00:10:36.029><c> here.</c><00:10:36.629><c> We've</c><00:10:36.950><c> dealt</c><00:10:37.169><c> with</c><00:10:37.350><c> that</c> 00:10:37.629 --> 00:10:40.529 word.<00:10:38.529><c> It's</c><00:10:38.789><c> often</c><00:10:39.090><c> found</c><00:10:39.429><c> in</c><00:10:39.590><c> this</c><00:10:39.809><c> epistle,</c><00:10:40.210><c> healthy,</c> 00:10:40.529 --> 00:10:47.090 healthy<00:10:40.909><c> doctrine.</c><00:10:43.029><c> Why</c><00:10:43.230><c> is</c><00:10:43.330><c> it</c><00:10:43.470><c> healthy?</c><00:10:45.330><c> Because</c><00:10:45.710><c> it</c><00:10:45.950><c> builds</c><00:10:46.210><c> up</c><00:10:46.529><c> a</c> 00:10:47.090 --> 00:10:50.690 pure<00:10:47.509><c> and</c><00:10:48.190><c> virile</c><00:10:48.590><c> ekklesia.</c><00:10:49.710><c> If</c><00:10:49.909><c> we're</c> 00:10:51.149 --> 00:10:55.549 arguing<00:10:51.629><c> about</c><00:10:52.070><c> doctrine</c><00:10:52.529><c> and</c><00:10:52.850><c> we</c><00:10:53.049><c> haven't</c><00:10:53.210><c> got</c><00:10:53.509><c> doctrine</c><00:10:53.870><c> clear,</c><00:10:54.710><c> then</c><00:10:54.909><c> Paul</c><00:10:55.129><c> shows</c><00:10:55.350><c> in</c> 00:10:55.549 --> 00:10:55.909 the<00:10:55.690><c> first</c> 00:10:55.909 --> 00:10:59.250 chapter<00:10:56.210><c> that</c><00:10:56.490><c> our</c><00:10:56.830><c> walk</c><00:10:57.049><c> is</c><00:10:57.269><c> not</c><00:10:57.549><c> clear.</c><00:10:58.710><c> Remember</c><00:10:58.950><c> when</c><00:10:59.049><c> he</c> 00:10:59.250 --> 00:11:03.129 listed<00:10:59.429><c> all</c><00:10:59.730><c> those</c><00:11:00.049><c> moral</c><00:11:01.610><c> sins?</c><00:11:02.850><c> He</c><00:11:03.009><c> said,</c> 00:11:03.129 --> 00:11:07.789 or<00:11:03.269><c> anything</c><00:11:03.590><c> else</c><00:11:04.330><c> that</c><00:11:04.769><c> is</c><00:11:04.990><c> contrary</c><00:11:05.350><c> to</c><00:11:05.649><c> healthy</c><00:11:06.090><c> doctrine.</c><00:11:07.350><c> He</c><00:11:07.629><c> talks</c> 00:11:07.789 --> 00:11:09.750 about<00:11:08.129><c> moral</c><00:11:08.570><c> sins</c> 00:11:10.889 --> 00:11:16.330 and<00:11:11.490><c> healthy</c><00:11:11.789><c> doctrine.</c><00:11:14.009><c> They're</c><00:11:14.610><c> connected.</c><00:11:15.690><c> If</c><00:11:15.850><c> you</c><00:11:15.970><c> haven't</c><00:11:16.110><c> got</c> 00:11:16.330 --> 00:11:17.470 your<00:11:16.669><c> teaching</c><00:11:17.090><c> right,</c> 00:11:17.870 --> 00:11:20.690 if<00:11:18.009><c> you</c><00:11:18.110><c> don't</c><00:11:18.330><c> understand</c><00:11:18.870><c> doctrine,</c><00:11:19.929><c> then</c><00:11:20.129><c> you're</c><00:11:20.269><c> not</c><00:11:20.409><c> going</c><00:11:20.549><c> to</c> 00:11:20.690 --> 00:11:22.210 have<00:11:20.850><c> your</c><00:11:21.169><c> walk</c><00:11:21.450><c> right.</c> 00:11:22.629 --> 00:11:27.809 Now,<00:11:22.830><c> people</c><00:11:23.029><c> misunderstand</c><00:11:23.830><c> this</c><00:11:24.169><c> even</c><00:11:24.389><c> in</c><00:11:24.570><c> the</c><00:11:24.730><c> brotherhood.</c><00:11:25.809><c> The</c><00:11:25.990><c> churches</c><00:11:26.269><c> outside,</c><00:11:27.330><c> of</c><00:11:27.629><c> course,</c> 00:11:27.809 --> 00:11:33.309 have<00:11:28.090><c> got</c><00:11:28.250><c> no</c><00:11:28.529><c> idea.</c><00:11:29.950><c> Because</c><00:11:30.529><c> out</c><00:11:30.809><c> there,</c><00:11:31.090><c> there</c><00:11:31.350><c> are</c><00:11:32.809><c> nice</c> 00:11:33.309 --> 00:11:36.169 people.<00:11:34.669><c> You</c><00:11:35.070><c> can</c><00:11:35.230><c> go</c><00:11:35.409><c> to</c><00:11:35.570><c> churches</c><00:11:35.870><c> where</c> 00:11:36.169 --> 00:11:38.929 there<00:11:36.289><c> are</c><00:11:36.490><c> lovely</c><00:11:36.889><c> people.</c><00:11:37.730><c> They'll</c><00:11:38.009><c> give</c><00:11:38.090><c> you</c><00:11:38.350><c> a</c><00:11:38.429><c> very</c><00:11:38.669><c> warm</c> 00:11:38.929 --> 00:11:42.710 welcome.<00:11:40.389><c> There's</c><00:11:40.669><c> a</c><00:11:40.769><c> very</c><00:11:41.129><c> nice</c><00:11:41.509><c> atmosphere.</c> 00:11:43.129 --> 00:11:47.409 They<00:11:43.350><c> seem</c><00:11:43.590><c> very</c><00:11:45.169><c> compassionate</c><00:11:46.009><c> and</c><00:11:46.429><c> caring.</c> 00:11:49.649 --> 00:11:57.129 But<00:11:50.230><c> they</c><00:11:50.789><c> don't</c><00:11:51.210><c> know</c><00:11:51.710><c> the</c><00:11:51.950><c> truth.</c><00:11:53.629><c> And</c><00:11:53.710><c> the</c><00:11:53.929><c> just</c><00:11:54.409><c> shall</c><00:11:54.889><c> live</c><00:11:55.730><c> by</c><00:11:56.070><c> faith.</c> 00:11:59.429 --> 00:12:04.909 God<00:11:59.669><c> says,</c><00:12:01.629><c> I've</c><00:12:01.929><c> got</c><00:12:02.029><c> a</c><00:12:02.110><c> plan</c><00:12:02.289><c> of</c><00:12:02.509><c> salvation.</c><00:12:04.429><c> I've</c><00:12:04.610><c> got</c><00:12:04.710><c> a</c> 00:12:04.909 --> 00:12:06.929 believer.<00:12:05.850><c> These</c><00:12:06.090><c> are</c><00:12:06.269><c> the</c><00:12:06.370><c> conditions.</c> 00:12:07.370 --> 00:12:12.029 This<00:12:07.570><c> is</c><00:12:07.710><c> what</c><00:12:07.830><c> I'm</c><00:12:08.070><c> going</c><00:12:08.190><c> to</c><00:12:08.409><c> do.</c><00:12:09.529><c> These</c><00:12:09.730><c> are</c><00:12:09.950><c> the</c><00:12:10.149><c> principles</c><00:12:10.570><c> of</c><00:12:10.850><c> reconciliation.</c> 00:12:14.590 --> 00:12:17.970 And<00:12:15.029><c> I</c><00:12:15.149><c> want</c><00:12:15.289><c> to</c><00:12:15.450><c> see</c><00:12:15.590><c> you</c><00:12:15.990><c> reveal</c><00:12:16.370><c> in</c><00:12:16.490><c> your</c><00:12:16.750><c> life,</c><00:12:17.230><c> then,</c><00:12:17.309><c> a</c><00:12:17.590><c> change</c><00:12:17.769><c> of</c> 00:12:17.970 --> 00:12:20.370 life.<00:12:18.909><c> The</c><00:12:19.029><c> churches</c><00:12:19.210><c> outside</c><00:12:19.750><c> say,</c> 00:12:20.690 --> 00:12:22.590 oh,<00:12:21.009><c> don't</c><00:12:21.250><c> bother</c><00:12:21.509><c> about</c><00:12:21.769><c> this.</c><00:12:21.990><c> We're</c><00:12:22.149><c> not</c><00:12:22.309><c> interested</c><00:12:22.490><c> in</c> 00:12:22.590 --> 00:12:25.370 this.<00:12:23.190><c> We</c><00:12:23.330><c> have</c><00:12:23.490><c> to</c><00:12:23.669><c> do</c><00:12:23.769><c> good</c><00:12:23.970><c> Christian</c><00:12:24.350><c> things.</c> 00:12:26.950 --> 00:12:30.129 And<00:12:27.090><c> God</c><00:12:27.289><c> says,</c><00:12:27.649><c> wait</c><00:12:27.809><c> a</c><00:12:27.970><c> minute.</c><00:12:28.149><c> You</c><00:12:28.309><c> haven't</c><00:12:28.509><c> read</c><00:12:28.649><c> the</c><00:12:28.889><c> rules.</c><00:12:29.929><c> You</c> 00:12:30.129 --> 00:12:32.190 haven't<00:12:30.370><c> read</c><00:12:30.710><c> the</c><00:12:31.169><c> conditions</c><00:12:31.830><c> of</c> 00:12:32.190 --> 00:12:37.429 reconciliation.<00:12:35.110><c> So</c><00:12:35.549><c> they</c><00:12:35.970><c> don't</c><00:12:36.389><c> see</c><00:12:36.710><c> the</c><00:12:36.909><c> importance</c><00:12:37.169><c> of</c> 00:12:37.429 --> 00:12:39.610 doctrine.<00:12:37.889><c> So</c><00:12:38.070><c> this</c><00:12:38.230><c> is</c><00:12:38.389><c> why</c><00:12:38.549><c> the</c><00:12:38.730><c> apostle</c><00:12:39.029><c> Paul</c> 00:12:39.610 --> 00:12:44.330 is<00:12:40.629><c> laboring</c><00:12:40.929><c> to</c><00:12:41.169><c> Timothy,</c><00:12:42.210><c> charge</c><00:12:42.669><c> them</c><00:12:43.149><c> who</c><00:12:43.470><c> don't</c><00:12:43.950><c> teach</c> 00:12:44.330 --> 00:12:46.490 sound<00:12:44.610><c> doctrine.</c><00:12:45.250><c> Deal</c><00:12:45.509><c> with</c><00:12:45.730><c> them.</c> 00:12:46.529 --> 00:12:49.830 Get<00:12:46.850><c> the</c><00:12:47.230><c> doctrine</c><00:12:47.490><c> straight,</c><00:12:47.850><c> Timothy.</c><00:12:48.250><c> That's</c><00:12:48.509><c> one</c><00:12:48.669><c> of</c><00:12:48.809><c> your</c><00:12:49.149><c> charges,</c><00:12:49.629><c> one</c> 00:12:49.830 --> 00:12:50.710 of<00:12:49.970><c> your</c><00:12:50.210><c> orders.</c><00:12:50.490><c> Remember</c> 00:12:50.710 --> 00:12:53.970 that<00:12:50.909><c> word</c><00:12:51.110><c> charge?</c><00:12:51.889><c> A</c><00:12:52.210><c> order</c><00:12:52.470><c> handed</c><00:12:52.809><c> down</c><00:12:53.149><c> from</c><00:12:53.370><c> a</c><00:12:53.610><c> superior</c> 00:12:53.970 --> 00:12:57.230 to<00:12:54.169><c> subordinate,</c><00:12:54.970><c> like</c><00:12:55.169><c> a</c><00:12:55.470><c> military</c><00:12:56.190><c> term</c> 00:12:57.470 --> 00:13:01.710 of<00:12:58.070><c> a</c><00:12:58.330><c> commanding</c><00:12:58.990><c> officer</c><00:12:59.509><c> to</c><00:12:59.789><c> his</c><00:12:59.970><c> subordinate.</c><00:13:00.730><c> Do</c><00:13:01.149><c> this.</c> 00:13:01.970 --> 00:13:03.830 Now<00:13:02.149><c> in</c><00:13:02.269><c> the</c><00:13:02.490><c> army,</c><00:13:03.110><c> if</c><00:13:03.210><c> somebody</c><00:13:03.490><c> says,</c> 00:13:03.830 --> 00:13:08.690 do<00:13:04.350><c> this,</c><00:13:05.049><c> you</c><00:13:05.470><c> go.</c><00:13:06.429><c> You</c><00:13:06.610><c> don't</c><00:13:06.789><c> stand</c><00:13:07.070><c> around</c><00:13:07.330><c> and</c><00:13:07.429><c> say,</c><00:13:07.970><c> well,</c><00:13:08.529><c> have</c> 00:13:08.690 --> 00:13:09.690 you<00:13:08.809><c> thought</c><00:13:08.970><c> about</c><00:13:09.210><c> this?</c><00:13:09.389><c> I</c><00:13:09.490><c> don't</c><00:13:09.610><c> know</c> 00:13:09.690 --> 00:13:13.169 whether<00:13:09.769><c> this</c><00:13:09.950><c> is</c><00:13:10.049><c> a</c><00:13:10.049><c> good</c><00:13:10.230><c> idea.</c><00:13:10.649><c> You</c><00:13:10.909><c> go.</c><00:13:12.250><c> And</c><00:13:12.429><c> this</c><00:13:12.629><c> term</c><00:13:12.850><c> is</c> 00:13:13.169 --> 00:13:17.590 used<00:13:13.590><c> in</c><00:13:15.570><c> Timothy,</c><00:13:16.009><c> time</c><00:13:16.269><c> and</c><00:13:16.389><c> time</c><00:13:16.509><c> again.</c><00:13:16.850><c> I</c><00:13:17.190><c> charge</c> 00:13:17.590 --> 00:13:22.710 you,<00:13:17.850><c> Timothy.</c><00:13:18.409><c> It's</c><00:13:18.570><c> non</c><00:13:18.789><c>-negotiable.</c><00:13:19.289><c> Just</c><00:13:19.549><c> do</c><00:13:19.730><c> it.</c><00:13:21.549><c> And</c><00:13:21.830><c> doctrine</c><00:13:22.049><c> has</c><00:13:22.370><c> to</c> 00:13:22.710 --> 00:13:23.929 be<00:13:22.929><c> addressed.</c><00:13:23.190><c> Now,</c><00:13:23.350><c> if</c><00:13:23.570><c> anyone,</c> 00:13:24.129 --> 00:13:26.870 not<00:13:24.350><c> consent</c><00:13:24.809><c> to</c><00:13:25.110><c> healthy</c><00:13:25.409><c> words,</c><00:13:26.029><c> even</c><00:13:26.230><c> the</c><00:13:26.409><c> words</c><00:13:26.549><c> of</c><00:13:26.730><c> our</c> 00:13:26.870 --> 00:13:28.570 Lord<00:13:27.049><c> Jesus</c><00:13:27.409><c> Christ</c><00:13:27.750><c> enter</c><00:13:27.970><c> the</c><00:13:28.250><c> doctrine,</c> 00:13:28.570 --> 00:13:33.870 which<00:13:29.009><c> is</c><00:13:29.250><c> according</c><00:13:29.669><c> to</c><00:13:30.090><c> Eusebius,</c><00:13:30.889><c> good</c><00:13:31.070><c> worship.</c><00:13:33.149><c> He</c><00:13:33.389><c> is</c> 00:13:33.870 --> 00:13:38.549 proud.<00:13:36.929><c> Same</c><00:13:37.149><c> word</c><00:13:37.409><c> is</c><00:13:37.669><c> translated</c><00:13:38.129><c> elsewhere</c> 00:13:38.549 --> 00:13:46.809 in<00:13:38.769><c> the</c><00:13:38.929><c> two</c><00:13:39.129><c> epistles,</c><00:13:39.629><c> high</c><00:13:39.850><c>-minded,</c><00:13:44.870><c> knowing</c><00:13:45.090><c> nothing.</c><00:13:46.389><c> This</c><00:13:46.629><c> is</c> 00:13:46.809 --> 00:13:49.629 a<00:13:46.950><c> devastating</c><00:13:47.450><c> epistle,</c><00:13:48.009><c> isn't</c><00:13:48.129><c> it?</c> 00:13:49.850 --> 00:13:56.129 It's<00:13:50.250><c> devastating.</c><00:13:50.889><c> I</c><00:13:50.909><c> mean,</c><00:13:51.350><c> the</c><00:13:51.490><c> apostle</c><00:13:51.809><c> Paul</c><00:13:52.269><c> doesn't</c><00:13:52.809><c> mince</c><00:13:53.389><c> language.</c><00:13:54.909><c> He's</c><00:13:55.370><c> high</c><00:13:55.690><c>-minded.</c><00:13:55.990><c> He</c> 00:13:56.129 --> 00:13:56.470 doesn't<00:13:56.309><c> know</c> 00:13:56.470 --> 00:14:01.250 anything.<00:13:57.450><c> Knows</c><00:13:57.710><c> nothing.</c><00:14:00.169><c> We</c><00:14:00.370><c> would</c><00:14:00.570><c> perhaps</c><00:14:00.830><c> be</c><00:14:01.009><c> a</c><00:14:01.090><c> little</c> 00:14:01.250 --> 00:14:03.190 more<00:14:01.509><c> tolerant</c><00:14:01.809><c> and</c><00:14:02.070><c> say,</c><00:14:03.190><c> well,</c> 00:14:03.350 --> 00:14:08.169 sort<00:14:03.529><c> of</c><00:14:03.629><c> got</c><00:14:03.750><c> to</c><00:14:04.590><c> talk</c><00:14:04.750><c> this</c><00:14:04.970><c> through,</c><00:14:05.470><c> you</c><00:14:05.509><c> know.</c><00:14:06.330><c> Paul</c><00:14:06.450><c> says,</c><00:14:08.029><c> here</c> 00:14:08.169 --> 00:14:11.529 it<00:14:08.330><c> is,</c><00:14:08.490><c> Timothy.</c><00:14:10.649><c> Here's</c><00:14:10.970><c> what</c><00:14:11.110><c> I</c><00:14:11.230><c> want</c><00:14:11.370><c> you</c> 00:14:11.529 --> 00:14:16.330 to<00:14:11.710><c> do.</c><00:14:14.110><c> Now,</c><00:14:14.250><c> if</c><00:14:14.370><c> anyone</c><00:14:14.549><c> wants</c><00:14:14.850><c> to</c><00:14:15.409><c> be</c><00:14:15.629><c> contentious</c><00:14:16.029><c> about</c> 00:14:16.330 --> 00:14:19.850 this,<00:14:16.549><c> not</c><00:14:16.730><c> consent,</c><00:14:17.950><c> he's</c><00:14:18.309><c> proud.</c><00:14:18.649><c> He</c><00:14:18.649><c> knows</c><00:14:18.870><c> nothing.</c> 00:14:21.090 --> 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going</c><00:14:43.690><c> to</c> 00:14:43.870 --> 00:14:46.049 finish<00:14:44.049><c> this</c><00:14:44.370><c> epistle</c><00:14:44.750><c> and</c><00:14:45.090><c> the</c><00:14:45.730><c> study</c> 00:14:46.049 --> 00:14:49.350 by<00:14:46.870><c> going</c><00:14:47.190><c> right</c><00:14:47.549><c> back</c><00:14:47.750><c> to</c><00:14:47.830><c> where</c><00:14:47.970><c> we</c><00:14:48.250><c> started</c><00:14:48.509><c> from</c><00:14:48.889><c> because</c> 00:14:49.350 --> 00:14:52.049 he<00:14:49.629><c> uses</c><00:14:50.169><c> the</c><00:14:50.990><c> same</c><00:14:51.129><c> words</c><00:14:51.409><c> as</c><00:14:51.570><c> he</c><00:14:51.730><c> began.</c> 00:14:52.149 --> 00:14:59.750 They<00:14:52.870><c> have</c><00:14:53.230><c> lost</c><00:14:54.049><c> aim.</c><00:14:54.750><c> They've</c><00:14:55.169><c> lost</c><00:14:56.029><c> the</c><00:14:57.389><c> sight</c><00:14:57.629><c> of</c><00:14:57.909><c> the</c><00:14:58.129><c> objective</c><00:14:58.629><c> of</c> 00:14:59.750 --> 00:15:02.350 the<00:14:59.970><c> truth.</c><00:15:01.389><c> And</c><00:15:01.669><c> they've</c><00:15:01.970><c> become</c> 00:15:02.350 --> 00:15:07.169 embroiled<00:15:03.190><c> in</c><00:15:03.970><c> strife</c><00:15:04.710><c> of</c><00:15:05.289><c> words,</c><00:15:06.470><c> translated</c><00:15:06.730><c> perhaps</c> 00:15:07.169 --> 00:15:09.870 better,<00:15:07.870><c> discord,</c><00:15:08.289><c> bitter</c><00:15:08.450><c> discord,</c><00:15:09.330><c> railings,</c> 00:15:09.870 --> 00:15:20.809 defaming<00:15:10.509><c> each</c><00:15:10.789><c> other,</c><00:15:11.750><c> evil</c><00:15:11.990><c> surmising,</c><00:15:12.950><c> questioning</c><00:15:13.409><c> motives,</c><00:15:17.070><c> perverse</c><00:15:17.470><c> disputing,</c><00:15:19.110><c> wrangling</c><00:15:19.570><c> and</c><00:15:19.909><c> arguing.</c> 00:15:21.809 --> 00:15:27.909 Very<00:15:22.149><c> strong</c><00:15:22.409><c> verse,</c><00:15:23.009><c> this,</c><00:15:23.149><c> isn't</c><00:15:23.190><c> it?</c><00:15:24.549><c> Envy,</c><00:15:25.210><c> strife,</c><00:15:27.070><c> railings,</c><00:15:27.710><c> evil</c> 00:15:27.909 --> 00:15:30.169 surmising,<00:15:28.690><c> perverse</c><00:15:29.370><c> disputing</c><00:15:29.950><c> of</c> 00:15:30.169 --> 00:15:41.429 men.<00:15:31.870><c> Of</c><00:15:32.289><c> corrupt</c><00:15:32.610><c> minds.</c><00:15:35.809><c> And</c><00:15:35.809><c> corrupted</c><00:15:37.250><c> in</c><00:15:37.610><c> mind</c><00:15:37.870><c> as</c><00:15:38.090><c> the</c><00:15:38.250><c> Greek</c><00:15:38.389><c> has.</c><00:15:39.409><c> It's</c><00:15:39.570><c> an</c><00:15:39.750><c> unhealthy,</c><00:15:40.409><c> it's</c><00:15:40.570><c> not</c><00:15:40.789><c> a</c><00:15:41.029><c> healthy</c> 00:15:41.429 --> 00:15:45.490 situation<00:15:42.090><c> which</c><00:15:42.350><c> develops</c><00:15:42.889><c> when</c><00:15:43.730><c> doctrine</c><00:15:44.190><c> is</c><00:15:44.429><c> not</c><00:15:44.710><c> right.</c> 00:15:47.210 --> 00:15:49.730 Let's<00:15:47.850><c> not</c><00:15:47.990><c> lose</c><00:15:48.309><c> the</c><00:15:48.649><c> track</c><00:15:48.889><c> we're</c><00:15:49.429><c> pursuing.</c> 00:15:49.850 --> 00:15:53.610 This<00:15:50.009><c> all</c><00:15:50.309><c> started</c><00:15:50.730><c> with</c><00:15:50.990><c> Paul</c><00:15:51.309><c> saying</c><00:15:51.710><c> about</c><00:15:52.590><c> healthy</c><00:15:52.990><c> doctrine</c><00:15:53.370><c> and</c> 00:15:53.610 --> 00:15:55.350 the<00:15:53.809><c> words</c><00:15:54.110><c> of</c><00:15:54.309><c> our</c><00:15:54.450><c> Lord</c><00:15:54.590><c> Jesus</c><00:15:54.970><c> Christ.</c> 00:15:55.350 --> 00:16:02.629 Now<00:15:56.090><c> people</c><00:15:56.470><c> who</c><00:15:56.769><c> are</c><00:15:57.350><c> not</c><00:15:57.610><c> conceding</c><00:15:57.990><c> to</c><00:15:58.169><c> this,</c><00:15:58.629><c> this</c><00:15:59.470><c> is</c><00:15:59.610><c> what</c><00:15:59.730><c> happens.</c><00:16:01.190><c> They</c><00:16:01.409><c> become</c><00:16:01.690><c> sick</c><00:16:01.970><c> and</c><00:16:02.269><c> distracted.</c> 00:16:02.710 --> 00:16:06.389 They<00:16:02.870><c> start</c><00:16:03.250><c> wrangling</c><00:16:03.889><c> over</c><00:16:04.289><c> words</c><00:16:04.750><c> and</c><00:16:05.190><c> striving</c><00:16:05.649><c> and</c> 00:16:06.389 --> 00:16:08.450 railing<00:16:06.850><c> against</c><00:16:07.169><c> other</c><00:16:07.429><c> brethren.</c> 00:16:09.629 --> 00:16:18.509 Corrupt<00:16:09.950><c> in</c><00:16:10.190><c> mind.</c><00:16:11.190><c> Bereft</c><00:16:11.850><c> of</c><00:16:12.289><c> truth.</c><00:16:14.970><c> Destitute.</c><00:16:16.090><c> Word</c><00:16:16.289><c> bereft.</c><00:16:17.330><c> Bereft</c><00:16:18.090><c> of</c> 00:16:18.509 --> 00:16:19.789 the<00:16:18.830><c> truth.</c> 00:16:21.389 --> 00:16:27.330 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friends.</c><00:22:08.470><c> Godliness,</c><00:22:10.450><c> contentment.</c><00:22:12.869><c> Great.</c> 00:22:13.789 --> 00:22:14.869 You<00:22:14.089><c> can</c><00:22:14.250><c> manage</c><00:22:14.589><c> that.</c> 00:22:14.869 --> 00:22:19.390 You<00:22:15.710><c> gained</c><00:22:16.529><c> in</c><00:22:16.849><c> capital.</c><00:22:18.029><c> You</c><00:22:18.130><c> were</c><00:22:18.250><c> like</c><00:22:18.549><c> Paul.</c><00:22:18.930><c> I</c><00:22:19.069><c> learned</c> 00:22:19.390 --> 00:22:20.390 a<00:22:19.390><c> secret.</c> 00:22:23.150 --> 00:22:26.269 Maybe<00:22:23.349><c> we</c><00:22:23.549><c> learned</c><00:22:23.609><c> that</c><00:22:23.869><c> secret.</c><00:22:25.569><c> We</c><00:22:25.690><c> brought</c><00:22:25.789><c> nothing</c><00:22:26.049><c> into</c> 00:22:26.269 --> 00:22:28.009 this<00:22:26.569><c> world,</c><00:22:26.829><c> Paul</c><00:22:27.029><c> says.</c><00:22:27.369><c> It</c><00:22:27.490><c> certainly</c><00:22:27.730><c> 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like</c><00:22:51.930><c> this.</c><00:22:53.490><c> Give</c><00:22:53.609><c> us</c><00:22:54.089><c> this</c> 00:22:54.450 --> 00:22:57.730 day,<00:22:55.470><c> this</c><00:22:55.789><c> day,</c><00:22:56.450><c> our</c><00:22:56.589><c> daily</c><00:22:56.890><c> bread.</c> 00:22:58.650 --> 00:23:00.890 Some<00:22:59.069><c> people</c><00:22:59.289><c> say</c><00:22:59.569><c> it</c><00:22:59.589><c> can</c><00:22:59.750><c> be</c><00:22:59.930><c> rendered.</c><00:23:00.430><c> Give</c><00:23:00.589><c> us</c> 00:23:00.890 --> 00:23:07.410 this<00:23:00.890><c> day.</c><00:23:02.349><c> Enough</c><00:23:02.890><c> today</c><00:23:04.509><c> to</c><00:23:05.130><c> assure</c><00:23:05.490><c> us</c><00:23:05.910><c> of</c><00:23:06.269><c> tomorrow.</c> 00:23:13.190 --> 00:23:14.890 James<00:23:13.650><c> chapter</c><00:23:13.990><c> 2.</c> 00:23:18.210 --> 00:23:22.809 Very<00:23:18.289><c> important</c><00:23:18.710><c> thing</c><00:23:19.369><c> to</c><00:23:19.529><c> 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doesn't</c><00:25:23.069><c> call</c> 00:25:23.269 --> 00:25:26.910 many<00:25:23.950><c> who</c><00:25:24.529><c> are</c><00:25:24.690><c> very</c><00:25:25.009><c> rich</c><00:25:25.250><c> in</c><00:25:25.369><c> this</c><00:25:25.609><c> world</c><00:25:25.829><c> because</c><00:25:26.430><c> their</c> 00:25:26.910 --> 00:25:29.049 entanglements<00:25:27.490><c> are</c><00:25:27.829><c> trapped.</c><00:25:28.269><c> It's</c><00:25:28.470><c> very</c><00:25:28.769><c> difficult.</c> 00:25:29.349 --> 00:25:34.150 Jesus<00:25:29.690><c> said</c><00:25:29.970><c> how</c><00:25:30.430><c> hard</c><00:25:31.009><c> it</c><00:25:31.269><c> is,</c><00:25:31.750><c> hardly</c><00:25:32.009><c> a</c><00:25:32.750><c> young</c><00:25:32.950><c> man</c><00:25:33.269><c> who</c><00:25:33.430><c> went</c><00:25:33.529><c> away</c><00:25:33.809><c> from</c><00:25:33.930><c> him</c> 00:25:34.150 --> 00:25:35.069 on<00:25:34.289><c> that</c><00:25:34.410><c> occasion.</c><00:25:34.750><c> Jesus</c> 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in</c><00:26:37.769><c> there.</c><00:26:38.670><c> Because</c><00:26:38.890><c> if</c><00:26:39.730><c> there</c><00:26:40.009><c> are</c><00:26:40.309><c> rich,</c><00:26:40.609><c> there</c><00:26:40.650><c> may</c><00:26:40.910><c> be</c><00:26:41.109><c> something</c> 00:26:41.349 --> 00:26:45.049 that's<00:26:41.930><c> giving</c><00:26:41.970><c> us</c><00:26:42.109><c> money</c><00:26:42.230><c> to</c><00:26:42.509><c> say,</c><00:26:43.529><c> well,</c><00:26:43.789><c> I</c><00:26:43.950><c> think</c><00:26:44.230><c> you're</c><00:26:44.529><c> laying</c><00:26:44.569><c> it</c><00:26:44.789><c> on</c><00:26:44.910><c> a</c> 00:26:45.049 --> 00:26:47.809 little<00:26:45.210><c> bit</c><00:26:45.690><c> hard,</c><00:26:46.430><c> but</c><00:26:46.589><c> there's</c><00:26:47.809><c> a</c> 00:26:47.809 --> 00:26:53.789 feeling<00:26:48.269><c> that</c><00:26:48.569><c> comfort</c><00:26:48.869><c> is</c><00:26:49.109><c> uncountable</c><00:26:49.609><c> 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truth,</c><00:27:31.069><c> not</c><00:27:31.250><c> money.</c> 00:27:33.170 --> 00:27:36.049 And<00:27:33.410><c> it's</c><00:27:33.809><c> those</c><00:27:34.069><c> who</c><00:27:34.509><c> would</c><00:27:34.849><c> be,</c><00:27:35.390><c> those</c><00:27:35.710><c> whose</c> 00:27:36.049 --> 00:27:40.730 ambitions<00:27:36.769><c> are</c><00:27:37.789><c> directed</c><00:27:38.289><c> towards</c><00:27:38.710><c> riches,</c><00:27:39.369><c> those</c><00:27:39.710><c> who</c><00:27:40.210><c> love</c> 00:27:40.730 --> 00:27:43.829 money.<00:27:42.289><c> That's</c><00:27:42.769><c> where</c><00:27:42.910><c> the</c><00:27:43.089><c> temptation</c><00:27:43.470><c> is.</c> 00:27:44.230 --> 00:27:46.930 They<00:27:44.549><c> fall</c><00:27:44.789><c> into</c><00:27:45.029><c> temptation</c><00:27:45.609><c> and</c><00:27:45.990><c> a</c><00:27:46.109><c> snare</c><00:27:46.309><c> in</c><00:27:46.470><c> the</c><00:27:46.710><c> foolish</c> 00:27:46.930 --> 00:27:53.849 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and</c><00:28:05.349><c> a</c><00:28:05.529><c> trap.</c> 00:28:08.630 --> 00:28:13.069 So<00:28:08.769><c> if</c><00:28:08.990><c> they're</c><00:28:10.329><c> brethren,</c><00:28:10.849><c> sisters</c><00:28:11.230><c> with</c><00:28:11.529><c> means</c><00:28:11.910><c> and</c><00:28:12.170><c> money,</c> 00:28:13.650 --> 00:28:15.589 who<00:28:13.829><c> are</c><00:28:14.230><c> rich,</c><00:28:14.650><c> rich</c><00:28:14.910><c> men,</c> 00:28:15.880 --> 00:28:21.569 but<00:28:16.230><c> are</c><00:28:16.630><c> using</c><00:28:17.150><c> that</c><00:28:18.089><c> as</c><00:28:18.349><c> a</c><00:28:18.470><c> gift</c><00:28:18.630><c> from</c><00:28:18.750><c> God</c><00:28:19.089><c> to</c><00:28:19.470><c> help</c><00:28:20.269><c> in</c><00:28:21.390><c> the</c> 00:28:21.569 --> 00:28:23.039 ecclesia<00:28:21.930><c> and</c><00:28:22.190><c> things</c> 00:28:23.069 --> 00:28:26.529 which<00:28:23.470><c> need</c><00:28:23.930><c> to</c><00:28:24.170><c> be</c><00:28:24.269><c> done,</c><00:28:24.690><c> and</c><00:28:24.789><c> that</c><00:28:24.970><c> is</c><00:28:25.210><c> blessings</c><00:28:25.650><c> from</c><00:28:26.049><c> God.</c><00:28:26.130><c> That</c><00:28:26.309><c> is</c> 00:28:26.529 --> 00:28:30.380 what<00:28:26.710><c> God</c><00:28:27.269><c> wants</c><00:28:27.710><c> us</c><00:28:28.009><c> to</c><00:28:28.190><c> do.</c><00:28:29.650><c> Beware</c><00:28:30.029><c> of</c> 00:28:30.869 --> 00:28:38.029 love,<00:28:31.869><c> money</c><00:28:32.150><c> and</c><00:28:33.109><c> ambition.</c><00:28:34.930><c> It's</c><00:28:35.490><c> a</c><00:28:35.569><c> trap.</c><00:28:36.309><c> It</c><00:28:36.569><c> results</c><00:28:37.230><c> in</c> 00:28:38.029 --> 00:28:41.470 drowning.<00:28:39.950><c> So</c><00:28:40.130><c> we've</c><00:28:40.329><c> had</c><00:28:40.470><c> two</c><00:28:40.849><c> shipping</c><00:28:41.170><c> terms,</c> 00:28:41.470 --> 00:28:46.869 haven't<00:28:41.769><c> we?</c><00:28:42.029><c> In</c><00:28:42.049><c> chapter</c><00:28:42.230><c> 1</c><00:28:42.450><c> verse</c><00:28:42.730><c> 19,</c><00:28:43.950><c> false</c><00:28:44.150><c> doctrine</c><00:28:44.549><c> will</c><00:28:44.809><c> make</c><00:28:45.109><c> shipwreck</c><00:28:45.710><c> and</c> 00:28:46.869 --> 00:28:48.089 the<00:28:47.150><c> snare</c><00:28:47.390><c> of</c><00:28:47.569><c> riches</c><00:28:47.789><c> will</c> 00:28:48.089 --> 00:28:54.869 frown<00:28:48.450><c> you.</c><00:28:50.650><c> All</c><00:28:50.789><c> about</c><00:28:51.329><c> shipwrecks.</c><00:28:54.089><c> The</c><00:28:54.150><c> love</c><00:28:54.289><c> of</c><00:28:54.470><c> money</c><00:28:54.690><c> is</c> 00:28:54.869 --> 00:28:59.809 the<00:28:55.009><c> root</c><00:28:55.170><c> of</c><00:28:55.309><c> all</c><00:28:55.430><c> evil,</c><00:28:57.210><c> from</c><00:28:57.250><c> which</c><00:28:59.470><c> some</c> 00:28:59.809 --> 00:29:05.769 have<00:29:00.049><c> coveted</c><00:29:00.430><c> after</c><00:29:00.690><c> and</c><00:29:01.210><c> have</c><00:29:02.349><c> erred,</c><00:29:03.349><c> have</c><00:29:03.529><c> been</c><00:29:03.809><c> led</c><00:29:04.170><c> astray.</c><00:29:05.529><c> This</c> 00:29:05.769 --> 00:29:07.950 is<00:29:05.869><c> not</c><00:29:06.009><c> the</c><00:29:06.170><c> word</c><00:29:06.630><c> Mr.</c><00:29:07.170><c> Mark,</c><00:29:07.450><c> this</c><00:29:07.589><c> is</c> 00:29:07.950 --> 00:29:13.269 from<00:29:08.809><c> which</c><00:29:09.410><c> we</c><00:29:09.630><c> get</c><00:29:09.930><c> our</c><00:29:11.349><c> English</c><00:29:11.730><c> word</c><00:29:11.950><c> for</c><00:29:12.170><c> the</c><00:29:12.410><c> planet.</c> 00:29:14.430 --> 00:29:16.349 Ancient<00:29:15.029><c> astronomers</c><00:29:16.250><c> and</c> 00:29:16.349 --> 00:29:18.829 observers<00:29:16.930><c> saw</c><00:29:17.130><c> them</c><00:29:17.329><c> as</c><00:29:17.529><c> wandering.</c><00:29:17.910><c> They</c><00:29:18.170><c> moved</c><00:29:18.470><c> unlike</c> 00:29:18.829 --> 00:29:22.670 the<00:29:19.150><c> stars.</c><00:29:19.970><c> Now</c><00:29:20.150><c> these</c><00:29:20.309><c> people,</c><00:29:21.029><c> they</c><00:29:22.329><c> wander,</c> 00:29:23.069 --> 00:29:29.710 they<00:29:23.369><c> lose</c><00:29:23.670><c> the</c><00:29:23.950><c> track</c><00:29:24.349><c> from</c><00:29:24.890><c> the</c><00:29:25.109><c> faith.</c><00:29:25.390><c> They</c><00:29:25.470><c> wander</c><00:29:25.789><c> off</c><00:29:26.230><c> and</c><00:29:26.630><c> are</c><00:29:26.950><c> pierced</c><00:29:27.490><c> through.</c><00:29:29.029><c> That's</c><00:29:29.509><c> a</c> 00:29:29.710 --> 00:29:30.269 very<00:29:29.990><c> graphic</c> 00:29:30.269 --> 00:29:35.930 word.<00:29:30.990><c> It</c><00:29:31.309><c> refers</c><00:29:31.750><c> to</c><00:29:32.170><c> a</c><00:29:32.410><c> spike</c><00:29:32.750><c> or</c><00:29:33.410><c> on</c><00:29:33.890><c> a</c><00:29:34.130><c> spit.</c><00:29:34.569><c> When</c><00:29:34.569><c> you</c><00:29:35.869><c> do</c> 00:29:35.930 --> 00:29:37.930 this<00:29:36.150><c> in</c><00:29:36.309><c> America,</c><00:29:36.789><c> you</c><00:29:36.789><c> probably</c><00:29:37.089><c> do</c><00:29:37.269><c> roast</c><00:29:37.529><c> a</c><00:29:37.769><c> lamb</c> 00:29:37.930 --> 00:29:40.170 on<00:29:38.029><c> the</c><00:29:38.269><c> spit.</c><00:29:38.750><c> You</c><00:29:38.750><c> put</c><00:29:38.750><c> a</c><00:29:39.250><c> skewer</c><00:29:39.529><c> through</c><00:29:39.750><c> the</c><00:29:39.829><c> middle</c><00:29:40.009><c> of</c> 00:29:40.170 --> 00:29:42.250 it<00:29:40.509><c> and</c><00:29:40.609><c> roast</c><00:29:40.869><c> it.</c><00:29:41.049><c> That's</c><00:29:41.269><c> what</c><00:29:41.369><c> happens</c><00:29:41.710><c> to</c><00:29:41.950><c> them.</c> 00:29:42.369 --> 00:29:49.670 They're<00:29:42.730><c> skewered.</c><00:29:45.430><c> They</c><00:29:45.730><c> roast</c><00:29:46.150><c> quietly</c><00:29:46.710><c> away</c><00:29:47.269><c> in</c><00:29:47.890><c> the</c><00:29:48.089><c> world,</c><00:29:49.009><c> losing</c><00:29:49.410><c> the</c> 00:29:49.670 --> 00:29:53.190 faith.<00:29:51.529><c> But</c><00:29:51.630><c> thou,</c><00:29:52.269><c> O</c><00:29:52.509><c> man</c><00:29:52.710><c> of</c><00:29:52.950><c> God,</c> 00:29:53.210 --> 00:29:57.150 this<00:29:53.430><c> is</c><00:29:53.650><c> beautiful.</c><00:29:54.190><c> Timothy,</c><00:29:55.230><c> you're</c><00:29:55.509><c> not</c><00:29:55.650><c> like</c><00:29:55.950><c> that.</c><00:29:57.009><c> I</c> 00:29:57.150 --> 00:29:59.230 have<00:29:57.230><c> no</c><00:29:57.549><c> problems</c><00:29:57.930><c> with</c><00:29:58.130><c> you,</c><00:29:58.369><c> Timothy.</c> 00:29:59.710 --> 00:30:02.089 Remember<00:29:59.950><c> our</c><00:30:00.210><c> quotes</c><00:30:00.450><c> on</c><00:30:00.630><c> the</c><00:30:00.769><c> first</c><00:30:01.049><c> study.</c><00:30:01.410><c> I</c><00:30:01.430><c> have</c><00:30:01.630><c> no</c><00:30:01.849><c> man</c> 00:30:02.089 --> 00:30:05.170 like<00:30:02.329><c> mine.</c><00:30:03.089><c> This</c><00:30:03.490><c> man</c><00:30:03.829><c> naturally</c><00:30:04.369><c> cares</c><00:30:04.730><c> for</c><00:30:04.930><c> us.</c> 00:30:05.170 --> 00:30:09.230 He<00:30:05.450><c> doesn't</c><00:30:05.710><c> care</c><00:30:05.970><c> for</c><00:30:06.210><c> himself.</c><00:30:07.109><c> Oh,</c><00:30:07.589><c> Timothy,</c><00:30:08.369><c> you,</c><00:30:08.769><c> I</c><00:30:09.049><c> have</c> 00:30:09.230 --> 00:30:11.470 no<00:30:09.490><c> problems</c><00:30:09.769><c> with</c><00:30:10.089><c> you,</c><00:30:10.230><c> O</c><00:30:10.390><c> man</c><00:30:10.609><c> of</c><00:30:10.829><c> God.</c><00:30:11.349><c> We</c> 00:30:11.470 --> 00:30:14.750 haven't<00:30:11.589><c> got</c><00:30:11.750><c> time</c><00:30:11.990><c> to</c><00:30:12.109><c> look</c><00:30:12.190><c> these</c><00:30:12.430><c> up,</c><00:30:12.670><c> of</c><00:30:12.849><c> course,</c><00:30:13.009><c> this</c><00:30:13.250><c> morning,</c><00:30:13.869><c> but</c><00:30:13.869><c> he's</c><00:30:14.329><c> one</c><00:30:14.569><c> of</c> 00:30:14.750 --> 00:30:15.809 only<00:30:14.990><c> three</c><00:30:15.309><c> men</c><00:30:15.509><c> who</c><00:30:15.710><c> are</c> 00:30:15.809 --> 00:30:20.430 called<00:30:16.009><c> out</c><00:30:16.150><c> of</c><00:30:16.289><c> the</c><00:30:16.450><c> Bible.</c><00:30:16.869><c> You</c><00:30:16.869><c> don't</c><00:30:17.029><c> know.</c><00:30:18.369><c> I'll</c><00:30:18.589><c> make</c><00:30:18.809><c> you</c><00:30:18.990><c> notes.</c><00:30:19.589><c> David</c><00:30:19.849><c> was</c><00:30:20.150><c> called</c><00:30:20.289><c> a</c> 00:30:20.430 --> 00:30:21.769 man<00:30:20.569><c> of</c><00:30:20.809><c> God.</c> 00:30:22.390 --> 00:30:25.930 2nd<00:30:22.670><c> Chronicles</c><00:30:23.009><c> 8</c><00:30:23.289><c> verse</c><00:30:23.569><c> 4.</c><00:30:24.650><c> Elijah</c><00:30:24.970><c> was</c><00:30:25.190><c> called</c><00:30:25.410><c> a</c><00:30:25.549><c> man</c><00:30:25.710><c> of</c> 00:30:25.930 --> 00:30:29.829 God.<00:30:26.589><c> 2nd</c><00:30:26.990><c> Kings</c><00:30:27.250><c> 1</c><00:30:27.630><c> verse</c><00:30:27.970><c> 9.</c><00:30:28.750><c> And</c><00:30:28.990><c> Moses</c><00:30:29.369><c> was</c><00:30:29.690><c> called</c> 00:30:29.829 --> 00:30:33.890 a<00:30:29.910><c> man</c><00:30:30.130><c> of</c><00:30:30.289><c> God.</c><00:30:31.150><c> 2nd</c><00:30:31.349><c> Armies</c><00:30:31.630><c> 33</c><00:30:32.069><c> verse</c><00:30:32.450><c> 1.</c><00:30:33.029><c> So</c><00:30:33.190><c> Timothy's</c><00:30:33.769><c> not</c> 00:30:33.890 --> 00:30:39.869 a<00:30:34.009><c> man</c><00:30:34.309><c> of</c><00:30:34.490><c> God.</c><00:30:36.109><c> He's</c><00:30:36.390><c> a</c><00:30:36.490><c> pretty</c><00:30:36.750><c> good</c><00:30:36.990><c> man</c><00:30:37.210><c> of</c><00:30:38.869><c> God.</c> 00:30:42.329 --> 00:30:46.309 Okay,<00:30:42.609><c> we're</c><00:30:42.750><c> men</c><00:30:42.930><c> of</c><00:30:43.089><c> God.</c><00:30:43.910><c> We're</c><00:30:43.910><c> men</c><00:30:44.089><c> of</c><00:30:44.250><c> God.</c><00:30:45.750><c> Flee</c><00:30:46.009><c> these</c> 00:30:46.309 --> 00:30:47.670 things.<00:30:46.650><c> Follow</c><00:30:46.910><c> after</c><00:30:47.269><c> righteousness,</c> 00:30:47.970 --> 00:30:51.170 godliness,<00:30:48.710><c> faith,</c><00:30:49.049><c> love,</c><00:30:49.329><c> patience,</c><00:30:49.910><c> meekness.</c><00:30:50.750><c> Fight</c><00:30:50.990><c> the</c> 00:30:51.170 --> 00:30:52.710 good<00:30:51.369><c> fight</c><00:30:51.609><c> and</c><00:30:51.849><c> faith.</c> 00:30:52.930 --> 00:30:58.490 Fight<00:30:53.190><c> the</c><00:30:53.430><c> warfare,</c><00:30:53.970><c> it</c><00:30:54.049><c> means.</c><00:30:55.529><c> I</c><00:30:55.769><c> mentioned</c><00:30:55.869><c> this</c><00:30:56.190><c> in</c><00:30:56.650><c> chapter</c><00:30:56.990><c> 1</c><00:30:57.230><c> verse</c><00:30:57.569><c> 18.</c><00:30:58.190><c> He</c> 00:30:58.490 --> 00:30:59.390 mentions<00:30:58.730><c> it</c><00:30:58.950><c> again</c><00:30:59.130><c> in</c> 00:30:59.390 --> 00:31:02.730 Timothy<00:30:59.930><c> 2</c><00:31:00.450><c> verse</c><00:31:00.730><c> 3.</c><00:31:01.210><c> Just</c><00:31:01.250><c> across</c><00:31:01.630><c> the</c><00:31:01.890><c> page,</c><00:31:02.130><c> you</c><00:31:02.130><c> can</c><00:31:02.349><c> probably</c><00:31:02.529><c> see</c> 00:31:02.730 --> 00:31:05.490 it.<00:31:03.529><c> Endure</c><00:31:03.890><c> hardness</c><00:31:04.289><c> as</c><00:31:04.549><c> a</c><00:31:04.650><c> good</c><00:31:04.869><c> soldier</c> 00:31:05.490 --> 00:31:09.829 of<00:31:05.910><c> Jesus</c><00:31:06.250><c> Christ.</c><00:31:07.750><c> It's</c><00:31:07.869><c> a</c><00:31:08.029><c> warfare.</c><00:31:08.529><c> The</c><00:31:08.569><c> truth</c><00:31:08.769><c> is,</c><00:31:09.009><c> Timothy,</c><00:31:09.670><c> it's</c> 00:31:09.829 --> 00:31:11.730 not<00:31:10.049><c> that</c><00:31:10.269><c> easy.</c><00:31:10.529><c> It's</c><00:31:10.789><c> tough.</c><00:31:11.490><c> You've</c> 00:31:11.730 --> 00:31:15.329 got<00:31:11.829><c> to</c><00:31:12.009><c> be</c><00:31:12.130><c> like</c><00:31:12.390><c> a</c><00:31:12.609><c> soldier.</c><00:31:13.509><c> Discipline.</c><00:31:14.630><c> You've</c><00:31:14.789><c> got</c><00:31:14.809><c> to</c><00:31:14.890><c> have</c><00:31:15.009><c> a</c> 00:31:15.329 --> 00:31:17.569 strategy.<00:31:15.730><c> You've</c><00:31:15.910><c> got</c><00:31:15.950><c> to</c><00:31:16.069><c> have</c><00:31:16.210><c> an</c><00:31:16.509><c> objective.</c> 00:31:18.109 --> 00:31:22.569 It's<00:31:18.349><c> a</c><00:31:18.509><c> warfare.</c><00:31:20.769><c> The</c><00:31:20.930><c> altars</c><00:31:21.309><c> of</c><00:31:21.490><c> the</c><00:31:21.650><c> Levites</c><00:31:22.069><c> were</c><00:31:22.309><c> told</c> 00:31:22.569 --> 00:31:24.490 they<00:31:22.869><c> warred</c><00:31:23.289><c> the</c><00:31:23.450><c> warfare.</c> 00:31:25.670 --> 00:31:27.170 Okay. 00:31:27.849 --> 00:31:32.089 May<00:31:28.349><c> hold</c><00:31:28.549><c> of</c><00:31:28.789><c> eternal</c><00:31:29.190><c> life</c><00:31:29.549><c> whereunto</c><00:31:30.130><c> you</c><00:31:30.450><c> were</c><00:31:30.630><c> also</c><00:31:31.089><c> called</c><00:31:31.569><c> and</c> 00:31:32.089 --> 00:31:35.890 have<00:31:32.430><c> professed</c><00:31:33.650><c> a</c><00:31:33.950><c> good</c><00:31:34.829><c> profession.</c> 00:31:36.410 --> 00:31:45.269 Now,<00:31:37.430><c> it's</c><00:31:37.670><c> actually</c><00:31:38.309><c> the</c><00:31:38.809><c> words</c><00:31:39.349><c> confess.</c><00:31:41.869><c> You've</c><00:31:42.150><c> professed</c><00:31:43.170><c> a</c><00:31:43.430><c> good</c><00:31:44.210><c> profession.</c> 00:31:46.809 --> 00:31:51.529 Good<00:31:47.490><c> profession</c><00:31:48.369><c> of</c><00:31:49.230><c> allegiance</c><00:31:49.869><c> to</c><00:31:50.529><c> the</c><00:31:50.710><c> cause,</c><00:31:51.490><c> Timothy,</c> 00:31:51.789 --> 00:31:53.190 before<00:31:52.009><c> many</c><00:31:52.329><c> weapons.</c> 00:31:54.009 --> 00:31:56.390 Amazing<00:31:54.369><c> in</c><00:31:54.549><c> this</c><00:31:54.769><c> letter,</c><00:31:55.089><c> and</c><00:31:55.250><c> the</c><00:31:55.329><c> next</c><00:31:55.589><c> one,</c><00:31:55.809><c> is</c><00:31:55.930><c> how</c><00:31:56.150><c> much</c> 00:31:56.390 --> 00:31:58.250 you<00:31:56.569><c> learn</c><00:31:56.670><c> about</c><00:31:57.029><c> Timothy's</c><00:31:57.910><c> conversion.</c> 00:31:58.410 --> 00:32:00.009 You<00:31:58.529><c> just</c><00:31:58.690><c> read</c><00:31:58.829><c> in</c><00:31:58.910><c> the</c><00:31:59.049><c> Acts</c><00:31:59.130><c> of</c><00:31:59.250><c> the</c><00:31:59.349><c> Apostles</c><00:31:59.630><c> that</c><00:31:59.869><c> Paul</c> 00:32:00.009 --> 00:32:02.910 came<00:32:00.309><c> to</c><00:32:00.470><c> Lystra</c><00:32:00.769><c> and</c><00:32:01.269><c> talked</c><00:32:01.490><c> to</c><00:32:01.750><c> him.</c> 00:32:03.410 --> 00:32:06.490 A<00:32:03.490><c> young</c><00:32:03.650><c> man,</c><00:32:04.170><c> his</c><00:32:04.289><c> father</c><00:32:04.430><c> was</c><00:32:04.670><c> a</c><00:32:04.829><c> Greek,</c><00:32:05.490><c> well</c><00:32:05.690><c> reported</c><00:32:06.109><c> off</c><00:32:06.309><c> by</c> 00:32:06.490 --> 00:32:08.049 the<00:32:06.650><c> brethren.</c><00:32:07.589><c> But</c><00:32:07.710><c> in</c><00:32:07.890><c> this</c> 00:32:08.049 --> 00:32:10.670 epistle,<00:32:08.369><c> you</c><00:32:08.549><c> learn</c><00:32:08.730><c> a</c><00:32:08.849><c> lot</c><00:32:08.990><c> of</c><00:32:09.150><c> things.</c><00:32:09.329><c> You</c><00:32:09.450><c> 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was</c><00:32:22.190><c> outstanding.</c> 00:32:25.470 --> 00:32:28.450 He<00:32:25.589><c> gave</c><00:32:25.769><c> a</c><00:32:26.089><c> good</c><00:32:26.369><c> confession</c><00:32:26.829><c> before</c><00:32:27.210><c> many</c><00:32:27.490><c> witnesses.</c> 00:32:29.549 --> 00:32:34.369 We<00:32:30.210><c> remember</c><00:32:30.609><c> baptisms,</c><00:32:31.430><c> don't</c><00:32:31.450><c> we,</c><00:32:31.730><c> Francis?</c><00:32:32.589><c> Remember</c><00:32:33.250><c> your</c><00:32:33.589><c> baptism.</c><00:32:34.210><c> We</c> 00:32:34.369 --> 00:32:35.529 might<00:32:34.609><c> remember</c><00:32:35.049><c> certain</c> 00:32:35.529 --> 00:32:39.190 baptismal<00:32:36.349><c> occasions,</c><00:32:37.269><c> arranging</c><00:32:37.710><c> good,</c><00:32:38.150><c> and</c><00:32:38.309><c> various</c><00:32:38.509><c> people</c><00:32:38.869><c> who</c> 00:32:39.190 --> 00:32:40.690 do<00:32:39.329><c> the</c><00:32:39.690><c> examination</c><00:32:40.069><c> 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word,</c><00:33:10.490><c> or</c><00:33:10.670><c> relayed</c><00:33:11.349><c> command,</c><00:33:12.849><c> in</c><00:33:12.990><c> the</c> 00:33:13.210 --> 00:33:14.529 sight<00:33:13.329><c> of</c><00:33:13.549><c> God</c><00:33:13.769><c> who</c> 00:33:15.450 --> 00:33:21.089 makes<00:33:15.970><c> alive</c><00:33:16.490><c> all</c><00:33:16.849><c> things.</c><00:33:19.390><c> And,</c><00:33:19.690><c> of</c><00:33:19.869><c> course,</c><00:33:20.230><c> we're</c><00:33:20.390><c> in</c><00:33:20.670><c> this</c> 00:33:21.089 --> 00:33:23.829 realm<00:33:21.289><c> we've</c><00:33:21.609><c> been</c><00:33:21.710><c> dealing</c><00:33:22.009><c> with,</c><00:33:22.369><c> of</c><00:33:22.569><c> living</c><00:33:22.829><c> God.</c> 00:33:24.029 --> 00:33:29.289 God<00:33:24.289><c> is</c><00:33:24.569><c> living,</c><00:33:24.970><c> the</c><00:33:25.190><c> truth</c><00:33:25.369><c> is</c><00:33:25.609><c> living.</c><00:33:25.869><c> He</c><00:33:26.009><c> makes</c><00:33:26.329><c> us</c><00:33:26.670><c> alive.</c><00:33:28.390><c> Everything's</c><00:33:28.910><c> alive</c> 00:33:29.289 --> 00:33:30.009 to<00:33:29.549><c> the</c><00:33:29.730><c> truth.</c> 00:33:30.009 --> 00:33:32.869 Everything's<00:33:31.049><c> working</c><00:33:31.329><c> towards</c><00:33:31.690><c> that</c><00:33:31.890><c> objective.</c> 00:33:34.089 --> 00:33:39.950 And<00:33:35.089><c> before</c><00:33:35.650><c> Christ</c><00:33:36.069><c> Jesus,</c><00:33:36.650><c> who</c><00:33:36.769><c> before</c><00:33:37.269><c> Pontius</c><00:33:37.869><c> Pilate,</c><00:33:38.710><c> witnessed</c><00:33:39.049><c> a</c> 00:33:39.950 --> 00:33:42.069 good<00:33:40.829><c> confession,</c> 00:33:42.490 --> 00:33:47.789 Brother<00:33:42.730><c> Ham</c><00:33:42.990><c> is</c><00:33:43.589><c> brilliant.</c><00:33:44.569><c> He</c><00:33:44.930><c> says</c><00:33:45.069><c> he</c><00:33:46.069><c> gave</c><00:33:46.630><c> a</c><00:33:47.150><c> noble</c> 00:33:47.789 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light.</c><00:36:16.489><c> Our</c><00:36:17.090><c> king</c><00:36:17.230><c> is</c><00:36:21.570><c> coming.</c><00:36:23.369><c> He's</c><00:36:23.469><c> almost</c><00:36:23.769><c> here.</c><00:36:25.329><c> And</c> 00:36:25.469 --> 00:36:29.289 Paul<00:36:25.610><c> says,</c><00:36:26.269><c> then</c><00:36:26.389><c> he'll</c><00:36:26.809><c> show</c><00:36:27.030><c> who's</c><00:36:27.929><c> in</c><00:36:28.170><c> charge.</c> 00:36:29.329 --> 00:36:32.170 That's<00:36:29.489><c> what</c><00:36:29.570><c> he's</c><00:36:29.889><c> saying.</c><00:36:30.929><c> I've</c><00:36:31.309><c> been</c><00:36:31.510><c> shackled</c><00:36:31.889><c> to</c><00:36:32.050><c> Rome</c> 00:36:32.170 --> 00:36:34.869 for<00:36:32.409><c> five</c><00:36:32.710><c> years.</c><00:36:33.469><c> I'm</c><00:36:33.710><c> temporarily</c><00:36:33.949><c> released</c><00:36:34.409><c> now</c><00:36:34.730><c> to</c> 00:36:34.869 --> 00:36:44.070 be<00:36:35.590><c> re</c><00:36:35.869><c>-arrested</c><00:36:36.269><c> here</c><00:36:36.510><c> before</c><00:36:36.829><c> Nero,</c><00:36:37.250><c> the</c><00:36:37.369><c> worst</c><00:36:37.570><c> of</c><00:36:37.750><c> them</c><00:36:37.869><c> all,</c><00:36:40.070><c> and</c><00:36:40.590><c> executed.</c><00:36:42.750><c> God</c><00:36:43.050><c> will</c><00:36:43.269><c> show</c><00:36:43.510><c> who's</c><00:36:43.869><c> in</c> 00:36:44.070 --> 00:36:49.110 charge,<00:36:44.550><c> Timothy.</c><00:36:47.090><c> So</c><00:36:47.329><c> verse</c><00:36:47.570><c> 17,</c><00:36:47.949><c> charge</c><00:36:48.349><c> them</c><00:36:48.590><c> that</c><00:36:48.769><c> a</c><00:36:48.909><c> rich</c> 00:36:49.110 --> 00:36:51.550 returns<00:36:49.590><c> to</c><00:36:49.889><c> his</c><00:36:50.489><c> theme</c><00:36:50.710><c> in</c><00:36:50.869><c> this</c><00:36:51.170><c> world</c><00:36:51.409><c> that</c> 00:36:51.550 --> 00:36:54.010 they<00:36:51.769><c> be</c><00:36:51.909><c> not</c><00:36:52.070><c> in</c><00:36:52.210><c> my</c><00:36:52.309><c> mind</c><00:36:52.550><c> of</c><00:36:52.710><c> nor</c><00:36:52.869><c> trust</c><00:36:53.389><c> in</c><00:36:53.590><c> that</c><00:36:53.789><c> certain</c> 00:36:54.010 --> 00:36:55.610 rich.<00:36:54.329><c> See,</c><00:36:54.710><c> there's</c><00:36:54.889><c> nothing</c><00:36:55.050><c> against</c><00:36:55.389><c> us</c> 00:36:55.610 --> 00:37:00.389 that<00:36:55.730><c> much</c><00:36:55.909><c> riches.</c><00:36:56.869><c> It's</c><00:36:57.289><c> trusted,</c><00:36:58.429><c> love</c><00:36:58.630><c> of,</c><00:36:59.269><c> aspiring</c><00:37:00.050><c> to.</c> 00:37:00.650 --> 00:37:02.409 The<00:37:00.750><c> other</c><00:37:00.969><c> three</c><00:37:01.230><c> things</c><00:37:01.429><c> in</c><00:37:01.590><c> these</c><00:37:01.889><c> three</c><00:37:02.030><c> verses</c> 00:37:02.409 --> 00:37:06.409 about<00:37:02.909><c> riches</c><00:37:03.289><c> which</c><00:37:03.670><c> Paul's</c><00:37:04.010><c> being</c><00:37:04.170><c> highlighted.</c><00:37:05.530><c> Don't</c><00:37:05.849><c> trust</c><00:37:06.190><c> in</c> 00:37:06.409 --> 00:37:08.050 the<00:37:06.489><c> budding.</c><00:37:07.329><c> Here's</c><00:37:07.489><c> our</c><00:37:07.690><c> expression.</c> 00:37:08.289 --> 00:37:10.349 How<00:37:08.289><c> many</c><00:37:08.530><c> times</c><00:37:08.789><c> has</c><00:37:09.130><c> this</c><00:37:09.210><c> occurred</c><00:37:09.329><c> already</c><00:37:09.730><c> in</c><00:37:09.889><c> our</c><00:37:10.150><c> study</c> 00:37:10.349 --> 00:37:13.550 over<00:37:10.590><c> this</c><00:37:10.750><c> weekend?</c><00:37:11.190><c> Living</c><00:37:11.409><c> God.</c><00:37:12.869><c> God</c><00:37:13.090><c> lives.</c> 00:37:13.750 --> 00:37:18.969 He<00:37:13.869><c> lives</c><00:37:14.090><c> in</c><00:37:14.289><c> us.</c><00:37:15.710><c> He's</c><00:37:16.050><c> revealed</c><00:37:16.369><c> in</c><00:37:16.510><c> us.</c><00:37:17.769><c> He</c><00:37:17.809><c> gives</c><00:37:18.030><c> us</c><00:37:18.530><c> rich</c> 00:37:18.969 --> 00:37:20.909 all<00:37:19.349><c> things</c><00:37:19.710><c> to</c><00:37:19.949><c> enjoy.</c><00:37:20.289><c> Isn't</c><00:37:20.409><c> that</c><00:37:20.590><c> a</c><00:37:20.690><c> beautiful</c> 00:37:20.909 --> 00:37:26.250 expression?<00:37:22.949><c> You</c><00:37:23.269><c> charge</c><00:37:23.570><c> those</c><00:37:23.989><c> who</c><00:37:24.389><c> trust</c><00:37:24.829><c> in</c><00:37:25.510><c> uncertain</c> 00:37:26.250 --> 00:37:28.329 riches,<00:37:27.150><c> the</c><00:37:27.389><c> uncertainty</c><00:37:27.829><c> of</c><00:37:28.130><c> riches,</c> 00:37:28.329 --> 00:37:31.010 and<00:37:28.449><c> aren't</c><00:37:28.690><c> they</c><00:37:28.869><c> uncertain?</c><00:37:30.369><c> There</c><00:37:30.469><c> are</c><00:37:30.469><c> many</c><00:37:30.710><c> people</c><00:37:30.949><c> in</c> 00:37:31.010 --> 00:37:32.650 this<00:37:31.210><c> world,</c><00:37:31.789><c> rich</c><00:37:31.929><c> river</c><00:37:32.289><c> sisters,</c> 00:37:32.829 --> 00:37:41.469 as<00:37:32.889><c> long</c><00:37:33.050><c> as</c><00:37:33.230><c> they're</c><00:37:33.389><c> still</c><00:37:33.429><c> in</c><00:37:33.650><c> Australia.</c><00:37:37.269><c> See,</c><00:37:38.010><c> we</c><00:37:38.130><c> down</c><00:37:38.469><c> in</c><00:37:38.650><c> Australia,</c><00:37:40.409><c> there</c><00:37:40.610><c> were</c><00:37:40.750><c> 60</c><00:37:41.130><c>%</c> 00:37:41.469 --> 00:37:42.889 of<00:37:41.650><c> our</c><00:37:42.369><c> exports</c> 00:37:42.889 --> 00:37:47.929 going<00:37:43.269><c> into</c><00:37:44.070><c> Southeast</c><00:37:44.489><c> Asia</c><00:37:44.949><c> some</c><00:37:45.269><c> two</c><00:37:45.530><c> years</c><00:37:45.730><c> ago.</c><00:37:46.750><c> They</c><00:37:46.889><c> did</c><00:37:47.030><c> this</c><00:37:47.250><c> trading</c><00:37:47.510><c> part</c><00:37:47.769><c> of</c> 00:37:47.929 --> 00:37:49.929 Japan.<00:37:48.730><c> We</c><00:37:48.869><c> were</c><00:37:49.190><c> sparsely</c> 00:37:49.929 --> 00:37:55.389 under<00:37:50.250><c> the</c><00:37:50.590><c> sun.</c><00:37:51.750><c> And</c><00:37:51.750><c> then</c><00:37:52.809><c> crash</c><00:37:53.329><c> overnight.</c><00:37:55.170><c> Southeast</c> 00:37:55.389 --> 00:37:59.630 Asia<00:37:56.030><c> went</c><00:37:56.530><c> down.</c><00:37:57.690><c> Now</c><00:37:57.849><c> it's</c><00:37:58.070><c> recovered.</c><00:37:59.210><c> But,</c> 00:38:00.010 --> 00:38:07.150 they<00:38:00.329><c> just</c><00:38:02.489><c> scrambled</c><00:38:02.809><c> out</c><00:38:03.090><c> of</c><00:38:03.750><c> that</c><00:38:04.030><c> one.</c><00:38:04.389><c> We</c><00:38:04.389><c> don't</c><00:38:04.650><c> know</c><00:38:04.809><c> how.</c><00:38:06.510><c> Maybe</c><00:38:06.809><c> by</c> 00:38:07.150 --> 00:38:09.130 the<00:38:07.309><c> grace</c><00:38:07.510><c> of</c><00:38:07.630><c> God,</c><00:38:07.969><c> we</c><00:38:08.010><c> don't</c><00:38:08.289><c> know.</c> 00:38:09.210 --> 00:38:13.630 All<00:38:09.429><c> things</c><00:38:09.610><c> are</c><00:38:09.809><c> for</c><00:38:09.929><c> our</c><00:38:10.230><c> sakes.</c><00:38:10.710><c> There's</c><00:38:10.809><c> many</c><00:38:11.030><c> British</c><00:38:12.349><c> sisters.</c><00:38:13.489><c> It</c> 00:38:13.630 --> 00:38:14.809 might<00:38:13.630><c> have</c><00:38:13.789><c> been</c><00:38:13.909><c> for</c><00:38:14.090><c> our</c><00:38:14.349><c> sakes,</c> 00:38:14.809 --> 00:38:19.409 but<00:38:15.289><c> it</c><00:38:15.550><c> taught</c><00:38:15.650><c> us</c><00:38:15.909><c> all</c><00:38:16.070><c> a</c><00:38:16.210><c> lesson.</c><00:38:17.909><c> Overnight,</c><00:38:19.090><c> we're</c><00:38:19.170><c> faced</c> 00:38:19.409 --> 00:38:21.469 with<00:38:19.630><c> a</c><00:38:19.789><c> different</c><00:38:20.010><c> economic</c><00:38:20.449><c> situation.</c> 00:38:22.150 --> 00:38:24.070 Uncertainty<00:38:22.670><c> of</c><00:38:22.849><c> riches</c><00:38:23.010><c> is</c><00:38:23.190><c> something</c><00:38:23.469><c> we've</c><00:38:23.730><c> got</c><00:38:23.809><c> to</c><00:38:23.909><c> think</c> 00:38:24.070 --> 00:38:26.949 about.<00:38:25.250><c> But</c><00:38:25.349><c> instead,</c><00:38:25.710><c> be</c><00:38:25.929><c> ready</c><00:38:26.190><c> to</c><00:38:26.590><c> distribute,</c> 00:38:27.130 --> 00:38:33.710 willing<00:38:27.469><c> to</c><00:38:28.170><c> communicate,</c><00:38:30.309><c> share.</c><00:38:31.050><c> There's</c><00:38:31.570><c> a</c><00:38:31.690><c> word</c><00:38:31.789><c> for</c><00:38:32.030><c> fellowship.</c><00:38:33.289><c> That's</c><00:38:33.530><c> what</c><00:38:33.610><c> we</c> 00:38:33.710 --> 00:38:34.710 should<00:38:33.869><c> be</c><00:38:34.050><c> doing.</c> 00:38:34.809 --> 00:38:37.389 God's<00:38:35.250><c> given</c><00:38:35.409><c> us</c><00:38:35.690><c> riches.</c><00:38:36.150><c> He's</c><00:38:36.210><c> given</c><00:38:36.349><c> us</c><00:38:36.610><c> many</c><00:38:36.909><c> things</c><00:38:37.230><c> to</c> 00:38:37.389 --> 00:38:40.489 enjoy.<00:38:38.510><c> Riches</c><00:38:38.849><c> of</c><00:38:38.989><c> the</c><00:38:39.170><c> truth.</c><00:38:39.530><c> Riches</c><00:38:39.949><c> of</c><00:38:40.030><c> each</c><00:38:40.289><c> other.</c> 00:38:40.489 --> 00:38:42.710 Do<00:38:40.690><c> you</c><00:38:40.949><c> consider</c><00:38:41.349><c> the</c><00:38:41.550><c> brothers</c><00:38:41.789><c> and</c><00:38:41.929><c> sisters</c><00:38:42.070><c> sitting</c><00:38:42.369><c> next</c> 00:38:42.710 --> 00:38:43.809 to<00:38:42.949><c> you,</c><00:38:43.250><c> brothers</c><00:38:43.530><c> and</c><00:38:43.690><c> sisters,</c> 00:38:44.110 --> 00:38:48.469 of<00:38:44.170><c> which</c><00:38:44.429><c> there's</c><00:38:45.449><c> riches?</c><00:38:46.250><c> Do</c><00:38:46.550><c> you</c><00:38:46.670><c> consider</c><00:38:46.949><c> them</c><00:38:47.190><c> valuable?</c><00:38:48.110><c> Do</c><00:38:48.289><c> you</c> 00:38:48.469 --> 00:38:49.909 consider<00:38:48.710><c> them</c><00:38:49.110><c> more</c><00:38:49.570><c> valuable</c> 00:38:49.909 --> 00:38:54.489 to<00:38:50.110><c> you</c><00:38:50.210><c> than</c><00:38:50.349><c> money?</c><00:38:51.769><c> Sure.</c><00:38:53.510><c> The</c><00:38:53.590><c> greatest</c><00:38:53.889><c> riches</c><00:38:54.170><c> you've</c> 00:38:54.489 --> 00:38:58.010 got<00:38:54.610><c> in</c><00:38:54.750><c> this</c><00:38:55.010><c> world</c><00:38:55.289><c> are</c><00:38:56.050><c> the</c><00:38:56.269><c> Bible,</c><00:38:57.389><c> the</c><00:38:57.449><c> Lord</c><00:38:57.630><c> Jesus</c> 00:38:58.010 --> 00:39:03.090 Christ,<00:38:58.489><c> and</c><00:38:58.710><c> your</c><00:38:58.829><c> British</c><00:38:59.090><c> sisters.</c><00:38:59.630><c> That's</c><00:39:00.050><c> riches.</c><00:39:02.349><c> Ready</c><00:39:02.710><c> to</c> 00:39:03.090 --> 00:39:06.710 share,<00:39:03.869><c> communicate.</c><00:39:05.710><c> Laying</c><00:39:06.190><c> up</c><00:39:06.409><c> in</c><00:39:06.550><c> store</c> 00:39:06.710 --> 00:39:09.190 for<00:39:06.849><c> themselves</c><00:39:07.230><c> a</c><00:39:07.449><c> good</c><00:39:07.650><c> foundation</c><00:39:08.210><c> against</c><00:39:08.510><c> the</c><00:39:08.789><c> time</c><00:39:08.949><c> to</c> 00:39:09.190 --> 00:39:11.969 come<00:39:09.429><c> that</c><00:39:09.670><c> they</c><00:39:09.909><c> may</c><00:39:10.090><c> lay</c><00:39:10.289><c> hold</c><00:39:10.590><c> on</c><00:39:10.829><c> eternal</c><00:39:11.230><c> life.</c> 00:39:13.849 --> 00:39:16.110 Isn't<00:39:14.329><c> life</c><00:39:14.670><c> simple</c><00:39:15.030><c> when</c><00:39:15.190><c> you</c><00:39:15.269><c> look</c><00:39:15.469><c> at</c><00:39:15.630><c> the</c><00:39:15.789><c> scriptures</c> 00:39:16.110 --> 00:39:17.110 like<00:39:16.369><c> this?</c> 00:39:18.090 --> 00:39:20.590 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a</c><00:39:33.010><c> mile</c><00:39:33.190><c> high.</c><00:39:35.150><c> There</c><00:39:35.269><c> it</c><00:39:35.489><c> is.</c><00:39:36.309><c> Over</c> 00:39:36.590 --> 00:39:40.969 here<00:39:36.969><c> is</c><00:39:37.269><c> eternal</c><00:39:37.610><c> life.</c><00:39:39.989><c> Eternal</c><00:39:40.170><c> life.</c> 00:39:45.750 --> 00:39:53.429 Say<00:39:46.349><c> that.</c><00:39:48.469><c> Don't</c><00:39:48.670><c> get</c><00:39:48.829><c> it</c><00:39:49.590><c> again.</c><00:39:50.469><c> You'll</c><00:39:50.590><c> get</c><00:39:50.690><c> it</c><00:39:50.829><c> in</c><00:39:50.929><c> the</c><00:39:51.070><c> future.</c><00:39:52.510><c> Believe</c><00:39:52.789><c> me,</c><00:39:53.050><c> you'll</c><00:39:53.130><c> get</c><00:39:53.289><c> it</c> 00:39:53.429 --> 00:39:53.849 in<00:39:53.510><c> the</c><00:39:53.550><c> future.</c> 00:39:53.849 --> 00:39:56.349 How<00:39:53.849><c> does</c><00:39:55.269><c> it</c><00:39:55.489><c> say?</c> 00:39:56.829 --> 00:40:01.570 I<00:39:56.829><c> don't</c><00:39:58.250><c> know</c><00:39:59.590><c> how</c><00:39:59.929><c> far.</c> 00:40:11.590 --> 00:40:20.449 Lay<00:40:12.989><c> hold</c><00:40:14.389><c> of</c><00:40:14.550><c> it</c><00:40:14.690><c> now.</c><00:40:16.210><c> Oh,</c><00:40:17.150><c> Timothy,</c><00:40:18.909><c> guard</c><00:40:19.210><c> the</c><00:40:19.469><c> deposit.</c> 00:40:21.429 --> 00:40:24.150 Keep<00:40:22.030><c> that</c><00:40:22.250><c> which</c><00:40:22.369><c> is</c><00:40:22.650><c> committed</c><00:40:23.010><c> to</c><00:40:23.190><c> by</c><00:40:23.309><c> trust</c><00:40:23.610><c> in</c><00:40:23.809><c> the</c><00:40:23.989><c> Greek</c> 00:40:24.150 --> 00:40:26.670 is<00:40:24.389><c> guard</c><00:40:24.889><c> the</c><00:40:25.110><c> deposit.</c><00:40:26.250><c> See,</c><00:40:26.389><c> we're</c><00:40:26.489><c> talking</c> 00:40:26.670 --> 00:40:30.909 about<00:40:26.849><c> money</c><00:40:27.409><c> against</c><00:40:28.730><c> eternal</c><00:40:29.150><c> life.</c><00:40:29.730><c> Timothy,</c><00:40:30.309><c> guard</c><00:40:30.650><c> that</c> 00:40:30.909 --> 00:40:34.469 deposit<00:40:31.429><c> because</c><00:40:32.650><c> that's</c><00:40:33.030><c> worth</c><00:40:33.329><c> it.</c> 00:40:35.409 --> 00:40:44.610 Guard<00:40:36.010><c> it.</c><00:40:40.070><c> It's</c><00:40:40.670><c> committed</c><00:40:40.909><c> to</c><00:40:41.130><c> your</c><00:40:41.329><c> trust.</c><00:40:42.010><c> Guard</c><00:40:42.329><c> it.</c><00:40:43.030><c> Avoid</c><00:40:43.590><c> profane</c><00:40:44.389><c> and</c> 00:40:44.610 --> 00:40:46.150 vain<00:40:44.809><c> babblies.</c><00:40:45.530><c> Now</c><00:40:45.809><c> Paul</c> 00:40:46.150 --> 00:40:49.630 gets<00:40:46.389><c> back</c><00:40:46.690><c> to</c><00:40:46.889><c> where</c><00:40:46.969><c> he</c><00:40:47.250><c> started.</c><00:40:47.809><c> I</c><00:40:47.969><c> won't</c><00:40:48.130><c> turn</c><00:40:48.449><c> because</c><00:40:48.769><c> we've</c><00:40:49.230><c> only</c><00:40:49.449><c> got</c><00:40:49.570><c> a</c> 00:40:49.630 --> 00:40:50.550 couple<00:40:49.829><c> minutes</c><00:40:50.070><c> to</c><00:40:50.269><c> go,</c> 00:40:50.889 --> 00:40:55.150 but<00:40:51.110><c> you</c><00:40:51.289><c> know</c><00:40:51.510><c> the</c><00:40:51.650><c> first</c><00:40:51.889><c> chapter.</c><00:40:52.329><c> This</c><00:40:52.389><c> is</c><00:40:52.510><c> how</c><00:40:52.590><c> we</c><00:40:52.809><c> started.</c><00:40:54.630><c> Some</c> 00:40:55.150 --> 00:40:57.090 charge<00:40:55.829><c> some</c><00:40:56.369><c> that</c><00:40:56.570><c> they</c><00:40:56.889><c> teach</c> 00:40:57.090 --> 00:41:00.269 no<00:40:57.349><c> other</c><00:40:57.550><c> doctrine</c><00:40:57.809><c> because</c><00:40:58.769><c> they've</c><00:40:59.510><c> missed</c><00:40:59.829><c> the</c><00:41:00.090><c> mark.</c> 00:41:00.590 --> 00:41:03.210 They're<00:41:00.710><c> not</c><00:41:00.989><c> even</c><00:41:01.289><c> able.</c><00:41:01.710><c> They've</c><00:41:02.230><c> swerved</c><00:41:02.849><c> way</c><00:41:03.110><c> off.</c> 00:41:03.230 --> 00:41:05.170 They<00:41:03.369><c> haven't</c><00:41:03.530><c> even</c><00:41:03.789><c> gone</c><00:41:03.889><c> near</c><00:41:04.210><c> the</c><00:41:04.469><c> target</c><00:41:04.650><c> because</c><00:41:04.929><c> they</c> 00:41:05.170 --> 00:41:07.650 lost<00:41:05.610><c> the</c><00:41:05.929><c> plot.</c><00:41:06.650><c> They</c><00:41:06.809><c> can't</c><00:41:07.130><c> see</c><00:41:07.309><c> where</c><00:41:07.429><c> they're</c> 00:41:07.650 --> 00:41:13.289 going.<00:41:08.210><c> They've</c><00:41:08.530><c> turned</c><00:41:08.789><c> aside</c><00:41:09.250><c> to</c><00:41:09.590><c> dislocated</c><00:41:10.389><c> babble.</c> 00:41:13.769 --> 00:41:16.130 They<00:41:14.070><c> don't</c><00:41:14.409><c> know</c><00:41:14.650><c> what</c><00:41:14.949><c> they're</c><00:41:15.150><c> talking</c><00:41:15.550><c> about.</c><00:41:15.969><c> They</c> 00:41:16.130 --> 00:41:20.630 don't<00:41:16.269><c> know</c><00:41:16.530><c> what</c><00:41:16.690><c> they</c><00:41:16.869><c> are.</c><00:41:18.449><c> They've</c><00:41:19.010><c> lost</c><00:41:19.269><c> their</c><00:41:19.730><c> vision.</c> 00:41:21.949 --> 00:41:24.469 Now<00:41:22.130><c> in</c><00:41:22.469><c> the</c><00:41:22.630><c> last</c><00:41:22.869><c> two</c><00:41:23.130><c> verses</c><00:41:23.429><c> of</c><00:41:23.650><c> this</c><00:41:23.849><c> epistle</c><00:41:24.150><c> he's</c> 00:41:24.469 --> 00:41:30.550 right<00:41:24.650><c> back</c><00:41:24.909><c> where</c><00:41:25.070><c> he</c><00:41:25.210><c> started.</c><00:41:27.110><c> Oh,</c><00:41:28.550><c> Timothy,</c><00:41:29.869><c> guard</c><00:41:30.369><c> the</c> 00:41:30.550 --> 00:41:35.090 deposit.<00:41:31.969><c> Be</c><00:41:32.329><c> put</c><00:41:32.489><c> in</c><00:41:32.590><c> your</c><00:41:32.889><c> trust.</c><00:41:34.210><c> Avoid</c><00:41:34.769><c> these</c> 00:41:35.090 --> 00:41:44.389 unholy,<00:41:36.309><c> empty</c><00:41:36.809><c> sounds.</c><00:41:38.489><c> Prane</c><00:41:39.289><c> and</c><00:41:39.530><c> vain</c><00:41:39.730><c> babblies.</c><00:41:41.829><c> Unholy,</c><00:41:42.750><c> empty</c><00:41:43.389><c> sounds.</c> 00:41:47.570 --> 00:41:52.070 False<00:41:47.710><c> knowledge.</c><00:41:49.510><c> Oppositions</c><00:41:50.010><c> of</c><00:41:50.369><c> science.</c><00:41:51.530><c> So</c><00:41:51.809><c> closely</c> 00:41:52.070 --> 00:41:54.710 so<00:41:52.489><c> called.</c><00:41:53.130><c> The</c><00:41:53.130><c> word</c><00:41:53.329><c> science</c><00:41:53.750><c> there</c><00:41:53.909><c> is</c><00:41:54.050><c> just</c><00:41:54.329><c> the</c> 00:41:54.710 --> 00:42:03.130 normal<00:41:54.989><c> word</c><00:41:55.389><c> for</c><00:41:55.730><c> knowledge.</c><00:41:57.670><c> So</c><00:41:58.469><c> look,</c><00:41:59.050><c> avoid</c><00:41:59.389><c> those.</c><00:42:01.110><c> These</c><00:42:01.650><c> other</c><00:42:02.250><c> forms</c><00:42:02.570><c> of</c><00:42:02.849><c> knowledge,</c> 00:42:03.130 --> 00:42:07.530 falsely<00:42:04.030><c> called</c><00:42:04.329><c> knowledge.</c><00:42:05.610><c> I</c><00:42:05.670><c> mean</c><00:42:05.809><c> it</c><00:42:05.949><c> may</c><00:42:06.130><c> apply</c><00:42:06.429><c> to</c><00:42:07.250><c> some</c> 00:42:07.530 --> 00:42:10.010 old<00:42:07.909><c> science,</c><00:42:08.809><c> evolution</c><00:42:09.289><c> and</c><00:42:09.570><c> so</c><00:42:09.730><c> forth.</c> 00:42:10.110 --> 00:42:13.429 Think,<00:42:10.269><c> use</c><00:42:10.469><c> it</c><00:42:10.670><c> to</c><00:42:10.889><c> prove</c><00:42:11.309><c> that.</c><00:42:11.989><c> Well,</c><00:42:12.070><c> that's</c><00:42:12.349><c> fine.</c><00:42:12.949><c> But</c> 00:42:13.429 --> 00:42:15.889 bear<00:42:13.630><c> in</c><00:42:13.869><c> mind</c><00:42:14.010><c> that</c><00:42:14.190><c> it's</c><00:42:14.530><c> any</c><00:42:14.949><c> form</c><00:42:15.309><c> of</c><00:42:15.670><c> worldly</c> 00:42:15.889 --> 00:42:18.710 knowledge<00:42:16.269><c> which</c><00:42:16.510><c> is</c><00:42:16.690><c> in</c><00:42:16.889><c> opposition</c><00:42:17.329><c> to</c><00:42:17.630><c> the</c><00:42:17.690><c> truth.</c><00:42:18.369><c> Avoid</c> 00:42:18.710 --> 00:42:24.139 it.<00:42:20.809><c> Unholy,</c><00:42:21.949><c> empty.</c><00:42:23.010><c> Which</c><00:42:23.329><c> some,</c> 00:42:27.179 --> 00:42:31.900 some<00:42:28.019><c> professing</c><00:42:28.860><c> have,</c><00:42:29.780><c> here's</c><00:42:30.420><c> the</c><00:42:30.599><c> word</c><00:42:30.739><c> again,</c><00:42:31.719><c> missed</c> 00:42:31.900 --> 00:42:35.300 the<00:42:32.119><c> mark.</c><00:42:33.280><c> Back</c><00:42:33.280><c> to</c><00:42:33.500><c> chapter</c><00:42:33.780><c> one,</c><00:42:35.079><c> concerning</c> 00:42:35.300 --> 00:42:49.300 the<00:42:35.579><c> faith.</c><00:42:37.980><c> Totally</c><00:42:38.559><c> missed</c><00:42:39.500><c> the</c><00:42:43.019><c> mark.</c><00:42:44.360><c> Grace,</c><00:42:46.480><c> divine</c><00:42:46.639><c> faith.</c><00:42:49.159><c> So</c> 00:42:49.300 --> 00:42:50.980 brothers<00:42:49.519><c> and</c><00:42:49.760><c> sisters,</c><00:42:50.559><c> that's</c><00:42:50.699><c> the</c><00:42:50.860><c> final</c> 00:42:50.980 --> 00:42:57.719 message.<00:42:52.400><c> Divine</c><00:42:52.820><c> faith.</c><00:42:54.360><c> We've</c><00:42:54.599><c> got</c><00:42:54.739><c> the</c><00:42:54.960><c> favour</c><00:42:55.159><c> of</c><00:42:55.300><c> God</c><00:42:55.579><c> with</c><00:42:55.780><c> us,</c><00:42:56.219><c> brothers</c><00:42:56.219><c> and</c><00:42:56.480><c> sisters.</c><00:42:57.340><c> We</c> 00:42:57.719 --> 00:42:58.179 don't<00:42:57.940><c> need</c> 00:42:58.179 --> 00:43:02.380 anything<00:42:58.559><c> else.</c><00:42:59.579><c> We're</c><00:42:59.739><c> waiting</c><00:42:59.860><c> for</c><00:43:00.039><c> the</c><00:43:00.199><c> time</c><00:43:00.380><c> when</c><00:43:00.539><c> God</c><00:43:00.719><c> will</c><00:43:00.980><c> show</c><00:43:01.219><c> who</c><00:43:01.460><c> is</c> 00:43:02.380 --> 00:43:06.079 the<00:43:02.539><c> blessed</c><00:43:02.760><c> Pope.</c><00:43:03.619><c> We</c><00:43:03.619><c> pray</c><00:43:05.699><c> as</c><00:43:05.940><c> we</c> 00:43:06.079 --> 00:43:08.440 take<00:43:06.340><c> the</c><00:43:06.539><c> bread</c><00:43:06.719><c> and</c><00:43:06.800><c> wine</c><00:43:07.059><c> in</c><00:43:07.260><c> memory</c><00:43:07.539><c> of</c><00:43:07.699><c> him</c><00:43:07.880><c> this</c><00:43:08.119><c> morning</c> 00:43:08.440 --> 00:43:11.599 when<00:43:08.780><c> he</c><00:43:08.920><c> came</c><00:43:09.320><c> as</c><00:43:09.739><c> a</c><00:43:09.900><c> suffering</c><00:43:10.400><c> servant.</c> 00:43:13.619 --> 00:43:17.000 Paraphrasing<00:43:14.079><c> Philippians</c><00:43:14.539><c> who</c><00:43:14.780><c> though</c><00:43:14.940><c> he</c><00:43:15.079><c> had</c><00:43:15.280><c> a</c><00:43:15.500><c> status</c><00:43:15.900><c> of</c><00:43:16.219><c> God,</c><00:43:16.659><c> he</c><00:43:16.780><c> was</c><00:43:16.900><c> a</c> 00:43:17.000 --> 00:43:18.019 son<00:43:17.179><c> of</c><00:43:17.280><c> God,</c><00:43:17.420><c> he</c><00:43:17.460><c> had</c><00:43:17.559><c> a</c><00:43:17.739><c> status.</c> 00:43:18.019 --> 00:43:23.280 He<00:43:18.340><c> took</c><00:43:18.539><c> on</c><00:43:18.679><c> him</c><00:43:18.940><c> the</c><00:43:19.559><c> status</c><00:43:19.920><c> of</c><00:43:20.400><c> a</c><00:43:20.679><c> servant</c><00:43:21.179><c> and</c><00:43:21.699><c> humbled</c><00:43:22.119><c> himself.</c><00:43:23.119><c> He</c> 00:43:23.280 --> 00:43:24.860 became<00:43:23.420><c> obedient.</c><00:43:24.119><c> He</c><00:43:24.199><c> took</c><00:43:24.420><c> on</c><00:43:24.619><c> the</c><00:43:24.719><c> role</c> 00:43:24.860 --> 00:43:29.539 of<00:43:25.059><c> a</c><00:43:25.179><c> bond</c><00:43:25.340><c> slave</c><00:43:25.599><c> on</c><00:43:25.800><c> our</c><00:43:26.039><c> behalf.</c><00:43:27.800><c> He</c><00:43:27.840><c> became</c><00:43:27.980><c> obedient</c><00:43:28.579><c> even</c><00:43:29.260><c> to</c> 00:43:29.539 --> 00:43:32.119 the<00:43:29.659><c> death</c><00:43:29.840><c> of</c><00:43:30.059><c> the</c><00:43:30.139><c> cross.</c><00:43:31.139><c> Wherefore,</c> 00:43:32.219 --> 00:43:36.780 wherefore,<00:43:32.800><c> on</c><00:43:33.019><c> that</c><00:43:33.199><c> account,</c><00:43:33.820><c> God</c><00:43:33.980><c> highly</c><00:43:34.539><c> exalted</c><00:43:35.519><c> him.</c> 00:43:37.420 --> 00:43:38.900 He<00:43:37.519><c> gave</c><00:43:37.559><c> him</c><00:43:37.739><c> the</c><00:43:37.840><c> name</c><00:43:37.980><c> of</c><00:43:38.139><c> that</c><00:43:38.300><c> 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you</c><00:44:06.519><c> so</c><00:44:07.000><c> much</c><00:44:07.219><c> for</c><00:44:07.320><c> those</c><00:44:07.619><c> words</c><00:44:07.880><c> of</c><00:44:08.139><c> exhortation.</c> 00:44:12.559 --> 00:44:17.599 The<00:44:13.280><c> subject</c><00:44:13.519><c> of</c><00:44:13.980><c> defending</c><00:44:14.219><c> and</c><00:44:15.079><c> keeping</c><00:44:15.440><c> the</c><00:44:15.780><c> faith</c><00:44:16.400><c> couldn't</c><00:44:17.139><c> help</c> 00:44:17.599 --> 00:44:19.639 to<00:44:17.940><c> make</c><00:44:18.239><c> so</c><00:44:18.760><c> much</c><00:44:19.000><c> of</c><00:44:19.119><c> the</c><00:44:19.320><c> message</c> 00:44:19.639 --> 00:44:25.659 received.<00:44:21.320><c> The</c><00:44:21.360><c> need</c><00:44:21.559><c> to</c><00:44:22.159><c> prepare</c><00:44:22.619><c> and</c><00:44:23.019><c> to</c><00:44:23.840><c> learn</c><00:44:24.059><c> what</c><00:44:24.340><c> a</c><00:44:24.519><c> need</c><00:44:24.739><c> that</c><00:44:25.539><c> 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and</c><00:45:30.360><c> Savior.</c> 00:45:31.820 --> 00:45:37.760 Savior,<00:45:32.260><c> we</c><00:45:32.380><c> meet</c><00:45:32.739><c> in</c><00:45:33.019><c> thy</c><00:45:33.300><c> dear</c><00:45:33.559><c> name.</c><00:45:34.760><c> Here</c><00:45:34.940><c> present</c><00:45:35.360><c> our</c><00:45:35.579><c> humble</c><00:45:35.980><c> plea.</c><00:45:37.360><c> Bless</c><00:45:37.519><c> us</c> 00:45:37.760 --> 00:45:39.360 now,<00:45:38.480><c> we</c><00:45:38.619><c> eat</c><00:45:38.800><c> and</c><00:45:39.039><c> drink,</c> 00:45:39.360 --> 00:45:42.760 as<00:45:39.880><c> we</c><00:45:40.079><c> remember</c><00:45:40.579><c> the</c><00:45:40.739><c> school</c><00:45:41.000><c> working</c><00:45:41.320><c> spirit.</c> 00:46:09.360 --> 00:46:14.039 our<00:46:09.699><c> homes</c><00:46:11.219><c> will</c><00:46:12.179><c> be.</c> 00:46:14.239 --> 00:46:17.559 Let<00:46:14.739><c> us</c><00:46:15.340><c> pass</c><00:46:16.340><c> now,</c> 00:46:17.920 --> 00:46:22.380 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