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find</c><00:11:29.419><c> what</c><00:11:29.779><c> the</c><00:11:30.000><c> connection</c><00:11:30.340><c> is</c><00:11:30.559><c> between</c><00:11:30.820><c> the</c><00:11:31.080><c> references</c> 00:11:32.340 --> 00:11:36.039 and<00:11:32.759><c> what</c><00:11:33.059><c> it's</c><00:11:33.279><c> got</c><00:11:33.360><c> to</c><00:11:33.500><c> do</c><00:11:33.600><c> with</c><00:11:33.779><c> the</c><00:11:34.019><c> story</c><00:11:34.279><c> of</c><00:11:35.159><c> Ruth.</c> 00:11:36.639 --> 00:11:39.139 So<00:11:37.059><c> I</c><00:11:37.480><c> want</c><00:11:37.639><c> you</c><00:11:37.740><c> to</c><00:11:37.759><c> make</c><00:11:37.879><c> a</c><00:11:38.000><c> note</c><00:11:38.120><c> of</c><00:11:38.279><c> these.</c><00:11:38.679><c> I'll</c><00:11:38.879><c> write</c><00:11:38.899><c> them</c><00:11:39.000><c> up</c> 00:11:39.139 --> 00:11:39.419 for<00:11:39.340><c> you.</c> 00:11:39.500 --> 00:11:44.399 The<00:11:39.639><c> first</c><00:11:39.879><c> reference</c><00:11:40.179><c> you</c><00:11:40.320><c> want</c><00:11:40.559><c> is</c><00:11:40.840><c> the</c><00:11:42.759><c> Gospel</c><00:11:43.080><c> of</c><00:11:43.220><c> John.</c> 00:11:53.379 --> 00:11:58.779 Sorry.<00:11:55.460><c> Yeah,</c><00:11:55.919><c> I'll</c><00:11:56.059><c> give</c><00:11:56.200><c> you</c><00:11:57.259><c> two</c><00:11:57.639><c> groups,</c><00:11:58.100><c> you</c><00:11:58.299><c> four</c><00:11:58.519><c> there</c> 00:11:58.779 --> 00:11:59.360 and<00:11:58.860><c> you</c><00:11:59.039><c> four</c><00:11:59.220><c> there.</c> 00:11:59.360 --> 00:12:02.679 So<00:11:59.360><c> you</c><00:11:59.440><c> can</c><00:11:59.659><c> talk</c><00:11:59.799><c> among</c><00:12:00.000><c> yourselves</c><00:12:00.639><c> and</c><00:12:01.039><c> find</c><00:12:01.320><c> out.</c> 00:12:03.580 --> 00:12:10.379 The<00:12:03.679><c> first</c><00:12:03.879><c> reference</c><00:12:04.360><c> is</c><00:12:04.659><c> John,</c><00:12:05.000><c> chapter</c><00:12:05.399><c> one,</c><00:12:09.379><c> verses</c><00:12:09.720><c> 26</c> 00:12:10.379 --> 00:12:12.279 to<00:12:10.620><c> 28.</c> 00:12:20.240 --> 00:12:25.059 The<00:12:21.120><c> other</c><00:12:21.379><c> reference</c><00:12:21.820><c> is</c><00:12:22.240><c> Exodus,</c><00:12:22.779><c> the</c><00:12:22.860><c> book</c><00:12:23.019><c> of</c><00:12:23.259><c> Exodus,</c> 00:12:28.000 --> 00:12:40.139 chapter<00:12:28.240><c> three,</c><00:12:38.700><c> verse</c><00:12:39.019><c> five.</c> 00:12:40.139 --> 00:12:48.019 All<00:12:40.440><c> right,</c><00:12:45.419><c> and</c><00:12:45.740><c> then</c><00:12:46.740><c> what</c><00:12:47.039><c> you've</c><00:12:47.259><c> got</c><00:12:47.340><c> to</c><00:12:47.500><c> bear</c><00:12:47.659><c> in</c><00:12:47.840><c> mind</c> 00:12:48.019 --> 00:12:50.639 when<00:12:48.179><c> you're</c><00:12:48.600><c> trying</c><00:12:48.779><c> to</c><00:12:48.899><c> find</c><00:12:49.039><c> the</c><00:12:49.159><c> answers</c><00:12:49.419><c> to</c><00:12:49.659><c> these,</c> 00:12:51.440 --> 00:12:59.159 what<00:12:51.860><c> they</c><00:12:52.279><c> have</c><00:12:52.320><c> in</c><00:12:52.379><c> common</c><00:12:52.679><c> is</c><00:12:53.220><c> you</c><00:12:53.440><c> go</c><00:12:53.580><c> to</c><00:12:53.740><c> your</c><00:12:53.899><c> book</c><00:12:54.100><c> of</c><00:12:54.299><c> Ruth,</c> 00:13:01.740 --> 00:13:08.000 verse,<00:13:03.399><c> chapter</c><00:13:03.720><c> four,</c><00:13:05.820><c> verses</c><00:13:06.059><c> seven</c><00:13:06.399><c> and</c><00:13:06.539><c> eight.</c> 00:13:20.500 --> 00:13:25.659 All<00:13:20.960><c> right,</c><00:13:21.820><c> so</c><00:13:22.399><c> I'll</c><00:13:23.799><c> give</c><00:13:23.899><c> you</c><00:13:24.179><c> five</c><00:13:24.419><c> or</c><00:13:24.580><c> six</c><00:13:24.759><c> minutes.</c> 00:13:26.000 --> 00:13:29.039 You<00:13:26.139><c> four</c><00:13:26.379><c> can</c><00:13:26.559><c> talk</c><00:13:26.720><c> amongst</c><00:13:27.019><c> yourselves,</c><00:13:27.700><c> five,</c><00:13:28.080><c> and</c><00:13:28.279><c> you</c> 00:13:29.039 --> 00:13:31.159 can<00:13:29.340><c> talk</c><00:13:29.419><c> amongst</c><00:13:29.639><c> yourselves,</c><00:13:30.120><c> all</c><00:13:30.320><c> right,</c><00:13:30.639><c> and</c><00:13:30.980><c> come</c><00:13:31.080><c> up</c> 00:13:31.159 --> 00:13:31.740 with<00:13:31.259><c> an</c><00:13:31.419><c> answer.</c> 00:13:31.740 --> 00:13:36.799 What<00:13:32.379><c> I</c><00:13:32.440><c> want</c><00:13:32.620><c> to</c><00:13:32.840><c> know</c><00:13:33.100><c> is</c><00:13:33.639><c> what's</c><00:13:34.139><c> the</c><00:13:34.320><c> link</c><00:13:34.799><c> between</c><00:13:35.940><c> these</c> 00:13:36.799 --> 00:13:37.659 three<00:13:37.100><c> references</c> 00:13:37.659 --> 00:13:42.759 and<00:13:38.559><c> what</c><00:13:38.860><c> principle,</c><00:13:39.759><c> what</c><00:13:40.039><c> Bible</c><00:13:40.379><c> principle</c><00:13:41.039><c> is</c><00:13:41.419><c> it</c><00:13:41.600><c> teaching,</c><00:13:42.059><c> right?</c> 00:13:42.980 --> 00:13:45.700 So<00:13:43.299><c> off</c><00:13:43.480><c> you</c><00:13:43.639><c> go.</c> 00:13:50.539 --> 00:13:55.720 We've<00:13:50.639><c> got</c><00:13:50.740><c> three</c><00:13:51.039><c> references.</c><00:13:53.820><c> What's</c><00:13:54.100><c> the</c><00:13:54.320><c> connecting</c><00:13:54.539><c> link</c><00:13:54.799><c> between</c><00:13:55.100><c> all</c><00:13:55.379><c> three?</c> 00:13:55.720 --> 00:14:02.240 What's<00:13:57.019><c> the</c><00:13:57.179><c> common</c><00:13:57.399><c> thing?</c><00:13:58.039><c> Shoes,</c><00:14:00.179><c> right?</c><00:14:00.759><c> Sandals,</c><00:14:01.279><c> right,</c><00:14:02.080><c> okay,</c> 00:14:02.299 --> 00:14:03.200 foot<00:14:02.399><c> covers.</c> 00:14:03.700 --> 00:14:10.000 So<00:14:03.879><c> what</c><00:14:04.080><c> happens</c><00:14:04.539><c> then</c><00:14:04.980><c> to</c><00:14:05.139><c> the</c><00:14:05.320><c> shoes?</c><00:14:06.700><c> Take</c><00:14:07.019><c> them</c><00:14:07.220><c> off.</c><00:14:09.059><c> Why?</c> 00:14:22.120 --> 00:14:33.700 To<00:14:23.200><c> show</c><00:14:23.460><c> respect,</c><00:14:27.019><c> yeah,</c><00:14:28.539><c> and</c><00:14:28.639><c> get</c><00:14:28.840><c> warm.</c><00:14:30.980><c> Respect</c><00:14:31.419><c> in</c><00:14:31.840><c> regard</c><00:14:32.399><c> to</c><00:14:32.779><c> what?</c> 00:14:35.279 --> 00:14:41.100 Yeah,<00:14:37.940><c> but</c><00:14:37.940><c> we</c><00:14:38.139><c> would</c><00:14:38.320><c> show</c><00:14:38.539><c> respect</c><00:14:38.960><c> to</c><00:14:39.139><c> God</c><00:14:39.379><c> anyway,</c><00:14:39.960><c> wouldn't</c><00:14:40.080><c> we,</c><00:14:40.379><c> because</c><00:14:40.659><c> God</c><00:14:40.879><c> is</c> 00:14:41.100 --> 00:14:42.740 God,<00:14:41.460><c> so</c><00:14:41.620><c> we</c><00:14:41.700><c> have</c><00:14:41.899><c> to</c><00:14:42.080><c> reverence</c><00:14:42.440><c> God.</c> 00:14:43.179 --> 00:14:47.720 What's<00:14:43.580><c> happening</c><00:14:43.879><c> in</c><00:14:44.139><c> these</c><00:14:44.700><c> three</c><00:14:45.059><c> stories,</c><00:14:47.159><c> in</c><00:14:47.379><c> these</c> 00:14:47.720 --> 00:14:49.080 three<00:14:48.039><c> instances?</c> 00:14:50.259 --> 00:14:57.899 Sorry?<00:14:53.419><c> People</c><00:14:53.600><c> are</c><00:14:53.799><c> unworthy,</c><00:14:54.220><c> yeah.</c> 00:14:59.559 --> 00:15:05.340 They<00:15:00.279><c> were</c><00:15:00.360><c> coming</c><00:15:00.659><c> to</c><00:15:04.100><c> be</c><00:15:04.320><c> baptized</c><00:15:04.740><c> with</c><00:15:04.919><c> John,</c><00:15:05.259><c> weren't</c> 00:15:05.340 --> 00:15:11.600 they?<00:15:10.379><c> Yeah.</c> 00:15:19.279 --> 00:15:25.779 Let's<00:15:19.720><c> just</c><00:15:19.960><c> stay</c><00:15:20.080><c> with</c><00:15:20.200><c> the</c><00:15:20.360><c> one</c><00:15:20.460><c> in</c><00:15:20.659><c> John</c><00:15:20.840><c> a</c><00:15:21.779><c> minute.</c><00:15:23.580><c> Why</c><00:15:23.720><c> would</c><00:15:23.940><c> the</c><00:15:24.139><c> people</c><00:15:24.299><c> be</c><00:15:24.620><c> baptized?</c> 00:15:29.940 --> 00:15:32.340 Why<00:15:30.379><c> were</c><00:15:30.500><c> people</c><00:15:30.779><c> coming</c><00:15:31.059><c> to</c><00:15:31.279><c> be</c><00:15:31.440><c> baptized?</c><00:15:31.860><c> Why</c><00:15:32.019><c> do</c><00:15:32.139><c> people</c> 00:15:32.340 --> 00:15:33.679 get<00:15:32.659><c> baptized?</c> 00:15:35.039 --> 00:15:40.200 They<00:15:35.519><c> want</c><00:15:35.539><c> to</c><00:15:35.720><c> be</c><00:15:35.879><c> saved.</c><00:15:38.960><c> They</c><00:15:39.019><c> want</c><00:15:39.039><c> to</c><00:15:39.059><c> be</c><00:15:39.240><c> resurrected.</c> 00:15:41.500 --> 00:15:46.799 What's<00:15:41.799><c> happening</c><00:15:42.220><c> in</c><00:15:42.679><c> Exodus?</c><00:15:45.279><c> He's</c><00:15:45.600><c> talking</c><00:15:45.799><c> to</c><00:15:45.980><c> God.</c> 00:15:47.200 --> 00:15:49.580 Yes,<00:15:47.600><c> he's</c><00:15:47.740><c> talking</c><00:15:47.980><c> to</c><00:15:48.139><c> the</c><00:15:48.279><c> angel</c><00:15:48.519><c> that</c><00:15:48.820><c> represents</c><00:15:49.240><c> God,</c> 00:15:50.039 --> 00:15:53.580 but<00:15:50.039><c> why</c><00:15:51.740><c> has</c><00:15:51.919><c> the</c><00:15:52.000><c> angel</c><00:15:52.120><c> actually</c><00:15:52.360><c> come</c><00:15:52.620><c> to</c><00:15:52.779><c> him?</c> 00:15:54.080 --> 00:15:56.580 Why<00:15:54.320><c> is</c><00:15:54.440><c> the</c><00:15:54.519><c> angel</c><00:15:54.700><c> turned</c><00:15:55.240><c> up?</c><00:15:55.679><c> Why</c><00:15:55.840><c> is</c><00:15:56.000><c> the</c><00:15:56.120><c> angel</c><00:15:56.220><c> talking</c> 00:15:56.580 --> 00:15:59.299 to<00:15:56.740><c> Moses?</c><00:15:58.100><c> To</c><00:15:58.220><c> save</c><00:15:58.580><c> his</c><00:15:58.919><c> people.</c> 00:15:59.299 --> 00:16:08.840 Right.<00:16:00.720><c> Who's</c><00:16:01.039><c> going</c><00:16:01.159><c> to</c><00:16:01.279><c> do</c><00:16:01.419><c> the</c><00:16:01.659><c> saving?</c><00:16:06.080><c> Sorry?</c><00:16:08.059><c> Yeah,</c><00:16:08.519><c> but</c> 00:16:08.840 --> 00:16:13.639 who's<00:16:09.259><c> doing</c><00:16:09.500><c> the</c><00:16:09.779><c> saving</c><00:16:10.139><c> in</c><00:16:12.299><c> both</c><00:16:12.559><c> cases?</c> 00:16:15.259 --> 00:16:18.539 People<00:16:15.480><c> are</c><00:16:15.740><c> required</c><00:16:15.980><c> to</c><00:16:16.200><c> do</c><00:16:16.440><c> something,</c><00:16:17.500><c> but</c><00:16:17.720><c> who</c><00:16:17.899><c> is</c><00:16:18.080><c> actually</c><00:16:18.320><c> going</c> 00:16:18.539 --> 00:16:21.980 to<00:16:18.620><c> do</c><00:16:18.879><c> the</c><00:16:19.120><c> saving?</c><00:16:20.220><c> God's</c><00:16:20.740><c> going</c><00:16:20.919><c> to</c><00:16:21.059><c> do</c><00:16:21.179><c> it,</c><00:16:21.360><c> yeah.</c> 00:16:21.980 --> 00:16:27.559 God<00:16:22.519><c> is</c><00:16:24.100><c> going</c><00:16:24.240><c> to</c><00:16:24.799><c> save.</c><00:16:26.019><c> Moses</c><00:16:26.460><c> was</c><00:16:26.679><c> going</c><00:16:26.860><c> to</c><00:16:26.960><c> go</c><00:16:27.080><c> and</c><00:16:27.320><c> lead</c> 00:16:27.559 --> 00:16:30.840 the<00:16:27.720><c> children</c><00:16:28.059><c> of</c><00:16:28.200><c> Israel</c><00:16:28.539><c> out</c><00:16:28.840><c> of</c><00:16:29.019><c> Egypt,</c><00:16:29.299><c> but</c><00:16:29.559><c> God</c><00:16:29.879><c> was</c><00:16:30.159><c> actually</c><00:16:30.480><c> going</c><00:16:30.679><c> to</c> 00:16:30.840 --> 00:16:32.259 save<00:16:31.039><c> them.</c> 00:16:32.299 --> 00:16:37.120 People<00:16:32.559><c> were</c><00:16:32.820><c> being</c><00:16:33.200><c> baptized</c><00:16:34.220><c> by</c><00:16:34.960><c> John</c><00:16:35.480><c> for</c><00:16:36.440><c> remission</c><00:16:36.820><c> of</c> 00:16:37.120 --> 00:16:39.720 sins,<00:16:38.120><c> but</c><00:16:38.299><c> it's</c><00:16:38.539><c> God</c><00:16:38.799><c> who</c><00:16:39.039><c> saves,</c><00:16:39.440><c> isn't</c><00:16:39.559><c> it?</c> 00:16:39.840 --> 00:16:43.159 The<00:16:40.039><c> people</c><00:16:40.200><c> go</c><00:16:40.480><c> through</c><00:16:40.879><c> the</c><00:16:41.179><c> actions,</c><00:16:41.840><c> do</c><00:16:42.019><c> the</c><00:16:42.220><c> motions.</c> 00:16:43.519 --> 00:16:45.580 They<00:16:43.700><c> get</c><00:16:43.940><c> baptized,</c><00:16:44.360><c> but</c><00:16:44.500><c> it's</c><00:16:44.700><c> God</c><00:16:44.980><c> who</c><00:16:45.240><c> saves.</c> 00:16:45.580 --> 00:16:50.740 So<00:16:45.779><c> when</c><00:16:46.639><c> you</c><00:16:46.720><c> come</c><00:16:46.879><c> to</c><00:16:47.000><c> the</c><00:16:47.139><c> story</c><00:16:47.399><c> of</c><00:16:47.740><c> Ruth,</c><00:16:49.879><c> the</c><00:16:49.960><c> man</c><00:16:50.259><c> had</c><00:16:50.480><c> to</c> 00:16:50.740 --> 00:16:52.360 take<00:16:50.860><c> off</c><00:16:51.059><c> his</c><00:16:51.320><c> shoes,</c><00:16:51.720><c> didn't</c><00:16:51.940><c> he?</c> 00:16:52.700 --> 00:16:56.240 Why<00:16:52.919><c> did</c><00:16:53.059><c> the</c><00:16:53.220><c> man</c><00:16:53.360><c> have</c><00:16:53.559><c> to</c><00:16:53.679><c> take</c><00:16:53.820><c> off</c><00:16:53.960><c> his</c><00:16:54.139><c> shoe</c><00:16:54.379><c> in</c><00:16:54.659><c> the</c><00:16:54.860><c> story</c><00:16:55.039><c> of</c><00:16:55.179><c> Ruth?</c> 00:17:05.539 --> 00:17:08.680 Yeah,<00:17:06.140><c> but</c><00:17:06.299><c> think,</c><00:17:06.839><c> which</c><00:17:07.119><c> man</c><00:17:07.380><c> had</c><00:17:07.519><c> his</c><00:17:07.759><c> shoe</c><00:17:07.880><c> taken</c><00:17:08.220><c> off?</c> 00:17:09.160 --> 00:17:11.140 The<00:17:09.599><c> guy</c><00:17:09.759><c> who</c><00:17:09.960><c> decided</c><00:17:10.140><c> not</c><00:17:10.420><c> to</c><00:17:10.619><c> do</c><00:17:10.859><c> it.</c> 00:17:11.240 --> 00:17:14.319 The<00:17:11.440><c> guy</c><00:17:11.660><c> who</c><00:17:11.880><c> decided</c><00:17:12.160><c> not</c><00:17:12.440><c> to</c><00:17:12.559><c> do</c><00:17:12.720><c> it.</c><00:17:13.380><c> So</c><00:17:13.599><c> why</c><00:17:13.859><c> was</c><00:17:14.079><c> the</c><00:17:14.240><c> shoe</c> 00:17:14.319 --> 00:17:17.039 taken<00:17:14.660><c> off</c><00:17:14.880><c> of</c><00:17:15.000><c> him?</c><00:17:15.079><c> What</c><00:17:15.240><c> did</c><00:17:15.359><c> that</c><00:17:15.900><c> say?</c> 00:17:22.180 --> 00:17:25.660 What<00:17:22.220><c> does</c><00:17:22.440><c> it</c><00:17:22.480><c> say</c><00:17:22.599><c> about</c><00:17:22.819><c> the</c><00:17:23.039><c> man</c><00:17:23.579><c> who</c><00:17:24.000><c> had</c><00:17:24.079><c> his</c><00:17:24.299><c> shoe</c><00:17:24.420><c> taken</c><00:17:24.720><c> off?</c> 00:17:29.000 --> 00:17:31.720 Yeah,<00:17:29.259><c> that's</c><00:17:29.420><c> right,</c><00:17:29.700><c> he</c><00:17:29.759><c> wasn't</c><00:17:29.900><c> too</c><00:17:30.160><c> good.</c><00:17:31.119><c> It</c><00:17:31.400><c> tells</c><00:17:31.579><c> us</c> 00:17:31.720 --> 00:17:33.640 he<00:17:31.900><c> couldn't</c><00:17:32.200><c> do</c><00:17:32.440><c> it.</c> 00:17:34.000 --> 00:17:37.039 He<00:17:34.400><c> took</c><00:17:34.660><c> his</c><00:17:34.880><c> shoe</c><00:17:34.980><c> off</c><00:17:35.220><c> because</c><00:17:35.500><c> he</c><00:17:35.720><c> couldn't</c><00:17:36.039><c> do</c><00:17:36.380><c> what</c><00:17:36.599><c> was</c> 00:17:37.039 --> 00:17:38.759 required<00:17:37.400><c> of</c><00:17:37.579><c> him.</c> 00:17:39.480 --> 00:17:42.299 So<00:17:39.579><c> why</c><00:17:39.779><c> did</c><00:17:39.940><c> Moses</c><00:17:40.220><c> take</c><00:17:40.539><c> his</c><00:17:40.799><c> shoe</c><00:17:40.980><c> off</c><00:17:41.180><c> then?</c> 00:17:46.259 --> 00:17:48.319 Yeah,<00:17:46.720><c> but</c><00:17:46.720><c> what</c><00:17:47.539><c> difference</c><00:17:47.779><c> does</c><00:17:47.920><c> it</c><00:17:47.920><c> make</c><00:17:48.000><c> whether</c><00:17:48.119><c> he</c><00:17:48.119><c> got</c> 00:17:48.319 --> 00:17:49.519 his<00:17:48.440><c> shoe</c><00:17:48.579><c> on</c><00:17:48.759><c> or</c><00:17:48.819><c> not?</c> 00:17:50.259 --> 00:17:52.740 He<00:17:50.660><c> couldn't</c><00:17:51.039><c> do</c><00:17:51.220><c> it,</c><00:17:51.420><c> could</c><00:17:51.619><c> he?</c><00:17:52.420><c> Yeah.</c> 00:17:52.920 --> 00:17:56.000 Moses<00:17:53.240><c> took</c><00:17:53.420><c> his</c><00:17:53.619><c> shoe</c><00:17:53.720><c> off</c><00:17:53.920><c> because</c><00:17:54.059><c> he</c><00:17:54.220><c> couldn't</c><00:17:54.440><c> do</c><00:17:54.640><c> it.</c><00:17:54.940><c> Only</c><00:17:55.140><c> God</c><00:17:55.339><c> could</c><00:17:55.559><c> do</c><00:17:55.720><c> it.</c> 00:17:56.140 --> 00:17:57.579 Moses<00:17:56.460><c> would</c><00:17:56.680><c> do</c><00:17:56.759><c> it</c><00:17:56.839><c> with</c><00:17:56.960><c> God's</c><00:17:57.359><c> strength.</c> 00:17:58.059 --> 00:18:00.839 So<00:17:58.200><c> what</c><00:17:58.359><c> is</c><00:17:58.500><c> John</c><00:17:58.740><c> the</c><00:17:58.859><c> Baptist</c><00:17:59.240><c> saying</c><00:17:59.539><c> then?</c> 00:18:00.980 --> 00:18:03.960 When<00:18:01.539><c> you</c><00:18:01.680><c> look</c><00:18:01.819><c> at</c><00:18:01.920><c> the</c><00:18:02.079><c> reference</c><00:18:02.359><c> in</c><00:18:02.619><c> John,</c><00:18:03.680><c> he</c><00:18:03.680><c> couldn't</c> 00:18:03.960 --> 00:18:05.380 do<00:18:04.259><c> what</c><00:18:04.480><c> Jesus</c><00:18:04.839><c> could</c><00:18:05.140><c> do.</c> 00:18:05.599 --> 00:18:07.240 Why<00:18:05.839><c> couldn't</c><00:18:06.059><c> he</c><00:18:06.180><c> do</c><00:18:06.279><c> what</c><00:18:06.440><c> Jesus</c><00:18:06.759><c> could</c><00:18:07.000><c> do?</c> 00:18:07.740 --> 00:18:12.759 Because<00:18:07.960><c> Jesus</c><00:18:08.299><c> was</c><00:18:08.500><c> going</c><00:18:08.619><c> to</c><00:18:08.759><c> be</c><00:18:08.980><c> the</c><00:18:10.700><c> saviour.</c><00:18:11.579><c> That's</c><00:18:11.740><c> right.</c> 00:18:13.079 --> 00:18:17.579 So<00:18:13.400><c> the</c><00:18:13.619><c> taking</c><00:18:13.859><c> the</c><00:18:14.160><c> shoe</c><00:18:14.299><c> off</c><00:18:14.799><c> in</c><00:18:15.160><c> all</c><00:18:15.319><c> those</c><00:18:15.619><c> three</c><00:18:16.279><c> Bible</c><00:18:16.799><c> illustrations</c> 00:18:17.579 --> 00:18:21.579 is<00:18:18.500><c> showing</c><00:18:18.759><c> us</c><00:18:19.059><c> that</c><00:18:19.339><c> man</c><00:18:19.720><c> can't</c><00:18:20.180><c> save</c><00:18:20.460><c> himself.</c> 00:18:22.839 --> 00:18:24.579 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he</c><00:18:39.039><c> took</c><00:18:39.400><c> on</c><00:18:39.619><c> what</c><00:18:39.799><c> the</c><00:18:40.059><c> other</c><00:18:40.259><c> man</c><00:18:40.539><c> couldn't,</c><00:18:41.480><c> he</c><00:18:41.740><c> is</c> 00:18:41.940 --> 00:18:43.200 giving<00:18:42.099><c> us</c><00:18:42.279><c> the</c><00:18:42.460><c> pattern</c><00:18:42.740><c> of</c><00:18:42.880><c> Jesus.</c> 00:18:43.319 --> 00:18:47.660 Boaz<00:18:43.680><c> did</c><00:18:43.920><c> what</c><00:18:44.079><c> the</c><00:18:44.259><c> other</c><00:18:44.420><c> man</c><00:18:44.640><c> couldn't</c><00:18:44.859><c> do.</c><00:18:45.299><c> He</c><00:18:45.700><c> redeemed</c><00:18:46.720><c> Ruth.</c> 00:18:48.160 --> 00:18:52.140 And<00:18:48.359><c> she</c><00:18:48.519><c> had</c><00:18:48.720><c> to</c><00:18:48.920><c> be</c><00:18:49.119><c> willing</c><00:18:49.480><c> to</c><00:18:50.660><c> be</c><00:18:50.900><c> married</c><00:18:51.119><c> to</c><00:18:51.319><c> him.</c> 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can't</c><00:19:17.819><c> save</c><00:19:18.039><c> ourselves.</c> 00:19:19.420 --> 00:19:22.259 We<00:19:19.880><c> know</c><00:19:20.359><c> what</c><00:19:20.559><c> we're</c><00:19:20.799><c> like,</c><00:19:21.559><c> humanly</c><00:19:21.960><c> speaking.</c> 00:19:22.559 --> 00:19:24.000 No<00:19:22.740><c> way</c><00:19:22.920><c> we</c><00:19:23.000><c> can</c><00:19:23.200><c> save</c><00:19:23.440><c> ourselves.</c> 00:19:24.000 --> 00:19:28.519 But<00:19:24.559><c> when</c><00:19:24.720><c> we</c><00:19:24.859><c> come</c><00:19:25.019><c> to</c><00:19:25.160><c> God,</c><00:19:26.420><c> that's</c><00:19:26.599><c> when</c><00:19:26.740><c> we</c><00:19:26.839><c> take</c><00:19:27.059><c> our</c><00:19:27.240><c> shoes</c><00:19:27.420><c> off.</c> 00:19:28.799 --> 00:19:30.940 That's<00:19:28.980><c> when</c><00:19:29.099><c> we</c><00:19:29.160><c> go</c><00:19:29.319><c> through</c><00:19:29.500><c> the</c><00:19:29.680><c> waters</c><00:19:29.900><c> of</c><00:19:30.079><c> baptism.</c> 00:19:30.980 --> 00:19:34.220 That's<00:19:31.160><c> when</c><00:19:31.339><c> we</c><00:19:31.680><c> say,</c><00:19:32.140><c> I</c><00:19:32.140><c> can't</c><00:19:32.460><c> do</c><00:19:32.579><c> it,</c><00:19:33.079><c> but</c><00:19:33.279><c> you</c><00:19:33.460><c> can</c><00:19:33.640><c> do</c><00:19:33.799><c> it.</c> 00:19:34.599 --> 00:19:36.319 That's<00:19:34.819><c> what</c><00:19:34.900><c> we</c><00:19:35.039><c> say</c><00:19:35.200><c> to</c><00:19:35.339><c> God.</c> 00:19:36.500 --> 00:19:39.460 And<00:19:36.599><c> he's</c><00:19:36.839><c> provided</c><00:19:37.200><c> the</c><00:19:37.420><c> means</c><00:19:37.660><c> through</c><00:19:37.859><c> the</c><00:19:37.960><c> Lord</c><00:19:38.140><c> Jesus</c><00:19:38.500><c> Christ</c><00:19:38.900><c> that</c><00:19:39.319><c> we</c> 00:19:39.460 --> 00:19:40.140 might<00:19:39.640><c> be</c><00:19:39.900><c> saved.</c> 00:19:40.279 --> 00:19:43.500 And<00:19:40.420><c> 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a</c><00:20:11.380><c> jigsaw</c><00:20:11.660><c> puzzle.</c> 00:20:12.680 --> 00:20:16.319 And<00:20:12.839><c> what</c><00:20:12.980><c> it's</c><00:20:13.119><c> saying</c><00:20:13.420><c> to</c><00:20:13.619><c> us</c><00:20:13.740><c> is</c><00:20:13.900><c> God's</c><00:20:14.259><c> got</c><00:20:14.359><c> to</c><00:20:14.619><c> plan</c><00:20:15.019><c> the</c><00:20:15.359><c> salvation.</c> 00:20:16.680 --> 00:20:18.940 And<00:20:16.759><c> so</c><00:20:16.839><c> all</c><00:20:16.960><c> the</c><00:20:17.180><c> stories</c><00:20:17.359><c> that</c><00:20:17.559><c> God</c><00:20:17.660><c> has</c><00:20:17.859><c> put</c><00:20:18.019><c> into</c><00:20:18.299><c> the</c><00:20:18.519><c> Bible</c> 00:20:18.940 --> 00:20:23.480 are<00:20:19.440><c> there</c><00:20:19.799><c> really</c><00:20:20.039><c> to</c><00:20:20.279><c> highlight</c><00:20:21.359><c> God's</c><00:20:22.019><c> way</c><00:20:22.220><c> of</c><00:20:22.440><c> salvation.</c> 00:20:24.240 --> 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herself</c><00:23:26.359><c> to</c><00:23:26.960><c> God.</c> 00:23:27.819 --> 00:23:30.900 What<00:23:28.000><c> other</c><00:23:28.240><c> decision</c><00:23:28.579><c> did</c><00:23:28.779><c> she</c><00:23:28.960><c> make</c><00:23:29.059><c> when</c><00:23:29.240><c> she</c><00:23:29.400><c> got</c><00:23:29.640><c> to</c><00:23:30.819><c> the</c> 00:23:30.900 --> 00:23:31.720 land<00:23:31.099><c> of</c><00:23:31.279><c> Israel</c> 00:23:31.720 --> 00:23:34.940 and<00:23:32.400><c> she</c><00:23:32.619><c> and</c><00:23:32.839><c> Naomi</c><00:23:33.000><c> were</c><00:23:33.220><c> living</c><00:23:33.420><c> there?</c> 00:23:37.759 --> 00:23:40.500 She<00:23:38.319><c> had</c><00:23:38.440><c> to</c><00:23:38.619><c> care</c><00:23:38.799><c> for</c><00:23:39.000><c> someone</c><00:23:39.240><c> else,</c><00:23:39.559><c> didn't</c><00:23:39.720><c> she?</c> 00:23:43.940 --> 00:23:48.160 Care<00:23:44.500><c> for</c><00:23:44.759><c> others</c><00:23:45.039><c> is</c><00:23:45.339><c> quite</c><00:23:45.539><c> an</c><00:23:45.839><c> important</c><00:23:46.119><c> part</c><00:23:46.539><c> of</c><00:23:47.160><c> life.</c> 00:23:50.000 --> 00:23:52.319 What<00:23:50.099><c> other</c><00:23:50.380><c> sort</c><00:23:50.500><c> of</c><00:23:50.640><c> decisions</c><00:23:50.900><c> did</c><00:23:51.119><c> she</c><00:23:51.279><c> make?</c> 00:24:00.460 --> 00:24:05.480 A<00:24:01.019><c> relationship</c><00:24:01.579><c> is</c><00:24:02.240><c> a</c><00:24:02.440><c> commitment</c><00:24:02.960><c> to</c><00:24:03.759><c> each</c><00:24:04.019><c> other.</c> 00:24:07.400 --> 00:24:13.819 And<00:24:08.160><c> so</c><00:24:08.559><c> that</c><00:24:09.480><c> relationship</c><00:24:10.039><c> is</c><00:24:10.500><c> expressed</c><00:24:10.900><c> in</c><00:24:11.920><c> a</c><00:24:13.240><c> literal</c><00:24:13.539><c> way</c> 00:24:13.819 --> 00:24:16.039 by<00:24:14.259><c> joining</c><00:24:14.640><c> up</c><00:24:14.880><c> with</c><00:24:15.019><c> somebody.</c> 00:24:19.519 --> 00:24:22.680 What<00:24:19.700><c> other</c><00:24:19.960><c> sort</c><00:24:20.099><c> of</c><00:24:20.279><c> decision</c><00:24:20.660><c> did</c><00:24:20.900><c> Ruth</c><00:24:21.119><c> make</c> 00:24:25.119 --> 00:24:29.039 when<00:24:25.880><c> she</c><00:24:26.039><c> was</c><00:24:26.440><c> working</c><00:24:26.779><c> in</c><00:24:26.980><c> the</c><00:24:27.140><c> fields,</c><00:24:27.380><c> for</c><00:24:27.640><c> instance?</c> 00:24:38.240 --> 00:24:39.259 Yeah? 00:24:40.059 --> 00:24:44.279 Yeah,<00:24:40.440><c> what's</c><00:24:40.859><c> a</c><00:24:40.900><c> word,</c><00:24:41.259><c> she</c><00:24:41.599><c> worked</c><00:24:41.859><c> all</c><00:24:42.119><c> day,</c><00:24:43.660><c> she</c><00:24:43.819><c> trusted</c><00:24:44.079><c> God.</c> 00:24:44.480 --> 00:24:47.839 What<00:24:44.740><c> sort</c><00:24:45.099><c> of</c><00:24:45.339><c> word</c><00:24:45.539><c> could</c><00:24:45.759><c> we</c><00:24:46.000><c> use,</c><00:24:46.220><c> scriptural</c><00:24:46.700><c> word</c><00:24:46.880><c> perhaps,</c> 00:24:48.160 --> 00:24:51.440 or<00:24:48.160><c> English</c><00:24:48.599><c> word</c><00:24:48.839><c> that</c><00:24:49.339><c> describes</c><00:24:50.000><c> someone</c><00:24:50.400><c> who</c><00:24:50.799><c> is,</c> 00:24:51.839 --> 00:24:55.160 who<00:24:52.019><c> doesn't</c><00:24:52.420><c> slack</c><00:24:52.759><c> and</c><00:24:53.059><c> gives</c><00:24:53.380><c> their</c><00:24:53.660><c> all</c><00:24:53.940><c> or</c><00:24:54.240><c> something?</c> 00:24:56.880 --> 00:24:57.839 Hardworking. 00:24:58.019 --> 00:24:59.559 Hardworking,<00:24:58.779><c> faithful,</c><00:24:59.279><c> yeah.</c> 00:25:00.059 --> 00:25:03.359 There's<00:25:00.180><c> another,</c><00:25:00.920><c> well</c><00:25:01.160><c> it's</c><00:25:01.400><c> a</c><00:25:01.500><c> sort</c><00:25:01.619><c> of</c><00:25:02.319><c> double</c><00:25:02.640><c> word,</c><00:25:02.980><c> I</c><00:25:03.059><c> suppose.</c> 00:25:03.359 --> 00:25:05.960 The<00:25:03.519><c> word</c><00:25:03.619><c> I'm</c><00:25:03.740><c> trying</c><00:25:03.940><c> to</c><00:25:04.059><c> think</c><00:25:04.240><c> of</c><00:25:04.960><c> is</c><00:25:05.259><c> wholehearted.</c> 00:25:06.180 --> 00:25:08.480 She<00:25:06.460><c> didn't</c><00:25:06.619><c> do</c><00:25:06.799><c> things</c><00:25:07.000><c> by</c><00:25:07.319><c> half</c><00:25:07.579><c> measures,</c><00:25:08.039><c> did</c><00:25:08.140><c> she?</c> 00:25:08.759 --> 00:25:12.440 Having<00:25:09.180><c> made</c><00:25:09.779><c> a</c><00:25:10.079><c> decision,</c><00:25:10.940><c> she</c><00:25:11.119><c> then</c><00:25:11.559><c> sort</c><00:25:11.960><c> of</c><00:25:11.960><c> put</c><00:25:12.079><c> all</c><00:25:12.259><c> her</c> 00:25:12.440 --> 00:25:14.859 energy<00:25:13.000><c> into</c><00:25:13.680><c> doing</c><00:25:13.980><c> it.</c> 00:25:20.039 --> 00:25:23.880 And<00:25:20.160><c> that's</c><00:25:20.339><c> where</c><00:25:20.480><c> you</c><00:25:20.579><c> can</c><00:25:20.859><c> see</c><00:25:21.059><c> this</c><00:25:21.339><c> thing</c><00:25:21.559><c> about</c><00:25:23.079><c> having</c> 00:25:23.880 --> 00:25:25.099 thought<00:25:24.259><c> the</c><00:25:24.500><c> decision</c><00:25:24.819><c> through.</c> 00:25:25.180 --> 00:25:28.180 Having<00:25:25.359><c> thought</c><00:25:25.660><c> this</c><00:25:25.900><c> decision</c><00:25:26.279><c> through,</c><00:25:27.259><c> she</c><00:25:27.440><c> then</c><00:25:27.720><c> became</c> 00:25:28.180 --> 00:25:29.640 totally<00:25:28.640><c> committed</c><00:25:29.000><c> to</c><00:25:29.220><c> the</c><00:25:29.460><c> decision.</c> 00:25:29.660 --> 00:25:30.400 She<00:25:29.799><c> was</c><00:25:29.940><c> wholehearted.</c> 00:25:30.400 --> 00:25:33.700 She<00:25:30.539><c> wasn't</c><00:25:30.700><c> going</c><00:25:31.059><c> to</c><00:25:31.299><c> sit</c><00:25:31.619><c> back</c><00:25:31.980><c> and</c><00:25:32.539><c> say,</c><00:25:32.960><c> well,</c><00:25:33.279><c> you</c><00:25:33.279><c> know,</c> 00:25:33.759 --> 00:25:34.980 I'll<00:25:34.019><c> see</c><00:25:34.180><c> how</c><00:25:34.299><c> it</c><00:25:34.500><c> works</c><00:25:34.720><c> out.</c> 00:25:35.039 --> 00:25:36.900 She<00:25:35.200><c> made</c><00:25:35.519><c> it</c><00:25:36.099><c> work.</c> 00:25:38.420 --> 00:25:42.960 Okay,<00:25:38.980><c> when</c><00:25:39.539><c> we</c><00:25:39.779><c> think</c><00:25:39.980><c> about</c><00:25:41.059><c> her</c><00:25:41.680><c> relationships,</c> 00:25:43.859 --> 00:25:45.500 how<00:25:44.299><c> do</c><00:25:44.799><c> we</c><00:25:45.019><c> see</c><00:25:45.279><c> Ruth?</c> 00:25:45.539 --> 00:25:49.980 What<00:25:45.839><c> sort</c><00:25:46.059><c> of</c><00:25:47.160><c> issue</c><00:25:47.720><c> comes</c><00:25:48.240><c> up</c><00:25:48.519><c> in</c><00:25:49.220><c> the</c><00:25:49.339><c> way</c><00:25:49.460><c> in</c><00:25:49.559><c> which</c><00:25:49.660><c> she</c> 00:25:49.980 --> 00:25:51.140 conducted<00:25:50.359><c> herself?</c> 00:25:55.700 --> 00:25:58.619 How<00:25:56.259><c> did</c><00:25:56.500><c> Boaz</c><00:25:56.799><c> describe</c><00:25:57.539><c> her?</c> 00:26:01.059 --> 00:26:02.339 Virtuous,<00:26:02.079><c> right.</c> 00:26:02.640 --> 00:26:05.539 So,<00:26:02.920><c> come</c><00:26:03.039><c> on,</c><00:26:03.160><c> let's</c><00:26:03.339><c> put</c><00:26:03.480><c> that</c><00:26:03.720><c> in</c><00:26:03.859><c> ordinary,</c><00:26:04.759><c> common</c><00:26:05.099><c> parlance.</c> 00:26:05.640 --> 00:26:07.420 And<00:26:05.740><c> what</c><00:26:05.859><c> does</c><00:26:05.980><c> virtuous</c><00:26:06.380><c> mean?</c> 00:26:13.500 --> 00:26:15.700 Why,<00:26:14.240><c> could</c><00:26:14.440><c> be.</c> 00:26:15.980 --> 00:26:18.619 Talented<00:26:16.319><c> in</c><00:26:16.519><c> a</c><00:26:16.720><c> certain</c><00:26:16.880><c> way,</c><00:26:18.119><c> perhaps.</c> 00:26:22.640 --> 00:26:23.119 Yeah. 00:26:23.480 --> 00:26:25.380 What<00:26:23.759><c> about</c><00:26:23.920><c> this</c><00:26:24.140><c> quality</c><00:26:24.500><c> of</c><00:26:24.720><c> being</c><00:26:24.980><c> virtuous?</c> 00:26:25.480 --> 00:26:26.960 What<00:26:25.599><c> do</c><00:26:25.779><c> we</c><00:26:25.799><c> think</c><00:26:25.920><c> that</c><00:26:26.160><c> means?</c> 00:26:30.980 --> 00:26:40.059 What<00:26:31.500><c> had</c><00:26:31.619><c> she</c><00:26:31.980><c> had</c><00:26:36.039><c> opportunity</c><00:26:36.839><c> to</c><00:26:37.259><c> do</c><00:26:37.519><c> that</c><00:26:38.319><c> she</c><00:26:38.519><c> had</c><00:26:38.859><c> not</c><00:26:39.099><c> done?</c> 00:26:40.359 --> 00:26:42.980 That<00:26:40.480><c> Boaz,</c><00:26:41.220><c> right.</c> 00:26:43.039 --> 00:26:45.819 She<00:26:43.200><c> had</c><00:26:43.339><c> opportunity</c><00:26:43.900><c> to</c><00:26:44.240><c> establish</c><00:26:44.619><c> a</c><00:26:44.779><c> relationship,</c><00:26:45.500><c> hadn't</c><00:26:45.640><c> she,</c> 00:26:46.299 --> 00:26:49.460 with<00:26:46.380><c> a</c><00:26:46.579><c> young</c><00:26:47.380><c> man,</c><00:26:47.980><c> more</c><00:26:48.160><c> her</c><00:26:48.319><c> own</c><00:26:48.480><c> age.</c> 00:26:49.500 --> 00:26:50.940 Boaz<00:26:49.700><c> says</c><00:26:49.880><c> he</c><00:26:49.960><c> could</c><00:26:50.119><c> have</c><00:26:50.200><c> been</c><00:26:50.339><c> rich</c><00:26:50.519><c> or</c><00:26:50.779><c> poor.</c> 00:26:50.960 --> 00:26:55.500 You<00:26:51.059><c> had</c><00:26:51.240><c> that</c><00:26:51.460><c> opportunity,</c><00:26:53.099><c> but</c><00:26:53.440><c> you'd</c><00:26:53.700><c> already</c><00:26:54.000><c> made</c><00:26:54.220><c> a</c><00:26:54.500><c> commitment,</c> 00:26:56.220 --> 00:26:59.000 and<00:26:56.440><c> so</c><00:26:56.599><c> you</c><00:26:56.759><c> wanted</c><00:26:56.980><c> to</c><00:26:57.180><c> see</c><00:26:57.319><c> that</c><00:26:57.660><c> commitment</c><00:26:58.059><c> through.</c> 00:26:59.440 --> 00:27:00.380 So,<00:27:00.380><c> let's</c><00:27:00.380><c> think</c><00:27:00.380><c> about</c><00:27:00.380><c> that.</c> 00:27:00.380 --> 00:27:03.500 There<00:27:00.579><c> we</c><00:27:00.779><c> see</c><00:27:01.380><c> this</c><00:27:01.759><c> woman</c><00:27:02.059><c> in</c><00:27:02.240><c> that</c><00:27:02.519><c> sense.</c> 00:27:03.619 --> 00:27:07.579 She<00:27:03.839><c> was</c><00:27:04.079><c> virtuous,</c><00:27:05.579><c> but</c><00:27:06.019><c> her</c><00:27:06.359><c> commitment</c><00:27:06.740><c> is</c><00:27:07.039><c> seen</c><00:27:07.200><c> in</c><00:27:07.359><c> her</c> 00:27:07.579 --> 00:27:09.160 everyday<00:27:07.859><c> life,</c> 00:27:09.880 --> 00:27:13.559 seen<00:27:10.000><c> in</c><00:27:10.240><c> her</c><00:27:10.940><c> relationships</c><00:27:11.519><c> to</c><00:27:11.740><c> other</c><00:27:11.920><c> people.</c> 00:27:19.180 --> 00:27:25.319 And<00:27:19.559><c> really,</c><00:27:20.359><c> it's</c><00:27:20.500><c> our</c><00:27:20.779><c> conduct</c><00:27:21.220><c> towards</c><00:27:21.640><c> others</c><00:27:22.319><c> that</c><00:27:23.819><c> is</c><00:27:24.099><c> important.</c> 00:27:31.319 --> 00:27:34.559 Okay,<00:27:32.099><c> and</c><00:27:32.339><c> so</c><00:27:32.460><c> she</c><00:27:32.599><c> comes</c><00:27:32.980><c> to</c><00:27:33.380><c> the</c><00:27:33.619><c> situation</c><00:27:34.039><c> where</c><00:27:34.319><c> Naomi</c> 00:27:34.559 --> 00:27:36.160 gives<00:27:34.819><c> her</c><00:27:35.079><c> instructions.</c> 00:27:36.720 --> 00:27:38.619 What<00:27:36.920><c> does</c><00:27:37.059><c> that</c><00:27:37.380><c> tell</c><00:27:37.640><c> us?</c> 00:27:39.400 --> 00:27:41.460 What<00:27:39.660><c> happened</c><00:27:39.980><c> when</c><00:27:40.279><c> Naomi</c><00:27:40.579><c> gave</c><00:27:40.799><c> her</c><00:27:41.079><c> instructions?</c> 00:27:41.579 --> 00:27:43.680 What<00:27:41.720><c> did</c><00:27:41.859><c> she</c><00:27:42.000><c> give</c><00:27:42.160><c> her</c><00:27:42.400><c> instructions</c><00:27:42.779><c> about?</c> 00:27:51.640 --> 00:27:52.859 Do<00:27:51.859><c> we</c><00:27:51.920><c> remember?</c> 00:27:53.180 --> 00:27:56.079 Naomi<00:27:53.380><c> gave</c><00:27:53.599><c> her</c><00:27:53.779><c> specific</c><00:27:54.259><c> instructions</c><00:27:54.819><c> on</c><00:27:54.980><c> what</c><00:27:55.140><c> she</c><00:27:55.319><c> should</c><00:27:55.500><c> do</c> 00:27:56.079 --> 00:27:57.559 in<00:27:56.619><c> relation</c><00:27:56.960><c> to</c><00:27:57.160><c> something.</c> 00:27:57.559 --> 00:28:04.880 I<00:27:57.660><c> think</c><00:27:59.799><c> that</c><00:27:59.980><c> she</c><00:28:00.119><c> should</c><00:28:00.319><c> go</c><00:28:00.559><c> about</c><00:28:01.240><c> getting</c><00:28:03.339><c> Boaz</c><00:28:03.960><c> to</c><00:28:04.279><c> redeem</c><00:28:04.599><c> her.</c> 00:28:05.059 --> 00:28:06.279 Yeah,<00:28:05.599><c> that's</c><00:28:05.920><c> right.</c> 00:28:06.680 --> 00:28:09.940 So,<00:28:07.440><c> she</c><00:28:07.559><c> was</c><00:28:07.819><c> prepared</c><00:28:08.039><c> to</c><00:28:08.259><c> listen</c><00:28:08.619><c> to</c><00:28:08.960><c> instruction.</c> 00:28:09.960 --> 00:28:13.420 She<00:28:10.119><c> was</c><00:28:10.339><c> prepared</c><00:28:10.579><c> to</c><00:28:10.900><c> follow</c><00:28:11.220><c> the</c><00:28:11.640><c> right</c><00:28:11.960><c> course</c><00:28:12.299><c> of</c><00:28:12.539><c> action.</c> 00:28:13.660 --> 00:28:15.759 People<00:28:13.920><c> want</c><00:28:14.240><c> to</c><00:28:14.859><c> get</c><00:28:15.019><c> the</c><00:28:15.200><c> right</c><00:28:15.380><c> answer.</c> 00:28:15.799 --> 00:28:18.039 They've<00:28:15.980><c> got</c><00:28:16.039><c> to</c><00:28:16.099><c> go</c><00:28:16.640><c> the</c><00:28:16.819><c> right</c><00:28:17.000><c> way</c><00:28:17.240><c> towards</c><00:28:17.619><c> it.</c> 00:28:18.279 --> 00:28:22.039 So,<00:28:18.559><c> she</c><00:28:18.779><c> was</c><00:28:19.079><c> prepared</c><00:28:19.339><c> to</c><00:28:19.660><c> accept</c><00:28:20.299><c> the</c><00:28:21.059><c> instruction</c><00:28:21.579><c> that</c> 00:28:22.039 --> 00:28:23.500 was<00:28:22.240><c> necessary</c><00:28:22.740><c> for</c><00:28:23.059><c> redemption.</c> 00:28:23.900 --> 00:28:25.440 That<00:28:24.099><c> tells</c><00:28:24.339><c> us</c><00:28:24.539><c> a</c><00:28:24.640><c> lot,</c><00:28:24.819><c> doesn't</c><00:28:25.000><c> it?</c> 00:28:25.440 --> 00:28:28.339 What<00:28:25.440><c> does</c><00:28:26.319><c> it</c><00:28:26.380><c> also</c><00:28:26.660><c> tell</c><00:28:26.880><c> us</c><00:28:27.119><c> about</c><00:28:27.519><c> the</c><00:28:27.720><c> relationship</c><00:28:28.200><c> she</c> 00:28:28.339 --> 00:28:30.160 ends<00:28:28.599><c> up</c><00:28:28.819><c> with</c><00:28:29.000><c> in</c><00:28:29.380><c> Boaz</c><00:28:29.680><c> and</c><00:28:29.920><c> Ruth?</c> 00:28:30.660 --> 00:28:33.019 I<00:28:30.720><c> mean,</c><00:28:30.720><c> he's</c><00:28:30.920><c> an</c><00:28:31.079><c> older</c><00:28:31.240><c> man,</c><00:28:31.539><c> she's</c><00:28:31.839><c> a</c><00:28:32.000><c> younger</c><00:28:32.119><c> woman.</c> 00:28:33.880 --> 00:28:40.539 What<00:28:34.019><c> does</c><00:28:34.180><c> it</c><00:28:34.339><c> tell</c><00:28:34.480><c> us</c><00:28:34.700><c> about</c><00:28:35.119><c> choosing</c><00:28:36.160><c> partners</c><00:28:37.460><c> and</c> 00:28:40.539 --> 00:28:41.799 establishing<00:28:41.039><c> relationships?</c> 00:28:42.160 --> 00:28:44.079 What<00:28:42.339><c> do</c><00:28:42.440><c> we</c><00:28:42.579><c> take</c><00:28:42.779><c> out</c><00:28:42.980><c> of</c><00:28:43.140><c> that?</c> 00:28:54.240 --> 00:28:55.759 Yeah,<00:28:54.720><c> that's</c><00:28:55.200><c> quite</c><00:28:55.420><c> true.</c> 00:28:55.839 --> 00:28:59.299 We<00:28:55.940><c> shouldn't</c><00:28:56.180><c> always</c><00:28:56.579><c> perhaps</c><00:28:56.880><c> go</c><00:28:57.180><c> on</c><00:28:57.559><c> our</c><00:28:57.859><c> own</c><00:28:58.119><c> first</c><00:28:58.400><c> judgment.</c> 00:28:59.859 --> 00:29:02.059 We<00:29:00.000><c> should</c><00:29:00.160><c> perhaps</c><00:29:00.440><c> talk</c><00:29:00.799><c> about</c><00:29:01.420><c> these</c><00:29:01.720><c> decisions,</c> 00:29:02.240 --> 00:29:03.920 because<00:29:02.420><c> choosing</c><00:29:02.660><c> a</c><00:29:02.900><c> partner</c><00:29:03.059><c> is</c><00:29:03.200><c> an</c><00:29:03.359><c> important</c><00:29:03.579><c> decision</c> 00:29:03.920 --> 00:29:05.380 in<00:29:04.099><c> life,</c><00:29:04.319><c> isn't</c><00:29:04.400><c> it?</c> 00:29:05.400 --> 00:29:10.500 What<00:29:05.599><c> else</c><00:29:05.759><c> does</c><00:29:05.940><c> it</c><00:29:06.039><c> tell</c><00:29:06.259><c> us,</c><00:29:06.720><c> though,</c><00:29:06.839><c> really,</c><00:29:09.259><c> that</c><00:29:09.500><c> act?</c> 00:29:11.619 --> 00:29:12.140 Yeah? 00:29:12.380 --> 00:29:17.779 Yeah,<00:29:12.380><c> looks</c><00:29:12.380><c> are</c><00:29:16.180><c> not</c><00:29:16.299><c> everything,</c><00:29:16.720><c> aren't</c><00:29:16.960><c> they?</c> 00:29:18.660 --> 00:29:21.380 Good<00:29:19.180><c> job</c><00:29:19.440><c> for</c><00:29:19.640><c> some</c><00:29:19.779><c> of</c><00:29:19.859><c> us</c><00:29:20.019><c> fellows,</c><00:29:20.299><c> actually.</c> 00:29:23.079 --> 00:29:27.019 But<00:29:23.440><c> there</c><00:29:23.799><c> is</c><00:29:23.960><c> more</c><00:29:24.259><c> that</c><00:29:24.559><c> makes</c><00:29:24.920><c> up</c><00:29:25.160><c> a</c><00:29:25.319><c> person</c><00:29:25.720><c> than</c><00:29:26.720><c> just</c> 00:29:27.019 --> 00:29:28.079 whether<00:29:27.160><c> they've</c><00:29:27.400><c> got</c><00:29:27.559><c> money</c> 00:29:28.079 --> 00:29:31.039 or<00:29:28.420><c> whether</c><00:29:28.599><c> they've</c><00:29:28.859><c> had</c><00:29:29.019><c> a</c><00:29:29.480><c> great</c><00:29:29.619><c> education</c><00:29:30.400><c> or</c><00:29:30.859><c> whether</c> 00:29:31.039 --> 00:29:33.059 they're<00:29:31.259><c> handsome</c><00:29:31.740><c> or</c><00:29:31.980><c> beautiful.</c> 00:29:33.480 --> 00:29:35.779 What<00:29:33.859><c> we're</c><00:29:34.039><c> looking</c><00:29:34.279><c> for</c><00:29:34.640><c> is</c><00:29:34.799><c> someone</c><00:29:35.059><c> who's</c><00:29:35.279><c> going</c><00:29:35.440><c> to</c><00:29:35.599><c> help</c> 00:29:35.779 --> 00:29:37.819 us<00:29:36.579><c> to</c><00:29:36.900><c> be</c><00:29:37.140><c> redeemed.</c> 00:29:37.819 --> 00:29:40.119 So<00:29:38.220><c> what</c><00:29:38.319><c> we</c><00:29:38.500><c> want</c><00:29:38.700><c> is</c><00:29:38.880><c> a</c><00:29:39.079><c> partner</c><00:29:39.299><c> who's</c><00:29:39.480><c> going</c><00:29:39.579><c> to</c><00:29:39.740><c> walk</c><00:29:39.920><c> with</c> 00:29:40.119 --> 00:29:42.140 us<00:29:40.859><c> and</c><00:29:41.319><c> help</c><00:29:41.559><c> us</c> 00:29:42.140 --> 00:29:44.180 and<00:29:42.339><c> make</c><00:29:42.460><c> us</c><00:29:42.660><c> stronger,</c><00:29:43.019><c> not</c><00:29:43.220><c> weaker.</c> 00:29:44.400 --> 00:29:46.400 Someone<00:29:44.640><c> who's</c><00:29:44.880><c> going</c><00:29:45.000><c> to</c><00:29:45.059><c> do</c><00:29:45.299><c> the</c><00:29:45.500><c> things</c><00:29:45.720><c> that</c><00:29:46.140><c> are</c><00:29:46.319><c> going</c> 00:29:46.400 --> 00:29:47.700 to<00:29:46.500><c> be</c><00:29:46.720><c> beneficial</c><00:29:47.160><c> to</c><00:29:47.359><c> us,</c> 00:29:47.720 --> 00:29:51.299 both<00:29:47.960><c> in</c><00:29:48.140><c> a</c><00:29:48.359><c> spiritual</c><00:29:48.700><c> sense</c><00:29:49.180><c> as</c><00:29:49.539><c> well</c><00:29:49.660><c> as</c><00:29:49.759><c> in</c><00:29:49.880><c> a</c><00:29:49.980><c> natural</c><00:29:50.259><c> sense.</c> 00:29:51.380 --> 00:29:52.859 And<00:29:51.599><c> that's</c><00:29:51.839><c> important.</c> 00:29:53.480 --> 00:29:55.519 And<00:29:53.819><c> Ruth</c><00:29:54.059><c> saw</c><00:29:54.380><c> this</c><00:29:54.640><c> lesson.</c> 00:29:55.660 --> 00:30:01.339 She<00:29:55.799><c> saw</c><00:29:56.059><c> that</c><00:29:56.259><c> the</c><00:29:56.380><c> important</c><00:29:57.299><c> redemption,</c> 00:30:01.799 --> 00:30:05.440 it<00:30:01.799><c> wasn't</c><00:30:02.099><c> just</c><00:30:02.460><c> the</c><00:30:02.740><c> satisfying</c><00:30:03.240><c> of</c><00:30:03.579><c> her</c><00:30:04.160><c> normal,</c><00:30:04.539><c> everyday</c><00:30:04.960><c> feelings,</c> 00:30:05.440 --> 00:30:08.579 but<00:30:05.640><c> the</c><00:30:05.839><c> important</c><00:30:06.140><c> thing</c><00:30:06.539><c> was</c><00:30:06.900><c> to</c><00:30:07.059><c> do</c><00:30:07.160><c> what</c><00:30:07.319><c> God</c><00:30:07.559><c> wanted,</c> 00:30:08.759 --> 00:30:12.619 because<00:30:08.799><c> ultimately</c><00:30:09.400><c> what</c><00:30:09.599><c> we're</c><00:30:09.759><c> looking</c><00:30:10.000><c> for</c><00:30:10.319><c> is</c><00:30:11.400><c> redemption,</c><00:30:12.359><c> which</c><00:30:12.380><c> is</c> 00:30:12.619 --> 00:30:13.420 eternal<00:30:12.900><c> life.</c> 00:30:13.759 --> 00:30:16.740 So<00:30:13.960><c> we're</c><00:30:14.200><c> going</c><00:30:14.259><c> to</c><00:30:14.359><c> have</c><00:30:14.859><c> eternity</c><00:30:15.420><c> to</c><00:30:15.740><c> enjoy</c><00:30:16.079><c> ourselves</c><00:30:16.519><c> in</c> 00:30:16.740 --> 00:30:17.880 that<00:30:17.019><c> sense.</c> 00:30:18.140 --> 00:30:20.339 This<00:30:18.460><c> is</c><00:30:18.599><c> just</c><00:30:18.819><c> a</c><00:30:19.039><c> passing</c><00:30:19.359><c> phase.</c> 00:30:20.559 --> 00:30:23.380 So<00:30:20.680><c> what</c><00:30:20.839><c> did</c><00:30:20.960><c> we</c><00:30:21.160><c> find</c><00:30:21.460><c> then</c><00:30:21.940><c> that</c><00:30:22.180><c> marriage</c><00:30:22.660><c> taught</c><00:30:23.039><c> us?</c> 00:30:23.619 --> 00:30:26.920 What's<00:30:23.980><c> the</c><00:30:24.859><c> principle</c><00:30:25.500><c> of</c><00:30:25.980><c> marriage?</c> 00:30:28.000 --> 00:30:31.099 What's<00:30:28.240><c> one</c><00:30:29.099><c> of</c><00:30:29.180><c> the</c><00:30:29.180><c> most</c><00:30:29.500><c> important</c><00:30:29.859><c> aspects?</c> 00:30:36.960 --> 00:30:40.500 What<00:30:37.519><c> did</c><00:30:37.700><c> we</c><00:30:37.900><c> see</c><00:30:38.420><c> was</c><00:30:38.779><c> the</c><00:30:38.960><c> picture</c><00:30:39.240><c> in</c><00:30:39.400><c> the</c><00:30:39.539><c> Bible?</c> 00:30:43.400 --> 00:30:45.220 What<00:30:43.480><c> does</c><00:30:43.640><c> marriage</c><00:30:44.000><c> represent?</c> 00:30:48.859 --> 00:30:51.099 What's<00:30:49.140><c> it</c><00:30:49.359><c> a</c><00:30:49.500><c> symbol</c><00:30:49.819><c> of?</c> 00:30:53.319 --> 00:30:54.640 Love,<00:30:53.700><c> yeah.</c> 00:30:54.940 --> 00:30:56.160 That's<00:30:55.119><c> pretty</c><00:30:55.359><c> good.</c> 00:30:56.420 --> 00:30:58.480 Usually<00:30:56.720><c> that</c><00:30:57.059><c> one</c><00:30:57.579><c> will</c><00:30:57.920><c> cover</c><00:30:58.119><c> anything.</c> 00:30:58.839 --> 00:31:01.839 You<00:30:58.920><c> can</c><00:30:59.180><c> give</c><00:30:59.779><c> that</c><00:30:59.940><c> as</c><00:31:00.079><c> an</c><00:31:00.220><c> answer</c><00:31:00.339><c> to</c><00:31:00.519><c> a</c><00:31:00.579><c> question</c><00:31:00.920><c> and</c><00:31:01.119><c> you're</c><00:31:01.480><c> pretty</c><00:31:01.720><c> sure</c> 00:31:01.839 --> 00:31:03.079 you<00:31:01.900><c> get</c><00:31:02.039><c> 50</c><00:31:02.420><c>%</c><00:31:02.680><c> right.</c> 00:31:03.079 --> 00:31:07.420 So<00:31:03.079><c> yeah,</c><00:31:06.039><c> love's</c><00:31:06.400><c> included</c><00:31:06.759><c> in</c><00:31:06.900><c> the</c><00:31:07.079><c> answer,</c> 00:31:07.839 --> 00:31:11.319 but<00:31:07.839><c> what</c><00:31:08.700><c> does</c><00:31:09.220><c> the</c><00:31:09.660><c> picture</c><00:31:09.980><c> of</c><00:31:10.140><c> a</c><00:31:10.299><c> husband</c><00:31:10.640><c> and</c><00:31:10.819><c> a</c><00:31:10.980><c> wife,</c> 00:31:11.619 --> 00:31:13.720 what's<00:31:11.980><c> that</c><00:31:12.259><c> meant</c><00:31:12.420><c> to</c><00:31:12.680><c> represent?</c> 00:31:16.059 --> 00:31:17.519 Christ<00:31:16.539><c> and</c><00:31:17.019><c> the</c><00:31:17.180><c> Ecclesia.</c> 00:31:17.700 --> 00:31:19.299 We<00:31:17.700><c> went</c><00:31:17.880><c> to</c><00:31:18.099><c> Ephesians</c><00:31:18.500><c> 5,</c><00:31:18.880><c> didn't</c><00:31:19.079><c> we?</c> 00:31:19.559 --> 00:31:20.880 Christ<00:31:20.039><c> and</c><00:31:20.279><c> the</c><00:31:20.500><c> bride.</c> 00:31:21.339 --> 00:31:26.039 And<00:31:21.460><c> the</c><00:31:21.660><c> bride</c><00:31:22.099><c> is</c><00:31:23.200><c> the</c><00:31:23.480><c> men</c><00:31:23.640><c> and</c><00:31:23.779><c> women</c><00:31:24.000><c> that</c><00:31:24.240><c> make</c><00:31:24.440><c> up</c><00:31:24.960><c> the</c><00:31:25.160><c> church.</c> 00:31:26.460 --> 00:31:29.039 So<00:31:26.640><c> you</c><00:31:26.779><c> have</c><00:31:26.980><c> a</c><00:31:27.099><c> picture</c><00:31:27.319><c> of</c><00:31:27.480><c> a</c><00:31:27.599><c> husband</c><00:31:27.940><c> who</c><00:31:28.140><c> gave</c><00:31:28.359><c> his</c><00:31:28.539><c> life,</c> 00:31:29.039 --> 00:31:33.299 and<00:31:29.819><c> you</c><00:31:29.940><c> have</c><00:31:30.160><c> a</c><00:31:30.359><c> picture</c><00:31:30.700><c> of</c><00:31:31.359><c> a</c><00:31:31.579><c> bride</c><00:31:31.920><c> who</c><00:31:32.299><c> is</c><00:31:32.480><c> willing</c><00:31:32.680><c> to</c><00:31:33.019><c> serve.</c> 00:31:33.559 --> 00:31:35.380 And<00:31:33.559><c> so</c><00:31:33.799><c> that's</c><00:31:34.180><c> what</c><00:31:34.319><c> we</c><00:31:34.519><c> saw,</c><00:31:34.859><c> wasn't</c><00:31:34.980><c> it?</c> 00:31:35.720 --> 00:31:39.380 That<00:31:36.200><c> marriage</c><00:31:36.519><c> is</c><00:31:36.920><c> not</c><00:31:37.160><c> a</c><00:31:37.480><c> satisfying</c><00:31:37.900><c> of</c><00:31:38.119><c> ourselves,</c> 00:31:39.700 --> 00:31:43.640 but<00:31:39.859><c> marriage</c><00:31:40.480><c> is</c><00:31:41.140><c> a</c><00:31:41.460><c> service</c><00:31:41.980><c> to</c><00:31:42.440><c> someone</c><00:31:42.680><c> else.</c> 00:31:43.859 --> 00:31:45.119 And<00:31:44.059><c> that</c><00:31:44.200><c> was</c><00:31:44.339><c> the</c><00:31:44.519><c> whole</c><00:31:44.759><c> point.</c> 00:31:45.400 --> 00:31:46.980 And<00:31:45.559><c> that's</c><00:31:45.660><c> what</c><00:31:45.779><c> we</c><00:31:46.000><c> see</c><00:31:46.099><c> in</c><00:31:46.220><c> the</c><00:31:46.400><c> story</c><00:31:46.599><c> of</c><00:31:46.839><c> Ruth.</c> 00:31:47.039 --> 00:31:51.099 She's<00:31:47.400><c> prepared</c><00:31:47.680><c> to</c><00:31:48.039><c> serve</c><00:31:48.680><c> for</c><00:31:49.380><c> the</c><00:31:49.640><c> benefit</c><00:31:49.880><c> of</c><00:31:50.140><c> Naomi</c><00:31:50.460><c> and</c> 00:31:51.099 --> 00:31:53.059 for<00:31:51.259><c> the</c><00:31:51.480><c> benefit</c><00:31:51.720><c> of</c><00:31:51.900><c> the</c><00:31:52.119><c> family.</c> 00:31:53.420 --> 00:31:57.019 And<00:31:53.660><c> that</c><00:31:53.819><c> of</c><00:31:53.920><c> course</c><00:31:54.079><c> is</c><00:31:54.259><c> what</c><00:31:54.480><c> is</c><00:31:54.859><c> the</c><00:31:55.220><c> underlying</c><00:31:55.619><c> principle</c><00:31:56.140><c> of</c><00:31:56.299><c> a</c><00:31:56.519><c> relationship</c> 00:31:57.019 --> 00:31:58.759 between<00:31:57.660><c> men</c><00:31:57.859><c> and</c><00:31:57.980><c> women.</c> 00:31:58.900 --> 00:32:00.799 Love<00:31:59.180><c> is</c><00:31:59.960><c> the</c><00:32:00.240><c> foundation,</c> 00:32:01.019 --> 00:32:03.799 and<00:32:01.099><c> on</c><00:32:01.240><c> that</c><00:32:01.440><c> foundation</c><00:32:01.960><c> you</c><00:32:02.160><c> build</c><00:32:02.440><c> service</c><00:32:03.000><c> to</c><00:32:03.259><c> one</c><00:32:03.420><c> another,</c> 00:32:04.099 --> 00:32:05.059 to<00:32:04.339><c> help</c><00:32:04.500><c> one</c><00:32:04.740><c> another.</c> 00:32:05.480 --> 00:32:08.220 And<00:32:05.680><c> you</c><00:32:05.759><c> have</c><00:32:05.920><c> to</c><00:32:06.079><c> remember</c><00:32:06.380><c> that</c><00:32:06.559><c> the</c><00:32:06.799><c> picture</c><00:32:07.059><c> you're</c><00:32:07.259><c> trying</c><00:32:07.500><c> to</c><00:32:07.799><c> present</c> 00:32:08.220 --> 00:32:10.460 in<00:32:08.900><c> a</c><00:32:09.059><c> marriage,</c><00:32:09.640><c> in</c><00:32:09.779><c> a</c><00:32:10.000><c> relationship,</c> 00:32:10.619 --> 00:32:13.299 is<00:32:10.740><c> the</c><00:32:10.900><c> picture</c><00:32:11.160><c> of</c><00:32:11.359><c> Jesus</c><00:32:11.880><c> and</c><00:32:12.420><c> the</c><00:32:12.579><c> people</c><00:32:12.779><c> who</c><00:32:12.940><c> put</c><00:32:13.019><c> their</c> 00:32:13.299 --> 00:32:14.759 trust<00:32:13.500><c> in</c><00:32:13.680><c> Jesus.</c> 00:32:14.819 --> 00:32:20.640 And<00:32:15.079><c> so</c><00:32:15.400><c> that's</c><00:32:16.160><c> the</c><00:32:16.279><c> ultimate</c><00:32:16.680><c> story</c><00:32:17.859><c> that</c><00:32:19.140><c> comes</c><00:32:19.440><c> out</c><00:32:19.680><c> of</c><00:32:19.880><c> Ruth.</c> 00:32:22.539 --> 00:32:27.960 It's<00:32:22.980><c> one</c><00:32:23.160><c> of</c><00:32:23.319><c> redemption</c><00:32:23.940><c> and</c><00:32:25.880><c> of</c><00:32:26.059><c> life</c><00:32:26.319><c> after</c><00:32:26.660><c> death,</c> 00:32:28.700 --> 00:32:30.460 and<00:32:28.700><c> the</c><00:32:28.819><c> story</c><00:32:29.059><c> of</c><00:32:29.339><c> Christ</c><00:32:29.740><c> and</c><00:32:29.900><c> the</c><00:32:30.059><c> bride.</c> 00:32:30.859 --> 00:32:34.619 Jesus<00:32:31.180><c> died</c><00:32:31.819><c> that</c><00:32:32.720><c> his</c><00:32:32.980><c> bride</c><00:32:33.380><c> might</c><00:32:33.660><c> live.</c> 00:32:35.059 --> 00:32:37.880 And<00:32:35.240><c> so</c><00:32:35.319><c> that's</c><00:32:35.519><c> what</c><00:32:35.700><c> we</c><00:32:36.019><c> now</c><00:32:36.400><c> have</c><00:32:36.720><c> to</c><00:32:36.859><c> try</c><00:32:37.019><c> and</c><00:32:37.099><c> put</c><00:32:37.180><c> into</c><00:32:37.359><c> practice</c><00:32:37.660><c> in</c> 00:32:37.880 --> 00:32:38.200 our<00:32:38.039><c> lives,</c> 00:32:38.299 --> 00:32:39.740 these<00:32:38.460><c> very</c><00:32:38.900><c> practical</c><00:32:39.359><c> lessons.</c> 00:32:39.920 --> 00:32:41.240 It's<00:32:40.000><c> all</c><00:32:40.119><c> very</c><00:32:40.279><c> well</c><00:32:40.380><c> reading</c><00:32:40.660><c> the</c><00:32:40.940><c> stories,</c> 00:32:41.460 --> 00:32:43.980 but<00:32:41.680><c> you've</c><00:32:41.799><c> got</c><00:32:41.839><c> to</c><00:32:41.960><c> find</c><00:32:42.099><c> a</c><00:32:42.180><c> way</c><00:32:42.380><c> of</c><00:32:42.440><c> putting</c><00:32:42.680><c> them</c><00:32:43.140><c> into</c><00:32:43.599><c> practice.</c> 00:32:44.099 --> 00:32:45.740 And<00:32:44.240><c> so</c><00:32:44.500><c> we've</c><00:32:44.839><c> got</c><00:32:44.900><c> to</c><00:32:44.980><c> learn</c><00:32:45.099><c> to</c><00:32:45.359><c> trust.</c> 00:32:46.140 --> 00:32:47.799 We've<00:32:46.299><c> got</c><00:32:46.319><c> to</c><00:32:46.400><c> learn</c><00:32:46.480><c> to</c><00:32:46.740><c> think</c><00:32:46.859><c> our</c><00:32:47.099><c> decisions</c><00:32:47.460><c> through.</c> 00:32:47.799 --> 00:32:52.740 We've<00:32:48.039><c> got</c><00:32:48.140><c> to</c><00:32:48.220><c> learn</c><00:32:48.400><c> to</c><00:32:49.240><c> find</c><00:32:49.640><c> partners</c><00:32:50.180><c> and</c><00:32:51.279><c> establish</c><00:32:51.640><c> relationships</c><00:32:52.339><c> in</c><00:32:52.579><c> life</c> 00:32:52.740 --> 00:32:56.380 that<00:32:52.880><c> are</c><00:32:52.960><c> going</c><00:32:53.099><c> to</c><00:32:53.240><c> help</c><00:32:53.380><c> us</c><00:32:53.700><c> achieve</c><00:32:54.220><c> what</c><00:32:54.579><c> we</c><00:32:54.839><c> can't</c><00:32:55.079><c> do</c><00:32:55.240><c> ourselves.</c> 00:32:57.319 --> 00:32:59.500 That<00:32:57.500><c> is,</c><00:32:58.579><c> obtain</c><00:32:58.940><c> salvation.</c> 00:32:59.680 --> 00:33:02.359 You<00:32:59.799><c> can't</c><00:33:00.099><c> earn</c><00:33:00.319><c> it,</c><00:33:01.039><c> it's</c><00:33:01.339><c> a</c><00:33:01.480><c> gift.</c> 00:33:02.420 --> 00:33:05.880 And<00:33:02.559><c> what</c><00:33:02.619><c> you</c><00:33:02.799><c> want</c><00:33:02.920><c> is</c><00:33:03.119><c> people</c><00:33:03.380><c> are</c><00:33:03.519><c> going</c><00:33:03.619><c> to</c><00:33:03.740><c> help</c><00:33:03.920><c> you</c><00:33:04.720><c> walk</c><00:33:04.960><c> towards</c><00:33:05.460><c> God</c> 00:33:05.880 --> 00:33:09.240 and<00:33:06.759><c> receive</c><00:33:07.180><c> that</c><00:33:07.500><c> gift,</c><00:33:08.000><c> the</c><00:33:08.220><c> gift</c><00:33:08.359><c> of</c><00:33:08.559><c> eternal</c><00:33:08.839><c> life.</c> 00:33:09.740 --> 00:33:12.460 Okay,<00:33:10.279><c> thank</c><00:33:10.539><c> you</c><00:33:10.640><c> very</c><00:33:10.880><c> much.</c><00:33:11.019><c> We're</c><00:33:11.160><c> going</c><00:33:11.220><c> to</c><00:33:11.259><c> end</c><00:33:11.460><c> there.</c> 00:33:14.220 --> 00:33:15.440 Thank<00:33:14.519><c> you</c><00:33:14.619><c> for</c><00:33:14.740><c> being</c><00:33:14.960><c> here.</c> 00:33:15.440 --> 00:33:18.220 Thank<00:33:15.480><c> you.</c> 00:33:18.420 --> 00:33:19.940 That's<00:33:18.640><c> all</c><00:33:18.799><c> right.</c>