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of</c><00:11:40.700><c> people</c><00:11:41.299><c> all</c><00:11:41.820><c> over</c><00:11:42.100><c> the</c><00:11:42.299><c> world</c><00:11:42.700><c> look</c><00:11:43.379><c> at</c> 00:11:43.600 --> 00:11:47.639 their<00:11:43.840><c> lives</c><00:11:44.220><c> in</c><00:11:44.539><c> relation</c><00:11:45.059><c> to</c><00:11:45.500><c> the</c><00:11:45.779><c> life</c><00:11:46.179><c> and</c><00:11:46.600><c> the</c><00:11:46.860><c> birth</c><00:11:47.279><c> of</c> 00:11:47.639 --> 00:11:49.360 the<00:11:47.860><c> Lord</c><00:11:48.200><c> Jesus</c><00:11:48.799><c> Christ.</c> 00:11:49.360 --> 00:11:51.139 Isn't<00:11:49.740><c> that</c><00:11:49.980><c> incredible?</c> 00:11:51.379 --> 00:11:55.480 And<00:11:51.539><c> over</c><00:11:51.779><c> time,</c><00:11:52.820><c> the</c><00:11:52.840><c> power</c><00:11:53.100><c> of</c><00:11:53.460><c> every</c><00:11:53.759><c> human</c><00:11:54.039><c> leader</c><00:11:54.399><c> and</c><00:11:54.799><c> their</c><00:11:55.000><c> grip</c><00:11:55.200><c> on</c> 00:11:55.480 --> 00:11:59.639 human<00:11:55.759><c> imagination</c><00:11:56.519><c> has</c><00:11:56.820><c> failed,</c><00:11:57.360><c> and</c><00:11:57.580><c> yet</c><00:11:57.799><c> this</c><00:11:58.120><c> one</c><00:11:58.320><c> has</c><00:11:58.679><c> not.</c> 00:11:59.840 --> 00:12:02.320 And<00:12:00.039><c> this</c><00:12:00.179><c> is</c><00:12:00.279><c> where</c><00:12:00.379><c> we</c><00:12:00.580><c> start</c><00:12:00.799><c> counting</c><00:12:01.220><c> our</c><00:12:01.500><c> days,</c><00:12:01.879><c> right?</c> 00:12:02.700 --> 00:12:09.620 And<00:12:02.840><c> in</c><00:12:02.960><c> the</c><00:12:03.139><c> 6th</c><00:12:03.480><c> century,</c><00:12:03.980><c> a</c><00:12:04.120><c> monk</c><00:12:04.340><c> called</c><00:12:04.700><c> Dionysius</c><00:12:05.519><c> Exegus,</c><00:12:06.679><c> roughly</c><00:12:06.960><c> translated</c><00:12:07.759><c> Dennis</c><00:12:08.279><c> the</c><00:12:08.600><c> Small,</c> 00:12:10.100 --> 00:12:13.139 proposed<00:12:10.399><c> a</c><00:12:10.620><c> new</c><00:12:10.820><c> calendar</c><00:12:11.379><c> centred</c><00:12:12.019><c> not</c><00:12:12.279><c> on</c><00:12:12.480><c> the</c><00:12:12.639><c> foundation</c> 00:12:13.139 --> 00:12:17.080 of<00:12:13.379><c> Rome,</c><00:12:15.139><c> but</c><00:12:15.379><c> on</c><00:12:15.580><c> the</c><00:12:15.679><c> birth</c><00:12:15.899><c> of</c><00:12:16.100><c> the</c><00:12:16.179><c> Lord</c><00:12:16.379><c> Jesus</c><00:12:16.700><c> Christ.</c> 00:12:17.080 --> 00:12:20.480 And<00:12:17.360><c> all</c><00:12:17.820><c> of</c><00:12:18.019><c> history</c><00:12:18.620><c> from</c><00:12:18.980><c> that</c><00:12:19.240><c> moment</c><00:12:19.519><c> forward</c><00:12:19.879><c> would</c><00:12:20.139><c> be</c> 00:12:20.480 --> 00:12:24.120 divided<00:12:20.960><c> by</c><00:12:21.179><c> what</c><00:12:21.379><c> went</c><00:12:21.580><c> 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and</c><00:19:41.099><c> sisters,</c><00:19:41.299><c> love</c><00:19:41.500><c> the</c><00:19:41.759><c> darkness.</c> 00:19:43.480 --> 00:19:44.680 And<00:19:43.640><c> some</c><00:19:43.819><c> people</c><00:19:44.039><c> love</c><00:19:44.180><c> the</c><00:19:44.440><c> light.</c> 00:19:44.779 --> 00:19:47.559 And<00:19:44.920><c> they</c><00:19:45.140><c> are</c><00:19:45.380><c> poles</c><00:19:45.680><c> apart,</c><00:19:46.660><c> literally.</c> 00:19:48.220 --> 00:19:50.640 And<00:19:48.539><c> you</c><00:19:48.759><c> don't</c><00:19:48.920><c> need</c><00:19:49.099><c> me</c><00:19:49.299><c> to</c><00:19:49.480><c> tell</c><00:19:49.599><c> you</c><00:19:49.720><c> that.</c> 00:19:51.019 --> 00:19:53.000 God<00:19:51.700><c> said,</c><00:19:52.099><c> verse</c><00:19:52.259><c> 6,</c> 00:20:06.160 --> 00:20:08.400 Just<00:20:06.839><c> keep</c><00:20:07.519><c> a</c><00:20:07.720><c> finger</c><00:20:07.880><c> in</c><00:20:08.039><c> Genesis</c> 00:20:08.400 --> 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garment</c><00:21:07.920><c> and</c><00:21:08.180><c> the</c><00:21:08.420><c> thick</c><00:21:08.640><c> darkness</c> 00:21:09.799 --> 00:21:11.680 a<00:21:10.279><c> swaddling</c><00:21:10.759><c> band</c><00:21:11.160><c> for</c><00:21:11.539><c> it?</c> 00:21:11.700 --> 00:21:13.599 Isn't<00:21:11.859><c> that</c><00:21:12.140><c> beautiful</c><00:21:12.519><c> language?</c> 00:21:14.039 --> 00:21:16.000 What<00:21:14.200><c> is</c><00:21:14.299><c> God</c><00:21:14.420><c> telling</c><00:21:14.779><c> you</c><00:21:15.019><c> by</c><00:21:15.220><c> that,</c><00:21:15.480><c> brothers</c><00:21:15.599><c> and</c><00:21:15.799><c> sisters?</c> 00:21:16.460 --> 00:21:18.799 When<00:21:16.640><c> you</c><00:21:16.660><c> just</c><00:21:16.920><c> hear</c><00:21:17.059><c> God</c><00:21:17.279><c> describing</c><00:21:17.960><c> what</c><00:21:18.200><c> he</c><00:21:18.440><c> did</c> 00:21:18.799 --> 00:21:21.440 when<00:21:19.140><c> the</c><00:21:19.339><c> 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you</c><00:21:29.920><c> have</c><00:21:30.599><c> witnessed</c><00:21:30.980><c> childbirth,</c> 00:21:31.559 --> 00:21:34.140 that's<00:21:31.759><c> still</c><00:21:32.000><c> how</c><00:21:32.160><c> it</c><00:21:32.299><c> happens</c><00:21:32.539><c> today,</c><00:21:32.960><c> right?</c> 00:21:34.259 --> 00:21:37.480 The<00:21:34.480><c> waters</c><00:21:34.799><c> break</c><00:21:35.279><c> and</c><00:21:35.799><c> out</c><00:21:36.079><c> the</c><00:21:36.240><c> baby</c><00:21:36.440><c> comes.</c> 00:21:38.480 --> 00:21:41.339 And<00:21:38.920><c> I,</c><00:21:39.359><c> you</c><00:21:39.480><c> know,</c><00:21:39.640><c> I</c><00:21:39.839><c> won't</c><00:21:39.940><c> go</c><00:21:40.099><c> any</c><00:21:40.279><c> further</c><00:21:40.460><c> than</c><00:21:40.680><c> that.</c> 00:21:41.839 --> 00:21:44.180 I'm<00:21:42.279><c> more</c><00:21:42.619><c> British</c><00:21:42.920><c> than</c><00:21:43.119><c> you</c><00:21:43.380><c> are.</c> 00:21:44.519 --> 00:21:46.519 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was</c><00:22:28.240><c> actually</c><00:22:28.619><c> doing</c><00:22:28.859><c> here.</c> 00:22:29.039 --> 00:22:30.279 And<00:22:29.200><c> the</c><00:22:29.359><c> earth</c><00:22:29.480><c> was</c><00:22:29.799><c> born.</c> 00:22:30.640 --> 00:22:31.819 It<00:22:30.819><c> was</c><00:22:31.000><c> his</c><00:22:31.319><c> child.</c> 00:22:32.019 --> 00:22:34.099 He<00:22:32.299><c> wrapped</c><00:22:32.619><c> it</c><00:22:32.839><c> in</c><00:22:32.940><c> a</c><00:22:33.220><c> swaddling</c><00:22:33.599><c> garment.</c> 00:22:34.480 --> 00:22:35.059 Really<00:22:34.740><c> lovely.</c> 00:22:35.420 --> 00:22:37.079 Now,<00:22:35.640><c> what</c><00:22:35.759><c> was</c><00:22:35.940><c> the</c><00:22:36.059><c> next</c><00:22:36.220><c> thing</c><00:22:36.619><c> God</c><00:22:36.880><c> did?</c> 00:22:37.140 --> 00:22:38.900 Come<00:22:37.279><c> back</c><00:22:37.440><c> to</c><00:22:37.599><c> Genesis</c><00:22:37.920><c> 1.</c> 00:22:39.599 --> 00:22:41.400 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the</c><00:23:02.339><c> heavens</c> 00:23:02.519 --> 00:23:03.819 to<00:23:02.740><c> give</c><00:23:02.880><c> light</c><00:23:03.140><c> upon</c><00:23:03.359><c> the</c><00:23:03.579><c> earth.</c> 00:23:04.059 --> 00:23:05.359 And<00:23:04.240><c> it</c><00:23:04.480><c> was</c><00:23:04.779><c> so.</c> 00:23:05.720 --> 00:23:08.220 And<00:23:05.920><c> God</c><00:23:06.140><c> made</c><00:23:06.460><c> two</c><00:23:06.900><c> great</c><00:23:07.200><c> lights,</c> 00:23:08.259 --> 00:23:10.039 the<00:23:08.539><c> greater</c><00:23:08.839><c> light</c><00:23:09.160><c> to</c><00:23:09.339><c> rule</c><00:23:09.500><c> the</c><00:23:09.700><c> day</c> 00:23:10.039 --> 00:23:12.940 and<00:23:10.579><c> the</c><00:23:10.759><c> lesser</c><00:23:11.039><c> light</c><00:23:11.359><c> to</c><00:23:11.579><c> rule</c><00:23:11.740><c> the</c><00:23:11.960><c> night.</c> 00:23:13.019 --> 00:23:15.440 And<00:23:13.099><c> he</c><00:23:13.240><c> made</c><00:23:13.440><c> the</c><00:23:13.759><c> stars</c><00:23:14.119><c> also</c><00:23:14.859><c> lovely.</c> 00:23:15.779 --> 00:23:17.359 And<00:23:15.859><c> God</c><00:23:16.019><c> set</c><00:23:16.180><c> them</c><00:23:16.319><c> in</c><00:23:16.460><c> the</c><00:23:16.619><c> firmament</c><00:23:16.839><c> of</c><00:23:16.980><c> the</c><00:23:17.099><c> heaven</c> 00:23:17.359 --> 00:23:18.940 to<00:23:17.759><c> give</c><00:23:17.980><c> light</c><00:23:18.259><c> upon</c><00:23:18.480><c> the</c><00:23:18.700><c> earth</c> 00:23:18.940 --> 00:23:21.500 and<00:23:19.220><c> to</c><00:23:19.400><c> rule</c><00:23:19.539><c> over</c><00:23:19.859><c> the</c><00:23:20.039><c> day</c><00:23:20.420><c> and</c><00:23:20.799><c> over</c><00:23:21.079><c> the</c><00:23:21.279><c> night</c> 00:23:21.500 --> 00:23:23.579 and<00:23:21.680><c> to</c><00:23:22.000><c> divide</c><00:23:22.299><c> the</c><00:23:22.559><c> light</c><00:23:22.720><c> from</c><00:23:22.940><c> the</c><00:23:23.140><c> darkness.</c> 00:23:23.960 --> 00:23:25.920 And<00:23:24.180><c> God</c><00:23:24.500><c> saw</c><00:23:24.839><c> that</c><00:23:25.039><c> it</c><00:23:25.200><c> was</c><00:23:25.500><c> good.</c> 00:23:26.259 --> 00:23:27.599 So<00:23:26.500><c> in</c><00:23:26.720><c> the</c><00:23:26.839><c> heavens,</c><00:23:27.299><c> brothers</c><00:23:27.299><c> and</c><00:23:27.420><c> sisters,</c> 00:23:27.839 --> 00:23:29.480 now<00:23:28.259><c> that</c><00:23:28.400><c> this</c><00:23:28.579><c> child</c><00:23:28.839><c> has</c><00:23:28.980><c> been</c><00:23:29.259><c> born,</c> 00:23:29.819 --> 00:23:32.339 these<00:23:30.000><c> two</c><00:23:30.279><c> great</c><00:23:30.579><c> lights</c><00:23:30.960><c> are</c><00:23:31.200><c> posted</c><00:23:31.420><c> in</c><00:23:31.640><c> the</c><00:23:31.859><c> sky.</c> 00:23:32.660 --> 00:23:35.619 One<00:23:32.819><c> to</c><00:23:33.019><c> govern</c><00:23:33.160><c> the</c><00:23:33.400><c> day</c><00:23:33.700><c> and</c><00:23:34.160><c> one</c><00:23:34.440><c> to</c><00:23:35.039><c> govern</c><00:23:35.180><c> the</c><00:23:35.319><c> night.</c> 00:23:35.640 --> 00:23:38.339 And<00:23:35.819><c> they</c><00:23:35.980><c> are</c><00:23:36.279><c> so</c><00:23:36.619><c> opposite,</c><00:23:37.599><c> aren't</c><00:23:37.680><c> they,</c><00:23:37.859><c> brothers</c><00:23:38.059><c> and</c><00:23:38.200><c> sisters,</c> 00:23:38.339 --> 00:23:40.119 as<00:23:38.559><c> two</c><00:23:39.000><c> entities.</c> 00:23:40.140 --> 00:23:41.359 And<00:23:40.180><c> the</c><00:23:40.700><c> magic</c><00:23:40.960><c> of</c><00:23:41.119><c> it</c><00:23:41.259><c> is,</c> 00:23:41.359 --> 00:23:43.180 it's<00:23:41.539><c> a</c><00:23:41.579><c> bit</c><00:23:41.680><c> like</c><00:23:41.799><c> looking</c><00:23:42.039><c> at</c><00:23:42.220><c> the</c><00:23:42.400><c> date</c><00:23:42.579><c> every</c><00:23:42.900><c> day.</c> 00:23:43.380 --> 00:23:45.720 You<00:23:43.539><c> can</c><00:23:43.759><c> wake</c><00:23:43.980><c> up</c><00:23:44.180><c> every</c><00:23:44.400><c> morning</c><00:23:44.720><c> and</c><00:23:44.920><c> you</c><00:23:45.019><c> can</c><00:23:45.279><c> see</c><00:23:45.519><c> them.</c> 00:23:45.859 --> 00:23:47.460 They<00:23:46.019><c> are</c><00:23:46.339><c> there.</c><00:23:46.559><c> They're</c><00:23:46.859><c> still</c><00:23:47.160><c> there.</c> 00:23:47.640 --> 00:23:49.259 They've<00:23:47.980><c> been</c><00:23:48.099><c> there</c><00:23:48.319><c> since</c><00:23:48.559><c> this</c><00:23:48.839><c> moment.</c> 00:23:49.500 --> 00:23:51.240 And<00:23:49.720><c> they're</c><00:23:49.920><c> still</c><00:23:50.160><c> there</c><00:23:50.359><c> as</c><00:23:50.539><c> a</c><00:23:50.700><c> testimony</c> 00:23:51.240 --> 00:23:53.579 to<00:23:51.619><c> what</c><00:23:51.779><c> God</c><00:23:51.940><c> is</c><00:23:52.180><c> teaching</c><00:23:52.480><c> you.</c> 00:23:54.819 --> 00:23:55.880 Now,<00:23:55.000><c> the</c><00:23:55.160><c> sun</c><00:23:55.319><c> is</c><00:23:55.579><c> there,</c> 00:23:56.059 --> 00:23:59.559 and<00:23:56.640><c> it's</c><00:23:56.980><c> described</c><00:23:57.279><c> here</c><00:23:57.500><c> in</c><00:23:57.680><c> Genesis</c><00:23:57.940><c> as</c><00:23:58.339><c> ruling</c><00:23:58.819><c> the</c><00:23:59.160><c> day.</c> 00:23:59.980 --> 00:24:02.660 That's<00:24:00.160><c> a</c><00:24:00.259><c> really</c><00:24:00.460><c> interesting</c><00:24:01.700><c> phrase,</c><00:24:02.359><c> isn't</c><00:24:02.519><c> it?</c> 00:24:02.920 --> 00:24:05.240 It<00:24:03.359><c> is</c><00:24:03.579><c> the</c><00:24:03.720><c> government</c><00:24:04.220><c> of</c><00:24:04.519><c> the</c><00:24:04.740><c> day.</c> 00:24:05.240 --> 00:24:08.519 It<00:24:05.940><c> rules</c><00:24:06.599><c> the</c><00:24:07.380><c> day.</c> 00:24:09.160 --> 00:24:11.680 And<00:24:09.299><c> when</c><00:24:09.400><c> you</c><00:24:09.559><c> think</c><00:24:09.700><c> about</c><00:24:09.920><c> the</c><00:24:10.019><c> sun,</c><00:24:10.400><c> what</c><00:24:10.559><c> do</c><00:24:10.660><c> you</c><00:24:10.680><c> think</c><00:24:10.859><c> of?</c> 00:24:11.920 --> 00:24:13.400 I<00:24:12.000><c> mean,</c><00:24:12.160><c> it's</c><00:24:12.519><c> a</c><00:24:12.720><c> marvel,</c><00:24:13.099><c> isn't</c><00:24:13.279><c> it?</c> 00:24:13.440 --> 00:24:17.420 It's<00:24:13.859><c> an</c><00:24:14.160><c> absolute</c><00:24:15.099><c> powerhouse</c><00:24:15.960><c> of</c><00:24:16.279><c> energy.</c> 00:24:18.180 --> 00:24:20.960 So<00:24:18.359><c> much</c><00:24:18.539><c> so</c><00:24:18.680><c> that</c><00:24:18.880><c> you</c><00:24:19.299><c> just</c><00:24:19.539><c> can't</c><00:24:19.680><c> get</c><00:24:19.980><c> close</c><00:24:20.319><c> to</c><00:24:20.559><c> it.</c> 00:24:21.279 --> 00:24:23.359 It's<00:24:21.740><c> so</c><00:24:22.299><c> powerful.</c> 00:24:23.480 --> 00:24:25.240 And,<00:24:23.779><c> 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governs</c><00:24:48.240><c> our</c><00:24:48.460><c> time.</c> 00:24:50.500 --> 00:24:51.420 Now,<00:24:50.720><c> you</c><00:24:50.880><c> know</c><00:24:51.059><c> that.</c> 00:24:51.640 --> 00:24:54.160 Let's<00:24:51.839><c> think</c><00:24:52.059><c> about</c><00:24:52.279><c> the</c><00:24:52.440><c> moon</c><00:24:52.660><c> for</c><00:24:52.900><c> a</c><00:24:53.039><c> second</c><00:24:53.240><c> as</c><00:24:53.440><c> a</c><00:24:53.519><c> polar</c><00:24:53.759><c> opposite.</c> 00:24:54.559 --> 00:24:57.339 It's<00:24:54.960><c> described</c><00:24:55.339><c> as</c><00:24:55.700><c> ruling</c><00:24:56.079><c> the</c><00:24:56.380><c> night.</c> 00:24:57.900 --> 00:24:59.799 And,<00:24:58.099><c> you</c><00:24:58.460><c> know,</c><00:24:58.559><c> what</c><00:24:58.759><c> do</c><00:24:58.900><c> you</c><00:24:58.960><c> think</c><00:24:59.140><c> of</c><00:24:59.259><c> when</c><00:24:59.380><c> you</c><00:24:59.559><c> think</c><00:24:59.660><c> of</c> 00:24:59.799 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I've<00:25:11.319><c> heard</c><00:25:11.440><c> the</c><00:25:11.680><c> great</c><00:25:11.920><c> speeches</c><00:25:12.339><c> from</c><00:25:12.660><c> space.</c> 00:25:13.599 --> 00:25:16.000 And<00:25:13.819><c> what</c><00:25:14.000><c> did</c><00:25:14.119><c> man</c><00:25:14.299><c> discover</c><00:25:14.619><c> when</c><00:25:14.759><c> he</c><00:25:14.920><c> got</c><00:25:15.079><c> there?</c> 00:25:16.279 --> 00:25:20.279 It<00:25:16.420><c> was</c><00:25:16.680><c> a</c><00:25:17.019><c> dead,</c><00:25:18.259><c> dusty</c><00:25:19.019><c> rock.</c> 00:25:20.940 --> 00:25:22.880 It<00:25:21.279><c> has</c><00:25:21.519><c> no</c><00:25:21.720><c> energy</c><00:25:22.019><c> of</c><00:25:22.200><c> its</c><00:25:22.440><c> own.</c> 00:25:23.339 --> 00:25:24.839 It<00:25:23.460><c> has</c><00:25:23.700><c> no</c><00:25:23.920><c> light</c><00:25:24.259><c> source.</c> 00:25:24.839 --> 00:25:29.940 It's<00:25:25.779><c> just</c><00:25:26.039><c> a</c><00:25:26.259><c> mere</c><00:25:26.859><c> reflection</c><00:25:27.599><c> of</c><00:25:28.000><c> the</c><00:25:28.240><c> sun's</c><00:25:29.019><c> glow.</c> 00:25:30.519 --> 00:25:32.839 And<00:25:30.759><c> yet</c><00:25:30.859><c> we're</c><00:25:31.059><c> told</c><00:25:31.359><c> it</c><00:25:31.559><c> rules</c><00:25:32.039><c> the</c><00:25:32.400><c> night.</c> 00:25:33.119 --> 00:25:34.559 Now,<00:25:33.460><c> here's</c><00:25:33.519><c> the</c><00:25:33.940><c> interesting</c><00:25:34.259><c> thing.</c> 00:25:34.759 --> 00:25:36.859 What<00:25:34.940><c> does</c><00:25:35.099><c> the</c><00:25:35.299><c> moon</c><00:25:35.480><c> revolve</c><00:25:35.940><c> around?</c> 00:25:37.279 --> 00:25:40.619 It<00:25:37.539><c> revolves</c><00:25:37.859><c> around</c><00:25:38.319><c> us,</c><00:25:39.519><c> doesn't</c><00:25:39.759><c> it?</c> 00:25:41.140 --> 00:25:44.559 And<00:25:41.500><c> so</c><00:25:41.599><c> you're</c><00:25:41.759><c> left</c><00:25:41.920><c> thinking,</c><00:25:42.339><c> why</c><00:25:42.859><c> is</c><00:25:43.140><c> God</c><00:25:43.420><c> so</c><00:25:43.839><c> specific,</c> 00:25:44.900 --> 00:25:47.680 for<00:25:45.000><c> instance,</c><00:25:45.220><c> about</c><00:25:45.420><c> the</c><00:25:45.720><c> order</c><00:25:46.099><c> of</c><00:25:46.359><c> these</c><00:25:46.599><c> entities?</c> 00:25:48.460 --> 00:25:50.440 And<00:25:48.680><c> what</c><00:25:48.920><c> God</c><00:25:49.119><c> is</c><00:25:49.380><c> setting</c><00:25:49.539><c> in</c><00:25:49.839><c> place,</c><00:25:50.039><c> for</c><00:25:50.279><c> instance,</c> 00:25:50.519 --> 00:25:52.539 and<00:25:50.740><c> I</c><00:25:51.160><c> mean,</c><00:25:51.180><c> you</c><00:25:51.319><c> don't</c><00:25:51.500><c> need</c><00:25:51.599><c> me</c><00:25:51.740><c> to</c><00:25:51.940><c> tell</c><00:25:52.099><c> you.</c> 00:25:52.539 --> 00:25:55.599 These<00:25:53.119><c> are</c><00:25:53.240><c> the</c><00:25:53.420><c> choices</c><00:25:53.740><c> that</c><00:25:53.960><c> you</c><00:25:54.079><c> and</c><00:25:54.200><c> I</c><00:25:54.339><c> have</c><00:25:54.500><c> to</c><00:25:54.680><c> make.</c> 00:25:55.859 --> 00:25:59.720 Is<00:25:55.940><c> it</c><00:25:56.099><c> us</c><00:25:56.319><c> that's</c><00:25:56.619><c> going</c><00:25:56.700><c> to</c><00:25:56.960><c> revolve</c><00:25:57.440><c> around</c><00:25:58.079><c> something</c><00:25:58.619><c> greater</c><00:25:59.039><c> than</c><00:25:59.200><c> we</c><00:25:59.519><c> are?</c> 00:26:00.079 --> 00:26:03.619 Is<00:26:00.299><c> the</c><00:26:00.619><c> sun</c><00:26:01.119><c> going</c><00:26:01.579><c> to</c><00:26:01.839><c> be</c><00:26:02.039><c> the</c><00:26:02.259><c> government</c><00:26:02.720><c> of</c><00:26:02.920><c> our</c><00:26:03.220><c> lives</c> 00:26:03.619 --> 00:26:06.460 which<00:26:04.059><c> sets</c><00:26:04.319><c> the</c><00:26:04.640><c> clock</c><00:26:04.920><c> and</c><00:26:05.400><c> orders</c><00:26:05.740><c> what</c><00:26:05.940><c> we</c><00:26:06.200><c> are?</c> 00:26:06.619 --> 00:26:08.119 Can<00:26:06.819><c> we</c><00:26:06.980><c> tap</c><00:26:07.220><c> into</c><00:26:07.519><c> its</c><00:26:07.740><c> energy?</c> 00:26:08.380 --> 00:26:10.599 I<00:26:08.460><c> mean,</c><00:26:08.759><c> when</c><00:26:08.960><c> you</c><00:26:09.119><c> think</c><00:26:09.359><c> about</c><00:26:09.579><c> it,</c><00:26:09.700><c> this</c><00:26:09.779><c> is</c><00:26:09.960><c> what</c><00:26:10.099><c> the</c><00:26:10.359><c> sun</c> 00:26:10.599 --> 00:26:11.720 gives<00:26:11.200><c> to</c><00:26:11.480><c> us.</c> 00:26:11.819 --> 00:26:14.000 It<00:26:12.019><c> gives</c><00:26:12.200><c> us</c><00:26:12.559><c> light.</c><00:26:12.900><c> It</c><00:26:13.039><c> gives</c><00:26:13.200><c> us</c><00:26:13.539><c> warmth.</c> 00:26:14.400 --> 00:26:17.799 It<00:26:14.579><c> governs</c><00:26:14.960><c> the</c><00:26:15.099><c> cycle</c><00:26:15.380><c> of</c><00:26:15.559><c> the</c><00:26:15.759><c> water</c><00:26:16.079><c> so</c><00:26:16.299><c> that</c><00:26:16.380><c> we</c><00:26:16.460><c> have</c><00:26:16.880><c> things</c><00:26:17.180><c> to</c><00:26:17.519><c> drink</c> 00:26:17.799 --> 00:26:20.680 and<00:26:17.900><c> we</c><00:26:18.059><c> can</c><00:26:18.240><c> make</c><00:26:18.400><c> things</c><00:26:18.680><c> grow</c><00:26:19.180><c> and</c><00:26:19.519><c> we</c><00:26:19.660><c> can</c><00:26:19.880><c> govern</c><00:26:20.059><c> the</c><00:26:20.380><c> seasons.</c> 00:26:20.680 --> 00:26:24.599 Our<00:26:21.000><c> very</c><00:26:21.279><c> life</c><00:26:21.740><c> is</c><00:26:22.220><c> reliant</c><00:26:22.700><c> on</c><00:26:22.859><c> the</c><00:26:23.119><c> energy</c><00:26:23.359><c> that</c><00:26:23.599><c> comes</c><00:26:23.799><c> from</c><00:26:24.039><c> the</c><00:26:24.220><c> sun.</c> 00:26:24.920 --> 00:26:27.980 Is<00:26:25.039><c> that</c><00:26:25.200><c> how</c><00:26:25.440><c> you</c><00:26:25.980><c> see</c><00:26:26.279><c> your</c><00:26:26.559><c> life</c><00:26:26.920><c> in</c><00:26:27.259><c> relationship</c><00:26:27.779><c> with</c> 00:26:27.980 --> 00:26:28.680 Almighty<00:26:28.380><c> God</c> 00:26:28.680 --> 00:26:30.000 and<00:26:28.819><c> the</c><00:26:28.960><c> Lord</c><00:26:29.099><c> Jesus</c><00:26:29.440><c> Christ?</c> 00:26:30.359 --> 00:26:32.220 That<00:26:30.539><c> my</c><00:26:30.779><c> life</c><00:26:30.960><c> has</c><00:26:31.279><c> to</c><00:26:31.460><c> revolve</c><00:26:31.839><c> around</c><00:26:32.059><c> this.</c> 00:26:32.339 --> 00:26:35.680 I<00:26:32.400><c> have</c><00:26:32.619><c> to</c><00:26:32.859><c> set</c><00:26:33.059><c> my</c><00:26:33.440><c> clock</c><00:26:33.720><c> by</c><00:26:34.319><c> its</c><00:26:34.700><c> pattern.</c> 00:26:36.740 --> 00:26:40.539 Or<00:26:36.940><c> have</c><00:26:37.079><c> you</c><00:26:37.240><c> chosen</c><00:26:37.559><c> to</c><00:26:37.859><c> be</c><00:26:38.240><c> somebody</c><00:26:38.579><c> who</c><00:26:38.839><c> prefers</c><00:26:39.240><c> the</c><00:26:39.599><c> night</c> 00:26:40.599 --> 00:26:44.140 with<00:26:41.160><c> a</c><00:26:41.380><c> government</c><00:26:41.680><c> that</c><00:26:41.960><c> revolves</c><00:26:42.240><c> around</c><00:26:42.960><c> me</c> 00:26:44.380 --> 00:26:47.380 that<00:26:44.940><c> actually</c><00:26:45.259><c> has</c><00:26:45.539><c> no</c><00:26:45.759><c> energy</c><00:26:46.059><c> of</c><00:26:46.220><c> its</c><00:26:46.460><c> own?</c> 00:26:47.440 --> 00:26:49.599 It<00:26:47.599><c> has</c><00:26:47.799><c> no</c><00:26:48.079><c> light</c><00:26:48.380><c> source</c><00:26:48.640><c> or</c><00:26:48.839><c> power</c><00:26:49.119><c> of</c><00:26:49.299><c> its</c><00:26:49.500><c> own.</c> 00:26:49.599 --> 00:26:51.880 It's<00:26:49.859><c> just</c><00:26:50.000><c> borrowed.</c><00:26:51.279><c> It's</c><00:26:51.440><c> dead.</c> 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to</c><00:27:04.440><c> you</c><00:27:04.559><c> and</c><00:27:04.819><c> me</c><00:27:05.619><c> to</c><00:27:06.079><c> make.</c> 00:27:08.680 --> 00:27:13.359 Are<00:27:08.859><c> we</c><00:27:09.059><c> a</c><00:27:09.240><c> child</c><00:27:09.480><c> of</c><00:27:09.759><c> the</c><00:27:10.000><c> day</c><00:27:10.579><c> or</c><00:27:12.200><c> a</c><00:27:12.440><c> child</c><00:27:12.599><c> of</c><00:27:12.779><c> the</c><00:27:12.980><c> night?</c> 00:27:13.380 --> 00:27:16.940 And<00:27:13.599><c> this</c><00:27:13.740><c> is</c><00:27:14.019><c> how</c><00:27:14.619><c> time</c><00:27:14.980><c> itself,</c><00:27:16.380><c> brethren</c><00:27:16.539><c> and</c><00:27:16.660><c> sisters,</c><00:27:16.799><c> is</c> 00:27:16.940 --> 00:27:17.700 going<00:27:17.019><c> to</c><00:27:17.200><c> be</c><00:27:17.359><c> governed.</c> 00:27:17.700 --> 00:27:21.220 And<00:27:18.160><c> these</c><00:27:18.400><c> choices</c><00:27:18.799><c> were</c><00:27:19.039><c> just</c><00:27:19.279><c> intrinsic</c><00:27:19.940><c> in</c><00:27:20.440><c> the</c><00:27:20.579><c> way</c><00:27:20.859><c> God</c> 00:27:21.220 --> 00:27:22.779 made<00:27:22.079><c> the</c><00:27:22.519><c> earth</c> 00:27:22.779 --> 00:27:24.880 and<00:27:23.420><c> set</c><00:27:23.579><c> it</c><00:27:23.839><c> in</c><00:27:23.980><c> motion.</c> 00:27:24.900 --> 00:27:26.420 Now<00:27:25.019><c> let</c><00:27:25.140><c> me</c><00:27:25.259><c> just</c><00:27:25.420><c> skip</c><00:27:25.519><c> through</c><00:27:25.700><c> the</c><00:27:25.779><c> others</c><00:27:25.920><c> really</c><00:27:26.240><c> quickly</c> 00:27:26.420 --> 00:27:28.680 because<00:27:26.559><c> that</c><00:27:26.740><c> was</c><00:27:26.880><c> the</c><00:27:27.039><c> key</c><00:27:27.200><c> one,</c><00:27:27.700><c> just</c><00:27:27.920><c> so</c><00:27:28.059><c> you</c><00:27:28.180><c> can</c><00:27:28.339><c> see</c><00:27:28.480><c> the</c> 00:27:28.680 --> 00:27:29.720 pattern<00:27:28.819><c> here.</c> 00:27:29.759 --> 00:27:34.200 The<00:27:30.000><c> earth</c><00:27:30.160><c> was</c><00:27:30.500><c> made</c><00:27:30.819><c> with</c><00:27:31.079><c> fantastic,</c><00:27:33.000><c> extraordinary,</c> 00:27:35.099 --> 00:27:39.380 powerful,<00:27:35.579><c> potent</c><00:27:36.059><c> potential</c><00:27:37.240><c> for</c><00:27:38.079><c> fruit</c><00:27:38.519><c> bearing.</c> 00:27:39.579 --> 00:27:41.779 Just<00:27:39.799><c> have</c><00:27:39.940><c> a</c><00:27:40.079><c> glance</c><00:27:40.279><c> down</c><00:27:40.559><c> there</c><00:27:40.779><c> in</c><00:27:40.900><c> Genesis</c><00:27:41.160><c> chapter</c><00:27:41.480><c> 1.</c> 00:27:41.960 --> 00:27:44.400 It's<00:27:42.039><c> one</c><00:27:42.160><c> of</c><00:27:42.240><c> the</c><00:27:42.359><c> most</c><00:27:42.619><c> verbose</c><00:27:43.180><c> days</c><00:27:43.619><c> of</c><00:27:43.900><c> creation.</c> 00:27:44.400 --> 00:27:46.240 It's<00:27:44.940><c> day</c><00:27:45.259><c> four.</c> 00:27:46.319 --> 00:27:48.759 And<00:27:46.700><c> God</c><00:27:47.059><c> said,</c><00:27:48.099><c> verse</c><00:27:48.279><c> 11,</c> 00:27:48.839 --> 00:27:52.299 Let<00:27:49.019><c> the</c><00:27:49.240><c> earth</c><00:27:49.500><c> bring</c><00:27:49.779><c> forth</c><00:27:50.059><c> grass,</c><00:27:50.980><c> the</c><00:27:51.200><c> herb</c><00:27:51.460><c> yielding</c><00:27:52.059><c> seed,</c> 00:27:52.380 --> 00:27:55.119 and<00:27:52.539><c> the</c><00:27:52.740><c> fruit</c><00:27:52.960><c> tree</c><00:27:53.099><c> yielding</c><00:27:53.599><c> fruit,</c><00:27:54.099><c> after</c><00:27:54.460><c> his</c><00:27:54.779><c> kind,</c> 00:27:55.259 --> 00:27:57.000 whose<00:27:55.440><c> seed</c><00:27:55.700><c> was</c><00:27:55.920><c> in</c><00:27:56.039><c> itself</c><00:27:56.420><c> upon</c><00:27:56.660><c> the</c><00:27:56.859><c> earth.</c> 00:27:57.339 --> 00:27:59.619 And<00:27:57.460><c> it</c><00:27:57.680><c> was</c><00:27:57.960><c> so,</c><00:27:58.160><c> and</c><00:27:58.339><c> the</c><00:27:58.440><c> earth</c><00:27:58.599><c> brought</c><00:27:58.880><c> forth</c><00:27:59.359><c> grass</c> 00:28:00.000 --> 00:28:02.180 and<00:28:00.279><c> herb</c><00:28:00.599><c> yielding</c><00:28:01.140><c> seed</c><00:28:01.359><c> after</c><00:28:01.619><c> his</c><00:28:01.880><c> kind,</c> 00:28:02.339 --> 00:28:05.000 and<00:28:02.599><c> the</c><00:28:02.859><c> tree</c><00:28:03.000><c> yielding</c><00:28:03.500><c> fruit,</c><00:28:03.839><c> whose</c><00:28:04.059><c> seed</c><00:28:04.319><c> was</c><00:28:04.519><c> in</c><00:28:04.660><c> itself</c> 00:28:05.000 --> 00:28:06.180 after<00:28:05.640><c> his</c><00:28:05.960><c> kind.</c> 00:28:06.220 --> 00:28:07.779 And<00:28:06.319><c> God</c><00:28:06.579><c> saw</c><00:28:06.940><c> that</c><00:28:07.119><c> it</c><00:28:07.279><c> was</c><00:28:07.500><c> good,</c> 00:28:08.140 --> 00:28:10.980 and<00:28:08.359><c> the</c><00:28:08.579><c> evening</c><00:28:08.920><c> and</c><00:28:09.119><c> the</c><00:28:09.380><c> morning</c><00:28:09.700><c> were</c><00:28:10.039><c> the</c><00:28:10.299><c> first</c><00:28:10.660><c> day.</c> 00:28:10.980 --> 00:28:13.880 And<00:28:11.480><c> Genesis</c><00:28:11.720><c> says</c><00:28:11.920><c> there</c><00:28:12.119><c> is</c><00:28:12.380><c> nothing</c><00:28:12.619><c> else</c><00:28:12.940><c> on</c><00:28:13.140><c> the</c><00:28:13.460><c> planet</c> 00:28:13.880 --> 00:28:19.299 that<00:28:14.299><c> has</c><00:28:14.619><c> potential</c><00:28:15.279><c> for</c><00:28:15.640><c> bearing</c><00:28:16.079><c> fruit</c><00:28:16.700><c> than</c><00:28:17.359><c> you</c><00:28:17.619><c> and</c><00:28:17.859><c> me.</c> 00:28:20.220 --> 00:28:22.700 And<00:28:20.380><c> God</c><00:28:20.519><c> made</c><00:28:20.819><c> the</c><00:28:21.059><c> earth</c><00:28:21.420><c> just</c><00:28:21.839><c> like</c><00:28:22.140><c> you</c><00:28:22.319><c> and</c><00:28:22.519><c> me,</c> 00:28:22.759 --> 00:28:26.920 with<00:28:22.940><c> extraordinary</c><00:28:24.059><c> capacity,</c><00:28:25.359><c> unlimited</c><00:28:25.920><c> capacity,</c> 00:28:27.119 --> 00:28:29.640 in<00:28:27.319><c> fact,</c><00:28:28.099><c> for</c><00:28:28.440><c> fruit</c><00:28:28.740><c> bearing.</c> 00:28:30.279 --> 00:28:32.259 And<00:28:30.460><c> in</c><00:28:30.579><c> fact,</c><00:28:30.740><c> the</c><00:28:30.920><c> longer</c><00:28:31.220><c> we</c><00:28:31.500><c> live</c><00:28:31.599><c> on</c><00:28:31.799><c> the</c><00:28:32.000><c> planet,</c> 00:28:32.339 --> 00:28:34.599 the<00:28:32.480><c> more</c><00:28:32.720><c> we</c><00:28:32.980><c> discover</c><00:28:33.299><c> that</c><00:28:33.460><c> if</c><00:28:33.599><c> you</c><00:28:33.799><c> obey</c><00:28:34.019><c> the</c><00:28:34.299><c> laws</c> 00:28:34.599 --> 00:28:37.500 and<00:28:35.119><c> you</c><00:28:35.339><c> find</c><00:28:35.539><c> ways</c><00:28:35.880><c> of</c><00:28:36.119><c> obeying</c><00:28:36.400><c> the</c><00:28:36.599><c> laws</c><00:28:36.779><c> that</c><00:28:36.960><c> God</c><00:28:37.180><c> built</c> 00:28:37.500 --> 00:28:38.460 into<00:28:37.779><c> the</c><00:28:38.079><c> planet,</c> 00:28:38.460 --> 00:28:40.599 then<00:28:38.920><c> you</c><00:28:39.099><c> can</c><00:28:39.420><c> make</c><00:28:39.660><c> it</c><00:28:39.960><c> productive.</c> 00:28:40.960 --> 00:28:43.619 Sometimes<00:28:41.319><c> we</c><00:28:41.480><c> can</c><00:28:41.700><c> make</c><00:28:41.900><c> it</c><00:28:42.160><c> too</c><00:28:42.460><c> productive.</c> 00:28:43.880 --> 00:28:45.900 And<00:28:44.140><c> sometimes</c><00:28:44.539><c> we</c><00:28:44.900><c> waste</c><00:28:45.299><c> parts</c><00:28:45.619><c> of</c><00:28:45.779><c> it,</c> 00:28:46.079 --> 00:28:49.579 and<00:28:46.079><c> we</c><00:28:47.200><c> ruin</c><00:28:48.019><c> their</c><00:28:48.460><c> productivity.</c> 00:28:50.380 --> 00:28:53.200 And<00:28:50.480><c> Genesis</c><00:28:50.680><c> is</c><00:28:50.940><c> just</c><00:28:51.180><c> the</c><00:28:51.319><c> same</c><00:28:51.460><c> for</c><00:28:51.640><c> you</c><00:28:51.819><c> and</c><00:28:52.019><c> me.</c> 00:28:53.240 --> 00:28:55.279 Under<00:28:53.460><c> the</c><00:28:53.720><c> right</c><00:28:53.920><c> conditions,</c> 00:28:55.480 --> 00:28:57.900 following<00:28:55.799><c> the</c><00:28:56.099><c> laws</c><00:28:56.299><c> that</c><00:28:56.500><c> God</c><00:28:56.740><c> made</c><00:28:57.180><c> in</c><00:28:57.380><c> us,</c> 00:28:58.259 --> 00:29:03.240 we<00:28:58.480><c> have</c><00:28:58.900><c> potent</c><00:28:59.519><c> potential</c><00:29:00.339><c> for</c><00:29:01.640><c> fruit</c><00:29:02.019><c> bearing,</c><00:29:02.960><c> right?</c> 00:29:03.240 --> 00:29:04.880 Really<00:29:03.559><c> lovely</c><00:29:03.940><c> idea.</c> 00:29:05.599 --> 00:29:07.440 Well,<00:29:05.900><c> what</c><00:29:06.119><c> happened</c><00:29:06.299><c> to</c><00:29:06.480><c> the</c><00:29:06.619><c> earth?</c> 00:29:09.240 --> 00:29:11.039 Something<00:29:09.839><c> really</c><00:29:10.299><c> sad</c><00:29:10.460><c> happened</c><00:29:10.759><c> to</c><00:29:10.960><c> it.</c> 00:29:11.059 --> 00:29:13.599 And<00:29:11.240><c> I</c><00:29:11.460><c> don't</c><00:29:11.599><c> know</c><00:29:11.720><c> about</c><00:29:11.799><c> you,</c><00:29:11.980><c> I</c><00:29:12.099><c> always</c><00:29:12.359><c> wondered</c><00:29:12.640><c> about</c><00:29:12.960><c> it.</c> 00:29:14.079 --> 00:29:15.920 The<00:29:14.220><c> earth</c><00:29:14.400><c> was</c><00:29:14.740><c> cursed.</c> 00:29:16.380 --> 00:29:18.339 You<00:29:16.500><c> ever</c><00:29:16.619><c> wonder</c><00:29:16.779><c> why</c><00:29:16.980><c> God</c><00:29:17.180><c> did</c><00:29:17.420><c> that?</c> 00:29:18.960 --> 00:29:21.240 Do<00:29:19.059><c> you</c><00:29:19.059><c> remember</c><00:29:19.200><c> the</c><00:29:19.400><c> words</c><00:29:19.680><c> there</c><00:29:19.940><c> in</c><00:29:20.119><c> Genesis</c><00:29:20.380><c> 3?</c> 00:29:21.460 --> 00:29:27.539 Cursed<00:29:21.579><c> is</c><00:29:21.880><c> the</c><00:29:22.200><c> ground</c><00:29:22.859><c> for</c><00:29:23.960><c> your</c><00:29:24.480><c> sake,</c><00:29:25.660><c> for</c><00:29:26.019><c> Adam's</c><00:29:26.579><c> sake.</c> 00:29:28.019 --> 00:29:32.799 God<00:29:28.359><c> cursed</c><00:29:28.779><c> the</c><00:29:29.059><c> earth</c><00:29:29.440><c> itself</c><00:29:30.200><c> for</c><00:29:31.079><c> Adam's</c><00:29:31.859><c> sake.</c> 00:29:33.259 --> 00:29:34.740 Yeah,<00:29:33.500><c> he</c><00:29:33.660><c> did.</c> 00:29:34.960 --> 00:29:36.299 Because<00:29:35.359><c> the</c><00:29:35.640><c> earth,</c><00:29:35.920><c> brothers</c><00:29:36.079><c> and</c><00:29:36.200><c> sisters,</c> 00:29:36.359 --> 00:29:39.220 has<00:29:36.539><c> to</c><00:29:36.680><c> go</c><00:29:36.859><c> through</c><00:29:37.000><c> the</c><00:29:37.200><c> same</c><00:29:37.500><c> cycle</c><00:29:38.019><c> that</c><00:29:38.559><c> you</c><00:29:38.759><c> and</c><00:29:38.920><c> I</c><00:29:39.019><c> have</c> 00:29:39.220 --> 00:29:39.559 to<00:29:39.299><c> go</c><00:29:39.460><c> through.</c> 00:29:39.559 --> 00:29:41.240 This<00:29:39.700><c> is</c><00:29:39.900><c> God's</c><00:29:40.299><c> son.</c> 00:29:41.400 --> 00:29:43.960 This<00:29:41.559><c> is</c><00:29:41.799><c> the</c><00:29:41.960><c> child</c><00:29:42.220><c> that</c><00:29:42.440><c> God</c><00:29:42.660><c> gave</c><00:29:43.059><c> birth</c><00:29:43.480><c> to.</c> 00:29:44.460 --> 00:29:46.680 And<00:29:44.619><c> it's</c><00:29:44.839><c> going</c><00:29:44.940><c> to</c><00:29:45.119><c> follow</c><00:29:45.279><c> the</c><00:29:45.519><c> same</c><00:29:45.819><c> pattern</c><00:29:46.019><c> that</c><00:29:46.200><c> you</c><00:29:46.380><c> and</c><00:29:46.500><c> I</c> 00:29:46.680 --> 00:29:47.119 go<00:29:46.920><c> through.</c> 00:29:47.160 --> 00:29:51.099 And<00:29:47.279><c> it</c><00:29:47.460><c> is</c><00:29:47.700><c> cursed</c><00:29:48.240><c> for</c><00:29:49.500><c> our</c><00:29:50.079><c> sake.</c> 00:29:51.259 --> 00:29:52.960 You<00:29:51.519><c> know</c><00:29:51.680><c> those</c><00:29:51.940><c> words.</c> 00:29:53.880 --> 00:29:55.799 But<00:29:54.019><c> you</c><00:29:54.140><c> know</c><00:29:54.240><c> what?</c><00:29:54.400><c> God</c><00:29:54.579><c> did</c><00:29:54.759><c> something</c><00:29:55.059><c> really</c><00:29:55.400><c> beautiful</c> 00:29:55.799 --> 00:29:56.960 to<00:29:56.079><c> it.</c> 00:29:57.299 --> 00:29:59.119 This<00:29:57.420><c> is</c><00:29:57.519><c> a</c><00:29:57.579><c> really</c><00:29:57.819><c> interesting</c><00:29:58.200><c> thing.</c> 00:29:59.480 --> 00:30:01.240 He<00:29:59.880><c> baptized</c><00:30:00.279><c> it.</c> 00:30:01.700 --> 00:30:03.460 I<00:30:01.920><c> don't</c><00:30:02.119><c> know</c><00:30:02.220><c> if</c><00:30:02.380><c> you've</c><00:30:02.559><c> ever</c><00:30:02.779><c> thought</c><00:30:03.059><c> about</c><00:30:03.259><c> this.</c> 00:30:03.460 --> 00:30:06.319 You<00:30:03.559><c> need</c><00:30:03.799><c> to</c><00:30:03.960><c> read</c><00:30:04.140><c> Peter's</c><00:30:04.759><c> second</c><00:30:04.960><c> letter</c><00:30:05.299><c> in</c><00:30:05.500><c> chapter</c><00:30:05.759><c> 3</c> 00:30:06.319 --> 00:30:07.339 really<00:30:06.880><c> carefully.</c> 00:30:07.500 --> 00:30:09.299 Don't<00:30:07.680><c> go</c><00:30:07.880><c> there</c><00:30:08.039><c> now</c><00:30:08.259><c> for</c><00:30:08.440><c> the</c><00:30:08.599><c> sake</c><00:30:08.740><c> of</c><00:30:08.960><c> time.</c> 00:30:09.740 --> 00:30:13.140 But<00:30:09.880><c> Peter,</c><00:30:10.220><c> in</c><00:30:10.380><c> his</c><00:30:10.619><c> discourse</c><00:30:11.059><c> on</c><00:30:11.359><c> baptism</c><00:30:11.880><c> and</c><00:30:12.079><c> the</c><00:30:12.359><c> experience</c><00:30:12.619><c> of</c><00:30:12.960><c> Noah,</c> 00:30:13.480 --> 00:30:17.019 makes<00:30:13.700><c> it</c><00:30:13.960><c> really</c><00:30:14.259><c> clear</c><00:30:14.579><c> that</c><00:30:14.759><c> it</c><00:30:14.839><c> wasn't</c><00:30:15.119><c> Noah</c><00:30:15.460><c> that</c><00:30:15.660><c> got</c><00:30:15.880><c> baptized.</c> 00:30:17.559 --> 00:30:20.019 It<00:30:17.740><c> was</c><00:30:17.900><c> the</c><00:30:18.140><c> earth</c><00:30:18.380><c> that</c><00:30:18.579><c> got</c><00:30:18.799><c> baptized.</c> 00:30:21.119 --> 00:30:23.759 They<00:30:21.319><c> are</c><00:30:21.559><c> willingly</c><00:30:21.900><c> ignorant</c><00:30:22.240><c> of</c><00:30:22.420><c> this</c><00:30:22.660><c> one</c><00:30:22.940><c> thing,</c><00:30:23.339><c> says</c><00:30:23.380><c> Peter,</c> 00:30:23.839 --> 00:30:27.960 that<00:30:24.460><c> the</c><00:30:25.000><c> earth,</c><00:30:25.880><c> as</c><00:30:26.099><c> of</c><00:30:26.339><c> old,</c><00:30:26.819><c> standing</c><00:30:27.140><c> out</c><00:30:27.460><c> of</c><00:30:27.579><c> the</c><00:30:27.779><c> water</c> 00:30:27.960 --> 00:30:29.640 and<00:30:28.099><c> in</c><00:30:28.279><c> the</c><00:30:28.480><c> water,</c> 00:30:31.400 --> 00:30:32.859 was<00:30:31.880><c> reborn,</c> 00:30:33.220 --> 00:30:36.079 just<00:30:33.359><c> as</c><00:30:33.480><c> it</c><00:30:33.539><c> was</c><00:30:33.779><c> born</c><00:30:34.059><c> in</c><00:30:34.220><c> the</c><00:30:34.440><c> beginning,</c><00:30:34.880><c> as</c><00:30:35.079><c> Job</c><00:30:35.279><c> tells</c><00:30:35.619><c> us,</c> 00:30:36.480 --> 00:30:37.759 as<00:30:36.660><c> it</c><00:30:36.900><c> gushed</c><00:30:37.240><c> out</c><00:30:37.420><c> of</c><00:30:37.519><c> the</c><00:30:37.640><c> womb.</c> 00:30:37.940 --> 00:30:41.599 It<00:30:37.960><c> was</c><00:30:38.339><c> born</c><00:30:38.579><c> again</c><00:30:39.259><c> when</c><00:30:39.960><c> God</c><00:30:40.259><c> baptized</c><00:30:40.779><c> it</c><00:30:40.960><c> at</c><00:30:41.099><c> the</c><00:30:41.319><c> flood,</c> 00:30:41.980 --> 00:30:44.440 so<00:30:42.140><c> that</c><00:30:42.279><c> it</c><00:30:42.400><c> might</c><00:30:42.640><c> have</c><00:30:42.880><c> a</c><00:30:43.099><c> new</c><00:30:43.279><c> life</c><00:30:43.579><c> and</c><00:30:43.759><c> a</c><00:30:43.900><c> new</c><00:30:44.059><c> beginning,</c> 00:30:44.680 --> 00:30:46.819 which<00:30:44.839><c> is</c><00:30:45.059><c> why</c><00:30:45.240><c> when</c><00:30:45.380><c> you</c><00:30:45.500><c> come</c><00:30:45.680><c> to</c><00:30:45.819><c> Genesis</c><00:30:46.119><c> 8</c><00:30:46.420><c> and</c><00:30:46.559><c> 9,</c> 00:30:46.900 --> 00:30:48.240 as<00:30:47.059><c> Noah</c><00:30:47.279><c> exits</c><00:30:47.680><c> the</c><00:30:48.019><c> ark,</c> 00:30:48.599 --> 00:30:51.559 you<00:30:48.920><c> hear</c><00:30:49.180><c> all</c><00:30:49.339><c> this</c><00:30:49.539><c> language</c><00:30:50.019><c> of</c><00:30:50.319><c> creation</c><00:30:50.640><c> all</c><00:30:50.960><c> over</c><00:30:51.220><c> again.</c> 00:30:51.859 --> 00:30:54.839 God<00:30:52.099><c> even</c><00:30:52.400><c> gave</c><00:30:52.660><c> the</c><00:30:53.619><c> earth</c><00:30:53.779><c> a</c><00:30:54.079><c> new</c><00:30:54.420><c> life</c> 00:30:54.839 --> 00:30:57.900 and<00:30:55.180><c> a</c><00:30:55.339><c> new</c><00:30:55.519><c> opportunity</c><00:30:56.160><c> to</c><00:30:56.420><c> start</c><00:30:56.759><c> again.</c> 00:30:59.380 --> 00:31:02.019 And<00:30:59.480><c> what</c><00:30:59.599><c> is</c><00:30:59.759><c> the</c><00:30:59.900><c> earth</c><00:31:00.000><c> doing</c><00:31:00.220><c> right</c><00:31:00.559><c> now?</c> 00:31:03.019 --> 00:31:06.460 The<00:31:03.119><c> apostle</c><00:31:03.380><c> Paul</c><00:31:03.539><c> tells</c><00:31:03.859><c> us</c><00:31:04.359><c> it's</c><00:31:05.180><c> groaning.</c> 00:31:07.660 --> 00:31:09.680 Do<00:31:07.819><c> 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in</c><00:33:12.900><c> our</c><00:33:13.299><c> solar</c><00:33:13.519><c> system</c> 00:33:13.859 --> 00:33:17.359 not<00:33:14.180><c> named</c><00:33:14.700><c> after</c><00:33:16.000><c> a</c><00:33:16.200><c> foreign</c><00:33:16.420><c> God.</c> 00:33:19.539 --> 00:33:23.460 And<00:33:20.099><c> it</c><00:33:20.660><c> fundamentally</c><00:33:21.380><c> reveals</c><00:33:22.359><c> an</c><00:33:22.619><c> extraordinary</c><00:33:23.180><c> pattern</c> 00:33:23.460 --> 00:33:27.619 of<00:33:23.640><c> how</c><00:33:23.839><c> life</c><00:33:24.119><c> should</c><00:33:24.339><c> be</c><00:33:24.900><c> for</c><00:33:25.519><c> a</c><00:33:25.680><c> man</c><00:33:25.900><c> or</c><00:33:26.220><c> woman</c><00:33:26.539><c> of</c><00:33:26.819><c> God.</c> 00:33:27.759 --> 00:33:29.720 It's<00:33:28.180><c> a</c><00:33:28.220><c> really</c><00:33:28.480><c> lovely</c><00:33:28.779><c> thing.</c> 00:33:30.240 --> 00:33:31.460 And<00:33:30.440><c> therefore,</c><00:33:30.980><c> brothers</c><00:33:31.140><c> and</c><00:33:31.200><c> sisters,</c> 00:33:31.460 --> 00:33:34.819 measuring<00:33:32.279><c> and</c><00:33:32.480><c> monitoring</c><00:33:32.940><c> time</c><00:33:33.359><c> is</c><00:33:33.619><c> unique</c><00:33:34.059><c> to</c><00:33:34.579><c> human</c> 00:33:34.819 --> 00:33:35.880 beings,<00:33:35.440><c> right?</c> 00:33:36.099 --> 00:33:39.339 God<00:33:36.339><c> set</c><00:33:36.599><c> this</c><00:33:36.880><c> pattern</c><00:33:37.079><c> in</c><00:33:37.380><c> place,</c><00:33:38.039><c> this</c><00:33:38.319><c> measurement</c><00:33:38.599><c> of</c><00:33:38.880><c> days,</c> 00:33:39.759 --> 00:33:41.579 and<00:33:39.920><c> in</c><00:33:40.099><c> fact,</c><00:33:40.240><c> if</c><00:33:40.339><c> you're</c><00:33:40.519><c> still</c><00:33:40.640><c> in</c><00:33:40.819><c> Genesis</c><00:33:41.099><c> 1</c><00:33:41.359><c> there,</c> 00:33:41.599 --> 00:33:44.819 just<00:33:41.799><c> notice</c><00:33:42.299><c> 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and<00:33:53.980><c> for</c><00:33:54.220><c> days</c><00:33:54.519><c> and</c><00:33:54.799><c> years.</c> 00:33:55.700 --> 00:33:57.359 Let<00:33:55.759><c> them</c><00:33:55.900><c> be</c><00:33:56.099><c> for</c><00:33:56.259><c> lights</c><00:33:56.539><c> in</c><00:33:56.720><c> the</c><00:33:56.880><c> firmament</c><00:33:57.140><c> of</c><00:33:57.259><c> heaven</c> 00:33:57.359 --> 00:33:58.740 to<00:33:57.559><c> give</c><00:33:57.720><c> light</c><00:33:58.000><c> upon</c><00:33:58.220><c> the</c><00:33:58.460><c> earth.</c> 00:33:58.960 --> 00:34:00.400 And<00:33:59.319><c> it</c><00:33:59.619><c> was</c><00:33:59.980><c> so.</c> 00:34:00.680 --> 00:34:03.680 So<00:34:00.819><c> they</c><00:34:01.019><c> were</c><00:34:01.220><c> to</c><00:34:01.420><c> be</c><00:34:01.599><c> for</c><00:34:01.819><c> days</c><00:34:02.359><c> and</c><00:34:03.059><c> for</c><00:34:03.339><c> years</c> 00:34:03.680 --> 00:34:05.180 for<00:34:03.980><c> signs</c><00:34:04.400><c> and</c><00:34:04.619><c> for</c><00:34:04.819><c> seasons.</c> 00:34:05.240 --> 00:34:07.980 And<00:34:05.400><c> after</c><00:34:05.640><c> all</c><00:34:06.000><c> these</c><00:34:06.160><c> millennia,</c><00:34:07.039><c> that's</c><00:34:07.240><c> still</c><00:34:07.519><c> how</c><00:34:07.720><c> we</c> 00:34:07.980 --> 00:34:08.539 use<00:34:08.159><c> them</c> 00:34:08.539 --> 00:34:10.719 to<00:34:09.039><c> measure</c><00:34:09.579><c> time.</c> 00:34:12.400 --> 00:34:15.460 And<00:34:12.920><c> time</c><00:34:13.440><c> is</c><00:34:13.699><c> unique,</c><00:34:14.000><c> it</c><00:34:14.199><c> seems</c><00:34:14.440><c> to</c><00:34:14.579><c> me,</c><00:34:14.780><c> to</c><00:34:15.059><c> human</c><00:34:15.199><c> beings.</c> 00:34:15.460 --> 00:34:18.099 There<00:34:15.699><c> is</c><00:34:15.980><c> no</c><00:34:16.199><c> other</c><00:34:16.380><c> creature</c><00:34:16.659><c> on</c><00:34:16.840><c> the</c><00:34:17.000><c> planet,</c><00:34:17.219><c> it</c><00:34:17.400><c> seems</c><00:34:17.659><c> to</c><00:34:17.860><c> me,</c> 00:34:18.340 --> 00:34:21.900 who<00:34:18.500><c> feels</c><00:34:18.820><c> the</c><00:34:19.039><c> same</c><00:34:19.280><c> way</c><00:34:19.460><c> about</c><00:34:19.760><c> time</c><00:34:20.199><c> as</c><00:34:20.599><c> you</c><00:34:20.760><c> and</c><00:34:20.920><c> I</c><00:34:21.119><c> do.</c> 00:34:22.099 --> 00:34:24.039 Your<00:34:22.340><c> dogs</c><00:34:22.659><c> or</c><00:34:22.880><c> your</c><00:34:23.159><c> cats,</c><00:34:23.579><c> you</c><00:34:23.739><c> know,</c> 00:34:24.239 --> 00:34:26.880 don't<00:34:24.480><c> sit</c><00:34:24.719><c> there,</c><00:34:25.179><c> you</c><00:34:25.539><c> know,</c><00:34:26.000><c> tapping</c><00:34:26.159><c> their</c><00:34:26.440><c> fingers,</c> 00:34:26.940 --> 00:34:28.099 worrying<00:34:27.260><c> that</c><00:34:27.460><c> they're</c><00:34:27.699><c> late</c> 00:34:28.099 --> 00:34:30.280 or<00:34:28.880><c> wishing</c><00:34:29.179><c> they</c><00:34:29.400><c> were</c><00:34:29.579><c> somewhere</c><00:34:29.920><c> else</c> 00:34:30.280 --> 00:34:32.699 or<00:34:30.440><c> thinking,</c><00:34:30.719><c> oh</c><00:34:30.980><c> my</c><00:34:31.199><c> goodness,</c><00:34:31.400><c> I</c><00:34:31.639><c> wish</c><00:34:31.780><c> this</c><00:34:32.059><c> guy</c><00:34:32.179><c> would</c><00:34:32.360><c> get</c><00:34:32.559><c> a</c> 00:34:32.699 --> 00:34:33.099 move<00:34:32.880><c> on.</c> 00:34:33.380 --> 00:34:35.159 There<00:34:33.579><c> is</c><00:34:33.820><c> no</c><00:34:34.019><c> other</c><00:34:34.219><c> species</c><00:34:34.559><c> on</c><00:34:34.780><c> the</c><00:34:34.960><c> planet</c> 00:34:35.159 --> 00:34:36.860 who<00:34:35.300><c> would</c><00:34:35.440><c> have</c><00:34:35.559><c> turned</c><00:34:35.739><c> up</c><00:34:35.960><c> today,</c><00:34:36.500><c> you</c><00:34:36.719><c> know,</c> 00:34:36.860 --> 00:34:39.239 and<00:34:37.079><c> sat</c><00:34:37.179><c> down</c><00:34:37.480><c> almost,</c><00:34:38.300><c> I</c><00:34:38.480><c> felt</c><00:34:38.639><c> for</c><00:34:38.820><c> our</c><00:34:38.960><c> president,</c> 00:34:39.440 --> 00:34:41.260 he's<00:34:39.559><c> trying</c><00:34:39.760><c> to</c><00:34:39.860><c> get</c><00:34:40.019><c> Chris</c><00:34:40.159><c> Delfins</c><00:34:40.420><c> to</c><00:34:40.619><c> all</c><00:34:40.780><c> sit</c><00:34:40.940><c> down</c><00:34:41.139><c> at</c> 00:34:41.260 --> 00:34:41.800 the<00:34:41.400><c> right</c><00:34:41.579><c> time,</c> 00:34:41.960 --> 00:34:43.059 but<00:34:42.139><c> you</c><00:34:42.219><c> know,</c><00:34:42.360><c> you</c><00:34:42.480><c> were</c><00:34:42.639><c> pretty</c><00:34:42.820><c> good.</c> 00:34:43.059 --> 00:34:45.340 Several<00:34:43.639><c> hundred</c><00:34:43.900><c> people</c><00:34:44.280><c> all</c><00:34:44.559><c> arriving</c><00:34:44.880><c> today,</c> 00:34:45.619 --> 00:34:46.980 all<00:34:45.739><c> sitting</c><00:34:45.980><c> down</c><00:34:46.239><c> at</c><00:34:46.400><c> the</c><00:34:46.519><c> same</c><00:34:46.760><c> time.</c> 00:34:47.000 --> 00:34:48.940 There<00:34:47.159><c> is</c><00:34:47.360><c> no</c><00:34:47.500><c> other</c><00:34:47.739><c> species</c><00:34:48.079><c> on</c><00:34:48.340><c> the</c><00:34:48.559><c> planet,</c> 00:34:49.300 --> 00:34:51.019 brothers<00:34:49.440><c> and</c><00:34:49.599><c> sisters,</c><00:34:49.800><c> that</c><00:34:49.920><c> would</c><00:34:50.159><c> measure</c><00:34:50.420><c> their</c><00:34:50.719><c> life</c> 00:34:51.019 --> 00:34:52.300 in<00:34:51.219><c> that</c><00:34:51.420><c> way.</c> 00:34:52.340 --> 00:34:53.639 There<00:34:52.420><c> is</c><00:34:52.619><c> no</c><00:34:52.820><c> other</c><00:34:53.019><c> species</c><00:34:53.139><c> on</c><00:34:53.340><c> the</c><00:34:53.460><c> planet</c> 00:34:53.639 --> 00:34:56.980 that<00:34:54.219><c> counts</c><00:34:54.500><c> their</c><00:34:54.800><c> birthdays</c><00:34:55.199><c> and</c><00:34:55.460><c> blows</c><00:34:55.699><c> out</c><00:34:55.960><c> candles.</c> 00:34:57.079 --> 00:34:58.900 You<00:34:57.139><c> know,</c><00:34:57.360><c> there</c><00:34:57.559><c> is</c><00:34:57.780><c> no</c><00:34:57.920><c> other</c><00:34:58.119><c> species</c><00:34:58.340><c> on</c><00:34:58.519><c> the</c><00:34:58.699><c> planet</c> 00:34:58.900 --> 00:35:01.400 that<00:34:59.039><c> gets</c><00:34:59.179><c> very</c><00:34:59.400><c> uptight</c><00:34:59.780><c> when</c><00:34:59.940><c> it</c><00:35:00.139><c> reaches</c><00:35:00.420><c> certain</c><00:35:00.800><c> milestones</c> 00:35:01.400 --> 00:35:03.280 and<00:35:02.000><c> starts,</c><00:35:02.280><c> you</c><00:35:02.360><c> know,</c><00:35:02.659><c> commiserating</c> 00:35:03.280 --> 00:35:04.480 and<00:35:03.500><c> counting</c><00:35:03.800><c> grey</c><00:35:04.159><c> hairs</c> 00:35:04.480 --> 00:35:07.539 and<00:35:05.019><c> worrying</c><00:35:05.360><c> about</c><00:35:05.699><c> the</c><00:35:05.920><c> passage</c><00:35:06.179><c> of</c><00:35:06.480><c> time.</c> 00:35:08.719 --> 00:35:11.320 Time<00:35:09.099><c> and</c><00:35:09.300><c> its</c><00:35:09.559><c> measurement</c><00:35:09.920><c> is</c><00:35:10.260><c> unique</c> 00:35:11.360 --> 00:35:13.980 to<00:35:11.880><c> men</c><00:35:12.219><c> and</c><00:35:12.360><c> women,</c><00:35:12.900><c> to</c><00:35:12.940><c> you</c><00:35:13.219><c> and</c><00:35:13.420><c> me,</c> 00:35:14.280 --> 00:35:15.840 and<00:35:14.460><c> even</c><00:35:14.719><c> the</c><00:35:14.940><c> flow</c><00:35:15.119><c> of</c><00:35:15.400><c> knowledge.</c> 00:35:16.340 --> 00:35:19.039 You<00:35:16.340><c> know,</c><00:35:16.860><c> Isaac</c><00:35:17.340><c> Newton,</c><00:35:17.940><c> in</c><00:35:17.960><c> fact,</c><00:35:18.280><c> famously</c><00:35:18.579><c> once</c><00:35:18.900><c> said,</c> 00:35:19.179 --> 00:35:21.380 if<00:35:19.179><c> I</c><00:35:19.460><c> manage</c><00:35:19.659><c> to</c><00:35:19.860><c> see</c><00:35:20.099><c> further</c><00:35:20.420><c> than</c><00:35:20.619><c> anybody</c><00:35:20.940><c> else,</c> 00:35:21.699 --> 00:35:25.159 it's<00:35:21.860><c> because</c><00:35:22.179><c> I</c><00:35:22.360><c> was</c><00:35:22.639><c> standing</c><00:35:22.940><c> on</c><00:35:23.159><c> the</c><00:35:23.420><c> shoulders</c><00:35:23.739><c> of</c><00:35:24.099><c> giants.</c> 00:35:26.000 --> 00:35:28.860 There<00:35:26.219><c> is</c><00:35:26.519><c> no</c><00:35:26.739><c> other</c><00:35:27.639><c> species</c><00:35:28.119><c> on</c><00:35:28.340><c> the</c><00:35:28.599><c> planet</c> 00:35:28.860 --> 00:35:32.059 that<00:35:29.820><c> stores</c><00:35:30.219><c> up</c><00:35:30.460><c> its</c><00:35:30.739><c> experience</c><00:35:31.300><c> and</c><00:35:31.500><c> its</c><00:35:31.760><c> knowledge</c> 00:35:32.059 --> 00:35:34.179 and<00:35:32.260><c> passes</c><00:35:32.500><c> it</c><00:35:32.800><c> down</c><00:35:33.019><c> to</c><00:35:33.199><c> the</c><00:35:33.360><c> next</c><00:35:33.599><c> generation</c> 00:35:34.179 --> 00:35:35.659 and<00:35:34.340><c> the</c><00:35:34.500><c> next</c><00:35:34.780><c> and</c><00:35:35.099><c> the</c><00:35:35.320><c> next.</c> 00:35:35.900 --> 00:35:38.659 There's<00:35:36.179><c> no</c><00:35:36.340><c> elephant,</c><00:35:36.820><c> even</c><00:35:37.079><c> with</c><00:35:37.260><c> the</c><00:35:37.380><c> best</c><00:35:37.619><c> memory</c><00:35:37.940><c> of</c><00:35:38.139><c> any</c><00:35:38.380><c> mammal,</c> 00:35:38.659 --> 00:35:40.699 that<00:35:39.079><c> goes</c><00:35:39.340><c> to</c><00:35:39.599><c> university</c><00:35:40.119><c> to</c><00:35:40.400><c> discover</c> 00:35:40.699 --> 00:35:43.000 what<00:35:40.980><c> elephant</c><00:35:41.320><c> life</c><00:35:41.639><c> was</c><00:35:41.960><c> like,</c><00:35:42.480><c> you</c><00:35:42.739><c> know,</c> 00:35:43.179 --> 00:35:45.460 back<00:35:43.340><c> in</c><00:35:43.659><c> 1600</c><00:35:44.340><c> and</c><00:35:44.599><c> whatever.</c> 00:35:46.019 --> 00:35:47.320 There's<00:35:46.360><c> no</c><00:35:46.519><c> other</c><00:35:46.659><c> species</c><00:35:46.800><c> on</c><00:35:46.980><c> the</c><00:35:47.099><c> planet</c> 00:35:47.320 --> 00:35:49.880 that's<00:35:47.739><c> charted</c><00:35:48.139><c> its</c><00:35:48.800><c> journey</c><00:35:49.260><c> through</c><00:35:49.579><c> life</c> 00:35:49.880 --> 00:35:51.699 with<00:35:50.099><c> all</c><00:35:50.320><c> the</c><00:35:50.460><c> things</c><00:35:50.619><c> it's</c><00:35:50.880><c> managed</c><00:35:51.099><c> to</c><00:35:51.400><c> learn</c> 00:35:51.699 --> 00:35:54.059 and<00:35:51.880><c> the</c><00:35:52.000><c> wisdom</c><00:35:52.300><c> it's</c><00:35:52.599><c> managed</c><00:35:52.800><c> to</c><00:35:53.099><c> gain,</c> 00:35:54.760 --> 00:35:57.219 because<00:35:55.039><c> they</c><00:35:55.320><c> don't.</c> 00:35:57.820 --> 00:36:03.860 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feel,</c> 00:36:15.860 --> 00:36:18.139 sometimes<00:36:16.179><c> we</c><00:36:16.880><c> struggle</c><00:36:17.280><c> with</c><00:36:17.519><c> this</c><00:36:17.760><c> idea</c> 00:36:18.139 --> 00:36:21.179 that<00:36:18.340><c> life</c><00:36:18.579><c> is</c><00:36:18.840><c> constantly</c><00:36:19.300><c> moving</c><00:36:19.639><c> and</c><00:36:19.820><c> we</c><00:36:19.940><c> can't</c><00:36:20.260><c> stop</c><00:36:20.519><c> it.</c> 00:36:21.440 --> 00:36:24.619 Every<00:36:21.820><c> day</c><00:36:22.000><c> that</c><00:36:22.119><c> goes</c><00:36:22.320><c> by,</c><00:36:22.840><c> I'm</c><00:36:23.199><c> getting</c><00:36:23.440><c> older</c><00:36:23.800><c> and</c><00:36:23.980><c> I'm</c><00:36:24.179><c> growing,</c> 00:36:24.940 --> 00:36:26.079 and<00:36:25.039><c> instead</c><00:36:25.300><c> of</c><00:36:25.519><c> embracing</c><00:36:25.900><c> it,</c> 00:36:26.199 --> 00:36:28.659 we<00:36:26.219><c> tend</c><00:36:26.420><c> to</c><00:36:26.739><c> feel</c><00:36:27.239><c> stressed</c><00:36:27.960><c> by</c><00:36:28.219><c> it,</c><00:36:28.380><c> don't</c><00:36:28.539><c> we,</c> 00:36:28.659 --> 00:36:32.159 that<00:36:28.800><c> life</c><00:36:29.099><c> inexorably</c><00:36:29.900><c> moves</c><00:36:30.199><c> forward,</c><00:36:30.880><c> unstoppably.</c> 00:36:32.599 --> 00:36:35.519 And<00:36:32.760><c> the</c><00:36:32.860><c> reason</c><00:36:33.119><c> for</c><00:36:33.280><c> that</c><00:36:33.480><c> is</c><00:36:33.719><c> not</c><00:36:34.119><c> something</c><00:36:34.460><c> to</c><00:36:34.659><c> fear.</c> 00:36:35.719 --> 00:36:38.800 It's<00:36:36.179><c> moving</c><00:36:36.460><c> towards</c><00:36:36.860><c> something</c><00:36:37.440><c> remarkable,</c> 00:36:38.900 --> 00:36:42.519 and<00:36:39.360><c> that's</c><00:36:39.579><c> what</c><00:36:39.739><c> God</c><00:36:39.940><c> wants</c><00:36:40.239><c> us</c><00:36:40.719><c> to</c><00:36:40.940><c> know.</c> 00:36:44.119 --> 00:36:45.679 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everything</c><00:37:18.380><c> there</c><00:37:18.639><c> is</c><00:37:18.820><c> a</c><00:37:19.059><c> season</c> 00:37:19.440 --> 00:37:23.380 and<00:37:19.900><c> a</c><00:37:20.139><c> time</c><00:37:20.380><c> to</c><00:37:20.659><c> every</c><00:37:21.280><c> purpose</c><00:37:21.940><c> under</c><00:37:22.860><c> heaven.</c> 00:37:23.539 --> 00:37:24.519 And<00:37:23.699><c> I</c><00:37:23.760><c> don't</c><00:37:23.840><c> know</c><00:37:23.940><c> about</c><00:37:24.019><c> you,</c><00:37:24.260><c> brothers</c><00:37:24.300><c> and</c><00:37:24.400><c> sisters,</c> 00:37:24.579 --> 00:37:27.619 in<00:37:24.699><c> fact,</c><00:37:24.880><c> I</c><00:37:25.420><c> had</c><00:37:25.619><c> this</c><00:37:25.880><c> passage</c><00:37:26.159><c> read</c><00:37:26.519><c> when</c><00:37:26.719><c> I</c><00:37:26.840><c> was</c><00:37:27.019><c> baptized.</c> 00:37:28.119 --> 00:37:29.059 I<00:37:28.340><c> don't</c><00:37:28.519><c> know</c><00:37:28.679><c> why.</c> 00:37:29.079 --> 00:37:31.199 I<00:37:29.320><c> had</c><00:37:29.639><c> no</c><00:37:29.940><c> idea</c><00:37:30.300><c> what</c><00:37:30.480><c> it</c><00:37:30.619><c> was</c><00:37:30.760><c> talking</c><00:37:30.980><c> about.</c> 00:37:31.199 --> 00:37:33.139 It<00:37:31.360><c> just</c><00:37:31.719><c> felt</c><00:37:32.039><c> right.</c> 00:37:33.360 --> 00:37:35.380 And<00:37:33.559><c> yet</c><00:37:33.719><c> now,</c><00:37:34.159><c> with</c><00:37:34.340><c> the</c><00:37:34.539><c> benefit</c><00:37:34.760><c> of</c><00:37:34.980><c> the</c><00:37:35.099><c> passages</c> 00:37:35.380 --> 00:37:36.900 of<00:37:35.780><c> a</c><00:37:35.940><c> little</c><00:37:36.099><c> bit</c><00:37:36.260><c> of</c><00:37:36.500><c> time,</c> 00:37:37.360 --> 00:37:40.039 I<00:37:37.539><c> can</c><00:37:37.719><c> look</c><00:37:37.840><c> back</c><00:37:38.039><c> and</c><00:37:38.219><c> reflect</c><00:37:38.440><c> on</c><00:37:38.519><c> it</c><00:37:38.619><c> a</c><00:37:38.659><c> little</c><00:37:38.860><c> bit</c><00:37:39.079><c> differently.</c> 00:37:40.199 --> 00:37:40.960 And<00:37:40.340><c> I</c><00:37:40.440><c> don't</c><00:37:40.500><c> know</c><00:37:40.619><c> about</c><00:37:40.719><c> you.</c> 00:37:41.119 --> 00:37:43.340 You<00:37:41.280><c> must</c><00:37:41.500><c> have</c><00:37:41.699><c> often</c><00:37:42.000><c> wondered</c><00:37:42.400><c> about</c><00:37:42.699><c> what</c><00:37:42.880><c> on</c><00:37:43.099><c> earth</c> 00:37:43.340 --> 00:37:44.980 this<00:37:43.780><c> guy</c><00:37:43.980><c> was</c><00:37:44.199><c> talking</c><00:37:44.480><c> about,</c><00:37:44.880><c> right?</c> 00:37:45.019 --> 00:37:47.199 There<00:37:45.179><c> is</c><00:37:45.780><c> a</c><00:37:46.219><c> season</c><00:37:46.480><c> and</c><00:37:46.679><c> a</c><00:37:46.940><c> time</c> 00:37:47.199 --> 00:37:48.719 to<00:37:47.440><c> every</c><00:37:47.760><c> purpose</c><00:37:48.119><c> under</c><00:37:48.400><c> heaven.</c> 00:37:48.980 --> 00:37:50.519 And<00:37:49.179><c> you</c><00:37:49.280><c> go</c><00:37:49.440><c> through</c><00:37:49.619><c> that</c><00:37:49.800><c> list,</c><00:37:50.079><c> brothers</c><00:37:50.260><c> and</c><00:37:50.360><c> sisters,</c> 00:37:50.599 --> 00:37:52.260 and<00:37:50.719><c> whether</c><00:37:50.940><c> or</c><00:37:51.099><c> not</c><00:37:51.199><c> you</c><00:37:51.440><c> choose</c><00:37:51.579><c> to</c><00:37:51.840><c> believe</c><00:37:52.039><c> it,</c> 00:37:52.280 --> 00:37:54.739 this<00:37:52.460><c> is</c><00:37:53.099><c> how</c><00:37:53.300><c> I</c><00:37:53.539><c> see</c><00:37:53.739><c> it,</c><00:37:54.360><c> right?</c> 00:37:54.760 --> 00:37:56.579 And<00:37:54.880><c> this</c><00:37:55.059><c> is</c><00:37:55.139><c> just</c><00:37:55.360><c> my</c><00:37:55.519><c> suggestion.</c> 00:37:56.820 --> 00:37:57.960 None<00:37:57.000><c> of</c><00:37:57.199><c> these</c><00:37:57.400><c> things,</c><00:37:57.639><c> 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that</c><00:38:40.179><c> are</c><00:38:40.300><c> going</c><00:38:40.400><c> to</c><00:38:40.599><c> happen</c><00:38:40.760><c> to</c><00:38:41.000><c> you</c> 00:38:41.199 --> 00:38:43.539 and<00:38:41.480><c> you</c><00:38:41.619><c> are</c><00:38:41.719><c> going</c><00:38:41.820><c> to</c><00:38:41.920><c> have</c><00:38:42.079><c> to</c><00:38:42.260><c> order</c><00:38:42.380><c> your</c><00:38:42.659><c> lives</c><00:38:42.880><c> around</c><00:38:43.280><c> them.</c> 00:38:43.739 --> 00:38:45.119 There<00:38:43.960><c> is</c><00:38:44.179><c> a</c><00:38:44.380><c> time</c><00:38:44.559><c> and</c><00:38:44.719><c> a</c><00:38:44.900><c> season</c> 00:38:45.119 --> 00:38:46.940 to<00:38:45.400><c> all</c><00:38:45.619><c> of</c><00:38:45.800><c> these</c><00:38:46.000><c> things</c><00:38:46.219><c> and</c><00:38:46.360><c> they</c><00:38:46.599><c> happen.</c> 00:38:47.199 --> 00:38:48.559 There<00:38:47.380><c> is</c><00:38:47.579><c> a</c><00:38:47.739><c> time</c><00:38:47.880><c> to</c><00:38:48.179><c> plant</c> 00:38:48.559 --> 00:38:51.500 and<00:38:49.079><c> a</c><00:38:49.260><c> time</c><00:38:49.420><c> to</c><00:38:49.639><c> pluck</c><00:38:49.800><c> up</c><00:38:50.000><c> that</c><00:38:50.199><c> which</c><00:38:50.340><c> is</c><00:38:50.599><c> planted.</c> 00:38:51.760 --> 00:38:52.880 And<00:38:52.039><c> I'm</c><00:38:52.219><c> no</c><00:38:52.460><c> farmer,</c> 00:38:52.880 --> 00:38:55.340 but<00:38:53.219><c> I</c><00:38:53.440><c> know</c><00:38:53.679><c> that</c><00:38:53.840><c> if</c><00:38:53.940><c> you</c><00:38:54.099><c> plant</c><00:38:54.239><c> things</c><00:38:54.460><c> in</c><00:38:54.579><c> the</c><00:38:54.739><c> wrong</c><00:38:54.920><c> season,</c> 00:38:55.519 --> 00:38:56.480 they<00:38:55.659><c> ain't</c><00:38:55.880><c> going</c><00:38:56.039><c> to</c><00:38:56.179><c> grow.</c> 00:38:56.820 --> 00:38:58.219 So<00:38:56.960><c> if</c><00:38:57.059><c> you</c><00:38:57.239><c> want</c><00:38:57.360><c> to</c><00:38:57.480><c> not</c><00:38:57.599><c> go</c><00:38:57.820><c> hungry,</c> 00:38:58.579 --> 00:39:00.139 you<00:38:58.679><c> have</c><00:38:58.940><c> to</c><00:38:59.099><c> plant</c><00:38:59.260><c> them</c><00:38:59.400><c> at</c><00:38:59.480><c> the</c><00:38:59.639><c> right</c><00:38:59.900><c> time</c> 00:39:00.139 --> 00:39:01.880 and<00:39:00.280><c> you</c><00:39:00.300><c> have</c><00:39:00.519><c> to</c><00:39:00.659><c> pluck</c><00:39:00.739><c> them</c><00:39:00.940><c> up</c><00:39:01.079><c> at</c><00:39:01.159><c> the</c><00:39:01.320><c> right</c><00:39:01.559><c> time,</c> 00:39:02.059 --> 00:39:03.300 otherwise<00:39:02.340><c> you're</c><00:39:02.559><c> going</c><00:39:02.639><c> to</c><00:39:02.699><c> be</c><00:39:02.860><c> hungry.</c> 00:39:03.539 --> 00:39:05.099 You<00:39:03.699><c> can</c><00:39:03.880><c> choose</c><00:39:04.079><c> not</c><00:39:04.340><c> to</c><00:39:04.519><c> if</c><00:39:04.619><c> you</c><00:39:04.820><c> want,</c> 00:39:05.500 --> 00:39:07.500 but<00:39:05.659><c> there</c><00:39:05.840><c> will</c><00:39:05.980><c> be</c><00:39:06.219><c> consequences,</c> 00:39:07.739 --> 00:39:09.340 there<00:39:07.880><c> will</c><00:39:08.019><c> be</c><00:39:08.179><c> issues.</c> 00:39:11.300 --> 00:39:13.400 There<00:39:11.559><c> is</c><00:39:11.760><c> a</c><00:39:11.900><c> time</c><00:39:12.039><c> to</c><00:39:12.320><c> kill</c> 00:39:13.440 --> 00:39:15.420 and<00:39:13.800><c> a</c><00:39:14.039><c> time</c><00:39:14.199><c> to</c><00:39:14.460><c> heal.</c> 00:39:15.659 --> 00:39:17.400 That's<00:39:15.940><c> interesting,</c><00:39:16.340><c> isn't</c><00:39:16.500><c> it?</c> 00:39:18.019 --> 00:39:19.699 You<00:39:18.380><c> think</c><00:39:18.519><c> anybody</c><00:39:18.840><c> ever</c><00:39:19.019><c> woke</c><00:39:19.239><c> up</c><00:39:19.400><c> one</c><00:39:19.539><c> day</c> 00:39:19.699 --> 00:39:22.440 and<00:39:19.820><c> said,</c><00:39:20.139><c> well,</c><00:39:20.139><c> I</c><00:39:20.199><c> think</c><00:39:20.480><c> today's</c><00:39:21.059><c> the</c><00:39:21.239><c> time</c><00:39:21.360><c> to</c><00:39:21.579><c> kill?</c> 00:39:24.739 --> 00:39:26.960 There<00:39:25.219><c> may</c><00:39:25.460><c> have</c><00:39:25.599><c> been</c><00:39:25.739><c> a</c><00:39:25.900><c> handful</c> 00:39:28.579 --> 00:39:31.380 in<00:39:29.059><c> human</c><00:39:29.440><c> experience,</c><00:39:30.420><c> right?</c> 00:39:32.099 --> 00:39:34.699 But<00:39:32.320><c> it's</c><00:39:32.400><c> not</c><00:39:33.260><c> anybody's</c><00:39:33.880><c> choice</c> 00:39:34.699 --> 00:39:37.260 to<00:39:35.500><c> do</c><00:39:35.719><c> those</c><00:39:36.039><c> things.</c> 00:39:38.300 --> 00:39:40.380 There<00:39:38.400><c> is</c><00:39:38.559><c> a</c><00:39:38.699><c> time</c><00:39:38.840><c> to</c><00:39:39.099><c> weep</c> 00:39:40.380 --> 00:39:42.639 and<00:39:41.079><c> a</c><00:39:41.239><c> time</c><00:39:41.400><c> to</c><00:39:41.679><c> laugh.</c> 00:39:43.739 --> 00:39:45.440 I<00:39:43.900><c> don't</c><00:39:44.079><c> think</c><00:39:44.159><c> anybody</c><00:39:44.440><c> ever</c><00:39:44.659><c> wakes</c><00:39:44.880><c> up</c><00:39:45.139><c> one</c><00:39:45.280><c> day</c> 00:39:45.440 --> 00:39:48.360 and<00:39:45.599><c> says,</c><00:39:46.880><c> well,</c><00:39:47.360><c> I</c><00:39:47.420><c> feel</c><00:39:47.619><c> like</c><00:39:47.820><c> weeping</c><00:39:48.099><c> today,</c> 00:39:48.480 --> 00:39:49.760 I<00:39:48.480><c> feel</c><00:39:48.699><c> like</c><00:39:48.860><c> mourning,</c> 00:39:50.000 --> 00:39:51.019 I<00:39:50.099><c> feel</c><00:39:50.219><c> like</c><00:39:50.320><c> being</c><00:39:50.539><c> sad.</c> 00:39:51.019 --> 00:39:54.360 That's<00:39:51.940><c> not</c><00:39:52.139><c> the</c><00:39:52.219><c> way</c><00:39:52.460><c> sadness</c><00:39:52.860><c> works,</c><00:39:53.559><c> is</c><00:39:53.559><c> it?</c> 00:39:54.659 --> 00:39:56.019 Sadness<00:39:55.039><c> comes.</c> 00:39:56.039 --> 00:39:57.219 It<00:39:56.199><c> happens.</c> 00:39:57.260 --> 00:39:59.019 You<00:39:57.380><c> don't</c><00:39:57.559><c> choose</c><00:39:57.800><c> it</c><00:39:57.980><c> to</c><00:39:58.199><c> happen.</c> 00:39:59.219 --> 00:40:01.119 This<00:39:59.340><c> is</c><00:39:59.900><c> the</c><00:40:00.019><c> direct</c><00:40:00.480><c> consequence</c> 00:40:01.119 --> 00:40:02.639 of<00:40:01.579><c> it</c><00:40:01.800><c> happening.</c> 00:40:02.659 --> 00:40:04.699 It<00:40:02.900><c> happens</c><00:40:03.280><c> and</c><00:40:03.539><c> there</c><00:40:03.719><c> is</c><00:40:03.860><c> a</c><00:40:03.960><c> response</c><00:40:04.360><c> to</c><00:40:04.559><c> it</c> 00:40:04.699 --> 00:40:05.460 in<00:40:04.860><c> human</c><00:40:05.039><c> life.</c> 00:40:05.679 --> 00:40:06.699 There<00:40:05.800><c> is</c><00:40:05.940><c> a</c><00:40:06.079><c> time</c><00:40:06.179><c> to</c><00:40:06.380><c> laugh.</c> 00:40:06.980 --> 00:40:09.559 Not<00:40:07.119><c> many</c><00:40:07.360><c> people</c><00:40:07.719><c> spontaneously</c><00:40:08.539><c> break</c><00:40:08.840><c> out</c><00:40:09.019><c> in</c><00:40:09.219><c> laughter.</c> 00:40:09.960 --> 00:40:12.619 I<00:40:10.059><c> mean,</c><00:40:10.280><c> there</c><00:40:10.400><c> are</c><00:40:10.599><c> some</c><00:40:10.920><c> who</c><00:40:12.099><c> do</c> 00:40:12.619 --> 00:40:15.460 and<00:40:13.659><c> we</c><00:40:14.219><c> probably</c><00:40:14.539><c> think</c><00:40:14.739><c> them</c><00:40:14.980><c> strange.</c> 00:40:15.960 --> 00:40:17.000 We<00:40:16.179><c> normally</c><00:40:16.440><c> laugh</c><00:40:16.699><c> because</c> 00:40:17.000 --> 00:40:18.139 something<00:40:17.340><c> we</c><00:40:17.579><c> found</c><00:40:17.800><c> funny.</c> 00:40:18.139 --> 00:40:19.719 We<00:40:18.719><c> weren't</c><00:40:18.960><c> expecting</c><00:40:19.440><c> it.</c> 00:40:19.719 --> 00:40:20.719 We<00:40:19.840><c> didn't</c><00:40:20.079><c> design</c><00:40:20.500><c> it.</c> 00:40:20.719 --> 00:40:22.960 It<00:40:21.000><c> happened</c><00:40:21.260><c> and</c><00:40:21.539><c> it</c><00:40:22.260><c> was</c><00:40:22.500><c> humorous</c> 00:40:22.960 --> 00:40:25.260 and<00:40:23.219><c> so</c><00:40:23.460><c> it</c><00:40:23.599><c> goes</c><00:40:23.820><c> on.</c> 00:40:25.480 --> 00:40:28.780 And<00:40:25.480><c> you</c><00:40:26.820><c> could</c><00:40:27.000><c> go</c><00:40:27.199><c> right</c><00:40:27.440><c> through</c><00:40:27.760><c> that</c><00:40:28.300><c> list.</c> 00:40:29.119 --> 00:40:30.199 There<00:40:29.260><c> is</c><00:40:29.440><c> a</c><00:40:29.579><c> time</c><00:40:29.699><c> to</c><00:40:29.860><c> love</c> 00:40:30.199 --> 00:40:31.139 and<00:40:30.380><c> a</c><00:40:30.539><c> time</c><00:40:30.679><c> to</c><00:40:30.960><c> hate,</c> 00:40:31.219 --> 00:40:32.940 a<00:40:31.360><c> time</c><00:40:31.559><c> of</c><00:40:31.860><c> war</c> 00:40:33.119 --> 00:40:34.820 and<00:40:33.679><c> a</c><00:40:33.860><c> time</c><00:40:34.039><c> of</c><00:40:34.260><c> peace.</c> 00:40:35.199 --> 00:40:36.880 Even<00:40:35.559><c> in</c><00:40:35.800><c> Israel's</c><00:40:36.219><c> history,</c> 00:40:37.840 --> 00:40:39.579 nobody<00:40:37.900><c> wanted</c><00:40:38.579><c> war.</c> 00:40:39.860 --> 00:40:43.079 God<00:40:40.179><c> sometimes</c><00:40:40.760><c> called</c><00:40:41.059><c> the</c><00:40:41.280><c> people</c><00:40:41.539><c> to</c><00:40:41.840><c> it.</c> 00:40:43.159 --> 00:40:44.920 Even<00:40:43.380><c> on</c><00:40:43.500><c> a</c><00:40:43.739><c> spiritual</c><00:40:44.099><c> level,</c> 00:40:44.960 --> 00:40:46.820 nobody<00:40:45.260><c> wants</c><00:40:45.679><c> a</c><00:40:45.920><c> war,</c><00:40:46.360><c> right?</c> 00:40:46.820 --> 00:40:48.800 I<00:40:47.019><c> don't</c><00:40:47.179><c> want</c><00:40:47.420><c> to</c><00:40:47.619><c> fight.</c> 00:40:49.280 --> 00:40:51.579 But<00:40:49.400><c> there</c><00:40:49.500><c> are</c><00:40:49.639><c> times</c><00:40:49.920><c> when</c><00:40:50.079><c> I'm</c><00:40:50.300><c> called</c><00:40:50.500><c> to</c><00:40:50.699><c> it.</c> 00:40:51.739 --> 00:40:53.340 I<00:40:51.880><c> have</c><00:40:52.039><c> no</c><00:40:52.280><c> choice.</c> 00:40:53.639 --> 00:40:54.920 And<00:40:53.719><c> what</c><00:40:53.860><c> the</c><00:40:54.059><c> writer</c><00:40:54.280><c> is</c><00:40:54.519><c> describing,</c> 00:40:55.039 --> 00:40:57.519 Brunt<00:40:55.159><c> Sisters,</c><00:40:55.519><c> is</c><00:40:55.699><c> human</c><00:40:56.079><c> experience.</c> 00:40:57.780 --> 00:40:59.420 You<00:40:57.920><c> can't</c><00:40:58.219><c> avoid</c><00:40:58.500><c> it.</c> 00:40:59.440 --> 00:41:00.539 It's<00:40:59.659><c> not</c><00:40:59.800><c> by</c><00:41:00.039><c> accident.</c> 00:41:00.820 --> 00:41:02.780 It<00:41:01.019><c> happens</c><00:41:01.300><c> to</c><00:41:01.559><c> all</c><00:41:01.739><c> of</c><00:41:01.860><c> us.</c> 00:41:03.079 --> 00:41:05.360 And<00:41:03.320><c> these</c><00:41:03.539><c> things</c><00:41:03.760><c> come</c><00:41:04.019><c> along</c><00:41:04.260><c> and</c><00:41:04.460><c> they</c><00:41:04.719><c> challenge</c><00:41:04.960><c> us.</c> 00:41:05.840 --> 00:41:07.219 So<00:41:05.940><c> one</c><00:41:06.099><c> of</c><00:41:06.199><c> the</c><00:41:06.340><c> great</c><00:41:06.699><c> issues</c> 00:41:07.219 --> 00:41:08.480 with<00:41:07.400><c> this</c><00:41:07.639><c> experience,</c><00:41:08.019><c> Brunt</c><00:41:08.260><c> Sisters,</c> 00:41:08.480 --> 00:41:10.260 is<00:41:08.920><c> I</c><00:41:08.940><c> used</c><00:41:09.159><c> to</c><00:41:09.320><c> think</c><00:41:09.420><c> I</c><00:41:09.539><c> was</c><00:41:09.900><c> absolutely</c> 00:41:10.260 --> 00:41:11.539 the<00:41:10.440><c> master</c><00:41:10.679><c> of</c><00:41:10.820><c> my</c><00:41:11.000><c> own</c><00:41:11.159><c> destiny.</c> 00:41:11.780 --> 00:41:13.400 I<00:41:11.940><c> was</c><00:41:12.119><c> in</c><00:41:12.300><c> control</c><00:41:12.659><c> of</c><00:41:12.800><c> my</c><00:41:12.980><c> own</c><00:41:13.199><c> time.</c> 00:41:13.400 --> 00:41:14.619 I<00:41:13.599><c> could</c><00:41:13.860><c> choose,</c><00:41:14.400><c> right?</c> 00:41:14.719 --> 00:41:16.659 If<00:41:14.840><c> I</c><00:41:15.000><c> wanted</c><00:41:15.179><c> to</c><00:41:15.400><c> stay</c><00:41:15.579><c> in</c><00:41:15.739><c> bed,</c><00:41:15.880><c> I</c><00:41:16.000><c> could</c><00:41:16.159><c> stay</c><00:41:16.360><c> in</c><00:41:16.519><c> bed.</c> 00:41:16.679 --> 00:41:18.280 If<00:41:16.820><c> I</c><00:41:16.980><c> wanted</c><00:41:17.119><c> to</c><00:41:17.320><c> get</c><00:41:17.440><c> up,</c><00:41:17.599><c> I</c><00:41:17.699><c> could</c><00:41:17.860><c> get</c><00:41:18.039><c> up.</c> 00:41:18.480 --> 00:41:20.099 If<00:41:18.619><c> there</c><00:41:18.760><c> were</c><00:41:18.840><c> things</c><00:41:19.039><c> I</c><00:41:19.159><c> wanted</c><00:41:19.380><c> to</c><00:41:19.579><c> do</c><00:41:19.659><c> in</c><00:41:19.760><c> my</c><00:41:19.940><c> life,</c> 00:41:20.119 --> 00:41:22.219 I<00:41:20.219><c> could</c><00:41:20.360><c> put</c><00:41:20.500><c> them</c><00:41:20.619><c> in</c><00:41:20.760><c> my</c><00:41:21.000><c> diary,</c><00:41:21.300><c> I</c><00:41:21.400><c> could</c><00:41:21.599><c> save</c><00:41:21.800><c> up</c><00:41:21.920><c> the</c><00:41:22.019><c> money,</c> 00:41:22.340 --> 00:41:24.619 I<00:41:22.559><c> could</c><00:41:22.780><c> go</c><00:41:22.900><c> off</c><00:41:23.000><c> and</c><00:41:23.179><c> do</c><00:41:23.340><c> them</c><00:41:23.539><c> right.</c> 00:41:25.519 --> 00:41:27.880 But<00:41:25.900><c> actually</c><00:41:26.219><c> life</c><00:41:26.440><c> isn't</c><00:41:26.699><c> that</c><00:41:26.980><c> way.</c> 00:41:30.239 --> 00:41:31.280 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00:41:43.840 calls<00:41:42.380><c> them</c><00:41:42.639><c> vanities.</c> 00:41:44.059 --> 00:41:45.800 Rightly,<00:41:44.559><c> okay?</c><00:41:44.900><c> He</c><00:41:45.059><c> says</c><00:41:45.199><c> they're</c><00:41:45.420><c> vanities.</c> 00:41:45.840 --> 00:41:47.780 All<00:41:46.039><c> these</c><00:41:46.239><c> issues</c><00:41:46.619><c> here</c><00:41:47.059><c> in</c><00:41:47.179><c> this</c><00:41:47.400><c> chapter,</c> 00:41:48.159 --> 00:41:49.440 they<00:41:48.400><c> are</c><00:41:48.719><c> vain</c><00:41:49.079><c> things.</c> 00:41:49.500 --> 00:41:51.099 They<00:41:49.659><c> are</c><00:41:50.280><c> challenging</c><00:41:50.780><c> things.</c> 00:41:51.340 --> 00:41:53.500 Nobody<00:41:51.599><c> has</c><00:41:52.280><c> any</c><00:41:52.579><c> control</c><00:41:52.960><c> over</c><00:41:53.239><c> them.</c> 00:41:53.719 --> 00:41:55.500 And<00:41:53.980><c> I</c><00:41:54.159><c> thought</c><00:41:54.360><c> I'd</c><00:41:54.639><c> just</c><00:41:54.820><c> bring</c><00:41:55.000><c> it</c> 00:41:55.500 --> 00:41:57.119 as<00:41:55.719><c> close</c><00:41:55.920><c> as</c><00:41:56.059><c> I</c><00:41:56.260><c> can</c><00:41:56.420><c> to</c><00:41:56.599><c> Toronto,</c> 00:41:57.440 --> 00:41:58.960 out<00:41:57.820><c> of</c><00:41:57.960><c> the</c><00:41:58.079><c> book</c><00:41:58.139><c> of</c><00:41:58.340><c> Ecclesiastes,</c> 00:41:59.019 --> 00:42:01.559 and<00:41:59.179><c> just</c><00:41:59.360><c> make</c><00:41:59.539><c> sure</c><00:41:59.880><c> you're</c><00:42:00.519><c> aware</c><00:42:00.920><c> of</c><00:42:01.119><c> how</c><00:42:01.320><c> much</c> 00:42:01.559 --> 00:42:03.739 vanity<00:42:01.880><c> your</c><00:42:02.159><c> life</c><00:42:02.340><c> consists</c><00:42:02.820><c> of.</c> 00:42:03.760 --> 00:42:05.320 And<00:42:03.980><c> I've</c><00:42:04.219><c> chosen</c><00:42:04.460><c> nine</c><00:42:04.840><c> things.</c> 00:42:05.480 --> 00:42:07.639 Here<00:42:05.659><c> we</c><00:42:05.840><c> go.</c><00:42:06.420><c> I'm</c><00:42:06.659><c> going</c><00:42:06.679><c> to</c><00:42:06.800><c> draw</c><00:42:06.860><c> you</c><00:42:07.039><c> a</c><00:42:07.159><c> pie</c><00:42:07.400><c> chart.</c> 00:42:07.639 --> 00:42:09.139 Here's<00:42:07.820><c> a</c><00:42:08.000><c> pie</c><00:42:08.199><c> chart.</c> 00:42:09.719 --> 00:42:11.500 And<00:42:09.980><c> I've</c><00:42:10.519><c> chosen</c><00:42:10.719><c> nine</c><00:42:11.159><c> things</c> 00:42:11.500 --> 00:42:12.960 which<00:42:11.679><c> are</c><00:42:11.880><c> pretty</c><00:42:12.219><c> universal.</c> 00:42:13.300 --> 00:42:14.800 You<00:42:13.420><c> can</c><00:42:13.639><c> add</c><00:42:13.800><c> some</c><00:42:13.980><c> to</c><00:42:14.139><c> this</c><00:42:14.300><c> if</c><00:42:14.480><c> you</c><00:42:14.639><c> wish,</c> 00:42:14.900 --> 00:42:17.219 it's<00:42:15.000><c> just</c><00:42:15.179><c> in</c><00:42:15.320><c> your</c><00:42:15.539><c> mind</c><00:42:15.739><c> as</c><00:42:15.900><c> I</c><00:42:16.059><c> go</c><00:42:16.260><c> through</c><00:42:16.480><c> them.</c> 00:42:17.239 --> 00:42:19.059 These<00:42:17.519><c> nine</c><00:42:17.780><c> things</c><00:42:18.019><c> are</c><00:42:18.239><c> pretty</c><00:42:18.440><c> universal.</c> 00:42:19.460 --> 00:42:22.420 I'm<00:42:19.679><c> going</c><00:42:19.719><c> to</c><00:42:19.820><c> start</c><00:42:19.960><c> with</c><00:42:20.119><c> the</c><00:42:20.280><c> first</c><00:42:20.440><c> one,</c><00:42:20.760><c> which</c><00:42:20.760><c> is</c><00:42:20.960><c> brushing</c><00:42:21.219><c> your</c><00:42:21.539><c> teeth.</c> 00:42:22.760 --> 00:42:22.960 Right? 00:42:23.039 --> 00:42:24.480 Everybody<00:42:23.340><c> brush</c><00:42:23.539><c> their</c><00:42:23.719><c> teeth?</c> 00:42:24.619 --> 00:42:26.840 If<00:42:24.820><c> you</c><00:42:25.000><c> don't</c><00:42:25.139><c> brush</c><00:42:25.320><c> your</c><00:42:25.559><c> teeth,</c><00:42:25.780><c> you</c><00:42:26.000><c> should.</c> 00:42:27.400 --> 00:42:28.340 Right? 00:42:29.260 --> 00:42:31.260 And<00:42:29.579><c> if</c><00:42:29.760><c> you</c><00:42:29.940><c> brush</c><00:42:30.079><c> them</c><00:42:30.320><c> properly,</c> 00:42:31.460 --> 00:42:33.860 you<00:42:31.599><c> will</c><00:42:31.880><c> spend</c><00:42:32.179><c> about</c><00:42:32.599><c> 79</c><00:42:33.360><c> days</c> 00:42:33.860 --> 00:42:34.920 of<00:42:34.039><c> your</c><00:42:34.300><c> life</c> 00:42:34.920 --> 00:42:36.860 brushing<00:42:35.579><c> your</c><00:42:35.900><c> teeth.</c> 00:42:37.079 --> 00:42:38.800 Now<00:42:37.280><c> I</c><00:42:37.360><c> know</c><00:42:37.780><c> some</c><00:42:38.019><c> of</c><00:42:38.159><c> you</c><00:42:38.239><c> may</c><00:42:38.460><c> not</c><00:42:38.619><c> have</c> 00:42:38.800 --> 00:42:40.159 spent<00:42:38.880><c> that</c><00:42:39.099><c> much</c><00:42:39.300><c> time.</c> 00:42:40.199 --> 00:42:42.960 I<00:42:40.260><c> know</c><00:42:40.500><c> some</c><00:42:40.679><c> of</c><00:42:40.800><c> you</c><00:42:40.920><c> may</c><00:42:41.059><c> have</c><00:42:41.239><c> spent</c><00:42:41.380><c> more</c><00:42:41.659><c> time</c><00:42:41.900><c> than</c><00:42:42.159><c> that.</c> 00:42:43.239 --> 00:42:44.800 And<00:42:43.539><c> when</c><00:42:43.699><c> I</c><00:42:43.900><c> say</c><00:42:44.099><c> days</c><00:42:44.480><c> here,</c> 00:42:45.099 --> 00:42:46.780 79<00:42:45.400><c> days</c><00:42:46.039><c> brushing</c><00:42:46.260><c> your</c><00:42:46.559><c> teeth,</c> 00:42:46.980 --> 00:42:48.900 I'm<00:42:47.179><c> talking</c><00:42:47.340><c> about</c><00:42:47.599><c> 24</c><00:42:48.139><c>-hour</c><00:42:48.400><c> days.</c> 00:42:49.300 --> 00:42:51.559 That's<00:42:49.780><c> 1</c><00:42:49.860><c>,896</c><00:42:51.280><c> hours</c> 00:42:51.559 --> 00:42:53.420 of<00:42:51.719><c> your</c><00:42:51.940><c> life</c><00:42:52.239><c> brushing</c><00:42:52.760><c> your</c><00:42:53.099><c> teeth.</c> 00:42:53.659 --> 00:42:55.199 Right?<00:42:54.039><c> So</c><00:42:54.159><c> here</c><00:42:54.219><c> we</c><00:42:54.400><c> go.</c> 00:42:56.519 --> 00:42:57.000 That's 00:42:57.000 --> 00:42:59.500 just<00:42:57.260><c> a</c><00:42:57.300><c> bit</c><00:42:57.460><c> of</c><00:42:57.599><c> vanity</c><00:42:57.840><c> for</c><00:42:58.099><c> you,</c><00:42:58.260><c> right</c><00:42:58.480><c> there.</c> 00:43:00.019 --> 00:43:01.679 Going<00:43:00.280><c> to</c><00:43:00.519><c> the</c><00:43:00.699><c> toilet.</c> 00:43:03.320 --> 00:43:03.860 Now, 00:43:04.360 --> 00:43:06.039 again,<00:43:05.079><c> this</c><00:43:05.179><c> is</c><00:43:05.260><c> a</c><00:43:05.400><c> bit</c><00:43:05.400><c> like</c><00:43:05.500><c> giving</c><00:43:05.699><c> birth,</c> 00:43:06.139 --> 00:43:07.599 isn't<00:43:06.239><c> it?</c><00:43:06.320><c> I've</c><00:43:06.500><c> never</c><00:43:06.719><c> covered</c><00:43:06.980><c> this</c><00:43:07.199><c> many</c> 00:43:07.599 --> 00:43:09.139 awkward<00:43:08.000><c> topics</c><00:43:08.360><c> from</c><00:43:08.539><c> the</c><00:43:08.719><c> platform</c> 00:43:09.139 --> 00:43:11.380 in<00:43:10.099><c> my</c><00:43:10.380><c> life.</c> 00:43:12.239 --> 00:43:13.519 And<00:43:12.420><c> I</c><00:43:12.519><c> know</c><00:43:12.719><c> some</c><00:43:12.900><c> of</c><00:43:13.019><c> you</c><00:43:13.099><c> may</c><00:43:13.300><c> spend</c> 00:43:13.519 --> 00:43:14.900 more<00:43:13.800><c> time</c><00:43:14.239><c> than</c><00:43:14.460><c> others</c> 00:43:14.900 --> 00:43:17.119 in<00:43:15.800><c> this</c><00:43:16.059><c> activity.</c> 00:43:17.639 --> 00:43:19.480 But<00:43:17.920><c> 92</c><00:43:18.579><c> days</c><00:43:19.079><c> of</c><00:43:19.260><c> your</c> 00:43:19.480 --> 00:43:21.679 life,<00:43:20.099><c> 2</c><00:43:20.239><c>,208</c> 00:43:21.719 --> 00:43:23.599 hours<00:43:22.139><c> on</c><00:43:22.599><c> average.</c> 00:43:24.420 --> 00:43:25.460 Shaving. 00:43:26.300 --> 00:43:27.909 This<00:43:26.480><c> is</c><00:43:26.719><c> relatively</c><00:43:27.139><c> universal.</c> 00:43:29.059 --> 00:43:29.559 Some<00:43:29.300><c> spend</c> 00:43:29.559 --> 00:43:31.940 more<00:43:29.820><c> than</c><00:43:29.980><c> others.</c><00:43:30.619><c> Some</c><00:43:30.739><c> men</c><00:43:30.880><c> have</c><00:43:31.039><c> abandoned</c><00:43:31.420><c> the</c><00:43:31.639><c> practice</c> 00:43:31.940 --> 00:43:33.639 completely,<00:43:32.480><c> I</c><00:43:32.659><c> notice.</c> 00:43:34.760 --> 00:43:35.739 But<00:43:34.940><c> the</c><00:43:35.219><c> average,</c> 00:43:36.000 --> 00:43:37.260 I<00:43:36.119><c> think</c><00:43:36.260><c> this</c><00:43:36.440><c> is</c><00:43:36.579><c> the</c><00:43:36.719><c> average</c><00:43:36.940><c> male,</c> 00:43:37.480 --> 00:43:38.760 I<00:43:37.639><c> might</c><00:43:37.760><c> be</c><00:43:37.940><c> wrong.</c> 00:43:39.559 --> 00:43:41.619 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right</c><00:43:55.400><c> there.</c> 00:43:56.860 --> 00:43:57.380 Cleaning. 00:43:57.380 --> 00:43:59.780 This<00:43:58.139><c> isn't</c><00:43:58.380><c> as</c><00:43:58.719><c> universal.</c> 00:43:59.880 --> 00:44:01.079 But<00:44:00.019><c> the</c><00:44:00.199><c> average</c><00:44:00.519><c> person,</c> 00:44:01.199 --> 00:44:03.199 the<00:44:01.360><c> average</c><00:44:01.780><c> person</c><00:44:02.400><c> will</c><00:44:02.679><c> spend</c><00:44:02.840><c> about</c> 00:44:03.199 --> 00:44:05.460 1<00:44:03.400><c>.1</c><00:44:03.780><c> years</c><00:44:04.039><c> of</c><00:44:04.199><c> their</c><00:44:04.420><c> life.</c> 00:44:06.119 --> 00:44:07.920 That's<00:44:06.679><c> 9</c><00:44:07.139><c>,648</c> 00:44:07.980 --> 00:44:08.739 hours<00:44:08.320><c> cleaning.</c> 00:44:08.940 --> 00:44:11.539 Going<00:44:09.159><c> to</c><00:44:09.360><c> the</c><00:44:09.519><c> bathroom.</c><00:44:10.320><c> It's</c><00:44:10.460><c> interesting</c><00:44:10.739><c> 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seen</c><00:47:09.679><c> the</c><00:47:09.920><c> travail</c><00:47:10.159><c> which</c><00:47:10.420><c> God</c> 00:47:10.619 --> 00:47:15.139 has<00:47:10.840><c> given</c><00:47:11.039><c> to</c><00:47:11.219><c> the</c><00:47:11.380><c> sons</c><00:47:11.559><c> of</c><00:47:11.780><c> men.</c><00:47:12.179><c> And</c><00:47:12.460><c> here's</c><00:47:12.679><c> the</c> 00:47:15.539 --> 00:47:16.880 question.<00:47:16.019><c> Does</c><00:47:16.019><c> it</c><00:47:16.159><c> exercise</c><00:47:16.699><c> you,</c> 00:47:16.940 --> 00:47:17.980 Brensisters? 00:47:18.420 --> 00:47:20.360 This<00:47:18.900><c> pattern</c><00:47:19.219><c> of</c><00:47:19.440><c> life</c><00:47:19.719><c> that</c><00:47:19.880><c> God</c><00:47:20.059><c> has</c> 00:47:20.360 --> 00:47:22.440 defined<00:47:20.719><c> you</c><00:47:20.900><c> in,</c><00:47:21.019><c> Brensisters,</c><00:47:21.480><c> is</c><00:47:21.639><c> designed</c><00:47:21.820><c> to</c><00:47:22.079><c> make</c><00:47:22.199><c> 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and</c><00:47:32.820><c> all</c><00:47:33.099><c> of</c><00:47:33.260><c> these</c><00:47:33.500><c> things?</c> 00:47:35.440 --> 00:47:36.500 And<00:47:35.739><c> then</c><00:47:35.860><c> he</c><00:47:35.960><c> says</c><00:47:36.159><c> this</c> 00:47:36.500 --> 00:47:38.659 and<00:47:36.559><c> it's</c><00:47:36.780><c> a</c><00:47:36.900><c> beautiful</c><00:47:37.340><c> paradox,</c><00:47:37.980><c> verse</c><00:47:38.219><c> 11.</c> 00:47:39.039 --> 00:47:40.360 He's<00:47:39.380><c> made</c><00:47:39.820><c> everything</c> 00:47:40.360 --> 00:47:43.059 beautiful<00:47:41.179><c> in</c><00:47:41.420><c> its</c><00:47:41.820><c> time.</c> 00:47:44.639 --> 00:47:46.960 And<00:47:44.679><c> that's</c><00:47:44.940><c> how</c><00:47:45.139><c> the</c><00:47:45.320><c> writer</c><00:47:45.500><c> wants</c><00:47:45.760><c> you</c><00:47:45.960><c> to</c><00:47:46.079><c> see</c><00:47:46.280><c> these</c><00:47:46.559><c> things.</c> 00:47:47.400 --> 00:47:48.460 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I</c><00:48:14.739><c> won't</c> 00:48:14.920 --> 00:48:16.440 have<00:48:15.179><c> to</c><00:48:15.320><c> anymore.</c> 00:48:17.679 --> 00:48:18.820 God<00:48:17.900><c> has</c><00:48:18.179><c> subjected</c><00:48:18.579><c> me</c> 00:48:18.820 --> 00:48:20.840 to<00:48:19.000><c> vanity</c><00:48:19.360><c> that</c><00:48:19.880><c> I</c><00:48:20.039><c> might</c><00:48:20.260><c> realize</c> 00:48:20.840 --> 00:48:22.900 that<00:48:21.039><c> God</c><00:48:21.239><c> has</c><00:48:21.460><c> made</c><00:48:21.659><c> everything</c><00:48:22.159><c> beautiful</c> 00:48:22.900 --> 00:48:25.099 in<00:48:23.699><c> its</c><00:48:24.079><c> time.</c> 00:48:25.280 --> 00:48:26.920 If<00:48:25.519><c> I</c><00:48:25.679><c> can</c><00:48:26.000><c> see</c><00:48:26.219><c> it</c><00:48:26.380><c> in</c><00:48:26.500><c> that</c><00:48:26.679><c> way</c> 00:48:26.920 --> 00:48:29.219 and<00:48:27.019><c> there</c><00:48:27.179><c> are</c><00:48:27.300><c> some</c><00:48:27.460><c> big</c><00:48:27.639><c> challenges</c><00:48:27.980><c> in</c><00:48:28.139><c> this</c><00:48:28.360><c> chapter</c> 00:48:29.280 --> 00:48:30.960 and<00:48:29.760><c> you</c><00:48:29.960><c> know</c><00:48:30.179><c> them,</c><00:48:30.500><c> you've</c> 00:48:30.960 --> 00:48:32.719 experienced<00:48:31.440><c> some</c><00:48:31.679><c> of</c><00:48:31.820><c> them</c><00:48:32.159><c> and</c> 00:48:32.719 --> 00:48:34.960 you<00:48:32.900><c> will</c><00:48:33.099><c> know</c><00:48:33.380><c> the</c><00:48:33.679><c> challenge</c><00:48:34.039><c> of</c><00:48:34.360><c> seeing</c><00:48:34.579><c> those</c> 00:48:34.960 --> 00:48:36.860 vanities<00:48:35.400><c> and</c><00:48:35.980><c> trying</c><00:48:36.219><c> to</c><00:48:36.519><c> see</c><00:48:36.679><c> them</c> 00:48:36.860 --> 00:48:38.760 being<00:48:37.079><c> beautiful</c><00:48:37.519><c> in</c><00:48:37.739><c> their</c><00:48:37.980><c> time.</c><00:48:38.519><c> Let</c><00:48:38.679><c> me</c> 00:48:38.760 --> 00:48:40.780 just<00:48:38.920><c> take</c><00:48:39.039><c> one</c><00:48:39.219><c> example</c><00:48:39.659><c> because</c><00:48:40.340><c> it's</c> 00:48:40.780 --> 00:48:43.039 listed<00:48:41.219><c> here</c><00:48:41.679><c> in</c><00:48:41.920><c> the</c><00:48:42.139><c> list,</c><00:48:42.400><c> a</c><00:48:42.539><c> time</c><00:48:42.739><c> to</c> 00:48:43.039 --> 00:48:43.980 sleep. 00:48:45.800 --> 00:48:46.639 Right? 00:48:46.980 --> 00:48:48.860 Now<00:48:47.199><c> why</c><00:48:47.440><c> is</c><00:48:47.679><c> it,</c><00:48:47.860><c> Brensisters,</c><00:48:48.239><c> that</c><00:48:48.420><c> God</c><00:48:48.579><c> made</c> 00:48:48.860 --> 00:48:50.659 you<00:48:49.039><c> in</c><00:48:49.159><c> such</c><00:48:49.340><c> a</c><00:48:49.480><c> way</c><00:48:49.599><c> that</c><00:48:49.780><c> you</c><00:48:49.960><c> need</c><00:48:50.199><c> sleep</c> 00:48:50.659 --> 00:48:52.900 every<00:48:51.519><c> single</c><00:48:51.900><c> day</c><00:48:52.179><c> you</c><00:48:52.360><c> have</c><00:48:52.619><c> to</c><00:48:52.699><c> go</c> 00:48:52.900 --> 00:48:54.980 to<00:48:53.119><c> sleep</c><00:48:53.260><c> because</c><00:48:53.480><c> if</c><00:48:53.639><c> you</c><00:48:53.780><c> don't</c><00:48:54.099><c> sleep</c><00:48:54.360><c> you</c><00:48:54.500><c> get</c><00:48:54.699><c> ill.</c> 00:48:55.139 --> 00:48:57.019 Right?<00:48:55.760><c> It's</c><00:48:55.940><c> been</c><00:48:56.119><c> medically</c><00:48:56.440><c> proven</c> 00:48:57.019 --> 00:48:58.920 that<00:48:57.559><c> if</c><00:48:57.739><c> you</c><00:48:57.940><c> don't</c><00:48:58.199><c> sleep</c><00:48:58.519><c> and</c><00:48:58.699><c> you</c> 00:48:58.920 --> 00:49:01.000 deprive<00:48:59.340><c> yourself</c><00:48:59.699><c> of</c><00:48:59.980><c> sleep,</c><00:49:00.380><c> it's</c><00:49:00.619><c> really</c> 00:49:01.000 --> 00:49:02.139 bad<00:49:01.300><c> for</c><00:49:01.539><c> your</c><00:49:01.739><c> health.</c> 00:49:02.619 --> 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every</c><00:49:51.280><c> morning</c><00:49:51.559><c> and</c><00:49:51.679><c> it's</c><00:49:51.900><c> been</c> 00:49:52.159 --> 00:49:54.280 regenerated.<00:49:53.260><c> All</c><00:49:53.619><c> sorts</c><00:49:53.880><c> of</c><00:49:54.099><c> things</c> 00:49:54.280 --> 00:49:56.139 were<00:49:54.460><c> happening</c><00:49:54.760><c> while</c><00:49:55.000><c> you</c><00:49:55.179><c> were</c><00:49:55.260><c> asleep.</c><00:49:55.920><c> And</c> 00:49:56.139 --> 00:49:58.139 now<00:49:56.320><c> you've</c><00:49:56.579><c> woken</c><00:49:56.760><c> up</c><00:49:56.960><c> and</c><00:49:57.059><c> you're</c><00:49:57.300><c> a</c><00:49:57.380><c> new</c><00:49:57.539><c> man.</c> 00:49:58.480 --> 00:50:00.159 Most<00:49:58.760><c> of</c><00:49:59.000><c> you.</c> 00:50:00.699 --> 00:50:01.780 Or<00:50:00.840><c> woman.</c> 00:50:02.260 --> 00:50:04.440 Most<00:50:02.500><c> of</c><00:50:02.659><c> you.</c><00:50:03.480><c> Right?</c> 00:50:04.739 --> 00:50:06.059 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teaching</c><00:50:15.820><c> you.</c> 00:50:17.079 --> 00:50:17.940 That<00:50:17.219><c> there</c><00:50:17.400><c> are</c><00:50:17.559><c> some</c><00:50:17.800><c> things</c> 00:50:17.940 --> 00:50:19.960 in<00:50:18.159><c> life,</c><00:50:18.400><c> Brensisters,</c><00:50:18.920><c> every</c><00:50:19.260><c> single</c><00:50:19.599><c> day</c><00:50:19.800><c> that</c> 00:50:19.960 --> 00:50:21.380 have<00:50:20.159><c> to</c><00:50:20.360><c> die.</c> 00:50:22.179 --> 00:50:23.960 And<00:50:22.400><c> yet</c><00:50:22.599><c> every</c><00:50:22.840><c> single</c><00:50:23.159><c> day</c><00:50:23.440><c> God</c><00:50:23.639><c> can</c> 00:50:23.960 --> 00:50:26.199 give<00:50:24.179><c> you</c><00:50:24.519><c> new</c><00:50:24.760><c> life</c><00:50:25.179><c> and</c> 00:50:26.199 --> 00:50:28.079 raise<00:50:26.599><c> you</c><00:50:26.840><c> from</c><00:50:27.039><c> the</c><00:50:27.280><c> dead.</c> 00:50:28.159 --> 00:50:29.639 They're<00:50:28.320><c> beautiful</c><00:50:28.900><c> patterns,</c><00:50:29.260><c> aren't</c><00:50:29.460><c> they?</c> 00:50:29.860 --> 00:50:31.940 Just<00:50:30.159><c> woven</c><00:50:30.420><c> into</c><00:50:30.659><c> the</c><00:50:30.960><c> fabric</c><00:50:31.360><c> of</c> 00:50:31.940 --> 00:50:34.219 our<00:50:32.079><c> everyday</c><00:50:32.860><c> existence.</c> 00:50:34.320 --> 00:50:35.860 And<00:50:34.519><c> it's</c><00:50:34.760><c> not</c><00:50:34.960><c> vanity.</c> 00:50:36.639 --> 00:50:37.780 I<00:50:36.780><c> have</c><00:50:37.039><c> seen</c><00:50:37.239><c> the</c><00:50:37.519><c> travail</c> 00:50:37.780 --> 00:50:39.559 which<00:50:38.000><c> God</c><00:50:38.159><c> has</c><00:50:38.440><c> given</c><00:50:38.619><c> to</c><00:50:38.840><c> the</c><00:50:38.960><c> sons</c><00:50:39.119><c> of</c><00:50:39.340><c> men</c> 00:50:39.559 --> 00:50:42.219 to<00:50:39.900><c> be</c><00:50:40.340><c> exercised</c><00:50:41.159><c> in</c><00:50:41.340><c> it.</c> 00:50:42.320 --> 00:50:43.699 It's<00:50:42.679><c> exercised,</c><00:50:43.300><c> Brensisters,</c> 00:50:43.760 --> 00:50:45.539 to<00:50:43.940><c> learn</c><00:50:44.139><c> to</c><00:50:44.380><c> look</c><00:50:44.519><c> at</c><00:50:44.659><c> these</c><00:50:44.940><c> vanities</c> 00:50:45.539 --> 00:50:48.000 like<00:50:46.340><c> shaving</c><00:50:47.000><c> and</c><00:50:47.679><c> brushing</c> 00:50:48.000 --> 00:50:50.400 your<00:50:48.320><c> teeth,</c><00:50:48.719><c> like</c><00:50:49.340><c> being</c><00:50:49.760><c> born</c> 00:50:50.400 --> 00:50:52.380 and<00:50:51.420><c> dying.</c> 00:50:52.940 --> 00:50:53.980 Laughing, 00:50:54.320 --> 00:50:56.260 crying,<00:50:55.300><c> mourning,</c> 00:50:56.659 --> 00:50:57.920 weeping,<00:50:57.579><c> loving,</c> 00:50:58.340 --> 00:50:59.820 hating.<00:50:59.480><c> Learning</c> 00:50:59.820 --> 00:51:02.119 to<00:51:00.079><c> see</c><00:51:00.360><c> these</c><00:51:00.760><c> things</c><00:51:01.039><c> as</c><00:51:01.300><c> part</c><00:51:01.559><c> of</c><00:51:01.780><c> the</c> 00:51:02.119 --> 00:51:03.840 experience<00:51:02.659><c> that</c><00:51:02.900><c> God</c><00:51:03.099><c> has</c><00:51:03.300><c> destined</c><00:51:03.659><c> us</c> 00:51:03.840 --> 00:51:05.860 to<00:51:04.019><c> have,</c><00:51:05.159><c> in</c><00:51:05.380><c> order</c><00:51:05.599><c> that</c><00:51:05.760><c> we</c> 00:51:05.860 --> 00:51:07.519 might<00:51:06.079><c> see.</c><00:51:06.420><c> Just</c><00:51:06.659><c> have</c><00:51:06.780><c> a</c><00:51:06.860><c> look</c><00:51:06.940><c> down</c><00:51:07.179><c> here</c><00:51:07.360><c> in</c> 00:51:07.519 --> 00:51:09.840 the<00:51:08.300><c> end</c><00:51:08.500><c> of</c><00:51:08.639><c> verse</c><00:51:08.820><c> 11.</c> 00:51:10.300 --> 00:51:12.219 He<00:51:10.320><c> has</c><00:51:10.500><c> made</c><00:51:10.639><c> everything</c><00:51:11.039><c> beautiful</c><00:51:11.460><c> in</c><00:51:11.619><c> its</c><00:51:11.860><c> time</c> 00:51:12.219 --> 00:51:13.940 and<00:51:12.639><c> He's</c><00:51:13.059><c> set</c><00:51:13.159><c> the</c><00:51:13.579><c> world</c> 00:51:13.940 --> 00:51:15.380 in<00:51:14.119><c> their</c><00:51:14.440><c> heart.</c> 00:51:15.539 --> 00:51:17.460 He's<00:51:15.900><c> set</c><00:51:16.039><c> eternity</c><00:51:16.760><c> in</c><00:51:17.039><c> their</c><00:51:17.320><c> heart.</c> 00:51:17.539 --> 00:51:18.900 Isn't<00:51:17.639><c> that</c><00:51:17.840><c> a</c><00:51:17.920><c> lovely</c><00:51:18.159><c> juxtaposition?</c> 00:51:19.400 --> 00:51:21.559 After<00:51:19.519><c> having</c><00:51:19.699><c> gone</c><00:51:19.860><c> through</c><00:51:20.099><c> all</c><00:51:20.360><c> these</c><00:51:20.659><c> vanities</c><00:51:21.099><c> that</c><00:51:21.380><c> happen</c> 00:51:21.559 --> 00:51:23.519 to<00:51:21.800><c> us,</c><00:51:22.199><c> He</c><00:51:22.440><c> then</c><00:51:22.679><c> says,</c><00:51:23.019><c> but</c><00:51:23.019><c> you</c><00:51:23.179><c> know</c><00:51:23.360><c> what?</c> 00:51:23.559 --> 00:51:25.679 The<00:51:23.800><c> reason</c><00:51:24.119><c> you</c><00:51:24.460><c> feel</c><00:51:24.699><c> them</c><00:51:24.900><c> so</c><00:51:25.239><c> keenly,</c> 00:51:25.920 --> 00:51:27.739 the<00:51:26.059><c> reason</c><00:51:26.280><c> you</c><00:51:26.460><c> get</c><00:51:26.599><c> so</c><00:51:26.880><c> irritated</c><00:51:27.320><c> by</c><00:51:27.619><c> them</c> 00:51:27.739 --> 00:51:29.679 and<00:51:27.800><c> you</c><00:51:27.920><c> find</c><00:51:28.159><c> them</c><00:51:28.380><c> so</c><00:51:28.579><c> frustrating</c> 00:51:29.940 --> 00:51:31.639 is<00:51:30.420><c> because</c><00:51:30.699><c> God</c><00:51:30.920><c> has</c><00:51:31.099><c> set</c><00:51:31.219><c> eternity</c> 00:51:31.639 --> 00:51:33.699 in<00:51:31.840><c> your</c><00:51:32.099><c> heart.</c><00:51:32.719><c> You</c><00:51:32.840><c> were</c><00:51:33.079><c> not</c><00:51:33.300><c> destined</c> 00:51:33.699 --> 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destined</c><00:51:46.440><c> you</c><00:51:46.719><c> for.</c> 00:51:47.599 --> 00:51:49.619 And<00:51:47.820><c> you</c><00:51:48.059><c> sense</c><00:51:48.360><c> that,</c><00:51:48.639><c> Brensisters,</c><00:51:48.900><c> because</c><00:51:49.139><c> you</c><00:51:49.440><c> have</c> 00:51:49.619 --> 00:51:51.860 eternity<00:51:50.139><c> in</c><00:51:50.300><c> your</c><00:51:50.559><c> heart.</c><00:51:51.199><c> You</c><00:51:51.280><c> were</c><00:51:51.539><c> made.</c> 00:51:51.920 --> 00:51:53.739 That's<00:51:52.099><c> what</c><00:51:52.239><c> it</c><00:51:52.400><c> means.</c><00:51:52.619><c> It</c><00:51:52.760><c> means</c><00:51:52.860><c> you</c><00:51:53.000><c> were</c><00:51:53.139><c> made,</c><00:51:53.440><c> it</c><00:51:53.559><c> seems</c> 00:51:53.739 --> 00:51:55.800 to<00:51:53.920><c> me,</c><00:51:54.280><c> in</c><00:51:54.519><c> the</c><00:51:54.760><c> image</c><00:51:54.920><c> and</c><00:51:55.059><c> after</c><00:51:55.260><c> the</c><00:51:55.500><c> likeness</c> 00:51:55.800 --> 00:51:57.920 of<00:51:55.880><c> God</c><00:51:56.119><c> Himself.</c><00:51:56.860><c> More</c><00:51:57.039><c> than</c><00:51:57.239><c> any</c><00:51:57.500><c> other</c><00:51:57.679><c> creature</c> 00:51:57.920 --> 00:51:59.760 on<00:51:58.099><c> the</c><00:51:58.280><c> planet,</c><00:51:58.739><c> you</c><00:51:58.739><c> know</c><00:51:58.920><c> instinctively</c> 00:51:59.760 --> 00:52:01.760 that<00:52:00.159><c> life</c><00:52:00.440><c> has</c><00:52:00.659><c> got</c><00:52:00.820><c> to</c><00:52:00.940><c> be</c><00:52:01.019><c> more</c><00:52:01.260><c> than</c><00:52:01.460><c> this.</c> 00:52:02.000 --> 00:52:03.780 And<00:52:02.260><c> you</c><00:52:02.420><c> be</c><00:52:02.639><c> absolutely</c><00:52:03.300><c> right.</c> 00:52:04.199 --> 00:52:05.820 And<00:52:04.420><c> never,</c><00:52:04.840><c> Brensisters,</c><00:52:05.199><c> let</c><00:52:05.440><c> these</c> 00:52:05.820 --> 00:52:08.039 vanities<00:52:06.219><c> of</c><00:52:06.420><c> life</c><00:52:06.719><c> make</c><00:52:07.159><c> you</c><00:52:07.420><c> think</c><00:52:07.639><c> anything</c> 00:52:08.039 --> 00:52:10.000 other<00:52:08.400><c> than</c><00:52:08.760><c> that.</c><00:52:09.280><c> That</c><00:52:09.480><c> there</c><00:52:09.739><c> is</c> 00:52:10.000 --> 00:52:11.940 more<00:52:10.239><c> to</c><00:52:10.440><c> life</c><00:52:10.639><c> than</c><00:52:10.820><c> this.</c><00:52:11.039><c> That's</c><00:52:11.300><c> what</c><00:52:11.460><c> God</c><00:52:11.679><c> wants</c> 00:52:11.940 --> 00:52:13.900 you<00:52:12.139><c> to</c><00:52:12.320><c> know.</c><00:52:12.739><c> Every</c><00:52:13.139><c> single</c><00:52:13.519><c> day</c><00:52:13.739><c> when</c> 00:52:13.900 --> 00:52:16.579 you<00:52:14.119><c> stand</c><00:52:14.340><c> in</c><00:52:14.519><c> front</c><00:52:14.639><c> of</c><00:52:14.820><c> the</c><00:52:14.940><c> mirror</c><00:52:15.159><c> once</c><00:52:15.599><c> again,</c> 00:52:17.059 --> 00:52:17.920 that<00:52:17.219><c> this</c><00:52:17.420><c> is</c><00:52:17.719><c> not</c> 00:52:17.920 --> 00:52:20.000 how<00:52:18.159><c> you</c><00:52:18.380><c> are</c><00:52:18.639><c> supposed</c><00:52:18.880><c> to</c><00:52:19.119><c> be.</c><00:52:19.619><c> And</c><00:52:19.800><c> one</c> 00:52:20.000 --> 00:52:22.219 day,<00:52:20.840><c> it</c><00:52:20.980><c> won't</c><00:52:21.219><c> be.</c> 00:52:24.619 --> 00:52:26.079 Come<00:52:25.059><c> back</c><00:52:25.179><c> with</c><00:52:25.219><c> me</c><00:52:25.380><c> to</c><00:52:25.539><c> Psalm</c><00:52:25.679><c> 90,</c> 00:52:26.119 --> 00:52:28.500 just<00:52:26.380><c> back</c><00:52:26.579><c> a</c><00:52:26.719><c> few</c><00:52:26.820><c> pages</c><00:52:27.179><c> where</c><00:52:27.400><c> we</c><00:52:27.639><c> were.</c> 00:52:29.500 --> 00:52:30.219 And<00:52:29.639><c> let</c><00:52:29.699><c> me</c> 00:52:30.219 --> 00:52:32.360 begin<00:52:30.460><c> 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