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wrestling.</c><00:11:52.919><c> The</c><00:11:53.019><c> limbic</c><00:11:53.480><c> mode</c><00:11:53.639><c> wants</c><00:11:53.940><c> to</c><00:11:54.120><c> do</c><00:11:54.179><c> its</c> 00:11:54.399 --> 00:11:56.039 x own<00:11:54.580><c> thing.</c><00:11:54.899><c> The</c><00:11:55.080><c> frontal</c><00:11:55.379><c> lobe</c> 00:11:56.039 --> 00:12:00.120 x is<00:11:56.360><c> more</c><00:11:56.659><c> rational</c><00:11:57.039><c> and</c><00:11:57.360><c> reasonable</c><00:11:58.100><c> in</c><00:11:58.299><c> its</c><00:11:58.539><c> thinking.</c><00:11:59.899><c> And</c> 00:12:00.120 --> 00:12:03.580 x Paul<00:12:00.419><c> had</c><00:12:00.779><c> much</c><00:12:01.019><c> to</c><00:12:01.320><c> say</c><00:12:01.919><c> in</c><00:12:02.299><c> Romans</c><00:12:02.620><c> 7</c><00:12:02.940><c> and</c><00:12:03.100><c> verse</c><00:12:03.299><c> 9.</c> 00:12:03.700 --> 00:12:06.100 x The<00:12:03.740><c> good</c><00:12:03.960><c> that</c><00:12:04.139><c> 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ways</c><00:21:30.960><c> of</c><00:21:31.200><c> God,</c><00:21:32.160><c> and</c><00:21:32.299><c> if</c> 00:21:32.400 --> 00:21:33.700 x we're<00:21:32.660><c> going</c><00:21:32.680><c> to</c><00:21:32.859><c> obey</c><00:21:33.099><c> his</c><00:21:33.440><c> laws,</c> 00:21:33.880 --> 00:21:40.099 x his<00:21:33.980><c> statutes,</c><00:21:34.279><c> and</c><00:21:34.420><c> his</c><00:21:34.640><c> commandments,</c><00:21:36.460><c> we</c><00:21:36.940><c> have</c><00:21:37.220><c> to</c><00:21:37.480><c> be</c><00:21:37.819><c> associated</c><00:21:38.480><c> with</c><00:21:38.980><c> his</c><00:21:39.259><c> word.</c> 00:21:40.420 --> 00:21:43.759 x Without<00:21:40.900><c> it,</c><00:21:41.279><c> brothers</c><00:21:41.339><c> and</c><00:21:41.599><c> sisters,</c><00:21:42.480><c> there</c><00:21:42.720><c> is</c><00:21:43.160><c> no</c><00:21:43.380><c> way</c><00:21:43.519><c> we</c> 00:21:43.759 --> 00:21:47.200 x can.<00:21:45.559><c> No</c><00:21:45.940><c> way</c><00:21:46.099><c> we</c><00:21:46.339><c> can.</c> 00:21:51.680 --> 00:21:57.799 x Now,<00:21:52.500><c> this</c><00:21:52.740><c> brings</c><00:21:52.980><c> us</c><00:21:53.299><c> then,</c><00:21:53.940><c> with</c><00:21:54.160><c> that</c><00:21:54.460><c> backdrop</c><00:21:54.859><c> of</c><00:21:55.480><c> thoughts,</c><00:21:57.619><c> to</c><00:21:57.680><c> a</c> 00:21:57.799 --> 00:21:59.960 x reading<00:21:58.299><c> in</c><00:21:58.759><c> Matthew</c><00:21:59.019><c> chapter</c><00:21:59.480><c> 13,</c> 00:22:00.039 --> 00:22:04.400 x where<00:22:00.259><c> the</c><00:22:00.519><c> soul</c><00:22:00.640><c> went</c><00:22:00.900><c> out</c><00:22:01.180><c> to</c><00:22:01.440><c> sow,</c><00:22:02.579><c> and</c><00:22:02.640><c> when</c><00:22:02.880><c> he</c><00:22:03.119><c> sowed</c><00:22:03.359><c> some</c><00:22:03.720><c> seed</c><00:22:03.960><c> fell</c><00:22:04.200><c> by</c> 00:22:04.400 --> 00:22:05.859 x the<00:22:04.579><c> wayside,</c> 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sun</c><00:22:17.619><c> was</c> 00:22:17.859 --> 00:22:21.119 x up,<00:22:18.059><c> they</c><00:22:18.299><c> were</c><00:22:18.599><c> scorched,</c><00:22:19.180><c> and</c><00:22:19.180><c> because</c><00:22:19.599><c> they</c><00:22:19.779><c> had</c><00:22:20.059><c> no</c><00:22:20.359><c> roof,</c> 00:22:21.420 --> 00:22:24.400 x they<00:22:21.640><c> withered</c><00:22:21.900><c> away.</c><00:22:23.160><c> Some</c><00:22:23.420><c> fell</c><00:22:23.640><c> among</c><00:22:23.980><c> thorns,</c> 00:22:24.420 --> 00:22:28.259 x and<00:22:24.599><c> the</c><00:22:24.819><c> thorns</c><00:22:25.039><c> sprung</c><00:22:25.319><c> up</c><00:22:25.559><c> and</c><00:22:25.859><c> choked</c><00:22:26.000><c> them,</c><00:22:27.240><c> but</c><00:22:27.720><c> others</c> 00:22:28.259 --> 00:22:32.480 x fell<00:22:29.460><c> into</c><00:22:29.900><c> good</c><00:22:30.180><c> ground,</c><00:22:31.440><c> and</c><00:22:31.619><c> brought</c><00:22:32.119><c> forth</c> 00:22:32.480 --> 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sinemi,</c><00:23:32.960><c> which</c><00:23:33.160><c> means</c><00:23:33.519><c> to</c><00:23:33.920><c> put</c><00:23:34.119><c> together</c><00:23:34.700><c> mentally</c><00:23:35.400><c> or</c> 00:23:36.380 --> 00:23:39.039 x to<00:23:36.579><c> be</c><00:23:36.859><c> worked</c><00:23:37.079><c> out</c><00:23:37.460><c> logically</c><00:23:38.180><c> in</c><00:23:38.759><c> the</c> 00:23:39.039 --> 00:23:45.480 x brain.<00:23:40.539><c> And</c><00:23:40.700><c> when</c><00:23:40.900><c> the</c><00:23:41.079><c> word</c><00:23:41.220><c> of</c><00:23:41.420><c> God</c><00:23:41.559><c> gets</c><00:23:41.799><c> into</c><00:23:42.039><c> people's</c><00:23:42.559><c> minds,</c><00:23:43.059><c> it's</c><00:23:43.339><c> really</c><00:23:43.640><c> affecting</c><00:23:44.220><c> the</c><00:23:44.500><c> way</c><00:23:44.740><c> we</c><00:23:45.079><c> think,</c> 00:23:45.720 --> 00:23:50.259 x isn't<00:23:45.960><c> it?</c><00:23:46.859><c> We</c><00:23:47.180><c> 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to</c><00:28:20.500><c> do</c><00:28:20.680><c> that.</c> 00:28:22.900 --> 00:28:28.460 x It's<00:28:23.160><c> our</c><00:28:23.359><c> association</c><00:28:23.819><c> with</c><00:28:24.039><c> the</c><00:28:24.200><c> word</c><00:28:24.299><c> of</c><00:28:24.559><c> God</c><00:28:24.720><c> that</c><00:28:24.940><c> we</c><00:28:25.359><c> have</c><00:28:25.700><c> downloaded</c><00:28:26.319><c> onto</c><00:28:27.180><c> our</c><00:28:27.420><c> computer,</c> 00:28:28.960 --> 00:28:33.900 x that<00:28:29.059><c> we</c><00:28:29.259><c> can</c><00:28:29.579><c> reference</c><00:28:30.019><c> it</c><00:28:30.220><c> for</c><00:28:30.359><c> the</c><00:28:30.579><c> information</c><00:28:31.200><c> when</c><00:28:31.680><c> we're</c><00:28:32.079><c> faced</c><00:28:32.240><c> with</c><00:28:32.619><c> varied</c><00:28:32.940><c> types</c><00:28:33.380><c> of</c> 00:28:33.900 --> 00:28:34.640 x situations<00:28:34.420><c> in</c> 00:28:34.640 --> 00:28:40.119 x our<00:28:34.839><c> lives</c><00:28:35.140><c> that</c><00:28:35.759><c> makes</c><00:28:36.019><c> us</c><00:28:36.299><c> different</c><00:28:36.980><c> than</c><00:28:37.420><c> the</c><00:28:37.660><c> rest</c><00:28:38.119><c> of</c><00:28:38.819><c> the</c><00:28:39.000><c> world.</c><00:28:39.819><c> Be</c> 00:28:40.119 --> 00:28:42.220 x of<00:28:40.359><c> the</c><00:28:40.740><c> same</c><00:28:40.980><c> mind,</c><00:28:41.359><c> Paul</c><00:28:41.599><c> says,</c> 00:28:42.220 --> 00:28:46.259 x one<00:28:42.960><c> towards</c><00:28:43.619><c> another.</c><00:28:44.640><c> It's</c><00:28:44.920><c> all</c><00:28:45.099><c> about</c><00:28:45.240><c> how</c><00:28:45.460><c> our</c><00:28:45.640><c> minds</c><00:28:45.920><c> are</c> 00:28:46.259 --> 00:28:48.799 x affected<00:28:46.640><c> by</c><00:28:46.859><c> the</c><00:28:47.039><c> word</c><00:28:47.160><c> of</c><00:28:47.400><c> God</c><00:28:47.700><c> that</c><00:28:48.180><c> brings</c><00:28:48.500><c> about</c> 00:28:48.799 --> 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I</c><00:29:10.039><c> come</c><00:29:10.299><c> and</c><00:29:10.539><c> see</c><00:29:10.740><c> you</c> 00:29:10.960 --> 00:29:13.880 x or<00:29:11.099><c> else</c><00:29:11.220><c> be</c><00:29:11.460><c> absent,</c><00:29:12.660><c> I</c><00:29:12.839><c> may</c><00:29:13.039><c> hear</c><00:29:13.400><c> of</c><00:29:13.640><c> your</c> 00:29:13.880 --> 00:29:24.519 x affairs<00:29:14.400><c> that</c><00:29:15.119><c> ye</c><00:29:15.420><c> stand</c><00:29:15.740><c> fast</c><00:29:16.599><c> in</c><00:29:17.759><c> the</c><00:29:18.000><c> one</c><00:29:18.200><c> spirit,</c><00:29:20.140><c> one</c><00:29:20.460><c> mind,</c><00:29:22.059><c> striving</c><00:29:22.740><c> together,</c><00:29:24.359><c> not</c> 00:29:24.519 --> 00:29:26.559 x as<00:29:24.900><c> separate</c><00:29:25.440><c> together</c> 00:29:26.559 --> 00:29:33.700 x as<00:29:27.200><c> one.</c><00:29:28.940><c> And</c><00:29:29.220><c> finally</c><00:29:29.460><c> in</c><00:29:29.700><c> 1</c><00:29:29.960><c> Peter,</c><00:29:30.559><c> be</c><00:29:30.640><c> ye</c><00:29:30.880><c> all</c><00:29:31.019><c> of</c><00:29:31.240><c> one</c><00:29:31.500><c> mind,</c><00:29:32.519><c> having</c><00:29:32.759><c> compassion</c><00:29:33.440><c> one</c> 00:29:33.700 --> 00:29:34.819 x to<00:29:33.900><c> another,</c> 00:29:35.200 --> 00:29:41.799 x love<00:29:35.720><c> as</c><00:29:36.240><c> brethren,</c><00:29:37.420><c> pitiful,</c><00:29:39.160><c> courteous.</c><00:29:41.119><c> So</c><00:29:41.339><c> the</c><00:29:41.460><c> Bible</c><00:29:41.599><c> is</c> 00:29:41.799 --> 00:29:43.359 x very<00:29:42.019><c> much</c><00:29:42.200><c> instructed</c><00:29:42.559><c> in</c><00:29:42.779><c> our</c><00:29:42.980><c> minds</c><00:29:43.180><c> and</c> 00:29:43.359 --> 00:29:46.619 x what<00:29:43.480><c> we're</c><00:29:43.759><c> doing</c><00:29:43.920><c> with</c><00:29:44.200><c> it</c><00:29:44.660><c> as</c><00:29:45.180><c> we</c><00:29:45.460><c> live</c><00:29:45.720><c> in</c><00:29:45.940><c> a</c><00:29:46.200><c> world</c><00:29:46.359><c> that</c> 00:29:46.619 --> 00:29:48.900 x stops<00:29:46.880><c> at</c><00:29:47.160><c> nothing</c><00:29:47.420><c> to</c><00:29:47.680><c> convince</c><00:29:48.039><c> us</c><00:29:48.200><c> of</c><00:29:48.299><c> its</c><00:29:48.440><c> point</c><00:29:48.700><c> of</c> 00:29:48.900 --> 00:29:52.799 x view.<00:29:50.220><c> There's</c><00:29:50.539><c> a</c><00:29:50.740><c> fierce</c><00:29:50.940><c> battle</c><00:29:51.460><c> of</c><00:29:51.799><c> the</c><00:29:52.039><c> mind</c><00:29:52.319><c> that</c><00:29:52.559><c> goes</c> 00:29:52.799 --> 00:29:56.259 x on<00:29:53.259><c> in</c><00:29:53.680><c> our</c><00:29:53.880><c> heads</c><00:29:54.099><c> daily.</c><00:29:55.579><c> The</c><00:29:55.759><c> big</c><00:29:55.920><c> question</c> 00:29:56.259 --> 00:29:59.960 x against<00:29:56.680><c> a</c><00:29:56.960><c> world</c><00:29:57.160><c> where</c><00:29:57.480><c> 80</c><00:29:57.680><c>%</c><00:29:58.019><c> of</c><00:29:58.180><c> our</c><00:29:58.359><c> thoughts</c><00:29:58.599><c> are</c><00:29:58.819><c> negative</c><00:29:59.240><c> is</c><00:29:59.700><c> how</c> 00:29:59.960 --> 00:30:02.319 x do<00:30:00.339><c> we</c><00:30:00.720><c> as</c><00:30:01.059><c> an</c><00:30:01.299><c> individual,</c><00:30:01.839><c> as</c><00:30:02.039><c> a</c> 00:30:02.319 --> 00:30:10.140 x sister,<00:30:04.220><c> deal</c><00:30:04.220><c> with</c><00:30:04.480><c> these</c><00:30:04.819><c> daily</c><00:30:05.099><c> challenges?</c><00:30:07.460><c> As</c><00:30:07.819><c> a</c><00:30:08.000><c> man</c><00:30:08.200><c> thinketh,</c><00:30:09.559><c> the</c><00:30:09.759><c> writer</c><00:30:09.940><c> to</c> 00:30:10.140 --> 00:30:11.640 x the<00:30:10.259><c> proverb</c><00:30:10.519><c> says,</c> 00:30:12.039 --> 00:30:15.869 x in<00:30:12.299><c> his</c><00:30:12.559><c> heart,</c><00:30:14.559><c> so</c><00:30:14.799><c> is</c><00:30:15.019><c> he.</c> 00:30:22.220 --> 00:30:26.500 x The<00:30:22.539><c> writer</c><00:30:22.680><c> to</c><00:30:22.859><c> the</c><00:30:23.039><c> James,</c><00:30:25.039><c> James</c><00:30:25.400><c> says,</c> 00:30:28.620 --> 00:30:31.660 x let<00:30:29.140><c> no</c><00:30:29.400><c> one</c><00:30:29.579><c> say</c><00:30:29.759><c> when</c><00:30:29.940><c> he's</c><00:30:30.279><c> tempted</c><00:30:30.539><c> and</c><00:30:30.920><c> being</c><00:30:31.140><c> tempted</c><00:30:31.440><c> of</c> 00:30:31.660 --> 00:30:33.740 x God,<00:30:32.359><c> by</c><00:30:32.519><c> God</c><00:30:32.759><c> rather,</c><00:30:33.200><c> for</c><00:30:33.319><c> God</c><00:30:33.539><c> cannot</c> 00:30:33.740 --> 00:30:39.660 x be<00:30:33.980><c> tempted</c><00:30:34.180><c> with</c><00:30:34.420><c> evil</c><00:30:34.759><c> and</c><00:30:35.279><c> he</c><00:30:35.500><c> himself</c><00:30:36.160><c> tempts</c><00:30:36.880><c> no</c><00:30:37.099><c> one.</c><00:30:38.500><c> But</c><00:30:38.740><c> each</c><00:30:39.079><c> person</c><00:30:39.400><c> is</c> 00:30:39.660 --> 00:30:42.000 x tempted<00:30:39.839><c> when</c><00:30:40.240><c> he</c><00:30:40.779><c> is</c><00:30:41.119><c> drawn</c> 00:30:42.079 --> 00:30:47.140 x away<00:30:42.599><c> of</c><00:30:43.119><c> his</c><00:30:43.339><c> own</c><00:30:43.559><c> lust,</c><00:30:45.319><c> when</c><00:30:45.599><c> he's</c><00:30:46.019><c> lured</c><00:30:46.299><c> and</c><00:30:46.539><c> enticed</c><00:30:46.920><c> by</c> 00:30:47.140 --> 00:30:51.140 x his<00:30:47.359><c> own</c><00:30:47.579><c> desire.</c><00:30:49.240><c> We</c><00:30:49.500><c> all</c><00:30:49.700><c> live</c><00:30:49.839><c> in</c><00:30:49.960><c> a</c><00:30:50.180><c> world</c><00:30:50.359><c> where</c> 00:30:52.519 --> 00:30:57.140 x temptations<00:30:53.039><c> are</c><00:30:53.559><c> never</c><00:30:53.880><c>-ending.</c><00:30:55.000><c> 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man</c><00:31:24.539><c> of</c><00:31:24.759><c> like</c><00:31:24.920><c> passions.</c><00:31:27.640><c> He</c><00:31:27.799><c> was</c><00:31:28.099><c> in</c><00:31:28.279><c> all</c><00:31:28.559><c> points,</c> 00:31:28.940 --> 00:31:31.819 x Paul<00:31:29.220><c> says,</c><00:31:29.900><c> tempted</c><00:31:30.240><c> like</c><00:31:30.500><c> as</c><00:31:30.720><c> we</c><00:31:30.940><c> are.</c> 00:31:32.440 --> 00:31:35.319 x There<00:31:32.680><c> is</c><00:31:32.920><c> no</c><00:31:33.119><c> temptation</c><00:31:33.619><c> that</c><00:31:33.819><c> we</c><00:31:34.039><c> have</c><00:31:34.200><c> experienced</c><00:31:34.839><c> or</c><00:31:35.019><c> we</c> 00:31:35.319 --> 00:31:38.140 x can<00:31:35.480><c> experience</c><00:31:36.160><c> in</c><00:31:36.680><c> this</c><00:31:37.039><c> life</c><00:31:37.279><c> that</c><00:31:37.619><c> our</c><00:31:37.920><c> Lord</c> 00:31:38.140 --> 00:31:41.519 x and<00:31:38.359><c> Savior,</c><00:31:38.579><c> Jesus</c><00:31:38.960><c> Christ,</c><00:31:40.319><c> was</c><00:31:40.440><c> not</c><00:31:40.779><c> faced</c><00:31:41.000><c> with</c><00:31:41.180><c> in</c><00:31:41.319><c> his</c> 00:31:41.519 --> 00:31:43.000 x own<00:31:41.819><c> personal</c><00:31:42.140><c> life.</c> 00:31:43.460 --> 00:31:48.279 x What<00:31:43.799><c> then</c><00:31:44.259><c> separates</c><00:31:44.880><c> him</c><00:31:45.119><c> from</c><00:31:45.339><c> us?</c><00:31:46.900><c> Why</c><00:31:47.299><c> can</c><00:31:47.559><c> he</c><00:31:47.839><c> live</c><00:31:48.079><c> a</c> 00:31:48.279 --> 00:31:50.720 x life<00:31:48.460><c> that</c><00:31:48.700><c> was</c><00:31:48.980><c> completely</c><00:31:49.839><c> perfect</c> 00:31:50.720 --> 00:31:57.400 x and<00:31:51.359><c> just</c><00:31:51.819><c> and</c><00:31:52.339><c> upright?</c><00:31:53.680><c> And</c><00:31:54.339><c> why</c><00:31:54.599><c> can't</c><00:31:54.960><c> we</c><00:31:55.779><c> do</c><00:31:56.160><c> 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how</c><00:32:13.339><c> can</c><00:32:13.680><c> we,</c><00:32:14.400><c> learning</c><00:32:14.940><c> from</c> 00:32:15.299 --> 00:32:18.160 x that,<00:32:16.559><c> be</c><00:32:16.700><c> better</c><00:32:16.920><c> disciples,</c> 00:32:18.259 --> 00:32:22.079 x be<00:32:18.480><c> better</c><00:32:18.680><c> sons</c><00:32:18.980><c> and</c><00:32:19.279><c> daughters,</c><00:32:20.180><c> be</c><00:32:20.440><c> better</c><00:32:20.799><c> individuals,</c> 00:32:22.119 --> 00:32:23.460 x fits<00:32:22.220><c> towards</c><00:32:22.559><c> for</c><00:32:22.859><c> God's</c><00:32:23.200><c> kingdom?</c> 00:32:23.779 --> 00:32:27.980 x What<00:32:24.079><c> can</c><00:32:24.299><c> we</c><00:32:24.599><c> learn</c><00:32:24.799><c> from</c><00:32:25.019><c> the</c><00:32:25.240><c> life</c><00:32:25.640><c> of</c><00:32:25.880><c> our</c><00:32:26.059><c> Lord</c><00:32:26.240><c> and</c><00:32:26.420><c> Savior,</c><00:32:26.619><c> Jesus</c><00:32:27.000><c> Christ?</c> 00:32:30.240 --> 00:32:34.299 x Now,<00:32:30.680><c> we</c><00:32:30.880><c> remember</c><00:32:31.220><c> the</c><00:32:31.440><c> occasion</c><00:32:31.799><c> when</c><00:32:32.140><c> our</c><00:32:32.380><c> Lord</c><00:32:32.559><c> and</c><00:32:32.720><c> master</c><00:32:32.920><c> was</c><00:32:33.180><c> tempted</c> 00:32:35.300 --> 00:32:40.299 x after<00:32:35.900><c> he</c><00:32:36.200><c> fasted</c><00:32:36.779><c> for</c><00:32:37.220><c> 40</c><00:32:37.519><c> days</c><00:32:37.779><c> and</c><00:32:38.059><c> 40</c><00:32:38.299><c> nights.</c><00:32:39.859><c> And</c><00:32:40.180><c> when</c> 00:32:40.299 --> 00:32:42.480 x we<00:32:40.519><c> go</c><00:32:40.759><c> through,</c><00:32:41.460><c> and</c><00:32:41.579><c> in</c><00:32:41.759><c> the</c><00:32:41.940><c> interest</c><00:32:42.059><c> of</c><00:32:42.319><c> time,</c> 00:32:42.500 --> 00:32:45.759 x I<00:32:42.599><c> will</c><00:32:42.819><c> not</c><00:32:43.119><c> dissect</c><00:32:43.559><c> all</c><00:32:43.940><c> the</c><00:32:44.119><c> verses</c><00:32:44.380><c> here,</c><00:32:45.359><c> but</c><00:32:45.480><c> I'd</c><00:32:45.700><c> like</c> 00:32:45.759 --> 00:32:48.079 x us<00:32:45.940><c> to</c><00:32:46.079><c> look</c><00:32:46.180><c> at</c><00:32:46.339><c> the</c><00:32:46.500><c> response</c><00:32:47.059><c> when</c><00:32:47.359><c> Jesus</c><00:32:47.759><c> was</c> 00:32:48.079 --> 00:32:51.980 x tempted.<00:32:48.579><c> In</c><00:32:49.000><c> every</c><00:32:49.539><c> case,</c><00:32:50.140><c> brothers</c><00:32:50.220><c> and</c><00:32:50.480><c> sisters,</c><00:32:51.299><c> he</c><00:32:51.640><c> used</c> 00:32:51.980 --> 00:32:55.539 x the<00:32:52.319><c> word</c><00:32:52.440><c> of</c><00:32:52.759><c> God</c><00:32:52.920><c> as</c><00:32:53.240><c> the</c><00:32:53.579><c> basis</c><00:32:54.039><c> to</c><00:32:54.940><c> determine</c> 00:32:55.539 --> 00:33:00.000 x what<00:32:55.839><c> his</c><00:32:56.059><c> 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ministered</c><00:34:07.140><c> unto</c><00:34:07.420><c> him.</c><00:34:08.599><c> What</c><00:34:09.219><c> happens</c><00:34:09.659><c> to</c> 00:34:10.059 --> 00:34:11.480 x you<00:34:10.460><c> and</c><00:34:10.760><c> I</c> 00:34:11.480 --> 00:34:16.960 x when<00:34:12.119><c> we</c><00:34:12.420><c> are</c><00:34:12.480><c> faced</c><00:34:12.860><c> with</c><00:34:13.199><c> temptations</c><00:34:13.800><c> in</c><00:34:14.000><c> our</c><00:34:14.179><c> lives?</c><00:34:16.300><c> What's</c><00:34:16.760><c> our</c> 00:34:16.960 --> 00:34:20.320 x reference<00:34:17.340><c> point?</c><00:34:19.059><c> How</c><00:34:19.460><c> do</c><00:34:19.639><c> we</c><00:34:19.840><c> work</c><00:34:20.019><c> things</c> 00:34:20.320 --> 00:34:25.360 x out<00:34:20.579><c> logically</c><00:34:20.980><c> in</c><00:34:21.179><c> our</c><00:34:21.380><c> minds?</c><00:34:23.739><c> Do</c><00:34:23.960><c> we</c><00:34:24.199><c> satisfy</c><00:34:24.780><c> flesh</c><00:34:25.079><c> 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and</c><00:35:04.780><c> wonderful</c><00:35:05.300><c> speaker</c><00:35:05.780><c> that</c> 00:35:06.400 --> 00:35:11.400 x leaves<00:35:06.619><c> such</c><00:35:06.880><c> a</c><00:35:07.179><c> lasting</c><00:35:07.500><c> impression</c><00:35:08.199><c> in</c><00:35:08.599><c> our</c><00:35:08.820><c> hearts</c><00:35:09.079><c> and</c><00:35:09.320><c> minds.</c><00:35:11.000><c> And</c><00:35:11.219><c> I</c> 00:35:11.400 --> 00:35:12.880 x remember<00:35:11.639><c> him</c><00:35:11.880><c> giving</c><00:35:12.079><c> me</c><00:35:12.519><c> a</c><00:35:12.659><c> little</c> 00:35:12.880 --> 00:35:18.860 x thing<00:35:13.280><c> that</c><00:35:14.260><c> he</c><00:35:14.519><c> called</c><00:35:14.739><c> it</c><00:35:14.940><c> to</c><00:35:15.159><c> it.</c><00:35:18.079><c> And</c><00:35:18.239><c> at</c><00:35:18.380><c> the</c><00:35:18.420><c> back</c><00:35:18.599><c> of</c><00:35:18.739><c> it</c> 00:35:18.860 --> 00:35:21.860 x had<00:35:19.179><c> the</c><00:35:19.519><c> kingdom</c><00:35:19.800><c> of</c><00:35:20.059><c> God.</c><00:35:21.480><c> And</c><00:35:21.659><c> he</c><00:35:21.780><c> says,</c> 00:35:21.880 --> 00:35:25.460 x did<00:35:22.019><c> you</c><00:35:22.139><c> hear</c><00:35:22.280><c> about</c><00:35:22.420><c> the</c><00:35:22.599><c> kingdom</c><00:35:22.760><c> of</c><00:35:23.019><c> God,</c><00:35:23.239><c> young</c><00:35:23.360><c> man?</c><00:35:25.320><c> Are</c> 00:35:25.460 --> 00:35:26.960 x you<00:35:25.659><c> baptized?</c><00:35:26.139><c> And</c><00:35:26.260><c> at</c><00:35:26.380><c> the</c><00:35:26.519><c> point</c><00:35:26.679><c> in</c><00:35:26.840><c> time,</c> 00:35:27.000 --> 00:35:30.980 x I<00:35:27.119><c> wasn't.</c><00:35:27.880><c> Have</c><00:35:28.039><c> you</c><00:35:28.199><c> got</c><00:35:28.360><c> a</c><00:35:28.440><c> run</c><00:35:28.519><c> to</c><00:35:28.760><c> it?</c><00:35:30.039><c> I</c><00:35:30.239><c> said,</c><00:35:30.420><c> no,</c><00:35:30.679><c> brother</c><00:35:30.840><c> Bob,</c> 00:35:31.099 --> 00:35:32.860 x but<00:35:31.179><c> he</c><00:35:31.260><c> says,</c><00:35:31.400><c> here,</c><00:35:31.539><c> you</c><00:35:31.579><c> got</c><00:35:31.739><c> one</c><00:35:31.940><c> now.</c> 00:35:33.440 --> 00:35:39.420 x You<00:35:33.739><c> got</c><00:35:33.940><c> one</c><00:35:34.139><c> now.</c><00:35:35.739><c> And</c><00:35:36.099><c> that</c><00:35:36.440><c> left</c><00:35:36.619><c> an</c><00:35:36.960><c> indelible</c><00:35:37.360><c> impression</c><00:35:38.039><c> in</c><00:35:38.460><c> my</c><00:35:38.800><c> heart</c><00:35:39.159><c> and</c> 00:35:39.420 --> 00:35:41.059 x in<00:35:39.599><c> my</c><00:35:39.760><c> mind.</c><00:35:40.619><c> And</c><00:35:40.840><c> I</c> 00:35:41.059 --> 00:35:43.119 x remember<00:35:41.320><c> reading</c><00:35:41.539><c> one</c><00:35:41.760><c> of</c><00:35:41.800><c> his</c><00:35:42.059><c> writings,</c><00:35:42.539><c> I'm</c><00:35:42.719><c> sure</c><00:35:42.860><c> it</c><00:35:42.960><c> was</c> 00:35:43.119 --> 00:35:45.679 x in<00:35:43.280><c> the</c><00:35:43.380><c> minute</c><00:35:43.579><c> meditations,</c><00:35:45.219><c> where</c><00:35:45.360><c> he</c><00:35:45.579><c> says,</c> 00:35:45.699 --> 00:35:49.579 x whenever<00:35:45.960><c> you're</c><00:35:46.360><c> faced</c><00:35:46.480><c> with</c><00:35:46.679><c> temptations,</c><00:35:48.380><c> ask</c><00:35:48.699><c> yourself,</c> 00:35:50.000 --> 00:35:52.880 x what<00:35:50.280><c> would</c><00:35:50.460><c> Jesus</c><00:35:50.739><c> do?</c><00:35:52.099><c> And</c><00:35:52.420><c> if</c><00:35:52.579><c> we</c><00:35:52.739><c> all</c> 00:35:52.880 --> 00:35:56.119 x can<00:35:53.159><c> take</c><00:35:53.340><c> a</c><00:35:53.539><c> moment</c><00:35:53.719><c> to</c><00:35:54.019><c> ask</c><00:35:54.219><c> ourselves</c><00:35:54.719><c> what</c><00:35:55.420><c> Jesus</c><00:35:55.860><c> would</c> 00:35:56.119 --> 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times</c><00:36:09.559><c> we're</c><00:36:09.900><c> so</c><00:36:10.099><c> self</c><00:36:10.420><c>-centered,</c> 00:36:11.500 --> 00:36:15.219 x we're<00:36:11.780><c> so</c><00:36:12.039><c> selfish,</c><00:36:13.360><c> wanting</c><00:36:13.639><c> to</c><00:36:13.980><c> please</c><00:36:14.139><c> our</c><00:36:14.500><c> own</c><00:36:14.880><c> desires</c> 00:36:15.219 --> 00:36:17.800 x and<00:36:15.400><c> our</c><00:36:15.539><c> own</c><00:36:15.860><c> flesh</c><00:36:16.179><c> and</c><00:36:16.539><c> our</c><00:36:16.800><c> own</c><00:36:17.019><c> lusts</c> 00:36:18.239 --> 00:36:21.739 x that<00:36:18.360><c> we</c><00:36:18.639><c> act</c><00:36:18.940><c> accordingly.</c><00:36:20.079><c> And</c><00:36:20.400><c> before</c><00:36:20.679><c> you</c><00:36:20.840><c> know</c><00:36:21.000><c> it,</c><00:36:21.539><c> we</c> 00:36:21.739 --> 00:36:23.380 x end<00:36:22.000><c> up</c><00:36:22.300><c> doing</c><00:36:22.559><c> the</c><00:36:22.900><c> wrong</c><00:36:23.139><c> thing,</c> 00:36:23.420 --> 00:36:26.840 x making<00:36:23.719><c> the</c><00:36:24.039><c> wrong</c><00:36:24.320><c> choice</c><00:36:24.739><c> and</c><00:36:25.159><c> the</c><00:36:25.360><c> wrong</c><00:36:25.539><c> decisions</c><00:36:26.159><c> in</c> 00:36:26.840 --> 00:36:27.760 x our<00:36:27.019><c> lives.</c> 00:36:34.760 --> 00:36:38.239 x And<00:36:35.280><c> so,</c><00:36:35.940><c> we</c><00:36:35.940><c> ought</c><00:36:36.079><c> to</c><00:36:36.139><c> use</c><00:36:36.360><c> our</c><00:36:36.599><c> brains</c><00:36:36.860><c> then</c><00:36:37.340><c> and</c><00:36:37.800><c> fill</c><00:36:37.980><c> it</c> 00:36:38.239 --> 00:36:39.659 x with<00:36:38.380><c> the</c><00:36:38.639><c> right</c><00:36:38.860><c> things</c> 00:36:39.659 --> 00:36:43.420 x while<00:36:40.559><c> we</c><00:36:40.940><c> have</c><00:36:41.099><c> the</c><00:36:41.300><c> opportunity</c><00:36:42.000><c> and</c><00:36:42.539><c> while</c><00:36:42.800><c> we</c><00:36:43.039><c> have</c><00:36:43.179><c> the</c> 00:36:43.420 --> 00:36:45.980 x time.<00:36:44.380><c> Whatever</c><00:36:44.639><c> is</c><00:36:44.920><c> happening</c><00:36:45.179><c> in</c><00:36:45.420><c> our</c><00:36:45.639><c> brains,</c> 00:36:46.440 --> 00:36:51.239 x in<00:36:46.519><c> our</c><00:36:46.840><c> thoughts,</c><00:36:47.119><c> in</c><00:36:47.260><c> our</c><00:36:47.440><c> hearts,</c><00:36:47.719><c> in</c><00:36:47.860><c> our</c><00:36:48.000><c> minds,</c><00:36:48.820><c> are</c><00:36:49.159><c> subsequently</c><00:36:49.840><c> reflected</c><00:36:50.480><c> in</c> 00:36:51.239 --> 00:36:53.280 x all<00:36:51.719><c> of</c><00:36:52.019><c> our</c><00:36:52.219><c> actions.</c> 00:36:55.000 --> 00:36:59.300 x If<00:36:55.659><c> I</c><00:36:55.800><c> were</c><00:36:56.000><c> to</c><00:36:56.099><c> put</c><00:36:56.239><c> it</c><00:36:56.420><c> another</c><00:36:56.619><c> way,</c><00:36:56.920><c> brothers</c><00:36:57.039><c> and</c><00:36:57.280><c> sisters,</c><00:36:58.679><c> all</c><00:36:59.059><c> of</c> 00:36:59.300 --> 00:37:01.420 x the<00:36:59.519><c> actions</c><00:37:00.039><c> of</c><00:37:00.599><c> every</c><00:37:01.019><c> single</c> 00:37:01.420 --> 00:37:06.860 x human<00:37:01.719><c> being</c><00:37:02.300><c> has</c><00:37:03.260><c> been</c><00:37:03.539><c> preceded</c><00:37:04.000><c> by</c><00:37:04.219><c> a</c><00:37:04.460><c> thought.</c><00:37:06.360><c> We</c><00:37:06.679><c> think</c> 00:37:06.860 --> 00:37:12.400 x of<00:37:07.000><c> it</c><00:37:07.159><c> first</c><00:37:07.679><c> and</c><00:37:08.980><c> then</c><00:37:09.179><c> we</c><00:37:09.400><c> act.</c><00:37:11.440><c> If</c><00:37:11.719><c> we</c><00:37:11.900><c> can</c><00:37:12.079><c> only</c> 00:37:12.400 --> 00:37:18.619 x learn<00:37:13.079><c> to</c><00:37:14.159><c> manage</c><00:37:14.780><c> our</c><00:37:15.159><c> emotions</c><00:37:15.820><c> and</c><00:37:17.239><c> use</c><00:37:17.579><c> the</c><00:37:17.860><c> word</c><00:37:17.960><c> of</c><00:37:18.280><c> God</c> 00:37:18.619 --> 00:37:21.440 x to<00:37:19.079><c> overcome</c><00:37:19.699><c> the</c><00:37:20.179><c> negative</c><00:37:20.639><c> thoughts</c><00:37:21.000><c> that</c> 00:37:21.440 --> 00:37:27.639 x constantly<00:37:22.000><c> plagues</c><00:37:22.800><c> us</c><00:37:23.019><c> in</c><00:37:23.219><c> life,</c><00:37:23.619><c> there</c><00:37:23.920><c> is</c><00:37:24.480><c> no</c><00:37:24.719><c> way</c><00:37:25.320><c> we'll</c> 00:37:27.639 --> 00:37:30.280 x do<00:37:27.739><c> the</c><00:37:27.920><c> wrong</c><00:37:28.099><c> things</c><00:37:28.639><c> that</c><00:37:29.079><c> displeases</c><00:37:29.519><c> God.</c> 00:37:33.139 --> 00:37:35.119 x Therefore<00:37:33.440><c> means</c><00:37:33.760><c> the</c><00:37:33.960><c> disciples</c><00:37:34.280><c> of</c><00:37:34.480><c> our</c><00:37:34.619><c> Lord</c><00:37:34.780><c> and</c><00:37:34.980><c> Savior</c> 00:37:35.119 --> 00:37:38.500 x Jesus<00:37:35.500><c> Christ,</c><00:37:36.639><c> every</c><00:37:36.960><c> moment</c><00:37:37.300><c> we</c><00:37:37.599><c> have,</c> 00:37:38.539 --> 00:37:43.400 x every<00:37:38.840><c> opportunity</c><00:37:39.539><c> that</c><00:37:39.860><c> we</c><00:37:40.059><c> have,</c><00:37:41.019><c> the</c><00:37:41.320><c> time</c><00:37:41.719><c> that</c><00:37:42.000><c> we</c><00:37:42.280><c> have,</c><00:37:43.179><c> and</c> 00:37:43.400 --> 00:37:44.900 x we<00:37:43.599><c> all</c><00:37:43.800><c> have</c><00:37:44.000><c> different</c><00:37:44.300><c> things</c><00:37:44.539><c> to</c><00:37:44.800><c> do.</c> 00:37:44.960 --> 00:37:48.519 x Yes,<00:37:45.179><c> brothers</c><00:37:45.380><c> and</c><00:37:45.659><c> sisters,</c><00:37:45.860><c> we</c><00:37:46.079><c> do.</c><00:37:47.659><c> But</c><00:37:47.860><c> the</c><00:37:48.119><c> one</c><00:37:48.360><c> thing</c> 00:37:48.519 --> 00:37:49.739 x that<00:37:48.659><c> God</c><00:37:48.820><c> has</c><00:37:49.000><c> given</c><00:37:49.139><c> to</c><00:37:49.400><c> all</c><00:37:49.539><c> of</c><00:37:49.639><c> us,</c> 00:37:49.739 --> 00:37:55.460 x the<00:37:49.900><c> common</c><00:37:50.199><c> commodity</c><00:37:50.840><c> that</c><00:37:51.280><c> he</c><00:37:51.480><c> has</c><00:37:51.599><c> given</c><00:37:51.780><c> to</c><00:37:52.059><c> us,</c><00:37:52.980><c> is</c><00:37:53.239><c> time,</c><00:37:54.460><c> 24</c><00:37:54.960><c> hours</c><00:37:55.260><c> a</c> 00:37:55.460 --> 00:37:58.000 x day.<00:37:56.420><c> To</c><00:37:56.659><c> you</c><00:37:57.079><c> and</c><00:37:57.400><c> to</c><00:37:57.659><c> me,</c> 00:37:58.400 --> 00:38:02.579 x the<00:37:58.639><c> difference</c><00:37:58.960><c> in</c><00:37:59.179><c> our</c><00:37:59.420><c> lives</c><00:37:59.860><c> is</c><00:38:00.480><c> how</c><00:38:00.820><c> we</c><00:38:01.179><c> use</c><00:38:01.420><c> that</c><00:38:01.739><c> time.</c> 00:38:03.179 --> 00:38:04.760 x That's<00:38:03.519><c> the</c><00:38:03.719><c> difference.</c> 00:38:06.219 --> 00:38:10.280 x I<00:38:06.539><c> would</c><00:38:06.719><c> say</c><00:38:06.920><c> moreover,</c><00:38:08.460><c> the</c><00:38:08.739><c> relationship</c><00:38:09.420><c> that</c><00:38:09.639><c> we</c><00:38:09.980><c> all</c> 00:38:10.280 --> 00:38:13.280 x have<00:38:10.480><c> with</c><00:38:10.659><c> our</c><00:38:10.860><c> Lord</c><00:38:11.159><c> and</c><00:38:11.599><c> our</c><00:38:11.739><c> Heavenly</c><00:38:12.119><c> Father</c> 00:38:13.319 --> 00:38:17.260 x are<00:38:13.599><c> different.</c><00:38:15.059><c> And</c><00:38:15.380><c> the</c><00:38:15.659><c> quality</c><00:38:16.139><c> of</c><00:38:16.320><c> that</c><00:38:16.579><c> relationship</c> 00:38:17.260 --> 00:38:20.340 x is<00:38:17.900><c> determined</c><00:38:18.639><c> on</c><00:38:19.400><c> the</c><00:38:19.760><c> time</c><00:38:19.960><c> we</c> 00:38:20.340 --> 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x busy<00:38:36.760><c> in</c><00:38:36.940><c> life,</c><00:38:38.380><c> and</c><00:38:38.380><c> I</c><00:38:38.519><c> often</c><00:38:39.059><c> use</c><00:38:39.400><c> that</c><00:38:39.599><c> phrase.</c><00:38:41.780><c> Did</c><00:38:41.900><c> you</c><00:38:42.019><c> do</c> 00:38:42.179 --> 00:38:44.119 x this,<00:38:42.539><c> brother</c><00:38:42.619><c> Nigel?</c><00:38:43.599><c> I'll</c><00:38:44.039><c> get</c> 00:38:44.119 --> 00:38:48.000 x wrong<00:38:44.300><c> to</c><00:38:44.420><c> it,</c><00:38:44.559><c> but</c><00:38:44.619><c> I</c><00:38:44.679><c> didn't</c><00:38:44.840><c> have</c><00:38:45.000><c> the</c><00:38:45.219><c> time.</c><00:38:46.659><c> And</c><00:38:46.800><c> he</c><00:38:46.960><c> pulled</c><00:38:47.059><c> me</c><00:38:47.280><c> aside</c><00:38:47.519><c> one</c><00:38:47.719><c> day</c><00:38:47.820><c> and</c><00:38:47.920><c> he</c> 00:38:48.000 --> 00:38:49.360 x said,<00:38:48.860><c> brother,</c> 00:38:49.780 --> 00:38:54.739 x 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phrase,</c><00:39:04.380><c> I</c><00:39:04.519><c> didn't</c><00:39:04.840><c> have</c><00:39:05.079><c> the</c><00:39:05.320><c> time,</c> 00:39:05.719 --> 00:39:09.119 x it's<00:39:05.980><c> not</c><00:39:06.340><c> true.</c><00:39:06.539><c> God</c><00:39:06.780><c> has</c><00:39:06.980><c> given</c><00:39:07.119><c> you</c><00:39:07.519><c> all</c><00:39:07.739><c> of</c><00:39:07.840><c> it.</c><00:39:08.699><c> What</c><00:39:08.900><c> you</c> 00:39:09.119 --> 00:39:11.780 x do<00:39:09.300><c> with</c><00:39:09.480><c> it</c><00:39:09.820><c> is</c><00:39:10.199><c> what</c><00:39:10.400><c> makes</c><00:39:10.639><c> a</c><00:39:10.840><c> difference</c><00:39:11.260><c> in</c><00:39:11.599><c> our</c> 00:39:11.780 --> 00:39:18.980 x lives.<00:39:14.320><c> And</c><00:39:14.420><c> that</c><00:39:14.559><c> has</c><00:39:14.880><c> stuck</c><00:39:15.019><c> with</c><00:39:15.199><c> me</c><00:39:15.320><c> ever</c><00:39:15.539><c> since,</c><00:39:15.800><c> brothers</c><00:39:15.920><c> and</c><00:39:16.159><c> sisters.</c><00:39:18.860><c> I</c> 00:39:18.980 --> 00:39:19.739 x wake<00:39:19.099><c> up</c><00:39:19.219><c> in</c><00:39:19.340><c> the</c><00:39:19.460><c> morning</c> 00:39:19.739 --> 00:39:24.519 x at<00:39:19.980><c> two</c><00:39:20.139><c> o</c><00:39:20.380><c>'clock</c><00:39:20.639><c> just</c><00:39:21.159><c> so</c><00:39:21.260><c> I</c><00:39:21.340><c> can</c><00:39:21.519><c> get</c><00:39:21.739><c> through</c><00:39:21.920><c> the</c><00:39:22.099><c> readings.</c><00:39:23.659><c> And</c><00:39:23.980><c> some</c> 00:39:24.519 --> 00:39:28.340 x think<00:39:25.219><c> I'm</c><00:39:25.480><c> crazy.</c><00:39:27.360><c> But</c><00:39:27.659><c> I</c><00:39:27.900><c> know</c> 00:39:28.340 --> 00:39:31.880 x that<00:39:28.840><c> if</c><00:39:29.059><c> I</c><00:39:29.320><c> wait</c><00:39:29.440><c> until</c><00:39:29.659><c> I</c><00:39:29.800><c> get</c><00:39:30.019><c> home</c><00:39:30.239><c> in</c><00:39:30.420><c> the</c><00:39:30.619><c> afternoon,</c><00:39:31.460><c> I</c> 00:39:31.880 --> 00:39:34.900 x don't<00:39:32.079><c> have</c><00:39:32.280><c> the</c><00:39:32.619><c> capacity</c><00:39:33.260><c> to</c><00:39:33.800><c> sit</c><00:39:34.000><c> and</c><00:39:34.219><c> read</c><00:39:34.400><c> God's</c> 00:39:34.900 --> 00:39:39.840 x word.<00:39:35.239><c> I'm</c><00:39:35.519><c> too</c><00:39:35.900><c> tired.</c><00:39:37.340><c> I'm</c><00:39:37.420><c> too</c><00:39:37.880><c> exhausted</c><00:39:38.519><c> from</c><00:39:39.260><c> my</c><00:39:39.539><c> daily</c> 00:39:39.840 --> 00:39:42.260 x chores,<00:39:41.199><c> trending</c><00:39:41.360><c> back</c><00:39:41.699><c> and</c><00:39:41.960><c> forth,</c> 00:39:42.659 --> 00:39:45.320 x two<00:39:42.739><c> hour</c><00:39:42.920><c> trip,</c><00:39:43.239><c> one</c><00:39:43.519><c> went</c><00:39:43.699><c> to</c><00:39:43.940><c> New</c><00:39:44.119><c> York</c><00:39:44.380><c> City.</c><00:39:44.860><c> There</c><00:39:45.019><c> was</c> 00:39:45.320 --> 00:39:47.860 x no<00:39:45.599><c> way</c><00:39:45.840><c> on</c><00:39:46.400><c> that</c><00:39:46.599><c> four</c><00:39:46.800><c> hour</c><00:39:46.980><c> day.</c> 00:39:48.239 --> 00:39:53.699 x So<00:39:48.360><c> I</c><00:39:48.619><c> choose,</c><00:39:48.840><c> I</c><00:39:49.000><c> make</c><00:39:49.139><c> a</c><00:39:49.440><c> conscious</c><00:39:49.679><c> choice</c><00:39:50.039><c> to</c><00:39:50.219><c> do</c><00:39:50.340><c> it</c><00:39:50.820><c> because</c><00:39:51.360><c> my</c><00:39:51.780><c> relationship</c><00:39:52.360><c> with</c><00:39:52.579><c> God</c><00:39:52.920><c> is</c> 00:39:53.699 --> 00:39:58.980 x vitally<00:39:54.179><c> important</c><00:39:54.820><c> as</c><00:39:55.840><c> we</c><00:39:56.199><c> traverse</c><00:39:56.619><c> this</c><00:39:56.940><c> pathway</c><00:39:57.400><c> that</c><00:39:58.019><c> leads</c><00:39:58.460><c> to</c> 00:39:58.980 --> 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part</c><00:40:16.780><c> of</c><00:40:16.920><c> his</c><00:40:17.099><c> kingdom.</c> 00:40:18.280 --> 00:40:25.219 x Do<00:40:18.659><c> we?</c><00:40:19.820><c> And</c><00:40:20.000><c> if</c><00:40:20.260><c> so,</c><00:40:20.960><c> what</c><00:40:21.179><c> are</c><00:40:21.360><c> we</c><00:40:21.579><c> doing</c><00:40:21.780><c> with</c><00:40:22.000><c> our</c><00:40:22.260><c> lives</c><00:40:22.500><c> and</c><00:40:22.679><c> our</c><00:40:22.940><c> time?</c><00:40:23.739><c> And</c><00:40:24.099><c> how</c><00:40:24.440><c> are</c><00:40:24.699><c> we</c> 00:40:25.219 --> 00:40:27.139 x letting<00:40:25.500><c> it</c><00:40:26.139><c> affect</c><00:40:26.420><c> us,</c> 00:40:27.139 --> 00:40:34.059 x affect<00:40:27.679><c> our</c><00:40:28.079><c> thinking</c><00:40:28.699><c> that</c><00:40:29.699><c> we</c><00:40:29.920><c> might</c><00:40:30.159><c> do</c><00:40:30.400><c> that</c><00:40:30.679><c> which</c><00:40:30.880><c> is</c><00:40:31.119><c> 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