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I</c><00:10:29.659><c> will</c><00:10:29.820><c> allow</c><00:10:30.019><c> you</c><00:10:30.279><c> to</c><00:10:30.559><c> continue</c><00:10:30.779><c> to</c><00:10:31.019><c> live</c><00:10:31.120><c> in</c> 00:10:31.240 --> 00:10:32.259 this<00:10:31.399><c> land.</c> 00:10:32.519 --> 00:10:35.379 Stop<00:10:32.759><c> putting</c><00:10:33.039><c> your</c><00:10:33.360><c> confidence</c><00:10:33.779><c> in</c><00:10:34.039><c> the</c><00:10:34.240><c> false</c><00:10:34.500><c> belief</c><00:10:34.860><c> that</c><00:10:35.100><c> says,</c> 00:10:35.700 --> 00:10:36.320 We're<00:10:35.840><c> safe.</c> 00:10:36.700 --> 00:10:37.899 The<00:10:36.879><c> temple</c><00:10:37.120><c> of</c><00:10:37.279><c> the</c><00:10:37.379><c> Lord</c><00:10:37.500><c> is</c><00:10:37.679><c> here.</c> 00:10:38.159 --> 00:10:39.379 The<00:10:38.299><c> temple</c><00:10:38.539><c> of</c><00:10:38.659><c> the</c><00:10:38.759><c> Lord</c><00:10:38.919><c> is</c><00:10:39.080><c> here.</c> 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a</c><00:11:08.259><c> false</c><00:11:08.480><c> belief</c><00:11:08.759><c> that</c> 00:11:08.899 --> 00:11:09.720 will<00:11:09.100><c> not</c><00:11:09.259><c> deliver</c><00:11:09.559><c> you.</c> 00:11:09.720 --> 00:11:11.539 You<00:11:09.960><c> steal.</c><00:11:10.340><c> You</c><00:11:10.440><c> murder.</c><00:11:10.840><c> You</c><00:11:10.860><c> commit</c><00:11:11.120><c> adultery.</c> 00:11:11.679 --> 00:11:12.840 You<00:11:11.740><c> lie</c><00:11:11.940><c> when</c><00:11:12.159><c> you</c><00:11:12.320><c> swear</c><00:11:12.500><c> an</c><00:11:12.659><c> oath.</c> 00:11:13.179 --> 00:11:14.340 You<00:11:13.299><c> sacrifice</c><00:11:13.840><c> to</c><00:11:14.080><c> bail.</c> 00:11:14.700 --> 00:11:16.799 You<00:11:14.740><c> pay</c><00:11:15.000><c> allegiance</c><00:11:15.399><c> to</c><00:11:15.600><c> other</c><00:11:15.779><c> gods</c><00:11:16.039><c> whom</c><00:11:16.240><c> you</c><00:11:16.360><c> have</c><00:11:16.580><c> not</c> 00:11:16.799 --> 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hateful</c><00:11:28.399><c> sins.</c> 00:11:29.259 --> 00:11:32.320 Do<00:11:29.460><c> you</c><00:11:29.659><c> think</c><00:11:29.860><c> this</c><00:11:30.120><c> temple</c><00:11:30.440><c> I</c><00:11:30.600><c> have</c><00:11:30.840><c> claimed</c><00:11:31.100><c> as</c><00:11:31.360><c> my</c><00:11:31.580><c> own</c><00:11:31.919><c> is</c> 00:11:32.320 --> 00:11:34.860 to<00:11:32.480><c> be</c><00:11:32.659><c> a</c><00:11:32.820><c> hideout</c><00:11:33.299><c> for</c><00:11:33.679><c> robbers?</c> 00:11:34.899 --> 00:11:36.419 That<00:11:35.279><c> is</c><00:11:35.580><c> totally</c><00:11:35.919><c> awesome.</c> 00:11:36.419 --> 00:11:39.360 Because<00:11:36.960><c> what</c><00:11:37.279><c> Jeremiah</c><00:11:37.720><c> is</c><00:11:38.039><c> saying</c><00:11:38.320><c> is</c><00:11:38.740><c> that</c><00:11:38.899><c> these</c><00:11:39.080><c> people</c> 00:11:39.360 --> 00:11:43.279 were<00:11:39.580><c> living</c><00:11:39.899><c> a</c><00:11:40.440><c> pretty</c><00:11:40.840><c> crazy,</c><00:11:42.399><c> wicked</c><00:11:42.659><c> lifestyle.</c> 00:11:43.600 --> 00:11:45.299 And<00:11:43.740><c> then</c><00:11:43.899><c> they</c><00:11:44.000><c> came</c><00:11:44.200><c> into</c><00:11:44.399><c> the</c><00:11:44.600><c> temple</c><00:11:44.799><c> and</c><00:11:44.980><c> they</c><00:11:45.139><c> said,</c> 00:11:45.559 --> 00:11:47.700 Well,<00:11:45.580><c> we've</c><00:11:45.840><c> got</c><00:11:45.960><c> the</c><00:11:46.200><c> temple.</c><00:11:46.740><c> We've</c><00:11:47.019><c> got</c><00:11:47.100><c> the</c><00:11:47.320><c> temple</c><00:11:47.519><c> so</c> 00:11:47.700 --> 00:11:48.399 everything's<00:11:48.159><c> safe.</c> 00:11:48.480 --> 00:11:50.940 We're<00:11:48.740><c> okay.</c><00:11:49.299><c> We</c><00:11:49.559><c> own</c><00:11:49.740><c> the</c><00:11:49.960><c> temple.</c><00:11:50.220><c> The</c><00:11:50.399><c> temple's</c><00:11:50.779><c> here.</c> 00:11:51.139 --> 00:11:53.580 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that</c><00:12:24.320><c> Jesus</c><00:12:24.659><c> was</c><00:12:24.899><c> unhappy</c><00:12:25.220><c> about</c><00:12:25.460><c> the</c> 00:12:25.700 --> 00:12:26.820 temple<00:12:25.940><c> courts</c> 00:12:26.840 --> 00:12:30.440 being<00:12:27.139><c> used</c><00:12:27.419><c> for</c><00:12:27.580><c> anything</c><00:12:28.000><c> else</c><00:12:28.659><c> other</c><00:12:28.980><c> than</c><00:12:29.419><c> for</c><00:12:29.700><c> prayer.</c> 00:12:31.039 --> 00:12:34.100 And<00:12:31.600><c> those</c><00:12:31.879><c> suppositions</c><00:12:32.840><c> may</c><00:12:33.460><c> be</c><00:12:33.679><c> accurate,</c> 00:12:34.419 --> 00:12:37.419 but<00:12:34.559><c> they</c><00:12:34.759><c> don't</c><00:12:34.960><c> get</c><00:12:35.159><c> to</c><00:12:35.320><c> Jesus'</c><00:12:36.120><c> point</c><00:12:36.299><c> in</c><00:12:36.700><c> quoting</c><00:12:37.019><c> the</c><00:12:37.240><c> Den</c> 00:12:37.419 --> 00:12:39.639 of<00:12:37.580><c> 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because</c><00:12:49.879><c> they</c><00:12:50.379><c> have</c><00:12:50.740><c> the</c><00:12:51.200><c> temple.</c> 00:12:52.559 --> 00:12:55.940 The<00:12:52.759><c> people</c><00:12:53.039><c> of</c><00:12:53.200><c> God</c><00:12:53.799><c> were</c><00:12:54.299><c> sinning</c><00:12:55.159><c> grossly.</c> 00:12:56.100 --> 00:12:58.840 But<00:12:56.299><c> rather</c><00:12:56.620><c> than</c><00:12:56.820><c> repenting,</c><00:12:57.860><c> they</c><00:12:58.139><c> figured</c><00:12:58.419><c> that</c><00:12:58.639><c> since</c> 00:12:58.840 --> 00:12:59.679 they<00:12:58.980><c> had</c><00:12:59.100><c> the</c><00:12:59.320><c> temple,</c> 00:12:59.679 --> 00:13:04.740 well,<00:13:00.519><c> we're</c><00:13:00.820><c> safe.</c><00:13:02.539><c> We're</c><00:13:02.720><c> preserved</c><00:13:03.159><c> from</c><00:13:03.419><c> God's</c><00:13:03.820><c> judgement.</c> 00:13:05.000 --> 00:13:09.159 And<00:13:05.039><c> so</c><00:13:05.220><c> Jeremiah</c><00:13:05.539><c> says</c><00:13:05.840><c> the</c><00:13:06.000><c> temple</c><00:13:06.440><c> has</c><00:13:06.879><c> become</c><00:13:07.340><c> a</c><00:13:07.679><c> den</c><00:13:07.899><c> of</c><00:13:08.200><c> thieves.</c> 00:13:09.340 --> 00:13:11.539 It<00:13:09.399><c> was</c><00:13:09.559><c> supposed</c><00:13:09.899><c> to</c><00:13:10.019><c> be</c><00:13:10.179><c> a</c><00:13:10.320><c> safe</c><00:13:10.460><c> place</c><00:13:10.840><c> where</c><00:13:11.240><c> the</c><00:13:11.399><c> people</c> 00:13:11.539 --> 00:13:12.440 could<00:13:11.779><c> worship</c><00:13:12.100><c> God,</c> 00:13:12.720 --> 00:13:14.860 not<00:13:12.879><c> a</c><00:13:13.059><c> place</c><00:13:13.340><c> to</c><00:13:13.659><c> dishonour</c><00:13:13.940><c> him</c><00:13:14.139><c> with</c><00:13:14.360><c> their</c><00:13:14.519><c> actions.</c> 00:13:15.019 --> 00:13:16.120 And<00:13:15.059><c> you're</c><00:13:15.259><c> sitting</c><00:13:15.419><c> there</c><00:13:15.639><c> and</c><00:13:15.740><c> you're</c><00:13:15.820><c> thinking,</c> 00:13:16.480 --> 00:13:18.480 OK,<00:13:16.840><c> well</c><00:13:17.019><c> look,</c><00:13:17.039><c> we</c><00:13:17.179><c> don't</c><00:13:17.340><c> have</c><00:13:17.500><c> the</c><00:13:17.679><c> temple.</c> 00:13:18.539 --> 00:13:20.980 And<00:13:18.679><c> you're</c><00:13:18.860><c> right.</c><00:13:19.419><c> We</c><00:13:19.639><c> don't</c><00:13:19.899><c> have</c><00:13:20.299><c> the</c><00:13:20.639><c> temple.</c> 00:13:21.379 --> 00:13:25.659 But<00:13:21.559><c> we</c><00:13:21.759><c> do</c><00:13:22.000><c> have</c><00:13:22.659><c> the</c><00:13:22.919><c> Ecclesia.</c><00:13:23.980><c> We</c><00:13:24.279><c> do</c><00:13:24.559><c> have</c><00:13:25.000><c> the</c><00:13:25.220><c> Ecclesia.</c> 00:13:25.740 --> 00:13:28.919 And<00:13:25.940><c> just</c><00:13:26.179><c> like</c><00:13:26.399><c> the</c><00:13:26.639><c> temple,</c><00:13:27.360><c> this</c><00:13:27.620><c> is</c><00:13:27.860><c> supposed</c><00:13:28.039><c> to</c><00:13:28.259><c> be</c><00:13:28.419><c> a</c><00:13:28.580><c> place</c> 00:13:28.919 --> 00:13:34.679 where<00:13:29.399><c> God</c><00:13:29.820><c> is</c><00:13:30.379><c> worshipped,</c><00:13:31.379><c> a</c><00:13:31.440><c> place</c><00:13:31.759><c> where</c><00:13:32.000><c> people</c><00:13:32.320><c> are</c><00:13:32.639><c> accepted</c><00:13:33.120><c> and</c><00:13:33.759><c> welcome.</c> 00:13:34.759 --> 00:13:37.960 But<00:13:34.980><c> sometimes,</c><00:13:35.500><c> doesn't</c><00:13:35.740><c> it,</c><00:13:36.200><c> sometimes</c><00:13:36.820><c> it</c><00:13:37.059><c> becomes</c><00:13:37.340><c> a</c><00:13:37.580><c> place</c> 00:13:37.960 --> 00:13:42.360 that<00:13:38.879><c> dishonours</c><00:13:39.179><c> God</c><00:13:39.539><c> by</c><00:13:39.980><c> the</c><00:13:40.179><c> actions</c><00:13:40.620><c> of</c><00:13:41.019><c> those</c><00:13:41.240><c> in</c><00:13:41.399><c> it.</c> 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why</c><00:14:26.179><c> it</c><00:14:26.620><c> was</c><00:14:26.840><c> given</c><00:14:27.059><c> to</c><00:14:27.259><c> us.</c> 00:14:28.779 --> 00:14:33.299 It<00:14:28.779><c> was</c><00:14:28.940><c> given</c><00:14:29.159><c> to</c><00:14:29.419><c> us,</c><00:14:29.820><c> grace</c><00:14:30.139><c> was</c><00:14:30.460><c> given</c><00:14:30.679><c> to</c><00:14:30.919><c> us</c><00:14:31.139><c> as</c><00:14:31.320><c> a</c><00:14:31.460><c> motivation</c><00:14:32.059><c> to</c><00:14:32.559><c> live</c><00:14:33.120><c> a</c> 00:14:33.299 --> 00:14:34.100 holy<00:14:33.559><c> life,</c> 00:14:34.399 --> 00:14:37.980 not<00:14:34.679><c> as</c><00:14:35.000><c> an</c><00:14:35.240><c> excuse</c><00:14:35.860><c> to</c><00:14:36.559><c> keep</c><00:14:36.799><c> on</c><00:14:37.039><c> sinning.</c> 00:14:38.159 --> 00:14:40.860 And<00:14:38.259><c> what</c><00:14:38.419><c> Ananias</c><00:14:38.799><c> and</c><00:14:39.000><c> Sapphira</c><00:14:39.340><c> tells</c><00:14:39.620><c> us</c><00:14:40.220><c> is</c><00:14:40.620><c> you</c><00:14:40.679><c> won't</c> 00:14:40.860 --> 00:14:42.039 get<00:14:41.059><c> away</c><00:14:41.200><c> with</c><00:14:41.360><c> it.</c> 00:14:42.200 --> 00:14:44.639 Just<00:14:42.539><c> because</c><00:14:42.820><c> you've</c><00:14:43.019><c> got</c><00:14:43.120><c> the</c><00:14:43.320><c> temple,</c><00:14:43.919><c> just</c><00:14:44.159><c> because</c><00:14:44.460><c> you</c> 00:14:44.639 --> 00:14:46.399 might<00:14:44.879><c> have</c><00:14:45.299><c> some</c><00:14:45.679><c> good</c><00:14:45.940><c> beliefs,</c> 00:14:46.399 --> 00:14:49.639 just<00:14:46.940><c> because</c><00:14:47.399><c> you</c><00:14:47.559><c> might</c><00:14:47.840><c> have</c><00:14:48.240><c> the</c><00:14:48.580><c> right</c><00:14:48.840><c> beliefs,</c><00:14:49.220><c> maybe.</c> 00:14:49.919 --> 00:14:51.259 You<00:14:50.120><c> might</c><00:14:50.340><c> have</c><00:14:50.580><c> the</c><00:14:50.779><c> 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came</c><00:15:35.019><c> on</c><00:15:35.320><c> Ananias</c><00:15:35.779><c> and</c><00:15:35.980><c> Sapphira.</c> 00:15:36.440 --> 00:15:38.940 Imagine<00:15:37.220><c> being</c><00:15:37.679><c> in</c><00:15:37.840><c> the</c><00:15:38.019><c> Ecclesia.</c> 00:15:38.980 --> 00:15:42.000 Imagine<00:15:39.500><c> Kevin</c><00:15:39.840><c> Jost</c><00:15:40.279><c> having</c><00:15:40.899><c> somebody</c><00:15:41.259><c> come</c><00:15:41.480><c> and</c><00:15:41.639><c> drop</c><00:15:41.759><c> some</c> 00:15:42.000 --> 00:15:42.720 money<00:15:42.259><c> bags</c> 00:15:42.720 --> 00:15:47.039 at<00:15:43.220><c> his</c><00:15:44.639><c> seat</c><00:15:45.899><c> on</c><00:15:46.220><c> Sunday</c><00:15:46.480><c> morning,</c> 00:15:47.299 --> 00:15:50.340 and<00:15:47.580><c> then</c><00:15:47.759><c> not</c><00:15:47.960><c> walking</c><00:15:48.179><c> out</c><00:15:48.399><c> of</c><00:15:48.480><c> the</c><00:15:48.639><c> hall</c><00:15:48.879><c> in</c><00:15:49.279><c> the</c><00:15:49.419><c> afternoon.</c> 00:15:50.700 --> 00:15:54.360 Then<00:15:50.860><c> his</c><00:15:51.000><c> wife</c><00:15:51.220><c> comes</c><00:15:51.500><c> into</c><00:15:51.799><c> the</c><00:15:52.019><c> growth</c><00:15:52.200><c> night,</c><00:15:53.919><c> goes</c><00:15:54.139><c> up</c> 00:15:54.360 --> 00:15:54.980 and<00:15:54.500><c> sees</c><00:15:54.659><c> Kevin,</c> 00:15:55.360 --> 00:15:57.779 and<00:15:55.639><c> she</c><00:15:55.899><c> too</c><00:15:56.220><c> doesn't</c><00:15:56.539><c> walk</c><00:15:56.779><c> out</c><00:15:56.980><c> of</c><00:15:57.019><c> the</c><00:15:57.139><c> meeting</c><00:15:57.320><c> that</c><00:15:57.580><c> night.</c> 00:15:58.240 --> 00:16:01.159 Imagine<00:15:58.500><c> the</c><00:15:58.759><c> effect</c><00:15:59.100><c> that</c><00:15:59.500><c> that</c><00:15:59.659><c> would</c><00:15:59.919><c> have</c><00:16:00.179><c> on</c><00:16:00.600><c> this</c><00:16:00.860><c> pleasure.</c> 00:16:01.419 --> 00:16:04.440 Imagine<00:16:01.759><c> the</c><00:16:02.000><c> effect</c><00:16:02.179><c> that</c><00:16:02.299><c> it</c><00:16:02.379><c> would</c><00:16:02.519><c> have</c><00:16:02.700><c> had</c><00:16:03.019><c> on</c><00:16:03.299><c> this</c><00:16:03.600><c> community.</c> 00:16:04.919 --> 00:16:07.480 And<00:16:05.080><c> so</c><00:16:05.299><c> what</c><00:16:05.519><c> Luke</c><00:16:05.679><c> is</c><00:16:05.899><c> telling</c><00:16:06.059><c> us,</c><00:16:06.299><c> he's</c><00:16:06.580><c> recounting</c><00:16:07.299><c> in</c> 00:16:07.480 --> 00:16:08.080 general<00:16:07.799><c> terms</c> 00:16:08.080 --> 00:16:12.980 what<00:16:08.240><c> happened</c><00:16:08.700><c> as</c><00:16:09.159><c> a</c><00:16:09.340><c> result</c><00:16:09.679><c> of</c><00:16:10.620><c> the</c><00:16:11.080><c> action</c><00:16:11.519><c> against</c><00:16:11.960><c> Ananias</c><00:16:12.460><c> and</c><00:16:12.659><c> Sapphira.</c> 00:16:13.200 --> 00:16:16.159 Verse<00:16:13.240><c> 11,</c><00:16:13.899><c> great</c><00:16:14.120><c> fear</c><00:16:14.580><c> came</c><00:16:15.059><c> upon</c><00:16:15.360><c> all</c><00:16:15.580><c> the</c><00:16:15.759><c> Ecclesia</c> 00:16:16.159 --> 00:16:19.039 and<00:16:16.600><c> upon</c><00:16:16.879><c> as</c><00:16:17.220><c> many</c><00:16:17.659><c> as</c><00:16:18.159><c> heard</c><00:16:18.379><c> these</c><00:16:18.740><c> things.</c> 00:16:19.139 --> 00:16:19.820 Great<00:16:19.399><c> fear.</c> 00:16:20.080 --> 00:16:23.220 They're<00:16:20.220><c> all</c><00:16:20.340><c> like,</c><00:16:20.600><c> wow,</c><00:16:21.480><c> these</c><00:16:21.639><c> guys</c><00:16:21.899><c> can</c><00:16:22.139><c> read</c><00:16:22.320><c> minds.</c> 00:16:23.360 --> 00:16:24.259 This<00:16:23.440><c> is</c><00:16:23.639><c> serious</c><00:16:23.899><c> stuff.</c> 00:16:24.620 --> 00:16:26.120 These<00:16:24.879><c> guys</c><00:16:25.220><c> can</c><00:16:25.679><c> read</c><00:16:25.840><c> hearts.</c> 00:16:26.159 --> 00:16:27.600 They<00:16:26.320><c> know</c><00:16:26.440><c> what's</c><00:16:26.679><c> going</c><00:16:26.840><c> on</c><00:16:27.039><c> right</c><00:16:27.200><c> in</c><00:16:27.360><c> here.</c> 00:16:27.799 --> 00:16:29.000 We<00:16:28.019><c> better</c><00:16:28.240><c> not</c><00:16:28.480><c> muck</c><00:16:28.679><c> around.</c> 00:16:29.419 --> 00:16:31.559 And<00:16:29.440><c> so</c><00:16:29.639><c> verse</c><00:16:29.860><c> 12,</c><00:16:30.299><c> by</c><00:16:30.480><c> the</c><00:16:30.679><c> hands</c><00:16:30.840><c> of</c><00:16:31.019><c> the</c><00:16:31.159><c> apostles</c> 00:16:31.559 --> 00:16:34.379 were<00:16:32.059><c> many</c><00:16:32.399><c> signs</c><00:16:32.740><c> and</c><00:16:33.000><c> wonders</c><00:16:33.299><c> wrought</c><00:16:33.600><c> among</c><00:16:33.820><c> the</c><00:16:34.039><c> people.</c> 00:16:34.379 --> 00:16:37.500 They're<00:16:34.759><c> all</c><00:16:34.940><c> with</c><00:16:35.120><c> one</c><00:16:35.379><c> accord</c><00:16:35.639><c> in</c><00:16:35.960><c> Solomon's</c><00:16:36.620><c> porch.</c> 00:16:38.779 --> 00:16:41.559 Now,<00:16:39.240><c> what</c><00:16:39.399><c> it's</c><00:16:39.580><c> telling</c><00:16:39.759><c> us</c><00:16:40.019><c> is</c><00:16:40.120><c> it</c><00:16:40.179><c> was</c><00:16:40.360><c> a</c><00:16:40.559><c> pretty</c><00:16:40.840><c> powerful</c> 00:16:41.559 --> 00:16:42.500 healing<00:16:42.019><c> ministry</c> 00:16:42.500 --> 00:16:44.500 of<00:16:43.220><c> some</c><00:16:43.539><c> kind</c><00:16:43.779><c> that</c><00:16:43.960><c> took</c><00:16:44.139><c> place</c> 00:16:44.500 --> 00:16:47.919 and<00:16:44.700><c> it</c><00:16:44.940><c> obviously</c><00:16:45.200><c> made</c><00:16:45.519><c> a</c><00:16:45.779><c> pretty</c><00:16:46.100><c> deep</c><00:16:46.460><c> impression</c><00:16:47.019><c> on</c><00:16:47.500><c> the</c><00:16:47.720><c> people</c> 00:16:47.919 --> 00:16:49.519 and<00:16:48.100><c> actually</c><00:16:48.419><c> helped</c><00:16:48.639><c> to</c><00:16:48.919><c> spread</c><00:16:49.000><c> the</c><00:16:49.200><c> gospel</c> 00:16:49.519 --> 00:16:52.559 well<00:16:50.019><c> outside</c><00:16:50.600><c> the</c><00:16:51.080><c> walls</c><00:16:51.360><c> of</c><00:16:51.659><c> Jerusalem</c><00:16:52.039><c> itself.</c> 00:16:53.019 --> 00:16:55.539 And<00:16:53.240><c> as</c><00:16:53.500><c> a</c><00:16:53.659><c> result,</c><00:16:54.360><c> there</c><00:16:54.460><c> was</c><00:16:54.679><c> also</c><00:16:55.019><c> that</c><00:16:55.299><c> fear.</c> 00:16:55.980 --> 00:16:59.919 There<00:16:56.000><c> was</c><00:16:56.279><c> fear</c><00:16:56.559><c> as</c><00:16:56.820><c> the</c><00:16:57.100><c> story</c><00:16:57.559><c> of</c><00:16:58.220><c> Ananias</c><00:16:58.919><c> and</c><00:16:59.240><c> Sapphira</c> 00:16:59.919 --> 00:17:00.820 leaked<00:17:00.440><c> out.</c> 00:17:00.820 --> 00:17:05.900 And<00:17:00.940><c> the</c><00:17:01.039><c> result,</c><00:17:01.659><c> verse</c><00:17:01.940><c> 13,</c><00:17:02.820><c> of</c><00:17:03.000><c> the</c><00:17:03.240><c> rest</c><00:17:03.659><c> durst</c><00:17:04.039><c> no</c><00:17:04.279><c> man</c><00:17:04.559><c> join</c><00:17:04.880><c> himself</c><00:17:05.359><c> to</c><00:17:05.599><c> them</c> 00:17:05.900 --> 00:17:08.119 but<00:17:06.420><c> the</c><00:17:06.619><c> people</c><00:17:07.200><c> magnified</c><00:17:07.900><c> them.</c> 00:17:08.359 --> 00:17:10.980 It<00:17:08.519><c> is</c><00:17:08.819><c> probably</c><00:17:09.059><c> one</c><00:17:09.400><c> of</c><00:17:09.559><c> the</c><00:17:09.740><c> most</c><00:17:10.019><c> confusing</c><00:17:10.460><c> verses</c> 00:17:10.980 --> 00:17:12.640 in<00:17:11.440><c> the</c><00:17:11.619><c> Acts</c><00:17:11.839><c> of</c><00:17:12.039><c> the</c><00:17:12.200><c> Apostles.</c> 00:17:12.839 --> 00:17:15.559 It<00:17:12.880><c> probably</c><00:17:13.240><c> is</c><00:17:13.720><c> the</c><00:17:13.960><c> most</c><00:17:14.240><c> confusing</c><00:17:14.660><c> verse</c><00:17:15.000><c> actually.</c> 00:17:15.980 --> 00:17:19.519 What<00:17:16.140><c> I</c><00:17:16.680><c> think</c><00:17:17.059><c> it</c><00:17:17.339><c> is</c><00:17:17.519><c> saying</c><00:17:17.819><c> is</c><00:17:18.500><c> as</c><00:17:18.700><c> follows.</c> 00:17:20.319 --> 00:17:23.319 Verse<00:17:20.339><c> 12</c><00:17:20.720><c> is</c><00:17:21.000><c> talking</c><00:17:21.319><c> about</c><00:17:21.619><c> the</c><00:17:22.039><c> effect</c><00:17:22.380><c> internally,</c> 00:17:23.680 --> 00:17:27.440 verse<00:17:23.940><c> 11,</c><00:17:24.299><c> 12</c><00:17:24.519><c> and</c><00:17:24.579><c> 13</c><00:17:24.880><c> is</c><00:17:25.079><c> talking</c><00:17:25.279><c> about</c><00:17:25.480><c> the</c><00:17:25.839><c> internal</c><00:17:26.180><c> effect</c> 00:17:27.940 --> 00:17:29.640 of<00:17:28.539><c> Ananias</c><00:17:29.019><c> and</c><00:17:29.180><c> Sapphira.</c> 00:17:29.640 --> 00:17:34.039 And<00:17:29.980><c> he's</c><00:17:30.119><c> saying</c><00:17:30.319><c> as</c><00:17:30.559><c> a</c><00:17:30.720><c> result</c><00:17:31.059><c> of</c><00:17:31.220><c> what</c><00:17:31.440><c> happened</c><00:17:31.660><c> with</c><00:17:32.740><c> Ananias</c><00:17:33.160><c> and</c><00:17:33.339><c> Sapphira,</c> 00:17:34.299 --> 00:17:37.500 no<00:17:34.539><c> one</c><00:17:34.839><c> of</c><00:17:35.039><c> the</c><00:17:35.319><c> believers,</c><00:17:36.059><c> none</c><00:17:36.539><c> of</c><00:17:36.839><c> the</c><00:17:37.059><c> believers,</c> 00:17:37.980 --> 00:17:40.940 dared<00:17:38.180><c> to</c><00:17:38.519><c> join</c><00:17:38.759><c> themselves</c><00:17:39.380><c> to</c><00:17:39.599><c> the</c><00:17:39.720><c> body</c><00:17:39.940><c> of</c><00:17:40.099><c> the</c><00:17:40.200><c> Apostles,</c> 00:17:41.180 --> 00:17:44.079 dared<00:17:41.380><c> to</c><00:17:41.700><c> think</c><00:17:41.920><c> that</c><00:17:42.279><c> they</c><00:17:42.519><c> could</c><00:17:42.779><c> usurp</c><00:17:43.339><c> the</c><00:17:43.599><c> authority</c><00:17:43.880><c> of</c> 00:17:44.079 --> 00:17:44.740 the<00:17:44.220><c> Apostles</c> 00:17:44.740 --> 00:17:47.619 or<00:17:45.200><c> encroach</c><00:17:45.819><c> upon</c><00:17:46.180><c> their</c><00:17:46.680><c> function.</c> 00:17:48.079 --> 00:17:49.859 That's<00:17:48.599><c> what</c><00:17:48.759><c> I</c><00:17:48.819><c> think</c><00:17:48.980><c> it</c><00:17:49.180><c> means</c><00:17:49.319><c> where</c><00:17:49.539><c> it</c><00:17:49.680><c> says</c> 00:17:49.859 --> 00:17:52.759 the<00:17:50.220><c> rest</c><00:17:50.700><c> durst</c><00:17:51.099><c> no</c><00:17:51.319><c> man</c><00:17:51.599><c> join</c><00:17:51.960><c> himself</c><00:17:52.420><c> to</c><00:17:52.640><c> them.</c> 00:17:53.140 --> 00:17:58.180 It<00:17:53.380><c> does</c><00:17:53.680><c> not</c><00:17:53.900><c> mean</c><00:17:54.359><c> that</c><00:17:55.940><c> unbelievers</c><00:17:56.940><c> stop</c><00:17:57.359><c> joining</c><00:17:57.660><c> the</c><00:17:57.920><c> community</c> 00:17:58.180 --> 00:18:00.640 because<00:17:58.500><c> we</c><00:17:58.660><c> know</c><00:17:58.839><c> from</c><00:17:59.019><c> a</c><00:17:59.180><c> few</c><00:17:59.259><c> verses</c><00:17:59.539><c> later</c><00:17:59.900><c> that's</c><00:18:00.319><c> exactly</c><00:18:00.519><c> what</c> 00:18:00.640 --> 00:18:01.319 did<00:18:00.799><c> happen.</c> 00:18:01.519 --> 00:18:02.819 In<00:18:01.640><c> fact,</c><00:18:01.859><c> the</c><00:18:01.880><c> end</c><00:18:02.039><c> of</c><00:18:02.180><c> the</c><00:18:02.240><c> verse</c><00:18:02.400><c> says,</c> 00:18:03.099 --> 00:18:04.660 but<00:18:03.099><c> the</c><00:18:03.240><c> people</c><00:18:03.660><c> magnified</c><00:18:04.440><c> them.</c> 00:18:04.859 --> 00:18:06.059 What<00:18:05.019><c> did</c><00:18:05.160><c> your</c><00:18:05.380><c> translation</c><00:18:05.779><c> say?</c> 00:18:06.359 --> 00:18:09.700 But<00:18:06.440><c> the</c><00:18:06.559><c> people</c><00:18:07.480><c> honoured</c><00:18:07.859><c> them.</c> 00:18:10.259 --> 00:18:11.640 The<00:18:10.700><c> people</c><00:18:11.039><c> honoured</c><00:18:11.299><c> them.</c> 00:18:11.779 --> 00:18:12.779 And<00:18:11.960><c> that's</c><00:18:12.180><c> exactly</c><00:18:12.400><c> what</c><00:18:12.619><c> happened.</c> 00:18:12.880 --> 00:18:15.579 Now<00:18:13.059><c> I</c><00:18:13.079><c> need</c><00:18:13.319><c> you</c><00:18:13.480><c> to</c><00:18:13.619><c> know</c><00:18:13.740><c> this</c><00:18:14.099><c> where</c><00:18:14.460><c> it</c><00:18:14.680><c> says,</c><00:18:14.920><c> verse</c><00:18:15.140><c> 13,</c> 00:18:15.720 --> 00:18:19.099 the<00:18:15.880><c> people,</c><00:18:16.480><c> it</c><00:18:16.660><c> is</c><00:18:16.839><c> not</c><00:18:17.039><c> talking</c><00:18:17.339><c> about</c><00:18:17.859><c> the</c><00:18:18.240><c> believers.</c> 00:18:19.700 --> 00:18:23.140 The<00:18:20.140><c> word</c><00:18:20.400><c> the</c><00:18:20.660><c> people</c><00:18:20.880><c> there</c><00:18:21.140><c> is</c><00:18:21.400><c> used</c><00:18:21.640><c> exclusively</c><00:18:22.400><c> in</c><00:18:22.799><c> Acts</c> 00:18:23.140 --> 00:18:24.740 of<00:18:23.980><c> unbelievers.</c> 00:18:24.740 --> 00:18:29.420 Okay,<00:18:25.440><c> the</c><00:18:25.740><c> unbelievers</c><00:18:26.700><c> honoured</c><00:18:27.559><c> Peter</c><00:18:28.039><c> and</c><00:18:28.559><c> John.</c> 00:18:30.539 --> 00:18:35.400 I<00:18:30.539><c> don't</c><00:18:30.819><c> think</c><00:18:31.619><c> anyone</c><00:18:32.579><c> would</c><00:18:34.220><c> struggle,</c> 00:18:35.900 --> 00:18:39.880 when<00:18:36.200><c> it</c><00:18:36.960><c> could</c><00:18:37.119><c> be</c><00:18:37.480><c> proved</c><00:18:37.839><c> that</c><00:18:38.140><c> Ananias</c><00:18:38.579><c> and</c><00:18:38.759><c> Sapphira</c><00:18:39.200><c> had</c><00:18:39.519><c> lied,</c> 00:18:40.140 --> 00:18:43.680 I<00:18:40.359><c> don't</c><00:18:40.559><c> think</c><00:18:40.720><c> anyone</c><00:18:41.160><c> would</c><00:18:41.460><c> struggle</c><00:18:41.700><c> with</c><00:18:41.940><c> the</c><00:18:42.079><c> fact</c><00:18:42.380><c> that</c><00:18:42.779><c> action</c><00:18:43.180><c> was</c> 00:18:43.680 --> 00:18:44.880 taken<00:18:44.000><c> against</c><00:18:44.339><c> them,</c> 00:18:45.019 --> 00:18:47.740 especially<00:18:45.619><c> when</c><00:18:46.279><c> God</c><00:18:46.480><c> took</c><00:18:46.680><c> the</c><00:18:46.859><c> action.</c> 00:18:48.660 --> 00:18:52.119 And<00:18:48.940><c> Peter</c><00:18:49.140><c> and</c><00:18:49.299><c> John</c><00:18:49.740><c> were</c><00:18:50.140><c> merely</c><00:18:50.460><c> messengers</c><00:18:51.079><c> of</c><00:18:51.779><c> God,</c> 00:18:52.119 --> 00:18:54.420 and<00:18:52.680><c> they</c><00:18:52.859><c> were</c><00:18:53.019><c> the</c><00:18:53.119><c> ones</c><00:18:53.339><c> who</c><00:18:53.599><c> received</c><00:18:53.900><c> the</c><00:18:54.019><c> money</c><00:18:54.220><c> at</c> 00:18:54.420 --> 00:18:54.900 their<00:18:54.640><c> feet,</c> 00:18:55.279 --> 00:18:59.920 and<00:18:55.279><c> it</c><00:18:55.380><c> was</c><00:18:55.579><c> God</c><00:18:55.920><c> who</c><00:18:59.200><c> struck</c><00:18:59.200><c> Ananias</c><00:18:59.720><c> dead.</c> 00:19:00.380 --> 00:19:04.039 And<00:19:00.380><c> the</c><00:19:00.519><c> public,</c><00:19:01.259><c> the</c><00:19:01.440><c> people,</c><00:19:02.259><c> the</c><00:19:02.359><c> general</c><00:19:02.700><c> public,</c><00:19:03.279><c> the</c><00:19:03.400><c> unbelievers,</c> 00:19:04.240 --> 00:19:09.660 in<00:19:04.460><c> verse</c><00:19:04.680><c> 13,</c><00:19:05.500><c> they</c><00:19:05.980><c> honoured</c><00:19:07.160><c> Peter</c><00:19:08.259><c> and</c><00:19:08.680><c> John</c><00:19:08.940><c> and</c><00:19:09.119><c> the</c><00:19:09.259><c> rest</c><00:19:09.480><c> of</c> 00:19:09.660 --> 00:19:10.079 the<00:19:09.779><c> apostles.</c> 00:19:10.180 --> 00:19:14.240 And<00:19:10.279><c> verse</c><00:19:10.519><c> 14</c><00:19:10.960><c> tells</c><00:19:11.259><c> us,</c><00:19:11.980><c> and</c><00:19:12.200><c> believers</c><00:19:12.799><c> were</c><00:19:13.240><c> the</c><00:19:13.420><c> more</c><00:19:13.720><c> added</c><00:19:14.039><c> to</c> 00:19:14.240 --> 00:19:14.640 the<00:19:14.400><c> Lord.</c> 00:19:15.000 --> 00:19:18.680 So<00:19:15.339><c> verse</c><00:19:15.619><c> 13,</c><00:19:16.319><c> it</c><00:19:16.420><c> can't</c><00:19:16.940><c> mean</c><00:19:17.440><c> that</c><00:19:17.839><c> people</c><00:19:18.099><c> didn't</c><00:19:18.359><c> want</c><00:19:18.539><c> to</c> 00:19:18.680 --> 00:19:19.680 join<00:19:18.880><c> the</c><00:19:19.200><c> community.</c> 00:19:19.680 --> 00:19:23.039 What<00:19:20.240><c> it</c><00:19:20.460><c> can</c><00:19:20.640><c> mean,</c><00:19:20.900><c> however,</c><00:19:21.539><c> is</c><00:19:21.759><c> of</c><00:19:22.000><c> the</c><00:19:22.299><c> believers</c><00:19:22.559><c> already,</c> 00:19:23.279 --> 00:19:25.000 none<00:19:23.400><c> of</c><00:19:23.559><c> them</c><00:19:23.720><c> wanted</c><00:19:24.019><c> to</c><00:19:24.279><c> join</c><00:19:24.440><c> the</c><00:19:24.680><c> leadership,</c> 00:19:25.039 --> 00:19:28.339 none<00:19:25.240><c> of</c><00:19:25.380><c> them</c><00:19:25.539><c> aspired</c><00:19:26.220><c> to</c><00:19:26.559><c> be</c><00:19:26.819><c> great</c><00:19:27.160><c> like</c><00:19:27.680><c> Ananias</c><00:19:28.160><c> and</c> 00:19:28.339 --> 00:19:28.920 Sapphira<00:19:28.640><c> had.</c> 00:19:29.059 --> 00:19:30.539 You<00:19:29.240><c> remember</c><00:19:29.400><c> that?</c><00:19:29.900><c> That</c><00:19:30.019><c> was</c><00:19:30.180><c> a</c><00:19:30.319><c> problem.</c> 00:19:30.700 --> 00:19:32.920 They<00:19:30.880><c> wanted</c><00:19:30.980><c> to</c><00:19:31.119><c> be</c><00:19:31.299><c> great,</c><00:19:31.740><c> they</c><00:19:31.819><c> wanted</c><00:19:31.920><c> to</c><00:19:32.079><c> be</c><00:19:32.240><c> seen</c><00:19:32.359><c> to</c><00:19:32.500><c> be</c><00:19:32.640><c> great,</c> 00:19:33.059 --> 00:19:35.720 and<00:19:33.200><c> of</c><00:19:33.339><c> the</c><00:19:33.519><c> rest</c><00:19:33.779><c> of</c><00:19:33.980><c> the</c><00:19:34.160><c> believers,</c><00:19:34.839><c> none</c><00:19:35.079><c> of</c><00:19:35.299><c> them</c><00:19:35.480><c> wanted</c> 00:19:35.720 --> 00:19:36.539 to<00:19:35.960><c> join</c><00:19:36.099><c> themselves</c> 00:19:36.539 --> 00:19:38.160 or<00:19:36.799><c> usurp</c><00:19:37.079><c> the</c><00:19:37.299><c> authority</c><00:19:37.539><c> of</c><00:19:37.700><c> the</c><00:19:37.799><c> apostles.</c> 00:19:38.660 --> 00:19:43.619 But<00:19:38.779><c> verse</c><00:19:39.000><c> 14</c><00:19:39.440><c> says,</c><00:19:40.119><c> external</c><00:19:40.720><c> effect</c><00:19:41.319><c> of</c><00:19:41.859><c> Ananias</c><00:19:42.380><c> and</c><00:19:42.559><c> Sapphira's</c><00:19:43.380><c> sin</c> 00:19:43.619 --> 00:19:44.279 and<00:19:43.980><c> death</c> 00:19:44.279 --> 00:19:48.039 was<00:19:44.900><c> that</c><00:19:45.039><c> the</c><00:19:45.220><c> people</c><00:19:45.400><c> honoured</c><00:19:45.660><c> them</c><00:19:46.180><c> and</c><00:19:46.519><c> heaps</c><00:19:46.900><c> more</c><00:19:47.079><c> people</c><00:19:47.579><c> were</c> 00:19:48.039 --> 00:19:49.779 added<00:19:48.359><c> to</c><00:19:48.759><c> the</c><00:19:48.920><c> Lord.</c> 00:19:50.240 --> 00:19:53.400 Heaps<00:19:50.720><c> more</c><00:19:50.940><c> were</c><00:19:51.079><c> added</c><00:19:51.299><c> to</c><00:19:51.500><c> the</c><00:19:51.619><c> Lord,</c><00:19:51.900><c> multitudes</c><00:19:52.640><c> both</c><00:19:53.140><c> of</c> 00:19:53.400 --> 00:19:55.220 men<00:19:53.839><c> and</c><00:19:54.579><c> of</c><00:19:55.000><c> women.</c> 00:19:55.599 --> 00:19:57.440 And<00:19:55.700><c> do</c><00:19:55.799><c> you</c><00:19:55.839><c> know</c><00:19:55.859><c> what</c><00:19:55.940><c> I</c><00:19:56.059><c> find</c><00:19:56.299><c> quite</c><00:19:56.519><c> interesting</c><00:19:56.880><c> about</c><00:19:57.119><c> that?</c> 00:19:57.700 --> 00:20:00.220 Is<00:19:57.859><c> that</c><00:19:57.980><c> the</c><00:19:58.119><c> apostles'</c><00:19:58.579><c> persecutions,</c><00:19:59.420><c> preaching,</c><00:20:00.019><c> judgement,</c> 00:20:00.619 --> 00:20:02.700 all<00:20:00.859><c> tended</c><00:20:01.160><c> to</c><00:20:01.519><c> impress</c><00:20:01.920><c> on</c><00:20:02.220><c> the</c><00:20:02.460><c> people,</c> 00:20:03.119 --> 00:20:05.359 all<00:20:03.359><c> tended</c><00:20:03.640><c> to</c><00:20:03.880><c> impress</c><00:20:04.140><c> on</c><00:20:04.339><c> the</c><00:20:04.460><c> minds</c><00:20:04.619><c> of</c><00:20:04.839><c> everybody</c><00:20:05.119><c> who</c> 00:20:05.359 --> 00:20:05.880 heard<00:20:05.539><c> it.</c> 00:20:06.079 --> 00:20:08.279 And<00:20:06.299><c> what</c><00:20:06.380><c> did</c><00:20:06.500><c> it</c><00:20:06.619><c> do?</c><00:20:07.259><c> Well,</c><00:20:07.420><c> it</c><00:20:07.480><c> led</c><00:20:07.599><c> them</c><00:20:07.779><c> to</c><00:20:07.980><c> Christ.</c> 00:20:08.579 --> 00:20:11.039 It<00:20:08.720><c> didn't</c><00:20:08.920><c> lead</c><00:20:09.079><c> them</c><00:20:09.259><c> away</c><00:20:09.539><c> from</c><00:20:09.720><c> it,</c><00:20:10.059><c> it</c><00:20:10.200><c> didn't</c><00:20:10.440><c> distract</c><00:20:10.880><c> them,</c> 00:20:11.059 --> 00:20:13.319 it<00:20:11.160><c> didn't</c><00:20:11.359><c> put</c><00:20:11.519><c> them</c><00:20:11.799><c> off</c><00:20:12.200><c> joining</c><00:20:12.680><c> the</c><00:20:12.980><c> community.</c> 00:20:13.319 --> 00:20:15.700 No,<00:20:13.779><c> it</c><00:20:13.980><c> actually</c><00:20:14.640><c> led</c><00:20:14.880><c> them</c><00:20:15.099><c> to</c><00:20:15.299><c> Christ.</c> 00:20:16.160 --> 00:20:19.079 What<00:20:16.319><c> the</c><00:20:16.539><c> judgement</c><00:20:16.779><c> of</c><00:20:17.000><c> God</c><00:20:17.339><c> actually</c><00:20:17.819><c> does</c><00:20:18.140><c> do</c> 00:20:20.519 --> 00:20:24.880 is<00:20:21.000><c> try</c><00:20:21.480><c> to</c><00:20:21.779><c> limit</c><00:20:22.680><c> hypocrites</c><00:20:23.380><c> entering</c><00:20:23.740><c> the</c><00:20:23.960><c> church.</c> 00:20:25.619 --> 00:20:28.779 That's<00:20:25.819><c> what</c><00:20:25.920><c> it</c><00:20:26.039><c> does</c><00:20:26.279><c> do,</c><00:20:26.900><c> and</c><00:20:27.039><c> that's</c><00:20:27.279><c> exactly</c><00:20:27.519><c> what</c><00:20:27.740><c> happened.</c> 00:20:29.980 --> 00:20:31.980 Hypocrites<00:20:30.400><c> weren't</c><00:20:30.599><c> interested</c><00:20:31.000><c> in</c><00:20:31.220><c> joining</c><00:20:31.380><c> this</c><00:20:31.619><c> church.</c> 00:20:32.180 --> 00:20:34.559 Why<00:20:32.400><c> would</c><00:20:32.579><c> they?</c><00:20:33.019><c> They</c><00:20:33.259><c> know</c><00:20:33.400><c> they're</c><00:20:33.539><c> going</c><00:20:33.619><c> to</c><00:20:33.720><c> get</c><00:20:33.859><c> caught</c><00:20:34.019><c> out.</c> 00:20:34.740 --> 00:20:36.839 They<00:20:35.059><c> know</c><00:20:35.359><c> they're</c><00:20:35.559><c> going</c><00:20:35.660><c> to</c><00:20:35.740><c> get</c><00:20:35.900><c> caught</c><00:20:36.099><c> out.</c> 00:20:37.359 --> 00:20:40.279 And<00:20:37.559><c> it</c><00:20:37.700><c> produced</c><00:20:38.119><c> awe</c><00:20:38.539><c> and</c><00:20:39.059><c> caution,</c> 00:20:40.400 --> 00:20:44.160 and<00:20:41.000><c> so</c><00:20:41.160><c> the</c><00:20:41.380><c> right</c><00:20:41.579><c> people</c><00:20:42.319><c> converted</c><00:20:42.960><c> and</c><00:20:43.359><c> joined.</c> 00:20:44.180 --> 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actually</c><00:20:55.440><c> resulted</c><00:20:55.900><c> in</c><00:20:56.339><c> a</c><00:20:56.559><c> large</c><00:20:56.940><c> increase</c><00:20:57.559><c> in</c><00:20:57.859><c> numbers.</c> 00:20:58.539 --> 00:21:00.119 And<00:20:58.700><c> I</c><00:20:58.839><c> don't</c><00:20:58.940><c> think</c><00:20:59.099><c> anyone</c><00:20:59.400><c> would</c><00:20:59.640><c> disagree</c> 00:21:00.119 --> 00:21:03.960 that<00:21:00.559><c> people</c><00:21:01.119><c> won't</c><00:21:01.480><c> seek</c><00:21:01.839><c> to</c><00:21:02.140><c> enter</c><00:21:02.380><c> a</c><00:21:02.680><c> corrupt</c><00:21:02.839><c> church.</c> 00:21:05.339 --> 00:21:07.599 Unless<00:21:05.940><c> it's</c><00:21:06.220><c> a</c><00:21:06.339><c> Catholic</c><00:21:06.559><c> church.</c> 00:21:08.740 --> 00:21:09.720 Maybe. 00:21:10.039 --> 00:21:13.039 But<00:21:10.220><c> generally,</c><00:21:11.059><c> people</c><00:21:11.319><c> don't</c><00:21:11.660><c> seek</c><00:21:12.039><c> to</c><00:21:12.319><c> enter</c><00:21:12.539><c> a</c><00:21:12.859><c> corrupt</c> 00:21:13.039 --> 00:21:13.720 church,<00:21:13.359><c> right?</c> 00:21:13.900 --> 00:21:15.720 If<00:21:14.299><c> they</c><00:21:14.500><c> look</c><00:21:14.680><c> at</c><00:21:14.819><c> the</c><00:21:14.920><c> church,</c><00:21:15.359><c> they</c><00:21:15.359><c> just</c><00:21:15.519><c> go,</c> 00:21:15.920 --> 00:21:17.480 these<00:21:16.140><c> people</c><00:21:16.380><c> aren't</c><00:21:16.579><c> serious.</c> 00:21:17.559 --> 00:21:19.380 There's<00:21:17.859><c> dodgy</c><00:21:18.160><c> stuff</c><00:21:18.359><c> going</c><00:21:18.599><c> on</c><00:21:18.819><c> everywhere</c><00:21:19.079><c> I</c><00:21:19.240><c> look.</c> 00:21:19.579 --> 00:21:22.359 People<00:21:19.859><c> aren't</c><00:21:20.160><c> interested</c><00:21:20.700><c> in</c><00:21:21.000><c> joining</c><00:21:21.279><c> something</c><00:21:21.819><c> like</c><00:21:22.259><c> that.</c> 00:21:22.380 --> 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a</c><00:21:33.299><c> church</c> 00:21:33.500 --> 00:21:35.039 that's<00:21:33.759><c> hypocritical</c><00:21:34.240><c> and</c><00:21:34.400><c> self</c><00:21:34.579><c>-serving.</c> 00:21:35.039 --> 00:21:38.079 People<00:21:35.460><c> don't</c><00:21:35.700><c> want</c><00:21:35.920><c> to</c><00:21:36.059><c> enter</c><00:21:36.200><c> those</c><00:21:36.519><c> sort</c><00:21:36.680><c> of</c><00:21:37.680><c> churches.</c> 00:21:38.400 --> 00:21:40.819 Instead,<00:21:38.720><c> they</c><00:21:38.759><c> want</c><00:21:38.940><c> to</c><00:21:39.099><c> enter</c><00:21:39.259><c> a</c><00:21:39.440><c> place</c><00:21:39.779><c> where</c><00:21:40.099><c> God</c><00:21:40.279><c> is</c><00:21:40.500><c> honoured</c> 00:21:40.819 --> 00:21:42.220 and<00:21:41.200><c> Jesus</c><00:21:41.680><c> is</c><00:21:42.039><c> lived.</c> 00:21:42.700 --> 00:21:44.819 So,<00:21:42.880><c> is</c><00:21:42.960><c> that</c><00:21:43.099><c> Eastern</c><00:21:43.380><c> Suburbs?</c> 00:21:45.220 --> 00:21:48.099 Is<00:21:45.680><c> that</c><00:21:46.160><c> Eastern</c><00:21:46.420><c> Suburbs?</c><00:21:46.920><c> Is</c><00:21:47.059><c> that</c><00:21:47.599><c> this</c><00:21:47.779><c> Ecclesia?</c> 00:21:48.599 --> 00:21:51.079 You<00:21:48.740><c> know,</c><00:21:48.819><c> it</c><00:21:48.940><c> can</c><00:21:49.160><c> actually</c><00:21:49.480><c> only</c><00:21:49.859><c> be</c><00:21:50.079><c> Eastern</c><00:21:50.380><c> Suburbs</c><00:21:50.900><c> if</c> 00:21:51.079 --> 00:21:52.380 it's<00:21:51.279><c> you.</c> 00:21:53.119 --> 00:21:55.420 Because<00:21:53.480><c> you</c><00:21:53.680><c> are</c><00:21:53.859><c> Eastern</c><00:21:54.160><c> Suburbs.</c> 00:21:55.920 --> 00:21:57.279 So<00:21:56.119><c> is</c><00:21:56.259><c> it</c><00:21:56.400><c> you?</c> 00:21:57.960 --> 00:21:58.819 Is<00:21:58.180><c> that</c><00:21:58.359><c> you?</c> 00:21:59.240 --> 00:22:00.660 Do<00:21:59.400><c> you</c><00:21:59.640><c> honour</c><00:21:59.799><c> God?</c> 00:22:00.940 --> 00:22:03.660 Or<00:22:01.160><c> are</c><00:22:01.420><c> you</c><00:22:01.640><c> corrupt,</c><00:22:02.279><c> self</c><00:22:02.500><c>-serving</c><00:22:02.839><c> and</c><00:22:03.000><c> hypocritical?</c> 00:22:03.660 --> 00:22:07.079 Do<00:22:04.660><c> you</c><00:22:04.859><c> honour</c><00:22:05.039><c> God</c><00:22:05.460><c> and</c><00:22:05.759><c> live</c><00:22:05.900><c> Jesus?</c> 00:22:07.519 --> 00:22:09.539 Or<00:22:07.579><c> do</c><00:22:08.680><c> you</c><00:22:08.819><c> not?</c> 00:22:10.220 --> 00:22:12.420 Now,<00:22:10.900><c> interestingly</c><00:22:10.940><c> it</c><00:22:11.099><c> says,</c><00:22:11.559><c> for</c><00:22:11.559><c> the</c><00:22:11.740><c> first</c><00:22:11.980><c> time</c><00:22:12.119><c> in</c><00:22:12.259><c> the</c> 00:22:12.420 --> 00:22:13.019 Acts<00:22:12.579><c> record,</c> 00:22:13.380 --> 00:22:15.460 in<00:22:13.500><c> verse</c><00:22:13.720><c> 14,</c><00:22:14.640><c> that</c><00:22:14.740><c> multitudes,</c> 00:22:15.859 --> 00:22:17.819 and<00:22:16.119><c> you</c><00:22:16.299><c> can</c><00:22:16.559><c> circle</c><00:22:16.799><c> the</c><00:22:17.000><c> word</c><00:22:17.079><c> if</c><00:22:17.180><c> you're</c><00:22:17.440><c> interested,</c> 00:22:18.119 --> 00:22:21.019 both<00:22:18.619><c> of</c><00:22:19.640><c> men</c><00:22:19.940><c> and</c><00:22:20.220><c> women.</c> 00:22:21.259 --> 00:22:23.740 It's<00:22:21.519><c> the</c><00:22:21.619><c> first</c><00:22:21.940><c> time</c><00:22:22.299><c> it</c><00:22:22.579><c> actually</c><00:22:23.000><c> includes</c><00:22:23.420><c> women.</c> 00:22:24.000 --> 00:22:25.880 Does<00:22:24.200><c> that</c><00:22:24.440><c> mean</c><00:22:24.640><c> that</c><00:22:24.839><c> no</c><00:22:25.000><c> women</c><00:22:25.220><c> entered</c><00:22:25.480><c> before?</c> 00:22:26.180 --> 00:22:27.019 Highly<00:22:26.579><c> unlikely.</c> 00:22:27.480 --> 00:22:29.619 But<00:22:27.640><c> it</c><00:22:27.759><c> happens</c><00:22:28.019><c> to</c><00:22:28.200><c> be</c><00:22:28.299><c> the</c><00:22:28.500><c> first</c><00:22:28.799><c> time</c><00:22:29.059><c> in</c><00:22:29.220><c> the</c><00:22:29.380><c> Acts</c><00:22:29.539><c> of</c> 00:22:29.619 --> 00:22:30.279 the<00:22:29.779><c> Apostles</c> 00:22:30.279 --> 00:22:35.980 that<00:22:30.640><c> men</c><00:22:31.099><c> and</c><00:22:31.819><c> women</c><00:22:32.259><c> are</c><00:22:33.079><c> recorded</c><00:22:33.519><c> as</c><00:22:34.059><c> joining</c><00:22:34.640><c> the</c><00:22:35.400><c> Ecclesia.</c> 00:22:36.140 --> 00:22:39.740 It<00:22:36.140><c> also,</c><00:22:37.579><c> Acts</c><00:22:37.880><c> chapter</c><00:22:38.079><c> 8</c><00:22:38.339><c> verse</c><00:22:38.519><c> 3</c><00:22:38.819><c> talks</c><00:22:39.119><c> about</c><00:22:39.400><c> the</c><00:22:39.599><c> men</c> 00:22:39.740 --> 00:22:40.099 and<00:22:39.859><c> women.</c> 00:22:40.160 --> 00:22:42.119 Chapter<00:22:40.319><c> 9</c><00:22:40.619><c> verse</c><00:22:40.819><c> 2</c><00:22:41.019><c> talks</c><00:22:41.319><c> about</c><00:22:41.539><c> men</c><00:22:41.700><c> and</c><00:22:41.839><c> women.</c> 00:22:42.440 --> 00:22:45.440 But<00:22:42.559><c> for</c><00:22:42.700><c> some</c><00:22:42.940><c> reason,</c><00:22:43.900><c> Acts</c><00:22:44.099><c> chapter</c><00:22:44.319><c> 5</c><00:22:44.700><c> and</c><00:22:44.839><c> verse</c><00:22:45.079><c> 14</c> 00:22:45.440 --> 00:22:48.660 is<00:22:45.640><c> the</c><00:22:45.740><c> first</c><00:22:45.980><c> time</c><00:22:46.200><c> that</c><00:22:46.359><c> it</c><00:22:46.500><c> says</c><00:22:46.779><c> that</c><00:22:47.660><c> both</c><00:22:47.960><c> men</c><00:22:48.400><c> and</c> 00:22:48.660 --> 00:22:49.740 women<00:22:49.279><c> joined.</c> 00:22:50.140 --> 00:22:52.579 And<00:22:50.359><c> the</c><00:22:50.380><c> interesting</c><00:22:50.700><c> thing</c><00:22:50.920><c> is</c><00:22:51.180><c> that</c><00:22:51.319><c> from</c><00:22:51.500><c> this</c><00:22:51.660><c> point</c><00:22:51.839><c> in</c><00:22:52.059><c> time,</c> 00:22:52.880 --> 00:22:54.720 discipleship<00:22:53.220><c> was</c><00:22:53.420><c> not</c><00:22:53.579><c> going</c><00:22:53.700><c> to</c><00:22:53.779><c> be</c><00:22:53.920><c> easy.</c> 00:22:54.759 --> 00:22:55.680 Really<00:22:55.220><c> not</c><00:22:55.460><c> easy.</c> 00:22:55.680 --> 00:22:59.660 It's<00:22:56.359><c> not</c><00:22:56.599><c> going</c><00:22:56.779><c> to</c><00:22:56.859><c> be</c><00:22:57.039><c> easy</c><00:22:57.559><c> times</c><00:22:58.180><c> from</c><00:22:58.680><c> Acts</c><00:22:58.980><c> chapter</c><00:22:59.220><c> 5</c> 00:22:59.660 --> 00:23:00.660 on<00:23:00.119><c> at</c><00:23:00.440><c> all.</c> 00:23:00.880 --> 00:23:03.059 It's<00:23:01.180><c> going</c><00:23:01.319><c> to</c><00:23:01.519><c> get</c><00:23:01.880><c> pretty</c><00:23:02.200><c> tough.</c> 00:23:03.119 --> 00:23:06.619 But<00:23:03.240><c> multitudes</c><00:23:04.059><c> continued</c><00:23:04.819><c> to</c><00:23:05.319><c> join</c><00:23:05.700><c> this</c><00:23:06.140><c> community.</c> 00:23:07.019 --> 00:23:10.660 And<00:23:07.059><c> verse</c><00:23:07.279><c> 15</c><00:23:07.680><c> tells</c><00:23:07.940><c> us</c><00:23:08.420><c> that</c><00:23:08.640><c> the</c><00:23:08.759><c> many</c><00:23:09.039><c> signs</c><00:23:09.420><c> and</c><00:23:09.740><c> wonders</c> 00:23:10.880 --> 00:23:15.299 that<00:23:11.480><c> Luke</c><00:23:11.799><c> talks</c><00:23:12.099><c> about</c><00:23:12.299><c> in</c><00:23:12.460><c> verse</c><00:23:12.680><c> 12</c><00:23:13.259><c> are</c><00:23:13.660><c> detailed</c><00:23:14.079><c> for</c><00:23:14.339><c> us.</c> 00:23:15.579 --> 00:23:18.140 It<00:23:15.700><c> says</c><00:23:15.920><c> in</c><00:23:16.019><c> verse</c><00:23:16.180><c> 12</c><00:23:16.460><c> that</c><00:23:16.880><c> the</c><00:23:17.059><c> Apostles</c><00:23:17.380><c> wrought</c><00:23:17.859><c> many</c> 00:23:18.140 --> 00:23:19.000 signs<00:23:18.440><c> and</c><00:23:18.660><c> wonders.</c> 00:23:19.119 --> 00:23:21.559 Well,<00:23:19.319><c> verse</c><00:23:19.519><c> 15</c><00:23:19.880><c> tells</c><00:23:20.119><c> us</c><00:23:20.579><c> exactly</c><00:23:21.000><c> what</c><00:23:21.140><c> they</c><00:23:21.380><c> were.</c> 00:23:21.900 --> 00:23:23.839 And<00:23:22.019><c> it</c><00:23:22.099><c> was</c><00:23:22.299><c> an</c><00:23:22.480><c> exercise</c><00:23:22.900><c> of</c><00:23:23.140><c> healing</c><00:23:23.380><c> powers.</c> 00:23:23.839 --> 00:23:26.900 And<00:23:24.220><c> it</c><00:23:24.420><c> brought</c><00:23:24.619><c> some</c><00:23:25.000><c> considerable</c><00:23:25.559><c> fame</c><00:23:25.960><c> to</c><00:23:26.160><c> the</c><00:23:26.339><c> Apostles,</c> 00:23:27.400 --> 00:23:28.279 and<00:23:27.420><c> especially</c><00:23:27.859><c> to</c><00:23:28.160><c> Peter.</c> 00:23:28.519 --> 00:23:30.039 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it's</c><00:23:40.319><c> telling</c><00:23:40.440><c> us</c><00:23:40.900><c> is</c><00:23:41.319><c> that</c><00:23:41.500><c> people</c><00:23:41.720><c> actually</c><00:23:42.099><c> began</c><00:23:42.299><c> to</c><00:23:42.579><c> notice</c> 00:23:42.940 --> 00:23:44.799 every<00:23:43.460><c> movement</c><00:23:43.839><c> of</c><00:23:44.079><c> Peter.</c> 00:23:44.920 --> 00:23:47.299 They<00:23:45.140><c> began</c><00:23:45.279><c> to</c><00:23:45.559><c> watch</c><00:23:45.779><c> every</c><00:23:46.160><c> movement</c><00:23:46.539><c> that</c><00:23:46.779><c> Peter</c><00:23:46.980><c> made,</c> 00:23:47.480 --> 00:23:48.980 where<00:23:47.680><c> he</c><00:23:47.940><c> went</c><00:23:48.119><c> they</c><00:23:48.380><c> wanted</c><00:23:48.559><c> to</c><00:23:48.819><c> be.</c> 00:23:49.200 --> 00:23:52.299 Just<00:23:49.420><c> imagine</c><00:23:49.779><c> the</c><00:23:50.099><c> streets</c><00:23:50.319><c> lined</c><00:23:50.940><c> with</c><00:23:51.440><c> sick</c><00:23:51.680><c> people.</c> 00:23:52.299 --> 00:23:56.539 Imagine<00:23:53.180><c> beds,</c><00:23:54.000><c> mattresses,</c><00:23:54.980><c> couches</c><00:23:55.339><c> all</c><00:23:55.799><c> over</c><00:23:56.039><c> the</c><00:23:56.279><c> streets.</c> 00:23:56.819 --> 00:23:58.819 And<00:23:56.900><c> wherever</c><00:23:57.099><c> they</c><00:23:57.400><c> walked,</c><00:23:58.019><c> there</c><00:23:58.079><c> were</c><00:23:58.200><c> people</c><00:23:58.460><c> there</c> 00:23:58.819 --> 00:24:01.440 holding<00:23:59.180><c> signs,</c><00:23:59.880><c> screaming</c><00:24:00.099><c> out,</c><00:24:00.579><c> Peter,</c><00:24:00.880><c> come</c><00:24:00.980><c> and</c><00:24:01.140><c> heal</c><00:24:01.200><c> me.</c> 00:24:01.619 --> 00:24:03.960 In<00:24:01.779><c> fact,</c><00:24:02.019><c> if</c><00:24:02.160><c> you're</c><00:24:02.460><c> interested,</c><00:24:02.859><c> I</c><00:24:03.019><c> find</c><00:24:03.220><c> this</c><00:24:03.380><c> really</c><00:24:03.619><c> interesting.</c> 00:24:04.099 --> 00:24:07.420 It<00:24:04.119><c> says,</c><00:24:04.460><c> verse</c><00:24:04.619><c> 15,</c><00:24:05.339><c> laid</c><00:24:05.539><c> them</c><00:24:05.700><c> on</c><00:24:05.960><c> beds</c><00:24:06.319><c> and</c><00:24:06.799><c> of</c><00:24:06.980><c> couches.</c> 00:24:07.660 --> 00:24:10.519 He<00:24:07.839><c> wasn't</c><00:24:08.140><c> just</c><00:24:08.500><c> working</c><00:24:08.779><c> with</c><00:24:09.099><c> one</c><00:24:09.420><c> class</c><00:24:09.720><c> or</c><00:24:09.960><c> one</c><00:24:10.279><c> strata</c> 00:24:10.519 --> 00:24:11.220 of<00:24:10.779><c> society,</c> 00:24:11.559 --> 00:24:15.539 because<00:24:11.680><c> the</c><00:24:11.839><c> word</c><00:24:12.039><c> beds</c><00:24:12.460><c> is</c><00:24:12.880><c> a</c><00:24:13.079><c> reference</c><00:24:13.460><c> to</c><00:24:13.980><c> the</c><00:24:14.839><c> soft</c><00:24:15.160><c> and</c> 00:24:15.539 --> 00:24:16.400 valuable<00:24:15.920><c> beds</c> 00:24:16.400 --> 00:24:18.000 on<00:24:16.859><c> which</c><00:24:17.059><c> the</c><00:24:17.259><c> rich</c><00:24:17.420><c> people</c><00:24:17.700><c> lay.</c> 00:24:18.200 --> 00:24:21.700 And<00:24:18.519><c> the</c><00:24:18.740><c> couches</c><00:24:19.119><c> is</c><00:24:19.400><c> a</c><00:24:19.599><c> reference</c><00:24:19.799><c> to</c><00:24:20.019><c> the</c><00:24:20.220><c> coarse</c><00:24:20.500><c> and</c><00:24:20.980><c> hard</c><00:24:21.200><c> couches</c> 00:24:21.700 --> 00:24:23.759 on<00:24:22.039><c> which</c><00:24:22.339><c> the</c><00:24:22.559><c> poor</c><00:24:22.700><c> people</c><00:24:23.019><c> lay.</c> 00:24:23.880 --> 00:24:26.579 They<00:24:23.920><c> didn't</c><00:24:24.180><c> just</c><00:24:24.480><c> deal</c><00:24:24.680><c> with</c><00:24:24.880><c> one</c><00:24:25.180><c> sector</c><00:24:25.599><c> of</c><00:24:26.000><c> the</c><00:24:26.160><c> community,</c> 00:24:26.880 --> 00:24:29.480 didn't<00:24:27.019><c> say,</c><00:24:27.319><c> look,</c><00:24:27.579><c> well,</c><00:24:28.000><c> we</c><00:24:28.319><c> think</c><00:24:28.460><c> only</c><00:24:28.720><c> the</c><00:24:28.920><c> poor</c><00:24:29.059><c> people</c> 00:24:29.480 --> 00:24:31.240 are<00:24:29.759><c> going</c><00:24:29.859><c> to</c><00:24:29.920><c> be</c><00:24:30.079><c> interested</c><00:24:30.380><c> in</c><00:24:30.579><c> hearing</c><00:24:30.700><c> the</c><00:24:30.900><c> Gospel,</c> 00:24:31.480 --> 00:24:33.599 or<00:24:31.660><c> only</c><00:24:31.880><c> the</c><00:24:32.039><c> rich</c><00:24:32.200><c> people</c><00:24:32.480><c> because</c><00:24:32.660><c> we</c><00:24:32.819><c> want</c><00:24:32.940><c> their</c><00:24:33.140><c> cash.</c> 00:24:33.920 --> 00:24:34.460 No,<00:24:34.180><c> no,</c><00:24:34.259><c> no.</c> 00:24:34.940 --> 00:24:37.039 He<00:24:35.200><c> crossed</c><00:24:35.480><c> all</c><00:24:35.980><c> sectors</c><00:24:36.279><c> of</c><00:24:36.460><c> the</c><00:24:36.700><c> community,</c> 00:24:37.339 --> 00:24:40.099 and<00:24:37.440><c> they</c><00:24:37.619><c> healed</c><00:24:37.740><c> people</c><00:24:38.079><c> who</c><00:24:38.240><c> were</c><00:24:38.440><c> both</c><00:24:38.660><c> rich</c><00:24:38.940><c> and</c><00:24:39.480><c> both</c><00:24:39.900><c> poor.</c> 00:24:40.599 --> 00:24:42.099 Poor.<00:24:41.000><c> And</c><00:24:41.079><c> just</c><00:24:41.299><c> imagine</c><00:24:41.599><c> it</c><00:24:41.759><c> for</c><00:24:41.839><c> a</c><00:24:41.920><c> moment,</c> 00:24:42.299 --> 00:24:45.619 we're<00:24:42.460><c> not</c><00:24:42.660><c> talking</c><00:24:42.960><c> like</c><00:24:43.420><c> a</c><00:24:43.660><c> country</c><00:24:43.920><c> town</c><00:24:44.140><c> like</c><00:24:44.420><c> Dalwallinu.</c> 00:24:45.859 --> 00:24:48.119 You<00:24:45.920><c> know</c><00:24:46.019><c> what,</c><00:24:46.220><c> talking</c><00:24:46.380><c> like</c><00:24:46.859><c> Pemberton.</c> 00:24:48.160 --> 00:24:50.599 I<00:24:48.420><c> just</c><00:24:48.759><c> went</c><00:24:48.920><c> through</c><00:24:49.140><c> a</c><00:24:49.279><c> town</c><00:24:49.400><c> the</c><00:24:49.500><c> other</c><00:24:49.660><c> day</c><00:24:49.799><c> called</c><00:24:50.019><c> Humpty</c><00:24:50.359><c> Doo.</c> 00:24:50.599 --> 00:24:52.000 I<00:24:51.160><c> thought</c><00:24:51.259><c> that</c><00:24:51.440><c> was</c><00:24:51.640><c> awesome.</c> 00:24:52.039 --> 00:24:55.420 I<00:24:52.140><c> didn't</c><00:24:52.339><c> even</c><00:24:52.519><c> know</c><00:24:52.619><c> we</c><00:24:52.759><c> had</c><00:24:52.880><c> a</c><00:24:53.059><c> town</c><00:24:53.220><c> called</c><00:24:53.579><c> Humpty</c><00:24:53.900><c> Doo</c><00:24:54.140><c> in</c><00:24:54.619><c> Australia,</c> 00:24:55.559 --> 00:24:57.059 but<00:24:55.660><c> we</c><00:24:55.779><c> do</c><00:24:55.880><c> it</c><00:24:56.000><c> up</c><00:24:56.099><c> in</c><00:24:56.259><c> the</c><00:24:56.400><c> Northern</c><00:24:56.640><c> Territory.</c> 00:24:57.160 --> 00:24:59.640 It's<00:24:57.319><c> a</c><00:24:57.519><c> fantastic</c><00:24:58.240><c> Humpty</c><00:24:58.720><c> Doo.</c> 00:24:59.759 --> 00:25:02.500 We're<00:25:00.000><c> not</c><00:25:00.259><c> talking</c><00:25:00.599><c> a</c><00:25:00.960><c> tiny</c><00:25:01.359><c> little</c><00:25:01.680><c> country</c><00:25:02.079><c> town,</c><00:25:02.400><c> right?</c> 00:25:02.700 --> 00:25:05.319 We're<00:25:02.920><c> talking</c><00:25:03.259><c> the</c><00:25:03.720><c> great</c><00:25:04.180><c> city</c><00:25:04.740><c> of</c><00:25:05.000><c> Jerusalem.</c> 00:25:05.500 --> 00:25:07.859 It's<00:25:05.880><c> the</c><00:25:06.140><c> glory</c><00:25:06.539><c> of</c><00:25:07.119><c> all</c><00:25:07.480><c> the</c><00:25:07.680><c> Jews.</c> 00:25:07.920 --> 00:25:10.720 It's<00:25:08.160><c> the</c><00:25:08.299><c> capital</c><00:25:08.559><c> of</c><00:25:08.779><c> the</c><00:25:08.900><c> law</c><00:25:09.079><c> keepers,</c><00:25:09.460><c> the</c><00:25:09.619><c> pride</c><00:25:09.759><c> of</c><00:25:09.920><c> the</c><00:25:10.079><c> Pharisees.</c> 00:25:10.740 --> 00:25:14.180 And<00:25:11.000><c> here</c><00:25:11.299><c> was</c><00:25:11.920><c> everyone</c><00:25:12.519><c> lining</c><00:25:13.059><c> the</c><00:25:13.420><c> streets</c><00:25:13.640><c> just</c><00:25:13.859><c> to</c><00:25:14.019><c> get</c> 00:25:14.180 --> 00:25:14.619 a<00:25:14.339><c> glimpse</c> 00:25:14.619 --> 00:25:17.299 of<00:25:15.180><c> these</c><00:25:15.500><c> unlearned</c><00:25:15.980><c> and</c><00:25:16.180><c> pretty</c><00:25:16.440><c> ignorant</c><00:25:16.779><c> Galileans.</c> 00:25:17.500 --> 00:25:19.599 They<00:25:17.680><c> just</c><00:25:17.859><c> wanted</c><00:25:17.960><c> to</c><00:25:18.180><c> even</c><00:25:18.420><c> stand</c><00:25:18.660><c> in</c><00:25:18.799><c> the</c><00:25:19.019><c> shadow</c><00:25:19.240><c> of</c><00:25:19.440><c> Peter?</c> 00:25:19.599 --> 00:25:23.880 Like,<00:25:21.140><c> we</c><00:25:21.299><c> can't</c><00:25:21.859><c> probably</c><00:25:22.339><c> get</c><00:25:22.539><c> our</c><00:25:22.700><c> heads</c><00:25:23.059><c> around</c><00:25:23.579><c> that,</c> 00:25:24.059 --> 00:25:26.019 but<00:25:24.200><c> you</c><00:25:24.259><c> can</c><00:25:24.480><c> imagine</c><00:25:24.759><c> how</c><00:25:24.960><c> it</c><00:25:24.980><c> would</c><00:25:25.140><c> make</c><00:25:25.319><c> the</c><00:25:25.480><c> rulers</c><00:25:25.660><c> mad.</c> 00:25:26.440 --> 00:25:27.980 I<00:25:26.500><c> don't</c><00:25:26.680><c> know</c><00:25:26.839><c> if</c><00:25:27.279><c> you're</c><00:25:27.559><c> all</c><00:25:27.740><c> aware,</c> 00:25:28.000 --> 00:25:30.900 but<00:25:28.279><c> I</c><00:25:28.720><c> do</c><00:25:28.940><c> follow</c><00:25:29.200><c> a</c><00:25:29.259><c> little</c><00:25:29.480><c> bit</c><00:25:29.619><c> of</c><00:25:29.700><c> what</c><00:25:29.799><c> goes</c><00:25:30.059><c> on</c><00:25:30.180><c> in</c><00:25:30.279><c> the</c><00:25:30.480><c> politics,</c> 00:25:31.220 --> 00:25:33.500 and<00:25:31.319><c> I</c><00:25:31.440><c> think</c><00:25:31.599><c> what's</c><00:25:31.859><c> happening</c><00:25:32.079><c> between</c><00:25:32.559><c> Gillard</c><00:25:33.019><c> and</c><00:25:33.299><c> Rudd</c> 00:25:33.500 --> 00:25:34.440 is<00:25:33.740><c> just</c><00:25:34.000><c> hilarious.</c> 00:25:34.940 --> 00:25:36.660 You<00:25:34.940><c> know,</c><00:25:35.180><c> Rudd</c><00:25:35.380><c> is</c><00:25:35.539><c> out</c><00:25:35.700><c> there,</c><00:25:35.880><c> he's</c><00:25:36.200><c> popular,</c> 00:25:37.000 --> 00:25:39.180 he's<00:25:37.299><c> getting</c><00:25:37.500><c> all</c><00:25:37.839><c> the</c><00:25:38.099><c> praise,</c><00:25:38.519><c> all</c><00:25:38.680><c> the</c><00:25:38.859><c> glory,</c> 00:25:39.420 --> 00:25:40.940 and<00:25:39.579><c> if</c><00:25:39.759><c> Julia</c><00:25:40.019><c> Gillard</c><00:25:40.299><c> goes</c><00:25:40.519><c> out</c><00:25:40.700><c> anywhere,</c> 00:25:41.000 --> 00:25:42.460 she<00:25:41.119><c> gets</c><00:25:41.359><c> sandwiches</c><00:25:41.799><c> thrown</c><00:25:42.039><c> at</c><00:25:42.240><c> her.</c> 00:25:42.839 --> 00:25:46.160 You<00:25:43.039><c> know,</c><00:25:43.119><c> that</c><00:25:43.319><c> must</c><00:25:43.619><c> really</c><00:25:44.240><c> upset</c><00:25:44.680><c> her,</c><00:25:45.180><c> like</c><00:25:45.440><c> I'm</c><00:25:45.640><c> being</c><00:25:45.859><c> serious,</c> 00:25:46.259 --> 00:25:47.940 and<00:25:46.519><c> that's</c><00:25:46.759><c> what</c><00:25:46.859><c> would</c><00:25:47.059><c> have</c><00:25:47.160><c> been</c><00:25:47.279><c> happening</c><00:25:47.480><c> here.</c> 00:25:47.940 --> 00:25:50.660 Wherever<00:25:48.500><c> these</c><00:25:48.819><c> apostles</c><00:25:49.160><c> went,</c><00:25:49.720><c> they're</c><00:25:49.920><c> bowing</c><00:25:50.279><c> down,</c> 00:25:50.900 --> 00:25:52.799 they're<00:25:51.160><c> worshipping</c><00:25:51.539><c> them,</c><00:25:51.700><c> they</c><00:25:51.819><c> just</c><00:25:52.079><c> couldn't</c><00:25:52.299><c> believe.</c> 00:25:53.220 --> 00:25:55.640 Everyone<00:25:53.500><c> wanted</c><00:25:53.700><c> to</c><00:25:53.859><c> be</c><00:25:54.099><c> associated</c><00:25:54.579><c> with</c><00:25:54.859><c> Peter.</c> 00:25:55.759 --> 00:25:57.980 And<00:25:55.859><c> it</c><00:25:55.980><c> actually</c><00:25:56.339><c> tells</c><00:25:56.579><c> us</c><00:25:57.000><c> in</c><00:25:57.240><c> verse</c><00:25:57.420><c> 16</c> 00:25:57.980 --> 00:26:00.619 that<00:25:58.299><c> it</c><00:25:58.420><c> went</c><00:25:58.619><c> beyond</c><00:25:59.000><c> the</c><00:25:59.200><c> walls</c><00:25:59.359><c> of</c><00:25:59.599><c> Jerusalem,</c><00:26:00.259><c> right?</c> 00:26:00.660 --> 00:26:04.880 Verse<00:26:00.880><c> 16,</c><00:26:01.440><c> it</c><00:26:01.440><c> was</c><00:26:01.619><c> worse</c><00:26:01.900><c> than</c><00:26:02.779><c> just</c><00:26:03.259><c> people</c><00:26:03.759><c> of</c><00:26:03.900><c> Jerusalem.</c> 00:26:05.119 --> 00:26:09.559 People<00:26:05.460><c> were</c><00:26:05.759><c> attracted</c><00:26:06.299><c> by</c><00:26:06.819><c> the</c><00:26:07.019><c> fame</c><00:26:07.200><c> of</c><00:26:08.900><c> Peter's</c><00:26:09.299><c> miracles</c> 00:26:09.559 --> 00:26:12.279 from<00:26:10.240><c> the</c><00:26:10.519><c> towns</c><00:26:10.799><c> around</c><00:26:11.240><c> Jerusalem.</c> 00:26:13.119 --> 00:26:16.099 All<00:26:13.339><c> outside</c><00:26:13.700><c> Jerusalem,</c><00:26:14.539><c> people</c><00:26:14.660><c> in</c><00:26:14.819><c> all</c><00:26:15.000><c> the</c><00:26:15.160><c> towns</c><00:26:15.359><c> around</c><00:26:15.720><c> it</c> 00:26:16.099 --> 00:26:18.059 started<00:26:16.400><c> coming</c><00:26:16.720><c> into</c><00:26:16.960><c> Jerusalem</c><00:26:17.240><c> because</c><00:26:17.539><c> they'd</c><00:26:17.819><c> read</c><00:26:17.920><c> in</c> 00:26:18.059 --> 00:26:19.480 the<00:26:18.220><c> newspapers</c><00:26:18.640><c> about</c><00:26:19.160><c> Peter.</c> 00:26:19.759 --> 00:26:21.619 They'd<00:26:20.079><c> read</c><00:26:20.180><c> about</c><00:26:20.339><c> the</c><00:26:20.559><c> miracles</c><00:26:20.859><c> that</c><00:26:21.019><c> were</c><00:26:21.160><c> being</c><00:26:21.380><c> done.</c> 00:26:21.880 --> 00:26:24.299 In<00:26:22.079><c> fact,</c><00:26:22.359><c> I</c><00:26:22.460><c> want</c><00:26:22.539><c> you</c><00:26:22.680><c> to</c><00:26:22.819><c> note</c><00:26:22.920><c> the</c><00:26:23.160><c> fact</c><00:26:23.380><c> that</c><00:26:23.740><c> Peter</c><00:26:24.079><c> and</c> 00:26:24.299 --> 00:26:24.759 the<00:26:24.460><c> apostles</c> 00:26:24.759 --> 00:26:26.700 never<00:26:25.099><c> went</c><00:26:25.299><c> outside</c><00:26:25.740><c> of</c><00:26:25.940><c> Jerusalem.</c> 00:26:27.400 --> 00:26:29.720 The<00:26:27.660><c> sick</c><00:26:27.799><c> came</c><00:26:28.039><c> to</c><00:26:28.220><c> them,</c><00:26:29.000><c> okay?</c> 00:26:29.819 --> 00:26:32.220 Just<00:26:30.079><c> like</c><00:26:30.279><c> Jesus</c><00:26:30.660><c> had</c><00:26:30.859><c> spent</c><00:26:31.059><c> most</c><00:26:31.299><c> of</c><00:26:31.460><c> his</c><00:26:31.619><c> time</c><00:26:31.779><c> or</c><00:26:31.880><c> much</c><00:26:32.079><c> of</c> 00:26:32.220 --> 00:26:33.759 his<00:26:32.359><c> time</c><00:26:32.759><c> preaching</c><00:26:33.099><c> in</c><00:26:33.359><c> Jerusalem,</c> 00:26:34.079 --> 00:26:38.019 the<00:26:34.279><c> apostles</c><00:26:34.839><c> were</c><00:26:35.599><c> largely</c><00:26:36.039><c> confined</c><00:26:36.680><c> to</c><00:26:37.000><c> Jerusalem</c><00:26:37.500><c> as</c><00:26:37.839><c> well.</c> 00:26:38.200 --> 00:26:40.759 And<00:26:38.339><c> it</c><00:26:38.380><c> was</c><00:26:38.559><c> here</c><00:26:38.920><c> that</c><00:26:39.119><c> they</c><00:26:39.359><c> preached,</c><00:26:39.700><c> and</c><00:26:39.859><c> it</c><00:26:39.940><c> was</c><00:26:40.119><c> to</c><00:26:40.380><c> Jerusalem</c> 00:26:40.759 --> 00:26:45.000 that<00:26:41.400><c> the</c><00:26:42.059><c> people,</c><00:26:42.400><c> the</c><00:26:42.599><c> sick</c><00:26:42.799><c> people,</c><00:26:43.359><c> had</c><00:26:43.579><c> come</c><00:26:43.880><c> from</c><00:26:44.279><c> across</c><00:26:44.539><c> the</c><00:26:44.759><c> hills</c> 00:26:45.000 --> 00:26:48.180 through<00:26:45.200><c> the</c><00:26:45.380><c> valleys</c><00:26:45.599><c> of</c><00:26:45.839><c> Judea,</c><00:26:46.299><c> they</c><00:26:46.480><c> had</c><00:26:46.619><c> all</c><00:26:46.819><c> come</c><00:26:47.099><c> to</c><00:26:47.299><c> Jerusalem.</c> 00:26:49.000 --> 00:26:51.319 And<00:26:49.000><c> just</c><00:26:49.500><c> when</c><00:26:49.740><c> I</c><00:26:49.880><c> was</c><00:26:50.259><c> thinking</c><00:26:50.519><c> about</c><00:26:50.720><c> this</c><00:26:50.900><c> the</c><00:26:51.039><c> other</c><00:26:51.140><c> day,</c> 00:26:51.359 --> 00:26:53.299 I<00:26:51.400><c> was</c><00:26:51.539><c> thinking</c><00:26:51.740><c> about</c><00:26:51.940><c> what</c><00:26:52.059><c> the</c><00:26:52.240><c> headlines</c><00:26:52.640><c> could</c><00:26:53.119><c> have</c> 00:26:53.299 --> 00:26:53.880 been,<00:26:53.640><c> right?</c> 00:26:54.000 --> 00:26:55.779 And<00:26:54.160><c> this</c><00:26:54.299><c> is</c><00:26:54.359><c> some</c><00:26:54.519><c> of</c><00:26:54.619><c> the</c><00:26:54.799><c> headlines</c><00:26:55.079><c> that</c><00:26:55.259><c> I</c><00:26:55.380><c> came</c><00:26:55.519><c> up</c><00:26:55.660><c> with</c> 00:26:55.779 --> 00:26:56.960 in<00:26:55.940><c> the</c><00:26:56.119><c> newspapers.</c> 00:26:57.440 --> 00:26:58.740 Lies<00:26:57.839><c> outed.</c> 00:26:59.359 --> 00:27:01.059 Can<00:26:59.519><c> you</c><00:26:59.519><c> imagine</c><00:26:59.759><c> that</c><00:26:59.940><c> as</c><00:27:00.099><c> a</c><00:27:00.220><c> headline</c><00:27:00.420><c> in</c><00:27:00.579><c> the</c><00:27:00.720><c> newspaper?</c> 00:27:01.380 --> 00:27:02.980 Lies<00:27:01.779><c> outed.</c> 00:27:03.059 --> 00:27:04.240 That's<00:27:03.259><c> what</c><00:27:03.400><c> happened.</c> 00:27:04.680 --> 00:27:07.039 Mine<00:27:04.920><c> readers,</c><00:27:05.619><c> don't</c><00:27:05.839><c> lie</c><00:27:06.079><c> to</c><00:27:06.220><c> me.</c> 00:27:07.579 --> 00:27:08.559 That's<00:27:07.839><c> what</c><00:27:07.980><c> it</c><00:27:08.059><c> would</c><00:27:08.160><c> have</c><00:27:08.279><c> been</c><00:27:08.420><c> like.</c> 00:27:08.740 --> 00:27:10.779 Everybody<00:27:09.140><c> would</c><00:27:09.299><c> have</c><00:27:09.400><c> been</c><00:27:09.519><c> talking</c><00:27:09.720><c> about</c><00:27:09.940><c> the</c><00:27:10.140><c> fact</c><00:27:10.359><c> that</c> 00:27:10.779 --> 00:27:11.700 here's<00:27:11.079><c> these</c><00:27:11.259><c> guys,</c> 00:27:12.079 --> 00:27:14.359 you<00:27:12.319><c> can't</c><00:27:12.660><c> lie</c><00:27:12.859><c> to</c><00:27:12.980><c> them,</c><00:27:13.279><c> they</c><00:27:13.539><c> know</c><00:27:13.740><c> when</c><00:27:13.900><c> you</c><00:27:14.079><c> lie,</c> 00:27:14.359 --> 00:27:16.039 but<00:27:14.759><c> they</c><00:27:14.960><c> can</c><00:27:15.140><c> also</c><00:27:15.500><c> heal</c><00:27:15.660><c> you.</c> 00:27:16.099 --> 00:27:18.839 It<00:27:16.220><c> would</c><00:27:16.420><c> have</c><00:27:16.599><c> been</c><00:27:17.019><c> seriously</c><00:27:17.759><c> big</c><00:27:18.359><c> news.</c> 00:27:19.240 --> 00:27:22.400 And<00:27:19.359><c> this</c><00:27:19.700><c> popular</c><00:27:20.160><c> group</c><00:27:20.480><c> of</c><00:27:20.779><c> radicals,</c><00:27:21.259><c> as</c><00:27:21.359><c> they</c><00:27:21.599><c> were,</c> 00:27:22.440 --> 00:27:26.279 aroused<00:27:22.619><c> the</c><00:27:22.980><c> envy</c><00:27:23.299><c> of</c><00:27:24.019><c> the</c><00:27:24.180><c> leaders</c><00:27:24.599><c> of</c><00:27:25.099><c> the</c><00:27:25.240><c> people.</c> 00:27:26.519 --> 00:27:29.119 Their<00:27:26.700><c> exasperation</c><00:27:27.640><c> at</c><00:27:27.940><c> the</c><00:27:28.099><c> success</c><00:27:28.460><c> of</c><00:27:28.619><c> their</c><00:27:28.799><c> preaching</c> 00:27:29.119 --> 00:27:33.299 is<00:27:29.660><c> what</c><00:27:29.880><c> finally</c><00:27:30.259><c> turned</c><00:27:30.539><c> them</c><00:27:30.920><c> against</c><00:27:31.420><c> the</c><00:27:31.660><c> apostles</c><00:27:32.140><c> again.</c> 00:27:34.099 --> 00:27:36.660 They<00:27:34.259><c> drew</c><00:27:34.420><c> the</c><00:27:34.599><c> crowds,</c><00:27:35.440><c> the</c><00:27:35.559><c> people</c><00:27:35.759><c> lined</c><00:27:35.960><c> the</c><00:27:36.240><c> streets</c><00:27:36.460><c> to</c> 00:27:36.660 --> 00:27:37.599 get<00:27:36.859><c> a</c><00:27:37.019><c> glimpse</c><00:27:37.200><c> of</c><00:27:37.380><c> them,</c> 00:27:37.720 --> 00:27:40.200 and<00:27:37.940><c> they</c><00:27:38.180><c> didn't</c><00:27:38.420><c> do</c><00:27:38.680><c> that</c><00:27:39.119><c> for</c><00:27:39.319><c> me.</c> 00:27:40.319 --> 00:27:41.700 They<00:27:40.599><c> didn't</c><00:27:40.819><c> do</c><00:27:41.039><c> that</c><00:27:41.240><c> for</c><00:27:41.420><c> us.</c> 00:27:41.700 --> 00:27:44.140 They<00:27:41.819><c> didn't</c><00:27:42.000><c> even</c><00:27:42.319><c> do</c><00:27:42.420><c> that</c><00:27:42.559><c> for</c><00:27:42.720><c> the</c><00:27:42.880><c> Roman</c><00:27:43.079><c> governor,</c><00:27:43.980><c> the</c> 00:27:44.140 --> 00:27:44.740 Sadducees<00:27:44.500><c> said.</c> 00:27:45.039 --> 00:27:47.140 We've<00:27:45.359><c> got</c><00:27:45.440><c> to</c><00:27:45.599><c> do</c><00:27:45.720><c> something</c><00:27:46.059><c> about</c><00:27:46.720><c> this.</c> 00:27:47.519 --> 00:27:50.619 And<00:27:47.519><c> in</c><00:27:47.740><c> fact,</c><00:27:48.240><c> verse</c><00:27:48.339><c> 17</c><00:27:48.779><c> tells</c><00:27:49.059><c> us</c><00:27:49.619><c> it</c><00:27:49.859><c> upset</c><00:27:50.180><c> people,</c> 00:27:50.920 --> 00:27:53.420 didn't<00:27:51.000><c> just</c><00:27:51.220><c> make</c><00:27:51.359><c> the</c><00:27:51.579><c> town</c><00:27:51.759><c> mayor</c><00:27:51.960><c> upset</c><00:27:52.339><c> or</c><00:27:52.559><c> the</c><00:27:52.759><c> elders</c><00:27:53.019><c> jealous,</c> 00:27:53.680 --> 00:27:56.819 it<00:27:53.839><c> actually</c><00:27:54.140><c> made</c><00:27:54.359><c> the</c><00:27:54.539><c> high</c><00:27:54.759><c> priest</c><00:27:55.259><c> jealous</c><00:27:56.059><c> himself.</c> 00:27:57.019 --> 00:27:59.440 And<00:27:57.200><c> so</c><00:27:57.380><c> he</c><00:27:57.640><c> personally</c><00:27:58.279><c> led</c><00:27:58.799><c> the</c><00:27:59.180><c> charge.</c> 00:27:59.740 --> 00:28:03.500 And<00:27:59.880><c> why</c><00:28:00.160><c> was</c><00:28:00.359><c> it</c><00:28:00.720><c> that</c><00:28:00.920><c> the</c><00:28:01.079><c> high</c><00:28:01.299><c> priest</c><00:28:01.799><c> led</c><00:28:02.240><c> the</c><00:28:02.640><c> charge?</c> 00:28:06.400 --> 00:28:09.380 The<00:28:06.700><c> leaders</c><00:28:06.920><c> of</c><00:28:07.099><c> the</c><00:28:07.220><c> people,</c><00:28:07.460><c> remember,</c><00:28:08.039><c> were</c><00:28:08.460><c> the</c><00:28:08.819><c> Sanhedrin,</c> 00:28:09.380 --> 00:28:13.339 which<00:28:09.380><c> was</c><00:28:09.940><c> made</c><00:28:10.240><c> up</c><00:28:10.579><c> of</c><00:28:11.039><c> the</c><00:28:11.259><c> Sadducees,</c><00:28:12.359><c> the</c><00:28:12.519><c> Pharisees,</c> 00:28:13.700 --> 00:28:15.779 and<00:28:14.019><c> leaders</c><00:28:14.480><c> that</c><00:28:14.599><c> were</c><00:28:14.839><c> appointed</c><00:28:15.099><c> by</c><00:28:15.319><c> the</c><00:28:15.460><c> people.</c> 00:28:16.039 --> 00:28:18.500 Why<00:28:16.339><c> does</c><00:28:16.519><c> it</c><00:28:16.640><c> just</c><00:28:16.880><c> mention,</c><00:28:17.359><c> in</c><00:28:17.740><c> verse</c><00:28:17.880><c> 17,</c> 00:28:18.779 --> 00:28:21.720 that<00:28:18.920><c> the</c><00:28:19.039><c> high</c><00:28:19.319><c> priest</c><00:28:19.599><c> rose</c><00:28:19.880><c> up</c><00:28:20.180><c> and</c><00:28:20.339><c> all</c><00:28:20.599><c> that</c><00:28:20.799><c> were</c><00:28:20.920><c> with</c><00:28:21.140><c> him,</c> 00:28:22.019 --> 00:28:25.140 brackets,<00:28:22.799><c> which</c><00:28:23.000><c> is</c><00:28:23.240><c> the</c><00:28:23.440><c> group</c><00:28:23.619><c> or</c><00:28:23.900><c> the</c><00:28:24.059><c> sect</c><00:28:24.200><c> of</c><00:28:24.400><c> the</c><00:28:24.559><c> Sadducees.</c> 00:28:25.380 --> 00:28:26.880 Why<00:28:25.799><c> the</c><00:28:26.099><c> Sadducees?</c> 00:28:29.220 --> 00:28:30.019 You<00:28:29.420><c> know</c><00:28:29.640><c> this.</c> 00:28:30.319 --> 00:28:32.619 You're<00:28:30.460><c> just</c><00:28:30.599><c> all</c><00:28:30.799><c> being</c><00:28:31.059><c> so</c><00:28:31.440><c> polite.</c> 00:28:40.180 --> 00:28:44.539 The<00:28:40.740><c> Sadducees</c><00:28:41.299><c> have</c><00:28:41.380><c> got</c><00:28:41.720><c> so</c><00:28:42.220><c> much</c><00:28:43.160><c> to</c><00:28:43.920><c> protect.</c> 00:28:44.940 --> 00:28:48.160 Their<00:28:44.980><c> whole</c><00:28:45.299><c> belief,</c><00:28:45.720><c> their</c><00:28:45.980><c> framework,</c><00:28:47.180><c> is</c><00:28:47.180><c> that</c><00:28:47.400><c> there</c><00:28:47.640><c> is</c> 00:28:48.160 --> 00:28:49.019 no<00:28:48.500><c> resurrection.</c> 00:28:49.380 --> 00:28:50.420 And<00:28:49.519><c> here's</c><00:28:49.799><c> these</c><00:28:50.019><c> guys.</c> 00:28:50.819 --> 00:28:53.640 They're<00:28:51.039><c> extremely</c><00:28:51.839><c> popular,</c><00:28:52.720><c> not</c><00:28:52.880><c> just</c><00:28:53.099><c> in</c><00:28:53.319><c> Jerusalem,</c> 00:28:53.700 --> 00:28:55.140 but<00:28:53.859><c> outside</c><00:28:54.339><c> the</c><00:28:54.519><c> walls</c><00:28:54.680><c> of</c><00:28:54.859><c> Jerusalem.</c> 00:28:55.240 --> 00:28:56.400 Everybody<00:28:55.700><c> loves</c><00:28:56.099><c> them.</c> 00:28:56.640 --> 00:28:59.740 And<00:28:56.759><c> they</c><00:28:56.980><c> are</c><00:28:57.099><c> saying</c><00:28:57.359><c> that</c><00:28:57.539><c> Jesus</c><00:28:57.880><c> of</c><00:28:58.059><c> Nazareth,</c><00:28:58.720><c> who</c><00:28:58.839><c> we</c><00:28:59.140><c> crucified,</c> 00:29:00.200 --> 00:29:01.700 who<00:29:00.380><c> we're</c><00:29:00.680><c> responsible</c><00:29:01.220><c> for</c><00:29:01.440><c> killing,</c> 00:29:01.900 --> 00:29:02.099 who<00:29:02.099><c> we're</c><00:29:02.099><c> responsible</c><00:29:02.099><c> for</c><00:29:02.099><c> killing,</c> 00:29:02.099 --> 00:29:05.119 who<00:29:02.259><c> we</c><00:29:02.259><c> said,</c><00:29:03.000><c> let</c><00:29:03.119><c> his</c><00:29:03.359><c> blood</c><00:29:03.579><c> be</c><00:29:03.740><c> on</c><00:29:03.859><c> us,</c> 00:29:05.180 --> 00:29:08.079 these<00:29:05.400><c> guys</c><00:29:05.660><c> are</c><00:29:05.900><c> saying</c><00:29:06.279><c> that</c><00:29:06.660><c> we're</c><00:29:06.900><c> responsible</c><00:29:07.359><c> for</c><00:29:07.559><c> killing</c><00:29:07.779><c> him</c> 00:29:08.079 --> 00:29:09.900 and<00:29:08.400><c> he</c><00:29:08.539><c> rose</c><00:29:08.740><c> from</c><00:29:08.920><c> the</c><00:29:09.059><c> dead.</c> 00:29:10.359 --> 00:29:11.259 We<00:29:10.440><c> can't</c><00:29:10.660><c> let</c><00:29:10.759><c> this</c><00:29:10.940><c> happen.</c> 00:29:11.440 --> 00:29:12.640 We're<00:29:11.700><c> going</c><00:29:11.779><c> to</c><00:29:11.839><c> lose</c><00:29:12.119><c> our</c><00:29:12.319><c> position.</c> 00:29:13.019 --> 00:29:16.599 The<00:29:13.200><c> people</c><00:29:13.539><c> will</c><00:29:13.759><c> be</c><00:29:13.900><c> against</c><00:29:14.200><c> us,</c><00:29:14.940><c> completely</c><00:29:15.440><c> against</c><00:29:16.200><c> us.</c> 00:29:16.779 --> 00:29:18.500 And<00:29:17.000><c> that</c><00:29:17.200><c> is</c><00:29:17.759><c> exactly</c><00:29:18.039><c> what</c><00:29:18.200><c> happened.</c> 00:29:18.779 --> 00:29:22.579 The<00:29:18.960><c> people</c><00:29:19.480><c> did</c><00:29:19.859><c> turn</c><00:29:20.220><c> against</c><00:29:21.660><c> the</c><00:29:21.839><c> leaders.</c> 00:29:22.599 --> 00:29:25.539 But,<00:29:23.180><c> verse</c><00:29:23.460><c> 17,</c><00:29:24.440><c> in</c><00:29:24.539><c> fact,</c><00:29:24.839><c> Shem's</c><00:29:25.140><c> translation,</c> 00:29:25.599 --> 00:29:27.740 I<00:29:25.700><c> thought</c><00:29:25.779><c> was</c><00:29:25.920><c> interesting,</c><00:29:26.480><c> it</c><00:29:26.599><c> says</c><00:29:26.819><c> right</c><00:29:27.259><c> at</c><00:29:27.460><c> the</c><00:29:27.559><c> end,</c> 00:29:27.980 --> 00:29:30.140 they<00:29:28.039><c> were</c><00:29:28.240><c> filled</c><00:29:28.460><c> with</c><00:29:28.779><c> envy,</c><00:29:29.579><c> indignation.</c> 00:29:30.140 --> 00:29:32.200 I<00:29:30.140><c> don't</c><00:29:30.380><c> know,</c><00:29:30.819><c> but</c><00:29:30.859><c> indignation</c><00:29:31.339><c> doesn't</c><00:29:31.579><c> quite</c><00:29:31.839><c> cut</c><00:29:32.039><c> it,</c> 00:29:32.339 --> 00:29:32.980 really,<00:29:32.480><c> does</c><00:29:32.539><c> it?</c> 00:29:33.279 --> 00:29:35.359 In<00:29:33.759><c> a</c><00:29:33.940><c> way,</c><00:29:34.240><c> it</c><00:29:34.240><c> sort</c><00:29:34.240><c> of</c><00:29:34.460><c> righteous</c><00:29:34.740><c>-ifies</c><00:29:35.119><c> it.</c> 00:29:35.779 --> 00:29:37.420 It<00:29:36.019><c> doesn't</c><00:29:36.339><c> sound</c><00:29:36.660><c> as</c><00:29:36.980><c> bad.</c> 00:29:37.759 --> 00:29:39.079 But<00:29:37.960><c> they</c><00:29:38.119><c> were</c><00:29:38.319><c> filled</c><00:29:38.500><c> with</c><00:29:38.799><c> envy.</c> 00:29:39.400 --> 00:29:41.500 That's<00:29:39.880><c> it.</c><00:29:40.259><c> They</c><00:29:40.460><c> were</c><00:29:40.680><c> filled</c><00:29:40.900><c> with</c><00:29:41.180><c> envy.</c> 00:29:41.740 --> 00:29:43.259 And<00:29:41.839><c> that's</c><00:29:42.000><c> why</c><00:29:42.220><c> Jesus</c><00:29:42.559><c> was</c><00:29:42.839><c> crucified.</c> 00:29:43.359 --> 00:29:44.880 For<00:29:43.599><c> envy,</c><00:29:44.200><c> they</c><00:29:44.440><c> killed</c><00:29:44.680><c> him.</c> 00:29:44.900 --> 00:29:46.059 For<00:29:45.099><c> jealousy,</c><00:29:45.460><c> they</c><00:29:45.680><c> killed</c><00:29:45.859><c> him.</c> 00:29:46.259 --> 00:29:48.940 And<00:29:46.359><c> it</c><00:29:46.380><c> was</c><00:29:46.640><c> exactly</c><00:29:46.960><c> the</c><00:29:47.140><c> same</c><00:29:47.319><c> motive</c><00:29:47.680><c> which</c><00:29:48.220><c> led</c><00:29:48.519><c> them,</c><00:29:48.779><c> in</c> 00:29:48.940 --> 00:29:49.519 verse<00:29:49.140><c> 18,</c> 00:29:49.819 --> 00:29:53.680 to<00:29:49.940><c> lay</c><00:29:50.119><c> hands</c><00:29:50.359><c> on</c><00:29:50.500><c> the</c><00:29:50.660><c> apostles</c><00:29:51.059><c> and</c><00:29:51.519><c> put</c><00:29:51.740><c> them</c><00:29:52.220><c> into</c><00:29:52.680><c> a</c><00:29:52.920><c> prison.</c> 00:29:54.380 --> 00:30:01.680 Now,<00:29:56.660><c> verse</c><00:29:56.700><c> 19</c><00:29:57.359><c> tells</c><00:29:57.660><c> us</c><00:29:58.220><c> that</c><00:29:58.420><c> an</c><00:29:58.640><c> angel</c><00:29:59.059><c> was</c><00:30:00.039><c> specifically</c><00:30:00.880><c> employed</c> 00:30:01.680 --> 00:30:04.640 for<00:30:02.339><c> a</c><00:30:02.640><c> very</c><00:30:03.079><c> specific</c><00:30:03.819><c> purpose.</c> 00:30:05.119 --> 00:30:07.900 That<00:30:05.259><c> purpose</c><00:30:05.980><c> was</c><00:30:06.500><c> probably</c><00:30:06.819><c> three</c><00:30:07.019><c> things.</c> 00:30:09.920 --> 00:30:13.279 Reprove<00:30:10.619><c> the</c><00:30:10.940><c> rulers</c><00:30:11.279><c> and</c><00:30:11.799><c> convince</c><00:30:12.140><c> them</c><00:30:12.299><c> that</c><00:30:12.460><c> their</c><00:30:12.660><c> position</c><00:30:13.039><c> was</c> 00:30:13.279 --> 00:30:14.700 contrary<00:30:13.619><c> to</c><00:30:13.819><c> God's.</c> 00:30:15.180 --> 00:30:17.759 Convince<00:30:15.619><c> the</c><00:30:15.819><c> apostles</c><00:30:16.160><c> of</c><00:30:16.319><c> God's</c><00:30:16.640><c> protection</c><00:30:17.079><c> and</c><00:30:17.359><c> approval.</c> 00:30:17.759 --> 00:30:22.460 And<00:30:18.539><c> give</c><00:30:18.759><c> the</c><00:30:18.980><c> people</c><00:30:19.319><c> a</c><00:30:19.660><c> new</c><00:30:19.839><c> and</c><00:30:20.240><c> impressive</c><00:30:20.700><c> proof</c><00:30:21.119><c> of</c><00:30:22.119><c> the</c> 00:30:22.460 --> 00:30:23.859 truth<00:30:22.740><c> of</c><00:30:23.279><c> the</c><00:30:23.480><c> message</c> 00:30:23.859 --> 00:30:25.220 that<00:30:24.039><c> they</c><00:30:24.259><c> were</c><00:30:24.460><c> sharing.</c> 00:30:25.660 --> 00:30:30.779 So<00:30:26.119><c> an</c><00:30:26.440><c> angel</c><00:30:26.700><c> was</c><00:30:27.160><c> specifically</c><00:30:27.920><c> sent</c><00:30:28.519><c> by</c><00:30:29.180><c> God</c><00:30:29.579><c> to</c><00:30:30.079><c> go</c><00:30:30.279><c> and</c><00:30:30.400><c> do</c><00:30:30.539><c> what?</c> 00:30:31.160 --> 00:30:31.960 Well,<00:30:31.319><c> have</c><00:30:31.440><c> a</c><00:30:31.539><c> look</c><00:30:31.660><c> at</c><00:30:31.740><c> it.</c> 00:30:32.380 --> 00:30:36.599 This<00:30:32.619><c> is</c><00:30:32.940><c> where,</c><00:30:33.440><c> honestly,</c><00:30:34.779><c> Luke</c><00:30:34.920><c> has</c><00:30:35.140><c> to</c><00:30:35.279><c> have</c><00:30:35.440><c> a</c><00:30:35.559><c> sense</c><00:30:35.720><c> of</c><00:30:35.920><c> humour.</c> 00:30:36.680 --> 00:30:38.519 I<00:30:37.099><c> just</c><00:30:37.420><c> don't</c><00:30:37.599><c> question</c><00:30:37.940><c> it</c><00:30:38.079><c> for</c><00:30:38.220><c> a</c><00:30:38.380><c> moment.</c> 00:30:38.599 --> 00:30:42.140 I<00:30:38.660><c> think</c><00:30:38.819><c> he's</c><00:30:39.079><c> writing</c><00:30:39.359><c> this</c><00:30:39.759><c> with</c><00:30:40.039><c> a</c><00:30:40.279><c> massive</c><00:30:40.640><c> smile</c><00:30:40.920><c> on</c><00:30:41.059><c> his</c><00:30:41.319><c> dial.</c> 00:30:44.220 --> 00:30:49.720 But,<00:30:44.660><c> so</c><00:30:45.099><c> the</c><00:30:45.279><c> Sadducees</c><00:30:45.599><c> have</c><00:30:45.839><c> come,</c><00:30:46.720><c> all</c><00:30:46.940><c> their</c><00:30:48.660><c> army</c><00:30:48.980><c> with</c><00:30:49.299><c> them,</c> 00:30:49.980 --> 00:30:51.839 laid<00:30:50.160><c> hands</c><00:30:50.460><c> on</c><00:30:50.660><c> them,</c><00:30:51.039><c> put</c><00:30:51.180><c> them</c><00:30:51.319><c> in</c><00:30:51.500><c> prison,</c> 00:30:52.140 --> 00:30:55.259 and<00:30:52.279><c> then</c><00:30:52.400><c> there's</c><00:30:52.539><c> one</c><00:30:52.759><c> word</c><00:30:52.940><c> that</c><00:30:53.140><c> stands</c><00:30:53.319><c> in</c><00:30:53.579><c> contrast,</c><00:30:54.259><c> but.</c> 00:30:55.519 --> 00:30:56.960 Okay,<00:30:55.819><c> you</c><00:30:55.880><c> can</c><00:30:56.059><c> have</c><00:30:56.160><c> all</c><00:30:56.339><c> the</c><00:30:56.460><c> envy</c><00:30:56.599><c> in</c><00:30:56.740><c> the</c><00:30:56.859><c> world,</c> 00:30:57.039 --> 00:30:58.259 you<00:30:57.079><c> can</c><00:30:57.200><c> have</c><00:30:57.319><c> all</c><00:30:57.480><c> the</c><00:30:57.640><c> armies</c><00:30:57.819><c> in</c><00:30:58.000><c> the</c><00:30:58.140><c> world,</c> 00:30:58.299 --> 00:31:01.640 but<00:30:58.400><c> it's</c><00:30:58.599><c> nothing</c><00:30:58.819><c> compared</c><00:30:59.180><c> to</c><00:30:59.380><c> one</c><00:30:59.980><c> solitary</c><00:31:00.640><c> angel.</c> 00:31:01.660 --> 00:31:05.220 And<00:31:01.900><c> one</c><00:31:02.319><c> solitary</c><00:31:02.819><c> angel</c><00:31:03.359><c> just</c><00:31:03.799><c> happened</c><00:31:04.039><c> to</c><00:31:04.259><c> come</c><00:31:04.640><c> in</c><00:31:05.099><c> the</c> 00:31:05.220 --> 00:31:06.099 middle<00:31:05.339><c> of</c><00:31:05.519><c> the</c><00:31:05.660><c> night</c> 00:31:06.099 --> 00:31:10.160 and<00:31:06.839><c> opened</c><00:31:07.180><c> the</c><00:31:07.400><c> prison</c><00:31:07.619><c> doors</c><00:31:08.079><c> and</c><00:31:08.740><c> brought</c><00:31:09.019><c> them</c><00:31:09.740><c> forth.</c> 00:31:10.160 --> 00:31:13.380 Now,<00:31:11.579><c> I</c><00:31:11.759><c> just</c><00:31:11.900><c> want</c><00:31:11.960><c> you</c><00:31:12.079><c> to</c><00:31:12.160><c> think</c><00:31:12.359><c> about</c><00:31:12.519><c> this</c><00:31:12.720><c> for</c><00:31:12.839><c> a</c><00:31:12.900><c> moment,</c><00:31:13.220><c> right?</c> 00:31:13.460 --> 00:31:16.319 Because<00:31:13.660><c> these</c><00:31:13.920><c> words</c><00:31:14.200><c> are</c><00:31:14.420><c> just</c><00:31:14.660><c> so</c><00:31:14.880><c> easy</c><00:31:15.119><c> to</c><00:31:15.380><c> read</c><00:31:15.640><c> and</c><00:31:16.059><c> not</c> 00:31:16.319 --> 00:31:17.660 actually<00:31:16.660><c> think</c><00:31:16.880><c> about.</c> 00:31:18.079 --> 00:31:19.779 So<00:31:18.160><c> an</c><00:31:18.380><c> angel</c><00:31:18.539><c> comes.</c> 00:31:20.000 --> 00:31:28.180 An<00:31:20.099><c> angel</c><00:31:20.859><c> takes</c><00:31:22.240><c> the</c><00:31:22.420><c> doors</c><00:31:22.519><c> off,</c><00:31:22.819><c> it</c><00:31:22.900><c> tinges,</c><00:31:25.960><c> unlocks</c><00:31:26.359><c> the</c><00:31:27.680><c> padlock,</c> 00:31:28.339 --> 00:31:33.559 removes<00:31:28.779><c> the</c><00:31:29.099><c> chains,</c><00:31:30.559><c> goes</c><00:31:30.819><c> in,</c><00:31:31.980><c> wakes</c><00:31:32.119><c> up</c><00:31:32.380><c> Peter</c><00:31:32.599><c> and</c><00:31:32.819><c> John,</c> 00:31:33.940 --> 00:31:38.660 walks<00:31:34.119><c> Peter</c><00:31:34.480><c> and</c><00:31:34.640><c> John</c><00:31:34.759><c> out,</c><00:31:36.099><c> shuts</c><00:31:36.279><c> the</c><00:31:36.559><c> door,</c><00:31:37.380><c> locks</c><00:31:37.660><c> the</c><00:31:38.119><c> padlock,</c> 00:31:38.660 --> 00:31:45.160 puts<00:31:39.259><c> the</c><00:31:39.480><c> door</c><00:31:39.599><c> back</c><00:31:39.819><c> on</c><00:31:40.259><c> its</c><00:31:40.460><c> hinges,</c><00:31:41.119><c> no</c><00:31:41.380><c> squeaks,</c><00:31:42.819><c> no</c><00:31:42.960><c> noises,</c><00:31:44.619><c> no</c><00:31:44.740><c> anything.</c> 00:31:45.599 --> 00:31:48.420 And<00:31:45.779><c> poof,</c><00:31:47.160><c> Peter</c><00:31:47.180><c> and</c><00:31:47.299><c> John</c><00:31:47.380><c> are</c><00:31:47.500><c> gone.</c> 00:31:49.259 --> 00:31:51.640 And<00:31:49.480><c> the</c><00:31:49.640><c> guards</c><00:31:50.039><c> are</c><00:31:50.880><c> asleep.</c> 00:31:52.180 --> 00:31:54.900 I'll<00:31:52.380><c> just</c><00:31:52.539><c> think</c><00:31:52.779><c> about</c><00:31:53.200><c> what</c><00:31:53.579><c> actually</c><00:31:54.019><c> goes</c><00:31:54.279><c> into</c><00:31:54.559><c> this.</c> 00:31:55.259 --> 00:31:58.720 It<00:31:55.420><c> just</c><00:31:55.680><c> says</c><00:31:56.019><c> that</c><00:31:56.380><c> he</c><00:31:56.559><c> opened</c><00:31:56.980><c> the</c><00:31:57.240><c> prison</c><00:31:57.519><c> doors</c><00:31:57.819><c> and</c><00:31:58.079><c> brought</c><00:31:58.220><c> them</c><00:31:58.460><c> forth,</c> 00:31:58.859 --> 00:32:02.619 but<00:31:59.039><c> we</c><00:31:59.279><c> know</c><00:31:59.599><c> from</c><00:31:59.940><c> verse</c><00:32:00.640><c> 23</c><00:32:01.259><c> that</c><00:32:01.660><c> he</c><00:32:01.799><c> also</c><00:32:02.059><c> shut</c><00:32:02.240><c> them.</c> 00:32:02.799 --> 00:32:03.359 Because<00:32:03.019><c> it</c><00:32:03.200><c> says,</c> 00:32:03.359 --> 00:32:05.579 The<00:32:03.660><c> prison</c><00:32:03.779><c> truly</c><00:32:04.160><c> found</c><00:32:04.400><c> we</c><00:32:04.599><c> shut</c><00:32:04.779><c> with</c><00:32:05.000><c> all</c><00:32:05.180><c> safety</c> 00:32:05.579 --> 00:32:08.440 and<00:32:06.019><c> the</c><00:32:06.240><c> keepers</c><00:32:06.539><c> standing</c><00:32:06.880><c> without</c><00:32:07.160><c> before</c><00:32:07.500><c> the</c><00:32:07.660><c> doors.</c> 00:32:08.700 --> 00:32:11.220 So<00:32:08.839><c> the</c><00:32:09.000><c> angel</c><00:32:09.160><c> came</c><00:32:09.420><c> along,</c><00:32:09.680><c> opened</c><00:32:09.960><c> the</c><00:32:10.119><c> doors,</c><00:32:10.819><c> took</c><00:32:11.019><c> Peter</c> 00:32:11.220 --> 00:32:11.819 and<00:32:11.359><c> John</c><00:32:11.480><c> out,</c> 00:32:12.000 --> 00:32:13.059 and<00:32:12.059><c> then</c><00:32:12.220><c> shut</c><00:32:12.319><c> the</c><00:32:12.460><c> doors</c><00:32:12.619><c> behind</c><00:32:12.880><c> him.</c> 00:32:13.200 --> 00:32:16.420 No<00:32:13.380><c> noise,</c><00:32:13.779><c> no</c><00:32:13.960><c> squeaks,</c><00:32:14.799><c> nothing</c><00:32:15.119><c> at</c><00:32:15.500><c> all,</c><00:32:15.799><c> right?</c><00:32:16.119><c> Nothing</c> 00:32:16.420 --> 00:32:16.799 at<00:32:16.640><c> all.</c> 00:32:16.980 --> 00:32:18.900 Left<00:32:17.220><c> them</c><00:32:17.380><c> with</c><00:32:17.539><c> a</c><00:32:17.720><c> simple</c><00:32:17.920><c> message.</c> 00:32:18.960 --> 00:32:21.140 Get<00:32:19.119><c> out</c><00:32:19.299><c> of</c><00:32:19.380><c> the</c><00:32:19.539><c> prison</c><00:32:19.799><c> and</c><00:32:20.119><c> he</c><00:32:20.299><c> just</c><00:32:20.480><c> gives</c><00:32:20.599><c> them</c><00:32:20.779><c> a</c><00:32:20.920><c> simple</c> 00:32:21.140 --> 00:32:22.559 message<00:32:21.559><c> in</c><00:32:22.039><c> verse</c><00:32:22.259><c> 20.</c> 00:32:22.799 --> 00:32:24.579 And<00:32:22.940><c> the</c><00:32:23.079><c> message</c><00:32:23.460><c> is</c><00:32:23.900><c> pretty</c><00:32:24.140><c> incredible.</c> 00:32:24.880 --> 00:32:27.819 Go<00:32:25.079><c> back</c><00:32:25.359><c> to</c><00:32:25.519><c> the</c><00:32:25.640><c> very</c><00:32:25.859><c> place</c><00:32:26.279><c> that</c><00:32:26.559><c> you</c><00:32:26.700><c> were</c><00:32:26.740><c> just</c><00:32:26.960><c> arrested.</c> 00:32:28.000 --> 00:32:29.180 Are<00:32:28.119><c> you</c><00:32:28.240><c> for</c><00:32:28.420><c> real?</c> 00:32:29.859 --> 00:32:30.680 Are<00:32:29.960><c> you</c><00:32:30.140><c> for</c><00:32:30.380><c> real?</c> 00:32:31.140 --> 00:32:33.480 Most,<00:32:31.579><c> what</c><00:32:31.960><c> do</c><00:32:32.119><c> you</c><00:32:32.119><c> call</c><00:32:32.279><c> them,</c><00:32:32.700><c> jailescapies?</c> 00:32:33.799 --> 00:32:37.839 Most<00:32:34.240><c> guys</c><00:32:34.599><c> on</c><00:32:34.799><c> the</c><00:32:34.980><c> run,</c><00:32:35.200><c> most</c><00:32:35.500><c> jailbirds,</c><00:32:36.660><c> go</c><00:32:36.839><c> underground.</c> 00:32:37.880 --> 00:32:39.519 Like<00:32:38.059><c> they</c><00:32:38.119><c> go</c><00:32:38.319><c> undercover,</c><00:32:38.740><c> they</c><00:32:38.839><c> go</c><00:32:38.980><c> into</c><00:32:39.200><c> hiding.</c> 00:32:39.819 --> 00:32:41.200 And<00:32:39.980><c> this</c><00:32:40.200><c> angel</c><00:32:40.420><c> comes</c><00:32:40.680><c> out</c><00:32:40.900><c> and</c><00:32:41.039><c> says,</c> 00:32:41.319 --> 00:32:44.660 No,<00:32:41.440><c> no,</c><00:32:41.579><c> no,</c><00:32:41.819><c> I</c><00:32:42.180><c> want</c><00:32:42.339><c> you</c><00:32:42.519><c> to</c><00:32:42.660><c> go</c><00:32:42.940><c> and</c><00:32:43.259><c> show</c><00:32:43.460><c> your</c><00:32:43.660><c> face.</c> 00:32:44.980 --> 00:32:48.460 Go<00:32:45.259><c> right</c><00:32:45.619><c> back</c><00:32:45.859><c> to</c><00:32:46.039><c> the</c><00:32:46.160><c> very</c><00:32:46.420><c> place</c><00:32:47.059><c> where</c><00:32:47.720><c> you</c><00:32:47.859><c> got</c><00:32:48.019><c> arrested</c> 00:32:48.460 --> 00:32:51.680 and<00:32:49.000><c> keep</c><00:32:49.319><c> doing</c><00:32:49.599><c> exactly</c><00:32:50.059><c> what</c><00:32:50.259><c> you</c><00:32:50.539><c> were</c><00:32:50.720><c> doing</c><00:32:51.079><c> that</c><00:32:51.559><c> saw</c> 00:32:51.680 --> 00:32:53.039 you<00:32:51.859><c> get</c><00:32:52.079><c> arrested.</c> 00:32:53.519 --> 00:32:54.799 Doesn't<00:32:53.720><c> make</c><00:32:53.960><c> sense</c><00:32:54.240><c> at</c><00:32:54.380><c> all,</c><00:32:54.599><c> does</c><00:32:54.660><c> it?</c> 00:32:54.839 --> 00:32:57.599 A<00:32:55.099><c> bit</c><00:32:55.339><c> of</c><00:32:55.500><c> it</c><00:32:55.839><c> makes</c><00:32:56.160><c> sense</c><00:32:56.900><c> whatsoever.</c> 00:32:57.599 --> 00:33:02.700 And<00:32:58.059><c> it</c><00:32:58.140><c> could</c><00:32:58.339><c> only</c><00:32:58.579><c> be</c><00:32:58.779><c> done</c><00:32:59.460><c> because</c><00:33:00.819><c> God,</c><00:33:01.619><c> Jesus,</c> 00:33:02.819 --> 00:33:06.079 was<00:33:02.920><c> trying</c><00:33:03.160><c> to</c><00:33:03.259><c> make</c><00:33:03.400><c> the</c><00:33:03.599><c> rulers</c><00:33:03.799><c> think</c><00:33:04.200><c> and</c><00:33:04.619><c> the</c><00:33:04.799><c> people</c><00:33:05.299><c> go,</c> 00:33:06.339 --> 00:33:08.720 Wow,<00:33:07.779><c> wow.</c> 00:33:09.000 --> 00:33:12.079 Can<00:33:09.099><c> be</c><00:33:09.259><c> the</c><00:33:09.400><c> only</c><00:33:09.619><c> reason</c><00:33:10.180><c> why</c><00:33:11.019><c> this</c><00:33:11.579><c> was</c><00:33:11.839><c> done.</c> 00:33:12.299 --> 00:33:14.279 Because<00:33:12.579><c> a</c><00:33:12.759><c> few</c><00:33:12.859><c> hours</c><00:33:13.160><c> preaching</c><00:33:13.579><c> in</c><00:33:13.799><c> the</c><00:33:13.960><c> temple</c> 00:33:14.279 --> 00:33:16.599 before<00:33:15.019><c> the</c><00:33:15.339><c> leaders</c><00:33:15.559><c> came</c><00:33:15.799><c> and</c><00:33:15.900><c> got</c><00:33:16.039><c> them</c><00:33:16.220><c> again</c> 00:33:16.599 --> 00:33:19.700 probably<00:33:17.279><c> wasn't</c><00:33:17.559><c> going</c><00:33:17.740><c> to</c><00:33:18.019><c> result</c><00:33:18.259><c> in</c><00:33:18.480><c> many</c><00:33:18.740><c> converts.</c> 00:33:19.900 --> 00:33:23.180 But<00:33:20.160><c> it</c><00:33:20.279><c> was</c><00:33:20.460><c> going</c><00:33:20.579><c> to</c><00:33:20.819><c> result</c><00:33:21.099><c> in</c><00:33:21.359><c> a</c><00:33:21.500><c> huge</c><00:33:21.680><c> amount</c><00:33:21.940><c> of</c><00:33:22.140><c> wow</c><00:33:22.319><c> factor.</c> 00:33:23.599 --> 00:33:26.480 Because<00:33:23.940><c> when</c><00:33:24.180><c> the</c><00:33:24.359><c> people</c><00:33:24.559><c> knew</c><00:33:24.960><c> that</c><00:33:25.299><c> these</c><00:33:25.519><c> guys</c><00:33:25.700><c> had</c><00:33:25.900><c> been</c><00:33:26.039><c> arrested</c> 00:33:26.480 --> 00:33:29.200 and<00:33:26.779><c> put</c><00:33:26.980><c> in</c><00:33:27.160><c> prison</c><00:33:27.559><c> and</c><00:33:28.019><c> then</c><00:33:28.119><c> they</c><00:33:28.220><c> come</c><00:33:28.339><c> back</c><00:33:28.519><c> to</c><00:33:28.660><c> the</c><00:33:28.799><c> temple</c><00:33:29.019><c> in</c> 00:33:29.200 --> 00:33:29.720 the<00:33:29.319><c> morning</c> 00:33:29.720 --> 00:33:33.619 and<00:33:30.000><c> they</c><00:33:30.240><c> find</c><00:33:30.400><c> them</c><00:33:30.579><c> there</c><00:33:31.119><c> again</c><00:33:32.119><c> saying</c><00:33:32.680><c> the</c><00:33:32.900><c> same</c><00:33:33.119><c> thing</c> 00:33:33.619 --> 00:33:37.400 before<00:33:34.119><c> they</c><00:33:34.299><c> were</c><00:33:34.480><c> tried,</c><00:33:35.359><c> before</c><00:33:35.539><c> they</c><00:33:35.720><c> could</c><00:33:35.880><c> have</c><00:33:36.000><c> been</c><00:33:36.180><c> acquitted,</c> 00:33:37.680 --> 00:33:39.059 people<00:33:37.920><c> would</c><00:33:38.119><c> have</c><00:33:38.119><c> been</c><00:33:38.200><c> like,</c><00:33:38.660><c> Really?</c> 00:33:39.259 --> 00:33:41.380 How<00:33:39.420><c> did</c><00:33:39.539><c> you</c><00:33:39.660><c> get</c><00:33:39.819><c> here?</c><00:33:40.440><c> What's</c><00:33:40.720><c> going</c><00:33:40.920><c> on?</c> 00:33:41.880 --> 00:33:43.700 And<00:33:42.039><c> then</c><00:33:42.140><c> all</c><00:33:42.279><c> of</c><00:33:42.460><c> a</c><00:33:42.519><c> sudden</c><00:33:42.700><c> a</c><00:33:42.880><c> group</c><00:33:43.059><c> of</c><00:33:43.339><c> people</c> 00:33:43.700 --> 00:33:46.259 start<00:33:44.059><c> walking</c><00:33:44.400><c> out</c><00:33:44.680><c> towards</c><00:33:44.980><c> them</c><00:33:45.279><c> to</c><00:33:45.599><c> re</c><00:33:45.759><c>-arrest</c><00:33:45.940><c> them.</c> 00:33:46.599 --> 00:33:48.200 That's<00:33:46.920><c> just</c><00:33:47.099><c> a</c><00:33:47.200><c> little</c><00:33:47.319><c> bit</c><00:33:47.460><c> further</c><00:33:47.680><c> in</c><00:33:47.819><c> the</c><00:33:48.000><c> story.</c> 00:33:48.400 --> 00:33:50.740 Let's<00:33:48.619><c> just</c><00:33:48.839><c> think</c><00:33:49.019><c> about</c><00:33:49.319><c> or</c><00:33:49.519><c> let's</c><00:33:49.720><c> just</c><00:33:50.019><c> notice</c><00:33:50.279><c> what</c> 00:33:50.740 --> 00:33:52.200 happens<00:33:51.119><c> next.</c> 00:33:52.619 --> 00:33:56.000 As<00:33:53.019><c> the</c><00:33:53.200><c> apostles</c><00:33:53.480><c> are</c><00:33:53.720><c> preaching</c><00:33:54.200><c> out</c><00:33:54.819><c> there</c><00:33:55.160><c> in</c><00:33:55.440><c> the</c><00:33:55.619><c> temple,</c> 00:33:56.000 --> 00:34:01.900 verse<00:33:56.480><c> 21,</c><00:33:57.380><c> it</c><00:33:57.420><c> tells</c><00:33:57.720><c> us</c><00:33:58.319><c> that</c><00:33:58.619><c> a</c><00:33:58.880><c> great</c><00:33:59.099><c> crowd</c><00:33:59.539><c> of</c><00:34:00.000><c> the</c><00:34:00.160><c> leaders</c><00:34:00.579><c> were</c><00:34:01.059><c> gathering.</c> 00:34:02.119 --> 00:34:05.440 So<00:34:02.180><c> the</c><00:34:02.339><c> great</c><00:34:02.619><c> council</c><00:34:03.119><c> of</c><00:34:03.799><c> the</c><00:34:04.019><c> Sanhedrin</c><00:34:04.460><c> was</c><00:34:04.640><c> gathering.</c> 00:34:05.660 --> 00:34:07.400 It's<00:34:05.819><c> like</c><00:34:06.039><c> parliament</c><00:34:06.440><c> sitting,</c><00:34:07.200><c> right?</c> 00:34:07.400 --> 00:34:08.300 Parliament<00:34:07.839><c> was</c><00:34:08.099><c> sitting.</c> 00:34:08.599 --> 00:34:10.940 They'd<00:34:08.800><c> all</c><00:34:09.019><c> arrived</c><00:34:09.280><c> in</c><00:34:09.460><c> their</c><00:34:09.659><c> chauffeur</c><00:34:09.940><c>-driven</c><00:34:10.159><c> chariots.</c> 00:34:11.079 --> 00:34:13.780 They'd<00:34:11.300><c> driven</c><00:34:11.480><c> to</c><00:34:11.679><c> this</c><00:34:11.900><c> meeting</c><00:34:12.139><c> place</c><00:34:12.480><c> in</c><00:34:12.659><c> great</c><00:34:12.920><c> pomp</c><00:34:13.179><c> and</c><00:34:13.400><c> ceremony,</c> 00:34:14.059 --> 00:34:18.239 walked<00:34:14.300><c> down</c><00:34:14.480><c> the</c><00:34:14.599><c> red</c><00:34:14.860><c> carpet</c><00:34:15.320><c> into</c><00:34:15.960><c> their</c><00:34:16.659><c> place</c><00:34:17.159><c> where</c><00:34:17.340><c> they</c><00:34:17.420><c> were</c><00:34:17.559><c> going</c><00:34:17.699><c> to</c><00:34:17.980><c> sit</c> 00:34:18.239 --> 00:34:20.599 and<00:34:18.519><c> they're</c><00:34:18.699><c> getting</c><00:34:18.880><c> together</c><00:34:19.360><c> to</c><00:34:19.820><c> try</c><00:34:20.019><c> the</c><00:34:20.219><c> apostles</c> 00:34:20.599 --> 00:34:22.980 for<00:34:20.920><c> disregarding</c><00:34:21.739><c> their</c><00:34:22.019><c> previous</c><00:34:22.420><c> commandment.</c> 00:34:23.300 --> 00:34:24.940 And<00:34:23.599><c> Luke</c><00:34:23.860><c> has</c><00:34:24.159><c> a</c><00:34:24.320><c> sense</c><00:34:24.480><c> of</c><00:34:24.699><c> humour</c> 00:34:24.940 --> 00:34:27.920 because<00:34:25.480><c> they're</c><00:34:25.780><c> all</c><00:34:25.960><c> sitting</c><00:34:26.179><c> there</c><00:34:26.539><c> in</c><00:34:27.219><c> all</c><00:34:27.420><c> their</c><00:34:27.599><c> pomp</c> 00:34:27.920 --> 00:34:29.199 and<00:34:28.340><c> in</c><00:34:28.460><c> all</c><00:34:28.599><c> their</c><00:34:28.840><c> glory</c> 00:34:29.199 --> 00:34:31.860 with<00:34:29.639><c> smirks</c><00:34:30.039><c> on</c><00:34:30.159><c> their</c><00:34:30.380><c> faces,</c><00:34:31.039><c> hatred</c><00:34:31.159><c> in</c><00:34:31.300><c> their</c><00:34:31.539><c> hearts,</c> 00:34:32.199 --> 00:34:34.380 their<00:34:32.340><c> pride</c><00:34:32.659><c> almost</c><00:34:33.119><c> bursting</c><00:34:33.539><c> their</c><00:34:33.820><c> heads</c><00:34:34.000><c> open,</c> 00:34:34.460 --> 00:34:38.300 and<00:34:34.980><c> they</c><00:34:35.280><c> say,</c><00:34:35.840><c> Go</c><00:34:35.900><c> and</c><00:34:36.099><c> get</c><00:34:36.239><c> Peter</c><00:34:36.519><c> and</c><00:34:36.679><c> John</c><00:34:36.820><c> for</c><00:34:37.059><c> us.</c> 00:34:38.760 --> 00:34:42.559 So<00:34:38.920><c> some</c><00:34:39.139><c> people</c><00:34:40.019><c> waddle</c><00:34:40.300><c> off</c><00:34:40.800><c> and</c><00:34:41.500><c> come</c><00:34:41.760><c> back</c><00:34:41.940><c> and</c><00:34:42.059><c> just</c><00:34:42.320><c> say,</c> 00:34:42.739 --> 00:34:44.059 They're<00:34:43.019><c> not</c><00:34:43.260><c> there.</c> 00:34:44.219 --> 00:34:46.619 Seriously,<00:34:44.760><c> just</c><00:34:45.019><c> 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incredibly</c><00:36:05.059><c> interesting</c> 00:36:05.539 --> 00:36:08.679 and<00:36:05.760><c> reminds</c><00:36:06.159><c> me</c><00:36:06.400><c> of</c><00:36:06.480><c> something</c><00:36:06.880><c> that</c><00:36:07.260><c> Jesus</c><00:36:07.579><c> talks</c><00:36:07.880><c> about</c><00:36:08.360><c> in</c> 00:36:08.679 --> 00:36:09.920 Mark<00:36:08.980><c> chapter</c><00:36:09.300><c> 4</c> 00:36:09.920 --> 00:36:12.500 and<00:36:10.260><c> verse</c><00:36:10.719><c> 30</c><00:36:11.239><c> to</c><00:36:11.420><c> 32.</c> 00:36:13.260 --> 00:36:17.219 Jesus<00:36:13.780><c> said</c><00:36:14.059><c> this,</c><00:36:14.920><c> Whereunto</c><00:36:15.519><c> shall</c><00:36:15.800><c> we</c><00:36:16.000><c> liken</c><00:36:16.360><c> the</c><00:36:16.719><c> kingdom</c> 00:36:17.219 --> 00:36:18.320 of<00:36:17.460><c> God,</c> 00:36:18.579 --> 00:36:21.300 or<00:36:18.699><c> with</c><00:36:18.900><c> what</c><00:36:19.199><c> comparison</c><00:36:19.860><c> 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word</c><00:36:43.860><c> unto</c><00:36:44.099><c> them</c><00:36:44.539><c> as</c><00:36:45.159><c> they</c><00:36:45.340><c> were</c><00:36:45.559><c> able</c><00:36:45.940><c> to</c><00:36:46.139><c> hear</c><00:36:46.340><c> it.</c> 00:36:47.099 --> 00:36:50.420 To<00:36:47.239><c> what</c><00:36:47.480><c> is</c><00:36:48.360><c> the</c><00:36:48.539><c> kingdom</c><00:36:48.860><c> of</c><00:36:49.119><c> heaven</c><00:36:49.460><c> to</c><00:36:49.860><c> be</c><00:36:50.119><c> likened?</c> 00:36:50.460 --> 00:36:53.739 Well,<00:36:50.659><c> it's</c><00:36:50.840><c> to</c><00:36:50.940><c> be</c><00:36:51.119><c> likened</c><00:36:51.380><c> unto</c><00:36:51.579><c> a</c><00:36:51.739><c> mustard</c><00:36:51.960><c> seed</c><00:36:52.460><c> that</c><00:36:52.920><c> is</c><00:36:53.199><c> tiny,</c> 00:36:54.159 --> 00:36:56.739 has<00:36:54.340><c> a</c><00:36:54.400><c> very</c><00:36:54.780><c> tiny,</c><00:36:55.340><c> small</c><00:36:55.760><c> beginning,</c> 00:36:56.780 --> 00:37:00.820 but<00:36:57.059><c> just</c><00:36:57.539><c> grows</c><00:36:57.980><c> and</c><00:36:58.739><c> grows</c><00:36:59.380><c> and</c><00:37:00.039><c> grows.</c> 00:37:01.000 --> 00:37:02.820 And<00:37:01.239><c> what's</c><00:37:01.460><c> the</c><00:37:01.579><c> language</c><00:37:01.840><c> that</c><00:37:01.980><c> the</c><00:37:02.119><c> high</c><00:37:02.280><c> priest</c><00:37:02.519><c> used</c><00:37:02.659><c> in</c> 00:37:02.820 --> 00:37:03.639 Acts<00:37:02.960><c> chapter</c><00:37:03.179><c> 5?</c> 00:37:03.900 --> 00:37:07.500 They<00:37:04.179><c> doubted</c><00:37:05.139><c> of</c><00:37:05.380><c> whereunto</c><00:37:05.940><c> this</c><00:37:06.460><c> would</c><00:37:06.699><c> grow.</c> 00:37:07.880 --> 00:37:09.820 They<00:37:08.380><c> doubted.</c><00:37:08.880><c> They</c><00:37:09.139><c> had</c><00:37:09.260><c> no</c><00:37:09.480><c> idea.</c> 00:37:09.820 --> 00:37:13.079 Very<00:37:10.420><c> small</c><00:37:10.760><c> beginnings,</c><00:37:11.420><c> very</c><00:37:11.619><c> humble</c><00:37:12.000><c> beginnings,</c> 00:37:13.559 --> 00:37:17.320 but<00:37:13.639><c> they</c><00:37:13.780><c> had</c><00:37:13.960><c> no</c><00:37:14.159><c> idea</c><00:37:14.579><c> how</c><00:37:14.980><c> big</c><00:37:15.440><c> this</c><00:37:15.860><c> was</c><00:37:16.159><c> going</c><00:37:16.480><c> to</c><00:37:17.039><c> become.</c> 00:37:17.760 --> 00:37:22.619 Unpretentious<00:37:18.300><c> beginnings,</c><00:37:19.500><c> but</c><00:37:19.579><c> a</c><00:37:19.840><c> glorious</c><00:37:20.800><c> ultimate</c><00:37:22.079><c> victory</c> 00:37:22.619 --> 00:37:26.579 is<00:37:23.079><c> what</c><00:37:23.280><c> the</c><00:37:23.440><c> kingdom</c><00:37:23.659><c> of</c><00:37:23.840><c> heaven</c><00:37:24.179><c> would</c><00:37:24.760><c> and</c><00:37:25.260><c> will</c><00:37:25.539><c> have.</c> 00:37:26.920 --> 00:37:30.380 Verse<00:37:27.059><c> 26,</c><00:37:27.960><c> imagine</c><00:37:28.300><c> the</c><00:37:28.500><c> irony</c><00:37:28.840><c> of</c><00:37:29.119><c> this</c><00:37:29.260><c> situation.</c> 00:37:30.679 --> 00:37:31.659 Oh,<00:37:30.820><c> sorry,</c><00:37:31.019><c> verse</c><00:37:31.219><c> 25.</c> 00:37:31.760 --> 00:37:33.960 Then<00:37:31.900><c> came</c><00:37:32.199><c> one,</c><00:37:32.880><c> so</c><00:37:33.000><c> they're</c><00:37:33.179><c> sitting</c><00:37:33.380><c> there</c><00:37:33.659><c> saying,</c> 00:37:34.039 --> 00:37:35.679 what<00:37:34.320><c> on</c><00:37:34.480><c> earth</c><00:37:34.559><c> are</c><00:37:34.699><c> we</c><00:37:34.780><c> going</c><00:37:34.880><c> to</c><00:37:35.000><c> do?</c><00:37:35.139><c> Where</c><00:37:35.300><c> have</c><00:37:35.380><c> these</c> 00:37:35.679 --> 00:37:36.079 guys<00:37:35.840><c> gone?</c> 00:37:36.380 --> 00:37:38.280 Arguing,<00:37:36.840><c> bickering</c><00:37:37.139><c> amongst</c><00:37:37.400><c> themselves,</c><00:37:37.860><c> how</c><00:37:38.039><c> did</c><00:37:38.099><c> they</c> 00:37:38.280 --> 00:37:38.679 get<00:37:38.440><c> out?</c> 00:37:38.679 --> 00:37:40.840 Blame<00:37:39.320><c> game</c><00:37:39.539><c> going</c><00:37:40.000><c> furiously.</c> 00:37:41.219 --> 00:37:42.960 And<00:37:41.219><c> then</c><00:37:41.380><c> another</c><00:37:41.619><c> one</c><00:37:41.780><c> just</c><00:37:42.019><c> comes</c><00:37:42.119><c> in</c><00:37:42.340><c> and</c><00:37:42.460><c> pokes</c><00:37:42.659><c> his</c><00:37:42.860><c> head</c> 00:37:42.960 --> 00:37:43.480 around<00:37:43.159><c> the</c><00:37:43.300><c> corner</c> 00:37:43.480 --> 00:37:46.739 and<00:37:43.579><c> says,</c><00:37:44.139><c> hey,</c><00:37:44.980><c> those</c><00:37:45.300><c> guys</c><00:37:45.639><c> that</c><00:37:45.800><c> you</c><00:37:45.940><c> arrested</c><00:37:46.239><c> yesterday,</c> 00:37:47.059 --> 00:37:48.579 they're<00:37:47.340><c> just</c><00:37:47.579><c> standing</c><00:37:47.820><c> out</c><00:37:48.039><c> there</c><00:37:48.139><c> in</c><00:37:48.239><c> the</c><00:37:48.380><c> temple</c> 00:37:48.579 --> 00:37:50.019 doing<00:37:48.880><c> exactly</c><00:37:49.199><c> the</c><00:37:49.380><c> same</c><00:37:49.559><c> thing</c><00:37:49.739><c> again.</c> 00:37:50.239 --> 00:37:53.460 They're<00:37:50.460><c> just</c><00:37:50.699><c> preaching</c><00:37:51.059><c> exactly</c><00:37:51.719><c> the</c><00:37:52.199><c> same</c><00:37:52.460><c> message</c><00:37:52.920><c> all</c> 00:37:53.460 --> 00:37:54.559 over<00:37:53.699><c> again,</c> 00:37:54.719 --> 00:37:56.019 just<00:37:54.960><c> a</c><00:37:55.099><c> few</c><00:37:55.199><c> hundred</c><00:37:55.480><c> metres</c><00:37:55.739><c> away.</c> 00:37:56.519 --> 00:37:59.679 We're<00:37:56.659><c> not</c><00:37:56.860><c> talking</c><00:37:57.179><c> like</c><00:37:58.159><c> Perth</c><00:37:58.579><c> to</c><00:37:58.780><c> eastern</c><00:37:59.039><c> suburbs,</c><00:37:59.500><c> right?</c> 00:37:59.679 --> 00:38:01.539 We're<00:37:59.800><c> not</c><00:37:59.980><c> talking</c><00:38:00.199><c> like</c><00:38:00.480><c> the</c><00:38:00.599><c> headquarters</c><00:38:00.920><c> of</c><00:38:01.099><c> the</c><00:38:01.260><c> police</c> 00:38:01.539 --> 00:38:03.179 or<00:38:01.940><c> state</c><00:38:02.119><c> parliament</c><00:38:02.480><c> to</c><00:38:02.719><c> eastern</c><00:38:02.880><c> suburbs.</c> 00:38:03.380 --> 00:38:05.699 We're<00:38:03.639><c> literally</c><00:38:04.019><c> talking</c><00:38:04.400><c> a</c><00:38:04.760><c> couple</c><00:38:04.960><c> of</c><00:38:05.119><c> hundred</c><00:38:05.320><c> metres</c> 00:38:05.699 --> 00:38:08.639 from<00:38:06.099><c> where</c><00:38:06.300><c> the</c><00:38:06.500><c> Sanhedrin</c><00:38:06.900><c> met</c><00:38:07.219><c> to</c><00:38:07.519><c> where</c><00:38:07.719><c> the</c><00:38:07.900><c> Jews</c><00:38:08.159><c> were</c> 00:38:08.639 --> 00:38:09.219 now<00:38:08.900><c> preaching.</c> 00:38:09.579 --> 00:38:12.099 Okay,<00:38:09.840><c> they</c><00:38:09.960><c> hadn't</c><00:38:10.159><c> gone</c><00:38:10.579><c> far</c><00:38:10.980><c> away,</c><00:38:11.179><c> they</c><00:38:11.280><c> hadn't</c><00:38:11.480><c> fled</c><00:38:11.659><c> the</c><00:38:11.860><c> city.</c> 00:38:12.340 --> 00:38:14.440 Now,<00:38:12.480><c> they</c><00:38:12.539><c> were</c><00:38:12.639><c> still</c><00:38:12.820><c> in</c><00:38:12.960><c> the</c><00:38:13.099><c> city</c><00:38:13.360><c> just</c><00:38:13.719><c> a</c><00:38:13.840><c> couple</c><00:38:14.159><c> of</c> 00:38:14.440 --> 00:38:16.519 hundred<00:38:14.820><c> metres</c><00:38:15.360><c> away.</c> 00:38:16.599 --> 00:38:19.420 Those<00:38:16.820><c> very</c><00:38:17.039><c> men</c><00:38:17.380><c> who</c><00:38:17.699><c> you</c><00:38:17.820><c> put</c><00:38:17.920><c> in</c><00:38:18.079><c> prison</c><00:38:18.260><c> last</c><00:38:18.619><c> night</c><00:38:18.900><c> are</c> 00:38:19.420 --> 00:38:20.159 not<00:38:19.539><c> that</c><00:38:19.780><c> far</c><00:38:19.940><c> away.</c> 00:38:20.179 --> 00:38:22.679 They<00:38:20.260><c> haven't</c><00:38:20.480><c> fled</c><00:38:20.659><c> the</c><00:38:20.880><c> city.</c><00:38:21.420><c> In</c><00:38:21.619><c> fact,</c><00:38:22.179><c> they're</c><00:38:22.500><c> out</c> 00:38:22.679 --> 00:38:24.039 there<00:38:23.159><c> preaching.</c> 00:38:24.539 --> 00:38:26.159 And<00:38:24.639><c> verse</c><00:38:25.219><c> 26</c><00:38:25.880><c> says,</c> 00:38:26.639 --> 00:38:34.719 And<00:38:26.639><c> so</c><00:38:30.679><c> they</c><00:38:33.599><c> brought</c><00:38:33.840><c> them</c><00:38:34.039><c> without</c><00:38:34.380><c> violence.</c> 00:38:34.719 --> 00:38:36.840 They<00:38:35.519><c> brought</c><00:38:35.519><c> those</c><00:38:35.519><c> politicians</c><00:38:35.519><c> at</c><00:38:36.099><c> their</c><00:38:36.340><c> best,</c><00:38:36.760><c> right?</c> 00:38:36.920 --> 00:38:39.239 They<00:38:37.099><c> didn't</c><00:38:37.460><c> want</c><00:38:37.699><c> to</c><00:38:37.900><c> upset</c><00:38:38.199><c> the</c><00:38:38.460><c> voters.</c> 00:38:39.280 --> 00:38:42.800 If<00:38:39.440><c> it's</c><00:38:39.699><c> not</c><00:38:39.940><c> stones</c><00:38:40.380><c> that</c><00:38:40.820><c> they're</c><00:38:41.139><c> worried</c><00:38:41.239><c> about,</c><00:38:41.579><c> it's</c><00:38:42.000><c> sandwiches.</c> 00:38:43.000 --> 00:38:44.780 And<00:38:43.159><c> the</c><00:38:43.260><c> apostles</c><00:38:43.519><c> could</c><00:38:43.719><c> have</c><00:38:43.880><c> stirred</c><00:38:44.019><c> the</c><00:38:44.239><c> people</c><00:38:44.380><c> up.</c> 00:38:45.239 --> 00:38:46.099 They<00:38:45.579><c> seriously</c><00:38:45.860><c> could</c><00:38:46.019><c> have.</c> 00:38:46.139 --> 00:38:49.360 The<00:38:46.300><c> apostles</c><00:38:46.639><c> could</c><00:38:46.840><c> have</c><00:38:47.039><c> stirred</c><00:38:47.179><c> the</c><00:38:47.420><c> people</c><00:38:47.599><c> up</c><00:38:48.059><c> incredibly</c> 00:38:49.800 --> 00:38:52.039 before<00:38:50.280><c> the</c><00:38:50.760><c> leaders</c><00:38:51.039><c> of</c><00:38:51.260><c> the</c><00:38:51.440><c> people</c><00:38:51.579><c> had</c><00:38:51.800><c> come,</c> 00:38:52.199 --> 00:38:55.480 but<00:38:52.400><c> they</c><00:38:52.619><c> didn't</c><00:38:53.019><c> do</c><00:38:53.320><c> that</c><00:38:53.820><c> because</c><00:38:54.099><c> that</c><00:38:54.260><c> wasn't</c><00:38:54.480><c> the</c><00:38:54.679><c> purpose.</c> 00:38:55.500 --> 00:38:58.019 The<00:38:55.739><c> purpose</c><00:38:55.960><c> was</c><00:38:56.179><c> to</c><00:38:56.360><c> make</c><00:38:56.460><c> the</c><00:38:56.699><c> people</c><00:38:56.880><c> go,</c><00:38:57.400><c> wow.</c> 00:38:58.380 --> 00:39:01.699 And<00:38:58.579><c> that's</c><00:38:58.820><c> exactly</c><00:38:59.239><c> the</c><00:38:59.800><c> effect</c><00:39:00.119><c> that</c><00:39:00.519><c> it</c><00:39:00.699><c> did</c><00:39:00.900><c> have.</c> 00:39:03.340 --> 00:39:04.219 Verse<00:39:03.780><c> 27.</c> 00:39:04.219 --> 00:39:06.300 They<00:39:04.619><c> brought</c><00:39:04.880><c> them,</c><00:39:05.159><c> they</c><00:39:05.340><c> set</c><00:39:05.440><c> them</c><00:39:05.559><c> before</c><00:39:05.739><c> the</c><00:39:05.980><c> council,</c> 00:39:06.380 --> 00:39:07.559 and<00:39:06.559><c> the</c><00:39:06.639><c> high</c><00:39:06.820><c> priest</c><00:39:07.019><c> said</c><00:39:07.239><c> to</c><00:39:07.340><c> them,</c> 00:39:07.679 --> 00:39:09.760 I<00:39:07.840><c> want</c><00:39:07.940><c> you</c><00:39:08.079><c> to</c><00:39:08.300><c> understand</c><00:39:08.639><c> this</c><00:39:08.900><c> question.</c> 00:39:10.460 --> 00:39:12.320 Did<00:39:10.659><c> we</c><00:39:10.900><c> not</c><00:39:11.179><c> straightly</c><00:39:11.760><c> command</c><00:39:12.059><c> you,</c> 00:39:12.320 --> 00:39:14.860 so<00:39:12.659><c> didn't</c><00:39:12.880><c> we</c><00:39:13.079><c> just</c><00:39:13.300><c> tell</c><00:39:13.440><c> you</c><00:39:13.699><c> that</c><00:39:14.019><c> you</c><00:39:14.179><c> should</c><00:39:14.400><c> not</c><00:39:14.619><c> teach</c> 00:39:14.860 --> 00:39:15.519 in<00:39:15.019><c> this</c><00:39:15.199><c> name?</c> 00:39:16.019 --> 00:39:16.820 Question,<00:39:16.639><c> right?</c> 00:39:17.059 --> 00:39:20.000 Didn't<00:39:17.260><c> we</c><00:39:17.480><c> tell</c><00:39:17.659><c> you</c><00:39:18.119><c> that</c><00:39:18.719><c> you</c><00:39:18.880><c> should</c><00:39:19.000><c> stop</c><00:39:19.199><c> preaching?</c> 00:39:21.079 --> 00:39:22.219 Didn't<00:39:21.219><c> we</c><00:39:21.360><c> tell</c><00:39:21.440><c> you</c><00:39:21.519><c> that?</c> 00:39:22.260 --> 00:39:24.280 And<00:39:22.480><c> by</c><00:39:22.659><c> the</c><00:39:22.780><c> way,</c><00:39:23.300><c> didn't</c><00:39:23.480><c> we</c><00:39:23.679><c> also</c><00:39:23.920><c> tell</c><00:39:24.099><c> you,</c> 00:39:24.400 --> 00:39:27.159 and<00:39:25.039><c> you</c><00:39:25.440><c> have</c><00:39:25.739><c> filled</c><00:39:25.900><c> Jerusalem</c><00:39:26.360><c> with</c><00:39:26.559><c> your</c><00:39:26.800><c> doctrine</c> 00:39:27.159 --> 00:39:32.099 and<00:39:27.579><c> intend</c><00:39:27.960><c> to</c><00:39:28.179><c> bring</c><00:39:28.320><c> this</c><00:39:28.659><c> man's</c><00:39:29.400><c> blood</c><00:39:29.960><c> upon</c><00:39:30.679><c> us?</c> 00:39:33.280 --> 00:39:36.699 So<00:39:33.539><c> the</c><00:39:33.639><c> question</c><00:39:33.960><c> was,</c><00:39:35.099><c> the</c><00:39:35.320><c> question</c><00:39:35.559><c> was</c><00:39:35.699><c> pretty</c><00:39:35.880><c> simple,</c><00:39:36.679><c> right?</c> 00:39:37.199 --> 00:39:40.239 Didn't<00:39:37.420><c> we</c><00:39:37.679><c> tell</c><00:39:37.820><c> you</c><00:39:38.139><c> that</c><00:39:38.940><c> you</c><00:39:39.019><c> shouldn't</c><00:39:39.159><c> do</c><00:39:39.360><c> this?</c> 00:39:40.980 --> 00:39:42.539 Pretty<00:39:41.260><c> simple</c><00:39:41.460><c> question.</c> 00:39:43.139 --> 00:39:44.820 Nothing<00:39:43.380><c> too</c><00:39:43.760><c> hard</c><00:39:43.920><c> about</c><00:39:44.139><c> that</c><00:39:44.320><c> to</c><00:39:44.559><c> answer.</c> 00:39:45.039 --> 00:39:45.860 Quite<00:39:45.199><c> a</c><00:39:45.400><c> simple</c><00:39:45.519><c> question.</c> 00:39:45.900 --> 00:39:47.880 Didn't<00:39:46.079><c> we</c><00:39:46.340><c> tell</c><00:39:46.440><c> you</c><00:39:46.880><c> that</c><00:39:47.260><c> you</c><00:39:47.340><c> should</c><00:39:47.480><c> not</c><00:39:47.619><c> do</c><00:39:47.760><c> this?</c> 00:39:47.880 --> 00:39:49.519 How<00:39:48.039><c> does</c><00:39:48.199><c> Peter</c><00:39:48.400><c> answer</c><00:39:48.739><c> it?</c> 00:39:50.039 --> 00:39:51.099 How<00:39:50.199><c> does</c><00:39:50.380><c> Peter</c><00:39:50.559><c> answer</c><00:39:50.900><c> that?</c> 00:39:51.300 --> 00:39:52.679 He<00:39:51.480><c> doesn't</c><00:39:51.679><c> even</c><00:39:51.940><c> give</c><00:39:52.059><c> a</c><00:39:52.159><c> yes</c><00:39:52.280><c> or</c><00:39:52.480><c> no.</c> 00:39:52.679 --> 00:39:56.800 I<00:39:53.139><c> mean,</c><00:39:53.420><c> all</c><00:39:53.619><c> that</c><00:39:53.860><c> question</c><00:39:54.119><c> requires</c><00:39:54.699><c> is</c><00:39:55.159><c> a</c><00:39:55.340><c> yes</c><00:39:55.659><c> or</c><00:39:56.079><c> no.</c> 00:39:57.460 --> 00:40:00.139 Peter<00:39:57.659><c> doesn't</c><00:39:57.940><c> give</c><00:39:58.280><c> a</c><00:39:58.500><c> yes</c><00:39:58.659><c> or</c><00:39:58.860><c> no</c><00:39:59.360><c> at</c><00:39:59.659><c> all,</c><00:40:00.139><c> right?</c> 00:40:00.420 --> 00:40:01.940 Doesn't<00:40:00.699><c> give</c><00:40:00.920><c> a</c><00:40:01.059><c> yes</c><00:40:01.320><c> or</c><00:40:01.500><c> no</c><00:40:01.679><c> at</c><00:40:01.739><c> all.</c> 00:40:02.139 --> 00:40:04.380 In<00:40:02.260><c> fact,</c><00:40:02.440><c> he</c><00:40:02.599><c> launches</c><00:40:02.980><c> into</c><00:40:03.460><c> a</c><00:40:03.579><c> pretty</c><00:40:03.739><c> impressive,</c> 00:40:04.619 --> 00:40:06.920 but<00:40:04.780><c> very</c><00:40:05.019><c> brief</c><00:40:05.539><c> presentation</c><00:40:06.280><c> of</c><00:40:06.500><c> the</c><00:40:06.639><c> Gospel.</c> 00:40:07.039 --> 00:40:07.880 It's<00:40:07.159><c> probably</c><00:40:07.239><c> one</c><00:40:07.320><c> of</c><00:40:07.380><c> the</c><00:40:07.500><c> shortest,</c> 00:40:08.139 --> 00:40:11.599 but<00:40:08.340><c> probably</c><00:40:08.699><c> an</c><00:40:09.199><c> incredibly</c><00:40:09.559><c> profound</c><00:40:10.300><c> presentation</c><00:40:11.059><c> of</c> 00:40:11.599 --> 00:40:12.480 the<00:40:11.760><c> Gospel</c><00:40:12.059><c> message.</c> 00:40:12.800 --> 00:40:13.780 But<00:40:12.920><c> before</c><00:40:13.099><c> we</c><00:40:13.219><c> get</c><00:40:13.340><c> into</c><00:40:13.519><c> that,</c> 00:40:13.800 --> 00:40:15.500 I<00:40:13.880><c> want</c><00:40:14.019><c> you</c><00:40:14.179><c> to</c><00:40:14.400><c> note</c><00:40:14.719><c> the</c><00:40:15.039><c> compliment,</c> 00:40:15.940 --> 00:40:18.420 the<00:40:15.980><c> unintended</c><00:40:16.360><c> compliment</c><00:40:16.940><c> that</c><00:40:17.340><c> the</c><00:40:17.559><c> Apostles</c><00:40:17.940><c> received</c> 00:40:18.420 --> 00:40:19.280 in<00:40:18.639><c> verse</c><00:40:18.860><c> 28.</c> 00:40:19.280 --> 00:40:25.000 If<00:40:19.679><c> only</c><00:40:20.219><c> this</c><00:40:20.820><c> could</c><00:40:21.099><c> be</c><00:40:21.239><c> said</c><00:40:21.360><c> of</c><00:40:21.440><c> us,</c><00:40:22.260><c> of</c><00:40:23.760><c> our</c><00:40:24.059><c> preaching.</c> 00:40:25.159 --> 00:40:29.460 And<00:40:25.199><c> behold,</c><00:40:26.000><c> you</c><00:40:26.059><c> have</c><00:40:26.420><c> filled</c><00:40:26.820><c> Jerusalem</c><00:40:27.559><c> with</c><00:40:28.139><c> your</c><00:40:28.519><c> doctrine.</c> 00:40:29.780 --> 00:40:32.099 Pretty<00:40:30.079><c> honorable</c><00:40:30.480><c> tribute</c><00:40:30.900><c> to</c><00:40:31.260><c> the</c><00:40:31.380><c> work</c><00:40:31.500><c> of</c><00:40:31.619><c> the</c><00:40:31.739><c> Apostles,</c> 00:40:32.159 --> 00:40:33.119 isn't<00:40:32.280><c> it?</c> 00:40:33.159 --> 00:40:34.199 For<00:40:33.340><c> the</c><00:40:33.500><c> leaders</c><00:40:33.679><c> of</c><00:40:33.840><c> the</c><00:40:33.980><c> people,</c> 00:40:34.260 --> 00:40:37.320 for<00:40:34.420><c> your</c><00:40:34.659><c> opposition</c><00:40:35.199><c> to</c><00:40:35.699><c> actually</c><00:40:35.960><c> come</c><00:40:36.199><c> out</c><00:40:36.360><c> publicly</c><00:40:36.760><c> and</c><00:40:37.079><c> say,</c> 00:40:37.579 --> 00:40:38.579 you<00:40:37.619><c> have</c><00:40:37.800><c> been</c><00:40:37.880><c> very</c><00:40:38.099><c> successful.</c> 00:40:39.039 --> 00:40:41.800 You've<00:40:39.219><c> actually</c><00:40:39.460><c> filled</c><00:40:39.619><c> the</c><00:40:39.800><c> whole</c><00:40:40.019><c> city</c><00:40:40.440><c> with</c><00:40:41.199><c> your</c><00:40:41.539><c> city,</c> 00:40:42.079 --> 00:40:42.980 with<00:40:42.380><c> your</c><00:40:42.619><c> message.</c> 00:40:43.119 --> 00:40:45.760 That's<00:40:43.539><c> a</c><00:40:43.920><c> pretty</c><00:40:44.519><c> impressive</c><00:40:45.320><c> tribute.</c> 00:40:45.760 --> 00:40:49.539 But<00:40:46.579><c> then</c><00:40:46.760><c> it</c><00:40:46.920><c> says</c><00:40:47.260><c> that</c><00:40:47.639><c> you</c><00:40:47.780><c> intend</c><00:40:48.320><c> to</c><00:40:48.599><c> bring</c><00:40:48.780><c> this</c><00:40:49.059><c> man's</c><00:40:49.440><c> blood.</c> 00:40:50.000 --> 00:40:52.440 Do<00:40:50.159><c> you</c><00:40:50.239><c> know,</c><00:40:51.300><c> there's</c><00:40:51.599><c> a</c><00:40:51.679><c> real</c><00:40:51.820><c> issue</c><00:40:52.000><c> with</c><00:40:52.179><c> that.</c> 00:40:52.679 --> 00:40:54.099 They'd<00:40:52.960><c> asked</c><00:40:53.079><c> for</c><00:40:53.219><c> that.</c> 00:40:55.119 --> 00:40:59.260 These<00:40:55.340><c> very</c><00:40:55.659><c> people</c><00:40:56.260><c> had</c><00:40:56.679><c> asked</c><00:40:57.340><c> at</c><00:40:58.059><c> the</c><00:40:58.239><c> crucifixion</c><00:40:58.739><c> of</c><00:40:58.860><c> Jesus</c> 00:40:59.260 --> 00:41:01.739 and<00:40:59.460><c> at</c><00:40:59.599><c> the</c><00:40:59.760><c> trial</c><00:40:59.880><c> of</c><00:41:00.000><c> Jesus,</c><00:41:00.360><c> they</c><00:41:00.519><c> had</c><00:41:00.780><c> said,</c> 00:41:01.780 --> 00:41:05.719 this<00:41:01.840><c> man's</c><00:41:02.260><c> blood,</c><00:41:02.579><c> let</c><00:41:02.840><c> this</c><00:41:03.099><c> man's</c><00:41:03.460><c> blood</c><00:41:03.820><c> be</c><00:41:04.320><c> on</c><00:41:04.659><c> our</c><00:41:05.019><c> head.</c> 00:41:06.260 --> 00:41:07.579 But<00:41:06.599><c> now</c><00:41:06.780><c> they</c><00:41:06.860><c> don't</c><00:41:07.019><c> want</c><00:41:07.099><c> it.</c> 00:41:08.059 --> 00:41:09.039 They'd<00:41:08.500><c> called</c><00:41:08.639><c> for</c><00:41:08.860><c> it.</c> 00:41:09.199 --> 00:41:11.219 These<00:41:09.519><c> very</c><00:41:09.840><c> people</c><00:41:10.119><c> had</c><00:41:10.320><c> called</c><00:41:10.559><c> for</c><00:41:10.739><c> it</c><00:41:10.860><c> and</c><00:41:10.880><c> said,</c> 00:41:11.420 --> 00:41:12.760 his<00:41:11.699><c> blood</c><00:41:12.059><c> be</c><00:41:12.260><c> on</c><00:41:12.440><c> our</c><00:41:12.639><c> heads.</c> 00:41:12.840 --> 00:41:13.760 His<00:41:13.099><c> blood</c><00:41:13.340><c> be</c><00:41:13.500><c> on</c><00:41:13.579><c> our</c><00:41:13.679><c> heads.</c> 00:41:13.880 --> 00:41:15.199 They're<00:41:14.199><c> screaming</c><00:41:14.539><c> it</c><00:41:14.760><c> out,</c><00:41:14.940><c> right?</c> 00:41:15.199 --> 00:41:16.980 And<00:41:15.480><c> now</c><00:41:15.699><c> they're</c><00:41:15.840><c> saying,</c><00:41:16.300><c> we</c><00:41:16.380><c> don't</c><00:41:16.579><c> want</c><00:41:16.739><c> it.</c> 00:41:17.179 --> 00:41:19.320 Now<00:41:17.460><c> you're</c><00:41:17.760><c> trying</c><00:41:18.199><c> to</c><00:41:18.719><c> blame</c><00:41:18.900><c> us.</c> 00:41:19.539 --> 00:41:22.099 You're<00:41:19.780><c> trying</c><00:41:19.900><c> to</c><00:41:20.039><c> blame</c><00:41:20.219><c> me</c><00:41:20.760><c> for</c><00:41:21.059><c> crucifying</c><00:41:21.559><c> the</c><00:41:21.739><c> Messiah</c> 00:41:22.099 --> 00:41:24.320 and<00:41:22.519><c> you're</c><00:41:22.719><c> trying</c><00:41:22.860><c> to</c><00:41:23.300><c> put</c><00:41:23.559><c> his</c><00:41:23.780><c> blood</c><00:41:23.940><c> on</c><00:41:24.099><c> our</c><00:41:24.199><c> heads.</c> 00:41:24.360 --> 00:41:25.079 I<00:41:24.519><c> don't</c><00:41:24.679><c> want</c><00:41:24.840><c> that.</c> 00:41:25.219 --> 00:41:26.440 You<00:41:25.400><c> can't</c><00:41:25.639><c> do</c><00:41:25.860><c> that.</c> 00:41:26.920 --> 00:41:27.900 Hang<00:41:26.960><c> on,</c><00:41:27.079><c> you</c><00:41:27.239><c> asked</c><00:41:27.400><c> for</c><00:41:27.599><c> it.</c> 00:41:27.980 --> 00:41:29.340 You're<00:41:28.159><c> just</c><00:41:28.300><c> getting</c><00:41:28.500><c> it.</c> 00:41:29.380 --> 00:41:31.179 You<00:41:29.619><c> asked</c><00:41:29.800><c> for</c><00:41:29.960><c> it</c><00:41:30.059><c> and</c><00:41:30.119><c> you're</c><00:41:30.300><c> getting</c><00:41:30.400><c> exactly</c><00:41:30.820><c> what</c><00:41:30.980><c> you</c> 00:41:31.179 --> 00:41:32.139 asked<00:41:31.340><c> for.</c> 00:41:32.960 --> 00:41:34.719 I<00:41:33.000><c> think</c><00:41:33.119><c> it's</c><00:41:33.300><c> highly</c><00:41:33.480><c> interesting,</c><00:41:34.039><c> brothers</c><00:41:34.119><c> and</c><00:41:34.320><c> sisters,</c> 00:41:34.960 --> 00:41:40.659 that<00:41:35.119><c> these</c><00:41:35.280><c> people</c><00:41:35.920><c> cannot</c><00:41:36.340><c> even</c><00:41:37.059><c> see</c><00:41:37.880><c> their</c><00:41:38.480><c> own</c><00:41:39.460><c> stuff</c><00:41:39.840><c>-ups.</c> 00:41:41.039 --> 00:41:45.440 Cannot<00:41:41.480><c> even</c><00:41:41.900><c> see</c><00:41:42.360><c> their</c><00:41:42.800><c> own</c><00:41:43.440><c> massive</c><00:41:44.320><c> failures.</c> 00:41:45.579 --> 00:41:49.119 They<00:41:45.659><c> had</c><00:41:45.880><c> asked</c><00:41:46.099><c> for</c><00:41:46.320><c> it</c><00:41:46.719><c> and</c><00:41:47.019><c> now</c><00:41:47.500><c> they're</c><00:41:48.079><c> getting</c><00:41:48.300><c> it.</c> 00:41:49.920 --> 00:41:51.500 Well,<00:41:50.460><c> the</c><00:41:50.559><c> question</c><00:41:50.760><c> was</c><00:41:50.960><c> pretty</c><00:41:51.159><c> simple.</c> 00:41:51.639 --> 00:41:53.000 Didn't<00:41:51.780><c> we</c><00:41:52.019><c> tell</c><00:41:52.139><c> you</c><00:41:52.239><c> that</c><00:41:52.380><c> you</c><00:41:52.519><c> couldn't?</c> 00:41:53.219 --> 00:41:55.420 It's<00:41:53.360><c> a</c><00:41:53.420><c> yes</c><00:41:53.579><c> or</c><00:41:53.719><c> no</c><00:41:53.860><c> answer</c><00:41:54.239><c> but</c><00:41:54.420><c> Peter</c><00:41:54.679><c> didn't</c><00:41:54.920><c> do</c><00:41:55.139><c> that</c> 00:41:55.420 --> 00:41:57.199 and<00:41:55.719><c> he</c><00:41:55.880><c> goes</c><00:41:56.039><c> into</c><00:41:56.239><c> this</c><00:41:56.420><c> little</c><00:41:56.699><c> masterpiece.</c> 00:41:57.679 --> 00:42:00.239 We<00:41:57.699><c> ought</c><00:41:57.940><c> to</c><00:41:58.139><c> obey</c><00:41:58.360><c> God,</c><00:41:58.699><c> verse</c><00:41:58.900><c> 29,</c><00:41:59.440><c> rather</c><00:41:59.719><c> than</c><00:41:59.960><c> men.</c> 00:42:00.599 --> 00:42:02.519 The<00:42:00.659><c> God</c><00:42:00.820><c> of</c><00:42:00.880><c> our</c><00:42:01.119><c> fathers</c><00:42:01.400><c> raised</c><00:42:01.699><c> up</c><00:42:01.920><c> Jesus,</c> 00:42:02.699 --> 00:42:04.219 whom<00:42:02.820><c> you</c><00:42:03.099><c> slew</c><00:42:03.340><c> and</c><00:42:03.539><c> hanged</c><00:42:03.699><c> on</c><00:42:03.840><c> a</c><00:42:04.039><c> tree.</c> 00:42:04.559 --> 00:42:07.659 God<00:42:04.760><c> exalted</c><00:42:05.179><c> with</c><00:42:05.400><c> his</c><00:42:05.579><c> right</c><00:42:05.840><c> hand</c><00:42:06.039><c> to</c><00:42:06.179><c> be</c><00:42:06.340><c> a</c><00:42:06.500><c> prince</c><00:42:06.780><c> and</c><00:42:07.019><c> a</c><00:42:07.219><c> saviour,</c> 00:42:07.800 --> 00:42:09.360 exactly<00:42:08.159><c> as</c><00:42:08.400><c> David</c><00:42:08.679><c> said</c><00:42:08.880><c> would</c><00:42:09.059><c> happen,</c> 00:42:09.360 --> 00:42:14.219 to<00:42:09.840><c> give</c><00:42:10.059><c> repentance</c><00:42:10.579><c> to</c><00:42:10.800><c> Israel</c><00:42:11.260><c> and</c><00:42:11.739><c> forgiveness</c><00:42:12.239><c> of</c><00:42:13.260><c> sins.</c> 00:42:14.300 --> 00:42:16.079 And<00:42:14.380><c> look,</c><00:42:14.699><c> we're</c><00:42:14.900><c> the</c><00:42:15.019><c> ones</c><00:42:15.239><c> who</c><00:42:15.440><c> walked</c><00:42:15.639><c> with</c><00:42:15.820><c> him.</c> 00:42:16.219 --> 00:42:16.920 We<00:42:16.380><c> saw</c><00:42:16.599><c> him.</c> 00:42:16.940 --> 00:42:17.539 We<00:42:17.159><c> talked.</c> 00:42:17.780 --> 00:42:18.599 We<00:42:17.940><c> ate</c><00:42:18.139><c> with</c><00:42:18.340><c> him.</c> 00:42:18.780 --> 00:42:19.739 We<00:42:18.980><c> relaxed</c><00:42:19.300><c> with</c><00:42:19.500><c> him.</c> 00:42:20.019 --> 00:42:20.619 We're<00:42:20.179><c> witnesses.</c> 00:42:20.920 --> 00:42:21.699 We've<00:42:21.119><c> seen</c><00:42:21.320><c> it</c><00:42:21.519><c> all.</c> 00:42:22.099 --> 00:42:26.059 And<00:42:22.239><c> it's</c><00:42:22.539><c> our</c><00:42:23.659><c> duty</c><00:42:23.960><c> and</c><00:42:24.460><c> it's</c><00:42:24.659><c> our</c><00:42:24.820><c> job</c><00:42:25.179><c> to</c><00:42:25.480><c> go</c><00:42:25.659><c> out</c><00:42:25.840><c> there</c> 00:42:26.059 --> 00:42:28.260 and<00:42:26.239><c> to</c><00:42:26.500><c> share</c><00:42:26.800><c> that</c><00:42:27.179><c> message</c><00:42:27.619><c> with</c><00:42:27.900><c> others.</c> 00:42:28.619 --> 00:42:30.579 And<00:42:28.780><c> that's</c><00:42:29.000><c> exactly</c><00:42:29.360><c> what</c><00:42:29.739><c> we're</c><00:42:29.960><c> going</c><00:42:30.099><c> to</c><00:42:30.300><c> do.</c> 00:42:30.800 --> 00:42:31.400 We'll<00:42:31.079><c> do</c><00:42:31.260><c> that.</c> 00:42:31.519 --> 00:42:32.539 You're<00:42:31.659><c> not</c><00:42:31.760><c> going</c><00:42:31.900><c> to</c><00:42:32.000><c> stop</c><00:42:32.119><c> us.</c> 00:42:32.940 --> 00:42:37.519 And<00:42:33.119><c> it</c><00:42:33.280><c> says</c><00:42:33.659><c> in</c><00:42:34.039><c> verse</c><00:42:34.300><c> 33</c><00:42:34.880><c> that</c><00:42:35.300><c> when</c><00:42:35.699><c> they</c><00:42:36.019><c> heard</c><00:42:36.500><c> that.</c> 00:42:37.800 --> 00:42:38.800 When<00:42:38.059><c> they</c><00:42:38.260><c> heard</c><00:42:38.440><c> what?</c> 00:42:38.800 --> 00:42:42.159 When<00:42:39.360><c> they</c><00:42:39.599><c> heard</c><00:42:40.000><c> that</c><00:42:40.460><c> the</c><00:42:40.619><c> apostles</c><00:42:40.920><c> were</c><00:42:41.179><c> charging</c><00:42:41.519><c> them</c> 00:42:42.159 --> 00:42:45.119 and<00:42:42.519><c> that</c><00:42:43.039><c> they</c><00:42:43.239><c> were</c><00:42:43.420><c> guilty</c><00:42:43.739><c> of</c><00:42:43.920><c> murder</c><00:42:44.420><c> and</c><00:42:44.760><c> of</c><00:42:44.940><c> killing</c> 00:42:45.119 --> 00:42:45.659 the<00:42:45.300><c> Messiah,</c> 00:42:46.099 --> 00:42:48.280 they<00:42:46.340><c> were</c><00:42:46.760><c> infuriated</c><00:42:47.559><c> at</c><00:42:47.719><c> themselves.</c> 00:42:48.320 --> 00:42:49.300 No. 00:42:49.539 --> 00:42:51.440 No,<00:42:49.679><c> they're</c><00:42:49.840><c> not</c><00:42:50.019><c> infuriated</c><00:42:50.599><c> at</c><00:42:50.760><c> the</c><00:42:50.900><c> fact</c><00:42:51.039><c> that</c><00:42:51.199><c> they've</c> 00:42:51.440 --> 00:42:52.619 killed<00:42:51.559><c> the</c><00:42:51.780><c> Messiah.</c> 00:42:52.679 --> 00:42:56.139 They're<00:42:53.039><c> infuriated</c><00:42:54.139><c> at</c><00:42:54.760><c> the</c><00:42:55.159><c> church.</c> 00:42:56.280 --> 00:43:00.099 And<00:42:56.420><c> I</c><00:42:56.460><c> don't</c><00:42:56.579><c> know</c><00:42:56.659><c> if</c><00:42:56.800><c> any</c><00:42:56.880><c> of</c><00:42:57.000><c> you</c><00:42:57.099><c> have</c><00:42:57.179><c> heard</c><00:42:57.440><c> of</c><00:42:57.559><c> a</c><00:42:57.679><c> guy</c><00:42:57.860><c> called</c><00:42:58.159><c> Thomas</c><00:42:58.639><c> C.</c><00:42:59.179><c> Halliburton.</c> 00:43:00.659 --> 00:43:03.420 Thomas<00:43:00.920><c> C.</c><00:43:01.260><c> Halliburton</c><00:43:01.739><c> said</c><00:43:01.960><c> this,</c><00:43:02.260><c> and</c><00:43:02.440><c> it's</c><00:43:02.619><c> a</c><00:43:02.719><c> quote</c><00:43:02.840><c> that</c><00:43:03.039><c> I</c><00:43:03.219><c> love.</c> 00:43:03.780 --> 00:43:06.940 When<00:43:03.900><c> a</c><00:43:04.079><c> man</c><00:43:04.199><c> is</c><00:43:04.420><c> wrong</c><00:43:04.760><c> and</c><00:43:05.360><c> won't</c><00:43:05.619><c> admit</c><00:43:05.840><c> it,</c><00:43:06.400><c> he</c><00:43:06.639><c> usually</c> 00:43:06.940 --> 00:43:08.059 gets<00:43:07.199><c> angry.</c> 00:43:08.340 --> 00:43:11.139 And<00:43:08.739><c> funnily</c><00:43:09.079><c> enough,</c><00:43:09.780><c> that's</c><00:43:09.920><c> exactly</c><00:43:10.260><c> what's</c><00:43:10.500><c> happened</c><00:43:10.659><c> here.</c> 00:43:11.539 --> 00:43:14.380 When<00:43:11.659><c> a</c><00:43:11.780><c> man</c><00:43:11.920><c> is</c><00:43:12.099><c> wrong</c><00:43:12.500><c> and</c><00:43:12.800><c> won't</c><00:43:13.059><c> admit</c><00:43:13.340><c> it,</c><00:43:13.679><c> he</c><00:43:13.900><c> usually</c> 00:43:14.380 --> 00:43:15.360 gets<00:43:15.000><c> angry.</c> 00:43:15.619 --> 00:43:19.800 And<00:43:15.619><c> so</c><00:43:15.840><c> verse</c><00:43:16.159><c> 33</c><00:43:16.579><c> says</c><00:43:17.039><c> they</c><00:43:17.460><c> took</c><00:43:17.679><c> counsel</c><00:43:18.139><c> to</c><00:43:18.579><c> kill</c><00:43:18.760><c> him.</c> 00:43:20.500 --> 00:43:22.360 They're<00:43:20.659><c> out</c><00:43:20.860><c> there</c><00:43:21.059><c> saying</c><00:43:21.260><c> that</c><00:43:21.400><c> we're</c><00:43:21.579><c> responsible</c><00:43:22.139><c> for</c> 00:43:22.360 --> 00:43:23.219 the<00:43:22.500><c> death</c><00:43:22.619><c> of</c><00:43:22.800><c> the</c><00:43:22.860><c> Messiah</c> 00:43:23.219 --> 00:43:25.099 and<00:43:23.699><c> trying</c><00:43:23.900><c> to</c><00:43:24.039><c> bring</c><00:43:24.119><c> his</c><00:43:24.380><c> blood</c><00:43:24.559><c> on</c><00:43:24.719><c> our</c><00:43:24.900><c> head.</c> 00:43:25.260 --> 00:43:27.900 Despite<00:43:25.579><c> the</c><00:43:25.780><c> fact</c><00:43:25.900><c> that</c><00:43:26.039><c> we</c><00:43:26.199><c> asked</c><00:43:26.380><c> for</c><00:43:26.539><c> it,</c><00:43:26.880><c> we</c><00:43:27.039><c> don't</c><00:43:27.199><c> like</c><00:43:27.420><c> that.</c> 00:43:28.340 --> 00:43:29.519 And<00:43:28.739><c> we're</c><00:43:28.940><c> going</c><00:43:29.000><c> to</c><00:43:29.079><c> get</c><00:43:29.219><c> angry.</c> 00:43:29.599 --> 00:43:31.400 And<00:43:29.780><c> in</c><00:43:29.900><c> fact,</c><00:43:30.099><c> we</c><00:43:30.179><c> want</c><00:43:30.340><c> to</c><00:43:30.480><c> kill</c><00:43:30.599><c> him.</c> 00:43:31.440 --> 00:43:33.019 We're<00:43:31.659><c> going</c><00:43:31.719><c> to</c><00:43:31.840><c> take</c><00:43:31.960><c> advice</c><00:43:32.380><c> to</c><00:43:32.679><c> kill</c><00:43:32.860><c> him.</c> 00:43:33.019 --> 00:43:38.059 Verse<00:43:33.360><c> 34</c><00:43:34.059><c> down</c><00:43:34.599><c> to</c><00:43:34.840><c> probably</c><00:43:35.059><c> verse</c><00:43:35.340><c> 39</c><00:43:36.059><c> tells</c><00:43:37.139><c> us</c><00:43:37.619><c> that</c><00:43:37.840><c> they</c> 00:43:38.059 --> 00:43:40.199 started<00:43:38.440><c> seeking</c><00:43:38.980><c> some</c><00:43:39.380><c> sort</c><00:43:39.619><c> of</c><00:43:39.760><c> advice.</c> 00:43:40.659 --> 00:43:43.139 And<00:43:40.719><c> the</c><00:43:40.860><c> first</c><00:43:41.039><c> person</c><00:43:41.320><c> to</c><00:43:41.519><c> stand</c><00:43:41.699><c> up</c><00:43:41.860><c> to</c><00:43:41.960><c> give</c><00:43:42.119><c> them</c><00:43:42.320><c> some</c><00:43:42.500><c> sort</c><00:43:42.659><c> of</c><00:43:42.800><c> advice</c> 00:43:43.139 --> 00:43:47.380 was<00:43:43.719><c> the</c><00:43:44.000><c> undisputed</c><00:43:44.760><c> leader</c><00:43:45.179><c> of</c><00:43:45.619><c> the</c><00:43:45.820><c> Pharisees,</c><00:43:46.900><c> Gamaliel.</c> 00:43:47.800 --> 00:43:50.820 He<00:43:48.000><c> was</c><00:43:48.579><c> a</c><00:43:49.559><c> bit</c><00:43:49.699><c> of</c><00:43:49.860><c> a</c><00:43:49.940><c> legend</c><00:43:50.159><c> in</c><00:43:50.360><c> his</c><00:43:50.579><c> time.</c> 00:43:51.199 --> 00:43:53.699 People<00:43:51.460><c> had</c><00:43:51.679><c> a</c><00:43:51.840><c> huge</c><00:43:51.980><c> amount</c><00:43:52.239><c> of</c><00:43:52.400><c> respect</c><00:43:52.880><c> for</c><00:43:53.260><c> Gamaliel.</c> 00:43:53.760 --> 00:43:57.280 He<00:43:53.860><c> was</c><00:43:54.059><c> the</c><00:43:54.280><c> grandson</c><00:43:54.659><c> of</c><00:43:55.000><c> Halel,</c><00:43:55.519><c> which</c><00:43:55.719><c> was</c><00:43:56.239><c> one</c><00:43:56.400><c> of</c><00:43:56.619><c> the</c> 00:43:57.280 --> 00:43:57.840 leading<00:43:57.539><c> likes</c> 00:43:57.840 --> 00:44:01.659 and<00:43:57.980><c> one</c><00:43:58.079><c> of</c><00:43:58.219><c> the</c><00:43:58.300><c> founders</c><00:43:58.719><c> of</c><00:43:59.519><c> the</c><00:44:00.739><c> Pharisees</c><00:44:01.280><c> in</c><00:44:01.420><c> the</c><00:44:01.519><c> New</c> 00:44:01.659 --> 00:44:02.519 Testament<00:44:02.039><c> times.</c> 00:44:02.519 --> 00:44:07.559 He<00:44:03.199><c> was</c><00:44:03.420><c> a</c><00:44:03.579><c> leader</c><00:44:03.880><c> of</c><00:44:04.300><c> the</c><00:44:04.440><c> most</c><00:44:04.780><c> influential</c><00:44:05.360><c> of</c><00:44:05.960><c> the</c><00:44:06.159><c> two</c><00:44:06.320><c> rabbinical</c><00:44:06.820><c> schools</c><00:44:07.260><c> in</c> 00:44:07.559 --> 00:44:08.739 Jerusalem<00:44:08.000><c> at</c><00:44:08.300><c> the</c><00:44:08.440><c> time.</c> 00:44:08.880 --> 00:44:10.139 He<00:44:09.079><c> really</c><00:44:09.400><c> valued</c><00:44:09.659><c> tradition.</c> 00:44:10.500 --> 00:44:13.539 He<00:44:10.679><c> was</c><00:44:10.920><c> honored</c><00:44:11.260><c> and</c><00:44:11.739><c> revered</c><00:44:12.039><c> by</c><00:44:12.360><c> everybody</c><00:44:12.860><c> in</c><00:44:13.179><c> Jerusalem.</c> 00:44:13.760 --> 00:44:17.099 And<00:44:13.880><c> his</c><00:44:14.039><c> advice</c><00:44:14.559><c> was</c><00:44:15.260><c> pretty</c><00:44:15.719><c> well</c><00:44:16.099><c> respected.</c> 00:44:17.119 --> 00:44:20.300 So<00:44:17.340><c> he</c><00:44:17.519><c> stepped</c><00:44:17.739><c> forward</c><00:44:18.219><c> and</c><00:44:18.699><c> he</c><00:44:18.900><c> actually</c><00:44:19.219><c> requested</c><00:44:19.780><c> a</c> 00:44:20.300 --> 00:44:21.420 closed<00:44:20.539><c> court.</c> 00:44:22.840 --> 00:44:24.239 This<00:44:23.039><c> is</c><00:44:23.139><c> just</c><00:44:23.320><c> for</c><00:44:23.420><c> us</c><00:44:23.599><c> to</c><00:44:23.780><c> talk</c><00:44:23.940><c> about.</c> 00:44:24.599 --> 00:44:27.400 This<00:44:24.800><c> is</c><00:44:24.960><c> just</c><00:44:25.099><c> something</c><00:44:25.420><c> that</c><00:44:25.840><c> we're</c><00:44:26.139><c> going</c><00:44:26.219><c> to</c><00:44:26.440><c> talk</c><00:44:26.579><c> about</c><00:44:26.840><c> ourselves.</c> 00:44:27.400 --> 00:44:33.039 And<00:44:27.900><c> he</c><00:44:28.059><c> makes</c><00:44:28.860><c> a</c><00:44:30.039><c> plea</c><00:44:30.280><c> for</c><00:44:30.739><c> restraint</c><00:44:31.260><c> and</c><00:44:32.119><c> caution.</c> 00:44:33.500 --> 00:44:36.119 It's<00:44:33.579><c> a</c><00:44:33.639><c> pretty</c><00:44:33.780><c> remarkable</c><00:44:34.280><c> piece</c><00:44:34.679><c> of</c><00:44:35.039><c> advocacy</c><00:44:35.420><c> really.</c> 00:44:36.420 --> 00:44:40.239 It's<00:44:36.539><c> this</c><00:44:36.739><c> speech</c><00:44:36.980><c> by</c><00:44:37.239><c> Gamaliel</c><00:44:37.780><c> which</c><00:44:38.500><c> made</c><00:44:39.239><c> him</c><00:44:39.579><c> known</c><00:44:39.900><c> as</c> 00:44:40.239 --> 00:44:45.000 a<00:44:40.500><c> sympathizer</c><00:44:41.239><c> of</c><00:44:42.019><c> the</c><00:44:42.280><c> Jews</c><00:44:42.639><c> and</c><00:44:43.559><c> the</c><00:44:43.920><c> apostles</c><00:44:44.340><c> as</c><00:44:44.760><c> well.</c> 00:44:45.500 --> 00:44:48.840 And<00:44:45.500><c> the</c><00:44:45.820><c> summary</c><00:44:46.159><c> of</c><00:44:46.380><c> his</c><00:44:46.599><c> point</c><00:44:47.119><c> is</c><00:44:47.800><c> as</c><00:44:48.000><c> follows.</c> 00:44:49.219 --> 00:44:52.019 This<00:44:49.380><c> is</c><00:44:49.699><c> a</c><00:44:49.780><c> summary</c><00:44:50.219><c> of</c><00:44:50.679><c> what</c><00:44:50.880><c> he</c><00:44:51.059><c> was</c><00:44:51.260><c> saying.</c> 00:44:52.340 --> 00:44:59.380 Any<00:44:52.840><c> movement</c><00:44:53.340><c> that</c><00:44:53.960><c> has</c><00:44:54.280><c> human</c><00:44:54.599><c> origins</c><00:44:55.179><c> will</c><00:44:56.280><c> die</c><00:44:56.539><c> out</c><00:44:57.920><c> eventually.</c> 00:44:59.800 --> 00:45:02.800 When<00:44:59.940><c> the</c><00:45:00.159><c> leader</c><00:45:00.320><c> dies,</c><00:45:01.880><c> it</c><00:45:02.019><c> will</c><00:45:02.239><c> die</c><00:45:02.460><c> out.</c> 00:45:03.000 --> 00:45:06.500 The<00:45:03.159><c> love</c><00:45:03.300><c> will</c><00:45:03.519><c> wax</c><00:45:03.760><c> cold,</c><00:45:04.400><c> people</c><00:45:04.659><c> will</c><00:45:04.880><c> be</c><00:45:04.920><c> less</c><00:45:05.159><c> passionate,</c><00:45:06.300><c> and</c><00:45:06.400><c> it</c> 00:45:06.500 --> 00:45:07.380 will<00:45:06.699><c> die.</c> 00:45:07.820 --> 00:45:13.059 But<00:45:08.320><c> on</c><00:45:08.480><c> the</c><00:45:08.559><c> other</c><00:45:08.739><c> hand,</c><00:45:09.500><c> if</c><00:45:09.599><c> this</c><00:45:09.860><c> isn't</c><00:45:11.559><c> of</c><00:45:11.820><c> human</c><00:45:12.059><c> origin,</c> 00:45:14.599 --> 00:45:16.139 then<00:45:14.780><c> we</c><00:45:14.920><c> don't</c><00:45:15.039><c> want</c><00:45:15.139><c> to</c><00:45:15.219><c> fight</c><00:45:15.360><c> against</c><00:45:15.719><c> it.</c> 00:45:16.340 --> 00:45:18.880 We<00:45:16.659><c> don't</c><00:45:16.840><c> want</c><00:45:16.960><c> to</c><00:45:17.079><c> be</c><00:45:17.179><c> in</c><00:45:17.300><c> opposition</c><00:45:17.780><c> to</c><00:45:18.000><c> something</c><00:45:18.400><c> that</c> 00:45:18.880 --> 00:45:20.920 is<00:45:19.119><c> not</c><00:45:19.440><c> of</c><00:45:19.719><c> human</c><00:45:20.019><c> origin.</c> 00:45:20.940 --> 00:45:23.199 Jesus<00:45:21.420><c> of</c><00:45:21.579><c> Nazareth</c><00:45:21.960><c> died</c><00:45:22.239><c> months</c><00:45:22.519><c> ago.</c> 00:45:23.699 --> 00:45:26.719 It's<00:45:24.119><c> not</c><00:45:24.300><c> going</c><00:45:24.440><c> to</c><00:45:24.539><c> be</c><00:45:24.699><c> long</c><00:45:25.179><c> until</c><00:45:25.679><c> these</c><00:45:26.000><c> people's</c><00:45:26.519><c> love</c> 00:45:26.719 --> 00:45:28.119 waxes<00:45:27.280><c> cold,</c> 00:45:28.380 --> 00:45:31.940 and<00:45:28.400><c> they</c><00:45:28.599><c> lose</c><00:45:28.760><c> passion</c><00:45:29.219><c> and</c><00:45:29.559><c> lose</c><00:45:29.760><c> interest</c><00:45:30.300><c> if</c><00:45:31.119><c> this</c><00:45:31.360><c> is</c><00:45:31.500><c> actually</c><00:45:31.760><c> of</c> 00:45:31.940 --> 00:45:33.019 human<00:45:32.119><c> origin.</c> 00:45:33.320 --> 00:45:36.579 So<00:45:33.519><c> boys,</c><00:45:33.980><c> just</c><00:45:34.159><c> chill</c><00:45:34.360><c> out,</c><00:45:35.260><c> just</c><00:45:35.480><c> relax,</c><00:45:36.119><c> just</c><00:45:36.300><c> give</c><00:45:36.400><c> them</c> 00:45:36.579 --> 00:45:38.619 time,<00:45:37.500><c> and</c><00:45:37.599><c> just</c><00:45:37.719><c> watch.</c> 00:45:38.860 --> 00:45:42.400 If<00:45:39.059><c> this</c><00:45:39.260><c> is</c><00:45:39.420><c> of</c><00:45:39.559><c> human</c><00:45:39.760><c> origin,</c><00:45:41.159><c> it</c><00:45:41.519><c> will</c><00:45:41.639><c> fade.</c> 00:45:42.420 --> 00:45:45.360 It<00:45:42.579><c> will</c><00:45:42.659><c> be</c><00:45:42.800><c> a</c><00:45:42.920><c> fad,</c><00:45:43.380><c> and</c><00:45:43.460><c> it</c><00:45:43.500><c> will</c><00:45:43.639><c> come,</c><00:45:44.199><c> and</c><00:45:44.280><c> it</c><00:45:44.320><c> will</c><00:45:44.500><c> go.</c> 00:45:45.380 --> 00:45:49.699 That<00:45:45.659><c> is</c><00:45:45.920><c> the</c><00:45:46.039><c> message</c><00:45:46.840><c> of</c><00:45:49.179><c> Gamaliel.</c> 00:45:49.699 --> 00:45:55.900 Then<00:45:50.280><c> verse</c><00:45:50.539><c> 36,</c><00:45:52.400><c> he</c><00:45:52.400><c> mentions</c><00:45:52.860><c> a</c><00:45:53.019><c> case</c><00:45:53.480><c> of</c><00:45:53.940><c> a</c><00:45:53.940><c> man</c><00:45:54.219><c> called</c><00:45:54.619><c> Thudus.</c> 00:45:56.260 --> 00:45:59.119 So<00:45:56.340><c> before</c><00:45:56.619><c> these</c><00:45:56.900><c> days,</c><00:45:57.480><c> he</c><00:45:57.599><c> basically</c><00:45:58.099><c> resorts</c><00:45:58.380><c> to</c><00:45:58.659><c> priest</c><00:45:58.900><c> days.</c> 00:45:59.179 --> 00:46:02.099 A<00:45:59.199><c> man</c><00:45:59.460><c> named</c><00:45:59.679><c> Thudus,</c><00:46:00.400><c> we</c><00:46:00.599><c> don't</c><00:46:00.780><c> really</c><00:46:00.980><c> know</c><00:46:01.119><c> much</c><00:46:01.360><c> about</c><00:46:01.539><c> Thudus,</c> 00:46:02.360 --> 00:46:03.820 but<00:46:02.460><c> he</c><00:46:02.659><c> thought</c><00:46:02.820><c> he</c><00:46:02.960><c> was</c><00:46:03.300><c> pretty</c><00:46:03.599><c> good.</c> 00:46:04.179 --> 00:46:06.739 About<00:46:04.400><c> 400</c><00:46:04.820><c> people</c><00:46:05.239><c> joined</c><00:46:05.500><c> themselves</c><00:46:05.880><c> to</c><00:46:06.059><c> his</c><00:46:06.219><c> little</c><00:46:06.440><c> group.</c> 00:46:07.119 --> 00:46:10.139 They<00:46:07.219><c> were</c><00:46:07.480><c> slain,</c><00:46:08.340><c> and</c><00:46:08.500><c> all</c><00:46:08.800><c> as</c><00:46:08.920><c> brought</c><00:46:09.099><c> to</c><00:46:09.400><c> naught.</c> 00:46:10.380 --> 00:46:11.139 That's<00:46:10.780><c> Thudus.</c> 00:46:11.179 --> 00:46:13.039 Then<00:46:11.300><c> he</c><00:46:11.380><c> gives</c><00:46:11.579><c> another</c><00:46:11.860><c> example,</c><00:46:12.320><c> verse</c><00:46:12.500><c> 37.</c> 00:46:13.380 --> 00:46:15.719 After<00:46:13.559><c> this</c><00:46:13.760><c> man</c><00:46:14.000><c> rose</c><00:46:14.239><c> up,</c><00:46:14.679><c> Judah</c><00:46:14.719><c> of</c><00:46:14.880><c> Galilee,</c><00:46:15.400><c> in</c><00:46:15.420><c> the</c><00:46:15.559><c> days</c> 00:46:15.719 --> 00:46:16.559 of<00:46:15.880><c> the</c><00:46:16.059><c> taxing,</c> 00:46:16.559 --> 00:46:18.599 drew<00:46:16.880><c> away</c><00:46:17.119><c> much</c><00:46:17.280><c> people</c><00:46:17.599><c> after</c><00:46:17.860><c> him.</c> 00:46:19.679 --> 00:46:23.380 His<00:46:20.000><c> main</c><00:46:20.380><c> point</c><00:46:20.780><c> was</c><00:46:21.539><c> that</c><00:46:21.920><c> all</c><00:46:22.239><c> lordship</c><00:46:22.679><c> of</c><00:46:22.900><c> the</c><00:46:23.059><c> Romans,</c> 00:46:23.659 --> 00:46:26.320 and<00:46:23.760><c> by</c><00:46:23.940><c> the</c><00:46:24.119><c> Romans,</c><00:46:24.480><c> should</c><00:46:24.679><c> be</c><00:46:24.900><c> resisted</c><00:46:25.320><c> to</c><00:46:25.500><c> death.</c> 00:46:26.699 --> 00:46:30.179 And<00:46:26.940><c> they</c><00:46:27.159><c> died.</c><00:46:28.840><c> Exactly</c><00:46:29.360><c> right.</c> 00:46:30.280 --> 00:46:33.260 So<00:46:30.460><c> anything,</c><00:46:30.860><c> then</c><00:46:30.920><c> it's</c><00:46:31.119><c> a</c><00:46:31.260><c> pretty</c><00:46:31.539><c> amazing</c><00:46:32.119><c> point</c><00:46:32.679><c> that</c> 00:46:33.260 --> 00:46:34.139 Gamaliel<00:46:33.699><c> was</c><00:46:33.880><c> making.</c> 00:46:34.480 --> 00:46:35.260 He<00:46:34.480><c> says,</c><00:46:34.820><c> look,</c><00:46:34.840><c> I'm</c><00:46:34.920><c> going</c><00:46:35.000><c> to</c><00:46:35.059><c> say,</c> 00:46:35.679 --> 00:46:38.500 precedent<00:46:35.679><c> says</c><00:46:36.099><c> that</c><00:46:36.460><c> if</c><00:46:36.559><c> this</c><00:46:36.780><c> is</c><00:46:36.920><c> of</c><00:46:37.159><c> human</c><00:46:37.480><c> origin,</c><00:46:38.360><c> it's</c> 00:46:38.500 --> 00:46:39.099 going<00:46:38.780><c> to</c><00:46:38.900><c> evolve.</c> 00:46:39.420 --> 00:46:41.280 Then<00:46:39.619><c> it</c><00:46:39.719><c> will</c><00:46:39.960><c> overcome</c><00:46:40.320><c> all</c><00:46:40.619><c> human</c><00:46:40.820><c> opposition,</c> 00:46:41.280 --> 00:46:44.599 and<00:46:41.699><c> we</c><00:46:41.900><c> don't</c><00:46:42.159><c> want</c><00:46:42.400><c> to</c><00:46:42.519><c> be</c><00:46:42.659><c> opposed</c><00:46:42.880><c> to</c><00:46:43.099><c> something</c><00:46:43.420><c> that</c><00:46:43.880><c> is</c> 00:46:44.599 --> 00:46:46.679 of<00:46:44.860><c> divine</c><00:46:45.539><c> origin.</c> 00:46:46.980 --> 00:46:49.980 In<00:46:47.139><c> verse</c><00:46:47.360><c> 40,</c><00:46:47.739><c> it</c><00:46:47.739><c> says</c><00:46:48.260><c> that</c><00:46:48.579><c> to</c><00:46:48.760><c> him</c><00:46:49.099><c> they</c><00:46:49.619><c> agreed.</c> 00:46:50.079 --> 00:46:52.880 In<00:46:50.179><c> fact,</c><00:46:50.460><c> it</c><00:46:50.519><c> says</c><00:46:50.719><c> in</c><00:46:50.860><c> the</c><00:46:51.039><c> Greek</c><00:46:51.239><c> that</c><00:46:51.559><c> they</c><00:46:51.719><c> were</c><00:46:51.880><c> persuaded</c><00:46:52.519><c> by</c><00:46:52.820><c> it.</c> 00:46:52.900 --> 00:46:55.659 Well,<00:46:53.019><c> they</c><00:46:53.199><c> agreed</c><00:46:53.480><c> only</c><00:46:53.920><c> inasmuch</c><00:46:54.500><c> as</c><00:46:54.880><c> they</c><00:46:55.159><c> wouldn't</c><00:46:55.380><c> be</c> 00:46:55.659 --> 00:46:57.219 putting<00:46:55.880><c> them</c><00:46:56.199><c> to</c><00:46:56.440><c> death.</c> 00:46:57.400 --> 00:47:00.519 They<00:46:57.420><c> abandoned</c><00:46:57.800><c> death,</c><00:46:58.480><c> but</c><00:46:58.579><c> they</c><00:46:58.780><c> said,</c><00:46:59.179><c> no,</c><00:46:59.219><c> no,</c><00:46:59.300><c> no,</c><00:46:59.400><c> let's</c><00:46:59.699><c> beat</c><00:46:59.900><c> them.</c> 00:47:00.639 --> 00:47:03.360 Let's<00:47:00.980><c> beat</c><00:47:01.119><c> them.</c><00:47:01.400><c> And</c><00:47:01.659><c> why</c><00:47:02.119><c> would</c><00:47:02.280><c> they</c><00:47:02.519><c> beat</c><00:47:02.739><c> them?</c> 00:47:03.480 --> 00:47:07.920 I<00:47:03.960><c> can</c><00:47:04.139><c> only</c><00:47:04.360><c> assume,</c><00:47:05.099><c> but</c><00:47:05.260><c> I</c><00:47:05.500><c> think</c><00:47:06.000><c> the</c><00:47:06.280><c> reason</c><00:47:06.559><c> why</c><00:47:06.739><c> is</c><00:47:07.039><c> because</c><00:47:07.440><c> they</c><00:47:07.760><c> feared</c> 00:47:07.920 --> 00:47:10.559 that<00:47:08.119><c> their</c><00:47:08.340><c> authority</c><00:47:08.739><c> would</c><00:47:08.980><c> be</c><00:47:09.260><c> despised</c><00:47:09.619><c> by</c><00:47:09.820><c> the</c><00:47:10.000><c> people.</c> 00:47:10.559 --> 00:47:14.019 They<00:47:10.840><c> kept</c><00:47:10.880><c> arresting</c><00:47:11.360><c> these</c><00:47:11.539><c> guys,</c><00:47:12.599><c> putting</c><00:47:12.840><c> them</c><00:47:12.960><c> in</c><00:47:13.119><c> prison.</c> 00:47:14.079 --> 00:47:17.280 They<00:47:14.280><c> get</c><00:47:14.420><c> out</c><00:47:14.619><c> of</c><00:47:14.659><c> prison,</c><00:47:15.940><c> the</c><00:47:16.059><c> jailbirds,</c><00:47:16.780><c> then</c><00:47:16.940><c> they</c><00:47:17.079><c> get</c> 00:47:17.280 --> 00:47:18.719 arrested<00:47:17.579><c> again,</c> 00:47:18.820 --> 00:47:20.360 and<00:47:19.000><c> then</c><00:47:19.159><c> they</c><00:47:19.199><c> just</c><00:47:19.360><c> let</c><00:47:19.460><c> them</c><00:47:19.639><c> go.</c> 00:47:20.420 --> 00:47:23.300 I<00:47:20.539><c> think</c><00:47:20.659><c> the</c><00:47:20.880><c> leaders</c><00:47:21.239><c> would</c><00:47:21.539><c> have</c><00:47:21.719><c> just</c><00:47:22.199><c> realised</c><00:47:22.739><c> that</c> 00:47:23.300 --> 00:47:24.119 their<00:47:23.559><c> authority</c> 00:47:24.119 --> 00:47:27.960 would<00:47:24.579><c> have</c><00:47:24.739><c> been</c><00:47:24.920><c> lost</c><00:47:25.280><c> if</c><00:47:25.960><c> they</c><00:47:26.300><c> didn't</c><00:47:26.619><c> beat</c><00:47:26.840><c> them</c><00:47:27.179><c> in</c><00:47:27.460><c> some</c><00:47:27.699><c> way.</c> 00:47:28.179 --> 00:47:30.199 And<00:47:28.360><c> so</c><00:47:28.420><c> they</c><00:47:28.599><c> commanded</c><00:47:28.960><c> them</c><00:47:29.380><c> not</c><00:47:29.639><c> to</c><00:47:29.860><c> preach.</c> 00:47:30.480 --> 00:47:33.000 They<00:47:30.719><c> threatened</c><00:47:30.960><c> them,</c><00:47:31.780><c> kind</c><00:47:31.820><c> of</c><00:47:32.039><c> prisoned</c><00:47:32.300><c> them,</c> 00:47:33.159 --> 00:47:34.800 and<00:47:33.559><c> they</c><00:47:33.679><c> said,</c><00:47:33.940><c> now</c><00:47:33.960><c> we're</c><00:47:34.119><c> going</c><00:47:34.199><c> to</c><00:47:34.340><c> beat</c><00:47:34.460><c> you.</c> 00:47:34.800 --> 00:47:40.300 But<00:47:35.280><c> not</c><00:47:35.400><c> only</c><00:47:35.619><c> would</c><00:47:35.900><c> the</c><00:47:36.119><c> apostles</c><00:47:36.679><c> take</c><00:47:38.320><c> some</c><00:47:38.619><c> sort</c><00:47:38.920><c> of</c> 00:47:40.300 --> 00:47:41.099 lesson<00:47:40.599><c> from</c><00:47:40.860><c> this</c> 00:47:41.099 --> 00:47:45.920 and<00:47:41.320><c> refuse</c><00:47:41.820><c> to</c><00:47:42.300><c> preach</c><00:47:42.519><c> and</c><00:47:42.840><c> would</c><00:47:43.079><c> respect</c><00:47:43.460><c> them</c><00:47:43.760><c> for</c><00:47:43.980><c> actually</c><00:47:44.539><c> doing</c><00:47:44.900><c> something.</c> 00:47:46.119 --> 00:47:47.539 Verse<00:47:46.119><c> 41</c><00:47:46.619><c> didn't</c><00:47:47.539><c> happen.</c> 00:47:47.579 --> 00:47:49.619 They<00:47:47.639><c> departed</c><00:47:48.039><c> from</c><00:47:48.300><c> the</c><00:47:48.480><c> presence</c><00:47:48.719><c> of</c><00:47:48.900><c> the</c><00:47:49.099><c> council,</c> 00:47:49.980 --> 00:47:53.380 rejoicing<00:47:50.679><c> that</c><00:47:50.940><c> they</c><00:47:51.059><c> are</c><00:47:51.219><c> counted</c><00:47:51.500><c> worthy</c><00:47:51.880><c> to</c><00:47:52.219><c> suffer</c><00:47:52.420><c> shame</c><00:47:52.900><c> for</c> 00:47:53.380 --> 00:47:54.440 Jesus'<00:47:54.179><c> name.</c> 00:47:54.820 --> 00:47:56.019 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they</c><00:48:08.579><c> valued</c><00:48:09.199><c> and</c><00:48:09.699><c> esteemed</c><00:48:10.320><c> the</c><00:48:10.579><c> fact</c> 00:48:10.880 --> 00:48:14.639 that<00:48:11.320><c> their</c><00:48:11.639><c> work</c><00:48:12.239><c> had</c><00:48:12.920><c> brought</c><00:48:13.219><c> upon</c><00:48:13.500><c> them</c><00:48:14.079><c> punishment.</c> 00:48:14.980 --> 00:48:18.260 Because<00:48:15.260><c> it</c><00:48:15.539><c> affirmed</c><00:48:15.820><c> to</c><00:48:15.980><c> them,</c><00:48:16.840><c> in</c><00:48:17.199><c> fact,</c><00:48:17.519><c> let's</c><00:48:17.639><c> turn</c><00:48:17.880><c> there,</c> 00:48:18.480 --> 00:48:22.280 because<00:48:18.639><c> we</c><00:48:19.360><c> need</c><00:48:19.539><c> to</c><00:48:19.699><c> go</c><00:48:19.780><c> here,</c><00:48:20.260><c> 1</c><00:48:20.519><c> Peter</c><00:48:20.739><c> chapter</c><00:48:21.000><c> 4.</c> 00:48:22.960 --> 00:48:26.780 And<00:48:23.119><c> Peter's</c><00:48:23.420><c> the</c><00:48:23.519><c> one</c><00:48:23.679><c> who's</c><00:48:24.340><c> walking</c><00:48:24.639><c> out</c><00:48:24.880><c> of</c><00:48:25.000><c> this</c><00:48:25.239><c> situation</c><00:48:25.699><c> rejoicing,</c><00:48:26.400><c> right?</c> 00:48:27.059 --> 00:48:30.980 1<00:48:27.320><c> Peter</c><00:48:27.579><c> chapter</c><00:48:27.820><c> 4,</c><00:48:28.800><c> and</c><00:48:28.920><c> verse</c><00:48:29.139><c> 13</c><00:48:29.500><c> to</c><00:48:29.679><c> 16</c><00:48:30.099><c> says</c><00:48:30.440><c> this,</c> 00:48:30.980 --> 00:48:35.139 But<00:48:31.719><c> rejoice</c><00:48:32.260><c> inasmuch</c><00:48:32.920><c> as</c><00:48:33.039><c> you</c><00:48:33.199><c> are</c><00:48:33.360><c> partakers</c><00:48:33.840><c> of</c><00:48:34.019><c> Christ's</c><00:48:34.500><c> sufferings,</c> 00:48:35.519 --> 00:48:37.519 that<00:48:35.619><c> when</c><00:48:35.820><c> his</c><00:48:36.059><c> glory</c><00:48:36.280><c> should</c><00:48:36.460><c> be</c><00:48:36.699><c> revealed,</c><00:48:37.139><c> you'll</c><00:48:37.300><c> be</c> 00:48:37.519 --> 00:48:39.039 glad<00:48:37.739><c> also</c><00:48:38.079><c> with</c><00:48:38.320><c> exceeding</c><00:48:38.780><c> joy.</c> 00:48:39.519 --> 00:48:41.019 If<00:48:39.619><c> you</c><00:48:39.820><c> are</c><00:48:39.980><c> approached</c><00:48:40.179><c> for</c><00:48:40.360><c> the</c><00:48:40.460><c> name</c><00:48:40.619><c> of</c><00:48:40.760><c> Christ,</c> 00:48:41.059 --> 00:48:44.300 happy<00:48:41.360><c> are</c><00:48:41.579><c> you</c><00:48:41.699><c> for</c><00:48:41.880><c> the</c><00:48:42.059><c> spirit</c><00:48:42.239><c> of</c><00:48:42.420><c> glory</c><00:48:42.679><c> on</c><00:48:43.199><c> God</c><00:48:43.460><c> rests</c><00:48:43.760><c> on</c><00:48:43.960><c> you.</c> 00:48:44.480 --> 00:48:47.059 On<00:48:44.619><c> their</c><00:48:44.920><c> part</c><00:48:45.079><c> he's</c><00:48:45.340><c> evil</c><00:48:45.500><c> spoken</c><00:48:45.900><c> of,</c><00:48:46.400><c> but</c><00:48:46.539><c> on</c><00:48:46.599><c> your</c><00:48:46.860><c> part</c> 00:48:47.059 --> 00:48:47.780 he's<00:48:47.320><c> glorified.</c> 00:48:48.139 --> 00:48:50.579 But<00:48:48.280><c> let</c><00:48:48.440><c> none</c><00:48:48.659><c> of</c><00:48:48.780><c> you</c><00:48:48.900><c> suffer</c><00:48:49.199><c> as</c><00:48:49.360><c> a</c><00:48:49.480><c> murderer</c><00:48:49.760><c> or</c><00:48:49.980><c> as</c><00:48:50.260><c> a</c><00:48:50.280><c> thief</c><00:48:50.440><c> or</c> 00:48:50.579 --> 00:48:51.239 as<00:48:50.719><c> an</c><00:48:50.840><c> evildoer</c> 00:48:51.239 --> 00:48:53.039 or<00:48:51.380><c> as</c><00:48:51.599><c> a</c><00:48:51.679><c> busybody</c><00:48:52.059><c> in</c><00:48:52.159><c> other</c><00:48:52.380><c> men's</c><00:48:52.719><c> matters.</c> 00:48:53.440 --> 00:48:56.340 Yet<00:48:53.539><c> if</c><00:48:53.719><c> any</c><00:48:53.920><c> man</c><00:48:54.079><c> suffer</c><00:48:54.360><c> as</c><00:48:54.539><c> a</c><00:48:54.679><c> Christian,</c><00:48:55.400><c> let</c><00:48:55.460><c> him</c><00:48:55.599><c> not</c><00:48:55.780><c> be</c><00:48:56.039><c> ashamed,</c> 00:48:56.579 --> 00:48:59.239 but<00:48:56.780><c> let</c><00:48:56.860><c> him</c><00:48:57.099><c> glorify</c><00:48:57.679><c> God</c><00:48:58.000><c> on</c><00:48:58.579><c> this</c><00:48:58.860><c> behalf.</c> 00:48:59.239 --> 00:49:02.440 That<00:48:59.800><c> is</c><00:49:00.039><c> written</c><00:49:00.420><c> by</c><00:49:00.860><c> the</c><00:49:01.000><c> man</c><00:49:01.260><c> that's</c><00:49:01.559><c> referred</c><00:49:01.840><c> to</c><00:49:02.119><c> in</c><00:49:02.280><c> Acts</c> 00:49:02.440 --> 00:49:04.920 chapter<00:49:02.679><c> 5</c><00:49:03.179><c> and</c><00:49:03.400><c> verse</c><00:49:03.719><c> 41.</c> 00:49:05.179 --> 00:49:10.739 And<00:49:05.300><c> because</c><00:49:06.119><c> he</c><00:49:07.219><c> responded</c><00:49:07.880><c> to</c><00:49:08.340><c> the</c><00:49:08.559><c> beating</c><00:49:08.800><c> that</c><00:49:09.000><c> he</c><00:49:09.179><c> received</c><00:49:09.679><c> in</c><00:49:10.179><c> verse</c><00:49:10.380><c> 41</c> 00:49:10.739 --> 00:49:11.400 as<00:49:10.960><c> he</c><00:49:11.139><c> did,</c> 00:49:11.639 --> 00:49:16.039 he's<00:49:11.980><c> so</c><00:49:12.219><c> qualified</c><00:49:12.719><c> to</c><00:49:13.039><c> write</c><00:49:13.340><c> what</c><00:49:13.619><c> he</c><00:49:13.820><c> does</c><00:49:14.219><c> in</c><00:49:14.579><c> 1</c><00:49:14.880><c> Peter</c><00:49:15.199><c> chapter</c><00:49:15.619><c> 4.</c> 00:49:16.380 --> 00:49:17.960 And<00:49:16.460><c> you</c><00:49:16.579><c> know,</c><00:49:16.760><c> brothers</c><00:49:16.880><c> and</c><00:49:17.079><c> sisters,</c><00:49:17.260><c> sometimes</c><00:49:17.639><c> we</c><00:49:17.780><c> get</c> 00:49:17.960 --> 00:49:18.280 caught<00:49:18.119><c> up</c> 00:49:18.280 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followers</c><00:49:29.659><c> and</c><00:49:30.280><c> his</c><00:49:30.579><c> disciples</c><00:49:31.059><c> are</c><00:49:31.659><c> not</c><00:49:31.840><c> going</c><00:49:31.960><c> to</c> 00:49:32.059 --> 00:49:33.760 be<00:49:32.179><c> willing</c><00:49:32.400><c> to</c><00:49:32.579><c> do</c><00:49:32.699><c> so</c><00:49:32.940><c> either.</c> 00:49:34.340 --> 00:49:35.780 And<00:49:34.460><c> Jesus</c><00:49:34.780><c> suffered</c><00:49:35.179><c> immensely.</c> 00:49:36.139 --> 00:49:39.619 He<00:49:36.300><c> was</c><00:49:36.539><c> the</c><00:49:36.699><c> one</c><00:49:36.840><c> who</c><00:49:37.179><c> first</c><00:49:37.519><c> committed</c><00:49:37.940><c> his</c><00:49:38.300><c> life</c><00:49:38.659><c> to</c><00:49:38.980><c> the</c><00:49:39.219><c> cause,</c> 00:49:40.119 --> 00:49:43.800 and<00:49:40.280><c> his</c><00:49:40.539><c> disciples</c><00:49:41.139><c> are</c><00:49:41.920><c> asked</c><00:49:42.320><c> to</c><00:49:42.659><c> do</c><00:49:42.820><c> the</c><00:49:42.940><c> same.</c> 00:49:43.960 --> 00:49:46.039 And<00:49:44.199><c> because</c><00:49:44.440><c> they're</c><00:49:44.820><c> master,</c><00:49:45.239><c> because</c><00:49:45.519><c> they're</c><00:49:45.800><c> leader,</c> 00:49:46.400 --> 00:49:50.300 because<00:49:46.599><c> Jesus</c><00:49:46.980><c> of</c><00:49:47.119><c> Nazareth</c><00:49:47.480><c> first</c><00:49:47.880><c> gave</c><00:49:48.159><c> his</c><00:49:48.440><c> life,</c><00:49:49.360><c> he</c><00:49:49.900><c> too</c> 00:49:50.300 --> 00:49:52.940 can<00:49:50.760><c> ask</c><00:49:51.079><c> us</c><00:49:51.519><c> for</c><00:49:52.119><c> ours.</c> 00:49:53.039 --> 00:49:54.400 That's<00:49:53.380><c> exactly</c><00:49:53.699><c> what</c><00:49:53.820><c> he</c><00:49:53.940><c> does.</c> 00:49:54.619 --> 00:49:56.360 Verse<00:49:54.840><c> 42,</c><00:49:55.639><c> where</c><00:49:55.820><c> do</c><00:49:55.880><c> they</c><00:49:56.059><c> go?</c> 00:49:56.360 --> 00:49:58.460 Well,<00:49:56.739><c> they</c><00:49:56.860><c> go</c><00:49:57.099><c> straight</c><00:49:57.400><c> back</c><00:49:57.699><c> into</c><00:49:57.920><c> the</c><00:49:58.119><c> temple.</c> 00:49:58.840 --> 00:50:01.019 In<00:49:58.920><c> fact,</c><00:49:59.119><c> three</c><00:49:59.420><c> times</c><00:49:59.679><c> it</c><00:49:59.960><c> says</c><00:50:00.139><c> that</c><00:50:00.360><c> they</c><00:50:00.460><c> were</c><00:50:00.659><c> daily</c><00:50:00.900><c> in</c> 00:50:01.019 --> 00:50:01.440 the<00:50:01.239><c> temple</c> 00:50:01.440 --> 00:50:02.639 and<00:50:01.719><c> preaching</c><00:50:01.940><c> in</c><00:50:02.119><c> the</c><00:50:02.260><c> temple.</c> 00:50:02.980 --> 00:50:05.039 Three<00:50:03.420><c> times</c><00:50:03.699><c> in</c><00:50:03.840><c> this</c><00:50:04.019><c> chapter</c><00:50:04.239><c> it</c><00:50:04.380><c> tells</c><00:50:04.559><c> us</c><00:50:04.820><c> that.</c> 00:50:05.519 --> 00:50:08.300 And<00:50:05.619><c> so</c><00:50:05.760><c> the</c><00:50:05.940><c> ministry</c><00:50:06.280><c> continued</c><00:50:06.940><c> unabated.</c> 00:50:08.380 --> 00:50:10.860 In<00:50:08.659><c> spite</c><00:50:08.780><c> of</c><00:50:08.980><c> the</c><00:50:09.119><c> most</c><00:50:09.699><c> stern</c><00:50:10.099><c> prohibitions,</c> 00:50:11.179 --> 00:50:13.559 in<00:50:11.380><c> spite</c><00:50:11.559><c> of</c><00:50:12.280><c> the</c><00:50:12.440><c> beatings</c><00:50:12.840><c> that</c><00:50:12.940><c> they</c><00:50:13.099><c> received,</c> 00:50:13.980 --> 00:50:16.159 there<00:50:14.059><c> were</c><00:50:14.260><c> open</c><00:50:14.440><c> meetings</c><00:50:14.719><c> in</c><00:50:14.900><c> the</c><00:50:15.079><c> temple,</c><00:50:15.599><c> and</c><00:50:15.820><c> they</c><00:50:16.019><c> drew</c> 00:50:16.159 --> 00:50:16.639 the<00:50:16.340><c> crowds.</c> 00:50:17.059 --> 00:50:19.380 Heaps<00:50:17.340><c> of</c><00:50:17.579><c> people</c><00:50:18.059><c> continued</c><00:50:18.739><c> to</c><00:50:19.239><c> come.</c> 00:50:19.480 --> 00:50:21.800 The<00:50:19.679><c> apostles</c><00:50:20.179><c> had</c><00:50:20.579><c> the</c><00:50:20.840><c> people</c><00:50:21.079><c> on</c><00:50:21.300><c> the</c><00:50:21.500><c> side,</c> 00:50:21.800 --> 00:50:27.139 and<00:50:22.360><c> there</c><00:50:22.460><c> was</c><00:50:22.719><c> absolutely</c><00:50:23.179><c> nothing</c><00:50:23.780><c> that</c><00:50:24.139><c> the</c><00:50:24.380><c> rulers</c><00:50:24.679><c> could</c><00:50:25.260><c> actually</c><00:50:25.940><c> do.</c> 00:50:27.599 --> 00:50:30.420 Right,<00:50:27.860><c> so</c><00:50:28.219><c> what</c><00:50:28.440><c> we've</c><00:50:28.739><c> covered</c><00:50:28.960><c> in</c><00:50:29.440><c> however</c><00:50:29.679><c> many</c><00:50:30.019><c> weeks</c> 00:50:30.420 --> 00:50:34.659 is<00:50:30.920><c> the</c><00:50:31.119><c> first</c><00:50:31.880><c> five</c><00:50:33.179><c> chapters</c><00:50:33.679><c> of</c><00:50:34.320><c> Acts.</c> 00:50:34.880 --> 00:50:36.880 And<00:50:35.119><c> I</c><00:50:35.219><c> just</c><00:50:35.380><c> want</c><00:50:35.500><c> to</c><00:50:35.599><c> finish</c><00:50:35.820><c> with</c><00:50:36.019><c> a</c><00:50:36.139><c> little</c><00:50:36.420><c> summary</c> 00:50:36.880 --> 00:50:40.639 of<00:50:37.300><c> what's</c><00:50:37.599><c> gone</c><00:50:37.780><c> on</c><00:50:38.000><c> in</c><00:50:38.219><c> these</c><00:50:38.460><c> first</c><00:50:38.820><c> five</c><00:50:39.260><c> chapters</c><00:50:39.860><c> of</c><00:50:40.420><c> the</c> 00:50:40.639 --> 00:50:42.320 Acts<00:50:40.800><c> of</c><00:50:40.920><c> the</c><00:50:41.039><c> Apostles.</c> 00:50:42.460 --> 00:50:43.719 There's<00:50:42.719><c> been</c><00:50:42.900><c> a</c><00:50:42.940><c> heap</c><00:50:43.079><c> of</c><00:50:43.320><c> peace.</c> 00:50:43.960 --> 00:50:45.500 There's<00:50:44.239><c> been</c><00:50:44.460><c> a</c><00:50:44.559><c> lot</c><00:50:44.719><c> of</c><00:50:44.940><c> prosperity.</c> 00:50:45.940 --> 00:50:49.139 And<00:50:46.239><c> the</c><00:50:46.420><c> peace</c><00:50:46.599><c> was</c><00:50:46.880><c> probably</c><00:50:47.300><c> secured</c><00:50:47.780><c> for</c><00:50:48.239><c> these</c><00:50:48.440><c> new</c><00:50:48.699><c> believers</c> 00:50:49.139 --> 00:50:53.579 as<00:50:50.079><c> a</c><00:50:50.159><c> result</c><00:50:50.699><c> of</c><00:50:51.099><c> the</c><00:50:51.260><c> neutrality</c><00:50:52.059><c> of</c><00:50:52.380><c> the</c><00:50:52.559><c> Pharisees.</c> 00:50:53.599 --> 00:50:55.099 And<00:50:53.780><c> I</c><00:50:53.780><c> think</c><00:50:53.880><c> that's</c><00:50:54.059><c> something</c><00:50:54.260><c> worth</c><00:50:54.480><c> thinking</c><00:50:54.780><c> about.</c> 00:50:55.579 --> 00:50:57.340 Because<00:50:55.860><c> the</c><00:50:56.159><c> Pharisees</c><00:50:56.619><c> didn't</c><00:50:56.840><c> get</c><00:50:57.079><c> involved</c> 00:50:57.820 --> 00:51:00.639 in<00:50:58.340><c> the</c><00:50:58.579><c> opposition</c><00:50:59.059><c> against</c><00:50:59.460><c> the</c><00:50:59.699><c> apostles,</c> 00:51:00.800 --> 00:51:04.239 the<00:51:01.000><c> Jews</c><00:51:01.260><c> had</c><00:51:01.539><c> been</c><00:51:01.780><c> afforded</c><00:51:02.460><c> a</c><00:51:02.639><c> pretty</c><00:51:02.900><c> safe</c><00:51:03.199><c> passage.</c> 00:51:04.880 --> 00:51:07.539 The<00:51:05.079><c> Pharisees</c><00:51:05.340><c> were</c><00:51:05.500><c> happy</c><00:51:05.940><c> with</c><00:51:06.579><c> what</c><00:51:06.900><c> the</c><00:51:07.199><c> believers</c> 00:51:07.539 --> 00:51:10.199 had<00:51:07.960><c> been</c><00:51:08.219><c> preaching</c><00:51:08.579><c> up</c><00:51:09.159><c> till</c><00:51:09.280><c> this</c><00:51:09.500><c> point</c><00:51:09.699><c> in</c><00:51:09.880><c> time.</c> 00:51:10.380 --> 00:51:12.760 And<00:51:10.679><c> so</c><00:51:10.800><c> they</c><00:51:10.920><c> were</c><00:51:11.079><c> supportive,</c><00:51:11.820><c> and</c><00:51:12.039><c> the</c><00:51:12.219><c> fact</c><00:51:12.380><c> that</c><00:51:12.539><c> they</c> 00:51:12.760 --> 00:51:13.760 had<00:51:12.940><c> been</c><00:51:13.219><c> neutral</c> 00:51:13.760 --> 00:51:15.300 to<00:51:14.000><c> what</c><00:51:14.179><c> the</c><00:51:14.380><c> apostles</c><00:51:14.679><c> had</c><00:51:14.940><c> done</c> 00:51:15.300 --> 00:51:19.820 had<00:51:15.840><c> allowed</c><00:51:16.300><c> them</c><00:51:16.739><c> to</c><00:51:17.000><c> continue</c><00:51:17.420><c> to</c><00:51:17.719><c> preach</c><00:51:17.980><c> as</c><00:51:18.739><c> they</c><00:51:19.079><c> had.</c> 00:51:20.079 --> 00:51:22.599 They<00:51:20.340><c> had</c><00:51:20.559><c> had</c><00:51:20.820><c> threats</c><00:51:21.119><c> from</c><00:51:21.400><c> without,</c><00:51:21.780><c> from</c><00:51:22.059><c> the</c><00:51:22.179><c> Sanhedrin.</c> 00:51:22.619 --> 00:51:24.179 They'd<00:51:22.860><c> also</c><00:51:23.099><c> had</c><00:51:23.320><c> threats</c><00:51:23.639><c> from</c><00:51:23.920><c> within.</c> 00:51:24.480 --> 00:51:27.460 They'd<00:51:24.659><c> had</c><00:51:24.840><c> peril</c><00:51:25.059><c> with</c><00:51:25.420><c> Ananias</c><00:51:26.000><c> and</c><00:51:26.440><c> Sapphira,</c><00:51:26.840><c> for</c><00:51:27.039><c> example.</c> 00:51:27.699 --> 00:51:30.059 But<00:51:27.860><c> all</c><00:51:28.079><c> that</c><00:51:28.300><c> ended</c><00:51:28.480><c> up</c><00:51:28.699><c> doing</c><00:51:28.880><c> was</c><00:51:29.119><c> just</c><00:51:29.579><c> consolidating</c> 00:51:30.059 --> 00:51:30.539 this<00:51:30.280><c> community</c> 00:51:30.820 --> 00:51:34.619 to<00:51:31.119><c> be</c><00:51:31.280><c> even</c><00:51:31.480><c> more</c><00:51:31.840><c> tight</c><00:51:32.059><c>-knit</c><00:51:32.559><c> and</c><00:51:33.239><c> more</c><00:51:33.619><c> committed</c><00:51:34.099><c> to</c> 00:51:34.619 --> 00:51:35.719 their<00:51:34.800><c> cause.</c> 00:51:36.539 --> 00:51:38.860 But<00:51:36.840><c> soon,</c><00:51:37.659><c> from</c><00:51:37.820><c> Acts</c><00:51:38.019><c> chapter</c><00:51:38.260><c> 6</c><00:51:38.539><c> on,</c> 00:51:39.219 --> 00:51:41.500 the<00:51:39.320><c> Gospel</c><00:51:39.639><c> was</c><00:51:39.840><c> going</c><00:51:39.980><c> to</c><00:51:40.219><c> spread</c><00:51:40.340><c> over</c><00:51:40.599><c> the</c><00:51:40.760><c> walls</c><00:51:40.900><c> of</c><00:51:41.099><c> Jerusalem</c> 00:51:41.500 --> 00:51:44.179 and<00:51:42.079><c> through</c><00:51:42.300><c> Judea</c><00:51:43.000><c> and</c><00:51:43.320><c> throughout</c><00:51:43.559><c> the</c><00:51:43.739><c> whole</c><00:51:43.880><c> world</c> 00:51:44.179 --> 00:51:46.460 until<00:51:44.679><c> finally</c><00:51:45.059><c> in</c><00:51:45.219><c> chapter</c><00:51:45.400><c> 13,</c><00:51:45.900><c> verse</c><00:51:46.039><c> 1,</c> 00:51:46.679 --> 00:51:49.219 we<00:51:46.780><c> find</c><00:51:47.019><c> that</c><00:51:47.159><c> there's</c><00:51:47.340><c> actually</c><00:51:47.679><c> an</c><00:51:47.840><c> Ecclesia</c><00:51:48.179><c> in</c><00:51:48.539><c> Antioch.</c> 00:51:49.539 --> 00:51:50.920 There's<00:51:49.659><c> an</c><00:51:49.800><c> Ecclesia</c><00:51:50.139><c> in</c><00:51:50.320><c> Antioch.</c> 00:51:51.099 --> 00:51:55.800 And<00:51:51.219><c> so</c><00:51:51.380><c> thus</c><00:51:51.539><c> begins</c><00:51:52.260><c> this</c><00:51:52.780><c> new</c><00:51:53.619><c> Ecclesia.</c> 00:51:56.139 --> 00:51:57.619 Acts<00:51:56.280><c> chapter</c><00:51:56.460><c> 1,</c><00:51:56.679><c> verse</c><00:51:57.000><c> 5,</c> 00:51:58.119 --> 00:52:01.099 It<00:51:58.219><c> was</c><00:51:58.400><c> a</c><00:51:58.559><c> close</c><00:51:58.719><c> community,</c><00:51:59.760><c> characterized</c><00:52:00.179><c> by</c><00:52:00.500><c> unity</c><00:52:00.820><c> in</c> 00:52:01.099 --> 00:52:02.980 prayer<00:52:01.460><c> and</c><00:52:02.059><c> preaching.</c> 00:52:03.000 --> 00:52:05.239 In<00:52:03.139><c> essential</c><00:52:03.500><c> things</c><00:52:03.960><c> there</c><00:52:04.179><c> was</c><00:52:04.340><c> unity,</c> 00:52:05.260 --> 00:52:07.119 in<00:52:05.400><c> non</c><00:52:05.619><c>-essential</c><00:52:05.900><c> things</c><00:52:06.320><c> there</c><00:52:06.500><c> was</c><00:52:06.639><c> tolerance,</c> 00:52:07.420 --> 00:52:09.639 but<00:52:07.619><c> in</c><00:52:07.760><c> all</c><00:52:07.940><c> things</c><00:52:08.420><c> there</c><00:52:08.659><c> was</c><00:52:08.800><c> love.</c> 00:52:23.420 --> 00:52:24.139 Thank<00:52:23.940><c> you.</c> 00:52:24.260 --> 00:52:26.460 Thank<00:52:24.260><c> you,</c><00:52:24.260><c> Nate,</c><00:52:24.599><c> for</c><00:52:24.840><c> those</c><00:52:25.059><c> words</c><00:52:25.300><c> of</c><00:52:25.539><c> encouragement.</c> 00:52:27.840 --> 00:52:32.719 And<00:52:28.360><c> Paul,</c><00:52:28.900><c> I</c><00:52:29.099><c> assume</c><00:52:29.420><c> that</c><00:52:30.320><c> next</c><00:52:31.059><c> Grave</c><00:52:31.440><c> Night</c><00:52:31.679><c> will</c><00:52:31.960><c> be...</c> 00:52:44.179 --> 00:52:45.159 Thank<00:52:44.480><c> you.</c> 00:52:50.860 --> 00:52:52.039 Okay. 00:53:06.760 --> 00:53:13.059 Okay,<00:53:07.699><c> Brother</c><00:53:07.960><c> Russell</c><00:53:09.679><c> is</c><00:53:10.800><c> telling</c><00:53:10.980><c> us</c><00:53:11.480><c> about</c><00:53:11.820><c> the</c><00:53:12.059><c> great</c><00:53:12.260><c> unknown.</c> 00:53:13.480 --> 00:53:14.619 Okay. 00:53:19.760 --> 00:53:27.519 Well,<00:53:20.400><c> I</c><00:53:20.400><c> hope</c><00:53:20.500><c> we</c><00:53:24.780><c> know</c><00:53:24.920><c> something</c><00:53:25.280><c> after,</c><00:53:25.659><c> eh,</c><00:53:27.019><c> now?</c> 00:53:31.639 --> 00:53:33.679 Okay,<00:53:32.360><c> thanks</c><00:53:32.599><c> for</c><00:53:32.699><c> that,</c><00:53:33.179><c> Paul.</c> 00:53:34.000 --> 00:53:36.039 Just<00:53:34.460><c> before</c><00:53:34.940><c> our</c><00:53:35.159><c> brethren</c><00:53:35.380><c> and</c><00:53:35.599><c> sisters,</c> 00:53:36.039 --> 00:53:41.940 we<00:53:36.860><c> close</c><00:53:37.420><c> with</c><00:53:38.659><c> singing</c><00:53:39.099><c> hymn</c><00:53:39.360><c> 257</c><00:53:40.579><c> in</c><00:53:40.960><c> prayer</c><00:53:41.320><c> and</c><00:53:41.599><c> thanks</c> 00:53:41.940 --> 00:53:43.260 for<00:53:42.199><c> the</c><00:53:42.360><c> supper.</c> 00:53:43.760 --> 00:53:48.199 A<00:53:43.760><c> couple</c><00:53:44.000><c> of</c><00:53:44.239><c> very</c><00:53:44.500><c> encouraging</c><00:53:45.159><c> announcements</c><00:53:45.880><c> that</c><00:53:46.340><c> we</c><00:53:47.139><c> have.</c> 00:53:49.239 --> 00:53:53.570 In<00:53:49.519><c> Perth</c><00:53:50.460><c> on</c><00:53:50.920><c> this</c><00:53:51.099><c> weekend</c><00:53:51.440><c> we're</c><00:53:51.619><c> going</c><00:53:51.800><c> to</c><00:53:52.000><c> have</c><00:53:52.260><c> four</c><00:53:52.719><c> baptisms.</c> 00:53:54.000 --> 00:53:55.980 So<00:53:54.039><c> I</c><00:53:54.119><c> think</c><00:53:54.300><c> that</c><00:53:54.480><c> is</c><00:53:54.679><c> something</c><00:53:54.900><c> incredible.</c> 00:53:56.840 --> 00:53:59.539 Two<00:53:57.039><c> at</c><00:53:57.280><c> Perth</c><00:53:57.579><c> Central</c><00:53:57.920><c> and</c><00:53:58.199><c> two</c><00:53:58.440><c> at</c><00:53:58.659><c> Gosnells.</c> 00:54:00.039 --> 00:54:03.940 The<00:54:00.280><c> two</c><00:54:00.480><c> at</c><00:54:01.179><c> Perth</c><00:54:01.860><c> Central</c><00:54:02.260><c> are</c><00:54:02.760><c> Chelsea</c><00:54:03.119><c> Bain</c> 00:54:03.940 --> 00:54:07.219 and<00:54:05.079><c> Kerry</c><00:54:05.940><c> Holman.</c> 00:54:07.659 --> 00:54:12.119 And<00:54:07.659><c> that's</c><00:54:08.219><c> at,</c><00:54:08.480><c> I</c><00:54:08.699><c> believe,</c><00:54:09.159><c> at</c><00:54:09.320><c> 8pm</c><00:54:10.260><c> on</c><00:54:11.019><c> Friday.</c> 00:54:13.360 --> 00:54:18.440 Now,<00:54:14.019><c> the</c><00:54:14.239><c> other</c><00:54:14.480><c> two</c><00:54:14.820><c> at</c><00:54:15.099><c> Gosnells</c><00:54:15.960><c> is</c><00:54:17.340><c> some...</c> 00:54:18.940 --> 00:54:23.780 and<00:54:19.460><c> this</c><00:54:19.860><c> is</c><00:54:20.539><c> something</c><00:54:20.840><c> that</c><00:54:21.119><c> really</c><00:54:22.039><c> is</c><00:54:22.739><c> outstanding,</c><00:54:23.539><c> really.</c> 00:54:24.059 --> 00:54:29.119 It's<00:54:24.920><c> the</c><00:54:25.039><c> baptism</c><00:54:25.519><c> of</c><00:54:26.139><c> Judy</c><00:54:26.559><c> and</c><00:54:27.300><c> Rachel</c><00:54:27.980><c> Ralston.</c> 00:54:29.500 --> 00:54:31.440 I<00:54:29.599><c> think</c><00:54:29.760><c> you</c><00:54:29.940><c> all</c><00:54:30.099><c> know</c><00:54:30.300><c> Judy.</c> 00:54:36.239 --> 00:54:37.519 And<00:54:36.880><c> Rachel...</c> 00:54:37.519 --> 00:54:43.840 Poor<00:54:37.820><c> little</c><00:54:38.139><c> Rachel,</c><00:54:39.639><c> she</c><00:54:40.039><c> is</c><00:54:40.820><c> in</c><00:54:40.940><c> a</c><00:54:41.039><c> very</c><00:54:41.400><c> bad</c><00:54:41.619><c> way,</c><00:54:42.079><c> health</c><00:54:42.360><c>-wise.</c> 00:54:44.920 --> 00:54:48.420 And<00:54:45.000><c> it</c><00:54:45.159><c> is</c><00:54:45.480><c> heartwarming</c><00:54:45.980><c> to</c><00:54:46.260><c> feel</c><00:54:46.420><c> that</c><00:54:46.659><c> she</c><00:54:46.900><c> has</c><00:54:47.960><c> endeavoured</c> 00:54:48.420 --> 00:54:52.780 and<00:54:48.820><c> between</c><00:54:49.579><c> going</c><00:54:50.519><c> to</c><00:54:50.780><c> hospital</c><00:54:51.139><c> and</c><00:54:51.360><c> having</c><00:54:51.579><c> all</c><00:54:51.880><c> these</c> 00:54:52.780 --> 00:54:54.480 tests<00:54:53.300><c> and</c><00:54:53.440><c> things</c><00:54:53.659><c> like</c><00:54:53.960><c> that,</c> 00:54:54.480 --> 00:54:59.920 that<00:54:54.980><c> she</c><00:54:55.239><c> has</c><00:54:57.000><c> endeavoured</c><00:54:57.739><c> to</c><00:54:58.559><c> take</c><00:54:58.900><c> in</c><00:54:59.079><c> as</c><00:54:59.219><c> much</c><00:54:59.380><c> as</c><00:54:59.659><c> she</c><00:54:59.659><c> can</c><00:54:59.760><c> of</c> 00:54:59.920 --> 00:55:00.980 the<00:55:00.000><c> Gospel</c> 00:55:01.179 --> 00:55:04.599 and,<00:55:01.760><c> God</c><00:55:02.099><c> willing,</c><00:55:02.420><c> it</c><00:55:02.460><c> will</c><00:55:02.599><c> take</c><00:55:02.880><c> place</c><00:55:03.500><c> on</c><00:55:03.920><c> Sunday</c><00:55:04.239><c> night</c> 00:55:04.599 --> 00:55:07.840 at<00:55:04.840><c> Perth</c><00:55:05.539><c> at</c><00:55:06.139><c> Gosnells.</c> 00:55:08.199 --> 00:55:11.300 Now,<00:55:08.300><c> the</c><00:55:08.420><c> other</c><00:55:08.619><c> one</c><00:55:08.780><c> I've</c><00:55:09.000><c> got</c><00:55:09.079><c> to</c><00:55:09.239><c> ring</c><00:55:09.420><c> tonight</c><00:55:09.940><c> from...</c> 00:55:11.719 --> 00:55:12.679 What's<00:55:12.280><c> that</c><00:55:12.420><c> called?</c> 00:55:13.139 --> 00:55:15.239 Seven,<00:55:13.800><c> yeah.</c> 00:55:16.000 --> 00:55:20.840 And<00:55:16.139><c> the</c><00:55:16.199><c> other</c><00:55:16.360><c> one</c><00:55:16.500><c> I've</c><00:55:16.659><c> got</c><00:55:16.739><c> to</c><00:55:16.860><c> ring</c><00:55:17.159><c> tonight</c><00:55:17.719><c> from</c><00:55:19.320><c> some</c><00:55:20.219><c> information.</c> 00:55:20.840 --> 00:55:29.059 Our<00:55:21.280><c> brother</c><00:55:21.579><c> Gordon</c><00:55:22.019><c> Bain</c><00:55:22.539><c> is</c><00:55:23.360><c> in</c><00:55:25.119><c> the</c><00:55:25.840><c> Royal</c><00:55:26.480><c> Perth</c><00:55:28.139><c> annex</c> 00:55:29.059 --> 00:55:30.760 at<00:55:29.800><c> Shenton</c><00:55:30.079><c> Park.</c> 00:55:31.159 --> 00:55:38.239 He's<00:55:31.500><c> had</c><00:55:32.119><c> hip</c><00:55:32.519><c> operation</c><00:55:33.260><c> and</c><00:55:35.039><c> he</c><00:55:35.900><c> is</c><00:55:36.820><c> feeling</c><00:55:37.099><c> a</c><00:55:37.199><c> little</c><00:55:37.460><c> bit</c><00:55:37.699><c> down</c> 00:55:38.239 --> 00:55:42.340 and<00:55:39.260><c> he</c><00:55:39.519><c> would</c><00:55:39.840><c> love</c><00:55:40.300><c> to</c><00:55:40.599><c> have</c><00:55:41.300><c> visitors.</c> 00:55:42.599 --> 00:55:47.099 Hopefully,<00:55:44.380><c> he</c><00:55:44.380><c> will</c><00:55:44.619><c> be</c><00:55:44.920><c> discharged</c><00:55:45.380><c> either</c><00:55:45.780><c> Monday</c><00:55:46.159><c> or</c><00:55:46.400><c> Tuesday.</c> 00:55:47.099 --> 00:55:52.440 So<00:55:47.980><c> if</c><00:55:48.139><c> anybody</c><00:55:48.599><c> can</c><00:55:49.840><c> visit</c><00:55:50.260><c> Gordon,</c><00:55:51.599><c> it</c><00:55:51.840><c> will</c><00:55:52.039><c> be</c><00:55:52.179><c> greatly</c> 00:55:52.440 --> 00:55:54.400 appreciated,<00:55:53.500><c> aye?</c> 00:55:56.280 --> 00:55:58.400 Ward<00:55:56.900><c> 9,</c><00:55:57.480><c> yeah.</c> 00:55:58.719 --> 00:56:04.380 Okay<00:55:59.059><c> then,</c><00:55:59.780><c> so</c><00:56:00.460><c> I</c><00:56:01.340><c> think</c><00:56:01.920><c> there</c><00:56:02.559><c> are</c><00:56:02.559><c> no</c><00:56:02.760><c> more</c><00:56:03.179><c> announcements.</c> 00:56:05.440 --> 00:56:10.840 We'll<00:56:06.280><c> close</c><00:56:06.780><c> with</c><00:56:07.019><c> singing</c><00:56:07.780><c> hymn</c><00:56:08.340><c> 257</c><00:56:09.719><c> afterwards,</c><00:56:10.500><c> prayer</c> 00:56:10.840 --> 00:56:12.860 for<00:56:11.079><c> the</c><00:56:11.260><c> supper</c><00:56:11.619><c> as</c><00:56:12.019><c> well.</c> 00:56:45.179 --> 00:56:47.119 Hymn<00:56:46.579><c> 257</c> 00:57:04.639 --> 00:57:07.940 Hymn<00:57:06.039><c> 257</c> 00:57:44.119 --> 00:57:47.420 Hymn<00:57:45.519><c> 257</c> 00:57:56.139 --> 00:57:58.039 Hymn<00:57:57.539><c> 257</c> 00:58:10.880 --> 00:58:12.920 We'll<00:58:11.579><c> just</c><00:58:11.579><c> close</c><00:58:12.019><c> with</c><00:58:12.280><c> prayer.</c> 00:58:12.920 --> 00:58:17.300 Loving<00:58:13.800><c> Heavenly</c><00:58:14.260><c> Father,</c><00:58:14.960><c> we</c><00:58:15.079><c> give</c><00:58:15.239><c> thee</c><00:58:15.539><c> thanks</c><00:58:16.119><c> for</c><00:58:17.179><c> the</c> 00:58:17.300 --> 00:58:19.460 opportunity<00:58:17.880><c> we</c><00:58:18.139><c> have</c><00:58:18.440><c> had</c><00:58:18.739><c> this</c><00:58:19.019><c> evening</c> 00:58:19.460 --> 00:58:22.159 to<00:58:19.699><c> listen</c><00:58:19.980><c> to</c><00:58:20.380><c> the</c><00:58:20.719><c> words</c><00:58:21.019><c> of</c><00:58:21.280><c> truth.</c> 00:58:22.280 --> 00:58:26.920 That<00:58:22.500><c> we</c><00:58:22.619><c> may</c><00:58:22.860><c> be</c><00:58:23.119><c> enriched</c><00:58:24.000><c> and</c><00:58:24.539><c> ever</c><00:58:24.980><c> mindful</c><00:58:26.059><c> of</c><00:58:26.480><c> the</c><00:58:26.619><c> great</c> 00:58:26.920 --> 00:58:30.500 promises<00:58:27.380><c> which</c><00:58:28.480><c> have</c><00:58:28.880><c> been</c><00:58:29.139><c> set</c><00:58:29.320><c> before</c><00:58:29.679><c> us.</c> 00:58:30.820 --> 00:58:34.380 That<00:58:30.980><c> if</c><00:58:31.219><c> we</c><00:58:31.420><c> endeavour</c><00:58:31.780><c> and</c><00:58:32.059><c> strive</c><00:58:32.460><c> earnestly,</c><00:58:33.980><c> that</c><00:58:34.139><c> life</c> 00:58:34.380 --> 00:58:36.860 everlasting<00:58:34.940><c> is</c><00:58:35.219><c> set</c><00:58:35.480><c> before</c><00:58:35.820><c> us</c><00:58:36.039><c> all.</c> 00:58:36.960 --> 00:58:39.360 We<00:58:37.260><c> pray</c><00:58:37.559><c> that</c><00:58:37.699><c> you</c><00:58:37.880><c> will</c><00:58:37.940><c> give</c><00:58:38.079><c> us</c><00:58:38.320><c> guidance</c><00:58:38.699><c> and</c><00:58:38.920><c> direction</c> 00:58:39.360 --> 00:58:40.199 in<00:58:39.539><c> this</c><00:58:39.800><c> manner.</c> 00:58:40.199 --> 00:58:45.519 That<00:58:40.880><c> we</c><00:58:41.079><c> may</c><00:58:41.460><c> realize</c><00:58:42.880><c> the</c><00:58:43.679><c> great</c><00:58:44.039><c> privilege</c><00:58:44.460><c> that</c><00:58:44.699><c> we</c><00:58:44.940><c> have</c><00:58:45.139><c> had.</c> 00:58:46.000 --> 00:58:48.659 That<00:58:46.079><c> we</c><00:58:46.260><c> have</c><00:58:46.460><c> been</c><00:58:46.699><c> called</c><00:58:46.920><c> out</c><00:58:47.179><c> of</c><00:58:47.619><c> darkness.</c> 00:58:49.059 --> 00:58:53.820 That<00:58:49.219><c> thy</c><00:58:49.400><c> words</c><00:58:49.719><c> of</c><00:58:49.980><c> truth</c><00:58:50.440><c> have</c><00:58:50.800><c> been</c><00:58:52.039><c> set</c><00:58:52.420><c> in</c><00:58:52.599><c> our</c><00:58:52.940><c> minds.</c> 00:58:54.000 --> 00:58:57.340 That<00:58:54.159><c> we</c><00:58:54.340><c> can</c><00:58:54.619><c> see</c><00:58:54.780><c> a</c><00:58:54.980><c> better</c><00:58:55.159><c> life</c><00:58:55.500><c> ahead,</c><00:58:56.599><c> away</c><00:58:56.840><c> from</c><00:58:57.099><c> all</c> 00:58:57.340 --> 00:59:00.320 this<00:58:57.639><c> terror,</c><00:58:58.780><c> away</c><00:58:59.059><c> from</c><00:58:59.360><c> all</c><00:58:59.559><c> this</c><00:58:59.820><c> crime</c> 00:59:00.320 --> 00:59:05.139 and<00:59:01.440><c> all</c><00:59:01.880><c> those</c><00:59:02.239><c> things</c><00:59:02.960><c> which</c><00:59:03.440><c> we</c><00:59:03.679><c> know</c><00:59:04.019><c> that</c><00:59:04.239><c> thou</c><00:59:04.400><c> detest.</c> 00:59:05.139 --> 00:59:09.960 We<00:59:05.980><c> pray</c><00:59:06.380><c> that</c><00:59:06.539><c> you'll</c><00:59:07.619><c> help</c><00:59:07.820><c> us</c><00:59:08.739><c> in</c><00:59:08.920><c> all</c><00:59:09.159><c> this</c><00:59:09.400><c> striving</c><00:59:09.739><c> that</c> 00:59:09.960 --> 00:59:10.880 we<00:59:10.179><c> have.</c> 00:59:11.239 --> 00:59:16.159 That<00:59:11.400><c> you'll</c><00:59:11.739><c> set</c><00:59:11.900><c> before</c><00:59:12.280><c> us</c><00:59:12.960><c> the</c><00:59:13.179><c> true</c><00:59:13.420><c> goals</c><00:59:14.300><c> of</c><00:59:14.820><c> life</c><00:59:15.099><c> everlasting.</c> 00:59:17.019 --> 00:59:20.019 We<00:59:17.119><c> also</c><00:59:17.460><c> give</c><00:59:17.659><c> thee</c><00:59:17.840><c> thanks</c><00:59:18.460><c> for</c><00:59:19.000><c> the</c><00:59:19.260><c> supper</c><00:59:19.400><c> that</c><00:59:19.619><c> was</c><00:59:19.739><c> set</c> 00:59:20.019 --> 00:59:20.960 before<00:59:20.340><c> us.</c> 00:59:21.400 --> 00:59:26.639 And<00:59:21.619><c> as</c><00:59:21.739><c> we</c><00:59:21.900><c> go</c><00:59:22.099><c> our</c><00:59:22.280><c> several</c><00:59:22.599><c> ways,</c><00:59:23.519><c> we</c><00:59:23.679><c> ask</c><00:59:24.019><c> for</c><00:59:24.980><c> thy</c><00:59:25.260><c> safe</c><00:59:25.599><c> guidance.</c> 00:59:26.820 --> 00:59:31.739 We<00:59:27.059><c> ask</c><00:59:27.280><c> all</c><00:59:27.500><c> this</c><00:59:27.920><c> in</c><00:59:28.239><c> and</c><00:59:28.420><c> through</c><00:59:29.059><c> Jesus</c><00:59:29.599><c> Christ's</c><00:59:30.260><c> name.</c><00:59:30.800><c> Amen.</c> 00:59:49.880 --> 00:59:57.300 In<00:59:51.280><c> the</c><00:59:51.320><c> name</c><00:59:54.880><c> of</c><00:59:54.900><c> Jesus</c><00:59:55.019><c> Christ.</c> 01:00:26.099 --> 01:00:28.480 Just<01:00:26.539><c> quickly</c><01:00:26.980><c> everyone,</c><01:00:27.519><c> just</c><01:00:27.699><c> while</c><01:00:27.780><c> everyone's</c><01:00:28.000><c> still</c><01:00:28.219><c> here,</c> 01:00:28.619 --> 01:00:30.159 because<01:00:28.860><c> of</c><01:00:29.019><c> the</c><01:00:29.139><c> baptism</c><01:00:29.460><c> that's</c><01:00:29.639><c> going</c><01:00:29.760><c> to</c><01:00:29.780><c> be</c><01:00:29.940><c> happening</c> 01:00:30.159 --> 01:00:31.440 on<01:00:30.639><c> Sunday</c><01:00:31.039><c> nights,</c> 01:00:31.440 --> 01:00:35.920 there<01:00:32.539><c> won't</c><01:00:33.300><c> be</c><01:00:33.519><c> a</c><01:00:33.659><c> growth</c><01:00:33.840><c> night</c><01:00:34.019><c> here</c><01:00:34.840><c> on</c><01:00:35.340><c> Sunday</c><01:00:35.619><c> evening</c> 01:00:35.920 --> 01:00:36.559 in<01:00:36.079><c> this</c><01:00:36.280><c> hall,</c> 01:00:37.059 --> 01:00:39.639 to<01:00:37.239><c> encourage</c><01:00:37.579><c> everyone</c><01:00:37.940><c> to</c><01:00:38.119><c> go</c><01:00:38.239><c> to</c><01:00:38.340><c> the</c><01:00:38.460><c> baptisms.</c> 01:01:03.019 --> 01:01:04.920 Amen.