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00:27:33.000 --> 00:27:33.339 talk<00:27:33.119><c> about</c> 00:27:33.339 --> 00:27:36.720 how<00:27:33.519><c> to</c><00:27:33.759><c> build</c><00:27:34.039><c> a</c><00:27:34.440><c> good</c><00:27:34.680><c> study</c><00:27:34.980><c> library,</c><00:27:35.700><c> so</c><00:27:35.920><c> I</c><00:27:36.000><c> won't</c><00:27:36.519><c> dwell</c> 00:27:36.720 --> 00:27:37.839 on<00:27:36.859><c> that</c><00:27:37.000><c> any</c><00:27:37.259><c> further</c><00:27:37.480><c> now.</c> 00:27:38.339 --> 00:27:41.259 Find<00:27:38.700><c> a</c><00:27:38.900><c> way</c><00:27:39.140><c> so</c><00:27:39.319><c> that</c><00:27:39.440><c> you're</c><00:27:40.019><c> moving</c><00:27:40.359><c> through</c><00:27:40.700><c> books,</c><00:27:41.000><c> and</c> 00:27:41.259 --> 00:27:43.900 particularly<00:27:41.839><c> the</c><00:27:42.400><c> works</c><00:27:42.700><c> of</c><00:27:42.980><c> the</c><00:27:43.240><c> truth,</c><00:27:43.779><c> that</c> 00:27:43.900 --> 00:27:45.900 you're<00:27:44.119><c> becoming</c><00:27:44.420><c> familiar</c><00:27:44.839><c> with</c><00:27:45.079><c> them.</c> 00:27:46.460 --> 00:27:50.680 Well,<00:27:48.480><c> lastly,</c><00:27:49.259><c> the</c><00:27:49.420><c> final</c><00:27:49.740><c> pillar.</c> 00:27:51.619 --> 00:27:53.559 What<00:27:51.619><c> about</c><00:27:51.980><c> ecclesial</c><00:27:52.500><c> activities?</c> 00:27:53.799 --> 00:27:55.920 How<00:27:53.920><c> about</c><00:27:54.160><c> three</c><00:27:54.400><c> times</c><00:27:54.700><c> a</c><00:27:54.880><c> week?</c> 00:27:56.400 --> 00:27:59.259 Memorial<00:27:56.759><c> meeting,</c><00:27:57.819><c> lecture,</c><00:27:58.420><c> and</c><00:27:58.599><c> Bible</c><00:27:58.859><c> class.</c> 00:27:59.759 --> 00:28:02.019 Now,<00:28:00.160><c> you</c><00:28:00.339><c> may</c><00:28:00.539><c> not</c><00:28:00.680><c> all</c><00:28:00.900><c> have</c><00:28:01.059><c> lectures</c><00:28:01.319><c> over</c><00:28:01.579><c> here,</c><00:28:01.700><c> but</c><00:28:01.839><c> I</c> 00:28:02.019 --> 00:28:03.039 presume<00:28:02.220><c> if</c><00:28:02.339><c> you</c><00:28:02.440><c> don't</c><00:28:02.619><c> have</c><00:28:02.799><c> lectures,</c> 00:28:03.039 --> 00:28:03.859 you<00:28:03.160><c> have</c><00:28:03.380><c> seminars.</c> 00:28:04.319 --> 00:28:07.440 So<00:28:04.640><c> there</c><00:28:04.859><c> should</c><00:28:05.079><c> be</c><00:28:05.279><c> at</c><00:28:05.359><c> least</c><00:28:05.799><c> two</c><00:28:06.140><c> or</c><00:28:06.380><c> three</c><00:28:06.619><c> occasions</c><00:28:07.200><c> in</c> 00:28:07.440 --> 00:28:10.819 the<00:28:07.599><c> course</c><00:28:07.799><c> of</c><00:28:08.059><c> your</c><00:28:08.480><c> week</c><00:28:08.940><c> where</c><00:28:10.000><c> you</c><00:28:10.319><c> are,</c> 00:28:10.819 --> 00:28:15.059 as<00:28:11.400><c> some</c><00:28:11.619><c> people</c><00:28:11.799><c> would</c><00:28:12.059><c> say,</c><00:28:13.380><c> fretting</c><00:28:13.640><c> with</c><00:28:13.859><c> the</c><00:28:14.019><c> Delphes.</c> 00:28:15.339 --> 00:28:18.779 You're<00:28:15.900><c> in</c><00:28:16.220><c> communion</c><00:28:16.640><c> and</c><00:28:17.059><c> in</c><00:28:17.380><c> community</c><00:28:17.799><c> fellowship</c><00:28:18.299><c> with</c> 00:28:18.779 --> 00:28:21.160 your<00:28:19.180><c> brothers</c><00:28:19.480><c> and</c><00:28:19.960><c> sisters</c><00:28:20.339><c> in</c><00:28:20.640><c> the</c><00:28:20.880><c> truth.</c> 00:28:21.460 --> 00:28:23.720 And<00:28:21.700><c> this</c><00:28:21.819><c> is</c><00:28:22.119><c> part</c><00:28:22.279><c> of</c><00:28:22.420><c> the</c><00:28:22.680><c> fabric</c><00:28:22.960><c> of</c><00:28:23.160><c> our</c><00:28:23.380><c> life.</c> 00:28:24.039 --> 00:28:26.700 And<00:28:24.279><c> what</c><00:28:24.400><c> this</c><00:28:24.640><c> reminds</c><00:28:25.059><c> us</c><00:28:25.339><c> is</c><00:28:25.500><c> that</c><00:28:25.660><c> our</c><00:28:25.980><c> prayers</c><00:28:26.220><c> and</c><00:28:26.420><c> our</c> 00:28:26.700 --> 00:28:29.259 readings<00:28:27.000><c> and</c><00:28:27.240><c> our</c><00:28:27.579><c> study</c><00:28:27.980><c> are</c><00:28:28.779><c> complemented</c> 00:28:29.259 --> 00:28:32.619 and<00:28:29.539><c> balanced</c><00:28:29.819><c> by</c><00:28:30.220><c> our</c><00:28:30.519><c> fellowship</c><00:28:30.940><c> with</c><00:28:31.380><c> brothers</c><00:28:31.799><c> and</c><00:28:32.099><c> sisters</c><00:28:32.359><c> of</c> 00:28:32.619 --> 00:28:33.380 like<00:28:32.880><c>-minded</c><00:28:33.079><c> faith.</c> 00:28:33.380 --> 00:28:39.079 After<00:28:33.759><c> all,</c><00:28:33.980><c> didn't</c><00:28:34.200><c> David</c><00:28:34.599><c> say,</c><00:28:36.000><c> I</c><00:28:36.000><c> am</c><00:28:37.019><c> a</c><00:28:37.660><c> companion</c><00:28:38.240><c> of</c><00:28:38.720><c> all</c> 00:28:39.079 --> 00:28:40.819 them<00:28:39.319><c> that</c><00:28:39.680><c> fear</c><00:28:39.880><c> thee?</c> 00:28:41.140 --> 00:28:43.960 And<00:28:41.420><c> part</c><00:28:41.579><c> of</c><00:28:41.740><c> our</c><00:28:41.980><c> spiritual</c><00:28:42.440><c> journey</c><00:28:42.920><c> is</c><00:28:43.359><c> that</c><00:28:43.519><c> we</c><00:28:43.700><c> actually</c> 00:28:43.960 --> 00:28:45.799 go<00:28:44.200><c> on</c><00:28:44.400><c> that</c><00:28:44.599><c> journey</c><00:28:45.019><c> in</c><00:28:45.500><c> company</c> 00:28:45.799 --> 00:28:47.460 with<00:28:46.200><c> other</c><00:28:46.460><c> people.</c> 00:28:48.619 --> 00:28:53.660 So<00:28:49.019><c> we've</c><00:28:49.359><c> got</c><00:28:49.420><c> to</c><00:28:49.519><c> have</c><00:28:49.759><c> a</c><00:28:50.099><c> complete</c><00:28:50.539><c> totality</c><00:28:51.180><c> of</c><00:28:51.640><c> our</c><00:28:51.960><c> spiritual</c><00:28:52.720><c> program</c><00:28:53.279><c> of</c> 00:28:53.660 --> 00:28:54.980 activity,<00:28:54.279><c> which</c><00:28:54.680><c> really</c> 00:28:54.980 --> 00:28:57.619 brings<00:28:55.180><c> us</c><00:28:55.420><c> then</c><00:28:55.539><c> to</c><00:28:55.660><c> the</c><00:28:55.799><c> matter</c><00:28:55.980><c> of</c><00:28:56.460><c> Bible</c><00:28:56.799><c> study</c><00:28:57.079><c> itself.</c> 00:28:57.980 --> 00:28:59.480 Well,<00:28:58.640><c> yes.</c> 00:29:06.259 --> 00:29:09.779 Well,<00:29:06.799><c> that's</c><00:29:07.339><c> a</c><00:29:07.440><c> very</c><00:29:07.519><c> good</c><00:29:07.720><c> question,</c><00:29:08.319><c> by</c><00:29:08.559><c> the</c><00:29:08.700><c> way,</c><00:29:09.000><c> because</c><00:29:09.240><c> I</c><00:29:09.380><c> think</c><00:29:09.559><c> one</c> 00:29:09.779 --> 00:29:10.859 of<00:29:09.900><c> the</c><00:29:10.019><c> dilemmas</c><00:29:10.460><c> here</c> 00:29:10.859 --> 00:29:13.160 is<00:29:11.180><c> how</c><00:29:11.420><c> to</c><00:29:11.660><c> manage</c><00:29:11.900><c> our</c><00:29:12.259><c> time.</c> 00:29:13.299 --> 00:29:18.359 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everything. 00:29:36.740 --> 00:29:39.460 In<00:29:36.819><c> fact,</c><00:29:36.920><c> that's</c><00:29:37.140><c> one</c><00:29:37.279><c> of</c><00:29:37.400><c> the</c><00:29:37.579><c> basic</c><00:29:37.940><c> premises</c><00:29:38.400><c> of</c><00:29:38.720><c> time</c><00:29:39.059><c> management.</c> 00:29:39.779 --> 00:29:42.220 It<00:29:39.900><c> begins</c><00:29:40.200><c> with</c><00:29:40.400><c> the</c><00:29:40.599><c> fundamental</c><00:29:40.980><c> premise</c><00:29:41.400><c> that</c><00:29:41.740><c> you</c><00:29:41.880><c> can't</c> 00:29:42.220 --> 00:29:43.240 do<00:29:42.400><c> everything.</c> 00:29:43.839 --> 00:29:46.779 So<00:29:44.019><c> if</c><00:29:44.119><c> you</c><00:29:44.240><c> can't</c><00:29:44.480><c> do</c><00:29:44.660><c> everything,</c><00:29:45.819><c> you</c><00:29:45.940><c> better</c><00:29:46.339><c> figure</c><00:29:46.599><c> out</c> 00:29:46.779 --> 00:29:48.579 what<00:29:46.940><c> you</c><00:29:47.160><c> 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go</c><00:30:10.859><c> to</c><00:30:10.980><c> the</c><00:30:11.059><c> memorial</c> 00:30:11.319 --> 00:30:12.279 meeting. 00:30:13.640 --> 00:30:17.880 And<00:30:13.940><c> you</c><00:30:14.200><c> shouldn't</c><00:30:14.559><c> say,</c><00:30:15.259><c> well,</c><00:30:15.420><c> I'm</c><00:30:15.680><c> such</c><00:30:15.920><c> a</c><00:30:16.160><c> busy</c><00:30:16.339><c> and</c><00:30:16.579><c> dedicated</c><00:30:17.019><c> Bible</c><00:30:17.359><c> student</c><00:30:17.680><c> that</c> 00:30:17.880 --> 00:30:18.400 I<00:30:18.000><c> don't</c><00:30:18.180><c> have</c> 00:30:18.400 --> 00:30:21.380 time<00:30:18.859><c> to</c><00:30:19.160><c> attend</c><00:30:19.440><c> the</c><00:30:19.700><c> ecclesial</c><00:30:20.079><c> Bible</c><00:30:20.420><c> class.</c> 00:30:21.859 --> 00:30:24.759 I<00:30:22.259><c> don't</c><00:30:22.440><c> think</c><00:30:22.519><c> you're</c><00:30:22.740><c> at</c><00:30:22.839><c> liberty</c><00:30:23.059><c> to</c><00:30:23.299><c> say</c><00:30:23.480><c> that.</c> 00:30:24.579 --> 00:30:28.240 Because<00:30:24.819><c> the</c><00:30:25.039><c> other</c><00:30:25.279><c> side</c><00:30:25.460><c> of</c><00:30:25.619><c> the</c><00:30:25.759><c> ledger</c><00:30:26.059><c> is</c><00:30:26.619><c> that</c><00:30:27.259><c> we</c><00:30:27.519><c> belong</c><00:30:27.779><c> to</c><00:30:27.980><c> a</c> 00:30:28.240 --> 00:30:29.319 community<00:30:28.619><c> and</c><00:30:28.740><c> we've</c><00:30:28.980><c> got</c><00:30:29.079><c> to</c> 00:30:29.319 --> 00:30:30.220 nourish<00:30:29.640><c> the</c><00:30:29.859><c> community.</c> 00:30:30.220 --> 00:30:32.579 That's<00:30:30.500><c> how</c><00:30:30.660><c> we</c><00:30:30.900><c> contribute</c><00:30:31.319><c> to</c><00:30:31.500><c> the</c><00:30:31.660><c> body</c><00:30:31.900><c> of</c><00:30:32.160><c> Christ.</c> 00:30:32.920 --> 00:30:35.740 We're<00:30:33.000><c> not</c><00:30:33.099><c> at</c><00:30:33.279><c> liberty</c><00:30:33.539><c> to</c><00:30:33.839><c> absent</c><00:30:34.099><c> ourselves</c><00:30:34.720><c> from</c><00:30:35.339><c> the</c><00:30:35.559><c> day</c> 00:30:35.740 --> 00:30:38.519 or<00:30:36.440><c> the</c><00:30:36.759><c> evening</c><00:30:37.140><c> when</c><00:30:37.799><c> our</c><00:30:38.220><c> ecclesia</c> 00:30:38.519 --> 00:30:40.880 gathers<00:30:38.880><c> together</c><00:30:39.279><c> to</c><00:30:39.640><c> feed</c><00:30:39.880><c> on</c><00:30:40.079><c> the</c><00:30:40.240><c> word</c><00:30:40.359><c> of</c><00:30:40.579><c> God.</c> 00:30:41.019 --> 00:30:43.180 That's<00:30:41.380><c> essential</c><00:30:41.819><c> that</c><00:30:42.039><c> we're</c><00:30:42.279><c> there.</c> 00:30:43.359 --> 00:30:45.539 I<00:30:43.460><c> know</c><00:30:43.519><c> there's</c><00:30:43.700><c> always</c><00:30:43.920><c> moments</c><00:30:44.259><c> of</c><00:30:44.539><c> time</c><00:30:44.740><c> when</c><00:30:44.880><c> for</c><00:30:45.039><c> one</c><00:30:45.200><c> reason</c><00:30:45.359><c> or</c> 00:30:45.539 --> 00:30:46.339 another,<00:30:45.900><c> we're</c><00:30:46.000><c> not.</c> 00:30:46.759 --> 00:30:49.160 We're<00:30:47.019><c> talking</c><00:30:47.180><c> about</c><00:30:47.359><c> the</c><00:30:47.640><c> overall</c><00:30:47.920><c> pattern</c><00:30:48.299><c> of</c><00:30:48.519><c> our</c><00:30:48.700><c> behavior.</c> 00:30:49.160 --> 00:30:53.440 And<00:30:49.160><c> if</c><00:30:49.200><c> we</c><00:30:50.460><c> do</c><00:30:50.720><c> have</c><00:30:50.980><c> lectures,</c><00:30:52.460><c> I</c><00:30:52.759><c> believe</c><00:30:53.000><c> that</c><00:30:53.160><c> we</c><00:30:53.279><c> should</c> 00:30:53.440 --> 00:30:54.880 be<00:30:53.660><c> there</c><00:30:53.960><c> as</c><00:30:54.220><c> a</c><00:30:54.319><c> matter</c><00:30:54.480><c> of</c><00:30:54.700><c> course.</c> 00:30:54.920 --> 00:30:57.859 These<00:30:55.099><c> are</c><00:30:55.400><c> the</c><00:30:55.519><c> three</c><00:30:55.799><c> pillars</c><00:30:56.079><c> of</c><00:30:56.359><c> ecclesial</c><00:30:56.839><c> life.</c> 00:30:58.400 --> 00:31:01.599 But<00:30:58.539><c> you</c><00:30:58.740><c> may</c><00:30:58.980><c> have</c><00:30:59.160><c> to</c><00:30:59.380><c> decide</c><00:30:59.839><c> how</c><00:31:00.599><c> much</c><00:31:00.839><c> other</c><00:31:01.119><c> stuff</c><00:31:01.339><c> you</c> 00:31:01.599 --> 00:31:03.299 do<00:31:01.799><c> and</c><00:31:01.920><c> how</c><00:31:02.099><c> much</c><00:31:02.359><c> time</c><00:31:02.559><c> you</c><00:31:02.779><c> have</c><00:31:02.940><c> for</c> 00:31:03.299 --> 00:31:07.339 other<00:31:03.720><c> more</c><00:31:04.180><c> social</c><00:31:04.500><c> activities</c><00:31:05.079><c> if</c><00:31:05.619><c> you're</c><00:31:05.779><c> going</c><00:31:05.880><c> to</c><00:31:06.240><c> do</c><00:31:06.380><c> Bible</c><00:31:06.680><c> study</c><00:31:06.920><c> as</c><00:31:07.160><c> well.</c> 00:31:07.619 --> 00:31:09.319 I<00:31:07.779><c> can't</c><00:31:08.099><c> give</c><00:31:08.180><c> you</c><00:31:08.339><c> the</c><00:31:08.519><c> balance</c><00:31:08.779><c> on</c><00:31:08.980><c> that.</c> 00:31:09.619 --> 00:31:12.440 You've<00:31:09.880><c> got</c><00:31:09.980><c> to</c><00:31:10.180><c> figure</c><00:31:10.240><c> it</c><00:31:11.099><c> out</c><00:31:11.099><c> for</c><00:31:11.220><c> yourself,</c><00:31:11.940><c> Ben.</c> 00:31:13.019 --> 00:31:16.019 CYC,<00:31:13.619><c> would</c><00:31:13.740><c> that</c><00:31:13.960><c> be</c><00:31:14.140><c> considered</c><00:31:14.599><c> something</c><00:31:14.920><c> as</c><00:31:15.220><c> well?</c> 00:31:16.019 --> 00:31:20.259 Well,<00:31:16.319><c> if</c><00:31:16.480><c> you're</c><00:31:17.299><c> of</c><00:31:17.599><c> CYC</c><00:31:18.259><c> age,</c><00:31:19.299><c> obviously</c><00:31:19.619><c> you've</c><00:31:19.900><c> got</c><00:31:20.039><c> to</c> 00:31:20.259 --> 00:31:21.640 manage<00:31:20.539><c> that.</c> 00:31:22.259 --> 00:31:23.359 Absolutely. 00:31:24.940 --> 00:31:27.700 I<00:31:24.980><c> mean,</c><00:31:25.180><c> look,</c><00:31:25.440><c> my</c><00:31:25.980><c> routine</c><00:31:26.359><c> was</c><00:31:26.599><c> slightly</c><00:31:26.839><c> more</c><00:31:27.180><c> brutal</c><00:31:27.420><c> and</c> 00:31:27.700 --> 00:31:29.319 ruthless<00:31:28.019><c> than</c><00:31:28.299><c> yours.</c> 00:31:29.819 --> 00:31:33.660 What<00:31:30.039><c> happened</c><00:31:30.339><c> was</c><00:31:31.180><c> I</c><00:31:32.079><c> heard</c><00:31:32.339><c> John</c><00:31:32.680><c> Martin.</c> 00:31:34.480 --> 00:31:37.160 And<00:31:34.640><c> John</c><00:31:34.839><c> Martin</c><00:31:35.160><c> came</c><00:31:35.579><c> through</c><00:31:35.819><c> New</c><00:31:36.059><c> Zealand</c><00:31:36.420><c> and</c><00:31:36.700><c> gave</c><00:31:36.920><c> a</c> 00:31:37.160 --> 00:31:39.640 study<00:31:37.420><c> on</c><00:31:38.559><c> Elijah.</c> 00:31:39.759 --> 00:31:42.599 I<00:31:40.359><c> was,</c><00:31:40.720><c> I</c><00:31:41.039><c> think,</c><00:31:41.380><c> 15.</c> 00:31:43.299 --> 00:31:45.960 And<00:31:43.779><c> basically,</c><00:31:44.640><c> it</c><00:31:44.900><c> set</c><00:31:45.039><c> me</c><00:31:45.240><c> on</c><00:31:45.559><c> fire.</c> 00:31:46.339 --> 00:31:50.240 And<00:31:46.519><c> I</c><00:31:46.880><c> actually</c><00:31:47.519><c> had</c><00:31:48.140><c> never</c><00:31:48.420><c> heard</c><00:31:48.799><c> this</c><00:31:49.160><c> before.</c> 00:31:50.420 --> 00:31:57.279 And<00:31:50.579><c> I</c><00:31:51.779><c> said</c><00:31:52.000><c> to</c><00:31:52.180><c> myself,</c><00:31:54.019><c> I</c><00:31:54.240><c> want</c><00:31:54.420><c> to</c><00:31:54.660><c> study</c><00:31:54.839><c> the</c><00:31:55.059><c> Bible</c><00:31:55.380><c> like</c><00:31:55.900><c> that.</c> 00:31:58.259 --> 00:32:00.259 And<00:31:58.380><c> I'm</c><00:31:58.579><c> going</c><00:31:58.579><c> to</c><00:31:58.680><c> do</c><00:31:58.779><c> it.</c><00:31:58.960><c> So</c><00:31:59.099><c> I</c><00:31:59.140><c> went</c><00:31:59.259><c> home.</c> 00:32:00.880 --> 00:32:04.799 And<00:32:01.119><c> so</c><00:32:01.279><c> I</c><00:32:01.319><c> went</c><00:32:01.539><c> home</c><00:32:02.019><c> and</c><00:32:02.759><c> I</c><00:32:03.019><c> made</c><00:32:03.220><c> my</c><00:32:03.920><c> timetable</c><00:32:04.579><c> of</c> 00:32:04.799 --> 00:32:05.640 spiritual<00:32:05.160><c> activity.</c> 00:32:05.640 --> 00:32:08.859 And<00:32:05.779><c> my</c><00:32:06.059><c> timetable</c><00:32:06.619><c> was</c><00:32:07.079><c> that</c><00:32:07.619><c> I</c><00:32:07.740><c> would</c><00:32:07.980><c> study</c><00:32:08.180><c> two</c><00:32:08.480><c> hours</c><00:32:08.640><c> on</c> 00:32:08.859 --> 00:32:09.339 Monday<00:32:09.099><c> night,</c> 00:32:09.400 --> 00:32:10.940 Tuesday<00:32:09.660><c> night,</c><00:32:10.000><c> Wednesday</c><00:32:10.220><c> night,</c><00:32:10.519><c> Thursday</c><00:32:10.740><c> 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to</c><00:34:05.839><c> our</c><00:34:06.700><c> Bible</c><00:34:07.079><c> study</c><00:34:07.339><c> program.</c> 00:34:09.699 --> 00:34:12.440 We<00:34:10.159><c> need</c><00:34:10.340><c> to</c><00:34:10.480><c> make</c><00:34:10.599><c> a</c><00:34:10.820><c> definite</c><00:34:11.079><c> time</c><00:34:11.500><c> in</c><00:34:11.679><c> our</c><00:34:11.940><c> diary</c><00:34:12.179><c> for</c> 00:34:12.440 --> 00:34:13.199 Bible<00:34:12.840><c> study.</c> 00:34:13.579 --> 00:34:16.739 And<00:34:13.820><c> as</c><00:34:14.059><c> I</c><00:34:14.340><c> suggested</c><00:34:14.639><c> earlier,</c><00:34:15.480><c> we</c><00:34:15.639><c> should</c><00:34:15.880><c> consider</c><00:34:16.420><c> that</c> 00:34:16.739 --> 00:34:19.960 to<00:34:17.019><c> be</c><00:34:17.320><c> an</c><00:34:17.820><c> appointment</c><00:34:18.280><c> that</c><00:34:18.480><c> we</c><00:34:18.619><c> have</c><00:34:18.780><c> with</c><00:34:19.019><c> God.</c> 00:34:22.739 --> 00:34:27.639 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definite</c><00:35:23.199><c> objective.</c><00:35:23.679><c> So</c><00:35:23.760><c> what</c><00:35:23.860><c> do</c><00:35:24.000><c> I</c><00:35:24.019><c> mean</c><00:35:24.139><c> by</c><00:35:24.360><c> that?</c> 00:35:24.780 --> 00:35:28.800 Well,<00:35:25.139><c> it</c><00:35:25.400><c> means</c><00:35:25.599><c> that</c><00:35:25.719><c> if</c><00:35:25.840><c> you're</c><00:35:26.019><c> going</c><00:35:26.079><c> to</c><00:35:26.420><c> start,</c><00:35:27.000><c> for</c><00:35:27.000><c> example...</c> 00:35:28.900 --> 00:35:30.420 So<00:35:29.340><c> what's</c><00:35:29.639><c> a</c><00:35:29.719><c> good</c><00:35:29.840><c> illustration?</c> 00:35:30.840 --> 00:35:32.139 We're<00:35:31.000><c> going</c><00:35:31.059><c> to</c><00:35:31.119><c> look</c><00:35:31.199><c> at</c><00:35:31.280><c> the</c><00:35:31.400><c> book</c><00:35:31.500><c> of</c><00:35:31.739><c> Malachi.</c> 00:35:32.500 --> 00:35:36.179 So<00:35:32.599><c> we</c><00:35:32.679><c> say,</c><00:35:33.079><c> OK,</c><00:35:33.619><c> Malachi</c><00:35:34.039><c> 1</c><00:35:34.300><c>-4.</c><00:35:35.159><c> I'm</c><00:35:35.559><c> going</c><00:35:35.659><c> to</c><00:35:35.900><c> start</c><00:35:36.019><c> this</c> 00:35:36.179 --> 00:35:36.780 in<00:35:36.420><c> January.</c> 00:35:37.159 --> 00:35:40.340 My<00:35:37.480><c> objective</c><00:35:38.000><c> is</c><00:35:38.300><c> I'd</c><00:35:38.539><c> really</c><00:35:38.760><c> like</c><00:35:38.900><c> to</c><00:35:39.059><c> have</c><00:35:39.179><c> that</c><00:35:39.400><c> done</c><00:35:39.840><c> and</c> 00:35:40.340 --> 00:35:42.360 the<00:35:40.559><c> basics</c><00:35:40.820><c> of</c><00:35:41.000><c> it</c><00:35:41.360><c> marked</c><00:35:41.619><c> by</c><00:35:42.000><c> June,</c> 00:35:42.519 --> 00:35:45.099 because<00:35:42.980><c> at</c><00:35:43.260><c> the</c><00:35:43.320><c> end</c><00:35:43.440><c> of</c><00:35:43.659><c> June,</c><00:35:44.079><c> I'm</c><00:35:44.320><c> actually</c><00:35:44.679><c> starting</c><00:35:44.900><c> on</c> 00:35:45.099 --> 00:35:46.219 something<00:35:45.360><c> else.</c> 00:35:47.780 --> 00:35:50.179 Because<00:35:48.219><c> if</c><00:35:48.360><c> you</c><00:35:48.539><c> don't</c><00:35:48.719><c> do</c><00:35:48.880><c> that,</c><00:35:49.059><c> what</c><00:35:49.179><c> will</c><00:35:49.380><c> happen?</c> 00:35:50.320 --> 00:35:52.400 You'll<00:35:50.639><c> still</c><00:35:50.719><c> be</c><00:35:50.960><c> looking</c><00:35:50.960><c> at</c><00:35:51.119><c> Malachi</c><00:35:51.380><c> in</c><00:35:51.519><c> December.</c> 00:35:52.860 --> 00:35:54.860 And<00:35:52.980><c> you</c><00:35:53.019><c> won't</c><00:35:53.179><c> have</c><00:35:53.320><c> done</c><00:35:53.460><c> any</c><00:35:53.739><c> more,</c><00:35:54.139><c> marked</c><00:35:54.360><c> any</c><00:35:54.659><c> more,</c> 00:35:54.960 --> 00:35:55.820 achieved<00:35:55.219><c> any</c><00:35:55.500><c> more</c> 00:35:55.820 --> 00:35:57.780 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God</c><00:36:25.539><c> is</c><00:36:26.219><c> the</c><00:36:26.500><c> counsel</c><00:36:26.840><c> of</c><00:36:27.039><c> God</c> 00:36:27.300 --> 00:36:28.559 for<00:36:27.599><c> us,</c> 00:36:28.960 --> 00:36:31.880 we<00:36:29.079><c> want</c><00:36:29.300><c> to</c><00:36:29.599><c> feel</c><00:36:29.860><c> comfortable</c><00:36:30.340><c> with</c><00:36:30.619><c> all</c><00:36:30.920><c> parts</c><00:36:31.280><c> of</c><00:36:31.519><c> scripture.</c> 00:36:32.159 --> 00:36:33.960 We<00:36:32.260><c> know</c><00:36:32.420><c> how</c><00:36:32.559><c> to</c><00:36:32.739><c> handle</c><00:36:32.960><c> prophecy.</c> 00:36:34.019 --> 00:36:35.619 We<00:36:34.079><c> know</c><00:36:34.239><c> how</c><00:36:34.440><c> to</c><00:36:34.800><c> expound</c><00:36:35.119><c> doctrine.</c> 00:36:36.059 --> 00:36:37.559 We<00:36:36.179><c> know</c><00:36:36.340><c> how</c><00:36:36.500><c> to</c><00:36:36.739><c> break</c><00:36:36.900><c> up</c><00:36:37.079><c> a</c><00:36:37.320><c> book.</c> 00:36:37.940 --> 00:36:40.980 We<00:36:38.039><c> know</c><00:36:38.219><c> how</c><00:36:38.380><c> to</c><00:36:38.579><c> present</c><00:36:38.820><c> the</c><00:36:39.099><c> emotion</c><00:36:39.480><c> of</c><00:36:39.800><c> a</c><00:36:40.019><c> character,</c> 00:36:41.260 --> 00:36:43.940 that<00:36:41.360><c> we</c><00:36:41.500><c> can</c><00:36:41.739><c> cover</c><00:36:41.940><c> all</c><00:36:42.239><c> those</c><00:36:42.699><c> different</c><00:36:43.079><c> writing</c><00:36:43.539><c> styles,</c> 00:36:44.000 --> 00:36:46.420 whether<00:36:44.179><c> it's</c><00:36:44.500><c> prose</c><00:36:44.860><c> or</c><00:36:45.079><c> history</c><00:36:45.579><c> or</c><00:36:45.960><c> poetry,</c> 00:36:46.420 --> 00:36:50.079 that<00:36:47.019><c> we're</c><00:36:47.239><c> familiar</c><00:36:47.579><c> with</c><00:36:47.780><c> the</c><00:36:48.059><c> whole</c><00:36:48.460><c> counsel</c><00:36:48.920><c> of</c><00:36:49.159><c> God,</c> 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that</c><00:37:03.019><c> diversity,</c> 00:37:03.780 --> 00:37:07.320 it's<00:37:04.260><c> our</c><00:37:04.500><c> wisdom</c><00:37:04.780><c> to</c><00:37:05.119><c> study</c><00:37:05.280><c> it</c><00:37:05.579><c> in</c><00:37:06.099><c> all</c><00:37:06.340><c> of</c><00:37:06.460><c> its</c><00:37:06.679><c> diversity.</c> 00:37:07.599 --> 00:37:13.039 And<00:37:07.800><c> the</c><00:37:07.960><c> last</c><00:37:08.239><c> thing</c><00:37:08.500><c> is</c><00:37:09.380><c> always</c><00:37:11.079><c> have</c><00:37:11.400><c> your</c><00:37:11.780><c> next</c><00:37:12.300><c> three</c> 00:37:13.039 --> 00:37:14.840 studies<00:37:13.460><c> chosen</c> 00:37:14.940 --> 00:37:19.159 and<00:37:15.480><c> work</c><00:37:15.880><c> on</c><00:37:16.239><c> collecting</c><00:37:16.900><c> material</c><00:37:17.719><c> for</c><00:37:18.199><c> these.</c> 00:37:20.619 --> 00:37:23.199 So<00:37:20.840><c> this</c><00:37:21.079><c> is</c><00:37:21.280><c> sort</c><00:37:21.420><c> of</c><00:37:21.579><c> like</c><00:37:21.920><c> thinking</c><00:37:22.239><c> ahead.</c> 00:37:23.639 --> 00:37:26.440 So<00:37:23.860><c> although</c><00:37:24.059><c> you</c><00:37:24.199><c> might</c><00:37:24.380><c> be</c><00:37:24.599><c> saying,</c><00:37:25.079><c> well,</c><00:37:25.079><c> I'm</c><00:37:25.300><c> doing</c><00:37:25.579><c> Malachi</c><00:37:26.139><c> at</c> 00:37:26.440 --> 00:37:26.880 the<00:37:26.619><c> moment.</c> 00:37:26.960 --> 00:37:28.800 That's<00:37:27.340><c> great.</c><00:37:27.599><c> That's</c><00:37:28.000><c> good.</c> 00:37:28.980 --> 00:37:30.880 What<00:37:29.179><c> are</c><00:37:29.300><c> you</c><00:37:29.380><c> doing</c><00:37:29.500><c> after</c><00:37:29.860><c> Malachi?</c> 00:37:31.699 --> 00:37:33.800 What<00:37:32.059><c> are</c><00:37:32.179><c> you</c><00:37:32.280><c> doing</c><00:37:32.400><c> after</c><00:37:32.780><c> that?</c> 00:37:34.340 --> 00:37:36.559 And<00:37:34.699><c> what</c><00:37:34.820><c> are</c><00:37:34.900><c> you</c><00:37:35.019><c> doing</c><00:37:35.139><c> after</c><00:37:35.519><c> that?</c> 00:37:37.239 --> 00:37:39.739 And<00:37:37.539><c> what</c><00:37:37.699><c> I</c><00:37:37.920><c> like</c><00:37:38.039><c> to</c><00:37:38.260><c> think</c><00:37:38.380><c> is</c><00:37:38.500><c> that</c><00:37:38.619><c> I've</c><00:37:38.820><c> got</c><00:37:39.000><c> three</c><00:37:39.360><c> sessions</c> 00:37:39.739 --> 00:37:43.119 or<00:37:40.019><c> three</c><00:37:40.300><c> things</c><00:37:40.639><c> on</c><00:37:40.800><c> the</c><00:37:41.400><c> on</c><00:37:41.619><c> the</c><00:37:41.960><c> that</c><00:37:42.219><c> are</c><00:37:42.460><c> ahead</c><00:37:42.679><c> of</c><00:37:42.960><c> me</c> 00:37:43.119 --> 00:37:44.280 that<00:37:43.260><c> I'm</c><00:37:43.539><c> working</c><00:37:43.860><c> on.</c> 00:37:44.280 --> 00:37:48.380 At<00:37:44.280><c> any</c><00:37:44.840><c> point</c><00:37:45.280><c> of</c><00:37:45.420><c> time,</c><00:37:46.239><c> and</c><00:37:46.300><c> that</c><00:37:46.460><c> I'm</c><00:37:46.800><c> quietly</c><00:37:47.280><c> gathering</c><00:37:47.699><c> material</c> 00:37:48.380 --> 00:37:52.579 towards<00:37:49.079><c> those</c><00:37:49.780><c> as</c><00:37:50.440><c> well</c><00:37:50.780><c> at</c><00:37:51.280><c> the</c><00:37:51.500><c> same</c><00:37:51.739><c> time</c><00:37:51.940><c> as</c><00:37:52.059><c> what</c><00:37:52.219><c> I'm</c> 00:37:52.579 --> 00:37:54.079 currently<00:37:53.119><c> studying.</c> 00:37:54.340 --> 00:37:56.880 Why<00:37:54.400><c> is</c><00:37:54.559><c> that</c><00:37:54.840><c> good,</c><00:37:55.059><c> by</c><00:37:55.300><c> the</c><00:37:55.440><c> way?</c> 00:38:00.219 --> 00:38:01.900 Why<00:38:00.500><c> do</c><00:38:00.639><c> you</c><00:38:00.639><c> think</c><00:38:00.780><c> that's</c><00:38:01.179><c> a</c><00:38:01.340><c> good</c><00:38:01.519><c> idea?</c> 00:38:02.199 --> 00:38:04.199 You're<00:38:02.519><c> always</c><00:38:02.679><c> looking</c><00:38:02.880><c> for</c><00:38:03.179><c> something</c><00:38:03.500><c> that's</c><00:38:03.840><c> going</c><00:38:04.019><c> to</c> 00:38:04.199 --> 00:38:05.239 pertain<00:38:04.559><c> to</c><00:38:04.760><c> that</c><00:38:05.000><c> subject.</c> 00:38:05.400 --> 00:38:06.980 You're<00:38:05.699><c> always</c><00:38:05.760><c> looking</c><00:38:05.980><c> for</c><00:38:06.099><c> something</c><00:38:06.340><c> that</c><00:38:06.460><c> will</c><00:38:06.719><c> pertain</c> 00:38:06.980 --> 00:38:07.619 to<00:38:07.099><c> that</c><00:38:07.340><c> subject.</c> 00:38:07.760 --> 00:38:10.000 You're<00:38:07.880><c> on</c><00:38:07.880><c> the</c><00:38:08.139><c> you're</c><00:38:08.980><c> alert</c><00:38:09.159><c> to</c><00:38:09.400><c> looking</c><00:38:09.579><c> for</c><00:38:09.800><c> things</c> 00:38:10.000 --> 00:38:11.239 because<00:38:10.119><c> you're</c><00:38:10.460><c> collecting.</c> 00:38:12.340 --> 00:38:13.260 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until</c><00:38:22.820><c> I</c><00:38:23.019><c> finish</c><00:38:23.239><c> Malachi,</c><00:38:24.159><c> Malachi</c><00:38:24.539><c> might</c><00:38:24.760><c> go</c> 00:38:24.900 --> 00:38:26.280 on<00:38:25.019><c> for</c><00:38:25.260><c> centuries.</c> 00:38:27.440 --> 00:38:29.159 But<00:38:27.639><c> if</c><00:38:27.800><c> you</c><00:38:27.880><c> know,</c><00:38:28.019><c> I've</c><00:38:28.199><c> got</c><00:38:28.239><c> to</c><00:38:28.360><c> get</c><00:38:28.480><c> Malachi</c><00:38:28.900><c> finished.</c> 00:38:29.179 --> 00:38:31.360 I<00:38:29.320><c> really</c><00:38:29.619><c> want</c><00:38:29.780><c> to</c><00:38:29.980><c> do</c><00:38:30.119><c> Malachi,</c><00:38:30.539><c> but</c><00:38:30.659><c> I'd</c><00:38:30.920><c> like</c><00:38:31.000><c> to</c><00:38:31.139><c> get</c><00:38:31.199><c> it</c> 00:38:31.360 --> 00:38:32.260 done<00:38:31.440><c> because</c><00:38:31.780><c> behind</c><00:38:32.159><c> it,</c> 00:38:32.260 --> 00:38:33.739 I've<00:38:32.420><c> got</c><00:38:32.519><c> this</c><00:38:32.800><c> and</c><00:38:32.960><c> this</c><00:38:33.099><c> and</c><00:38:33.239><c> this</c><00:38:33.380><c> and</c><00:38:33.539><c> this.</c> 00:38:33.900 --> 00:38:35.880 And<00:38:34.019><c> they're</c><00:38:34.219><c> all</c><00:38:34.400><c> piling</c><00:38:34.679><c> up</c><00:38:34.960><c> behind</c><00:38:35.260><c> Malachi.</c> 00:38:36.059 --> 00:38:37.699 Got<00:38:36.219><c> to</c><00:38:36.340><c> get</c><00:38:36.440><c> Malachi</c><00:38:36.920><c> done.</c> 00:38:39.000 --> 00:38:43.670 So,<00:38:40.239><c> always</c><00:38:40.239><c> have</c><00:38:40.559><c> the</c><00:38:40.800><c> next</c><00:38:41.239><c> three</c><00:38:41.739><c> things</c><00:38:42.239><c> on</c><00:38:42.699><c> the</c><00:38:42.860><c> go.</c> 00:38:44.659 --> 00:38:47.739 And<00:38:44.880><c> you're</c><00:38:45.139><c> quietly</c><00:38:45.519><c> building</c><00:38:45.880><c> a</c><00:38:46.300><c> file</c><00:38:46.559><c> and</c><00:38:46.800><c> a</c><00:38:46.940><c> dossier</c><00:38:47.340><c> of</c> 00:38:47.739 --> 00:38:49.320 information<00:38:48.440><c> towards</c><00:38:49.000><c> that.</c> 00:38:49.719 --> 00:38:53.519 I've<00:38:49.960><c> done</c><00:38:50.079><c> that</c><00:38:50.300><c> for</c><00:38:50.559><c> years</c><00:38:51.019><c> and</c><00:38:51.619><c> it's</c><00:38:52.179><c> always</c><00:38:52.619><c> been</c><00:38:52.840><c> a</c><00:38:53.179><c> huge</c> 00:38:53.519 --> 00:38:54.579 motivator<00:38:54.079><c> for</c><00:38:54.260><c> me.</c> 00:38:54.860 --> 00:38:55.880 I've<00:38:55.260><c> loved</c><00:38:55.480><c> the</c><00:38:55.739><c> thought.</c> 00:38:56.059 --> 00:38:57.079 I've<00:38:56.079><c> got</c><00:38:56.179><c> other</c><00:38:56.480><c> stuff</c><00:38:56.679><c> coming</c><00:38:56.920><c> up.</c> 00:38:57.139 --> 00:38:58.969 I<00:38:57.159><c> can't</c><00:38:57.380><c> wait</c><00:38:57.639><c> to</c><00:38:57.820><c> get</c><00:38:58.000><c> to</c><00:38:58.159><c> it.</c> 00:38:59.440 --> 00:39:01.639 So,<00:38:59.940><c> it's</c><00:39:00.440><c> a</c><00:39:00.539><c> good</c><00:39:00.679><c> policy.</c> 00:39:01.840 --> 00:39:05.059 So,<00:39:02.179><c> let's</c><00:39:02.519><c> talk</c><00:39:02.719><c> about</c><00:39:02.960><c> Bible</c><00:39:03.280><c> study</c><00:39:03.519><c> programs</c><00:39:03.980><c> themselves.</c> 00:39:05.019 --> 00:39:07.679 Now,<00:39:05.360><c> some</c><00:39:05.519><c> of</c><00:39:05.659><c> you</c><00:39:05.739><c> have</c><00:39:05.880><c> seen</c><00:39:06.079><c> this</c><00:39:06.380><c> chart</c><00:39:06.699><c> and</c><00:39:07.260><c> in</c><00:39:07.420><c> our</c> 00:39:07.679 --> 00:39:08.780 handouts<00:39:08.219><c> afterwards,</c> 00:39:08.840 --> 00:39:11.380 which<00:39:09.059><c> the</c><00:39:09.340><c> committee</c><00:39:09.599><c> is</c><00:39:09.940><c> graciously</c><00:39:10.380><c> and</c><00:39:10.699><c> kindly</c><00:39:10.900><c> going</c><00:39:11.119><c> to</c> 00:39:11.380 --> 00:39:16.159 organize<00:39:11.800><c> out</c><00:39:12.940><c> of</c><00:39:13.300><c> Los</c><00:39:13.579><c> Angeles</c><00:39:13.920><c> after</c><00:39:14.880><c> the</c><00:39:15.239><c> weekend,</c> 00:39:16.820 --> 00:39:20.659 is<00:39:17.079><c> this</c><00:39:17.500><c> is</c><00:39:18.300><c> how</c><00:39:18.460><c> I</c><00:39:18.900><c> started</c><00:39:19.159><c> my</c><00:39:19.980><c> Bible</c><00:39:20.340><c> study.</c> 00:39:20.880 --> 00:39:24.239 We<00:39:21.099><c> built</c><00:39:21.360><c> a</c><00:39:21.599><c> Bible</c><00:39:21.840><c> study</c><00:39:22.099><c> chart</c><00:39:22.639><c> and</c><00:39:23.340><c> it</c><00:39:23.460><c> goes</c><00:39:23.579><c> like</c><00:39:23.800><c> this.</c> 00:39:24.519 --> 00:39:27.340 We<00:39:24.719><c> broke</c><00:39:24.900><c> up</c><00:39:25.079><c> the</c><00:39:25.179><c> books</c><00:39:25.360><c> of</c><00:39:25.519><c> the</c><00:39:25.639><c> Bible</c><00:39:25.820><c> into</c><00:39:26.099><c> sections</c><00:39:26.699><c> and</c> 00:39:27.340 --> 00:39:31.699 then<00:39:27.699><c> I</c><00:39:28.059><c> put</c><00:39:28.199><c> the</c><00:39:28.440><c> first</c><00:39:29.000><c> four</c><00:39:29.619><c> study</c><00:39:29.960><c> topics</c><00:39:30.519><c> onto</c><00:39:31.019><c> that</c><00:39:31.360><c> chart.</c> 00:39:31.760 --> 00:39:33.380 So,<00:39:31.940><c> it</c><00:39:32.000><c> looks</c><00:39:32.179><c> like</c><00:39:32.420><c> this.</c> 00:39:33.360 --> 00:39:36.739 I'll<00:39:33.559><c> just</c><00:39:33.780><c> quickly</c><00:39:34.039><c> put</c><00:39:34.239><c> it</c><00:39:34.360><c> on</c><00:39:34.500><c> because</c><00:39:35.280><c> it</c><00:39:35.960><c> would</c><00:39:36.159><c> be...</c> 00:39:36.739 --> 00:39:40.320 I<00:39:36.820><c> haven't</c><00:39:37.019><c> had</c><00:39:37.239><c> time</c><00:39:37.539><c> to</c><00:39:38.280><c> recalibrate</c><00:39:38.920><c> this</c><00:39:39.159><c> so</c><00:39:39.400><c> that</c><00:39:39.739><c> it</c><00:39:39.920><c> just</c><00:39:40.139><c> all</c> 00:39:40.320 --> 00:39:41.199 goes<00:39:40.519><c> up</c><00:39:40.719><c> in</c><00:39:40.860><c> one</c><00:39:41.079><c> bang,</c> 00:39:41.199 --> 00:39:42.420 which<00:39:41.380><c> really</c><00:39:41.659><c> would</c><00:39:41.780><c> be</c><00:39:41.940><c> a</c><00:39:42.039><c> lot</c><00:39:42.159><c> better.</c> 00:39:42.500 --> 00:39:47.539 So,<00:39:42.699><c> I'm</c><00:39:42.880><c> sorry</c><00:39:43.059><c> about</c><00:39:43.280><c> all</c><00:39:43.460><c> this,</c><00:39:44.239><c> but</c><00:39:44.280><c> the</c><00:39:45.460><c> point</c><00:39:45.760><c> behind</c><00:39:46.099><c> this</c><00:39:46.559><c> is</c> 00:39:47.539 --> 00:39:50.119 that<00:39:47.719><c> it</c><00:39:47.940><c> basically</c><00:39:48.340><c> walks</c><00:39:48.659><c> our</c><00:39:48.840><c> way</c><00:39:48.960><c> through</c><00:39:49.159><c> the</c><00:39:49.320><c> Bible.</c> 00:39:50.340 --> 00:39:52.619 And<00:39:50.619><c> this</c><00:39:50.840><c> is</c><00:39:50.980><c> not</c><00:39:51.139><c> saying</c><00:39:51.340><c> that</c><00:39:51.519><c> these</c><00:39:51.679><c> are</c><00:39:51.800><c> the</c><00:39:51.920><c> only</c><00:39:52.119><c> topics</c> 00:39:52.619 --> 00:39:54.380 or<00:39:53.440><c> even</c><00:39:53.619><c> the</c><00:39:53.880><c> correct</c><00:39:54.039><c> topics,</c> 00:39:54.440 --> 00:39:56.300 just<00:39:54.659><c> that</c><00:39:54.800><c> they</c><00:39:54.940><c> are</c><00:39:54.960><c> some</c><00:39:55.179><c> of</c><00:39:55.320><c> the</c><00:39:55.480><c> topics.</c> 00:39:56.320 --> 00:40:00.380 So,<00:39:56.539><c> if</c><00:39:56.719><c> we</c><00:39:56.920><c> were</c><00:39:57.039><c> going</c><00:39:57.099><c> to</c><00:39:57.260><c> look</c><00:39:57.420><c> at</c><00:39:57.599><c> the</c><00:39:58.179><c> Genesis</c><00:39:58.579><c> to</c><00:39:58.800><c> Deuteronomy</c><00:39:59.320><c> section</c><00:39:59.719><c> of</c><00:39:59.960><c> Scripture,</c> 00:40:00.380 --> 00:40:03.719 well,<00:40:01.400><c> obviously,</c><00:40:02.039><c> we</c><00:40:02.059><c> want</c><00:40:02.239><c> to</c><00:40:02.380><c> do</c><00:40:02.519><c> Genesis</c><00:40:02.800><c> 1</c><00:40:03.039><c> to</c><00:40:03.119><c> 3</c><00:40:03.300><c> at</c><00:40:03.480><c> some</c> 00:40:03.719 --> 00:40:05.119 stage<00:40:03.980><c> of</c><00:40:04.119><c> our</c><00:40:04.260><c> Bible</c><00:40:04.500><c> study,</c><00:40:04.780><c> wouldn't</c><00:40:04.940><c> we?</c> 00:40:05.179 --> 00:40:06.980 The<00:40:05.280><c> creation</c><00:40:05.639><c> and</c><00:40:05.800><c> the</c><00:40:06.000><c> fall,</c><00:40:06.300><c> because</c><00:40:06.440><c> these</c><00:40:06.619><c> are</c><00:40:06.800><c> such</c> 00:40:06.980 --> 00:40:08.480 vital<00:40:07.460><c> chapters.</c> 00:40:08.519 --> 00:40:11.260 The<00:40:08.679><c> 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00:40:44.239 --> 00:40:48.079 Now,<00:40:44.539><c> it's</c><00:40:44.820><c> an</c><00:40:45.079><c> arbitrary</c><00:40:45.500><c> division,</c><00:40:46.579><c> but</c><00:40:46.800><c> Genesis</c><00:40:47.159><c> to</c><00:40:47.380><c> Deuteronomy</c><00:40:47.840><c> is</c> 00:40:48.079 --> 00:40:50.079 obvious<00:40:48.360><c> because</c><00:40:48.619><c> that's</c><00:40:49.000><c> the</c><00:40:49.199><c> Torah.</c> 00:40:50.440 --> 00:40:54.300 Joshua<00:40:50.900><c> to</c><00:40:51.139><c> Ruth</c><00:40:51.519><c> is</c><00:40:52.000><c> the</c><00:40:52.300><c> chapters</c><00:40:52.739><c> or</c><00:40:53.000><c> the</c><00:40:53.179><c> books</c><00:40:53.320><c> of</c><00:40:53.519><c> the</c><00:40:53.719><c> conquest</c><00:40:54.119><c> of</c> 00:40:54.300 --> 00:40:54.719 the<00:40:54.420><c> land,</c> 00:40:54.719 --> 00:40:58.199 the<00:40:55.179><c> story</c><00:40:55.579><c> of</c><00:40:55.800><c> the</c><00:40:56.019><c> kings</c><00:40:56.280><c> of</c><00:40:56.460><c> Israel</c><00:40:56.820><c> and</c><00:40:57.079><c> Judah,</c><00:40:57.840><c> the</c><00:40:57.960><c> books</c> 00:40:58.199 --> 00:40:59.920 of<00:40:58.420><c> the</c><00:40:58.780><c> return</c><00:40:59.039><c> from</c><00:40:59.260><c> the</c><00:40:59.460><c> captivity,</c> 00:41:00.380 --> 00:41:04.579 the<00:41:00.599><c> poetry</c><00:41:01.079><c> books,</c><00:41:01.840><c> the</c><00:41:02.059><c> major</c><00:41:02.400><c> prophets,</c><00:41:03.199><c> the</c><00:41:03.380><c> minor</c><00:41:03.639><c> prophets,</c><00:41:04.440><c> the</c> 00:41:04.579 --> 00:41:07.659 gospels,<00:41:05.559><c> the</c><00:41:05.780><c> acts,</c><00:41:06.519><c> the</c><00:41:06.699><c> major</c><00:41:07.059><c> epistles.</c> 00:41:08.119 --> 00:41:18.880 And<00:41:08.300><c> then</c><00:41:08.460><c> we</c><00:41:08.659><c> come</c><00:41:08.820><c> on</c><00:41:09.119><c> to</c><00:41:10.500><c> the</c><00:41:11.440><c> minor</c><00:41:11.739><c> 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00:45:16.019 What<00:45:12.579><c> are</c><00:45:12.760><c> your</c><00:45:13.480><c> experiences</c><00:45:14.179><c> and</c><00:45:14.579><c> thoughts,</c><00:45:14.880><c> et</c><00:45:15.199><c> cetera?</c> 00:45:16.099 --> 00:45:18.099 Obviously,<00:45:16.719><c> you</c><00:45:16.719><c> know,</c><00:45:17.139><c> especially</c><00:45:17.340><c> once</c><00:45:17.519><c> you're</c><00:45:17.699><c> married</c> 00:45:18.099 --> 00:45:20.539 or<00:45:18.500><c> even</c><00:45:18.719><c> when</c><00:45:18.840><c> you're</c><00:45:19.079><c> dating,</c><00:45:20.079><c> you</c><00:45:20.320><c> want</c> 00:45:20.539 --> 00:45:26.820 to<00:45:20.820><c> encourage</c><00:45:21.480><c> your</c><00:45:21.900><c> partner</c><00:45:22.539><c> to</c><00:45:24.179><c> also</c><00:45:24.559><c> develop</c><00:45:24.860><c> these</c><00:45:25.219><c> studies</c><00:45:25.719><c> in</c> 00:45:26.820 --> 00:45:27.300 their<00:45:27.059><c> life.</c> 00:45:27.340 --> 00:45:32.179 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00:45:41.440 --> 00:45:44.280 on<00:45:42.199><c> the</c><00:45:42.420><c> same</c><00:45:42.659><c> subject</c><00:45:43.019><c> at</c><00:45:43.199><c> the</c><00:45:43.380><c> same</c><00:45:43.679><c> time.</c> 00:45:44.760 --> 00:45:49.320 In<00:45:44.880><c> fact,</c><00:45:45.079><c> that</c><00:45:45.320><c> can</c><00:45:45.599><c> put</c><00:45:45.820><c> some</c><00:45:46.159><c> marriages</c><00:45:46.500><c> under</c><00:45:46.960><c> stress</c><00:45:47.500><c> because</c><00:45:48.539><c> husbands</c><00:45:49.059><c> and</c> 00:45:49.320 --> 00:45:50.099 wives<00:45:49.579><c> don't</c><00:45:49.780><c> always</c> 00:45:50.099 --> 00:45:53.260 think<00:45:50.360><c> the</c><00:45:50.639><c> same,</c><00:45:50.860><c> don't</c><00:45:51.039><c> always</c><00:45:51.280><c> think</c><00:45:51.440><c> at</c><00:45:51.599><c> the</c><00:45:51.780><c> same</c><00:45:52.119><c> speed.</c> 00:45:53.659 --> 00:45:56.539 And<00:45:53.960><c> therefore,</c><00:45:54.980><c> 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of</c><00:49:31.039><c> Revelation,</c><00:49:31.500><c> it'll</c><00:49:31.739><c> tell</c><00:49:31.900><c> you</c> 00:49:32.000 --> 00:49:33.760 what<00:49:32.239><c> historical</c><00:49:32.659><c> bits</c><00:49:32.860><c> you</c><00:49:33.039><c> need</c> 00:49:34.079 --> 00:49:35.500 to<00:49:34.480><c> look</c><00:49:34.739><c> at</c><00:49:34.880><c> in</c><00:49:34.980><c> more</c><00:49:35.159><c> detail.</c> 00:49:35.500 --> 00:49:38.659 But<00:49:36.219><c> if</c><00:49:36.400><c> you've</c><00:49:36.539><c> got</c><00:49:36.699><c> time</c><00:49:36.940><c> to</c><00:49:37.079><c> do</c><00:49:37.239><c> both,</c><00:49:37.880><c> go</c><00:49:38.119><c> for</c><00:49:38.239><c> it.</c> 00:49:38.880 --> 00:49:41.840 And<00:49:39.099><c> one</c><00:49:39.199><c> of</c><00:49:39.300><c> the</c><00:49:39.440><c> things</c><00:49:39.619><c> I'll</c><00:49:39.840><c> say</c><00:49:40.079><c> about</c><00:49:40.300><c> that,</c><00:49:40.639><c> as</c><00:49:40.800><c> we've</c><00:49:41.039><c> said</c><00:49:41.159><c> before,</c><00:49:41.579><c> is</c><00:49:41.679><c> I</c> 00:49:41.840 --> 00:49:42.380 believe<00:49:42.019><c> that</c><00:49:42.219><c> Brother</c> 00:49:42.380 --> 00:49:46.219 Thomas<00:49:42.699><c> and</c><00:49:42.860><c> Brother</c><00:49:43.099><c> Roberts</c><00:49:43.539><c> were</c><00:49:44.400><c> widely</c><00:49:45.000><c> read</c><00:49:45.519><c> in</c> 00:49:46.219 --> 00:49:50.099 history,<00:49:47.280><c> geography,</c><00:49:48.460><c> poetry,</c><00:49:49.519><c> science.</c> 00:49:50.519 --> 00:49:52.840 They<00:49:50.739><c> were</c><00:49:51.079><c> widely</c><00:49:51.500><c> read</c><00:49:51.840><c> men.</c> 00:49:53.059 --> 00:49:55.579 And<00:49:53.300><c> I</c><00:49:53.440><c> actually</c><00:49:53.539><c> think</c><00:49:53.639><c> that's</c><00:49:53.860><c> a</c><00:49:53.960><c> good</c><00:49:54.139><c> thing,</c><00:49:54.539><c> but</c><00:49:54.960><c> it's</c><00:49:55.179><c> all</c><00:49:55.280><c> based</c><00:49:55.460><c> on</c> 00:49:55.579 --> 00:49:57.039 how<00:49:55.719><c> much</c><00:49:55.880><c> time</c><00:49:56.059><c> you've</c><00:49:56.300><c> got.</c> 00:49:59.260 --> 00:49:59.860 OK. 00:50:00.099 --> 00:50:05.260 Well,<00:50:00.239><c> we'll</c><00:50:00.400><c> close</c><00:50:00.579><c> the</c><00:50:00.820><c> section</c><00:50:01.159><c> and</c><00:50:02.280><c> break</c><00:50:02.579><c> for</c><00:50:03.239><c> a</c><00:50:03.440><c> few</c><00:50:03.559><c> minutes</c><00:50:03.820><c> before</c><00:50:04.119><c> we</c><00:50:04.460><c> reconvene.</c>