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Is that next Saturday? Next Saturday. Two to six next Saturday.

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And we'll be working on projects at the building, we'll be working on projects in the community, we'll be doing outreach.

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So we need everybody to show up.

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If you have a specific thing, say them. I'm hearing you instead of myself.

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If you want to do a specific thing, let us know in advance.

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There's parts that we need or something like that.

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But otherwise we've got a list and we'll have parts, new projects in the building, outreach in the community, and let people know what's going on.

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And so we're going to put the invite out, we'll get more information over the week, but it's coming Saturday.

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It's just coming Saturday, two to six. All right, let's pray together.

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Father in heaven, we know that in the very beginning, before DNA existed, we understand it.

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Before the stars were in the sky as we know them and we so often forget to even look.

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Before the earth rotated and the sun rose and set that first time that your face was upon the water.

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You decided in those moments that you wanted something more.

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You wanted a relationship with mankind.

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And you orchestrated an incredible series of events that leads up to this very day, September 10th, 2020.

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And then coming into that play, that series of events, anywhere from for some of us two years ago, to some of us sixty-some years ago.

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We did what we wanted to do rather than what you wanted to do.

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We walked away from you. We, like sheep, all kind of went astray.

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And then at some point in time, we heard about this Jesus.

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We heard about this man, this flesh man who was also God, who came and died on the cross for sins.

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And our sins were paid for. Our wanderings could be ended. Our freedom could for the first time ever be real.

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But we recognize and confess that we've made mistakes along the way.

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If that could say thank you, then honor you.

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We're grateful that your word says that for those who trust, believe, receive and abide,

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that we remain with you, that we are forgiven.

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We can walk the remainder of our days here on this earth serving you and come into heaven when we die.

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These things, and so many more things that we cannot live, we now desire to worship you, recognize you for who you are.

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Lord, fill this place with your Spirit. Heal our sick, our wounded.

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Be with those who are stuck where they are or currently here.

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Lord, help us make that priority decision right now that the rest of it can kind of be set aside and we can honor you.

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We pray all these things in Jesus' name. Amen.

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Amen. Thank you.

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Come on.

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Come on.

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All right. So before we do any inspirational moments, you may have come prepared to share or whatever.

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If you don't have any right for a second, don't think about last week what the Lord may have been saying to you.

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You might want to share something in a second.

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Before we do that, I want to remind you of something that's crucial, something that's important.

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Okay? So hang on one second.

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We've been doing Bible study.

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Bible study is where you sit down with a paper and a pen or a set of markers or on your phone or a tablet or whatever,

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and you read the scripture, you read the Bible, and you write something or denote something or mark something down.

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If you read your Bible and think about it real hard and ask yourself, like, who is talking?

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What's going on here? What's this about? What does it say to me?

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Okay? And you think about it real hard, but you don't write anything down.

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What's that called?

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Meditation.

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Meditation. Very good.

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So that is the spiritual discipline of meditation.

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If you look at your Bible and you go over a verse, you're probably like, oh, I like that verse.

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That's a good verse that really seeks to speak to me.

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And you repeat it over and over and over in your head until you can say it without looking at the Bible.

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What's that called?

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Memorization.

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Very good. Memorization. That's easy, right?

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Study is when you mark something down or you put an anchor and say, I saw something here, there's something here.

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There's more than that.

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All right? I want to give you just one little piece about study today that mustn't be missed.

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Now, one of the most common ways to study scripture is to look at it and say, what does it say?

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Yeah, that is just to observe it or read it and say, what does it say?

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And then once you've observed or read it and what does it say, look at it and say, okay, now what does it mean?

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What were they talking about? What is this saying to me?

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All right?

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And then finally, application, which is to say, now what am I supposed to do about it?

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If this is what it says and this is what it means, now what do I do?

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That's one of the most common ways to study scripture.

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It's one of the, I use that in writing my sermons.

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I'll go verse by verse and I'll say, what does it say? What does it mean?

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Now, what should I do about that? What does it say? What does it mean?

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Now, what should I do about that?

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And after about 10 verses, I need to come up with three things the Lord's really laid on my heart.

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I'll pray about those things.

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And then those will transform and become the points of my sermon.

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But there's more in there, right?

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You might do three or four or five for every verse.

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Every verse might have five points of application that say to you, that say what I should be doing.

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In order to get all of that, if you're going to observe it and ask yourself, what does it say?

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Or you're going to interpret it and ask yourself, what does it mean?

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This is key.

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A word that's called context.

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Does anybody know what I mean when I say context?

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Are there any linguists in the room?

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If you're doing a little study on your own, even in another situation, you know what context means.

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Can I take a stab at it?

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Like the rest of the story or section around it.

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So, for example, we teach children when they're reading, they'll run into a word that they don't know and they use...

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Context clues, they say.

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So, for example, if I said to you, the man's visage was a bright smile.

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Now, over half the people in this room don't know what the word visage means.

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You wouldn't normally use it.

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It's not even a common word anymore.

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It's pretty much lost in English language.

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It's still there, but it's rare.

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It's extremely rare.

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His appearance or his face.

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It's this, what you see of him.

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That's his vision.

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Now, when you read in the Bible and you run into a verse, you may have a verse that says,

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Then she said to the king, It was a true report which I heard in my own land about your words and your wisdom.

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Nevertheless, I did not believe the reports until I came and my eyes had seen it.

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And behold, the hat was not told me.

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You exceeded wisdom and prosperity through a report which I heard.

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So, there's a woman and she's talking to the king and she's saying, Hey, I came.

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I wanted to see what I saw, what I could see about what I heard about.

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I heard about some things.

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I want to come and see.

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And then I come and I realized that I didn't even hear half of it.

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Your wisdom is infinitely greater than that.

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What's missing?

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Who is this woman?

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Let me know.

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So, she can't hear the wisdom of Solomon.

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Never been to Israel.

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Never been to Jerusalem.

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But she heard rumors.

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She heard people talking about the awesome wisdom of God that was coming through Solomon.

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And she traveled a long distance to hear that wisdom.

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And then got there.

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And what did she say?

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She said that she hadn't heard about half of it.

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She didn't realize just exactly how much wisdom of God there was coming through Solomon until she got there.

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So, she's amazed at how much there is because she heard from afar off the rumblings of that wisdom.

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But it wasn't until she got close and listened to it for herself that she realized just how important it is.

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Just how much was there.

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Now, see how the context totally changes?

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We've got a woman.

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We don't know who she is.

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Talking to a king.

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We don't know who he is.

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About wisdom that he supposedly had.

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We don't know much about the wisdom at all.

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And then she says, well, I came and I found out I hadn't heard the half of it.

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But now when you find out it's Solomon.

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By the way, where does Solomon's wisdom come from?

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It gets from God.

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Solomon was going to rule God's people.

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And God said to Solomon, you can have whatever you want to rule my people.

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And he didn't ask for wealth.

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And he didn't ask for armies.

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He asked for wisdom.

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And God said you've made a good choice.

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And he gave him wisdom.

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Now, Solomon will make terrible mistakes later in his life.

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Terrible mistakes.

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Terrible decisions.

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Wrong decisions.

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Even then, even at that point, God does not forsake him.

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He still speaks the wisdom of God.

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All the Proverbs that are written in your Bible.

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Almost all of them anyway.

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This is why if somebody gives you a reference.

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Let's say you are reading a Christian book about how to have peace.

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worship God all day long every day and you'll have peace.

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And you read it says Revelation 21 and you just keep right on reading.

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Does anybody know what Revelation 21 says about having peace?

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Next to nothing.

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It's not really about that.

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I could tell you right now and you would wisely ignore me.

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Don't ever wear blue in worship.

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And unless you know already that that's not true.

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You're not going to know that.

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So what I'm saying to you is if you're doing Bible study and someone quotes a verse at you.

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Go look at the context for what they're saying.

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First read the verse.

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I mean that's kind of like a book might have a hundred verses in it.

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Read them all.

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Five in a paragraph.

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Read all five of them.

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At least read all five verses.

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I've got to read the context.

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People quoted in Bible verses and they don't even know the Bible verses.

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That's a lot.

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People make that mistake.

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They'll quote a reference thinking it says something.

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And they're right about what it says but they're in the wrong place.

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You need to find that out.

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But more often than not, people, and it's going on in the world right now.

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Terry and I just had a conversation with a poor church.

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He said somebody quoted him and Jesus said, do not worship me.

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But there isn't anywhere in the New Testament that Jesus ever said don't worship me.

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He never told anybody don't worship me.

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He never told anybody to worship me.

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They required to take me back.

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He never told them don't do that.

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You'll find articles.

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You'll find stuff talking about a place in the Bible where Jesus says don't worship me.

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What they're quoting is from the book of Revelation where the angel that shows John the Revelation

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tells him don't worship me, worship God alone.

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And that's not people.

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That's an angel.

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And should we worship angels?

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No.

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Duh.

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Right?

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We worship God the Father, God the Son, God the Holy Spirit.

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And that's it.

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That's the limit of what we worship at all.

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Don't worship money.

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Don't worship people.

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Don't worship angels.

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Don't worship governments.

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Don't worship football teams.

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Don't worship stars.

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Don't worship, definitely don't worship me.

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That would be a waste of time.

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Don't worship anybody.

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God the Father, God the Son, God the Holy Spirit.

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I mean, did you have a comment real quick before you?

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All right.

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So context when you're doing study is important.

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You could say I think I know what it says.

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You could say I think I know what it means.

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I'm going to tell you, if you don't know the context, you don't actually know what it says

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and what it means.

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I'll give you one last illustration class as an example.

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There is a fairly large Christian denomination, not one of the largest, a fairly large Christian

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denomination that says that women must wear dresses only to worship God.

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That's where the wrong dress is.

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Below the knee to worship God.

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Now they are drawing that out of a verse that says that women should carry themselves discreetly.

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They should be protective of, they should look distracted.

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That inward beauty is what's important, not outward beauty.

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But it's totally taken out of context.

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Isn't it?

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Even just what I explained to you, totally taken out of context.

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There's a verse that says that, here's one, I'll give you it, because I've seen our people

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do this.

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Right?

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Should men pray with a hat on?

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Anybody?

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You shouldn't pray with a hat on.

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You should take your hat off.

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God is your covering.

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You don't pray with your hat on.

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That's disrespectful.

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The truth is, if you come from the military background, some of us in here have that, you

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realize you don't wear a hat indoors.

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Right?

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They say in this train, you don't wear a hat indoors.

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You come in, you take your cover off.

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Which ironically comes from the Bible, even though they don't know that, but that's where

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they got it from.

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So you take your hat off.

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So when you pray in the God's presence, you're not wearing a hat.

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You're wearing a hat.

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You're wearing a hat.

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So you take your hat off.

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So when you pray in the God's presence, you take your hat off.

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What about women?

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Does the Bible say anything about women praying with their hat on?

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Does that matter?

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It doesn't say a word.

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It doesn't say anything about that.

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So if you see a woman, she's praying with her hat on, and you say, well, Bible says

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you take your hat off, that's wrong.

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And we've done that.

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We sit around in a group.

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And you know, a woman has a hat on, a guy has a hat on, and they look at the guy, and

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they'll say, take your hat off.

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And he does.

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They look at the girl, and they say, take your hat off.

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We're going to pray.

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And she does.

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But the Bible doesn't say that.

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Right?

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It doesn't say anything about that.

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Men should take their hat off because you're covering with God.

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But women are not commanded to do that.

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It's different.

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So don't take it out of context and then try to use it to prove your point.

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That's what I'm saying.

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And don't study it out of context.

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Don't try to think about what this woman might mean.

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But if you realize that she traveled a thousand miles to hear a little bit of wisdom from

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God through Solomon, and she got there and was blown away by the wind, and she was blown

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away because she didn't even know the half of it, then you realize it's worth going pretty

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far to hear any little bit of wisdom from God.

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When John the Baptist was preaching by the River Jordan, they walked over four miles

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from Jerusalem.

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You know that old joke, like when I was a kid and I had to walk to the bus every day,

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it was I had to walk up and downhill, you know, a mile.

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It was uphill on the way to do the bus, and also uphill on the way back from the bus.

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It's a joke.

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And when you go from Jerusalem down to the River Jordan, it is literally up and downhill

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like this.

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You go down for a while, then you go up for a while.

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You go down for a while, then you go more down than up because the river is below the

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city, but you go down and up and down and up.

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And they traveled four miles to hear a sermon because they heard somebody was preaching

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the wisdom of God.

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And you know what they found when they got there?

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They hadn't heard the half of it.

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The same as that Jesus.

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All right.

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What have you heard this week?

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How's God been speaking to you?

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Maybe you've studied something, got some learning?

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A while ago, I started to think on my Bible study, my Bible app, and reading Bible chronological

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letters.

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For one, I didn't realize how odd of a word the Bible is.

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Odd of chronological.

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It really meant, like I was just scrolling through some of them to see how it came out.

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It was really weird how you would see it.

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But what I read recently is from Exodus, and it made me laugh.

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I was listening to it in my car in my way to work.

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And it made me laugh because it was about how Moses was complaining to God because he

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can't talk well and all this.

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I have complaining to God about how he can't go rescue the people from Egypt.

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And it dawned on me that even though all the complaining and the whining, God still provided

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for it.

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That's right.

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At the end, and he gave him Aaron to speak for him.

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So actually, Moses said, they'll never listen to me because I'm not good at speaking.

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So he has Brother Aaron do it.

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And it was funny to me because I tell my kids that all the time.

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And they complained to me about stuff.

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you're supposed to do.

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And when I got home from work that day, I told my kids to do their chores.

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And sure enough, they started complaining and gave me all these reasons.

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Like that scripture popped in my head again.

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And I just kind of laughed a little.

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And I was like, you guys realize that you complain all the time about stuff.

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And yet, I still provide for you.

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We still have a house.

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It's like, how about you just stop complaining and let's get the work done.

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And it was to me, it just made me laugh.

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Yeah.

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Where was Moses during that conversation?

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Did we know?

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Go ahead.

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In the presence of God.

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What do you got?

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That's right.

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You're standing in front of a burning bush that wasn't being consumed.

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That wasn't being burnt up.

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A burning bush.

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Now think about it for a second.

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I'll take the contact.

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You're standing in front of a burning bush that wasn't being burnt up.

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Telling God that he couldn't do it.

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He's been there for two weeks making excuses.

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Not a good talker.

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Right?

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Ultimately, you said God sent Aaron.

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Where was Aaron while Moses was having that conversation?

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When it began, he walked in, burning bush.

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Oh my goodness.

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A bush.

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Not being burnt up.

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What is this all about?

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And God said to him, let me know.

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Take off your shoes.

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From the ground upon which you stand is Holy ground.

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And did he?

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He did take off his shoes.

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So when he took off his shoes, where was Aaron?

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He didn't take off his shoes.

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You know, context of the study.

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Where was Aaron?

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Because ultimately God says Aaron to speak for Moses, to speak with Moses.

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So where was Aaron when Moses took off his shoes?

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According to the study.

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He was in the temple.

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Say it again?

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He was in the temple.

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Nope.

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There wasn't a temple at that time.

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It was pre-temple.

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Pre-temple.

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Say it again?

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Midian.

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Nope.

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What happened around the area of Midian, Edges, Midian?

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So I'll ask the question for you.

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And you can go look at it later and you'll see how I got the context.

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He was already on the way.

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God says, have I not already dispatched Aaron?

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Have I not already sent Aaron?

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See now, your brother Aaron is already on his way.

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So while he was making an excuse to God about he wasn't going to be able to do it, God said,

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have I not already sent Aaron?

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He's already on his way here.

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Do you think God knew Aaron was going to make excuses?

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I submit to you that Moses was a bush on fire not being considered a pre-temple.

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God in heaven, let us be on fire and not considered.

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Let us be studying our Bible.

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Let us be excited about the context of the verses that we read.

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And remember that the story is so much richer than a few words on a page.

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I think about how John said, if everything was written down that could be said about what God has done,

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what he is doing, about what God is saying, about what Jesus did,

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that it would fill many tones more than could fit in a library.

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And we have it distilled down to your word.

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And therein is everything a person needs to know and even be in order to walk with you and live forever.

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If someone offered a potion of vitality that would let a person live infinitely and never die,

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some people would be really weary of taking that because it would outlive all their friends,

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it would outlive all of their family members, it would outlive all of their achievements.

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But the truth is, it would be a great blessing.

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We will come to be with you after physical death and spend eternity with you in heaven.

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And what a context that will be.

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And we will understand better than ever what we have read, what we have seen, what we have lived.

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Help us now Lord as we study your word, as we try to figure out what it is that we are supposed to be and do,

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that we remember that it is all part of a grand story that points very clearly to the redemption available through Jesus.

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We ask your blessings upon the tithes and offerings, we ask your blessings upon the remainder of the worship,

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we ask your blessings upon the reading of your word and of the study, quote unquote,

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and of the sermon, quote unquote, that will yet go on and displace today.

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You take over every last bit of it because the truth is if we do it in our own strength,

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ability, even as smart as some people in this room are, we've got some really smart people here,

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even as smart as we are, we would screw it up.

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So Lord pave the way, make level rough land, knock down mountains in this place today,

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and set us on fire, but don't burn us up.

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Use us as you seek it.

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Thank you, all of us in Jesus name.

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Thank you.

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You're in the middle of something, get ready to praise the Lord.

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You know it ain't over yet, get ready to praise the Lord.

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You know where you're going, get ready to praise the Lord.

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You know who's with you, get ready to praise the Lord.

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We don't praise the Lord.

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When the storm's come down, the morning sun is dead,

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the savior of the world was fallen.

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His body on the cross, his blood poured out over us,

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the weight of Africa upon him.

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The final breath he gave was heaven looked away, the son of God is laid in darkness.

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A battle in the grave, the war on death is waged, the power of hell forever broken.

502
00:28:06,000 --> 00:28:19,000
The brown man to shame, the stone that's rolled away, his perfect hope he not to be overcome.

503
00:28:19,000 --> 00:28:31,000
Now that where is your shame? Our resurrected king has come to defeat us.

504
00:28:31,000 --> 00:28:44,000
The remedy is glorified, the remedy is burned and died.

505
00:28:44,000 --> 00:28:58,000
The remedy is dead, dead, he doesn't die, he doesn't die.

506
00:28:58,000 --> 00:29:11,000
The brown man to shame, the stone that's rolled away, his perfect hope he not to be overcome.

507
00:29:11,000 --> 00:29:39,000
Now that where is your shame? Our resurrected king has come to defeat us.

508
00:29:39,000 --> 00:29:49,000
The moon of the grave, it's told to tear the game to motion,

509
00:29:49,000 --> 00:30:00,000
one tiny grain of sand turning in your hair the world in motion.

510
00:30:00,000 --> 00:30:12,000
You're on the other side of this morning star, close enough to hold me in your arms.

511
00:30:12,000 --> 00:30:40,000
At night, you lift up my voice and I cry, my other side. I think around each moment, father of my hope and freedom.

512
00:30:40,000 --> 00:30:49,000
Oh my other side.

513
00:30:49,000 --> 00:31:00,000
One tiny bit of north resounds upon the rock of ages.

514
00:31:00,000 --> 00:31:11,000
The trembling heart and soul becomes a servant for the courageous.

515
00:31:11,000 --> 00:31:16,000
You'll find trust in my strength.

516
00:31:16,000 --> 00:31:34,000
When the best of me is barely breathing, when I'm not somebody I believe in, hold on to me.

517
00:31:34,000 --> 00:31:54,000
When I'm missing light the night is falling, when I'm slamming on the doors you've opened, hold on to me.

518
00:31:54,000 --> 00:32:01,000
Hold on to me.

519
00:32:01,000 --> 00:32:14,000
Hold on to me when it's too dark to see you, when I am sure I have reached the end.

520
00:32:14,000 --> 00:32:28,000
Hold on to me when I forget I need you, when I have no hope of being again.

521
00:32:28,000 --> 00:32:45,000
When I don't feel like I'm worth the pain for you, when I'm tired of not pretending to hold on to me.

522
00:32:45,000 --> 00:33:04,000
When I start to breathe desperation and to meet the weight of expectations, hold on to me.

523
00:33:04,000 --> 00:33:11,000
Hold on to me.

524
00:33:11,000 --> 00:33:24,000
Hold on to me when it's too dark to see you, when I am sure I have reached the end.

525
00:33:24,000 --> 00:33:41,000
Hold on to me when I forget I need you, when I have no hope of being again.

526
00:33:41,000 --> 00:33:54,000
I can rest you in your arms forever, cause I know that nobody loves me better.

527
00:33:54,000 --> 00:34:00,000
Hold on to me.

528
00:34:00,000 --> 00:34:07,000
Hold on to me.

529
00:34:07,000 --> 00:34:19,000
Hold on to me when it's too dark to see you, when I am sure I have reached the end.

530
00:34:19,000 --> 00:34:32,000
Hold on to me when it's too dark to see you, when I am sure I have reached the end.

531
00:34:32,000 --> 00:34:44,000
Hold on to me when it's too dark to see you, when I am sure I have reached the end.

532
00:34:44,000 --> 00:34:57,000
Hold on to me when it's too dark to see you, when I am sure I have reached the end.

533
00:34:57,000 --> 00:35:12,000
Hold on to me when it's too dark to see you, when I am sure I have reached the end.

534
00:35:12,000 --> 00:35:27,000
Hold on to me when it's too dark to see you, when I am sure I have reached the end.

535
00:35:27,000 --> 00:35:42,000
Hold on to me when it's too dark to see you, when I am sure I have reached the end.

536
00:35:42,000 --> 00:35:57,000
Hold on to me when it's too dark to see you, when I am sure I have reached the end.

537
00:35:57,000 --> 00:36:12,000
Hold on to me when it's too dark to see you, when I am sure I have reached the end.

538
00:36:12,000 --> 00:36:27,000
Hold on to me when it's too dark to see you, when I am sure I have reached the end.

539
00:36:27,000 --> 00:36:42,000
Hold on to me when it's too dark to see you, when I am sure I have reached the end.

540
00:36:42,000 --> 00:36:57,000
Hold on to me when it's too dark to see you, when I am sure I have reached the end.

541
00:36:57,000 --> 00:37:12,000
Hold on to me when it's too dark to see you, when I am sure I have reached the end.

542
00:37:12,000 --> 00:37:27,000
Hold on to me when it's too dark to see you, when I am sure I have reached the end.

543
00:37:27,000 --> 00:37:42,000
Hold on to me when it's too dark to see you, when I am sure I have reached the end.

544
00:37:42,000 --> 00:37:57,000
Hold on to me when it's too dark to see you, when I am sure I have reached the end.

545
00:37:57,000 --> 00:38:12,000
Hold on to me when it's too dark to see you, when I am sure I have reached the end.

546
00:38:12,000 --> 00:38:27,000
Hold on to me when it's too dark to see you, when I am sure I have reached the end.

547
00:38:27,000 --> 00:38:42,000
Hold on to me when it's too dark to see you, when I am sure I have reached the end.

548
00:38:42,000 --> 00:38:57,000
Hold on to me when it's too dark to see you, when I am sure I have reached the end.

549
00:38:57,000 --> 00:39:12,000
Hold on to me when it's too dark to see you, when I am sure I have reached the end.

550
00:39:12,000 --> 00:39:27,000
Hold on to me when it's too dark to see you, when I am sure I have reached the end.

551
00:39:27,000 --> 00:39:42,000
Hold on to me when it's too dark to see you, when I am sure I have reached the end.

552
00:39:42,000 --> 00:39:57,000
Hold on to me when it's too dark to see you, when I am sure I have reached the end.

553
00:39:57,000 --> 00:40:12,000
Hold on to me when it's too dark to see you, when I am sure I have reached the end.

554
00:40:12,000 --> 00:40:27,000
Hold on to me when it's too dark to see you, when I am sure I have reached the end.

555
00:40:27,000 --> 00:40:42,000
Hold on to me when it's too dark to see you, when I am sure I have reached the end.

556
00:40:42,000 --> 00:40:57,000
Hold on to me when it's too dark to see you, when I am sure I have reached the end.

557
00:40:57,000 --> 00:41:12,000
Hold on to me when it's too dark to see you, when I am sure I have reached the end.

558
00:41:12,000 --> 00:41:27,000
Hold on to me when it's too dark to see you, when I am sure I have reached the end.

559
00:41:27,000 --> 00:41:42,000
Hold on to me when it's too dark to see you, when I am sure I have reached the end.

560
00:41:42,000 --> 00:41:57,000
Hold on to me when it's too dark to see you, when I am sure I have reached the end.

561
00:41:57,000 --> 00:42:12,000
Hold on to me when it's too dark to see you, when I am sure I have reached the end.

562
00:42:12,000 --> 00:42:27,000
Hold on to me when it's too dark to see you, when I am sure I have reached the end.

563
00:42:27,000 --> 00:42:42,000
Hold on to me when it's too dark to see you, when I am sure I have reached the end.

564
00:42:42,000 --> 00:42:57,000
Hold on to me when it's too dark to see you, when I am sure I have reached the end.

565
00:42:57,000 --> 00:43:12,000
Hold on to me when it's too dark to see you, when I am sure I have reached the end.

566
00:43:12,000 --> 00:43:27,000
Hold on to me when it's too dark to see you, when I am sure I have reached the end.

567
00:43:27,000 --> 00:43:42,000
Hold on to me when it's too dark to see you, when I am sure I have reached the end.

568
00:43:42,000 --> 00:43:57,000
Hold on to me when it's too dark to see you, when I am sure I have reached the end.

569
00:43:57,000 --> 00:44:12,000
Hold on to me when it's too dark to see you, when I am sure I have reached the end.

570
00:44:12,000 --> 00:44:27,000
Hold on to me when it's too dark to see you, when I am sure I have reached the end.

571
00:44:27,000 --> 00:44:42,000
Hold on to me when it's too dark to see you, when I am sure I have reached the end.

572
00:44:42,000 --> 00:44:57,000
Hold on to me when it's too dark to see you, when I am sure I have reached the end.

573
00:44:57,000 --> 00:45:12,000
Hold on to me when it's too dark to see you, when I am sure I have reached the end.

574
00:45:12,000 --> 00:45:27,000
Hold on to me when it's too dark to see you, when I am sure I have reached the end.

575
00:45:27,000 --> 00:45:42,000
Hold on to me when it's too dark to see you, when I am sure I have reached the end.

576
00:45:42,000 --> 00:45:57,000
Hold on to me when it's too dark to see you, when I am sure I have reached the end.

577
00:45:57,000 --> 00:46:12,000
Hold on to me when it's too dark to see you, when I am sure I have reached the end.

578
00:46:12,000 --> 00:46:27,000
Hold on to me when it's too dark to see you, when I am sure I have reached the end.

579
00:46:27,000 --> 00:46:42,000
Hold on to me when it's too dark to see you, when I am sure I have reached the end.

580
00:46:42,000 --> 00:46:57,000
Hold on to me when it's too dark to see you, when I am sure I have reached the end.

581
00:46:57,000 --> 00:47:12,000
Hold on to me when it's too dark to see you, when I am sure I have reached the end.

582
00:47:12,000 --> 00:47:27,000
Hold on to me when it's too dark to see you, when I am sure I have reached the end.

583
00:47:27,000 --> 00:47:42,000
Hold on to me when it's too dark to see you, when I am sure I have reached the end.

584
00:47:42,000 --> 00:47:57,000
Hold on to me when it's too dark to see you, when I am sure I have reached the end.

585
00:47:57,000 --> 00:48:12,000
Hold on to me when it's too dark to see you, when I am sure I have reached the end.

586
00:48:12,000 --> 00:48:27,000
Hold on to me when it's too dark to see you, when I am sure I have reached the end.

587
00:48:27,000 --> 00:48:42,000
Hold on to me when it's too dark to see you, when I am sure I have reached the end.

588
00:48:42,000 --> 00:48:57,000
Hold on to me when it's too dark to see you, when I am sure I have reached the end.

589
00:48:57,000 --> 00:49:12,000
Hold on to me when it's too dark to see you, when I am sure I have reached the end.

590
00:49:12,000 --> 00:49:27,000
Hold on to me when it's too dark to see you, when I am sure I have reached the end.

591
00:49:27,000 --> 00:49:42,000
Hold on to me when it's too dark to see you, when I am sure I have reached the end.

592
00:49:42,000 --> 00:49:57,000
Hold on to me when it's too dark to see you, when I am sure I have reached the end.

593
00:49:57,000 --> 00:50:12,000
Hold on to me when it's too dark to see you, when I am sure I have reached the end.

594
00:50:12,000 --> 00:50:27,000
Hold on to me when it's too dark to see you, when I am sure I have reached the end.

595
00:50:27,000 --> 00:50:42,000
Hold on to me when it's too dark to see you, when I am sure I have reached the end.

596
00:50:42,000 --> 00:50:57,000
Hold on to me when it's too dark to see you, when I am sure I have reached the end.

597
00:50:57,000 --> 00:51:12,000
Hold on to me when it's too dark to see you, when I am sure I have reached the end.

598
00:51:12,000 --> 00:51:27,000
Hold on to me when it's too dark to see you, when I am sure I have reached the end.

599
00:51:27,000 --> 00:51:42,000
Hold on to me when it's too dark to see you, when I am sure I have reached the end.

600
00:51:42,000 --> 00:51:57,000
Hold on to me when it's too dark to see you, when I am sure I have reached the end.

601
00:51:57,000 --> 00:52:12,000
Hold on to me when it's too dark to see you, when I am sure I have reached the end.

602
00:52:12,000 --> 00:52:27,000
Hold on to me when it's too dark to see you, when I am sure I have reached the end.

603
00:52:27,000 --> 00:52:42,000
Hold on to me when it's too dark to see you, when I am sure I have reached the end.

604
00:52:42,000 --> 00:52:57,000
Hold on to me when it's too dark to see you, when I am sure I have reached the end.

605
00:52:57,000 --> 00:53:12,000
Hold on to me when it's too dark to see you, when I am sure I have reached the end.

606
00:53:12,000 --> 00:53:27,000
Hold on to me when it's too dark to see you, when I am sure I have reached the end.

607
00:53:27,000 --> 00:53:42,000
Hold on to me when it's too dark to see you, when I am sure I have reached the end.

608
00:53:42,000 --> 00:53:57,000
Hold on to me when it's too dark to see you, when I am sure I have reached the end.

609
00:53:57,000 --> 00:54:12,000
Hold on to me when it's too dark to see you, when I am sure I have reached the end.

610
00:54:12,000 --> 00:54:27,000
Hold on to me when it's too dark to see you, when I am sure I have reached the end.

611
00:54:27,000 --> 00:54:42,000
Hold on to me when it's too dark to see you, when I am sure I have reached the end.

612
00:54:42,000 --> 00:54:57,000
Hold on to me when it's too dark to see you, when I am sure I have reached the end.

613
00:54:57,000 --> 00:55:12,000
Hold on to me when it's too dark to see you, when I am sure I have reached the end.

614
00:55:12,000 --> 00:55:27,000
Hold on to me when it's too dark to see you, when I am sure I have reached the end.

615
00:55:27,000 --> 00:55:42,000
Hold on to me when it's too dark to see you, when I am sure I have reached the end.

616
00:55:42,000 --> 00:55:57,000
Hold on to me when it's too dark to see you, when I am sure I have reached the end.

617
00:55:57,000 --> 00:56:12,000
Hold on to me when it's too dark to see you, when I am sure I have reached the end.

618
00:56:12,000 --> 00:56:27,000
Hold on to me when it's too dark to see you, when I am sure I have reached the end.

619
00:56:27,000 --> 00:56:42,000
Hold on to me when it's too dark to see you, when I am sure I have reached the end.

620
00:56:42,000 --> 00:56:57,000
Hold on to me when it's too dark to see you, when I am sure I have reached the end.

621
00:56:57,000 --> 00:57:12,000
Hold on to me when it's too dark to see you, when I am sure I have reached the end.

622
00:57:12,000 --> 00:57:27,000
Hold on to me when it's too dark to see you, when I am sure I have reached the end.

623
00:57:27,000 --> 00:57:42,000
Hold on to me when it's too dark to see you, when I am sure I have reached the end.

624
00:57:42,000 --> 00:57:57,000
Hold on to me when it's too dark to see you, when I am sure I have reached the end.

625
00:57:57,000 --> 00:58:12,000
Hold on to me when it's too dark to see you, when I am sure I have reached the end.

626
00:58:12,000 --> 00:58:27,000
Hold on to me when it's too dark to see you, when I am sure I have reached the end.

627
00:58:27,000 --> 00:58:42,000
Hold on to me when it's too dark to see you, when I am sure I have reached the end.

628
00:58:42,000 --> 00:58:57,000
Hold on to me when it's too dark to see you, when I am sure I have reached the end.

629
00:58:57,000 --> 00:59:12,000
Hold on to me when it's too dark to see you, when I am sure I have reached the end.

630
00:59:12,000 --> 00:59:27,000
Hold on to me when it's too dark to see you, when I am sure I have reached the end.

631
00:59:27,000 --> 00:59:42,000
Hold on to me when it's too dark to see you, when I am sure I have reached the end.

632
00:59:42,000 --> 00:59:57,000
Hold on to me when it's too dark to see you, when I am sure I have reached the end.

633
00:59:57,000 --> 01:00:12,000
Hold on to me when it's too dark to see you, when I am sure I have reached the end.

634
01:00:12,000 --> 01:00:27,000
Hold on to me when it's too dark to see you, when I am sure I have reached the end.

635
01:00:27,000 --> 01:00:42,000
Hold on to me when it's too dark to see you, when I am sure I have reached the end.

636
01:00:42,000 --> 01:00:57,000
Hold on to me when it's too dark to see you, when I am sure I have reached the end.

637
01:00:57,000 --> 01:01:12,000
Hold on to me when it's too dark to see you, when I am sure I have reached the end.

638
01:01:12,000 --> 01:01:27,000
Hold on to me when it's too dark to see you, when I am sure I have reached the end.

639
01:01:27,000 --> 01:01:42,000
Hold on to me when it's too dark to see you, when I am sure I have reached the end.

640
01:01:42,000 --> 01:01:57,000
Hold on to me when it's too dark to see you, when I am sure I have reached the end.

641
01:01:57,000 --> 01:02:12,000
Hold on to me when it's too dark to see you, when I am sure I have reached the end.

642
01:02:12,000 --> 01:02:27,000
Hold on to me when it's too dark to see you, when I am sure I have reached the end.

643
01:02:27,000 --> 01:02:42,000
Hold on to me when it's too dark to see you, when I am sure I have reached the end.

644
01:02:42,000 --> 01:02:54,000
Hold on to me when it's too dark to see you, when I am sure I have reached the end.

645
01:02:54,000 --> 01:03:09,000
Hold on to me when it's too dark to see you, when I am sure I have reached the end.

646
01:03:09,000 --> 01:03:24,000
Hold on to me when it's too dark to see you, when I am sure I have reached the end.

647
01:03:24,000 --> 01:03:39,000
Hold on to me when it's too dark to see you, when I am sure I have reached the end.

648
01:03:39,000 --> 01:03:54,000
Hold on to me when it's too dark to see you, when I am sure I have reached the end.

649
01:03:54,000 --> 01:04:09,000
Hold on to me when it's too dark to see you, when I am sure I have reached the end.

650
01:04:09,000 --> 01:04:24,000
Hold on to me when it's too dark to see you, when I am sure I have reached the end.

651
01:04:24,000 --> 01:04:39,000
Hold on to me when it's too dark to see you, when I am sure I have reached the end.

652
01:04:39,000 --> 01:04:54,000
Hold on to me when it's too dark to see you, when I am sure I have reached the end.

653
01:04:54,000 --> 01:05:09,000
Hold on to me when it's too dark to see you, when I am sure I have reached the end.

654
01:05:09,000 --> 01:05:24,000
Hold on to me when it's too dark to see you, when I am sure I have reached the end.

655
01:05:24,000 --> 01:05:39,000
Hold on to me when it's too dark to see you, when I am sure I have reached the end.

656
01:05:39,000 --> 01:05:54,000
Hold on to me when it's too dark to see you, when I am sure I have reached the end.

657
01:05:54,000 --> 01:06:09,000
Hold on to me when it's too dark to see you, when I am sure I have reached the end.

658
01:06:09,000 --> 01:06:24,000
Hold on to me when it's too dark to see you, when I am sure I have reached the end.

659
01:06:24,000 --> 01:06:39,000
Hold on to me when it's too dark to see you, when I am sure I have reached the end.

660
01:06:39,000 --> 01:06:54,000
Hold on to me when it's too dark to see you, when I am sure I have reached the end.

661
01:06:54,000 --> 01:07:09,000
Hold on to me when it's too dark to see you, when I am sure I have reached the end.

662
01:07:09,000 --> 01:07:24,000
Hold on to me when it's too dark to see you, when I am sure I have reached the end.

663
01:07:24,000 --> 01:07:39,000
Hold on to me when it's too dark to see you, when I am sure I have reached the end.

664
01:07:39,000 --> 01:07:54,000
Hold on to me when it's too dark to see you, when I am sure I have reached the end.

665
01:07:54,000 --> 01:08:09,000
Hold on to me when it's too dark to see you, when I am sure I have reached the end.

666
01:08:09,000 --> 01:08:24,000
Hold on to me when it's too dark to see you, when I am sure I have reached the end.

667
01:08:24,000 --> 01:08:39,000
Hold on to me when it's too dark to see you, when I am sure I have reached the end.

668
01:08:39,000 --> 01:08:54,000
Hold on to me when it's too dark to see you, when I am sure I have reached the end.

669
01:08:54,000 --> 01:09:09,000
Hold on to me when it's too dark to see you, when I am sure I have reached the end.

670
01:09:09,000 --> 01:09:24,000
Hold on to me when it's too dark to see you, when I am sure I have reached the end.

671
01:09:24,000 --> 01:09:39,000
Hold on to me when it's too dark to see you, when I am sure I have reached the end.

672
01:09:39,000 --> 01:09:54,000
Hold on to me when it's too dark to see you, when I am sure I have reached the end.

673
01:09:54,000 --> 01:10:09,000
Hold on to me when it's too dark to see you, when I am sure I have reached the end.

674
01:10:09,000 --> 01:10:24,000
Hold on to me when it's too dark to see you, when I am sure I have reached the end.

675
01:10:24,000 --> 01:10:39,000
Hold on to me when it's too dark to see you, when I am sure I have reached the end.

676
01:10:39,000 --> 01:10:54,000
Hold on to me when it's too dark to see you, when I am sure I have reached the end.

677
01:10:54,000 --> 01:11:07,000
Hold on to me when it's too dark to see you, when I am sure I have reached the end.

678
01:11:07,000 --> 01:11:22,000
Hold on to me when it's too dark to see you, when I am sure I have reached the end.

679
01:11:22,000 --> 01:11:37,000
Hold on to me when it's too dark to see you, when I am sure I have reached the end.

680
01:11:37,000 --> 01:11:52,000
Hold on to me when it's too dark to see you, when I am sure I have reached the end.

681
01:11:52,000 --> 01:12:07,000
Hold on to me when it's too dark to see you, when I am sure I have reached the end.

682
01:12:07,000 --> 01:12:22,000
Hold on to me when it's too dark to see you, when I am sure I have reached the end.

683
01:12:22,000 --> 01:12:37,000
Hold on to me when it's too dark to see you, when I am sure I have reached the end.

684
01:12:37,000 --> 01:12:52,000
Hold on to me when it's too dark to see you, when I am sure I have reached the end.

685
01:12:52,000 --> 01:13:07,000
Hold on to me when it's too dark to see you, when I am sure I have reached the end.

686
01:13:07,000 --> 01:13:22,000
Hold on to me when it's too dark to see you, when I am sure I have reached the end.

687
01:13:22,000 --> 01:13:37,000
Hold on to me when it's too dark to see you, when I am sure I have reached the end.

688
01:13:37,000 --> 01:13:52,000
Hold on to me when it's too dark to see you, when I am sure I have reached the end.

689
01:13:52,000 --> 01:14:07,000
Hold on to me when it's too dark to see you, when I am sure I have reached the end.

690
01:14:07,000 --> 01:14:22,000
Hold on to me when it's too dark to see you, when I am sure I have reached the end.

691
01:14:22,000 --> 01:14:37,000
Hold on to me when it's too dark to see you, when I am sure I have reached the end.

692
01:14:37,000 --> 01:14:52,000
Hold on to me when it's too dark to see you, when I am sure I have reached the end.

693
01:14:52,000 --> 01:15:07,000
Hold on to me when it's too dark to see you, when I am sure I have reached the end.

694
01:15:07,000 --> 01:15:22,000
Hold on to me when it's too dark to see you, when I am sure I have reached the end.

695
01:15:22,000 --> 01:15:37,000
Hold on to me when it's too dark to see you, when I am sure I have reached the end.

696
01:15:37,000 --> 01:15:52,000
I'll start reading, I'll give it a run up, although it's one of those really long sentences.

697
01:15:52,000 --> 01:15:55,000
Starting in verse 4, for if God did not spare angels when they sinned, but cast them into hell,

698
01:15:55,000 --> 01:16:00,000
and committed them to the pits of darkness, reserved for judgment, and did not spare the ancient world,

699
01:16:00,000 --> 01:16:06,000
but reserved Noah, a preacher of righteousness, with seven others, when he brought a flood upon the world of the ungodly,

700
01:16:06,000 --> 01:16:10,000
and if he condemned the cities of Sodom and Gomorrah to destruction by reducing them to ashes,

701
01:16:10,000 --> 01:16:15,000
having made them an example to those who would live ungodly thereafter, verse 7,

702
01:16:15,000 --> 01:16:20,000
and if he rescued righteous lot oppressed by the sensual conduct of unprincipled men,

703
01:16:20,000 --> 01:16:23,000
for by what he saw and heard, that righteous man, while living among them,

704
01:16:23,000 --> 01:16:28,000
felt his righteous soul tormented day after day with their lawless deeds, verse 9,

705
01:16:28,000 --> 01:16:32,000
then the Lord knows how to rescue the godly from temptation,

706
01:16:32,000 --> 01:16:37,000
and to keep the unrighteous under punishment for the day of judgment.

707
01:16:37,000 --> 01:16:41,000
The Lord knows how.

708
01:16:41,000 --> 01:16:45,000
So you're sustained, and you think that makes it okay for you to do some of the things that you're doing,

709
01:16:45,000 --> 01:16:47,000
or to not do some of the things that you're not doing,

710
01:16:47,000 --> 01:16:52,000
then that sustenance has become a stumbling block for you.

711
01:16:52,000 --> 01:16:54,000
That is not how it works.

712
01:16:54,000 --> 01:16:59,000
God alone is God, and he can keep his promises, and he can keep you,

713
01:16:59,000 --> 01:17:02,000
and he is able to keep the wicked under punishment.

714
01:17:02,000 --> 01:17:06,000
Remember, they were wandering in the desert for 40 years, and their clothes didn't wear out,

715
01:17:06,000 --> 01:17:10,000
and their shoes didn't wear out, and you know why they were wandering in the desert for 40 years?

716
01:17:10,000 --> 01:17:16,000
Because they were disobedient to God, and their clothes didn't wear out, and their shoes didn't wear out,

717
01:17:16,000 --> 01:17:18,000
even though they were disobedient to God.

718
01:17:18,000 --> 01:17:23,000
You can be doing perfectly fine right where you're at, but you're not where God wants you to be,

719
01:17:23,000 --> 01:17:26,000
and you've got a real problem.

720
01:17:26,000 --> 01:17:29,000
Flip to Psalm 37, and we're almost done.

721
01:17:29,000 --> 01:17:33,000
Psalms, if you hold your Bible together and then just open it smack down the middle,

722
01:17:33,000 --> 01:17:38,000
you'll find yourself in Psalms, or possibly Proverbs, if you missed the middle a little bit.

723
01:17:38,000 --> 01:17:42,000
Psalm 37.

724
01:17:42,000 --> 01:17:44,000
I'm not going to read the whole thing because it's kind of long,

725
01:17:44,000 --> 01:17:49,000
but I want to read a few key excerpts out of it that speak to this topic.

726
01:17:49,000 --> 01:17:52,000
Psalm 37.

727
01:17:52,000 --> 01:17:57,000
Beginning in verse 1, do not fret because of evildoers.

728
01:17:57,000 --> 01:18:00,000
Be not envious toward wrongdoers.

729
01:18:00,000 --> 01:18:04,000
Sometimes people do wrong and they get ahead, you know what I'm saying, or seem to in the moment.

730
01:18:04,000 --> 01:18:11,000
Do not be envious toward wrongdoers, for they will wither quickly like the grass and fade like the green herb.

731
01:18:11,000 --> 01:18:13,000
Trust in the Lord and do good.

732
01:18:13,000 --> 01:18:16,000
Dwell in the land and cultivate faithfulness.

733
01:18:16,000 --> 01:18:19,000
Faithfulness is when you are found doing that which you're supposed to be doing,

734
01:18:19,000 --> 01:18:23,000
and when you're cultivating faithfulness, you're trying to find that in yourself and in other people.

735
01:18:23,000 --> 01:18:27,000
So you're doing what you're supposed to be doing and you're helping others do what they're supposed to be doing.

736
01:18:27,000 --> 01:18:31,000
Delight yourself in the Lord and he will give you the desires of your heart.

737
01:18:31,000 --> 01:18:36,000
To delight yourself in God is to want what God wants, and if you want what God wants, what do we say?

738
01:18:36,000 --> 01:18:39,000
He can do it. He cannot be held back.

739
01:18:39,000 --> 01:18:41,000
And he will give you the desires of your heart.

740
01:18:41,000 --> 01:18:44,000
Commit your way to the Lord. Trust also in him and he will do it.

741
01:18:44,000 --> 01:18:49,000
And he will bring forth your righteousness as the light and your judgment as the noon day.

742
01:18:49,000 --> 01:18:52,000
Rest in the Lord and wait patiently for him.

743
01:18:52,000 --> 01:19:00,000
Do not fret because of him who prospers in his way, because of the man who carries out wicked schemes.

744
01:19:00,000 --> 01:19:04,000
Cease from anger and forsake wrath.

745
01:19:04,000 --> 01:19:09,000
Do not fret. It leads only to evil doing, for evildoers will be cut off.

746
01:19:09,000 --> 01:19:13,000
But those who wait for the Lord, they will inherit the land.

747
01:19:13,000 --> 01:19:16,000
Yet a little while and the wicked man will be no more.

748
01:19:16,000 --> 01:19:20,000
And you will look carefully for his place and he will not be there.

749
01:19:20,000 --> 01:19:25,000
But the humble will inherit the land and will delight themselves in abundant prosperity.

750
01:19:25,000 --> 01:19:27,000
Skip to verse 23.

751
01:19:27,000 --> 01:19:31,000
The steps of a man are established by the Lord, that means made firm.

752
01:19:31,000 --> 01:19:33,000
And he delights in his way.

753
01:19:33,000 --> 01:19:37,000
That means God delights in the way of an established man.

754
01:19:37,000 --> 01:19:40,000
When he falls, he shall not be hurled headlong.

755
01:19:40,000 --> 01:19:45,000
Because the Lord is the one who holds his hand. Love it.

756
01:19:45,000 --> 01:19:48,000
I have been young and now I am old.

757
01:19:48,000 --> 01:19:53,000
Yet I have not seen the righteous forsaken or his descendants begging bread.

758
01:19:53,000 --> 01:19:58,000
All day long he is gracious and lends and his descendants are a blessing.

759
01:19:58,000 --> 01:20:02,000
Depart from evil and do good, so you will abide forever.

760
01:20:02,000 --> 01:20:06,000
For the Lord loves justice and does not forsake his godly ones.

761
01:20:06,000 --> 01:20:08,000
They are preserved forever.

762
01:20:08,000 --> 01:20:11,000
But the descendants of the wicked will be cut off.

763
01:20:11,000 --> 01:20:14,000
The righteous will inherit the land and dwell in it forever.

764
01:20:14,000 --> 01:20:17,000
The mouth of the righteous utters wisdom.

765
01:20:17,000 --> 01:20:20,000
And his tongue speaks justice.

766
01:20:20,000 --> 01:20:23,000
The law of his God is in his heart.

767
01:20:23,000 --> 01:20:25,000
His steps do not slip.

768
01:20:25,000 --> 01:20:28,000
The wicked spies upon the righteous and seeks to kill him.

769
01:20:28,000 --> 01:20:32,000
The Lord will not leave him in his land or let him be condemned when he is judged.

770
01:20:32,000 --> 01:20:37,000
Wait for the Lord and keep his way and he will exalt you to inherit the land.

771
01:20:37,000 --> 01:20:40,000
When the wicked are cut off, you will see it.

772
01:20:40,000 --> 01:20:46,000
I have seen a violent wicked man spreading himself like a luxuriant tree in its native soil.

773
01:20:46,000 --> 01:20:50,000
Then he passed away and lo! he was no more.

774
01:20:50,000 --> 01:20:52,000
I sought for him but he could not be found.

775
01:20:52,000 --> 01:20:55,000
Mark the blameless man and behold the upright.

776
01:20:55,000 --> 01:20:57,000
For the man of peace will have a posterity.

777
01:20:57,000 --> 01:20:59,000
That means something that lasts.

778
01:20:59,000 --> 01:21:03,000
But transgressors will be altogether destroyed.

779
01:21:03,000 --> 01:21:05,000
The posterior of the wicked will be cut off.

780
01:21:05,000 --> 01:21:08,000
But the salvation of the righteous is from the Lord.

781
01:21:08,000 --> 01:21:10,000
He is their strength in time of trouble.

782
01:21:10,000 --> 01:21:12,000
And the Lord helps them and delivers them.

783
01:21:12,000 --> 01:21:17,000
He delivers them from the wicked and saves them because they take refuge in him.

784
01:21:17,000 --> 01:21:20,000
And now flip to the last verses of the day.

785
01:21:20,000 --> 01:21:21,000
Back to the book of Romans.

786
01:21:21,000 --> 01:21:23,000
Going back to the New Testament.

787
01:21:23,000 --> 01:21:27,000
Find the gospels and Acts and go to the right to Romans.

788
01:21:27,000 --> 01:21:30,000
Romans 17.

789
01:21:30,000 --> 01:21:33,000
Last verses of the day.

790
01:21:33,000 --> 01:21:35,000
Oops I just went past it.

791
01:21:35,000 --> 01:21:41,000
Romans 17.

792
01:21:41,000 --> 01:21:43,000
Oh.

793
01:21:43,000 --> 01:21:45,000
I hate it when that happens.

794
01:21:45,000 --> 01:21:47,000
It's not Romans 17.

795
01:21:47,000 --> 01:21:58,000
I don't think. Hold on.

796
01:21:58,000 --> 01:21:59,000
Okay here we go.

797
01:21:59,000 --> 01:22:02,000
It is 1617.

798
01:22:02,000 --> 01:22:06,000
Now I urge you brethren keep your eye on those who cause dissension and hindrances.

799
01:22:06,000 --> 01:22:10,000
Contrary to the teaching which you learned and turn away from them.

800
01:22:10,000 --> 01:22:12,000
For such men are slaves.

801
01:22:12,000 --> 01:22:14,000
Not of our Lord Christ.

802
01:22:14,000 --> 01:22:15,000
But of their own appetites.

803
01:22:15,000 --> 01:22:20,000
And by their smooth and flattering speeches they deceive the hearts of the unsuspecting.

804
01:22:20,000 --> 01:22:23,000
For the report of your obedience has reached to all.

805
01:22:23,000 --> 01:22:25,000
Therefore I am rejoicing over you.

806
01:22:25,000 --> 01:22:30,000
But I want you to be wise in what is good and innocent is in what is evil.

807
01:22:30,000 --> 01:22:32,000
Here's the problem that we have in the day.

808
01:22:32,000 --> 01:22:35,000
We're teaching our children to understand evil and that's unnecessary.

809
01:22:35,000 --> 01:22:37,000
We should be innocent of evil.

810
01:22:37,000 --> 01:22:39,000
It says and innocent in what is evil.

811
01:22:39,000 --> 01:22:44,000
And the God of peace will soon crush Satan under your feet.

812
01:22:44,000 --> 01:22:48,000
God wants to sustain us.

813
01:22:48,000 --> 01:22:57,000
In fact he will sustain you even if you are disobedient.

814
01:22:57,000 --> 01:23:04,000
But he will sustain you for justice that ultimately you will face.

815
01:23:04,000 --> 01:23:07,000
What's justice?

816
01:23:07,000 --> 01:23:12,000
He is able to hold the wicked for the moment of judgment.

817
01:23:12,000 --> 01:23:15,000
God wants to sustain you.

818
01:23:15,000 --> 01:23:21,000
And his sustenance was meant to point to a time at which our eyes are open.

819
01:23:21,000 --> 01:23:23,000
Our ears can hear.

820
01:23:23,000 --> 01:23:29,000
And our hearts can know that he alone is God.

821
01:23:29,000 --> 01:23:31,000
That egg that we dropped off the roof.

822
01:23:31,000 --> 01:23:40,000
If it was your life what kind of protections would you want?

823
01:23:40,000 --> 01:23:45,000
God alone can sustain you.

824
01:23:45,000 --> 01:23:48,000
God alone can give you abundant life.

825
01:23:48,000 --> 01:23:51,000
I ask you cry out to God.

826
01:23:51,000 --> 01:23:54,000
The Bible says whoever calls upon the name of the Lord will be saved.

827
01:23:54,000 --> 01:23:57,000
Be found faithful and do what it is that God would have you to do.

828
01:23:57,000 --> 01:24:02,000
Even though it seems contrary to what the world wants or what it needs or what you think you need.

829
01:24:02,000 --> 01:24:07,000
Be found faithful and do what God would have you to do even when it seems contrary.

830
01:24:07,000 --> 01:24:11,000
Do not let the sustenance of God become a stumbling block to you.

831
01:24:11,000 --> 01:24:14,000
Rather look to the Lord for what he wants you to do.

832
01:24:14,000 --> 01:24:16,000
Because he alone can sustain you.

833
01:24:16,000 --> 01:24:20,000
And he will sustain you even in your disobedience.

834
01:24:20,000 --> 01:24:24,000
So don't make the mistake of thinking that you're doing okay.

835
01:24:24,000 --> 01:24:28,000
When in reality you're insulting the God of heaven.

836
01:24:28,000 --> 01:24:33,000
Rather ask God what shall I do?

837
01:24:33,000 --> 01:24:36,000
Who shall I be?

838
01:24:36,000 --> 01:24:39,000
And then let him tell you.

839
01:24:39,000 --> 01:24:40,000
And then do that.

840
01:24:40,000 --> 01:24:42,000
And be that.

841
01:24:42,000 --> 01:24:44,000
And he will sustain you.

842
01:24:44,000 --> 01:24:51,000
And you will be still around in heaven perhaps but still around to see the wicked fall away.

843
01:24:51,000 --> 01:24:57,000
In the meantime it may look like the richest men on the face of the planet are wretched of soul.

844
01:24:57,000 --> 01:25:05,000
It may look like people at your job or your school or on the streets are wretched of soul and doing okay.

845
01:25:05,000 --> 01:25:07,000
But don't be fooled.

846
01:25:07,000 --> 01:25:10,000
If they are sustained and they are wicked.

847
01:25:10,000 --> 01:25:14,000
God is holding them for the day of judgment.

848
01:25:14,000 --> 01:25:18,000
We're going to have the praise team to come forward at this time and lead us in our final hymn.

849
01:25:18,000 --> 01:25:23,000
This is us asking ourselves, okay God I hear what you say.

850
01:25:23,000 --> 01:25:25,000
I see what it means.

851
01:25:25,000 --> 01:25:28,000
Now what am I supposed to do about it?

852
01:25:28,000 --> 01:25:33,000
And you listen to God whatever he's telling you to do about it and you do that.

853
01:25:33,000 --> 01:25:35,000
It doesn't matter what anybody else thinks.

854
01:25:35,000 --> 01:25:38,000
So you're sitting here like I know I'm a Christian.

855
01:25:38,000 --> 01:25:40,000
But I know I'm not doing what I'm supposed to be doing.

856
01:25:40,000 --> 01:25:42,000
But everybody else thinks I'm okay.

857
01:25:42,000 --> 01:25:46,000
They look at me and they see I'm doing okay.

858
01:25:46,000 --> 01:25:49,000
Don't let sustenance become a sum of what?

859
01:25:49,000 --> 01:25:55,000
Instead say, okay with all that I have and all that I am I will follow the God of the universe.

860
01:25:55,000 --> 01:26:00,000
And everything you trust in him you will be able to keep unto that day.

861
01:26:00,000 --> 01:26:03,000
Sing with me. Stand with me.

862
01:26:03,000 --> 01:26:06,000
Sing and if the Lord has asked you to respond then you have to respond.

863
01:26:06,000 --> 01:26:10,000
Do whatever is on your heart today.

864
01:26:10,000 --> 01:26:16,000
If you're watching online or listening on the podcast decide today that God alone is God and he can eat you.

865
01:26:16,000 --> 01:26:20,000
You're going to put everything that you are and everything that you have into his care.

866
01:26:20,000 --> 01:26:29,000
The holy present.

867
01:26:29,000 --> 01:26:36,000
So will you be a person that says I will cultivate faithfulness so I will be found faithful?

868
01:26:36,000 --> 01:26:40,000
Will you be a person that says I will slip my hand in the hand of the Father?

869
01:26:40,000 --> 01:26:45,000
And not only will I be protected and you'll keep me safe and you'll carry me through on top of that.

870
01:26:45,000 --> 01:26:48,000
I will help everyone else see that this is how you get that done.

871
01:26:48,000 --> 01:26:50,000
This is how you're okay.

872
01:26:50,000 --> 01:26:52,000
You slip your hand in the hand of the Father.

873
01:26:52,000 --> 01:26:55,000
Walk with God in dangerous places.

874
01:26:55,000 --> 01:26:57,000
Walk with God in dark nights.

875
01:26:57,000 --> 01:26:59,000
Walk with God when you feel sustained.

876
01:26:59,000 --> 01:27:01,000
When you think you're okay.

877
01:27:01,000 --> 01:27:02,000
And when you think you aren't.

878
01:27:02,000 --> 01:27:03,000
You walk with God.

879
01:27:03,000 --> 01:27:04,000
No matter what.

880
01:27:04,000 --> 01:27:05,000
Walk with God.

881
01:27:05,000 --> 01:27:12,000
All the way.

882
01:27:12,000 --> 01:27:14,000
Give your life a word to the Lord.

883
01:27:14,000 --> 01:27:16,000
For the first time in everything you've done.

884
01:27:16,000 --> 01:27:17,000
This is me.

885
01:27:17,000 --> 01:27:18,000
I want Jesus.

886
01:27:18,000 --> 01:27:23,000
I want to follow my Lord.

887
01:27:23,000 --> 01:27:24,000
You know what it is.

888
01:27:24,000 --> 01:27:25,000
You've got some hold of you.

889
01:27:25,000 --> 01:27:27,000
You've got some hold of you.

890
01:27:27,000 --> 01:27:29,000
Stop saying no or stop putting them off.

891
01:27:29,000 --> 01:27:31,000
When you come, you say that's me.

892
01:27:31,000 --> 01:27:37,000
Follow the Lord.

893
01:27:37,000 --> 01:27:40,000
You know there's something that God wants you to give up.

894
01:27:40,000 --> 01:27:47,000
Something you can put away and say I can't have any place in my life anymore.

895
01:27:47,000 --> 01:27:49,000
You make that decision right now and then come.

896
01:27:49,000 --> 01:27:52,000
But if you listen to me and say God alone is important to me.

897
01:27:52,000 --> 01:27:54,000
God is me one.

898
01:27:54,000 --> 01:27:55,000
I trust him with everything.

899
01:27:55,000 --> 01:27:57,000
He said I can't have any support.

900
01:27:57,000 --> 01:27:58,000
So I'm putting it down once and for all.

901
01:27:58,000 --> 01:28:03,000
This is my daily bread.

902
01:28:03,000 --> 01:28:05,000
This is my daily bread.

903
01:28:05,000 --> 01:28:09,000
This is my daily bread.

904
01:28:09,000 --> 01:28:13,000
Be over your world.

905
01:28:13,000 --> 01:28:15,000
You're ready more than Jesus Christ.

906
01:28:15,000 --> 01:28:17,000
You're ready more than your Bible.

907
01:28:17,000 --> 01:28:19,000
You'll be free.

908
01:28:19,000 --> 01:28:20,000
God's speaking to you.

909
01:28:20,000 --> 01:28:25,000
You respond.