Convictions, Conclusion

[0:00] We'll get there a little later. Let's go to James. Sorry about that. James chapter 1. That'll be the first place I'll have you turn. And so today we're going to try to conclude.

[0:13] I believe we'll finish concluding this series that we've been covering in Sunday school about convictions, about your convictions, and understanding where they're coming from and the importance to place on them and whether they're of the Lord, whether they're from the Word of God, whether they're God dealing with you personally, or whether it's something that's just in your head.

[0:35] And that's something we covered last week was these psychological convictions, things that are just simply developed not from God, not from the Holy Spirit moving you or teaching you, but rather just the way you see it, and most likely developed from the way you were raised or where you were raised, and that's why so many of us are different, not just personalities, but we see things differently, and we had different influences in our lives, and it's molded us and shaped us the way we think and the way we believe even.

[1:03] And so I gave you some examples from the Bible about Saul, and even from Romans 14, where we'll be in a minute, I showed you something about Job, how he had this thought, it may be that my children have sinned, and so he acted upon that personal conviction, but it was only in his head.

[1:19] It wasn't necessarily true at all. And the key phrase last week was you may be right, you may be wrong, and it may not matter at all. But I'm trying to get you to see this so that you understand it, because you'll get so wrapped up in how you feel that this is right, and this is the way it is, and they're wrong, and you need to back off a little bit when it comes to that category.

[1:40] So putting these convictions in categories helps us to see where we need to place the importance of certain ones, where there are some that we will not back down on, but there are others where there is some leeway, and to help you see that might make a difference for you.

[1:54] So I even gave you a few of mine. I really didn't get too far into a list, just things that I would call personal convictions that are psychological, that just the way I was raised are things that I feel, but I can't preach them for doctrine.

[2:08] I can't say this is right, and if you don't follow this, then you're wrong. And so I don't. I keep those to myself. All right, so today, I want to give you a few thoughts here to conclude this whole study, and we'll do it here with four things that help you to understand what do you do when you're not sure?

[2:29] How do you proceed when there's just this gray area, or this, I don't know if this is from, I don't have a Bible verse necessarily, or some people try to claim a Bible verse for this, or a principle, and I'm not even sure if this is of the Lord.

[2:43] I'm not sure what this is, or if I should or shouldn't, and so I'm going to give you four thoughts here about how to handle these situations when you're not sure, and we'll get to James in just a minute, but the first thing I'll say, I don't have a Bible verse for this, but it's just some advice, is to play it safe.

[3:00] Play it safe. If you're not sure, if you're confused, if you have doubts, then the safe thing is to play it safe. Go with what you know is right.

[3:11] That's good advice. And if you're not sure, then don't be afraid to step away from it, or to back off. It's always right to do right. And until you get the light, until you get the understanding, then I recommend play it safe.

[3:28] Now you can say, well I have liberty, I have liberty, and I can do what I want, and okay, do what you want to do. But if you're not sure about it, if you're not sure if it's right or wrong, then err on the side of caution.

[3:40] I'll say this, obviously God did not lay out every detail, every specific thing in our lives, and just give it to us, and this is what you must do. Thou shout this, thou shout, it didn't do that, in all these areas, in these what we call gray areas.

[3:56] But I'll say this, there may be a reason that you have a doubt. There may be a real good reason that you're just not sure, that you're not settled, that this is okay, then just back away and play it safe.

[4:09] You'll be glad you did. It's better to be safe than sorry, right? So, God still expects holiness from us, and if you're not sure if it's right, then play it safe.

[4:20] This is a good rule for, it's just one example, and not at all to confine it, but dress. Standards for dress, and how you should present yourself as a child of God, wherever you go, whenever you're out in public, or whatever, in the home, anything, is play it safe.

[4:37] And if you look in the mirror, and you're just not sure, and then you have to, ladies have to go ask your husband, or daughters have to go ask your mom, or your dad, is it, well, you already have a doubt.

[4:49] You're already not sure, so, it might be safe, it's always safe, to play it safe. And so that's just one area, you can see how that works. Alright, secondly now, when you're not sure, in James chapter 1, look at verse number 5, if any of you lack wisdom, let him ask of God, that giveth to all men liberally, and upbraideth not, and it shall be given him.

[5:13] You want wisdom on a certain topic, or a particular thing in your life, or a situation you don't know, then why don't you pray for wisdom on it. Pray for wisdom, don't go to the internet, get on your knees, and ask the Lord, and just, I don't know if you, if you know this, I hope you do, but, getting alone with God, whether it's a closet situation, or not, just getting on your knees, and praying, just you and the Lord, God doesn't have to give you, all the answers, and we're going to see, that later this morning, but, he has a way, of giving you some resolution, even without an answer, he has a way, of giving you peace, in your heart about it, and you don't even know, what just happened, I don't know, but I just kind of feel this way, and that comes not from, the television, and Fox News, it comes from, talking to God, it comes from prayer, it comes from God, just putting some wisdom, inside of you, and you don't even, maybe you can't even, put your finger on it, it's a spiritual thing, and if you're alive in Christ, then you have a new man in you, that can interact with you, and, and, and, and, has access to the throne, so, pray for wisdom,

[6:25] God can give it to you, come back to Proverbs, let me show you two quick verses, here in the Proverbs, chapter 9, Proverbs 9, just a thought or two, that the word of God, that the word of God, gives us about wisdom, verse number 10, if you want wisdom, well here's where it begins, and it's with the fear of the Lord, verse 10 says, the fear of the Lord, is the beginning, the beginning of wisdom, and knowledge of the holy, is understanding, do you have anything holy, in your possession, well, if you do, you could go to it, but, I'm talking about praying right now, and there's, there's two channels now, that you can gather some truth, and wisdom, in the mind of God, from the word of God, but also, the fear of the Lord, is the beginning of wisdom, if you don't fear God, or have any truth,

[7:32] I don't have a perfect definition, for the fear of the Lord, I've read a few books on it, I've looked at every single verse, I could find on it, and the best way I can, what I feel like it's, in the category of, is loving what God loves, and hating what God hates, and that's, that might sound strange to you, but you start running the verses on it, and that's what comes out of it, to me, it's not some reverence, and such, but, but it's being on, it's being on terms, or on the right page, with where God's at on it, where his heart is, that's where you're at, if he likes it, I'm for it, if he doesn't, I'm against it, I'm with you God, all the time, the fear of the Lord, is the beginning of wisdom, you want to seek God's will, then seek it with the intent, of putting him above everything else, and be willing to receive, what he shows you, look at chapter 11 now, some people are more concerned, with fitting in, or what others think, and they won't get the wisdom, or the answer, from God, chapter 11, and verse number 2, of the Proverbs, when pride cometh, then cometh shame, but with the lowly, is wisdom, and so you, as a, as a humble man, or woman, that is seeking, the wisdom of God humbly, you'll be more apt to get it, or apt to get it, seeking God's will, with the willingness, to humble yourself, that's a different thing, and change,

[8:57] God shows you, hey, so you, so you have a situation, or I don't know, if it's right or wrong, and God, and you seek it, with a humble heart, and God reveals to you, this is right, or this is, and then you have a choice, the humble man says, God, whatever you say, I will do, I want your will, on this thing, I don't want to just know, in my head, what's right or wrong, then I'll choose, if I, if it's right for me, or wrong for me, somebody else, you know, you'll find a way, to justify it, or to excuse it, but somebody, that comes humbly, seeking God's wisdom, humbly before his throne, saying, God, I'll change, if you show me, and you want me to do that, I will do it, then watch him give you, the wisdom on it, when your heart's open to it, alright, now we want to go, to Romans 14, so two quick things, was play it safe, and pray for wisdom, in these areas, of your, of uncertainty, as you're, developing your convictions, for your life, and for your home, and how to govern your home, and all these matters, these gray areas, how do you handle, every situation, well sometimes, playing it safe, is the wise thing to do, or seek God humbly, preparing yourself, to obey, what he shows you, and now Romans chapter 3, third thing,

[10:14] I'm sorry, 14, the third thought here, is to realize, that your choices, affect others, look at chapter 14, verse 7, for none of us, liveth to himself, and no man, dieth to himself, whether you're, a dad or a mom, your choices, are going to affect, your kids, right, that's plain, that's an easy one, you could be a boss, your choices, could affect your employees, a husband's choices, can affect his wives, all the way down the list, nobody lives to themselves, you're just, you're developed now, stronger Christians, in this passage we'll see, and in the next one, your choices can affect, a weaker Christian, or somebody who just doesn't, have the understanding, look a little bit later, in this passage, verse 14, through 16, Paul says, I know and am persuaded, by the Lord Jesus, that there is nothing, unclean of itself, but to him that esteemeth, anything to be unclean, to him it is unclean, why is it not, why is it clean for one, and unclean for the other, well that gets back, to that thing in his head, that psychological conviction there, but verse 15 says, but if thy brother be grieved, with thy meat, now walkest thou, not charitably, destroy not him, with thy meat, for whom Christ died, let not then, your good, be evil spoken of, your decisions, can affect others, now keep moving down, let's pick it up, in verse 19, let us therefore, follow after the things, which make for peace, and things wherewith, one may edify another, for meat, destroy not the work of God, all things indeed are pure, but it is evil for that man, who eateth with offense, it is good neither to eat flesh, nor drink wine, nor anything, whereby thy brother, stumbleth, or is offended, or is made weak, what's the problem, let's get a little more light on this, go to 1 Corinthians 10, and we're going to come back, to Romans in a moment, 1 Corinthians 10, realize your choices affect others, and in this context, it's a strong brother, versus a weak brother, who doesn't have understanding, nor the wisdom of God, and some things trip him up, or some things he doesn't get, and so he feels like he's sinning, or he's defiling his conscience, now 1 Corinthians 10, we began this whole study, in this passage, look at verse 23, and we'll read this down, to the end of the chapter, all things are lawful for me, but all things are not expedient, all things are lawful for me, but all things edify not, let no man seek his own, but every man another's wealth, whatsoever sold in shambles, that eat, so it's talking about the marketplace, getting whatever they, whatever you can buy there, eat it, asking no question, for conscience sake, the earth is lower, the fullness thereof, if any of them that believe not, bid you to a feast, and ye be disposed to go, whatsoever is set before you eat, asking no question, for conscience sake, but if any man say unto you, this is offered in sacrifice, unto idols, eat not, for his sake that showed it, and for conscience sake, for the earth is the Lord's, and the fullness thereof, conscience I say, not thine own, but of the other, for why is my liberty judged, of another man's conscience, for if I by grace, be a partaker, why am I evil spoken of, for that which, for which I give thanks, whether therefore ye eat, or drink, or whatsoever ye do, do all to the glory of God, give none offense, neither to the Jews, nor to the Gentiles, nor to the church of God, even as I please all men, and all things, not seeking by no profit, but the profit of many, that they may be saved, you see the context here, the church of God, referring to the weak brothers, you don't want to offend them, they're part of the family, but you don't want to run them off, or get them, messed up in their growth, just because you have liberty, you can eat whatever it is, it doesn't make a bit of difference there, it's not going to affect your soul, it's just food, but if they feel like, it's going to mess them up, or if it's wrong, then why would I do something,

[14:15] that they think is wrong, in front of them, and flaunt it, and say no it's okay, if they don't have the understanding, that it's okay, it's going to, it's their conscience, that's getting defiled, or weakened, and so Paul says, back off, realize, that your decisions, do affect other people, even if you have the liberty, to do it, so a question, you could ask yourself, is will this affect, my testimony, before the lost, or my testimony, before other Christians, if it will affect it, in the wrong way, then even if it's okay, for you to do, maybe it's not wise, for you to do, maybe it's better, it's not expedient, as Paul says, it doesn't edify, maybe you should back off, we have a responsibility, toward the lost, and the saved alike, and when we have convictions, in our life, and we want to decide, where are these lines, that I'm not going to cross, maybe we need to draw them, back a little bit, if it's going to affect, somebody else, and they don't quite understand, and so that's just, that's just Paul's wisdom, to believers, and if you consider yourself, a strong believer, then you're not going to be one, that's going to flaunt your, liberty, and tell everybody,

[15:25] I can do it if I want to, it doesn't matter, because I'm fine, I'm saved, and on and on and on, you know the serial, Lucky Charms, I got everybody's attention now, Lucky Charms, you know the little, leprechaun Lucky, luck is of the devil, right, they got, horseshoes, and pink stars, and I, I, I don't know them anymore, green clovers, yeah, pink stars, orange stars, purple hearts, green clover, I don't know, forget it, I'm sorry, I'm distracting you here, Lucky Charms, now, what is that, it's, it's cereal in a box, we know what it is, it's cereal, that's got a shape to it, it's marshmallows, praise the Lord, for the marshmallows, but do you know that, I'm just kind of going extreme here, for you to see the point, that somebody that's, say, saved out of witchcraft, saved out of the new age, or the occult, or saved out of anything, that has any, any shape or image of that, would say,

[16:33] I don't want, I'm not buying that cereal, I don't want that in my house, that's just, no, that reminds me of the, the former life, or that just feels like it's a connection, or it's teaching kids to, accept it, or, like all the cartoons, and, okay, so, you can see how that, believer would be like, I don't want that near me, it reminds me of something, or it has a connection to me, that I don't like, it's bad, it's evil, it's dark, and they want to stay away from, and to you and I, just like Paul says in this thing, it's cereal, it's marshmallows, there's nothing to it at all, the earth is the Lord's, and the fullness thereof, this thing is not the devil's cereal, there's no curse, upon the cereal, but you could get all bent out of shape about it, couldn't you, and so you want to, somebody that's saved out of that stuff, you don't want to, say, well, watch me, watch my kids, they eat it, you just, you exercise some discernment there, now again, this is kind of silly and extreme, but you get the point, where you're going to back off something, if it's going to cause them to offend, or mess up their conscience, and defile them, what if there's somebody selling it, as a fundraiser, for their, occult, or new age, program, or group, and they're going to use this, as like their little,

[17:51] I know it's silly, but if they're going to start selling, these cereal boxes, because it's connected to them, and would you buy it then, to support them, well, you could say, well, I'm just buying cereal, I'll buy it from them, I'll buy it from you, what's the difference, you'd probably back off, for testimony's sake, and you'd back off, from supporting something, that you feel is ungodly, and unclean, and so, you could say, well, it's okay, it's all fine, but maybe sometimes, it's not right, to exercise your liberty, I'm not proud of this, but there's, as you know, years of my life, when I wasn't right with God, or just living in the world, and there was a time, when I had an apartment, with some friends, and my parents were, I don't know if they were, I think they may have, may have just gotten to Poland, as missionaries, and may, somewhere right around there, where they were just, out of the states, and so I kind of had them, off my back, and I was of age, and doing what I wanted to do, and my, I had a great uncle, who is, my grandfather, was a Catholic priest, and his brother, was also a Catholic priest, of the,

[19:01] Dominican right, I think it's called, or Dominican order, maybe that's what it is, it's, I don't know if you know, the setup there, but it, as you go up into the ranks, it kind of divides, into two different orders, and he's of this Dominican order, and so, he's, he remains celibate, never married, he kind of was further ahead, than my grandfather, if you call it that, as far as a priest goes, and he traveled the world, in this Catholic nonsense, and so, he was coming through town, and I, I barely knew the man, I met him several times, in my life, just at family outings, in Chicago, whenever be, you know, holidays and such, and so, he was coming through town, and he reached out, to my parents, to get a hold of my number, and said he'd like to meet me, and you know, take me out for dinner, and so, I felt obligated to do this, and, and, I went, and had dinner with him, and while we're out, he's, I'm just a young man here, and I'm in this restaurant, with him, and, and kind of thinking, man, if I wasn't here with, my Catholic uncle, I'd probably be having a good time,

[20:03] I'd probably be doing, some other things here, but he's, you know, he says to me, he's like, Toby, he's like, hey, I know you're, you're of age, you can order whatever you want, you want a beer, order a beer, that's fine, I'll pay for it, you can do whatever you want, we can have a good time here, just me and you, and inside of me, I was like, yeah, I'm gonna, you know, ring up the bill on this guy, but no, truly inside of me, it was like, no, I can't do that, not because I don't want to do that, in the flesh, but I, I just was raised right, and knew this man was lost, and felt like, there is no way, that I'm gonna sacrifice, the testimony of my parents, and my family, and all that they've, and I know the truth, and I know I'm saved, and I know you're lost, and I'm not gonna just, throw it all away, so that I can have a beer, and so inside of me, I felt for conscience sake of his, that I'm not touching it, even though I would have left that night, and went out somewhere else, and did it, I wasn't gonna do it in front of him, he was not gonna get me to do that, and I was not gonna let my mom, that's my mom's side of the family, and all that she's prayed for, and she's worked, and witnessed to them,

[21:12] I wasn't gonna let that, just get flushed down the drain, because I'm some backslidden punk kid, but I knew in my heart, because I was trained, that my choices affect others, and I wasn't gonna just say, I do whatever I want, because I knew, no, that's, this is, this is bigger than me, right now, and I wasn't gonna touch it, I hope that you understand this, that's the third thing, fourth thing here then, is back in Romans 14, and this one's pretty important, when you're not sure, when things, the details aren't given in the scriptures, what do you do, you play it safe, that's a wise choice, to play it safe, you pray for wisdom, with humility, willing to be obedient, to what God shows you, thirdly here, you realize, that your choices affect others, and then finally, realize also, that you'll be judged, for your choices, by the Lord Jesus Christ, the one that loved you, and gave himself for you, verse number 10 says, but why dost thou judge thy brother, or why dost thou said it, not thy brother, for we shall all stand, before the judgment seat of Christ, for it is written, as I live, saith the Lord, every knee shall bow to me, and every tongue, shall confess to God, so then every one of us, shall give account of himself, to God, realize that you'll be judged, for your choices, you're gonna give account, of yourself, you're gonna give account, to Jesus Christ, of what you've allowed, in your life, of those decisions, those little, they're small, but your life's made, of those small decisions, your character's made up, of those small decisions, and realize that,

[22:52] Jesus Christ is gonna judge you, and he knows, if you had the light on it, or not, or if you sought the light, or not, and it's not gonna be, me that's judged beside you, it's not gonna be others, it's gonna be you and him, and so if you have convictions, you better live by them, and as we read, do all to the glory of God, but your temptation's gonna be, to excuse something, and I'll recommend, if you don't have peace about it, don't excuse it, and don't justify it, because you wanna hang on to it, and you refuse to pray about it, you can find the light, and you're gonna get judged, by who's called, the righteous judge, nothing gets by him, and so enter into these convictions, and these choices, and decisions in life, knowing that I'm gonna give an account, of this one, and I've allowed it, and I've dismissed it, or I've just brushed it off, and pretended it didn't matter, I didn't even seek to find the truth on it, or seek God's will on it, you'll get judged on that, and your decisions, can be affecting people the whole time, so there's a few thoughts there, and now I wanna give you three more things, that are just really wrapping up, the whole study, and we'll be done, but those are some advice, some points I wanted to make strongly for you, all right, closing up this whole thing about convictions, kind of taking it back to the beginning, convictions are good, convictions are good, you ought to have some convictions, you ought to live by convictions, not just anything goes, that's, remember that, that crowd, the loose crowd, that just liberty, liberty, we all have liberty,

[24:28] I'm in Jesus, you know what they're known for, their carnality, that's what they're known for, you can see it all over them, they don't have any convictions, they don't, they don't draw a line anywhere, and say, I'm gonna stay on this side of it, for Jesus Christ, I don't wanna be like them, I wanna look different than them, I'm gonna stay because of Jesus Christ, that's why, convictions are good, but, at the same time, they can be bad, when they get overemphasized, when they get out of balance, or taken to the extreme, there was the other side, of the strict side, that says everything's wrong, and we commented on that, to begin, but you're called to live clean, you're called to live sanctified, you're called to live separate, from sinners, away from the world, and the works of darkness, and so these convictions, that you ought to have, can be those lines, that you draw in your life, that you won't cross, they're boundaries, and the boundaries, are not for your happiness, and not for your peace of mind, they're for Jesus Christ, that's what they're for, they're for his glory, in your life, so the first thing, to remind you of, his convictions are good, but keep them in balance, secondly, and this is something, that I haven't mentioned yet, is certain convictions, can change, they can change, on you, your convictions, can change, and they should be changing, for the better, not for the worse, but as you grow in Christ, and as Christ grows in you, your understanding increases, you could start off, as Romans 14, that weak brother, who eateth only herbs, but as you grow in Christ, and get understanding, now it's,

[26:04] I see it clearly, and your conviction, can change, and the whole time, you're seeking to please God, and do what's right, but you just didn't have the light, that you have now, the more you walk with God, so some things, aren't what they appeared to be, whether good or evil, when you were young in the Lord, and as your understanding increases, you start to see things differently, some people, when they first get saved, they see things this way, some people go to a church, and they're taught this, and so they see it that way, until they come out of that, and get some more Bible, and get fed, and grow, as you mature spiritually, your convictions, can change, in like manner, also, not just as you mature spiritually, but as you mature physically, as you grow older, as you age in life, your perspective changes, your abilities, your personality, your character even, it does change over life, and so do your convictions, along with it, have you ever seen, an older person, and said, they should not be wearing that, have you ever thought that, or saw that, you know why, because you expect, as they change, that their convictions, of how they should wear, would change with age, you expect that, and so those things, you say those things, we think those things, we expect them to change, with their age,

[27:24] I have a daughter, I won't tell you which one, but, because our girls, when they were really young, they were so small, and they all fit, into a bunk bed, with a, I guess a, not a queen, but a full size, and a twin on top, and so we had, when they were little, they could all three sleep, on the mattress, long way, or short ways, and they do that, all the time, but they were all three, in one bedroom, for a while, in their lives, and I have one daughter, who I guess, just did not like, to get changed, in her bedroom, and it wasn't because, she was afraid, of her sisters, or anything weird, about that, because she would, just get her clothes, and walk in her underwear, all the way out, to the living room, and get dressed, Sunday morning, here she comes, with her shoes, and dress, and there she is, in her underwear, just getting changed, right there, in front of the window, didn't care a bit, she was pretty young, that's one, I'm glad with age, that one changed, that one would have been, kind of awkward, but do you see how, as you age in life, she didn't care, she didn't see, anything wrong with it, it wasn't like, a total three year old, in innocence either, but it was just,

[28:33] I'm in my house, I'm wearing, somewhat clothes, didn't seem to care, but as you, mature physically, convictions change, as you mature spiritually, convictions can change, as well, so just understand that, now, scriptural convictions, don't change, and the natural ones, those innate ones, they don't change, but it's those other two, categories that, can be adjusted, throughout your life, the third thing, is just a synopsis, of the whole study, is convictions, have categories, and understanding, the difference, is going to help you, understand the importance, of the conviction, understanding, if it's from the book, it's from the book, we don't mess with that, but if it's God, dealing with me, in my own heart, then I'm going to just, keep that where, where it should be, inside, and not try to push it, upon others, so they were, natural convictions, they were convictions, that are understood, from God, innately putting it, within us, I gave you some examples, of that, there were scriptural convictions, that we find, in the word of God, rightly dividing, the word of truth, for us in this age, and we live by them, the Lord drew the line, and we don't want to cross that, and be guilty, then there were, spiritual convictions, where God works on us, personally, it can be for a purpose, it can be for a ministry, it can be for, there's a thousand reasons, why God does what he does, but it's something personal, and the biggest thing,

[30:00] I tried to point out, with that one, was that's God in you, that is not you, God to you, to everybody, and so, understand that one, understand when God, deals with your heart, and know that it's him, working on you, for a reason, and so that's a spiritual conviction, then the fourth one, was the psychological convictions, whether it's right, whether it's wrong, whether it matters or not, things that are developed, or perceived, in your own head, and of course, you feel strongly, that this is the way, it should be, but be careful, you don't have a verse on it, you can't prove from the Bible, then why are you trying, to get your brother to do it, or follow you through it, it might be just the way, you were raised, so, that's going to conclude, our study here, I hope it helped you, I hope that the divisions, make sense to you, and if they do, then you can, have your eyes open, to why you feel strongly, about something, I bet you already, something's come to light, because this, as I studied through this, originally, I was, just felt like,

[31:01] I was getting answers, to a lot of things, and problems that I had, with other people, with why they allow this, in their home, and why they do this, and I just had to learn, to back off, and just follow the light, God gave me, and for my home, and for what reasons, he gave it to me, and now I see, further down the road, that God's leading me, in life, a direction, and it's not, of the same direction, he may be leading, one of you, or anybody else, even close people to me, I just need to follow, the light God gives me, and if he speaks to me, from the word of God, it could just be, a spiritual conviction, built upon a, biblical principle, that he's dealing with me about, like that one, we showed you in, about abstaining, from all appearance of evil, that could mean, a whole lot more to you, than it does to me, and so we studied, that out carefully, so I hope this was, a help to you, I hope it's a blessing to you, we're going to, take a break from that, I don't know what's going to be, next course of study, next Sunday, my mom and dad will be here, so my dad's going to be, teaching Sunday school, and then the following week, brother Hanson, is going to be with us, and I'm going to,

[32:05] Lord willing, have him handle, the Sunday school as well, with what he's doing in Chile, so in a couple weeks, we'll figure out, the next game plan, for what we'll do, in this hour, until then, let's take a 15 minute break, enjoy some donuts, and coffee if you need to, and see you, at 10 o'clock.