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 If you'd like to keep your Bibles open or your iPhones turned on at 1 Peter chapter 5, and let's pray.

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 Father God, we thank you for your word, and as we come to the end of this series on 1 Peter and Peter's final words here,

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 Lord, we ask that they would bear fruit in the life of us as a church.

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 We thank you for that in your wisdom you have ordained some to be elders and shepherds.

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 Lord, we pray that they would pursue your glory as they minister under the chief shepherd,

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 and I pray that you would move the hearts of your flock to submission.

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 And Father, we pray that in all this we'd be prepared for the coming of the chief shepherd with him

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 and the eternal reward that comes with him, and so we ask it for your glory. Amen.

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 Today we come to the end of our look in 1 Peter.

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 Peter ends his letter by addressing the elders amongst God's people.

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 Not just the elders amongst God's people, but it's obviously a clear aspect of 1 Peter 5.

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 In chapter 4, which is what you looked at last week, the overall thrust was about suffering.

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 It appears as Peter moves into chapter 5 that he shifts gear to finish on a completely different topic.

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 And so to help us to understand 1 Peter 5, we need to put it in context.

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 This section in which chapter 5 sits actually started back in chapter 4, verse 12.

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 Remember, Peter addresses the churches with,

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 Dear friends, do not be surprised at the painful trial you are suffering.

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 Or quite literally, do not be surprised by the fiery ordeal that you are currently going through.

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 Then in verse 17 of chapter 4, the suffering he refers to in verse 12 is explained as the beginning of the judgment of God,

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 which starts with the church and then moves out to the unbelieving world.

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 For it is time for judgment to begin with the family of God.

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 And if it begins with us, what will be the outcome for those who do not obey the gospel of God?

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 And then Peter jumps into chapter 5 with,

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 To the elders among you, I appeal as a fellow elder.

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 What is missing at the very beginning of the NIV translation that was just read out to us and that we're using this morning

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 is the word therefore.

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 It's in the original language and for some reason it's left out of the NIV,

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 but it is the link between chapter 5 and chapter 4.

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 That is, chapter 5 is an application of these last verses of chapter 4 from verse 12 onwards.

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 Therefore, in the light of the suffering in the church and in the light of the judgment of God

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 that is purifying the church before it punishes the world,

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 in the light of that, here is how to shepherd the suffering flock

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 and how the suffering flock respond to the shepherding.

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 Elders are the normal way churches were led in the New Testament.

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 Peter begins without hesitation or qualification by addressing the elders.

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 He refers to the elders as shepherds.

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 Verse 2 says, be shepherds of God's flock.

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 Notice too that these elder shepherds are charged with oversight.

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 In verse 2, Peter calls the elders to serve as overseers.

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 Oversight is not the only duty of shepherding,

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 but it is the one that Peter mentions here.

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 Elder shepherds exercise oversight.

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 They look out over the flock and God holds them accountable

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 for seeing the big picture and acting for the good of the whole flock.

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 Of course, the elder shepherds are just sheep themselves,

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 like every other Christian, with Christ as the chief shepherd.

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 But by virtue of their calling and their gifting

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 and their affirmation by the church,

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 they have a responsibility that is different from the rest of the flock.

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 And responsibility is the key word here.

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 It means accountability.

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 The chief shepherd, when he comes, will hold them accountable.

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 He will call them to give an account for the exercising of their oversight.

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 The rest of the sheep will not be called to give an account for oversight.

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 And the rest of the sheep will not stand with the shepherds

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 as they are being held accountable for their oversight.

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 They will not gather around for support.

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 There won't be letters of encouragement.

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 They won't even accuse.

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 It is only the chief shepherd.

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 And so they'll be held accountable.

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 Did they see the big picture?

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 Did they act accordingly?

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 Did they exercise oversight?

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 And so as he addresses this situation of the suffering church,

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 Peter gives three charges to the elders.

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 And each of these three charges is both a negative and a positive.

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 Firstly, the second half of verse two,

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 serve as overseers, not because you must, but because you are willing.

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 You see, I think there's a threat that these elders in these churches

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 are feeling like the work is not something that they really would want to do.

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 They're feeling forced to do it

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 when they would rather really be doing something else.

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 It's very simple, I think, really,

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 that the elder shepherds have less desire to be elders and shepherds

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 if it's dangerous and it's difficult.

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 And I think here that Peter has two dangers in mind,

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 the two difficulties in mind, if you like.

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 One is that when persecution comes,

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 the leaders of the flock are the most visible and the most vulnerable.

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 If you are the shepherd of the suffering flock,

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 you will be among the first to fall.

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 It is a dangerous duty to be a leader when the church is under persecution.

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 And we know from chapter four, verse two,

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 that these churches were going through a fiery ordeal.

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 And it is understandable that the elder shepherds

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 might be looking for another vocation in the midst of that.

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 A second reason that the elder shepherds might shrink back from their duty

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 is not only are they vulnerable to the normal antagonism of people,

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 but they are also vulnerable to God's judgment in a peculiar way.

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 Recall that chapter four, verse 17,

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 says God's judgment had begun with the house of God.

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 And in that there is a very scary reference to Ezekiel chapter nine.

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 Ezekiel chapter nine is a description of the way that God brought judgment

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 on his people once before.

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 And he not only begun at the house of God,

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 but he began with the elders.

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 Chapter four, verse nine, sorry, chapter Ezekiel nine, verse four says,

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 And God said to him, go throughout the city of Jerusalem

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 and put a mark on the foreheads of those who grieve

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 and lament over all the detestable things that are done in it.

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 As I listened, he said to the others,

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 follow him through the city and kill without showing pity or compassion.

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 Slaughter old men, young men and maidens, women and children,

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 but do not touch anyone who has the mark.

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 Begin at my sanctuary.

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 And so they began with the elders who were in front of the temple.

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 In other words, it has been God's way to bring judgment on his own people,

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 beginning with the house of God, as chapter four, 17 refers to,

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 and in the house of God, beginning with the elder shepherds.

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 The fiery trial that chapter four, verse 12 refers to

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 is the refining fire of God's disciplining judgment upon his people.

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 It is the same refining fire that Peter refers to back in chapter one, verse 17.

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 Fiery trials are not easily endured,

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 but the testing does not destroy us.

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 These fiery trials are not the destruction fiery trials,

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 but they are the refining, the purging fiery trials.

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 They are the firing trials that we must go through in order to be saved.

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 The trials are designed by God

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 to purge us of all sinful self-reliance on the flesh.

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 These fiery trials shape us, if you like, for eternity.

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 As James says,

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 Consider it pure joy, my brothers,

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 whenever you face trials of many kinds,

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 because you know that the testing of your faith develops perseverance.

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 Perseverance must finish its work

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 so that you may be mature and complete,

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 not lacking anything.

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 The role of the elder shepherd

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 is to lead God's flock

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 into the fiery trial in humble submission of God.

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 They open the doors

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 and they walk into the furnace

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 of God's purifying trials

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 and they call the flock to follow them

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 as they follow Christ.

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 They don't open the doors

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 and get their stick

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 and whack the sheep in there.

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 How's it going in there, guys?

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 Odd enough for you?

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 Tell me what you're learning.

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 They open the doors

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 and they walk in.

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 They call the flock to join them

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 and as they struggle themselves

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 in their own hearts and lives

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 through the fiery trials

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 of God's purification of them

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 as sheep and as shepherds,

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 in the process of their own struggle

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 in the fiery trials,

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 they assist the sheep

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 who have come with them

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 to endure it

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 by teaching them

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 and modelling patient endurance

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 in the midst of the fiery trials.

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 They call the flock to endure it

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 and rejoice in it

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 and to seek it

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 from the hand of a gracious

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 and merciful and sovereign God.

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 And what this means

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 is the danger and difficulty

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 is one test

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 of a true elder shepherd.

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 And for whatever you want

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 in a pastor

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 and we all have a view

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 of what one should be like,

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 you need one

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 who's courageous enough

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 not to walk away

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 from that fiery trial

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 but to walk into the furnace

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 in front of you.

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 And so it's not surprising

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 that the elders

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 might be reluctant

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 to exercise oversight.

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 And so Peter says

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 exercise your oversight

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 not because you must

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 but because you are willing.

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 As you, the elder shepherd,

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 walk into that fiery furnace,

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 do it with pure joy

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 on behalf of the people.

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 But Peter warns

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 that there are a couple

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 of strong worldly motives

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 for being an elder shepherd

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 even when your heart's not in it

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 and they are money and power.

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 At the end of verse 2,

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 serving as overseers,

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 not greedy for money

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 but eager to serve.

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 Greedy for money

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 means making the ministry

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 a means to get rich.

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 It means being motivated

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 by money in the ministry.

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 It means being motivated

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 by your own comfort.

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 It means the bad shepherds

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 of Ezekiel 34

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 devouring the flock

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 for your own gain.

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 It also means thinking constantly

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 about vacations and days off

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 and retirement benefits

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 instead of thinking about

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 the value of the human soul

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 and the preciousness of truth

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 and the power of the Holy Spirit

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 and the coming glory

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 of the chief shepherd.

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 And then in verse 3,

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 Peter warns against

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 the other worldly motive.

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 He says that they should serve

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 as overseers,

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 not lording it over

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 those entrusted to you

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 but being examples

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 to the flock.

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 Lording it over here

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 is not a reference

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 to personality types

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 but it does imply

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 that the elder shepherd here

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 is driven by power,

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 by the love of power.

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 He gets an ego high

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 from flaunting his authority

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 and prestige

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 and dominance.

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 He needs to be up front.

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 He likes to be addressed

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 with titles.

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 He craves the praise

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 and the dependence of people.

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 The elder does have authority.

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 They are called to exercise

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 oversight over the flock.

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 Christ the chief shepherd

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 has called them

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 for the task

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 of this oversight

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 but the under shepherd

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 is not a standing

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 for the Lord.

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 The shepherd presents

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 the word of the Lord,

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 the chief shepherd,

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 not their own decrees.

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 The shepherd enforces

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 the revealed will

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 of the Lord,

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 not their own wishes.

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 And for that reason,

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 any undermining

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 of the authority

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 of the scripture

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 turns church government

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 into spiritual tyranny.

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 If shepherds add to

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 or subtract from

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 the word of God,

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 they make themselves lords

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 over the consciences

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 of others.

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 And it says here,

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 far from being a lord

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 and master,

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 the shepherd is an example.

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 That is,

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 they are to lead others

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 in humble obedience

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 to God

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 by themselves

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 being humbly

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 obedient to God

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 as they put into practice

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 the word of God

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 in their lives.

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 The word of God

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 is their rule

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 and they pursue it

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 in obedience.

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 And so Peter says

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 the test of an elder shepherd

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 is their life,

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 their whole life.

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 Are they examples

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 for the flock?

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 Is their public oversight

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 a show

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 or does their whole life

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 prove their authenticity?

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 Is there a public shepherd

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 and a private shepherd?

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 What about their family

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 and their finances

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 and their hospitality

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 and their discernment

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 and their reputation

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 among spiritual people

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 and those outside?

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 are they bringing

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 the word of God

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 to bear in their lives

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 and walking forward

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 in humble submission

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 no matter what the cost

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 of that obedience?

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 Oh how discerning

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 the church needs to be.

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 Oh how we elder shepherds

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 need to take heed

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 to ourselves

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 as well as all the flock

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 as Acts 2 says

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 to search ourselves

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 and to test ourselves

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 and see if there is

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 any wicked way in us

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 because if we don't

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 God will.

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 These are but just

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 a couple of verses

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 and the rest of scripture

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 set a very high standard

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 for shepherds.

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 The shepherd serves the flock.

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 They love the flock.

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 They tend the flock.

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 They lead the flock.

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 He's accountable for the flock.

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 They sacrifice for the flock.

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 They protect their flock.

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 They pour their lives

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 out in service

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 of the flock.

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 And the high calling

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 of their vocation

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 makes the shepherd

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 vulnerable

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 to the judgment

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 of the sheep.

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 It is not an easy thing

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 for a pastor

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 to stand up

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 in front of the flock.

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 He leads to preach

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 a message about

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 the high calling

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 and nature

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 of his vocation.

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 Because it's easy

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 to point an accusatory finger

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 and just say

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 we're just not that.

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 You just fall

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 so far short.

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 You're defective.

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 You're substandard.

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 You may even be false.

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 In that place

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 of vulnerability

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 it is comforting

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 to know

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 that the Peter

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 who calls

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 the elders

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 to be shepherds

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 of God's flock

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 is the Peter

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 who had an unforgettable

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 breakfast with Jesus.

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 This is the Peter

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 who

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 through his three years

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 of ministry

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 with Jesus

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 basically

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 stuffed it up

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 every time.

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 This is the Peter

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 who consistently

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 failed,

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 consistently suffered

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 from foot-in-mouth disease.

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 Peter

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 and

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 he's the only one

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 who Jesus

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 referred to

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 as Satan

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 get behind me

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 as he tried

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 to hinder

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 Jesus

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 going to the cross.

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 He's the one

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 who

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 for all of history

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 has gone down

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 as the one

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 who ran

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 from Jesus

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 in his greatest

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 hour of need.

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 In the greatest

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 hour of fiery

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 trial

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 trial,

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 Peter denied

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 Jesus

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 three times

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 and ran.

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 What a coward.

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 there was

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 the self-assured

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 bravado

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 that he would

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 never turn

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 his back

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 on Jesus

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 but in that

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 fiery trial

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 he thought

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 only of himself

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 and his safety.

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 And then

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 just a matter

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 of weeks

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 later

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 on the

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 shore of

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 Lake Galilee

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 days later

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 even the shore

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 of Lake Galilee

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 the risen Lord

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 Jesus

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 restores

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 the failed

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 Peter.

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 restores

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 the failed

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 Peter

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 to his

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 apostolic

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 office

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 and he

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 charges

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 him

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 to be

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 a shepherd

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 to Christ's

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 little ones.

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 And so

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 when calling

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 others to

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 be elders

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 and shepherds

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 of his

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 sheep

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 of the

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 flock

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 Peter

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 was well

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 aware

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 of his

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 own

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 failings

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 and

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 shortcomings.

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 There was

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 plenty of room

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 for people

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 to point a

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 finger at

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 Peter

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 and say

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 Peter

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 weren't

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 you the

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 one

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 who ran

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 how dare

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 you give

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 such a

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 high

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 standard

00:19:09.100 --> 00:19:09.440
 of the

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 elder

00:19:09.680 --> 00:19:10.000
 shepherd.

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 But this

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 Peter

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 loved

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 the good

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 shepherd

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 who lays

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 down his

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 life for

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 the sheep.

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 Peter

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 and all

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 the elders

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 are under

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 shepherds

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 serving the

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 good

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 shepherd

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 and Peter

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 like all

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 the elder

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 shepherds

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 are firstly

00:19:27.819 --> 00:19:28.220
 sheep

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 themselves

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 who have

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 come to

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 the good

00:19:30.500 --> 00:19:30.859
 shepherd

00:19:30.859 --> 00:19:31.599
 who is

00:19:31.599 --> 00:19:32.639
 the overseer

00:19:32.639 --> 00:19:33.319
 of their

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 souls.

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 But for

00:19:36.119 --> 00:19:36.699
 this gathered

00:19:36.699 --> 00:19:37.240
 flock

00:19:37.240 --> 00:19:38.839
 he has

00:19:38.839 --> 00:19:39.619
 promised to

00:19:39.619 --> 00:19:40.480
 raise up

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 faithful

00:19:40.919 --> 00:19:41.579
 shepherds

00:19:41.579 --> 00:19:42.379
 faithful

00:19:42.379 --> 00:19:43.059
 shepherds

00:19:43.059 --> 00:19:43.679
 who can

00:19:43.679 --> 00:19:44.419
 stand

00:19:44.420 --> 00:19:45.740
 and shepherd

00:19:45.740 --> 00:19:47.019
 because the

00:19:47.019 --> 00:19:47.779
 good shepherd

00:19:47.779 --> 00:19:48.580
 is their

00:19:48.580 --> 00:19:49.100
 love

00:19:49.100 --> 00:19:49.779
 their hope

00:19:49.779 --> 00:19:50.500
 their forgiveness

00:19:50.500 --> 00:19:51.380
 their enabling

00:19:51.380 --> 00:19:52.060
 and their

00:19:52.060 --> 00:19:52.700
 comfort

00:19:52.700 --> 00:19:54.480
 even when

00:19:54.480 --> 00:19:54.980
 they don't

00:19:54.980 --> 00:19:55.720
 feel worthy

00:19:55.720 --> 00:19:56.980
 even

00:19:56.980 --> 00:19:57.900
 when they

00:19:57.900 --> 00:19:58.380
 fail

00:19:58.380 --> 00:19:59.720
 faithful

00:19:59.720 --> 00:20:00.320
 shepherds

00:20:00.320 --> 00:20:00.880
 look to the

00:20:00.880 --> 00:20:01.519
 good shepherd

00:20:01.519 --> 00:20:02.360
 for their

00:20:02.360 --> 00:20:03.180
 affirmation

00:20:03.180 --> 00:20:04.220
 and for

00:20:04.220 --> 00:20:05.080
 their rebuke

00:20:05.080 --> 00:20:06.080
 not the

00:20:06.080 --> 00:20:06.580
 changing

00:20:06.580 --> 00:20:07.180
 whims

00:20:07.180 --> 00:20:07.800
 of the

00:20:07.800 --> 00:20:08.140
 flock.

00:20:08.140 --> 00:20:11.840
 So what

00:20:11.840 --> 00:20:12.440
 sustains

00:20:12.440 --> 00:20:12.860
 a good

00:20:12.860 --> 00:20:13.180
 shepherd?

00:20:14.220 --> 00:20:14.900
 What

00:20:14.900 --> 00:20:15.460
 sustains

00:20:15.460 --> 00:20:16.060
 a faithful

00:20:16.060 --> 00:20:16.520
 shepherd?

00:20:19.340 --> 00:20:20.020
 How

00:20:20.020 --> 00:20:20.420
 might a

00:20:20.420 --> 00:20:20.620
 good

00:20:20.620 --> 00:20:21.020
 shepherd

00:20:21.020 --> 00:20:22.120
 exercise

00:20:22.120 --> 00:20:22.820
 oversight

00:20:22.820 --> 00:20:23.380
 willingly

00:20:23.380 --> 00:20:25.440
 and eager

00:20:25.440 --> 00:20:26.340
 to serve?

00:20:28.040 --> 00:20:28.580
 That is

00:20:28.580 --> 00:20:29.520
 what makes

00:20:29.520 --> 00:20:29.860
 the good

00:20:29.860 --> 00:20:30.120
 shepherd

00:20:30.120 --> 00:20:30.700
 want to

00:20:30.700 --> 00:20:31.120
 serve?

00:20:31.320 --> 00:20:31.900
 To love

00:20:31.900 --> 00:20:32.320
 to serve?

00:20:32.400 --> 00:20:33.000
 To delight

00:20:33.000 --> 00:20:33.980
 to shepherd?

00:20:34.600 --> 00:20:35.420
 Not motivated

00:20:35.420 --> 00:20:35.980
 by money

00:20:35.980 --> 00:20:36.900
 not motivated

00:20:36.900 --> 00:20:37.620
 by power

00:20:37.619 --> 00:20:40.279
 verse 4

00:20:40.279 --> 00:20:40.819
 and when

00:20:40.819 --> 00:20:41.179
 the chief

00:20:41.179 --> 00:20:41.399
 shepherd

00:20:41.399 --> 00:20:41.979
 appears

00:20:41.979 --> 00:20:43.139
 you receive

00:20:43.139 --> 00:20:43.599
 the crown

00:20:43.599 --> 00:20:44.199
 of glory

00:20:44.199 --> 00:20:44.500
 that will

00:20:44.500 --> 00:20:45.079
 never fade

00:20:45.079 --> 00:20:45.419
 away.

00:20:49.519 --> 00:20:50.119
 What's

00:20:50.119 --> 00:20:50.739
 the motivation?

00:20:51.779 --> 00:20:52.579
 The good

00:20:52.579 --> 00:20:52.879
 shepherd

00:20:52.879 --> 00:20:53.579
 the chief

00:20:53.579 --> 00:20:54.000
 shepherd

00:20:54.000 --> 00:20:56.439
 a shepherd

00:20:56.439 --> 00:20:56.959
 who loves

00:20:56.959 --> 00:20:57.319
 the good

00:20:57.319 --> 00:20:57.579
 shepherd

00:20:57.579 --> 00:20:58.559
 will have

00:20:58.559 --> 00:20:59.379
 a strong

00:20:59.379 --> 00:20:59.959
 sense of

00:20:59.959 --> 00:21:00.079
 his

00:21:00.079 --> 00:21:00.539
 accountability

00:21:00.539 --> 00:21:01.459
 before God

00:21:01.459 --> 00:21:01.819
 for the

00:21:01.819 --> 00:21:02.259
 souls of

00:21:02.259 --> 00:21:02.859
 his flock

00:21:02.859 --> 00:21:05.139
 even when

00:21:05.139 --> 00:21:05.519
 they don't

00:21:05.519 --> 00:21:05.839
 want him

00:21:05.839 --> 00:21:06.059
 to.

00:21:07.619 --> 00:21:08.619
 A good

00:21:08.619 --> 00:21:09.099
 shepherd

00:21:09.099 --> 00:21:11.039
 will look

00:21:11.039 --> 00:21:11.399
 to the

00:21:11.399 --> 00:21:11.759
 end

00:21:11.759 --> 00:21:12.079
 they will

00:21:12.079 --> 00:21:12.339
 take

00:21:12.339 --> 00:21:12.559
 the

00:21:12.559 --> 00:21:12.859
 long

00:21:12.859 --> 00:21:13.259
 view

00:21:13.259 --> 00:21:16.500
 they will

00:21:16.500 --> 00:21:16.899
 walk

00:21:16.899 --> 00:21:17.319
 into the

00:21:17.319 --> 00:21:17.659
 fiery

00:21:17.659 --> 00:21:18.259
 furnace

00:21:18.259 --> 00:21:21.259
 and prepare

00:21:21.259 --> 00:21:21.699
 God's

00:21:21.699 --> 00:21:22.179
 people

00:21:22.179 --> 00:21:23.039
 for

00:21:23.039 --> 00:21:23.599
 eternity.

00:21:25.500 --> 00:21:26.239
 What

00:21:26.239 --> 00:21:26.899
 keeps true

00:21:26.899 --> 00:21:27.259
 shepherds

00:21:27.259 --> 00:21:28.079
 going is

00:21:28.079 --> 00:21:28.359
 that when

00:21:28.359 --> 00:21:28.779
 the chief

00:21:28.779 --> 00:21:29.079
 shepherd

00:21:29.079 --> 00:21:29.579
 comes

00:21:29.579 --> 00:21:30.219
 with him

00:21:30.219 --> 00:21:31.239
 will come

00:21:31.239 --> 00:21:31.519
 his

00:21:31.519 --> 00:21:32.119
 everlasting

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 reward

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 the unfading

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 crown of

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 glory

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 glory

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 and that

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 in

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 itself

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 is

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 enough

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 not

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 money

00:21:39.480 --> 00:21:40.759
 not

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 power

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 but there

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 is a

00:21:46.359 --> 00:21:46.899
 message here

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 for the

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 flock

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 in all

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 this

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 verse 5

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 young men

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 in the

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 same way

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 be submissive

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 to those

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 who are

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 older

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 all of

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 you

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 clothe

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 yourselves

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 with

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 humility

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 towards

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 one

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 another

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 because

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 God

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 opposes

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 the

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 proud

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 but

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 gives

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 grace

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 to

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 the

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 humble

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 the

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 reference

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 to

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 younger

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 men

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 here

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 being

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 submissive

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 to

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 older

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 is

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 linked

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 to

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 this

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 issue

00:22:05.799 --> 00:22:05.979
 of

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 eldership

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 it's

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 not

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 a

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 complete

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 change

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 of

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 gear

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 into

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 something

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 else

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 the

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 reference

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 to

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 older

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 is

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 a

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 reference

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 to

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 spiritual

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 eldership

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 it

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 was

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 normally

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 the

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 case

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 that

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 the

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 older

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 members

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 of

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 the

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 community

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 were

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 the

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 elders

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 but

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 it's

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 not

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 always

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 the

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 case

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 Timothy

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 according

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 to

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 church

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 tradition

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 was

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 anywhere

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 from

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 between

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 the

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 age

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 of

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 18

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 and

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 Peter

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 particularly

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 identifies

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 the

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 younger

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 men

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 probably

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 because

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 they

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 most

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 likely

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 typified

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 the

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 rejection

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 of

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 authority

00:22:38.699 --> 00:22:40.099
 but

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 the

00:22:40.259 --> 00:22:40.539
 point

00:22:40.539 --> 00:22:40.859
 here

00:22:40.859 --> 00:22:41.199
 is

00:22:41.199 --> 00:22:41.419
 that

00:22:41.419 --> 00:22:41.579
 there

00:22:41.579 --> 00:22:41.759
 is

00:22:41.759 --> 00:22:41.859
 to

00:22:41.859 --> 00:22:42.039
 be

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 church

00:22:42.559 --> 00:22:42.939
 wide

00:22:42.939 --> 00:22:43.559
 submission

00:22:43.559 --> 00:22:44.959
 to

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 spiritual

00:22:45.639 --> 00:22:46.279
 eldership

00:22:46.279 --> 00:22:49.619
 and

00:22:49.619 --> 00:22:49.759
 my

00:22:49.759 --> 00:22:50.039
 friends

00:22:50.039 --> 00:22:50.239
 our

00:22:50.239 --> 00:22:50.559
 culture

00:22:50.559 --> 00:22:50.859
 doesn't

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 help us

00:22:51.179 --> 00:22:51.339
 with

00:22:51.339 --> 00:22:51.699
 this

00:22:51.699 --> 00:22:54.199
 right

00:22:54.199 --> 00:22:54.399
 from

00:22:54.399 --> 00:22:54.579
 our

00:22:54.579 --> 00:22:55.019
 convict

00:22:55.019 --> 00:22:55.500
 beginnings

00:22:55.500 --> 00:22:55.859
 we

00:22:55.859 --> 00:22:56.019
 have

00:22:56.019 --> 00:22:56.419
 rejected

00:22:56.419 --> 00:22:57.039
 authority

00:22:57.039 --> 00:22:58.099
 our

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 national

00:22:58.559 --> 00:22:59.059
 heroes

00:22:59.059 --> 00:22:59.259
 are

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 the

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 underdogs

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 and

00:23:00.259 --> 00:23:00.480
 those

00:23:00.480 --> 00:23:00.639
 who

00:23:00.639 --> 00:23:00.899
 stand

00:23:00.899 --> 00:23:01.240
 against

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 authority

00:23:01.799 --> 00:23:03.240
 we

00:23:03.240 --> 00:23:03.519
 live

00:23:03.519 --> 00:23:03.779
 in a

00:23:03.779 --> 00:23:04.099
 time

00:23:04.099 --> 00:23:04.279
 when

00:23:04.279 --> 00:23:04.419
 we

00:23:04.419 --> 00:23:04.539
 are

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 very

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 quick

00:23:05.240 --> 00:23:05.579
 to

00:23:05.579 --> 00:23:05.819
 know

00:23:05.819 --> 00:23:06.019
 our

00:23:06.019 --> 00:23:06.379
 rights

00:23:06.379 --> 00:23:06.519
 and

00:23:06.519 --> 00:23:06.679
 to

00:23:06.679 --> 00:23:06.959
 stand

00:23:06.959 --> 00:23:07.139
 on

00:23:07.139 --> 00:23:07.319
 them

00:23:07.319 --> 00:23:08.079
 we

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 even

00:23:08.319 --> 00:23:08.519
 have

00:23:08.519 --> 00:23:08.859
 bumper

00:23:08.859 --> 00:23:09.240
 stickers

00:23:09.240 --> 00:23:09.519
 which

00:23:09.519 --> 00:23:09.740
 say

00:23:09.740 --> 00:23:10.179
 question

00:23:10.179 --> 00:23:10.740
 authority

00:23:10.740 --> 00:23:13.519
 but

00:23:13.519 --> 00:23:13.679
 in

00:23:13.679 --> 00:23:13.959
 case

00:23:13.959 --> 00:23:14.159
 you

00:23:14.159 --> 00:23:14.399
 think

00:23:14.399 --> 00:23:14.559
 that

00:23:14.559 --> 00:23:14.659
 you

00:23:14.659 --> 00:23:14.799
 have

00:23:14.799 --> 00:23:15.159
 left

00:23:15.159 --> 00:23:15.539
 that

00:23:15.539 --> 00:23:15.919
 culture

00:23:15.919 --> 00:23:16.519
 behind

00:23:16.519 --> 00:23:18.079
 another

00:23:18.079 --> 00:23:18.439
 issue

00:23:18.439 --> 00:23:18.719
 for

00:23:18.719 --> 00:23:18.879
 us

00:23:18.879 --> 00:23:19.000
 is

00:23:19.000 --> 00:23:19.159
 our

00:23:19.159 --> 00:23:19.740
 evangelical

00:23:19.740 --> 00:23:20.519
 church

00:23:20.519 --> 00:23:21.559
 history

00:23:21.559 --> 00:23:23.059
 our

00:23:23.059 --> 00:23:23.599
 origin

00:23:23.599 --> 00:23:23.819
 my

00:23:23.819 --> 00:23:24.159
 friends

00:23:24.159 --> 00:23:24.459
 is in

00:23:24.459 --> 00:23:24.599
 the

00:23:24.599 --> 00:23:25.279
 reformation

00:23:25.279 --> 00:23:26.079
 and

00:23:26.079 --> 00:23:26.259
 its

00:23:26.259 --> 00:23:26.759
 reaction

00:23:26.759 --> 00:23:27.000
 to

00:23:27.000 --> 00:23:27.939
 ecclesiastical

00:23:27.940 --> 00:23:28.559
 abuses

00:23:28.559 --> 00:23:29.900
 as

00:23:29.900 --> 00:23:30.220
 one

00:23:30.220 --> 00:23:31.160
 person

00:23:31.160 --> 00:23:31.480
 has

00:23:31.480 --> 00:23:32.059
 noted

00:23:32.059 --> 00:23:32.620
 Catholics

00:23:32.620 --> 00:23:33.100
 preach

00:23:33.100 --> 00:23:33.880
 contraception

00:23:33.880 --> 00:23:34.019
 but

00:23:34.019 --> 00:23:34.279
 don't

00:23:34.279 --> 00:23:34.680
 practice

00:23:34.680 --> 00:23:34.960
 it

00:23:34.960 --> 00:23:35.580
 and

00:23:35.580 --> 00:23:36.500
 evangelicals

00:23:36.500 --> 00:23:36.740
 preach

00:23:36.740 --> 00:23:37.180
 submission

00:23:37.180 --> 00:23:37.420
 but

00:23:37.420 --> 00:23:37.680
 don't

00:23:37.680 --> 00:23:38.039
 practice

00:23:38.039 --> 00:23:38.320
 it

00:23:38.320 --> 00:23:42.759
 we

00:23:42.759 --> 00:23:42.880
 have

00:23:42.880 --> 00:23:43.039
 been

00:23:43.039 --> 00:23:43.299
 taught

00:23:43.299 --> 00:23:43.519
 for

00:23:43.519 --> 00:23:44.100
 centuries

00:23:44.100 --> 00:23:44.680
 that

00:23:44.680 --> 00:23:44.840
 we

00:23:44.840 --> 00:23:45.000
 have

00:23:45.000 --> 00:23:45.360
 direct

00:23:45.360 --> 00:23:45.720
 access

00:23:45.720 --> 00:23:46.039
 to

00:23:46.039 --> 00:23:46.180
 the

00:23:46.180 --> 00:23:46.400
 good

00:23:46.400 --> 00:23:46.860
 shepherd

00:23:46.860 --> 00:23:47.340
 to

00:23:47.340 --> 00:23:47.640
 God

00:23:47.640 --> 00:23:48.180
 through

00:23:48.180 --> 00:23:48.400
 the

00:23:48.400 --> 00:23:48.620
 good

00:23:48.620 --> 00:23:48.980
 shepherd

00:23:48.980 --> 00:23:50.100
 the

00:23:50.100 --> 00:23:50.299
 Lord

00:23:50.299 --> 00:23:50.600
 Jesus

00:23:50.600 --> 00:23:51.120
 Christ

00:23:51.120 --> 00:23:51.420
 we

00:23:51.420 --> 00:23:51.519
 have

00:23:51.519 --> 00:23:51.660
 been

00:23:51.660 --> 00:23:51.900
 taught

00:23:51.900 --> 00:23:52.100
 for

00:23:52.100 --> 00:23:52.500
 centuries

00:23:52.500 --> 00:23:52.900
 to

00:23:52.900 --> 00:23:53.440
 believe

00:23:53.440 --> 00:23:54.480
 as

00:23:54.480 --> 00:23:54.640
 the

00:23:54.640 --> 00:23:54.900
 scriptures

00:23:54.900 --> 00:23:55.400
 say

00:23:55.400 --> 00:23:55.680
 the

00:23:55.680 --> 00:23:56.120
 priesthood

00:23:56.120 --> 00:23:56.460
 of all

00:23:56.460 --> 00:23:56.920
 believers

00:23:56.920 --> 00:23:57.380
 scriptures

00:23:57.380 --> 00:23:57.960
 we

00:23:57.960 --> 00:23:58.220
 have

00:23:58.220 --> 00:23:58.420
 the

00:23:58.420 --> 00:23:58.800
 Bible

00:23:58.800 --> 00:23:59.720
 as

00:23:59.720 --> 00:24:00.060
 I

00:24:00.060 --> 00:24:00.259
 have

00:24:00.259 --> 00:24:00.420
 the

00:24:00.420 --> 00:24:00.759
 Bible

00:24:00.759 --> 00:24:01.039
 and

00:24:01.039 --> 00:24:01.160
 we

00:24:01.160 --> 00:24:01.300
 have

00:24:01.300 --> 00:24:01.460
 the

00:24:01.460 --> 00:24:01.900
 indwelling

00:24:01.900 --> 00:24:02.300
 presence

00:24:02.300 --> 00:24:02.680
 of the

00:24:02.680 --> 00:24:03.120
 spirit

00:24:03.120 --> 00:24:05.519
 to bring

00:24:05.519 --> 00:24:05.920
 out the

00:24:05.920 --> 00:24:06.259
 richness

00:24:06.259 --> 00:24:06.640
 of the

00:24:06.640 --> 00:24:07.060
 scriptures

00:24:07.060 --> 00:24:09.320
 and so

00:24:09.320 --> 00:24:09.800
 submission

00:24:09.800 --> 00:24:10.640
 is hard

00:24:10.640 --> 00:24:11.080
 when you're

00:24:11.080 --> 00:24:11.440
 not even

00:24:11.440 --> 00:24:12.000
 sure you

00:24:12.000 --> 00:24:12.400
 need the

00:24:12.400 --> 00:24:12.840
 people that

00:24:12.840 --> 00:24:13.039
 you're

00:24:13.039 --> 00:24:13.320
 meant to

00:24:13.320 --> 00:24:14.000
 submit to

00:24:14.000 --> 00:24:14.720
 people

00:24:14.720 --> 00:24:16.599
 and

00:24:16.599 --> 00:24:16.740
 yet

00:24:16.740 --> 00:24:17.019
 God

00:24:17.019 --> 00:24:17.160
 in

00:24:17.160 --> 00:24:17.339
 his

00:24:17.339 --> 00:24:17.720
 wisdom

00:24:17.720 --> 00:24:17.900
 has

00:24:17.900 --> 00:24:18.259
 appointed

00:24:18.259 --> 00:24:18.740
 shepherds

00:24:18.740 --> 00:24:18.880
 for

00:24:18.880 --> 00:24:19.099
 his

00:24:19.099 --> 00:24:19.539
 flock

00:24:19.539 --> 00:24:20.759
 and

00:24:20.759 --> 00:24:20.940
 he

00:24:20.940 --> 00:24:21.259
 says

00:24:21.259 --> 00:24:21.400
 that

00:24:21.400 --> 00:24:21.539
 they

00:24:21.539 --> 00:24:21.720
 are

00:24:21.720 --> 00:24:22.259
 absolutely

00:24:22.259 --> 00:24:22.799
 crucial

00:24:22.799 --> 00:24:23.240
 for

00:24:23.240 --> 00:24:23.440
 the

00:24:23.440 --> 00:24:23.779
 flock

00:24:23.779 --> 00:24:27.539
 the

00:24:27.539 --> 00:24:27.819
 flock

00:24:27.819 --> 00:24:28.259
 need

00:24:28.259 --> 00:24:28.880
 the

00:24:28.880 --> 00:24:29.180
 shepherd

00:24:29.180 --> 00:24:30.220
 they

00:24:30.220 --> 00:24:30.519
 need

00:24:30.519 --> 00:24:30.940
 feeding

00:24:30.940 --> 00:24:31.160
 they

00:24:31.160 --> 00:24:31.400
 need

00:24:31.400 --> 00:24:31.799
 tending

00:24:31.799 --> 00:24:32.160
 and they

00:24:32.160 --> 00:24:32.359
 need

00:24:32.359 --> 00:24:32.900
 protecting

00:24:32.900 --> 00:24:34.380
 because

00:24:34.380 --> 00:24:34.660
 the

00:24:34.660 --> 00:24:34.980
 devil

00:24:34.980 --> 00:24:36.480
 is

00:24:36.480 --> 00:24:36.640
 on

00:24:36.640 --> 00:24:36.799
 the

00:24:36.799 --> 00:24:37.339
 prowl

00:24:37.339 --> 00:24:37.519
 and

00:24:37.519 --> 00:24:37.680
 he's

00:24:37.680 --> 00:24:37.920
 waiting

00:24:37.920 --> 00:24:38.119
 to

00:24:38.119 --> 00:24:38.539
 pounce

00:24:38.539 --> 00:24:38.880
 and

00:24:38.880 --> 00:24:38.980
 he

00:24:38.980 --> 00:24:39.180
 wants

00:24:39.180 --> 00:24:39.339
 to

00:24:39.339 --> 00:24:39.759
 devour

00:24:39.759 --> 00:24:42.140
 and

00:24:42.140 --> 00:24:42.319
 what

00:24:42.319 --> 00:24:42.579
 makes

00:24:42.579 --> 00:24:42.740
 the

00:24:42.740 --> 00:24:43.119
 difference

00:24:43.119 --> 00:24:43.539
 is

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 the

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 shepherd

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 the

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 shepherd

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 working

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 under

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 the

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 good

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 shepherd

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 and

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 so

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 let

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 me

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 finish

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 by

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 considering

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 the

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 words

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 of

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 one

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 of

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 the

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 all

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 time

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 great

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 shepherds

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 in

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 my

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 view

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 Charles

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 Simeon

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 his

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 church

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 at

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 Cambridge

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 didn't

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 want

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 him

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 to

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 be

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 their

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 shepherd

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 and

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 he

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 suffered

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 terribly

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 for

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 at

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 least

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 the

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 first

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 12

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 years

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 he

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 was

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 there

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 in

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 his

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 first

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 year

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 there

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 he

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 preached

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 a

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 sermon

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 on

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 the

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 nature

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 of

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 his

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 office

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 a

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 very

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 bold

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 thing

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 to

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 do

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 in

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 the

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 face

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 of

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 the

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 enormous

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 opposition

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 he

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 was

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 facing

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 from

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 his

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 congregation

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 he

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 said

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 the

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 pastor

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 is

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 like

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 the

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 keeper

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 of

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 a

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 lighthouse

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 and

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 he

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 painted

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 a

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 vivid

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 picture

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 in

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 this

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 sermon

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 of

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 the

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 rocky

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 coast

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 just

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 strewn

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 with

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 dead

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 and

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 mangled

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 bodies

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 with

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 the

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 wailing

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 of

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 the

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 widows

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 and

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 the

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 orphans

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 on

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 the

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 shore

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 with

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 the

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 big

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 question

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 ringing

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 out

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 why

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 how

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 did

00:25:49.740 --> 00:25:49.960
 this

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 happen

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 and

00:25:53.620 --> 00:25:53.720
 then

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 he

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 pictured

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 the

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 delinquent

00:25:54.820 --> 00:25:55.320
 keeper

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 being

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 brought

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 out

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 and

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 finally

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 the

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 answer

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 as

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 to

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 why

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 this

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 tragedy

00:26:01.500 --> 00:26:01.900
 happened

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 was

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 given

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 asleep

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 asleep

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 and

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 he

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 went

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 on

00:26:13.399 --> 00:26:13.539
 to

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 say

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 remember

00:26:15.119 --> 00:26:15.799
 the

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 nature

00:26:16.159 --> 00:26:16.439
 of

00:26:16.439 --> 00:26:16.659
 my

00:26:16.659 --> 00:26:17.159
 office

00:26:17.159 --> 00:26:17.459
 and

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 the

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 care

00:26:17.959 --> 00:26:18.559
 incumbent

00:26:18.559 --> 00:26:19.000
 on

00:26:19.000 --> 00:26:19.219
 me

00:26:19.219 --> 00:26:19.419
 for

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 the

00:26:19.599 --> 00:26:19.919
 welfare

00:26:19.919 --> 00:26:20.279
 of

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 your

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 immortal

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 souls

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 consider

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 whatever

00:26:23.319 --> 00:26:23.939
 may

00:26:23.939 --> 00:26:24.459
 appear

00:26:24.459 --> 00:26:24.639
 in

00:26:24.639 --> 00:26:24.859
 my

00:26:24.859 --> 00:26:25.339
 discourse

00:26:25.339 --> 00:26:25.599
 as

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 harsh

00:26:26.119 --> 00:26:26.639
 earnest

00:26:26.639 --> 00:26:26.839
 or

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 alarming

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 not

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 as

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 the

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 effects

00:26:29.219 --> 00:26:29.419
 of

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 enthusiasm

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 but

00:26:31.479 --> 00:26:31.659
 as

00:26:31.659 --> 00:26:31.839
 the

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 rational

00:26:32.240 --> 00:26:33.039
 dictates

00:26:33.039 --> 00:26:33.339
 of a

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 heart

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 impressed

00:26:34.420 --> 00:26:35.120
 with

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 a

00:26:35.300 --> 00:26:35.900
 sense

00:26:35.900 --> 00:26:36.560
 both

00:26:36.560 --> 00:26:36.860
 of

00:26:36.860 --> 00:26:37.000
 the

00:26:37.000 --> 00:26:37.400
 value

00:26:37.400 --> 00:26:37.700
 of

00:26:37.700 --> 00:26:37.900
 the

00:26:37.900 --> 00:26:38.300
 soul

00:26:38.300 --> 00:26:38.960
 and

00:26:38.960 --> 00:26:39.120
 the

00:26:39.120 --> 00:26:39.600
 importance

00:26:39.600 --> 00:26:40.100
 of

00:26:40.100 --> 00:26:40.700
 eternity

00:26:40.700 --> 00:26:42.120
 by

00:26:42.120 --> 00:26:42.900
 recollecting

00:26:42.900 --> 00:26:43.120
 the

00:26:43.120 --> 00:26:43.560
 awful

00:26:43.560 --> 00:26:44.440
 consequences

00:26:44.440 --> 00:26:44.720
 of

00:26:44.720 --> 00:26:44.920
 my

00:26:44.920 --> 00:26:45.380
 neglect

00:26:45.380 --> 00:26:46.500
 you'll

00:26:46.500 --> 00:26:46.620
 be

00:26:46.620 --> 00:26:46.900
 more

00:26:46.900 --> 00:26:47.380
 inclined

00:26:47.380 --> 00:26:47.600
 to

00:26:47.600 --> 00:26:48.000
 receive

00:26:48.000 --> 00:26:48.700
 favorably

00:26:48.700 --> 00:26:49.180
 any

00:26:49.180 --> 00:26:49.960
 well-meant

00:26:49.960 --> 00:26:51.120
 admonitions

00:26:51.120 --> 00:26:55.740
 pray for

00:26:55.740 --> 00:26:56.320
 your elders

00:26:56.320 --> 00:26:58.140
 pray that

00:26:58.140 --> 00:26:58.560
 we would

00:26:58.560 --> 00:26:58.880
 not

00:26:58.880 --> 00:26:59.500
 neglect

00:26:59.500 --> 00:26:59.860
 our

00:26:59.860 --> 00:27:00.440
 charge

00:27:00.440 --> 00:27:01.640
 that

00:27:01.640 --> 00:27:01.800
 we

00:27:01.800 --> 00:27:02.000
 would

00:27:02.000 --> 00:27:02.360
 not

00:27:02.359 --> 00:27:04.019
 go

00:27:04.019 --> 00:27:04.259
 to

00:27:04.259 --> 00:27:04.699
 sleep

00:27:04.699 --> 00:27:07.139
 pray

00:27:07.139 --> 00:27:07.339
 that

00:27:07.339 --> 00:27:07.519
 we

00:27:07.519 --> 00:27:07.759
 would

00:27:07.759 --> 00:27:08.199
 not

00:27:08.199 --> 00:27:08.479
 take

00:27:08.479 --> 00:27:08.679
 our

00:27:08.679 --> 00:27:09.319
 eyes

00:27:09.319 --> 00:27:09.959
 off

00:27:09.959 --> 00:27:12.019
 the

00:27:12.019 --> 00:27:12.479
 appearing

00:27:12.479 --> 00:27:12.859
 of the

00:27:12.859 --> 00:27:13.199
 great

00:27:13.199 --> 00:27:13.559
 shepherd

00:27:13.559 --> 00:27:14.559
 pray

00:27:14.559 --> 00:27:14.859
 that

00:27:14.859 --> 00:27:15.119
 we

00:27:15.119 --> 00:27:15.319
 would

00:27:15.319 --> 00:27:15.699
 grow

00:27:15.699 --> 00:27:15.979
 in

00:27:15.979 --> 00:27:16.479
 humility

00:27:16.479 --> 00:27:16.959
 and

00:27:16.959 --> 00:27:17.339
 submit

00:27:17.339 --> 00:27:17.579
 to

00:27:17.579 --> 00:27:18.079
 him

00:27:18.079 --> 00:27:20.259
 and

00:27:20.259 --> 00:27:20.419
 to

00:27:20.419 --> 00:27:20.899
 see

00:27:20.899 --> 00:27:21.359
 the

00:27:21.359 --> 00:27:23.939
 nature

00:27:23.939 --> 00:27:24.359
 of our

00:27:24.359 --> 00:27:24.899
 office

00:27:24.899 --> 00:27:25.459
 with

00:27:25.459 --> 00:27:25.779
 such

00:27:25.779 --> 00:27:26.279
 clarity

00:27:26.279 --> 00:27:29.019
 and

00:27:29.019 --> 00:27:29.279
 pray

00:27:29.279 --> 00:27:29.519
 that

00:27:29.519 --> 00:27:29.759
 the

00:27:29.759 --> 00:27:30.079
 sheep

00:27:30.079 --> 00:27:30.940
 would

00:27:30.940 --> 00:27:31.259
 grow

00:27:31.259 --> 00:27:31.519
 in

00:27:31.519 --> 00:27:32.019
 humility

00:27:32.019 --> 00:27:32.519
 and

00:27:32.519 --> 00:27:32.839
 submit

00:27:32.839 --> 00:27:33.019
 to

00:27:33.019 --> 00:27:33.200
 the

00:27:33.200 --> 00:27:33.680
 shepherds

00:27:33.680 --> 00:27:36.059
 and

00:27:36.059 --> 00:27:36.200
 the

00:27:36.200 --> 00:27:36.440
 grace

00:27:36.440 --> 00:27:36.619
 of

00:27:36.619 --> 00:27:36.940
 God

00:27:36.940 --> 00:27:37.339
 working

00:27:37.339 --> 00:27:37.680
 those

00:27:37.680 --> 00:27:37.940
 things

00:27:37.940 --> 00:27:38.319
 together

00:27:38.319 --> 00:27:38.539
 the

00:27:38.539 --> 00:27:38.799
 grace

00:27:38.799 --> 00:27:38.980
 of

00:27:38.980 --> 00:27:39.240
 God

00:27:39.240 --> 00:27:39.399
 who

00:27:39.399 --> 00:27:39.799
 called

00:27:39.799 --> 00:27:39.940
 you

00:27:39.940 --> 00:27:40.119
 to

00:27:40.119 --> 00:27:40.259
 his

00:27:40.259 --> 00:27:40.639
 eternal

00:27:40.639 --> 00:27:41.000
 glory

00:27:41.000 --> 00:27:41.220
 in

00:27:41.220 --> 00:27:41.660
 Christ

00:27:41.660 --> 00:27:42.720
 after

00:27:42.720 --> 00:27:42.879
 you

00:27:42.879 --> 00:27:43.039
 have

00:27:43.039 --> 00:27:43.359
 suffered

00:27:43.359 --> 00:27:43.519
 a

00:27:43.519 --> 00:27:43.639
 little

00:27:43.639 --> 00:27:44.079
 while

00:27:44.079 --> 00:27:44.319
 will

00:27:44.319 --> 00:27:44.720
 himself

00:27:44.720 --> 00:27:45.279
 restore

00:27:45.279 --> 00:27:45.519
 you

00:27:45.519 --> 00:27:45.680
 and

00:27:45.680 --> 00:27:45.940
 make

00:27:45.940 --> 00:27:46.119
 you

00:27:46.119 --> 00:27:46.660
 strong

00:27:46.660 --> 00:27:47.619
 firm

00:27:47.619 --> 00:27:47.839
 and

00:27:47.839 --> 00:27:48.639
 steadfast

00:27:48.639 --> 00:27:49.440
 to

00:27:49.440 --> 00:27:49.720
 him

00:27:49.720 --> 00:27:49.920
 be

00:27:49.920 --> 00:27:50.059
 the

00:27:50.059 --> 00:27:50.379
 power

00:27:50.379 --> 00:27:50.839
 forever

00:27:50.839 --> 00:27:50.960
 and

00:27:50.960 --> 00:27:51.200
 ever

00:27:51.200 --> 00:27:52.359
 Amen

00:27:52.359 --> 00:27:53.919
 You

00:27:53.919 --> 00:27:54.500
 name