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 The Australia that I was born into was dominated by a philosophical worldview called modernism.

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 Modernism took hold during the 18th century and it trusted human intellect rather than God to solve the world's issues for us and to discover truth.

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 There was, however, a general agreement in modernism that there was a right and a wrong and it was universally true and it was absolute

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 and that objective truth could be known.

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 But at the time of my, when I was born around 1969, I was born in 1969, but around that kind of time in the 1960s,

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 the tide was starting to change and quite dramatically.

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 The worldview known as postmodernism began to emerge and postmodernism believes that there is no objective and absolute truth

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 that is to be understood and accepted, which ironically is in fact an absolute truth claim.

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 But that's another point.

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 Each individual is entitled to create and act on their own truth as they perceive it.

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 And this entitles them to live and to do whatever is right in their own eyes.

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 The final court of appeal on all religious and moral decisions is personal desire and opinion.

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 This view was captured brilliantly by the American moral and social philosopher Abraham Edel when he wrote in his book Ethical Judgment,

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 It all depends on where you are.

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 It all depends on who you are.

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 It all depends on what you feel.

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 It depends on how you feel.

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 It all depends on how you're raised.

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 It all depends on what is praised.

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 What's right today is wrong tomorrow.

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 Joy in France, but England sorrow.

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 It all depends on your point of view.

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 Australia or Timbuktu in Rome do as the Romans do.

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 If tastes just happen to agree, then you have morality.

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 But where there are conflicting trends, it all depends.

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 It all depends.

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 Very few, if any, have consciously adopted a postmodern view of thinking and living.

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 Most have taken it on without thought or without critique

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 because it's just part of the cultural soup that we've kind of been marinating in for so long.

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 The rejection of absolute truth sounds great.

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 It sounds liberating.

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 It sounds like it brings freedom.

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 But like any truth claims, there are consequences.

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 And so for the postmodernists, life has no meaning.

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 It is simply a game.

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 You are the only one who cares about you.

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 There is no story which is universally true.

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 Every claim to truth is simply a grasp of power.

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 And so therefore we must trust every claim to truth.

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 It also believes that there's no order.

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 Everything is random.

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 You have only one life.

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 There's nothing beyond this.

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 There's no truth.

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 There's nothing else out there.

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 And so live this life with a whole heap of gusto.

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 There's also an ability to say one thing but do something completely different

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 and not be concerned in any sense that there's an inconsistency with that

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 or to even feel any shame associated with that inconsistency.

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 And in the worst case scenarios, there is a complete disregard and rejection of all external authority

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 which ultimately, left unchecked, leads to anarchy and chaos.

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 But ultimately our justice system will ultimately hold you accountable

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 and so postmodernism prepares us for the jails is what it ultimately does.

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 It's one of the great tragedies of our age that there is a flippant attitude towards truth.

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 Our culture is drifting in a vast ocean with no solid anchor points

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 flipping here and there depending on where the tide's taking us at that particular point.

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 And this is where our core value of Christ-centered Bible saturation is so essential.

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 It's what our world needs.

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 It's what we need.

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 This value, like all of our values, we aspire to hold deep in our minds and our hearts

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 and for it to drive and to change our passions and our behavior.

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 And so this value, Christ-centered Bible saturation, is so profoundly more important than

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 a verse a day keeps the devil away, can't put an attitude to the Bible.

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 And one of the aims of what I'm hoping to do here today is to awaken in us

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 a passion for the sheer existence of truth

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 and for it to shape our behavior as we look at this core value

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 and what the scriptures and where we get it from in the scriptures.

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 So here we go.

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 The Bible makes the claim

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 that truth is what God speaks

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 and it is absolute truth

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 for every culture,

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 every generation,

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 every individual.

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 And the reason why God's word

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 is absolute truth

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 is because God is absolute reality,

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 ultimate reality.

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 Genesis 1 makes a very significant point

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 that there was no reality before God.

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 It says,

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 In the beginning,

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 God created the heavens and the earth

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 and the earth was formless and empty.

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 Before creation,

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 God was.

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 He stands outside of all things created.

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 He wasn't part of what was created.

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 God is from everlasting to everlasting.

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 He had no beginning and no end.

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 And the one who had no beginning,

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 but always was and is and will be,

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 he's the one who defines all things.

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 He is.

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 You remember,

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 for those of you who remember this,

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 Exodus 3,

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 Moses,

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 the burning bush,

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 and God tells Moses to get on back to Egypt

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 and tell Pharaoh,

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 the most powerful man in the world,

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 you better pull your socks up, dude,

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 because God's going to come and smash you.

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 Got the idea?

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 That's my,

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 that's a whole lot of chapters shrunk in a little bit.

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 And Moses is freaked out by this

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 because, you know,

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 what am I going to do?

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 And he says,

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 well,

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 what if they tell,

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 what if they ask me,

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 who sent me?

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 Who should I tell them?

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 Bob,

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 Bill,

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 I mean,

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 you know,

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 give us your name.

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 And God says,

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 I am who I am.

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 I just am.

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 That's it.

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 That's the best way you can define God.

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 He just simply is.

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 Now,

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 if I tried that and said to Isabel,

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 go and tell those people,

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 and they say,

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 well,

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 who sent you?

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 And say,

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 well,

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 I am sent me.

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 I mean,

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 that's just pretty much arrogance on my behalf.

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 But when you are ultimate reality,

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 when you're the ultimate being,

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 you just say,

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 I am,

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 I define all things.

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 My friends,

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 let it hit you,

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 the absoluteness of God's existence.

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 Never beginning,

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 never ending,

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 never becoming,

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 never improving.

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 Simply and absolutely there to be dealt with on his terms.

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 Or not at all.

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 Whether we want him to be there or not,

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 he is there.

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 We do not negotiate for what we want reality to be.

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 No ranting and raving or sophisticated doubt or skepticism has any effect on the existence of God.

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 He simply and absolutely is.

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 And if we don't like it,

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 we can change for our joy.

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 Or we can resist for our destruction.

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 But one thing remains absolutely unchanged.

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 God is.

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 He's the main thing in life because he's the main thing in the universe.

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 And he's the main thing in the universe because he's created all that is.

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 Romans 11,

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 36.

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 From him

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 and through him

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 and through him

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 and to him

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 are all things.

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 To him be glory forever.

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 Whichever way you want to come at it,

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 he is.

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 And it's all about his glory.

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 And so,

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 what that means is,

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 his reality is created by him,

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 determined by him,

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 defined by him.

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 And when God speaks,

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 he reveals reality.

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 He reveals the way things actually are.

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 Have a look at Psalm 119.

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 It was just read out to us.

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 Psalm 119,

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 verse 160.

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 It says,

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 All your words are true.

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 All your righteous laws are eternal.

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 Now,

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 the word translated all there,

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 in the NIV,

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 literally means head.

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 It can mean the head of a body

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 or the head of a river

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 or the head of a tribe.

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 And the same word there

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 is used in Exodus,

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 chapter 30,

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 verse 12.

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 When you take a census

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 of the Israelites

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 to count them,

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 it's also used

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 in Numbers,

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 chapter 1,

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 verse 2,

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 which says,

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 Take a census

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 of the whole Israelite community

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 by their clans and families.

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 In both cases,

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 what Psalm 119 translates all,

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 they translate as census.

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 And what I think,

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 verse 160 is saying,

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 is that if you took a census,

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 a survey,

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 of the word of God,

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 then the conclusion

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 of that census and survey

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 would be that the sum total of it

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 is truth.

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 It is the word of God.

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 It is true.

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 The totality of the Bible is truth.

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 But notice the second half

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 of verse 160.

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 All your righteous laws are eternal.

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 And so it's not just the sum total

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 is truth.

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 It's all the individual parts

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 which are truth.

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 And so the census would reveal

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 that the whole and the parts

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 are all true.

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 They are true

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 because when God,

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 who is ultimate reality,

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 speaks,

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 he reveals the way things

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 actually are.

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 He reveals reality.

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 2 Corinthians 3,

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 verse 16,

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 says that all scripture

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 is God breathed.

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 The whole Bible

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 is,

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 comes out

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 from the mouth of God,

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 from the ultimate reality.

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 And when he speaks,

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 he speaks what is true.

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 So the Bible

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 is where God speaks

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 what is real

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 and absolute.

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 Now we haven't quite

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 got there yet.

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 We've still got a little bit

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 of work to do here.

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 And so far,

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 we've understood

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 that God is ultimate reality.

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 And when God speaks,

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 he speaks ultimate reality.

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 He speaks truth.

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 And truth

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 is when ultimate reality

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 and the revelation

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 of ultimate reality

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 or the communication

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 of ultimate reality

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 align with each other.

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 That's what truth is.

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 The opposite of truth

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 is lies.

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 And lies

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 are when reality

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 and what I communicate

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 about reality

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 don't align

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 with one another.

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 I'm feeling really rotten

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 and someone says to me,

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 how are you feeling?

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 I'm okay.

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 Liar.

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 Reality

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 and communication

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 don't align

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 with one another.

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 The place where reality

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 and the communication

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 and that reality

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 come together

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 in the most profound senses

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 is in the person

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 of Jesus Christ.

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 Firstly,

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 it's because Jesus

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 speaks truth.

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 Jesus says this.

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 John chapter 18.

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 Go to John

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 because we're going to be

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 lingering there

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 for a little bit.

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 So John chapter 18.

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 We're going to go to the back

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 and then move our way forward.

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 So have that in mind.

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 John chapter 18

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 verse 37.

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 Jesus says,

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 For this I came

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 into the world

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 to testify to the truth.

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 Everyone

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 on the side of truth

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 listens to me.

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 And Jesus is saying there

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 that he speaks truth

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 and if you want truth,

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 you listen to what Jesus says.

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 But he says something

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 even more profound

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 than that

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 a couple of chapters earlier

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 in John 14.

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 He says this

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 in verse 6.

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 I am the way,

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 the truth,

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 and the life.

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 And no one comes to the Father

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 except through me.

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 He doesn't just speak the truth.

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 He says,

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 I am the truth.

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 I am where

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 ultimate reality

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 and the communication

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 of ultimate reality

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 come together

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 in perfect alignment.

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 And he could only say that

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 if he was,

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 in fact,

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 God himself.

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 Which is, of course,

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 what John chapter 1 says.

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 Flick over to John chapter 1.

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 Remember what we've seen?

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 Ultimate reality.

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 God existed before

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 ultimate reality.

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 Sorry,

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 his ultimate reality

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 because he existed

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 before all things were created.

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 He defines everything.

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 Beginning of the Bible.

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 Before anything was made,

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 God was.

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 John chapter 1,

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 verse 1.

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 In the beginning

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 was the Word.

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 Now the Word

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 existed before anything was made.

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 And the Word was with God

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 and the Word

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 was God.

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 He was with God

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 in the beginning.

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 Verse 3.

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 Through him,

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 that is,

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 through the Word,

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 all things were made.

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 Without him,

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 nothing has been made

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 that has been made.

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 And so the Word

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 existed before

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 anything was created.

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 The Word

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 made everything

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 and the Word

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 is God.

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 That is,

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 the Word

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 is ultimate reality.

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 The Word

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 is absolute truth.

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 Then down

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 into verse 14,

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 we see something

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 startling.

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 this Word

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 became flesh

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 and made

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 his dwelling

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 amongst us.

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 And we have

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 seen his glory,

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 the glory of the one

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 and only

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 who came from the Father

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 full of grace

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 and truth.

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 And so the question is,

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 who then

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 is the Word

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 who is God,

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 who existed

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 before creation,

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 who created everything

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 and is full

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 of grace

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 and truth?

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 Well,

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 let's not

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 deliberate on that.

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 Let's go to verse 15.

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 John testifies

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 concerning him.

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 He cries out,

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 saying,

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 this was he

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 of whom I said,

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 he who comes

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 after me

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 has surpassed me

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 because he was

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 before me.

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 Verse 16,

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 for the fullness

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 of his grace,

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 we have all received

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 one blessing

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 after another.

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 Verse 17,

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 for the law

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 was given

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 through Moses,

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 grace and truth

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 came

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 through Jesus

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 Christ.

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 You see,

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 Jesus doesn't just

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 speak God's Word.

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 He is

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 the Word of God.

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 He is

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 the center,

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 the high point

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 of God's

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 self-revelation.

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 It's where

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 reality

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 and the communication

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 of ultimate reality

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 come together

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 in perfect alignment.

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 And Jesus

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 himself

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 endorses

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 the message

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 of Psalm 119

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 verse 160

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 which says

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 that all of God's

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 Word eternal,

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 all his righteous

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 laws are true.

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 When Jesus

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 himself says

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 in Matthew

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 chapter 5

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 verse 17,

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 do not think

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 that I've come

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 to abolish

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 the law

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 and the prophets.

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 I've not come

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 to abolish them

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 but to fulfill them.

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 I tell you the truth,

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 until heaven

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 and earth

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 disappeared,

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 not the smallest

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 letter,

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 not the least

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 stroke of a pen

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 will by any means

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 disappear from the law

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 until everything

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 is accomplished.

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 You see,

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 the main reason

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 that I wrestle

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 with the Old Testament

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 is because of the

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 ringing endorsement

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 that Jesus gives

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 of it as

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 the Word of God.

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 And so,

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 the sum

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 of truth

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 that I want

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 St. Paul's

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 to embrace

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 is the 66 books

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 of the Bible

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 with Jesus

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 as its center.

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 And that's what

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 makes his core value

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 called Christ-centered

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 Bible saturation,

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 so important

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 for us.

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 Jesus is the center

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 of God's

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 self-revelation.

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 And this is not

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 just essential

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 for us,

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 it is essential

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 for our world.

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 The Bible

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 is the way

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 that God,

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 the ultimate

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 and all-important

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 reality,

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 reveals himself

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 to us

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 with authority

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 and with clarity

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 today.

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 And if God

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 is more important

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 than anything,

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 then the Bible

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 is more important

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 than anything

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 but God.

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 And so,

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 we need,

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 as far as I'm

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 concerned,

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 to be saturated

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 in it.

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 Not the

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 minimalistic

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 type of Christian

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 that thinks,

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 like I said

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 before,

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 a verse a day

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 keeps the devil

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 away.

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 Saturated,

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 drenched through

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 with the Word

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 of God.

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 Truth,

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 clarity

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 of reality,

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 because everything

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 that we face

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 is touched

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 by the Bible.

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 It is either

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 touched directly

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 because it's

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 in the Bible

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 or it's

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 indirectly touched

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 because the

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 Bible shapes

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 the attitudes

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 and criteria

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 in which we

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 deal with it.

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 Now,

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 I have no doubt

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 that there are

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 plenty of things

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 that we need

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 to know about

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 in this world,

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 but the Bible

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 will be the sun

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 in the solar

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 system of all

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 that we learn.

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 It gives light,

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 it gives perspective,

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 it gives meaning.

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 Its truth

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 needs to permeate

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 everything.

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 It is not one

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 amongst many books,

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 it will be the

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 central book,

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 the all-permeating

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 book.

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 The other truths

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 are dark planets,

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 the Bible is the

00:18:48.059 --> 00:18:48.940
 light-giving sun.

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 All other truth

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 claims will be read

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 in the light of this

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 book,

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 all other things

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 will be judged

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 by this book.

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 All things will

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 find their meaning

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 in the world view

00:18:59.960 --> 00:19:01.079
 which is built

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 by this book,

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 which means that

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 this book,

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 the Bible must

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 be known first

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 and known better

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 than anything else

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 if you want

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 a firm foundation

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 in the way

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 things actually

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 are.

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 And if not,

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 we are like

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 a boat,

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 a drift

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 at sea,

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 tossed about

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 by every wave

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 and storm

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 and latest idea.

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 my friends,

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 this core value,

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 this truth

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 is so essential

00:19:34.180 --> 00:19:35.200
 in a world

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 that wants to

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 invent its own

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 truth

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 and with all the

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 consequences that

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 go with that.

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 And let's be

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 frank here,

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 what I've said

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 right now

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 ain't so popular

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 in our culture.

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 And so how

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 can this world

00:19:52.519 --> 00:19:53.159
 come to know

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 the truth

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 and be joyfully

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 confident in it?

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 How can they know

00:19:58.379 --> 00:19:59.419
 ultimate reality

00:19:59.419 --> 00:20:00.219
 and absolute truth?

00:20:00.279 --> 00:20:01.000
 How can they know

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 that the Bible

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 is true?

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 How can they

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 come to know

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 that Jesus

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 is the centre

00:20:05.659 --> 00:20:06.439
 of God's

00:20:06.439 --> 00:20:07.740
 self-revelation?

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 And let me tell you,

00:20:08.819 --> 00:20:09.399
 there's a temptation

00:20:09.399 --> 00:20:10.119
 here for us

00:20:10.119 --> 00:20:10.740
 to rely upon

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 intellectual arguments

00:20:12.139 --> 00:20:13.019
 that prove

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 that God,

00:20:14.259 --> 00:20:14.679
 that Jesus

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 is God.

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 and there are

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 so many

00:20:19.600 --> 00:20:21.160
 great arguments,

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 so many

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 external reasons

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 as to why

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 we would credit

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 Jesus

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 to be

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 the Son of God.

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 But the

00:20:30.500 --> 00:20:31.240
 external

00:20:31.240 --> 00:20:32.039
 evidences

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 are not

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 decisive

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 in and of

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 themselves.

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 I'm not saying

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 you shouldn't use them,

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 I'm saying

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 they're not

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 decisive

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 in and of

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 themselves.

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 You see,

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 the Pharisees

00:20:43.320 --> 00:20:44.279
 didn't conclude

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 that Jesus

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 was God

00:20:45.779 --> 00:20:46.220
 the Son

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 when they

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 saw

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 enough

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 evidence

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 in the

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 miracles

00:20:49.059 --> 00:20:49.279
 of

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 Jesus.

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 They were

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 literally

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 metres

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 away

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 when

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 Jesus

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 called

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 Lazarus

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 out

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 of

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 the

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 tomb.

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 A bloke

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 that they

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 themselves

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 had buried

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 four days

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 earlier.

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 They knew

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 he was

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 dead.

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 They were

00:21:00.380 --> 00:21:00.819
 metres

00:21:00.819 --> 00:21:01.200
 away.

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 Jesus

00:21:01.579 --> 00:21:02.420
 called

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 Lazarus

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 out of

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 the tomb.

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 He walks

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 out alive

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 and what

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 do they

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 do?

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 They

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 immediately

00:21:09.720 --> 00:21:10.420
 plotted

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 to kill

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 Jesus.

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 Instead

00:21:13.819 --> 00:21:14.360
 of going

00:21:14.359 --> 00:21:15.099
 God,

00:21:15.859 --> 00:21:16.459
 we were

00:21:16.459 --> 00:21:17.119
 wrong.

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 They

00:21:19.099 --> 00:21:19.659
 saw it.

00:21:20.240 --> 00:21:20.419
 The

00:21:20.419 --> 00:21:20.719
 evidence

00:21:20.719 --> 00:21:20.939
 was

00:21:20.939 --> 00:21:21.240
 there.

00:21:22.859 --> 00:21:23.500
 The

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 external

00:21:24.000 --> 00:21:24.479
 evidences

00:21:24.479 --> 00:21:25.179
 were not

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 and are

00:21:25.879 --> 00:21:26.179
 not

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 decisive

00:21:26.699 --> 00:21:27.919
 in and of

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 themselves.

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 And there's

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 only one

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 thing that's

00:21:30.500 --> 00:21:31.439
 decisive in

00:21:31.439 --> 00:21:32.339
 people seeing

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 truth.

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 Matthew

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 16

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 verses

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 13

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 to 17.

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 When

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 Jesus

00:21:43.220 --> 00:21:43.700
 came to

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 the

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 region of

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 Caesarea

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 Philippi,

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 he asked

00:21:46.180 --> 00:21:46.360
 his

00:21:46.360 --> 00:21:46.819
 disciples,

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 who do

00:21:47.460 --> 00:21:47.900
 people say

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 the son

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 of man

00:21:48.519 --> 00:21:48.860
 is?

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 And

00:21:49.680 --> 00:21:49.799
 they

00:21:49.799 --> 00:21:50.120
 replied,

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 some say

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 John

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 the

00:21:50.940 --> 00:21:51.240
 Baptist,

00:21:51.360 --> 00:21:51.740
 others say

00:21:51.740 --> 00:21:52.099
 Elijah,

00:21:52.259 --> 00:21:52.680
 still others

00:21:52.680 --> 00:21:53.180
 Jeremiah,

00:21:53.319 --> 00:21:53.640
 one of the

00:21:53.640 --> 00:21:53.940
 prophets.

00:21:55.140 --> 00:21:55.500
 But what

00:21:55.500 --> 00:21:56.039
 about you,

00:21:56.140 --> 00:21:56.599
 he asked,

00:21:56.640 --> 00:21:56.900
 who do

00:21:56.900 --> 00:21:57.420
 you say I

00:21:57.420 --> 00:21:57.620
 am?

00:21:58.039 --> 00:21:58.240
 And

00:21:58.240 --> 00:21:58.599
 Simon

00:21:58.599 --> 00:21:58.940
 Peter

00:21:58.940 --> 00:21:59.539
 answered,

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 you are

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 the

00:22:00.640 --> 00:22:01.360
 Christ,

00:22:01.799 --> 00:22:02.539
 the son

00:22:02.539 --> 00:22:03.240
 of the

00:22:03.240 --> 00:22:03.599
 living

00:22:03.599 --> 00:22:04.460
 God.

00:22:04.460 --> 00:22:04.779
 the

00:22:04.779 --> 00:22:05.440
 conclusion

00:22:05.440 --> 00:22:06.319
 that the

00:22:06.319 --> 00:22:06.940
 Pharisees

00:22:06.940 --> 00:22:07.279
 didn't

00:22:07.279 --> 00:22:07.799
 come to

00:22:07.799 --> 00:22:08.120
 when they

00:22:08.120 --> 00:22:08.319
 saw

00:22:08.319 --> 00:22:08.700
 Lazarus

00:22:08.700 --> 00:22:08.980
 walking

00:22:08.980 --> 00:22:09.240
 out of

00:22:09.240 --> 00:22:09.340
 the

00:22:09.340 --> 00:22:09.559
 tomb.

00:22:10.600 --> 00:22:10.819
 What

00:22:10.819 --> 00:22:10.940
 does

00:22:10.940 --> 00:22:11.180
 Jesus

00:22:11.180 --> 00:22:11.519
 say to

00:22:11.519 --> 00:22:11.600
 him

00:22:11.600 --> 00:22:11.700
 in

00:22:11.700 --> 00:22:11.880
 verse

00:22:11.880 --> 00:22:12.340
 17?

00:22:13.259 --> 00:22:13.700
 Blessed

00:22:13.700 --> 00:22:14.340
 are you

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 Simon

00:22:14.779 --> 00:22:15.140
 son

00:22:15.140 --> 00:22:15.319
 of

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 Jonah

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 for

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 this

00:22:16.420 --> 00:22:16.600
 was

00:22:16.600 --> 00:22:16.779
 not

00:22:16.779 --> 00:22:17.100
 revealed

00:22:17.100 --> 00:22:17.259
 to

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 you

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 by

00:22:17.559 --> 00:22:18.000
 man

00:22:18.000 --> 00:22:18.960
 but

00:22:18.960 --> 00:22:19.140
 by

00:22:19.140 --> 00:22:19.340
 my

00:22:19.340 --> 00:22:19.779
 father

00:22:19.779 --> 00:22:20.920
 in

00:22:20.920 --> 00:22:21.200
 heaven.

00:22:23.340 --> 00:22:23.960
 My

00:22:23.960 --> 00:22:24.660
 father

00:22:24.660 --> 00:22:25.380
 opened

00:22:25.380 --> 00:22:25.799
 your

00:22:25.799 --> 00:22:26.579
 eyes

00:22:26.579 --> 00:22:26.920
 to

00:22:26.920 --> 00:22:27.779
 see

00:22:27.779 --> 00:22:29.000
 glory

00:22:29.000 --> 00:22:30.180
 is

00:22:30.180 --> 00:22:30.420
 what

00:22:30.420 --> 00:22:30.860
 happened.

00:22:31.660 --> 00:22:32.299
 When

00:22:32.299 --> 00:22:32.600
 God

00:22:32.600 --> 00:22:32.779
 the

00:22:32.779 --> 00:22:33.059
 father

00:22:33.059 --> 00:22:33.620
 opens

00:22:33.619 --> 00:22:33.839
 the

00:22:33.839 --> 00:22:34.199
 eyes

00:22:34.199 --> 00:22:34.359
 of

00:22:34.359 --> 00:22:34.539
 your

00:22:34.539 --> 00:22:34.899
 heart

00:22:34.899 --> 00:22:35.179
 you

00:22:35.179 --> 00:22:35.379
 will

00:22:35.379 --> 00:22:35.719
 see

00:22:35.719 --> 00:22:36.019
 and

00:22:36.019 --> 00:22:36.219
 you

00:22:36.219 --> 00:22:36.379
 will

00:22:36.379 --> 00:22:36.839
 know

00:22:36.839 --> 00:22:37.459
 the

00:22:37.459 --> 00:22:38.000
 facts

00:22:38.000 --> 00:22:38.339
 are

00:22:38.339 --> 00:22:38.699
 not

00:22:38.699 --> 00:22:39.379
 decisive

00:22:39.379 --> 00:22:39.899
 in

00:22:39.899 --> 00:22:40.119
 and

00:22:40.119 --> 00:22:40.399
 of

00:22:40.399 --> 00:22:40.959
 themselves.

00:22:42.500 --> 00:22:43.139
 It's

00:22:43.139 --> 00:22:43.500
 like me

00:22:43.500 --> 00:22:43.859
 trying to

00:22:43.859 --> 00:22:44.439
 explain

00:22:44.439 --> 00:22:45.019
 to you

00:22:45.019 --> 00:22:46.439
 that

00:22:46.439 --> 00:22:47.000
 this

00:22:47.000 --> 00:22:48.000
 chocolate

00:22:48.000 --> 00:22:48.819
 is

00:22:48.819 --> 00:22:49.719
 sweet

00:22:49.719 --> 00:22:51.579
 and

00:22:51.579 --> 00:22:52.019
 tastes

00:22:52.019 --> 00:22:52.339
 pretty

00:22:52.339 --> 00:22:52.719
 good.

00:22:53.599 --> 00:22:54.079
 And I

00:22:54.079 --> 00:22:54.299
 could

00:22:54.299 --> 00:22:54.759
 explain

00:22:54.759 --> 00:22:54.979
 it to

00:22:54.979 --> 00:22:55.259
 you by

00:22:55.259 --> 00:22:55.599
 reading

00:22:55.599 --> 00:22:55.959
 you some

00:22:55.959 --> 00:22:56.219
 of the

00:22:56.219 --> 00:22:56.579
 facts

00:22:56.579 --> 00:22:56.919
 that the

00:22:56.919 --> 00:22:57.479
 ingredients

00:22:57.479 --> 00:22:57.679
 are

00:22:57.679 --> 00:22:58.000
 sugar

00:22:58.000 --> 00:22:58.279
 and

00:22:58.279 --> 00:22:58.599
 cocoa

00:22:58.599 --> 00:22:58.979
 mass

00:22:58.979 --> 00:22:59.179
 and

00:22:59.179 --> 00:23:00.059
 vegetable

00:23:00.059 --> 00:23:00.500
 fats

00:23:00.500 --> 00:23:00.919
 and milk

00:23:00.919 --> 00:23:01.239
 fat

00:23:01.239 --> 00:23:01.759
 and this

00:23:01.759 --> 00:23:02.939
 contro

00:23:02.940 --> 00:23:04.080
 in it

00:23:04.080 --> 00:23:04.340
 and

00:23:04.340 --> 00:23:05.480
 a bunch

00:23:05.480 --> 00:23:05.820
 of other

00:23:05.820 --> 00:23:06.220
 numbers

00:23:06.220 --> 00:23:06.620
 and stuff

00:23:06.620 --> 00:23:07.100
 like that

00:23:07.100 --> 00:23:07.259
 and I

00:23:07.259 --> 00:23:07.360
 can

00:23:07.360 --> 00:23:07.740
 explain

00:23:07.740 --> 00:23:08.120
 to you

00:23:08.120 --> 00:23:08.460
 and say

00:23:08.460 --> 00:23:09.160
 those

00:23:09.160 --> 00:23:09.500
 things

00:23:09.500 --> 00:23:10.039
 combined

00:23:10.039 --> 00:23:10.320
 at the

00:23:10.320 --> 00:23:10.620
 right

00:23:10.620 --> 00:23:10.920
 sort

00:23:10.920 --> 00:23:11.059
 of

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 way

00:23:11.480 --> 00:23:12.600
 produces

00:23:12.600 --> 00:23:13.900
 something

00:23:13.900 --> 00:23:14.160
 that

00:23:14.160 --> 00:23:14.539
 tastes

00:23:14.539 --> 00:23:14.880
 pretty

00:23:14.880 --> 00:23:15.420
 good.

00:23:17.480 --> 00:23:17.759
 You

00:23:17.759 --> 00:23:17.920
 know

00:23:17.920 --> 00:23:18.080
 the

00:23:18.080 --> 00:23:18.580
 best

00:23:18.580 --> 00:23:18.960
 way

00:23:18.960 --> 00:23:19.299
 that I

00:23:19.299 --> 00:23:19.480
 can

00:23:19.480 --> 00:23:19.740
 help

00:23:19.740 --> 00:23:19.880
 you

00:23:19.880 --> 00:23:20.720
 understand

00:23:20.720 --> 00:23:21.039
 the

00:23:21.039 --> 00:23:21.480
 sweetness

00:23:21.480 --> 00:23:21.779
 of

00:23:21.779 --> 00:23:22.200
 chocolate

00:23:22.200 --> 00:23:23.380
 is

00:23:23.380 --> 00:23:23.539
 to

00:23:23.539 --> 00:23:24.000
 actually

00:23:24.000 --> 00:23:24.420
 get

00:23:24.420 --> 00:23:24.960
 a piece

00:23:24.960 --> 00:23:25.299
 out

00:23:25.299 --> 00:23:26.720
 and

00:23:26.720 --> 00:23:28.079
 to

00:23:28.079 --> 00:23:29.319
 put it

00:23:29.319 --> 00:23:29.700
 in your

00:23:29.700 --> 00:23:30.039
 mouth

00:23:30.039 --> 00:23:30.460
 rather than

00:23:30.460 --> 00:23:30.619
 just

00:23:30.619 --> 00:23:30.980
 mine

00:23:30.980 --> 00:23:33.240
 and go

00:23:33.240 --> 00:23:34.519
 what happens

00:23:34.519 --> 00:23:34.799
 is

00:23:34.799 --> 00:23:35.799
 I explain

00:23:35.799 --> 00:23:36.319
 the facts

00:23:36.319 --> 00:23:36.819
 to you

00:23:36.819 --> 00:23:38.279
 and you

00:23:38.279 --> 00:23:38.440
 go

00:23:38.440 --> 00:23:38.859
 oh yeah

00:23:38.859 --> 00:23:39.099
 yeah

00:23:39.099 --> 00:23:39.879
 put it

00:23:39.879 --> 00:23:40.039
 in your

00:23:40.039 --> 00:23:40.299
 mouth

00:23:40.299 --> 00:23:40.519
 and you

00:23:40.519 --> 00:23:40.720
 go

00:23:40.720 --> 00:23:41.519
 oh

00:23:41.519 --> 00:23:43.119
 oh

00:23:43.119 --> 00:23:44.559
 glory

00:23:44.559 --> 00:23:46.500
 glory

00:23:46.500 --> 00:23:46.559
 glory

00:23:46.559 --> 00:23:49.940
 you

00:23:49.940 --> 00:23:50.200
 see

00:23:50.200 --> 00:23:56.440
 the

00:23:56.440 --> 00:23:56.880
 sweetness

00:23:56.880 --> 00:23:57.340
 of

00:23:57.340 --> 00:23:57.799
 chocolate

00:23:57.799 --> 00:23:58.779
 is

00:23:58.779 --> 00:23:59.220
 self

00:23:59.220 --> 00:24:00.819
 authenticatingly

00:24:00.819 --> 00:24:01.620
 true

00:24:01.620 --> 00:24:04.799
 if

00:24:04.799 --> 00:24:06.240
 I

00:24:06.240 --> 00:24:06.720
 take it

00:24:06.720 --> 00:24:06.940
 out

00:24:06.940 --> 00:24:07.319
 and I

00:24:07.319 --> 00:24:07.640
 put it

00:24:07.640 --> 00:24:07.900
 in your

00:24:07.900 --> 00:24:08.360
 mouth

00:24:08.360 --> 00:24:09.480
 and you

00:24:09.480 --> 00:24:09.700
 don't

00:24:09.700 --> 00:24:10.279
 get it

00:24:10.279 --> 00:24:11.600
 I

00:24:11.600 --> 00:24:11.840
 can't

00:24:11.840 --> 00:24:11.940
 do

00:24:11.940 --> 00:24:12.140
 anything

00:24:12.140 --> 00:24:12.400
 for

00:24:12.400 --> 00:24:12.580
 you

00:24:12.580 --> 00:24:15.059
 I

00:24:15.059 --> 00:24:15.279
 can't

00:24:15.279 --> 00:24:15.480
 help

00:24:15.480 --> 00:24:15.580
 you

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 anymore

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 the

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 facts

00:24:17.160 --> 00:24:17.400
 won't

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 help

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 you

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 there's

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 only one

00:24:21.740 --> 00:24:21.979
 thing

00:24:21.979 --> 00:24:22.439
 my friends

00:24:22.439 --> 00:24:22.759
 that will

00:24:22.759 --> 00:24:23.219
 set us

00:24:23.219 --> 00:24:23.599
 out of

00:24:23.599 --> 00:24:23.759
 here

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 aflame

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 it's

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 all

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 gone

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 now

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 the

00:24:27.319 --> 00:24:27.579
 only

00:24:27.579 --> 00:24:27.859
 thing

00:24:27.859 --> 00:24:28.000
 that

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 will

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 send

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 us

00:24:28.519 --> 00:24:28.679
 out

00:24:28.679 --> 00:24:28.779
 of

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 here

00:24:28.939 --> 00:24:29.740
 aflame

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 with

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 the

00:24:31.879 --> 00:24:32.639
 glory

00:24:32.639 --> 00:24:33.059
 of

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 God

00:24:33.579 --> 00:24:33.839
 in

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 the

00:24:34.019 --> 00:24:34.359
 face

00:24:34.359 --> 00:24:34.539
 of

00:24:34.539 --> 00:24:34.959
 Christ

00:24:34.959 --> 00:24:35.240
 in

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 the

00:24:35.419 --> 00:24:35.699
 word

00:24:35.699 --> 00:24:35.879
 of

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 God

00:24:36.240 --> 00:24:37.219
 is

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 the

00:24:37.419 --> 00:24:37.779
 work

00:24:37.779 --> 00:24:37.919
 of

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 the

00:24:38.079 --> 00:24:38.439
 Father

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 helping

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 you

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 to

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 taste

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 that

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 the

00:24:41.000 --> 00:24:41.240
 Lord

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 is

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 good

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 that's

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 what

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 this

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 passage

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 in

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 2

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 Corinthians

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 4

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 1

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 to

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 6

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 is

00:24:48.319 --> 00:24:48.660
 so

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 helpful

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 for

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 us

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 so

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 flick

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 over

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 there

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 it's

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 essential

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 this

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 passage

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 therefore

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 starting

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 at

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 verse

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 1

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 therefore

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 since

00:24:57.319 --> 00:24:57.599
 through

00:24:57.599 --> 00:24:58.039
 God's

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 mercy

00:24:58.339 --> 00:24:58.579
 we

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 have

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 this

00:24:59.000 --> 00:24:59.460
 ministry

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 we

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 do

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 not

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 lose

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 heart

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 rather

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 we

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 have

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 renounced

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 secret

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 and

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 shameful

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 ways

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 we

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 do

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 not

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 use

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 deception

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 nor

00:25:05.519 --> 00:25:05.619
 do

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 we

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 distort

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 the

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 word

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 of

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 God

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 on

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 the

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 contrary

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 by

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 setting

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 forth

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 the

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 truth

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 plainly

00:25:10.660 --> 00:25:11.180
 we

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 commend

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 ourselves

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 to

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 every

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 man's

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 conscience

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 in the

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 sight

00:25:13.919 --> 00:25:14.059
 of

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 God

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 and

00:25:14.939 --> 00:25:15.299
 even

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 if

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 our

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 gospel

00:25:16.240 --> 00:25:16.599
 is

00:25:16.599 --> 00:25:17.259
 veiled

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 it

00:25:17.519 --> 00:25:17.679
 is

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 veiled

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 to

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 those

00:25:18.679 --> 00:25:18.839
 who

00:25:18.839 --> 00:25:18.979
 are

00:25:18.979 --> 00:25:19.579
 perishing

00:25:19.579 --> 00:25:21.240
 the

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 God

00:25:21.539 --> 00:25:21.659
 of

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 this

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 age

00:25:22.179 --> 00:25:22.419
 has

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 blinded

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 the

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 minds

00:25:23.979 --> 00:25:24.139
 of

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 unbelievers

00:25:24.699 --> 00:25:24.879
 so

00:25:24.879 --> 00:25:25.039
 they

00:25:25.039 --> 00:25:25.399
 cannot

00:25:25.399 --> 00:25:25.919
 see

00:25:25.919 --> 00:25:26.399
 the

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 light

00:25:26.859 --> 00:25:27.079
 of

00:25:27.079 --> 00:25:27.240
 the

00:25:27.240 --> 00:25:27.599
 gospel

00:25:27.599 --> 00:25:27.799
 of

00:25:27.799 --> 00:25:27.979
 the

00:25:27.979 --> 00:25:28.419
 glory

00:25:28.419 --> 00:25:28.639
 of

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 Christ

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 who

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 is

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 the

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 image

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 of

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 God

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 for

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 we

00:25:31.799 --> 00:25:31.979
 do

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 not

00:25:32.179 --> 00:25:32.539
 preach

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 ourselves

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 but

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 Jesus

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 Christ

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 as

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 Lord

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 and

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 ourselves

00:25:36.139 --> 00:25:36.679
 as

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 your

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 servants

00:25:37.319 --> 00:25:37.539
 for

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 Jesus

00:25:37.819 --> 00:25:38.339
 sake

00:25:38.339 --> 00:25:39.699
 for

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 God

00:25:40.019 --> 00:25:40.479
 said

00:25:43.359 --> 00:25:55.740
 verse

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 4

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 says

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 that

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 all

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 human

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 beings

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 are

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 blind

00:25:59.219 --> 00:25:59.939
 the

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 devil

00:26:00.479 --> 00:26:00.799
 that

00:26:00.799 --> 00:26:00.959
 is

00:26:00.959 --> 00:26:01.519
 blind

00:26:01.519 --> 00:26:02.619
 to

00:26:02.619 --> 00:26:04.399
 glory

00:26:04.399 --> 00:26:04.639
 of

00:26:04.639 --> 00:26:05.139
 Christ

00:26:05.139 --> 00:26:05.759
 the

00:26:05.759 --> 00:26:06.179
 devil

00:26:06.179 --> 00:26:06.740
 combines

00:26:06.740 --> 00:26:06.919
 with

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 our

00:26:07.119 --> 00:26:07.459
 own

00:26:07.459 --> 00:26:07.919
 corruption

00:26:07.919 --> 00:26:08.159
 to

00:26:08.159 --> 00:26:08.479
 cause

00:26:08.479 --> 00:26:09.019
 blindness

00:26:09.019 --> 00:26:10.019
 what

00:26:10.019 --> 00:26:10.099
 are

00:26:10.099 --> 00:26:10.199
 we

00:26:10.199 --> 00:26:10.459
 blind

00:26:10.459 --> 00:26:10.719
 to

00:26:10.719 --> 00:26:11.199
 it's

00:26:11.199 --> 00:26:11.459
 not

00:26:11.459 --> 00:26:11.659
 the

00:26:11.659 --> 00:26:11.979
 facts

00:26:11.979 --> 00:26:12.119
 I

00:26:12.119 --> 00:26:12.159
 want

00:26:12.159 --> 00:26:12.639
 to

00:26:12.639 --> 00:26:12.959
 emphasize

00:26:12.959 --> 00:26:13.219
 this

00:26:13.220 --> 00:26:13.420
 it's

00:26:13.420 --> 00:26:13.559
 not

00:26:13.559 --> 00:26:13.759
 the

00:26:13.759 --> 00:26:14.279
 facts

00:26:14.279 --> 00:26:14.579
 about

00:26:14.579 --> 00:26:15.019
 Jesus

00:26:15.019 --> 00:26:16.059
 because

00:26:16.059 --> 00:26:16.299
 the

00:26:16.299 --> 00:26:16.519
 devil

00:26:16.519 --> 00:26:16.799
 gets

00:26:16.799 --> 00:26:17.259
 many

00:26:17.259 --> 00:26:17.380
 of

00:26:17.380 --> 00:26:17.480
 the

00:26:17.480 --> 00:26:17.720
 facts

00:26:17.720 --> 00:26:18.000
 about

00:26:18.000 --> 00:26:18.420
 Jesus

00:26:18.420 --> 00:26:18.960
 right

00:26:18.960 --> 00:26:19.559
 the

00:26:19.559 --> 00:26:19.819
 devil

00:26:19.819 --> 00:26:20.160
 knows

00:26:20.160 --> 00:26:20.319
 that

00:26:20.319 --> 00:26:20.579
 Jesus

00:26:20.579 --> 00:26:20.940
 died

00:26:20.940 --> 00:26:21.120
 he

00:26:21.120 --> 00:26:21.339
 knows

00:26:21.339 --> 00:26:21.440
 that

00:26:21.440 --> 00:26:21.539
 he

00:26:21.539 --> 00:26:21.720
 died

00:26:21.720 --> 00:26:21.900
 for

00:26:21.900 --> 00:26:22.079
 sin

00:26:22.079 --> 00:26:22.220
 he

00:26:22.220 --> 00:26:22.480
 knows

00:26:22.480 --> 00:26:22.600
 that

00:26:22.600 --> 00:26:22.700
 he

00:26:22.700 --> 00:26:22.980
 rose

00:26:22.980 --> 00:26:23.480
 again

00:26:23.480 --> 00:26:26.839
 but

00:26:26.839 --> 00:26:26.960
 he

00:26:26.960 --> 00:26:27.160
 doesn't

00:26:27.160 --> 00:26:27.360
 see

00:26:27.360 --> 00:26:27.759
 any

00:26:27.759 --> 00:26:28.000
 of

00:26:28.000 --> 00:26:28.299
 that

00:26:28.299 --> 00:26:29.240
 as

00:26:29.240 --> 00:26:29.799
 glorious

00:26:29.799 --> 00:26:32.620
 what

00:26:32.620 --> 00:26:32.799
 we

00:26:32.799 --> 00:26:32.980
 are

00:26:32.980 --> 00:26:33.420
 blind

00:26:33.420 --> 00:26:33.819
 to

00:26:33.819 --> 00:26:34.259
 is

00:26:34.259 --> 00:26:34.460
 the

00:26:34.460 --> 00:26:35.220
 glory

00:26:35.220 --> 00:26:35.620
 of

00:26:35.620 --> 00:26:35.799
 the

00:26:35.799 --> 00:26:36.200
 facts

00:26:36.200 --> 00:26:36.620
 about

00:26:36.620 --> 00:26:37.220
 Jesus

00:26:37.220 --> 00:26:39.620
 many

00:26:39.620 --> 00:26:40.059
 people

00:26:40.059 --> 00:26:40.839
 including

00:26:40.839 --> 00:26:41.200
 those

00:26:41.200 --> 00:26:41.400
 who have

00:26:41.400 --> 00:26:41.620
 sat

00:26:41.620 --> 00:26:42.079
 in church

00:26:42.079 --> 00:26:42.319
 for

00:26:42.319 --> 00:26:43.000
 years

00:26:43.000 --> 00:26:44.099
 acknowledge

00:26:44.099 --> 00:26:44.440
 the

00:26:44.440 --> 00:26:44.819
 facts

00:26:44.819 --> 00:26:45.140
 about

00:26:45.140 --> 00:26:45.559
 Jesus

00:26:45.559 --> 00:26:45.799
 but

00:26:45.799 --> 00:26:45.940
 they

00:26:45.940 --> 00:26:46.200
 don't

00:26:46.200 --> 00:26:46.500
 actually

00:26:46.500 --> 00:26:46.980
 treasure

00:26:46.980 --> 00:26:47.240
 them

00:26:47.240 --> 00:26:48.559
 they

00:26:48.559 --> 00:26:49.079
 know

00:26:49.079 --> 00:26:49.480
 about

00:26:49.480 --> 00:26:49.839
 Jesus

00:26:49.839 --> 00:26:50.039
 but

00:26:50.039 --> 00:26:50.220
 they

00:26:50.220 --> 00:26:50.519
 don't

00:26:50.519 --> 00:26:50.859
 treasure

00:26:50.859 --> 00:26:51.359
 him

00:26:51.359 --> 00:26:52.000
 they

00:26:52.000 --> 00:26:52.339
 know

00:26:52.339 --> 00:26:52.539
 the

00:26:52.539 --> 00:26:52.799
 Bible

00:26:52.799 --> 00:26:52.980
 but

00:26:52.980 --> 00:26:53.079
 they're

00:26:53.079 --> 00:26:53.220
 not

00:26:53.220 --> 00:26:53.599
 shaped

00:26:53.599 --> 00:26:53.799
 by

00:26:53.799 --> 00:26:53.980
 that

00:26:53.980 --> 00:26:54.200
 they

00:26:54.200 --> 00:26:54.420
 haven't

00:26:54.420 --> 00:26:54.599
 seen

00:26:54.599 --> 00:26:54.779
 the

00:26:54.779 --> 00:26:55.259
 beauty

00:26:55.259 --> 00:26:55.539
 of the

00:26:55.539 --> 00:26:55.900
 facts

00:26:55.900 --> 00:26:56.240
 the

00:26:56.240 --> 00:26:56.559
 compelling

00:26:56.559 --> 00:26:56.960
 worth

00:26:56.960 --> 00:26:57.140
 of the

00:26:57.140 --> 00:26:57.299
 facts

00:26:57.299 --> 00:26:57.460
 they

00:26:57.460 --> 00:26:57.759
 haven't

00:26:57.759 --> 00:26:58.119
 seen

00:26:58.119 --> 00:26:58.679
 verse

00:26:58.679 --> 00:26:58.939
 for

00:26:58.939 --> 00:26:59.579
 the

00:26:59.579 --> 00:27:00.479
 glory

00:27:00.479 --> 00:27:00.859
 of

00:27:00.859 --> 00:27:01.579
 Christ

00:27:01.579 --> 00:27:04.979
 what

00:27:04.979 --> 00:27:05.179
 has

00:27:05.179 --> 00:27:05.319
 to

00:27:05.319 --> 00:27:05.659
 happen

00:27:05.659 --> 00:27:06.859
 verse

00:27:06.859 --> 00:27:07.199
 five

00:27:07.199 --> 00:27:07.579
 sorry

00:27:07.579 --> 00:27:07.819
 verse

00:27:07.819 --> 00:27:08.099
 six

00:27:08.099 --> 00:27:08.699
 for

00:27:08.699 --> 00:27:09.000
 God

00:27:09.000 --> 00:27:09.159
 who

00:27:09.159 --> 00:27:09.319
 said

00:27:09.319 --> 00:27:09.479
 let

00:27:09.479 --> 00:27:09.719
 light

00:27:09.719 --> 00:27:09.919
 shine

00:27:09.919 --> 00:27:10.079
 our

00:27:10.079 --> 00:27:10.359
 darkness

00:27:10.359 --> 00:27:10.699
 made

00:27:10.699 --> 00:27:10.859
 his

00:27:10.859 --> 00:27:11.079
 light

00:27:11.079 --> 00:27:11.359
 shine

00:27:11.359 --> 00:27:11.539
 our

00:27:11.539 --> 00:27:11.879
 hearts

00:27:11.879 --> 00:27:12.359
 to

00:27:12.359 --> 00:27:12.579
 give

00:27:12.579 --> 00:27:12.739
 us

00:27:12.739 --> 00:27:12.919
 the

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 light

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 of

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 the

00:27:13.459 --> 00:27:13.739
 knowledge

00:27:13.739 --> 00:27:13.859
 of

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 the

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 glory

00:27:14.239 --> 00:27:14.399
 of

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 God

00:27:14.579 --> 00:27:14.699
 in

00:27:14.699 --> 00:27:14.819
 the

00:27:14.819 --> 00:27:15.159
 face

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 of

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 Christ

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 that

00:27:17.759 --> 00:27:18.480
 is

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 what

00:27:18.740 --> 00:27:18.960
 has

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 happened

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 to

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 everyone

00:27:20.340 --> 00:27:20.940
 here

00:27:20.940 --> 00:27:21.440
 who

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 has

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 put

00:27:21.960 --> 00:27:22.400
 their

00:27:22.400 --> 00:27:22.780
 faith

00:27:22.780 --> 00:27:23.259
 in

00:27:23.259 --> 00:27:23.780
 Jesus

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 Matthew

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 16

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 16

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 to

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 17

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 is

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 what

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 happened

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 to

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 you

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 the

00:27:28.720 --> 00:27:29.220
 father

00:27:29.220 --> 00:27:29.519
 has

00:27:29.519 --> 00:27:29.920
 revealed

00:27:29.920 --> 00:27:30.480
 truth

00:27:30.480 --> 00:27:30.740
 to

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 you

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 it's

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 not

00:27:32.080 --> 00:27:32.460
 because

00:27:32.460 --> 00:27:32.740
 you're

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 smart

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 it's

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 not

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 because

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 you're

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 eloquent

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 it's

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 not

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 because

00:27:36.240 --> 00:27:36.960
 you're

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 clever

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 than

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 anyone

00:27:38.140 --> 00:27:38.759
 else

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 it's

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 because

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 the

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 father

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 has

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 taken

00:27:41.800 --> 00:27:42.040
 your

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 blindness

00:27:42.440 --> 00:27:42.740
 and

00:27:42.740 --> 00:27:42.940
 helped

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 you

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 to

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 see

00:27:43.600 --> 00:27:44.320
 that

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 in

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 itself

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 is

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 a

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 reason

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 for

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 humble

00:27:46.540 --> 00:27:47.160
 authenticity

00:27:47.160 --> 00:27:47.519
 but

00:27:47.519 --> 00:27:47.720
 we'll

00:27:47.720 --> 00:27:47.900
 get

00:27:47.900 --> 00:27:48.040
 to

00:27:48.040 --> 00:27:48.240
 that

00:27:48.240 --> 00:27:48.420
 in

00:27:48.420 --> 00:27:48.540
 a

00:27:48.540 --> 00:27:48.720
 couple

00:27:48.720 --> 00:27:48.860
 of

00:27:48.860 --> 00:27:49.140
 weeks

00:27:49.140 --> 00:27:52.240
 now

00:27:52.240 --> 00:27:52.400
 that

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 doesn't

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 mean

00:27:52.759 --> 00:27:52.860
 that

00:27:52.860 --> 00:27:52.960
 we

00:27:52.960 --> 00:27:53.120
 don't

00:27:53.120 --> 00:27:53.420
 do

00:27:53.420 --> 00:27:53.740
 anything

00:27:53.740 --> 00:27:54.060
 verse

00:27:54.060 --> 00:27:54.420
 4

00:27:54.420 --> 00:27:54.759
 says

00:27:54.759 --> 00:27:55.040
 people

00:27:55.040 --> 00:27:55.160
 are

00:27:55.160 --> 00:27:55.420
 blind

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 verse

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 6

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 says

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 God

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 calls

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 them

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 to

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 see

00:27:57.620 --> 00:27:57.860
 and

00:27:57.860 --> 00:27:58.120
 right

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 in

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 between

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 those

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 two

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 is

00:27:59.100 --> 00:27:59.360
 verse

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 5

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 which

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 reveals

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 the

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 means

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 by

00:28:02.360 --> 00:28:02.620
 which

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 God

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 causes

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 eyes

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 to

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 open

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 so

00:28:05.900 --> 00:28:06.080
 that

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 they

00:28:06.240 --> 00:28:06.740
 taste

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 and

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 they

00:28:07.120 --> 00:28:07.620
 see

00:28:07.620 --> 00:28:08.440
 truth

00:28:08.440 --> 00:28:09.280
 glory

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 for

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 we

00:28:11.840 --> 00:28:11.960
 do

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 not

00:28:12.160 --> 00:28:12.640
 preach

00:28:12.640 --> 00:28:13.680
 ourselves

00:28:13.680 --> 00:28:13.960
 but

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 Jesus

00:28:14.360 --> 00:28:14.800
 Christ

00:28:15.900 --> 00:28:18.080
 as

00:28:18.080 --> 00:28:18.220
 your

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 servants

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 as

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 Lord

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 as

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 King

00:28:20.840 --> 00:28:21.100
 as

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 Master

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 as

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 God

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 as

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 ultimate

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 reality

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 our

00:28:24.360 --> 00:28:24.700
 job

00:28:24.700 --> 00:28:24.960
 in

00:28:24.960 --> 00:28:25.200
 this

00:28:25.200 --> 00:28:25.540
 world

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 uncertain

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 and

00:28:26.500 --> 00:28:26.800
 wary

00:28:26.800 --> 00:28:27.080
 of

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 any

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 truth

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 is

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 to

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 so

00:28:28.980 --> 00:28:29.480
 portray

00:28:29.480 --> 00:28:29.740
 the

00:28:29.740 --> 00:28:30.180
 truth

00:28:30.180 --> 00:28:30.300
 of

00:28:30.300 --> 00:28:30.420
 the

00:28:30.420 --> 00:28:30.780
 Bible

00:28:30.780 --> 00:28:31.220
 and

00:28:31.220 --> 00:28:31.920
 especially

00:28:31.920 --> 00:28:32.240
 the

00:28:32.240 --> 00:28:32.540
 center

00:28:32.540 --> 00:28:32.780
 of

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 it

00:28:32.840 --> 00:28:33.000
 the

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 center

00:28:33.220 --> 00:28:33.400
 of

00:28:33.400 --> 00:28:33.519
 it

00:28:33.519 --> 00:28:33.820
 being

00:28:33.820 --> 00:28:34.500
 the

00:28:34.500 --> 00:28:34.840
 light

00:28:34.840 --> 00:28:35.019
 of

00:28:35.019 --> 00:28:35.160
 the

00:28:35.160 --> 00:28:35.460
 gospel

00:28:35.460 --> 00:28:35.640
 of

00:28:35.640 --> 00:28:35.759
 the

00:28:35.759 --> 00:28:35.980
 glory

00:28:35.980 --> 00:28:36.140
 of

00:28:36.140 --> 00:28:36.440
 Christ

00:28:36.440 --> 00:28:36.600
 who

00:28:36.600 --> 00:28:36.740
 is

00:28:36.740 --> 00:28:36.860
 the

00:28:36.860 --> 00:28:37.060
 image

00:28:37.060 --> 00:28:37.220
 of

00:28:37.220 --> 00:28:37.500
 God

00:28:37.500 --> 00:28:38.720
 combined

00:28:38.720 --> 00:28:39.160
 with

00:28:39.160 --> 00:28:39.360
 the

00:28:39.360 --> 00:28:39.740
 prayer

00:28:39.740 --> 00:28:40.360
 that

00:28:40.360 --> 00:28:40.840
 God

00:28:40.840 --> 00:28:41.080
 would

00:28:41.080 --> 00:28:41.320
 do

00:28:41.320 --> 00:28:41.600
 his

00:28:41.600 --> 00:28:41.900
 work

00:28:41.900 --> 00:28:42.560
 convicting

00:28:42.560 --> 00:28:42.840
 so

00:28:42.839 --> 00:28:43.019
 that

00:28:43.019 --> 00:28:43.339
 people

00:28:43.339 --> 00:28:43.639
 might

00:28:43.639 --> 00:28:44.299
 see

00:28:44.299 --> 00:28:45.439
 Jesus

00:28:45.439 --> 00:28:47.439
 and

00:28:47.439 --> 00:28:47.779
 while

00:28:47.779 --> 00:28:48.139
 we

00:28:48.139 --> 00:28:48.539
 are

00:28:48.539 --> 00:28:50.559
 reading

00:28:50.559 --> 00:28:50.859
 the

00:28:50.859 --> 00:28:51.740
 ingredients

00:28:51.740 --> 00:28:52.519
 so to

00:28:52.519 --> 00:28:53.099
 speak

00:28:53.099 --> 00:28:53.539
 and

00:28:53.539 --> 00:28:54.220
 explaining

00:28:54.220 --> 00:28:54.559
 this

00:28:54.559 --> 00:28:55.099
 sweetness

00:28:55.099 --> 00:28:55.519
 of the

00:28:55.519 --> 00:28:56.019
 facts

00:28:56.019 --> 00:28:56.839
 God

00:28:56.839 --> 00:28:57.119
 might

00:28:57.119 --> 00:28:57.699
 unwrap

00:28:57.699 --> 00:28:58.240
 a piece

00:28:58.240 --> 00:28:58.599
 and put

00:28:58.599 --> 00:28:58.720
 in

00:28:58.720 --> 00:28:59.099
 people's

00:28:59.099 --> 00:28:59.359
 mouth

00:28:59.359 --> 00:28:59.679
 and they

00:28:59.679 --> 00:28:59.919
 go

00:28:59.919 --> 00:29:01.199
 Jesus

00:29:01.199 --> 00:29:02.559
 I see

00:29:02.559 --> 00:29:02.959
 him

00:29:02.960 --> 00:29:07.460
 and

00:29:07.460 --> 00:29:07.620
 if

00:29:07.620 --> 00:29:07.799
 that

00:29:07.799 --> 00:29:08.360
 happens

00:29:08.360 --> 00:29:11.079
 suddenly

00:29:11.079 --> 00:29:11.519
 all

00:29:11.519 --> 00:29:11.700
 the

00:29:11.700 --> 00:29:12.180
 defenses

00:29:12.180 --> 00:29:12.519
 will

00:29:12.519 --> 00:29:12.799
 fall

00:29:12.799 --> 00:29:13.160
 down

00:29:13.160 --> 00:29:13.460
 and

00:29:13.460 --> 00:29:13.900
 Jesus

00:29:13.900 --> 00:29:14.259
 will

00:29:14.259 --> 00:29:14.480
 be

00:29:14.480 --> 00:29:15.500
 irresistibly

00:29:15.500 --> 00:29:16.120
 compelling

00:29:16.120 --> 00:29:17.460
 as

00:29:17.460 --> 00:29:18.000
 true

00:29:18.000 --> 00:29:18.460
 and

00:29:18.460 --> 00:29:18.940
 beautiful

00:29:18.940 --> 00:29:19.460
 and

00:29:19.460 --> 00:29:20.059
 glorious

00:29:20.059 --> 00:29:21.160
 before

00:29:21.160 --> 00:29:21.360
 I

00:29:21.360 --> 00:29:21.640
 became

00:29:21.640 --> 00:29:21.819
 a

00:29:21.819 --> 00:29:22.200
 Christian

00:29:22.200 --> 00:29:23.279
 I

00:29:23.279 --> 00:29:23.500
 read

00:29:23.500 --> 00:29:23.660
 the

00:29:23.660 --> 00:29:23.900
 Bible

00:29:23.900 --> 00:29:24.160
 back

00:29:24.160 --> 00:29:24.319
 to

00:29:24.319 --> 00:29:24.579
 front

00:29:24.579 --> 00:29:24.920
 four

00:29:24.920 --> 00:29:25.440
 times

00:29:25.440 --> 00:29:26.180
 and

00:29:26.180 --> 00:29:26.340
 I

00:29:26.340 --> 00:29:26.500
 didn't

00:29:26.500 --> 00:29:26.819
 see

00:29:26.819 --> 00:29:27.420
 Jesus

00:29:27.420 --> 00:29:29.480
 I

00:29:29.480 --> 00:29:29.660
 heard

00:29:29.660 --> 00:29:29.900
 one

00:29:29.900 --> 00:29:30.180
 bloke

00:29:30.180 --> 00:29:30.519
 preach

00:29:30.519 --> 00:29:30.819
 one

00:29:30.819 --> 00:29:31.140
 night

00:29:31.140 --> 00:29:31.240
 and

00:29:31.240 --> 00:29:31.340
 I

00:29:31.340 --> 00:29:31.480
 just

00:29:31.480 --> 00:29:31.720
 went

00:29:31.720 --> 00:29:32.920
 oh

00:29:32.920 --> 00:29:34.800
 it

00:29:34.800 --> 00:29:34.980
 all

00:29:34.980 --> 00:29:35.340
 makes

00:29:35.340 --> 00:29:35.800
 sense

00:29:35.800 --> 00:29:38.060
 and

00:29:38.060 --> 00:29:38.200
 it's

00:29:38.200 --> 00:29:38.360
 not

00:29:38.360 --> 00:29:38.779
 because

00:29:38.779 --> 00:29:39.100
 I

00:29:39.100 --> 00:29:39.259
 read

00:29:39.259 --> 00:29:39.360
 it

00:29:39.360 --> 00:29:39.500
 through

00:29:39.500 --> 00:29:39.680
 the

00:29:39.680 --> 00:29:39.880
 fifth

00:29:39.880 --> 00:29:40.259
 time

00:29:40.259 --> 00:29:40.880
 it's

00:29:40.880 --> 00:29:41.100
 because

00:29:41.100 --> 00:29:41.380
 God

00:29:41.380 --> 00:29:41.580
 just

00:29:41.580 --> 00:29:41.880
 calls

00:29:41.880 --> 00:29:42.019
 me

00:29:42.019 --> 00:29:42.180
 to

00:29:42.180 --> 00:29:42.440
 see

00:29:42.440 --> 00:29:45.580
 my

00:29:45.580 --> 00:29:45.820
 friends

00:29:45.820 --> 00:29:46.140
 it is

00:29:46.140 --> 00:29:46.539
 simply

00:29:46.539 --> 00:29:47.060
 breathtaking

00:29:47.060 --> 00:29:47.320
 that

00:29:47.320 --> 00:29:47.779
 God

00:29:47.779 --> 00:29:48.259
 who

00:29:48.259 --> 00:29:48.600
 made

00:29:48.600 --> 00:29:48.920
 everything

00:29:48.920 --> 00:29:49.380
 controls

00:29:49.380 --> 00:29:49.680
 everything

00:29:49.680 --> 00:29:49.960
 as a

00:29:49.960 --> 00:29:50.259
 person

00:29:50.259 --> 00:29:50.860
 has

00:29:50.860 --> 00:29:51.160
 actually

00:29:51.160 --> 00:29:51.580
 spoken

00:29:51.580 --> 00:29:51.900
 to

00:29:51.900 --> 00:29:52.259
 us

00:29:52.259 --> 00:29:53.480
 it

00:29:53.480 --> 00:29:53.680
 is

00:29:53.680 --> 00:29:54.240
 impossible

00:29:54.240 --> 00:29:54.860
 for me

00:29:54.860 --> 00:29:55.320
 to stand

00:29:55.320 --> 00:29:55.779
 up here

00:29:55.779 --> 00:29:56.100
 and

00:29:56.100 --> 00:29:56.660
 actually

00:29:56.660 --> 00:29:57.820
 overstate

00:29:57.820 --> 00:29:58.480
 that

00:29:58.480 --> 00:29:59.039
 very

00:29:59.039 --> 00:29:59.740
 simple

00:29:59.740 --> 00:30:00.060
 and

00:30:00.060 --> 00:30:00.500
 basic

00:30:00.500 --> 00:30:01.080
 truth

00:30:01.080 --> 00:30:02.160
 God

00:30:02.160 --> 00:30:02.420
 has

00:30:02.420 --> 00:30:03.019
 spoken

00:30:03.019 --> 00:30:03.279
 to

00:30:03.279 --> 00:30:03.460
 us

00:30:03.460 --> 00:30:03.600
 we

00:30:03.600 --> 00:30:03.680
 are

00:30:03.680 --> 00:30:03.840
 not

00:30:03.840 --> 00:30:04.120
 left

00:30:04.120 --> 00:30:04.360
 without

00:30:04.360 --> 00:30:04.580
 a

00:30:04.580 --> 00:30:04.840
 knowledge

00:30:04.840 --> 00:30:05.000
 of

00:30:05.000 --> 00:30:05.160
 his

00:30:05.160 --> 00:30:05.600
 will

00:30:05.600 --> 00:30:06.040
 we

00:30:06.040 --> 00:30:06.180
 are

00:30:06.180 --> 00:30:06.380
 not

00:30:06.380 --> 00:30:06.759
 left

00:30:06.759 --> 00:30:07.040
 without

00:30:07.040 --> 00:30:07.500
 wisdom

00:30:07.500 --> 00:30:07.720
 we're

00:30:07.720 --> 00:30:07.860
 not

00:30:07.860 --> 00:30:08.100
 left

00:30:08.100 --> 00:30:08.380
 without

00:30:08.380 --> 00:30:08.620
 a

00:30:08.620 --> 00:30:08.820
 well

00:30:08.820 --> 00:30:08.980
 of

00:30:08.980 --> 00:30:09.259
 knowledge

00:30:09.259 --> 00:30:09.400
 that

00:30:09.400 --> 00:30:09.519
 will

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 never

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 run

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 dry

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 we're

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 not

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 left

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 without

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 a

00:30:12.160 --> 00:30:12.680
 revelation

00:30:12.680 --> 00:30:12.860
 of

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 the way

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 of

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 salvation

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 the way

00:30:14.200 --> 00:30:14.320
 of

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 everlasting

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 joy

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 he

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 has

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 left

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 us

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 without

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 a

00:30:17.200 --> 00:30:17.380
 way

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 to

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 measure

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 every

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 single

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 vital

00:30:20.340 --> 00:30:20.700
 thing

00:30:20.700 --> 00:30:21.000
 that we

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 face

00:30:21.340 --> 00:30:21.540
 in

00:30:21.540 --> 00:30:22.000
 life

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 including

00:30:23.080 --> 00:30:23.519
 all

00:30:23.519 --> 00:30:23.820
 of the

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 alternative

00:30:24.259 --> 00:30:24.680
 truth

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 claims

00:30:25.000 --> 00:30:25.220
 that are

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 currently

00:30:25.519 --> 00:30:25.819
 coming

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 at

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 us

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 this

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 is

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 simply

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 priceless

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 in a

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 world

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 with

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 little

00:30:30.640 --> 00:30:31.100
 grasp

00:30:31.100 --> 00:30:31.420
 or

00:30:31.420 --> 00:30:33.360
 of

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 truth

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 or

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 meaning

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 or

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 purpose

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 or

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 reality

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 and I

00:30:39.919 --> 00:30:40.099
 would

00:30:40.099 --> 00:30:40.519
 suggest

00:30:40.519 --> 00:30:40.839
 that if

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 we

00:30:41.099 --> 00:30:41.299
 could

00:30:41.299 --> 00:30:41.859
 awaken

00:30:41.859 --> 00:30:42.119
 to

00:30:42.119 --> 00:30:42.399
 this

00:30:42.399 --> 00:30:43.000
 truth

00:30:43.000 --> 00:30:43.279
 in

00:30:43.279 --> 00:30:43.460
 our

00:30:43.460 --> 00:30:43.779
 life

00:30:43.779 --> 00:30:44.139
 together

00:30:44.139 --> 00:30:44.460
 as a

00:30:44.460 --> 00:30:44.720
 church

00:30:44.720 --> 00:30:45.139
 just

00:30:45.139 --> 00:30:46.500
 imagine

00:30:46.500 --> 00:30:47.000
 how we

00:30:47.000 --> 00:30:47.200
 would

00:30:47.200 --> 00:30:47.639
 live

00:30:47.639 --> 00:30:50.099
 just

00:30:50.099 --> 00:30:50.759
 imagine

00:30:50.759 --> 00:30:51.539
 how we

00:30:51.539 --> 00:30:51.759
 would

00:30:51.759 --> 00:30:52.339
 navigate

00:30:52.339 --> 00:30:52.619
 the

00:30:52.619 --> 00:30:53.180
 complexity

00:30:53.180 --> 00:30:53.700
 of life

00:30:53.700 --> 00:30:54.019
 in this

00:30:54.019 --> 00:30:54.440
 world

00:30:54.440 --> 00:30:54.819
 the

00:30:54.819 --> 00:30:55.500
 implications

00:30:55.500 --> 00:30:55.980
 for our

00:30:55.980 --> 00:30:56.299
 lives

00:30:56.299 --> 00:30:56.579
 would be

00:30:56.579 --> 00:30:56.940
 countless

00:30:56.940 --> 00:30:57.879
 and

00:30:57.879 --> 00:30:58.159
 it

00:30:58.159 --> 00:30:58.319
 would

00:30:58.319 --> 00:30:58.519
 be

00:30:58.519 --> 00:30:59.059
 vital

00:30:59.059 --> 00:30:59.500
 and

00:30:59.500 --> 00:30:59.639
 so

00:30:59.639 --> 00:30:59.799
 let

00:30:59.799 --> 00:30:59.879
 me

00:30:59.879 --> 00:31:00.099
 be

00:31:00.099 --> 00:31:00.519
 absolutely

00:31:00.519 --> 00:31:00.980
 frank

00:31:00.980 --> 00:31:01.159
 with

00:31:01.159 --> 00:31:01.319
 you

00:31:01.319 --> 00:31:01.960
 I

00:31:01.960 --> 00:31:02.240
 am

00:31:02.240 --> 00:31:02.619
 pretty

00:31:02.619 --> 00:31:02.940
 much

00:31:02.940 --> 00:31:03.680
 baffled

00:31:03.680 --> 00:31:04.200
 by

00:31:04.200 --> 00:31:04.740
 Christian

00:31:04.740 --> 00:31:05.139
 leaders

00:31:05.139 --> 00:31:05.399
 who

00:31:05.399 --> 00:31:05.839
 preach

00:31:05.839 --> 00:31:06.159
 and

00:31:06.159 --> 00:31:06.480
 teach

00:31:06.480 --> 00:31:06.659
 on

00:31:06.660 --> 00:31:07.019
 things

00:31:07.019 --> 00:31:07.460
 other

00:31:07.460 --> 00:31:07.660
 than

00:31:07.660 --> 00:31:07.800
 the

00:31:07.800 --> 00:31:08.160
 Bible

00:31:08.160 --> 00:31:08.800
 as

00:31:08.800 --> 00:31:09.279
 if

00:31:09.279 --> 00:31:09.960
 it

00:31:09.960 --> 00:31:10.120
 is

00:31:10.120 --> 00:31:10.320
 not

00:31:10.320 --> 00:31:10.800
 relevant

00:31:10.800 --> 00:31:11.340
 or

00:31:11.340 --> 00:31:11.900
 interesting

00:31:11.900 --> 00:31:12.220
 and I'm

00:31:12.220 --> 00:31:12.600
 pretty much

00:31:12.600 --> 00:31:13.220
 baffled by

00:31:13.220 --> 00:31:13.740
 leaders of

00:31:13.740 --> 00:31:14.279
 ministries

00:31:14.279 --> 00:31:15.240
 who are

00:31:15.240 --> 00:31:16.300
 too embarrassed

00:31:16.300 --> 00:31:16.740
 to make

00:31:16.740 --> 00:31:17.400
 the Bible

00:31:17.400 --> 00:31:18.259
 front and

00:31:18.259 --> 00:31:18.680
 centre

00:31:18.680 --> 00:31:19.200
 in their

00:31:19.200 --> 00:31:19.680
 ministry

00:31:19.680 --> 00:31:26.540
 the church

00:31:26.540 --> 00:31:27.279
 culture that I

00:31:27.279 --> 00:31:27.820
 am to shape

00:31:27.820 --> 00:31:28.080
 here at

00:31:28.080 --> 00:31:28.580
 St Paul's

00:31:28.580 --> 00:31:29.080
 is a church

00:31:29.080 --> 00:31:29.540
 that's committed

00:31:29.540 --> 00:31:30.060
 to Christ

00:31:30.060 --> 00:31:30.600
 centred Bible

00:31:30.600 --> 00:31:31.240
 saturation

00:31:31.240 --> 00:31:33.480
 and the

00:31:33.480 --> 00:31:34.440
 implications

00:31:34.440 --> 00:31:35.019
 of what I

00:31:35.019 --> 00:31:35.620
 said about

00:31:35.620 --> 00:31:36.360
 reality and

00:31:36.359 --> 00:31:36.959
 absolute truth

00:31:36.959 --> 00:31:37.399
 in Jesus

00:31:37.399 --> 00:31:38.240
 are so

00:31:38.240 --> 00:31:38.819
 practical

00:31:38.819 --> 00:31:40.279
 because if

00:31:40.279 --> 00:31:41.079
 we believe

00:31:41.079 --> 00:31:41.799
 that value

00:31:41.799 --> 00:31:42.199
 and it's

00:31:42.199 --> 00:31:43.079
 deeply inside

00:31:43.079 --> 00:31:43.479
 of us

00:31:43.479 --> 00:31:44.639
 it impacts

00:31:44.639 --> 00:31:45.740
 our behaviour

00:31:45.740 --> 00:31:46.799
 our attitudes

00:31:46.799 --> 00:31:47.279
 and our

00:31:47.279 --> 00:31:47.939
 actions

00:31:47.939 --> 00:31:50.019
 it will mean

00:31:50.019 --> 00:31:50.819
 things like

00:31:50.819 --> 00:31:51.939
 that we value

00:31:51.939 --> 00:31:52.659
 individual and

00:31:52.659 --> 00:31:52.939
 corporate

00:31:52.939 --> 00:31:53.439
 biblical

00:31:53.439 --> 00:31:54.039
 reflection

00:31:54.039 --> 00:31:54.579
 assessment

00:31:54.579 --> 00:31:55.139
 of life

00:31:55.139 --> 00:31:55.819
 and ministry

00:31:55.819 --> 00:31:56.899
 that's we want

00:31:56.899 --> 00:31:57.419
 to critique

00:31:57.419 --> 00:31:58.059
 everything we

00:31:58.059 --> 00:31:58.839
 do through

00:31:58.839 --> 00:31:59.279
 the lens

00:31:59.279 --> 00:31:59.779
 of scripture

00:31:59.779 --> 00:32:00.659
 and consistently

00:32:00.659 --> 00:32:01.319
 be critiquing

00:32:01.319 --> 00:32:01.740
 everything we

00:32:01.740 --> 00:32:02.399
 do through

00:32:02.399 --> 00:32:02.759
 the lens

00:32:02.759 --> 00:32:03.179
 of scripture

00:32:03.180 --> 00:32:04.080
 we are

00:32:04.080 --> 00:32:04.560
 committed to

00:32:04.560 --> 00:32:05.160
 authority to

00:32:05.160 --> 00:32:05.740
 Bible teaching

00:32:05.740 --> 00:32:06.200
 and preaching

00:32:06.200 --> 00:32:06.900
 over reason

00:32:06.900 --> 00:32:07.500
 and experience

00:32:07.500 --> 00:32:08.080
 and tradition

00:32:08.080 --> 00:32:09.460
 we are

00:32:09.460 --> 00:32:10.080
 committed to

00:32:10.080 --> 00:32:10.660
 the God

00:32:10.660 --> 00:32:11.279
 centredness

00:32:11.279 --> 00:32:11.620
 of all

00:32:11.620 --> 00:32:11.920
 biblical

00:32:11.920 --> 00:32:12.440
 truth

00:32:12.440 --> 00:32:13.019
 we are

00:32:13.019 --> 00:32:13.240
 committed

00:32:13.240 --> 00:32:13.779
 to passing

00:32:13.779 --> 00:32:14.240
 on to the

00:32:14.240 --> 00:32:15.160
 next generation

00:32:15.160 --> 00:32:15.940
 a biblically

00:32:15.940 --> 00:32:16.840
 informed love

00:32:16.840 --> 00:32:17.420
 for God

00:32:17.420 --> 00:32:18.240
 we are

00:32:18.240 --> 00:32:18.600
 committed to

00:32:18.600 --> 00:32:19.360
 every believer

00:32:19.360 --> 00:32:20.420
 taking responsibility

00:32:20.420 --> 00:32:21.920
 to be spiritually

00:32:21.920 --> 00:32:23.039
 and physically

00:32:23.039 --> 00:32:23.779
 prepared to

00:32:23.779 --> 00:32:24.980
 listen and

00:32:24.980 --> 00:32:26.220
 obey as

00:32:26.220 --> 00:32:27.180
 God's word

00:32:27.180 --> 00:32:28.060
 is taught

00:32:28.059 --> 00:32:29.539
 and every

00:32:29.539 --> 00:32:29.960
 believer

00:32:29.960 --> 00:32:30.599
 having a

00:32:30.599 --> 00:32:31.099
 vital

00:32:31.099 --> 00:32:32.039
 personal

00:32:32.039 --> 00:32:32.559
 Bible

00:32:32.559 --> 00:32:32.960
 study

00:32:32.960 --> 00:32:33.379
 time

00:32:33.379 --> 00:32:33.700
 where the

00:32:33.700 --> 00:32:33.940
 Bible

00:32:33.940 --> 00:32:34.139
 is

00:32:34.139 --> 00:32:34.519
 read

00:32:34.519 --> 00:32:34.940
 and

00:32:34.940 --> 00:32:35.519
 meditated

00:32:35.519 --> 00:32:35.819
 on

00:32:35.819 --> 00:32:36.059
 and

00:32:36.059 --> 00:32:36.440
 memorized

00:32:36.440 --> 00:32:37.179
 and prayed

00:32:37.179 --> 00:32:37.619
 over

00:32:37.619 --> 00:32:39.099
 and obeyed

00:32:39.099 --> 00:32:40.279
 and so my

00:32:40.279 --> 00:32:40.740
 friends

00:32:40.740 --> 00:32:41.919
 may God

00:32:41.919 --> 00:32:42.599
 fill you

00:32:42.599 --> 00:32:43.799
 with a

00:32:43.799 --> 00:32:44.559
 strong

00:32:44.559 --> 00:32:45.139
 love for

00:32:45.139 --> 00:32:45.559
 truth

00:32:45.559 --> 00:32:46.980
 a deep

00:32:46.980 --> 00:32:47.539
 grasp of

00:32:47.539 --> 00:32:48.000
 the Bible

00:32:48.000 --> 00:32:48.579
 as the

00:32:48.579 --> 00:32:49.460
 sum of

00:32:49.460 --> 00:32:50.299
 all truth

00:32:50.299 --> 00:32:51.259
 and a

00:32:51.259 --> 00:32:51.639
 powerful

00:32:51.639 --> 00:32:52.339
 vision for

00:32:52.339 --> 00:32:52.759
 the glory

00:32:52.759 --> 00:32:53.220
 of God

00:32:53.220 --> 00:32:53.819
 in the face

00:32:53.819 --> 00:32:54.419
 of Christ

00:32:54.419 --> 00:32:55.379
 let's pray

00:32:55.380 --> 00:33:02.500
 heavenly

00:33:02.500 --> 00:33:03.060
 father on

00:33:03.060 --> 00:33:03.560
 the six of

00:33:03.560 --> 00:33:04.000
 this month

00:33:04.000 --> 00:33:05.720
 478 years

00:33:05.720 --> 00:33:06.100
 ago

00:33:06.100 --> 00:33:07.180
 William

00:33:07.180 --> 00:33:07.960
 Tyndall was

00:33:07.960 --> 00:33:08.560
 strangled to

00:33:08.560 --> 00:33:08.900
 death and

00:33:08.900 --> 00:33:09.320
 his body

00:33:09.320 --> 00:33:09.800
 was burnt

00:33:09.800 --> 00:33:10.300
 so that we

00:33:10.300 --> 00:33:10.700
 could have

00:33:10.700 --> 00:33:11.920
 your word

00:33:11.920 --> 00:33:12.420
 in our

00:33:12.420 --> 00:33:12.720
 laps

00:33:12.720 --> 00:33:13.220
 tonight

00:33:13.220 --> 00:33:15.920
 and so

00:33:15.920 --> 00:33:16.340
 may there

00:33:16.340 --> 00:33:16.800
 be nothing

00:33:16.800 --> 00:33:17.540
 trivial

00:33:17.540 --> 00:33:18.380
 about the

00:33:18.380 --> 00:33:18.840
 way we

00:33:18.840 --> 00:33:19.360
 speak

00:33:19.360 --> 00:33:20.280
 about the

00:33:20.280 --> 00:33:20.640
 Bible

00:33:20.640 --> 00:33:22.700
 not primarily

00:33:22.700 --> 00:33:23.340
 because we

00:33:23.340 --> 00:33:23.880
 owe a debt

00:33:23.880 --> 00:33:24.480
 to Tyndall

00:33:24.480 --> 00:33:25.860
 but because

00:33:25.860 --> 00:33:26.839
 it is you

00:33:26.839 --> 00:33:27.599
 speaking to

00:33:27.599 --> 00:33:28.059
 us

00:33:28.059 --> 00:33:29.860
 and so we

00:33:29.860 --> 00:33:30.500
 ask that

00:33:30.500 --> 00:33:31.259
 many many

00:33:31.259 --> 00:33:31.680
 more than

00:33:31.680 --> 00:33:31.960
 we could

00:33:31.960 --> 00:33:32.620
 we could

00:33:32.620 --> 00:33:33.200
 even ask

00:33:33.200 --> 00:33:33.480
 for or

00:33:33.480 --> 00:33:33.860
 imagine

00:33:33.860 --> 00:33:34.960
 would come

00:33:34.960 --> 00:33:35.640
 to revere

00:33:35.640 --> 00:33:36.200
 you the

00:33:36.200 --> 00:33:36.599
 God of

00:33:36.599 --> 00:33:37.079
 the Bible

00:33:37.079 --> 00:33:38.299
 and your

00:33:38.299 --> 00:33:38.799
 word

00:33:38.799 --> 00:33:40.720
 for St

00:33:40.720 --> 00:33:41.200
 Paul's

00:33:41.200 --> 00:33:41.579
 Lord we

00:33:41.579 --> 00:33:42.160
 ask for

00:33:42.160 --> 00:33:42.720
 an awakening

00:33:42.720 --> 00:33:43.160
 to the

00:33:43.160 --> 00:33:43.579
 truth in

00:33:43.579 --> 00:33:44.279
 our lives

00:33:44.279 --> 00:33:44.720
 and in

00:33:44.720 --> 00:33:45.200
 this city

00:33:45.200 --> 00:33:46.960
 for the

00:33:46.960 --> 00:33:47.559
 glory of

00:33:47.559 --> 00:33:48.120
 your name

00:33:48.120 --> 00:33:49.360
 Amen