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 Luke chapter 9, verses 57 to 62.

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 As they were going along the road, someone said to him,

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 I will follow you wherever you go.

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 And Jesus said to him,

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 Foxes have holes and birds of the air have nests,

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 but the Son of Man has nowhere to lay his head.

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 To another he said, Follow me.

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 But he said, Lord, let me first go and bury my father.

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 And Jesus said to him, Leave the dead to bury their own dead.

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 But as for you, go and proclaim the kingdom of God.

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 Yet another said, I will follow you, Lord,

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 but let me first say farewell to those at my home.

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 Jesus said to him, No one who puts his hand to the plow and looks back

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 is fit for the kingdom of God.

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 This is the word of God.

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 One thing that really annoys me, people,

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 one thing that really annoys me is when you commit to something

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 and there's a hidden little sentence,

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 a hidden cost, something they didn't mention.

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 But now that you've signed a contract,

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 now that you've committed to that thing,

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 you have to deal with it, you have to pay it.

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 For example, you buy a house or a car.

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 I've never bought any of those things,

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 but I imagine it's a bit like that.

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 Or you subscribe, maybe.

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 Okay, you subscribe to Amazon Prime

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 and you think, Okay, now I can watch whatever movie I like

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 and then you find the movie you want to watch

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 and you have to still pay for it.

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 I hate that.

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 Maybe some of you hate that too.

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 You know who also hates this kind of dishonesty?

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 Jesus.

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 The Bible.

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 Which is why Jesus is always up front,

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 very straight to the point,

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 very clear about any cost that is involved.

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 And to be honest, it's a bit paradox.

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 It's a bit of an irony in our Christian faith

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 because on one side we teach that grace is for free.

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 There is nothing you can do,

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 nothing you can bring to the table.

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 And yet on the other side,

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 we teach that it'll cost you everything.

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 It'll cost you your whole life.

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 And that is very difficult to hold together.

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 It's very difficult to make sense of that sometimes.

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 But I think in this passage here this morning,

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 we can see a little bit of what Jesus means.

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 This is, by the way,

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 not part of any sermon series

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 that is happening at the moment.

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 I think Corey didn't want me to let me mess up

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 his Genesis series.

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 Instead, I'm doing a standalone sermon.

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 But it's a very important topic.

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 And we're here in Luke chapter 9.

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 It's a big chapter.

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 There's a lot happening in that chapter.

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 I recommend you go home this afternoon and read it.

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 There's a lot happening.

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 But in between these events,

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 Jesus is teaching what it means to follow him.

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 For example,

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 in chapter 9, verses 22 to 24,

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 he says,

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 The Son of Man must suffer many things

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 and be rejected by the elders

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 and chief priests and scribes

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 and be killed

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 and on the third day be raised.

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 And he said to all,

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 If anyone would come after me,

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 let him deny himself

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 and take up his cross daily

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 and follow me.

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 For whoever would save his life will lose it.

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 But whoever loses his life for my sake

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 will save it.

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 That is a hard saying.

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 And then, of course,

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 we have today's passage.

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 It's a passage that I have often wondered about

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 because the responses of these three people

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 that Jesus is interacting with,

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 they are weird.

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 And they're strange.

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 And they seem really, really harsh.

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 And I've struggled with that.

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 And maybe some of you have struggled with that.

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 So let's look at that.

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 Let's look at these three people

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 that Jesus is talking to.

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 And the passage starts with the verse

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 as they were going along the road.

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 So just for context,

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 Jesus and the disciples are on the road,

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 on the road to Jerusalem,

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 to be more specific.

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 And on this kind of road,

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 you would have met a lot of different people.

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 It's a bit like in the UK,

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 every road leads to London.

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 In Europe, every road leads to Rome.

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 And I guess in Israel,

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 all the roads lead to Jerusalem.

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 And it would have been a main road.

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 Jesus would have talked to a lot of people.

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 So not all of these interactions

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 are written down in the gospel for us.

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 Luke is very specific

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 about what he writes down to make a point.

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 So let's look at this first encounter

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 that Jesus has with that person on the road.

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 So the first person here comes and asks Jesus.

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 Oh, not really.

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 He doesn't really ask.

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 He makes a statement.

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 He says, I will follow you wherever you go.

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 I'll be there.

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 I'll go with you wherever you go.

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 Why is he saying that?

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 I think it's pretty obvious.

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 Jesus is a fascinating guy.

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 He's very, very interesting,

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 to say the least.

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 You know, people would have wondered,

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 did you see what that guy did?

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 Did you see how he healed that person?

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 Did you see the way he preached?

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 Did you see his disciples?

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 They were given authority to even cast out demons.

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 It's no surprise that people want to follow Jesus.

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 He's very, very special as a person,

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 very polarizing.

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 And that person says,

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 I will follow you, Jesus, wherever you go.

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 It's interesting.

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 If we know the gospels,

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 if you've been a Christian for a longer time

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 and you've read the gospels,

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 then you will know that Peter says a similar thing later on

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 and just before he betrays Jesus.

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 I will go wherever you go.

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 And it's something,

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 if you're a Christian,

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 that you maybe have struggled with before,

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 wanting to follow Jesus,

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 come what may,

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 but not actually being aware of everything that entails,

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 of the consequences that such a decision

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 or such a commitment could have on your life.

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 Sometimes we say things,

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 we do things without knowing

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 what it will actually look like.

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 And that's fine.

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 I think part of that is very normal.

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 How many of you got married

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 without knowing how much work

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 a healthy marriage includes?

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 How many of you committed to a job

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 without knowing how much work

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 there actually was to do?

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 How many of you have committed to things

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 that you weren't really prepared for?

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 That is fine.

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 Jesus is not saying,

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 you have to be perfect to follow me.

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 It's the opposite.

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 Jesus wants you to know

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 that you will learn a lot

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 and it'll be hard.

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 Jesus' response here

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 is actually not very inviting.

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 It's strange.

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 But he wants to make sure

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 that you know what you're asking for.

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 He doesn't just say,

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 all right, no problem.

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 Just walk with the other 12 guys.

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 If we have a 13th guy, that's fine.

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 That is not what he says.

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 Instead, he says,

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 foxes have holes,

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 birds of the air have nests,

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 but the son of man

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 has nowhere to lay his head.

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 A very strange way

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 to answer a question like that.

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 But the point is that

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 even a fox,

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 even a bird,

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 have a place that they can call home,

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 a base where they are safe,

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 where they can lie down to rest,

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 where they can sleep.

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 And Jesus doesn't have that.

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 In the chapter before,

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 in the scene before,

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 we read that Jesus

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 was just rejected

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 in a Samaritan village.

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 So Jesus is saying

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 not necessarily

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 that he will never have a place

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 to stay at,

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 but he is saying

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 that he will be rejected.

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 He is on his way to Jerusalem.

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 We know what happens in Jerusalem.

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 He's got his eyes

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 fixed on the cross,

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 on the mission

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 that lies before him.

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 This is not an easy way for him.

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 Even the animals

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 have a secure space,

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 but Jesus says,

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 I'm in the open.

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 I'm vulnerable.

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 And he already has said

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 what needs to happen.

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 The Son of Man

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 must suffer many things

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 and be rejected

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 by the elders,

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 chief priests, and scribes

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 and even be killed.

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 And note how he talks

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 about himself

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 as the Son of Man.

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 Now, this person

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 that he would have talked to

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 would have been a Jew.

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 They would have been

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 probably fairly familiar

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 with the Old Testament.

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 In Daniel chapter 7,

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 it says,

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 Behold,

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 with the clouds of heaven

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 there came one

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 like a Son of Man.

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 That's where this term

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 comes from.

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 And he came to the

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 Ancient of Days

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 and was presented before him.

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 And to him was given

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 dominion and glory

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 and a kingdom

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 that all peoples,

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 nations,

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 and languages

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 should serve him.

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 Now, that's very remarkable.

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 We read this

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 and we,

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 as New Testament believers,

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 in the 21st century,

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 we understand

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 why Jesus was saying

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 these things,

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 that Jesus actually

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 did achieve all these things,

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 that he did bring

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 the kingdom of God,

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 that all peoples,

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 nations,

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 and languages

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 should serve him.

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 But for the person

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 standing there

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 in front of Jesus,

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 this must have been weird.

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 This must have been strange.

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 Jesus,

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 a rejected leader?

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 I thought to you

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 belong dominion

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 and power.

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 But now you say

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 you will be rejected

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 and killed?

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 So this is not just about

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 having a hard time yourself,

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 it's about

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 following a rejected leader.

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 We don't know

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 why exactly Jesus

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 chooses this picture

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 of the fox

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 and the bird,

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 but he probably knew

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 he was talking to,

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 he knew the person,

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 and he's saying,

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 you can't just turn around,

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 you can't just go back home

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 when you've had enough.

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 We are on the road,

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 we are doing this.

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 This is either

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 you're in or you're out.

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 There's no

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 half-heartedness in this.

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 So Jesus is saying,

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 I want you to follow me,

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 but I want you

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 to mean it.

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 If you want to follow Jesus,

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 then mean it

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 and do it.

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 The second encounter,

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 the second guy,

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 the second guy

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 is a little bit different.

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 Jesus actually goes to him

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 and Jesus asks him a question.

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 He says,

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 follow me.

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 So this time

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 Jesus sees someone,

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 he commands him

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 to follow him.

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 And the man says,

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 sure,

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 but I need to bury

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 my father first.

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 What would your reaction be

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 if you were Jesus?

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 I think 99.9%

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 of all of us here

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 would say,

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 your father died?

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 Okay,

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 you go home

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 and you go

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 mourn with your family

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 and you bury him

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 and you take your time.

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 And Jesus doesn't say that.

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 And it's really hard

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 to understand

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 why Jesus doesn't say that.

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 And I think most of us

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 probably struggle with that.

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 It's difficult.

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 Why does Jesus,

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 out of all people,

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 respond like this?

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 I thought he valued family.

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 I thought he wept

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 even when his friend

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 Lazarus died.

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 Surely he understands.

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 And one thing

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 that really helped me

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 to understand this passage

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 better is

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 to read a little bit

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 about the context

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 of Middle Eastern culture.

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 There is a scholar

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 called Kenneth Bailey

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 who has lived over there

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 for many, many years

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 and he's been teaching

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 over there

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 and he writes

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 about this phrase,

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 let me go

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 and bury my father.

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 And this phrase

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 to the Middle Eastern person

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 means something like,

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 let me go

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 and serve my father

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 while he is alive

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 and after he dies

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 I will bury him

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 and come.

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 So he says

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 the father might be

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 perfectly healthy.

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 He still has another

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 20 years to live.

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 But the phrase means

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 let me go and serve him

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 and once he dies

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 I can follow you.

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 An Arab commentator

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 writes this,

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 he says,

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 if his father

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 had really died

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 why then was he not

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 at the very moment

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 at home

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 keeping vigil

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 over the body

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 of his father?

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 In reality

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 he intends to defer

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 the matter of following Jesus

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 to a distant future

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 when his father dies

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 as an old man

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 who knows when?

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 Little does he know

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 that Jesus

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 in a very short time

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 will himself

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 give up his spirit.

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 Now that changes things

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 doesn't it?

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 Now if that's true

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 then Jesus is actually

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 not rude to this man

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 not allowing him

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 to mourn

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 over his dead father

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 but actually

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 this is about

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 something else.

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 Jesus is asking

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 this man

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 to follow him

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 but this man's family

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 is holding him back.

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 His cultural traditions

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 and customs

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 are holding him back.

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 His parents

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 would be angry

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 with him

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 if he went

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 and followed Jesus.

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 His neighbors

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 would say

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 oh what a bad young man

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 so selfish

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 doesn't even care

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 about his own father.

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 It's about

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 peer pressures.

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 This is very

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 applicable to us

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 not necessarily

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 because we have

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 the same culture

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 but

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 what are your

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 peer pressures?

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 What is holding you

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 back

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 to follow Christ?

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 What is holding you

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 back

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 to proclaim

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 the kingdom of God?

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 Will your work colleague

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 laugh at you?

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 Will your friends

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 think that you're weird?

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 Might they even be

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 angry?

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 And of course

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 we hear all the things

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 that society is

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 throwing at Christianity

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 and it's really

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 really hard

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 to stand for

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 what you believe

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 in all of that.

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 We can see that

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 in decisions

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 that are being made

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 in politics

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 and we can see it

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 in what we

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 watch and consume

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 in the media.

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 is that hindering

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 you

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 to follow Jesus

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 wholeheartedly?

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 It's very

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 very difficult.

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 The third encounter

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 we have the third guy.

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 Third encounter

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 verse 61

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 it's a bit like

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 the first one

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 again

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 he's offering

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 he's volunteering

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 to follow Jesus

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 but he has

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 some conditions.

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 He says to Jesus

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 let me first say

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 farewell

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 to those

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 at my home

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 and again

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 we think

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 okay

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 surely this is allowed

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 surely

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 surely

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 he can go home

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 and say goodbye

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 to his family

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 and then catch up

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 with Jesus

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 and the disciples

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 on the road.

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 Especially

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 if you've read

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 the Old Testament

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 there is a very

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 similar scene

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 in 1 Kings

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 chapter 19

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 we read about

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 Elijah

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 the prophet Elijah

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 calling Elisha

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 Elisha

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 I don't know

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 how to say his name

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 what happens there?

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 Elisha

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 he is asked

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 to follow Elijah

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 and then he

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 asks him

00:14:14.599 --> 00:14:15.379
 can I first

00:14:15.379 --> 00:14:16.259
 kiss my parents

00:14:16.259 --> 00:14:16.679
 goodbye?

00:14:17.459 --> 00:14:18.000
 Can I first

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 say goodbye

00:14:18.980 --> 00:14:19.860
 to my parents?

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 And Elijah

00:14:21.480 --> 00:14:21.980
 says yes

00:14:21.980 --> 00:14:22.599
 that's fine

00:14:22.599 --> 00:14:23.159
 and Elisha

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 goes home

00:14:23.719 --> 00:14:24.319
 and he butchers

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 a pair of oxen

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 and they have

00:14:25.759 --> 00:14:26.299
 a wee barbecue

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 and everyone's

00:14:27.620 --> 00:14:27.899
 happy

00:14:27.899 --> 00:14:28.779
 and they say

00:14:28.779 --> 00:14:29.159
 goodbye

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 and it's all good

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 and then

00:14:31.399 --> 00:14:32.000
 Elisha

00:14:32.000 --> 00:14:32.699
 follows Elijah

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 and in this scene

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 Jesus doesn't

00:14:35.579 --> 00:14:36.079
 allow it

00:14:36.079 --> 00:14:36.480
 why?

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 That is strange

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 it's very harsh

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 and I think

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 the first thing

00:14:41.899 --> 00:14:42.639
 to say is

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 that Jesus

00:14:44.339 --> 00:14:45.319
 is more important

00:14:45.319 --> 00:14:46.120
 than Elijah

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 that is one

00:14:47.000 --> 00:14:47.539
 thing to say

00:14:47.539 --> 00:14:49.620
 that he needs

00:14:49.620 --> 00:14:50.559
 him to follow

00:14:50.559 --> 00:14:51.199
 him now

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 but again

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 the cultural

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 background

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 we need to

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 take that into

00:14:55.699 --> 00:14:56.059
 account

00:14:56.059 --> 00:14:56.899
 the importance

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 of family

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 saying goodbye

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 here means

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 not only

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 to say goodbye

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 but also

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 to ask for

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 permission

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 you see what

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 the problem

00:15:04.959 --> 00:15:05.539
 here is

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 the person

00:15:07.219 --> 00:15:07.719
 is saying

00:15:07.719 --> 00:15:08.199
 to Jesus

00:15:08.199 --> 00:15:09.699
 can I first

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 ask my father

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 if he actually

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 allows me

00:15:11.639 --> 00:15:12.259
 to go with you

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 the authority

00:15:14.019 --> 00:15:14.599
 of his father

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 is greater

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 than Jesus

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 authority

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 and in that

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 culture

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 the father

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 is supreme

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 and the

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 relationship

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 between parents

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 and the son

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 is so much

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 much more

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 closer than

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 here in our

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 21st century

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 western world

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 where people

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 don't even care

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 about their parents

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 very much

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 sometimes

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 that

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 would not

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 be the case

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 back in

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 Jesus day

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 Kenneth Bailey

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 he taught

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 a class

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 of Middle

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 Eastern

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 seminary

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 students

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 this very

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 text

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 and he

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 explained

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 to them

00:15:44.199 --> 00:15:44.419
 that

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 Jesus

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 authority

00:15:45.500 --> 00:15:46.019
 is higher

00:15:46.019 --> 00:15:46.379
 than the

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 father's

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 authority

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 and they

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 all were

00:15:48.579 --> 00:15:48.839
 just

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 shocked

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 they

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 couldn't

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 believe

00:15:51.219 --> 00:15:51.579
 it

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 so again

00:15:54.339 --> 00:15:55.740
 is Jesus

00:15:55.740 --> 00:15:56.559
 the highest

00:15:56.559 --> 00:15:57.259
 authority

00:15:57.259 --> 00:15:57.779
 in your

00:15:57.779 --> 00:15:58.179
 life

00:15:58.179 --> 00:15:59.699
 or is

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 there

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 someone

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 else

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 something

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 else

00:16:02.159 --> 00:16:03.179
 that has

00:16:03.179 --> 00:16:03.639
 a higher

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 authority

00:16:04.279 --> 00:16:04.980
 in your

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 life

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 Jesus

00:16:07.240 --> 00:16:07.679
 responds

00:16:07.679 --> 00:16:07.939
 to the

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 guy

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 by

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 giving him

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 a picture

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 Jesus

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 uses an

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 illustration

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 here

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 he talks

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 about

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 a plow

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 what's

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 that all

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 about

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 you see

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 a plow

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 I've done

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 my cultural

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 background

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 research

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 a plow

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 in that

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 time

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 would have

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 been quite

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 difficult

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 to handle

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 in one

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 hand

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 you hold

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 the plow

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 in the

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 other

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 hand

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 you

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 you

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 have

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 a

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 goat

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 like

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 a

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 little

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 stick

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 two

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 yards

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 long

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 with

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 an

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 iron

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 spike

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 and

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 you

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 use

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 that

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 to

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 spike

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 the

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 oxen

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 so it

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 goes

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 and

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 then

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 you

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 have

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 to

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 look

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 between

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 the

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 legs

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 of the

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 oxen

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 to watch

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 the

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 furrow

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 and all

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 of that

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 obviously

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 needs

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 attention

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 you need

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 to do

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 all of

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 that

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 at the

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 same

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 time

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 all

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 hands

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 on

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 if

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 you

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 look

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 around

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 the

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 whole

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 time

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 then

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 you're

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 not

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 going

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 straight

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 anymore

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 you need

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 straight

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 lines

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 because

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 you

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 would

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 plow

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 the

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 field

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 multiple

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 times

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 and

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 if

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 you

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 look

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 around

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 the

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 lines

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 they

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 wouldn't

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 be

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 straight

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 anymore

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 you

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 would

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 do

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 damage

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 to

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 the

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 field

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 that

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 is

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 what

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 Jesus

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 is

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 saying

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 in

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 that

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 moment

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 this

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 is

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 about

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 having

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 maybe

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 greater

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 authority

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 in your

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 life

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 than

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 Jesus

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 but

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 it's

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 also

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 about

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 looking

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 back

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 over

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 your

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 shoulders

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 maybe

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 you've

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 been

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 following

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 Jesus

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 for a

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 while

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 now

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 and

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 you've

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 been

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 looking

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 back

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 over

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 your

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 shoulders

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 looking

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 back

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 to

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 things

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 that

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 seem

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 more

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 attractive

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 to

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 you

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 more

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 desirable

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 things

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 that

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 are

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 old

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 sin

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 patterns

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 maybe

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 you've

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 gone

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 back

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 to

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 that

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 walking

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 away

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 from

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 God

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 and

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 the

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 lines

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 are

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 going

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 well

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 crooked

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 not straight

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 anymore

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 I

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 don't

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 know

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 if

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 any

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 of

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 you

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 watch

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 Clarkson's

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 Farm

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 I

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 like

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 Clarkson's

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 Farm

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 I

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 think

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 it's

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 a

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 good

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 show

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 I

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 am

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 not

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 getting

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 paid

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 to

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 say

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 this

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 but

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 I

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 remember

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 in one

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 of the

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 episodes

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 he

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 buys

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 this

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 Lamborghini

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 tractor

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 and

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 he

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 hasn't

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 quite

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 figured

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 out

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 how to

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 go

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 in

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 straight

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 lines

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 and

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 I

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 don't

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 know

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 if

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 Flynn

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 is

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 here

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 this

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 morning

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 but

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 he

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 would

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 probably

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 laugh

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 at

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 this

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 because

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 he's

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 probably

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 very

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 good

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 at

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 that

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 he

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 does

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 that

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 kind

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 of

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 stuff

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 and

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 he

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 totally

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 gets

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 what

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 this

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 is

00:18:17.820 --> 00:18:18.000
 about

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 you

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 can't

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 just

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 look

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 around

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 you

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 have

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 to

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 go

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 and

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 set

00:18:20.799 --> 00:18:20.980
 your

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 eyes

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 in

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 front

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 of

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 you

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 and

00:18:22.759 --> 00:18:23.080
 see

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 where

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 you're

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 going

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 in

00:18:24.299 --> 00:18:24.539
 order

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 to

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 not

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 ruin

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 the

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 field

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 so

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 is

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 this

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 about

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 family

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 maybe

00:18:32.440 --> 00:18:33.920
 but

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 it's

00:18:34.119 --> 00:18:34.440
 more

00:18:34.440 --> 00:18:34.980
 about

00:18:34.980 --> 00:18:35.700
 the

00:18:35.700 --> 00:18:35.940
 kingdom

00:18:35.940 --> 00:18:36.180
 of

00:18:36.180 --> 00:18:36.420
 God

00:18:36.420 --> 00:18:36.740
 if

00:18:36.740 --> 00:18:36.940
 you

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 follow

00:18:37.299 --> 00:18:37.700
 Jesus

00:18:37.700 --> 00:18:37.940
 then

00:18:37.940 --> 00:18:38.160
 he

00:18:38.160 --> 00:18:38.799
 demands

00:18:38.799 --> 00:18:39.319
 your

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 whole

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 life

00:18:40.599 --> 00:18:41.259
 all

00:18:41.259 --> 00:18:41.440
 of

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 you

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 your

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 whole

00:18:42.879 --> 00:18:43.379
 heart

00:18:43.379 --> 00:18:45.940
 if

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 there

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 are

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 any

00:18:46.279 --> 00:18:46.740
 conflicts

00:18:46.740 --> 00:18:46.879
 in

00:18:46.879 --> 00:18:47.019
 your

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 life

00:18:47.519 --> 00:18:47.839
 right

00:18:47.839 --> 00:18:48.240
 now

00:18:48.240 --> 00:18:49.099
 and

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 that's

00:18:49.359 --> 00:18:49.599
 something

00:18:49.599 --> 00:18:49.819
 to

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 think

00:18:50.200 --> 00:18:50.460
 about

00:18:50.460 --> 00:18:50.680
 to

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 pray

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 about

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 to

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 reflect

00:18:51.980 --> 00:18:52.279
 on

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 are

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 there

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 situations

00:18:53.779 --> 00:18:54.019
 where

00:18:54.019 --> 00:18:54.160
 you

00:18:54.160 --> 00:18:54.639
 substitute

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 Jesus

00:18:55.220 --> 00:18:55.980
 authority

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 with

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 somebody

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 else's

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 authority

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 or

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 with

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 something

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 else

00:18:58.779 --> 00:18:59.440
 these

00:18:59.440 --> 00:18:59.660
 are

00:18:59.660 --> 00:19:00.180
 hard

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 sayings

00:19:00.640 --> 00:19:00.799
 that

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 Jesus

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 is

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 giving

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 us

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 here

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 to

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 say

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 the

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 least

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 but

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 Jesus

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 is

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 interested

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 in

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 your

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 commitment

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 often

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 we

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 talk

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 and

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 emphasize

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 which

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 is

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 very

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 good

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 the

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 love

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 of

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 God

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 the

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 grace

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 of

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 God

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 his

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 kindness

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 and

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 that

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 is

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 the

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 very

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 basis

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 everything

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 that

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 follows

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 is

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 built

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 on

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 that

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 but

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 in

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 this

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 passage

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 we

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 also

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 learn

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 that

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 following

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 Jesus

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 comes

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 at

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 a

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 great

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 cost

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 there

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 are

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 multiple

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 there

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 are

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 many

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 examples

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 of

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 people

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 who

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 experience

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 that

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 one

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 that

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 I

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 like

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 a

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 lot

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 is

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 a

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 man

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 called

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 Dietrich

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 Bonhoeffer

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 he

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 was

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 a

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 German

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 theologian

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 during

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 the

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 Nazi

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 regime

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 in

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 Germany

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 he

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 actually

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 was

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 involved

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 in a

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 plot

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 against

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 Adolf

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 Hitler

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 and

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 there

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 was

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 a

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 book

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 he

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 wrote

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 which

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 is

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 called

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 The

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 Cost

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 of

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 Discipleship

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 and

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 he

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 writes

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 this

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 he

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 writes

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 when

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 Christ

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 calls

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 a

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 man

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 he

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 bids

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 him

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 come

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 and

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 die

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 most

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 of

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 you

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 will

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 not

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 have

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 to

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 go

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 through

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 that

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 but

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 if

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 you

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 look

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 back

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 over

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 the

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 course

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 of

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 the

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 last

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 2000

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 years

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 there

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 were

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 many

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 many

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 many

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 who

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 had

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 actually

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 they

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 had

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 to

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 endure

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 that

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 it's

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 still

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 happening

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 today

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 a

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 couple

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 of

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 weeks

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 ago

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 in

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 Congo

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 70

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 Christians

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 beheaded

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 we're

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 very

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 privileged

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 here

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 that

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 we

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 don't

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 have

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 to

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 experienced

00:20:17.380 --> 00:20:17.720
 that

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 but

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 they

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 have

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 and

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 so

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 did

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 Dietrich

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 Bonhoeffer

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 it's

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 a very

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 extreme

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 example

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 I know

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 that

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 and

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 we

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 also

00:20:29.519 --> 00:20:29.720
 have

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 to

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 emphasize

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 that

00:20:30.420 --> 00:20:30.759
 God

00:20:30.759 --> 00:20:31.039
 gave

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 him

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 the

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 strength

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 to

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 do

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 that

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 I

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 don't

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 want

00:20:32.799 --> 00:20:32.940
 to

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 scare

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 you

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 away

00:20:33.700 --> 00:20:33.840
 I

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 don't

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 want

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 to

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 scare

00:20:34.460 --> 00:20:34.759
 myself

00:20:34.759 --> 00:20:35.140
 away

00:20:35.140 --> 00:20:35.640
 I

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 don't

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 want

00:20:35.880 --> 00:20:36.000
 to

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 make

00:20:36.180 --> 00:20:36.340
 our

00:20:36.340 --> 00:20:36.620
 faith

00:20:36.620 --> 00:20:37.340
 unattractive

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 but

00:20:37.900 --> 00:20:38.440
 Jesus

00:20:38.440 --> 00:20:38.720
 is

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 so

00:20:38.940 --> 00:20:39.200
 so

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 honest

00:20:39.559 --> 00:20:39.820
 here

00:20:39.820 --> 00:20:40.799
 following

00:20:40.799 --> 00:20:41.180
 Jesus

00:20:41.180 --> 00:20:41.380
 is

00:20:41.380 --> 00:20:41.620
 no

00:20:41.620 --> 00:20:42.160
 part-time

00:20:42.160 --> 00:20:42.680
 business

00:20:42.680 --> 00:20:43.480
 and

00:20:43.480 --> 00:20:43.820
 yet

00:20:43.820 --> 00:20:44.920
 it

00:20:44.920 --> 00:20:45.100
 is

00:20:45.100 --> 00:20:45.680
 so

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 so

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 worth

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 it

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 because

00:20:48.420 --> 00:20:48.860
 apart

00:20:48.860 --> 00:20:49.080
 from

00:20:49.080 --> 00:20:49.360
 Jesus

00:20:49.360 --> 00:20:49.820
 Christ

00:20:49.820 --> 00:20:50.720
 there

00:20:50.720 --> 00:20:50.900
 is

00:20:50.900 --> 00:20:51.039
 no

00:20:51.039 --> 00:20:51.380
 life

00:20:51.380 --> 00:20:51.640
 there

00:20:51.640 --> 00:20:51.800
 is

00:20:51.800 --> 00:20:51.960
 no

00:20:51.960 --> 00:20:52.300
 truth

00:20:52.300 --> 00:20:52.759
 there

00:20:52.759 --> 00:20:52.920
 is

00:20:52.920 --> 00:20:53.060
 no

00:20:53.060 --> 00:20:53.360
 way

00:20:53.360 --> 00:20:55.039
 John

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 14

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 6

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 I

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 think

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 it

00:20:57.019 --> 00:20:57.140
 is

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 talks

00:20:57.400 --> 00:20:57.620
 about

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 that

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 okay

00:20:59.259 --> 00:21:00.200
 let's

00:21:00.200 --> 00:21:00.380
 think

00:21:00.380 --> 00:21:00.580
 about

00:21:00.580 --> 00:21:00.779
 this

00:21:00.779 --> 00:21:01.019
 more

00:21:01.019 --> 00:21:01.440
 practically

00:21:01.440 --> 00:21:01.720
 let's

00:21:01.720 --> 00:21:01.940
 apply

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 this

00:21:02.200 --> 00:21:02.680
 what

00:21:02.680 --> 00:21:03.000
 makes

00:21:03.000 --> 00:21:03.140
 you

00:21:03.140 --> 00:21:03.300
 look

00:21:03.300 --> 00:21:03.660
 back

00:21:03.660 --> 00:21:03.920
 when

00:21:03.920 --> 00:21:04.100
 you

00:21:04.100 --> 00:21:04.519
 plow

00:21:04.519 --> 00:21:04.960
 the

00:21:04.960 --> 00:21:05.300
 field

00:21:05.300 --> 00:21:05.519
 what

00:21:05.519 --> 00:21:05.759
 makes

00:21:05.759 --> 00:21:05.880
 you

00:21:05.880 --> 00:21:06.039
 turn

00:21:06.039 --> 00:21:06.180
 your

00:21:06.180 --> 00:21:06.320
 head

00:21:06.320 --> 00:21:06.600
 around

00:21:06.600 --> 00:21:07.140
 what

00:21:07.140 --> 00:21:07.779
 distracts

00:21:07.779 --> 00:21:07.940
 you

00:21:07.940 --> 00:21:08.240
 from

00:21:08.240 --> 00:21:08.560
 kingdom

00:21:08.560 --> 00:21:08.920
 work

00:21:08.920 --> 00:21:09.940
 what

00:21:09.940 --> 00:21:10.220
 has

00:21:10.220 --> 00:21:10.580
 more

00:21:10.580 --> 00:21:11.160
 authority

00:21:11.160 --> 00:21:11.440
 in

00:21:11.440 --> 00:21:11.600
 your

00:21:11.600 --> 00:21:11.940
 heart

00:21:11.940 --> 00:21:12.380
 than

00:21:12.380 --> 00:21:12.940
 Jesus

00:21:12.940 --> 00:21:14.480
 sometimes

00:21:14.480 --> 00:21:15.360
 maybe

00:21:15.360 --> 00:21:15.720
 that's

00:21:15.720 --> 00:21:15.900
 just

00:21:15.900 --> 00:21:16.140
 me

00:21:16.140 --> 00:21:16.640
 but

00:21:16.640 --> 00:21:16.759
 I

00:21:16.759 --> 00:21:16.920
 like

00:21:16.920 --> 00:21:17.100
 this

00:21:17.100 --> 00:21:17.360
 chair

00:21:17.360 --> 00:21:17.720
 behind

00:21:17.720 --> 00:21:17.980
 me

00:21:17.980 --> 00:21:19.100
 and

00:21:19.100 --> 00:21:19.519
 everyone

00:21:19.519 --> 00:21:19.759
 has

00:21:19.759 --> 00:21:19.940
 this

00:21:19.940 --> 00:21:20.140
 chair

00:21:20.140 --> 00:21:20.259
 in

00:21:20.259 --> 00:21:20.380
 their

00:21:20.380 --> 00:21:20.660
 lives

00:21:20.660 --> 00:21:20.960
 it's

00:21:20.960 --> 00:21:21.200
 the

00:21:21.200 --> 00:21:21.460
 chair

00:21:21.460 --> 00:21:21.620
 of

00:21:21.620 --> 00:21:21.740
 your

00:21:21.740 --> 00:21:21.960
 heart

00:21:21.960 --> 00:21:22.240
 okay

00:21:22.240 --> 00:21:22.779
 everyone

00:21:22.779 --> 00:21:23.000
 has

00:21:23.000 --> 00:21:23.120
 this

00:21:23.120 --> 00:21:23.299
 big

00:21:23.299 --> 00:21:23.480
 old

00:21:23.480 --> 00:21:23.759
 throne

00:21:23.759 --> 00:21:24.500
 okay

00:21:24.500 --> 00:21:24.880
 you

00:21:24.880 --> 00:21:25.039
 with

00:21:25.039 --> 00:21:25.240
 me

00:21:25.240 --> 00:21:27.039
 naturally

00:21:27.039 --> 00:21:27.360
 you

00:21:27.360 --> 00:21:27.559
 want

00:21:27.559 --> 00:21:27.700
 to

00:21:27.700 --> 00:21:27.860
 sit

00:21:27.860 --> 00:21:27.980
 on

00:21:27.980 --> 00:21:28.140
 that

00:21:28.140 --> 00:21:28.380
 throne

00:21:28.380 --> 00:21:28.660
 okay

00:21:28.660 --> 00:21:30.340
 when

00:21:30.340 --> 00:21:30.440
 you

00:21:30.440 --> 00:21:30.680
 become

00:21:30.680 --> 00:21:30.799
 a

00:21:30.799 --> 00:21:31.180
 Christian

00:21:31.180 --> 00:21:31.600
 Jesus

00:21:31.600 --> 00:21:31.980
 says

00:21:31.980 --> 00:21:32.500
 I

00:21:32.500 --> 00:21:32.720
 want

00:21:32.720 --> 00:21:32.860
 to

00:21:32.860 --> 00:21:33.000
 sit

00:21:33.000 --> 00:21:33.120
 on

00:21:33.120 --> 00:21:33.240
 the

00:21:33.240 --> 00:21:33.460
 throne

00:21:33.460 --> 00:21:34.160
 I

00:21:34.160 --> 00:21:34.460
 want

00:21:34.460 --> 00:21:34.600
 to

00:21:34.600 --> 00:21:34.799
 call

00:21:34.799 --> 00:21:34.940
 the

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 shots

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 because

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 look

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 where

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 it

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 has

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 led

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 you

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 you

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 are

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 not

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 fulfilled

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 you

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 are

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 not

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 happy

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 you

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 are

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 still

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 struggling

00:21:42.300 --> 00:21:42.560
 with

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 your

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 addictions

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 and

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 your

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 insecurities

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 and

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 your

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 doubts

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 Jesus

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 wants

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 to

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 sit

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 on

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 the

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 throne

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 every

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 time

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 we

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 turn

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 our

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 head

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 around

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 it's

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 like

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 we

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 take

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 Jesus

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 and

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 drag

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 him

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 away

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 from

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 that

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 throne

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 and

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 we

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 want

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 to

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 sit

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 on

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 there

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 that

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 is

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 the

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 picture

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 we

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 are

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 getting

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 here

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 what

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 is

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 it

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 for

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 you

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!

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 your

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!

00:22:00.480 --> 00:22:00.760
 family

00:22:07.380 --> 00:22:08.280
 pride

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 the

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 list

00:22:10.220 --> 00:22:10.440
 could

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 go

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 on

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 and

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 on

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 and

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 on

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 and

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 we

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 have

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 to

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 be

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 very

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 careful

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 and

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 consider

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 this

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 and

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 reflect

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 on

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 this

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 if

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 you

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 have

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 been

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 watching

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 back

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 over

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 your

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 shoulder

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 recently

00:22:19.600 --> 00:22:20.600
 or

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 are

00:22:20.700 --> 00:22:20.760
 you

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 more

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 like

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 the

00:22:21.240 --> 00:22:21.500
 second

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 guy

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 let

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 me

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 first

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 bury

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 my

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 father

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 let

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 me

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 first

00:22:24.240 --> 00:22:24.400
 do

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 this

00:22:24.600 --> 00:22:24.920
 Jesus

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 and

00:22:25.440 --> 00:22:25.660
 then

00:22:25.660 --> 00:22:25.860
 I've

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 got

00:22:26.000 --> 00:22:26.220
 time

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 for

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 you

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 let

00:22:26.940 --> 00:22:27.060
 me

00:22:27.060 --> 00:22:27.380
 first

00:22:27.380 --> 00:22:27.680
 finish

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 my

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 degree

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 it's

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 so

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 busy

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 and

00:22:29.300 --> 00:22:29.480
 maybe

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 then

00:22:29.759 --> 00:22:29.920
 I've

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 got

00:22:30.039 --> 00:22:30.279
 time

00:22:30.279 --> 00:22:30.460
 for

00:22:30.460 --> 00:22:30.680
 you

00:22:30.680 --> 00:22:31.120
 let

00:22:31.120 --> 00:22:31.240
 me

00:22:31.240 --> 00:22:31.599
 first

00:22:31.599 --> 00:22:31.880
 enjoy

00:22:31.880 --> 00:22:32.079
 my

00:22:32.079 --> 00:22:32.400
 life

00:22:32.400 --> 00:22:32.839
 and

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 then

00:22:33.019 --> 00:22:33.339
 maybe

00:22:33.339 --> 00:22:33.559
 when

00:22:33.559 --> 00:22:33.700
 I'm

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 old

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 and

00:22:34.099 --> 00:22:34.339
 weak

00:22:34.339 --> 00:22:34.460
 I

00:22:34.460 --> 00:22:34.559
 will

00:22:34.559 --> 00:22:34.799
 follow

00:22:34.799 --> 00:22:35.039
 you

00:22:35.039 --> 00:22:35.500
 let

00:22:35.500 --> 00:22:35.640
 me

00:22:35.640 --> 00:22:35.960
 first

00:22:35.960 --> 00:22:36.140
 be

00:22:36.140 --> 00:22:36.620
 successful

00:22:36.620 --> 00:22:36.860
 and

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 popular

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 let

00:22:37.779 --> 00:22:37.940
 me

00:22:37.940 --> 00:22:38.360
 first

00:22:38.360 --> 00:22:38.799
 let

00:22:38.799 --> 00:22:39.099
 me

00:22:39.099 --> 00:22:39.799
 first

00:22:39.799 --> 00:22:41.819
 or

00:22:41.819 --> 00:22:41.940
 are

00:22:41.940 --> 00:22:42.039
 you

00:22:42.039 --> 00:22:42.200
 the

00:22:42.200 --> 00:22:42.460
 first

00:22:42.460 --> 00:22:42.720
 man

00:22:42.720 --> 00:22:43.660
 you're

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 excited

00:22:43.980 --> 00:22:44.200
 to

00:22:44.200 --> 00:22:44.400
 walk

00:22:44.400 --> 00:22:44.559
 with

00:22:44.559 --> 00:22:44.779
 Jesus

00:22:44.779 --> 00:22:44.980
 you

00:22:44.980 --> 00:22:45.259
 want

00:22:45.259 --> 00:22:45.420
 to

00:22:45.420 --> 00:22:45.599
 follow

00:22:45.599 --> 00:22:45.839
 him

00:22:45.839 --> 00:22:46.279
 and

00:22:46.279 --> 00:22:46.620
 suddenly

00:22:46.620 --> 00:22:46.839
 you

00:22:46.839 --> 00:22:47.259
 realize

00:22:47.259 --> 00:22:48.120
 people

00:22:48.120 --> 00:22:48.440
 are

00:22:48.440 --> 00:22:49.120
 offended

00:22:49.120 --> 00:22:49.360
 by

00:22:49.360 --> 00:22:49.700
 Jesus

00:22:49.700 --> 00:22:50.940
 and

00:22:50.940 --> 00:22:51.220
 because

00:22:51.220 --> 00:22:51.559
 you

00:22:51.559 --> 00:22:51.759
 are

00:22:51.759 --> 00:22:52.160
 following

00:22:52.160 --> 00:22:52.539
 Jesus

00:22:52.539 --> 00:22:53.420
 they

00:22:53.420 --> 00:22:53.640
 might

00:22:53.640 --> 00:22:53.839
 even

00:22:53.839 --> 00:22:54.000
 be

00:22:59.480 --> 00:22:59.660
 nice

00:22:59.660 --> 00:23:00.000
 hobby

00:23:00.000 --> 00:23:00.319
 or

00:23:00.319 --> 00:23:00.839
 perhaps

00:23:00.839 --> 00:23:00.960
 you

00:23:00.960 --> 00:23:01.200
 started

00:23:01.200 --> 00:23:01.420
 reading

00:23:01.420 --> 00:23:01.599
 the

00:23:01.599 --> 00:23:01.900
 Bible

00:23:01.900 --> 00:23:02.259
 and

00:23:02.259 --> 00:23:02.559
 it

00:23:02.559 --> 00:23:02.660
 was

00:23:02.660 --> 00:23:03.279
 fascinating

00:23:03.279 --> 00:23:03.720
 but

00:23:03.720 --> 00:23:03.860
 then

00:23:03.860 --> 00:23:03.980
 you

00:23:03.980 --> 00:23:04.440
 realized

00:23:04.440 --> 00:23:04.819
 wow

00:23:04.819 --> 00:23:05.180
 Jesus

00:23:05.180 --> 00:23:05.519
 says

00:23:05.519 --> 00:23:05.839
 really

00:23:05.839 --> 00:23:06.339
 uncomfortable

00:23:06.339 --> 00:23:06.759
 things

00:23:06.759 --> 00:23:07.000
 here

00:23:07.000 --> 00:23:08.259
 and

00:23:08.259 --> 00:23:08.420
 now

00:23:08.420 --> 00:23:08.640
 this

00:23:08.640 --> 00:23:08.779
 has

00:23:08.779 --> 00:23:09.039
 become

00:23:09.039 --> 00:23:09.519
 difficult

00:23:09.519 --> 00:23:11.559
 that's

00:23:11.559 --> 00:23:11.839
 the point

00:23:11.839 --> 00:23:12.079
 of the

00:23:12.079 --> 00:23:12.420
 passage

00:23:12.420 --> 00:23:12.620
 let

00:23:12.620 --> 00:23:12.720
 me

00:23:12.720 --> 00:23:12.920
 say

00:23:12.920 --> 00:23:13.579
 being

00:23:13.579 --> 00:23:13.759
 a

00:23:13.759 --> 00:23:14.099
 disciple

00:23:14.099 --> 00:23:14.339
 of

00:23:14.339 --> 00:23:14.720
 Jesus

00:23:14.720 --> 00:23:15.819
 following

00:23:15.819 --> 00:23:16.279
 Jesus

00:23:16.279 --> 00:23:16.799
 comes

00:23:16.799 --> 00:23:17.099
 with a

00:23:17.099 --> 00:23:17.400
 cost

00:23:17.400 --> 00:23:18.180
 and

00:23:18.180 --> 00:23:18.299
 that

00:23:18.299 --> 00:23:18.680
 hurts

00:23:18.680 --> 00:23:19.460
 and

00:23:19.460 --> 00:23:19.579
 it

00:23:19.579 --> 00:23:19.779
 seems

00:23:19.779 --> 00:23:20.240
 paradox

00:23:20.240 --> 00:23:20.599
 because

00:23:20.599 --> 00:23:20.839
 we

00:23:20.839 --> 00:23:21.099
 talk

00:23:21.099 --> 00:23:21.339
 about

00:23:21.339 --> 00:23:21.660
 grace

00:23:21.660 --> 00:23:21.980
 being

00:23:21.980 --> 00:23:22.380
 free

00:23:22.380 --> 00:23:22.880
 but

00:23:22.880 --> 00:23:23.360
 grace

00:23:23.360 --> 00:23:23.799
 is

00:23:23.799 --> 00:23:23.920
 not

00:23:23.920 --> 00:23:24.120
 only

00:23:24.120 --> 00:23:24.519
 free

00:23:24.519 --> 00:23:25.380
 it

00:23:25.380 --> 00:23:25.539
 is

00:23:25.539 --> 00:23:25.940
 costly

00:23:25.940 --> 00:23:28.079
 and

00:23:28.079 --> 00:23:28.279
 just

00:23:28.279 --> 00:23:28.500
 like

00:23:28.500 --> 00:23:28.799
 Jesus

00:23:28.799 --> 00:23:29.420
 experienced

00:23:29.420 --> 00:23:29.879
 suffering

00:23:29.879 --> 00:23:30.039
 and

00:23:30.039 --> 00:23:30.420
 rejection

00:23:30.420 --> 00:23:31.240
 his

00:23:31.240 --> 00:23:31.759
 disciples

00:23:31.759 --> 00:23:32.460
 also

00:23:32.460 --> 00:23:33.700
 experienced

00:23:33.700 --> 00:23:34.279
 suffering

00:23:34.279 --> 00:23:35.039
 and

00:23:35.039 --> 00:23:35.440
 rejection

00:23:35.440 --> 00:23:37.039
 but

00:23:37.039 --> 00:23:37.359
 not

00:23:37.359 --> 00:23:38.000
 out of

00:23:38.000 --> 00:23:38.119
 their

00:23:38.119 --> 00:23:38.279
 own

00:23:38.279 --> 00:23:38.799
 willpower

00:23:38.799 --> 00:23:39.879
 depending

00:23:39.879 --> 00:23:40.180
 on

00:23:40.180 --> 00:23:40.299
 the

00:23:40.299 --> 00:23:40.519
 Holy

00:23:40.519 --> 00:23:40.980
 Spirit

00:23:40.980 --> 00:23:42.079
 Peter

00:23:42.079 --> 00:23:42.259
 you

00:23:42.259 --> 00:23:42.500
 remember

00:23:42.500 --> 00:23:42.879
 Peter

00:23:42.879 --> 00:23:43.839
 he

00:23:43.839 --> 00:23:44.059
 said

00:23:44.059 --> 00:23:44.319
 Jesus

00:23:44.319 --> 00:23:44.500
 I

00:23:44.500 --> 00:23:44.639
 will

00:23:44.639 --> 00:23:44.859
 follow

00:23:44.859 --> 00:23:45.039
 you

00:23:45.039 --> 00:23:45.279
 wherever

00:23:45.279 --> 00:23:45.539
 you

00:23:45.539 --> 00:23:45.740
 go

00:23:45.740 --> 00:23:46.379
 and

00:23:46.379 --> 00:23:46.500
 then

00:23:46.500 --> 00:23:46.660
 he

00:23:46.660 --> 00:23:47.059
 betrayed

00:23:47.059 --> 00:23:47.559
 Jesus

00:23:47.559 --> 00:23:48.200
 when

00:23:48.200 --> 00:23:48.339
 a

00:23:48.339 --> 00:23:48.619
 servant

00:23:48.619 --> 00:23:48.859
 girl

00:23:48.859 --> 00:23:49.160
 asked

00:23:49.160 --> 00:23:49.299
 him

00:23:49.299 --> 00:23:49.420
 if

00:23:49.420 --> 00:23:49.539
 he

00:23:49.539 --> 00:23:49.660
 knew

00:23:49.660 --> 00:23:49.879
 him

00:23:49.879 --> 00:23:51.539
 a

00:23:51.539 --> 00:23:51.700
 few

00:23:51.700 --> 00:23:51.920
 weeks

00:23:51.920 --> 00:23:52.279
 later

00:23:52.279 --> 00:23:53.059
 Peter

00:23:53.059 --> 00:23:53.420
 goes

00:23:53.420 --> 00:23:53.619
 and

00:23:53.619 --> 00:23:53.920
 preaches

00:23:53.920 --> 00:23:54.160
 to

00:23:54.160 --> 00:23:54.660
 thousands

00:23:54.660 --> 00:23:55.339
 of

00:23:55.339 --> 00:23:55.619
 people

00:23:55.619 --> 00:23:57.420
 and

00:23:57.420 --> 00:23:57.680
 later

00:23:57.680 --> 00:23:57.960
 gets

00:23:57.960 --> 00:23:58.539
 executed

00:23:58.539 --> 00:23:58.820
 for

00:23:58.820 --> 00:23:59.140
 following

00:23:59.140 --> 00:23:59.519
 Jesus

00:23:59.519 --> 00:24:00.539
 that

00:24:00.539 --> 00:24:00.840
 doesn't

00:24:00.840 --> 00:24:01.019
 come

00:24:01.019 --> 00:24:01.340
 just

00:24:01.340 --> 00:24:01.620
 out

00:24:01.620 --> 00:24:01.720
 of

00:24:01.720 --> 00:24:01.860
 your

00:24:01.860 --> 00:24:02.360
 willpower

00:24:02.360 --> 00:24:03.019
 that

00:24:03.019 --> 00:24:03.160
 is

00:24:03.160 --> 00:24:03.400
 something

00:24:03.400 --> 00:24:03.660
 God

00:24:03.660 --> 00:24:03.900
 gives

00:24:03.900 --> 00:24:04.080
 you

00:24:04.080 --> 00:24:04.460
 that

00:24:04.460 --> 00:24:04.600
 is

00:24:04.600 --> 00:24:04.920
 something

00:24:04.920 --> 00:24:05.519
 God

00:24:05.519 --> 00:24:05.900
 helps

00:24:05.900 --> 00:24:06.039
 you

00:24:06.039 --> 00:24:06.259
 with

00:24:06.259 --> 00:24:07.380
 and

00:24:07.380 --> 00:24:07.600
 it

00:24:07.600 --> 00:24:07.820
 still

00:24:07.820 --> 00:24:08.120
 happens

00:24:08.120 --> 00:24:08.580
 today

00:24:08.580 --> 00:24:09.580
 Bonhoeffer

00:24:09.580 --> 00:24:09.920
 had to

00:24:09.920 --> 00:24:10.340
 experience

00:24:10.340 --> 00:24:10.600
 this

00:24:10.600 --> 00:24:10.860
 too

00:24:10.860 --> 00:24:12.060
 his

00:24:12.060 --> 00:24:12.440
 cost

00:24:12.440 --> 00:24:12.680
 was

00:24:12.680 --> 00:24:12.840
 his

00:24:12.840 --> 00:24:13.220
 life

00:24:13.220 --> 00:24:13.900
 again

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 that

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 can

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 happen

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 probably

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 won't

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 happen

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 which

00:24:18.940 --> 00:24:19.039
 is

00:24:19.039 --> 00:24:19.140
 a

00:24:19.140 --> 00:24:19.240
 good

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 thing

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 but

00:24:20.460 --> 00:24:20.620
 for

00:24:20.620 --> 00:24:20.799
 him

00:24:20.799 --> 00:24:20.920
 it

00:24:20.920 --> 00:24:21.080
 was

00:24:21.080 --> 00:24:21.440
 worth

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 all

00:24:21.620 --> 00:24:21.740
 the

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 trouble

00:24:21.980 --> 00:24:22.140
 I

00:24:22.140 --> 00:24:22.279
 think

00:24:22.279 --> 00:24:22.400
 we

00:24:22.400 --> 00:24:22.519
 can

00:24:22.519 --> 00:24:22.740
 look

00:24:22.740 --> 00:24:22.840
 at

00:24:22.840 --> 00:24:23.000
 these

00:24:23.000 --> 00:24:23.380
 examples

00:24:23.380 --> 00:24:23.580
 and

00:24:23.579 --> 00:24:23.839
 just

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 stand

00:24:24.599 --> 00:24:24.759
 in

00:24:24.759 --> 00:24:25.059
 awe

00:24:25.059 --> 00:24:25.879
 and

00:24:25.879 --> 00:24:26.059
 be

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 inspired

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 by

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 that

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 and

00:24:27.000 --> 00:24:27.179
 say

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 wow

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 Dietrich

00:24:29.359 --> 00:24:29.779
 Bonhoeffer

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 realized

00:24:30.259 --> 00:24:30.500
 one

00:24:30.500 --> 00:24:30.839
 thing

00:24:30.839 --> 00:24:31.359
 grace

00:24:31.359 --> 00:24:31.539
 is

00:24:31.539 --> 00:24:31.919
 costly

00:24:31.919 --> 00:24:32.059
 and

00:24:32.059 --> 00:24:32.159
 he

00:24:32.159 --> 00:24:32.419
 writes

00:24:32.419 --> 00:24:32.639
 this

00:24:32.639 --> 00:24:32.740
 in

00:24:32.740 --> 00:24:32.879
 his

00:24:32.879 --> 00:24:33.079
 book

00:24:33.079 --> 00:24:33.240
 he

00:24:33.240 --> 00:24:33.559
 says

00:24:33.559 --> 00:24:34.419
 such

00:24:34.419 --> 00:24:34.960
 grace

00:24:34.960 --> 00:24:35.240
 is

00:24:35.240 --> 00:24:35.759
 costly

00:24:35.759 --> 00:24:36.859
 because

00:24:36.859 --> 00:24:37.519
 it

00:24:37.519 --> 00:24:37.839
 calls

00:24:37.839 --> 00:24:38.000
 us

00:24:38.000 --> 00:24:38.159
 to

00:24:38.159 --> 00:24:38.460
 follow

00:24:38.460 --> 00:24:39.720
 and

00:24:39.720 --> 00:24:39.940
 it's

00:24:39.940 --> 00:24:40.259
 grace

00:24:40.259 --> 00:24:40.579
 because

00:24:40.579 --> 00:24:40.799
 it

00:24:40.799 --> 00:24:41.099
 calls

00:24:41.099 --> 00:24:41.259
 us

00:24:41.259 --> 00:24:41.440
 to

00:24:41.440 --> 00:24:41.700
 follow

00:24:41.700 --> 00:24:41.980
 Jesus

00:24:41.980 --> 00:24:42.440
 Christ

00:24:42.440 --> 00:24:43.539
 it

00:24:43.539 --> 00:24:43.740
 is

00:24:43.740 --> 00:24:44.179
 costly

00:24:44.179 --> 00:24:44.559
 because

00:24:44.559 --> 00:24:44.779
 it

00:24:44.779 --> 00:24:45.159
 costs

00:24:45.159 --> 00:24:45.359
 a

00:24:45.359 --> 00:24:45.539
 man

00:24:45.539 --> 00:24:45.720
 his

00:24:45.720 --> 00:24:46.079
 life

00:24:46.079 --> 00:24:46.559
 and

00:24:46.559 --> 00:24:46.659
 it

00:24:46.659 --> 00:24:46.819
 is

00:24:46.819 --> 00:24:47.179
 grace

00:24:47.179 --> 00:24:47.480
 because

00:24:47.480 --> 00:24:47.779
 it

00:24:47.779 --> 00:24:48.099
 gives

00:24:48.099 --> 00:24:48.319
 a

00:24:48.319 --> 00:24:48.599
 man

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 the

00:24:49.059 --> 00:24:49.399
 only

00:24:49.399 --> 00:24:49.720
 true

00:24:49.720 --> 00:24:50.079
 life

00:24:50.079 --> 00:24:51.319
 it

00:24:51.319 --> 00:24:51.500
 is

00:24:51.500 --> 00:24:51.879
 costly

00:24:51.879 --> 00:24:52.240
 because

00:24:52.240 --> 00:24:52.460
 it

00:24:52.460 --> 00:24:52.980
 condemns

00:24:52.980 --> 00:24:53.319
 sin

00:24:53.319 --> 00:24:54.059
 and

00:24:54.059 --> 00:24:54.299
 it's

00:24:54.299 --> 00:24:54.720
 grace

00:24:54.720 --> 00:24:55.099
 because

00:24:55.099 --> 00:24:55.339
 it

00:24:55.339 --> 00:24:56.019
 justifies

00:24:56.019 --> 00:24:56.259
 the

00:24:56.259 --> 00:24:56.519
 sinner

00:24:56.519 --> 00:24:57.720
 above

00:24:57.720 --> 00:24:58.059
 all

00:24:58.059 --> 00:24:58.679
 it's

00:24:58.679 --> 00:24:59.119
 costly

00:24:59.119 --> 00:24:59.639
 because

00:24:59.639 --> 00:24:59.879
 it

00:24:59.879 --> 00:25:00.240
 cost

00:25:00.240 --> 00:25:00.720
 God

00:25:00.720 --> 00:25:01.139
 the

00:25:01.139 --> 00:25:01.599
 life

00:25:01.599 --> 00:25:01.839
 of

00:25:01.839 --> 00:25:02.019
 his

00:25:02.019 --> 00:25:02.259
 own

00:25:02.259 --> 00:25:02.579
 son

00:25:02.579 --> 00:25:03.700
 you

00:25:03.700 --> 00:25:03.900
 were

00:25:03.900 --> 00:25:04.319
 bought

00:25:04.319 --> 00:25:04.500
 at

00:25:04.500 --> 00:25:04.640
 a

00:25:04.640 --> 00:25:05.039
 price

00:25:05.039 --> 00:25:05.680
 and

00:25:05.680 --> 00:25:05.940
 what

00:25:05.940 --> 00:25:06.180
 has

00:25:06.180 --> 00:25:06.640
 cost

00:25:06.640 --> 00:25:07.019
 God

00:25:07.019 --> 00:25:07.420
 much

00:25:07.420 --> 00:25:07.740
 cannot

00:25:07.740 --> 00:25:08.019
 be

00:25:08.019 --> 00:25:08.259
 cheap

00:25:08.259 --> 00:25:08.420
 for

00:25:08.420 --> 00:25:08.720
 us

00:25:08.720 --> 00:25:09.859
 above

00:25:09.859 --> 00:25:10.259
 all

00:25:10.259 --> 00:25:11.160
 it

00:25:11.160 --> 00:25:11.319
 is

00:25:11.319 --> 00:25:11.740
 grace

00:25:11.740 --> 00:25:12.539
 because

00:25:12.539 --> 00:25:12.960
 God

00:25:12.960 --> 00:25:13.160
 did

00:25:13.160 --> 00:25:13.400
 not

00:25:13.400 --> 00:25:13.740
 reckon

00:25:13.740 --> 00:25:13.980
 his

00:25:13.980 --> 00:25:14.200
 son

00:25:14.200 --> 00:25:14.440
 too

00:25:14.440 --> 00:25:14.680
 dear

00:25:14.680 --> 00:25:14.839
 a

00:25:14.839 --> 00:25:15.099
 price

00:25:15.099 --> 00:25:15.279
 to

00:25:15.279 --> 00:25:15.500
 pay

00:25:15.500 --> 00:25:15.660
 for

00:25:15.660 --> 00:25:15.819
 your

00:25:15.819 --> 00:25:16.119
 life

00:25:16.119 --> 00:25:16.900
 but

00:25:16.900 --> 00:25:17.259
 delivered

00:25:17.259 --> 00:25:17.440
 him

00:25:17.440 --> 00:25:17.640
 up

00:25:17.640 --> 00:25:17.799
 for

00:25:17.799 --> 00:25:18.099
 us

00:25:18.099 --> 00:25:19.200
 costly

00:25:19.200 --> 00:25:19.619
 grace

00:25:19.619 --> 00:25:19.819
 is

00:25:19.819 --> 00:25:19.960
 the

00:25:19.960 --> 00:25:20.359
 incarnation

00:25:20.359 --> 00:25:20.680
 of

00:25:20.680 --> 00:25:20.940
 God

00:25:20.940 --> 00:25:22.339
 it's

00:25:22.339 --> 00:25:22.460
 in

00:25:22.460 --> 00:25:22.619
 that

00:25:22.619 --> 00:25:22.640
 that

00:25:22.640 --> 00:25:22.859
 we

00:25:22.859 --> 00:25:23.220
 see

00:25:23.220 --> 00:25:24.359
 that

00:25:24.359 --> 00:25:24.579
 it's

00:25:24.579 --> 00:25:24.859
 only

00:25:24.859 --> 00:25:25.279
 because

00:25:25.279 --> 00:25:25.680
 Jesus

00:25:25.680 --> 00:25:26.099
 became

00:25:26.099 --> 00:25:26.319
 like

00:25:26.319 --> 00:25:26.640
 us

00:25:26.640 --> 00:25:27.019
 that

00:25:27.019 --> 00:25:27.299
 we

00:25:27.299 --> 00:25:27.740
 can

00:25:27.740 --> 00:25:28.160
 become

00:25:28.160 --> 00:25:28.779
 like

00:25:28.779 --> 00:25:28.980
 him

00:25:28.980 --> 00:25:29.819
 so

00:25:29.819 --> 00:25:30.079
 let me

00:25:30.079 --> 00:25:30.639
 ask

00:25:30.639 --> 00:25:30.759
 you

00:25:30.759 --> 00:25:30.899
 this

00:25:30.899 --> 00:25:31.159
 morning

00:25:31.159 --> 00:25:32.319
 are

00:25:32.319 --> 00:25:32.480
 you

00:25:32.480 --> 00:25:32.779
 following

00:25:32.779 --> 00:25:33.179
 Christ

00:25:33.179 --> 00:25:33.339
 are

00:25:33.339 --> 00:25:33.480
 you

00:25:33.480 --> 00:25:33.759
 following

00:25:33.759 --> 00:25:34.179
 Jesus

00:25:34.179 --> 00:25:35.179
 if

00:25:35.179 --> 00:25:35.559
 yes

00:25:35.559 --> 00:25:36.519
 think

00:25:36.519 --> 00:25:36.819
 about

00:25:36.819 --> 00:25:37.000
 what

00:25:37.000 --> 00:25:37.139
 the

00:25:37.139 --> 00:25:37.480
 text

00:25:37.480 --> 00:25:38.039
 says

00:25:38.039 --> 00:25:38.679
 that

00:25:38.679 --> 00:25:38.960
 Jesus

00:25:38.960 --> 00:25:39.379
 is

00:25:39.379 --> 00:25:39.519
 your

00:25:39.519 --> 00:25:39.720
 number

00:25:39.720 --> 00:25:39.939
 one

00:25:39.939 --> 00:25:40.359
 priority

00:25:40.359 --> 00:25:41.559
 that

00:25:41.559 --> 00:25:41.759
 he

00:25:41.759 --> 00:25:41.919
 is

00:25:41.919 --> 00:25:42.279
 walking

00:25:42.279 --> 00:25:42.619
 against

00:25:42.619 --> 00:25:42.779
 the

00:25:42.779 --> 00:25:42.960
 stream

00:25:42.960 --> 00:25:43.099
 of

00:25:43.099 --> 00:25:43.460
 culture

00:25:43.460 --> 00:25:44.419
 that

00:25:44.419 --> 00:25:44.659
 being

00:25:44.659 --> 00:25:44.819
 a

00:25:44.819 --> 00:25:45.099
 Christian

00:25:45.099 --> 00:25:45.439
 is

00:25:45.439 --> 00:25:45.819
 difficult

00:25:45.819 --> 00:25:46.079
 and

00:25:46.079 --> 00:25:46.279
 some

00:25:46.279 --> 00:25:46.559
 people

00:25:46.559 --> 00:25:46.839
 won't

00:25:46.839 --> 00:25:47.079
 like

00:25:47.079 --> 00:25:47.279
 it

00:25:47.279 --> 00:25:48.439
 but

00:25:48.439 --> 00:25:48.619
 it's

00:25:48.619 --> 00:25:48.839
 worth

00:25:48.839 --> 00:25:49.519
 it

00:25:49.519 --> 00:25:50.659
 if

00:25:50.659 --> 00:25:50.799
 you're

00:25:50.799 --> 00:25:50.980
 not

00:25:50.980 --> 00:25:51.279
 following

00:25:51.279 --> 00:25:51.639
 Christ

00:25:51.639 --> 00:25:51.939
 yet

00:25:51.939 --> 00:25:52.819
 consider

00:25:52.819 --> 00:25:53.159
 this

00:25:53.159 --> 00:25:54.019
 all

00:25:54.019 --> 00:25:54.159
 of

00:25:54.159 --> 00:25:54.339
 these

00:25:54.339 --> 00:25:54.619
 three

00:25:54.619 --> 00:25:55.139
 encounters

00:25:55.139 --> 00:25:55.399
 with

00:25:55.399 --> 00:25:55.659
 Jesus

00:25:55.659 --> 00:25:55.879
 were

00:25:55.879 --> 00:25:56.159
 very

00:25:56.159 --> 00:25:56.639
 specific

00:25:56.639 --> 00:25:56.740
!

00:25:59.819 --> 00:26:03.939
 He

00:26:03.939 --> 00:26:04.019
 says

00:26:04.019 --> 00:26:09.000
 follow me

00:26:09.000 --> 00:26:10.200
 today

00:26:10.200 --> 00:26:13.220
 if

00:26:13.220 --> 00:26:13.480
 you look

00:26:13.480 --> 00:26:13.779
 around

00:26:13.779 --> 00:26:14.039
 and you

00:26:14.039 --> 00:26:14.339
 will see

00:26:14.339 --> 00:26:14.559
 a lot

00:26:14.559 --> 00:26:14.700
 of

00:26:14.700 --> 00:26:14.960
 people

00:26:14.960 --> 00:26:15.139
 who

00:26:15.139 --> 00:26:15.359
 are

00:26:15.359 --> 00:26:15.679
 following

00:26:15.679 --> 00:26:16.019
 Jesus

00:26:16.019 --> 00:26:17.119
 and

00:26:17.119 --> 00:26:17.399
 I

00:26:17.399 --> 00:26:17.740
 encourage

00:26:17.740 --> 00:26:18.000
 you

00:26:18.000 --> 00:26:18.480
 speak

00:26:18.480 --> 00:26:18.659
 to

00:26:18.659 --> 00:26:18.859
 those

00:26:18.859 --> 00:26:19.179
 people

00:26:19.179 --> 00:26:20.039
 and

00:26:20.039 --> 00:26:20.139
 you

00:26:20.139 --> 00:26:20.259
 will

00:26:20.259 --> 00:26:20.500
 see

00:26:20.500 --> 00:26:20.700
 that

00:26:20.700 --> 00:26:20.899
 that

00:26:20.899 --> 00:26:21.079
 has

00:26:21.079 --> 00:26:21.299
 been

00:26:21.299 --> 00:26:21.480
 the

00:26:21.480 --> 00:26:21.700
 best

00:26:21.700 --> 00:26:22.019
 decision

00:26:22.019 --> 00:26:22.200
 in

00:26:22.200 --> 00:26:22.319
 their

00:26:22.319 --> 00:26:22.619
 life

00:26:22.619 --> 00:26:23.179
 you

00:26:23.179 --> 00:26:23.319
 can

00:26:23.319 --> 00:26:23.519
 talk

00:26:23.519 --> 00:26:23.639
 to

00:26:23.639 --> 00:26:23.779
 me

00:26:23.779 --> 00:26:23.939
 as

00:26:23.939 --> 00:26:24.139
 well

00:26:24.139 --> 00:26:24.579
 I'm

00:26:24.579 --> 00:26:24.859
 happy

00:26:24.859 --> 00:26:25.119
 to

00:26:25.119 --> 00:26:25.500
 testify

00:26:25.500 --> 00:26:25.859
 for

00:26:25.859 --> 00:26:26.159
 that

00:26:26.159 --> 00:26:27.500
 Jesus

00:26:27.500 --> 00:26:27.839
 says

00:26:27.839 --> 00:26:28.200
 come

00:26:28.200 --> 00:26:28.399
 to

00:26:28.399 --> 00:26:28.619
 me

00:26:28.619 --> 00:26:29.159
 all

00:26:29.159 --> 00:26:29.419
 of

00:26:29.419 --> 00:26:29.639
 you

00:26:29.640 --> 00:26:29.880
 who

00:26:29.880 --> 00:26:30.040
 are

00:26:30.040 --> 00:26:30.280
 weary

00:26:30.280 --> 00:26:30.500
 and

00:26:30.500 --> 00:26:30.940
 burdened

00:26:30.940 --> 00:26:31.420
 and

00:26:31.420 --> 00:26:31.620
 I

00:26:31.620 --> 00:26:31.780
 will

00:26:31.780 --> 00:26:32.040
 give

00:26:32.040 --> 00:26:32.200
 you

00:26:32.200 --> 00:26:32.640
 rest

00:26:32.640 --> 00:26:33.060
 take

00:26:33.060 --> 00:26:33.259
 my

00:26:33.259 --> 00:26:33.440
 yoke

00:26:33.440 --> 00:26:33.700
 upon

00:26:33.700 --> 00:26:33.840
 you

00:26:33.840 --> 00:26:33.960
 and

00:26:33.960 --> 00:26:34.140
 learn

00:26:34.140 --> 00:26:34.320
 from

00:26:34.320 --> 00:26:34.520
 me

00:26:34.520 --> 00:26:34.980
 for

00:26:34.980 --> 00:26:35.160
 I

00:26:35.160 --> 00:26:35.300
 am

00:26:35.300 --> 00:26:35.660
 gentle

00:26:35.660 --> 00:26:35.880
 and

00:26:35.880 --> 00:26:36.140
 humble

00:26:36.140 --> 00:26:36.300
 in

00:26:36.300 --> 00:26:36.580
 heart

00:26:36.580 --> 00:26:37.040
 and

00:26:37.040 --> 00:26:37.300
 you

00:26:37.300 --> 00:26:37.540
 will

00:26:37.540 --> 00:26:37.780
 find

00:26:37.780 --> 00:26:38.200
 rest

00:26:38.200 --> 00:26:38.540
 for

00:26:38.540 --> 00:26:38.720
 your

00:26:38.720 --> 00:26:39.040
 souls

00:26:39.040 --> 00:26:39.780
 for

00:26:39.780 --> 00:26:39.960
 my

00:26:39.960 --> 00:26:40.180
 yoke

00:26:40.180 --> 00:26:40.340
 is

00:26:40.340 --> 00:26:40.660
 easy

00:26:40.660 --> 00:26:41.380
 and

00:26:41.380 --> 00:26:41.540
 my

00:26:41.540 --> 00:26:41.820
 burden

00:26:41.820 --> 00:26:42.020
 is

00:26:42.020 --> 00:26:42.340
 light

00:26:42.340 --> 00:26:43.980
 if

00:26:43.980 --> 00:26:44.140
 you're

00:26:44.140 --> 00:26:44.300
 not

00:26:44.300 --> 00:26:44.480
 sure

00:26:44.480 --> 00:26:44.720
 about

00:26:44.720 --> 00:26:44.840
 him

00:26:44.840 --> 00:26:45.020
 yet

00:26:45.020 --> 00:26:45.280
 that's

00:26:45.280 --> 00:26:45.560
 okay

00:26:45.560 --> 00:26:45.780
 but

00:26:45.780 --> 00:26:45.920
 let

00:26:45.920 --> 00:26:46.020
 me

00:26:46.020 --> 00:26:46.220
 tell

00:26:46.220 --> 00:26:46.360
 you

00:26:46.360 --> 00:26:46.480
 he

00:26:46.480 --> 00:26:46.680
 was

00:26:46.680 --> 00:26:46.960
 sure

00:26:46.960 --> 00:26:47.220
 about

00:26:47.220 --> 00:26:47.480
 you

00:26:47.480 --> 00:26:47.980
 when

00:26:47.980 --> 00:26:48.080
 he

00:26:48.080 --> 00:26:48.280
 died

00:26:48.280 --> 00:26:48.400
 on

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 that

00:26:48.540 --> 00:26:48.800
 cross

00:26:48.800 --> 00:26:50.320
 would

00:26:50.319 --> 00:26:50.419
 you

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 consider

00:26:50.700 --> 00:26:51.000
 that

00:26:51.000 --> 00:26:51.679
 let

00:26:51.679 --> 00:26:51.819
 us

00:26:51.819 --> 00:26:52.000
 pray

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 holy

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 father

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 we

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 stand

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 in

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 awe

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 at

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 what

00:27:00.619 --> 00:27:00.919
 Jesus

00:27:00.919 --> 00:27:01.159
 has

00:27:01.159 --> 00:27:01.339
 done

00:27:01.339 --> 00:27:01.599
 for

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 us

00:27:01.819 --> 00:27:02.019
 when

00:27:02.019 --> 00:27:02.200
 he

00:27:02.200 --> 00:27:02.599
 was

00:27:02.599 --> 00:27:02.720
 on

00:27:02.720 --> 00:27:02.839
 the

00:27:02.839 --> 00:27:03.039
 road

00:27:03.039 --> 00:27:03.179
 to

00:27:03.179 --> 00:27:03.639
 Jerusalem

00:27:03.639 --> 00:27:04.980
 seeing

00:27:04.980 --> 00:27:06.039
 the

00:27:06.039 --> 00:27:06.359
 cross

00:27:06.359 --> 00:27:06.500
 and

00:27:06.500 --> 00:27:06.819
 everything

00:27:06.819 --> 00:27:07.059
 that

00:27:07.059 --> 00:27:07.220
 was

00:27:07.220 --> 00:27:07.419
 put

00:27:07.419 --> 00:27:07.700
 before

00:27:07.700 --> 00:27:07.879
 him

00:27:07.879 --> 00:27:07.980
 and

00:27:07.980 --> 00:27:08.240
 yet

00:27:08.240 --> 00:27:08.599
 he

00:27:08.599 --> 00:27:08.960
 considered

00:27:08.960 --> 00:27:09.119
 it

00:27:09.119 --> 00:27:09.259
 a

00:27:09.259 --> 00:27:09.539
 joy

00:27:09.539 --> 00:27:10.859
 and

00:27:10.859 --> 00:27:10.960
 we

00:27:10.960 --> 00:27:11.079
 give

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 thanks

00:27:11.339 --> 00:27:11.439
 that

00:27:11.439 --> 00:27:11.519
 he

00:27:11.519 --> 00:27:11.659
 did

00:27:11.659 --> 00:27:11.799
 that

00:27:11.799 --> 00:27:12.059
 for

00:27:12.059 --> 00:27:12.259
 us

00:27:12.259 --> 00:27:12.379
 so

00:27:12.379 --> 00:27:12.500
 we

00:27:12.500 --> 00:27:12.639
 could

00:27:12.639 --> 00:27:12.899
 live

00:27:12.899 --> 00:27:13.339
 freely

00:27:13.339 --> 00:27:14.939
 and

00:27:14.939 --> 00:27:15.700
 alive

00:27:15.700 --> 00:27:16.419
 in

00:27:16.419 --> 00:27:16.919
 abundance

00:27:16.919 --> 00:27:17.319
 father

00:27:17.319 --> 00:27:17.539
 I

00:27:17.539 --> 00:27:17.740
 pray

00:27:17.740 --> 00:27:18.019
 that

00:27:18.019 --> 00:27:20.039
 you

00:27:20.039 --> 00:27:20.200
 would

00:27:20.200 --> 00:27:20.420
 move

00:27:20.420 --> 00:27:20.579
 our

00:27:20.579 --> 00:27:20.940
 hearts

00:27:20.940 --> 00:27:21.259
 that

00:27:21.259 --> 00:27:21.440
 you

00:27:21.440 --> 00:27:21.680
 would

00:27:21.680 --> 00:27:22.079
 help

00:27:22.079 --> 00:27:22.460
 us

00:27:22.460 --> 00:27:24.259
 come

00:27:24.259 --> 00:27:24.400
 to

00:27:24.400 --> 00:27:24.519
 an

00:27:24.519 --> 00:27:24.879
 acceptance

00:27:24.879 --> 00:27:25.220
 with

00:27:25.220 --> 00:27:25.420
 this

00:27:25.420 --> 00:27:25.879
 passage

00:27:25.879 --> 00:27:27.099
 and

00:27:27.099 --> 00:27:27.480
 understand

00:27:27.480 --> 00:27:27.700
 what

00:27:27.700 --> 00:27:27.819
 it

00:27:27.819 --> 00:27:27.980
 is

00:27:27.980 --> 00:27:28.119
 you

00:27:28.119 --> 00:27:28.339
 ask

00:27:28.339 --> 00:27:28.500
 for

00:27:28.500 --> 00:27:28.740
 us

00:27:28.740 --> 00:27:29.680
 help

00:27:29.680 --> 00:27:29.819
 us

00:27:29.819 --> 00:27:30.200
 realize

00:27:30.200 --> 00:27:30.460
 that

00:27:30.460 --> 00:27:30.579
 it

00:27:30.579 --> 00:27:30.859
 is

00:27:30.859 --> 00:27:31.639
 Jesus

00:27:31.639 --> 00:27:31.879
 who

00:27:31.879 --> 00:27:32.079
 died

00:27:32.079 --> 00:27:32.259
 for

00:27:32.259 --> 00:27:32.420
 us

00:27:32.420 --> 00:27:32.539
 so

00:27:32.539 --> 00:27:32.680
 we

00:27:32.680 --> 00:27:32.819
 could

00:27:32.819 --> 00:27:33.019
 live

00:27:33.019 --> 00:27:33.180
 for

00:27:33.180 --> 00:27:33.400
 him

00:27:33.400 --> 00:27:34.460
 in

00:27:34.460 --> 00:27:34.680
 Jesus

00:27:34.680 --> 00:27:34.940
 name

00:27:34.940 --> 00:27:35.079
 we

00:27:35.079 --> 00:27:35.299
 pray

00:27:35.299 --> 00:27:35.299


00:27:35.720 --> 00:27:35.940
 Amen!