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 Great to see you all here this morning. Please take out your copy of God's Word. We're going to do something a little different this morning. You may have noticed in your bulletin if you pay attention to that at all that we are not going to continue in Mark today.

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 And I know that some people get very dogmatic about what preaching should look like. Many people say that expositional preaching must be verse by verse. Exposition is just simply, in the most simplest of terms, preaching what the Bible has to say about any given topic.

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 Say, picking for the main points of a sermon, the main points of a text for the sermon. That's the definition in its simplest form. And so it's healthy at times to stop and take a little topical look at some things, a more broad look.

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 And so that's what we're going to do together today is we're going to look at church polity together. And the reason for that is this evening we're having our direction dessert when we get together and present a vision for next year and what we believe God is leading us into.

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 Next year and we have newly appointed elders. It just happened, oh gosh, maybe five or six weeks ago we appointed elders of our church and we have yet to really take the time to stop and talk about what that even means.

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 So that's what I would like to do with you today. So I have a lot of texts for you to turn to. And in habit I actually told you to take out your copy of God's Word. I didn't tell you where to turn because I'm going to give you a lot of places.

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 You may find it best for you today to just simply jot down references and turn to them later.

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 You might want to catch me on some of the longer ones. You may try to keep up with me.

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 But for the sake of time I'm going to move pretty quick and I'm not going to wait until I hear pages stop flipping in order for us to get through what needs to be accomplished this morning.

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 I want to say to you also church polity is the doctrines about the organizational structure of the church and it's a subset of a greater study, the doctrines of the church called ecclesiology.

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 What we're going to do this morning is going to be very glossary.

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 I can't possibly expound all of this in a single service unless you guys were willing to stay here until one or two, which I don't think you are.

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 So we're going to kind of glance over some things.

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 So if I don't make a connection for you, I know I'm not making the connection for you.

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 Let's talk about it later. We can connect the dots together.

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 So with that in mind, let's pray and then I'll pile in where we're going to head today.

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 Father, we thank you for the great love that you've shown us in Christ.

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 We are here sitting together in this room because of his completed work.

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 I thank you that we have such a great hope in him.

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 We thank you, Father, that you've also given us, because of Christ, your spirit.

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 There's great triune work in play right now on our behalf.

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 And we pray by your spirit, Lord, that you'll work today.

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 You know our frailties even better than we.

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 And Father, I know that I can accomplish nothing good apart from you.

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 So I pray that you'll work this day in our hearts to bring us into conformity with your son for the praise of your glory.

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 We pray this in Christ's name. Amen.

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 I hope in your Christian walk you are growing in your appreciation for the church.

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 Because the church is what Christ came to die for.

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 The church itself was purchased by Christ's blood.

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 And I mean that in a universal sense.

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 The church today, the church past, the church future.

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 All those who will be found in Christ, who will place believing faith in him, were purchased by Christ's blood.

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 It was his very intention in coming here was to purchase the church for himself.

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 1 Corinthians 15.3 says,

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 Paul states in Ephesians 5.25 that Christ loved the church and gave himself up for her.

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 This is why Christ came.

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 This is why we have hope in this season in him.

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 Because Christ came and purchased the church.

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 It was precious to him.

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 It is his bride.

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 And he completed that work.

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 Wes mentioned that earlier.

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 This was something that happened once and for all.

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 He was able to with confidence say,

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 it is finished.

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 The writer of Hebrews 10.14 says,

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 For by a single offering,

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 he has perfected for all time those who are being sanctified.

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 So this is an accomplished work on Christ's behalf.

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 Yet we still find it carrying out.

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 Still find it having its effect.

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 We have been made perfect in him and yet we are being made perfect.

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 Perfect.

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 As individuals and as the church.

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 Sorry again for Judah.

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 We're in this process and God has given to us a great responsibility.

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 As the church.

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 As the global church.

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 Right?

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 He's set us about a mission.

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 And I think rightly it's good to say,

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 not that God has given a mission to the church,

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 but that he's given the church to his mission.

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 Matthew chapter 28.

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 Verse 16 through 20.

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 After Jesus is resurrected,

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 spending time with his disciples.

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 Verse 16 says,

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 Now the eleven disciples went to Galilee,

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 to the mountain to which Jesus had directed them.

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 And when they saw him,

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 they worshipped him,

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 but some doubted.

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 And Jesus came and said to them,

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 All authority in heaven and on earth has been given to me.

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 Go therefore and make disciples of all nations,

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 baptizing them in the name of the Father,

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 and of the Son,

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 and of the Holy Spirit,

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 teaching them to observe all that I have commanded you.

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 And behold,

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 I am with you always to the end of the age.

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 And we can see even here,

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 this work that has been completed

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 and is being completed

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 by the power and grace of God.

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 Right?

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 This is the command that's been given to us

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 as a local congregation.

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 And it's a big, mighty task.

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 So we see most commonly mentioned in the scriptures

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 when we speak of church,

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 the gathering of believers,

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 those local congregations,

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 which we would be one of.

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 And as the global church has this mission

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 to go and make disciples of all nations,

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 baptizing them in the name of the Father,

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 the Son, and the Holy Spirit,

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 teaching them to observe,

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 to be disciple-making disciples,

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 we as a church have been given that very same command.

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 This is true of us as well.

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 So it's important that we ask the question,

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 how?

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 How are we supposed to do this?

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 This is a big, mighty task

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 that has been given to the church.

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 And very quickly,

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 lots of people will give you lots of answers to that.

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 Ask anybody who serves in full-time ministry

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 what their philosophy of ministry is,

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 and you're going to hear all sorts of answers.

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 I feel that for our church it is a grace,

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 and I am thankful to get to serve at a church

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 that believes in the sufficiency of Scripture

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 and actually lives like they believe

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 in the sufficiency of the Scriptures.

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 God has given to us a book

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 that is the guide and rule for all holiness,

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 and that includes the way in which

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 we govern our church.

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 James Montgomery Boyce

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 was a 20th century Philadelphian pastor,

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 just means he pastored in Philadelphia,

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 and said,

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 I don't know why I wrote it down that way,

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 said,

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 while many churches now confess belief

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 in biblical authority,

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 they remain undecided

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 whether the Bible is sufficient

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 for the church's life and work.

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 We confess its authority,

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 but we discount its ability

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 to do what is necessary

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 to draw unbelievers to Christ,

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 enable us to grow in godliness,

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 provide direction for our lives,

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 and transform and revitalize society.

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 He adds,

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 in the 16th century,

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 the battle was against those

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 who wanted to add church traditions

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 to Scripture,

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 the Catholics,

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 but in our day,

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 the battle is against those

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 who have to use worldly means

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 to do God's work.

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 Our great battle

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 in American Christianity

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 is not over the inerrancy

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 of the Scripture,

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 but of the sufficiency

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 of the Scriptures.

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 Has God given us what we need

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 to accomplish the task

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 that He's laid before us?

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 The answer is yes.

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 You can't just say that

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 and not live that appropriately.

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 And so what I want to show you today

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 is the way in which

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 we have arranged

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 our organizational structure

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 as we see the Scriptures

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 teach them to us.

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 And I gave you a phrase

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 that's in the top of your bulletin

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 in the notes

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 that says simply this,

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 maybe not simply,

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 Christ Family Church is

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 God-ordained,

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 Christ-ruled,

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 Spirit-led,

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 elder-guided,

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 deacon-served,

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 and congregation-governed,

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 or congregationally

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 if you prefer.

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 Christ Family Church

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 is God-ordained,

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 Christ-ruled,

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 Spirit-led,

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 elder-guided,

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 deacon-served,

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 and congregation-governed.

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 So I want to break

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 this phrase down for you.

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 We certainly see

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 that the Godhead

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 starts out this phrase, right?

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 This is a church

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 that has been given to us.

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 It belongs to God.

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 It's God-ordained.

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 It's Christ-ruled.

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 It's Spirit-led.

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 It's God-ordained

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 as all things are.

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 All things in this world

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 are ordained by our Lord.

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 They're all held

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 in His providence.

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 And therefore,

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 we can safely say

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 that our church

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 is God-ordained.

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 Isaiah 45.7

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 God says,

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 I form light

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 and create darkness.

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 I make well-being

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 and create calamity.

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 I am the Lord

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 who does all these things.

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 Job recognized this.

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 Job 42.2.

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 He said,

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 I know that you can do

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 all things

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 and that no purpose

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 of yours can be thwarted.

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 King Nebuchadnezzar,

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 after his wild times

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 in the wilderness,

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 when he comes back

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 to his senses

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 in Daniel 4.35,

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 says of God,

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 He does according

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 to His will

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 among the host of heaven

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 and among the inhabitants

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 of the earth,

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 and none can stay His hand

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 or say to Him,

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 what have you done?

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 Paul,

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 in Ephesians 1.11,

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 says that God works

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 all things

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 according to the counsel

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 of His will.

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 He is sovereign

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 over everything

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 and therefore,

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 the very fact

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 that this church exists

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 means that God

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 ordained it.

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 That we have a name

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 and we are here

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 means that God

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 is in control

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 over what is happening.

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 I think every good sermon

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 has a Charles Spurgeon

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 quote in it.

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 It makes my brother

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 plain language

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 beautiful

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 to read something

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 he said.

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 So let me just read to you

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 this beautiful quote

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 by him.

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 He said,

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 I believe that

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 every particle of dust

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 that dances in the sunbeam

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 does not move an atom

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 more or less

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 than God wishes.

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 That every particle

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 of spray that dashes

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 against the steamboat

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 has its orbit

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 as well as the sun

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 in the heavens.

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 That the chaff

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 from the hand

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 of the winnower

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 is steered

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 as the stars

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 in their courses.

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 The creeping of an aphid

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 over the rosebud

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 is as much fixed

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 as the march

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 of the devastating pestilence.

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 The fall of leaves

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 from a poplar

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 is as fully ordained

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 as the tumbling

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 of an avalanche.

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 Isn't that beautiful?

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 And so this is true

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 of our church.

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 Christ's family church

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 is God

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 ordained.

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 And it is

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 Christ ruled.

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 Matthew 16

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 verse 18

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 Jesus says

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 in response

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 to Peter

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 claiming that

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 he is the Christ

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 he says

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 and I tell you

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 you are Peter

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 and on this rock

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 that truth

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 the very truth

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 that he is the Christ

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 I will build

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 my church

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 and the gates of hell

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 shall not prevail against it.

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 Notice the language there

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 he says

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 Christ says

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 that on this truth

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 I will build

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 my church.

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 Christ rules

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 Christ family church.

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 Christ family church

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 is God ordained.

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 things under Jesus' feet

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 and gave him

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 his head

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 over all things

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 to the church.

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 And again later

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 in Ephesians 5

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 verse 23

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 that Christ

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 is the head

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 of the church.

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 We are simply

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 an extension of him.

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 His body

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 moving

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 and working

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 in this world.

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 Christ family church

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 is God ordained.

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 It is Christ ruled.

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 And it is

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 spirit led.

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 It is

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 by God's spirit

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 that this

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 act

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 is accomplished.

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 The spirit

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 is an agent

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 of Christ

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 to us.

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 A helper

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 sent to us

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 to help us

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 accomplish

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 this great task

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 that has been put

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 before us.

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 Romans 8

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 verse 14

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 and then verse 17

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 says

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 for all who are led

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 by the spirit of God

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 are sons of God.

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 Verse 17

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 if children

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 then heirs of God

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 and fellow heirs

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 with Christ.

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 So we have been

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 called together

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 as these heirs

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 of God

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 who are led

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 by the spirit.

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 And that is the way

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 in which we function

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 in the church.

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 Paul exhorts us

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 in Ephesians

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 chapter 4

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 verse 3

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 in the beginning

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 of verse 4

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 that we ought to be

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 eager to maintain

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 the unity

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 of the spirit

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 in the bond

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 of peace

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 for there is

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 one body

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 and one spirit.

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 So we are

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 therefore

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 by the Godhead

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 led along.

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 Christ family church

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 is God ordained

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 Christ ruled

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 and spirit led.

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 But now what part

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 do we play

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 in this?

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 How is it that

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 the Godhead

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 intervenes

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 and connects

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 in our lives

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 and we actually

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 play this out?

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 The scriptures

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 have been very clear

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 to us

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 in this way.

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 Now let me say to you

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 that there are

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 various forms

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 of church government

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 that I find

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 acceptable.

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 I just find the one

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 that we practice

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 most acceptable.

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 I think it's

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 most clearly

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 laid before us.

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 I think church history

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 has spoken clearly

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 to us that this is

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 the most health

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 giving form

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 of polity.

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 But I will grant

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 that there are

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 some variations

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 of some degree

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 that are also

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 acceptable.

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 But let's just

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 talk about elders.

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 Christ family church

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 is elder

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 guided.

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 This word elder

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 in the scriptures

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 has also been

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 translated bishop

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 or overseer.

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 it's translated

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 only as pastor

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 one place

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 in the entire

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 scripture

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 which is found

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 in Ephesians

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 chapter 4.

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 That's the only time

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 you see that term

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 as a noun.

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 Otherwise

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 it's a verb

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 that elders

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 are called

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 to pastor

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 in that way.

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 And so the role

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 of elders

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 in the church

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 if you look

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 in 1 Timothy

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 5.17

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 is to rule

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 to preach

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 and to teach.

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 It says

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 let the elders

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 who rule

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 will be well

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 considered

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 worthy

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 of double

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 honor

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 especially

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 those

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 who labor

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 in preaching

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 and teaching.

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 Elders are

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 to care

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 for God's

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 church.

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 1 Timothy

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 3.4

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 and 5

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 He must

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 manage

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 his own

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 household

00:15:38.860 --> 00:15:39.079
 well.

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 This is a

00:15:39.559 --> 00:15:40.059
 qualification

00:15:40.059 --> 00:15:40.959
 for an elder.

00:15:41.399 --> 00:15:41.620
 He must

00:15:41.620 --> 00:15:41.919
 manage

00:15:41.919 --> 00:15:42.159
 his own

00:15:42.159 --> 00:15:42.379
 household

00:15:42.379 --> 00:15:42.679
 well

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 with all

00:15:43.360 --> 00:15:43.779
 dignity

00:15:43.779 --> 00:15:44.399
 keeping

00:15:44.399 --> 00:15:44.899
 his children

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 submissive.

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 For if

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 someone does

00:15:46.719 --> 00:15:47.039
 not know

00:15:47.039 --> 00:15:47.279
 how to

00:15:47.279 --> 00:15:47.500
 manage

00:15:47.500 --> 00:15:47.879
 his own

00:15:47.879 --> 00:15:48.360
 household

00:15:48.360 --> 00:15:49.139
 how will

00:15:49.139 --> 00:15:49.740
 he care

00:15:49.740 --> 00:15:50.899
 for God's

00:15:50.899 --> 00:15:51.620
 church?

00:15:52.480 --> 00:15:52.639
 Right?

00:15:52.839 --> 00:15:53.120
 Judah

00:15:53.120 --> 00:15:53.599
 making me

00:15:53.599 --> 00:15:54.000
 look bad

00:15:54.000 --> 00:15:54.419
 this morning.

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 1 Peter

00:15:57.460 --> 00:15:58.200
 5

00:15:58.200 --> 00:15:59.379
 2-3

00:15:59.379 --> 00:15:59.779
 we see

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 that

00:16:00.000 --> 00:16:00.779
 elders

00:16:00.779 --> 00:16:01.120
 are to

00:16:01.120 --> 00:16:01.679
 shepherd.

00:16:02.600 --> 00:16:03.120
 Instruction

00:16:03.120 --> 00:16:03.539
 here

00:16:03.539 --> 00:16:04.259
 Peter is

00:16:04.259 --> 00:16:04.580
 giving to

00:16:04.580 --> 00:16:05.039
 the elders

00:16:05.039 --> 00:16:05.440
 of these

00:16:05.440 --> 00:16:05.840
 churches

00:16:05.840 --> 00:16:06.240
 that he's

00:16:06.240 --> 00:16:06.720
 writing to

00:16:06.720 --> 00:16:07.379
 shepherd

00:16:07.379 --> 00:16:07.860
 the flock

00:16:07.860 --> 00:16:08.320
 of God

00:16:08.320 --> 00:16:08.899
 that is

00:16:08.899 --> 00:16:09.460
 among you

00:16:09.460 --> 00:16:10.379
 exercising

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 oversight

00:16:11.200 --> 00:16:12.179
 not under

00:16:12.179 --> 00:16:12.779
 compulsion

00:16:12.779 --> 00:16:13.840
 but willingly

00:16:13.840 --> 00:16:14.519
 as God

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 would have

00:16:14.960 --> 00:16:15.159
 you

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 not for

00:16:15.940 --> 00:16:16.220
 shameful

00:16:16.220 --> 00:16:16.659
 game

00:16:16.659 --> 00:16:17.820
 but eagerly

00:16:17.820 --> 00:16:19.059
 not domineering

00:16:19.059 --> 00:16:19.700
 over those

00:16:19.700 --> 00:16:19.940
 in your

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 charge

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 but being

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 examples

00:16:21.320 --> 00:16:21.659
 to the

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 flock

00:16:22.019 --> 00:16:22.539
 keeping

00:16:22.539 --> 00:16:23.079
 watch

00:16:23.079 --> 00:16:23.759
 over

00:16:23.759 --> 00:16:23.980
 their

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 souls

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 this is

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 the

00:16:27.299 --> 00:16:27.919
 instruction

00:16:27.919 --> 00:16:28.539
 that's

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 been

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 given

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 to

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 us

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 Hebrews

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 13

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 17

00:16:32.679 --> 00:16:33.360
 obey

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 your

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 leaders

00:16:33.879 --> 00:16:34.279
 and submit

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 to them

00:16:34.720 --> 00:16:35.139
 for they

00:16:35.139 --> 00:16:35.460
 are keeping

00:16:35.460 --> 00:16:35.879
 watch

00:16:35.879 --> 00:16:36.240
 over your

00:16:36.240 --> 00:16:36.519
 souls

00:16:36.519 --> 00:16:36.939
 as those

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 who

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 would

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 give

00:16:37.379 --> 00:16:38.079
 to give

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 an

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 account

00:16:38.600 --> 00:16:39.199
 let them

00:16:39.199 --> 00:16:39.539
 do this

00:16:39.539 --> 00:16:40.100
 with joy

00:16:40.100 --> 00:16:40.439
 and not

00:16:40.439 --> 00:16:40.860
 with groaning

00:16:40.860 --> 00:16:41.179
 for that

00:16:41.179 --> 00:16:41.419
 would be

00:16:41.419 --> 00:16:41.779
 of no

00:16:41.779 --> 00:16:42.340
 advantage

00:16:42.340 --> 00:16:43.319
 to you

00:16:43.319 --> 00:16:44.019
 so elders

00:16:44.019 --> 00:16:44.360
 are to

00:16:44.360 --> 00:16:44.600
 look

00:16:44.600 --> 00:16:45.379
 after the

00:16:45.379 --> 00:16:46.379
 spiritual

00:16:46.379 --> 00:16:47.399
 well-being

00:16:47.399 --> 00:16:48.079
 of the

00:16:48.079 --> 00:16:48.480
 flock

00:16:48.480 --> 00:16:48.840
 that's

00:16:48.840 --> 00:16:48.959
 been

00:16:48.959 --> 00:16:49.199
 given

00:16:49.199 --> 00:16:49.519
 them

00:16:49.519 --> 00:16:50.100
 it's

00:16:50.100 --> 00:16:50.220
 the

00:16:50.220 --> 00:16:50.740
 tasks

00:16:50.740 --> 00:16:51.399
 that are

00:16:51.399 --> 00:16:51.579
 laid

00:16:51.579 --> 00:16:51.860
 before

00:16:51.860 --> 00:16:52.199
 them

00:16:52.199 --> 00:16:53.879
 they

00:16:53.879 --> 00:16:54.159
 must

00:16:54.159 --> 00:16:54.740
 possess

00:16:54.740 --> 00:16:55.579
 outstanding

00:16:55.579 --> 00:16:56.199
 character

00:16:56.199 --> 00:16:57.019
 we don't

00:16:57.019 --> 00:16:57.480
 have time

00:16:57.480 --> 00:16:57.720
 to get

00:16:57.720 --> 00:16:58.240
 into all

00:16:58.240 --> 00:16:58.679
 of these

00:16:58.679 --> 00:16:59.120
 things

00:16:59.120 --> 00:17:00.199
 you can

00:17:00.199 --> 00:17:00.480
 look at

00:17:00.480 --> 00:17:00.659
 these

00:17:00.659 --> 00:17:01.000
 later

00:17:01.000 --> 00:17:01.379
 1st

00:17:01.379 --> 00:17:01.679
 Timothy

00:17:01.679 --> 00:17:02.240
 3

00:17:02.240 --> 00:17:03.220
 1-7

00:17:03.220 --> 00:17:03.860
 and

00:17:03.860 --> 00:17:04.299
 Titus

00:17:04.299 --> 00:17:04.740
 1

00:17:04.740 --> 00:17:05.960
 6-9

00:17:05.960 --> 00:17:06.339
 I

00:17:06.339 --> 00:17:06.839
 encourage

00:17:06.839 --> 00:17:07.139
 you

00:17:07.139 --> 00:17:07.779
 to take

00:17:07.779 --> 00:17:08.019
 a look

00:17:08.019 --> 00:17:08.500
 at those

00:17:08.500 --> 00:17:09.879
 we

00:17:09.879 --> 00:17:10.319
 believe

00:17:10.319 --> 00:17:10.740
 fully

00:17:10.740 --> 00:17:11.440
 that elders

00:17:11.440 --> 00:17:12.099
 should be

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 plural

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 in nature

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 we should

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 have a

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 plurality

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 leadership

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 Acts 14

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 23

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 Paul and

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 Barnabas

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 have just

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 been

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 drug

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 out of

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 Lystra

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 Paul is

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 beaten

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 they think

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 to death

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 some of

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 the

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 Christians

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 gather

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 around him

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 and he

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 rises

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 and then

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 Paul and

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 Barnabas

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 return

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 they go

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 to Derbe

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 for a while

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 then they go

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 to Lystra

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 Iconium

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 and to

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 Antioch

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 and it

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 says

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 and when

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 they had

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 appointed

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 elders

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 plural

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 for them

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 in every

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 church

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 with prayer

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 and fasting

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 they committed

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 them to the

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 Lord

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 in whom

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 they had

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 believed

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 later in

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 Acts 20

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 verse 17

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 we see the

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 record that

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 now from

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 Miletus

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 he sent

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 to Ephesus

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 and called

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 the elders

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 of the church

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 to come to

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 him

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 again plural

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 elders

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 Titus

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 1.5

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 Paul writes

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 to Titus

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 this is why

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 I left

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 you in

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 Crete

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 so that

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 you might

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 put what

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 remained

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 into order

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 and appoint

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 elders

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 in every

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 town

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 as I

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 directed

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 you

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 James

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 5.14

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 is anyone

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 among you

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 sick

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 let him

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 call for

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 the elders

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 of the church

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 and let

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 them pray

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 over him

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 anointing

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 him

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 with oil

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 in the

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 name

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 of the

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 Lord

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 and then

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 1 Peter

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 chapter 5

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 verse 1

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 and the

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 beginning

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 of 2

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 so I

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 exhort

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 the elders

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 among you

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 as a

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 fellow elder

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 and a

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 witness

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 of the

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 sufferings

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 of Christ

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 as well

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 as a

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 partaker

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 in the

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 glory

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 that is

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 going

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 to be

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 revealed

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 shepherd

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 the

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 flock

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 of

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 God

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 that is

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 among

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 you

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 or

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 pastor

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 the

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 flock

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 of

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 God

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 that is

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 among

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 you

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 that is

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 enough

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 for me

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 that is

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 enough

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 that we

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 see

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 this

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 plurality

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 as an

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 example

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 to us

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 again

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 and again

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 is enough

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 for me

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 to say

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 we need

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 more

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 than one

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 we don't

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 need a

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 guy on

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 top

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 making

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 all of

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 our

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 decisions

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 for us

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 I have

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 found

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 practically

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 it to be

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 of great

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 benefit

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 I have

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 men

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 that I'm

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 accountable

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 to

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 I have

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 men

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 that I

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 get to

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 shoulder

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 the

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 burden

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 of

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 service

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 share

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 in the

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 joy

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 of

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 service

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 and

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 guidance

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 to

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 our

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 church

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 it's

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 of

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 great

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 benefit

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 for

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 us

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 I

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 have

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 seen

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 in my

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 very

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 young

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 years

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 so

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 many

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 pastors

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 tumble

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 from

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 the

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 top

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 because

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 they

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 have

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 no

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 accountability

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 they're

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 placed

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 on a

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 pedestal

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 as if

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 they're

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 perfect

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 and they

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 try to

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 live that

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 way

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 on the

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 outside

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 on the

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 inside

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 they

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 absolutely

00:19:35.919 --> 00:19:36.459
 rot

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 away

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 we're

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 working

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 hard

00:19:39.179 --> 00:19:39.539
 together

00:19:39.539 --> 00:19:39.899
 for that

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 never

00:19:40.199 --> 00:19:40.519
 to be

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 the

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 case

00:19:41.119 --> 00:19:41.599
 with

00:19:41.599 --> 00:19:41.959
 us

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 I

00:19:43.339 --> 00:19:43.559
 want

00:19:43.559 --> 00:19:43.779
 you to

00:19:43.779 --> 00:19:43.899
 know

00:19:43.899 --> 00:19:44.039
 that

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 I'm

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 a

00:19:44.379 --> 00:19:44.679
 man

00:19:44.679 --> 00:19:44.859
 in

00:19:44.859 --> 00:19:45.039
 need

00:19:45.039 --> 00:19:45.200
 of

00:19:45.200 --> 00:19:45.720
 grace

00:19:45.720 --> 00:19:46.679
 right

00:19:46.679 --> 00:19:47.319
 it is

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 my

00:19:47.579 --> 00:19:48.299
 hope

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 it is

00:19:48.559 --> 00:19:48.759
 my

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 goal

00:19:49.279 --> 00:19:49.599
 to

00:19:49.599 --> 00:19:50.039
 lead

00:19:50.039 --> 00:19:50.200
 you

00:19:50.200 --> 00:19:50.440
 and to

00:19:50.440 --> 00:19:50.659
 lead

00:19:50.659 --> 00:19:50.879
 you

00:19:50.879 --> 00:19:51.419
 well

00:19:51.419 --> 00:19:51.779
 but I

00:19:51.779 --> 00:19:52.379
 fail at

00:19:52.379 --> 00:19:52.639
 things

00:19:52.639 --> 00:19:53.119
 sometimes

00:19:53.119 --> 00:19:53.819
 and I

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 need

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 accountability

00:19:54.480 --> 00:19:55.139
 in my

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 life

00:19:55.440 --> 00:19:55.720
 and this

00:19:55.720 --> 00:19:56.299
 provides

00:19:56.299 --> 00:19:56.679
 that

00:19:56.679 --> 00:19:57.379
 having a

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 plurality

00:19:58.119 --> 00:19:59.019
 of

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 leaders

00:19:59.440 --> 00:19:59.940
 in that

00:19:59.940 --> 00:20:00.240
 way

00:20:00.240 --> 00:20:01.960
 so we

00:20:01.960 --> 00:20:02.279
 see that

00:20:02.279 --> 00:20:02.399
 we're

00:20:02.399 --> 00:20:02.879
 to give

00:20:02.879 --> 00:20:04.240
 guidance

00:20:04.240 --> 00:20:04.940
 to the

00:20:04.940 --> 00:20:05.220
 church

00:20:05.220 --> 00:20:05.440
 and we'll

00:20:05.440 --> 00:20:05.819
 talk in

00:20:05.819 --> 00:20:06.179
 a moment

00:20:06.179 --> 00:20:06.639
 about

00:20:06.639 --> 00:20:08.079
 congregationalism

00:20:08.079 --> 00:20:08.440
 and what

00:20:08.440 --> 00:20:08.960
 role you

00:20:08.960 --> 00:20:09.399
 play

00:20:09.399 --> 00:20:10.079
 in that

00:20:10.079 --> 00:20:10.839
 effort

00:20:10.839 --> 00:20:11.579
 I want

00:20:11.579 --> 00:20:12.240
 to tell

00:20:12.240 --> 00:20:12.740
 you who

00:20:12.740 --> 00:20:13.359
 the elders

00:20:13.359 --> 00:20:13.699
 of our

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 church

00:20:14.099 --> 00:20:14.959
 are

00:20:14.959 --> 00:20:15.799
 and I'll

00:20:15.799 --> 00:20:16.019
 just let

00:20:16.019 --> 00:20:16.299
 you guys

00:20:16.299 --> 00:20:16.679
 raise your

00:20:16.679 --> 00:20:17.119
 hands

00:20:17.119 --> 00:20:17.740
 if you

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 will

00:20:18.019 --> 00:20:19.099
 Wes

00:20:19.099 --> 00:20:19.539
 Shelnut

00:20:19.539 --> 00:20:19.959
 who has

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 served our

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 church for

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 so many

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 years leading

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 us in

00:20:26.500 --> 00:20:27.000
 music and

00:20:27.000 --> 00:20:27.419
 pastoring

00:20:27.419 --> 00:20:28.119
 us in

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 that way

00:20:28.619 --> 00:20:29.220
 has been

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 elected as

00:20:30.500 --> 00:20:30.839
 an elder

00:20:30.839 --> 00:20:32.059
 Doug

00:20:32.059 --> 00:20:32.579
 Hitchcock

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 I picked

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 him out

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 here on

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 the aisle

00:20:35.319 --> 00:20:36.179
 Stan

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 Luttrell

00:20:36.720 --> 00:20:37.819
 over here

00:20:37.819 --> 00:20:39.339
 Daryl

00:20:39.339 --> 00:20:39.740
 Allison

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 in the

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 back

00:20:41.019 --> 00:20:41.480
 and then

00:20:41.480 --> 00:20:42.299
 myself

00:20:42.299 --> 00:20:44.079
 we have

00:20:44.079 --> 00:20:44.980
 five elders

00:20:44.980 --> 00:20:45.279
 of our

00:20:45.279 --> 00:20:45.779
 church now

00:20:45.779 --> 00:20:46.000
 and this

00:20:46.000 --> 00:20:46.220
 is a

00:20:46.220 --> 00:20:46.539
 massive

00:20:46.539 --> 00:20:47.019
 blessing

00:20:47.019 --> 00:20:48.339
 I may

00:20:48.339 --> 00:20:48.700
 feel it

00:20:48.700 --> 00:20:48.980
 more than

00:20:48.980 --> 00:20:49.240
 any of

00:20:49.240 --> 00:20:49.460
 the rest

00:20:49.460 --> 00:20:49.659
 of you

00:20:49.659 --> 00:20:49.819
 do

00:20:49.819 --> 00:20:50.659
 but I

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 love

00:20:51.299 --> 00:20:51.700
 that these

00:20:51.700 --> 00:20:52.139
 men are

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 coming

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 alongside

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 and helping

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 me serve

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 in leading

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 you all

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 it's a

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 huge

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 huge

00:20:57.240 --> 00:20:57.539
 blessing

00:20:57.539 --> 00:20:57.879
 to our

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 church

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 and to

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 have

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 men

00:20:59.099 --> 00:20:59.439
 of this

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 quality

00:21:00.079 --> 00:21:01.200
 by God's

00:21:01.200 --> 00:21:01.639
 grace

00:21:01.639 --> 00:21:02.379
 is a

00:21:02.379 --> 00:21:02.579
 great

00:21:02.579 --> 00:21:02.859
 blessing

00:21:02.859 --> 00:21:03.379
 to us

00:21:03.379 --> 00:21:04.139
 as well

00:21:04.139 --> 00:21:04.379
 and I

00:21:04.379 --> 00:21:04.740
 hope that

00:21:04.740 --> 00:21:05.039
 you'll

00:21:05.039 --> 00:21:05.799
 recognize

00:21:05.799 --> 00:21:06.179
 that you

00:21:06.179 --> 00:21:06.439
 have a

00:21:06.439 --> 00:21:06.700
 leadership

00:21:06.700 --> 00:21:07.279
 structure

00:21:07.279 --> 00:21:07.539
 here

00:21:07.539 --> 00:21:07.839
 that you

00:21:07.839 --> 00:21:08.240
 can go

00:21:08.240 --> 00:21:08.519
 to

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 I

00:21:09.639 --> 00:21:10.019
 can't

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 possibly

00:21:10.779 --> 00:21:11.579
 give each

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 and every

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 one of

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 you

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 the attention

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 that you

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 may need

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 in your

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 life

00:21:14.259 --> 00:21:14.539
 but there

00:21:14.539 --> 00:21:14.859
 are

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 men

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 that can

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 look to

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 them

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 for

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 leadership

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 trust

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 them

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 for what

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 they bring

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 before you

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 so

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 Christ

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 family

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 church

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 then

00:21:24.539 --> 00:21:24.899
 is

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 God

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 ordained

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 Christ

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 ruled

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 spirit

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 led

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 elder

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 guided

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 deacon

00:21:31.859 --> 00:21:33.039
 served

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 we don't

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 want to

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 forget about

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 our

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 deacons

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 our precious

00:21:36.000 --> 00:21:36.480
 deacons

00:21:36.480 --> 00:21:37.059
 and I

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 think

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 that our

00:21:37.519 --> 00:21:37.759
 deacons

00:21:37.759 --> 00:21:37.899
 would

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 actually

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 prefer

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 that we

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 forget

00:21:38.879 --> 00:21:39.099
 about

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 them

00:21:39.339 --> 00:21:39.819
 these

00:21:39.819 --> 00:21:39.940
 are the

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 kind of

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 people

00:21:40.279 --> 00:21:40.559
 that want

00:21:40.559 --> 00:21:40.980
 to serve

00:21:40.980 --> 00:21:41.720
 quietly

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 the kind

00:21:42.740 --> 00:21:43.039
 of people

00:21:43.039 --> 00:21:43.799
 that if

00:21:43.799 --> 00:21:44.179
 they're doing

00:21:44.179 --> 00:21:44.700
 everything

00:21:44.700 --> 00:21:45.659
 well we never

00:21:45.659 --> 00:21:46.220
 notice it

00:21:46.220 --> 00:21:47.240
 never notice

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 just quite how

00:21:47.980 --> 00:21:48.460
 clean the

00:21:48.460 --> 00:21:48.980
 building is

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 or how

00:21:49.240 --> 00:21:49.879
 perfectly the

00:21:49.879 --> 00:21:50.539
 sound goes

00:21:50.539 --> 00:21:51.639
 no one ever

00:21:51.639 --> 00:21:52.599
 really notices

00:21:52.599 --> 00:21:53.099
 when the words

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 are right on

00:21:53.579 --> 00:21:53.919
 the screen

00:21:53.919 --> 00:21:54.159
 but we

00:21:54.159 --> 00:21:54.440
 definitely

00:21:54.440 --> 00:21:54.839
 notice when

00:21:54.839 --> 00:21:55.200
 they're wrong

00:21:55.200 --> 00:21:55.720
 on the screen

00:21:55.720 --> 00:21:56.200
 right

00:21:56.200 --> 00:21:57.920
 these are

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 the people

00:21:58.259 --> 00:21:58.620
 who want

00:21:58.620 --> 00:21:59.120
 to fly

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 under the

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 radar

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 and receive

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 no praise

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 in Acts

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 chapter 6

00:22:03.880 --> 00:22:04.259
 we see the

00:22:04.259 --> 00:22:04.660
 very first

00:22:04.660 --> 00:22:05.279
 appointing

00:22:05.279 --> 00:22:06.740
 of deacons

00:22:06.740 --> 00:22:07.319
 and an

00:22:07.319 --> 00:22:07.840
 issue had

00:22:07.840 --> 00:22:08.240
 arisen

00:22:08.240 --> 00:22:08.539
 the

00:22:08.539 --> 00:22:09.299
 hellenistic

00:22:09.299 --> 00:22:09.779
 jews

00:22:09.779 --> 00:22:10.019
 weren't

00:22:10.019 --> 00:22:10.360
 being

00:22:10.360 --> 00:22:11.259
 served

00:22:11.259 --> 00:22:11.720
 in the

00:22:11.720 --> 00:22:12.019
 serving

00:22:12.019 --> 00:22:12.220
 of

00:22:12.220 --> 00:22:12.759
 meals

00:22:12.759 --> 00:22:13.080
 and so

00:22:13.080 --> 00:22:13.720
 a complaint

00:22:13.720 --> 00:22:14.420
 arises

00:22:14.420 --> 00:22:14.700
 and it

00:22:14.700 --> 00:22:15.059
 makes its

00:22:15.059 --> 00:22:15.360
 way to

00:22:15.360 --> 00:22:15.860
 the apostles

00:22:15.860 --> 00:22:16.200
 who were

00:22:16.200 --> 00:22:16.519
 teaching

00:22:16.519 --> 00:22:17.240
 and they

00:22:17.240 --> 00:22:17.559
 say it's

00:22:17.559 --> 00:22:18.000
 not fitting

00:22:18.000 --> 00:22:18.299
 for us

00:22:18.299 --> 00:22:18.600
 to serve

00:22:18.600 --> 00:22:19.039
 tables

00:22:19.039 --> 00:22:19.559
 and you

00:22:19.559 --> 00:22:20.240
 recall

00:22:20.240 --> 00:22:20.539
 this

00:22:20.539 --> 00:22:21.180
 record

00:22:21.180 --> 00:22:21.799
 right

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 not because

00:22:22.460 --> 00:22:22.720
 it was

00:22:22.720 --> 00:22:23.420
 below them

00:22:23.420 --> 00:22:23.799
 but because

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 they had

00:22:24.140 --> 00:22:24.980
 other things

00:22:24.980 --> 00:22:25.279
 that were

00:22:25.279 --> 00:22:28.799
 more pressing

00:22:28.799 --> 00:22:29.660
 for them

00:22:29.660 --> 00:22:30.220
 to be

00:22:30.220 --> 00:22:31.139
 working on

00:22:31.139 --> 00:22:31.559
 right

00:22:31.559 --> 00:22:31.920
 the other

00:22:31.920 --> 00:22:32.259
 things were

00:22:32.259 --> 00:22:32.639
 important

00:22:32.639 --> 00:22:33.019
 the serving

00:22:33.019 --> 00:22:33.220
 of the

00:22:33.220 --> 00:22:33.480
 tables

00:22:33.480 --> 00:22:34.039
 mattered

00:22:34.039 --> 00:22:35.339
 but just

00:22:35.339 --> 00:22:35.680
 not for

00:22:35.680 --> 00:22:36.099
 the

00:22:36.099 --> 00:22:36.940
 apostles

00:22:36.940 --> 00:22:38.460
 and we

00:22:38.460 --> 00:22:38.799
 see

00:22:38.799 --> 00:22:39.139
 they

00:22:39.139 --> 00:22:40.000
 elect

00:22:40.000 --> 00:22:41.420
 deacons

00:22:41.420 --> 00:22:42.000
 to serve

00:22:42.000 --> 00:22:42.220
 and to

00:22:42.220 --> 00:22:42.519
 make sure

00:22:42.519 --> 00:22:42.920
 these things

00:22:42.920 --> 00:22:43.240
 are taking

00:22:43.240 --> 00:22:43.579
 place

00:22:43.579 --> 00:22:43.779
 and we

00:22:43.779 --> 00:22:44.160
 can gather

00:22:44.160 --> 00:22:44.619
 from this

00:22:44.619 --> 00:22:45.579
 three

00:22:45.579 --> 00:22:46.639
 general

00:22:46.639 --> 00:22:47.039
 job

00:22:47.039 --> 00:22:47.460
 descriptions

00:22:47.460 --> 00:22:48.099
 for deacons

00:22:48.099 --> 00:22:48.460
 they're to

00:22:48.460 --> 00:22:49.299
 serve the

00:22:49.299 --> 00:22:49.779
 physical needs

00:22:49.779 --> 00:22:50.160
 of the church

00:22:50.160 --> 00:22:50.660
 they actually

00:22:50.660 --> 00:22:51.160
 went and

00:22:51.160 --> 00:22:51.559
 physically

00:22:51.559 --> 00:22:51.980
 fed

00:22:51.980 --> 00:22:52.440
 they took

00:22:52.440 --> 00:22:52.779
 the bread

00:22:52.779 --> 00:22:53.099
 around

00:22:53.099 --> 00:22:53.619
 and fed

00:22:53.619 --> 00:22:54.480
 the people

00:22:54.480 --> 00:22:56.279
 they're to

00:22:56.279 --> 00:22:57.160
 quell

00:22:57.160 --> 00:22:58.240
 or put

00:22:58.240 --> 00:22:58.759
 down

00:22:58.759 --> 00:22:59.799
 grumbling

00:22:59.799 --> 00:23:00.700
 which is

00:23:00.700 --> 00:23:00.940
 what was

00:23:00.940 --> 00:23:01.380
 happening

00:23:01.380 --> 00:23:02.000
 right

00:23:02.000 --> 00:23:02.700
 rightly

00:23:02.700 --> 00:23:03.720
 there was

00:23:03.720 --> 00:23:04.299
 appropriate

00:23:04.299 --> 00:23:04.720
 grumbling

00:23:04.720 --> 00:23:05.140
 happened

00:23:05.140 --> 00:23:05.500
 but their

00:23:05.500 --> 00:23:05.880
 job was

00:23:05.880 --> 00:23:06.180
 to come

00:23:06.180 --> 00:23:06.440
 in and

00:23:06.440 --> 00:23:06.799
 intervene

00:23:06.799 --> 00:23:07.160
 in that

00:23:07.160 --> 00:23:07.660
 situation

00:23:07.660 --> 00:23:08.500
 and to

00:23:08.500 --> 00:23:09.160
 insulate

00:23:09.160 --> 00:23:10.720
 the apostles

00:23:10.720 --> 00:23:11.740
 from all the

00:23:11.740 --> 00:23:12.099
 grumbling

00:23:12.099 --> 00:23:12.559
 about the

00:23:12.559 --> 00:23:12.740
 little

00:23:12.740 --> 00:23:13.299
 things

00:23:13.299 --> 00:23:15.960
 and they

00:23:15.960 --> 00:23:16.140
 were to

00:23:16.140 --> 00:23:16.480
 protect

00:23:16.480 --> 00:23:17.039
 the job

00:23:17.039 --> 00:23:17.640
 of

00:23:17.640 --> 00:23:18.299
 the

00:23:18.299 --> 00:23:18.680
 apostles

00:23:18.680 --> 00:23:19.460
 which

00:23:19.460 --> 00:23:20.360
 later are

00:23:20.360 --> 00:23:20.819
 the elders

00:23:20.819 --> 00:23:21.200
 as they

00:23:21.200 --> 00:23:21.759
 work out

00:23:21.759 --> 00:23:22.360
 ministry

00:23:22.360 --> 00:23:22.720
 Peter

00:23:22.720 --> 00:23:23.140
 as we

00:23:23.140 --> 00:23:23.559
 just read

00:23:23.559 --> 00:23:24.079
 refers to

00:23:24.079 --> 00:23:24.440
 himself

00:23:24.440 --> 00:23:25.779
 as an

00:23:25.779 --> 00:23:26.099
 elder

00:23:26.099 --> 00:23:26.299
 in

00:23:26.299 --> 00:23:26.759
 1 Peter

00:23:26.759 --> 00:23:27.980
 chapter 5

00:23:27.980 --> 00:23:28.399
 these are the

00:23:28.399 --> 00:23:29.259
 three general

00:23:29.259 --> 00:23:30.099
 job descriptions

00:23:30.099 --> 00:23:31.759
 of deacons

00:23:31.759 --> 00:23:32.279
 and they must

00:23:32.279 --> 00:23:33.200
 also possess

00:23:33.200 --> 00:23:34.240
 outstanding

00:23:34.240 --> 00:23:34.819
 character

00:23:34.819 --> 00:23:35.599
 1 Timothy

00:23:35.599 --> 00:23:36.379
 chapter 3

00:23:36.379 --> 00:23:37.019
 verses 8

00:23:37.019 --> 00:23:37.700
 through 12

00:23:37.700 --> 00:23:38.599
 is where you

00:23:38.599 --> 00:23:39.019
 can read

00:23:39.019 --> 00:23:39.960
 about that

00:23:39.960 --> 00:23:41.379
 now let me

00:23:41.379 --> 00:23:41.919
 make a case

00:23:41.919 --> 00:23:42.399
 to you

00:23:42.399 --> 00:23:43.000
 for

00:23:43.000 --> 00:23:44.159
 female

00:23:44.159 --> 00:23:45.099
 deacons

00:23:45.099 --> 00:23:46.460
 this is a

00:23:46.460 --> 00:23:47.500
 highly

00:23:47.500 --> 00:23:48.139
 contended

00:23:48.139 --> 00:23:49.000
 issue

00:23:49.000 --> 00:23:49.539
 in a lot

00:23:49.539 --> 00:23:49.980
 of churches

00:23:49.980 --> 00:23:51.360
 we

00:23:51.360 --> 00:23:51.380
 we

00:23:51.380 --> 00:23:51.740
 believe

00:23:51.740 --> 00:23:51.900
 that

00:23:51.900 --> 00:23:52.059
 it's

00:23:52.059 --> 00:23:52.500
 okay

00:23:52.500 --> 00:23:52.839
 for

00:23:52.839 --> 00:23:53.120
 women

00:23:53.120 --> 00:23:53.440
 to

00:23:53.440 --> 00:23:53.779
 serve

00:23:53.779 --> 00:23:53.940
 in

00:23:53.940 --> 00:23:54.120
 this

00:23:54.120 --> 00:23:54.400
 role

00:23:54.400 --> 00:23:54.620
 now

00:23:54.620 --> 00:23:54.759
 in

00:23:54.759 --> 00:23:55.000
 some

00:23:55.000 --> 00:23:55.680
 churches

00:23:55.680 --> 00:23:56.440
 particularly

00:23:56.440 --> 00:23:57.099
 southern

00:23:57.099 --> 00:23:57.500
 baptist

00:23:57.500 --> 00:23:57.960
 churches

00:23:57.960 --> 00:23:58.940
 deacons

00:23:58.940 --> 00:23:59.519
 are not

00:23:59.519 --> 00:24:01.539
 as

00:24:01.539 --> 00:24:02.299
 scripturally

00:24:02.299 --> 00:24:03.680
 prescribed

00:24:03.680 --> 00:24:04.380
 as they

00:24:04.380 --> 00:24:04.819
 should be

00:24:04.819 --> 00:24:05.240
 they're

00:24:05.240 --> 00:24:05.400
 really

00:24:05.400 --> 00:24:06.079
 more like

00:24:06.079 --> 00:24:06.500
 elders

00:24:06.500 --> 00:24:06.839
 they're

00:24:06.839 --> 00:24:07.519
 kind of

00:24:07.519 --> 00:24:08.079
 quasi

00:24:08.079 --> 00:24:08.799
 elder

00:24:08.799 --> 00:24:09.259
 deacons

00:24:09.259 --> 00:24:09.960
 they sit

00:24:09.960 --> 00:24:10.200
 on a

00:24:10.200 --> 00:24:10.440
 board

00:24:10.440 --> 00:24:10.860
 they make

00:24:10.860 --> 00:24:11.220
 spiritual

00:24:11.220 --> 00:24:11.599
 decisions

00:24:11.599 --> 00:24:11.940
 for the

00:24:11.940 --> 00:24:12.299
 church

00:24:12.299 --> 00:24:13.180
 they often

00:24:13.180 --> 00:24:13.360
 give

00:24:13.360 --> 00:24:13.700
 oversight

00:24:13.700 --> 00:24:14.019
 to the

00:24:14.019 --> 00:24:14.420
 pastor

00:24:14.420 --> 00:24:15.220
 they

00:24:15.220 --> 00:24:15.680
 do

00:24:15.680 --> 00:24:16.160
 spiritual

00:24:16.160 --> 00:24:16.660
 things

00:24:16.660 --> 00:24:16.940
 in the

00:24:16.940 --> 00:24:17.240
 church

00:24:17.240 --> 00:24:17.519
 right

00:24:17.519 --> 00:24:17.720
 we're

00:24:17.720 --> 00:24:17.839
 not

00:24:17.839 --> 00:24:18.140
 talking

00:24:18.140 --> 00:24:18.420
 about

00:24:18.420 --> 00:24:18.680
!

00:24:18.680 --> 00:24:18.960
 that type

00:24:18.960 --> 00:24:19.240
 of deacon

00:24:19.240 --> 00:24:19.420
 we're

00:24:19.420 --> 00:24:19.660
 talking

00:24:19.660 --> 00:24:19.840
 about

00:24:19.840 --> 00:24:20.080
 those

00:24:20.080 --> 00:24:20.240
 who

00:24:20.240 --> 00:24:20.500
 serve

00:24:20.500 --> 00:24:20.940
 in

00:24:20.940 --> 00:24:21.519
 purely

00:24:21.519 --> 00:24:22.340
 physical

00:24:22.340 --> 00:24:22.700
 ways

00:24:22.700 --> 00:24:22.960
 not

00:24:22.960 --> 00:24:23.240
 in

00:24:23.240 --> 00:24:23.920
 spiritual

00:24:23.920 --> 00:24:24.680
 ways

00:24:24.680 --> 00:24:24.840
 at

00:24:24.840 --> 00:24:25.120
 all

00:24:25.120 --> 00:24:26.460
 1st

00:24:26.460 --> 00:24:26.660
 Timothy

00:24:26.660 --> 00:24:26.920
 chapter

00:24:26.920 --> 00:24:27.200
 3

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 verse

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 11

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 in

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 your

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 ESV

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 if you're

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 following

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 along

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 with me

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 reads

00:24:32.299 --> 00:24:32.680
 their

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 wives

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 likewise

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 must be

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 dignified

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 not

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 slanders

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 but

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 sober

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 minded

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 it's

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 in

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 this

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 list

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 of

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 things

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 that

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 must

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 be

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 true

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 of

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 a

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 deacon

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 sober

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 minded

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 faithful

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 in

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 all

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 things

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 I

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 don't

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 care

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 for

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 the

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 way

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 the

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 ESV

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 renders

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 this

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 NASB

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 renders

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 it

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 women

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 likewise

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 the

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 term

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 here

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 used

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 that's

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 translated

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 in

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 ESV

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 their

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 wives

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 was a

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 very

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 general

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 term

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 the

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 word

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 guna

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 is the

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 Greek

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 word

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 and it's

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 just a

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 general

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 term

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 for a

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 woman

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 of

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 any

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 age

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 I

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 think

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 it's

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 more

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 properly

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 rendered

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 women

00:25:07.019 --> 00:25:08.279
 here

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 you

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 see

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 some

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 interpretive

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 difficulty

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 what

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 really

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 clears

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 it

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 up

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 for

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 me

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 is

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 when

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 we

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 see

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 this

00:25:14.240 --> 00:25:14.579
 word

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 diakonos

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 servants

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 where we

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 get our

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 word

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 deacon

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 from

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 we

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 see

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 it

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 attached

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 to

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 a

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 woman

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 in

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 Romans

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 chapter

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 16

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 verse

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 1

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 it's

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 the

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 example

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 of

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 Phoebe

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 who

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 said

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 was

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 a

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 servant

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 of

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 the

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 church

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 at

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 Kincrae

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 she

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 was

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 actually

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 sent

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 on

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 a

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 physical

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 task

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 to

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 bring

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 aid

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 to

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 Paul

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 right

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 and

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 she's

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 yes

00:25:37.160 --> 00:25:37.519
 if you

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 would

00:25:37.779 --> 00:25:38.139
 like

00:25:38.139 --> 00:25:38.579
 of

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 the

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 church

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 at

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 Kincrae

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 and that

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 helps

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 I believe

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 clear up

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 for us

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 what is

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 meant

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 in

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 1 Timothy

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 chapter

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 3

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 verse

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 11

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 now we

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 have to be

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 really careful

00:25:47.359 --> 00:25:47.599
 at this

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 point

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 because we

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 can't

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 always

00:25:49.200 --> 00:25:49.680
 lean on

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 our

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 experience

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 right

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 hear me

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 we can't

00:25:52.339 --> 00:25:52.639
 always lean

00:25:52.639 --> 00:25:52.879
 on our

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 experience

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 but our

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 experience

00:25:54.119 --> 00:25:54.420
 does

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 confirm

00:25:55.019 --> 00:25:55.660
 the

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 truths

00:25:55.879 --> 00:25:56.059
 of

00:25:56.059 --> 00:25:56.359
 scripture

00:25:56.359 --> 00:25:57.079
 and I

00:25:57.079 --> 00:25:57.259
 found

00:25:57.259 --> 00:25:57.660
 for our

00:25:57.660 --> 00:25:57.960
 church

00:25:57.960 --> 00:25:58.220
 the

00:25:58.220 --> 00:25:58.559
 female

00:25:58.559 --> 00:25:58.920
 deacons

00:25:58.920 --> 00:25:59.220
 that we

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 have

00:25:59.559 --> 00:26:00.079
 have served

00:26:00.079 --> 00:26:00.859
 very

00:26:00.859 --> 00:26:01.240
 well

00:26:01.240 --> 00:26:02.180
 and caused

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 no

00:26:02.839 --> 00:26:03.460
 problems

00:26:03.460 --> 00:26:04.440
 it's been

00:26:07.019 --> 00:26:07.619
 and so

00:26:07.619 --> 00:26:07.900
 it

00:26:07.900 --> 00:26:08.440
 therefore

00:26:08.440 --> 00:26:09.039
 affirms

00:26:09.039 --> 00:26:09.359
 that

00:26:09.359 --> 00:26:09.859
 at least

00:26:09.859 --> 00:26:10.200
 in my

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 own

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 mind

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 we

00:26:12.660 --> 00:26:12.940
 also

00:26:12.940 --> 00:26:13.339
 looked

00:26:13.339 --> 00:26:13.599
 as we

00:26:13.599 --> 00:26:13.700
 were

00:26:13.700 --> 00:26:13.980
 making

00:26:13.980 --> 00:26:14.220
 this

00:26:14.220 --> 00:26:14.660
 decision

00:26:14.660 --> 00:26:15.400
 at

00:26:15.400 --> 00:26:15.819
 church

00:26:15.819 --> 00:26:16.279
 history

00:26:16.279 --> 00:26:17.559
 I

00:26:17.559 --> 00:26:17.940
 often

00:26:17.940 --> 00:26:18.200
 lean

00:26:18.200 --> 00:26:18.359
 on

00:26:18.359 --> 00:26:18.559
 men

00:26:18.559 --> 00:26:18.799
 that I

00:26:18.799 --> 00:26:18.960
 know

00:26:18.960 --> 00:26:19.079
 are

00:26:19.079 --> 00:26:19.359
 wiser

00:26:19.359 --> 00:26:19.559
 than

00:26:19.559 --> 00:26:20.000
 myself

00:26:20.000 --> 00:26:20.500
 just

00:26:20.500 --> 00:26:20.660
 like

00:26:20.660 --> 00:26:20.799
 you

00:26:20.799 --> 00:26:20.980
 might

00:26:20.980 --> 00:26:21.240
 call

00:26:21.240 --> 00:26:21.379
 a

00:26:21.379 --> 00:26:21.700
 relative

00:26:21.700 --> 00:26:21.900
 you

00:26:21.900 --> 00:26:22.099
 know

00:26:22.099 --> 00:26:22.279
 who's

00:26:22.279 --> 00:26:22.440
 a little

00:26:22.440 --> 00:26:22.779
 smarter

00:26:22.779 --> 00:26:23.000
 than

00:26:23.000 --> 00:26:23.200
 you

00:26:23.200 --> 00:26:23.579
 if

00:26:23.579 --> 00:26:23.819
 you

00:26:23.819 --> 00:26:24.059
 have

00:26:24.059 --> 00:26:24.579
 uncles

00:26:24.579 --> 00:26:24.859
 maybe

00:26:24.859 --> 00:26:25.079
 that are

00:26:25.079 --> 00:26:25.180
 a little

00:26:25.180 --> 00:26:25.299
 bit

00:26:25.299 --> 00:26:25.660
 wiser

00:26:25.660 --> 00:26:26.099
 most

00:26:26.099 --> 00:26:26.339
 people's

00:26:26.339 --> 00:26:26.500
 uncles

00:26:26.500 --> 00:26:26.639
 are

00:26:26.639 --> 00:26:26.879
 not

00:26:26.879 --> 00:26:27.160
 but

00:26:27.160 --> 00:26:27.799
 if

00:26:27.799 --> 00:26:27.819
 you

00:26:27.819 --> 00:26:27.920
 have

00:26:27.920 --> 00:26:28.019
 an

00:26:28.019 --> 00:26:28.240
 uncle

00:26:28.240 --> 00:26:28.460
 that's

00:26:28.460 --> 00:26:28.740
 a little

00:26:28.740 --> 00:26:29.400
 little

00:26:29.400 --> 00:26:29.660
 ahead

00:26:37.019 --> 00:26:37.980
 and

00:26:37.980 --> 00:26:38.339
 again

00:26:38.339 --> 00:26:38.759
 many

00:26:38.759 --> 00:26:39.079
 of

00:26:39.079 --> 00:26:39.220
 the

00:26:39.220 --> 00:26:39.519
 very

00:26:39.519 --> 00:26:40.000
 healthy

00:26:40.000 --> 00:26:40.460
 church

00:26:40.460 --> 00:26:41.200
 movements

00:26:41.200 --> 00:26:41.420
 had

00:26:41.420 --> 00:26:41.839
 female

00:26:41.839 --> 00:26:42.799
 deacons

00:26:42.799 --> 00:26:44.299
 our

00:26:44.299 --> 00:26:44.599
 deacons

00:26:44.599 --> 00:26:44.799
 that are

00:26:44.799 --> 00:26:45.079
 currently

00:26:45.079 --> 00:26:45.480
 serving

00:26:45.480 --> 00:26:46.220
 for us

00:26:46.220 --> 00:26:46.579
 now

00:26:46.579 --> 00:26:47.139
 are

00:26:47.139 --> 00:26:48.579
 tasked

00:26:48.579 --> 00:26:48.879
 up

00:26:48.879 --> 00:26:49.079
 they

00:26:49.079 --> 00:26:49.180
 have

00:26:49.180 --> 00:26:49.299
 got

00:26:49.299 --> 00:26:49.799
 a lot

00:26:49.799 --> 00:26:50.559
 going

00:26:50.559 --> 00:26:51.139
 on

00:26:51.139 --> 00:26:52.319
 Liz

00:26:52.319 --> 00:26:52.720
 Shelnut

00:26:52.720 --> 00:26:53.119
 she's

00:26:53.119 --> 00:26:53.619
 here

00:26:53.619 --> 00:26:54.039
 sitting

00:26:54.039 --> 00:26:54.220
 next

00:26:54.220 --> 00:26:54.319
 to

00:26:54.319 --> 00:26:54.539
 Wes

00:26:54.539 --> 00:26:54.799
 can you

00:26:54.799 --> 00:26:54.920
 raise

00:26:54.920 --> 00:26:55.000
 your

00:26:55.000 --> 00:26:55.099
 hand

00:26:55.099 --> 00:26:55.339
 Liz

00:26:55.339 --> 00:26:57.019
 Liz

00:26:57.019 --> 00:26:57.160
 is

00:26:57.160 --> 00:26:57.420
 handling

00:26:57.420 --> 00:26:57.619
 all

00:26:57.619 --> 00:26:57.720
 the

00:26:57.720 --> 00:26:58.279
 administration

00:26:58.279 --> 00:26:58.839
 for our

00:26:58.839 --> 00:26:59.139
 church

00:26:59.139 --> 00:26:59.539
 as well

00:26:59.539 --> 00:26:59.700
 as

00:26:59.700 --> 00:26:59.859
 the

00:26:59.859 --> 00:27:00.420
 communication

00:27:00.420 --> 00:27:01.400
 efforts

00:27:01.400 --> 00:27:01.680
 trying

00:27:01.680 --> 00:27:02.000
 to get

00:27:02.000 --> 00:27:02.720
 information

00:27:02.720 --> 00:27:02.940
 out

00:27:02.940 --> 00:27:03.160
 to you

00:27:03.160 --> 00:27:03.440
 guys

00:27:03.440 --> 00:27:03.879
 in a

00:27:03.879 --> 00:27:04.440
 timely

00:27:04.440 --> 00:27:04.779
 manner

00:27:04.779 --> 00:27:04.779


00:27:04.940 --> 00:27:05.059
 She

00:27:05.059 --> 00:27:05.779
 helps

00:27:05.779 --> 00:27:06.039
 me

00:27:06.039 --> 00:27:06.400
 cut

00:27:06.400 --> 00:27:06.840
 checks

00:27:06.840 --> 00:27:07.120
 and

00:27:07.120 --> 00:27:07.460
 balance

00:27:07.460 --> 00:27:07.800
 books

00:27:07.800 --> 00:27:08.120
 and

00:27:08.120 --> 00:27:08.700
 all

00:27:08.700 --> 00:27:08.940
 those

00:27:08.940 --> 00:27:09.259
 joyful

00:27:09.259 --> 00:27:09.620
 things

00:27:09.620 --> 00:27:09.880
 that

00:27:09.880 --> 00:27:10.100
 I

00:27:10.100 --> 00:27:10.300
 actually

00:27:10.300 --> 00:27:10.519
 hope

00:27:10.519 --> 00:27:10.700
 none

00:27:10.700 --> 00:27:10.800
 of

00:27:10.800 --> 00:27:10.900
 you

00:27:10.900 --> 00:27:11.140
 ever

00:27:11.140 --> 00:27:11.460
 really

00:27:11.460 --> 00:27:11.759
 know

00:27:11.759 --> 00:27:12.340
 go on

00:27:12.340 --> 00:27:14.040
 it's

00:27:14.040 --> 00:27:14.300
 the

00:27:14.300 --> 00:27:15.680
 underbelly

00:27:15.680 --> 00:27:15.980
 of

00:27:15.980 --> 00:27:16.280
 church

00:27:16.280 --> 00:27:16.680
 work

00:27:16.680 --> 00:27:17.759
 Liz

00:27:17.759 --> 00:27:17.980
 helps

00:27:17.980 --> 00:27:18.100
 me

00:27:18.100 --> 00:27:18.259
 with

00:27:18.259 --> 00:27:18.540
 that

00:27:18.540 --> 00:27:19.600
 Barbara

00:27:19.600 --> 00:27:20.160
 Hitchcock

00:27:20.160 --> 00:27:21.259
 you

00:27:21.259 --> 00:27:25.500
 probably

00:27:25.500 --> 00:27:25.680
 all

00:27:25.680 --> 00:27:26.000
 know

00:27:26.000 --> 00:27:26.340
 Barbara

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 because

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 she's

00:27:26.720 --> 00:27:26.860
 in

00:27:26.860 --> 00:27:27.080
 touch

00:27:27.080 --> 00:27:27.240
 with

00:27:27.240 --> 00:27:27.340
 you

00:27:27.340 --> 00:27:27.660
 a lot

00:27:27.660 --> 00:27:27.980
 about

00:27:27.980 --> 00:27:28.740
 hospitality

00:27:28.740 --> 00:27:29.100
 and

00:27:29.100 --> 00:27:29.480
 cleaning

00:27:29.480 --> 00:27:31.160
 Barbara

00:27:31.160 --> 00:27:31.259
 is

00:27:31.259 --> 00:27:31.360
 the

00:27:31.360 --> 00:27:31.500
 one

00:27:31.500 --> 00:27:31.700
 that

00:27:31.700 --> 00:27:32.000
 makes

00:27:32.000 --> 00:27:32.420
 sure

00:27:32.420 --> 00:27:32.860
 a lot

00:27:32.860 --> 00:27:32.940
 of

00:27:32.940 --> 00:27:33.100
 people

00:27:33.100 --> 00:27:33.300
 get

00:27:33.300 --> 00:27:33.380
 in

00:27:33.380 --> 00:27:33.500
 there

00:27:33.500 --> 00:27:33.600
 and

00:27:33.600 --> 00:27:33.700
 get

00:27:33.700 --> 00:27:34.120
 involved

00:27:34.120 --> 00:27:34.300
 and

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 thank

00:27:34.460 --> 00:27:34.560
 you

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 to

00:27:34.660 --> 00:27:34.900
 everyone

00:27:34.900 --> 00:27:35.080
 who

00:27:36.400 --> 00:27:36.740
 sure

00:27:36.740 --> 00:27:37.259
 that

00:27:37.259 --> 00:27:37.420
 this

00:27:37.420 --> 00:27:37.840
 building

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 stays

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 up

00:27:38.820 --> 00:27:39.700
 again

00:27:39.700 --> 00:27:39.960
 a

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 thing

00:27:40.160 --> 00:27:40.300
 that

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 we

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 don't

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 really

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 realize

00:27:41.840 --> 00:27:42.080
 until

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 it's

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 bad

00:27:42.660 --> 00:27:43.500
 right

00:27:43.500 --> 00:27:43.720
 she

00:27:43.720 --> 00:27:43.880
 does

00:27:43.880 --> 00:27:44.040
 a

00:27:44.040 --> 00:27:44.440
 lot

00:27:44.440 --> 00:27:44.640
 of

00:27:44.640 --> 00:27:44.920
 work

00:27:44.920 --> 00:27:45.340
 to

00:27:45.340 --> 00:27:45.700
 organize

00:27:45.700 --> 00:27:46.400
 and

00:27:46.400 --> 00:27:46.560
 get

00:27:46.560 --> 00:27:46.759
 those

00:27:46.759 --> 00:27:46.980
 things

00:27:46.980 --> 00:27:47.259
 done

00:27:47.259 --> 00:27:47.540
 all

00:27:47.540 --> 00:27:47.759
 that

00:27:47.759 --> 00:27:48.200
 coffee

00:27:48.200 --> 00:27:48.540
 that

00:27:48.540 --> 00:27:48.640
 you

00:27:48.640 --> 00:27:48.840
 guys

00:27:48.840 --> 00:27:49.240
 drink

00:27:49.240 --> 00:27:50.220
 gallons

00:27:50.220 --> 00:27:50.519
 and

00:27:50.519 --> 00:27:50.900
 gallons

00:27:50.900 --> 00:27:51.100
 of

00:27:51.100 --> 00:27:51.460
 coffee

00:27:51.460 --> 00:27:52.820
 Barbara

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 makes

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 sure

00:27:53.380 --> 00:27:53.600
 that

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 that's

00:27:54.040 --> 00:27:54.460
 made

00:27:54.460 --> 00:27:54.640
 when

00:27:54.640 --> 00:27:54.740
 we

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 have

00:27:54.940 --> 00:27:55.420
 meals

00:27:55.420 --> 00:27:55.720
 like

00:27:55.720 --> 00:27:56.259
 tonight

00:27:56.259 --> 00:27:56.420
 we're

00:27:56.420 --> 00:27:56.600
 having

00:27:56.600 --> 00:27:56.759
 our

00:27:56.759 --> 00:27:57.000
 dessert

00:27:57.000 --> 00:27:57.360
 together

00:27:57.360 --> 00:27:57.660
 Barbara

00:27:57.660 --> 00:27:58.019
 helps

00:27:58.019 --> 00:27:58.480
 organize

00:27:58.480 --> 00:27:58.780
 and

00:27:58.780 --> 00:27:59.060
 plan

00:27:59.060 --> 00:27:59.920
 those

00:27:59.920 --> 00:28:00.140
 types

00:28:00.140 --> 00:28:00.280
 of

00:28:00.280 --> 00:28:00.660
 things

00:28:00.660 --> 00:28:02.019
 John

00:28:02.019 --> 00:28:02.340
 Cheatham

00:28:02.340 --> 00:28:02.500
 is

00:28:06.400 --> 00:28:06.860
 making

00:28:06.860 --> 00:28:07.040
 sure

00:28:07.040 --> 00:28:07.140
 we

00:28:07.140 --> 00:28:07.259
 have

00:28:07.259 --> 00:28:07.759
 volunteers

00:28:07.759 --> 00:28:07.980
 and

00:28:07.980 --> 00:28:08.160
 people

00:28:08.160 --> 00:28:08.340
 like

00:28:08.340 --> 00:28:08.560
 that

00:28:08.560 --> 00:28:08.680
 to

00:28:08.680 --> 00:28:08.800
 make

00:28:08.800 --> 00:28:08.940
 sure

00:28:08.940 --> 00:28:09.120
 these

00:28:09.120 --> 00:28:09.440
 mics

00:28:09.440 --> 00:28:09.600
 are

00:28:09.600 --> 00:28:09.840
 running

00:28:09.840 --> 00:28:10.019
 and

00:28:10.019 --> 00:28:10.140
 we

00:28:10.140 --> 00:28:10.480
 record

00:28:10.480 --> 00:28:10.660
 the

00:28:10.660 --> 00:28:11.000
 sermons

00:28:11.000 --> 00:28:11.200
 and

00:28:11.200 --> 00:28:11.340
 the

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 websites

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 up

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 and

00:28:12.240 --> 00:28:12.500
 going

00:28:12.500 --> 00:28:12.759
 and

00:28:12.759 --> 00:28:13.300
 all

00:28:13.300 --> 00:28:13.400
 of

00:28:13.400 --> 00:28:13.540
 that

00:28:13.540 --> 00:28:13.820
 stuff

00:28:13.820 --> 00:28:13.980
 when

00:28:13.980 --> 00:28:14.060
 you

00:28:14.060 --> 00:28:14.240
 click

00:28:14.240 --> 00:28:14.440
 on

00:28:14.440 --> 00:28:14.680
 the

00:28:14.680 --> 00:28:15.180
 Christ

00:28:15.180 --> 00:28:15.360
 family

00:28:15.360 --> 00:28:15.540
 church

00:28:15.540 --> 00:28:15.860
 website

00:28:15.860 --> 00:28:16.140
 and

00:28:16.140 --> 00:28:16.280
 it's

00:28:16.280 --> 00:28:16.680
 working

00:28:16.680 --> 00:28:17.060
 you

00:28:17.060 --> 00:28:17.259
 never

00:28:17.259 --> 00:28:17.560
 think

00:28:17.560 --> 00:28:17.920
 man

00:28:17.920 --> 00:28:18.280
 so

00:28:18.280 --> 00:28:18.560
 thankful

00:28:18.560 --> 00:28:18.759
 for

00:28:18.759 --> 00:28:19.120
 John

00:28:19.120 --> 00:28:19.340
 making

00:28:19.340 --> 00:28:19.519
 sure

00:28:19.519 --> 00:28:19.680
 that

00:28:19.680 --> 00:28:19.800
 this

00:28:19.800 --> 00:28:20.060
 website

00:28:20.060 --> 00:28:20.360
 works

00:28:20.360 --> 00:28:20.480
 all

00:28:20.480 --> 00:28:20.580
 the

00:28:20.580 --> 00:28:20.820
 time

00:28:20.820 --> 00:28:21.840
 you

00:28:21.840 --> 00:28:22.000
 should

00:28:22.000 --> 00:28:22.140
 do

00:28:22.140 --> 00:28:22.380
 that

00:28:22.380 --> 00:28:22.700
 you

00:28:22.700 --> 00:28:22.860
 should

00:28:22.860 --> 00:28:23.120
 be

00:28:23.120 --> 00:28:23.400
 thankful

00:28:23.400 --> 00:28:23.600
 for

00:28:23.600 --> 00:28:23.800
 him

00:28:23.800 --> 00:28:24.040
 and

00:28:24.040 --> 00:28:24.140
 the

00:28:24.140 --> 00:28:24.320
 work

00:28:24.320 --> 00:28:24.440
 he

00:28:24.440 --> 00:28:24.720
 does

00:28:24.720 --> 00:28:25.460
 behind

00:28:25.460 --> 00:28:25.620
 the

00:28:25.620 --> 00:28:25.920
 scenes

00:28:25.920 --> 00:28:26.940
 my

00:28:26.940 --> 00:28:27.160
 dear

00:28:27.160 --> 00:28:27.460
 mother

00:28:27.460 --> 00:28:27.820
 Julie

00:28:27.820 --> 00:28:28.160
 Rainer

00:28:28.160 --> 00:28:31.360
 does

00:28:31.360 --> 00:28:31.580
 all

00:28:31.580 --> 00:28:31.920
 things

00:28:31.920 --> 00:28:32.040
 what

00:28:32.040 --> 00:28:32.160
 we

00:28:32.160 --> 00:28:32.300
 call

00:28:32.300 --> 00:28:32.720
 project

00:28:32.720 --> 00:28:33.000
 grow

00:28:33.000 --> 00:28:33.259
 all

00:28:33.259 --> 00:28:33.620
 things

00:28:33.620 --> 00:28:34.060
 kid

00:28:34.060 --> 00:28:34.640
 oriented

00:28:34.640 --> 00:28:35.040
 so

00:28:35.040 --> 00:28:36.360
 all

00:28:36.360 --> 00:28:36.480
 the

00:28:36.480 --> 00:28:36.920
 volunteers

00:28:36.920 --> 00:28:37.160
 and

00:28:37.160 --> 00:28:37.240
 we

00:28:37.240 --> 00:28:37.380
 have

00:28:37.380 --> 00:28:37.640
 Sunday

00:28:37.640 --> 00:28:37.980
 school

00:28:37.980 --> 00:28:38.140
 and

00:28:38.140 --> 00:28:38.280
 the

00:28:38.280 --> 00:28:38.540
 teachers

00:28:38.540 --> 00:28:38.740
 for

00:28:38.740 --> 00:28:38.940
 that

00:28:38.940 --> 00:28:39.140
 she

00:28:39.140 --> 00:28:39.600
 arranges

00:28:39.600 --> 00:28:39.900
 for

00:28:39.900 --> 00:28:40.060
 those

00:28:40.060 --> 00:28:40.380
 teachers

00:28:40.380 --> 00:28:40.580
 to

00:28:40.580 --> 00:28:40.740
 be

00:28:40.740 --> 00:28:41.040
 here

00:28:41.040 --> 00:28:41.880
 make

00:28:41.880 --> 00:28:42.080
 sure

00:28:42.080 --> 00:28:42.200
 that

00:28:42.200 --> 00:28:42.300
 we

00:28:42.300 --> 00:28:42.500
 got

00:28:42.500 --> 00:28:42.680
 that

00:28:42.680 --> 00:28:43.000
 covered

00:28:43.000 --> 00:28:43.420
 tonight

00:28:43.420 --> 00:28:43.640
 we'll

00:28:43.640 --> 00:28:43.759
 have

00:28:43.759 --> 00:28:44.220
 childcare

00:28:44.220 --> 00:28:44.680
 provided

00:28:44.680 --> 00:28:44.880
 my

00:28:44.880 --> 00:28:45.060
 mom

00:28:45.060 --> 00:28:45.420
 hustled

00:28:45.420 --> 00:28:45.700
 around

00:28:45.700 --> 00:28:45.860
 and

00:28:45.860 --> 00:28:46.020
 found

00:28:46.020 --> 00:28:46.500
 volunteers

00:28:46.500 --> 00:28:47.100
 to

00:28:47.100 --> 00:28:47.300
 make

00:28:47.300 --> 00:28:47.460
 that

00:28:47.460 --> 00:28:47.780
 happen

00:28:47.780 --> 00:28:47.980
 she

00:28:47.980 --> 00:28:48.560
 planned

00:28:48.560 --> 00:28:48.980
 games

00:28:48.980 --> 00:28:49.160
 for

00:28:49.160 --> 00:28:49.340
 them

00:28:49.340 --> 00:28:49.460
 and

00:28:49.460 --> 00:28:49.640
 gotten

00:28:49.640 --> 00:28:49.840
 all

00:28:49.840 --> 00:28:50.120
 those

00:28:50.120 --> 00:28:50.840
 types

00:28:50.840 --> 00:28:51.000
 of

00:28:51.000 --> 00:28:51.320
 things

00:28:51.320 --> 00:28:52.160
 together

00:28:52.160 --> 00:28:52.720
 and

00:28:52.720 --> 00:28:53.000
 where's

00:28:53.000 --> 00:28:53.240
 Daniel

00:28:53.240 --> 00:28:53.600
 Swanson

00:28:53.600 --> 00:28:55.279
 there

00:28:55.279 --> 00:28:55.620
 he is

00:28:55.620 --> 00:28:56.600
 good

00:28:56.600 --> 00:28:56.880
 ma'am

00:28:56.880 --> 00:28:58.100
 Daniel

00:28:58.100 --> 00:28:58.400
 Swanson

00:28:58.400 --> 00:28:58.800
 is the

00:28:58.800 --> 00:28:59.040
 deacon

00:28:59.040 --> 00:28:59.340
 of our

00:28:59.340 --> 00:28:59.860
 outreach

00:28:59.860 --> 00:29:00.040
 so

00:29:00.040 --> 00:29:00.200
 those

00:29:00.200 --> 00:29:00.500
 efforts

00:29:00.500 --> 00:29:00.700
 those

00:29:00.700 --> 00:29:00.860
 things

00:29:00.860 --> 00:29:01.040
 we've

00:29:01.040 --> 00:29:01.140
 been

00:29:01.140 --> 00:29:01.300
 doing

00:29:01.300 --> 00:29:01.460
 this

00:29:01.460 --> 00:29:01.740
 past

00:29:01.740 --> 00:29:01.960
 year

00:29:01.960 --> 00:29:02.120
 those

00:29:02.120 --> 00:29:02.500
 volunteer

00:29:02.500 --> 00:29:02.980
 things

00:29:02.980 --> 00:29:03.200
 going

00:29:03.200 --> 00:29:03.300
 to

00:29:03.300 --> 00:29:03.460
 work

00:29:03.460 --> 00:29:03.680
 with

00:29:03.680 --> 00:29:03.800
 the

00:29:03.800 --> 00:29:03.980
 care

00:29:03.980 --> 00:29:04.360
 center

00:29:04.360 --> 00:29:05.040
 we've

00:29:05.040 --> 00:29:05.120
 been

00:29:05.120 --> 00:29:05.340
 trying

00:29:05.340 --> 00:29:05.460
 to

00:29:05.460 --> 00:29:05.660
 connect

00:29:05.660 --> 00:29:05.800
 with

00:29:05.800 --> 00:29:05.940
 that

00:29:05.940 --> 00:29:06.120
 free

00:29:06.120 --> 00:29:06.220
 it

00:29:06.220 --> 00:29:06.400
 hasn't

00:29:06.400 --> 00:29:06.600
 worked

00:29:06.600 --> 00:29:06.820
 out

00:29:06.820 --> 00:29:07.040
 but

00:29:07.040 --> 00:29:07.759
 all

00:29:07.759 --> 00:29:07.980
 those

00:29:07.980 --> 00:29:08.200
 things

00:29:08.200 --> 00:29:08.460
 Daniel

00:29:08.460 --> 00:29:08.600
 has

00:29:08.600 --> 00:29:08.779
 been

00:29:08.779 --> 00:29:08.920
 in

00:29:08.920 --> 00:29:09.140
 charge

00:29:09.140 --> 00:29:09.340
 of

00:29:09.340 --> 00:29:09.820
 feet

00:29:09.820 --> 00:29:09.960
 on

00:29:09.960 --> 00:29:10.060
 the

00:29:10.060 --> 00:29:10.380
!

00:29:19.160 --> 00:29:23.120
 So

00:29:23.120 --> 00:29:23.840
 we've

00:29:23.840 --> 00:29:24.920
 identified

00:29:24.920 --> 00:29:25.259
 some

00:29:25.259 --> 00:29:25.620
 roles

00:29:25.620 --> 00:29:26.040
 distinguished

00:29:26.040 --> 00:29:26.360
 some

00:29:26.360 --> 00:29:26.740
 people

00:29:26.740 --> 00:29:27.820
 right

00:29:27.820 --> 00:29:28.680
 we're

00:29:28.680 --> 00:29:28.840
 not

00:29:28.840 --> 00:29:29.480
 better

00:29:29.480 --> 00:29:29.840
 people

00:29:29.840 --> 00:29:30.019
 than

00:29:30.019 --> 00:29:30.140
 the

00:29:30.140 --> 00:29:30.360
 rest

00:29:30.360 --> 00:29:30.519
 of

00:29:30.519 --> 00:29:30.660
 you

00:29:30.660 --> 00:29:31.200
 it's

00:29:31.200 --> 00:29:31.320
 not

00:29:31.320 --> 00:29:31.519
 like

00:29:31.519 --> 00:29:31.740
 we

00:29:31.740 --> 00:29:32.420
 have

00:29:32.420 --> 00:29:32.660
 some

00:29:32.660 --> 00:29:33.480
 special

00:29:33.480 --> 00:29:34.140
 status

00:29:34.140 --> 00:29:34.460
 we've

00:29:34.460 --> 00:29:34.759
 climbed

00:29:34.759 --> 00:29:34.920
 to

00:29:34.920 --> 00:29:35.060
 a

00:29:35.060 --> 00:29:35.240
 certain

00:29:35.240 --> 00:29:35.600
 point

00:29:35.600 --> 00:29:35.740
 on

00:29:35.740 --> 00:29:35.860
 a

00:29:35.860 --> 00:29:36.080
 ladder

00:29:36.080 --> 00:29:36.360
 we've

00:29:36.360 --> 00:29:36.500
 just

00:29:36.500 --> 00:29:36.720
 been

00:29:36.720 --> 00:29:37.259
 gifted

00:29:37.259 --> 00:29:37.900
 differently

00:29:37.900 --> 00:29:38.620
 maybe

00:29:38.620 --> 00:29:38.940
 even

00:29:38.940 --> 00:29:39.140
 the

00:29:39.140 --> 00:29:39.400
 same

00:29:39.400 --> 00:29:39.560
 we

00:29:39.560 --> 00:29:39.700
 just

00:29:39.700 --> 00:29:39.920
 happen

00:29:39.920 --> 00:29:40.060
 to

00:29:40.060 --> 00:29:40.160
 be

00:29:40.160 --> 00:29:40.300
 the

00:29:40.300 --> 00:29:40.460
 best

00:29:40.460 --> 00:29:40.740
 person

00:29:40.740 --> 00:29:40.880
 to

00:29:40.880 --> 00:29:41.019
 fill

00:29:41.019 --> 00:29:41.160
 the

00:29:41.160 --> 00:29:41.340
 role

00:29:41.340 --> 00:29:41.460
 at

00:29:41.460 --> 00:29:41.540
 the

00:29:41.540 --> 00:29:41.920
 time

00:29:41.920 --> 00:29:42.980
 right

00:29:42.980 --> 00:29:43.140
 so

00:29:43.140 --> 00:29:43.240
 I

00:29:43.240 --> 00:29:43.340
 want

00:29:43.340 --> 00:29:43.420
 you

00:29:43.420 --> 00:29:43.540
 to

00:29:43.540 --> 00:29:43.740
 hear

00:29:43.740 --> 00:29:43.920
 that

00:29:43.920 --> 00:29:44.259
 all

00:29:44.259 --> 00:29:44.420
 of

00:29:44.420 --> 00:29:44.500
 you

00:29:44.500 --> 00:29:44.600
 are

00:29:44.600 --> 00:29:45.279
 incredibly

00:29:45.279 --> 00:29:45.779
 important

00:29:45.779 --> 00:29:46.460
 to

00:29:46.460 --> 00:29:46.559
 the

00:29:46.559 --> 00:29:46.740
 life

00:29:46.740 --> 00:29:46.839
 of

00:29:46.839 --> 00:29:47.000
 this

00:29:47.000 --> 00:29:47.379
 church

00:29:47.379 --> 00:29:47.839
 you

00:29:47.839 --> 00:29:48.220
 matter

00:29:48.220 --> 00:29:48.960
 every

00:29:48.960 --> 00:29:49.960
 single

00:29:49.960 --> 00:29:50.779
 one

00:29:50.779 --> 00:29:50.899
 of

00:29:50.899 --> 00:29:51.039
 you

00:29:51.039 --> 00:29:51.480
 in

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 more

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 ways

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 than

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 you

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 can

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 possibly

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 imagine

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 right

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 but

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 I

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 want

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 you

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 to

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 hear

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 this

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 morning

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 this

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 last

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 part

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 of

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 our

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 phrase

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 that

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 we

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 are

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 congregation

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 or

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 congregationally

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 governed

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 this

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 is

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 distinct

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 about

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 us

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 we're

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 not

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 an

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 elder

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 rule

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 church

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 many

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 Presbyterian

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 churches

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!

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 are

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 this

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 way

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 a

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 couple

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 of

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 really

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 great

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 churches

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 in

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 the

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 area

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 one

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 just

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 down

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 on

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 400

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 a

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 pastor

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 that

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 I

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 really

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 love

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 they

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 get

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 together

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 they

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 have

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 meetings

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 like

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 we're

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 going

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 to

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 have

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 tonight

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 and

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 they

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 get

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 together

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 and

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 they

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 tell

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 the

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 church

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 what

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 they're

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 going

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 to

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 do

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 in

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 the

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 hopes

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 that

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 everybody

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 likes

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 it

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 and

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 I

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 want

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 your

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 input

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 this

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 is

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 our

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 own

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 form

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 our

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 biblically

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 prescribed

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 form

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 of

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 checks

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 and

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 balances

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 in

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 this

00:30:49.820 --> 00:30:50.460
 process

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 you

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 all

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 have

00:30:51.640 --> 00:30:51.820
 the

00:30:51.820 --> 00:30:52.060
 spirit

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 of

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 God

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 living

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 within

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 you

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 as

00:30:54.019 --> 00:30:54.519
 well

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 I'm

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 not

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 special

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 not

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 like

00:30:56.920 --> 00:30:57.100
 God

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 is

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 using

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 me

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 as

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 his

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 mouthpiece

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 and

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 none

00:30:59.640 --> 00:30:59.759
 of

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 you

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 get

00:31:00.160 --> 00:31:00.900
 it

00:31:00.900 --> 00:31:01.060
 because

00:31:01.060 --> 00:31:01.180
 I

00:31:01.180 --> 00:31:01.320
 got

00:31:01.320 --> 00:31:01.440
 a

00:31:01.440 --> 00:31:01.700
 direct

00:31:01.700 --> 00:31:02.080
 line

00:31:02.080 --> 00:31:02.420
 to

00:31:02.420 --> 00:31:02.620
 God

00:31:02.620 --> 00:31:02.720
 you

00:31:02.720 --> 00:31:02.840
 better

00:31:02.840 --> 00:31:03.080
 come

00:31:03.080 --> 00:31:03.340
 through

00:31:03.340 --> 00:31:03.600
 me

00:31:03.600 --> 00:31:03.759
 to

00:31:03.759 --> 00:31:03.900
 get

00:31:03.900 --> 00:31:04.040
 to

00:31:04.040 --> 00:31:04.300
 him

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 right

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 we're

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 we're

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 all

00:31:06.240 --> 00:31:07.100
 part

00:31:07.100 --> 00:31:07.300
 of

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 scriptures

00:31:13.000 --> 00:31:13.280
 like

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 1st

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 Peter

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 chapter

00:31:14.040 --> 00:31:14.300
 2

00:31:14.300 --> 00:31:14.519
 verse

00:31:14.519 --> 00:31:14.920
 9

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 Peter

00:31:15.720 --> 00:31:15.940
 says

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 you're

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 a

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 chosen

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 race

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 a

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 royal

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 priesthood

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 a

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 holy

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 nation

00:31:18.920 --> 00:31:19.460
 a

00:31:19.460 --> 00:31:19.640
 people

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 for

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 his

00:31:20.019 --> 00:31:20.160
 own

00:31:20.160 --> 00:31:20.600
 possession

00:31:20.600 --> 00:31:21.120
 you

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 remember

00:31:21.480 --> 00:31:21.960
 that

00:31:21.960 --> 00:31:22.140
 in

00:31:22.140 --> 00:31:22.519
 Judaism

00:31:22.519 --> 00:31:22.900
 there

00:31:22.900 --> 00:31:23.019
 were

00:31:23.019 --> 00:31:23.220
 always

00:31:23.220 --> 00:31:23.460
 men

00:31:23.460 --> 00:31:23.620
 that

00:31:23.620 --> 00:31:23.780
 were

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 sent

00:31:24.360 --> 00:31:24.580
 to

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 serve

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 and

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 intervene

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 they

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 stood

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 between

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 right

00:31:27.700 --> 00:31:27.940
 the

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 high

00:31:29.060 --> 00:31:29.540
 priest

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 went

00:31:29.800 --> 00:31:30.140
 in

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 made

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 sacrifice

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 on

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 behalf

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 of

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 the

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 nation

00:31:32.920 --> 00:31:33.380
 of

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 Israel

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 this

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 is

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 no

00:31:34.720 --> 00:31:34.920
 longer

00:31:34.920 --> 00:31:35.080
 the

00:31:35.080 --> 00:31:35.460
 case

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 the

00:31:36.259 --> 00:31:36.259


00:31:36.259 --> 00:31:36.259


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 temple

00:31:36.400 --> 00:31:36.680
 curtain

00:31:36.680 --> 00:31:36.880
 has

00:31:36.880 --> 00:31:37.019
 been

00:31:42.400 --> 00:31:42.600
 all

00:31:42.600 --> 00:31:42.860
 part

00:31:42.860 --> 00:31:42.940
 of

00:31:42.940 --> 00:31:43.060
 the

00:31:43.060 --> 00:31:43.580
 priesthood

00:31:43.580 --> 00:31:44.320
 now

00:31:44.320 --> 00:31:44.700
 it's

00:31:44.700 --> 00:31:44.820
 a

00:31:44.820 --> 00:31:45.080
 beautiful

00:31:45.080 --> 00:31:45.580
 picture

00:31:45.580 --> 00:31:46.220
 of

00:31:46.220 --> 00:31:46.340
 the

00:31:46.340 --> 00:31:46.560
 church

00:31:46.560 --> 00:31:46.680
 it

00:31:46.680 --> 00:31:46.920
 causes

00:31:46.920 --> 00:31:47.060
 a

00:31:47.060 --> 00:31:47.180
 lot

00:31:47.180 --> 00:31:47.280
 of

00:31:47.280 --> 00:31:47.620
 messes

00:31:47.620 --> 00:31:47.800
 as

00:31:47.800 --> 00:31:48.040
 well

00:31:48.040 --> 00:31:48.460
 but

00:31:48.460 --> 00:31:49.440
 God

00:31:49.440 --> 00:31:49.540
 is

00:31:49.540 --> 00:31:49.840
 working

00:31:49.840 --> 00:31:50.300
 grace

00:31:50.300 --> 00:31:50.480
 in

00:31:50.480 --> 00:31:50.800
 us

00:31:50.800 --> 00:31:51.340
 we

00:31:51.340 --> 00:31:51.640
 might

00:31:51.640 --> 00:31:52.740
 maintain

00:31:52.740 --> 00:31:52.960
 the

00:31:52.960 --> 00:31:53.280
 unity

00:31:53.280 --> 00:31:54.200
 of

00:31:54.200 --> 00:31:54.340
 the

00:31:54.340 --> 00:31:54.660
 spirit

00:31:54.660 --> 00:31:56.000
 Revelation

00:31:56.000 --> 00:31:56.340
 chapter

00:31:56.340 --> 00:31:56.900
 5

00:31:56.900 --> 00:31:57.480
 verse

00:31:57.480 --> 00:31:57.780
 9

00:31:57.780 --> 00:31:57.940
 and

00:31:57.940 --> 00:31:58.200
 10

00:31:58.200 --> 00:31:58.380
 we

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 see

00:31:58.480 --> 00:31:58.600
 the

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 24

00:31:58.920 --> 00:31:59.300
 elders

00:31:59.300 --> 00:31:59.440
 and

00:31:59.440 --> 00:31:59.540
 the

00:31:59.540 --> 00:31:59.720
 four

00:31:59.720 --> 00:31:59.940
 living

00:31:59.940 --> 00:32:00.380
 creatures

00:32:00.380 --> 00:32:01.100
 cry

00:32:01.100 --> 00:32:01.519
 out

00:32:01.519 --> 00:32:01.860
 to

00:32:01.860 --> 00:32:02.019
 the

00:32:02.019 --> 00:32:02.320
 lamb

00:32:02.320 --> 00:32:02.460
 who

00:32:02.460 --> 00:32:02.580
 was

00:32:02.580 --> 00:32:02.860
 slain

00:32:02.860 --> 00:32:03.140
 were

00:32:03.140 --> 00:32:03.300
 there

00:32:03.300 --> 00:32:03.440
 you

00:32:03.440 --> 00:32:03.600
 to

00:32:03.600 --> 00:32:03.800
 take

00:32:03.800 --> 00:32:03.980
 the

00:32:03.980 --> 00:32:04.000
!

00:32:04.000 --> 00:32:04.380
 scroll

00:32:04.380 --> 00:32:04.920
 and

00:32:04.920 --> 00:32:05.280
 open

00:32:05.280 --> 00:32:05.480
 its

00:32:05.480 --> 00:32:05.860
 seals

00:32:05.860 --> 00:32:06.339
 for

00:32:06.339 --> 00:32:06.460
 you

00:32:06.460 --> 00:32:06.620
 were

00:32:06.620 --> 00:32:07.079
 slain

00:32:07.079 --> 00:32:07.240
 and

00:32:07.240 --> 00:32:07.380
 by

00:32:07.380 --> 00:32:07.539
 your

00:32:07.539 --> 00:32:07.839
 blood

00:32:07.839 --> 00:32:08.039
 you

00:32:08.039 --> 00:32:08.380
 ransomed

00:32:08.380 --> 00:32:08.799
 people

00:32:08.799 --> 00:32:09.240
 for

00:32:09.240 --> 00:32:09.559
 God

00:32:09.559 --> 00:32:09.740
 from

00:32:09.740 --> 00:32:09.960
 every

00:32:09.960 --> 00:32:10.500
 tribe

00:32:10.500 --> 00:32:10.920
 and

00:32:10.920 --> 00:32:11.400
 language

00:32:11.400 --> 00:32:11.819
 and

00:32:11.819 --> 00:32:12.200
 people

00:32:12.200 --> 00:32:12.700
 and

00:32:12.700 --> 00:32:13.059
 nation

00:32:13.059 --> 00:32:13.500
 and

00:32:13.500 --> 00:32:13.579
 you

00:32:13.579 --> 00:32:13.700
 have

00:32:13.700 --> 00:32:13.880
 made

00:32:13.880 --> 00:32:14.000
 them

00:32:14.000 --> 00:32:14.180
 a

00:32:14.180 --> 00:32:14.519
 kingdom

00:32:14.519 --> 00:32:14.880
 and

00:32:14.880 --> 00:32:15.380
 priests

00:32:15.380 --> 00:32:15.579
 to

00:32:15.579 --> 00:32:15.720
 our

00:32:15.720 --> 00:32:16.099
 God

00:32:16.099 --> 00:32:16.519
 and

00:32:16.519 --> 00:32:16.660
 they

00:32:16.660 --> 00:32:16.860
 shall

00:32:16.860 --> 00:32:17.259
 reign

00:32:17.259 --> 00:32:17.740
 on

00:32:17.740 --> 00:32:17.860
 the

00:32:17.860 --> 00:32:18.240
 earth

00:32:18.240 --> 00:32:19.299
 this

00:32:19.299 --> 00:32:19.420
 is

00:32:19.420 --> 00:32:19.579
 that

00:32:19.579 --> 00:32:20.220
 picture

00:32:20.220 --> 00:32:20.740
 and

00:32:20.740 --> 00:32:20.860
 it

00:32:20.860 --> 00:32:21.140
 helps

00:32:21.140 --> 00:32:21.319
 us

00:32:21.319 --> 00:32:21.940
 understand

00:32:21.940 --> 00:32:22.460
 how

00:32:22.460 --> 00:32:22.640
 it

00:32:22.640 --> 00:32:22.940
 is

00:32:22.940 --> 00:32:23.259
 that

00:32:23.259 --> 00:32:23.440
 there's

00:32:23.440 --> 00:32:23.640
 not

00:32:23.640 --> 00:32:23.880
 this

00:32:23.880 --> 00:32:24.360
 clergy

00:32:24.360 --> 00:32:24.839
 laity

00:32:24.839 --> 00:32:25.440
 distinction

00:32:25.440 --> 00:32:26.779
 that

00:32:26.779 --> 00:32:27.400
 there's

00:32:27.400 --> 00:32:28.059
 five

00:32:28.059 --> 00:32:28.519
 of us

00:32:28.519 --> 00:32:28.860
 who

00:32:28.860 --> 00:32:29.000
 are

00:32:29.000 --> 00:32:29.559
 special

00:32:29.559 --> 00:32:30.099
 chosen

00:32:30.099 --> 00:32:30.480
 set

00:32:30.480 --> 00:32:30.920
 aside

00:32:30.920 --> 00:32:31.220
 we

00:32:35.480 --> 00:32:35.839
 we

00:32:35.839 --> 00:32:36.180
 guide

00:32:36.180 --> 00:32:36.400
 that

00:32:36.400 --> 00:32:37.000
 process

00:32:37.000 --> 00:32:37.839
 and

00:32:37.839 --> 00:32:38.019
 I

00:32:38.019 --> 00:32:38.120
 don't

00:32:38.120 --> 00:32:38.299
 think

00:32:38.299 --> 00:32:38.519
 any

00:32:38.519 --> 00:32:38.660
 of

00:32:38.660 --> 00:32:38.759
 you

00:32:38.759 --> 00:32:38.900
 have

00:32:38.900 --> 00:32:39.099
 spent

00:32:39.099 --> 00:32:39.259
 the

00:32:39.259 --> 00:32:39.460
 last

00:32:39.460 --> 00:32:39.740
 couple

00:32:39.740 --> 00:32:39.880
 of

00:32:39.880 --> 00:32:40.220
 months

00:32:40.220 --> 00:32:40.839
 praying

00:32:40.839 --> 00:32:41.200
 about

00:32:41.200 --> 00:32:41.680
 how

00:32:41.680 --> 00:32:41.860
 it

00:32:41.860 --> 00:32:42.059
 is

00:32:42.059 --> 00:32:42.200
 we

00:32:42.200 --> 00:32:42.380
 should

00:32:42.380 --> 00:32:42.519
 be

00:32:42.519 --> 00:32:42.900
 directed

00:32:42.900 --> 00:32:43.240
 next

00:32:43.240 --> 00:32:43.599
 year

00:32:43.599 --> 00:32:44.200
 praying

00:32:44.200 --> 00:32:44.480
 about

00:32:44.480 --> 00:32:44.660
 and

00:32:44.660 --> 00:32:44.900
 working

00:32:44.900 --> 00:32:45.200
 through

00:32:45.200 --> 00:32:45.400
 a

00:32:45.400 --> 00:32:45.799
 budget

00:32:45.799 --> 00:32:46.160
 a

00:32:46.160 --> 00:32:46.660
 calendar

00:32:46.660 --> 00:32:47.720
 right

00:32:47.720 --> 00:32:48.380
 we've

00:32:48.380 --> 00:32:48.599
 taken

00:32:48.599 --> 00:32:48.759
 that

00:32:48.759 --> 00:32:49.259
 responsibility

00:32:49.259 --> 00:32:49.779
 on

00:32:49.779 --> 00:32:50.500
 to

00:32:50.500 --> 00:32:50.519
 to

00:32:50.519 --> 00:32:51.180
 narrow

00:32:51.180 --> 00:32:51.420
 it

00:32:51.420 --> 00:32:51.720
 down

00:32:51.720 --> 00:32:51.880
 to

00:32:51.880 --> 00:32:52.339
 fine

00:32:52.339 --> 00:32:52.680
 tune

00:32:52.680 --> 00:32:52.839
 and

00:32:52.839 --> 00:32:52.940
 to

00:32:52.940 --> 00:32:53.180
 bring

00:32:53.180 --> 00:32:53.299
 it

00:32:53.299 --> 00:32:53.460
 to

00:32:53.460 --> 00:32:53.680
 you

00:32:53.680 --> 00:32:54.440
 but

00:32:54.440 --> 00:32:54.700
 it's

00:32:54.700 --> 00:32:55.120
 your

00:32:55.120 --> 00:32:55.660
 responsibility

00:32:55.660 --> 00:32:56.140
 to

00:32:56.140 --> 00:32:56.720
 approve

00:32:56.720 --> 00:32:57.539
 such

00:32:57.539 --> 00:32:57.980
 things

00:32:57.980 --> 00:32:58.539
 let me

00:32:58.539 --> 00:32:58.660
 just

00:32:58.660 --> 00:32:58.799
 show

00:32:58.799 --> 00:32:58.900
 you

00:32:58.900 --> 00:32:59.039
 some

00:32:59.039 --> 00:32:59.420
 examples

00:32:59.420 --> 00:32:59.580
 of

00:32:59.580 --> 00:32:59.700
 the

00:32:59.700 --> 00:32:59.900
 way

00:32:59.900 --> 00:33:00.039
 in

00:33:00.039 --> 00:33:00.180
 which

00:33:00.180 --> 00:33:00.320
 a

00:33:00.320 --> 00:33:00.779
 congregation

00:33:00.779 --> 00:33:01.060
 is

00:33:01.060 --> 00:33:01.279
 supposed

00:33:01.279 --> 00:33:01.440
 to

00:33:01.440 --> 00:33:01.560
 be

00:33:01.560 --> 00:33:01.980
 involved

00:33:01.980 --> 00:33:02.380
 in

00:33:02.380 --> 00:33:02.519
 the

00:33:02.519 --> 00:33:02.860
 governance

00:33:02.860 --> 00:33:03.060
 of

00:33:03.060 --> 00:33:03.160
 a

00:33:03.160 --> 00:33:03.460
 church

00:33:03.460 --> 00:33:04.279
 discipline

00:33:04.279 --> 00:33:05.440
 Matthew

00:33:05.440 --> 00:33:05.700
 chapter

00:33:05.700 --> 00:33:06.120
 18

00:33:06.120 --> 00:33:06.700
 verse

00:33:06.700 --> 00:33:07.100
 15

00:33:07.100 --> 00:33:07.240
 through

00:33:07.240 --> 00:33:07.600
 20

00:33:07.600 --> 00:33:08.840
 Jesus

00:33:08.840 --> 00:33:09.060
 says

00:33:09.060 --> 00:33:09.259
 if your

00:33:09.259 --> 00:33:09.400
 brother

00:33:09.400 --> 00:33:09.600
 sins

00:33:09.600 --> 00:33:09.840
 against

00:33:09.840 --> 00:33:09.960
 you

00:33:09.960 --> 00:33:10.140
 go

00:33:10.140 --> 00:33:10.259
 and

00:33:10.259 --> 00:33:10.380
 tell

00:33:10.380 --> 00:33:10.480
 him

00:33:10.480 --> 00:33:10.580
 his

00:33:10.580 --> 00:33:10.820
 fault

00:33:10.820 --> 00:33:11.300
 between

00:33:11.300 --> 00:33:11.560
 him

00:33:11.560 --> 00:33:11.660
 and

00:33:11.660 --> 00:33:11.759
 him

00:33:11.759 --> 00:33:12.060
 alone

00:33:12.060 --> 00:33:12.560
 if

00:33:12.560 --> 00:33:12.640
 he

00:33:12.640 --> 00:33:12.860
 listens

00:33:12.860 --> 00:33:13.060
 to

00:33:13.060 --> 00:33:13.360
 you

00:33:13.360 --> 00:33:13.380
 you

00:33:13.380 --> 00:33:13.680
 you

00:33:13.680 --> 00:33:13.800
 have

00:33:13.800 --> 00:33:13.960
 gained

00:33:13.960 --> 00:33:14.080
 your

00:33:14.080 --> 00:33:14.320
 brother

00:33:14.320 --> 00:33:14.880
 but

00:33:14.880 --> 00:33:14.960
 if

00:33:14.960 --> 00:33:15.019
 he

00:33:15.019 --> 00:33:15.200
 does

00:33:15.200 --> 00:33:15.320
 not

00:33:15.320 --> 00:33:15.560
 listen

00:33:15.560 --> 00:33:15.800
 take

00:33:15.800 --> 00:33:15.960
 one

00:33:15.960 --> 00:33:16.060
 or

00:33:16.060 --> 00:33:16.180
 two

00:33:16.180 --> 00:33:16.380
 others

00:33:16.380 --> 00:33:16.700
!

00:33:16.700 --> 00:33:17.380
 that

00:33:17.380 --> 00:33:17.660
 every

00:33:17.660 --> 00:33:17.960
 charge

00:33:17.960 --> 00:33:18.140
 may

00:33:18.140 --> 00:33:18.220
 be

00:33:18.220 --> 00:33:18.560
 established

00:33:18.559 --> 00:33:18.679
 by

00:33:18.679 --> 00:33:18.799
 the

00:33:18.799 --> 00:33:19.059
 evidence

00:33:19.059 --> 00:33:19.200
 of

00:33:19.200 --> 00:33:19.319
 two

00:33:19.319 --> 00:33:19.440
 or

00:33:19.440 --> 00:33:19.559
 three

00:33:19.559 --> 00:33:19.899
 witnesses

00:33:19.899 --> 00:33:21.059
 church

00:33:21.059 --> 00:33:21.419
 discipline

00:33:21.419 --> 00:33:22.019
 process

00:33:22.019 --> 00:33:23.019
 verse

00:33:23.019 --> 00:33:23.440
 17

00:33:23.440 --> 00:33:24.079
 if

00:33:24.079 --> 00:33:24.159
 you

00:33:24.159 --> 00:33:24.419
 refuse

00:33:24.419 --> 00:33:24.579
 to

00:33:24.579 --> 00:33:24.740
 listen

00:33:24.740 --> 00:33:24.859
 to

00:33:24.859 --> 00:33:25.079
 them

00:33:25.079 --> 00:33:25.619
 tell

00:33:25.619 --> 00:33:25.799
 it

00:33:25.799 --> 00:33:26.099
 to

00:33:26.099 --> 00:33:26.619
 the

00:33:26.619 --> 00:33:27.019
 church

00:33:27.019 --> 00:33:27.539
 the

00:33:27.539 --> 00:33:28.019
 congregation

00:33:28.019 --> 00:33:29.039
 and

00:33:29.039 --> 00:33:29.139
 if

00:33:29.139 --> 00:33:29.240
 you

00:33:29.240 --> 00:33:29.579
 refuse

00:33:29.579 --> 00:33:29.720
 to

00:33:29.720 --> 00:33:29.919
 listen

00:33:29.919 --> 00:33:30.319
 even

00:33:30.319 --> 00:33:30.519
 to

00:33:30.519 --> 00:33:30.700
 the

00:33:30.700 --> 00:33:31.059
 church

00:33:31.059 --> 00:33:31.220
 to

00:33:31.220 --> 00:33:31.679
 all

00:33:31.679 --> 00:33:32.099
 those

00:33:32.099 --> 00:33:32.519
 saints

00:33:32.519 --> 00:33:33.220
 let

00:33:33.220 --> 00:33:33.359
 him

00:33:33.359 --> 00:33:33.519
 be

00:33:33.519 --> 00:33:33.700
 to

00:33:33.700 --> 00:33:33.879
 you

00:33:33.879 --> 00:33:34.079
 as

00:33:34.079 --> 00:33:34.220
 a

00:33:34.220 --> 00:33:34.819
 Gentile

00:33:34.819 --> 00:33:35.480
 and

00:33:35.480 --> 00:33:35.579
 a

00:33:35.579 --> 00:33:35.819
 tax

00:33:35.819 --> 00:33:36.119
 collector

00:33:36.119 --> 00:33:36.419
 one

00:33:36.419 --> 00:33:36.879
 who's

00:33:36.879 --> 00:33:37.339
 cast

00:33:37.339 --> 00:33:37.519
 out

00:33:37.519 --> 00:33:37.700
 one

00:33:37.700 --> 00:33:37.879
 who's

00:33:37.879 --> 00:33:38.159
 not

00:33:38.159 --> 00:33:38.619
 part

00:33:38.619 --> 00:33:38.720
 of

00:33:38.720 --> 00:33:38.839
 the

00:33:38.839 --> 00:33:39.059
 church

00:33:39.059 --> 00:33:39.279
 one

00:33:39.279 --> 00:33:39.519
 who's

00:33:39.519 --> 00:33:39.700
 a

00:33:39.700 --> 00:33:40.159
 sinner

00:33:40.159 --> 00:33:40.319
 is

00:33:40.319 --> 00:33:40.419
 what

00:33:40.419 --> 00:33:40.559
 Jesus

00:33:40.559 --> 00:33:41.059
 communicating

00:33:41.059 --> 00:33:41.359
 here

00:33:41.359 --> 00:33:42.440
 verse

00:33:42.440 --> 00:33:42.720
 7

00:33:42.720 --> 00:33:43.119
 18

00:33:43.119 --> 00:33:43.539
 truly

00:33:43.539 --> 00:33:43.740
 I

00:33:43.740 --> 00:33:43.899
 say

00:33:43.899 --> 00:33:44.019
 to

00:33:44.019 --> 00:33:44.099
 you

00:33:44.099 --> 00:33:44.240
 whatever

00:33:44.240 --> 00:33:44.399
 you

00:33:44.399 --> 00:33:44.639
 bind

00:33:44.639 --> 00:33:44.899
 on earth

00:33:44.899 --> 00:33:45.019
 shall

00:33:45.019 --> 00:33:45.119
 be

00:33:45.119 --> 00:33:45.299
 bound

00:33:45.299 --> 00:33:45.460
 in

00:33:45.460 --> 00:33:45.700
 heaven

00:33:45.700 --> 00:33:46.119
 and

00:33:46.119 --> 00:33:46.259
 whatever

00:33:46.259 --> 00:33:46.419
 you

00:33:46.419 --> 00:33:46.639
 loose

00:33:46.639 --> 00:33:46.759
 on

00:33:46.759 --> 00:33:46.879
 earth

00:33:46.879 --> 00:33:47.019
 shall

00:33:47.019 --> 00:33:47.139
 be

00:33:47.139 --> 00:33:47.359
 loosed

00:33:47.359 --> 00:33:47.500
 in

00:33:47.500 --> 00:33:47.740
 heaven

00:33:47.740 --> 00:33:48.039
 again

00:33:48.039 --> 00:33:48.200
 I

00:33:48.200 --> 00:33:48.339
 say

00:33:48.339 --> 00:33:48.480
 to

00:33:48.480 --> 00:33:48.619
 you

00:33:48.619 --> 00:33:48.779
 if

00:33:48.779 --> 00:33:49.000
 two

00:33:49.000 --> 00:33:49.099
 of

00:33:49.099 --> 00:33:49.179
 you

00:33:49.179 --> 00:33:49.359
 agree

00:33:49.359 --> 00:33:49.500
 on

00:33:49.500 --> 00:33:49.619
 earth

00:33:49.619 --> 00:33:49.779
 about

00:33:49.779 --> 00:33:50.179
 anything

00:33:50.179 --> 00:33:50.799
 they

00:33:50.799 --> 00:33:51.159
 ask

00:33:51.159 --> 00:33:51.299
 will

00:33:51.299 --> 00:33:51.399
 be

00:33:51.399 --> 00:33:51.559
 done

00:33:51.559 --> 00:33:51.720
 for

00:33:51.720 --> 00:33:51.819
 them

00:33:51.819 --> 00:33:51.919
 by

00:33:51.919 --> 00:33:52.059
 my

00:33:52.059 --> 00:33:52.299
 father

00:33:52.299 --> 00:33:52.460
 in

00:33:52.460 --> 00:33:52.619
 heaven

00:33:52.619 --> 00:33:52.859
 for

00:33:52.859 --> 00:33:53.059
 two

00:33:53.059 --> 00:33:53.159
 or

00:33:53.159 --> 00:33:53.279
 three

00:33:53.279 --> 00:33:53.579
 gathered

00:33:53.579 --> 00:33:53.700
 in

00:33:53.700 --> 00:33:53.799
 my

00:33:53.799 --> 00:33:54.099
 name

00:33:54.099 --> 00:33:54.799
 there

00:33:54.799 --> 00:33:54.919
 am

00:33:54.919 --> 00:33:55.200
 I

00:33:55.200 --> 00:33:56.039
 among

00:33:56.039 --> 00:33:56.299
 them

00:33:56.299 --> 00:33:56.619
 this

00:33:56.619 --> 00:33:56.759
 is

00:33:56.759 --> 00:33:57.519
 one

00:33:57.519 --> 00:33:57.659
 of

00:33:57.659 --> 00:33:57.779
 the

00:33:57.779 --> 00:33:58.160
 important

00:33:58.160 --> 00:33:58.599
 jobs

00:33:58.599 --> 00:33:58.740
 of

00:33:58.740 --> 00:33:58.859
 the

00:33:58.859 --> 00:33:59.119
 church

00:33:59.119 --> 00:33:59.319
 is

00:33:59.319 --> 00:33:59.480
 to

00:33:59.480 --> 00:33:59.779
 judge

00:33:59.779 --> 00:34:00.059
 those

00:34:00.059 --> 00:34:00.240
 who

00:34:00.240 --> 00:34:00.599
 say

00:34:00.599 --> 00:34:00.839
 they're

00:34:00.839 --> 00:34:01.079
 part

00:34:01.079 --> 00:34:01.180
 of

00:34:01.180 --> 00:34:01.319
 the

00:34:01.319 --> 00:34:01.740
 church

00:34:01.740 --> 00:34:02.680
 not

00:34:02.680 --> 00:34:03.680
 with

00:34:03.680 --> 00:34:04.180
 evil

00:34:04.180 --> 00:34:05.160
 condemnation

00:34:05.160 --> 00:34:05.440
 but

00:34:05.440 --> 00:34:05.759
 with

00:34:05.759 --> 00:34:06.460
 love

00:34:06.460 --> 00:34:07.599
 people

00:34:07.599 --> 00:34:07.759
 who

00:34:07.759 --> 00:34:08.019
 come

00:34:08.019 --> 00:34:08.219
 into

00:34:08.219 --> 00:34:08.460
 our

00:34:08.460 --> 00:34:09.199
 fellowship

00:34:09.199 --> 00:34:09.699
 and

00:34:09.699 --> 00:34:10.000
 say

00:34:10.000 --> 00:34:10.199
 they're

00:34:10.199 --> 00:34:10.579
 believers

00:34:10.579 --> 00:34:10.980
 and

00:34:10.980 --> 00:34:11.159
 they're

00:34:11.159 --> 00:34:11.699
 not

00:34:11.699 --> 00:34:12.239
 all

00:34:12.239 --> 00:34:12.380
 of

00:34:12.380 --> 00:34:12.519
 us

00:34:12.519 --> 00:34:12.759
 can

00:34:12.759 --> 00:34:13.019
 look

00:34:13.019 --> 00:34:13.719
 at

00:34:13.719 --> 00:34:13.820
 their

00:34:13.820 --> 00:34:14.039
 lives

00:34:14.039 --> 00:34:14.159
 and

00:34:14.159 --> 00:34:14.239
 go

00:34:14.239 --> 00:34:14.539
 no

00:34:14.539 --> 00:34:14.739
 you're

00:34:14.739 --> 00:34:15.119
 not

00:34:15.119 --> 00:34:16.119
 sin

00:34:16.119 --> 00:34:16.300
 is

00:34:16.300 --> 00:34:16.900
 serious

00:34:16.900 --> 00:34:17.659
 you

00:34:17.659 --> 00:34:17.940
 can't

00:34:17.940 --> 00:34:18.239
 think

00:34:18.239 --> 00:34:18.380
 you're

00:34:18.380 --> 00:34:18.500
 a

00:34:18.500 --> 00:34:18.739
 believer

00:34:18.739 --> 00:34:18.940
 and

00:34:18.940 --> 00:34:19.139
 live

00:34:19.139 --> 00:34:19.380
 this

00:34:19.380 --> 00:34:19.719
 way

00:34:19.719 --> 00:34:20.820
 you

00:34:20.820 --> 00:34:21.079
 need

00:34:21.079 --> 00:34:21.179
 to

00:34:21.179 --> 00:34:21.320
 come

00:34:21.320 --> 00:34:21.440
 to

00:34:21.440 --> 00:34:21.619
 faith

00:34:21.619 --> 00:34:21.779
 in

00:34:21.779 --> 00:34:22.039
 Christ

00:34:22.039 --> 00:34:22.219
 this

00:34:22.219 --> 00:34:22.279
 is

00:34:22.279 --> 00:34:22.379
 what

00:34:22.379 --> 00:34:22.519
 we're

00:34:22.519 --> 00:34:22.980
 saying

00:34:22.980 --> 00:34:23.419
 when

00:34:23.419 --> 00:34:23.539
 we

00:34:23.539 --> 00:34:24.000
 administer

00:34:24.000 --> 00:34:24.619
 church

00:34:24.619 --> 00:34:25.119
 discipline

00:34:25.119 --> 00:34:25.319
 and

00:34:25.319 --> 00:34:25.519
 that

00:34:25.519 --> 00:34:26.119
 responsibility

00:34:26.119 --> 00:34:26.719
 lays

00:34:26.719 --> 00:34:27.259
 on

00:34:27.259 --> 00:34:27.759
 all

00:34:27.759 --> 00:34:28.059
 of

00:34:28.059 --> 00:34:28.179
 our

00:34:28.179 --> 00:34:28.619
 shoulders

00:34:28.619 --> 00:34:29.219
 1

00:34:29.219 --> 00:34:29.459
 Corinthians

00:34:29.459 --> 00:34:29.939
 5

00:34:29.939 --> 00:34:30.439
 12

00:34:30.439 --> 00:34:30.559
 and

00:34:30.559 --> 00:34:30.939
 13

00:34:30.939 --> 00:34:32.480
 says

00:34:32.480 --> 00:34:32.619
 for

00:34:32.619 --> 00:34:32.779
 what

00:34:32.779 --> 00:34:32.879
 have

00:34:32.879 --> 00:34:33.000
 I

00:34:33.000 --> 00:34:33.099
 to

00:34:33.099 --> 00:34:33.199
 do

00:34:33.199 --> 00:34:33.339
 with

00:34:33.339 --> 00:34:33.659
 judging

00:34:33.659 --> 00:34:34.379
 outsiders

00:34:34.379 --> 00:34:35.559
 is

00:34:35.559 --> 00:34:35.679
 it

00:34:35.679 --> 00:34:35.839
 not

00:34:35.839 --> 00:34:36.099
 those

00:34:36.099 --> 00:34:36.779
 inside

00:34:36.779 --> 00:34:36.980
 the

00:34:36.980 --> 00:34:37.339
 church

00:34:37.339 --> 00:34:37.819
 whom

00:34:37.819 --> 00:34:37.959
 you

00:34:37.959 --> 00:34:38.079
 are

00:34:38.079 --> 00:34:38.219
 to

00:34:38.219 --> 00:34:38.599
 judge

00:34:38.599 --> 00:34:39.299
 God

00:34:39.299 --> 00:34:39.559
 judges

00:34:39.559 --> 00:34:39.759
 those

00:34:39.759 --> 00:34:40.179
 outside

00:34:40.179 --> 00:34:40.819
 purge

00:34:40.819 --> 00:34:41.019
 the

00:34:41.019 --> 00:34:41.399
 evil

00:34:41.399 --> 00:34:41.980
 person

00:34:41.980 --> 00:34:43.099
 from

00:34:43.099 --> 00:34:43.359
 among

00:34:43.359 --> 00:34:43.639
 you

00:34:43.639 --> 00:34:44.259
 the

00:34:44.259 --> 00:34:44.480
 church

00:34:44.480 --> 00:34:44.599
 is

00:34:44.599 --> 00:34:44.799
 meant

00:34:44.799 --> 00:34:44.939
 to

00:34:44.939 --> 00:34:45.059
 be

00:34:45.059 --> 00:34:45.480
 involved

00:34:45.480 --> 00:34:46.000
 in

00:34:46.000 --> 00:34:46.119
 this

00:34:46.119 --> 00:34:46.639
 process

00:34:46.639 --> 00:34:47.659
 they're

00:34:47.659 --> 00:34:47.879
 also

00:34:47.879 --> 00:34:48.139
 meant

00:34:48.139 --> 00:34:48.439
 to

00:34:48.439 --> 00:34:49.259
 preserve

00:34:49.259 --> 00:34:49.319
!

00:34:52.219 --> 00:34:54.059
 listen to

00:34:54.059 --> 00:34:54.319
 this

00:34:54.319 --> 00:34:56.179
 correction

00:34:56.179 --> 00:34:56.799
 that Paul

00:34:56.799 --> 00:34:57.219
 brings

00:34:57.219 --> 00:34:57.539
 to the

00:34:57.539 --> 00:34:57.799
 church

00:34:57.799 --> 00:34:58.079
 remember

00:34:58.079 --> 00:34:58.259
 the

00:34:58.259 --> 00:34:58.879
 letter

00:34:58.879 --> 00:34:59.059
 was

00:34:59.059 --> 00:34:59.279
 written

00:34:59.279 --> 00:34:59.559
 to

00:34:59.559 --> 00:34:59.799
 the

00:34:59.799 --> 00:35:00.119
 church

00:35:00.119 --> 00:35:00.319
 of

00:35:00.319 --> 00:35:00.799
 Galatia

00:35:00.799 --> 00:35:01.219
 he

00:35:01.219 --> 00:35:01.359
 says

00:35:01.359 --> 00:35:01.559
 I'm

00:35:01.559 --> 00:35:02.179
 astonished

00:35:02.179 --> 00:35:02.879
 that you're

00:35:02.879 --> 00:35:03.559
 so quickly

00:35:03.559 --> 00:35:04.039
 deserting

00:35:04.039 --> 00:35:05.019
 him who

00:35:05.019 --> 00:35:05.559
 called you

00:35:05.559 --> 00:35:05.799
 in the

00:35:05.799 --> 00:35:06.179
 grace of

00:35:06.179 --> 00:35:06.599
 Christ

00:35:06.599 --> 00:35:07.199
 and are

00:35:07.199 --> 00:35:07.539
 turning

00:35:07.539 --> 00:35:07.879
 to a

00:35:07.879 --> 00:35:08.159
 different

00:35:08.159 --> 00:35:08.599
 gospel

00:35:08.599 --> 00:35:09.539
 not that

00:35:09.539 --> 00:35:09.819
 there is

00:35:09.819 --> 00:35:10.039
 another

00:35:10.039 --> 00:35:10.359
 one

00:35:10.359 --> 00:35:10.779
 but there

00:35:10.779 --> 00:35:10.919
 are

00:35:10.919 --> 00:35:11.139
 some

00:35:11.139 --> 00:35:11.299
 who

00:35:11.299 --> 00:35:11.599
 trouble

00:35:11.599 --> 00:35:11.799
 you

00:35:11.799 --> 00:35:12.019
 and

00:35:12.019 --> 00:35:12.279
 want

00:35:12.279 --> 00:35:12.419
 to

00:35:12.419 --> 00:35:12.839
 distort

00:35:12.839 --> 00:35:13.059
 the

00:35:13.059 --> 00:35:13.399
 gospel

00:35:13.399 --> 00:35:13.699
 of

00:35:13.699 --> 00:35:14.139
 Christ

00:35:14.139 --> 00:35:14.919
 but

00:35:14.919 --> 00:35:15.179
 even

00:35:15.179 --> 00:35:15.379
 if

00:35:15.379 --> 00:35:15.859
 we

00:35:15.859 --> 00:35:16.379
 or

00:35:16.379 --> 00:35:16.519
 an

00:35:16.519 --> 00:35:16.779
 angel

00:35:16.779 --> 00:35:17.000
 from

00:35:17.000 --> 00:35:17.379
 heaven

00:35:17.379 --> 00:35:17.619
 should

00:35:17.619 --> 00:35:17.879
 preach

00:35:17.879 --> 00:35:18.019
 to

00:35:18.019 --> 00:35:18.099
 you

00:35:18.099 --> 00:35:18.219
 a

00:35:18.219 --> 00:35:18.480
 gospel

00:35:18.480 --> 00:35:19.000
 contrary

00:35:19.000 --> 00:35:19.159
 to

00:35:19.159 --> 00:35:19.240
 the

00:35:19.240 --> 00:35:19.360
 one

00:35:19.360 --> 00:35:19.500
 we

00:35:19.500 --> 00:35:19.740
 preached

00:35:19.740 --> 00:35:19.900
 to

00:35:19.900 --> 00:35:20.059
 you

00:35:20.059 --> 00:35:20.639
 let

00:35:20.639 --> 00:35:20.780
 him

00:35:20.780 --> 00:35:21.079
 be

00:35:21.079 --> 00:35:21.960
 accursed

00:35:21.960 --> 00:35:22.199
 or

00:35:22.199 --> 00:35:22.920
 cast

00:35:22.920 --> 00:35:23.219
 out

00:35:23.219 --> 00:35:23.800
 as

00:35:23.800 --> 00:35:23.920
 we

00:35:23.920 --> 00:35:24.039
 have

00:35:24.039 --> 00:35:24.199
 said

00:35:24.199 --> 00:35:24.599
 before

00:35:24.599 --> 00:35:24.860
 so

00:35:24.860 --> 00:35:25.099
 now

00:35:25.099 --> 00:35:25.280
 I

00:35:25.280 --> 00:35:25.480
 say

00:35:25.480 --> 00:35:25.840
 again

00:35:25.840 --> 00:35:26.300
 if

00:35:26.300 --> 00:35:26.500
 anyone

00:35:26.500 --> 00:35:26.659
 is

00:35:26.659 --> 00:35:26.900
 preaching

00:35:26.900 --> 00:35:26.980
 to

00:35:26.980 --> 00:35:27.059
 you

00:35:27.059 --> 00:35:27.159
 a

00:35:27.159 --> 00:35:27.400
 gospel

00:35:27.400 --> 00:35:27.740
 contrary

00:35:27.740 --> 00:35:27.880
 to

00:35:27.880 --> 00:35:27.940
 the

00:35:27.940 --> 00:35:28.059
 one

00:35:28.059 --> 00:35:28.159
 you

00:35:28.159 --> 00:35:28.559
 received

00:35:28.559 --> 00:35:29.099
 let

00:35:29.099 --> 00:35:29.300
 him

00:35:29.300 --> 00:35:29.619
 be

00:35:29.619 --> 00:35:30.699
 accursed

00:35:30.699 --> 00:35:31.179
 here

00:35:31.179 --> 00:35:31.380
 he's

00:35:31.380 --> 00:35:31.579
 saying

00:35:31.579 --> 00:35:31.699
 to

00:35:31.699 --> 00:35:31.800
 them

00:35:31.800 --> 00:35:31.940
 he's

00:35:31.940 --> 00:35:32.059
 saying

00:35:32.059 --> 00:35:32.179
 to

00:35:32.179 --> 00:35:32.340
 the

00:35:32.340 --> 00:35:33.159
 congregation

00:35:33.159 --> 00:35:34.480
 judge

00:35:34.480 --> 00:35:35.059
 the

00:35:35.059 --> 00:35:35.579
 message

00:35:35.579 --> 00:35:35.980
 being

00:35:35.980 --> 00:35:36.240
 brought

00:35:36.240 --> 00:35:36.440
 to

00:35:36.440 --> 00:35:36.659
 you

00:35:36.659 --> 00:35:37.539
 this

00:35:37.539 --> 00:35:37.740
 is

00:35:37.740 --> 00:35:38.139
 your

00:35:38.139 --> 00:35:39.320
 responsibility

00:35:39.320 --> 00:35:40.559
 you

00:35:40.559 --> 00:35:40.740
 are

00:35:40.740 --> 00:35:41.500
 responsible

00:35:41.500 --> 00:35:41.500


00:35:41.820 --> 00:35:41.940
 I

00:35:41.940 --> 00:35:42.099
 am

00:35:42.099 --> 00:35:43.059
 asking

00:35:43.059 --> 00:35:43.699
 for

00:35:43.699 --> 00:35:43.779
 you

00:35:43.779 --> 00:35:43.919
 to

00:35:43.919 --> 00:35:44.159
 hold

00:35:44.159 --> 00:35:44.579
 me

00:35:44.579 --> 00:35:45.639
 theologically

00:35:45.639 --> 00:35:46.179
 accountable

00:35:46.179 --> 00:35:47.000
 to

00:35:47.000 --> 00:35:47.119
 the

00:35:47.119 --> 00:35:47.539
 message

00:35:47.539 --> 00:35:47.819
 that

00:35:47.819 --> 00:35:48.019
 God

00:35:48.019 --> 00:35:48.139
 has

00:35:48.139 --> 00:35:48.339
 given

00:35:48.339 --> 00:35:48.719
 us

00:35:48.719 --> 00:35:49.139
 I

00:35:49.139 --> 00:35:49.980
 need

00:35:49.980 --> 00:35:50.119
 to

00:35:50.119 --> 00:35:50.439
 know

00:35:50.439 --> 00:35:50.879
 if

00:35:50.879 --> 00:35:51.099
 I'm

00:35:51.099 --> 00:35:51.579
 erring

00:35:51.579 --> 00:35:52.000
 in

00:35:52.000 --> 00:35:52.379
 any

00:35:52.379 --> 00:35:52.739
 way

00:35:52.739 --> 00:35:53.359
 if

00:35:53.359 --> 00:35:53.579
 anyone

00:35:53.579 --> 00:35:53.919
 ever

00:35:53.919 --> 00:35:54.159
 gets

00:35:54.159 --> 00:35:54.299
 up

00:35:54.299 --> 00:35:54.419
 on

00:35:54.419 --> 00:35:54.539
 the

00:35:54.539 --> 00:35:55.019
 stage

00:35:55.019 --> 00:35:55.419
 and

00:35:55.419 --> 00:35:55.899
 errs

00:35:55.899 --> 00:35:56.000
 and

00:35:56.000 --> 00:35:56.139
 is

00:35:56.139 --> 00:35:56.960
 inconsistent

00:35:56.960 --> 00:35:57.460
 with

00:35:57.460 --> 00:35:57.579
 the

00:35:57.579 --> 00:35:57.859
 gospel

00:35:57.859 --> 00:35:58.059
 of

00:35:58.059 --> 00:35:58.339
 Christ

00:35:58.339 --> 00:35:58.539
 we

00:35:58.539 --> 00:35:58.739
 need

00:35:58.739 --> 00:35:58.839
 to

00:35:58.839 --> 00:35:58.980
 bring

00:35:58.980 --> 00:35:59.460
 correction

00:35:59.460 --> 00:35:59.960
 in

00:35:59.960 --> 00:36:00.139
 that

00:36:00.139 --> 00:36:01.259
 we're

00:36:01.259 --> 00:36:01.399
 a

00:36:01.399 --> 00:36:01.799
 religion

00:36:01.799 --> 00:36:02.319
 of

00:36:02.319 --> 00:36:03.159
 words

00:36:03.159 --> 00:36:03.679
 God

00:36:03.679 --> 00:36:03.919
 gets

00:36:03.919 --> 00:36:04.079
 to

00:36:04.079 --> 00:36:04.279
 our

00:36:04.279 --> 00:36:04.679
 hearts

00:36:04.679 --> 00:36:05.139
 through

00:36:05.139 --> 00:36:05.359
 our

00:36:05.359 --> 00:36:05.779
 minds

00:36:05.779 --> 00:36:05.939
 we

00:36:05.939 --> 00:36:06.099
 have

00:36:06.099 --> 00:36:06.199
 to

00:36:06.199 --> 00:36:06.359
 be

00:36:06.359 --> 00:36:06.839
 careful

00:36:06.839 --> 00:36:07.179
 about

00:36:07.179 --> 00:36:07.480
 what

00:36:07.480 --> 00:36:07.699
 we're

00:36:07.699 --> 00:36:08.099
 teaching

00:36:08.099 --> 00:36:08.639
 and

00:36:13.699 --> 00:36:13.799
 this

00:36:13.799 --> 00:36:14.000
 kind

00:36:14.000 --> 00:36:14.239
 of

00:36:14.239 --> 00:36:15.159
 criticism

00:36:15.159 --> 00:36:15.339
 and

00:36:15.339 --> 00:36:15.719
 critique

00:36:15.719 --> 00:36:16.599
 who

00:36:16.599 --> 00:36:16.799
 isn't

00:36:16.799 --> 00:36:17.099
 humble

00:36:17.099 --> 00:36:17.279
 in

00:36:17.279 --> 00:36:17.439
 this

00:36:17.439 --> 00:36:17.659
 way

00:36:17.659 --> 00:36:17.839
 as

00:36:17.839 --> 00:36:18.119
 Paul

00:36:18.119 --> 00:36:18.299
 is

00:36:18.299 --> 00:36:18.439
 to

00:36:18.439 --> 00:36:18.699
 say

00:36:18.699 --> 00:36:19.299
 look

00:36:19.299 --> 00:36:19.939
 if

00:36:19.939 --> 00:36:20.059
 it's

00:36:20.059 --> 00:36:20.339
 different

00:36:20.339 --> 00:36:20.480
 than

00:36:20.480 --> 00:36:20.579
 the

00:36:20.579 --> 00:36:20.799
 gospel

00:36:20.799 --> 00:36:20.939
 we

00:36:20.939 --> 00:36:21.139
 brought

00:36:21.139 --> 00:36:21.259
 you

00:36:21.259 --> 00:36:21.639
 before

00:36:21.639 --> 00:36:22.279
 the

00:36:22.279 --> 00:36:22.559
 gospel

00:36:22.559 --> 00:36:22.719
 of

00:36:22.719 --> 00:36:23.019
 scripture

00:36:23.019 --> 00:36:24.439
 cast

00:36:24.439 --> 00:36:24.619
 me

00:36:24.619 --> 00:36:24.879
 out

00:36:24.879 --> 00:36:25.439
 do

00:36:25.439 --> 00:36:25.719
 that

00:36:25.719 --> 00:36:26.219
 please

00:36:26.219 --> 00:36:27.399
 if

00:36:27.399 --> 00:36:27.559
 I

00:36:27.559 --> 00:36:27.839
 err

00:36:27.839 --> 00:36:27.939
 I

00:36:27.939 --> 00:36:28.059
 have

00:36:28.059 --> 00:36:28.239
 no

00:36:28.239 --> 00:36:28.699
 place

00:36:28.699 --> 00:36:29.639
 here

00:36:29.639 --> 00:36:30.419
 or

00:36:30.419 --> 00:36:30.739
 Aaron

00:36:30.739 --> 00:36:31.259
 I'm

00:36:31.259 --> 00:36:31.379
 not

00:36:31.379 --> 00:36:31.519
 willing

00:36:31.519 --> 00:36:31.639
 to

00:36:31.639 --> 00:36:31.839
 correct

00:36:31.839 --> 00:36:32.000
 my

00:36:32.000 --> 00:36:32.179
 error

00:36:32.179 --> 00:36:32.579
 let me

00:36:32.579 --> 00:36:32.699
 say

00:36:32.699 --> 00:36:32.779
 it

00:36:32.779 --> 00:36:32.899
 that

00:36:32.899 --> 00:36:33.079
 way

00:36:33.079 --> 00:36:34.619
 right

00:36:34.619 --> 00:36:34.879
 so

00:36:34.879 --> 00:36:35.139
 the

00:36:35.139 --> 00:36:35.359
 church

00:36:35.359 --> 00:36:35.539
 is

00:36:35.539 --> 00:36:35.699
 that

00:36:35.699 --> 00:36:36.239
 responsibility

00:36:36.239 --> 00:36:36.259
!

00:36:36.259 --> 00:36:36.879
 again

00:36:36.879 --> 00:36:38.019
 is

00:36:38.019 --> 00:36:38.259
 laid

00:36:38.259 --> 00:36:38.460
 on

00:36:38.460 --> 00:36:38.679
 their

00:36:38.679 --> 00:36:39.220
 shoulders

00:36:39.220 --> 00:36:39.780
 we

00:36:39.780 --> 00:36:39.940
 even

00:36:39.940 --> 00:36:40.059
 see

00:36:40.059 --> 00:36:40.159
 an

00:36:40.159 --> 00:36:40.460
 example

00:36:40.460 --> 00:36:40.740
 of

00:36:40.740 --> 00:36:41.240
 selection

00:36:41.240 --> 00:36:41.420
 of

00:36:41.420 --> 00:36:41.720
 leadership

00:36:41.720 --> 00:36:42.240
 again

00:36:42.240 --> 00:36:42.500
 back

00:36:42.500 --> 00:36:42.619
 in

00:36:42.619 --> 00:36:42.800
 Acts

00:36:42.800 --> 00:36:43.039
 chapter

00:36:43.039 --> 00:36:43.400
 6

00:36:43.400 --> 00:36:43.539
 when

00:36:43.539 --> 00:36:43.639
 we

00:36:43.639 --> 00:36:43.760
 see

00:36:43.760 --> 00:36:43.900
 the

00:36:43.900 --> 00:36:44.179
 selection

00:36:44.179 --> 00:36:44.400
 of

00:36:44.400 --> 00:36:44.800
 deacons

00:36:44.800 --> 00:36:45.340
 it

00:36:45.340 --> 00:36:45.679
 wasn't

00:36:45.679 --> 00:36:45.800
 the

00:36:45.800 --> 00:36:46.159
 apostles

00:36:46.159 --> 00:36:46.400
 that

00:36:46.400 --> 00:36:46.800
 selected

00:36:46.800 --> 00:36:47.400
 the

00:36:47.400 --> 00:36:47.820
 deacons

00:36:47.820 --> 00:36:48.240
 it was

00:36:48.240 --> 00:36:48.340
 the

00:36:48.340 --> 00:36:48.840
 congregation

00:36:48.840 --> 00:36:49.480
 you read

00:36:49.480 --> 00:36:49.900
 carefully

00:36:49.900 --> 00:36:50.400
 those

00:36:50.400 --> 00:36:50.619
 first

00:36:50.619 --> 00:36:50.840
 six

00:36:50.840 --> 00:36:51.119
 verses

00:36:51.119 --> 00:36:51.300
 it was

00:36:51.300 --> 00:36:51.500
 actually

00:36:51.500 --> 00:36:51.639
 the

00:36:51.639 --> 00:36:52.019
 congregation

00:36:52.019 --> 00:36:52.440
 that

00:36:52.440 --> 00:36:52.720
 went

00:36:52.720 --> 00:36:53.220
 and

00:36:53.220 --> 00:36:53.619
 brought

00:36:53.619 --> 00:36:53.960
 those

00:36:53.960 --> 00:36:54.260
 men

00:36:54.260 --> 00:36:54.860
 to

00:36:54.860 --> 00:36:55.300
 the

00:36:55.300 --> 00:36:55.639
 apostles

00:36:55.639 --> 00:36:55.820
 to

00:36:55.820 --> 00:36:55.920
 be

00:36:55.920 --> 00:36:56.240
 appointed

00:36:56.240 --> 00:36:56.840
 as

00:36:56.840 --> 00:36:57.260
 deacons

00:36:57.260 --> 00:36:57.900
 congregation

00:36:57.900 --> 00:36:58.860
 itself

00:36:58.860 --> 00:37:00.340
 selected

00:37:00.340 --> 00:37:00.599
 them

00:37:00.599 --> 00:37:02.440
 so

00:37:02.440 --> 00:37:03.019
 how do

00:37:03.019 --> 00:37:03.220
 we

00:37:03.220 --> 00:37:03.559
 work

00:37:03.559 --> 00:37:03.740
 all

00:37:03.740 --> 00:37:04.220
!

00:37:04.220 --> 00:37:05.179
 this

00:37:05.179 --> 00:37:05.299
 is

00:37:05.299 --> 00:37:05.480
 nuts

00:37:05.480 --> 00:37:05.659
 and

00:37:05.659 --> 00:37:05.980
 bolts

00:37:05.980 --> 00:37:06.779
 practical

00:37:06.779 --> 00:37:07.079
 for

00:37:07.079 --> 00:37:07.279
 us

00:37:07.279 --> 00:37:07.559
 how do

00:37:07.559 --> 00:37:07.799
 we

00:37:07.799 --> 00:37:08.399
 work

00:37:08.399 --> 00:37:08.859
 all

00:37:08.859 --> 00:37:09.019
 this

00:37:09.019 --> 00:37:09.279
 out

00:37:09.279 --> 00:37:09.519
 so

00:37:09.519 --> 00:37:09.679
 as

00:37:09.679 --> 00:37:10.339
 we're

00:37:10.339 --> 00:37:10.679
 elder

00:37:10.679 --> 00:37:11.119
 guided

00:37:11.119 --> 00:37:11.419
 and I

00:37:11.419 --> 00:37:11.699
 mentioned

00:37:11.699 --> 00:37:12.199
 to you

00:37:12.199 --> 00:37:13.159
 we spend

00:37:13.159 --> 00:37:13.940
 months

00:37:13.940 --> 00:37:14.480
 praying

00:37:14.480 --> 00:37:14.879
 about

00:37:14.879 --> 00:37:15.500
 spend

00:37:15.500 --> 00:37:15.719
 some

00:37:15.719 --> 00:37:16.099
 time

00:37:16.099 --> 00:37:16.940
 fasting

00:37:16.940 --> 00:37:17.359
 about

00:37:17.359 --> 00:37:17.619
 what

00:37:17.619 --> 00:37:17.859
 it is

00:37:17.859 --> 00:37:18.000
 we

00:37:18.000 --> 00:37:18.159
 ought

00:37:18.159 --> 00:37:18.259
 to

00:37:18.259 --> 00:37:18.399
 be

00:37:18.399 --> 00:37:18.779
 doing

00:37:18.779 --> 00:37:19.379
 next

00:37:19.379 --> 00:37:19.739
 year

00:37:19.739 --> 00:37:20.419
 together

00:37:20.419 --> 00:37:20.719
 as

00:37:20.719 --> 00:37:20.859
 a

00:37:20.859 --> 00:37:21.219
 church

00:37:21.219 --> 00:37:21.879
 it's

00:37:21.879 --> 00:37:22.619
 constantly

00:37:22.619 --> 00:37:23.259
 occupying

00:37:23.259 --> 00:37:23.500
 my

00:37:23.500 --> 00:37:23.859
 mind

00:37:23.859 --> 00:37:24.319
 the

00:37:24.319 --> 00:37:24.559
 other

00:37:24.559 --> 00:37:24.739
 men

00:37:24.739 --> 00:37:24.940
 have

00:37:24.940 --> 00:37:25.179
 other

00:37:25.179 --> 00:37:25.599
 jobs

00:37:25.599 --> 00:37:25.779
 and

00:37:25.779 --> 00:37:26.019
 things

00:37:26.019 --> 00:37:26.159
 that

00:37:26.159 --> 00:37:26.639
 occupy

00:37:26.639 --> 00:37:26.980
 theirs

00:37:26.980 --> 00:37:27.179
 but

00:37:27.179 --> 00:37:27.379
 I'm

00:37:27.379 --> 00:37:27.759
 constantly

00:37:27.759 --> 00:37:28.059
 thinking

00:37:28.059 --> 00:37:28.379
 about

00:37:28.379 --> 00:37:28.980
 what

00:37:28.980 --> 00:37:29.099
 we

00:37:29.099 --> 00:37:29.219
 should

00:37:29.219 --> 00:37:29.339
 be

00:37:29.339 --> 00:37:29.599
 doing

00:37:29.599 --> 00:37:29.940
 the

00:37:29.940 --> 00:37:30.179
 next

00:37:35.179 --> 00:37:35.339
 10

00:37:35.339 --> 00:37:35.599
 years

00:37:35.599 --> 00:37:35.719
 and

00:37:35.719 --> 00:37:35.980
 20

00:37:35.980 --> 00:37:36.319
 years

00:37:36.319 --> 00:37:36.819
 from

00:37:36.819 --> 00:37:37.099
 now

00:37:37.099 --> 00:37:37.619
 we

00:37:37.619 --> 00:37:37.799
 want

00:37:37.799 --> 00:37:37.919
 to

00:37:37.919 --> 00:37:38.059
 lay

00:37:38.059 --> 00:37:38.579
 before

00:37:38.579 --> 00:37:39.019
 you

00:37:39.019 --> 00:37:40.219
 plans

00:37:40.219 --> 00:37:40.440
 and

00:37:40.440 --> 00:37:40.839
 visions

00:37:40.839 --> 00:37:41.099
 and

00:37:41.099 --> 00:37:41.219
 we

00:37:41.219 --> 00:37:41.440
 want

00:37:41.440 --> 00:37:41.539
 you

00:37:41.539 --> 00:37:41.699
 to

00:37:41.699 --> 00:37:41.940
 see

00:37:41.940 --> 00:37:42.139
 the

00:37:42.139 --> 00:37:42.500
 exciting

00:37:42.500 --> 00:37:42.799
 stuff

00:37:42.799 --> 00:37:42.940
 that

00:37:42.940 --> 00:37:43.099
 God

00:37:43.099 --> 00:37:43.259
 can

00:37:43.259 --> 00:37:43.619
 accomplish

00:37:43.619 --> 00:37:44.339
 with

00:37:44.339 --> 00:37:44.519
 us

00:37:44.519 --> 00:37:44.779
 so

00:37:44.779 --> 00:37:45.179
 we

00:37:45.179 --> 00:37:45.359
 take

00:37:45.359 --> 00:37:45.480
 that

00:37:45.480 --> 00:37:46.000
 responsibility

00:37:46.000 --> 00:37:46.639
 to present

00:37:46.639 --> 00:37:47.019
 something

00:37:47.019 --> 00:37:47.279
 to

00:37:47.279 --> 00:37:47.519
 you

00:37:47.519 --> 00:37:48.500
 but

00:37:48.500 --> 00:37:49.579
 we

00:37:49.579 --> 00:37:50.399
 ask

00:37:50.399 --> 00:37:50.679
 in

00:37:50.679 --> 00:37:51.179
 return

00:37:51.179 --> 00:37:51.579
 that

00:37:51.579 --> 00:37:51.819
 you

00:37:51.819 --> 00:37:52.319
 buy

00:37:52.319 --> 00:37:52.759
 in

00:37:52.759 --> 00:37:53.440
 not

00:37:53.440 --> 00:37:54.039
 blindly

00:37:54.039 --> 00:37:54.719
 but

00:37:54.719 --> 00:37:54.839
 you

00:37:54.839 --> 00:37:55.359
 prayerfully

00:37:55.359 --> 00:37:56.179
 consider

00:37:56.179 --> 00:37:56.440
 you

00:37:56.440 --> 00:37:57.059
 critique

00:37:57.059 --> 00:37:57.719
 this

00:37:57.719 --> 00:37:57.779
 has

00:37:57.779 --> 00:37:57.919
 always

00:37:57.919 --> 00:37:58.039
 been

00:37:58.039 --> 00:37:58.159
 a

00:37:58.159 --> 00:37:58.440
 beautifully

00:37:58.440 --> 00:37:58.919
 smooth

00:37:58.919 --> 00:37:59.359
 process

00:37:59.359 --> 00:37:59.579
 for

00:37:59.579 --> 00:37:59.799
 our

00:37:59.799 --> 00:38:00.139
 church

00:38:00.139 --> 00:38:00.799
 I

00:38:00.799 --> 00:38:01.159
 think

00:38:01.159 --> 00:38:01.299
 I've

00:38:01.299 --> 00:38:01.419
 told

00:38:01.419 --> 00:38:01.579
 this

00:38:05.179 --> 00:38:05.519
 we

00:38:05.519 --> 00:38:05.919
 clarified

00:38:05.919 --> 00:38:06.299
 a few

00:38:06.299 --> 00:38:06.699
 things

00:38:06.699 --> 00:38:07.440
 it

00:38:07.440 --> 00:38:07.519
 was

00:38:07.519 --> 00:38:07.739
 a lot

00:38:07.739 --> 00:38:07.839
 of

00:38:07.839 --> 00:38:08.159
 work

00:38:08.159 --> 00:38:09.000
 we

00:38:09.000 --> 00:38:10.099
 labored

00:38:10.099 --> 00:38:10.379
 over

00:38:10.379 --> 00:38:10.719
 that

00:38:10.719 --> 00:38:11.460
 and

00:38:11.460 --> 00:38:11.759
 when

00:38:11.759 --> 00:38:11.919
 we

00:38:11.919 --> 00:38:12.219
 presented

00:38:12.219 --> 00:38:12.399
 the

00:38:12.399 --> 00:38:12.839
 document

00:38:12.839 --> 00:38:13.119
 it

00:38:13.119 --> 00:38:13.259
 was

00:38:13.259 --> 00:38:13.599
 like

00:38:13.599 --> 00:38:14.019
 yeah

00:38:14.019 --> 00:38:14.879
 we

00:38:14.879 --> 00:38:15.099
 approve

00:38:15.099 --> 00:38:15.319
 it

00:38:15.319 --> 00:38:15.919
 it

00:38:15.919 --> 00:38:16.059
 looks

00:38:16.059 --> 00:38:16.679
 so

00:38:16.679 --> 00:38:17.259
 easy

00:38:17.259 --> 00:38:17.859
 so

00:38:17.859 --> 00:38:18.599
 beautifully

00:38:18.599 --> 00:38:18.899
 easy

00:38:18.899 --> 00:38:19.199
 really

00:38:19.199 --> 00:38:19.960
 in

00:38:19.960 --> 00:38:20.460
 retrospect

00:38:20.460 --> 00:38:21.539
 on the way

00:38:21.539 --> 00:38:21.819
 home

00:38:21.819 --> 00:38:22.039
 Sam

00:38:22.039 --> 00:38:22.219
 said

00:38:22.219 --> 00:38:22.399
 hey

00:38:22.399 --> 00:38:22.599
 are you

00:38:22.599 --> 00:38:22.859
 excited

00:38:22.859 --> 00:38:23.000
 that

00:38:23.000 --> 00:38:23.119
 went

00:38:23.119 --> 00:38:23.519
 great

00:38:23.519 --> 00:38:24.359
 I

00:38:24.359 --> 00:38:24.500
 said

00:38:24.500 --> 00:38:24.819
 yeah

00:38:24.819 --> 00:38:26.159
 so

00:38:26.159 --> 00:38:26.319
 what's

00:38:26.319 --> 00:38:26.399
 the

00:38:26.399 --> 00:38:26.599
 matter

00:38:26.599 --> 00:38:26.699
 I

00:38:26.699 --> 00:38:26.759
 said

00:38:26.759 --> 00:38:26.899
 I

00:38:26.899 --> 00:38:27.000
 don't

00:38:27.000 --> 00:38:27.119
 know

00:38:27.119 --> 00:38:27.199
 it

00:38:27.199 --> 00:38:27.319
 just

00:38:27.319 --> 00:38:27.460
 seemed

00:38:27.460 --> 00:38:27.319
!

00:38:27.319 --> 00:38:27.619
 really

00:38:27.619 --> 00:38:28.319
 anticlimactic

00:38:28.319 --> 00:38:28.579
 it

00:38:28.579 --> 00:38:28.659
 was

00:38:28.659 --> 00:38:28.779
 just

00:38:28.779 --> 00:38:29.000
 all

00:38:29.000 --> 00:38:29.159
 that

00:38:29.159 --> 00:38:29.460
 work

00:38:29.460 --> 00:38:29.599
 and

00:38:29.599 --> 00:38:29.880
 everybody

00:38:29.880 --> 00:38:30.039
 just

00:38:30.039 --> 00:38:30.280
 approved

00:38:30.280 --> 00:38:30.420
 it

00:38:30.420 --> 00:38:30.519
 it

00:38:30.519 --> 00:38:30.599
 was

00:38:30.599 --> 00:38:31.460
 so

00:38:31.460 --> 00:38:31.840
 easy

00:38:31.840 --> 00:38:32.599
 and

00:38:32.599 --> 00:38:32.840
 she

00:38:32.840 --> 00:38:33.019
 said

00:38:33.019 --> 00:38:33.139
 did

00:38:33.139 --> 00:38:33.240
 you

00:38:33.240 --> 00:38:33.539
 expect

00:38:33.539 --> 00:38:34.079
 applause

00:38:34.079 --> 00:38:35.659
 well

00:38:35.659 --> 00:38:36.960
 I

00:38:36.960 --> 00:38:37.400
 guess

00:38:37.400 --> 00:38:37.519
 I

00:38:37.519 --> 00:38:37.679
 didn't

00:38:37.679 --> 00:38:38.039
 expect

00:38:38.039 --> 00:38:38.159
 it

00:38:38.159 --> 00:38:38.240
 but

00:38:38.240 --> 00:38:38.320
 it

00:38:38.320 --> 00:38:38.400
 would

00:38:38.400 --> 00:38:38.460
 have

00:38:38.460 --> 00:38:38.559
 been

00:38:38.559 --> 00:38:38.900
 nice

00:38:38.900 --> 00:38:39.220
 we

00:38:39.220 --> 00:38:40.559
 pulled

00:38:40.559 --> 00:38:40.699
 it

00:38:40.699 --> 00:38:40.960
 off

00:38:40.960 --> 00:38:41.300
 we

00:38:41.300 --> 00:38:41.579
 approved

00:38:41.579 --> 00:38:41.720
 the

00:38:41.720 --> 00:38:41.900
 statement

00:38:41.900 --> 00:38:42.039
 of

00:38:42.039 --> 00:38:42.320
 faith

00:38:42.320 --> 00:38:43.019
 it

00:38:43.019 --> 00:38:43.139
 has

00:38:43.139 --> 00:38:43.280
 always

00:38:43.280 --> 00:38:43.380
 been

00:38:43.380 --> 00:38:43.480
 a

00:38:43.480 --> 00:38:43.860
 beautiful

00:38:43.860 --> 00:38:44.220
 process

00:38:44.220 --> 00:38:44.539
 for us

00:38:44.539 --> 00:38:44.659
 but

00:38:44.659 --> 00:38:44.780
 we

00:38:44.780 --> 00:38:45.199
 invite

00:38:45.199 --> 00:38:45.840
 the

00:38:45.840 --> 00:38:46.380
 critique

00:38:46.380 --> 00:38:46.599
 we

00:38:46.599 --> 00:38:46.840
 want

00:38:46.840 --> 00:38:46.940
 to

00:38:46.940 --> 00:38:47.059
 know

00:38:47.059 --> 00:38:47.179
 if

00:38:47.179 --> 00:38:47.300
 we're

00:38:47.300 --> 00:38:47.579
 missing

00:38:47.579 --> 00:38:47.960
 something

00:38:47.960 --> 00:38:49.559
 please

00:38:49.559 --> 00:38:49.860
 help

00:38:49.860 --> 00:38:50.000
 us

00:38:50.000 --> 00:38:50.300
 see

00:38:50.300 --> 00:38:50.840
 what

00:38:50.840 --> 00:38:50.980
 we're

00:38:50.980 --> 00:38:51.260
 missing

00:38:51.260 --> 00:38:51.280
!

00:38:51.440 --> 00:38:51.579
 we

00:38:51.579 --> 00:38:51.780
 want

00:38:51.780 --> 00:38:51.960
 this

00:38:51.960 --> 00:38:52.159
 church

00:38:52.159 --> 00:38:52.279
 to

00:38:52.279 --> 00:38:52.379
 be

00:38:52.379 --> 00:38:52.579
 right

00:38:52.579 --> 00:38:52.659
 in

00:38:52.659 --> 00:38:52.799
 the

00:38:52.799 --> 00:38:53.019
 center

00:38:53.019 --> 00:38:53.440
 of

00:38:53.440 --> 00:38:53.539
 what

00:38:53.539 --> 00:38:53.699
 God

00:38:53.699 --> 00:38:53.819
 would

00:38:53.819 --> 00:38:53.940
 have

00:38:53.940 --> 00:38:54.059
 us

00:38:54.059 --> 00:38:54.259
 do

00:38:54.259 --> 00:38:54.599
 next

00:38:54.599 --> 00:38:54.839
 year

00:38:54.839 --> 00:38:55.420
 we

00:38:55.420 --> 00:38:55.579
 want

00:38:55.579 --> 00:38:55.659
 to

00:38:55.659 --> 00:38:55.779
 be

00:38:55.779 --> 00:38:55.960
 there

00:38:55.960 --> 00:38:56.379
 we

00:38:56.379 --> 00:38:56.639
 also

00:38:56.639 --> 00:38:56.879
 want

00:38:56.879 --> 00:38:56.980
 you

00:38:56.980 --> 00:38:57.099
 to

00:38:57.099 --> 00:38:57.279
 see

00:38:57.279 --> 00:38:57.460
 it

00:38:57.460 --> 00:38:57.639
 and

00:38:57.639 --> 00:38:57.739
 know

00:38:57.739 --> 00:38:57.899
 what's

00:38:57.899 --> 00:38:58.199
 happening

00:38:58.199 --> 00:38:58.379
 so

00:38:58.379 --> 00:38:58.500
 you

00:38:58.500 --> 00:38:58.699
 can

00:38:58.699 --> 00:38:59.699
 participate

00:38:59.699 --> 00:39:00.119
 in

00:39:00.119 --> 00:39:00.259
 it

00:39:00.259 --> 00:39:00.579
 too

00:39:00.579 --> 00:39:01.159
 you

00:39:01.159 --> 00:39:01.319
 say

00:39:01.319 --> 00:39:01.719
 yes

00:39:01.719 --> 00:39:02.719
 let's

00:39:02.719 --> 00:39:02.940
 do

00:39:02.940 --> 00:39:03.359
 this

00:39:03.359 --> 00:39:04.099
 next

00:39:04.099 --> 00:39:04.480
 year

00:39:04.480 --> 00:39:05.819
 not

00:39:05.819 --> 00:39:05.960
 that

00:39:05.960 --> 00:39:06.059
 you

00:39:06.059 --> 00:39:06.259
 go

00:39:06.259 --> 00:39:06.519
 all right

00:39:06.519 --> 00:39:06.739
 Nathan

00:39:06.739 --> 00:39:07.019
 great

00:39:07.019 --> 00:39:07.339
 plan

00:39:07.339 --> 00:39:07.519
 go

00:39:07.519 --> 00:39:07.679
 get

00:39:07.679 --> 00:39:07.799
 it

00:39:07.799 --> 00:39:08.059
 done

00:39:08.059 --> 00:39:09.219
 I

00:39:09.219 --> 00:39:09.480
 can't

00:39:09.480 --> 00:39:10.019
 do

00:39:10.019 --> 00:39:10.039
!

00:39:10.039 --> 00:39:10.039


00:39:10.039 --> 00:39:10.219
 the

00:39:10.219 --> 00:39:10.440
 work

00:39:10.440 --> 00:39:10.539
 of

00:39:10.539 --> 00:39:10.679
 this

00:39:10.679 --> 00:39:10.920
!

00:39:10.920 --> 00:39:11.099
 by

00:39:11.099 --> 00:39:11.519
 myself

00:39:11.519 --> 00:39:12.139
 it's

00:39:12.139 --> 00:39:12.139


00:39:12.139 --> 00:39:12.679
 impossible

00:39:12.679 --> 00:39:13.619
 absolutely

00:39:13.619 --> 00:39:14.139
 impossible

00:39:14.139 --> 00:39:14.420
 we

00:39:14.420 --> 00:39:14.679
 have

00:39:14.679 --> 00:39:14.839
 to

00:39:14.839 --> 00:39:15.980
 group

00:39:15.980 --> 00:39:16.440
 together

00:39:16.440 --> 00:39:16.639
 we

00:39:16.639 --> 00:39:16.920
 have

00:39:16.920 --> 00:39:17.079
 to

00:39:17.079 --> 00:39:17.299
 be

00:39:17.299 --> 00:39:17.539
 doing

00:39:17.539 --> 00:39:17.739
 this

00:39:17.739 --> 00:39:18.039
 if

00:39:18.039 --> 00:39:18.139
 we're

00:39:18.139 --> 00:39:18.199
 going

00:39:18.199 --> 00:39:18.259
 to

00:39:18.259 --> 00:39:18.420
 reach

00:39:18.420 --> 00:39:18.579
 this

00:39:18.579 --> 00:39:18.879
 dark

00:39:18.879 --> 00:39:19.099
 world

00:39:19.099 --> 00:39:19.279
 it's

00:39:19.279 --> 00:39:19.359
 going

00:39:19.359 --> 00:39:19.400
 to

00:39:19.400 --> 00:39:19.559
 take

00:39:19.559 --> 00:39:20.059
 every

00:39:20.059 --> 00:39:20.679
 single

00:39:20.679 --> 00:39:21.299
 one

00:39:21.299 --> 00:39:21.420
 of

00:39:21.420 --> 00:39:21.659
 us

00:39:21.659 --> 00:39:22.119
 to

00:39:22.119 --> 00:39:22.259
 do

00:39:22.259 --> 00:39:22.480
 that

00:39:22.480 --> 00:39:22.639
 so

00:39:22.639 --> 00:39:22.719
 we

00:39:22.719 --> 00:39:22.879
 want

00:39:22.879 --> 00:39:23.000
 you

00:39:23.000 --> 00:39:23.119
 to

00:39:23.119 --> 00:39:23.359
 see

00:39:23.359 --> 00:39:23.539
 what

00:39:23.539 --> 00:39:23.679
 we're

00:39:23.679 --> 00:39:23.980
 doing

00:39:23.980 --> 00:39:24.239
 so

00:39:24.239 --> 00:39:24.359
 we

00:39:24.359 --> 00:39:24.480
 can

00:39:24.480 --> 00:39:25.000
 cooperate

00:39:25.000 --> 00:39:25.579
 together

00:39:25.579 --> 00:39:26.539
 to

00:39:26.539 --> 00:39:26.679
 do

00:39:26.679 --> 00:39:26.900
 these

00:39:26.900 --> 00:39:27.259
 things

00:39:27.259 --> 00:39:27.739
 so

00:39:27.739 --> 00:39:27.879
 we

00:39:27.879 --> 00:39:28.000
 can

00:39:28.000 --> 00:39:28.119
 get

00:39:28.119 --> 00:39:28.319
 out

00:39:28.319 --> 00:39:28.559
 there

00:39:28.559 --> 00:39:29.019
 and

00:39:29.019 --> 00:39:29.139
 be

00:39:29.139 --> 00:39:29.559
 effective

00:39:29.559 --> 00:39:30.139
 in

00:39:30.139 --> 00:39:30.239
 the

00:39:30.239 --> 00:39:30.539
 kingdom

00:39:30.539 --> 00:39:31.000
 for

00:39:31.000 --> 00:39:31.119
 the

00:39:31.119 --> 00:39:31.319
 glory

00:39:31.319 --> 00:39:31.500
 of

00:39:31.500 --> 00:39:31.779
 God

00:39:31.779 --> 00:39:33.039
 so

00:39:33.039 --> 00:39:33.159
 that's

00:39:33.159 --> 00:39:33.159


00:39:42.139 --> 00:39:42.319
 make

00:39:42.319 --> 00:39:42.679
 sense

00:39:42.679 --> 00:39:42.839
 you

00:39:42.839 --> 00:39:43.000
 guys

00:39:43.000 --> 00:39:43.139
 would

00:39:43.139 --> 00:39:43.559
 absolutely

00:39:43.559 --> 00:39:43.900
 hate

00:39:43.900 --> 00:39:44.019
 me

00:39:44.019 --> 00:39:44.199
 for

00:39:44.199 --> 00:39:44.460
 that

00:39:44.460 --> 00:39:45.179
 because

00:39:45.179 --> 00:39:45.359
 we'd

00:39:45.359 --> 00:39:45.460
 have

00:39:45.460 --> 00:39:45.559
 a

00:39:45.559 --> 00:39:45.739
 business

00:39:45.739 --> 00:39:45.960
 meeting

00:39:45.960 --> 00:39:46.259
 every

00:39:46.259 --> 00:39:46.500
 single

00:39:46.500 --> 00:39:46.799
 Sunday

00:39:46.799 --> 00:39:46.980
 there'd

00:39:46.980 --> 00:39:47.059
 be

00:39:47.059 --> 00:39:47.359
 something

00:39:47.359 --> 00:39:47.679
 we'd

00:39:47.679 --> 00:39:47.799
 have

00:39:47.799 --> 00:39:47.920
 to

00:39:47.920 --> 00:39:48.299
 accomplish

00:39:48.299 --> 00:39:48.799
 we're

00:39:48.799 --> 00:39:48.920
 out

00:39:48.920 --> 00:39:49.000
 of

00:39:49.000 --> 00:39:49.259
 coffee

00:39:49.259 --> 00:39:49.480
 again

00:39:49.480 --> 00:39:49.579
 you

00:39:49.579 --> 00:39:49.719
 guys

00:39:49.719 --> 00:39:49.819
 want

00:39:49.819 --> 00:39:49.879
 to

00:39:49.879 --> 00:39:50.000
 order

00:39:50.000 --> 00:39:51.559
 the

00:39:51.559 --> 00:39:51.839
 coffee

00:39:51.839 --> 00:39:52.619
 but

00:39:52.619 --> 00:39:52.900
 we

00:39:52.900 --> 00:39:53.039
 have

00:39:53.039 --> 00:39:53.079
 to

00:39:53.079 --> 00:39:53.159
 have

00:39:53.159 --> 00:39:53.259
 a

00:39:53.259 --> 00:39:53.460
 meeting

00:39:53.460 --> 00:39:53.819
 for it

00:39:53.819 --> 00:39:53.920
 so

00:39:53.920 --> 00:39:54.059
 we

00:39:54.059 --> 00:39:54.739
 put

00:39:54.739 --> 00:39:54.980
 together

00:39:54.980 --> 00:39:55.119
 a

00:39:55.119 --> 00:39:55.339
 budget

00:39:55.339 --> 00:39:55.619
 and

00:39:55.619 --> 00:39:55.879
 you

00:39:55.879 --> 00:39:56.480
 say

00:39:56.480 --> 00:39:56.960
 go

00:39:56.960 --> 00:39:58.420
 stay

00:39:58.420 --> 00:39:58.599
 within

00:39:58.599 --> 00:39:58.779
 those

00:39:58.779 --> 00:39:59.159
 parameters

00:39:59.159 --> 00:39:59.679
 and

00:39:59.679 --> 00:40:00.199
 go

00:40:00.199 --> 00:40:00.440
 at

00:40:00.440 --> 00:40:00.619
 it

00:40:00.619 --> 00:40:01.019
 think

00:40:01.019 --> 00:40:01.119
 of

00:40:01.119 --> 00:40:01.199
 them

00:40:01.199 --> 00:40:01.319
 as

00:40:01.319 --> 00:40:02.099
 banks

00:40:02.099 --> 00:40:02.259
 on

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 a

00:40:02.379 --> 00:40:02.639
 river

00:40:02.639 --> 00:40:03.319
 we're

00:40:03.319 --> 00:40:03.659
 allowed

00:40:03.659 --> 00:40:03.859
 to

00:40:03.859 --> 00:40:04.199
 flow

00:40:04.199 --> 00:40:04.539
 in

00:40:04.539 --> 00:40:04.759
 that

00:40:04.759 --> 00:40:04.859
 and

00:40:04.859 --> 00:40:04.960
 if

00:40:04.960 --> 00:40:05.039
 we

00:40:05.039 --> 00:40:05.139
 need

00:40:05.139 --> 00:40:05.219
 to

00:40:05.219 --> 00:40:05.339
 make

00:40:05.339 --> 00:40:05.519
 some

00:40:05.519 --> 00:40:05.739
 major

00:40:05.739 --> 00:40:06.099
 changes

00:40:06.099 --> 00:40:07.000
 that's

00:40:07.000 --> 00:40:07.119
 when

00:40:07.119 --> 00:40:07.239
 we

00:40:07.239 --> 00:40:07.420
 come

00:40:07.420 --> 00:40:07.639
 back

00:40:07.639 --> 00:40:08.000
 together

00:40:08.000 --> 00:40:08.259
 and

00:40:08.259 --> 00:40:08.379
 do

00:40:08.379 --> 00:40:08.599
 those

00:40:08.599 --> 00:40:08.900
 things

00:40:08.900 --> 00:40:09.059
 and

00:40:09.059 --> 00:40:09.179
 this

00:40:09.179 --> 00:40:09.239
 is

00:40:09.239 --> 00:40:09.440
 the way

00:40:09.440 --> 00:40:09.579
 we

00:40:09.579 --> 00:40:09.879
 work

00:40:09.879 --> 00:40:10.639
 this

00:40:10.639 --> 00:40:10.900
 out

00:40:10.900 --> 00:40:11.199
 it

00:40:11.199 --> 00:40:13.299
 frees

00:40:13.299 --> 00:40:13.500
 us

00:40:13.500 --> 00:40:13.759
 up

00:40:13.759 --> 00:40:13.920
 to

00:40:13.920 --> 00:40:14.359
 accomplish

00:40:14.359 --> 00:40:14.659
 those

00:40:14.659 --> 00:40:14.940
 things

00:40:14.940 --> 00:40:15.079
 that

00:40:15.079 --> 00:40:15.179
 we

00:40:15.179 --> 00:40:15.400
 think

00:40:15.400 --> 00:40:15.699
 God

00:40:15.699 --> 00:40:15.940
 wants

00:40:15.940 --> 00:40:16.079
 us

00:40:16.079 --> 00:40:16.199
 to

00:40:16.199 --> 00:40:16.460
 do

00:40:16.460 --> 00:40:16.920
 next

00:40:16.920 --> 00:40:17.179
 year

00:40:17.179 --> 00:40:17.579
 so

00:40:17.579 --> 00:40:18.139
 we

00:40:18.139 --> 00:40:18.319
 all

00:40:18.319 --> 00:40:18.659
 play

00:40:18.659 --> 00:40:19.359
 distinct

00:40:19.359 --> 00:40:19.819
 roles

00:40:19.819 --> 00:40:20.019
 in

00:40:20.019 --> 00:40:20.179
 this

00:40:20.179 --> 00:40:20.579
 process

00:40:20.579 --> 00:40:20.859
 and

00:40:20.859 --> 00:40:20.980
 they

00:40:20.980 --> 00:40:21.339
 differ

00:40:21.339 --> 00:40:21.579
 to

00:40:21.579 --> 00:40:21.739
 be

00:40:21.739 --> 00:40:22.019
 sure

00:40:22.019 --> 00:40:22.659
 but

00:40:22.659 --> 00:40:22.779
 we're

00:40:22.779 --> 00:40:22.900
 all

00:40:22.900 --> 00:40:23.199
 called

00:40:23.199 --> 00:40:23.299
 to

00:40:23.299 --> 00:40:23.420
 be

00:40:23.420 --> 00:40:23.800
 part

00:40:23.800 --> 00:40:24.019
 of

00:40:24.019 --> 00:40:24.139
 the

00:40:24.139 --> 00:40:24.740
 organization

00:40:24.740 --> 00:40:25.559
 of

00:40:25.559 --> 00:40:25.700
 our

00:40:25.700 --> 00:40:26.139
 church

00:40:26.139 --> 00:40:27.500
 your

00:40:27.500 --> 00:40:27.760
 job

00:40:27.760 --> 00:40:27.880
 is

00:40:27.880 --> 00:40:28.039
 not

00:40:28.039 --> 00:40:28.260
 just

00:40:28.260 --> 00:40:28.400
 to

00:40:28.400 --> 00:40:28.559
 come

00:40:28.559 --> 00:40:28.700
 and

00:40:28.700 --> 00:40:29.159
 consume

00:40:29.159 --> 00:40:30.280
 but

00:40:30.280 --> 00:40:30.680
 to

00:40:30.680 --> 00:40:31.380
 participate

00:40:31.380 --> 00:40:32.340
 you

00:40:32.340 --> 00:40:32.579
 have

00:40:32.579 --> 00:40:32.720
 a

00:40:32.720 --> 00:40:33.019
 part

00:40:33.019 --> 00:40:33.220
 to

00:40:33.220 --> 00:40:33.579
 play

00:40:33.579 --> 00:40:34.260
 in

00:40:34.260 --> 00:40:34.400
 this

00:40:34.400 --> 00:40:34.720
 effort

00:40:34.720 --> 00:40:35.740
 together

00:40:35.740 --> 00:40:36.360
 so

00:40:36.360 --> 00:40:36.599
 Christ

00:40:36.599 --> 00:40:36.780
 family

00:40:36.780 --> 00:40:37.079
 church

00:40:37.079 --> 00:40:37.340
 is

00:40:37.340 --> 00:40:37.820
 God

00:40:37.820 --> 00:40:38.300
 ordained

00:40:38.300 --> 00:40:39.740
 Christ

00:40:39.740 --> 00:40:40.619
 ruled

00:40:40.619 --> 00:40:41.139
 spirit

00:40:41.139 --> 00:40:41.500
 led

00:40:41.500 --> 00:40:42.159
 elder

00:40:42.159 --> 00:40:42.619
 guided

00:40:42.619 --> 00:40:43.400
 deacon

00:40:43.400 --> 00:40:44.079
 served

00:40:44.079 --> 00:40:44.639
 and

00:40:44.639 --> 00:40:45.300
 congregation

00:40:45.300 --> 00:40:46.360
 governed

00:40:46.360 --> 00:40:46.760
 but

00:40:46.760 --> 00:40:46.940
 to

00:40:46.940 --> 00:40:47.139
 what

00:40:47.139 --> 00:40:47.440
 end

00:40:47.440 --> 00:40:48.720
 so

00:40:48.720 --> 00:40:49.139
 great

00:40:49.139 --> 00:40:49.539
 to

00:40:49.539 --> 00:40:50.139
 what

00:40:50.139 --> 00:40:50.440
 end

00:40:50.440 --> 00:40:51.680
 draw

00:40:51.680 --> 00:40:51.860
 your

00:40:51.860 --> 00:40:52.139
 attention

00:40:52.139 --> 00:40:52.380
 to

00:40:52.380 --> 00:40:52.599
 our

00:40:52.599 --> 00:40:53.240
 vision

00:40:53.239 --> 00:40:53.519
 mission

00:40:53.519 --> 00:40:53.859
 statement

00:40:53.859 --> 00:40:54.319
 I

00:40:54.319 --> 00:40:54.519
 really

00:40:54.519 --> 00:40:54.739
 hope

00:40:54.739 --> 00:40:54.879
 that

00:40:54.879 --> 00:40:55.039
 this

00:40:55.039 --> 00:40:55.139
 is

00:40:55.139 --> 00:40:55.339
 getting

00:40:55.339 --> 00:40:55.679
 programmed

00:40:55.679 --> 00:40:55.859
 in

00:40:55.859 --> 00:40:55.979
 your

00:40:55.979 --> 00:40:56.199
 head

00:40:56.199 --> 00:40:57.419
 I

00:40:57.419 --> 00:40:58.079
 can

00:40:58.079 --> 00:40:58.339
 rattle

00:40:58.339 --> 00:40:58.519
 it

00:40:58.519 --> 00:40:58.699
 off

00:40:58.699 --> 00:40:58.879
 can

00:40:58.879 --> 00:40:59.019
 you

00:40:59.019 --> 00:40:59.199
 I

00:40:59.199 --> 00:40:59.319
 hope

00:40:59.319 --> 00:40:59.419
 you

00:40:59.419 --> 00:40:59.659
 can

00:40:59.659 --> 00:41:00.279
 you

00:41:00.279 --> 00:41:00.459
 see

00:41:00.459 --> 00:41:00.559
 it

00:41:00.559 --> 00:41:00.739
 every

00:41:00.739 --> 00:41:01.079
 Sunday

00:41:01.079 --> 00:41:02.259
 Christ

00:41:02.259 --> 00:41:02.379
 family

00:41:02.379 --> 00:41:02.599
 church

00:41:02.599 --> 00:41:03.019
 exists

00:41:03.019 --> 00:41:03.219
 to

00:41:03.219 --> 00:41:03.539
 glorify

00:41:03.539 --> 00:41:03.939
 God

00:41:03.939 --> 00:41:04.500
 by

00:41:04.500 --> 00:41:05.039
 experiencing

00:41:05.039 --> 00:41:06.000
 proclaiming

00:41:06.000 --> 00:41:06.519
 and displaying

00:41:06.519 --> 00:41:07.259
 the supremacy

00:41:07.259 --> 00:41:08.019
 of Jesus

00:41:08.019 --> 00:41:08.500
 Christ

00:41:08.500 --> 00:41:09.459
 in all

00:41:09.459 --> 00:41:09.959
 things

00:41:09.959 --> 00:41:10.599
 to

00:41:10.599 --> 00:41:10.919
 all

00:41:10.919 --> 00:41:11.399
 peoples

00:41:11.399 --> 00:41:12.879
 meditate

00:41:12.879 --> 00:41:13.599
 roll that

00:41:13.599 --> 00:41:13.879
 over

00:41:13.879 --> 00:41:14.379
 in your

00:41:14.379 --> 00:41:14.659
 mind

00:41:14.659 --> 00:41:14.899
 this

00:41:14.899 --> 00:41:15.019
 is

00:41:15.019 --> 00:41:15.159
 the

00:41:15.159 --> 00:41:15.459
 work

00:41:15.459 --> 00:41:15.939
 that

00:41:15.939 --> 00:41:16.059
 we're

00:41:16.059 --> 00:41:16.359
 about

00:41:16.359 --> 00:41:16.619
 this

00:41:16.619 --> 00:41:16.739
 is

00:41:16.739 --> 00:41:16.879
 the

00:41:16.879 --> 00:41:17.219
 filter

00:41:17.219 --> 00:41:17.399
 by

00:41:17.399 --> 00:41:17.579
 which

00:41:17.579 --> 00:41:17.719
 we

00:41:17.719 --> 00:41:17.979
 run

00:41:17.979 --> 00:41:18.379
 all

00:41:18.379 --> 00:41:18.839
 of

00:41:18.840 --> 00:41:18.960
 our

00:41:18.960 --> 00:41:19.340
 activity

00:41:19.340 --> 00:41:19.600
 to

00:41:19.600 --> 00:41:19.940
 this

00:41:19.940 --> 00:41:20.340
 is

00:41:20.340 --> 00:41:20.780
 why

00:41:20.780 --> 00:41:21.539
 we

00:41:21.539 --> 00:41:22.079
 exist

00:41:22.079 --> 00:41:23.559
 let's

00:41:23.559 --> 00:41:23.680
 pray

00:41:23.680 --> 00:41:23.980
 together