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 A copy of God's Word, which I hope is with you and well read and meditated on day and night and treasured in your heart.

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! And turn with me to the book of Acts chapter 20.

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 This morning's text for our consideration is Acts chapter 20 verses 25 through 38.

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 That's to the end of the chapter. This is the second half of Paul's farewell address to the Ephesian elders.

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 Last week we looked at the measure of successful ministry as Paul holds up his ministry as an example in the beginning of this address.

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 He shows us ways in which we can see that a ministry is successful, which so often does not look the way the world measures success.

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 This week we'll look at specific exhortations that Paul gives to the Ephesian elders.

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 That's the turn he takes as we begin in verse 25 this morning.

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 Paul in effect says to them, to these Ephesian elders, shepherd the church well in the following ways.

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 So today there's very clear instruction to the leaders of a church.

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 Explicit instruction to the leaders of a church.

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 But I also want us to consider the implications of this text for all of us.

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 As we're all given some measure of charge over someone, somebody that we're responsible to, to shepherd.

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 And particularly this morning, I want fathers and future fathers to consider some of these implications.

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 As that's the case, I'm going to structure our study of Acts 20, 25 through 38 in six points.

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 They do not alliterate this morning.

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 And they are as follows, and of course I'll go back through them.

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 But I want to give you the structure in your mind before we read the text and launch into our study.

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 Faithful shepherds, number one, look after themselves.

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 Number two, lead their people.

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 Number three, protect their people.

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 Number four, pray and study.

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 Number five, serve the weak.

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 And number six, love and are loved.

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 So let's read together our text for today.

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 But I think to be fair to Paul's address, we ought to back up and start in 17.

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 So we looked at verses 17 through 24 last week.

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 But I want to start reading in 17, and then we'll pick up at verse 25 and read to the end of the chapter.

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 Before we read, beloved, let me remind you that this is God's word to us.

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 It was written for His glory and for our good.

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 And as such, we would all do well to listen to it in order to believe its promises and to obey its commands.

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 So I'll begin in verse 17 of chapter 20.

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 Now from Miletus, He sent to Ephesus and called the elders of the church to come to Him.

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 And when they came to Him, He said to them,

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 You yourselves know how I lived among you the whole time from the first day that I set foot in Asia,

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 serving the Lord with all humility and with tears and with trials that happened to me through the plots of the Jews.

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 How I did not shrink from declaring to you anything that was profitable

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 and teaching you in public and from house to house,

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 testifying both to Jews and to Greeks of repentance toward God and of faith in our Lord Jesus Christ.

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 And now behold, I am going to Jerusalem constrained by the Spirit,

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 not knowing what will happen to me there,

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 except that the Holy Spirit testifies to me in every city that imprisonment and afflictions await me.

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 But I do not count my life of any value nor as precious to myself.

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 If only I may finish my course in the ministry that I received from the Lord Jesus

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 to testify to the gospel of the grace of God.

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 And our text for this morning begins here.

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 And now behold,

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 I know that none of you among whom I have gone about proclaiming the kingdom will see my face again.

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 Therefore, I testify to you this day that I'm innocent of the blood of all,

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 for I did not shrink from declaring to you the whole counsel of God.

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 Pay careful attention to yourselves and to all the flock in which the Holy Spirit has made you overseers

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 to care for the church of God, which he obtained with his own blood.

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 I know that after my departure, fierce wolves will come in among you, not sparing the flock.

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 And from among your own selves will arise men speaking twisted things to draw away the disciples after them.

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 Therefore, be alert, remembering that for three years I did not cease night or day to admonish everyone with tears.

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 Now I commend you to God and to the word of his grace,

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 which is able to build you up and to give you the inheritance among all those who are sanctified.

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 I coveted no one's silver or gold or apparel.

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 You yourselves know that these hands ministered to my necessities and to those who were with me.

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 In all things I have shown you that by working hard in this way,

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 we must help the weak and remember the words of the Lord Jesus,

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 how he himself said,

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 it is more blessed to give than to receive.

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 And when he had said these things, he knelt down and prayed with them all.

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 And there was much weeping on the part of all.

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 They embraced Paul and kissed him,

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 being sorrowful most of all because of the word he had spoken.

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 They would not see his face again.

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 And they accompanied him to the ship.

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 Now in verse 25,

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 Paul states that he will never see these men again.

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 He's confident of this fact.

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 He'll never see them again.

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 So these are his parting words, right?

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 In his thinking, these are his parting words.

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 Later, he writes a letter to them.

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 So there's more instruction given to the church of Ephesus.

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 But in his mind, these are parting words.

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 It's the last time he'll speak to them.

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 And I think that that fact really punctuates this address, right?

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 The closing address for the church at Ephesus in Paul's thinking.

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 What does Paul deem of greatest importance to remind these men of before his departure?

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 Verse 25 is clear about that, right?

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 You'll never see my face again.

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 And the first point that Paul makes about the faithful shepherd

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 is that faithful shepherds look after themselves.

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 They look to themselves.

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 The beginning of verse 28.

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 Pay careful attention to yourselves.

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 In order for the man of God to lead others to God,

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 he must be pursuing and growing in holiness.

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 That is to say, you cannot lead others faithfully

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 if you yourself are not walking uprightly.

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 If you yourself are not excelling in things of holiness.

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 If you're not ahead of the people that you're leading.

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 Paul says to Timothy in 2 Timothy 2, verses 20 and 21.

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 And do you recall where Timothy's at when Paul writes 1 and 2 Timothy?

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 He's in Ephesus.

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 Now in a great house, there are not only vessels of gold and silver,

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 but also of wood and clay.

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 Some for honorable use, some for dishonorable.

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 Therefore, if anyone cleanses himself from what is dishonorable,

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 he will be a vessel for honorable use.

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 Set apart as holy, useful to the master of the house,

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 ready for every good work.

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 So as faithful shepherds,

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 we must be putting off those things that are dishonorable.

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 Putting off sin.

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 And putting on rather than righteousness.

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 Right?

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 Excelling in holiness.

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 And as such,

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 the faithful shepherd is set apart as holy.

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 Sanctified as holy.

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 I think one of the most wonderful examples I've ever heard,

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 household simple example of what it means to be set apart in this way,

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 and something we do in our families,

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 the idea of a special birthday plate.

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 If any of you do that.

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 But we have a plate at our house that's bigger than you should ever eat off of,

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 and very colorful,

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 and it says on it,

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 I am very special around the edge.

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 And it only gets used on someone's birthday.

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 So I get to eat off of the I am very special plate on my birthday.

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 So the plate is set apart for the purpose of celebrating a birthday.

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 And that's what Paul's communicating here to Timothy.

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 Right?

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 And what Paul's communicating to the Ephesian elders,

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 and what he's communicating to us.

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 If we want to be useful to the master of the house,

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 we must be pursuing holiness.

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 We must be becoming a vessel for honorable use.

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 Faithful shepherds are out ahead of others in their pursuit of holiness.

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 In their pursuit of the God who is holy.

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 Faithful shepherds ought not be like the Pharisees

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 of whom Jesus said the following in Matthew chapter 23 verse 27.

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 He said to them,

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 Woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites!

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 For you are like whitewashed tombs,

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 which outwardly appear beautiful,

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 but within are full of dead peoples, bones,

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 and all uncleanliness.

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 And this is not to say that the faithful shepherd is perfect.

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 This just means that the faithful shepherd is pressing on,

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 by the grace of God,

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 in perfection.

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 A Puritan pastor by the name of Richard Baxter

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 wrote a book called The Reformed Pastor.

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 If you have any inkling of becoming a pastor,

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 you need to read his work.

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 In it he said this,

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 Take heed to yourselves,

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 lest you live in those sins

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 which you preach against in others,

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 and lest you be guilty of that which daily you condemn.

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 Will you make it your work to magnify God,

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 and when you have done,

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 dishonor Him as much as others?

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 Will you proclaim Christ's governing power,

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 and yet contemn it and rebel yourselves?

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 Will you preach His laws and willfully break them?

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 If sin be evil,

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 why do you live in it?

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 If it be not,

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 why do you dissuade men from it?

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 If it be dangerous,

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 how dare you venture on it?

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 If it be not,

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 why do you tell men so?

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 If God's threatenings be true,

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 why do you not fear them?

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 If they be false,

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 why do you needlessly trouble men with them,

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 and put them into such frights without a cause?

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 Take heed to yourselves,

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 lest you cry down sin,

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 and yet do not overcome it.

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 Lest while you seek to bring it down in others,

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 you bow to it and become its slaves yourselves.

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 Oh, brethren,

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 it is easier to chide at sin

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 than to overcome it.

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 And so faithful shepherds

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 look after themselves,

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 examine themselves,

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 press on by God's grace

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 in holiness themselves.

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 Secondly,

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 faithful shepherds

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 lead their people.

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 You see this in the last part

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 of verse 28.

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 Take careful attention to yourselves

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 and

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 to all

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 the flock.

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 And Paul here is referring

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 specifically to

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 the Ephesian church.

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 And I would

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 suggest

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 those who would be added to that number.

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 Right?

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 To all

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 the flock.

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 In which the Holy Spirit

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 has made you overseers

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 to care for the church of God

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 which He obtained

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 with His own blood.

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 Whether you have been charged by God

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 with the care of a church

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 or with the care of a family,

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 in some cases both,

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 you are to give those people leadership.

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 If you are a man,

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 then you most likely

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 have been given the responsibility

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 to lead someone.

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 Do not shrink from that responsibility.

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 Do not think that your job

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 ends with the chauffeuring

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 of your wife and children

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 to school

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 or to practice

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 or to church.

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 Do not think that your responsibility

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 to your family

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 and friends

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 and neighbors

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 and co-workers

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 ends

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 with an invitation

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 to a church event.

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 We are meant

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 to lead

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 the people

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 that God has given us

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 charge over

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 in our lives.

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 Sometimes that's more clear

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 than in other cases.

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 Certainly,

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 fathers,

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 we know

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 who we've been given

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 charge over.

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 What is the tool

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 of the faithful shepherd

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 in leading

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 His people?

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 The Word of God.

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 It's the Word of God.

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 Paul states in verse 26

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 and 27

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 as an example himself.

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 He says,

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 Therefore,

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 I testify to you this day

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 that I am innocent

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 of the blood

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 of all.

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 The saying is,

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 I have done

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 everything I could

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 possibly do for.

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 Verse 27,

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 I did not shrink

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 from to glaring to you

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 the whole counsel

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 of God.

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 Paul says

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 that he has done

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 everything

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 that he could do

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 to lead

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 the Ephesians

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 because

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 he had boldly

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 declared to him

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 the whole counsel

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 of God.

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 Now,

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 I do not believe

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 that this means

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 that Paul preached

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 an expositional sermon

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 on every text

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 of the 39 books

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 of the Old Testament.

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 What they had

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 in that day

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 as their Bible.

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 I don't think

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 that it means that.

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 I do believe

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 it means

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 that Paul was

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 very clear to them

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 how a man

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 is to be saved,

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 God's purpose

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 in his salvation,

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 and the way

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 of obedience

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 to God,

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 which meant

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 he preached

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 a lot of that text,

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 but probably

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 not every bit

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 of it.

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 They understood

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 all things

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 necessary

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 to be in relationship

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 with the Lord

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 and to please Him.

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 The whole counsel,

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 the whole purpose

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 of God.

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 He gave to them

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 a biblical theology.

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 There is great need

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 in our day

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 for faithful shepherds

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 to lead their people

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 by the Word

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 of God.

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 In Amos 8,

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 verses 11 and 12,

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 God issues

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 a frightful prophecy

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 which I believe

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 that our nation

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 and our community

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 is now

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 participating in.

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 Listen to these words.

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 Behold,

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 the days are coming,

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 declares the Lord God,

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 when I will send

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 a famine

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 on the land,

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 not a famine

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 of bread

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 nor a thirst

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 for water,

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 but of hearing

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 the words

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 of the Lord.

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 They shall wander

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 from sea to sea

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 and from north

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 to east.

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 They shall run

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 to and fro

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 to seek

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 the Word of the Lord,

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 but they shall

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 not find it.

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 Is Christ's family

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 church

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 and our influence

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 in our community

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 a place

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 where people

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 can find

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 the Word of the Lord?

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 Let's be

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 bastions

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 of light

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 so that our people

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 know God's Word

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 and can share it

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 with those

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 who so desperately

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 need it,

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 those who run

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 to and fro.

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 God's Word

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 is good

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 for His people

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 and we should be

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 concerned about

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 the good

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 of God's people

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 because God's people

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 were obtained

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 with Jesus'

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 own blood.

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 Jesus died

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 for the church.

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 It is true,

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 if you have placed

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 believing faith

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 in Jesus Christ,

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 that Jesus died

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 for you.

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 But I think

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 it's wrong

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 for us to constantly

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 have this personal

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 relationship

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 with Jesus Christ

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 mentality

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 because Jesus died

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 for the church.

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 He saved a people

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 for His own possession.

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 And beloved,

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 if you love Jesus,

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 you will love

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 the church.

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 And therefore,

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 you'll be concerned

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 for the way

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 that it goes.

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 So faithful shepherds

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 lead their people.

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 Thirdly,

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 faithful shepherds

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 protect their people.

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 Faithful shepherds

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 protect their people.

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 Verses 29-31,

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 and we'll pick up

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 a little bit

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 from verse 26-27.

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 Paul says

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 that people

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 will come

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 from outside

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 and inside

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 the church

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 to deceive

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 the disciples.

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 So both from

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 without

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 and within.

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 How is it

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 that our people

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 are deceived?

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 How is it

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 that people

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 are led astray?

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 through the

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 transmission

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 of ideas.

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 This is how

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 they're led astray,

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 which means that

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 in our day,

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 we will have to be

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 all the more

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 vigilant

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 as media

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 brings ideas

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 of all varieties

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 to the minds

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 of our people.

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 The teeth

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 of the ravenous

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 wolves,

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 the fierce

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 wolves,

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 are ideas.

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 we affect

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 people

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 at the level

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 of their

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 thinking.

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 Men,

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 you must

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 protect your

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 homes from

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 ideas that

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 are not

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 consistent

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 with the

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 teaching

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 of God.

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 And this

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 is a work.

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 We have

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 to be paying

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 attention

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 to what's

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 coming into

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 the minds

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 of our

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 wives,

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 to our

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 children,

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 our extended

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 family,

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 our friends,

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 our co-workers.

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 We must

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 pay attention

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 to all

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 of the winds

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 of philosophy

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 and their

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 contradiction.

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 to the

00:19:07.100 --> 00:19:08.180
 word of

00:19:08.180 --> 00:19:08.519
 God.

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 We find

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 ourselves

00:19:10.380 --> 00:19:11.940
 every day

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 in a war

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 of ideas

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 and the

00:19:14.579 --> 00:19:15.340
 faithful shepherd

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 protects

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 his people.

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 We must

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 be so

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 careful in

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 the matter.

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 Listen to

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 the warning

00:19:21.600 --> 00:19:21.960
 of Jesus

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 from Matthew

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 chapter 7

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 verse 15.

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 He said,

00:19:24.920 --> 00:19:25.319
 Beware

00:19:25.319 --> 00:19:26.299
 of false

00:19:26.299 --> 00:19:26.880
 prophets

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 who come

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 to you

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 in sheep's

00:19:29.740 --> 00:19:30.160
 clothing,

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 but inwardly

00:19:31.960 --> 00:19:33.539
 are ravenous

00:19:33.539 --> 00:19:34.600
 wolves.

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 So we

00:19:36.159 --> 00:19:36.799
 see someone

00:19:36.799 --> 00:19:37.539
 who appears

00:19:37.539 --> 00:19:37.980
 to be a

00:19:37.980 --> 00:19:38.919
 follower of

00:19:38.919 --> 00:19:39.219
 Jesus,

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 and therefore

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 we listen

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 to whatever

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 it is

00:19:41.299 --> 00:19:42.039
 they may

00:19:42.039 --> 00:19:43.179
 have to

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 say.

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 Some will

00:19:44.579 --> 00:19:45.339
 be part,

00:19:45.679 --> 00:19:46.199
 seem to

00:19:46.199 --> 00:19:46.679
 be part,

00:19:46.759 --> 00:19:47.419
 of God's

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 people.

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 Will not

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 be at all,

00:19:50.159 --> 00:19:50.439
 but they

00:19:50.439 --> 00:19:50.899
 will work

00:19:50.899 --> 00:19:52.279
 to devour

00:19:52.279 --> 00:19:52.799
 sheep.

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 What do

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 fierce,

00:19:53.939 --> 00:19:54.379
 ravenous

00:19:54.379 --> 00:19:55.079
 wolves do

00:19:55.079 --> 00:19:55.519
 amongst

00:19:55.519 --> 00:19:55.859
 sheep?

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 They don't

00:19:57.319 --> 00:19:57.919
 sit quietly.

00:19:58.459 --> 00:19:59.399
 They devour

00:19:59.399 --> 00:20:00.740
 sheep.

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 sheep.

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 The faithful

00:20:02.460 --> 00:20:03.819
 shepherd is

00:20:03.819 --> 00:20:04.200
 like the

00:20:04.200 --> 00:20:04.640
 Berean

00:20:04.640 --> 00:20:05.339
 believer who

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 searched the

00:20:06.200 --> 00:20:06.900
 Scriptures to

00:20:06.900 --> 00:20:08.160
 see if these

00:20:08.160 --> 00:20:09.319
 things were

00:20:09.319 --> 00:20:09.640
 so.

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 And beloved,

00:20:11.299 --> 00:20:12.019
 we live in a

00:20:12.019 --> 00:20:13.519
 day that we

00:20:13.519 --> 00:20:14.099
 need a new

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 reformation.

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 In Luther and

00:20:17.299 --> 00:20:18.620
 Calvin and

00:20:18.620 --> 00:20:19.740
 Zwingli's day,

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 people didn't

00:20:21.559 --> 00:20:22.140
 know the Bible

00:20:22.140 --> 00:20:22.620
 because the

00:20:22.620 --> 00:20:23.059
 Bible was

00:20:23.059 --> 00:20:23.539
 printed in

00:20:23.539 --> 00:20:23.960
 Latin.

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 It's difficult

00:20:25.319 --> 00:20:25.900
 for them to

00:20:25.900 --> 00:20:26.440
 know the

00:20:26.440 --> 00:20:26.680
 Bible.

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 We have no

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 excuse.

00:20:29.259 --> 00:20:30.480
 We have

00:20:30.480 --> 00:20:30.980
 the Word of

00:20:30.980 --> 00:20:31.539
 God in

00:20:31.539 --> 00:20:32.339
 our language

00:20:32.339 --> 00:20:33.339
 with lots

00:20:33.339 --> 00:20:34.220
 of helps.

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 We have

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 no excuse

00:20:36.559 --> 00:20:37.519
 not to be

00:20:37.519 --> 00:20:37.980
 like those

00:20:37.980 --> 00:20:38.379
 Bereans,

00:20:38.480 --> 00:20:39.039
 to search

00:20:39.039 --> 00:20:39.500
 the Scriptures,

00:20:39.619 --> 00:20:40.019
 to be sure

00:20:40.019 --> 00:20:40.359
 that the

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 things that

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 are being

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 told to

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 us are

00:20:42.119 --> 00:20:43.079
 in fact

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 true.

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 And we

00:20:44.960 --> 00:20:45.279
 have a

00:20:45.279 --> 00:20:45.879
 standard

00:20:45.879 --> 00:20:46.940
 of that

00:20:46.940 --> 00:20:47.960
 truth.

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 We ought

00:20:48.819 --> 00:20:49.140
 to say

00:20:49.140 --> 00:20:49.700
 less and

00:20:49.700 --> 00:20:49.920
 less,

00:20:50.059 --> 00:20:50.660
 I believe,

00:20:50.759 --> 00:20:51.119
 and more

00:20:51.119 --> 00:20:51.420
 and more,

00:20:51.519 --> 00:20:52.079
 the Bible

00:20:52.079 --> 00:20:52.859
 says.

00:20:55.079 --> 00:20:55.819
 Paul issues

00:20:55.819 --> 00:20:56.660
 similar warning

00:20:56.660 --> 00:20:57.160
 in Romans

00:20:57.160 --> 00:20:57.879
 16,

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 verse 17

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 and 18,

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 where he

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 says,

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 I appeal

00:21:01.240 --> 00:21:01.579
 to you

00:21:01.579 --> 00:21:01.980
 brothers,

00:21:02.679 --> 00:21:03.299
 to watch

00:21:03.299 --> 00:21:03.720
 out for

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 those who

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 cause

00:21:04.519 --> 00:21:05.059
 divisions

00:21:05.059 --> 00:21:05.819
 and create

00:21:05.819 --> 00:21:06.659
 obstacles,

00:21:07.019 --> 00:21:08.339
 contrary to

00:21:08.339 --> 00:21:08.899
 the doctrine

00:21:08.899 --> 00:21:09.639
 that you

00:21:09.639 --> 00:21:09.980
 have been

00:21:09.980 --> 00:21:10.480
 taught.

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 Avoid

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 them.

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 For such

00:21:13.539 --> 00:21:14.139
 persons do

00:21:14.139 --> 00:21:14.579
 not serve

00:21:14.579 --> 00:21:14.960
 our Lord

00:21:14.960 --> 00:21:15.519
 Christ,

00:21:15.939 --> 00:21:16.259
 but their

00:21:16.259 --> 00:21:17.339
 own appetites.

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 And by

00:21:18.279 --> 00:21:19.379
 smooth talk

00:21:19.379 --> 00:21:20.159
 and flattery,

00:21:20.220 --> 00:21:21.039
 they deceive

00:21:21.039 --> 00:21:22.240
 the hearts

00:21:22.240 --> 00:21:23.240
 of the

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 naive.

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 Beloved,

00:21:25.460 --> 00:21:25.899
 the church

00:21:25.899 --> 00:21:26.759
 is meant

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 to be set

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 apart from

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 the world

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 so that

00:21:30.839 --> 00:21:31.700
 it can

00:21:31.700 --> 00:21:32.160
 serve

00:21:32.160 --> 00:21:33.140
 the world.

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 We're

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 meant to

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 be distinct

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 from

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 the world.

00:21:38.579 --> 00:21:39.039
 We're

00:21:39.039 --> 00:21:40.099
 meant to

00:21:40.099 --> 00:21:40.779
 contend

00:21:40.779 --> 00:21:41.720
 for the

00:21:41.720 --> 00:21:42.500
 faith.

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 Turn with me,

00:21:44.299 --> 00:21:44.640
 please,

00:21:44.740 --> 00:21:45.220
 to the book

00:21:45.220 --> 00:21:45.839
 of Jude.

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 You can

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 mark Acts

00:21:47.379 --> 00:21:47.680
 20.

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 We will

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 come back

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 to it.

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 Turn to

00:21:50.619 --> 00:21:51.019
 the book

00:21:51.019 --> 00:21:52.240
 of Jude.

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 It's just

00:21:52.900 --> 00:21:53.440
 before the

00:21:53.440 --> 00:21:53.720
 book of

00:21:53.720 --> 00:21:54.160
 Revelation.

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 Jude was

00:22:07.519 --> 00:22:08.040
 one of the

00:22:08.040 --> 00:22:08.460
 brothers of

00:22:08.460 --> 00:22:08.720
 Jesus.

00:22:10.000 --> 00:22:10.680
 We are not

00:22:10.680 --> 00:22:11.220
 sure who

00:22:11.220 --> 00:22:11.720
 this letter

00:22:11.720 --> 00:22:12.220
 is addressed

00:22:12.220 --> 00:22:13.160
 to specifically,

00:22:13.980 --> 00:22:14.580
 but we know

00:22:14.580 --> 00:22:14.860
 that it was

00:22:14.860 --> 00:22:15.540
 addressed to

00:22:15.540 --> 00:22:16.340
 either a

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 church or

00:22:17.200 --> 00:22:18.300
 to a

00:22:18.300 --> 00:22:18.720
 region of

00:22:18.720 --> 00:22:19.019
 churches.

00:22:19.220 --> 00:22:19.400
 It could

00:22:19.400 --> 00:22:19.580
 have been

00:22:19.580 --> 00:22:20.320
 an open

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 letter,

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 quite

00:22:21.460 --> 00:22:22.080
 possibly.

00:22:23.040 --> 00:22:23.540
 Anything

00:22:23.539 --> 00:22:24.460
 we might

00:22:24.460 --> 00:22:24.879
 think is

00:22:24.879 --> 00:22:25.180
 really

00:22:25.180 --> 00:22:25.779
 conjecture.

00:22:25.859 --> 00:22:26.099
 We're not

00:22:26.099 --> 00:22:26.819
 exactly

00:22:26.819 --> 00:22:27.839
 sure.

00:22:28.279 --> 00:22:28.619
 However,

00:22:29.180 --> 00:22:29.480
 it is

00:22:29.480 --> 00:22:30.099
 addressed to

00:22:30.099 --> 00:22:30.680
 Christians,

00:22:31.259 --> 00:22:31.819
 and it

00:22:31.819 --> 00:22:32.460
 contains the

00:22:32.460 --> 00:22:32.980
 theme that

00:22:32.980 --> 00:22:33.539
 the church

00:22:33.539 --> 00:22:35.039
 must contend

00:22:35.039 --> 00:22:35.759
 for the

00:22:35.759 --> 00:22:36.519
 one true

00:22:36.519 --> 00:22:37.519
 faith once

00:22:37.519 --> 00:22:38.119
 for all

00:22:38.119 --> 00:22:39.319
 delivered to

00:22:39.319 --> 00:22:39.759
 the saints.

00:22:39.899 --> 00:22:40.159
 That's in

00:22:40.159 --> 00:22:40.700
 verse 3.

00:22:41.200 --> 00:22:41.839
 And people

00:22:41.839 --> 00:22:42.319
 of faith

00:22:42.319 --> 00:22:43.200
 must preserve

00:22:43.200 --> 00:22:43.779
 to the

00:22:43.779 --> 00:22:45.240
 end by

00:22:45.240 --> 00:22:46.159
 resisting the

00:22:46.159 --> 00:22:46.680
 false

00:22:46.680 --> 00:22:47.559
 teachers and

00:22:47.559 --> 00:22:48.139
 following

00:22:48.139 --> 00:22:49.980
 the truth.

00:22:50.740 --> 00:22:51.019
 So I

00:22:51.019 --> 00:22:51.200
 want to

00:22:51.200 --> 00:22:51.519
 read to

00:22:51.519 --> 00:22:51.859
 you just

00:22:51.859 --> 00:22:52.159
 a few

00:22:52.159 --> 00:22:52.980
 verses from

00:22:52.980 --> 00:22:53.920
 Jude,

00:22:54.019 --> 00:22:54.299
 beginning

00:22:54.299 --> 00:22:54.519
 in

00:22:54.519 --> 00:22:55.599
 verse 3.

00:22:55.799 --> 00:22:56.039
 This is

00:22:56.039 --> 00:22:56.500
 verse 3

00:22:56.500 --> 00:22:57.160
 and 4.

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 Beloved,

00:22:59.539 --> 00:22:59.880
 although I

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 was very

00:23:00.299 --> 00:23:00.720
 eager to

00:23:00.720 --> 00:23:01.180
 write to

00:23:01.180 --> 00:23:01.640
 you about

00:23:01.640 --> 00:23:02.339
 our common

00:23:02.339 --> 00:23:03.019
 salvation,

00:23:04.279 --> 00:23:04.860
 I found

00:23:04.860 --> 00:23:05.460
 it necessary

00:23:05.460 --> 00:23:05.880
 to write

00:23:05.880 --> 00:23:06.480
 appealing to

00:23:06.480 --> 00:23:06.779
 you to

00:23:06.779 --> 00:23:07.380
 contend for

00:23:07.380 --> 00:23:07.860
 the faith

00:23:07.860 --> 00:23:08.599
 that was

00:23:08.599 --> 00:23:09.039
 once for

00:23:09.039 --> 00:23:10.120
 all delivered

00:23:10.120 --> 00:23:11.160
 to the

00:23:11.160 --> 00:23:11.620
 saints.

00:23:12.299 --> 00:23:12.880
 Seems

00:23:12.880 --> 00:23:13.220
 that Jude

00:23:13.220 --> 00:23:13.799
 really just

00:23:13.799 --> 00:23:14.220
 wanted to

00:23:14.220 --> 00:23:14.779
 write and

00:23:14.779 --> 00:23:15.920
 rejoice in

00:23:15.920 --> 00:23:16.880
 this common

00:23:16.880 --> 00:23:17.400
 salvation.

00:23:17.599 --> 00:23:18.259
 Just speak

00:23:18.259 --> 00:23:19.019
 of these

00:23:19.019 --> 00:23:19.700
 beautiful

00:23:19.700 --> 00:23:20.480
 doctrines that

00:23:20.480 --> 00:23:21.259
 they believed

00:23:21.259 --> 00:23:22.119
 together,

00:23:22.839 --> 00:23:23.920
 but instead

00:23:23.920 --> 00:23:25.180
 he's

00:23:25.180 --> 00:23:25.839
 compelled

00:23:25.839 --> 00:23:27.039
 instead

00:23:27.039 --> 00:23:28.200
 to say

00:23:28.200 --> 00:23:29.440
 hold fast

00:23:29.440 --> 00:23:29.759
 to those

00:23:29.759 --> 00:23:30.140
 things that

00:23:30.140 --> 00:23:30.660
 we've said

00:23:30.660 --> 00:23:31.500
 we believe

00:23:31.500 --> 00:23:31.819
 to be

00:23:31.819 --> 00:23:32.220
 true.

00:23:33.299 --> 00:23:33.720
 Verse 4,

00:23:33.940 --> 00:23:34.240
 4,

00:23:35.460 --> 00:23:36.259
 certain people

00:23:36.259 --> 00:23:36.859
 have crept

00:23:36.859 --> 00:23:38.279
 in unnoticed.

00:23:39.359 --> 00:23:40.039
 Wolves

00:23:40.039 --> 00:23:40.379
 and sheep

00:23:40.379 --> 00:23:41.879
 clothing

00:23:41.879 --> 00:23:42.500
 who long

00:23:42.500 --> 00:23:42.900
 ago

00:23:42.900 --> 00:23:44.480
 were designated

00:23:44.480 --> 00:23:45.180
 for this

00:23:45.180 --> 00:23:45.980
 condemnation.

00:23:45.980 --> 00:23:47.480
 ungodly

00:23:47.480 --> 00:23:47.880
 people

00:23:47.880 --> 00:23:48.620
 who

00:23:48.620 --> 00:23:49.000
 pervert

00:23:49.000 --> 00:23:49.500
 the grace

00:23:49.500 --> 00:23:49.759
 of our

00:23:49.759 --> 00:23:50.039
 God

00:23:50.039 --> 00:23:50.220
 into

00:23:50.220 --> 00:23:50.960
 sensuality

00:23:50.960 --> 00:23:51.539
 and deny

00:23:51.539 --> 00:23:52.079
 our only

00:23:52.079 --> 00:23:52.620
 Master

00:23:52.620 --> 00:23:53.380
 and Lord

00:23:53.380 --> 00:23:54.519
 Jesus

00:23:54.519 --> 00:23:55.200
 Christ.

00:23:56.200 --> 00:23:56.880
 And then

00:23:56.880 --> 00:23:57.220
 skip down

00:23:57.220 --> 00:23:57.500
 to verse

00:23:57.500 --> 00:23:57.920
 10.

00:24:00.059 --> 00:24:00.920
 But these

00:24:00.920 --> 00:24:01.360
 people

00:24:01.360 --> 00:24:02.559
 blaspheme

00:24:02.559 --> 00:24:03.920
 all that

00:24:03.920 --> 00:24:04.240
 they do

00:24:04.240 --> 00:24:04.460
 not

00:24:04.460 --> 00:24:05.160
 understand

00:24:05.160 --> 00:24:06.200
 and they

00:24:06.200 --> 00:24:06.920
 are destroyed

00:24:06.920 --> 00:24:07.579
 by all

00:24:07.579 --> 00:24:08.140
 that they

00:24:08.140 --> 00:24:09.279
 like unreasoning

00:24:09.279 --> 00:24:09.960
 animals

00:24:09.960 --> 00:24:11.039
 understand

00:24:11.039 --> 00:24:12.160
 instinctively.

00:24:13.140 --> 00:24:13.559
 Woe to

00:24:13.559 --> 00:24:13.940
 them

00:24:13.940 --> 00:24:15.140
 for they

00:24:15.140 --> 00:24:15.700
 walk in

00:24:15.700 --> 00:24:15.960
 the way

00:24:15.960 --> 00:24:16.480
 of Cain

00:24:16.480 --> 00:24:17.039
 and abandon

00:24:17.039 --> 00:24:17.539
 themselves

00:24:17.539 --> 00:24:17.980
 for the

00:24:17.980 --> 00:24:18.620
 sake of

00:24:18.620 --> 00:24:19.000
 gain

00:24:19.000 --> 00:24:19.340
 to

00:24:19.340 --> 00:24:19.900
 Balaam's

00:24:19.900 --> 00:24:20.220
 heir

00:24:20.220 --> 00:24:20.960
 and

00:24:20.960 --> 00:24:21.539
 perished

00:24:21.539 --> 00:24:21.900
 in

00:24:21.900 --> 00:24:22.539
 Korah's

00:24:22.539 --> 00:24:23.400
 rebellion.

00:24:23.500 --> 00:24:23.720
 We won't

00:24:23.720 --> 00:24:24.000
 get into

00:24:24.000 --> 00:24:24.480
 all of

00:24:24.480 --> 00:24:24.759
 that.

00:24:25.740 --> 00:24:25.980
 These

00:24:25.980 --> 00:24:26.160
 are

00:24:26.160 --> 00:24:26.680
 hidden

00:24:26.680 --> 00:24:27.559
 reefs

00:24:27.559 --> 00:24:28.519
 at your

00:24:28.519 --> 00:24:28.779
 love

00:24:28.779 --> 00:24:29.180
 feast.

00:24:29.360 --> 00:24:29.519
 Hidden

00:24:29.519 --> 00:24:29.820
 reefs

00:24:29.820 --> 00:24:30.480
 cause

00:24:30.480 --> 00:24:31.120
 ships

00:24:31.120 --> 00:24:31.320
 to

00:24:31.320 --> 00:24:31.759
 shipwreck.

00:24:32.680 --> 00:24:32.740
 As

00:24:32.740 --> 00:24:32.920
 they

00:24:32.920 --> 00:24:33.380
 feast

00:24:33.380 --> 00:24:33.559
 with

00:24:33.559 --> 00:24:33.680
 you

00:24:33.680 --> 00:24:33.960
 without

00:24:33.960 --> 00:24:34.400
 fear,

00:24:34.960 --> 00:24:35.500
 shepherds

00:24:35.500 --> 00:24:36.019
 feeding

00:24:36.019 --> 00:24:36.980
 themselves,

00:24:37.960 --> 00:24:38.620
 waterless

00:24:38.620 --> 00:24:39.320
 clouds

00:24:39.320 --> 00:24:39.880
 swept

00:24:39.880 --> 00:24:40.480
 along

00:24:40.480 --> 00:24:41.200
 by

00:24:41.200 --> 00:24:41.779
 winds,

00:24:42.380 --> 00:24:42.960
 fruitless

00:24:42.960 --> 00:24:43.580
 trees

00:24:43.579 --> 00:24:43.779
 in

00:24:43.779 --> 00:24:44.039
 late

00:24:44.039 --> 00:24:44.439
 autumn,

00:24:44.859 --> 00:24:45.279
 twice

00:24:45.279 --> 00:24:45.799
 dead,

00:24:46.399 --> 00:24:47.039
 uprooted.

00:24:47.559 --> 00:24:48.199
 Wild

00:24:48.199 --> 00:24:48.939
 waves

00:24:48.939 --> 00:24:49.379
 of the

00:24:49.379 --> 00:24:49.699
 sea

00:24:49.699 --> 00:24:50.579
 casting

00:24:50.579 --> 00:24:51.000
 up the

00:24:51.000 --> 00:24:51.319
 foam

00:24:51.319 --> 00:24:51.639
 of their

00:24:51.639 --> 00:24:52.039
 own

00:24:52.039 --> 00:24:52.559
 shame,

00:24:53.119 --> 00:24:53.619
 wandering

00:24:53.619 --> 00:24:54.740
 stars

00:24:54.740 --> 00:24:55.259
 for whom

00:24:55.259 --> 00:24:55.899
 the gloom

00:24:55.899 --> 00:24:56.500
 of utter

00:24:56.500 --> 00:24:57.119
 darkness

00:24:57.119 --> 00:24:57.859
 has been

00:24:57.859 --> 00:24:58.419
 reserved

00:24:58.419 --> 00:24:59.659
 forever.

00:25:00.939 --> 00:25:01.439
 So Jude

00:25:01.439 --> 00:25:01.919
 gets rather

00:25:01.919 --> 00:25:02.480
 poetic

00:25:02.480 --> 00:25:03.839
 to say

00:25:03.839 --> 00:25:05.559
 these are

00:25:05.559 --> 00:25:06.439
 serious

00:25:06.439 --> 00:25:07.399
 infractions

00:25:07.399 --> 00:25:07.699
 to the

00:25:07.699 --> 00:25:08.039
 church

00:25:08.039 --> 00:25:08.679
 of God.

00:25:09.639 --> 00:25:10.359
 Serious

00:25:10.359 --> 00:25:10.859
 matters

00:25:10.859 --> 00:25:12.079
 that must

00:25:12.079 --> 00:25:12.779
 be dealt

00:25:12.779 --> 00:25:13.079
 with.

00:25:13.079 --> 00:25:13.699
 These

00:25:13.699 --> 00:25:14.079
 people

00:25:14.079 --> 00:25:14.559
 are

00:25:14.559 --> 00:25:15.460
 damaging

00:25:15.460 --> 00:25:16.079
 to the

00:25:16.079 --> 00:25:16.379
 church

00:25:16.379 --> 00:25:16.659
 of

00:25:16.659 --> 00:25:17.000
 Christ.

00:25:17.480 --> 00:25:17.720
 I'm

00:25:17.720 --> 00:25:18.079
 in no

00:25:18.079 --> 00:25:18.240
 way

00:25:18.240 --> 00:25:18.599
 suggesting

00:25:18.599 --> 00:25:18.859
 that we're

00:25:18.859 --> 00:25:19.299
 unloving

00:25:19.299 --> 00:25:19.599
 toward

00:25:19.599 --> 00:25:19.899
 these

00:25:19.899 --> 00:25:20.240
 people,

00:25:20.339 --> 00:25:20.599
 but we

00:25:20.599 --> 00:25:20.919
 must

00:25:20.919 --> 00:25:21.259
 contend

00:25:21.259 --> 00:25:21.539
 for the

00:25:21.539 --> 00:25:21.779
 truth,

00:25:21.919 --> 00:25:22.419
 for the

00:25:22.419 --> 00:25:22.939
 sake

00:25:22.939 --> 00:25:23.379
 of

00:25:23.379 --> 00:25:23.819
 God's

00:25:23.819 --> 00:25:24.139
 people.

00:25:24.519 --> 00:25:24.619
 We

00:25:24.619 --> 00:25:25.159
 must

00:25:25.159 --> 00:25:26.019
 stand

00:25:26.019 --> 00:25:27.179
 for the

00:25:27.179 --> 00:25:27.599
 truth.

00:25:28.519 --> 00:25:29.019
 So the

00:25:29.019 --> 00:25:29.279
 faithful

00:25:29.279 --> 00:25:29.699
 shepherd

00:25:29.699 --> 00:25:30.259
 must

00:25:30.259 --> 00:25:30.699
 protect

00:25:30.699 --> 00:25:30.980
 their

00:25:30.980 --> 00:25:31.960
 people.

00:25:33.039 --> 00:25:33.519
 But the

00:25:33.519 --> 00:25:33.919
 aim is

00:25:33.919 --> 00:25:34.599
 not just

00:25:34.599 --> 00:25:34.919
 that our

00:25:34.919 --> 00:25:35.339
 people would

00:25:35.339 --> 00:25:35.980
 know some

00:25:35.980 --> 00:25:36.919
 things about

00:25:36.919 --> 00:25:37.419
 God,

00:25:38.179 --> 00:25:38.559
 that someone

00:25:38.559 --> 00:25:39.339
 could recite

00:25:39.339 --> 00:25:39.859
 to us

00:25:39.859 --> 00:25:40.639
 orthodox

00:25:40.640 --> 00:25:41.480
 doctrine,

00:25:41.960 --> 00:25:42.720
 just knowing

00:25:42.720 --> 00:25:43.100
 it,

00:25:43.440 --> 00:25:43.820
 but that

00:25:43.820 --> 00:25:44.560
 they would

00:25:44.560 --> 00:25:45.259
 know

00:25:45.259 --> 00:25:46.560
 God.

00:25:47.680 --> 00:25:48.240
 Not too

00:25:48.240 --> 00:25:48.920
 many decades

00:25:48.920 --> 00:25:49.580
 after Paul

00:25:49.580 --> 00:25:50.240
 says his

00:25:50.240 --> 00:25:51.180
 final goodbye

00:25:51.180 --> 00:25:51.520
 to the

00:25:51.520 --> 00:25:51.820
 Ephesian

00:25:51.820 --> 00:25:52.220
 elders,

00:25:53.120 --> 00:25:53.580
 the apostle

00:25:53.580 --> 00:25:54.860
 Paul receives

00:25:54.860 --> 00:25:55.860
 a vision.

00:25:55.960 --> 00:25:56.400
 So this is

00:25:56.400 --> 00:25:57.600
 20 to

00:25:57.600 --> 00:25:58.900
 45 years

00:25:58.900 --> 00:25:59.340
 later.

00:25:59.460 --> 00:26:00.220
 I'm on the

00:26:00.220 --> 00:26:01.500
 longer side

00:26:01.500 --> 00:26:01.900
 of that.

00:26:02.020 --> 00:26:02.759
 About four

00:26:02.759 --> 00:26:03.300
 decades

00:26:03.300 --> 00:26:04.120
 later,

00:26:04.259 --> 00:26:04.680
 the apostle

00:26:04.680 --> 00:26:05.340
 John receives

00:26:05.340 --> 00:26:05.759
 a vision

00:26:05.759 --> 00:26:06.619
 which is

00:26:06.619 --> 00:26:07.279
 recorded in

00:26:07.279 --> 00:26:07.640
 the book

00:26:07.640 --> 00:26:08.240
 of Revelation.

00:26:08.519 --> 00:26:08.779
 So turn

00:26:08.779 --> 00:26:09.140
 with me to

00:26:09.140 --> 00:26:09.559
 Revelation

00:26:09.559 --> 00:26:10.539
 chapter 2.

00:26:14.339 --> 00:26:14.920
 By the

00:26:14.920 --> 00:26:15.480
 time of

00:26:15.480 --> 00:26:15.859
 the apostle

00:26:15.859 --> 00:26:16.299
 John's

00:26:16.299 --> 00:26:16.559
 vision,

00:26:16.759 --> 00:26:17.160
 what had

00:26:17.160 --> 00:26:17.680
 happened

00:26:17.680 --> 00:26:18.859
 to the

00:26:18.859 --> 00:26:19.339
 Ephesian

00:26:19.339 --> 00:26:20.180
 church?

00:26:27.180 --> 00:26:27.920
 Beginning in

00:26:27.920 --> 00:26:28.359
 verse 2,

00:26:28.579 --> 00:26:29.460
 Revelation 2.

00:26:31.000 --> 00:26:32.059
 Jesus says,

00:26:32.200 --> 00:26:32.799
 I know

00:26:32.799 --> 00:26:34.359
 your works,

00:26:34.960 --> 00:26:35.700
 your toil,

00:26:35.940 --> 00:26:36.180
 and your

00:26:36.180 --> 00:26:37.200
 patient endurance,

00:26:37.419 --> 00:26:37.899
 and how you

00:26:37.899 --> 00:26:38.839
 cannot bear

00:26:38.839 --> 00:26:39.940
 with those

00:26:39.940 --> 00:26:40.599
 who are evil,

00:26:41.099 --> 00:26:41.519
 but have

00:26:41.519 --> 00:26:42.279
 tested those

00:26:42.279 --> 00:26:42.619
 who call

00:26:42.619 --> 00:26:42.940
 themselves

00:26:42.940 --> 00:26:43.819
 apostles and

00:26:43.819 --> 00:26:44.440
 are not,

00:26:44.740 --> 00:26:45.399
 and found

00:26:45.399 --> 00:26:46.579
 them to be

00:26:46.579 --> 00:26:46.899
 false.

00:26:46.980 --> 00:26:47.299
 So they're

00:26:47.299 --> 00:26:47.980
 commended,

00:26:48.440 --> 00:26:49.299
 in verse 2,

00:26:49.399 --> 00:26:49.919
 right off the

00:26:49.919 --> 00:26:50.240
 bat,

00:26:50.619 --> 00:26:51.519
 good for you

00:26:51.519 --> 00:26:51.960
 guys,

00:26:52.079 --> 00:26:52.359
 right?

00:26:52.779 --> 00:26:53.159
 You have

00:26:53.159 --> 00:26:53.919
 been holding

00:26:53.919 --> 00:26:55.139
 orthodox

00:26:55.139 --> 00:26:55.700
 belief.

00:26:56.039 --> 00:26:56.460
 Good.

00:26:57.799 --> 00:26:58.139
 In verse

00:26:58.139 --> 00:26:58.399
 3,

00:26:58.700 --> 00:26:59.200
 I know

00:26:59.200 --> 00:26:59.440
 you are

00:26:59.440 --> 00:26:59.680
 enduring

00:26:59.680 --> 00:27:00.240
 patiently

00:27:00.240 --> 00:27:00.740
 and bearing

00:27:00.740 --> 00:27:01.419
 up for

00:27:01.419 --> 00:27:01.980
 my name's

00:27:01.980 --> 00:27:02.259
 sake,

00:27:02.259 --> 00:27:02.940
 and you

00:27:02.940 --> 00:27:03.440
 have not

00:27:03.440 --> 00:27:04.420
 grown weary,

00:27:05.420 --> 00:27:06.019
 but I

00:27:06.019 --> 00:27:06.720
 have this

00:27:06.720 --> 00:27:07.480
 against you,

00:27:08.339 --> 00:27:08.660
 that you

00:27:08.660 --> 00:27:09.440
 have abandoned

00:27:09.440 --> 00:27:10.599
 the love

00:27:10.599 --> 00:27:11.519
 you had

00:27:11.519 --> 00:27:12.140
 at first.

00:27:13.160 --> 00:27:13.599
 Remember

00:27:13.599 --> 00:27:14.000
 therefore,

00:27:14.319 --> 00:27:14.680
 from where

00:27:14.680 --> 00:27:15.039
 you have

00:27:15.039 --> 00:27:15.420
 fallen,

00:27:15.579 --> 00:27:15.879
 repent,

00:27:16.559 --> 00:27:17.039
 and do

00:27:17.039 --> 00:27:17.640
 the works

00:27:17.640 --> 00:27:18.180
 you did

00:27:18.180 --> 00:27:19.379
 at first.

00:27:20.220 --> 00:27:20.700
 If not,

00:27:20.740 --> 00:27:20.940
 I will

00:27:20.940 --> 00:27:21.299
 come to

00:27:21.299 --> 00:27:21.500
 you and

00:27:21.500 --> 00:27:21.859
 remove

00:27:21.859 --> 00:27:22.579
 your lampstand

00:27:22.579 --> 00:27:23.019
 from its

00:27:23.019 --> 00:27:23.559
 place,

00:27:24.000 --> 00:27:24.859
 unless you

00:27:24.859 --> 00:27:26.059
 repent.

00:27:27.000 --> 00:27:27.480
 Yet this

00:27:27.480 --> 00:27:28.039
 you have,

00:27:28.240 --> 00:27:28.859
 verse 6,

00:27:29.240 --> 00:27:29.980
 you hate

00:27:29.980 --> 00:27:30.579
 the works

00:27:30.579 --> 00:27:31.439
 of the

00:27:31.439 --> 00:27:32.139
 Nicolaitans,

00:27:32.659 --> 00:27:33.460
 which I

00:27:33.460 --> 00:27:34.019
 also

00:27:34.019 --> 00:27:35.139
 hate.

00:27:35.879 --> 00:27:36.099
 Boy,

00:27:36.139 --> 00:27:36.279
 I would

00:27:36.279 --> 00:27:36.519
 have hated

00:27:36.519 --> 00:27:36.859
 to be a

00:27:36.859 --> 00:27:37.379
 Nicolaitan,

00:27:37.579 --> 00:27:38.019
 wouldn't you?

00:27:38.960 --> 00:27:39.619
 They had

00:27:39.619 --> 00:27:40.139
 defended

00:27:40.139 --> 00:27:41.159
 the church

00:27:41.159 --> 00:27:42.000
 against

00:27:42.000 --> 00:27:42.799
 false

00:27:42.799 --> 00:27:43.939
 teachers.

00:27:44.379 --> 00:27:45.759
 They hated

00:27:45.759 --> 00:27:47.220
 the Nicolaitans,

00:27:47.259 --> 00:27:47.559
 and we don't

00:27:47.559 --> 00:27:48.319
 know exactly

00:27:48.319 --> 00:27:48.659
 what the

00:27:48.659 --> 00:27:49.480
 heresy was.

00:27:50.139 --> 00:27:50.480
 However,

00:27:50.879 --> 00:27:51.519
 contextually,

00:27:51.799 --> 00:27:52.139
 it would

00:27:52.139 --> 00:27:53.159
 seem that

00:27:53.159 --> 00:27:53.639
 Jesus is

00:27:53.639 --> 00:27:54.159
 calling them

00:27:54.159 --> 00:27:54.759
 to repent

00:27:54.759 --> 00:27:55.619
 and return

00:27:55.619 --> 00:27:56.839
 to works

00:27:56.839 --> 00:27:57.500
 of love,

00:27:57.779 --> 00:27:58.119
 things that

00:27:58.119 --> 00:27:58.619
 are driven

00:27:58.619 --> 00:27:59.559
 and fueled

00:27:59.559 --> 00:28:00.679
 by love,

00:28:00.899 --> 00:28:01.259
 things that

00:28:01.259 --> 00:28:01.939
 are consistent

00:28:01.939 --> 00:28:02.679
 with God's

00:28:02.679 --> 00:28:03.899
 moral law.

00:28:05.240 --> 00:28:05.480
 And so

00:28:05.480 --> 00:28:05.879
 there's

00:28:05.879 --> 00:28:06.819
 some conjecture

00:28:06.819 --> 00:28:07.399
 at this point,

00:28:07.500 --> 00:28:07.879
 but many

00:28:07.879 --> 00:28:08.519
 believe that

00:28:08.519 --> 00:28:09.439
 the Nicolaitans

00:28:09.439 --> 00:28:10.019
 believed the

00:28:10.019 --> 00:28:10.839
 heresy of

00:28:10.839 --> 00:28:12.019
 antinomianism,

00:28:12.419 --> 00:28:13.119
 which means

00:28:13.119 --> 00:28:13.859
 without the

00:28:13.859 --> 00:28:14.119
 law,

00:28:14.240 --> 00:28:14.480
 that they

00:28:14.480 --> 00:28:15.959
 had disregarded

00:28:15.959 --> 00:28:16.220
 that there

00:28:16.220 --> 00:28:16.819
 was any

00:28:16.819 --> 00:28:17.559
 necessary to

00:28:17.559 --> 00:28:18.099
 keep any

00:28:18.099 --> 00:28:18.339
 of the

00:28:18.339 --> 00:28:18.839
 commands of

00:28:18.839 --> 00:28:19.159
 God

00:28:19.159 --> 00:28:20.259
 any longer,

00:28:20.259 --> 00:28:20.659
 which is

00:28:20.659 --> 00:28:21.220
 just not

00:28:21.220 --> 00:28:21.619
 true.

00:28:21.899 --> 00:28:22.279
 It has

00:28:22.279 --> 00:28:22.599
 been

00:28:22.599 --> 00:28:23.199
 renounced

00:28:23.199 --> 00:28:23.439
 as a

00:28:23.439 --> 00:28:23.799
 heresy

00:28:23.799 --> 00:28:24.759
 again and

00:28:24.759 --> 00:28:25.599
 again and

00:28:25.599 --> 00:28:25.939
 again,

00:28:25.940 --> 00:28:26.840
 this morning

00:28:26.840 --> 00:28:27.600
 as well.

00:28:27.960 --> 00:28:28.700
 We're still

00:28:28.700 --> 00:28:29.279
 meant to

00:28:29.279 --> 00:28:29.600
 keep the

00:28:29.600 --> 00:28:30.039
 moral law

00:28:30.039 --> 00:28:30.380
 of God,

00:28:30.420 --> 00:28:30.700
 not to

00:28:30.700 --> 00:28:31.140
 be accepted

00:28:31.140 --> 00:28:31.799
 by God,

00:28:31.900 --> 00:28:32.299
 but out

00:28:32.299 --> 00:28:32.779
 of loving

00:28:32.779 --> 00:28:33.360
 obedience

00:28:33.360 --> 00:28:34.519
 to Him.

00:28:35.180 --> 00:28:36.080
 So probably

00:28:36.080 --> 00:28:36.920
 that's what

00:28:36.920 --> 00:28:37.660
 they had

00:28:37.660 --> 00:28:38.360
 hated,

00:28:38.500 --> 00:28:38.920
 was that

00:28:38.920 --> 00:28:40.180
 kind of

00:28:40.180 --> 00:28:40.580
 teaching.

00:28:40.860 --> 00:28:41.120
 But,

00:28:41.980 --> 00:28:42.539
 they were

00:28:42.539 --> 00:28:44.000
 failing to

00:28:44.000 --> 00:28:45.019
 love one

00:28:45.019 --> 00:28:45.380
 another.

00:28:46.019 --> 00:28:46.279
 They were

00:28:46.279 --> 00:28:47.140
 failing at

00:28:47.140 --> 00:28:47.380
 this,

00:28:47.460 --> 00:28:48.120
 the love

00:28:48.120 --> 00:28:48.640
 that they

00:28:48.640 --> 00:28:49.779
 had at

00:28:49.779 --> 00:28:50.460
 first,

00:28:50.900 --> 00:28:51.840
 which means

00:28:51.840 --> 00:28:52.880
 that they

00:28:52.880 --> 00:28:53.380
 were not

00:28:53.380 --> 00:28:53.880
 rightly

00:28:53.880 --> 00:28:54.400
 believing

00:28:54.400 --> 00:28:55.420
 the truth

00:28:55.420 --> 00:28:56.340
 of God's

00:28:56.340 --> 00:28:56.980
 love

00:28:56.980 --> 00:28:58.259
 for them.

00:28:58.660 --> 00:28:59.220
 They knew

00:28:59.220 --> 00:29:00.400
 about it.

00:29:00.740 --> 00:29:01.200
 They knew

00:29:01.200 --> 00:29:01.900
 about it,

00:29:01.920 --> 00:29:02.080
 but they

00:29:02.080 --> 00:29:02.480
 were failing

00:29:02.480 --> 00:29:02.900
 to believe

00:29:02.900 --> 00:29:03.220
 it the

00:29:03.220 --> 00:29:04.460
 way they

00:29:04.460 --> 00:29:05.560
 should.

00:29:06.180 --> 00:29:06.720
 So as we

00:29:06.720 --> 00:29:07.360
 lead our

00:29:07.360 --> 00:29:07.940
 people and

00:29:07.940 --> 00:29:08.240
 as we

00:29:08.240 --> 00:29:09.060
 protect our

00:29:09.060 --> 00:29:09.400
 people,

00:29:09.800 --> 00:29:10.340
 we want to

00:29:10.340 --> 00:29:10.779
 do so in

00:29:10.779 --> 00:29:11.200
 a way that

00:29:11.200 --> 00:29:11.720
 doesn't just

00:29:11.720 --> 00:29:12.440
 stack up

00:29:12.440 --> 00:29:13.400
 information in

00:29:13.400 --> 00:29:14.279
 their heads.

00:29:14.900 --> 00:29:15.360
 That they

00:29:15.360 --> 00:29:15.800
 would be able

00:29:15.800 --> 00:29:16.420
 to refute

00:29:16.420 --> 00:29:17.180
 false doctrine

00:29:17.180 --> 00:29:17.820
 and know

00:29:17.820 --> 00:29:18.420
 right doctrine,

00:29:18.460 --> 00:29:19.140
 which is

00:29:19.140 --> 00:29:19.759
 good.

00:29:20.259 --> 00:29:20.840
 We want to

00:29:20.840 --> 00:29:21.740
 lead people

00:29:21.740 --> 00:29:22.519
 and protect

00:29:22.519 --> 00:29:23.019
 people so

00:29:23.019 --> 00:29:23.480
 that they

00:29:23.480 --> 00:29:24.240
 will know

00:29:24.240 --> 00:29:25.019
 God

00:29:25.019 --> 00:29:25.960
 himself.

00:29:27.700 --> 00:29:28.579
 So faithful

00:29:28.579 --> 00:29:29.059
 shepherds

00:29:29.059 --> 00:29:30.859
 protect their

00:29:30.859 --> 00:29:31.140
 people.

00:29:32.579 --> 00:29:33.180
 Let me at

00:29:33.180 --> 00:29:33.620
 this point

00:29:33.620 --> 00:29:34.859
 give you

00:29:34.859 --> 00:29:36.200
 an unplanned

00:29:36.200 --> 00:29:36.559
 aside.

00:29:39.240 --> 00:29:40.039
 If you

00:29:40.039 --> 00:29:40.299
 are a

00:29:40.299 --> 00:29:40.779
 follower of

00:29:40.779 --> 00:29:41.579
 Jesus Christ

00:29:41.579 --> 00:29:42.740
 and you

00:29:42.740 --> 00:29:43.160
 are not

00:29:43.160 --> 00:29:44.000
 committed

00:29:44.000 --> 00:29:44.799
 to a

00:29:44.799 --> 00:29:45.099
 local

00:29:45.099 --> 00:29:45.579
 fellowship

00:29:45.579 --> 00:29:46.220
 of

00:29:46.220 --> 00:29:47.259
 believers,

00:29:48.259 --> 00:29:49.220
 you have

00:29:49.220 --> 00:29:49.880
 not been

00:29:49.880 --> 00:29:50.859
 given the

00:29:50.859 --> 00:29:51.519
 tools that

00:29:51.519 --> 00:29:52.740
 God intends

00:29:52.740 --> 00:29:53.640
 for your

00:29:53.640 --> 00:29:54.120
 protection.

00:29:55.079 --> 00:29:55.660
 You have

00:29:55.660 --> 00:29:56.460
 not joined

00:29:56.460 --> 00:29:57.039
 yourself to

00:29:57.039 --> 00:29:57.440
 a group of

00:29:57.440 --> 00:29:57.859
 people who

00:29:57.859 --> 00:29:58.720
 are meant

00:29:58.720 --> 00:29:59.539
 to work

00:29:59.539 --> 00:30:00.059
 with you,

00:30:00.240 --> 00:30:00.740
 to keep

00:30:00.740 --> 00:30:01.359
 you accountable,

00:30:01.740 --> 00:30:02.339
 not to

00:30:02.339 --> 00:30:03.099
 be your

00:30:03.099 --> 00:30:03.660
 assurance,

00:30:03.980 --> 00:30:04.500
 but being a

00:30:04.500 --> 00:30:05.359
 member of a

00:30:05.359 --> 00:30:06.279
 biblical church

00:30:06.279 --> 00:30:07.079
 is an

00:30:07.079 --> 00:30:08.039
 element of

00:30:08.039 --> 00:30:09.299
 assurance.

00:30:09.799 --> 00:30:10.220
 That a

00:30:10.220 --> 00:30:10.500
 group of

00:30:10.500 --> 00:30:11.079
 Christ followers

00:30:11.079 --> 00:30:11.680
 have said to

00:30:11.680 --> 00:30:11.839
 you,

00:30:11.940 --> 00:30:12.480
 we have a

00:30:12.480 --> 00:30:13.339
 confidence that

00:30:13.339 --> 00:30:14.559
 you are in

00:30:14.559 --> 00:30:15.960
 the faith.

00:30:16.880 --> 00:30:17.559
 The biblical

00:30:17.559 --> 00:30:18.000
 doctrine,

00:30:18.700 --> 00:30:20.160
 the not

00:30:20.160 --> 00:30:21.200
 often practiced,

00:30:21.200 --> 00:30:22.000
 but altogether

00:30:22.000 --> 00:30:22.400
 biblical

00:30:22.400 --> 00:30:23.900
 practice of

00:30:23.900 --> 00:30:24.120
 church

00:30:24.120 --> 00:30:25.519
 discipline is

00:30:25.519 --> 00:30:26.660
 about taking

00:30:26.660 --> 00:30:27.539
 sin seriously

00:30:27.539 --> 00:30:28.299
 and steering

00:30:28.299 --> 00:30:29.480
 people as

00:30:29.480 --> 00:30:29.880
 they should

00:30:29.880 --> 00:30:30.680
 away from

00:30:30.680 --> 00:30:31.720
 error and

00:30:31.720 --> 00:30:32.640
 to the

00:30:32.640 --> 00:30:33.140
 truth.

00:30:33.500 --> 00:30:33.920
 Loving

00:30:33.920 --> 00:30:34.580
 restoration,

00:30:34.880 --> 00:30:35.420
 walk in the

00:30:35.420 --> 00:30:35.799
 ways of

00:30:35.799 --> 00:30:36.080
 God,

00:30:36.160 --> 00:30:36.480
 it's the

00:30:36.480 --> 00:30:36.960
 best thing

00:30:36.960 --> 00:30:37.539
 for you.

00:30:37.759 --> 00:30:38.140
 We want

00:30:38.140 --> 00:30:38.400
 you to

00:30:38.400 --> 00:30:39.200
 know Him

00:30:39.200 --> 00:30:39.799
 and be

00:30:39.799 --> 00:30:40.580
 obedient to

00:30:40.580 --> 00:30:40.819
 Him,

00:30:41.700 --> 00:30:42.160
 to serve

00:30:42.160 --> 00:30:42.559
 Him as

00:30:42.559 --> 00:30:43.559
 you should.

00:30:44.840 --> 00:30:45.519
 The final

00:30:45.519 --> 00:30:46.299
 step of

00:30:46.299 --> 00:30:46.500
 church

00:30:46.500 --> 00:30:47.420
 discipline is

00:30:47.420 --> 00:30:47.620
 that a

00:30:47.620 --> 00:30:48.059
 person is

00:30:48.059 --> 00:30:48.880
 removed from

00:30:48.880 --> 00:30:49.259
 the fellowship

00:30:49.259 --> 00:30:49.579
 of a

00:30:49.579 --> 00:30:49.879
 church.

00:30:50.640 --> 00:30:51.259
 Because the

00:30:51.259 --> 00:30:51.660
 church no

00:30:51.660 --> 00:30:52.279
 longer can

00:30:52.279 --> 00:30:52.900
 be confident

00:30:52.900 --> 00:30:53.359
 that they

00:30:53.359 --> 00:30:53.799
 are in

00:30:53.799 --> 00:30:54.599
 fact in

00:30:54.599 --> 00:30:55.099
 the faith.

00:30:55.240 --> 00:30:55.879
 Their works

00:30:55.879 --> 00:30:56.700
 are evidencing

00:30:56.700 --> 00:30:57.220
 otherwise.

00:30:57.660 --> 00:30:58.519
 Their unrepentant

00:30:58.519 --> 00:30:59.279
 sin says

00:30:59.279 --> 00:31:00.299
 no.

00:31:01.299 --> 00:31:01.819
 So for

00:31:01.819 --> 00:31:02.579
 their sake,

00:31:02.660 --> 00:31:03.119
 we say we

00:31:03.119 --> 00:31:03.700
 just can't

00:31:03.700 --> 00:31:04.339
 say this

00:31:04.339 --> 00:31:04.819
 anymore.

00:31:05.299 --> 00:31:06.119
 We love

00:31:06.119 --> 00:31:06.400
 you and

00:31:06.400 --> 00:31:06.680
 we want

00:31:06.680 --> 00:31:06.879
 you to

00:31:06.879 --> 00:31:07.559
 come back

00:31:07.559 --> 00:31:07.920
 and be in

00:31:07.920 --> 00:31:08.200
 fellowship

00:31:08.200 --> 00:31:08.660
 with God

00:31:08.660 --> 00:31:08.920
 and in

00:31:08.920 --> 00:31:09.140
 fellowship

00:31:09.140 --> 00:31:09.460
 with the

00:31:09.460 --> 00:31:09.700
 church,

00:31:09.799 --> 00:31:10.279
 but we

00:31:10.279 --> 00:31:11.059
 just can't.

00:31:12.379 --> 00:31:12.940
 Yesterday I

00:31:12.940 --> 00:31:13.160
 heard a

00:31:13.160 --> 00:31:13.799
 quote by

00:31:13.799 --> 00:31:14.500
 Jay Adams,

00:31:14.900 --> 00:31:15.599
 a pastor

00:31:15.599 --> 00:31:16.559
 and a

00:31:16.559 --> 00:31:17.539
 newtetic

00:31:17.539 --> 00:31:17.980
 biblical

00:31:17.980 --> 00:31:18.539
 counselor.

00:31:19.259 --> 00:31:19.839
 And he

00:31:19.839 --> 00:31:20.559
 said this,

00:31:21.019 --> 00:31:21.500
 if you

00:31:21.500 --> 00:31:21.960
 are not

00:31:21.960 --> 00:31:22.359
 a member

00:31:22.359 --> 00:31:22.619
 of a

00:31:22.619 --> 00:31:22.839
 local

00:31:22.839 --> 00:31:23.160
 church,

00:31:23.240 --> 00:31:23.319
 you

00:31:23.319 --> 00:31:23.519
 have

00:31:23.519 --> 00:31:24.519
 excommunicated

00:31:24.519 --> 00:31:25.339
 yourself.

00:31:28.500 --> 00:31:29.160
 So be

00:31:29.160 --> 00:31:30.420
 part of

00:31:30.420 --> 00:31:30.799
 a biblical

00:31:30.799 --> 00:31:31.299
 church

00:31:31.299 --> 00:31:32.359
 with

00:31:32.359 --> 00:31:33.000
 faithful

00:31:33.000 --> 00:31:33.720
 shepherds,

00:31:34.059 --> 00:31:34.799
 a group

00:31:34.799 --> 00:31:35.279
 of people

00:31:35.279 --> 00:31:35.599
 who want

00:31:35.599 --> 00:31:35.859
 to love

00:31:35.859 --> 00:31:36.059
 you with

00:31:36.059 --> 00:31:36.319
 the truth

00:31:36.319 --> 00:31:36.539
 of the

00:31:36.539 --> 00:31:36.859
 gospel.

00:31:38.119 --> 00:31:38.759
 I would

00:31:38.759 --> 00:31:39.279
 suggest to

00:31:39.279 --> 00:31:39.920
 you that

00:31:39.920 --> 00:31:40.660
 you are

00:31:40.660 --> 00:31:41.140
 sinning

00:31:41.140 --> 00:31:41.920
 not to,

00:31:42.400 --> 00:31:42.759
 so do

00:31:42.759 --> 00:31:43.000
 so.

00:31:44.279 --> 00:31:44.559
 Okay,

00:31:45.319 --> 00:31:45.799
 back to

00:31:45.799 --> 00:31:46.140
 the script.

00:31:47.500 --> 00:31:47.660
 Number

00:31:47.660 --> 00:31:47.900
 four,

00:31:47.900 --> 00:31:48.460
 faithful

00:31:48.460 --> 00:31:49.280
 shepherds

00:31:49.280 --> 00:31:50.660
 pray

00:31:50.660 --> 00:31:51.880
 and

00:31:51.880 --> 00:31:52.500
 study.

00:31:53.460 --> 00:31:53.960
 Pray

00:31:53.960 --> 00:31:54.180
 and

00:31:54.180 --> 00:31:54.420
 study.

00:31:54.519 --> 00:31:54.800
 Verse

00:31:54.800 --> 00:31:55.600
 32,

00:31:55.880 --> 00:31:56.000
 we're

00:31:56.000 --> 00:31:56.340
 back in

00:31:56.340 --> 00:31:56.740
 Acts 20

00:31:56.740 --> 00:31:57.019
 now.

00:31:58.960 --> 00:31:59.460
 Paul

00:31:59.460 --> 00:31:59.740
 says,

00:31:59.900 --> 00:32:00.400
 and now

00:32:00.400 --> 00:32:01.460
 I commend

00:32:01.460 --> 00:32:02.700
 you to

00:32:02.700 --> 00:32:03.040
 God.

00:32:03.140 --> 00:32:03.360
 And I

00:32:03.360 --> 00:32:03.800
 recognize

00:32:03.800 --> 00:32:04.200
 that this

00:32:04.200 --> 00:32:04.640
 text is

00:32:04.640 --> 00:32:04.800
 not

00:32:04.800 --> 00:32:05.440
 specifically

00:32:05.440 --> 00:32:06.080
 calling

00:32:06.080 --> 00:32:07.160
 the

00:32:07.160 --> 00:32:07.800
 shepherds,

00:32:08.200 --> 00:32:08.380
 these

00:32:08.380 --> 00:32:08.840
 elders in

00:32:08.840 --> 00:32:09.140
 Ephesus,

00:32:09.360 --> 00:32:10.040
 to pray.

00:32:10.960 --> 00:32:11.380
 But it

00:32:11.380 --> 00:32:11.880
 is another

00:32:11.880 --> 00:32:12.519
 example of

00:32:12.519 --> 00:32:13.180
 Paul and

00:32:13.180 --> 00:32:13.480
 his

00:32:13.480 --> 00:32:13.820
 commitment

00:32:13.820 --> 00:32:14.519
 to

00:32:14.519 --> 00:32:14.880
 prayer.

00:32:14.880 --> 00:32:14.940
 prayer.

00:32:15.740 --> 00:32:16.220
 And if

00:32:16.220 --> 00:32:16.900
 we rightly

00:32:16.900 --> 00:32:17.520
 understand

00:32:17.520 --> 00:32:18.480
 the gravity

00:32:18.480 --> 00:32:18.900
 of the

00:32:18.900 --> 00:32:20.140
 task of

00:32:20.140 --> 00:32:20.740
 faithfully

00:32:20.740 --> 00:32:21.280
 shepherding

00:32:21.280 --> 00:32:21.820
 God's

00:32:21.820 --> 00:32:22.220
 people,

00:32:22.400 --> 00:32:23.340
 we will

00:32:23.340 --> 00:32:24.420
 pray.

00:32:25.280 --> 00:32:26.280
 I find

00:32:26.280 --> 00:32:26.780
 my

00:32:26.780 --> 00:32:27.640
 prayerlessness

00:32:27.640 --> 00:32:29.660
 is most

00:32:29.660 --> 00:32:30.400
 often because

00:32:30.400 --> 00:32:31.180
 I don't

00:32:31.180 --> 00:32:31.820
 get the

00:32:31.820 --> 00:32:32.740
 gravity of

00:32:32.740 --> 00:32:32.840
 it.

00:32:32.900 --> 00:32:33.360
 It is a

00:32:33.360 --> 00:32:33.920
 serious,

00:32:34.080 --> 00:32:34.580
 serious

00:32:34.580 --> 00:32:35.440
 matter,

00:32:35.440 --> 00:32:36.280
 which I

00:32:36.280 --> 00:32:36.980
 am not

00:32:36.980 --> 00:32:37.800
 capable of

00:32:37.800 --> 00:32:38.360
 accomplishing

00:32:38.360 --> 00:32:39.280
 on my

00:32:39.280 --> 00:32:39.600
 own.

00:32:39.660 --> 00:32:40.300
 I must

00:32:40.300 --> 00:32:41.120
 cry out

00:32:41.119 --> 00:32:42.079
 to God

00:32:42.079 --> 00:32:42.899
 to help

00:32:42.899 --> 00:32:43.779
 me in

00:32:43.779 --> 00:32:44.000
 giving

00:32:44.000 --> 00:32:44.379
 leadership

00:32:44.379 --> 00:32:44.799
 in our

00:32:44.799 --> 00:32:45.139
 church

00:32:45.139 --> 00:32:45.899
 and to

00:32:45.899 --> 00:32:46.319
 my

00:32:46.319 --> 00:32:47.479
 family.

00:32:48.639 --> 00:32:48.879
 Prayer

00:32:48.879 --> 00:32:49.839
 expresses a

00:32:49.839 --> 00:32:50.439
 dependence

00:32:50.439 --> 00:32:51.639
 on God

00:32:51.639 --> 00:32:53.079
 and biblical

00:32:53.079 --> 00:32:54.879
 prayer lines

00:32:54.879 --> 00:32:55.639
 up our

00:32:55.639 --> 00:32:56.539
 wills with

00:32:56.539 --> 00:32:57.599
 His.

00:32:58.739 --> 00:32:59.000
 A

00:32:59.000 --> 00:32:59.619
 shepherd who

00:32:59.619 --> 00:33:00.259
 does not

00:33:00.259 --> 00:33:00.919
 pray

00:33:00.919 --> 00:33:02.359
 shepherds

00:33:02.359 --> 00:33:03.419
 in vain.

00:33:04.799 --> 00:33:05.679
 I love

00:33:05.679 --> 00:33:06.039
 the Latin

00:33:06.039 --> 00:33:06.599
 phrase

00:33:06.599 --> 00:33:07.939
 sine qua

00:33:07.939 --> 00:33:09.099
 non.

00:33:09.979 --> 00:33:10.659
 Knowing

00:33:10.660 --> 00:33:11.200
 Latin helps

00:33:11.200 --> 00:33:11.600
 me remember

00:33:11.600 --> 00:33:11.880
 things.

00:33:11.980 --> 00:33:12.220
 Maybe it

00:33:12.220 --> 00:33:12.400
 doesn't

00:33:12.400 --> 00:33:12.720
 for you.

00:33:12.900 --> 00:33:13.640
 Sine qua

00:33:13.640 --> 00:33:14.140
 non,

00:33:14.580 --> 00:33:15.060
 which the

00:33:15.060 --> 00:33:15.519
 reformers

00:33:15.519 --> 00:33:16.140
 applied to

00:33:16.140 --> 00:33:16.420
 prayer,

00:33:16.560 --> 00:33:17.160
 which means

00:33:17.160 --> 00:33:17.720
 without

00:33:17.720 --> 00:33:18.500
 which

00:33:18.500 --> 00:33:19.920
 nothing.

00:33:21.000 --> 00:33:21.779
 Sine qua

00:33:21.779 --> 00:33:21.960
 non.

00:33:22.220 --> 00:33:22.540
 At least

00:33:22.540 --> 00:33:23.000
 remember the

00:33:23.000 --> 00:33:23.360
 English.

00:33:24.080 --> 00:33:24.580
 Prayer

00:33:24.580 --> 00:33:25.240
 without

00:33:25.240 --> 00:33:26.560
 which

00:33:26.560 --> 00:33:28.200
 nothing.

00:33:28.720 --> 00:33:29.440
 God moves

00:33:29.440 --> 00:33:29.759
 in the hearts

00:33:29.759 --> 00:33:29.920
 of His

00:33:29.920 --> 00:33:30.279
 people to

00:33:30.279 --> 00:33:31.060
 pray and

00:33:31.060 --> 00:33:31.620
 He empowers

00:33:31.620 --> 00:33:32.220
 our lives

00:33:32.220 --> 00:33:32.779
 in our

00:33:32.779 --> 00:33:33.140
 praying.

00:33:33.960 --> 00:33:34.120
 And we

00:33:34.120 --> 00:33:34.680
 can pray

00:33:34.680 --> 00:33:35.440
 in confidence

00:33:35.440 --> 00:33:35.940
 that our

00:33:35.940 --> 00:33:36.400
 people would

00:33:36.400 --> 00:33:37.000
 know God

00:33:37.000 --> 00:33:37.720
 and walk

00:33:37.720 --> 00:33:38.040
 in His

00:33:38.040 --> 00:33:38.720
 ways.

00:33:39.600 --> 00:33:39.779
 Jesus

00:33:39.779 --> 00:33:40.400
 states in

00:33:40.400 --> 00:33:41.259
 John 14

00:33:41.259 --> 00:33:42.140
 verse 13,

00:33:42.860 --> 00:33:43.400
 whatever you

00:33:43.400 --> 00:33:43.780
 ask in

00:33:43.780 --> 00:33:44.320
 my name,

00:33:44.360 --> 00:33:44.560
 and He's

00:33:44.560 --> 00:33:45.200
 not instructing

00:33:45.200 --> 00:33:45.540
 us just

00:33:45.540 --> 00:33:46.019
 to tack

00:33:46.019 --> 00:33:46.540
 His name

00:33:46.540 --> 00:33:47.280
 to the end

00:33:47.280 --> 00:33:47.600
 of any

00:33:47.600 --> 00:33:47.900
 prayer that

00:33:47.900 --> 00:33:48.140
 we would

00:33:48.140 --> 00:33:48.420
 pray.

00:33:48.680 --> 00:33:49.040
 What He's

00:33:49.040 --> 00:33:49.600
 saying is

00:33:49.600 --> 00:33:50.240
 whatever you

00:33:50.240 --> 00:33:51.800
 ask that

00:33:51.800 --> 00:33:52.440
 is consistent

00:33:52.440 --> 00:33:53.200
 with my

00:33:53.200 --> 00:33:53.920
 person,

00:33:54.600 --> 00:33:55.300
 in my

00:33:55.300 --> 00:33:55.600
 name,

00:33:55.700 --> 00:33:56.500
 with my

00:33:56.500 --> 00:33:56.920
 person,

00:33:57.259 --> 00:33:57.640
 consistent

00:33:57.640 --> 00:33:58.120
 with my

00:33:58.120 --> 00:33:58.680
 character,

00:33:59.180 --> 00:33:59.640
 and consistent

00:33:59.640 --> 00:34:00.120
 with my

00:34:00.120 --> 00:34:00.860
 commands,

00:34:01.519 --> 00:34:01.900
 which we

00:34:01.900 --> 00:34:02.400
 have here,

00:34:03.400 --> 00:34:04.540
 this I

00:34:04.540 --> 00:34:05.380
 will do,

00:34:05.900 --> 00:34:06.220
 that the

00:34:06.220 --> 00:34:07.180
 Father may

00:34:07.180 --> 00:34:07.940
 be glorified

00:34:07.940 --> 00:34:08.619
 in the

00:34:08.619 --> 00:34:08.920
 Son.

00:34:10.240 --> 00:34:10.619
 So we

00:34:10.619 --> 00:34:11.159
 can pray

00:34:11.159 --> 00:34:12.280
 with confidence

00:34:12.280 --> 00:34:13.900
 that God

00:34:13.900 --> 00:34:14.500
 would help

00:34:14.500 --> 00:34:15.139
 us in

00:34:15.139 --> 00:34:15.679
 giving

00:34:15.679 --> 00:34:17.200
 faithful

00:34:17.200 --> 00:34:18.059
 leadership

00:34:18.059 --> 00:34:19.240
 to our

00:34:19.240 --> 00:34:19.500
 people.

00:34:20.159 --> 00:34:20.480
 We can

00:34:20.480 --> 00:34:20.840
 pray that

00:34:20.840 --> 00:34:21.519
 with confidence

00:34:21.519 --> 00:34:22.300
 and know

00:34:22.300 --> 00:34:22.599
 that He'll

00:34:22.599 --> 00:34:23.500
 supply what

00:34:23.500 --> 00:34:24.119
 we need.

00:34:24.900 --> 00:34:25.200
 So my

00:34:25.200 --> 00:34:25.659
 encouragement to

00:34:25.659 --> 00:34:25.960
 you would be

00:34:25.960 --> 00:34:26.480
 to pray

00:34:26.480 --> 00:34:26.860
 and then

00:34:26.860 --> 00:34:27.139
 act.

00:34:28.139 --> 00:34:28.519
 Pray that

00:34:28.519 --> 00:34:28.980
 it'll work,

00:34:29.420 --> 00:34:29.700
 pray that

00:34:29.700 --> 00:34:29.880
 it'll give

00:34:29.880 --> 00:34:30.119
 you what

00:34:30.119 --> 00:34:30.440
 you need,

00:34:30.519 --> 00:34:30.720
 and do

00:34:30.720 --> 00:34:31.260
 so confidently,

00:34:31.619 --> 00:34:31.820
 and then

00:34:31.820 --> 00:34:32.740
 go lead

00:34:32.740 --> 00:34:34.740
 by the

00:34:34.740 --> 00:34:35.220
 Scripture's

00:34:35.220 --> 00:34:35.780
 standards.

00:34:35.780 --> 00:34:36.980
 So Paul

00:34:36.980 --> 00:34:37.540
 commends them

00:34:37.540 --> 00:34:38.820
 to God.

00:34:38.900 --> 00:34:39.140
 That's an

00:34:39.140 --> 00:34:40.180
 example in

00:34:40.180 --> 00:34:40.480
 prayer.

00:34:40.720 --> 00:34:40.980
 And he

00:34:40.980 --> 00:34:41.620
 also commends

00:34:41.620 --> 00:34:41.980
 them to

00:34:41.980 --> 00:34:42.660
 the Word

00:34:42.660 --> 00:34:44.240
 of His

00:34:44.240 --> 00:34:44.700
 grace.

00:34:44.960 --> 00:34:45.600
 The Word

00:34:45.600 --> 00:34:46.260
 of His

00:34:46.260 --> 00:34:46.720
 grace,

00:34:46.860 --> 00:34:47.660
 the Bible.

00:34:48.440 --> 00:34:48.700
 If we

00:34:48.700 --> 00:34:49.040
 are to look

00:34:49.040 --> 00:34:49.800
 to ourselves

00:34:49.800 --> 00:34:51.080
 to lead

00:34:51.080 --> 00:34:51.640
 and protect

00:34:51.640 --> 00:34:52.800
 our people,

00:34:53.660 --> 00:34:54.060
 then we

00:34:54.060 --> 00:34:54.900
 must be

00:34:54.900 --> 00:34:56.200
 students of

00:34:56.200 --> 00:34:56.560
 the Word.

00:34:57.160 --> 00:34:57.800
 We must

00:34:57.800 --> 00:34:58.040
 be.

00:34:58.540 --> 00:34:58.960
 We must

00:34:58.960 --> 00:34:59.560
 know it

00:34:59.560 --> 00:35:00.440
 and be

00:35:00.440 --> 00:35:01.000
 increasing

00:35:01.000 --> 00:35:01.480
 in our

00:35:01.480 --> 00:35:01.960
 knowledge

00:35:01.960 --> 00:35:02.660
 of it

00:35:02.660 --> 00:35:03.500
 and our

00:35:03.500 --> 00:35:04.220
 understanding

00:35:04.219 --> 00:35:05.500
 of its

00:35:05.500 --> 00:35:06.059
 application.

00:35:07.139 --> 00:35:07.719
 This means

00:35:07.719 --> 00:35:08.399
 we must

00:35:08.399 --> 00:35:09.579
 read.

00:35:10.299 --> 00:35:11.119
 I find a

00:35:11.119 --> 00:35:11.699
 Christian who

00:35:11.699 --> 00:35:12.079
 says they

00:35:12.079 --> 00:35:13.000
 don't like

00:35:13.000 --> 00:35:13.539
 to read

00:35:13.539 --> 00:35:13.919
 to be

00:35:13.919 --> 00:35:14.519
 inconsistent.

00:35:15.419 --> 00:35:16.159
 We have

00:35:16.159 --> 00:35:16.459
 to.

00:35:16.939 --> 00:35:17.480
 We have

00:35:17.480 --> 00:35:17.799
 to.

00:35:18.799 --> 00:35:19.419
 God's

00:35:19.419 --> 00:35:20.019
 very Word

00:35:20.019 --> 00:35:20.699
 is conveyed

00:35:20.699 --> 00:35:21.539
 to us

00:35:21.539 --> 00:35:23.559
 in words

00:35:23.559 --> 00:35:24.759
 recorded

00:35:24.759 --> 00:35:25.699
 on pages.

00:35:26.519 --> 00:35:27.139
 You have

00:35:27.139 --> 00:35:29.059
 to read.

00:35:29.279 --> 00:35:29.500
 It's been

00:35:29.500 --> 00:35:30.019
 a great

00:35:30.019 --> 00:35:30.699
 work of

00:35:30.699 --> 00:35:31.299
 missionaries

00:35:31.299 --> 00:35:31.679
 throughout

00:35:31.679 --> 00:35:32.339
 history

00:35:32.340 --> 00:35:33.720
 to educate

00:35:33.720 --> 00:35:34.360
 people,

00:35:34.519 --> 00:35:35.240
 to teach

00:35:35.240 --> 00:35:35.620
 them to

00:35:35.620 --> 00:35:36.140
 read so

00:35:36.140 --> 00:35:36.840
 that they

00:35:36.840 --> 00:35:37.800
 could read

00:35:37.800 --> 00:35:38.480
 the Word

00:35:38.480 --> 00:35:38.900
 of God.

00:35:39.019 --> 00:35:39.360
 What a

00:35:39.360 --> 00:35:40.019
 privilege

00:35:40.019 --> 00:35:41.140
 that we're

00:35:41.140 --> 00:35:41.600
 readers.

00:35:42.559 --> 00:35:43.460
 The people

00:35:43.460 --> 00:35:44.000
 who can't

00:35:44.000 --> 00:35:44.860
 read in

00:35:44.860 --> 00:35:45.500
 our congregation

00:35:45.500 --> 00:35:46.160
 are few

00:35:46.160 --> 00:35:46.460
 and were

00:35:46.460 --> 00:35:46.860
 probably

00:35:46.860 --> 00:35:47.340
 sitting on

00:35:47.340 --> 00:35:47.800
 the floor

00:35:47.800 --> 00:35:48.660
 earlier

00:35:48.660 --> 00:35:49.860
 this morning.

00:35:50.280 --> 00:35:50.620
 We have

00:35:50.620 --> 00:35:51.340
 the opportunity

00:35:51.340 --> 00:35:51.960
 to take

00:35:51.960 --> 00:35:53.220
 up and

00:35:53.220 --> 00:35:54.400
 read.

00:35:54.960 --> 00:35:55.539
 And beyond

00:35:55.539 --> 00:35:56.039
 the Scripture

00:35:56.039 --> 00:35:56.940
 as the most

00:35:56.940 --> 00:35:57.539
 important book

00:35:57.539 --> 00:35:57.820
 we could

00:35:57.820 --> 00:35:58.559
 ever read,

00:35:58.940 --> 00:35:59.400
 we have

00:35:59.400 --> 00:36:00.120
 such a wealth

00:36:00.120 --> 00:36:00.700
 of other

00:36:00.700 --> 00:36:01.360
 things to

00:36:01.360 --> 00:36:01.700
 read.

00:36:01.780 --> 00:36:02.039
 That's why

00:36:02.039 --> 00:36:02.220
 I'm

00:36:02.220 --> 00:36:02.680
 promoting

00:36:02.680 --> 00:36:03.420
 reading in

00:36:03.420 --> 00:36:04.380
 our church.

00:36:05.260 --> 00:36:06.059
 Books that

00:36:06.059 --> 00:36:06.940
 systematically

00:36:06.940 --> 00:36:08.140
 take themes

00:36:08.140 --> 00:36:08.660
 of the Bible

00:36:08.660 --> 00:36:09.240
 and lay them

00:36:09.240 --> 00:36:09.940
 out for us,

00:36:09.980 --> 00:36:10.460
 help us to

00:36:10.460 --> 00:36:11.280
 understand and

00:36:11.280 --> 00:36:11.840
 to comprehend.

00:36:12.460 --> 00:36:12.820
 We have

00:36:12.820 --> 00:36:13.680
 access to

00:36:13.680 --> 00:36:14.320
 the church

00:36:14.320 --> 00:36:15.340
 across history

00:36:15.340 --> 00:36:15.960
 which is

00:36:15.960 --> 00:36:16.800
 such a

00:36:16.800 --> 00:36:17.160
 blessing,

00:36:17.480 --> 00:36:17.700
 beloved.

00:36:18.079 --> 00:36:18.620
 I get to

00:36:18.620 --> 00:36:19.360
 sit down

00:36:19.360 --> 00:36:19.940
 on any

00:36:19.940 --> 00:36:20.740
 given afternoon

00:36:20.740 --> 00:36:21.440
 of the week

00:36:21.440 --> 00:36:22.079
 and have a

00:36:22.079 --> 00:36:22.579
 conversation

00:36:22.579 --> 00:36:23.200
 with Jonathan

00:36:23.200 --> 00:36:23.559
 Edwards.

00:36:24.700 --> 00:36:25.099
 It's a

00:36:25.099 --> 00:36:26.180
 wonderful thing

00:36:26.180 --> 00:36:26.840
 that I get to

00:36:26.840 --> 00:36:27.559
 sit with him

00:36:27.559 --> 00:36:28.740
 and hear all

00:36:28.740 --> 00:36:29.340
 that he has

00:36:29.340 --> 00:36:29.840
 to say

00:36:29.840 --> 00:36:30.940
 about the

00:36:30.940 --> 00:36:31.200
 Scripture.

00:36:31.360 --> 00:36:32.079
 It's a

00:36:32.079 --> 00:36:32.660
 great thing

00:36:32.660 --> 00:36:33.079
 that we get

00:36:33.079 --> 00:36:33.440
 to do

00:36:33.440 --> 00:36:33.880
 to pick

00:36:33.880 --> 00:36:34.820
 up and

00:36:34.820 --> 00:36:35.660
 to read.

00:36:36.220 --> 00:36:36.620
 If you don't

00:36:36.620 --> 00:36:37.440
 fancy yourself

00:36:37.440 --> 00:36:38.039
 a reader,

00:36:38.200 --> 00:36:38.500
 you need to

00:36:38.500 --> 00:36:38.980
 start working

00:36:38.980 --> 00:36:39.380
 at it.

00:36:39.720 --> 00:36:40.180
 You need to

00:36:40.180 --> 00:36:41.380
 become a

00:36:41.380 --> 00:36:42.800
 reader primarily

00:36:42.800 --> 00:36:44.300
 of the

00:36:44.300 --> 00:36:44.559
 Word of

00:36:44.559 --> 00:36:44.900
 God.

00:36:45.260 --> 00:36:46.920
 Read more,

00:36:47.420 --> 00:36:47.840
 read more

00:36:47.840 --> 00:36:48.360
 broadly,

00:36:49.640 --> 00:36:51.519
 read books

00:36:51.519 --> 00:36:52.200
 that speak

00:36:52.200 --> 00:36:52.960
 of God's

00:36:52.960 --> 00:36:54.019
 Word if

00:36:54.019 --> 00:36:54.340
 you're reading

00:36:54.340 --> 00:36:54.740
 books that

00:36:54.740 --> 00:36:55.700
 aren't God's

00:36:55.700 --> 00:36:56.780
 Word.

00:36:57.960 --> 00:36:58.640
 Paul says

00:36:58.640 --> 00:36:59.200
 to Timothy

00:36:59.199 --> 00:36:59.799
 2 Timothy

00:36:59.799 --> 00:37:00.579
 3, 16

00:37:00.579 --> 00:37:01.419
 and 17.

00:37:02.339 --> 00:37:03.099
 All Scripture

00:37:03.099 --> 00:37:04.199
 is breathed

00:37:04.199 --> 00:37:04.779
 out by

00:37:04.779 --> 00:37:05.199
 God.

00:37:05.439 --> 00:37:05.699
 He's the

00:37:05.699 --> 00:37:06.359
 very source

00:37:06.359 --> 00:37:06.799
 of it.

00:37:07.679 --> 00:37:08.079
 And it's

00:37:08.079 --> 00:37:08.719
 profitable.

00:37:08.919 --> 00:37:09.619
 It's profitable.

00:37:09.799 --> 00:37:10.279
 It's good

00:37:10.279 --> 00:37:10.799
 for us.

00:37:11.319 --> 00:37:12.079
 For teaching,

00:37:12.659 --> 00:37:13.559
 for reproof,

00:37:13.699 --> 00:37:14.399
 for correction,

00:37:15.079 --> 00:37:15.299
 and for

00:37:15.299 --> 00:37:15.759
 training in

00:37:15.759 --> 00:37:15.980
 righteousness.

00:37:16.059 --> 00:37:16.460
 These are all

00:37:16.460 --> 00:37:17.019
 just different

00:37:17.019 --> 00:37:17.759
 words that

00:37:17.759 --> 00:37:18.139
 give this

00:37:18.139 --> 00:37:18.779
 idea of

00:37:18.779 --> 00:37:19.679
 guiding in

00:37:19.679 --> 00:37:20.359
 the ways

00:37:20.359 --> 00:37:21.119
 of God.

00:37:21.119 --> 00:37:21.500
 Guiding

00:37:21.500 --> 00:37:22.279
 people to

00:37:22.279 --> 00:37:22.719
 God

00:37:22.719 --> 00:37:23.939
 himself.

00:37:23.940 --> 00:37:25.559
 17,

00:37:25.820 --> 00:37:26.059
 that the

00:37:26.059 --> 00:37:26.639
 man of

00:37:26.639 --> 00:37:27.360
 God may

00:37:27.360 --> 00:37:28.280
 be complete,

00:37:29.059 --> 00:37:30.280
 equipped for

00:37:30.280 --> 00:37:31.780
 every good

00:37:31.780 --> 00:37:32.220
 work.

00:37:32.720 --> 00:37:33.240
 So if we're

00:37:33.240 --> 00:37:33.420
 to be

00:37:33.420 --> 00:37:33.659
 faithful

00:37:33.659 --> 00:37:34.139
 shepherds,

00:37:34.240 --> 00:37:35.880
 we must

00:37:35.880 --> 00:37:36.139
 pray.

00:37:36.240 --> 00:37:36.340
 We're

00:37:36.340 --> 00:37:36.940
 dependent on

00:37:36.940 --> 00:37:37.260
 God to

00:37:37.260 --> 00:37:37.559
 move into

00:37:37.559 --> 00:37:38.000
 work in

00:37:38.000 --> 00:37:38.440
 our activity.

00:37:39.840 --> 00:37:40.500
 And we

00:37:40.500 --> 00:37:41.039
 must study.

00:37:41.320 --> 00:37:42.000
 We must

00:37:42.000 --> 00:37:42.579
 know this

00:37:42.579 --> 00:37:43.380
 precious book

00:37:43.380 --> 00:37:44.700
 that is so

00:37:44.700 --> 00:37:46.159
 useful in

00:37:46.159 --> 00:37:47.340
 giving leadership

00:37:47.340 --> 00:37:48.139
 and protection

00:37:48.139 --> 00:37:49.400
 to our

00:37:49.400 --> 00:37:49.740
 people.

00:37:50.679 --> 00:37:51.039
 So faithful

00:37:51.039 --> 00:37:51.400
 shepherds

00:37:51.400 --> 00:37:52.400
 pray and

00:37:52.400 --> 00:37:52.659
 study.

00:37:53.940 --> 00:37:54.200
 Number

00:37:54.200 --> 00:37:54.619
 five.

00:37:57.840 --> 00:37:58.280
 Faithful

00:37:58.280 --> 00:37:58.940
 shepherds

00:37:58.940 --> 00:38:00.420
 serve the

00:38:00.420 --> 00:38:00.800
 weak.

00:38:03.220 --> 00:38:03.780
 Faithful

00:38:03.780 --> 00:38:04.200
 shepherds

00:38:04.200 --> 00:38:04.760
 serve the

00:38:04.760 --> 00:38:04.960
 weak.

00:38:05.079 --> 00:38:05.300
 Verse

00:38:05.300 --> 00:38:07.019
 33-35

00:38:07.019 --> 00:38:08.619
 of Acts

00:38:08.619 --> 00:38:09.019
 20.

00:38:09.780 --> 00:38:10.119
 For the

00:38:10.119 --> 00:38:10.440
 sake of

00:38:10.440 --> 00:38:10.860
 time,

00:38:11.000 --> 00:38:11.400
 I won't

00:38:11.400 --> 00:38:12.079
 belabor this

00:38:12.079 --> 00:38:12.440
 point.

00:38:13.840 --> 00:38:13.960
 The

00:38:13.960 --> 00:38:14.300
 faithful

00:38:14.300 --> 00:38:14.800
 shepherd

00:38:14.800 --> 00:38:16.039
 does not

00:38:16.039 --> 00:38:16.599
 look to

00:38:16.599 --> 00:38:17.179
 his own

00:38:17.179 --> 00:38:18.240
 self-interest

00:38:18.240 --> 00:38:19.720
 but rather

00:38:19.720 --> 00:38:20.659
 serves

00:38:20.659 --> 00:38:21.599
 others.

00:38:22.240 --> 00:38:22.880
 Humbles

00:38:22.880 --> 00:38:23.340
 himself,

00:38:23.340 --> 00:38:24.320
 becomes the

00:38:24.320 --> 00:38:25.280
 least of

00:38:25.280 --> 00:38:25.620
 all.

00:38:26.180 --> 00:38:27.000
 Someday he'll

00:38:27.000 --> 00:38:27.220
 be the

00:38:27.220 --> 00:38:27.640
 greatest of

00:38:27.640 --> 00:38:28.120
 all, but

00:38:28.120 --> 00:38:28.900
 here the

00:38:28.900 --> 00:38:29.320
 least of

00:38:29.320 --> 00:38:29.980
 all, a

00:38:29.980 --> 00:38:30.500
 servant to

00:38:30.500 --> 00:38:30.800
 all.

00:38:31.300 --> 00:38:31.980
 Not lording

00:38:31.980 --> 00:38:32.579
 this over

00:38:32.579 --> 00:38:33.120
 people like

00:38:33.120 --> 00:38:33.740
 the Gentiles

00:38:33.740 --> 00:38:34.100
 do, but

00:38:34.100 --> 00:38:34.720
 becoming a

00:38:34.720 --> 00:38:35.900
 servant of

00:38:35.900 --> 00:38:37.180
 all.

00:38:38.940 --> 00:38:39.700
 Paul said

00:38:39.700 --> 00:38:40.039
 to the

00:38:40.039 --> 00:38:40.500
 Corinthian

00:38:40.500 --> 00:38:41.160
 church in

00:38:41.160 --> 00:38:41.860
 2 Corinthians

00:38:41.860 --> 00:38:43.539
 12-15,

00:38:44.240 --> 00:38:44.860
 I will

00:38:44.860 --> 00:38:45.860
 most gladly

00:38:45.860 --> 00:38:47.720
 spend and

00:38:47.720 --> 00:38:48.660
 be spent

00:38:48.659 --> 00:38:49.980
 for your

00:38:49.980 --> 00:38:50.440
 souls.

00:38:51.639 --> 00:38:52.179
 The

00:38:52.179 --> 00:38:52.420
 faithful

00:38:52.420 --> 00:38:52.819
 shepherd

00:38:52.819 --> 00:38:53.319
 puts

00:38:53.319 --> 00:38:53.839
 aside

00:38:53.839 --> 00:38:54.559
 his

00:38:54.559 --> 00:38:55.279
 self-interest

00:38:55.279 --> 00:38:56.619
 and pours

00:38:56.619 --> 00:38:57.000
 out his

00:38:57.000 --> 00:38:57.639
 life for

00:38:57.639 --> 00:38:58.139
 the sake

00:38:58.139 --> 00:38:59.139
 of his

00:38:59.139 --> 00:38:59.619
 people.

00:39:00.759 --> 00:39:01.279
 Dads,

00:39:01.399 --> 00:39:01.859
 this needs

00:39:01.859 --> 00:39:02.159
 to be

00:39:02.159 --> 00:39:03.239
 true of

00:39:03.239 --> 00:39:03.579
 us.

00:39:04.619 --> 00:39:05.219
 We are

00:39:05.219 --> 00:39:05.879
 not meant

00:39:05.879 --> 00:39:06.339
 to have

00:39:06.339 --> 00:39:06.920
 family so

00:39:06.920 --> 00:39:07.219
 that they

00:39:07.219 --> 00:39:07.699
 can serve

00:39:07.699 --> 00:39:07.980
 us.

00:39:08.039 --> 00:39:08.279
 We have

00:39:08.279 --> 00:39:08.879
 family so

00:39:08.879 --> 00:39:09.279
 that we

00:39:09.279 --> 00:39:09.899
 can serve

00:39:09.899 --> 00:39:11.199
 them to

00:39:11.199 --> 00:39:11.500
 the glory

00:39:11.500 --> 00:39:11.960
 of God.

00:39:12.859 --> 00:39:13.179
 Empty

00:39:13.179 --> 00:39:13.839
 yourself.

00:39:13.840 --> 00:39:15.480
 Lay your

00:39:15.480 --> 00:39:16.380
 life down

00:39:16.380 --> 00:39:16.660
 on the

00:39:16.660 --> 00:39:17.079
 altar of

00:39:17.079 --> 00:39:17.700
 Christ and

00:39:17.700 --> 00:39:18.120
 then get

00:39:18.120 --> 00:39:18.600
 up and

00:39:18.600 --> 00:39:19.280
 love your

00:39:19.280 --> 00:39:20.600
 family with

00:39:20.600 --> 00:39:21.059
 the gospel

00:39:21.059 --> 00:39:22.180
 of Jesus.

00:39:23.180 --> 00:39:23.640
 And this

00:39:23.640 --> 00:39:23.940
 is not

00:39:23.940 --> 00:39:24.519
 burdensome.

00:39:25.260 --> 00:39:25.760
 This is not

00:39:25.760 --> 00:39:26.300
 burdensome.

00:39:27.500 --> 00:39:28.059
 Paul said,

00:39:28.240 --> 00:39:28.440
 I will

00:39:28.440 --> 00:39:29.800
 most gladly

00:39:29.800 --> 00:39:31.660
 spend and

00:39:31.660 --> 00:39:32.480
 be spent

00:39:32.480 --> 00:39:33.880
 for your

00:39:33.880 --> 00:39:34.340
 souls.

00:39:35.019 --> 00:39:35.579
 So faithful

00:39:35.579 --> 00:39:36.400
 shepherds

00:39:36.400 --> 00:39:38.680
 serve the

00:39:38.680 --> 00:39:39.000
 weak.

00:39:40.079 --> 00:39:40.559
 Just in

00:39:40.559 --> 00:39:41.180
 case any

00:39:41.180 --> 00:39:41.559
 of the

00:39:41.559 --> 00:39:41.960
 ladies think

00:39:41.960 --> 00:39:42.280
 I'm calling

00:39:42.280 --> 00:39:42.579
 them weak,

00:39:42.640 --> 00:39:42.860
 I'm not.

00:39:44.680 --> 00:39:45.200
 Sixth,

00:39:45.980 --> 00:39:46.340
 faithful

00:39:46.340 --> 00:39:46.880
 shepherds

00:39:46.880 --> 00:39:48.780
 love and

00:39:48.780 --> 00:39:49.420
 are loved.

00:39:51.059 --> 00:39:51.660
 Love and

00:39:51.660 --> 00:39:52.059
 are loved.

00:39:53.320 --> 00:39:54.180
 Verse 36,

00:39:54.720 --> 00:39:55.180
 when he had

00:39:55.180 --> 00:39:55.500
 said these

00:39:55.500 --> 00:39:55.860
 things he

00:39:55.860 --> 00:39:56.180
 knelt down

00:39:56.180 --> 00:39:56.480
 and prayed

00:39:56.480 --> 00:39:56.780
 with them

00:39:56.780 --> 00:39:58.039
 all and

00:39:58.039 --> 00:39:58.320
 there was

00:39:58.320 --> 00:39:59.320
 much weeping

00:39:59.320 --> 00:39:59.800
 on the

00:39:59.800 --> 00:40:00.900
 part of

00:40:00.900 --> 00:40:01.260
 all.

00:40:01.400 --> 00:40:01.500
 They

00:40:01.500 --> 00:40:02.120
 embraced

00:40:02.120 --> 00:40:03.460
 Paul and

00:40:03.460 --> 00:40:03.860
 kissed

00:40:03.860 --> 00:40:04.180
 him,

00:40:04.840 --> 00:40:05.720
 being sorrowful

00:40:05.720 --> 00:40:06.300
 most of

00:40:06.300 --> 00:40:06.579
 all.

00:40:07.500 --> 00:40:08.100
 Most of

00:40:08.100 --> 00:40:08.240
 all,

00:40:08.300 --> 00:40:08.620
 he said

00:40:08.620 --> 00:40:09.000
 some things

00:40:09.000 --> 00:40:09.360
 to them,

00:40:09.460 --> 00:40:10.079
 some charges,

00:40:10.400 --> 00:40:10.539
 right?

00:40:10.559 --> 00:40:10.820
 There's going

00:40:10.820 --> 00:40:11.400
 to be error

00:40:11.400 --> 00:40:11.680
 in the

00:40:11.680 --> 00:40:12.000
 church,

00:40:12.100 --> 00:40:12.600
 protect the

00:40:12.600 --> 00:40:13.039
 flock.

00:40:13.840 --> 00:40:14.460
 Most of

00:40:14.460 --> 00:40:14.620
 all,

00:40:14.700 --> 00:40:15.079
 the reason

00:40:15.079 --> 00:40:15.380
 that they're

00:40:15.380 --> 00:40:16.800
 so sad

00:40:16.800 --> 00:40:17.180
 is because

00:40:17.180 --> 00:40:17.519
 he had

00:40:17.519 --> 00:40:17.900
 said that

00:40:17.900 --> 00:40:18.320
 he would

00:40:18.320 --> 00:40:18.920
 not see

00:40:18.920 --> 00:40:19.440
 his face

00:40:19.440 --> 00:40:20.820
 again and

00:40:20.820 --> 00:40:21.300
 they accompanied

00:40:21.300 --> 00:40:22.280
 him to

00:40:22.280 --> 00:40:22.720
 the ship.

00:40:23.660 --> 00:40:24.079
 So I

00:40:24.079 --> 00:40:24.480
 take the

00:40:24.480 --> 00:40:26.220
 all to

00:40:26.220 --> 00:40:27.559
 mean that

00:40:27.559 --> 00:40:29.100
 Paul also

00:40:29.100 --> 00:40:30.180
 wept.

00:40:30.280 --> 00:40:30.480
 There was

00:40:30.480 --> 00:40:31.380
 much weeping

00:40:31.380 --> 00:40:31.960
 on the

00:40:31.960 --> 00:40:33.660
 part of

00:40:33.660 --> 00:40:34.019
 all.

00:40:35.019 --> 00:40:35.460
 If you

00:40:35.460 --> 00:40:35.960
 do not

00:40:35.960 --> 00:40:36.519
 love your

00:40:36.519 --> 00:40:37.000
 people,

00:40:37.340 --> 00:40:38.960
 sacrificially

00:40:38.960 --> 00:40:39.559
 love your

00:40:39.559 --> 00:40:39.940
 people,

00:40:39.940 --> 00:40:40.980
 most

00:40:40.980 --> 00:40:41.000
 most

00:40:41.000 --> 00:40:41.659
 gladly

00:40:41.659 --> 00:40:42.539
 willing

00:40:42.539 --> 00:40:42.780
 to

00:40:42.780 --> 00:40:43.000
 lay

00:40:43.000 --> 00:40:43.200
 your

00:40:43.200 --> 00:40:43.460
 life

00:40:43.460 --> 00:40:43.900
 down

00:40:43.900 --> 00:40:44.579
 for

00:40:44.579 --> 00:40:44.760
 your

00:40:44.760 --> 00:40:45.220
 people,

00:40:45.760 --> 00:40:46.079
 pray

00:40:46.079 --> 00:40:46.420
 with

00:40:46.420 --> 00:40:47.480
 desperation

00:40:47.480 --> 00:40:48.019
 that

00:40:48.019 --> 00:40:48.519
 God

00:40:48.519 --> 00:40:48.720
 would

00:40:48.720 --> 00:40:49.179
 work

00:40:49.179 --> 00:40:49.720
 in

00:40:49.720 --> 00:40:49.940
 you

00:40:49.940 --> 00:40:50.099
 a

00:40:50.099 --> 00:40:50.500
 love

00:40:50.500 --> 00:40:51.179
 for

00:40:51.179 --> 00:40:51.500
 them.

00:40:52.220 --> 00:40:52.420
 You

00:40:52.420 --> 00:40:52.619
 will

00:40:52.619 --> 00:40:52.840
 not

00:40:52.840 --> 00:40:53.260
 effectively

00:40:53.260 --> 00:40:54.079
 serve

00:40:54.079 --> 00:40:54.340
 them

00:40:54.340 --> 00:40:54.800
 until

00:40:54.800 --> 00:40:55.019
 you're

00:40:55.019 --> 00:40:55.220
 ready

00:40:55.220 --> 00:40:55.519
 to

00:40:55.519 --> 00:40:55.920
 sacrifice

00:40:55.920 --> 00:40:57.019
 for

00:40:57.019 --> 00:40:57.280
 them.

00:40:58.280 --> 00:40:58.840
 If

00:40:58.840 --> 00:40:58.980
 you

00:40:58.980 --> 00:40:59.280
 love

00:40:59.280 --> 00:40:59.740
 people

00:40:59.740 --> 00:41:00.400
 well,

00:41:01.320 --> 00:41:01.700
 they

00:41:01.700 --> 00:41:02.059
 will

00:41:02.059 --> 00:41:02.519
 love

00:41:02.519 --> 00:41:02.720
 you.

00:41:04.079 --> 00:41:04.599
 Paul

00:41:04.599 --> 00:41:04.880
 wrote

00:41:04.880 --> 00:41:05.280
 to the

00:41:05.280 --> 00:41:05.619
 Corinthian

00:41:05.619 --> 00:41:06.019
 church

00:41:06.019 --> 00:41:06.440
 in

00:41:06.440 --> 00:41:07.059
 1 Corinthians

00:41:07.059 --> 00:41:07.920
 13,

00:41:07.920 --> 00:41:08.400
 which I'd

00:41:08.400 --> 00:41:08.519
 like

00:41:08.519 --> 00:41:08.639
 for

00:41:08.639 --> 00:41:08.700
 you

00:41:08.700 --> 00:41:08.800
 to

00:41:08.800 --> 00:41:08.940
 turn

00:41:08.940 --> 00:41:09.079
 with

00:41:09.079 --> 00:41:09.200
 me

00:41:09.200 --> 00:41:09.440
 to

00:41:09.440 --> 00:41:10.099
 we

00:41:10.099 --> 00:41:10.260
 will

00:41:10.260 --> 00:41:10.680
 conclude

00:41:10.680 --> 00:41:10.940
 with

00:41:10.940 --> 00:41:11.340
 this.

00:41:13.340 --> 00:41:14.320
 He wrote

00:41:14.320 --> 00:41:14.619
 in

00:41:14.619 --> 00:41:15.000
 1 Corinthians

00:41:15.000 --> 00:41:15.599
 13

00:41:15.599 --> 00:41:16.440
 concerning

00:41:16.440 --> 00:41:17.240
 love,

00:41:17.320 --> 00:41:17.820
 the famous

00:41:17.820 --> 00:41:18.619
 love chapter

00:41:18.619 --> 00:41:19.139
 which is

00:41:19.139 --> 00:41:19.700
 so often

00:41:19.700 --> 00:41:20.119
 read

00:41:20.119 --> 00:41:21.440
 at weddings

00:41:21.440 --> 00:41:22.619
 and certainly

00:41:22.619 --> 00:41:23.320
 applies in

00:41:23.320 --> 00:41:23.900
 that setting

00:41:23.900 --> 00:41:24.599
 but it's

00:41:24.599 --> 00:41:25.139
 written to

00:41:25.139 --> 00:41:26.099
 the church.

00:41:26.860 --> 00:41:27.260
 It has a

00:41:27.260 --> 00:41:28.059
 much broader

00:41:28.059 --> 00:41:28.559
 meaning,

00:41:29.099 --> 00:41:29.639
 a much more

00:41:29.639 --> 00:41:30.480
 layered and

00:41:30.480 --> 00:41:30.980
 textured

00:41:30.980 --> 00:41:32.059
 meaning

00:41:32.059 --> 00:41:32.780
 for our

00:41:32.780 --> 00:41:33.480
 everyday

00:41:33.480 --> 00:41:34.599
 lives.

00:41:34.599 --> 00:41:38.199
 And

00:41:38.199 --> 00:41:38.579
 Paul

00:41:38.579 --> 00:41:39.839
 elevates,

00:41:39.860 --> 00:41:40.199
 he gives

00:41:40.199 --> 00:41:40.519
 us a

00:41:40.519 --> 00:41:41.039
 high

00:41:41.039 --> 00:41:41.539
 view

00:41:41.539 --> 00:41:42.699
 of what

00:41:42.699 --> 00:41:43.139
 love

00:41:43.139 --> 00:41:43.880
 looks like.

00:41:45.079 --> 00:41:45.819
 Unconditioned,

00:41:45.860 --> 00:41:46.019
 right?

00:41:46.199 --> 00:41:46.599
 In the

00:41:46.599 --> 00:41:47.079
 way that

00:41:47.079 --> 00:41:47.539
 God has

00:41:47.539 --> 00:41:48.119
 loved us,

00:41:48.179 --> 00:41:48.500
 we then

00:41:48.500 --> 00:41:49.239
 turn around

00:41:49.239 --> 00:41:49.539
 and we

00:41:49.539 --> 00:41:50.079
 love

00:41:50.079 --> 00:41:51.339
 others.

00:41:52.819 --> 00:41:53.420
 Paul

00:41:53.420 --> 00:41:53.619
 wrote

00:41:53.619 --> 00:41:53.920
 this,

00:41:54.579 --> 00:41:55.319
 if I

00:41:55.319 --> 00:41:55.940
 speak in

00:41:55.940 --> 00:41:56.440
 the tongues

00:41:56.440 --> 00:41:57.099
 of men

00:41:57.099 --> 00:41:57.599
 and of

00:41:57.599 --> 00:41:58.059
 angels

00:41:58.059 --> 00:41:58.739
 but have

00:41:58.739 --> 00:41:59.059
 not

00:41:59.059 --> 00:41:59.539
 love,

00:42:00.279 --> 00:42:00.759
 I am

00:42:00.759 --> 00:42:01.500
 a noisy

00:42:01.500 --> 00:42:02.179
 gong

00:42:02.179 --> 00:42:03.139
 or a

00:42:03.139 --> 00:42:03.739
 clanging

00:42:03.739 --> 00:42:04.979
 symbol,

00:42:05.579 --> 00:42:06.179
 worthless,

00:42:06.819 --> 00:42:07.659
 no good.

00:42:08.739 --> 00:42:09.259
 And if I

00:42:09.259 --> 00:42:09.939
 have prophetic

00:42:09.939 --> 00:42:10.679
 powers and

00:42:10.679 --> 00:42:11.519
 understand all

00:42:11.519 --> 00:42:12.139
 mysteries and

00:42:12.139 --> 00:42:13.059
 all knowledge

00:42:13.059 --> 00:42:13.879
 and if I

00:42:13.879 --> 00:42:14.519
 have all

00:42:14.519 --> 00:42:15.119
 faith so

00:42:15.119 --> 00:42:15.419
 as to

00:42:15.419 --> 00:42:15.799
 remove

00:42:15.799 --> 00:42:16.459
 mountains

00:42:16.459 --> 00:42:17.479
 but have

00:42:17.479 --> 00:42:18.359
 not love,

00:42:18.939 --> 00:42:19.339
 I am

00:42:19.339 --> 00:42:19.919
 nothing.

00:42:21.679 --> 00:42:22.079
 If I

00:42:22.079 --> 00:42:22.500
 give away

00:42:22.500 --> 00:42:22.939
 all I

00:42:22.939 --> 00:42:23.319
 have and

00:42:23.319 --> 00:42:23.479
 if I

00:42:23.479 --> 00:42:23.859
 deliver up

00:42:23.859 --> 00:42:24.279
 my body

00:42:24.279 --> 00:42:24.519
 to be

00:42:24.519 --> 00:42:24.899
 burned

00:42:24.899 --> 00:42:26.039
 but have

00:42:26.039 --> 00:42:27.019
 not love,

00:42:27.159 --> 00:42:28.339
 I gain

00:42:28.339 --> 00:42:29.359
 nothing.

00:42:30.539 --> 00:42:31.039
 Love is

00:42:31.039 --> 00:42:31.579
 patient

00:42:31.579 --> 00:42:32.959
 and kind.

00:42:33.739 --> 00:42:34.479
 Love does

00:42:34.479 --> 00:42:35.239
 not envy

00:42:35.239 --> 00:42:35.979
 or boast.

00:42:36.739 --> 00:42:37.079
 It is

00:42:37.079 --> 00:42:37.739
 not arrogant

00:42:37.739 --> 00:42:38.879
 or rude.

00:42:39.819 --> 00:42:40.199
 It does

00:42:40.199 --> 00:42:40.939
 not insist

00:42:40.939 --> 00:42:41.399
 on its

00:42:41.399 --> 00:42:42.259
 own way.

00:42:43.879 --> 00:42:44.579
 It is

00:42:44.579 --> 00:42:45.279
 not irritable

00:42:45.279 --> 00:42:46.679
 or resentful.

00:42:46.679 --> 00:42:47.919
 It does

00:42:47.919 --> 00:42:48.719
 not rejoice

00:42:48.719 --> 00:42:49.839
 at wrongdoing

00:42:49.839 --> 00:42:51.099
 but rejoices

00:42:51.099 --> 00:42:52.039
 with the

00:42:52.039 --> 00:42:52.439
 truth.

00:42:53.719 --> 00:42:53.879
 Love

00:42:53.879 --> 00:42:54.479
 bears

00:42:54.479 --> 00:42:55.039
 all

00:42:55.039 --> 00:42:55.719
 things,

00:42:56.319 --> 00:42:56.899
 believes

00:42:56.899 --> 00:42:57.399
 all

00:42:57.399 --> 00:42:57.939
 things,

00:42:58.379 --> 00:42:58.859
 hopes

00:42:58.859 --> 00:42:59.579
 all

00:42:59.579 --> 00:43:00.179
 things,

00:43:00.379 --> 00:43:01.199
 endures

00:43:01.199 --> 00:43:02.159
 all

00:43:02.159 --> 00:43:02.819
 things.

00:43:03.839 --> 00:43:04.159
 Love

00:43:04.159 --> 00:43:04.439
 never

00:43:04.439 --> 00:43:05.059
 ends.

00:43:06.259 --> 00:43:06.639
 As for

00:43:06.639 --> 00:43:07.179
 prophecies,

00:43:07.239 --> 00:43:07.439
 they will

00:43:07.439 --> 00:43:08.000
 pass away.

00:43:08.119 --> 00:43:08.359
 As for

00:43:08.359 --> 00:43:08.759
 tongues,

00:43:09.219 --> 00:43:09.579
 they will

00:43:09.579 --> 00:43:10.000
 cease.

00:43:10.099 --> 00:43:10.419
 As for

00:43:10.419 --> 00:43:10.879
 knowledge,

00:43:10.980 --> 00:43:11.480
 it will

00:43:11.480 --> 00:43:12.219
 pass away.

00:43:13.000 --> 00:43:13.460
 For we

00:43:13.460 --> 00:43:13.859
 know in

00:43:13.859 --> 00:43:14.199
 part and

00:43:14.199 --> 00:43:14.319
 we

00:43:14.319 --> 00:43:14.980
 prophesy

00:43:14.980 --> 00:43:15.480
 in part,

00:43:15.719 --> 00:43:16.019
 but when

00:43:16.019 --> 00:43:16.500
 the perfect

00:43:16.500 --> 00:43:17.000
 comes,

00:43:17.099 --> 00:43:17.659
 the partial

00:43:17.659 --> 00:43:19.239
 will pass

00:43:19.239 --> 00:43:19.859
 away.

00:43:20.939 --> 00:43:21.339
 When I

00:43:21.339 --> 00:43:21.539
 was a

00:43:21.539 --> 00:43:21.779
 child,

00:43:21.819 --> 00:43:22.219
 I spoke

00:43:22.219 --> 00:43:22.519
 like a

00:43:22.519 --> 00:43:22.859
 child,

00:43:23.119 --> 00:43:23.239
 I

00:43:23.239 --> 00:43:23.559
 thought

00:43:23.559 --> 00:43:23.879
 like a

00:43:23.879 --> 00:43:24.219
 child,

00:43:24.639 --> 00:43:24.839
 I

00:43:24.839 --> 00:43:25.559
 reasoned

00:43:25.559 --> 00:43:25.939
 like a

00:43:25.939 --> 00:43:26.319
 child.

00:43:27.000 --> 00:43:27.460
 When I

00:43:27.460 --> 00:43:27.839
 became a

00:43:27.839 --> 00:43:28.139
 man,

00:43:28.460 --> 00:43:28.839
 I gave

00:43:28.839 --> 00:43:28.960
 up

00:43:28.960 --> 00:43:29.279
 childish

00:43:29.279 --> 00:43:29.839
 ways.

00:43:29.840 --> 00:43:31.340
 For now

00:43:31.340 --> 00:43:31.780
 we see

00:43:31.780 --> 00:43:31.980
 in a

00:43:31.980 --> 00:43:32.100
 mirror

00:43:32.100 --> 00:43:32.519
 dimly,

00:43:32.600 --> 00:43:32.840
 but then

00:43:32.840 --> 00:43:33.180
 face

00:43:33.180 --> 00:43:33.360
 to

00:43:33.360 --> 00:43:33.800
 face.

00:43:34.600 --> 00:43:34.880
 Now

00:43:34.880 --> 00:43:35.059
 I

00:43:35.059 --> 00:43:35.380
 know

00:43:35.380 --> 00:43:35.579
 in

00:43:35.579 --> 00:43:35.920
 part,

00:43:36.019 --> 00:43:36.340
 then I

00:43:36.340 --> 00:43:36.579
 shall

00:43:36.579 --> 00:43:36.840
 know

00:43:36.840 --> 00:43:37.340
 fully,

00:43:37.440 --> 00:43:37.700
 even

00:43:37.700 --> 00:43:38.240
 as I

00:43:38.240 --> 00:43:38.420
 have

00:43:38.420 --> 00:43:38.579
 been

00:43:38.579 --> 00:43:39.019
 fully

00:43:39.019 --> 00:43:40.100
 known.

00:43:40.220 --> 00:43:40.340
 So

00:43:40.340 --> 00:43:40.780
 now,

00:43:41.460 --> 00:43:41.860
 faith,

00:43:42.519 --> 00:43:42.800
 hope,

00:43:43.100 --> 00:43:43.680
 and love

00:43:43.680 --> 00:43:44.579
 abide.

00:43:44.960 --> 00:43:45.240
 These

00:43:45.240 --> 00:43:45.660
 three,

00:43:46.740 --> 00:43:47.160
 but the

00:43:47.160 --> 00:43:47.400
 greatest

00:43:47.400 --> 00:43:47.880
 of these

00:43:47.880 --> 00:43:49.519
 is love.

00:43:51.079 --> 00:43:51.660
 So

00:43:51.660 --> 00:43:52.039
 faithful

00:43:52.039 --> 00:43:52.740
 shepherds

00:43:52.740 --> 00:43:54.079
 look after

00:43:54.079 --> 00:43:54.760
 themselves,

00:43:55.460 --> 00:43:56.120
 lead their

00:43:56.120 --> 00:43:56.559
 people,

00:43:57.160 --> 00:43:57.600
 protect

00:43:57.600 --> 00:43:58.039
 their

00:43:58.039 --> 00:43:58.440
 people,

00:43:58.440 --> 00:44:00.059
 pray and

00:44:00.059 --> 00:44:00.420
 study,

00:44:00.800 --> 00:44:01.519
 serve

00:44:01.519 --> 00:44:02.119
 the

00:44:02.119 --> 00:44:02.460
 weak,

00:44:02.880 --> 00:44:03.539
 and they

00:44:03.539 --> 00:44:04.260
 love

00:44:04.260 --> 00:44:05.700
 and are

00:44:05.700 --> 00:44:06.039
 loved.

00:44:06.539 --> 00:44:06.900
 Let's

00:44:06.900 --> 00:44:07.039
 pray

00:44:07.039 --> 00:44:07.300
 together.