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 You know, we don't entrust our kids to just anybody.

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 The volunteers serving a king's kids, we know them.

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 We trust them.

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 We've done background checks on them.

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 Do you know why?

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 The welfare of our kids depends on it.

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 Maybe you have some older parents that you've been caring for

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 and the time has come for you to entrust them to others to care for them.

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 You weren't able to help them.

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 And you needed a level of care for your elderly parents that you couldn't give.

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 And so you send them to some kind of assisted care facility

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 and you're going to want to know who these people are you're sending your parents to.

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 You need to know them and trust them.

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 Why?

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 Because the well-being of your parents depends on it.

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 This morning we're going to see that God our Father entrusts the welfare of His children,

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 the blood bought of Jesus,

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 to a few godly men in a local church called elders.

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 This morning we're going to be talking about leadership in the local church.

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 God doesn't entrust His blood bought to just anybody.

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 He entrusts those He's purchased with the blood of Jesus

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 to qualified men that He will hold accountable on the last day.

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 And do you know why?

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 The spiritual well-being of the church depends on it.

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 The spiritual well-being of our church depends in large part

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 on the spiritual well-being of the elders that lead this church.

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 Therefore, we must trust God and His Word

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 in determining which men are to be appointed as elders in this church.

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 In short, leadership matters to a church.

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 So if you'd open up your Bibles to the book of Titus.

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 We started a study of Titus last week.

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 And this morning we're going to look at a passage on the qualifications of elders.

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 And I'd like to read it for you.

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 Titus chapter 1, verses 5 through 16.

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 Hear the word of the Lord.

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 This is why I left you in Crete,

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 so that you might put what remained into order

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 and appoint elders in every town as I directed you.

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 If anyone is above reproach,

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 the husband of one wife and his children are believers

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 and not open to the charge of debauchery or insubordination.

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 For an overseer, as God's steward,

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 must be above reproach.

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 He must not be arrogant or quick-tempered

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 or a drunkard or violent or greedy for gain,

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 but hospitable, a lover of good,

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 self-controlled, upright, holy, and disciplined.

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 He must hold firm to the trustworthy word as taught

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 so that he may be able to give sound doctrine,

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 instruction in sound doctrine,

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 and also rebuke those who contradict it.

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 For there are many who are insubordinate,

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 empty talkers and deceivers,

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 especially those of the circumcision party.

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 They must be silenced,

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 since they are upsetting whole families

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 by teaching for shameful game

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 what they ought not to teach.

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 One of the Cretans, a prophet of their own, said,

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 Cretans are always liars, evil beasts, lazy gluttons.

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 This testimony is true.

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 Therefore, rebuke them sharply,

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 that they may be sound in the faith,

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 not devoting themselves to Jewish myths

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 and the commands of men

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 who turn away from the truth.

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 To the pure, all things are pure,

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 but to the defiled and unbelieving,

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 nothing is pure,

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 but both their minds and their consciences are defiled.

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 They profess to know God,

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 but they deny Him by their works.

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 They are detestable, disobedient,

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 unfit for any good work.

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 The spiritual well-being of our church,

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 of Christ the King Church,

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 our spiritual health depends in large part

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 on the spiritual health of the men

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 who give leadership to this church.

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 And so we've got to be very careful

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 to obey what God says in His Word

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 about appointing men to the office of elders.

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 So this morning,

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 I want you to see three things from this passage.

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 An elder's responsibility,

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 an elder's qualifications,

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 and an elder's unique call

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 to confront falsehood.

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 We're going to spend the bulk of our time

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 on that middle point,

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 the qualifications of elders,

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 but let's look at the responsibility of an elder.

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 God is calling not just a few good men,

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 He's calling a few godly men.

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 In chapter 1, verse 5,

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 we see the reason, the purpose,

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 Paul left Titus in Crete.

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 This is why I, Paul, left you, Titus, in Crete,

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 so that you might put what remained into order

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 and appoint elders in every town

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 as I directed you.

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 So just a little background.

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 Paul and Titus,

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 an apostolic gospel band,

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 had shared the gospel

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 through town after town in Crete,

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 first century,

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 and evidently there was a response

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 response of repentance and faith

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 to the gospel preached,

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 and there now were Christians

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 in every town,

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 many towns throughout Crete.

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 And so Paul, for a reason,

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 we are not given,

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 he's got to split,

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 and so he writes this letter to Titus

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 and says,

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 Titus, I've left you for this reason

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 that you put in order what remained.

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 And so what needed to be put in order?

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 Remember,

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 these churches were young churches in Crete.

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 At this point,

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 they didn't have elders of their own.

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 And so what needed to be put in order

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 among many things

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 was a foundation

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 in each of the churches

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 throughout Crete.

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 And we're not talking a foundation

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 of concrete.

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 We're not talking about a building campaign.

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 We're talking about a believing campaign.

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 That the doctrine

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 that is the foundation

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 of these churches in Crete,

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 what Paul calls sound doctrine,

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 the foundation of Jesus Christ,

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 who He is,

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 what He's done,

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 and it's all revealed

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 throughout the pages of this book

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 called the Bible.

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 At this time,

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 in first century Crete,

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 there was a clear and present danger.

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 There were false teachers

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 seeking to exert influence

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 on these new Christians

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 and these churches.

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 And so what Paul is realizing

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 to Titus is,

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 Titus, I've got to go,

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 but you need to stay put

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 and you need to get these churches

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 established on the sound doctrine

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 of Jesus Christ.

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 Paul's very concerned

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 about the spiritual health

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 of these churches.

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 And he knows that the spiritual health

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 of these churches

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 depends upon the soundness

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 of the doctrine

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 that they are being taught.

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 Healthy doctrine leads

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 to healthy living.

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 And so what Paul is referring to primarily

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 when he talks about

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 putting what remained in order,

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 he's talking about

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 getting doctrine in order.

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 Getting what they believe

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 to be true, right.

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 And so then he goes into talking

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 about appointing elders

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 in every city.

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 The spiritual health

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 of a local congregation

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 is dependent upon,

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 in large part,

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 the spiritual health

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 of the men appointed

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 to lead it.

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 To appoint

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 is this official act

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 of designating someone

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 into an office.

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 And at this point

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 in history,

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 here we have

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 an apostolic delegate,

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 Titus,

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 appointing men

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 into positions

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 of office,

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 these elders.

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 We don't have

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 any apostolic delegates

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 anymore.

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 And so this process

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 of appointing elders

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 is something we do

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 as a church.

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 And so we have

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 a year-long process.

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 It's called

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 the elder training course.

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 And we have men

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 come through

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 this elder training course

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 for a year.

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 And what we focus on

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 is their character,

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 their creed,

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 what they believe,

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 sound doctrine,

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 their competence

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 in being able

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 to communicate God's Word,

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 their ability

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 to interact

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 with other people,

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 camaraderie.

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 And after that process,

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 we have this thing

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 called the nomination process

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 in which we actually

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 put men forward

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 for the church

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 to affirm

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 with a vote.

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 And that's what

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 we're going to do

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 on June 10th.

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 This is our process

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 for appointing elders

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 from within us.

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 What I want you

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 to notice

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 about these elders

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 that Titus

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 is to appoint

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 is that

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 there's a little

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 letter on the end

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 of that word elders.

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 It's the letter S.

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 Elders.

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 Not elder.

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 The normal practice

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 of leadership

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 in the early church

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 was for a church

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 to be led

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 by a team

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 of godly men

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 giving overall leadership

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 to that church.

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 It's called

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 a plurality

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 of elders.

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 A team of elders

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 working together

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 to love a church

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 unto Jesus.

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 It's the normal

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 New Testament model

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 for leadership

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 in the local church.

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 It's for the spiritual

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 health of a church.

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 And it's interesting

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 that in this passage

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 not only do we see

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 these men

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 who are going to be

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 leading the church

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 called elders

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 but they're described

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 by another name.

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 Look in verse 7.

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 They are overseers.

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 They're synonymous.

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 They're talking about

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 the same group of men.

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 Elders,

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 talking about

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 the nature

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 of these guys.

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 They're proven.

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 Overseers describe

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 kind of what they do.

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 They oversee

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 the overall health

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 of a church.

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 And then when you

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 read a passage

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 like Ephesians 4.11

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 or 1 Peter 5.1-4

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 there's another word

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 that gets used

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 for these men.

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 Pastors.

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 Shepherds of the flock.

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 And so

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 these guys

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 who give overall

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 leadership

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 to a church

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 this team of men

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 they're a team

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 of elders

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 of overseers

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 of pastors

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 of shepherds.

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 It's a plurality

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 of leadership.

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 And it's to bless

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 the church.

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 God does it

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 this way

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 because he loves

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 his people.

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 He has good

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 for them.

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 So Christ the King Church

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 our church

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 is a local church

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 led by a team

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 of elders

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 a plurality

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 of elders.

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 Do you know why?

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 Our Bible

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 say so.

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 And so we have

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 a team of elders

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 because we're seeking

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 to obey

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 and live

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 according to

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 the scriptures.

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 Which gets me

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 to the point

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 of responsibility.

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 Serving a church

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 as one of its elders

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 is a very

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 serious

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 responsibility.

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 Do you know

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 who God

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 will hold

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 uniquely

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 accountable

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 if there is

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 some kind

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 of false

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 teaching

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 that begins

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 to permeate

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 our church?

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 Do you know

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 who he'll hold

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 accountable?

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 The elders

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 of this church.

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 We will have

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 to give an account.

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 Would you

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 flip in your Bibles

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 start flipping

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 to the right

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 to the book

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 of Hebrews

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 and turn

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 to Hebrews

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 chapter 13

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 verse 7.

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 We read

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 this.

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 It should

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 sober

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 everybody up

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 in the room.

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 Remember

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 your leaders.

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 Those

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 who spoke

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 to you

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 the word

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 of God

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 consider

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 the outcome

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 of their way

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 of life

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 and imitate

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 their faith.

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 And then look

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 at verse 17.

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 Obey

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 your leaders

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 and submit

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 to them

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 for they

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 are keeping

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 watch over

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 your souls.

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 Oversight

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 as those

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 who will have

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 to give

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 an account.

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 We will

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 have to give

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 an account.

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 It is a

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 very serious

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 responsibility

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 to undertake

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 the role

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 of elder.

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 It's of

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 utmost

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 importance.

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 And the

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 reason why

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 is the

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 spiritual

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 health of

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 this church

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 depends

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 largely

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 upon it.

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 God loves

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 his church.

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 God wants

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 good for

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 his people.

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 He wants

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 his people

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 to be

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 experiencing

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 the spiritual

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 health that

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 results from

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 believing sound

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 doctrine and

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 that spiritual

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 health shows

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 up in lives

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 of godliness

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 and good

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 works.

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 And so he

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 raises up

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 qualified men

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 to exercise

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 a godly

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 influence in

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 and through

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 a church

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 for that

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 church is

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 good.

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 The sobering

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 thing about

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 this is

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 that elders

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 have a

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 responsibility

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 for the

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 blood bought

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 of Jesus.

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 God himself

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 is entrusting

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 to their

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 limited care

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 the people

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 he's purchased

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 with the

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 blood of

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 Jesus.

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 It's a very

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 serious

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 responsibility.

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 responsibility.

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 That's why

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 a pastor

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 from a

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 bygone

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 era

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 Robert

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 Murray

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 McShane

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 said

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 the greatest

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 need of

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 my people

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 is my

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 personal

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 holiness.

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 holiness.

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 This is a

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 very grave

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 and serious

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 undertaking

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 but it's

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 God's

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 design.

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 And it's

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 from here

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 when we're

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 recalling

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 the nature

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 of this

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 responsibility

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 it helps

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 us to

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 understand

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 why

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 the

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 qualifications

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 for an

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 elder

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 are so

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 significant.

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 God's

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 not can

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 trust

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 his care

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 the care

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 for his

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 church

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 just

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 anybody.

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 So now

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 let's turn

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 to an

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 elder's

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 qualifications

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 and this

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 is from

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 verses

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 6

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 through

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 8

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 actually

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 6

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 through

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 9

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 and what

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 we're

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 going to

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 see

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 is

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 Paul's

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 going to

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 emphasize

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 character

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 and

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 competence

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 a

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 character

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 that has

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 been

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 shaped

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 by

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 God's

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 grace

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 and a

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 competence

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 in

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 handling

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 God's

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 word.

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 His

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 character

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 must be

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 shaped

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 by

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 God's

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 grace.

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 In

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 verses

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 6

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 and

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 7

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 you

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 see

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 a

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 little

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 phrase

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 repeated

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 and this

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 is

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 we're

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 back

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 in

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 Titus

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 chapter

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 1

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 it's

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 little

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 phrase

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 above

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 reproach

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 verse

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 6

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 if anyone

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 is above

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 reproach

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 the husband

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 of one

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 wife

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 and his

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 children

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 are

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 believers

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 and not

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 open

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 to the

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 charge

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 of

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 debauchery

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 and

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 subordination

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 for an

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 overseer

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 as

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 God's

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 steward

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 must

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 be

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 above

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 reproach

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 that

00:15:31.019 --> 00:15:31.539
 phrase

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 above

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 reproach

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 is

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 the

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 way

00:15:34.119 --> 00:15:34.399
 that

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 Paul

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 summarizes

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 where a

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 man who's

00:15:38.000 --> 00:15:38.319
 going to be

00:15:38.319 --> 00:15:38.719
 an elder

00:15:38.719 --> 00:15:39.179
 where he

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 must be

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 in his

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 character

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 he must

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 be above

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 reproach

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 so what

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 does that

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 mean

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 well it

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 literally means

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 to be

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 blameless

00:15:50.079 --> 00:15:51.539
 do you

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 know what

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 Teflon

00:15:52.099 --> 00:15:52.359
 is

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 Teflon

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 is that

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 coating

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 on some

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 kind

00:15:56.780 --> 00:15:57.180
 of a

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 cooking

00:15:57.840 --> 00:15:58.420
 surface

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 that

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 keeps

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 something

00:16:00.000 --> 00:16:00.220
 from

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 sticking

00:16:00.680 --> 00:16:02.780
 here's

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 what

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 God's

00:16:03.420 --> 00:16:03.780
 grace

00:16:03.780 --> 00:16:04.080
 is

00:16:04.080 --> 00:16:04.260
 to

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 an

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 elder

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 God's

00:16:06.060 --> 00:16:06.560
 grace

00:16:06.560 --> 00:16:07.120
 is

00:16:07.120 --> 00:16:08.020
 Teflon

00:16:08.020 --> 00:16:08.500
 to a

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 man

00:16:08.800 --> 00:16:10.440
 God's

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 grace

00:16:10.760 --> 00:16:11.460
 operating

00:16:11.460 --> 00:16:11.720
 in a

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 man's

00:16:12.000 --> 00:16:12.240
 life

00:16:12.240 --> 00:16:12.700
 to such

00:16:12.700 --> 00:16:12.860
 a

00:16:12.860 --> 00:16:13.180
 degree

00:16:13.180 --> 00:16:13.700
 that

00:16:13.700 --> 00:16:14.040
 any

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 accusation

00:16:14.960 --> 00:16:15.160
 that

00:16:15.160 --> 00:16:15.540
 comes

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 to

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 him

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 any

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 accusation

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 of

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 some

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 kind

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 of

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 hypocrisy

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 it

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 doesn't

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 stick

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 because

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 this

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 man

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 has been

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 so

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 shaped

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 by

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 God's

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 grace

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 that

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 he's

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 above

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 reproach

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 you

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 look at

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 a man's

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 life

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 who's

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 got

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 this

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 kind

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 of

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 character

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 shaped

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 by

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 God's

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 grace

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 and

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 you're

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 able

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 to

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 conclude

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 from

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 looking

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 at

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 him

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 that

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 not

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 only

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 is

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 there

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 a

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 God

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 but

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 the

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 God

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 that

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 this

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 man

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 is

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 living

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 for

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 I

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 got

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 to

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 pay

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 attention

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 because

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 this

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 guy's

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 living

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 a

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 consistent

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 and

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 compelling

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 life

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 to

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 be

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 above

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 reproach

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 it

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 doesn't

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 mean

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 sinless

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 it

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 doesn't

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 mean

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 this

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 guy's

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 not

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 going

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 to

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 make

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 a

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 mistake

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 from

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 time

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 to

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 time

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 but

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 what

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 it

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 does

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 mean

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 is

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 this

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 this

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 man's

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 character

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 has

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 been

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 proven

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 to

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 such

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 agree

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 that

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 it

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 will

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 assure

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 the

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 church

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 that

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 when

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 he

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 does

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 sin

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 that

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 when

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 he

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 does

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 make

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 a

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 mistake

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 it

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 is

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 out

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 of

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 character

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 and

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 he

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 owns

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 it

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 affirm

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 that

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 this

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 man

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 is

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 a

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 man

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 of

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 God's

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 grace

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 so

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 this

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 isn't

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 a

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 call

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 this

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 above

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 approach

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 isn't

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 a

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 call

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 to

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 be

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 sinlessly

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 perfect

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 but

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 a

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 call

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 for

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 men

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 who

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 are

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 proven

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 in

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 their

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 characters

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 being

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 consistent

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 and

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 compelling

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 in the

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 way

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 that

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 they

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 live

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 out

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 their

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 knowledge

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 of

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 the

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 truth

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 their

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 lives

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 authenticate

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 the

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 message

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 they

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 proclaim

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 it

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 it's

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 not

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 theory

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 it's

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 real

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 God's

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 grace

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 having

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 had

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 effect

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 you

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 know

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 by

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 the

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 end

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 of

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 the

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 summer

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 all

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 of

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 us

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 are

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 going

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 to

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 have

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 really

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 nice

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 tans

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 and

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 the

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 reason

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 is

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 we're

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 going

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 to

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 be

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 exposed

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 to

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 the

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 summer

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 sun

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 over

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 a

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 duration

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 of

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 time

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 what

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 we're

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 describing

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 here

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 is

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 that

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 this

00:18:11.399 --> 00:18:11.819
 above

00:18:11.819 --> 00:18:12.599
 reproach

00:18:12.599 --> 00:18:13.039
 is

00:18:13.039 --> 00:18:13.199
 a

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 man

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 who's

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 been

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 exposed

00:18:15.119 --> 00:18:15.359
 to

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 God's

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 grace

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 over

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 a

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 period

00:18:17.459 --> 00:18:17.659
 of

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 time

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 and

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 he

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 shows

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 it

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 and

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 it

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 has

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 an

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 effect

00:18:22.659 --> 00:18:25.939
 and

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 so

00:18:26.119 --> 00:18:26.259
 what

00:18:26.259 --> 00:18:26.419
 we

00:18:26.419 --> 00:18:26.619
 see

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 happen

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 in

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 verses

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 6

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 7

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 and

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 8

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 is

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 that

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 Paul

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 kind

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 of

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 helps

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 us

00:18:31.899 --> 00:18:32.339
 understand

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 what

00:18:32.559 --> 00:18:32.740
 this

00:18:32.740 --> 00:18:33.159
 above

00:18:33.159 --> 00:18:33.799
 reproach

00:18:33.799 --> 00:18:35.039
 means

00:18:35.039 --> 00:18:36.299
 he

00:18:36.299 --> 00:18:36.639
 points

00:18:36.639 --> 00:18:36.839
 to

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 godliness

00:18:37.439 --> 00:18:37.740
 in

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 the

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 home

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 and

00:18:38.740 --> 00:18:38.859
 then

00:18:38.859 --> 00:18:39.019
 he

00:18:39.019 --> 00:18:39.319
 points

00:18:39.319 --> 00:18:39.519
 to

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 godliness

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 in

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 conduct

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 and

00:18:41.740 --> 00:18:41.919
 so

00:18:41.919 --> 00:18:42.099
 if

00:18:42.099 --> 00:18:42.219
 you

00:18:42.219 --> 00:18:42.379
 would

00:18:42.379 --> 00:18:42.599
 look

00:18:42.599 --> 00:18:42.859
 at

00:18:42.859 --> 00:18:43.139
 verse

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 6

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 if

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 anyone

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 is

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 above

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 reproach

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 the

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 husband

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 of

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 one

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 wife

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 literally

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 a

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 one

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 woman

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 man

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 the

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 emphasis

00:18:52.960 --> 00:18:53.300
 here

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 is on

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 a

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 pattern

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 of

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 faithfulness

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 to

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 one

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 woman

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 fidelity

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 fidelity

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 to your

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 bride

00:19:01.279 --> 00:19:03.220
 it

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 has

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 bearing

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 on

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 man

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 man

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 readiness

00:19:05.200 --> 00:19:05.539
 to

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 serve

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 the

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 church

00:19:06.500 --> 00:19:08.440
 now

00:19:08.440 --> 00:19:08.619
 this

00:19:08.619 --> 00:19:08.839
 does

00:19:08.839 --> 00:19:09.079
 raise

00:19:09.079 --> 00:19:09.240
 the

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 question

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 to

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 many

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 people

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 can

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 a

00:19:12.339 --> 00:19:12.599
 man

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 who's

00:19:12.859 --> 00:19:13.019
 been

00:19:13.019 --> 00:19:13.539
 divorced

00:19:13.539 --> 00:19:14.299
 serve

00:19:14.299 --> 00:19:14.680
 as

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 an

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 elder

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 does

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 that

00:19:16.200 --> 00:19:16.940
 automatically

00:19:16.940 --> 00:19:17.839
 disqualify

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 him

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 well

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 if

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 you

00:19:19.319 --> 00:19:19.480
 look

00:19:19.480 --> 00:19:19.619
 at

00:19:19.619 --> 00:19:19.879
 this

00:19:19.879 --> 00:19:20.379
 passage

00:19:20.379 --> 00:19:20.599
 and

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 then

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 a

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 passage

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 in

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 1

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 Timothy

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 3

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 there's

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 no

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 formulas

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 that

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 Paul

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 gives

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 he

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 doesn't

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 say

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 hey

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 if

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 a

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 man

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 has

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 been

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 divorced

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 he's

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 disqualified

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 from

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 ever

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 his

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 wife

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 for

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 a

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 season

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 an

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 extended

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 season

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 that

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 doesn't

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 mean

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 he's

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 disqualified

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 if

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 he has

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 a

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 divorce

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 in

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 his

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 background

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 is

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 he

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 a

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 man

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 shaped

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 by

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 God's

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 grace

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 does

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 he

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 understand

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 what

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 he

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 contributed

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 to

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 that

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 divorce

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 is

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 he

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 willing

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 to

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 talk

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 about

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 it

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 openly

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 the

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 emphasis

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 here

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 is

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 on

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 faithfulness

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 to

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 a

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 one

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 woman

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 now

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 we

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 all

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 know

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 that

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 a

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 guy

00:20:06.340 --> 00:20:06.580
 can

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 be

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 sexually

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 faithful

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 to

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 his

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 wife

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 but

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 be

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 a

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 real

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 jerk

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 so

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 what

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 we

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 need

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 to

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 understand

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 here

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 is

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 it's

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 a

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 certain

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 kind

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 of

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 faithfulness

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 to

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 his

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 wife

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 a

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 Christ

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 like

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 faithfulness

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 to

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 his

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 wife

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 in

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 Ephesians

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 5

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 25

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 kind

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 of

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 faithfulness

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 to

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 his

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 wife

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 where

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 a

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 husband

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 gladly

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 lays

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 down

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 his

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 wife

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 like

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 Jesus

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 laid

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 down

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 his

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 wife

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 for

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 his

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 bride

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 the

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 church

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 so

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 you

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 know

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 what

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 we're

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 looking

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 for

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 as a

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 church

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 we're

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 looking

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 for

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 men

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 who

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 love

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 their

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 wives

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 in

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 such

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 a

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 way

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 that

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 they

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 regularly

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 lay

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 their

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 lives

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 down

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 for

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 them

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 if

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 a

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 guy

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 is

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 willing

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 to

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 do

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 that

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 for

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 his

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 bride

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 he's

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 going

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 to

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 do

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 that

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 for

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 the

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 church

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 as

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 well

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 Christ

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 bride

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 the

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 husband

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 of

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 one

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 wife

00:20:54.319 --> 00:20:56.019
 his

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 children

00:20:56.419 --> 00:20:56.779
 are

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 believers

00:20:57.379 --> 00:21:00.019
 his

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 children

00:21:00.220 --> 00:21:00.419
 are

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 believers

00:21:00.799 --> 00:21:01.539
 now

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 there's

00:21:01.759 --> 00:21:02.200
 debate

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 over

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 what

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 that

00:21:02.980 --> 00:21:03.279
 word

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 believer

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 means

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 it

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 could

00:21:05.379 --> 00:21:05.619
 mean

00:21:05.619 --> 00:21:05.819
 his

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 children

00:21:06.179 --> 00:21:06.399
 are

00:21:06.399 --> 00:21:06.659
 born

00:21:06.659 --> 00:21:06.980
 again

00:21:06.980 --> 00:21:07.460
 followers

00:21:07.460 --> 00:21:07.740
 of

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 Jesus

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 or

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 it

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 could

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 mean

00:21:09.559 --> 00:21:10.000
 that

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 his

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 children

00:21:10.799 --> 00:21:11.519
 are

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 obedient

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 that

00:21:13.700 --> 00:21:13.919
 they're

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 submissive

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 to

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 their

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 dad

00:21:15.740 --> 00:21:16.779
 and

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 I

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 think

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 the

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 latter

00:21:17.859 --> 00:21:18.379
 translation

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 is

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 better

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 because

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 of

00:21:20.019 --> 00:21:20.200
 where

00:21:20.200 --> 00:21:20.659
 Paul

00:21:20.659 --> 00:21:21.019
 goes

00:21:21.019 --> 00:21:21.119
 in

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 the

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 text

00:21:21.599 --> 00:21:22.659
 notice

00:21:22.659 --> 00:21:22.899
 what

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 he

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 says

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 verse

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 six

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 his

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 children

00:21:26.679 --> 00:21:26.879
 are

00:21:26.879 --> 00:21:27.259
 believers

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 and

00:21:27.579 --> 00:21:27.799
 not

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 open

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 to

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 the

00:21:28.480 --> 00:21:28.779
 charge

00:21:28.779 --> 00:21:28.939
 of

00:21:28.939 --> 00:21:29.559
 debauchery

00:21:29.559 --> 00:21:29.799
 or

00:21:29.799 --> 00:21:30.519
 insubordination

00:21:30.519 --> 00:21:30.740
 he

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 focuses

00:21:31.219 --> 00:21:31.500
 on

00:21:31.500 --> 00:21:31.619
 their

00:21:31.619 --> 00:21:32.179
 behavior

00:21:32.179 --> 00:21:33.859
 debauchery

00:21:33.859 --> 00:21:34.179
 by the

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 way

00:21:34.339 --> 00:21:34.579
 is

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 wild

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 living

00:21:36.219 --> 00:21:39.059
 wild

00:21:39.059 --> 00:21:39.299
 out

00:21:39.299 --> 00:21:39.579
 living

00:21:39.579 --> 00:21:40.519
 and

00:21:40.519 --> 00:21:41.240
 insubordination

00:21:41.240 --> 00:21:41.599
 is

00:21:41.599 --> 00:21:42.079
 rebellion

00:21:42.079 --> 00:21:42.759
 if you

00:21:42.759 --> 00:21:43.179
 flip to

00:21:43.179 --> 00:21:43.439
 first

00:21:43.439 --> 00:21:43.819
 Timothy

00:21:43.819 --> 00:21:44.259
 chapter

00:21:44.259 --> 00:21:44.799
 three

00:21:44.799 --> 00:21:45.259
 and

00:21:45.259 --> 00:21:45.399
 the

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 parallel

00:21:45.759 --> 00:21:46.240
 passage

00:21:46.240 --> 00:21:46.459
 of

00:21:46.459 --> 00:21:46.779
 this

00:21:46.779 --> 00:21:49.039
 in

00:21:49.039 --> 00:21:49.279
 verse

00:21:49.279 --> 00:21:49.759
 five

00:21:49.759 --> 00:21:50.019
 we

00:21:50.019 --> 00:21:50.259
 read

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 this

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 for

00:21:51.220 --> 00:21:51.380
 if

00:21:51.380 --> 00:21:51.779
 someone

00:21:51.779 --> 00:21:52.299
 excuse

00:21:52.299 --> 00:21:52.579
 me

00:21:52.579 --> 00:21:53.160
 verse

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 four

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 an

00:21:54.220 --> 00:21:54.519
 elder

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 must

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 manage

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 his

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 own

00:21:55.579 --> 00:21:55.960
 household

00:21:55.960 --> 00:21:56.380
 well

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 with

00:21:56.860 --> 00:21:57.160
 all

00:21:57.160 --> 00:21:57.600
 dignity

00:21:57.600 --> 00:21:58.120
 keeping

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 his

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 children

00:21:59.079 --> 00:22:00.019
 submissive

00:22:00.019 --> 00:22:01.539
 and

00:22:01.539 --> 00:22:01.680
 so

00:22:01.680 --> 00:22:01.860
 the

00:22:01.860 --> 00:22:02.259
 idea

00:22:02.259 --> 00:22:02.519
 here

00:22:02.519 --> 00:22:02.660
 is

00:22:02.660 --> 00:22:03.220
 not

00:22:03.220 --> 00:22:03.819
 an

00:22:03.819 --> 00:22:04.360
 elder's

00:22:04.360 --> 00:22:04.700
 children

00:22:04.700 --> 00:22:05.039
 being

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 born

00:22:05.360 --> 00:22:05.720
 again

00:22:05.720 --> 00:22:06.220
 like

00:22:06.220 --> 00:22:06.600
 any

00:22:06.600 --> 00:22:06.779
 of

00:22:06.779 --> 00:22:06.980
 us

00:22:06.980 --> 00:22:07.360
 can

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 ensure

00:22:07.799 --> 00:22:08.059
 that

00:22:08.059 --> 00:22:08.680
 happening

00:22:08.680 --> 00:22:09.680
 but

00:22:09.680 --> 00:22:10.059
 rather

00:22:10.059 --> 00:22:10.759
 that

00:22:10.759 --> 00:22:11.000
 the

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 elder

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 is

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 set

00:22:13.240 --> 00:22:13.519
 the

00:22:13.519 --> 00:22:14.059
 thermostat

00:22:14.059 --> 00:22:14.660
 on

00:22:14.660 --> 00:22:15.019
 his

00:22:15.019 --> 00:22:15.460
 home

00:22:15.460 --> 00:22:15.839
 on

00:22:15.839 --> 00:22:16.539
 grace

00:22:16.539 --> 00:22:17.839
 and

00:22:17.839 --> 00:22:18.019
 so

00:22:18.019 --> 00:22:18.220
 his

00:22:18.220 --> 00:22:18.539
 children

00:22:18.539 --> 00:22:18.839
 are

00:22:18.839 --> 00:22:19.420
 raised

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 in

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 an

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 atmosphere

00:22:20.640 --> 00:22:21.080
 of

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 grace

00:22:21.720 --> 00:22:22.940
 and

00:22:22.940 --> 00:22:23.140
 so

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 whether

00:22:23.420 --> 00:22:23.680
 or not

00:22:23.680 --> 00:22:24.140
 they have

00:22:24.140 --> 00:22:24.680
 put

00:22:24.680 --> 00:22:25.420
 the stake

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 in the

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 ground

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 for

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 Jesus

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 his

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 children

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 have

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 grown

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 up

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 in a

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 context

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 where

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 they

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 honor

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 their

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 mother

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 and

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 their

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 father

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 they're

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 submissive

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 proof

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 is in

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 the

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 pudding

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 so

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 we

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 go

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 on

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 Paul

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 says

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 an

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 overseer

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 as

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 God's

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 steward

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 must

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 be

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 above

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 reproach

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 you

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 see that

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 in

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 verse

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 seven

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 a

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 steward

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 in

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 the

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 first

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 century

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 was

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 a

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 man

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 entrusted

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 with

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 the

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 responsibility

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 of

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 overseeing

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 and

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 managing

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 the

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 household

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 of the

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 head

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 of the

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 home

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 oftentimes

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 a

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 steward

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 was

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 given

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 responsibility

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 for

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 the

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 day

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 to

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 day

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 financial

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 operations

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 as well

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 as the

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 different

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 members

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 of the

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 home

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 for their

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 education

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 and care

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 what

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 Paul

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 is

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 saying

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 there

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 is

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 if

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 a

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 man

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 is

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 unable

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 to

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 manage

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 his

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 own

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 household

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 well

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 he

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 has

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 no

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 business

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 seeking

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 to be

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 an

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 overseer

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 or

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 a

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 steward

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 of

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 God's

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 family

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 that's

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 what

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 he's

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 saying

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 what

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 we're

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 seeing

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 here

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 is

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 godliness

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 in

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 the

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 home

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 the

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 exposure

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 of

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 grace

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 in

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 a

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 man

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 that

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 affects

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 the

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 way

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 that

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 he

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 loves

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 his

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 wife

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 and

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 affects

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 the

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 way

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 that

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 he

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 raises

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 his

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 children

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 the

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 home

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 is

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 the

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 proving

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 ground

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 of

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 Christian

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 leadership

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 it's

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 in

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 the

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 details

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 you

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 cannot

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 fake

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 who

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 you

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 are

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 in

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 your

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 home

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 it's

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 clear

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 for those

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 who are

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 living

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 with

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 you

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 we

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 go

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 from

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 godliness

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 in

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 the

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 home

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 to

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 godliness

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 in

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 conduct

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 and

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 Paul

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 lays

00:24:17.519 --> 00:24:17.819
 out

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 five

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 must

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 not

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 be

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 he

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 must

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 not

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 be

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 arrogant

00:24:22.299 --> 00:24:22.759
 he

00:24:22.759 --> 00:24:22.940
 must

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 not

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 be

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 quick

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 tempered

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 he

00:24:24.380 --> 00:24:24.580
 must

00:24:24.580 --> 00:24:24.759
 not

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 be

00:24:24.900 --> 00:24:25.039
 a

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 drunkard

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 he

00:24:25.860 --> 00:24:26.080
 must

00:24:26.080 --> 00:24:26.259
 not

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 be

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 violent

00:24:26.860 --> 00:24:27.279
 he

00:24:27.279 --> 00:24:27.500
 must

00:24:27.500 --> 00:24:27.660
 not

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 be

00:24:27.819 --> 00:24:28.080
 greedy

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 for

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 gain

00:24:28.660 --> 00:24:29.900
 he

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 must

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 not

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 be

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 these

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 things

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 and

00:24:32.159 --> 00:24:32.299
 what

00:24:32.299 --> 00:24:32.459
 he's

00:24:32.459 --> 00:24:33.000
 describing

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 is

00:24:33.599 --> 00:24:34.319
 a

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 man's

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 character

00:24:35.379 --> 00:24:37.500
 how

00:24:37.500 --> 00:24:37.699
 he

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 lives

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 normal

00:24:39.559 --> 00:24:40.039
 patterns

00:24:40.039 --> 00:24:40.199
 of

00:24:40.199 --> 00:24:40.639
 life

00:24:40.639 --> 00:24:42.299
 arrogant

00:24:42.299 --> 00:24:42.719
 is

00:24:42.719 --> 00:24:42.959
 this

00:24:42.959 --> 00:24:43.279
 idea

00:24:43.279 --> 00:24:43.419
 of

00:24:43.419 --> 00:24:43.559
 being

00:24:43.559 --> 00:24:43.939
 self

00:24:43.939 --> 00:24:44.500
 governing

00:24:44.500 --> 00:24:45.539
 self

00:24:45.539 --> 00:24:46.299
 willed

00:24:46.299 --> 00:24:46.899
 self

00:24:46.899 --> 00:24:47.479
 centered

00:24:47.479 --> 00:24:48.219
 quick

00:24:48.219 --> 00:24:48.879
 tempered

00:24:48.879 --> 00:24:49.099
 you're

00:24:49.099 --> 00:24:49.319
 ruled

00:24:49.319 --> 00:24:49.539
 by

00:24:49.539 --> 00:24:49.739
 your

00:24:49.739 --> 00:24:50.179
 anger

00:24:50.179 --> 00:24:50.619
 a

00:24:50.619 --> 00:24:51.039
 drunkard

00:24:51.039 --> 00:24:51.379
 you're

00:24:51.379 --> 00:24:51.579
 ruled

00:24:51.579 --> 00:24:51.799
 by

00:24:51.799 --> 00:24:52.399
 alcohol

00:24:52.399 --> 00:24:53.099
 violent

00:24:53.099 --> 00:24:53.679
 you're

00:24:53.679 --> 00:24:53.939
 ruled

00:24:53.939 --> 00:24:54.219
 by

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 lashing

00:24:55.000 --> 00:24:55.239
 out

00:24:55.239 --> 00:24:55.439
 on

00:24:55.439 --> 00:24:55.859
 people

00:24:55.859 --> 00:24:56.579
 greedy

00:24:56.579 --> 00:24:56.819
 for

00:24:56.819 --> 00:24:57.139
 gain

00:24:57.139 --> 00:24:57.679
 you're

00:24:57.679 --> 00:24:58.000
 ruled

00:24:58.000 --> 00:24:58.399
 by

00:24:58.399 --> 00:24:58.579
 the

00:24:58.579 --> 00:24:59.000
 desire

00:24:59.000 --> 00:24:59.239
 for

00:24:59.239 --> 00:24:59.519
 money

00:24:59.519 --> 00:24:59.759
 or

00:24:59.759 --> 00:25:00.259
 possessions

00:25:00.259 --> 00:25:00.799
 and

00:25:00.799 --> 00:25:01.019
 God

00:25:01.019 --> 00:25:01.299
 says

00:25:01.299 --> 00:25:02.000
 none

00:25:02.000 --> 00:25:02.139
 of

00:25:02.139 --> 00:25:02.319
 that

00:25:02.319 --> 00:25:02.500
 can

00:25:02.500 --> 00:25:02.660
 be

00:25:02.660 --> 00:25:02.759
 in

00:25:02.759 --> 00:25:02.879
 the

00:25:02.879 --> 00:25:03.180
 leadership

00:25:03.180 --> 00:25:03.420
 of

00:25:03.420 --> 00:25:03.539
 a

00:25:03.539 --> 00:25:03.920
 church

00:25:03.920 --> 00:25:06.099
 men

00:25:06.099 --> 00:25:06.400
 cannot

00:25:06.400 --> 00:25:06.779
 be

00:25:06.779 --> 00:25:07.259
 ruled

00:25:07.259 --> 00:25:08.960
 by

00:25:08.960 --> 00:25:09.720
 themselves

00:25:09.720 --> 00:25:10.799
 or

00:25:10.799 --> 00:25:11.059
 their

00:25:11.059 --> 00:25:11.639
 passions

00:25:11.639 --> 00:25:16.680
 what

00:25:16.680 --> 00:25:16.920
 these

00:25:16.920 --> 00:25:17.180
 all

00:25:17.180 --> 00:25:17.420
 have

00:25:17.420 --> 00:25:17.579
 in

00:25:17.579 --> 00:25:18.019
 common

00:25:18.019 --> 00:25:18.740
 is

00:25:18.740 --> 00:25:18.900
 a

00:25:18.900 --> 00:25:19.139
 self

00:25:19.139 --> 00:25:19.920
 centeredness

00:25:19.920 --> 00:25:20.359
 that

00:25:20.359 --> 00:25:20.639
 gives

00:25:20.639 --> 00:25:20.920
 way

00:25:20.920 --> 00:25:21.099
 to

00:25:21.099 --> 00:25:21.319
 a

00:25:21.319 --> 00:25:21.639
 self

00:25:21.639 --> 00:25:22.200
 serving

00:25:22.200 --> 00:25:22.400
 of

00:25:22.400 --> 00:25:22.740
 one's

00:25:22.740 --> 00:25:23.240
 passions

00:25:23.240 --> 00:25:26.319
 so

00:25:26.319 --> 00:25:26.539
 let's

00:25:26.539 --> 00:25:26.660
 say

00:25:26.660 --> 00:25:26.819
 we

00:25:26.819 --> 00:25:26.980
 see

00:25:26.980 --> 00:25:27.099
 a

00:25:27.099 --> 00:25:27.339
 brother

00:25:27.339 --> 00:25:27.500
 in

00:25:27.500 --> 00:25:27.599
 the

00:25:27.599 --> 00:25:27.980
 church

00:25:27.980 --> 00:25:29.539
 who's

00:25:29.539 --> 00:25:29.680
 got

00:25:29.680 --> 00:25:29.799
 an

00:25:29.799 --> 00:25:30.059
 anger

00:25:30.059 --> 00:25:30.539
 problem

00:25:30.539 --> 00:25:32.640
 or

00:25:32.640 --> 00:25:33.400
 someone

00:25:33.400 --> 00:25:33.920
 who's

00:25:33.920 --> 00:25:34.259
 greedy

00:25:34.259 --> 00:25:34.539
 for

00:25:34.539 --> 00:25:34.960
 gain

00:25:34.960 --> 00:25:37.740
 maybe

00:25:37.740 --> 00:25:38.160
 lashes

00:25:38.160 --> 00:25:38.480
 out

00:25:38.480 --> 00:25:38.640
 on

00:25:38.640 --> 00:25:39.000
 people

00:25:39.000 --> 00:25:40.019
 do

00:25:40.019 --> 00:25:40.059
 you

00:25:40.059 --> 00:25:40.140
 know

00:25:40.140 --> 00:25:40.220
 what

00:25:40.220 --> 00:25:40.359
 that

00:25:40.359 --> 00:25:40.700
 means

00:25:40.700 --> 00:25:42.380
 well

00:25:42.380 --> 00:25:42.660
 maybe

00:25:42.660 --> 00:25:42.799
 they're

00:25:42.799 --> 00:25:42.960
 not

00:25:42.960 --> 00:25:43.160
 ready

00:25:43.160 --> 00:25:43.299
 to

00:25:43.299 --> 00:25:43.420
 be

00:25:43.420 --> 00:25:43.539
 an

00:25:43.539 --> 00:25:43.720
 elder

00:25:43.720 --> 00:25:44.039
 yet

00:25:44.039 --> 00:25:45.339
 they

00:25:45.339 --> 00:25:45.539
 just

00:25:45.539 --> 00:25:45.720
 need

00:25:45.720 --> 00:25:45.900
 more

00:25:45.900 --> 00:25:46.259
 time

00:25:46.259 --> 00:25:46.420
 in

00:25:46.420 --> 00:25:46.640
 the

00:25:46.640 --> 00:25:46.920
 oven

00:25:46.920 --> 00:25:47.099
 of

00:25:47.099 --> 00:25:47.420
 God's

00:25:47.420 --> 00:25:47.799
 grace

00:25:47.799 --> 00:25:50.279
 in

00:25:50.279 --> 00:25:50.399
 the

00:25:50.399 --> 00:25:50.619
 oven

00:25:50.619 --> 00:25:50.779
 of

00:25:50.779 --> 00:25:51.159
 God's

00:25:51.159 --> 00:25:51.559
 grace

00:25:51.559 --> 00:25:52.379
 God

00:25:52.379 --> 00:25:52.879
 heats

00:25:52.879 --> 00:25:53.279
 up

00:25:53.279 --> 00:25:53.579
 a

00:25:53.579 --> 00:25:54.240
 Christian's

00:25:54.240 --> 00:25:54.759
 character

00:25:54.759 --> 00:25:55.619
 in

00:25:55.619 --> 00:25:55.960
 order

00:25:55.960 --> 00:25:56.299
 to

00:25:56.299 --> 00:25:57.079
 mold

00:25:57.079 --> 00:25:57.659
 that

00:25:57.659 --> 00:25:58.319
 character

00:25:58.319 --> 00:25:58.839
 to be

00:25:58.839 --> 00:25:59.119
 like

00:25:59.119 --> 00:25:59.519
 Jesus

00:25:59.519 --> 00:26:01.619
 and

00:26:01.619 --> 00:26:01.759
 so

00:26:01.759 --> 00:26:01.879
 if

00:26:01.879 --> 00:26:02.099
 there's

00:26:02.099 --> 00:26:02.240
 a

00:26:02.240 --> 00:26:02.779
 brother

00:26:02.779 --> 00:26:03.599
 or

00:26:03.599 --> 00:26:04.079
 sister

00:26:04.079 --> 00:26:04.299
 for

00:26:04.299 --> 00:26:04.539
 that

00:26:04.539 --> 00:26:04.899
 matter

00:26:04.899 --> 00:26:05.379
 a

00:26:05.379 --> 00:26:05.839
 Christian

00:26:05.839 --> 00:26:06.079
 where

00:26:06.079 --> 00:26:06.240
 we're

00:26:06.240 --> 00:26:06.539
 seeing

00:26:06.539 --> 00:26:06.819
 these

00:26:06.819 --> 00:26:07.559
 qualities

00:26:07.559 --> 00:26:07.879
 in

00:26:07.879 --> 00:26:08.279
 they

00:26:08.279 --> 00:26:08.500
 need

00:26:08.500 --> 00:26:08.700
 more

00:26:08.700 --> 00:26:09.139
 time

00:26:09.139 --> 00:26:09.319
 in

00:26:09.319 --> 00:26:09.819
 God's

00:26:09.819 --> 00:26:10.680
 oven

00:26:10.680 --> 00:26:10.899
 of

00:26:10.899 --> 00:26:11.299
 grace

00:26:11.299 --> 00:26:15.839
 but

00:26:15.839 --> 00:26:16.019
 they

00:26:16.019 --> 00:26:16.339
 cannot

00:26:16.339 --> 00:26:16.659
 be

00:26:16.659 --> 00:26:16.879
 true

00:26:16.879 --> 00:26:17.019
 of

00:26:17.019 --> 00:26:17.159
 a

00:26:17.159 --> 00:26:17.559
 man

00:26:17.559 --> 00:26:18.220
 serving

00:26:18.220 --> 00:26:18.619
 as

00:26:18.619 --> 00:26:18.799
 an

00:26:18.799 --> 00:26:19.039
 elder

00:26:19.039 --> 00:26:19.299
 of

00:26:19.299 --> 00:26:19.440
 a

00:26:19.440 --> 00:26:19.839
 church

00:26:19.839 --> 00:26:22.879
 we

00:26:22.879 --> 00:26:23.039
 go

00:26:23.039 --> 00:26:23.319
 from

00:26:23.319 --> 00:26:23.639
 must

00:26:23.639 --> 00:26:24.019
 not

00:26:24.019 --> 00:26:24.299
 be

00:26:24.299 --> 00:26:24.619
 to

00:26:24.619 --> 00:26:24.819
 the

00:26:24.819 --> 00:26:25.119
 must

00:26:25.119 --> 00:26:25.379
 be

00:26:25.379 --> 00:26:26.259
 again

00:26:26.259 --> 00:26:26.559
 think

00:26:26.559 --> 00:26:26.720
 of

00:26:26.720 --> 00:26:26.919
 these

00:26:26.919 --> 00:26:27.099
 as

00:26:27.099 --> 00:26:27.579
 descriptions

00:26:27.579 --> 00:26:27.879
 of

00:26:27.879 --> 00:26:28.879
 normal

00:26:28.879 --> 00:26:29.599
 ongoing

00:26:29.599 --> 00:26:30.119
 character

00:26:30.119 --> 00:26:30.700
 traits

00:26:30.700 --> 00:26:32.419
 provenness

00:26:32.419 --> 00:26:33.700
 godliness

00:26:33.700 --> 00:26:34.759
 resulting

00:26:34.759 --> 00:26:35.079
 from

00:26:35.079 --> 00:26:35.980
 exposure

00:26:35.980 --> 00:26:36.779
 to

00:26:36.779 --> 00:26:37.379
 God's

00:26:37.379 --> 00:26:37.960
 grace

00:26:37.960 --> 00:26:40.779
 and

00:26:40.779 --> 00:26:40.940
 we

00:26:40.940 --> 00:26:41.379
 read

00:26:41.379 --> 00:26:43.359
 verse

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 8

00:26:43.759 --> 00:26:44.839
 he

00:26:44.839 --> 00:26:45.079
 must

00:26:45.079 --> 00:26:45.279
 be

00:26:45.279 --> 00:26:45.879
 hospitable

00:26:45.880 --> 00:26:46.120
 son

00:26:46.120 --> 00:26:46.620
 together

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 literally

00:26:48.000 --> 00:26:48.320
 that

00:26:48.320 --> 00:26:48.620
 word

00:26:48.620 --> 00:26:49.140
 means

00:26:49.140 --> 00:26:50.320
 a

00:26:50.320 --> 00:26:50.780
 lover

00:26:50.780 --> 00:26:52.360
 of

00:26:52.360 --> 00:26:52.960
 the

00:26:52.960 --> 00:26:53.740
 stranger

00:26:53.740 --> 00:26:55.900
 a

00:26:55.900 --> 00:26:56.220
 lover

00:26:56.220 --> 00:26:56.980
 of

00:26:56.980 --> 00:26:57.180
 the

00:26:57.180 --> 00:26:57.740
 foreigner

00:26:57.740 --> 00:26:58.300
 a

00:26:58.300 --> 00:26:58.820
 lover

00:26:58.820 --> 00:26:59.220
 of

00:26:59.220 --> 00:26:59.600
 one

00:26:59.600 --> 00:26:59.900
 on

00:26:59.900 --> 00:27:00.080
 the

00:27:00.080 --> 00:27:00.820
 outside

00:27:00.820 --> 00:27:03.120
 it's

00:27:03.120 --> 00:27:03.260
 the

00:27:03.260 --> 00:27:03.560
 complete

00:27:03.560 --> 00:27:04.040
 opposite

00:27:04.040 --> 00:27:04.300
 of

00:27:04.300 --> 00:27:04.620
 being

00:27:04.620 --> 00:27:05.100
 self

00:27:05.100 --> 00:27:05.500
 centered

00:27:05.500 --> 00:27:07.420
 others

00:27:07.420 --> 00:27:08.020
 oriented

00:27:08.020 --> 00:27:08.740
 and

00:27:08.740 --> 00:27:08.860
 so

00:27:08.860 --> 00:27:09.240
 here's

00:27:09.240 --> 00:27:09.920
 how you

00:27:09.920 --> 00:27:10.140
 see

00:27:10.140 --> 00:27:10.520
 that

00:27:10.519 --> 00:27:14.559
 when you see a man in a church

00:27:14.559 --> 00:27:16.240
 who has not been prodded

00:27:16.240 --> 00:27:18.660
 but he moves towards others

00:27:18.660 --> 00:27:20.339
 others he doesn't know

00:27:20.339 --> 00:27:22.019
 others who are new to the church

00:27:22.019 --> 00:27:23.759
 he moves towards them

00:27:23.759 --> 00:27:26.980
 because he's got a love for the outsider

00:27:26.980 --> 00:27:29.500
 love for someone who's new

00:27:29.500 --> 00:27:32.359
 that is a quality that marks an elder

00:27:32.359 --> 00:27:36.000
 he's to be a lover of good

00:27:36.000 --> 00:27:38.279
 he wants what's best for people

00:27:38.279 --> 00:27:40.460
 and he wants what's best for people

00:27:40.460 --> 00:27:42.480
 so much that he's willing

00:27:42.480 --> 00:27:44.000
 to say hard things to them

00:27:44.000 --> 00:27:45.519
 because he loves them so much

00:27:45.519 --> 00:27:47.720
 faithful are the wounds

00:27:47.720 --> 00:27:50.740
 of a friendly elder

00:27:50.740 --> 00:27:57.880
 so an elder wants someone's good

00:27:57.880 --> 00:28:00.240
 even above their own comfort

00:28:00.240 --> 00:28:06.720
 what we're seeing here is God's grace

00:28:06.720 --> 00:28:08.940
 operating in a man's life

00:28:08.940 --> 00:28:10.640
 because he's been exposed to it

00:28:10.640 --> 00:28:12.480
 he's to be self-controlled

00:28:12.480 --> 00:28:14.400
 by God's grace

00:28:14.400 --> 00:28:16.360
 he governs his passions

00:28:16.360 --> 00:28:18.519
 his passions don't govern him

00:28:18.519 --> 00:28:19.940
 he is upright

00:28:19.940 --> 00:28:22.620
 he is a righteous dude

00:28:22.620 --> 00:28:24.680
 because he walks in the ways

00:28:24.680 --> 00:28:26.180
 of God's commands

00:28:26.180 --> 00:28:27.420
 unashamed

00:28:27.420 --> 00:28:29.140
 he's got a reputation

00:28:29.140 --> 00:28:30.720
 not of cutting corners

00:28:30.720 --> 00:28:31.720
 and cooking the books

00:28:31.720 --> 00:28:33.340
 but of doing the right thing

00:28:33.339 --> 00:28:35.079
 even at cost

00:28:35.079 --> 00:28:36.359
 he's upright

00:28:36.359 --> 00:28:37.720
 he's holy

00:28:37.720 --> 00:28:38.879
 set apart

00:28:38.879 --> 00:28:40.240
 his upright living

00:28:40.240 --> 00:28:41.299
 by God's grace

00:28:41.299 --> 00:28:42.539
 has set him apart

00:28:42.539 --> 00:28:43.779
 from those around him

00:28:43.779 --> 00:28:45.199
 and it's not just

00:28:45.199 --> 00:28:47.000
 that he lives that way

00:28:47.000 --> 00:28:49.139
 he wants to live that way

00:28:49.139 --> 00:28:51.859
 he has this insatiable appetite

00:28:51.859 --> 00:28:53.359
 to be like God

00:28:53.359 --> 00:28:54.259
 and God's holiness

00:28:54.259 --> 00:28:56.859
 because God's holiness is good

00:28:56.859 --> 00:29:00.419
 brings you back to that

00:29:00.420 --> 00:29:01.860
 Robert Murrick McShane quote

00:29:01.860 --> 00:29:04.000
 the greatest need of my people

00:29:04.000 --> 00:29:07.000
 is my personal holiness

00:29:07.000 --> 00:29:11.759
 and then he's disciplined

00:29:11.759 --> 00:29:15.440
 he's aimed in his living

00:29:15.440 --> 00:29:17.240
 like a serious athlete

00:29:17.240 --> 00:29:19.860
 remember the winter Olympics

00:29:19.860 --> 00:29:21.980
 in South Korea

00:29:21.980 --> 00:29:23.300
 those athletes

00:29:23.300 --> 00:29:25.200
 you got to live a certain way

00:29:25.200 --> 00:29:26.620
 to be an Olympic athlete

00:29:26.620 --> 00:29:27.660
 you're saying no

00:29:27.660 --> 00:29:28.620
 to a lot of things

00:29:28.620 --> 00:29:30.100
 so that you can say yes

00:29:30.100 --> 00:29:30.800
 to competing

00:29:30.800 --> 00:29:31.740
 and going for gold

00:29:31.740 --> 00:29:32.420
 in the Olympics

00:29:32.420 --> 00:29:33.840
 disciplined

00:29:33.840 --> 00:29:35.279
 Paul uses that

00:29:35.279 --> 00:29:36.160
 same word

00:29:36.160 --> 00:29:37.640
 in 1 Corinthians 9 27

00:29:37.640 --> 00:29:39.040
 he says this

00:29:39.040 --> 00:29:41.400
 but I discipline my body

00:29:41.400 --> 00:29:42.580
 and keep it under control

00:29:42.580 --> 00:29:44.279
 lest after preaching to others

00:29:44.279 --> 00:29:46.080
 I myself shall be disqualified

00:29:46.080 --> 00:29:47.779
 if after he preaches

00:29:47.779 --> 00:29:49.680
 and his character is sullied

00:29:49.680 --> 00:29:50.779
 do you know what that does?

00:29:50.880 --> 00:29:52.019
 it brings reproach

00:29:52.019 --> 00:29:53.080
 on the message

00:29:53.080 --> 00:29:56.000
 so he's going to discipline his body

00:29:56.000 --> 00:29:56.840
 and make it his life

00:29:56.839 --> 00:29:58.740
 so he doesn't disqualify himself

00:29:58.740 --> 00:29:59.919
 and bring reproach

00:29:59.919 --> 00:30:00.819
 on the name of Jesus

00:30:00.819 --> 00:30:02.439
 an elder is a man

00:30:02.439 --> 00:30:03.339
 who is aimed

00:30:03.339 --> 00:30:04.619
 and purposed in his living

00:30:04.619 --> 00:30:06.720
 disciplined to live a holy life

00:30:06.720 --> 00:30:08.079
 and saying no

00:30:08.079 --> 00:30:09.599
 to just other things

00:30:09.599 --> 00:30:11.319
 to say yes to godliness

00:30:11.319 --> 00:30:14.099
 and so it's not infrequent

00:30:14.099 --> 00:30:16.639
 where a man who is set out

00:30:16.639 --> 00:30:17.199
 to be an elder

00:30:17.199 --> 00:30:18.659
 says hey will this honor God?

00:30:19.419 --> 00:30:20.919
 will this use of time honor God?

00:30:21.519 --> 00:30:23.779
 will these words honor God?

00:30:23.879 --> 00:30:25.419
 will this bless other people?

00:30:26.839 --> 00:30:30.799
 he's purposely living his life

00:30:30.799 --> 00:30:31.740
 by God's grace

00:30:31.740 --> 00:30:32.619
 for God's glory

00:30:32.619 --> 00:30:33.859
 it's not theory

00:30:33.859 --> 00:30:35.980
 it's proven

00:30:35.980 --> 00:30:38.839
 it's how he's living his life

00:30:38.839 --> 00:30:41.639
 and it gives an assurance

00:30:41.639 --> 00:30:42.599
 to a church

00:30:42.599 --> 00:30:44.059
 that this man

00:30:44.059 --> 00:30:46.059
 is the real deal

00:30:46.059 --> 00:30:47.399
 and so God

00:30:47.399 --> 00:30:48.779
 entrusts the care

00:30:48.779 --> 00:30:49.699
 of his church

00:30:49.699 --> 00:30:51.259
 to men like that

00:30:51.259 --> 00:30:53.139
 for the good of his church

00:30:53.140 --> 00:30:55.540
 so the overall emphasis

00:30:55.540 --> 00:30:57.360
 on what qualifies a man

00:30:57.360 --> 00:30:58.140
 so far

00:30:58.140 --> 00:31:00.180
 has been on his character

00:31:00.180 --> 00:31:02.140
 they live lives

00:31:02.140 --> 00:31:03.740
 that adorn the truth

00:31:03.740 --> 00:31:05.220
 of the gospel

00:31:05.220 --> 00:31:07.140
 they live lives

00:31:07.140 --> 00:31:08.440
 that authenticate

00:31:08.440 --> 00:31:10.400
 the reality of God's grace

00:31:10.400 --> 00:31:11.640
 in a person's life

00:31:11.640 --> 00:31:13.480
 they live

00:31:13.480 --> 00:31:15.320
 Teflon like lives

00:31:15.320 --> 00:31:17.420
 accusations don't stick

00:31:17.420 --> 00:31:19.300
 they're not sinlessly perfect

00:31:19.300 --> 00:31:20.520
 they'll make mistakes

00:31:20.519 --> 00:31:21.879
 but they own it

00:31:21.879 --> 00:31:24.859
 the church is confident

00:31:24.859 --> 00:31:25.400
 in them

00:31:25.400 --> 00:31:27.779
 and the church

00:31:27.779 --> 00:31:29.900
 listens to them

00:31:29.900 --> 00:31:33.660
 because they have a character

00:31:33.660 --> 00:31:34.980
 and a life

00:31:34.980 --> 00:31:36.500
 worth listening to

00:31:36.500 --> 00:31:41.680
 which brings us

00:31:41.680 --> 00:31:44.680
 to being competent

00:31:44.680 --> 00:31:46.019
 in handling God's word

00:31:46.019 --> 00:31:51.180
 we read in verse 9

00:31:51.180 --> 00:31:54.259
 he must hold firm

00:31:54.259 --> 00:31:55.539
 to the trustworthy word

00:31:55.539 --> 00:31:56.119
 as taught

00:31:56.119 --> 00:31:57.819
 so that I may be able

00:31:57.819 --> 00:31:58.819
 to give instruction

00:31:58.819 --> 00:31:59.759
 and sound doctrine

00:31:59.759 --> 00:32:01.339
 and also to rebuke

00:32:01.339 --> 00:32:02.660
 those who contradict it

00:32:02.660 --> 00:32:06.539
 this skill

00:32:06.539 --> 00:32:07.980
 of being able

00:32:07.980 --> 00:32:09.639
 to handle God's word

00:32:09.639 --> 00:32:10.480
 well

00:32:10.480 --> 00:32:12.859
 is a not

00:32:12.859 --> 00:32:14.480
 it's a must

00:32:14.480 --> 00:32:15.200
 in a man

00:32:15.200 --> 00:32:16.100
 who's going to be an elder

00:32:16.100 --> 00:32:17.480
 it's not optional

00:32:17.480 --> 00:32:19.980
 it's the characteristic

00:32:19.980 --> 00:32:21.340
 that differentiates

00:32:21.340 --> 00:32:22.039
 an elder

00:32:22.039 --> 00:32:23.640
 from the role

00:32:23.640 --> 00:32:24.380
 of deacon

00:32:24.380 --> 00:32:26.120
 he's got to be able

00:32:26.120 --> 00:32:26.940
 to communicate

00:32:26.940 --> 00:32:28.480
 the truth of God's word

00:32:28.480 --> 00:32:29.059
 effectively

00:32:29.059 --> 00:32:29.880
 to others

00:32:29.880 --> 00:32:33.039
 for a man

00:32:33.039 --> 00:32:33.819
 to serve as an elder

00:32:33.819 --> 00:32:34.480
 he must have

00:32:34.480 --> 00:32:35.299
 a firm grip

00:32:35.299 --> 00:32:37.259
 on the truth

00:32:37.259 --> 00:32:38.660
 revealed about Jesus

00:32:38.660 --> 00:32:39.940
 in this book

00:32:39.940 --> 00:32:42.960
 let's say

00:32:42.960 --> 00:32:43.779
 we have a game

00:32:43.779 --> 00:32:45.119
 and we call it

00:32:45.119 --> 00:32:46.139
 the grip game

00:32:46.139 --> 00:32:47.420
 and I bring out

00:32:47.420 --> 00:32:49.240
 a 12 by 12 inch

00:32:49.240 --> 00:32:50.799
 piece of plywood

00:32:50.799 --> 00:32:52.200
 and I come up to you

00:32:52.200 --> 00:32:53.500
 and I hold it out to you

00:32:53.500 --> 00:32:54.119
 and I say

00:32:54.119 --> 00:32:54.599
 okay

00:32:54.599 --> 00:32:55.379
 grip it

00:32:55.379 --> 00:32:56.019
 and pull

00:32:56.019 --> 00:32:57.039
 whoever gets

00:32:57.039 --> 00:32:57.839
 the piece of wood

00:32:57.839 --> 00:32:58.539
 wins

00:32:58.539 --> 00:33:00.160
 you've got the stronger grip

00:33:00.160 --> 00:33:01.920
 and so we pull

00:33:01.920 --> 00:33:02.879
 and I win

00:33:02.879 --> 00:33:04.339
 because I got the stronger grip

00:33:04.339 --> 00:33:06.259
 but what happens

00:33:06.259 --> 00:33:06.500
 if

00:33:06.500 --> 00:33:08.680
 I'm pulling against you

00:33:08.680 --> 00:33:09.259
 and it's just

00:33:09.259 --> 00:33:10.399
 completely impossible

00:33:10.399 --> 00:33:11.480
 for me to pull it

00:33:11.480 --> 00:33:12.200
 out of your grip

00:33:12.200 --> 00:33:13.500
 you've got like

00:33:13.500 --> 00:33:14.680
 a vice-like grip

00:33:14.680 --> 00:33:17.720
 an elder

00:33:17.720 --> 00:33:18.220
 must have

00:33:18.220 --> 00:33:20.100
 a vice-like grip

00:33:20.100 --> 00:33:21.840
 on this book

00:33:21.840 --> 00:33:26.460
 he's controlled by it

00:33:26.460 --> 00:33:27.340
 and he's ruled by it

00:33:27.340 --> 00:33:28.319
 he references it

00:33:28.319 --> 00:33:29.200
 he comes back to it

00:33:29.200 --> 00:33:30.180
 over and over again

00:33:30.180 --> 00:33:32.680
 a church

00:33:32.680 --> 00:33:34.240
 must be convinced

00:33:34.240 --> 00:33:35.180
 that the leaders

00:33:35.180 --> 00:33:36.620
 of their church

00:33:36.620 --> 00:33:38.120
 will never give up

00:33:38.120 --> 00:33:38.740
 their grit

00:33:38.740 --> 00:33:39.580
 on the truth

00:33:39.580 --> 00:33:40.440
 of God's word

00:33:40.440 --> 00:33:41.640
 if I start preaching

00:33:41.640 --> 00:33:42.460
 something other than

00:33:42.460 --> 00:33:43.160
 the Bible here

00:33:43.160 --> 00:33:44.200
 you yank me

00:33:44.200 --> 00:33:45.080
 that's it

00:33:45.080 --> 00:33:51.019
 an elder is so convinced

00:33:51.019 --> 00:33:51.920
 of the truthfulness

00:33:51.920 --> 00:33:54.220
 of this book

00:33:54.220 --> 00:33:55.740
 and of its life-giving

00:33:55.740 --> 00:33:56.380
 ability

00:33:56.380 --> 00:33:57.799
 that he's never

00:33:57.799 --> 00:33:59.420
 going to abandon it

00:33:59.420 --> 00:34:05.120
 how pleasing it would be

00:34:05.120 --> 00:34:05.519
 to God

00:34:05.519 --> 00:34:05.759
 if

00:34:05.759 --> 00:34:07.460
 if the members of Christ

00:34:07.460 --> 00:34:08.139
 the King Church

00:34:08.139 --> 00:34:09.679
 if they say of their elders

00:34:09.679 --> 00:34:10.239
 you know what

00:34:10.239 --> 00:34:11.519
 they're not the flashiest

00:34:11.519 --> 00:34:12.339
 guys around

00:34:12.339 --> 00:34:14.659
 but man

00:34:14.659 --> 00:34:15.139
 do they love

00:34:15.139 --> 00:34:15.699
 God's word

00:34:15.699 --> 00:34:19.279
 and they keep telling us

00:34:19.279 --> 00:34:19.839
 God's word

00:34:19.839 --> 00:34:20.599
 over and over

00:34:20.599 --> 00:34:21.259
 and over again

00:34:21.259 --> 00:34:23.460
 and we love them

00:34:23.460 --> 00:34:24.679
 for it

00:34:24.679 --> 00:34:27.879
 elders

00:34:27.879 --> 00:34:30.019
 must be competent

00:34:30.019 --> 00:34:30.659
 in their ability

00:34:30.659 --> 00:34:31.519
 to rightly handle

00:34:31.519 --> 00:34:32.339
 the word of truth

00:34:32.339 --> 00:34:33.179
 do you know why

00:34:33.179 --> 00:34:34.879
 because your

00:34:34.879 --> 00:34:36.460
 spiritual health

00:34:36.460 --> 00:34:37.539
 depends on it

00:34:37.539 --> 00:34:40.599
 this book

00:34:40.599 --> 00:34:41.320
 and the doctrines

00:34:41.320 --> 00:34:41.779
 revealed

00:34:41.779 --> 00:34:43.039
 the sound doctrine

00:34:43.039 --> 00:34:44.679
 the healthy doctrine

00:34:44.679 --> 00:34:45.500
 of this book

00:34:45.500 --> 00:34:47.639
 leads to healthy living

00:34:47.639 --> 00:34:51.800
 Paul points to two ways

00:34:51.800 --> 00:34:52.860
 he says

00:34:52.860 --> 00:34:54.279
 an elder must be able

00:34:54.279 --> 00:34:55.079
 to instruct

00:34:55.079 --> 00:34:56.480
 in sound doctrine

00:34:56.480 --> 00:34:58.019
 and those two words

00:34:58.019 --> 00:34:58.719
 sound doctrine

00:34:58.719 --> 00:34:59.719
 both are important

00:34:59.719 --> 00:35:01.199
 doctrine means teaching

00:35:01.199 --> 00:35:03.039
 what the Bible teaches

00:35:03.039 --> 00:35:04.480
 about Christ

00:35:04.480 --> 00:35:05.279
 is

00:35:05.279 --> 00:35:07.019
 the doctrine

00:35:07.019 --> 00:35:07.699
 of Christ

00:35:07.699 --> 00:35:08.919
 what the Bible teaches

00:35:08.919 --> 00:35:09.960
 about the end times

00:35:09.960 --> 00:35:11.000
 is the doctrine

00:35:11.000 --> 00:35:12.019
 of the end times

00:35:12.019 --> 00:35:13.219
 what the Bible teaches

00:35:13.219 --> 00:35:13.819
 about sin

00:35:13.819 --> 00:35:14.559
 is the doctrine

00:35:14.559 --> 00:35:15.059
 of sin

00:35:15.059 --> 00:35:15.859
 what the Bible teaches

00:35:15.859 --> 00:35:17.480
 about salvation

00:35:17.480 --> 00:35:18.219
 is the doctrine

00:35:18.219 --> 00:35:18.980
 of salvation

00:35:18.980 --> 00:35:20.219
 but you'll notice

00:35:20.219 --> 00:35:22.119
 it's sound doctrine

00:35:22.119 --> 00:35:23.339
 and the Greek word

00:35:23.339 --> 00:35:24.319
 underneath that word

00:35:24.319 --> 00:35:24.819
 sound

00:35:24.819 --> 00:35:25.659
 is a word

00:35:25.659 --> 00:35:26.159
 that we get

00:35:26.159 --> 00:35:27.519
 hygiene from

00:35:27.519 --> 00:35:29.519
 as in like

00:35:29.519 --> 00:35:30.000
 your health

00:35:30.000 --> 00:35:31.219
 as in like

00:35:31.219 --> 00:35:31.940
 dental hygiene

00:35:31.940 --> 00:35:33.880
 your well-being

00:35:33.880 --> 00:35:36.019
 Bible doctrine

00:35:36.019 --> 00:35:37.219
 knowledge of the truth

00:35:37.219 --> 00:35:38.239
 is healthy

00:35:38.239 --> 00:35:39.659
 for the body

00:35:39.659 --> 00:35:40.659
 of the church

00:35:40.659 --> 00:35:41.639
 do you remember

00:35:41.639 --> 00:35:44.780
 the milk campaign

00:35:44.780 --> 00:35:47.280
 milk it does

00:35:47.280 --> 00:35:47.780
 milk it does

00:35:47.780 --> 00:35:48.340
 the body good

00:35:48.340 --> 00:35:49.199
 you remember that

00:35:49.199 --> 00:35:51.920
 milk it does

00:35:51.920 --> 00:35:53.639
 milk it does

00:35:53.639 --> 00:35:54.340
 the body good

00:35:54.340 --> 00:35:55.759
 milk it does

00:35:55.759 --> 00:35:57.259
 milk it does

00:35:57.259 --> 00:35:58.039
 the body good

00:35:58.039 --> 00:36:00.239
 doctrine does

00:36:00.239 --> 00:36:02.199
 doctrine does

00:36:02.199 --> 00:36:03.259
 Christ's body

00:36:03.259 --> 00:36:04.079
 good

00:36:04.079 --> 00:36:06.139
 sound doctrine

00:36:06.139 --> 00:36:08.159
 you need it

00:36:08.159 --> 00:36:09.139
 and we need

00:36:09.139 --> 00:36:10.639
 elders who are

00:36:10.639 --> 00:36:11.960
 going to instruct

00:36:11.960 --> 00:36:13.300
 the church

00:36:13.300 --> 00:36:15.259
 in sound doctrine

00:36:15.259 --> 00:36:17.239
 you can call

00:36:17.239 --> 00:36:17.840
 an elder

00:36:17.840 --> 00:36:18.800
 a doctrine

00:36:18.800 --> 00:36:19.779
 hygienist

00:36:19.779 --> 00:36:21.059
 if you would like

00:36:21.059 --> 00:36:23.079
 they're seeking

00:36:23.079 --> 00:36:23.920
 to bring health

00:36:23.920 --> 00:36:24.599
 to the body

00:36:24.599 --> 00:36:25.159
 of Christ

00:36:25.159 --> 00:36:26.159
 through the teaching

00:36:26.159 --> 00:36:26.739
 of doctrine

00:36:26.739 --> 00:36:27.719
 but you also

00:36:27.719 --> 00:36:28.379
 notice at the

00:36:28.379 --> 00:36:28.839
 end of verse

00:36:28.839 --> 00:36:29.319
 nine and this

00:36:29.319 --> 00:36:29.679
 is where we'll

00:36:29.679 --> 00:36:30.379
 close for this

00:36:30.379 --> 00:36:30.699
 morning

00:36:30.699 --> 00:36:32.099
 not only to

00:36:32.099 --> 00:36:33.239
 give instruction

00:36:33.239 --> 00:36:33.699
 and sound

00:36:33.699 --> 00:36:34.139
 doctrine

00:36:34.139 --> 00:36:34.699
 they're also

00:36:34.699 --> 00:36:35.339
 to rebuke

00:36:35.339 --> 00:36:35.839
 those who

00:36:35.839 --> 00:36:36.639
 contradict it

00:36:36.639 --> 00:36:38.159
 to rebuke

00:36:38.159 --> 00:36:38.719
 those who

00:36:38.719 --> 00:36:39.419
 contradict it

00:36:39.419 --> 00:36:40.379
 back to

00:36:40.379 --> 00:36:41.059
 first century

00:36:41.059 --> 00:36:41.779
 Crete

00:36:41.779 --> 00:36:42.539
 there are these

00:36:42.539 --> 00:36:43.319
 false teachers

00:36:43.319 --> 00:36:44.000
 who are seeking

00:36:44.000 --> 00:36:44.659
 to influence

00:36:44.659 --> 00:36:45.299
 the church

00:36:45.299 --> 00:36:46.299
 with teaching

00:36:46.299 --> 00:36:47.000
 that does not

00:36:47.000 --> 00:36:47.619
 focus on

00:36:47.619 --> 00:36:47.939
 Jesus

00:36:47.939 --> 00:36:51.579
 it's true

00:36:51.579 --> 00:36:51.979
 today

00:36:51.979 --> 00:36:52.859
 there are

00:36:52.859 --> 00:36:53.439
 false teachers

00:36:53.439 --> 00:36:54.339
 all over

00:36:54.340 --> 00:36:55.000
 all over

00:36:55.000 --> 00:36:55.559
 the internet

00:36:55.559 --> 00:36:57.600
 and what

00:36:57.600 --> 00:36:58.260
 Paul says

00:36:58.260 --> 00:36:58.860
 to Titus

00:36:58.860 --> 00:36:59.740
 is these

00:36:59.740 --> 00:37:00.340
 elders

00:37:00.340 --> 00:37:01.740
 must be able

00:37:01.740 --> 00:37:02.740
 to sniff

00:37:02.740 --> 00:37:03.539
 out

00:37:03.539 --> 00:37:04.400
 false

00:37:04.400 --> 00:37:05.120
 teaching

00:37:05.120 --> 00:37:06.380
 and rebuke

00:37:06.380 --> 00:37:06.660
 it

00:37:06.660 --> 00:37:08.539
 to expose

00:37:08.539 --> 00:37:09.019
 it

00:37:09.019 --> 00:37:10.660
 to show

00:37:10.660 --> 00:37:11.220
 it for what

00:37:11.220 --> 00:37:12.519
 it is

00:37:12.519 --> 00:37:13.980
 to confront

00:37:13.980 --> 00:37:15.140
 those who

00:37:15.140 --> 00:37:16.440
 are speaking

00:37:16.440 --> 00:37:17.600
 against the

00:37:17.600 --> 00:37:18.440
 sound doctrine

00:37:18.440 --> 00:37:19.100
 revealed in

00:37:19.100 --> 00:37:19.600
 the bible

00:37:19.599 --> 00:37:23.000
 do you know

00:37:23.000 --> 00:37:23.319
 how

00:37:23.319 --> 00:37:24.539
 do you know

00:37:24.539 --> 00:37:25.360
 how an elder

00:37:25.360 --> 00:37:25.980
 does that

00:37:25.980 --> 00:37:26.539
 let alone

00:37:26.539 --> 00:37:27.059
 a Christian

00:37:27.059 --> 00:37:32.059
 let me say

00:37:32.059 --> 00:37:32.559
 it this way

00:37:32.559 --> 00:37:33.799
 the secret

00:37:33.799 --> 00:37:34.519
 service has

00:37:34.519 --> 00:37:35.019
 a division

00:37:35.019 --> 00:37:36.099
 that deals

00:37:36.099 --> 00:37:36.719
 with counterfeit

00:37:36.719 --> 00:37:37.179
 currency

00:37:37.179 --> 00:37:38.079
 and the

00:37:38.079 --> 00:37:38.980
 way that

00:37:38.980 --> 00:37:40.440
 the men

00:37:40.440 --> 00:37:40.799
 and women

00:37:40.799 --> 00:37:41.380
 of this

00:37:41.380 --> 00:37:41.940
 division

00:37:41.940 --> 00:37:42.639
 figure out

00:37:42.639 --> 00:37:43.139
 what

00:37:43.139 --> 00:37:44.599
 counterfeit

00:37:44.599 --> 00:37:45.239
 money is

00:37:45.239 --> 00:37:45.599
 is they

00:37:45.599 --> 00:37:46.079
 spend their

00:37:46.079 --> 00:37:46.880
 time focused

00:37:46.880 --> 00:37:47.639
 on the

00:37:47.639 --> 00:37:48.440
 real stuff

00:37:48.440 --> 00:37:50.320
 the people

00:37:50.320 --> 00:37:50.639
 in this

00:37:50.639 --> 00:37:50.920
 division

00:37:50.920 --> 00:37:51.440
 they know

00:37:51.440 --> 00:37:51.700
 what a

00:37:51.700 --> 00:37:52.200
 twenty dollar

00:37:52.200 --> 00:37:52.440
 bill

00:37:52.440 --> 00:37:53.700
 tastes like

00:37:53.700 --> 00:37:54.260
 they know

00:37:54.260 --> 00:37:54.539
 what it

00:37:54.539 --> 00:37:55.099
 smells

00:37:55.099 --> 00:37:55.679
 like

00:37:55.679 --> 00:37:56.360
 I'm sure

00:37:56.360 --> 00:37:56.679
 they know

00:37:56.679 --> 00:37:56.960
 what it

00:37:56.960 --> 00:37:57.559
 sounds

00:37:57.559 --> 00:37:58.119
 like

00:37:58.119 --> 00:37:59.280
 they absolutely

00:37:59.280 --> 00:37:59.700
 know what

00:37:59.700 --> 00:38:00.099
 it feels

00:38:00.099 --> 00:38:00.440
 like

00:38:00.440 --> 00:38:01.740
 they're so

00:38:01.740 --> 00:38:02.200
 familiar

00:38:02.200 --> 00:38:02.940
 with the

00:38:02.940 --> 00:38:03.659
 real stuff

00:38:03.659 --> 00:38:04.300
 that when

00:38:04.300 --> 00:38:05.320
 they come

00:38:05.320 --> 00:38:05.840
 into contact

00:38:05.840 --> 00:38:06.700
 with the

00:38:06.700 --> 00:38:07.720
 false stuff

00:38:07.720 --> 00:38:09.019
 it becomes

00:38:09.019 --> 00:38:09.559
 very clear

00:38:09.559 --> 00:38:09.880
 to them

00:38:09.880 --> 00:38:10.280
 shortly

00:38:10.280 --> 00:38:12.200
 so a way

00:38:12.200 --> 00:38:13.300
 elders

00:38:13.300 --> 00:38:14.119
 detect

00:38:14.119 --> 00:38:14.639
 false

00:38:14.639 --> 00:38:15.280
 doctrine

00:38:15.280 --> 00:38:16.280
 is in part

00:38:16.280 --> 00:38:16.840
 because they've

00:38:16.840 --> 00:38:17.320
 been spending

00:38:17.320 --> 00:38:18.000
 so much

00:38:18.000 --> 00:38:18.380
 time

00:38:18.380 --> 00:38:18.700
 in the

00:38:18.700 --> 00:38:19.079
 sound

00:38:19.079 --> 00:38:19.579
 doctrine

00:38:19.579 --> 00:38:22.039
 you smell

00:38:22.039 --> 00:38:22.320
 it

00:38:22.320 --> 00:38:24.700
 like sour

00:38:24.700 --> 00:38:25.099
 milk

00:38:25.099 --> 00:38:26.440
 it's not

00:38:26.440 --> 00:38:26.800
 good for

00:38:26.800 --> 00:38:27.260
 the body

00:38:27.260 --> 00:38:30.260
 what Paul

00:38:30.260 --> 00:38:30.700
 is telling

00:38:30.700 --> 00:38:31.180
 Titus

00:38:31.180 --> 00:38:31.460
 is that

00:38:31.460 --> 00:38:32.760
 he must

00:38:32.760 --> 00:38:33.300
 be careful

00:38:33.300 --> 00:38:34.160
 to appoint

00:38:34.160 --> 00:38:35.260
 men as

00:38:35.260 --> 00:38:35.660
 elders

00:38:35.660 --> 00:38:36.200
 who've got

00:38:36.200 --> 00:38:36.660
 proven

00:38:36.660 --> 00:38:37.180
 character

00:38:37.180 --> 00:38:37.840
 shaped by

00:38:37.840 --> 00:38:38.640
 the grace

00:38:38.640 --> 00:38:39.059
 of the

00:38:39.059 --> 00:38:39.460
 gospel

00:38:39.460 --> 00:38:40.960
 and they

00:38:40.960 --> 00:38:41.460
 have a

00:38:41.460 --> 00:38:41.920
 competence

00:38:41.920 --> 00:38:42.660
 to communicate

00:38:42.660 --> 00:38:43.559
 the truth

00:38:43.559 --> 00:38:44.019
 of the

00:38:44.019 --> 00:38:44.460
 gospel

00:38:44.460 --> 00:38:45.680
 that these

00:38:45.680 --> 00:38:46.079
 men

00:38:46.079 --> 00:38:47.280
 can instruct

00:38:47.280 --> 00:38:47.720
 in sound

00:38:47.720 --> 00:38:48.119
 doctrine

00:38:48.119 --> 00:38:49.019
 and rebuke

00:38:49.019 --> 00:38:49.460
 those who

00:38:49.460 --> 00:38:50.019
 oppose it

00:38:50.019 --> 00:38:50.619
 and in

00:38:50.619 --> 00:38:51.500
 verses 10

00:38:51.500 --> 00:38:53.319
 through 16

00:38:53.319 --> 00:38:54.639
 Paul shows

00:38:54.639 --> 00:38:55.619
 what elders

00:38:55.619 --> 00:38:56.319
 must do

00:38:56.319 --> 00:38:57.239
 and when they

00:38:57.239 --> 00:38:57.940
 rebuke

00:38:57.940 --> 00:38:59.019
 false teachers

00:38:59.019 --> 00:39:00.460
 they're to

00:39:00.460 --> 00:39:01.199
 silence them

00:39:01.199 --> 00:39:03.219
 they're to

00:39:03.219 --> 00:39:04.019
 rebuke them

00:39:04.019 --> 00:39:05.480
 with the hope

00:39:05.480 --> 00:39:06.039
 that they

00:39:06.039 --> 00:39:06.619
 will restore

00:39:06.619 --> 00:39:07.539
 them to

00:39:07.539 --> 00:39:08.699
 sound doctrine

00:39:08.699 --> 00:39:09.819
 and then at

00:39:09.819 --> 00:39:10.279
 the end of

00:39:10.279 --> 00:39:11.000
 Titus chapter

00:39:11.000 --> 00:39:12.039
 3

00:39:12.039 --> 00:39:12.859
 9 and 10

00:39:12.860 --> 00:39:14.079
 if there

00:39:14.079 --> 00:39:14.460
 are false

00:39:14.460 --> 00:39:14.800
 teachers

00:39:14.800 --> 00:39:15.240
 who don't

00:39:15.240 --> 00:39:15.579
 repent

00:39:15.579 --> 00:39:15.880
 of their

00:39:15.880 --> 00:39:16.120
 false

00:39:16.120 --> 00:39:16.500
 teaching

00:39:16.500 --> 00:39:16.780
 in a

00:39:16.780 --> 00:39:17.160
 church

00:39:17.160 --> 00:39:18.380
 elders

00:39:18.380 --> 00:39:18.880
 show them

00:39:18.880 --> 00:39:19.300
 the door

00:39:19.300 --> 00:39:21.980
 they're not

00:39:21.980 --> 00:39:22.420
 good for

00:39:22.420 --> 00:39:22.760
 us

00:39:22.760 --> 00:39:24.920
 and we've

00:39:24.920 --> 00:39:25.180
 done it

00:39:25.180 --> 00:39:25.500
 at least

00:39:25.500 --> 00:39:26.240
 five times

00:39:26.240 --> 00:39:26.480
 here

00:39:26.480 --> 00:39:28.079
 we've

00:39:28.079 --> 00:39:28.480
 asked people

00:39:28.480 --> 00:39:28.980
 to leave

00:39:28.980 --> 00:39:30.760
 because they

00:39:30.760 --> 00:39:31.260
 have been

00:39:31.260 --> 00:39:32.519
 divisive in

00:39:32.519 --> 00:39:33.240
 their instruction

00:39:33.240 --> 00:39:34.059
 of false

00:39:34.059 --> 00:39:34.680
 doctrine

00:39:34.679 --> 00:39:37.699
 well I've

00:39:37.699 --> 00:39:38.139
 covered the

00:39:38.139 --> 00:39:38.739
 waterfront

00:39:38.739 --> 00:39:40.859
 the main

00:39:40.859 --> 00:39:41.339
 point is

00:39:41.339 --> 00:39:41.699
 this

00:39:41.699 --> 00:39:43.119
 the spiritual

00:39:43.119 --> 00:39:43.899
 well-being of

00:39:43.899 --> 00:39:44.599
 our church

00:39:44.599 --> 00:39:45.460
 depends in

00:39:45.460 --> 00:39:46.059
 large part

00:39:46.059 --> 00:39:46.359
 on the

00:39:46.359 --> 00:39:46.719
 spiritual

00:39:46.719 --> 00:39:47.299
 well-being

00:39:47.299 --> 00:39:47.839
 of the

00:39:47.839 --> 00:39:48.579
 elders of

00:39:48.579 --> 00:39:49.159
 our church

00:39:49.159 --> 00:39:50.419
 so

00:39:50.419 --> 00:39:52.039
 we must

00:39:52.039 --> 00:39:53.099
 trust God's

00:39:53.099 --> 00:39:53.559
 word

00:39:53.559 --> 00:39:55.219
 to appoint

00:39:55.219 --> 00:39:55.839
 men

00:39:55.839 --> 00:39:57.739
 as elders

00:39:57.739 --> 00:39:59.019
 for the

00:39:59.019 --> 00:39:59.419
 good

00:39:59.419 --> 00:40:00.819
 of this

00:40:00.819 --> 00:40:01.379
 church

00:40:01.379 --> 00:40:04.019
 let's pray

00:40:04.019 --> 00:40:05.400
 God in

00:40:05.400 --> 00:40:05.619
 heaven

00:40:05.619 --> 00:40:06.480
 we thank

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 you so

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 much for

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 your word

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 and we

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 thank you

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 so much

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 for the

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 men you

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 are raising

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 up in

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 our midst

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 godly

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 men

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 proven

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 character

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 competent

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 in the

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 word

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 and it

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 is a

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 joy

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 God

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 to see

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 you work

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 by your

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 spirit

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 and raising

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 them up

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 God we

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 pray that

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 you would

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 continue to

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 raise up

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 from our

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 midst

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 men

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 who have

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 been

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 exposed

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 to your

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 grace

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 have a

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 proven

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 character

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 and are

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 competent

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 in the

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 teaching

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 of it

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 God we

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 pray all

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 this

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 we thank

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 you for

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 this

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 and we

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 pray above

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 all else

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 God that

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 you would

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 make Christ

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 the King

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 Church a

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 healthy

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 church

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 a church

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 in which

00:40:44.000 --> 00:40:44.619
 you delight

00:40:44.619 --> 00:40:44.860
 in

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 a church

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 who is

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 experiencing

00:40:47.280 --> 00:40:48.139
 greater measures

00:40:48.139 --> 00:40:48.800
 of godliness

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 exercising

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 our faith

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 in good

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 works

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 having an

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 influence

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 God would

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 you protect

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 our church

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 from false

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 teachers

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 and God

00:40:59.139 --> 00:40:59.500
 would you

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 use the

00:41:00.519 --> 00:41:01.000
 elders of

00:41:01.000 --> 00:41:01.619
 this church

00:41:01.619 --> 00:41:03.099
 to bring

00:41:03.099 --> 00:41:03.880
 soundness

00:41:03.880 --> 00:41:04.279
 to this

00:41:04.279 --> 00:41:04.639
 body

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 we ask

00:41:06.099 --> 00:41:06.440
 this in

00:41:06.440 --> 00:41:07.159
 Jesus name

00:41:07.159 --> 00:41:08.380
 amen

00:41:08.380 --> 00:41:08.579
 amen