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 Before we continue, let's pray.

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 Father in heaven, we thank you for your word.

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! Lord, we thank you for the testimony of your servant, Paul.

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! We thank you for his example,

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 but not just example of how he lives,

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 but really the blueprint of what it means to live a life in Christ.

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 And that, Lord, it's a testimony too

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 that this life in Christ is not a drab, dark, boring one.

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 But rather, it is a joy-filled, exciting life.

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 And as we continue on, Philippians, Lord,

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 we ask that you would press it upon our hearts and our minds

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 of the goodness of Christ, the joyfulness of Christ,

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 and that we will grow closer to him through your word, by your spirit.

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 We pray this in Christ's name. Amen.

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 I have a friend that I've had for a long time.

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 He is a wonderful guy.

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 He is, like, the most pessimistic person I've ever met in my life.

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 Like, he just is.

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 And I try to kind of buoy his spirits up, not every time.

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 And often he will accuse me of toxic positivity.

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 That's what he says.

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 Not all the time, and it's in jest.

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 And I'm far from that positive.

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 I mean, you can talk to my family.

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 I'm not, like, terrible.

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 Like, I'm kind of even-keeled, whatever.

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 Anyways, not about me.

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 The story is about my friend, okay?

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 Toxic positivity.

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 You know, he just wants more commiseration.

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 And I, at times, just don't want to commiserate with him.

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 I want him to be happy.

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 I want him to be joyful, to see the cup half full.

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 I bring up this story because this section,

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 the second section of chapter one, Paul is in prison.

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 And Paul could be accused of toxic positivity here.

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 I mean, he's in chains.

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 He is not exactly in the best situation,

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 which is a bit of an understatement.

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 And yet, we're going to see that he doesn't complain at all.

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 I mean, it'll come up in one of my points.

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 He doesn't even talk about necessarily the facts of his imprisonment.

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 Instead, he just talks about the positive effects of it.

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 If I'm in prison, okay, number one, I am, like, visit me.

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 A lot.

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 Send me stuff.

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 Stick money in my account.

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 I can buy chips and whatever.

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 But, like, the point is, like, buoy me up.

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 Because I'm as snake belly low as I would be.

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 Paul here, again, his positivity is like an 11.

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 It is, it seems, it seems almost like he's lost a plot.

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 Or he has a couple screws loose.

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 That there's something kind of off.

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 I mean, the people that usually are this kind of positive,

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 I mean, they might be a bit, maybe narcissistic,

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 in the sense that, you know, they've done nothing wrong,

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 or their situation isn't necessarily as bad.

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 I'm not exactly sure how to describe Paul,

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 apart from being a bit uncomfortable with him.

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 I'm a bit uncomfortable with his positivity,

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 of his cup half fullness.

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 It's a bit bizarre.

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 And yet, we see Paul, his focus isn't just a mind over matter,

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 or his reality isn't just a mind over matter situation.

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 He is not just in this zen state where he is ignorant of his situation.

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 Rather, he is seeing it through a completely different lens.

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 He is focused, not on himself, but on the advancement of the gospel.

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 The gospel, which is the very good news of Christ,

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 that Jesus lived, that he died.

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 He died for our sins in our place.

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 He was actually killed, actually was buried.

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 Three days later, actually rose from the grave,

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 appeared to many, and eventually ascended,

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 and he is coming again to judge the living and the dead.

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 That gospel.

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 That's what Paul is about.

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 He is about the advancement of that gospel.

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 So, Paul, being in prison,

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 he is understanding his life in light of being an instrument of God

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 to advance the gospel.

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 This is God's will for Paul's life.

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 That he would be an instrument for the advancement of the gospel.

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 And we're going to see that, again, not necessarily exactly like Paul,

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 but that's also God's will for our lives.

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 For Paul, this seems like a bit of an unfair situation.

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 Normally, if I'm doing somebody a favor,

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 this is maybe not the best example,

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 if I'm doing somebody a favor,

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 I don't want to get paid back with a kick in the face.

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 Paul, it seems like it's a bit of an unfair situation.

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 He is working and laboring.

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 He is giving up so much for the gospel and for Christ.

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 You'd think that he would get a bit of kickback.

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 He'd get a bit of a cushy situation.

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 And yet, he is going to live out his days in a Roman prison.

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 He's going to be released for just a couple years,

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 find his way back in a Roman prison,

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 and eventually get executed.

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 And I would think that Paul might,

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 at least the human part of him,

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 I mean, he's fully human.

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 He's not like Christ, fully human and fully God.

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 But Paul, the humanity of him would be frustrated.

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 And yet, and yet,

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 we're going to see here that Paul is unbelievably joyful.

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 So much so that theologians will call this letter

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 the epistle of joy,

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 written in a Roman prison.

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 It's really something else.

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 I mentioned this last week,

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 but Philippians is a very short letter.

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 It's about 100 words in the original language,

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 a bit over 100 words in the Greek.

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 And joy or rejoice are used some 12 times.

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 And again, that's a large usage in a very short letter.

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 Suffice it to say,

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 Paul is finding himself

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 exactly where the Lord has him,

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 even though it on the outside looks horrible,

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 and yet he is fully joyful.

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 It's really something.

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 And it begs the question for us to consider,

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 how can we experience

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 genuine and authentic joy

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 as we obey the Lord?

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 Because some, for some,

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 and I put myself in this category,

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 if I'm being honest about what it means

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 to obey the Lord,

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 I'm feeling the weight of it.

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 I'm feeling the weight of it.

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 I'm not necessarily immediately thinking joy.

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 Like, woohoo, incredible,

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 sign me up for Ottawa Carleton Detention Centre.

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 Whatever comes,

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 I'm going to be joyful.

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 It's not like that.

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 I'm feeling the weight of it.

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 Nevertheless, how can we,

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 I'll ask the question again,

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 how can we experience

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 genuine and authentic joy

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 as we obey the Lord,

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 especially, especially

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 when it leads to our suffering

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 and maybe even our death?

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 I've broken up this just short section

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 into three parts

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 to help us organize our thoughts

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 and to help us with the flow.

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 And we'll answer this question

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 by looking at

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 three changes that need to happen

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 if we are to have this kind of authentic joy

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 in the midst of obeying the Lord

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 and suffering for it.

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 The first change

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 is that we need a change of perspective.

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 The second thing is

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 we need a change of priorities.

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 And I'll just say,

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 I labored to try to find another P,

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 so stick with me on this.

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 And the third change

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 is a change in what we value

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 as the ultimate prize.

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 If that helps you

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 just to organize your thoughts in this,

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 fantastic.

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 So again,

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 a change in perspective,

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 a change in priorities,

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 and then finally,

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 a change in what we view

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 as an ultimate prize.

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 First point,

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 look with me at verses 12 to 14.

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 I want you to know,

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 brothers and sisters,

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 that what has happened to me

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 has really served to advance the gospel.

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 So that it has become known

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 throughout the whole imperial guard,

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 that is like

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 the emperor's

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 personal group of guards,

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 and to all

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 the rest,

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 the imperial guard,

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 and to all the rest

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 that my imprisonment

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 is for Christ.

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 Verse 14,

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 and most of the brothers

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 having become confident

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 in the Lord

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 by my imprisonment

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 are much more bold

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 to speak the word

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 without fear.

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 Paul begins

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 the body of his letter.

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 So last week was the intro.

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 This is the beginning

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 of the body of the letter.

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 Not by detailing

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 the facts of his imprisonment.

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 I mean,

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 the facts,

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 we've talked about it.

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 If you've been

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 tracking with us

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 through the last portion

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 of Acts

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 over the last few months

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 and then into Philippians,

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 the facts

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 of Paul's imprisonment

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 are that he has been held

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 almost three years

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 without trial.

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 He is chained

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 at all times

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 24-7 to a guard.

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 Every four to six hours

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 there's going to be

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 a shift change.

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 He can't go to the bathroom

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 in private.

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 He can't host

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 visitors or guests

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 in private.

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 He is in

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 a not great condition.

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 He is so much so that,

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 I mean,

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 the Philippian church,

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 one of the reasons

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 why he's writing this letter

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 is to tell them,

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 listen,

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 I'm doing okay.

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 I'm still alive.

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 I'm hanging in there.

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 It's not a great situation.

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 Paul,

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 he doesn't begin

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 with the facts

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 of his imprisonment.

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 Rather,

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 he begins with the effects

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 of his imprisonment.

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 The effects

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 of Paul's imprisonment

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 have advanced the gospel

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 in two ways.

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 Through evangelism,

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 but also inspiring

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 the church

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 to follow suit.

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 So,

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 we'll break it down

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 just really simply,

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 the first,

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 evangelism.

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 looking first

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 at verse 13

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 and 14,

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 or just 13 rather,

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 again,

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 remembering that

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 he has maybe,

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 what,

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 four,

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 six,

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 four to six

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 at any time

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 throughout the day,

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 different guards

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 attached to his hip

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 quite literally.

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 Over months

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 and months

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 and months,

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 he is just chatting

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 their face off.

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 They are sending

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 guards his way.

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 And what is he doing?

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 What does Paul do?

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 He shares the gospel.

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 He has a steady

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 stream of guards

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 that are coming

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 to see him,

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 so much so

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 that the entire

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 imperial guard,

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 which isn't to say

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 that every last guard

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 has been assigned

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 to him

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 or that he has

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 interacted with them

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 personally.

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 Some estimates

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 say there's

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 up to maybe

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 close to 10,000

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 imperial guards.

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 So is it all

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 10,000?

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 Like,

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 seven to 10,000?

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 Likely not,

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 but the point is

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 is that there is

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 a buzz about Paul

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 in the city.

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 People have heard

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 about him.

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 And what do they

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 hear about?

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 That his imprisonment

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 is because of Christ.

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 He hasn't broken

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 any Roman law

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 necessarily.

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 He hasn't been

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 convicted of anything.

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 But he

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 worships

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 this man

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 from

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 the Galilee

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 in Judea,

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 the province of Judea.

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 And he claims

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 that that man

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 rose from the grave.

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 and that

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 he didn't just

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 rise from the grave,

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 that he is the Messiah

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 and he is actually

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 the only God.

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 And Paul,

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 he is proclaiming

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 that even

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 in prison.

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 Rome is

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 abuzz

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 with

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 the apostle

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 Paul.

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 So,

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 in many respects,

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 Paul here,

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 and this is where

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 this perspective

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 change comes in,

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 Paul doesn't

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 necessarily see

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 himself as a Roman

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 prisoner chained to

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 a guard.

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 Rather,

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 he sees that

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 a guard is chained

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 to the slave of Christ.

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 And as they come through,

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 there's a new guard

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 and maybe they've

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 heard about it,

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 maybe they're eager

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 to hear,

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 maybe they're not

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 at all.

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 Either way,

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 four to six hours

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 on the man's hip

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 hearing about the gospel,

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 hearing about

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 how they don't have

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 to carry their sins

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 any longer,

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 that the evils

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 that they have done

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 as members

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 of the Roman

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 imperial guard,

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 Christ has forgiven it

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 if they would only

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 put their faith

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 and trust in him

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 every single day,

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 day in and day out.

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 And that is

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 this perspective.

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 So all of a sudden,

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 Paul,

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 whose life is

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 completely Christ,

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 he is a slave to Christ,

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 doesn't see

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 from his perspective,

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 oh, woe is me.

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 He says,

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 look,

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 I have a captive audience

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 and they can't escape me.

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 Likewise,

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 his imprisonment

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 is affecting

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 most of the Christians.

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 Idea that the Christians

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 in the region

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 or the area

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 that are hearing

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 about him,

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 they are seeing

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 God's hand at work

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 in Paul's life

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 and they are inspired,

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 their confidence

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 is growing

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 and they are proclaiming

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 Christ with boldness

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 and with courage.

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 It says,

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 without fear.

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 And this is a wonderful thing.

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 They have seen

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 the sovereign hand

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 of God at work

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 taking a bad situation

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 and completely upending it

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 and seeing it

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 as rather

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 a continuation

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 of Christ's victory.

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 That even Rome,

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 even Rome can't squash

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 out the Christian faith.

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 The gospel can't be conquered.

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 Paul's in chains,

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 not the gospel.

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 And they're all of a sudden

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 seeing that

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 Christ's words

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 aren't empty,

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 but they're real.

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 Notice too

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 that their courage

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 and boldness,

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 it comes after

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 they have become

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 confident in the Lord.

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 And I'll just say this

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 as a bit of a side point,

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 which is actually

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 a huge point.

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 If I was to come up here

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 Sunday after Sunday

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 and just say,

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 share your faith.

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 Don't be afraid.

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 Be bold.

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 Go out there

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 and evangelize.

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 And I didn't

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 proclaim Christ

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 in his goodness

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 and testify

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 to his fulfilled

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 word

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 so that you

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 did not have

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 confidence

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 in the gospel

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 or in your Savior

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 setting you up

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 for failure.

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 How on earth

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 can you have

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 boldness

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 and courage

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 without confidence

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 in Jesus?

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 I mean,

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 here's the thing

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 with the gospel.

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 If the gospel

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 is not

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 a cherished thing

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 in your life

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 and if Christ

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 isn't

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 completely glorious

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 and we grow in that

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 by the way,

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 it's not necessarily

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 a switch,

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 maybe for some,

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 but if you're not

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 growing in that,

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 I mean,

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 to say,

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 listen,

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 go out there

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 and proclaim

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 the gospel,

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 be bold,

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 maybe for a little bit,

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 but all of a sudden

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 we will find out

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 that smaller things

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 seem much more daunting

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 and threatening

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 that they are

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 in Christ

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 who is Lord

00:15:25.019 --> 00:15:25.639
 overall

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 starts to shrink

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 and all of a sudden

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 things that

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 ought not

00:15:30.000 --> 00:15:30.639
 scare you

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 if you have

00:15:31.440 --> 00:15:32.460
 confidence in Christ

00:15:32.460 --> 00:15:34.379
 begin to freak you

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 out a bit

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 because you're

00:15:35.659 --> 00:15:36.320
 putting confidence

00:15:36.320 --> 00:15:37.559
 not in Christ

00:15:37.559 --> 00:15:38.559
 but in other things

00:15:38.559 --> 00:15:40.059
 and proclaiming

00:15:40.059 --> 00:15:40.620
 the gospel

00:15:40.620 --> 00:15:42.019
 is always,

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 always,

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 again,

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 in different respects

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 and to different degrees

00:15:46.340 --> 00:15:47.259
 but it will always

00:15:47.259 --> 00:15:47.919
 run counter

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 to the spirit

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 of the age,

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 okay?

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 There is always

00:15:52.000 --> 00:15:52.580
 going to be this

00:15:52.580 --> 00:15:53.279
 tension between

00:15:53.279 --> 00:15:54.299
 the spirit of the age

00:15:54.299 --> 00:15:55.139
 and the spirit

00:15:55.139 --> 00:15:55.639
 of Christ

00:15:55.639 --> 00:15:57.279
 and there will be

00:15:57.279 --> 00:15:57.939
 a battle

00:15:57.939 --> 00:15:59.819
 but here's the thing,

00:16:00.360 --> 00:16:01.159
 if our confidence

00:16:01.159 --> 00:16:01.980
 is in Christ

00:16:01.980 --> 00:16:02.439
 then we know

00:16:02.439 --> 00:16:03.080
 the battle is won.

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 We know our Savior

00:16:04.699 --> 00:16:05.519
 is victorious,

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 that we are resting

00:16:07.460 --> 00:16:09.860
 in an already

00:16:09.860 --> 00:16:11.100
 defeated,

00:16:11.500 --> 00:16:14.240
 victorious Savior

00:16:14.240 --> 00:16:15.279
 and a defeated foe.

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 If we don't have

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 confidence in Christ

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 then maybe he's

00:16:21.620 --> 00:16:22.059
 going to lose

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 or maybe his word

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 is going to come true

00:16:24.120 --> 00:16:25.399
 or maybe,

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 just maybe,

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 all of this

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 is in vain.

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 I don't want to

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 put my confidence

00:16:31.179 --> 00:16:31.840
 in things that are

00:16:31.840 --> 00:16:32.320
 going to crumble

00:16:32.320 --> 00:16:34.299
 or are in vain.

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 So,

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 when the church

00:16:37.679 --> 00:16:38.220
 in Rome

00:16:38.220 --> 00:16:39.399
 sees what's happening

00:16:39.399 --> 00:16:40.279
 to the Apostle Paul,

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 they are seeing

00:16:42.340 --> 00:16:43.360
 the words

00:16:43.360 --> 00:16:44.320
 and work

00:16:44.320 --> 00:16:45.060
 of Christ

00:16:45.060 --> 00:16:47.200
 being proclaimed

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 and being proven true

00:16:48.779 --> 00:16:49.919
 and this is giving

00:16:49.919 --> 00:16:50.580
 them confidence,

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 then leading them

00:16:51.960 --> 00:16:52.680
 to boldness,

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 then leading them

00:16:53.780 --> 00:16:54.420
 to courage.

00:16:54.940 --> 00:16:55.940
 They're constantly

00:16:55.940 --> 00:16:57.120
 seeing Christ

00:16:57.120 --> 00:16:57.700
 as glorious

00:16:57.700 --> 00:16:58.660
 and they have

00:16:58.660 --> 00:16:59.180
 their confidence

00:16:59.180 --> 00:16:59.759
 in him.

00:17:00.280 --> 00:17:00.440
 So,

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 I'll just say this

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 and then we'll

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 continue to move on.

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 Read the testimony

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 of the Apostle Paul

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 and get encouraged

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 but share

00:17:10.440 --> 00:17:11.700
 with each other,

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 testify to each other

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 how the Lord

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 is at work,

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 how you've trusted

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 in him,

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 little ways,

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 big ways,

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 medium ways,

00:17:18.039 --> 00:17:18.299
 whatever,

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 but testify,

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 don't hold it

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 in for yourself.

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 Bear witness

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 to one another,

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 encourage one another,

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 read Christian biographies,

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 get really jacked up

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 about how the Lord

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 has been so faithful

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 to his people

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 throughout the ages

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 and build up

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 your confidence

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 in the Lord.

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 Feed on that

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 and it doesn't mean

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 you're going to turn

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 into a world-class

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 evangelist tomorrow

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 but I will tell you

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 your fear

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 will subside,

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 it will gradually shrink

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 and your boldness

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 will gradually grow.

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 It's a wonderful way

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 to live.

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 Feed on the testimonies

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 of God's people.

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 Again,

00:18:00.859 --> 00:18:01.659
 we see Paul

00:18:01.659 --> 00:18:03.059
 not focus on the facts

00:18:03.059 --> 00:18:03.940
 of his imprisonment

00:18:03.940 --> 00:18:05.899
 but on its effects

00:18:05.899 --> 00:18:07.819
 and because

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 his perspective

00:18:09.259 --> 00:18:10.379
 is reoriented

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 to understand that

00:18:11.579 --> 00:18:13.019
 although he is on earth

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 in a Roman prison,

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 he is united

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 to Christ

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 who has been raised

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 and is seated

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 in the heavenly places

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 so therefore Paul

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 is up there as well.

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 Paul articulates this

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 in a beautiful way

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 in Colossians

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 in another letter

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 he has written

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 Colossians chapter 3

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 verses 1 to 4

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 and this is what he says

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 in this changed perspective.

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 If then,

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 quote,

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 if then,

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 you have been

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 raised with Christ,

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 seek the things

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 that are above

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 where Christ is.

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 That is to say,

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 have a different perspective.

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 Put your gaze upwards.

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 words.

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 Christ,

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 who is seated above,

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 seated at the right hand

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 of God,

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 verse 2,

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 set your minds

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 on things that are above,

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 not on things that are on earth.

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 For you have died

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 and your life

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 is now hidden

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 with Christ in God.

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 When Christ,

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 who is your life,

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 appears,

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 then you also will appear

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 with him in glory.

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 I mean,

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 it is a promise

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 that supersedes

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 all promises.

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 Something that you can

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 really build

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 a life upon.

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 So,

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 Paul

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 is not

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 a mind over matter

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 type of guy.

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 He is not just

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 girding up his loins,

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 digging in deep,

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 finding his true self

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 within,

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 nor is he

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 just pretending

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 like this

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 is not happening,

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 willfully ignorant

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 of what is happening

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 around him.

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 Rather,

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 he is recognizing

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 that through Christ,

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 even the most difficult

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 earthly situations

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 can be transcended.

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 He isn't transcending

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 them himself,

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 but because he is

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 united to Christ

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 and Christ has

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 transcended all,

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 he too has transcended.

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 Here's the thing.

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 We have been elevated

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 with Christ,

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 sharing in his victory,

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 a victory that we

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 didn't fight,

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 a victory that we

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 didn't want,

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 but a victory that

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 we get to have

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 in its fullness,

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 its hours.

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 We take hold of it

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 by faith.

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 And this is

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 exactly what

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 we are seeing

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 with the Apostle Paul,

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 this change of perspective,

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 this reality

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 transforming

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 our earthly experience

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 so that everything

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 meant for ill

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 becomes an opportunity

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 for good.

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 And this will

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 lead us to our next section.

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 As we understand

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 that the gospel of Christ

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 is not bound

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 by Roman shackles

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 or a job loss

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 or a sickness

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 or a diagnosis

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 or God forbid

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 a tragedy,

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 God forbid

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 a tragedy.

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 Our perspective

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 doesn't just change

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 but so too

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 our priorities

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 begin to change.

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 It's not just that

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 we see the victory

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 of Christ

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 and we have confidence

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 in it,

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 we act upon it,

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 our priorities

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 begin to change.

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 This leads us

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 to our second point.

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 Look with me

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 at verses 15

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 to 18.

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 Some indeed

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 preach Christ

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 from envy and rivalry

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 but others

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 from goodwill.

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 The latter do it

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 out of love

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 knowing that I am put here

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 for the defense

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 of the gospel

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 but the former

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 proclaim Christ

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 out of selfish ambition

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 not sincerely

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 but thinking

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 to afflict me

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 in my imprisonment.

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 What then?

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 Only that in every way

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 whether in pretense

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 or in truth

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 Christ is proclaimed

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 and in that

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 I rejoice.

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 There's that joy word

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 in that I rejoice.

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 Not only is the apostle

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 in this very adverse situation

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 but he has also

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 been made aware

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 that there's some

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 bad characters

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 that are trying

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 to inflict

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 additional sufferings

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 upon him

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 and they are motivated

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 from selfish ambition.

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 There's considerable debate

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 about who these people are.

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 I mean not much

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 is not much light

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 has been shed upon them

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 who they could be.

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 Are they rival

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 Christian leaders

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 that are more or less

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 orthodox

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 but they are selfish

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 they want to

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 supersede Paul

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 in being a leader

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 in the church?

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 Were they

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 some young pastors

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 that just want

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 the old guard

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 to retire

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 so they can take over?

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 We're not sure.

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 It's difficult to know.

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 It may be an important point

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 for us this morning

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 it's really secondary

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 to their motivation.

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 They are unlike

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 those evangelists

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 who continue

00:22:30.299 --> 00:22:31.279
 proclaiming Christ

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 out of pure

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 and loving motivations.

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 Rather they possess

00:22:37.000 --> 00:22:38.399
 selfish ambition

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 and view Paul

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 and his situation

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 as an unjust way

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 to advance

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 however they are

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 looking to advance.

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 Remember

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 and this is

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 the incredible thing here

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 and shows

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 how Paul's priorities

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 are just much different

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 than likely you or I.

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 He is writing

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 to the Philippian church

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 the first church

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 in Europe

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 the first church

00:23:01.419 --> 00:23:02.079
 that he planted

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 in Europe.

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 They have supported him

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 from day one.

00:23:05.639 --> 00:23:06.579
 They have sent money

00:23:06.579 --> 00:23:06.980
 to him.

00:23:07.059 --> 00:23:07.740
 They have sent money

00:23:07.740 --> 00:23:08.399
 to Jerusalem.

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 They are concerned

00:23:10.359 --> 00:23:11.399
 about his well-being.

00:23:12.819 --> 00:23:14.019
 Paul with the situation

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 you think maybe

00:23:16.400 --> 00:23:17.420
 if he was so concerned

00:23:17.420 --> 00:23:17.779
 with this

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 he is writing a letter

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 listen I am sure

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 you have a couple

00:23:20.319 --> 00:23:21.079
 lawyers that can

00:23:21.079 --> 00:23:21.700
 plead my case.

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 Maybe some

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 strong guys

00:23:25.379 --> 00:23:26.519
 that can pay a visit

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 and say listen

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 should you lay

00:23:27.980 --> 00:23:28.440
 up Paul

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 a little bit.

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 But Paul here

00:23:30.920 --> 00:23:31.299
 again

00:23:31.299 --> 00:23:32.299
 his priority

00:23:32.299 --> 00:23:33.920
 isn't self-preservation.

00:23:34.299 --> 00:23:34.740
 It is not.

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 It is not

00:23:35.400 --> 00:23:37.200
 even to clear

00:23:37.200 --> 00:23:38.379
 his name.

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 Instead

00:23:38.960 --> 00:23:39.700
 Paul

00:23:39.700 --> 00:23:40.339
 who has this

00:23:40.339 --> 00:23:41.180
 heavenly perspective

00:23:41.180 --> 00:23:42.160
 he sees beyond

00:23:42.160 --> 00:23:43.139
 the immediate problem

00:23:43.140 --> 00:23:45.720
 he is recognizing

00:23:45.720 --> 00:23:46.800
 that their attempts

00:23:46.800 --> 00:23:48.020
 to afflict him

00:23:48.020 --> 00:23:49.860
 are actually

00:23:49.860 --> 00:23:51.580
 doing exactly

00:23:51.580 --> 00:23:52.080
 what he wants.

00:23:52.560 --> 00:23:53.220
 Exactly what his

00:23:53.220 --> 00:23:54.040
 priorities are.

00:23:54.680 --> 00:23:55.320
 The proclamation

00:23:55.320 --> 00:23:56.540
 of the gospel.

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 They are continuing

00:23:58.020 --> 00:23:58.980
 this spread

00:23:58.980 --> 00:24:00.180
 this buzz

00:24:00.180 --> 00:24:01.020
 of

00:24:01.020 --> 00:24:02.400
 throughout Rome

00:24:02.400 --> 00:24:03.680
 of Christ

00:24:03.680 --> 00:24:04.340
 being the reason

00:24:04.340 --> 00:24:05.040
 of Paul's

00:24:05.040 --> 00:24:05.700
 imprisonment.

00:24:06.040 --> 00:24:06.640
 And this by the way

00:24:06.640 --> 00:24:07.259
 isn't to say that

00:24:07.259 --> 00:24:07.540
 Paul

00:24:07.540 --> 00:24:08.700
 is just always

00:24:08.700 --> 00:24:09.520
 going to show his belly

00:24:09.520 --> 00:24:11.060
 in situations like this.

00:24:11.620 --> 00:24:12.140
 Paul is

00:24:12.140 --> 00:24:13.340
 I mean he is used

00:24:13.340 --> 00:24:14.580
 to

00:24:14.580 --> 00:24:15.880
 confronting.

00:24:16.259 --> 00:24:17.100
 I mean he is

00:24:17.100 --> 00:24:18.380
 not afraid

00:24:18.380 --> 00:24:19.320
 to confront people.

00:24:19.740 --> 00:24:20.759
 He is going to

00:24:20.759 --> 00:24:21.500
 push back

00:24:21.500 --> 00:24:22.759
 against people

00:24:22.759 --> 00:24:23.500
 that are trying

00:24:23.500 --> 00:24:24.120
 to

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 take

00:24:26.240 --> 00:24:27.840
 non-Jewish

00:24:27.840 --> 00:24:28.220
 believers

00:24:28.220 --> 00:24:29.040
 and make them

00:24:29.040 --> 00:24:29.720
 Jewish

00:24:29.720 --> 00:24:30.980
 so that they can

00:24:30.980 --> 00:24:31.840
 then follow Jesus

00:24:31.840 --> 00:24:32.840
 the Judaizers.

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 He is pushing back

00:24:34.420 --> 00:24:35.140
 against them

00:24:35.140 --> 00:24:36.460
 in other parts

00:24:36.460 --> 00:24:37.060
 of the New Testament.

00:24:37.180 --> 00:24:38.020
 He is confronting

00:24:38.020 --> 00:24:38.460
 Peter.

00:24:38.620 --> 00:24:39.900
 Paul confronts

00:24:39.900 --> 00:24:40.240
 people.

00:24:40.480 --> 00:24:41.540
 He is

00:24:41.540 --> 00:24:42.200
 again not going

00:24:42.200 --> 00:24:42.740
 to show his belly

00:24:42.740 --> 00:24:43.740
 but his priority

00:24:43.740 --> 00:24:45.540
 isn't self-preservation

00:24:45.540 --> 00:24:46.840
 to somehow

00:24:46.840 --> 00:24:47.800
 keep his own

00:24:47.800 --> 00:24:48.420
 reputation

00:24:48.420 --> 00:24:49.140
 nice and high.

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 It's always

00:24:50.220 --> 00:24:51.019
 always always

00:24:51.019 --> 00:24:52.280
 about the advancement

00:24:52.280 --> 00:24:52.940
 of the gospel.

00:24:53.100 --> 00:24:53.560
 His priority

00:24:53.560 --> 00:24:54.640
 is about Christ

00:24:54.640 --> 00:24:55.460
 and his glory

00:24:55.460 --> 00:24:56.620
 and his renown

00:24:56.620 --> 00:24:57.759
 and the furthering

00:24:57.759 --> 00:24:58.519
 of evangelism.

00:24:58.920 --> 00:24:59.580
 In this case

00:24:59.580 --> 00:25:01.019
 he doesn't have

00:25:01.019 --> 00:25:02.640
 to defend himself

00:25:02.640 --> 00:25:03.820
 because what is he seeing?

00:25:03.920 --> 00:25:04.740
 The gospel continues

00:25:04.740 --> 00:25:05.200
 to go out.

00:25:05.480 --> 00:25:06.160
 Okay I don't care.

00:25:06.320 --> 00:25:06.720
 I mean they're

00:25:06.720 --> 00:25:07.600
 calling me names.

00:25:07.599 --> 00:25:08.959
 They're trying to thwart me.

00:25:09.519 --> 00:25:10.599
 It's not working.

00:25:11.299 --> 00:25:11.980
 Why am I going to

00:25:11.980 --> 00:25:12.879
 spend the energy

00:25:12.879 --> 00:25:14.959
 to clear my own name

00:25:14.959 --> 00:25:15.879
 when Christ

00:25:15.879 --> 00:25:17.119
 will vindicate me

00:25:17.119 --> 00:25:18.059
 at the end of the day?

00:25:19.559 --> 00:25:21.000
 You can't really see this

00:25:21.000 --> 00:25:22.359
 in the original language

00:25:22.359 --> 00:25:23.939
 and I certainly

00:25:23.939 --> 00:25:24.619
 didn't see this

00:25:24.619 --> 00:25:25.899
 but in my studying

00:25:25.899 --> 00:25:28.599
 all the commentators

00:25:28.599 --> 00:25:30.359
 that I reference

00:25:30.359 --> 00:25:31.939
 they say there's

00:25:31.939 --> 00:25:32.980
 allusions to

00:25:32.980 --> 00:25:34.480
 a portion of Job

00:25:34.480 --> 00:25:35.119
 where Job

00:25:35.119 --> 00:25:37.459
 he is trusting

00:25:37.459 --> 00:25:38.879
 that God himself

00:25:38.879 --> 00:25:40.159
 will vindicate him

00:25:40.159 --> 00:25:42.319
 in light of slander.

00:25:44.099 --> 00:25:44.799
 And it seems

00:25:44.799 --> 00:25:45.299
 that that's what's

00:25:45.299 --> 00:25:45.919
 happening with Paul

00:25:45.919 --> 00:25:46.579
 but Paul here

00:25:46.579 --> 00:25:46.939
 is like

00:25:46.939 --> 00:25:49.359
 no what is happening

00:25:49.359 --> 00:25:50.459
 is actually

00:25:50.459 --> 00:25:51.239
 a very good thing.

00:25:52.119 --> 00:25:53.379
 It is a very good thing

00:25:53.379 --> 00:25:54.739
 that we're seeing.

00:25:55.319 --> 00:25:55.779
 And if my name

00:25:55.779 --> 00:25:56.399
 gets slandered

00:25:56.399 --> 00:25:57.179
 in the midst of it

00:25:57.179 --> 00:25:59.139
 I'll be okay.

00:25:59.419 --> 00:26:00.000
 I'll be okay.

00:26:00.459 --> 00:26:01.319
 Christ has saved me.

00:26:01.399 --> 00:26:01.879
 Remember I am

00:26:01.879 --> 00:26:02.699
 seated with him.

00:26:02.700 --> 00:26:04.100
 I am in prison

00:26:04.100 --> 00:26:05.299
 but I am more free

00:26:05.299 --> 00:26:06.420
 than anyone

00:26:06.420 --> 00:26:07.580
 in the world

00:26:07.580 --> 00:26:08.480
 because I am

00:26:08.480 --> 00:26:09.340
 in Christ Jesus.

00:26:09.500 --> 00:26:10.140
 So Paul

00:26:10.140 --> 00:26:12.160
 he is not pushing

00:26:12.160 --> 00:26:13.220
 back in this situation.

00:26:14.259 --> 00:26:15.059
 His priorities

00:26:15.059 --> 00:26:16.740
 are crystal clear

00:26:16.740 --> 00:26:17.640
 and laser focused.

00:26:20.460 --> 00:26:21.960
 It reminds me

00:26:21.960 --> 00:26:24.759
 of Genesis chapter 50.

00:26:24.900 --> 00:26:25.180
 If you know

00:26:25.180 --> 00:26:26.000
 the story of Joseph

00:26:26.000 --> 00:26:27.720
 I think it might be

00:26:27.720 --> 00:26:28.680
 just one of the

00:26:28.680 --> 00:26:29.740
 most beautiful stories

00:26:29.740 --> 00:26:30.599
 of how God

00:26:30.599 --> 00:26:33.400
 takes all kinds

00:26:33.400 --> 00:26:34.220
 of crazy

00:26:34.220 --> 00:26:34.819
 sinful

00:26:34.819 --> 00:26:35.779
 evil actions

00:26:35.779 --> 00:26:36.519
 of human beings

00:26:36.519 --> 00:26:37.279
 and works them out

00:26:37.279 --> 00:26:39.440
 for his glory.

00:26:40.220 --> 00:26:41.440
 If you know the story

00:26:41.440 --> 00:26:43.099
 this will be familiar

00:26:43.099 --> 00:26:43.620
 if not

00:26:43.620 --> 00:26:44.299
 I'll try to

00:26:44.299 --> 00:26:45.140
 nutshell it.

00:26:47.019 --> 00:26:47.500
 Joseph

00:26:47.500 --> 00:26:49.140
 he is

00:26:49.140 --> 00:26:53.319
 one of the youngest

00:26:53.319 --> 00:26:54.420
 children

00:26:54.420 --> 00:26:56.140
 of Jacob

00:26:56.140 --> 00:26:57.980
 and he is

00:26:57.980 --> 00:26:58.820
 one of his favorites

00:26:58.820 --> 00:27:00.900
 and he is

00:27:00.900 --> 00:27:02.560
 kind of doted over

00:27:02.560 --> 00:27:04.360
 and as such

00:27:04.360 --> 00:27:05.000
 his brothers

00:27:05.000 --> 00:27:05.920
 in their jealousy

00:27:05.920 --> 00:27:06.759
 try to kill him

00:27:06.759 --> 00:27:08.820
 and long

00:27:08.820 --> 00:27:10.660
 story made short

00:27:10.660 --> 00:27:12.120
 he finds his way

00:27:12.120 --> 00:27:13.280
 as a slave

00:27:13.280 --> 00:27:13.980
 in Egypt

00:27:13.980 --> 00:27:14.960
 and eventually

00:27:14.960 --> 00:27:16.180
 becomes a prime minister

00:27:16.180 --> 00:27:17.940
 of Egypt

00:27:17.940 --> 00:27:18.900
 the second in command

00:27:18.900 --> 00:27:19.960
 only the pharaoh

00:27:19.960 --> 00:27:20.780
 is above him

00:27:20.780 --> 00:27:21.720
 and he

00:27:21.720 --> 00:27:22.800
 saves

00:27:22.800 --> 00:27:23.860
 countless lives

00:27:23.860 --> 00:27:24.500
 when there's

00:27:24.500 --> 00:27:25.900
 a horrible famine.

00:27:26.740 --> 00:27:27.280
 And his brothers

00:27:27.280 --> 00:27:28.300
 realize who he is

00:27:28.300 --> 00:27:29.480
 after Joseph

00:27:29.480 --> 00:27:30.440
 tells them

00:27:30.440 --> 00:27:30.940
 that it's me

00:27:30.940 --> 00:27:31.280
 Joseph

00:27:31.280 --> 00:27:32.140
 and they're afraid

00:27:32.140 --> 00:27:32.900
 that Joseph's

00:27:32.900 --> 00:27:33.400
 going to kill him.

00:27:34.020 --> 00:27:34.420
 And then in

00:27:34.420 --> 00:27:35.280
 Genesis 50

00:27:35.280 --> 00:27:36.120
 verse 20

00:27:36.120 --> 00:27:38.460
 Joseph says to them

00:27:38.460 --> 00:27:39.680
 what you intended

00:27:39.680 --> 00:27:40.320
 for evil

00:27:40.320 --> 00:27:41.920
 the Lord

00:27:41.920 --> 00:27:42.860
 intended for good.

00:27:43.860 --> 00:27:45.080
 I have no idea

00:27:45.080 --> 00:27:46.020
 how the sovereignty

00:27:46.020 --> 00:27:46.540
 of the Lord

00:27:46.540 --> 00:27:47.040
 works out

00:27:47.040 --> 00:27:47.620
 but it's clear

00:27:47.620 --> 00:27:48.100
 that God

00:27:48.100 --> 00:27:48.940
 has been at work

00:27:48.940 --> 00:27:50.140
 through all the

00:27:50.140 --> 00:27:51.560
 crazy evil

00:27:51.560 --> 00:27:52.680
 and

00:27:52.680 --> 00:27:54.400
 terrible

00:27:54.400 --> 00:27:55.740
 betrayals

00:27:55.740 --> 00:27:56.420
 that he

00:27:56.420 --> 00:27:57.079
 experienced

00:27:57.079 --> 00:27:58.779
 and there's

00:27:58.779 --> 00:27:59.559
 something of that

00:27:59.559 --> 00:28:00.480
 here in the text.

00:28:01.380 --> 00:28:01.900
 We have

00:28:01.900 --> 00:28:02.799
 these

00:28:02.799 --> 00:28:04.500
 really

00:28:04.500 --> 00:28:05.759
 ill

00:28:05.759 --> 00:28:07.339
 intentioned

00:28:07.339 --> 00:28:08.240
 people

00:28:08.240 --> 00:28:08.720
 whether they're

00:28:08.720 --> 00:28:09.299
 true believers

00:28:09.299 --> 00:28:09.700
 or not

00:28:09.700 --> 00:28:10.200
 they're trying to

00:28:10.200 --> 00:28:10.740
 thwart Paul

00:28:10.740 --> 00:28:11.900
 and God

00:28:11.900 --> 00:28:12.420
 is taking

00:28:12.420 --> 00:28:13.079
 their evil

00:28:13.079 --> 00:28:14.319
 and making it

00:28:14.319 --> 00:28:15.339
 work out for good.

00:28:16.539 --> 00:28:17.339
 And here is where

00:28:17.339 --> 00:28:18.079
 we trust in the

00:28:18.079 --> 00:28:18.920
 sovereignty of God

00:28:18.920 --> 00:28:20.259
 that God

00:28:20.259 --> 00:28:20.759
 has said

00:28:20.759 --> 00:28:21.440
 that he

00:28:21.440 --> 00:28:22.079
 will have

00:28:22.079 --> 00:28:22.819
 the final victory

00:28:22.819 --> 00:28:23.299
 and that the

00:28:23.299 --> 00:28:23.819
 victory is already

00:28:23.819 --> 00:28:24.159
 won

00:28:24.159 --> 00:28:25.079
 and that

00:28:25.079 --> 00:28:26.859
 at the end

00:28:26.859 --> 00:28:27.399
 of the age

00:28:27.399 --> 00:28:27.980
 every knee

00:28:27.980 --> 00:28:28.439
 will bow

00:28:28.439 --> 00:28:29.119
 and every tongue

00:28:29.119 --> 00:28:29.700
 will confess

00:28:29.700 --> 00:28:30.179
 that Jesus

00:28:30.179 --> 00:28:30.939
 Christ is Lord

00:28:30.939 --> 00:28:31.899
 and we are

00:28:31.899 --> 00:28:32.539
 seeing it

00:28:32.539 --> 00:28:33.419
 that nothing

00:28:33.419 --> 00:28:34.519
 can thwart

00:28:34.519 --> 00:28:35.639
 what is happening

00:28:35.639 --> 00:28:38.099
 with the apostle

00:28:38.099 --> 00:28:38.359
 Paul

00:28:38.359 --> 00:28:38.980
 nothing can thwart

00:28:38.980 --> 00:28:39.539
 the gospel

00:28:39.539 --> 00:28:43.500
 even if he is

00:28:43.500 --> 00:28:44.159
 afflicted and

00:28:44.159 --> 00:28:44.659
 wrongfully

00:28:44.659 --> 00:28:45.279
 portrayed

00:28:45.279 --> 00:28:47.559
 Paul will

00:28:47.559 --> 00:28:48.159
 allow it

00:28:48.159 --> 00:28:48.980
 his priorities

00:28:48.980 --> 00:28:49.879
 are the gospel

00:28:49.880 --> 00:28:50.280
 and he is

00:28:50.280 --> 00:28:50.840
 trusting in

00:28:50.840 --> 00:28:51.200
 God's

00:28:51.200 --> 00:28:51.440
 sovereign

00:28:51.440 --> 00:28:51.760
 hand

00:28:51.760 --> 00:28:52.940
 so

00:28:52.940 --> 00:28:53.580
 in light

00:28:53.580 --> 00:28:53.960
 of that

00:28:53.960 --> 00:28:55.300
 opposition

00:28:55.300 --> 00:28:56.200
 becomes an

00:28:56.200 --> 00:28:56.640
 opportunity

00:28:56.640 --> 00:28:57.320
 and I think

00:28:57.320 --> 00:28:58.160
 it's the case

00:28:58.160 --> 00:28:58.540
 for us

00:28:58.540 --> 00:28:59.620
 when we are

00:28:59.620 --> 00:29:00.100
 opposed

00:29:00.100 --> 00:29:00.740
 it is an

00:29:00.740 --> 00:29:01.300
 opportunity

00:29:01.300 --> 00:29:02.560
 I won't go

00:29:02.560 --> 00:29:03.220
 into the details

00:29:03.220 --> 00:29:03.900
 that a situation

00:29:03.900 --> 00:29:04.760
 happened last

00:29:04.760 --> 00:29:05.140
 Sunday

00:29:05.140 --> 00:29:06.840
 and it seemed

00:29:06.840 --> 00:29:08.840
 like it was

00:29:08.840 --> 00:29:10.080
 a potential

00:29:10.080 --> 00:29:12.140
 like huge

00:29:12.140 --> 00:29:12.680
 problem

00:29:12.680 --> 00:29:13.560
 and yet

00:29:13.560 --> 00:29:14.800
 it seems like

00:29:14.800 --> 00:29:15.260
 it's opening

00:29:15.260 --> 00:29:15.760
 a door up

00:29:15.760 --> 00:29:16.360
 for the gospel

00:29:16.360 --> 00:29:19.040
 every opposition

00:29:19.039 --> 00:29:21.139
 with Christ

00:29:21.139 --> 00:29:21.779
 becomes an

00:29:21.779 --> 00:29:22.359
 opportunity

00:29:22.359 --> 00:29:24.039
 so it's

00:29:24.039 --> 00:29:25.299
 important to

00:29:25.299 --> 00:29:27.099
 restate an

00:29:27.099 --> 00:29:27.659
 observation

00:29:27.659 --> 00:29:28.119
 from the

00:29:28.119 --> 00:29:28.799
 previous post

00:29:28.799 --> 00:29:30.539
 the previous

00:29:30.539 --> 00:29:31.159
 point rather

00:29:31.159 --> 00:29:32.379
 that confidence

00:29:32.379 --> 00:29:33.000
 in God

00:29:33.000 --> 00:29:33.819
 again

00:29:33.819 --> 00:29:34.839
 with all of

00:29:34.839 --> 00:29:35.059
 this

00:29:35.059 --> 00:29:36.399
 it has to

00:29:36.399 --> 00:29:37.259
 precede such

00:29:37.259 --> 00:29:37.960
 boldness and

00:29:37.960 --> 00:29:38.399
 assurance

00:29:38.399 --> 00:29:38.899
 that we have

00:29:38.899 --> 00:29:39.099
 to have

00:29:39.099 --> 00:29:39.519
 confidence

00:29:39.519 --> 00:29:40.000
 that God

00:29:40.000 --> 00:29:40.579
 is at work

00:29:40.579 --> 00:29:41.460
 and his

00:29:41.460 --> 00:29:42.019
 word is

00:29:42.019 --> 00:29:42.379
 true

00:29:42.379 --> 00:29:44.639
 furthermore

00:29:44.639 --> 00:29:45.259
 this change

00:29:45.259 --> 00:29:45.779
 in priority

00:29:45.779 --> 00:29:46.420
 must stem

00:29:46.420 --> 00:29:47.039
 from a change

00:29:47.039 --> 00:29:47.720
 in perspective

00:29:47.720 --> 00:29:49.220
 we can't

00:29:49.220 --> 00:29:50.299
 just will

00:29:50.299 --> 00:29:50.900
 ourselves

00:29:50.900 --> 00:29:51.640
 to have

00:29:51.640 --> 00:29:52.120
 a new

00:29:52.120 --> 00:29:53.279
 set of

00:29:53.279 --> 00:29:53.680
 priorities

00:29:53.680 --> 00:29:54.100
 if our

00:29:54.100 --> 00:29:54.680
 perspective

00:29:54.680 --> 00:29:55.799
 isn't upon

00:29:55.799 --> 00:29:56.220
 Christ

00:29:56.220 --> 00:29:59.339
 so as we

00:29:59.339 --> 00:29:59.960
 transition to

00:29:59.960 --> 00:30:00.440
 our third

00:30:00.440 --> 00:30:00.940
 and final

00:30:00.940 --> 00:30:01.339
 point

00:30:01.339 --> 00:30:04.960
 we need

00:30:04.960 --> 00:30:05.480
 to consider

00:30:05.480 --> 00:30:06.680
 that

00:30:06.680 --> 00:30:08.680
 the person

00:30:08.680 --> 00:30:09.420
 who grows

00:30:09.420 --> 00:30:10.339
 in cherishing

00:30:10.339 --> 00:30:10.799
 Christ

00:30:10.799 --> 00:30:12.480
 it is

00:30:12.480 --> 00:30:12.899
 not

00:30:12.899 --> 00:30:15.619
 it is

00:30:15.619 --> 00:30:16.119
 it is

00:30:16.119 --> 00:30:16.379
 not

00:30:16.379 --> 00:30:17.200
 a

00:30:17.200 --> 00:30:18.500
 conviction

00:30:18.500 --> 00:30:19.440
 a sentence

00:30:19.440 --> 00:30:20.180
 for a

00:30:20.180 --> 00:30:20.579
 dull

00:30:20.579 --> 00:30:22.059
 and heavy

00:30:22.059 --> 00:30:22.740
 and

00:30:22.740 --> 00:30:23.980
 difficult

00:30:23.980 --> 00:30:24.500
 life

00:30:24.500 --> 00:30:25.319
 but rather

00:30:25.319 --> 00:30:25.819
 a joyful

00:30:25.819 --> 00:30:26.139
 one

00:30:26.139 --> 00:30:27.319
 so look at

00:30:27.319 --> 00:30:27.899
 verse 18

00:30:27.899 --> 00:30:28.240
 again

00:30:28.240 --> 00:30:29.419
 in light

00:30:29.419 --> 00:30:29.779
 of all

00:30:29.779 --> 00:30:30.079
 that is

00:30:30.079 --> 00:30:30.440
 happening

00:30:30.440 --> 00:30:31.379
 what does

00:30:31.379 --> 00:30:32.000
 Paul say

00:30:32.000 --> 00:30:33.799
 what then

00:30:33.799 --> 00:30:35.460
 actually we'll

00:30:35.460 --> 00:30:35.899
 go back to

00:30:35.899 --> 00:30:36.319
 17

00:30:36.319 --> 00:30:36.680
 the former

00:30:36.680 --> 00:30:37.039
 proclaimed

00:30:37.039 --> 00:30:37.359
 Christ

00:30:37.359 --> 00:30:37.879
 of selfish

00:30:37.879 --> 00:30:38.259
 ambition

00:30:38.259 --> 00:30:38.940
 not sincerely

00:30:38.940 --> 00:30:39.559
 but thinking

00:30:39.559 --> 00:30:40.379
 to afflict

00:30:40.379 --> 00:30:40.579
 me

00:30:40.579 --> 00:30:40.799
 in my

00:30:40.799 --> 00:30:41.819
 imprisonment

00:30:41.819 --> 00:30:42.319
 verse 18

00:30:42.319 --> 00:30:42.859
 what then

00:30:42.859 --> 00:30:43.879
 only that

00:30:43.879 --> 00:30:44.299
 in every

00:30:44.299 --> 00:30:44.559
 way

00:30:44.559 --> 00:30:45.059
 whether in

00:30:45.059 --> 00:30:45.500
 pretense

00:30:45.500 --> 00:30:45.799
 or in

00:30:45.799 --> 00:30:46.039
 truth

00:30:46.039 --> 00:30:46.660
 Christ

00:30:46.660 --> 00:30:46.879
 is

00:30:46.879 --> 00:30:47.299
 proclaimed

00:30:47.299 --> 00:30:47.839
 and in

00:30:47.839 --> 00:30:48.099
 that

00:30:48.099 --> 00:30:48.319
 I

00:30:48.319 --> 00:30:48.680
 rejoice

00:30:48.680 --> 00:30:49.000
 we are

00:30:49.000 --> 00:30:49.379
 seeing

00:30:49.379 --> 00:30:50.039
 once again

00:30:50.039 --> 00:30:51.740
 Paul

00:30:51.740 --> 00:30:55.420
 he is

00:30:55.420 --> 00:30:56.559
 joyful

00:30:56.559 --> 00:30:57.039
 and it's

00:30:57.039 --> 00:30:57.700
 just oozing

00:30:57.700 --> 00:30:58.160
 out of him

00:30:58.160 --> 00:30:58.519
 he is

00:30:58.519 --> 00:30:59.279
 overflowing

00:30:59.279 --> 00:30:59.900
 with joy

00:30:59.900 --> 00:31:01.599
 so that the

00:31:01.599 --> 00:31:02.359
 purpose

00:31:02.359 --> 00:31:03.420
 of Paul's

00:31:03.420 --> 00:31:03.700
 life

00:31:03.700 --> 00:31:04.799
 is no longer

00:31:04.799 --> 00:31:05.319
 himself

00:31:05.319 --> 00:31:06.519
 his priorities

00:31:06.519 --> 00:31:07.220
 have shifted

00:31:07.220 --> 00:31:08.180
 he is not

00:31:08.180 --> 00:31:08.579
 trying to

00:31:08.579 --> 00:31:09.100
 gain his

00:31:09.100 --> 00:31:09.500
 life

00:31:09.500 --> 00:31:10.920
 instead

00:31:10.920 --> 00:31:11.779
 Paul has

00:31:11.779 --> 00:31:12.299
 lost his

00:31:12.299 --> 00:31:12.640
 life for

00:31:12.640 --> 00:31:12.960
 the sake

00:31:12.960 --> 00:31:13.440
 of Christ

00:31:13.440 --> 00:31:14.200
 and in

00:31:14.200 --> 00:31:14.660
 doing so

00:31:14.660 --> 00:31:14.980
 he has

00:31:14.980 --> 00:31:15.440
 gained it

00:31:15.440 --> 00:31:16.019
 these are

00:31:16.019 --> 00:31:16.480
 words of

00:31:16.480 --> 00:31:16.779
 Jesus

00:31:16.779 --> 00:31:17.799
 himself

00:31:17.799 --> 00:31:19.160
 so let's

00:31:19.160 --> 00:31:19.839
 look at

00:31:19.839 --> 00:31:20.240
 our third

00:31:20.240 --> 00:31:20.779
 and final

00:31:20.779 --> 00:31:21.220
 point

00:31:21.220 --> 00:31:22.400
 that

00:31:22.400 --> 00:31:24.079
 if we are

00:31:24.079 --> 00:31:24.380
 to live

00:31:24.380 --> 00:31:25.079
 this joyful

00:31:25.079 --> 00:31:25.539
 obedient

00:31:25.539 --> 00:31:26.019
 life in

00:31:26.019 --> 00:31:26.299
 Christ

00:31:26.299 --> 00:31:27.640
 we need

00:31:27.640 --> 00:31:28.279
 to change

00:31:28.279 --> 00:31:28.620
 what we

00:31:28.620 --> 00:31:29.120
 value

00:31:29.120 --> 00:31:29.620
 as

00:31:29.620 --> 00:31:30.900
 the

00:31:30.900 --> 00:31:31.220
 ultimate

00:31:31.220 --> 00:31:31.660
 prize

00:31:31.660 --> 00:31:32.579
 we'll

00:31:32.579 --> 00:31:33.000
 start at

00:31:33.000 --> 00:31:33.660
 the last

00:31:33.660 --> 00:31:33.980
 portion

00:31:33.980 --> 00:31:34.259
 of verse

00:31:34.259 --> 00:31:34.660
 18

00:31:34.660 --> 00:31:35.079
 and then

00:31:35.079 --> 00:31:35.400
 read to

00:31:35.400 --> 00:31:35.860
 26

00:31:35.859 --> 00:31:37.699
 yes

00:31:37.699 --> 00:31:38.599
 and I

00:31:38.599 --> 00:31:38.879
 will

00:31:38.879 --> 00:31:39.339
 rejoice

00:31:39.339 --> 00:31:40.359
 for I

00:31:40.359 --> 00:31:40.679
 know

00:31:40.679 --> 00:31:40.959
 that

00:31:40.959 --> 00:31:41.179
 through

00:31:41.179 --> 00:31:41.419
 your

00:31:41.419 --> 00:31:41.799
 prayers

00:31:41.799 --> 00:31:42.079
 and the

00:31:42.079 --> 00:31:42.240
 help

00:31:42.240 --> 00:31:42.359
 of

00:31:42.359 --> 00:31:42.500
 the

00:31:42.500 --> 00:31:42.759
 spirit

00:31:42.759 --> 00:31:42.899
 of

00:31:42.899 --> 00:31:43.139
 Jesus

00:31:43.139 --> 00:31:43.479
 Christ

00:31:43.479 --> 00:31:43.759
 this

00:31:43.759 --> 00:31:44.039
 will

00:31:44.039 --> 00:31:44.779
 turn out

00:31:44.779 --> 00:31:45.079
 for my

00:31:45.079 --> 00:31:45.519
 deliverance

00:31:45.519 --> 00:31:46.419
 as it

00:31:46.419 --> 00:31:46.699
 is my

00:31:46.699 --> 00:31:46.939
 eager

00:31:46.939 --> 00:31:47.579
 expectation

00:31:47.579 --> 00:31:48.459
 and hope

00:31:48.459 --> 00:31:49.219
 that I

00:31:49.219 --> 00:31:49.939
 will not

00:31:49.939 --> 00:31:50.459
 be at

00:31:50.459 --> 00:31:51.079
 all ashamed

00:31:51.079 --> 00:31:52.539
 but that

00:31:52.539 --> 00:31:53.199
 with full

00:31:53.199 --> 00:31:53.659
 courage

00:31:53.659 --> 00:31:54.219
 now as

00:31:54.219 --> 00:31:54.579
 always

00:31:54.579 --> 00:31:55.279
 Christ

00:31:55.279 --> 00:31:55.599
 will be

00:31:55.599 --> 00:31:55.839
 honored

00:31:55.839 --> 00:31:56.099
 in my

00:31:56.099 --> 00:31:56.359
 body

00:31:56.359 --> 00:31:56.599
 whether

00:31:56.599 --> 00:31:57.459
 by life

00:31:57.459 --> 00:31:57.740
 or by

00:31:57.740 --> 00:31:58.079
 death

00:31:58.079 --> 00:31:59.119
 verse 21

00:31:59.119 --> 00:32:00.000
 might be

00:32:00.000 --> 00:32:00.479
 familiar to

00:32:00.479 --> 00:32:00.779
 some of

00:32:00.779 --> 00:32:00.959
 you

00:32:00.959 --> 00:32:01.899
 for to

00:32:01.899 --> 00:32:02.179
 me

00:32:02.179 --> 00:32:02.679
 to live

00:32:02.679 --> 00:32:03.139
 is Christ

00:32:03.139 --> 00:32:03.519
 and to

00:32:03.519 --> 00:32:03.719
 die

00:32:03.719 --> 00:32:04.139
 is gain

00:32:04.140 --> 00:32:05.520
 if I

00:32:05.520 --> 00:32:05.740
 am to

00:32:05.740 --> 00:32:05.860
 live

00:32:05.860 --> 00:32:06.060
 in the

00:32:06.060 --> 00:32:06.340
 flesh

00:32:06.340 --> 00:32:06.540
 that

00:32:06.540 --> 00:32:06.780
 means

00:32:06.780 --> 00:32:07.120
 fruitful

00:32:07.120 --> 00:32:07.380
 labor

00:32:07.380 --> 00:32:07.700
 for me

00:32:07.700 --> 00:32:07.940
 yet

00:32:07.940 --> 00:32:08.620
 which

00:32:08.620 --> 00:32:08.800
 I

00:32:08.800 --> 00:32:09.000
 shall

00:32:09.000 --> 00:32:09.320
 choose

00:32:09.320 --> 00:32:09.600
 I

00:32:09.600 --> 00:32:09.880
 cannot

00:32:09.880 --> 00:32:10.220
 tell

00:32:10.220 --> 00:32:10.360
 I

00:32:10.360 --> 00:32:10.460
 am

00:32:10.460 --> 00:32:10.640
 hard

00:32:10.640 --> 00:32:10.920
 pressed

00:32:10.920 --> 00:32:11.200
 between

00:32:11.200 --> 00:32:11.380
 the

00:32:11.380 --> 00:32:11.580
 two

00:32:11.580 --> 00:32:12.560
 my desire

00:32:12.560 --> 00:32:12.840
 is to

00:32:12.840 --> 00:32:13.160
 depart

00:32:13.160 --> 00:32:13.720
 and be

00:32:13.720 --> 00:32:13.900
 with

00:32:13.900 --> 00:32:14.280
 Christ

00:32:14.280 --> 00:32:15.060
 for that

00:32:15.060 --> 00:32:15.580
 is far

00:32:15.580 --> 00:32:15.860
 better

00:32:15.860 --> 00:32:16.220
 but to

00:32:16.220 --> 00:32:16.620
 remain

00:32:16.620 --> 00:32:16.920
 in the

00:32:16.920 --> 00:32:17.280
 flesh

00:32:17.280 --> 00:32:18.300
 is more

00:32:18.300 --> 00:32:18.800
 necessary

00:32:18.800 --> 00:32:19.180
 on your

00:32:19.180 --> 00:32:19.520
 account

00:32:19.520 --> 00:32:20.660
 convinced

00:32:20.660 --> 00:32:21.080
 of this

00:32:21.080 --> 00:32:21.580
 I know

00:32:21.580 --> 00:32:22.000
 that I

00:32:22.000 --> 00:32:22.140
 will

00:32:22.140 --> 00:32:22.560
 remain

00:32:22.560 --> 00:32:22.840
 and

00:32:22.840 --> 00:32:23.240
 continue

00:32:23.240 --> 00:32:23.960
 with

00:32:23.960 --> 00:32:24.200
 you

00:32:24.200 --> 00:32:25.259
 with

00:32:25.259 --> 00:32:25.420
 you

00:32:25.420 --> 00:32:25.600
 all

00:32:25.600 --> 00:32:25.980
 for your

00:32:25.980 --> 00:32:26.420
 progress

00:32:26.420 --> 00:32:26.840
 and joy

00:32:26.840 --> 00:32:27.080
 in the

00:32:27.080 --> 00:32:27.300
 faith

00:32:27.300 --> 00:32:27.800
 so that

00:32:27.800 --> 00:32:28.020
 in

00:32:28.020 --> 00:32:28.259
 me

00:32:28.259 --> 00:32:28.940
 you

00:32:28.940 --> 00:32:29.120
 may

00:32:29.120 --> 00:32:29.420
 have

00:32:29.420 --> 00:32:29.920
 ample

00:32:29.920 --> 00:32:30.440
 cause

00:32:30.440 --> 00:32:30.640
 to

00:32:30.640 --> 00:32:30.980
 glory

00:32:30.980 --> 00:32:31.259
 in

00:32:31.259 --> 00:32:31.500
 Christ

00:32:31.500 --> 00:32:31.860
 Jesus

00:32:31.860 --> 00:32:32.240
 because

00:32:32.240 --> 00:32:32.420
 of

00:32:32.420 --> 00:32:32.539
 my

00:32:32.539 --> 00:32:32.860
 coming

00:32:32.860 --> 00:32:33.500
 to

00:32:33.500 --> 00:32:33.620
 you

00:32:33.620 --> 00:32:33.920
 again

00:32:33.920 --> 00:32:34.539
 Paul

00:32:34.539 --> 00:32:35.160
 expands

00:32:35.160 --> 00:32:35.600
 on his

00:32:35.600 --> 00:32:36.039
 posture

00:32:36.039 --> 00:32:37.300
 of

00:32:37.300 --> 00:32:37.880
 joy

00:32:37.880 --> 00:32:38.100
 from

00:32:38.100 --> 00:32:38.240
 the

00:32:38.240 --> 00:32:38.519
 previous

00:32:38.519 --> 00:32:38.940
 section

00:32:38.940 --> 00:32:39.740
 as he

00:32:39.740 --> 00:32:40.420
 contemplates

00:32:40.420 --> 00:32:40.900
 what his

00:32:40.900 --> 00:32:41.400
 deliverance

00:32:41.400 --> 00:32:41.980
 from prison

00:32:41.980 --> 00:32:43.320
 might look

00:32:43.320 --> 00:32:43.560
 like

00:32:43.560 --> 00:32:43.960
 and by

00:32:43.960 --> 00:32:44.340
 the way

00:32:44.340 --> 00:32:44.700
 he

00:32:44.700 --> 00:32:45.800
 is convinced

00:32:45.800 --> 00:32:46.200
 he will

00:32:46.200 --> 00:32:46.779
 be delivered

00:32:46.779 --> 00:32:48.759
 it's

00:32:48.759 --> 00:32:49.460
 a guarantee

00:32:49.460 --> 00:32:49.880
 for him

00:32:49.880 --> 00:32:51.019
 deliverance

00:32:51.019 --> 00:32:51.400
 might look

00:32:51.400 --> 00:32:51.600
 two

00:32:51.600 --> 00:32:52.300
 different

00:32:52.300 --> 00:32:52.620
 ways

00:32:52.620 --> 00:32:53.700
 either

00:32:53.700 --> 00:32:54.019
 off

00:32:54.019 --> 00:32:54.279
 with his

00:32:54.279 --> 00:32:54.500
 head

00:32:54.500 --> 00:32:55.660
 but then

00:32:55.660 --> 00:32:55.820
 he'll

00:32:55.820 --> 00:32:56.060
 be in

00:32:56.060 --> 00:32:56.320
 glory

00:32:56.320 --> 00:32:56.539
 with

00:32:56.539 --> 00:32:56.820
 Christ

00:32:56.820 --> 00:32:58.980
 no more

00:32:58.980 --> 00:32:59.400
 chains

00:32:59.400 --> 00:33:00.320
 no more

00:33:00.320 --> 00:33:00.720
 headaches

00:33:00.720 --> 00:33:01.960
 he'll

00:33:01.960 --> 00:33:02.240
 be with

00:33:02.240 --> 00:33:02.560
 Christ

00:33:02.560 --> 00:33:03.340
 but he

00:33:03.340 --> 00:33:03.680
 might be

00:33:03.680 --> 00:33:04.100
 actually

00:33:04.100 --> 00:33:04.560
 delivered

00:33:04.560 --> 00:33:04.980
 out of

00:33:04.980 --> 00:33:05.320
 prison

00:33:05.320 --> 00:33:06.600
 so that

00:33:06.600 --> 00:33:07.200
 he continues

00:33:07.200 --> 00:33:07.660
 the ministry

00:33:07.660 --> 00:33:08.160
 of Christ

00:33:08.160 --> 00:33:09.160
 for Paul

00:33:09.160 --> 00:33:10.000
 there's

00:33:10.000 --> 00:33:10.460
 two

00:33:10.460 --> 00:33:11.140
 possibilities

00:33:11.140 --> 00:33:11.640
 and it

00:33:11.640 --> 00:33:12.160
 sounds like

00:33:12.160 --> 00:33:12.500
 he is

00:33:12.500 --> 00:33:12.820
 by the

00:33:12.820 --> 00:33:13.080
 way

00:33:13.080 --> 00:33:15.060
 like

00:33:15.060 --> 00:33:15.680
 this is

00:33:15.680 --> 00:33:15.960
 up to

00:33:15.960 --> 00:33:16.259
 him

00:33:16.259 --> 00:33:17.000
 whether

00:33:17.000 --> 00:33:17.519
 he will

00:33:17.519 --> 00:33:17.820
 be

00:33:17.820 --> 00:33:18.519
 like

00:33:18.519 --> 00:33:18.820
 he's

00:33:18.820 --> 00:33:19.019
 the one

00:33:19.019 --> 00:33:19.180
 who's

00:33:19.180 --> 00:33:19.360
 going to

00:33:19.360 --> 00:33:19.680
 decide

00:33:19.680 --> 00:33:19.880
 whether

00:33:19.880 --> 00:33:20.160
 he goes

00:33:20.160 --> 00:33:20.320
 to

00:33:20.320 --> 00:33:20.600
 Christ

00:33:20.600 --> 00:33:21.000
 or

00:33:21.000 --> 00:33:22.100
 he

00:33:22.100 --> 00:33:22.280
 will

00:33:22.280 --> 00:33:22.440
 be

00:33:22.440 --> 00:33:23.000
 released

00:33:23.000 --> 00:33:23.180
 it's

00:33:23.180 --> 00:33:23.300
 not

00:33:23.300 --> 00:33:23.440
 the

00:33:23.440 --> 00:33:23.620
 case

00:33:23.620 --> 00:33:23.759
 at

00:33:23.759 --> 00:33:23.900
 all

00:33:23.900 --> 00:33:24.080
 but

00:33:24.080 --> 00:33:24.460
 he

00:33:24.460 --> 00:33:24.860
 is

00:33:24.860 --> 00:33:26.160
 kind

00:33:26.160 --> 00:33:26.320
 of

00:33:26.320 --> 00:33:26.660
 wrestling

00:33:26.660 --> 00:33:26.960
 with

00:33:26.960 --> 00:33:27.259
 this

00:33:27.259 --> 00:33:28.460
 reality

00:33:28.460 --> 00:33:28.920
 in

00:33:28.920 --> 00:33:29.380
 such a

00:33:29.380 --> 00:33:29.560
 way

00:33:29.560 --> 00:33:29.940
 as to

00:33:29.940 --> 00:33:30.400
 draw

00:33:30.400 --> 00:33:30.720
 in

00:33:30.720 --> 00:33:30.900
 the

00:33:30.900 --> 00:33:31.560
 Philippians

00:33:31.560 --> 00:33:32.259
 to

00:33:32.259 --> 00:33:32.680
 his

00:33:32.680 --> 00:33:33.960
 mentality

00:33:33.960 --> 00:33:34.620
 into

00:33:34.620 --> 00:33:36.000
 what

00:33:36.000 --> 00:33:36.259
 he

00:33:36.259 --> 00:33:36.800
 prizes

00:33:36.800 --> 00:33:37.560
 most

00:33:37.560 --> 00:33:38.039
 of

00:33:38.039 --> 00:33:38.340
 all

00:33:38.340 --> 00:33:39.680
 as if

00:33:39.680 --> 00:33:39.840
 to

00:33:39.840 --> 00:33:40.080
 say

00:33:40.080 --> 00:33:40.680
 ultimately

00:33:40.680 --> 00:33:41.700
 it is

00:33:41.700 --> 00:33:42.120
 Christ

00:33:42.120 --> 00:33:42.420
 and to

00:33:42.420 --> 00:33:42.620
 be in

00:33:42.620 --> 00:33:42.740
 his

00:33:42.740 --> 00:33:43.080
 presence

00:33:43.080 --> 00:33:43.320
 but

00:33:43.320 --> 00:33:43.560
 really

00:33:43.560 --> 00:33:43.779
 it's

00:33:43.779 --> 00:33:43.920
 to

00:33:43.920 --> 00:33:44.160
 submit

00:33:44.160 --> 00:33:44.300
 to

00:33:44.300 --> 00:33:44.460
 his

00:33:44.460 --> 00:33:44.720
 will

00:33:44.720 --> 00:33:46.019
 that's

00:33:46.019 --> 00:33:46.160
 what

00:33:46.160 --> 00:33:46.400
 Paul

00:33:46.400 --> 00:33:46.560
 is

00:33:46.560 --> 00:33:46.759
 saying

00:33:46.759 --> 00:33:46.860
 in

00:33:46.860 --> 00:33:47.000
 this

00:33:47.000 --> 00:33:47.300
 section

00:33:47.300 --> 00:33:48.120
 I

00:33:48.120 --> 00:33:48.240
 don't

00:33:48.240 --> 00:33:48.400
 know

00:33:48.400 --> 00:33:48.759
 what

00:33:48.759 --> 00:33:49.039
 to

00:33:49.039 --> 00:33:49.340
 choose

00:33:49.340 --> 00:33:49.539
 I

00:33:49.539 --> 00:33:49.640
 mean

00:33:49.640 --> 00:33:49.740
 I

00:33:49.740 --> 00:33:49.860
 could

00:33:49.860 --> 00:33:49.980
 go

00:33:49.980 --> 00:33:50.120
 to

00:33:50.120 --> 00:33:50.480
 Christ

00:33:50.480 --> 00:33:50.860
 it

00:33:50.860 --> 00:33:50.980
 would

00:33:50.980 --> 00:33:51.240
 be

00:33:51.240 --> 00:33:52.500
 unbelievable

00:33:52.500 --> 00:33:53.660
 or I

00:33:53.660 --> 00:33:53.800
 can

00:33:53.800 --> 00:33:54.220
 continue

00:33:54.220 --> 00:33:54.539
 on

00:33:54.539 --> 00:33:54.720
 for

00:33:54.720 --> 00:33:55.060
 your

00:33:55.060 --> 00:33:55.400
 sake

00:33:55.400 --> 00:33:55.600
 so

00:33:55.600 --> 00:33:55.740
 that

00:33:55.740 --> 00:33:55.880
 your

00:33:55.880 --> 00:33:56.400
 joy

00:33:56.400 --> 00:33:56.660
 will

00:33:56.660 --> 00:33:58.640
 continue

00:33:58.640 --> 00:33:58.880
 to

00:33:58.880 --> 00:33:59.100
 grow

00:33:59.100 --> 00:33:59.300
 as

00:33:59.300 --> 00:33:59.420
 you

00:33:59.420 --> 00:33:59.780
 progress

00:33:59.780 --> 00:33:59.940
 in

00:33:59.940 --> 00:34:00.040
 the

00:34:00.040 --> 00:34:00.320
 gospel

00:34:00.320 --> 00:34:00.600
 what

00:34:00.600 --> 00:34:00.900
 can

00:34:00.900 --> 00:34:01.000
 I

00:34:01.000 --> 00:34:01.200
 choose

00:34:01.200 --> 00:34:01.440
 both

00:34:01.440 --> 00:34:01.580
 are

00:34:01.580 --> 00:34:02.240
 fantastic

00:34:02.240 --> 00:34:02.860
 which

00:34:02.860 --> 00:34:03.000
 is

00:34:03.000 --> 00:34:03.120
 to

00:34:03.120 --> 00:34:03.320
 say

00:34:03.320 --> 00:34:03.660
 Lord

00:34:03.660 --> 00:34:04.940
 not

00:34:04.940 --> 00:34:05.420
 my

00:34:05.420 --> 00:34:05.760
 will

00:34:05.760 --> 00:34:06.220
 be

00:34:06.220 --> 00:34:06.420
 done

00:34:06.420 --> 00:34:06.580
 but

00:34:06.580 --> 00:34:06.900
 yours

00:34:06.900 --> 00:34:09.760
 Paul

00:34:09.760 --> 00:34:10.019
 is

00:34:10.019 --> 00:34:10.400
 sure

00:34:10.400 --> 00:34:10.760
 that

00:34:10.760 --> 00:34:10.900
 he

00:34:10.900 --> 00:34:11.019
 will

00:34:11.019 --> 00:34:11.160
 be

00:34:11.160 --> 00:34:11.500
 delivered

00:34:11.500 --> 00:34:11.820
 but

00:34:11.820 --> 00:34:12.460
 how

00:34:12.460 --> 00:34:15.780
 he

00:34:15.780 --> 00:34:17.940
 is

00:34:17.940 --> 00:34:18.400
 wrestling

00:34:18.400 --> 00:34:18.820
 and

00:34:18.820 --> 00:34:19.099
 man

00:34:19.099 --> 00:34:19.260
 is

00:34:19.260 --> 00:34:19.360
 he

00:34:19.360 --> 00:34:19.599
 ever

00:34:19.599 --> 00:34:20.320
 wrestling

00:34:20.320 --> 00:34:22.820
 I

00:34:22.820 --> 00:34:23.000
 say

00:34:23.000 --> 00:34:23.300
 this

00:34:23.300 --> 00:34:24.660
 it

00:34:24.660 --> 00:34:24.800
 is

00:34:24.800 --> 00:34:25.140
 a

00:34:25.140 --> 00:34:25.280
 good

00:34:25.280 --> 00:34:25.460
 thing

00:34:25.460 --> 00:34:25.580
 to

00:34:25.580 --> 00:34:25.820
 wrestle

00:34:25.820 --> 00:34:25.980
 with

00:34:25.980 --> 00:34:26.100
 the

00:34:26.100 --> 00:34:26.240
 Lord

00:34:26.240 --> 00:34:26.440
 but

00:34:26.440 --> 00:34:26.860
 ultimately

00:34:26.860 --> 00:34:27.140
 we

00:34:27.140 --> 00:34:28.800
 are

00:34:28.800 --> 00:34:30.380
 allowed

00:34:30.380 --> 00:34:31.180
 to

00:34:31.180 --> 00:34:31.480
 ache

00:34:31.480 --> 00:34:32.200
 after

00:34:32.200 --> 00:34:32.600
 glory

00:34:32.600 --> 00:34:33.940
 we

00:34:33.940 --> 00:34:34.100
 are

00:34:34.100 --> 00:34:34.840
 allowed

00:34:34.840 --> 00:34:35.580
 to

00:34:35.580 --> 00:34:35.900
 ache

00:34:35.900 --> 00:34:36.280
 after

00:34:36.280 --> 00:34:36.640
 heaven

00:34:36.640 --> 00:34:38.800
 especially

00:34:38.800 --> 00:34:39.160
 if we've

00:34:39.160 --> 00:34:39.300
 gone

00:34:39.300 --> 00:34:39.480
 through

00:34:39.480 --> 00:34:39.680
 some

00:34:39.680 --> 00:34:40.080
 loss

00:34:40.080 --> 00:34:40.980
 or

00:34:40.980 --> 00:34:41.280
 there's

00:34:41.280 --> 00:34:41.580
 been

00:34:41.580 --> 00:34:41.820
 a lot

00:34:41.820 --> 00:34:41.980
 of

00:34:41.980 --> 00:34:42.740
 difficulty

00:34:42.740 --> 00:34:42.940
 in

00:34:42.940 --> 00:34:43.080
 this

00:34:43.080 --> 00:34:43.320
 life

00:34:43.320 --> 00:34:43.500
 it

00:34:43.500 --> 00:34:43.640
 is

00:34:43.640 --> 00:34:43.920
 not

00:34:43.920 --> 00:34:44.080
 a

00:34:44.080 --> 00:34:44.280
 bad

00:34:44.280 --> 00:34:44.480
 thing

00:34:44.480 --> 00:34:44.640
 to

00:34:44.640 --> 00:34:44.960
 say

00:34:44.960 --> 00:34:46.480
 Lord

00:34:46.480 --> 00:34:46.600
 I

00:34:46.600 --> 00:34:46.740
 just

00:34:46.740 --> 00:34:46.880
 want

00:34:46.880 --> 00:34:46.960
 to

00:34:46.960 --> 00:34:47.080
 be

00:34:47.080 --> 00:34:47.280
 with

00:34:47.280 --> 00:34:47.620
 you

00:34:47.620 --> 00:34:47.860
 just

00:34:47.860 --> 00:34:49.539
 take

00:34:49.539 --> 00:34:49.780
 me

00:34:49.780 --> 00:34:50.120
 tonight

00:34:50.119 --> 00:34:50.380
 I

00:34:50.380 --> 00:34:50.480
 don't

00:34:50.480 --> 00:34:50.659
 know

00:34:50.659 --> 00:34:50.819
 I

00:34:50.819 --> 00:34:50.940
 don't

00:34:50.940 --> 00:34:51.059
 think

00:34:51.059 --> 00:34:51.219
 that's

00:34:51.219 --> 00:34:51.319
 a

00:34:51.319 --> 00:34:51.480
 bad

00:34:51.480 --> 00:34:51.719
 thing

00:34:51.719 --> 00:34:52.019
 it

00:34:52.019 --> 00:34:52.179
 would

00:34:52.179 --> 00:34:52.359
 seem

00:34:52.359 --> 00:34:52.500
 that

00:34:52.500 --> 00:34:52.659
 for

00:34:52.659 --> 00:34:52.900
 Paul

00:34:52.900 --> 00:34:53.039
 it's

00:34:53.039 --> 00:34:53.159
 not

00:34:53.159 --> 00:34:53.259
 a

00:34:53.259 --> 00:34:53.440
 bad

00:34:53.440 --> 00:34:53.779
 thing

00:34:53.779 --> 00:34:55.460
 and

00:34:55.460 --> 00:34:55.920
 by

00:34:55.920 --> 00:34:56.000
 the

00:34:56.000 --> 00:34:56.079
 way

00:34:56.079 --> 00:34:56.159
 I

00:34:56.159 --> 00:34:56.259
 don't

00:34:56.259 --> 00:34:56.380
 think

00:34:56.380 --> 00:34:56.519
 that's

00:34:56.519 --> 00:34:56.619
 a

00:34:56.619 --> 00:34:57.359
 suicidal

00:34:57.359 --> 00:34:59.179
 ideation

00:34:59.179 --> 00:35:01.400
 he

00:35:01.400 --> 00:35:01.679
 just wants

00:35:01.679 --> 00:35:01.839
 to be

00:35:01.839 --> 00:35:02.000
 with

00:35:02.000 --> 00:35:02.319
 Jesus

00:35:02.319 --> 00:35:04.559
 it's

00:35:04.559 --> 00:35:04.900
 a good

00:35:04.900 --> 00:35:05.059
 thing

00:35:05.059 --> 00:35:05.219
 to

00:35:05.219 --> 00:35:05.420
 ache

00:35:05.420 --> 00:35:05.819
 after

00:35:05.819 --> 00:35:06.239
 the

00:35:06.239 --> 00:35:06.500
 Lord

00:35:06.500 --> 00:35:07.659
 but

00:35:07.659 --> 00:35:08.159
 he

00:35:08.159 --> 00:35:08.299
 is

00:35:08.299 --> 00:35:08.659
 ultimately

00:35:08.659 --> 00:35:09.099
 saying

00:35:09.099 --> 00:35:10.019
 that

00:35:10.019 --> 00:35:10.259
 my

00:35:10.259 --> 00:35:10.799
 prize

00:35:10.799 --> 00:35:11.119
 my

00:35:11.119 --> 00:35:11.579
 prize

00:35:11.579 --> 00:35:12.059
 isn't

00:35:12.059 --> 00:35:12.299
 my

00:35:12.299 --> 00:35:12.779
 own

00:35:12.779 --> 00:35:13.219
 life

00:35:13.219 --> 00:35:13.440
 but

00:35:13.440 --> 00:35:13.639
 it

00:35:13.639 --> 00:35:13.819
 is

00:35:13.819 --> 00:35:14.359
 Christ

00:35:14.359 --> 00:35:15.159
 and

00:35:15.159 --> 00:35:15.339
 his

00:35:15.339 --> 00:35:15.759
 glory

00:35:15.759 --> 00:35:17.019
 and

00:35:17.019 --> 00:35:17.159
 if

00:35:17.159 --> 00:35:17.699
 it

00:35:17.699 --> 00:35:17.839
 is

00:35:20.119 --> 00:35:26.079
 it

00:35:26.079 --> 00:35:26.079


00:35:26.079 --> 00:35:26.079


00:35:26.079 --> 00:35:26.079


00:35:26.079 --> 00:35:26.420
 sake

00:35:26.420 --> 00:35:26.579
 of

00:35:26.579 --> 00:35:27.019
 others

00:35:27.019 --> 00:35:27.659
 and

00:35:27.659 --> 00:35:27.880
 Paul

00:35:27.880 --> 00:35:28.139
 even

00:35:28.139 --> 00:35:28.359
 says

00:35:28.359 --> 00:35:28.579
 in

00:35:28.579 --> 00:35:29.000
 verse

00:35:29.000 --> 00:35:29.319
 20

00:35:29.319 --> 00:35:30.079
 his

00:35:30.079 --> 00:35:30.400
 heart

00:35:30.400 --> 00:35:30.719
 is

00:35:30.719 --> 00:35:31.279
 his

00:35:31.279 --> 00:35:31.559
 eager

00:35:31.559 --> 00:35:32.119
 expectation

00:35:32.119 --> 00:35:32.339
 his

00:35:32.339 --> 00:35:32.639
 heart

00:35:32.639 --> 00:35:33.219
 and

00:35:33.219 --> 00:35:33.539
 hope

00:35:33.539 --> 00:35:33.759
 that

00:35:33.759 --> 00:35:34.000
 I

00:35:34.000 --> 00:35:34.139
 will

00:35:34.139 --> 00:35:34.380
 not

00:35:34.380 --> 00:35:34.579
 at

00:35:34.579 --> 00:35:34.799
 all

00:35:34.799 --> 00:35:35.000
 be

00:35:35.000 --> 00:35:35.659
 ashamed

00:35:35.659 --> 00:35:35.900
 but

00:35:35.900 --> 00:35:36.039
 that

00:35:36.039 --> 00:35:36.199
 with

00:35:36.199 --> 00:35:36.420
 full

00:35:36.420 --> 00:35:36.880
 courage

00:35:36.880 --> 00:35:37.179
 now

00:35:37.179 --> 00:35:37.339
 as

00:35:37.339 --> 00:35:37.759
 always

00:35:37.759 --> 00:35:39.779
 Christ

00:35:39.779 --> 00:35:40.000
 will

00:35:40.000 --> 00:35:40.159
 be

00:35:40.159 --> 00:35:40.440
 honored

00:35:40.440 --> 00:35:40.619
 in

00:35:40.619 --> 00:35:40.739
 my

00:35:40.739 --> 00:35:41.039
 body

00:35:41.039 --> 00:35:41.279
 whether

00:35:41.279 --> 00:35:41.519
 by

00:35:41.519 --> 00:35:41.859
 life

00:35:41.859 --> 00:35:42.039
 or

00:35:42.039 --> 00:35:42.219
 by

00:35:42.219 --> 00:35:42.440
 death

00:35:42.440 --> 00:35:42.559
 that

00:35:42.559 --> 00:35:42.699
 my

00:35:42.699 --> 00:35:42.960
 life

00:35:42.960 --> 00:35:43.079
 will

00:35:43.079 --> 00:35:43.219
 not

00:35:43.219 --> 00:35:43.380
 be

00:35:43.380 --> 00:35:43.579
 my

00:35:43.579 --> 00:35:43.819
 own

00:35:43.819 --> 00:35:43.980
 that

00:35:43.980 --> 00:35:44.179
 I

00:35:44.179 --> 00:35:44.299
 will

00:35:44.299 --> 00:35:44.460
 not

00:35:44.460 --> 00:35:44.599
 be

00:35:44.599 --> 00:35:44.980
 ashamed

00:35:44.980 --> 00:35:45.159
 that

00:35:45.159 --> 00:35:45.319
 I

00:35:45.319 --> 00:35:45.440
 will

00:35:45.440 --> 00:35:45.599
 be

00:35:45.599 --> 00:35:46.039
 courageous

00:35:46.039 --> 00:35:46.779
 my

00:35:46.779 --> 00:35:47.299
 perspective

00:35:50.119 --> 00:35:50.980
 it

00:35:50.980 --> 00:35:53.460
 is

00:35:53.460 --> 00:35:53.839
 a

00:35:53.839 --> 00:35:54.339
 daunting

00:35:54.339 --> 00:35:54.719
 and

00:35:54.719 --> 00:35:55.259
 scary

00:35:55.259 --> 00:35:55.960
 thing

00:35:55.960 --> 00:35:57.699
 to

00:35:57.699 --> 00:35:58.059
 live

00:35:58.059 --> 00:35:58.339
 for

00:35:58.339 --> 00:35:58.719
 others

00:35:58.719 --> 00:35:58.980
 but

00:35:58.980 --> 00:35:59.139
 I

00:35:59.139 --> 00:35:59.259
 will

00:35:59.259 --> 00:36:00.079
 say

00:36:00.079 --> 00:36:00.519
 it

00:36:00.519 --> 00:36:01.079
 is

00:36:01.079 --> 00:36:01.460
 more

00:36:01.460 --> 00:36:02.039
 scary

00:36:02.039 --> 00:36:03.420
 to

00:36:03.420 --> 00:36:03.839
 know

00:36:03.839 --> 00:36:04.139
 what

00:36:04.139 --> 00:36:04.279
 you

00:36:04.279 --> 00:36:04.539
 need

00:36:04.539 --> 00:36:04.719
 to

00:36:04.719 --> 00:36:05.059
 do

00:36:05.059 --> 00:36:05.400
 and

00:36:05.400 --> 00:36:05.779
 lack

00:36:05.779 --> 00:36:06.000
 the

00:36:06.000 --> 00:36:06.500
 courage

00:36:06.500 --> 00:36:07.199
 and

00:36:07.199 --> 00:36:07.779
 feel

00:36:07.779 --> 00:36:08.119
 the

00:36:08.119 --> 00:36:08.400
 pain

00:36:08.400 --> 00:36:08.559
 of

00:36:08.559 --> 00:36:09.079
 cowardice

00:36:09.079 --> 00:36:11.079
 and

00:36:11.079 --> 00:36:11.219
 by

00:36:11.219 --> 00:36:11.279
 the

00:36:11.279 --> 00:36:11.380
 way

00:36:11.380 --> 00:36:11.659
 Christ

00:36:11.659 --> 00:36:11.819
 will

00:36:11.819 --> 00:36:12.099
 forgive

00:36:12.099 --> 00:36:12.340
 you

00:36:12.340 --> 00:36:13.039
 if

00:36:13.039 --> 00:36:13.139
 you

00:36:13.139 --> 00:36:13.319
 come

00:36:13.319 --> 00:36:13.460
 to

00:36:13.460 --> 00:36:13.659
 him

00:36:13.659 --> 00:36:15.440
 but

00:36:15.440 --> 00:36:15.579
 if

00:36:15.579 --> 00:36:15.719
 you

00:36:15.719 --> 00:36:15.860
 have

00:36:15.860 --> 00:36:16.179
 ever

00:36:16.179 --> 00:36:16.699
 felt

00:36:16.699 --> 00:36:18.219
 like

00:36:18.219 --> 00:36:18.819
 you

00:36:18.819 --> 00:36:19.079
 knew

00:36:19.079 --> 00:36:19.279
 what

00:36:19.279 --> 00:36:19.420
 to

00:36:19.420 --> 00:36:19.659
 do

00:36:19.659 --> 00:36:19.900
 and

00:36:19.900 --> 00:36:20.019
 you

00:36:20.019 --> 00:36:20.440
 didn't

00:36:20.440 --> 00:36:20.639
 do

00:36:20.639 --> 00:36:20.860
 it

00:36:20.860 --> 00:36:21.440
 and

00:36:21.440 --> 00:36:21.539
 you

00:36:21.539 --> 00:36:21.739
 felt

00:36:21.739 --> 00:36:21.920
 like

00:36:21.920 --> 00:36:22.059
 a

00:36:22.059 --> 00:36:22.400
 coward

00:36:22.400 --> 00:36:24.340
 you

00:36:24.340 --> 00:36:24.639
 know

00:36:24.639 --> 00:36:24.840
 that

00:36:24.840 --> 00:36:25.019
 that

00:36:25.019 --> 00:36:25.500
 thing

00:36:25.500 --> 00:36:25.900
 is

00:36:25.900 --> 00:36:26.259
 a

00:36:26.259 --> 00:36:26.840
 thing

00:36:26.840 --> 00:36:28.819
 I'm

00:36:28.819 --> 00:36:29.159
 reminded

00:36:29.159 --> 00:36:29.599
 of

00:36:29.599 --> 00:36:31.199
 maybe

00:36:31.199 --> 00:36:31.480
 one

00:36:31.480 --> 00:36:31.619
 of

00:36:31.619 --> 00:36:32.000
 the

00:36:32.000 --> 00:36:32.219
 best

00:36:32.219 --> 00:36:32.519
 movies

00:36:32.519 --> 00:36:32.639
 of

00:36:32.639 --> 00:36:32.779
 all

00:36:32.779 --> 00:36:33.000
 time

00:36:33.000 --> 00:36:33.299
 Saving

00:36:33.299 --> 00:36:33.659
 Private

00:36:33.659 --> 00:36:34.039
 Ryan

00:36:34.039 --> 00:36:35.400
 there's

00:36:35.400 --> 00:36:35.500
 a

00:36:35.500 --> 00:36:35.719
 scene

00:36:35.719 --> 00:36:35.860
 at

00:36:35.860 --> 00:36:35.980
 the

00:36:35.980 --> 00:36:36.179
 end

00:36:36.179 --> 00:36:36.380
 where

00:36:36.380 --> 00:36:36.719
 up

00:36:36.719 --> 00:36:36.880
 them

00:36:36.880 --> 00:36:36.900
!

00:36:36.900 --> 00:36:37.599
 if you

00:36:37.599 --> 00:36:37.699
 know

00:36:37.699 --> 00:36:37.880
 the

00:36:37.880 --> 00:36:39.400
 story

00:36:39.400 --> 00:36:40.280
 his

00:36:40.280 --> 00:36:41.840
 courage

00:36:41.840 --> 00:36:42.160
 left

00:36:42.160 --> 00:36:42.360
 him

00:36:42.360 --> 00:36:42.920
 and

00:36:42.920 --> 00:36:43.740
 because

00:36:43.740 --> 00:36:43.920
 of

00:36:43.920 --> 00:36:44.160
 that

00:36:44.160 --> 00:36:46.220
 his

00:36:46.220 --> 00:36:48.400
 comrade

00:36:48.400 --> 00:36:48.579
 was

00:36:48.579 --> 00:36:48.840
 killed

00:36:48.840 --> 00:36:49.960
 by a

00:36:49.960 --> 00:36:50.220
 German

00:36:50.220 --> 00:36:50.680
 and he

00:36:50.680 --> 00:36:51.039
 wept

00:36:51.039 --> 00:36:52.260
 the

00:36:52.260 --> 00:36:52.840
 cowardice

00:36:52.840 --> 00:36:53.760
 washed

00:36:53.760 --> 00:36:54.160
 over

00:36:54.160 --> 00:36:54.460
 him

00:36:54.460 --> 00:36:55.119
 and he

00:36:55.119 --> 00:36:55.300
 was

00:36:55.300 --> 00:36:56.460
 undone

00:36:56.460 --> 00:36:56.980
 by how

00:36:56.980 --> 00:36:57.820
 cowardly

00:36:57.820 --> 00:36:58.260
 he was

00:36:58.260 --> 00:36:59.820
 however

00:36:59.820 --> 00:37:00.640
 Gary

00:37:00.640 --> 00:37:01.539
 living

00:37:01.539 --> 00:37:01.760
 for

00:37:01.760 --> 00:37:02.039
 Christ

00:37:02.039 --> 00:37:02.280
 might

00:37:02.280 --> 00:37:02.640
 seem

00:37:02.640 --> 00:37:04.220
 the

00:37:04.220 --> 00:37:04.579
 pain

00:37:04.579 --> 00:37:04.740
 of

00:37:04.740 --> 00:37:05.360
 cowardice

00:37:05.360 --> 00:37:06.400
 friends

00:37:06.400 --> 00:37:07.940
 it

00:37:07.940 --> 00:37:08.099
 will

00:37:08.099 --> 00:37:08.500
 sting

00:37:08.500 --> 00:37:08.900
 so

00:37:08.900 --> 00:37:09.160
 much

00:37:09.160 --> 00:37:09.460
 more

00:37:09.460 --> 00:37:09.740
 than

00:37:09.740 --> 00:37:10.000
 any

00:37:10.000 --> 00:37:10.360
 physical

00:37:10.360 --> 00:37:10.680
 pain

00:37:10.680 --> 00:37:10.860
 that

00:37:10.860 --> 00:37:10.980
 you

00:37:10.980 --> 00:37:11.139
 might

00:37:11.139 --> 00:37:11.700
 experience

00:37:11.700 --> 00:37:13.619
 any

00:37:13.619 --> 00:37:14.039
 loss

00:37:14.039 --> 00:37:14.240
 that

00:37:14.240 --> 00:37:14.360
 you

00:37:14.360 --> 00:37:14.519
 might

00:37:14.519 --> 00:37:14.700
 have

00:37:14.700 --> 00:37:14.820
 to

00:37:14.820 --> 00:37:15.160
 endure

00:37:15.160 --> 00:37:17.180
 and

00:37:17.180 --> 00:37:17.480
 again

00:37:17.480 --> 00:37:17.840
 this

00:37:17.840 --> 00:37:18.180
 isn't

00:37:18.180 --> 00:37:18.460
 gird

00:37:18.460 --> 00:37:18.599
 up

00:37:18.599 --> 00:37:18.740
 your

00:37:18.740 --> 00:37:19.160
 loins

00:37:19.160 --> 00:37:19.619
 this

00:37:19.619 --> 00:37:19.780
 is

00:37:19.780 --> 00:37:20.079
 again

00:37:20.079 --> 00:37:20.400
 in

00:37:20.400 --> 00:37:20.760
 light

00:37:20.760 --> 00:37:21.000
 of

00:37:21.000 --> 00:37:21.420
 having

00:37:21.420 --> 00:37:21.559
 a

00:37:21.559 --> 00:37:21.780
 changed

00:37:21.780 --> 00:37:22.340
 perspective

00:37:22.340 --> 00:37:22.639
 and

00:37:22.639 --> 00:37:22.840
 having

00:37:22.840 --> 00:37:23.119
 changed

00:37:23.119 --> 00:37:23.639
 priorities

00:37:23.639 --> 00:37:24.000
 and

00:37:24.000 --> 00:37:24.980
 cherishing

00:37:24.980 --> 00:37:25.180
 and

00:37:25.180 --> 00:37:25.619
 beholding

00:37:25.619 --> 00:37:26.079
 Christ

00:37:26.079 --> 00:37:27.079
 right

00:37:27.079 --> 00:37:27.300
 that

00:37:27.300 --> 00:37:27.840
 that courage

00:37:27.840 --> 00:37:28.260
 comes

00:37:28.260 --> 00:37:28.500
 from

00:37:28.500 --> 00:37:28.720
 having

00:37:28.720 --> 00:37:29.180
 confidence

00:37:29.180 --> 00:37:29.559
 in

00:37:29.559 --> 00:37:29.860
 Jesus

00:37:29.860 --> 00:37:31.519
 but

00:37:31.519 --> 00:37:31.780
 if you

00:37:31.780 --> 00:37:31.980
 know

00:37:31.980 --> 00:37:32.280
 what to

00:37:32.280 --> 00:37:32.519
 do

00:37:32.519 --> 00:37:32.800
 do

00:37:32.800 --> 00:37:32.980
 it

00:37:32.980 --> 00:37:32.980


00:37:32.980 --> 00:37:33.700
 and ask

00:37:33.700 --> 00:37:33.900
 God

00:37:33.900 --> 00:37:34.079
 for

00:37:34.079 --> 00:37:34.420
 strength

00:37:34.420 --> 00:37:36.420
 and if

00:37:36.420 --> 00:37:36.579
 you

00:37:36.579 --> 00:37:37.059
 fail

00:37:37.059 --> 00:37:37.500
 ask

00:37:37.500 --> 00:37:37.659
 for

00:37:37.659 --> 00:37:38.059
 forgiveness

00:37:38.059 --> 00:37:38.500
 and move

00:37:38.500 --> 00:37:38.800
 on

00:37:38.800 --> 00:37:41.579
 I will

00:37:41.579 --> 00:37:41.960
 tell you

00:37:41.960 --> 00:37:42.260
 it will

00:37:42.260 --> 00:37:42.800
 be a

00:37:42.800 --> 00:37:43.139
 life

00:37:43.139 --> 00:37:43.760
 that is

00:37:43.760 --> 00:37:44.320
 totally

00:37:44.320 --> 00:37:44.720
 worth

00:37:44.720 --> 00:37:45.119
 living

00:37:45.119 --> 00:37:46.139
 and I

00:37:46.139 --> 00:37:46.300
 think

00:37:46.300 --> 00:37:46.579
 one of

00:37:46.579 --> 00:37:46.960
 the

00:37:46.960 --> 00:37:47.559
 things

00:37:47.559 --> 00:37:47.760
 that

00:37:47.760 --> 00:37:48.200
 holds

00:37:48.200 --> 00:37:48.440
 us

00:37:48.440 --> 00:37:48.800
 back

00:37:48.800 --> 00:37:49.079
 from

00:37:49.079 --> 00:37:49.500
 living

00:37:49.500 --> 00:37:49.760
 this

00:37:49.760 --> 00:37:49.980
 life

00:37:49.980 --> 00:37:50.119
 for

00:37:50.119 --> 00:37:50.400
 Christ

00:37:50.400 --> 00:37:50.820
 is that

00:37:50.820 --> 00:37:51.079
 we

00:37:51.079 --> 00:37:51.300
 put

00:37:51.300 --> 00:37:51.619
 much

00:37:51.619 --> 00:37:52.039
 value

00:37:52.039 --> 00:37:52.300
 on

00:37:52.300 --> 00:37:52.500
 this

00:37:52.500 --> 00:37:52.840
 life

00:37:52.840 --> 00:37:54.860
 as if

00:37:54.860 --> 00:37:55.000
 there

00:37:55.000 --> 00:37:55.400
 is not

00:37:55.400 --> 00:37:55.760
 a life

00:37:55.760 --> 00:37:56.119
 to come

00:37:56.119 --> 00:37:56.480
 as if

00:37:56.480 --> 00:37:56.599
 there

00:37:56.599 --> 00:37:56.900
 is not

00:37:56.900 --> 00:37:57.340
 glory

00:37:57.340 --> 00:37:57.619
 to be

00:37:57.619 --> 00:37:58.180
 experienced

00:37:58.180 --> 00:37:58.380
 in

00:37:58.380 --> 00:37:58.599
 heaven

00:37:58.599 --> 00:37:59.340
 so that

00:37:59.340 --> 00:37:59.539
 this

00:37:59.539 --> 00:37:59.800
 life

00:37:59.800 --> 00:38:00.240
 if

00:38:00.240 --> 00:38:00.980
 that

00:38:00.980 --> 00:38:01.260
 doesn't

00:38:01.260 --> 00:38:01.519
 exist

00:38:01.519 --> 00:38:01.680
 then

00:38:01.680 --> 00:38:01.820
 this

00:38:01.820 --> 00:38:02.000
 life

00:38:02.000 --> 00:38:02.300
 has

00:38:02.300 --> 00:38:02.440
 to

00:38:02.440 --> 00:38:02.580
 be

00:38:02.580 --> 00:38:02.820
 heaven

00:38:02.820 --> 00:38:03.019
 it

00:38:03.019 --> 00:38:03.260
 has

00:38:03.260 --> 00:38:03.440
 to

00:38:03.440 --> 00:38:04.500
 heaven

00:38:04.500 --> 00:38:04.780
 has

00:38:04.780 --> 00:38:04.900
 to

00:38:04.900 --> 00:38:05.039
 be

00:38:05.039 --> 00:38:05.780
 we

00:38:05.780 --> 00:38:05.940
 have

00:38:05.940 --> 00:38:06.039
 to

00:38:06.039 --> 00:38:06.440
 experience

00:38:06.440 --> 00:38:06.600
 some

00:38:06.600 --> 00:38:06.800
 kind

00:38:06.800 --> 00:38:06.880
 of

00:38:06.880 --> 00:38:07.060
 heaven

00:38:07.060 --> 00:38:07.320
 so it

00:38:07.320 --> 00:38:07.539
 has

00:38:07.539 --> 00:38:07.660
 to

00:38:07.660 --> 00:38:07.780
 be

00:38:07.780 --> 00:38:07.980
 this

00:38:07.980 --> 00:38:08.300
 life

00:38:08.300 --> 00:38:10.740
 but

00:38:10.740 --> 00:38:10.960
 that

00:38:10.960 --> 00:38:11.360
 is

00:38:11.360 --> 00:38:12.100
 as I was

00:38:12.100 --> 00:38:12.380
 talking to

00:38:12.380 --> 00:38:12.700
 Christine

00:38:12.700 --> 00:38:13.260
 about this

00:38:13.260 --> 00:38:13.860
 earlier

00:38:13.860 --> 00:38:14.940
 that is

00:38:14.940 --> 00:38:16.080
 a recipe

00:38:16.080 --> 00:38:16.460
 for

00:38:16.460 --> 00:38:17.440
 discontentment

00:38:17.440 --> 00:38:19.160
 and what

00:38:19.160 --> 00:38:19.519
 that will

00:38:19.519 --> 00:38:21.019
 mean

00:38:21.019 --> 00:38:21.460
 is

00:38:21.460 --> 00:38:22.240
 we will

00:38:22.240 --> 00:38:22.560
 treat

00:38:22.560 --> 00:38:22.760
 the

00:38:22.760 --> 00:38:23.039
 things

00:38:23.039 --> 00:38:23.180
 of

00:38:23.180 --> 00:38:23.360
 this

00:38:23.360 --> 00:38:23.680
 earth

00:38:23.680 --> 00:38:24.820
 as if

00:38:24.820 --> 00:38:25.100
 they are

00:38:25.100 --> 00:38:25.500
 eternal

00:38:25.500 --> 00:38:25.820
 things

00:38:25.820 --> 00:38:26.160
 and we

00:38:26.160 --> 00:38:26.420
 will

00:38:26.420 --> 00:38:26.880
 tear

00:38:26.880 --> 00:38:26.880


00:38:26.880 --> 00:38:27.039
 them

00:38:27.039 --> 00:38:27.400
 apart

00:38:27.400 --> 00:38:28.880
 a bit

00:38:28.880 --> 00:38:29.079
 of a

00:38:29.079 --> 00:38:29.360
 funny

00:38:29.360 --> 00:38:29.820
 thing

00:38:29.820 --> 00:38:29.960
 that

00:38:29.960 --> 00:38:30.119
 came

00:38:30.119 --> 00:38:30.260
 to

00:38:30.260 --> 00:38:30.420
 mind

00:38:30.420 --> 00:38:30.539
 when

00:38:30.539 --> 00:38:30.579
 I

00:38:30.579 --> 00:38:30.700
 was

00:38:30.700 --> 00:38:30.900
 thinking

00:38:30.900 --> 00:38:31.079
 of

00:38:31.079 --> 00:38:31.260
 this

00:38:31.260 --> 00:38:32.280
 if

00:38:32.280 --> 00:38:32.599
 heaven

00:38:32.599 --> 00:38:32.920
 doesn't

00:38:32.920 --> 00:38:33.280
 exist

00:38:33.280 --> 00:38:33.539
 and we

00:38:33.539 --> 00:38:33.700
 put

00:38:33.700 --> 00:38:34.160
 all

00:38:34.160 --> 00:38:34.420
 of

00:38:34.420 --> 00:38:34.660
 our

00:38:34.660 --> 00:38:35.240
 attention

00:38:35.240 --> 00:38:36.039
 here

00:38:36.039 --> 00:38:36.200
 on

00:38:36.200 --> 00:38:36.519
 earth

00:38:36.519 --> 00:38:37.200
 then

00:38:37.200 --> 00:38:37.380
 the

00:38:37.380 --> 00:38:37.700
 things

00:38:37.700 --> 00:38:37.980
 that

00:38:37.980 --> 00:38:38.200
 are

00:38:38.200 --> 00:38:38.500
 meant

00:38:38.500 --> 00:38:38.619
 to

00:38:38.619 --> 00:38:39.200
 carry

00:38:39.200 --> 00:38:40.059
 just

00:38:40.059 --> 00:38:40.320
 a

00:38:40.320 --> 00:38:40.619
 regular

00:38:40.619 --> 00:38:41.019
 burden

00:38:41.019 --> 00:38:41.260
 of

00:38:41.260 --> 00:38:42.920
 meaning

00:38:42.920 --> 00:38:43.300
 but

00:38:43.300 --> 00:38:44.000
 we

00:38:44.000 --> 00:38:44.220
 put

00:38:44.220 --> 00:38:44.380
 on

00:38:44.380 --> 00:38:44.760
 eternal

00:38:44.760 --> 00:38:45.059
 meaning

00:38:45.059 --> 00:38:45.320
 it's

00:38:45.320 --> 00:38:45.539
 like

00:38:45.539 --> 00:38:46.059
 you

00:38:46.059 --> 00:38:46.220
 guys

00:38:46.220 --> 00:38:46.440
 remember

00:38:46.440 --> 00:38:46.720
 Looney

00:38:46.720 --> 00:38:47.019
 Toons

00:38:47.019 --> 00:38:47.160
 with

00:38:47.160 --> 00:38:47.240
 the

00:38:47.240 --> 00:38:47.680
 abominable

00:38:47.680 --> 00:38:48.240
 snowman

00:38:48.240 --> 00:38:49.000
 and how

00:38:49.000 --> 00:38:49.220
 he would

00:38:49.220 --> 00:38:49.599
 grab

00:38:49.599 --> 00:38:50.400
 Daffy

00:38:50.400 --> 00:38:50.840
 or

00:38:50.840 --> 00:38:51.700
 bugs

00:38:51.700 --> 00:38:52.220
 and I'm

00:38:52.220 --> 00:38:52.420
 going to

00:38:52.420 --> 00:38:52.800
 love you

00:38:52.800 --> 00:38:53.079
 and I'm

00:38:53.079 --> 00:38:53.279
 going to

00:38:53.279 --> 00:38:53.519
 kiss

00:38:53.519 --> 00:38:53.719
 you

00:38:53.719 --> 00:38:54.559
 and he's

00:38:54.559 --> 00:38:54.840
 trying to

00:38:54.840 --> 00:38:55.360
 be nice

00:38:55.360 --> 00:38:55.779
 and soft

00:38:55.779 --> 00:38:56.079
 but he's

00:38:56.079 --> 00:38:56.679
 ripping

00:38:56.679 --> 00:38:57.340
 them apart

00:38:57.340 --> 00:38:58.219
 and abusing

00:38:58.219 --> 00:38:58.539
 them

00:38:58.539 --> 00:38:59.099
 and mauling

00:38:59.099 --> 00:38:59.400
 them

00:38:59.400 --> 00:39:00.460
 and crushing

00:39:00.460 --> 00:39:00.860
 them

00:39:00.860 --> 00:39:01.539
 I think

00:39:01.539 --> 00:39:01.840
 that's what

00:39:01.840 --> 00:39:02.440
 we potentially

00:39:02.440 --> 00:39:02.940
 risk

00:39:02.940 --> 00:39:03.900
 if we

00:39:03.900 --> 00:39:04.500
 treat this

00:39:04.500 --> 00:39:04.960
 world

00:39:04.960 --> 00:39:06.799
 like it's

00:39:06.799 --> 00:39:07.119
 heaven

00:39:07.119 --> 00:39:07.639
 eternal

00:39:07.639 --> 00:39:09.880
 this world

00:39:09.880 --> 00:39:10.400
 is not meant

00:39:10.400 --> 00:39:10.599
 to

00:39:10.599 --> 00:39:11.579
 your spouse

00:39:11.579 --> 00:39:12.400
 your children

00:39:12.400 --> 00:39:13.039
 your friends

00:39:13.039 --> 00:39:13.799
 your job

00:39:13.799 --> 00:39:15.019
 your family

00:39:15.019 --> 00:39:16.079
 the things

00:39:16.079 --> 00:39:16.940
 in this world

00:39:16.940 --> 00:39:17.400
 they're not

00:39:17.400 --> 00:39:18.259
 made to be

00:39:18.259 --> 00:39:20.259
 to find

00:39:20.259 --> 00:39:20.739
 your eternal

00:39:20.739 --> 00:39:21.139
 meaning

00:39:21.139 --> 00:39:22.039
 only Christ

00:39:22.039 --> 00:39:23.039
 can bear

00:39:23.039 --> 00:39:24.059
 that kind

00:39:24.059 --> 00:39:24.679
 of weight

00:39:24.679 --> 00:39:25.960
 that kind

00:39:25.960 --> 00:39:26.739
 of responsibility

00:39:26.739 --> 00:39:29.840
 and you

00:39:29.840 --> 00:39:30.420
 will find

00:39:30.420 --> 00:39:30.800
 yourself

00:39:30.800 --> 00:39:31.719
 perpetually

00:39:31.719 --> 00:39:32.500
 discontent

00:39:32.500 --> 00:39:32.860
 with this

00:39:32.860 --> 00:39:33.219
 world

00:39:33.219 --> 00:39:35.900
 but if

00:39:35.900 --> 00:39:37.000
 your prize

00:39:37.000 --> 00:39:37.500
 is Christ

00:39:37.500 --> 00:39:37.880
 if you

00:39:37.880 --> 00:39:38.179
 cherish

00:39:38.179 --> 00:39:38.480
 him

00:39:38.480 --> 00:39:40.139
 then you

00:39:40.139 --> 00:39:40.599
 will have

00:39:40.599 --> 00:39:41.320
 that perspective

00:39:41.320 --> 00:39:41.739
 change

00:39:41.739 --> 00:39:42.179
 you will have

00:39:42.179 --> 00:39:42.800
 that priority

00:39:42.800 --> 00:39:43.219
 change

00:39:43.219 --> 00:39:43.579
 you will have

00:39:43.579 --> 00:39:44.559
 that boldness

00:39:44.559 --> 00:39:44.960
 and that you

00:39:44.960 --> 00:39:45.380
 will see

00:39:45.380 --> 00:39:45.960
 that the real

00:39:45.960 --> 00:39:46.699
 prize in life

00:39:46.699 --> 00:39:47.159
 is Jesus

00:39:47.159 --> 00:39:47.639
 himself

00:39:47.639 --> 00:39:50.259
 we'll end

00:39:50.259 --> 00:39:50.639
 with this

00:39:50.639 --> 00:39:52.119
 what is so

00:39:52.119 --> 00:39:52.599
 incredible

00:39:52.599 --> 00:39:54.500
 here in

00:39:54.500 --> 00:39:54.900
 this last

00:39:54.900 --> 00:39:55.239
 section

00:39:55.239 --> 00:39:55.739
 is that

00:39:55.739 --> 00:39:57.860
 the sacrifice

00:39:57.860 --> 00:39:58.639
 for Paul

00:39:58.639 --> 00:40:00.099
 isn't

00:40:00.099 --> 00:40:00.759
 dying

00:40:00.759 --> 00:40:01.420
 for Christ

00:40:01.420 --> 00:40:03.199
 the sacrifice

00:40:03.199 --> 00:40:03.900
 for Paul

00:40:03.900 --> 00:40:05.360
 is that he

00:40:05.360 --> 00:40:06.179
 continue living

00:40:06.179 --> 00:40:07.239
 that he

00:40:07.239 --> 00:40:07.920
 continue living

00:40:07.920 --> 00:40:08.380
 for the sake

00:40:08.380 --> 00:40:08.659
 of other

00:40:08.659 --> 00:40:08.980
 people

00:40:08.980 --> 00:40:09.639
 I mean

00:40:09.639 --> 00:40:10.319
 it's really

00:40:10.319 --> 00:40:11.119
 something else

00:40:11.119 --> 00:40:13.559
 and by the way

00:40:13.559 --> 00:40:13.839
 I'd say

00:40:13.839 --> 00:40:14.480
 if you die

00:40:14.480 --> 00:40:14.920
 for Christ

00:40:14.920 --> 00:40:15.519
 it's sacrificing

00:40:15.519 --> 00:40:16.019
 for him

00:40:16.019 --> 00:40:16.219
 but

00:40:16.219 --> 00:40:17.420
 Paul here

00:40:17.420 --> 00:40:18.740
 his perspective

00:40:18.740 --> 00:40:19.579
 and his

00:40:19.579 --> 00:40:20.159
 priorities

00:40:20.159 --> 00:40:21.320
 everything

00:40:21.320 --> 00:40:21.900
 is so

00:40:21.900 --> 00:40:22.519
 changed

00:40:22.519 --> 00:40:22.920
 that for

00:40:22.920 --> 00:40:23.320
 him

00:40:23.320 --> 00:40:25.639
 you know

00:40:25.639 --> 00:40:26.559
 to die

00:40:26.559 --> 00:40:27.079
 is real

00:40:27.079 --> 00:40:27.539
 that's the

00:40:27.539 --> 00:40:28.200
 real prize

00:40:28.200 --> 00:40:28.659
 and to live

00:40:28.659 --> 00:40:28.920
 out this

00:40:28.920 --> 00:40:29.159
 life

00:40:29.159 --> 00:40:29.680
 that's the

00:40:29.680 --> 00:40:30.079
 sacrifice

00:40:30.079 --> 00:40:30.720
 for Christ

00:40:30.720 --> 00:40:31.740
 I mean

00:40:31.740 --> 00:40:32.680
 just imagine

00:40:32.680 --> 00:40:33.220
 friends

00:40:33.220 --> 00:40:35.380
 growing in

00:40:35.380 --> 00:40:35.760
 that

00:40:35.760 --> 00:40:37.099
 mentality

00:40:37.099 --> 00:40:37.740
 okay

00:40:37.740 --> 00:40:38.639
 growing in

00:40:38.639 --> 00:40:38.840
 that

00:40:38.840 --> 00:40:40.960
 that day

00:40:40.960 --> 00:40:41.539
 in and day

00:40:41.539 --> 00:40:41.780
 out

00:40:41.780 --> 00:40:42.659
 our mentality

00:40:42.659 --> 00:40:43.220
 is

00:40:43.220 --> 00:40:44.280
 man if I

00:40:44.280 --> 00:40:44.860
 could only be

00:40:44.860 --> 00:40:45.300
 with Jesus

00:40:45.300 --> 00:40:45.740
 now

00:40:45.740 --> 00:40:46.599
 yeah okay

00:40:46.599 --> 00:40:46.900
 I'll live

00:40:46.900 --> 00:40:47.280
 this life

00:40:47.280 --> 00:40:47.460
 out

00:40:47.460 --> 00:40:47.740
 and I'll

00:40:47.740 --> 00:40:48.000
 live it

00:40:48.000 --> 00:40:48.160
 out

00:40:48.160 --> 00:40:48.720
 joyfully

00:40:48.720 --> 00:40:50.099
 and it's

00:40:50.099 --> 00:40:50.400
 for the

00:40:50.400 --> 00:40:50.760
 sake of

00:40:50.760 --> 00:40:51.160
 others

00:40:51.160 --> 00:40:51.780
 and for

00:40:51.780 --> 00:40:52.200
 the benefit

00:40:52.200 --> 00:40:52.559
 of my

00:40:52.559 --> 00:40:53.140
 family

00:40:53.140 --> 00:40:54.400
 and doing

00:40:54.400 --> 00:40:54.960
 good

00:40:54.960 --> 00:40:55.640
 wonderful

00:40:55.640 --> 00:40:56.820
 faithful

00:40:56.820 --> 00:40:57.420
 things

00:40:57.420 --> 00:40:58.760
 in the

00:40:58.760 --> 00:40:59.579
 in the

00:40:59.579 --> 00:40:59.980
 station

00:40:59.980 --> 00:41:00.340
 the Lord

00:41:00.340 --> 00:41:00.920
 has for

00:41:00.920 --> 00:41:01.220
 me

00:41:01.220 --> 00:41:02.220
 but the

00:41:02.220 --> 00:41:02.519
 real

00:41:02.519 --> 00:41:03.260
 like the

00:41:03.260 --> 00:41:03.700
 ache

00:41:03.700 --> 00:41:04.400
 the real

00:41:04.400 --> 00:41:05.079
 prize

00:41:05.079 --> 00:41:06.240
 it's coming

00:41:06.240 --> 00:41:06.579
 up

00:41:06.579 --> 00:41:07.280
 and just

00:41:07.280 --> 00:41:07.800
 imagine

00:41:07.800 --> 00:41:08.620
 how that

00:41:08.620 --> 00:41:08.760
 will

00:41:08.760 --> 00:41:09.280
 transform

00:41:09.280 --> 00:41:09.820
 our

00:41:09.820 --> 00:41:10.099
 life

00:41:10.099 --> 00:41:12.920
 about

00:41:12.920 --> 00:41:13.340
 how we

00:41:13.340 --> 00:41:13.640
 will

00:41:13.639 --> 00:41:15.659
 not be

00:41:15.659 --> 00:41:16.299
 so

00:41:16.299 --> 00:41:18.039
 constantly

00:41:18.039 --> 00:41:19.599
 frustrated

00:41:19.599 --> 00:41:21.000
 with people

00:41:21.000 --> 00:41:21.539
 not coming

00:41:21.539 --> 00:41:21.940
 through

00:41:21.940 --> 00:41:23.480
 or that

00:41:23.480 --> 00:41:24.539
 the thing

00:41:24.539 --> 00:41:24.920
 that is

00:41:24.920 --> 00:41:25.219
 new

00:41:25.219 --> 00:41:25.639
 that brings

00:41:25.639 --> 00:41:26.299
 us joy

00:41:26.299 --> 00:41:27.739
 it's

00:41:27.739 --> 00:41:28.000
 starting

00:41:28.000 --> 00:41:28.639
 to tarnish

00:41:28.639 --> 00:41:29.879
 that we

00:41:29.879 --> 00:41:30.420
 will have

00:41:30.420 --> 00:41:31.019
 a joy

00:41:31.019 --> 00:41:31.539
 that is

00:41:31.539 --> 00:41:31.799
 rooted

00:41:31.799 --> 00:41:32.319
 in an

00:41:32.319 --> 00:41:32.859
 unchangeable

00:41:32.859 --> 00:41:33.259
 God

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 and therefore

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 our joy

00:41:35.199 --> 00:41:35.679
 will be

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 unchanging

00:41:36.719 --> 00:41:38.839
 that is our

00:41:38.839 --> 00:41:39.159
 prayer

00:41:39.159 --> 00:41:40.400
 that is the

00:41:40.400 --> 00:41:41.019
 hope of

00:41:41.019 --> 00:41:42.219
 the gospel

00:41:42.219 --> 00:41:43.399
 that is

00:41:43.399 --> 00:41:43.899
 what Paul

00:41:43.899 --> 00:41:44.639
 is communicating

00:41:44.639 --> 00:41:45.259
 to us

00:41:45.259 --> 00:41:46.279
 this morning

00:41:46.279 --> 00:41:46.899
 in his

00:41:46.899 --> 00:41:47.199
 letter

00:41:47.199 --> 00:41:48.619
 and let

00:41:48.619 --> 00:41:49.019
 us ask

00:41:49.019 --> 00:41:49.239
 the Lord

00:41:49.239 --> 00:41:49.699
 for strength

00:41:49.699 --> 00:41:50.599
 to do

00:41:50.599 --> 00:41:51.079
 just that

00:41:51.079 --> 00:41:51.339
 let us

00:41:51.339 --> 00:41:51.559
 pray

00:41:51.559 --> 00:41:54.679
 Father

00:41:54.679 --> 00:41:56.039
 thank you

00:41:56.039 --> 00:41:56.299
 for your

00:41:56.299 --> 00:41:56.519
 servant

00:41:56.519 --> 00:41:56.819
 Paul

00:41:56.819 --> 00:41:57.579
 thank you

00:41:57.579 --> 00:41:58.559
 that his

00:41:58.559 --> 00:42:00.179
 perspective

00:42:00.179 --> 00:42:00.659
 and his

00:42:00.659 --> 00:42:01.139
 priorities

00:42:01.139 --> 00:42:02.819
 they

00:42:02.819 --> 00:42:04.059
 were upon

00:42:04.059 --> 00:42:04.319
 you

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 and that

00:42:05.139 --> 00:42:06.619
 his ultimate

00:42:06.619 --> 00:42:07.199
 prize

00:42:07.199 --> 00:42:08.059
 was not

00:42:08.059 --> 00:42:08.559
 continuing

00:42:08.559 --> 00:42:09.279
 to live

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 but

00:42:10.480 --> 00:42:11.279
 it was

00:42:11.279 --> 00:42:11.799
 to die

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 and go

00:42:12.219 --> 00:42:12.599
 to be

00:42:12.599 --> 00:42:13.019
 with you

00:42:13.019 --> 00:42:14.019
 Lord

00:42:14.019 --> 00:42:14.619
 what a

00:42:14.619 --> 00:42:15.299
 remarkable

00:42:15.299 --> 00:42:15.759
 man

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 but more

00:42:16.739 --> 00:42:16.980
 so

00:42:16.980 --> 00:42:17.259
 what a

00:42:17.259 --> 00:42:17.619
 remarkable

00:42:17.619 --> 00:42:18.039
 savior

00:42:18.039 --> 00:42:19.400
 how

00:42:19.400 --> 00:42:19.960
 Jesus

00:42:19.960 --> 00:42:20.239
 can

00:42:20.239 --> 00:42:20.719
 totally

00:42:20.719 --> 00:42:21.679
 transform

00:42:21.679 --> 00:42:22.000
 our

00:42:22.000 --> 00:42:22.320
 lives

00:42:22.320 --> 00:42:22.559
 Lord

00:42:22.559 --> 00:42:23.400
 we ask

00:42:23.400 --> 00:42:23.980
 that he

00:42:23.980 --> 00:42:24.259
 would do

00:42:24.259 --> 00:42:24.659
 that this

00:42:24.659 --> 00:42:24.900
 morning

00:42:24.900 --> 00:42:25.299
 by his

00:42:25.299 --> 00:42:25.579
 spirit

00:42:25.579 --> 00:42:26.579
 and that

00:42:26.579 --> 00:42:26.860
 we would

00:42:26.860 --> 00:42:27.199
 grow

00:42:27.199 --> 00:42:27.940
 in this

00:42:27.940 --> 00:42:28.599
 love of

00:42:28.599 --> 00:42:28.799
 you

00:42:28.799 --> 00:42:29.219
 and love

00:42:29.219 --> 00:42:29.860
 for your

00:42:29.860 --> 00:42:30.219
 son

00:42:30.219 --> 00:42:31.519
 and we

00:42:31.519 --> 00:42:31.940
 pray this

00:42:31.940 --> 00:42:32.420
 in Christ's

00:42:32.420 --> 00:42:32.579
 name

00:42:32.579 --> 00:42:33.460
 Amen

00:42:33.460 --> 00:42:34.460
 Amen