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 We'll read Colossians chapter 3 and we're going to start at verse 17 and finish at chapter 4, verse 1.

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 Colossians chapter 3, starting in verse 17.

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 Let's hear God's word, his voice to us today.

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 Colossians 3, 17.

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 And whatever you do, whether in word or deed, do it all in the name of the Lord Jesus, giving thanks to God the Father through him.

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 Wives, submit yourselves to your husbands as is fitting in the Lord.

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 Husbands, love your wives and do not be harsh with them.

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 Children, obey your parents in everything, for this pleases the Lord.

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 Parents, do not embitter your children or they will become discouraged.

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 Slaves, obey your earthly masters in everything.

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 And do it not only when their eye is on you and to curry their favour, but with sincerity of heart and reverence for the Lord.

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 Whatever you do, work at it with all your heart, as working for the Lord and not for human masters.

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 Since you know that you will receive an inheritance from the Lord as a reward, it is the Lord Christ you are serving.

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 Anyone who does wrong will be repaid for their wrongs.

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 And there is no favouritism.

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 Masters, provide your slaves with what is right and fair.

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 Because you know that you also have a master in heaven.

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 Well, what a reading.

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 It might cause us some offence, but there is good truth there.

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 Let's pray and ask for God's help to us.

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 Father, we thank you for all of your word.

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 For all that has been written down and recorded for us, for our lives today.

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 Thank you that it is true and trustworthy.

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 That your word is sufficient to make us wise for salvation.

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 And also to train us and to build us up in our Christian life.

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 And so we pray that we would humbly sit under your word today.

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 And allow your truth to shape us and to mould us.

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 And to lead us as a people who follow you and honour you.

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 Thank you for your help.

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 In Jesus' name. Amen.

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 So who's your boss?

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 Who is it that tells you what you should do and how you should live?

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 Well, the answer is easy.

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 No one tells me what to do.

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 It's my life.

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 And I'm going to live as I want.

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 We govern our life with a self-rule.

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 Thank you.

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 We govern our life with a self-rule.

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 Nobody's going to tell me what to do.

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 Well, that might be the case in our thinking.

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 But if you're a Christian, there's a very different view to take.

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 You see, by trusting in Jesus, not only have we received a new life,

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 something we've seen in chapter 3,

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 it also means that we have a new ruler.

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 Go back with me to chapter 2, verse 6.

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 Chapter 2, verse 6.

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 This is a key summary of the whole book.

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 So then, just as you received Christ Jesus as Lord.

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 You received Christ Jesus as Lord.

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 Lord is a title.

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 And it means the one with supreme rule and absolute authority.

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 And to get a glimpse of the rule and authority of Jesus,

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 just take a look back further at chapter 1, verse 16.

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 For in him, in Jesus, all things were created.

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 Well, what does that mean?

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 Well, things in heaven and on earth,

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 the things we can see and the things we can't see,

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 whether thrones or powers or rulers or authorities,

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 all things have been created through him and for him.

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 He is before all things and in him,

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 all things hold together.

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 So you can see he is Lord over everyone and everything.

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 And so when we receive Jesus Christ,

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 we are not just trusting him as our rescuer,

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 we are bowing down to him as our ruler.

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 We now live our lives under the authority of the creator God.

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 So, chapter 3, verse 17.

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 Whatever you do,

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 whether in word or in deed,

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 the words we speak or the actions we take,

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 do it all in the name of the Lord Jesus.

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 In other words,

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 live your whole life under the Lordship of Jesus.

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 Not only have we received a new life,

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 we are now committed to a new ruler.

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 So we're going to look at three areas of life

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 that shows us what it means to live under the Lordship of Jesus.

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 We're going to look at marriage,

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 family and work.

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 And I trust that for each one of us here,

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 whatever situations we find ourselves in,

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 that we will see ourselves as in either marriage

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 or family or work

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 or generally in our relationships with one another.

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 So I'm going to grab a drink first

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 and we'll continue.

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 So first,

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 a marriage that is fitting with the Lord.

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 A marriage that is fitting in the Lord.

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 Verse 18.

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 Wives,

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 submit yourself to your husbands.

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 Well, that's harsh, isn't it?

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 Wives,

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 submit.

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 Johnny,

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 don't you know you can't say those things anymore?

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 Those days are long past.

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 Didn't you know that women have equal rights?

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 Wives,

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 submit?

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 I mean,

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 it's terribly outdated and offensive,

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 isn't it?

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 It seems nobody is bothered

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 to update the Bible.

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 But my question is,

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 does it need to be updated?

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 You see,

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 despite what many people think,

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 and I'm sure if you were to have conversations

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 with your friends,

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 the scriptures actually have a very high view

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 of women.

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 Women are equally loved,

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 treasured,

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 and cared for by God.

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 Equally made in the image of God.

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 So for us to understand what it means

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 for wives to submit to their husbands,

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 I think we first need to take a step back

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 and look at what God commands

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 the husband to do.

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 So what does it say in verse 19?

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 Husbands,

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 any husbands here?

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 Husbands,

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 love your wives

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 and do not be harsh

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 with them.

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 Husbands,

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 love your wife.

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 And that means more than flowers

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 or the odd cup of tea,

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 and maybe for some of us

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 it would be a good place to start.

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 To love your wife

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 means to lay down your life

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 for your wife.

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 It's a life of sacrifice

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 and service.

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 In the letter to the Ephesians,

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 in a similar passage,

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 it says the same thing

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 with an addition.

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 It says,

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 Husbands,

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 love your wives

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 just as Christ

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 loved the church

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 and gave himself up

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 for the church.

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 So how did Christ

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 love the church?

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 Well,

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 he gave up his life.

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 He died for the church.

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 So,

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 husbands,

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 we need to learn

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 to die to our wants

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 and desires

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 so that the needs

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 and cares of our wives

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 come first.

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 The focus here

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 is not

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 lead your wife

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 or to decide

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 for your wife.

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 They're well capable

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 of making decisions

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 for themselves.

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 Or demand

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 from your wife.

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 The focus is

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 love.

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 your wife.

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 And not only

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 love your wife,

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 but do not be

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 harsh

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 with your wife.

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 Remember the clothes

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 we're to wear,

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 not the physical clothes

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 we have on today,

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 but have a look back

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 at chapter 3,

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 verse 12.

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 Therefore,

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 as God's chosen people,

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 holy and dearly loved,

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 clothe yourselves

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 with compassion,

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 kindness,

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 humility,

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 gentleness,

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 and patience.

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 Now,

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 I don't think

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 there's any wife

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 here who would

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 complain

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 or would complain

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 about a husband

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 who is compassionate,

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 kind,

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 humble,

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 gentle,

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 and patient.

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 Any wives

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 want to complain

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 about that?

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 In other words,

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 put to death,

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 husbands,

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 are harsh words

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 and are put-downs.

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 be careful

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 with how you speak.

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 So,

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 let's go back

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 to the command

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 to wives,

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 verse 18.

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 Wives,

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 submit yourselves

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 to your husbands.

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 You see,

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 submission doesn't mean

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 oppression.

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 It's not something

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 forcefully demanded

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 by the husband.

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 It is voluntarily

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 given

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 by the wife.

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 In fact,

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 far from demeaning,

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 it's coming

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 under the loving

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 and protective

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 care

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 of your husband.

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 It's a deliberate

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 and intentional

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 decision

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 to place yourself

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 in the hands

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 of one

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 who's going

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 to nurture you

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 spiritually

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 and encourage

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 you practically

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 so that you

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 flourish

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 and become

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 all that God

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 intends

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 for you.

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 now,

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 I have to add

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 that if you

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 are in

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 a relationship,

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 a marriage

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 relationship,

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 where your

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 husband

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 is not

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 treating you

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 the way

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 you ought

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 to be treated,

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 or maybe

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 there is

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 some form

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 or some

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 kind of

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 abuse

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 or difficulty,

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 well then,

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 we have to be

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 very careful

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 about that

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 and I encourage

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 you

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 to speak,

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 come and speak

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 to me,

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 speak to

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 Kirsty,

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 come and say

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 if there's a

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 struggle in your

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 marriage today,

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 there is help

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 and there is

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 support.

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 support.

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 Now,

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 the reason

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 we are to

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 live like

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 this as

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 wives and

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 husbands

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 is because

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 look at

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 verse 18,

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 the end of

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 verse 18,

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 it is

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 fitting

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 in the

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 Lord.

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 We can

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 say exactly

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 the same

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 for husbands,

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 husbands love

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 your wives,

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 don't be

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 harsh with

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 them,

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 as is

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 fitting

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 in the

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 Lord.

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 In other

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 words,

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 marriage

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 is a

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 picture of

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 living under

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 the Lordship

00:14:13.379 --> 00:14:14.019
 of Jesus.

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 They are

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 living in a

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 way that

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 fits

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 with God's

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 design.

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 They are

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 lining up

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 their lives

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 under the

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 Lordship of

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 Jesus and

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 following God's

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 plan for a

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 wife and a

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 husband.

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 You see,

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 as the

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 husband puts

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 himself under

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 his wife

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 to serve

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 her,

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 and as

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 the wife

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 places

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 herself under

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 her husband

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 to support

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 him,

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 so together

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 husband and

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 wife are

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 placing

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 themselves

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 under the

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 authority and

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 Lordship of

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 Jesus.

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 You see,

00:14:53.360 --> 00:14:53.979
 living under

00:14:53.979 --> 00:14:54.860
 his rule and

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 authority is

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 not harmful

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 or demeaning.

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 It's good.

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 it's the

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 context in

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 which we

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 become the

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 people God

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 calls us

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 to be.

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 So first,

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 husbands and

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 wives,

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 live your

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 marriage under

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 the Lordship

00:15:16.159 --> 00:15:17.500
 of Jesus.

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 Second, we

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 want to think

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 about family.

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 a family that

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 is pleasing

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 to the

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 Lord.

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 Verse 20,

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 children.

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 Any children

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 here?

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 Wakey,

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 wakey.

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 Children,

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 obey your

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 parents in

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 everything.

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 Well, my

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 goodness,

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 Johnny, you

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 really don't

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 know much,

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 do you?

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 You can't

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 tell children

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 to obey.

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 That's not

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 the way

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 things are

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 done.

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 You ask

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 your children,

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 what would

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 you want?

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 And you

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 let them

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 decide because

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 they know

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 what's best.

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 Obey your

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 parents,

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 that's awfully

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 damaging.

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 Well,

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 maybe not.

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 You see,

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 children are

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 a good gift

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 from God,

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 given and

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 entrusted to

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 their parents'

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 care,

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 where they

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 are nurtured

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 and cared

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 for.

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 So,

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 obedience to

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 your parents

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 is something

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 that will

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 lead to

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 your

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 well-being.

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 And of

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 course,

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 for us to

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 understand why

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 a child should

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 ever obey,

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 we need to

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 look at what

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 is expected

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 of a parent.

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 So,

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 parents who

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 are sitting

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 there all

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 smugly,

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 let's

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 listen up.

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 Verse 21.

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 Fathers,

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 or it can

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 be translated

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 as parents,

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 do not

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 embitter

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 your children

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 or they

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 will become

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 discouraged.

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 Stop it.

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 Don't do

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 that.

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 I told

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 you.

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 Get out

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 of the way.

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 Tidy

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 that up.

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 Behave.

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 my goodness,

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 those words

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 ringing in

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 my head.

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 If that's

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 all your

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 children

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 hear,

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 then you

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 will

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 embitter

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 them.

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 They will

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 become,

00:17:33.839 --> 00:17:34.659
 verse 21,

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 discouraged.

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 such harsh

00:17:39.759 --> 00:17:40.799
 demands on

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 your child

00:17:41.500 --> 00:17:42.819
 will only

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 provoke

00:17:43.759 --> 00:17:44.139
 them

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 and it

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 will cause

00:17:46.779 --> 00:17:47.319
 them to

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 lose heart.

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 They will

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 either turn

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 against you

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 and fight

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 you

00:17:53.379 --> 00:17:55.779
 or you

00:17:55.779 --> 00:17:56.439
 will overcome

00:17:56.439 --> 00:17:57.439
 them and

00:17:57.439 --> 00:17:57.939
 you will

00:17:57.939 --> 00:17:59.000
 crush them.

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 Either way,

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 whether it's

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 a fight

00:18:03.419 --> 00:18:04.279
 or a

00:18:04.279 --> 00:18:04.719
 crushing,

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 it's going

00:18:05.759 --> 00:18:06.420
 to end

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 in tears

00:18:07.220 --> 00:18:07.579
 and

00:18:07.579 --> 00:18:08.680
 brokenness.

00:18:10.420 --> 00:18:10.839
 You see,

00:18:10.940 --> 00:18:11.759
 obedience,

00:18:12.000 --> 00:18:12.599
 parents,

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 is not

00:18:14.480 --> 00:18:15.299
 something we

00:18:15.299 --> 00:18:16.759
 force by

00:18:16.759 --> 00:18:17.839
 our strength

00:18:17.839 --> 00:18:19.259
 or that

00:18:19.259 --> 00:18:20.140
 we motivate

00:18:20.140 --> 00:18:21.359
 by fear.

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 No,

00:18:22.460 --> 00:18:22.900
 we want

00:18:22.900 --> 00:18:23.599
 our children

00:18:23.599 --> 00:18:24.839
 to willingly

00:18:24.839 --> 00:18:26.079
 delight in

00:18:26.079 --> 00:18:26.500
 obedience

00:18:26.500 --> 00:18:27.279
 because they

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 see it as

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 right and

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 best.

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 And not

00:18:33.279 --> 00:18:33.720
 only do

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 we

00:18:33.920 --> 00:18:34.599
 embitter,

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 we're not

00:18:37.019 --> 00:18:37.259
 to

00:18:37.259 --> 00:18:37.680
 embitter

00:18:37.680 --> 00:18:38.119
 rather,

00:18:38.839 --> 00:18:39.539
 instead we

00:18:39.539 --> 00:18:39.980
 are to

00:18:39.980 --> 00:18:40.819
 train our

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 children.

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 It's not

00:18:41.779 --> 00:18:42.740
 stated here

00:18:42.740 --> 00:18:43.220
 in verse

00:18:43.220 --> 00:18:43.799
 21,

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 but again

00:18:44.839 --> 00:18:45.180
 in the

00:18:45.180 --> 00:18:45.539
 similar

00:18:45.539 --> 00:18:46.319
 passage that

00:18:46.319 --> 00:18:46.700
 we have

00:18:46.700 --> 00:18:47.480
 in Ephesians,

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 it says

00:18:48.379 --> 00:18:49.039
 almost the

00:18:49.039 --> 00:18:49.859
 same starting

00:18:49.859 --> 00:18:50.160
 out,

00:18:50.500 --> 00:18:51.119
 parents do

00:18:51.119 --> 00:18:51.379
 not

00:18:51.379 --> 00:18:53.059
 exasperate

00:18:53.059 --> 00:18:53.619
 your children,

00:18:53.759 --> 00:18:54.099
 do not

00:18:54.099 --> 00:18:54.519
 embitter

00:18:54.519 --> 00:18:54.839
 them,

00:18:55.240 --> 00:18:55.759
 instead

00:18:55.759 --> 00:18:57.900
 bring them

00:18:57.900 --> 00:18:58.279
 up in

00:18:58.279 --> 00:18:58.960
 the training

00:18:58.960 --> 00:18:59.900
 and instruction

00:18:59.900 --> 00:19:00.379
 of the

00:19:00.379 --> 00:19:00.700
 Lord.

00:19:02.299 --> 00:19:02.700
 So

00:19:02.700 --> 00:19:03.420
 parents,

00:19:03.960 --> 00:19:04.059
 our

00:19:04.059 --> 00:19:04.839
 primary

00:19:04.839 --> 00:19:05.819
 responsibility

00:19:05.819 --> 00:19:07.240
 is to

00:19:07.240 --> 00:19:07.839
 train

00:19:07.839 --> 00:19:08.200
 our

00:19:08.200 --> 00:19:08.700
 children

00:19:08.700 --> 00:19:09.460
 to

00:19:09.460 --> 00:19:09.859
 know

00:19:09.859 --> 00:19:10.259
 and

00:19:10.259 --> 00:19:10.779
 love

00:19:10.779 --> 00:19:11.740
 God.

00:19:13.599 --> 00:19:14.279
 And I

00:19:14.279 --> 00:19:14.519
 want to

00:19:14.519 --> 00:19:14.940
 share with

00:19:14.940 --> 00:19:15.460
 you three

00:19:15.460 --> 00:19:16.019
 ways we

00:19:16.019 --> 00:19:16.440
 can do

00:19:16.440 --> 00:19:16.759
 this.

00:19:17.059 --> 00:19:17.480
 This is

00:19:17.480 --> 00:19:18.299
 adapted from

00:19:18.299 --> 00:19:19.299
 a talk

00:19:19.299 --> 00:19:20.200
 that I

00:19:20.200 --> 00:19:20.720
 listened to

00:19:20.720 --> 00:19:21.839
 recently from

00:19:21.839 --> 00:19:23.220
 Bruce Ware.

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 Here's

00:19:24.859 --> 00:19:26.039
 three things.

00:19:27.319 --> 00:19:27.960
 First,

00:19:27.960 --> 00:19:28.059
 first,

00:19:28.059 --> 00:19:32.460
 I don't

00:19:32.460 --> 00:19:32.859
 think I've

00:19:32.859 --> 00:19:33.179
 got it

00:19:33.179 --> 00:19:33.359
 there,

00:19:33.440 --> 00:19:33.740
 have I?

00:19:33.799 --> 00:19:34.159
 Hang on.

00:19:34.859 --> 00:19:35.240
 No, I

00:19:35.240 --> 00:19:35.559
 don't.

00:19:35.919 --> 00:19:36.559
 Listen up.

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 Here's the

00:19:37.240 --> 00:19:37.779
 first one.

00:19:38.159 --> 00:19:38.559
 Head.

00:19:39.559 --> 00:19:40.019
 Head.

00:19:41.299 --> 00:19:41.819
 Teach

00:19:41.819 --> 00:19:42.819
 the truth

00:19:42.819 --> 00:19:43.859
 of God's

00:19:43.859 --> 00:19:44.220
 Word.

00:19:45.119 --> 00:19:45.639
 Parents,

00:19:45.899 --> 00:19:46.639
 let's get

00:19:46.639 --> 00:19:47.399
 alongside

00:19:47.399 --> 00:19:48.919
 our sons

00:19:48.919 --> 00:19:49.379
 and our

00:19:49.379 --> 00:19:49.859
 daughters

00:19:49.859 --> 00:19:51.159
 and show

00:19:51.159 --> 00:19:51.759
 them how

00:19:51.759 --> 00:19:52.480
 to read

00:19:52.480 --> 00:19:53.319
 God's Word

00:19:53.319 --> 00:19:54.259
 and teach

00:19:54.259 --> 00:19:54.619
 them to

00:19:54.619 --> 00:19:54.799
 pray.

00:19:55.019 --> 00:19:55.599
 Don't just

00:19:55.599 --> 00:19:56.059
 shove a

00:19:56.059 --> 00:19:56.599
 Bible in

00:19:56.599 --> 00:19:56.940
 front of

00:19:56.940 --> 00:19:57.240
 and say,

00:19:57.600 --> 00:19:57.940
 oh, have

00:19:57.940 --> 00:19:58.240
 you done

00:19:58.240 --> 00:19:58.720
 your Bible

00:19:58.720 --> 00:19:59.080
 reading

00:19:59.080 --> 00:19:59.440
 tonight?

00:20:00.039 --> 00:20:00.880
 No, get

00:20:00.880 --> 00:20:01.440
 alongside

00:20:01.440 --> 00:20:02.080
 them.

00:20:03.220 --> 00:20:03.700
 Read it

00:20:03.700 --> 00:20:04.420
 with them.

00:20:05.220 --> 00:20:05.620
 Help them

00:20:05.620 --> 00:20:06.360
 to understand

00:20:06.360 --> 00:20:07.180
 how you

00:20:07.180 --> 00:20:08.519
 read and

00:20:08.519 --> 00:20:08.960
 how you

00:20:08.960 --> 00:20:10.440
 teach and

00:20:10.440 --> 00:20:10.840
 how you

00:20:10.840 --> 00:20:11.420
 pray.

00:20:13.120 --> 00:20:13.500
 Teach

00:20:13.500 --> 00:20:13.940
 them the

00:20:13.940 --> 00:20:14.440
 truth of

00:20:14.440 --> 00:20:14.820
 God's

00:20:14.820 --> 00:20:15.100
 Word.

00:20:15.660 --> 00:20:15.980
 Second

00:20:15.980 --> 00:20:16.360
 one,

00:20:17.440 --> 00:20:18.039
 heart.

00:20:20.500 --> 00:20:21.140
 Embrace

00:20:21.140 --> 00:20:22.259
 the truth

00:20:22.259 --> 00:20:22.900
 of God's

00:20:22.900 --> 00:20:23.200
 Word.

00:20:23.880 --> 00:20:24.279
 In other

00:20:24.279 --> 00:20:24.820
 words, we

00:20:24.820 --> 00:20:25.559
 want them

00:20:25.559 --> 00:20:26.860
 to embrace

00:20:26.859 --> 00:20:28.219
 Christ for

00:20:28.219 --> 00:20:28.779
 themselves.

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 We need

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 to show

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 them that

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 our children

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 need a

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 Saviour and

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 we're not

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 their Saviour.

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 We need

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 to encourage

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 our children

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 to place

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 their faith

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 in Jesus.

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 Let them

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 hear you

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 as you

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 sit with

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 them and

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 as you

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 read the

00:20:49.579 --> 00:20:50.139
 Bible with

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 them.

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 Let them

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 hear from

00:20:52.019 --> 00:20:53.159
 your words

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 your prayer

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 for their

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 very

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 salvation.

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 Let them

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 hear them

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 cry out

00:21:00.960 --> 00:21:01.460
 to God

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 that God

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 would save

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 them.

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 Teach them

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 to embrace

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 the truth

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 of God's

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 Word.

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 So head,

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 heart,

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 hands,

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 live the

00:21:15.779 --> 00:21:16.319
 truth of

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 God's

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 Word.

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 Let them

00:21:18.420 --> 00:21:19.539
 see in

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 your life

00:21:20.180 --> 00:21:20.599
 as they

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 watch you

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 what it

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 is like

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 to live

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 the Christian

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 life.

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 Your

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 attitudes

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 towards

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 other

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 people.

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 How you

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 serve in

00:21:30.120 --> 00:21:30.559
 the life

00:21:30.559 --> 00:21:30.920
 of the

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 church.

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 Head,

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 teach them

00:21:34.100 --> 00:21:34.720
 the truth.

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 Heart,

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 show them

00:21:36.740 --> 00:21:37.100
 how they

00:21:37.100 --> 00:21:37.779
 can embrace

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 the truth.

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 Hands,

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 live the

00:21:40.420 --> 00:21:40.799
 truth.

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 Parents,

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 children

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 are a

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 gift.

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 They're

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 not

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 yours.

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 God

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 has given

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 you a

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 gift and

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 he's

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 entrusted

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 them into

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 your care

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 for a

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 time and

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 for a

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 season.

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 And the

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 best thing

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 that you

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 can ever

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 do for

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 your

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 children is

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 to train

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 them to

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 know,

00:22:02.159 --> 00:22:02.599
 trust,

00:22:03.059 --> 00:22:03.879
 and serve

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 God.

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 That they

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 would love

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 the Lord.

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 Now I

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 get it

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 parents,

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 there's lots

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 of pressures

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 that we

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 want our

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 children to

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 be the

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 best sports

00:22:17.500 --> 00:22:17.980
 people

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 possible.

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 and we

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 will drive

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 them and

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 ship them

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 to here,

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 there and

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 everywhere so

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 that they

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 can play.

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 We want

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 our children

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 to be the

00:22:28.679 --> 00:22:29.700
 best musicians,

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 the best

00:22:30.659 --> 00:22:31.259
 dancers,

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 the best in

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 their class,

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 and we

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 will do

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 everything

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 possible to

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 make sure

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 that they

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 get the

00:22:37.339 --> 00:22:38.399
 best education,

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 the best

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 opportunities.

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 Oh,

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 it's all

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 so important.

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 but do

00:22:47.599 --> 00:22:48.139
 we in

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 doing all

00:22:49.399 --> 00:22:49.739
 of that

00:22:49.739 --> 00:22:50.699
 neglect our

00:22:50.699 --> 00:22:51.319
 primary

00:22:51.319 --> 00:22:52.239
 responsibility?

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 Are we

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 sitting with

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 our children,

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 no matter

00:22:58.479 --> 00:22:59.259
 what age

00:22:59.259 --> 00:22:59.839
 they are,

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 showing them

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 what it is

00:23:02.739 --> 00:23:03.279
 to know,

00:23:03.500 --> 00:23:03.779
 trust,

00:23:03.879 --> 00:23:04.419
 and serve

00:23:04.419 --> 00:23:04.879
 God?

00:23:06.559 --> 00:23:07.299
 It's an

00:23:07.299 --> 00:23:08.459
 eternal matter,

00:23:08.459 --> 00:23:09.199
 parents,

00:23:10.139 --> 00:23:10.959
 an eternal

00:23:10.959 --> 00:23:11.500
 matter.

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 So,

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 back to

00:23:15.579 --> 00:23:16.140
 children.

00:23:17.319 --> 00:23:18.359
 Verse 20.

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 Children,

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 obey your

00:23:23.779 --> 00:23:24.640
 parents in

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 everything.

00:23:26.440 --> 00:23:27.240
 Obedience

00:23:27.240 --> 00:23:27.720
 to your

00:23:27.720 --> 00:23:28.460
 parents is

00:23:28.460 --> 00:23:29.400
 not harmful

00:23:29.400 --> 00:23:30.460
 or restrictive.

00:23:31.180 --> 00:23:32.380
 It's good

00:23:32.380 --> 00:23:32.980
 for you.

00:23:33.839 --> 00:23:34.619
 By obeying

00:23:34.619 --> 00:23:35.259
 your parents,

00:23:35.259 --> 00:23:36.019
 you're accepting

00:23:36.019 --> 00:23:37.180
 that all that

00:23:37.180 --> 00:23:38.119
 they are teaching

00:23:38.119 --> 00:23:39.380
 will be for

00:23:39.380 --> 00:23:40.539
 your very good.

00:23:41.500 --> 00:23:42.220
 Of course,

00:23:42.299 --> 00:23:42.720
 it doesn't

00:23:42.720 --> 00:23:43.119
 mean you

00:23:43.119 --> 00:23:43.680
 become their

00:23:43.680 --> 00:23:44.200
 personal

00:23:44.200 --> 00:23:45.059
 servants.

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 Get me

00:23:46.279 --> 00:23:46.579
 a cup

00:23:46.579 --> 00:23:46.920
 of tea,

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 pass me

00:23:47.720 --> 00:23:48.240
 the TV

00:23:48.240 --> 00:23:48.880
 controls.

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 No.

00:23:50.720 --> 00:23:51.500
 It means

00:23:51.500 --> 00:23:52.279
 that as we

00:23:52.279 --> 00:23:52.680
 obey,

00:23:52.839 --> 00:23:53.420
 we become

00:23:53.420 --> 00:23:54.000
 the people

00:23:54.000 --> 00:23:55.039
 God intends

00:23:55.039 --> 00:23:55.799
 us to be.

00:23:57.119 --> 00:23:57.759
 And the

00:23:57.759 --> 00:23:58.460
 reason we

00:23:58.460 --> 00:23:59.440
 do this,

00:24:00.119 --> 00:24:00.500
 children,

00:24:01.279 --> 00:24:02.099
 the reason

00:24:02.099 --> 00:24:02.900
 we obey

00:24:02.900 --> 00:24:03.880
 is,

00:24:03.880 --> 00:24:04.799
 verse 20,

00:24:05.839 --> 00:24:06.880
 because it is

00:24:06.880 --> 00:24:07.720
 pleasing to

00:24:07.720 --> 00:24:08.200
 the Lord.

00:24:08.200 --> 00:24:09.600
 God's

00:24:09.600 --> 00:24:10.480
 your creator

00:24:10.480 --> 00:24:11.680
 and designer.

00:24:12.279 --> 00:24:12.680
 God

00:24:12.680 --> 00:24:13.600
 made

00:24:13.600 --> 00:24:14.600
 families.

00:24:15.380 --> 00:24:15.900
 They're his

00:24:15.900 --> 00:24:16.480
 idea,

00:24:16.840 --> 00:24:17.500
 his plan

00:24:17.500 --> 00:24:17.900
 and his

00:24:17.900 --> 00:24:18.319
 purpose.

00:24:18.799 --> 00:24:19.080
 And so

00:24:19.080 --> 00:24:19.539
 when we

00:24:19.539 --> 00:24:20.380
 follow the

00:24:20.380 --> 00:24:21.100
 creator's

00:24:21.100 --> 00:24:21.580
 design,

00:24:21.880 --> 00:24:22.700
 it pleases

00:24:22.700 --> 00:24:23.299
 the Lord.

00:24:25.100 --> 00:24:25.880
 And as we

00:24:25.880 --> 00:24:26.620
 obey our

00:24:26.620 --> 00:24:27.100
 parents,

00:24:27.200 --> 00:24:27.500
 we are

00:24:27.500 --> 00:24:28.519
 displaying to

00:24:28.519 --> 00:24:29.059
 the world

00:24:29.059 --> 00:24:30.539
 that God's

00:24:30.539 --> 00:24:31.220
 way is

00:24:31.220 --> 00:24:32.220
 the best

00:24:32.220 --> 00:24:32.640
 way.

00:24:32.640 --> 00:24:35.540
 You see,

00:24:35.700 --> 00:24:36.320
 living under

00:24:36.320 --> 00:24:36.860
 the rule

00:24:36.860 --> 00:24:37.540
 and authority

00:24:37.540 --> 00:24:38.160
 of Jesus

00:24:38.160 --> 00:24:38.740
 is not

00:24:38.740 --> 00:24:39.400
 harmful

00:24:39.400 --> 00:24:41.240
 or demeaning.

00:24:42.120 --> 00:24:42.700
 It's good

00:24:42.700 --> 00:24:43.180
 for you.

00:24:44.080 --> 00:24:44.500
 And it's

00:24:44.500 --> 00:24:44.920
 in this

00:24:44.920 --> 00:24:45.680
 context that

00:24:45.680 --> 00:24:46.220
 we become

00:24:46.220 --> 00:24:46.740
 the people

00:24:46.740 --> 00:24:47.640
 God calls

00:24:47.640 --> 00:24:48.280
 us to be.

00:24:52.280 --> 00:24:53.080
 But let

00:24:53.080 --> 00:24:53.680
 me pause

00:24:53.680 --> 00:24:54.200
 again,

00:24:55.420 --> 00:24:56.259
 just as we

00:24:56.259 --> 00:24:56.759
 mentioned

00:24:56.759 --> 00:24:57.780
 about wives,

00:24:58.259 --> 00:24:58.700
 children.

00:24:58.700 --> 00:25:02.319
 Maybe you

00:25:02.319 --> 00:25:02.960
 find that

00:25:02.960 --> 00:25:03.740
 your parents

00:25:03.740 --> 00:25:04.720
 aren't behaving

00:25:04.720 --> 00:25:05.279
 in the way

00:25:05.279 --> 00:25:05.680
 that they

00:25:05.680 --> 00:25:06.039
 should.

00:25:07.620 --> 00:25:08.100
 And maybe

00:25:08.100 --> 00:25:08.380
 you're

00:25:08.380 --> 00:25:08.860
 struggling.

00:25:10.840 --> 00:25:11.299
 And maybe

00:25:11.299 --> 00:25:11.680
 there's

00:25:11.680 --> 00:25:12.440
 something that's

00:25:12.440 --> 00:25:13.000
 going on

00:25:13.000 --> 00:25:13.600
 that isn't

00:25:13.600 --> 00:25:14.500
 very nice.

00:25:16.519 --> 00:25:17.120
 Well,

00:25:17.160 --> 00:25:17.620
 if you're a

00:25:17.620 --> 00:25:18.279
 child here

00:25:18.279 --> 00:25:20.200
 today and

00:25:20.200 --> 00:25:20.740
 you need to

00:25:20.740 --> 00:25:21.220
 speak to

00:25:21.220 --> 00:25:21.680
 someone,

00:25:22.900 --> 00:25:23.559
 speak to

00:25:23.559 --> 00:25:23.819
 them.

00:25:24.880 --> 00:25:25.539
 Maybe to

00:25:25.539 --> 00:25:26.019
 one of your

00:25:26.019 --> 00:25:26.799
 youth leaders

00:25:26.799 --> 00:25:28.240
 or to

00:25:28.240 --> 00:25:29.099
 another adult

00:25:29.099 --> 00:25:29.539
 that you

00:25:29.539 --> 00:25:29.859
 know.

00:25:34.539 --> 00:25:35.079
 So,

00:25:35.200 --> 00:25:35.480
 second,

00:25:36.480 --> 00:25:37.819
 family life

00:25:37.819 --> 00:25:38.759
 is to be

00:25:38.759 --> 00:25:39.480
 lived under

00:25:39.480 --> 00:25:40.460
 the lordship

00:25:40.460 --> 00:25:41.880
 of Jesus.

00:25:43.960 --> 00:25:44.819
 The third

00:25:44.819 --> 00:25:45.720
 one that we

00:25:45.720 --> 00:25:46.299
 need to look

00:25:46.299 --> 00:25:46.779
 at, we've

00:25:46.779 --> 00:25:47.120
 looked at

00:25:47.120 --> 00:25:47.599
 marriage,

00:25:47.859 --> 00:25:48.240
 family,

00:25:49.380 --> 00:25:49.920
 is our

00:25:49.920 --> 00:25:50.599
 vocation,

00:25:50.720 --> 00:25:51.160
 our work,

00:25:51.240 --> 00:25:51.960
 our job,

00:25:52.720 --> 00:25:53.200
 that is

00:25:53.200 --> 00:25:54.579
 working for

00:25:54.579 --> 00:25:55.940
 the Lord.

00:25:55.940 --> 00:25:56.059
 Lord.

00:25:57.660 --> 00:25:58.420
 Let's look

00:25:58.420 --> 00:25:58.759
 at verse

00:25:58.759 --> 00:25:59.480
 22.

00:26:01.900 --> 00:26:02.620
 Slaves,

00:26:04.160 --> 00:26:05.420
 obey your

00:26:05.420 --> 00:26:06.019
 earthly

00:26:06.019 --> 00:26:07.519
 masters in

00:26:07.519 --> 00:26:08.880
 everything.

00:26:09.880 --> 00:26:10.920
 Obey your

00:26:10.920 --> 00:26:11.320
 earthly

00:26:11.320 --> 00:26:12.279
 masters in

00:26:12.279 --> 00:26:12.940
 everything.

00:26:14.120 --> 00:26:14.660
 Well, if we

00:26:14.660 --> 00:26:15.580
 thought wives

00:26:15.580 --> 00:26:16.559
 submitting and

00:26:16.559 --> 00:26:17.600
 children obeying

00:26:17.600 --> 00:26:18.400
 was offensive,

00:26:19.500 --> 00:26:20.220
 slaves,

00:26:20.900 --> 00:26:21.460
 obey,

00:26:22.740 --> 00:26:23.259
 that's a

00:26:23.259 --> 00:26:23.720
 tough one,

00:26:23.799 --> 00:26:24.279
 isn't it?

00:26:24.279 --> 00:26:26.240
 Trinity

00:26:26.240 --> 00:26:27.119
 College in

00:26:27.119 --> 00:26:27.799
 Dublin are

00:26:27.799 --> 00:26:28.119
 in the

00:26:28.119 --> 00:26:28.839
 process of

00:26:28.839 --> 00:26:29.660
 changing their

00:26:29.660 --> 00:26:30.460
 library's name.

00:26:30.579 --> 00:26:30.960
 You may have

00:26:30.960 --> 00:26:31.619
 seen this on

00:26:31.619 --> 00:26:32.079
 the news.

00:26:32.500 --> 00:26:33.000
 Up to now

00:26:33.000 --> 00:26:33.940
 it's been

00:26:33.940 --> 00:26:34.519
 called the

00:26:34.519 --> 00:26:35.740
 Berkeley Library,

00:26:36.539 --> 00:26:37.460
 named after the

00:26:37.460 --> 00:26:38.599
 philosopher George

00:26:38.599 --> 00:26:39.519
 Berkeley from the

00:26:39.519 --> 00:26:40.599
 1700s.

00:26:40.980 --> 00:26:42.079
 And why change

00:26:42.079 --> 00:26:42.579
 it now?

00:26:43.319 --> 00:26:43.899
 Well, because

00:26:43.899 --> 00:26:44.920
 historians have

00:26:44.920 --> 00:26:45.920
 discovered that

00:26:45.920 --> 00:26:47.339
 George Berkeley

00:26:47.339 --> 00:26:48.639
 owned slaves.

00:26:49.559 --> 00:26:50.299
 So how could you

00:26:50.299 --> 00:26:51.740
 possibly have a

00:26:51.740 --> 00:26:52.940
 library in such a

00:26:52.940 --> 00:26:53.940
 great institution

00:26:53.940 --> 00:26:54.660
 as Trinity

00:26:54.660 --> 00:26:55.820
 with someone

00:26:55.820 --> 00:26:56.340
 who owned

00:26:56.340 --> 00:26:56.779
 slaves?

00:26:56.900 --> 00:26:57.440
 So they're

00:26:57.440 --> 00:26:58.420
 changing the

00:26:58.420 --> 00:26:58.720
 name.

00:27:01.240 --> 00:27:02.140
 Now, with the

00:27:02.140 --> 00:27:02.940
 same reasoning,

00:27:03.140 --> 00:27:03.900
 some people will

00:27:03.900 --> 00:27:05.059
 say, you need

00:27:05.059 --> 00:27:05.880
 to change the

00:27:05.880 --> 00:27:06.279
 Bible.

00:27:07.279 --> 00:27:08.080
 We need to

00:27:08.080 --> 00:27:08.980
 replace it with

00:27:08.980 --> 00:27:10.100
 something modern.

00:27:11.100 --> 00:27:12.180
 Fair point, I

00:27:12.180 --> 00:27:12.519
 say.

00:27:14.019 --> 00:27:14.900
 However, when

00:27:14.900 --> 00:27:15.860
 the Bible uses

00:27:15.860 --> 00:27:16.400
 the term

00:27:16.400 --> 00:27:18.200
 slave, it

00:27:18.200 --> 00:27:18.700
 has a very

00:27:18.700 --> 00:27:19.759
 different context

00:27:19.759 --> 00:27:20.600
 to how perhaps

00:27:20.599 --> 00:27:21.240
 we might

00:27:21.240 --> 00:27:22.199
 understand it.

00:27:22.619 --> 00:27:22.959
 Let me

00:27:22.959 --> 00:27:23.500
 explain.

00:27:23.699 --> 00:27:25.059
 First, we

00:27:25.059 --> 00:27:26.159
 must differentiate

00:27:26.159 --> 00:27:27.819
 slavery in the

00:27:27.819 --> 00:27:28.819
 first century that

00:27:28.819 --> 00:27:29.639
 we're looking at in

00:27:29.639 --> 00:27:31.439
 Colossians with the

00:27:31.439 --> 00:27:33.059
 transatlantic slavery

00:27:33.059 --> 00:27:34.159
 of the 15th and

00:27:34.159 --> 00:27:35.819
 18th century and

00:27:35.819 --> 00:27:36.699
 human trafficking

00:27:36.699 --> 00:27:37.119
 today.

00:27:37.240 --> 00:27:38.139
 It's very, very

00:27:38.139 --> 00:27:38.659
 different.

00:27:39.899 --> 00:27:40.959
 The transatlantic

00:27:40.959 --> 00:27:42.039
 slave, particularly

00:27:42.039 --> 00:27:43.000
 from Britain and

00:27:43.000 --> 00:27:44.379
 America, going to

00:27:44.379 --> 00:27:45.299
 Africa and taking

00:27:45.299 --> 00:27:46.319
 black African

00:27:46.319 --> 00:27:47.719
 slaves, was

00:27:47.719 --> 00:27:49.159
 primarily race

00:27:49.160 --> 00:27:50.700
 orientated and

00:27:50.700 --> 00:27:51.420
 involved the

00:27:51.420 --> 00:27:52.080
 buying and

00:27:52.080 --> 00:27:52.640
 selling of

00:27:52.640 --> 00:27:53.200
 people for

00:27:53.200 --> 00:27:54.140
 profit who

00:27:54.140 --> 00:27:54.940
 were afforded

00:27:54.940 --> 00:27:55.600
 no rights.

00:27:55.740 --> 00:27:56.660
 It was horrendous.

00:27:56.759 --> 00:27:56.960
 It was

00:27:56.960 --> 00:27:57.759
 disgusting.

00:27:58.420 --> 00:28:01.120
 It was, I

00:28:01.120 --> 00:28:01.800
 can't say the

00:28:01.800 --> 00:28:02.140
 word.

00:28:04.800 --> 00:28:06.080
 Second, slavery

00:28:06.080 --> 00:28:06.900
 in the first

00:28:06.900 --> 00:28:07.980
 century under

00:28:07.980 --> 00:28:08.540
 the Roman

00:28:08.540 --> 00:28:09.960
 Empire, well, it

00:28:09.960 --> 00:28:10.720
 accounted for

00:28:10.720 --> 00:28:11.400
 about one

00:28:11.400 --> 00:28:12.140
 third of the

00:28:12.140 --> 00:28:12.820
 population.

00:28:14.460 --> 00:28:15.140
 Slaves could

00:28:15.140 --> 00:28:16.019
 be a farmer,

00:28:16.880 --> 00:28:17.560
 could be a

00:28:17.560 --> 00:28:19.060
 miner, could

00:28:19.059 --> 00:28:20.000
 be a teacher,

00:28:20.899 --> 00:28:21.960
 a doctor, you

00:28:21.960 --> 00:28:22.619
 could be

00:28:22.619 --> 00:28:23.599
 somebody who

00:28:23.599 --> 00:28:25.279
 owned property

00:28:25.279 --> 00:28:25.799
 and looked

00:28:25.799 --> 00:28:26.899
 after an estate

00:28:26.899 --> 00:28:27.779
 on behalf of

00:28:27.779 --> 00:28:28.159
 somebody.

00:28:28.460 --> 00:28:29.099
 So you could

00:28:29.099 --> 00:28:30.000
 be a slave and

00:28:30.000 --> 00:28:30.500
 have a very

00:28:30.500 --> 00:28:32.339
 difficult job, or

00:28:32.339 --> 00:28:33.019
 you could be a

00:28:33.019 --> 00:28:33.740
 slave and have a

00:28:33.740 --> 00:28:35.440
 very high-profile

00:28:35.440 --> 00:28:35.980
 job.

00:28:37.440 --> 00:28:38.440
 So I think when

00:28:38.440 --> 00:28:39.379
 we take all of

00:28:39.379 --> 00:28:39.859
 that into

00:28:39.859 --> 00:28:42.599
 consideration, if

00:28:42.599 --> 00:28:43.740
 we exchange the

00:28:43.740 --> 00:28:44.399
 words, if you

00:28:44.399 --> 00:28:44.899
 look at verse

00:28:44.899 --> 00:28:47.159
 22, exchange the

00:28:47.159 --> 00:28:48.480
 words of slave

00:28:48.480 --> 00:28:49.160
 slave and

00:28:49.160 --> 00:28:51.240
 master with

00:28:51.240 --> 00:28:53.140
 employee and

00:28:53.140 --> 00:28:55.140
 employer, then

00:28:55.140 --> 00:28:56.200
 we get a close

00:28:56.200 --> 00:28:56.920
 contemporary

00:28:56.920 --> 00:28:57.480
 equivalent.

00:28:57.819 --> 00:28:58.940
 It's not exact,

00:28:59.620 --> 00:29:00.319
 but I think it

00:29:00.319 --> 00:29:01.079
 helps us make

00:29:01.079 --> 00:29:02.059
 some applications

00:29:02.059 --> 00:29:03.079
 this morning.

00:29:03.319 --> 00:29:04.279
 So when we

00:29:04.279 --> 00:29:04.920
 think, verse

00:29:04.920 --> 00:29:07.460
 22, slaves

00:29:07.460 --> 00:29:09.740
 think employees

00:29:09.740 --> 00:29:11.420
 obey your

00:29:11.420 --> 00:29:12.940
 earthly employer

00:29:12.940 --> 00:29:14.599
 in everything.

00:29:14.599 --> 00:29:16.799
 So what does

00:29:16.799 --> 00:29:17.659
 that look like?

00:29:18.199 --> 00:29:18.959
 I guess for

00:29:18.959 --> 00:29:19.819
 most of us here

00:29:19.819 --> 00:29:20.759
 today, we are

00:29:20.759 --> 00:29:22.819
 employees rather

00:29:22.819 --> 00:29:23.859
 than an employer.

00:29:24.299 --> 00:29:25.139
 So let's start

00:29:25.139 --> 00:29:26.299
 with employees.

00:29:27.899 --> 00:29:29.059
 Employees, obey

00:29:29.059 --> 00:29:30.480
 your boss.

00:29:31.639 --> 00:29:32.579
 You know how it

00:29:32.579 --> 00:29:33.059
 goes.

00:29:33.779 --> 00:29:34.179
 Do you see

00:29:34.179 --> 00:29:35.240
 there, verse 22?

00:29:36.079 --> 00:29:36.879
 Obey your

00:29:36.879 --> 00:29:37.939
 earthly masters in

00:29:37.939 --> 00:29:39.240
 everything, and

00:29:39.240 --> 00:29:40.279
 do it not only

00:29:40.279 --> 00:29:41.339
 when their eye is

00:29:41.339 --> 00:29:43.299
 on you, so to

00:29:43.299 --> 00:29:43.940
 curry their

00:29:43.940 --> 00:29:45.559
 favour, but

00:29:45.559 --> 00:29:46.519
 with sincerity

00:29:46.519 --> 00:29:47.559
 of heart.

00:29:49.519 --> 00:29:50.319
 You know what

00:29:50.319 --> 00:29:51.000
 it's like.

00:29:51.740 --> 00:29:52.460
 The boss is

00:29:52.460 --> 00:29:53.000
 off for the

00:29:53.000 --> 00:29:53.339
 day.

00:29:54.299 --> 00:29:55.180
 Early lunch,

00:29:55.319 --> 00:29:55.759
 guys.

00:29:57.259 --> 00:29:57.759
 You're

00:29:57.759 --> 00:29:58.379
 suffering a

00:29:58.379 --> 00:30:00.220
 late night, so

00:30:00.220 --> 00:30:00.759
 you get your

00:30:00.759 --> 00:30:01.639
 buddy to sign

00:30:01.639 --> 00:30:02.279
 in for you.

00:30:03.039 --> 00:30:03.639
 There's an

00:30:03.639 --> 00:30:04.500
 event you want

00:30:04.500 --> 00:30:05.259
 to go to, so

00:30:05.259 --> 00:30:05.859
 you pull a

00:30:05.859 --> 00:30:06.259
 sickie.

00:30:07.619 --> 00:30:08.619
 Of course, if

00:30:08.619 --> 00:30:09.419
 there's a chance

00:30:09.419 --> 00:30:10.240
 for promotion,

00:30:10.240 --> 00:30:11.200
 promotion, or

00:30:11.200 --> 00:30:11.880
 a move to

00:30:11.880 --> 00:30:12.900
 another department,

00:30:13.319 --> 00:30:14.079
 well, we never

00:30:14.079 --> 00:30:15.240
 look busier, and

00:30:15.240 --> 00:30:16.180
 we make sure

00:30:16.180 --> 00:30:17.079
 that he or she

00:30:17.079 --> 00:30:17.980
 is watching us

00:30:17.980 --> 00:30:18.599
 in all that we

00:30:18.599 --> 00:30:18.900
 do.

00:30:20.220 --> 00:30:21.240
 No, living

00:30:21.240 --> 00:30:21.759
 under the

00:30:21.759 --> 00:30:22.460
 lordship of

00:30:22.460 --> 00:30:23.720
 Jesus, we

00:30:23.720 --> 00:30:24.380
 are to work

00:30:24.380 --> 00:30:25.400
 as if Jesus

00:30:25.400 --> 00:30:27.319
 was our

00:30:27.319 --> 00:30:27.880
 employer.

00:30:28.880 --> 00:30:29.220
 Do you see

00:30:29.220 --> 00:30:29.740
 what it says

00:30:29.740 --> 00:30:30.240
 at the end of

00:30:30.240 --> 00:30:30.920
 verse 22?

00:30:31.720 --> 00:30:32.259
 We're to do

00:30:32.259 --> 00:30:32.980
 our work with

00:30:32.980 --> 00:30:33.900
 sincerity of

00:30:33.900 --> 00:30:35.160
 heart and

00:30:35.160 --> 00:30:36.120
 reverence for

00:30:36.120 --> 00:30:37.960
 the Lord.

00:30:37.960 --> 00:30:40.100
 whatever you

00:30:40.100 --> 00:30:41.900
 do, work

00:30:41.900 --> 00:30:42.680
 at it with

00:30:42.680 --> 00:30:43.660
 all your

00:30:43.660 --> 00:30:45.160
 heart as

00:30:45.160 --> 00:30:46.039
 working for

00:30:46.039 --> 00:30:47.720
 the Lord

00:30:47.720 --> 00:30:48.840
 and not for

00:30:48.840 --> 00:30:49.759
 human masters,

00:30:50.200 --> 00:30:50.920
 since you know

00:30:50.920 --> 00:30:51.400
 that you will

00:30:51.400 --> 00:30:51.960
 receive an

00:30:51.960 --> 00:30:52.779
 inheritance from

00:30:52.779 --> 00:30:53.900
 the Lord as

00:30:53.900 --> 00:30:54.480
 a reward.

00:30:55.180 --> 00:30:56.340
 It is the

00:30:56.340 --> 00:30:58.340
 Lord Christ

00:30:58.340 --> 00:30:58.900
 you are

00:30:58.900 --> 00:30:59.340
 serving.

00:31:00.759 --> 00:31:01.420
 You see, that

00:31:01.420 --> 00:31:02.700
 changes everything,

00:31:02.819 --> 00:31:03.279
 doesn't it?

00:31:03.500 --> 00:31:05.039
 When we walk

00:31:05.039 --> 00:31:05.900
 into work,

00:31:05.900 --> 00:31:08.040
 it is the

00:31:08.040 --> 00:31:09.540
 Lord Christ

00:31:09.540 --> 00:31:10.340
 we're serving.

00:31:11.259 --> 00:31:12.019
 We may have

00:31:12.019 --> 00:31:12.480
 an earthly

00:31:12.480 --> 00:31:13.140
 boss who

00:31:13.140 --> 00:31:13.920
 hires us

00:31:13.920 --> 00:31:14.580
 and fires

00:31:14.580 --> 00:31:15.620
 us, but

00:31:15.620 --> 00:31:16.560
 Christians, we

00:31:16.560 --> 00:31:17.380
 have a heavenly

00:31:17.380 --> 00:31:18.440
 boss, the

00:31:18.440 --> 00:31:19.320
 Lord Jesus

00:31:19.320 --> 00:31:20.440
 who rescues

00:31:20.440 --> 00:31:21.680
 us and

00:31:21.680 --> 00:31:22.560
 rules over

00:31:22.560 --> 00:31:22.759
 us.

00:31:22.780 --> 00:31:23.019
 So the

00:31:23.019 --> 00:31:23.560
 question is

00:31:23.560 --> 00:31:24.240
 not, is

00:31:24.240 --> 00:31:24.900
 my boss

00:31:24.900 --> 00:31:25.720
 pleased with

00:31:25.720 --> 00:31:26.440
 me today,

00:31:27.500 --> 00:31:28.340
 but is

00:31:28.340 --> 00:31:29.500
 Jesus honoured

00:31:29.500 --> 00:31:30.160
 through my

00:31:30.160 --> 00:31:30.980
 life today?

00:31:32.860 --> 00:31:33.320
 And of

00:31:33.320 --> 00:31:33.800
 course, this

00:31:33.800 --> 00:31:35.220
 implies to

00:31:35.220 --> 00:31:36.019
 employers

00:31:36.019 --> 00:31:36.559
 today.

00:31:36.740 --> 00:31:37.559
 So employers,

00:31:37.680 --> 00:31:38.019
 if there's

00:31:38.019 --> 00:31:38.539
 any of you

00:31:38.539 --> 00:31:40.180
 here, verse

00:31:40.180 --> 00:31:40.660
 one of

00:31:40.660 --> 00:31:41.440
 chapter four,

00:31:43.299 --> 00:31:44.200
 employers

00:31:44.200 --> 00:31:46.440
 provide for

00:31:46.440 --> 00:31:47.920
 your employees

00:31:47.920 --> 00:31:49.240
 what is right

00:31:49.240 --> 00:31:49.920
 and fair.

00:31:50.819 --> 00:31:51.559
 Don't just

00:31:51.559 --> 00:31:52.019
 pay the

00:31:52.019 --> 00:31:52.819
 minimum wage

00:31:52.819 --> 00:31:53.319
 of what you

00:31:53.319 --> 00:31:54.019
 can get away

00:31:54.019 --> 00:31:54.480
 with.

00:31:55.779 --> 00:31:56.640
 Pay them

00:31:56.640 --> 00:31:57.420
 what is

00:31:57.420 --> 00:31:58.259
 fair.

00:32:00.079 --> 00:32:00.339
 And

00:32:00.339 --> 00:32:00.860
 employers,

00:32:01.120 --> 00:32:01.660
 don't keep

00:32:01.660 --> 00:32:02.539
 your employees

00:32:02.539 --> 00:32:03.319
 at a minimum

00:32:03.319 --> 00:32:04.279
 so that you

00:32:04.279 --> 00:32:04.940
 don't have to

00:32:04.940 --> 00:32:05.440
 offer a

00:32:05.440 --> 00:32:06.180
 contract.

00:32:07.519 --> 00:32:08.059
 Do what

00:32:08.059 --> 00:32:09.180
 is just.

00:32:10.400 --> 00:32:10.900
 And the

00:32:10.900 --> 00:32:12.279
 reason, end

00:32:12.279 --> 00:32:12.680
 of verse

00:32:12.680 --> 00:32:13.820
 one, because

00:32:13.820 --> 00:32:14.640
 you know

00:32:14.640 --> 00:32:15.400
 that you

00:32:15.400 --> 00:32:16.120
 have a

00:32:16.120 --> 00:32:17.620
 master in

00:32:17.620 --> 00:32:18.019
 heaven.

00:32:18.820 --> 00:32:19.180
 Our

00:32:19.180 --> 00:32:20.000
 master is

00:32:20.000 --> 00:32:20.400
 the Lord

00:32:20.400 --> 00:32:21.500
 Jesus and

00:32:21.500 --> 00:32:22.220
 he used

00:32:22.220 --> 00:32:22.900
 his power

00:32:22.900 --> 00:32:23.620
 and authority

00:32:23.620 --> 00:32:24.640
 not to

00:32:24.640 --> 00:32:25.340
 squelch

00:32:25.340 --> 00:32:27.500
 you, but

00:32:27.500 --> 00:32:28.220
 to bless

00:32:28.220 --> 00:32:28.620
 you.

00:32:30.039 --> 00:32:30.559
 So in

00:32:30.559 --> 00:32:31.019
 the same

00:32:31.019 --> 00:32:31.500
 way,

00:32:31.740 --> 00:32:32.279
 employers,

00:32:32.279 --> 00:32:33.460
 be

00:32:33.460 --> 00:32:34.059
 gracious

00:32:34.059 --> 00:32:35.200
 and kind

00:32:35.200 --> 00:32:36.639
 to your

00:32:36.639 --> 00:32:37.119
 workers.

00:32:39.139 --> 00:32:39.599
 You see,

00:32:39.680 --> 00:32:40.099
 whether we

00:32:40.099 --> 00:32:40.920
 are working

00:32:40.920 --> 00:32:41.839
 as an

00:32:41.839 --> 00:32:42.440
 employee

00:32:42.440 --> 00:32:43.720
 or an

00:32:43.720 --> 00:32:44.299
 employer,

00:32:44.920 --> 00:32:45.599
 we are

00:32:45.599 --> 00:32:46.839
 working for

00:32:46.839 --> 00:32:48.259
 the Lord.

00:32:48.960 --> 00:32:49.940
 Verse 23,

00:32:50.920 --> 00:32:51.740
 whatever you

00:32:51.740 --> 00:32:52.579
 do, work at

00:32:52.579 --> 00:32:53.079
 it with all

00:32:53.079 --> 00:32:53.960
 your heart as

00:32:53.960 --> 00:32:54.899
 working for

00:32:54.899 --> 00:32:55.539
 the Lord.

00:32:57.039 --> 00:32:57.899
 In fact,

00:32:57.980 --> 00:32:58.660
 when we work

00:32:58.660 --> 00:32:59.259
 for the Lord,

00:32:59.359 --> 00:32:59.839
 we can be

00:32:59.839 --> 00:33:00.679
 guaranteed of

00:33:00.679 --> 00:33:01.579
 two things.

00:33:02.480 --> 00:33:02.939
 Do you see

00:33:02.939 --> 00:33:03.500
 it there in

00:33:03.500 --> 00:33:04.240
 verse 24?

00:33:04.639 --> 00:33:05.319
 First, we

00:33:05.319 --> 00:33:05.959
 receive an

00:33:05.959 --> 00:33:06.779
 eternal

00:33:06.779 --> 00:33:07.619
 inheritance.

00:33:09.199 --> 00:33:09.959
 Since you

00:33:09.959 --> 00:33:11.240
 know that

00:33:11.240 --> 00:33:11.659
 you will

00:33:11.659 --> 00:33:12.359
 receive an

00:33:12.359 --> 00:33:13.480
 inheritance from

00:33:13.480 --> 00:33:14.419
 the Lord as

00:33:14.419 --> 00:33:14.959
 a reward.

00:33:15.419 --> 00:33:16.480
 Every paycheck

00:33:16.480 --> 00:33:17.579
 you receive,

00:33:18.119 --> 00:33:19.139
 every promotion

00:33:19.139 --> 00:33:19.919
 that you get,

00:33:20.259 --> 00:33:21.159
 every salary

00:33:21.159 --> 00:33:21.919
 increase,

00:33:22.240 --> 00:33:23.299
 one day all

00:33:23.299 --> 00:33:23.939
 of that is

00:33:23.939 --> 00:33:24.480
 going to be

00:33:24.480 --> 00:33:25.039
 turned to

00:33:25.039 --> 00:33:25.759
 dust.

00:33:27.399 --> 00:33:28.279
 You won't

00:33:28.279 --> 00:33:29.000
 take it.

00:33:29.839 --> 00:33:30.240
 it will be

00:33:30.240 --> 00:33:30.740
 left.

00:33:32.279 --> 00:33:33.000
 But for the

00:33:33.000 --> 00:33:34.919
 Christian who

00:33:34.919 --> 00:33:35.679
 works and

00:33:35.679 --> 00:33:36.240
 serves for

00:33:36.240 --> 00:33:36.720
 the Lord,

00:33:37.079 --> 00:33:37.879
 there is an

00:33:37.879 --> 00:33:39.379
 eternal reward,

00:33:40.259 --> 00:33:41.419
 an eternal

00:33:41.419 --> 00:33:42.179
 reward in

00:33:42.179 --> 00:33:42.919
 God's

00:33:42.919 --> 00:33:43.359
 kingdom.

00:33:45.039 --> 00:33:45.720
 And second,

00:33:46.799 --> 00:33:47.299
 you will

00:33:47.299 --> 00:33:49.119
 receive justice,

00:33:49.539 --> 00:33:50.279
 verse 25.

00:33:50.980 --> 00:33:51.659
 Anyone who

00:33:51.659 --> 00:33:52.619
 does wrong

00:33:52.619 --> 00:33:53.679
 will be

00:33:53.679 --> 00:33:54.939
 repaid for

00:33:54.939 --> 00:33:56.240
 their wrongs.

00:33:56.879 --> 00:33:57.299
 And there

00:33:57.299 --> 00:33:57.759
 is no

00:33:57.759 --> 00:33:58.480
 favouritism.

00:33:58.480 --> 00:33:59.660
 God is the

00:33:59.660 --> 00:34:00.039
 ultimate

00:34:00.039 --> 00:34:00.539
 master.

00:34:00.920 --> 00:34:02.000
 He sees all

00:34:02.000 --> 00:34:02.660
 that you do

00:34:02.660 --> 00:34:03.339
 in private

00:34:03.339 --> 00:34:04.059
 and in public.

00:34:04.420 --> 00:34:04.960
 He knows

00:34:04.960 --> 00:34:05.799
 your employer

00:34:05.799 --> 00:34:06.599
 and all that

00:34:06.599 --> 00:34:07.160
 he does and

00:34:07.160 --> 00:34:07.759
 the motives

00:34:07.759 --> 00:34:08.480
 that they have

00:34:08.480 --> 00:34:09.019
 for doing

00:34:09.019 --> 00:34:09.800
 what they do.

00:34:10.199 --> 00:34:10.780
 And one

00:34:10.780 --> 00:34:12.059
 day he is

00:34:12.059 --> 00:34:12.719
 going to put

00:34:12.719 --> 00:34:13.960
 all wrongs

00:34:13.960 --> 00:34:14.699
 to right.

00:34:14.699 --> 00:34:18.500
 so Christians,

00:34:18.980 --> 00:34:20.219
 we don't

00:34:20.219 --> 00:34:20.739
 need to

00:34:20.739 --> 00:34:21.099
 settle

00:34:21.099 --> 00:34:22.319
 scores by

00:34:22.319 --> 00:34:22.799
 cheating

00:34:22.799 --> 00:34:23.579
 our boss,

00:34:24.799 --> 00:34:25.079
 by

00:34:25.079 --> 00:34:25.539
 dossing

00:34:25.539 --> 00:34:26.339
 off early,

00:34:27.179 --> 00:34:27.759
 or taking

00:34:27.759 --> 00:34:28.539
 things that

00:34:28.539 --> 00:34:29.159
 we want

00:34:29.159 --> 00:34:30.339
 that belong

00:34:30.339 --> 00:34:30.799
 to the

00:34:30.799 --> 00:34:31.419
 office but

00:34:31.419 --> 00:34:31.919
 were taken

00:34:31.919 --> 00:34:32.359
 home.

00:34:33.519 --> 00:34:34.480
 We leave

00:34:34.480 --> 00:34:35.239
 all of

00:34:35.239 --> 00:34:35.599
 those

00:34:35.599 --> 00:34:36.739
 injustices

00:34:36.739 --> 00:34:38.039
 with the

00:34:38.039 --> 00:34:38.379
 Lord.

00:34:39.099 --> 00:34:39.500
 In the

00:34:39.500 --> 00:34:40.079
 knowledge we

00:34:40.079 --> 00:34:40.879
 will receive

00:34:40.879 --> 00:34:41.460
 an eternal

00:34:41.460 --> 00:34:42.419
 reward and

00:34:42.419 --> 00:34:43.399
 justice will be

00:34:43.400 --> 00:34:43.760
 done.

00:34:45.840 --> 00:34:46.260
 You see,

00:34:46.380 --> 00:34:47.320
 how we work

00:34:47.320 --> 00:34:48.079
 every day

00:34:48.079 --> 00:34:49.360
 reflects to

00:34:49.360 --> 00:34:50.539
 everybody around

00:34:50.539 --> 00:34:51.840
 us who our

00:34:51.840 --> 00:34:53.300
 true master

00:34:53.300 --> 00:34:53.920
 is.

00:34:54.700 --> 00:34:55.700
 By obeying

00:34:55.700 --> 00:34:56.559
 our employer,

00:34:57.119 --> 00:34:58.059
 by providing

00:34:58.059 --> 00:34:58.740
 for our

00:34:58.740 --> 00:34:59.320
 employee,

00:34:59.860 --> 00:35:00.800
 we reflect

00:35:00.800 --> 00:35:01.680
 the kind

00:35:01.680 --> 00:35:02.559
 of saviour

00:35:02.559 --> 00:35:03.340
 we have.

00:35:04.380 --> 00:35:05.180
 Our work

00:35:05.180 --> 00:35:05.400
 demonstrates

00:35:05.920 --> 00:35:06.559
 what it

00:35:06.559 --> 00:35:07.200
 looks like

00:35:07.200 --> 00:35:07.840
 to live

00:35:07.840 --> 00:35:09.160
 for Jesus.

00:35:09.159 --> 00:35:11.920
 So third,

00:35:12.519 --> 00:35:13.379
 let's do

00:35:13.379 --> 00:35:14.119
 our work

00:35:14.119 --> 00:35:15.960
 under the

00:35:15.960 --> 00:35:16.739
 Lord Jesus

00:35:16.739 --> 00:35:17.599
 in a way

00:35:17.599 --> 00:35:19.059
 that honours

00:35:19.059 --> 00:35:20.259
 him and

00:35:20.259 --> 00:35:21.159
 pleases him.

00:35:22.599 --> 00:35:23.779
 So let's

00:35:23.779 --> 00:35:24.279
 sum up

00:35:24.279 --> 00:35:24.899
 together.

00:35:26.239 --> 00:35:26.940
 Marriage,

00:35:27.799 --> 00:35:28.219
 family,

00:35:28.920 --> 00:35:29.779
 and work

00:35:29.779 --> 00:35:31.639
 lived under

00:35:31.639 --> 00:35:32.420
 the Lordship

00:35:32.420 --> 00:35:33.000
 of Jesus

00:35:33.000 --> 00:35:33.899
 is not

00:35:33.899 --> 00:35:34.799
 oppressive,

00:35:35.599 --> 00:35:36.079
 harmful,

00:35:36.079 --> 00:35:37.179
 or demeaning.

00:35:37.980 --> 00:35:38.699
 It's good

00:35:38.699 --> 00:35:39.159
 for you.

00:35:40.159 --> 00:35:40.739
 In fact,

00:35:40.799 --> 00:35:41.440
 as we live

00:35:41.440 --> 00:35:41.940
 under the

00:35:41.940 --> 00:35:42.319
 rule of

00:35:42.319 --> 00:35:42.659
 Jesus,

00:35:42.980 --> 00:35:43.619
 as we go

00:35:43.619 --> 00:35:44.159
 into our

00:35:44.159 --> 00:35:44.539
 marriages,

00:35:44.719 --> 00:35:45.559
 as we live

00:35:45.559 --> 00:35:46.159
 our life as

00:35:46.159 --> 00:35:46.480
 family,

00:35:46.579 --> 00:35:47.039
 as we go

00:35:47.039 --> 00:35:47.500
 to work

00:35:47.500 --> 00:35:47.880
 tomorrow

00:35:47.880 --> 00:35:48.420
 morning,

00:35:49.119 --> 00:35:49.759
 as we

00:35:49.759 --> 00:35:50.179
 live our

00:35:50.179 --> 00:35:50.699
 life under

00:35:50.699 --> 00:35:51.480
 his Lordship,

00:35:51.799 --> 00:35:52.259
 we are

00:35:52.259 --> 00:35:53.059
 displaying a

00:35:53.059 --> 00:35:53.699
 picture of

00:35:53.699 --> 00:35:54.239
 the Gospel.

00:35:55.440 --> 00:35:55.940
 You're a

00:35:55.940 --> 00:35:56.340
 living,

00:35:56.920 --> 00:35:57.400
 walking

00:35:57.400 --> 00:35:59.239
 witness to

00:35:59.239 --> 00:35:59.819
 the Gospel.

00:36:00.940 --> 00:36:01.239
 Well,

00:36:01.279 --> 00:36:01.639
 how do you

00:36:01.639 --> 00:36:02.099
 say that?

00:36:02.400 --> 00:36:02.699
 Well,

00:36:02.759 --> 00:36:03.139
 you see,

00:36:03.279 --> 00:36:04.000
 in Jesus

00:36:04.000 --> 00:36:04.619
 we see

00:36:04.619 --> 00:36:05.280
 the true

00:36:05.280 --> 00:36:05.780
 husband

00:36:05.780 --> 00:36:07.579
 who loved

00:36:07.579 --> 00:36:08.199
 us by

00:36:08.199 --> 00:36:08.780
 giving his

00:36:08.780 --> 00:36:09.320
 life for

00:36:09.320 --> 00:36:09.679
 us.

00:36:10.519 --> 00:36:11.099
 We see

00:36:11.099 --> 00:36:12.079
 in Jesus

00:36:12.079 --> 00:36:12.900
 the ultimate

00:36:12.900 --> 00:36:13.760
 parent who

00:36:13.760 --> 00:36:15.300
 trains us

00:36:15.300 --> 00:36:16.539
 by his

00:36:16.539 --> 00:36:17.039
 word and

00:36:17.039 --> 00:36:17.559
 by his

00:36:17.559 --> 00:36:18.059
 spirit.

00:36:18.559 --> 00:36:19.119
 In Jesus

00:36:19.119 --> 00:36:19.699
 we have

00:36:19.699 --> 00:36:20.599
 the greatest

00:36:20.599 --> 00:36:21.739
 employer who

00:36:21.739 --> 00:36:22.420
 treats us

00:36:22.420 --> 00:36:23.179
 with grace

00:36:23.179 --> 00:36:24.440
 and kindness.

00:36:25.920 --> 00:36:26.460
 And in

00:36:26.460 --> 00:36:27.219
 response,

00:36:27.380 --> 00:36:27.880
 as God's

00:36:27.880 --> 00:36:28.280
 people,

00:36:29.079 --> 00:36:29.559
 we can

00:36:29.559 --> 00:36:30.360
 submit to

00:36:30.360 --> 00:36:30.940
 him because

00:36:30.940 --> 00:36:31.639
 it's good.

00:36:32.380 --> 00:36:32.860
 We can

00:36:32.860 --> 00:36:33.500
 obey him

00:36:33.500 --> 00:36:34.119
 because it's

00:36:34.119 --> 00:36:34.559
 best.

00:36:34.980 --> 00:36:35.300
 We can

00:36:35.300 --> 00:36:36.139
 serve him

00:36:36.139 --> 00:36:37.300
 because it's

00:36:37.300 --> 00:36:37.880
 the way we

00:36:37.880 --> 00:36:38.719
 honour him.

00:36:39.519 --> 00:36:40.260
 Not to

00:36:40.260 --> 00:36:40.920
 earn his

00:36:40.920 --> 00:36:41.380
 favour,

00:36:41.780 --> 00:36:42.619
 but because

00:36:42.619 --> 00:36:43.420
 we can say

00:36:43.420 --> 00:36:43.820
 in our

00:36:43.820 --> 00:36:44.239
 hearts,

00:36:44.679 --> 00:36:45.360
 he is

00:36:45.360 --> 00:36:45.900
 my

00:36:45.900 --> 00:36:46.900
 Lord.

00:36:48.719 --> 00:36:49.159
 You see,

00:36:49.239 --> 00:36:49.659
 it's in the

00:36:49.659 --> 00:36:50.420
 context of

00:36:50.420 --> 00:36:51.079
 our marriages,

00:36:51.320 --> 00:36:51.860
 our family

00:36:51.860 --> 00:36:52.420
 and work,

00:36:52.739 --> 00:36:53.239
 that we

00:36:53.239 --> 00:36:54.380
 demonstrate to

00:36:54.380 --> 00:36:54.960
 a watching

00:36:54.960 --> 00:36:56.760
 world the

00:36:56.760 --> 00:36:57.679
 beauty and

00:36:57.679 --> 00:36:59.579
 goodness of

00:36:59.579 --> 00:37:01.179
 living under

00:37:01.179 --> 00:37:01.760
 God's

00:37:01.760 --> 00:37:02.039
 rule.

00:37:02.039 --> 00:37:03.500
 God's

00:37:03.500 --> 00:37:05.000
 way is

00:37:05.000 --> 00:37:06.639
 best and

00:37:06.639 --> 00:37:07.239
 right for

00:37:07.239 --> 00:37:07.519
 you.

00:37:09.119 --> 00:37:10.340
 Let's take

00:37:10.340 --> 00:37:11.019
 a moment to

00:37:11.019 --> 00:37:12.619
 reflect and

00:37:12.619 --> 00:37:13.099
 to pray.

00:37:13.099 --> 00:37:37.699
 Lord God, we thank you that you are

00:37:37.699 --> 00:37:42.779
 like the perfect husband

00:37:42.780 --> 00:37:47.840
 you are like a perfect parent

00:37:47.840 --> 00:37:52.660
 you are like a perfect employer

00:37:52.660 --> 00:37:57.400
 everything you do and have done and will do

00:37:57.400 --> 00:38:00.700
 is for our good and for our best

00:38:00.700 --> 00:38:06.100
 and you have proved that through giving of your life for us

00:38:06.100 --> 00:38:07.760
 in service

00:38:07.760 --> 00:38:12.100
 you treat us with kindness and grace

00:38:12.099 --> 00:38:17.659
 you are patient with us, training us

00:38:17.659 --> 00:38:20.799
 to become the people you call us to be

00:38:20.799 --> 00:38:24.980
 and so in humbleness

00:38:24.980 --> 00:38:27.279
 we submit to you

00:38:27.279 --> 00:38:31.619
 we obey you

00:38:31.619 --> 00:38:34.219
 and we serve you

00:38:34.219 --> 00:38:36.500
 because you are our Lord

00:38:36.500 --> 00:38:40.480
 Father, give us all the help that we need

00:38:40.480 --> 00:38:44.179
 to live our lives well as husbands and wives

00:38:44.179 --> 00:38:46.759
 as children and parents

00:38:46.759 --> 00:38:49.859
 as employees and employers

00:38:49.860 --> 00:38:54.380
 and we pray that it will be to your glory

00:38:54.380 --> 00:38:57.740
 and that as people watch us

00:38:57.740 --> 00:39:00.480
 that our lives would be a demonstration

00:39:00.480 --> 00:39:04.160
 of what it is to live under your good

00:39:04.160 --> 00:39:06.960
 kind and blessed rule

00:39:06.960 --> 00:39:10.000
 help us we ask

00:39:10.000 --> 00:39:11.740
 in Jesus name

00:39:11.740 --> 00:39:12.519
 Amen

00:39:12.519 --> 00:39:13.079
 Amen

00:39:13.079 --> 00:39:18.900
 We're going to sing

00:39:18.900 --> 00:39:21.639
 Jesus is Lord

00:39:21.639 --> 00:39:24.579
 I'm not Lord and you're not Lord

00:39:24.579 --> 00:39:25.400
 Jesus is Lord