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So when Nathan texted me this morning and wondered if I had an old sermon I could dust off.
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! I immediately thought of one that might be appropriate for today.
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So if you'll turn with me to Genesis chapter 18, we'll look at a few verses there.
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Genesis 18 and I'll be reading from verse 16 to 19.
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Then the men set out from there and they looked down towards Sodom.
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And Abraham went with them to set them on their way.
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The Lord said,
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Shall I hide from Abraham what I am about to do?
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Seeing that Abraham shall surely become a great and mighty nation.
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And all the nations of the earth shall be blessed in him.
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For I have chosen him that he may command his children and his household after him.
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To keep the way of the Lord by doing righteousness and justice.
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So that the Lord may bring to Abraham what he has promised him.
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Father, thank you for your word.
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For its relevance over the years.
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And for the way your spirit uses it today to teach us.
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To change us.
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To encourage and comfort us.
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And we pray that you would do that today.
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In Jesus name.
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Amen.
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One of the common stereotypes of fathers is that they are passive and uninterested men who are not that involved in the lives of their children.
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Stereotypes are typically exaggerations.
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But there is usually an element of truth in them.
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Consider this glimpse of a husband and father and see if you know him.
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Mom and dad were watching TV when mom said I'm tired and it's getting late and I think I'll go to bed.
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She went to the kitchen to make sandwiches for the next day's lunches.
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Rinsed out the popcorn bowls.
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Took meat out of the freezer for supper the following evening.
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Checked the cereal box levels.
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Filled the sugar container.
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Put spoons and bowls on the table.
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And started the coffee pot for brewing the next morning.
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She then put some wet clothes in the dryer.
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Put a load of clothes in the wash.
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Ironed a shirt and secured a loose button.
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She picked up the newspaper strewn on the floor.
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Picked up game pieces left on the table.
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And put a telephone book back into the drawer.
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She watered the plants.
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Telephone book.
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This is an old story.
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Emptied the water basket.
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Hung up a towel to dry.
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She yawned and stretched and headed for the bathroom.
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She stopped by the desk and wrote a note to the teacher.
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Counted out some cash for the field trip.
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And pulled a textbook out from hiding under the chair.
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She signed a birthday card to a friend.
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Addressed and stamped the envelope.
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And wrote a quick note for the grocery store.
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She put both near her purse.
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Mom then creamed her face.
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Put on moisturizer.
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Brushed and flossed her teeth.
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And trimmed her nails.
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Rubby called.
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I thought you were going to bed.
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I'm on my way.
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She said.
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She put some water into the dog's dish.
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And put the cat outside.
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Made sure the doors were locked.
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She looked on each of the kids.
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And turned out a bedside lamp.
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Hung up a shirt.
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Threw some dirty socks in the hamper.
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And had a brief conversation with one still up.
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Doing homework.
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In her room she set an alarm.
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Laid out clothing for the next day.
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Straightened up the shoe rack.
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She added three things to her list of things to do for tomorrow.
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At that time the hubby turned off the TV.
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Announced to no one in particular.
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I'm going to bed.
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And he did.
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This would probably have been a better illustration for Mother's Day.
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But I realize it's not so flattering.
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But I think even though we can laugh at ourselves.
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There's a more serious note involved.
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This isn't just illustrative of a stereotypical personality difference between men and women.
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And that we often observe.
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But it's a fundamental spiritual crisis.
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Men have lost their sense of moral and spiritual responsibility.
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The problem isn't a minor one.
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Is it?
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Many in our day are addressing it.
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We are aware of the various men's movements that have arisen in the last generation.
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Or recent decades.
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And what most of these voices are saying is that reform is necessary.
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And it needs to begin with fathers at home.
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Genesis 18-19 is one of the key scriptural insights for such a contention.
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It illustrates God's way of accomplishing his plan.
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Through his relationship with a father.
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Abraham.
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It indicates in general that God will accomplish his plans.
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Through the faithful involvement of those he chooses.
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And his choices are often simply natural choices.
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I believe we can conclude from this passage.
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That you who are fathers here today have a crucial role.
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As well.
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In God's plan.
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From this passage.
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I would like to consider two truths.
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That can be applied to.
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Our need.
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For reform.
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First of all.
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Look at the initial.
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Phrase.
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In verse.
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19.
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Verse 19.
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For I.
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Have chosen.
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Him.
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Here our attention is drawn to.
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God's choice of one man.
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At one particular time.
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Named Abraham.
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And he mentions this choice.
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Of Abraham.
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In the context.
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Of Abraham's role.
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In the broader gospel.
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Gospel.
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In gospel history.
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If you think about the context for a moment.
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The Lord.
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Himself.
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Along with two.
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Angels.
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Came to visit Abraham.
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To announce to him.
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That he was going to have.
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A son.
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What an amazing entourage.
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For.
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A birth announcement.
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Amen.
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After eating with Abraham.
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And informing him.
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About the son.
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Through Sarah.
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The trio.
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Headed towards Sodom.
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And the Lord.
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Seemed to be talking to himself.
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When he asked.
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Shall I hide from Abraham.
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What I'm about to do.
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Since.
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Abraham.
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Will surely become a great.
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And mighty nation.
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And in him.
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All the nations of the earth.
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Will be blessed.
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Christ.
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Then God proceeds.
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To explain to Abraham.
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About the great evil.
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He was investigating.
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At Sodom.
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And Gomorrah.
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And how he would deal with them.
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Contrary to popular belief.
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God is very interested.
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In the affairs.
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Of this world.
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God is actively.
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Involved.
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God.
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And I think.
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God's involvement.
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And God's choices.
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The things God.
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Does.
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Anytime.
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He does anything.
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Reveals.
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A great deal.
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About him.
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About who he is.
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About what he's like.
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God.
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Is our father.
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The scripture tells us.
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And his choices.
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His plans.
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His decisions.
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His words.
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His actions.
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Communicate.
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What a real father.
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Is like.
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Fathers plan.
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Fathers choose.
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Fathers are involved.
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With their children.
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Fathers are interested.
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In their children's.
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Moral and spiritual.
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Well-being.
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Being created.
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In God's image.
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We men.
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Must.
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Measure ourselves.
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As fathers.
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By God himself.
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A Greek.
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Orthodox.
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Scholar.
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Sees.
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The crisis.
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As well.
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And he.
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Wrote.
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Several.
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Books.
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On the topic.
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But.
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In speaking of God.
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The father.
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He says.
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When we look.
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At the father.
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We do not see.
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A passive.
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Uninterested.
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Father.
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Who refuses.
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To be involved.
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Not at all.
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We see.
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One who loves.
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One whose.
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Affection.
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Publicly.
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Bursts.
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From heaven.
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Upon his son.
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Declaring.
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You.
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Are my beloved son.
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In whom.
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I am well pleased.
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Christ.
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I think.
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It's interesting.
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That God.
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Chose Abraham.
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Gave him that name.
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But his name.
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In its.
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Essence.
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Both.
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Before and after.
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The name change.
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Means father.
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And.
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Abraham.
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Means father.
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Of a multitude.
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His choice.
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Here.
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In Genesis.
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Is made.
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In the context.
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Of his role.
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As a father.
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Now.
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Notice.
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Next.
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That.
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God's choice.
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Of Abraham.
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Was.
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For a very specific.
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Purpose.
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Verse 19.
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Continues.
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For I have chosen him.
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That.
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He may command.
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His children.
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And household.
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After him.
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To keep the way.
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Of the Lord.
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By doing.
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Righteousness.
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And justice.
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I think.
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One truth.
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We can gleam.
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From God's choice.
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Of Abraham.
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Is that.
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A father's.
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Primary.
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Responsibility.
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In God's plan.
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Is to oversee.
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The moral.
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And spiritual.
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Development.
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Of his children.
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That's what God.
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Points.
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Out here.
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About Abraham.
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Almost.
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Saying.
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That the reason.
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Why he's.
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Where he is.
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In God's plan.
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Is because of this.
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Is.
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Not sure.
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That's.
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We can derive.
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That completely.
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But.
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That's.
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Seems to be.
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An implication here.
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And the passage.
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Shows us.
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What a father does.
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He oversees.
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The development.
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Of his children.
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And his household.
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A father.
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Doesn't just.
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Make babies.
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He doesn't.
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Just bring.
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Home.
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Money.
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To feed them.
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He's involved.
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In his household.
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Spiritual development.
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He doesn't.
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Hand over.
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The responsibility.
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To the state.
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Or.
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Or to.
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The church.
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Or to his wife.
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These might.
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Have a role.
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An important one.
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But.
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The responsibility.
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Belongs.
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To him.
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The word.
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He chooses.
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Here.
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To designate.
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That is.
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That he may.
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Command.
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In the Hebrew.
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It's simply.
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To give charge.
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To command.
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And to order.
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It's an.
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It's a word.
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That.
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Indicates.
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Authority.
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And.
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Paternal.
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Authority.
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Implied.
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By this word.
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Is.
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Good.
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And.
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God.
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Ordained.
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Authority.
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I know.
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Today.
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That is.
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A hot.
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Topic.
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Because.
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Authority.
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In the minds.
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Of many.
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And truly.
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So.
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Is abusive.
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But.
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Authority.
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Is.
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Only.
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Abusive.
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When.
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It's.
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Mixed.
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With.
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Self.
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Interest.
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Just.
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Like.
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Drinking.
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And.
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Driving.
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Don't.
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Mix.
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Neither.
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Do.
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Authority.
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And.
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Self.
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Serving.
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They.
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Just.
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Don't.
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Amit.
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They.
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Don't.
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Mix.
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God.
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Never.
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Intended.
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That.
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Kind.
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Of.
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Thing.
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But.
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Authority.
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Itself.
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The.
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Way.
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God.
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Designed.
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It.
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Doesn't.
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Mean.
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Abuse.
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At.
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All.
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There.
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Is.
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A.
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Godly.
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Way.
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To.
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Lead.
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And.
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It's.
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A.
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Mixture.
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Of.
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Influence.
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And.
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Example.
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And.
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Discipline.
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I.
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Believe.
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God.
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Wants.
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Fathers.
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To.
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Exercise.
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Exercise.
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Authority.
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In.
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Spiritual.
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Matters.
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God.
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Want.
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God.
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Wants.
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You.
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Fathers.
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And.
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You.
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Budding.
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Fathers.
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To.
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Understand.
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Spiritual.
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Authority.
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And.
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Exercise.
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It.
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In.
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Your.
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Homes.
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God.
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Wants.
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You.
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Fathers.
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To.
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Use.
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Influence.
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Example.
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And.
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Discipline.
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To.
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Oversee.
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The.
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Spiritual.
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Development.
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Of.
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Your.
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Own.
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I.
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Think.
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It's.
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The.
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Neglect.
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Of.
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This.
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Responsibility.
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That.
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Defines.
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Our.
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Crisis.
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Today.
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In.
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An.
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Essay.
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Called.
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Where.
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Is.
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Dad.
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A.
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Call.
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For.
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Fathers.
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With.
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Spirit.
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Of.
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Elijah.
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By.
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The.
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Same.
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Author.
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I.
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Mentioned.
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Previously.
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Weldon.
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Hardenbrook.
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He.
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Wrote.
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I.
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Humbly.
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But.
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Firmly.
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Submit.
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That.
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The.
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Soul.
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Of.
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Our.
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Nation.
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Is.
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In.
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A.
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Crisis.
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Large.
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Part.
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Because.
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American.
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Men.
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Have.
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From.
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Ignorance.
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Or.
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For.
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Various.
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And.
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Sometimes.
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Even.
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Subconscious.
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Reasons.
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Abandoned.
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Their.
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God.
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Given.
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Role.
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Of.
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Fatherhood.
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They.
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Have.
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Discarded.
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The.
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Notion.
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Of.
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Being.
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Responsible.
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For.
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The.
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Physical.
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And.
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Spiritual.
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Well.
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Being.
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Of.
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Those.
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Around.
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Them.
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A.
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Series.
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Of.
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Historical.
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Events.
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Beginning.
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With.
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The.
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Industrial.
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Revolution.
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Traversing.
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The.
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Search.
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For.
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American.
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Independence.
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And.
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The.
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Second.
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Great.
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Awakening.
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And.
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Culminating.
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In.
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Victorian.
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Has.
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Had.
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The.
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Net.
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Result.
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Of.
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Dis.
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Establishing.
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American.
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Men.
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From.
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The.
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True.
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Role.
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Of.
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Fatherhood.
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And.
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Moral.
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Leadership.
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In.
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Our.
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Land.
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The.
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American.
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Male.
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At.
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One.
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Time.
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The.
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Ever.
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Present.
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Guide.
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Of.
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The.
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Close.
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Knit.
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Colonial.
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Family.
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Left.
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His.
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Family.
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For.
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The.
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Factory.
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And.
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The.
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Materialistic.
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Lure.
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That.
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The.
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Industrial.
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Revolution.
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Brought.
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Well.
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If.
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This.
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Is.
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So.
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What.
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Is.
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This.
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Responsibility.
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What.
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Is.
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Moral.
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And.
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Spiritual.
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Development.
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That.
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Fathers.
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Should.
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Be.
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In.
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In.
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It.
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Seen.
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In.
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The.
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Phrase.
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To.
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Keep.
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The.
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Way.
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Of.
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The.
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Lord.
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By.
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Doing.
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Righteousness.
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And.
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Justice.
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This.
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Is.
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An.
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Important.
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Theme.
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In.
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The.
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Scriptures.
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Right.
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Relationship.
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Right.
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Relationships.
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With.
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Others.
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Spiritual.
15:58
Development.
15:59
Begins.
15:59
By.
16:00
Seeing.
16:00
The.
16:01
Importance.
16:01
Of.
16:02
Getting.
16:02
Along.
16:02
With.
16:03
Other.
16:03
People.
16:05
This.
16:06
Getting.
16:06
Along.
16:06
Is.
16:07
Encapsulated.
16:08
In.
16:08
The.
16:08
Golden.
16:08
Rule.
16:09
Do.
16:09
Unto.
16:10
Others.
16:12
The.
16:12
Height.
16:13
The.
16:13
Peak.
16:13
Of.
16:14
Jesus.
16:14
His.
16:14
Own.
16:14
Teaching.
16:15
Was.
16:16
Do.
16:17
Unto.
16:17
Others.
16:18
What.
16:19
You.
16:19
Would.
16:19
Have.
16:20
Them.
16:20
Do.
16:20
To.
16:20
You.
16:21
It's.
16:21
Relational.
16:25
God.
16:26
Is.
16:26
Interested.
16:26
In.
16:26
Our.
16:27
Relationships.
16:27
With.
16:27
Other.
16:28
People.
16:29
God.
16:30
Wants.
16:31
To.
16:31
Be.
16:31
Evolved.
16:32
And.
16:32
Have.
16:32
A.
16:32
Word.
16:32
And.
16:32
Have.
16:33
A.
16:33
Say.
16:34
In.
16:34
How.
16:35
We.
16:35
Treat.
16:35
Each.
16:35
Other.
16:40
And.
16:41
That's.
16:41
The.
16:41
Essence.
16:42
Of.
16:42
Righteousness.
16:43
And.
16:43
Justice.
16:47
It.
16:47
Is.
16:48
God.
16:48
Not.
16:48
The.
16:49
World.
16:50
That.
16:50
Defines.
16:51
Righteousness.
16:52
And.
16:53
Justice.
16:56
And.
16:56
A.
16:56
Chosen.
16:57
Father.
16:57
Works.
16:57
To.
16:57
Instill.
16:58
The.
16:58
Values.
16:58
Of.
16:59
Righteousness.
16:59
In.
17:00
His.
17:00
Children.
17:02
For.
17:03
A.
17:03
Father.
17:03
To.
17:04
Teach.
17:04
His.
17:04
Own.
17:05
To.
17:05
Stand.
17:05
Up.
17:05
For.
17:06
Himself.
17:07
Seems.
17:08
Noble.
17:08
And.
17:08
Right.
17:09
But.
17:09
God.
17:09
Teaches.
17:10
Us.
17:10
To.
17:10
Turn.
17:10
The.
17:10
Other.
17:10
Cheek.
17:13
The.
17:13
Philosophy.
17:13
Of.
17:14
Some.
17:15
Don't.
17:15
Start.
17:15
A.
17:15
Fight.
17:16
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17:16
Finish.
17:16
It.
17:18
Have.
17:19
Any.
17:19
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17:19
You.
17:19
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17:19
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17:20
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17:21
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17:22
Walk.
17:22
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17:22
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17:22
It.
17:23
Both.
17:24
Extremes.
17:25
Fall.
17:25
Short.
17:25
Of.
17:26
True.
17:26
Righteousness.
17:28
Jesus.
17:28
Taught.
17:29
Do.
17:29
Good.
17:29
To.
17:29
Those.
17:29
Who.
17:29
Persecute.
17:30
You.
17:33
To.
17:33
Do.
17:33
Well.
17:34
For.
17:34
Yourself.
17:34
Or.
17:35
To.
17:35
Seek.
17:35
To.
17:36
Serve.
17:36
Others.
17:37
Reflects.
17:37
Two.
17:38
Major.
17:39
Contrasting.
17:39
World.
17:40
Views.
17:44
And.
17:44
Jesus.
17:45
Himself.
17:45
Saw.
17:46
His.
17:47
Purpose.
17:48
In.
17:48
Life.
17:49
As.
17:49
A.
17:50
Son.
17:52
To.
17:52
Serve.
17:53
Others.
17:54
That's.
17:55
How.
17:55
He.
17:55
Saw.
17:55
Himself.
17:56
That's.
17:56
The.
17:57
Relationship.
17:57
He.
17:58
Envisioned.
17:59
Of.
17:59
Himself.
18:00
In.
18:01
His.
18:01
Mission.
18:02
Was.
18:02
To.
18:02
Serve.
18:02
Others.
18:04
Mark.
18:04
10.
18:04
45.
18:05
The.
18:05
Son.
18:05
Of.
18:06
Man.
18:06
Did.
18:06
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18:07
Come.
18:07
To.
18:07
Be.
18:07
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18:09
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18:10
To.
18:10
Serve.
18:13
How.
18:14
Do.
18:14
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18:14
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18:15
To.
18:15
The.
18:15
Evil.
18:15
Around.
18:16
Us.
18:17
Especially.
18:18
In.
18:18
Relationship.
18:18
To.
18:19
Our.
18:19
Children.
18:19
Do.
18:19
We.
18:20
Do.
18:20
We.
18:20
Throw.
18:20
Them.
18:21
To.
18:21
The.
18:21
Lions.
18:23
You know.
18:23
Just.
18:24
Throw.
18:24
Them.
18:24
Out.
18:25
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18:25
Let.
18:25
Them.
18:25
Get.
18:25
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18:28
Do.
18:28
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18:29
Completely.
18:29
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18:30
Them.
18:32
We.
18:33
Can.
18:33
Only.
18:33
Do.
18:33
That.
18:33
So.
18:34
Long.
18:35
Or.
18:36
Do.
18:36
We.
18:37
Intentionally.
18:38
Train.
18:38
Them.
18:39
How.
18:40
To.
18:40
Respond.
18:43
And.
18:44
That's.
18:44
Difficult.
18:44
Because.
18:45
It.
18:45
Requires.
18:45
An.
18:45
Example.
18:47
It.
18:47
Requires.
18:47
Determination.
18:49
And.
18:49
Time.
18:50
And.
18:51
Help.
18:53
But.
18:53
I.
18:53
Believe.
18:54
We.
18:54
Must.
18:54
Do.
18:54
It.
18:54
Because.
18:55
It's.
18:55
The.
18:56
The.
18:57
Father.
18:59
This.
18:59
Kind.
18:59
Of.
19:00
Spiritual.
19:00
Oversight.
19:01
Is.
19:01
God's.
19:01
Way.
19:02
Of.
19:02
Accomplishing.
19:02
The.
19:02
Gospel.
19:04
He.
19:04
Chose.
19:05
To.
19:05
Recreate.
19:06
He.
19:06
Chose.
19:07
To.
19:07
Redeem.
19:08
And.
19:08
He.
19:08
Chose.
19:09
The.
19:09
Method.
19:10
Through.
19:10
Which.
19:11
He.
19:11
Would.
19:11
Accomplish.
19:12
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19:13
Plan.
19:15
And.
19:15
That.
19:16
Method.
19:16
Was.
19:16
Through.
19:17
The.
19:17
Influence.
19:18
Through.
19:18
The.
19:19
Participation.
19:20
Of.
19:20
Faithful.
19:21
People.
19:24
Now.
19:24
The.
19:24
Importance.
19:25
Of.
19:25
This.
19:25
Method.
19:25
Is.
19:25
The.
19:26
Second.
19:26
Truth.
19:26
That.
19:27
Is.
19:27
Implied.
19:27
In.
19:27
The.
19:27
Last.
19:28
Part.
19:28
Of.
19:28
The.
19:28
Verse.
19:29
Let's.
19:30
Look.
19:30
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19:30
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19:30
In.
19:31
Order.
19:31
That.
19:33
The.
19:33
Lord.
19:34
May.
19:34
Bring.
19:34
Upon.
19:35
Abraham.
19:36
What.
19:37
He.
19:38
Has.
19:39
Spoken.
19:40
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19:40
What.
19:41
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19:41
Has.
19:41
Promised.
19:42
Him.
19:45
I.
19:45
Think.
19:46
This.
19:46
Is.
19:46
A.
19:46
Great.
19:46
Paradox.
19:47
In.
19:47
The.
19:48
Scriptures.
19:50
God.
19:50
Generally.
19:51
Accomplishes.
19:51
His.
19:52
Sovereign.
19:52
Plans.
19:53
Involving.
19:54
Us.
19:55
In.
19:55
Conjunction.
19:56
With.
19:57
Our.
19:58
Faith.
20:01
If.
20:02
We're.
20:02
Faithful.
20:02
To.
20:02
The.
20:02
Gospel.
20:03
We.
20:03
Have.
20:03
To.
20:03
Say.
20:04
God.
20:04
Is.
20:05
Sovereign.
20:06
God.
20:06
Does.
20:06
What.
20:07
He.
20:07
Wants.
20:08
God.
20:08
And.
20:08
Not.
20:09
We.
20:09
Are.
20:09
The.
20:09
Ones.
20:10
Who.
20:10
Accomplish.
20:10
What.
20:11
Needs.
20:11
To.
20:11
Be.
20:11
Done.
20:12
If.
20:12
Any.
20:12
Of.
20:12
Us.
20:12
Depends.
20:13
Upon.
20:13
Ourselves.
20:14
To.
20:14
Change.
20:14
Ourselves.
20:15
Or.
20:15
To.
20:16
Do.
20:16
God's.
20:16
Work.
20:17
We're.
20:17
Way.
20:18
Out.
20:18
Of.
20:18
Line.
20:18
Because.
20:19
We.
20:19
Cannot.
20:19
Do.
20:20
The.
20:20
Real.
20:20
Work.
20:20
Of.
20:21
God.
20:22
Because.
20:22
It's.
20:23
Not.
20:23
Our.
20:23
Ability.
20:24
To.
20:24
Do.
20:24
It.
20:24
We.
20:24
Couldn't.
20:25
Even.
20:26
If.
20:26
We.
20:26
Were.
20:26
Close.
20:27
!
20:41
And.
20:45
That.
20:45
Means.
20:47
Here.
20:47
That.
20:48
The.
20:48
Spiritual.
20:48
Oversight.
20:49
Of.
20:49
Abraham.
20:49
Is.
20:50
The.
20:50
Way.
20:51
Through.
20:51
Which.
20:51
God.
20:51
Will.
20:52
Accomplish.
20:52
His.
20:52
Redemptive.
20:53
Persposes.
20:53
With.
20:54
Israel.
20:55
And.
20:55
With.
20:55
The.
20:56
World.
21:00
I.
21:01
Don't.
21:01
Think.
21:02
We.
21:03
Should.
21:03
Overlook.
21:04
An.
21:04
Important.
21:05
Element.
21:05
Of.
21:05
This.
21:05
Truth.
21:08
What.
21:09
God.
21:09
Had.
21:09
Promised.
21:10
To.
21:10
Accomplish.
21:10
Through.
21:11
Abraham.
21:11
Was.
21:12
To.
21:12
Make.
21:12
Him.
21:12
A.
21:12
Great.
21:13
And.
21:14
Mighty.
21:14
Nation.
21:17
But.
21:17
Also.
21:18
That.
21:18
In.
21:18
Him.
21:19
All.
21:19
The.
21:19
Nations.
21:20
Would.
21:20
Be.
21:20
Blessed.
21:23
When.
21:24
The.
21:24
Apostle.
21:24
Paul.
21:25
Looked.
21:25
Back.
21:25
At.
21:25
This.
21:26
Passage.
21:26
And.
21:27
Understood.
21:27
What.
21:27
Was.
21:27
Being.
21:28
Implied.
21:28
At.
21:29
Least.
21:29
Where.
21:29
That.
21:31
Here.
21:31
At.
21:31
This.
21:31
Verse.
21:32
And.
21:32
Then.
21:32
Earlier.
21:32
Where.
21:33
God.
21:33
Actually.
21:34
Told.
21:34
Abraham.
21:35
That.
21:40
Galatians.
21:41
Three.
21:42
Eight.
21:44
Do you.
21:45
See.
21:45
What's.
21:45
Being.
21:45
Said.
21:46
Here.
21:47
God's.
21:47
Choice.
21:48
Of.
21:48
Abraham.
21:49
Was.
21:49
A.
21:50
Determination.
21:50
To.
21:51
Make.
21:51
Him.
21:52
A.
21:52
Certain.
21:53
Way.
21:53
So.
21:54
That.
21:54
The.
21:54
World.
21:55
Would.
21:55
Be.
21:55
Blessed.
21:56
By.
21:56
The.
21:56
Coming.
21:57
Of.
21:57
Jesus.
21:59
Abraham's.
22:00
Faithfulness.
22:01
As.
22:02
A.
22:02
Father.
22:03
Enabled.
22:04
God.
22:05
To.
22:06
Bring.
22:07
The.
22:07
Promised.
22:08
Son.
22:09
And.
22:10
Messiah.
22:15
Now.
22:16
I.
22:16
Understand.
22:17
Again.
22:18
This.
22:18
Is.
22:19
One.
22:20
Passage.
22:22
To.
22:23
One.
22:23
Man.
22:24
In.
22:24
One.
22:24
Historical.
22:25
Moment.
22:26
About.
22:26
A.
22:27
Very.
22:27
Significant.
22:28
Perhaps.
22:28
The.
22:29
Most.
22:29
Significant.
22:30
Event.
22:30
In.
22:31
All.
22:31
Of.
22:31
History.
22:31
The.
22:32
Coming.
22:32
Of.
22:32
Christ.
22:33
And.
22:33
His.
22:33
Crucifixion.
22:34
On.
22:34
Our.
22:35
Behalf.
22:35
That.
22:36
The.
22:36
World.
22:36
Would.
22:36
Be.
22:37
Blessed.
22:39
I.
22:39
Understand.
22:40
That.
22:42
But.
22:42
I.
22:43
Believe.
22:43
That.
22:43
That.
22:43
Truth.
22:45
Is.
22:46
Not.
22:46
Some.
22:47
Major.
22:49
Deviance.
22:49
From.
22:50
What.
22:51
God.
22:52
Does.
22:54
I.
22:54
Believe.
22:55
That.
22:55
That.
22:55
Truth.
22:57
Applies.
22:58
For.
22:58
For.
22:58
The.
22:58
Transmission.
22:59
Of.
22:59
The.
22:59
Gospel.
23:00
From.
23:01
One.
23:01
Generation.
23:01
To.
23:02
The.
23:02
Next.
23:02
As.
23:02
As.
23:03
As.
23:04
For.
23:04
The.
23:04
Strengthening.
23:04
Of.
23:05
The.
23:05
Church.
23:06
This.
23:06
Is.
23:06
God's.
23:07
Intent.
23:08
This.
23:08
Is.
23:08
How.
23:09
God's.
23:10
Understanding.
23:10
Of.
23:10
What.
23:11
Fatherhood.
23:11
Is.
23:12
He.
23:12
Is.
23:13
The.
23:14
Father.
23:15
And.
23:15
He.
23:15
Created.
23:16
Fathers.
23:17
For.
23:17
A.
23:17
Particular.
23:18
Purpose.
23:19
And.
23:19
I.
23:19
Believe.
23:19
God.
23:19
Is.
23:28
Failures.
23:28
With.
23:29
All.
23:29
Our.
23:30
Inconsistencies.
23:32
With.
23:33
I.
23:34
Mean.
23:35
Humanness.
23:36
Levels.
23:36
Us.
23:37
All.
23:38
And.
23:39
It's.
23:39
Not.
23:39
Really.
23:39
Skill.
23:40
That.
23:40
God.
23:40
Is.
23:41
Looking.
23:41
For.
23:42
It's.
23:42
Simply.
23:44
Understanding.
23:45
What.
23:46
He.
23:46
Made.
23:46
You.
23:46
To.
23:46
Be.
23:47
And.
23:47
Submitting.
23:48
To.
23:48
To.
23:48
To.
23:49
Do.
23:49
That.
23:50
To.
23:50
Accomplish.
23:50
It.
23:51
Through.
23:51
You.
23:52
Some.
23:53
Have.
23:53
Devoted.
23:54
Some.
23:55
Have.
23:55
Not.
23:55
A.
23:56
Development.
23:58
Sixty.
23:58
Years.
24:00
I.
24:00
Had.
24:01
Forty.
24:01
Years.
24:01
Here.
24:01
So.
24:02
That.
24:02
Must.
24:02
Mean.
24:03
I.
24:03
Actually.
24:04
Wrote.
24:05
This.
24:05
Twenty.
24:06
Years.
24:06
Ago.
24:10
But.
24:11
In.
24:11
The.
24:11
Sixties.
24:12
There.
24:12
Was.
24:13
A.
24:13
Great.
24:13
Exodus.
24:14
From.
24:14
Government.
24:15
Schools.
24:15
As.
24:16
A.
24:16
Result.
24:17
Of.
24:17
The.
24:17
Budding.
24:18
Youth.
24:18
Rebellion.
24:19
That.
24:19
Was.
24:19
Going.
24:20
On.
24:20
In.
24:20
Those.
24:20
Days.
24:22
And.
24:23
Yes.
24:23
I.
24:23
Was.
24:24
A.
24:24
Kid.
24:24
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24:24
That.
24:24
Time.
24:27
But.
24:27
That.
24:27
Exodus.
24:28
Resulted.
24:29
In.
24:29
A.
24:31
A.
24:31
Strong.
24:32
Modern.
24:32
Christian.
24:33
School.
24:34
Movement.
24:38
And.
24:38
Then.
24:38
In.
24:38
The.
24:39
Seventies.
24:39
Many.
24:39
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24:40
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24:41
This.
24:41
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24:41
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24:42
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24:42
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24:42
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24:43
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24:43
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24:43
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24:44
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24:44
Children.
24:44
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24:45
Christians.
24:45
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24:46
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24:46
Their.
24:46
Children.
24:46
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24:47
Government.
24:47
Schools.
24:47
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24:48
They.
24:48
Must.
24:48
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24:49
Them.
24:49
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24:49
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24:50
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24:51
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24:52
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24:52
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24:52
A.
24:53
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24:54
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24:55
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24:56
A.
24:56
Philosophy.
24:57
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24:57
Education.
24:58
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24:58
Was.
24:58
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24:58
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24:59
Even.
24:59
In.
24:59
Christian.
25:00
Schools.
25:00
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25:00
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25:01
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25:01
Rules.
25:02
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25:02
Parents.
25:03
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25:03
And.
25:04
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25:04
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25:04
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25:05
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25:05
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25:06
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25:07
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25:07
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25:07
Fits.
25:07
All.
25:08
Classroom.
25:08
Model.
25:09
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25:09
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25:10
John.
25:10
Dewey.
25:10
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25:11
What.
25:11
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25:12
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25:12
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25:12
Generation.
25:13
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25:13
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25:13
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25:13
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25:14
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25:16
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25:16
Influence.
25:16
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25:16
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25:16
Parents.
25:17
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25:18
Peer.
25:18
Dependency.
25:19
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25:19
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25:19
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25:20
Christian.
25:20
School.
25:20
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25:21
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25:21
Movement.
25:21
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25:22
Was.
25:23
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25:23
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25:23
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25:24
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25:24
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25:24
Attitude.
25:27
I.
25:28
Remember.
25:28
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25:28
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25:28
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25:29
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25:29
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25:29
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25:32
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25:33
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25:35
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25:36
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25:36
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25:36
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25:36
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25:37
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25:37
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25:38
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25:38
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25:38
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25:39
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25:39
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25:40
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25:42
Next.
25:43
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25:43
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25:43
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25:44
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25:44
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25:44
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25:46
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25:46
And.
25:47
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25:47
Parents.
25:47
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25:47
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25:48
To.
25:48
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25:48
School.
25:49
That's.
25:50
That's.
25:50
What.
25:50
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25:50
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25:50
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25:51
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25:51
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25:51
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25:51
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25:51
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25:51
Time.
25:52
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25:53
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25:53
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25:54
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25:54
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25:54
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25:55
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25:55
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25:55
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25:55
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25:56
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25:56
Christian.
25:56
School.
25:56
That's.
25:57
Where.
25:57
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25:57
People.
25:57
Go.
26:03
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26:04
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26:04
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26:04
The.
26:04
Eighties.
26:05
We.
26:10
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26:10
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26:10
There.
26:10
Weren't.
26:10
People.
26:11
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26:12
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26:12
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26:12
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26:12
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26:13
Something.
26:14
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26:14
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26:14
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26:15
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26:15
People.
26:15
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26:16
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26:17
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26:19
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26:19
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26:19
Children.
26:22
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26:22
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26:23
Was.
26:23
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26:23
About.
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26:24
Movement.
26:24
It.
26:25
Was.
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That.
26:25
It.
26:25
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26:26
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26:26
Mother.
26:26
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26:29
And.
26:29
They.
26:30
Were.
26:30
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26:30
The.
26:31
Discipleship.
26:31
Of.
26:31
Their.
26:32
Children.
26:32
At.
26:32
Home.
26:32
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26:33
It.
26:33
Was.
26:33
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26:34
An.
26:34
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26:35
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26:35
So.
26:36
Much.
26:36
So.
26:37
That.
26:37
In.
26:37
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26:37
Nineties.
26:38
The.
26:38
Fathers.
26:38
Begin.
26:39
To.
26:39
See.
26:39
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26:39
Results.
26:40
Of.
26:40
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26:40
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26:41
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26:41
To.
26:41
Take.
26:41
Notice.
26:42
And.
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They.
26:42
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26:42
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26:43
Men.
26:43
To.
26:43
Get.
26:44
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26:44
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26:44
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26:45
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26:45
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26:45
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26:45
To.
26:46
Take.
26:46
A.
26:46
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26:46
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26:47
In.
26:47
Their.
26:47
Families.
26:48
In.
26:48
Discipleship.
26:49
At.
26:49
Home.
26:49
And.
26:49
Family.
27:03
Through.
27:04
Attack.
27:05
And.
27:05
Through.
27:06
Moral.
27:06
Failure.
27:07
But.
27:08
Also.
27:08
Through.
27:08
The.
27:09
Stabilizing.
27:10
And.
27:11
Elimination.
27:12
Of.
27:12
Some.
27:12
Of.
27:12
The.
27:13
Extremes.
27:14
And.
27:14
And.
27:14
So.
27:15
On.
27:16
But.
27:17
The.
27:17
Return.
27:17
Of.
27:17
The.
27:17
Fathers.
27:18
To.
27:18
The.
27:19
Responsibility.
27:19
A.
27:19
Spiritual.
27:20
Leader.
27:20
In.
27:20
The.
27:20
Home.
27:20
Is.
27:20
Still.
27:21
Going.
27:21
On.
27:21
And.
27:22
There.
27:22
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27:22
A.
27:22
Lot.
27:22
Of.
27:22
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27:22
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27:23
In.
27:23
Which.
27:24
That.
27:24
Is.
27:24
Taking.
27:24
Place.
27:26
But.
27:26
I.
27:26
Believe.
27:27
That.
27:27
Genesis.
27:28
18.
27:28
Verses.
27:28
16.
27:29
Through.
27:29
19.
27:30
Teaches.
27:30
Us.
27:31
Is.
27:31
That.
27:31
God.
27:31
Will.
27:32
Accomplish.
27:32
His.
27:33
Plans.
27:33
Through.
27:34
The.
27:34
Faithful.
27:35
Involvement.
27:36
Of.
27:36
Those.
27:37
He.
27:37
Chooses.
27:38
For.
27:39
A.
27:39
Father.
27:40
This.
27:40
Means.
27:40
That.
27:41
You.
27:41
Have.
27:41
A.
27:41
Crucial.
27:42
Role.
27:42
In.
27:42
The.
27:42
Plan.
27:44
In.
27:44
Summary.
27:45
God.
27:45
Is.
27:46
A.
27:46
Father.
27:46
Who.
27:54
And.
27:55
God.
27:56
Generally.
27:56
Accomplishes.
27:57
His.
27:58
Plan.
27:58
In.
27:58
Conjunction.
27:59
With.
27:59
Human.
28:00
Faithfulness.
28:02
And.
28:02
Even.
28:03
Frailty.
28:06
The.
28:06
Gospel.
28:07
Has.
28:07
Always.
28:08
Been.
28:08
About.
28:09
God.
28:10
His.
28:10
Plan.
28:11
Glorious.
28:12
End.
28:12
As.
28:13
Well.
28:13
As.
28:13
The.
28:13
Amazing.
28:14
Process.
28:15
God's.
28:16
Ability.
28:17
To.
28:17
Accomplish.
28:17
That.
28:18
Plan.
28:21
And.
28:22
The.
28:22
Distinct.
28:22
Roles.
28:23
Of.
28:23
Father.
28:23
And.
28:24
Son.
28:24
And.
28:24
Spirit.
28:26
To.
28:26
Carry.
28:26
Out.
28:26
That.
28:27
Plan.
28:28
But.
28:28
It's.
28:28
Also.
28:29
Been.
28:29
About.
28:29
God's.
28:30
Use.
28:30
Of.
28:31
Fallen.
28:31
Humans.
28:32
In.
28:33
The.
28:33
Process.
28:35
That.
28:35
Includes.
28:36
The.
28:36
Basic.
28:36
Roles.
28:37
Of.
28:37
Life.
28:37
Motherhood.
28:39
Fatherhood.
28:42
It.
28:42
Takes.
28:42
Faith.
28:44
To.
28:45
Be.
28:46
An.
28:46
Effective.
28:47
Parent.
28:49
Because.
28:50
Really.
28:50
Raising.
28:51
Children.
28:52
And.
28:52
Changing.
28:52
Them.
28:53
Is.
28:53
God's.
28:53
Work.
28:56
Where.
28:56
Are.
28:56
You.
28:57
In.
28:57
The.
28:57
Process.
28:57
Of.
28:57
This.
28:58
Today.
28:59
Perhaps.
29:00
You.
29:00
Think.
29:01
You.
29:01
Really.
29:01
Aren't.
29:02
Interested.
29:02
In.
29:02
This.
29:03
I.
29:03
Would.
29:03
Just.
29:03
Encourage.
29:04
You.
29:15
You.
29:15
Don't.
29:16
You.
29:16
Don't.
29:16
Aren't.
29:17
Involved.
29:17
In.
29:17
This.
29:17
Process.
29:18
You.
29:18
You.
29:19
Because.
29:19
You.
29:19
Don't.
29:20
Know.
29:20
How.
29:20
To.
29:20
Well.
29:20
That's.
29:22
An.
29:22
Honest.
29:22
Humble.
29:22
Response.
29:23
And.
29:24
I.
29:25
Would.
29:25
Just.
29:25
Encourage.
29:25
You.
29:26
To.
29:27
Make.
29:27
Every.
29:27
Effort.
29:28
To.
29:28
Learn.
29:28
How.
29:30
Or.
29:31
Perhaps.
29:31
You're.
29:31
Doing.
29:32
It.
29:32
But.
29:32
You.
29:33
Don't.
29:33
Think.
29:33
You're.
29:33
Doing.
29:33
It.
29:34
Very.
29:34
Well.
29:35
That's.
29:36
Many.
29:36
Of.
29:36
Us.
29:39
And.
29:40
Yeah.
29:40
We.
29:40
Must.
29:40
Continue.
29:42
Or.
29:42
Perhaps.
29:43
You're.
29:43
One.
29:43
Of.
29:43
Those.
29:44
That.
29:44
Is.
29:44
Doing.
29:50
As.
29:51
My.
29:52
Children.
29:52
Can.
29:52
Tell.
29:52
You.
29:53
That.
29:54
I.
29:54
Still.
29:54
Need.
29:55
Help.
29:57
Maybe.
29:57
You're.
29:57
Not.
29:58
A.
29:58
Father.
30:00
But.
30:00
One.
30:01
Day.
30:01
You.
30:01
Might.
30:01
Be.
30:01
One.
30:02
I.
30:02
Think.
30:02
It's.
30:02
Important.
30:03
Time.
30:03
To.
30:03
Think.
30:04
About.
30:04
That.
30:04
Role.
30:05
Ahead.
30:06
Of.
30:07
The.
30:07
Wedding.
30:07
Day.
30:08
Or.
30:08
The.
30:09
Surprise.
30:10
After.
30:11
Nine.
30:12
Month.
30:13
Or.
30:13
A.
30:13
Little.
30:14
Bit.
30:14
Longer.
30:17
Prepare.
30:17
yourself.
30:20
Perhaps.
30:20
You.
30:20
Never.
30:21
Will.
30:21
Be.
30:21
But.
30:22
There's.
30:22
There's.
30:23
Simply.
30:24
A.
30:25
Recognition.
30:26
Here.
30:27
Of.
30:27
God's.
30:28
Way.
30:28
Of.
30:28
Doing.
30:28
Things.
30:29
And.
30:29
I.
30:29
Think.
30:29
We.
30:29
Can.
30:29
All.
30:31
Support.
30:31
What.
30:32
God.
30:32
Does.
30:33
I.
30:33
Know.
30:34
That.
30:35
God.
30:35
Doesn't.
30:36
Do.
30:37
The.
30:37
Same.
30:37
Thing.
30:37
With.
30:38
Anybody.
30:38
Or.
30:38
With.
30:39
Everybody.
30:39
There.
30:39
There.
30:40
Are.
30:40
Prophets.
30:40
That.
30:40
God.
30:41
Has.
30:41
Used.
30:41
In.
30:41
The.
30:41
Scriptures.
30:42
Who.
30:43
Never.
30:43
Had.
30:43
Any.
30:44
Children.
30:46
And.
30:47
That's.
30:47
God's.
30:47
Plan.
30:48
For.
30:48
Them.
30:49
And.
30:49
For.
30:49
Many.
30:51
And.
30:51
Yet.
30:54
I.
30:55
Don't.
30:55
Think.
30:56
You.
30:56
Would.
30:56
Argue.
30:56
With.
30:56
Me.
30:56
But.
30:57
There.
30:57
Are.
30:57
Normative.
30:57
Ways.
30:58
In.
30:58
Which.
30:58
God.
30:58
Works.
31:00
And.
31:00
Think.
31:00
This.
31:00
Is.
31:00
A.
31:01
Major.
31:01
One.
31:02
And.
31:02
The.
31:02
Reason.
31:02
Why.
31:02
It's.
31:03
Had.
31:03
Such.
31:03
An.
31:03
Impact.
31:04
Today.
31:05
Is.
31:05
Because.
31:05
It.
31:07
Is.
31:08
God's.
31:08
Way.
31:09
Of.
31:09
Doing.
31:10
Things.
31:12
Skill.
31:12
Like.
31:13
I said.
31:13
Before.
31:13
Is.
31:13
Not.
31:14
Necessary.
31:14
But.
31:16
Availability.
31:17
Is.
31:18
What.
31:18
God.
31:18
Seeks.
31:20
If.
31:20
I.
31:20
Were.
31:20
To.
31:21
Ask.
31:21
You.
31:21
How.
31:21
You.
31:21
Carried.
31:22
Out.
31:23
Your.
31:23
Responsibility.
31:24
Or.
31:24
Let's.
31:24
Let's.
31:25
Say.
31:25
God.
31:26
Asked.
31:26
You.
31:27
What.
31:27
Would.
31:28
You.
31:28
Say.
31:28
I.
31:29
Told.
31:29
Them.
31:30
Lord.
31:30
But.
31:31
They.
31:31
Didn't.
31:31
Listen.
31:31
To.
31:31
Me.
31:33
I.
31:34
Don't.
31:34
Think.
31:34
That'll.
31:35
Get.
31:35
You.
31:35
Off.
31:35
The.
31:35
Hook.
31:38
A.
31:38
Father.
31:39
Makes.
31:39
Sure.
31:40
That.
31:40
It.
31:40
Gets.
31:41
Done.
31:44
Let's.
31:44
Determine.
31:45
To.
31:45
Help.
31:45
One.
31:45
Another.
31:46
In.
31:46
This.
31:46
Great.
31:46
Task.
31:47
Of.
31:47
Building.
31:49
Stable.
31:50
Individuals.
31:51
Strong.
31:52
Families.
31:53
And.
31:53
Effective.
31:54
Church.
31:56
Let's.
31:57
Determine.
31:58
As.
31:58
Fathers.
32:00
To.
32:00
Be.
32:00
Christ.
32:01
Centered.
32:01
Bible.
32:04
Bible.
32:05
Saturated.
32:09
Humble.
32:10
Seeking.
32:11
Men.
32:12
Who.
32:14
Know.
32:15
That.
32:15
You.
32:15
Need.
32:15
God's.
32:16
Help.
32:17
And.
32:17
I.
32:18
Believe.
32:18
God.
32:18
Will.
32:18
Continue.
32:19
To.
32:19
Do.
32:19
What.
32:19
He.
32:20
Does.
32:20
Best.
32:22
Let's.
32:23
Pray.