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In Genesis, the 19th Chapter in 
the 17th. 

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Verse, we hear the pleading 
words of the Angel to lot and 

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his family. 
As they were LED out of the 

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doomed city of Sodom where the 
Bible says, Escape for thy life,

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look not behind thee. 
Neither stay thou in all the 

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plane escape to the mountains, 
lest thou be consumed. 

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Today lying somewhere beneath 
the silent Waters of the Dead 

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Sea are the charred remains of 
that ancient evil city, 

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thousands of unmarked Graves 
dot, the ocean floor, Graves of 

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men women and children who were 
swallowed up by the evil of 

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Sodom and met the wrath of God 
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You know, this timely Narrative 
of lot in the residents of Sodom

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is one of the more frightening 
and certainly one of the more 

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sobering accounts in all the 
miles of Biblical history. 

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If we could go back in time, we 
would probably be surprised to 

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find a city that relatively 
speaking would be very similar 

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to the large Urban centers of 
our day. 

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It was doubtlessly a bustling 
place with all of the Frills and

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excitement that any city of that
time could afford, I would 

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imagine that you would find 
people that work from day to 

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day. 
You would find children, that 

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would be at play neighbors, who 
visited? 

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Business and commerce went on as
usual. 

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It was settled in a rich and 
fertile plain and was prosperous

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in the center of activity, that 
it was Lot. 

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Found it suitable and found it a
suitable place to settle and 

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raise his family, you know, very
sadly as we look at that account

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and we look if though at those 
facts in his life, We find that 

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he ignored the wickedness that 
Sodom was known for and he made 

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a foolish and unfortunate choice
and subjected, his wife and 

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innocent children to the filth 
of that environment. 

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You know, of course, Sodom and 
gomorrah's reputation. 

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I am certain preceded them as 
being saturated with 

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homosexuality and every other 
manner of sin and vice, we can 

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assume that lot was aware of 
this fact. 

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But we find that the rich 
well-watered land offered this, 

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shrewd businessman more than he 
could refuse. 

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Surely, he felt that. 
Absolutely. 

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I can insulate my family from 
the filth in the Sin and all of 

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the things that are around us, 
surely, I can do that. 

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Surely, I can Shield my family 
from the outward Temptations of 

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all of the filth and the sin 
that's in that City. 

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I would imagine though that lot 
would say that he lived to 

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regret that decision even before
he left. 

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But you know, in the Book of 
Genesis we find that this man 

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lock is introduced to us as the 
nephew of Abraham. 

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The Bible says in the twelfth 
chapter of the Book of Genesis 

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and also in the thirteenth 
chapter that the nephew of 

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Abraham being locked sojourned 
with him. 

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We find also like his uncle that
lot became very Wealthy. 

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Notice what the Bible says, in 
Genesis chapter 13 and beginning

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in verse number 2, where the 
Bible says and Abram was rich in

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cattle in silver and in gold, 
and he went on his journeys, 

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from the south, even to Bethel, 
under the place where his tent 

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had been. 
At the beginning between Bethel 

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and hey, I unto the place of the
altar, which he had made there, 

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it was there that Abram called 
on the name of the Lord and lot 

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all So, which went with Abram 
had flocks and herds and Tents 

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then down. 
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find that the Bible tells us 
that because of their combined 

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wealth, they could not dwell at 
piece together, any longer? 

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And the Bible says that there 
was a Strife or there was 

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division between the herdsmen of
lot and the herdsmen of Abraham.

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But then we find that a brand 
Abraham with all of his wisdom, 

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having his priorities in check 
and his priorities, where they 

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ought to be, he comes to the 
realization that there should be

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absolutely no Division, and no 
Strife between himself and lot. 

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And certainly, there should be 
no Division and no Strife 

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between their heard men. 
And so Abraham said this, he 

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said, you choose first, you 
know, I've tried to in my Zai 

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picture. 
How this must have been here. 

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It was that lot. 
Is there with Abraham and 

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Abraham says to him? 
Look out here. 

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There's no reason why there 
should be Strife among us. 

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We need to put a stop to all of 
this nonsense. 

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We don't need that at all. 
It is not necessary. 

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And then Abraham said, look 
isn't all the land before thee 

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and he said this, there's room 
for both of us and he tells them

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all you have to do now, is go 
ahead and choose and you can 

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choose first. 
If you choose to go to the left,

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I'll go to the right. 
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right, then I'll go to the left.
And the Bible says about that 

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time. 
That lot lifted up his eyes, and

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I've tried to picture in my 
mind's eye when he looked at the

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well-watered. 
Plain of Jordan. 

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What exactly he saw? 
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the wheels started turning in 
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As he started to think about how
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in that place, this was a 
business man, that had some 

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wealth. 
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am certain wanted to further 
himself along the lines of 

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finance and business and quite 
perhaps, not only that, maybe 

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the selling feature that put it 
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The top was how beautiful the 
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land was indeed? 
And so the Bible Abel says that 

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he did this, that Abraham dwelt 
in the land of Canaan and Lot 

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journeyed East and when he did 
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plain and pitched his tent 
toward Sodom. 

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But notice in Genesis chapter 13
and verse 13, where the Bible 

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says, but the men of Sodom were 
Wicked and sinners before the 

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Lord exceedingly, Oh, what a 
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Wicked city. 
That was and you know, tonight 

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you and I understand, and we are
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there's a certain sin of today 
that we know of that came from 

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that, wicked wicked place. 
But you know, luck could say, 

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couldn't he couldn't lock say 
well, it's okay, it's okay, 

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because after all I am not like 
that, couldn't he say, it's all 

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right, if I go and dwell with 
them and Then do business with 

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them associate with them, be 
their neighbor and on, and on, 

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and on even prosper from them. 
Because after all I have no 

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intention whatsoever of 
partaking of their evil sin. 

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Couldn't he say that, couldn't 
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And that would have been. 
Okay, I want you to notice the 

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words of second, Peter chapter 2
and beginning in verse number 7,

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where the Bible says and 
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A just lot vexed with the filthy
conversation of the wicked for 

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that righteous man dwelling 
among them notice in seeing and 

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hearing vexed. 
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day with their unlawful Deeds. 
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have been on lot and ultimately 
on his family as well. 

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Hear the words of the great 
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Paul in First Corinthians 
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Where Paul said be not deceived,
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good manners. 
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chapter 6 and verse 17. 
The Apostle Paul said, wherefore

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come out from among them and be 
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touch not the unclean thing and 
I will receive you. 

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Also in verse number 18, it 
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do that, I will be a father unto
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And ye shall be my sons and 
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Almighty. 
And finally, one more verse of 

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scripture along that line by the
same author, the Apostle Paul by

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and through divine inspiration 
in Ephesians chapter 5 and verse

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number 11 said this and have no 
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works of darkness but rather 
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Well, we very sadly. 
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We know that that's that lot was
sitting in the gate of Sodom 

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when two angels came in the form
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And we understand that lot 
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back and stay with him. 
And you remember that? 

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These angel said, no, that's all
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We'll stay here. 
We'll stay and remain in the 

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street all night, but the Bible 
says that lock pressed upon 

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them. 
The importance of coming with 

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him. 
And he was persistent and 

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because he was so persistent. 
They did so, and they made 

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unleavened bread in the Bible 
says that they ate and they're 

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now inside the home of lat. 
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something before they laid their
heads down that night, something

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most disgusting in all the world
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about to happen. 
The Bible says, and this will 

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show the wickedness of this evil
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The Bible says that these angels
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Sodom and the men of Sodom, by 
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that be a lesson. 
The younger will follow their 

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example. 
I'm going to tell you something,

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these younger people, these 
younger men that are described 

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here in this story, and in this 
account, as they compassed 

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around the house of locked, 
these younger people didn't wake

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up one day and all of a sudden 
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they were not born that way. 
They were not born into sin, 

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they were not born with a 
depraved Soul, which something 

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wrong with them. 
They were not born trapped in a 

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body and didn't know what they 
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Female. 
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of their outward evil influences
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I'm going to tell you something.
That's why people send today. 

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They're tempted, they yield to 
the Temptation and then sin is 

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brought in their life. 
I'm going to tell you something.

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Ladies and gentlemen, you 
surround people with wickedness 

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and sin and all of that. 
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wear on its going to change 
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Their values will change the 
things that they do in their 

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life will change. 
Their priorities will change and

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every single decision they make 
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Well, we know the Three. 
They called into lot and they 

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said, lot, come out here and 
send those two men. 

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Those new men that we've never 
seen you, send those two men and

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you send them outside. 
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I hope we all understand that 
they weren't requesting that 

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these men come out so they can 
know him to be pen pals in the 

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future. 
I hope we all have an 

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understanding just exactly what 
was meant when they said that we

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might know them. 
You know, lot was horrified by 

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that and standing there in front
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He said don't do that. 
Don't do that horribly, Wicked 

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thing. 
Don't do that. 

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Terribly, sinful thing, he said,
and then he says the 

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unthinkable. 
I still have it, sort of this 

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out, maybe you have But he says,
I have two daughters. 

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That have never known a man, you
take them instead and you do to 

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them whatever is pleasing in 
thine eye. 

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To do, oh, I can't fathom such a
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But you know what? 
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It's Autumn those young man, and
those old men of Sodom it, 

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infuriated them. 
And the Bible says, they pressed

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against lot and they should 
listen, you are a part-time 

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dweller here in our land and you
are going to stand in judgment 

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over us. 
Then he said, they said to him, 

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whatever we were going to do to 
those two men were going to do 

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worse to you. 
The Bible says that they pressed

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upon lock so great that he was 
about to push the door down and 

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from the inside a hand, from one
of those angels reached out and 

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grabbed him and pulled him 
inside and struck all of those 

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men that were outside that had 
compassed his house with 

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blindness, so that they would 
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Well then Lots going to find out
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When the morning came, he finds 
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That it's time to destroy this 
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The angel said to lot, get your 
family together, and get out of 

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this place for the Lord, has 
sent us to destroy it. 

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And when the morning came, the 
Angels hasten lot and said, 

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arise, take thy wife and thy two
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else, they will be consumed with
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And the scripture says they 
lingered and the men laid. 

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Hold on Lots hand and laid. 
Hold upon his wife's hand and A 

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hold upon the hand of his 
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And the Bible says, took them 
outside the city and Sid, 

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basically in our language, run 
for your life. 

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That's what you have to do with 
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You got to run for your life. 
you can't even let your foot 

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stay in the path of it Book of 
Proverbs teaches us that because

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they don't get us. 
It surely will. 

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You know, the pressure was so 
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reason, the screams, the horror 
behind the life that she enjoyed

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from times past whatever. 
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But she turned back, she looked 
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turned into a pillar of salt. 
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know the ending All the choice 
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It all began with his choosing 
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Jordan When it ended up, we find
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the landscape of his life, would
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He found suffered oppression in 
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He lost all of his wealth, he 
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and even the shame of incest 
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he made the wrong choice study 
with me now, for the remaining 

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time, Some life-changing 
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our life. 
You know, I've been kind of 

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referring to this. 
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so it's not a rerun. 
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there are major decisions in our
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day decisions in our life. 
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decisions in our life are 
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They mold who we are? 
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That is a fact. 
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about some big decisions. 
I want to talk about some very 

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large decisions in our life, 
that change everything. 

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First of all, There's that God's
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always will be the perfect plan 
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The problem isn't that there's a
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The problem is there's a mistake
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If we would just follow the 
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has, authorized ordained and 
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We won't have problems in this 
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one day before our maker 
hearing. 

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Those wonderful words. 
Well done, thou good and 

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faithful servant. 
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greatest choice and the greatest
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greatest Choice. 
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our decision to follow Jesus. 
I know that the world has all 

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manner of ideas on how you 
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Many would say that you follow 
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with him in any way that any 
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say that you can have a 
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All By yourself that it's 
separate and apart from someone 

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else's relationship with the 
same Lord, but the Bible doesn't

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teach such things, there is a 
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First of all, the Bible says 
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the reason for that is a man, 
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And by the way, anyone that has 
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sin and needs to do something 
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The only thing you can do is is 
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Jesus, who died on the cross for
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So that that blood can cleanse 
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There's no other way that we can
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The Bible says that we need to 
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misinterpret. 
What is meant by Jesus when he 

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had that discussion with 
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said that a man must be born 
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Nicodemus said, how can a man be
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Can he enter the second time 
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born? 
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Jesus said that, which is born 
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which is born of the spirit is 
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Jesus, would also say that a man
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spirit in order to be born 
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moment, first of all, and first 
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in verse 1, the Apostle Paul 
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declare unto you the gospel, 
which I preached unto you, which

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also you have received and 
wherein you stand by which also 

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you are saved if you keep in 
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unless you have believed in vain
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First of all, that which I also 
received notice he said how that

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Christ died For our sins, 
according to the scriptures, how

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he was buried and how on the 
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According to the scriptures, 
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He says that Jesus Christ did 
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Mount Calvary on gothas brow, a 
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the cross and he died after he 
died after he was on that cross 

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for six hours. 
The Bible says he was taken down

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from that cross. 
Ross with, not a bone in his 

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body being broken, he was buried
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three days, but then we rejoice 
in the fact and we're so excited

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about the fact that Jesus then 
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day. 
Notice this Paul said, keep in 

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memory, what? 
I preached unto you, he's 

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talking to Christians, what did 
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He preached unto them. 
This, he said to keep that in 

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memory, Whatsoever. 
I have preached unto you Romans 

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chapter 6, and verse 17, the 
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thanked that ye were the 
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God be thanked because you no 
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Why is that? 
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the heart. 
That form of Doctrine, the form 

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of Doctrine was what he said to 
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You've obeyed it, you did it, 
you followed it and you'll be 

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saved if you keep in memory. 
What I have preached unto you 

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and Romans chapter 6. 
Beginning in verse number 3, the

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Bible says know. 
Ye not that. 

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So many of us as were baptized 
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Christ were baptized into his 
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Therefore, we are buried. 
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death that like as Christ was 
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glory of the father. 
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newness of life. 
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together in the likeness of his 
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likeness of his resurrection. 
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baptized for the remission of 
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When one will do that, he obeys 
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Doctrine, he contacts the blood 
of Jesus, and his sins These are

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washed away. 
There is no greater decision 

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that a person makes in their 
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follow Jesus. 
In the former fashion at the 

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Bible pictures. 
That one must do and the Bible, 

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clearly pictures that a person 
must be baptized for the 

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remission of their sins to walk 
in newness of life in order to 

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be saved. 
You know, I know that we say 

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this a lot. 
And you know I'm a young man, I 

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realized that but I'm going to 
keep saying it until the day I 

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die. 
And I would that all Brethren 

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would never get wearied by me 
saying or anyone saying this. 

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but once you obey the gospel, 
once you are a Christian Every 

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single thing in your life. 
Just now has begun as a new 

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creature. 
And listen being in the body of 

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Christ is being in his church. 
The church needs to be the most 

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important thing in our life. 
Everything that we do, hinges, 

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Upon Our response to the gospel,
everything hinges, Upon Our 

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obedience Us to Christ 
everything changes if we will, 

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truly put him first in our life 
and his church first in our 

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life, we will not have priority 
problems tossed to and fro 

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making decisions as we go along.
And hoping we make the right 

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ones. 
Put him first, most important 

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thing in your life. 
Number two. 

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You know, there's something else
that's very important. 

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I think you'll all agree. 
And that is choosing your 

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friends. 
Having a good friend, is a 

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wonderful blessing. 
Did you know that, the Bible 

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actually talks of that in 
Proverbs chapter 17 and verse 

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17. 
The Bible says a friend loveth 

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at all times. 
And a brother is born for 

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adversity. 
I want you to know something 

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tonight. 
I have some wonderful friends, 

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not just people that I would say
that I'm close to because we are

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Brethren were Brothers and 
Sisters in Christ. 

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I'll take it. 
A step further. 

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I'm going to tell you something.
There are people in this room 

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that are dear friends of mine. 
I kind of think I know what the 

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Book of Proverbs was talking 
about when I look out across 

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this audience and I see people 
that have sat and cried with me.

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When I see people that are in 
this audience that have rejoiced

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with me that have encouraged me 
that have helped me. 

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Oh, wonderful. 
Friend is priceless. 

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Friends are important. and you 
know what another thing about 

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that friends are some of the 
greatest influences in our life 

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at the fact, So we better choose
them wisely, we better make a 

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good choice when it comes to our
friends, you know, in other 

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words, when Proverbs 17 and 17 
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times and a brother is born for 
adversity. 

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In other words, he's saying a 
pretender may show love 

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occasionally, but the love of a 
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You know, I was studying with 
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talking about friends who were 
talking about influences in the 

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world. 
And it was said to me by this 

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person but the people that are, 
I know, it's I shouldn't be 

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doing that kind of stuff out 
there, but the people out there 

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are my dear friends. 
I can't just drop them off by 

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the wayside, we're too close. 
Like we're brothers, Blood, 

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Brothers, or something? 
But, you know, I guarantee you 

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this. 
If there was once a time when 

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you had something in common, 
that was sinful, okay? 

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And you remove that sinful act 
away from your relationship, you

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stop doing that sinful act. 
You just watch and see how fast 

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you get dropped, like a bad 
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When you come to realize, you 
have nothing in common with 

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that. 
And the only thing you had in 

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common was the sin. 
That's The Pretender. 

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At the Book of Proverbs is 
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Do they act like they're with 
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They act like you can trust in 
them. 

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They act like you can count on 
them. 

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But when the chips are down, 
Where will they be? 

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The wrong friend, is a curse for
righteousness and Proverbs 

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chapter 12 and verse 26. 
The Bible says the righteous is 

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more excellent than his 
neighbor, but the Way of the 

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Wicked Sedusa, 'The them. 
And you remember that? 

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We've already quoted from 1st 
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Where the Apostle Paul said be 
not deceived. 

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Evil Communications corrupt good
manners, You know, I think it's 

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important that we just 
understand that we need. 

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Not to follow the wrong crowd, 
but understand this too. 

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We can't go isolate our self and
hide inside. 

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Because if we hide inside, how 
are we going to save that, which

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is lost? 
We cannot You know, the 

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difference though, we all do 
surely. 

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We know that there's a big 
difference between trying to 

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trying to lead somebody to 
Christ. 

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There was a huge difference 
between the publicans and 

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sinners that ate with Jesus, and
somebody partaking in their evil

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Deeds, all we need to reach out 
to the lost. 

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Let me just say this to, we talk
about this. 

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I might preach on this at a 
later time in this meeting. 

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I don't know. 
But I'll just say this very 

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briefly that I understand that 
the word of God is that. 

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At see that needs to be planted 
in a good and honest heart. 

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If the seed is not planted in a 
good and honest heart, God will 

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not give the increase. 
We understand that. 

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But just remember this, it is 
mine and your responsibilities 

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as Christians to take that word 
and soften those hearts. 

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That's what we need to do. 
Don't sweep them under the rug, 

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like they're insignificant 
soften their heart. 

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If you get rejected, go back 
again and again, and again. 

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Then and try to soften their 
heart. 

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Thirdly tonight and very 
hurriedly. 

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Choosing a mate in this life. 
I'll tell you something, aside 

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from obeying, the gospel. 
I don't know what a greater 

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bigger, earth-shattering 
life-changing decision there is 

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than choosing a mate. 
You know, sometimes folks, look 

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at things differently when they 
get their emotions involved. 

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But let me just say this again, 
I know there are marriages and 

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families being destroyed as I 
speak right now, all over the 

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world. 
I know that, but that's not 

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because it's God's fault. 
God has established and ordained

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the marriage relationship that 
if a man and a woman will follow

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that pattern and that plan they 
are destined for success in 

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their home. 
But if they deviate from that, 

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they are destined for failure. 
Choose a mate, young ladies in 

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this audience. 
Choose a man that is willing to 

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rise up and be the man that he 
should be to be the leader of 

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his family to do. 
What the Bible says that Paul 

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said, husbands love your wives. 
How so, as Christ also, loved 

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the church, that tells me that 
if I can understand how Jesus 

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Christ loved the church, then, I
can understand how it's supposed

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to be that. 
I'm supposed to love my wife. 

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First of all, Jesus loved the 
church. 

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To the extent that he gave 
himself. 

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For it. 
The church is the bride of 

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Christ. 
How does he lead? 

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Performance example sacrifice. 
All those are big strong words. 

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Those are some pretty difficult 
things at times, but, you know, 

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it doesn't change the pattern. 
Young men. 

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You choose a woman that is 
willing to get in her role very 

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politically uncorrect. 
Incorrect thing. 

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You that are here at this 
congregation that are members 

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here. 
Plans have heard me say this 

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before, I'll say it again. 
I know it's Politically 

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Incorrect, but men and women are
not equal. 

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We are different because God has
given us different roles. 

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And I'm going to tell you 
something any man, though that 

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thinks that, because men and 
women are not equal And the 

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man's been given the 
authoritative role in the home, 

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that he's to be a tyrant and a 
bully over his wife. 

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I'm going to tell you something.
Ladies and gentlemen, that's not

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a big man at all. 
And that's a man that goes 

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diametrically opposed to the 
teachings of the Apostle. 

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Paul with reference to the 
marriage relationship Love your 

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wife as Christ loved the church,
be a wife in subjection to that 

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type of authority and that type 
of headship. 

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Can you think of anyone, that 
would be any woman. 

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That would be sad or any woman 
that would not want to be a part

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of a relationship like that, 
where the husband is thinking of

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nothing, but the woman and by 
the way, we have to go back to 

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Jesus because that's what Paul 
said, nothing Jesus did was for 

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himself, everything he did was 
for his Ride. 

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Pretty big shoes to fill, but 
the plan is perfect. 

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I'd like to say so many more 
things tonight. 

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One more thing though, because 
time is now failed, me and then 

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I'll quit. 
I want to talk to you now about 

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the awesome responsibility that 
men and women have. 

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With their children. 
You know, the day that people 

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decide in the husband and the 
wife decide they want to bring 

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children into this work. 
Oh, what an important day? 

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What? 
An important decision. 

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Very sadly. 
Though, there are children 

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tonight as I stand before you 
throughout this whole world that

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are going unloved. 
There are children that are 

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living their lives, not knowing 
what it's like to have a 

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Christian father and a Christian
mother Very, sadly. 

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There are children even amongst 
God's people. 

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That have weak parents that 
won't stand for that, which is 

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right and won't guide them and 
direct them in the way that they

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should go. 
Ladies and gentlemen, tonight, I

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want you to understand that the 
decisions that we make as 

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parents don't just affect our 
self. 

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They affect them. 
They affect their soul. 

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I know, Ezekiel. 18 says, the 
soul that sinneth, it shall die.

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The son shall not bear. 
The iniquity of the father. 

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Neither shall the father bear, 
the iniquity of the son, the 

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righteousness of the righteous, 
shall be upon him. 

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And the wickedness of the wicked
shall be upon him. 

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I completely and thoroughly 
understand that. 

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But I will say this to, it is 
the responsibility of the parent

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to bring the children up in the 
way that they should go. 

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The Apostle Paul said in 
Ephesians 6 and for Father's 

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provoke, not your children to 
wrath but bring them up in the 

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nurture and the admonition of 
the Lord, there is no greater 

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responsibility that we have in 
our life then trying to get our 

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children to heaven. 
Let me just say this, if you'll 

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pardon the personal aside, I 
don't like doing this very much 

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but I will this time My Two 
children. 

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Are everything to me. 
I know you all know that I got 

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the best kids in the world, just
ask me. 

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And I'm very proud of them. 
I'm very proud when they have an

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accomplishment in this life. 
I really am as any parent would 

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But I'll tell you this. 
It doesn't make any difference. 

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What they accomplished in this 
life. 

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It doesn't matter if they become
the greatest. 

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The world has ever seen in their
field. 

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Their peers can bow the knee 
before them, and they can exalt 

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them above everyone. 
If they miss heaven. 

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They've lost it all. 
You know. 

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Preacher. 
One time said, if I lose my 

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children to the devil, it won't 
be before the fight. 

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That's a fact. 
But just what if? 

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My influence is driving them 
away. 

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Because if it's not important to
me, it won't be to them. 

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How will they remember you? 
How will your children? 

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Remember you Young Fathers 
myself to, how will they 

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remember us when we're gone? 
How will they remember us? 

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When they grow up and they faced
the battles and challenges in 

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their life? 
Will they remember us like this?

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Father was remembered one time. 
A boy, once wrote these words 

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about his dad? 
He said his shoulders are a 

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little bent, his youthful force 
that rifle spent, but he's the 

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finest man. 
I know with heart of gold and 

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hair of snow. 
He seldom crossed and never 

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mean, he's always been so good 
and clean. 

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I only hope I'll always be as 
kind to him, as he's to me. 

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Sometimes he's tired and seems 
forlorn. 

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His happy face is lined and 
warm. 

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Yet, he can smile when things 
are bad. 

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That's why I love my gray hair 
dead. he doesn't ask the world 

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for much just Comfort 
friendliness and such from the 

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things I've heard him say, I 
know it's up to me to pay for 

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all the Deeds he's done for me 
since I sat rocking on his knee.

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Oh, not in dollars dimes or 
sense because that's not a 

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father's recompense. 
Nor does he worship wealth or 

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00:35:55,900 --> 00:35:58,500
fame? 
He'd have me on. 

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Jesus name. 
Is that how they'll remember us?

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Or will they remember us? 
What like a story was once told 

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about a young boy, young man, 
actually that stood in the 

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presence of a judge that was 
going to sentence him. 

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To a life of prison for a life 
of crime. 

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This judge was absolutely 
disgusted that he sat up there 

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on his judgement seat and looked
down at this young man. 

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He was disgusted because he had 
known this young man since he 

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was a little tiny boy. 
He knew him, because his dad. 

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Was a great lawyer. 
His dad was also a great author.

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And he said this, he said boy, 
look at your life. 

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I want you to look at your life 
right now, and you tell me why 

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is it that you're standing 
before me to be sentenced to 

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prison for a life of crime that 
you have done. when you've had a

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great man like that, As your 
father. 

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Well, this judge wanted to prick
the conscience in the heart of 

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this young man, just one more 
time before he was sent to the 

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prison. 
He said, I want you to think 

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back on your life with your dad 
right now. 

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I want you to think about 
something. 

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00:37:20,600 --> 00:37:24,100
I want you to think of something
that you remember about that 

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great man. 
That he was. 

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Well, this young man kind of 
pause for a moment as he looked 

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down at the ground. 
He slowly lifted his eyes up, as

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he gazed back into the eyes of 
this. 

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Judge. 
He said your honor. 

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This is what I remember. 
I remember when I came to him 

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and said, Daddy, can I have some
advice? 

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00:37:53,300 --> 00:37:56,200
I remember he said run along 
boy. 

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00:37:57,400 --> 00:38:01,700
I'm busy. 
He said, sure, I remember when I

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was little I came to my dad and 
I said Daddy. 

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I need a companion. 
Would you play with me? 

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00:38:13,800 --> 00:38:18,200
And I remember, he looked up 
briefly from the book he was 

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writing and said run along boy. 
Run along. 

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I have a book to finish. 
You said your honor. 

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You see what you look at as a 
great man. 

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What you remember as a great 
litigator, great author and 

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00:38:35,100 --> 00:38:39,600
great man. 
I see a lost friend. 

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This man was on this judgment 
seat there that day this judge 

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was finally moved with 
compassion. 

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He lowered his head and his eyes
looked down and he said, oh I 

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00:38:53,900 --> 00:38:57,300
understand. 
He finished the book. 

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But lost the boy. 
How will they remember us? 

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00:39:03,700 --> 00:39:10,400
One day we only get one shot 
with those little guys just 

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once. 
They want our attention, they 

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00:39:13,900 --> 00:39:15,800
want our love, they want our 
friendship, they want our 

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companionship, they want our 
advice. 

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They want guidance, though. 
Sometimes a little guys, don't 

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act like if they do want 
guidance, it's up to us as 

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parents to guide them in the way
that they should go. 

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