Mike Novotny - L - Laziness

September 23, 2025 | 29:5

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Time Of Grace With Mike Novotny | Mike Novotny - L - Laziness | September 23, 2025

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>> at the gym that i work
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Out at, occasionally,
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Out at, occasionally, i saw the other day
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I saw the other day this chart that teaches
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This chart that teaches you how to work just
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You how to work just the right amount.
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I saw it posted in bright
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I saw it posted in bright colors right above
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Colors right above the dumbbells.
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The dumbbells. it was called
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It was called the target heart rate chart.
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The target heart rate chart. you ever seen one?
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It's meant to measure your heart
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It's meant to measure your heart rate based on your age so that
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Rate based on your age so that you work out enough to have
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You work out enough to have some actual physical benefit.
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Some actual physical benefit. i've had a chance to see
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I've had a chance to see what this word says about
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What this word says about the concept of work.
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The concept of work. i looked it up.
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I looked it up. the words work and worker appear
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The words work and worker appear over 500 times in the bible,
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Over 500 times in the bible, and related words like lazy,
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And related words like lazy, or busy, or idle,
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Or busy, or idle, or diligent,
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Or diligent, or my favorite from
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Or my favorite from the book of proverbs,
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The book of proverbs, the word sluggard,
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The word sluggard, those words show up
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Those words show up about 70 times.
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About 70 times. i had the chance to read
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I had the chance to read all 570 plus passages.
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All 570 plus passages. and today, i want to give you
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And today, i want to give you a biblical crash course on what
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A biblical crash course on what the good book that god
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The good book that god gave us says about work.
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Gave us says about work. i'm going to cover three things,
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I'm going to cover three things, what i'm going to call
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What i'm going to call the clock, the couch,
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The clock, the couch, and the cross.
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And the cross. the clock, the danger
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The clock, the danger of working too much.
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Of working too much. the couch, the danger
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The couch, the danger of working too little.
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Of working too little. and the cross,
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And the cross, where god gives us rest
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Where god gives us rest for our souls which
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For our souls which motivates us to do just
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Motivates us to do just the right amount of work.
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The right amount of work. so, let's jump in
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So, let's jump in with part one, the clock.
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With part one, the clock. do you know out of all
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Do you know out of all the 66 books of the bible
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The 66 books of the bible which one of these books
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Which one of these books talks about work the most?
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Talks about work the most? it's the book of exodus.
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It's the book of exodus. and the reason exodus
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And the reason exodus is number one
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Is number one out of 66 books in the bible
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Out of 66 books in the bible is mostly because
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Is mostly because of a man named pharaoh.
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Of a man named pharaoh. let me show you
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Let me show you an example in exodus 1.
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An example in exodus 1. when the children of israel,
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When the children of israel, 1500 bc,
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1500 bc, were in egypt as slaves,
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It says,
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It says, "the egyptians worked
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"the egyptians worked the israelites ruthlessly."
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The israelites ruthlessly." "remember the sabbath day
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"remember the sabbath day by keeping it holy,"
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Was god's answer and blessing
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Was god's answer and blessing to people who never got
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To people who never got the sabbath, or sit down.
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The sabbath, or sit down. the egyptians worked
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The egyptians worked them ruthlessly.
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Them ruthlessly. in fact, you can read
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In fact, you can read the story for yourself,
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The story for yourself, in exodus when the children
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In exodus when the children of israel just asked for a long
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Of israel just asked for a long weekend to worship their god,
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Weekend to worship their god, here's what pharaoh says
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In chapter 5, "lazy,
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In chapter 5, "lazy, that's what you are, lazy.
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That's what you are, lazy. that is why you keep saying,
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That is why you keep saying, 'let us go and sacrifice
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'let us go and sacrifice to the lord.'
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To the lord.' now, get to work."
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Now, get to work." i read a great example,
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There is no one in
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There is no one in the entire bible who uses
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The entire bible who uses the word lazy more than pharaoh.
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The word lazy more than pharaoh. and we sometimes think
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And we sometimes think of the classic pyramids
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Of the classic pyramids as the symbol
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As the symbol of pharaoh and egypt.
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Of pharaoh and egypt. but if my friends in the front
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But if my friends in the front row can help me out here,
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Row can help me out here, i think a better symbol
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I think a better symbol for pharaoh --
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For pharaoh -- you ready?
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You ready? is this.
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Thank you.
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Thank you. a giant clock.
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A giant clock. now, pharaoh,
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Now, pharaoh, in his heart,
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In his heart, always had the clock ticking.
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Always had the clock ticking. the time in pharaoh's heart,
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The time in pharaoh's heart, i would say it was
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I would say it was 7:06 on the dot.
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7:06 on the dot. and whenever someone
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And whenever someone tried to sit down, pharaoh
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Tried to sit down, pharaoh just heard the...
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[clock ticking]
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Clock, the work that
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Clock, the work that could be done,
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Could be done, the buildings
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The buildings that could be built,
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That could be built, the glory that could
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The glory that could be brought to egypt.
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Be brought to egypt. people were begging
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People were begging for a break,
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For a break, but for pharaoh
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But for pharaoh the clock was always ticking.
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The clock was always ticking. the list never ended.
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The list never ended. and so, he says, "lazy.
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And so, he says, "lazy. that's what you are.
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That's what you are. you should be doing more work."
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You should be doing more work." so, let me ask you
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So, let me ask you a personal question,
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A personal question, do any of you have
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Do any of you have a little pharaoh that lives
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A little pharaoh that lives in your head?
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In your head? whenever you try to sit down.
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[clock ticking]
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All you hear is the clock.
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All you hear is the clock. every time you try to close
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Every time you try to close the calendar,
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The calendar, all you can see
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All you can see in your mind is the list.
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In your mind is the list. sorry parents for the edgy way
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Sorry parents for the edgy way to say it but someone said it
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To say it but someone said it memorably to me years ago.
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Memorably to me years ago. are you the kind of person
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Are you the kind of person that "shoulds" on yourself?
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That "shoulds" on yourself? "i should get up.
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"i should get up. i should get back to work."
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I should get back to work." obligation, must, like a.
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[snapping]
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And i asked you that
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And i asked you that question not just
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Question not just for the sake for your own
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For the sake for your own heart and stress levels,
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Heart and stress levels, and balance,
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And balance, and well-being,
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And well-being, but because if you give in
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But because if you give in to turning productivity
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To turning productivity into your idol,
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Into your idol, into your to do list,
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Into your to do list, the thing has to get done,
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The thing has to get done, i'll tell you what will happen,
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I'll tell you what will happen, everyone in your life will
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Everyone in your life will become like the little
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Become like the little israelites to you as pharaoh.
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Israelites to you as pharaoh. you'll be running, and rushing,
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You'll be running, and rushing, and huffing, and puffing.
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And huffing, and puffing. and even if you don't
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And even if you don't say a word,
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Say a word, just the way you carry
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Just the way you carry yourself will be a silent sermon
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Yourself will be a silent sermon that tells everyone,
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That tells everyone, "you're lazy if you sit down.
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"you're lazy if you sit down. there is so much for us to do."
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There is so much for us to do." you know, some of you,
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You know, some of you, no offense,
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No offense, if you would have been around
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If you would have been around in the beginning,
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In the beginning, you probably would
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You probably would have yelled at god
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Have yelled at god for taking the seventh
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For taking the seventh day off.
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Day off. "think of what else
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"think of what else you could have created!"
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You could have created!" but here's the fact,
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But here's the fact, even if you get all
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Even if you get all the way to the end
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The way to the end of your to-do list,
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Of your to-do list, do you know what
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Do you know what you'll do tomorrow?
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You'll do tomorrow? come up with a new to-do list.
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Come up with a new to-do list. we work and we push,
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We work and we push, and some of us bring
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And some of us bring so much stress into our homes.
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So much stress into our homes. and we need to just look
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And we need to just look in the mirror and say,
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In the mirror and say, "okay, pharaoh.
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"okay, pharaoh. calm down."
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Calm down." you got a clock this big,
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You got a clock this big, one that would make
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One that would make flavor flav proud.
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Flavor flav proud. and you just can't like...
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And you just can't like... [loud sigh]
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[loud sigh] you can't sit and you
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You can't sit and you can't let anyone do --
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Can't let anyone do -- you have to just, like,
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You have to just, like, preach to your own heart
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Preach to your own heart and say, "okay, pharaoh.
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And say, "okay, pharaoh. okay.
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Okay. i'm not lazy.
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I'm not lazy. that's not what i am.
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That's not what i am. i've worked hard."
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I've worked hard." by the way,
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By the way, do you know why pharaoh
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Do you know why pharaoh loves 7:06?
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Loves 7:06? because it's six hours
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Because it's six hours and 66 minutes.
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And 66 minutes. it's like a demonic way
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It's like a demonic way of seeing our day where
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Of seeing our day where we just have to get everything
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We just have to get everything done or it's just not good,
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Done or it's just not good, and it's not enough.
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And it's not enough. you have to sit down and say,
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You have to sit down and say, "no, no, no.
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"no, no, no. that's not how
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That's not how i'm going to live.
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I'm going to live. i'm not going to do that
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I'm not going to do that to the people i care about."
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To the people i care about." we don't have
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We don't have to live at this, like,
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To live at this, like, level of unsustainable exodus.
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Level of unsustainable exodus. it's like turning our heart
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It's like turning our heart rate up so much that, you know,
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Rate up so much that, you know, it feels good because
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It feels good because we're doing so much,
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We're doing so much, but soon we crash.
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But soon we crash. a couple months ago,
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A couple months ago, this guy from our church
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This guy from our church told me about an experience
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Told me about an experience he had as an american
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He had as an american in a european city.
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In a european city. he said he was sitting
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He said he was sitting at a cafe,
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At a cafe, everyone is around
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Everyone is around drinking coffee.
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Drinking coffee. and he asks his waiter,
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And he asks his waiter, like many americans would,
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Like many americans would, "hey, do you think
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"hey, do you think i could get this
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I could get this coffee to go?"
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And the european waiter
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And the european waiter looked at him and said, "why?"
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Looked at him and said, "why?" my friend said,
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My friend said, "well, i don't know,
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"well, i don't know, because i want..."
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Because i want..." and the waiter just looked
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And the waiter just looked at him confused and said,
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At him confused and said, "i guess i could do that."
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"i guess i could do that." later that same trip,
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Later that same trip, my friend was carrying
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My friend was carrying this big old, you know,
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This big old, you know, travel coffee mug,
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Travel coffee mug, like many of us have.
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Like many of us have. and he's just walking around.
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And he's just walking around. he stopped and actually
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He stopped and actually looked at all the people
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Looked at all the people passing him and realized
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Passing him and realized he was the only person
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He was the only person he could see multitasking
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He could see multitasking his morning coffee.
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His morning coffee. there were tons of people
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There were tons of people that drank coffee,
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That drank coffee, but do you know
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But do you know how they drank it?
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How they drank it? they would sit, they would sip,
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They would sit, they would sip, they would talk,
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They would talk, they would think,
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They would think, they would savor.
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They would savor. and every good, productive
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And every good, productive american would say, "lazy.
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American would say, "lazy. that's what you are."
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That's what you are." you know what
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You know what the siesta is?
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The siesta is? "it's lazy.
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"it's lazy. these people closing
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These people closing down their businesses.
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Down their businesses. they could be making more.
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They could be making more. that's lazy."
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That's lazy." you know, we have, like,
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You know, we have, like, a cultural pharaoh, do we not?
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A cultural pharaoh, do we not? and america for all of its
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And america for all of its incredible pros has this major
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Incredible pros has this major con that we are like bred
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Con that we are like bred on more,
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On more, on bigger,
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On bigger, and better, and faster.
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And better, and faster. "you sold how much?
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"you sold how much? let's do more.
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Let's do more. the church is how big?
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The church is how big? let's," -- like, it's never,
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Let's," -- like, it's never, ever enough and so we
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Ever enough and so we can never sit.
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Can never sit. there's always, always,
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There's always, always, work for us to do.
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Work for us to do. and so, we need in
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And so, we need in a culture like this,
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A culture like this, especially depending
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Especially depending on how you're wired,
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On how you're wired, to just look at each other
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To just look at each other to look at ourselves and say,
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To look at ourselves and say, "okay, pharaoh, time to sit."
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"okay, pharaoh, time to sit." because if we can do that,
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Because if we can do that, if we can call out this
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If we can call out this like productivity idol
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Like productivity idol in our hearts,
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In our hearts, on the other side
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On the other side of that is something so,
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Of that is something so, so, so good.
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So, so good. but maybe some of you need
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But maybe some of you need the very opposite advice.
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The very opposite advice. you know, when i was looking
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You know, when i was looking up all those bible words
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Up all those bible words on work, and busyness,
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On work, and busyness, and idleness,
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And idleness, and laziness,
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And laziness, i found those examples
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I found those examples in the book of exodus.
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In the book of exodus. but i also found something else,
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But i also found something else, what i'm going
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What i'm going to call the couch,
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To call the couch, which apparently was a serious
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Which apparently was a serious problem in a 1st century church.
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Problem in a 1st century church. maybe the longest section
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Maybe the longest section on the bible on laziness
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On the bible on laziness is in 2 thessalonians 3.
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Is in 2 thessalonians 3. listen to the apostle paul's
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Listen to the apostle paul's words and hear his passion
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Words and hear his passion in his heart for this subject.
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In his heart for this subject. he said, starting in verse 6,
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"in the name
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"in the name of the lord jesus,
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Of the lord jesus, we command you."
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We command you." he's coming in hot.
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He's coming in hot. "we command you, brothers
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"we command you, brothers and sisters,
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And sisters, to keep away from every
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To keep away from every believer who is idle
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Believer who is idle and disruptive and does not live
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And disruptive and does not live according to the teaching
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According to the teaching that you received from us."
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That you received from us." isn't that interesting?
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Isn't that interesting? who should christians
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Who should christians keep away from?
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You would think violent people,
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You would think violent people, abusive people.
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Abusive people. those with substance issues
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Those with substance issues are going to draw
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Are going to draw people in the tornado.
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People in the tornado. paul says,
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Paul says, "i'll tell you who
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"i'll tell you who to keep away from.
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To keep away from. someone who claims to
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Someone who claims to be a follower of jesus,
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Be a follower of jesus, but they're idle,
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But they're idle, they don't do much."
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Verse 7,
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Verse 7, "for you yourselves know how
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"for you yourselves know how you ought to follow our example.
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You ought to follow our example. we were not idle when
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We were not idle when we were with you,
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We were with you, nor did we eat anyone's food
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Nor did we eat anyone's food without paying for it.
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Without paying for it. on the contrary,
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On the contrary, we worked night and day,
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We worked night and day, laboring and toiling so that
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Laboring and toiling so that we would not be a burden
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We would not be a burden to any of you.
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To any of you. we did this,
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We did this, not because we do not
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Not because we do not have the right to such help,
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Have the right to such help, but in order to offer ourselves
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But in order to offer ourselves as a model for you to imitate.
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As a model for you to imitate. for even when we were with you,
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For even when we were with you, we gave you this rule:"
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We gave you this rule:" don't miss this part,
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Don't miss this part, "the one who is unwilling
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"the one who is unwilling to work shall not eat.
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To work shall not eat. we hear that some among you
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We hear that some among you are idle and disruptive.
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Are idle and disruptive. they are not busy;
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They are not busy; they are busybodies.
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They are busybodies. such people we command
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Such people we command and urge in the lord
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And urge in the lord jesus christ to settle down
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Jesus christ to settle down and earn the food they eat.
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And earn the food they eat. and as for you,
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And as for you, brothers and sisters,
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Brothers and sisters, never tire of doing
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Never tire of doing what is good."
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If working too much
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If working too much has the symbol of the clock,
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Has the symbol of the clock, then working too little
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Then working too little has another symbol,
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Has another symbol, ready for this one?
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Ready for this one? now is the time,
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Now is the time, just like we practiced.
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Just like we practiced. oh, yes thank you.
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Oh, yes thank you. it is the couch.
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It is the couch. now, if you're listening
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Now, if you're listening at home on a podcast
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At home on a podcast on the radio,
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On the radio, i have a big, giant,
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I have a big, giant, blue kind of bean bag up
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Blue kind of bean bag up here in front of the church.
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Here in front of the church. now, what was paul's problem
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Now, what was paul's problem with the thessalonians?
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With the thessalonians? it wasn't that they would
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It wasn't that they would sit down and relax and sabbath,
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Sit down and relax and sabbath, it's that some people.
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Just got so used to this,
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Just got so used to this, and instead of resting so that
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And instead of resting so that they could work,
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They could work, the got in the habit
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The got in the habit of being. idle.
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Of being. idle. and they would keep sitting when
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And they would keep sitting when everyone else in their church
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Everyone else in their church community stood up
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Community stood up and went back to work.
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And went back to work. in fact, they
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In fact, they were consuming so much,
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Were consuming so much, they were eating,
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They were eating, like the meals
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Like the meals with fellow christians,
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With fellow christians, but they were unwilling to work.
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But they were unwilling to work. and if you grow up in
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And if you grow up in a family where just,
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A family where just, someone would show up
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Someone would show up at the table and eat,
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At the table and eat, and then they just go back
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And then they just go back to the couch
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To the couch while everyone else cleaned up,
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While everyone else cleaned up, paul's like,
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Paul's like, "no, no, no.
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"no, no, no. hold up.
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Hold up. that's not the example
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That's not the example that we gave to you.
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That we gave to you. in fact, we had a rule when we
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In fact, we had a rule when we were with you that
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Were with you that the one who was unwilling
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The one who was unwilling to work shall not even eat.
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To work shall not even eat. keep away from anyone who comes
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Keep away from anyone who comes to your church community
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To your church community and consumes, and consumes,
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And consumes, and consumes, and consumes,
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And consumes, but won't contribute,
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But won't contribute, contribute and do the work."
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Contribute and do the work." now, i want to be careful here,
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Now, i want to be careful here, paul is not saying that
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Paul is not saying that if because of your age,
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If because of your age, or because of a disability
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Or because of a disability or because of an injury --
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Or because of an injury -- like if you can't do
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Like if you can't do the work --
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The work -- i know so many people
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I know so many people who would love to work like
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Who would love to work like they used to,
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They used to, but their bodies just can't.
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But their bodies just can't. that's not his issue.
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That's not his issue. his rule is this,
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His rule is this, the who is unwilling to work,
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The who is unwilling to work, shall not eat.
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Shall not eat. the person who won't put
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The person who won't put in the effort,
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In the effort, who is consuming more
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Who is consuming more than they contribute,
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Than they contribute, that is a serious problem
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That is a serious problem with jesus that paul commanded
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With jesus that paul commanded and urged people in the very
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And urged people in the very name of jesus to change.
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Name of jesus to change. so, let's talk about that
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So, let's talk about that for a second,
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For a second, can you think of any
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Can you think of any area of life where we could
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Area of life where we could apply that principle?
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Apply that principle? that a person should work.
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That a person should work. they can't just sit or things
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They can't just sit or things will quickly break down
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Will quickly break down relationally or spiritually.
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Relationally or spiritually. let's talk about politics.
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Let's talk about politics. i've seen my share of political
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I've seen my share of political ads over my years of being
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Ads over my years of being a voting american.
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A voting american. you know, it recently dawned
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You know, it recently dawned on me this, i think because
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On me this, i think because politicians are very savvy
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Politicians are very savvy to the human heart,
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To the human heart, do you know what most
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Do you know what most politicians promise you?
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Politicians promise you? food without work.
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Food without work. i mean, how can i get your vote?
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I mean, how can i get your vote? here's a simple way,
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Here's a simple way, vote for me and i'll give you,
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Vote for me and i'll give you, thing one you want,
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Thing one you want, thing two you want,
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Thing two you want, thing three you want.
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Thing three you want. and you know who is going
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And you know who is going to do the work to pay for it?
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To do the work to pay for it? not you.
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Not you. i'll tax these people,
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I'll tax these people, i'll take care of these --
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I'll take care of these -- like, literally,
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Like, literally, and you can understand
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And you can understand why it works.
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Why it works. i mean, i don't know about you,
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I mean, i don't know about you, but i like getting checks
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But i like getting checks from the government more than
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From the government more than i like writing checks
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I like writing checks to the government.
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To the government. and so, it's so tempting to come
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And so, it's so tempting to come up with a system where we can
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Up with a system where we can sit and who knows?
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Sit and who knows? other people will do the work,
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Other people will do the work, but somehow,
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But somehow, we'll still get to eat.
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We'll still get to eat. listen, when you consume without
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Listen, when you consume without contributing with your body,
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Contributing with your body, when you put
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When you put a lot of food in you,
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A lot of food in you, but you don't work it out
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But you don't work it out through good exercise,
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Through good exercise, your body will soon break down.
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Your body will soon break down. and the same thing happens
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And the same thing happens in a society.
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In a society. when we collectively consume,
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When we collectively consume, but we don't contribute,
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But we don't contribute, eventually, things break down.
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Eventually, things break down. the bible says that
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The bible says that a government's job is
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A government's job is to be just,
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To be just, to protect the innocent
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To protect the innocent and punish the guilty.
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And punish the guilty. if we all believe that work is
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If we all believe that work is worthy and laziness is bad
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Worthy and laziness is bad then we must line up
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Then we must line up political policy,
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Political policy, i say this carefully,
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I say this carefully, to be a system of justice.
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To be a system of justice. i can't do none of the work
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I can't do none of the work and just take from those of you
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And just take from those of you who've done the work.
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Who've done the work. and so, as you think about
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And so, as you think about all the issues that line up
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All the issues that line up with justice,
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With justice, as you pick a politician
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As you pick a politician to follow or vote for,
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To follow or vote for, remember this,
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Remember this, we made this the rule,
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We made this the rule, the one who is unwilling
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The one who is unwilling to work shall not eat.
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To work shall not eat. but there's another application
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But there's another application i want to make with you today,
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I want to make with you today, some of you might remember in
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Some of you might remember in a recent message,
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A recent message, i spoke pretty directly
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I spoke pretty directly to the women in the church
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To the women in the church about the way
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About the way they use their words.
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They use their words. today, i want to talk to the men
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Today, i want to talk to the men in church about the way
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In church about the way that we see work.
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That we see work. so, i was doing some research
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So, i was doing some research the other day about what kind
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The other day about what kind of work is done in homes
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Of work is done in homes where both husband
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Where both husband and wife work outside the home.
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And wife work outside the home. now, depending
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Now, depending on your family dynamic,
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On your family dynamic, if you're married or you
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If you're married or you know people who are,
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Know people who are, you know, if one person works
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You know, if one person works outside the home often,
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Outside the home often, another person who
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Another person who is in the home will
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Is in the home will do all the work there.
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Do all the work there. but what happens when
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But what happens when both people are leaving
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Both people are leaving in the morning
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In the morning to go to work,
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To go to work, and they come back at home?
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And they come back at home? what happens to household chores
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What happens to household chores when husband and wife
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When husband and wife both have a job?
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Both have a job? do you know what they found out?
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Do you know what they found out? they found out that most
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They found out that most husbands and wives in america
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Husbands and wives in america tend to pick about an equal
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Tend to pick about an equal amount of categories.
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Amount of categories. traditionally, a wife might
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Traditionally, a wife might do the cooking and the cleaning,
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Do the cooking and the cleaning, and be like the primary person
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And be like the primary person with school and the kids.
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With school and the kids. and the husband,
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And the husband, he's going to take the finances,
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He's going to take the finances, he's going to take the yard,
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He's going to take the yard, he's going to fix the cars
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He's going to fix the cars when something breaks.
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When something breaks. i know it's a stereotype.
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I know it's a stereotype. but when they dug into the data,
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But when they dug into the data, guess what?
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Guess what? they found out that traditional
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They found out that traditional husband jobs were very sporadic
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Husband jobs were very sporadic in the amount of work.
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In the amount of work. i'll take care of the yard.
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I'll take care of the yard. which is cutting
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Which is cutting the grass once a week.
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The grass once a week. but they found out that most
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But they found out that most wife work was not sporadic,
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Wife work was not sporadic, but constant.
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But constant. if you take
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If you take care of cooking
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Care of cooking you're not spending an hour
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You're not spending an hour a week cooking like
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A week cooking like cutting the grass.
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Cutting the grass. i'll take care of the cars.
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I'll take care of the cars. sweet, an oil change
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Sweet, an oil change is what?
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Is what? every three months?
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Every three months? anyone here do laundry
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Anyone here do laundry every three months?
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Every three months? when you actually crunch
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When you actually crunch the numbers and the minutes,
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The numbers and the minutes, it turns out that even
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It turns out that even though both people thought
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Though both people thought they were doing the work,
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They were doing the work, there was a gross imbalance
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There was a gross imbalance between contribution
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Between contribution and consuming.
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And consuming. we'd live in the house,
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We'd live in the house, we'd eat the same meals,
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We'd eat the same meals, we'd literally
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We'd literally sleep in the same bed,
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Sleep in the same bed, but one of us is doing
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But one of us is doing way more work than the other.
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Way more work than the other. i shared that data with my wife,
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I shared that data with my wife, kim, and you know what she said?
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Kim, and you know what she said? nothing.
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[laughter]
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But she gave me a look
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But she gave me a look that was like this.
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So, this we weekend,
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So, this we weekend, we had to have
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We had to have a really good conversation
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A really good conversation about work.
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About work. listen, husbands if you would
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Listen, husbands if you would get nervous about actually
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Get nervous about actually crunching the minutes in a month
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Crunching the minutes in a month that both of you work,
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That both of you work, it's time to do the math.
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It's time to do the math. those who eat should work.
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Those who eat should work. anything else is an injustice.
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Anything else is an injustice. i brought that data up
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I brought that data up to a couple female friends
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To a couple female friends the other day,
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The other day, i thought they'd get
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I thought they'd get kind of riled up saying,
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Kind of riled up saying, "yeah, our husbands don't
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"yeah, our husbands don't work enough at home."
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Work enough at home." no, but actually they
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No, but actually they talked to me about something
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Talked to me about something they're much more passionate
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They're much more passionate about and i want to share
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About and i want to share it with you today.
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It with you today. it's the amount of work
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It's the amount of work that many men fail to do when
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That many men fail to do when it comes to the faith
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It comes to the faith of their family.
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Of their family. there's this controversial
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There's this controversial passage in the book
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Passage in the book of ephesians,
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Of ephesians, maybe you've heard of it.
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Maybe you've heard of it. it says, "the husband is
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It says, "the husband is the head of the wife
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The head of the wife and that wives should
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And that wives should submit to their husbands."
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Submit to their husbands." and what these christian
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And what these christian women said is,
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Women said is, "we would love to
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"we would love to if he would only do the work."
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If he would only do the work." it's so complicated
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It's so complicated for a christian woman to say,
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For a christian woman to say, "i would love to follow my
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"i would love to follow my husband's spiritual lead.
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Husband's spiritual lead. i would love to sit down
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I would love to sit down and pray when he
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And pray when he wants to pray.
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Wants to pray. i would love to support
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I would love to support him as he gets out the bible
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Him as he gets out the bible to teach our children.
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To teach our children. i would love to back him up
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I would love to back him up as he talks to our daughter
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As he talks to our daughter or our son about jesus
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Or our son about jesus and about stress
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And about stress and about the world.
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And about the world. but he doesn't do the work."
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But he doesn't do the work." how true is that?
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How true is that? however you divide the chores
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However you divide the chores at home,
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At home, the bible is so clear,
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The bible is so clear, "fathers bring up your
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"fathers bring up your children in the discipleship
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Children in the discipleship of the lord."
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Of the lord." there's nothing that you
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There's nothing that you will do that will matter more
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Will do that will matter more and the research bears this out,
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And the research bears this out, than to take the time
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Than to take the time and invest the energy
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And invest the energy to work so that your kids
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To work so that your kids know about jesus.
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Know about jesus. please do not --
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Please do not -- do not make your wife
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Do not make your wife read ephesians 5,
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Read ephesians 5, "the husband is the head
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"the husband is the head of the wife,"
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Of the wife," and just cringe because
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And just cringe because you're not the head of --
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You're not the head of -- listen, in the bible,
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Listen, in the bible, the question is not whether
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The question is not whether or not you are
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Or not you are the head of your household,
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The head of your household, the only question is
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The only question is if you're a good one.
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If you're a good one. this is why we need
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This is why we need a better way.
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A better way. and some of us are so
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And some of us are so tempted by productivity,
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Tempted by productivity, some of us are so tempted
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Some of us are so tempted to just come home and crash
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To just come home and crash and worship the god of comfort.
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And worship the god of comfort. but did you know that there is
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But did you know that there is a middle road between these two
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A middle road between these two extremes and it is beautiful?
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Extremes and it is beautiful? actually, do any of you know
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Actually, do any of you know what symbol, literally,
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What symbol, literally, right now, in this moment
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Right now, in this moment is in between this clock
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Is in between this clock and this couch?
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And this couch? the cross right there built into
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The cross right there built into the podium that
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The podium that i am preaching from.
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I am preaching from. what's so beautiful is when you
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What's so beautiful is when you study the bible's words on work,
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Study the bible's words on work, that the cross of jesus
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That the cross of jesus is exactly,
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Is exactly, exactly the balance
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Exactly the balance between work and rest.
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Between work and rest. it provides the best kind
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It provides the best kind of rest for your soul,
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Of rest for your soul, and it motivates you
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And it motivates you to want to do the good work
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To want to do the good work that god has for you to do.
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That god has for you to do. here's one of my
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Here's one of my favorite passages,
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Favorite passages, i'm going to need your help
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I'm going to need your help to read this one in a second.
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Paul said in ephesians 2,
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Paul said in ephesians 2, "for it is by grace
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"for it is by grace you have been saved,
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You have been saved, through faith-and this
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Through faith-and this is not from yourselves,
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Is not from yourselves, it is the gift of god-
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It is the gift of god- not by," say it with me,
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Not by," say it with me, "works, so that
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"works, so that no one can boast.
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No one can boast. for we are god's handi --"
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For we are god's handi --" say it with me,
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Say it with me, "work, created in christ jesus
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"work, created in christ jesus to do good,"
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To do good," say it with me,
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Say it with me, "works, which god prepared
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"works, which god prepared in advance for us to do."
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In advance for us to do." this is what i learned
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From making it all the way
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From making it all the way to page 1,200
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To page 1,200 in the classic novel,
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In the classic novel, les misérables.
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Les misérables. i grew up in a broadway
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I grew up in a broadway musical kind of family,
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Musical kind of family, les mis was one
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Les mis was one of our favorites.
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Of our favorites. so, this year,
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So, this year, i decided to try to read
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I decided to try to read the book by victor hugo,
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The book by victor hugo, les misérables,
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Les misérables, little did i know,
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Little did i know, it was a thousand plus pages.
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It was a thousand plus pages. but i finally made it to the end
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But i finally made it to the end and i'm so glad that i did
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And i'm so glad that i did because if you could
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Because if you could see my copy,
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See my copy, i couldn't stop underlining.
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I couldn't stop underlining. because that's a time when
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Because that's a time when a man named marius realized
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A man named marius realized that he had been saved.
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That he had been saved. if you know the story,
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If you know the story, marius had fallen in love
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Marius had fallen in love with this young woman,
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With this young woman, they were about to be married,
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They were about to be married, but first he fought in a fierce
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But first he fought in a fierce battle of the french revolution.
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Battle of the french revolution. he was shot and he
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He was shot and he was unconscious,
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Was unconscious, dying on the battlefield.
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Dying on the battlefield. but who heard the news
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But who heard the news and jumped into danger
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And jumped into danger to save him?
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To save him? his future father-in-law,
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His future father-in-law, a man named jean valjean.
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A man named jean valjean. he didn't just risk his life
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He didn't just risk his life to find marius,
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To find marius, he realized with bullets
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He realized with bullets flying in every direction,
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Flying in every direction, there's no way that they would
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There's no way that they would survive if they tried
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Survive if they tried to run through
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To run through the streets of paris.
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The streets of paris. so, do you know
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So, do you know what jean valjean did?
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What jean valjean did? he huffed his future son-in-law
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He huffed his future son-in-law over his shoulder like a sack
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Over his shoulder like a sack of potatoes and he descended
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Of potatoes and he descended into the sewers beneath
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Into the sewers beneath the city of paris.
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The city of paris. i'll show you a picture.
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There as he waded through
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Human filth, jean valjean,
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This aging man had no choice
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But to do hard work
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To save marius.
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Page 1,200 in my edition,
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Page 1,200 in my edition, here's how the novel ends.
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Here's how the novel ends. it says,
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It says, "marius upon discovering
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"marius upon discovering that jean valjean had saved
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That jean valjean had saved him could scarcely breathe.
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Him could scarcely breathe. he pressed a hand to his
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He pressed a hand to his heart to calm its beating.
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Heart to calm its beating. he was beside himself seeing
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He was beside himself seeing in jean valjean a figure
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In jean valjean a figure of indescribable nature,
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Of indescribable nature, supremely great and gently
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Supremely great and gently humble in his immensity.
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Humble in his immensity. marius was so dazed that he
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Marius was so dazed that he could not tell exactly
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Could not tell exactly what he saw,
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What he saw, only that it was great.
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Only that it was great. looking at his father-in-law
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Looking at his father-in-law and speaking to his wife,
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And speaking to his wife, marius said,
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Marius said, 'your father came to save me.
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'your father came to save me. it's his nature to save people,
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It's his nature to save people, so i will spend the rest
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So i will spend the rest of my life honoring him.'"
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Of my life honoring him.'" and i highlighted that part
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And i highlighted that part of the book and i said,
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Of the book and i said, that is so jesus.
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That is so jesus. it is in his nature
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It is in his nature to save people.
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To save people. there will come a moment
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There will come a moment in your life,
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In your life, maybe far in the past,
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Maybe far in the past, maybe today where you realize,
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Maybe today where you realize, he saved me.
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He saved me. he didn't make me
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He didn't make me earn it or deserve it,
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Earn it or deserve it, jesus came down and did
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Jesus came down and did the hard work on a cross
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To save me.
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To save me. so, what will i do now?
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So, what will i do now? here's the only answer,
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Here's the only answer, i will spend the rest of
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I will spend the rest of my life honoring god.
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My life honoring god. my brothers and sisters,
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My brothers and sisters, i hope that you, today,
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Can cling
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Can cling to the cross of jesus.
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To the cross of jesus. i hope and pray that it crushes
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I hope and pray that it crushes the clock and gives you peace
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The clock and gives you peace so that you can sit down
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So that you can sit down and rest and be still.
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And rest and be still. i hope as you cling
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I hope as you cling to that cross,
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To that cross, there is a fire in your
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There is a fire in your heart that wants to get up
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Heart that wants to get up and love people,
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And love people, to serve people,
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To serve people, to do the hard work.
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To do the hard work. you might rest on
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You might rest on the seventh day,
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The seventh day, but i want to work
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But i want to work for the next six
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For the next six because nothing, nothing
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Because nothing, nothing in the universe helps us
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In the universe helps us to rest and work
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To rest and work quite like the cross
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Quite like the cross of our savior jesus.
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Of our savior jesus. let's pray.
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Let's pray. god, you're so good to us.
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God, you're so good to us. you're so wise in your word.
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You're so wise in your word. just like you do
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Just like you do with so many things,
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With so many things, you balanced this perfectly.
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You balanced this perfectly. some of us have seen
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Some of us have seen what happens when doing
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What happens when doing becomes our being,
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Becomes our being, that the burden just crushes us
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That the burden just crushes us and it robs us of peace.
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And it robs us of peace. thank you for saving us
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Thank you for saving us from that by sending
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From that by sending your son to do all the work.
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And god, we see what happened
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When people just sit around.
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We weren't made for such things.
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Our bodies, our minds,
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Our souls were made for more.
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So, thank you
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For calling us to good work.
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Thank you for the chance
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To get up and serve
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Someone today.
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Thank you for the ability
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To grind it out,
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To lock it in,
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To sweat and to serve someone
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As jesus first served us.
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We're asking for your
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Holy spirit this week,
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To help us balance that well.
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When we're a bit too much,
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Help us to preach
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To our own hearts and tell
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Pharaoh to sit down
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And be quiet.
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And when we see,
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Like the good samaritan did,
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Someone who needs help,
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Help us to get up and do it.
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We need your guidance and your
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Wisdom to do this well, god,
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So use us as a church to help,
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To bless, to encourage,
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To correct, and confront
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Each other that we will work
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Just the right amount
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For the glory of your name
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And the good of our souls.
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We pray this all in jesus,
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And everyone said, amen.
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>> whether you tend to be
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>> whether you tend to be a little pharaoh
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A little pharaoh or a couch potato,
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Or a couch potato, pastor mike reminds us
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Pastor mike reminds us god can give us the right
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God can give us the right balance of work and rest.
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Mike Novotny - L - Laziness

September 23, 2025 | 29:5

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