1 00:00:14,080 --> 00:00:17,339 Welcome to the Lansdale Life Church podcast. 2 00:00:18,379 --> 00:00:24,100 If you're seeking a closer relationship with Jesus Christ, this podcast is for you. 3 00:00:24,940 --> 00:00:27,120 Thank you for joining us today. 4 00:00:34,500 --> 00:00:44,560 So we're probably going to do a lot of applicational, a lot of questions and a 5 00:00:44,560 --> 00:00:49,200 lot of applicational and not much historical factual things. 6 00:00:50,699 --> 00:00:52,640 We are in the piano, if we don't see this. 7 00:00:52,759 --> 00:00:52,939 Yeah. 8 00:00:56,859 --> 00:00:59,979 Give me an offer of a hand. 9 00:01:00,579 --> 00:01:01,380 I'm not sick. 10 00:01:22,420 --> 00:01:24,439 So we did cities of refuge. 11 00:01:24,859 --> 00:01:27,200 Now it's the cities of Levites. 12 00:01:32,019 --> 00:01:32,659 Yeah. 13 00:01:37,340 --> 00:01:38,299 Yo, Evan. 14 00:01:38,640 --> 00:01:39,159 How are you? 15 00:01:39,599 --> 00:01:40,599 Does everyone know Evan? 16 00:01:43,180 --> 00:01:44,400 Evan Schwoyer. 17 00:01:45,799 --> 00:01:46,439 All right. 18 00:01:46,500 --> 00:01:47,219 Well, let's pray. 19 00:01:50,620 --> 00:01:53,379 Father God, we thank you for being here, Lord. 20 00:01:53,879 --> 00:02:01,379 And we thank you that you've given us your word and your Holy Spirit to discern your 21 00:02:01,379 --> 00:02:01,900 word. 22 00:02:03,439 --> 00:02:09,659 And Lord, we asked you to guide us and and Lord, nothing happens by chance. 23 00:02:09,900 --> 00:02:12,020 We pray that, you know, John is okay. 24 00:02:12,319 --> 00:02:14,280 Lord, we don't know the situation. 25 00:02:14,280 --> 00:02:17,360 So we pray, Lord, that he's okay. 26 00:02:17,740 --> 00:02:18,939 Joni's okay, Lord. 27 00:02:19,560 --> 00:02:23,460 And maybe there was a miscommunication somewhere along the line. 28 00:02:24,379 --> 00:02:28,280 But Lord, you have the saints here, Lord, and we have your wisdom. 29 00:02:29,960 --> 00:02:32,719 And Lord, we thank you for what you're about to do. 30 00:02:32,819 --> 00:02:39,360 This is exciting because you're going to show up here and and and just be in our 31 00:02:39,360 --> 00:02:41,500 midst and guide our conversation. 32 00:02:43,000 --> 00:02:45,080 And we thank you for it. 33 00:02:45,259 --> 00:02:50,500 So thank you for this opportunity, Lord, to sharpen one another as we explore 34 00:02:51,060 --> 00:02:55,479 this chapter, as the land is being divvied up. 35 00:02:56,860 --> 00:02:58,699 We thank you in Jesus' name. 36 00:02:59,060 --> 00:02:59,319 Amen. 37 00:03:02,360 --> 00:03:08,219 So let's dive right in at chapter 21, Cities of the Levites. 38 00:03:08,219 --> 00:03:11,400 And you know, it always struck me about the city of the Levites. 39 00:03:11,599 --> 00:03:16,479 The cities is that, you know, they didn't get land, but they still got 40 00:03:16,479 --> 00:03:20,759 something, you know, they still got the surrounding area of cities. 41 00:03:20,979 --> 00:03:21,680 They got a city. 42 00:03:22,139 --> 00:03:27,740 But then they also had like a perimeter of the cities to farm and to 43 00:03:27,740 --> 00:03:28,939 raise their own crops. 44 00:03:30,280 --> 00:03:32,120 So they weren't without anything. 45 00:03:32,659 --> 00:03:37,120 And also, it always struck me is that they're always given 10 percent of 46 00:03:37,120 --> 00:03:42,319 all the tithes of Israel went to the Levites. 47 00:03:42,500 --> 00:03:44,300 So they were treated, you know, really well. 48 00:03:44,639 --> 00:03:49,280 But it is interesting how they didn't they weren't permitted to own a 49 00:03:49,280 --> 00:03:50,000 territory. 50 00:03:50,860 --> 00:03:55,139 And that was probably I would think because, you know, priests are 51 00:03:55,139 --> 00:04:01,860 to intercede between God and man and intercede between man and God. 52 00:04:01,860 --> 00:04:06,879 And the Levites were considered, you know, that special group of 53 00:04:06,879 --> 00:04:09,620 people who were those intercessors. 54 00:04:10,659 --> 00:04:14,000 And so they needed to be sprinkled out throughout the whole land, 55 00:04:14,020 --> 00:04:19,600 you know, so that they could participate in that act of interceding. 56 00:04:20,199 --> 00:04:24,000 And so if they had their own land, then they would be brought aside 57 00:04:24,000 --> 00:04:28,819 and out to kind of they'd be isolated, you know, which would not be 58 00:04:28,819 --> 00:04:32,000 healthy, you know, for them. 59 00:04:32,860 --> 00:04:39,480 You know, for some reason, it just reminded me of how they say, 60 00:04:40,360 --> 00:04:45,459 you know, in ministry, how the bigger a church gets, 61 00:04:46,480 --> 00:04:51,000 the people at the top become further and further removed from 62 00:04:51,819 --> 00:04:52,500 the congregation. 63 00:04:52,819 --> 00:04:53,399 Ever hear of that? 64 00:04:53,399 --> 00:04:59,400 Like how they because they become like isolated and and they're 65 00:04:59,959 --> 00:05:04,600 sort of in their own bubble and and that's just not healthy, 66 00:05:04,939 --> 00:05:10,259 you know, to be separate, not experiencing the same things that 67 00:05:10,259 --> 00:05:14,620 that the congregation is and not in the weeds, if you will, 68 00:05:14,620 --> 00:05:17,379 with what all the people are going through. 69 00:05:17,540 --> 00:05:18,379 You know, does that make sense? 70 00:05:19,040 --> 00:05:19,220 Yeah. 71 00:05:19,220 --> 00:05:20,680 But okay. 72 00:05:21,079 --> 00:05:25,279 So in fact, do we want to take some turns reading? 73 00:05:25,980 --> 00:05:28,220 I would kind of be fun as well. 74 00:05:31,800 --> 00:05:39,439 Someone want to take chapter 21 verse one, two, three. 75 00:05:42,600 --> 00:05:43,500 Hey, Joe. 76 00:05:44,720 --> 00:05:46,079 Joe was walking on the do that. 77 00:05:46,420 --> 00:05:46,839 Yeah. 78 00:05:48,259 --> 00:05:48,819 You want to do that? 79 00:05:48,819 --> 00:05:51,120 All right, Mr. Vozo. 80 00:05:51,420 --> 00:05:53,399 Or Vozo, as some might say. 81 00:05:57,340 --> 00:05:58,379 All right. 82 00:05:59,439 --> 00:06:02,519 Then the heads of the father's houses of the Levites came 83 00:06:02,519 --> 00:06:06,600 near to Elazar, the priest, to Joshua, the son of Nun, 84 00:06:07,240 --> 00:06:09,740 and to the heads of the father's houses of the tribes 85 00:06:09,740 --> 00:06:10,980 with the children of Israel. 86 00:06:11,699 --> 00:06:15,600 And they spoke to them at Shiloh in the land of King, 87 00:06:15,600 --> 00:06:20,360 saying, the Lord commanded through Moses to give us cities 88 00:06:20,360 --> 00:06:23,519 to dwell in with their common lands for our livestock. 89 00:06:24,139 --> 00:06:26,740 So the children of Israel gave to the Levites 90 00:06:26,740 --> 00:06:29,980 from their inheritance at the commandment of the Lord, 91 00:06:30,579 --> 00:06:32,480 these cities and their common lands. 92 00:06:37,199 --> 00:06:38,079 All right. 93 00:06:38,300 --> 00:06:40,879 I think we can move on from there unless someone has something 94 00:06:40,879 --> 00:06:46,139 that jumps right out at them that they want to mention. 95 00:06:47,800 --> 00:06:52,600 If not, why don't we go from verses four to five? 96 00:06:52,819 --> 00:06:55,500 Because I just don't want to miss something if we go through too 97 00:06:55,500 --> 00:06:57,199 much in one segment. 98 00:06:58,339 --> 00:07:00,259 Who wants to read verses four and five? 99 00:07:01,800 --> 00:07:02,660 Thank you. 100 00:07:02,839 --> 00:07:03,439 All right. 101 00:07:03,519 --> 00:07:03,819 Ken. 102 00:07:04,420 --> 00:07:09,120 The descendants of Aaron, who were members of the prophet, 103 00:07:09,120 --> 00:07:13,500 a member of some clan, the tribe of Levi, 104 00:07:14,560 --> 00:07:17,500 were allotted 13 towns that were originally assigned 105 00:07:17,500 --> 00:07:20,259 to the tribes of Judah, Simeon, and Benjamin. 106 00:07:20,980 --> 00:07:22,740 The other family did that same clan 107 00:07:22,740 --> 00:07:26,959 where a lot of 10 towns from the tribes of Ephraim, Dan, 108 00:07:27,220 --> 00:07:29,100 and the half-tribe of Manasseh. 109 00:07:30,540 --> 00:07:30,879 Okay. 110 00:07:32,720 --> 00:07:34,459 Now, why don't you read on, Ken? 111 00:07:35,060 --> 00:07:38,720 The clan of Gershon was allotted 13 towns 112 00:07:38,720 --> 00:07:42,420 from the tribes of Issachar, Asher, Methopali, 113 00:07:42,939 --> 00:07:46,060 and the half-tribe of Manasseh in Bashan. 114 00:07:46,819 --> 00:07:51,920 The clan of Morania was allotted to 12 towns 115 00:07:51,920 --> 00:07:55,180 from the tribes of Reuben, Gad, and Zebu. 116 00:07:56,960 --> 00:07:57,740 Go on. 117 00:07:57,980 --> 00:07:58,199 Yeah. 118 00:07:59,060 --> 00:08:01,540 So the Israelites obeyed the Lord's command to Moses 119 00:08:01,540 --> 00:08:05,399 and assigned these towns and patrions the Levites 120 00:08:05,399 --> 00:08:07,560 by casting sacred laws. 121 00:08:09,899 --> 00:08:12,740 The Israelites gave the following towns 122 00:08:12,740 --> 00:08:15,060 to the tribes of Judah and Simeon 123 00:08:15,060 --> 00:08:17,480 to the descendants of Aaron, who were members 124 00:08:17,480 --> 00:08:20,279 of that same tribe with the tribe of Levi 125 00:08:20,279 --> 00:08:23,300 since the sacred lot fell to them first. 126 00:08:25,000 --> 00:08:29,899 Kiryaf, Arba, that is Hebron, in the hill country of Judah, 127 00:08:30,379 --> 00:08:31,879 along with surrounding pastures. 128 00:08:32,620 --> 00:08:36,059 Arba was ancestor of Hamil. 129 00:08:37,060 --> 00:08:39,279 But the open fields beyond the town 130 00:08:39,279 --> 00:08:41,559 and the surrounding villages were given to Caleb, 131 00:08:42,379 --> 00:08:46,039 son of Jeff Kuna, as his possession. 132 00:08:47,299 --> 00:08:48,679 Why don't we stop there for a second? 133 00:08:49,559 --> 00:08:52,240 So does everyone remember the story about Caleb 134 00:08:52,899 --> 00:08:56,179 that we learned not too many months ago 135 00:08:56,179 --> 00:08:58,559 or weeks ago, but Caleb? 136 00:08:58,919 --> 00:09:02,360 And do you recall that he received that land? 137 00:09:02,559 --> 00:09:03,580 And what was that land? 138 00:09:04,419 --> 00:09:06,899 Describe that land and its inhabitants. 139 00:09:07,879 --> 00:09:09,980 If anyone wants to share. 140 00:09:13,840 --> 00:09:14,539 Giant. 141 00:09:15,879 --> 00:09:16,340 Yeah. 142 00:09:21,759 --> 00:09:22,460 Yeah. 143 00:09:23,639 --> 00:09:24,320 And what were you saying? 144 00:09:25,139 --> 00:09:25,639 Mountainous. 145 00:09:26,919 --> 00:09:29,299 Hey, remember he was 85 at the time. 146 00:09:29,879 --> 00:09:33,039 And so, you know, that's always a fun 147 00:09:33,039 --> 00:09:36,340 subject, especially for those of us who are, you know, 148 00:09:36,600 --> 00:09:39,340 starting to get past middle age, you know, 149 00:09:40,879 --> 00:09:43,460 thinking that, you know, our time is still now, 150 00:09:43,879 --> 00:09:48,059 you know, that we can still conquer the amazing mountains 151 00:09:48,059 --> 00:09:50,120 and the amazing giants, you know, 152 00:09:50,259 --> 00:09:53,600 and it's never over until the Lord takes us. 153 00:09:53,820 --> 00:09:55,679 So I love that idea. 154 00:09:56,720 --> 00:09:59,679 But let me ask you something. 155 00:09:59,679 --> 00:10:03,059 So Aaron or Evan or Frank, you know, 156 00:10:03,120 --> 00:10:06,039 you're in your younger years than some of us. 157 00:10:07,000 --> 00:10:08,340 What does that make you think about? 158 00:10:08,480 --> 00:10:09,379 When you think of Caleb, 159 00:10:09,779 --> 00:10:12,840 if you remember the story Caleb at the age of 85, 160 00:10:12,840 --> 00:10:14,259 when he entered the land, 161 00:10:14,440 --> 00:10:20,139 he ended up taking this mountainous land with giants in it 162 00:10:20,139 --> 00:10:22,139 and he conquered it. 163 00:10:22,179 --> 00:10:24,759 And I'm sure he had some young bucks with him. 164 00:10:24,879 --> 00:10:25,200 Okay. 165 00:10:25,539 --> 00:10:26,639 He didn't do it solo. 166 00:10:26,639 --> 00:10:30,220 But how does that make you feel in terms of, you know, 167 00:10:30,279 --> 00:10:31,720 being younger, looking forward? 168 00:10:32,379 --> 00:10:32,919 What do you think? 169 00:10:40,400 --> 00:10:41,440 Any thoughts? 170 00:10:50,059 --> 00:10:52,159 I would say that it's like, 171 00:10:52,480 --> 00:10:56,539 it's getting me both to know that there's no time 172 00:10:56,539 --> 00:10:57,980 without a thousand people. 173 00:11:00,319 --> 00:11:03,440 That as long as you move our, I guess, 174 00:11:04,320 --> 00:11:06,980 young in spirit, the world is still using it. 175 00:11:08,179 --> 00:11:08,740 Yeah. 176 00:11:08,740 --> 00:11:11,980 Yeah, that's good. 177 00:11:13,940 --> 00:11:16,980 And young in spirit, what's that mean? 178 00:11:17,279 --> 00:11:18,759 And we could ask anybody in the room, 179 00:11:18,879 --> 00:11:21,980 what does young in spirit mean? 180 00:11:25,620 --> 00:11:26,580 What'd you say? 181 00:11:26,779 --> 00:11:29,139 What is someone, regardless of their age, 182 00:11:29,419 --> 00:11:34,899 being young in spirit based on how he said it, you know? 183 00:11:38,740 --> 00:11:39,720 Yeah, okay. 184 00:11:45,840 --> 00:11:47,240 What was that? 185 00:11:48,720 --> 00:11:49,179 Optimistic. 186 00:11:50,120 --> 00:11:50,320 Gayle? 187 00:11:52,460 --> 00:11:55,299 Being willing to trust an eye on the man of life 188 00:11:55,299 --> 00:11:57,259 and in that trust, 189 00:11:57,600 --> 00:12:00,080 he aims to be obedient to God and the man of life. 190 00:12:00,419 --> 00:12:02,000 Now what he asks you to do, 191 00:12:02,200 --> 00:12:03,740 just trust him that he's spending, 192 00:12:03,980 --> 00:12:06,159 he needs to do whatever he asks you to do 193 00:12:06,159 --> 00:12:08,559 so that it doesn't go matter how little more, 194 00:12:08,899 --> 00:12:10,100 asking him who's you, 195 00:12:10,500 --> 00:12:14,919 how he wants to speak and engage to where he asks you. 196 00:12:15,580 --> 00:12:15,960 Yeah. 197 00:12:17,019 --> 00:12:19,360 So what do you think of an older guy saying, 198 00:12:19,639 --> 00:12:25,980 give me the most difficult challenge to take? 199 00:12:27,500 --> 00:12:29,279 I think Ron and Roger do the same thing. 200 00:12:29,279 --> 00:12:32,340 Yeah, I do too. 201 00:12:32,840 --> 00:12:33,639 That's how God works. 202 00:12:34,299 --> 00:12:35,340 That's how God works. 203 00:12:37,639 --> 00:12:38,200 That's good. 204 00:12:38,279 --> 00:12:39,440 You hear what Ben says? 205 00:12:40,919 --> 00:12:42,259 I think God, that's how God works. 206 00:12:42,440 --> 00:12:43,500 He doesn't choose the obvious. 207 00:12:44,100 --> 00:12:46,080 Like David with a child when he sleeps a lot, 208 00:12:46,419 --> 00:12:48,340 he chooses an older man to do something. 209 00:12:48,980 --> 00:12:52,820 So it's not them and it's him working through them. 210 00:12:53,139 --> 00:12:53,539 Right, right. 211 00:12:53,960 --> 00:12:54,500 You know what I'm reading? 212 00:12:54,720 --> 00:12:54,899 Yeah. 213 00:12:55,039 --> 00:12:56,159 He takes some, like, Hercules. 214 00:12:56,820 --> 00:12:58,120 Oh yeah, he came in with that. 215 00:12:59,180 --> 00:13:00,340 There's no connection. 216 00:13:01,139 --> 00:13:01,919 Right, right. 217 00:13:02,000 --> 00:13:03,620 He doesn't like when he shaved down 218 00:13:03,620 --> 00:13:06,840 the thousands to 300 men with Gideon. 219 00:13:07,700 --> 00:13:08,879 That's just what he wants to do. 220 00:13:08,960 --> 00:13:10,220 He wants to defy logic. 221 00:13:10,740 --> 00:13:13,080 It's like, well, of course you would be able to win. 222 00:13:13,919 --> 00:13:15,740 So I'm not going to let you have that many people. 223 00:13:16,539 --> 00:13:20,559 Of course you would win being at your prime. 224 00:13:21,139 --> 00:13:22,779 So you're not going to have that land. 225 00:13:23,159 --> 00:13:25,899 Someone else is going to have that land that defies logic. 226 00:13:26,740 --> 00:13:27,720 Yeah, that's good. 227 00:13:27,720 --> 00:13:31,679 You know, and also just, you know, maybe, 228 00:13:33,439 --> 00:13:39,519 you know, maybe maturity, like realizing that no one else might want that land. 229 00:13:39,779 --> 00:13:40,799 You ever think about that? 230 00:13:41,000 --> 00:13:41,899 Like, in other words, 231 00:13:45,099 --> 00:13:52,779 Yeah, can you think of time in your life that you realize, 232 00:13:52,940 --> 00:13:56,159 you know what, no one else is going to want to do this. 233 00:13:56,159 --> 00:14:00,399 I know that you don't want to be singing your own praises if you, 234 00:14:01,000 --> 00:14:02,759 but like, but it's okay this time. 235 00:14:03,259 --> 00:14:06,600 Like, did you ever say, you know what, no one else wants to do this. 236 00:14:10,059 --> 00:14:14,139 So I'll do it because it's not going to be easy. 237 00:14:17,120 --> 00:14:19,299 For me, he came with mindset blows. 238 00:14:19,700 --> 00:14:20,639 I don't want to see God move. 239 00:14:21,240 --> 00:14:21,600 Right. 240 00:14:21,940 --> 00:14:24,799 So whatever is impossible, that's what I want to do. 241 00:14:24,799 --> 00:14:25,919 Yeah, I like that. 242 00:14:26,220 --> 00:14:27,279 That's what I want to do. 243 00:14:27,980 --> 00:14:30,759 You know, I mean, the first fight up, and I just seen Josh, 244 00:14:30,960 --> 00:14:33,840 the only one, like, yeah, God's got this. 245 00:14:34,460 --> 00:14:34,960 Don't worry about it. 246 00:14:35,440 --> 00:14:35,460 Yeah. 247 00:14:35,460 --> 00:14:39,879 And if you've got the little guy coming up against, you know, 248 00:14:40,379 --> 00:14:43,259 Goliath, he's like, God's got this. 249 00:14:44,179 --> 00:14:47,059 You know, he said, Goliath, you know. 250 00:14:47,259 --> 00:14:49,620 So to me, that's, you know, that's just, 251 00:14:50,660 --> 00:14:53,179 there are a lot of things that I do that are like, 252 00:14:53,179 --> 00:14:55,299 you know, because I love seeing God. 253 00:14:56,700 --> 00:14:56,899 Thank you. 254 00:14:57,679 --> 00:14:58,159 Yeah. 255 00:14:58,220 --> 00:15:02,059 It's almost, it's fun stepping out of your comfort zone, 256 00:15:02,200 --> 00:15:02,500 isn't it? 257 00:15:02,620 --> 00:15:07,879 And saying, I have no business being in this place at this time, 258 00:15:09,700 --> 00:15:12,299 but watch what happens, you know. 259 00:15:13,940 --> 00:15:14,019 Yeah. 260 00:15:15,519 --> 00:15:20,059 I thought it was interesting that, you know, 261 00:15:20,059 --> 00:15:25,600 the tribes were supposed to give the rights of worship. 262 00:15:27,059 --> 00:15:28,799 When you read down through here, 263 00:15:29,820 --> 00:15:37,080 a lot of the tribes paid the city's refuge of their worship, 264 00:15:37,799 --> 00:15:44,100 which was probably a credit portion of their, of what they had. 265 00:15:44,659 --> 00:15:47,799 So, like, the cities of refuge were one of the people 266 00:15:48,700 --> 00:15:51,720 who were wrong to be accused of murder. 267 00:15:52,960 --> 00:15:55,639 And they had to live there until the priests died, 268 00:15:57,320 --> 00:15:59,580 whether they had really, you know, 269 00:15:59,919 --> 00:16:02,480 were really guilty or not, they had to go there. 270 00:16:03,019 --> 00:16:04,320 Probably was not a wealthy city. 271 00:16:05,539 --> 00:16:08,059 Probably was not the shiniest portion. 272 00:16:08,620 --> 00:16:09,059 Right. 273 00:16:10,399 --> 00:16:11,799 And they gave that to the priests. 274 00:16:11,799 --> 00:16:17,019 But to me what this shows is that God was faithful. 275 00:16:17,480 --> 00:16:19,399 God provided for them. 276 00:16:19,639 --> 00:16:23,480 But the biggest thing that the tribe of we rights is that 277 00:16:23,480 --> 00:16:28,460 it just continues to show that almost God's plan 278 00:16:28,460 --> 00:16:30,000 will probably be in hurt. 279 00:16:31,460 --> 00:16:31,960 Right. 280 00:16:34,100 --> 00:16:34,440 Yeah. 281 00:16:37,259 --> 00:16:37,419 Yeah. 282 00:16:37,840 --> 00:16:38,039 Yeah. 283 00:16:43,840 --> 00:16:49,399 And not to mention the people, like you just said, 284 00:16:49,519 --> 00:16:54,980 that were coming in, you know, were they, did they have any guilt in the situation? 285 00:16:56,139 --> 00:16:57,940 If people are the way they are today, 286 00:16:58,720 --> 00:17:03,919 we all probably did something a little bit to get us into whatever situation we're in. 287 00:17:03,919 --> 00:17:07,180 So, yeah, that's a great observation. 288 00:17:08,579 --> 00:17:11,140 And yet, in a sense, they both worked hand-in-hand 289 00:17:11,140 --> 00:17:14,059 because there needed to be a high priest there 290 00:17:17,919 --> 00:17:21,000 for it to be a refuge, city of refuge. 291 00:17:21,200 --> 00:17:22,920 It was kind of worked hand-in-hand, you know. 292 00:17:23,200 --> 00:17:27,440 They were given that and it was because there needed to be a priest there. 293 00:17:27,759 --> 00:17:32,779 But, you know, yeah, they probably weren't, you know, the creme a la creme, you know. 294 00:17:32,779 --> 00:17:34,559 Probably wasn't the wealthiest town. 295 00:17:37,259 --> 00:17:38,319 That's true. 296 00:17:39,799 --> 00:17:41,700 But, yeah, that's good. 297 00:17:43,299 --> 00:17:49,160 So, how about, who wants to grab 13 to 19? 298 00:17:50,759 --> 00:17:51,380 Hello. 299 00:17:52,599 --> 00:17:52,759 Yeah. 300 00:18:45,219 --> 00:18:45,619 Okay. 301 00:18:47,420 --> 00:18:50,759 So, those common lands, again, so at least they had some area 302 00:18:50,759 --> 00:18:54,779 that they could do some of their own farming and so forth, you know, 303 00:18:54,859 --> 00:18:55,960 that they didn't have to rely. 304 00:18:57,619 --> 00:19:00,819 So, yeah, which is important. 305 00:19:01,160 --> 00:19:05,819 You know, you see that, you know, throughout scripture, you know, 306 00:19:06,059 --> 00:19:09,859 that people who served also always worked, you know. 307 00:19:10,440 --> 00:19:15,660 I mean, and probably that's always how the Lord designed it, 308 00:19:15,660 --> 00:19:20,019 that, you know, everyone also has to, you know, 309 00:19:20,059 --> 00:19:24,480 they can't rely strictly on the people for support, you know. 310 00:19:24,720 --> 00:19:26,460 It's probably a healthy situation. 311 00:19:27,960 --> 00:19:30,079 How about verse 20 to 26? 312 00:19:31,940 --> 00:19:32,400 Sure. 313 00:19:34,019 --> 00:19:36,440 The rest of the co-head fight clans of the Levites 314 00:19:36,440 --> 00:19:39,160 were allotted towns from the drive of Ephraim. 315 00:19:39,819 --> 00:19:41,579 In the hill country of Ephraim, 316 00:19:41,579 --> 00:19:45,279 they were given Shekha, a city of refuge for one accused of murder, 317 00:19:46,000 --> 00:19:49,079 and Gazer, Kizzaim, and Beth-Haron, 318 00:19:49,359 --> 00:19:51,839 together with their pasture lands, four towns. 319 00:19:52,559 --> 00:19:57,240 Also, from the tribe of Dan, they received Eltehed to Ked, 320 00:19:58,319 --> 00:20:01,700 Gibithon, Aijalon, and Gath-Vermon, 321 00:20:02,460 --> 00:20:05,000 together with their pasture lands, four towns. 322 00:20:05,920 --> 00:20:10,279 From half the tribe of Manasseh, they received Tanakh and Gath-Vermon, 323 00:20:10,279 --> 00:20:13,240 together with their pasture lands, two towns. 324 00:20:14,339 --> 00:20:18,140 And all these 10 towns and their pasture lands 325 00:20:18,140 --> 00:20:22,180 were given to the rest of the co-head fight clans. 326 00:20:24,599 --> 00:20:25,400 All right. 327 00:20:26,079 --> 00:20:27,140 You want to read on, Deb? 328 00:20:27,539 --> 00:20:27,720 Sure. 329 00:20:28,460 --> 00:20:29,960 Why don't you read all the way down to 42? 330 00:20:31,039 --> 00:20:31,220 Okay. 331 00:20:31,779 --> 00:20:33,539 The Levite clans of the Gershonites 332 00:20:33,539 --> 00:20:36,559 were given from the half-tribe of Manasseh, 333 00:20:36,559 --> 00:20:40,980 Galen, and Bashan, a city of refuge for one accused of murder, 334 00:20:41,660 --> 00:20:43,640 and then the Eshtarah, 335 00:20:43,839 --> 00:20:45,880 together with their pasture lands, two towns. 336 00:20:46,619 --> 00:20:51,839 From the tribe of Issachar, Kishion, Dabirath, Jarmoth, and Nganim, 337 00:20:52,460 --> 00:20:54,599 together with their pasture lands, four towns. 338 00:20:55,299 --> 00:21:00,000 From the tribe of Asher, Mish, Mishow, Abdah, Calcat, and Rahol, 339 00:21:00,380 --> 00:21:02,880 together with their pasture lands, four towns. 340 00:21:02,880 --> 00:21:07,099 From the tribe of Naftali, Kadesh, and Galilee, 341 00:21:07,220 --> 00:21:09,680 a city of refuge for one accused of murder, 342 00:21:10,460 --> 00:21:14,119 Kamath-Dor, and Kartan, together with their pasture lands, three towns. 343 00:21:14,680 --> 00:21:17,299 The total number of towns of the Gershonite clans 344 00:21:17,299 --> 00:21:19,960 came to 13, together with their pasture lands. 345 00:21:20,839 --> 00:21:23,319 The Mararite clans, the rest of the Levites, 346 00:21:23,380 --> 00:21:26,480 were given from the tribe of Zebulun, Jokob, Kartat, 347 00:21:27,359 --> 00:21:28,759 Dinna, and Nahalal, 348 00:21:29,099 --> 00:21:31,059 together with their pasture lands, four towns. 349 00:21:31,059 --> 00:21:38,059 From the tribe of Rumen, Bazer, Jahad, Kitmok, Mepheth, 350 00:21:38,900 --> 00:21:40,680 together with their pasture lands, four towns. 351 00:21:41,160 --> 00:21:44,000 From the tribe of Gad, Rahmoth, and Gilead, 352 00:21:44,180 --> 00:21:46,259 a city of refuge for one accused of murder, 353 00:21:47,579 --> 00:21:49,880 Mahan-9, Keshvan, and Jazer, 354 00:21:50,200 --> 00:21:52,339 together with their pasture lands, four towns, and all. 355 00:21:52,660 --> 00:21:56,119 The total number of towns allowed to the Mararite clans 356 00:21:56,119 --> 00:21:59,339 were when the rest of the Levites came to 12. 357 00:22:00,059 --> 00:22:01,740 Did you want me to go down with where? 358 00:22:02,140 --> 00:22:03,019 46, down on the bottom. 359 00:22:05,740 --> 00:22:07,440 The towns of the Levites and the territory 360 00:22:07,440 --> 00:22:09,960 held by the Israelites were 48 and all, 361 00:22:10,359 --> 00:22:11,839 together with their pasture lands. 362 00:22:12,240 --> 00:22:14,819 Each of the towns had pasture lands surrounding it. 363 00:22:15,259 --> 00:22:16,859 This was true for all the towns. 364 00:22:17,519 --> 00:22:19,400 So the Lord gave Israel all the land 365 00:22:19,400 --> 00:22:21,019 he had sworn to give their ancestors, 366 00:22:21,420 --> 00:22:23,539 and they took possession of it and settled there. 367 00:22:24,039 --> 00:22:26,119 The Lord gave them rest on every side 368 00:22:26,119 --> 00:22:28,240 just as he had sworn to their ancestors. 369 00:22:28,240 --> 00:22:31,319 Not one of their enemies withstood them. 370 00:22:31,519 --> 00:22:33,960 The Lord gave all their enemies into their hands. 371 00:22:34,400 --> 00:22:37,680 Not one of all the Lord's good promises to Israel failed. 372 00:22:38,359 --> 00:22:39,720 Every one was fulfilled. 373 00:22:41,619 --> 00:22:42,299 That's great. 374 00:22:43,900 --> 00:22:44,240 Happily ever... 375 00:22:44,799 --> 00:22:46,400 Who knows if I got them right? 376 00:22:48,460 --> 00:22:52,880 You just have to be confident in however you pronounce it. 377 00:22:53,099 --> 00:22:54,599 And you got us all on board. 378 00:22:55,660 --> 00:22:57,839 Once you hesitate, we're questioning. 379 00:22:59,860 --> 00:23:01,460 So that's great, you know. 380 00:23:02,299 --> 00:23:04,480 It's interesting, you know, God loves numbers. 381 00:23:05,279 --> 00:23:07,259 And in this case, there's 48 cities. 382 00:23:08,220 --> 00:23:10,000 And, you know, it's a multiple of 12. 383 00:23:12,480 --> 00:23:17,259 It's one less than 49, which the year of Jubilee, 384 00:23:18,099 --> 00:23:20,200 49 at the end of the 49th year. 385 00:23:20,400 --> 00:23:22,200 So there could be a lot of things, 386 00:23:22,200 --> 00:23:24,619 and we can put a lot of conjecture on that. 387 00:23:25,019 --> 00:23:30,160 But in the end, you know, God provided for everyone, 388 00:23:30,380 --> 00:23:32,720 set everyone up in the Promised Land, 389 00:23:33,039 --> 00:23:37,940 and even set the Levites up with being spread out 390 00:23:37,940 --> 00:23:42,339 throughout the land intermixed among the tribes, 391 00:23:43,380 --> 00:23:45,519 which is, you know, the way it should be. 392 00:23:45,819 --> 00:23:49,480 Because, you know, every tribe needed that intermediary, 393 00:23:49,480 --> 00:23:53,420 you know, between them and God. 394 00:23:54,299 --> 00:23:59,619 And so why don't we talk a little bit about the priests, 395 00:24:01,380 --> 00:24:04,700 how we are called, you know, a royal priesthood. 396 00:24:06,019 --> 00:24:09,359 Revelation says that we are kings and priests, you know, 397 00:24:10,819 --> 00:24:13,839 which, you know, obviously we aren't the king, 398 00:24:14,660 --> 00:24:18,440 but I think of us as kind of like tetrarchs. 399 00:24:19,440 --> 00:24:23,539 You know, like little kingettes for the king. 400 00:24:24,099 --> 00:24:29,180 He puts us in charge of things on earth on behalf of him, 401 00:24:29,240 --> 00:24:30,920 you know, it's like we represent him. 402 00:24:31,619 --> 00:24:34,059 So just like, you know, 403 00:24:35,299 --> 00:24:40,720 King Herod represented Caesar or the emperor 404 00:24:40,720 --> 00:24:42,880 in a certain region, you know, 405 00:24:42,980 --> 00:24:45,880 we represent our king on earth 406 00:24:45,880 --> 00:24:48,500 in certain regions of relationships, 407 00:24:49,500 --> 00:24:52,960 certain regions of geography, 408 00:24:53,680 --> 00:24:56,579 certain regions of responsibilities, you know. 409 00:24:57,700 --> 00:25:00,880 So whether it be like relationships where we represent 410 00:25:01,400 --> 00:25:03,200 the king in our families, 411 00:25:03,779 --> 00:25:06,059 we represent the king in our workplace, 412 00:25:06,660 --> 00:25:12,720 we represent the king in perhaps any other, 413 00:25:12,720 --> 00:25:17,119 in fact, can you think of some other venues 414 00:25:19,319 --> 00:25:25,319 or situations that we represent the king as a king 415 00:25:26,899 --> 00:25:29,019 on behalf of him? Does that make sense? 416 00:25:32,380 --> 00:25:34,740 And then we'll go to priests, but 417 00:25:37,280 --> 00:25:42,759 like, do you think of yourself as a king or a queen? 418 00:25:44,900 --> 00:25:45,900 In this case, you're a king. 419 00:25:52,519 --> 00:25:54,319 You're saying no, Evan. 420 00:25:54,880 --> 00:25:59,480 How come? Or why should you? 421 00:25:59,900 --> 00:26:00,900 Why put me on the spot? 422 00:26:02,519 --> 00:26:04,099 I don't know. 423 00:26:04,819 --> 00:26:06,880 Well, obviously, my first thought when I think of the king 424 00:26:06,880 --> 00:26:09,059 is his royalty. 425 00:26:09,420 --> 00:26:13,480 I think of somebody who is very high up, very important. 426 00:26:15,380 --> 00:26:17,660 Not a commoner, per se. 427 00:26:18,339 --> 00:26:22,380 Someone that stinks out is someone people look to. 428 00:26:25,259 --> 00:26:30,000 So I don't know if I would necessarily think of myself 429 00:26:30,000 --> 00:26:36,779 as a king, not saying that I am absent of characteristics 430 00:26:36,779 --> 00:26:39,599 of a king, but I don't know. 431 00:26:40,279 --> 00:26:42,319 I think it just initially my thought process, 432 00:26:42,480 --> 00:26:43,859 no, I don't feel like a king. 433 00:26:45,000 --> 00:26:47,880 I just feel like an average, ordinary person 434 00:26:47,880 --> 00:26:51,099 with only three ordinary people, I don't know. 435 00:26:51,579 --> 00:26:54,119 And that's probably the way most of us normally go. 436 00:26:54,240 --> 00:26:54,779 I know I do. 437 00:26:55,119 --> 00:26:57,900 In fact, sometimes I feel like the least in the room, 438 00:26:57,900 --> 00:27:01,240 in situations and so forth. 439 00:27:01,559 --> 00:27:03,380 But what do we mean by king? 440 00:27:03,640 --> 00:27:05,900 Do we really mean by we rule over people 441 00:27:06,839 --> 00:27:11,380 or we have stewardship? 442 00:27:13,319 --> 00:27:18,599 So real quick, before we part, we talked a lot about priests. 443 00:27:18,880 --> 00:27:21,240 We might as well just touch on it for just five minutes 444 00:27:21,240 --> 00:27:25,900 about the priesthood because we are called... 445 00:27:29,800 --> 00:27:30,920 That's what you said. 446 00:27:33,859 --> 00:27:36,559 But priests, it's interesting. 447 00:27:36,759 --> 00:27:37,400 See you, Justin. 448 00:27:37,559 --> 00:27:39,160 See you, bro. Thank you. 449 00:27:39,279 --> 00:27:44,099 But it's interesting how the priests were sprinkled amongst 450 00:27:44,099 --> 00:27:48,140 throughout the tribes and they weren't given their own territory. 451 00:27:48,859 --> 00:27:52,599 And I think that really is relevant to us in a sense. 452 00:27:52,920 --> 00:27:55,200 How would you say that relates to us? 453 00:27:55,899 --> 00:27:59,279 The fact that the sprinkling of the Levites 454 00:27:59,279 --> 00:28:04,880 throughout the land, how can we relate our lives to that? 455 00:28:06,920 --> 00:28:11,700 I think you said it well with the priests. 456 00:28:12,740 --> 00:28:14,819 And so they are in amongst all the tribes 457 00:28:14,819 --> 00:28:17,819 to deal with any issues they had. 458 00:28:18,279 --> 00:28:18,839 And we're priests. 459 00:28:20,000 --> 00:28:23,579 And so as we walk and wherever we go, whatever we're doing, 460 00:28:23,579 --> 00:28:28,140 where to be priests, act like that. 461 00:28:29,460 --> 00:28:30,799 And can we... 462 00:28:30,799 --> 00:28:39,579 And I know I can at times start to get kind of insulated 463 00:28:40,200 --> 00:28:45,259 or not willing to be spread out 464 00:28:45,259 --> 00:28:50,460 and not willing to be outside of my little territory 465 00:28:51,920 --> 00:28:58,839 and interacting with the people that God wants to minister to. 466 00:28:59,000 --> 00:29:02,319 Like, what do you anyone want to comment on that idea? 467 00:29:03,700 --> 00:29:06,519 What does that mean to us as priests? 468 00:29:08,440 --> 00:29:08,579 Gail? 469 00:29:11,080 --> 00:29:11,700 Gail? 470 00:29:13,940 --> 00:29:17,140 The thing that I've been thinking about lately a lot 471 00:29:17,140 --> 00:29:19,579 is the fact that we're supposed to act 472 00:29:20,259 --> 00:29:23,619 as though this life is just a temporary thing. 473 00:29:24,519 --> 00:29:27,299 We're supposed to remember that our real home is in heaven 474 00:29:27,299 --> 00:29:30,160 and that everything that we're doing here on earth 475 00:29:30,160 --> 00:29:32,380 is supposed to be for the glory of God 476 00:29:32,380 --> 00:29:36,680 that will enhance the kingdom even here on earth 477 00:29:36,680 --> 00:29:38,700 as we prepare to go to heaven. 478 00:29:39,079 --> 00:29:42,579 So that we're working not for our own stuff, 479 00:29:43,119 --> 00:29:44,420 but for the kingdom. 480 00:29:45,039 --> 00:29:48,779 And so what we're doing here is what is important to God 481 00:29:48,779 --> 00:29:51,299 and not necessarily what is important to our own life. 482 00:29:53,500 --> 00:29:54,019 Dad? 483 00:29:55,220 --> 00:29:57,619 No, it's just the same thing everybody else has said 484 00:29:57,619 --> 00:30:01,339 is that I think it was always God's attention 485 00:30:01,339 --> 00:30:03,779 for Israel to be the city on the hill, 486 00:30:04,660 --> 00:30:09,099 for us all to be the kingdom of priests 487 00:30:09,779 --> 00:30:12,519 that are the intermediaries for everyone. 488 00:30:13,220 --> 00:30:16,339 I think ultimately it would be awesome 489 00:30:17,340 --> 00:30:20,259 if we did that and reflected God the way we're supposed to. 490 00:30:20,819 --> 00:30:23,140 Thankfully he can use broken vests, 491 00:30:23,759 --> 00:30:28,200 but it's the same with our marriages. 492 00:30:28,740 --> 00:30:32,440 They are a prophetic example of Christ and his bride. 493 00:30:36,079 --> 00:30:41,119 Ultimately God wants us to be his reflection on this world 494 00:30:41,119 --> 00:30:45,180 and it's really easy to get enslaved 495 00:30:45,180 --> 00:30:46,480 and through what you're talking about. 496 00:30:46,700 --> 00:30:50,220 It's easy too because we only have 24 hours a day 497 00:30:50,220 --> 00:30:55,180 and if you're working and if you're feeding your family 498 00:30:55,180 --> 00:30:57,619 and gathering groceries, whatever you're doing, 499 00:30:57,720 --> 00:30:59,359 it's easy to become enslaved 500 00:31:01,740 --> 00:31:04,160 and easier for some than others, 501 00:31:04,740 --> 00:31:06,339 especially if you're a little shy 502 00:31:07,180 --> 00:31:11,480 or if you don't like crowds or whatever. 503 00:31:12,480 --> 00:31:14,900 It's easy to become enslaved. 504 00:31:16,520 --> 00:31:22,259 But yeah, like we're supposed to reflect God in all things. 505 00:31:24,119 --> 00:31:27,480 Thank goodness this phrase is... 506 00:31:28,500 --> 00:31:29,839 or is that anyway? 507 00:31:33,720 --> 00:31:35,359 I think it's just, you know, 508 00:31:35,940 --> 00:31:37,980 it's easy to be in a flash drive 509 00:31:37,980 --> 00:31:42,180 and certainly form a transformative spirit. 510 00:31:43,779 --> 00:31:47,400 Be thinking about the Lord and his will. 511 00:31:50,779 --> 00:31:52,960 It's like a sacrifice, right? 512 00:31:53,440 --> 00:31:56,559 So when we get caught up in all our own stuff, 513 00:31:58,460 --> 00:32:01,259 then the Lord does take a back seat. 514 00:32:02,400 --> 00:32:03,680 It's not supposed to be though. 515 00:32:03,940 --> 00:32:06,819 He's supposed to pay our mind 516 00:32:06,819 --> 00:32:12,619 and he's supposed to be on top of everything. 517 00:32:12,940 --> 00:32:15,200 He's supposed to be the first priority of everything. 518 00:32:17,140 --> 00:32:19,240 It's so easy to get caught up, 519 00:32:19,500 --> 00:32:21,180 especially when things start rolling, 520 00:32:22,360 --> 00:32:24,359 one thing after another thing. 521 00:32:26,280 --> 00:32:28,539 We're supposed to be disciples for a moment. 522 00:32:28,940 --> 00:32:33,799 We're supposed to be carrying a cross 523 00:32:36,160 --> 00:32:38,880 and it's just, you know, 524 00:32:39,640 --> 00:32:41,200 it's easy to say, oh well, 525 00:32:41,380 --> 00:32:44,440 all this stuff I got to do that's part of my physical, 526 00:32:44,720 --> 00:32:47,920 or my flesh, is carrying my cross. 527 00:32:48,279 --> 00:32:50,319 But it's not really what it is. 528 00:32:51,259 --> 00:32:55,200 It's about Jesus and putting the Lord first. 529 00:32:56,400 --> 00:32:58,480 It really takes a lot of focus. 530 00:32:58,480 --> 00:33:05,079 It's something we should be concentrating, 531 00:33:05,339 --> 00:33:06,319 meditating on. 532 00:33:09,640 --> 00:33:12,079 I know for me it's, you know, 533 00:33:12,880 --> 00:33:14,079 it's an ongoing battle. 534 00:33:15,099 --> 00:33:17,059 So I do get caught up, you know, 535 00:33:17,799 --> 00:33:19,839 just life, everyday life. 536 00:33:21,460 --> 00:33:24,339 You say you have the opportunity to share Jesus 537 00:33:24,960 --> 00:33:27,519 and you're all wrapped up in what you got to do 538 00:33:27,519 --> 00:33:28,900 when you get home and everything else. 539 00:33:31,019 --> 00:33:33,819 So praying does help, you know. 540 00:33:35,279 --> 00:33:36,920 We should definitely be praying 541 00:33:36,920 --> 00:33:38,220 when we get out of the bar. 542 00:33:38,779 --> 00:33:42,119 You know, it has to be something that is, 543 00:33:44,099 --> 00:33:47,380 it has to be something that's programmed into us 544 00:33:47,380 --> 00:33:49,359 that we do continually. 545 00:33:51,200 --> 00:33:54,019 So I think, at least for me, 546 00:33:54,019 --> 00:33:57,220 it's something I do feel like I need to work on. 547 00:33:58,299 --> 00:34:00,900 It's easy when you're in a car listening to gospel 548 00:34:00,900 --> 00:34:04,160 to be praising the Lord, you know. 549 00:34:04,980 --> 00:34:07,180 But like you say, get out of the bar, you're in work. 550 00:34:08,840 --> 00:34:13,519 I mean, I do try to focus on Him, 551 00:34:14,039 --> 00:34:16,639 but it's easy to get distracted. 552 00:34:17,320 --> 00:34:20,320 So I just wanted to share that, 553 00:34:20,320 --> 00:34:22,699 trying to stay in the Spirit, you know. 554 00:34:22,860 --> 00:34:23,199 Yeah. 555 00:34:24,119 --> 00:34:26,739 What does God want to be happy with right now? 556 00:34:27,800 --> 00:34:28,079 You know. 557 00:34:28,239 --> 00:34:28,900 What's this you want? 558 00:34:29,280 --> 00:34:30,539 You know, at this moment. 559 00:34:31,019 --> 00:34:35,079 Sometimes we get bombarded with a lot of things. 560 00:34:35,760 --> 00:34:37,900 Also, you know, you're like, 561 00:34:37,940 --> 00:34:38,860 which one? 562 00:34:39,400 --> 00:34:41,139 God, you know, smokes the toilet. 563 00:34:42,760 --> 00:34:44,500 But, you know, even, you know, 564 00:34:44,739 --> 00:34:47,139 it's everything that happens for a reason 565 00:34:47,139 --> 00:34:49,400 and just need to come in tonight, 566 00:34:51,059 --> 00:34:53,860 you know, a loose agenda, you know. 567 00:34:54,500 --> 00:34:56,480 And here He is, you know. 568 00:34:57,280 --> 00:35:00,659 And we ministered to Him and led Him to talk. 569 00:35:00,860 --> 00:35:02,079 And He ministered us, too, 570 00:35:03,039 --> 00:35:04,460 reminding us of some things. 571 00:35:04,719 --> 00:35:07,599 And, you know, where the Spirit is, 572 00:35:07,739 --> 00:35:10,860 there's always counseling for all of us. 573 00:35:13,320 --> 00:35:14,639 Anything one day? 574 00:35:16,420 --> 00:35:18,079 It's been a good one. 575 00:35:18,440 --> 00:35:22,980 It's just nice to see how God moves to be honest. 576 00:35:23,699 --> 00:35:26,119 And we came in with some guidance from a teacher. 577 00:35:27,519 --> 00:35:31,420 We ended up, myself, I ended up with teaching. 578 00:35:32,380 --> 00:35:35,820 And to be able to see how God moves in background. 579 00:35:36,539 --> 00:35:38,760 But, yeah, it's good. 580 00:35:39,760 --> 00:35:41,539 You know, the teacher's always here. 581 00:35:42,519 --> 00:35:42,659 Right? 582 00:35:42,659 --> 00:35:45,119 The word is, the teacher's always there. 583 00:35:47,599 --> 00:35:51,380 And we couldn't say what's to explain now. 584 00:35:51,820 --> 00:35:54,260 But, to your point, you know, 585 00:35:54,440 --> 00:35:55,900 did you think that this was a reason? 586 00:35:57,280 --> 00:35:59,500 So when I started coming to church, 587 00:35:59,940 --> 00:36:02,360 you came to this church room tomorrow. 588 00:36:03,980 --> 00:36:07,380 So I didn't know what day my son was. 589 00:36:08,579 --> 00:36:09,960 But after coming to church, 590 00:36:09,960 --> 00:36:12,440 my first week, I enjoyed it so much, 591 00:36:13,199 --> 00:36:14,860 I wanted to come next week. 592 00:36:15,340 --> 00:36:17,800 So I actually came to church on Tuesday. 593 00:36:18,440 --> 00:36:18,619 We came. 594 00:36:18,880 --> 00:36:19,960 It was the 9th of September. 595 00:36:20,980 --> 00:36:24,360 So I was disappointed when I got to church because 596 00:36:25,019 --> 00:36:26,639 I was walking back. 597 00:36:27,539 --> 00:36:31,800 And I met a woman who really special, 598 00:36:32,199 --> 00:36:35,679 just this natural station business church. 599 00:36:35,679 --> 00:36:37,980 And she said to my children, 600 00:36:39,059 --> 00:36:42,360 I said to myself, 601 00:36:42,599 --> 00:36:45,219 that's probably the capital of the church. 602 00:36:46,980 --> 00:36:48,579 So who goes by the kingdom? 603 00:36:49,739 --> 00:36:51,880 Some people, some Chinese, they're just out there. 604 00:36:54,400 --> 00:36:54,699 Yeah. 605 00:36:56,559 --> 00:36:56,980 He said, 606 00:36:58,059 --> 00:36:59,559 why do you close this in prayer? 607 00:37:00,179 --> 00:37:00,619 All right. 608 00:37:02,079 --> 00:37:02,719 Jesus. 609 00:37:25,039 --> 00:37:31,820 Thank you. 610 00:37:50,500 --> 00:37:56,340 Thanks for joining us at Lansdale Life Church as we praise God and discuss His word. 611 00:37:57,039 --> 00:38:02,480 Don't forget to join us for worship live Sunday mornings at 10 AM Eastern on YouTube. 612 00:38:02,719 --> 00:38:05,579 Be blessed and have a great day.