This Week's Sunday School Lesson, "The Father Knows Best", Jonah 4:1-11, 5/28/2017

THE FATHERS KNOWS BEST

Jonah 4:1 - 11

CHECK YOUR ANGER

V:1-2."But Jonah was greatly displeased and became angry. 2 He prayed to the Lord, "O Lord, is this not what I said when I was still at home? That is why I was so quick to flee to Tarshish. I knew that you are a gracious and compassionate God, slow to anger and abounding in love, a God who relents from sending calamity."

A. Not everyone in the Church agrees with mission of the Church.

    1. Jonah completed the job God called Him to do but he was not happy

    2. He became angry while he was proclaiming the Gospel to Ninevites.

    3. God loves a cheerful giver.

        a. We don't store up treasures in heaven when we do something

            in the name of Lord and our heart is not in the service.

        b. Jonah ran through Nineveh, not because he loved the Ninevites, but

            because he feared what God would do to him if he disobeyed

B. You cannot serve the Lord in your anger.

   1. An angry person is not a rational person.

   2. Anger is an emotion that we should never act upon.

   3. Jonah was angry with God because He did not destroy 600,000 people.

   4. What Jonah failed to realize is that God can change the heart of an

       evil person to be one of righteousness.

   5. Jonah failed to consider that God had shown him mercy in his disobedient

       behavior.

   6. Jonah failed to consider that God saved him in the mist of his sin.

C. We are all recovering from some sinful behavior.

   1. Not everybody is happy with your recovery.

   2. Some people are jealous when you turn toward the Lord.

   3. Jonah got angry because He knew God would save all of Nineveh.

   4. Jonah's agenda was not God's agenda.

D. We must never pray that God give another person what we think

      they deserve.

   1. We serve a compassionate God who blesses who He wants to bless

       and curses who He wants to curse.

   2. We should be glad that God does not use our standard of justice because

       we would be cursed.

   3. To be truthful none of us deserves God's grave or mercy.

       All have sinned and fall short of the glory of God.

   4. Before we condemn another person, we should consider the mercy

       that God has shown us.

LIFE IS MORE THAN MY THOUGHTS

V:3-4. " Now, O Lord, take away my life, for it is better for me to die than to live."

 4 But the Lord replied, "Have you any right to be angry?"

A. Since Jonah's prayer of destruction for Nineveh was not heard by God, he decided

     that life was not worth living.

  1. Jonah's thoughts were irrational because he was angry with God.

  2. An irrational person is capable of taking his own life when their situation

      does not turn out in their favor.

  3. An angry person is selfish because he considers his own agenda.

  4. A selfish person fails to consider the good he can do for others.

  5. An angry and selfish person denies God the opportunity to use  him for

      the good of others.

B. We never have reason to be angry with God. 

   1. We serve a loving and caring God. If it was not so, we would cease to

       exist.

  2. By Jonah's own standard of justice, God should have allowed the fish to kill him.

  3. Before we consider revenge on another person, we need to consider

      the grace showed us when we were in sin.

GOD BLESSES INSPITE OF OUR SINS

V: 5-6. " Jonah went out and sat down at a place east of the city. There he made himself a shelter, sat in its shade and waited to see what would happen to the city. 6 Then the Lord God provided a vine and made it grow up over Jonah to give shade for his head to ease his discomfort, and Jonah was very happy about the vine."

A. Sometimes while we are considering our selfish agendas, God is setting us up

     for a lesson in life that will change us.

   1. Notice Jonah had been save from his disobedience, but he didn't want God to

      save the inhabitants of Nineveh from their disobedience.

   2. Any compassion that was in Jonah was blinded by his selfish agenda.

   3. Jonah did not consider that among the 600000 population of Nineveh

       that there were men, women and children who were innocence of the evil

       of the ruling class.

B. Notice God blessed Jonah with shelter from the sun while he was hoping that

     the same God would not show compassion to innocence people.

   1. Just because everything seem to be going well does not mean everything

       is right between you and God.

   2. God has ways of bring you to you right mind.

   3. Sometimes God shows you how  good He is  before He shows you

       how bad you are.

  

GOD HAS AWAY OF GETTING US TO SEE HIS VIEW

V:7-8. " But at dawn the next day God provided a worm, which chewed the vine so that it withered. 8 When the sun rose, God provided a scorching east wind, and the sun blazed on Jonah's head so that he grew faint. He wanted to die, and said, "It would be better for me to die than to live."

A. Here is the lesson; You can't expect God to bless you while praying that He curse others.

   1. God blessed Jonah's situation one day and cursed it the next day.

   2. God blessed Jonah with shade one day and cursed him with scorching sun

       the next day.

   3. God blessed Jonah with pleasure one day and pain the next day.

   4. God blessed Jonah with the desire to live one day and the wish to die the

       next day.

   5. I can only assume that God wanted Jonah to have a perspective between

       blessings and curses.

B. The evil you wish for others may be the same evil you face.

   1. It is when we are in trouble that we earnestly call on God.

   2. The lesson is, when others are in trouble we should earnestly

        pray to God for their salvation.

WE HAVE NO RIGHT TO BE ANGRY

V: 9-10. " But God said to Jonah, "Do you have a right to be angry about the vine?" "I do," he said. "I am angry enough to die." 10 But the Lord said, "You have been concerned about this vine, though you did not tend it or make it grow. It sprang up overnight and died overnight."

A. Most of what God's provides for us, we put forth no effort to get.

    1. The air we breath, the water we drank, the food we eat was put here for us

         when God created the earth.

    2. We have no right to be angry with God if He gives us more or takes what

         He gave.

 B. The lesson is that we put more emphasis on perishable things we have than the

      spiritual needs of ourselves and others.

    1. God provides an open door for eternal life for everyone.

    2. It is our job to proclaim the Gospel and lead others to the door of salvation.

    3. A selfish person only considers his own needs.

    4. God wants us to concerned about the spiritual needs of others.

C. There were 120000 innocent children in Nineveh.

    1. Jonah did not consider the welfare of innocent whole hoping

        God would kill an entire city.

   2. We should make our decision based on the grace and mercy God has

        shown us.

EVERYONE DESERVES GOD'S FAVOR

11. But Nineveh has more than a hundred and twenty thousand people who cannot tell their right hand from their left, and many cattle as well. Should I not be concerned about that great city?" 

A. God's Agenda  is always more important than our personal agendas.

     1. God has a plan that does not include our personal opinions.

     2. God sees what is best for the entire body of Christ.

     3. We can see only what we know or have experience.

B. All things works together for the good of those who love the Lord

    and are called according to His purposes.

    1. We don't know who God has called.

    2. Therefore we cannot eliminate anyone, no matter

         what we think about them.

   3. We cannot judge the call of Christ to His people.

   4. Our opinions may work against the call of God.

   5. In Jonah's case he wanted to work against the will of God.

C. It is our job to love everyone with the expectation that God has

     it all worked out.

Thank God for His Grace and Mercy

Rev. M. Mitchell

Asst Pastor of Greater Macedonia Baptist Church

5510 West Sam Houston Parkway North

Houston, Texas 77041

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This Week's Sunday School Lesson, "God Gives Second Chances" JOnah 3:1-10, 5/21/2017

GOD GIVES SECOND CHANCES

Jonah 3:1-10

WHAT GOD HAS FOR YOU IS FOR YOU

V:1-2. " Then the word of the Lord came to Jonah a second time:

2 "Go to the great city of Nineveh and proclaim to it the message I give you."

A. Jonah fresh out of the mouth of a great fish was given a second chance to

     obey God's command.

   1. Inside the belly of the fish, Jonah prayed, confessed his sins and vowed to

       follow God.

   2. We serve a God that chastises us  to bring us into a close relationship with Him.

   3. It is His mercy that allows for our forgiveness.

B. At one time Ninevah was the capital of the Assyrian Empire.

   1. Since The Assyrians were  the enemies  of Israel, Jonah didn't think they

       were worth saving.

   2. To do God's work, we have to come to the conclusion, that none of us

       deserve the mercy of God.

   3. To do God's work, we have to submit to the will of God.

   4. To do God's word we cannot consider that we are better than anyone.

C. A second time, God commanded Jonah to go proclaim His message to

    the Ninevinites.

   1. This time he went, but his heart was not changed about the Assyrians

       deserving God's mercy.

   2. God blesses who he wants to bless and cruses who He wants to curse.

   3. God does not need our approval to bless others.

   4. Just as God has bless us, there my be others who don't think we are

       deserving.

GOD USES US TO SPREAD THE WORD

V:3 Jonah obeyed the word of the Lord and went to Nineveh. Now Nineveh was a very important city — a visit required three days."

A. Ninevah , by the account of some was 60 miles wide with 150000 to

     600,000 inhabitants.

   1. We have to be careful that we don't judge everyone of a race by the

        reputation of a few.

   2. No matter how bad we judge a person to be, we don't know what God has

       done to change their hearts.

B. God can take a prostitute and put her in the choir sing praises to Him

    1. He can take a drug dealer and make him a Deacon in the church.

    2. God took each of us and made us His disciples.

THE POWER OF YOUR TESTIMONY

V:4-5. " On the first day, Jonah started into the city. He proclaimed: "Forty more days and Nineveh will be overturned."

5 The Ninevites believed God. They declared a fast, and all of them, from the greatest to the least, put on sackcloth. "

God "

A. The Ninevites worshiped idol god, yet the proclamation of Jonah about God

     impending wrath cause fear in their hearts.

   1. They abandon their beliefs in idols and believed the Word of God.

   2. There is power in the Word of God to change hearts.

B. Don't ever underestimate the power of your testimony about God.

   1. By the time you open your mouth. God has prepared the hearts of others

       to receive your testimony.

   2. Whatever God has call you to do, He has prepare the way for your success in

        the ministry.

   3. All of The Ninevites put on sackcloth and fasted as a show of their repentant

       hearts.

   4. Sometimes God will put  fear in us to cause us to seek His forgiveness. 

IF YOU START AT THE BOTTOM YOU WILL REACH THE TOP

V:6-7. " When the news reached the king of Nineveh, he rose from his throne, took off his royal robes, covered himself with sackcloth and sat down in the dust.

7 Then he issued a proclamation in Nineveh: "By the decree of the king and his nobles: Do not let any man or beast, herd or flock, taste anything; do not let them eat or drink."

A. To get to the man at the top, God can start a revival in those at the bottom.

    1. You may at times feel like there is no value in your devotion to God. but others

        will notice what you are doing.

    2. There had to be one Ninevite who first believe God and everyone else followed.

    3. If you going to follow a crowd  you ought to follow one that is following God.

B. When the king heard the message of the Lord from Jonah, he put on sackcloth

       and prayed and made a law that everyone do the same.

   1. when you act on what you believe, others are affected.

   2. Jonah's journey started with the local people and end up with King

       taking a stand for the righteousness of God.

EVERYBODY OUGHT TO PRAY

V:8-9. " But let man and beast be covered with sackcloth. Let everyone call urgently on God. Let them give up their evil ways and their violence.

9 Who knows? God may yet relent and with compassion turn from his fierce anger so that we will not perish."

A. The fear of the Lord's Word of wrath cause the King to realize His corruption'

     and the corruption of his people.

    1. The king made up his mind to change for his sake and the sake of his people.

    2. A responsible leader looks out for the welfare of his people.

 B. It is a wise man who receives the council of the Lord.

    1. Absent of the Word of God, we have nothing to compare evil with

        righteousness.

    2. There is non righteous, no not one.

    3. All have sinned and fall short of the glory of the Lord.

    4. You will not find righteousness in the heart of man unless he is changed

        by the Lord.

C. God promises the best for us if we will turn from our wicked ways.

    1. 2 Chronicles 7:14 states;

         "if my people, who are called by my name, will humble themselves

           and pray and   seek my face and turn from their wicked ways,

          then will I hear from heaven and will forgive their sin and will

           heal their land. "

     2.  The king recognized this doctrine and put it into practice

     3. We must learn that our greatest prosperity is found in the Lord.  

GOD ANSWERS OUR PRAYERS

Verse 10. " When God saw what they did and how they turned from their evil ways, he

  had compassion and did not bring upon them the destruction he had threatened. "

  A. The Lord is always true to His Word.

      1. There is no failure in the Lord.

      2. The Lord loves us so much that He exchanged the life of His

          Son for ours.

  B. God gives mercy to those who call on Him.

     1. When everyone else gives up on you, God is on your side.

     2. God does not consider the opinions of man against His elect.

     3. In Jonah's mind  all the people of Ninevah deserved death for

         sins against man,

     4. But God determine that He would redeem them.

THANK GOD FOR HIS GRACE AND MERCY

This Week's Sunday School Lesson, "The Power Of Prayer", 5/14/2017

THE POWER OF PRAYER

Jonah 2:1-10

WHEN IN TROUBLE CALL ON GOD

V:1-2. "From inside the fish Jonah prayed to the Lord his God.

2 He said: "In my distress I called to the Lord, and he answered me. From the depths of the grave I called for help, and you listened to my cry. "

A. Prayer is the only way to communicate with God.

    1. Jonah spent three days and three nights inside the body of a large fish

        because of his disobedience to God.

    2. Instead of death, God gave Jonah mercy.

    3. Our God is all merciful, who chastises those He loves.

B. God gave Jonah time to think about the value of his relationship with Him.

    1. God gave Jonah time to reflect and repent.

    2. Even in our sin, God take care of those He loves.

    3. The great fish prepared by God was just a holding tank for Jonah's

         prayer of repentance.

C. God, sometimes will put us in a state of distress to bring us to Him in

     prayer.

    1. God made Jonah realize his state of helplessness and his need for prayer.

    2. God is always available to hear our prayers.

    3. The prerequisite to getting our prayers answered is repentance

       followed by a request  for forgiveness.

 

SUFFERING THE CONSEQUENCES OF DISOBEDIENCE

V:3-4. " You hurled me into the deep, into the very heart of the seas, and the currents swirled about me; all your waves and breakers swept over me.

4 I said, 'I have been banished from your sight; yet I will look again toward your holy temple."

A. It is good for us to recognize the chastisement of the Lord when it occurs in our lives.

    1. It is important that we don't blame anyone for our circumstances.

    2. It is also important that we give God praise for correcting us.

B. We must recognize that sin breaks our fellowship with Lord.

    1. Jonah was separated from the Lord in the belly of the fish.

    2. Although separated from the Lord, he was still under God's care.

    3. Although separated from the Lord, he remembered the Lord's goodness.

    4. Jonah called on the Lord with a repentant heart.

    5. Jonah acknowledged the holiness of God could only be approached through an

        act of forgiveness.

IN OUR DARKEST TIMES, GOD DOES NOT ABANDON US

V:5-6. " The engulfing waters threatened me,  the deep surrounded me; seaweed was wrapped around my head.

6 To the roots of the mountains I sank down; the earth beneath barred me in forever. But you brought my life up from the pit, O Lord my God."

A. Sin is a downward spiral toward hell.

    1. Sin puts us in a state of hopelessness and helplessness.

    2. Sin puts us in a state of darkness separated from the light of the Father.

B. Even in our sins, God want let us forget that He exist.

    1. Even in our worst situation, God gives us the will to call on Him.

    2. Even in our worst situations, God gives us the present of mind to know that He is

        our help.

    3. Jonah was the cause of God's wrath toward Him, but God was also His deliverance.

ALWAYS BE MINDFUL OF THE LORD

V:7-8 "When my life was ebbing away, I remembered you, Lord, and my prayer rose to you, to your holy temple."

V:8.  "Those who cling to worthless idols forfeit the grace that could be theirs."

A. The blessing of God always abound in the lives of God's elect.

    1. It is a blessing to know your sins and then know you can call on God for help.

    2. The Lord's help is just a prayer away.

    3. Even in our worst condition, there is light at the end of the tunnel.

    4. A believer is never out of options.

    5. There is no end to what God will do for those who are part of the household

         of faith.

 B. Since the world don't know God, they are in a state of hopelessness when all

      their efforts fail.

    1. The world depends on their strength and their resources  to solve problems.

    2. The world ignores the power and the authority of the almighty God.

    3. The world, in their ignorance refuses the grace of God which could be

        theirs by faith in Him.

PRAISE THE LORD IN GOOD TIMES AND BAD TIMES

V:9. " But I, with a song of thanksgiving, will sacrifice to you. What I have vowed I will make good. Salvation comes from the Lord."

A. When Jonah came to his right mind, he recognized God in the midst of his

      sorrowful situation.

   1. He admitted his sins with a prayer of repentance.

   2. I imagined, Jonah in the darkness of the fish, saw God in all His glories.

B. Jonah offered to God a song of thanksgiving.

    1. Jonah promise to make sacrifices to the Lord.

    2. He made a vow to God, to do the right thing.

    3. He recognized that his salvation came from the Lord.

C. It is good for us to remember that God loves us enough to forgive.

    1. God wants us to be in fellowship with Him.

    2. We should always be thankful that God is always mindful of us.

GOD WILL TAKE CARE OF YOU

V:10. " And the Lord commanded the fish, and it vomited Jonah onto dry land."

 A. Once Jonah made peace with Lord, he was delivered from His situation.

     1. God prepare the fish as a holding tank, until Jonah change his mind and

         decided to follow God.

     2. Our disobedience does not please God.

     3. God has a way of getting our attention.

 B. God is in control of us and the situation we are in.

      1. God caused the waves around the ship to be violent enough for

          the men on the ship to throw Jonah over board.

      2. God commanded the fish to stand by the ship and swallow Jonah as he was thrown

          over  board.

      3. God stopped the digestive process of the fish long enough for Jonah

          to get right with Him.

      4. God commanded the fish to come close to land spit Jonah out unharmed.

 C. What we can learn from this text is that God knows what is best for us.

     1. We must conclude that we cannot fight against the will of God.

     2. We must conclude that it is the will of God for us to proclaim the Word

         of God to others.

     3. We must conclude that our dislike for someone is not an excuse to disobey God.

     4. We all part of one big family God puts together as He please.

     5. God uses our testimony of Him to bring the family together,

     

THANK GOD FOR BEING IN CONTROL OF US.

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This Week's Sunday School Lesson, "We Serve A God Who Forgives", 5/7/2017

WE SERVE A GOD WHO FORGIVES

Jonah 1:7-17

YOUR DISOBEDIENCE AFFECTS THE LIVES OF OTHERS

V:7. " Then the sailors said to each other, "Come, let us cast lots to find out who is responsible for this calamity." They cast lots and the lot fell on Jonah."

A. Sometimes your disobedience can put the lives of others in jeopardy.

    1. God told Jonah to go to Nineveh and tell the people to repent or face

        his wrath.

    2. Jonah decided that city of Nineveh didn't deserve salvation.

    3. Jonah decided that Nineveh sins against humanity was to great to be

        forgiven.

    4. Based on his opinion, Jonah decided to disobey God and go in the

        opposite direction from Nineveh.

B. Jonah's decision to get on a ship, put lives of the occupants in danger.

    1. Jonah thought he could get away from his responsibility to God. 

    2. Your disobedience don't change God's plan for you.

    3. Your disobedience may causes God to take actions to bring you to your senses.

C. Even though Jonah made a bad decision, God directed him to a ship where the

     passengers believed in idol gods ,or at least higher powers.

   1. The passengers believed that their life threaten circumstance was caused by

       someone on board whose god was angry with him.

   2. They cast lots believing that the perpetrator would be identified.  

YOUR SINS WILL BE REVEALED

V:8. " So they asked him, "Tell us, who is responsible for making all this trouble for us? What do you do? Where do you come from? What is your country? From what people are you?"

A. The passengers begin their investigation by asking all the right questions.

    1. The people around you ought to know your story.

    2. They ought to know who you serve.

    3. It is our responsibility to proclaim the Jesus as  Lord and Savior.

    4. It is our responsibility to proclaim that the Lord we serve is Lord over

        all circumstances.

B. Jonah was on the ship in sin because he was running away from the responsibility

     to tell the city of Nineveh of  God impending judgment for their sins.

   1. Wherever you go, you take the problems of your life with you.

   2. What ever relationships you enter into, your problems come with you.

   3. Unresolved problems affect how you deal with other people.

CONFESSION IS THE START OF RECOVERY

V:9-10 " He answered, "I am a Hebrew and I worship the Lord, the God of heaven, who made the sea and the land."

10 This terrified them and they asked, "What have you done?" (They knew he was running away from the Lord, because he had already told them so.) "

A. Proclaim the truth and the truth will set you free.

   1. It is good for our souls when we admit out mistakes.

   2. When people know what you are dealing with, they know how to deal with you.

    3. Jonah proclaimed that He worshipped the one true God.

        a. His actions was not an act of worship.

        b. This was one of those moments when the truth exposed his disobedience.

        c. This was one of those moments when his talk didn't match his walk.

   4. Every once in a while we need to look in the mirror to evaluate if we

       are who we say we are. 

B. Watch this! Even though the men on the ship believed in idol gods, they had the

     evidence of an all powerful God.

   1. Even though the men on the ship believed in idol gods they came face to face

       with Jonah's God.

   2. When the men on the ship understood the cause of the life threaten

        circumstance, they feared the almighty God.

   3. God can bring some good out of our disobedience.

   4. While Jonah was running away from God, he ran into God.

   5. While Jonah was running away from God, he saw the power and

        authority of God.

  

THINGS MAY GET WORST BEFORE THEY GET BETTER     

V:11-12. " The sea was getting rougher and rougher. So they asked him, "What should we do to you to make the sea calm down for us?" 12 "Pick me up and throw me into the sea," he replied, "and it will become calm. I know that it is my fault that this great storm has come upon you."

A. Every once in a while we have to take responsibility for our actions.

   1. We need to get right with God to save others from then consequences of our sins.

   2. Sometimes you need to leave to allow others to have peace in their lives.

   3. When we face up to our sins and conclude that we are the problem, we

       know what we must do to correct the problem.

   4. It was calm before you came, and it may be calm when you leave.

B. When you decide to do the right thing every one benefits.

  

THERE IS SOME GOOD IN THE WORST OF US

V:13 " Instead, the men did their best to row back to land. But they could not, for the sea grew even wilder than before."

A. Every once in a while when you confess your sins, others will sympathize with you.

    1. Even though people don't share your beliefs, sometimes they will step in and

        try to help.

    2. The men on the ship tried to save themselves and Jonah be rowing against the

        force of God.

    3. One thing we need to know is we can't fight God and win.

PRAYER BRINGS SOLUTIONS TO YOUR PROBLEMS

V: 14 Then they cried to the Lord, "O Lord, please do not let us die for taking this man's life. Do not hold us accountable for killing an innocent man, for you, O Lord, have done as you pleased."

A. Men who previously had no knowledge of the almighty God, feared Him because

     of Jonah's confession.

   1. Don't ever underestimate the power of your confession of God.

   2. Sometimes it takes the consequences of your sins to force you into

       a confession to God.

 B. Our confession of faith causes others to be drawn to God.

    1. Jonah's confession of faith cause everyone on the ship to go in prayer to

        the almighty God.

    2. The prayers of the righteous changes lives.

WHAT IS GOOD FOR US MAY BE PAINFUL

V:15-16. "So they took Jonah and threw him overboard, and the raging sea grew calm. 16 At this the men greatly feared the Lord, and they offered a sacrifice to the Lord and made vows to him."

A. The men on the ship realized that they could not fight God, so they

     submitted themselves to God's will for Jonah.

   1. They had the Word of God from Jonah that they had to throw him

       overboard to restore the calm of the sea.

   2. Some time faith demand's that you do what is uncomfortable.

B. The men of the ship worshipped God by offering sacrifices, prayers

     and making vows to God.

   1. The men on the ship journey with God started with Jonah's disobedience.

   2. God made good out of Jonah's disobedience by bringing  to salvation

       all the men on the ship.

GOD WILL FORCE YOU TO FACE YOUR SINS

 V:17. " But the Lord provided a great fish to swallow Jonah, and Jonah was inside the fish three days and three nights."

A. Jonah faced the consequences of his sin against God.

    1. Notice, God changed the appetite of the fish to be a holding place for

        Jonah.

    2. Jonah ran from the light into darkness.

    3. Anytime we are disobedient to God we open ourselves up for a time of

        darkness.

B. God is on the side of believers even when we are disobedient.

    1. Jonah spent three days in the dark for his disobedience.

    2. Like us, Jonah needed time to reflect on the goodness of God.

    3. Jonah needed time to reestablish his prayer time with God.

    4. Jonah needed to reflect on the consequences of not following God. 

THANK GOD FOR HIS TOLERANCE  

Rev. M. Mitchell

Asst Pastor of Greater Macedonia Baptist Church

5510 West Sam Houston Parkway

Houston, Texas 77041

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