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Christ Church BentonvilleMore Than Conquerors (Romans 8:31-39)Paul celebrates God's unwavering love and the believer's ultimate security in Christ.
2025-07-0136 minChrist Church BentonvilleA Theology of Suffering - Part 1 (Romans 8:18-27)A theology of glory ignores sin and believes suffering is a consequence of a lack of faith and an obstacle to be avoided or overcome. A theology of suffering acknowledges sin and sees suffering as an inevitability that we must endure as we await the consummation of God’s kingdom and anticipate the fulfillment of future glory that is to be revealed when Christ returns in the fulness of time.
2025-06-1638 minChrist Church BentonvilleOur Salvation Is Sure (Romans 8:1-11)Paul says our salvation is sure because we are no longer under the Father's condemnation, we are free in Christ, and we are indwelt by the Spirit.
2025-06-0241 minChrist Church BentonvilleSimul Justus et Peccator - Romans 7:13-25Those who have been justified through faith in Christ are being sanctified, but still have the remnants of sinful corruption in their flesh until they are glorified. In Romans 7:13-25, Paul details his experience of the Christian life to teach the Romans and all Christians to endure the struggle for sanctification, knowing that the outcome is secure because God has accomplished deliverance of the most wretched of sinners from their body of death through the Lord Jesus Christ.
2025-05-2643 minChrist Church BentonvilleStill No Third Way (Romans 6:15-23)Just as there is no third way in regard to our standing (we are either in Adam or in Christ), there is also no third way in regard to our living (we are either slaves of sin or slaves of righteousness; we either obey sin or we obey God).
2025-05-0536 minChrist Church BentonvilleThe Walking Dead (Romans 6:1-14)Paul has an answer for those who fall into the ditches of legalism on one side and antinomianism on the other. We must "consider ourselves dead to sin and alive to God in Christ Jesus."
2025-04-2939 minChrist Church BentonvilleThere Is No Third Way (Romans 5:12-21)We are all either in Adam or in Christ. There is no third way.
2025-04-1434 minChrist Church BentonvilleYou've Got To Have Faith (Romans 4:12-25)God is fulfilling His promise to bless father Abraham with many sons and daughters as people embrace the Gospel of Jesus Christ by faith alone.
2025-03-3143 minChrist Church BentonvilleWithout Excuse - Part 2 (Romans 1:24-32)Are there sins more heinous than others? Yes. Do all sins deserve God’s wrath? Absolutely. But there is hope. God offers salvation from them all in Christ.
2025-02-0345 minChrist Church BentonvilleMore Than Mere Pleasantries (Romans 1:8-15)As a bondservant of Christ, Paul knew he was obligated to Christ. Being obligated to Christ, Paul knew he was obligated to those for whom Christ died.
2025-01-1337 min
Christ Church BentonvilleJesus, The One Who Was Given (Isaiah 9:1-6)Christ was the child that was born and the Son who was given that would change everything for us.
2024-12-2331 min
FUMC Bentonville Sermon PodcastNovember 24th, 2024 - "Christ the King Invites You!" - Rev. Dr. T. Ray Wheeler1 Samuel 8:4-20 & John 18:33-37
This is Christ the King Sunday, the last Sunday of our Liturgical year. This Sunday reminds us that Christ is the King over all creation. The idea of a human king has negative implications. We see this in our Old Testament reading when Israel asks Samuel to appoint a King so they can be like other nations. The Lord tells Samuel to be clear to the people about what it means to serve under an earthly King. We contrast this with King Jesus before Pilate when Pilate interrogates Jesus about Christ being called the...2024-12-0618 minFUMC Bentonville Sermon PodcastNovember 24th, 2024 - "Christ the King Invites You!" - Rev. Dr. T. Ray Wheeler1 Samuel 8:4-20 & John 18:33-37
This is Christ the King Sunday, the last Sunday of our Liturgical year. This Sunday reminds us that Christ is the King over all creation. The idea of a human king has negative implications. We see this in our Old Testament reading when Israel asks Samuel to appoint a King so they can be like other nations. The Lord tells Samuel to be clear to the people about what it means to serve under an earthly King. We contrast this with King Jesus before Pilate when Pilate interrogates Jesus about Christ being called the...2024-12-0618 min
Christ Church BentonvilleThe Danger of Self-Reliance (Hosea 8)Whether in times of joy or sadness, or in seasons of adversity or prosperity, Christ alone is the One upon whom we should call and the One upon whom we should depend.
2024-11-1136 minChrist Church BentonvilleA Supreme Court Case: Jehovah vs. Israel (Hosea 4)Hosea 4 is a warning to us all to repent of our sins and turn to Christ, because those who obstinately continue in sin walk directly into judgment, but all who turn in faith to Christ will not receive judgment but everlasting life.
2024-10-2853 min
Christ Church BentonvilleThat Your Joy May Be Complete (1 John 1:1-4)By faith, fullness of joy is ours as we share life with the triune God in mutual fellowship with our brothers and sisters in Christ.
2024-07-0832 min
Christ Church BentonvilleThe Tables Are Turned (Esther 6:1-13)In one of the funniest chapters of the Bible, we see God opposing the proud and exalting the humble, while preserving His people, keeping His promises, and giving a picture of the greater redemption found in Christ.
2024-06-1034 minChrist Church BentonvilleThe Table is Set (Esther 5)Esther’s boldness and bravery were laudable. But this shouldn’t lead us to make her an exemplary model to follow. It should lead us to and point us to Christ.
2024-06-0327 minChrist Church BentonvilleOut with the Old, In with the New (Esther 2:1-18)We need to recognize the destructive nature of the worldly kingdom we live in, resolve not to be assimilated by it, and rest in Christ to whose heavenly kingdom we belong.
2024-05-1326 min
Christ Church BentonvilleThe Promise of His Coming (2 Peter 3:1-13)Christ will return. We are to wait patiently until He does. But our waiting is active not passive.
2024-04-2239 minChrist Church BentonvilleRemember the Reliable Word (2 Peter 1:12-21)The Bible is a gift that we should treasure and not neglect because God has given it to us for both our preservation and perseverance until Christ returns at the dawn of the new creation.
2024-04-0835 minChrist Church BentonvilleMake Every Effort ( 2 Peter 1:1-11)Our striving to live godly lives is not in vain because Christ is risen! (This sermon was given at our outdoor Easter Service at Blowing Springs in Bella Vista, Arkansas)
2024-03-3134 min
Christ Church BentonvilleThe Shepherds of God's Flock (1 Peter 5:1-4)Peter says the sheep of Christ's Church have been entrusted to the elders who serve as His undershepherds.
2024-03-1839 minChrist Church BentonvilleSuffering for Christ - 1 Peter 4:12-19Enduring persecution for the sake of Christ is a cause for joy, because the Lord is a faithful Creator who will send His Spirit to comfort those who suffer according to His will.
2024-03-1135 minChrist Church BentonvilleTo This You Were Called (1 Peter 3:8-22)So whatever persecution and suffering should come our way, Peter wants us to assure us that we are secure in Christ.
2024-02-2635 minChrist Church BentonvilleHope and Holiness (1 Peter 1:13-25)Peter begins to weave the glorious truth of the gospel of Jesus Christ together with the implications and applications for the Christian life of holiness flowing from that good news.
2024-01-2943 min
Christ Church BentonvilleDo Not Let Him Go (Genesis 32)This is a story of how God uses the things we struggle with most to bring us to the point that we will cling to Christ alone and never let Him go. (There was a problem with the first download. It was only 8 minutes long. This is the full sermon is 32 minutes long).
2023-09-2532 minChrist Church BentonvilleDo Not Let Him Go (Genesis 32)This is a story of how God uses the things we struggle with most to bring us to the point that we will cling to Christ alone and never let Him go. (The original download was only 8 minutes long. The updated version is the full sermon and is 32 minutes long.)
2023-09-2532 minChrist Church BentonvilleA Love Story (Genesis 29)This is a love story. But it’s not so much the love story of Jacob and Rachel as it is the love story of God and His people. This love story of Jacob and Rachel simply points us to the love story of Christ, the Better Jacob, and His Church.
2023-09-0434 minChrist Church BentonvilleMatters of Death and Life (Genesis 25)Our identity as Christians is based solely on God’s creation and choosing (election) of us and who we are in Christ.
2023-08-0728 minChrist Church BentonvilleAbraham Grieved with Hope (Genesis 22:20-23:20)Death is not the end of the promises for those in Christ.
2023-07-2432 minChrist Church BentonvilleThe Lord Will Provide (Genesis 22:1-19)We can be faithful and obey God’s Word because our God is a God who has made incredible promises to us and provides all we need in Christ.
2023-07-1735 minChrist Church BentonvilleGod Remembered Abraham (Genesis 19)The destruction of Sodom and Gomorrah was an example of the judgment of a holy, righteous, and just God who never acts arbitrarily. But the good news is, the same God is also merciful and will faithfully forgive any and every sin, no matter how small or great the sin might be, of those who repent and turn in faith to Christ.
2023-06-2644 minChrist Church BentonvilleThe Promise Continues (Genesis 11:10-12:9)Father Abraham has many sons, many sons has father Abraham. I am one of them, and so are all of those who are in Christ. So let's just praise the Lord!
2023-05-0145 min
Christ Church BentonvilleThe Resurrection Matters (1 Peter 1:3-5)We have a living hope because Christ has risen and we are united to Him by faith. (This sermon was given during our outdoor Easter worship service held at Blowing Springs Park.)
2023-04-0934 minChrist Church BentonvilleNoah and the Flood - Part 3 (Genesis 8)God remembered Noah and He remembers those in Christ as well! He is mindful of us and His mindfulness led and leads Him to act on our behalf.
2023-03-2737 minChrist Church BentonvilleNoah and the Flood - Part 1 (Genesis 6:9-22)The story of Noah and the Flood tells us salvation comes through judgment, it is by God’s grace alone, it will only be experienced fully and completely in the new creation, and it comes through Christ.
2023-03-1335 minChrist Church BentonvilleEast of Eden (Genesis 4)Christ was and is THE seed of the woman who crushed the seed of the serpent and won our victory over sin and death. He was and is the one who reconciled us to God through His offering up of himself. He was and is the one who was banished, not for His sin but for our sin so we don’t have to be.
2023-02-2038 min
Christ Church BentonvilleThe Greatest Gift Ever (Matthew 2:1-12)While the wisemen missed the birth, their coming months later is significant for a number of reasons. But they are only supporting characters who were drawn into and made a part of the Christ's story.
2022-12-2624 minChrist Church BentonvilleMake Room for Him (Luke 2:1-7)God has drawn near to us and made Himself accessible in the person of Jesus Christ.
2022-12-1234 min
Christ Church BentonvilleThe Now and Future King - Psalm 110In the third installment of our Sabbatical Psalms series, RE Aaron Raines preaches Psalm 110 - a Psalm about Christ the King. In this Psalm, Christ is prophesied to be God in the flesh, a Warrior and Priest, who reigns now at His Father's right hand as King of all.
2022-09-1941 min
Christ Church BentonvilleTaming the Tongue (James 3)While we are unable to tame our tongues, we are no less responsible, having been united to Christ, to try anyway by God’s grace and for His glory.
2022-08-0137 minChrist Church BentonvilleHearing and Doing (James 1:19-27)Because we are in Christ, His law is not burdensome. Obedience is possible because the Word has brought us to life, has been implanted within us, and we have listened to and received it with humility. Therefore, we are to be doers of the word and not hearers only.
2022-07-1140 min
Christ Church BentonvilleThe Story Continues (Luke 24:50-53)Just as Christ's coming had marked the end of the Old Testament and the beginning of the New, His going would mark the end of His earthly ministry and the beginning of His heavenly one.
2022-06-2741 minChrist Church BentonvilleThe Tale of the Tomb (Luke 23:26-24:12)There are a lot of good reasons to believe that Jesus is alive. The most important are the words of Christ.
2022-06-1341 minChrist Church BentonvilleThe Innocent for the Guilty (Luke 22:63-23:25)Christ was innocent for us in that He was a spotless sacrifice that paid our debt in full. He was also innocent for us in that his sinlessness and record of perfect righteousness was imputed to us so that we would be not only blameless but holy.
2022-06-0644 minChrist Church BentonvilleNot My Will, But Yours, Be Done! (Luke 22:39-62)The Father was leading Christ to the cross who was pleading for an alternative. The Father sent an angel to minister to Him in the midst of the battle, but the alternative to the cross never came.
2022-05-3044 minChrist Church BentonvilleA Look Back and A Look Ahead - Part 2 (Luke 22:14-20)God does something in us when the bread and wine of the Lord's Supper are met by the Spirit and received by faith. We feed upon Christ and are satisfied.
2022-05-0938 minChrist Church BentonvilleWhose Who (Luke 20:27-44)In a public debate with the Sadducees, Jesus shows from the Old Testament God is the God of the living, not the dead, so His promises mean that at the last day all men must be raised from the dead. Those who are united to Christ by faith will share in His blessed life for eternity. This sermon was preached by Aaron Raines, RE and Assistant to the Pastor.
2022-03-2841 minChrist Church BentonvilleA Humble King (Luke 19:28-40)John writes of a Victorious King in Revelation 19. Luke writes of a Humble King in Luke 19. They are one and the same, our Lord Christ. (The recording begins 3 minutes into the introduction).
2022-02-2830 minChrist Church BentonvilleEntering the Kingdom (Luke 18:15-27)May we continually come to Christ as the children of God that we are, and may we not hinder our little ones or anyone else for that matter, from coming to Him as well.
2022-01-3135 minChrist Church BentonvilleWho Can Be A Disciple (Luke14:25-35)It is only in light of the amazing love of God in Christ that we will remember that our offering of gratitude should be nothing less than a life of seeking to love Him in return with all our heart, soul, mind, and strength.
2021-11-0836 minChrist Church BentonvilleHow Much More? (Luke 12:13-34)Out of the surplus of grace and love and the good gifts that are ours in Christ, we can and should be rich toward God.
2021-09-2041 minChrist Church BentonvilleHere's Your Sign (Luke 11:29-36)Asking for a sign is simply a rejection of the greatest sign we will ever receive; and that, of course, is the death, burial, and resurrection of Christ.
2021-08-3043 minChrist Church BentonvilleOne Thing Is Necessary (Luke 10:38-42)Unlike Martha who was busy preparing a meal for Jesus, Mary was enjoying the table that had been set before her and was feasting upon Christ and His Word.
2021-08-0939 minChrist Church BentonvilleWhat Must We Do? (Luke 10:25-37)The law was never intended to be used as a ladder to climb into God’s good graces. It was given to those whom he had already lavished with His grace.
2021-08-0241 minChrist Church BentonvilleA Mission of Joy (Luke 10:1-24)What brings you the greatest joy? If we answer in any other way than our salvation, we need to try again. May we behold the beauty and wonder of our God in the person and work of Christ.
2021-07-2634 minChrist Church BentonvilleSpiritual Cost-Benefit Analysis (Luke 9:51-62)This sermon was given by our Ministry Intern and Ruling Elder, Aaron Raines.
2021-07-2136 minChrist Church BentonvilleStick It In Your Ear (Luke 9:37-50)This sermon was given by our Ministry Intern and Ruling Elder, Aaron Raines.
2021-07-2142 minChrist Church BentonvilleThe Cost of Discipleship (Luke 9:23-27)What does following Christ and being His disciple require of us?
2021-06-2842 minChrist Church BentonvilleWho Do You Say That I Am? (Luke 9:18-22)It's the most important question anyone has been asked and should be asked. It’s the most important question anyone has ever answered or will answer.
2021-06-2134 minChrist Church BentonvilleComplete Satisfaction (Luke 9:10-17)It is out of the super-abundant overflow of that which we receive from Christ that we serve and minister to each other and to our neighbor.
2021-06-1440 minChrist Church BentonvilleCalling, Giving, and Sending (Luke 9:1-9)The apostles had the ability and the right to do what they had been sent to do only because the ability and the right to do it had been given to them by the One in whose name they had been sent.
2021-06-0734 minChrist Church BentonvilleOnly Believe (Luke 8:40-56)Life is frail and death is a reality. But our hope is not in our physical health and well-being, or in the longevity of our lives. Our hope is in Christ who is and has the absolute authority over sin, sickness, life, and death.
2021-05-3135 minChrist Church BentonvilleWho Then Is This? (Luke 8:22-39)While Christ may not protect us from experiencing storms, and while He may even lead us into them, He will certainly protect and sustain us in the midst of them.
2021-05-2435 minChrist Church BentonvilleLight in a Dark World (Luke 8:16-21)Is your heart a heart of good soil that is producing good fruit that’s visible?
2021-05-1733 minChrist Church BentonvilleThe Soil of the Heart (Luke 8:1-15)The result of the indiscriminate sowing of the seed of God's Word is it falling on various soils. Which soil are you? Which heart do you possess?
2021-05-1043 minChrist Church BentonvilleYour Sins Are Forgiven (Luke 7:36-50)Our sins are many, His mercy is more.
2021-05-0523 minChrist Church BentonvilleShall We Look For Another (Luke7:18-35)In moments of doubt, we must look beyond what we are feeling to what we know to be true. Better yet, we must look to the One who we know to be true. The blessed, the humble, and the wise look to Jesus!
2021-04-2639 minChrist Church BentonvilleNo Fear in Death (Luke 7:1-17)These stories have happy endings, not because the death of the first is postponed, and the death of the second is temporarily overcome, but due to what we learn about Christ who intervened. (We apologize for the recording. There were technical difficulties.)
2021-04-1939 minChrist Church BentonvilleKingdom Living - Part 4 (Luke 6:43-49)Our fruit is a natural byproduct of who we really are and can differentiate between those who possess faith from those who merely profess faith.
2021-04-1240 min
Christ Church BentonvilleThe Lord's Supper (I Cor. 11:1-2, 17-34)When we eat and drink, Christ nourishes, strengthens, sustains, blesses and communicates His benefits to us spiritually.
2021-04-0538 minChrist Church BentonvilleKingdom Living - Part 3 (Luke 6:37-42)The Kingdom Way is one of mercy, grace, forgiveness, gentleness, and hope, because those in the kingdom understand the depth of their own sin, the justice they deserved, and the mercy and forgiveness they have graciously received in Christ.
2021-03-2936 minChrist Church BentonvilleKingdom Living - Part 2 (Luke 6:27-36)It’s a radical love to which is Jesus is calling. It’s a love that is more than uncomfortable. It’s a love that challenges us and pushes us to our limits.
2021-03-2236 minChrist Church BentonvilleKingdom Living - Part 1 (Luke 6:12-26)Those of the world believe happiness comes via the physical and temporal. Those of the Kingdom believe deep, abiding, joy comes via the spiritual and eternal.
2021-03-1537 minChrist Church BentonvilleWork or Rest (Luke 6:1-11)Jesus, our ultimate authority, alone determines how we can and should honor the Day that has been created for us. The rest He desires for us is a rest He desires us to experience with Him, and is a foretaste of what we will experience for eternity upon His return.
2021-03-0842 minChrist Church BentonvilleFeast or Fast (Luke 5:33-39)We have and will fast joyfully not sorrowfully in light of the already, and with a hunger for the consummation of the kingdom in light of the not yet.
2021-03-0139 minChrist Church BentonvilleJesus Came Calling (Luke 5:12-32)Jesus was both willing and able to restore the leper and He continues to be both willing and able to restore anyone and everyone who will come to Him in faith and will trust Him alone for their salvation.
2021-02-2239 minChrist Church BentonvilleFollowing Jesus (Luke 5:1-11)Peter and others are no longer going to be catching fish, they are going to be catching men. They will be actually rescuing men from death and saving them to life through the message of the gospel that they were being called to proclaim. (Due to weather, this was shared online and therefore shorter due to the circumstances of our meeting. It was also re-recorded due to operator error.)
2021-02-1521 minChrist Church BentonvilleJesus Must Preach (Luke 4:31-44)The exorcising of demons by His Word and the healing of the sick by His Word authenticated the message of salvation He was sent to proclaim.
2021-02-0833 minChrist Church BentonvilleThe Ministry of Jesus (Luke 4:14-30)
The Gospel is inclusive rather than exclusive and should be indiscriminately proclaimed to the poor AND the rich, those in prison AND those who are free, the sick AND the physically healthy, the oppressed AND even the oppressor.
2021-02-0137 minChrist Church BentonvilleThe Temptation (Luke 4:1-13)We resist the devil and flee temptation as a result of Christ’s victory over him. And it is the grace and gratitude for Christ's victory that motivates us to not give up or give in as we do so.(The original recording was damaged. This is a audio download from our online service feed.)
2021-01-2538 min
Christ Church BentonvilleThe Temptation (Luke 4:1-13)Our enemy is a formidable foe who seeks to steal, kill, and destroy. He should not be taken lightly, but he should not be feared. Our victory begins, continues, and ends with Christ’s victory.2021-01-2535 minChrist Church BentonvilleA Real Man, The Real Son of God (Luke 3:23-38)Jesus is a real man. He is the real son of God. And our hope is not in anyone or anything other than Him. He alone saves us from our sin, transcends our differences, and unites us.
2021-01-1835 minChrist Church BentonvilleThe Way Has Been Prepared (Luke 3:1-22)
"While the people were called to prepare for God’s salvation, it was God who was preparing salvation for them (and us) in a special person (the Lord Jesus)." - Darrell Bock
2021-01-1138 minChrist Church BentonvilleTruly God, Truly Boy (Luke 2:41-52)In our faithful defense of Christ's divinity, we sometimes slight his humanity. This sermon was given by Aaron Raines, our Ministry Intern.
2021-01-0438 minChrist Church BentonvilleThe Early Days (Luke 2:21-40)This text isn’t as romantic or sentimental; it’s definitely not as sensational as the previous text. But it is just as important.
2020-12-2836 minChrist Church BentonvilleGood News of Great Joy (Luke 2:8-20)Christmas is about “Good News of Great Joy”. Oh how the shepherds needed good news, and so do we.
2020-12-2128 minChrist Church BentonvilleThe Time Had Come (Luke 2:1-7)Christ set His glory aside so that He could draw near to us, dwell with us, as one of us, for us.
2020-12-1425 minChrist Church BentonvilleThe Benedictus (Luke 1:57-80)John’s message would be one of repentance and forgiveness of sin. That’s because the deliverance the Messiah would secure was so much more than political and social; it was spiritual.2020-12-0736 minChrist Church BentonvilleThe Magnificat (Luke 1:39-56)Mary’s song should be our song because we are recipients of God’s mercy, we are Abraham’s spiritual offspring, to use Paul’s language from Galatians, and there is no greater thing He could do for us than what He has already done for us in and through Christ.
2020-11-3034 minChrist Church BentonvilleNothing is Impossible with God (Luke 1:26-38)If God could bring life from a barren womb, he could bring life from a virgin womb. Nothing was impossible for him. Nothing was beyond his reach. Everything was under his purview.
2020-11-2335 minChrist Church BentonvilleHis Word Will Be Fulfilled (Luke 1:5-25)Luke begins with a story that leaves us with a choice. "Will we believe God and His Word or not?"
2020-11-1632 minChrist Church BentonvilleThat You May Be Certain (Luke 1:1-4)It doesn’t take much for us to wander away into more man-centered plans of salvation that all make more of us and our ability and less of our sin, less of our need, and less of Christ. So, we need to be reminded on a regular basis that this redemptive plan is true. So, we are going to study the Gospel of Luke, because this is exactly why he wrote it.
2020-11-0928 min
Christ Church BentonvilleThe Gospel is Enough (Romans 1:16-17)The Gospel was enough for Paul, it was enough for Luther, it is enough for us today.
2020-11-0231 min
Christ Church BentonvilleThe Call of Ezekiel (Ezekiel 2:1-3:15)This sermon is by Chris Miller, pastor of Trinity Grace Church, our sending church, that he preached on the occasion of our Particularization we celebrated on October 25, 2020.
2020-10-2625 minChrist Church BentonvilleDistinctives - Part 4 (Colossians 2:16-3:17)This is part 2 of our distinctive of Loving Deeply; loving God through worship. This is a fantastic sermon given by our Ministry Intern, Aaron Raines.
2020-10-1941 minChrist Church BentonvilleDistinctives - Part 3 (John 15:12-17)Jesus didn't simply commanded the disciples to love the way He loved, His command was to love those He had loved.2020-10-1235 minChrist Church BentonvilleDistinctives - Part 2 (Romans 14)Legalistically judging and arrogantly demeaning one another in regard to Christian liberty and our freedom in Christ, are both out of bounds.
2020-10-0542 minChrist Church BentonvilleDistinctives - Part 1 (Matthew 16:13-23)We’re calling the series Distinctives, not because we believe we are or because we are trying to be a unique, one-of-a-kind church, but because we believe there are a few things that distinguish us from many of the other churches in our area; things that communicate who we are and even why we do what we do that differ from those around us.
2020-09-2836 min