Cultivate Self Control, Part 1

Judges 13-16

Is God working in us even if our life appears to be a mess? Today, we dive into the tumultuous life of Samson, a man of great faith and extraordinary strength, yet marked by personal flaws and failures. Join us as we explore the question of how someone so gifted by God can also be an irresponsible fool. This intriguing story offers hope, showing how God’s spirit patiently works within us, even amidst our messes.

100:00:00,000 –> 00:00:05,060As you follow the story of Samson200:00:05,060 –> 00:00:09,500sometimes you don’t know whether you should be cheering for him300:00:09,500 –> 00:00:09,960or weeping over him400:00:09,960 –> 00:00:14,720And of course the story therefore raises a very relevant question for us500:00:14,720 –> 00:00:18,879How can a man who is such a gifted believer600:00:18,879 –> 00:00:22,780so greatly used by God in his purpose700:00:22,780 –> 00:00:26,580at the same time be such an irresponsible fool800:00:26,639 –> 00:00:29,780Welcome to Open the Bible with Pastor Colin Smith900:00:29,780 –> 00:00:32,759I’m David Pick and I’m glad you could be with us today1000:00:32,759 –> 00:00:35,340And Colin, unfortunately the history of the church1100:00:35,340 –> 00:00:38,259is somewhat littered with people and leaders1200:00:38,259 –> 00:00:42,099who share some of the characteristics of the story we see here1300:00:42,099 –> 00:00:44,860Yeah well you know the story we’re looking at today1400:00:44,860 –> 00:00:47,099really is full of hope1500:00:47,099 –> 00:00:52,360because here’s this man who makes such a mess up of so many things1600:00:52,360 –> 00:00:54,900You think, this is a complete disaster1700:00:55,599 –> 00:00:58,500Our series is called Deck Chairs on the Titanic1800:00:58,500 –> 00:01:01,259If ever there was a disaster, it is Samson1900:01:01,259 –> 00:01:06,360And yet the spirit of God, patiently, graciously2000:01:06,360 –> 00:01:08,599was at work in his life2100:01:08,599 –> 00:01:12,160and though there is disaster all around this man2200:01:12,160 –> 00:01:14,620In the New Testament, to our great surprise2300:01:14,620 –> 00:01:17,540he ends up being recorded in the list of heroes of faith2400:01:17,540 –> 00:01:19,339which is astonishing when you think2500:01:19,339 –> 00:01:21,199about the mess ups of his life2600:01:21,500 –> 00:01:24,639For the person who’s listening to the programme today2700:01:24,639 –> 00:01:27,699and you have messed up big time2800:01:27,699 –> 00:01:32,980Samson’s story is a story of great hope for you2900:01:32,980 –> 00:01:35,139and the light of the gospel just shines through it3000:01:35,139 –> 00:01:36,639in the most wonderful way3100:01:36,639 –> 00:01:38,919So, join us today in your Bible, if you can3200:01:38,919 –> 00:01:42,760in Judges chapters 13 through to 163300:01:42,760 –> 00:01:46,260as we begin the message, Cultivate Self-Control3400:01:46,260 –> 00:01:47,300Here’s Colin3500:01:47,300 –> 00:01:50,680I want you, this morning, to try and imagine3600:01:50,739 –> 00:01:52,720a nightmare scenario3700:01:54,559 –> 00:01:56,180It’s hard for us to do this3800:01:56,180 –> 00:01:58,860because we’ve become so used to the freedom3900:01:58,860 –> 00:02:01,919that we enjoy and sometimes may take for granted4000:02:01,919 –> 00:02:04,260but I want you to imagine4100:02:04,260 –> 00:02:08,500tanks rolling up the streets in Washington4200:02:08,500 –> 00:02:12,339I want you to imagine the unthinkable scenario4300:02:12,339 –> 00:02:15,660in which a foreign power has invaded this country4400:02:15,660 –> 00:02:18,380and we are no longer a free people4500:02:19,020 –> 00:02:21,779The FBI and the CIA have been taken over4600:02:21,779 –> 00:02:23,979All of the national security apparatus4700:02:23,979 –> 00:02:25,399has been dismantled4800:02:25,399 –> 00:02:27,619A foreign army are on the streets4900:02:27,619 –> 00:02:28,580of every city5000:02:28,580 –> 00:02:30,580and every day5100:02:30,580 –> 00:02:32,899there are atrocities5200:02:32,899 –> 00:02:34,339committed by the military5300:02:34,339 –> 00:02:36,759on the streets in the loop5400:02:36,759 –> 00:02:38,380against defenseless people5500:02:38,380 –> 00:02:40,699on their way to work5600:02:40,699 –> 00:02:44,880Various attempts at resistance have been made5700:02:44,880 –> 00:02:46,940but whenever anyone gets involved5800:02:46,940 –> 00:02:48,940in something to do with resistance5900:02:48,940 –> 00:02:50,979they disappear6000:02:50,979 –> 00:02:53,940and are never heard of again6100:02:53,940 –> 00:02:55,179So gradually over time6200:02:55,179 –> 00:02:57,419resistance crumbles6300:02:57,419 –> 00:03:00,059People begin to accept6400:03:00,059 –> 00:03:03,020the unthinkable6500:03:03,020 –> 00:03:08,199We lose hope of ever regaining our freedom6600:03:08,199 –> 00:03:10,539Now, that is the nightmare scenario6700:03:10,539 –> 00:03:12,500that applied to God’s people6800:03:12,500 –> 00:03:15,500at the beginning of Judges chapter 136900:03:15,539 –> 00:03:16,539You see there7000:03:16,539 –> 00:03:18,020that the LORD had delivered them7100:03:18,020 –> 00:03:21,440into the hands of the Philistines7200:03:21,440 –> 00:03:24,259for forty years7300:03:24,259 –> 00:03:26,960God’s people at this time had no army7400:03:26,960 –> 00:03:28,380they had no king7500:03:28,380 –> 00:03:29,940there was no organized7600:03:29,940 –> 00:03:31,240resistance movement7700:03:31,240 –> 00:03:32,919and so they were absolutely7800:03:32,919 –> 00:03:35,800helpless under the tyranny7900:03:35,800 –> 00:03:39,600of a fearful oppressor8000:03:39,600 –> 00:03:42,080The enemy had rolled into the land8100:03:42,080 –> 00:03:44,080and for forty years8200:03:44,080 –> 00:03:46,240the people of God had been unable8300:03:46,240 –> 00:03:48,199to do anything about it8400:03:48,199 –> 00:03:51,360Forty years!8500:03:51,360 –> 00:03:53,860That’s a whole generation8600:03:53,860 –> 00:03:55,919You think of what forty years means8700:03:55,919 –> 00:03:58,160You try and picture your children8800:03:58,160 –> 00:03:59,919or your grandchildren8900:03:59,919 –> 00:04:02,880growing up over a period of forty years9000:04:02,880 –> 00:04:05,259you’ve known freedom9100:04:05,259 –> 00:04:07,199but they’ve never known it since they were born9200:04:07,199 –> 00:04:08,199all they’ve ever known9300:04:08,199 –> 00:04:10,360is the tanks in the streets9400:04:10,360 –> 00:04:11,639And you’re now seeing them9500:04:12,399 –> 00:04:15,17938, 39, 40 years old9600:04:15,179 –> 00:04:16,179and you wonder9700:04:16,179 –> 00:04:18,160will they ever know9800:04:18,160 –> 00:04:21,399what it is to be free9900:04:21,399 –> 00:04:22,519And you as you get older10000:04:22,519 –> 00:04:24,200begin to cry out to God10100:04:24,200 –> 00:04:26,660where is deliverance10200:04:26,660 –> 00:04:27,959going to come from10300:04:27,959 –> 00:04:29,640You can’t see a hope of it10400:04:29,640 –> 00:04:32,119on the horizon10500:04:32,119 –> 00:04:33,440But God heard the prayers10600:04:33,440 –> 00:04:34,940of His people10700:04:34,940 –> 00:04:37,000and He answered10800:04:37,000 –> 00:04:38,559in the birth of Samson10900:04:39,339 –> 00:04:40,799Now, we need to know11000:04:40,799 –> 00:04:42,059three things about Samson11100:04:42,059 –> 00:04:43,480before we get into the story11200:04:43,480 –> 00:04:46,320so that we can understand it rightly11300:04:46,320 –> 00:04:47,920The first is, that Samson11400:04:47,920 –> 00:04:50,660was a gifted believer11500:04:50,660 –> 00:04:52,079I say he was a believer11600:04:52,079 –> 00:04:53,160because the New Testament11700:04:53,160 –> 00:04:54,899specifically tells us11800:04:54,899 –> 00:04:57,200that he was a man of faith11900:04:57,200 –> 00:04:59,839Hebrews chapter 11 verse 3212000:04:59,839 –> 00:05:00,839lists him along with12100:05:00,839 –> 00:05:03,559David and Samuel and Gideon12200:05:03,559 –> 00:05:05,619as those who administered justice12300:05:05,619 –> 00:05:08,619conquered Kingdoms through faith12400:05:08,619 –> 00:05:10,100He was a man of faith12500:05:10,100 –> 00:05:11,959Not only that, God made it clear12600:05:11,959 –> 00:05:13,700before Samson was born12700:05:13,700 –> 00:05:15,459that he was to be set apart12800:05:15,459 –> 00:05:17,859for a very special purpose for God12900:05:17,859 –> 00:05:19,220Chapter 13 of Judges13000:05:19,220 –> 00:05:20,739in verse 513100:05:20,739 –> 00:05:22,320This boy is to be a Nazarite13200:05:22,320 –> 00:05:26,380He is to be set apart from birth13300:05:26,380 –> 00:05:27,380And he will begin13400:05:27,380 –> 00:05:28,760the deliverance of Israel13500:05:28,760 –> 00:05:31,899from the hands of the Philistines13600:05:31,899 –> 00:05:33,640Now this bit about being a Nazarite13700:05:33,640 –> 00:05:35,760was somewhat unusual13800:05:35,760 –> 00:05:36,760You can read about it13900:05:36,760 –> 00:05:39,019in Numbers in Chapter 614000:05:39,019 –> 00:05:40,799Basically when a person14100:05:40,799 –> 00:05:42,399wanted to give themselves14200:05:42,399 –> 00:05:44,519with a special devotion to God14300:05:44,519 –> 00:05:45,799for a period of time14400:05:45,799 –> 00:05:48,260or a particular purpose14500:05:48,260 –> 00:05:49,500they would take a vow14600:05:49,500 –> 00:05:50,500in which they would14700:05:50,500 –> 00:05:52,179not cut their hair14800:05:52,179 –> 00:05:53,320in which they would abstain14900:05:53,320 –> 00:05:55,519from any alcoholic drink15000:05:55,519 –> 00:05:56,940and they would not touch15100:05:56,940 –> 00:05:59,019nor go near any kind of15200:05:59,019 –> 00:06:01,959dead body or carcass15300:06:02,320 –> 00:06:03,320This was in order to15400:06:03,320 –> 00:06:04,980keep them ceremonially pure15500:06:04,980 –> 00:06:05,980so that they could15600:06:05,980 –> 00:06:07,040continually be, as it were15700:06:07,040 –> 00:06:09,059in the presence of God15800:06:10,119 –> 00:06:11,399Now a Nazarite vow15900:06:11,399 –> 00:06:12,440was normally taken16000:06:12,440 –> 00:06:14,239for a particular period of time16100:06:14,239 –> 00:06:15,640a few months or whatever16200:06:15,640 –> 00:06:17,760for a special reason16300:06:17,760 –> 00:06:18,760But what was unique16400:06:18,760 –> 00:06:20,119about Samson16500:06:20,119 –> 00:06:21,399was that this vow16600:06:21,399 –> 00:06:22,399applied to the16700:06:22,399 –> 00:06:24,119whole of his life16800:06:24,119 –> 00:06:25,119From the moment that16900:06:25,119 –> 00:06:26,339he was born, God said17000:06:26,339 –> 00:06:27,399you are set apart17100:06:27,399 –> 00:06:29,640for a particular purpose17200:06:29,640 –> 00:06:31,399And it was for that reason17300:06:31,440 –> 00:06:32,459that unlike any other17400:06:32,459 –> 00:06:34,019college student17500:06:34,019 –> 00:06:34,839his mother17600:06:34,839 –> 00:06:35,820never once17700:06:35,820 –> 00:06:37,079said to him17800:06:37,079 –> 00:06:37,880Son17900:06:37,880 –> 00:06:39,220go to the barber’s18000:06:39,220 –> 00:06:40,959and get a haircut18100:06:40,959 –> 00:06:42,399She never said that to him18200:06:42,399 –> 00:06:44,279and so throughout his life18300:06:44,279 –> 00:06:45,559his hair grew18400:06:45,559 –> 00:06:46,559Now notice third18500:06:46,559 –> 00:06:47,559that he was gifted18600:06:47,559 –> 00:06:48,399He was a believer18700:06:48,399 –> 00:06:49,480he was set apart for God18800:06:49,480 –> 00:06:50,559he was unusually gifted18900:06:50,559 –> 00:06:52,140by the Holy Spirit19000:06:52,140 –> 00:06:54,660Chapter 13 and verse 2419100:06:54,660 –> 00:06:56,720the spirit of the Lord19200:06:56,720 –> 00:06:59,420began to stir in him19300:06:59,420 –> 00:07:01,079It was the Holy Spirit19400:07:01,380 –> 00:07:02,779who gave him this19500:07:02,779 –> 00:07:03,980gift19600:07:03,980 –> 00:07:06,260of remarkable strength19700:07:06,260 –> 00:07:07,820It was a charisma19800:07:07,820 –> 00:07:08,760It was what we might call19900:07:08,760 –> 00:07:10,600a spiritual gift20000:07:10,600 –> 00:07:11,619and it was used20100:07:11,619 –> 00:07:14,160to extraordinary effect20200:07:14,160 –> 00:07:15,160So if we’re to understand20300:07:15,160 –> 00:07:16,500Samson properly20400:07:16,500 –> 00:07:17,480we need to start from20500:07:17,480 –> 00:07:19,019what the Bible tells us20600:07:19,019 –> 00:07:21,100That he was a gifted believer20700:07:21,100 –> 00:07:22,660set apart from God20800:07:22,660 –> 00:07:24,720empowered by the Holy Spirit20900:07:24,720 –> 00:07:26,339for a special task21000:07:26,339 –> 00:07:28,500to which God had called him21100:07:28,500 –> 00:07:29,200Secondly21200:07:29,200 –> 00:07:30,700he was a courageous21300:07:30,700 –> 00:07:31,980hero21400:07:31,980 –> 00:07:33,739I think of21500:07:33,739 –> 00:07:34,420Samson as21600:07:34,420 –> 00:07:36,739the Arnold Schwarzenegger21700:07:36,739 –> 00:07:38,579of the old testament21800:07:38,579 –> 00:07:39,859He is this larger21900:07:39,859 –> 00:07:41,739than life hero22000:07:41,739 –> 00:07:42,540who comes into22100:07:42,540 –> 00:07:43,899a desperate situation22200:07:43,899 –> 00:07:44,660and gives hope22300:07:44,660 –> 00:07:45,440where everything else22400:07:45,440 –> 00:07:47,119seems lost22500:07:47,119 –> 00:07:47,899In this country22600:07:47,899 –> 00:07:48,799that is defeated22700:07:48,799 –> 00:07:50,059and overrun22800:07:50,059 –> 00:07:52,100here is one man22900:07:52,100 –> 00:07:52,820who is ready23000:07:52,820 –> 00:07:54,700to put up a fight23100:07:54,700 –> 00:07:55,779for the liberation23200:07:55,779 –> 00:07:56,760of God’s people23300:07:56,760 –> 00:07:57,859from their enemies23400:07:57,859 –> 00:07:58,500and he does it23500:07:58,739 –> 00:08:01,540with awesome results23600:08:01,540 –> 00:08:02,739but then the third thing23700:08:02,739 –> 00:08:03,579to know about Samsong23800:08:03,579 –> 00:08:04,339is that he was23900:08:04,339 –> 00:08:06,339an irresponsible fool24000:08:06,339 –> 00:08:06,980and this is24100:08:06,980 –> 00:08:08,380the great irony24200:08:08,380 –> 00:08:10,420of this man’s life24300:08:10,420 –> 00:08:11,019here’s a man24400:08:11,019 –> 00:08:12,799with Godly parents24500:08:12,799 –> 00:08:14,940with spiritual gifts24600:08:14,940 –> 00:08:16,559extraordinary courage24700:08:16,559 –> 00:08:19,140and greatly used by God24800:08:19,140 –> 00:08:20,019And yet at times24900:08:20,019 –> 00:08:20,859as we will see25000:08:20,859 –> 00:08:21,339he does the25100:08:21,339 –> 00:08:23,059most stupid25200:08:23,059 –> 00:08:25,559stupid things25300:08:25,559 –> 00:08:26,140And so as you25400:08:26,140 –> 00:08:26,899follow the story25500:08:26,899 –> 00:08:27,480of Samsong25600:08:27,480 –> 00:08:28,279sometimes you25700:08:28,279 –> 00:08:28,779don’t know25800:08:28,779 –> 00:08:29,339whether you should25900:08:29,339 –> 00:08:30,600be cheering for him26000:08:30,600 –> 00:08:33,299or weeping over him26100:08:33,299 –> 00:08:33,799And of course26200:08:33,799 –> 00:08:34,679this story therefore26300:08:34,679 –> 00:08:35,780raises a very relevant26400:08:35,780 –> 00:08:37,900question for us26500:08:37,900 –> 00:08:38,820How can a man26600:08:38,820 –> 00:08:39,599who is such a26700:08:39,599 –> 00:08:41,780gifted believer26800:08:41,780 –> 00:08:43,619so greatly used by26900:08:43,619 –> 00:08:46,059God in his purpose27000:08:46,059 –> 00:08:47,080at the same time27100:08:47,080 –> 00:08:47,780be such an27200:08:47,780 –> 00:08:49,859irresponsible fool27300:08:49,859 –> 00:08:50,820how is it possible27400:08:50,820 –> 00:08:51,299for a man27500:08:51,299 –> 00:08:51,739to be given27600:08:51,739 –> 00:08:52,960so much strength27700:08:52,960 –> 00:08:54,260by God27800:08:54,260 –> 00:08:54,859and yet at the27900:08:54,859 –> 00:08:55,659same time28000:08:55,659 –> 00:08:56,419as pursuing28100:08:56,419 –> 00:08:57,900a wonderful ministry28200:08:57,940 –> 00:08:59,179make so many28300:08:59,179 –> 00:09:00,619foolish mistakes28400:09:01,659 –> 00:09:02,460Now if you’ve never28500:09:02,460 –> 00:09:05,140seen that contradiction28600:09:05,140 –> 00:09:05,619then you don’t28700:09:05,619 –> 00:09:05,880live in the28800:09:05,880 –> 00:09:06,940same world as I do28900:09:07,900 –> 00:09:08,940Samson speaks29000:09:08,940 –> 00:09:09,919right to the29100:09:09,919 –> 00:09:10,679heart of the29200:09:10,679 –> 00:09:12,359questions29300:09:12,359 –> 00:09:14,239that we face today29400:09:14,239 –> 00:09:14,799He reminds us29500:09:14,799 –> 00:09:16,000that it is possible29600:09:16,000 –> 00:09:16,880to have the29700:09:16,880 –> 00:09:18,919gift of the Spirit29800:09:18,919 –> 00:09:19,900that it is possible29900:09:19,900 –> 00:09:20,619to be called by30000:09:20,619 –> 00:09:22,460God to ministry30100:09:22,460 –> 00:09:23,260that it is possible30200:09:23,260 –> 00:09:23,880to be used30300:09:23,880 –> 00:09:24,619by God in his30400:09:24,619 –> 00:09:25,460kingdom30500:09:25,460 –> 00:09:26,460and to take30600:09:26,460 –> 00:09:26,940a plunge30700:09:27,219 –> 00:09:28,700to disaster30800:09:29,140 –> 00:09:29,859And there isn’t30900:09:29,859 –> 00:09:30,460one of us here31000:09:30,460 –> 00:09:31,080who wants that31100:09:31,080 –> 00:09:32,780to be true of us31200:09:32,780 –> 00:09:33,500And so our31300:09:33,500 –> 00:09:35,299purpose today31400:09:35,299 –> 00:09:35,900as we31500:09:35,900 –> 00:09:37,099follow the story31600:09:37,099 –> 00:09:37,979is to make31700:09:37,979 –> 00:09:38,599sure that we31800:09:38,599 –> 00:09:40,700learn from Samson31900:09:40,700 –> 00:09:41,239so we don’t32000:09:41,239 –> 00:09:41,780follow his path32100:09:43,500 –> 00:09:43,960You’re listening32200:09:43,960 –> 00:09:44,739to Open the Bible32300:09:44,940 –> 00:09:45,580with Pastor32400:09:45,580 –> 00:09:46,539Colin Smith32500:09:46,539 –> 00:09:46,940in a message32600:09:46,940 –> 00:09:48,099called32700:09:48,099 –> 00:09:49,700Cultivate Self Control32800:09:49,700 –> 00:09:50,419It’s part of32900:09:50,419 –> 00:09:50,780our series33000:09:50,780 –> 00:09:52,140Deck Chairs33100:09:52,140 –> 00:09:53,059on the Titanic33200:09:53,059 –> 00:09:53,580Where we look33300:09:53,580 –> 00:09:54,500at 8 characters33400:09:54,500 –> 00:09:55,619from the Bible33500:09:55,659 –> 00:09:56,760And how they33600:09:56,760 –> 00:09:57,380allowed the sin33700:09:57,380 –> 00:09:58,599in their life33800:09:58,599 –> 00:09:59,179to result33900:09:59,179 –> 00:10:00,500in a plunge34000:10:00,500 –> 00:10:01,780to disaster34100:10:01,780 –> 00:10:02,219And if you’ve34200:10:02,219 –> 00:10:03,580missed any of the series34300:10:03,580 –> 00:10:04,500or if you want to go34400:10:04,500 –> 00:10:04,900back and listen again34500:10:04,900 –> 00:10:06,299you can do that34600:10:06,299 –> 00:10:06,979by coming online34700:10:06,979 –> 00:10:08,020to our website34800:10:08,020 –> 00:10:09,200openthebible.org.uk34900:10:10,260 –> 00:10:11,580Or find us35000:10:11,580 –> 00:10:12,219as a podcast35100:10:12,219 –> 00:10:12,619by following35200:10:12,619 –> 00:10:13,099the link35300:10:13,099 –> 00:10:14,260from the website35400:10:14,820 –> 00:10:15,280or by35500:10:15,280 –> 00:10:16,020searching in35600:10:16,080 –> 00:10:16,780all the main35700:10:16,780 –> 00:10:17,419podcast sites35800:10:17,419 –> 00:10:18,659for Open the Bible UK35900:10:19,520 –> 00:10:20,760Back to the message36000:10:20,760 –> 00:10:20,780now36100:10:20,780 –> 00:10:22,140We’re in Judges36200:10:22,140 –> 00:10:23,299chapters 1336300:10:23,299 –> 00:10:24,500through to 1636400:10:24,500 –> 00:10:25,280Here’s Colin36500:10:25,559 –> 00:10:26,559today36600:10:26,880 –> 00:10:27,659as we follow36700:10:27,659 –> 00:10:28,760the story36800:10:28,760 –> 00:10:29,679is to make sure36900:10:29,679 –> 00:10:30,599that we learn37000:10:30,599 –> 00:10:32,080from Samson37100:10:32,080 –> 00:10:32,919so we don’t37200:10:32,919 –> 00:10:33,780follow37300:10:33,780 –> 00:10:35,780his path37400:10:35,880 –> 00:10:36,599Well, now, as we37500:10:36,599 –> 00:10:38,039turn to the story37600:10:38,039 –> 00:10:38,679you have to use37700:10:38,679 –> 00:10:39,479your imagination37800:10:39,479 –> 00:10:40,280now to picture37900:10:40,280 –> 00:10:41,280Samson38000:10:41,960 –> 00:10:42,559This guy’s38100:10:42,559 –> 00:10:43,159been working38200:10:43,159 –> 00:10:43,719out in the38300:10:43,719 –> 00:10:45,039weight room38400:10:45,039 –> 00:10:46,440for years38500:10:46,440 –> 00:10:47,400When he38600:10:47,400 –> 00:10:48,820walks38700:10:48,820 –> 00:10:50,419his muscles38800:10:50,419 –> 00:10:51,520ripple38900:10:52,320 –> 00:10:52,760under his39000:10:52,760 –> 00:10:53,500bronze39100:10:53,500 –> 00:10:54,239skin39200:10:54,239 –> 00:10:54,679Are you getting39300:10:54,679 –> 00:10:56,320the picture here?39400:10:56,320 –> 00:10:56,880Um, his39500:10:56,880 –> 00:10:58,039deep-set39600:10:58,039 –> 00:10:59,960dark eyes39700:11:01,679 –> 00:11:02,099And his39800:11:02,099 –> 00:11:02,679chiseled39900:11:02,679 –> 00:11:03,539features40000:11:03,539 –> 00:11:04,840And his40100:11:04,840 –> 00:11:05,479perfectly40200:11:05,479 –> 00:11:06,719toned40300:11:06,719 –> 00:11:08,000six-pack40400:11:08,000 –> 00:11:09,260of abs40500:11:10,280 –> 00:11:11,239Uh, attract40600:11:11,239 –> 00:11:11,919attention40700:11:11,919 –> 00:11:12,599wherever40800:11:12,599 –> 00:11:13,900he walks40900:11:13,900 –> 00:11:14,520And now41000:11:14,520 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