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00:43 >> Hello and welcome to It Is 00:45 Written Canada. 00:46 Last week we saw how Mathew 00:48 Feeley's family desperately 00:50 struggled to help him out of 00:52 his life of drugs, alcohol, 00:54 and crime. 00:55 His dad's faith, the influence 00:57 of his girlfriend, Christy, and 00:59 her mom's growing faith were 01:01 like seeds being planted in his 01:02 perplexed, young heart. 01:05 >> We ended our program last 01:07 week when Mathew's mother 01:09 received an urgent call 01:10 concerning his close friend, 01:12 James. 01:13 >> Today Mathew Feeley, an 01:15 ordained pastor and evangelist, 01:17 shares the rest of his story of 01:20 how the goodness of God rescued 01:22 him from a life of conflict and 01:24 confusion to one of confidence 01:26 and contentment in a saving 01:28 relationship with Christ Jesus, 01:31 his Lord. 01:32 >> Pastor Mathew Feeley, 01:34 welcome back to It Is Written 01:36 Canada. 01:37 >> Thank you for having me. 01:39 >> So last week we were talking 01:41 about that phone call your 01:43 mother had received about 01:44 James. 01:46 Tell us about that call. 01:47 >> Yeah, my mother received a 01:49 phone call from Christy's 01:50 mother who knew James quite 01:52 well, it was one of my 01:54 childhood friends and he had 01:58 been killed in a car accident 02:01 so he was-- his car was hit by 02:05 an oncoming vehicle that ran a 02:07 red light and the driver was 02:09 drunk, which was really ironic 02:12 because all of us were 02:15 partying, James was the one who 02:18 really didn't party that much, 02:19 he had moved away to Brampton, 02:21 he would come and visit and he 02:25 would be the one to kinda pull 02:28 me aside because he knew me 02:30 from my childhood. 02:31 We used to play road hockey 02:33 together and sports in the 02:34 neighbourhood and... 02:36 You know, he was one of the 02:37 original young people that I 02:39 knew and grew up with. 02:41 There was a lot of other young 02:43 people I got to know through 02:45 the lifestyle I was living at 02:47 the time and the drug abuse and 02:49 addiction, but he was one of 02:51 the original ones and, you 02:53 know, he would pull me aside, 02:55 he was a bit older than me and 02:57 he would say, like, "What are 02:59 you doing? Why are you here? 03:01 Why are you with these guys? 03:02 I know that they're our 03:04 friends, but you don't really 03:06 belong here," and "What are you 03:09 doing with your life? What's 03:11 happening with school?" and I 03:12 would joke with him, you know, 03:15 I joked about failing gym class 03:17 and he's like, "Who fails gym? 03:21 Like, what are you doing? You 03:23 need to change." 03:24 So he was another voice of 03:26 encouragement, those were seeds 03:28 sown, but it was just, it was 03:31 right there at that moment when 03:33 I was waiting to go back to the 03:35 rave scene and I was going with 03:38 good intentions, just to listen 03:40 to music, but, you know, when 03:41 in Rome, it's easy to live 03:43 differently and I know it would 03:45 have been hard to be strong 03:47 that evening and just as I was 03:49 leaving, I get this phone call 03:51 and it was tragic and it was 03:53 ironic and I was a pallbearer 03:58 for his funeral along with 04:01 other young men. 04:03 It was tough, it was very 04:05 tough. 04:06 The hardest part for me, two 04:08 things were really difficult, 04:10 his younger brother, his name 04:12 was Zach and he really loved 04:16 him and was teaching him how to 04:17 play football and to see him 04:19 there not really understanding 04:20 that he had lost James because 04:22 he was so young was very sad 04:24 and then the other thing that 04:26 was really difficult was his 04:28 mom who was so strong through 04:30 the whole experience, but the 04:31 moment that they closed the 04:33 casket, it was an open casket 04:36 and it was a viewing before the 04:38 funeral and the moment that 04:39 they closed the casket, she 04:41 just said, "No!" 04:43 She was like, "No, no!" and she 04:45 was just yelling "No!" and she 04:46 just grabbed onto the casket 04:49 and she wouldn't let go and 04:51 they had to help her and, you 04:53 know, and we were just so 04:54 devastated, you know? 04:56 The night he died, a few of us 04:58 got together, we were drinking, 05:02 we were, again, just trying to 05:04 numb the pain, listening to 05:05 music. 05:06 It was so hard and-- but I 05:10 really believe God used that 05:12 experience and James, his 05:14 influence in my life, as a 05:16 wake-up call, you know, I think 05:17 it was a wake-up call and I 05:20 could've gone back down that 05:22 same dark path, but on this 05:25 particular night, God kinda 05:28 allowed things to play out the 05:30 way they did so that I could 05:32 wake up. 05:34 >> Pastor Mathew, how did 05:36 Christianity then influence 05:39 your life? 05:40 >> Well, I grew up catholic, I 05:43 had a Christian background. 05:46 My siblings, we all have 05:47 Christian names or Catholic 05:49 names because some of us are 05:51 named for Bible characters or 05:53 books of the Bible and others 05:55 are named for popes and nuns 05:58 and stuff like that. 06:00 All of our names have meaning 06:02 and we grew up Catholics going 06:05 to church. 06:06 Sometimes we only went to 06:08 church at Christmas and Easter 06:11 and stuff like that, but at one 06:13 point I was an alter boy and I 06:16 used to get out of class to 06:19 help with funerals and 06:20 different events and I thought 06:22 that was a pretty good job with 06:24 benefits and-- 06:26 But I had faith growing up, for 06:29 sure, I would pray at church, 06:33 I'd pray for my family, I would 06:36 go to the confessional and I 06:38 would confess my sins, but I 06:40 would also tell the priest all, 06:42 like, what was happening in my 06:44 family and he was probably a 06:46 little shocked 'cause, you 06:47 know, my father was a really 06:49 staunch Catholic and wasn't 06:51 that he was abusing us 06:53 directly, but it was somewhat 06:56 abusive kind of, just some of 06:58 the experiences we went 07:01 through, just toxic and hurtful 07:04 to our upbringing. 07:07 But my parents prayed, my 07:09 father prayed. 07:11 He used to say, "I'm praying 07:12 for you," and that used to 07:14 really annoy me because I 07:15 didn't want him to pray for me, 07:17 I was very angry at my father 07:18 at one point, but he would say, 07:20 "I'm praying for you." 07:22 My mother said after I came to 07:26 Christ, I told her everything, 07:28 I actually just told her so 07:29 many stories one night about 07:31 what I had been doing all these 07:33 years and she knew I was in 07:34 trouble, but she didn't know 07:36 the half of it. 07:37 And she said, "There's nights 07:39 you didn't come home and I 07:42 didn't know what to do and I 07:43 would just stay up through the 07:45 night praying for you." 07:47 So my parents prayed and that 07:49 definitely had an impact. 07:50 I did have some form of 07:54 Christianity growing up, but I 07:56 wasn't in a personal 07:58 relationship with Jesus Christ, 08:00 I didn't know Him as my 08:02 personal saviour, He was in the 08:05 pictures on the wall, He was on 08:08 the crucifix, right, but I 08:09 didn't' really know Him. 08:11 And I was invited by my 08:14 mother-in-law who is now my 08:18 mother-in-law, Debbie, she was 08:20 doing Bible studies and sharing 08:22 all of what she was learning 08:24 and so I always listened to her 08:26 talk about the Bible, kind of 08:28 ramble on, and I would just sit 08:31 there and just, you know, wait 08:32 for it to be over. 08:34 And then she wanted me to go to 08:36 this series, it was a youth 08:38 week of prayer and I went and 08:41 the speaker was just so dynamic 08:45 and, kind of like John the 08:47 Baptist, you know, very-- 08:49 speaking the truth and speaking 08:52 it plainly and I felt that he 08:55 was talking about every detail 08:57 in my life and I felt like he 08:59 was only talking to me and I 09:01 was sitting with my arm 09:03 slouched around Christy and 09:05 really kinda casual in the 09:07 church and halfway through his 09:09 sermon, I was sitting up 09:10 straight and I was on my best 09:11 behaviour and I knew that it 09:13 was unlike any sermon I'd ever 09:16 heard before. 09:18 After three nights, I requested 09:21 to be baptized and they didn't 09:23 really know what to do with me 09:26 because I walked into the 09:27 church, you know, I had bleach 09:29 blonde hair, I looked like 09:31 Eminem at the time when he was 09:34 new and popular and bleach 09:37 blonde hair, I had baggy pants, 09:39 I had pierced ears, I did not 09:40 look like a Seventh-day 09:42 Adventist. 09:43 And I certainly stood out in 09:45 the congregation, but I was the 09:47 first one to respond to the 09:48 message every night. 09:50 It really touched my heart and 09:52 I knew I wanted to change my 09:53 life and I knew I wanted to 09:55 follow Jesus and I said to the 09:57 pastor, "I wanna be baptized." 09:59 And, you know, in hindsight I 10:01 can picture him kinda looking 10:03 at me like, "What am I supposed 10:04 to do with this guy coming off 10:07 the streets of Scarborough, 10:09 like, what am I supposed to do 10:11 with him?" 10:12 But, you know, he did the right 10:13 thing, he loved me, he really 10:15 treated me like a son and he 10:19 allowed me to be baptized and 10:22 my life was changed. 10:25 >> So, Mat, what was life like 10:27 for you as a young Seventh-day 10:29 Adventist? 10:30 >> You know, it was-- it wasn't 10:34 that much different at first. 10:36 I got rid of the alcohol, I had 10:39 mickey of rum in my dresser, I 10:42 poured it out the day of my 10:44 baptism. 10:45 And partying was over for me 10:49 and that was a huge step. 10:52 Everybody's starting kind of at 10:54 a different point depending on 10:56 what their life is like and I 10:58 think we have to be patient 10:59 with people because they're not 11:01 struggling necessarily with the 11:03 things we're struggling with 11:05 and they might be struggling 11:06 with great things and more 11:08 difficult things, great 11:09 challenges, you know? 11:11 And I think people could have 11:13 been a bit more patient 11:15 although I have to say the 11:16 Scarborough church was very 11:18 loving. 11:20 They would hug us and one lady, 11:22 she would kiss us and they were 11:24 just so friendly, they would 11:25 invite us to birthday parties 11:27 and their homes for lunch and 11:30 they would give us money. 11:31 Like, one day the pastor said I 11:33 was looking for a job, he made 11:35 an announcement in the middle 11:36 of church service because he 11:38 was really concerned and I had 11:40 lost my job when I'd joined the 11:42 church and I worked at Music 11:43 World and I lost that job 11:45 because I chose to go and get 11:46 baptized instead of going 11:47 to work. 11:49 And he felt really badly and he 11:51 was asking if somebody in the 11:53 church if they knew about a job 11:55 to let me know and after 11:57 church, this lady just, like a 11:58 drug deal, she just quickly 12:00 handed me some money and just 12:03 quick exchange. 12:04 And, you know, it was really 12:06 generous and it was really kind 12:08 and I knew the second I walked 12:10 in the doors of the church, 12:12 every Sabbath I would be 12:14 embraced. 12:16 And that's how it was, it was 12:18 kind of like an early-stages 12:20 experience, but eventually I 12:22 really started to dig deeper 12:24 and to study the Bible and I 12:26 had a mentor, he was assigned 12:28 to be a Bible worker at the 12:29 church and we became friends 12:31 right away and his name was 12:32 Mark Kirkus and he would take 12:34 me on Bible studies and I just 12:37 developed this amazing thirst 12:41 for the work of God and the 12:44 ministry and it just took off 12:48 and I really caught fire. 12:51 >> So, Pastor Mathew, how did 12:53 you become a pastor? 12:56 Did your work with Mark 12:58 influence you in this decision? 13:01 >> Definitely. 13:03 My pastor at my church, at 13:07 Scarborough church, Pastor 13:08 Hilton Garnett, was a huge 13:10 influence on my life and he 13:11 wanted me to become a pastor 13:12 because he saw something in me. 13:14 He saw what I couldn't see and 13:16 I think that's what we have to 13:18 be-- what we have to try to do 13:20 when we're working with people 13:21 that are especially new in the 13:23 church, is to see their value 13:24 and their gifting and he could 13:26 see something in me. 13:28 And so my pastor would send me 13:32 applications from Burman 13:33 University which is a Christian 13:35 university in Lacombe, Alberta 13:38 and I would just toss them into 13:41 the recycling bin, you know, 13:43 because I didn't see myself 13:46 becoming a pastor and the first 13:47 time someone mentioned it to 13:49 me, I actually laughed at it, I 13:51 laughed at the notion that I 13:53 would one day be a pastor. 13:55 I was coming from the rave 13:57 scene, I was coming from kind 13:58 of street life, I was a DJ, I 14:04 did small parties and stuff 14:06 with my friends and people at 14:08 my school and, you know, I was 14:10 into a different lifestyle and 14:12 to be a pastor was just not my 14:14 interest, not my goal. 14:16 But he never gave up and he 14:18 continued to persist in my life. 14:20 And then Mark, I found out, was 14:22 intentionally asked to kind of 14:25 mentor me, to befriend me and 14:27 to get to know me because my 14:29 pastor thought that it would be 14:31 important for me to have that 14:33 role model. 14:34 And he definitely showed me how 14:38 to reach people, how to 14:39 minister to people, how to care 14:41 for people, how to study the 14:43 Bible, he gave me books to 14:45 read, and all of that worked 14:48 together to just awaken this 14:50 fire within me and to give me a 14:52 thirst for ministry. 14:55 And so one night I was walking 14:57 my dog, it was actually 14:58 Christy's dog, but I would 15:00 always walk her dog for her and 15:01 he's very sweet and we were out 15:03 for our usual walk and I prayed 15:06 and I said, "Lord, if you want 15:08 me to become a pastor, let me 15:10 hear it from Pastor Morgan," 15:13 and he was the pastor that 15:14 baptized me. 15:15 And I was attended some 15:16 meetings that he was doing in 15:18 Toronto and that same night, he 15:21 said to me, "You have to become 15:25 a pastor." 15:26 It was a fleece and it was a 15:28 way of testing to see God's 15:30 will and He made it very plain 15:33 to me and from there I just 15:36 committed to going to school 15:38 and my wife was a huge support, 15:41 she always has been and I 15:43 wouldn't be here were it not 15:45 for her love and support and 15:47 encouragement and together in 15:49 ministry, you know, we work 15:52 very hard together and she's an 15:53 amazing partner. 15:55 And we went to Burman with 16:00 three duffle bags, all of our 16:02 possessions in three duffle 16:04 bags, couple thousand dollars, 16:08 never had been there before and 16:11 we just went by faith, not 16:14 by sight. 16:15 And we went to school there and 16:17 we again saw the love of God's 16:20 church and the difference that 16:22 the church can make. 16:24 And there was a lady there, 16:28 Cathy, and her husband, James, 16:30 and they found out that we 16:33 didn't have furniture, we were 16:36 sleeping on the foam topper 16:38 that you put on the mattress, 16:40 we didn't have a mattress so we 16:41 slept on the foam, we bought 16:43 the foam from Wal-Mart, we 16:44 bought two chairs, we used one 16:46 chair as a TV stand to hold our 16:47 little TV and that's all we 16:49 had, I think we found a table 16:51 outside our apartment building. 16:53 And it was a very humble 16:54 apartment building and we went 16:58 there and that's how we lived 17:00 for a couple weeks and they 17:02 found out about it and they 17:04 showed up with a truck and 17:05 there was a bed and there was a 17:08 dresser and there was a TV 17:11 stand and there was a couch and 17:14 we had everything we needed to 17:18 serve and to learn and to grow 17:21 and we always had that 17:23 experience of being loved in 17:25 the church and the love of 17:28 Christ brought us into the 17:29 church, but the love of God's 17:31 people kept us in the church 17:34 and really made a difference in 17:36 our lives and through that 17:38 experience, I became a pastor 17:40 and I'm still a pastor today. 17:43 >> So now you graduated from 17:45 the theology program, you're a 17:47 pastor, what was that like 17:48 for you? 17:50 >> You know, it was amazing, it 17:52 was an answer to prayer. 17:53 I really felt God's calling on 17:55 my life and I felt that, and I 17:58 still feel like this is what 17:59 I'm supposed to do, so... 18:01 I went into ministry just 18:04 excited and ready to work hard 18:08 and God gave me so many great 18:11 experiences from my first 18:14 church to my current church and 18:16 not only pastoring, but also 18:18 doing quite a bit of 18:20 evangelism. 18:22 So I worked with Pastor Joel 18:26 Nembhard and he had me do my 18:28 first evangelistic series at 18:30 our church and it was exciting 18:33 and it was well supported and 18:35 that just got the ball rolling 18:37 and I would do series at 18:39 multiple churches in Toronto 18:42 and even kind of a really large 18:44 campaign at The International 18:46 Centre and at the College Park 18:49 Church and from there, going to 18:52 Brazil and Jamaica and 18:56 St. Vincent and, you know, a 18:58 whole bunch of places in the 19:00 Caribbean and the States and 19:02 different parts of Canada and 19:05 just really had a passion for 19:07 preaching, really love to 19:09 preach, I love it as an art 19:13 form, but more so, I love the 19:16 creative side of it, but I also 19:18 love how it calls people to 19:22 follow Jesus and that's 19:24 something I'm very passionate 19:25 about. 19:26 When I preach, I really believe 19:28 it's important to encourage 19:29 people to make a decision to 19:31 give their lives to Christ and 19:35 so I'm very intentional about 19:36 doing that and I've come 19:39 a long way. 19:40 I used to be very loud when I 19:42 was preaching because that's 19:44 kind of how I came in the 19:45 church, John the Baptist, you 19:47 know, it was this very, like, 19:51 fiery sermon and that style of 19:54 preaching has always stayed 19:55 with me, but I would say that 19:57 I've definitely toned it down 19:59 over the years or just tried to 20:02 have a bit of a variety. 20:04 >> So, Pastor Mathew, can you 20:06 tell us about other unique 20:08 ministries that you've been 20:10 involved in? 20:12 >> Yeah, for sure. 20:13 I would say the one that really 20:16 comes to mind is when I worked 20:17 for Yonge Street Mission. 20:20 So I attended Andrews 20:22 University which is a school in 20:24 Berrien Springs, Michigan and 20:26 it's a Seventh-day Adventist 20:28 Seminary and I was there doing 20:30 my Masters of Divinity and I 20:34 would travel back to Toronto 20:35 quite often and then the 20:37 summers I would work here and I 20:40 was given an opportunity to 20:42 work at Yonge Street Mission 20:44 which is a non-profit 20:48 organization that really 20:50 focuses on meeting the needs of 20:52 the marginalized, just an 20:53 the marginalized, just an 20:54 amazing ministry that has a 20:56 very holistic approach and a 20:59 very authentic ministry, you 21:02 know, people who are authentic 21:05 and vulnerable and real, 21:08 they're not really church-y 21:10 people, they're Christian 21:12 social workers, but they really 21:15 love Jesus and they know how to 21:17 love people and you would 21:19 sometimes maybe think that 21:21 they're not in the church 21:24 because they don't fit into 21:25 that mould, but they're so 21:27 spiritual and they're amazing 21:29 people that transform lives. 21:31 And I went to Yonge Street 21:33 Mission for my interview and I 21:36 was wearing a dress shirt and a 21:39 tie and a cardigan and pants 21:42 and it was the summer, dress 21:44 pants, and, you know, they 21:46 said, "You had a really good 21:48 interview, you did really well, 21:50 we like what we hear from you 21:51 and your life experience, we 21:54 would just say probably lose 21:57 the dress pants [laughs] 21:59 because you're gonna be working 22:01 with at-risk youth and, you 22:04 know, you have to be able to 22:06 relate to them and live in 22:08 their world and communicate in 22:10 a way that's non-threatening 22:12 and..." 22:14 So that was an eye-opener for 22:15 me, but it helped me-- I would 22:19 say Yonge Street Mission helped 22:21 me to see another side of 22:22 ministry, not just preaching 22:25 and teaching and Bible studies, 22:27 but another side of it and I 22:29 would say that it helped me to 22:31 be more in touch with who I am 22:34 and who God wants me to be and 22:36 to be authentic and to be 22:38 vulnerable and to be sincere 22:40 and it really made a difference 22:42 in how I did ministry and how 22:46 I'm even doing ministry today. 22:48 >> What does that look like 22:49 today? 22:50 [MATHEW] So I'm serving as the 22:52 pastor of the New Life 22:53 Seventh-day Adventist Church in 22:55 Oshawa, it's at 33 Olive Avenue 22:58 and it's an amazing church, 23:02 it's kind of like my life has 23:06 come full circle to be in a 23:09 church like this based on my 23:12 life experience and then also 23:15 even my ministry experience at 23:18 places like Yonge Street 23:20 Mission. 23:21 So I would say that New Life is 23:25 a unique church, everyone is 23:26 welcome at New Life. 23:29 It's not a very formal church, 23:31 but it's a very amazing 23:34 ministry as far as reaching the 23:37 community of Oshawa. 23:40 We have a centre called the 23:42 Neighbourhood Centre and 23:44 they're meeting felt needs and 23:46 they have amazing programs, the 23:47 SLIP program, the Productivity 23:49 Hub, the feeding program, the 23:54 food bank, these are all 23:57 programs that are geared to 23:59 empower people to meet felt 24:00 needs and to truly make a 24:03 difference in Oshawa and 24:05 they're doing that. 24:08 They are just amazing what 24:09 they're working at from 24:11 week-to-week and then outside 24:12 of the Neighbourhood Centre, we 24:14 have very inspiring worship 24:16 where we have great music and I 24:18 think the sermons are OK, but I 24:20 can't really be a judge of my 24:22 own sermons, but we try to give 24:26 our best in worship and it's a 24:29 really cool place. 24:31 I've made amazing friends here 24:33 at this church, I've been kind 24:35 of accepted into this community 24:37 and we really see our church 24:39 growing. 24:40 A lot of people are coming to 24:43 New Life and staying at New 24:45 Life because they see that it's 24:47 different, you know, it's 24:49 outside the box and it's 24:51 relevant and so I'm so excited 24:54 to be here at this time. 24:56 >> I must say that, as we wrap 24:58 up, we love coming to church 25:00 here and we enjoy your 25:02 preaching. 25:03 We're often on the road so 25:04 we're preaching at other 25:05 churches, but when we get a 25:06 chance and we're here in 25:07 Oshawa, we love to come to 25:09 listen to you preach and you do 25:10 a great job, you really do. 25:12 So we would like you to pray, 25:14 pray for our viewers and maybe 25:15 there's someone out there who's 25:17 feeling God speaking to them, 25:19 they don't know what to do with 25:21 that and to pray for them that 25:24 they'll get a clear message of 25:26 how God is leading in their 25:28 lives and where they should be 25:29 and how He can help them 25:31 through whatever dark struggles 25:33 they may be going through. 25:34 >> Definitely. 25:36 Let's pray together. 25:38 Loving Father, we're so 25:40 grateful that we can be 25:43 together as-- with my brother 25:46 and my sister here in Christ, 25:48 we can be part of the family of 25:50 God and that we've experienced 25:52 so much love in this family and 25:55 we want others to experience it 25:56 as well and there might be 25:58 people listening today, they're 26:00 feeling discouraged, they're 26:02 facing hardship, they're 26:04 hurting, Lord, and struggling 26:06 with sin and I just pray for 26:08 their deliverance, I pray that 26:10 You would shine Your light on 26:11 their life and give them hope 26:13 and give them courage and give 26:15 them strength and help them to 26:17 discover their purpose as well. 26:18 I'm so grateful for what You 26:20 did in my life and what You 26:22 continue to do even here at this 26:25 beautiful church. 26:27 And I pray for all the viewers 26:29 and I pray that, Lord, they 26:30 would feel Your presence and be 26:33 led by Your Spirit to the place 26:38 that You would like them to be. 26:39 I pray, dear Lord, for this 26:41 ministry, It Is Written Canada, 26:45 may You enlarge its territory, 26:47 may You, dear Father, bear much 26:50 fruit through the hard work and 26:52 labour and may this ministry 26:55 continue to reach lives and to 26:57 save lives. 26:58 For we ask it all in Jesus' 27:00 name, amen. 27:01 [MIKE & RENE] Amen. 27:02 >> Pastor Mathew, thank you so 27:04 much for joining us on It Is 27:06 Written Canada and for being 27:08 vulnerable and willing to share 27:10 your story with us. 27:12 >> Thank you, thanks for 27:13 having me. 27:16 >> Friends, you, too, can 27:17 experience the kind of 27:20 transformation that only God's 27:22 word offers. 27:23 So our free offer today is our 27:25 Bible Study Guides. 27:27 [RENÉ] Whether you want to 27:28 learn 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