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Pente<00:20:36.019><c> meaning</c><00:20:36.359><c> 50,</c><00:20:37.440><c> Pentecost</c><00:20:37.859><c> was</c><00:20:38.039><c> the</c><00:20:38.259><c> 50th</c><00:20:38.660><c> day</c><00:20:39.119><c> after</c>

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ascension,<00:20:46.440><c> and</c><00:20:46.539><c> for</c><00:20:46.660><c> about</c><00:20:46.880><c> 10</c><00:20:47.079><c> days</c><00:20:47.380><c> they</c><00:20:47.519><c> are</c><00:20:47.660><c> devoting</c><00:20:48.000><c> themselves</c><00:20:48.420><c> to</c>

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prayer,<00:20:48.980><c> asking</c><00:20:49.339><c> God</c><00:20:49.619><c> what</c><00:20:49.839><c> to</c><00:20:49.960><c> do</c><00:20:50.059><c> next.</c>

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were<00:20:55.839><c> gathered</c><00:20:56.019><c> together,</c><00:20:56.519><c> the</c><00:20:56.660><c> Holy</c><00:20:56.859><c> Spirit</c><00:20:57.240><c> came</c><00:20:57.500><c> upon</c><00:20:57.799><c> the</c><00:20:58.019><c> disciples.</c>

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to<00:25:36.740><c> fellowship,</c><00:25:38.220><c> to</c><00:25:38.339><c> breaking</c><00:25:38.559><c> of</c><00:25:39.500><c> bread,</c><00:25:40.220><c> and</c><00:25:40.220><c> to</c><00:25:40.420><c> prayer.</c>

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and<00:25:51.559><c> sincerity</c><00:25:52.059><c> of</c><00:25:52.319><c> heart.</c>

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it<00:27:51.119><c> meant</c><00:27:51.180><c> they</c><00:27:51.380><c> were</c><00:27:51.640><c> devoted,</c><00:27:52.539><c> you</c><00:27:52.740><c> know,</c><00:27:52.880><c> it</c><00:27:53.079><c> produces</c><00:27:53.460><c> this</c><00:27:53.819><c> awe</c>

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stirred<00:28:10.319><c> up</c><00:28:10.579><c> the</c><00:28:10.720><c> Ecclesia</c><00:28:11.019><c> and</c><00:28:11.359><c> left</c><00:28:11.559><c> them</c><00:28:11.779><c> in</c><00:28:11.940><c> this</c><00:28:12.119><c> sense</c>

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of<00:28:12.480><c> awe.</c>

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means<00:28:26.119><c> that</c><00:28:26.259><c> they</c><00:28:26.400><c> were</c><00:28:26.599><c> focused</c><00:28:26.920><c> on</c><00:28:27.200><c> serving</c><00:28:27.440><c> each</c><00:28:27.700><c> other.</c>

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us,<00:28:30.819><c> but</c><00:28:30.960><c> for</c><00:28:31.099><c> trying</c><00:28:31.339><c> to</c><00:28:31.579><c> define</c><00:28:31.799><c> what</c><00:28:32.039><c> fellowship</c><00:28:32.319><c> is.</c>

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You<00:28:33.339><c> know,</c><00:28:33.359><c> we</c><00:28:33.519><c> maybe</c><00:28:34.099><c> co</c><00:28:34.619><c>-opted</c><00:28:34.740><c> that</c><00:28:34.980><c> word</c><00:28:35.079><c> a</c><00:28:35.160><c> little</c><00:28:35.380><c> bit</c><00:28:35.559><c> to</c>

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mean<00:28:35.720><c> something</c><00:28:36.000><c> different,</c>

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the<00:28:44.660><c> actions</c><00:28:44.880><c> they</c><00:28:45.079><c> took</c><00:28:45.259><c> to</c><00:28:45.420><c> spend</c><00:28:45.579><c> time</c><00:28:45.819><c> with</c><00:28:46.000><c> one</c><00:28:46.140><c> another</c>

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In<00:28:49.940><c> Acts</c><00:28:50.099><c> 2</c><00:28:50.359><c>.46,</c><00:28:50.900><c> we're</c><00:28:51.160><c> told</c><00:28:51.339><c> that</c><00:28:51.519><c> day</c><00:28:51.680><c> by</c><00:28:51.859><c> day</c><00:28:52.039><c> they</c><00:28:52.240><c> continued</c><00:28:52.599><c> with</c><00:28:52.779><c> one</c><00:28:52.980><c> mind</c><00:28:53.160><c> in</c>

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gladness<00:28:57.799><c> and</c><00:28:57.960><c> sincerity</c><00:28:58.299><c> of</c><00:28:58.539><c> heart.</c>

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to<00:29:07.039><c> encourage</c><00:29:07.359><c> and</c><00:29:07.539><c> build</c><00:29:07.640><c> each</c><00:29:07.819><c> other</c><00:29:08.019><c> up.</c>

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Lastly,<00:29:10.339><c> in</c><00:29:10.460><c> Acts</c><00:29:10.640><c> 2</c><00:29:10.779><c>.47,</c><00:29:11.339><c> we're</c><00:29:11.539><c> told</c><00:29:11.660><c> that</c><00:29:11.799><c> they</c><00:29:11.880><c> were</c><00:29:12.059><c> praising</c><00:29:12.359><c> God</c>

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and<00:29:12.940><c> gained</c><00:29:13.099><c> favor</c><00:29:13.380><c> with</c><00:29:13.599><c> all</c><00:29:13.779><c> people</c><00:29:14.440><c> in</c><00:29:15.140><c> the</c><00:29:15.299><c> city.</c>

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with<00:29:19.380><c> those</c><00:29:19.559><c> around</c><00:29:19.819><c> them,</c>

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things<00:29:22.960><c> that</c><00:29:23.259><c> he</c><00:29:23.420><c> was</c><00:29:23.640><c> doing</c><00:29:23.819><c> for</c><00:29:24.059><c> them.</c>

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So<00:29:32.160><c> just</c><00:29:32.480><c> after</c><00:29:32.819><c> the</c><00:29:33.059><c> baptism</c><00:29:33.359><c> of</c><00:29:33.619><c> 3</c><00:29:33.740><c>,000</c><00:29:34.039><c> people,</c><00:29:35.660><c> continually,</c><00:29:36.079><c> day</c><00:29:36.200><c> by</c><00:29:36.359><c> day</c>

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more<00:29:37.400><c> and</c><00:29:37.480><c> more</c><00:29:37.680><c> people</c><00:29:37.960><c> in</c><00:29:38.079><c> the</c><00:29:38.220><c> city</c><00:29:38.359><c> were</c><00:29:38.579><c> coming</c><00:29:39.019><c> to</c><00:29:40.019><c> be</c><00:29:40.200><c> baptized</c><00:29:40.559><c> and</c><00:29:40.779><c> follow</c><00:29:41.059><c> after</c><00:29:41.359><c> the</c><00:29:41.500><c> name</c><00:29:41.660><c> of</c>

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Jesus<00:29:42.059><c> Christ.</c>

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But<00:29:44.940><c> what</c><00:29:45.019><c> we'll</c><00:29:45.160><c> see</c><00:29:45.279><c> is</c><00:29:45.380><c> that</c><00:29:45.480><c> this</c><00:29:45.579><c> isn't</c><00:29:45.799><c> just</c><00:29:46.119><c> something</c>

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that<00:29:46.700><c> happened</c><00:29:47.039><c> after</c><00:29:47.640><c> the</c><00:29:47.740><c> day</c><00:29:47.880><c> of</c><00:29:48.039><c> Pentecost.</c>

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If<00:29:49.500><c> we</c><00:29:49.599><c> jump</c><00:29:49.759><c> forward</c><00:29:50.019><c> two</c><00:29:50.660><c> chapters</c><00:29:51.099><c> to</c><00:29:51.319><c> Acts</c><00:29:51.519><c> 4,</c><00:29:53.119><c> the</c><00:29:53.200><c> end</c><00:29:53.299><c> of</c>

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Acts<00:29:53.559><c> 4,</c><00:29:53.839><c> verses</c><00:29:54.059><c> 32</c><00:29:54.420><c>-35</c><00:29:55.039><c> read</c>

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one<00:29:58.940><c> heart</c><00:29:59.160><c> and</c><00:29:59.359><c> soul,</c>

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and<00:30:00.440><c> not</c><00:30:00.559><c> one</c><00:30:00.799><c> of</c><00:30:00.940><c> them</c><00:30:01.119><c> claimed</c><00:30:01.380><c> anything,</c><00:30:02.019><c> belonged</c><00:30:02.440><c> to</c><00:30:02.700><c> his</c>

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own,<00:30:03.279><c> but</c><00:30:03.339><c> had</c><00:30:03.740><c> all</c><00:30:03.960><c> things</c><00:30:04.539><c> were</c><00:30:05.319><c> common</c><00:30:05.500><c> property</c><00:30:05.940><c> to</c><00:30:06.180><c> them.</c>

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the<00:30:10.740><c> Lord</c><00:30:10.900><c> Jesus,</c>

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and<00:30:11.900><c> abundant</c><00:30:12.160><c> grace</c><00:30:12.460><c> was</c><00:30:12.619><c> on</c><00:30:12.779><c> them</c><00:30:12.960><c> all.</c><00:30:13.819><c> For</c><00:30:13.960><c> there</c><00:30:14.099><c> was</c><00:30:14.220><c> not</c>

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any<00:30:14.500><c> person</c><00:30:14.880><c> among</c><00:30:15.160><c> them.</c>

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All<00:30:17.500><c> those</c><00:30:17.720><c> who</c><00:30:17.819><c> were</c><00:30:17.980><c> owners</c><00:30:18.160><c> of</c><00:30:18.359><c> land</c><00:30:18.640><c> or</c><00:30:18.799><c> houses</c><00:30:19.319><c> would</c><00:30:20.039><c> sell</c><00:30:20.259><c> them</c><00:30:20.500><c> and</c>

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bring<00:30:20.859><c> the</c><00:30:21.099><c> proceeds</c><00:30:21.420><c> of</c><00:30:21.579><c> the</c><00:30:21.720><c> sales</c>

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and<00:30:22.119><c> lay</c><00:30:22.279><c> them</c><00:30:22.380><c> at</c><00:30:22.500><c> the</c><00:30:22.680><c> apostles'</c><00:30:23.200><c> feet,</c><00:30:23.700><c> and</c><00:30:23.920><c> they</c><00:30:24.200><c> distributed</c><00:30:24.640><c> them</c><00:30:25.200><c> as</c>

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each<00:30:25.839><c> had</c><00:30:26.400><c> need.</c>

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be<00:30:30.480><c> together,</c><00:30:30.859><c> to</c><00:30:30.920><c> be</c><00:30:31.079><c> devoted</c><00:30:31.359><c> to</c><00:30:31.500><c> each</c><00:30:31.640><c> other</c><00:30:31.799><c> like</c><00:30:32.019><c> this.</c>

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This<00:30:33.039><c> became</c><00:30:33.259><c> a</c><00:30:33.519><c> recurring</c><00:30:33.819><c> pattern.</c><00:30:34.359><c> It</c><00:30:34.460><c> was</c><00:30:34.640><c> a</c><00:30:34.759><c> part</c><00:30:34.880><c> of</c>

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their<00:30:35.059><c> culture.</c>

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And<00:30:37.759><c> it's</c><00:30:37.880><c> in</c><00:30:37.960><c> these</c><00:30:38.140><c> closing</c><00:30:38.380><c> verses</c><00:30:38.680><c> of</c><00:30:38.900><c> Acts</c><00:30:39.099><c> chapter</c><00:30:39.339><c> 4</c><00:30:39.579><c> that</c><00:30:39.660><c> we're</c><00:30:39.880><c> introduced</c><00:30:40.200><c> to</c>

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a<00:30:40.539><c> man</c><00:30:40.640><c> named</c><00:30:40.880><c> Barnabas.</c>

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This<00:30:41.599><c> is</c><00:30:41.779><c> the</c><00:30:41.819><c> first</c><00:30:42.000><c> time</c><00:30:42.119><c> we</c><00:30:42.279><c> meet</c><00:30:42.279><c> Barnabas,</c><00:30:43.440><c> who</c><00:30:43.579><c> Luke</c><00:30:43.960><c> specifically</c><00:30:44.460><c> calls</c><00:30:44.720><c> out</c>

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as<00:30:45.119><c> a</c><00:30:45.240><c> son</c><00:30:45.359><c> of</c><00:30:45.559><c> encouragement.</c>

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And<00:30:47.400><c> we're</c><00:30:47.539><c> going</c><00:30:47.599><c> to</c><00:30:47.720><c> touch</c><00:30:47.799><c> on</c><00:30:47.940><c> Barnabas</c><00:30:48.240><c> a</c><00:30:48.380><c> couple</c><00:30:48.519><c> of</c><00:30:48.660><c> times</c><00:30:48.759><c> throughout</c><00:30:48.900><c> this</c><00:30:49.119><c> weekend,</c>

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but<00:30:49.839><c> he's</c><00:30:50.240><c> one</c><00:30:50.380><c> of</c><00:30:50.440><c> those</c><00:30:50.599><c> amazing</c><00:30:51.240><c> characters</c><00:30:51.619><c> in</c><00:30:51.799><c> the</c><00:30:51.900><c> Bible</c>

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that<00:30:52.200><c> I</c><00:30:52.279><c> don't</c><00:30:52.480><c> think</c><00:30:52.619><c> we</c><00:30:52.900><c> talk</c><00:30:53.079><c> about</c><00:30:53.420><c> enough.</c>

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He's<00:30:55.740><c> going</c><00:30:55.859><c> to</c><00:30:55.960><c> be</c><00:30:56.000><c> one</c><00:30:56.099><c> of</c><00:30:56.160><c> those</c><00:30:56.299><c> characters</c><00:30:56.579><c> that</c><00:30:56.819><c> I</c><00:30:56.960><c> think</c>

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does<00:30:57.160><c> an</c><00:30:57.279><c> amazing</c><00:30:57.660><c> job</c><00:30:57.900><c> of</c><00:30:58.059><c> actually</c><00:30:58.339><c> showing</c><00:30:58.559><c> all</c><00:30:58.920><c> five</c><00:30:59.259><c> of</c>

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these<00:30:59.559><c> pillars</c>

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that<00:31:00.460><c> we're</c><00:31:00.579><c> going</c><00:31:00.619><c> to</c><00:31:00.759><c> talk</c><00:31:00.900><c> about.</c>

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And<00:31:02.839><c> we</c><00:31:02.940><c> see</c><00:31:03.000><c> it</c><00:31:03.099><c> right</c><00:31:03.259><c> here,</c><00:31:03.559><c> the</c><00:31:03.680><c> first</c><00:31:03.960><c> introduction</c><00:31:04.359><c> to</c><00:31:04.539><c> Barnabas.</c>

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We're<00:31:05.240><c> told</c><00:31:05.480><c> specifically</c><00:31:06.000><c> that</c><00:31:06.160><c> Barnabas,</c><00:31:06.720><c> having</c><00:31:07.079><c> just</c><00:31:07.319><c> told</c><00:31:07.400><c> us</c>

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that<00:31:07.700><c> all</c><00:31:07.819><c> those</c><00:31:07.980><c> who</c><00:31:08.099><c> had</c><00:31:08.220><c> property</c><00:31:08.559><c> would</c><00:31:08.759><c> sell</c><00:31:08.880><c> all,</c>

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it<00:31:09.420><c> calls</c><00:31:09.519><c> out</c><00:31:09.720><c> Barnabas</c><00:31:10.099><c> by</c><00:31:10.299><c> name</c><00:31:10.539><c> because</c><00:31:10.779><c> of</c><00:31:10.920><c> the</c><00:31:11.059><c> example</c>

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that<00:31:11.480><c> he</c><00:31:11.619><c> laid</c><00:31:11.799><c> down.</c>

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You<00:31:14.640><c> know,</c><00:31:15.160><c> and</c><00:31:15.299><c> Luke</c><00:31:15.460><c> calls</c><00:31:15.700><c> out</c><00:31:15.900><c> that</c><00:31:16.039><c> his</c><00:31:16.380><c> name</c><00:31:16.619><c> means</c><00:31:17.079><c> son</c>

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of<00:31:17.519><c> encouragement</c><00:31:17.960><c> for</c><00:31:18.359><c> us.</c>

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And<00:31:19.359><c> I</c><00:31:19.440><c> think</c><00:31:19.559><c> he</c><00:31:19.680><c> does</c><00:31:19.779><c> that</c><00:31:19.980><c> intentionally.</c>

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It<00:31:21.780><c> highlights</c><00:31:22.140><c> to</c><00:31:22.299><c> us</c><00:31:22.400><c> why</c><00:31:22.619><c> these</c><00:31:22.859><c> in</c><00:31:22.980><c>-reach</c><00:31:23.119><c> efforts</c><00:31:23.319><c> are</c><00:31:23.500><c> so</c>

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important<00:31:24.420><c> for</c><00:31:25.079><c> our</c><00:31:25.259><c> own</c><00:31:25.380><c> ecclesias.</c>

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The<00:31:27.019><c> acts</c><00:31:27.200><c> of</c><00:31:27.400><c> generosity</c><00:31:27.980><c> or</c><00:31:28.220><c> care</c><00:31:28.400><c> that</c><00:31:28.519><c> we</c><00:31:28.680><c> show</c><00:31:28.799><c> to</c><00:31:28.940><c> one</c><00:31:29.039><c> another,</c>

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the<00:31:30.539><c> brothers</c><00:31:30.779><c> and</c><00:31:30.980><c> sisters</c><00:31:31.119><c> in</c><00:31:31.299><c> Jerusalem</c><00:31:31.700><c> were</c><00:31:31.960><c> sharing</c>

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with<00:31:32.299><c> one</c><00:31:32.440><c> another.</c>

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We're<00:31:33.960><c> there</c><00:31:34.119><c> to</c><00:31:34.299><c> encourage</c><00:31:34.819><c> their</c><00:31:35.039><c> fellow</c><00:31:35.259><c> believers.</c>

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These<00:31:36.380><c> are</c><00:31:36.559><c> not</c><00:31:36.660><c> just</c><00:31:36.819><c> acts</c><00:31:36.960><c> of</c><00:31:37.160><c> generosity</c><00:31:37.539><c> for</c><00:31:37.819><c> the</c><00:31:38.460><c> sake</c><00:31:38.740><c> of</c>

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acts<00:31:39.019><c> of</c><00:31:39.180><c> generosity.</c>

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These<00:31:39.559><c> are</c><00:31:39.720><c> things</c><00:31:39.839><c> that</c><00:31:40.079><c> help</c><00:31:40.200><c> encourage</c><00:31:40.839><c> and</c><00:31:41.339><c> build</c><00:31:41.500><c> up</c><00:31:41.640><c> their</c><00:31:41.779><c> brothers</c><00:31:41.980><c> and</c><00:31:42.220><c> sisters.</c>

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saying<00:34:58.019><c> that</c><00:34:58.199><c> if</c><00:34:58.260><c> we</c><00:34:58.460><c> love</c><00:34:58.579><c> him,</c><00:34:58.760><c> we</c><00:34:58.880><c> will</c><00:34:59.039><c> keep</c><00:34:59.199><c> his</c><00:34:59.440><c> commandment.</c>

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It<00:35:32.260><c> wasn't</c><00:35:32.480><c> something</c><00:35:32.699><c> that</c><00:35:32.820><c> was</c><00:35:32.920><c> just</c><00:35:33.079><c> for</c><00:35:33.239><c> the</c><00:35:33.300><c> early</c><00:35:33.460><c> Ecclesia.</c><00:35:34.300><c> 70</c><00:35:34.579><c> years</c><00:35:34.840><c> later,</c><00:35:35.219><c> John's</c><00:35:35.340><c> saying</c><00:35:35.480><c> this</c><00:35:35.639><c> is</c>

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still<00:35:35.960><c> important.</c>

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So<00:35:54.780><c> John</c><00:35:55.039><c> would</c><00:35:55.280><c> say</c><00:35:55.480><c> in</c><00:35:55.880><c> verses</c><00:35:56.260><c> 20</c><00:35:56.659><c> and</c><00:35:56.760><c> 21,</c><00:35:57.760><c> if</c><00:35:57.860><c> someone</c><00:35:58.099><c> says</c><00:35:58.239><c> I</c><00:35:58.380><c> love</c><00:35:58.619><c> God</c><00:35:58.960><c> and</c><00:35:59.099><c> hates</c><00:35:59.260><c> his</c><00:35:59.480><c> brother,</c><00:35:59.679><c> he</c><00:35:59.860><c> is</c><00:36:00.019><c> a</c><00:36:00.179><c> liar.</c>

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has<00:36:04.199><c> not</c><00:36:04.480><c> seen.</c>

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Well,<00:36:19.840><c> I</c><00:36:19.840><c> want</c><00:36:20.019><c> to</c><00:36:20.119><c> highlight</c><00:36:20.340><c> here</c><00:36:20.900><c> the</c><00:36:21.599><c> word</c><00:36:21.820><c> commandment,</c>

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because<00:36:22.699><c> I</c><00:36:22.760><c> don't</c><00:36:22.940><c> think</c><00:36:23.019><c> it's</c><00:36:23.300><c> coincidence</c><00:36:23.639><c> that</c><00:36:23.840><c> both</c><00:36:24.039><c> Jesus</c><00:36:24.320><c> and</c>

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John<00:36:24.739><c> chose</c><00:36:25.000><c> to</c><00:36:25.219><c> use</c><00:36:25.340><c> that</c><00:36:25.619><c> word.</c>

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As<00:36:27.320><c> the</c><00:36:27.480><c> early</c><00:36:27.659><c> Ecclesia</c><00:36:27.960><c> grew,</c><00:36:28.579><c> it</c><00:36:28.659><c> would</c><00:36:28.920><c> slowly</c><00:36:29.139><c> separate</c>

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itself<00:36:29.840><c> from</c><00:36:30.059><c> the</c><00:36:30.199><c> Jewish</c><00:36:30.420><c> faith.</c>

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You<00:36:31.360><c> know,</c><00:36:31.480><c> we'll</c><00:36:31.699><c> see</c><00:36:31.940><c> in</c><00:36:32.159><c> Acts,</c><00:36:32.659><c> the</c><00:36:33.119><c> first</c><00:36:33.599><c> section</c><00:36:33.960><c> here,</c>

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that<00:36:34.739><c> they</c><00:36:34.840><c> were</c><00:36:35.019><c> in</c><00:36:35.119><c> the</c><00:36:35.300><c> temple</c><00:36:35.500><c> initially</c><00:36:35.840><c> at</c><00:36:36.059><c> first.</c>

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And<00:36:37.019><c> then</c><00:36:37.139><c> as</c><00:36:37.280><c> they</c><00:36:37.500><c> spread,</c><00:36:37.679><c> they</c><00:36:37.739><c> were</c><00:36:37.900><c> in</c><00:36:38.019><c> the</c><00:36:38.179><c> synagogues,</c>

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and<00:36:39.039><c> slowly</c><00:36:39.320><c> they</c><00:36:39.519><c> were</c><00:36:39.800><c> separating</c><00:36:40.119><c> themselves</c><00:36:40.539><c> from</c><00:36:40.719><c> the</c>

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Jewish<00:36:41.039><c> faith</c><00:36:41.280><c> as</c><00:36:41.400><c> they</c><00:36:41.559><c> had</c><00:36:41.699><c> to</c><00:36:41.840><c> move</c><00:36:41.980><c> further</c><00:36:42.280><c> and</c><00:36:42.420><c> further</c>

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out<00:36:42.960><c> from</c><00:36:43.159><c> it.</c>

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And<00:36:45.099><c> that</c><00:36:45.260><c> Jewish</c><00:36:45.420><c> faith</c><00:36:45.539><c> was</c><00:36:45.739><c> founded</c><00:36:45.980><c> on</c><00:36:46.260><c> these</c><00:36:46.940><c> laws</c><00:36:47.460><c> and</c>

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commandments<00:36:48.019><c> that</c><00:36:48.199><c> were</c><00:36:48.340><c> found</c><00:36:48.480><c> in</c><00:36:48.619><c> the</c><00:36:48.679><c> Old</c><00:36:48.840><c> Testament.</c>

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We'll<00:36:52.980><c> focus</c><00:36:53.139><c> on</c><00:36:53.300><c> one</c><00:36:53.440><c> example</c><00:36:53.760><c> of</c><00:36:53.840><c> this</c><00:36:54.019><c> in</c><00:36:54.239><c> our</c><00:36:54.380><c> next</c><00:36:54.599><c> class,</c>

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but<00:36:55.099><c> by</c><00:36:55.280><c> the</c><00:36:55.300><c> time</c><00:36:55.400><c> we</c><00:36:55.539><c> come</c><00:36:55.679><c> to</c><00:36:55.820><c> the</c><00:36:55.860><c> letter</c><00:36:56.079><c> of</c><00:36:56.300><c> Galatians,</c>

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Paul<00:36:57.519><c> picks</c><00:36:57.679><c> up</c><00:36:57.840><c> on</c><00:36:57.980><c> this</c><00:36:58.099><c> idea,</c><00:36:58.420><c> showing</c><00:36:58.519><c> how</c><00:36:58.639><c> the</c><00:36:58.840><c> entire</c><00:36:59.179><c> law</c><00:36:59.380><c> could</c><00:36:59.539><c> be</c>

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filled<00:36:59.780><c> up</c><00:36:59.980><c> in</c><00:37:00.139><c> one</c><00:37:00.360><c> simple</c><00:37:00.659><c> idea,</c><00:37:01.960><c> an</c><00:37:02.079><c> idea</c><00:37:02.280><c> of</c><00:37:02.500><c> loving</c><00:37:02.800><c> your</c>

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brother<00:37:03.400><c> as</c><00:37:04.000><c> yourself.</c>

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James<00:37:06.860><c> will</c><00:37:07.039><c> talk</c><00:37:07.159><c> about</c><00:37:07.280><c> this</c><00:37:07.480><c> law</c><00:37:07.760><c> of</c><00:37:07.940><c> liberty</c><00:37:08.179><c> in</c><00:37:08.360><c> his</c><00:37:08.539><c> letter.</c>

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And<00:37:10.179><c> Paul</c><00:37:10.340><c> says</c><00:37:10.460><c> that</c><00:37:10.599><c> this</c><00:37:10.880><c> freedom</c><00:37:11.099><c> we</c><00:37:11.380><c> have</c><00:37:11.500><c> from</c><00:37:11.679><c> the</c><00:37:11.780><c> old</c>

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law,<00:37:12.639><c> as</c><00:37:12.699><c> we</c><00:37:12.940><c> separate</c><00:37:13.219><c> ourselves</c><00:37:13.599><c> from</c><00:37:13.800><c> the</c><00:37:13.960><c> Jewish</c><00:37:14.139><c> faith</c>

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and<00:37:14.860><c> now</c><00:37:15.119><c> fall</c><00:37:15.320><c> off</c><00:37:15.500><c> for</c><00:37:15.619><c> the</c><00:37:15.800><c> example</c><00:37:16.000><c> of</c><00:37:16.179><c> Christ,</c>

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wasn't<00:37:17.659><c> freedom</c><00:37:18.059><c> to</c><00:37:18.380><c> serve</c><00:37:18.500><c> our</c><00:37:18.679><c> own</c><00:37:18.880><c> flesh,</c><00:37:19.780><c> but</c><00:37:19.920><c> was</c><00:37:20.099><c> instead</c><00:37:20.460><c> liberty</c><00:37:20.840><c> to</c><00:37:21.059><c> go</c>

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serve<00:37:21.579><c> one</c><00:37:21.800><c> another</c><00:37:22.119><c> in</c><00:37:22.360><c> love.</c>

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And<00:37:24.619><c> Paul</c><00:37:24.800><c> says,</c><00:37:25.079><c> you</c><00:37:25.079><c> know,</c><00:37:25.179><c> the</c><00:37:25.260><c> whole</c><00:37:25.500><c> law</c><00:37:25.699><c> is</c><00:37:25.820><c> filled</c><00:37:26.019><c> in</c>

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the<00:37:32.280><c> idea</c><00:37:32.500><c> is</c><00:37:32.679><c> there,</c><00:37:32.960><c> right?</c>

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It's<00:37:34.260><c> summarized</c><00:37:34.559><c> in</c><00:37:34.659><c> the</c><00:37:34.900><c> simple</c><00:37:35.460><c> one</c><00:37:35.860><c> command.</c>

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And<00:37:38.340><c> this</c><00:37:38.480><c> is</c><00:37:38.539><c> where</c><00:37:38.599><c> we</c><00:37:38.679><c> get</c><00:37:38.780><c> this</c><00:37:38.900><c> idea</c><00:37:39.079><c> of</c><00:37:39.239><c> bearing</c><00:37:39.360><c> one</c><00:37:39.500><c> another</c><00:37:39.619><c> that</c><00:37:39.800><c> I</c>

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use<00:37:40.039><c> for</c><00:37:40.199><c> our</c><00:37:40.360><c> first</c><00:37:40.559><c> pillar.</c>

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In<00:37:42.139><c> Galatians</c><00:37:42.519><c> 6</c><00:37:42.739><c> verse</c><00:37:42.940><c> 2,</c><00:37:43.260><c> Paul</c><00:37:43.460><c> says,</c><00:37:44.059><c> bear</c><00:37:44.059><c> one</c><00:37:44.280><c> another's</c>

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burdens<00:37:45.079><c> and</c><00:37:45.900><c> thereby</c><00:37:46.179><c> fulfill</c><00:37:46.599><c> the</c><00:37:46.760><c> law</c><00:37:46.980><c> of</c><00:37:47.199><c> Christ.</c>

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This<00:37:49.699><c> is</c><00:37:50.079><c> our</c><00:37:50.500><c> new</c><00:37:50.780><c> commandment.</c><00:37:51.300><c> This</c><00:37:51.440><c> is</c><00:37:51.760><c> the</c><00:37:52.019><c> new</c><00:37:52.219><c> law</c><00:37:52.400><c> that</c>

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we're<00:37:52.780><c> following</c><00:37:53.039><c> after</c><00:37:53.719><c> this</c><00:37:54.320><c> idea</c><00:37:54.599><c> of</c><00:37:54.860><c> serving</c><00:37:55.059><c> one</c><00:37:55.260><c> another,</c><00:37:56.239><c> of</c><00:37:56.340><c> in</c>

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reach,<00:37:57.059><c> of</c><00:37:57.260><c> ultimately</c><00:37:57.659><c> being</c><00:37:58.219><c> together.</c>

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In<00:38:04.300><c> Galatians</c><00:38:04.599><c> 6</c><00:38:04.880><c> verses</c><00:38:05.059><c> 9</c><00:38:05.320><c> to</c><00:38:05.420><c> 10,</c><00:38:06.199><c> Paul</c><00:38:06.239><c> would</c><00:38:06.400><c> say,</c><00:38:06.639><c> let</c><00:38:06.639><c> us</c>

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not<00:38:06.940><c> lose</c><00:38:07.159><c> heart</c><00:38:07.380><c> in</c><00:38:07.559><c> doing</c><00:38:07.699><c> good,</c><00:38:08.619><c> for</c><00:38:08.760><c> in</c><00:38:08.880><c> due</c><00:38:09.000><c> time</c><00:38:09.199><c> we</c><00:38:09.340><c> will</c>

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reap<00:38:09.780><c> if</c><00:38:10.079><c> we</c><00:38:10.260><c> do</c><00:38:10.440><c> not</c><00:38:10.599><c> grow</c><00:38:10.800><c> weary.</c>

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So<00:38:12.579><c> then,</c><00:38:13.079><c> while</c><00:38:13.280><c> we</c><00:38:13.400><c> have</c><00:38:13.599><c> opportunity,</c><00:38:14.179><c> let</c><00:38:14.320><c> us</c><00:38:14.500><c> do</c><00:38:14.639><c> good</c><00:38:14.760><c> to</c>

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all<00:38:15.139><c> people,</c><00:38:15.980><c> especially</c><00:38:16.340><c> those</c><00:38:16.739><c> in</c><00:38:16.940><c> the</c><00:38:17.059><c> household</c><00:38:17.239><c> of</c><00:38:17.480><c> faith.</c>

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So<00:38:19.760><c> my</c><00:38:19.900><c> encouragement</c><00:38:20.159><c> to</c><00:38:20.380><c> each</c><00:38:20.659><c> of</c><00:38:20.800><c> us</c><00:38:20.980><c> is</c><00:38:21.119><c> to</c><00:38:21.300><c> spend</c><00:38:21.440><c> time</c><00:38:22.239><c> in</c>

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the<00:38:22.860><c> coming</c><00:38:23.019><c> week</c><00:38:23.300><c> to</c><00:38:23.519><c> try</c><00:38:23.599><c> to</c><00:38:23.800><c> brainstorm</c><00:38:24.179><c> some</c><00:38:24.420><c> ideas</c><00:38:24.780><c> of</c><00:38:24.960><c> a</c>

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new<00:38:25.280><c> in</c><00:38:25.360><c> reach</c><00:38:25.539><c> activity</c><00:38:26.159><c> you</c><00:38:26.719><c> can</c><00:38:26.920><c> implement</c><00:38:27.260><c> at</c><00:38:27.380><c> your</c><00:38:27.480><c> own</c><00:38:27.599><c> apesia,</c>

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or<00:38:28.920><c> come</c><00:38:29.059><c> up</c><00:38:29.179><c> with</c><00:38:29.300><c> a</c><00:38:29.360><c> way</c><00:38:29.460><c> to</c><00:38:29.619><c> support</c><00:38:29.880><c> an</c><00:38:30.099><c> existing</c><00:38:30.340><c> one.</c>

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Try<00:38:32.000><c> to</c><00:38:32.159><c> find</c><00:38:32.380><c> something</c><00:38:32.599><c> that</c><00:38:32.719><c> will</c><00:38:32.940><c> help</c><00:38:33.099><c> your,</c><00:38:33.639><c> bear</c><00:38:33.960><c> your</c>

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brothers<00:38:34.380><c> and</c><00:38:34.599><c> sisters</c><00:38:34.800><c> up</c><00:38:35.019><c> in</c><00:38:35.179><c> love.</c>

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Something<00:38:36.300><c> that</c><00:38:36.420><c> will</c><00:38:36.599><c> encourage</c><00:38:37.039><c> them,</c><00:38:37.840><c> where</c><00:38:37.960><c> you</c><00:38:38.019><c> can</c><00:38:38.239><c> provide</c><00:38:38.519><c> for</c>

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them,<00:38:39.820><c> something</c><00:38:40.000><c> that</c><00:38:40.119><c> will</c><00:38:40.280><c> bring</c><00:38:40.400><c> you</c><00:38:40.619><c> together.</c>

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On<00:38:45.780><c> the</c><00:38:45.900><c> flip</c><00:38:46.019><c> side</c><00:38:46.159><c> of</c><00:38:46.280><c> this,</c><00:38:46.539><c> you</c><00:38:46.599><c> know,</c><00:38:46.679><c> there</c><00:38:46.800><c> are</c><00:38:46.960><c> times</c><00:38:47.280><c> I</c>

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think<00:38:47.599><c> it's</c><00:38:47.719><c> worth</c><00:38:47.880><c> noting</c><00:38:48.179><c> that</c><00:38:48.500><c> in</c><00:38:48.739><c> our</c><00:38:48.920><c> own</c><00:38:49.119><c> lives</c><00:38:49.239><c> we</c><00:38:49.360><c> will</c>

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need<00:38:49.639><c> the</c><00:38:49.840><c> support</c><00:38:50.019><c> of</c><00:38:50.199><c> the</c><00:38:50.320><c> brotherhood,</c>

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when<00:38:52.000><c> we'll</c><00:38:52.260><c> need</c><00:38:52.360><c> others</c><00:38:52.559><c> to</c><00:38:52.760><c> help</c><00:38:52.860><c> bear</c><00:38:53.000><c> us</c><00:38:53.260><c> up.</c>

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And,<00:38:54.559><c> you</c><00:38:54.579><c> know,</c><00:38:54.699><c> it's</c><00:38:54.840><c> part</c><00:38:54.980><c> of</c><00:38:55.099><c> why</c><00:38:55.239><c> I</c><00:38:55.380><c> asked</c><00:38:55.500><c> for</c><00:38:55.639><c> that</c><00:38:55.880><c> first</c><00:38:56.079><c> hymn</c>

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to<00:38:56.340><c> be</c><00:38:56.480><c> assigned,</c><00:38:57.079><c> because</c><00:38:57.300><c> it</c><00:38:57.460><c> ends</c><00:38:57.639><c> with,</c><00:38:58.159><c> and</c><00:38:58.340><c> may</c><00:38:58.440><c> I</c><00:38:58.579><c> have</c>

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the<00:38:58.920><c> grace</c><00:38:59.159><c> to</c><00:38:59.360><c> let</c><00:38:59.440><c> you</c><00:38:59.619><c> be</c><00:38:59.780><c> my</c><00:39:00.019><c> servant</c><00:39:00.300><c> too.</c>

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This<00:39:01.280><c> is</c><00:39:01.420><c> what</c><00:39:01.539><c> the</c><00:39:01.699><c> Ecclesia</c><00:39:01.880><c> is</c><00:39:02.039><c> here</c><00:39:02.179><c> for.</c><00:39:03.219><c> It's</c><00:39:03.420><c> to</c><00:39:03.579><c> help</c>

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us<00:39:03.980><c> when</c><00:39:04.099><c> we</c><00:39:04.320><c> need.</c>

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And<00:39:05.599><c> as</c><00:39:05.719><c> difficult</c><00:39:06.079><c> as</c><00:39:06.260><c> I</c><00:39:06.320><c> think</c><00:39:06.440><c> our</c><00:39:06.639><c> society</c><00:39:06.980><c> makes</c><00:39:07.260><c> it</c><00:39:07.440><c> to</c><00:39:07.619><c> ask</c><00:39:07.780><c> others</c><00:39:08.000><c> for</c><00:39:08.239><c> help</c><00:39:08.360><c> at</c><00:39:08.619><c> times,</c><00:39:10.400><c> God</c><00:39:10.519><c> has</c><00:39:10.719><c> placed</c><00:39:10.880><c> us</c><00:39:11.019><c> in</c><00:39:11.099><c> these</c><00:39:11.260><c> families</c><00:39:11.559><c> for</c><00:39:11.780><c> a</c><00:39:11.780><c> purpose.</c>

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And<00:39:13.880><c> I</c><00:39:13.980><c> think</c><00:39:14.019><c> it's</c><00:39:14.219><c> neat</c><00:39:14.300><c> to</c><00:39:14.460><c> look</c><00:39:14.539><c> at</c><00:39:14.639><c> the</c><00:39:14.820><c> example</c><00:39:15.119><c> of</c><00:39:15.320><c> Jesus</c>

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here<00:39:15.719><c> as</c><00:39:15.940><c> well.</c>

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You<00:39:17.280><c> know,</c><00:39:17.360><c> when</c><00:39:17.519><c> Jesus</c><00:39:17.820><c> was</c><00:39:18.059><c> preparing</c><00:39:18.380><c> for</c><00:39:18.639><c> his</c><00:39:18.840><c> death</c><00:39:19.000><c> and</c>

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resurrection,<00:39:20.739><c> we</c><00:39:21.039><c> don't</c><00:39:21.199><c> often</c><00:39:21.460><c> think</c><00:39:21.619><c> of</c><00:39:21.760><c> Jesus</c><00:39:21.920><c> as</c><00:39:22.119><c> someone</c><00:39:22.300><c> who</c>

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needed<00:39:22.639><c> help.</c>

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But<00:39:23.699><c> in</c><00:39:23.860><c> that</c><00:39:24.000><c> week</c><00:39:24.159><c> prior</c><00:39:24.480><c> to</c><00:39:24.780><c> his</c><00:39:24.940><c> death</c><00:39:25.119><c> and</c><00:39:25.300><c> resurrection,</c>

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there's<00:39:26.500><c> a</c><00:39:26.619><c> woman</c><00:39:26.739><c> who</c><00:39:26.880><c> comes</c><00:39:27.079><c> in</c><00:39:27.260><c> and</c><00:39:27.400><c> washes</c><00:39:27.659><c> his</c><00:39:27.960><c> feet,</c>

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who<00:39:29.359><c> performs</c><00:39:29.739><c> that</c><00:39:29.920><c> same</c><00:39:30.099><c> act</c><00:39:30.280><c> of</c><00:39:30.460><c> service</c><00:39:30.619><c> that</c><00:39:30.760><c> he'll</c><00:39:30.960><c> perform</c><00:39:31.219><c> for</c>

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his<00:39:31.559><c> disciples</c><00:39:31.900><c> later</c><00:39:32.199><c> on.</c>

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She<00:39:33.559><c> performs</c><00:39:33.820><c> that</c><00:39:33.980><c> for</c><00:39:34.119><c> him.</c>

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And<00:39:35.460><c> Jesus</c><00:39:35.659><c> doesn't</c><00:39:35.900><c> say,</c><00:39:36.239><c> no,</c><00:39:36.320><c> no,</c><00:39:36.699><c> Mary,</c><00:39:36.699><c> I</c><00:39:36.860><c> need</c><00:39:36.980><c> to</c><00:39:37.159><c> wash</c>

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your<00:39:37.539><c> feet.</c>

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He<00:39:38.880><c> lets</c><00:39:39.019><c> her</c><00:39:39.239><c> perform</c><00:39:39.420><c> the</c><00:39:39.599><c> act</c><00:39:39.739><c> of</c><00:39:39.940><c> service</c><00:39:40.119><c> to</c><00:39:40.280><c> help</c><00:39:40.420><c> support</c><00:39:40.840><c> and</c>

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bear<00:39:41.119><c> him</c><00:39:41.340><c> up.</c>

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So<00:39:42.539><c> even</c><00:39:42.800><c> in</c><00:39:43.239><c> this</c><00:39:43.460><c> idea</c><00:39:43.679><c> of</c><00:39:43.880><c> receiving</c><00:39:44.139><c> aid</c><00:39:44.320><c> from</c><00:39:44.480><c> our</c><00:39:44.559><c> brothers</c><00:39:44.719><c> and</c><00:39:44.940><c> sisters,</c><00:39:45.239><c> our</c><00:39:45.340><c> Lord</c><00:39:45.460><c> Jesus</c><00:39:45.719><c> can</c><00:39:45.900><c> be</c>

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an<00:39:46.179><c> example</c><00:39:46.440><c> to</c><00:39:46.659><c> us.</c>

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So<00:39:49.860><c> I</c><00:39:50.000><c> want</c><00:39:50.139><c> to</c><00:39:50.239><c> just</c><00:39:50.400><c> provide</c><00:39:50.599><c> a</c><00:39:50.739><c> couple</c><00:39:50.960><c> of</c><00:39:51.320><c> practical</c><00:39:51.579><c> examples</c><00:39:52.039><c> that</c>

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I've<00:39:52.500><c> seen</c>

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in<00:39:55.860><c> my</c><00:39:56.039><c> own</c><00:39:56.280><c> life</c><00:39:56.760><c> of</c><00:39:57.320><c> how</c><00:39:57.519><c> we</c><00:39:57.639><c> can</c><00:39:57.820><c> perform</c><00:39:58.099><c> these</c><00:39:58.639><c> services</c>

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to<00:39:59.320><c> each</c><00:39:59.460><c> other.</c>

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Let's<00:40:00.719><c> skip</c><00:40:00.880><c> over</c><00:40:01.039><c> our</c><00:40:01.179><c> key</c><00:40:01.300><c> takeaways</c><00:40:01.559><c> for</c><00:40:01.800><c> now.</c>

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One<00:40:05.159><c> is</c><00:40:05.340><c> maybe</c><00:40:05.519><c> to</c><00:40:05.760><c> create</c><00:40:05.860><c> an</c><00:40:06.039><c> in</c><00:40:06.099><c>-reach</c><00:40:06.219><c> committee</c><00:40:06.519><c> if</c><00:40:06.639><c> we</c>

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don't<00:40:06.920><c> already</c><00:40:07.159><c> have</c><00:40:07.360><c> one.</c>

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You<00:40:08.119><c> know,</c><00:40:08.119><c> we</c><00:40:08.219><c> often</c><00:40:08.480><c> have</c><00:40:08.880><c> groups</c><00:40:09.199><c> in</c><00:40:09.400><c> our</c><00:40:09.559><c> Ecclesia</c><00:40:09.699><c> dedicated</c><00:40:10.179><c> to</c><00:40:10.420><c> outreach.</c>

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We<00:40:22.619><c> do</c><00:40:22.739><c> a</c><00:40:22.880><c> potluck</c><00:40:23.099><c> dinner</c><00:40:23.280><c> with</c><00:40:23.460><c> one</c><00:40:23.579><c> another.</c>

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And<00:40:24.619><c> it's</c><00:40:24.840><c> nothing</c><00:40:25.059><c> elaborate</c><00:40:25.480><c> or</c><00:40:25.760><c> fancy.</c>

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One<00:40:26.320><c> sister</c><00:40:26.559><c> just</c><00:40:26.860><c> prepares</c><00:40:27.079><c> a</c><00:40:28.000><c> main</c><00:40:28.239><c> course</c><00:40:28.519><c> large</c><00:40:28.820><c> enough</c>

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where<00:40:37.539><c> we</c><00:40:37.679><c> get</c><00:40:37.780><c> to</c><00:40:37.960><c> know</c><00:40:38.099><c> each</c><00:40:38.320><c> other</c><00:40:38.480><c> a</c><00:40:38.559><c> bit</c><00:40:38.639><c> better.</c>

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We<00:40:38.960><c> get</c><00:40:39.079><c> to</c><00:40:39.239><c> build</c><00:40:39.340><c> each</c><00:40:39.539><c> other</c><00:40:39.679><c> up,</c><00:40:40.059><c> and</c><00:40:40.199><c> we</c><00:40:40.300><c> get</c><00:40:40.400><c> to</c><00:40:40.500><c> be</c><00:40:40.639><c> together.</c>

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Host<00:40:42.639><c> a</c><00:40:42.820><c> family</c><00:40:43.059><c> night</c><00:40:43.199><c> or</c><00:40:43.380><c> a</c><00:40:43.460><c> barbecue,</c><00:40:43.920><c> like</c><00:40:43.980><c> some</c><00:40:44.139><c> kind</c><00:40:44.260><c> of</c>

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Focus<00:40:45.500><c> on</c><00:40:45.739><c> providing</c><00:40:46.280><c> activities</c><00:40:46.699><c> for</c><00:40:46.960><c> everyone</c><00:40:47.179><c> in</c><00:40:47.360><c> the</c><00:40:47.460><c> Ecclesia.</c>

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Ecclesial<00:40:51.780><c> retreats,</c>

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praising<00:41:05.460><c> God</c><00:41:05.760><c> for</c><00:41:05.960><c> his</c><00:41:06.159><c> work</c><00:41:06.300><c> in</c><00:41:06.440><c> your</c><00:41:06.639><c> lives,</c>

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and<00:41:08.300><c> just</c><00:41:08.480><c> generally</c><00:41:08.739><c> being</c><00:41:08.960><c> together,</c><00:41:09.380><c> worshiping</c><00:41:09.840><c> God.</c>

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And<00:41:12.260><c> ultimately,</c><00:41:12.719><c> this</c><00:41:13.320><c> is</c><00:41:14.300><c> probably</c><00:41:14.440><c> the</c><00:41:14.539><c> easiest</c><00:41:14.900><c> thing</c><00:41:15.059><c> we</c>

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can<00:41:15.360><c> do</c><00:41:15.599><c> for</c><00:41:15.840><c> our</c><00:41:15.960><c> Ecclesias.</c>

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and<00:41:35.860><c> we've</c><00:41:36.059><c> seen</c><00:41:36.179><c> incredible</c><00:41:36.619><c> results</c><00:41:37.039><c> from</c><00:41:37.260><c> that</c><00:41:37.619><c> act.</c>

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So<00:41:40.659><c> we're</c><00:41:40.679><c> just</c><00:41:40.840><c> going</c><00:41:40.980><c> to</c><00:41:41.059><c> close</c><00:41:41.260><c> by</c><00:41:41.619><c> wrapping</c><00:41:41.980><c> up</c><00:41:42.320><c> here</c><00:41:42.559><c> with</c>

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the<00:41:43.639><c> rest</c><00:41:43.800><c> of</c><00:41:44.000><c> the</c><00:41:44.119><c> story.</c>

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preaching<00:41:49.500><c> in</c><00:41:49.679><c> the</c><00:41:49.840><c> portico</c><00:41:50.119><c> of</c><00:41:50.320><c> Solomon.</c>

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find<00:41:53.199><c> in</c><00:41:53.360><c> Scripture,</c>

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And<00:42:00.460><c> in</c><00:42:00.539><c> this</c><00:42:00.699><c> event,</c><00:42:00.920><c> Jesus</c><00:42:01.199><c> is</c><00:42:01.420><c> talking</c><00:42:01.579><c> about</c><00:42:01.739><c> being</c><00:42:01.920><c> the</c>

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good<00:42:02.340><c> shepherd,</c>

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and<00:42:03.300><c> how</c><00:42:03.420><c> his</c><00:42:03.519><c> sheep</c><00:42:03.659><c> would</c><00:42:03.840><c> hear</c><00:42:03.940><c> his</c><00:42:04.099><c> voice.</c>

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Roughly<00:42:06.659><c> six</c><00:42:06.860><c> months</c><00:42:07.099><c> later,</c><00:42:07.500><c> here's</c><00:42:07.760><c> Peter.</c>

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He's<00:42:08.940><c> falling</c><00:42:09.119><c> in</c><00:42:09.300><c> the</c><00:42:09.420><c> footsteps</c><00:42:09.619><c> of</c><00:42:09.840><c> Jesus</c><00:42:10.019><c> out</c><00:42:10.159><c> of</c><00:42:10.219><c> that</c>

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same<00:42:10.619><c> portico,</c>

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who<00:42:12.119><c> in</c><00:42:12.320><c> between</c><00:42:12.599><c> those</c><00:42:12.760><c> events,</c><00:42:13.019><c> between</c><00:42:13.300><c> John</c><00:42:13.559><c> 10,</c><00:42:13.840><c> when</c><00:42:13.960><c> Jesus</c><00:42:14.179><c> said</c><00:42:14.340><c> he</c>

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was<00:42:14.579><c> a</c><00:42:14.699><c> good</c><00:42:14.820><c> shepherd,</c>

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and<00:42:15.239><c> here</c><00:42:15.320><c> in</c><00:42:15.500><c> Acts</c><00:42:15.699><c> 3,</c><00:42:17.480><c> Jesus</c><00:42:17.699><c> told</c><00:42:17.860><c> Peter</c><00:42:18.039><c> three</c><00:42:18.340><c> times,</c><00:42:18.940><c> feed</c><00:42:19.019><c> my</c><00:42:19.300><c> sheep.</c>

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And<00:42:21.440><c> I</c><00:42:21.500><c> think</c><00:42:21.599><c> in</c><00:42:21.760><c> that</c><00:42:21.900><c> moment,</c><00:42:22.239><c> in</c><00:42:22.500><c> that</c><00:42:22.760><c> story</c><00:42:22.920><c> that</c><00:42:23.059><c> we</c><00:42:23.139><c> get</c>

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in<00:42:23.360><c> John</c><00:42:23.579><c> 21,</c>

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asking<00:42:27.519><c> him</c><00:42:27.739><c> to</c><00:42:27.860><c> be</c><00:42:27.920><c> that</c><00:42:28.159><c> good</c><00:42:28.559><c> shepherd</c><00:42:28.900><c> to</c><00:42:29.119><c> the</c><00:42:29.260><c> Ecclesia.</c>

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man<00:42:34.199><c> who</c><00:42:34.320><c> was</c><00:42:34.500><c> lame</c><00:42:34.639><c> from</c><00:42:34.900><c> birth.</c>

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Because<00:42:36.519><c> of</c><00:42:36.659><c> that</c><00:42:36.760><c> miracle</c><00:42:37.119><c> and</c><00:42:37.280><c> their</c><00:42:37.420><c> preaching</c><00:42:37.679><c> efforts</c><00:42:37.960><c> afterwards,</c>

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the<00:42:38.760><c> priest</c><00:42:38.860><c> would</c><00:42:39.039><c> become</c><00:42:39.280><c> upset,</c><00:42:39.860><c> and</c><00:42:39.940><c> they</c><00:42:40.000><c> would</c><00:42:40.139><c> have</c>

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Peter<00:42:40.559><c> and</c><00:42:40.760><c> John</c><00:42:40.900><c> thrown</c><00:42:41.039><c> into</c><00:42:41.239><c> prison</c>

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to<00:42:41.940><c> question</c><00:42:42.199><c> them</c><00:42:42.340><c> about</c><00:42:42.639><c> the</c><00:42:43.059><c> next</c><00:42:43.360><c> day.</c>

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And<00:42:45.119><c> over</c><00:42:45.340><c> the</c><00:42:45.480><c> course</c><00:42:45.599><c> of</c><00:42:45.760><c> the</c><00:42:45.760><c> next</c><00:42:45.940><c> two</c><00:42:46.079><c> chapters,</c><00:42:46.880><c> Acts</c><00:42:47.139><c> 3</c>

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Peter<00:42:49.480><c> and</c><00:42:49.619><c> John</c><00:42:49.780><c> would</c><00:42:49.940><c> be</c><00:42:50.099><c> threatened</c><00:42:50.280><c> multiple</c><00:42:50.699><c> times,</c>

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and<00:42:51.900><c> each</c><00:42:52.099><c> time</c><00:42:52.199><c> they</c><00:42:52.280><c> would</c><00:42:52.460><c> respond</c><00:42:53.039><c> to</c><00:42:53.539><c> those</c><00:42:53.719><c> threats</c><00:42:54.000><c> in</c>

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an<00:42:54.340><c> amazing</c><00:42:54.639><c> way.</c>

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The<00:42:55.820><c> first</c><00:42:56.019><c> time</c><00:42:56.219><c> Peter</c><00:42:56.460><c> says</c><00:42:56.739><c> in</c><00:42:56.860><c> Acts</c><00:42:57.099><c> 4,</c><00:42:57.500><c> verse</c><00:42:57.619><c> 19</c><00:42:58.000><c> to</c><00:42:58.139><c> 20,</c>

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whether<00:42:59.280><c> it</c><00:42:59.460><c> is</c><00:42:59.559><c> right</c><00:42:59.719><c> in</c><00:42:59.860><c> the</c><00:42:59.960><c> sight</c><00:43:00.019><c> of</c><00:43:00.199><c> God</c><00:43:00.380><c> to</c><00:43:00.539><c> give</c><00:43:00.699><c> heed</c>

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to<00:43:00.940><c> you</c><00:43:01.059><c> rather</c><00:43:01.300><c> than</c><00:43:01.460><c> to</c><00:43:01.639><c> God,</c>

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you<00:43:02.019><c> be</c><00:43:02.139><c> the</c><00:43:02.320><c> judges,</c><00:43:03.000><c> for</c><00:43:03.119><c> we</c><00:43:03.380><c> cannot</c><00:43:03.559><c> stop</c><00:43:03.900><c> speaking</c><00:43:04.380><c> what</c>

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we<00:43:05.099><c> have</c><00:43:05.199><c> heard</c><00:43:05.320><c> about.</c>

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In<00:43:07.420><c> Acts</c><00:43:07.679><c> 5,</c><00:43:07.920><c> verse</c><00:43:08.099><c> 12,</c><00:43:09.079><c> Peter</c><00:43:09.199><c> and</c><00:43:09.340><c> John</c><00:43:09.420><c> are</c><00:43:09.539><c> right</c><00:43:09.760><c> back</c><00:43:09.980><c> in</c>

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Solomon's<00:43:10.519><c> portico.</c>

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They<00:43:11.019><c> go</c><00:43:11.179><c> right</c><00:43:11.500><c> back</c><00:43:11.699><c> to</c><00:43:11.820><c> that</c><00:43:11.980><c> same</c><00:43:12.239><c> spot</c><00:43:12.519><c> where</c><00:43:12.679><c> they</c><00:43:12.780><c> had</c>

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been<00:43:13.099><c> arrested.</c>

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Not<00:43:14.239><c> only</c><00:43:14.440><c> did</c><00:43:14.559><c> they</c><00:43:14.719><c> ignore</c><00:43:14.920><c> the</c><00:43:15.159><c> priests,</c><00:43:15.699><c> but</c><00:43:15.840><c> it</c><00:43:15.840><c> would</c>

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seem<00:43:16.019><c> that</c><00:43:16.159><c> the</c><00:43:16.340><c> entire</c><00:43:16.659><c> Ecclesia</c>

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chose<00:43:17.860><c> to</c><00:43:18.039><c> meet</c><00:43:18.139><c> there</c><00:43:18.360><c> regularly</c><00:43:18.840><c> in</c><00:43:19.159><c> the</c><00:43:19.300><c> temple.</c>

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I<00:43:20.400><c> think</c><00:43:20.500><c> there</c><00:43:20.619><c> would</c><00:43:20.719><c> have</c><00:43:20.780><c> been</c><00:43:20.840><c> a</c><00:43:20.940><c> few</c><00:43:21.039><c> places</c><00:43:21.340><c> in</c><00:43:21.960><c> the</c><00:43:22.099><c> city</c><00:43:22.280><c> big</c>

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enough<00:43:22.659><c> to</c><00:43:22.800><c> hold</c><00:43:22.880><c> all</c><00:43:23.159><c> 5</c><00:43:23.320><c>,000</c><00:43:23.619><c> of</c><00:43:23.800><c> them.</c>

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Acts<00:43:25.699><c> 5,</c><00:43:25.900><c> verse</c><00:43:26.099><c> 14</c><00:43:26.400><c> tells</c><00:43:26.679><c> us</c><00:43:26.940><c> that</c><00:43:27.179><c> all</c><00:43:27.619><c> the</c><00:43:27.880><c> more</c><00:43:28.619><c> believers</c>

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in<00:43:29.340><c> the</c><00:43:29.480><c> Lord,</c>

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multitudes<00:43:30.139><c> of</c><00:43:30.320><c> men</c><00:43:30.420><c> and</c><00:43:30.619><c> women,</c><00:43:31.260><c> were</c><00:43:31.400><c> constantly</c><00:43:31.860><c> adding</c>

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to<00:43:32.559><c> their</c><00:43:32.820><c> number.</c>

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Peter<00:43:34.840><c> and</c><00:43:35.019><c> John</c><00:43:35.139><c> are</c><00:43:35.300><c> arrested</c><00:43:35.539><c> again,</c><00:43:36.360><c> and</c><00:43:36.400><c> Peter</c><00:43:36.619><c> again</c><00:43:36.860><c> responds,</c>

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we<00:43:37.380><c> must</c><00:43:37.639><c> obey</c><00:43:37.960><c> God</c><00:43:38.280><c> rather</c><00:43:38.619><c> than</c><00:43:38.840><c> men.</c>

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And<00:43:40.699><c> so</c><00:43:40.860><c> Acts</c><00:43:41.079><c> 5,</c><00:43:41.699><c> verses</c><00:43:41.860><c> 41</c><00:43:42.260><c> to</c><00:43:42.440><c> 42,</c><00:43:42.980><c> closes</c><00:43:43.219><c> out</c><00:43:43.440><c> by</c><00:43:43.639><c> saying,</c>

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so<00:43:44.500><c> they</c><00:43:44.599><c> went</c><00:43:44.760><c> from</c><00:43:44.880><c> their</c><00:43:45.139><c> presence</c><00:43:45.519><c> of</c><00:43:46.059><c> the</c><00:43:46.239><c> council,</c>

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rejoicing<00:43:47.659><c> that</c><00:43:47.800><c> they</c><00:43:47.920><c> were</c><00:43:48.079><c> considered</c><00:43:48.320><c> worthy</c><00:43:48.599><c> to</c><00:43:48.840><c> suffer</c>

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shame<00:43:49.400><c> for</c><00:43:49.579><c> his</c><00:43:49.800><c> name.</c>

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And<00:43:50.820><c> every</c><00:43:51.039><c> day</c><00:43:51.280><c> in</c><00:43:51.460><c> the</c><00:43:51.619><c> temple,</c><00:43:51.920><c> from</c><00:43:52.099><c> house</c><00:43:52.340><c> to</c><00:43:52.480><c> house,</c>

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they<00:43:53.000><c> kept</c><00:43:53.199><c> on</c><00:43:53.460><c> teaching</c><00:43:53.760><c> and</c><00:43:53.980><c> preaching</c><00:43:54.300><c> Jesus</c><00:43:54.900><c> as</c><00:43:55.300><c> Christ.</c>

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And<00:43:57.320><c> that</c><00:43:57.480><c> brings</c><00:43:57.619><c> us</c><00:43:57.800><c> to</c><00:43:57.980><c> Acts</c><00:43:58.260><c> 6</c><00:43:58.659><c> to</c><00:43:58.719><c> 7.</c>

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We<00:44:00.840><c> aren't</c><00:44:01.000><c> given</c><00:44:01.139><c> the</c><00:44:01.380><c> exact</c><00:44:01.619><c> timeline,</c><00:44:02.000><c> but</c><00:44:02.119><c> it's</c><00:44:02.239><c> probably</c>

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six<00:44:02.820><c> months</c><00:44:03.079><c> after</c><00:44:03.340><c> the</c><00:44:03.539><c> resurrection</c>

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and<00:44:04.380><c> death</c><00:44:04.519><c> of</c><00:44:04.639><c> Jesus</c><00:44:04.900><c> roughly.</c>

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There's<00:44:06.179><c> an</c><00:44:06.360><c> issue</c><00:44:06.480><c> that</c><00:44:06.679><c> arises</c><00:44:06.960><c> in</c><00:44:07.159><c> the</c><00:44:07.300><c> Ecclesia</c><00:44:07.559><c> over</c><00:44:07.840><c> the</c><00:44:08.039><c> widows.</c>

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A<00:44:10.360><c> group</c><00:44:10.519><c> of</c><00:44:10.780><c> seven</c><00:44:11.019><c> deacons</c><00:44:11.400><c> are</c><00:44:11.659><c> appointed</c><00:44:12.039><c> to</c><00:44:12.679><c> serve</c><00:44:13.079><c> the</c><00:44:13.420><c> Ecclesia</c>

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to<00:44:13.860><c> help</c><00:44:13.980><c> make</c><00:44:14.179><c> sure</c><00:44:14.340><c> that</c><00:44:14.519><c> things</c><00:44:14.639><c> were</c><00:44:14.880><c> administered</c><00:44:15.239><c> fairly.</c>

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And<00:44:16.260><c> one</c><00:44:16.320><c> of</c><00:44:16.400><c> those</c><00:44:16.559><c> men</c><00:44:16.699><c> is</c><00:44:16.840><c> a</c><00:44:16.880><c> man</c><00:44:17.039><c> named</c><00:44:17.239><c> Stephen.</c>

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At<00:44:18.940><c> some</c><00:44:19.119><c> point</c><00:44:19.260><c> after</c><00:44:19.500><c> that</c><00:44:19.639><c> time,</c><00:44:20.599><c> Jews</c><00:44:20.980><c> from</c><00:44:21.539><c> the</c><00:44:21.699><c> Mediterranean,</c>

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around<00:44:22.519><c> the</c><00:44:22.699><c> Mediterranean,</c><00:44:23.340><c> would</c><00:44:23.420><c> start</c><00:44:23.719><c> arguing</c><00:44:24.019><c> with</c><00:44:24.320><c> Stephen</c>

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and<00:44:25.539><c> would</c><00:44:25.659><c> put</c><00:44:25.760><c> forward</c><00:44:26.000><c> false</c><00:44:26.280><c> witnesses</c><00:44:26.739><c> against</c><00:44:27.280><c> him.</c>

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During<00:44:29.179><c> his</c><00:44:29.539><c> defense,</c><00:44:30.320><c> Stephen's</c><00:44:30.519><c> given</c><00:44:30.639><c> a</c><00:44:30.860><c> vision</c><00:44:31.219><c> of</c><00:44:31.659><c> Jesus</c>

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sitting<00:44:32.039><c> at</c><00:44:32.179><c> the</c><00:44:32.280><c> right</c><00:44:32.460><c> hand</c><00:44:32.599><c> of</c><00:44:34.360><c> God.</c>

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Stephen<00:44:35.980><c> ultimately</c><00:44:36.340><c> will</c><00:44:36.519><c> be</c><00:44:36.699><c> stoned</c><00:44:36.880><c> for</c><00:44:37.059><c> that</c><00:44:37.320><c> exclamation.</c>

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We<00:44:40.159><c> read</c><00:44:40.320><c> in</c><00:44:40.460><c> Acts</c><00:44:40.619><c> 7,</c><00:44:41.000><c> verse</c><00:44:41.119><c> 48,</c><00:44:41.519><c> that</c><00:44:41.920><c> when</c><00:44:42.199><c> they</c><00:44:42.340><c> had</c><00:44:42.480><c> driven</c><00:44:42.599><c> him</c>

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out<00:44:42.900><c> of</c><00:44:42.980><c> the</c><00:44:43.139><c> city,</c>

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they<00:44:43.460><c> began</c><00:44:43.699><c> stoning</c><00:44:44.019><c> him,</c><00:44:44.840><c> and</c><00:44:45.019><c> the</c><00:44:45.119><c> witnesses</c><00:44:45.400><c> laid</c><00:44:45.679><c> their</c><00:44:45.940><c> robes</c>

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at<00:44:46.300><c> the</c><00:44:46.400><c> feet</c><00:44:46.500><c> of</c><00:44:46.679><c> a</c><00:44:46.739><c> young</c><00:44:46.940><c> man</c><00:44:47.119><c> named</c><00:44:47.380><c> Saul.</c>

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After<00:44:49.420><c> this</c><00:44:49.780><c> event,</c><00:44:50.219><c> the</c><00:44:50.280><c> death</c><00:44:50.400><c> of</c><00:44:50.579><c> Stephen,</c><00:44:50.840><c> Saul</c><00:44:51.139><c> would</c>

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persecute<00:44:51.800><c> the</c><00:44:51.980><c> Ecclesia.</c>

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And<00:44:53.139><c> that</c><00:44:53.320><c> large</c><00:44:53.519><c> Ecclesia</c><00:44:53.760><c> that</c><00:44:53.880><c> was</c><00:44:54.039><c> grown</c><00:44:54.179><c> up</c><00:44:54.340><c> in</c><00:44:54.500><c> Jerusalem</c>

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over<00:44:55.219><c> the</c><00:44:55.340><c> past</c><00:44:55.579><c> couple</c><00:44:55.800><c> of</c><00:44:55.940><c> years</c><00:44:56.059><c> would</c><00:44:56.239><c> be</c><00:44:56.440><c> scattered</c><00:44:56.679><c> to</c>

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the<00:44:57.000><c> surrounding</c><00:44:57.340><c> areas</c>

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as<00:44:57.960><c> they</c><00:44:58.139><c> fled</c><00:44:58.239><c> that</c><00:44:58.440><c> persecution.</c>

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And<00:45:00.880><c> remember,</c><00:45:01.019><c> I</c><00:45:01.179><c> said</c><00:45:01.260><c> earlier</c><00:45:01.539><c> that</c><00:45:01.699><c> I</c><00:45:01.800><c> think</c><00:45:01.920><c> these</c><00:45:02.139><c> events</c><00:45:02.380><c> come</c><00:45:02.599><c> from</c>

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the<00:45:03.219><c> reflection</c><00:45:03.659><c> of</c><00:45:04.179><c> Paul</c><00:45:04.559><c> in</c><00:45:05.260><c> his</c><00:45:05.420><c> later</c><00:45:05.639><c> years.</c>

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And<00:45:07.300><c> I</c><00:45:07.380><c> think</c><00:45:07.480><c> it's</c><00:45:07.699><c> worth</c><00:45:07.699><c> just</c><00:45:07.920><c> reflecting</c><00:45:08.179><c> on</c><00:45:08.400><c> what</c><00:45:08.920><c> impact</c>

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that<00:45:09.500><c> would</c><00:45:09.599><c> have</c><00:45:09.760><c> had</c><00:45:09.880><c> on</c><00:45:10.139><c> Paul</c>

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as<00:45:11.119><c> he</c><00:45:11.320><c> remembered</c><00:45:11.579><c> Stephen's</c><00:45:12.159><c> dying</c><00:45:12.320><c> words,</c>

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when<00:45:13.980><c> Stephen</c><00:45:14.340><c> said,</c><00:45:14.699><c> Lord,</c><00:45:15.719><c> do</c><00:45:15.960><c> not</c><00:45:16.099><c> hold</c><00:45:16.300><c> this</c><00:45:16.480><c> sin</c><00:45:16.539><c> against</c><00:45:16.900><c> them.</c>

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I<00:45:19.679><c> think</c><00:45:19.780><c> it</c><00:45:19.880><c> puts</c><00:45:20.000><c> the</c><00:45:20.199><c> story</c><00:45:20.300><c> in</c><00:45:20.420><c> a</c><00:45:20.420><c> bit</c><00:45:20.559><c> of</c><00:45:20.719><c> a</c><00:45:20.820><c> different</c><00:45:20.960><c> light</c><00:45:21.119><c> when</c><00:45:21.219><c> you</c>

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realize<00:45:21.519><c> that</c>

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it's<00:45:21.760><c> probably</c><00:45:22.019><c> Paul</c><00:45:22.360><c> who</c><00:45:22.539><c> is</c><00:45:22.659><c> telling</c><00:45:22.960><c> Luke</c><00:45:23.719><c> about</c><00:45:24.000><c> that</c><00:45:24.219><c> event,</c>

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thinking<00:45:25.300><c> back</c><00:45:25.579><c> on</c><00:45:25.739><c> those</c><00:45:25.900><c> days</c><00:45:26.219><c> when</c><00:45:26.659><c> Stephen</c><00:45:26.940><c> uttered</c>

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those<00:45:27.380><c> words.</c>

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I<00:45:30.340><c> think</c><00:45:30.440><c> it</c><00:45:30.519><c> would</c><00:45:30.619><c> have</c><00:45:30.739><c> been</c><00:45:30.820><c> incredibly</c><00:45:31.099><c> difficult</c><00:45:31.480><c> for</c><00:45:31.659><c> him,</c>

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was<00:45:33.800><c> the</c><00:45:33.940><c> character</c><00:45:34.199><c> of</c><00:45:34.440><c> Stephen.</c>

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the<00:45:40.380><c> Gospel</c>

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that<00:45:41.460><c> the</c><00:45:41.639><c> story</c><00:45:41.820><c> of</c><00:45:42.099><c> Stephen</c><00:45:42.440><c> and</c><00:45:42.639><c> Paul</c><00:45:42.880><c> highlights</c><00:45:43.199><c> for</c><00:45:43.500><c> us.</c>

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We'll<00:45:45.039><c> look</c><00:45:45.159><c> at</c><00:45:45.280><c> this</c><00:45:45.440><c> idea</c><00:45:46.099><c> of</c><00:45:46.739><c> how</c><00:45:46.860><c> when</c><00:45:47.000><c> the</c><00:45:47.159><c> disciples</c><00:45:47.440><c> spread</c><00:45:47.760><c> the</c><00:45:47.980><c> Gospel</c>

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to<00:45:48.559><c> the</c><00:45:48.699><c> area</c><00:45:48.960><c> around</c><00:45:49.260><c> Jerusalem,</c>

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it<00:45:50.179><c> wasn't</c><00:45:50.460><c> just</c><00:45:50.719><c> the</c><00:45:51.000><c> good</c><00:45:51.159><c> news</c><00:45:51.400><c> about</c><00:45:51.599><c> Jesus</c><00:45:51.880><c> Christ</c>

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risen<00:45:52.440><c> from</c><00:45:52.659><c> the</c><00:45:52.840><c> dead</c><00:45:52.920><c> that</c><00:45:53.019><c> they</c><00:45:53.159><c> were</c><00:45:53.340><c> sharing.</c>

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It<00:45:54.420><c> was</c><00:45:54.619><c> the</c><00:45:54.800><c> Gospel</c><00:45:55.119><c> of</c><00:45:55.340><c> peace,</c>

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capable<00:45:57.079><c> of</c><00:45:57.300><c> bringing</c><00:45:57.480><c> together</c><00:45:57.900><c> even</c><00:45:58.199><c> the</c><00:45:58.340><c> most</c><00:45:58.500><c> wretched</c>

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and<00:45:59.000><c> sinful</c><00:45:59.179><c> men</c>

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