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Six<00:11:27.139><c> stone</c><00:11:27.519><c> jars</c><00:11:27.919><c> standing</c><00:11:28.480><c> there,</c><00:11:29.240><c> each</c><00:11:29.600><c> holding</c><00:11:29.860><c> 20</c><00:11:30.279><c> or</c><00:11:30.500><c> 30</c>

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gallons<00:11:31.179><c> apiece.</c>

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Don't<00:11:47.019><c> stint</c><00:11:47.500><c> in</c><00:11:48.080><c> your</c><00:11:48.340><c> fulfilment</c><00:11:48.960><c> of</c><00:11:49.220><c> the</c><00:11:49.480><c> obligations</c><00:11:50.019><c> under</c><00:11:50.299><c> the</c>

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mosaic<00:11:50.879><c> code.</c>

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Fill<00:11:52.139><c> it</c><00:11:52.320><c> all</c><00:11:52.440><c> with</c><00:11:52.639><c> water.</c>

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I'm<00:11:54.620><c> not</c><00:11:54.879><c> here</c><00:11:55.159><c> to</c><00:11:55.960><c> push</c><00:11:56.200><c> aside</c><00:11:56.720><c> the</c><00:11:57.000><c> mosaic</c><00:11:57.379><c> code.</c>

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I'm<00:11:58.059><c> here</c><00:11:58.220><c> to</c><00:11:58.399><c> fulfil</c><00:11:58.679><c> it.</c>

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Fill<00:12:00.000><c> it</c><00:12:00.200><c> up.</c>

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Fill<00:12:00.840><c> the</c><00:12:01.059><c> jars</c><00:12:01.240><c> with</c><00:12:01.460><c> water.</c>

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This<00:12:02.039><c> is</c><00:12:02.320><c> the</c><00:12:02.519><c> symbolism</c><00:12:02.899><c> which</c><00:12:03.740><c> was</c><00:12:03.960><c> in</c><00:12:04.080><c> so</c><00:12:04.279><c> many</c><00:12:04.440><c> of</c><00:12:04.580><c> his</c><00:12:04.679><c> miracles</c>

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and<00:12:05.299><c> which</c><00:12:05.500><c> is</c><00:12:05.700><c> the</c><00:12:05.840><c> key</c><00:12:06.000><c> I</c><00:12:06.120><c> think</c><00:12:06.360><c> shown</c><00:12:06.639><c> here</c><00:12:06.879><c> so</c><00:12:07.179><c> soon</c><00:12:07.320><c> in</c>

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the<00:12:07.659><c> first</c><00:12:07.820><c> miracle.</c>

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Fill<00:12:08.840><c> it</c><00:12:09.000><c> all</c><00:12:09.100><c> up.</c>

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Fill<00:12:10.139><c> the</c><00:12:10.340><c> jars</c><00:12:10.480><c> with</c><00:12:10.720><c> water</c><00:12:11.080><c> and</c><00:12:11.480><c> don't</c><00:12:11.879><c> stint.</c>

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Fill<00:12:13.139><c> them</c><00:12:13.500><c> up</c><00:12:13.679><c> to</c><00:12:13.820><c> the</c><00:12:14.000><c> brim.</c>

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And<00:12:15.320><c> so</c><00:12:15.480><c> he</c><00:12:15.720><c> completely</c><00:12:16.279><c> fulfilled</c><00:12:16.899><c> the</c><00:12:17.759><c> law.</c>

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And<00:12:20.379><c> of</c><00:12:20.580><c> course</c><00:12:20.700><c> it's</c><00:12:20.960><c> a</c><00:12:21.039><c> symbol</c><00:12:21.200><c> for</c><00:12:21.399><c> all</c><00:12:21.539><c> of</c><00:12:21.600><c> us,</c><00:12:21.940><c> brethren</c>

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and<00:12:22.120><c> sisters,</c>

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that<00:12:22.379><c> there's</c><00:12:22.580><c> no</c><00:12:22.960><c> stint</c><00:12:23.440><c> in</c><00:12:23.960><c> the</c><00:12:24.120><c> Lord's</c><00:12:24.460><c> mercy.</c>

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Absolutely<00:12:25.740><c> no</c><00:12:26.120><c> stint.</c>

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It's<00:12:26.700><c> filled</c><00:12:26.820><c> to</c><00:12:27.039><c> the</c><00:12:27.220><c> brim.</c>

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Everything<00:12:28.419><c> which</c><00:12:28.759><c> pertains</c><00:12:29.139><c> to</c><00:12:29.320><c> things</c><00:12:29.500><c> of</c><00:12:29.759><c> godliness</c><00:12:30.179><c> for</c>

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those<00:12:30.779><c> who</c><00:12:30.960><c> come</c><00:12:31.100><c> in</c><00:12:31.360><c> faith</c>

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is<00:12:32.159><c> filled</c><00:12:32.340><c> to</c><00:12:32.559><c> the</c><00:12:32.720><c> brim,</c><00:12:34.320><c> symbolised</c><00:12:34.740><c> here</c><00:12:35.259><c> in</c><00:12:36.080><c> these</c><00:12:36.480><c> stone</c><00:12:36.799><c> jars.</c>

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And<00:12:38.799><c> then</c><00:12:38.879><c> he</c><00:12:39.039><c> said</c><00:12:39.200><c> to</c><00:12:39.320><c> them,</c><00:12:39.779><c> here</c><00:12:40.100><c> he</c><00:12:40.259><c> takes</c><00:12:40.500><c> the</c><00:12:40.740><c> initiative</c><00:12:41.039><c> which</c><00:12:41.259><c> is</c><00:12:41.500><c> typical,</c>

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always<00:12:42.679><c> typical</c><00:12:43.940><c> of</c><00:12:44.179><c> the</c><00:12:44.600><c> miracles</c><00:12:44.860><c> of</c><00:12:45.080><c> Jesus.</c>

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He<00:12:50.080><c> charts</c><00:12:50.419><c> the</c><00:12:50.679><c> course</c><00:12:50.879><c> of</c><00:12:51.120><c> events.</c>

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It's<00:12:52.440><c> left</c><00:12:52.620><c> to</c><00:12:52.799><c> no</c><00:12:52.960><c> other</c><00:12:53.100><c> but</c><00:12:53.279><c> him</c><00:12:53.539><c> who</c><00:12:53.679><c> has</c><00:12:53.879><c> the</c><00:12:54.100><c> authority.</c>

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So<00:12:57.519><c> he</c><00:12:57.639><c> said</c><00:12:57.840><c> to</c><00:12:57.899><c> them,</c><00:12:58.320><c> now</c><00:12:58.340><c> draw</c><00:12:58.620><c> some</c><00:12:58.860><c> out</c><00:12:59.460><c> and</c><00:12:59.960><c> take</c><00:13:00.200><c> it</c><00:13:00.360><c> to</c>

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So<00:13:03.019><c> they</c><00:13:03.139><c> took</c><00:13:03.340><c> it.</c>

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And<00:13:05.440><c> when</c><00:13:05.639><c> the</c><00:13:05.860><c> steward</c><00:13:06.080><c> of</c><00:13:06.200><c> the</c><00:13:06.320><c> feast</c><00:13:06.480><c> tasted</c><00:13:06.879><c> the</c><00:13:07.080><c> water</c>

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now<00:13:07.460><c> become</c><00:13:07.799><c> wine</c>

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and<00:13:08.779><c> did</c><00:13:08.940><c> not</c><00:13:09.100><c> know</c><00:13:09.240><c> where</c><00:13:09.399><c> it</c><00:13:09.620><c> came</c><00:13:09.860><c> from,</c>

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the<00:13:10.399><c> steward</c><00:13:10.620><c> of</c><00:13:10.779><c> the</c><00:13:10.919><c> feast,</c><00:13:11.259><c> the</c><00:13:11.399><c> symbol,</c><00:13:11.700><c> if</c><00:13:11.860><c> you</c><00:13:11.980><c> like,</c><00:13:12.220><c> of</c>

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the<00:13:12.500><c> hosts</c><00:13:12.720><c> of</c><00:13:12.940><c> Israel,</c>

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They<00:13:16.259><c> didn't</c><00:13:16.519><c> know</c><00:13:16.720><c> where</c><00:13:16.899><c> this</c><00:13:17.120><c> wine</c><00:13:17.320><c> came</c><00:13:17.620><c> from,</c><00:13:19.759><c> this</c><00:13:19.980><c> new</c><00:13:20.179><c> covenant.</c>

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water<00:13:24.820><c> knew,</c>

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just<00:13:25.399><c> like</c><00:13:25.559><c> we</c><00:13:25.740><c> ourselves</c><00:13:26.139><c> know,</c><00:13:26.460><c> brethren</c><00:13:26.639><c> and</c><00:13:26.879><c> sisters.</c>

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We<00:13:27.580><c> know</c><00:13:27.759><c> the</c><00:13:28.000><c> significance</c><00:13:28.519><c> of</c><00:13:29.100><c> the</c><00:13:29.259><c> water</c><00:13:29.419><c> being</c><00:13:29.720><c> turned</c><00:13:30.080><c> to</c><00:13:30.340><c> wine.</c>

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The<00:13:31.320><c> servants,</c><00:13:32.019><c> they</c><00:13:32.399><c> know</c><00:13:32.580><c> what's</c><00:13:32.840><c> happening</c><00:13:33.120><c> here.</c>

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And<00:13:36.039><c> so</c><00:13:36.120><c> the</c><00:13:36.299><c> steward</c><00:13:36.600><c> of</c><00:13:36.740><c> the</c><00:13:36.940><c> feast</c><00:13:37.460><c> called</c><00:13:37.899><c> the</c><00:13:38.159><c> bridegroom</c>

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and<00:13:38.700><c> said</c><00:13:38.820><c> to</c><00:13:38.960><c> him,</c>

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every<00:13:41.320><c> man</c><00:13:41.639><c> serves</c><00:13:42.299><c> the</c><00:13:42.700><c> good</c><00:13:42.879><c> wine</c><00:13:43.200><c> first.</c>

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And<00:13:47.139><c> when</c><00:13:47.240><c> men</c><00:13:47.399><c> have</c><00:13:47.600><c> drunk</c><00:13:47.899><c> freely,</c><00:13:48.960><c> then</c><00:13:48.960><c> the</c><00:13:49.179><c> poor</c><00:13:49.379><c> wine.</c>

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But<00:13:51.379><c> you</c><00:13:51.580><c> have</c><00:13:51.840><c> kept</c><00:13:52.179><c> the</c><00:13:52.940><c> best</c><00:13:53.379><c> wine</c><00:13:54.100><c> until</c><00:13:55.360><c> now.</c>

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There<00:13:58.940><c> is</c><00:13:59.179><c> the</c><00:13:59.360><c> key,</c><00:13:59.740><c> brothers</c><00:13:59.899><c> and</c><00:14:00.059><c> sisters,</c><00:14:00.419><c> it</c><00:14:00.539><c> seems</c><00:14:00.740><c> to</c><00:14:00.879><c> me,</c>

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of<00:14:01.220><c> this</c><00:14:01.759><c> wonderful</c><00:14:02.659><c> first</c><00:14:03.220><c> miracle</c><00:14:04.139><c> of</c><00:14:06.200><c> Jesus.</c>

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The<00:14:09.600><c> old</c><00:14:09.960><c> wine</c><00:14:10.460><c> had</c><00:14:12.399><c> drained</c><00:14:12.679><c> away.</c>

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The<00:14:15.139><c> law</c><00:14:15.299><c> was</c><00:14:15.580><c> there,</c><00:14:17.820><c> represented</c><00:14:18.179><c> by</c><00:14:18.399><c> these</c><00:14:18.659><c> six</c><00:14:18.919><c> stern</c><00:14:19.200><c> jars,</c>

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meeting<00:14:20.580><c> all</c><00:14:20.840><c> the</c><00:14:21.019><c> requirements</c><00:14:21.399><c> of</c><00:14:21.620><c> the</c><00:14:21.720><c> Jewish</c><00:14:21.940><c> rites</c><00:14:22.299><c> of</c><00:14:22.559><c> purification.</c>

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And<00:14:25.259><c> yet</c><00:14:25.460><c> this</c><00:14:26.059><c> water</c><00:14:26.440><c> needed</c><00:14:26.779><c> to</c><00:14:27.019><c> be</c><00:14:27.220><c> turned</c><00:14:27.860><c> into</c><00:14:28.860><c> wine.</c>

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The<00:14:31.700><c> best</c><00:14:32.100><c> wine,</c><00:14:32.659><c> the</c><00:14:32.820><c> wine</c><00:14:33.120><c> which</c><00:14:33.320><c> is</c><00:14:33.559><c> represented</c><00:14:33.919><c> in</c><00:14:34.240><c> the</c>

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blood<00:14:34.779><c> of</c><00:14:34.980><c> the</c><00:14:35.039><c> Lord</c><00:14:35.159><c> Jesus</c><00:14:35.500><c> Christ</c><00:14:35.840><c> Himself,</c>

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which<00:14:37.639><c> was</c><00:14:37.879><c> the</c><00:14:38.039><c> symbol</c><00:14:38.240><c> of</c><00:14:38.419><c> His</c><00:14:38.539><c> whole</c><00:14:38.759><c> life</c><00:14:39.039><c> and</c><00:14:39.279><c> ministry</c>

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leading<00:14:39.940><c> up</c><00:14:40.179><c> to</c><00:14:40.360><c> His</c><00:14:40.639><c> crucifixion.</c>

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The<00:14:43.179><c> best</c><00:14:43.559><c> wine,</c><00:14:43.960><c> brethren</c><00:14:44.179><c> and</c><00:14:44.360><c> sisters,</c><00:14:44.759><c> had</c><00:14:44.919><c> been</c><00:14:45.139><c> kept</c>

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until<00:14:45.799><c> now.</c>

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The<00:14:47.480><c> water</c><00:14:47.820><c> of</c><00:14:48.159><c> purification</c><00:14:48.700><c> of</c><00:14:48.879><c> the</c><00:14:49.019><c> mosaic</c><00:14:49.519><c> cold</c><00:14:49.940><c> had</c><00:14:50.279><c> been</c>

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transformed<00:14:51.220><c> into</c><00:14:51.980><c> heavenly</c><00:14:52.360><c> wine,</c>

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been<00:14:53.460><c> transformed</c><00:14:54.159><c> into</c><00:14:55.059><c> the</c><00:14:55.740><c> blood</c><00:14:55.899><c> of</c><00:14:56.120><c> the</c><00:14:56.279><c> eternal</c><00:14:56.559><c> covenant,</c>

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represented<00:14:58.120><c> in</c><00:14:59.299><c> the</c><00:14:59.440><c> life</c><00:14:59.980><c> of</c><00:15:00.580><c> the</c><00:15:00.659><c> Lord</c><00:15:00.799><c> Jesus</c><00:15:01.179><c> Christ.</c>

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And<00:15:03.639><c> so</c><00:15:03.779><c> this</c><00:15:04.240><c> was</c><00:15:04.799><c> the</c><00:15:04.980><c> first</c><00:15:05.220><c> sign</c><00:15:05.519><c> which</c><00:15:06.340><c> Jesus</c><00:15:06.799><c> did</c><00:15:07.080><c> in</c><00:15:07.480><c> Cana</c><00:15:07.759><c> of</c><00:15:08.019><c> Galilee.</c>

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brethren<00:15:15.740><c> and</c><00:15:15.940><c> sisters,</c><00:15:16.100><c> on</c><00:15:16.259><c> this</c><00:15:16.440><c> particular</c><00:15:16.820><c> issue,</c><00:15:17.580><c> each</c>

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time<00:15:18.100><c> I</c><00:15:18.399><c> take,</c>

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or<00:15:18.960><c> very</c><00:15:19.220><c> often</c><00:15:19.360><c> when</c><00:15:19.500><c> I</c><00:15:19.679><c> take</c><00:15:19.860><c> the</c><00:15:20.159><c> wine</c><00:15:20.360><c> on</c><00:15:20.580><c> the</c><00:15:20.720><c> Sunday</c><00:15:20.919><c> morning,</c><00:15:21.720><c> the</c>

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bread<00:15:22.000><c> and</c><00:15:22.139><c> the</c><00:15:22.299><c> wine,</c>

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how<00:15:22.700><c> often,</c><00:15:23.100><c> how</c><00:15:23.360><c> often</c><00:15:23.539><c> I</c><00:15:23.779><c> think,</c><00:15:24.899><c> how</c><00:15:25.100><c> often</c><00:15:25.360><c> I</c><00:15:25.620><c> reflect</c><00:15:26.059><c> that</c><00:15:27.539><c> Lord,</c><00:15:27.879><c> you</c>

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have<00:15:28.340><c> kept</c><00:15:28.519><c> the</c><00:15:28.740><c> best</c><00:15:28.960><c> wine</c><00:15:29.539><c> until</c><00:15:30.580><c> now.</c>

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That<00:15:32.879><c> there's</c><00:15:33.159><c> something</c><00:15:33.480><c> extraordinary</c><00:15:34.059><c> about</c><00:15:34.360><c> the</c><00:15:34.580><c> privilege</c><00:15:34.899><c> that</c>

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we<00:15:35.419><c> have,</c>

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that<00:15:37.860><c> we</c><00:15:38.019><c> are</c><00:15:38.179><c> now</c><00:15:38.340><c> brought</c><00:15:38.500><c> into</c><00:15:38.720><c> a</c><00:15:39.000><c> completely</c><00:15:39.259><c> new</c><00:15:39.539><c> dispensation</c><00:15:40.100><c> in</c>

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Christ<00:15:40.580><c> Jesus,</c>

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a<00:15:42.059><c> new</c><00:15:42.240><c> habit</c><00:15:42.419><c> of</c><00:15:42.720><c> thought,</c><00:15:44.879><c> a</c><00:15:45.000><c> new</c><00:15:45.139><c> way</c><00:15:45.679><c> of</c><00:15:46.659><c> approaching</c><00:15:47.000><c> God,</c>

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a<00:15:48.019><c> new</c><00:15:48.179><c> proximity</c><00:15:48.639><c> that</c><00:15:48.860><c> we</c><00:15:49.039><c> have</c><00:15:49.580><c> to</c><00:15:49.980><c> Him.</c>

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And<00:15:50.840><c> it's</c><00:15:51.019><c> because</c><00:15:51.919><c> the</c><00:15:52.379><c> old</c><00:15:52.620><c> order</c><00:15:52.860><c> has</c><00:15:53.200><c> passed,</c><00:15:53.980><c> the</c><00:15:54.179><c> new</c>

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has<00:15:54.600><c> come,</c>

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and<00:15:55.980><c> the</c><00:15:57.539><c> wine,</c><00:15:58.480><c> as</c><00:15:58.779><c> represented</c><00:15:59.179><c> here</c><00:15:59.500><c> in</c><00:16:00.700><c> this</c><00:16:01.500><c> transformed</c>

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water,<00:16:03.220><c> is</c><00:16:03.360><c> now</c><00:16:03.539><c> available</c><00:16:03.899><c> to</c><00:16:04.059><c> us</c><00:16:04.259><c> freely.</c>

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Brethren<00:16:06.080><c> and</c><00:16:06.279><c> sisters,</c><00:16:07.179><c> our</c><00:16:07.360><c> jar</c><00:16:07.679><c> is</c><00:16:08.259><c> full</c><00:16:08.539><c> to</c><00:16:08.720><c> the</c><00:16:08.879><c> brim,</c><00:16:10.539><c> God's</c><00:16:10.980><c> mercy</c><00:16:11.279><c> is</c>

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unstinting<00:16:12.279><c> to</c><00:16:12.460><c> us,</c>

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and<00:16:14.399><c> so</c><00:16:14.539><c> it</c><00:16:14.620><c> is</c><00:16:14.720><c> for</c><00:16:14.879><c> the</c><00:16:15.059><c> wine,</c><00:16:15.379><c> the</c><00:16:15.419><c> cup,</c><00:16:16.220><c> the</c><00:16:16.379><c> wine</c><00:16:16.559><c> which</c><00:16:16.740><c> we</c>

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take<00:16:17.139><c> on</c><00:16:17.320><c> a</c><00:16:17.440><c> Sunday</c><00:16:17.679><c> morning</c><00:16:18.220><c> never</c><00:16:18.759><c> fails.</c>

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It's<00:16:20.840><c> the</c><00:16:21.019><c> wine</c><00:16:21.620><c> which</c><00:16:23.159><c> continues</c><00:16:23.980><c> like</c><00:16:24.240><c> the</c><00:16:24.360><c> widow's</c><00:16:24.820><c> cruise.</c>

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And<00:16:28.559><c> so</c><00:16:28.700><c> Jesus</c><00:16:28.980><c> performed,</c><00:16:29.860><c> brethren</c><00:16:30.259><c> and</c><00:16:30.379><c> sisters,</c><00:16:30.779><c> His</c><00:16:31.639><c> first</c><00:16:32.360><c> miracle</c><00:16:32.940><c> to</c>

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remind<00:16:35.019><c> us,</c>

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I<00:16:35.399><c> think,</c><00:16:35.620><c> in</c><00:16:35.720><c> the</c><00:16:35.840><c> most</c><00:16:36.080><c> graphic</c><00:16:36.460><c> form,</c><00:16:38.320><c> that</c><00:16:38.440><c> His</c><00:16:38.639><c> miracles</c>

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would<00:16:39.419><c> not</c><00:16:39.720><c> be</c><00:16:40.720><c> just</c><00:16:41.720><c> about</c><00:16:43.120><c> the</c><00:16:43.659><c> alleviation</c>

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of<00:16:45.360><c> misery,</c><00:16:46.500><c> the</c><00:16:46.620><c> giving</c><00:16:46.879><c> of</c><00:16:47.299><c> temporal</c><00:16:47.600><c> sight</c><00:16:48.059><c> to</c><00:16:48.320><c> the</c><00:16:48.500><c> blind.</c>

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It<00:16:48.919><c> would</c><00:16:49.080><c> not</c><00:16:49.220><c> just</c><00:16:49.600><c> be</c><00:16:49.759><c> about</c><00:16:50.019><c> that.</c>

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It<00:16:53.860><c> would</c><00:16:54.000><c> be</c><00:16:54.179><c> much,</c><00:16:54.500><c> much</c><00:16:54.720><c> more.</c><00:16:55.580><c> His</c><00:16:55.779><c> miracles,</c><00:16:56.440><c> like</c><00:16:56.539><c> His</c>

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teaching,<00:16:57.179><c> as</c><00:16:57.279><c> we</c><00:16:57.440><c> learned</c><00:16:57.639><c> yesterday</c><00:16:58.039><c> in</c><00:16:58.159><c> His</c>

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parables,<00:16:59.500><c> His</c><00:16:59.779><c> miracles</c><00:17:00.279><c> would</c><00:17:00.500><c> be</c><00:17:00.700><c> aimed</c><00:17:01.100><c> at</c><00:17:01.559><c> great</c><00:17:02.179><c> spiritual</c><00:17:03.379><c> truths.</c><00:17:05.220><c> And</c><00:17:05.420><c> every</c><00:17:05.680><c> one</c><00:17:05.839><c> of</c>

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His<00:17:06.140><c> miracles,</c>

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it<00:17:06.619><c> seems</c><00:17:06.900><c> to</c><00:17:07.000><c> me,</c><00:17:07.180><c> brethren</c><00:17:07.299><c> and</c><00:17:07.460><c> sisters,</c><00:17:07.980><c> has</c><00:17:08.200><c> a</c><00:17:08.420><c> truth</c><00:17:08.579><c> in</c>

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it,<00:17:10.119><c> be</c><00:17:10.279><c> it</c><00:17:10.420><c> on</c><00:17:10.500><c> the</c><00:17:10.640><c> part</c><00:17:10.740><c> of</c><00:17:10.859><c> His</c><00:17:11.000><c> own</c><00:17:11.279><c> statements,</c>

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or<00:17:11.960><c> the</c><00:17:12.200><c> reaction</c><00:17:12.519><c> of</c><00:17:12.680><c> those</c><00:17:12.900><c> who</c><00:17:13.119><c> received</c><00:17:13.519><c> or</c><00:17:13.740><c> were</c><00:17:13.900><c> the</c><00:17:14.079><c> recipients</c><00:17:14.539><c> of</c>

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these<00:17:14.980><c> miracles.</c>

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There<00:17:16.099><c> was</c><00:17:16.279><c> something</c><00:17:16.700><c> wonderful</c><00:17:17.259><c> about</c><00:17:17.980><c> what</c><00:17:18.259><c> was</c><00:17:18.480><c> done</c><00:17:18.680><c> and</c>

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said,<00:17:19.680><c> and</c><00:17:19.880><c> there</c><00:17:19.960><c> was</c><00:17:20.059><c> another</c><00:17:20.259><c> step</c>

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in<00:17:21.400><c> terms</c><00:17:21.640><c> of</c><00:17:21.779><c> the</c><00:17:21.859><c> evolution</c><00:17:22.160><c> of</c><00:17:22.299><c> His</c><00:17:22.480><c> purpose</c><00:17:22.819><c> and</c><00:17:23.019><c> the</c><00:17:23.180><c> unfolding</c><00:17:23.559><c> of</c>

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His<00:17:23.900><c> message.</c>

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But<00:17:25.680><c> here</c><00:17:25.859><c> is</c><00:17:26.059><c> the</c><00:17:26.259><c> beginning.</c><00:17:27.000><c> The</c><00:17:27.259><c> first</c><00:17:27.539><c> thing</c><00:17:27.839><c> to</c><00:17:28.059><c> realize,</c><00:17:28.619><c> He</c><00:17:28.759><c> is</c>

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telling<00:17:29.099><c> His</c><00:17:29.339><c> disciples,</c>

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is<00:17:31.279><c> that</c><00:17:31.779><c> I</c><00:17:32.059><c> am</c><00:17:32.359><c> new.</c><00:17:33.180><c> I</c><00:17:33.480><c> am</c><00:17:33.680><c> a</c><00:17:33.779><c> new</c><00:17:33.920><c> order.</c><00:17:35.799><c> The</c><00:17:36.019><c> old</c><00:17:36.420><c> is</c><00:17:36.960><c> passing</c><00:17:37.380><c> away.</c>

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When<00:17:43.519><c> we</c><00:17:43.759><c> turn</c><00:17:44.019><c> to</c><00:17:44.220><c> the</c><00:17:44.440><c> second</c><00:17:44.900><c> miracle</c><00:17:45.359><c> in</c><00:17:45.599><c> John's</c><00:17:45.960><c> Gospel,</c>

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Chapter<00:17:46.799><c> 4,</c><00:17:48.480><c> which</c><00:17:49.019><c> again</c><00:17:50.240><c> is</c><00:17:51.359><c> at</c><00:17:51.559><c> Cana</c><00:17:52.180><c> in</c><00:17:52.700><c> Galilee,</c>

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there's<00:17:56.759><c> a</c><00:17:56.880><c> quite</c><00:17:57.039><c> different</c><00:17:57.359><c> set</c><00:17:57.539><c> of</c><00:17:57.859><c> circumstances.</c>

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It<00:18:03.640><c> concerns</c><00:18:04.160><c> an</c><00:18:05.680><c> official,</c><00:18:06.420><c> a</c><00:18:06.519><c> gentile</c><00:18:06.940><c> nonetheless,</c><00:18:08.559><c> or</c>

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none<00:18:08.859><c> other,</c><00:18:09.200><c> whose</c><00:18:09.339><c> son</c><00:18:09.559><c> was</c><00:18:09.819><c> ill.</c>

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And<00:18:12.140><c> when</c><00:18:12.180><c> he</c><00:18:12.339><c> heard</c><00:18:12.480><c> that</c><00:18:12.660><c> Jesus</c><00:18:12.880><c> had</c><00:18:13.160><c> come</c><00:18:13.359><c> from</c><00:18:13.619><c> Judea</c><00:18:14.059><c> to</c>

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Galilee,<00:18:14.599><c> he</c><00:18:14.740><c> went</c><00:18:14.980><c> and</c><00:18:15.220><c> begged</c><00:18:15.460><c> him</c><00:18:15.640><c> to</c><00:18:15.799><c> come</c><00:18:16.079><c> down</c>

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and<00:18:16.599><c> heal</c><00:18:16.819><c> his</c><00:18:17.119><c> son,</c><00:18:17.779><c> for</c><00:18:17.940><c> he</c><00:18:18.099><c> was</c><00:18:18.279><c> at</c><00:18:18.420><c> the</c><00:18:18.420><c> point</c><00:18:18.619><c> of</c><00:18:18.839><c> death.</c>

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And<00:18:21.079><c> Jesus</c><00:18:21.279><c> therefore</c><00:18:21.660><c> said</c><00:18:21.799><c> unto</c><00:18:21.980><c> him,</c>

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Unless<00:18:22.480><c> you</c><00:18:22.720><c> see</c><00:18:23.079><c> the</c><00:18:23.299><c> signs</c><00:18:23.519><c> and</c><00:18:23.759><c> wonders,</c><00:18:24.059><c> you</c><00:18:24.160><c> will</c><00:18:24.359><c> not</c><00:18:24.539><c> believe.</c><00:18:26.140><c> And</c><00:18:26.319><c> the</c><00:18:26.380><c> official</c><00:18:26.559><c> said</c><00:18:26.740><c> to</c><00:18:26.880><c> him,</c>

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Sir,<00:18:27.359><c> come</c><00:18:27.619><c> down</c><00:18:28.079><c> before</c><00:18:28.599><c> my</c><00:18:28.859><c> child</c><00:18:29.119><c> dies.</c><00:18:30.819><c> And</c><00:18:30.960><c> Jesus</c><00:18:31.200><c> said</c>

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to<00:18:31.519><c> him,</c><00:18:31.900><c> Go,</c><00:18:32.180><c> your</c><00:18:32.380><c> son</c><00:18:32.619><c> will</c><00:18:32.880><c> live.</c>

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And<00:18:34.019><c> the</c><00:18:34.079><c> man</c><00:18:34.339><c> believed</c><00:18:34.740><c> the</c><00:18:34.920><c> word</c><00:18:35.099><c> that</c><00:18:35.240><c> Jesus</c><00:18:35.519><c> spoke</c><00:18:35.779><c> to</c><00:18:35.960><c> him</c>

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and<00:18:36.680><c> went</c><00:18:36.880><c> his</c><00:18:37.140><c> way.</c>

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And<00:18:39.099><c> as</c><00:18:39.259><c> he</c><00:18:39.359><c> was</c><00:18:39.539><c> going</c><00:18:39.819><c> down,</c><00:18:40.319><c> his</c><00:18:40.460><c> servants</c><00:18:40.720><c> met</c><00:18:41.019><c> him</c><00:18:41.539><c> and</c>

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told<00:18:42.119><c> him</c><00:18:42.279><c> that</c><00:18:42.460><c> his</c><00:18:42.619><c> son</c><00:18:42.819><c> was</c><00:18:43.160><c> living.</c>

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So<00:18:44.599><c> he</c><00:18:44.700><c> asked</c><00:18:45.019><c> them</c><00:18:45.319><c> the</c><00:18:45.619><c> hour</c><00:18:45.740><c> when</c><00:18:45.900><c> he</c><00:18:46.039><c> began</c><00:18:46.359><c> to</c><00:18:46.880><c> mend.</c><00:18:47.859><c> And</c>

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they<00:18:48.119><c> said</c><00:18:48.319><c> to</c><00:18:48.460><c> him,</c>

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Yesterday,<00:18:50.359><c> at</c><00:18:50.480><c> the</c><00:18:50.640><c> seventh</c><00:18:50.859><c> hour,</c><00:18:51.920><c> the</c><00:18:52.079><c> fever</c><00:18:52.259><c> left</c><00:18:52.559><c> him.</c>

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The<00:18:55.079><c> father</c><00:18:55.279><c> knew</c><00:18:55.539><c> that</c><00:18:55.759><c> that</c><00:18:56.079><c> was</c><00:18:56.279><c> the</c><00:18:56.460><c> hour</c><00:18:56.599><c> when</c><00:18:56.740><c> Jesus</c><00:18:57.019><c> had</c>

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said<00:18:57.380><c> to</c><00:18:57.480><c> him,</c>

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Your<00:18:58.160><c> son</c><00:18:58.420><c> will</c><00:18:58.660><c> live.</c><00:18:59.180><c> And</c><00:18:59.420><c> he</c><00:18:59.619><c> himself</c><00:18:59.940><c> believed</c><00:19:00.400><c> and</c><00:19:00.599><c> all</c>

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his<00:19:00.900><c> household.</c>

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his<00:19:51.509><c> father</c><00:19:51.730><c> he</c><00:19:52.049><c> evinces</c><00:19:52.490><c> faith.</c>

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He<00:19:57.569><c> is</c><00:19:58.049><c> stating</c><00:19:58.289><c> quite</c><00:19:58.710><c> clearly</c><00:19:59.170><c> in</c><00:19:59.430><c> his</c><00:19:59.630><c> miracle</c><00:20:00.089><c> that</c><00:20:00.789><c> the</c>

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Even<00:20:08.029><c> though,</c><00:20:08.250><c> of</c><00:20:08.329><c> course,</c><00:20:08.509><c> his</c><00:20:08.750><c> ministry</c><00:20:09.009><c> was</c>

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mission.<00:20:15.710><c> And</c><00:20:15.910><c> here,</c><00:20:16.089><c> in</c><00:20:16.250><c> his</c><00:20:16.470><c> second</c><00:20:16.990><c> great</c><00:20:17.829><c> miracle,</c><00:20:19.930><c> he</c><00:20:20.289><c> is</c>

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faith.<00:20:41.509><c> If</c><00:20:41.750><c> you</c><00:20:41.950><c> have</c><00:20:42.170><c> faith,</c>

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anything<00:20:42.890><c> is</c><00:20:43.210><c> possible.</c><00:20:44.970><c> If</c><00:20:45.230><c> you</c><00:20:45.390><c> have</c><00:20:45.589><c> faith,</c><00:20:46.809><c> I</c><00:20:47.069><c> will</c><00:20:47.269><c> heal.</c>

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reflect<00:22:20.869><c> upon</c><00:22:21.170><c> the</c><00:22:21.470><c> circumstance,</c>

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they<00:23:19.509><c> told</c><00:23:19.650><c> Jesus.</c>

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This,<00:23:24.049><c> brethren</c><00:23:24.170><c> and</c><00:23:24.309><c> sisters,</c><00:23:25.349><c> is</c><00:23:25.549><c> a</c><00:23:25.670><c> dramatic</c><00:23:26.049><c> and</c><00:23:26.349><c> a</c><00:23:26.529><c> tragic</c><00:23:26.769><c> moment,</c><00:23:29.109><c> because</c><00:23:29.269><c> we</c>

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the<00:23:32.009><c> Lord</c><00:23:32.210><c> Jesus</c><00:23:32.589><c> respected</c><00:23:33.329><c> and</c><00:23:34.230><c> admired</c><00:23:34.690><c> John</c><00:23:34.890><c> the</c><00:23:35.049><c> Baptist.</c><00:23:36.089><c> Wasn't</c>

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he<00:23:36.630><c> the</c><00:23:36.769><c> one</c><00:23:37.009><c> present</c><00:23:37.470><c> and</c>

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witnessing<00:23:38.089><c> his</c><00:23:38.450><c> baptism</c><00:23:38.890><c> in</c><00:23:39.170><c> Jordan?</c><00:23:40.910><c> Wasn't</c><00:23:41.250><c> he</c><00:23:41.650><c> the</c><00:23:41.849><c> one</c>

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who<00:23:42.289><c> had</c><00:23:42.569><c> the</c><00:23:42.930><c> supreme</c><00:23:43.309><c> and</c><00:23:43.490><c> wonderful</c>

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deference<00:23:44.450><c> when</c><00:23:44.670><c> he</c><00:23:44.890><c> stood</c><00:23:45.049><c> back</c><00:23:46.029><c> and</c><00:23:46.869><c> publicly</c><00:23:47.230><c> proclaimed</c>

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that<00:23:48.809><c> he</c><00:23:48.930><c> was</c><00:23:49.109><c> not</c><00:23:49.329><c> worthy</c>

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to<00:23:52.369><c> tie</c><00:23:52.450><c> the</c><00:23:52.650><c> laces</c><00:23:52.950><c> of</c><00:23:53.230><c> the</c><00:23:53.410><c> shoe</c><00:23:53.630><c> of</c><00:23:53.809><c> the</c><00:23:53.950><c> Lord?</c><00:23:55.269><c> There</c><00:23:55.450><c> was</c>

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nothing<00:23:55.789><c> precocious</c><00:23:56.730><c> about</c><00:23:57.490><c> John</c><00:23:57.690><c> the</c><00:23:57.890><c> Baptist,</c>

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despite<00:23:58.769><c> the</c><00:23:59.009><c> wonder</c><00:23:59.170><c> of</c><00:23:59.349><c> his</c><00:23:59.569><c> ministry</c><00:23:59.910><c> and</c><00:24:00.089><c> his</c><00:24:00.309><c> proclaiming</c><00:24:01.190><c> role</c><00:24:01.589><c> as</c><00:24:02.549><c> a</c>

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voice<00:24:02.930><c> crying</c><00:24:03.190><c> in</c><00:24:06.509><c> the</c>

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how<00:24:07.230><c> much</c><00:24:08.170><c> the</c><00:24:08.769><c> Lord</c><00:24:08.950><c> Jesus</c><00:24:09.589><c> must</c><00:24:10.029><c> have</c><00:24:10.230><c> appreciated</c><00:24:10.829><c> this</c>

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perception<00:24:12.289><c> which</c><00:24:12.549><c> John</c><00:24:12.750><c> the</c><00:24:12.869><c> Baptist</c><00:24:13.130><c> had.</c>

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He<00:24:13.769><c> didn't</c><00:24:13.990><c> just</c><00:24:14.289><c> introduce</c><00:24:14.890><c> his</c><00:24:15.250><c> ministry,</c><00:24:16.009><c> he</c><00:24:16.150><c> wasn't</c><00:24:16.410><c> just</c>

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the<00:24:17.250><c> Elijah</c><00:24:17.630><c> who</c><00:24:18.410><c> opened</c><00:24:18.730><c> up</c><00:24:19.410><c> the</c><00:24:19.690><c> ministry</c><00:24:20.029><c> of</c>

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the<00:24:20.269><c> Lord</c><00:24:20.369><c> Jesus</c><00:24:20.710><c> Christ</c><00:24:21.369><c> and</c><00:24:22.670><c> was</c><00:24:22.829><c> witness</c><00:24:23.069><c> to</c><00:24:23.230><c> his</c><00:24:23.390><c> baptism,</c>

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but<00:24:25.529><c> he</c><00:24:25.670><c> had</c><00:24:25.829><c> this</c><00:24:26.069><c> spiritual</c><00:24:26.509><c> perception</c>

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to<00:24:27.329><c> know</c><00:24:27.509><c> that</c><00:24:27.730><c> he</c><00:24:28.589><c> was</c><00:24:28.750><c> of</c><00:24:28.930><c> little</c><00:24:29.170><c> consequence</c><00:24:29.890><c> when</c><00:24:30.589><c> matched</c><00:24:31.089><c> against</c><00:24:31.710><c> the</c><00:24:31.930><c> Messiah.</c>

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And<00:24:35.190><c> Jesus</c><00:24:35.589><c> would</c><00:24:35.869><c> surely</c><00:24:36.150><c> not</c><00:24:36.450><c> have</c><00:24:37.130><c> failed</c><00:24:37.569><c> to</c><00:24:37.869><c> note</c><00:24:38.349><c> what</c><00:24:38.730><c> a</c>

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degree<00:24:39.009><c> of</c><00:24:39.230><c> humility</c><00:24:39.690><c> and</c><00:24:40.349><c> understanding</c>

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that<00:24:41.589><c> really</c><00:24:41.869><c> revealed</c><00:24:42.289><c> in</c><00:24:42.450><c> the</c><00:24:42.650><c> character</c><00:24:42.849><c> of</c><00:24:42.970><c> John</c><00:24:43.150><c> the</c><00:24:43.309><c> Baptist.</c><00:24:45.130><c> And</c>

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therefore<00:24:45.470><c> it</c><00:24:45.609><c> seems</c><00:24:45.809><c> to</c><00:24:45.990><c> me</c><00:24:46.109><c> that</c><00:24:46.329><c> when</c>

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this<00:24:47.269><c> awful</c><00:24:47.609><c> news</c><00:24:47.970><c> had</c><00:24:48.150><c> to</c><00:24:48.289><c> be</c><00:24:48.450><c> broken</c><00:24:48.950><c> to</c><00:24:50.109><c> Jesus</c><00:24:50.509><c> by</c><00:24:50.710><c> his</c><00:24:50.910><c> disciples,</c><00:24:52.769><c> that</c>

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John<00:24:53.250><c> the</c><00:24:53.450><c> Baptist</c><00:24:53.930><c> has</c><00:24:55.069><c> been</c><00:24:55.410><c> killed.</c>

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And<00:24:59.190><c> when</c><00:24:59.430><c> all</c><00:24:59.710><c> the</c><00:25:01.289><c> awful</c><00:25:02.009><c> circumstances</c><00:25:02.849><c> surrounding</c><00:25:03.309><c> his</c>

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death<00:25:03.730><c> were</c><00:25:03.910><c> no</c><00:25:04.009><c> doubt</c><00:25:04.210><c> described,</c>

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I<00:25:05.970><c> think</c><00:25:06.150><c> Jesus</c><00:25:06.910><c> must</c><00:25:07.390><c> have</c><00:25:07.609><c> been</c><00:25:08.250><c> overwhelmed</c><00:25:08.990><c> with</c><00:25:09.930><c> the</c><00:25:10.130><c> tragedy</c><00:25:10.410><c> of</c>

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the<00:25:10.710><c> situation.</c>

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And<00:25:14.910><c> there</c><00:25:15.029><c> must</c><00:25:15.170><c> have</c><00:25:15.329><c> been</c><00:25:15.529><c> some</c><00:25:16.390><c> sort</c><00:25:17.089><c> of</c><00:25:17.150><c> ominous</c><00:25:17.490><c> foreboding</c><00:25:18.269><c> that</c><00:25:19.309><c> his</c><00:25:19.650><c> fate</c><00:25:19.869><c> was</c><00:25:20.109><c> lying</c><00:25:20.349><c> in</c>

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the<00:25:20.630><c> same</c>

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direction,<00:25:22.029><c> that</c><00:25:22.130><c> the</c><00:25:22.269><c> powers</c><00:25:22.509><c> of</c><00:25:22.789><c> evil</c><00:25:22.970><c> were</c><00:25:23.210><c> moving</c><00:25:23.470><c> in,</c><00:25:24.650><c> and</c><00:25:25.390><c> that</c><00:25:25.470><c> when</c><00:25:25.650><c> Jesus</c><00:25:25.990><c> was</c><00:25:25.990><c> about</c><00:25:25.990><c> to</c><00:25:25.990><c> die,</c>

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he<00:25:25.990><c> was</c><00:25:26.130><c> told</c><00:25:26.529><c> about</c><00:25:26.970><c> the</c><00:25:27.109><c> death</c><00:25:27.490><c> of</c><00:25:27.730><c> John</c><00:25:27.869><c> the</c><00:25:28.009><c> Baptist.</c><00:25:29.210><c> He</c>

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was<00:25:29.569><c> reminded</c><00:25:29.950><c> again</c><00:25:30.369><c> so</c><00:25:30.670><c> possibly</c><00:25:30.990><c> as</c><00:25:31.210><c> well</c><00:25:31.369><c> he</c><00:25:31.549><c> knew</c>

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that<00:25:32.809><c> the</c><00:25:32.970><c> path</c><00:25:33.130><c> of</c><00:25:33.329><c> sacrifice</c><00:25:33.930><c> was</c><00:25:34.690><c> his</c><00:25:34.869><c> as</c><00:25:35.150><c> well.</c>

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And<00:25:39.589><c> so</c><00:25:39.710><c> with</c><00:25:39.849><c> that</c><00:25:40.069><c> kind</c><00:25:40.309><c> of</c><00:25:40.509><c> background</c><00:25:40.849><c> we</c><00:25:41.069><c> move</c><00:25:41.250><c> into</c><00:25:41.490><c> the</c>

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13th<00:25:42.170><c> verse.</c>

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When<00:25:45.910><c> Jesus</c><00:25:46.190><c> heard</c><00:25:46.490><c> this,</c><00:25:47.869><c> and</c><00:25:47.970><c> my</c><00:25:48.130><c> reading</c><00:25:48.369><c> of</c><00:25:48.490><c> this,</c><00:25:48.970><c> brothers</c><00:25:49.049><c> and</c><00:25:49.190><c> sisters,</c><00:25:49.490><c> is</c>

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that<00:25:49.710><c> he</c><00:25:49.829><c> would</c><00:25:49.990><c> have</c><00:25:50.150><c> been</c>

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greatly<00:25:50.769><c> affected</c><00:25:51.190><c> by</c><00:25:51.470><c> this</c><00:25:51.650><c> tragedy,</c><00:25:53.309><c> although</c><00:25:53.569><c> of</c><00:25:53.690><c> course</c>

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seeing<00:25:54.190><c> it</c><00:25:54.430><c> as</c><00:25:55.029><c> part</c><00:25:55.289><c> of</c><00:25:55.430><c> God's</c><00:25:55.750><c> purpose,</c>

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yet<00:25:57.069><c> being</c><00:25:57.349><c> in</c><00:25:57.789><c> our</c><00:25:58.069><c> nature,</c><00:26:00.369><c> he</c><00:26:00.470><c> would</c><00:26:00.650><c> have</c><00:26:00.789><c> been</c><00:26:01.170><c> greatly</c>

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affected<00:26:02.009><c> by</c><00:26:02.269><c> the</c><00:26:02.430><c> moment.</c>

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So<00:26:04.230><c> he</c><00:26:04.549><c> withdrew</c><00:26:04.950><c> from</c><00:26:05.150><c> there</c><00:26:06.210><c> in</c><00:26:06.690><c> a</c><00:26:06.849><c> boat</c><00:26:07.369><c> to</c><00:26:08.170><c> a</c><00:26:08.349><c> lonely</c><00:26:08.609><c> place</c><00:26:08.970><c> apart.</c>

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He<00:26:12.930><c> wanted</c><00:26:13.150><c> to</c><00:26:13.430><c> reflect</c><00:26:13.869><c> on</c><00:26:14.349><c> this</c><00:26:14.529><c> awful</c><00:26:14.869><c> news</c><00:26:15.470><c> this</c><00:26:16.170><c> quietly</c>

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by<00:26:17.029><c> himself,</c>

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doubtless<00:26:19.509><c> in</c><00:26:19.910><c> prayer</c><00:26:20.190><c> as</c><00:26:20.509><c> well,</c><00:26:21.829><c> to</c><00:26:21.990><c> understand</c><00:26:22.450><c> the</c><00:26:22.670><c> significance</c><00:26:23.150><c> of</c><00:26:23.349><c> what</c><00:26:23.470><c> had</c>

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happened<00:26:23.890><c> and</c><00:26:24.009><c> what</c><00:26:24.170><c> had</c>

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just<00:26:24.450><c> been</c><00:26:24.630><c> told</c><00:26:24.950><c> about</c><00:26:25.190><c> John</c><00:26:25.410><c> the</c><00:26:25.569><c> Baptist.</c><00:26:28.809><c> And</c><00:26:29.250><c> he</c><00:26:29.369><c> wanted</c>

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this<00:26:29.670><c> moment</c><00:26:29.930><c> of</c><00:26:30.190><c> reflection.</c>

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But<00:26:34.289><c> he</c><00:26:34.410><c> wasn't</c><00:26:34.609><c> allowed</c><00:26:34.869><c> this</c><00:26:35.430><c> moment</c><00:26:35.710><c> of</c><00:26:35.950><c> reflection,</c><00:26:36.309><c> and</c>

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that's<00:26:36.549><c> the</c><00:26:36.710><c> point</c><00:26:36.869><c> of</c><00:26:37.009><c> this.</c>

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But<00:26:38.849><c> when</c><00:26:39.029><c> the</c><00:26:39.250><c> crowds</c><00:26:39.470><c> heard</c><00:26:39.789><c> it,</c><00:26:40.710><c> when</c><00:26:40.890><c> they</c><00:26:41.089><c> heard</c><00:26:41.230><c> that</c><00:26:41.430><c> he'd</c><00:26:41.609><c> gone</c><00:26:41.750><c> a</c>

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place<00:26:42.109><c> apart,</c>

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they<00:26:43.490><c> followed</c><00:26:43.789><c> him</c><00:26:43.990><c> on</c><00:26:44.309><c> foot</c><00:26:44.470><c> from</c><00:26:44.650><c> the</c><00:26:44.890><c> towns.</c>

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In<00:26:47.549><c> other</c><00:26:47.750><c> words,</c><00:26:48.190><c> they</c><00:26:48.390><c> intruded</c><00:26:48.890><c> on</c><00:26:49.150><c> his</c><00:26:49.329><c> moment</c><00:26:49.589><c> of</c><00:26:49.869><c> privacy,</c><00:26:50.369><c> his</c><00:26:50.470><c> moment</c><00:26:50.710><c> of</c><00:26:51.069><c> prayer,</c>

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his<00:26:52.309><c> moment</c><00:26:52.589><c> of</c><00:26:52.829><c> reflection</c><00:26:53.130><c> upon</c><00:26:53.349><c> all</c><00:26:53.609><c> this.</c><00:26:55.369><c> They</c><00:26:55.650><c> followed</c>

00:26:55.829 --> 00:26:57.150
him<00:26:56.009><c> on</c><00:26:56.250><c> foot</c><00:26:56.390><c> from</c><00:26:56.549><c> the</c><00:26:56.769><c> towns,</c>

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and<00:26:58.170><c> he</c><00:26:58.269><c> went</c><00:26:58.410><c> ashore.</c><00:26:58.930><c> He</c><00:26:59.009><c> saw</c><00:26:59.210><c> a</c><00:26:59.390><c> great</c><00:26:59.730><c> throng.</c>

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He<00:27:02.650><c> turned</c><00:27:02.890><c> aside</c><00:27:03.250><c> as</c><00:27:03.369><c> it</c><00:27:03.609><c> were</c><00:27:03.769><c> his</c><00:27:04.829><c> own</c><00:27:05.410><c> personal</c><00:27:05.829><c> anguish.</c>

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He<00:27:09.230><c> went</c><00:27:09.430><c> out</c><00:27:09.809><c> to</c><00:27:10.009><c> the</c><00:27:10.089><c> great</c><00:27:10.410><c> throng,</c><00:27:12.150><c> and</c><00:27:12.210><c> he</c><00:27:12.289><c> had</c><00:27:12.490><c> compassion</c><00:27:13.009><c> upon</c><00:27:13.309><c> them,</c><00:27:14.230><c> and</c>

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he<00:27:14.670><c> healed</c><00:27:14.849><c> them.</c>

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Now<00:27:18.509><c> I'm</c><00:27:18.670><c> quite</c><00:27:18.990><c> sure,</c><00:27:19.410><c> brethren</c><00:27:19.549><c> and</c><00:27:19.789><c> sisters,</c><00:27:20.329><c> this</c><00:27:20.630><c> verse</c>

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or<00:27:21.089><c> this</c><00:27:21.289><c> section</c><00:27:21.470><c> of</c><00:27:21.650><c> verses</c><00:27:21.809><c> is</c><00:27:21.990><c> put</c><00:27:22.210><c> here</c>

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to<00:27:22.990><c> belie</c><00:27:23.230><c> the</c><00:27:23.450><c> notion</c><00:27:23.970><c> that</c><00:27:24.589><c> Jesus</c><00:27:25.430><c> was</c><00:27:26.769><c> sort</c><00:27:26.990><c> of</c><00:27:27.990><c> cold</c><00:27:28.349><c> and</c>

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cool<00:27:29.230><c> and</c><00:27:29.789><c> calculating,</c><00:27:31.289><c> lacking</c><00:27:31.529><c> in</c><00:27:31.789><c> understanding.</c>

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This<00:27:33.609><c> surely</c><00:27:34.089><c> the</c><00:27:34.410><c> sequence</c><00:27:34.710><c> of</c><00:27:34.950><c> verses</c><00:27:35.289><c> is</c><00:27:36.130><c> here</c><00:27:36.349><c> to</c><00:27:36.609><c> make</c><00:27:36.750><c> us</c>

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understand<00:27:37.670><c> that</c><00:27:38.490><c> Jesus</c><00:27:38.990><c> was</c><00:27:40.029><c> filled</c><00:27:40.289><c> with</c>

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compassion,<00:27:42.950><c> with</c><00:27:43.089><c> the</c><00:27:43.309><c> plight</c><00:27:43.509><c> of</c><00:27:43.630><c> those</c><00:27:43.789><c> about</c><00:27:44.069><c> him.</c><00:27:46.789><c> And</c>

00:27:47.170 --> 00:27:51.529
he<00:27:47.269><c> was</c><00:27:47.450><c> even</c><00:27:49.190><c> compassionate</c><00:27:50.730><c> to</c><00:27:50.970><c> the</c><00:27:51.150><c> extent</c><00:27:51.349><c> that</c>

00:27:51.529 --> 00:27:54.450
he<00:27:51.730><c> allowed</c><00:27:51.930><c> these</c><00:27:52.269><c> crowds</c><00:27:52.589><c> to</c><00:27:53.470><c> intrude</c><00:27:53.789><c> upon</c><00:27:53.990><c> his</c><00:27:54.230><c> moments.</c>

00:27:54.470 --> 00:27:56.230
He<00:27:54.569><c> didn't</c><00:27:54.769><c> push</c><00:27:55.049><c> them</c><00:27:55.269><c> aside.</c>

00:27:57.210 --> 00:27:59.869
He<00:27:57.430><c> went</c><00:27:57.630><c> out,</c><00:27:57.910><c> he</c><00:27:58.009><c> had</c><00:27:58.190><c> compassion</c><00:27:58.630><c> upon</c><00:27:58.890><c> them,</c><00:27:59.329><c> and</c><00:27:59.730><c> he</c>

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healed<00:28:00.029><c> their</c><00:28:00.289><c> sick.</c>

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And<00:28:08.450><c> so</c><00:28:08.650><c> what</c><00:28:08.910><c> was</c><00:28:09.769><c> a</c><00:28:10.049><c> tragic</c><00:28:10.329><c> moment</c><00:28:10.849><c> was</c><00:28:11.549><c> turned</c><00:28:11.869><c> into</c><00:28:12.390><c> a</c><00:28:12.670><c> moment</c><00:28:12.910><c> of</c>

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ministry,<00:28:14.210><c> really.</c>

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When<00:28:17.150><c> he</c><00:28:17.289><c> healed</c><00:28:17.450><c> their</c><00:28:17.769><c> sick,</c><00:28:18.670><c> when</c><00:28:18.829><c> he</c><00:28:19.049><c> encouraged</c><00:28:19.369><c> their</c><00:28:19.670><c> faith,</c>

00:28:20.630 --> 00:28:22.690
and<00:28:20.890><c> when</c><00:28:20.990><c> he</c><00:28:21.269><c> demonstrated</c><00:28:21.630><c> yet</c><00:28:21.869><c> again</c><00:28:22.150><c> that</c><00:28:22.309><c> he</c><00:28:22.369><c> had</c><00:28:22.450><c> the</c>

00:28:22.690 --> 00:28:24.029
authority<00:28:22.990><c> from</c><00:28:23.250><c> God</c>

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because<00:28:25.470><c> he</c><00:28:25.609><c> had</c><00:28:25.789><c> the</c><00:28:25.910><c> power</c><00:28:26.130><c> of</c><00:28:26.210><c> the</c><00:28:26.289><c> Holy</c><00:28:26.490><c> Spirit.</c>

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When<00:28:39.809><c> we</c><00:28:39.990><c> come</c><00:28:40.130><c> on</c><00:28:40.329><c> then,</c><00:28:40.690><c> brethren</c><00:28:40.809><c> and</c><00:28:40.990><c> sisters,</c><00:28:41.089><c> I</c><00:28:41.210><c> want</c><00:28:41.349><c> to</c>

00:28:41.450 --> 00:28:42.730
take<00:28:41.589><c> just</c><00:28:41.829><c> two</c><00:28:42.009><c> or</c><00:28:42.009><c> three</c><00:28:42.210><c> other</c><00:28:42.450><c> miracles,</c>

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which<00:28:42.930><c> I</c><00:28:43.069><c> think</c><00:28:43.250><c> have</c><00:28:43.750><c> helped</c><00:28:44.069><c> us</c><00:28:44.289><c> to</c><00:28:45.549><c> understand</c><00:28:46.289><c> the</c><00:28:47.230><c> teaching</c><00:28:47.470><c> of</c><00:28:47.630><c> the</c>

00:28:47.730 --> 00:28:49.849
Lord<00:28:47.869><c> Jesus</c><00:28:48.130><c> on</c><00:28:49.029><c> the</c><00:28:49.269><c> issue</c><00:28:49.509><c> of</c><00:28:49.690><c> how</c>

00:28:49.849 --> 00:28:53.589
we<00:28:49.970><c> use</c><00:28:50.089><c> miracles.</c><00:28:52.150><c> I'd</c><00:28:52.309><c> like</c><00:28:52.349><c> us</c><00:28:52.529><c> to</c><00:28:52.670><c> turn</c><00:28:52.769><c> just</c><00:28:52.950><c> a</c><00:28:53.049><c> few</c><00:28:53.150><c> moments</c><00:28:53.410><c> now</c>

00:28:53.589 --> 00:28:54.970
to<00:28:53.710><c> the</c><00:28:53.849><c> ninth</c><00:28:53.990><c> chapter</c><00:28:54.269><c> of</c><00:28:54.430><c> John's</c><00:28:54.769><c> Gospel,</c>

00:28:54.990 --> 00:28:58.250
which<00:28:55.150><c> I</c><00:28:55.250><c> think</c><00:28:55.390><c> is</c><00:28:55.569><c> a</c><00:28:55.690><c> very,</c><00:28:55.890><c> very</c><00:28:56.049><c> helpful</c><00:28:57.230><c> further</c><00:28:57.809><c> example</c>

00:28:58.250 --> 00:29:00.650
which<00:28:58.470><c> we</c><00:28:58.670><c> can</c><00:28:58.869><c> sort</c><00:28:59.029><c> of</c><00:28:59.390><c> reflect</c><00:28:59.690><c> upon.</c>

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John<00:29:01.289><c> chapter</c><00:29:01.609><c> 9.</c>

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The<00:29:09.150><c> issue</c><00:29:09.430><c> with</c><00:29:09.630><c> which</c><00:29:09.829><c> we've</c><00:29:10.490><c> been</c><00:29:10.670><c> concerned</c><00:29:11.009><c> with</c><00:29:11.289><c> here</c>

00:29:11.490 --> 00:29:15.329
is<00:29:11.650><c> that</c><00:29:12.670><c> Jesus</c><00:29:13.190><c> had</c><00:29:13.569><c> this</c><00:29:13.849><c> wonderful</c><00:29:14.250><c> mixture</c><00:29:14.670><c> of</c>

00:29:15.329 --> 00:29:23.690
compassion,<00:29:17.210><c> a</c><00:29:17.349><c> sense</c><00:29:17.609><c> of</c><00:29:18.009><c> priorities,</c><00:29:20.509><c> a</c><00:29:20.609><c> sense</c><00:29:20.809><c> of</c><00:29:21.109><c> what</c><00:29:21.289><c> miracles</c><00:29:21.769><c> were</c><00:29:21.990><c> supposed</c><00:29:22.329><c> to</c><00:29:22.609><c> achieve.</c>

00:29:24.710 --> 00:29:29.190
And<00:29:25.190><c> I</c><00:29:25.349><c> think</c><00:29:25.490><c> this</c><00:29:25.650><c> is</c><00:29:25.829><c> all</c><00:29:26.029><c> sort</c><00:29:26.190><c> of</c><00:29:26.349><c> brought</c><00:29:26.509><c> out</c><00:29:28.190><c> beautifully</c><00:29:28.769><c> in</c><00:29:29.009><c> this</c>

00:29:29.190 --> 00:29:30.250
ninth<00:29:29.430><c> chapter</c><00:29:29.809><c> of</c><00:29:29.990><c> John,</c>

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this<00:29:30.490><c> fifth</c><00:29:30.730><c> sign</c><00:29:30.990><c> of</c><00:29:31.130><c> John's</c><00:29:31.490><c> Gospel.</c><00:29:35.609><c> And</c><00:29:35.730><c> you</c><00:29:35.829><c> know</c><00:29:35.930><c> in</c>

00:29:36.089 --> 00:29:36.609
this<00:29:36.329><c> chapter,</c>

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brethren<00:29:36.829><c> and</c><00:29:37.109><c> sisters,</c><00:29:37.190><c> we</c><00:29:37.450><c> are</c><00:29:37.650><c> introduced</c><00:29:38.210><c> to</c><00:29:38.589><c> a</c><00:29:38.769><c> person,</c>

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the<00:29:39.269><c> only</c><00:29:39.529><c> person</c><00:29:39.849><c> we</c><00:29:40.089><c> know</c><00:29:40.329><c> in</c><00:29:40.569><c> the</c><00:29:40.690><c> New</c>

00:29:40.849 --> 00:29:48.069
Testament<00:29:41.170><c> Scriptures,</c><00:29:42.289><c> who</c><00:29:42.450><c> was</c><00:29:43.329><c> blind</c><00:29:43.849><c> from</c><00:29:44.190><c> birth.</c><00:29:47.589><c> This</c>

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person<00:29:48.509><c> who</c><00:29:48.710><c> had</c><00:29:48.950><c> never</c><00:29:49.329><c> seen</c>

00:29:49.569 --> 00:29:56.170
him.<00:29:50.789><c> His</c><00:29:51.269><c> whole</c><00:29:51.630><c> world</c><00:29:52.029><c> from</c><00:29:53.410><c> his</c><00:29:53.849><c> birth</c><00:29:54.109><c> was</c><00:29:54.369><c> enclosed</c><00:29:54.809><c> in</c><00:29:55.029><c> darkness,</c>

00:29:58.390 --> 00:30:02.309
and<00:29:58.529><c> he'd</c><00:29:58.670><c> never</c><00:29:58.950><c> ever</c><00:29:59.750><c> seen</c><00:30:00.390><c> the</c><00:30:00.589><c> beauty</c><00:30:00.849><c> of</c><00:30:01.150><c> the</c><00:30:01.269><c> Lord's</c><00:30:01.650><c> creation</c><00:30:01.890><c> which</c><00:30:02.089><c> we</c>

00:30:02.309 --> 00:30:04.509
see<00:30:02.490><c> around</c><00:30:02.750><c> us</c><00:30:02.990><c> here,</c><00:30:03.230><c> for</c><00:30:03.410><c> example.</c>

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Never.<00:30:10.450><c> And</c><00:30:10.609><c> Jesus</c><00:30:10.849><c> comes</c><00:30:11.109><c> to</c><00:30:11.250><c> him</c><00:30:11.349><c> as</c><00:30:11.490><c> he</c><00:30:11.609><c> comes</c><00:30:11.829><c> out</c><00:30:12.049><c> of</c><00:30:12.109><c> the</c>

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temple.<00:30:12.670><c> Symbolic,</c><00:30:13.150><c> I</c><00:30:13.289><c> believe,</c>

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Jesus<00:30:13.970><c> coming</c><00:30:14.410><c> out</c><00:30:15.210><c> of</c><00:30:16.250><c> those</c><00:30:16.549><c> who</c><00:30:16.950><c> failed</c><00:30:17.210><c> to</c><00:30:17.490><c> receive</c><00:30:17.789><c> him,</c>

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and<00:30:19.349><c> he</c><00:30:19.569><c> stops</c><00:30:19.930><c> beside</c><00:30:20.869><c> this</c><00:30:21.269><c> man</c><00:30:21.549><c> who</c><00:30:21.730><c> was</c><00:30:21.990><c> an</c>

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absolute<00:30:22.690><c> nonscript,</c><00:30:24.529><c> a</c><00:30:24.730><c> person</c><00:30:24.950><c> of</c><00:30:25.170><c> no</c><00:30:25.450><c> consequence,</c><00:30:26.549><c> the</c>

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very<00:30:26.930><c> basest</c><00:30:27.470><c> in</c><00:30:27.869><c> the</c><00:30:28.089><c> society,</c><00:30:29.869><c> the</c><00:30:30.009><c> man</c><00:30:30.230><c> who</c><00:30:30.369><c> was</c>

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blind<00:30:30.809><c> from</c><00:30:31.049><c> birth.</c><00:30:31.289><c> He</c><00:30:31.450><c> passes</c><00:30:31.809><c> by</c><00:30:32.690><c> and</c><00:30:34.529><c> his</c><00:30:34.710><c> miracle</c><00:30:35.049><c> is</c><00:30:35.769><c> focused</c><00:30:36.089><c> on</c>

00:30:36.309 --> 00:30:38.289
him.<00:30:36.769><c> It's</c><00:30:36.950><c> as</c><00:30:37.109><c> if</c><00:30:37.569><c> the</c><00:30:37.829><c> miracle</c><00:30:38.049><c> couldn't</c>

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be<00:30:38.529><c> focused</c><00:30:38.849><c> on</c><00:30:38.990><c> the</c><00:30:39.170><c> temple</c><00:30:39.369><c> because</c><00:30:39.589><c> there's</c><00:30:39.869><c> no</c><00:30:40.009><c> one</c><00:30:40.130><c> there</c>

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to<00:30:40.450><c> have</c><00:30:40.549><c> the</c><00:30:40.809><c> faith</c><00:30:41.029><c> to</c><00:30:41.289><c> receive</c><00:30:41.529><c> it.</c>

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So<00:30:43.910><c> his</c><00:30:44.069><c> attention</c><00:30:44.470><c> is</c><00:30:44.769><c> turned</c><00:30:44.970><c> on</c><00:30:45.170><c> this</c><00:30:45.390><c> man</c><00:30:45.549><c> who</c><00:30:45.750><c> is</c><00:30:46.289><c> blind</c>

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from<00:30:46.910><c> birth.</c>

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The<00:30:50.230><c> disciples</c><00:30:50.650><c> clearly</c><00:30:51.190><c> in</c><00:30:51.549><c> this</c><00:30:51.789><c> incident</c><00:30:52.049><c> don't</c><00:30:52.289><c> know</c><00:30:52.630><c> exactly</c><00:30:53.029><c> what's</c><00:30:53.309><c> going</c><00:30:53.470><c> on</c>

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because<00:30:53.829><c> they</c><00:30:54.109><c> debate</c>

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this<00:30:55.170><c> question</c><00:30:55.430><c> of</c><00:30:55.529><c> who's</c><00:30:55.829><c> responsible</c><00:30:56.349><c> for</c><00:30:57.150><c> his</c><00:30:57.910><c> lack</c><00:30:58.190><c> of</c><00:30:58.490><c> sight.</c><00:31:00.069><c> They're</c><00:31:00.190><c> sort</c><00:31:00.289><c> of</c>

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concerned<00:31:01.230><c> with</c><00:31:01.609><c> the</c>

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the<00:31:02.990><c> ins</c><00:31:03.130><c> and</c><00:31:03.309><c> outs</c><00:31:03.490><c> of</c><00:31:03.670><c> it</c><00:31:03.809><c> all.</c><00:31:04.049><c> They're</c><00:31:04.309><c> not</c><00:31:04.509><c> sort</c><00:31:04.650><c> of</c><00:31:04.730><c> ready</c>

00:31:04.950 --> 00:31:06.890
to<00:31:05.190><c> see</c><00:31:05.269><c> this</c><00:31:05.470><c> is</c><00:31:05.630><c> a</c><00:31:05.710><c> great</c><00:31:05.910><c> work</c><00:31:06.049><c> of</c><00:31:06.329><c> compassion</c>

00:31:06.890 --> 00:31:10.450
and<00:31:07.089><c> of</c><00:31:07.309><c> miracle</c><00:31:07.789><c> and</c><00:31:08.710><c> of</c><00:31:08.910><c> witness</c><00:31:09.289><c> and</c><00:31:09.549><c> a</c><00:31:09.789><c> point</c><00:31:09.990><c> which</c><00:31:10.170><c> Jesus</c>

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is<00:31:10.670><c> making</c><00:31:10.970><c> on</c><00:31:12.109><c> this</c><00:31:12.289><c> occasion.</c>

00:31:12.750 --> 00:31:16.690
They<00:31:13.269><c> debate</c><00:31:13.529><c> as</c><00:31:13.750><c> whose</c><00:31:13.910><c> fault</c><00:31:14.190><c> it</c><00:31:14.390><c> was,</c><00:31:15.089><c> legalistic</c><00:31:16.130><c> sort</c><00:31:16.410><c> of</c>

00:31:16.690 --> 00:31:18.869
approach,<00:31:17.630><c> whether</c><00:31:17.829><c> it</c><00:31:17.970><c> was</c><00:31:18.210><c> his</c><00:31:18.410><c> own</c><00:31:18.690><c> fault,</c>

00:31:18.910 --> 00:31:21.990
whether<00:31:19.049><c> it</c><00:31:19.170><c> was</c><00:31:19.269><c> his</c><00:31:19.470><c> parents'</c><00:31:19.990><c> fault.</c><00:31:20.789><c> This</c><00:31:21.049><c> was</c><00:31:21.250><c> the</c><00:31:21.509><c> approach</c><00:31:21.730><c> that</c>

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the<00:31:22.309><c> apostles</c><00:31:22.710><c> or</c><00:31:22.930><c> the</c><00:31:23.130><c> disciples</c>

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brought<00:31:23.849><c> to</c><00:31:24.069><c> this</c><00:31:24.250><c> issue</c><00:31:24.450><c> at</c><00:31:24.609><c> this</c><00:31:24.789><c> point.</c><00:31:28.730><c> But</c><00:31:28.890><c> Jesus</c><00:31:29.069><c> says</c>

00:31:29.309 --> 00:31:30.789
it<00:31:29.430><c> is</c><00:31:29.630><c> not</c><00:31:29.809><c> that</c><00:31:29.970><c> that</c><00:31:30.130><c> man's</c><00:31:30.410><c> sin.</c><00:31:30.549><c> In</c><00:31:30.670><c> other</c><00:31:30.690><c> words,</c>

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you're<00:31:30.950><c> dealing</c><00:31:31.150><c> with</c><00:31:31.309><c> irrelevant</c><00:31:31.710><c> questions</c><00:31:32.190><c> like</c><00:31:32.430><c> we</c><00:31:32.690><c> ourselves</c><00:31:33.049><c> so</c>

00:31:33.289 --> 00:31:34.410
often<00:31:33.490><c> do</c><00:31:33.690><c> in</c><00:31:33.829><c> our</c><00:31:33.990><c> discussions,</c>

00:31:34.569 --> 00:31:37.170
brethren<00:31:34.769><c> and</c><00:31:34.930><c> sisters.</c><00:31:35.089><c> We</c><00:31:35.230><c> don't</c><00:31:35.430><c> see</c><00:31:35.630><c> the</c><00:31:35.869><c> point,</c><00:31:36.390><c> the</c><00:31:36.529><c> real</c><00:31:36.789><c> point</c><00:31:37.029><c> of</c>

00:31:37.170 --> 00:31:37.990
many<00:31:37.349><c> of</c><00:31:37.470><c> these</c><00:31:37.650><c> issues.</c>

00:31:37.990 --> 00:31:41.769
We<00:31:38.509><c> debate</c><00:31:38.869><c> on</c><00:31:39.109><c> extraneous</c><00:31:39.630><c> issues.</c><00:31:41.049><c> Jesus</c><00:31:41.170><c> is</c><00:31:41.430><c> saying</c><00:31:41.609><c> that</c>

00:31:41.769 --> 00:31:44.430
what<00:31:41.890><c> really</c><00:31:42.190><c> matters</c><00:31:42.609><c> is</c><00:31:43.130><c> not</c><00:31:43.470><c> that</c><00:31:43.690><c> this</c><00:31:43.890><c> man's</c>

00:31:44.430 --> 00:31:47.349
sinned<00:31:44.670><c> or</c><00:31:44.750><c> that</c><00:31:44.890><c> his</c><00:31:45.130><c> parents</c><00:31:45.369><c> sin.</c><00:31:45.990><c> That</c><00:31:46.250><c> sort</c><00:31:46.569><c> of</c><00:31:47.009><c> debate</c>

00:31:47.349 --> 00:31:50.730
is<00:31:47.549><c> not</c><00:31:48.329><c> an</c><00:31:48.329><c> issue</c><00:31:48.710><c> now.</c><00:31:49.609><c> What</c><00:31:49.809><c> matters</c><00:31:50.230><c> is</c>

00:31:50.730 --> 00:31:55.509
that<00:31:50.890><c> the</c><00:31:51.069><c> works</c><00:31:51.250><c> of</c><00:31:51.470><c> God</c><00:31:52.049><c> might</c><00:31:52.390><c> be</c><00:31:52.569><c> made</c><00:31:52.829><c> manifested</c><00:31:53.289><c> in</c><00:31:53.549><c> him.</c><00:31:55.369><c> So</c>

00:31:55.509 --> 00:31:58.869
there's<00:31:56.210><c> a</c><00:31:56.289><c> mixture</c><00:31:56.769><c> of</c><00:31:57.630><c> compassion</c>

00:31:59.029 --> 00:32:03.990
with<00:31:59.529><c> spiritual</c><00:32:00.009><c> insight</c><00:32:00.630><c> which</c><00:32:00.849><c> is</c><00:32:01.049><c> the</c><00:32:01.230><c> hallmark</c><00:32:01.609><c> of</c><00:32:01.769><c> Jesus'</c><00:32:02.589><c> miracles.</c><00:32:03.750><c> And</c>

00:32:03.990 --> 00:32:05.220
he<00:32:04.069><c> says</c><00:32:04.230><c> we</c><00:32:04.410><c> must</c>

00:32:05.660 --> 00:32:08.400
work<00:32:06.160><c> the</c><00:32:06.359><c> works</c><00:32:06.619><c> of</c><00:32:06.779><c> him</c><00:32:06.940><c> who</c><00:32:07.160><c> sent</c><00:32:07.299><c> me</c><00:32:07.519><c> while</c><00:32:07.720><c> it</c><00:32:07.819><c> is</c><00:32:07.960><c> today</c>

00:32:08.400 --> 00:32:13.000
because<00:32:09.240><c> night</c><00:32:09.500><c> comes</c><00:32:10.059><c> when</c><00:32:10.559><c> no</c><00:32:10.819><c> one</c><00:32:11.319><c> can</c><00:32:12.000><c> work.</c>

00:32:13.660 --> 00:32:15.839
I<00:32:13.859><c> am</c><00:32:14.079><c> the</c><00:32:14.240><c> light</c><00:32:14.400><c> of</c><00:32:14.599><c> the</c><00:32:14.779><c> world.</c>

00:32:18.779 --> 00:32:21.380
And<00:32:18.900><c> so</c><00:32:18.980><c> he</c><00:32:19.099><c> says</c><00:32:19.299><c> to</c><00:32:19.500><c> this</c><00:32:19.680><c> man</c><00:32:19.859><c> go</c><00:32:20.380><c> wash</c><00:32:20.700><c> in</c><00:32:20.859><c> the</c><00:32:21.019><c> pool</c><00:32:21.160><c> of</c>

00:32:21.380 --> 00:32:22.599
Siloam<00:32:21.740><c> which</c><00:32:21.940><c> means</c><00:32:22.259><c> sent</c>

00:32:22.599 --> 00:32:28.259
and<00:32:23.299><c> he</c><00:32:23.420><c> goes</c><00:32:23.660><c> wash</c><00:32:24.000><c> he</c><00:32:24.519><c> goes</c><00:32:24.940><c> he</c><00:32:25.720><c> washes</c><00:32:26.019><c> and</c><00:32:26.400><c> he</c><00:32:26.539><c> comes</c><00:32:26.799><c> back</c><00:32:27.240><c> seeing.</c>

00:32:30.440 --> 00:32:35.710
And<00:32:30.980><c> so</c><00:32:31.099><c> here</c><00:32:31.299><c> is</c><00:32:31.440><c> this</c><00:32:32.140><c> this</c><00:32:32.359><c> blind</c><00:32:32.559><c> man</c><00:32:33.160><c> who</c><00:32:34.519><c> had</c><00:32:34.700><c> never</c><00:32:34.940><c> seen</c>

00:32:37.420 --> 00:32:40.559
comes<00:32:37.960><c> back</c><00:32:38.240><c> because</c><00:32:38.579><c> he</c><00:32:38.759><c> has</c><00:32:39.000><c> done</c><00:32:39.180><c> the</c><00:32:39.420><c> will</c><00:32:39.500><c> of</c><00:32:39.759><c> God</c><00:32:39.940><c> because</c><00:32:40.200><c> he's</c>

00:32:40.559 --> 00:32:42.039
washed<00:32:40.759><c> in</c><00:32:40.940><c> the</c><00:32:41.059><c> pool</c><00:32:41.180><c> of</c><00:32:41.420><c> Siloam</c>

00:32:42.039 --> 00:32:48.119
and<00:32:42.519><c> he</c><00:32:42.680><c> comes</c><00:32:42.900><c> back</c><00:32:43.180><c> and</c><00:32:43.339><c> has</c><00:32:43.519><c> sight.</c><00:32:45.000><c> There</c><00:32:45.279><c> is</c><00:32:46.500><c> particularly</c><00:32:47.019><c> important</c><00:32:47.460><c> in</c><00:32:47.680><c> fact</c><00:32:47.819><c> I</c>

00:32:48.119 --> 00:32:48.500
think<00:32:48.279><c> a</c>

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fundamental<00:32:49.319><c> point</c><00:32:50.240><c> of</c><00:32:50.539><c> spiritual</c><00:32:50.900><c> significance</c><00:32:51.579><c> because</c>

00:32:52.920 --> 00:32:55.940
we<00:32:53.839><c> like</c><00:32:54.339><c> any</c><00:32:54.640><c> true</c><00:32:54.900><c> drama,</c><00:32:55.180><c> brethren</c><00:32:55.500><c> and</c><00:32:55.680><c> sisters,</c>

00:32:55.940 --> 00:33:02.700
we<00:32:56.539><c> can</c><00:32:56.799><c> identify</c><00:32:57.720><c> with</c><00:32:58.660><c> a</c><00:32:58.880><c> blind</c><00:32:59.059><c> man.</c><00:33:01.759><c> Jesus</c><00:33:02.059><c> in</c><00:33:02.299><c> a</c><00:33:02.500><c> certain</c>

00:33:02.700 --> 00:33:04.500
sense<00:33:03.039><c> is</c><00:33:03.299><c> telling</c><00:33:03.539><c> the</c><00:33:03.880><c> onlookers</c>

00:33:04.500 --> 00:33:11.880
that<00:33:04.880><c> you</c><00:33:05.240><c> are</c><00:33:05.480><c> really</c><00:33:06.400><c> like</c><00:33:06.980><c> the</c><00:33:07.240><c> blind</c><00:33:07.400><c> man.</c><00:33:08.880><c> We</c><00:33:09.440><c> are</c><00:33:09.680><c> like</c><00:33:09.839><c> the</c><00:33:10.059><c> blind</c><00:33:10.220><c> man.</c><00:33:11.460><c> In</c><00:33:11.740><c> a</c>

00:33:11.880 --> 00:33:12.660
sense<00:33:12.039><c> we'd</c><00:33:12.200><c> never</c><00:33:12.440><c> seen</c>

00:33:12.660 --> 00:33:18.559
anything<00:33:13.359><c> until</c><00:33:15.140><c> we</c><00:33:15.420><c> had</c><00:33:15.559><c> the</c><00:33:15.799><c> touch</c><00:33:16.000><c> of</c><00:33:16.180><c> the</c><00:33:16.279><c> Lord</c><00:33:16.420><c> Jesus,</c><00:33:18.019><c> until</c><00:33:18.279><c> we</c>

00:33:18.559 --> 00:33:20.480
had<00:33:18.880><c> obeyed</c><00:33:19.259><c> his</c><00:33:19.440><c> commandments,</c>

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until<00:33:21.900><c> we</c><00:33:22.180><c> had</c><00:33:23.359><c> put</c><00:33:23.980><c> the</c><00:33:24.200><c> dust</c><00:33:24.460><c> or</c><00:33:24.660><c> the</c><00:33:24.859><c> clay</c><00:33:25.079><c> in</c><00:33:25.299><c> our</c><00:33:25.500><c> eyes,</c><00:33:26.859><c> gone</c><00:33:27.220><c> to</c>

00:33:27.440 --> 00:33:30.000
the<00:33:27.579><c> pool</c><00:33:27.759><c> of</c><00:33:27.960><c> Siloam,</c><00:33:28.559><c> been</c><00:33:28.839><c> washed,</c>

00:33:30.299 --> 00:33:39.500
come<00:33:30.480><c> back</c><00:33:30.839><c> seeing.</c><00:33:33.259><c> It's</c><00:33:33.940><c> a</c><00:33:34.039><c> beautiful</c><00:33:34.559><c> allegory</c><00:33:35.180><c> of</c><00:33:36.279><c> our</c><00:33:36.480><c> own</c><00:33:36.680><c> experience</c><00:33:37.519><c> and</c><00:33:38.920><c> we</c>

00:33:39.500 --> 00:33:42.579
are<00:33:40.940><c> the</c><00:33:41.119><c> blind</c><00:33:41.299><c> man.</c>

00:33:45.039 --> 00:33:50.240
That's<00:33:45.680><c> the</c><00:33:45.839><c> pointed</c><00:33:45.980><c> issue</c><00:33:46.299><c> here.</c><00:33:47.819><c> It's</c><00:33:47.900><c> a</c><00:33:48.039><c> it's</c><00:33:48.559><c> an</c><00:33:48.759><c> extremely</c><00:33:49.160><c> important</c><00:33:49.579><c> spiritual</c><00:33:49.960><c> point</c>

00:33:50.240 --> 00:33:50.599
which<00:33:50.400><c> he's</c>

00:33:50.599 --> 00:33:53.960
making<00:33:51.099><c> and</c><00:33:52.599><c> he</c><00:33:52.720><c> would</c><00:33:52.880><c> have</c><00:33:52.920><c> hoped</c><00:33:53.119><c> and</c><00:33:53.259><c> would</c><00:33:53.400><c> have</c><00:33:53.599><c> wished</c>

00:33:53.960 --> 00:33:55.940
that<00:33:54.559><c> his</c><00:33:54.740><c> disciples</c><00:33:55.200><c> would</c><00:33:55.460><c> have</c><00:33:55.619><c> understood</c>

00:33:55.940 --> 00:34:03.500
what<00:33:56.099><c> was</c><00:33:56.319><c> going</c><00:33:56.579><c> on.</c><00:34:00.200><c> Now</c><00:34:00.819><c> this</c><00:34:01.160><c> miracle</c><00:34:01.740><c> is</c><00:34:02.619><c> so</c><00:34:02.920><c> remarkable</c>

00:34:03.500 --> 00:34:06.380
that<00:34:04.319><c> it's</c><00:34:04.460><c> not</c><00:34:04.660><c> just</c><00:34:04.980><c> an</c><00:34:05.200><c> issue</c><00:34:05.660><c> of</c><00:34:06.079><c> what</c>

00:34:06.380 --> 00:34:10.079
happened<00:34:06.779><c> during</c><00:34:07.240><c> the</c><00:34:07.500><c> miracle</c><00:34:07.900><c> or</c><00:34:08.280><c> what</c><00:34:08.500><c> happened</c><00:34:08.679><c> afterwards.</c><00:34:09.840><c> In</c><00:34:09.980><c> fact</c>

00:34:10.079 --> 00:34:11.239
it's<00:34:10.480><c> particularly</c><00:34:10.880><c> interesting</c>

00:34:11.239 --> 00:34:15.420
to<00:34:11.400><c> note</c><00:34:11.519><c> that</c><00:34:11.699><c> the</c><00:34:11.800><c> ninth</c><00:34:11.980><c> chapter</c><00:34:12.320><c> of</c><00:34:12.539><c> John</c><00:34:12.900><c> is</c><00:34:13.719><c> proportionately</c><00:34:14.400><c> more</c><00:34:14.619><c> concerned</c><00:34:15.019><c> a</c><00:34:15.159><c> lot</c><00:34:15.260><c> with</c>

00:34:15.420 --> 00:34:18.380
what<00:34:15.659><c> happened</c><00:34:15.860><c> after</c><00:34:16.239><c> the</c><00:34:16.460><c> miracle</c><00:34:16.719><c> than</c><00:34:16.880><c> what</c><00:34:17.159><c> happened</c><00:34:17.440><c> in</c>

00:34:18.380 --> 00:34:19.860
the<00:34:18.539><c> miracle</c><00:34:18.739><c> itself.</c>

00:34:23.219 --> 00:34:29.139
What<00:34:23.780><c> happened</c><00:34:24.340><c> to</c><00:34:24.880><c> this</c><00:34:25.079><c> man</c><00:34:25.599><c> who</c><00:34:26.199><c> had</c><00:34:26.539><c> received</c><00:34:27.139><c> his</c><00:34:28.159><c> sight?</c>

00:34:30.300 --> 00:34:32.440
It<00:34:30.539><c> turned</c><00:34:30.739><c> out</c><00:34:31.019><c> brethren</c><00:34:31.300><c> and</c><00:34:31.519><c> sisters</c>

00:34:33.039 --> 00:34:37.900
that<00:34:33.599><c> in</c><00:34:33.840><c> many</c><00:34:34.019><c> respects</c><00:34:34.639><c> his</c><00:34:35.980><c> position</c><00:34:36.420><c> was</c><00:34:36.760><c> worse</c><00:34:37.239><c> than</c><00:34:37.760><c> it</c>

00:34:37.900 --> 00:34:39.239
was<00:34:38.119><c> before.</c>

00:34:42.239 --> 00:34:50.800
He<00:34:43.039><c> lost</c><00:34:43.599><c> his</c><00:34:45.599><c> friends,</c><00:34:47.440><c> he</c><00:34:47.519><c> was</c><00:34:47.780><c> strewn</c><00:34:47.960><c> out</c><00:34:48.199><c> of</c><00:34:48.320><c> the</c><00:34:48.500><c> synagogue,</c><00:34:50.500><c> he</c><00:34:50.559><c> was</c>

00:34:50.800 --> 00:34:52.880
sneered<00:34:51.159><c> at</c><00:34:51.320><c> by</c><00:34:51.559><c> his</c><00:34:51.840><c> peers</c>

00:34:53.199 --> 00:35:01.460
and<00:34:54.000><c> finally</c><00:34:54.480><c> and</c><00:34:55.360><c> cruelly</c><00:34:55.639><c> perhaps</c><00:34:56.380><c> he</c><00:34:57.159><c> was</c><00:34:57.420><c> disowned</c><00:34:57.920><c> by</c><00:34:58.139><c> his</c><00:34:58.300><c> own</c><00:34:58.519><c> family.</c><00:35:00.840><c> And</c><00:35:01.019><c> so</c>

00:35:01.460 --> 00:35:03.699
a<00:35:02.099><c> great</c><00:35:02.340><c> miracle</c>

00:35:04.800 --> 00:35:07.539
happened<00:35:05.239><c> suddenly</c><00:35:05.239><c> or</c><00:35:05.980><c> perhaps</c><00:35:06.400><c> turned</c><00:35:06.780><c> sour.</c>

00:35:11.960 --> 00:35:15.239
And<00:35:12.059><c> the</c><00:35:12.179><c> mind</c><00:35:12.300><c> man</c><00:35:12.500><c> may</c><00:35:12.780><c> have</c><00:35:12.960><c> wondered</c><00:35:13.420><c> would</c><00:35:14.719><c> it</c><00:35:14.820><c> be</c><00:35:14.920><c> better</c>

00:35:15.239 --> 00:35:18.199
if<00:35:15.420><c> I've</c><00:35:15.639><c> never</c><00:35:16.300><c> received</c><00:35:16.860><c> my</c><00:35:17.199><c> sight.</c>

00:35:22.199 --> 00:35:26.480
Brethren<00:35:22.340><c> and</c><00:35:22.539><c> sisters</c><00:35:22.780><c> again</c><00:35:23.159><c> I</c><00:35:23.300><c> think</c><00:35:23.559><c> as</c><00:35:23.739><c> in</c><00:35:24.239><c> so</c><00:35:24.380><c> many</c><00:35:24.599><c> of</c><00:35:24.719><c> these</c><00:35:24.920><c> in</c><00:35:25.099><c> fact</c><00:35:25.239><c> all</c><00:35:25.460><c> of</c><00:35:25.579><c> these</c><00:35:25.699><c> miracles</c><00:35:26.019><c> is</c><00:35:26.219><c> a</c><00:35:26.340><c> great</c>

00:35:26.480 --> 00:35:30.199
lesson<00:35:26.780><c> to</c><00:35:26.960><c> be</c><00:35:27.119><c> learned</c><00:35:27.440><c> that</c><00:35:27.980><c> once</c><00:35:28.340><c> we</c><00:35:28.699><c> receive</c><00:35:28.980><c> our</c><00:35:29.280><c> sight,</c>

00:35:31.340 --> 00:35:33.119
once<00:35:31.699><c> we</c><00:35:31.980><c> have</c><00:35:32.139><c> received</c><00:35:32.500><c> the</c><00:35:32.699><c> touch</c><00:35:32.880><c> of</c><00:35:33.039><c> the</c>

00:35:33.119 --> 00:35:35.360
Lord<00:35:33.260><c> Jesus</c><00:35:33.619><c> Christ</c><00:35:33.980><c> and</c><00:35:34.119><c> have</c><00:35:34.340><c> understood</c><00:35:34.719><c> the</c><00:35:34.940><c> message</c><00:35:35.159><c> of</c>

00:35:35.360 --> 00:35:40.559
salvation,<00:35:37.440><c> the</c><00:35:37.619><c> still</c><00:35:37.840><c> is</c><00:35:39.380><c> the</c><00:35:39.599><c> vista</c><00:35:39.920><c> of</c><00:35:40.219><c> witness</c>

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that<00:35:40.820><c> lies</c><00:35:40.980><c> before</c><00:35:41.340><c> us.</c><00:35:43.179><c> We</c><00:35:43.420><c> have</c><00:35:43.619><c> to</c><00:35:43.820><c> deal</c><00:35:44.159><c> with</c><00:35:45.739><c> a</c><00:35:45.920><c> synagogue</c>

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baptism,<00:36:00.980><c> after</c><00:36:01.280><c> we've</c><00:36:01.500><c> come</c><00:36:01.739><c> back</c><00:36:01.940><c> from</c><00:36:02.099><c> the</c>

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his<00:36:25.199><c> adversity.</c>

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was<00:36:41.760><c> said</c><00:36:41.940><c> in</c><00:36:42.940><c> verse</c><00:36:43.199><c> 29</c>

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and<00:37:00.519><c> they</c><00:37:00.760><c> cast</c>

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00:37:06.800 --> 00:37:10.880
miracle<00:37:07.400><c> is</c><00:37:09.239><c> telling</c><00:37:09.460><c> us</c><00:37:09.900><c> not</c><00:37:10.320><c> just</c><00:37:10.659><c> the</c>

00:37:10.880 --> 00:37:16.659
of<00:37:11.340><c> our</c><00:37:11.679><c> calling,</c><00:37:12.760><c> the</c><00:37:12.900><c> beauty</c><00:37:13.219><c> of</c><00:37:13.559><c> the</c><00:37:13.840><c> gospel</c><00:37:14.219><c> message</c><00:37:15.019><c> which</c><00:37:16.420><c> it</c>

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offers,<00:37:17.400><c> the</c><00:37:17.659><c> vistas</c><00:37:17.900><c> which</c><00:37:18.099><c> it</c><00:37:18.320><c> opens</c><00:37:18.559><c> to</c><00:37:18.860><c> us</c>

00:37:19.340 --> 00:37:22.500
but<00:37:19.920><c> also</c><00:37:20.260><c> is</c><00:37:20.559><c> reminding</c><00:37:20.860><c> us</c><00:37:21.139><c> that</c><00:37:21.320><c> a</c><00:37:21.480><c> time</c><00:37:21.619><c> of</c><00:37:21.840><c> temptation,</c><00:37:22.440><c> a</c>

00:37:22.500 --> 00:37:26.519
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00:37:26.519 --> 00:37:31.619
that<00:37:26.739><c> sometimes</c><00:37:27.320><c> faith</c><00:37:28.139><c> very</c><00:37:29.659><c> often</c><00:37:30.099><c> perhaps</c><00:37:30.400><c> most</c><00:37:31.000><c> of</c><00:37:31.260><c> all</c>

00:37:31.619 --> 00:37:36.920
faith<00:37:32.280><c> is</c><00:37:33.780><c> perfected</c><00:37:34.300><c> in</c><00:37:34.500><c> adversity</c><00:37:34.980><c> because</c><00:37:36.519><c> it</c><00:37:36.699><c> was</c>

00:37:36.920 --> 00:37:41.460
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00:37:41.460 --> 00:37:43.199
gained<00:37:41.679><c> the</c><00:37:41.900><c> greater</c><00:37:42.099><c> insight.</c>

00:37:43.639 --> 00:37:48.000
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00:37:48.000 --> 00:37:50.599
just<00:37:48.239><c> a</c><00:37:48.380><c> person</c><00:37:48.639><c> who</c><00:37:48.960><c> responded</c><00:37:49.219><c> to</c><00:37:49.519><c> faith</c>

00:37:50.880 --> 00:37:53.719
but<00:37:51.360><c> he</c><00:37:51.380><c> was</c><00:37:51.679><c> that</c><00:37:51.860><c> Jesus</c><00:37:52.139><c> was</c><00:37:52.340><c> a</c><00:37:52.460><c> person</c><00:37:52.800><c> who</c><00:37:53.019><c> was</c><00:37:53.239><c> with</c><00:37:53.460><c> him</c>

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through<00:37:54.000><c> all</c><00:37:54.400><c> his</c><00:37:54.619><c> adversities</c>

00:37:55.539 --> 00:37:58.780
and<00:37:56.139><c> it</c><00:37:56.260><c> was</c><00:37:56.460><c> through</c><00:37:56.599><c> his</c><00:37:56.780><c> adversities</c><00:37:57.159><c> that</c><00:37:57.960><c> he</c><00:37:58.099><c> could</c><00:37:58.300><c> say</c>

00:37:58.780 --> 00:38:02.639
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00:38:03.139 --> 00:38:08.260
you<00:38:03.619><c> are</c><00:38:04.099><c> the</c><00:38:04.719><c> son</c><00:38:05.440><c> who</c><00:38:06.780><c> has</c><00:38:06.940><c> been</c><00:38:07.239><c> sent.</c>

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35<00:38:17.619><c> Jesus</c><00:38:18.840><c> heard</c><00:38:19.019><c> that</c><00:38:19.199><c> they</c><00:38:19.360><c> had</c><00:38:19.579><c> cast</c><00:38:19.800><c> him</c><00:38:19.960><c> out</c>

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and<00:38:20.300><c> having</c><00:38:20.500><c> found</c><00:38:20.780><c> him</c><00:38:20.960><c> he</c><00:38:21.099><c> said</c><00:38:21.400><c> do</c><00:38:21.900><c> you</c><00:38:22.099><c> believe</c><00:38:22.380><c> in</c><00:38:22.559><c> the</c><00:38:22.699><c> son</c><00:38:22.800><c> of</c>

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man.<00:38:24.699><c> Jesus</c><00:38:25.179><c> of</c><00:38:25.420><c> course</c><00:38:25.599><c> uses</c><00:38:25.920><c> the</c><00:38:26.519><c> language</c><00:38:26.800><c> son</c>

00:38:27.000 --> 00:38:31.280
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00:38:31.280 --> 00:38:33.039
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man<00:38:33.579><c> as</c><00:38:34.599><c> he</c><00:38:34.739><c> answers</c><00:38:35.159><c> who</c><00:38:35.380><c> is</c><00:38:35.599><c> he</c><00:38:35.800><c> sir</c><00:38:36.079><c> that</c><00:38:36.300><c> I</c><00:38:36.460><c> may</c><00:38:36.599><c> believe</c><00:38:36.840><c> in</c>

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him<00:38:37.519><c> and</c><00:38:38.039><c> Jesus</c><00:38:38.280><c> said</c><00:38:38.460><c> to</c><00:38:38.639><c> him</c><00:38:38.900><c> you</c><00:38:39.300><c> have</c><00:38:39.500><c> seen</c><00:38:39.659><c> him</c>

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and<00:38:40.500><c> it</c><00:38:40.679><c> is</c><00:38:40.699><c> he</c><00:38:40.900><c> who</c><00:38:41.179><c> speaks</c><00:38:41.460><c> to</c><00:38:41.719><c> you</c><00:38:42.880><c> and</c><00:38:44.380><c> so</c><00:38:44.860><c> the</c><00:38:46.199><c> understanding</c><00:38:46.920><c> the</c><00:38:47.780><c> insight</c>

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of<00:38:49.280><c> this</c><00:38:49.539><c> man</c><00:38:50.559><c> was</c>

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perfected<00:38:52.079><c> through</c><00:38:52.440><c> his</c><00:38:53.519><c> adversities</c><00:38:54.599><c> and</c><00:38:55.380><c> through</c><00:38:55.619><c> his</c><00:38:55.840><c> subsequent</c><00:38:56.400><c> experiences</c><00:38:57.260><c> and</c>

00:38:58.340 --> 00:38:59.280
in<00:38:58.519><c> the</c><00:38:58.760><c> totality</c>

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of<00:38:59.500><c> the</c><00:38:59.760><c> mission</c><00:39:00.039><c> of</c><00:39:00.960><c> the</c><00:39:01.420><c> of</c><00:39:01.420><c> the</c><00:39:01.719><c> miracle</c><00:39:02.019><c> which</c><00:39:02.300><c> Jesus</c><00:39:02.659><c> is</c>

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performing<00:39:03.380><c> here</c><00:39:03.739><c> that</c><00:39:04.219><c> is</c><00:39:04.460><c> the</c><00:39:04.679><c> message</c>

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which<00:39:06.159><c> is</c><00:39:06.360><c> being</c><00:39:06.679><c> conveyed.</c>

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Jesus<00:39:11.119><c> does</c><00:39:11.400><c> not</c><00:39:11.719><c> leave</c><00:39:11.960><c> us</c>

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believe<00:39:27.260><c> in</c><00:39:29.619><c> the</c><00:39:29.800><c> son</c><00:39:29.900><c> of</c><00:39:30.119><c> man.</c><00:39:31.599><c> A</c><00:39:31.880><c> particularly</c>

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difficult<00:39:32.559><c> question</c><00:39:32.860><c> to</c><00:39:33.039><c> answer</c><00:39:33.260><c> when</c><00:39:33.380><c> you've</c><00:39:33.559><c> gone</c><00:39:33.719><c> through</c>

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