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to<00:14:55.500><c> instruct</c><00:14:55.960><c> you</c><00:14:56.759><c> how</c><00:14:57.159><c> to</c><00:14:57.440><c> live</c><00:14:58.100><c> according</c><00:14:58.639><c> to</c><00:14:58.899><c> God's</c><00:14:59.340><c> truth.</c>

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but<00:15:06.139><c> it's</c><00:15:06.379><c> in</c><00:15:06.960><c> his</c><00:15:07.320><c> actions</c><00:15:07.799><c> as</c><00:15:08.159><c> well</c>

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that<00:15:09.519><c> he</c><00:15:09.820><c> shows</c><00:15:10.039><c> these</c><00:15:10.399><c> things</c><00:15:10.679><c> to</c><00:15:10.919><c> a</c><00:15:11.039><c> young</c><00:15:11.220><c> Timothy.</c>

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for<00:15:15.940><c> our</c><00:15:16.179><c> children,</c><00:15:16.480><c> I</c><00:15:16.659><c> think</c><00:15:16.820><c> you</c><00:15:16.960><c> can</c><00:15:17.220><c> all</c><00:15:18.500><c> agree,</c>

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don't<00:15:19.620><c> come</c><00:15:19.860><c> by</c><00:15:20.039><c> what</c><00:15:20.240><c> we</c><00:15:20.539><c> say,</c>

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but<00:15:21.279><c> by</c><00:15:21.519><c> how</c><00:15:21.740><c> we</c><00:15:22.039><c> act</c><00:15:22.460><c> in</c><00:15:22.940><c> front</c><00:15:23.080><c> of</c><00:15:23.220><c> them,</c><00:15:23.879><c> how</c><00:15:24.139><c> we</c><00:15:24.440><c> behave.</c>

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They<00:15:27.600><c> pick</c><00:15:27.860><c> up</c><00:15:28.080><c> these</c><00:15:28.360><c> things</c><00:15:28.759><c> and</c><00:15:29.759><c> they</c><00:15:30.000><c> engraft</c><00:15:30.460><c> them</c>

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as<00:15:30.919><c> part</c><00:15:31.039><c> of</c><00:15:31.220><c> their</c><00:15:31.399><c> behavior.</c>

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And<00:15:32.620><c> I'm</c><00:15:32.820><c> sure</c><00:15:32.980><c> Paul</c><00:15:33.399><c> did</c><00:15:33.580><c> this</c><00:15:33.820><c> for</c><00:15:34.019><c> Timothy</c><00:15:34.360><c> as</c><00:15:34.659><c> well.</c>

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If<00:15:36.320><c> we</c><00:15:36.539><c> skip</c><00:15:36.799><c> over</c><00:15:37.200><c> to</c><00:15:37.799><c> verse</c><00:15:38.120><c> 11,</c><00:15:38.799><c> these</c><00:15:39.179><c> verses</c><00:15:39.539><c> here</c>

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this<00:15:49.320><c> should</c><00:15:49.539><c> be</c><00:15:49.799><c> our</c><00:15:50.080><c> duty.</c>

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Let's<00:15:53.960><c> read</c><00:15:54.179><c> these</c><00:15:54.419><c> real</c><00:15:54.700><c> quick.</c>

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Look<00:15:59.100><c> at</c><00:15:59.200><c> verse</c><00:15:59.440><c> 12,</c><00:16:00.100><c> let</c><00:16:00.220><c> no</c><00:16:00.500><c> man</c><00:16:00.759><c> despise</c><00:16:01.360><c> thy</c><00:16:01.600><c> youth.</c>

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but<00:16:04.799><c> that</c><00:16:05.059><c> doesn't</c><00:16:05.240><c> mean</c><00:16:05.440><c> you</c><00:16:05.559><c> don't</c><00:16:05.779><c> know</c>

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what<00:16:06.059><c> you're</c><00:16:06.399><c> talking</c><00:16:06.480><c> about.</c>

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Don't<00:16:08.039><c> worry</c><00:16:08.379><c> about</c><00:16:08.639><c> being</c><00:16:09.000><c> young.</c>

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don't<00:16:12.799><c> let</c><00:16:13.039><c> your</c><00:16:13.259><c> youth</c><00:16:13.399><c> get</c><00:16:13.639><c> in</c><00:16:13.799><c> the</c><00:16:13.960><c> way</c>

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He's<00:16:18.440><c> telling</c><00:16:18.679><c> him</c><00:16:18.899><c> this.</c>

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charity,<00:16:27.059><c> spirit,</c><00:16:27.740><c> faith,</c><00:16:28.379><c> purity.</c>

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Till<00:16:37.840><c> I</c><00:16:38.159><c> come,</c><00:16:38.480><c> give</c><00:16:38.639><c> attendance</c><00:16:39.100><c> to</c><00:16:39.399><c> reading,</c>

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to<00:16:40.399><c> excitation,</c><00:16:41.240><c> to</c><00:16:41.399><c> doctrine.</c>

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Verse<00:16:43.179><c> 14,</c><00:16:44.179><c> neglect</c><00:16:44.700><c> not</c><00:16:45.379><c> the</c><00:16:45.679><c> gift</c><00:16:45.899><c> that</c><00:16:46.159><c> is</c><00:16:46.379><c> in</c><00:16:46.559><c> thee.</c>

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We<00:16:49.740><c> all</c><00:16:50.019><c> have</c><00:16:50.259><c> gifts.</c>

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Don't<00:16:58.139><c> neglect</c><00:16:58.600><c> those</c><00:16:58.919><c> gifts.</c>

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If<00:17:08.480><c> you</c><00:17:08.619><c> have</c><00:17:08.759><c> a</c><00:17:08.940><c> listening</c><00:17:09.220><c> ear,</c><00:17:10.259><c> listen.</c>

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We<00:17:11.339><c> all</c><00:17:11.680><c> have</c><00:17:11.920><c> different</c><00:17:12.240><c> gifts.</c>

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Don't<00:17:13.299><c> neglect</c><00:17:13.700><c> those</c><00:17:14.039><c> gifts.</c>

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and<00:17:19.839><c> thy</c><00:17:20.099><c> profiting</c><00:17:20.720><c> may</c><00:17:21.099><c> appear</c><00:17:21.880><c> to</c><00:17:22.400><c> all.</c>

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continuing<00:17:26.960><c> them,</c><00:17:27.880><c> for</c><00:17:28.019><c> in</c><00:17:28.200><c> doing</c><00:17:28.420><c> this,</c>

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and<00:17:28.740><c> this</c><00:17:28.960><c> is</c><00:17:29.200><c> important</c><00:17:29.480><c> right</c><00:17:29.700><c> here</c><00:17:29.859><c> in</c><00:17:29.980><c> verse</c><00:17:30.160><c> 16.</c>

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and<00:17:36.440><c> them</c><00:17:36.779><c> that</c><00:17:37.440><c> hear</c><00:17:37.880><c> thee.</c>

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Timothy,<00:17:40.960><c> what</c><00:17:41.180><c> you</c><00:17:41.440><c> say,</c><00:17:41.880><c> what</c><00:17:42.079><c> you</c><00:17:42.319><c> do,</c>

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how<00:17:43.160><c> you</c><00:17:43.460><c> act</c><00:17:43.900><c> are</c><00:17:44.720><c> examples</c><00:17:45.220><c> for</c><00:17:45.559><c> others,</c>

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and<00:17:46.359><c> not</c><00:17:46.539><c> only</c><00:17:46.900><c> will</c><00:17:47.640><c> you</c><00:17:47.880><c> save</c><00:17:48.059><c> yourself,</c>

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but<00:17:49.259><c> you'll</c><00:17:49.579><c> save</c><00:17:49.819><c> others.</c>

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You'll<00:17:51.779><c> save</c><00:17:51.940><c> others.</c>

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And<00:17:53.140><c> that's</c><00:17:53.420><c> a</c><00:17:53.599><c> beautiful,</c><00:17:53.900><c> that's</c><00:17:54.180><c> a</c><00:17:54.359><c> great</c><00:17:54.559><c> pep</c><00:17:54.880><c> talk.</c>

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You<00:17:56.079><c> know,</c><00:17:56.319><c> that's</c><00:17:56.599><c> a</c><00:17:56.759><c> wonderful</c><00:17:57.140><c> pep</c><00:17:57.460><c> talk.</c>

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Paul,<00:18:07.700><c> if</c><00:18:08.220><c> we</c><00:18:08.380><c> go</c><00:18:08.559><c> to</c><00:18:09.099><c> 1</c><00:18:09.299><c> Timothy</c><00:18:09.640><c> 6,</c>

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Paul<00:18:12.980><c> reminds</c><00:18:13.460><c> Timothy,</c><00:18:14.099><c> starting</c><00:18:14.359><c> at</c><00:18:14.619><c> verse</c><00:18:14.920><c> 6,</c>

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and<00:18:16.700><c> these</c><00:18:16.980><c> are</c><00:18:17.200><c> verses</c><00:18:17.460><c> that</c><00:18:17.819><c> I</c><00:18:18.640><c> mentioned</c><00:18:18.920><c> earlier</c>

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about<00:18:19.480><c> being</c><00:18:19.819><c> content.</c>

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You<00:18:21.359><c> know,</c><00:18:21.759><c> things</c><00:18:21.960><c> are,</c><00:18:22.400><c> as</c><00:18:22.920><c> much</c><00:18:23.140><c> as</c><00:18:23.380><c> you're</c><00:18:24.019><c> pumped</c><00:18:24.339><c> up</c><00:18:24.599><c> as,</c>

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there's<00:18:30.680><c> gonna</c><00:18:30.819><c> be</c><00:18:31.000><c> some</c><00:18:31.279><c> challenging</c><00:18:31.779><c> situations,</c><00:18:32.559><c> Timothy.</c>

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And<00:18:33.680><c> look</c><00:18:33.759><c> what</c><00:18:33.839><c> he</c><00:18:34.079><c> says.</c>

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Godliness<00:18:38.440><c> with</c><00:18:38.980><c> contentment</c><00:18:39.700><c> is</c><00:18:39.980><c> great</c><00:18:40.240><c> gain,</c>

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for<00:18:40.799><c> we</c><00:18:41.079><c> brought</c><00:18:41.279><c> nothing</c><00:18:41.619><c> into</c><00:18:41.880><c> the</c><00:18:42.140><c> world,</c>

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therewith<00:18:51.599><c> content.</c>

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And<00:18:54.759><c> then</c><00:18:54.920><c> he</c><00:18:55.240><c> continues</c><00:18:55.839><c> on</c><00:18:56.259><c> in</c><00:18:56.539><c> verse</c><00:18:57.799><c> 9.</c>

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But<00:19:00.079><c> they</c><00:19:00.519><c> that</c><00:19:00.660><c> will</c><00:19:00.859><c> be</c><00:19:01.099><c> rich</c><00:19:01.319><c> fall</c><00:19:01.599><c> into</c><00:19:01.819><c> temptation</c>

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and<00:19:02.940><c> a</c><00:19:03.160><c> snare</c><00:19:03.460><c> and</c><00:19:04.180><c> into</c><00:19:04.420><c> many</c><00:19:04.720><c> foolish</c><00:19:05.119><c> and</c><00:19:05.380><c> hurtful</c><00:19:05.779><c> lusts</c>

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which<00:19:06.859><c> drown</c><00:19:07.259><c> men</c><00:19:07.559><c> in</c><00:19:07.880><c> destruction</c><00:19:08.339><c> and</c><00:19:08.599><c> perdition</c>

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which<00:19:12.420><c> while</c><00:19:12.799><c> some</c><00:19:14.099><c> coveted</c><00:19:14.720><c> after</c><00:19:15.140><c> they</c><00:19:15.680><c> have</c><00:19:15.880><c> erred</c>

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from<00:19:16.299><c> the</c><00:19:16.579><c> faith</c><00:19:17.019><c> and</c><00:19:17.740><c> pierced</c><00:19:18.039><c> themselves</c>

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But<00:19:20.880><c> you,</c><00:19:22.019><c> but</c><00:19:22.160><c> thou,</c><00:19:22.839><c> O</c><00:19:23.000><c> man</c><00:19:23.160><c> of</c><00:19:23.420><c> God,</c><00:19:24.380><c> flee</c><00:19:24.559><c> these</c><00:19:24.940><c> things.</c>

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Follow<00:19:27.119><c> after</c><00:19:27.519><c> righteousness,</c><00:19:28.680><c> godliness,</c><00:19:29.759><c> faith,</c>

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love,<00:19:31.599><c> patience,</c><00:19:32.420><c> meekness.</c>

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Timothy,<00:19:34.680><c> fight</c><00:19:35.039><c> the</c><00:19:35.259><c> good</c><00:19:35.539><c> fight.</c>

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Fight<00:19:38.039><c> the</c><00:19:38.259><c> good</c><00:19:38.539><c> fight</c><00:19:38.720><c> of</c><00:19:38.960><c> faith.</c>

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Lay<00:19:39.519><c> hold</c><00:19:39.940><c> onto</c><00:19:40.240><c> eternal</c><00:19:40.740><c> life,</c>

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whereunto<00:19:42.480><c> thou</c><00:19:42.859><c> art</c><00:19:43.059><c> also</c><00:19:43.519><c> called</c>

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and<00:19:44.619><c> hast</c><00:19:44.859><c> professed</c><00:19:45.380><c> a</c><00:19:45.559><c> good</c><00:19:45.799><c> profession</c>

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before<00:19:47.579><c> many</c><00:19:47.880><c> witnesses.</c>

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Timothy,<00:19:49.740><c> you're</c><00:19:50.059><c> gonna</c><00:19:50.279><c> go</c><00:19:50.559><c> through</c><00:19:50.859><c> struggles,</c>

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you're<00:19:51.539><c> gonna</c><00:19:51.660><c> go</c><00:19:51.900><c> through</c><00:19:52.119><c> changes</c><00:19:52.559><c> and</c><00:19:52.799><c> tough</c><00:19:52.980><c> times,</c>

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but<00:19:53.880><c> here's</c><00:19:54.240><c> the</c><00:19:54.420><c> reward.</c>

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If<00:19:55.619><c> you</c><00:19:55.819><c> fight</c><00:19:56.039><c> the</c><00:19:56.220><c> good</c><00:19:56.480><c> fight,</c>

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you'll<00:19:57.359><c> be</c><00:19:57.619><c> rewarded</c><00:19:58.039><c> with</c><00:19:58.480><c> eternal</c><00:19:58.799><c> life.</c>

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but<00:20:02.940><c> those</c><00:20:03.200><c> that</c><00:20:03.380><c> you</c><00:20:03.519><c> have</c><00:20:03.720><c> reached</c>

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will<00:20:05.299><c> also</c><00:20:05.759><c> share</c><00:20:06.039><c> in</c><00:20:06.200><c> those</c><00:20:06.460><c> promises,</c><00:20:07.440><c> Timothy.</c>

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Now<00:20:11.579><c> Paul's</c><00:20:12.000><c> second</c><00:20:12.220><c> letter</c><00:20:12.460><c> is</c><00:20:12.680><c> a</c><00:20:12.759><c> little</c><00:20:12.880><c> bit</c><00:20:13.119><c> different</c>

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because<00:20:13.740><c> Paul</c><00:20:14.119><c> at</c><00:20:14.299><c> this</c><00:20:14.559><c> time</c><00:20:15.099><c> had</c><00:20:15.559><c> been</c><00:20:15.900><c> moved</c>

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from<00:20:16.440><c> his</c><00:20:17.180><c> private</c><00:20:17.859><c> little</c><00:20:18.200><c> prison,</c><00:20:18.420><c> his</c><00:20:18.640><c> private</c><00:20:18.940><c> house</c>

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when<00:20:24.099><c> he</c><00:20:24.599><c> would</c><00:20:25.019><c> be</c><00:20:25.599><c> executed.</c>

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So<00:20:28.319><c> as</c><00:20:28.740><c> he</c><00:20:29.059><c> contemplated</c><00:20:29.839><c> this</c><00:20:30.180><c> fate,</c>

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you<00:20:32.640><c> have</c><00:20:33.099><c> to</c><00:20:33.359><c> believe,</c><00:20:33.779><c> brothers</c><00:20:33.880><c> and</c><00:20:34.140><c> sisters,</c>

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that<00:20:34.660><c> his</c><00:20:34.980><c> mind</c><00:20:35.859><c> turned</c><00:20:36.839><c> to</c><00:20:37.400><c> Jesus</c>

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and<00:20:38.339><c> to</c><00:20:38.660><c> Jesus's</c><00:20:40.539><c> last</c><00:20:40.859><c> hours,</c><00:20:41.319><c> his</c><00:20:41.539><c> last</c><00:20:41.859><c> days.</c>

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And<00:20:43.839><c> when</c><00:20:44.099><c> we</c><00:20:44.519><c> think</c><00:20:44.680><c> of</c><00:20:44.839><c> what</c><00:20:45.059><c> Jesus</c><00:20:45.519><c> was</c><00:20:45.819><c> thinking</c><00:20:46.099><c> about</c>

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as<00:20:47.720><c> he</c><00:20:48.059><c> waited</c><00:20:48.559><c> his</c><00:20:50.000><c> crucifixion,</c>

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there<00:20:51.940><c> were</c><00:20:52.140><c> a</c><00:20:52.259><c> couple,</c><00:20:52.460><c> and</c><00:20:52.579><c> I'm</c><00:20:52.700><c> sure</c><00:20:52.839><c> there</c><00:20:53.019><c> are</c><00:20:53.059><c> many</c><00:20:53.279><c> more,</c>

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that<00:20:53.740><c> come</c><00:20:53.920><c> to</c><00:20:54.119><c> my</c><00:20:54.400><c> mind,</c><00:20:55.039><c> amazing</c><00:20:55.480><c> things</c><00:20:55.759><c> that</c><00:20:55.940><c> Jesus</c><00:20:56.240><c> did</c>

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Now<00:20:58.339><c> the</c><00:20:58.779><c> first</c><00:20:59.079><c> thing</c><00:20:59.279><c> that</c><00:20:59.500><c> I</c><00:20:59.680><c> would</c><00:21:00.099><c> probably</c><00:21:00.539><c> do,</c>

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and<00:21:01.920><c> I'm</c><00:21:02.039><c> ashamed</c><00:21:02.319><c> to</c><00:21:02.519><c> say</c><00:21:02.720><c> this,</c>

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is<00:21:03.299><c> I</c><00:21:03.319><c> would</c><00:21:03.559><c> probably</c><00:21:03.799><c> go</c><00:21:04.059><c> around</c><00:21:04.319><c> to</c><00:21:04.539><c> everybody</c><00:21:04.799><c> I</c><00:21:05.079><c> know</c><00:21:05.279><c> and</c><00:21:05.500><c> say,</c>

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look,<00:21:06.420><c> I'm</c><00:21:06.660><c> about</c><00:21:06.880><c> to</c><00:21:07.180><c> suffer,</c><00:21:07.579><c> can</c><00:21:07.740><c> you</c><00:21:07.880><c> have</c><00:21:08.000><c> some</c><00:21:08.220><c> sympathy</c>

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for<00:21:08.779><c> me?</c>

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Woe<00:21:09.839><c> is</c><00:21:10.000><c> me,</c><00:21:10.799><c> that's</c><00:21:11.180><c> the</c><00:21:11.380><c> natural</c><00:21:11.799><c> thing</c><00:21:12.019><c> to</c><00:21:12.240><c> do.</c>

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It<00:21:13.680><c> is,</c><00:21:14.079><c> you</c><00:21:14.240><c> know,</c><00:21:14.440><c> I</c><00:21:14.859><c> stub</c><00:21:15.019><c> my</c><00:21:15.299><c> toe</c><00:21:15.480><c> at</c><00:21:15.700><c> home</c>

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and<00:21:16.460><c> all</c><00:21:16.640><c> I</c><00:21:16.819><c> do</c><00:21:16.920><c> is</c><00:21:17.019><c> look</c><00:21:17.220><c> for</c><00:21:17.480><c> attention</c><00:21:17.839><c> because</c><00:21:18.160><c> my</c><00:21:18.420><c> toe</c><00:21:18.619><c> hurts.</c>

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You<00:21:19.640><c> know,</c><00:21:20.079><c> Joanne,</c><00:21:20.279><c> you</c><00:21:20.400><c> don't</c><00:21:20.579><c> understand,</c>

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my<00:21:21.299><c> foot</c><00:21:21.480><c> is</c><00:21:21.759><c> throbbing,</c><00:21:22.599><c> you</c><00:21:22.740><c> know,</c><00:21:22.960><c> can</c><00:21:23.319><c> you</c><00:21:23.319><c> please</c><00:21:23.660><c> ice?</c>

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You<00:21:24.299><c> know,</c><00:21:24.519><c> I</c><00:21:24.640><c> don't</c><00:21:24.819><c> think</c><00:21:24.960><c> I</c><00:21:25.000><c> can</c><00:21:25.140><c> go</c><00:21:25.299><c> do</c><00:21:25.440><c> that</c><00:21:25.640><c> now,</c>

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my<00:21:26.099><c> toe</c><00:21:26.259><c> really</c><00:21:26.599><c> hurts,</c><00:21:27.599><c> you</c><00:21:27.599><c> know?</c>

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And<00:21:32.059><c> you</c><00:21:32.220><c> all</c><00:21:32.400><c> know</c><00:21:32.519><c> what</c><00:21:32.640><c> he</c><00:21:32.859><c> did.</c>

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He<00:21:34.000><c> turned</c><00:21:34.380><c> his</c><00:21:34.980><c> attention</c><00:21:35.480><c> from</c><00:21:35.700><c> himself</c><00:21:36.279><c> to</c><00:21:36.940><c> others,</c>

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specifically<00:21:39.119><c> his</c><00:21:39.420><c> disciples.</c>

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And<00:21:41.440><c> that's</c><00:21:41.660><c> just</c><00:21:41.920><c> an</c><00:21:42.140><c> amazing</c><00:21:42.500><c> thing.</c>

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And<00:21:43.579><c> why</c><00:21:43.839><c> did</c><00:21:43.920><c> he</c><00:21:44.039><c> do</c><00:21:44.240><c> it?</c>

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Well,<00:21:45.799><c> like</c><00:21:45.980><c> Paul</c><00:21:46.220><c> does</c><00:21:46.420><c> for</c><00:21:46.619><c> Timothy,</c>

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Jesus<00:21:47.380><c> knew</c><00:21:47.579><c> that</c><00:21:47.779><c> his</c><00:21:48.019><c> disciples</c>

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would<00:21:48.660><c> have</c><00:21:48.859><c> to</c><00:21:49.079><c> carry</c><00:21:49.299><c> on</c><00:21:50.099><c> without</c><00:21:50.559><c> him.</c>

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spreading<00:21:54.720><c> the</c><00:21:54.940><c> message,</c>

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Secondly,<00:22:12.619><c> knowing</c><00:22:13.019><c> full</c><00:22:13.440><c> well</c><00:22:13.799><c> that</c><00:22:15.039><c> his</c><00:22:15.319><c> sacrifice,</c>

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too,<00:22:36.380><c> as</c><00:22:36.559><c> he</c><00:22:36.819><c> sat</c><00:22:36.940><c> in</c><00:22:37.119><c> that</c><00:22:37.319><c> dungeon.</c>

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as<00:22:43.779><c> he</c><00:22:43.940><c> was</c><00:22:44.160><c> preparing</c><00:22:44.539><c> these</c><00:22:44.799><c> letters,</c>

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and<00:22:46.019><c> he</c><00:22:46.359><c> was</c><00:22:46.740><c> thinking</c><00:22:47.059><c> of</c><00:22:47.279><c> Timothy.</c>

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co<00:22:54.460><c>-workers</c><00:22:54.720><c> who</c><00:22:54.900><c> had</c><00:22:55.039><c> helped</c><00:22:55.200><c> him</c><00:22:55.460><c> along</c><00:22:55.680><c> the</c><00:22:55.859><c> way,</c>

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and<00:22:56.220><c> there</c><00:22:56.500><c> were</c><00:22:56.680><c> too</c><00:22:56.900><c> many</c><00:22:57.119><c> to</c><00:22:57.380><c> name,</c><00:22:57.940><c> so</c><00:22:58.240><c> I</c><00:22:58.460><c> won't.</c>

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But<00:22:59.980><c> he</c><00:23:00.180><c> does</c><00:23:00.440><c> that</c><00:23:00.700><c> in</c><00:23:00.940><c> the</c><00:23:01.200><c> opening</c><00:23:01.660><c> words</c><00:23:02.359><c> to</c><00:23:02.619><c> 2</c><00:23:02.819><c> Timothy.</c>

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He<00:23:04.000><c> thanks</c><00:23:04.339><c> all</c><00:23:04.619><c> of</c><00:23:04.799><c> those</c><00:23:05.240><c> who</c><00:23:06.099><c> helped</c><00:23:06.299><c> him.</c>

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He's<00:23:07.200><c> full</c><00:23:07.440><c> of</c><00:23:07.720><c> thankfulness</c><00:23:08.440><c> to</c><00:23:08.740><c> God,</c><00:23:09.220><c> to</c><00:23:09.400><c> Jesus,</c>

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and<00:23:10.259><c> for</c><00:23:10.460><c> his</c><00:23:10.880><c> fellow</c><00:23:11.200><c> laborers.</c>

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And<00:23:12.519><c> it's</c><00:23:12.720><c> just</c><00:23:13.039><c> another</c><00:23:14.059><c> wonderful</c><00:23:14.839><c> thing,</c>

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a<00:23:15.559><c> wonderful</c><00:23:15.940><c> trait</c><00:23:16.619><c> to</c><00:23:17.420><c> have.</c>

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He<00:23:19.440><c> had</c><00:23:19.640><c> no</c><00:23:19.940><c> self</c><00:23:20.200><c>-pity,</c><00:23:21.000><c> did</c><00:23:21.099><c> he?</c>

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He<00:23:21.500><c> was</c><00:23:21.740><c> totally</c><00:23:22.240><c> assured</c><00:23:22.900><c> and</c><00:23:23.319><c> confident.</c>

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And<00:23:24.500><c> we</c><00:23:24.740><c> see</c><00:23:24.900><c> that</c><00:23:25.140><c> right</c><00:23:25.359><c> away</c><00:23:25.660><c> in</c><00:23:25.839><c> 2</c><00:23:26.079><c> Timothy.</c>

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If<00:23:26.700><c> you</c><00:23:26.900><c> look</c><00:23:27.039><c> at</c><00:23:27.240><c> the</c><00:23:27.420><c> first</c><00:23:27.619><c> chapter,</c><00:23:28.960><c> the</c><00:23:29.240><c> first</c><00:23:29.500><c> verse,</c>

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Paul<00:23:30.920><c> says,</c><00:23:33.240><c> Paul,</c><00:23:33.380><c> an</c><00:23:33.440><c> apostle</c><00:23:33.859><c> of</c><00:23:34.000><c> Jesus</c><00:23:34.400><c> Christ</c>

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which<00:23:39.200><c> is</c><00:23:39.420><c> in</c><00:23:39.599><c> Christ</c><00:23:39.859><c> Jesus.</c>

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What<00:23:42.019><c> an</c><00:23:42.299><c> opening</c><00:23:42.660><c> for</c><00:23:43.720><c> Timothy,</c><00:23:44.559><c> confident</c><00:23:44.980><c> Paul</c><00:23:45.440><c> is.</c>

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Timothy,<00:23:46.640><c> you</c><00:23:46.640><c> know</c><00:23:46.880><c> what</c><00:23:47.039><c> I'm</c><00:23:47.240><c> going</c><00:23:47.460><c> through.</c>

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It's<00:24:05.119><c> a</c><00:24:05.220><c> beautiful</c><00:24:05.559><c> thing.</c>

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We<00:24:07.720><c> skip</c><00:24:07.980><c> down</c><00:24:08.319><c> to</c><00:24:08.619><c> the</c><00:24:08.740><c> verse</c><00:24:09.000><c> seven.</c>

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Paul<00:24:11.359><c> continues,</c><00:24:11.980><c> he</c><00:24:12.140><c> tells</c><00:24:12.359><c> Timothy,</c>

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God<00:24:13.259><c> hath</c><00:24:13.440><c> not</c><00:24:13.759><c> given</c><00:24:13.920><c> us</c><00:24:14.180><c> the</c><00:24:14.400><c> spirit</c><00:24:14.599><c> of</c><00:24:14.859><c> fear,</c>

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but<00:24:15.160><c> of</c><00:24:15.380><c> power</c><00:24:15.660><c> and</c><00:24:15.799><c> of</c><00:24:16.019><c> love</c><00:24:16.359><c> and</c><00:24:16.660><c> a</c><00:24:16.940><c> sound</c><00:24:17.160><c> mind.</c>

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Timothy,<00:24:19.440><c> you're</c><00:24:19.640><c> strong,</c><00:24:20.579><c> not</c><00:24:20.799><c> in</c><00:24:20.980><c> yourself,</c>

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but<00:24:21.720><c> you're</c><00:24:22.000><c> strong</c><00:24:22.200><c> in</c><00:24:22.359><c> the</c><00:24:22.559><c> Lord.</c>

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Let<00:24:24.220><c> the</c><00:24:24.559><c> Lord</c><00:24:24.920><c> take</c><00:24:25.380><c> you</c><00:24:25.539><c> by</c><00:24:25.799><c> his</c><00:24:26.019><c> hand</c><00:24:26.279><c> and</c><00:24:26.480><c> be</c><00:24:26.660><c> your</c><00:24:26.940><c> strength.</c>

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He<00:24:28.519><c> will</c><00:24:28.799><c> carry</c><00:24:29.019><c> you</c><00:24:29.259><c> through</c><00:24:29.519><c> all</c><00:24:29.740><c> these</c><00:24:30.000><c> trials</c><00:24:30.319><c> and</c><00:24:30.559><c> tribulations.</c>

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It's<00:24:33.779><c> just</c><00:24:33.960><c> an</c><00:24:34.200><c> amazing</c><00:24:34.720><c> thing</c><00:24:35.019><c> that</c><00:24:35.220><c> Paul</c><00:24:35.420><c> does</c><00:24:35.740><c> here</c>

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in<00:24:36.539><c> these</c><00:24:36.779><c> chapters</c><00:24:37.240><c> in</c><00:24:37.720><c> Timothy.</c>

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in<00:24:44.779><c> here,</c><00:24:45.039><c> brothers</c><00:24:45.160><c> and</c><00:24:45.400><c> sisters,</c>

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we<00:24:46.099><c> can't</c><00:24:47.119><c> touch</c><00:24:47.440><c> on</c><00:24:47.660><c> them</c><00:24:47.839><c> all,</c>

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but<00:24:48.559><c> here's</c><00:24:49.039><c> another</c><00:24:49.460><c> section</c><00:24:49.859><c> of</c><00:24:50.079><c> verses</c><00:24:50.380><c> in</c><00:24:50.640><c> 2</c><00:24:50.839><c> Timothy</c><00:24:51.220><c> 3.</c>

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He<00:24:56.480><c> exhorts</c><00:24:57.079><c> Timothy.</c>

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Timothy,<00:24:58.299><c> continue</c><00:24:59.019><c> in</c><00:24:59.640><c> the</c><00:24:59.859><c> things</c><00:25:00.119><c> which</c><00:25:00.400><c> thou</c><00:25:00.579><c> hast</c><00:25:00.900><c> learned</c>

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and<00:25:02.059><c> hast</c><00:25:02.240><c> been</c><00:25:02.440><c> assured</c><00:25:02.839><c> of,</c>

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knowing<00:25:03.759><c> of</c><00:25:04.160><c> whom</c><00:25:04.660><c> thou</c><00:25:05.180><c> hast</c><00:25:05.559><c> learned</c><00:25:05.859><c> them,</c>

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and<00:25:07.359><c> that</c><00:25:07.500><c> from</c><00:25:07.700><c> a</c><00:25:07.980><c> child</c><00:25:08.859><c> thou</c><00:25:09.380><c> hast</c><00:25:09.640><c> known</c><00:25:09.900><c> the</c><00:25:10.119><c> holy</c><00:25:10.380><c> scriptures</c>

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which<00:25:11.099><c> are</c><00:25:11.299><c> able</c><00:25:11.559><c> to</c><00:25:11.819><c> make</c><00:25:11.980><c> thee</c><00:25:12.259><c> wise</c><00:25:12.579><c> unto</c><00:25:12.880><c> salvation</c>

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through<00:25:14.680><c> faith</c><00:25:15.299><c> in</c><00:25:16.799><c> Jesus</c><00:25:17.259><c> Christ.</c>

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Timothy<00:25:19.680><c> had</c><00:25:20.019><c> seen</c><00:25:20.279><c> the</c><00:25:20.579><c> proof</c><00:25:20.859><c> in</c><00:25:21.240><c> the</c><00:25:21.400><c> pudding,</c>

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he's<00:25:24.640><c> seen</c><00:25:24.759><c> it</c><00:25:24.900><c> with</c><00:25:25.000><c> his</c><00:25:25.220><c> grandmother</c><00:25:25.619><c> who</c><00:25:25.880><c> raised</c><00:25:26.200><c> him,</c>

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he's<00:25:27.119><c> seen</c><00:25:27.259><c> it</c><00:25:27.420><c> through</c><00:25:27.619><c> Paul,</c>

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he's<00:25:28.259><c> seen</c><00:25:28.359><c> all</c><00:25:28.619><c> Paul's</c><00:25:29.099><c> persecutions,</c>

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and<00:25:31.359><c> endless</c><00:25:31.720><c> times</c><00:25:32.119><c> he's</c><00:25:32.319><c> seen</c><00:25:32.500><c> it</c><00:25:32.740><c> during</c><00:25:32.960><c> his</c><00:25:33.279><c> travels</c>

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so<00:26:17.619><c> much</c><00:26:17.920><c> strength</c><00:26:18.220><c> and</c><00:26:18.500><c> comfort</c><00:26:18.700><c> we</c><00:26:18.940><c> can</c><00:26:19.099><c> get</c><00:26:19.299><c> from</c><00:26:19.539><c> it.</c>

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not<00:26:23.859><c> only</c><00:26:24.119><c> Timothy,</c><00:26:25.579><c> but</c><00:26:25.700><c> to</c><00:26:25.900><c> all</c><00:26:26.039><c> those</c><00:26:26.220><c> brothers</c><00:26:26.460><c> and</c><00:26:26.740><c> sisters</c>

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who<00:26:29.920><c> may</c><00:26:30.180><c> read</c><00:26:30.359><c> these</c><00:26:30.660><c> words</c>

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could<00:26:31.759><c> gain</c><00:26:32.019><c> strength</c><00:26:32.380><c> and</c><00:26:32.660><c> comfort</c><00:26:32.859><c> by</c><00:26:33.160><c> them.</c>

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Paul<00:26:35.160><c> ends</c><00:26:35.380><c> it</c><00:26:35.579><c> to</c><00:26:35.740><c> Timothy,</c>

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basically<00:26:37.279><c> telling</c><00:26:37.599><c> him,</c><00:26:38.019><c> Timothy,</c><00:26:38.700><c> you're</c><00:26:38.920><c> ready.</c>

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a<00:26:47.759><c> crown</c><00:26:47.980><c> of</c><00:26:48.259><c> righteousness</c><00:26:48.859><c> which</c><00:26:50.759><c> the</c><00:26:51.000><c> Lord,</c>

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Keep<00:27:12.019><c> up</c><00:27:12.240><c> the</c><00:27:12.380><c> good</c><00:27:12.559><c> fight.</c>

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in<00:27:38.519><c> his</c><00:27:38.799><c> life</c><00:27:39.079><c> and</c><00:27:39.700><c> keep</c><00:27:40.119><c> on</c><00:27:40.480><c> the</c><00:27:40.720><c> straight</c><00:27:40.900><c> path.</c>

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And<00:27:46.579><c> that</c><00:27:46.839><c> story</c><00:27:47.180><c> continues</c><00:27:47.799><c> from</c><00:27:48.079><c> those</c><00:27:48.400><c> times</c><00:27:48.779><c> to</c><00:27:49.059><c> today.</c>

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of<00:27:54.880><c> different</c><00:27:55.380><c> backgrounds</c><00:27:55.980><c> and</c><00:27:56.259><c> generations.</c>

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Let's<00:28:00.220><c> face</c><00:28:00.460><c> it,</c><00:28:00.660><c> unless</c><00:28:01.059><c> the</c><00:28:01.380><c> Lord</c><00:28:01.519><c> returns</c><00:28:01.980><c> soon,</c>

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we're<00:28:02.619><c> in</c><00:28:02.839><c> different</c><00:28:03.480><c> places</c><00:28:03.880><c> in</c><00:28:04.119><c> our</c><00:28:04.299><c> lives.</c>

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Some<00:28:06.039><c> of</c><00:28:06.180><c> us</c><00:28:06.359><c> are</c><00:28:06.480><c> like</c><00:28:06.640><c> Paul,</c><00:28:07.200><c> we're</c><00:28:07.539><c> nearing</c><00:28:07.839><c> the</c><00:28:08.099><c> end</c>

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of<00:28:08.440><c> our</c><00:28:08.660><c> probation</c><00:28:09.059><c> and</c><00:28:09.720><c> some</c><00:28:10.099><c> of</c><00:28:10.279><c> us</c><00:28:10.420><c> are</c><00:28:10.559><c> like</c><00:28:10.680><c> Timothy.</c>

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We're<00:28:12.500><c> newborn</c><00:28:12.980><c> babes</c><00:28:13.480><c> into</c><00:28:13.700><c> the</c><00:28:13.960><c> truth.</c>

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And<00:28:16.119><c> we</c><00:28:16.359><c> each</c><00:28:16.680><c> have,</c><00:28:17.680><c> for</c><00:28:17.940><c> reasons</c><00:28:18.259><c> unknown</c><00:28:18.680><c> to</c><00:28:18.859><c> us,</c>

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been<00:28:19.339><c> called</c><00:28:19.579><c> by</c><00:28:19.819><c> our</c><00:28:20.019><c> Heavenly</c><00:28:20.319><c> Father,</c>

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just<00:28:21.039><c> like</c><00:28:21.279><c> Paul</c><00:28:21.539><c> and</c><00:28:21.740><c> Timothy.</c>

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And<00:28:24.700><c> we</c><00:28:24.859><c> all</c><00:28:25.140><c> have,</c><00:28:25.779><c> within</c><00:28:26.039><c> each</c><00:28:26.319><c> and</c><00:28:26.460><c> every</c><00:28:26.680><c> one</c><00:28:26.859><c> of</c><00:28:27.000><c> us,</c>

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our<00:28:27.400><c> own</c><00:28:27.680><c> way,</c><00:28:28.119><c> our</c><00:28:28.319><c> own</c><00:28:29.519><c> chance</c><00:28:29.980><c> to</c><00:28:30.220><c> mentor</c><00:28:30.599><c> each</c><00:28:30.859><c> other.</c>

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Whether<00:28:32.480><c> it</c><00:28:32.740><c> be,</c><00:28:33.079><c> you</c><00:28:33.259><c> know,</c><00:28:33.400><c> I</c><00:28:33.539><c> think</c><00:28:33.700><c> back</c><00:28:34.099><c> to</c>

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the<00:28:35.460><c> wonderful</c><00:28:35.859><c> examples</c><00:28:36.460><c> of</c><00:28:37.000><c> brothers</c><00:28:37.319><c> and</c><00:28:37.579><c> sisters</c>

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who<00:28:38.140><c> have</c><00:28:38.299><c> helped</c><00:28:38.460><c> me</c><00:28:38.720><c> along</c><00:28:38.920><c> the</c><00:28:39.119><c> way.</c>

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without<00:28:45.519><c> getting</c><00:28:46.079><c> too</c><00:28:46.400><c> much</c><00:28:46.579><c> into</c><00:28:46.799><c> it,</c>

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but<00:28:47.680><c> there</c><00:28:48.180><c> are</c><00:28:48.339><c> many</c><00:28:48.599><c> role</c><00:28:48.920><c> models,</c><00:28:50.019><c> besides</c><00:28:50.380><c> my</c><00:28:50.680><c> parents,</c>

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amongst<00:28:52.099><c> you,</c><00:28:53.319><c> that</c><00:28:53.599><c> helped</c><00:28:53.799><c> me</c><00:28:54.420><c> continue</c><00:28:54.819><c> and</c><00:28:55.099><c> have</c><00:28:55.319><c> helped</c><00:28:55.539><c> me.</c>

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You<00:28:58.500><c> know,</c><00:28:58.680><c> I</c><00:28:58.819><c> remember</c><00:28:59.380><c> many</c><00:29:01.000><c> times,</c>

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I<00:29:01.500><c> don't</c><00:29:01.640><c> have</c><00:29:01.859><c> to</c><00:29:02.059><c> say</c><00:29:02.220><c> this</c><00:29:02.480><c> brother's</c><00:29:02.839><c> name,</c>

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but<00:29:03.279><c> the</c><00:29:03.480><c> many</c><00:29:03.740><c> teaching</c><00:29:04.119><c> moments</c><00:29:04.559><c> I</c><00:29:04.839><c> had</c><00:29:04.980><c> been</c><00:29:05.240><c> afforded</c>

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after<00:29:05.880><c> an</c><00:29:06.119><c> excitation,</c><00:29:07.779><c> walking</c><00:29:08.079><c> down</c><00:29:08.400><c> the</c><00:29:08.619><c> aisle</c>

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at<00:29:08.960><c> the</c><00:29:09.099><c> end</c><00:29:09.259><c> of</c><00:29:09.400><c> a</c><00:29:09.640><c> meeting</c><00:29:09.660><c> and</c><00:29:09.859><c> a</c><00:29:10.039><c> gentle</c><00:29:10.299><c> hand</c><00:29:10.579><c> reaches</c><00:29:10.920><c> out.</c>

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And<00:29:12.599><c> yep,</c><00:29:12.799><c> if</c><00:29:12.940><c> you've</c><00:29:13.160><c> given</c><00:29:13.319><c> an</c><00:29:13.579><c> excitation,</c>

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you<00:29:14.200><c> know</c><00:29:14.339><c> who</c><00:29:14.500><c> I'm</c><00:29:14.619><c> talking</c><00:29:14.940><c> about.</c>

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Brother<00:29:16.279><c> Mark,</c><00:29:16.599><c> do</c><00:29:16.740><c> you</c><00:29:16.799><c> have</c><00:29:16.980><c> a</c><00:29:17.140><c> moment?</c>

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Yeah,<00:29:20.220><c> yeah.</c>

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And<00:29:21.880><c> at</c><00:29:22.079><c> the</c><00:29:22.279><c> time,</c><00:29:22.519><c> I</c><00:29:22.640><c> was</c><00:29:22.880><c> petrified</c><00:29:23.440><c> of</c><00:29:23.599><c> those</c><00:29:23.839><c> moments,</c>

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but<00:29:25.079><c> the</c><00:29:25.519><c> more</c><00:29:25.880><c> they</c><00:29:26.519><c> happened,</c><00:29:26.880><c> the</c><00:29:27.019><c> more</c><00:29:27.259><c> I</c><00:29:27.519><c> realized</c>

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it<00:29:28.019><c> was</c><00:29:28.279><c> a</c><00:29:28.400><c> loving</c><00:29:28.599><c> brother</c><00:29:28.980><c> trying</c><00:29:29.240><c> to</c><00:29:29.480><c> help</c><00:29:29.579><c> a</c><00:29:29.779><c> younger</c><00:29:29.980><c> brother</c>

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in<00:29:30.660><c> his</c><00:29:30.880><c> growth</c><00:29:31.180><c> and</c><00:29:31.339><c> the</c><00:29:31.519><c> truth.</c>

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Of<00:29:32.599><c> course,</c><00:29:32.640><c> I'm</c><00:29:32.819><c> speaking</c><00:29:33.099><c> of</c><00:29:33.279><c> Brother</c><00:29:33.440><c> Doug.</c>

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And<00:29:35.960><c> there</c><00:29:36.140><c> are</c><00:29:36.319><c> many</c><00:29:36.619><c> of</c><00:29:36.859><c> you</c><00:29:37.059><c> that,</c><00:29:38.339><c> you</c><00:29:38.339><c> know,</c>

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through<00:29:39.380><c> hugs</c><00:29:39.920><c> and</c><00:29:40.359><c> pats</c><00:29:40.599><c> on</c><00:29:40.799><c> the</c><00:29:41.019><c> back</c>

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and<00:29:42.099><c> just</c><00:29:42.460><c> a</c><00:29:42.740><c> listening</c><00:29:43.019><c> ear</c><00:29:43.539><c> from</c><00:29:43.940><c> cards</c><00:29:44.599><c> and</c><00:29:45.740><c> phone</c><00:29:46.160><c> calls</c>

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and<00:29:46.920><c> emails</c><00:29:47.500><c> and,</c><00:29:48.140><c> you</c><00:29:48.220><c> know,</c><00:29:48.839><c> through</c><00:29:48.980><c> it</c><00:29:49.119><c> all.</c>

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And<00:29:49.380><c> just</c><00:29:49.740><c> the</c><00:29:50.160><c> things</c><00:29:50.380><c> that</c><00:29:50.619><c> you</c><00:29:50.799><c> do,</c><00:29:51.180><c> your</c><00:29:51.359><c> examples</c>

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that<00:29:53.180><c> I</c><00:29:53.480><c> can</c><00:29:53.779><c> see</c><00:29:54.359><c> and</c><00:29:54.700><c> that</c><00:29:54.839><c> I</c><00:29:54.980><c> wanna</c><00:29:55.180><c> pattern</c><00:29:55.619><c> my</c><00:29:55.960><c> life</c><00:29:56.240><c> after.</c>

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You<00:29:57.500><c> know,</c><00:29:57.619><c> we're</c><00:29:57.980><c> all</c><00:29:58.200><c> mentors</c><00:29:58.799><c> in</c><00:29:59.519><c> our</c><00:29:59.720><c> own</c><00:29:59.940><c> way.</c>

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Doesn't<00:30:00.980><c> mean</c><00:30:01.200><c> we</c><00:30:01.339><c> have</c><00:30:01.579><c> to</c><00:30:01.779><c> stand</c><00:30:01.940><c> up</c><00:30:02.160><c> here</c>

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and<00:30:02.480><c> give</c><00:30:02.480><c> an</c><00:30:02.720><c> excitation</c><00:30:03.319><c> or</c><00:30:03.539><c> a</c><00:30:03.720><c> lecture.</c>

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That's<00:30:05.200><c> not</c><00:30:05.380><c> what</c><00:30:05.640><c> mentoring</c><00:30:05.900><c> is</c><00:30:06.160><c> all</c><00:30:06.420><c> about.</c>

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It's<00:30:07.799><c> in</c><00:30:07.940><c> how</c><00:30:08.319><c> you</c><00:30:08.960><c> act</c><00:30:09.259><c> in</c><00:30:09.519><c> your</c><00:30:09.759><c> lives</c>

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and<00:30:10.140><c> the</c><00:30:10.380><c> examples</c><00:30:10.720><c> that</c><00:30:10.940><c> you</c><00:30:11.119><c> provide.</c>

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And<00:30:12.619><c> for</c><00:30:12.779><c> that,</c><00:30:13.079><c> I</c><00:30:13.339><c> am</c><00:30:13.599><c> very,</c><00:30:13.980><c> very</c><00:30:14.240><c> thankful</c><00:30:14.619><c> to</c><00:30:14.859><c> all</c><00:30:15.039><c> of</c><00:30:15.220><c> you.</c>

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So<00:30:17.140><c> as</c><00:30:17.359><c> we</c><00:30:17.680><c> prepare</c><00:30:17.900><c> this</c><00:30:18.160><c> morning,</c><00:30:18.660><c> brothers</c><00:30:18.779><c> and</c><00:30:19.039><c> sisters,</c>

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and<00:30:20.319><c> to</c><00:30:20.740><c> partake</c><00:30:21.180><c> of</c><00:30:21.299><c> the</c><00:30:21.480><c> bread</c><00:30:21.599><c> and</c><00:30:21.700><c> the</c><00:30:21.900><c> wine,</c>

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in<00:30:22.980><c> remembrance</c><00:30:23.380><c> of</c><00:30:23.759><c> our</c><00:30:24.140><c> great</c><00:30:24.400><c> example,</c><00:30:25.220><c> the</c><00:30:25.400><c> Lord</c><00:30:25.579><c> Jesus,</c>

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let's<00:30:27.539><c> remember</c><00:30:28.000><c> to</c><00:30:28.460><c> give</c><00:30:28.640><c> thanks,</c>

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not<00:30:29.500><c> only</c><00:30:29.819><c> for</c><00:30:30.059><c> all</c><00:30:30.240><c> that</c><00:30:31.119><c> God</c><00:30:31.440><c> and</c><00:30:31.680><c> Jesus</c><00:30:31.980><c> have</c><00:30:32.200><c> done</c><00:30:32.339><c> in</c><00:30:32.559><c> our</c><00:30:32.779><c> lives,</c>

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but<00:30:33.359><c> to</c><00:30:33.779><c> be</c><00:30:34.039><c> thankful</c><00:30:34.339><c> for</c><00:30:34.539><c> each</c><00:30:34.740><c> other,</c>

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for<00:30:36.039><c> this</c><00:30:36.319><c> wonderful</c><00:30:36.759><c> family</c><00:30:37.180><c> and</c><00:30:37.319><c> the</c><00:30:37.559><c> truth</c>

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that<00:30:38.700><c> we</c><00:30:39.519><c> grow</c><00:30:39.819><c> with</c><00:30:40.119><c> day</c><00:30:40.359><c> by</c><00:30:40.619><c> day.</c>

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And<00:30:43.380><c> let</c><00:30:43.579><c> us</c><00:30:43.960><c> be</c><00:30:44.259><c> bold</c><00:30:44.480><c> and</c><00:30:44.660><c> unwavering</c><00:30:45.299><c> in</c><00:30:45.460><c> our</c><00:30:45.660><c> faith.</c>

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So<00:30:47.240><c> when</c><00:30:47.480><c> changes</c><00:30:47.859><c> come</c><00:30:48.299><c> our</c><00:30:48.599><c> way,</c>

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and<00:30:49.000><c> they</c><00:30:49.200><c> will</c><00:30:49.460><c> come</c><00:30:49.660><c> and</c><00:30:49.779><c> they</c><00:30:50.019><c> have</c><00:30:50.240><c> come,</c>

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and<00:30:50.779><c> many</c><00:30:51.079><c> of</c><00:30:51.279><c> you</c><00:30:51.440><c> are</c><00:30:51.640><c> examples</c><00:30:52.059><c> of</c><00:30:52.839><c> tremendous</c><00:30:53.359><c> change</c>

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that<00:30:54.579><c> has</c><00:30:54.759><c> happened</c><00:30:55.000><c> to</c><00:30:55.220><c> you</c><00:30:55.380><c> in</c><00:30:55.579><c> overcoming,</c>

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let<00:30:57.859><c> us</c><00:30:58.160><c> be</c><00:30:59.440><c> joyful</c><00:31:00.500><c> and</c><00:31:01.440><c> ready</c><00:31:01.759><c> to</c><00:31:02.119><c> join</c><00:31:02.319><c> together</c><00:31:02.740><c> as</c><00:31:02.980><c> one</c><00:31:03.180><c> family</c>

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with<00:31:04.920><c> our</c><00:31:05.059><c> Lord</c><00:31:05.279><c> Jesus</c><00:31:05.720><c> Christ</c><00:31:06.200><c> in</c><00:31:06.740><c> a</c><00:31:06.980><c> kingdom</c><00:31:07.259><c> that</c><00:31:07.480><c> will</c><00:31:07.700><c> come</c>

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where<00:31:08.839><c> we</c><00:31:09.019><c> will</c><00:31:09.220><c> all</c><00:31:09.380><c> be</c><00:31:09.599><c> together</c>

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to<00:31:11.039><c> glorify</c><00:31:11.579><c> God</c><00:31:11.980><c> in</c><00:31:12.240><c> the</c><00:31:12.420><c> highest.</c>

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Amen.