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Romans<00:14:20.720><c> chapter</c><00:14:21.240><c> eight.</c>

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sisters<00:14:39.440><c> here.</c>

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sorts<00:14:43.639><c> of</c><00:14:44.059><c> trials</c>

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face<00:15:36.179><c> of</c><00:15:36.519><c> suffering.</c>

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now<00:15:38.960><c> look,</c><00:15:39.179><c> it's</c><00:15:39.480><c> more</c><00:15:39.899><c> than</c><00:15:40.279><c> just</c><00:15:40.860><c> the</c><00:15:41.360><c> knowledge.</c>

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It's<00:15:43.080><c> more</c><00:15:43.419><c> than</c><00:15:43.639><c> just</c><00:15:44.059><c> trying</c><00:15:44.360><c> to</c><00:15:44.779><c> stand</c><00:15:45.240><c> firm.</c>

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You<00:15:46.960><c> can't</c><00:15:47.259><c> just</c><00:15:47.620><c> hide</c><00:15:48.139><c> from</c><00:15:48.419><c> these</c><00:15:48.879><c> things.</c>

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You've<00:15:50.139><c> got</c><00:15:50.279><c> to</c><00:15:50.500><c> live.</c>

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You<00:15:52.320><c> need</c><00:15:52.559><c> to</c><00:15:52.860><c> live</c><00:15:53.000><c> your</c><00:15:53.320><c> life,</c><00:15:54.700><c> and</c><00:15:54.779><c> you</c><00:15:54.899><c> need</c><00:15:55.120><c> to</c><00:15:55.379><c> live</c><00:15:55.539><c> your</c>

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life<00:15:56.059><c> with</c><00:15:56.360><c> joy</c><00:15:56.919><c> and</c><00:15:57.299><c> passion.</c>

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You<00:15:59.200><c> need</c><00:15:59.399><c> to</c><00:15:59.740><c> live</c><00:15:59.940><c> good</c><00:16:00.340><c> lives,</c><00:16:00.960><c> godly</c><00:16:01.480><c> lives,</c><00:16:02.779><c> holy</c><00:16:03.080><c> lives,</c>

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as<00:16:03.879><c> Jim</c><00:16:04.220><c> mentioned</c><00:16:04.659><c> in</c><00:16:04.899><c> Sunday</c><00:16:05.220><c> School.</c>

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And<00:16:06.580><c> so</c><00:16:06.700><c> the</c><00:16:06.940><c> second</c><00:16:07.279><c> theme</c><00:16:07.679><c> in</c><00:16:07.879><c> this</c><00:16:08.159><c> letter</c><00:16:08.379><c> is</c><00:16:08.659><c> seen</c><00:16:08.940><c> next,</c>

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and<00:16:09.460><c> it's</c><00:16:09.720><c> all</c><00:16:10.100><c> about</c><00:16:10.399><c> their</c><00:16:10.720><c> life</c><00:16:11.200><c> and</c><00:16:12.059><c> their</c><00:16:12.360><c> behavior.</c>

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It's<00:16:14.080><c> about</c><00:16:14.360><c> behavior</c><00:16:15.100><c> and</c><00:16:15.360><c> the</c><00:16:15.519><c> way</c><00:16:15.740><c> of</c><00:16:16.019><c> life</c><00:16:16.220><c> that</c><00:16:16.379><c> they</c><00:16:16.659><c> live.</c>

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So<00:16:17.860><c> let's</c><00:16:18.100><c> take</c><00:16:18.320><c> a</c><00:16:18.419><c> look</c><00:16:18.539><c> again.</c>

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We'll<00:16:19.580><c> sort</c><00:16:19.740><c> of</c><00:16:19.899><c> take</c><00:16:20.080><c> a</c><00:16:20.480><c> tour</c><00:16:20.720><c> through</c><00:16:21.039><c> this</c><00:16:21.379><c> letter.</c>

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We'll<00:16:21.759><c> look</c><00:16:21.980><c> at</c><00:16:22.100><c> each</c><00:16:22.320><c> of</c><00:16:22.440><c> the</c><00:16:22.679><c> chapters</c><00:16:23.080><c> and</c><00:16:23.320><c> sort</c><00:16:23.480><c> of</c><00:16:23.679><c> pull</c>

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out<00:16:24.059><c> this</c><00:16:24.340><c> secondary</c><00:16:24.899><c> theme.</c>

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The<00:16:26.179><c> first</c><00:16:26.440><c> theme</c><00:16:26.700><c> was,</c><00:16:27.299><c> you</c><00:16:27.460><c> know,</c><00:16:28.019><c> strength</c><00:16:28.120><c> in</c><00:16:28.299><c> the</c><00:16:28.460><c> face</c>

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of<00:16:28.960><c> suffering.</c>

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The<00:16:30.399><c> second</c><00:16:30.620><c> theme</c><00:16:30.899><c> is</c><00:16:31.480><c> watching</c><00:16:32.279><c> their</c><00:16:32.580><c> behavior</c><00:16:33.220><c> and</c><00:16:33.580><c> living</c><00:16:33.940><c> godly</c><00:16:34.759><c> lives.</c>

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Chapter<00:16:36.580><c> 1,</c><00:16:37.320><c> verse</c><00:16:37.600><c> 13.</c>

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Therefore,<00:16:40.980><c> gird</c><00:16:41.279><c> your</c><00:16:41.659><c> minds,</c><00:16:42.120><c> prepare</c><00:16:42.620><c> your</c><00:16:42.980><c> minds.</c>

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The<00:16:43.860><c> idea</c><00:16:44.399><c> here</c><00:16:44.759><c> is</c><00:16:45.039><c> to</c><00:16:45.539><c> have</c><00:16:45.700><c> them</c><00:16:45.919><c> to</c><00:16:46.279><c> think</c><00:16:46.500><c> back</c><00:16:46.879><c> to</c><00:16:47.080><c> what?</c>

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To<00:16:47.539><c> the</c><00:16:47.879><c> Passover,</c><00:16:48.960><c> when</c><00:16:49.139><c> they</c><00:16:49.539><c> girded</c><00:16:49.919><c> their</c><00:16:50.200><c> loins</c>

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so<00:16:50.779><c> that</c><00:16:50.899><c> they</c><00:16:51.019><c> would</c><00:16:51.220><c> be</c><00:16:51.539><c> free</c><00:16:51.820><c> to</c><00:16:52.139><c> leave</c><00:16:52.399><c> Egypt</c><00:16:52.840><c> as</c><00:16:53.340><c> soon</c><00:16:53.620><c> and</c>

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as<00:16:54.139><c> quickly</c><00:16:54.480><c> as</c><00:16:54.759><c> possible.</c>

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And<00:16:56.580><c> so</c><00:16:56.759><c> Peter</c><00:16:57.000><c> says,</c><00:16:58.139><c> prepare,</c><00:16:58.919><c> gird</c><00:16:59.120><c> your</c><00:16:59.460><c> minds</c><00:16:59.779><c> for</c><00:17:00.159><c> action.</c>

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Be<00:17:00.899><c> self</c><00:17:01.299><c>-controlled.</c>

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Set<00:17:03.320><c> your</c><00:17:03.580><c> hope</c><00:17:03.799><c> fully</c><00:17:04.119><c> on</c><00:17:04.359><c> the</c><00:17:04.599><c> grace</c><00:17:04.839><c> to</c><00:17:05.059><c> be</c><00:17:05.299><c> given</c><00:17:05.460><c> you</c>

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when<00:17:06.000><c> Jesus</c><00:17:06.480><c> Christ</c><00:17:06.859><c> is</c><00:17:07.200><c> revealed.</c>

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As<00:17:08.960><c> obedient</c><00:17:09.400><c> children,</c><00:17:09.920><c> do</c><00:17:10.119><c> not</c><00:17:10.359><c> conform</c><00:17:11.000><c> to</c><00:17:11.180><c> the</c><00:17:11.480><c> evil</c><00:17:11.680><c> desires</c>

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you<00:17:12.660><c> had</c><00:17:12.880><c> when</c><00:17:13.119><c> you</c><00:17:13.420><c> lived</c><00:17:13.619><c> in</c><00:17:14.059><c> ignorance.</c>

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But<00:17:17.000><c> just</c><00:17:17.279><c> as</c><00:17:17.779><c> he</c><00:17:18.339><c> who</c><00:17:18.799><c> called</c><00:17:19.079><c> you</c><00:17:19.319><c> is</c><00:17:19.539><c> holy,</c>

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so<00:17:20.920><c> be</c><00:17:21.319><c> holy</c><00:17:21.940><c> in</c><00:17:22.380><c> all</c><00:17:22.720><c> you</c><00:17:23.000><c> do,</c><00:17:23.460><c> for</c><00:17:23.619><c> it's</c><00:17:23.940><c> written,</c>

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be<00:17:25.259><c> holy</c><00:17:25.680><c> because</c><00:17:26.099><c> I</c><00:17:26.539><c> am</c><00:17:26.720><c> holy.</c>

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And<00:17:27.319><c> so</c><00:17:28.039><c> Peter</c><00:17:28.319><c> now</c><00:17:28.980><c> is</c><00:17:29.619><c> quoting</c><00:17:29.940><c> from</c><00:17:30.619><c> Leviticus,</c><00:17:34.119><c> verse</c><00:17:34.380><c> 17.</c>

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Since<00:17:35.859><c> you</c><00:17:36.259><c> call</c><00:17:36.519><c> on</c><00:17:36.680><c> a</c><00:17:36.920><c> father</c><00:17:37.220><c> who</c><00:17:37.539><c> judges</c><00:17:37.920><c> each</c><00:17:38.339><c> man's</c><00:17:38.859><c> work</c><00:17:39.200><c> impartially,</c>

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live<00:17:41.839><c> your</c><00:17:42.140><c> lives</c><00:17:42.480><c> as</c><00:17:42.880><c> strangers</c><00:17:43.299><c> here</c><00:17:43.799><c> in</c><00:17:44.099><c> reverent</c><00:17:44.680><c> fear.</c>

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So<00:17:46.099><c> you</c><00:17:46.299><c> see</c><00:17:46.480><c> that</c><00:17:46.740><c> there</c><00:17:46.900><c> is</c><00:17:47.140><c> this</c><00:17:47.400><c> focus</c><00:17:47.839><c> then</c><00:17:48.220><c> on</c><00:17:48.960><c> living</c>

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their<00:17:49.700><c> lives,</c>

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not<00:17:51.140><c> hiding,</c><00:17:52.779><c> and</c><00:17:53.019><c> living</c><00:17:53.279><c> their</c><00:17:53.559><c> lives</c><00:17:53.980><c> joyfully.</c>

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It's<00:17:55.980><c> about</c><00:17:56.240><c> behavior.</c>

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Chapter<00:17:57.319><c> 2,</c><00:17:57.740><c> verse</c><00:17:57.960><c> 1.</c>

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Therefore,<00:18:00.259><c> rid</c><00:18:00.420><c> yourselves</c><00:18:00.940><c> of</c><00:18:01.160><c> all</c><00:18:01.519><c> malice</c><00:18:01.980><c> and</c><00:18:02.140><c> all</c><00:18:02.380><c> deceit,</c>

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hypocrisy,<00:18:04.319><c> envy,</c><00:18:04.960><c> slander</c><00:18:05.380><c> of</c><00:18:05.619><c> every</c><00:18:05.960><c> kind.</c>

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This<00:18:06.859><c> was</c><00:18:07.160><c> the</c><00:18:07.380><c> life</c><00:18:07.579><c> that</c><00:18:07.759><c> they</c><00:18:08.059><c> lived</c><00:18:08.240><c> before</c><00:18:08.859><c> they</c><00:18:09.240><c> discovered</c><00:18:09.599><c> the</c>

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gospel<00:18:10.339><c> truth.</c>

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Get<00:18:11.940><c> rid</c><00:18:12.180><c> of</c><00:18:12.420><c> those</c><00:18:12.680><c> things.</c>

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Don't<00:18:13.839><c> go</c><00:18:14.200><c> back</c><00:18:14.519><c> to</c><00:18:14.740><c> them.</c>

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Verse<00:18:17.119><c> 11</c><00:18:17.660><c> of</c><00:18:18.000><c> chapter</c><00:18:18.420><c> 2.</c>

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Dear<00:18:19.759><c> friends,</c><00:18:20.440><c> I</c><00:18:20.480><c> urge</c><00:18:20.940><c> you,</c>

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I<00:18:22.319><c> urge</c><00:18:22.859><c> you</c><00:18:23.079><c> as</c><00:18:23.380><c> aliens</c><00:18:23.779><c> and</c><00:18:24.180><c> strangers</c><00:18:24.480><c> of</c><00:18:24.700><c> the</c><00:18:24.859><c> world</c>

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to<00:18:25.940><c> abstain</c><00:18:26.640><c> from</c><00:18:27.000><c> sinful</c><00:18:27.420><c> desires</c><00:18:28.160><c> which</c><00:18:28.640><c> war</c><00:18:28.980><c> against</c><00:18:29.380><c> your</c><00:18:29.819><c> soul.</c>

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Live<00:18:31.539><c> such</c><00:18:31.900><c> good</c><00:18:32.319><c> lives</c><00:18:32.779><c> among</c><00:18:33.099><c> the</c><00:18:33.400><c> pagans</c>

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that<00:18:34.079><c> though</c><00:18:34.380><c> they</c><00:18:34.799><c> accuse</c><00:18:35.180><c> you</c><00:18:35.480><c> of</c><00:18:35.619><c> doing</c><00:18:35.859><c> wrong,</c>

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they<00:18:37.339><c> may</c><00:18:37.700><c> see</c><00:18:37.940><c> your</c><00:18:38.160><c> good</c><00:18:38.420><c> deeds</c>

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and<00:18:40.200><c> glorify</c><00:18:40.980><c> God</c><00:18:41.460><c> on</c><00:18:42.339><c> the</c><00:18:42.500><c> day</c><00:18:42.700><c> he</c><00:18:42.900><c> visits</c><00:18:43.200><c> us.</c>

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It's<00:18:44.900><c> again</c><00:18:45.140><c> about</c><00:18:45.400><c> behavior.</c>

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Chapter<00:18:47.400><c> 3,</c><00:18:47.819><c> verse</c><00:18:48.019><c> 8.</c>

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Finally,<00:18:52.140><c> all</c><00:18:52.460><c> of</c><00:18:52.619><c> you,</c><00:18:52.839><c> live</c><00:18:53.079><c> in</c><00:18:53.500><c> harmony</c><00:18:53.859><c> with</c><00:18:54.160><c> one</c><00:18:54.380><c> another.</c>

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Be<00:18:55.839><c> sympathetic.</c>

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Love<00:18:58.579><c> as</c><00:18:59.099><c> brothers.</c>

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Be<00:19:01.180><c> compassionate</c><00:19:02.039><c> and</c><00:19:03.160><c> humble.</c>

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Do<00:19:04.720><c> not</c><00:19:04.940><c> repay</c><00:19:05.339><c> evil</c><00:19:05.740><c> with</c><00:19:06.039><c> evil</c><00:19:06.339><c> or</c><00:19:06.619><c> insult</c><00:19:07.160><c> with</c><00:19:07.460><c> insult,</c>

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but<00:19:08.099><c> with</c><00:19:08.420><c> blessing,</c><00:19:08.980><c> because</c><00:19:09.420><c> to</c><00:19:09.819><c> this</c><00:19:10.240><c> you</c><00:19:10.819><c> were</c><00:19:11.200><c> called</c>

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so<00:19:12.460><c> that</c><00:19:12.700><c> you</c><00:19:13.339><c> may</c><00:19:13.859><c> inherit</c><00:19:14.480><c> a</c><00:19:14.880><c> blessing.</c>

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You<00:19:16.480><c> know,</c><00:19:17.000><c> one</c><00:19:17.079><c> of</c><00:19:17.180><c> the</c><00:19:17.319><c> things</c><00:19:17.519><c> about</c><00:19:17.799><c> persecution</c>

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is<00:19:19.099><c> that</c><00:19:19.259><c> it</c><00:19:19.500><c> draws</c><00:19:19.980><c> people</c><00:19:20.480><c> together.</c>

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We're<00:24:11.460><c> remembering</c><00:24:11.920><c> Jesus</c><00:24:12.460><c> now,</c><00:24:12.720><c> and</c><00:24:12.980><c> because</c><00:24:13.339><c> of</c><00:24:13.480><c> what</c><00:24:13.779><c> Jesus</c><00:24:14.259><c> has</c>

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we<00:24:15.660><c> don't</c><00:24:16.000><c> have</c><00:24:16.420><c> an</c><00:24:16.619><c> empty</c><00:24:17.519><c> life.</c>

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We've<00:24:24.000><c> been</c><00:24:24.380><c> promised</c><00:24:25.420><c> eternity</c><00:24:26.440><c> in</c><00:24:27.599><c> a</c><00:24:27.880><c> kingdom</c>

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that<00:24:28.380><c> will</c><00:24:28.539><c> be</c><00:24:28.839><c> ruled</c><00:24:29.160><c> by</c><00:24:29.480><c> a</c><00:24:29.599><c> righteous</c><00:24:29.960><c> King.</c>

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That's<00:24:48.740><c> the</c><00:24:48.880><c> very</c><00:24:49.220><c> definition</c><00:24:49.839><c> of</c><00:24:50.079><c> a</c><00:24:50.339><c> futile</c><00:24:50.759><c> or</c><00:24:51.059><c> empty</c><00:24:51.380><c> life.</c>

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Then<00:25:09.480><c> it</c><00:25:09.579><c> says</c><00:25:09.779><c> he</c><00:25:09.920><c> was</c><00:25:10.279><c> chosen</c><00:25:10.759><c> before</c><00:25:11.440><c> the</c><00:25:11.839><c> creation</c><00:25:12.519><c> of</c><00:25:13.299><c> the</c><00:25:13.480><c> world.</c>

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Remember<00:25:15.400><c> brother</c><00:25:15.720><c> Doug</c><00:25:15.980><c> Eagles</c><00:25:16.319><c> talking</c><00:25:16.779><c> to</c><00:25:17.019><c> me</c><00:25:17.180><c> about</c><00:25:17.460><c> that.</c>

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And<00:25:24.539><c> so</c><00:25:24.640><c> when</c><00:25:24.900><c> Jesus</c><00:25:25.559><c> says</c><00:25:26.099><c> here,</c><00:25:26.579><c> when</c><00:25:26.660><c> Jesus</c><00:25:27.119><c> was</c><00:25:27.500><c> chosen</c>

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It's<00:25:37.200><c> speaking</c><00:25:37.519><c> about</c><00:25:37.900><c> the</c><00:25:38.220><c> creation</c><00:25:38.940><c> of</c><00:25:39.440><c> the</c><00:25:39.759><c> Jewish</c><00:25:40.059><c> age</c>

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which<00:25:41.019><c> began</c><00:25:41.740><c> with</c><00:25:42.000><c> the</c><00:25:42.259><c> giving</c><00:25:42.480><c> of</c><00:25:42.779><c> the</c><00:25:42.980><c> law</c><00:25:43.519><c> at</c><00:25:44.380><c> Mount</c><00:25:44.799><c> Sinai.</c>

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So<00:25:46.640><c> Jim's</c><00:25:46.980><c> talking</c><00:25:47.240><c> in</c><00:25:47.440><c> his</c><00:25:47.619><c> Sunday</c><00:25:47.839><c> school</c><00:25:48.119><c> about</c><00:25:48.380><c> the</c><00:25:48.680><c> festivals</c><00:25:49.099><c> and</c>

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the<00:25:57.920><c> coming</c><00:25:58.279><c> lamb.</c>

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And<00:26:01.019><c> then</c><00:26:01.279><c> 50</c><00:26:01.619><c> days</c><00:26:02.000><c> later</c><00:26:02.420><c> when</c><00:26:03.559><c> coincidentally</c>

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the<00:26:19.539><c> Jewish</c><00:26:19.740><c> age</c><00:26:20.180><c> was</c><00:26:20.460><c> born.</c>

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So<00:26:22.339><c> Jesus</c><00:26:22.660><c> was</c><00:26:22.980><c> identified</c><00:26:23.700><c> before</c><00:26:24.380><c> the</c><00:26:24.839><c> creation</c><00:26:25.279><c> of</c><00:26:25.500><c> the</c>

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Jewish<00:26:25.940><c> world.</c>

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But<00:26:27.440><c> we</c><00:26:27.839><c> take</c><00:26:28.079><c> great</c><00:26:28.400><c> comfort</c><00:26:28.799><c> in</c><00:26:29.079><c> that</c><00:26:29.619><c> because</c><00:26:30.140><c> you</c><00:26:30.380><c> see</c>

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We<00:26:36.519><c> have</c><00:26:36.799><c> not</c><00:26:37.059><c> inherited</c><00:26:37.859><c> an</c><00:26:39.079><c> empty</c><00:26:39.400><c> way</c><00:26:39.619><c> of</c><00:26:39.920><c> life,</c>

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a<00:26:40.599><c> feudal</c><00:26:40.980><c> way</c><00:26:41.160><c> of</c><00:26:41.420><c> life</c><00:26:41.700><c> from</c><00:26:42.019><c> our</c><00:26:42.380><c> parents.</c>

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See<00:26:44.500><c> brothers</c><00:26:44.720><c> and</c><00:26:45.019><c> sisters</c><00:26:45.240><c> our</c><00:26:45.579><c> parents</c><00:26:46.019><c> are</c><00:26:46.299><c> our</c><00:26:46.599><c> spiritual</c><00:26:47.119><c> parents.</c>

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The<00:26:48.859><c> ones</c><00:26:49.079><c> that</c><00:26:50.200><c> shared</c><00:26:50.519><c> the</c><00:26:50.859><c> hope</c><00:26:51.019><c> of</c><00:26:51.180><c> the</c><00:26:51.359><c> gospel</c><00:26:51.759><c> with</c><00:26:52.079><c> us.</c>

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And<00:26:53.859><c> because</c><00:26:54.200><c> of</c><00:26:54.460><c> that</c><00:26:54.880><c> we</c><00:26:55.299><c> don't</c><00:26:55.579><c> have</c><00:26:55.779><c> an</c><00:26:55.960><c> empty</c><00:26:56.180><c> way</c><00:26:56.400><c> of</c><00:26:56.640><c> life.</c>

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Look<00:27:00.119><c> at</c><00:27:00.299><c> chapter</c><00:27:00.920><c> two,</c><00:27:01.359><c> verse</c><00:27:01.579><c> one.</c>

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Verse<00:27:04.799><c> two,</c><00:27:05.839><c> like</c><00:27:06.279><c> newborn</c><00:27:06.880><c> babes.</c>

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This<00:27:07.759><c> is</c><00:27:08.019><c> the</c><00:27:08.119><c> life</c><00:27:08.259><c> we</c><00:27:08.539><c> live</c><00:27:08.759><c> brothers</c><00:27:09.099><c> and</c><00:27:09.400><c> sisters.</c>

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This<00:27:09.859><c> is</c><00:27:10.079><c> the</c><00:27:10.259><c> life</c><00:27:10.460><c> that</c><00:27:10.700><c> we</c><00:27:10.940><c> have</c><00:27:11.099><c> been</c><00:27:11.339><c> given.</c>

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Not<00:27:11.759><c> an</c><00:27:12.059><c> empty</c><00:27:12.279><c> way</c><00:27:12.539><c> of</c><00:27:12.740><c> life.</c>

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We<00:27:13.539><c> are</c><00:27:13.799><c> like</c><00:27:14.059><c> newborn</c><00:27:14.619><c> babes</c><00:27:15.420><c> and</c><00:27:15.660><c> we</c><00:27:16.039><c> crave</c><00:27:16.400><c> spiritual</c><00:27:17.400><c> milk</c>

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so<00:27:18.940><c> that</c><00:27:19.180><c> by</c><00:27:19.440><c> it</c><00:27:19.599><c> we</c><00:27:19.759><c> may</c><00:27:20.019><c> grow</c><00:27:20.359><c> up</c><00:27:20.819><c> in</c><00:27:21.460><c> your</c><00:27:21.940><c> salvation.</c>

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We<00:27:22.759><c> grow</c><00:27:22.960><c> up</c><00:27:23.099><c> in</c><00:27:23.220><c> our</c><00:27:23.420><c> salvation.</c>

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That's<00:27:24.700><c> the</c><00:27:24.839><c> hope</c><00:27:25.099><c> we</c><00:27:25.420><c> have.</c>

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It's<00:27:37.420><c> a</c><00:27:37.599><c> life</c><00:27:37.779><c> that's</c><00:27:38.240><c> lived</c><00:27:38.400><c> with</c><00:27:38.779><c> purpose</c><00:27:39.220><c> and</c><00:27:39.660><c> joy.</c>

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That's<00:27:41.200><c> our</c><00:27:41.420><c> life</c><00:27:41.740><c> as</c><00:27:43.019><c> disciples</c><00:27:43.579><c> in</c><00:27:43.900><c> Christ.</c>

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You're<00:27:55.200><c> a</c><00:27:55.420><c> chosen</c><00:27:55.779><c> people,</c><00:27:57.079><c> a</c><00:27:57.359><c> royal</c><00:27:57.720><c> priesthood,</c>

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that<00:28:01.880><c> you</c><00:28:02.079><c> may</c><00:28:02.220><c> declare</c><00:28:02.720><c> the</c><00:28:03.079><c> praises</c><00:28:03.460><c> of</c><00:28:03.740><c> him</c>

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who<00:28:04.839><c> called</c><00:28:05.140><c> you</c><00:28:05.319><c> out</c><00:28:05.519><c> of</c><00:28:05.680><c> darkness</c><00:28:06.259><c> and</c><00:28:07.319><c> into</c><00:28:07.519><c> his</c><00:28:07.779><c> wonderful</c><00:28:08.259><c> life.</c>

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His<00:28:09.859><c> wonderful</c><00:28:10.339><c> light.</c>

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And<00:28:11.579><c> so</c><00:28:11.720><c> we</c><00:28:11.900><c> remember</c><00:28:12.299><c> now</c><00:28:12.640><c> Jesus</c>

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and<00:28:13.859><c> remember</c><00:28:14.359><c> what</c><00:28:14.640><c> his</c><00:28:14.940><c> precious</c><00:28:15.240><c> blood</c><00:28:15.759><c> has</c><00:28:16.380><c> redeemed</c><00:28:16.740><c> us</c><00:28:17.039><c> from</c>

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and<00:28:18.059><c> the</c><00:28:18.279><c> wonderful</c><00:28:18.680><c> life</c><00:28:19.039><c> that</c><00:28:19.259><c> we</c><00:28:19.500><c> have</c><00:28:19.920><c> to</c><00:28:20.240><c> live</c><00:28:20.720><c> in</c><00:28:21.099><c> hope.</c>