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It<00:13:40.539><c> was</c><00:13:40.779><c> as</c><00:13:40.980><c> though</c><00:13:41.139><c> Jesus</c><00:13:41.580><c> was</c><00:13:41.879><c> saying,</c><00:13:42.299><c> This</c><00:13:42.440><c> is</c><00:13:42.740><c> going</c><00:13:43.080><c> to</c><00:13:43.399><c> happen.</c>

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So<00:13:49.279><c> if</c><00:13:49.379><c> we</c><00:13:49.620><c> turn</c><00:13:49.879><c> over</c><00:13:50.200><c> now</c><00:13:50.460><c> to</c><00:13:50.820><c> Acts,</c><00:13:51.080><c> this</c><00:13:51.259><c> is</c><00:13:51.480><c> right</c><00:13:51.740><c> before</c>

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Jesus<00:13:52.639><c> goes</c><00:13:52.940><c> up</c><00:13:53.200><c> to</c><00:13:53.399><c> heaven,</c><00:13:53.700><c> right</c><00:13:53.960><c> before</c><00:13:54.299><c> he</c><00:13:54.539><c> ascends</c><00:13:54.919><c> to</c><00:13:55.179><c> heaven.</c>

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We<00:13:56.240><c> see</c><00:13:56.600><c> that</c><00:13:56.820><c> Jesus</c><00:13:57.259><c> speaks</c><00:13:57.720><c> in</c><00:13:57.899><c> the</c><00:13:58.139><c> future</c><00:13:58.519><c> tense.</c>

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So<00:13:59.620><c> look</c><00:13:59.820><c> at</c><00:13:59.980><c> Acts</c><00:14:00.259><c> chapter</c><00:14:00.720><c> 1,</c><00:14:06.279><c> and</c><00:14:06.820><c> they</c><00:14:08.100><c> ask</c><00:14:08.399><c> him</c><00:14:08.559><c> in</c><00:14:08.659><c> verse</c><00:14:08.980><c> 6.</c>

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So<00:14:10.120><c> when</c><00:14:10.679><c> they</c><00:14:10.840><c> met</c><00:14:11.059><c> together,</c><00:14:11.519><c> they</c><00:14:11.639><c> asked</c><00:14:11.960><c> him,</c><00:14:12.159><c> Lord,</c><00:14:12.559><c> are</c>

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you<00:14:12.899><c> at</c><00:14:13.059><c> this</c><00:14:13.259><c> time</c><00:14:13.480><c> going</c><00:14:13.740><c> to</c><00:14:13.960><c> restore</c><00:14:14.240><c> the</c><00:14:14.480><c> kingdom</c><00:14:14.720><c> to</c><00:14:14.899><c> Israel?</c>

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And<00:14:16.440><c> he</c><00:14:16.519><c> said</c><00:14:16.740><c> to</c><00:14:16.799><c> them,</c><00:14:16.980><c> It's</c><00:14:17.139><c> not</c><00:14:17.379><c> for</c><00:14:17.559><c> you</c><00:14:17.659><c> to</c><00:14:17.820><c> know</c><00:14:18.100><c> the</c><00:14:18.440><c> times</c><00:14:18.860><c> or</c>

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the<00:14:19.299><c> dates</c><00:14:19.519><c> the</c><00:14:19.679><c> Father</c><00:14:20.080><c> set</c><00:14:20.399><c> by</c><00:14:20.600><c> his</c><00:14:20.820><c> own</c><00:14:21.039><c> authority,</c>

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but<00:14:21.679><c> you</c><00:14:22.000><c> will</c><00:14:22.799><c> receive</c><00:14:23.519><c> power</c><00:14:24.220><c> when</c><00:14:25.320><c> the</c><00:14:25.700><c> Holy</c><00:14:26.000><c> Spirit</c><00:14:26.299><c> comes</c>

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to<00:14:26.860><c> you.</c>

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So<00:14:27.580><c> again,</c><00:14:27.779><c> what</c><00:14:27.919><c> we're</c><00:14:28.100><c> seeing</c><00:14:28.320><c> here</c><00:14:28.559><c> is</c><00:14:28.679><c> the</c><00:14:28.919><c> promise</c><00:14:29.259><c> of</c>

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something<00:14:29.700><c> that</c><00:14:30.019><c> will</c><00:14:30.360><c> happen</c><00:14:31.000><c> when</c><00:14:32.100><c> the</c><00:14:32.700><c> Holy</c><00:14:32.940><c> Spirit</c><00:14:33.179><c> comes.</c>

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You<00:14:33.620><c> will</c><00:14:33.960><c> receive</c><00:14:34.360><c> this</c><00:14:34.659><c> power</c><00:14:35.240><c> when</c><00:14:35.919><c> the</c><00:14:36.200><c> Holy</c><00:14:36.480><c> Spirit</c><00:14:36.779><c> comes</c><00:14:37.139><c> on</c><00:14:37.379><c> you.</c>

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And<00:14:38.059><c> I</c><00:14:38.139><c> think</c><00:14:38.299><c> it's</c><00:14:38.779><c> clear,</c><00:14:39.320><c> the</c><00:14:39.480><c> empowerment,</c><00:14:40.580><c> the</c><00:14:40.759><c> power</c><00:14:41.179><c> that's</c><00:14:41.600><c> been</c><00:14:41.779><c> promised</c><00:14:42.120><c> is</c>

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still<00:14:42.840><c> ahead.</c>

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Disciples<00:14:44.679><c> still</c><00:14:45.039><c> need</c><00:14:45.299><c> to</c><00:14:45.500><c> wait.</c><00:14:46.399><c> They</c><00:14:46.620><c> can't</c><00:14:46.960><c> run</c><00:14:47.240><c> off.</c><00:14:47.559><c> They're</c><00:14:47.720><c> not</c>

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doing<00:14:48.240><c> their</c><00:14:48.519><c> own</c><00:14:48.840><c> thing.</c>

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They're<00:14:49.419><c> not</c><00:14:49.620><c> jumping</c><00:14:50.080><c> ahead</c><00:14:50.440><c> of</c><00:14:50.639><c> God.</c><00:14:51.100><c> They're</c><00:14:51.259><c> waiting.</c>

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And<00:14:53.899><c> Jesus</c><00:14:54.179><c> is</c><00:14:54.480><c> telling</c><00:14:54.779><c> them</c><00:14:55.080><c> to</c><00:14:55.399><c> wait</c><00:14:55.759><c> for</c><00:14:56.039><c> God</c><00:14:56.399><c> to</c><00:14:56.700><c> move.</c>

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And<00:14:57.659><c> I</c><00:14:57.779><c> think</c><00:14:57.919><c> we</c><00:14:58.059><c> can</c><00:14:58.259><c> only</c><00:14:58.539><c> imagine,</c><00:14:59.000><c> we</c><00:14:59.100><c> get</c><00:14:59.320><c> a</c><00:14:59.539><c> sense</c><00:14:59.720><c> for</c>

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Are<00:15:02.320><c> you</c><00:15:02.519><c> at</c><00:15:02.659><c> this</c><00:15:02.899><c> time</c><00:15:03.100><c> going</c><00:15:03.360><c> to</c><00:15:03.559><c> establish</c><00:15:04.019><c> the</c><00:15:04.240><c> kingdom?</c>

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There's<00:15:05.840><c> a</c><00:15:06.000><c> level</c><00:15:06.299><c> of</c><00:15:06.639><c> anticipation</c><00:15:07.379><c> there.</c>

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And<00:15:08.480><c> what</c><00:15:08.620><c> they</c><00:15:08.840><c> don't</c><00:15:09.080><c> yet</c><00:15:09.360><c> realize</c><00:15:10.000><c> is</c><00:15:10.399><c> that</c><00:15:10.940><c> the</c><00:15:11.240><c> kingdom</c>

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is<00:15:11.799><c> coming,</c>

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but<00:15:14.340><c> they</c><00:15:14.620><c> need</c><00:15:14.820><c> to</c><00:15:14.919><c> go</c><00:15:15.120><c> out</c><00:15:15.299><c> and</c><00:15:15.460><c> they</c><00:15:15.539><c> need</c><00:15:15.779><c> to</c><00:15:16.080><c> share</c><00:15:16.299><c> the</c>

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good<00:15:16.740><c> news</c><00:15:17.059><c> with</c><00:15:17.340><c> the</c><00:15:17.539><c> kingdom.</c>

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And<00:15:18.980><c> so</c><00:15:19.279><c> Acts</c><00:15:19.679><c> chapter</c><00:15:20.259><c> 2</c><00:15:20.960><c> is</c><00:15:21.519><c> where</c><00:15:21.759><c> we</c><00:15:22.039><c> begin</c><00:15:22.379><c> to</c><00:15:22.779><c> see</c><00:15:23.299><c> the</c><00:15:23.899><c> growth</c><00:15:24.340><c> of</c>

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The<00:15:29.440><c> new</c><00:15:29.799><c> creation</c><00:15:30.419><c> began</c><00:15:30.960><c> to</c><00:15:31.919><c> take</c><00:15:32.460><c> hold.</c>

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And<00:15:33.799><c> I</c><00:15:33.899><c> think</c><00:15:34.139><c> Acts</c><00:15:34.419><c> 2</c><00:15:34.639><c> is</c><00:15:34.779><c> one</c><00:15:34.940><c> of</c><00:15:35.039><c> the</c><00:15:35.159><c> most</c><00:15:35.460><c> meaningful</c><00:15:36.100><c> scenes</c><00:15:36.700><c> in</c>

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Let's<00:15:38.100><c> look</c><00:15:38.320><c> at</c><00:15:38.440><c> the</c><00:15:38.600><c> first</c><00:15:39.059><c> few</c><00:15:39.440><c> verses.</c>

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And<00:16:10.340><c> came</c><00:16:10.700><c> to</c><00:16:11.039><c> rest</c><00:16:11.500><c> on</c><00:16:11.919><c> each</c><00:16:12.360><c> of</c><00:16:12.559><c> them.</c>

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All<00:16:14.139><c> of</c><00:16:14.340><c> them</c><00:16:14.620><c> were</c><00:16:14.940><c> filled</c><00:16:15.460><c> with</c><00:16:16.240><c> the</c><00:16:16.440><c> Holy</c><00:16:16.779><c> Spirit</c>

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and<00:16:18.399><c> began</c><00:16:18.879><c> to</c><00:16:19.320><c> speak</c><00:16:19.559><c> in</c><00:16:19.899><c> other</c><00:16:20.240><c> tongues</c><00:16:20.740><c> as</c><00:16:21.220><c> the</c><00:16:21.559><c> Spirit</c>

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enabled<00:16:22.659><c> them.</c>

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So<00:16:25.220><c> what</c><00:16:25.460><c> we</c><00:16:25.700><c> see</c><00:16:25.899><c> here</c><00:16:26.139><c> is</c><00:16:26.320><c> the</c><00:16:26.539><c> disciples,</c><00:16:26.960><c> they're</c>

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gathering<00:16:27.720><c> together.</c>

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They're<00:16:28.879><c> in</c><00:16:29.100><c> one</c><00:16:29.419><c> place.</c><00:16:29.740><c> I</c><00:16:30.000><c> imagine</c><00:16:30.340><c> they're</c><00:16:30.620><c> still</c><00:16:30.940><c> afraid,</c>

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but<00:16:32.440><c> they</c><00:16:32.759><c> trust</c><00:16:33.279><c> in</c><00:16:33.620><c> Jesus</c><00:16:34.320><c> and</c><00:16:35.100><c> they're</c><00:16:35.360><c> waiting,</c>

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just<00:16:36.840><c> as</c><00:16:37.059><c> Jesus</c><00:16:37.480><c> told</c><00:16:37.899><c> them</c><00:16:38.200><c> to</c><00:16:38.440><c> wait.</c>

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And<00:16:39.600><c> then</c><00:16:39.960><c> suddenly</c><00:16:40.460><c> there's</c><00:16:41.120><c> this</c><00:16:41.259><c> gushing</c><00:16:41.720><c> sound.</c>

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There's<00:16:42.740><c> this</c><00:16:43.080><c> wind</c><00:16:43.639><c> that</c><00:16:44.419><c> comes,</c><00:16:44.879><c> a</c><00:16:45.159><c> rushing</c><00:16:45.480><c> wind.</c>

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It's<00:16:46.139><c> the</c><00:16:46.299><c> kind</c><00:16:46.539><c> of</c><00:16:46.799><c> language</c><00:16:47.200><c> that</c><00:16:47.419><c> takes</c><00:16:47.659><c> us</c><00:16:47.879><c> right</c><00:16:48.179><c> back</c><00:16:48.519><c> again</c><00:16:49.000><c> to</c>

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the<00:16:49.940><c> Spirit</c><00:16:50.279><c> in</c><00:16:50.580><c> Genesis,</c>

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that<00:16:51.659><c> God's</c><00:16:52.500><c> breath,</c><00:16:53.259><c> that</c><00:16:53.600><c> ruach</c><00:16:54.179><c> of</c><00:16:54.580><c> God,</c>

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that<00:16:55.679><c> begins</c><00:16:56.320><c> to</c><00:16:57.299><c> hover,</c><00:16:57.779><c> to</c><00:16:58.039><c> tremble,</c><00:16:58.580><c> as</c><00:16:58.679><c> Joel</c><00:16:58.980><c> says,</c><00:16:59.399><c> over</c>

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the<00:16:59.860><c> waters</c>

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and<00:17:00.480><c> brings</c><00:17:00.879><c> new</c><00:17:01.159><c> creation</c><00:17:01.700><c> to</c><00:17:02.000><c> life.</c>

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And<00:17:04.079><c> when</c><00:17:04.319><c> the</c><00:17:04.619><c> disciples</c><00:17:05.000><c> are</c><00:17:05.299><c> there</c><00:17:05.599><c> in</c><00:17:05.859><c> that</c><00:17:06.240><c> room,</c>

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they<00:17:07.819><c> see</c><00:17:08.220><c> what</c><00:17:08.359><c> looks</c><00:17:08.759><c> like</c><00:17:09.019><c> tongues</c><00:17:09.420><c> of</c><00:17:09.779><c> fire</c><00:17:10.380><c> resting</c><00:17:11.079><c> on</c><00:17:11.460><c> them.</c>

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And<00:17:13.359><c> I</c><00:17:13.500><c> think</c><00:17:13.720><c> that</c><00:17:13.920><c> that's</c><00:17:14.299><c> a</c><00:17:14.400><c> significant</c><00:17:15.099><c> phrase,</c><00:17:15.799><c> tongues</c>

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of<00:17:16.640><c> fire,</c>

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because<00:17:18.759><c> fire</c><00:17:19.700><c> was</c><00:17:20.880><c> a</c><00:17:21.200><c> familiar</c><00:17:22.119><c> symbol</c><00:17:23.059><c> of</c><00:17:23.920><c> God's</c><00:17:24.779><c> presence.</c>

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Fire<00:17:27.759><c> was</c><00:17:28.079><c> a</c><00:17:28.400><c> symbol</c><00:17:28.740><c> of</c><00:17:28.920><c> God's</c><00:17:29.579><c> presence.</c>

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Like,<00:17:30.500><c> think</c><00:17:30.819><c> about</c><00:17:31.099><c> the</c><00:17:31.299><c> Old</c><00:17:31.500><c> Testament.</c>

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There<00:17:34.440><c> was</c><00:17:34.720><c> the</c><00:17:34.880><c> burning</c><00:17:35.259><c> bush</c><00:17:35.980><c> with</c><00:17:36.599><c> Moses.</c>

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God's<00:17:37.880><c> presence</c><00:17:38.279><c> was</c><00:17:38.619><c> there.</c>

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where<00:17:43.599><c> God</c><00:17:44.079><c> spoke</c><00:17:44.779><c> from</c><00:17:45.500><c> the</c><00:17:45.759><c> mountain</c><00:17:46.180><c> and</c><00:17:46.400><c> there</c><00:17:46.500><c> was</c><00:17:46.720><c> fire</c><00:17:47.180><c> there,</c>

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indicating<00:17:49.660><c> that</c><00:17:50.299><c> God's</c><00:17:50.980><c> presence</c><00:17:51.299><c> was</c><00:17:51.619><c> in</c><00:17:51.759><c> that</c><00:17:52.099><c> place.</c>

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They<00:17:53.240><c> wouldn't</c><00:17:53.539><c> put</c><00:17:53.799><c> their</c><00:17:54.180><c> feet</c><00:17:54.359><c> on</c><00:17:54.579><c> that</c><00:17:54.940><c> place.</c>

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There<00:17:57.880><c> was</c><00:17:58.160><c> the</c><00:17:58.460><c> fire</c><00:17:59.000><c> that</c><00:17:59.500><c> consumed</c><00:18:00.140><c> the</c><00:18:00.720><c> sacrifices</c><00:18:01.339><c> that</c>

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were<00:18:01.940><c> offered.</c>

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There<00:18:03.660><c> was</c><00:18:04.059><c> Elijah's</c><00:18:04.940><c> fire</c><00:18:05.299><c> on</c><00:18:05.599><c> Mount</c><00:18:06.079><c> Carmel.</c>

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There<00:18:07.319><c> were</c><00:18:07.539><c> so</c><00:18:07.779><c> many</c><00:18:08.000><c> other</c><00:18:08.319><c> moments</c><00:18:08.680><c> where</c><00:18:09.000><c> God's</c><00:18:09.539><c> fire</c><00:18:10.099><c> appeared.</c>

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And<00:18:11.339><c> when</c><00:18:11.539><c> it</c><00:18:11.759><c> did,</c><00:18:12.000><c> it</c><00:18:12.160><c> seemed</c><00:18:12.359><c> to</c><00:18:12.640><c> appear</c><00:18:12.859><c> to</c><00:18:13.119><c> one</c><00:18:13.380><c> person,</c>

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or<00:18:15.000><c> it</c><00:18:15.180><c> seemed</c><00:18:15.359><c> to</c><00:18:15.640><c> appear</c><00:18:15.900><c> in</c><00:18:16.220><c> one</c><00:18:16.519><c> place.</c>

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And<00:18:17.960><c> it</c><00:18:18.200><c> indicated</c><00:18:18.660><c> that</c><00:18:18.940><c> God's</c><00:18:19.619><c> presence</c><00:18:19.880><c> was</c><00:18:20.180><c> with</c><00:18:20.420><c> that</c><00:18:20.759><c> person</c><00:18:21.180><c> or</c>

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was<00:18:21.859><c> in</c><00:18:22.119><c> that</c><00:18:22.420><c> place.</c>

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But<00:18:24.039><c> look</c><00:18:24.319><c> what</c><00:18:24.500><c> happens</c><00:18:24.859><c> here,</c><00:18:25.420><c> different.</c>

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Acts<00:18:27.119><c> 2.</c>

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Here<00:18:29.019><c> at</c><00:18:29.339><c> Pentecost,</c><00:18:30.700><c> something</c><00:18:31.079><c> new</c><00:18:31.779><c> is</c><00:18:32.160><c> happening.</c>

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The<00:18:34.160><c> same</c><00:18:34.500><c> symbol</c><00:18:34.880><c> of</c><00:18:35.099><c> God's</c><00:18:35.599><c> presence,</c><00:18:36.000><c> the</c><00:18:36.240><c> fire,</c><00:18:37.599><c> it</c><00:18:38.019><c> now</c>

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rests<00:18:38.980><c> on</c><00:18:40.039><c> each</c><00:18:40.720><c> believer.</c>

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It<00:18:43.420><c> doesn't</c><00:18:43.619><c> rest</c><00:18:44.019><c> simply</c><00:18:44.480><c> on</c><00:18:44.839><c> one</c><00:18:45.160><c> leader.</c>

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It<00:18:46.740><c> doesn't</c><00:18:47.079><c> rest</c><00:18:47.539><c> on</c><00:18:48.039><c> one</c><00:18:48.380><c> prophet,</c><00:18:49.059><c> or</c><00:18:49.220><c> it</c><00:18:49.240><c> doesn't</c><00:18:49.579><c> rest</c><00:18:49.880><c> on</c>

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one<00:18:50.640><c> place.</c>

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The<00:18:52.660><c> whole</c><00:18:53.259><c> community,</c><00:18:55.039><c> everybody,</c><00:18:57.160><c> becomes</c><00:18:57.619><c> the</c><00:18:58.039><c> place</c><00:18:58.700><c> where</c><00:18:59.380><c> God</c><00:18:59.680><c> dwells.</c>

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Because<00:19:01.799><c> what</c><00:19:02.059><c> God's</c><00:19:02.640><c> interested</c><00:19:03.059><c> in</c><00:19:03.460><c> is</c><00:19:04.200><c> changing</c><00:19:04.660><c> our</c><00:19:05.140><c> hearts.</c>

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God<00:19:08.140><c> wants</c><00:19:08.420><c> us,</c><00:19:08.759><c> God</c><00:19:09.000><c> wants</c><00:19:09.319><c> to</c><00:19:09.660><c> dwell</c><00:19:10.099><c> in</c><00:19:10.859><c> our</c><00:19:11.160><c> hearts.</c>

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And<00:19:13.740><c> I</c><00:19:13.880><c> think</c><00:19:14.039><c> what</c><00:19:14.200><c> we're</c><00:19:14.500><c> seeing</c><00:19:14.759><c> here</c><00:19:15.079><c> is</c><00:19:15.299><c> this</c><00:19:15.680><c> beautiful</c><00:19:16.400><c> reversal</c>

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of<00:19:17.460><c> everything</c><00:19:17.819><c> that</c><00:19:18.160><c> happened</c><00:19:18.460><c> at</c><00:19:20.240><c> the</c><00:19:20.319><c> mountain</c><00:19:20.700><c> of</c><00:19:21.200><c> Babel.</c>

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They<00:19:22.779><c> built</c><00:19:23.059><c> the</c><00:19:23.380><c> tower</c><00:19:23.700><c> of</c><00:19:23.980><c> Babel.</c>

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They<00:19:24.299><c> built</c><00:19:24.460><c> this</c><00:19:24.740><c> tower</c><00:19:25.220><c> of</c><00:19:25.460><c> Babel.</c>

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Because<00:19:26.599><c> they're</c><00:19:26.799><c> trying</c><00:19:27.059><c> to</c><00:19:27.200><c> make</c><00:19:27.400><c> a</c><00:19:27.480><c> name</c><00:19:28.000><c> for</c><00:19:28.220><c> themselves.</c>

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And<00:19:31.579><c> God</c><00:19:31.839><c> reverses</c><00:19:32.720><c> them.</c>

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And<00:19:34.019><c> now</c><00:19:34.259><c> all</c><00:19:34.660><c> of</c><00:19:34.940><c> the</c><00:19:35.220><c> disparate</c><00:19:35.839><c> languages</c><00:19:36.380><c> of</c><00:19:36.680><c> the</c><00:19:36.960><c> world</c>

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become<00:19:38.140><c> known,</c><00:19:38.900><c> become</c><00:19:39.160><c> understood.</c>

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God's<00:19:40.740><c> spirit</c><00:19:41.019><c> is</c><00:19:41.359><c> bringing</c><00:19:41.759><c> unity</c><00:19:42.460><c> where</c><00:19:43.720><c> human</c><00:19:44.279><c> pride</c><00:19:45.180><c> once</c>

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brought<00:19:46.339><c> division.</c>

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So<00:19:50.900><c> Pentecost</c><00:19:51.599><c> here</c><00:19:51.839><c> in</c><00:19:52.059><c> Acts</c><00:19:52.319><c> chapter</c><00:19:52.660><c> 2,</c><00:19:53.299><c> it</c><00:19:53.299><c> marks</c><00:19:53.539><c> the</c><00:19:53.819><c> moment</c><00:19:54.200><c> when</c><00:19:54.579><c> God</c>

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begins<00:19:55.420><c> to</c><00:19:55.799><c> make</c><00:19:56.000><c> this</c><00:19:56.279><c> creation</c><00:19:56.960><c> people.</c>

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And<00:19:59.019><c> I</c><00:19:59.420><c> think</c><00:19:59.700><c> that</c><00:19:59.900><c> it's</c><00:20:00.140><c> important</c><00:20:00.519><c> to</c><00:20:00.740><c> know</c><00:20:00.940><c> that</c><00:20:01.440><c> Pentecost</c><00:20:02.279><c> isn't</c><00:20:02.680><c> so</c>

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much<00:20:03.180><c> about</c><00:20:03.460><c> the</c><00:20:03.779><c> wind</c><00:20:04.359><c> and</c><00:20:05.140><c> the</c><00:20:05.500><c> fire</c>

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as<00:20:06.980><c> it</c><00:20:07.099><c> is</c><00:20:07.440><c> about</c><00:20:07.799><c> God</c><00:20:08.339><c> forming</c><00:20:08.980><c> this</c><00:20:09.259><c> new</c><00:20:09.500><c> community</c><00:20:10.539><c> through</c>

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his<00:20:13.460><c> energizing</c><00:20:14.359><c> spirit,</c><00:20:15.579><c> his</c><00:20:15.859><c> energizing</c><00:20:16.660><c> force.</c>

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And<00:20:18.420><c> I</c><00:20:18.519><c> think</c><00:20:18.680><c> that's</c><00:20:18.940><c> what</c><00:20:19.099><c> we're</c><00:20:19.420><c> seeing</c><00:20:19.619><c> here</c><00:20:20.160><c> at</c><00:20:20.460><c> Pentecost.</c>

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Any<00:20:22.859><c> comments</c><00:20:23.200><c> or</c><00:20:23.440><c> questions?</c>

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Okay.

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So<00:20:29.480><c> now,</c><00:20:31.460><c> right</c><00:20:31.680><c> after</c><00:20:32.079><c> Pentecost,</c><00:20:33.660><c> Luke</c><00:20:33.900><c> gives</c><00:20:34.259><c> us</c><00:20:34.819><c> this</c><00:20:35.180><c> beautiful</c><00:20:35.819><c> little</c><00:20:36.299><c> window</c><00:20:36.819><c> into</c><00:20:37.299><c> what</c><00:20:37.960><c> the</c>

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life<00:20:38.680><c> was</c><00:20:39.059><c> like.</c>

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What<00:20:39.599><c> life</c><00:20:39.940><c> was</c><00:20:40.279><c> like</c><00:20:40.500><c> in</c><00:20:40.720><c> that</c><00:20:41.000><c> early</c><00:20:41.380><c> church,</c><00:20:42.500><c> that</c><00:20:42.779><c> early</c>

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ecclesia,<00:20:43.960><c> that</c><00:20:44.240><c> community.</c>

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I<00:20:45.400><c> think</c><00:20:45.519><c> it's</c><00:20:45.740><c> a</c><00:20:45.819><c> beautiful</c><00:20:46.359><c> passage.</c>

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And<00:20:47.599><c> it</c><00:20:47.880><c> shows</c><00:20:48.220><c> how</c><00:20:48.779><c> the</c><00:20:49.180><c> spirit</c><00:20:49.539><c> worked.</c>

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It<00:20:50.220><c> shows</c><00:20:50.740><c> the</c><00:20:52.259><c> beauty</c><00:20:52.799><c> of</c><00:20:53.059><c> the</c><00:20:53.359><c> spirit's</c><00:20:53.920><c> work</c><00:20:54.140><c> in</c><00:20:54.759><c> the</c><00:20:55.259><c> everyday</c><00:20:55.559><c> life</c>

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and<00:20:57.359><c> the</c><00:20:57.619><c> rhythms</c><00:20:57.920><c> of</c><00:20:58.240><c> life</c><00:20:59.359><c> among</c><00:21:00.079><c> those</c><00:21:00.339><c> early</c><00:21:00.700><c> members.</c>

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So<00:21:02.220><c> let's</c><00:21:02.400><c> take</c><00:21:02.660><c> a</c><00:21:02.740><c> look</c><00:21:02.859><c> at</c><00:21:03.039><c> Acts</c><00:21:03.279><c> chapter</c><00:21:03.579><c> 2,</c><00:21:03.960><c> verse</c><00:21:04.279><c> 42.</c>

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And<00:21:05.380><c> I</c><00:21:05.500><c> think</c><00:21:05.619><c> this</c><00:21:05.900><c> is</c><00:21:06.579><c> likely</c><00:21:06.819><c> a</c><00:21:07.059><c> well</c><00:21:07.420><c>-known</c><00:21:07.619><c> passage</c><00:21:08.099><c> for</c><00:21:08.460><c> us.</c>

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It<00:21:10.180><c> says,</c><00:21:10.519><c> speaking</c><00:21:10.839><c> of</c><00:21:11.380><c> those</c><00:21:11.759><c> early</c><00:21:12.240><c> believers,</c><00:21:12.980><c> that</c><00:21:13.079><c> they</c>

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devoted<00:21:13.980><c> themselves</c><00:21:14.660><c> to</c><00:21:15.000><c> the</c><00:21:15.240><c> Apostles'</c><00:21:15.940><c> teaching</c>

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and<00:21:17.240><c> to</c><00:21:17.500><c> the</c><00:21:17.819><c> fellowship,</c><00:21:19.140><c> to</c><00:21:19.240><c> the</c><00:21:19.440><c> breaking</c><00:21:19.700><c> of</c><00:21:20.079><c> bread,</c><00:21:20.940><c> and</c>

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to<00:21:21.480><c> prayer.</c>

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Everyone<00:21:23.380><c> was</c><00:21:23.799><c> filled</c><00:21:24.220><c> with</c><00:21:24.660><c> awe,</c><00:21:25.819><c> and</c><00:21:25.920><c> many</c><00:21:26.200><c> wonders</c><00:21:26.759><c> and</c><00:21:27.079><c> miraculous</c><00:21:27.680><c> signs</c><00:21:28.319><c> were</c><00:21:28.660><c> done</c><00:21:29.099><c> by</c>

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the<00:21:29.980><c> Apostles.</c>

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All<00:21:31.859><c> the</c><00:21:32.140><c> believers</c><00:21:32.519><c> were</c><00:21:32.900><c> together,</c><00:21:34.180><c> and</c><00:21:34.400><c> they</c><00:21:34.599><c> had</c><00:21:35.039><c> everything</c><00:21:36.099><c> in</c><00:21:36.819><c> common.</c>

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Selling<00:21:38.559><c> their</c><00:21:38.859><c> possessions</c><00:21:39.299><c> and</c><00:21:39.599><c> goods,</c><00:21:39.980><c> they</c><00:21:40.140><c> gave</c><00:21:40.359><c> to</c><00:21:40.759><c> anyone</c><00:21:41.099><c> as</c>

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he<00:21:41.480><c> had</c><00:21:41.759><c> need.</c>

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Every<00:21:43.019><c> day</c><00:21:43.900><c> they</c><00:21:44.180><c> continued</c><00:21:44.819><c> to</c><00:21:45.079><c> meet</c><00:21:45.240><c> together</c><00:21:45.740><c> in</c><00:21:45.940><c> the</c>

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temple<00:21:46.440><c> courts.</c>

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They<00:21:47.079><c> broke</c><00:21:47.299><c> bread</c><00:21:47.619><c> in</c><00:21:47.819><c> their</c><00:21:48.119><c> homes.</c>

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They<00:21:48.839><c> ate</c><00:21:49.079><c> together</c><00:21:49.519><c> with</c><00:21:49.980><c> glad</c><00:21:50.779><c> and</c><00:21:51.900><c> sincere</c><00:21:52.859><c> hearts,</c><00:21:55.119><c> praising</c><00:21:55.440><c> God</c>

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and<00:21:56.880><c> enjoying</c><00:21:57.720><c> the</c><00:21:58.400><c> favor</c><00:21:58.880><c> of</c><00:21:59.220><c> all</c><00:21:59.559><c> the</c><00:21:59.779><c> people.</c>

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And<00:22:01.200><c> the</c><00:22:01.440><c> Lord</c><00:22:01.799><c> added</c><00:22:02.279><c> to</c><00:22:02.519><c> their</c><00:22:02.839><c> number</c><00:22:03.440><c> daily</c><00:22:04.279><c> those</c><00:22:05.140><c> who</c>

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were<00:22:06.339><c> being</c><00:22:06.960><c> saved.</c>

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And<00:22:10.000><c> this,</c><00:22:10.519><c> brothers</c><00:22:10.660><c> and</c><00:22:11.000><c> sisters,</c><00:22:11.519><c> is</c><00:22:11.599><c> what</c><00:22:11.779><c> it</c><00:22:12.000><c> looks</c><00:22:12.400><c> like</c>

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when<00:22:13.660><c> God</c><00:22:14.140><c> shapes</c><00:22:15.319><c> a</c><00:22:16.079><c> community.</c>

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It's<00:22:18.319><c> not</c><00:22:18.579><c> so</c><00:22:18.819><c> much</c><00:22:19.019><c> about</c><00:22:19.319><c> the</c><00:22:19.559><c> dramatic</c><00:22:20.319><c> miracles.</c>

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It's<00:22:22.220><c> about</c><00:22:22.400><c> the</c><00:22:22.799><c> everyday</c><00:22:23.160><c> moments.</c>

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It's<00:22:25.240><c> about</c><00:22:25.480><c> the</c><00:22:25.799><c> shared</c><00:22:26.079><c> meals,</c><00:22:27.599><c> the</c><00:22:27.900><c> shared</c><00:22:28.240><c> prayers.</c>

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It's<00:22:33.480><c> about</c><00:22:33.720><c> the</c><00:22:34.019><c> shared</c><00:22:34.299><c> community,</c><00:22:36.539><c> the</c><00:22:36.799><c> generosity,</c><00:22:38.019><c> the</c><00:22:38.359><c> joy.</c>

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A<00:22:40.859><c> spirit</c><00:22:41.339><c>-filled</c><00:22:41.779><c> community</c><00:22:42.359><c> like</c><00:22:42.700><c> this</c><00:22:43.480><c> wasn't</c><00:22:44.240><c> defined</c><00:22:45.059><c> by</c>

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the<00:22:45.859><c> excitement</c><00:22:46.259><c> or</c><00:22:46.519><c> the</c><00:22:47.000><c> spectacle</c><00:22:47.559><c> of</c><00:22:47.960><c> having</c><00:22:48.279><c> these</c>

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miraculous<00:22:49.339><c> powers.</c>

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It<00:22:51.359><c> was</c><00:22:51.799><c> defined</c><00:22:52.819><c> by</c><00:22:53.119><c> a</c><00:22:53.279><c> way</c><00:22:53.480><c> of</c><00:22:53.779><c> life</c><00:22:54.039><c> that</c><00:22:54.339><c> was</c><00:22:55.440><c> reflecting</c>

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God's<00:22:56.960><c> character.</c>

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Reflecting<00:23:00.439><c> God's</c><00:23:01.359><c> Holy</c><00:23:01.980><c> Spirit</c><00:23:02.960><c> as</c><00:23:03.779><c> opposed</c><00:23:04.180><c> to</c><00:23:04.400><c> the</c><00:23:04.740><c> common</c><00:23:05.220><c> spirit.</c>

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It<00:23:07.000><c> was</c><00:23:07.200><c> about</c><00:23:07.500><c> unity</c><00:23:08.119><c> and</c><00:23:08.539><c> about</c><00:23:09.119><c> joy,</c><00:23:10.599><c> about</c><00:23:11.140><c> a</c><00:23:11.500><c> deep</c><00:23:11.920><c> yet</c><00:23:12.859><c> simple</c><00:23:13.279><c> devotion</c><00:23:13.980><c> to</c><00:23:14.400><c> God.</c>

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And<00:23:15.700><c> I</c><00:23:15.819><c> think</c><00:23:15.940><c> this</c><00:23:16.220><c> slide</c><00:23:16.599><c> really</c><00:23:16.980><c> shows</c><00:23:17.420><c> that</c><00:23:18.339><c> the</c><00:23:19.140><c> Spirit</c>

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isn't<00:23:20.160><c> just</c><00:23:20.619><c> about</c><00:23:20.920><c> power.</c>

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It's<00:23:22.900><c> really</c><00:23:23.140><c> about</c><00:23:24.480><c> forming</c><00:23:26.140><c> a</c><00:23:26.460><c> family.</c>

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And<00:23:33.099><c> so</c><00:23:33.279><c> as</c><00:23:33.480><c> we</c><00:23:34.079><c> go</c><00:23:34.400><c> through</c><00:23:35.000><c> the</c><00:23:35.480><c> Acts</c><00:23:35.740><c> of</c><00:23:35.980><c> the</c><00:23:36.160><c> Apostles</c><00:23:36.819><c> and</c>

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we<00:23:37.460><c> see</c><00:23:37.700><c> how</c><00:23:38.299><c> this</c><00:23:38.819><c> community</c><00:23:39.339><c> began</c><00:23:39.819><c> to</c><00:23:40.220><c> grow,</c>

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where<00:23:40.759><c> God</c><00:23:41.079><c> was</c><00:23:41.380><c> adding</c><00:23:41.759><c> to</c><00:23:41.980><c> their</c><00:23:42.220><c> numbers</c><00:23:42.559><c> daily</c><00:23:43.099><c> those</c><00:23:43.880><c> who</c>

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were<00:23:44.579><c> being</c><00:23:44.920><c> saved,</c>

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we<00:23:46.680><c> see</c><00:23:47.339><c> how</c><00:23:47.619><c> God</c><00:23:48.039><c> works</c><00:23:48.640><c> in</c><00:23:49.019><c> the</c><00:23:49.299><c> lives</c><00:23:49.640><c> of</c><00:23:49.940><c> these</c><00:23:50.160><c> men</c><00:23:50.380><c> and</c>

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women<00:23:50.920><c> who</c><00:23:51.259><c> were</c><00:23:51.759><c> dedicating</c><00:23:52.519><c> their</c><00:23:53.019><c> lives</c>

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to<00:23:56.079><c> the</c><00:23:56.539><c> memory</c><00:23:56.859><c> of</c><00:23:57.099><c> Jesus,</c><00:23:57.960><c> to</c><00:23:58.039><c> honoring</c><00:23:58.460><c> Jesus'</c><00:23:59.240><c> memory,</c>

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to<00:24:00.140><c> sharing</c><00:24:00.519><c> the</c><00:24:00.819><c> good</c><00:24:01.160><c> news</c><00:24:01.640><c> of</c><00:24:01.880><c> the</c><00:24:02.140><c> Gospel</c><00:24:02.599><c> in</c><00:24:02.819><c> the</c><00:24:02.960><c> name</c><00:24:03.259><c> of</c>

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Jesus<00:24:03.759><c> Christ</c><00:24:04.240><c> with</c><00:24:04.500><c> those</c><00:24:04.779><c> that</c><00:24:04.960><c> they</c><00:24:05.200><c> met.</c>

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And<00:24:06.940><c> I</c><00:24:07.039><c> think</c><00:24:07.160><c> one</c><00:24:07.339><c> of</c><00:24:07.440><c> the</c><00:24:07.720><c> striking</c><00:24:08.099><c> things</c><00:24:08.559><c> about</c><00:24:08.960><c> Acts</c><00:24:09.339><c> is</c>

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how<00:24:10.200><c> often</c><00:24:10.779><c> God</c><00:24:11.380><c> quietly</c><00:24:12.920><c> redirects</c><00:24:14.180><c> their</c><00:24:14.339><c> mission.</c>

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The<00:24:16.619><c> disciples,</c><00:24:17.099><c> they</c><00:24:17.339><c> were</c><00:24:17.559><c> working</c><00:24:17.859><c> hard,</c><00:24:18.420><c> they</c><00:24:18.500><c> were</c><00:24:18.759><c> dedicated,</c><00:24:19.500><c> they</c>

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were<00:24:20.220><c> giving</c><00:24:20.559><c> of</c><00:24:20.799><c> their</c><00:24:21.119><c> lives.</c>

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They<00:24:22.059><c> were</c><00:24:22.819><c> traveling,</c><00:24:23.640><c> they</c><00:24:23.740><c> were</c><00:24:24.039><c> working,</c><00:24:24.660><c> they</c><00:24:24.660><c> were</c>

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preaching,<00:24:25.539><c> they</c><00:24:25.799><c> were</c><00:24:26.099><c> sacrificing.</c>

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But<00:24:28.960><c> again</c><00:24:29.339><c> and</c><00:24:29.420><c> again,</c><00:24:29.799><c> God</c><00:24:30.319><c> shaped</c><00:24:31.140><c> the</c><00:24:32.160><c> path</c><00:24:32.759><c> in</c><00:24:33.900><c> which</c>

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they<00:24:34.640><c> were.</c>

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He<00:24:37.440><c> shaped</c><00:24:37.640><c> the</c><00:24:37.940><c> path,</c><00:24:38.160><c> He</c><00:24:38.480><c> directed</c><00:24:38.799><c> them</c><00:24:39.160><c> in</c><00:24:39.440><c> ways</c><00:24:39.859><c> that</c>

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they<00:24:40.359><c> probably</c><00:24:40.779><c> never</c><00:24:41.259><c> would</c><00:24:41.420><c> have</c><00:24:41.599><c> imagined,</c>

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they<00:24:42.400><c> never</c><00:24:42.599><c> would</c><00:24:42.740><c> have</c><00:24:42.940><c> planned</c><00:24:43.319><c> themselves.</c>

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And<00:24:44.259><c> we're</c><00:24:44.359><c> going</c><00:24:44.480><c> to</c><00:24:44.640><c> take</c><00:24:44.839><c> a</c><00:24:44.980><c> look</c><00:24:45.200><c> at</c><00:24:45.799><c> some</c><00:24:46.160><c> of</c><00:24:46.380><c> the</c><00:24:46.640><c> examples.</c>

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So<00:24:48.880><c> look</c><00:24:49.400><c> at</c><00:24:49.640><c> Acts</c><00:24:49.940><c> chapter</c><00:24:50.480><c> 8.</c><00:24:50.880><c> So</c><00:24:51.059><c> flip</c><00:24:51.180><c> over</c><00:24:51.460><c> to</c><00:24:51.700><c> Acts</c><00:24:51.920><c> 8.</c>

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This<00:24:52.380><c> is</c><00:24:52.660><c> the</c><00:24:52.940><c> story</c><00:24:53.299><c> of</c><00:24:53.640><c> Philip</c><00:24:54.160><c> and</c><00:24:55.259><c> the</c><00:24:55.539><c> Ethiopian.</c>

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And<00:24:57.400><c> we'll</c><00:24:57.559><c> jump</c><00:24:57.839><c> in</c><00:24:58.039><c> at</c><00:24:58.140><c> the</c><00:24:58.339><c> 26th</c><00:24:59.119><c> verse.</c>

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It<00:25:01.180><c> says,</c><00:25:01.619><c> now</c><00:25:01.619><c> an</c><00:25:01.900><c> angel</c><00:25:02.539><c> of</c><00:25:02.799><c> the</c><00:25:03.059><c> Lord</c><00:25:03.519><c> said</c><00:25:03.940><c> to</c><00:25:04.319><c> Philip,</c>

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go<00:25:05.859><c> to</c><00:25:06.160><c> the</c><00:25:06.319><c> south,</c><00:25:07.779><c> to</c><00:25:07.960><c> the</c><00:25:08.220><c> road,</c><00:25:08.740><c> the</c><00:25:09.019><c> desert</c><00:25:09.460><c> road</c><00:25:09.819><c> that</c><00:25:09.980><c> goes</c><00:25:10.279><c> down</c><00:25:10.779><c> from</c><00:25:11.059><c> Jerusalem</c><00:25:11.700><c> to</c><00:25:11.980><c> Gaza.</c>

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So<00:25:12.579><c> you</c><00:25:12.599><c> can</c><00:25:12.900><c> see</c><00:25:13.079><c> how</c><00:25:13.380><c> the</c><00:25:13.660><c> Spirit</c><00:25:13.880><c> is</c><00:25:14.180><c> directing</c><00:25:14.579><c> their</c><00:25:14.940><c> path,</c><00:25:15.859><c> pointing</c><00:25:16.220><c> them</c>

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in<00:25:16.680><c> the</c><00:25:16.759><c> right</c><00:25:17.019><c> direction.</c>

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And<00:25:18.539><c> so</c><00:25:18.779><c> the</c><00:25:19.000><c> passage</c><00:25:19.319><c> says,</c><00:25:19.720><c> verse</c><00:25:19.880><c> 27,</c><00:25:20.500><c> that</c><00:25:20.759><c> Philip</c><00:25:20.920><c> started</c><00:25:21.319><c> out</c><00:25:21.640><c> and</c><00:25:22.299><c> on</c>

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his<00:25:22.680><c> way</c><00:25:22.960><c> he</c><00:25:23.140><c> met</c><00:25:23.359><c> an</c><00:25:23.619><c> Ethiopian</c><00:25:24.319><c> unit,</c>

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an<00:25:25.440><c> important</c><00:25:25.740><c> official</c><00:25:26.180><c> in</c><00:25:26.500><c> charge</c><00:25:26.759><c> of</c><00:25:27.019><c> all</c><00:25:27.299><c> the</c><00:25:27.539><c> treasury</c>

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of<00:25:28.180><c> Candace</c><00:25:28.759><c> and</c><00:25:28.980><c> queen</c><00:25:29.200><c> of</c><00:25:29.440><c> the</c><00:25:29.700><c> Ethiopians.</c>

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This<00:25:31.579><c> man</c><00:25:31.779><c> has</c><00:25:32.019><c> gone</c><00:25:32.279><c> to</c><00:25:32.579><c> Jerusalem</c><00:25:33.099><c> to</c><00:25:33.420><c> worship.</c>

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On<00:25:34.839><c> his</c><00:25:35.079><c> way</c><00:25:35.299><c> home</c><00:25:35.640><c> was</c><00:25:35.900><c> sitting</c><00:25:36.119><c> on</c><00:25:36.299><c> his</c><00:25:36.640><c> chariot</c><00:25:37.000><c> reading</c><00:25:37.539><c> the</c><00:25:37.839><c> book</c><00:25:38.099><c> of</c>

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Isaiah<00:25:38.799><c> the</c><00:25:39.059><c> prophet.</c>

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Look<00:25:41.099><c> what</c><00:25:41.180><c> it</c><00:25:41.240><c> says</c><00:25:41.440><c> in</c><00:25:41.539><c> verse</c><00:25:41.740><c> 29,</c><00:25:42.339><c> the</c><00:25:42.539><c> Spirit</c><00:25:43.240><c> told</c><00:25:44.539><c> Philip,</c>

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go<00:25:46.119><c> to</c><00:25:46.319><c> that</c><00:25:46.619><c> chariot</c><00:25:47.519><c> and</c><00:25:50.359><c> stay</c><00:25:51.099><c> near</c><00:25:52.099><c> it.</c>

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That's<00:25:54.119><c> it.</c>

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That's<00:25:56.279><c> all</c><00:25:56.440><c> the</c><00:25:56.660><c> Spirit</c><00:25:56.859><c> directed</c><00:25:57.279><c> them</c><00:25:57.480><c> to</c><00:25:57.660><c> do.</c>

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Go<00:25:58.079><c> to</c><00:25:58.240><c> the</c><00:25:58.460><c> chariot</c><00:25:59.299><c> and</c><00:26:00.180><c> stay</c><00:26:00.599><c> near</c><00:26:01.160><c> it.</c>

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It's<00:26:02.940><c> such</c><00:26:03.119><c> a</c><00:26:03.359><c> small</c><00:26:03.740><c> instruction,</c>

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but<00:26:05.779><c> it</c><00:26:06.039><c> leads</c><00:26:06.420><c> to</c><00:26:07.119><c> an</c><00:26:07.819><c> entire</c><00:26:08.400><c> household</c><00:26:09.279><c> coming</c><00:26:10.440><c> to</c><00:26:10.720><c> the</c><00:26:10.920><c> place.</c>

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That's<00:26:13.000><c> the</c><00:26:13.279><c> Spirit's</c><00:26:15.660><c> work.</c>

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Or<00:26:18.299><c> consider,</c><00:26:18.680><c> like</c><00:26:18.980><c> turn</c><00:26:19.240><c> the</c><00:26:19.400><c> page</c><00:26:19.599><c> to</c><00:26:19.779><c> chapter</c><00:26:20.140><c> 10.</c>

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Peter<00:26:22.140><c> is</c><00:26:22.519><c> puzzling.</c><00:26:23.000><c> He's</c><00:26:23.160><c> had</c><00:26:23.339><c> this</c><00:26:23.660><c> vision.</c>

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He's<00:26:24.460><c> followed</c><00:26:24.980><c> the</c><00:26:25.980><c> Jewish</c><00:26:26.319><c> dietary</c><00:26:27.000><c> laws</c><00:26:27.359><c> all</c><00:26:27.759><c> his</c><00:26:28.039><c> life.</c>

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He's<00:26:28.619><c> remained</c><00:26:29.079><c> separate</c><00:26:29.640><c> from</c><00:26:29.940><c> those</c><00:26:30.319><c> who</c><00:26:30.619><c> are</c><00:26:31.460><c> unclean</c><00:26:32.339><c> as</c>

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prescribed<00:26:33.579><c> by</c><00:26:33.940><c> the</c><00:26:34.079><c> law</c><00:26:34.319><c> of</c><00:26:34.539><c> Moses.</c>

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And<00:26:35.740><c> he</c><00:26:35.819><c> has</c><00:26:36.079><c> this</c><00:26:36.400><c> vision</c><00:26:36.859><c> about</c><00:26:37.960><c> eating</c><00:26:38.920><c> unclean</c><00:26:40.279><c> food.</c>

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And<00:26:41.799><c> he's</c><00:26:42.059><c> just</c><00:26:42.440><c> struggling</c><00:26:42.819><c> with</c><00:26:43.059><c> it.</c>

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It<00:26:43.599><c> just</c><00:26:43.839><c> doesn't</c><00:26:44.140><c> make</c><00:26:44.400><c> sense</c><00:26:44.700><c> to</c><00:26:44.980><c> him.</c>

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And<00:26:47.579><c> it's</c><00:26:47.759><c> here</c><00:26:48.039><c> in</c><00:26:48.200><c> Acts</c><00:26:48.440><c> 10,</c><00:26:48.799><c> let's</c><00:26:49.019><c> look</c><00:26:49.200><c> at</c><00:26:49.299><c> verse</c><00:26:49.519><c> 19.</c>

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While<00:26:52.539><c> Peter</c><00:26:52.839><c> was</c><00:26:53.180><c> still</c><00:26:53.619><c> thinking</c><00:26:54.000><c> about</c><00:26:54.359><c> the</c><00:26:54.539><c> vision,</c>

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the<00:26:56.400><c> Spirit</c><00:26:56.839><c> said</c><00:26:57.160><c> to</c><00:26:57.339><c> him,</c><00:26:57.680><c> Simon,</c><00:26:59.019><c> three</c><00:26:59.299><c> men</c><00:26:59.519><c> are</c><00:26:59.720><c> looking</c>

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for<00:27:00.359><c> you,</c>

00:27:01.339 --> 00:27:05.319
so<00:27:01.619><c> get</c><00:27:01.819><c> up</c><00:27:02.039><c> and</c><00:27:02.140><c> go</c><00:27:02.460><c> downstairs</c><00:27:03.099><c> and</c><00:27:03.339><c> do</c><00:27:03.619><c> not</c><00:27:03.940><c> hesitate</c><00:27:04.599><c> to</c><00:27:05.079><c> go</c>

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with<00:27:05.599><c> them,</c>

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for<00:27:06.700><c> I</c><00:27:07.140><c> have</c><00:27:07.500><c> sent</c><00:27:07.779><c> them.</c>

00:27:09.160 --> 00:27:11.160
And<00:27:09.380><c> Peter</c><00:27:09.599><c> went</c><00:27:09.839><c> down</c><00:27:10.240><c> and</c><00:27:10.460><c> said</c><00:27:10.619><c> to</c><00:27:10.799><c> the</c><00:27:10.960><c> men,</c>

00:27:11.279 --> 00:27:14.420
I<00:27:11.660><c> am</c><00:27:11.900><c> the</c><00:27:12.039><c> one</c><00:27:12.160><c> you're</c><00:27:12.380><c> looking</c><00:27:12.660><c> for,</c><00:27:12.980><c> why</c><00:27:13.259><c> have</c><00:27:13.400><c> you</c><00:27:13.640><c> come?</c>

00:27:14.700 --> 00:27:19.660
And<00:27:14.980><c> the</c><00:27:15.119><c> men</c><00:27:15.259><c> replied,</c><00:27:15.839><c> we</c><00:27:16.079><c> have</c><00:27:16.339><c> come</c><00:27:16.579><c> from</c><00:27:16.859><c> Cornelius</c><00:27:17.680><c> the</c><00:27:18.779><c> centurion,</c>

00:27:19.660 --> 00:27:23.779
the<00:27:20.440><c> gentile,</c><00:27:21.720><c> the</c><00:27:22.039><c> unclean</c><00:27:22.740><c> one.</c>

00:27:26.099 --> 00:27:30.279
He<00:27:26.559><c> was</c><00:27:26.799><c> righteous</c><00:27:27.299><c> and</c><00:27:27.559><c> a</c><00:27:27.680><c> God</c><00:27:27.960><c>-fearing</c><00:27:28.220><c> man</c><00:27:28.779><c> who</c><00:27:29.059><c> was</c><00:27:29.200><c> respected</c><00:27:29.740><c> by</c><00:27:30.059><c> all</c>

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Jewish<00:27:30.500><c> people.</c>

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A<00:27:31.599><c> holy</c><00:27:31.920><c> angel</c><00:27:32.299><c> told</c><00:27:32.599><c> him</c><00:27:32.779><c> to</c><00:27:33.059><c> have</c><00:27:33.380><c> you</c><00:27:33.799><c> come</c><00:27:34.220><c> to</c><00:27:34.460><c> his</c><00:27:34.759><c> house</c>

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so<00:27:36.119><c> that</c><00:27:36.319><c> he</c><00:27:36.440><c> could</c><00:27:36.740><c> hear</c><00:27:37.319><c> what</c><00:27:37.920><c> you</c><00:27:38.220><c> have</c><00:27:38.480><c> to</c><00:27:38.740><c> say.</c>

00:27:40.119 --> 00:27:45.019
Now<00:27:40.220><c> brothers</c><00:27:40.359><c> and</c><00:27:40.660><c> sisters,</c><00:27:42.099><c> this</c><00:27:42.319><c> man,</c><00:27:44.660><c> Peter,</c>

00:27:45.019 --> 00:27:49.140
who<00:27:46.319><c> always</c><00:27:47.000><c> followed</c><00:27:47.480><c> the</c><00:27:47.680><c> Jewish</c><00:27:48.019><c> laws,</c>

00:27:49.440 --> 00:27:52.119
never<00:27:49.619><c> in</c><00:27:49.779><c> a</c><00:27:49.859><c> million</c><00:27:50.180><c> years</c><00:27:50.740><c> would</c><00:27:50.900><c> have</c><00:27:51.119><c> thought</c><00:27:51.359><c> to</c><00:27:51.740><c> enter</c>

00:27:52.119 --> 00:27:54.480
the<00:27:52.640><c> home</c><00:27:53.079><c> of</c><00:27:53.420><c> a</c><00:27:53.539><c> gentile</c>

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because<00:27:55.019><c> it</c><00:27:55.240><c> was</c><00:27:55.480><c> not</c><00:27:55.819><c> permitted</c><00:27:56.279><c> under</c><00:27:56.619><c> the</c><00:27:56.839><c> law.</c>

00:27:58.400 --> 00:28:02.740
But<00:27:58.539><c> the</c><00:27:58.839><c> Spirit</c><00:27:59.140><c> here</c><00:27:59.819><c> redirects</c><00:28:00.640><c> him</c><00:28:01.440><c> and</c><00:28:01.859><c> says,</c>

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well,<00:28:03.660><c> that's</c><00:28:04.059><c> how</c><00:28:04.299><c> the</c><00:28:04.599><c> Spirit</c><00:28:04.839><c> was</c><00:28:05.200><c> working.</c>

00:28:06.619 --> 00:28:09.700
Turn<00:28:06.980><c> the</c><00:28:07.180><c> page</c><00:28:07.559><c> in</c><00:28:08.039><c> chapter</c><00:28:08.440><c> 13.</c>

00:28:12.240 --> 00:28:18.000
We've<00:28:12.839><c> got</c><00:28:12.940><c> this</c><00:28:13.180><c> ecclesia</c><00:28:13.759><c> there</c><00:28:14.059><c> with</c><00:28:14.480><c> these</c><00:28:15.599><c> men</c><00:28:16.200><c> of</c><00:28:17.259><c> import,</c><00:28:17.779><c> you</c>

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would<00:28:18.220><c> say.</c>

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In<00:28:18.559><c> the</c><00:28:18.799><c> church</c><00:28:19.119><c> at</c><00:28:19.539><c> Antioch</c><00:28:20.079><c> there</c><00:28:20.299><c> were</c><00:28:20.680><c> prophets</c><00:28:21.180><c> and</c><00:28:21.500><c> teachers,</c>

00:28:22.059 --> 00:28:26.559
Barnabas,<00:28:22.900><c> Simeon</c><00:28:23.339><c> called</c><00:28:24.000><c> Niger,</c><00:28:25.299><c> Lucius</c><00:28:25.720><c> of</c><00:28:25.980><c> Cyrene,</c>

00:28:26.759 --> 00:28:31.180
Menean<00:28:27.259><c> who</c><00:28:27.460><c> had</c><00:28:27.680><c> been</c><00:28:27.859><c> brought</c><00:28:28.079><c> up</c><00:28:28.299><c> with</c><00:28:28.579><c> Herod</c><00:28:28.859><c> the</c><00:28:29.119><c> tetrarch,</c><00:28:29.940><c> and</c><00:28:30.200><c> Saul.</c>

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And<00:28:31.619><c> while</c><00:28:31.779><c> they</c><00:28:32.000><c> were</c><00:28:32.220><c> worshiping</c><00:28:32.839><c> the</c><00:28:33.039><c> Lord</c><00:28:33.279><c> and</c><00:28:33.599><c> fasting,</c>

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the<00:28:34.859><c> Holy</c><00:28:35.259><c> Spirit</c><00:28:35.660><c> said,</c>

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Set<00:28:36.960><c> apart</c><00:28:37.359><c> Barnabas</c><00:28:37.960><c> and</c><00:28:38.319><c> Saul</c><00:28:38.559><c> for</c><00:28:38.859><c> the</c><00:28:39.059><c> work</c><00:28:39.680><c> to</c><00:28:40.319><c> which</c><00:28:40.519><c> I</c>

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have<00:28:41.019><c> called</c><00:28:41.259><c> them.</c>

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With<00:28:42.519><c> that</c><00:28:42.900><c> we</c><00:28:43.140><c> read</c><00:28:43.619><c> about</c><00:28:44.640><c> Saul</c><00:28:45.480><c> being</c><00:28:46.039><c> sent</c><00:28:46.440><c> out</c><00:28:46.660><c> on</c><00:28:46.819><c> his</c>

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first<00:28:47.359><c> missionary</c><00:28:47.900><c> journey.</c>

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That's<00:28:50.000><c> the</c><00:28:50.039><c> Spirit</c><00:28:50.539><c> working</c><00:28:51.099><c> in</c><00:28:52.019><c> that</c><00:28:52.220><c> early</c><00:28:52.660><c> community,</c>

00:28:53.660 --> 00:28:57.500
directing<00:28:54.200><c> their</c><00:28:54.599><c> way,</c><00:28:55.599><c> showing</c><00:28:55.839><c> them</c><00:28:56.200><c> the</c><00:28:56.460><c> path</c><00:28:56.819><c> that</c><00:28:57.140><c> they</c>

00:28:57.500 --> 00:28:58.640
should<00:28:57.799><c> go.</c>

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It's<00:29:00.579><c> at</c><00:29:00.759><c> moments</c><00:29:01.039><c> like</c><00:29:01.380><c> this</c><00:29:01.660><c> that</c><00:29:01.859><c> I</c><00:29:01.940><c> think</c><00:29:02.299><c> we</c><00:29:02.799><c> see</c><00:29:03.039><c> that</c>

00:29:03.359 --> 00:29:04.880
same<00:29:03.779><c> pattern.</c>

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The<00:29:05.240><c> disciples,</c><00:29:05.819><c> they</c><00:29:06.099><c> all</c><00:29:06.339><c> worked</c><00:29:06.640><c> faithfully,</c>

00:29:08.160 --> 00:29:10.700
but<00:29:08.319><c> the</c><00:29:08.720><c> direction</c><00:29:09.240><c> came</c><00:29:09.619><c> from</c><00:29:10.000><c> God.</c>

00:29:11.240 --> 00:29:14.279
In<00:29:11.480><c> other</c><00:29:11.680><c> words,</c><00:29:11.839><c> they</c><00:29:12.000><c> didn't</c><00:29:12.259><c> assume</c><00:29:13.000><c> what</c><00:29:13.720><c> was</c><00:29:14.019><c> best.</c>

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They<00:29:14.559><c> didn't</c><00:29:14.819><c> assume</c><00:29:15.480><c> that</c><00:29:15.700><c> they</c><00:29:15.920><c> knew</c><00:29:16.259><c> what</c><00:29:16.599><c> was</c><00:29:16.859><c> going</c><00:29:17.119><c> to</c><00:29:17.380><c> happen.</c>

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They<00:29:17.900><c> let</c><00:29:18.200><c> God</c><00:29:18.680><c> open</c><00:29:19.099><c> the</c><00:29:19.299><c> right</c><00:29:19.579><c> doors</c><00:29:19.960><c> for</c><00:29:20.279><c> them.</c>

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They<00:29:21.299><c> walked,</c><00:29:22.140><c> they</c><00:29:22.519><c> served,</c><00:29:23.440><c> they</c><00:29:23.700><c> preached,</c>

00:29:24.240 --> 00:29:29.500
and<00:29:25.359><c> they</c><00:29:26.440><c> trusted</c><00:29:26.900><c> that</c><00:29:27.200><c> God</c><00:29:27.519><c> would</c><00:29:27.839><c> show</c><00:29:28.019><c> them</c><00:29:28.259><c> the</c><00:29:28.400><c> way.</c>

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Acts<00:29:29.920><c> 16</c><00:29:30.519><c> verse</c><00:29:30.880><c> 10,</c><00:29:33.359><c> it</c><00:29:33.359><c> says,</c>

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After<00:29:34.599><c> Paul</c><00:29:34.880><c> had</c><00:29:35.240><c> seen</c><00:29:35.480><c> the</c><00:29:35.720><c> vision,</c><00:29:36.039><c> we</c><00:29:36.240><c> got</c><00:29:36.519><c> ready</c><00:29:36.859><c> at</c><00:29:37.099><c> once</c>

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to<00:29:37.640><c> leave</c><00:29:37.880><c> for</c><00:29:38.220><c> Macedonia,</c>

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concluding<00:29:39.740><c> that</c><00:29:40.019><c> God</c><00:29:40.519><c> had</c><00:29:41.019><c> called</c><00:29:41.279><c> us</c><00:29:42.200><c> to</c><00:29:42.539><c> preach</c><00:29:42.759><c> the</c><00:29:43.059><c> gospel</c><00:29:43.380><c> to</c><00:29:43.720><c> them.</c>

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At<00:29:44.500><c> one</c><00:29:44.720><c> point</c><00:29:44.980><c> the</c><00:29:45.200><c> Spirit</c><00:29:45.579><c> prevented</c><00:29:46.119><c> Paul</c><00:29:46.619><c> from</c><00:29:46.880><c> going</c><00:29:47.079><c> into</c><00:29:47.440><c> Asia</c><00:29:47.680><c> where</c><00:29:47.900><c> he</c>

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wanted<00:29:48.420><c> to</c><00:29:48.740><c> preach,</c>

00:29:49.720 --> 00:29:52.039
and<00:29:49.920><c> instead</c><00:29:50.200><c> directed</c><00:29:50.640><c> them</c><00:29:50.940><c> to</c><00:29:51.259><c> Macedonia.</c>

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And<00:29:52.619><c> so</c><00:29:52.920><c> he</c><00:29:53.319><c> was</c><00:29:53.559><c> guided</c><00:29:53.859><c> by</c><00:29:54.420><c> the</c><00:29:54.720><c> Spirit.</c>

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So<00:29:55.960><c> what</c><00:29:56.140><c> we</c><00:29:56.339><c> see</c><00:29:56.500><c> here</c><00:29:56.779><c> in</c><00:29:56.859><c> this</c><00:29:57.140><c> slide</c><00:29:57.420><c> is</c><00:29:57.700><c> how</c><00:29:57.940><c> the</c><00:29:58.059><c> early</c><00:29:58.339><c> ecclesiast,</c>

00:29:59.299 --> 00:30:02.079
the<00:29:59.680><c> early</c><00:30:00.160><c> ecclesial</c><00:30:00.500><c> members</c><00:30:00.960><c> worked</c><00:30:01.420><c> tirelessly,</c>

00:30:02.259 --> 00:30:04.839
but<00:30:02.380><c> they</c><00:30:02.640><c> took</c><00:30:02.880><c> their</c><00:30:03.240><c> direction</c><00:30:03.680><c> from</c><00:30:04.119><c> God.</c>

00:30:05.339 --> 00:30:08.220
They<00:30:05.500><c> were</c><00:30:05.779><c> really</c><00:30:06.119><c> guided</c><00:30:06.599><c> by</c><00:30:07.079><c> the</c><00:30:07.380><c> Spirit.</c>

00:30:09.560 --> 00:30:17.440
Now<00:30:10.160><c> what</c><00:30:10.339><c> we</c><00:30:10.640><c> see</c><00:30:10.859><c> is</c><00:30:11.019><c> how</c><00:30:11.640><c> God's</c><00:30:13.220><c> energizing</c><00:30:13.900><c> power</c><00:30:15.119><c> confirms</c><00:30:16.740><c> their</c><00:30:17.000><c> message.</c>

00:30:17.440 --> 00:30:20.940
So<00:30:18.680><c> they're</c><00:30:18.980><c> going</c><00:30:19.279><c> out,</c><00:30:19.779><c> and</c><00:30:19.819><c> they're</c><00:30:19.960><c> being</c><00:30:20.240><c> directed,</c>

00:30:21.259 --> 00:30:26.240
and<00:30:21.480><c> they're</c><00:30:22.359><c> coming</c><00:30:22.779><c> to</c><00:30:23.180><c> people</c><00:30:23.619><c> whose</c><00:30:24.140><c> ears</c><00:30:24.779><c> presumably</c><00:30:25.400><c> are</c><00:30:25.700><c> open</c><00:30:26.039><c> to</c>

00:30:26.240 --> 00:30:27.559
hear<00:30:26.519><c> the</c><00:30:26.740><c> message.</c>

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And<00:30:28.059><c> the</c><00:30:28.299><c> disciples</c><00:30:28.819><c> are</c><00:30:29.640><c> speaking</c><00:30:30.119><c> the</c><00:30:30.480><c> words</c><00:30:31.000><c> and</c><00:30:31.720><c> telling</c>

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their<00:30:32.480><c> stories.</c>

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But<00:30:34.539><c> Acts</c><00:30:34.920><c> shows</c><00:30:35.579><c> again</c><00:30:35.920><c> and</c><00:30:36.079><c> again</c><00:30:36.480><c> that</c><00:30:36.740><c> God</c><00:30:37.119><c> doesn't</c><00:30:37.640><c> leave</c>

00:30:38.079 --> 00:30:40.880
their<00:30:38.500><c> words</c><00:30:39.240><c> to</c><00:30:39.619><c> themselves.</c>

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In<00:30:41.279><c> other</c><00:30:41.460><c> words,</c><00:30:41.700><c> what</c><00:30:41.859><c> happens</c><00:30:42.400><c> is</c><00:30:42.920><c> God</c><00:30:43.319><c> supports</c><00:30:44.119><c> their</c><00:30:44.420><c> message.</c>

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He<00:30:45.920><c> confirms</c><00:30:46.680><c> the</c><00:30:47.000><c> message.</c>

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And<00:30:48.920><c> Hebrews,</c><00:30:49.940><c> it</c><00:30:50.480><c> actually</c><00:30:51.000><c> tells</c><00:30:51.359><c> us</c><00:30:51.740><c> this</c><00:30:51.940><c> directly.</c>

00:30:53.519 --> 00:30:59.680
Hebrews<00:30:53.759><c> tells</c><00:30:54.220><c> us</c><00:30:55.119><c> why</c><00:30:55.980><c> and</c><00:30:56.980><c> how</c><00:30:57.779><c> God</c><00:30:58.140><c> was</c><00:30:58.519><c> supporting</c><00:30:59.200><c> those</c>

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that<00:30:59.839><c> were</c><00:31:00.079><c> dedicating</c><00:31:00.579><c> their</c><00:31:00.880><c> lives</c><00:31:01.180><c> to</c><00:31:01.200><c> them</c>

00:31:01.319 --> 00:31:03.140
and<00:31:01.519><c> the</c><00:31:01.640><c> way</c><00:31:01.880><c> that</c><00:31:02.099><c> God</c><00:31:02.299><c> supported</c><00:31:02.819><c> them.</c>

00:31:03.599 --> 00:31:12.200
He<00:31:03.819><c> put</c><00:31:04.079><c> an</c><00:31:05.119><c> exclamation</c><00:31:06.099><c> point</c><00:31:06.880><c> on</c><00:31:07.420><c> their</c><00:31:07.779><c> words</c><00:31:08.160><c> by</c><00:31:09.059><c> demonstrating</c><00:31:09.880><c> the</c><00:31:10.319><c> power</c><00:31:10.940><c> that</c><00:31:11.680><c> these</c><00:31:11.960><c> men</c>

00:31:12.200 --> 00:31:13.220
and<00:31:12.339><c> women</c><00:31:12.680><c> have.</c>

00:31:13.220 --> 00:31:19.279
And<00:31:14.059><c> Hebrews</c><00:31:14.460><c> talks</c><00:31:14.859><c> about</c><00:31:15.039><c> it,</c><00:31:15.200><c> so</c><00:31:15.279><c> let's</c><00:31:15.519><c> flip</c><00:31:15.740><c> over</c><00:31:15.980><c> to</c><00:31:16.119><c> Hebrews</c><00:31:16.420><c> chapter</c><00:31:16.819><c> 2.</c>

00:31:26.099 --> 00:31:31.599
Hebrews<00:31:26.339><c> chapter</c><00:31:26.759><c> 2,</c><00:31:27.579><c> we'll</c><00:31:27.819><c> look</c><00:31:27.980><c> at</c><00:31:28.119><c> the</c><00:31:28.240><c> third</c><00:31:29.480><c> and</c><00:31:30.059><c> fourth</c><00:31:30.460><c> verse.</c>

00:31:32.359 --> 00:31:34.019
It<00:31:32.599><c> begins</c><00:31:32.779><c> in</c><00:31:33.319><c> verse</c><00:31:33.559><c> 1.</c>

00:31:34.200 --> 00:31:36.460
It<00:31:34.200><c> says,</c><00:31:34.500><c> We</c><00:31:34.500><c> must</c><00:31:34.720><c> pay</c><00:31:34.960><c> careful</c><00:31:35.400><c> attention</c><00:31:35.880><c> therefore</c><00:31:36.339><c> to</c>

00:31:36.460 --> 00:31:38.200
what<00:31:36.680><c> we've</c><00:31:37.119><c> heard,</c>

00:31:38.420 --> 00:31:41.180
so<00:31:38.599><c> that</c><00:31:38.859><c> we</c><00:31:39.119><c> do</c><00:31:39.440><c> not</c><00:31:39.799><c> drift</c><00:31:40.180><c> away.</c>

00:31:41.360 --> 00:31:46.819
The<00:31:41.920><c> brothers</c><00:31:42.140><c> and</c><00:31:42.380><c> sisters,</c><00:31:42.880><c> one</c><00:31:43.099><c> of</c><00:31:43.299><c> the</c><00:31:44.380><c> principles</c><00:31:45.000><c> of</c><00:31:45.460><c> the</c><00:31:45.500><c> truth</c><00:31:45.779><c> is</c>

00:31:46.819 --> 00:31:48.700
that<00:31:47.099><c> God</c><00:31:47.460><c> loves</c><00:31:47.839><c> us</c><00:31:48.119><c> so</c><00:31:48.440><c> much</c>

00:31:48.700 --> 00:31:52.420
that<00:31:48.880><c> He</c><00:31:49.140><c> sent</c><00:31:49.420><c> His</c><00:31:49.700><c> Son</c><00:31:50.019><c> to</c><00:31:50.299><c> die</c><00:31:50.740><c> that</c><00:31:50.900><c> we</c><00:31:51.119><c> might</c><00:31:51.440><c> live.</c>

00:31:52.599 --> 00:31:53.680
And<00:31:52.900><c> we</c><00:31:53.079><c> will</c><00:31:53.420><c> live.</c>

00:31:53.720 --> 00:31:57.960
We<00:31:53.920><c> are</c><00:31:54.220><c> promised</c><00:31:54.740><c> the</c><00:31:55.039><c> Kingdom</c><00:31:56.039><c> so</c><00:31:56.539><c> long</c><00:31:56.819><c> as</c><00:31:57.119><c> we</c><00:31:57.480><c> endure</c><00:31:57.779><c> to</c>

00:31:57.960 --> 00:31:58.940
the<00:31:58.119><c> end.</c>

00:31:59.400 --> 00:32:00.339
We<00:31:59.720><c> know</c><00:32:00.099><c> that.</c>

00:32:00.380 --> 00:32:02.059
We<00:32:00.599><c> can't</c><00:32:00.980><c> give</c><00:32:01.240><c> up</c><00:32:01.480><c> on</c><00:32:01.680><c> our</c><00:32:01.920><c> faith.</c>

00:32:02.240 --> 00:32:04.019
We<00:32:02.279><c> can't</c><00:32:02.619><c> walk</c><00:32:02.960><c> away</c><00:32:03.279><c> from</c><00:32:03.500><c> our</c><00:32:03.779><c> faith.</c>

00:32:04.440 --> 00:32:06.960
God<00:32:04.920><c> wants</c><00:32:05.480><c> you</c><00:32:05.980><c> in</c><00:32:06.200><c> His</c><00:32:06.660><c> Kingdom.</c>

00:32:06.960 --> 00:32:10.460
And<00:32:07.880><c> yet</c><00:32:08.140><c> the</c><00:32:08.420><c> spirit</c><00:32:08.819><c> of</c><00:32:09.059><c> man</c><00:32:09.380><c> is</c><00:32:09.599><c> so</c><00:32:10.079><c> strong.</c>

00:32:10.700 --> 00:32:13.380
There<00:32:10.720><c> are</c><00:32:10.940><c> times</c><00:32:11.299><c> when</c><00:32:11.480><c> we're</c><00:32:11.740><c> willing</c><00:32:12.160><c> to</c><00:32:12.420><c> walk</c><00:32:12.700><c> away</c><00:32:13.079><c> from</c>

00:32:13.380 --> 00:32:14.359
it<00:32:13.519><c> all.</c>

00:32:14.519 --> 00:32:19.119
And<00:32:14.700><c> that's</c><00:32:15.000><c> true</c><00:32:15.259><c> today,</c><00:32:16.559><c> but</c><00:32:16.740><c> it</c><00:32:16.819><c> was</c><00:32:17.140><c> also</c><00:32:17.680><c> true</c><00:32:18.420><c> in</c><00:32:19.039><c> the</c>

00:32:19.119 --> 00:32:19.980
first<00:32:19.420><c> century.</c>

00:32:20.480 --> 00:32:23.680
And<00:32:20.660><c> that's</c><00:32:20.839><c> what</c><00:32:20.980><c> we're</c><00:32:21.160><c> reading</c><00:32:21.400><c> here</c><00:32:21.680><c> in</c><00:32:21.779><c> Hebrews</c><00:32:22.140><c> chapter</c><00:32:22.660><c> 2.</c>

00:32:24.000 --> 00:32:27.700
The<00:32:24.599><c> writer</c><00:32:24.920><c> of</c><00:32:25.059><c> the</c><00:32:25.279><c> Hebrews</c><00:32:25.519><c> is</c><00:32:26.000><c> exhorting,</c><00:32:26.880><c> encouraging</c>

00:32:27.700 --> 00:32:31.160
the<00:32:28.059><c> readers</c><00:32:28.440><c> in</c><00:32:28.700><c> Jerusalem,</c><00:32:29.200><c> Ecclesia</c><00:32:29.660><c> here,</c><00:32:30.259><c> not</c><00:32:30.559><c> to</c><00:32:30.779><c> give</c><00:32:30.980><c> up.</c>

00:32:31.220 --> 00:32:33.559
Don't<00:32:31.559><c> walk</c><00:32:31.940><c> away</c><00:32:32.220><c> from</c><00:32:32.420><c> your</c><00:32:32.720><c> faith.</c>

00:32:34.640 --> 00:32:38.539
He<00:32:35.160><c> says,</c><00:32:36.019><c> We</c><00:32:36.019><c> must</c><00:32:36.359><c> pay</c><00:32:36.619><c> careful</c><00:32:37.039><c> attention</c><00:32:37.599><c> to</c><00:32:37.839><c> what</c><00:32:38.079><c> we've</c>

00:32:38.539 --> 00:32:41.500
heard,<00:32:39.079><c> so</c><00:32:39.200><c> that</c><00:32:39.420><c> we</c><00:32:39.660><c> don't</c><00:32:39.960><c> drift</c><00:32:40.339><c> away.</c>

00:32:42.960 --> 00:32:45.880
For<00:32:43.099><c> if</c><00:32:43.279><c> the</c><00:32:43.539><c> message</c><00:32:43.779><c> spoken</c><00:32:44.119><c> by</c><00:32:44.500><c> angels</c><00:32:44.920><c> was</c><00:32:45.240><c> binding</c><00:32:45.640><c> and</c>

00:32:45.880 --> 00:32:49.380
every<00:32:46.140><c> violation</c><00:32:46.759><c> of</c><00:32:47.019><c> disobedience</c><00:32:47.779><c> received</c><00:32:48.420><c> its</c><00:32:48.700><c> just</c><00:32:48.920><c> punishment,</c>

00:32:49.680 --> 00:32:51.940
speaking<00:32:49.920><c> about</c><00:32:50.240><c> the</c><00:32:50.519><c> punishment</c><00:32:50.859><c> under</c><00:32:51.140><c> the</c><00:32:51.240><c> law</c><00:32:51.420><c> of</c><00:32:51.680><c> Moses,</c>

00:32:52.059 --> 00:32:54.599
if<00:32:52.200><c> you</c><00:32:52.400><c> turned</c><00:32:52.599><c> away</c><00:32:52.859><c> from</c><00:32:53.019><c> the</c><00:32:53.160><c> law</c><00:32:53.319><c> of</c><00:32:53.579><c> Moses,</c><00:32:54.220><c> you</c><00:32:54.420><c> would</c>

00:32:54.599 --> 00:32:56.160
be<00:32:54.759><c> punished</c><00:32:55.039><c> according</c><00:32:55.420><c> to</c><00:32:55.680><c> the</c><00:32:55.779><c> law.</c>

00:32:56.160 --> 00:33:02.339
He<00:32:57.160><c> then</c><00:32:57.440><c> says,</c><00:32:58.259><c> How</c><00:32:58.740><c> shall</c><00:32:59.559><c> we</c><00:32:59.880><c> escape</c><00:33:00.440><c> if</c><00:33:01.319><c> we</c><00:33:01.680><c> have</c><00:33:01.900><c> received</c>

00:33:02.339 --> 00:33:04.200
such<00:33:02.660><c> a</c><00:33:02.839><c> great</c><00:33:03.000><c> salvation?</c>

00:33:05.039 --> 00:33:07.859
In<00:33:05.180><c> other</c><00:33:05.420><c> words,</c><00:33:05.960><c> you've</c><00:33:06.220><c> been</c><00:33:06.400><c> given</c><00:33:06.619><c> something</c><00:33:07.119><c> so</c><00:33:07.599><c> much</c>

00:33:07.859 --> 00:33:09.299
better<00:33:08.279><c> than</c><00:33:08.660><c> the</c><00:33:08.859><c> law</c><00:33:08.859><c> of</c><00:33:09.140><c> Moses.</c>

00:33:09.359 --> 00:33:11.380
You've<00:33:09.720><c> been</c><00:33:09.839><c> given</c><00:33:10.319><c> promise.</c>

00:33:13.059 --> 00:33:18.319
And<00:33:13.400><c> if</c><00:33:13.559><c> you</c><00:33:13.740><c> walk</c><00:33:14.019><c> away,</c><00:33:15.440><c> it's</c><00:33:15.619><c> to</c><00:33:15.839><c> your</c><00:33:16.220><c> eternal</c><00:33:16.920><c> death.</c>

00:33:22.380 --> 00:33:26.900
Verse<00:33:22.980><c> 3,</c><00:33:23.880><c> How</c><00:33:24.180><c> shall</c><00:33:24.500><c> we</c><00:33:24.759><c> escape</c><00:33:25.319><c> if</c><00:33:25.579><c> we</c><00:33:25.819><c> ignore</c><00:33:26.339><c> such</c><00:33:26.680><c> a</c>

00:33:26.900 --> 00:33:28.299
great<00:33:27.079><c> salvation?</c>

00:33:29.039 --> 00:33:32.339
This<00:33:29.220><c> salvation,</c><00:33:29.980><c> which</c><00:33:30.059><c> was</c><00:33:30.339><c> first</c><00:33:30.599><c> announced</c><00:33:31.019><c> by</c><00:33:31.299><c> the</c><00:33:31.519><c> Lord,</c><00:33:32.039><c> was</c>

00:33:32.339 --> 00:33:36.759
confirmed<00:33:33.279><c> to</c><00:33:34.160><c> us</c><00:33:34.559><c> by</c><00:33:34.799><c> those</c><00:33:35.140><c> who</c><00:33:35.400><c> heard</c><00:33:35.599><c> him.</c>

00:33:37.539 --> 00:33:41.160
So<00:33:37.799><c> in</c><00:33:37.900><c> other</c><00:33:38.140><c> words,</c><00:33:38.839><c> there</c><00:33:38.940><c> were</c><00:33:39.180><c> witnesses</c><00:33:39.640><c> to</c><00:33:40.000><c> Jesus'</c><00:33:41.119><c> resurrection.</c>

00:33:41.259 --> 00:33:44.839
They<00:33:41.519><c> confirmed</c><00:33:42.200><c> that,</c><00:33:42.460><c> look,</c><00:33:42.660><c> I</c><00:33:42.980><c> saw</c><00:33:43.299><c> Jesus</c><00:33:43.779><c> die</c><00:33:44.160><c> on</c><00:33:44.460><c> the</c><00:33:44.599><c> cross.</c>

00:33:44.839 --> 00:33:48.200
I<00:33:45.079><c> can</c><00:33:45.279><c> confirm</c><00:33:45.900><c> that</c><00:33:46.119><c> I</c><00:33:46.519><c> saw</c><00:33:46.680><c> him</c><00:33:46.839><c> when</c><00:33:47.059><c> he</c><00:33:47.480><c> was</c><00:33:47.579><c> raised</c><00:33:47.980><c> to</c>

00:33:48.200 --> 00:33:48.859
life<00:33:48.380><c> again.</c>

00:33:49.140 --> 00:33:53.500
I<00:33:49.480><c> touched</c><00:33:49.880><c> the</c><00:33:50.240><c> hand.</c><00:33:51.119><c> I</c><00:33:51.339><c> saw</c><00:33:51.640><c> the</c><00:33:51.960><c> hole</c><00:33:52.180><c> in</c><00:33:52.500><c> his</c><00:33:52.619><c> side.</c>

00:33:53.700 --> 00:33:55.779
I<00:33:54.119><c> spoke</c><00:33:54.559><c> with</c><00:33:54.859><c> the</c><00:33:55.059><c> man.</c>

00:33:56.160 --> 00:33:58.400
They<00:33:56.559><c> confirmed</c><00:33:57.180><c> that</c><00:33:57.460><c> Jesus</c><00:33:57.700><c> was</c><00:33:58.000><c> alive.</c>

00:33:58.539 --> 00:34:03.099
And<00:33:58.720><c> then</c><00:33:58.880><c> it</c><00:33:58.980><c> says</c><00:33:59.299><c> in</c><00:33:59.440><c> verse</c><00:33:59.819><c> 4</c><00:34:00.420><c> that</c><00:34:01.019><c> God</c><00:34:01.619><c> also</c><00:34:02.420><c> testified</c>

00:34:03.099 --> 00:34:08.619
to<00:34:03.319><c> it</c><00:34:03.480><c> by</c><00:34:03.799><c> signs,</c><00:34:04.559><c> wonders,</c><00:34:05.259><c> and</c><00:34:05.460><c> various</c><00:34:05.779><c> miracles</c><00:34:06.819><c> and</c><00:34:07.420><c> gifts</c><00:34:08.119><c> of</c>

00:34:08.619 --> 00:34:10.059
the<00:34:08.820><c> Holy</c><00:34:09.059><c> Spirit.</c>

00:34:10.500 --> 00:34:16.619
And<00:34:10.900><c> so</c><00:34:11.179><c> throughout</c><00:34:12.340><c> the</c><00:34:13.539><c> book</c><00:34:13.860><c> of</c><00:34:14.219><c> Acts,</c><00:34:14.639><c> we</c><00:34:14.739><c> see</c><00:34:15.099><c> so</c><00:34:15.519><c> many</c><00:34:15.800><c> examples</c><00:34:16.380><c> of</c>

00:34:16.619 --> 00:34:20.480
God's<00:34:17.820><c> energizing</c><00:34:18.420><c> power</c><00:34:19.000><c> coming</c><00:34:19.420><c> upon</c><00:34:19.920><c> people,</c>

00:34:20.880 --> 00:34:25.260
healing<00:34:21.179><c> people,</c><00:34:22.239><c> proving</c><00:34:22.639><c> and</c><00:34:23.219><c> confirming</c><00:34:23.760><c> that</c><00:34:24.559><c> the</c><00:34:24.960><c> story</c>

00:34:25.260 --> 00:34:29.159
of<00:34:25.519><c> the</c><00:34:25.679><c> risen</c><00:34:25.960><c> Lord</c><00:34:26.460><c> and</c><00:34:26.739><c> the</c><00:34:26.940><c> coming</c><00:34:27.260><c> Kingdom</c><00:34:27.780><c> was</c><00:34:28.340><c> real.</c>

00:34:30.159 --> 00:34:33.340
These<00:34:30.559><c> miracles</c><00:34:31.019><c> were</c><00:34:31.559><c> coming</c><00:34:31.900><c> attractions</c><00:34:32.599><c> of</c><00:34:32.880><c> the</c><00:34:33.099><c> Kingdom</c>

00:34:33.340 --> 00:34:33.920
to<00:34:33.639><c> come.</c>

00:34:33.920 --> 00:34:38.539
It<00:34:34.500><c> was</c><00:34:34.719><c> giving</c><00:34:35.019><c> the</c><00:34:35.559><c> people</c><00:34:35.880><c> and</c><00:34:36.260><c> us</c><00:34:36.579><c> a</c><00:34:36.900><c> glimpse</c><00:34:37.199><c> of</c><00:34:37.460><c> how</c><00:34:37.780><c> wonderful</c><00:34:38.239><c> the</c>

00:34:38.539 --> 00:34:40.139
Kingdom<00:34:38.739><c> will</c><00:34:39.099><c> be.</c>

00:34:41.079 --> 00:34:44.880
So<00:34:41.159><c> in</c><00:34:41.380><c> Acts</c><00:34:41.619><c> chapter</c><00:34:41.960><c> 3,</c><00:34:42.420><c> Peter</c><00:34:42.719><c> heals</c><00:34:43.119><c> a</c><00:34:43.340><c> man</c><00:34:43.519><c> who's</c><00:34:43.760><c> been</c><00:34:44.119><c> unable</c><00:34:44.440><c> to</c>

00:34:44.880 --> 00:34:46.920
walk<00:34:45.139><c> for</c><00:34:45.400><c> more</c><00:34:45.679><c> than</c><00:34:46.019><c> 40</c><00:34:46.440><c> years.</c>

00:34:47.019 --> 00:34:51.599
People<00:34:47.380><c> knew</c><00:34:47.840><c> this</c><00:34:48.179><c> guy,</c><00:34:49.760><c> and</c><00:34:49.880><c> then</c><00:34:50.059><c> they</c><00:34:50.280><c> saw</c><00:34:50.420><c> him</c><00:34:50.719><c> walking?</c>

00:34:53.260 --> 00:34:59.480
It's<00:34:53.940><c> a</c><00:34:54.079><c> sign</c><00:34:54.659><c> that</c><00:34:55.760><c> God</c><00:34:56.219><c> is</c><00:34:56.920><c> verifying</c><00:34:57.599><c> the</c><00:34:57.940><c> apostle's</c><00:34:58.739><c> witness</c><00:34:59.119><c> to</c>

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the<00:34:59.639><c> resurrection.</c>

00:35:01.500 --> 00:35:07.480
The<00:35:02.159><c> fact</c><00:35:02.539><c> that</c><00:35:02.800><c> this</c><00:35:03.039><c> man</c><00:35:03.300><c> is</c><00:35:03.739><c> walking</c><00:35:04.079><c> amongst</c><00:35:04.619><c> them,</c><00:35:05.599><c> it</c><00:35:05.980><c> shows</c><00:35:06.360><c> the</c><00:35:06.800><c> power</c><00:35:07.219><c> of</c>

00:35:07.480 --> 00:35:08.900
the<00:35:07.599><c> Kingdom</c><00:35:07.920><c> to</c><00:35:08.300><c> come.</c>

00:35:09.599 --> 00:35:14.659
That's<00:35:09.860><c> Acts</c><00:35:10.039><c> 3.</c><00:35:10.460><c> Acts</c><00:35:10.760><c> 4</c><00:35:11.659><c> is</c><00:35:12.500><c> this</c><00:35:12.900><c> moment</c><00:35:13.380><c> where</c><00:35:13.659><c> the</c><00:35:13.940><c> believers</c><00:35:14.199><c> are</c>

00:35:14.659 --> 00:35:16.199
praying<00:35:15.039><c> for</c><00:35:15.679><c> boldness.</c>

00:35:16.619 --> 00:35:20.199
They<00:35:16.619><c> are</c><00:35:17.699><c> filled</c><00:35:18.300><c> with</c><00:35:18.940><c> the</c><00:35:19.139><c> Holy</c><00:35:19.460><c> Spirit.</c>

00:35:20.659 --> 00:35:24.199
And<00:35:20.840><c> they</c><00:35:20.900><c> were</c><00:35:21.179><c> able,</c><00:35:21.639><c> in</c><00:35:21.639><c> the</c><00:35:21.960><c> face</c><00:35:22.159><c> of</c><00:35:22.460><c> persecution,</c><00:35:24.079><c> they</c>

00:35:24.199 --> 00:35:26.480
were<00:35:24.420><c> able</c><00:35:24.639><c> to</c><00:35:24.780><c> have</c><00:35:24.920><c> the</c><00:35:25.199><c> confidence</c><00:35:25.619><c> and</c><00:35:25.840><c> the</c><00:35:26.099><c> courage</c>

00:35:26.480 --> 00:35:29.420
because<00:35:26.940><c> of</c><00:35:27.159><c> the</c><00:35:27.460><c> energizing</c><00:35:28.119><c> Spirit</c><00:35:28.519><c> of</c><00:35:28.760><c> God</c><00:35:28.940><c> that</c><00:35:29.119><c> had</c><00:35:29.280><c> been</c>

00:35:29.420 --> 00:35:33.659
given<00:35:29.639><c> to</c><00:35:30.019><c> them,</c><00:35:31.119><c> that</c><00:35:31.239><c> they</c><00:35:31.340><c> could</c><00:35:31.619><c> speak</c><00:35:31.900><c> boldly,</c>

00:35:33.880 --> 00:35:36.519
that<00:35:34.079><c> they</c><00:35:34.159><c> could</c><00:35:34.400><c> say</c><00:35:34.659><c> the</c><00:35:34.820><c> right</c><00:35:35.159><c> word</c><00:35:35.539><c> at</c><00:35:35.699><c> exactly</c><00:35:36.239><c> the</c>

00:35:36.519 --> 00:35:37.900
right<00:35:36.800><c> moment.</c>

00:35:39.260 --> 00:35:42.079
Acts<00:35:39.440><c> chapter</c><00:35:39.760><c> 9,</c><00:35:40.159><c> Peter</c><00:35:40.460><c> heals</c><00:35:41.000><c> Ananias.</c>

00:35:42.579 --> 00:35:45.920
Acts<00:35:42.880><c> chapter</c><00:35:43.239><c> 9,</c><00:35:43.780><c> at</c><00:35:43.940><c> the</c><00:35:44.059><c> end,</c><00:35:44.260><c> he</c><00:35:44.519><c> heals</c><00:35:44.719><c> Dorcas.</c>

00:35:46.300 --> 00:35:54.780
And<00:35:46.679><c> Luke</c><00:35:46.900><c> emphasizes</c><00:35:47.920><c> that</c><00:35:49.380><c> because</c><00:35:50.000><c> of</c><00:35:50.239><c> these</c><00:35:50.579><c> things,</c><00:35:51.519><c> many</c><00:35:52.000><c> people</c><00:35:53.380><c> believed</c><00:35:54.519><c> in</c>

00:35:54.780 --> 00:35:55.679
the<00:35:54.940><c> Lord.</c>

00:35:56.179 --> 00:35:59.820
Jesus<00:35:56.940><c> was</c><00:35:57.340><c> accredited</c><00:35:58.019><c> by</c><00:35:58.400><c> God</c><00:35:58.940><c> through</c><00:35:59.559><c> miracles.</c>

00:36:00.059 --> 00:36:03.699
They<00:36:00.260><c> believed</c><00:36:00.760><c> it</c><00:36:01.260><c> was</c><00:36:01.699><c> validating</c><00:36:02.460><c> the</c><00:36:02.760><c> message.</c>

00:36:04.900 --> 00:36:08.420
The<00:36:05.460><c> Holy</c><00:36:05.960><c> Spirit</c><00:36:06.400><c> powers,</c><00:36:07.179><c> the</c><00:36:07.340><c> miracles</c><00:36:07.780><c> that</c><00:36:07.940><c> were</c><00:36:08.159><c> taking</c>

00:36:08.420 --> 00:36:11.559
place<00:36:08.880><c> were</c><00:36:09.239><c> validating</c><00:36:09.920><c> the</c><00:36:10.179><c> message</c><00:36:10.519><c> that</c><00:36:10.780><c> these</c><00:36:11.000><c> men</c><00:36:11.300><c> said.</c>

00:36:11.659 --> 00:36:13.119
It<00:36:11.820><c> wasn't</c><00:36:12.079><c> just</c><00:36:12.360><c> mere</c><00:36:12.599><c> words.</c>

00:36:13.420 --> 00:36:14.960
They<00:36:13.639><c> weren't</c><00:36:14.039><c> tall</c><00:36:14.480><c> tales.</c>

00:36:15.360 --> 00:36:18.380
There<00:36:15.500><c> was</c><00:36:15.880><c> evidence</c><00:36:16.340><c> behind</c><00:36:17.000><c> what</c><00:36:17.260><c> they</c><00:36:17.639><c> said.</c>

00:36:18.699 --> 00:36:22.659
And<00:36:18.900><c> so</c><00:36:19.039><c> I</c><00:36:19.159><c> think</c><00:36:19.380><c> that's</c><00:36:20.139><c> the</c><00:36:20.460><c> power</c><00:36:20.920><c> behind</c><00:36:21.500><c> it.</c>

00:36:27.420 --> 00:36:34.219
But<00:36:28.140><c> again,</c><00:36:30.639><c> the</c><00:36:30.820><c> focus</c><00:36:31.239><c> of</c><00:36:31.460><c> the</c><00:36:31.639><c> Holy</c><00:36:31.980><c> Spirit</c><00:36:32.360><c> discussion</c><00:36:33.079><c> shouldn't</c><00:36:33.719><c> be</c>

00:36:34.219 --> 00:36:39.059
centered<00:36:34.659><c> on</c><00:36:36.699><c> the</c><00:36:37.519><c> dramatic</c><00:36:38.059><c> parts.</c>

00:36:40.840 --> 00:36:43.780
We<00:36:40.920><c> shouldn't</c><00:36:41.239><c> think</c><00:36:41.599><c> only</c><00:36:42.119><c> about</c><00:36:42.500><c> the</c><00:36:42.800><c> healings</c><00:36:43.300><c> and</c><00:36:43.500><c> the</c>

00:36:43.780 --> 00:36:45.179
visions<00:36:44.119><c> and</c><00:36:44.380><c> the</c><00:36:44.559><c> bold</c><00:36:44.800><c> preaching.</c>

00:36:45.320 --> 00:36:48.000
Those<00:36:45.619><c> things</c><00:36:45.860><c> were</c><00:36:46.139><c> important.</c><00:36:46.579><c> They</c><00:36:46.679><c> really</c><00:36:47.019><c> were.</c>

00:36:48.500 --> 00:36:53.239
But<00:36:49.059><c> the</c><00:36:49.639><c> main</c><00:36:50.059><c> reason</c><00:36:50.599><c> for</c><00:36:50.920><c> the</c><00:36:51.159><c> gifts</c><00:36:51.400><c> of</c><00:36:51.659><c> the</c><00:36:51.800><c> Holy</c><00:36:52.179><c> Spirit,</c>

00:36:54.159 --> 00:36:57.199
the<00:36:54.340><c> deeper</c><00:36:54.780><c> work</c><00:36:55.159><c> of</c><00:36:56.039><c> the</c><00:36:56.260><c> Holy</c><00:36:56.539><c> Spirit,</c>

00:36:57.599 --> 00:37:04.599
was<00:36:57.900><c> actually</c><00:36:58.300><c> much</c><00:36:58.739><c> quieter</c><00:36:59.480><c> than</c><00:37:01.599><c> the</c><00:37:02.119><c> boldness</c><00:37:02.780><c> of</c><00:37:03.519><c> the</c><00:37:03.699><c> miracles.</c>

00:37:05.239 --> 00:37:14.539
The<00:37:05.539><c> deep</c><00:37:05.860><c> work</c><00:37:06.159><c> of</c><00:37:06.360><c> the</c><00:37:06.500><c> Holy</c><00:37:07.019><c> Spirit</c><00:37:07.639><c> was</c><00:37:09.159><c> the</c><00:37:09.559><c> steady</c><00:37:10.719><c> transformation</c><00:37:11.960><c> of</c><00:37:13.480><c> character.</c>

00:37:16.460 --> 00:37:20.800
The<00:37:17.139><c> deep</c><00:37:17.519><c> work</c><00:37:17.739><c> of</c><00:37:17.900><c> the</c><00:37:18.159><c> Spirit</c><00:37:18.539><c> was</c><00:37:19.099><c> how</c><00:37:19.400><c> it</c><00:37:19.800><c> impacted</c><00:37:20.360><c> the</c>

00:37:20.800 --> 00:37:25.679
lives<00:37:21.179><c> and</c><00:37:21.400><c> the</c><00:37:21.699><c> minds</c><00:37:22.079><c> and</c><00:37:22.260><c> the</c><00:37:22.619><c> hearts</c><00:37:23.239><c> of</c><00:37:24.179><c> these</c><00:37:24.519><c> individuals.</c>

00:37:27.139 --> 00:37:28.679
So<00:37:27.340><c> turn</c><00:37:27.940><c> to</c><00:37:28.179><c> Galatians.</c>

00:37:28.800 --> 00:37:36.300
I<00:37:28.840><c> think</c><00:37:29.019><c> Galatians</c><00:37:29.659><c> is</c><00:37:34.659><c> an</c><00:37:34.840><c> interesting</c><00:37:35.400><c> letter</c><00:37:35.679><c> because</c><00:37:36.000><c> as</c>

00:37:36.300 --> 00:37:36.760
we<00:37:36.539><c> know,</c>

00:37:36.760 --> 00:37:42.420
what's<00:37:37.260><c> happened</c><00:37:37.440><c> here</c><00:37:37.880><c> is</c><00:37:38.559><c> just</c><00:37:39.139><c> like</c><00:37:39.440><c> the</c><00:37:39.800><c> Jerusalem</c><00:37:40.239><c> of</c><00:37:40.519><c> Clesio</c><00:37:41.000><c> was</c><00:37:41.639><c> tempted</c><00:37:41.960><c> to</c>

00:37:42.420 --> 00:37:46.179
fall<00:37:42.679><c> away</c><00:37:43.300><c> and</c><00:37:43.940><c> to</c><00:37:44.260><c> walk</c><00:37:44.519><c> away</c><00:37:44.920><c> from</c><00:37:45.400><c> faith,</c>

00:37:46.199 --> 00:37:50.079
the<00:37:46.380><c> same</c><00:37:46.639><c> was</c><00:37:46.940><c> true</c><00:37:47.400><c> for</c><00:37:47.940><c> the</c><00:37:48.219><c> brothers</c><00:37:48.480><c> and</c><00:37:48.800><c> sisters</c><00:37:49.139><c> in</c><00:37:49.500><c> Ephesus.</c>

00:37:50.440 --> 00:37:53.639
They<00:37:50.760><c> were</c><00:37:50.980><c> tempted</c><00:37:51.300><c> to</c><00:37:51.559><c> give</c><00:37:51.699><c> it</c><00:37:51.880><c> all</c><00:37:52.139><c> up</c><00:37:52.420><c> and</c><00:37:52.800><c> to</c><00:37:53.019><c> walk</c><00:37:53.260><c> away</c>

00:37:53.639 --> 00:37:54.840
and<00:37:53.800><c> to</c><00:37:54.059><c> say,</c>

00:37:54.880 --> 00:37:57.960
I<00:37:54.880><c> don't</c><00:37:55.179><c> want</c><00:37:55.400><c> to,</c><00:37:56.039><c> you</c><00:37:56.219><c> know,</c><00:37:56.619><c> I'm</c><00:37:56.800><c> not</c><00:37:57.059><c> going</c><00:37:57.219><c> to</c><00:37:57.579><c> follow</c>

00:37:57.960 --> 00:37:59.219
Christ<00:37:58.440><c> anymore,</c>

00:37:59.219 --> 00:38:02.500
either<00:38:00.179><c> because</c><00:38:00.599><c> they</c><00:38:00.780><c> were</c><00:38:00.960><c> too</c><00:38:01.239><c> tired</c><00:38:01.760><c> or</c><00:38:02.099><c> because</c><00:38:02.300><c> they</c>

00:38:02.500 --> 00:38:05.619
had<00:38:02.880><c> conflicting</c><00:38:03.260><c> messages,</c><00:38:04.000><c> different</c><00:38:04.400><c> priorities.</c>

00:38:06.840 --> 00:38:11.699
So<00:38:07.039><c> Ephesians,</c><00:38:08.079><c> we're</c><00:38:08.420><c> going</c><00:38:08.559><c> to</c><00:38:08.619><c> jump</c><00:38:08.920><c> in</c><00:38:09.380><c> at</c><00:38:09.920><c> chapter</c><00:38:10.239><c> four,</c>

00:38:11.739 --> 00:38:13.900
verse<00:38:11.860><c> eight.</c>

00:38:15.699 --> 00:38:20.300
Galatians,<00:38:16.280><c> rather.</c><00:38:17.039><c> Galatians</c><00:38:17.619><c> chapter</c><00:38:17.980><c> four,</c><00:38:18.460><c> verse</c><00:38:18.800><c> eight.</c>

00:38:24.200 --> 00:38:28.739
Formally,<00:38:26.340><c> when</c><00:38:26.400><c> you</c><00:38:26.559><c> did</c><00:38:26.840><c> not</c><00:38:27.119><c> know</c><00:38:27.420><c> God</c><00:38:27.760><c> and</c><00:38:27.940><c> were</c><00:38:28.239><c> slaves</c>

00:38:28.739 --> 00:38:31.500
to<00:38:28.960><c> those</c><00:38:29.320><c> who</c><00:38:29.480><c> by</c><00:38:29.719><c> nature</c><00:38:30.039><c> are</c><00:38:30.320><c> not</c><00:38:30.559><c> gods,</c>

00:38:32.360 --> 00:38:35.960
but<00:38:32.579><c> now</c><00:38:32.960><c> that</c><00:38:33.159><c> you</c><00:38:33.320><c> know</c><00:38:33.559><c> God</c><00:38:33.880><c> or</c><00:38:34.059><c> rather</c><00:38:34.380><c> are</c><00:38:34.840><c> known</c><00:38:35.159><c> by</c><00:38:35.480><c> God,</c>

00:38:36.320 --> 00:38:39.179
how<00:38:36.659><c> is</c><00:38:36.900><c> it</c><00:38:37.079><c> that</c><00:38:37.199><c> you're</c><00:38:37.420><c> turning</c><00:38:37.860><c> your</c><00:38:38.300><c> back?</c>

00:38:41.780 --> 00:38:44.639
How<00:38:42.059><c> can</c><00:38:42.260><c> you</c><00:38:42.500><c> who</c><00:38:42.599><c> are</c><00:38:42.920><c> known</c><00:38:43.199><c> by</c><00:38:43.519><c> God,</c><00:38:43.900><c> I</c><00:38:44.239><c> mean</c><00:38:44.239><c> you've</c><00:38:44.500><c> been</c>

00:38:44.639 --> 00:38:46.000
given<00:38:44.880><c> the</c><00:38:45.059><c> message</c><00:38:45.360><c> of</c><00:38:45.699><c> God,</c>

00:38:46.000 --> 00:38:51.280
God<00:38:46.739><c> knows</c><00:38:47.239><c> you.</c><00:38:47.880><c> Your</c><00:38:48.199><c> name</c><00:38:48.500><c> is</c><00:38:48.860><c> written</c><00:38:49.179><c> in</c><00:38:49.860><c> the</c><00:38:49.960><c> book</c><00:38:50.159><c> of</c><00:38:50.360><c> life.</c>

00:38:52.059 --> 00:38:54.219
How<00:38:52.400><c> can</c><00:38:52.679><c> you</c><00:38:52.820><c> turn</c><00:38:53.179><c> your</c><00:38:53.440><c> back?</c>

00:38:56.260 --> 00:38:59.880
So<00:38:56.980><c> this</c><00:38:57.599><c> is</c><00:38:57.739><c> where</c><00:38:58.000><c> Paul</c><00:38:58.420><c> is.</c>

00:39:01.079 --> 00:39:06.820
And<00:39:01.400><c> he's</c><00:39:01.780><c> personally</c><00:39:02.539><c> feeling</c><00:39:03.019><c> pain</c><00:39:03.539><c> when</c><00:39:03.960><c> he</c><00:39:04.019><c> sees</c><00:39:04.300><c> the</c><00:39:04.639><c> backsliding</c><00:39:05.539><c> of</c><00:39:05.920><c> people,</c>

00:39:06.940 --> 00:39:10.820
just<00:39:07.219><c> as</c><00:39:07.400><c> Jesus</c><00:39:07.860><c> is</c><00:39:08.219><c> pain</c><00:39:08.440><c> when</c><00:39:08.659><c> he</c><00:39:08.820><c> sees</c><00:39:09.079><c> us</c><00:39:09.420><c> walk</c><00:39:09.820><c> away.</c>

00:39:10.960 --> 00:39:15.219
Look<00:39:11.500><c> at</c><00:39:11.579><c> what</c><00:39:11.679><c> it</c><00:39:11.739><c> says</c><00:39:12.139><c> in</c><00:39:12.519><c> verse</c><00:39:12.719><c> eight.</c><00:39:13.139><c> Here's</c><00:39:13.519><c> Paul's</c><00:39:14.019><c> thought.</c>

00:39:18.300 --> 00:39:19.880
Verse<00:39:18.840><c> 19.</c>

00:39:23.599 --> 00:39:27.159
He<00:39:23.659><c> says,</c><00:39:23.880><c> My</c><00:39:24.099><c> dear</c><00:39:24.440><c> children,</c><00:39:25.119><c> for</c><00:39:25.280><c> whom</c><00:39:25.659><c> I</c><00:39:26.119><c> am</c><00:39:26.260><c> again</c><00:39:26.639><c> in</c><00:39:26.900><c> the</c>

00:39:27.159 --> 00:39:29.019
pains<00:39:27.440><c> of</c><00:39:27.880><c> childbirth.</c>

00:39:29.800 --> 00:39:32.880
He<00:39:30.159><c> says,</c><00:39:30.519><c> I'm</c><00:39:30.900><c> in</c><00:39:31.119><c> so</c><00:39:31.320><c> much</c><00:39:31.559><c> pain,</c><00:39:32.019><c> you</c><00:39:32.219><c> know,</c><00:39:32.219><c> when</c><00:39:32.340><c> I</c><00:39:32.639><c> see</c>

00:39:32.880 --> 00:39:34.579
you<00:39:33.199><c> walking</c><00:39:33.400><c> away</c><00:39:33.820><c> from</c><00:39:34.059><c> the</c><00:39:34.340><c> faith,</c>

00:39:34.579 --> 00:39:38.860
it<00:39:34.840><c> hurts</c><00:39:35.199><c> me</c><00:39:35.500><c> as</c><00:39:35.639><c> much</c><00:39:35.860><c> as</c><00:39:36.079><c> it</c><00:39:36.139><c> does</c><00:39:36.400><c> a</c><00:39:36.579><c> woman</c><00:39:36.900><c> who's</c><00:39:37.440><c> experiencing</c><00:39:37.840><c> labor.</c>

00:39:42.840 --> 00:39:46.199
I'm<00:39:43.420><c> hurting</c><00:39:43.760><c> when</c><00:39:44.000><c> I</c><00:39:44.260><c> see</c><00:39:44.539><c> you</c><00:39:44.679><c> falling</c><00:39:45.179><c> away.</c>

00:39:46.719 --> 00:39:51.739
And<00:39:46.900><c> I'm</c><00:39:47.099><c> going</c><00:39:47.239><c> to</c><00:39:47.440><c> hurt</c><00:39:47.719><c> until,</c><00:39:48.780><c> until</c><00:39:49.139><c> what?</c><00:39:50.420><c> Until</c><00:39:50.880><c> Christ</c>

00:39:51.739 --> 00:39:53.780
is<00:39:52.699><c> formed.</c>

00:39:56.099 --> 00:39:59.119
That's<00:39:56.679><c> the</c><00:39:56.739><c> work</c><00:39:56.940><c> of</c><00:39:57.260><c> the</c><00:39:57.500><c> Spirit.</c><00:39:57.820><c> That's</c><00:39:58.300><c> the</c><00:39:58.480><c> deep</c><00:39:58.820><c> work</c>

00:39:59.119 --> 00:39:59.800
of<00:39:59.380><c> the</c><00:39:59.539><c> Spirit.</c>

00:39:59.800 --> 00:40:05.380
Changing<00:40:00.460><c> our</c><00:40:00.880><c> minds,</c><00:40:01.659><c> changing</c><00:40:01.880><c> our</c><00:40:02.300><c> hearts</c><00:40:02.920><c> so</c><00:40:04.400><c> that</c><00:40:04.679><c> our</c><00:40:05.059><c> hearts,</c>

00:40:05.380 --> 00:40:11.099
so<00:40:05.579><c> that</c><00:40:05.800><c> our</c><00:40:06.300><c> character</c><00:40:06.960><c> reflects</c><00:40:08.300><c> the</c><00:40:09.440><c> value</c><00:40:09.980><c> of</c><00:40:10.420><c> Jesus.</c>

00:40:12.099 --> 00:40:17.119
When<00:40:12.340><c> we</c><00:40:12.659><c> begin</c><00:40:12.920><c> to</c><00:40:13.219><c> resemble</c><00:40:13.820><c> Jesus,</c><00:40:15.420><c> that's</c><00:40:15.900><c> the</c><00:40:16.079><c> real</c><00:40:16.460><c> goal</c>

00:40:17.119 --> 00:40:18.960
of<00:40:17.840><c> the</c><00:40:18.119><c> Spirit.</c>

00:40:19.119 --> 00:40:21.820
Forming<00:40:20.079><c> Christ</c><00:40:20.800><c> within.</c>

00:40:22.000 --> 00:40:26.360
Not<00:40:22.579><c> just</c><00:40:22.920><c> temporarily</c><00:40:23.659><c> empowering</c><00:40:24.420><c> people</c><00:40:24.900><c> to</c><00:40:25.199><c> perform</c><00:40:25.559><c> miracles,</c>

00:40:26.360 --> 00:40:33.079
but<00:40:28.019><c> to</c><00:40:28.360><c> do</c><00:40:28.579><c> something</c><00:40:29.000><c> remarkable</c><00:40:30.039><c> by</c><00:40:31.039><c> shaping</c><00:40:31.440><c> who</c><00:40:31.739><c> they</c><00:40:32.000><c> become.</c>

00:40:34.199 --> 00:40:35.679
That's<00:40:34.679><c> the</c><00:40:34.880><c> goal.</c>

00:40:36.579 --> 00:40:40.400
So<00:40:36.719><c> when</c><00:40:36.860><c> we</c><00:40:36.980><c> look</c><00:40:37.199><c> at</c><00:40:38.219><c> this</c><00:40:38.679><c> transformation,</c><00:40:40.239><c> you</c><00:40:40.239><c> know,</c>

00:40:40.400 --> 00:40:41.860
being<00:40:40.900><c> transformed,</c>

00:40:42.840 --> 00:40:47.219
it's<00:40:43.019><c> about</c><00:40:44.099><c> the</c><00:40:45.360><c> fruit</c><00:40:45.719><c> of</c><00:40:46.039><c> the</c><00:40:46.340><c> Spirit.</c>

00:40:49.720 --> 00:40:58.940
Love,<00:40:50.980><c> joy,</c><00:40:51.920><c> peace,</c><00:40:53.300><c> patience,</c><00:40:53.920><c> kindness,</c><00:40:54.539><c> goodness,</c><00:40:55.199><c> faithful,</c><00:40:55.840><c> quiet,</c><00:40:57.500><c> self</c><00:40:57.880><c>-control.</c>

00:40:59.460 --> 00:41:04.000
These<00:40:59.900><c> are</c><00:41:00.239><c> the</c><00:41:00.980><c> fruits,</c><00:41:01.920><c> and</c><00:41:02.119><c> they</c><00:41:02.320><c> don't</c><00:41:02.559><c> appear</c><00:41:02.960><c> instantly,</c><00:41:03.820><c> brothers</c>

00:41:04.000 --> 00:41:04.440
and<00:41:04.320><c> sisters.</c>

00:41:04.659 --> 00:41:07.820
It's<00:41:04.940><c> not</c><00:41:05.239><c> like</c><00:41:05.500><c> these</c><00:41:05.780><c> things</c><00:41:06.000><c> just</c><00:41:06.539><c> happen</c><00:41:07.000><c> in</c><00:41:07.239><c> our</c><00:41:07.519><c> lives</c>

00:41:07.820 --> 00:41:10.539
when<00:41:08.079><c> we</c><00:41:08.400><c> become</c><00:41:09.280><c> followers</c><00:41:09.920><c> of</c><00:41:10.280><c> Jesus.</c>

00:41:10.539 --> 00:41:17.239
They<00:41:11.679><c> grow</c><00:41:12.340><c> over</c><00:41:13.039><c> time,</c><00:41:14.820><c> the</c><00:41:14.880><c> way</c><00:41:15.239><c> fruit</c><00:41:15.559><c> grows</c><00:41:15.900><c> on</c><00:41:16.219><c> a</c><00:41:16.340><c> branch.</c>

00:41:20.440 --> 00:41:23.360
They<00:41:20.500><c> don't</c><00:41:20.719><c> grow</c><00:41:20.980><c> through</c><00:41:21.340><c> excitement</c><00:41:21.780><c> or</c><00:41:22.119><c> emotion</c><00:41:22.639><c> or</c><00:41:22.880><c> moments.</c>

00:41:23.619 --> 00:41:26.920
They<00:41:23.719><c> grow</c><00:41:24.000><c> through</c><00:41:24.420><c> scripture.</c><00:41:25.079><c> They</c><00:41:25.280><c> grow</c><00:41:25.539><c> through</c><00:41:25.920><c> prayer.</c>

00:41:27.119 --> 00:41:31.260
They<00:41:27.360><c> grow</c><00:41:27.699><c> through</c><00:41:28.239><c> community,</c><00:41:29.039><c> like</c><00:41:29.380><c> what</c><00:41:29.739><c> we're</c><00:41:30.199><c> experiencing</c><00:41:30.739><c> here.</c>

00:41:31.739 --> 00:41:35.239
They<00:41:32.079><c> grow</c><00:41:32.380><c> through</c><00:41:32.780><c> daily</c><00:41:33.480><c> faithfulness.</c>

00:41:35.519 --> 00:41:38.079
And<00:41:35.699><c> it's</c><00:41:35.860><c> in</c><00:41:35.960><c> this</c><00:41:36.179><c> way</c><00:41:36.360><c> when</c><00:41:36.500><c> we</c><00:41:36.679><c> go</c><00:41:36.900><c> through</c><00:41:37.199><c> Acts</c><00:41:37.599><c> and</c><00:41:37.940><c> we</c>

00:41:38.079 --> 00:41:38.760
look<00:41:38.260><c> closely,</c>

00:41:38.760 --> 00:41:41.800
we<00:41:38.980><c> see</c><00:41:39.239><c> that</c><00:41:39.519><c> people</c><00:41:39.800><c> are</c><00:41:40.139><c> becoming</c><00:41:40.420><c> more</c><00:41:40.860><c> courageous.</c>

00:41:41.860 --> 00:41:45.659
They're<00:41:42.139><c> becoming</c><00:41:42.659><c> more</c><00:41:43.079><c> generous.</c><00:41:43.579><c> They're</c><00:41:43.840><c> becoming</c><00:41:44.320><c> more</c><00:41:44.739><c> forgiving.</c>

00:41:46.079 --> 00:41:49.980
The<00:41:46.300><c> Spirit</c><00:41:46.440><c> doesn't</c><00:41:46.719><c> just</c><00:41:47.059><c> give</c><00:41:47.380><c> it,</c><00:41:48.280><c> it</c><00:41:48.619><c> forms</c><00:41:49.300><c> it.</c>

00:41:50.480 --> 00:41:52.860
It<00:41:50.860><c> grows</c><00:41:51.340><c> over</c><00:41:51.820><c> time.</c>

00:41:53.099 --> 00:41:55.059
And<00:41:53.260><c> I</c><00:41:53.420><c> think</c><00:41:53.619><c> that's</c><00:41:54.099><c> the</c><00:41:54.260><c> goal.</c>

00:42:00.000 --> 00:42:03.860
One<00:42:00.679><c> last</c><00:42:01.079><c> slide,</c><00:42:01.440><c> and</c><00:42:01.639><c> we'll</c><00:42:02.099><c> pause</c><00:42:02.500><c> for</c><00:42:02.739><c> the</c><00:42:02.940><c> day.</c>

00:42:03.900 --> 00:42:06.300
And<00:42:04.079><c> this</c><00:42:04.300><c> relates</c><00:42:04.619><c> to</c><00:42:04.960><c> the</c><00:42:05.219><c> gifts</c><00:42:05.440><c> of</c><00:42:05.719><c> the</c><00:42:05.980><c> Spirit.</c>

00:42:06.300 --> 00:42:17.019
Paul<00:42:06.840><c> reminds</c><00:42:07.480><c> us</c><00:42:08.380><c> that</c><00:42:10.059><c> when</c><00:42:11.000><c> the</c><00:42:11.340><c> Spirit</c><00:42:12.219><c> gave</c><00:42:13.179><c> gifts,</c><00:42:15.440><c> it</c><00:42:15.679><c> was</c><00:42:16.019><c> done</c><00:42:16.360><c> for</c><00:42:16.699><c> a</c>

00:42:17.019 --> 00:42:18.699
holy<00:42:17.420><c> purpose.</c>

00:42:20.059 --> 00:42:23.199
Paul<00:42:20.739><c> reminds</c><00:42:21.159><c> us</c><00:42:21.380><c> that</c><00:42:21.579><c> God</c><00:42:21.920><c> equipped</c><00:42:22.360><c> the</c><00:42:22.599><c> early</c><00:42:22.900><c> brothers</c>

00:42:23.199 --> 00:42:25.260
and<00:42:23.579><c> sisters</c><00:42:23.860><c> with</c><00:42:24.920><c> gifts,</c>

00:42:25.460 --> 00:42:29.099
not<00:42:25.739><c> to</c><00:42:26.079><c> elevate</c><00:42:26.460><c> individuals,</c><00:42:27.760><c> not</c><00:42:27.960><c> to</c><00:42:28.139><c> make</c><00:42:28.239><c> them</c><00:42:28.460><c> look</c><00:42:28.760><c> good,</c>

00:42:29.380 --> 00:42:33.619
but<00:42:29.639><c> to</c><00:42:30.019><c> build</c><00:42:30.260><c> up</c><00:42:30.579><c> the</c><00:42:30.880><c> body,</c><00:42:31.539><c> to</c><00:42:31.840><c> build</c><00:42:32.079><c> the</c><00:42:32.460><c> community.</c>

00:42:34.300 --> 00:42:37.739
Sometimes<00:42:34.980><c> when</c><00:42:35.219><c> I</c><00:42:35.440><c> think</c><00:42:35.639><c> of</c><00:42:35.900><c> the</c><00:42:36.659><c> Spirit</c><00:42:37.039><c>-given</c><00:42:37.420><c> gifts,</c>

00:42:38.179 --> 00:42:42.000
I<00:42:38.800><c> think</c><00:42:39.099><c> of</c><00:42:39.320><c> those</c><00:42:39.619><c> dramatic</c><00:42:40.159><c> moments,</c><00:42:41.079><c> the</c><00:42:41.360><c> showy</c><00:42:41.800><c> things,</c>

00:42:42.179 --> 00:42:45.539
the<00:42:42.400><c> flashes</c><00:42:42.719><c> of</c><00:42:43.099><c> power,</c><00:42:43.699><c> the</c><00:42:43.760><c> impressive</c><00:42:44.119><c> ability</c><00:42:44.860><c> to</c><00:42:45.199><c> speak</c>

00:42:45.539 --> 00:42:46.820
in<00:42:45.900><c> tongues.</c>

00:42:47.559 --> 00:42:50.699
But<00:42:47.719><c> when</c><00:42:48.360><c> Paul</c><00:42:48.760><c> speaks</c><00:42:49.219><c> about</c><00:42:49.559><c> the</c><00:42:49.800><c> gifts,</c><00:42:49.980><c> whether</c><00:42:50.239><c> it's</c><00:42:50.539><c> in</c>

00:42:50.699 --> 00:42:53.119
Romans<00:42:51.019><c> 12</c><00:42:51.639><c> or</c><00:42:51.840><c> 1st</c><00:42:52.280><c> Corinthians</c><00:42:52.659><c> 12</c>

00:42:53.119 --> 00:42:57.139
or<00:42:53.340><c> even</c><00:42:53.760><c> Ephesians</c><00:42:54.280><c> 4,</c><00:42:55.059><c> he</c><00:42:55.420><c> emphasizes</c><00:42:56.039><c> something</c><00:42:56.559><c> that</c><00:42:56.860><c> is</c>

00:42:57.139 --> 00:42:58.380
very<00:42:57.480><c> different.</c>

00:42:58.719 --> 00:43:01.880
The<00:42:58.980><c> gifts,</c><00:42:59.340><c> brothers</c><00:42:59.480><c> and</c><00:42:59.800><c> sisters,</c><00:43:00.159><c> they</c><00:43:00.420><c> were</c><00:43:00.739><c> practical.</c>

00:43:02.500 --> 00:43:05.659
They<00:43:03.179><c> were</c><00:43:03.500><c> purposeful.</c>

00:43:05.719 --> 00:43:09.760
They<00:43:05.860><c> were</c><00:43:06.219><c> given</c><00:43:06.519><c> to</c><00:43:07.159><c> build</c><00:43:07.480><c> up</c><00:43:08.119><c> the</c><00:43:08.340><c> early</c><00:43:08.719><c> agreement.</c>

00:43:10.880 --> 00:43:14.719
They<00:43:11.099><c> were</c><00:43:11.320><c> given</c><00:43:11.619><c> to</c><00:43:12.840><c> help</c><00:43:13.179><c> with</c><00:43:13.820><c> teaching.</c>

00:43:15.239 --> 00:43:16.440
Think<00:43:15.440><c> about</c><00:43:15.619><c> what</c><00:43:15.800><c> the</c><00:43:15.960><c> gifts</c><00:43:16.099><c> were.</c>

00:43:16.519 --> 00:43:20.940
It<00:43:16.519><c> was</c><00:43:16.860><c> teaching,</c><00:43:17.500><c> it</c><00:43:17.500><c> was</c><00:43:17.880><c> encouragement,</c><00:43:19.199><c> it</c><00:43:19.239><c> was</c><00:43:19.519><c> generosity,</c>

00:43:21.119 --> 00:43:24.360
it<00:43:21.199><c> was</c><00:43:21.500><c> wisdom,</c><00:43:22.800><c> it</c><00:43:22.860><c> was</c><00:43:23.119><c> leadership.</c>

00:43:24.579 --> 00:43:26.880
The<00:43:24.800><c> gifts</c><00:43:25.000><c> were</c><00:43:25.239><c> about</c><00:43:25.539><c> compassion.</c>

00:43:27.160 --> 00:43:31.539
And<00:43:27.760><c> yes,</c><00:43:27.960><c> there</c><00:43:28.099><c> were</c><00:43:28.280><c> these</c><00:43:28.619><c> miraculous</c><00:43:29.280><c> things</c><00:43:29.639><c> that</c><00:43:29.960><c> happened</c><00:43:30.219><c> which</c><00:43:30.599><c> confirmed</c><00:43:31.019><c> the</c><00:43:31.280><c> gospel,</c>

00:43:31.800 --> 00:43:37.460
but<00:43:31.800><c> their</c><00:43:33.219><c> whole</c><00:43:33.500><c> purpose</c><00:43:33.860><c> was</c><00:43:34.159><c> about</c><00:43:34.679><c> service,</c><00:43:36.179><c> not</c><00:43:36.480><c> spectrum.</c>

00:43:39.219 --> 00:43:41.980
Let's<00:43:39.519><c> take</c><00:43:39.739><c> a</c><00:43:39.820><c> look</c><00:43:39.920><c> at</c><00:43:40.159><c> Romans</c><00:43:40.460><c> 12.</c>

00:43:45.080 --> 00:43:48.139
I'll<00:43:45.680><c> just</c><00:43:46.280><c> cover</c><00:43:46.559><c> it</c><00:43:46.800><c> here</c><00:43:46.960><c> because</c><00:43:47.199><c> we're</c><00:43:47.460><c> running</c><00:43:47.579><c> out</c><00:43:47.800><c> of</c><00:43:47.960><c> time.</c>

00:43:48.340 --> 00:43:50.980
Romans<00:43:48.639><c> 12</c><00:43:49.119><c> gives</c><00:43:49.440><c> us</c><00:43:49.760><c> the</c><00:43:49.900><c> first</c><00:43:50.159><c> thing.</c>

00:43:51.380 --> 00:43:54.739
Paul<00:43:51.760><c> lists</c><00:43:52.219><c> in</c><00:43:52.460><c> Romans</c><00:43:52.820><c> 12</c><00:43:53.239><c> verses</c><00:43:53.519><c> 4</c><00:43:53.940><c> through</c><00:43:54.260><c> 8.</c>

00:43:54.739 --> 00:43:59.780
He<00:43:55.280><c> lists</c><00:43:55.440><c> gifts</c><00:43:55.760><c> like</c><00:43:56.199><c> prophesying,</c><00:43:58.059><c> which</c><00:43:58.159><c> is</c><00:43:58.980><c> a</c><00:43:59.199><c> modern</c>

00:43:59.780 --> 00:44:01.019
word<00:44:00.159><c> for</c><00:44:00.480><c> prophesying.</c>

00:44:01.099 --> 00:44:02.860
It's<00:44:01.199><c> not</c><00:44:01.460><c> about</c><00:44:01.780><c> foretelling</c><00:44:02.179><c> the</c><00:44:02.460><c> future.</c>

00:44:03.340 --> 00:44:04.599
It's<00:44:03.679><c> about</c><00:44:03.920><c> encouraging.</c>

00:44:04.800 --> 00:44:05.960
It's<00:44:05.059><c> about</c><00:44:05.300><c> exhorting.</c>

00:44:06.019 --> 00:44:07.699
I<00:44:06.059><c> think</c><00:44:06.239><c> that's</c><00:44:06.599><c> probably</c><00:44:06.900><c> a</c><00:44:07.139><c> better</c><00:44:07.280><c> word.</c>

00:44:07.760 --> 00:44:11.099
That's<00:44:07.900><c> how</c><00:44:08.039><c> they</c><00:44:08.340><c> used</c><00:44:08.559><c> it</c><00:44:08.780><c> in</c><00:44:08.860><c> those</c><00:44:09.119><c> days.</c>

00:44:11.119 --> 00:44:15.099
Paul<00:44:11.199><c> lists</c><00:44:11.440><c> gifts</c><00:44:11.619><c> like</c><00:44:11.920><c> encouraging,</c><00:44:13.139><c> serving,</c><00:44:14.159><c> teaching,</c>

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giving,<00:44:16.300><c> leading,</c><00:44:17.599><c> and</c><00:44:17.840><c> showing</c><00:44:18.119><c> mercy.</c>

00:44:18.619 --> 00:44:23.039
These<00:44:19.019><c> are</c><00:44:19.219><c> the</c><00:44:19.460><c> practical,</c><00:44:20.699><c> everyday</c><00:44:21.179><c> gifts</c><00:44:21.900><c> that</c><00:44:22.519><c> help</c><00:44:22.719><c> to</c>

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shape<00:44:23.260><c> the</c><00:44:23.659><c> character</c>

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and<00:44:25.059><c> the</c><00:44:25.320><c> life</c><00:44:25.579><c> of</c><00:44:25.880><c> the</c><00:44:26.119><c> community.</c>

00:44:27.340 --> 00:44:31.639
Some<00:44:27.619><c> taught,</c><00:44:28.500><c> some</c><00:44:28.840><c> encouraged,</c><00:44:29.619><c> some</c><00:44:29.900><c> led,</c><00:44:30.260><c> some</c><00:44:30.599><c> served,</c>

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but<00:44:32.119><c> every</c><00:44:32.619><c> gift</c><00:44:32.900><c> mattered.</c>

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And<00:44:35.039><c> so</c><00:44:35.260><c> how</c><00:44:35.659><c> did</c><00:44:35.800><c> these</c><00:44:36.099><c> gifts</c><00:44:36.380><c> build</c><00:44:36.739><c> up</c><00:44:36.960><c> the</c><00:44:37.139><c> body?</c>

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Well,<00:44:37.940><c> I</c><00:44:38.059><c> think</c><00:44:38.219><c> they</c><00:44:38.420><c> met</c><00:44:38.639><c> real</c><00:44:38.980><c> needs.</c>

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They<00:44:41.320><c> strengthened</c><00:44:41.679><c> faith,</c><00:44:42.219><c> they</c><00:44:42.360><c> kept</c><00:44:42.539><c> the</c><00:44:42.760><c> ecclesia</c><00:44:43.059><c> anchored</c><00:44:43.599><c> in</c>

00:44:43.920 --> 00:44:45.239
sound<00:44:44.179><c> doctrine,</c>

00:44:46.060 --> 00:44:49.260
they<00:44:46.660><c> protected</c><00:44:47.260><c> the</c><00:44:47.539><c> community</c><00:44:47.980><c> from</c><00:44:48.280><c> false</c><00:44:48.679><c> ideas,</c>

00:44:49.260 --> 00:44:56.119
they<00:44:50.500><c> offered</c><00:44:50.840><c> compassion</c><00:44:51.659><c> and</c><00:44:52.059><c> guidance</c><00:44:52.500><c> and</c><00:44:52.960><c> unity</c><00:44:53.400><c> as</c><00:44:54.159><c> they</c><00:44:54.400><c> matured</c><00:44:54.940><c> in</c><00:44:55.179><c> faith.</c>

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So<00:44:57.739><c> next</c><00:44:58.019><c> week</c><00:44:58.239><c> we're</c><00:44:58.400><c> going</c><00:44:58.639><c> to,</c><00:44:59.099><c> God</c><00:44:59.300><c> willing,</c><00:44:59.739><c> talk</c><00:45:00.000><c> about</c>

00:45:00.539 --> 00:45:03.340
the<00:45:01.179><c> spirit</c><00:45:01.639><c> in</c><00:45:02.400><c> our</c><00:45:02.800><c> lives</c>

00:45:03.340 --> 00:45:07.659
and<00:45:04.099><c> in</c><00:45:04.320><c> the</c><00:45:04.539><c> lives</c><00:45:04.900><c> of</c><00:45:06.239><c> our</c><00:45:06.699><c> community.</c>

00:45:08.059 --> 00:45:10.920
And<00:45:08.239><c> we're</c><00:45:08.340><c> going</c><00:45:08.980><c> to</c><00:45:09.119><c> explore</c><00:45:09.460><c> how</c><00:45:09.860><c> these</c><00:45:10.260><c> gifts</c><00:45:10.519><c> that</c><00:45:10.719><c> were</c>

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given<00:45:11.219><c> then,</c>

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they<00:45:12.219><c> played</c><00:45:12.440><c> an</c><00:45:12.780><c> essential</c><00:45:13.199><c> role</c><00:45:13.739><c> in</c><00:45:13.940><c> the</c><00:45:14.219><c> growth</c><00:45:14.440><c> of</c><00:45:14.699><c> the</c>

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early<00:45:15.119><c> church,</c>

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especially<00:45:16.869><c> before</c><00:45:17.630><c> the</c><00:45:17.769><c> New</c><00:45:17.969><c> Testament</c><00:45:18.429><c> was</c><00:45:18.769><c> widely</c><00:45:19.170><c> available.</c>

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And<00:45:22.130><c> so</c><00:45:22.389><c> we</c><00:45:22.670><c> see,</c><00:45:23.230><c> brothers</c><00:45:23.329><c> and</c><00:45:23.710><c> sisters,</c><00:45:24.869><c> we'll</c><00:45:25.130><c> conclude</c>

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with<00:45:25.730><c> this</c><00:45:26.030><c> joy</c><00:45:26.289><c> of</c><00:45:26.530><c> the</c><00:45:26.789><c> spirit.</c>

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The<00:45:28.449><c> spirit</c><00:45:28.769><c> that</c><00:45:28.969><c> was</c><00:45:29.210><c> given</c><00:45:29.510><c> to</c><00:45:29.769><c> the</c><00:45:29.909><c> early</c><00:45:30.269><c> believers</c><00:45:30.869><c> was</c>

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a<00:45:33.369><c> joy</c><00:45:33.590><c> that</c><00:45:33.929><c> hardship</c><00:45:34.349><c> couldn't</c><00:45:34.690><c> take</c><00:45:35.010><c> away.</c>

00:45:35.969 --> 00:45:40.210
They<00:45:36.329><c> experienced</c><00:45:36.869><c> hardship,</c><00:45:37.929><c> but</c><00:45:38.469><c> their</c><00:45:38.849><c> joy</c><00:45:39.210><c> was</c><00:45:39.650><c> rooted</c>

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in<00:45:40.829><c> something</c><00:45:41.110><c> that</c><00:45:41.369><c> was</c><00:45:41.789><c> longer</c><00:45:42.269><c> lasting.</c>

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It<00:45:44.110><c> wasn't</c><00:45:44.489><c> about</c><00:45:44.750><c> their</c><00:45:46.489><c> situation,</c><00:45:47.369><c> it</c><00:45:47.449><c> was</c><00:45:47.650><c> about</c><00:45:47.909><c> the</c><00:45:48.269><c> promise.</c>

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And<00:45:53.130><c> so</c><00:45:53.289><c> we've</c><00:45:53.510><c> got</c><00:45:53.590><c> a</c><00:45:53.769><c> lot</c><00:45:54.050><c> to</c><00:45:54.289><c> be</c><00:45:54.469><c> thankful</c><00:45:54.809><c> for.</c>

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And<00:45:56.670><c> again,</c><00:45:57.050><c> the</c><00:45:57.269><c> greatest</c><00:45:57.550><c> work</c><00:45:58.070><c> of</c><00:45:58.429><c> the</c><00:45:58.690><c> spirit</c><00:45:59.050><c> is</c><00:45:59.949><c> not</c><00:46:00.230><c> the</c><00:46:00.429><c> miracles,</c>

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it's<00:46:01.849><c> what</c><00:46:02.070><c> happens</c><00:46:02.469><c> in</c><00:46:02.710><c> your</c><00:46:02.909><c> heart.</c>