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but<00:17:25.240><c> those</c><00:17:25.500><c> principles</c><00:17:25.880><c> based</c><00:17:26.299><c> on</c><00:17:26.480><c> the</c><00:17:26.619><c> word</c><00:17:26.740><c> of</c><00:17:26.940><c> God.</c>

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it's<00:17:32.480><c> essential</c><00:17:32.839><c> we</c><00:17:33.039><c> get</c><00:17:33.279><c> into</c><00:17:33.599><c> the</c><00:17:33.819><c> word</c><00:17:33.960><c> of</c><00:17:34.160><c> God</c>

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and<00:17:34.539><c> we</c><00:17:34.759><c> understand</c><00:17:35.259><c> God's</c><00:17:35.660><c> way</c><00:17:35.799><c> of</c><00:17:36.079><c> thinking.</c>

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We<00:17:39.180><c> know</c><00:17:39.380><c> that</c><00:17:39.559><c> the</c><00:17:39.720><c> world</c><00:17:39.900><c> is</c><00:17:40.299><c> excellent</c>

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at<00:17:40.980><c> trying</c><00:17:41.160><c> to</c><00:17:41.740><c> change</c><00:17:42.220><c> our</c><00:17:42.660><c> way</c><00:17:42.819><c> of</c><00:17:43.099><c> thinking</c>

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and<00:17:44.680><c> we</c><00:17:44.839><c> know</c><00:17:44.980><c> that</c><00:17:45.140><c> we</c><00:17:45.240><c> have</c><00:17:45.420><c> to</c><00:17:45.700><c> counter</c>

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what<00:17:46.799><c> the</c><00:17:47.039><c> world</c><00:17:47.220><c> is</c><00:17:47.500><c> throwing</c><00:17:47.619><c> at</c><00:17:47.859><c> us.</c>

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Let's<00:17:48.559><c> turn</c><00:17:48.759><c> to</c><00:17:48.900><c> Ephesians</c><00:17:49.319><c> chapter</c><00:17:49.740><c> four.</c>

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And<00:17:59.319><c> I</c><00:17:59.539><c> think,</c><00:17:59.799><c> I</c><00:17:59.920><c> do</c><00:18:00.180><c> believe</c><00:18:00.440><c> that</c><00:18:00.680><c> we,</c>

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that<00:18:03.079><c> the</c><00:18:03.240><c> word</c><00:18:03.480><c> metanoia</c><00:18:04.140><c> is,</c><00:18:05.339><c> you</c><00:18:06.579><c> know,</c>

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a<00:18:07.440><c> strong</c><00:18:08.019><c> prominent</c><00:18:09.019><c> theme</c><00:18:09.380><c> throughout</c><00:18:09.680><c> the</c><00:18:09.819><c> New</c><00:18:10.000><c> Testament.</c>

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You<00:18:11.799><c> know,</c><00:18:12.180><c> Paul</c><00:18:12.359><c> going</c><00:18:12.619><c> out</c><00:18:12.859><c> and</c><00:18:13.059><c> preaching,</c>

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getting<00:18:14.740><c> people</c><00:18:15.059><c> to</c><00:18:15.440><c> change,</c>

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not<00:18:16.440><c> just</c><00:18:16.720><c> change</c><00:18:16.960><c> some</c><00:18:17.160><c> of</c><00:18:17.279><c> their</c><00:18:17.460><c> behaviors,</c>

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but<00:18:18.019><c> to</c><00:18:18.380><c> change</c><00:18:18.640><c> their</c><00:18:18.880><c> whole</c><00:18:19.099><c> way</c><00:18:19.259><c> of</c><00:18:19.500><c> thinking.</c>

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You<00:18:21.160><c> know,</c><00:18:21.259><c> that's</c><00:18:21.579><c> a</c><00:18:22.140><c> mighty</c><00:18:22.440><c> task</c>

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and<00:18:23.180><c> if</c><00:18:23.259><c> you</c><00:18:23.420><c> think</c><00:18:23.559><c> about</c><00:18:23.759><c> in</c><00:18:24.000><c> context</c><00:18:24.400><c> of</c><00:18:24.579><c> this</c><00:18:24.880><c> world,</c>

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and<00:18:26.019><c> this</c><00:18:26.220><c> world</c><00:18:26.460><c> is</c><00:18:26.740><c> trying</c><00:18:26.960><c> to</c><00:18:27.160><c> make</c><00:18:27.319><c> everything</c><00:18:28.019><c> normal</c>

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in<00:18:29.259><c> a</c><00:18:29.440><c> certain</c><00:18:29.619><c> way</c><00:18:29.900><c> and</c><00:18:30.039><c> we</c><00:18:30.220><c> have</c><00:18:30.380><c> to</c><00:18:30.599><c> change</c><00:18:30.900><c> our</c><00:18:31.160><c> thinking</c>

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and<00:18:31.579><c> say,</c><00:18:31.839><c> no,</c><00:18:31.960><c> that</c><00:18:32.279><c> isn't</c><00:18:32.700><c> for</c><00:18:33.039><c> us.</c>

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And<00:18:34.400><c> Ephesians</c><00:18:34.799><c> chapter</c><00:18:35.119><c> four</c><00:18:35.400><c> captures</c><00:18:35.880><c> this</c><00:18:36.240><c> idea</c>

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of<00:18:37.339><c> changing</c><00:18:37.920><c> our</c><00:18:38.539><c> lives,</c><00:18:39.140><c> changing</c><00:18:39.420><c> our</c><00:18:39.799><c> minds,</c>

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changing<00:18:40.980><c> who</c><00:18:41.559><c> we</c><00:18:41.819><c> are,</c><00:18:42.160><c> what</c><00:18:42.440><c> we</c><00:18:42.740><c> stand</c><00:18:43.000><c> for.</c>

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Ephesians<00:18:43.759><c> chapter</c><00:18:44.099><c> four,</c><00:18:45.359><c> starting</c><00:18:45.579><c> at</c><00:18:45.759><c> verse</c><00:18:45.960><c> 20.</c>

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But<00:18:48.519><c> you</c><00:18:48.740><c> have</c><00:18:48.940><c> not</c><00:18:49.160><c> so</c><00:18:49.440><c> learned</c><00:18:49.660><c> Christ</c>

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if<00:18:50.660><c> indeed</c><00:18:51.059><c> you</c><00:18:51.299><c> have</c><00:18:51.519><c> heard</c><00:18:51.799><c> him</c>

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and<00:18:52.220><c> have</c><00:18:52.460><c> been</c><00:18:52.779><c> taught</c><00:18:53.019><c> by</c><00:18:53.299><c> him</c><00:18:53.740><c> as</c><00:18:54.319><c> the</c><00:18:54.640><c> truth</c><00:18:54.980><c> is</c><00:18:55.259><c> in</c><00:18:55.440><c> Jesus.</c>

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That<00:18:56.440><c> you</c><00:18:56.799><c> put</c><00:18:57.200><c> off</c><00:18:58.140><c> concerning</c><00:18:58.839><c> your</c><00:18:59.240><c> former</c><00:18:59.539><c> conduct</c>

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the<00:19:00.420><c> old</c><00:19:00.819><c> man</c><00:19:01.200><c> which</c><00:19:01.500><c> grows</c><00:19:01.819><c> corrupt</c>

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according<00:19:03.140><c> to</c><00:19:03.519><c> the</c><00:19:03.740><c> deceitfulness</c><00:19:04.440><c> of</c><00:19:04.920><c> lusts.</c>

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So<00:19:06.059><c> it</c><00:19:06.200><c> doesn't</c><00:19:06.579><c> stop</c><00:19:06.940><c> there.</c>

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It<00:19:07.220><c> doesn't</c><00:19:07.519><c> say,</c><00:19:08.259><c> you</c><00:19:08.279><c> know,</c><00:19:08.839><c> put</c><00:19:09.019><c> off</c><00:19:09.259><c> that</c><00:19:09.480><c> old</c><00:19:09.720><c> man.</c>

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That's<00:19:11.440><c> the</c><00:19:11.720><c> start,</c><00:19:11.980><c> verse</c><00:19:12.200><c> 23.</c>

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And<00:19:13.519><c> be</c><00:19:13.920><c> renewed</c><00:19:14.519><c> in</c><00:19:14.819><c> the</c><00:19:15.160><c> spirit</c><00:19:15.420><c> of</c><00:19:15.619><c> your</c><00:19:15.859><c> mind.</c>

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And<00:19:17.099><c> that</c><00:19:17.200><c> you</c><00:19:17.480><c> put</c><00:19:17.700><c> on</c><00:19:17.980><c> the</c><00:19:18.299><c> new</c><00:19:18.519><c> man</c>

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which<00:19:19.480><c> was</c><00:19:19.799><c> created</c><00:19:20.319><c> according</c><00:19:20.819><c> to</c><00:19:21.079><c> God</c>

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and<00:19:21.740><c> true</c><00:19:21.940><c> righteousness</c><00:19:22.500><c> and</c><00:19:23.339><c> holiness.</c>

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Putting<00:19:24.519><c> on</c><00:19:24.779><c> that</c><00:19:25.000><c> new</c><00:19:25.180><c> man,</c><00:19:25.859><c> that</c><00:19:26.200><c> changed</c><00:19:26.700><c> life.</c>

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Please<00:19:31.420><c> turn</c><00:19:31.599><c> to</c><00:19:31.819><c> Colossians</c><00:19:32.319><c> chapter</c><00:19:32.700><c> three.</c>

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Starting<00:19:42.960><c> at</c><00:19:43.140><c> verse</c><00:19:43.279><c> nine.</c>

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I'll<00:19:47.019><c> start</c><00:19:47.160><c> at</c><00:19:47.240><c> verse</c><00:19:47.420><c> eight</c><00:19:47.619><c> actually.</c>

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But<00:19:48.619><c> now</c><00:19:49.000><c> you</c><00:19:49.240><c> yourselves</c><00:19:49.819><c> are</c><00:19:50.099><c> to</c><00:19:50.460><c> put</c><00:19:50.759><c> off</c><00:19:51.079><c> all</c><00:19:51.460><c> these.</c>

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Anger,<00:19:53.400><c> wrath,</c><00:19:54.200><c> malice,</c><00:19:54.859><c> blasphemy,</c>

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filthy<00:19:55.900><c> language</c><00:19:56.440><c> out</c><00:19:56.619><c> of</c><00:19:56.700><c> your</c><00:19:56.920><c> mouth.</c>

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Do<00:19:57.799><c> not</c><00:19:58.079><c> lie</c><00:19:58.339><c> to</c><00:19:58.500><c> one</c><00:19:58.640><c> another</c>

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since<00:19:59.299><c> you</c><00:19:59.519><c> have</c><00:19:59.759><c> put</c><00:20:00.099><c> off</c><00:20:00.339><c> the</c><00:20:00.559><c> old</c><00:20:00.779><c> man</c><00:20:01.019><c> with</c><00:20:01.220><c> his</c><00:20:01.460><c> deeds.</c>

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And<00:20:02.519><c> have</c><00:20:02.859><c> put</c><00:20:03.079><c> on</c><00:20:03.319><c> the</c><00:20:03.539><c> new</c><00:20:03.720><c> man</c><00:20:04.299><c> who</c><00:20:04.640><c> is</c><00:20:05.099><c> renewed</c><00:20:05.559><c> in</c><00:20:05.980><c> knowledge</c>

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according<00:20:07.720><c> to</c><00:20:08.000><c> the</c><00:20:08.180><c> image</c><00:20:08.400><c> of</c><00:20:08.660><c> him</c><00:20:08.900><c> who</c><00:20:09.180><c> created</c><00:20:09.619><c> him.</c>

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Where<00:20:10.700><c> there</c><00:20:11.680><c> is</c><00:20:11.779><c> neither</c><00:20:12.140><c> Greek</c><00:20:12.680><c> nor</c><00:20:12.960><c> Jews,</c>

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circumcised<00:20:14.059><c> nor</c><00:20:14.279><c> uncircumcised,</c>

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barbarian,<00:20:16.119><c> sentient,</c><00:20:16.599><c> slave</c><00:20:16.700><c> nor</c><00:20:16.980><c> free,</c>

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but<00:20:17.819><c> Christ</c><00:20:18.180><c> is</c><00:20:18.480><c> all</c><00:20:18.700><c> and</c><00:20:18.920><c> in</c><00:20:19.119><c> all.</c>

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So<00:20:21.220><c> is</c><00:20:21.359><c> that</c><00:20:21.660><c> relevant</c><00:20:22.019><c> to</c><00:20:22.299><c> us?</c>

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Or<00:20:23.059><c> have</c><00:20:23.220><c> we</c><00:20:23.380><c> made</c><00:20:23.579><c> the</c><00:20:23.859><c> complete</c><00:20:24.140><c> change?</c>

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Could<00:20:25.599><c> any</c><00:20:25.819><c> of</c><00:20:25.940><c> us</c><00:20:26.059><c> ever</c><00:20:26.299><c> say,</c><00:20:26.500><c> you</c><00:20:26.599><c> know</c><00:20:26.799><c> what?</c>

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Repentance,<00:20:28.460><c> metanoia</c><00:20:28.980><c> is</c><00:20:29.339><c> no</c><00:20:29.599><c> longer</c><00:20:29.920><c> relevant</c>

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because<00:20:31.200><c> I</c><00:20:31.460><c> have</c><00:20:31.920><c> perfectly</c><00:20:33.059><c> incorporated</c><00:20:34.319><c> God</c><00:20:34.680><c> into</c><00:20:34.940><c> my</c><00:20:35.180><c> life.</c>

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Of<00:20:36.799><c> course</c><00:20:37.059><c> we</c><00:20:37.299><c> would</c><00:20:37.559><c> never</c><00:20:37.799><c> say</c><00:20:38.059><c> that.</c>

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Metanoia<00:20:39.900><c> is</c><00:20:40.380><c> a</c><00:20:40.720><c> process</c><00:20:41.279><c> that</c><00:20:41.640><c> continues</c>

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from<00:20:43.200><c> the</c><00:20:44.000><c> before</c><00:20:44.259><c> we're</c><00:20:44.619><c> baptized</c><00:20:45.240><c> up</c><00:20:45.799><c> to</c><00:20:46.000><c> the</c><00:20:46.400><c> day</c><00:20:46.640><c> of</c><00:20:46.819><c> our</c><00:20:47.019><c> death.</c>

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We're<00:20:47.940><c> constantly</c><00:20:48.460><c> trying</c><00:20:48.900><c> to</c><00:20:49.140><c> take</c><00:20:49.339><c> on</c><00:20:49.759><c> that</c><00:20:50.119><c> mind</c><00:20:50.380><c> of</c><00:20:50.539><c> Christ.</c>

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Now<00:20:54.680><c> just</c><00:20:54.880><c> for</c><00:20:55.119><c> the</c><00:20:55.480><c> last</c><00:20:55.900><c> portion</c><00:20:56.319><c> of</c><00:20:56.519><c> this</c><00:20:56.779><c> exhortation,</c>

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I<00:20:57.400><c> wanna</c><00:20:57.640><c> consider</c><00:20:58.359><c> quickly</c><00:20:58.960><c> the</c><00:20:59.299><c> second</c><00:20:59.559><c> part</c><00:20:59.839><c> of</c><00:21:00.000><c> what</c><00:21:00.160><c> John</c><00:21:00.440><c> said.</c>

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John<00:21:02.279><c> said,</c><00:21:03.140><c> repent</c><00:21:03.160><c> for</c><00:21:03.619><c> the</c><00:21:03.980><c> kingdom</c><00:21:04.420><c> of</c><00:21:04.900><c> heaven</c><00:21:05.180><c> is</c><00:21:05.460><c> at</c><00:21:05.759><c> hand.</c>

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So<00:21:09.640><c> there's</c><00:21:09.900><c> a</c><00:21:10.099><c> connection</c><00:21:10.359><c> there.</c>

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Why<00:21:11.680><c> are</c><00:21:11.940><c> we</c><00:21:12.740><c> changing</c><00:21:13.240><c> our</c><00:21:13.559><c> lives,</c><00:21:13.960><c> our</c><00:21:14.240><c> minds?</c>

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It's<00:21:15.940><c> because</c><00:21:16.259><c> the</c><00:21:16.579><c> kingdom</c><00:21:17.000><c> of</c><00:21:17.400><c> heaven</c><00:21:17.700><c> is</c><00:21:18.059><c> at</c><00:21:18.380><c> hand.</c>

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repent<00:21:28.519><c> for</c><00:21:28.779><c> the</c><00:21:29.039><c> kingdom</c><00:21:29.579><c> of</c><00:21:30.099><c> heaven</c><00:21:30.319><c> is</c><00:21:30.519><c> at</c><00:21:30.759><c> hand.</c>

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and<00:21:33.900><c> it's</c><00:21:34.480><c> a</c><00:21:34.559><c> scary</c><00:21:34.839><c> thought.</c>

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Oh,<00:21:44.099><c> I</c><00:21:44.200><c> better</c><00:21:44.500><c> change</c><00:21:45.019><c> things</c><00:21:45.380><c> because</c><00:21:45.700><c> I</c><00:21:46.599><c> don't</c><00:21:46.720><c> wanna</c><00:21:46.880><c> die</c>

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and<00:21:47.460><c> be</c><00:21:47.700><c> destroyed.</c>

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our<00:21:54.819><c> way</c><00:21:54.920><c> of</c><00:21:55.240><c> thinking</c><00:21:55.559><c> and</c><00:21:56.380><c> then</c><00:21:56.559><c> get</c><00:21:56.799><c> excited</c>

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because<00:21:58.259><c> the</c><00:21:58.619><c> kingdom</c><00:21:59.039><c> of</c><00:21:59.440><c> God</c><00:21:59.680><c> is</c><00:21:59.900><c> at</c><00:22:00.119><c> hand.</c>

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It's<00:22:01.339><c> around</c><00:22:01.619><c> the</c><00:22:01.920><c> corner.</c>

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It's<00:22:03.380><c> not</c><00:22:03.640><c> something</c><00:22:03.920><c> to</c><00:22:04.160><c> be</c><00:22:04.339><c> afraid</c><00:22:04.599><c> of.</c>

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if<00:22:09.859><c> we're</c><00:22:10.240><c> working</c><00:22:10.559><c> on</c><00:22:10.819><c> it</c><00:22:10.980><c> and</c><00:22:11.380><c> struggling</c><00:22:11.880><c> with</c><00:22:12.200><c> it,</c>

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the<00:22:13.759><c> kingdom</c><00:22:14.039><c> isn't</c><00:22:14.339><c> something</c><00:22:14.700><c> that</c><00:22:14.900><c> we</c><00:22:15.220><c> fear.</c>

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It's<00:22:15.900><c> something</c><00:22:16.200><c> that</c><00:22:16.400><c> we</c><00:22:16.539><c> are</c><00:22:16.839><c> so</c><00:22:17.119><c> excited</c><00:22:17.599><c> about</c>

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because<00:22:18.779><c> that's</c><00:22:19.259><c> when</c><00:22:19.640><c> we're</c><00:22:20.220><c> going</c><00:22:20.420><c> to</c><00:22:20.579><c> be</c><00:22:20.799><c> complete.</c>

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We<00:22:24.799><c> will</c><00:22:24.980><c> be</c><00:22:25.180><c> able</c><00:22:25.339><c> to</c><00:22:25.660><c> serve</c><00:22:25.839><c> God</c><00:22:26.119><c> with</c><00:22:26.480><c> all</c><00:22:26.799><c> of</c><00:22:26.940><c> our</c><00:22:27.160><c> heart,</c>

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that<00:22:32.380><c> change</c><00:22:32.839><c> of</c><00:22:33.039><c> who</c><00:22:33.299><c> we</c><00:22:33.480><c> are.</c>

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And<00:22:36.660><c> throughout</c><00:22:37.119><c> the</c><00:22:37.380><c> Bible,</c><00:22:37.700><c> people</c><00:22:38.140><c> viewed</c><00:22:38.480><c> it</c>

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in<00:22:38.859><c> those</c><00:22:39.160><c> two</c><00:22:39.339><c> ways.</c>

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and<00:22:43.559><c> getting</c><00:22:43.779><c> excited</c><00:22:44.400><c> about</c><00:22:44.680><c> it,</c>

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or<00:22:45.380><c> it</c><00:22:45.640><c> was,</c><00:22:46.279><c> you</c><00:22:46.380><c> know</c><00:22:46.539><c> what,</c><00:22:46.880><c> he's</c><00:22:47.240><c> delayed</c><00:22:47.720><c> his</c><00:22:48.039><c> coming.</c>

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He's<00:22:50.160><c> delayed</c><00:22:50.400><c> his</c><00:22:50.680><c> coming.</c>

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Let's<00:22:52.220><c> go</c><00:22:52.440><c> back</c><00:22:52.779><c> to</c><00:22:53.059><c> our</c><00:22:53.299><c> old</c><00:22:53.500><c> way</c><00:22:53.680><c> of</c><00:22:53.880><c> life.</c>

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we<00:23:00.140><c> know</c><00:23:00.420><c> the</c><00:23:00.640><c> verses.</c>

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I'll<00:23:01.299><c> just</c><00:23:01.740><c> read</c><00:23:02.000><c> through</c><00:23:02.200><c> them.</c>

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It<00:23:04.500><c> says,</c><00:23:05.220><c> they</c><00:23:05.220><c> began</c><00:23:05.700><c> to</c><00:23:06.000><c> beat</c><00:23:06.240><c> their</c><00:23:06.539><c> fellow</c><00:23:06.880><c> servants.</c>

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They<00:23:07.960><c> would</c><00:23:08.200><c> eat</c><00:23:08.640><c> and</c><00:23:09.059><c> drink</c><00:23:09.720><c> and</c><00:23:10.140><c> become</c><00:23:10.420><c> drunken.</c>

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In<00:23:11.880><c> Matthew</c><00:23:12.200><c> 25,</c><00:23:12.819><c> the</c><00:23:12.960><c> virgin</c><00:23:13.279><c> slept</c><00:23:13.799><c> when</c><00:23:14.400><c> he</c><00:23:14.640><c> delayed</c><00:23:14.819><c> his</c><00:23:15.119><c> coming.</c>

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down<00:23:19.339><c> the</c><00:23:19.559><c> mountain,</c><00:23:21.259><c> the</c><00:23:21.460><c> people</c><00:23:21.720><c> sat</c><00:23:21.980><c> down</c><00:23:22.259><c> to</c><00:23:22.420><c> eat</c><00:23:22.660><c> and</c><00:23:22.940><c> drink</c>

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and<00:23:23.539><c> rose</c><00:23:23.779><c> up</c><00:23:24.079><c> to</c><00:23:24.319><c> play.</c>

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there<00:23:28.680><c> are</c><00:23:28.880><c> those</c><00:23:29.160><c> who</c><00:23:29.359><c> will</c><00:23:29.720><c> mock</c><00:23:30.119><c> the</c><00:23:30.619><c> delay</c><00:23:31.039><c> of</c><00:23:31.259><c> his</c><00:23:31.539><c> coming.</c>

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Do<00:23:38.500><c> we</c><00:23:39.160><c> behave</c><00:23:39.680><c> that</c><00:23:39.940><c> way?</c>

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Or<00:23:42.240><c> do</c><00:23:42.400><c> we</c><00:23:42.500><c> get</c><00:23:42.700><c> excited</c><00:23:43.319><c> about</c><00:23:43.700><c> the</c><00:23:43.920><c> day</c><00:23:44.140><c> of</c><00:23:44.519><c> that</c><00:23:44.779><c> coming?</c>

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There<00:23:46.059><c> are</c><00:23:46.220><c> those</c><00:23:46.519><c> who</c><00:23:46.799><c> said,</c><00:23:47.400><c> it's</c><00:23:47.539><c> at</c><00:23:47.819><c> hand,</c><00:23:48.140><c> it's</c><00:23:48.420><c> approaching.</c>

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And<00:23:49.680><c> so</c><00:23:49.799><c> what</c><00:23:49.940><c> did</c><00:23:50.079><c> they</c><00:23:50.279><c> do?</c>

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They<00:23:50.720><c> lived</c><00:23:51.180><c> metanoia.</c>

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In<00:23:52.059><c> Ephesians</c><00:23:52.500><c> five,</c><00:23:52.920><c> verse</c><00:23:53.119><c> 15,</c><00:23:53.539><c> it</c><00:23:53.700><c> says</c><00:23:53.799><c> they</c><00:23:54.000><c> walked</c><00:23:54.380><c> wisely</c>

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because<00:23:55.240><c> they</c><00:23:55.519><c> knew</c><00:23:55.880><c> that</c><00:23:56.400><c> day</c><00:23:56.599><c> was</c><00:23:56.900><c> approaching.</c>

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In<00:24:02.259><c> Colossians</c><00:24:02.700><c> four,</c><00:24:03.039><c> verse</c><00:24:03.180><c> two,</c>

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they're<00:24:03.740><c> praying</c><00:24:04.180><c> with</c><00:24:04.539><c> thanksgiving.</c>

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In<00:24:06.079><c> First</c><00:24:06.299><c> Timothy</c><00:24:06.640><c> five,</c><00:24:07.119><c> verse</c><00:24:07.259><c> 17,</c>

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they're<00:24:08.539><c> laboring</c><00:24:09.079><c> and</c><00:24:09.339><c> preaching</c><00:24:09.799><c> and</c><00:24:10.099><c> teaching.</c>

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In<00:24:11.200><c> First</c><00:24:11.440><c> Peter</c><00:24:11.680><c> five,</c><00:24:12.079><c> verse</c><00:24:12.359><c> two,</c>

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they're<00:24:13.000><c> shepherding</c><00:24:13.380><c> the</c><00:24:13.640><c> flock,</c>

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not<00:24:14.339><c> because</c><00:24:14.599><c> they're</c><00:24:14.880><c> afraid</c><00:24:15.259><c> of</c><00:24:15.380><c> what's</c><00:24:15.619><c> going</c><00:24:15.779><c> to</c><00:24:15.980><c> happen</c>

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to<00:24:16.400><c> them,</c>

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but<00:24:17.119><c> because</c><00:24:17.460><c> they're</c><00:24:17.819><c> excited</c><00:24:18.279><c> about</c><00:24:18.579><c> their</c><00:24:19.079><c> king</c><00:24:19.539><c> finally</c><00:24:20.160><c> coming.</c>

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There's<00:24:23.519><c> a</c><00:24:23.759><c> group</c><00:24:23.920><c> of</c><00:24:24.220><c> people</c><00:24:24.460><c> who</c><00:24:24.720><c> can't</c><00:24:25.200><c> find</c><00:24:25.619><c> any</c><00:24:26.119><c> room</c>

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for<00:24:27.099><c> change,</c><00:24:28.099><c> a</c><00:24:28.400><c> change</c><00:24:28.660><c> of</c><00:24:28.980><c> mind,</c><00:24:29.740><c> metanoia.</c>

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Cain<00:24:32.039><c> was</c><00:24:32.279><c> given</c><00:24:32.480><c> this</c><00:24:32.740><c> option.</c>

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The<00:24:33.880><c> Lord</c><00:24:34.220><c> said</c><00:24:34.460><c> to</c><00:24:34.660><c> Cain,</c><00:24:35.279><c> why</c><00:24:35.279><c> are</c><00:24:35.480><c> you</c><00:24:35.660><c> angry</c>

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and<00:24:36.299><c> why</c><00:24:36.579><c> has</c><00:24:36.799><c> your</c><00:24:37.000><c> face</c><00:24:37.279><c> fallen?</c>

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If<00:24:38.680><c> you</c><00:24:39.079><c> do</c><00:24:39.420><c> well,</c><00:24:41.039><c> will</c><00:24:41.200><c> you</c><00:24:41.359><c> not</c><00:24:41.519><c> be</c><00:24:41.799><c> accepted?</c>

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And<00:24:43.359><c> if</c><00:24:43.500><c> you</c><00:24:43.720><c> do</c><00:24:43.920><c> not</c><00:24:44.279><c> well,</c><00:24:44.920><c> sin</c><00:24:45.019><c> is</c><00:24:45.299><c> crouching</c><00:24:45.700><c> at</c><00:24:45.920><c> the</c><00:24:46.099><c> door.</c>

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Its<00:24:47.240><c> desire</c><00:24:47.599><c> is</c><00:24:47.839><c> for</c><00:24:48.059><c> you,</c><00:24:48.339><c> but</c><00:24:48.519><c> you</c><00:24:48.779><c> must</c><00:24:49.119><c> rule</c><00:24:49.460><c> over</c><00:24:49.799><c> it.</c>

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It<00:24:51.779><c> says</c><00:24:51.980><c> the</c><00:24:52.200><c> Pharisees</c><00:24:52.839><c> found</c><00:24:53.119><c> no</c><00:24:53.740><c> room</c>

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for<00:24:54.339><c> repentance</c><00:24:54.819><c> in</c><00:24:55.039><c> their</c><00:24:55.259><c> hearts.</c>

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And<00:24:56.240><c> what's</c><00:24:57.059><c> the</c><00:24:57.400><c> commentary</c><00:24:57.859><c> on</c><00:24:58.079><c> them?</c>

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It<00:24:58.400><c> says</c><00:24:58.599><c> they</c><00:24:58.819><c> rejected</c><00:24:59.619><c> the</c><00:24:59.960><c> purpose</c><00:25:00.380><c> of</c><00:25:00.680><c> God</c><00:25:00.940><c> for</c><00:25:01.220><c> them.</c>

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That's<00:25:03.359><c> an</c><00:25:03.579><c> interesting</c><00:25:03.900><c> statement.</c>

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God<00:25:04.799><c> has</c><00:25:05.039><c> a</c><00:25:05.160><c> purpose</c><00:25:05.500><c> for</c><00:25:05.859><c> everyone</c><00:25:06.180><c> in</c><00:25:06.380><c> this</c><00:25:06.640><c> room.</c>

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Do<00:25:07.259><c> we</c><00:25:07.500><c> accept</c><00:25:07.859><c> it</c><00:25:08.059><c> and</c><00:25:08.160><c> get</c><00:25:08.380><c> excited</c><00:25:08.900><c> about</c><00:25:09.160><c> it</c><00:25:09.380><c> or</c><00:25:09.460><c> do</c><00:25:09.660><c> we</c><00:25:09.819><c> reject</c><00:25:10.200><c> it?</c>

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No,<00:25:11.039><c> God.</c>

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A<00:25:12.299><c> life</c><00:25:12.599><c> eternally</c><00:25:13.200><c> in</c><00:25:13.319><c> your</c><00:25:13.539><c> kingdom,</c><00:25:14.440><c> it's</c><00:25:14.819><c> not</c><00:25:15.000><c> for</c><00:25:15.180><c> me.</c>

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What<00:25:17.859><c> is</c><00:25:18.180><c> God's</c><00:25:18.740><c> will</c><00:25:18.980><c> for</c><00:25:19.259><c> us?</c>

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In<00:25:21.359><c> Second</c><00:25:21.640><c> Peter,</c><00:25:22.559><c> chapter</c><00:25:22.940><c> three,</c><00:25:23.279><c> verse</c><00:25:23.460><c> nine,</c>

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verse<00:25:37.340><c> 12.</c>

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Second<00:25:38.640><c> Peter,</c><00:25:39.119><c> three,</c><00:25:39.519><c> verse</c><00:25:39.799><c> nine</c><00:25:40.380><c> through</c><00:25:40.660><c> 12.</c>

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The<00:25:43.240><c> Lord</c><00:25:43.480><c> is</c><00:25:43.720><c> not</c><00:25:44.039><c> slack</c><00:25:44.900><c> concerning</c><00:25:45.740><c> his</c><00:25:46.039><c> promise,</c>

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as<00:25:46.839><c> some</c><00:25:47.119><c> count</c><00:25:47.400><c> slackness,</c><00:25:48.559><c> but</c><00:25:48.740><c> is</c><00:25:48.940><c> long</c><00:25:49.200><c>-suffering</c><00:25:49.599><c> toward</c><00:25:49.920><c> us,</c>

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not<00:25:50.420><c> willing</c><00:25:50.700><c> that</c><00:25:51.119><c> any</c><00:25:51.380><c> should</c><00:25:51.640><c> perish,</c>

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but<00:25:52.740><c> that</c><00:25:53.039><c> all</c><00:25:53.420><c> should</c><00:25:53.640><c> come</c><00:25:54.000><c> to</c><00:25:54.240><c> repentance,</c>

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to<00:25:55.099><c> metanoia,</c><00:25:55.759><c> to</c><00:25:55.880><c> that</c><00:25:56.140><c> change</c><00:25:56.599><c> of</c><00:25:57.279><c> mind.</c>

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But<00:25:58.240><c> the</c><00:25:58.400><c> day</c><00:25:58.579><c> of</c><00:25:58.720><c> the</c><00:25:58.880><c> Lord</c><00:25:59.059><c> will</c><00:25:59.339><c> come</c><00:25:59.619><c> as</c><00:25:59.819><c> a</c><00:25:59.960><c> thief</c><00:26:00.099><c> in</c><00:26:00.279><c> the</c><00:26:00.420><c> night,</c>

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in<00:26:01.380><c> which</c><00:26:01.599><c> the</c><00:26:01.880><c> heavens</c><00:26:02.099><c> will</c><00:26:02.380><c> pass</c><00:26:02.720><c> away</c><00:26:02.960><c> with</c><00:26:03.180><c> a</c><00:26:03.400><c> great</c><00:26:03.559><c> noise</c>

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and<00:26:04.259><c> the</c><00:26:04.559><c> elements</c><00:26:04.900><c> will</c><00:26:05.240><c> melt</c><00:26:05.420><c> with</c><00:26:05.740><c> fervent</c><00:26:05.980><c> heat.</c>

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Both<00:26:07.240><c> the</c><00:26:07.480><c> earth</c><00:26:07.680><c> and</c><00:26:07.859><c> the</c><00:26:08.059><c> works</c><00:26:08.420><c> that</c><00:26:08.740><c> are</c><00:26:08.900><c> in</c><00:26:09.019><c> it</c>

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will<00:26:09.420><c> be</c><00:26:09.660><c> burned</c><00:26:09.880><c> up.</c>

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Therefore,<00:26:11.819><c> since</c><00:26:12.099><c> all</c><00:26:12.380><c> these</c><00:26:12.619><c> things</c><00:26:12.839><c> will</c><00:26:13.059><c> be</c><00:26:13.200><c> dissolved,</c>

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what<00:26:14.240><c> manner</c><00:26:14.539><c> of</c><00:26:14.799><c> persons</c><00:26:15.160><c> ought</c><00:26:15.420><c> you</c><00:26:15.619><c> to</c><00:26:15.839><c> be?</c>

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And<00:26:18.400><c> holy</c><00:26:18.740><c> conduct</c><00:26:19.299><c> and</c><00:26:19.900><c> godliness.</c>

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Now<00:26:21.460><c> look</c><00:26:21.779><c> at</c><00:26:22.019><c> verse</c><00:26:22.279><c> 12.</c>

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Looking<00:26:24.259><c> for</c><00:26:25.160><c> and</c><00:26:25.779><c> hastening</c><00:26:26.660><c> the</c><00:26:27.920><c> coming</c><00:26:28.279><c> of</c><00:26:28.539><c> the</c><00:26:28.680><c> day</c><00:26:28.880><c> of</c><00:26:29.099><c> God.</c>

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We're<00:26:31.119><c> not</c><00:26:31.440><c> dreading</c><00:26:31.839><c> it.</c>

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We're<00:26:32.140><c> not</c><00:26:32.339><c> like,</c><00:26:33.019><c> oh,</c><00:26:34.220><c> you</c><00:26:34.279><c> know,</c><00:26:34.660><c> it's</c><00:26:35.099><c> coming</c><00:26:35.339><c> and</c><00:26:35.500><c> I'm</c><00:26:35.700><c> not</c><00:26:35.880><c> doing,</c>

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we're<00:26:36.640><c> excited</c><00:26:37.140><c> about</c><00:26:37.440><c> it.</c>

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We're<00:26:38.279><c> hastening</c><00:26:38.779><c> it,</c><00:26:38.980><c> we're</c><00:26:39.279><c> praying</c><00:26:39.619><c> about</c><00:26:39.940><c> it.</c>

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So<00:26:43.180><c> let</c><00:26:43.319><c> us</c><00:26:43.500><c> make</c><00:26:43.920><c> repentance</c><00:26:44.539><c> or</c><00:26:44.880><c> metanoia</c><00:26:46.200><c> relevant</c><00:26:46.880><c> in</c><00:26:47.160><c> our</c><00:26:47.380><c> lives.</c>

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Let's<00:26:48.420><c> produce</c><00:26:48.900><c> fruit</c><00:26:49.220><c> in</c><00:26:49.539><c> keeping</c><00:26:49.880><c> with</c><00:26:50.680><c> metanoia,</c>

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with<00:26:51.740><c> repentance,</c><00:26:52.539><c> and</c><00:26:52.799><c> continue</c><00:26:53.259><c> the</c><00:26:53.480><c> process</c>

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of<00:26:54.240><c> changing</c><00:26:54.539><c> our</c><00:26:54.859><c> mind</c><00:26:55.099><c> and</c><00:26:55.279><c> our</c><00:26:55.500><c> hearts</c>

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to<00:26:56.279><c> be</c><00:26:56.480><c> more</c><00:26:56.740><c> like</c><00:26:56.960><c> our</c><00:26:57.160><c> heavenly</c><00:26:57.539><c> fathers.</c>

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I'm<00:26:59.579><c> just</c><00:26:59.759><c> gonna</c><00:26:59.920><c> close</c><00:27:00.240><c> with</c><00:27:00.460><c> Romans</c><00:27:00.779><c> 13,</c><00:27:01.500><c> verses</c><00:27:01.740><c> 11</c><00:27:02.119><c> through</c><00:27:02.339><c> 14.</c>

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Besides<00:27:05.099><c> this,</c><00:27:05.539><c> you</c><00:27:05.539><c> know</c><00:27:05.779><c> the</c><00:27:06.079><c> time</c><00:27:06.460><c> that</c><00:27:06.660><c> our</c><00:27:06.940><c> hour</c><00:27:07.200><c> has</c><00:27:07.519><c> come</c>

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for<00:27:07.940><c> you</c><00:27:08.140><c> to</c><00:27:08.400><c> wake</c><00:27:08.619><c> from</c><00:27:08.960><c> sleep,</c>

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for<00:27:09.779><c> salvation</c><00:27:10.460><c> is</c><00:27:11.019><c> nearer</c><00:27:11.539><c> to</c><00:27:11.700><c> us</c><00:27:12.059><c> now</c>

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than<00:27:13.000><c> when</c><00:27:13.240><c> we</c><00:27:13.440><c> first</c><00:27:13.759><c> believed.</c>

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The<00:27:15.240><c> night</c><00:27:15.559><c> is</c><00:27:15.960><c> far</c><00:27:16.220><c> gone,</c><00:27:16.720><c> the</c><00:27:16.980><c> day</c><00:27:17.200><c> is</c><00:27:17.420><c> at</c><00:27:17.660><c> hand,</c>

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so<00:27:18.259><c> then</c><00:27:18.640><c> let</c><00:27:18.940><c> us</c><00:27:19.259><c> cast</c><00:27:19.640><c> off</c><00:27:19.940><c> the</c><00:27:20.220><c> works</c><00:27:20.460><c> of</c><00:27:20.720><c> darkness</c>

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and<00:27:21.380><c> put</c><00:27:21.579><c> on</c><00:27:21.839><c> the</c><00:27:22.119><c> armor</c><00:27:22.359><c> of</c><00:27:22.640><c> light.</c>

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Let<00:27:23.480><c> us</c><00:27:23.680><c> walk</c><00:27:24.019><c> properly,</c><00:27:24.759><c> as</c><00:27:24.900><c> in</c><00:27:25.079><c> the</c><00:27:25.259><c> daytime,</c>

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not<00:27:26.680><c> in</c><00:27:27.019><c> orgies</c><00:27:27.420><c> and</c><00:27:27.740><c> drunkenness,</c>

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not<00:27:28.480><c> in</c><00:27:28.839><c> sexual</c><00:27:29.180><c> immorality</c><00:27:29.799><c> or</c><00:27:30.079><c> sensuality,</c>

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not<00:27:31.539><c> in</c><00:27:31.920><c> quarreling</c><00:27:32.380><c> and</c><00:27:32.619><c> jealousy,</c>

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but<00:27:34.180><c> put</c><00:27:34.519><c> on</c><00:27:35.519><c> the</c><00:27:35.940><c> Lord</c><00:27:36.240><c> Jesus</c><00:27:36.680><c> Christ</c>

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and<00:27:38.140><c> make</c><00:27:38.339><c> no</c><00:27:38.660><c> provisions</c><00:27:39.059><c> for</c><00:27:39.299><c> the</c><00:27:39.559><c> flesh</c>

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to<00:27:40.180><c> gratify</c><00:27:41.220><c> its</c><00:27:41.460><c> desires.</c>