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he<00:27:09.430><c> says</c><00:27:09.569><c> watch</c><00:27:10.210><c> and</c><00:27:10.869><c> pray</c><00:27:11.170><c> they're</c><00:27:11.430><c> the</c>

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two<00:27:11.670><c> two</c><00:27:12.190><c> key</c><00:27:12.390><c> elements</c><00:27:12.690><c> that</c><00:27:12.829><c> we've</c><00:27:13.029><c> looked</c><00:27:13.130><c> at</c><00:27:13.349><c> so</c><00:27:13.650><c> far</c><00:27:14.430><c> for</c>

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key<00:27:18.890><c> element</c><00:27:19.109><c> of</c><00:27:19.369><c> course</c><00:27:19.569><c> is</c><00:27:19.930><c> participation</c><00:27:20.710><c> prayer</c><00:27:21.269><c> and</c><00:27:22.130><c> and</c>

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persistence<00:27:23.150><c> are</c><00:27:23.450><c> important</c><00:27:23.970><c> but</c><00:27:24.789><c> the</c><00:27:25.009><c> other</c>

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ingredient<00:27:25.690><c> that</c><00:27:25.849><c> is</c><00:27:26.029><c> required</c><00:27:26.390><c> for</c><00:27:26.569><c> us</c><00:27:26.769><c> all</c><00:27:27.089><c> to</c><00:27:27.430><c> come</c><00:27:27.609><c> through</c><00:27:27.789><c> the</c><00:27:28.029><c> storms</c><00:27:28.250><c> of</c>

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life<00:27:28.869><c> is</c><00:27:29.670><c> participation</c><00:27:30.450><c> and</c>

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tries<00:27:35.990><c> to</c><00:27:36.150><c> get</c><00:27:36.250><c> out</c><00:27:36.430><c> of</c><00:27:36.529><c> the</c><00:27:36.710><c> boat</c><00:27:36.849><c> and</c><00:27:37.009><c> he</c><00:27:37.369><c> actually</c><00:27:37.769><c> attempts</c>

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to<00:27:38.210><c> do</c><00:27:38.289><c> the</c><00:27:38.509><c> impossible</c><00:27:38.970><c> himself</c><00:27:39.730><c> verse</c><00:27:40.349><c> 28</c>

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says<00:27:41.470><c> Peter</c><00:27:41.990><c> answered</c><00:27:42.329><c> him</c><00:27:42.529><c> and</c><00:27:42.609><c> said</c><00:27:42.950><c> lord</c><00:27:43.650><c> if</c><00:27:44.089><c> it</c><00:27:44.230><c> be</c><00:27:44.349><c> thou</c>

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bid<00:27:44.809><c> me</c><00:27:45.069><c> come</c><00:27:45.910><c> bid</c><00:27:46.349><c> me</c><00:27:47.190><c> come</c><00:27:47.730><c> unto</c><00:27:48.109><c> thee</c><00:27:48.670><c> on</c><00:27:49.230><c> the</c><00:27:49.529><c> water</c>

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it's<00:27:51.349><c> a</c><00:27:51.490><c> fairly</c><00:27:51.690><c> courageous</c><00:27:52.369><c> approach</c><00:27:53.289><c> but</c><00:27:54.289><c> probably</c><00:27:54.809><c> not</c><00:27:55.069><c> really</c><00:27:55.369><c> a</c>

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wise<00:27:55.970><c> one</c><00:27:56.490><c> you</c><00:27:56.809><c> see</c><00:27:56.930><c> the</c><00:27:57.089><c> emphasis</c><00:27:57.410><c> on</c><00:27:57.609><c> the</c>

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me<00:27:58.329><c> if</c><00:27:59.309><c> thou</c><00:28:00.130><c> wilt</c><00:28:00.549><c> bid</c><00:28:01.009><c> me</c><00:28:01.609><c> to</c><00:28:01.849><c> come</c><00:28:02.069><c> to</c><00:28:02.250><c> thee</c><00:28:02.410><c> on</c><00:28:02.589><c> the</c><00:28:02.789><c> water</c>

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courageous<00:28:03.569><c> approach</c><00:28:04.009><c> but</c><00:28:04.230><c> maybe</c><00:28:04.509><c> not</c>

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too<00:28:05.490><c> wise</c><00:28:05.849><c> because</c><00:28:06.430><c> sometimes</c><00:28:06.890><c> we</c><00:28:07.289><c> think</c><00:28:07.549><c> brothers</c><00:28:07.829><c> and</c><00:28:08.069><c> sisters</c><00:28:08.650><c> that</c>

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we<00:28:09.450><c> can</c><00:28:09.650><c> do</c><00:28:09.910><c> great</c><00:28:10.250><c> things</c><00:28:10.829><c> and</c><00:28:11.750><c> we</c>

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overestimate<00:28:12.910><c> our</c><00:28:13.250><c> faith</c><00:28:13.589><c> and</c><00:28:14.549><c> we</c><00:28:14.789><c> underestimate</c><00:28:15.309><c> the</c><00:28:15.569><c> dangers</c><00:28:15.890><c> that</c>

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that<00:28:16.329><c> can</c><00:28:16.829><c> impact</c><00:28:17.309><c> upon</c><00:28:17.690><c> others</c>

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we<00:28:19.210><c> think</c><00:28:19.589><c> of</c><00:28:19.930><c> our</c><00:28:20.109><c> own</c><00:28:20.269><c> ability</c><00:28:20.730><c> we</c><00:28:21.069><c> think</c><00:28:21.190><c> of</c><00:28:21.329><c> what</c><00:28:21.509><c> we</c><00:28:21.730><c> can</c>

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do<00:28:22.309><c> and</c><00:28:23.190><c> we</c><00:28:23.410><c> think</c><00:28:23.990><c> we're</c><00:28:24.490><c> not</c><00:28:24.670><c> too</c><00:28:24.890><c> concerned</c><00:28:25.269><c> about</c>

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how<00:28:25.730><c> that</c><00:28:25.869><c> will</c><00:28:26.069><c> affect</c><00:28:26.390><c> others</c><00:28:26.769><c> and</c><00:28:27.430><c> sometimes</c><00:28:27.769><c> we</c><00:28:27.910><c> can</c><00:28:28.069><c> put</c>

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others<00:28:28.430><c> in</c><00:28:28.690><c> physical</c><00:28:29.029><c> or</c><00:28:29.309><c> spiritual</c><00:28:29.750><c> danger</c>

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by<00:28:31.789><c> trying</c><00:28:32.049><c> to</c><00:28:32.289><c> portray</c><00:28:32.730><c> how</c><00:28:33.109><c> wonderful</c><00:28:33.430><c> and</c><00:28:33.750><c> how</c><00:28:34.029><c> courageous</c>

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our<00:28:34.710><c> faith</c><00:28:34.869><c> is</c><00:28:35.109><c> and</c><00:28:35.369><c> you</c><00:28:35.450><c> can</c><00:28:35.589><c> imagine</c>

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the<00:28:36.089><c> disciples</c><00:28:36.490><c> as</c><00:28:36.670><c> they're</c><00:28:36.930><c> busy</c><00:28:37.130><c> rowing</c><00:28:37.509><c> away</c><00:28:37.750><c> trying</c><00:28:38.009><c> to</c><00:28:38.230><c> control</c><00:28:38.509><c> this</c><00:28:38.829><c> craft</c><00:28:39.049><c> in</c><00:28:39.210><c> the</c><00:28:39.269><c> middle</c><00:28:39.369><c> of</c><00:28:39.549><c> a</c><00:28:39.710><c> storm</c>

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Peter<00:28:40.490><c> gets</c><00:28:40.690><c> up</c><00:28:40.869><c> and</c><00:28:40.990><c> he</c><00:28:41.150><c> jumps</c><00:28:41.369><c> out</c><00:28:41.549><c> of</c><00:28:41.670><c> the</c><00:28:41.869><c> boat</c><00:28:42.170><c> and</c><00:28:42.849><c> you</c><00:28:42.990><c> think</c><00:28:43.170><c> well</c><00:28:43.589><c> what's</c><00:28:44.009><c> all</c><00:28:44.490><c> of</c>

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a<00:28:44.769><c> sudden</c><00:28:44.890><c> there's</c>

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one<00:28:45.329><c> omen</c><00:28:45.569><c> gone</c><00:28:45.809><c> the</c><00:28:46.029><c> boat's</c><00:28:46.349><c> unbalanced</c><00:28:46.710><c> they're</c><00:28:46.910><c> not</c><00:28:47.049><c> quite</c>

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sure<00:28:47.430><c> what's</c><00:28:47.809><c> going</c><00:28:48.009><c> on</c><00:28:48.329><c> what</c><00:28:48.769><c> could</c><00:28:48.910><c> they</c><00:28:49.190><c> do</c>

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us<00:29:00.269><c> to</c><00:29:00.410><c> do</c><00:29:00.490><c> the</c><00:29:00.710><c> impossible</c><00:29:01.089><c> in</c><00:29:01.269><c> the</c><00:29:01.450><c> storms</c><00:29:01.690><c> of</c><00:29:01.970><c> life</c>

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he<00:29:02.769><c> doesn't</c><00:29:03.130><c> ask</c><00:29:03.470><c> us</c><00:29:03.650><c> to</c><00:29:03.869><c> jump</c><00:29:04.109><c> out</c><00:29:04.309><c> of</c><00:29:04.390><c> the</c><00:29:04.569><c> boat</c><00:29:04.710><c> and</c><00:29:04.890><c> try</c><00:29:05.049><c> to</c>

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he<00:29:16.509><c> attempted</c><00:29:16.809><c> to</c><00:29:17.130><c> demonstrate</c>

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little<00:29:25.809><c> bit</c><00:29:25.990><c> of</c><00:29:26.210><c> concern</c><00:29:26.549><c> to</c><00:29:26.910><c> everyone</c><00:29:27.329><c> who</c><00:29:27.509><c> was</c><00:29:27.789><c> there</c><00:29:28.109><c> and</c>

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we<00:29:28.549><c> know</c><00:29:28.670><c> as</c><00:29:28.789><c> he</c><00:29:28.869><c> got</c><00:29:29.009><c> out</c><00:29:29.190><c> the</c><00:29:29.349><c> boat</c><00:29:29.529><c> verse</c><00:29:29.829><c> 30</c><00:29:30.230><c> says</c>

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but<00:29:30.829><c> when</c><00:29:31.170><c> he</c><00:29:31.569><c> saw</c><00:29:31.930><c> the</c><00:29:32.670><c> wind</c><00:29:33.230><c> boisterous</c><00:29:35.130><c> he</c><00:29:36.390><c> lost</c><00:29:36.829><c> direction</c>

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didn't<00:29:37.589><c> it</c><00:29:37.809><c> and</c><00:29:38.029><c> concentration</c>

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he<00:29:40.349><c> was</c><00:29:40.589><c> aware</c><00:29:40.809><c> all</c><00:29:40.990><c> of</c><00:29:41.150><c> a</c><00:29:41.210><c> sudden</c><00:29:41.309><c> of</c><00:29:41.490><c> his</c><00:29:41.690><c> own</c><00:29:42.029><c> inadequacies</c>

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and<00:29:42.849><c> the</c><00:29:43.109><c> circumstances</c>

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the<00:29:47.309><c> top</c><00:29:47.450><c> he</c><00:29:47.630><c> lost</c><00:29:48.089><c> focus</c><00:29:48.710><c> on</c><00:29:48.910><c> the</c><00:29:49.029><c> Lord</c><00:29:49.210><c> Jesus</c>

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Christ<00:29:49.789><c> and</c><00:29:49.930><c> he</c><00:29:50.049><c> thought</c><00:29:50.170><c> he</c><00:29:50.289><c> was</c><00:29:50.470><c> a</c><00:29:50.650><c> lion</c><00:29:50.930><c> he's</c><00:29:51.569><c> out</c><00:29:51.670><c> on</c><00:29:51.789><c> the</c>

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boat<00:29:52.329><c> huge</c><00:29:52.829><c> waves</c><00:29:53.190><c> rolling</c><00:29:53.630><c> in</c><00:29:54.210><c> and</c><00:29:54.730><c> those</c><00:29:55.029><c> waves</c>

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his<00:29:59.990><c> own</c><00:30:00.369><c> and</c><00:30:01.529><c> it</c><00:30:01.789><c> says</c><00:30:01.950><c> he</c><00:30:02.210><c> began</c><00:30:02.690><c> to</c><00:30:03.089><c> sink</c><00:30:03.809><c> verse</c><00:30:04.509><c> 30</c><00:30:05.390><c> Greek</c>

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word<00:30:06.470><c> cata</c><00:30:07.470><c> pontiso</c><00:30:08.589><c> cata</c><00:30:09.150><c> being</c><00:30:09.410><c> down</c>

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be<00:30:15.390><c> sunk</c><00:30:15.730><c> to</c><00:30:16.529><c> drown</c><00:30:16.970><c> the</c><00:30:17.569><c> only</c><00:30:17.730><c> other</c>

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