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difficult<00:10:01.399><c> or</c><00:10:02.460><c> challenging</c><00:10:03.179><c> to</c><00:10:03.720><c> love.</c>

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become<00:10:13.460><c> more</c><00:10:13.879><c> like</c><00:10:14.200><c> Christ</c>

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and<00:10:15.659><c> better</c><00:10:15.980><c> reflect</c><00:10:16.519><c> his</c><00:10:16.879><c> love</c><00:10:17.480><c> to</c><00:10:17.960><c> the</c><00:10:18.200><c> world</c><00:10:18.559><c> around</c><00:10:19.000><c> us.</c>

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Be<00:10:36.759><c> constant</c><00:10:37.259><c> in</c><00:10:37.600><c> prayer.</c>

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Be<00:10:55.700><c> still</c><00:10:56.200><c> before</c><00:10:56.659><c> the</c><00:10:56.940><c> Lord</c><00:10:57.159><c> and</c><00:10:57.460><c> wait</c><00:10:57.740><c> patiently</c><00:10:58.340><c> for</c><00:10:58.620><c> him.</c>

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Fret<00:11:00.360><c> not</c><00:11:00.620><c> yourselves</c><00:11:01.259><c> over</c><00:11:01.679><c> the</c><00:11:02.000><c> one</c><00:11:02.240><c> who</c><00:11:02.620><c> prospers</c><00:11:03.120><c> in</c><00:11:03.279><c> his</c>

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way,<00:11:04.379><c> over</c><00:11:04.659><c> the</c><00:11:04.879><c> man</c><00:11:05.159><c> who</c><00:11:05.480><c> carries</c><00:11:05.879><c> out</c><00:11:06.340><c> evil</c><00:11:06.659><c> devices.</c>

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Refrain<00:11:08.460><c> from</c><00:11:08.820><c> anger.</c>

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Forsake<00:11:10.659><c> wrath.</c>

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Fret<00:11:12.519><c> not</c><00:11:12.779><c> yourselves.</c>

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It<00:11:13.879><c> tends</c><00:11:14.080><c> only</c><00:11:14.500><c> to</c><00:11:14.779><c> evil.</c>

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the<00:11:20.379><c> Lord</c><00:11:21.139><c> shall</c><00:11:22.139><c> inherit</c><00:11:23.159><c> the</c><00:11:23.600><c> Lord.</c>

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Land.

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When<00:11:28.779><c> we</c><00:11:29.100><c> think</c><00:11:29.340><c> of</c><00:11:31.379><c> persons,</c><00:11:32.600><c> or</c><00:11:32.740><c> at</c><00:11:32.820><c> least</c><00:11:32.960><c> when</c><00:11:33.120><c> I</c><00:11:33.320><c> think</c><00:11:33.519><c> of</c>

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persons,<00:11:35.039><c> that</c><00:11:35.159><c> demonstrate</c><00:11:35.980><c> the</c><00:11:37.179><c> act</c><00:11:37.620><c> of</c><00:11:37.899><c> patience,</c>

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Job,<00:11:49.220><c> the</c><00:11:49.399><c> servant</c><00:11:49.759><c> of</c><00:11:50.059><c> God,</c><00:11:50.779><c> lost</c><00:11:50.879><c> his</c><00:11:51.159><c> health,</c><00:11:52.899><c> his</c><00:11:53.080><c> wealth,</c>

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his<00:11:54.639><c> house,</c><00:11:56.139><c> his</c><00:11:56.419><c> property,</c><00:11:57.460><c> his</c><00:11:57.639><c> livestock,</c>

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even<00:11:59.600><c> his</c><00:12:00.000><c> children.</c>

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He<00:12:02.679><c> began</c><00:12:02.940><c> to</c><00:12:03.340><c> wonder,</c><00:12:03.679><c> as</c><00:12:04.000><c> others</c><00:12:04.320><c> did,</c><00:12:05.500><c> what</c><00:12:05.720><c> he</c><00:12:06.120><c> did</c><00:12:06.519><c> to</c><00:12:07.259><c> deserve</c><00:12:07.840><c> all</c>

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these<00:12:08.500><c> calamities.</c>

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never<00:12:17.679><c> turned</c><00:12:18.200><c> his</c><00:12:18.600><c> back,</c><00:12:19.159><c> or</c><00:12:19.480><c> his</c><00:12:19.879><c> faith,</c><00:12:21.100><c> on</c><00:12:21.580><c> his</c><00:12:21.919><c> God.</c>

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His<00:12:25.120><c> reasoning</c><00:12:25.620><c> being,</c><00:12:27.279><c> the</c><00:12:27.399><c> Lord</c><00:12:27.779><c> giveth,</c><00:12:29.279><c> the</c><00:12:29.480><c> Lord</c><00:12:29.840><c> taketh</c>

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away,<00:12:32.080><c> blessed</c><00:12:32.519><c> be</c><00:12:33.179><c> the</c><00:12:33.360><c> name</c><00:12:34.019><c> of</c><00:12:34.279><c> the</c><00:12:34.440><c> Lord.</c>

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In<00:12:37.620><c> the</c><00:12:37.940><c> end,</c><00:12:39.500><c> his</c><00:12:39.700><c> patience</c><00:12:40.279><c> was</c><00:12:40.860><c> rewarded,</c><00:12:41.639><c> and</c><00:12:42.700><c> in</c><00:12:42.860><c> the</c><00:12:43.120><c> future,</c><00:12:44.200><c> his</c>

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patience<00:12:44.820><c> will</c><00:12:45.179><c> find</c><00:12:45.899><c> an</c><00:12:46.419><c> even</c><00:12:46.720><c> greater</c><00:12:47.139><c> reward.</c>

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Abraham.

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Albeit<00:12:53.820><c> he</c><00:12:54.159><c> and</c><00:12:54.700><c> Sarah</c><00:12:55.399><c> had</c><00:12:55.659><c> their</c><00:12:55.879><c> lapses</c><00:12:56.919><c> of</c><00:12:57.460><c> patience</c><00:12:57.820><c> from</c>

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time<00:12:58.379><c> to</c><00:12:58.600><c> time,</c>

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kill<00:13:06.419><c> his</c><00:13:06.759><c> son,</c>

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realizing<00:13:09.159><c> that</c><00:13:09.519><c> even</c><00:13:09.799><c> in</c><00:13:10.080><c> death,</c><00:13:11.139><c> God</c><00:13:11.539><c> could</c><00:13:11.860><c> raise</c><00:13:12.200><c> up</c><00:13:12.500><c> Isaac</c><00:13:12.840><c> from</c>

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Hebrews<00:13:20.759><c> chapter</c><00:13:21.340><c> 6.</c>

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For<00:13:23.799><c> when</c><00:13:24.059><c> the</c><00:13:24.259><c> Lord</c><00:13:24.620><c> made</c><00:13:24.940><c> promise</c><00:13:25.399><c> to</c><00:13:25.700><c> Abraham,</c><00:13:26.820><c> because</c><00:13:26.919><c> he</c>

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could<00:13:27.379><c> swear</c><00:13:27.659><c> by</c><00:13:27.919><c> no</c><00:13:28.220><c> greater,</c><00:13:28.539><c> he</c><00:13:28.799><c> swore</c><00:13:29.039><c> by</c><00:13:29.279><c> himself,</c><00:13:30.000><c> saying,</c>

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surely<00:13:31.659><c> I</c><00:13:32.000><c> will</c><00:13:32.259><c> bless</c><00:13:32.580><c> thee,</c><00:13:33.279><c> and</c><00:13:33.399><c> multiply,</c><00:13:34.700><c> I</c><00:13:34.980><c> will</c><00:13:35.360><c> multiply</c><00:13:36.019><c> thee.</c>

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And<00:13:37.759><c> so</c><00:13:38.000><c> he</c><00:13:38.240><c> has.</c>

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Joseph.

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A<00:13:44.940><c> true</c><00:13:45.120><c> example</c><00:13:45.740><c> of</c><00:13:45.919><c> what</c><00:13:46.100><c> it</c><00:13:46.340><c> was</c><00:13:46.600><c> to</c><00:13:46.799><c> be</c><00:13:47.019><c> patient,</c>

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as<00:13:49.639><c> he</c><00:13:49.799><c> went</c><00:13:50.039><c> from</c><00:13:50.379><c> pit</c><00:13:50.899><c> to</c><00:13:52.039><c> prison</c><00:13:52.620><c> to</c><00:13:53.740><c> palace.</c>

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He<00:13:56.240><c> never</c><00:13:56.539><c> doubted</c><00:13:57.059><c> that</c><00:13:57.279><c> God</c><00:13:57.559><c> had</c><00:13:57.759><c> a</c><00:13:57.980><c> purpose</c><00:13:58.399><c> and</c><00:13:59.019><c> a</c><00:13:59.360><c> timeline,</c><00:14:00.940><c> and</c><00:14:01.220><c> he</c>

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remained<00:14:01.960><c> faithful</c><00:14:02.379><c> to</c><00:14:02.679><c> his</c><00:14:02.940><c> God,</c>

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who<00:14:04.039><c> saved</c><00:14:04.399><c> him,</c><00:14:05.179><c> and</c><00:14:06.500><c> in</c><00:14:06.779><c> love</c><00:14:07.000><c> to</c><00:14:07.240><c> his</c><00:14:07.559><c> family,</c><00:14:08.620><c> who</c><00:14:08.840><c> mocked</c>

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him<00:14:09.740><c> and</c><00:14:10.019><c> abused</c><00:14:10.419><c> him,</c><00:14:11.139><c> he</c><00:14:11.440><c> forgave</c><00:14:11.840><c> them.</c>

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Simeon.

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Oh,<00:14:16.159><c> let's</c><00:14:16.379><c> not</c><00:14:16.620><c> forget</c><00:14:16.820><c> what</c><00:14:17.059><c> Luke</c><00:14:17.299><c> wrote</c><00:14:17.539><c> about</c><00:14:17.899><c> Simeon</c><00:14:18.340><c> in</c>

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Luke<00:14:18.740><c> chapter</c><00:14:19.139><c> 2.</c>

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And<00:14:21.460><c> behold,</c><00:14:23.620><c> there</c><00:14:23.879><c> was</c><00:14:24.080><c> a</c><00:14:24.259><c> man</c><00:14:24.440><c> in</c><00:14:24.740><c> Jerusalem</c><00:14:25.259><c> whose</c><00:14:25.500><c> name</c>

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was<00:14:26.019><c> Simeon,</c>

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and<00:14:28.019><c> the</c><00:14:28.340><c> same</c><00:14:28.659><c> man</c><00:14:29.220><c> was</c><00:14:29.659><c> just</c><00:14:30.120><c> and</c><00:14:30.460><c> devout,</c><00:14:31.620><c> waiting</c><00:14:31.940><c> for</c><00:14:32.259><c> the</c>

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consolation<00:14:33.139><c> of</c><00:14:33.340><c> Israel.</c>

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And<00:14:35.000><c> the</c><00:14:35.200><c> Holy</c><00:14:35.440><c> Ghost</c><00:14:35.759><c> was</c><00:14:36.019><c> upon</c><00:14:36.360><c> him,</c><00:14:36.899><c> and</c><00:14:37.860><c> it</c><00:14:38.019><c> was</c><00:14:38.320><c> revealed</c>

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that<00:14:41.360><c> he</c><00:14:41.620><c> should</c><00:14:41.840><c> not</c><00:14:42.179><c> see</c><00:14:42.460><c> death.</c>

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Before<00:14:45.539><c> he</c><00:14:45.759><c> had</c><00:14:46.100><c> seen</c><00:14:46.600><c> the</c><00:14:47.080><c> Lord's</c><00:14:47.639><c> Christ,</c><00:14:48.340><c> and</c><00:14:50.139><c> he</c><00:14:50.240><c> came</c><00:14:50.559><c> by</c>

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the<00:14:51.220><c> Spirit</c><00:14:51.559><c> into</c><00:14:51.919><c> the</c><00:14:52.159><c> temple,</c>

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and<00:14:54.100><c> when</c><00:14:54.220><c> the</c><00:14:54.500><c> parents</c><00:14:54.840><c> brought</c><00:14:55.360><c> in</c><00:14:55.759><c> Jesus</c><00:14:56.299><c> to</c><00:14:57.240><c> do</c><00:14:57.580><c> for</c><00:14:57.840><c> him</c>

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abundantly<00:19:53.980><c> pardon.</c>

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yes,<00:20:49.640><c> kids</c><00:20:50.240><c> talk.</c>

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body,<00:21:41.460><c> mind,</c><00:21:41.920><c> and</c><00:21:42.259><c> spirit.</c>

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does<00:22:39.460><c> not</c><00:22:39.740><c> envy</c><00:22:40.079><c> or</c><00:22:40.339><c> boast,</c><00:22:41.680><c> it</c><00:22:41.839><c> is</c><00:22:42.019><c> not</c><00:22:42.200><c> arrogant.</c>

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perfect<00:22:55.960><c> patience</c>

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eternal<00:23:02.160><c> life.</c>

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promise<00:23:09.380><c> as</c><00:23:09.700><c> some</c><00:23:10.019><c> count</c><00:23:10.279><c> slowness,</c>

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should<00:23:15.160><c> perish,</c>

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but<00:23:16.480><c> that</c><00:23:16.660><c> all</c><00:23:16.940><c> should</c><00:23:17.180><c> come,</c><00:23:18.579><c> excuse</c><00:23:18.920><c> me,</c><00:23:19.160><c> that</c><00:23:19.279><c> all</c><00:23:19.519><c> should</c>

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reach<00:23:20.819><c> repentance.</c>

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And<00:23:25.200><c> again</c><00:23:25.380><c> from</c><00:23:25.579><c> Timothy,</c><00:23:26.500><c> 2</c><00:23:26.640><c> Timothy,</c>

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and<00:23:28.900><c> the</c><00:23:29.019><c> Lord's</c><00:23:29.579><c> servant</c><00:23:30.160><c> must</c><00:23:30.779><c> not</c><00:23:31.039><c> be</c><00:23:31.319><c> quarrelsome,</c>

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but<00:23:32.720><c> be</c><00:23:33.099><c> kind</c><00:23:33.339><c> to</c><00:23:33.660><c> everyone,</c><00:23:34.539><c> able</c><00:23:34.859><c> to</c><00:23:35.180><c> teach</c><00:23:35.720><c> patiently</c>

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enduring<00:23:37.700><c> evil.</c>

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Preach<00:23:39.460><c> the</c><00:23:39.700><c> word,</c><00:23:40.759><c> be</c><00:23:41.039><c> ready</c><00:23:41.339><c> in</c><00:23:41.720><c> season</c><00:23:42.160><c> and</c><00:23:42.900><c> out</c><00:23:43.079><c> of</c><00:23:43.339><c> season,</c>

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reprove,<00:23:46.039><c> rebuke,</c><00:23:46.700><c> and</c><00:23:46.700><c> exhort</c><00:23:47.460><c> with</c><00:23:48.099><c> complete</c><00:23:48.619><c> patience</c>

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and<00:23:50.059><c> teaching.</c>

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Colossians,<00:23:55.720><c> may</c><00:23:55.960><c> you</c><00:23:56.160><c> be</c><00:23:56.519><c> strengthened</c><00:23:57.039><c> with</c><00:23:57.859><c> all</c><00:23:58.140><c> power,</c>

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and<00:24:04.619><c> patience</c><00:24:05.140><c> with</c><00:24:06.180><c> joy.</c>

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compassionate<00:24:14.740><c> hearts,</c><00:24:15.700><c> kindness,</c><00:24:16.319><c> humility,</c><00:24:17.059><c> meekness,</c>

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and<00:24:18.440><c> patience.</c>

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therefore,<00:24:25.279><c> since</c><00:24:25.539><c> we</c><00:24:25.859><c> are</c><00:24:26.339><c> surrounded</c><00:24:26.859><c> by</c><00:24:27.240><c> so</c><00:24:27.579><c> great</c><00:24:27.880><c> a</c><00:24:28.119><c> cloud</c><00:24:28.400><c> of</c><00:24:28.619><c> witnesses,</c>

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let<00:24:30.160><c> us</c><00:24:30.480><c> also</c><00:24:30.880><c> lay</c><00:24:31.200><c> aside</c><00:24:31.720><c> every</c><00:24:32.259><c> weight</c><00:24:32.539><c> and</c><00:24:33.319><c> sin</c><00:24:33.559><c> which</c><00:24:33.940><c> clings</c><00:24:34.299><c> so</c><00:24:34.759><c> closely,</c>

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and<00:24:36.059><c> let</c><00:24:36.400><c> us</c><00:24:36.819><c> run</c><00:24:37.019><c> with</c><00:24:37.380><c> endurance</c><00:24:38.000><c> the</c><00:24:39.400><c> race</c><00:24:39.839><c> that</c><00:24:40.160><c> is</c><00:24:40.420><c> set</c>

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with<00:27:37.359><c> Jesus</c><00:27:37.819><c> Christ,</c><00:27:38.680><c> our</c><00:27:38.900><c> Lord.</c><00:27:39.980><c> Amen.</c>