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we<00:13:50.580><c> may</c><00:13:50.860><c> be</c><00:13:51.120><c> able</c><00:13:51.320><c> to</c><00:13:51.580><c> behold</c><00:13:52.019><c> our</c><00:13:52.460><c> Creator</c><00:13:52.960><c> with</c><00:13:53.820><c> unveiled</c><00:13:54.240><c> face.</c>

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Kingdom<00:14:15.500><c> from</c><00:14:16.179><c> Heaven.</c>

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at<00:14:28.120><c> Jesus.</c>

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Well,<00:14:36.419><c> of</c><00:14:36.600><c> course,</c><00:14:36.799><c> by</c><00:14:37.100><c> taking</c><00:14:37.379><c> on</c><00:14:37.620><c> the</c><00:14:37.799><c> name</c><00:14:37.980><c> of</c><00:14:38.320><c> Christ</c><00:14:38.659><c> is</c>

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That's<00:14:57.879><c> why</c><00:14:58.100><c> we</c><00:14:58.320><c> come</c><00:14:58.519><c> here,</c><00:14:59.480><c> as</c><00:14:59.820><c> brothers</c><00:15:00.080><c> and</c><00:15:00.419><c> sisters,</c>

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shed<00:15:19.200><c> for</c><00:15:19.500><c> many</c><00:15:19.799><c> for</c><00:15:20.419><c> the</c><00:15:20.639><c> forgiveness</c><00:15:20.940><c> of</c><00:15:21.259><c> sin.</c>

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Eat<00:15:23.720><c> this</c><00:15:24.039><c> bread</c><00:15:24.399><c> and</c><00:15:25.000><c> drink</c><00:15:25.279><c> this</c><00:15:25.639><c> cup</c><00:15:26.000><c> to</c><00:15:26.620><c> show</c><00:15:27.000><c> the</c><00:15:27.299><c> Lord's</c>

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We<00:16:09.700><c> too</c><00:16:10.059><c> have</c><00:16:10.360><c> the</c><00:16:10.559><c> opportunity</c><00:16:11.279><c> to</c><00:16:12.259><c> be</c><00:16:12.639><c> saved</c><00:16:13.080><c> by</c><00:16:13.539><c> water,</c>

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everlasting<00:16:34.860><c> life.</c>

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everlasting<00:17:02.539><c> life</c>

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and<00:17:27.880><c> to</c><00:17:28.059><c> live</c><00:17:28.279><c> day</c><00:17:28.559><c> by</c><00:17:28.900><c> day</c><00:17:29.539><c> to</c><00:17:29.779><c> the</c><00:17:29.900><c> best</c><00:17:30.119><c> of</c><00:17:30.339><c> our</c><00:17:30.559><c> ability</c><00:17:31.099><c> in</c>

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The<00:17:46.960><c> sinners</c><00:17:47.200><c> to</c><00:17:47.519><c> repentance.</c>

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So<00:17:48.500><c> if</c><00:17:48.700><c> anybody</c><00:17:49.119><c> out</c><00:17:49.420><c> here</c><00:17:49.700><c> happens</c><00:17:50.079><c> to</c><00:17:50.339><c> be</c><00:17:50.559><c> a</c><00:17:50.880><c> sinner,</c>

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hear<00:18:19.319><c> those</c><00:18:19.700><c> words,</c>

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thou<00:18:21.059><c> good</c><00:18:21.319><c> and</c><00:18:21.539><c> faithful</c><00:18:21.799><c> servant,</c>

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enter<00:18:22.960><c> into</c><00:18:23.160><c> the</c><00:18:23.480><c> joy</c><00:18:24.039><c> prepared</c><00:18:24.539><c> from</c><00:18:25.039><c> the</c><00:18:25.240><c> foundation</c><00:18:26.059><c> of</c>

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these<00:18:56.259><c> were</c><00:18:56.500><c> the</c><00:18:56.700><c> words</c><00:18:56.940><c> spoken</c><00:18:57.299><c> to</c><00:18:57.539><c> Moses,</c><00:18:58.480><c> to</c><00:18:58.740><c> Abraham,</c><00:18:59.460><c> Isaac,</c><00:18:59.859><c> and</c><00:19:00.119><c> Jacob.</c>

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and<00:19:03.299><c> the</c><00:19:03.460><c> words</c><00:19:03.660><c> recorded</c><00:19:04.140><c> for</c><00:19:04.440><c> us</c><00:19:05.079><c> today</c><00:19:05.640><c> by</c><00:19:06.160><c> the</c><00:19:06.400><c> Apostle</c><00:19:06.839><c> Paul</c>

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it<00:19:14.299><c> is</c><00:19:14.599><c> alive,</c><00:19:15.720><c> and</c><00:19:15.920><c> it</c><00:19:16.059><c> is</c><00:19:16.279><c> powerful,</c>

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and<00:19:17.740><c> it</c><00:19:17.880><c> will</c><00:19:18.160><c> save</c><00:19:18.359><c> us</c><00:19:18.940><c> from</c><00:19:19.319><c> our</c><00:19:19.579><c> sins.</c>

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Let<00:19:21.720><c> us</c><00:19:21.920><c> now</c><00:19:22.099><c> look</c><00:19:22.359><c> forward</c><00:19:23.019><c> to</c><00:19:23.500><c> remembering</c><00:19:23.900><c> our</c><00:19:24.200><c> Lord's</c><00:19:24.779><c> sacrifice</c>

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to<00:19:29.059><c> show</c><00:19:29.279><c> our</c><00:19:29.519><c> Lord's</c><00:19:29.940><c> death</c><00:19:30.480><c> until</c><00:19:31.019><c> he</c><00:19:31.259><c> comes.</c>

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Amen.