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right,<00:11:04.159><c> that</c><00:11:04.320><c> they</c><00:11:04.419><c> can,</c><00:11:04.740><c> that</c><00:11:04.980><c> man</c><00:11:05.240><c> can</c><00:11:05.639><c> control,</c>

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can<00:11:06.480><c> build</c><00:11:06.840><c> and</c><00:11:07.039><c> then</c><00:11:07.240><c> control,</c><00:11:07.659><c> really,</c><00:11:08.519><c> a</c><00:11:08.919><c> floating</c><00:11:09.320><c> city.</c>

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He<00:11:09.860><c> can</c><00:11:09.960><c> go</c><00:11:10.179><c> really</c><00:11:10.440><c> anywhere</c><00:11:10.779><c> in</c><00:11:10.940><c> the</c><00:11:11.100><c> world.</c>

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It<00:11:11.779><c> really</c><00:11:11.960><c> is</c><00:11:12.200><c> amazing.</c>

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But<00:11:13.120><c> just</c><00:11:13.399><c> controlled</c><00:11:13.740><c> by</c><00:11:13.940><c> the</c><00:11:14.120><c> rudder,</c><00:11:14.639><c> right?</c>

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And<00:11:16.559><c> here's</c><00:11:16.940><c> one</c><00:11:17.120><c> that</c><00:11:17.419><c> really,</c><00:11:18.039><c> really</c><00:11:19.360><c> speaks</c><00:11:19.659><c> to</c><00:11:19.899><c> me.</c>

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You<00:11:20.419><c> know,</c><00:11:20.620><c> a</c><00:11:20.919><c> small</c><00:11:21.340><c> little</c><00:11:21.799><c> spark,</c>

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just<00:11:24.200><c> a</c><00:11:24.379><c> little</c><00:11:24.600><c> spark</c><00:11:24.879><c> from</c><00:11:25.159><c> a</c><00:11:25.340><c> campfire</c><00:11:25.759><c> or</c><00:11:26.080><c> a</c><00:11:26.220><c> cigarette</c>

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can<00:11:28.080><c> cause</c><00:11:28.600><c> massive,</c><00:11:29.980><c> a</c><00:11:30.200><c> massive</c><00:11:30.620><c> fire,</c>

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destroy<00:11:31.340><c> a</c><00:11:31.480><c> whole</c><00:11:31.639><c> forest.</c>

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And<00:11:32.480><c> what</c><00:11:32.639><c> comes</c><00:11:32.919><c> to</c><00:11:33.179><c> mind</c><00:11:33.440><c> is,</c><00:11:34.159><c> you</c><00:11:34.360><c> know,</c><00:11:34.779><c> California</c><00:11:35.200><c> fires.</c>

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Right,<00:11:36.539><c> last</c><00:11:36.840><c> year,</c><00:11:37.059><c> it's</c><00:11:37.200><c> actually</c><00:11:37.460><c> been</c><00:11:37.659><c> three</c><00:11:37.960><c> or</c><00:11:38.080><c> four</c><00:11:38.340><c> years</c>

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in<00:11:38.759><c> a</c><00:11:38.840><c> row</c><00:11:39.000><c> where</c><00:11:39.100><c> they've</c><00:11:39.419><c> had</c><00:11:39.519><c> these</c><00:11:39.759><c> tremendous</c><00:11:40.259><c> forest</c><00:11:41.120><c> fires</c>

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that<00:11:41.480><c> have</c><00:11:41.720><c> just</c><00:11:42.779><c> raged</c><00:11:43.559><c> out</c><00:11:43.899><c> of</c><00:11:44.179><c> control.</c>

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And<00:11:45.419><c> it's</c><00:11:45.659><c> really,</c><00:11:46.679><c> most</c><00:11:46.720><c> likely</c><00:11:47.019><c> from</c><00:11:47.320><c> either</c><00:11:47.700><c> a</c><00:11:48.019><c> cigarette</c><00:11:48.320><c> spark,</c>

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everything's<00:11:49.120><c> very</c><00:11:49.440><c> dry</c><00:11:49.779><c> and</c><00:11:49.980><c> it's</c><00:11:50.580><c> also</c><00:11:51.220><c> overgrown.</c>

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And<00:11:53.919><c> the</c><00:11:54.080><c> stewards</c><00:11:54.200><c> probably</c><00:11:54.500><c> have</c><00:11:54.600><c> more</c><00:11:54.820><c> information</c>

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than<00:11:55.519><c> I</c><00:11:55.700><c> do</c><00:11:55.860><c> about</c><00:11:56.059><c> the</c><00:11:56.320><c> forest</c><00:11:56.539><c> fires</c><00:11:56.720><c> out</c><00:11:56.899><c> in</c><00:11:57.059><c> California.</c>

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But<00:11:58.480><c> it's</c><00:11:58.679><c> usually,</c><00:11:58.840><c> you</c><00:11:58.940><c> know,</c><00:11:59.200><c> a</c><00:11:59.340><c> cigarette</c><00:11:59.679><c> or</c><00:12:00.340><c> a</c><00:12:00.639><c> campfire</c>

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that<00:12:01.200><c> wasn't</c><00:12:01.440><c> put</c><00:12:01.679><c> out</c><00:12:01.919><c> properly.</c>

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And<00:12:02.980><c> from</c><00:12:03.139><c> that</c><00:12:03.500><c> one</c><00:12:03.879><c> little</c><00:12:04.299><c> thing,</c>

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unbelievable<00:12:06.519><c> amounts</c><00:12:06.919><c> of</c><00:12:07.220><c> destruction</c>

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can<00:12:08.340><c> happen</c><00:12:08.639><c> to</c><00:12:08.960><c> property,</c><00:12:09.820><c> to</c><00:12:10.100><c> forests,</c>

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and<00:12:10.600><c> also</c><00:12:10.899><c> people</c><00:12:11.179><c> lost</c><00:12:11.440><c> their</c><00:12:11.720><c> lives.</c>

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Pets<00:12:12.259><c> lost</c><00:12:12.580><c> their</c><00:12:12.840><c> lives</c><00:12:13.059><c> as</c><00:12:13.340><c> well.</c>

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And<00:12:14.059><c> so</c><00:12:14.139><c> this</c><00:12:14.299><c> is</c><00:12:14.460><c> what</c><00:12:14.620><c> James</c><00:12:14.899><c> is</c><00:12:15.179><c> getting</c><00:12:15.379><c> at.</c>

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You<00:12:16.340><c> know,</c><00:12:16.559><c> a</c><00:12:16.639><c> very</c><00:12:16.940><c> small</c><00:12:17.279><c> thing</c><00:12:17.580><c> like</c><00:12:17.840><c> the</c><00:12:18.100><c> tongue</c>

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can<00:12:18.559><c> have</c><00:12:19.120><c> negative</c><00:12:19.940><c> consequences</c><00:12:20.879><c> in</c><00:12:21.779><c> our</c><00:12:22.059><c> lives.</c>

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Can<00:12:23.720><c> either</c><00:12:23.960><c> build</c><00:12:24.259><c> up</c><00:12:24.559><c> our</c><00:12:24.919><c> relationships</c>

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or<00:12:26.460><c> tear</c><00:12:27.100><c> down</c><00:12:27.600><c> relationships.</c>

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And<00:12:28.899><c> so</c><00:12:28.980><c> one</c><00:12:29.139><c> of</c><00:12:29.279><c> the</c><00:12:29.440><c> excitations</c><00:12:29.919><c> I</c><00:12:30.059><c> think</c>

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that<00:12:30.539><c> James</c><00:12:30.759><c> is</c><00:12:31.039><c> getting</c><00:12:31.220><c> at</c><00:12:31.480><c> is,</c><00:12:31.940><c> you</c><00:12:32.179><c> know,</c>

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be<00:12:34.440><c> mindful</c><00:12:34.960><c> of</c><00:12:35.759><c> the</c><00:12:35.960><c> way</c><00:12:36.139><c> that</c><00:12:36.340><c> you</c><00:12:36.559><c> talk</c><00:12:36.759><c> to</c><00:12:36.980><c> each</c><00:12:37.200><c> other.</c>

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Be<00:12:38.399><c> mindful</c><00:12:39.399><c> of</c><00:12:39.700><c> the</c><00:12:40.139><c> power</c><00:12:40.659><c> of</c><00:12:41.019><c> your</c><00:12:41.360><c> words.</c>

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And<00:12:43.100><c> that's</c><00:12:43.399><c> something,</c><00:12:43.659><c> you</c><00:12:43.659><c> know,</c><00:12:43.919><c> again,</c><00:12:44.059><c> being</c><00:12:44.320><c> in</c><00:12:44.519><c> education,</c>

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they<00:12:45.200><c> kind</c><00:12:45.360><c> of</c><00:12:45.559><c> drill</c><00:12:45.700><c> into</c><00:12:46.000><c> us,</c><00:12:46.259><c> right,</c>

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is<00:12:47.159><c> be</c><00:12:47.980><c> mindful</c><00:12:48.299><c> about</c><00:12:48.539><c> the</c><00:12:48.720><c> way</c><00:12:48.860><c> that</c><00:12:49.059><c> you</c><00:12:49.259><c> talk</c><00:12:49.500><c> to,</c>

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you<00:12:50.440><c> know,</c><00:12:50.700><c> particularly</c><00:12:51.000><c> adolescents.</c>

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You<00:12:51.679><c> know,</c><00:12:52.059><c> kids</c><00:12:52.240><c> from</c><00:12:52.720><c> like</c><00:12:53.019><c> 12</c><00:12:53.659><c> to</c><00:12:53.799><c> 18</c><00:12:54.200><c> years</c><00:12:54.500><c> old.</c>

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You<00:12:56.320><c> know,</c><00:12:56.500><c> they're</c><00:12:56.820><c> struggling</c><00:12:57.039><c> with</c><00:12:57.279><c> a</c><00:12:57.340><c> lot</c><00:12:57.519><c> of</c><00:12:57.759><c> stuff.</c>

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There's<00:12:58.220><c> a</c><00:12:58.340><c> lot</c><00:12:58.419><c> of</c><00:12:58.679><c> changes</c><00:12:59.019><c> going</c><00:12:59.379><c> on</c><00:12:59.600><c> in</c><00:12:59.740><c> their</c><00:12:59.980><c> lives.</c>

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A<00:13:01.639><c> lot</c><00:13:01.799><c> of</c><00:13:01.899><c> kids</c><00:13:02.080><c> are</c><00:13:02.279><c> dealing</c><00:13:02.460><c> with</c><00:13:02.740><c> anxiety.</c>

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You<00:13:04.379><c> know,</c><00:13:04.480><c> they</c><00:13:04.620><c> have</c><00:13:04.779><c> a</c><00:13:04.879><c> lot</c><00:13:05.039><c> of</c><00:13:05.299><c> pressure</c><00:13:05.620><c> in</c><00:13:05.799><c> their</c><00:13:06.080><c> lives</c>

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to,<00:13:06.480><c> you</c><00:13:06.820><c> know,</c><00:13:07.059><c> do</c><00:13:07.120><c> their</c><00:13:07.320><c> very</c><00:13:07.639><c> best</c><00:13:07.879><c> in</c><00:13:08.179><c> school.</c>

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A<00:13:08.799><c> lot</c><00:13:09.019><c> of</c><00:13:09.259><c> them,</c><00:13:09.460><c> you</c><00:13:09.620><c> know,</c>

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they're<00:13:10.419><c> not</c><00:13:10.620><c> really</c><00:13:10.940><c> great</c><00:13:11.120><c> at</c><00:13:11.419><c> socializing.</c>

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They<00:13:12.659><c> don't</c><00:13:12.919><c> want</c><00:13:13.080><c> to</c><00:13:13.259><c> be</c><00:13:13.559><c> an</c><00:13:13.840><c> outcast.</c>

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They<00:13:14.519><c> want</c><00:13:14.659><c> to</c><00:13:14.759><c> be</c><00:13:14.879><c> part</c><00:13:15.120><c> of</c><00:13:15.279><c> the</c><00:13:15.460><c> group.</c>

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They<00:13:15.759><c> want</c><00:13:15.940><c> to</c><00:13:16.039><c> be</c><00:13:16.340><c> socially</c><00:13:16.679><c> accepted.</c>

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And<00:13:18.720><c> so,</c><00:13:19.080><c> you</c><00:13:20.000><c> know,</c><00:13:20.120><c> not</c><00:13:20.299><c> to</c><00:13:20.460><c> belabor</c><00:13:20.779><c> the</c><00:13:21.080><c> point,</c>

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but<00:13:21.759><c> words</c><00:13:22.120><c> can,</c><00:13:22.559><c> you</c><00:13:22.820><c> know,</c><00:13:23.320><c> can</c><00:13:23.440><c> either</c><00:13:23.700><c> make</c><00:13:23.940><c> a</c><00:13:24.139><c> kid's</c><00:13:24.460><c> day</c>

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or,<00:13:25.299><c> you</c><00:13:25.360><c> know,</c><00:13:25.720><c> just,</c><00:13:26.080><c> oh,</c><00:13:26.179><c> Mr.</c><00:13:26.399><c> Nien</c><00:13:26.460><c> was</c><00:13:26.659><c> mean</c><00:13:26.860><c> again,</c><00:13:27.220><c> right?</c>

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They're<00:13:27.980><c> very</c><00:13:28.259><c> sensitive.</c>

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They<00:13:28.659><c> used</c><00:13:28.840><c> to</c><00:13:28.940><c> say</c><00:13:29.059><c> that</c><00:13:29.279><c> to</c><00:13:29.360><c> me</c><00:13:29.519><c> all</c><00:13:29.740><c> the</c><00:13:29.860><c> time.</c>

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They'd<00:13:30.120><c> go,</c><00:13:30.259><c> Mr.</c><00:13:30.419><c> Nien,</c><00:13:30.600><c> why</c><00:13:30.759><c> are</c><00:13:30.919><c> you</c><00:13:31.539><c> mad</c><00:13:31.759><c> at</c><00:13:31.899><c> me?</c>

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I<00:13:32.919><c> go,</c><00:13:32.980><c> I'm</c><00:13:33.120><c> not</c><00:13:33.279><c> mad</c><00:13:33.460><c> at</c><00:13:33.600><c> you.</c>

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But<00:13:34.679><c> maybe</c><00:13:35.259><c> my</c><00:13:35.620><c> tone</c><00:13:35.820><c> wasn't</c><00:13:36.120><c> that</c><00:13:36.460><c> great,</c>

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and<00:13:36.879><c> they</c><00:13:37.460><c> said,</c><00:13:37.720><c> oh,</c><00:13:37.980><c> Mr.</c><00:13:38.259><c> Nien's</c><00:13:38.440><c> mad</c><00:13:38.639><c> at</c><00:13:38.700><c> me.</c>

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I<00:13:39.000><c> said,</c><00:13:39.080><c> I'm</c><00:13:39.240><c> not</c><00:13:39.460><c> mad</c><00:13:39.679><c> at</c><00:13:39.840><c> you.</c>

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So<00:13:40.580><c> anyways.</c>

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You<00:13:45.139><c> know,</c><00:13:45.200><c> he</c><00:13:45.399><c> talks</c><00:13:45.720><c> as</c><00:13:46.039><c> well</c>

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about<00:13:46.740><c> the</c><00:13:47.480><c> hypocrisy</c><00:13:48.480><c> of</c><00:13:48.960><c> the</c><00:13:49.220><c> tongue,</c><00:13:49.679><c> right?</c>

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What<00:13:50.279><c> verse</c><00:13:50.580><c> is</c><00:13:50.860><c> that?</c>

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You<00:13:51.700><c> know,</c><00:13:51.960><c> verse</c><00:13:52.200><c> seven,</c><00:13:52.740><c> right?</c>

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x
Every<00:13:53.919><c> kind</c><00:13:54.240><c> of</c><00:13:54.480><c> beast</c><00:13:54.659><c> and</c><00:13:54.799><c> of</c><00:13:54.980><c> birds</c><00:13:55.159><c> and</c><00:13:55.299><c> of</c><00:13:55.539><c> serpents</c>

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and<00:13:55.980><c> of</c><00:13:56.120><c> things</c><00:13:56.299><c> in</c><00:13:56.480><c> the</c><00:13:56.679><c> sea</c><00:13:56.860><c> is</c><00:13:57.259><c> tamed</c>

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and<00:13:57.779><c> is</c><00:13:58.019><c> being</c><00:13:58.379><c> tamed</c><00:13:58.720><c> of</c><00:13:58.980><c> mankind.</c>

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But<00:14:00.639><c> the</c><00:14:01.000><c> tongue</c><00:14:01.259><c> can</c><00:14:01.659><c> no</c><00:14:02.000><c> man</c><00:14:02.480><c> tame.</c>

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It<00:14:03.799><c> is</c><00:14:04.100><c> an</c><00:14:04.379><c> unruly</c><00:14:05.000><c> evil</c><00:14:05.360><c> full</c><00:14:05.720><c> of</c><00:14:06.039><c> deadly</c><00:14:06.460><c> poison,</c><00:14:08.059><c> right?</c>

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Wow,<00:14:08.940><c> that</c><00:14:09.299><c> is</c><00:14:09.539><c> true.</c>

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You<00:14:10.419><c> know,</c><00:14:10.419><c> I</c><00:14:10.460><c> don't</c><00:14:10.639><c> know</c><00:14:10.879><c> how</c><00:14:11.279><c> many</c><00:14:11.519><c> of</c><00:14:11.659><c> you</c><00:14:11.799><c> are</c><00:14:11.960><c> on</c><00:14:12.200><c> Twitter,</c>

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but<00:14:14.960><c> when</c><00:14:15.480><c> I</c><00:14:15.639><c> think</c><00:14:15.879><c> of</c><00:14:16.059><c> Twitter,</c><00:14:17.059><c> I</c><00:14:17.299><c> think</c><00:14:17.480><c> of</c><00:14:17.620><c> this</c><00:14:17.860><c> verse.</c>

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You<00:14:19.039><c> know,</c><00:14:19.279><c> and</c><00:14:19.360><c> so</c><00:14:19.580><c> it's</c><00:14:20.080><c> people</c><00:14:20.360><c> talking,</c>

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but<00:14:20.919><c> it's</c><00:14:21.080><c> also</c><00:14:21.340><c> typing</c><00:14:21.720><c> things,</c>

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and<00:14:22.299><c> there</c><00:14:22.559><c> is</c><00:14:23.120><c> a</c><00:14:23.379><c> tremendous</c><00:14:23.799><c> amount</c>

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of<00:14:24.740><c> negativity</c><00:14:25.240><c> on</c><00:14:25.559><c> social</c><00:14:25.879><c> media.</c>

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It<00:14:26.159><c> really</c><00:14:26.480><c> is.</c>

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You<00:14:27.139><c> know,</c><00:14:27.500><c> all</c><00:14:27.539><c> kinds</c><00:14:27.759><c> of</c><00:14:28.039><c> fights</c><00:14:28.259><c> going</c><00:14:28.620><c> on,</c>

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you<00:14:28.980><c> know,</c><00:14:29.279><c> people</c><00:14:29.480><c> trying</c><00:14:29.779><c> to</c><00:14:29.960><c> be</c><00:14:30.159><c> right.</c>

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I<00:14:31.039><c> would</c><00:14:31.240><c> say</c><00:14:31.679><c> 92</c><00:14:32.720><c>.7</c><00:14:33.659><c>%</c><00:14:33.899><c> of</c><00:14:34.120><c> things</c><00:14:34.419><c> on</c><00:14:34.919><c> social</c><00:14:35.259><c> media</c>

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are<00:14:35.840><c> absolute</c><00:14:36.220><c> nonsense.</c>

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You<00:14:38.399><c> know,</c><00:14:38.779><c> and</c><00:14:38.840><c> it's</c><00:14:39.019><c> just</c><00:14:39.919><c> people</c><00:14:40.320><c> in</c><00:14:40.799><c> an</c><00:14:41.139><c> uncontrolled</c><00:14:41.940><c> state</c>

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behind<00:14:42.639><c> their</c><00:14:42.860><c> computers</c><00:14:43.299><c> or</c><00:14:43.539><c> on</c><00:14:43.720><c> their</c><00:14:43.919><c> smartphone</c>

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just<00:14:45.240><c> jibber</c><00:14:45.580><c> jabbing</c><00:14:45.879><c> back</c><00:14:46.580><c> and</c><00:14:46.840><c> forth</c><00:14:47.019><c> to</c><00:14:47.240><c> each</c><00:14:47.440><c> other.</c>

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And<00:14:48.500><c> there's</c><00:14:48.740><c> no</c><00:14:48.980><c> edifying</c><00:14:49.519><c> at</c><00:14:49.720><c> all.</c>

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Occasionally<00:14:50.399><c> there</c><00:14:50.580><c> is,</c><00:14:50.720><c> but</c><00:14:50.840><c> there's</c><00:14:51.039><c> very</c><00:14:51.340><c> little</c><00:14:51.559><c> edifying.</c>

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Anyways,<00:14:53.659><c> he</c><00:14:53.840><c> says,</c><00:14:55.019><c> you</c><00:14:55.159><c> know,</c><00:14:55.460><c> verse</c><00:14:55.620><c> nine.</c>

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Therewith<00:14:56.980><c> bless</c><00:14:57.379><c> we</c><00:14:57.700><c> God,</c><00:14:58.120><c> even</c><00:14:58.360><c> the</c><00:14:58.700><c> Father,</c>

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and<00:14:59.539><c> therewith</c><00:15:00.120><c> curse</c><00:15:00.639><c> we</c><00:15:01.039><c> men,</c>

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which<00:15:02.419><c> are</c><00:15:02.720><c> made</c><00:15:02.980><c> out</c><00:15:03.220><c> of</c><00:15:03.360><c> the</c><00:15:03.580><c> similitude</c><00:15:04.120><c> of</c><00:15:04.360><c> God,</c>

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out<00:15:04.860><c> of</c><00:15:05.019><c> the</c><00:15:05.320><c> same</c><00:15:05.700><c> mouth</c><00:15:06.080><c> proceeds</c><00:15:06.659><c> blessing</c><00:15:07.159><c> and</c><00:15:07.500><c> cursings.</c>

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My<00:15:08.879><c> brethren,</c><00:15:09.220><c> these</c><00:15:09.460><c> things</c><00:15:09.740><c> ought</c><00:15:09.940><c> not</c><00:15:10.159><c> to</c><00:15:10.399><c> be.</c>

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And<00:15:12.559><c> so</c><00:15:12.720><c> James</c><00:15:12.940><c> is</c><00:15:13.120><c> saying,</c><00:15:13.279><c> you</c><00:15:13.559><c> know,</c><00:15:13.720><c> you</c><00:15:13.720><c> can't</c><00:15:14.080><c> go</c>

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and<00:15:15.159><c> you</c><00:15:15.259><c> can't</c><00:15:15.720><c> praise</c><00:15:16.019><c> God</c><00:15:16.360><c> and</c><00:15:16.600><c> give</c><00:15:16.919><c> prayers</c><00:15:17.740><c> to</c><00:15:18.080><c> God</c>

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and<00:15:18.480><c> sing</c><00:15:18.820><c> hymns</c><00:15:19.299><c> to</c><00:15:19.620><c> God</c><00:15:20.059><c> and</c><00:15:20.500><c> give</c><00:15:20.759><c> God</c><00:15:21.100><c> the</c><00:15:21.320><c> glory</c>

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and<00:15:21.799><c> show</c><00:15:21.960><c> love</c><00:15:22.519><c> and</c><00:15:22.820><c> affection</c><00:15:23.320><c> and</c><00:15:24.000><c> respect</c>

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and<00:15:24.700><c> have</c><00:15:24.879><c> beautiful</c><00:15:25.519><c> words,</c><00:15:27.419><c> beautiful</c><00:15:28.039><c> prayers</c><00:15:28.720><c> to</c><00:15:29.019><c> God.</c>

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And<00:15:31.320><c> then,</c><00:15:31.820><c> you</c><00:15:32.120><c> know,</c><00:15:32.120><c> you</c><00:15:32.320><c> leave</c><00:15:32.899><c> the</c><00:15:33.299><c> Ecclesia</c>

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and<00:15:34.960><c> then</c><00:15:35.200><c> all</c><00:15:35.379><c> of</c><00:15:35.539><c> a</c><00:15:35.600><c> sudden</c><00:15:35.720><c> you're</c><00:15:35.960><c> back</c><00:15:36.139><c> in</c><00:15:36.279><c> the</c><00:15:36.460><c> world</c>

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and<00:15:36.840><c> now,</c><00:15:37.379><c> you</c><00:15:38.120><c> know,</c><00:15:39.200><c> you're</c><00:15:39.519><c> out</c><00:15:39.779><c> driving</c><00:15:40.159><c> around</c>

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and<00:15:40.720><c> someone</c><00:15:40.980><c> cuts</c><00:15:41.240><c> you</c><00:15:41.500><c> off</c><00:15:41.659><c> and</c><00:15:41.779><c> you</c><00:15:41.899><c> go</c><00:15:42.120><c> bananas,</c><00:15:43.440><c> right?</c>

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And<00:15:44.200><c> I</c><00:15:44.340><c> use</c><00:15:44.460><c> that</c><00:15:44.720><c> example</c><00:15:45.039><c> because</c><00:15:45.360><c> that's</c><00:15:45.700><c> me.</c>

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And<00:15:46.899><c> I</c><00:15:47.539><c> thought</c><00:15:47.720><c> about</c><00:15:48.000><c> this.</c>

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I<00:15:48.419><c> said,</c><00:15:50.200><c> you</c><00:15:50.200><c> know,</c><00:15:51.100><c> I</c><00:15:51.519><c> go</c><00:15:52.240><c> to</c><00:15:52.440><c> a</c><00:15:52.440><c> meeting,</c><00:15:53.360><c> you</c><00:15:53.419><c> know,</c>

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sing<00:15:53.919><c> hymns,</c><00:15:54.639><c> you</c><00:15:54.740><c> know,</c><00:15:54.940><c> we</c><00:15:55.080><c> have</c><00:15:55.340><c> excitation,</c><00:15:56.000><c> we</c><00:15:56.139><c> talk.</c>

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I'm<00:15:56.600><c> very,</c><00:15:57.240><c> you</c><00:15:57.419><c> know,</c><00:15:57.539><c> I</c><00:15:57.700><c> try</c><00:15:57.820><c> to</c><00:15:58.000><c> be</c><00:15:58.259><c> kind.</c>

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I<00:15:58.600><c> say</c><00:15:58.740><c> hi</c><00:15:59.019><c> to</c><00:15:59.299><c> everybody,</c><00:16:00.019><c> just,</c><00:16:00.279><c> you</c><00:16:00.299><c> know,</c>

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how's<00:16:00.659><c> everything</c><00:16:00.980><c> going?</c>

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I<00:16:02.679><c> use</c><00:16:03.100><c> kind,</c><00:16:03.759><c> compassionate</c><00:16:04.139><c> words.</c>

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My<00:16:04.799><c> tone</c><00:16:05.080><c> is</c><00:16:05.279><c> very</c><00:16:05.600><c> nice,</c><00:16:06.000><c> right?</c>

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And<00:16:08.659><c> Sister</c><00:16:08.940><c> Lee</c><00:16:09.240><c> can</c><00:16:09.580><c> attest</c><00:16:09.960><c> to</c><00:16:10.080><c> this.</c>

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You<00:16:11.259><c> know,</c><00:16:11.399><c> I</c><00:16:11.519><c> get</c><00:16:11.720><c> behind</c><00:16:12.059><c> the</c><00:16:12.279><c> car</c><00:16:12.539><c> and</c><00:16:12.639><c> now</c><00:16:12.879><c> all</c><00:16:13.080><c> of</c><00:16:13.220><c> a</c><00:16:13.240><c> sudden,</c>

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you<00:16:13.480><c> know,</c><00:16:13.580><c> someone</c><00:16:13.840><c> cuts</c><00:16:14.059><c> me</c><00:16:14.320><c> off.</c>

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They're<00:16:14.600><c> going</c><00:16:14.879><c> too</c><00:16:15.220><c> slow.</c>

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I<00:16:16.320><c> go,</c><00:16:16.539><c> you</c><00:16:16.659><c> know,</c><00:16:16.779><c> look</c><00:16:17.000><c> at</c><00:16:17.139><c> this</c><00:16:17.500><c> guy.</c>

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And<00:16:19.120><c> so</c><00:16:19.279><c> I've</c><00:16:19.559><c> actually</c><00:16:20.019><c> had</c><00:16:20.299><c> the</c><00:16:20.620><c> habit</c><00:16:20.899><c> of,</c>

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like,<00:16:24.159><c> taking</c><00:16:24.220><c> people's</c><00:16:24.960><c> licenses</c><00:16:25.360><c> away</c><00:16:25.820><c> in</c><00:16:26.000><c> my</c><00:16:26.259><c> mind.</c>

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Like,<00:16:26.879><c> someone</c><00:16:27.059><c> will</c><00:16:27.259><c> cut</c><00:16:27.379><c> me</c><00:16:27.600><c> off.</c>

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I<00:16:27.860><c> go,</c><00:16:28.379><c> six</c><00:16:28.559><c> months</c><00:16:28.860><c> off</c><00:16:29.080><c> the</c><00:16:29.279><c> road,</c><00:16:30.759><c> you</c><00:16:30.960><c> know?</c>

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Another<00:16:32.000><c> one,</c><00:16:32.799><c> one</c><00:16:33.320><c> year</c><00:16:33.580><c> off</c><00:16:33.840><c> the</c><00:16:34.019><c> road.</c>

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And<00:16:37.000><c> so,</c><00:16:37.899><c> you</c><00:16:38.399><c> know,</c><00:16:38.779><c> it's</c><00:16:38.820><c> just,</c><00:16:39.720><c> I</c><00:16:40.039><c> have</c><00:16:40.379><c> to,</c>

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that's<00:16:41.200><c> something</c><00:16:41.299><c> I</c><00:16:41.399><c> have</c><00:16:41.580><c> to</c><00:16:41.759><c> work</c><00:16:41.960><c> on,</c><00:16:42.340><c> right?</c>

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I<00:16:42.799><c> can't</c><00:16:43.139><c> control</c><00:16:43.519><c> other</c><00:16:43.740><c> people</c><00:16:44.059><c> on</c><00:16:44.240><c> the</c><00:16:44.399><c> road.</c>

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I<00:16:45.399><c> can't</c><00:16:45.860><c> control</c><00:16:46.019><c> myself,</c><00:16:46.559><c> though.</c>

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And<00:16:47.960><c> I</c><00:16:48.059><c> can't</c><00:16:48.419><c> control</c><00:16:48.580><c> my</c><00:16:49.000><c> thoughts</c>

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and,<00:16:50.220><c> you</c><00:16:50.399><c> know,</c><00:16:50.559><c> my</c><00:16:50.740><c> frustration</c><00:16:51.360><c> about</c><00:16:51.679><c> things.</c>

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And<00:16:52.580><c> so</c><00:16:52.799><c> we</c><00:16:53.200><c> shouldn't</c><00:16:53.399><c> be</c><00:16:53.679><c> looking</c><00:16:53.860><c> at</c><00:16:54.080><c> other</c><00:16:54.320><c> people.</c>

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We<00:16:54.940><c> should</c><00:16:55.100><c> be</c><00:16:55.320><c> looking</c><00:16:55.500><c> at</c><00:16:55.700><c> ourselves</c>

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and<00:16:56.259><c> how</c><00:16:56.460><c> we</c><00:16:56.740><c> handle</c><00:16:56.960><c> the</c><00:16:57.279><c> stresses</c><00:16:57.519><c> of</c><00:16:57.879><c> everyday</c><00:16:58.139><c> life.</c>

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Because<00:16:59.440><c> the</c><00:16:59.919><c> same</c><00:17:00.240><c> way</c><00:17:01.059><c> that</c><00:17:01.379><c> I</c><00:17:01.600><c> conduct</c><00:17:01.980><c> myself</c><00:17:02.580><c> in</c><00:17:02.799><c> the</c><00:17:03.059><c> ecclesia</c>

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should<00:17:05.460><c> be</c><00:17:05.660><c> the</c><00:17:05.859><c> same</c><00:17:06.000><c> way</c><00:17:06.160><c> that</c><00:17:06.319><c> I</c><00:17:06.500><c> conduct</c><00:17:06.779><c> myself</c><00:17:07.299><c> outside,</c>

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whether<00:17:08.180><c> I'm</c><00:17:08.380><c> at</c><00:17:08.660><c> work</c><00:17:09.059><c> or</c><00:17:09.380><c> in</c><00:17:09.599><c> the</c><00:17:09.839><c> car</c>

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or<00:17:10.559><c> anybody</c><00:17:10.940><c> else</c><00:17:11.220><c> talking</c><00:17:11.480><c> to</c><00:17:11.700><c> my</c><00:17:11.900><c> neighbors.</c>

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There<00:17:12.740><c> needs</c><00:17:13.000><c> to</c><00:17:13.200><c> be</c><00:17:13.559><c> consistency</c><00:17:14.839><c> with</c><00:17:16.240><c> our</c><00:17:16.539><c> tongues,</c>

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consistency<00:17:17.799><c> with</c><00:17:18.160><c> our</c><00:17:18.380><c> tongues.</c>

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and<00:17:22.160><c> understanding</c><00:17:22.500><c> we</c><00:17:22.720><c> should</c><00:17:22.819><c> have</c><00:17:23.000><c> wonderful</c><00:17:23.539><c> tone</c><00:17:24.019><c> with</c><00:17:24.299><c> people,</c>

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not<00:17:25.099><c> only</c><00:17:25.319><c> when</c><00:17:25.519><c> in</c><00:17:25.680><c> this</c><00:17:25.839><c> house</c><00:17:25.980><c> of</c><00:17:26.279><c> worship,</c>

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but<00:17:27.099><c> outside</c><00:17:27.640><c> as</c><00:17:27.960><c> well</c><00:17:28.119><c> when</c><00:17:28.319><c> we</c><00:17:28.539><c> are</c><00:17:28.680><c> out</c><00:17:28.799><c> in</c><00:17:28.960><c> the</c><00:17:29.099><c> world.</c>

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Verse<00:17:31.019><c> 11,</c><00:17:32.059><c> you</c><00:17:32.240><c> know,</c><00:17:32.400><c> does</c><00:17:32.559><c> a</c><00:17:32.839><c> fountain</c><00:17:33.240><c> send</c><00:17:33.900><c> forth</c>

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at<00:17:34.500><c> the</c><00:17:34.779><c> same</c><00:17:35.079><c> time</c><00:17:35.859><c> sweet</c><00:17:36.259><c> water</c><00:17:36.680><c> and</c><00:17:36.900><c> bitter?</c>

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No,<00:17:37.420><c> it's</c><00:17:37.619><c> either</c><00:17:37.900><c> bitter</c><00:17:38.180><c> water</c><00:17:38.579><c> or</c><00:17:38.940><c> it's</c><00:17:39.500><c> sweet</c><00:17:39.720><c> water.</c>

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It's<00:17:40.400><c> fresh</c><00:17:40.700><c> water.</c>

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Can<00:17:42.640><c> a</c><00:17:42.920><c> fig</c><00:17:43.119><c> tree,</c><00:17:43.359><c> my</c><00:17:43.660><c> brethren,</c><00:17:44.099><c> bear</c><00:17:44.220><c> olive</c><00:17:44.680><c> berries?</c>

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Neither<00:17:45.460><c> are</c><00:17:45.759><c> vine</c><00:17:46.000><c> figs.</c>

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So<00:17:46.900><c> can</c><00:17:47.140><c> no</c><00:17:47.460><c> fountain</c><00:17:47.960><c> both</c><00:17:48.339><c> yield</c><00:17:48.720><c> salt</c><00:17:49.200><c> water</c><00:17:49.539><c> and</c><00:17:49.839><c> fresh.</c>

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And<00:17:50.180><c> it</c><00:17:50.440><c> reminds</c><00:17:50.900><c> me</c><00:17:51.940><c> of</c><00:17:52.700><c> what</c><00:17:52.900><c> Christ</c><00:17:53.220><c> said.</c>

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He<00:17:53.720><c> said</c><00:17:53.900><c> no</c><00:17:54.339><c> man</c><00:17:55.220><c> can</c><00:17:56.380><c> serve</c><00:17:56.640><c> two</c><00:17:56.880><c> masters.</c>

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You<00:17:58.400><c> either</c><00:17:58.579><c> love</c><00:17:58.859><c> the</c><00:17:59.039><c> one</c><00:17:59.160><c> or</c><00:17:59.299><c> you</c><00:17:59.440><c> hate</c><00:17:59.700><c> the</c><00:17:59.880><c> one.</c>

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And<00:18:01.720><c> we</c><00:18:01.859><c> can't</c><00:18:02.240><c> serve</c><00:18:02.400><c> two</c><00:18:02.640><c> masters</c><00:18:03.039><c> either</c><00:18:03.400><c> in</c><00:18:03.599><c> our</c><00:18:03.819><c> minds.</c>

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We<00:18:05.460><c> either</c><00:18:05.619><c> committed</c><00:18:06.539><c> to</c><00:18:07.460><c> the</c><00:18:07.619><c> commands</c><00:18:07.940><c> and</c><00:18:08.240><c> precepts</c><00:18:08.960><c> of</c><00:18:09.180><c> Christ</c>

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or<00:18:10.779><c> we're</c><00:18:11.339><c> not.</c>

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And<00:18:12.500><c> so</c><00:18:12.720><c> by</c><00:18:13.019><c> your</c><00:18:13.420><c> fruit,</c><00:18:14.839><c> we</c><00:18:15.359><c> are</c><00:18:15.599><c> known.</c>

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So<00:18:16.720><c> what</c><00:18:16.940><c> type</c><00:18:17.160><c> of</c><00:18:17.380><c> fruit</c><00:18:17.460><c> are</c><00:18:17.660><c> we</c><00:18:17.819><c> bearing?</c>

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What<00:18:18.759><c> type</c><00:18:18.980><c> of</c><00:18:19.440><c> communicators</c><00:18:20.019><c> are</c><00:18:20.299><c> we</c><00:18:20.460><c> is</c><00:18:20.599><c> really</c><00:18:20.880><c> the</c><00:18:21.079><c> question.</c>

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Are<00:18:22.339><c> we</c><00:18:22.819><c> consistently</c><00:18:23.420><c> good,</c><00:18:24.759><c> kind</c><00:18:25.400><c> communicators</c>

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with<00:18:28.039><c> our</c><00:18:28.319><c> tongues?</c>

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And<00:18:35.259><c> so</c><00:18:35.380><c> he</c><00:18:35.579><c> talks</c><00:18:35.819><c> in</c><00:18:36.039><c> verse</c><00:18:36.279><c> 14,</c><00:18:38.559><c> actually</c><00:18:38.880><c> verse</c><00:18:39.099><c> 13,</c>

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who<00:18:39.599><c> was</c><00:18:39.960><c> a</c><00:18:40.099><c> wise</c><00:18:40.460><c> man</c><00:18:40.720><c> and</c><00:18:40.960><c> endured</c><00:18:41.059><c> with</c><00:18:41.359><c> knowledge</c><00:18:41.779><c> among</c><00:18:42.079><c> you?</c>

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Are<00:18:42.380><c> there</c><00:18:42.500><c> any</c><00:18:42.779><c> wise,</c><00:18:43.220><c> James</c><00:18:43.599><c> says,</c><00:18:43.940><c> among</c><00:18:44.180><c> you?</c>

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Let<00:18:45.900><c> him</c><00:18:46.279><c> show</c><00:18:46.740><c> out</c><00:18:47.039><c> a</c><00:18:47.380><c> good</c><00:18:47.680><c> conversation,</c>

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his<00:18:48.859><c> works</c><00:18:49.140><c> with</c><00:18:49.579><c> meekness</c><00:18:50.599><c> of</c><00:18:51.079><c> wisdom.</c>

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But<00:18:53.099><c> if</c><00:18:53.220><c> you</c><00:18:53.380><c> have</c><00:18:53.660><c> bitter</c><00:18:54.019><c> envying</c><00:18:54.579><c> and</c><00:18:54.900><c> strife</c><00:18:55.180><c> in</c><00:18:55.319><c> your</c><00:18:55.579><c> hearts,</c>

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glory<00:18:56.279><c> not</c><00:18:56.559><c> and</c><00:18:56.839><c> lie</c><00:18:57.059><c> not</c><00:18:57.299><c> against</c><00:18:57.660><c> the</c><00:18:57.940><c> truth.</c>

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This<00:18:59.299><c> wisdom</c><00:18:59.759><c> descendeth</c><00:19:00.359><c> not</c><00:19:00.579><c> from</c><00:19:00.900><c> above</c>

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but<00:19:01.420><c> is</c><00:19:01.700><c> earthly,</c><00:19:02.400><c> sensual,</c><00:19:03.680><c> devilish.</c>

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And<00:19:04.599><c> he's</c><00:19:04.779><c> gonna</c><00:19:04.920><c> get</c><00:19:05.119><c> into</c><00:19:05.359><c> this</c><00:19:05.660><c> as</c><00:19:05.900><c> well</c>

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in<00:19:06.400><c> the</c><00:19:06.619><c> fourth</c><00:19:06.859><c> chapter</c><00:19:07.259><c> of</c><00:19:07.480><c> James.</c>

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He<00:19:07.839><c> says,</c><00:19:08.319><c> where</c><00:19:08.680><c> do</c><00:19:09.220><c> wars</c><00:19:09.700><c> and</c><00:19:10.140><c> fighting</c><00:19:10.460><c> come</c><00:19:10.839><c> from?</c>

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Are<00:19:11.900><c> they</c><00:19:12.079><c> not,</c><00:19:12.380><c> in</c><00:19:12.519><c> verse</c><00:19:12.759><c> one</c><00:19:12.920><c> of</c><00:19:13.039><c> the</c><00:19:13.160><c> fourth</c><00:19:13.339><c> chapter,</c>

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you<00:19:15.860><c> know,</c><00:19:16.720><c> comes</c><00:19:16.740><c> from</c><00:19:17.019><c> within</c><00:19:17.339><c> you?</c>

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And<00:19:20.579><c> so</c><00:19:20.680><c> what</c><00:19:20.900><c> type</c><00:19:21.140><c> of</c><00:19:21.440><c> fountain</c><00:19:21.720><c> are</c><00:19:22.039><c> we?</c>

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Are<00:19:22.559><c> we</c><00:19:22.740><c> giving</c><00:19:22.900><c> forth</c><00:19:23.440><c> sweet</c><00:19:23.900><c> water,</c><00:19:25.000><c> refreshing</c><00:19:25.480><c> water,</c>

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or<00:19:26.579><c> is</c><00:19:26.819><c> it</c><00:19:27.119><c> bitter,</c><00:19:27.940><c> brackish,</c><00:19:28.740><c> salty,</c><00:19:29.759><c> that</c><00:19:29.940><c> no</c><00:19:30.160><c> one</c><00:19:30.339><c> wants?</c>

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Verse<00:19:34.099><c> 16,</c><00:19:34.680><c> for</c><00:19:34.839><c> where</c><00:19:35.180><c> envying</c><00:19:35.519><c> and</c><00:19:35.880><c> strife</c><00:19:36.119><c> is,</c>

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there<00:19:37.119><c> is</c><00:19:37.480><c> confusion</c><00:19:38.259><c> in</c><00:19:38.680><c> every</c><00:19:39.220><c> evil</c><00:19:39.680><c> work.</c>

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So<00:19:42.339><c> we</c><00:19:42.539><c> need</c><00:19:42.700><c> to</c><00:19:42.920><c> keep</c><00:19:43.039><c> that</c><00:19:43.279><c> in</c><00:19:43.500><c> mind,</c>

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brothers<00:19:44.180><c> and</c><00:19:44.480><c> sisters,</c><00:19:44.859><c> in</c><00:19:45.059><c> our</c><00:19:45.299><c> actions,</c>

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in<00:19:46.440><c> the</c><00:19:46.480><c> way</c><00:19:46.599><c> that</c><00:19:46.799><c> we</c><00:19:47.119><c> speak</c><00:19:47.299><c> to</c><00:19:47.519><c> each</c><00:19:47.779><c> other</c>

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and<00:19:48.079><c> the</c><00:19:48.180><c> way</c><00:19:48.180><c> that</c><00:19:48.339><c> we</c><00:19:48.539><c> speak</c><00:19:48.759><c> to</c><00:19:48.940><c> each</c><00:19:49.079><c> other</c><00:19:49.319><c> here</c>

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but<00:19:49.700><c> also</c><00:19:50.059><c> outside</c><00:19:50.700><c> in</c><00:19:51.220><c> our</c><00:19:51.420><c> daily</c><00:19:51.720><c> lives.</c>

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You<00:19:53.420><c> know,</c><00:19:53.680><c> if</c><00:19:53.759><c> they</c><00:19:53.940><c> were</c><00:19:54.059><c> to</c><00:19:54.299><c> say,</c><00:19:54.539><c> you</c><00:19:54.700><c> know,</c>

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if<00:19:55.420><c> people</c><00:19:55.680><c> were</c><00:19:55.880><c> to</c><00:19:56.200><c> ask</c><00:19:57.039><c> other</c><00:19:57.779><c> people</c><00:19:58.200><c> about</c><00:19:58.579><c> you,</c>

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what<00:19:58.980><c> would</c><00:19:59.160><c> they</c><00:19:59.480><c> say?</c>

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What<00:20:00.559><c> would</c><00:20:00.559><c> they</c><00:20:00.779><c> say?</c>

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A<00:20:02.460><c> good</c><00:20:02.759><c> communicator?</c>

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They'd<00:20:03.660><c> say,</c><00:20:03.759><c> yeah,</c><00:20:04.039><c> he's</c><00:20:04.240><c> kind</c><00:20:04.339><c> of,</c>

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yeah,<00:20:04.559><c> I</c><00:20:04.640><c> like</c><00:20:04.819><c> to</c><00:20:04.980><c> be</c><00:20:05.119><c> around,</c><00:20:05.180><c> I</c><00:20:05.259><c> like</c><00:20:05.480><c> to</c><00:20:05.619><c> be</c><00:20:05.779><c> around</c><00:20:05.980><c> her.</c>

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She's<00:20:06.400><c> always</c><00:20:06.660><c> got</c><00:20:06.819><c> something</c><00:20:07.099><c> nice</c><00:20:07.400><c> to</c><00:20:07.660><c> say.</c>

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I<00:20:08.380><c> always</c><00:20:08.640><c> feel</c><00:20:08.859><c> good</c><00:20:09.180><c> after</c><00:20:09.480><c> I</c><00:20:09.720><c> talk</c><00:20:09.880><c> to</c><00:20:10.319><c> the,</c>

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talk<00:20:10.720><c> to</c><00:20:10.960><c> sister</c><00:20:11.180><c> so</c><00:20:11.519><c>-and</c><00:20:11.680><c>-so</c><00:20:11.779><c> or</c><00:20:11.940><c> brother</c><00:20:12.200><c> so</c><00:20:12.440><c>-and</c><00:20:12.680><c>-so.</c>

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I<00:20:13.359><c> think</c><00:20:13.500><c> that</c><00:20:13.680><c> should</c><00:20:13.859><c> be</c><00:20:14.039><c> said</c><00:20:14.180><c> of</c><00:20:14.380><c> all</c><00:20:14.559><c> of</c><00:20:14.720><c> us.</c>

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We<00:20:15.640><c> should</c><00:20:15.799><c> be</c><00:20:16.140><c> using</c><00:20:16.859><c> our</c><00:20:17.880><c> tongues</c><00:20:18.220><c> to</c><00:20:18.559><c> build</c><00:20:18.819><c> each</c><00:20:19.119><c> other</c><00:20:19.339><c> up</c>

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in<00:20:20.119><c> this</c><00:20:20.299><c> wonderful</c><00:20:20.759><c> hope</c><00:20:21.039><c> that</c><00:20:21.240><c> we</c><00:20:21.460><c> have.</c>

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And<00:20:26.380><c> so,</c><00:20:26.660><c> you</c><00:20:26.759><c> know,</c><00:20:26.839><c> there's</c><00:20:27.019><c> a</c><00:20:27.160><c> little</c><00:20:27.339><c> an</c><00:20:27.819><c> anacronym.</c>

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I<00:20:28.700><c> think</c><00:20:28.859><c> that's</c><00:20:29.240><c> how</c><00:20:29.420><c> you</c><00:20:29.599><c> say</c><00:20:29.720><c> it.</c>

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And<00:20:30.359><c> it's</c><00:20:30.559><c> called</c><00:20:30.819><c> THINK,</c><00:20:32.339><c> T</c><00:20:32.759><c>-H</c><00:20:33.259><c>-I</c><00:20:33.759><c>-N</c><00:20:33.960><c>-K.</c>

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And<00:20:37.119><c> so</c><00:20:37.279><c> it's</c><00:20:37.420><c> one</c><00:20:37.559><c> of</c><00:20:37.680><c> these,</c><00:20:37.880><c> I</c><00:20:38.140><c> obviously</c><00:20:38.440><c> didn't</c><00:20:38.640><c> make</c><00:20:38.839><c> this</c><00:20:39.119><c> up,</c>

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but<00:20:39.599><c> you</c><00:20:39.740><c> know,</c><00:20:40.819><c> before</c><00:20:41.259><c> a</c><00:20:41.619><c> word</c><00:20:41.839><c> is</c><00:20:42.259><c> uttered</c><00:20:42.599><c> from</c><00:20:42.880><c> our</c><00:20:43.119><c> mouths,</c>

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we<00:20:43.599><c> need</c><00:20:43.779><c> to</c><00:20:44.019><c> ask</c><00:20:44.279><c> ourselves</c><00:20:44.680><c> this,</c><00:20:45.299><c> think.</c>

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T,<00:20:48.799><c> is</c><00:20:49.200><c> it</c><00:20:49.500><c> true?</c>

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Okay,<00:20:52.339><c> are</c><00:20:52.480><c> we</c><00:20:52.599><c> telling</c><00:20:52.839><c> falsehoods?</c>

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Psalms<00:22:06.480><c> 19.</c>

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Let's<00:22:15.119><c> turn</c><00:22:15.359><c> to</c><00:22:15.579><c> the</c><00:22:15.799><c> Psalms,</c><00:22:16.440><c> the</c><00:22:16.720><c> 19th</c><00:22:18.900><c> Psalm.</c>

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my<00:22:38.980><c> strength</c><00:22:39.400><c> and</c><00:22:39.599><c> my</c><00:22:39.839><c> redeemer.</c>

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I'm<00:23:34.380><c> right,</c><00:23:34.559><c> you're</c><00:23:34.920><c> wrong.</c>

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We<00:23:36.140><c> can</c><00:23:36.319><c> have</c><00:23:36.500><c> that</c><00:23:36.740><c> same</c><00:23:36.960><c> attitude</c><00:23:37.259><c> in</c><00:23:37.440><c> talking</c><00:23:37.759><c> about</c><00:23:37.980><c> people.</c>

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141st<00:23:43.660><c> Psalm.</c>

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141.

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Verse<00:23:53.160><c> three,</c><00:23:53.779><c> set</c><00:23:54.059><c> a</c><00:23:54.559><c> watch,</c><00:23:55.480><c> O</c><00:23:55.880><c> Lord,</c><00:23:56.640><c> before</c><00:23:57.119><c> my</c><00:23:57.740><c> mouth.</c>

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but<00:24:14.299><c> control</c><00:24:14.960><c> your</c><00:24:15.299><c> mouth,</c><00:24:15.700><c> control</c><00:24:16.079><c> your</c><00:24:16.359><c> words.</c>

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The<00:24:20.720><c> 34th</c><00:24:21.480><c> Psalm.</c>

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The<00:24:30.859><c> first</c><00:24:31.339><c> verse.</c>

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in<00:24:51.079><c> Ephesians,</c><00:24:51.599><c> the</c><00:24:51.819><c> fourth</c><00:24:52.180><c> chapter.</c>

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Ephesians,<00:24:54.559><c> the</c><00:24:54.880><c> fourth</c><00:24:55.220><c> chapter,</c><00:24:55.759><c> verse</c><00:24:56.180><c> 29.</c>

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