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temptation<00:14:15.940><c> and</c><00:14:16.259><c> defeat</c><00:14:16.620><c> sin</c><00:14:16.899><c> the</c><00:14:17.139><c> same</c><00:14:17.320><c> way</c><00:14:17.519><c> that</c><00:14:17.700><c> Jesus</c><00:14:18.059><c> did.</c>

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Father,<00:14:30.980><c> our</c><00:14:31.179><c> Maker.</c>

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lamp,<00:15:13.000><c> showing</c><00:15:13.440><c> the</c><00:15:13.740><c> character</c><00:15:14.080><c> of</c><00:15:14.320><c> our</c><00:15:14.419><c> Heavenly</c><00:15:14.700><c> Father.</c>

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I've<00:16:03.519><c> missed</c><00:16:03.720><c> this</c><00:16:04.100><c> point.</c>

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So<00:16:04.779><c> I</c><00:16:05.159><c> just</c><00:16:05.960><c> want</c><00:16:06.419><c> to</c><00:16:06.620><c> call</c><00:16:06.779><c> it</c><00:16:06.960><c> to</c><00:16:07.100><c> your</c><00:16:07.399><c> attention.</c>

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So<00:16:15.779><c> this</c><00:16:16.000><c> is</c><00:16:16.200><c> from</c><00:16:16.340><c> the</c><00:16:16.559><c> message.</c>

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Notice<00:16:19.340><c> that</c><00:16:20.039><c> the</c><00:16:20.320><c> master</c><00:16:21.340><c> puts</c><00:16:22.320><c> on</c><00:16:23.000><c> a</c><00:16:23.440><c> servant's</c><00:16:24.340><c> garment.</c>

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I<00:16:26.799><c> just,</c><00:16:27.799><c> sometimes</c><00:16:28.399><c> we</c><00:16:28.820><c> blaze,</c><00:16:29.559><c> we</c><00:16:29.700><c> read</c><00:16:30.000><c> over</c><00:16:30.340><c> scriptures</c>

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and<00:16:31.340><c> don't</c><00:16:31.799><c> listen.</c>

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And<00:16:32.860><c> I</c><00:16:33.139><c> don't</c><00:16:33.379><c> think</c><00:16:33.600><c> I've</c><00:16:34.039><c> listened</c><00:16:35.019><c> to</c><00:16:38.899><c> this</c><00:16:40.159><c> scripture</c><00:16:40.600><c> before.</c>

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Keep<00:16:43.620><c> your</c><00:16:43.940><c> shirts</c><00:16:44.220><c> on,</c><00:16:44.600><c> keep</c><00:16:44.840><c> the</c><00:16:45.080><c> lights</c><00:16:45.299><c> on,</c><00:16:45.700><c> be</c><00:16:45.899><c> like</c><00:16:46.220><c> house</c><00:16:46.899><c> servants</c><00:16:47.360><c> waiting</c><00:16:47.919><c> for</c>

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their<00:16:48.460><c> master</c><00:16:48.860><c> to</c><00:16:49.080><c> come</c><00:16:49.320><c> back</c><00:16:49.860><c> from</c><00:16:50.659><c> his</c><00:16:50.980><c> honeymoon.</c>

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Awake<00:16:53.399><c> and</c><00:16:54.120><c> ready</c><00:16:54.399><c> to</c><00:16:54.639><c> open</c><00:16:54.860><c> the</c><00:16:55.100><c> door</c><00:16:55.320><c> when</c><00:16:55.519><c> he</c><00:16:55.820><c> arrives</c><00:16:56.299><c> and</c><00:16:56.759><c> knocks.</c>

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Blessed<00:16:58.940><c> are</c><00:16:59.399><c> the</c><00:16:59.700><c> servants</c><00:17:00.100><c> whom</c><00:17:00.460><c> the</c><00:17:00.740><c> master</c><00:17:01.120><c> finds</c><00:17:01.559><c> on</c><00:17:01.940><c> watch.</c>

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And<00:17:04.740><c> this</c><00:17:05.079><c> is</c><00:17:05.240><c> the</c><00:17:05.420><c> part</c><00:17:05.539><c> I've</c><00:17:05.880><c> missed</c><00:17:06.059><c> and</c><00:17:06.279><c> this</c><00:17:06.700><c> echoes</c><00:17:07.019><c> back</c>

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He'll<00:17:13.400><c> put</c><00:17:13.599><c> on</c><00:17:13.920><c> an</c><00:17:14.200><c> apron,</c><00:17:16.500><c> sit</c><00:17:16.980><c> them</c><00:17:17.319><c> at</c><00:17:17.619><c> the</c><00:17:17.880><c> table</c><00:17:18.539><c> and</c><00:17:21.519><c> serve</c><00:17:22.039><c> them</c>

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a<00:17:22.660><c> meal.</c>

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I<00:17:33.180><c> don't</c><00:17:33.380><c> know</c><00:17:33.500><c> how</c><00:17:33.759><c> that</c><00:17:34.039><c> makes</c><00:17:34.240><c> you</c><00:17:34.500><c> feel</c><00:17:34.740><c> but</c><00:17:35.779><c> I</c><00:17:37.079><c> think</c><00:17:37.339><c> of</c><00:17:37.839><c> Psalm</c><00:17:38.180><c> 8</c>

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again,<00:17:39.140><c> right?</c>

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What<00:17:39.619><c> is</c><00:17:39.980><c> God</c><00:17:40.299><c> that</c><00:17:40.480><c> he</c><00:17:40.740><c> is</c><00:17:41.039><c> mindful</c><00:17:41.480><c> of</c><00:17:41.740><c> us</c><00:17:41.960><c> and</c><00:17:42.160><c> Jesus</c><00:17:42.680><c> is</c><00:17:42.960><c> going</c><00:17:43.099><c> to</c>

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serve<00:17:43.480><c> us</c><00:17:43.759><c> a</c><00:17:43.880><c> meal</c><00:17:44.099><c> in</c><00:17:44.339><c> this</c><00:17:44.579><c> parable</c><00:17:45.420><c> when</c><00:17:47.160><c> he</c><00:17:47.420><c> returns.</c>

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It<00:17:49.740><c> doesn't</c><00:17:50.000><c> matter</c><00:17:50.299><c> what</c><00:17:50.539><c> time</c><00:17:50.700><c> of</c><00:17:50.900><c> the</c><00:17:51.019><c> night</c><00:17:51.220><c> he</c><00:17:51.619><c> arrives,</c>

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they're<00:17:52.660><c> awake</c><00:17:53.460><c> and</c><00:17:54.859><c> so</c><00:17:55.420><c> blessed.</c>

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Again,<00:18:04.059><c> I</c><00:18:04.500><c> see</c><00:18:05.019><c> in</c><00:18:06.259><c> this</c><00:18:06.579><c> parable</c><00:18:08.220><c> a</c><00:18:09.059><c> reflection</c><00:18:09.720><c> or</c><00:18:09.980><c> an</c><00:18:10.279><c> echo</c>

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again<00:18:10.880><c> to</c><00:18:11.019><c> the</c><00:18:11.240><c> marriage</c><00:18:11.619><c> supper</c><00:18:12.059><c> of</c><00:18:12.519><c> the</c><00:18:12.720><c> Lamb.</c>

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I<00:18:13.940><c> think</c><00:18:14.160><c> it's</c><00:18:15.180><c> Revelation</c><00:18:16.380><c> 19.</c>

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To<00:18:20.119><c> participate,</c><00:18:20.900><c> the</c><00:18:21.160><c> Revelation</c><00:18:21.640><c> says</c><00:18:22.019><c> we</c><00:18:22.220><c> need</c><00:18:22.480><c> to</c><00:18:22.779><c> wash</c>

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it<00:18:38.839><c> was</c><00:18:39.039><c> last</c><00:18:39.380><c> week.</c>

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and<00:18:49.660><c> Joseph</c><00:18:50.160><c> are</c><00:18:51.220><c> in</c><00:18:51.700><c> Jerusalem</c><00:18:52.380><c> for</c><00:18:53.140><c> the</c><00:18:53.380><c> consecration</c><00:18:54.099><c> of</c>

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the<00:18:54.420><c> firstborn</c><00:18:55.140><c> ritual.</c>

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And<00:18:57.480><c> two</c><00:18:57.660><c> people</c><00:18:58.480><c> are</c><00:18:59.779><c> there</c><00:19:00.359><c> welcoming</c><00:19:00.880><c> Jesus.</c>

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They<00:19:02.640><c> are</c><00:19:03.039><c> ready</c><00:19:03.559><c> and</c><00:19:04.140><c> dressed.</c>

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They're<00:19:04.940><c> waiting</c><00:19:05.339><c> for</c><00:19:05.640><c> Jesus.</c>

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us<00:19:10.319><c> to</c><00:19:10.500><c> be</c><00:19:10.660><c> like</c><00:19:11.019><c> Simeon</c><00:19:11.539><c> and</c><00:19:12.000><c> Anna.</c>

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There<00:19:16.279><c> was</c><00:19:16.460><c> no</c><00:19:16.740><c> UPS</c><00:19:17.240><c> tracking.</c>

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And<00:19:20.319><c> I</c><00:19:20.420><c> don't</c><00:19:20.660><c> say</c><00:19:20.920><c> that</c><00:19:21.220><c> so</c><00:19:21.559><c> that</c><00:19:21.859><c> it's</c><00:19:23.000><c> comical</c><00:19:23.539><c> or</c><00:19:24.000><c> to</c><00:19:24.200><c> be</c><00:19:24.480><c> disrespectful.</c>

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I<00:19:34.200><c> think</c><00:19:34.420><c> it</c><00:19:34.539><c> was</c><00:19:35.460><c> Andrew</c><00:19:36.140><c> who</c><00:19:36.420><c> ran</c><00:19:36.720><c> and</c><00:19:36.859><c> got</c><00:19:37.019><c> his</c><00:19:37.279><c> brother,</c><00:19:37.640><c> right?</c>

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He<00:19:38.000><c> said,</c><00:19:38.339><c> hey,</c><00:19:39.079><c> I</c><00:19:39.400><c> found</c><00:19:39.599><c> the</c><00:19:39.859><c> Messiah.</c>

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They<00:19:42.220><c> were</c><00:19:42.799><c> waiting</c><00:19:43.200><c> for</c><00:19:43.519><c> him.</c>

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And<00:19:43.960><c> wasn't</c><00:19:44.220><c> it</c><00:19:44.500><c> Philip</c><00:19:44.740><c> and</c><00:19:45.180><c> Nathaniel</c><00:19:45.740><c> maybe?</c>

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The<00:19:46.599><c> same</c><00:19:46.819><c> thing.</c>

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We<00:19:49.599><c> found</c><00:19:49.980><c> him.</c>

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We've<00:19:51.619><c> been</c><00:19:51.779><c> waiting.</c>

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And<00:19:53.140><c> here,</c><00:19:54.000><c> Simeon</c><00:19:54.240><c> and</c><00:19:54.619><c> Anna</c><00:19:54.859><c> have</c><00:19:55.140><c> this</c><00:19:55.720><c> similar</c><00:19:56.980><c> excitement</c><00:19:57.839><c> and</c><00:19:58.380><c> discovery</c><00:19:59.160><c> at</c><00:20:00.779><c> Jesus</c><00:20:01.400><c> appearing</c><00:20:02.039><c> in</c>

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the<00:20:03.619><c> temple.</c>

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Simeon<00:20:11.940><c> recognizes</c><00:20:12.779><c> and</c><00:20:13.140><c> acknowledges</c><00:20:13.759><c> Jesus.</c>

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Chapter<00:20:15.839><c> 2.</c>

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My<00:20:19.759><c> eyes</c><00:20:20.380><c> have</c><00:20:20.740><c> seen</c><00:20:21.119><c> your</c><00:20:21.480><c> salvation,</c><00:20:22.220><c> which</c><00:20:22.480><c> you</c><00:20:22.799><c> have</c><00:20:23.099><c> prepared</c><00:20:23.779><c> in</c><00:20:24.680><c> the</c><00:20:24.920><c> presence</c><00:20:25.259><c> of</c><00:20:25.539><c> all</c><00:20:25.759><c> peoples,</c><00:20:26.200><c> a</c>

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He<00:20:32.640><c> was</c><00:20:32.960><c> dressed</c><00:20:33.259><c> and</c><00:20:33.559><c> ready</c><00:20:33.880><c> for</c><00:20:34.259><c> service.</c>

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His<00:20:34.880><c> lamp</c><00:20:35.160><c> was</c><00:20:35.519><c> lit,</c><00:20:36.480><c> perched</c><00:20:36.779><c> on</c><00:20:37.000><c> the</c><00:20:37.180><c> top</c><00:20:37.359><c> of</c><00:20:37.539><c> the</c><00:20:37.700><c> hill.</c>

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We<00:20:40.279><c> need</c><00:20:40.440><c> to</c><00:20:40.720><c> confess</c><00:20:41.259><c> Jesus</c><00:20:41.880><c> to</c><00:20:42.220><c> everybody</c><00:20:42.640><c> around</c><00:20:43.099><c> us.</c>

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We've<00:20:49.039><c> seen</c><00:20:49.319><c> God's</c><00:20:49.940><c> salvation.</c>

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Why<00:20:50.700><c> wouldn't</c><00:20:51.019><c> we</c><00:20:51.220><c> do</c><00:20:51.460><c> this</c><00:20:51.759><c> exact</c><00:20:52.180><c> same</c><00:20:52.519><c> thing?</c>

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There<00:20:53.519><c> was</c><00:20:53.799><c> also</c><00:20:54.180><c> a</c><00:20:54.460><c> prophet,</c><00:20:55.059><c> Anna.</c>

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She<00:20:55.900><c> was</c><00:20:56.180><c> of</c><00:20:56.480><c> great</c><00:20:56.720><c> age.</c>

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She<00:20:57.779><c> never</c><00:20:58.140><c> left</c><00:20:58.400><c> the</c><00:20:58.660><c> temple,</c><00:20:58.940><c> but</c><00:20:59.099><c> worshiped</c><00:20:59.619><c> there</c><00:20:59.819><c> with</c>

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fasting<00:21:00.460><c> and</c><00:21:00.799><c> prayer</c><00:21:01.079><c> day</c><00:21:01.559><c> and</c><00:21:01.859><c> night.</c>

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At<00:21:03.339><c> that</c><00:21:03.660><c> moment,</c><00:21:03.980><c> she</c><00:21:04.240><c> came</c><00:21:04.700><c> and</c><00:21:05.099><c> began</c><00:21:05.579><c> to</c><00:21:06.160><c> praise</c><00:21:06.359><c> God</c><00:21:06.700><c> and</c>

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speaking<00:21:07.279><c> about</c><00:21:07.619><c> the</c><00:21:07.900><c> child</c><00:21:08.400><c> to</c><00:21:09.079><c> all</c><00:21:09.640><c> who</c><00:21:09.880><c> were</c><00:21:10.140><c> looking</c><00:21:10.480><c> for</c>

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the<00:21:11.000><c> redemption</c><00:21:11.440><c> of</c><00:21:11.740><c> Jerusalem.</c>

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Are<00:21:14.579><c> we</c><00:21:14.779><c> like</c><00:21:15.079><c> Anna?</c>

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We've<00:21:16.779><c> seen</c><00:21:17.119><c> the</c><00:21:17.400><c> redemption</c><00:21:17.900><c> of</c><00:21:18.180><c> Jerusalem.</c>

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Telling<00:21:21.579><c> all</c><00:21:21.920><c> who</c><00:21:22.119><c> were</c><00:21:22.400><c> looking</c><00:21:22.900><c> for</c><00:21:24.099><c> the</c><00:21:24.279><c> redemption</c><00:21:24.779><c> of</c>

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Jerusalem,<00:21:27.500><c> she</c><00:21:27.779><c> opened</c><00:21:28.160><c> the</c><00:21:28.400><c> door.</c>

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He's<00:21:30.640><c> come</c><00:21:30.880><c> in.</c>

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When<00:21:38.750><c> we</c><00:21:39.230><c> see</c><00:21:39.450><c> our</c><00:21:39.650><c> neighbors,</c><00:21:40.390><c> hey,</c><00:21:40.849><c> do</c><00:21:41.009><c> you</c><00:21:41.109><c> care</c><00:21:41.349><c> about</c><00:21:41.549><c> what</c><00:21:41.690><c> God</c><00:21:41.890><c> wants?</c>

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Just<00:21:43.549><c> ask</c><00:21:43.829><c> them.</c>

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Do<00:21:44.589><c> you</c><00:21:44.750><c> care?</c>

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I<00:21:46.049><c> can</c><00:21:46.289><c> tell</c><00:21:46.490><c> you</c><00:21:46.650><c> what</c><00:21:46.789><c> God</c><00:21:47.029><c> wants</c><00:21:47.329><c> from</c><00:21:47.549><c> us.</c>

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So<00:21:58.990><c> again,</c><00:21:59.390><c> the</c><00:21:59.569><c> exhortation</c><00:22:00.109><c> is</c><00:22:00.309><c> to</c><00:22:00.430><c> be</c><00:22:00.630><c> ready,</c><00:22:00.869><c> and</c><00:22:00.990><c> the</c><00:22:01.170><c> question</c><00:22:01.630><c> in</c>

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front<00:22:02.230><c> of</c><00:22:02.569><c> the</c><00:22:02.769><c> memorial</c><00:22:03.250><c> table</c><00:22:03.710><c> is,</c><00:22:05.470><c> are</c><00:22:05.730><c> you</c><00:22:06.009><c> a</c><00:22:06.250><c> servant</c><00:22:06.529><c> ready</c><00:22:06.869><c> to</c>

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open<00:22:07.349><c> the</c><00:22:07.589><c> door</c><00:22:07.869><c> when</c><00:22:08.049><c> Jesus</c><00:22:08.730><c> returns</c><00:22:09.549><c> with</c><00:22:11.170><c> your</c><00:22:11.410><c> lamp</c><00:22:11.730><c> lit</c>

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so<00:22:12.289><c> he</c><00:22:12.470><c> can</c><00:22:12.710><c> find</c><00:22:13.009><c> your</c><00:22:13.289><c> city?</c>

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We're<00:22:20.609><c> going</c><00:22:20.670><c> to</c><00:22:20.849><c> change</c><00:22:21.089><c> gears</c><00:22:21.430><c> just</c><00:22:22.069><c> a</c><00:22:22.609><c> little</c><00:22:22.809><c> bit</c><00:22:22.970><c> here,</c><00:22:23.250><c> but</c><00:22:23.450><c> also</c><00:22:24.109><c> on</c><00:22:25.430><c> the</c><00:22:25.630><c> theme</c><00:22:25.829><c> of</c><00:22:26.150><c> Watchmen,</c><00:22:26.509><c> I</c>

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mentioned<00:22:27.029><c> about</c><00:22:27.329><c> us</c><00:22:28.569><c> looking</c><00:22:29.210><c> after</c><00:22:29.970><c> the</c><00:22:30.569><c> condition</c><00:22:30.950><c> of</c><00:22:31.130><c> the</c>

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flock,<00:22:32.210><c> Ezekiel</c><00:22:32.650><c> in</c><00:22:32.829><c> our</c><00:22:33.069><c> readings.</c>

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Just<00:22:34.589><c> after</c><00:22:35.069><c> the</c><00:22:35.390><c> Fraternal</c><00:22:35.730><c> Gathering</c><00:22:36.190><c> this</c><00:22:36.349><c> year,</c><00:22:36.569><c> we're</c>

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going<00:22:36.809><c> to</c><00:22:36.930><c> be</c><00:22:37.029><c> in</c><00:22:37.190><c> Ezekiel</c><00:22:37.750><c> chapter</c><00:22:38.210><c> 33.</c>

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So<00:22:41.089><c> when</c><00:22:41.390><c> that</c><00:22:41.609><c> comes</c><00:22:41.869><c> around,</c><00:22:43.710><c> hopefully</c><00:22:45.230><c> this</c><00:22:45.529><c> will</c><00:22:45.730><c> ring</c><00:22:45.910><c> a</c><00:22:46.089><c> bell.</c>

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And<00:22:49.269><c> again,</c><00:22:49.529><c> we're</c><00:22:50.009><c> going</c><00:22:50.329><c> there</c><00:22:50.630><c> because</c><00:22:50.970><c> of</c><00:22:51.410><c> the</c><00:22:51.710><c> theme</c><00:22:52.069><c> of</c>

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anticipating<00:22:53.549><c> the</c><00:22:53.970><c> arrival.</c>

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In<00:22:56.910><c> Ezekiel</c><00:22:57.450><c> 33,</c><00:22:58.309><c> God,</c><00:22:58.470><c> the</c><00:22:58.630><c> beginning</c><00:22:58.849><c> of</c><00:22:59.009><c> the</c><00:22:59.150><c> chapter,</c><00:22:59.490><c> God</c>

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speaks<00:23:00.170><c> about</c><00:23:00.529><c> the</c><00:23:00.769><c> watchman's</c><00:23:01.289><c> duty</c><00:23:01.630><c> to</c><00:23:02.390><c> warn</c><00:23:02.990><c> the</c><00:23:03.490><c> Israelites</c><00:23:04.049><c> about</c>

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enemy<00:23:04.950><c> approach.</c>

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And<00:23:07.789><c> this</c><00:23:08.309><c> had</c><00:23:08.569><c> very</c><00:23:08.970><c> real</c><00:23:09.250><c> significance</c><00:23:09.950><c> to</c><00:23:11.690><c> the</c><00:23:11.950><c> people</c><00:23:12.130><c> who</c>

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were<00:23:12.529><c> hearing</c><00:23:12.829><c> Ezekiel</c><00:23:13.390><c> tell</c><00:23:13.690><c> his</c><00:23:13.970><c> message.</c>

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Babylon<00:23:15.390><c> was</c><00:23:15.630><c> just</c><00:23:15.910><c> about</c><00:23:16.109><c> to</c><00:23:16.269><c> come</c><00:23:16.450><c> to</c><00:23:16.609><c> take</c><00:23:16.690><c> Jerusalem.</c>

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I've<00:23:20.829><c> got</c><00:23:20.890><c> you</c><00:23:21.049><c> here</c><00:23:21.190><c> in</c><00:23:21.329><c> my</c><00:23:21.529><c> talk,</c><00:23:21.789><c> Rich.</c>

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Our<00:23:22.210><c> history</c><00:23:22.529><c> professor,</c><00:23:23.170><c> I'm</c><00:23:23.930><c> sure,</c><00:23:24.230><c> can</c><00:23:24.390><c> go</c><00:23:24.630><c> into</c><00:23:24.809><c> the</c><00:23:25.109><c> particulars.</c>

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Maybe<00:23:27.029><c> you</c><00:23:27.250><c> can</c><00:23:27.450><c> even</c><00:23:27.710><c> comment</c><00:23:27.990><c> after</c><00:23:28.289><c> the</c><00:23:28.529><c> exhort,</c><00:23:28.769><c> but</c><00:23:28.890><c> the</c>

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point<00:23:29.349><c> is</c><00:23:30.190><c> that</c><00:23:30.630><c> the</c><00:23:30.950><c> trumpet</c><00:23:31.410><c> of</c><00:23:32.450><c> a</c><00:23:32.690><c> watchman</c><00:23:33.069><c> was</c><00:23:33.329><c> a</c><00:23:33.549><c> warning</c>

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to<00:23:34.049><c> the</c><00:23:34.250><c> people.</c>

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In<00:23:35.869><c> this</c><00:23:36.130><c> case,</c><00:23:36.569><c> in</c><00:23:36.710><c> Ezekiel's</c><00:23:37.250><c> case,</c><00:23:37.529><c> it</c><00:23:37.670><c> was</c><00:23:37.849><c> for</c><00:23:38.049><c> the</c><00:23:38.210><c> people</c><00:23:38.470><c> of</c><00:23:38.670><c> the</c><00:23:38.829><c> city</c><00:23:39.029><c> of</c>

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Jerusalem<00:23:39.849><c> that</c><00:23:41.470><c> enemy</c><00:23:42.069><c> attack</c><00:23:42.750><c> was</c><00:23:43.509><c> impending.</c>

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And<00:23:46.670><c> the</c><00:23:46.869><c> sad</c><00:23:47.049><c> fact</c><00:23:47.369><c> is</c><00:23:48.230><c> the</c><00:23:48.970><c> very</c><00:23:49.230><c> next</c><00:23:49.509><c> verses</c><00:23:50.109><c> after</c><00:23:51.630><c> this</c>

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warning<00:23:52.869><c> section</c><00:23:53.809><c> are</c><00:23:55.009><c> the</c><00:23:56.089><c> message</c><00:23:56.450><c> that</c><00:23:56.710><c> comes</c><00:23:56.910><c> to</c><00:23:57.190><c> Ezekiel</c>

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that<00:23:57.970><c> Jerusalem</c><00:23:58.549><c> has</c><00:23:58.910><c> been</c><00:23:59.269><c> taken.</c>

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But<00:24:02.309><c> Ezekiel</c><00:24:02.910><c> uses</c><00:24:03.390><c> this</c><00:24:03.849><c> section,</c><00:24:04.210><c> this</c><00:24:04.549><c> warning</c><00:24:04.930><c> section,</c>

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this<00:24:06.069><c> watchman's</c><00:24:06.769><c> section</c><00:24:07.089><c> to</c><00:24:07.609><c> discuss</c><00:24:08.410><c> calling</c><00:24:09.349><c> out</c><00:24:10.410><c> sin.</c>

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God<00:24:13.950><c> tells</c><00:24:14.529><c> Israel</c><00:24:15.670><c> through</c><00:24:15.970><c> Ezekiel</c><00:24:16.410><c> to</c><00:24:16.569><c> pay</c><00:24:16.750><c> attention.</c>

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You<00:24:17.329><c> need</c><00:24:17.529><c> to</c><00:24:17.769><c> warn</c><00:24:17.910><c> your</c><00:24:18.190><c> brother</c><00:24:18.490><c> so</c><00:24:18.769><c> that</c><00:24:18.890><c> he</c><00:24:19.049><c> turns</c><00:24:19.410><c> away</c>

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from<00:24:20.190><c> sin.</c>

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And<00:24:21.670><c> I</c><00:24:21.789><c> think</c><00:24:22.009><c> Ezekiel's</c><00:24:23.130><c> message</c><00:24:23.569><c> accomplishes</c><00:24:24.529><c> two</c><00:24:24.710><c> goals.</c>

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One,<00:24:26.089><c> it</c><00:24:26.269><c> was</c><00:24:26.490><c> to</c><00:24:26.670><c> give</c><00:24:26.809><c> hope</c><00:24:27.049><c> to</c><00:24:27.329><c> sinners.</c>

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He<00:24:27.809><c> goes</c><00:24:28.170><c> through</c><00:24:28.789><c> in</c><00:24:29.730><c> painful</c><00:24:30.130><c> repetition.</c>

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Maybe<00:24:31.609><c> it's</c><00:24:31.789><c> not</c><00:24:31.910><c> painful</c><00:24:32.210><c> repetition,</c><00:24:32.710><c> but</c><00:24:32.930><c> it's</c><00:24:33.289><c> very</c><00:24:33.690><c> clear</c><00:24:33.970><c> as</c>

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he<00:24:34.690><c> repeats</c><00:24:35.009><c> his</c><00:24:35.309><c> message.</c>

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There<00:24:37.250><c> are</c><00:24:37.609><c> there</c><00:24:37.809><c> is</c><00:24:38.009><c> hope</c><00:24:38.250><c> for</c><00:24:38.549><c> sinners,</c><00:24:38.910><c> right?</c>

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There's<00:24:40.289><c> a</c><00:24:40.390><c> guy</c><00:24:40.650><c> who's</c><00:24:41.009><c> in</c><00:24:41.269><c> wickedness,</c><00:24:42.809><c> and</c><00:24:43.009><c> the</c><00:24:43.230><c> watchman's</c>

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job<00:24:43.930><c> was</c><00:24:44.170><c> to</c><00:24:44.269><c> say,</c><00:24:45.190><c> hey,</c><00:24:45.529><c> turn</c><00:24:45.690><c> around.</c>

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And<00:24:47.950><c> God</c><00:24:48.210><c> promises,</c><00:24:48.869><c> he</c><00:24:49.109><c> says,</c><00:24:50.930><c> if</c><00:24:51.230><c> he</c><00:24:51.430><c> turns</c><00:24:51.710><c> around,</c><00:24:52.130><c> then</c>

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he's<00:24:52.549><c> going</c><00:24:52.690><c> to</c><00:24:52.869><c> live.</c>

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And<00:24:54.130><c> this</c><00:24:54.309><c> is</c><00:24:54.569><c> repeated</c><00:24:54.910><c> over</c><00:24:55.289><c> and</c><00:24:55.470><c> over</c><00:24:55.670><c> again</c><00:24:55.970><c> in</c><00:24:56.170><c> this</c><00:24:56.450><c> section</c><00:24:56.890><c> in</c>

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Ezekiel<00:24:58.690><c> chapter</c><00:24:59.109><c> 33.</c>

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So<00:25:00.849><c> this</c><00:25:01.190><c> section</c><00:25:01.549><c> gives</c><00:25:01.930><c> hope</c><00:25:02.289><c> to</c><00:25:02.569><c> sinners.</c>

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Our<00:25:05.170><c> messaging</c><00:25:05.829><c> to</c><00:25:06.170><c> our</c><00:25:06.430><c> brothers,</c><00:25:06.849><c> our</c><00:25:07.210><c> correction,</c><00:25:07.769><c> our</c><00:25:07.990><c> rebuke</c><00:25:08.950><c> can</c><00:25:09.910><c> be</c><00:25:10.230><c> effective.</c>

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And<00:25:13.170><c> then</c><00:25:13.329><c> it</c><00:25:13.769><c> also</c><00:25:14.170><c> warns</c><00:25:14.549><c> against</c><00:25:15.190><c> false</c><00:25:15.630><c> doctrine,</c><00:25:16.190><c> right?</c>

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x
The<00:25:17.190><c> other</c><00:25:17.390><c> side</c><00:25:17.609><c> of</c><00:25:17.750><c> that</c><00:25:17.970><c> coin</c><00:25:18.170><c> was,</c><00:25:19.069><c> hey,</c><00:25:19.650><c> I'm</c><00:25:19.910><c> an</c><00:25:20.109><c> Israelite.</c>

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I<00:25:21.329><c> gave</c><00:25:21.490><c> my</c><00:25:21.730><c> sacrifice.</c><00:25:22.210><c> I'm</c><00:25:22.410><c> in</c><00:25:22.470><c> good</c><00:25:22.630><c> shape,</c><00:25:22.990><c> right?</c>

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x
And<00:25:25.150><c> Ezekiel</c><00:25:25.509><c> says,</c><00:25:27.170><c> don't</c><00:25:27.890><c> count</c><00:25:28.130><c> your</c><00:25:28.329><c> chickens,</c><00:25:29.630><c> right?</c>

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If<00:25:31.869><c> you</c><00:25:32.150><c> think,</c><00:25:32.390><c> sorry</c><00:25:32.849><c> about</c><00:25:33.130><c> that.</c>

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If<00:25:37.430><c> you</c><00:25:37.630><c> think</c><00:25:37.750><c> you're</c><00:25:37.990><c> in</c><00:25:38.150><c> good</c><00:25:38.309><c> shape</c><00:25:38.950><c> and</c><00:25:39.849><c> you</c><00:25:40.089><c> slip</c><00:25:40.269><c> up,</c>

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that's<00:25:43.130><c> it,</c><00:25:43.490><c> right?</c>

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If<00:25:44.589><c> you</c><00:25:44.750><c> don't</c><00:25:44.930><c> turn</c><00:25:45.190><c> around,</c><00:25:46.269><c> you're</c><00:25:47.190><c> going</c><00:25:47.269><c> to</c><00:25:47.430><c> die.</c>

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x
He's<00:25:48.089><c> very</c><00:25:48.470><c> plain.</c><00:25:48.730><c> He's</c><00:25:49.089><c> very</c><00:25:49.529><c> plain</c><00:25:49.789><c> in</c><00:25:50.150><c> his</c><00:25:50.390><c> message.</c>

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x
So<00:25:53.990><c> what</c><00:25:54.250><c> I</c><00:25:54.490><c> want</c><00:25:54.609><c> to</c><00:25:54.789><c> take</c><00:25:54.970><c> away</c><00:25:55.349><c> from</c><00:25:55.910><c> the</c><00:25:56.269><c> Exor</c><00:25:56.509><c> comes</c><00:25:56.849><c> from</c>

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chapter<00:25:58.029><c> 33,</c><00:25:58.710><c> verses</c><00:25:58.990><c> 7</c><00:25:59.329><c> and</c><00:25:59.470><c> 8.</c>

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x
So<00:26:00.910><c> in</c><00:26:01.049><c> the</c><00:26:01.230><c> same</c><00:26:01.410><c> way</c><00:26:01.630><c> God</c><00:26:01.930><c> made</c><00:26:02.390><c> Ezekiel</c><00:26:03.029><c> watchman</c><00:26:03.490><c> over</c><00:26:03.829><c> Israel,</c><00:26:04.769><c> we're</c><00:26:05.069><c> watchmen</c><00:26:05.589><c> over</c><00:26:06.009><c> the</c><00:26:06.309><c> Ecclesia,</c>

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our<00:26:07.589><c> brothers</c><00:26:07.890><c> and</c><00:26:08.230><c> sisters</c><00:26:08.529><c> and</c><00:26:08.730><c> ourselves.</c>

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x
From<00:26:11.589><c> Ezekiel</c><00:26:12.089><c> chapter</c><00:26:12.490><c> 33,</c><00:26:13.509><c> starting</c><00:26:13.869><c> in</c><00:26:14.089><c> verse</c><00:26:14.269><c> 7.</c>

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x
So,<00:26:16.069><c> son</c><00:26:16.470><c> of</c><00:26:16.690><c> man,</c><00:26:16.910><c> I've</c><00:26:17.170><c> made</c><00:26:17.329><c> you</c><00:26:17.589><c> a</c><00:26:17.769><c> watchman</c><00:26:18.130><c> for</c><00:26:18.309><c> the</c><00:26:18.450><c> house</c><00:26:18.609><c> of</c><00:26:18.829><c> Israel.</c>

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x
Whenever<00:26:20.549><c> you</c><00:26:20.930><c> hear</c><00:26:21.170><c> a</c><00:26:21.349><c> word</c><00:26:21.569><c> from</c><00:26:21.829><c> my</c><00:26:22.289><c> mouth,</c><00:26:22.769><c> you</c><00:26:23.049><c> shall</c><00:26:23.349><c> give</c><00:26:23.650><c> them</c><00:26:23.990><c> warning</c><00:26:24.410><c> from</c><00:26:24.690><c> me.</c>

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x
If<00:26:25.829><c> I</c><00:26:26.029><c> say</c><00:26:26.170><c> to</c><00:26:26.289><c> the</c><00:26:26.450><c> wicked,</c><00:26:26.690><c> oh</c><00:26:26.809><c> wicked</c><00:26:27.069><c> one,</c><00:26:27.269><c> you</c><00:26:27.470><c> shall</c><00:26:27.710><c> surely</c><00:26:28.089><c> die.</c>

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x
And<00:26:29.309><c> you</c><00:26:29.490><c> do</c><00:26:29.769><c> not</c><00:26:30.049><c> warn</c><00:26:30.369><c> the</c><00:26:30.609><c> wicked</c><00:26:30.829><c> to</c><00:26:31.109><c> turn</c><00:26:31.230><c> away,</c><00:26:32.170><c> turn</c><00:26:32.390><c> from</c><00:26:32.589><c> his</c><00:26:32.910><c> way.</c>

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That<00:26:34.150><c> wicked</c><00:26:34.670><c> person</c><00:26:35.450><c> shall</c><00:26:35.910><c> die</c><00:26:36.470><c> in</c><00:26:36.869><c> his</c><00:26:37.670><c> iniquity.</c>

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x
But<00:26:39.490><c> his</c><00:26:39.789><c> blood</c><00:26:40.049><c> I</c><00:26:40.289><c> will</c><00:26:40.490><c> require</c><00:26:41.210><c> at</c><00:26:42.569><c> your</c><00:26:42.809><c> hand.</c>

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x
Ezekiel<00:26:46.289><c> is</c><00:26:46.430><c> saying</c><00:26:46.650><c> we</c><00:26:46.910><c> have</c><00:26:47.230><c> a</c><00:26:47.829><c> sober,</c><00:26:50.470><c> striking</c><00:26:51.589><c> responsibility.</c>

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x
It<00:26:54.210><c> has</c><00:26:54.470><c> impact</c><00:26:55.029><c> if</c><00:26:55.170><c> we</c><00:26:55.329><c> don't</c><00:26:55.529><c> speak</c><00:26:55.809><c> up.</c>

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I'm<00:26:58.730><c> going</c><00:26:58.829><c> to</c><00:26:58.950><c> be</c><00:26:59.109><c> held</c><00:26:59.410><c> accountable.</c>

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x
So<00:27:04.930><c> what</c><00:27:05.089><c> does</c><00:27:05.269><c> this</c><00:27:05.549><c> actually</c><00:27:06.009><c> mean</c><00:27:06.349><c> in</c><00:27:06.950><c> real</c><00:27:07.329><c> life?</c>

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x
So<00:27:09.490><c> when</c><00:27:09.670><c> I'm</c><00:27:10.150><c> being</c><00:27:10.670><c> lazy,</c><00:27:11.130><c> when</c><00:27:11.309><c> I'm</c><00:27:11.589><c> sitting</c><00:27:11.769><c> on</c><00:27:11.970><c> the</c><00:27:12.150><c> couch</c>

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x
instead<00:27:12.930><c> of</c><00:27:13.210><c> doing</c><00:27:14.150><c> something</c><00:27:15.329><c> to</c><00:27:15.569><c> help</c><00:27:15.690><c> the</c><00:27:15.950><c> Ecclesia,</c>

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x
when<00:27:16.609><c> I'm</c><00:27:19.950><c> satisfying</c><00:27:20.650><c> myself,</c><00:27:21.630><c> I</c><00:27:21.650><c> think</c><00:27:21.869><c> it</c><00:27:22.029><c> was,</c><00:27:23.190><c> you</c><00:27:23.430><c> can</c>

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help<00:27:23.750><c> me</c><00:27:23.930><c> Rich</c><00:27:24.049><c> on</c><00:27:24.170><c> this</c><00:27:24.450><c> one,</c>

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who<00:27:24.809><c> was</c><00:27:25.049><c> it,</c><00:27:26.589><c> Eli's</c><00:27:27.369><c> sons</c><00:27:27.529><c> that</c><00:27:27.750><c> had</c><00:27:27.869><c> the</c><00:27:28.150><c> three</c><00:27:28.410><c>-pronged</c><00:27:28.990><c> fork</c><00:27:29.269><c> and</c>

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they<00:27:30.289><c> were</c><00:27:30.529><c> taking</c><00:27:30.690><c> out</c><00:27:30.930><c> the</c><00:27:31.130><c> best</c><00:27:31.369><c> meat,</c><00:27:32.150><c> right?</c>

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x
When<00:27:33.410><c> they</c><00:27:33.630><c> dipped</c><00:27:33.769><c> it</c><00:27:33.950><c> in</c><00:27:33.990><c> the</c><00:27:34.210><c> pot,</c><00:27:34.349><c> they</c><00:27:34.490><c> were</c><00:27:34.710><c> supposed</c><00:27:34.910><c> to</c>

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have<00:27:35.170><c> a</c><00:27:35.369><c> different</c><00:27:35.650><c> fork.</c>

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Maybe<00:27:36.609><c> it</c><00:27:36.750><c> was</c><00:27:36.890><c> just,</c><00:27:37.410><c> I</c><00:27:37.630><c> can't</c><00:27:37.910><c> remember</c><00:27:38.170><c> what</c><00:27:38.329><c> the</c><00:27:38.509><c> deal</c><00:27:38.630><c> was,</c><00:27:38.849><c> but</c>

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x
they<00:27:39.130><c> were</c><00:27:39.369><c> taking</c><00:27:39.549><c> the</c><00:27:39.809><c> best</c><00:27:40.049><c> for</c><00:27:40.230><c> themselves.</c>

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x
So<00:27:41.549><c> if</c><00:27:41.650><c> that's</c><00:27:42.029><c> me,</c><00:27:43.109><c> I</c><00:27:43.369><c> need</c><00:27:43.529><c> to</c><00:27:43.730><c> look</c><00:27:43.849><c> at</c><00:27:44.049><c> myself</c><00:27:44.410><c> and</c><00:27:44.569><c> say,</c><00:27:44.789><c> hey,</c><00:27:45.470><c> knock</c><00:27:45.730><c> it</c><00:27:45.990><c> off.</c>

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x
And<00:27:46.589><c> you,</c><00:27:47.049><c> if</c><00:27:47.289><c> I</c><00:27:47.589><c> don't</c><00:27:47.910><c> get</c><00:27:48.150><c> to</c><00:27:48.369><c> that</c><00:27:48.670><c> point,</c><00:27:49.069><c> need</c><00:27:49.250><c> to</c><00:27:49.450><c> do</c><00:27:49.609><c> that</c><00:27:49.829><c> for</c><00:27:50.150><c> me.</c>

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You're<00:27:52.369><c> my</c><00:27:52.650><c> watchman.</c>

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x
When<00:27:56.589><c> I</c><00:27:56.809><c> see</c><00:27:56.970><c> my</c><00:27:57.250><c> brother</c><00:27:57.529><c> or</c><00:27:57.730><c> sister</c><00:27:58.049><c> struggling</c><00:27:58.710><c> with</c><00:27:59.190><c> sin</c>

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x
and<00:27:59.589><c> don't</c><00:27:59.849><c> do</c><00:28:00.230><c> anything,</c>

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our<00:28:02.410><c> father</c><00:28:02.650><c> is</c><00:28:02.789><c> just</c><00:28:03.009><c> as</c><00:28:03.210><c> much</c><00:28:03.710><c> displeased</c><00:28:04.190><c> with</c><00:28:04.450><c> me.</c>

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x
Maybe<00:28:08.970><c> my</c><00:28:09.230><c> brother</c><00:28:09.549><c> can't</c><00:28:10.029><c> stop</c><00:28:10.369><c> himself</c><00:28:11.069><c> from</c><00:28:12.170><c> drinking</c><00:28:12.549><c> alcohol.</c>

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x
Or<00:28:15.529><c> maybe</c><00:28:15.910><c> he</c><00:28:16.170><c> is</c><00:28:17.250><c> on</c><00:28:18.130><c> the</c><00:28:18.369><c> web</c><00:28:18.609><c> in</c><00:28:19.609><c> unseemly</c><00:28:20.369><c> places.</c>

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x
It's<00:28:23.029><c> taken</c><00:28:23.250><c> over</c><00:28:23.569><c> his</c><00:28:23.809><c> life</c><00:28:24.009><c> and</c><00:28:24.150><c> I</c><00:28:24.309><c> just</c><00:28:24.509><c> sit</c><00:28:24.609><c> there</c><00:28:24.809><c> and</c><00:28:24.950><c> I</c>

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watch<00:28:25.329><c> him</c><00:28:26.609><c> perish.</c>

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I<00:28:30.450><c> don't</c><00:28:30.710><c> offer</c><00:28:31.069><c> help.</c><00:28:31.529><c> I</c><00:28:31.549><c> don't</c><00:28:31.869><c> intercede.</c><00:28:32.450><c> I</c><00:28:32.509><c> don't</c><00:28:32.730><c> pray</c>

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for<00:28:33.309><c> him.</c>

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I<00:28:33.769><c> don't</c><00:28:34.210><c> go</c><00:28:34.509><c> to</c><00:28:34.690><c> him</c><00:28:34.890><c> and</c><00:28:35.049><c> say,</c><00:28:35.789><c> hey,</c><00:28:36.809><c> we</c><00:28:37.950><c> need</c><00:28:38.109><c> to</c><00:28:38.410><c> straighten</c>

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this<00:28:38.910><c> out.</c>

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Maybe<00:28:41.869><c> my</c><00:28:42.170><c> sister</c><00:28:42.650><c> isn't</c><00:28:43.190><c> reading</c><00:28:43.490><c> her</c><00:28:43.730><c> Bible</c><00:28:44.009><c> anymore</c>

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x
and<00:28:46.529><c> she's</c><00:28:47.250><c> focused</c><00:28:47.690><c> on</c><00:28:47.930><c> her</c><00:28:48.150><c> career</c><00:28:48.529><c> instead</c><00:28:48.910><c> of</c><00:28:49.109><c> a</c><00:28:49.269><c> collegial</c><00:28:49.589><c> service.</c>

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x
Maybe<00:28:53.069><c> my</c><00:28:53.369><c> kids</c><00:28:53.609><c> spend</c><00:28:54.069><c> all</c><00:28:54.430><c> day</c><00:28:54.609><c> on</c><00:28:54.849><c> the</c><00:28:55.029><c> game</c><00:28:55.369><c> and</c><00:28:56.029><c> I</c><00:28:56.210><c> don't</c>

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x
correct<00:28:56.849><c> them.</c>

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Maybe<00:29:00.089><c> I</c><00:29:00.450><c> enable</c><00:29:00.789><c> them</c><00:29:01.730><c> and</c><00:29:03.470><c> I</c><00:29:03.730><c> don't</c><00:29:04.049><c> do</c><00:29:04.250><c> my</c><00:29:04.609><c> parenting</c><00:29:04.990><c> job.</c>

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I<00:29:06.369><c> don't</c><00:29:06.710><c> rebuke</c><00:29:07.190><c> them.</c>

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x
So<00:29:11.230><c> again,</c><00:29:11.930><c> Rich</c><00:29:12.089><c> Sr.,</c><00:29:12.750><c> Brother</c><00:29:12.930><c> Rich</c><00:29:13.190><c> Sr.</c><00:29:14.630><c> exhorted</c><00:29:15.009><c> us</c><00:29:15.930><c> a</c><00:29:16.349><c> couple</c><00:29:16.470><c> of</c>

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weeks<00:29:16.789><c> ago,</c>

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get<00:29:17.349><c> to</c><00:29:17.609><c> know</c><00:29:17.829><c> your</c><00:29:18.069><c> brothers</c><00:29:18.329><c> and</c><00:29:18.630><c> sisters</c><00:29:18.990><c> at</c><00:29:19.250><c> a</c><00:29:19.490><c> spiritual</c><00:29:19.869><c> level.</c>

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x
I<00:29:22.250><c> know</c><00:29:22.430><c> Mark</c><00:29:22.670><c> and</c><00:29:22.849><c> Joe</c><00:29:22.990><c> live</c><00:29:23.190><c> at</c><00:29:23.430><c> 61</c><00:29:24.150><c> Noyes</c><00:29:25.109><c> Ave.</c>

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I<00:29:26.529><c> know</c><00:29:26.670><c> Mark</c><00:29:26.930><c> has</c><00:29:27.130><c> a</c><00:29:27.230><c> new</c><00:29:27.410><c> snow</c><00:29:27.670><c> blower.</c><00:29:28.369><c> I</c><00:29:28.450><c> know</c><00:29:28.509><c> he's</c><00:29:28.710><c> got</c><00:29:28.809><c> a</c>

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little<00:29:29.150><c> shed.</c>

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But<00:29:32.910><c> what</c><00:29:33.630><c> else</c><00:29:33.849><c> do</c><00:29:34.029><c> I</c><00:29:34.230><c> know</c><00:29:34.690><c> about</c><00:29:35.009><c> Mark?</c>

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How<00:29:35.730><c> is</c><00:29:36.029><c> Mark's</c><00:29:36.910><c> spiritual</c><00:29:37.369><c> well</c><00:29:37.730><c>-being?</c>

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Am<00:29:40.609><c> I</c><00:29:40.789><c> helping</c><00:29:41.069><c> Mark</c><00:29:41.430><c> along</c><00:29:41.789><c> the</c><00:29:42.009><c> road?</c>

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So<00:29:47.950><c> be</c><00:29:48.170><c> a</c><00:29:48.349><c> watchman,</c><00:29:48.910><c> brothers</c><00:29:49.029><c> and</c><00:29:49.269><c> sisters.</c>

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Not<00:29:52.630><c> doing</c><00:29:52.990><c> so</c><00:29:54.910><c> is</c><00:29:56.829><c> a</c><00:29:57.089><c> sin,</c><00:29:57.670><c> says</c><00:29:57.769><c> Ezekiel,</c><00:29:58.450><c> and</c><00:29:58.549><c> will</c><00:29:58.750><c> be</c><00:29:58.930><c> held</c><00:29:59.130><c> accountable.</c>

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And<00:30:01.670><c> it's</c><00:30:01.809><c> not</c><00:30:02.049><c> for</c><00:30:02.210><c> the</c><00:30:02.470><c> point,</c><00:30:02.769><c> for</c><00:30:02.930><c> the</c><00:30:03.069><c> purpose.</c>

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Oh,<00:30:04.410><c> I</c><00:30:04.750><c> instructed</c><00:30:05.269><c> my</c><00:30:05.569><c> brother,</c><00:30:05.890><c> so</c><00:30:06.109><c> I'm</c><00:30:06.430><c> on</c><00:30:06.650><c> home</c><00:30:06.890><c> base.</c><00:30:07.190><c> I'm</c><00:30:07.410><c> safe.</c>

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Remember<00:30:08.369><c> playing</c><00:30:08.650><c> tag</c><00:30:08.970><c> when</c><00:30:09.089><c> you</c><00:30:09.210><c> get</c><00:30:09.329><c> to</c><00:30:09.430><c> home</c><00:30:09.609><c> base?</c><00:30:10.430><c> It's</c>

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not<00:30:10.730><c> like</c><00:30:11.049><c> that.</c>

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This<00:30:13.109><c> is</c><00:30:13.390><c> because</c><00:30:13.769><c> I</c><00:30:14.230><c> love</c><00:30:14.450><c> you,</c><00:30:14.809><c> Mark,</c><00:30:15.650><c> and</c><00:30:16.029><c> I</c><00:30:16.269><c> want</c><00:30:16.470><c> you</c><00:30:16.710><c> in</c>

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the<00:30:17.029><c> kingdom.</c>

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This<00:30:21.089><c> has</c><00:30:21.329><c> got</c><00:30:21.430><c> to</c><00:30:21.549><c> be</c><00:30:21.650><c> our</c><00:30:21.930><c> spirit.</c>

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To<00:30:25.990><c> follow</c><00:30:26.390><c> in</c><00:30:26.730><c> our</c><00:30:27.230><c> brother's</c><00:30:28.089><c> footsteps,</c><00:30:28.930><c> in</c><00:30:29.130><c> Jesus'</c><00:30:30.190><c> footsteps,</c>

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that<00:30:30.990><c> we</c><00:30:31.150><c> can</c><00:30:31.329><c> save</c><00:30:31.549><c> our</c><00:30:31.809><c> brothers.</c><00:30:32.170><c> Rich,</c><00:30:32.430><c> thanks</c><00:30:32.630><c> for</c><00:30:33.609><c> that</c>

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hymn,<00:30:34.309><c> 341.</c>

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There's<00:30:38.750><c> a</c><00:30:38.970><c> couple</c><00:30:39.170><c> really</c><00:30:39.589><c> great</c><00:30:39.890><c> points</c><00:30:40.529><c> that</c><00:30:43.130><c> I</c><00:30:43.269><c> just</c><00:30:43.509><c> want</c>

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to<00:30:43.809><c> mention</c><00:30:44.069><c> here.</c>

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Scott<00:30:48.549><c> Hampton</c><00:30:49.130><c> stopped</c><00:30:49.690><c> me</c><00:30:50.009><c> short</c><00:30:50.190><c> last</c><00:30:50.569><c> time.</c><00:30:51.490><c> He</c><00:30:51.609><c> got</c><00:30:51.690><c> to</c><00:30:51.869><c> stop</c><00:30:51.990><c> me</c><00:30:52.150><c> a</c>

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little<00:30:52.349><c> bit</c><00:30:52.589><c> shorter.</c>

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These<00:30:55.029><c> are</c><00:30:55.170><c> my</c><00:30:55.309><c> last</c><00:30:55.529><c> points.</c>

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About<00:31:01.690><c> helping</c><00:31:02.210><c> each</c><00:31:02.569><c> other</c><00:31:02.809><c> on</c><00:31:03.049><c> the</c><00:31:03.250><c> road</c><00:31:03.630><c> in</c><00:31:03.990><c> the</c><00:31:04.170><c> second</c>

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verse,<00:31:05.230><c> and</c><00:31:05.450><c> this</c><00:31:05.690><c> forgiveness.</c>

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In<00:31:06.890><c> Ezekiel,</c><00:31:09.109><c> God</c><00:31:09.450><c> says</c><00:31:09.809><c> in</c><00:31:09.990><c> that</c><00:31:10.210><c> chapter</c><00:31:10.569><c> 33,</c><00:31:11.230><c> he</c><00:31:11.630><c> doesn't</c>

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take<00:31:12.809><c> pleasure</c><00:31:13.470><c> in</c><00:31:14.009><c> the</c><00:31:14.170><c> death</c><00:31:14.349><c> of</c><00:31:14.529><c> the</c><00:31:14.690><c> wicked.</c>

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He's<00:31:15.769><c> not</c><00:31:15.970><c> after</c><00:31:16.349><c> that.</c><00:31:17.109><c> He</c><00:31:17.390><c> wants</c><00:31:17.750><c> that</c><00:31:17.950><c> all</c><00:31:18.190><c> of</c><00:31:18.289><c> us</c><00:31:18.490><c> would</c><00:31:18.690><c> turn</c><00:31:18.970><c> to</c><00:31:19.089><c> him.</c>

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And<00:31:20.990><c> that's</c><00:31:21.329><c> the</c><00:31:21.509><c> spirit</c><00:31:21.769><c> of</c><00:31:22.089><c> forgiveness</c><00:31:22.470><c> from</c><00:31:22.789><c> this</c><00:31:23.049><c> third</c><00:31:23.390><c> verse.</c>

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And<00:31:25.670><c> verse</c><00:31:25.990><c> four,</c><00:31:27.670><c> if</c><00:31:27.750><c> I'm</c><00:31:28.130><c> doing</c><00:31:28.390><c> this</c><00:31:28.730><c> and</c><00:31:28.910><c> I'm</c><00:31:29.150><c> not</c><00:31:29.410><c> esteeming</c><00:31:29.970><c> you</c>

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better<00:31:30.789><c> than</c><00:31:31.009><c> myself,</c>

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it's<00:31:32.869><c> all</c><00:31:33.230><c> a</c><00:31:33.430><c> clanging</c><00:31:33.890><c> symbol,</c><00:31:35.130><c> right?</c><00:31:36.809><c> A</c><00:31:37.130><c> useless</c><00:31:37.509><c> noise.</c>

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So<00:31:42.890><c> finally,</c><00:31:44.029><c> to</c><00:31:44.190><c> connect</c><00:31:44.529><c> this</c><00:31:45.789><c> particularly</c><00:31:46.690><c> to</c><00:31:47.009><c> the</c><00:31:47.250><c> table,</c><00:31:47.609><c> to</c><00:31:47.789><c> Jesus,</c><00:31:49.390><c> as</c>

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a<00:31:49.809><c> ready</c><00:31:50.069><c> watchman.</c>

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From<00:31:52.890><c> age</c><00:31:53.390><c> 12,</c><00:31:54.289><c> visiting</c><00:31:54.890><c> in</c><00:31:56.230><c> his</c><00:31:56.470><c> father's</c><00:31:57.009><c> house.</c>

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You<00:31:59.230><c> know,</c><00:31:59.390><c> we</c><00:31:59.690><c> read</c><00:31:59.869><c> that</c><00:32:00.170><c> one</c><00:32:00.309><c> in</c><00:32:00.509><c> Luke.</c>

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And<00:32:02.769><c> in</c><00:32:03.349><c> the</c><00:32:03.569><c> beginning</c><00:32:03.789><c> part</c><00:32:04.069><c> of</c><00:32:04.210><c> that</c><00:32:04.430><c> chapter</c><00:32:04.869><c> where</c><00:32:05.549><c> his</c>

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parents<00:32:07.210><c> forget</c><00:32:07.609><c> him</c><00:32:07.990><c> in</c><00:32:08.230><c> Jerusalem,</c>

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they<00:32:09.009><c> go</c><00:32:09.230><c> back</c><00:32:09.509><c> and</c><00:32:10.930><c> he</c><00:32:11.789><c> said,</c><00:32:12.029><c> don't</c><00:32:12.349><c> you</c><00:32:12.650><c> know</c><00:32:13.509><c> where</c><00:32:14.450><c> I</c><00:32:14.670><c> had</c>

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to<00:32:15.069><c> be?</c><00:32:15.250><c> I</c><00:32:15.369><c> was</c><00:32:15.549><c> in</c><00:32:15.670><c> my</c><00:32:15.869><c> father's</c><00:32:16.309><c> house.</c>

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I<00:32:17.250><c> think</c><00:32:17.430><c> it's</c><00:32:17.589><c> like</c><00:32:17.809><c> three</c><00:32:18.009><c> or</c><00:32:18.109><c> four</c><00:32:18.450><c> times</c><00:32:18.970><c> it</c><00:32:19.210><c> says,</c><00:32:20.430><c> his</c>

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parents,<00:32:22.009><c> Joseph</c><00:32:22.390><c> and</c><00:32:22.650><c> Mary.</c>

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His<00:32:24.029><c> parents,</c><00:32:24.549><c> Joseph</c><00:32:24.930><c> and</c><00:32:25.190><c> Mary.</c><00:32:25.710><c> His</c><00:32:25.910><c> parents,</c><00:32:26.529><c> Joseph</c><00:32:26.769><c> and</c><00:32:27.009><c> Mary.</c>

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And<00:32:28.109><c> then</c><00:32:28.369><c> Jesus,</c><00:32:28.849><c> when</c><00:32:29.029><c> they</c><00:32:29.289><c> show</c><00:32:29.569><c> up,</c><00:32:29.970><c> he</c><00:32:30.210><c> says,</c><00:32:31.470><c> I</c><00:32:31.630><c> had</c><00:32:31.869><c> to</c>

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be<00:32:32.789><c> in</c><00:32:33.990><c> my</c><00:32:34.230><c> father's</c><00:32:34.789><c> house.</c>

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He<00:32:37.470><c> was</c><00:32:37.670><c> age</c><00:32:37.950><c> 12.</c><00:32:39.210><c> He</c><00:32:39.710><c> knew</c><00:32:40.170><c> he</c><00:32:41.809><c> was</c><00:32:42.170><c> watching</c><00:32:42.569><c> from</c><00:32:43.009><c> age</c><00:32:43.369><c> 12</c>

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until<00:32:44.130><c> the</c><00:32:44.450><c> transfiguration.</c>

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Right?<00:32:46.529><c> We</c><00:32:46.609><c> just</c><00:32:46.809><c> read</c><00:32:46.970><c> that</c><00:32:47.190><c> one</c><00:32:47.289><c> in</c><00:32:47.410><c> Luke</c><00:32:47.650><c> chapter</c><00:32:48.009><c> 9.</c>

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And<00:32:49.210><c> shortly</c><00:32:49.490><c> after</c><00:32:49.849><c> that,</c><00:32:50.009><c> I</c><00:32:50.069><c> think</c><00:32:50.210><c> it's</c><00:32:50.450><c> the</c><00:32:50.490><c> end</c><00:32:50.630><c> of</c><00:32:50.769><c> the</c>

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chapter<00:32:51.230><c> where</c><00:32:51.490><c> it</c><00:32:51.690><c> says,</c>

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he<00:32:52.789><c> set</c><00:32:53.049><c> himself,</c><00:32:53.690><c> his</c><00:32:53.970><c> face</c><00:32:54.250><c> towards</c><00:32:54.569><c> Jerusalem.</c>

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He<00:32:58.049><c> was</c><00:32:58.609><c> watching</c><00:32:59.109><c> for</c><00:32:59.829><c> that</c><00:33:00.269><c> time,</c><00:33:00.650><c> his</c><00:33:00.910><c> entire</c><00:33:01.329><c> life.</c>

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You<00:33:03.630><c> know,</c><00:33:03.869><c> we</c><00:33:04.009><c> read</c><00:33:04.190><c> in</c><00:33:05.089><c> John</c><00:33:05.470><c> 13.</c>

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Now<00:33:12.450><c> before</c><00:33:12.849><c> the</c><00:33:13.069><c> feast</c><00:33:13.289><c> of</c><00:33:13.470><c> the</c><00:33:13.690><c> Passover,</c><00:33:14.190><c> he</c><00:33:14.369><c> was</c><00:33:14.630><c> watching</c>

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for<00:33:15.309><c> this</c><00:33:15.589><c> time.</c>

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You<00:33:17.130><c> remember</c><00:33:17.470><c> in</c><00:33:17.710><c> John,</c><00:33:18.369><c> my</c><00:33:18.589><c> time</c><00:33:18.829><c> has</c><00:33:19.029><c> not</c><00:33:19.190><c> yet</c><00:33:19.430><c> come.</c><00:33:20.430><c> My</c>

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time<00:33:20.869><c> has</c><00:33:21.069><c> not</c><00:33:21.230><c> yet</c><00:33:21.470><c> come.</c>

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My<00:33:23.230><c> time</c><00:33:23.450><c> has</c><00:33:23.690><c> not</c><00:33:23.849><c> yet</c><00:33:24.089><c> come.</c>

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And<00:33:28.910><c> he</c><00:33:29.109><c> knew</c><00:33:29.309><c> when</c><00:33:29.490><c> it</c><00:33:29.690><c> came.</c>

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He<00:33:33.349><c> washed</c><00:33:33.809><c> his</c><00:33:34.150><c> disciples'</c><00:33:34.990><c> feet.</c><00:33:35.150><c> That</c><00:33:35.369><c> was</c><00:33:35.809><c> his</c><00:33:36.289><c> time.</c>

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Now<00:33:39.049><c> before</c><00:33:39.369><c> the</c><00:33:39.549><c> feast</c><00:33:39.710><c> of</c><00:33:39.890><c> the</c><00:33:40.069><c> Passover,</c><00:33:40.529><c> when</c><00:33:40.710><c> Jesus</c><00:33:41.089><c> knew</c>

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that<00:33:42.089><c> his</c><00:33:42.269><c> hour</c><00:33:42.450><c> had</c><00:33:42.750><c> come</c>

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to<00:33:44.269><c> depart</c><00:33:44.829><c> out</c><00:33:45.190><c> of</c><00:33:45.269><c> this</c><00:33:45.569><c> world</c><00:33:45.849><c> to</c><00:33:46.029><c> the</c><00:33:46.230><c> Father,</c><00:33:46.529><c> having</c><00:33:46.809><c> loved</c><00:33:47.289><c> his</c>

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own<00:33:48.069><c> who</c><00:33:48.450><c> were</c><00:33:48.549><c> in</c><00:33:48.710><c> the</c><00:33:48.950><c> world,</c>

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he<00:33:50.430><c> loved</c><00:33:50.589><c> them</c><00:33:50.829><c> to</c><00:33:51.029><c> the</c><00:33:51.210><c> end.</c>