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with.<00:12:49.039><c> This</c><00:12:49.379><c> is</c><00:12:49.559><c> the</c><00:12:49.740><c> challenge</c><00:12:50.100><c> for</c><00:12:50.320><c> Nicodemus.</c><00:12:51.639><c> How</c><00:12:51.879><c> do</c><00:12:52.100><c> you</c>

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is<00:13:08.460><c> right</c><00:13:08.700><c> there,</c><00:13:09.860><c> God's</c><00:13:10.340><c> son.</c>

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yet<00:13:40.620><c> you</c><00:13:40.840><c> do</c><00:13:41.019><c> not</c><00:13:41.220><c> understand</c><00:13:41.720><c> these</c><00:13:42.019><c> things?</c><00:13:43.139><c> Truly,</c><00:13:43.480><c> truly,</c>

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I<00:13:44.139><c> say</c><00:13:44.320><c> to</c><00:13:44.440><c> you,</c><00:13:44.679><c> we</c><00:13:44.940><c> speak</c><00:13:45.279><c> of</c><00:13:45.360><c> what</c><00:13:45.559><c> we</c><00:13:45.679><c> know</c>

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and<00:13:46.000><c> bear</c><00:13:46.259><c> witness</c><00:13:46.820><c> to</c><00:13:47.360><c> what</c><00:13:47.559><c> we</c><00:13:47.759><c> have</c><00:13:47.980><c> seen.</c><00:13:48.980><c> But</c><00:13:49.120><c> you</c><00:13:49.279><c> do</c><00:13:49.480><c> not</c>

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receive<00:13:49.980><c> our</c><00:13:50.320><c> testimony.</c><00:13:51.340><c> If</c><00:13:51.519><c> I</c><00:13:51.779><c> have</c><00:13:51.980><c> told</c><00:13:52.220><c> you</c>

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earthly<00:13:52.740><c> things</c><00:13:53.259><c> and</c><00:13:53.379><c> you</c><00:13:53.559><c> do</c><00:13:53.759><c> not</c><00:13:53.980><c> believe,</c><00:13:54.519><c> how</c><00:13:54.799><c> can</c><00:13:55.019><c> you</c><00:13:55.240><c> believe</c><00:13:55.679><c> if</c>

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I<00:13:56.399><c> tell</c><00:13:56.679><c> you</c><00:13:57.200><c> heavenly</c><00:13:57.639><c> things?</c>

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Jesus<00:14:02.899><c> told</c><00:14:03.179><c> Nicodemus</c><00:14:03.720><c> about</c><00:14:04.480><c> the</c><00:14:04.860><c> earthly</c><00:14:05.200><c> things</c><00:14:05.519><c> and</c><00:14:05.679><c> then</c><00:14:05.940><c> questioned</c><00:14:06.279><c> whether</c><00:14:06.580><c> he</c><00:14:06.799><c> would</c>

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believe<00:14:07.399><c> if</c><00:14:07.580><c> Jesus</c><00:14:07.840><c> spoke</c><00:14:08.080><c> of</c><00:14:08.279><c> heavenly</c><00:14:08.519><c> things.</c><00:14:09.340><c> By</c><00:14:09.580><c> earthly</c>

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things,<00:14:10.980><c> Jesus</c><00:14:11.299><c> meant</c><00:14:11.720><c> tangible,</c>

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realistic<00:14:13.539><c> truths,</c><00:14:14.759><c> observable</c><00:14:15.179><c> in</c><00:14:15.360><c> this</c><00:14:15.659><c> physical</c><00:14:16.059><c> world.</c>

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rebirth.<00:14:21.320><c> He</c><00:14:21.559><c> was</c><00:14:21.759><c> essentially</c><00:14:22.139><c> saying</c><00:14:22.480><c> that</c><00:14:22.659><c> if</c><00:14:22.820><c> Nicodemus,</c>

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the<00:14:26.580><c> simple,</c><00:14:27.679><c> observable</c><00:14:28.059><c> truth</c><00:14:28.500><c> of</c><00:14:29.019><c> new</c><00:14:30.179><c> life</c><00:14:30.700><c> being</c><00:14:30.980><c> necessary,</c><00:14:32.080><c> how</c><00:14:32.480><c> could</c><00:14:32.720><c> he</c>

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then<00:14:33.340><c> believe</c><00:14:33.840><c> in</c><00:14:34.200><c> something</c>

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more<00:14:34.919><c> profound?</c><00:14:37.980><c> Are</c><00:14:38.159><c> you</c><00:14:38.740><c> a</c><00:14:38.960><c> teacher</c><00:14:39.220><c> in</c><00:14:39.419><c> Israel</c><00:14:39.980><c> and</c><00:14:41.279><c> you</c><00:14:41.480><c> do</c>

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And<00:14:54.080><c> carrying</c><00:14:54.340><c> on,</c><00:14:55.100><c> and</c><00:14:55.200><c> as</c><00:14:55.399><c> Moses</c><00:14:55.820><c> lifted</c><00:14:56.159><c> up</c><00:14:56.440><c> the</c><00:14:56.700><c> serpent</c>

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Man<00:15:11.279><c> be</c><00:15:11.779><c> lifted</c><00:15:12.120><c> up.</c><00:15:15.080><c> This</c><00:15:15.580><c> is</c><00:15:15.700><c> going</c><00:15:15.960><c> to</c><00:15:16.019><c> stick</c><00:15:16.220><c> in</c><00:15:16.379><c> Nicodemus's</c><00:15:17.200><c> mind.</c>

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believe.<00:15:47.740><c> However,</c><00:15:48.240><c> if</c><00:15:48.419><c> we</c><00:15:48.759><c> believe</c><00:15:49.059><c> then,</c>

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why<00:15:50.820><c> do</c><00:15:50.980><c> we</c><00:15:51.139><c> doubt</c><00:15:51.340><c> him?</c><00:15:53.259><c> He</c><00:15:53.580><c> says</c><00:15:53.659><c> that</c><00:15:53.879><c> he</c><00:15:53.980><c> won't</c><00:15:54.139><c> tempt</c><00:15:54.419><c> us.</c>

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talking<00:16:00.940><c> about.</c><00:16:02.580><c> Numbers</c><00:16:02.799><c> 21.</c>

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it<00:16:09.080><c> on</c><00:16:09.240><c> a</c><00:16:09.440><c> pole,</c><00:16:09.799><c> and</c><00:16:09.919><c> everyone</c><00:16:10.360><c> who</c><00:16:10.539><c> was</c><00:16:10.820><c> bitten,</c>

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And<00:16:16.899><c> if</c><00:16:17.059><c> a</c><00:16:17.159><c> serpent</c><00:16:17.379><c> bit</c><00:16:17.720><c> anyone,</c><00:16:18.759><c> he</c><00:16:18.960><c> will</c><00:16:19.159><c> look</c><00:16:19.419><c> at</c><00:16:19.580><c> the</c><00:16:19.720><c> bronze</c><00:16:20.039><c> serpent</c><00:16:20.360><c> and</c><00:16:20.639><c> live.</c>

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and<00:16:26.100><c> believed</c><00:16:26.320><c> looked</c><00:16:26.559><c> upon</c><00:16:26.879><c> it.</c>

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You<00:16:27.720><c> couldn't</c><00:16:27.980><c> look</c><00:16:28.179><c> upon</c><00:16:28.600><c> the</c><00:16:28.820><c> brazen</c><00:16:29.120><c> serpent</c><00:16:29.519><c> that</c><00:16:29.679><c> was</c><00:16:29.960><c> made,</c><00:16:30.700><c> and</c><00:16:30.700><c> when</c><00:16:30.899><c> looking</c><00:16:31.139><c> up</c>

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kind<00:16:33.860><c> of</c><00:16:34.159><c> scoff</c><00:16:34.440><c> and</c><00:16:34.659><c> say,</c><00:16:35.019><c> this</c><00:16:35.080><c> is</c><00:16:35.320><c> ridiculous.</c><00:16:36.179><c> How</c><00:16:36.320><c> am</c><00:16:36.539><c> I</c>

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You<00:16:40.740><c> had</c><00:16:40.860><c> to</c><00:16:41.000><c> look</c><00:16:41.139><c> on</c><00:16:41.360><c> it</c><00:16:41.759><c> and</c><00:16:42.120><c> actually</c><00:16:42.559><c> believe</c><00:16:43.039><c> that</c><00:16:43.220><c> it</c><00:16:43.399><c> is</c>

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you<00:16:48.360><c> were</c><00:16:48.519><c> healed</c><00:16:49.019><c> of</c><00:16:49.320><c> the</c><00:16:49.519><c> poisonous</c><00:16:49.879><c> bite.</c>

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And<00:16:51.620><c> that's</c><00:16:51.860><c> what</c><00:16:52.299><c> Jesus</c><00:16:52.720><c> was</c><00:16:52.960><c> telling</c><00:16:53.200><c> Nicodemus.</c><00:16:55.159><c> That</c><00:16:55.299><c> was</c>

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in<00:16:55.799><c> reference</c><00:16:56.320><c> to</c><00:16:56.919><c> me,</c><00:16:57.259><c> Nicodemus,</c>

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that<00:16:59.200><c> all</c><00:16:59.500><c> who</c><00:16:59.679><c> look</c><00:16:59.860><c> upon</c><00:17:00.220><c> me</c><00:17:00.820><c> and</c><00:17:01.240><c> believe</c><00:17:01.740><c> will</c><00:17:01.960><c> be</c><00:17:02.279><c> healed</c>

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of<00:17:02.980><c> the</c><00:17:03.159><c> bite</c><00:17:03.279><c> of</c><00:17:03.620><c> sin.</c><00:17:04.420><c> Jesus</c><00:17:04.759><c> is</c><00:17:05.059><c> working</c>

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to<00:17:05.779><c> help</c><00:17:05.960><c> get</c><00:17:06.180><c> Nicodemus</c><00:17:06.779><c> out</c><00:17:07.019><c> of</c><00:17:07.119><c> the</c><00:17:07.299><c> darkness</c><00:17:07.599><c> from</c><00:17:07.900><c> which</c>

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he<00:17:08.339><c> came</c><00:17:08.700><c> from</c><00:17:09.220><c> by</c><00:17:09.759><c> steadily</c><00:17:10.099><c> guiding</c><00:17:10.440><c> him</c><00:17:11.079><c> into</c>

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light.<00:17:15.940><c> And</c><00:17:16.240><c> Christ</c><00:17:16.519><c> finishes</c><00:17:17.200><c> their</c><00:17:17.680><c> account</c><00:17:18.119><c> in</c><00:17:18.460><c> John</c><00:17:18.740><c> 3</c><00:17:19.720><c> at</c>

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verse<00:17:20.359><c> 21.</c>

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But<00:17:22.519><c> whoever</c><00:17:23.140><c> does</c><00:17:23.740><c> what</c><00:17:23.960><c> is</c><00:17:24.259><c> true</c><00:17:24.740><c> comes</c><00:17:25.500><c> to</c><00:17:25.759><c> the</c><00:17:25.960><c> light,</c><00:17:26.720><c> so</c>

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that<00:17:27.259><c> it</c><00:17:27.779><c> may</c><00:17:28.000><c> be</c><00:17:28.279><c> clearly</c><00:17:28.579><c> seen</c><00:17:28.940><c> that</c><00:17:29.220><c> his</c><00:17:29.559><c> works</c>

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have<00:17:30.400><c> been</c><00:17:30.640><c> carried</c><00:17:30.839><c> out</c><00:17:31.099><c> in</c><00:17:31.359><c> God.</c><00:17:33.539><c> Jesus</c><00:17:33.920><c> was</c><00:17:34.079><c> making</c><00:17:34.299><c> a</c><00:17:34.599><c> point</c><00:17:34.759><c> for</c>

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Nicodemus<00:17:35.559><c> to</c><00:17:35.900><c> open</c><00:17:36.200><c> his</c><00:17:36.500><c> mind.</c>

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Are<00:17:37.779><c> you</c><00:17:37.980><c> the</c><00:17:38.140><c> teacher</c><00:17:38.480><c> of</c><00:17:38.660><c> Israel</c><00:17:39.019><c> and</c><00:17:39.240><c> yet</c><00:17:39.400><c> you</c><00:17:39.579><c> do</c><00:17:39.720><c> not</c>

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understand<00:17:40.359><c> these</c><00:17:40.660><c> things?</c>

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And<00:17:42.380><c> how</c><00:17:42.559><c> often</c><00:17:42.819><c> do</c><00:17:42.980><c> we</c><00:17:43.140><c> find</c><00:17:43.339><c> ourselves</c><00:17:43.700><c> in</c><00:17:43.980><c> similar</c><00:17:44.240><c> situations</c><00:17:44.839><c> where</c><00:17:45.059><c> someone</c>

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must<00:17:46.119><c> firmly</c><00:17:46.799><c> call</c><00:17:47.279><c> us</c><00:17:47.599><c> out</c><00:17:47.859><c> to</c><00:17:48.019><c> ensure</c><00:17:48.420><c> that</c><00:17:48.640><c> a</c><00:17:48.819><c> lesson</c><00:17:49.039><c> is</c><00:17:49.339><c> taught?</c><00:17:50.880><c> I</c>

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know<00:17:51.039><c> that's</c><00:17:51.359><c> happened</c><00:17:51.559><c> to</c><00:17:51.720><c> me</c><00:17:51.839><c> on</c><00:17:52.079><c> more</c>

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than<00:17:52.440><c> one</c><00:17:52.579><c> occasion,</c><00:17:53.519><c> I</c><00:17:53.680><c> care</c><00:17:53.900><c> to</c><00:17:54.039><c> admit,</c><00:17:54.220><c> especially</c><00:17:54.640><c> after</c>

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I<00:17:55.039><c> got</c><00:17:55.140><c> married.</c><00:17:57.079><c> And</c><00:17:57.380><c> all</c><00:17:57.940><c> these</c><00:17:58.299><c> sayings</c><00:17:58.660><c> that</c>

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Jesus<00:17:59.220><c> spoke</c><00:17:59.740><c> to</c><00:18:00.160><c> the</c><00:18:00.339><c> man</c><00:18:00.740><c> who</c><00:18:01.059><c> came</c><00:18:01.359><c> to</c><00:18:01.480><c> him</c><00:18:01.839><c> by</c><00:18:02.099><c> night</c><00:18:02.680><c> stuck</c>

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in<00:18:03.359><c> Nicodemus's</c><00:18:04.119><c> mind,</c><00:18:04.779><c> to</c><00:18:05.079><c> be</c><00:18:05.460><c> born</c><00:18:05.700><c> again</c><00:18:05.940><c> by</c>

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water<00:18:06.480><c> and</c><00:18:06.779><c> spirit,</c><00:18:07.359><c> for</c><00:18:07.519><c> the</c><00:18:07.799><c> Son</c><00:18:07.960><c> of</c><00:18:08.160><c> Man</c><00:18:08.299><c> to</c><00:18:08.460><c> be</c><00:18:08.640><c> lifted</c><00:18:08.920><c> up</c>

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like<00:18:09.619><c> the</c><00:18:09.900><c> fiery</c><00:18:10.400><c> brazen</c><00:18:11.019><c> serpent</c><00:18:11.319><c> that</c><00:18:11.559><c> Moses</c><00:18:11.900><c> lifted</c>

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up<00:18:12.440><c> in</c><00:18:12.539><c> the</c><00:18:12.640><c> wilderness,</c><00:18:13.660><c> for</c><00:18:13.880><c> all</c><00:18:14.319><c> who</c><00:18:14.559><c> believed</c><00:18:15.160><c> to</c><00:18:15.579><c> be</c><00:18:15.920><c> healed</c><00:18:16.240><c> of</c><00:18:16.420><c> their</c><00:18:16.700><c> sins,</c><00:18:17.319><c> to</c><00:18:17.440><c> have</c><00:18:17.579><c> a</c>

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hopeful<00:18:18.059><c> eternal</c>

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life<00:18:18.779><c> in</c><00:18:18.960><c> the</c><00:18:19.180><c> glorious</c><00:18:19.660><c> kingdom</c><00:18:20.200><c> to</c><00:18:20.539><c> come.</c><00:18:21.819><c> Through</c><00:18:22.160><c> the</c><00:18:22.400><c> sacrifice</c><00:18:22.839><c> of</c>

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God's<00:18:23.420><c> beloved</c><00:18:23.680><c> Son</c><00:18:23.980><c> for</c><00:18:24.200><c> our</c><00:18:24.380><c> mission</c><00:18:24.539><c> of</c>

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our<00:18:25.079><c> sins,</c><00:18:25.980><c> he</c><00:18:26.279><c> is</c><00:18:26.519><c> the</c><00:18:26.720><c> light</c><00:18:27.039><c> that</c><00:18:27.279><c> came</c><00:18:27.660><c> into</c><00:18:27.920><c> the</c><00:18:28.140><c> world.</c>

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He<00:18:29.059><c> is</c><00:18:29.299><c> the</c><00:18:29.440><c> light</c><00:18:29.920><c> that</c><00:18:30.180><c> was</c><00:18:30.420><c> right</c><00:18:30.680><c> in</c><00:18:30.880><c> front</c>

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of<00:18:31.299><c> Nicodemus</c><00:18:31.619><c> in</c><00:18:31.799><c> the</c><00:18:32.079><c> darkness</c><00:18:32.700><c> that</c><00:18:33.220><c> this</c><00:18:33.640><c> Pharisee</c><00:18:34.299><c> was</c>

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still<00:18:35.119><c> in,</c><00:18:35.720><c> both</c><00:18:35.819><c> literally</c><00:18:36.299><c> and</c><00:18:37.299><c> figuratively.</c>

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That<00:18:39.460><c> all</c><00:18:39.779><c> who</c><00:18:40.039><c> look</c><00:18:40.259><c> upon</c><00:18:40.640><c> me,</c><00:18:40.960><c> Nicodemus,</c><00:18:41.960><c> and</c><00:18:42.160><c> believe</c><00:18:42.519><c> will</c><00:18:42.740><c> be</c>

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healed<00:18:43.240><c> from</c><00:18:43.500><c> that</c><00:18:43.859><c> bite</c><00:18:44.019><c> of</c><00:18:44.359><c> sin,</c>

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yet<00:18:45.759><c> Nicodemus</c><00:18:47.059><c> still</c><00:18:47.660><c> wasn't</c><00:18:47.960><c> quite</c><00:18:48.319><c> there</c><00:18:48.559><c> yet</c><00:18:48.720><c> in</c><00:18:48.859><c> terms</c>

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of<00:18:49.400><c> fully</c><00:18:49.619><c> grasping</c><00:18:50.140><c> and</c><00:18:50.380><c> understanding.</c>

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He<00:18:53.319><c> had</c><00:18:53.380><c> yet</c><00:18:53.539><c> to</c><00:18:53.819><c> take</c><00:18:54.019><c> up</c><00:18:54.140><c> his</c><00:18:54.380><c> own</c><00:18:54.660><c> cross.</c>

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So,<00:18:59.299><c> coming</c><00:18:59.319><c> back,</c><00:19:00.160><c> we</c><00:19:00.160><c> know</c><00:19:00.400><c> that</c><00:19:00.579><c> Nicodemus,</c><00:19:01.240><c> he</c><00:19:01.440><c> was</c><00:19:01.640><c> a</c><00:19:01.799><c> Pharisee</c><00:19:02.180><c> and</c>

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ruler<00:19:02.480><c> of</c><00:19:02.660><c> the</c><00:19:02.819><c> Jews.</c>

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He<00:19:03.920><c> came</c><00:19:04.119><c> to</c><00:19:04.240><c> Jesus</c><00:19:04.640><c> by</c><00:19:04.960><c> night.</c><00:19:05.980><c> He</c><00:19:06.099><c> acknowledges</c><00:19:06.700><c> Jesus</c><00:19:07.359><c> as</c><00:19:07.900><c> a</c>

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teacher<00:19:08.779><c> from</c><00:19:09.720><c> God.</c><00:19:11.039><c> We</c><00:19:11.420><c> know</c><00:19:11.700><c> that</c>

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he<00:19:13.259><c> is</c><00:19:13.559><c> a</c><00:19:13.640><c> teacher</c><00:19:13.880><c> of</c><00:19:14.079><c> Israel,</c><00:19:14.880><c> and</c><00:19:17.740><c> he</c><00:19:18.059><c> defends</c><00:19:18.700><c> Christ.</c>

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During<00:19:24.660><c> this</c><00:19:24.940><c> next</c><00:19:25.220><c> account</c><00:19:25.579><c> for</c><00:19:25.799><c> a</c><00:19:25.880><c> little</c><00:19:26.019><c> background,</c><00:19:26.700><c> we</c>

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see<00:19:27.240><c> Jesus</c><00:19:27.720><c> entering</c><00:19:28.160><c> Galilee,</c><00:19:29.319><c> where</c><00:19:29.519><c> the</c><00:19:29.700><c> people</c>

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are<00:19:30.579><c> celebrating</c><00:19:30.980><c> the</c><00:19:31.200><c> Feast</c><00:19:31.480><c> of</c><00:19:31.700><c> Booths.</c><00:19:32.599><c> The</c><00:19:32.779><c> Feast</c><00:19:33.160><c> of</c><00:19:33.380><c> Booths,</c><00:19:33.819><c> also</c><00:19:34.140><c> known</c><00:19:34.539><c> as</c><00:19:34.819><c> Sukkah,</c>

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or<00:19:35.680><c> the</c><00:19:35.819><c> Feast</c><00:19:36.039><c> of</c><00:19:36.279><c> Tabernacles.</c><00:19:37.200><c> It's</c><00:19:37.359><c> a</c><00:19:37.539><c> week</c><00:19:37.779><c>-long</c><00:19:38.019><c> Jewish</c>

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holiday<00:19:38.839><c> celebrated</c><00:19:39.500><c> in</c><00:19:39.759><c> the</c><00:19:39.960><c> fall.</c>

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It<00:19:41.400><c> commemorates</c><00:19:41.880><c> the</c><00:19:42.079><c> 40</c><00:19:42.299><c>-year</c><00:19:42.519><c> journey</c><00:19:42.900><c> of</c><00:19:43.079><c> the</c><00:19:43.299><c> Israelites</c>

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through<00:19:44.180><c> the</c><00:19:44.420><c> desert</c><00:19:44.680><c> after</c><00:19:45.000><c> the</c>

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from<00:19:45.720><c> Egypt,</c><00:19:46.980><c> when</c><00:19:47.000><c> they</c><00:19:47.299><c> lived</c><00:19:47.599><c> in</c><00:19:48.019><c> temporary</c><00:19:48.460><c> shelters.</c><00:19:49.539><c> It's</c><00:19:50.019><c> a</c>

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time<00:19:50.539><c> of</c><00:19:50.859><c> thanksgiving</c>

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for<00:19:52.039><c> the</c><00:19:52.240><c> harvest</c><00:19:52.579><c> and</c><00:19:52.779><c> a</c><00:19:52.920><c> reminder</c><00:19:53.299><c> of</c><00:19:53.640><c> God's</c><00:19:54.099><c> provision</c><00:19:54.420><c> for</c>

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his<00:19:54.819><c> people.</c>

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So<00:19:59.299><c> his</c><00:19:59.519><c> brothers</c><00:19:59.819><c> said</c><00:20:00.099><c> to</c><00:20:00.200><c> him,</c>

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Leave<00:20:01.880><c> here</c><00:20:02.279><c> and</c><00:20:02.500><c> go</c><00:20:02.700><c> to</c><00:20:02.900><c> Judea,</c><00:20:03.819><c> that</c><00:20:03.940><c> your</c><00:20:04.200><c> disciples</c><00:20:04.839><c> also</c>

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may<00:20:06.779><c> see</c><00:20:07.140><c> the</c><00:20:07.380><c> works</c><00:20:07.680><c> you</c><00:20:07.880><c> are</c><00:20:08.019><c> doing,</c>

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for<00:20:09.259><c> no</c><00:20:09.519><c> one</c><00:20:09.660><c> works</c><00:20:09.960><c> in</c><00:20:10.319><c> secret</c><00:20:10.740><c> if</c><00:20:11.059><c> he</c><00:20:11.279><c> seeks</c><00:20:11.519><c> to</c><00:20:11.740><c> be</c><00:20:11.900><c> known</c><00:20:12.079><c> openly.</c>

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If<00:20:13.680><c> you</c><00:20:13.859><c> do</c><00:20:14.059><c> these</c><00:20:14.400><c> things,</c><00:20:15.059><c> show</c><00:20:15.339><c> yourself</c><00:20:15.839><c> to</c><00:20:16.059><c> the</c><00:20:16.180><c> world,</c>

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for<00:20:17.299><c> not</c><00:20:17.500><c> even</c><00:20:17.720><c> his</c><00:20:17.960><c> brothers</c><00:20:18.299><c> believed</c><00:20:18.720><c> in</c><00:20:18.960><c> him.</c>

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And<00:20:20.160><c> Jesus</c><00:20:20.519><c> responded,</c><00:20:21.420><c> My</c><00:20:21.640><c> time</c><00:20:22.000><c> has</c><00:20:22.299><c> not</c><00:20:22.500><c> yet</c><00:20:22.799><c> come,</c><00:20:23.539><c> but</c><00:20:23.779><c> your</c><00:20:23.980><c> time</c><00:20:24.220><c> is</c>

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always<00:20:24.700><c> here.</c><00:20:25.680><c> The</c><00:20:25.859><c> world</c><00:20:26.180><c> cannot</c>

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hate<00:20:26.700><c> you,</c><00:20:26.980><c> but</c><00:20:27.119><c> it</c><00:20:27.279><c> hates</c><00:20:27.420><c> me,</c><00:20:27.940><c> because</c><00:20:28.039><c> I</c><00:20:28.279><c> testify</c><00:20:28.980><c> about</c><00:20:29.900><c> it,</c><00:20:30.740><c> that</c><00:20:30.960><c> works</c><00:20:31.440><c> are</c><00:20:31.819><c> evil.</c><00:20:33.000><c> You</c><00:20:33.240><c> go</c>

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end<00:20:47.559><c> show</c><00:20:47.900><c> they</c><00:20:48.119><c> don't</c><00:20:48.440><c> believe</c><00:20:49.160><c> in</c><00:20:49.599><c> their</c><00:20:49.779><c> brother</c>

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go<00:20:54.119><c> to</c><00:20:54.319><c> the</c><00:20:54.500><c> feast</c><00:20:54.599><c> where</c><00:20:54.839><c> Jesus</c><00:20:55.279><c> eventually</c><00:20:55.740><c> follows,</c>

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but<00:20:56.720><c> in</c><00:20:56.960><c> private,</c><00:20:58.140><c> avoiding</c><00:20:58.539><c> to</c><00:20:59.160><c> be</c><00:20:59.400><c> publicly</c><00:20:59.779><c> seen</c><00:21:00.079><c> there.</c>

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saying,<00:21:03.559><c> Where</c><00:21:03.859><c> is</c><00:21:04.160><c> he?</c><00:21:05.339><c> And</c><00:21:05.859><c> there</c><00:21:06.319><c> is</c><00:21:06.579><c> much</c><00:21:07.119><c> muttering</c><00:21:07.460><c> about</c><00:21:07.759><c> him</c>

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among<00:21:08.200><c> the</c><00:21:08.359><c> people,</c><00:21:09.420><c> while</c><00:21:09.519><c> some</c><00:21:09.720><c> said,</c>

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He's<00:21:10.920><c> a</c><00:21:11.019><c> good</c><00:21:11.140><c> man.</c><00:21:12.000><c> Others</c><00:21:12.160><c> said,</c><00:21:12.759><c> No,</c><00:21:13.880><c> he's</c><00:21:14.160><c> leading</c><00:21:14.299><c> the</c><00:21:14.539><c> people</c><00:21:14.759><c> astray.</c><00:21:16.640><c> Yet</c><00:21:16.779><c> for</c><00:21:17.000><c> fear</c><00:21:17.119><c> of</c>

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the<00:21:17.420><c> Jews,</c>

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no<00:21:18.240><c> one</c><00:21:18.359><c> spoke</c><00:21:18.619><c> openly</c><00:21:18.920><c> of</c><00:21:19.099><c> him.</c><00:21:20.480><c> And</c><00:21:20.720><c> during</c><00:21:20.920><c> the</c><00:21:21.079><c> middle</c><00:21:21.279><c> of</c>

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the<00:21:21.599><c> feast,</c><00:21:22.180><c> Jesus</c><00:21:22.500><c> goes</c><00:21:22.839><c> into</c><00:21:23.119><c> the</c><00:21:23.339><c> temple</c><00:21:23.599><c> and</c>

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begins<00:21:24.079><c> preaching,</c><00:21:25.819><c> after</c><00:21:26.160><c> which</c><00:21:26.319><c> when</c><00:21:26.519><c> the</c><00:21:26.740><c> crowd</c><00:21:26.940><c> had</c><00:21:27.200><c> marveled</c><00:21:27.700><c> at</c>

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leave<00:21:31.119><c> him,</c><00:21:31.880><c> the</c><00:21:32.079><c> Pharisees</c><00:21:32.559><c> sent</c><00:21:32.880><c> officers</c><00:21:33.400><c> out</c><00:21:33.779><c> to</c><00:21:33.900><c> arrest</c>

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him.<00:21:35.640><c> Yet</c><00:21:35.799><c> they</c><00:21:35.960><c> did</c><00:21:36.240><c> not,</c><00:21:36.799><c> since</c><00:21:37.000><c> his</c><00:21:37.279><c> time</c><00:21:37.500><c> had</c>

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not<00:21:37.819><c> yet</c><00:21:38.079><c> come.</c><00:21:40.180><c> And</c><00:21:40.579><c> we'll</c><00:21:40.940><c> now</c><00:21:41.240><c> begin</c><00:21:41.579><c> in</c><00:21:41.819><c> John</c><00:21:42.099><c> 7,</c><00:21:43.160><c> starting</c>

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at<00:21:44.119><c> verse</c><00:21:44.380><c> 37.</c>

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and<00:21:52.440><c> cried</c><00:21:52.579><c> out,</c><00:21:53.480><c> If</c><00:21:53.799><c> anyone</c><00:21:54.259><c> thirsts,</c>

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let<00:21:54.640><c> him</c><00:21:55.880><c> come</c><00:21:56.160><c> to</c><00:21:56.319><c> me</c><00:21:56.539><c> and</c><00:21:56.740><c> drink.</c><00:21:57.960><c> Whoever</c><00:21:58.119><c> believes</c><00:21:58.559><c> in</c><00:21:58.839><c> me,</c>

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as<00:21:59.319><c> the</c><00:21:59.539><c> scripture</c><00:21:59.839><c> has</c><00:22:00.140><c> said,</c>

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out<00:22:01.220><c> of</c><00:22:01.339><c> his</c><00:22:01.579><c> heart</c><00:22:01.740><c> will</c><00:22:02.039><c> flow</c><00:22:02.279><c> rivers</c><00:22:02.799><c> of</c><00:22:03.200><c> living</c><00:22:03.440><c> water.</c><00:22:05.319><c> Now</c><00:22:05.420><c> this</c><00:22:05.680><c> he</c>

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said<00:22:06.160><c> about</c><00:22:06.440><c> the</c><00:22:06.720><c> Spirit,</c>

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whom<00:22:07.660><c> those</c><00:22:08.079><c> who</c><00:22:08.299><c> believed</c><00:22:08.460><c> in</c><00:22:08.740><c> him</c><00:22:09.079><c> were</c><00:22:09.359><c> to</c><00:22:09.539><c> receive,</c><00:22:10.480><c> for</c>

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as<00:22:10.900><c> yet</c><00:22:11.000><c> the</c><00:22:11.279><c> Spirit</c><00:22:11.500><c> had</c><00:22:11.759><c> not</c><00:22:11.980><c> been</c><00:22:12.279><c> given,</c>

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because<00:22:13.299><c> Jesus</c><00:22:13.819><c> was</c><00:22:14.200><c> not</c><00:22:14.400><c> yet</c><00:22:14.619><c> glorified.</c>

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40.<00:22:20.119><c> When</c><00:22:20.279><c> they</c><00:22:20.480><c> heard</c><00:22:20.759><c> these</c><00:22:21.059><c> words,</c><00:22:21.799><c> some</c><00:22:22.099><c> of</c><00:22:22.259><c> the</c><00:22:22.380><c> people</c>

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said,<00:22:23.759><c> This</c><00:22:24.119><c> really</c><00:22:24.579><c> is</c><00:22:24.880><c> the</c><00:22:25.019><c> prophet.</c><00:22:26.039><c> Others</c>

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said,<00:22:26.980><c> This</c><00:22:27.059><c> is</c><00:22:27.220><c> the</c><00:22:27.420><c> Christ.</c><00:22:27.779><c> But</c><00:22:27.880><c> some</c><00:22:28.160><c> said,</c><00:22:29.220><c> Is</c><00:22:29.500><c> the</c><00:22:29.740><c> Christ</c><00:22:29.980><c> to</c>

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come<00:22:30.420><c> from</c><00:22:30.759><c> Galilee?</c><00:22:32.079><c> Has</c><00:22:32.359><c> not</c><00:22:32.579><c> the</c>

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scripture<00:22:33.039><c> said</c><00:22:33.500><c> that</c><00:22:33.839><c> the</c><00:22:34.019><c> Christ</c><00:22:34.299><c> comes</c><00:22:34.720><c> from</c><00:22:34.920><c> the</c><00:22:35.119><c> offspring</c><00:22:35.440><c> of</c><00:22:35.599><c> David,</c><00:22:36.339><c> and</c>

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comes<00:22:36.779><c> from</c><00:22:36.980><c> Bethlehem,</c>

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the<00:22:37.720><c> village</c><00:22:38.000><c> where</c><00:22:38.140><c> David</c><00:22:38.440><c> was?</c><00:22:39.579><c> So</c><00:22:39.859><c> there</c><00:22:40.000><c> was</c><00:22:40.180><c> a</c><00:22:40.319><c> division</c>

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among<00:22:40.700><c> the</c><00:22:40.880><c> people</c><00:22:41.160><c> over</c><00:22:41.460><c> him.</c><00:22:42.059><c> Some</c><00:22:42.319><c> of</c>

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the<00:22:43.539><c> people</c><00:22:43.539><c> believed</c><00:22:43.539><c> in</c><00:22:43.539><c> him,</c><00:22:43.779><c> but</c><00:22:43.779><c> no</c><00:22:44.019><c> one</c><00:22:44.319><c> laid</c><00:22:44.579><c> hands</c><00:22:45.039><c> on</c><00:22:45.299><c> him.</c>

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45.<00:22:51.559><c> The</c><00:22:51.779><c> officers</c><00:22:52.339><c> then</c><00:22:52.799><c> came</c><00:22:53.460><c> to</c><00:22:53.779><c> the</c><00:22:53.940><c> chief</c><00:22:54.279><c> priests</c><00:22:54.680><c> and</c>

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Pharisees,<00:22:55.700><c> who</c><00:22:55.819><c> said</c><00:22:56.059><c> to</c><00:22:56.140><c> them,</c>

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Why<00:22:57.740><c> did</c><00:22:57.960><c> you</c><00:22:58.099><c> not</c><00:22:58.319><c> bring</c><00:22:58.539><c> him?</c><00:22:59.380><c> The</c><00:22:59.619><c> officers</c><00:23:00.059><c> said,</c><00:23:01.400><c> No</c><00:23:01.599><c> one</c>

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ever<00:23:02.180><c> spoke</c><00:23:02.480><c> like</c><00:23:02.720><c> this</c><00:23:02.980><c> man.</c>

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The<00:23:04.440><c> Pharisees</c><00:23:04.980><c> answered</c><00:23:05.380><c> them,</c><00:23:06.240><c> Have</c><00:23:06.480><c> you</c><00:23:06.660><c> also</c><00:23:07.059><c> been</c><00:23:07.339><c> deceived?</c><00:23:08.420><c> Have</c>

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any<00:23:09.279><c> of</c><00:23:09.440><c> the</c><00:23:09.619><c> authorities</c><00:23:10.079><c> or</c>

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Pharisees<00:23:11.460><c> believed</c><00:23:11.799><c> in</c><00:23:12.039><c> him,</c><00:23:12.700><c> but</c><00:23:12.900><c> this</c><00:23:13.200><c> crowd</c><00:23:13.700><c> that</c><00:23:14.140><c> does</c>

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not<00:23:14.640><c> know</c><00:23:14.859><c> the</c><00:23:15.079><c> law</c><00:23:15.259><c> is</c><00:23:15.539><c> accursed?</c>

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46.<00:23:16.980><c> Nicodemus,</c><00:23:17.960><c> who</c><00:23:17.960><c> had</c><00:23:18.359><c> gone</c><00:23:18.660><c> to</c><00:23:18.839><c> him</c><00:23:19.119><c> before,</c><00:23:20.460><c> he</c><00:23:20.759><c> that</c><00:23:21.000><c> came</c><00:23:21.279><c> to</c>

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Jesus<00:23:21.740><c> by</c><00:23:22.039><c> night</c><00:23:22.259><c> being</c><00:23:22.519><c> one</c><00:23:22.759><c> of</c><00:23:22.940><c> them,</c>

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and<00:23:24.180><c> who</c><00:23:24.339><c> was</c><00:23:24.539><c> one</c><00:23:24.759><c> of</c><00:23:24.819><c> them,</c><00:23:25.079><c> said</c><00:23:25.380><c> to</c><00:23:25.480><c> them,</c><00:23:25.920><c> Does</c><00:23:26.039><c> our</c><00:23:26.440><c> law</c><00:23:26.799><c> judge</c><00:23:27.180><c> a</c>

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man<00:23:27.460><c> without</c><00:23:27.779><c> first</c><00:23:28.200><c> giving</c><00:23:28.440><c> him</c><00:23:28.759><c> a</c><00:23:28.900><c> hearing</c>

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and<00:23:30.160><c> learning</c><00:23:30.579><c> what</c><00:23:30.779><c> he</c><00:23:30.900><c> does?</c><00:23:31.859><c> They</c><00:23:31.859><c> replied,</c><00:23:33.079><c> Are</c><00:23:33.240><c> you</c><00:23:34.000><c> from</c>

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Galilee<00:23:34.900><c> too?</c><00:23:35.859><c> Search</c><00:23:36.140><c> and</c><00:23:36.400><c> see</c><00:23:36.539><c> that</c><00:23:36.759><c> no</c>

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prophet<00:23:37.660><c> arises</c><00:23:38.319><c> from</c><00:23:38.619><c> Galilee.</c><00:23:40.220><c> They</c><00:23:40.500><c> went</c><00:23:40.779><c> each</c><00:23:41.319><c> to</c><00:23:41.700><c> his</c>

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own<00:23:42.019><c> house.</c>

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47.<00:23:45.160><c> As</c><00:23:45.160><c> the</c><00:23:45.259><c> Pharisees</c><00:23:45.740><c> consistently</c><00:23:46.640><c> sought</c><00:23:46.960><c> to</c><00:23:47.200><c> arrest</c>

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Jesus,<00:23:48.380><c> Nicodemus,</c><00:23:49.319><c> who</c><00:23:49.319><c> had</c><00:23:49.900><c> interacted</c><00:23:50.400><c> with</c><00:23:50.559><c> this</c>

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man,<00:23:51.640><c> whom</c><00:23:51.720><c> the</c><00:23:51.920><c> people</c><00:23:52.140><c> were</c><00:23:52.380><c> saying,</c><00:23:53.279><c> This</c><00:23:53.400><c> is</c><00:23:53.599><c> really</c><00:23:53.880><c> the</c>

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prophet.<00:23:55.019><c> This</c><00:23:55.279><c> is</c><00:23:55.480><c> the</c><00:23:55.640><c> Christ.</c><00:23:56.539><c> I</c><00:23:56.819><c> am</c><00:23:56.920><c> sure</c><00:23:57.359><c> he</c><00:23:57.559><c> had</c>

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his<00:23:58.079><c> conscience</c><00:23:58.759><c> pricked.</c><00:24:00.019><c> Jesus,</c><00:24:00.680><c> during</c><00:24:00.940><c> their</c><00:24:01.140><c> last</c><00:24:01.519><c> interaction,</c><00:24:02.279><c> was</c>

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trying<00:24:02.700><c> to</c><00:24:03.019><c> guide</c><00:24:03.319><c> Nicodemus</c><00:24:03.839><c> to</c><00:24:04.140><c> truly</c>

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evaluate<00:24:04.880><c> the</c><00:24:05.039><c> lessons</c><00:24:05.319><c> he</c><00:24:05.559><c> taught</c><00:24:05.779><c> about</c><00:24:06.119><c> him,</c><00:24:07.400><c> about</c><00:24:07.640><c> being</c>

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born<00:24:08.180><c> again</c><00:24:08.400><c> of</c><00:24:08.539><c> the</c><00:24:08.759><c> water</c><00:24:08.900><c> and</c><00:24:09.059><c> the</c><00:24:09.299><c> spirit,</c>

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the<00:24:10.400><c> same</c><00:24:10.680><c> thing</c><00:24:10.900><c> which</c><00:24:11.079><c> he</c><00:24:11.279><c> was</c><00:24:11.480><c> proclaiming</c><00:24:12.000><c> to</c><00:24:12.119><c> those</c><00:24:12.460><c> around</c><00:24:12.880><c> him</c>

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on<00:24:13.319><c> the</c><00:24:13.500><c> last</c><00:24:13.759><c> day</c><00:24:13.900><c> of</c><00:24:14.019><c> the</c><00:24:14.160><c> feast</c><00:24:14.400><c> of</c><00:24:14.579><c> booths.</c>

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If<00:24:15.619><c> anyone</c><00:24:16.079><c> thirsts,</c><00:24:17.099><c> let</c><00:24:17.160><c> him</c><00:24:17.400><c> come</c><00:24:17.740><c> to</c><00:24:17.900><c> me</c><00:24:18.079><c> and</c><00:24:18.299><c> drink.</c><00:24:18.880><c> Whoever</c><00:24:19.119><c> believes</c><00:24:19.579><c> in</c>

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me,<00:24:20.460><c> as</c><00:24:20.599><c> the</c><00:24:20.839><c> scripture</c><00:24:21.160><c> has</c><00:24:21.500><c> said,</c>

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out<00:24:22.759><c> of</c><00:24:22.960><c> his</c><00:24:23.240><c> heart</c><00:24:23.460><c> will</c><00:24:23.720><c> flow</c><00:24:23.900><c> rivers</c><00:24:24.359><c> of</c><00:24:24.640><c> living</c><00:24:24.839><c> water.</c><00:24:26.480><c> Such</c><00:24:26.740><c> words</c><00:24:27.640><c> left</c><00:24:29.019><c> his</c><00:24:30.859><c> would</c><00:24:31.059><c>-be</c><00:24:31.339><c> captive</c>

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shaken<00:24:32.180><c> to</c><00:24:32.559><c> their</c><00:24:32.880><c> core.</c><00:24:33.799><c> For</c><00:24:33.940><c> when</c><00:24:34.140><c> they</c><00:24:34.380><c> returned</c><00:24:34.920><c> to</c><00:24:35.140><c> report</c><00:24:35.640><c> to</c>

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the<00:24:36.319><c> Pharisees</c><00:24:36.740><c> and</c><00:24:36.839><c> the</c><00:24:37.039><c> priests,</c>

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they<00:24:37.460><c> told</c><00:24:37.660><c> him,</c><00:24:37.920><c> No</c><00:24:38.079><c> one</c><00:24:38.200><c> has</c><00:24:38.400><c> ever</c><00:24:38.680><c> spoken</c><00:24:39.059><c> like</c><00:24:39.339><c> this</c><00:24:39.640><c> man.</c>

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It's<00:24:42.920><c> my</c><00:24:43.019><c> belief</c><00:24:43.259><c> that</c><00:24:43.480><c> Nicodemus</c><00:24:44.119><c> certainly</c><00:24:44.640><c> understood</c><00:24:45.480><c> what</c><00:24:45.920><c> the</c><00:24:46.259><c> officers</c><00:24:46.599><c> meant</c><00:24:47.180><c> when</c><00:24:47.819><c> they</c><00:24:48.099><c> said</c><00:24:48.200><c> no</c>

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one<00:24:48.599><c> has</c>

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ever<00:24:49.180><c> spoken</c><00:24:49.480><c> like</c><00:24:49.700><c> this</c><00:24:50.000><c> man,</c><00:24:50.779><c> as</c><00:24:51.400><c> he</c><00:24:52.519><c> had</c><00:24:52.740><c> a</c><00:24:52.839><c> one</c><00:24:52.940><c>-on</c><00:24:53.160><c>-one</c><00:24:53.559><c> conversation</c><00:24:54.220><c> with</c><00:24:54.700><c> Jesus,</c><00:24:55.299><c> the</c>

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true<00:24:55.700><c> Messiah</c>

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that<00:24:57.460><c> the</c><00:24:57.660><c> Jews</c><00:24:57.799><c> had</c><00:24:57.980><c> been</c><00:24:58.059><c> waiting</c><00:24:58.380><c> for.</c><00:25:00.299><c> The</c><00:25:00.619><c> Pharisees,</c><00:25:01.599><c> in</c>

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their<00:25:02.240><c> frustration</c><00:25:02.940><c> by</c><00:25:03.200><c> the</c><00:25:03.400><c> lack</c><00:25:03.619><c> of</c><00:25:03.859><c> control</c><00:25:04.119><c> and</c>

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order<00:25:04.859><c> they</c><00:25:05.579><c> were</c><00:25:05.799><c> used</c><00:25:06.160><c> to</c><00:25:07.099><c> having,</c><00:25:07.940><c> began</c><00:25:08.039><c> to</c><00:25:08.359><c> blame</c><00:25:08.579><c> the</c><00:25:08.900><c> crowd,</c><00:25:10.059><c> insinuating</c><00:25:10.519><c> there</c><00:25:10.880><c> was</c><00:25:11.299><c> a</c>

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lack<00:25:11.740><c> of</c>

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knowledge<00:25:12.440><c> of</c><00:25:12.660><c> the</c><00:25:12.839><c> law</c><00:25:13.099><c> which</c><00:25:13.319><c> was</c><00:25:13.619><c> allowing</c><00:25:13.920><c> them</c><00:25:14.099><c> to</c><00:25:14.299><c> be</c><00:25:14.640><c> swayed</c><00:25:15.019><c> by</c>

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this<00:25:15.539><c> Jesus,</c><00:25:16.720><c> making</c><00:25:17.019><c> them</c><00:25:17.259><c> accursed.</c>

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Furthermore,<00:25:19.279><c> their</c><00:25:19.500><c> prejudice</c><00:25:20.000><c> against</c><00:25:20.319><c> Galileans</c><00:25:21.259><c> reflected</c><00:25:22.440><c> just</c>

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how<00:25:23.160><c> much</c><00:25:23.420><c> they</c><00:25:23.640><c> wanted</c><00:25:23.859><c> to</c><00:25:24.200><c> undermine</c>

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Jesus's<00:25:25.440><c> authority,</c><00:25:26.519><c> which</c><00:25:26.599><c> he</c><00:25:26.740><c> had</c><00:25:26.859><c> over</c><00:25:27.119><c> the</c><00:25:27.359><c> people,</c><00:25:28.059><c> and</c>

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to<00:25:28.599><c> discourage</c><00:25:29.160><c> them</c><00:25:29.619><c> from</c><00:25:29.900><c> believing</c><00:25:30.400><c> in</c><00:25:30.779><c> him.</c>

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However,<00:25:32.119><c> when</c><00:25:32.299><c> they</c><00:25:32.619><c> mention</c><00:25:33.319><c> have</c><00:25:34.359><c> any</c><00:25:35.000><c> of</c><00:25:35.480><c> the</c><00:25:35.759><c> authorities</c><00:25:36.160><c> or</c><00:25:36.599><c> Pharisees</c><00:25:37.279><c> believed</c><00:25:37.619><c> in</c><00:25:37.819><c> him,</c>

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we<00:25:38.940><c> can</c><00:25:39.099><c> only</c><00:25:39.380><c> surmise</c><00:25:39.799><c> that</c><00:25:40.039><c> Nicodemus's</c><00:25:40.819><c> words</c><00:25:41.359><c> does</c><00:25:42.059><c> our</c><00:25:42.460><c> law</c><00:25:42.720><c> judge</c><00:25:43.000><c> a</c>

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man<00:25:43.339><c> without</c><00:25:43.700><c> first</c><00:25:44.099><c> giving</c><00:25:44.339><c> him</c><00:25:44.579><c> a</c>

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hearing<00:25:45.240><c> and</c><00:25:46.220><c> learning</c><00:25:46.640><c> what</c><00:25:46.900><c> he</c><00:25:47.119><c> does,</c><00:25:49.400><c> indicate</c><00:25:49.619><c> a</c><00:25:49.859><c> semblance</c><00:25:50.019><c> of</c><00:25:50.279><c> wanting</c><00:25:50.380><c> to</c>

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protect<00:25:50.940><c> him.</c><00:25:52.539><c> His</c><00:25:53.039><c> cohort,</c>

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on<00:25:53.619><c> the</c><00:25:53.740><c> other</c><00:25:53.980><c> hand,</c><00:25:55.299><c> clearly</c><00:25:55.859><c> being</c><00:25:56.359><c> frustrated</c><00:25:56.960><c> of</c><00:25:57.160><c> one</c><00:25:57.339><c> of</c>

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their<00:25:57.660><c> own,</c><00:25:59.059><c> and</c><00:25:59.460><c> who</c><00:25:59.599><c> would</c><00:25:59.720><c> not</c><00:25:59.940><c> blindly</c><00:26:00.259><c> seek</c>

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to<00:26:00.779><c> condemn</c><00:26:01.119><c> this</c><00:26:01.400><c> man,</c><00:26:02.339><c> further</c><00:26:02.660><c> demonstrating</c><00:26:03.200><c> the</c><00:26:03.460><c> Pharisees'</c><00:26:03.920><c> unfairness</c><00:26:04.559><c> towards</c><00:26:04.859><c> those</c>

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who<00:26:05.980><c> were</c><00:26:06.119><c> not</c>

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in<00:26:06.539><c> alignment</c><00:26:06.880><c> with</c><00:26:07.140><c> them.</c><00:26:09.660><c> Nicodemus,</c><00:26:10.819><c> the</c><00:26:10.920><c> man</c><00:26:11.160><c> who</c><00:26:11.339><c> was</c><00:26:11.500><c> consistently</c><00:26:12.079><c> referred</c><00:26:12.599><c> to</c>

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as<00:26:13.180><c> the</c><00:26:13.339><c> one</c><00:26:13.480><c> who</c><00:26:13.619><c> came</c><00:26:13.819><c> to</c>

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Jesus<00:26:14.259><c> by</c><00:26:14.579><c> night,</c><00:26:15.519><c> the</c><00:26:15.720><c> Pharisee,</c><00:26:16.920><c> a</c><00:26:17.099><c> man</c><00:26:17.299><c> from</c><00:26:17.559><c> the</c><00:26:17.740><c> Sanhedrin,</c><00:26:18.900><c> was</c><00:26:19.119><c> defending</c><00:26:19.759><c> Jesus.</c><00:26:21.740><c> The</c>

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reply<00:26:22.619><c> to</c>

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Nicodemus's<00:26:23.559><c> words</c><00:26:23.779><c> were</c><00:26:24.259><c> venomous</c><00:26:24.740><c> from</c><00:26:24.900><c> his</c><00:26:25.039><c> colleagues.</c>

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Are<00:26:26.299><c> you</c><00:26:26.599><c> from</c><00:26:26.940><c> Galilee</c><00:26:27.559><c> too?</c><00:26:28.960><c> Search</c><00:26:29.279><c> and</c><00:26:29.539><c> see</c><00:26:29.680><c> that</c><00:26:29.980><c> no</c>

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profit<00:26:30.779><c> arises</c><00:26:31.339><c> from</c><00:26:31.660><c> Galilee.</c><00:26:33.400><c> They</c><00:26:33.599><c> were</c><00:26:33.900><c> furious</c><00:26:34.619><c> with</c><00:26:34.920><c> him.</c><00:26:36.619><c> Why</c><00:26:37.099><c> couldn't</c><00:26:37.400><c> he</c>

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just<00:26:37.839><c> look</c><00:26:38.019><c> the</c><00:26:38.200><c> other</c><00:26:38.480><c> way?</c>

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A<00:26:40.240><c> man</c><00:26:40.460><c> who</c><00:26:40.619><c> was</c><00:26:40.960><c> actively</c><00:26:41.420><c> toppling</c><00:26:41.980><c> over</c><00:26:42.240><c> their</c><00:26:42.380><c> way</c><00:26:42.559><c> of</c><00:26:42.880><c> life,</c><00:26:44.099><c> teaching</c><00:26:44.339><c> in</c>

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a<00:26:44.660><c> manner</c><00:26:44.779><c> that</c><00:26:44.960><c> had</c><00:26:45.160><c> not</c><00:26:45.319><c> been</c><00:26:45.579><c> done</c>

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before<00:26:46.180><c> and</c><00:26:46.799><c> swaying</c><00:26:47.180><c> the</c><00:26:47.319><c> crowds</c><00:26:47.579><c> towards</c><00:26:47.900><c> his</c><00:26:48.200><c> teaching.</c>

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This<00:26:49.259><c> is</c><00:26:49.559><c> dangerous</c><00:26:50.079><c> man</c><00:26:50.400><c> to</c><00:26:50.559><c> the</c><00:26:50.740><c> Sanhedrin.</c><00:26:51.259><c> What's</c>

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wrong<00:26:51.940><c> with</c><00:26:52.140><c> you</c><00:26:52.359><c> Nicodemus?</c><00:26:55.720><c> This</c><00:26:56.119><c> account</c><00:26:56.500><c> only</c><00:26:57.279><c> further</c>

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emphasizes<00:26:58.460><c> Nicodemus's</c><00:26:59.400><c> need</c><00:26:59.660><c> for</c><00:27:00.039><c> fairness</c>

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in<00:27:00.859><c> due</c><00:27:01.079><c> process,</c><00:27:02.440><c> which</c><00:27:02.559><c> could</c><00:27:02.779><c> account</c><00:27:03.119><c> for</c><00:27:03.279><c> his</c><00:27:03.519><c> reasoning</c>

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to<00:27:04.640><c> see</c><00:27:04.900><c> Jesus</c><00:27:05.339><c> in</c><00:27:05.559><c> the</c><00:27:05.759><c> first</c><00:27:06.059><c> place</c><00:27:06.359><c> at</c><00:27:06.660><c> night.</c>

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One<00:27:08.740><c> could</c><00:27:08.940><c> imagine</c><00:27:09.420><c> that</c><00:27:10.220><c> as</c><00:27:10.640><c> they</c><00:27:10.880><c> each</c><00:27:11.180><c> parted</c><00:27:11.680><c> ways</c><00:27:11.980><c> to</c><00:27:12.180><c> their</c><00:27:12.460><c> own</c><00:27:12.740><c> homes,</c><00:27:13.759><c> what</c><00:27:14.019><c> Nicodemus</c><00:27:14.900><c> could</c><00:27:15.299><c> be</c><00:27:15.559><c> thinking.</c>

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Is<00:27:17.240><c> this</c><00:27:17.579><c> truly</c><00:27:17.920><c> the</c><00:27:18.220><c> one</c><00:27:18.539><c> they've</c><00:27:18.799><c> been</c><00:27:19.000><c> waiting</c><00:27:19.180><c> for?</c><00:27:20.880><c> He</c><00:27:21.019><c> already</c><00:27:21.359><c> recognizes</c><00:27:22.019><c> that</c><00:27:23.019><c> Jesus</c><00:27:23.539><c> is</c>

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a<00:27:23.980><c> teacher</c><00:27:24.160><c> from</c><00:27:24.440><c> God,</c>

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for<00:27:26.539><c> he</c><00:27:26.759><c> said</c><00:27:26.920><c> no</c><00:27:27.279><c> one</c><00:27:27.640><c> can</c><00:27:27.839><c> do</c><00:27:28.039><c> these</c><00:27:28.319><c> signs</c><00:27:29.200><c> that</c><00:27:29.960><c> Jesus</c><00:27:30.440><c> was</c>

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doing<00:27:31.220><c> unless</c><00:27:31.660><c> God</c><00:27:31.980><c> is</c><00:27:32.200><c> with</c><00:27:32.440><c> him.</c>

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Nicodemus<00:27:34.740><c> is</c><00:27:35.019><c> on</c><00:27:35.359><c> the</c><00:27:35.500><c> road</c><00:27:35.740><c> to</c><00:27:36.000><c> discovering</c><00:27:36.480><c> for</c><00:27:36.799><c> himself</c>

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who<00:27:37.759><c> the</c><00:27:37.920><c> real</c><00:27:38.259><c> Messiah</c><00:27:38.720><c> is,</c><00:27:40.079><c> as</c><00:27:40.400><c> Yahweh</c><00:27:40.680><c> was</c>

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utilizing<00:27:41.539><c> this</c><00:27:41.859><c> Pharisee</c><00:27:42.779><c> for</c><00:27:42.920><c> his</c><00:27:43.160><c> purpose</c><00:27:43.640><c> to</c><00:27:43.880><c> keep</c><00:27:44.319><c> the</c>

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other<00:27:44.960><c> Pharisees</c><00:27:45.440><c> away,</c><00:27:46.660><c> for</c><00:27:46.799><c> it</c><00:27:46.940><c> was</c><00:27:47.140><c> not</c><00:27:47.299><c> yet</c><00:27:47.500><c> the</c>

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time<00:27:48.299><c> for</c><00:27:48.480><c> our</c><00:27:48.680><c> Lord</c><00:27:49.059><c> and</c><00:27:49.500><c> Savior</c><00:27:49.740><c> to</c><00:27:49.980><c> be</c><00:27:50.160><c> delivered.</c><00:27:51.799><c> Albeit</c>

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when<00:27:52.259><c> the</c><00:27:52.500><c> time</c><00:27:52.799><c> inevitably</c><00:27:53.380><c> arrives,</c>

00:27:55.039 --> 00:27:58.799
there<00:27:55.119><c> will</c><00:27:55.279><c> be</c><00:27:55.420><c> an</c><00:27:55.680><c> unlikely</c><00:27:56.019><c> man</c><00:27:56.720><c> to</c><00:27:57.079><c> tend</c><00:27:57.440><c> to</c><00:27:57.759><c> his</c><00:27:57.940><c> master.</c>

00:28:03.599 --> 00:28:06.380
And<00:28:04.160><c> as</c><00:28:04.319><c> they</c><00:28:04.480><c> all</c><00:28:04.660><c> parted</c><00:28:04.980><c> ways</c><00:28:05.240><c> to</c><00:28:05.420><c> their</c><00:28:05.599><c> homes,</c>

00:28:08.599 --> 00:28:12.559
we<00:28:09.160><c> can</c><00:28:09.440><c> only</c><00:28:09.619><c> imagine</c><00:28:10.240><c> what</c><00:28:10.519><c> was</c><00:28:10.740><c> going</c><00:28:11.019><c> through</c><00:28:11.480><c> his</c><00:28:11.779><c> head.</c>

00:28:19.740 --> 00:28:25.000
So<00:28:20.299><c> what</c><00:28:20.859><c> do</c><00:28:20.940><c> we</c><00:28:21.000><c> know</c><00:28:21.200><c> about</c><00:28:21.660><c> Nicodemus?</c><00:28:23.579><c> He</c><00:28:23.759><c> was</c><00:28:23.960><c> a</c><00:28:24.099><c> Pharisee,</c><00:28:24.759><c> a</c><00:28:24.859><c> ruler</c>

00:28:25.000 --> 00:28:26.140
of<00:28:25.160><c> the</c><00:28:25.299><c> Jews,</c>

00:28:26.660 --> 00:28:30.819
came<00:28:27.000><c> to</c><00:28:27.160><c> Jesus</c><00:28:27.440><c> by</c><00:28:27.720><c> night.</c><00:28:29.240><c> He</c><00:28:29.400><c> acknowledges</c><00:28:29.920><c> Jesus</c><00:28:30.400><c> is</c><00:28:30.619><c> a</c>

00:28:30.819 --> 00:28:32.079
teacher<00:28:31.079><c> from</c><00:28:31.299><c> God.</c>

00:28:33.500 --> 00:28:39.240
He<00:28:34.019><c> himself</c><00:28:34.500><c> is</c><00:28:34.720><c> a</c><00:28:34.799><c> teacher</c><00:28:35.039><c> of</c><00:28:35.180><c> Israel.</c><00:28:37.099><c> He</c><00:28:37.259><c> defends</c><00:28:37.839><c> Christ.</c>

00:28:44.140 --> 00:28:47.680
And<00:28:44.359><c> lastly,</c><00:28:45.859><c> he</c><00:28:46.000><c> anoints</c><00:28:46.440><c> Christ.</c>

00:28:50.339 --> 00:28:52.880
Turn<00:28:50.539><c> with</c><00:28:50.680><c> me</c><00:28:50.819><c> now</c><00:28:51.039><c> to</c><00:28:51.240><c> John</c><00:28:51.519><c> chapter</c><00:28:51.819><c> 19,</c><00:28:52.480><c> and</c><00:28:52.480><c> we'll</c><00:28:52.640><c> begin</c>

00:28:52.880 --> 00:28:54.680
at<00:28:53.119><c> verse</c><00:28:53.339><c> 25.</c>

00:29:02.359 --> 00:29:06.700
But<00:29:03.119><c> standing</c><00:29:03.480><c> by</c><00:29:03.720><c> the</c><00:29:03.920><c> cross</c><00:29:04.160><c> of</c><00:29:04.359><c> Jesus</c><00:29:05.059><c> were</c><00:29:05.880><c> his</c><00:29:06.140><c> mother</c>

00:29:06.700 --> 00:29:08.660
and<00:29:07.220><c> his</c><00:29:07.420><c> mother's</c><00:29:07.779><c> sister,</c>

00:29:09.339 --> 00:29:14.000
Mary,<00:29:10.019><c> the</c><00:29:10.119><c> wife</c><00:29:10.339><c> of</c><00:29:10.559><c> Clovis,</c><00:29:11.640><c> and</c><00:29:11.819><c> Mary</c><00:29:12.039><c> Magdalene.</c><00:29:13.700><c> When</c>

00:29:14.000 --> 00:29:16.880
Jesus<00:29:14.460><c> saw</c><00:29:14.759><c> his</c><00:29:15.019><c> mother</c><00:29:15.579><c> and</c><00:29:16.099><c> his</c><00:29:16.339><c> disciple,</c>

00:29:17.259 --> 00:29:22.400
whom<00:29:17.480><c> he</c><00:29:18.059><c> loved</c><00:29:18.380><c> standing</c><00:29:18.759><c> nearby,</c><00:29:20.599><c> he</c><00:29:20.819><c> said</c><00:29:21.059><c> to</c><00:29:21.220><c> his</c><00:29:21.460><c> mother,</c>

00:29:23.140 --> 00:29:26.259
Woman,<00:29:25.259><c> behold</c><00:29:25.559><c> your</c><00:29:25.880><c> son.</c>

00:29:26.259 --> 00:29:32.099
Then<00:29:26.440><c> he</c><00:29:27.980><c> said</c><00:29:28.220><c> to</c><00:29:28.380><c> the</c><00:29:28.599><c> disciple,</c><00:29:29.859><c> Behold</c><00:29:30.140><c> your</c><00:29:30.339><c> mother.</c><00:29:31.980><c> And</c>

00:29:32.099 --> 00:29:35.299
from<00:29:32.259><c> that</c><00:29:32.539><c> hour</c><00:29:32.880><c> the</c><00:29:33.099><c> disciple</c><00:29:33.740><c> took</c><00:29:34.400><c> her</c><00:29:34.980><c> to</c><00:29:35.160><c> his</c>

00:29:35.299 --> 00:29:44.599
own<00:29:35.559><c> home.</c><00:29:39.480><c> Now</c><00:29:39.619><c> here's</c><00:29:40.039><c> a</c><00:29:40.220><c> fun</c><00:29:40.440><c> fact.</c><00:29:41.220><c> Nicodemus</c><00:29:41.960><c> is</c><00:29:42.880><c> not</c><00:29:43.380><c> mentioned</c><00:29:43.920><c> in</c>

00:29:44.599 --> 00:29:46.319
any<00:29:45.039><c> other</c><00:29:45.240><c> gospel.</c>

00:29:49.700 --> 00:29:53.980
Now,<00:29:51.339><c> it's</c><00:29:51.700><c> a</c><00:29:51.819><c> curious</c><00:29:52.059><c> thing</c><00:29:52.420><c> why</c><00:29:52.579><c> he</c><00:29:52.799><c> is</c><00:29:53.039><c> solely</c><00:29:53.339><c> referenced</c>

00:29:53.980 --> 00:30:00.700
here.<00:29:56.079><c> Who</c><00:29:56.839><c> do</c><00:29:58.579><c> you</c><00:29:58.640><c> think</c><00:29:59.200><c> this</c><00:29:59.680><c> account</c>

00:30:01.519 --> 00:30:09.859
is<00:30:02.400><c> tied</c><00:30:02.599><c> to?</c><00:30:05.660><c> It's</c><00:30:06.099><c> tied</c><00:30:06.220><c> to</c><00:30:06.400><c> John.</c><00:30:08.099><c> John</c><00:30:08.579><c> often</c><00:30:09.160><c> refers</c><00:30:09.640><c> to</c>

00:30:09.859 --> 00:30:15.799
himself<00:30:10.299><c> in</c><00:30:10.660><c> his</c><00:30:10.960><c> gospel</c><00:30:11.400><c> as</c><00:30:11.880><c> the</c><00:30:12.079><c> disciple</c><00:30:12.559><c> whom</c><00:30:12.779><c> he</c>

00:30:15.799 --> 00:30:28.019
mentioned.<00:30:20.140><c> And</c><00:30:20.859><c> who</c><00:30:25.400><c> else</c><00:30:25.759><c> was</c><00:30:25.920><c> there?</c><00:30:27.099><c> Continuing</c><00:30:27.539><c> on</c><00:30:27.819><c> the</c>

00:30:28.019 --> 00:30:30.279
account,<00:30:28.619><c> starting</c><00:30:28.720><c> at</c><00:30:28.880><c> verse</c><00:30:29.099><c> 38.</c>

00:30:45.720 --> 00:30:53.299
Jesus,<00:30:46.859><c> and</c><00:30:47.279><c> there</c><00:30:47.660><c> came</c><00:30:48.099><c> also</c><00:30:49.500><c> Nicodemus,</c><00:30:51.779><c> which</c><00:30:52.180><c> at</c><00:30:52.380><c> the</c><00:30:52.599><c> first</c><00:30:52.819><c> came</c><00:30:53.160><c> to</c>

00:30:53.299 --> 00:30:54.680
Jesus<00:30:53.700><c> by</c><00:30:54.039><c> night,</c>

00:30:55.140 --> 00:31:01.000
and<00:30:55.299><c> brought</c><00:30:55.519><c> a</c><00:30:55.700><c> mixture</c><00:30:56.039><c> of</c><00:30:56.440><c> myrrh</c><00:30:56.839><c> and</c><00:30:57.079><c> aloes</c><00:30:58.019><c> about</c><00:30:58.299><c> a</c><00:30:58.500><c> hundred</c><00:30:58.759><c> pound</c><00:30:59.099><c> weight.</c><00:31:00.559><c> Then</c>

00:31:01.000 --> 00:31:02.220
took<00:31:01.380><c> they</c><00:31:01.660><c> the</c><00:31:01.779><c> body</c><00:31:02.059><c> of</c>

00:31:02.220 --> 00:31:07.240
Jesus<00:31:02.720><c> and</c><00:31:03.700><c> wound</c><00:31:03.980><c> it</c><00:31:04.200><c> in</c><00:31:04.359><c> linen</c><00:31:04.579><c> cloths</c><00:31:05.640><c> with</c><00:31:05.839><c> the</c><00:31:06.099><c> spices</c><00:31:06.599><c> as</c>

00:31:07.240 --> 00:31:09.640
the<00:31:07.460><c> manner</c><00:31:07.700><c> of</c><00:31:07.940><c> the</c><00:31:08.119><c> Jews</c><00:31:08.380><c> is</c><00:31:08.660><c> to</c><00:31:08.819><c> bury.</c>

00:31:09.960 --> 00:31:13.420
Now<00:31:10.440><c> in</c><00:31:10.539><c> the</c><00:31:10.740><c> place</c><00:31:10.960><c> where</c><00:31:11.079><c> he</c><00:31:11.220><c> was</c><00:31:11.420><c> crucified,</c><00:31:12.460><c> there's</c><00:31:12.640><c> a</c><00:31:12.799><c> garden,</c><00:31:13.140><c> and</c><00:31:13.279><c> in</c>

00:31:13.420 --> 00:31:14.920
the<00:31:13.559><c> garden</c><00:31:13.819><c> a</c><00:31:14.000><c> new</c><00:31:14.240><c> supplicer,</c>

00:31:14.920 --> 00:31:22.440
wherein<00:31:15.279><c> was</c><00:31:16.079><c> never</c><00:31:16.519><c> man</c><00:31:16.799><c> yet</c><00:31:17.099><c> laid.</c><00:31:18.539><c> There</c><00:31:19.099><c> laid</c><00:31:19.539><c> they</c><00:31:19.779><c> Jesus.</c><00:31:21.319><c> Therefore,</c><00:31:21.740><c> because</c><00:31:22.200><c> the</c>

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Jews'<00:31:22.740><c> preparation</c>

00:31:23.339 --> 00:31:31.420
day,<00:31:24.000><c> the</c><00:31:24.200><c> supplicer</c><00:31:24.819><c> was</c><00:31:25.180><c> nigh</c><00:31:25.500><c> at</c><00:31:25.640><c> hand.</c><00:31:28.240><c> We</c><00:31:28.960><c> see</c><00:31:29.180><c> here</c><00:31:29.440><c> again</c><00:31:30.099><c> that</c>

00:31:31.420 --> 00:31:35.660
same<00:31:31.779><c> Pharisee,</c><00:31:33.799><c> the</c><00:31:33.980><c> man</c><00:31:34.940><c> who</c><00:31:35.480><c> in</c>

00:31:35.660 --> 00:31:41.740
first<00:31:35.960><c> meeting</c><00:31:36.220><c> Jesus</c><00:31:36.779><c> comes</c><00:31:37.339><c> out</c><00:31:37.640><c> by</c><00:31:37.900><c> night.</c><00:31:39.059><c> But</c><00:31:39.200><c> now</c><00:31:39.519><c> we</c><00:31:39.740><c> see</c><00:31:39.940><c> Nicodemus</c><00:31:40.960><c> who</c><00:31:41.519><c> is</c>

00:31:41.740 --> 00:31:44.200
coming<00:31:41.940><c> out</c><00:31:42.680><c> during</c><00:31:43.059><c> the</c><00:31:43.299><c> day.</c>

00:31:44.920 --> 00:31:49.119
A<00:31:45.240><c> time</c><00:31:45.400><c> where</c><00:31:45.619><c> nobody</c><00:31:46.259><c> was</c><00:31:47.700><c> around</c><00:31:48.140><c> to</c><00:31:48.319><c> be</c><00:31:48.440><c> of</c><00:31:48.579><c> our</c><00:31:48.779><c> lord</c><00:31:48.980><c> and</c>

00:31:49.119 --> 00:31:50.740
seer<00:31:49.359><c> for</c><00:31:49.559><c> his</c><00:31:49.759><c> burial.</c>

00:31:52.920 --> 00:31:57.400
He<00:31:53.400><c> was</c><00:31:53.579><c> there</c><00:31:53.819><c> to</c><00:31:54.059><c> anoint</c><00:31:54.240><c> our</c><00:31:54.480><c> king's</c><00:31:54.940><c> body.</c><00:31:57.099><c> Where</c><00:31:57.279><c> were</c>

00:31:57.400 --> 00:31:58.980
the<00:31:57.579><c> other</c><00:31:57.859><c> disciples?</c>

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When<00:32:01.359><c> we</c><00:32:01.579><c> really</c><00:32:01.859><c> take</c><00:32:02.079><c> a</c><00:32:02.200><c> look</c><00:32:02.420><c> at</c><00:32:02.700><c> this</c><00:32:02.960><c> scene,</c><00:32:03.259><c> it's</c><00:32:03.559><c> truly</c><00:32:03.859><c> remarkable.</c>

00:32:06.079 --> 00:32:09.599
Nicodemus<00:32:06.559><c> comes</c><00:32:06.960><c> to</c><00:32:07.140><c> Jesus</c><00:32:07.519><c> after</c><00:32:07.940><c> he</c><00:32:08.099><c> had</c><00:32:08.279><c> been</c><00:32:08.460><c> crucified,</c>

00:32:09.680 --> 00:32:11.259
and<00:32:09.920><c> in</c><00:32:10.039><c> front</c><00:32:10.160><c> of</c><00:32:10.339><c> the</c><00:32:10.519><c> Jews,</c>

00:32:11.480 --> 00:32:17.640
the<00:32:11.839><c> Sanhedrin,</c><00:32:13.220><c> which</c><00:32:13.420><c> he</c><00:32:13.579><c> had</c><00:32:13.779><c> been</c><00:32:13.960><c> a</c><00:32:14.180><c> part</c><00:32:14.380><c> of,</c><00:32:15.619><c> and</c><00:32:15.740><c> anointing</c><00:32:16.180><c> Jesus'</c><00:32:16.640><c> body.</c>

00:32:17.880 --> 00:32:18.680
He's<00:32:18.200><c> going</c><00:32:18.339><c> to</c><00:32:18.500><c> risk</c>

00:32:18.680 --> 00:32:23.440
his<00:32:18.940><c> well</c><00:32:19.160><c>-being.</c><00:32:21.059><c> They're</c><00:32:21.319><c> going</c><00:32:21.539><c> to</c><00:32:21.740><c> risk</c><00:32:22.079><c> much</c><00:32:22.640><c> to</c><00:32:22.920><c> take</c><00:32:23.140><c> care</c><00:32:23.279><c> of</c>

00:32:23.440 --> 00:32:27.339
Jesus.<00:32:25.660><c> The</c><00:32:25.859><c> amount</c><00:32:26.099><c> of</c><00:32:26.319><c> myrrh</c><00:32:26.660><c> and</c><00:32:26.859><c> alo</c><00:32:27.119><c> that</c>

00:32:27.339 --> 00:32:31.859
Nicodemus<00:32:27.980><c> brought</c><00:32:28.299><c> was</c><00:32:29.220><c> worth</c><00:32:29.720><c> easily</c><00:32:30.339><c> around</c><00:32:30.660><c> $200</c><00:32:30.920><c>,000</c><00:32:31.680><c> in</c>

00:32:31.859 --> 00:32:35.750
today's<00:32:32.680><c> money.</c><00:32:34.039><c> That's</c><00:32:34.460><c> multiple</c><00:32:34.819><c> years</c><00:32:35.180><c> worth</c><00:32:35.460><c> of</c>

00:32:35.750 --> 00:32:38.910
and<00:32:36.349><c> that's</c><00:32:36.930><c> not</c><00:32:37.150><c> even</c><00:32:37.390><c> including</c><00:32:37.910><c> the</c><00:32:38.230><c> weight</c><00:32:38.390><c> of</c><00:32:38.650><c> these</c>

00:32:38.910 --> 00:32:42.970
spices.<00:32:40.710><c> There</c><00:32:40.849><c> would</c><00:32:41.029><c> have</c><00:32:41.170><c> been</c><00:32:41.450><c> bags</c><00:32:41.789><c> upon</c><00:32:42.089><c> bags</c>

00:32:42.970 --> 00:32:46.109
that<00:32:43.670><c> would</c><00:32:43.869><c> have</c><00:32:43.990><c> been</c><00:32:44.130><c> brought</c><00:32:44.289><c> with</c><00:32:44.549><c> him.</c><00:32:45.130><c> This</c><00:32:45.450><c> is</c><00:32:45.650><c> by</c><00:32:45.849><c> no</c>

00:32:46.109 --> 00:32:47.970
means<00:32:46.349><c> a</c><00:32:46.650><c> discreet</c><00:32:46.930><c> venture,</c>

00:32:48.130 --> 00:32:51.029
not<00:32:48.230><c> to</c><00:32:48.430><c> mention</c><00:32:48.869><c> this</c><00:32:49.450><c> would</c><00:32:49.609><c> have</c><00:32:49.730><c> rendered</c><00:32:49.990><c> him</c><00:32:50.369><c> unable</c><00:32:50.769><c> to</c>

00:32:51.029 --> 00:32:52.910
participate<00:32:51.490><c> in</c><00:32:51.869><c> Passover.</c>

00:32:53.410 --> 00:32:58.589
Nicodemus<00:32:53.869><c> didn't</c><00:32:54.410><c> care</c><00:32:54.829><c> about</c><00:32:55.150><c> that.</c><00:32:56.609><c> He</c><00:32:56.809><c> had</c><00:32:57.230><c> finally</c><00:32:57.849><c> come</c>

00:32:58.589 --> 00:33:01.130
out<00:32:58.910><c> of</c><00:32:59.049><c> the</c><00:32:59.329><c> darkness</c><00:32:59.710><c> and</c><00:33:00.150><c> into</c><00:33:00.470><c> the</c><00:33:00.730><c> light.</c>

00:33:01.130 --> 00:33:04.849
If<00:33:01.970><c> we</c><00:33:02.869><c> look</c><00:33:03.049><c> at</c><00:33:03.190><c> the</c><00:33:03.309><c> two</c><00:33:03.549><c> individuals</c><00:33:04.029><c> in</c><00:33:04.170><c> this</c><00:33:04.450><c> account,</c><00:33:04.849><c> we</c>

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read<00:33:05.289><c> that</c><00:33:05.529><c> Joseph</c><00:33:05.950><c> of</c><00:33:06.069><c> Arimathea,</c>

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he<00:33:07.869><c> came</c><00:33:08.210><c> secretly.</c><00:33:10.150><c> When</c><00:33:10.309><c> looking</c><00:33:10.569><c> at</c><00:33:10.789><c> Nicodemus,</c><00:33:11.609><c> that</c><00:33:11.849><c> isn't</c><00:33:12.109><c> said</c><00:33:12.250><c> of</c>

00:33:12.430 --> 00:33:15.529
him.<00:33:13.789><c> He</c><00:33:13.950><c> had</c><00:33:14.150><c> first</c><00:33:14.470><c> come</c><00:33:14.789><c> to</c><00:33:14.910><c> Jesus</c><00:33:15.230><c> by</c>

00:33:15.529 --> 00:33:21.710
night.<00:33:16.730><c> At</c><00:33:16.970><c> this</c><00:33:17.309><c> point,</c><00:33:18.369><c> we</c><00:33:18.589><c> can</c><00:33:18.950><c> see</c><00:33:19.549><c> that</c><00:33:20.329><c> he</c><00:33:20.410><c> is</c><00:33:20.650><c> making</c><00:33:21.150><c> no</c>

00:33:21.710 --> 00:33:24.650
attempts<00:33:22.089><c> at</c><00:33:22.250><c> being</c><00:33:22.589><c> secretive</c><00:33:23.190><c> about</c><00:33:23.430><c> his</c><00:33:23.710><c> motives.</c>

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Nicodemus'<00:33:30.130><c> story</c><00:33:30.490><c> is</c><00:33:30.890><c> like</c><00:33:31.150><c> so</c><00:33:31.650><c> many.</c><00:33:33.630><c> We</c><00:33:33.910><c> are</c><00:33:34.470><c> all</c><00:33:34.950><c> natural</c><00:33:35.349><c> sinners,</c>

00:33:37.029 --> 00:33:40.309
whose<00:33:37.210><c> nature</c><00:33:37.569><c> prefers</c><00:33:38.069><c> to</c><00:33:38.309><c> be</c><00:33:38.509><c> covered</c><00:33:38.970><c> by</c><00:33:39.509><c> the</c><00:33:39.710><c> darkness</c><00:33:40.049><c> of</c>

00:33:40.309 --> 00:33:44.230
night.<00:33:41.829><c> Sometimes</c><00:33:42.430><c> our</c><00:33:42.930><c> walk</c><00:33:43.230><c> to</c><00:33:43.430><c> the</c><00:33:43.569><c> kingdom</c><00:33:43.910><c> and</c>

00:33:44.230 --> 00:33:47.490
finding<00:33:44.529><c> the</c><00:33:44.769><c> truth</c><00:33:44.950><c> can</c><00:33:45.170><c> be</c><00:33:45.450><c> very</c><00:33:45.930><c> similar</c><00:33:46.190><c> to</c><00:33:46.309><c> Nicodemus'.</c>

00:33:47.490 --> 00:33:50.329
We<00:33:48.230><c> come</c><00:33:48.430><c> out</c><00:33:48.630><c> when</c><00:33:48.769><c> no</c><00:33:48.950><c> one</c><00:33:49.049><c> is</c><00:33:49.230><c> looking,</c>

00:33:50.470 --> 00:33:54.849
seeking<00:33:51.069><c> cover</c><00:33:51.549><c> of</c><00:33:51.849><c> night,</c><00:33:52.170><c> cover</c><00:33:52.430><c> of</c><00:33:52.670><c> darkness</c><00:33:53.329><c> for</c><00:33:53.910><c> fear</c><00:33:54.329><c> of</c>

00:33:54.849 --> 00:33:57.869
who<00:33:55.190><c> may</c><00:33:55.369><c> be</c><00:33:55.589><c> watching,</c><00:33:57.009><c> so</c><00:33:57.349><c> that</c><00:33:57.589><c> we're</c><00:33:57.789><c> not</c>

00:33:57.869 --> 00:34:01.009
going<00:33:57.990><c> to</c><00:33:58.109><c> be</c><00:33:58.369><c> judged,</c><00:33:58.890><c> humiliated,</c><00:34:00.069><c> disowned</c><00:34:00.329><c> by</c><00:34:00.670><c> friends,</c>

00:34:01.069 --> 00:34:04.829
family,<00:34:01.450><c> or</c><00:34:01.630><c> colleagues.</c><00:34:04.069><c> Because</c><00:34:04.569><c> with</c>

00:34:04.829 --> 00:34:08.409
a<00:34:05.049><c> bright</c><00:34:05.230><c> light</c><00:34:05.470><c> upon</c><00:34:05.789><c> us,</c><00:34:06.930><c> everyone</c><00:34:07.390><c> can</c><00:34:07.970><c> see</c><00:34:08.070><c> what</c><00:34:08.230><c> we're</c>

00:34:08.409 --> 00:34:13.269
doing.<00:34:10.130><c> As</c><00:34:10.670><c> time</c><00:34:10.889><c> goes</c><00:34:11.130><c> by,</c><00:34:11.989><c> hopefully</c><00:34:12.210><c> like</c><00:34:12.510><c> Nicodemus,</c>

00:34:13.269 --> 00:34:20.010
who<00:34:13.949><c> saw</c><00:34:14.389><c> the</c><00:34:14.630><c> Lord</c><00:34:15.210><c> and</c><00:34:15.630><c> wants</c><00:34:16.050><c> to</c><00:34:16.289><c> receive</c><00:34:16.929><c> that</c><00:34:17.449><c> light,</c><00:34:19.789><c> we</c>

00:34:20.010 --> 00:34:22.329
too<00:34:20.289><c> can</c><00:34:20.510><c> show</c><00:34:20.690><c> ourselves</c><00:34:21.170><c> more</c><00:34:21.530><c> boldly</c>

00:34:22.710 --> 00:34:26.289
and<00:34:23.050><c> come</c><00:34:23.309><c> out</c><00:34:23.570><c> during</c><00:34:23.809><c> the</c><00:34:24.010><c> day</c><00:34:24.210><c> to</c><00:34:24.409><c> receive</c><00:34:24.889><c> that</c><00:34:25.230><c> light,</c><00:34:26.070><c> who</c><00:34:26.130><c> is</c>

00:34:26.289 --> 00:34:28.489
our<00:34:26.469><c> Lord</c><00:34:26.769><c> and</c><00:34:26.969><c> Savior,</c><00:34:27.230><c> Jesus</c><00:34:27.630><c> Christ.</c>

00:34:29.889 --> 00:34:32.510
Nicodemus,<00:34:30.489><c> whose</c><00:34:30.690><c> conscience</c><00:34:31.170><c> was</c><00:34:31.610><c> pricked</c><00:34:31.909><c> by</c><00:34:32.170><c> listening</c>

00:34:32.510 --> 00:34:35.530
to<00:34:32.690><c> Jesus'</c><00:34:33.329><c> words,</c><00:34:34.690><c> since</c><00:34:34.929><c> no</c><00:34:35.190><c> one</c><00:34:35.349><c> had</c>

00:34:35.530 --> 00:34:41.590
spoken<00:34:36.050><c> like</c><00:34:36.309><c> this</c><00:34:36.590><c> man,</c><00:34:37.909><c> proves</c><00:34:37.949><c> to</c><00:34:38.190><c> be</c><00:34:38.550><c> a</c><00:34:38.889><c> wonderful</c><00:34:39.289><c> example</c><00:34:40.010><c> to</c><00:34:40.690><c> us,</c>

00:34:42.309 --> 00:34:44.690
my<00:34:42.309><c> extended</c><00:34:43.090><c> ecclesial</c><00:34:43.590><c> family.</c>

00:34:45.650 --> 00:34:50.329
His<00:34:46.030><c> actions</c><00:34:46.829><c> should</c><00:34:47.190><c> inspire</c><00:34:47.730><c> us</c><00:34:48.289><c> to</c><00:34:48.610><c> not</c><00:34:48.769><c> be</c><00:34:49.070><c> afraid</c><00:34:49.309><c> to</c><00:34:49.530><c> show</c><00:34:49.869><c> who</c>

00:34:50.329 --> 00:34:52.550
we<00:34:50.590><c> are</c><00:34:50.809><c> to</c><00:34:50.929><c> those</c><00:34:51.130><c> around</c><00:34:51.429><c> us,</c><00:34:52.090><c> to</c><00:34:52.329><c> not</c>

00:34:52.550 --> 00:34:56.550
hide<00:34:52.989><c> that</c><00:34:53.309><c> hope</c><00:34:53.570><c> we</c><00:34:53.929><c> share</c><00:34:54.269><c> in</c><00:34:54.809><c> darkness,</c><00:34:55.670><c> but</c><00:34:55.849><c> rather</c><00:34:56.170><c> allow</c>

00:34:56.550 --> 00:35:02.349
our<00:34:56.869><c> lights</c><00:34:57.130><c> to</c><00:34:57.489><c> shine.</c><00:34:59.949><c> But</c><00:35:00.190><c> whoever</c><00:35:00.750><c> does</c>

00:35:02.650 --> 00:35:07.849
what<00:35:03.030><c> is</c><00:35:03.329><c> true</c><00:35:03.570><c> comes</c><00:35:03.989><c> to</c><00:35:04.269><c> light,</c><00:35:05.489><c> so</c><00:35:05.889><c> that</c><00:35:06.170><c> it</c><00:35:06.429><c> may</c><00:35:06.710><c> be</c><00:35:07.050><c> clearly</c><00:35:07.369><c> seen</c>

00:35:07.849 --> 00:35:11.650
that<00:35:09.309><c> his</c><00:35:09.670><c> works</c><00:35:10.150><c> have</c><00:35:10.829><c> been</c><00:35:11.070><c> carried</c><00:35:11.289><c> out</c>

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in<00:35:12.530><c> God.</c>