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great<00:18:40.150><c> tribulation.</c>

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tribulation<00:18:45.609><c> means.</c>

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divers<00:20:06.049><c> temptations,</c>

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through,<00:20:48.690><c> brothers</c><00:20:48.829><c> and</c><00:20:49.109><c> sisters.</c>

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Are<00:27:37.630><c> we</c><00:27:37.890><c> passing</c><00:27:38.150><c> the</c><00:27:38.410><c> test?</c>

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It's<00:27:41.829><c> not</c><00:27:41.970><c> easy.</c><00:27:44.089><c> Every</c><00:27:44.390><c> parent</c><00:27:44.670><c> knows</c><00:27:44.950><c> that.</c>

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We're<00:28:01.009><c> very</c><00:28:01.269><c> familiar</c><00:28:01.690><c> with</c><00:28:01.950><c> this,</c><00:28:05.910><c> with</c><00:28:06.210><c> Gideon,</c><00:28:08.130><c> and</c><00:28:08.190><c> narrowing</c><00:28:08.730><c> down</c>

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And<00:28:16.230><c> in</c><00:28:16.390><c> verse</c><00:28:16.670><c> 4,</c><00:28:18.769><c> it</c><00:28:18.890><c> says,</c>

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And<00:28:19.349><c> the</c><00:28:19.509><c> Lord</c><00:28:19.730><c> said</c><00:28:20.049><c> unto</c><00:28:20.490><c> Gideon,</c><00:28:21.930><c> the</c><00:28:22.150><c> people</c><00:28:22.509><c> are</c><00:28:22.769><c> yet</c><00:28:22.990><c> too</c><00:28:23.230><c> many.</c>

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Bring<00:28:24.710><c> them</c><00:28:25.069><c> down</c><00:28:25.490><c> into</c><00:28:25.809><c> the</c><00:28:26.089><c> water,</c><00:28:26.369><c> and</c><00:28:26.750><c> I</c><00:28:27.529><c> will</c><00:28:28.109><c> try</c><00:28:28.490><c> them.</c>

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Or<00:28:28.950><c> as</c><00:28:29.130><c> the</c><00:28:29.289><c> ESV</c><00:28:29.589><c> says,</c><00:28:30.230><c> I</c><00:28:30.450><c> will</c><00:28:30.750><c> test</c><00:28:31.049><c> them</c><00:28:32.329><c> for</c><00:28:32.829><c> thee</c><00:28:33.029><c> there.</c>

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And<00:28:42.569><c> this</c><00:28:42.690><c> shall</c><00:28:42.910><c> not</c><00:28:43.210><c> go,</c><00:28:44.269><c> shall</c><00:28:44.390><c> not</c><00:28:44.710><c> go.</c>

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So<00:28:45.490><c> he</c><00:28:45.730><c> brought</c><00:28:45.990><c> them</c><00:28:46.309><c> down</c><00:28:46.690><c> to</c><00:28:46.910><c> the</c><00:28:47.309><c> people,</c><00:28:47.890><c> unto</c><00:28:48.049><c> the</c><00:28:48.369><c> water.</c>

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And<00:28:49.789><c> the</c><00:28:49.890><c> Lord</c><00:28:50.089><c> said</c><00:28:50.250><c> unto</c><00:28:50.509><c> Gideon,</c><00:28:51.450><c> every</c><00:28:51.809><c> one</c><00:28:52.150><c> that</c><00:28:52.470><c> lappeth</c>

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shalt<00:28:59.529><c> thou</c><00:28:59.869><c> set</c><00:29:00.130><c> by</c><00:29:00.390><c> himself.</c><00:29:01.890><c> Likewise,</c><00:29:02.410><c> every</c><00:29:02.670><c> one</c><00:29:02.869><c> that</c>

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boweth<00:29:03.609><c> down</c><00:29:04.289><c> upon</c><00:29:04.630><c> his</c><00:29:04.890><c> knees</c><00:29:05.329><c> to</c><00:29:05.730><c> drink.</c>

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Now<00:29:08.750><c> brothers</c><00:29:08.950><c> and</c><00:29:09.190><c> sisters,</c><00:29:09.990><c> our</c><00:29:10.049><c> Heavenly</c><00:29:10.430><c> Father</c><00:29:10.730><c> is</c><00:29:11.029><c> testing</c><00:29:11.670><c> these</c><00:29:12.529><c> men.</c>

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And<00:29:21.710><c> we</c><00:29:21.849><c> can</c><00:29:22.109><c> find</c><00:29:22.289><c> a</c><00:29:22.450><c> lesson</c><00:29:22.670><c> here</c><00:29:22.930><c> ourselves,</c><00:29:23.589><c> brothers</c><00:29:23.769><c> and</c><00:29:24.049><c> sisters.</c>

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The<00:29:26.150><c> small</c><00:29:26.509><c> things</c><00:29:26.869><c> in</c><00:29:27.130><c> our</c><00:29:27.390><c> lives</c><00:29:28.029><c> could</c><00:29:30.190><c> be</c><00:29:30.529><c> tests,</c><00:29:31.049><c> and</c><00:29:31.309><c> we</c>

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don't<00:29:31.849><c> see</c><00:29:32.069><c> them</c><00:29:32.289><c> as</c><00:29:32.789><c> anything</c><00:29:33.230><c> significant.</c>

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were<00:29:44.509><c> very</c><00:29:44.829><c> different</c><00:29:45.109><c> from</c><00:29:45.329><c> the</c><00:29:45.490><c> ones</c><00:29:45.650><c> who</c><00:29:45.789><c> were</c><00:29:45.910><c> bringing</c>

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the<00:29:46.470><c> water</c><00:29:46.670><c> up</c><00:29:46.910><c> to</c><00:29:47.109><c> their</c><00:29:47.269><c> mouth.</c>

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Because<00:29:48.970><c> the</c><00:29:49.170><c> ones</c><00:29:49.349><c> who</c><00:29:49.529><c> were</c><00:29:49.609><c> doing</c><00:29:49.930><c> that</c><00:29:50.390><c> were</c><00:29:50.730><c> alert</c><00:29:51.250><c> of</c><00:29:51.549><c> the</c><00:29:51.769><c> danger</c><00:29:52.210><c> that</c><00:29:52.410><c> is</c>

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around<00:29:52.890><c> them.</c>

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And<00:30:00.809><c> in</c><00:30:00.950><c> this</c><00:30:01.230><c> one</c><00:30:01.549><c> simple</c><00:30:01.950><c> test</c><00:30:02.269><c> with</c><00:30:02.609><c> water,</c><00:30:04.950><c> he</c><00:30:05.049><c> got</c><00:30:05.369><c> 300</c><00:30:06.109><c> men</c><00:30:06.829><c> that</c><00:30:07.130><c> he</c>

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could<00:30:07.450><c> work</c><00:30:07.710><c> with.</c>

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How<00:30:14.829><c> many</c><00:30:15.150><c> small</c><00:30:15.430><c> things</c><00:30:15.750><c> in</c><00:30:15.950><c> our</c><00:30:16.170><c> lives</c><00:30:16.609><c> do</c><00:30:17.170><c> we</c><00:30:17.470><c> feel</c><00:30:18.049><c> to</c><00:30:18.630><c> see</c>

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that<00:30:20.309><c> our</c><00:30:20.369><c> Heavenly</c><00:30:20.650><c> Father</c><00:30:20.930><c> is</c><00:30:21.150><c> testing</c><00:30:21.390><c> us?</c>

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We<00:30:29.529><c> have</c><00:30:29.750><c> the</c><00:30:29.950><c> example</c><00:30:30.269><c> of</c><00:30:30.490><c> Christ</c><00:30:30.670><c> in</c><00:30:30.849><c> Matthew</c><00:30:31.089><c> the</c><00:30:31.309><c> 25th</c><00:30:32.190><c> chapter,</c>

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where<00:30:32.650><c> he</c><00:30:32.789><c> speaks</c><00:30:33.009><c> about</c><00:30:33.410><c> giving</c><00:30:33.809><c> a</c><00:30:34.130><c> glass</c><00:30:34.490><c> of</c><00:30:34.930><c> water</c><00:30:35.650><c> unto</c><00:30:36.490><c> one</c><00:30:36.730><c> of</c>

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my<00:30:37.109><c> disciples.</c>

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You're<00:30:37.809><c> giving</c><00:30:37.970><c> it</c><00:30:38.150><c> to</c><00:30:38.369><c> me.</c><00:30:39.569><c> The</c><00:30:39.849><c> simplest</c><00:30:40.190><c> thing,</c><00:30:40.970><c> a</c><00:30:41.210><c> glass</c><00:30:41.490><c> of</c><00:30:41.869><c> water,</c><00:30:43.089><c> it's</c><00:30:44.890><c> a</c><00:30:44.990><c> test.</c>

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We<00:30:50.650><c> might</c><00:30:50.829><c> not</c><00:30:51.069><c> give</c><00:30:51.250><c> that</c><00:30:51.490><c> glass</c><00:30:51.730><c> of</c><00:30:52.009><c> water.</c><00:30:54.190><c> We</c><00:30:54.650><c> feel</c><00:30:54.849><c> the</c><00:30:55.029><c> test.</c>

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The<00:30:59.769><c> Apostle</c><00:31:00.130><c> Paul,</c><00:31:00.430><c> brothers</c><00:31:00.730><c> and</c><00:31:00.930><c> sisters,</c><00:31:01.130><c> we</c><00:31:01.309><c> don't</c><00:31:01.450><c> have</c>

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to<00:31:01.849><c> turn</c><00:31:02.009><c> to</c><00:31:02.230><c> it,</c>

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but<00:31:03.410><c> he</c><00:31:07.569><c> had</c><00:31:07.950><c> a</c><00:31:08.349><c> thorn</c><00:31:08.490><c> in</c><00:31:08.630><c> the</c><00:31:08.809><c> flesh</c><00:31:09.230><c> that</c><00:31:09.809><c> he</c><00:31:10.069><c> approached</c>

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his<00:31:13.789><c> Heavenly</c><00:31:14.049><c> Father</c><00:31:14.690><c> three</c><00:31:15.190><c> times,</c>

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and<00:31:16.549><c> he</c><00:31:16.670><c> was</c><00:31:16.890><c> told,</c><00:31:17.109><c> my</c><00:31:17.250><c> grace</c><00:31:17.509><c> is</c><00:31:17.809><c> sufficient</c><00:31:18.170><c> for</c><00:31:18.470><c> thee.</c><00:31:21.210><c> His</c><00:31:21.569><c> health.</c>

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Health<00:31:23.430><c> is</c><00:31:23.730><c> an</c><00:31:23.950><c> amazing</c><00:31:24.450><c> test.</c><00:31:26.430><c> We</c><00:31:27.009><c> take</c><00:31:27.230><c> our</c><00:31:27.430><c> health</c><00:31:27.569><c> for</c><00:31:27.869><c> granted</c><00:31:28.109><c> until</c><00:31:28.410><c> we</c>

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don't<00:31:28.849><c> have</c><00:31:28.990><c> it.</c>

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And<00:31:30.549><c> then</c><00:31:30.650><c> all</c><00:31:30.809><c> of</c><00:31:30.950><c> a</c><00:31:31.009><c> sudden,</c><00:31:31.849><c> we</c><00:31:31.930><c> may</c><00:31:32.089><c> be</c><00:31:32.230><c> reading</c><00:31:32.430><c> the</c><00:31:32.650><c> Scriptures</c><00:31:32.930><c> a</c>

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little<00:31:33.349><c> more,</c>

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we're<00:31:34.910><c> praying</c><00:31:35.250><c> a</c><00:31:35.430><c> lot</c><00:31:35.670><c> more,</c><00:31:36.650><c> we're</c><00:31:36.890><c> thinking</c><00:31:37.210><c> spiritually</c>

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a<00:31:37.930><c> lot</c><00:31:38.190><c> more,</c>

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we're<00:31:39.190><c> soberly</c><00:31:39.650><c> reflecting</c><00:31:39.950><c> upon</c><00:31:40.289><c> our</c><00:31:40.509><c> lives</c><00:31:40.809><c> a</c><00:31:41.009><c> lot</c><00:31:41.150><c> more.</c>

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I<00:31:44.970><c> think</c><00:31:45.130><c> everyone</c><00:31:45.650><c> here</c><00:31:45.930><c> has</c><00:31:46.089><c> had</c><00:31:46.170><c> some</c><00:31:46.509><c> sort</c><00:31:46.710><c> of</c><00:31:46.809><c> an</c><00:31:46.970><c> illness</c>

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or<00:31:47.910><c> something</c><00:31:48.289><c> that</c><00:31:48.529><c> has</c><00:31:48.930><c> caused</c><00:31:49.390><c> them</c><00:31:49.569><c> to</c><00:31:49.849><c> reflect</c><00:31:50.230><c> in</c><00:31:50.390><c> that</c><00:31:50.589><c> way.</c>

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It<00:31:53.309><c> could</c><00:31:53.509><c> very</c><00:31:53.789><c> well</c><00:31:53.950><c> be</c><00:31:54.190><c> a</c><00:31:54.289><c> test,</c><00:31:55.829><c> and</c><00:31:56.009><c> most</c><00:31:56.230><c> likely</c><00:31:56.529><c> is.</c>

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And<00:31:58.670><c> our</c><00:31:58.869><c> brother</c><00:31:59.690><c> spoke</c><00:32:00.390><c> about</c><00:32:00.589><c> all</c><00:32:00.890><c> those</c><00:32:01.150><c> individuals</c><00:32:01.869><c> who</c>

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are<00:32:04.210><c> going</c><00:32:04.390><c> through</c><00:32:04.650><c> tests</c><00:32:04.890><c> right</c><00:32:05.190><c> now,</c>

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and<00:32:09.150><c> that</c><00:32:09.369><c> need</c><00:32:09.549><c> our</c><00:32:09.769><c> help</c><00:32:10.309><c> through</c><00:32:10.750><c> prayer</c><00:32:11.109><c> or</c><00:32:11.410><c> visits</c><00:32:11.710><c> or</c><00:32:12.009><c> cards</c><00:32:12.349><c> or</c>

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calls<00:32:13.190><c> or</c><00:32:13.430><c> texts</c><00:32:13.789><c> or</c><00:32:14.009><c> whatever.</c>

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And<00:32:16.829><c> what</c><00:32:16.930><c> does</c><00:32:17.109><c> David</c><00:32:17.410><c> say,</c><00:32:17.869><c> brothers</c><00:32:17.970><c> and</c><00:32:18.230><c> sisters?</c><00:32:19.569><c> What</c>

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does<00:32:19.910><c> David</c><00:32:20.230><c> say?</c>

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Let's<00:32:22.650><c> look</c><00:32:22.809><c> at</c><00:32:22.950><c> the</c><00:32:23.109><c> Psalms</c><00:32:23.349><c> for</c><00:32:23.569><c> a</c><00:32:23.589><c> minute</c><00:32:23.710><c> in</c><00:32:23.890><c> the</c><00:32:24.009><c> 17th</c><00:32:24.609><c> Psalm.</c>

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The<00:32:40.349><c> third</c><00:32:40.789><c> verse.</c>

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Thou<00:32:42.589><c> hast</c><00:32:42.950><c> proved</c><00:32:43.569><c> mine</c><00:32:43.970><c> heart.</c><00:32:45.470><c> Thou</c><00:32:45.769><c> hast</c><00:32:46.150><c> visited</c><00:32:46.730><c> me</c><00:32:47.990><c> in</c>

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the<00:32:48.589><c> night.</c>

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Thou<00:32:49.690><c> hast</c><00:32:50.069><c> tried</c><00:32:50.630><c> me,</c><00:32:51.089><c> or</c><00:32:51.410><c> as</c><00:32:51.609><c> the</c><00:32:51.849><c> ESV</c><00:32:52.170><c> says,</c><00:32:53.809><c> tested</c><00:32:54.089><c> me,</c>

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and<00:32:55.730><c> shall</c><00:32:55.970><c> find</c><00:32:56.589><c> nothing.</c>

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I<00:32:59.589><c> am</c><00:32:59.809><c> proposed</c><00:33:00.690><c> that</c><00:33:01.190><c> my</c><00:33:01.549><c> mouth</c><00:33:02.029><c> shall</c><00:33:02.410><c> not</c><00:33:03.009><c> transgress.</c>

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We<00:33:04.109><c> don't</c><00:33:04.289><c> have</c><00:33:04.490><c> time</c><00:33:04.710><c> to</c><00:33:04.890><c> look</c><00:33:05.069><c> at</c><00:33:05.589><c> some</c><00:33:05.789><c> of</c><00:33:05.910><c> the</c><00:33:06.049><c> Scriptures</c>

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in<00:33:06.609><c> the</c><00:33:06.769><c> Psalms,</c>

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but<00:33:09.450><c> David</c><00:33:09.930><c> speaks</c><00:33:10.329><c> about,</c><00:33:12.089><c> hear</c><00:33:12.750><c> his</c><00:33:12.990><c> mouth,</c><00:33:13.970><c> the</c><00:33:14.170><c> words</c><00:33:14.329><c> that</c><00:33:14.509><c> he</c><00:33:14.750><c> speaks.</c>

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He<00:33:15.490><c> speaks</c><00:33:15.789><c> about</c><00:33:16.049><c> his</c><00:33:16.329><c> heart.</c><00:33:16.990><c> He</c><00:33:17.150><c> speaks</c><00:33:17.450><c> about</c><00:33:17.650><c> his</c><00:33:18.029><c> thoughts.</c>

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All<00:33:20.150><c> of</c><00:33:20.269><c> them</c><00:33:20.390><c> in</c><00:33:20.529><c> association</c><00:33:21.210><c> with</c><00:33:21.430><c> being</c><00:33:21.769><c> tested.</c>

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And<00:33:24.569><c> I</c><00:33:24.670><c> wonder,</c><00:33:25.069><c> brethren,</c><00:33:25.289><c> if</c><00:33:25.410><c> we</c><00:33:25.549><c> could</c><00:33:25.710><c> say</c><00:33:25.910><c> the</c><00:33:26.109><c> same</c><00:33:26.329><c> thing.</c>

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Tests<00:33:33.470><c> come</c><00:33:34.190><c> in</c><00:33:35.049><c> all</c><00:33:35.630><c> shapes</c><00:33:36.289><c> and</c><00:33:36.750><c> sizes,</c><00:33:38.289><c> on</c><00:33:38.529><c> all</c><00:33:38.829><c> levels</c><00:33:39.190><c> of</c>

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our<00:33:39.650><c> life,</c>

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individually,<00:33:42.029><c> collectively,</c><00:33:43.630><c> physically,</c><00:33:45.049><c> emotionally,</c>

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materially,<00:33:50.609><c> our</c><00:33:50.630><c> families.</c>

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And<00:33:55.390><c> when</c><00:33:55.470><c> we</c><00:33:55.589><c> go</c><00:33:55.789><c> through</c><00:33:55.990><c> these,</c><00:33:56.529><c> brothers</c><00:33:56.529><c> and</c><00:33:56.809><c> sisters,</c>

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we<00:33:58.109><c> have</c><00:33:58.390><c> a</c><00:33:58.710><c> responsibility</c><00:33:59.589><c> to</c><00:34:00.509><c> look</c><00:34:00.730><c> at</c><00:34:00.950><c> our</c><00:34:01.190><c> lives,</c><00:34:01.910><c> to</c><00:34:02.049><c> look</c><00:34:02.230><c> at</c>

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the<00:34:02.670><c> test,</c>

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to<00:34:03.589><c> reflect</c><00:34:03.990><c> upon</c><00:34:04.390><c> them,</c><00:34:05.069><c> and</c><00:34:05.509><c> to</c><00:34:05.690><c> see</c><00:34:05.789><c> how</c><00:34:05.970><c> we</c><00:34:06.150><c> can</c><00:34:06.369><c> develop</c>

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and<00:34:06.930><c> we</c><00:34:07.009><c> can</c><00:34:07.329><c> grow.</c>

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Let's<00:34:10.010><c> turn</c><00:34:10.230><c> to</c><00:34:10.369><c> 2</c><00:34:10.550><c> Corinthians</c><00:34:11.250><c> as</c><00:34:12.269><c> we</c><00:34:14.349><c> begin</c><00:34:14.969><c> closing</c><00:34:15.389><c> here.</c>

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A<00:34:24.369><c> Scripture</c><00:34:24.650><c> that</c><00:34:24.869><c> we're</c><00:34:25.050><c> very</c><00:34:25.369><c> familiar</c><00:34:25.750><c> with.</c>

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13th<00:34:29.269><c> chapter</c><00:34:29.590><c> of</c><00:34:29.769><c> 2</c><00:34:29.909><c> Corinthians,</c><00:34:30.489><c> verse</c><00:34:30.789><c> 5.</c>

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Examine<00:34:34.630><c> yourselves,</c><00:34:36.550><c> whether</c><00:34:36.909><c> ye</c><00:34:37.489><c> be</c><00:34:37.690><c> in</c><00:34:37.889><c> the</c><00:34:38.170><c> faith.</c>

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Prove,<00:34:40.090><c> or</c><00:34:40.230><c> as</c><00:34:40.369><c> the</c><00:34:40.550><c> ESV</c><00:34:40.929><c> says,</c><00:34:42.230><c> test</c><00:34:43.070><c> your</c><00:34:44.329><c> own</c><00:34:44.909><c> selves.</c>

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This<00:34:47.289><c> is</c><00:34:47.449><c> what</c><00:34:47.570><c> we</c><00:34:47.809><c> need</c><00:34:47.949><c> to</c><00:34:48.130><c> be</c><00:34:48.309><c> doing.</c>

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We<00:34:49.090><c> need</c><00:34:49.309><c> to</c><00:34:49.489><c> be</c><00:34:49.730><c> looking</c><00:34:49.989><c> at</c><00:34:50.349><c> our</c><00:34:50.550><c> lives,</c><00:34:50.929><c> brothers</c><00:34:51.190><c> and</c><00:34:51.469><c> sisters.</c>

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And<00:34:57.529><c> this</c><00:34:58.489><c> can</c><00:34:58.710><c> only</c><00:34:58.989><c> bring</c><00:34:59.170><c> us</c><00:34:59.429><c> to</c><00:34:59.610><c> he</c><00:34:59.769><c> that</c><00:34:59.989><c> we</c><00:35:01.130><c> remember</c><00:35:01.469><c> today,</c>

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as<00:35:04.050><c> we</c><00:35:04.869><c> begin</c><00:35:05.269><c> that</c><00:35:06.309><c> mental</c><00:35:06.610><c> process</c><00:35:07.269><c> of</c><00:35:07.750><c> partaking</c><00:35:08.090><c> of</c><00:35:08.309><c> these</c><00:35:08.550><c> emblems.</c>

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He<00:35:16.550><c> was</c><00:35:16.849><c> tested</c><00:35:17.610><c> every</c><00:35:18.130><c> day.</c>

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He<00:35:19.969><c> was</c><00:35:20.369><c> tested</c><00:35:20.809><c> in</c><00:35:21.230><c> every</c><00:35:21.769><c> way.</c>

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And<00:35:24.869><c> he</c><00:35:25.150><c> passed</c><00:35:25.789><c> the</c><00:35:26.489><c> test.</c>

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Each<00:35:27.710><c> and</c><00:35:28.150><c> every</c><00:35:28.510><c> one</c><00:35:28.650><c> of</c><00:35:28.829><c> those</c><00:35:29.130><c> tests,</c><00:35:29.690><c> he</c><00:35:29.969><c> passed.</c>

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And<00:35:31.349><c> if</c><00:35:31.469><c> it</c><00:35:31.670><c> weren't</c><00:35:31.789><c> for</c><00:35:31.969><c> him</c><00:35:32.210><c> passing</c><00:35:32.590><c> those</c><00:35:32.929><c> tests,</c><00:35:33.530><c> we</c><00:35:33.789><c> wouldn't</c><00:35:33.989><c> be</c>

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sitting<00:35:34.469><c> here</c><00:35:34.769><c> today.</c>

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We<00:35:35.849><c> would</c><00:35:36.050><c> have</c><00:35:36.269><c> no</c><00:35:36.570><c> hope.</c>

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Hebrews,<00:35:43.389><c> the</c><00:35:43.389><c> 4th</c><00:35:43.670><c> chapter,</c><00:35:45.849><c> in</c><00:35:46.070><c> the</c><00:35:46.190><c> 15th</c><00:35:46.750><c> verse,</c><00:35:49.769><c> says,</c>

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For<00:35:50.670><c> we</c><00:35:51.010><c> have</c><00:35:51.289><c> not</c><00:35:51.610><c> in</c><00:35:51.809><c> high</c><00:35:52.090><c> priest,</c><00:35:53.230><c> which</c><00:35:53.469><c> cannot</c><00:35:53.829><c> be</c><00:35:54.170><c> touched</c><00:35:54.510><c> with</c>

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the<00:35:54.929><c> feeling</c><00:35:55.269><c> of</c><00:35:55.570><c> our</c><00:35:55.869><c> infirmities,</c>

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but<00:35:57.969><c> was</c><00:35:58.250><c> in</c><00:35:58.530><c> all</c><00:35:59.070><c> points</c><00:35:59.670><c> tested,</c><00:36:01.070><c> like</c><00:36:01.230><c> as</c><00:36:01.610><c> we</c><00:36:01.949><c> are,</c><00:36:02.489><c> yet</c>

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without<00:36:03.489><c> sin.</c>

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He<00:36:05.170><c> never</c><00:36:05.570><c> allowed</c><00:36:06.329><c> the</c><00:36:07.289><c> fleshly</c><00:36:07.730><c> nature</c><00:36:08.010><c> that</c><00:36:08.230><c> he</c><00:36:08.489><c> possessed</c>

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to<00:36:09.809><c> conceive</c><00:36:10.309><c> and</c><00:36:10.570><c> bring</c><00:36:10.769><c> forth</c><00:36:11.150><c> sin.</c>

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He<00:36:11.889><c> never</c><00:36:12.230><c> acted</c><00:36:12.550><c> upon</c><00:36:12.929><c> it.</c>

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And<00:36:14.730><c> therefore,</c><00:36:15.010><c> he</c><00:36:15.250><c> destroyed</c><00:36:15.750><c> that</c><00:36:16.010><c> which</c><00:36:16.170><c> had</c><00:36:16.329><c> the</c><00:36:16.590><c> power</c>

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of<00:36:17.090><c> death,</c><00:36:17.610><c> which</c><00:36:17.809><c> is</c><00:36:18.030><c> sin's</c><00:36:18.409><c> flesh.</c>

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Brothers<00:36:24.989><c> and</c><00:36:25.269><c> sisters,</c><00:36:28.309><c> this</c><00:36:28.670><c> time</c><00:36:28.949><c> that</c><00:36:29.150><c> we</c><00:36:29.329><c> are</c><00:36:29.510><c> going</c><00:36:29.769><c> through</c><00:36:30.730><c> is</c>

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only<00:36:32.329><c> a</c><00:36:32.530><c> test.</c>

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This<00:36:47.949><c> time</c><00:36:48.170><c> of</c><00:36:48.510><c> trying?</c>

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