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So<00:24:07.359><c> let's</c><00:24:07.559><c> come</c><00:24:07.740><c> back</c><00:24:07.900><c> to</c><00:24:08.019><c> the</c><00:24:08.140><c> narrative</c><00:24:08.339><c> now</c><00:24:08.640><c> in</c><00:24:08.859><c> Acts</c><00:24:09.059><c> 9.</c>

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We're<00:24:09.799><c> going</c><00:24:10.019><c> to</c><00:24:10.099><c> skip</c><00:24:10.220><c> over</c><00:24:10.440><c> actually,</c><00:24:10.839><c> sorry,</c><00:24:11.000><c> Acts</c><00:24:11.200><c> 9</c><00:24:11.380><c> for</c>

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now,<00:24:11.660><c> which</c><00:24:11.779><c> is</c><00:24:11.940><c> the</c><00:24:12.039><c> conversion</c><00:24:12.319><c> of</c><00:24:12.579><c> Paul.</c>

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I<00:24:13.359><c> think</c><00:24:13.420><c> it's</c><00:24:13.579><c> a</c><00:24:13.700><c> story</c><00:24:13.799><c> that</c><00:24:13.940><c> most</c><00:24:14.119><c> of</c><00:24:14.220><c> us</c><00:24:14.319><c> are</c><00:24:14.480><c> pretty</c><00:24:14.660><c> familiar</c><00:24:15.000><c> with.</c>

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We'll<00:24:16.319><c> talk</c><00:24:16.480><c> about</c><00:24:16.640><c> it</c><00:24:16.779><c> briefly</c><00:24:17.000><c> at</c><00:24:17.160><c> the</c><00:24:17.220><c> end</c><00:24:17.279><c> of</c><00:24:17.400><c> this</c><00:24:17.559><c> class,</c>

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but<00:24:17.880><c> we're</c><00:24:18.039><c> going</c><00:24:18.160><c> to</c><00:24:18.220><c> skip</c><00:24:18.359><c> over</c><00:24:18.559><c> it</c><00:24:18.640><c> for</c><00:24:18.720><c> now</c><00:24:18.880><c> and</c><00:24:18.980><c> come</c><00:24:19.099><c> to</c>

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Acts<00:24:19.500><c> 10,</c><00:24:20.059><c> which</c><00:24:20.180><c> is</c><00:24:20.359><c> the</c><00:24:20.500><c> baptism</c><00:24:20.839><c> of</c><00:24:21.220><c> Cornelius.</c>

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So<00:24:23.460><c> during</c><00:24:23.660><c> the</c><00:24:23.819><c> initial</c><00:24:24.000><c> spread</c><00:24:24.119><c> of</c><00:24:24.240><c> the</c><00:24:24.339><c> gospel,</c><00:24:24.700><c> over</c><00:24:24.819><c> in</c><00:24:24.920><c> Acts</c><00:24:25.079><c> 11</c><00:24:25.380><c> verse</c><00:24:25.599><c> 19,</c><00:24:26.519><c> we're</c><00:24:26.700><c> told</c><00:24:26.819><c> that</c><00:24:27.019><c> when</c><00:24:27.660><c> they</c><00:24:27.819><c> went</c><00:24:27.940><c> out</c><00:24:28.119><c> to</c><00:24:28.240><c> these</c><00:24:28.359><c> other</c><00:24:28.740><c> areas</c><00:24:29.079><c> and</c><00:24:29.299><c> preached</c><00:24:29.460><c> the</c><00:24:29.660><c> gospel</c><00:24:30.079><c> as</c><00:24:30.660><c> a</c>

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result<00:24:30.960><c> of</c><00:24:31.099><c> the</c><00:24:31.259><c> persecution</c><00:24:31.640><c> of</c><00:24:31.920><c> Stephen,</c>

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we're<00:24:33.319><c> told</c><00:24:33.400><c> that</c><00:24:33.559><c> they</c><00:24:34.299><c> preach</c><00:24:34.339><c> only</c><00:24:35.059><c> to</c><00:24:35.240><c> the</c><00:24:35.420><c> Jews</c><00:24:35.660><c> at</c><00:24:36.160><c> that</c><00:24:36.339><c> time.</c>

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So<00:24:37.720><c> as</c><00:24:37.880><c> you're</c><00:24:38.019><c> going</c><00:24:38.299><c> out</c><00:24:38.559><c> to</c><00:24:38.880><c> Antioch</c><00:24:39.460><c> or</c><00:24:39.740><c> to</c><00:24:40.039><c> Syria</c><00:24:40.400><c> or</c><00:24:40.619><c> to</c>

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Samaria,<00:24:41.700><c> they</c><00:24:41.819><c> would</c><00:24:41.920><c> go</c><00:24:42.079><c> to</c><00:24:42.180><c> the</c><00:24:42.299><c> synagogues</c><00:24:42.759><c> and</c><00:24:42.940><c> preach</c>

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to<00:24:43.200><c> the</c><00:24:43.359><c> other</c><00:24:43.559><c> Jews</c><00:24:43.720><c> in</c><00:24:43.900><c> those</c><00:24:44.079><c> cities.</c>

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that<00:24:48.359><c> the</c><00:24:48.500><c> gospel</c><00:24:48.779><c> begins</c><00:24:49.180><c> to</c><00:24:49.359><c> be</c><00:24:49.519><c> preached</c><00:24:49.799><c> to</c><00:24:50.099><c> the</c><00:24:50.240><c> Gentiles.</c>

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I<00:24:51.960><c> know</c><00:24:52.119><c> I</c><00:24:52.259><c> said</c><00:24:52.319><c> we're</c><00:24:52.440><c> going</c><00:24:52.559><c> to</c><00:24:52.619><c> go</c><00:24:52.799><c> to</c><00:24:52.799><c> Acts</c><00:24:52.799><c> 10,</c><00:24:53.039><c> but</c><00:24:53.099><c> I'm</c><00:24:53.240><c> actually</c><00:24:53.420><c> going</c><00:24:53.579><c> to</c><00:24:53.579><c> jump</c><00:24:53.779><c> back</c><00:24:54.059><c> here</c><00:24:54.180><c> a</c>

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little<00:24:54.400><c> bit</c><00:24:54.920><c> because</c><00:24:55.039><c> I</c><00:24:55.119><c> want</c><00:24:55.259><c> to</c><00:24:55.319><c> go</c><00:24:55.400><c> to</c><00:24:55.500><c> Matthew</c><00:24:56.660><c> 15</c><00:24:57.160><c> here</c>

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first<00:24:58.400><c> and</c><00:24:59.039><c> highlight</c><00:24:59.240><c> the</c><00:24:59.500><c> story</c><00:24:59.680><c> for</c><00:24:59.940><c> you.</c>

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A<00:25:01.279><c> couple</c><00:25:01.460><c> years</c><00:25:01.759><c> prior</c><00:25:02.279><c> to</c><00:25:02.740><c> the</c><00:25:02.980><c> events</c><00:25:03.220><c> of</c><00:25:03.420><c> Acts</c><00:25:03.640><c> 10,</c><00:25:04.720><c> in</c><00:25:04.819><c> the</c>

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Jesus<00:25:08.380><c> travels</c><00:25:08.720><c> to</c><00:25:08.980><c> the</c><00:25:09.160><c> land</c><00:25:09.359><c> of</c><00:25:09.700><c> Tyre.</c>

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We're<00:25:11.160><c> not</c><00:25:11.319><c> sure</c><00:25:11.420><c> why</c><00:25:11.700><c> he</c><00:25:11.900><c> travels</c><00:25:12.180><c> to</c><00:25:12.400><c> this</c><00:25:12.559><c> land.</c>

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In<00:25:13.759><c> fact,</c><00:25:14.259><c> when</c><00:25:14.460><c> we</c><00:25:14.619><c> come</c><00:25:14.740><c> over</c><00:25:14.920><c> to</c><00:25:15.000><c> verse</c><00:25:15.200><c> 29,</c><00:25:16.480><c> Jesus</c><00:25:16.759><c> is</c><00:25:16.980><c> already</c><00:25:17.240><c> leaving</c><00:25:17.420><c> the</c><00:25:17.640><c> area.</c>

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his<00:25:20.700><c> time</c><00:25:20.839><c> here</c><00:25:21.079><c> in</c><00:25:21.140><c> Tyre.</c>

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And<00:25:24.039><c> I</c><00:25:24.160><c> would</c><00:25:24.339><c> propose</c><00:25:24.559><c> to</c><00:25:24.640><c> you</c><00:25:24.680><c> that</c><00:25:24.779><c> Jesus</c><00:25:25.019><c> comes</c><00:25:25.460><c> specifically</c><00:25:26.140><c> for</c><00:25:26.420><c> the</c>

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events<00:25:26.819><c> that</c><00:25:27.019><c> we</c><00:25:27.200><c> read</c><00:25:27.599><c> about</c><00:25:28.140><c> in</c><00:25:28.519><c> verses</c><00:25:28.799><c> 22</c><00:25:29.180><c> to</c><00:25:29.359><c> 28.</c>

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demon<00:25:34.240><c> and</c><00:25:34.400><c> she</c><00:25:34.579><c> cries</c><00:25:34.779><c> to</c><00:25:34.940><c> Jesus</c><00:25:35.119><c> saying,</c><00:25:35.720><c> Have</c><00:25:35.819><c> mercy</c><00:25:36.140><c> on</c><00:25:36.339><c> me,</c><00:25:36.519><c> Lord,</c><00:25:36.819><c> son</c><00:25:36.980><c> of</c><00:25:37.039><c> David.</c>

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And<00:25:38.859><c> in</c><00:25:39.079><c> Matthew</c><00:25:39.339><c> 5</c><00:25:39.579><c> verse</c><00:25:39.720><c> 23,</c><00:25:40.059><c> it</c><00:25:40.180><c> says</c><00:25:40.279><c> that</c><00:25:40.460><c> he</c><00:25:40.519><c> did</c><00:25:40.759><c> not</c><00:25:40.980><c> answer</c><00:25:41.259><c> her</c><00:25:41.539><c> a</c><00:25:41.759><c> word.</c>

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And<00:25:43.240><c> his</c><00:25:43.420><c> disciples</c><00:25:43.740><c> came</c><00:25:44.019><c> and</c><00:25:44.160><c> implored</c><00:25:44.420><c> him</c><00:25:44.559><c> saying,</c><00:25:44.839><c> Send</c>

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her<00:25:45.180><c> away</c><00:25:45.460><c> because</c><00:25:45.700><c> she</c><00:25:46.019><c> keeps</c><00:25:46.240><c> shouting</c><00:25:46.519><c> at</c><00:25:46.759><c> us.</c>

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her<00:25:50.960><c> daughter.</c>

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But<00:25:52.299><c> here</c><00:25:52.440><c> Jesus</c><00:25:52.660><c> is</c><00:25:52.839><c> on</c><00:25:53.059><c> a</c><00:25:53.160><c> mission.</c>

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He's<00:25:53.519><c> got</c><00:25:53.640><c> a</c><00:25:53.740><c> purpose</c><00:25:54.220><c> here.</c>

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And<00:26:01.440><c> so</c><00:26:01.519><c> what</c><00:26:01.619><c> he</c><00:26:01.779><c> does</c><00:26:01.960><c> is</c><00:26:02.140><c> this</c><00:26:02.279><c> woman</c><00:26:02.579><c> begs</c><00:26:03.400><c> for</c><00:26:03.579><c> her</c><00:26:03.779><c> daughter</c><00:26:03.900><c> to</c><00:26:04.059><c> be</c><00:26:04.220><c> healed.</c>

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Jesus<00:26:05.519><c> waits</c><00:26:05.940><c> and</c><00:26:06.720><c> watches</c><00:26:06.920><c> his</c><00:26:07.180><c> disciples</c><00:26:07.440><c> to</c><00:26:07.619><c> see</c><00:26:07.700><c> what</c><00:26:07.779><c> they</c><00:26:07.900><c> would</c><00:26:08.079><c> do.</c>

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They<00:26:12.400><c> lose</c><00:26:12.619><c> their</c><00:26:12.920><c> patience</c><00:26:13.319><c> and</c><00:26:13.500><c> they</c><00:26:13.700><c> implore</c><00:26:13.819><c> Jesus</c><00:26:14.019><c> like,</c>

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Get<00:26:14.400><c> rid</c><00:26:14.559><c> of</c><00:26:14.680><c> her.</c>

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She's<00:26:15.079><c> bothering</c><00:26:15.400><c> us.</c>

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And<00:26:17.480><c> in</c><00:26:17.599><c> the</c><00:26:17.720><c> next</c><00:26:17.940><c> verse,</c><00:26:18.140><c> Matthew</c><00:26:18.420><c> 15</c><00:26:18.859><c> verse</c><00:26:19.059><c> 24,</c><00:26:19.720><c> it</c><00:26:19.819><c> says,</c>

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But<00:26:20.819><c> he</c><00:26:20.980><c> answered</c><00:26:21.259><c> and</c><00:26:21.460><c> said,</c><00:26:22.079><c> I</c><00:26:22.420><c> was</c><00:26:22.579><c> sent</c><00:26:22.700><c> only</c><00:26:22.960><c> to</c><00:26:23.140><c> the</c><00:26:23.299><c> lost</c>

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sheep<00:26:23.779><c> of</c><00:26:23.980><c> Israel.</c>

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Now,<00:26:25.660><c> let's</c><00:26:25.799><c> remember</c><00:26:26.039><c> our</c><00:26:26.480><c> Bible</c><00:26:26.700><c> principle</c><00:26:26.980><c> here.</c>

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Good<00:26:27.500><c> Bible</c><00:26:27.859><c> study</c><00:26:28.140><c> is</c><00:26:28.400><c> good</c><00:26:28.599><c> Bible</c><00:26:28.880><c> reading.</c>

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Who<00:26:32.000><c> was</c><00:26:32.119><c> Jesus</c><00:26:32.279><c> answering?</c>

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I<00:26:35.039><c> think</c><00:26:35.039><c> we</c><00:26:35.200><c> often</c><00:26:35.380><c> look</c><00:26:35.519><c> at</c><00:26:35.640><c> this</c><00:26:35.819><c> story</c><00:26:36.000><c> and</c><00:26:36.119><c> think</c><00:26:36.240><c> that</c><00:26:36.400><c> Jesus</c><00:26:36.579><c> is</c>

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responding<00:26:37.160><c> to</c><00:26:37.400><c> the</c><00:26:37.539><c> woman,</c><00:26:37.859><c> you</c><00:26:37.859><c> know,</c><00:26:38.640><c> dismissing</c><00:26:38.859><c> her</c><00:26:38.920><c> saying,</c><00:26:39.220><c> Go</c>

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away,<00:26:39.480><c> woman.</c>

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I'm<00:26:39.779><c> only</c><00:26:39.980><c> here</c><00:26:40.140><c> for</c><00:26:40.299><c> the</c><00:26:40.420><c> lost</c><00:26:40.599><c> sheep</c><00:26:40.819><c> of</c><00:26:41.000><c> Israel.</c>

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I<00:26:43.380><c> think</c><00:26:43.480><c> that</c><00:26:43.680><c> may</c><00:26:43.779><c> be</c><00:26:43.980><c> a</c><00:26:44.299><c> wrong</c><00:26:44.480><c> way</c><00:26:44.640><c> to</c><00:26:44.759><c> read</c><00:26:44.859><c> this</c><00:26:45.079><c> verse.</c>

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If<00:26:45.359><c> we</c><00:26:45.500><c> look</c><00:26:45.640><c> at</c><00:26:46.220><c> who</c><00:26:46.559><c> he's</c><00:26:46.799><c> responding</c><00:26:47.099><c> to,</c><00:26:47.279><c> who</c><00:26:47.440><c> asked</c><00:26:47.680><c> the</c>

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question<00:26:48.119><c> in</c><00:26:48.259><c> the</c><00:26:48.319><c> previous</c><00:26:48.619><c> verse?</c>

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It<00:26:50.059><c> was</c><00:26:50.160><c> his</c><00:26:50.359><c> disciples.</c>

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His<00:26:51.599><c> disciples</c><00:26:51.920><c> were</c><00:26:52.099><c> the</c><00:26:52.180><c> ones</c><00:26:52.279><c> who</c><00:26:52.400><c> come</c><00:26:52.539><c> and</c><00:26:52.640><c> say,</c><00:26:52.859><c> Send</c>

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her<00:26:53.059><c> away.</c>

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And<00:26:53.339><c> he</c><00:26:53.519><c> responds</c><00:26:54.039><c> to</c><00:26:54.279><c> them</c><00:26:54.539><c> saying,</c><00:26:55.240><c> I</c><00:26:55.720><c> am</c><00:26:55.859><c> sent</c><00:26:56.019><c> to</c><00:26:56.240><c> the</c><00:26:56.339><c> lost</c>

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sheep<00:26:56.960><c> of</c><00:26:57.200><c> Israel.</c>

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The<00:27:00.019><c> Greek</c><00:27:00.380><c> can</c><00:27:00.579><c> maybe</c><00:27:00.720><c> make</c><00:27:00.880><c> this</c><00:27:01.059><c> a</c><00:27:01.079><c> little</c><00:27:01.700><c> confusing</c><00:27:02.119><c> here,</c><00:27:02.480><c> the</c>

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way<00:27:02.559><c> the</c><00:27:02.720><c> wording</c><00:27:02.819><c> works,</c><00:27:03.180><c> because</c><00:27:03.279><c> he</c><00:27:03.480><c> uses</c><00:27:03.680><c> a</c><00:27:03.920><c> double</c><00:27:04.099><c> negative.</c>

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Right.<00:27:06.960><c> And</c><00:27:07.339><c> he</c><00:27:07.559><c> also</c><00:27:07.779><c> uses</c><00:27:08.000><c> the</c><00:27:08.200><c> word</c><00:27:08.299><c> for</c><00:27:08.539><c> apostle</c><00:27:08.819><c> here</c><00:27:09.019><c> when</c><00:27:09.180><c> he</c>

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says,<00:27:09.579><c> I</c><00:27:09.579><c> was</c><00:27:09.819><c> sent,</c><00:27:10.000><c> which</c><00:27:10.119><c> is</c><00:27:10.299><c> kind</c><00:27:10.400><c> of</c><00:27:10.539><c> interesting.</c>

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So<00:27:11.579><c> Jesus</c><00:27:11.819><c> essentially</c><00:27:12.160><c> responds</c><00:27:12.660><c> to</c><00:27:12.819><c> his</c><00:27:12.980><c> disciples</c><00:27:13.339><c> saying,</c><00:27:13.819><c> I</c><00:27:13.960><c> am</c>

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not<00:27:14.500><c> an</c><00:27:14.720><c> apostle,</c><00:27:15.799><c> but</c><00:27:16.039><c> to</c><00:27:16.220><c> the</c><00:27:16.339><c> lost</c><00:27:16.480><c> sheep</c><00:27:16.599><c> of</c><00:27:16.740><c> Israel.</c>

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And<00:27:17.420><c> the</c><00:27:17.500><c> King</c><00:27:17.619><c> James</c><00:27:17.859><c> kind</c><00:27:18.019><c> of</c><00:27:18.160><c> picks</c><00:27:18.279><c> that</c><00:27:18.460><c> up</c><00:27:18.579><c> a</c><00:27:18.720><c> little</c><00:27:18.880><c> bit.</c>

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If<00:27:21.039><c> we</c><00:27:21.279><c> remove</c><00:27:21.400><c> that</c><00:27:21.599><c> double</c><00:27:21.720><c> negative,</c><00:27:22.039><c> what</c><00:27:22.119><c> Jesus</c><00:27:22.380><c> is</c><00:27:22.619><c> saying</c><00:27:22.779><c> is</c><00:27:22.980><c> I</c>

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have<00:27:23.319><c> been</c><00:27:23.579><c> sent</c><00:27:23.740><c> here</c><00:27:24.400><c> as</c><00:27:24.859><c> an</c><00:27:25.019><c> apostle</c><00:27:25.880><c> specifically</c><00:27:26.740><c> to</c><00:27:27.039><c> find</c><00:27:27.460><c> a</c>

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lost<00:27:28.000><c> sheep</c><00:27:28.160><c> of</c><00:27:28.299><c> the</c><00:27:28.400><c> House</c><00:27:28.539><c> of</c><00:27:28.680><c> Israel.</c>

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I<00:27:31.519><c> think</c><00:27:31.720><c> the</c><00:27:31.980><c> parable</c><00:27:32.160><c> of</c><00:27:32.319><c> the</c><00:27:32.359><c> lost</c><00:27:32.480><c> sheep</c><00:27:33.000><c> helps</c><00:27:33.599><c> us</c><00:27:33.880><c> understand</c><00:27:34.240><c> the</c><00:27:34.460><c> story.</c>

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What<00:27:36.460><c> did</c><00:27:36.579><c> the</c><00:27:36.680><c> Good</c><00:27:36.779><c> Shepherd</c><00:27:37.039><c> do</c><00:27:37.240><c> when</c><00:27:37.400><c> the</c><00:27:37.599><c> sheep</c><00:27:38.099><c> was</c><00:27:38.440><c> in</c>

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need<00:27:39.039><c> needed</c><00:27:39.259><c> help?</c>

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He<00:27:40.519><c> left</c><00:27:40.779><c> the</c><00:27:41.059><c> fold</c><00:27:41.339><c> and</c><00:27:41.880><c> went</c><00:27:42.000><c> searching</c><00:27:42.240><c> for</c><00:27:42.400><c> that</c><00:27:42.559><c> one</c><00:27:42.700><c> lost</c><00:27:42.920><c> sheep.</c>

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What<00:27:44.259><c> did</c><00:27:44.400><c> Jesus</c><00:27:44.640><c> do</c><00:27:44.759><c> in</c><00:27:44.900><c> this</c><00:27:45.079><c> story?</c>

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He<00:27:45.339><c> leaves</c><00:27:45.700><c> the</c><00:27:45.839><c> land</c><00:27:46.059><c> of</c><00:27:46.160><c> Israel</c><00:27:46.940><c> coming</c><00:27:47.599><c> to</c><00:27:47.720><c> look</c><00:27:47.900><c> for</c><00:27:48.079><c> that</c>

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one<00:27:48.839><c> faithful</c><00:27:49.799><c> sheep</c><00:27:50.259><c> who</c><00:27:50.740><c> wasn't</c><00:27:50.980><c> born</c><00:27:51.220><c> in</c><00:27:51.420><c> Israel,</c><00:27:52.500><c> but</c><00:27:52.839><c> who</c>

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definitely<00:27:53.240><c> had</c><00:27:53.400><c> the</c><00:27:53.619><c> faith</c><00:27:53.799><c> that</c><00:27:54.099><c> made</c><00:27:54.180><c> her</c><00:27:54.440><c> a</c><00:27:54.519><c> true</c><00:27:54.640><c> descendant</c><00:27:55.039><c> of</c><00:27:55.200><c> Abraham.</c>

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What<00:27:59.460><c> I</c><00:27:59.680><c> think</c><00:27:59.680><c> Jesus</c><00:27:59.920><c> is</c><00:28:00.140><c> trying</c><00:28:00.220><c> to</c><00:28:00.359><c> do</c><00:28:00.400><c> is</c><00:28:00.599><c> illustrate</c><00:28:00.960><c> the</c>

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point<00:28:01.400><c> here</c><00:28:01.660><c> for</c><00:28:01.859><c> his</c><00:28:02.079><c> disciples.</c>

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These<00:28:05.379><c> Gentiles</c><00:28:05.859><c> can</c><00:28:06.279><c> be</c><00:28:06.500><c> lost</c><00:28:06.759><c> sheep.</c>

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Back<00:28:09.619><c> in</c><00:28:10.099><c> John</c><00:28:10.380><c> 21,</c><00:28:11.680><c> so</c><00:28:11.799><c> in</c><00:28:11.900><c> between</c><00:28:12.119><c> this</c><00:28:12.339><c> event</c><00:28:12.680><c> and</c><00:28:12.980><c> the</c><00:28:13.119><c> events</c><00:28:13.259><c> of</c>

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Acts<00:28:13.700><c> 10,</c><00:28:14.740><c> right</c><00:28:14.980><c> after</c><00:28:15.200><c> the</c><00:28:15.380><c> resurrection</c><00:28:15.660><c> of</c><00:28:15.859><c> Jesus,</c><00:28:17.140><c> three</c>

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times<00:28:18.400><c> Jesus</c><00:28:19.200><c> says</c><00:28:19.480><c> to</c><00:28:19.680><c> Peter,</c><00:28:20.559><c> if</c><00:28:20.700><c> you</c><00:28:20.880><c> love</c><00:28:21.019><c> me,</c><00:28:21.980><c> be</c><00:28:22.200><c> a</c><00:28:22.339><c> good</c>

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shepherd,<00:28:23.220><c> feed</c><00:28:23.440><c> my</c><00:28:23.680><c> sheep.</c>

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So<00:28:27.579><c> now</c><00:28:27.720><c> we're</c><00:28:27.900><c> back</c><00:28:28.039><c> in</c><00:28:28.160><c> Acts</c><00:28:28.380><c> 10</c><00:28:28.839><c> and</c><00:28:29.240><c> Peter</c><00:28:29.539><c> is</c><00:28:29.779><c> in</c><00:28:29.940><c> the</c><00:28:30.059><c> city</c>

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of<00:28:30.519><c> Joppa</c><00:28:31.480><c> down</c><00:28:32.279><c> here.</c>

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Remember,<00:28:34.920><c> three</c><00:28:35.160><c> times</c><00:28:35.420><c> he's</c><00:28:35.660><c> told</c><00:28:35.740><c> to</c><00:28:35.900><c> feed</c><00:28:36.099><c> the</c><00:28:36.259><c> sheep.</c>

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And<00:28:38.079><c> in</c><00:28:38.240><c> the</c><00:28:38.359><c> story</c><00:28:38.539><c> of</c><00:28:38.700><c> Cornelius,</c><00:28:39.599><c> we</c><00:28:39.660><c> get</c><00:28:39.880><c> three</c><00:28:40.220><c> times</c><00:28:40.660><c> Peter</c><00:28:40.880><c> being</c><00:28:41.119><c> told</c><00:28:41.380><c> to</c>

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rise,<00:28:42.519><c> kill</c><00:28:42.779><c> and</c><00:28:42.900><c> eat</c><00:28:43.019><c> these</c><00:28:43.240><c> unclean</c><00:28:43.619><c> animals</c><00:28:43.900><c> as</c><00:28:44.079><c> they</c><00:28:44.220><c> descend</c><00:28:44.559><c> from</c>

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heaven<00:28:44.960><c> in</c><00:28:45.140><c> a</c><00:28:45.299><c> sheet</c><00:28:45.539><c> in</c><00:28:46.099><c> this</c><00:28:46.279><c> vision</c><00:28:46.460><c> that</c><00:28:46.640><c> Jesus</c><00:28:46.859><c> shows</c><00:28:47.140><c> to</c><00:28:47.619><c> Peter.</c>

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And<00:28:49.960><c> finally,</c><00:28:50.200><c> the</c><00:28:50.299><c> vision</c><00:28:50.440><c> tells</c><00:28:50.680><c> him</c><00:28:50.900><c> what</c><00:28:51.079><c> God</c><00:28:51.299><c> has</c><00:28:51.480><c> cleansed,</c><00:28:52.599><c> no</c><00:28:52.779><c> longer</c><00:28:53.140><c> consider</c><00:28:53.480><c> it</c><00:28:53.680><c> unholy.</c>

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It's<00:28:55.700><c> a</c><00:28:55.900><c> very</c><00:28:56.220><c> similar</c><00:28:56.480><c> pattern.</c><00:28:57.319><c> Do</c><00:28:57.480><c> you</c><00:28:57.599><c> love</c><00:28:57.759><c> me?</c><00:28:58.180><c> Feed</c><00:28:58.319><c> my</c><00:28:58.559><c> sheep.</c>

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Rise<00:29:01.099><c> Peter,</c><00:29:01.519><c> kill</c><00:29:01.519><c> and</c><00:29:01.660><c> eat.</c><00:29:01.839><c> Three</c><00:29:02.140><c> times</c><00:29:02.400><c> he's</c><00:29:02.640><c> trying</c><00:29:03.000><c> to</c>

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illustrate<00:29:03.420><c> this</c><00:29:03.619><c> lesson</c><00:29:03.819><c> for</c><00:29:04.059><c> Peter.</c>

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As<00:29:06.180><c> a</c><00:29:06.299><c> good</c><00:29:06.420><c> shepherd,</c><00:29:06.700><c> Jesus</c><00:29:07.000><c> went</c><00:29:07.160><c> out</c><00:29:07.420><c> looking</c><00:29:07.680><c> for</c><00:29:07.880><c> that</c>

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one<00:29:08.200><c> lost</c><00:29:08.400><c> sheep</c><00:29:08.680><c> who</c><00:29:08.859><c> was</c><00:29:09.019><c> of</c><00:29:09.299><c> Israel</c><00:29:09.599><c> by</c><00:29:09.900><c> faith.</c>

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In<00:29:11.460><c> John</c><00:29:11.619><c> 21,</c><00:29:11.960><c> Jesus</c><00:29:12.240><c> had</c><00:29:12.460><c> passed</c><00:29:12.660><c> on</c><00:29:12.779><c> the</c><00:29:12.940><c> mantle</c><00:29:13.079><c> to</c><00:29:13.299><c> Peter</c>

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utters<00:29:43.880><c> one</c><00:29:44.039><c> of</c><00:29:44.099><c> the</c><00:29:44.160><c> most</c><00:29:44.359><c> important</c><00:29:44.799><c> changes</c><00:29:45.140><c> to</c><00:29:46.720><c> the</c><00:29:46.759><c> gospel</c><00:29:47.039><c> that</c>

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is<00:29:53.039><c> not</c><00:29:53.259><c> one</c><00:29:53.539><c> to</c><00:29:53.859><c> show</c><00:29:54.039><c> partiality.</c>

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But<00:29:55.319><c> in</c><00:29:55.559><c> every</c><00:29:55.759><c> nation,</c><00:29:56.859><c> the</c><00:29:56.980><c> man</c><00:29:57.099><c> who</c><00:29:57.279><c> reveres</c><00:29:57.640><c> him</c><00:29:58.119><c> and</c><00:29:58.500><c> does</c>

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what<00:29:58.779><c> is</c><00:29:59.000><c> right</c><00:29:59.160><c> is</c><00:29:59.400><c> welcome</c><00:29:59.759><c> to</c><00:30:00.000><c> him.</c>

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saw<00:30:07.440><c> this</c><00:30:07.619><c> good</c><00:30:07.859><c> thing</c><00:30:08.079><c> now.</c>

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people,<00:30:41.960><c> which</c><00:30:42.119><c> there</c><00:30:42.319><c> are</c><00:30:42.440><c> Bible</c><00:30:42.599><c> passages</c><00:30:43.000><c> that</c><00:30:43.220><c> emphasize</c>

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the<00:30:43.900><c> importance</c><00:30:44.160><c> of</c><00:30:44.380><c> that</c><00:30:44.579><c> distinction.</c>

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solid<00:30:49.039><c> Bible</c><00:30:49.299><c> principles.</c>

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did<00:30:58.819><c> anything</c><00:30:59.039><c> wrong</c><00:30:59.279><c> or</c><00:30:59.440><c> not.</c>

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for<00:31:03.880><c> doing</c><00:31:04.039><c> this?</c>

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rather<00:31:07.420><c> than</c><00:31:07.599><c> respecting</c><00:31:07.940><c> Peter,</c><00:31:08.299><c> honoring</c><00:31:08.579><c> him,</c><00:31:08.819><c> giving</c><00:31:08.960><c> him</c><00:31:09.099><c> the</c><00:31:09.240><c> benefit</c><00:31:09.420><c> of</c>

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surface<00:31:11.480><c> level.</c>

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food,<00:31:16.059><c> and</c><00:31:16.339><c> they're</c><00:31:16.559><c> casting</c><00:31:16.799><c> a</c><00:31:16.960><c> rash</c><00:31:17.160><c> judgment</c><00:31:17.420><c> on</c><00:31:17.579><c> him</c><00:31:17.700><c> before</c><00:31:17.900><c> they</c>

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have<00:31:18.220><c> a</c><00:31:18.319><c> chance</c><00:31:18.440><c> to</c><00:31:18.579><c> hear</c><00:31:18.720><c> him</c><00:31:18.880><c> out.</c>

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So<00:31:20.660><c> once</c><00:31:20.819><c> Peter</c><00:31:20.940><c> gets</c><00:31:21.119><c> a</c><00:31:21.299><c> chance,</c><00:31:21.480><c> he</c><00:31:21.619><c> explains</c><00:31:21.900><c> to</c><00:31:22.039><c> them</c><00:31:22.220><c> in</c>

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And<00:31:26.900><c> like</c><00:31:27.059><c> I</c><00:31:27.180><c> said,</c><00:31:27.640><c> to</c><00:31:27.839><c> make</c><00:31:28.019><c> sure</c><00:31:28.160><c> we</c><00:31:28.299><c> knew</c><00:31:28.380><c> how</c><00:31:28.579><c> important</c>

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this<00:31:29.079><c> story</c><00:31:29.220><c> is,</c><00:31:29.640><c> Acts</c><00:31:29.759><c> 11</c><00:31:30.220><c> repeats</c><00:31:30.819><c> the</c><00:31:31.059><c> story</c><00:31:31.240><c> almost</c><00:31:31.640><c> word</c>

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Just<00:31:33.940><c> to</c><00:31:34.079><c> really</c><00:31:34.279><c> emphasize,</c><00:31:34.660><c> this</c><00:31:34.980><c> is</c><00:31:35.200><c> an</c><00:31:35.460><c> important</c><00:31:35.759><c> lesson.</c><00:31:36.140><c> It's</c><00:31:36.220><c> a</c>

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key<00:31:36.619><c> event</c><00:31:37.259><c> in</c><00:31:38.119><c> Scripture.</c>

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We<00:31:41.240><c> do</c><00:31:41.480><c> see</c><00:31:41.660><c> eventually</c><00:31:42.000><c> that</c><00:31:42.220><c> these</c><00:31:42.759><c> same</c><00:31:43.619><c> circumcision</c><00:31:44.180><c> in</c>

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Acts<00:31:44.599><c> 18,</c><00:31:45.759><c> when</c><00:31:45.940><c> they</c><00:31:46.119><c> hear</c><00:31:46.299><c> these</c><00:31:46.539><c> things,</c><00:31:46.819><c> they</c><00:31:46.859><c> glorify</c><00:31:47.339><c> God</c><00:31:47.619><c> saying,</c><00:31:48.680><c> well,</c><00:31:49.000><c> then</c><00:31:49.160><c> God</c><00:31:49.339><c> has</c><00:31:49.579><c> granted</c><00:31:49.779><c> the</c><00:31:49.980><c> Gentiles</c><00:31:50.480><c> also</c><00:31:50.940><c> the</c><00:31:51.140><c> repentance</c><00:31:51.480><c> that</c><00:31:51.700><c> leads</c><00:31:51.880><c> to</c><00:31:52.059><c> life.</c>

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And<00:31:53.460><c> I</c><00:31:53.480><c> think</c><00:31:53.559><c> it's</c><00:31:53.700><c> a</c><00:31:53.799><c> good</c><00:31:53.920><c> reminder</c><00:31:54.220><c> to</c><00:31:54.420><c> us</c><00:31:54.680><c> when</c><00:31:54.859><c> we're</c><00:31:55.059><c> dealing</c><00:31:55.240><c> with</c><00:31:55.460><c> conflict</c><00:31:55.819><c> in</c>

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This<00:31:59.619><c> is</c><00:31:59.819><c> a</c><00:32:00.000><c> pillar</c><00:32:00.160><c> that</c><00:32:00.319><c> we</c><00:32:00.420><c> want</c><00:32:00.519><c> to</c><00:32:00.619><c> build</c><00:32:00.720><c> our</c><00:32:01.819><c> lives</c><00:32:02.160><c> on,</c>

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but<00:32:02.500><c> also</c><00:32:02.759><c> our</c><00:32:02.940><c> ecclesia's</c><00:32:03.259><c> on.</c>

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We<00:32:04.799><c> should</c><00:32:05.000><c> not</c><00:32:05.160><c> jump</c><00:32:05.380><c> to</c><00:32:05.579><c> conclusions</c><00:32:06.019><c> about</c><00:32:06.279><c> our</c><00:32:06.420><c> brothers</c>

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and<00:32:06.859><c> sisters.</c>

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Wait<00:32:08.140><c> until</c><00:32:08.339><c> we</c><00:32:08.539><c> search</c><00:32:08.759><c> the</c><00:32:08.900><c> matter</c><00:32:09.039><c> out</c><00:32:09.240><c> carefully</c><00:32:09.579><c> and</c><00:32:09.940><c> then</c><00:32:10.539><c> decide,</c><00:32:11.720><c> is</c>

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this<00:32:11.980><c> good?</c><00:32:12.299><c> And</c><00:32:12.339><c> if</c><00:32:12.480><c> so,</c><00:32:12.720><c> hold</c><00:32:12.880><c> fast</c><00:32:13.200><c> to</c><00:32:13.420><c> it.</c><00:32:13.940><c> Otherwise,</c><00:32:14.640><c> it's</c><00:32:14.680><c> staying</c><00:32:14.759><c> from</c><00:32:14.980><c> any</c>

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form<00:32:15.440><c> of</c><00:32:15.619><c> evil.</c>

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Well,<00:32:18.920><c> if</c><00:32:19.039><c> we</c><00:32:19.140><c> continue</c><00:32:19.339><c> the</c><00:32:19.559><c> story,</c><00:32:20.200><c> the</c><00:32:20.279><c> men</c><00:32:20.440><c> of</c><00:32:20.619><c> Cyprus</c><00:32:20.880><c> and</c>

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Cyrene<00:32:21.519><c> would</c><00:32:21.740><c> start</c><00:32:21.859><c> to</c><00:32:22.119><c> preach</c><00:32:22.319><c> in</c><00:32:22.640><c> Antioch</c><00:32:23.559><c> in</c><00:32:23.839><c> Acts</c><00:32:24.000><c> 11,</c>

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verse<00:32:24.539><c> 20.</c>

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And<00:32:25.920><c> the</c><00:32:26.019><c> Jews</c><00:32:26.220><c> of</c><00:32:26.660><c> Jerusalem</c><00:32:26.960><c> get</c><00:32:27.099><c> wind</c><00:32:27.240><c> of</c><00:32:27.339><c> this.</c><00:32:27.460><c> So</c><00:32:27.619><c> we</c><00:32:27.700><c> read</c><00:32:27.920><c> here</c><00:32:28.119><c> that</c><00:32:28.259><c> they</c><00:32:28.400><c> would</c><00:32:28.559><c> go</c>

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out<00:32:29.240><c> from</c><00:32:29.519><c> Phoenicia,</c><00:32:29.980><c> Cyprus,</c><00:32:30.380><c> and</c><00:32:30.559><c> Antioch.</c>

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They<00:32:31.500><c> would</c><00:32:31.640><c> go</c><00:32:31.779><c> out</c><00:32:31.960><c> and</c><00:32:32.079><c> they'd</c><00:32:32.279><c> preach</c><00:32:32.420><c> to</c><00:32:32.579><c> the</c><00:32:32.720><c> Greeks,</c>

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proclaiming<00:32:34.299><c> that</c><00:32:34.400><c> Jesus</c><00:32:34.660><c> was</c><00:32:34.880><c> Lord.</c>

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And<00:32:36.019><c> we'll</c><00:32:36.180><c> see</c><00:32:36.259><c> that</c><00:32:36.359><c> the</c><00:32:36.400><c> hand</c><00:32:36.539><c> of</c><00:32:36.619><c> the</c><00:32:36.680><c> Lord</c><00:32:36.759><c> was</c><00:32:36.960><c> with</c><00:32:37.140><c> them,</c><00:32:37.880><c> so</c><00:32:38.019><c> that</c><00:32:38.160><c> a</c>

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large<00:32:38.519><c> number</c><00:32:38.859><c> of</c><00:32:39.200><c> those</c><00:32:39.440><c> who</c><00:32:39.700><c> believed</c><00:32:39.960><c> turned</c><00:32:40.480><c> to</c><00:32:40.799><c> the</c><00:32:40.859><c> Lord.</c>

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News<00:32:44.180><c> of</c><00:32:44.319><c> that</c><00:32:44.720><c> appears,</c><00:32:45.319><c> or</c><00:32:45.640><c> reaches</c><00:32:46.019><c> the</c><00:32:46.640><c> ears</c><00:32:46.819><c> of</c><00:32:46.940><c> the</c><00:32:47.039><c> Church</c><00:32:47.220><c> of</c>

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Jerusalem,<00:32:48.500><c> and</c><00:32:48.740><c> that</c><00:32:49.000><c> same</c><00:32:49.299><c> group</c><00:32:49.599><c> of</c><00:32:49.900><c> the</c><00:32:50.059><c> circumcision</c>

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doesn't<00:32:51.319><c> make</c><00:32:51.519><c> the</c><00:32:51.720><c> same</c><00:32:51.880><c> mistake</c><00:32:52.299><c> twice.</c>

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They<00:32:53.259><c> learn</c><00:32:53.420><c> from</c><00:32:53.619><c> their</c><00:32:53.960><c> previous</c><00:32:54.339><c> mistake.</c><00:32:55.440><c> This</c><00:32:55.660><c> time</c><00:32:55.799><c> they</c><00:32:56.039><c> send</c><00:32:56.039><c> Barnabas</c><00:32:56.819><c> to</c>

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go<00:32:57.940><c> investigate</c><00:32:58.279><c> these</c><00:32:58.519><c> things,</c><00:32:58.839><c> a</c><00:32:58.960><c> son</c><00:32:59.039><c> of</c><00:32:59.240><c> encouragement,</c>

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to<00:33:00.019><c> go</c><00:33:00.180><c> and</c><00:33:00.400><c> determine</c><00:33:00.819><c> whether</c><00:33:01.119><c> these</c><00:33:01.359><c> things</c><00:33:01.480><c> were</c><00:33:01.660><c> happening</c><00:33:01.900><c> or</c><00:33:02.140><c> not.</c>

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And<00:33:03.519><c> it</c><00:33:03.619><c> doesn't</c><00:33:03.799><c> take</c><00:33:04.259><c> Barnabas</c><00:33:04.599><c> long</c><00:33:04.799><c> to</c><00:33:04.880><c> come</c><00:33:05.039><c> to</c><00:33:05.119><c> his</c><00:33:05.220><c> conclusion.</c><00:33:05.740><c> In</c>

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Acts<00:33:05.920><c> 11,</c><00:33:06.220><c> verse</c><00:33:06.359><c> 23,</c><00:33:06.759><c> we</c><00:33:06.900><c> read,</c>

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When<00:33:07.900><c> he</c><00:33:08.039><c> arrived</c><00:33:08.460><c> and</c><00:33:08.619><c> witnessed</c><00:33:08.819><c> the</c><00:33:08.980><c> grace</c><00:33:09.140><c> of</c><00:33:09.319><c> God,</c><00:33:09.539><c> he</c><00:33:09.680><c> rejoiced</c><00:33:10.299><c> and</c><00:33:10.559><c> began</c><00:33:10.880><c> to</c>

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encourage<00:33:12.319><c> them.</c>

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Remember<00:33:14.279><c> Barnabas,</c><00:33:14.980><c> son</c><00:33:15.140><c> of</c><00:33:15.339><c> encouragement.</c><00:33:16.200><c> It's</c><00:33:16.319><c> such</c><00:33:16.420><c> a</c>

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great<00:33:16.640><c> example.</c>

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When<00:33:17.740><c> he</c><00:33:18.039><c> sees</c><00:33:18.259><c> this</c><00:33:18.759><c> potential</c><00:33:19.299><c> conflict,</c><00:33:20.500><c> his</c><00:33:20.880><c> reaction</c><00:33:21.359><c> is</c>

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to<00:33:21.720><c> rejoice</c><00:33:22.059><c> and</c><00:33:22.240><c> respond</c><00:33:22.559><c> with</c><00:33:22.740><c> a</c><00:33:22.900><c> positive</c><00:33:23.220><c> attitude,</c><00:33:24.180><c> encouraging</c><00:33:24.539><c> them</c>

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with<00:33:25.960><c> all</c><00:33:26.240><c> a</c><00:33:26.420><c> resolute</c><00:33:26.720><c> heart</c><00:33:27.099><c> to</c><00:33:27.359><c> remain</c><00:33:27.640><c> true</c><00:33:27.859><c> to</c><00:33:28.000><c> the</c><00:33:28.140><c> Lord.</c>

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For<00:33:28.880><c> he</c><00:33:29.000><c> was</c><00:33:29.140><c> a</c><00:33:29.259><c> good</c><00:33:29.400><c> man,</c><00:33:29.759><c> full</c><00:33:29.779><c> of</c><00:33:29.920><c> the</c><00:33:30.059><c> Holy</c><00:33:30.220><c> Spirit</c><00:33:30.500><c> and</c><00:33:30.759><c> faith,</c><00:33:31.779><c> and</c><00:33:32.039><c> considerable</c><00:33:32.299><c> numbers</c><00:33:32.619><c> were</c><00:33:32.859><c> brought</c><00:33:33.039><c> to</c>

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the<00:33:33.319><c> Lord.</c>

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He's<00:33:34.759><c> an</c><00:33:34.920><c> amazing</c><00:33:35.460><c> example</c><00:33:35.799><c> of</c><00:33:35.960><c> a</c><00:33:36.079><c> peacemaker.</c><00:33:37.259><c> Barnabas</c><00:33:37.599><c> is,</c>

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let<00:33:37.940><c> me</c><00:33:38.000><c> go</c><00:33:38.160><c> back</c><00:33:38.319><c> here,</c><00:33:38.480><c> sorry.</c>

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He<00:33:40.079><c> spends</c><00:33:40.319><c> his</c><00:33:40.599><c> time</c><00:33:40.720><c> here</c><00:33:40.980><c> encouraging</c><00:33:41.380><c> instead</c><00:33:41.740><c> of</c><00:33:41.920><c> criticizing.</c>

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Back<00:33:43.819><c> in</c><00:33:43.980><c> Acts</c><00:33:44.180><c> 9,</c><00:33:45.000><c> we</c><00:33:45.140><c> get</c><00:33:45.220><c> the</c><00:33:45.359><c> story</c><00:33:45.579><c> of</c><00:33:45.920><c> Paul's</c><00:33:46.279><c> conversion.</c>

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When<00:33:47.420><c> Paul</c><00:33:47.579><c> starts</c><00:33:47.720><c> baptized,</c><00:33:48.119><c> he</c><00:33:48.220><c> goes</c><00:33:48.480><c> up</c><00:33:48.680><c> to</c><00:33:48.859><c> Jerusalem,</c>

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and<00:33:50.299><c> it's</c><00:33:50.480><c> Barnabas</c><00:33:50.839><c> who</c><00:33:50.940><c> goes</c><00:33:51.140><c> and</c><00:33:51.339><c> seeks</c><00:33:51.480><c> him</c><00:33:51.680><c> out</c><00:33:51.900><c> and</c><00:33:52.220><c> brings</c><00:33:52.539><c> him</c>

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back,<00:33:53.180><c> reconciles</c><00:33:53.599><c> him,</c><00:33:53.740><c> makes</c><00:33:53.940><c> him</c><00:33:54.180><c> whole</c><00:33:54.279><c> with</c><00:33:54.420><c> the</c><00:33:54.559><c> other</c><00:33:54.740><c> apostles.</c>

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When<00:33:56.599><c> his</c><00:33:56.940><c> life</c><00:33:57.140><c> is</c><00:33:57.380><c> threatened,</c><00:33:57.819><c> Paul</c><00:33:58.119><c> has</c><00:33:58.420><c> to</c><00:33:58.599><c> flee</c><00:33:58.700><c> to</c><00:33:58.900><c> Tarsus</c><00:33:59.240><c> to</c>

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hide<00:33:59.579><c> from</c><00:33:59.759><c> the</c><00:33:59.920><c> Jews.</c>

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It<00:34:01.140><c> ultimately</c><00:34:01.380><c> is</c><00:34:01.660><c> Barnabas,</c><00:34:02.200><c> who</c><00:34:02.279><c> in</c><00:34:02.380><c> the</c><00:34:02.480><c> next</c><00:34:02.619><c> few</c><00:34:02.740><c> verses</c>

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of<00:34:03.180><c> Acts</c><00:34:03.359><c> 11</c><00:34:03.640><c> would</c><00:34:03.880><c> go</c><00:34:04.039><c> out</c><00:34:04.220><c> and</c><00:34:04.480><c> seek</c><00:34:04.599><c> him</c><00:34:04.779><c> out</c><00:34:04.940><c> like</c><00:34:05.119><c> that</c>

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lost<00:34:05.500><c> sheep.</c>

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He<00:34:06.880><c> would</c><00:34:07.079><c> take</c><00:34:07.559><c> him</c><00:34:07.640><c> under</c><00:34:07.859><c> his</c><00:34:08.079><c> wings.</c><00:34:08.800><c> He</c><00:34:08.940><c> would</c><00:34:09.019><c> help</c><00:34:09.179><c> Paul</c>

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reintegrate<00:34:10.260><c> with</c><00:34:10.460><c> the</c><00:34:10.599><c> believers,</c><00:34:12.039><c> who</c><00:34:12.159><c> less</c><00:34:12.400><c> than</c><00:34:12.579><c> 15</c><00:34:12.920><c> years</c><00:34:13.199><c> prior</c><00:34:13.519><c> to</c>

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this<00:34:13.760><c> event,</c><00:34:14.199><c> Paul</c><00:34:14.420><c> had</c><00:34:14.619><c> sought</c><00:34:14.719><c> to</c><00:34:14.940><c> kill.</c>

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Barnabas<00:34:17.260><c> went</c><00:34:17.440><c> out</c><00:34:17.699><c> of</c><00:34:17.800><c> his</c><00:34:17.980><c> way</c><00:34:18.599><c> specifically</c><00:34:19.119><c> to</c><00:34:19.400><c> bring</c><00:34:19.619><c> Paul</c><00:34:20.000><c> and</c><00:34:20.179><c> the</c><00:34:20.360><c> Ecclesia</c><00:34:20.500><c> together,</c><00:34:21.739><c> striving</c><00:34:22.119><c> for</c><00:34:22.460><c> peace</c><00:34:22.840><c> to</c>

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make<00:34:23.260><c> the</c><00:34:23.420><c> Ecclesia</c><00:34:23.739><c> whole.</c>

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In<00:34:27.260><c> Acts</c><00:34:27.440><c> 13</c><00:34:27.699><c> to</c><00:34:27.800><c> 14,</c><00:34:28.559><c> we'll</c><00:34:28.619><c> look</c><00:34:28.780><c> at</c><00:34:28.880><c> it</c><00:34:29.119><c> a</c><00:34:29.219><c> bit</c><00:34:29.360><c> more,</c><00:34:30.460><c> next</c><00:34:30.599><c> class,</c><00:34:31.340><c> or</c><00:34:31.519><c> I'll</c><00:34:31.539><c> talk</c><00:34:31.639><c> in</c><00:34:31.760><c> class</c><00:34:31.920><c> today,</c><00:34:32.119><c> we'll</c><00:34:32.199><c> look</c><00:34:32.360><c> a</c>

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little<00:34:32.539><c> bit</c><00:34:32.659><c> more</c><00:34:32.760><c> at</c><00:34:32.860><c> the</c><00:34:33.079><c> timeline</c><00:34:33.300><c> here</c><00:34:33.539><c> of</c><00:34:33.659><c> all</c><00:34:33.780><c> these</c><00:34:33.920><c> events.</c>

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But<00:34:35.179><c> in</c><00:34:35.320><c> Acts</c><00:34:35.440><c> 13</c><00:34:35.719><c> and</c><00:34:35.800><c> 14,</c><00:34:36.519><c> Paul</c><00:34:36.539><c> and</c><00:34:36.619><c> Barnabas</c><00:34:37.039><c> go</c><00:34:37.260><c> out</c><00:34:37.420><c> on</c><00:34:37.500><c> their</c><00:34:37.719><c> first</c><00:34:37.940><c> missionary</c><00:34:38.280><c> journey</c><00:34:38.519><c> to</c>

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Asia<00:34:38.940><c> Minor.</c>

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And<00:34:41.300><c> during</c><00:34:41.400><c> this</c><00:34:41.599><c> period,</c><00:34:42.480><c> Paul</c><00:34:42.639><c> and</c><00:34:42.699><c> Barnabas</c><00:34:43.139><c> start</c><00:34:43.480><c> by</c><00:34:43.699><c> preaching</c><00:34:43.860><c> to</c>

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the<00:34:44.219><c> Jews.</c><00:34:44.400><c> They</c><00:34:44.539><c> would</c><00:34:44.659><c> go</c><00:34:44.840><c> to</c><00:34:44.960><c> the</c><00:34:45.079><c> synagogues,</c><00:34:45.599><c> preach</c><00:34:45.699><c> to</c>

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the<00:34:46.000><c> Jews,</c><00:34:46.139><c> but</c><00:34:46.239><c> when</c><00:34:46.400><c> the</c><00:34:46.500><c> Jews</c><00:34:46.619><c> reject</c><00:34:46.980><c> them,</c><00:34:47.699><c> they</c><00:34:47.800><c> would</c>

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ultimately<00:34:48.280><c> end</c><00:34:48.539><c> up</c><00:34:48.679><c> preaching</c><00:34:48.860><c> to</c><00:34:49.039><c> the</c><00:34:49.139><c> Gentiles.</c>

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Partway<00:34:55.659><c> through</c><00:34:55.800><c> this</c><00:34:55.980><c> trip</c><00:34:56.119><c> in</c><00:34:56.420><c> Acts</c><00:34:56.579><c> 13</c><00:34:56.880><c> verse</c><00:34:57.059><c> 9,</c><00:34:57.480><c> we</c><00:34:57.480><c> actually</c><00:34:57.739><c> see</c>

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Paul's<00:34:58.260><c> name</c><00:34:58.500><c> change</c><00:34:58.980><c> from</c><00:34:59.239><c> Saul</c><00:34:59.400><c> to</c><00:34:59.579><c> Paul.</c>

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No<00:35:01.219><c> longer</c><00:35:01.599><c> would</c><00:35:01.699><c> he</c><00:35:01.840><c> be</c><00:35:02.000><c> called</c><00:35:02.179><c> Saul</c><00:35:02.400><c> anywhere</c><00:35:02.639><c> else</c><00:35:02.820><c> in</c><00:35:03.079><c> Acts,</c><00:35:03.300><c> after</c><00:35:03.579><c> Acts</c><00:35:03.780><c> 13</c>

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verse<00:35:04.280><c> 9.</c>

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From<00:35:06.159><c> then</c><00:35:06.280><c> on</c><00:35:06.380><c> out,</c><00:35:06.539><c> it's</c><00:35:06.599><c> Paul.</c><00:35:06.900><c> And</c><00:35:06.980><c> it</c><00:35:07.059><c> just</c><00:35:07.219><c> helps</c><00:35:07.420><c> illustrate</c><00:35:07.699><c> to</c><00:35:07.840><c> us</c>

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this<00:35:08.099><c> transformation</c><00:35:08.679><c> that</c><00:35:08.880><c> Paul</c><00:35:09.039><c> goes</c><00:35:09.340><c> through</c><00:35:10.099><c> under</c><00:35:10.920><c> the</c>

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tutelage<00:35:11.579><c> of</c><00:35:11.780><c> Barnabas.</c>

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This<00:35:13.159><c> amazing</c><00:35:13.599><c> man</c><00:35:13.800><c> who</c><00:35:13.960><c> helps</c><00:35:14.119><c> take</c><00:35:14.519><c> this</c><00:35:14.760><c> man</c><00:35:14.920><c> who</c><00:35:15.139><c> was</c><00:35:15.420><c> Saul</c>

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and<00:35:16.440><c> reconcile</c><00:35:16.840><c> him</c><00:35:17.000><c> to</c><00:35:17.139><c> the</c><00:35:17.280><c> Ecclesia</c><00:35:17.480><c> to</c><00:35:17.639><c> make</c><00:35:17.780><c> him</c><00:35:17.920><c> Paul.</c>

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At<00:35:20.980><c> the</c><00:35:21.039><c> end</c><00:35:21.139><c> of</c><00:35:21.260><c> the</c><00:35:21.360><c> trip,</c><00:35:21.659><c> when</c><00:35:21.719><c> Paul</c><00:35:21.920><c> and</c><00:35:22.019><c> Barnabas</c><00:35:22.280><c> return</c>

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to<00:35:22.820><c> Antioch,</c><00:35:23.420><c> Acts</c><00:35:23.539><c> 14,</c><00:35:23.920><c> 27</c><00:35:24.500><c> tells</c><00:35:24.739><c> us</c><00:35:24.900><c> that</c><00:35:25.039><c> when</c><00:35:25.159><c> they</c><00:35:25.280><c> had</c>

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arrived<00:35:25.739><c> and</c><00:35:25.900><c> gathered</c><00:35:26.059><c> the</c><00:35:26.219><c> church</c><00:35:26.440><c> together,</c><00:35:27.460><c> they</c><00:35:27.539><c> reported</c><00:35:27.679><c> all</c><00:35:27.960><c> the</c><00:35:28.099><c> things</c><00:35:28.199><c> that</c><00:35:28.380><c> God</c><00:35:28.480><c> had</c><00:35:28.639><c> done</c><00:35:28.719><c> for</c><00:35:28.960><c> them</c><00:35:29.219><c> and</c><00:35:29.340><c> how</c><00:35:29.500><c> he</c>

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opened<00:35:29.860><c> the</c><00:35:30.019><c> door</c><00:35:30.219><c> of</c><00:35:30.420><c> faith</c><00:35:30.800><c> to</c><00:35:31.139><c> the</c><00:35:31.239><c> Gentiles.</c>

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Ultimately,<00:35:34.079><c> this</c><00:35:34.480><c> causes</c><00:35:34.820><c> another</c><00:35:35.199><c> source</c><00:35:35.500><c> of</c><00:35:35.800><c> conflict,</c>

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and<00:35:36.400><c> we</c><00:35:36.599><c> have</c><00:35:36.820><c> in</c><00:35:37.119><c> Acts</c><00:35:37.340><c> 15,</c><00:35:37.860><c> the</c><00:35:37.960><c> events</c><00:35:38.139><c> that</c><00:35:38.280><c> we</c><00:35:38.420><c> call</c><00:35:38.519><c> the</c>

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Jerusalem<00:35:38.940><c> Council,</c><00:35:40.280><c> where</c><00:35:40.360><c> they</c><00:35:40.519><c> decide</c><00:35:40.900><c> that</c><00:35:41.079><c> the</c><00:35:41.260><c> brethren</c><00:35:41.400><c> come</c><00:35:41.639><c> together</c><00:35:41.900><c> to</c>

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examine<00:35:42.579><c> these</c><00:35:42.840><c> things</c><00:35:43.079><c> carefully.</c>

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We'll<00:35:45.420><c> see</c><00:35:45.519><c> in</c><00:35:45.619><c> Acts</c><00:35:45.800><c> 15</c><00:35:46.380><c> through</c><00:35:47.679><c> 18</c><00:35:48.139><c> that</c><00:35:48.880><c> James,</c><00:35:49.300><c> the</c><00:35:49.440><c> brother</c><00:35:49.619><c> of</c><00:35:49.760><c> Jesus,</c><00:35:49.980><c> would</c><00:35:50.119><c> look</c><00:35:50.280><c> at</c>

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scripture,<00:35:51.400><c> and</c><00:35:51.559><c> he</c><00:35:51.679><c> uses</c><00:35:51.900><c> the</c><00:35:52.099><c> word</c><00:35:52.199><c> of</c><00:35:52.380><c> God</c><00:35:52.539><c> as</c><00:35:52.719><c> his</c><00:35:52.880><c> guide</c>

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to<00:35:53.300><c> determine</c><00:35:53.519><c> that</c><00:35:53.719><c> even</c><00:35:53.920><c> though</c><00:35:54.519><c> the</c><00:35:54.860><c> law</c><00:35:55.000><c> commanded</c><00:35:55.480><c> that</c>

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circumcision<00:35:56.179><c> was</c><00:35:56.400><c> necessary,</c><00:35:57.539><c> the</c><00:35:57.820><c> greater</c><00:35:58.079><c> principle</c><00:35:58.699><c> was</c>

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that<00:35:59.260><c> God</c><00:35:59.420><c> had</c><00:35:59.539><c> said</c><00:35:59.619><c> that</c><00:35:59.840><c> Gentiles</c><00:36:00.219><c> would</c><00:36:00.400><c> be</c><00:36:00.559><c> called</c><00:36:00.699><c> by</c>

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his<00:36:01.119><c> name.</c>

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And<00:36:02.380><c> therefore,</c><00:36:02.539><c> they</c><00:36:02.659><c> should</c><00:36:02.820><c> not</c><00:36:02.980><c> trouble</c><00:36:03.239><c> those</c><00:36:04.059><c> who</c><00:36:04.260><c> are</c>

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turning<00:36:04.699><c> to</c><00:36:05.760><c> God</c><00:36:05.980><c> among</c><00:36:06.159><c> the</c><00:36:06.360><c> Gentiles.</c>

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And<00:36:08.019><c> again,</c><00:36:08.199><c> this</c><00:36:08.360><c> isn't</c><00:36:08.559><c> an</c><00:36:08.800><c> argument</c><00:36:08.980><c> about</c><00:36:09.179><c> who</c><00:36:09.360><c> had</c><00:36:09.619><c> biblical</c><00:36:10.059><c> principles</c><00:36:10.559><c> or</c><00:36:10.719><c> who</c><00:36:10.900><c> didn't,</c><00:36:11.300><c> right?</c><00:36:11.619><c> Both</c><00:36:11.840><c> groups</c><00:36:12.400><c> had</c><00:36:13.500><c> scripture</c><00:36:13.920><c> they</c><00:36:14.059><c> could</c><00:36:14.179><c> look</c><00:36:14.340><c> to</c>

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and<00:36:14.579><c> say,</c><00:36:14.940><c> this</c><00:36:15.019><c> supports</c><00:36:15.239><c> my</c><00:36:15.480><c> argument,</c><00:36:15.699><c> this</c><00:36:15.880><c> supports</c><00:36:16.139><c> my</c><00:36:16.380><c> argument.</c>

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It's<00:36:17.820><c> about</c><00:36:17.960><c> which</c><00:36:18.260><c> principle</c><00:36:18.639><c> was</c><00:36:18.880><c> more</c><00:36:19.119><c> important,</c><00:36:20.539><c> and</c><00:36:21.039><c> often</c><00:36:21.420><c> I</c>

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think<00:36:21.699><c> that's</c><00:36:21.940><c> the</c><00:36:21.940><c> way</c><00:36:22.099><c> it</c><00:36:22.239><c> is</c><00:36:22.400><c> in</c><00:36:22.539><c> our</c><00:36:22.599><c> own</c><00:36:22.679><c> preaches</c><00:36:23.000><c> as</c><00:36:23.219><c> well.</c>

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Because<00:36:25.219><c> both</c><00:36:25.539><c> of</c><00:36:25.699><c> these</c><00:36:25.920><c> groups</c><00:36:26.500><c> in</c><00:36:27.059><c> the</c><00:36:28.500><c> Jerusalem</c><00:36:28.800><c> Council</c>

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agreed<00:36:29.579><c> to</c><00:36:29.719><c> have</c><00:36:29.840><c> the</c><00:36:30.000><c> mind</c><00:36:30.119><c> of</c><00:36:30.260><c> Christ,</c><00:36:30.980><c> even</c><00:36:31.239><c> though</c><00:36:31.380><c> they</c><00:36:31.619><c> disagreed,</c><00:36:32.579><c> they</c><00:36:32.760><c> found</c><00:36:33.000><c> a</c>

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way<00:36:33.280><c> to</c><00:36:33.460><c> come</c><00:36:33.639><c> to</c><00:36:33.980><c> an</c><00:36:34.260><c> answer</c><00:36:34.420><c> they</c><00:36:34.559><c> could</c><00:36:34.739><c> agree</c><00:36:35.000><c> on.</c>

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One<00:36:35.900><c> based</c><00:36:36.179><c> on</c><00:36:36.380><c> scripture,</c><00:36:38.340><c> based</c><00:36:38.579><c> on</c><00:36:38.760><c> the</c><00:36:38.940><c> example</c><00:36:39.300><c> of</c><00:36:39.500><c> Peter,</c><00:36:40.019><c> Paul,</c>

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and<00:36:40.400><c> Barnabas,</c><00:36:41.000><c> James,</c><00:36:42.000><c> and</c><00:36:42.199><c> the</c><00:36:42.460><c> work</c><00:36:42.579><c> as</c><00:36:42.739><c> peacemakers</c><00:36:43.119><c> that</c>

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they<00:36:43.420><c> did.</c>

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They<00:36:44.619><c> were</c><00:36:44.780><c> able</c><00:36:44.940><c> to</c><00:36:45.179><c> determine,</c><00:36:45.420><c> to</c><00:36:45.639><c> judge,</c><00:36:46.320><c> what</c><00:36:46.420><c> was</c><00:36:46.619><c> the</c>

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right<00:36:46.840><c> course</c><00:36:47.099><c> of</c><00:36:47.340><c> action.</c>

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I<00:36:49.780><c> think</c><00:36:49.860><c> this</c><00:36:50.039><c> is</c><00:36:50.880><c> a</c><00:36:50.960><c> really</c><00:36:51.260><c> important</c><00:36:51.599><c> thing</c><00:36:52.300><c> about</c><00:36:52.800><c> peacemaking,</c><00:36:53.539><c> one</c><00:36:53.699><c> that</c><00:36:53.840><c> I</c>

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really<00:36:54.280><c> want</c><00:36:54.420><c> to</c><00:36:54.960><c> make</c><00:36:55.119><c> sure</c><00:36:55.539><c> I</c><00:36:55.780><c> drive</c><00:36:55.940><c> home</c><00:36:56.159><c> here.</c>

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We<00:36:59.880><c> need</c><00:37:00.019><c> to</c><00:37:00.119><c> recognize</c><00:37:00.300><c> that</c><00:37:00.539><c> often</c><00:37:00.679><c> those</c><00:37:00.880><c> who</c><00:37:01.000><c> we</c><00:37:01.119><c> are</c><00:37:01.219><c> at</c>

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odds<00:37:01.440><c> with</c><00:37:01.579><c> are</c><00:37:01.760><c> trying</c><00:37:01.980><c> to</c><00:37:02.139><c> do</c><00:37:02.199><c> the</c><00:37:02.280><c> right</c><00:37:02.500><c> thing</c><00:37:02.679><c> as</c><00:37:02.880><c> well.</c>

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It's<00:37:04.099><c> an</c><00:37:04.380><c> important</c><00:37:04.639><c> step</c><00:37:04.840><c> to</c><00:37:04.960><c> being</c><00:37:05.099><c> of</c><00:37:05.300><c> one</c><00:37:05.460><c> mind.</c>

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We<00:37:06.960><c> may</c><00:37:07.219><c> disagree</c><00:37:07.579><c> about</c><00:37:07.800><c> how</c><00:37:07.980><c> we</c><00:37:08.059><c> do</c><00:37:08.260><c> things,</c><00:37:08.960><c> or</c><00:37:09.019><c> the</c><00:37:09.159><c> conclusions</c><00:37:09.480><c> that</c>

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we<00:37:09.780><c> come</c><00:37:09.980><c> to,</c><00:37:11.219><c> but</c><00:37:11.559><c> we</c><00:37:11.719><c> need</c><00:37:11.840><c> to</c><00:37:11.940><c> see</c><00:37:12.019><c> the</c><00:37:12.199><c> best</c><00:37:12.340><c> in</c><00:37:12.460><c> the</c><00:37:12.599><c> motives</c><00:37:12.739><c> of</c><00:37:12.920><c> our</c>

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brothers<00:37:13.179><c> and</c><00:37:13.420><c> sisters.</c>

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Paul<00:37:18.460><c> would</c><00:37:18.579><c> write</c><00:37:18.699><c> about</c><00:37:18.860><c> this</c><00:37:19.039><c> in</c><00:37:19.159><c> the</c><00:37:19.219><c> letter</c><00:37:19.400><c> of</c><00:37:19.579><c> Galatians,</c><00:37:19.940><c> over</c><00:37:20.139><c> and</c>

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over<00:37:20.420><c> again</c><00:37:20.579><c> he'll</c><00:37:20.840><c> repeat</c><00:37:21.139><c> this</c><00:37:21.360><c> idea</c><00:37:21.900><c> that</c><00:37:22.579><c> circumcision</c>

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is<00:37:23.400><c> not</c><00:37:24.500><c> essential</c><00:37:24.920><c> for</c><00:37:25.340><c> salvation.</c>

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This<00:37:27.900><c> is</c><00:37:28.079><c> around</c><00:37:28.280><c> the</c><00:37:28.360><c> same</c><00:37:28.579><c> time,</c><00:37:28.860><c> so</c><00:37:29.059><c> around</c><00:37:29.500><c> AD</c><00:37:29.900><c> 50,</c><00:37:30.780><c> we</c><00:37:31.519><c> have</c><00:37:31.780><c> the</c>

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story<00:37:32.360><c> of</c><00:37:32.519><c> the</c><00:37:32.679><c> Jerusalem</c><00:37:32.840><c> Council,</c><00:37:33.980><c> maybe</c><00:37:33.980><c> 20</c><00:37:34.400><c> or</c><00:37:34.519><c> so</c><00:37:34.760><c> years</c>

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after<00:37:35.320><c> the</c><00:37:35.539><c> resurrection</c><00:37:35.920><c> of</c><00:37:36.139><c> Jesus.</c>

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Around<00:37:38.780><c> that</c><00:37:38.940><c> time,</c><00:37:39.340><c> Paul</c><00:37:39.539><c> would</c><00:37:39.739><c> write</c><00:37:39.840><c> Galatians</c><00:37:40.400><c> with</c><00:37:40.719><c> the</c>

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same<00:37:41.099><c> message,</c><00:37:42.599><c> saying</c><00:37:42.760><c> that</c><00:37:43.079><c> circumcision</c><00:37:43.559><c> or</c><00:37:44.179><c> uncircumcision,</c><00:37:44.880><c> it</c><00:37:45.019><c> means</c><00:37:45.219><c> nothing.</c>

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It's<00:37:46.219><c> all</c><00:37:46.340><c> about</c><00:37:46.559><c> faith</c><00:37:46.840><c> working</c><00:37:47.159><c> through</c><00:37:47.400><c> love.</c>

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we<00:38:04.460><c> are</c><00:38:04.619><c> a</c><00:38:04.739><c> new</c><00:38:04.900><c> creation.</c>

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be<00:38:09.960><c> upon</c><00:38:10.159><c> them.</c>

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Ephesians<00:38:15.000><c> 6</c><00:38:15.199><c> verses</c><00:38:15.440><c> 1</c><00:38:15.639><c> to</c><00:38:15.739><c> 6.</c>

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Lord,<00:38:20.340><c> implore</c><00:38:20.679><c> you</c><00:38:20.820><c> to</c><00:38:20.940><c> walk</c><00:38:21.159><c> in</c><00:38:21.320><c> a</c><00:38:21.420><c> manner</c><00:38:21.559><c> worthy</c><00:38:21.860><c> of</c><00:38:22.000><c> your</c>

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calling,<00:38:23.239><c> with</c><00:38:23.400><c> which</c><00:38:23.559><c> you</c><00:38:23.659><c> have</c><00:38:23.780><c> been</c><00:38:24.000><c> called,</c><00:38:24.760><c> with</c><00:38:24.960><c> all</c><00:38:25.139><c> humility</c><00:38:25.539><c> and</c><00:38:25.780><c> gentleness,</c><00:38:26.420><c> with</c><00:38:26.599><c> patience,</c><00:38:27.940><c> showing</c><00:38:28.139><c> tolerance</c><00:38:28.860><c> for</c><00:38:29.280><c> one</c><00:38:29.440><c> another,</c><00:38:30.480><c> in</c>

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love,<00:38:31.860><c> being</c><00:38:32.099><c> diligent</c><00:38:32.420><c> to</c><00:38:32.659><c> preserve</c><00:38:32.980><c> the</c><00:38:33.179><c> unity</c><00:38:33.380><c> of</c><00:38:33.559><c> the</c><00:38:33.659><c> spirit</c><00:38:33.920><c> and</c>

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the<00:38:34.239><c> bond</c><00:38:34.380><c> of</c><00:38:34.559><c> peace.</c>

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up<00:38:54.440><c> over</c><00:38:54.659><c> and</c><00:38:54.780><c> over</c><00:38:54.980><c> again.</c>

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or<00:39:09.980><c> Greek,</c><00:39:10.460><c> circumcision</c><00:39:10.820><c> or</c><00:39:11.079><c> uncircumcision,</c><00:39:11.920><c> barbarian,</c>

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Scythian,<00:39:13.219><c> slave</c><00:39:13.380><c> or</c><00:39:13.539><c> freeman,</c><00:39:14.820><c> the</c><00:39:15.000><c> Christ</c><00:39:15.179><c> is</c><00:39:15.360><c> all</c><00:39:15.539><c> in</c><00:39:15.699><c> all.</c>

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So<00:39:17.059><c> as</c><00:39:17.260><c> those</c><00:39:17.460><c> who</c><00:39:17.559><c> have</c><00:39:17.639><c> been</c><00:39:17.780><c> chosen</c><00:39:17.980><c> by</c><00:39:18.199><c> God,</c><00:39:18.539><c> holy</c><00:39:18.800><c> and</c><00:39:19.039><c> beloved,</c><00:39:20.019><c> put</c>

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so<00:39:30.940><c> also</c><00:39:31.199><c> should</c><00:39:31.380><c> you.</c>

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indeed<00:39:41.099><c> you</c><00:39:41.260><c> were</c><00:39:41.460><c> called</c><00:39:41.659><c> in</c><00:39:41.880><c> one</c><00:39:42.059><c> body,</c><00:39:42.840><c> and</c><00:39:42.980><c> be</c><00:39:43.179><c> thankful</c>

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that<00:39:44.539><c> the</c><00:39:44.659><c> word</c><00:39:44.780><c> of</c><00:39:44.940><c> Christ</c><00:39:45.139><c> dwells</c><00:39:45.500><c> richly</c><00:39:45.840><c> within</c><00:39:46.059><c> you,</c><00:39:46.820><c> with</c><00:39:46.980><c> all</c>

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wisdom,<00:39:47.500><c> teaching</c><00:39:47.800><c> and</c><00:39:48.000><c> admonishing</c><00:39:48.400><c> one</c><00:39:48.579><c> another,</c><00:39:49.239><c> with</c><00:39:49.420><c> songs</c><00:39:49.739><c> and</c><00:39:49.900><c> hymns</c><00:39:50.159><c> and</c><00:39:50.239><c> spiritual</c><00:39:50.579><c> songs,</c><00:39:51.840><c> singing</c><00:39:52.119><c> with</c><00:39:52.340><c> thankfulness</c><00:39:52.960><c> in</c>

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need<00:40:02.440><c> to</c><00:40:02.619><c> have</c><00:40:03.179><c> to</c><00:40:03.539><c> strive</c><00:40:03.920><c> for</c><00:40:04.579><c> and</c><00:40:04.920><c> building</c><00:40:05.099><c> one</c><00:40:05.280><c> another</c><00:40:05.480><c> up.</c>

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love,<00:40:14.440><c> which</c><00:40:14.599><c> is</c><00:40:14.760><c> the</c><00:40:14.940><c> perfect</c><00:40:15.159><c> bond</c><00:40:15.440><c> of</c><00:40:15.659><c> unity.</c>

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yourself,<00:40:26.159><c> not</c><00:40:26.420><c> showing</c><00:40:26.639><c> partiality,</c><00:40:28.000><c> being</c><00:40:28.260><c> slow</c><00:40:28.539><c> to</c><00:40:28.719><c> anger.</c>

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this<00:40:32.840><c> is</c><00:40:33.059><c> the</c><00:40:33.260><c> spirit</c><00:40:33.460><c> that</c><00:40:33.639><c> we</c><00:40:33.760><c> want</c><00:40:33.860><c> to</c><00:40:34.000><c> have</c><00:40:34.099><c> or</c><00:40:34.219><c> don't</c><00:40:34.460><c> have.</c><00:40:35.340><c> That's</c><00:40:35.719><c> the</c>

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spirit<00:40:35.940><c> of</c><00:40:36.039><c> the</c><00:40:36.179><c> world.</c><00:40:36.360><c> This</c><00:40:36.519><c> is</c><00:40:36.739><c> the</c><00:40:36.880><c> spirit</c><00:40:37.019><c> of</c><00:40:37.179><c> Christ</c><00:40:37.440><c> in</c>

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our<00:40:37.880><c> lives.</c>

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Paul<00:41:37.699><c> goes</c><00:41:37.940><c> to</c><00:41:38.079><c> Galatia,</c><00:41:38.800><c> which</c><00:41:38.940><c> is</c><00:41:39.139><c> the</c><00:41:39.440><c> Ecclesia</c><00:41:39.619><c> he</c><00:41:39.780><c> had</c><00:41:39.940><c> just</c><00:41:40.159><c> written</c><00:41:40.300><c> these</c><00:41:40.460><c> letters</c><00:41:40.739><c> to</c>

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life<00:42:27.119><c> who</c><00:42:27.460><c> worked</c><00:42:27.659><c> to</c><00:42:27.880><c> reconcile</c><00:42:28.199><c> him</c><00:42:28.659><c> to</c><00:42:28.880><c> the</c><00:42:29.079><c> believers.</c><00:42:30.900><c> Both</c><00:42:31.139><c> Jesus</c><00:42:31.440><c> and</c><00:42:31.739><c> Barnabas</c><00:42:32.159><c> decided</c><00:42:32.480><c> to</c>

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work<00:42:32.760><c> with</c><00:42:33.599><c> Paul,</c><00:42:33.880><c> seeking</c><00:42:34.119><c> him</c><00:42:34.400><c> out,</c><00:42:34.619><c> acting</c><00:42:34.900><c> as</c><00:42:35.159><c> peacemakers</c><00:42:35.639><c> to</c><00:42:35.860><c> reconcile</c><00:42:36.380><c> him</c><00:42:36.559><c> to</c>

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the<00:42:36.739><c> rest</c><00:42:36.880><c> of</c><00:42:37.079><c> the</c><00:42:37.139><c> believers.</c>

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practical<00:42:54.900><c> things.</c><00:42:55.400><c> If</c><00:42:55.780><c> you're</c><00:42:56.019><c> struggling</c><00:42:56.320><c> to</c><00:42:56.519><c> be</c><00:42:56.659><c> a</c><00:42:56.780><c> peacemaker</c><00:42:57.280><c> in</c><00:42:58.780><c> your</c><00:42:58.980><c> own</c>

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life,<00:42:59.519><c> if</c><00:42:59.679><c> you're</c><00:42:59.860><c> struggling</c><00:43:00.139><c> to</c><00:43:00.340><c> be</c><00:43:00.460><c> at</c><00:43:00.619><c> peace</c><00:43:00.780><c> with</c><00:43:00.960><c> someone</c><00:43:01.519><c> in</c><00:43:02.340><c> the</c><00:43:02.500><c> Ecclesia,</c>

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to<00:43:06.360><c> recall</c><00:43:06.519><c> examples</c><00:43:06.920><c> of</c><00:43:07.139><c> other</c><00:43:07.280><c> people</c><00:43:07.900><c> who</c><00:43:08.300><c> are</c><00:43:08.400><c> peacemakers</c><00:43:08.760><c> in</c><00:43:08.940><c> our</c><00:43:09.119><c> lives,</c><00:43:09.360><c> people</c><00:43:09.599><c> who</c>

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led<00:43:10.199><c> us</c><00:43:10.500><c> by</c><00:43:10.699><c> example,</c><00:43:11.659><c> who</c><00:43:11.920><c> reconciled</c><00:43:12.260><c> us</c><00:43:12.699><c> to</c><00:43:12.880><c> the</c><00:43:13.019><c> hope.</c>

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So<00:43:18.199><c> a</c><00:43:18.300><c> couple</c><00:43:18.360><c> key</c><00:43:18.559><c> takeaways.</c><00:43:19.360><c> If</c><00:43:19.699><c> we</c><00:43:20.039><c> want</c><00:43:20.159><c> to</c><00:43:20.280><c> be</c><00:43:20.380><c> at</c><00:43:20.559><c> peace</c>

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with<00:43:21.079><c> one</c><00:43:21.239><c> another,</c><00:43:22.239><c> we</c><00:43:22.400><c> should</c><00:43:22.539><c> start</c><00:43:22.760><c> by</c><00:43:22.960><c> taking</c><00:43:23.159><c> on</c><00:43:23.380><c> the</c><00:43:23.539><c> mind</c><00:43:23.659><c> of</c><00:43:23.880><c> Christ.</c>

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separately,<00:43:28.760><c> examining</c><00:43:29.099><c> that</c><00:43:29.460><c> specific</c><00:43:29.820><c> situation</c><00:43:30.340><c> carefully,</c><00:43:31.619><c> making</c>

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sisters,<00:43:34.500><c> giving</c><00:43:34.619><c> preference</c><00:43:35.019><c> to</c><00:43:35.199><c> one</c><00:43:35.340><c> another</c><00:43:35.800><c> for</c><00:43:36.179><c> the</c><00:43:36.300><c> benefit</c><00:43:36.460><c> of</c>

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Peace<00:43:38.500><c> isn't</c><00:43:38.739><c> easy.</c><00:43:39.079><c> It's</c><00:43:39.159><c> something</c><00:43:39.320><c> worth</c><00:43:39.559><c> working</c><00:43:39.900><c> for</c><00:43:40.119><c> and</c><00:43:40.320><c> striving</c><00:43:40.559><c> after.</c><00:43:42.539><c> If</c>

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we<00:43:42.800><c> want</c><00:43:42.860><c> to</c><00:43:42.960><c> make</c><00:43:43.099><c> lasting</c><00:43:43.380><c> change</c><00:43:43.619><c> in</c><00:43:43.780><c> our</c><00:43:43.960><c> Ecclesias</c><00:43:44.280><c> or</c><00:43:44.440><c> in</c>

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our<00:43:44.679><c> community</c><00:43:45.039><c> with</c><00:43:45.260><c> individuals,</c><00:43:46.000><c> we</c><00:43:46.119><c> need</c><00:43:46.260><c> to</c><00:43:46.380><c> be</c><00:43:46.539><c> patient.</c>

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