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And<00:10:42.980><c> again,</c><00:10:43.139><c> we</c><00:10:43.220><c> can</c><00:10:43.419><c> just</c><00:10:43.580><c> read</c><00:10:43.799><c> over</c><00:10:44.059><c> that,</c><00:10:44.299><c> can't</c><00:10:44.580><c> we?</c>

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But<00:10:45.679><c> what's</c><00:10:45.919><c> it</c><00:10:46.080><c> actually</c><00:10:46.440><c> saying?</c>

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Without<00:10:47.139><c> holiness,</c><00:10:48.720><c> no</c><00:10:48.940><c> man</c><00:10:49.440><c> shall</c><00:10:49.759><c> see</c><00:10:49.980><c> the</c><00:10:50.120><c> Lord.</c>

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And<00:10:50.379><c> it's</c><00:10:50.639><c> cited</c><00:10:50.759><c> from</c><00:10:51.000><c> Hebrews</c><00:10:51.379><c> chapter</c><00:10:51.740><c> 12</c><00:10:52.100><c> and</c><00:10:52.259><c> verse</c><00:10:52.460><c> 14.</c>

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And<00:10:53.720><c> it</c><00:10:53.960><c> basically</c><00:10:54.379><c> says,</c>

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follow<00:10:55.419><c> peace</c><00:10:55.879><c> with</c><00:10:56.120><c> all</c><00:10:56.299><c> men</c><00:10:56.559><c> and</c><00:10:56.899><c> holiness,</c>

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without<00:10:58.139><c> which</c><00:10:58.480><c> no</c><00:10:58.700><c> man</c><00:10:58.860><c> shall</c><00:10:59.059><c> see</c><00:10:59.259><c> the</c><00:10:59.399><c> Lord.</c>

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So<00:10:59.720><c> it</c><00:10:59.820><c> is</c><00:11:00.019><c> important.</c>

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We<00:11:02.539><c> will</c><00:11:02.860><c> not</c><00:11:03.279><c> see</c><00:11:04.039><c> the</c><00:11:04.639><c> Messiah</c>

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if<00:11:05.539><c> we</c><00:11:05.740><c> do</c><00:11:06.019><c> not</c><00:11:06.659><c> follow</c><00:11:07.159><c> peace</c><00:11:07.779><c> with</c><00:11:08.440><c> all</c><00:11:08.720><c> men</c><00:11:09.080><c> and</c><00:11:10.100><c> holiness.</c>

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So<00:11:12.100><c> it's</c><00:11:12.320><c> really,</c><00:11:12.820><c> really</c><00:11:13.240><c> important.</c>

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Well,<00:11:15.700><c> Peter</c><00:11:15.879><c> now</c><00:11:16.159><c> then</c><00:11:16.340><c> picks</c><00:11:16.559><c> this</c><00:11:16.860><c> up,</c>

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and<00:11:17.320><c> he</c><00:11:17.440><c> now</c><00:11:17.799><c> elaborates</c><00:11:18.240><c> on</c><00:11:18.480><c> this,</c>

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and<00:11:19.480><c> identifies</c><00:11:19.980><c> the</c><00:11:20.419><c> particular</c><00:11:21.059><c> part</c><00:11:21.559><c> of</c><00:11:21.759><c> being</c><00:11:22.059><c> holy</c>

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that<00:11:22.720><c> he</c><00:11:23.120><c> feels</c><00:11:23.399><c> needs</c><00:11:23.740><c> special</c><00:11:24.080><c> attention.</c>

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And<00:11:25.580><c> he</c><00:11:25.799><c> singles</c><00:11:26.159><c> out</c><00:11:26.559><c> that</c><00:11:26.960><c> of</c><00:11:27.360><c> conversation.</c>

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So<00:11:29.080><c> he</c><00:11:29.399><c> emphasizes</c><00:11:29.919><c> the</c><00:11:30.240><c> conversation</c><00:11:30.940><c> part</c>

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of<00:11:31.860><c> our</c><00:11:32.179><c> being</c><00:11:32.460><c> holy</c><00:11:32.820><c> as</c><00:11:33.019><c> being</c><00:11:33.259><c> important.</c>

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And<00:11:35.419><c> our</c><00:11:35.700><c> conversations</c><00:11:36.279><c> between</c><00:11:36.740><c> each</c><00:11:37.019><c> other,</c>

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needs<00:11:39.879><c> a</c><00:11:40.000><c> lot</c><00:11:40.139><c> of</c><00:11:40.379><c> thought,</c><00:11:40.620><c> it</c><00:11:40.720><c> needs</c><00:11:40.860><c> to</c><00:11:40.960><c> be</c><00:11:41.059><c> very</c><00:11:41.419><c> mindful.</c>

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We<00:11:43.419><c> need</c><00:11:43.580><c> to</c><00:11:43.720><c> be</c><00:11:43.879><c> polite,</c><00:11:45.500><c> inquiring,</c>

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considerate,<00:11:47.679><c> thoughtful,</c><00:11:48.539><c> and</c><00:11:48.820><c> caring.</c>

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We<00:11:51.519><c> must</c><00:11:51.659><c> not</c><00:11:51.840><c> be</c><00:11:52.139><c> false</c><00:11:52.399><c> or</c><00:11:52.620><c> perhaps</c><00:11:52.940><c> have</c><00:11:53.259><c> a</c><00:11:53.639><c> hidden</c><00:11:53.820><c> agenda</c>

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in<00:11:54.440><c> the</c><00:11:54.519><c> way</c><00:11:54.659><c> we</c><00:11:54.840><c> speak</c><00:11:55.039><c> to</c><00:11:55.200><c> our</c><00:11:55.320><c> brothers</c><00:11:55.500><c> and</c><00:11:55.740><c> sisters.</c>

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And<00:11:56.899><c> I'm</c><00:11:57.039><c> sure</c><00:11:57.179><c> you</c><00:11:57.259><c> can</c><00:11:57.419><c> think</c><00:11:57.559><c> of</c><00:11:57.639><c> many</c><00:11:57.840><c> others.</c>

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And<00:11:59.679><c> more</c><00:11:59.879><c> importantly,</c><00:12:00.200><c> I</c><00:12:00.320><c> think</c><00:12:00.460><c> we</c><00:12:00.559><c> need</c><00:12:00.720><c> to</c><00:12:00.799><c> be</c><00:12:00.980><c> natural</c>

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Whereas<00:12:03.840><c> we</c><00:12:04.000><c> put</c><00:12:04.139><c> on</c><00:12:04.340><c> our</c><00:12:04.500><c> Sunday</c><00:12:04.700><c> best</c><00:12:04.919><c> to</c><00:12:05.059><c> come</c><00:12:05.179><c> to</c><00:12:05.320><c> the</c><00:12:05.419><c> meeting,</c>

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we<00:12:05.679><c> shouldn't</c><00:12:05.879><c> put</c><00:12:06.080><c> on</c><00:12:06.220><c> our</c><00:12:06.360><c> Sunday</c><00:12:06.620><c> hat.</c>

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And<00:12:08.279><c> so</c><00:12:08.379><c> we're</c><00:12:08.580><c> different</c><00:12:08.899><c> in</c><00:12:09.059><c> the</c><00:12:09.220><c> meeting</c>

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Because<00:12:17.100><c> that's</c><00:12:17.320><c> how</c><00:12:17.419><c> Jesus</c><00:12:17.820><c> was.</c>

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Jesus<00:12:19.639><c> Christ,</c><00:12:20.139><c> the</c><00:12:20.320><c> same</c><00:12:20.600><c> yesterday,</c>

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and<00:12:22.320><c> today,</c><00:12:23.620><c> and</c><00:12:23.860><c> forever.</c>

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He<00:12:25.820><c> didn't</c><00:12:26.100><c> change</c><00:12:26.600><c> his</c><00:12:26.820><c> character</c><00:12:27.240><c> to</c><00:12:27.480><c> suit</c><00:12:27.639><c> the</c><00:12:27.860><c> environment.</c>

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He<00:12:28.919><c> was</c><00:12:29.139><c> the</c><00:12:29.340><c> same.</c>

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And<00:12:30.659><c> that's</c><00:12:30.799><c> how</c><00:12:30.960><c> we</c><00:12:31.159><c> need</c><00:12:31.299><c> to</c><00:12:31.460><c> be.</c>

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And<00:12:31.720><c> we</c><00:12:31.740><c> need</c><00:12:31.940><c> to</c><00:12:32.120><c> model</c><00:12:32.320><c> our</c><00:12:32.580><c> lives</c><00:12:32.980><c> and</c><00:12:33.259><c> our</c><00:12:33.500><c> conversations</c>

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We'll<00:12:36.879><c> have</c><00:12:37.039><c> a</c><00:12:37.120><c> look</c><00:12:37.220><c> at</c><00:12:37.320><c> an</c><00:12:37.460><c> example</c><00:12:37.840><c> of</c><00:12:37.940><c> it</c><00:12:38.200><c> a</c><00:12:38.279><c> bit</c><00:12:38.419><c> later</c><00:12:38.720><c> on.</c>

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All<00:12:42.879><c> the</c><00:12:42.980><c> things</c><00:12:43.120><c> that</c><00:12:43.259><c> we</c><00:12:43.419><c> mentioned</c><00:12:43.700><c> earlier.</c>

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But<00:12:45.320><c> it</c><00:12:45.460><c> is</c><00:12:45.659><c> difficult</c><00:12:46.100><c> because</c><00:12:46.580><c> as</c><00:12:47.200><c> individuals</c>

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We're<00:12:51.700><c> far</c><00:12:51.899><c> from</c><00:12:52.179><c> it.</c>

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And<00:12:54.740><c> so</c><00:12:54.899><c> it's</c><00:12:55.440><c> a</c><00:12:55.519><c> constant</c><00:12:56.179><c> struggle.</c>

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It's<00:12:56.860><c> a</c><00:12:56.960><c> constant</c><00:12:57.399><c> battle.</c>

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We<00:13:02.759><c> all</c><00:13:03.059><c> have</c><00:13:03.340><c> differences</c><00:13:03.759><c> of</c><00:13:04.039><c> opinion</c>

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But<00:13:07.460><c> it's</c><00:13:07.759><c> the</c><00:13:08.000><c> tongue</c><00:13:08.460><c> that</c><00:13:09.299><c> is</c><00:13:09.519><c> the</c><00:13:09.700><c> problem,</c><00:13:09.960><c> isn't</c><00:13:10.139><c> it?</c>

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And<00:13:10.460><c> James,</c><00:13:10.820><c> as</c><00:13:11.019><c> we</c><00:13:11.139><c> know,</c><00:13:11.240><c> has</c><00:13:11.419><c> a</c><00:13:11.559><c> lot</c><00:13:11.679><c> to</c><00:13:11.879><c> say</c><00:13:12.019><c> about</c><00:13:12.220><c> the</c><00:13:12.480><c> tongue.</c>

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Come<00:13:13.899><c> over</c><00:13:14.019><c> to</c><00:13:14.200><c> James</c><00:13:14.460><c> chapter</c><00:13:14.759><c> 3</c><00:13:15.059><c> and</c><00:13:15.200><c> verse</c><00:13:15.379><c> 5.</c>

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Let's<00:13:15.820><c> just</c><00:13:16.080><c> remind</c><00:13:16.460><c> ourselves</c>

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Even<00:13:29.039><c> so</c><00:13:29.440><c> the</c><00:13:29.720><c> tongue</c><00:13:29.940><c> is</c><00:13:30.159><c> a</c><00:13:30.299><c> little</c><00:13:30.460><c> member</c>

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Behold<00:13:33.519><c> how</c><00:13:34.139><c> great</c><00:13:34.519><c> a</c><00:13:34.679><c> matter</c><00:13:35.159><c> a</c><00:13:35.500><c> little</c><00:13:35.799><c> fire</c><00:13:36.120><c> kindleth.</c>

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And<00:13:36.639><c> it</c><00:13:36.700><c> does,</c><00:13:36.940><c> doesn't</c><00:13:37.100><c> it?</c>

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We<00:13:37.360><c> start</c><00:13:37.519><c> a</c><00:13:37.679><c> little</c><00:13:37.919><c> fire</c><00:13:38.320><c> and</c><00:13:39.019><c> it</c><00:13:39.220><c> soon</c><00:13:39.379><c> spreads.</c>

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Therewith<00:13:48.480><c> we</c><00:13:48.679><c> bless</c><00:13:49.019><c> God,</c><00:13:49.500><c> even</c><00:13:49.720><c> the</c><00:13:49.960><c> Father,</c>

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Out<00:13:55.279><c> of</c><00:13:55.419><c> the</c><00:13:55.639><c> same</c><00:13:55.940><c> mouth</c><00:13:56.399><c> proceeds</c><00:13:56.899><c> blessings</c><00:13:57.600><c> and</c><00:13:58.519><c> cursings.</c>

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And<00:14:00.279><c> then</c><00:14:00.419><c> he</c><00:14:00.419><c> gives</c><00:14:00.600><c> us</c><00:14:00.840><c> the</c><00:14:01.000><c> warning,</c><00:14:01.360><c> doesn't</c><00:14:01.480><c> he?</c>

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My<00:14:02.080><c> brethren,</c><00:14:02.919><c> these</c><00:14:03.159><c> things</c><00:14:03.480><c> ought</c><00:14:03.879><c> not</c><00:14:04.139><c> to</c><00:14:04.399><c> be</c><00:14:04.679><c> so.</c>

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We<00:14:08.620><c> should</c><00:14:08.799><c> be</c><00:14:09.080><c> constant.</c>

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We<00:14:09.620><c> should</c><00:14:09.779><c> be</c><00:14:09.980><c> natural.</c>

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We<00:14:11.200><c> shouldn't</c><00:14:11.559><c> have</c><00:14:12.779><c> two</c><00:14:13.200><c> sides</c><00:14:13.559><c> to</c><00:14:13.779><c> our</c><00:14:14.019><c> character</c>

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and<00:14:14.879><c> our</c><00:14:15.120><c> conversation.</c>

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We<00:14:16.840><c> should</c><00:14:17.019><c> try</c><00:14:17.340><c> to</c><00:14:17.559><c> develop</c><00:14:18.100><c> the</c><00:14:18.779><c> sincerity</c>

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and<00:14:19.480><c> the</c><00:14:19.700><c> truth</c><00:14:20.000><c> that</c><00:14:20.159><c> we</c><00:14:20.399><c> find</c><00:14:20.759><c> in</c><00:14:20.960><c> the</c><00:14:21.159><c> scriptures</c>

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and<00:14:21.820><c> always</c><00:14:22.200><c> be</c><00:14:22.500><c> constant.</c>

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Well,<00:14:25.799><c> when</c><00:14:25.940><c> we</c><00:14:26.159><c> reflect</c><00:14:26.519><c> on</c><00:14:26.779><c> our</c><00:14:27.100><c> master's</c><00:14:27.519><c> words</c>

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in<00:14:27.799><c> Matthew</c><00:14:28.059><c> chapter</c><00:14:28.460><c> 20</c><00:14:28.820><c> and</c><00:14:28.940><c> verse</c><00:14:29.139><c> 20,</c>

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which<00:14:29.720><c> we'll</c><00:14:29.860><c> look</c><00:14:30.039><c> at</c><00:14:30.120><c> in</c><00:14:30.220><c> a</c><00:14:30.279><c> moment,</c>

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it's<00:14:30.799><c> important</c><00:14:31.159><c> to</c><00:14:31.399><c> approach</c><00:14:31.659><c> our</c><00:14:31.980><c> dealings</c><00:14:32.820><c> with</c><00:14:33.340><c> each</c><00:14:33.580><c> other,</c>

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with<00:14:34.000><c> his</c><00:14:34.259><c> words</c><00:14:34.539><c> in</c><00:14:34.820><c> mind,</c><00:14:35.059><c> isn't</c><00:14:35.259><c> it?</c>

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We<00:14:37.659><c> should</c><00:14:37.820><c> be</c><00:14:38.100><c> mindful</c><00:14:38.460><c> that</c><00:14:39.039><c> our</c><00:14:39.320><c> age</c><00:14:39.879><c> or</c><00:14:40.259><c> our</c><00:14:40.620><c> ability</c>

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or<00:14:41.860><c> our</c><00:14:42.139><c> knowledge</c><00:14:42.899><c> should</c><00:14:44.100><c> not</c><00:14:44.360><c> allow</c><00:14:44.600><c> us</c><00:14:44.860><c> to</c><00:14:45.039><c> feel</c><00:14:45.159><c> as</c><00:14:45.320><c> though</c>

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we're<00:14:45.639><c> more</c><00:14:46.100><c> or</c><00:14:46.460><c> even</c><00:14:46.740><c> less</c><00:14:47.000><c> important</c><00:14:47.659><c> than</c><00:14:48.039><c> anybody</c><00:14:48.399><c> else.</c>

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Just<00:14:49.200><c> because</c><00:14:49.460><c> we</c><00:14:49.659><c> have</c><00:14:49.879><c> those</c><00:14:50.179><c> attributes.</c>

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Because<00:14:51.740><c> it's</c><00:14:51.980><c> irrelevant.</c>

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God<00:14:52.539><c> doesn't</c><00:14:52.899><c> see</c><00:14:53.200><c> those</c><00:14:53.519><c> things.</c>

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We're<00:14:55.080><c> all</c><00:14:55.299><c> on</c><00:14:55.519><c> a</c><00:14:55.679><c> level</c><00:14:55.899><c> playing</c><00:14:56.500><c> field.</c>

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But<00:15:02.639><c> we're</c><00:15:03.159><c> going</c><00:15:03.220><c> through</c><00:15:03.399><c> the</c><00:15:03.600><c> elections</c><00:15:04.179><c> at</c><00:15:04.519><c> the</c><00:15:04.620><c> moment,</c>

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aren't<00:15:05.059><c> we?</c>

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And<00:15:06.539><c> when</c><00:15:06.919><c> we</c><00:15:07.100><c> have</c><00:15:07.240><c> an</c><00:15:07.419><c> elected</c><00:15:07.759><c> position,</c>

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it<00:15:08.659><c> does</c><00:15:09.000><c> give</c><00:15:09.299><c> us</c><00:15:10.159><c> an</c><00:15:10.360><c> extra</c><00:15:10.639><c> responsibility,</c><00:15:11.419><c> doesn't</c><00:15:11.679><c> it?</c>

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It<00:15:13.000><c> gives</c><00:15:13.179><c> us</c><00:15:13.379><c> the</c><00:15:13.559><c> added</c><00:15:13.799><c> responsibility</c><00:15:14.519><c> to</c><00:15:14.820><c> care</c>

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and<00:15:16.039><c> to</c><00:15:16.340><c> nurture</c><00:15:16.980><c> and</c><00:15:17.580><c> uphold</c><00:15:17.960><c> scriptural</c><00:15:18.460><c> principles</c>

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within<00:15:19.179><c> the</c><00:15:19.440><c> flock.</c>

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And<00:15:20.539><c> so</c><00:15:20.639><c> that</c><00:15:20.820><c> is</c><00:15:21.039><c> an</c><00:15:21.240><c> added</c><00:15:21.519><c> responsibility.</c>

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So<00:15:24.700><c> it's</c><00:15:25.000><c> expedient</c><00:15:25.379><c> really</c><00:15:25.620><c> to</c><00:15:25.840><c> stop</c><00:15:26.100><c> and</c><00:15:26.360><c> think</c><00:15:26.559><c> about</c>

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Because<00:15:31.879><c> we</c><00:15:32.039><c> don't</c><00:15:32.340><c> know</c><00:15:32.559><c> what</c><00:15:32.759><c> we</c><00:15:33.179><c> say,</c>

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how<00:15:34.159><c> that</c><00:15:34.379><c> may</c><00:15:34.600><c> affect</c><00:15:35.120><c> a</c><00:15:35.379><c> brother</c><00:15:35.519><c> or</c><00:15:35.740><c> sister.</c>

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They<00:15:37.120><c> may</c><00:15:37.279><c> not</c><00:15:37.480><c> show</c><00:15:37.700><c> it</c><00:15:37.820><c> at</c><00:15:37.980><c> the</c><00:15:38.200><c> time,</c>

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but<00:15:39.240><c> they</c><00:15:39.379><c> may</c><00:15:39.620><c> go</c><00:15:39.820><c> away,</c><00:15:39.960><c> they</c><00:15:40.100><c> may</c><00:15:40.299><c> be</c><00:15:40.480><c> offended.</c>

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It's<00:15:41.220><c> so</c><00:15:41.600><c> easy</c><00:15:41.919><c> to</c><00:15:42.220><c> offend,</c><00:15:42.519><c> isn't</c><00:15:42.679><c> it?</c>

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It's<00:15:44.120><c> so</c><00:15:44.500><c> easy</c><00:15:44.860><c> to</c><00:15:45.159><c> offend.</c>

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And<00:15:45.659><c> so</c><00:15:45.779><c> we</c><00:15:46.200><c> really</c><00:15:46.679><c> need</c><00:15:46.899><c> to</c><00:15:47.100><c> think</c><00:15:47.299><c> about</c><00:15:47.519><c> what</c><00:15:47.679><c> we</c><00:15:47.980><c> say</c>

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and<00:15:48.899><c> how</c><00:15:49.159><c> we</c><00:15:49.399><c> say</c><00:15:49.679><c> it.</c>

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Well,<00:15:51.440><c> let's</c><00:15:51.620><c> just</c><00:15:51.919><c> have</c><00:15:52.120><c> a</c><00:15:52.120><c> look</c><00:15:52.259><c> at</c><00:15:52.320><c> Matthew</c><00:15:52.639><c> chapter</c><00:15:52.960><c> 20</c><00:15:53.299><c> then</c>

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and<00:15:53.580><c> verse</c><00:15:53.799><c> 20.</c>

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Because<00:15:54.500><c> here</c><00:15:54.679><c> we've</c><00:15:54.860><c> got</c><00:15:54.980><c> a</c><00:15:55.019><c> situation.</c>

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It's<00:15:57.519><c> an</c><00:15:57.639><c> example</c><00:15:58.039><c> of</c><00:15:58.279><c> how</c><00:15:58.500><c> we</c><00:15:58.700><c> can</c><00:15:59.179><c> easily</c><00:15:59.639><c> offend.</c>

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And<00:16:03.820><c> here</c><00:16:03.940><c> we</c><00:16:04.080><c> have</c><00:16:04.200><c> the</c><00:16:04.340><c> situation</c><00:16:04.759><c> where,</c>

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again<00:16:06.139><c> you'll</c><00:16:06.580><c> be</c><00:16:06.720><c> very</c><00:16:06.940><c> familiar</c><00:16:07.240><c> with</c><00:16:07.419><c> this,</c>

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And<00:16:12.899><c> the</c><00:16:13.059><c> request</c><00:16:13.440><c> was</c><00:16:13.740><c> that,</c>

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grant<00:16:15.279><c> these</c><00:16:15.639><c> my</c><00:16:15.879><c> two</c><00:16:16.179><c> sons</c><00:16:16.399><c> may</c><00:16:16.720><c> sit,</c>

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and<00:16:18.879><c> the</c><00:16:19.019><c> one</c><00:16:19.139><c> on</c><00:16:19.340><c> the</c><00:16:19.460><c> left</c><00:16:19.860><c> in</c><00:16:20.059><c> thy</c><00:16:20.299><c> kingdom.</c>

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And<00:16:21.879><c> Jesus</c><00:16:22.240><c> confirms</c><00:16:22.759><c> that</c><00:16:22.980><c> he's</c><00:16:23.240><c> not</c><00:16:23.480><c> able</c>

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to<00:16:24.440><c> grant</c><00:16:24.580><c> that</c><00:16:24.860><c> request.</c>

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And<00:16:25.399><c> he</c><00:16:25.519><c> says,</c>

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but<00:16:26.639><c> to</c><00:16:26.899><c> sit</c><00:16:27.019><c> on</c><00:16:27.179><c> my</c><00:16:27.379><c> right</c><00:16:27.700><c> hand</c><00:16:27.840><c> and</c><00:16:27.960><c> on</c><00:16:28.080><c> my</c><00:16:28.179><c> left</c><00:16:28.440><c> hand</c>

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is<00:16:28.720><c> not</c><00:16:29.039><c> mine</c><00:16:29.200><c> to</c><00:16:29.440><c> give,</c>

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but<00:16:30.159><c> it</c><00:16:30.340><c> shall</c><00:16:30.440><c> be</c><00:16:30.620><c> given</c><00:16:30.759><c> to</c><00:16:31.039><c> them</c>

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And<00:16:35.440><c> verse</c><00:16:35.639><c> 24,</c>

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and<00:16:37.600><c> when</c><00:16:37.820><c> the</c><00:16:38.179><c> ten</c><00:16:38.379><c> heard</c><00:16:38.799><c> it,</c>

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they<00:16:39.879><c> were</c><00:16:40.279><c> moved</c><00:16:40.879><c> with</c><00:16:41.840><c> indignation</c>

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against<00:16:43.500><c> the</c><00:16:43.679><c> two</c><00:16:43.899><c> brethren.</c>

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So<00:16:45.899><c> we're</c><00:16:46.039><c> talking</c><00:16:46.360><c> about</c><00:16:47.200><c> brothers</c><00:16:47.700><c> here</c>

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and<00:16:48.919><c> these</c><00:16:49.220><c> ten</c><00:16:49.519><c> brethren</c><00:16:49.820><c> were</c><00:16:50.139><c> moved</c>

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with<00:16:51.240><c> indignation</c>

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against<00:16:53.000><c> their</c><00:16:53.299><c> other</c><00:16:53.519><c> two</c><00:16:53.779><c> brethren.</c>

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That's<00:16:56.120><c> interesting,</c><00:16:56.700><c> isn't</c><00:16:56.799><c> it?</c>

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Conflict<00:16:58.799><c> within</c><00:16:59.139><c> neoclesia.</c>

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And<00:17:01.080><c> that</c><00:17:01.259><c> word</c><00:17:01.519><c> indignation</c>

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is<00:17:02.360><c> from</c><00:17:02.559><c> the</c><00:17:02.740><c> Greek</c><00:17:03.220><c> aganakthos</c>

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and<00:17:04.400><c> it</c><00:17:04.599><c> basically</c><00:17:05.099><c> means</c><00:17:05.440><c> much</c><00:17:06.019><c> grief.</c>

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They<00:17:06.700><c> were</c><00:17:08.920><c> grief</c><00:17:09.259><c> stricken</c>

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with<00:17:10.619><c> what</c><00:17:10.740><c> they'd</c><00:17:10.960><c> just</c><00:17:11.200><c> heard.</c>

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Grief<00:17:13.180><c> stricken,</c><00:17:13.500><c> that's</c><00:17:13.799><c> the</c><00:17:13.980><c> power</c>

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that<00:17:14.779><c> the</c><00:17:15.019><c> words</c><00:17:15.140><c> are</c><00:17:15.440><c> conveying</c><00:17:15.859><c> to</c><00:17:16.140><c> us.</c>

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They<00:17:17.099><c> were</c><00:17:17.279><c> distraught.</c>

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They<00:17:18.619><c> didn't</c><00:17:18.779><c> know</c><00:17:18.900><c> what</c><00:17:19.099><c> to</c><00:17:19.319><c> do.</c>

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They<00:17:19.539><c> were</c><00:17:19.779><c> so</c><00:17:20.200><c> angry.</c>

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how<00:17:25.079><c> easy</c><00:17:25.720><c> it</c><00:17:26.059><c> is</c><00:17:26.339><c> to</c><00:17:26.900><c> offend</c>

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They<00:17:30.799><c> weren't</c><00:17:30.980><c> interested</c><00:17:31.380><c> in</c><00:17:31.480><c> what</c><00:17:31.720><c> everybody</c><00:17:32.319><c> wanted.</c>

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It<00:17:33.819><c> was</c><00:17:33.900><c> what</c><00:17:34.039><c> they</c><00:17:34.319><c> wanted.</c>

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So<00:17:36.480><c> we</c><00:17:36.680><c> really</c><00:17:37.059><c> need</c><00:17:37.259><c> to</c><00:17:37.500><c> think</c>

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before<00:17:38.599><c> we</c><00:17:38.799><c> try</c><00:17:39.039><c> and</c><00:17:39.160><c> push</c><00:17:39.279><c> our</c><00:17:39.519><c> own</c><00:17:39.720><c> ideas</c>

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and<00:17:40.599><c> our</c><00:17:40.720><c> own</c><00:17:40.980><c> thoughts,</c>

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how<00:17:41.799><c> that</c><00:17:42.200><c> might</c><00:17:42.559><c> affect</c><00:17:43.140><c> our</c><00:17:43.420><c> brethren</c><00:17:43.660><c> and</c><00:17:43.920><c> sisters.</c>

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Especially<00:17:46.119><c> when</c><00:17:46.339><c> we're</c><00:17:46.579><c> all</c>

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trying<00:17:47.779><c> to</c><00:17:48.019><c> emulate</c><00:17:48.339><c> the</c><00:17:48.519><c> Lord</c><00:17:48.640><c> Jesus,</c>

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aren't<00:17:49.140><c> we,</c><00:17:49.299><c> in</c><00:17:49.440><c> our</c><00:17:49.599><c> lives,</c>

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the<00:17:49.920><c> way</c><00:17:50.099><c> we</c><00:17:50.259><c> live</c><00:17:50.440><c> our</c><00:17:50.640><c> lives.</c>

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We're<00:17:51.200><c> trying</c><00:17:51.420><c> to</c><00:17:51.880><c> follow</c><00:17:52.400><c> His</c><00:17:52.680><c> example.</c>

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Now,<00:17:56.180><c> in</c><00:17:56.420><c> that</c><00:17:56.680><c> particular</c><00:17:57.180><c> scenario</c><00:17:57.700><c> there,</c>

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the<00:17:58.099><c> Lord</c><00:17:58.380><c> was</c><00:17:58.660><c> there,</c>

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which<00:17:59.259><c> makes</c><00:17:59.460><c> it</c><00:17:59.660><c> even</c><00:17:59.799><c> more</c><00:18:00.019><c> remarkable,</c><00:18:00.480><c> doesn't</c><00:18:00.660><c> it?</c>

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This<00:18:01.380><c> was</c><00:18:01.599><c> going</c><00:18:01.839><c> on</c><00:18:02.039><c> and</c><00:18:02.140><c> Jesus</c><00:18:02.539><c> was</c><00:18:02.779><c> in</c><00:18:02.900><c> their</c><00:18:03.079><c> midst.</c>

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We<00:18:04.920><c> can't</c><00:18:05.180><c> imagine</c><00:18:05.559><c> doing</c><00:18:05.799><c> that</c><00:18:06.019><c> today,</c><00:18:06.299><c> can</c><00:18:06.380><c> we?</c>

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If<00:18:06.640><c> Jesus</c><00:18:06.940><c> was</c><00:18:07.359><c> here</c><00:18:07.640><c> now,</c>

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which<00:18:08.420><c> in</c><00:18:08.779><c> effect</c><00:18:09.019><c> He</c><00:18:09.140><c> is,</c>

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but<00:18:10.220><c> arguing</c>

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and<00:18:12.380><c> getting</c><00:18:12.759><c> grief</c><00:18:13.140><c> stricken,</c>

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that<00:18:16.039><c> He</c><00:18:16.160><c> was</c><00:18:16.400><c> there</c>

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and<00:18:18.079><c> disharmony</c><00:18:18.700><c> and</c><00:18:19.019><c> offence</c><00:18:19.359><c> was</c><00:18:19.660><c> caused.</c>

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But<00:18:21.859><c> Jesus</c><00:18:22.539><c> brought</c><00:18:23.059><c> peace</c><00:18:23.420><c> upon</c><00:18:23.680><c> the</c><00:18:23.819><c> situation,</c><00:18:24.440><c> didn't</c><00:18:24.619><c> He?</c>

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And<00:18:25.740><c> again,</c><00:18:26.079><c> He</c><00:18:26.339><c> set</c><00:18:26.559><c> the</c><00:18:26.819><c> example</c><00:18:27.200><c> for</c><00:18:27.539><c> us.</c>

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In<00:18:28.640><c> verse</c><00:18:28.839><c> 26,</c>

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He<00:18:29.640><c> called</c><00:18:29.980><c> them</c><00:18:30.240><c> unto</c><00:18:30.559><c> Him,</c>

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so<00:18:31.480><c> He</c><00:18:31.700><c> sorted</c><00:18:32.039><c> it</c><00:18:32.319><c> out</c><00:18:32.480><c> straight</c><00:18:32.799><c> away.</c>

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He<00:18:34.079><c> didn't</c><00:18:34.299><c> let</c><00:18:34.480><c> it</c><00:18:34.740><c> fester.</c>

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Verse<00:18:36.640><c> 26,</c>

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He<00:18:38.319><c> tells</c><00:18:38.539><c> them</c><00:18:38.700><c> how</c><00:18:38.920><c> it</c><00:18:39.000><c> will</c><00:18:39.200><c> be.</c>

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But<00:18:40.720><c> it</c><00:18:40.960><c> shall</c><00:18:41.220><c> not</c><00:18:41.680><c> be</c><00:18:41.900><c> so</c><00:18:42.400><c> among</c><00:18:42.759><c> you.</c>

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But<00:18:43.880><c> whosoever</c><00:18:44.400><c> will</c><00:18:44.599><c> be</c><00:18:44.859><c> great</c><00:18:45.180><c> among</c><00:18:45.460><c> you,</c>

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let<00:18:46.539><c> him</c><00:18:46.740><c> be</c><00:18:46.960><c> your</c><00:18:47.200><c> minister.</c>

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And<00:18:48.460><c> whosoever</c><00:18:48.920><c> will</c><00:18:49.140><c> be</c><00:18:49.299><c> chief</c><00:18:49.559><c> among</c><00:18:49.880><c> you,</c>

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let<00:18:51.079><c> him</c><00:18:51.500><c> be</c><00:18:51.960><c> your</c><00:18:52.339><c> servant.</c>

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And<00:18:53.779><c> so</c><00:18:53.920><c> the</c><00:18:54.000><c> more</c><00:18:54.319><c> importantly</c><00:18:54.859><c> we</c><00:18:55.039><c> see</c><00:18:55.259><c> our</c><00:18:55.480><c> roles</c>

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within<00:18:57.079><c> the</c><00:18:57.259><c> Ecclesia,</c>

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the<00:18:57.740><c> more</c><00:18:58.180><c> servitude</c><00:18:58.680><c> we</c><00:18:58.839><c> need</c><00:18:59.019><c> to</c><00:18:59.299><c> show</c><00:18:59.640><c> and</c><00:19:00.099><c> express.</c>

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And<00:19:01.440><c> I</c><00:19:01.480><c> think</c><00:19:01.619><c> what's</c><00:19:01.920><c> trying</c><00:19:02.140><c> to</c><00:19:02.259><c> be</c><00:19:02.380><c> said</c><00:19:02.559><c> here</c><00:19:02.839><c> is,</c>

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remember<00:19:03.720><c> who</c><00:19:03.960><c> you</c><00:19:04.200><c> are</c>

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and<00:19:05.240><c> remember</c><00:19:05.599><c> who</c><00:19:05.819><c> you</c><00:19:06.140><c> serve.</c>

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You<00:19:07.059><c> serve</c><00:19:07.460><c> your</c><00:19:07.880><c> brethren</c><00:19:08.119><c> and</c><00:19:08.400><c> sisters.</c>

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You<00:19:10.440><c> serve</c><00:19:10.900><c> the</c><00:19:11.200><c> Lord</c><00:19:11.460><c> God</c>

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and<00:19:12.940><c> then</c><00:19:13.079><c> your</c><00:19:13.240><c> brethren</c><00:19:13.519><c> and</c><00:19:13.839><c> sisters.</c>

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We<00:19:15.000><c> as</c><00:19:15.519><c> individuals</c><00:19:16.039><c> are</c><00:19:16.279><c> way</c><00:19:16.519><c> down</c><00:19:17.000><c> on</c><00:19:17.700><c> the</c><00:19:17.859><c> pecking</c><00:19:18.140><c> order.</c>

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And<00:19:20.099><c> so</c><00:19:20.279><c> again,</c>

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we're<00:19:21.119><c> exhorted</c><00:19:21.619><c> to</c><00:19:22.059><c> really</c><00:19:22.420><c> consider</c>

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how<00:19:23.240><c> we</c><00:19:23.700><c> interact</c><00:19:24.039><c> with</c><00:19:24.259><c> each</c><00:19:24.519><c> other.</c>

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You<00:19:27.079><c> see,</c><00:19:27.660><c> we</c><00:19:27.900><c> have</c><00:19:28.140><c> a</c><00:19:28.299><c> wonderful</c><00:19:28.740><c> title,</c><00:19:29.160><c> don't</c><00:19:29.420><c> we,</c>

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that<00:19:29.640><c> has</c><00:19:29.859><c> been</c><00:19:30.380><c> bestowed</c><00:19:30.660><c> upon</c><00:19:30.880><c> us.</c>

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Because<00:19:31.339><c> of</c><00:19:31.519><c> our</c><00:19:31.680><c> association</c><00:19:32.380><c> with</c><00:19:33.079><c> God</c>

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and<00:19:33.500><c> with</c><00:19:33.660><c> His</c><00:19:33.799><c> Son,</c><00:19:34.000><c> the</c><00:19:34.099><c> Lord</c><00:19:34.220><c> Jesus</c><00:19:34.539><c> Christ,</c>

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we<00:19:35.339><c> have</c><00:19:35.559><c> a</c><00:19:35.839><c> wonderful</c><00:19:36.240><c> title.</c>

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And<00:19:37.799><c> it's</c><00:19:37.960><c> that</c><00:19:38.279><c> of</c><00:19:38.920><c> brother</c><00:19:39.420><c> and</c><00:19:40.220><c> sister.</c>

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Brother<00:19:42.539><c> and</c><00:19:43.059><c> sister</c><00:19:43.579><c> of</c><00:19:44.099><c> the</c><00:19:44.240><c> Lord</c><00:19:44.359><c> Jesus</c><00:19:44.759><c> Christ.</c>

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And<00:19:45.160><c> it's</c><00:19:45.319><c> a</c><00:19:45.440><c> unique</c><00:19:46.000><c> relationship,</c><00:19:46.779><c> isn't</c><00:19:46.980><c> it?</c>

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And<00:19:47.859><c> we</c><00:19:47.920><c> are</c><00:19:48.220><c> constantly</c><00:19:48.759><c> fighting</c><00:19:49.400><c> the</c><00:19:49.779><c> natural</c>

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to<00:19:52.119><c> ultimately</c><00:19:52.720><c> become</c><00:19:53.359><c> spiritual.</c>

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And<00:19:55.019><c> it</c><00:19:55.079><c> will</c><00:19:55.240><c> be</c><00:19:55.460><c> difficult</c><00:19:55.799><c> and</c><00:19:55.940><c> it</c><00:19:56.000><c> will</c><00:19:56.200><c> be</c><00:19:56.440><c> hard</c>

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because<00:19:58.000><c> we</c><00:19:58.500><c> are</c><00:19:58.720><c> flesh.</c>

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We're<00:20:00.960><c> told</c><00:20:01.160><c> in</c><00:20:01.339><c> Matthew,</c>

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and<00:20:03.259><c> actually</c><00:20:03.559><c> this</c><00:20:03.759><c> is</c><00:20:04.299><c> a</c><00:20:04.440><c> continuation</c>

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in<00:20:05.039><c> the</c><00:20:05.160><c> Commandments</c><00:20:05.420><c> of</c><00:20:05.559><c> Christ</c><00:20:05.880><c> here,</c>

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number<00:20:06.619><c> 42,</c><00:20:07.180><c> he</c><00:20:07.299><c> says,</c>

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Be<00:20:07.980><c> wise</c><00:20:08.319><c> as</c><00:20:08.539><c> serpents,</c><00:20:09.039><c> harmless</c><00:20:09.319><c> as</c><00:20:09.700><c> doves,</c>

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not<00:20:10.640><c> fools,</c><00:20:11.220><c> gentle,</c><00:20:11.819><c> meek,</c><00:20:12.200><c> kind</c><00:20:12.420><c>-hearted,</c>

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compassionate,<00:20:14.720><c> merciful</c><00:20:15.099><c> and</c><00:20:15.880><c> forgiving.</c>

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And<00:20:18.460><c> Matthew</c><00:20:18.940><c> tells</c><00:20:19.880><c> us</c>

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that<00:20:20.259><c> Jesus</c><00:20:20.579><c> sent</c><00:20:20.859><c> forth</c><00:20:21.160><c> His</c><00:20:21.339><c> apostles</c>

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and<00:20:21.960><c> He</c><00:20:22.319><c> instructed</c><00:20:22.700><c> them</c><00:20:23.299><c> to</c><00:20:23.799><c> be</c><00:20:24.059><c> wise</c><00:20:24.460><c> as</c><00:20:24.720><c> serpents</c>

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and<00:20:26.160><c> harmless</c><00:20:26.819><c> as</c><00:20:27.819><c> doves.</c>

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Okay,<00:20:30.799><c> is</c><00:20:30.940><c> that</c><00:20:31.099><c> us?</c>

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Is<00:20:31.819><c> that</c><00:20:31.920><c> how</c><00:20:32.119><c> we</c><00:20:32.400><c> are</c><00:20:32.660><c> in</c><00:20:32.980><c> our</c><00:20:33.299><c> interactions?</c>

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But<00:20:34.819><c> why</c><00:20:35.160><c> did</c><00:20:35.319><c> He</c><00:20:35.480><c> say</c><00:20:35.660><c> that?</c>

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Why<00:20:36.000><c> did</c><00:20:36.160><c> He</c><00:20:36.279><c> say</c><00:20:36.400><c> that</c><00:20:36.619><c> to</c><00:20:36.819><c> them?</c>

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Well,<00:20:37.460><c> He</c><00:20:37.559><c> said</c><00:20:37.700><c> it</c><00:20:37.859><c> to</c><00:20:37.960><c> them</c>

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because<00:20:38.279><c> He</c><00:20:38.400><c> was</c><00:20:38.619><c> sending</c><00:20:38.900><c> them</c><00:20:39.180><c> out</c><00:20:39.960><c> into</c><00:20:40.380><c> the</c><00:20:40.619><c> world.</c>

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Because<00:20:41.519><c> I</c><00:20:41.779><c> send</c><00:20:42.039><c> you</c><00:20:42.619><c> forth</c><00:20:43.180><c> as</c><00:20:43.559><c> sheep</c>

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into<00:20:44.359><c> the</c><00:20:44.579><c> midst</c><00:20:44.859><c> of</c><00:20:45.160><c> wolves.</c>

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And<00:20:47.039><c> so</c><00:20:47.160><c> they</c><00:20:47.319><c> needed</c><00:20:47.640><c> to</c><00:20:47.839><c> be</c><00:20:48.000><c> wise</c><00:20:48.359><c> as</c><00:20:48.579><c> serpents</c>

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and<00:20:49.359><c> harmless</c><00:20:49.799><c> as</c><00:20:50.299><c> doves.</c>

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And<00:20:53.039><c> wise</c><00:20:53.240><c> as</c><00:20:53.480><c> serpents,</c>

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why<00:20:54.559><c> would</c><00:20:54.759><c> He</c><00:20:54.880><c> say</c><00:20:55.000><c> wise</c><00:20:55.339><c> as</c><00:20:55.579><c> serpents?</c>

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Why<00:20:56.880><c> not</c><00:20:57.299><c> wise</c><00:20:57.599><c> as</c><00:20:57.900><c> Solomon</c>

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who<00:20:58.700><c> possessed</c><00:20:59.099><c> godly</c><00:20:59.559><c> wisdom?</c>

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Why<00:21:01.220><c> wise</c><00:21:01.519><c> as</c><00:21:01.680><c> serpents?</c>

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We<00:21:02.240><c> always</c><00:21:02.539><c> associate</c><00:21:02.960><c> the</c><00:21:03.200><c> serpent</c><00:21:03.460><c> with</c><00:21:03.720><c> sin,</c><00:21:03.940><c> don't</c><00:21:04.220><c> we?</c>

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Well,<00:21:05.299><c> this</c><00:21:05.400><c> is</c><00:21:05.539><c> really</c><00:21:05.799><c> interesting</c>

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because<00:21:06.519><c> the</c><00:21:06.819><c> Greek</c><00:21:07.460><c> signifies</c><00:21:08.339><c> prudent.</c>

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It<00:21:09.960><c> signifies</c><00:21:10.700><c> to</c><00:21:10.920><c> be</c><00:21:11.380><c> mindful</c><00:21:12.039><c> of</c><00:21:12.460><c> your</c><00:21:12.700><c> own</c><00:21:12.900><c> interest.</c>

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Look<00:21:14.180><c> after</c><00:21:14.500><c> yourself.</c>

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Have<00:21:16.839><c> a</c><00:21:17.019><c> sharpness</c><00:21:17.619><c> of</c><00:21:17.799><c> vision,</c>

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which<00:21:18.319><c> is</c><00:21:18.500><c> what</c><00:21:18.640><c> we</c><00:21:18.819><c> really</c><00:21:19.039><c> associate</c>

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with<00:21:19.660><c> a</c><00:21:19.799><c> reptile,</c><00:21:20.220><c> isn't</c><00:21:20.359><c> it?</c>

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A<00:21:21.279><c> sharpness</c><00:21:21.700><c> of</c><00:21:21.880><c> vision.</c>

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Now<00:21:24.339><c> that</c><00:21:24.480><c> may</c><00:21:25.299><c> seem</c><00:21:25.680><c> to</c><00:21:26.299><c> conflict</c>

00:21:26.640 --> 00:21:28.480
with<00:21:26.819><c> what</c><00:21:26.960><c> we've</c><00:21:27.119><c> been</c><00:21:27.339><c> saying</c><00:21:27.559><c> so</c><00:21:28.000><c> far,</c>

00:21:28.940 --> 00:21:31.480
but<00:21:29.440><c> we've</c><00:21:29.700><c> got</c><00:21:29.859><c> to</c><00:21:30.019><c> put</c><00:21:30.140><c> it</c><00:21:30.279><c> in</c><00:21:30.420><c> perspective.</c>

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Jesus<00:21:31.960><c> in</c><00:21:32.140><c> that</c><00:21:32.400><c> verse</c><00:21:32.559><c> is</c><00:21:32.819><c> telling</c><00:21:33.119><c> them</c>

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about<00:21:33.940><c> the</c><00:21:34.160><c> dangers</c><00:21:34.579><c> of</c><00:21:34.920><c> the</c><00:21:35.119><c> world.</c>

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And<00:21:35.880><c> so</c><00:21:36.039><c> really,</c>

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we<00:21:36.500><c> can</c><00:21:36.680><c> apply</c><00:21:36.920><c> it</c><00:21:37.039><c> to</c><00:21:37.160><c> ourselves,</c><00:21:37.500><c> can't</c><00:21:37.799><c> we?</c>

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When<00:21:38.480><c> we're</c><00:21:38.700><c> out</c><00:21:38.940><c> in</c><00:21:39.079><c> the</c><00:21:39.220><c> world,</c>

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we<00:21:39.440><c> need</c><00:21:39.640><c> to</c><00:21:39.740><c> be</c><00:21:39.940><c> wise</c><00:21:40.299><c> as</c><00:21:40.539><c> serpents</c>

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and<00:21:41.619><c> harmless</c><00:21:41.880><c> as</c><00:21:42.240><c> doves</c>

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because<00:21:43.500><c> we've</c><00:21:43.740><c> been</c><00:21:43.960><c> entrusted</c>

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with<00:21:44.460><c> a</c><00:21:44.680><c> pearl</c><00:21:44.859><c> of</c><00:21:45.019><c> great</c><00:21:45.240><c> price.</c>

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We<00:21:46.160><c> have</c><00:21:46.339><c> got</c><00:21:46.519><c> something</c><00:21:47.220><c> that</c><00:21:47.839><c> is</c><00:21:48.079><c> so</c><00:21:48.359><c> special,</c>

00:21:49.220 --> 00:21:52.220
so<00:21:49.519><c> remarkable</c><00:21:50.240><c> that</c><00:21:50.819><c> we</c><00:21:51.039><c> need</c><00:21:51.259><c> to</c><00:21:51.400><c> hold</c><00:21:51.700><c> fast</c><00:21:52.000><c> to</c><00:21:52.119><c> it</c>

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and<00:21:52.359><c> protect</c><00:21:52.859><c> it</c><00:21:53.519><c> with</c><00:21:53.839><c> every</c><00:21:54.180><c> ounce</c><00:21:54.440><c> of</c><00:21:54.660><c> our</c><00:21:54.839><c> being.</c>

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Because<00:21:56.819><c> is</c><00:21:57.000><c> it</c><00:21:57.180><c> not</c><00:21:57.400><c> our</c><00:21:57.660><c> hope</c>

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to<00:21:58.099><c> be</c><00:21:58.339><c> welcomed</c><00:21:58.619><c> into</c><00:21:58.859><c> the</c><00:21:59.079><c> kingdom?</c>

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We<00:22:01.259><c> want</c><00:22:01.480><c> to</c><00:22:01.680><c> be</c><00:22:01.839><c> there,</c><00:22:02.079><c> don't</c><00:22:02.279><c> we?</c>

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We<00:22:02.579><c> want</c><00:22:02.799><c> to</c><00:22:03.339><c> see</c><00:22:03.599><c> our</c><00:22:03.880><c> Master</c><00:22:04.240><c> in</c><00:22:04.440><c> the</c><00:22:04.680><c> flesh.</c>

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And<00:22:05.799><c> so</c><00:22:06.039><c> nothing</c><00:22:06.720><c> must</c><00:22:07.299><c> be</c><00:22:07.460><c> allowed</c>

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to<00:22:07.880><c> get</c><00:22:08.000><c> in</c><00:22:08.180><c> the</c><00:22:08.259><c> way</c><00:22:08.420><c> of</c><00:22:08.640><c> that.</c>

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And<00:22:09.140><c> I</c><00:22:09.200><c> think</c><00:22:09.359><c> that's</c><00:22:09.700><c> the</c><00:22:09.819><c> idea</c>

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that's<00:22:10.839><c> coming</c><00:22:11.079><c> through</c><00:22:11.420><c> here.</c>

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They<00:22:11.839><c> needed</c><00:22:12.200><c> to</c><00:22:12.680><c> protect</c><00:22:13.119><c> themselves.</c>

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Wise<00:22:15.299><c> as</c><00:22:15.519><c> serpents.</c>

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But<00:22:17.140><c> what</c><00:22:17.279><c> about</c><00:22:17.460><c> harmless</c><00:22:17.819><c> as</c><00:22:18.180><c> doves?</c>

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Well,<00:22:19.880><c> doves,</c><00:22:20.099><c> as</c><00:22:20.240><c> we</c><00:22:20.359><c> know</c><00:22:20.460><c> in</c><00:22:20.660><c> Scripture</c><00:22:20.960><c> and</c><00:22:21.140><c> elsewhere,</c>

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are<00:22:21.599><c> used</c><00:22:21.799><c> to</c><00:22:21.980><c> convey</c><00:22:22.160><c> peace,</c><00:22:22.640><c> aren't</c><00:22:22.839><c> they?</c>

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It's<00:22:23.640><c> often</c><00:22:23.799><c> used</c><00:22:24.039><c> as</c><00:22:24.220><c> a</c><00:22:24.299><c> symbol</c><00:22:24.519><c> of</c><00:22:24.839><c> peace.</c>

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And<00:22:25.539><c> that's</c><00:22:25.920><c> the</c><00:22:26.160><c> atmosphere</c>

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that<00:22:26.640><c> we</c><00:22:26.799><c> must</c><00:22:26.960><c> try</c><00:22:27.339><c> to</c><00:22:27.940><c> create</c><00:22:28.220><c> around</c><00:22:28.539><c> us.</c>

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We<00:22:29.680><c> must</c><00:22:29.940><c> try</c><00:22:30.220><c> to</c><00:22:30.519><c> create</c><00:22:30.759><c> that</c><00:22:31.259><c> atmosphere</c><00:22:31.980><c> of</c><00:22:32.259><c> peace.</c>

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And<00:22:34.299><c> doves</c><00:22:34.460><c> were</c><00:22:34.700><c> also</c><00:22:35.019><c> the</c><00:22:35.200><c> only</c><00:22:35.559><c> bird</c>

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that<00:22:36.099><c> could</c><00:22:36.259><c> be</c><00:22:36.500><c> used</c><00:22:36.660><c> in</c><00:22:36.960><c> sacrifice</c>

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because<00:22:37.980><c> they</c><00:22:38.299><c> were</c><00:22:38.519><c> clean,</c><00:22:39.160><c> according</c><00:22:39.500><c> to</c><00:22:39.720><c> the</c><00:22:39.880><c> law.</c>

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Noah<00:22:41.559><c> also</c><00:22:41.960><c> used</c><00:22:42.240><c> the</c><00:22:43.279><c> sign</c><00:22:43.640><c> of</c><00:22:44.180><c> peace,</c>

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the<00:22:45.660><c> dove</c><00:22:45.759><c> as</c><00:22:45.960><c> a</c><00:22:46.059><c> sign</c><00:22:46.220><c> of</c><00:22:46.319><c> peace,</c><00:22:46.799><c> sorry,</c>

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because<00:22:47.339><c> doves</c><00:22:47.559><c> only</c><00:22:47.960><c> eat</c><00:22:48.240><c> seed.</c>

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So<00:22:49.180><c> when</c><00:22:49.319><c> it</c><00:22:49.539><c> failed</c><00:22:49.740><c> to</c><00:22:50.259><c> return</c><00:22:50.559><c> to</c><00:22:50.759><c> the</c><00:22:51.019><c> ark,</c>

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Noah<00:22:53.180><c> knew</c><00:22:53.500><c> that</c><00:22:53.700><c> the</c><00:22:53.859><c> earth</c><00:22:54.039><c> had</c><00:22:54.240><c> been</c><00:22:54.460><c> restored</c><00:22:54.819><c> to</c><00:22:55.160><c> peace</c>

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because<00:22:56.720><c> the</c><00:22:57.240><c> dove</c><00:22:57.319><c> did</c><00:22:57.559><c> not</c><00:22:57.740><c> come</c><00:22:58.039><c> back.</c>

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So<00:22:58.579><c> peace</c><00:22:58.740><c> had</c><00:22:58.960><c> been</c><00:22:59.140><c> restored</c><00:22:59.500><c> to</c><00:22:59.700><c> the</c><00:22:59.880><c> earth.</c>

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Doves<00:23:01.500><c> are</c><00:23:01.680><c> also</c><00:23:02.039><c> used</c><00:23:02.500><c> as</c><00:23:02.980><c> an</c><00:23:03.119><c> emblem</c><00:23:03.339><c> of</c><00:23:03.660><c> purity.</c>

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And<00:23:05.180><c> also,</c><00:23:05.579><c> we</c><00:23:05.819><c> think</c><00:23:06.019><c> of</c><00:23:06.140><c> Jesus</c><00:23:06.519><c> and</c><00:23:06.720><c> his</c><00:23:06.859><c> baptism</c>

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as<00:23:07.799><c> a</c><00:23:07.940><c> symbol</c><00:23:08.099><c> of</c><00:23:08.299><c> the</c><00:23:08.400><c> Holy</c><00:23:08.599><c> Spirit.</c>

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Solomon<00:23:11.180><c> used</c><00:23:11.759><c> a</c><00:23:11.980><c> dove</c><00:23:12.079><c> in</c><00:23:12.299><c> his</c><00:23:12.539><c> devotions</c><00:23:13.039><c> and</c><00:23:13.259><c> affections,</c>

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didn't<00:23:13.980><c> he?</c>

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And<00:23:15.900><c> so</c><00:23:15.980><c> when</c><00:23:16.119><c> you</c><00:23:16.259><c> put</c><00:23:16.400><c> all</c><00:23:16.660><c> those</c><00:23:16.839><c> ideas</c><00:23:17.200><c> together,</c>

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I<00:23:18.099><c> think</c><00:23:18.299><c> it</c><00:23:18.380><c> gives</c><00:23:18.519><c> us</c><00:23:18.779><c> a</c><00:23:18.839><c> pretty</c><00:23:19.140><c> good</c><00:23:19.339><c> idea</c>

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of<00:23:20.119><c> what</c><00:23:20.380><c> we're</c><00:23:20.720><c> expected</c><00:23:21.079><c> to</c><00:23:21.339><c> be</c><00:23:21.539><c> like</c>

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when<00:23:21.920><c> it's</c><00:23:22.299><c> harmless</c><00:23:22.960><c> as</c><00:23:23.500><c> doves.</c>

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We're<00:23:25.660><c> also</c><00:23:25.940><c> told</c><00:23:26.220><c> there</c><00:23:26.400><c> to</c><00:23:26.519><c> be</c><00:23:26.759><c> meek.</c>

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And<00:23:28.180><c> meekness</c><00:23:28.519><c> isn't</c><00:23:28.720><c> a</c><00:23:28.859><c> word</c><00:23:29.019><c> we</c><00:23:29.240><c> hear</c><00:23:29.420><c> very</c><00:23:29.640><c> often,</c><00:23:29.859><c> is</c><00:23:30.059><c> it,</c>

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in<00:23:30.819><c> our</c><00:23:30.920><c> daily</c><00:23:31.220><c> conversations?</c>

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We<00:23:33.079><c> don't</c><00:23:33.420><c> hear</c><00:23:33.640><c> it</c><00:23:33.799><c> much</c><00:23:33.960><c> out</c><00:23:34.200><c> of</c><00:23:34.359><c> this</c><00:23:35.059><c> hall</c><00:23:35.220><c> anyway,</c><00:23:35.619><c> do</c><00:23:35.799><c> we?</c>

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Meekness<00:23:36.799><c> is</c><00:23:37.039><c> not</c><00:23:37.200><c> a</c><00:23:37.380><c> 21st</c><00:23:37.900><c> century</c><00:23:38.339><c> word.</c>

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And<00:23:41.539><c> yet</c><00:23:41.660><c> we</c><00:23:41.799><c> know</c><00:23:42.000><c> that</c><00:23:42.180><c> the</c><00:23:42.420><c> meek</c><00:23:42.839><c> will</c><00:23:43.259><c> inherit</c><00:23:43.680><c> the</c><00:23:44.019><c> earth.</c>

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So<00:23:45.740><c> it's</c><00:23:46.019><c> something</c><00:23:46.299><c> that,</c><00:23:46.859><c> again,</c>

00:23:47.319 --> 00:23:49.539
we<00:23:47.660><c> need</c><00:23:47.940><c> to</c><00:23:48.339><c> understand</c><00:23:48.819><c> what</c><00:23:49.019><c> this</c><00:23:49.319><c> means.</c>

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What<00:23:50.279><c> does</c><00:23:50.480><c> it</c><00:23:50.660><c> mean</c><00:23:50.839><c> to</c><00:23:51.000><c> be</c><00:23:51.240><c> meek?</c>

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How<00:23:52.220><c> can</c><00:23:52.420><c> we</c><00:23:52.599><c> be</c><00:23:52.799><c> meek?</c>

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Well,<00:23:54.539><c> Numbers</c><00:23:54.819><c> chapter</c><00:23:55.180><c> 12</c><00:23:55.440><c> and</c><00:23:55.619><c> verse</c><00:23:55.779><c> 3</c><00:23:56.099><c> informs</c><00:23:56.539><c> us,</c><00:23:56.900><c> does</c>

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it<00:23:57.279><c> not,</c>

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that<00:23:57.660><c> the</c><00:23:57.759><c> man</c><00:23:58.059><c> Moses</c><00:23:58.579><c> was</c><00:23:59.339><c> very</c><00:23:59.720><c> meek</c><00:23:59.940><c> above</c><00:24:00.160><c> all</c><00:24:00.579><c> the</c><00:24:00.660><c> men</c>

00:24:00.839 --> 00:24:03.039
which<00:24:01.039><c> were</c><00:24:01.180><c> upon</c><00:24:01.420><c> the</c><00:24:01.599><c> face</c><00:24:01.839><c> of</c><00:24:02.059><c> the</c><00:24:02.220><c> earth.</c>

00:24:03.480 --> 00:24:05.720
And<00:24:03.660><c> so</c><00:24:03.759><c> once</c><00:24:04.059><c> more,</c><00:24:04.759><c> Scripture</c><00:24:04.839><c> is</c><00:24:05.039><c> giving</c><00:24:05.180><c> us</c><00:24:05.359><c> the</c><00:24:05.480><c> answer,</c>

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isn't<00:24:05.880><c> it?</c>

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It<00:24:06.039><c> says,</c><00:24:06.539><c> learn,</c><00:24:07.279><c> learn</c><00:24:07.619><c> from</c><00:24:07.859><c> my</c><00:24:08.059><c> servant</c><00:24:08.339><c> Moses.</c>

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Read<00:24:09.539><c> about</c><00:24:09.859><c> him.</c>

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Find<00:24:11.099><c> out</c><00:24:11.220><c> what</c><00:24:11.339><c> he</c><00:24:11.519><c> did,</c><00:24:11.740><c> how</c><00:24:12.000><c> he</c><00:24:12.160><c> did</c><00:24:12.299><c> it,</c><00:24:12.440><c> how</c><00:24:12.599><c> he</c><00:24:12.920><c> interacted.</c>

00:24:15.079 --> 00:24:17.440
And<00:24:15.380><c> you</c><00:24:15.480><c> will</c><00:24:15.660><c> learn</c><00:24:15.839><c> how</c><00:24:16.039><c> to</c><00:24:16.200><c> be</c><00:24:16.380><c> meek.</c>

00:24:18.720 --> 00:24:21.660
And<00:24:18.940><c> meekness</c><00:24:19.299><c> is</c><00:24:19.519><c> numbered</c><00:24:19.740><c> amongst</c><00:24:20.140><c> the</c><00:24:20.799><c> attributes</c><00:24:21.180><c> we</c><00:24:21.380><c> read</c><00:24:21.539><c> of</c>

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in<00:24:21.880><c> Galatians</c><00:24:22.380><c> chapter</c><00:24:22.759><c> 5</c><00:24:23.200><c> and</c><00:24:23.400><c> verse</c><00:24:23.619><c> 22.</c>

00:24:25.740 --> 00:24:28.279
Galatians<00:24:26.160><c> chapter</c><00:24:26.420><c> 5</c><00:24:26.720><c> and</c><00:24:26.740><c> verse</c><00:24:26.920><c> 22</c><00:24:27.359><c> says,</c>

00:24:28.359 --> 00:24:31.859
But<00:24:28.359><c> the</c><00:24:28.539><c> fruit</c><00:24:28.720><c> of</c><00:24:28.880><c> the</c><00:24:29.140><c> spirit</c><00:24:29.539><c> is</c><00:24:30.079><c> love,</c><00:24:30.599><c> joy,</c><00:24:31.420><c> peace.</c>

00:24:31.880 --> 00:24:34.880
We've<00:24:32.099><c> already</c><00:24:32.460><c> mentioned</c><00:24:32.839><c> these,</c><00:24:33.079><c> but</c><00:24:33.180><c> it's</c><00:24:33.339><c> worth</c><00:24:33.579><c> doing</c><00:24:33.819><c> again.</c>

00:24:35.000 --> 00:24:38.799
Love,<00:24:35.279><c> joy,</c><00:24:35.539><c> peace,</c><00:24:36.019><c> longsuffering,</c><00:24:36.900><c> gentleness,</c><00:24:37.900><c> goodness,</c>

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faith,<00:24:39.960><c> meekness,</c><00:24:41.119><c> temperance.</c>

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Against<00:24:42.660><c> such</c><00:24:43.000><c> there</c><00:24:43.200><c> is</c><00:24:43.440><c> no</c><00:24:43.619><c> law.</c>

00:24:43.859 --> 00:24:46.619
There<00:24:43.900><c> is</c><00:24:44.119><c> no</c><00:24:44.279><c> godly</c><00:24:44.660><c> law</c><00:24:44.940><c> against</c><00:24:45.319><c> those</c><00:24:45.619><c> things.</c>

00:24:48.500 --> 00:24:49.920
And<00:24:48.880><c> this</c><00:24:49.019><c> is</c><00:24:49.160><c> really</c><00:24:49.359><c> interesting.</c>

00:24:49.920 --> 00:24:52.220
I'd<00:24:50.960><c> like</c><00:24:51.039><c> to</c><00:24:51.099><c> think</c><00:24:51.319><c> about</c><00:24:51.480><c> this</c><00:24:51.640><c> for</c><00:24:51.779><c> a</c><00:24:51.900><c> moment.</c>

00:24:52.500 --> 00:24:55.640
One<00:24:52.740><c> commentary</c><00:24:53.119><c> that</c><00:24:53.319><c> I</c><00:24:53.480><c> read</c><00:24:53.680><c> puts</c><00:24:54.140><c> meekness</c><00:24:54.539><c> like</c><00:24:54.819><c> this.</c>

00:24:56.880 --> 00:25:00.140
Meekness<00:24:57.400><c> towards</c><00:24:57.819><c> God</c><00:24:58.519><c> is</c><00:24:59.380><c> that</c><00:24:59.819><c> characteristic</c>

00:25:00.559 --> 00:25:04.720
that<00:25:00.980><c> accepts</c><00:25:01.559><c> his</c><00:25:02.160><c> dealings</c><00:25:02.680><c> with</c><00:25:02.880><c> us</c><00:25:03.480><c> as</c><00:25:03.940><c> good.</c>

00:25:05.180 --> 00:25:10.440
And<00:25:05.299><c> the</c><00:25:05.460><c> result</c><00:25:05.819><c> is</c><00:25:06.720><c> we</c><00:25:07.180><c> neither</c><00:25:07.480><c> dispute</c><00:25:08.039><c> it</c><00:25:08.680><c> or</c><00:25:09.140><c> resist</c><00:25:09.579><c> it.</c>

00:25:11.059 --> 00:25:12.440
It's<00:25:11.279><c> worth</c><00:25:11.460><c> reading</c><00:25:11.740><c> again,</c><00:25:12.140><c> isn't</c><00:25:12.279><c> it?</c>

00:25:12.640 --> 00:25:15.000
Meekness<00:25:13.119><c> towards</c><00:25:13.519><c> God</c><00:25:13.720><c> is</c><00:25:13.920><c> that</c><00:25:14.279><c> characteristic</c>

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that<00:25:15.440><c> accepts</c><00:25:15.799><c> all</c><00:25:16.039><c> his</c><00:25:16.259><c> dealings</c><00:25:16.539><c> with</c><00:25:16.720><c> us</c><00:25:16.900><c> as</c><00:25:17.119><c> good.</c>

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So<00:25:18.079><c> everything</c><00:25:18.420><c> that</c><00:25:18.799><c> happens</c><00:25:19.039><c> to</c><00:25:19.339><c> us</c><00:25:20.000><c> we</c><00:25:20.599><c> see</c><00:25:20.880><c> as</c><00:25:21.180><c> good.</c>

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That's<00:25:22.920><c> quite</c><00:25:23.099><c> difficult,</c><00:25:23.680><c> isn't</c><00:25:23.720><c> it?</c>

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Everything<00:25:25.319><c> that</c><00:25:25.640><c> happens</c><00:25:26.019><c> to</c><00:25:26.259><c> us</c><00:25:26.819><c> is</c><00:25:27.359><c> for</c><00:25:27.579><c> our</c><00:25:27.819><c> good.</c>

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We're<00:25:30.079><c> being</c><00:25:30.319><c> told</c><00:25:30.460><c> that</c><00:25:30.619><c> that's</c><00:25:30.819><c> what</c><00:25:31.019><c> meekness</c><00:25:31.339><c> is.</c>

00:25:32.180 --> 00:25:34.440
We're<00:25:32.460><c> told</c><00:25:32.599><c> that</c><00:25:33.059><c> the</c><00:25:33.259><c> meek</c><00:25:33.480><c> shall</c><00:25:33.660><c> inherit</c><00:25:33.960><c> the</c><00:25:34.220><c> earth.</c>

00:25:34.599 --> 00:25:36.279
So<00:25:34.900><c> we</c><00:25:35.180><c> have</c><00:25:35.440><c> to</c><00:25:35.619><c> be</c><00:25:35.779><c> like</c><00:25:36.059><c> this.</c>

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We<00:25:36.640><c> have</c><00:25:36.900><c> to</c><00:25:37.059><c> accept</c><00:25:37.460><c> that</c><00:25:38.000><c> God's</c><00:25:38.500><c> dealings</c><00:25:38.819><c> with</c><00:25:39.039><c> us</c><00:25:39.579><c> are</c><00:25:39.839><c> for</c>

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our<00:25:40.380><c> good,</c>

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no<00:25:41.339><c> matter</c><00:25:41.500><c> what</c><00:25:41.799><c> happens</c><00:25:42.140><c> to</c><00:25:42.400><c> us,</c>

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no<00:25:43.740><c> matter</c><00:25:43.900><c> what</c><00:25:44.140><c> happens</c><00:25:44.420><c> to</c><00:25:44.680><c> our</c><00:25:44.880><c> family</c>

00:25:45.319 --> 00:25:47.420
or<00:25:45.759><c> the</c><00:25:46.400><c> things</c><00:25:46.559><c> that</c><00:25:46.839><c> affect</c><00:25:47.079><c> us.</c>

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Everything<00:25:48.200><c> happens</c><00:25:48.779><c> for</c><00:25:49.099><c> our</c><00:25:49.519><c> good.</c>

00:25:50.839 --> 00:25:53.779
That<00:25:51.079><c> is</c><00:25:51.400><c> really</c><00:25:51.839><c> difficult</c><00:25:52.359><c> to</c><00:25:52.619><c> take</c><00:25:52.839><c> in,</c><00:25:53.180><c> isn't</c><00:25:53.200><c> it?</c>

00:25:54.279 --> 00:25:58.359
When<00:25:54.480><c> we</c><00:25:54.700><c> think</c><00:25:54.940><c> of</c><00:25:55.099><c> some</c><00:25:55.279><c> of</c><00:25:55.420><c> the</c><00:25:55.539><c> things</c><00:25:55.740><c> that</c><00:25:56.059><c> happen</c><00:25:56.480><c> within</c><00:25:56.880><c> the</c><00:25:57.059><c> brotherhood,</c>

00:25:59.680 --> 00:26:04.079
that<00:25:59.859><c> is</c><00:26:00.140><c> really</c><00:26:00.599><c> difficult</c><00:26:01.339><c> to</c><00:26:02.460><c> get</c><00:26:02.640><c> our</c><00:26:02.839><c> heads</c><00:26:03.039><c> around.</c>

00:26:07.660 --> 00:26:11.279
Gentleness<00:26:08.259><c> and</c><00:26:08.859><c> meekness,</c><00:26:09.799><c> the</c><00:26:09.980><c> two</c><00:26:10.140><c> words</c><00:26:10.339><c> that</c><00:26:10.500><c> we</c><00:26:10.640><c> looked</c><00:26:10.819><c> at,</c>

00:26:11.279 --> 00:26:14.579
are<00:26:12.059><c> in</c><00:26:12.259><c> opposition,</c><00:26:12.740><c> aren't</c><00:26:12.980><c> they,</c><00:26:13.180><c> to</c><00:26:13.339><c> self</c><00:26:13.740><c>-assertiveness</c>

00:26:14.579 --> 00:26:17.940
and<00:26:16.500><c> self</c><00:26:17.180><c>-interest.</c>

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The<00:26:18.299><c> two</c><00:26:18.420><c> are</c><00:26:18.599><c> totally</c><00:26:18.940><c> opposite.</c>

00:26:19.420 --> 00:26:22.440
They<00:26:19.619><c> couldn't</c><00:26:19.880><c> really</c><00:26:20.180><c> be</c><00:26:20.359><c> much</c><00:26:20.960><c> further</c><00:26:21.359><c> apart.</c>

00:26:23.359 --> 00:26:27.000
See,<00:26:23.559><c> the</c><00:26:23.799><c> meek</c><00:26:24.019><c> are</c><00:26:24.259><c> not</c><00:26:24.500><c> concerned</c><00:26:25.299><c> with</c><00:26:26.019><c> self.</c>

00:26:28.039 --> 00:26:30.859
And<00:26:28.299><c> again,</c><00:26:29.259><c> if</c><00:26:29.440><c> we</c><00:26:29.559><c> want</c><00:26:29.759><c> to</c><00:26:29.960><c> be</c><00:26:30.140><c> in</c><00:26:30.339><c> the</c><00:26:30.519><c> kingdom,</c>

00:26:31.279 --> 00:26:34.660
we<00:26:31.380><c> have</c><00:26:31.640><c> to</c><00:26:32.839><c> try</c><00:26:33.000><c> and</c><00:26:33.160><c> adopt</c><00:26:33.339><c> this</c><00:26:33.579><c> attribute.</c>

00:26:35.460 --> 00:26:38.119
We<00:26:35.740><c> should</c><00:26:35.940><c> not</c><00:26:36.119><c> be</c><00:26:36.460><c> interested</c><00:26:36.759><c> in</c><00:26:37.019><c> ourselves.</c>

00:26:39.380 --> 00:26:45.000
What<00:26:39.920><c> we</c><00:26:40.460><c> achieve,</c><00:26:43.059><c> how</c><00:26:43.160><c> big</c><00:26:43.400><c> our</c><00:26:43.599><c> house</c><00:26:43.920><c> is,</c>

00:26:45.240 --> 00:26:49.440
how<00:26:45.299><c> big</c><00:26:45.500><c> our</c><00:26:45.759><c> tellies</c><00:26:46.079><c> are,</c><00:26:46.980><c> or</c><00:26:47.500><c> what</c><00:26:47.700><c> car</c><00:26:48.099><c> we</c><00:26:48.319><c> drive,</c>

00:26:50.420 --> 00:26:52.599
is<00:26:50.779><c> totally</c><00:26:51.319><c> irrelevant.</c>

00:26:56.140 --> 00:26:59.059
The<00:26:56.259><c> final</c><00:26:56.539><c> word</c><00:26:57.220><c> that</c><00:26:58.039><c> I'd</c><00:26:58.240><c> like</c><00:26:58.359><c> us</c><00:26:58.539><c> to</c><00:26:58.579><c> look</c><00:26:58.779><c> at</c><00:26:58.940><c> there</c>

00:26:59.059 --> 00:27:01.039
was<00:26:59.220><c> the</c><00:26:59.299><c> last</c><00:26:59.480><c> one</c><00:26:59.660><c> that</c><00:26:59.740><c> he</c><00:26:59.940><c> mentioned,</c>

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and<00:27:02.440><c> that</c><00:27:02.619><c> was</c><00:27:02.819><c> forgiveness.</c>

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Forgiveness.

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Because<00:27:07.180><c> this</c><00:27:07.559><c> is</c><00:27:08.059><c> the</c><00:27:08.299><c> end</c><00:27:08.579><c> result,</c><00:27:09.279><c> isn't</c><00:27:09.299><c> it?</c>

00:27:10.319 --> 00:27:11.319
Forgiveness<00:27:10.759><c> is</c><00:27:10.960><c> the</c><00:27:11.059><c> end</c><00:27:11.180><c> result.</c>

00:27:11.380 --> 00:27:15.940
When<00:27:11.599><c> everything</c><00:27:11.980><c> else</c><00:27:12.599><c> that</c><00:27:12.940><c> we've</c><00:27:13.160><c> mentioned</c><00:27:13.460><c> so</c><00:27:13.859><c> far</c><00:27:14.400><c> has</c><00:27:14.980><c> failed,</c>

00:27:16.440 --> 00:27:18.140
when<00:27:16.660><c> all</c><00:27:16.980><c> those</c><00:27:17.200><c> things</c><00:27:17.420><c> have</c><00:27:17.720><c> failed,</c>

00:27:18.460 --> 00:27:21.619
all<00:27:18.779><c> we're</c><00:27:19.000><c> left</c><00:27:19.259><c> with</c><00:27:19.759><c> is</c><00:27:20.440><c> forgiveness.</c>

00:27:25.799 --> 00:27:29.140
Matthew<00:27:26.000><c> chapter</c><00:27:26.359><c> 18</c><00:27:27.000><c> and</c><00:27:27.380><c> verse</c><00:27:27.599><c> 35.</c>

00:27:29.720 --> 00:27:34.480
Matthew<00:27:30.759><c> chapter</c><00:27:31.059><c> 18</c><00:27:31.759><c> and</c><00:27:32.279><c> verse</c><00:27:32.480><c> 35.</c>

00:27:50.980 --> 00:27:55.339
This<00:27:52.019><c> might</c><00:27:53.059><c> be</c><00:27:53.220><c> a</c><00:27:53.299><c> bit</c><00:27:53.460><c> uncomfortable,</c><00:27:53.980><c> mightn't</c><00:27:54.440><c> it?</c>

00:27:55.660 --> 00:27:59.140
We<00:27:56.299><c> read</c><00:27:56.579><c> there,</c><00:27:56.960><c> from</c><00:27:57.359><c> your</c><00:27:57.880><c> hearts,</c>

00:28:00.279 --> 00:28:05.339
and<00:28:00.380><c> that</c><00:28:00.640><c> conveys</c><00:28:01.339><c> the</c><00:28:01.599><c> idea</c><00:28:02.099><c> of</c><00:28:03.059><c> complete</c><00:28:03.839><c> forgiveness.</c>

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What's<00:28:06.539><c> complete</c><00:28:06.839><c> forgiveness?</c>

00:28:10.160 --> 00:28:12.460
What<00:28:10.559><c> is</c><00:28:10.880><c> complete</c><00:28:11.359><c> forgiveness?</c>

00:28:12.839 --> 00:28:16.720
Let's<00:28:13.039><c> just,</c><00:28:13.299><c> again,</c><00:28:13.660><c> I'm</c><00:28:13.799><c> going</c><00:28:13.980><c> to</c><00:28:15.119><c> read</c><00:28:15.400><c> out</c><00:28:15.640><c> some</c><00:28:16.160><c> descriptions</c>

00:28:16.720 --> 00:28:19.140
of<00:28:16.960><c> the</c><00:28:17.099><c> word</c><00:28:17.299><c> forgiveness</c><00:28:17.799><c> that</c><00:28:18.000><c> we've</c><00:28:18.380><c> found,</c>

00:28:19.359 --> 00:28:22.099
and<00:28:19.519><c> let's</c><00:28:19.740><c> just</c><00:28:19.960><c> try</c><00:28:20.079><c> and</c><00:28:20.279><c> apply</c><00:28:20.420><c> them</c><00:28:20.680><c> inwardly</c><00:28:21.140><c> again</c><00:28:21.339><c> to</c><00:28:21.500><c> ourselves.</c>

00:28:22.099 --> 00:28:25.240
To<00:28:23.220><c> bid</c><00:28:23.519><c> going</c><00:28:23.940><c> away.</c>

00:28:25.460 --> 00:28:26.720
To<00:28:25.539><c> expire.</c>

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To<00:28:27.400><c> let</c><00:28:27.740><c> go.</c>

00:28:28.740 --> 00:28:29.480
To<00:28:28.920><c> let</c><00:28:29.200><c> alone.</c>

00:28:29.539 --> 00:28:30.579
To<00:28:29.720><c> leave</c><00:28:30.119><c> behind.</c>

00:28:30.900 --> 00:28:32.759
To<00:28:31.220><c> disregard.</c>

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This<00:28:34.559><c> is</c><00:28:34.740><c> a</c><00:28:34.799><c> good</c><00:28:34.960><c> one.</c>

00:28:35.960 --> 00:28:38.420
To<00:28:36.240><c> discuss</c><00:28:36.940><c> no</c><00:28:37.519><c> more.</c>

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That's<00:28:39.619><c> what</c><00:28:39.779><c> forgiveness</c><00:28:40.160><c> means.</c>

00:28:41.740 --> 00:28:43.359
To<00:28:41.980><c> give</c><00:28:42.180><c> up</c><00:28:42.440><c> a</c><00:28:42.579><c> debt.</c>

00:28:44.099 --> 00:28:46.980
To<00:28:44.339><c> not</c><00:28:44.660><c> allow</c><00:28:45.119><c> it</c><00:28:45.579><c> to</c><00:28:45.859><c> hinder.</c>

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Really<00:28:48.160><c> interesting</c><00:28:48.660><c> thoughts,</c><00:28:49.079><c> aren't</c><00:28:49.220><c> they?</c>

00:28:49.339 --> 00:28:52.859
When<00:28:49.500><c> we</c><00:28:50.039><c> look</c><00:28:50.299><c> at</c><00:28:50.500><c> the</c><00:28:50.619><c> meanings</c><00:28:51.180><c> of</c><00:28:51.660><c> the</c><00:28:51.839><c> words.</c>

00:28:53.000 --> 00:28:54.640
To<00:28:53.259><c> go</c><00:28:53.519><c> to</c><00:28:53.779><c> another</c><00:28:53.980><c> place.</c>

00:28:55.099 --> 00:28:56.539
To<00:28:55.299><c> move</c><00:28:55.619><c> on.</c>

00:28:57.400 --> 00:28:58.460
To<00:28:57.720><c> move</c><00:28:58.019><c> on.</c>

00:28:58.599 --> 00:28:59.519
Leave<00:28:58.880><c> it</c><00:28:59.079><c> behind.</c>

00:28:59.700 --> 00:29:01.380
Remember<00:29:00.140><c> it</c><00:29:00.339><c> no</c><00:29:00.579><c> more.</c>

00:29:02.000 --> 00:29:05.200
Can't<00:29:02.559><c> really</c><00:29:02.880><c> get</c><00:29:03.059><c> much</c><00:29:03.339><c> more</c><00:29:03.579><c> clearer</c><00:29:03.779><c> than</c><00:29:03.960><c> that,</c><00:29:04.200><c> can</c><00:29:04.319><c> we?</c>

00:29:06.660 --> 00:29:09.279
There's<00:29:06.960><c> two</c><00:29:07.140><c> things</c><00:29:07.380><c> that</c><00:29:07.559><c> come</c><00:29:07.660><c> to</c><00:29:07.859><c> my</c><00:29:08.059><c> mind</c><00:29:08.240><c> here.</c>

00:29:10.039 --> 00:29:12.940
Firstly,<00:29:10.599><c> the</c><00:29:10.740><c> degree</c><00:29:11.039><c> of</c><00:29:11.200><c> God's</c><00:29:11.559><c> love</c><00:29:11.759><c> towards</c><00:29:12.160><c> us,</c>

00:29:13.539 --> 00:29:17.779
and<00:29:13.660><c> that</c><00:29:13.880><c> all</c><00:29:14.160><c> the</c><00:29:14.500><c> sin</c><00:29:14.799><c> that</c><00:29:15.380><c> we</c><00:29:15.680><c> lay</c><00:29:15.960><c> at</c><00:29:16.220><c> His</c><00:29:16.519><c> door</c><00:29:16.900><c> each</c><00:29:17.339><c> day,</c>

00:29:17.779 --> 00:29:22.500
or<00:29:18.240><c> each</c><00:29:18.500><c> night,</c><00:29:20.019><c> even</c><00:29:20.380><c> with</c><00:29:20.720><c> all</c><00:29:21.180><c> that</c><00:29:21.539><c> sin,</c>

00:29:23.759 --> 00:29:27.220
if<00:29:24.039><c> we're</c><00:29:24.299><c> truly</c><00:29:24.559><c> repentant,</c><00:29:26.039><c> He</c><00:29:26.339><c> forgives</c><00:29:26.680><c> us.</c>

00:29:27.279 --> 00:29:29.359
In<00:29:27.559><c> the</c><00:29:27.680><c> manner</c><00:29:27.819><c> that</c><00:29:27.960><c> we've</c><00:29:28.099><c> just</c><00:29:28.319><c> described.</c>

00:29:29.720 --> 00:29:31.660
He<00:29:30.019><c> remembers</c><00:29:30.319><c> it</c><00:29:30.519><c> no</c><00:29:30.799><c> more.</c>

00:29:32.460 --> 00:29:35.079
It<00:29:32.660><c> doesn't</c><00:29:32.960><c> become</c><00:29:33.299><c> burdensome</c><00:29:33.839><c> to</c><00:29:34.119><c> us.</c>

00:29:35.119 --> 00:29:36.380
It<00:29:35.660><c> expires.</c>

00:29:36.839 --> 00:29:38.900
We<00:29:37.200><c> can</c><00:29:37.500><c> move</c><00:29:37.799><c> on.</c>

00:29:40.299 --> 00:29:42.019
It's<00:29:40.500><c> wonderful,</c><00:29:40.859><c> isn't</c><00:29:41.059><c> it?</c>

00:29:42.039 --> 00:29:46.920
That<00:29:42.319><c> is</c><00:29:42.539><c> the</c><00:29:42.680><c> degree</c><00:29:43.099><c> of</c><00:29:43.460><c> forgiveness</c><00:29:44.039><c> that</c><00:29:44.700><c> God</c><00:29:45.079><c> is</c><00:29:45.480><c> prepared</c><00:29:45.900><c> to</c><00:29:46.180><c> give</c><00:29:46.319><c> us.</c>

00:29:46.920 --> 00:29:50.720
Even<00:29:48.039><c> though</c><00:29:48.319><c> we</c><00:29:48.500><c> are</c><00:29:49.160><c> undeserving.</c>

00:29:51.299 --> 00:29:55.059
Because<00:29:51.519><c> we</c><00:29:51.740><c> know</c><00:29:52.200><c> that</c><00:29:52.539><c> we</c><00:29:52.660><c> will</c><00:29:52.819><c> go</c><00:29:53.079><c> and</c><00:29:53.420><c> sin</c><00:29:53.640><c> once</c><00:29:54.140><c> more.</c>

00:29:56.460 --> 00:29:58.720
These<00:29:56.559><c> are</c><00:29:56.660><c> powerful</c><00:29:57.180><c> thoughts,</c><00:29:57.640><c> aren't</c><00:29:57.859><c> they?</c>

00:30:00.119 --> 00:30:03.700
And<00:30:00.500><c> secondly,</c><00:30:01.960><c> Jesus</c><00:30:02.319><c> was</c><00:30:02.619><c> tempted</c><00:30:02.940><c> in</c><00:30:03.140><c> all</c><00:30:03.400><c> points,</c>

00:30:03.880 --> 00:30:05.779
like<00:30:03.960><c> as</c><00:30:04.160><c> we</c><00:30:04.279><c> are,</c><00:30:04.400><c> yet</c><00:30:04.559><c> without</c><00:30:04.920><c> sin.</c>

00:30:06.460 --> 00:30:08.920
We<00:30:06.619><c> know</c><00:30:06.859><c> He</c><00:30:07.059><c> suffered</c><00:30:07.359><c> terrible</c><00:30:07.740><c> things,</c><00:30:08.380><c> both</c><00:30:08.440><c> physically</c>

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and<00:30:09.200><c> mentally.</c>

00:30:10.940 --> 00:30:15.059
And<00:30:11.240><c> yet</c><00:30:11.339><c> He</c><00:30:11.460><c> was</c><00:30:11.700><c> obedient</c><00:30:12.240><c> throughout</c><00:30:13.140><c> all</c><00:30:13.680><c> of</c><00:30:13.839><c> His</c><00:30:14.019><c> life.</c>

00:30:15.819 --> 00:30:21.319
Not<00:30:16.339><c> just</c><00:30:16.859><c> a</c><00:30:17.079><c> section</c><00:30:17.359><c> of</c><00:30:17.579><c> it,</c><00:30:17.839><c> and</c><00:30:17.980><c> then</c><00:30:18.559><c> got</c><00:30:18.759><c> better,</c><00:30:20.119><c> or</c><00:30:20.299><c> worse.</c>

00:30:21.940 --> 00:30:23.680
He<00:30:22.019><c> was</c><00:30:22.299><c> obedient</c><00:30:22.680><c> all</c><00:30:23.039><c> His</c><00:30:23.279><c> life.</c>

00:30:23.940 --> 00:30:26.500
And<00:30:24.059><c> He</c><00:30:24.160><c> was</c><00:30:24.420><c> obedient</c><00:30:24.960><c> unto</c><00:30:25.380><c> death.</c>

00:30:27.680 --> 00:30:30.279
Again,<00:30:28.200><c> let's</c><00:30:28.720><c> turn</c><00:30:28.940><c> that</c><00:30:29.160><c> inwardly.</c>

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Could<00:30:30.539><c> we</c><00:30:30.700><c> do</c><00:30:30.920><c> that?</c>

00:30:32.279 --> 00:30:33.339
Well,<00:30:32.500><c> we</c><00:30:32.619><c> know</c><00:30:32.819><c> we</c><00:30:33.000><c> can't.</c>

00:30:33.380 --> 00:30:36.599
We<00:30:33.500><c> know</c><00:30:33.740><c> we</c><00:30:33.880><c> are</c><00:30:34.079><c> flesh,</c><00:30:34.900><c> and</c><00:30:35.059><c> we</c><00:30:35.140><c> know</c><00:30:35.319><c> we</c><00:30:35.480><c> are</c><00:30:35.660><c> weak.</c>

00:30:36.740 --> 00:30:39.539
And<00:30:36.920><c> so</c><00:30:37.099><c> we</c><00:30:37.299><c> know</c><00:30:37.680><c> we</c><00:30:38.000><c> need</c><00:30:38.299><c> this</c><00:30:38.579><c> forgiveness.</c>

00:30:39.759 --> 00:30:42.200
We<00:30:40.000><c> rely</c><00:30:40.480><c> on</c><00:30:40.920><c> this</c><00:30:41.160><c> forgiveness.</c>

00:30:42.779 --> 00:30:46.339
We<00:30:43.339><c> can</c><00:30:43.539><c> only</c><00:30:43.799><c> stand</c><00:30:44.140><c> in</c><00:30:44.440><c> awe</c><00:30:44.680><c> of</c><00:30:44.799><c> what</c><00:30:45.000><c> He</c><00:30:45.220><c> achieved.</c>

00:30:46.640 --> 00:30:52.000
But<00:30:46.779><c> now</c><00:30:47.140><c> we</c><00:30:47.500><c> find</c><00:30:48.400><c> atonement,</c><00:30:50.140><c> atonement</c><00:30:50.880><c> with</c><00:30:51.220><c> Him.</c>

00:30:52.500 --> 00:30:56.259
We<00:30:52.700><c> are</c><00:30:53.059><c> associated</c><00:30:53.779><c> with</c><00:30:54.059><c> Him</c><00:30:54.420><c> through</c><00:30:54.940><c> His</c><00:30:55.259><c> death.</c>

00:30:57.599 --> 00:30:59.900
We<00:30:57.880><c> know</c><00:30:58.119><c> we</c><00:30:58.319><c> are</c><00:30:58.359><c> not</c><00:30:58.599><c> perfect.</c>

00:31:01.079 --> 00:31:04.079
But<00:31:01.359><c> the</c><00:31:01.519><c> hope</c><00:31:01.740><c> is</c><00:31:02.019><c> that</c><00:31:02.180><c> we</c><00:31:02.359><c> will</c><00:31:02.599><c> be</c><00:31:02.859><c> one</c><00:31:03.119><c> day.</c>

00:31:05.240 --> 00:31:07.480
So<00:31:05.640><c> what</c><00:31:05.779><c> a</c><00:31:05.920><c> wonderful</c><00:31:06.180><c> hope</c><00:31:06.380><c> we</c><00:31:06.579><c> have</c><00:31:06.740><c> for</c><00:31:06.920><c> the</c><00:31:07.059><c> future.</c>

00:31:07.819 --> 00:31:10.799
When<00:31:08.160><c> all</c><00:31:08.660><c> the</c><00:31:08.859><c> world</c><00:31:09.099><c> around</c><00:31:09.500><c> us</c><00:31:09.819><c> is</c><00:31:10.000><c> in</c><00:31:10.220><c> turmoil,</c>

00:31:10.799 --> 00:31:14.579
and<00:31:11.819><c> unsure</c><00:31:12.319><c> of</c><00:31:12.759><c> what's</c><00:31:13.220><c> going</c><00:31:13.380><c> to</c><00:31:13.680><c> happen,</c>

00:31:14.779 --> 00:31:16.980
we<00:31:15.220><c> have</c><00:31:15.420><c> this</c><00:31:15.640><c> wonderful</c><00:31:16.059><c> hope.</c>

00:31:17.740 --> 00:31:20.720
The<00:31:18.019><c> question</c><00:31:18.440><c> was</c><00:31:18.680><c> once</c><00:31:18.900><c> asked</c><00:31:19.500><c> by</c><00:31:19.779><c> Peter,</c>

00:31:21.619 --> 00:31:24.579
Lord,<00:31:22.680><c> to</c><00:31:22.920><c> whom</c><00:31:23.160><c> shall</c><00:31:23.339><c> we</c><00:31:23.619><c> go?</c>

00:31:25.279 --> 00:31:27.960
Thou<00:31:25.599><c> hast</c><00:31:25.859><c> the</c><00:31:26.099><c> words</c><00:31:26.420><c> of</c><00:31:26.640><c> eternal</c><00:31:26.980><c> life.</c>

00:31:28.480 --> 00:31:30.140
That's<00:31:28.859><c> so</c><00:31:29.220><c> true,</c><00:31:29.440><c> isn't</c><00:31:29.559><c> it?</c>

00:31:30.400 --> 00:31:34.259
We<00:31:30.660><c> walk</c><00:31:30.940><c> out</c><00:31:31.140><c> of</c><00:31:31.339><c> these</c><00:31:31.619><c> four</c><00:31:31.880><c> doors,</c><00:31:32.759><c> these</c><00:31:33.200><c> doors,</c>

00:31:34.960 --> 00:31:37.160
and<00:31:35.240><c> there</c><00:31:35.400><c> is</c><00:31:35.539><c> nothing</c><00:31:35.799><c> for</c><00:31:36.140><c> us.</c>

00:31:37.759 --> 00:31:40.279
The<00:31:37.960><c> words</c><00:31:38.200><c> of</c><00:31:38.460><c> eternal</c><00:31:38.819><c> life</c><00:31:39.359><c> are</c><00:31:39.900><c> here.</c>

00:31:40.279 --> 00:31:45.819
All<00:31:41.200><c> we</c><00:31:41.420><c> have</c><00:31:41.700><c> to</c><00:31:41.880><c> do</c><00:31:42.039><c> is</c><00:31:42.259><c> read</c><00:31:42.559><c> it</c><00:31:43.480><c> and</c><00:31:43.859><c> obey</c><00:31:44.160><c> it.</c>

00:31:46.259 --> 00:31:47.640
Let<00:31:46.380><c> us</c><00:31:46.660><c> pray,</c><00:31:47.059><c> brothers</c><00:31:47.339><c> and</c><00:31:47.500><c> sisters,</c>

00:31:47.680 --> 00:31:49.539
that<00:31:47.839><c> the</c><00:31:48.059><c> words</c><00:31:48.279><c> that</c><00:31:48.619><c> emanate</c><00:31:48.980><c> from</c><00:31:49.160><c> us,</c>

00:31:49.779 --> 00:31:51.779
the<00:31:49.960><c> conversations</c><00:31:50.700><c> that</c><00:31:51.019><c> emanate</c><00:31:51.339><c> from</c><00:31:51.480><c> us,</c>

00:31:52.000 --> 00:31:54.799
may<00:31:52.160><c> be</c><00:31:52.299><c> looked</c><00:31:52.519><c> upon</c><00:31:52.900><c> with</c><00:31:53.279><c> the</c><00:31:53.539><c> same</c><00:31:53.819><c> favour</c>

00:31:55.180 --> 00:31:57.279
that<00:31:55.480><c> Jesus'</c><00:31:56.059><c> words</c><00:31:56.299><c> did.</c>

00:31:58.460 --> 00:32:02.859
Well,<00:31:58.660><c> hopefully</c><00:31:58.940><c> our</c><00:31:59.400><c> minds</c><00:31:59.940><c> have</c><00:32:01.039><c> been</c><00:32:01.359><c> suitably</c><00:32:02.140><c> prepared,</c>

00:32:03.200 --> 00:32:04.920
and<00:32:03.720><c> they</c><00:32:03.839><c> are</c><00:32:04.039><c> willing.</c>

00:32:05.519 --> 00:32:08.140
But<00:32:05.759><c> we</c><00:32:05.960><c> know</c><00:32:06.359><c> that</c><00:32:06.680><c> flesh</c><00:32:06.940><c> is</c><00:32:07.279><c> weak.</c>

00:32:08.579 --> 00:32:09.980
So<00:32:08.920><c> let's</c><00:32:09.319><c> now</c><00:32:09.660><c> feast.</c>

00:32:10.059 --> 00:32:12.819
Let's<00:32:10.440><c> feast</c><00:32:10.880><c> on</c><00:32:11.460><c> this</c><00:32:11.700><c> example,</c>

00:32:13.420 --> 00:32:14.900
this<00:32:13.640><c> bread</c><00:32:14.019><c> and</c><00:32:14.519><c> this</c><00:32:14.759><c> wine,</c>

00:32:14.940 --> 00:32:19.140
which<00:32:15.140><c> speaks</c><00:32:15.480><c> to</c><00:32:15.619><c> us</c><00:32:15.759><c> so</c><00:32:16.279><c> powerfully</c><00:32:16.940><c> of</c><00:32:17.559><c> His</c><00:32:17.859><c> love</c><00:32:18.079><c> towards</c><00:32:18.460><c> us,</c>

00:32:19.380 --> 00:32:24.039
what<00:32:19.599><c> He</c><00:32:19.900><c> went</c><00:32:20.200><c> through</c><00:32:20.900><c> so</c><00:32:22.200><c> we</c><00:32:22.460><c> could</c><00:32:22.660><c> have</c><00:32:22.960><c> forgiveness.</c>

00:32:25.220 --> 00:32:28.359
We<00:32:25.599><c> find</c><00:32:25.900><c> salvation</c><00:32:26.720><c> through</c><00:32:27.279><c> Him.</c>

00:32:30.119 --> 00:32:34.420
And<00:32:30.440><c> our</c><00:32:30.619><c> hope</c><00:32:30.779><c> and</c><00:32:30.960><c> our</c><00:32:31.200><c> prayer</c><00:32:31.400><c> is</c><00:32:31.779><c> that</c><00:32:32.299><c> we</c><00:32:33.119><c> shall</c><00:32:33.440><c> be</c><00:32:33.700><c> like</c><00:32:33.980><c> Him.</c>

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Thank<00:32:35.480><c> you.</c>