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then<00:12:47.700><c> the</c><00:12:47.940><c> flesh</c><00:12:48.100><c> doesn't</c><00:12:48.399><c> have</c><00:12:48.639><c> an</c><00:12:48.820><c> opportunity</c><00:12:49.500><c> to</c><00:12:50.399><c> manifest</c><00:12:50.960><c> itself.</c>

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very<00:16:30.379><c> good</c><00:16:30.480><c> for</c><00:16:30.720><c> you.</c>

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But<00:16:31.740><c> I</c><00:16:31.779><c> think</c><00:16:31.919><c> there's</c><00:16:32.139><c> a</c><00:16:32.360><c> spiritual</c><00:16:32.820><c> lesson</c><00:16:33.139><c> there</c><00:16:33.980><c> as</c><00:16:34.659><c> well.</c>

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in<00:16:39.600><c> both</c><00:16:39.840><c> the</c><00:16:40.019><c> account</c><00:16:40.240><c> in</c><00:16:40.360><c> Leviticus</c><00:16:40.980><c> and</c><00:16:41.600><c> in</c><00:16:41.840><c> John's</c><00:16:42.299><c> gospel.</c>

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And<00:16:42.779><c> I</c><00:16:42.879><c> think</c><00:16:43.039><c> the</c><00:16:43.299><c> lesson</c><00:16:43.639><c> for</c><00:16:44.019><c> us</c><00:16:44.220><c> is</c><00:16:44.960><c> not</c><00:16:45.559><c> to</c><00:16:45.919><c> drink</c><00:16:46.139><c> the</c><00:16:46.360><c> blood</c><00:16:46.659><c> of</c>

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things<00:16:54.740><c> that</c><00:16:54.980><c> are</c><00:16:55.200><c> in</c><00:16:55.460><c> the</c><00:16:55.700><c> world.</c>

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and<00:17:00.659><c> the</c><00:17:00.820><c> pride</c><00:17:00.980><c> of</c><00:17:01.179><c> life</c><00:17:01.340><c> is</c><00:17:01.539><c> not</c><00:17:01.799><c> of</c><00:17:01.980><c> the</c><00:17:02.240><c> Father,</c><00:17:03.360><c> but</c><00:17:03.500><c> of</c>

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the<00:17:03.980><c> world.</c>

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And<00:17:16.480><c> I</c><00:17:16.519><c> think</c><00:17:16.660><c> that's</c><00:17:16.859><c> what</c><00:17:17.059><c> Jesus</c><00:17:17.400><c> is</c><00:17:17.680><c> saying,</c><00:17:18.000><c> drink</c><00:17:18.299><c> my</c><00:17:18.700><c> blood.</c>

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Take<00:17:20.000><c> up</c><00:17:20.259><c> my</c><00:17:20.579><c> life.</c>

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the<00:17:47.799><c> sacrifice</c><00:17:48.240><c> of</c><00:17:48.420><c> His</c><00:17:48.660><c> Son.</c>

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Crucifying<00:17:56.639><c> the</c><00:17:57.119><c> worldly</c><00:17:57.460><c> lust</c><00:17:57.799><c> and</c><00:17:58.039><c> desires</c><00:17:58.460><c> of</c><00:17:58.720><c> the</c><00:17:58.940><c> flesh.</c>

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because<00:18:05.460><c> it</c><00:18:05.619><c> means</c><00:18:05.799><c> we've</c><00:18:06.119><c> got</c><00:18:06.119><c> to</c><00:18:06.279><c> give</c><00:18:06.460><c> something</c><00:18:06.799><c> up.</c>

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till<00:18:37.599><c> our</c><00:18:37.799><c> Lord</c><00:18:38.000><c> and</c><00:18:38.299><c> Savior</c><00:18:38.559><c> returns.</c>