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that<00:10:50.879><c> of</c><00:10:51.100><c> love</c><00:10:51.419><c> and</c><00:10:51.860><c> joy</c><00:10:52.039><c> for</c><00:10:52.240><c> the</c><00:10:52.419><c> man</c><00:10:52.700><c> cured</c>

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that<00:12:01.740><c> Jesus,</c><00:12:02.720><c> after</c><00:12:03.159><c> melting</c><00:12:03.460><c> into</c><00:12:03.779><c> the</c><00:12:04.000><c> crowd,</c>

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Stop<00:12:20.740><c> sinning,</c><00:12:22.120><c> or</c><00:12:22.279><c> something</c><00:12:22.700><c> worse</c><00:12:22.980><c> may</c><00:12:23.240><c> happen</c><00:12:23.519><c> to</c><00:12:23.740><c> you.</c>

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do<00:13:02.740><c> you</c><00:13:02.940><c> want</c><00:13:03.120><c> to</c><00:13:03.299><c> be</c><00:13:03.480><c> healed?</c>

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He<00:13:03.919><c> did</c><00:13:04.159><c> not</c><00:13:04.360><c> give</c><00:13:04.600><c> an</c><00:13:05.600><c> enthusiastic,</c><00:13:06.820><c> yes,</c><00:13:07.000><c> sir,</c>

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or<00:13:08.879><c> a</c><00:13:09.399><c> straightforward,</c><00:13:10.000><c> no,</c><00:13:10.220><c> thank</c><00:13:10.360><c> you.</c>

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and<00:13:44.740><c> not</c><00:13:45.039><c> live</c><00:13:45.379><c> off</c><00:13:45.740><c> others.</c>

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We<00:14:16.720><c> went</c><00:14:16.899><c> down</c><00:14:17.220><c> into</c><00:14:17.440><c> the</c><00:14:17.639><c> waters</c><00:14:17.840><c> of</c><00:14:18.100><c> baptism</c>

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and<00:14:20.340><c> consciously</c><00:14:20.899><c> entered</c><00:14:21.299><c> into</c><00:14:21.679><c> a</c><00:14:22.259><c> new</c><00:14:22.460><c> life,</c><00:14:23.240><c> a</c><00:14:23.460><c> new</c><00:14:23.720><c> lifestyle.</c>

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