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had<00:19:13.640><c> mercy</c><00:19:14.019><c> on</c><00:19:14.240><c> you?</c>

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heaven<00:28:22.019><c> has</c><00:28:22.319><c> forgiven</c><00:28:22.559><c> us.</c>

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experience<00:29:08.900><c> his</c><00:29:09.299><c> justice.</c>

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destroyed.<00:29:19.920><c> And</c><00:29:20.019><c> we're</c><00:29:20.220><c> told</c><00:29:20.559><c> in</c><00:29:20.960><c> First</c><00:29:21.200><c> Corinthians</c><00:29:21.660><c> that</c>

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we're<00:29:22.680><c> going</c><00:29:22.740><c> to</c><00:29:22.839><c> be</c><00:29:23.079><c> changed.</c><00:29:25.619><c> Micah</c><00:29:25.859><c> concludes</c>

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anger<00:29:43.140><c> forever,</c><00:29:45.180><c> because</c><00:29:45.299><c> he</c><00:29:45.619><c> delights</c><00:29:46.539><c> in</c><00:29:47.000><c> steadfast</c><00:29:47.579><c> love.</c>

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this<00:30:30.319><c> beautiful</c><00:30:31.019><c> kingdom</c><00:30:31.460><c> vision</c><00:30:31.759><c> that</c>

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sisters,<00:31:36.640><c> let's</c><00:31:37.579><c> give</c><00:31:37.779><c> thanks</c><00:31:38.180><c> that</c><00:31:38.839><c> the</c><00:31:39.299><c> same</c>

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