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many<00:23:48.960><c> others.</c>

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They<00:23:49.460><c> all</c><00:23:49.839><c> had</c><00:23:49.980><c> their</c><00:23:50.319><c> failings.</c>

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So<00:23:52.380><c> it's</c><00:23:52.519><c> no</c><00:23:52.640><c> surprise</c><00:23:52.980><c> that</c><00:23:53.140><c> we</c><00:23:53.299><c> won't</c><00:23:53.460><c> be</c><00:23:53.779><c> perfect</c><00:23:54.380><c> as</c><00:23:54.740><c> well.</c>

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But<00:23:55.220><c> remember</c><00:23:56.039><c> that</c><00:23:56.720><c> God</c><00:23:57.119><c> builds</c><00:23:57.460><c> the</c><00:23:57.740><c> house.</c>

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we<00:24:11.859><c> are</c><00:24:12.059><c> part</c><00:24:12.240><c> of.</c>

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Paul<00:24:40.200><c> says</c><00:24:40.380><c> in</c><00:24:40.599><c> Galatians,</c><00:24:41.220><c> Let</c><00:24:41.319><c> us</c><00:24:41.440><c> not</c><00:24:41.759><c> grow</c><00:24:41.960><c> weary</c><00:24:42.339><c> of</c><00:24:42.819><c> doing</c><00:24:43.059><c> good,</c><00:24:43.460><c> for</c>

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So<00:24:47.200><c> then,</c><00:24:47.539><c> as</c><00:24:47.700><c> we</c><00:24:47.819><c> have</c><00:24:48.000><c> opportunity,</c><00:24:48.640><c> let</c><00:24:48.779><c> us</c><00:24:48.960><c> do</c><00:24:49.160><c> good</c><00:24:49.339><c> to</c><00:24:49.660><c> everyone</c><00:24:50.039><c> and</c><00:24:50.700><c> especially</c><00:24:51.220><c> to</c>

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those<00:24:51.799><c> who</c><00:24:52.059><c> are</c><00:24:52.240><c> of</c><00:24:52.400><c> the</c><00:24:53.079><c> household</c><00:24:53.720><c> of</c><00:24:54.599><c> faith.</c>

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the<00:25:01.740><c> family</c><00:25:02.059><c> of</c><00:25:02.319><c> faith.</c>

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through<00:25:22.599><c> Jesus.</c>

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Paul<00:25:30.720><c> uses</c><00:25:31.019><c> the</c><00:25:31.240><c> same</c><00:25:31.460><c> word</c><00:25:31.700><c> household</c><00:25:32.380><c> in</c><00:25:33.559><c> Ephesians</c><00:25:34.039><c> 2.</c>

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We<00:25:34.500><c> are</c><00:25:34.619><c> no</c><00:25:34.900><c> longer</c><00:25:36.019><c> strangers</c><00:25:36.859><c> and</c><00:25:37.519><c> aliens,</c><00:25:38.039><c> but</c><00:25:38.140><c> you</c><00:25:38.480><c> are</c><00:25:38.519><c> fellow</c><00:25:38.839><c> citizens</c><00:25:39.279><c> with</c><00:25:39.480><c> the</c><00:25:39.740><c> saints</c><00:25:40.140><c> and</c><00:25:40.839><c> members</c><00:25:41.480><c> of</c>

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work<00:25:50.880><c> of</c><00:25:51.119><c> his</c><00:25:51.339><c> son,</c><00:25:51.740><c> our</c><00:25:51.900><c> Lord</c><00:25:52.099><c> Jesus.</c>

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so<00:26:11.579><c> a</c><00:26:11.880><c> family</c><00:26:12.119><c> could</c><00:26:12.359><c> begin.</c>

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church<00:26:18.799><c> of</c><00:26:19.000><c> Jesus,</c>

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so<00:26:28.299><c> that</c><00:26:28.559><c> a</c><00:26:28.759><c> new</c><00:26:28.980><c> bride</c><00:26:29.519><c> could</c><00:26:29.940><c> be</c><00:26:30.180><c> built</c><00:26:30.359><c> up</c><00:26:30.779><c> from</c><00:26:31.079><c> his</c><00:26:31.420><c> side</c>

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to<00:26:32.339><c> be</c><00:26:32.480><c> the</c><00:26:32.680><c> family</c><00:26:33.059><c> of</c><00:26:33.279><c> God</c><00:26:33.480><c> in</c><00:26:33.700><c> Christ</c><00:26:34.000><c> Jesus.</c>

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Thanks<00:26:36.420><c> be</c><00:26:36.660><c> to</c><00:26:36.799><c> God</c><00:26:37.000><c> for</c><00:26:37.180><c> his</c><00:26:37.420><c> compassion,</c><00:26:38.220><c> for</c><00:26:38.279><c> his</c><00:26:38.599><c> love,</c><00:26:39.839><c> and</c><00:26:39.859><c> for</c><00:26:40.000><c> his</c><00:26:40.240><c> faithfulness</c><00:26:40.700><c> to</c>

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his<00:26:41.039><c> promises.</c>

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family<00:26:46.859><c> his</c><00:26:47.720><c> family,</c>

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that<00:26:49.000><c> we</c><00:26:49.160><c> can</c><00:26:49.400><c> direct</c><00:26:49.700><c> our</c><00:26:49.980><c> children,</c><00:26:50.859><c> as</c><00:26:51.279><c> Abraham</c><00:26:51.720><c> did,</c><00:26:52.799><c> toward</c><00:26:52.859><c> the</c>

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way<00:26:53.579><c> of</c><00:26:53.859><c> the</c><00:26:54.000><c> Lord.</c>