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But<00:12:29.960><c> if</c><00:12:30.480><c> I'm</c><00:12:32.580><c> going</c><00:12:32.720><c> to</c><00:12:32.820><c> be</c><00:12:33.000><c> wise</c><00:12:33.299><c> about</c><00:12:34.820><c> preaching</c><00:12:35.399><c> the</c><00:12:35.759><c> truth,</c><00:12:36.340><c> I'm</c>

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going<00:12:36.799><c> to</c><00:12:37.019><c> spend</c><00:12:37.220><c> time</c><00:12:37.500><c> with</c><00:12:37.679><c> my</c><00:12:37.860><c> brother</c><00:12:38.100><c> Andrew.</c>

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And<00:12:45.159><c> I</c><00:12:46.139><c> remember,</c><00:12:47.179><c> Brother</c><00:12:47.200><c> Richard,</c><00:12:47.639><c> your</c><00:12:48.039><c> class</c><00:12:48.539><c> one</c><00:12:48.860><c> time.</c>

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Just<00:12:49.620><c> about,</c><00:12:50.940><c> okay,</c><00:12:51.240><c> they</c><00:12:51.379><c> don't</c><00:12:51.500><c> want</c><00:12:51.639><c> to</c><00:12:51.740><c> hear</c><00:12:51.879><c> it.</c>

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You<00:12:52.240><c> just</c><00:12:52.419><c> leave</c><00:12:52.580><c> them</c><00:12:52.779><c> be.</c>

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We<00:12:55.320><c> don't</c><00:12:55.620><c> throw</c><00:12:55.960><c> our</c><00:12:56.419><c> pearls</c><00:12:56.879><c> before</c><00:12:58.240><c> swine.</c>

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It's<00:12:58.840><c> a</c><00:12:59.000><c> hard</c><00:12:59.620><c> lesson.</c>

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But<00:13:03.879><c> Jesus</c><00:13:04.500><c> gives</c><00:13:04.820><c> us</c><00:13:05.100><c> some</c><00:13:05.320><c> instruction.</c>

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preaching<00:13:09.500><c> campaign,</c>

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So<00:13:14.600><c> Jesus</c><00:13:15.120><c> is</c><00:13:15.379><c> sending</c><00:13:15.659><c> out</c><00:13:15.919><c> the</c><00:13:16.100><c> 12.</c>

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And<00:13:19.440><c> there</c><00:13:19.960><c> comes</c><00:13:20.220><c> a</c><00:13:20.480><c> time</c><00:13:21.000><c> when</c><00:13:22.759><c> you</c><00:13:23.519><c> have</c><00:13:23.720><c> to</c><00:13:23.960><c> recognize,</c>

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okay,<00:13:25.059><c> that</c><00:13:25.200><c> what's</c><00:13:25.419><c> that</c><00:13:25.580><c> saying?</c>

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It's<00:13:26.200><c> time</c><00:13:26.419><c> to</c><00:13:26.620><c> fish</c><00:13:26.820><c> or</c><00:13:27.019><c> cut</c><00:13:27.179><c> bait,</c><00:13:27.580><c> right?</c>

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Matthew<00:13:29.720><c> chapter</c><00:13:30.240><c> 10.</c>

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It<00:13:36.200><c> was</c><00:13:36.700><c> interesting</c><00:13:37.200><c> to</c><00:13:37.379><c> me</c><00:13:37.500><c> to</c><00:13:37.779><c> see</c><00:13:37.940><c> this</c><00:13:38.179><c> when</c><00:13:38.299><c> I</c><00:13:38.480><c> looked</c><00:13:38.620><c> it</c><00:13:38.759><c> up.</c>

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This<00:13:39.840><c> particular</c><00:13:41.679><c> comment</c><00:13:43.059><c> that</c><00:13:44.720><c> Jesus</c><00:13:45.200><c> gives</c><00:13:45.820><c> appears</c><00:13:47.100><c> in</c>

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three<00:13:47.600><c> of</c><00:13:47.700><c> the</c><00:13:47.940><c> gospels.</c>

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And<00:13:50.379><c> again,</c><00:13:51.259><c> I</c><00:13:51.419><c> think</c><00:13:51.600><c> that's</c><00:13:51.940><c> important.</c>

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When<00:13:52.620><c> we</c><00:13:53.759><c> see</c><00:13:54.039><c> things</c><00:13:54.360><c> repeated</c><00:13:55.080><c> in</c><00:13:55.840><c> the</c><00:13:56.039><c> scriptures,</c><00:13:56.840><c> it's</c><00:13:57.259><c> always</c><00:13:57.580><c> a</c>

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signal<00:13:58.019><c> to</c><00:13:58.279><c> us.</c>

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Pay<00:13:58.600><c> attention,</c><00:13:59.200><c> right?</c>

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Pay<00:14:00.279><c> attention.</c>

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So<00:14:01.700><c> Matthew</c><00:14:02.100><c> 10</c><00:14:03.460><c> and</c><00:14:06.580><c> verse</c><00:14:06.879><c> 14.</c>

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If<00:14:08.580><c> anyone</c><00:14:08.840><c> will</c><00:14:09.100><c> not</c><00:14:09.299><c> welcome</c><00:14:09.559><c> you</c><00:14:09.779><c> or</c><00:14:09.940><c> listen</c><00:14:10.220><c> to</c><00:14:10.440><c> your</c><00:14:10.659><c> words,</c>

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shake<00:14:11.259><c> the</c><00:14:11.460><c> dust</c><00:14:11.659><c> off</c><00:14:11.879><c> your</c><00:14:12.159><c> feet</c><00:14:12.539><c> when</c><00:14:13.220><c> you</c><00:14:13.440><c> leave</c><00:14:13.620><c> that</c><00:14:13.919><c> home</c>

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or<00:14:14.559><c> town.</c>

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So<00:14:17.259><c> the</c><00:14:17.440><c> first</c><00:14:17.700><c> lesson</c><00:14:18.059><c> from</c><00:14:18.700><c> the</c><00:14:19.159><c> Acts</c><00:14:19.539><c> in</c><00:14:19.759><c> this</c><00:14:20.299><c> chapter</c><00:14:21.179><c> 13</c>

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is<00:14:21.899><c> to</c><00:14:22.080><c> pick</c><00:14:22.179><c> the</c><00:14:22.379><c> right</c><00:14:22.559><c> places</c><00:14:22.919><c> to</c><00:14:23.220><c> preach.</c>

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be<00:14:32.399><c> willing</c><00:14:32.620><c> to</c><00:14:32.940><c> categorize</c><00:14:34.320><c> God's</c><00:14:35.299><c> enemies</c><00:14:35.779><c> as</c><00:14:36.779><c> such.</c>

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So<00:14:42.620><c> we're</c><00:14:43.580><c> either</c><00:14:43.940><c> for</c><00:14:44.519><c> or</c><00:14:45.000><c> against</c><00:14:45.360><c> the</c><00:14:45.600><c> Lord</c><00:14:45.799><c> Jesus</c><00:14:46.220><c> Christ.</c>

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We're<00:14:48.620><c> either</c><00:14:48.879><c> for</c><00:14:49.259><c> Him</c><00:14:49.779><c> or</c><00:14:50.600><c> against</c><00:14:50.940><c> Him.</c>

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And<00:14:51.279><c> we</c><00:14:51.379><c> can't</c><00:14:51.639><c> be</c><00:14:51.840><c> afraid</c><00:14:52.039><c> of</c><00:14:52.179><c> God's</c><00:14:53.320><c> enemies.</c>

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So<00:15:00.399><c> they've</c><00:15:00.679><c> left</c><00:15:00.860><c> the</c><00:15:01.120><c> mainland.</c>

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They're<00:15:02.080><c> on</c><00:15:02.740><c> the</c><00:15:03.000><c> island</c><00:15:03.279><c> of</c><00:15:03.580><c> Cyprus,</c><00:15:03.879><c> and</c><00:15:04.039><c> they</c><00:15:04.159><c> go</c><00:15:04.320><c> to</c><00:15:04.519><c> this</c>

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city<00:15:05.519><c> called</c><00:15:06.279><c> Paphos.</c>

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And<00:15:08.799><c> Paul</c><00:15:09.179><c> meets</c><00:15:09.539><c> the</c><00:15:09.820><c> procouncil.</c>

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He's,<00:15:11.100><c> I</c><00:15:11.720><c> guess</c><00:15:11.940><c> he's</c><00:15:12.440><c> a</c><00:15:12.679><c> delegate</c><00:15:13.120><c> of</c><00:15:14.019><c> the</c><00:15:15.299><c> council.</c>

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He<00:15:16.139><c> represents</c><00:15:16.899><c> some</c><00:15:17.860><c> Roman</c><00:15:18.120><c> authority.</c>

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So<00:15:18.860><c> this</c><00:15:19.000><c> is</c><00:15:19.440><c> apparently</c><00:15:20.220><c> a</c><00:15:20.480><c> powerful</c><00:15:20.919><c> man.</c>

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And<00:15:22.139><c> Paul</c><00:15:22.539><c> is</c><00:15:23.379><c> with</c><00:15:23.700><c> him.</c>

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And<00:15:25.179><c> there's</c><00:15:25.799><c> this</c><00:15:27.159><c> elemus.</c>

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I<00:15:41.340><c> did</c><00:15:41.600><c> just</c><00:15:41.879><c> a</c><00:15:42.080><c> little</c><00:15:42.240><c> bit</c><00:15:42.360><c> on</c><00:15:42.500><c> this</c><00:15:42.720><c> one.</c>

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That's<00:15:44.019><c> the</c><00:15:44.240><c> same</c><00:15:44.480><c> word</c><00:15:44.679><c> as</c><00:15:44.860><c> the</c><00:15:45.100><c> wise</c><00:15:45.360><c> men</c><00:15:45.659><c> who</c><00:15:46.340><c> come</c><00:15:46.720><c> with</c>

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myrrh<00:15:47.440><c> and</c><00:15:47.659><c> spices.</c>

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I<00:15:49.179><c> think</c><00:15:49.360><c> there's</c><00:15:49.720><c> absolutely</c><00:15:50.220><c> a</c><00:15:50.460><c> different</c><00:15:50.720><c> connotation</c><00:15:51.340><c> here,</c><00:15:51.559><c> but</c><00:15:51.740><c> it</c>

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just<00:15:52.179><c> happens</c><00:15:52.500><c> to</c><00:15:52.700><c> be</c><00:15:52.840><c> the</c><00:15:53.039><c> same</c><00:15:54.100><c> word.</c>

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But<00:15:57.419><c> Paul</c><00:15:57.820><c> isn't</c><00:15:58.139><c> afraid</c><00:15:58.559><c> to</c><00:15:58.899><c> categorize</c><00:15:59.500><c> this</c><00:15:59.799><c> man</c><00:16:00.019><c> for</c><00:16:00.259><c> who</c>

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he<00:16:00.600><c> is.</c>

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Chapter<00:16:03.280><c> 13,</c><00:16:03.940><c> verse</c><00:16:04.100><c> 10.</c>

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You<00:16:04.740><c> are</c><00:16:05.220><c> a</c><00:16:05.360><c> child</c><00:16:05.700><c> of</c><00:16:05.940><c> the</c><00:16:06.080><c> devil</c><00:16:06.299><c> and</c><00:16:06.519><c> an</c><00:16:06.779><c> enemy</c><00:16:07.000><c> of</c><00:16:07.279><c> everything</c><00:16:07.539><c> that</c><00:16:07.720><c> is</c><00:16:07.940><c> right.</c>

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You<00:16:10.059><c> are</c><00:16:10.299><c> full</c><00:16:10.539><c> of</c><00:16:10.700><c> all</c><00:16:10.960><c> kinds</c><00:16:11.279><c> of</c><00:16:11.700><c> deceit</c><00:16:12.840><c> and</c><00:16:13.259><c> trickery.</c>

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Will<00:16:13.899><c> you</c><00:16:14.080><c> never</c><00:16:14.440><c> stop</c><00:16:14.740><c> perverting</c><00:16:15.299><c> the</c><00:16:15.559><c> right</c><00:16:15.940><c> ways</c><00:16:16.500><c> of</c><00:16:16.879><c> the</c><00:16:17.059><c> Lord?</c>

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And<00:16:23.060><c> so</c><00:16:23.580><c> the</c><00:16:23.799><c> first</c><00:16:24.039><c> thought</c><00:16:24.259><c> that</c><00:16:24.460><c> came</c><00:16:24.580><c> to</c><00:16:24.779><c> my</c><00:16:25.019><c> mind</c><00:16:25.279><c> when</c><00:16:25.720><c> I</c>

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read<00:16:26.259><c> this</c><00:16:26.580><c> was</c><00:16:26.820><c> the</c><00:16:27.080><c> hockey</c><00:16:27.360><c> locker</c><00:16:27.720><c> room,</c><00:16:28.240><c> right?</c>

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This<00:16:29.340><c> is</c><00:16:29.580><c> a</c><00:16:29.700><c> place</c><00:16:29.860><c> where</c><00:16:30.080><c> this</c><00:16:30.320><c> principle</c><00:16:30.759><c> applies.</c>

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There's<00:16:33.840><c> a</c><00:16:34.000><c> lot</c><00:16:34.120><c> of</c><00:16:34.279><c> guys</c><00:16:34.460><c> in</c><00:16:34.679><c> that</c><00:16:34.899><c> room</c><00:16:35.120><c> who</c><00:16:35.419><c> are</c><00:16:35.700><c> God's</c><00:16:36.500><c> enemy,</c><00:16:36.980><c> and</c>

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I<00:16:38.259><c> need</c><00:16:38.419><c> to</c><00:16:39.080><c> think</c><00:16:39.240><c> of</c><00:16:39.419><c> them</c><00:16:39.879><c> as</c><00:16:40.620><c> such.</c>

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woes<00:17:48.240><c> from</c><00:17:48.500><c> chapter</c><00:17:48.920><c> 23</c><00:17:49.500><c> of</c><00:17:50.059><c> Matthew.</c>

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And<00:18:05.279><c> the</c><00:18:05.539><c> seventh,</c><00:18:06.000><c> he</c><00:18:06.000><c> calls</c><00:18:06.259><c> them</c><00:18:06.460><c> blind</c><00:18:06.799><c> guides</c><00:18:07.599><c> from</c><00:18:09.660><c> Matthew</c><00:18:10.059><c> 23,</c>

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verse<00:18:11.640><c> 23.</c>

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Woe<00:18:12.519><c> to</c><00:18:12.640><c> you,</c><00:18:13.099><c> teachers</c><00:18:13.220><c> of</c><00:18:13.440><c> the</c><00:18:13.640><c> law</c><00:18:14.119><c> and</c><00:18:15.039><c> Pharisees,</c><00:18:15.619><c> you</c><00:18:15.799><c> hypocrites.</c>

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chapter<00:18:57.779><c> 23,</c><00:18:58.819><c> 1</c><00:18:59.059><c> to</c><00:18:59.160><c> 10,</c>

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need<00:19:08.839><c> to</c><00:19:09.059><c> have</c><00:19:09.259><c> versus</c><00:19:09.559><c> the</c><00:19:09.900><c> character</c><00:19:10.200><c> that</c><00:19:10.420><c> they</c><00:19:10.640><c> had.</c>

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And<00:19:57.299><c> so</c><00:19:57.579><c> recognizing</c><00:19:58.220><c> that</c><00:19:58.599><c> about</c><00:19:58.839><c> our</c><00:19:59.200><c> friends</c><00:19:59.819><c> or</c><00:20:01.740><c> our</c><00:20:02.079><c> enemies,</c><00:20:02.599><c> it's</c>

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incumbent<00:20:03.259><c> upon</c><00:20:03.900><c> us</c><00:20:04.200><c> to</c><00:20:04.440><c> preach</c><00:20:04.700><c> to</c><00:20:04.839><c> them</c><00:20:05.039><c> the</c><00:20:05.339><c> truth.</c>

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right<00:20:41.440><c> thing.</c>

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do<00:20:52.440><c> what</c><00:20:52.599><c> Jesus,</c>

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So<00:21:31.900><c> Acts</c><00:21:32.200><c> chapter</c><00:21:32.740><c> 13,</c><00:21:33.599><c> starting</c><00:21:34.039><c> in</c><00:21:34.240><c> what</c><00:21:34.380><c> I'm</c><00:21:34.559><c> going</c><00:21:34.660><c> to</c><00:21:34.819><c> call</c><00:21:34.980><c> 14b,</c><00:21:36.119><c> from,</c><00:21:37.579><c> let's</c><00:21:37.920><c> see</c><00:21:38.119><c> here,</c>

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the<00:21:45.200><c> synagogue</c><00:21:45.579><c> sent</c><00:21:45.920><c> word</c><00:21:46.180><c> to</c><00:21:46.339><c> them,</c>

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saying,<00:21:46.900><c> Brothers,</c><00:21:48.119><c> if</c><00:21:48.299><c> you</c><00:21:48.579><c> have</c><00:21:48.779><c> a</c><00:21:48.960><c> word</c><00:21:49.140><c> of</c><00:21:49.380><c> exhortation</c>

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for<00:21:50.140><c> the</c><00:21:50.319><c> people,</c><00:21:50.619><c> please</c><00:21:51.019><c> speak.</c>

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I<00:21:54.859><c> asked</c><00:21:55.259><c> Brother</c><00:21:55.740><c> Rich</c><00:21:56.200><c> Jr.</c><00:21:56.759><c> if</c><00:21:56.900><c> he</c><00:21:57.039><c> was</c><00:21:57.240><c> ready</c><00:21:57.460><c> to</c><00:21:57.660><c> give</c><00:21:57.779><c> the</c>

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exhort<00:21:58.339><c> today.</c>

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He<00:22:04.119><c> was</c><00:22:04.519><c> willing.</c><00:22:04.859><c> If</c><00:22:05.000><c> I</c><00:22:05.180><c> was</c><00:22:05.319><c> in</c><00:22:05.440><c> a</c><00:22:05.579><c> pinch,</c><00:22:05.859><c> I</c><00:22:06.000><c> know</c><00:22:06.160><c> he</c><00:22:06.319><c> would.</c>

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I<00:22:07.119><c> know</c><00:22:07.319><c> he</c><00:22:07.500><c> would.</c>

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That's<00:22:07.859><c> what</c><00:22:08.039><c> we</c><00:22:08.220><c> need.</c><00:22:09.019><c> We</c><00:22:09.160><c> need</c><00:22:09.380><c> to</c><00:22:09.500><c> be</c><00:22:09.680><c> ready.</c><00:22:10.480><c> I</c><00:22:10.819><c> know</c><00:22:11.039><c> that</c>

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you<00:22:11.460><c> could.</c><00:22:12.000><c> I</c><00:22:12.140><c> know</c><00:22:12.420><c> that</c><00:22:12.579><c> you</c><00:22:12.720><c> could.</c>

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And<00:22:13.400><c> lots</c><00:22:13.619><c> of</c><00:22:13.799><c> us</c><00:22:14.000><c> could.</c>

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Maybe<00:22:18.799><c> not</c><00:22:19.059><c> me</c><00:22:19.279><c> so</c><00:22:19.539><c> much.</c>

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But<00:22:27.019><c> Paul,</c><00:22:27.579><c> so</c><00:22:27.799><c> he</c><00:22:28.039><c> gets</c><00:22:28.319><c> this</c><00:22:28.619><c> opportunity.</c>

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Paul<00:22:29.900><c> gets</c><00:22:30.180><c> this</c><00:22:30.440><c> great</c><00:22:30.700><c> opportunity.</c>

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somebody<00:22:34.200><c> asked</c><00:22:34.519><c> you</c><00:22:34.660><c> that,</c>

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Hey,<00:22:37.579><c> we're</c><00:22:38.079><c> having</c><00:22:38.240><c> lunch</c><00:22:38.559><c> today</c><00:22:38.980><c> at</c><00:22:39.319><c> work</c><00:22:39.599><c> and</c><00:22:40.960><c> there's</c><00:22:42.119><c> some</c><00:22:42.380><c> people</c><00:22:42.720><c> who</c>

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said<00:22:43.579><c> they</c><00:22:43.720><c> were</c><00:22:43.960><c> interested</c><00:22:44.359><c> in</c><00:22:44.519><c> the</c><00:22:44.660><c> Bible.</c>

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You<00:22:44.980><c> want</c><00:22:45.079><c> to</c><00:22:45.160><c> give</c><00:22:45.259><c> a</c><00:22:45.460><c> talk?</c><00:22:46.779><c> Would</c><00:22:46.880><c> you</c><00:22:47.019><c> be</c><00:22:47.200><c> ready</c><00:22:47.380><c> to</c><00:22:47.559><c> give</c><00:22:47.660><c> a</c><00:22:47.859><c> talk?</c>

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And<00:22:50.160><c> Paul</c><00:22:50.420><c> was</c><00:22:50.640><c> ready.</c><00:22:51.819><c> He</c><00:22:51.900><c> gives</c><00:22:52.160><c> us,</c><00:22:53.200><c> I</c><00:22:53.539><c> couldn't</c><00:22:53.779><c> think</c><00:22:54.019><c> of</c>

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enough<00:22:54.400><c> superlatives</c><00:22:55.019><c> for</c><00:22:55.240><c> this</c><00:22:55.480><c> speech.</c>

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Masterful,<00:22:56.799><c> concise,</c><00:22:57.500><c> compelling</c><00:22:57.819><c> speech</c><00:22:58.420><c> that</c><00:22:59.240><c> impacts</c>

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the<00:23:00.180><c> ecclesia</c><00:23:00.640><c> immediately.</c>

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It<00:23:02.259><c> was</c><00:23:02.460><c> an</c><00:23:02.700><c> awesome</c><00:23:03.059><c> speech.</c><00:23:03.619><c> There</c><00:23:03.779><c> are</c><00:23:03.960><c> lots</c><00:23:04.180><c> of</c><00:23:04.420><c> awesome</c>

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acts,<00:23:05.339><c> speeches.</c><00:23:05.880><c> They're</c><00:23:06.200><c> just</c><00:23:06.539><c> tremendous.</c>

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I<00:23:07.599><c> think</c><00:23:07.720><c> that</c><00:23:09.480><c> I</c><00:23:10.519><c> mentioned</c><00:23:10.799><c> last</c><00:23:11.119><c> week</c><00:23:11.539><c> the</c><00:23:11.960><c> Proverbs,</c><00:23:12.859><c> and</c>

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I<00:23:13.119><c> mentioned</c><00:23:13.359><c> last</c><00:23:13.680><c> week</c><00:23:14.039><c> the</c><00:23:14.319><c> Sermon</c><00:23:14.599><c> on</c><00:23:14.799><c> the</c><00:23:14.960><c> Mount.</c>

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These<00:23:15.799><c> speeches</c><00:23:16.180><c> are</c><00:23:16.619><c> tremendous.</c><00:23:17.880><c> Stephen's</c><00:23:18.559><c> speech</c><00:23:18.819><c> is</c><00:23:19.660><c> incredible.</c>

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And<00:23:21.279><c> Paul</c><00:23:21.500><c> here,</c><00:23:22.640><c> the</c><00:23:22.839><c> things</c><00:23:23.059><c> he</c><00:23:23.259><c> says,</c><00:23:23.799><c> they're</c><00:23:23.920><c> still</c>

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simple,<00:23:26.099><c> right?</c>

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But<00:23:27.319><c> they're</c><00:23:27.640><c> incredible,</c><00:23:28.180><c> what</c><00:23:28.380><c> he</c><00:23:28.619><c> does.</c><00:23:29.559><c> He</c><00:23:29.799><c> tells</c><00:23:30.059><c> the</c>

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whole<00:23:30.559><c> gospel</c><00:23:31.019><c> story</c><00:23:31.559><c> from</c><00:23:32.019><c> the</c><00:23:32.279><c> beginning.</c>

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And<00:23:33.480><c> he</c><00:23:33.599><c> says,</c><00:23:34.180><c> You</c><00:23:34.220><c> want</c><00:23:34.660><c> forgiveness?</c><00:23:35.380><c> This</c><00:23:35.720><c> is</c><00:23:36.319><c> who</c><00:23:36.380><c> will</c>

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forgive<00:23:36.940><c> your</c><00:23:37.220><c> sins.</c>

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This<00:23:42.880><c> is</c><00:23:43.279><c> salvation.</c><00:23:44.920><c> And</c><00:23:45.200><c> he's</c><00:23:45.480><c> ready.</c><00:23:45.859><c> And</c><00:23:46.039><c> he</c><00:23:46.140><c> gives</c><00:23:46.359><c> this</c>

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awesome<00:23:47.059><c> speech.</c>

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And<00:23:52.579><c> look</c><00:23:52.740><c> what</c><00:23:52.940><c> happens.</c>

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And<00:23:56.519><c> this</c><00:23:56.700><c> is</c><00:23:56.920><c> probably</c><00:23:57.099><c> why</c><00:23:57.319><c> I</c><00:23:57.420><c> don't</c><00:23:57.619><c> speak</c><00:23:57.859><c> two</c><00:23:58.039><c> weeks</c><00:23:58.299><c> in</c><00:23:58.460><c> a</c>

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row,<00:23:58.740><c> right?</c>

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Verse<00:24:03.000><c> 42.</c><00:24:04.599><c> Is</c><00:24:04.759><c> there</c><00:24:05.000><c> a</c><00:24:05.119><c> verse</c><00:24:05.299><c> 42</c><00:24:05.819><c> in</c><00:24:06.160><c> chapter</c><00:24:06.500><c> 13?</c><00:24:06.980><c> There</c><00:24:07.160><c> is,</c><00:24:07.440><c> I</c>

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hope<00:24:07.720><c> there</c><00:24:07.859><c> is.</c><00:24:07.940><c> Yeah,</c><00:24:08.200><c> but</c><00:24:08.359><c> there's</c><00:24:08.900><c> a</c><00:24:09.019><c> lot</c><00:24:09.119><c> of</c><00:24:09.259><c> them,</c>

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right?<00:24:09.559><c> Sorry.</c>

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So<00:24:13.500><c> verse</c><00:24:13.819><c> 42,</c><00:24:14.440><c> they</c><00:24:14.440><c> get</c><00:24:14.660><c> invited</c><00:24:14.980><c> back.</c><00:24:15.440><c> As</c><00:24:15.559><c> Paul</c><00:24:15.819><c> and</c><00:24:15.940><c> Barnabas</c><00:24:16.299><c> were</c>

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leaving<00:24:16.799><c> the</c><00:24:17.039><c> synagogue,</c>

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the<00:24:17.640><c> people</c><00:24:17.900><c> invited</c><00:24:18.319><c> them</c><00:24:18.519><c> to</c><00:24:18.839><c> speak</c><00:24:19.019><c> further</c><00:24:19.380><c> about</c><00:24:19.720><c> these</c>

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things<00:24:20.460><c> on</c><00:24:20.980><c> the</c><00:24:21.119><c> next</c><00:24:21.400><c> Sabbath.</c>

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People<00:24:23.160><c> followed</c><00:24:23.539><c> them</c><00:24:23.759><c> out.</c><00:24:24.859><c> They</c><00:24:25.059><c> wanted</c><00:24:25.339><c> to</c><00:24:25.539><c> hear</c><00:24:25.640><c> more,</c>

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and<00:24:26.819><c> they</c><00:24:26.980><c> wanted</c><00:24:27.279><c> encouragement.</c>

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Verse<00:24:28.579><c> 43,</c><00:24:29.079><c> When</c><00:24:29.200><c> the</c><00:24:29.500><c> congregation</c><00:24:29.960><c> was</c><00:24:30.240><c> dismissed,</c><00:24:30.599><c> many</c>

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of<00:24:31.059><c> the</c><00:24:31.220><c> Jews</c><00:24:31.579><c> and</c><00:24:32.319><c> devout</c><00:24:32.700><c> converts</c><00:24:33.140><c> to</c><00:24:33.460><c> Judaism</c>

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followed<00:24:34.380><c> Paul</c><00:24:34.720><c> and</c><00:24:34.799><c> Barnabas,</c><00:24:35.299><c> who</c><00:24:35.500><c> talked</c><00:24:35.819><c> with</c><00:24:36.019><c> them</c><00:24:36.240><c> and</c>

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urged<00:24:36.740><c> them</c><00:24:36.960><c> to</c><00:24:37.339><c> continue</c><00:24:37.740><c> in</c><00:24:38.400><c> the</c><00:24:38.579><c> grace</c><00:24:39.039><c> of</c><00:24:39.680><c> God.</c>

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Verse<00:24:40.579><c> 44,</c><00:24:42.339><c> and</c><00:24:42.559><c> this</c><00:24:42.779><c> is</c><00:24:42.980><c> an</c><00:24:43.259><c> overwhelming</c><00:24:43.839><c> response.</c><00:24:44.500><c> I</c>

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can't<00:24:44.799><c> imagine.</c>

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On<00:24:46.640><c> the</c><00:24:46.880><c> next</c><00:24:47.119><c> Sabbath,</c><00:24:47.539><c> almost</c><00:24:47.880><c> the</c><00:24:48.039><c> whole</c><00:24:48.279><c> city,</c><00:24:48.660><c> I</c><00:24:48.819><c> don't</c>

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know<00:24:49.000><c> how</c><00:24:49.180><c> big</c><00:24:49.279><c> that</c><00:24:49.539><c> city</c><00:24:49.700><c> was,</c>

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but<00:24:50.640><c> can</c><00:24:50.759><c> you</c><00:24:50.920><c> imagine</c><00:24:51.180><c> almost</c><00:24:51.539><c> the</c><00:24:51.660><c> whole</c><00:24:51.900><c> city</c><00:24:52.140><c> of</c><00:24:52.339><c> Stoughton</c><00:24:52.720><c> showing</c>

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up<00:24:53.240><c> for</c><00:24:53.420><c> an</c><00:24:53.619><c> exhortation?</c>

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Or<00:24:56.759><c> even</c><00:24:56.960><c> the</c><00:24:57.099><c> whole</c><00:24:57.259><c> city</c><00:24:57.460><c> of</c><00:24:57.660><c> Holbrook.</c><00:24:58.180><c> That's</c><00:24:58.539><c> probably</c><00:24:58.740><c> the</c><00:24:58.960><c> smallest</c><00:24:59.200><c> city</c><00:24:59.460><c> I</c>

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know<00:24:59.759><c> around</c><00:24:59.980><c> here.</c>

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So<00:25:03.559><c> they</c><00:25:03.819><c> had</c><00:25:04.259><c> tremendous</c><00:25:05.059><c> success,</c><00:25:05.759><c> because</c><00:25:05.759><c> Paul</c><00:25:06.039><c> was</c><00:25:06.339><c> ready.</c><00:25:06.819><c> He</c><00:25:07.220><c> gave</c><00:25:07.579><c> a</c>

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great<00:25:08.079><c> speech.</c>

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And<00:25:09.420><c> what</c><00:25:09.640><c> happens?</c><00:25:10.599><c> The</c><00:25:10.960><c> Ecclesia</c><00:25:11.420><c> grows.</c><00:25:12.440><c> When</c><00:25:12.619><c> the</c><00:25:12.799><c> Gentiles</c><00:25:13.279><c> heard</c>

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this,<00:25:13.759><c> they</c><00:25:13.900><c> were</c><00:25:14.220><c> glad</c>

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and<00:25:15.380><c> honored</c><00:25:15.720><c> the</c><00:25:15.920><c> word</c><00:25:16.140><c> of</c><00:25:16.359><c> the</c><00:25:16.539><c> Lord,</c><00:25:16.839><c> and</c><00:25:17.079><c> all</c><00:25:17.380><c> who</c><00:25:17.559><c> were</c>

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Now<00:25:24.460><c> everything</c><00:25:24.680><c> doesn't</c><00:25:24.980><c> turn</c><00:25:25.200><c> out</c><00:25:25.359><c> great</c><00:25:25.519><c> for</c><00:25:25.720><c> Paul</c><00:25:25.920><c> and</c><00:25:26.059><c> Barnabas.</c><00:25:26.460><c> Of</c>

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course<00:25:26.799><c> they</c><00:25:26.900><c> get</c><00:25:27.099><c> chased</c><00:25:27.359><c> out</c><00:25:27.599><c> again.</c>

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But<00:25:29.539><c> again,</c><00:25:29.960><c> look</c><00:25:30.180><c> at</c><00:25:30.339><c> the</c><00:25:30.539><c> end.</c><00:25:33.039><c> They</c><00:25:33.539><c> shook</c><00:25:33.759><c> the</c><00:25:33.960><c> dust</c><00:25:34.099><c> from</c>

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their<00:25:34.500><c> feet</c><00:25:34.640><c> in</c><00:25:34.819><c> protest</c><00:25:35.200><c> against</c><00:25:35.539><c> them</c>

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and<00:25:35.819><c> went</c><00:25:36.019><c> to</c><00:25:36.259><c> Iconium,</c><00:25:37.200><c> and</c><00:25:37.400><c> the</c><00:25:37.619><c> disciples</c><00:25:38.000><c> were</c><00:25:38.299><c> filled</c>

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with<00:25:39.140><c> joy</c><00:25:39.660><c> and</c><00:25:40.380><c> the</c><00:25:40.559><c> Holy</c><00:25:40.839><c> Spirit.</c>

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Peter.<00:25:47.279><c> It's</c><00:25:47.779><c> a</c><00:25:47.940><c> really</c><00:25:48.180><c> familiar</c><00:25:48.660><c> passage.</c><00:25:50.759><c> I</c><00:25:51.200><c> should</c><00:25:51.400><c> know</c>

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this<00:25:51.779><c> off</c><00:25:51.980><c> the</c><00:25:52.119><c> top</c><00:25:52.299><c> of</c><00:25:52.460><c> my</c><00:25:52.640><c> head.</c>

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Even<00:26:10.460><c> if</c><00:26:10.960><c> you</c><00:26:11.200><c> should</c><00:26:11.400><c> suffer</c><00:26:11.720><c> for</c><00:26:11.859><c> what's</c><00:26:12.779><c> right,</c><00:26:13.000><c> you</c><00:26:13.140><c> are</c>

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blessed.<00:26:13.720><c> Do</c><00:26:13.940><c> not</c><00:26:14.220><c> fear</c><00:26:14.440><c> what</c><00:26:14.599><c> they</c><00:26:14.940><c> fear.</c>

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Do<00:26:15.339><c> not</c><00:26:15.539><c> be</c><00:26:15.799><c> frightened.</c><00:26:16.220><c> But</c><00:26:16.460><c> in</c><00:26:16.740><c> your</c><00:26:16.980><c> hearts,</c><00:26:18.640><c> set</c><00:26:18.980><c> apart</c>

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Christ<00:26:19.859><c> as</c><00:26:20.160><c> Lord.</c>

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Always<00:26:21.099><c> be</c><00:26:21.460><c> prepared</c><00:26:21.859><c> to</c><00:26:22.079><c> give</c><00:26:22.200><c> an</c><00:26:22.440><c> answer</c><00:26:22.660><c> to</c><00:26:23.000><c> everyone</c><00:26:23.339><c> who</c>

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asks<00:26:24.019><c> you</c><00:26:24.599><c> to</c><00:26:25.019><c> give</c><00:26:25.200><c> the</c><00:26:25.460><c> reason</c><00:26:25.960><c> for</c><00:26:26.500><c> the</c><00:26:26.640><c> hope</c><00:26:26.799><c> that</c><00:26:27.019><c> you</c><00:26:27.259><c> have.</c>

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Isaiah<00:26:33.799><c> was</c><00:26:34.079><c> ready.</c><00:26:37.599><c> He</c><00:26:37.619><c> heard</c><00:26:37.819><c> the</c><00:26:38.059><c> voice</c><00:26:38.500><c> of</c><00:26:38.779><c> the</c><00:26:38.960><c> Lord,</c><00:26:39.259><c> whom</c><00:26:39.680><c> shall</c><00:26:40.019><c> I</c>

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send<00:26:40.460><c> and</c><00:26:40.619><c> who</c><00:26:40.740><c> will</c><00:26:40.920><c> go</c><00:26:41.099><c> for</c><00:26:41.319><c> us?</c>

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And<00:26:42.839><c> Isaiah</c><00:26:43.240><c> says,</c><00:26:43.859><c> Here</c><00:26:44.460><c> am</c><00:26:44.819><c> I,</c><00:26:45.240><c> send</c><00:26:45.339><c> me.</c>

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Our<00:26:49.119><c> Lord</c><00:26:49.299><c> Jesus</c><00:26:49.640><c> was</c><00:26:49.859><c> always</c><00:26:50.220><c> ready</c><00:26:50.420><c> with</c><00:26:50.619><c> a</c><00:26:50.819><c> spiritual</c><00:26:51.220><c> response.</c>

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From<00:26:53.420><c> Matthew</c><00:26:53.799><c> 16,</c><00:26:54.599><c> the</c><00:26:54.599><c> Pharisees</c><00:26:55.920><c> and</c><00:26:56.079><c> Sadducees</c><00:26:56.640><c> came</c><00:26:56.900><c> to</c>

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Jesus<00:26:57.460><c> and</c><00:26:57.759><c> tested</c><00:26:58.039><c> him</c><00:26:58.539><c> by</c><00:26:59.259><c> asking</c><00:26:59.660><c> him</c><00:26:59.880><c> to</c><00:27:00.079><c> show</c><00:27:00.259><c> them</c><00:27:00.460><c> a</c>

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sign<00:27:00.779><c> from</c><00:27:01.059><c> heaven.</c>

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He<00:27:01.500><c> replied,</c><00:27:03.380><c> You</c><00:27:03.420><c> know</c><00:27:03.640><c> how</c><00:27:03.900><c> to</c><00:27:04.119><c> interpret</c><00:27:04.400><c> the</c><00:27:04.640><c> appearance</c>

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of<00:27:05.099><c> the</c><00:27:05.279><c> sky,</c><00:27:05.559><c> but</c><00:27:05.680><c> you</c><00:27:05.920><c> cannot</c><00:27:06.200><c> interpret</c><00:27:06.619><c> the</c><00:27:06.859><c> signs</c><00:27:07.039><c> of</c><00:27:07.259><c> the</c><00:27:07.440><c> times.</c>

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A<00:27:08.940><c> wicked</c><00:27:09.160><c> and</c><00:27:09.440><c> adulterous</c><00:27:10.200><c> generation</c><00:27:10.859><c> looks</c><00:27:11.099><c> for</c><00:27:11.400><c> a</c><00:27:11.579><c> sign,</c>

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but<00:27:12.960><c> none</c><00:27:13.500><c> will</c><00:27:13.839><c> be</c><00:27:14.039><c> given</c><00:27:14.400><c> except</c><00:27:15.180><c> the</c><00:27:15.720><c> sign</c><00:27:16.039><c> of</c><00:27:16.339><c> Jonah.</c>

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Should<00:27:20.519><c> we</c><00:27:20.740><c> pay</c><00:27:21.000><c> taxes</c><00:27:21.460><c> to</c><00:27:21.799><c> Caesar?</c><00:27:24.420><c> Jesus</c><00:27:24.779><c> said</c><00:27:25.000><c> to</c><00:27:25.119><c> them,</c><00:27:25.599><c> So</c>

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give<00:27:25.799><c> back</c><00:27:26.059><c> to</c><00:27:26.299><c> Caesar</c><00:27:26.559><c> what</c><00:27:26.799><c> is</c><00:27:27.039><c> Caesar's</c><00:27:27.539><c> and</c><00:27:27.579><c> give</c><00:27:27.839><c> to</c><00:27:28.079><c> God</c>

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what<00:27:28.900><c> is</c><00:27:29.099><c> God's.</c>

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Jesus<00:27:34.099><c> was</c><00:27:34.380><c> ready</c><00:27:34.619><c> with</c><00:27:34.799><c> an</c><00:27:34.980><c> answer.</c>

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From<00:27:37.759><c> Mark</c><00:27:38.019><c> chapter</c><00:27:38.380><c> 10,</c><00:27:38.799><c> as</c><00:27:38.799><c> Jesus</c><00:27:39.079><c> started</c><00:27:39.440><c> on</c><00:27:39.640><c> his</c><00:27:39.799><c> way,</c><00:27:40.019><c> a</c>

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man<00:27:40.279><c> ran</c><00:27:40.500><c> up</c><00:27:40.720><c> to</c><00:27:40.819><c> him</c><00:27:40.980><c> and</c><00:27:41.039><c> fell</c><00:27:41.279><c> on</c><00:27:41.500><c> his</c><00:27:41.660><c> knees</c><00:27:41.880><c> before</c><00:27:42.240><c> him.</c>

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Good<00:27:42.599><c> teacher,</c><00:27:43.140><c> he</c><00:27:43.140><c> asked,</c><00:27:43.660><c> What</c><00:27:43.900><c> must</c><00:27:44.660><c> I</c><00:27:44.940><c> do</c><00:27:45.319><c> to</c><00:27:46.039><c> inherit</c>

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eternal<00:27:46.779><c> life?</c>

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You<00:27:50.400><c> shall</c><00:27:50.619><c> not</c><00:27:50.839><c> murder.</c><00:27:51.220><c> You</c><00:27:51.359><c> shall</c><00:27:51.640><c> not</c><00:27:51.880><c> commit</c><00:27:52.180><c> adultery.</c>

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You<00:27:52.900><c> shall</c><00:27:53.099><c> not</c><00:27:53.400><c> steal.</c><00:27:53.839><c> You</c><00:27:53.960><c> shall</c><00:27:54.240><c> not</c><00:27:54.480><c> give</c><00:27:54.680><c> false</c><00:27:55.140><c> testimony.</c>

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You<00:27:56.839><c> shall</c><00:27:57.059><c> not</c><00:27:57.279><c> defraud.</c><00:27:58.359><c> Honor</c><00:27:58.660><c> your</c><00:27:58.960><c> father</c><00:27:59.299><c> and</c><00:27:59.460><c> your</c><00:27:59.680><c> mother.</c>

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Go<00:28:01.460><c> sell</c><00:28:01.759><c> everything</c><00:28:02.160><c> you</c><00:28:02.440><c> have</c><00:28:02.720><c> and</c><00:28:02.900><c> give</c><00:28:03.079><c> to</c><00:28:03.259><c> the</c><00:28:03.460><c> poor,</c><00:28:04.359><c> and</c>

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you<00:28:05.079><c> will</c><00:28:05.299><c> have</c><00:28:05.519><c> treasure</c><00:28:05.980><c> in</c><00:28:06.359><c> heaven.</c><00:28:07.559><c> Then</c><00:28:07.779><c> come</c><00:28:08.119><c> follow</c><00:28:08.460><c> me.</c>

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Jesus<00:28:10.200><c> was</c><00:28:10.440><c> ready</c><00:28:10.700><c> with</c><00:28:10.859><c> an</c><00:28:11.039><c> answer.</c>

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Pilate<00:28:14.240><c> then</c><00:28:14.599><c> went</c><00:28:14.740><c> back</c><00:28:15.039><c> inside</c><00:28:15.359><c> the</c><00:28:15.599><c> palace,</c><00:28:16.140><c> summoned</c><00:28:16.299><c> Jesus,</c><00:28:16.720><c> and</c>

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asked<00:28:17.160><c> him,</c><00:28:17.759><c> Are</c><00:28:17.900><c> you</c><00:28:19.339><c> the</c><00:28:19.900><c> king</c><00:28:20.099><c> of</c><00:28:20.279><c> the</c><00:28:20.420><c> Jews?</c>

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Is<00:28:23.039><c> that</c><00:28:23.259><c> your</c><00:28:23.460><c> own</c><00:28:23.680><c> idea,</c><00:28:23.980><c> Jesus</c><00:28:24.359><c> asked,</c><00:28:24.779><c> or</c><00:28:24.880><c> did</c><00:28:25.059><c> others</c><00:28:25.339><c> tell</c><00:28:25.660><c> you</c>

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about<00:28:26.140><c> me?</c>

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Am<00:28:28.220><c> I</c><00:28:28.539><c> a</c><00:28:28.680><c> Jew,</c><00:28:29.339><c> Pilate</c><00:28:29.759><c> replied,</c><00:28:30.259><c> Your</c><00:28:30.460><c> own</c><00:28:30.700><c> people</c><00:28:30.960><c> and</c><00:28:31.220><c> chief</c>

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priests<00:28:31.880><c> handed</c><00:28:32.319><c> you</c><00:28:32.599><c> over</c><00:28:32.819><c> to</c><00:28:33.019><c> me.</c><00:28:33.960><c> What</c><00:28:34.160><c> is</c><00:28:34.380><c> it</c><00:28:34.480><c> you</c><00:28:34.640><c> have</c><00:28:34.859><c> done?</c>

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Jesus<00:28:37.579><c> said,</c><00:28:38.059><c> My</c><00:28:38.079><c> kingdom</c><00:28:38.420><c> is</c><00:28:38.640><c> not</c><00:28:38.839><c> of</c><00:28:38.960><c> this</c><00:28:39.180><c> world.</c><00:28:39.720><c> If</c><00:28:39.720><c> it</c><00:28:40.099><c> were,</c><00:28:41.039><c> my</c>

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servants<00:28:41.599><c> would</c><00:28:41.859><c> fight</c><00:28:42.079><c> to</c><00:28:42.339><c> prevent</c><00:28:42.559><c> my</c><00:28:42.880><c> arrest</c><00:28:43.420><c> by</c><00:28:44.119><c> the</c><00:28:44.339><c> Jewish</c><00:28:44.579><c> leaders,</c><00:28:44.980><c> but</c>

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now<00:28:45.759><c> my</c><00:28:46.180><c> kingdom</c><00:28:46.500><c> is</c><00:28:46.779><c> from</c><00:28:47.000><c> another</c><00:28:47.220><c> place.</c>

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You<00:28:49.380><c> are</c><00:28:49.700><c> a</c><00:28:49.900><c> king</c><00:28:50.059><c> then,</c><00:28:50.640><c> said</c><00:28:50.759><c> Pilate.</c>

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Jesus<00:28:52.859><c> answered,</c><00:28:54.099><c> You</c><00:28:54.099><c> say</c><00:28:54.460><c> that</c><00:28:54.720><c> I</c><00:28:54.920><c> am</c><00:28:55.079><c> a</c><00:28:55.299><c> king.</c><00:28:55.680><c> In</c><00:28:55.680><c> fact,</c><00:28:56.059><c> the</c><00:28:56.200><c> reason</c><00:28:56.440><c> I</c>

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was<00:28:56.900><c> born</c><00:28:57.180><c> and</c><00:28:57.380><c> came</c><00:28:57.559><c> into</c><00:28:57.720><c> the</c><00:28:57.940><c> world</c><00:28:58.180><c> is</c><00:28:58.420><c> to</c><00:28:58.619><c> testify</c><00:28:59.039><c> to</c><00:28:59.339><c> the</c><00:28:59.539><c> truth.</c>

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Everyone<00:29:01.140><c> on</c><00:29:01.359><c> the</c><00:29:01.559><c> side</c><00:29:01.720><c> of</c><00:29:01.920><c> the</c><00:29:02.059><c> truth</c><00:29:02.299><c> listens</c><00:29:02.759><c> to</c><00:29:03.039><c> me.</c>

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So<00:29:08.279><c> exhortation</c><00:29:08.799><c> number</c><00:29:09.059><c> three</c><00:29:09.299><c> is</c><00:29:09.539><c> to</c><00:29:09.680><c> be</c><00:29:09.880><c> ready</c><00:29:10.299><c> with</c><00:29:11.579><c> your</c><00:29:11.779><c> answer.</c>

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From<00:29:16.680><c> Mark,</c><00:29:19.420><c> he</c><00:29:19.519><c> said</c><00:29:19.700><c> to</c><00:29:19.859><c> them,</c><00:29:20.299><c> Go</c><00:29:20.299><c> into</c><00:29:20.500><c> all</c><00:29:20.740><c> the</c><00:29:20.900><c> world</c><00:29:21.079><c> and</c>

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preach<00:29:21.480><c> the</c><00:29:21.680><c> gospel</c><00:29:22.000><c> to</c><00:29:22.259><c> all</c><00:29:22.480><c> creation.</c><00:29:23.140><c> Whoever</c><00:29:23.400><c> believes</c>

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and<00:29:25.160><c> is</c><00:29:25.319><c> baptized</c><00:29:25.759><c> will</c><00:29:26.000><c> be</c><00:29:26.220><c> saved,</c><00:29:26.579><c> but</c><00:29:26.660><c> whoever</c><00:29:27.019><c> does</c><00:29:27.319><c> not</c>

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believe<00:29:27.819><c> will</c><00:29:28.019><c> be</c><00:29:28.220><c> condemned.</c>

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Paul<00:29:51.299><c> picked</c><00:29:51.559><c> the</c><00:29:51.799><c> right</c><00:29:52.000><c> places</c><00:29:52.359><c> to</c><00:29:52.619><c> go</c><00:29:52.779><c> and</c><00:29:52.880><c> to</c><00:29:53.119><c> preach.</c>

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Paul<00:29:57.039><c> wasn't</c><00:29:57.339><c> afraid</c><00:29:57.839><c> to</c><00:29:58.279><c> identify</c><00:29:59.099><c> God's</c><00:29:59.720><c> enemies.</c>

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