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Traditions.

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Empty<00:10:16.179><c> lies.</c>

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Circumcision.

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Is<00:10:47.220><c> identifying</c><00:10:47.740><c> a</c><00:10:48.019><c> different</c><00:10:48.279><c> element.</c>

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But<00:10:54.259><c> in</c><00:10:54.480><c> reality</c><00:10:54.919><c> was</c><00:10:55.220><c> just</c><00:10:55.639><c> an</c><00:10:56.000><c> external</c><00:10:56.399><c> show.</c>

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That<00:11:00.980><c> needed</c><00:11:01.240><c> to</c><00:11:01.460><c> be</c><00:11:01.639><c> developed.</c>

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Those<00:12:01.980><c> three</c><00:12:02.379><c> benefits</c><00:12:02.820><c> that</c><00:12:03.080><c> come</c><00:12:03.279><c> out.</c>

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Which<00:12:22.940><c> is</c><00:12:23.179><c> sin</c><00:12:23.320><c> bibazo.</c>

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Sin<00:12:24.299><c> meaning</c><00:12:24.620><c> to</c><00:12:24.980><c> unite.</c>

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And<00:13:04.299><c> this</c><00:13:04.600><c> third</c><00:13:04.899><c> element.</c>

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Unto<00:13:06.360><c> all</c><00:13:06.779><c> riches</c><00:13:07.039><c> of</c><00:13:07.240><c> the</c><00:13:07.580><c> full</c><00:13:07.740><c> assurance</c><00:13:08.279><c> of</c><00:13:08.679><c> understanding.</c>

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All<00:13:10.080><c> riches.</c>

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Everything<00:13:11.620><c> that</c><00:13:11.919><c> pertained</c><00:13:12.419><c> to</c><00:13:12.899><c> intellectual</c><00:13:13.440><c> knowledge</c>

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and<00:13:14.259><c> intellectual</c><00:13:14.879><c> riches</c><00:13:15.340><c> was</c><00:13:15.940><c> in</c><00:13:16.299><c> the</c><00:13:16.419><c> Lord</c><00:13:16.620><c> Jesus</c><00:13:17.039><c> Christ.</c>

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Is<00:13:23.620><c> what</c><00:13:23.759><c> the</c><00:13:23.980><c> gospel</c><00:13:24.299><c> message</c><00:13:24.679><c> would</c><00:13:24.899><c> do</c><00:13:25.080><c> for</c><00:13:25.299><c> them.</c>

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But<00:13:26.940><c> the</c><00:13:27.139><c> problem</c><00:13:27.740><c> is</c><00:13:28.940><c> that</c><00:13:29.580><c> the</c><00:13:29.879><c> Colossian</c><00:13:30.320><c> Ecclesia</c><00:13:30.759><c> here</c>

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was<00:13:32.379><c> not</c><00:13:32.679><c> pursuing</c><00:13:33.120><c> this</c><00:13:33.460><c> approach</c><00:13:33.860><c> to</c><00:13:34.039><c> the</c><00:13:34.299><c> truth.</c>

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And<00:13:35.059><c> instead</c><00:13:35.460><c> of</c><00:13:35.620><c> a</c><00:13:35.860><c> love</c><00:13:36.000><c> that</c><00:13:36.259><c> constrained</c><00:13:36.820><c> them</c>

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There<00:13:40.779><c> was</c><00:13:40.960><c> an</c><00:13:41.240><c> approach</c><00:13:41.519><c> that</c><00:13:41.960><c> sought</c><00:13:42.379><c> preeminence.</c>

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And<00:13:47.559><c> that</c><00:13:47.799><c> drove</c><00:13:48.080><c> a</c><00:13:48.419><c> wedge</c><00:13:48.799><c> between</c><00:13:49.679><c> members</c><00:13:50.000><c> of</c><00:13:50.179><c> the</c><00:13:50.379><c> Ecclesia.</c>

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And<00:13:51.820><c> so</c><00:13:51.919><c> the</c><00:13:52.139><c> challenge</c><00:13:52.519><c> to</c><00:13:52.779><c> us</c><00:13:53.019><c> is</c><00:13:53.200><c> what</c><00:13:53.419><c> does</c><00:13:53.700><c> our</c><00:13:54.179><c> approach</c>

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to<00:13:54.759><c> the</c><00:13:55.100><c> truth</c><00:13:55.840><c> result</c><00:13:56.440><c> in?</c>

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Is<00:13:57.639><c> it</c><00:13:57.799><c> one</c><00:13:57.940><c> of</c><00:13:58.259><c> competition</c><00:13:58.960><c> and</c><00:13:59.720><c> self</c><00:14:00.100><c>-distinguishment</c>

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that<00:14:01.139><c> drives</c><00:14:01.539><c> us</c><00:14:01.840><c> and</c><00:14:02.220><c> differentiates</c><00:14:02.899><c> us</c><00:14:03.139><c> from</c><00:14:03.340><c> each</c><00:14:03.600><c> other?</c>

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Or<00:14:05.220><c> is</c><00:14:05.419><c> it</c><00:14:05.539><c> where</c><00:14:05.679><c> the</c><00:14:05.879><c> love</c><00:14:06.019><c> of</c><00:14:06.279><c> Christ</c><00:14:06.759><c> is</c><00:14:07.220><c> at</c><00:14:07.500><c> work</c>

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and<00:14:08.360><c> the</c><00:14:08.659><c> result</c><00:14:08.879><c> is</c><00:14:09.100><c> us</c><00:14:09.279><c> being</c><00:14:09.600><c> brought</c><00:14:09.960><c> together</c><00:14:10.620><c> in</c><00:14:11.379><c> love.</c>

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Being<00:14:11.960><c> driven</c><00:14:12.320><c> together</c><00:14:12.899><c> in</c><00:14:13.220><c> love</c>

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is<00:14:14.600><c> what</c><00:14:14.799><c> Paul</c><00:14:15.059><c> is</c><00:14:15.379><c> communicating</c><00:14:15.879><c> here.</c>

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And<00:14:16.980><c> so</c><00:14:17.080><c> they</c><00:14:17.259><c> should</c><00:14:17.440><c> have</c><00:14:17.580><c> been</c><00:14:17.940><c> experiencing</c><00:14:18.399><c> comfort.</c>

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Loving<00:14:20.240><c> unity.</c>

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And<00:14:21.460><c> an</c><00:14:21.639><c> absolute</c><00:14:22.139><c> confidence</c><00:14:22.700><c> that</c><00:14:22.879><c> they</c><00:14:23.039><c> had</c><00:14:23.299><c> the</c><00:14:23.639><c> truth.</c>

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But<00:14:26.340><c> instead,</c><00:14:28.379><c> instead</c><00:14:28.980><c> there</c><00:14:29.159><c> was</c><00:14:29.340><c> a</c><00:14:29.519><c> danger</c><00:14:30.019><c> in</c><00:14:30.620><c> verse</c><00:14:30.919><c> four.</c>

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And<00:14:32.659><c> this</c><00:14:32.919><c> I</c><00:14:33.179><c> say</c><00:14:33.419><c> lest</c><00:14:33.840><c> any</c><00:14:34.279><c> man</c><00:14:35.179><c> should</c><00:14:35.639><c> beguile</c><00:14:36.120><c> you</c>

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Now<00:14:39.100><c> where</c><00:14:39.279><c> have</c><00:14:39.460><c> we</c><00:14:39.620><c> heard</c><00:14:39.799><c> that</c><00:14:40.080><c> word</c><00:14:40.399><c> beguile</c><00:14:41.700><c> come</c><00:14:42.039><c> up?</c>

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Paul<00:14:43.960><c> is</c><00:14:44.200><c> taking</c><00:14:44.500><c> their</c><00:14:44.799><c> minds</c><00:14:45.100><c> back</c><00:14:45.419><c> to</c><00:14:45.620><c> the</c><00:14:45.820><c> beginning.</c>

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Taking<00:14:47.200><c> their</c><00:14:47.539><c> mind</c><00:14:47.700><c> back</c><00:14:48.019><c> to</c><00:14:48.200><c> the</c><00:14:48.379><c> serpent.</c>

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The<00:14:49.759><c> benefits</c><00:14:50.159><c> that</c><00:14:50.379><c> they</c><00:14:50.600><c> should</c><00:14:50.860><c> have</c><00:14:51.159><c> experienced.</c>

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However,<00:14:53.559><c> the</c><00:14:53.759><c> danger</c><00:14:54.159><c> that</c><00:14:54.360><c> is</c><00:14:54.600><c> present.</c>

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The<00:14:55.960><c> serpent</c><00:14:56.220><c> beguiled</c><00:14:56.820><c> Eve</c><00:14:57.320><c> with</c><00:14:58.139><c> enticing</c><00:14:58.620><c> words,</c><00:14:59.240><c> didn't</c><00:14:59.279><c> he?</c>

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Grasping<00:15:01.159><c> for</c><00:15:01.480><c> equality</c><00:15:01.860><c> with</c><00:15:02.139><c> God</c>

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by<00:15:02.659><c> attaining</c><00:15:03.139><c> unto</c><00:15:03.460><c> a</c><00:15:03.679><c> knowledge</c><00:15:03.919><c> that</c><00:15:04.139><c> was</c><00:15:04.500><c> outside</c><00:15:05.039><c> the</c><00:15:05.340><c> knowledge</c>

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that<00:15:06.460><c> God</c><00:15:06.740><c> had</c><00:15:07.080><c> revealed</c><00:15:07.360><c> to</c><00:15:07.600><c> them.</c>

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Thinking<00:15:09.080><c> that</c><00:15:09.860><c> there</c><00:15:10.019><c> was</c><00:15:10.220><c> something</c><00:15:10.480><c> hidden</c>

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that<00:15:11.779><c> they</c><00:15:12.059><c> needed</c><00:15:12.320><c> to</c><00:15:12.639><c> attain</c><00:15:12.899><c> unto</c>

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that<00:15:14.000><c> would</c><00:15:14.279><c> elevate</c><00:15:14.659><c> them</c><00:15:14.960><c> to</c><00:15:15.179><c> no</c><00:15:15.440><c> longer</c><00:15:15.700><c> be</c><00:15:16.019><c> dependent</c><00:15:16.340><c> upon</c><00:15:16.720><c> God</c>

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but<00:15:17.960><c> to</c><00:15:18.139><c> be</c><00:15:18.399><c> self</c><00:15:18.720><c>-sustained</c><00:15:19.379><c> in</c><00:15:19.639><c> a</c><00:15:19.759><c> position</c><00:15:20.279><c> of</c><00:15:20.639><c> equality</c>

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And<00:15:31.440><c> the</c><00:15:31.659><c> situation</c><00:15:32.259><c> post</c><00:15:32.639><c>-sin.</c>

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Their<00:15:36.059><c> hearts</c><00:15:36.320><c> being</c><00:15:36.679><c> comforted.</c>

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A<00:15:37.679><c> loving</c><00:15:37.899><c> unity</c><00:15:38.299><c> being</c><00:15:38.580><c> driven</c><00:15:38.940><c> together</c>

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with<00:15:39.899><c> absolute</c><00:15:40.500><c> confidence</c><00:15:41.019><c> that</c><00:15:41.200><c> they</c><00:15:41.419><c> possessed</c><00:15:41.779><c> the</c><00:15:42.059><c> truth.</c>

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But<00:15:44.120><c> as</c><00:15:44.399><c> the</c><00:15:44.620><c> Colossians</c><00:15:45.000><c> would</c><00:15:45.240><c> read</c><00:15:45.419><c> this</c>

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and<00:15:46.000><c> their</c><00:15:46.179><c> minds</c><00:15:46.480><c> would</c><00:15:46.659><c> go</c><00:15:46.840><c> back</c><00:15:47.059><c> to</c><00:15:47.320><c> Genesis,</c>

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doubtless<00:15:49.159><c> Paul</c><00:15:49.519><c> would</c><00:15:49.759><c> expect</c><00:15:50.120><c> them</c><00:15:50.360><c> through</c><00:15:50.539><c> the</c><00:15:50.840><c> Spirit</c>

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to<00:15:51.899><c> spend</c><00:15:52.139><c> a</c><00:15:52.299><c> little</c><00:15:52.460><c> time</c><00:15:52.799><c> in</c><00:15:53.019><c> Genesis</c><00:15:53.340><c> 1</c><00:15:53.679><c> through</c><00:15:53.899><c> 3</c>

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and<00:15:55.059><c> to</c><00:15:55.340><c> see</c><00:15:55.460><c> what</c><00:15:55.779><c> happened</c><00:15:56.059><c> with</c><00:15:56.320><c> Adam</c><00:15:56.580><c> and</c><00:15:56.759><c> Eve.</c>

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Their<00:15:58.179><c> hearts</c><00:15:58.480><c> instead</c><00:15:58.820><c> of</c><00:15:58.940><c> being</c><00:15:59.220><c> comforted</c><00:15:59.700><c> were</c><00:15:59.879><c> filled</c>

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with<00:16:00.419><c> fear</c>

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as<00:16:01.559><c> we</c><00:16:01.779><c> read</c><00:16:01.940><c> in</c><00:16:02.100><c> Genesis</c><00:16:02.440><c> 3,</c><00:16:02.879><c> verse</c><00:16:03.059><c> 8</c><00:16:03.279><c> and</c><00:16:03.419><c> 10.</c>

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Filled<00:16:04.539><c> with</c><00:16:04.799><c> enmity</c><00:16:05.179><c> or</c><00:16:05.399><c> hatred</c><00:16:05.740><c> in</c><00:16:05.980><c> Genesis</c><00:16:06.320><c> 3</c><00:16:06.620><c> and</c><00:16:06.779><c> verse</c><00:16:07.080><c> 15.</c>

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Instead<00:16:08.779><c> of</c><00:16:08.940><c> a</c><00:16:09.120><c> loving</c><00:16:09.340><c> unity</c><00:16:09.700><c> being</c><00:16:10.000><c> driven</c><00:16:10.299><c> together,</c>

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they<00:16:11.139><c> were</c><00:16:11.460><c> cast</c><00:16:11.799><c> out</c><00:16:12.039><c> and</c><00:16:12.399><c> driven</c><00:16:12.740><c> out</c><00:16:13.059><c> of</c><00:16:13.179><c> the</c><00:16:13.399><c> garden,</c>

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separated<00:16:14.740><c> from</c><00:16:15.100><c> God</c><00:16:15.419><c> by</c><00:16:15.779><c> sin</c><00:16:16.059><c> and</c><00:16:16.340><c> death.</c>

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And<00:16:18.039><c> the</c><00:16:18.240><c> absolute</c><00:16:18.580><c> confidence</c><00:16:19.100><c> that</c><00:16:19.299><c> they</c><00:16:19.500><c> had</c>

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was<00:16:20.480><c> not</c><00:16:20.659><c> in</c><00:16:20.799><c> the</c><00:16:21.080><c> truth,</c>

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but<00:16:22.120><c> a</c><00:16:22.320><c> full</c><00:16:22.460><c> assurance</c><00:16:22.940><c> of</c><00:16:23.120><c> the</c><00:16:23.440><c> consequence</c><00:16:23.759><c> of</c><00:16:23.960><c> their</c><00:16:24.179><c> sin</c>

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and<00:16:25.379><c> the</c><00:16:25.539><c> need</c><00:16:25.720><c> for</c><00:16:25.940><c> their</c><00:16:26.080><c> Redeemer.</c>

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As<00:16:28.039><c> a</c><00:16:28.259><c> reminder</c><00:16:28.519><c> from</c><00:16:28.740><c> the</c><00:16:29.059><c> historical</c><00:16:29.399><c> context,</c>

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many<00:16:30.940><c> of</c><00:16:31.120><c> these</c><00:16:31.340><c> individuals</c><00:16:31.860><c> worship</c><00:16:32.399><c> snakes.</c>

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And<00:16:33.620><c> so</c><00:16:33.759><c> the</c><00:16:34.019><c> fitting</c><00:16:34.240><c> comparison</c><00:16:34.879><c> here</c><00:16:35.419><c> to</c><00:16:36.019><c> snakes</c>

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couldn't<00:16:37.700><c> be</c><00:16:37.940><c> missed</c><00:16:38.159><c> I</c><00:16:38.340><c> believe</c><00:16:38.620><c> by</c><00:16:38.840><c> the</c><00:16:39.080><c> Colossians,</c>

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those<00:16:39.980><c> in</c><00:16:40.240><c> Phrygia.</c>

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But<00:16:41.460><c> the</c><00:16:41.740><c> snake</c><00:16:41.940><c> who</c><00:16:42.200><c> brought</c><00:16:42.419><c> the</c><00:16:42.679><c> liberating</c><00:16:43.039><c> knowledge</c><00:16:43.440><c> to</c><00:16:43.720><c> mankind</c>

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really<00:16:44.879><c> didn't</c><00:16:45.179><c> liberate</c><00:16:45.620><c> them</c><00:16:45.860><c> to</c><00:16:46.159><c> anything</c>

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other<00:16:47.659><c> than</c><00:16:47.899><c> to</c><00:16:48.159><c> be</c><00:16:48.899><c> doomed</c><00:16:49.320><c> to</c><00:16:49.600><c> die.</c>

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And<00:16:51.080><c> Paul</c><00:16:51.259><c> is</c><00:16:51.500><c> saying</c><00:16:51.639><c> you</c><00:16:51.860><c> think</c><00:16:52.080><c> you</c><00:16:52.320><c> have</c><00:16:52.500><c> something</c><00:16:52.860><c> new</c><00:16:53.080><c> here.</c>

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You<00:16:54.039><c> think</c><00:16:54.220><c> you</c><00:16:54.419><c> have</c><00:16:54.600><c> some</c><00:16:54.879><c> new</c><00:16:55.139><c> knowledge,</c><00:16:55.840><c> some</c><00:16:56.100><c> new</c><00:16:56.399><c> wisdom,</c>

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something<00:16:57.480><c> additional</c><00:16:58.019><c> to</c><00:16:58.259><c> the</c><00:16:58.419><c> things</c><00:16:58.580><c> of</c><00:16:58.879><c> Christ</c>

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that<00:17:00.139><c> could</c><00:17:01.100><c> augment,</c><00:17:02.279><c> supplant,</c>

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something<00:17:04.019><c> beyond</c><00:17:04.480><c> the</c><00:17:04.700><c> things</c><00:17:04.880><c> of</c><00:17:05.079><c> Christ,</c>

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he<00:17:05.480><c> says</c><00:17:05.579><c> it's</c><00:17:05.839><c> nothing</c><00:17:06.019><c> new.</c>

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Just<00:17:07.460><c> like</c><00:17:07.680><c> Solomon</c><00:17:08.000><c> said</c><00:17:08.180><c> there's</c><00:17:08.559><c> nothing</c><00:17:08.839><c> new</c><00:17:09.140><c> under</c><00:17:09.400><c> the</c><00:17:09.700><c> sun.</c>

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All<00:17:10.720><c> you're</c><00:17:11.079><c> doing</c><00:17:11.480><c> is</c><00:17:12.319><c> polishing</c><00:17:12.740><c> the</c><00:17:13.039><c> past</c>

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and<00:17:14.420><c> you're</c><00:17:14.599><c> gonna</c><00:17:14.740><c> find</c><00:17:15.000><c> the</c><00:17:15.279><c> same</c><00:17:15.480><c> result</c>

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as<00:17:16.920><c> those</c><00:17:17.220><c> who</c><00:17:17.460><c> came</c><00:17:17.599><c> before.</c>

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In<00:17:19.339><c> fact,</c><00:17:19.559><c> as</c><00:17:19.740><c> you</c><00:17:19.900><c> continue</c><00:17:20.359><c> reading</c><00:17:20.680><c> in</c><00:17:20.859><c> the</c><00:17:20.960><c> book</c><00:17:21.099><c> of</c><00:17:21.359><c> Colossians,</c>

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you<00:17:22.500><c> can</c><00:17:22.759><c> find</c><00:17:22.920><c> a</c><00:17:23.079><c> number</c><00:17:23.319><c> of</c><00:17:23.700><c> comparisons</c>

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back<00:17:24.680><c> to</c><00:17:24.900><c> Genesis</c><00:17:25.240><c> one</c><00:17:25.579><c> through</c><00:17:25.859><c> three.</c>

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It's<00:17:27.000><c> quite</c><00:17:27.220><c> remarkable</c><00:17:27.759><c> when</c><00:17:27.940><c> you</c><00:17:28.099><c> look</c><00:17:28.279><c> at</c><00:17:28.460><c> it</c>

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to<00:17:29.079><c> see</c><00:17:29.240><c> the</c><00:17:29.460><c> number</c><00:17:29.720><c> of</c><00:17:30.140><c> comparisons</c>

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that<00:17:30.900><c> are</c><00:17:31.039><c> being</c><00:17:31.299><c> drawn</c><00:17:31.579><c> through</c><00:17:31.779><c> the</c><00:17:32.079><c> spirit</c><00:17:32.279><c> here</c>

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to<00:17:33.299><c> fruit,</c><00:17:34.000><c> to</c><00:17:34.220><c> a</c><00:17:34.359><c> desire</c><00:17:34.700><c> to</c><00:17:34.920><c> be</c><00:17:35.099><c> filled</c><00:17:35.299><c> with</c><00:17:35.539><c> knowledge</c>

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of<00:17:36.420><c> God</c><00:17:36.759><c> making</c><00:17:37.079><c> them,</c><00:17:37.519><c> of</c><00:17:37.720><c> light</c><00:17:38.019><c> versus</c><00:17:38.259><c> darkness,</c>

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of<00:17:39.299><c> the</c><00:17:39.420><c> forgiveness</c><00:17:39.819><c> of</c><00:17:40.200><c> sins,</c><00:17:40.500><c> of</c><00:17:40.559><c> the</c><00:17:40.799><c> image</c><00:17:41.059><c> of</c><00:17:41.319><c> God,</c>

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of<00:17:42.420><c> creating,</c><00:17:43.779><c> of</c><00:17:43.839><c> the</c><00:17:44.140><c> beginning,</c>

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of<00:17:45.339><c> beguiling</c><00:17:45.839><c> with</c><00:17:46.099><c> enticing</c><00:17:46.660><c> words,</c>

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being<00:17:48.000><c> absent</c><00:17:48.480><c> in</c><00:17:48.660><c> the</c><00:17:48.920><c> flesh</c><00:17:49.099><c> but</c><00:17:49.319><c> with</c><00:17:49.559><c> you</c><00:17:49.680><c> in</c><00:17:49.799><c> the</c><00:17:50.079><c> spirit,</c>

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of<00:17:51.140><c> deceit,</c><00:17:51.880><c> of</c><00:17:52.000><c> lies,</c><00:17:53.039><c> of</c><00:17:53.200><c> being</c><00:17:53.480><c> hidden</c>

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and<00:17:53.940><c> how</c><00:17:54.140><c> Adam</c><00:17:54.400><c> and</c><00:17:54.539><c> Eve</c><00:17:54.640><c> hid</c><00:17:54.859><c> themselves</c>

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but<00:17:56.119><c> how</c><00:17:56.279><c> the</c><00:17:56.500><c> treasures</c><00:17:56.700><c> are</c><00:17:56.960><c> hid</c><00:17:57.079><c> with</c><00:17:57.299><c> Christ.</c>

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Evil<00:17:58.740><c> desires,</c><00:17:59.359><c> children</c><00:17:59.680><c> of</c><00:17:59.960><c> disobedience</c><00:18:00.740><c> versus</c><00:18:01.019><c> obedience,</c>

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putting<00:18:02.380><c> off</c><00:18:02.680><c> the</c><00:18:02.900><c> old</c><00:18:03.160><c> man,</c><00:18:03.920><c> the</c><00:18:04.099><c> fig</c><00:18:04.319><c> leaves</c>

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that<00:18:04.680><c> they</c><00:18:04.960><c> sought</c><00:18:05.140><c> to</c><00:18:05.440><c> hide</c><00:18:05.619><c> their</c><00:18:05.819><c> own</c><00:18:06.099><c> sins</c><00:18:06.259><c> with</c>

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and<00:18:06.680><c> putting</c><00:18:06.819><c> on</c><00:18:07.099><c> instead</c><00:18:07.640><c> the</c><00:18:08.380><c> new</c><00:18:08.619><c> man,</c>

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clothing<00:18:09.400><c> oneself</c><00:18:10.000><c> with</c><00:18:10.599><c> the</c><00:18:10.839><c> covering</c>

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that's<00:18:11.359><c> available</c><00:18:11.720><c> in</c><00:18:12.000><c> Christ</c>

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and<00:18:13.240><c> the</c><00:18:13.480><c> reiteration</c><00:18:14.000><c> of</c><00:18:14.160><c> the</c><00:18:14.339><c> command,</c>

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one<00:18:14.799><c> of</c><00:18:14.900><c> the</c><00:18:15.160><c> consequences</c><00:18:15.599><c> coming</c><00:18:15.920><c> out</c><00:18:16.160><c> of</c><00:18:16.240><c> the</c><00:18:16.440><c> sin</c><00:18:16.559><c> in</c><00:18:16.700><c> the</c><00:18:16.880><c> garden.</c>

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Paul<00:18:18.460><c> was</c><00:18:18.740><c> trying</c><00:18:18.980><c> to</c><00:18:19.200><c> point</c><00:18:19.380><c> out</c><00:18:19.900><c> that</c><00:18:20.140><c> this</c><00:18:20.380><c> was</c><00:18:20.640><c> nothing</c><00:18:20.920><c> new.</c>

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The<00:18:22.359><c> Colossians</c><00:18:22.920><c> were</c><00:18:23.259><c> simply</c><00:18:23.740><c> going</c><00:18:24.119><c> down</c><00:18:24.339><c> the</c><00:18:24.539><c> path</c>

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of<00:18:25.759><c> Adam</c><00:18:26.019><c> and</c><00:18:26.200><c> Eve</c><00:18:26.400><c> and</c><00:18:26.599><c> he</c><00:18:26.839><c> wanted</c><00:18:27.180><c> them</c><00:18:27.440><c> to</c><00:18:27.779><c> open</c><00:18:27.980><c> their</c><00:18:28.279><c> eyes.</c>

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He<00:18:28.680><c> didn't</c><00:18:29.000><c> want</c><00:18:29.279><c> them</c><00:18:29.480><c> to</c><00:18:29.700><c> be</c><00:18:29.859><c> deceived</c>

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into<00:18:31.400><c> thinking</c><00:18:31.779><c> that</c><00:18:32.119><c> their</c><00:18:32.539><c> religion</c><00:18:33.019><c> of</c><00:18:33.359><c> external</c><00:18:33.859><c> things</c>

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would<00:18:35.240><c> liberate</c><00:18:35.839><c> them</c><00:18:36.160><c> and</c><00:18:36.380><c> free</c><00:18:36.619><c> them.</c>

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It<00:18:37.359><c> would</c><00:18:37.660><c> only</c><00:18:38.059><c> secure</c><00:18:38.559><c> the</c><00:18:38.900><c> same</c><00:18:39.160><c> result</c>

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as<00:18:39.960><c> those</c><00:18:40.299><c> who</c><00:18:40.460><c> had</c><00:18:40.660><c> come</c><00:18:40.819><c> before.</c>

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And<00:18:42.319><c> the</c><00:18:42.519><c> challenge</c><00:18:42.859><c> to</c><00:18:43.099><c> us</c><00:18:43.319><c> will</c><00:18:43.480><c> be</c><00:18:43.740><c> where</c><00:18:44.059><c> are</c><00:18:44.240><c> the</c><00:18:44.420><c> elements</c>

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in<00:18:45.039><c> our</c><00:18:45.339><c> lives</c><00:18:45.759><c> that</c><00:18:47.140><c> have</c><00:18:47.380><c> blind</c><00:18:47.660><c> spots</c>

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to<00:18:49.099><c> where</c><00:18:49.259><c> we're</c><00:18:49.500><c> tricking</c><00:18:49.859><c> ourselves,</c><00:18:50.559><c> beguiling</c><00:18:50.960><c> ourselves,</c>

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thinking<00:18:52.220><c> that</c><00:18:53.460><c> we're</c><00:18:53.700><c> pursuing</c><00:18:54.019><c> the</c><00:18:54.240><c> right</c><00:18:54.460><c> thing</c>

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but<00:18:54.819><c> in</c><00:18:55.099><c> reality</c><00:18:55.799><c> not</c><00:18:56.779><c> pursuing</c><00:18:57.180><c> the</c><00:18:57.380><c> right</c><00:18:57.599><c> thing.</c>

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Paul<00:18:59.119><c> speaks</c><00:18:59.460><c> to</c><00:18:59.700><c> them</c><00:18:59.819><c> in</c><00:19:00.000><c> verse</c><00:19:00.319><c> five.</c>

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For<00:19:01.319><c> though</c><00:19:01.579><c> I</c><00:19:01.740><c> be</c><00:19:01.980><c> absent</c><00:19:02.480><c> in</c><00:19:02.839><c> the</c><00:19:03.119><c> flesh,</c>

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yet<00:19:04.140><c> am</c><00:19:04.380><c> I</c><00:19:04.500><c> with</c><00:19:04.720><c> you</c><00:19:04.960><c> in</c><00:19:05.140><c> the</c><00:19:05.440><c> spirit,</c>

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joying<00:19:07.000><c> and</c><00:19:07.220><c> beholding</c><00:19:07.640><c> your</c><00:19:07.880><c> order</c>

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and<00:19:08.720><c> the</c><00:19:09.039><c> steadfastness</c><00:19:09.799><c> of</c><00:19:09.960><c> your</c><00:19:10.240><c> faith</c><00:19:10.480><c> in</c><00:19:10.680><c> Christ</c><00:19:10.980><c> Jesus.</c>

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Even<00:19:12.299><c> though</c><00:19:12.579><c> Paul</c><00:19:12.880><c> was</c><00:19:13.160><c> over</c><00:19:13.519><c> a</c><00:19:13.599><c> thousand</c><00:19:13.960><c> miles</c><00:19:14.400><c> away,</c>

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he<00:19:15.420><c> wanted</c><00:19:15.720><c> them</c><00:19:15.940><c> to</c><00:19:16.140><c> know</c><00:19:16.259><c> that</c><00:19:16.420><c> he</c><00:19:16.559><c> was</c><00:19:16.779><c> with</c><00:19:17.000><c> them</c><00:19:17.660><c> in</c><00:19:18.140><c> the</c><00:19:18.440><c> spirit</c>

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and<00:19:19.619><c> that</c><00:19:19.799><c> he</c><00:19:19.920><c> was</c><00:19:20.160><c> beholding</c><00:19:20.960><c> their</c><00:19:21.359><c> order.</c>

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That<00:19:21.819><c> word</c><00:19:22.019><c> is</c><00:19:22.380><c> taxes.</c>

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It's<00:19:22.960><c> a</c><00:19:23.160><c> military</c><00:19:23.640><c> term</c><00:19:24.019><c> that</c><00:19:24.440><c> talks</c><00:19:24.700><c> about</c><00:19:24.980><c> the</c><00:19:25.319><c> order,</c>

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the<00:19:25.940><c> rank</c><00:19:26.240><c> that</c><00:19:26.519><c> the</c><00:19:26.779><c> military</c><00:19:27.180><c> would</c><00:19:27.440><c> maintain</c>

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as<00:19:28.119><c> they</c><00:19:28.299><c> were</c><00:19:28.480><c> marching</c><00:19:28.839><c> forward.</c>

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It's<00:19:30.140><c> used</c><00:19:30.339><c> in</c><00:19:30.460><c> 1</c><00:19:30.660><c> Corinthians</c><00:19:31.099><c> 14</c><00:19:31.660><c> and</c><00:19:31.819><c> verse</c><00:19:32.119><c> 40</c>

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that<00:19:32.740><c> all</c><00:19:32.940><c> things</c><00:19:33.140><c> are</c><00:19:33.319><c> to</c><00:19:33.460><c> be</c><00:19:33.640><c> done</c><00:19:33.839><c> decently</c><00:19:34.680><c> and</c><00:19:35.019><c> in</c><00:19:35.220><c> order.</c>

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And<00:19:36.299><c> he</c><00:19:36.420><c> talks</c><00:19:36.660><c> about</c><00:19:36.940><c> the</c><00:19:37.279><c> steadfastness</c>

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which<00:19:38.720><c> is</c><00:19:39.000><c> a</c><00:19:39.160><c> solid</c><00:19:39.440><c> bulwark</c><00:19:39.940><c> or</c><00:19:40.079><c> an</c><00:19:40.240><c> immovable</c><00:19:40.660><c> phalanx.</c>

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And<00:19:41.859><c> you</c><00:19:42.000><c> think</c><00:19:42.140><c> about</c><00:19:42.440><c> when</c><00:19:42.619><c> is</c><00:19:42.819><c> it</c><00:19:42.980><c> most</c><00:19:43.259><c> difficult</c>

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for<00:19:44.680><c> a</c><00:19:44.880><c> military</c><00:19:45.259><c> to</c><00:19:45.539><c> maintain</c><00:19:45.980><c> rank,</c><00:19:46.359><c> to</c><00:19:46.539><c> maintain</c><00:19:46.980><c> order?</c>

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It's<00:19:48.279><c> in</c><00:19:48.519><c> the</c><00:19:48.559><c> midst</c><00:19:48.720><c> of</c><00:19:48.900><c> an</c><00:19:49.119><c> assault</c>

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when<00:19:49.519><c> the</c><00:19:49.799><c> enemy</c><00:19:50.160><c> impact</c><00:19:50.700><c> is</c><00:19:50.940><c> coming</c><00:19:51.339><c> strong</c><00:19:52.160><c> against</c><00:19:52.480><c> the</c><00:19:52.720><c> army.</c>

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Paul<00:19:54.359><c> says</c><00:19:54.559><c> I'm</c><00:19:54.779><c> with</c><00:19:54.980><c> you</c><00:19:55.119><c> in</c><00:19:55.240><c> your</c><00:19:55.460><c> struggles.</c>

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I'm<00:19:56.140><c> with</c><00:19:56.319><c> you</c><00:19:56.500><c> in</c><00:19:56.619><c> the</c><00:19:56.740><c> midst</c><00:19:56.960><c> of</c><00:19:57.079><c> it.</c>

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But<00:19:57.559><c> you</c><00:19:57.980><c> need</c><00:19:58.220><c> to</c><00:19:58.480><c> maintain</c><00:19:58.839><c> that</c><00:19:59.200><c> rank.</c>

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You<00:19:59.839><c> need</c><00:20:00.079><c> to</c><00:20:00.279><c> be</c><00:20:00.380><c> an</c><00:20:00.619><c> immovable</c><00:20:01.079><c> phalanx</c><00:20:01.619><c> in</c><00:20:01.799><c> the</c><00:20:01.880><c> midst</c><00:20:02.079><c> of</c><00:20:02.240><c> it.</c>

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And<00:20:03.200><c> even</c><00:20:03.319><c> though</c><00:20:03.519><c> he</c><00:20:03.640><c> could</c><00:20:03.920><c> see</c>

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that<00:20:04.299><c> this</c><00:20:04.519><c> was</c><00:20:04.740><c> creeping</c><00:20:05.000><c> into</c><00:20:05.339><c> the</c><00:20:05.599><c> Ecclesia,</c>

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he<00:20:07.019><c> was</c><00:20:07.259><c> encouraging</c><00:20:07.740><c> them</c><00:20:08.000><c> that</c><00:20:08.240><c> there</c><00:20:08.480><c> are</c><00:20:08.880><c> a</c><00:20:09.019><c> large</c><00:20:09.259><c> number</c>

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of<00:20:09.759><c> you</c>

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that<00:20:10.759><c> continue</c><00:20:11.279><c> to</c><00:20:11.559><c> remain</c><00:20:11.900><c> steadfast</c><00:20:12.599><c> in</c><00:20:12.779><c> the</c><00:20:12.980><c> faith.</c>

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Keep<00:20:13.980><c> that</c><00:20:14.400><c> steadfastness.</c>

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And<00:20:15.319><c> it</c><00:20:15.559><c> brought</c><00:20:15.700><c> to</c><00:20:15.920><c> my</c><00:20:16.180><c> mind</c><00:20:16.460><c> the</c><00:20:16.759><c> image</c><00:20:17.400><c> of</c><00:20:17.920><c> Hezekiah</c>

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when<00:20:19.599><c> the</c><00:20:19.819><c> Rav</c><00:20:20.039><c> Shackle</c><00:20:20.380><c> was</c><00:20:20.640><c> speaking</c>

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blasphemous<00:20:21.740><c> words</c><00:20:22.099><c> against</c><00:20:22.420><c> the</c><00:20:22.700><c> people.</c>

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And<00:20:23.339><c> the</c><00:20:23.559><c> people</c><00:20:23.779><c> said</c><00:20:24.099><c> nothing</c><00:20:24.579><c> in</c><00:20:24.779><c> Isaiah</c><00:20:25.140><c> 36</c><00:20:25.740><c> and</c><00:20:25.920><c> verse</c><00:20:26.180><c> 21</c>

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because<00:20:27.440><c> the</c><00:20:27.680><c> king</c><00:20:27.799><c> had</c><00:20:28.059><c> told</c><00:20:28.220><c> them</c>

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not<00:20:29.480><c> to</c><00:20:29.700><c> answer.</c>

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And<00:20:31.660><c> that's</c><00:20:31.880><c> a</c><00:20:31.980><c> big</c><00:20:32.140><c> exhortation</c><00:20:32.720><c> for</c><00:20:32.980><c> us</c>

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that<00:20:33.359><c> in</c><00:20:33.619><c> the</c><00:20:33.700><c> midst</c><00:20:33.880><c> of</c><00:20:34.079><c> an</c><00:20:34.319><c> assault,</c>

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even<00:20:35.259><c> within</c><00:20:35.619><c> the</c><00:20:35.880><c> Ecclesia,</c>

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when<00:20:37.039><c> ecclesial</c><00:20:37.480><c> unity</c><00:20:37.859><c> is</c><00:20:38.180><c> on</c><00:20:38.480><c> the</c><00:20:38.660><c> line</c>

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or<00:20:39.380><c> something</c><00:20:39.720><c> is</c><00:20:40.039><c> creeping</c><00:20:40.259><c> in,</c>

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some<00:20:40.799><c> hardship</c><00:20:41.279><c> that</c><00:20:41.519><c> the</c><00:20:41.700><c> Ecclesia</c><00:20:42.039><c> is</c><00:20:42.319><c> facing,</c>

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a<00:20:42.880><c> pastoral</c><00:20:43.319><c> issue,</c>

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that<00:20:44.480><c> is</c><00:20:44.700><c> the</c><00:20:44.980><c> time</c><00:20:45.200><c> to</c><00:20:45.460><c> obey</c><00:20:45.759><c> the</c><00:20:46.000><c> command</c><00:20:46.259><c> of</c><00:20:46.460><c> the</c><00:20:46.640><c> king,</c>

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to<00:20:47.480><c> maintain</c><00:20:48.000><c> rank,</c><00:20:48.420><c> to</c><00:20:48.559><c> maintain</c><00:20:49.079><c> order,</c>

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to<00:20:49.920><c> maintain</c><00:20:50.720><c> resoluteness</c><00:20:51.680><c> to</c><00:20:51.960><c> the</c><00:20:52.180><c> principles</c><00:20:52.559><c> of</c><00:20:52.799><c> Christ</c>

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that<00:20:53.259><c> he</c><00:20:53.440><c> has</c><00:20:53.599><c> outlined</c><00:20:53.920><c> for</c><00:20:54.220><c> us.</c>

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And<00:20:55.119><c> Paul</c><00:20:55.319><c> is</c><00:20:55.579><c> setting</c><00:20:55.680><c> that</c><00:20:55.920><c> up</c><00:20:56.039><c> at</c><00:20:56.220><c> the</c><00:20:56.440><c> beginning</c>

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to<00:20:57.319><c> help</c><00:20:57.500><c> them</c><00:20:57.799><c> see</c><00:20:58.019><c> the</c><00:20:58.180><c> necessity</c><00:20:58.759><c> of</c><00:20:59.000><c> them</c><00:20:59.160><c> to</c><00:20:59.380><c> do</c><00:20:59.519><c> this.</c>

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From<00:21:01.240><c> Paul's</c><00:21:01.779><c> words,</c><00:21:02.059><c> it</c><00:21:02.059><c> would</c><00:21:02.339><c> seem</c><00:21:02.539><c> that</c>

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even<00:21:03.000><c> though</c><00:21:03.220><c> there</c><00:21:03.339><c> were</c><00:21:03.539><c> a</c><00:21:03.700><c> number</c><00:21:03.900><c> that</c><00:21:04.059><c> were</c><00:21:04.299><c> turning</c><00:21:04.500><c> aside,</c>

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that<00:21:06.019><c> there</c><00:21:06.279><c> were</c><00:21:06.480><c> those</c><00:21:06.920><c> who</c><00:21:07.440><c> maintained</c><00:21:07.980><c> steadfastness</c><00:21:08.839><c> to</c>

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the<00:21:09.240><c> faith.</c>

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And<00:21:10.200><c> despite</c><00:21:10.619><c> the</c><00:21:10.960><c> issues,</c><00:21:11.519><c> once</c><00:21:11.759><c> again,</c>

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Paul<00:21:13.119><c> is</c><00:21:13.400><c> beginning</c><00:21:13.700><c> with</c><00:21:13.920><c> a</c><00:21:14.079><c> positive</c><00:21:14.519><c> message.</c>

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He's<00:21:16.039><c> in</c><00:21:16.119><c> it</c><00:21:16.279><c> with</c><00:21:16.480><c> them,</c><00:21:16.700><c> and</c><00:21:16.859><c> he</c><00:21:17.059><c> wants</c><00:21:17.380><c> them</c><00:21:17.599><c> to</c><00:21:17.880><c> succeed.</c>

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I<00:21:18.900><c> am</c><00:21:19.180><c> with</c><00:21:19.440><c> you,</c><00:21:20.380><c> joining.</c>

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He's<00:21:21.420><c> happy</c><00:21:21.740><c> to</c><00:21:21.960><c> be</c><00:21:22.099><c> with</c><00:21:22.359><c> them.</c>

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This<00:21:22.880><c> isn't</c><00:21:23.220><c> something</c><00:21:23.539><c> that</c><00:21:23.759><c> Paul</c><00:21:23.980><c> is</c><00:21:24.220><c> doing</c><00:21:24.380><c> begrudgingly</c>

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of<00:21:25.380><c> great.</c>

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Yet<00:21:26.079><c> another</c><00:21:26.420><c> ecclesial</c><00:21:26.980><c> issue.</c>

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The<00:21:28.079><c> gift</c><00:21:28.319><c> that</c><00:21:28.559><c> keeps</c><00:21:28.839><c> giving,</c><00:21:29.240><c> I</c><00:21:29.339><c> go</c><00:21:29.500><c> and</c><00:21:29.720><c> preach,</c>

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and<00:21:30.119><c> all</c><00:21:30.299><c> these</c><00:21:30.579><c> problems</c><00:21:30.980><c> are</c><00:21:31.240><c> coming</c><00:21:31.420><c> back</c><00:21:31.759><c> to</c><00:21:31.940><c> me.</c>

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This<00:21:32.619><c> isn't</c><00:21:32.900><c> the</c><00:21:33.140><c> mindset</c><00:21:33.519><c> of</c><00:21:33.839><c> Paul</c><00:21:33.980><c> at</c><00:21:34.140><c> all.</c>

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He's<00:21:34.680><c> rejoicing</c><00:21:35.240><c> at</c><00:21:35.440><c> the</c><00:21:35.640><c> opportunity</c>

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to<00:21:37.160><c> help</c><00:21:37.380><c> his</c><00:21:37.619><c> brothers</c><00:21:37.839><c> and</c><00:21:38.099><c> sisters</c><00:21:38.400><c> toward</c><00:21:38.720><c> the</c><00:21:38.960><c> kingdom.</c>

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He<00:21:39.779><c> recognizes</c><00:21:40.339><c> their</c><00:21:40.660><c> efforts,</c>

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beholding<00:21:41.940><c> your</c><00:21:42.220><c> order</c><00:21:42.440><c> and</c><00:21:42.619><c> the</c><00:21:42.819><c> steadfastness</c>

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of<00:21:43.619><c> your</c><00:21:43.839><c> faith</c><00:21:44.039><c> in</c><00:21:44.319><c> Christ,</c>

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and<00:21:45.140><c> he</c><00:21:45.500><c> encourages</c><00:21:45.880><c> them</c><00:21:46.160><c> to</c><00:21:46.400><c> continue.</c>

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As<00:21:47.640><c> you've</c><00:21:48.059><c> received</c><00:21:48.519><c> Christ</c><00:21:48.920><c> Jesus</c><00:21:49.319><c> the</c><00:21:49.539><c> Lord,</c>

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so<00:21:50.759><c> walk</c><00:21:51.059><c> ye</c><00:21:51.259><c> in</c><00:21:51.380><c> him,</c><00:21:51.619><c> rooted</c><00:21:51.940><c> and</c><00:21:52.420><c> built</c><00:21:52.599><c> up</c><00:21:52.799><c> in</c><00:21:53.019><c> him,</c>

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established,<00:21:54.900><c> keep</c><00:21:55.220><c> pressing</c><00:21:55.680><c> forward,</c>

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keep<00:21:56.900><c> moving</c><00:21:57.279><c> forward,</c><00:21:57.940><c> keep</c><00:21:58.180><c> doing</c><00:21:58.660><c> what</c><00:21:59.299><c> you're</c><00:21:59.539><c> doing.</c>

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And<00:22:00.940><c> it's</c><00:22:01.099><c> worth</c><00:22:01.299><c> us</c><00:22:01.619><c> asking</c><00:22:02.000><c> ourselves</c><00:22:02.519><c> the</c><00:22:02.799><c> question,</c>

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as<00:22:03.880><c> we're</c><00:22:04.099><c> reading</c><00:22:04.380><c> through</c><00:22:04.660><c> this,</c>

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of<00:22:05.920><c> what</c><00:22:06.079><c> about</c><00:22:06.339><c> us</c><00:22:06.640><c> and</c><00:22:06.799><c> our</c><00:22:07.039><c> impact</c><00:22:07.519><c> with</c><00:22:07.779><c> each</c><00:22:08.019><c> other?</c>

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Do<00:22:09.039><c> others</c><00:22:09.400><c> feel</c><00:22:09.740><c> this</c><00:22:10.059><c> same</c><00:22:10.339><c> sense,</c>

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that<00:22:10.880><c> we're</c><00:22:11.099><c> in</c><00:22:11.180><c> it</c><00:22:11.359><c> with</c><00:22:11.579><c> them</c><00:22:11.759><c> in</c><00:22:11.920><c> their</c><00:22:12.160><c> struggles,</c>

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or<00:22:13.400><c> are</c><00:22:13.680><c> we</c><00:22:13.859><c> merely</c><00:22:14.240><c> a</c><00:22:14.579><c> disinterested</c><00:22:15.140><c> spectator,</c>

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a<00:22:16.559><c> disinterested</c><00:22:17.099><c> critic</c><00:22:17.539><c> that</c><00:22:18.160><c> has</c><00:22:18.460><c> an</c><00:22:18.720><c> opinion,</c>

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but<00:22:19.559><c> maybe</c><00:22:19.859><c> not</c><00:22:20.160><c> an</c><00:22:20.460><c> investment</c><00:22:20.839><c> to</c><00:22:21.160><c> make</c><00:22:21.359><c> in</c><00:22:21.539><c> the</c><00:22:21.720><c> situation?</c>

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What<00:22:23.660><c> about</c><00:22:24.079><c> this?</c>

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Do<00:22:25.559><c> our</c><00:22:25.880><c> actions,</c><00:22:26.480><c> our</c><00:22:26.680><c> words</c><00:22:26.920><c> and</c><00:22:27.079><c> our</c><00:22:27.359><c> attitude</c>

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demonstrate<00:22:28.319><c> to</c><00:22:28.579><c> others</c><00:22:28.799><c> that</c><00:22:29.000><c> we</c><00:22:29.240><c> want</c><00:22:29.460><c> them</c><00:22:29.740><c> to</c><00:22:29.980><c> succeed?</c>

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When<00:22:30.980><c> somebody</c><00:22:31.339><c> comes</c><00:22:31.700><c> forward</c><00:22:32.079><c> with</c><00:22:32.299><c> an</c><00:22:32.539><c> issue,</c>

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what's<00:22:33.700><c> our</c><00:22:33.900><c> response?</c>

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Do<00:22:34.619><c> we</c><00:22:34.880><c> pounce</c><00:22:35.180><c> on</c><00:22:35.400><c> that</c><00:22:35.640><c> issue</c>

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and<00:22:36.839><c> make</c><00:22:37.059><c> that</c><00:22:37.319><c> person</c><00:22:37.640><c> regret</c><00:22:38.039><c> the</c><00:22:38.299><c> fact</c>

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that<00:22:38.619><c> they</c><00:22:38.759><c> were</c><00:22:38.960><c> ever</c><00:22:39.220><c> vulnerable</c><00:22:39.640><c> enough</c><00:22:39.880><c> to</c><00:22:40.119><c> bring</c><00:22:40.279><c> it</c><00:22:40.619><c> forward,</c>

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hence<00:22:42.259><c> driving</c><00:22:42.720><c> issues</c><00:22:43.119><c> deeper</c><00:22:43.500><c> and</c><00:22:43.740><c> deeper,</c>

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or<00:22:44.180><c> do</c><00:22:44.359><c> we</c><00:22:44.579><c> actually</c><00:22:44.960><c> come</c><00:22:45.299><c> forward</c><00:22:45.660><c> and</c><00:22:46.500><c> help</c><00:22:46.680><c> the</c><00:22:47.019><c> situation</c>

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in<00:22:48.480><c> a</c><00:22:48.640><c> way</c><00:22:48.839><c> that</c><00:22:49.079><c> others</c><00:22:49.339><c> feel</c><00:22:49.680><c> edified</c><00:22:50.200><c> and</c><00:22:50.480><c> encouraged,</c>

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that<00:22:51.640><c> they</c><00:22:51.799><c> can</c><00:22:52.059><c> safely</c><00:22:52.400><c> come</c><00:22:52.720><c> forward</c><00:22:53.019><c> and</c><00:22:53.279><c> seek</c><00:22:53.460><c> help?</c>

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What<00:22:55.240><c> about</c><00:22:55.480><c> this</c><00:22:55.720><c> with</c><00:22:55.900><c> the</c><00:22:56.160><c> recognition</c><00:22:56.579><c> of</c><00:22:56.859><c> efforts?</c>

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We<00:22:58.220><c> talked</c><00:22:58.440><c> about</c><00:22:58.640><c> this</c><00:22:58.859><c> a</c><00:22:58.980><c> little</c><00:22:59.099><c> bit</c><00:22:59.259><c> last</c><00:22:59.619><c> night.</c>

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As<00:23:00.400><c> we</c><00:23:00.599><c> look</c><00:23:00.759><c> around</c><00:23:01.019><c> the</c><00:23:01.240><c> room</c>

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and<00:23:01.579><c> as</c><00:23:01.740><c> we</c><00:23:01.960><c> think</c><00:23:02.140><c> in</c><00:23:02.559><c> our</c><00:23:02.759><c> home</c><00:23:02.960><c> ecclesias</c>

00:23:03.559 --> 00:23:06.000
and<00:23:04.359><c> individuals</c><00:23:04.960><c> within</c><00:23:05.319><c> our</c><00:23:05.579><c> community,</c>

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what<00:23:06.539><c> is</c><00:23:06.740><c> the</c><00:23:07.019><c> defining</c><00:23:07.359><c> characteristic</c><00:23:08.059><c> that</c><00:23:08.259><c> we</c><00:23:08.480><c> think</c><00:23:08.619><c> about?</c>

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Paul<00:23:09.140><c> thinks</c><00:23:09.519><c> positive</c><00:23:10.299><c> things.</c>

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And<00:23:12.119><c> take</c><00:23:12.259><c> this</c><00:23:12.460><c> from</c><00:23:12.640><c> the</c><00:23:12.920><c> abstract</c><00:23:13.279><c> to</c><00:23:13.460><c> the</c><00:23:13.740><c> actual</c>

00:23:13.940 --> 00:23:14.880
and<00:23:14.099><c> do</c><00:23:14.259><c> it</c><00:23:14.400><c> in</c><00:23:14.519><c> your</c><00:23:14.700><c> life</c>

00:23:14.880 --> 00:23:16.559
and<00:23:15.039><c> think</c><00:23:15.299><c> about</c><00:23:15.500><c> your</c><00:23:15.720><c> brothers</c><00:23:15.940><c> and</c><00:23:16.200><c> sisters.</c>

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Go<00:23:17.119><c> through</c><00:23:17.380><c> the</c><00:23:17.640><c> ecclesial</c><00:23:18.099><c> register</c><00:23:18.539><c> in</c><00:23:18.740><c> your</c><00:23:18.920><c> book</c>

00:23:19.259 --> 00:23:22.380
and<00:23:20.299><c> look</c><00:23:20.500><c> at</c><00:23:20.700><c> each</c><00:23:21.019><c> member,</c><00:23:21.420><c> look</c><00:23:21.619><c> at</c><00:23:21.819><c> each</c><00:23:22.140><c> name,</c>

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and<00:23:22.759><c> what's</c><00:23:23.059><c> the</c><00:23:23.339><c> first</c><00:23:23.619><c> characteristic</c>

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that<00:23:24.480><c> pops</c><00:23:24.740><c> into</c><00:23:25.019><c> your</c><00:23:25.259><c> mind?</c>

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Is<00:23:26.359><c> it</c><00:23:26.519><c> positive</c><00:23:26.940><c> or</c><00:23:27.079><c> negative?</c>

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And<00:23:29.099><c> capture</c><00:23:29.380><c> that.</c>

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Don't<00:23:30.220><c> judge</c><00:23:30.539><c> yourself</c><00:23:30.960><c> for</c><00:23:31.140><c> it,</c>

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but<00:23:31.759><c> capture</c><00:23:32.200><c> what</c><00:23:32.400><c> it</c><00:23:32.559><c> is,</c>

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and<00:23:32.799><c> if</c><00:23:32.940><c> it's</c><00:23:33.180><c> something</c><00:23:33.420><c> that's</c><00:23:33.779><c> negative,</c>

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think<00:23:35.400><c> about</c><00:23:35.660><c> something</c><00:23:35.980><c> that's</c><00:23:36.440><c> positive</c>

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and<00:23:37.579><c> try</c><00:23:37.880><c> to</c><00:23:38.200><c> affix</c><00:23:38.480><c> that</c><00:23:38.779><c> positive</c><00:23:39.240><c> thing</c><00:23:39.440><c> to</c><00:23:39.559><c> it.</c>

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It<00:23:39.599><c> doesn't</c><00:23:39.779><c> make</c><00:23:39.960><c> the</c><00:23:40.180><c> negative</c><00:23:40.500><c> thing</c><00:23:40.700><c> go</c><00:23:40.980><c> away,</c>

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but<00:23:42.420><c> reflexively</c><00:23:42.980><c> if</c><00:23:43.240><c> we</c><00:23:43.440><c> are</c><00:23:43.740><c> associating</c><00:23:44.339><c> negative</c><00:23:44.799><c> things</c>

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with<00:23:45.240><c> our</c><00:23:45.460><c> brothers</c><00:23:45.660><c> and</c><00:23:45.940><c> sisters</c>

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and<00:23:46.920><c> that</c><00:23:47.180><c> forms</c><00:23:47.640><c> the</c><00:23:47.980><c> fabric</c><00:23:48.220><c> of</c><00:23:48.420><c> our</c><00:23:48.619><c> relationship,</c>

00:23:49.279 --> 00:23:51.700
we<00:23:49.559><c> will</c><00:23:49.920><c> not</c><00:23:50.140><c> want</c><00:23:50.339><c> to</c><00:23:50.480><c> be</c><00:23:50.579><c> with</c><00:23:50.759><c> our</c><00:23:50.920><c> brothers</c><00:23:51.119><c> and</c><00:23:51.380><c> sisters.</c>

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Naturally,<00:23:52.859><c> we</c><00:23:52.900><c> will</c><00:23:53.180><c> recoil,</c>

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fight<00:23:54.059><c> or</c><00:23:54.279><c> flight</c><00:23:54.380><c> will</c><00:23:54.579><c> kick</c><00:23:54.799><c> in,</c>

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and<00:23:55.099><c> we</c><00:23:55.259><c> will</c><00:23:55.519><c> want</c><00:23:55.720><c> to</c><00:23:55.980><c> get</c><00:23:56.160><c> away.</c>

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Paul<00:23:57.500><c> is</c><00:23:57.740><c> looking</c><00:23:57.980><c> for</c><00:23:58.240><c> the</c><00:23:58.519><c> positives</c>

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in<00:23:59.200><c> his</c><00:23:59.460><c> brothers</c><00:23:59.660><c> and</c><00:23:59.920><c> sisters,</c>

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and<00:24:00.720><c> he's</c><00:24:00.960><c> affixing</c><00:24:01.339><c> those</c><00:24:01.579><c> things</c><00:24:01.799><c> in</c><00:24:01.980><c> his</c><00:24:02.200><c> mind</c>

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and<00:24:02.519><c> he's</c><00:24:02.859><c> encouraging</c><00:24:03.279><c> them</c><00:24:03.559><c> to</c><00:24:03.920><c> continue.</c>

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Do<00:24:05.900><c> our</c><00:24:06.119><c> brothers</c><00:24:06.339><c> and</c><00:24:06.700><c> sisters</c><00:24:06.980><c> feel</c><00:24:07.660><c> encouraged</c>

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to<00:24:08.759><c> continue</c><00:24:09.140><c> after</c><00:24:09.559><c> their</c><00:24:09.859><c> time</c><00:24:10.059><c> with</c><00:24:10.299><c> us?</c>

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Every<00:24:13.960><c> single</c><00:24:14.539><c> interaction</c><00:24:15.160><c> needs</c><00:24:15.500><c> to</c><00:24:15.740><c> have</c>

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this<00:24:16.240><c> type</c><00:24:16.480><c> of</c><00:24:16.759><c> intentionality.</c>

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When<00:24:18.000><c> we</c><00:24:18.220><c> look</c><00:24:18.339><c> at</c><00:24:18.480><c> the</c><00:24:18.579><c> book</c><00:24:18.759><c> of</c><00:24:18.940><c> Deuteronomy</c>

00:24:19.559 --> 00:24:21.779
and<00:24:20.059><c> we</c><00:24:20.359><c> see</c><00:24:20.500><c> how</c><00:24:20.720><c> Moses</c><00:24:21.099><c> instructs</c><00:24:21.640><c> us</c>

00:24:21.779 --> 00:24:24.200
to<00:24:22.019><c> teach</c><00:24:22.259><c> our</c><00:24:22.579><c> children</c><00:24:22.859><c> in</c><00:24:23.039><c> Deuteronomy</c><00:24:23.700><c> 6,</c>

00:24:24.299 --> 00:24:27.059
he<00:24:24.539><c> says</c><00:24:24.740><c> teach</c><00:24:25.119><c> them</c><00:24:25.660><c> diligently</c><00:24:26.220><c> to</c><00:24:26.519><c> your</c><00:24:26.740><c> children.</c>

00:24:27.380 --> 00:24:29.319
That<00:24:27.559><c> means</c><00:24:27.859><c> to</c><00:24:28.359><c> sharpen</c><00:24:28.640><c> your</c><00:24:29.000><c> children.</c>

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As<00:24:30.140><c> iron</c><00:24:30.500><c> sharpens</c><00:24:31.019><c> iron,</c>

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so<00:24:31.940><c> a</c><00:24:32.180><c> man</c><00:24:32.539><c> sharpens</c><00:24:33.000><c> the</c><00:24:33.259><c> countenance</c><00:24:33.640><c> of</c><00:24:33.819><c> his</c><00:24:34.079><c> friend.</c>

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Every<00:24:35.180><c> interaction</c><00:24:35.819><c> is</c><00:24:36.079><c> either</c><00:24:36.400><c> sharpening</c><00:24:36.819><c> us</c>

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or<00:24:37.759><c> dulling</c><00:24:38.099><c> us</c><00:24:38.359><c> toward</c><00:24:38.619><c> the</c><00:24:38.859><c> kingdom,</c>

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and<00:24:39.640><c> we</c><00:24:39.839><c> need</c><00:24:40.119><c> to</c><00:24:40.339><c> make</c><00:24:40.539><c> sure</c><00:24:40.740><c> that</c><00:24:40.940><c> we</c><00:24:41.240><c> approach</c>

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each<00:24:42.359><c> interaction</c><00:24:42.880><c> with</c><00:24:43.099><c> each</c><00:24:43.339><c> other.</c>

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Is<00:24:43.720><c> this</c><00:24:44.019><c> person</c><00:24:44.359><c> closer</c><00:24:44.779><c> to</c><00:24:44.980><c> the</c><00:24:45.160><c> kingdom</c>

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or<00:24:46.240><c> are</c><00:24:46.440><c> they</c><00:24:46.660><c> further</c><00:24:47.000><c> away?</c>

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Have<00:24:47.920><c> I</c><00:24:48.220><c> helped</c><00:24:48.380><c> them</c><00:24:48.640><c> and</c><00:24:48.859><c> edified</c><00:24:49.220><c> them</c>

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or<00:24:50.539><c> have</c><00:24:50.799><c> I</c><00:24:51.039><c> cast</c><00:24:51.339><c> a</c><00:24:51.640><c> stumbling</c><00:24:51.859><c> block</c>

00:24:52.279 --> 00:24:54.619
because<00:24:53.220><c> I'm</c><00:24:53.420><c> not</c><00:24:53.619><c> being</c><00:24:53.920><c> deliberate</c><00:24:54.259><c> enough</c>

00:24:54.619 --> 00:24:57.660
about<00:24:55.119><c> trying</c><00:24:55.500><c> to</c><00:24:55.779><c> be</c><00:24:56.059><c> purposeful</c><00:24:56.500><c> in</c><00:24:56.640><c> my</c><00:24:56.880><c> communications</c>

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and<00:24:58.400><c> in</c><00:24:58.579><c> my</c><00:24:58.819><c> interactions?</c>

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It's<00:25:00.240><c> so</c><00:25:00.700><c> important</c><00:25:01.019><c> to</c><00:25:01.279><c> think</c><00:25:01.460><c> about</c><00:25:01.720><c> this</c>

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as<00:25:02.799><c> we're</c><00:25:03.140><c> interacting</c><00:25:03.500><c> one</c><00:25:03.759><c> with</c><00:25:04.000><c> the</c><00:25:04.160><c> other.</c>

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And<00:25:05.619><c> so</c><00:25:05.819><c> Paul</c><00:25:06.079><c> continues</c><00:25:06.660><c> on</c><00:25:06.960><c> in</c><00:25:07.099><c> verses</c><00:25:07.400><c> 6</c><00:25:07.700><c> and</c><00:25:07.880><c> 7</c>

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to<00:25:08.920><c> counsel</c><00:25:09.339><c> them</c><00:25:09.539><c> of</c><00:25:09.700><c> the</c><00:25:09.839><c> need</c><00:25:09.960><c> to</c><00:25:10.400><c> continue</c><00:25:10.720><c> on</c>

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and<00:25:11.799><c> in</c><00:25:11.920><c> verse</c><00:25:12.160><c> 7</c><00:25:12.460><c> to</c><00:25:12.640><c> be</c><00:25:12.920><c> rooted</c><00:25:13.259><c> and</c><00:25:13.980><c> built</c><00:25:14.180><c> up</c><00:25:14.420><c> in</c><00:25:14.680><c> him.</c>

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And<00:25:15.759><c> it's</c><00:25:16.000><c> almost</c><00:25:16.259><c> as</c><00:25:16.539><c> though</c><00:25:16.660><c> now</c><00:25:16.900><c> he's</c><00:25:17.279><c> reaching</c><00:25:17.660><c> back</c>

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to<00:25:18.279><c> the</c><00:25:18.500><c> parable.</c>

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The<00:25:19.960><c> parable</c><00:25:20.460><c> of</c><00:25:22.940><c> the</c><00:25:23.819><c> sower.</c>

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As<00:25:25.799><c> he's</c><00:25:26.059><c> looking</c><00:25:26.299><c> back</c><00:25:26.640><c> to</c><00:25:26.799><c> being</c><00:25:26.980><c> fruitful.</c>

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And<00:25:28.299><c> he's</c><00:25:28.660><c> contrasting</c><00:25:29.180><c> now</c><00:25:29.420><c> their</c><00:25:29.799><c> fruitfulness</c>

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with<00:25:31.720><c> the</c><00:25:31.940><c> danger</c><00:25:32.259><c> that</c><00:25:32.440><c> they</c><00:25:32.640><c> might</c><00:25:32.940><c> be</c><00:25:33.279><c> proceeding</c>

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into<00:25:34.019><c> a</c><00:25:34.299><c> different</c><00:25:34.579><c> type</c><00:25:34.900><c> of</c><00:25:35.180><c> ground.</c>

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That<00:25:36.460><c> type</c><00:25:36.700><c> of</c><00:25:36.980><c> ground</c><00:25:37.180><c> being</c><00:25:37.460><c> the</c><00:25:37.740><c> stony</c><00:25:37.980><c> ground</c>

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in<00:25:38.359><c> Mark</c><00:25:38.660><c> 4</c><00:25:39.000><c> verses</c><00:25:39.359><c> 16</c><00:25:39.839><c> and</c><00:25:40.039><c> 17.</c>

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That<00:25:41.059><c> when</c><00:25:41.259><c> the</c><00:25:41.519><c> sun</c><00:25:41.700><c> came</c><00:25:42.000><c> up,</c>

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the<00:25:42.680><c> trials</c><00:25:43.000><c> and</c><00:25:43.279><c> afflictions</c><00:25:43.779><c> struck.</c>

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That<00:25:45.380><c> it</c><00:25:45.599><c> dried</c><00:25:45.740><c> up.</c>

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Because<00:25:47.259><c> why?</c><00:25:48.059><c> Because</c><00:25:48.619><c> it</c><00:25:49.059><c> had</c><00:25:49.440><c> no</c><00:25:49.859><c> root.</c>

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Was<00:25:51.380><c> the</c><00:25:51.559><c> reason</c><00:25:52.200><c> for</c><00:25:52.799><c> why</c><00:25:53.039><c> that</c><00:25:53.359><c> seed</c><00:25:53.579><c> did</c><00:25:53.799><c> not</c><00:25:53.980><c> produce</c><00:25:54.339><c> fruit</c>

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in<00:25:54.859><c> the</c><00:25:55.019><c> case</c><00:25:55.259><c> of</c><00:25:55.480><c> the</c><00:25:55.660><c> stony</c><00:25:55.900><c> ground.</c>

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And<00:25:57.519><c> Paul</c><00:25:57.720><c> had</c><00:25:57.920><c> a</c><00:25:58.079><c> concern</c><00:25:58.640><c> that</c><00:25:59.140><c> despite</c><00:25:59.480><c> the</c><00:25:59.720><c> fact</c>

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that<00:25:59.980><c> they</c><00:26:00.099><c> had</c><00:26:00.359><c> initially</c><00:26:00.779><c> received</c><00:26:01.539><c> the</c><00:26:01.819><c> word</c><00:26:02.000><c> with</c><00:26:02.359><c> gladness,</c>

00:26:03.700 --> 00:26:06.460
that<00:26:03.900><c> they</c><00:26:04.079><c> were</c><00:26:04.279><c> not</c><00:26:04.640><c> firmly</c><00:26:04.980><c> rooted</c><00:26:05.299><c> in</c><00:26:05.579><c> Christ.</c>

00:26:06.920 --> 00:26:10.119
And<00:26:07.319><c> this</c><00:26:07.519><c> ties</c><00:26:07.819><c> into</c><00:26:08.180><c> Ephesians</c><00:26:08.759><c> 3</c><00:26:09.319><c> and</c><00:26:09.660><c> verse</c><00:26:09.920><c> 17</c>

00:26:10.500 --> 00:26:12.279
of<00:26:10.700><c> where</c><00:26:10.819><c> they</c><00:26:11.000><c> were</c><00:26:11.140><c> instructed</c><00:26:11.579><c> to</c><00:26:11.759><c> be</c><00:26:12.019><c> rooted</c>

00:26:12.279 --> 00:26:14.140
and<00:26:13.000><c> grounded</c><00:26:13.400><c> in</c><00:26:13.779><c> love.</c>

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And<00:26:14.740><c> you</c><00:26:14.819><c> can</c><00:26:15.000><c> imagine</c><00:26:15.339><c> the</c><00:26:15.640><c> Colossians.</c>

00:26:15.980 --> 00:26:17.839
They<00:26:16.099><c> would</c><00:26:16.319><c> receive</c><00:26:16.700><c> their</c><00:26:16.940><c> epistle.</c>

00:26:18.039 --> 00:26:19.839
They<00:26:18.200><c> would</c><00:26:18.420><c> read</c><00:26:18.619><c> it.</c><00:26:18.720><c> They</c><00:26:18.819><c> would</c><00:26:19.059><c> study</c><00:26:19.279><c> it</c><00:26:19.559><c> together.</c>

00:26:20.240 --> 00:26:23.299
Here<00:26:20.440><c> in</c><00:26:20.640><c> Colossians</c><00:26:21.099><c> 2</c><00:26:21.359><c> it</c><00:26:21.500><c> says</c><00:26:21.700><c> to</c><00:26:21.920><c> be</c><00:26:22.119><c> rooted</c><00:26:22.480><c> in</c><00:26:23.119><c> him.</c>

00:26:23.380 --> 00:26:25.079
To<00:26:23.500><c> be</c><00:26:23.740><c> rooted</c><00:26:23.940><c> in</c><00:26:24.200><c> Christ.</c>

00:26:25.180 --> 00:26:27.019
Then<00:26:25.319><c> at</c><00:26:25.519><c> the</c><00:26:25.619><c> end</c><00:26:25.740><c> of</c><00:26:25.859><c> this</c><00:26:26.079><c> letter,</c><00:26:26.299><c> Paul</c><00:26:26.559><c> tells</c><00:26:26.839><c> them,</c>

00:26:27.119 --> 00:26:29.000
we'll<00:26:27.200><c> take</c><00:26:27.400><c> your</c><00:26:27.619><c> letter,</c><00:26:27.859><c> give</c><00:26:27.980><c> it</c><00:26:28.119><c> to</c><00:26:28.240><c> the</c><00:26:28.420><c> Laodiceans.</c>

00:26:29.299 --> 00:26:30.559
Take<00:26:29.480><c> the</c><00:26:29.700><c> Laodicean</c><00:26:30.200><c> letter.</c>

00:26:30.819 --> 00:26:32.500
Make<00:26:31.160><c> sure</c><00:26:31.339><c> that</c><00:26:31.500><c> you</c><00:26:31.640><c> read</c><00:26:31.759><c> it.</c><00:26:31.880><c> Do</c><00:26:32.000><c> a</c><00:26:32.279><c> swap.</c>

00:26:32.720 --> 00:26:34.640
And<00:26:32.839><c> so</c><00:26:32.920><c> they</c><00:26:33.019><c> would</c><00:26:33.200><c> sit</c><00:26:33.359><c> down</c><00:26:33.599><c> with</c><00:26:33.759><c> the</c><00:26:33.880><c> book</c><00:26:34.000><c> of</c><00:26:34.200><c> Ephesians.</c>

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This<00:26:34.900><c> circular</c><00:26:35.359><c> letter.</c>

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And<00:26:35.720><c> they</c><00:26:35.799><c> would</c><00:26:35.980><c> read</c><00:26:36.220><c> through</c><00:26:36.420><c> it.</c>

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And<00:26:37.000><c> they</c><00:26:37.079><c> would</c><00:26:37.339><c> compare</c><00:26:37.640><c> scriptures.</c>

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Oh,<00:26:38.299><c> well</c><00:26:38.440><c> this</c><00:26:38.619><c> one</c><00:26:38.859><c> says</c><00:26:39.099><c> that</c><00:26:39.299><c> we</c><00:26:39.380><c> need</c><00:26:39.559><c> to</c><00:26:39.740><c> be</c><00:26:39.940><c> rooted.</c>

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Ah,<00:26:40.619><c> this</c><00:26:40.839><c> is</c><00:26:41.059><c> explaining</c><00:26:41.460><c> further</c>

00:26:41.859 --> 00:26:43.500
about<00:26:42.140><c> what</c><00:26:42.279><c> it</c><00:26:42.460><c> means</c><00:26:42.599><c> to</c><00:26:42.779><c> be</c><00:26:42.980><c> rooted</c><00:26:43.160><c> in</c><00:26:43.400><c> him.</c>

00:26:43.700 --> 00:26:45.940
It<00:26:43.920><c> means</c><00:26:44.119><c> that</c><00:26:44.319><c> we</c><00:26:44.460><c> are</c><00:26:44.720><c> rooted</c><00:26:45.019><c> in</c><00:26:45.740><c> love.</c>

00:26:45.960 --> 00:26:47.940
And<00:26:46.119><c> just</c><00:26:46.319><c> like</c><00:26:46.539><c> we</c><00:26:46.779><c> do</c><00:26:46.880><c> with</c><00:26:47.079><c> looking</c><00:26:47.279><c> at</c><00:26:47.579><c> scriptures</c>

00:26:47.940 --> 00:26:50.440
and<00:26:48.220><c> tying</c><00:26:48.440><c> them</c><00:26:48.700><c> together,</c><00:26:49.460><c> making</c><00:26:49.680><c> the</c><00:26:49.920><c> picture</c><00:26:50.180><c> whole</c>

00:26:50.440 --> 00:26:52.119
by<00:26:50.700><c> combining</c><00:26:51.099><c> the</c><00:26:51.380><c> different</c><00:26:51.619><c> parts,</c>

00:26:52.619 --> 00:26:54.740
Paul<00:26:52.819><c> would</c><00:26:53.019><c> be</c><00:26:53.319><c> expecting</c><00:26:53.619><c> the</c><00:26:53.839><c> Colossian</c><00:26:54.299><c> believers</c>

00:26:54.740 --> 00:26:55.619
to<00:26:54.980><c> do</c><00:26:55.079><c> the</c><00:26:55.380><c> same.</c>

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Which<00:26:56.119><c> is</c><00:26:56.299><c> why</c><00:26:56.460><c> he</c><00:26:56.819><c> specifically</c><00:26:57.480><c> instructs</c><00:26:58.019><c> them</c>

00:26:58.160 --> 00:27:00.000
to<00:26:58.339><c> go</c><00:26:58.539><c> and</c><00:26:58.680><c> get</c><00:26:58.799><c> that</c><00:26:59.059><c> letter</c><00:26:59.259><c> to</c><00:26:59.559><c> Ephesus.</c>

00:27:00.480 --> 00:27:02.160
To<00:27:00.619><c> go</c><00:27:00.839><c> and</c><00:27:00.940><c> get</c><00:27:01.019><c> that</c><00:27:01.240><c> letter</c><00:27:01.420><c> that</c><00:27:01.539><c> was</c><00:27:01.799><c> sent</c>

00:27:02.160 --> 00:27:04.380
to<00:27:02.480><c> the</c><00:27:02.660><c> Laodiceans</c><00:27:03.339><c> and</c><00:27:03.500><c> to</c><00:27:03.619><c> the</c><00:27:03.759><c> whole</c><00:27:03.980><c> region</c>

00:27:04.380 --> 00:27:06.559
and<00:27:04.740><c> to</c><00:27:05.019><c> compare</c><00:27:05.440><c> scripture</c><00:27:05.920><c> with</c><00:27:06.160><c> scripture</c>

00:27:06.559 --> 00:27:08.859
such<00:27:06.819><c> that</c><00:27:07.000><c> they</c><00:27:07.200><c> might</c><00:27:07.480><c> understand</c><00:27:08.279><c> what</c><00:27:08.440><c> it</c><00:27:08.660><c> meant.</c>

00:27:09.160 --> 00:27:11.160
To<00:27:09.400><c> be</c><00:27:09.640><c> rooted</c><00:27:09.920><c> in</c><00:27:10.240><c> love.</c>

00:27:11.180 --> 00:27:12.519
And<00:27:11.339><c> as</c><00:27:11.480><c> we</c><00:27:11.680><c> walk</c><00:27:11.859><c> around</c><00:27:12.079><c> the</c><00:27:12.339><c> camp</c>

00:27:12.519 --> 00:27:14.000
and<00:27:12.700><c> we</c><00:27:12.779><c> can</c><00:27:13.019><c> see</c><00:27:13.160><c> the</c><00:27:13.279><c> many</c><00:27:13.500><c> trees</c>

00:27:14.000 --> 00:27:16.619
and<00:27:14.599><c> sometimes</c><00:27:15.099><c> trip</c><00:27:15.339><c> over</c><00:27:15.579><c> the</c><00:27:15.759><c> roots,</c>

00:27:16.839 --> 00:27:18.519
think<00:27:17.019><c> about</c><00:27:17.279><c> this</c><00:27:17.559><c> analogy.</c>

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Because<00:27:18.940><c> we're</c><00:27:19.240><c> compared</c><00:27:19.539><c> to</c><00:27:19.779><c> trees,</c><00:27:20.039><c> aren't</c><00:27:20.180><c> we?</c>

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That<00:27:21.240><c> a</c><00:27:21.400><c> righteous</c><00:27:21.680><c> man</c><00:27:21.940><c> in</c><00:27:22.180><c> Psalm</c><00:27:22.400><c> 1</c>

00:27:22.599 --> 00:27:24.019
or<00:27:22.720><c> a</c><00:27:22.779><c> righteous</c><00:27:23.140><c> woman</c><00:27:23.339><c> is</c><00:27:23.519><c> like</c><00:27:23.660><c> a</c><00:27:23.880><c> tree</c>

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planted<00:27:24.480><c> by</c><00:27:24.799><c> rivers</c><00:27:25.079><c> of</c><00:27:25.359><c> water</c>

00:27:25.579 --> 00:27:28.240
that<00:27:26.000><c> produces</c><00:27:26.519><c> its</c><00:27:26.839><c> fruit</c><00:27:27.079><c> in</c><00:27:27.420><c> season.</c>

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What<00:27:28.680><c> are</c><00:27:28.960><c> our</c><00:27:29.339><c> roots</c><00:27:29.680><c> going</c><00:27:30.019><c> into?</c>

00:27:31.420 --> 00:27:32.819
If<00:27:31.720><c> you</c><00:27:31.859><c> think</c><00:27:32.000><c> about</c><00:27:32.240><c> the</c><00:27:32.460><c> analogy</c>

00:27:32.819 --> 00:27:35.079
of<00:27:32.980><c> the</c><00:27:33.240><c> size</c><00:27:33.559><c> of</c><00:27:33.779><c> the</c><00:27:33.920><c> root</c><00:27:34.059><c> structure,</c>

00:27:35.240 --> 00:27:36.839
some<00:27:35.519><c> roots</c><00:27:35.799><c> are</c><00:27:36.000><c> like</c><00:27:36.180><c> big</c><00:27:36.420><c> conduits,</c>

00:27:36.880 --> 00:27:38.519
other<00:27:37.059><c> ones</c><00:27:37.200><c> are</c><00:27:37.420><c> like</c><00:27:37.660><c> small</c><00:27:38.000><c> capillaries,</c>

00:27:38.799 --> 00:27:40.359
some<00:27:39.019><c> are</c><00:27:39.259><c> shallow,</c><00:27:39.500><c> some</c><00:27:39.779><c> are</c><00:27:40.019><c> deep.</c>

00:27:40.740 --> 00:27:43.539
And<00:27:40.920><c> if</c><00:27:41.039><c> you</c><00:27:41.240><c> think</c><00:27:41.400><c> in</c><00:27:41.519><c> our</c><00:27:41.799><c> own</c><00:27:42.099><c> lives</c><00:27:42.440><c> about</c><00:27:42.779><c> roots</c>

00:27:44.599 --> 00:27:46.500
and<00:27:45.119><c> the</c><00:27:45.400><c> size</c><00:27:45.599><c> of</c><00:27:45.759><c> those</c><00:27:46.039><c> roots</c>

00:27:46.500 --> 00:27:48.880
being<00:27:47.140><c> dependent</c><00:27:47.559><c> on</c><00:27:47.759><c> how</c><00:27:48.140><c> much</c><00:27:48.519><c> time,</c>

00:27:49.140 --> 00:27:51.000
how<00:27:49.339><c> much</c><00:27:49.700><c> effort</c><00:27:50.019><c> we</c><00:27:50.279><c> put</c><00:27:50.400><c> into</c><00:27:50.660><c> that</c>

00:27:51.000 --> 00:27:52.900
particular<00:27:51.619><c> avenue,</c><00:27:52.039><c> that</c><00:27:52.319><c> particular</c>

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vein<00:27:53.220><c> in</c><00:27:53.420><c> our</c><00:27:53.619><c> life,</c>

00:27:54.980 --> 00:27:56.799
what<00:27:55.119><c> are</c><00:27:55.220><c> the</c><00:27:55.500><c> size</c><00:27:55.720><c> of</c><00:27:55.859><c> the</c><00:27:56.019><c> roots</c><00:27:56.240><c> that</c><00:27:56.480><c> go</c><00:27:56.599><c> into</c>

00:27:56.799 --> 00:27:58.819
the<00:27:57.059><c> different</c><00:27:57.240><c> elements</c><00:27:57.599><c> of</c><00:27:57.799><c> our</c><00:27:57.980><c> life?</c>

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Of<00:27:59.279><c> entertainment?</c>

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Of<00:28:00.819><c> work?</c>

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Of<00:28:02.500><c> school?</c>

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Based<00:28:03.920><c> on</c><00:28:04.119><c> how</c><00:28:04.279><c> much</c><00:28:04.519><c> time,</c><00:28:04.900><c> how</c><00:28:05.019><c> much</c><00:28:05.240><c> anxiety,</c>

00:28:05.819 --> 00:28:08.500
how<00:28:05.920><c> much</c><00:28:06.279><c> focus</c><00:28:06.640><c> we</c><00:28:06.900><c> put</c><00:28:07.059><c> on</c><00:28:07.220><c> those</c><00:28:07.519><c> things?</c>

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What<00:28:09.640><c> about</c><00:28:09.799><c> the</c><00:28:10.099><c> size</c>

00:28:10.299 --> 00:28:12.400
of<00:28:10.500><c> the</c><00:28:10.640><c> root</c><00:28:10.779><c> going</c><00:28:11.079><c> into</c><00:28:11.339><c> the</c><00:28:11.640><c> truth?</c>

00:28:13.160 --> 00:28:14.240
What<00:28:13.359><c> are</c><00:28:13.519><c> we</c><00:28:13.740><c> actually</c>

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pulling<00:28:14.599><c> from?</c>

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Are<00:28:16.180><c> we</c><00:28:16.259><c> like</c><00:28:16.440><c> the</c><00:28:16.640><c> man</c><00:28:16.779><c> who</c><00:28:17.019><c> buries</c><00:28:17.319><c> his</c><00:28:17.640><c> talent</c>

00:28:17.900 --> 00:28:19.880
in<00:28:18.119><c> the</c><00:28:18.299><c> earth</c><00:28:18.619><c> and</c><00:28:19.180><c> we're</c><00:28:19.420><c> pulling</c><00:28:19.599><c> from</c>

00:28:19.880 --> 00:28:22.299
the<00:28:20.079><c> things</c><00:28:20.259><c> of</c><00:28:20.460><c> the</c><00:28:20.640><c> earth,</c><00:28:20.980><c> investing</c><00:28:21.400><c> in</c><00:28:21.640><c> the</c><00:28:21.819><c> earth</c>

00:28:22.299 --> 00:28:24.400
only<00:28:22.859><c> to</c><00:28:23.079><c> have</c><00:28:23.279><c> no</c><00:28:23.559><c> yield?</c>

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Or<00:28:24.799><c> worse</c><00:28:25.079><c> yet,</c>

00:28:26.200 --> 00:28:28.079
are<00:28:26.400><c> our</c><00:28:26.599><c> roots</c><00:28:26.799><c> going</c><00:28:27.059><c> into</c><00:28:27.519><c> poisonous</c>

00:28:28.079 --> 00:28:30.359
things,<00:28:29.319><c> things</c><00:28:29.579><c> that</c><00:28:29.779><c> are</c><00:28:30.039><c> completely</c>

00:28:30.359 --> 00:28:32.099
contrary<00:28:30.980><c> to</c><00:28:31.200><c> the</c><00:28:31.359><c> things</c><00:28:31.539><c> of</c><00:28:31.799><c> God</c>

00:28:32.099 --> 00:28:34.789
that<00:28:32.900><c> will</c><00:28:33.259><c> poison</c><00:28:33.579><c> the</c><00:28:33.839><c> tree</c><00:28:34.019><c> itself</c>

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and<00:28:35.599><c> cause</c><00:28:35.819><c> it</c><00:28:36.039><c> to</c><00:28:36.220><c> die</c>

00:28:36.460 --> 00:28:38.720
off<00:28:36.779><c> before</c><00:28:37.099><c> it</c><00:28:37.339><c> can</c><00:28:37.539><c> produce</c><00:28:37.839><c> fruit?</c>

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This<00:28:39.059><c> is</c><00:28:39.259><c> the</c><00:28:39.539><c> challenge</c><00:28:39.920><c> that</c><00:28:40.180><c> Paul</c>

00:28:40.339 --> 00:28:42.299
is<00:28:40.640><c> presenting</c><00:28:41.000><c> before</c><00:28:41.420><c> the</c><00:28:41.640><c> Colossians</c>

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and<00:28:43.140><c> to</c><00:28:43.420><c> us.</c>

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What<00:28:44.680><c> are</c><00:28:44.799><c> the</c><00:28:45.059><c> things</c><00:28:45.519><c> that</c>

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we're<00:28:46.299><c> putting</c><00:28:46.519><c> our</c><00:28:46.779><c> roots</c><00:28:46.980><c> in?</c>

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What<00:28:48.359><c> are</c><00:28:48.519><c> the</c><00:28:48.720><c> things</c><00:28:49.299><c> that</c><00:28:49.839><c> we</c><00:28:50.079><c> stress</c>

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about?<00:28:51.299><c> What</c><00:28:51.420><c> are</c><00:28:51.559><c> the</c><00:28:51.740><c> things</c><00:28:51.880><c> that</c><00:28:52.059><c> we</c>

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think<00:28:52.460><c> about,</c><00:28:53.680><c> daydream</c><00:28:54.099><c> about?</c>

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As<00:28:55.619><c> you're</c><00:28:55.819><c> driving</c>

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in<00:28:56.319><c> the</c><00:28:56.579><c> car,</c><00:28:57.279><c> for</c><00:28:57.559><c> example,</c><00:28:58.039><c> on</c><00:28:58.200><c> a</c>

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long<00:28:58.579><c> ride,</c><00:28:59.640><c> without</c><00:28:59.759><c> the</c><00:28:59.980><c> radio</c>

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playing,<00:29:00.720><c> just</c><00:29:01.319><c> quietly</c>

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cruising<00:29:02.640><c> along.</c>

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See<00:29:04.380><c> if</c><00:29:04.440><c> you</c><00:29:04.579><c> can</c><00:29:04.799><c> sneak</c><00:29:04.980><c> up</c><00:29:05.200><c> on</c><00:29:05.339><c> yourself</c><00:29:05.779><c> and</c><00:29:06.019><c> catch</c>

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yourself<00:29:06.599><c> daydreaming.</c><00:29:07.099><c> What</c><00:29:07.299><c> is</c><00:29:07.480><c> it</c><00:29:07.599><c> that</c><00:29:07.700><c> you</c><00:29:07.960><c> find</c>

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yourself<00:29:08.680><c> thinking</c><00:29:09.000><c> about</c>

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when<00:29:10.240><c> you</c><00:29:10.480><c> have</c><00:29:10.700><c> nothing</c><00:29:10.960><c> else</c><00:29:11.240><c> to</c><00:29:11.440><c> think</c><00:29:11.599><c> about?</c>

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Don't<00:29:13.079><c> judge</c><00:29:13.359><c> what</c><00:29:13.519><c> that</c><00:29:13.799><c> thought</c><00:29:13.960><c> is</c>

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but<00:29:14.380><c> consider</c><00:29:14.819><c> what</c><00:29:15.019><c> is</c><00:29:15.259><c> it?</c>

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Because<00:29:16.900><c> where</c><00:29:17.200><c> our</c><00:29:17.440><c> hearts</c><00:29:17.619><c> are</c>

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and<00:29:18.880><c> where</c><00:29:19.079><c> our</c><00:29:19.380><c> treasure</c><00:29:19.640><c> is</c>

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will<00:29:20.619><c> be</c><00:29:20.799><c> one</c><00:29:20.940><c> and</c><00:29:21.039><c> the</c><00:29:21.259><c> same.</c>

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And<00:29:22.559><c> when</c><00:29:22.700><c> we</c><00:29:22.940><c> have</c><00:29:23.140><c> nothing</c><00:29:23.400><c> else</c><00:29:23.700><c> to</c><00:29:23.900><c> think</c><00:29:24.059><c> about</c>

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what<00:29:24.480><c> are</c><00:29:24.660><c> the</c><00:29:24.880><c> things</c><00:29:25.220><c> that</c><00:29:25.519><c> fill</c><00:29:25.660><c> our</c><00:29:25.920><c> minds?</c>

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And<00:29:28.240><c> take</c><00:29:28.339><c> that</c>

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as<00:29:28.680><c> a</c><00:29:28.839><c> data</c><00:29:29.059><c> point</c><00:29:29.559><c> as</c><00:29:30.240><c> to</c>

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where<00:29:30.539><c> our</c><00:29:30.759><c> hearts</c><00:29:30.920><c> are</c><00:29:31.200><c> truly</c><00:29:31.480><c> at</c>

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and<00:29:33.220><c> where</c><00:29:33.460><c> there</c><00:29:33.640><c> are</c><00:29:33.900><c> opportunities</c>

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for<00:29:34.819><c> improvement.</c>

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Think<00:29:36.619><c> about</c><00:29:36.839><c> where</c><00:29:37.019><c> we</c><00:29:37.359><c> spend</c><00:29:37.480><c> our</c><00:29:37.799><c> time</c><00:29:38.059><c> throughout</c>

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the<00:29:38.559><c> week</c><00:29:38.680><c> when</c><00:29:38.839><c> we</c><00:29:39.059><c> do</c><00:29:39.259><c> have</c><00:29:39.539><c> time</c><00:29:39.920><c> to</c><00:29:40.240><c> spend.</c>

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What<00:29:41.400><c> does</c><00:29:41.579><c> that</c><00:29:41.819><c> reveal</c><00:29:42.099><c> to</c>

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us<00:29:42.599><c> when</c><00:29:42.740><c> we</c><00:29:42.980><c> take</c><00:29:43.180><c> away</c><00:29:43.380><c> the</c><00:29:43.660><c> time</c><00:29:43.900><c> that</c>

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is<00:29:45.339><c> already</c><00:29:45.819><c> given</c><00:29:46.099><c> over</c>

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to<00:29:46.619><c> work,</c><00:29:47.700><c> that's</c><00:29:48.039><c> given</c><00:29:48.240><c> over</c>

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to<00:29:48.920><c> ecclesial</c><00:29:49.400><c> life,</c><00:29:50.119><c> the</c>

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things<00:29:50.619><c> that</c><00:29:50.839><c> we</c><00:29:51.059><c> have</c><00:29:51.259><c> to</c><00:29:51.500><c> do</c><00:29:51.960><c> week</c>

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by<00:29:52.519><c> week</c><00:29:52.839><c> or</c><00:29:53.079><c> that</c><00:29:53.220><c> are</c><00:29:53.599><c> expected</c><00:29:54.019><c> of</c><00:29:54.200><c> us</c>

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for<00:29:54.720><c> responsibilities?</c>

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Where<00:29:56.640><c> does</c><00:29:56.799><c> the</c><00:29:57.019><c> rest</c><00:29:57.200><c> of</c><00:29:57.380><c> our</c><00:29:57.599><c> time</c><00:29:57.779><c> go?</c>

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That's<00:29:59.019><c> where</c><00:29:59.220><c> our</c><00:29:59.400><c> root</c><00:29:59.579><c> structure</c><00:29:59.980><c> is</c><00:30:00.160><c> being</c>

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developed.<00:30:01.880><c> And</c><00:30:02.059><c> whatever</c><00:30:02.279><c> we're</c>

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feeding<00:30:02.980><c> is</c><00:30:04.119><c> what's</c>

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going<00:30:04.579><c> to</c><00:30:04.799><c> grow.</c><00:30:06.180><c> And</c>

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Paul<00:30:06.579><c> is</c><00:30:06.859><c> instructing</c><00:30:07.319><c> them</c><00:30:07.460><c> and</c><00:30:07.640><c> us</c><00:30:07.859><c> to</c><00:30:08.079><c> make</c><00:30:08.259><c> sure</c>

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that<00:30:08.640><c> our</c><00:30:08.819><c> roots</c><00:30:09.160><c> are</c><00:30:10.160><c> going</c>

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into<00:30:10.619><c> the</c><00:30:10.799><c> right</c><00:30:10.980><c> place.</c>

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Because<00:30:12.559><c> he</c><00:30:12.799><c> says</c><00:30:12.960><c> in</c><00:30:13.119><c> verse</c><00:30:13.380><c> 8,</c><00:30:13.920><c> beware</c>

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lest<00:30:14.579><c> any</c><00:30:14.940><c> man</c><00:30:15.240><c> spoil</c><00:30:15.740><c> you</c><00:30:16.000><c> through</c>

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philosophy<00:30:17.140><c> and</c><00:30:17.880><c> vain</c><00:30:18.079><c> deceit.</c>

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After<00:30:19.519><c> the</c><00:30:19.759><c> tradition</c><00:30:20.099><c> of</c>

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man,<00:30:20.599><c> after</c><00:30:20.740><c> the</c><00:30:21.019><c> rudiments</c><00:30:21.359><c> of</c><00:30:21.559><c> the</c><00:30:21.779><c> world</c>

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and<00:30:22.940><c> not</c><00:30:23.240><c> after</c><00:30:23.559><c> Christ.</c>

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He<00:30:25.380><c> talks</c><00:30:25.599><c> about</c><00:30:25.819><c> this</c><00:30:26.140><c> aspect</c>

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of<00:30:27.380><c> philosophy.</c>

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Filio<00:30:30.019><c> Sophia.</c>

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A<00:30:31.720><c> love</c>

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of<00:30:32.680><c> wisdom.</c><00:30:34.039><c> Now</c><00:30:34.180><c> is</c>

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there<00:30:34.500><c> anything</c><00:30:34.759><c> wrong</c><00:30:35.160><c> with</c><00:30:35.779><c> loving</c><00:30:36.039><c> wisdom?</c>

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With<00:30:36.660><c> wanting</c><00:30:36.920><c> to</c><00:30:37.200><c> learn</c><00:30:37.359><c> more?</c><00:30:37.700><c> Well</c><00:30:37.900><c> no.</c>

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Intellectual<00:30:39.279><c> curiosity</c><00:30:39.940><c> is</c><00:30:40.160><c> a</c><00:30:40.279><c> good</c>

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thing.<00:30:40.640><c> God</c><00:30:40.859><c> has</c><00:30:41.079><c> built</c><00:30:41.279><c> that</c><00:30:41.519><c> into</c><00:30:41.720><c> us</c><00:30:41.940><c> and</c><00:30:42.099><c> into</c>

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children<00:30:42.779><c> that</c><00:30:43.339><c> causes</c><00:30:43.619><c> them</c><00:30:43.819><c> to</c><00:30:44.059><c> ask</c>

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questions.<00:30:44.819><c> And</c><00:30:44.920><c> there's</c><00:30:45.079><c> many</c><00:30:45.319><c> instructions</c><00:30:45.900><c> in</c><00:30:46.059><c> the</c><00:30:46.220><c> law</c>

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of<00:30:46.900><c> how</c><00:30:47.099><c> to</c><00:30:47.259><c> leverage</c><00:30:47.559><c> when</c><00:30:47.759><c> your</c><00:30:48.000><c> children</c>

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ask<00:30:48.400><c> questions</c><00:30:48.940><c> to</c><00:30:49.200><c> teach</c><00:30:49.440><c> them</c><00:30:49.680><c> things.</c>

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But<00:30:51.380><c> is</c><00:30:51.559><c> it</c><00:30:51.740><c> an</c><00:30:51.980><c> intellectual</c>

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curiosity<00:30:53.240><c> concerning</c><00:30:53.740><c> the</c><00:30:54.000><c> things</c><00:30:54.160><c> of</c>

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God?<00:30:55.640><c> Or</c><00:30:55.779><c> is</c><00:30:55.960><c> it</c><00:30:56.140><c> a</c><00:30:56.339><c> challenging</c>

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of<00:30:57.640><c> accepted</c><00:30:58.019><c> norms?</c>

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Of<00:30:59.559><c> wanting</c><00:30:59.759><c> a</c><00:30:59.960><c> new</c><00:31:00.160><c> interpretation.</c>

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Something<00:31:01.220><c> new</c><00:31:01.460><c> all</c><00:31:01.700><c> the</c><00:31:01.880><c> time.</c><00:31:02.099><c> Something</c>

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beyond<00:31:02.839><c> what</c><00:31:03.000><c> we</c><00:31:03.279><c> have</c><00:31:03.519><c> revealed</c><00:31:03.880><c> to</c><00:31:04.160><c> us.</c>

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Always<00:31:05.160><c> learning.</c>

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But<00:31:07.160><c> never</c><00:31:07.500><c> able</c><00:31:07.740><c> to</c><00:31:08.019><c> come</c><00:31:08.220><c> to</c>

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a<00:31:08.619><c> knowledge</c><00:31:08.900><c> of</c><00:31:09.079><c> the</c><00:31:09.319><c> truth.</c>

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As<00:31:10.420><c> Paul</c><00:31:10.759><c> warns</c><00:31:11.180><c> Timothy</c><00:31:11.559><c> in</c><00:31:11.720><c> his</c><00:31:11.960><c> letter.</c>

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What<00:31:13.480><c> are</c><00:31:13.759><c> our</c><00:31:14.059><c> pursuits</c>

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in<00:31:15.039><c> life?</c>

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Sometimes

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if<00:31:18.079><c> our</c><00:31:18.319><c> learning</c><00:31:18.539><c> becomes</c><00:31:18.940><c> too</c><00:31:19.259><c> much</c>

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we<00:31:19.559><c> can</c><00:31:19.779><c> almost</c><00:31:20.059><c> feel</c><00:31:20.279><c> that</c><00:31:20.420><c> we're</c><00:31:20.559><c> too</c><00:31:20.839><c> smart</c>

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for<00:31:21.400><c> the</c><00:31:21.559><c> simplicity</c><00:31:22.000><c> of</c><00:31:22.180><c> the</c><00:31:22.319><c> gospel</c><00:31:22.640><c> message.</c>

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In<00:31:24.079><c> 1</c><00:31:24.299><c> Corinthians</c><00:31:24.759><c> 1</c>

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Paul<00:31:25.400><c> warns</c><00:31:25.880><c> us</c><00:31:26.099><c> that</c><00:31:26.500><c> to</c><00:31:26.680><c> the</c><00:31:26.880><c> Greeks</c>

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it's<00:31:27.420><c> foolishness.</c><00:31:28.380><c> To</c><00:31:28.519><c> these</c><00:31:28.759><c> great</c>

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philosophers<00:31:29.640><c> of</c><00:31:29.839><c> the</c><00:31:29.980><c> day</c><00:31:30.119><c> the</c><00:31:30.339><c> simplicity</c><00:31:30.900><c> of</c><00:31:31.160><c> Christ</c>

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is<00:31:32.359><c> absolute</c><00:31:32.819><c> foolishness.</c>

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It<00:31:34.059><c> defies</c><00:31:34.599><c> logic.</c>

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Because<00:31:35.859><c> the</c><00:31:36.059><c> thinking</c><00:31:36.259><c> of</c><00:31:36.480><c> God</c><00:31:36.660><c> doesn't</c><00:31:36.940><c> align</c>

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with<00:31:37.460><c> the</c><00:31:37.619><c> thinking</c><00:31:37.799><c> of</c><00:31:38.059><c> man.</c>

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What<00:31:39.220><c> do</c><00:31:39.339><c> we</c><00:31:39.599><c> prioritize</c><00:31:40.240><c> for</c><00:31:40.559><c> our</c><00:31:40.779><c> children</c>

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in<00:31:41.240><c> terms</c><00:31:41.579><c> of</c><00:31:41.740><c> what's</c><00:31:42.160><c> important?</c>

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What's<00:31:43.859><c> the</c><00:31:44.000><c> minimum</c><00:31:44.380><c> standard</c>

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that's<00:31:45.220><c> necessary</c><00:31:45.680><c> to</c><00:31:45.980><c> achieve</c><00:31:46.319><c> in</c><00:31:46.480><c> terms</c>

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of<00:31:47.000><c> education?</c>

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We<00:31:48.839><c> each</c><00:31:49.059><c> need</c><00:31:49.180><c> to</c><00:31:49.420><c> answer</c><00:31:49.619><c> that</c><00:31:49.920><c> question</c><00:31:50.279><c> for</c>

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ourselves.<00:31:51.059><c> And</c><00:31:51.180><c> I'm</c><00:31:51.319><c> not</c><00:31:51.539><c> discouraging</c><00:31:52.079><c> education.</c>

00:31:53.359 --> 00:31:54.980
But<00:31:53.539><c> how</c><00:31:53.819><c> much</c><00:31:53.980><c> do</c><00:31:54.200><c> we</c><00:31:54.480><c> emphasize</c>

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to<00:31:55.240><c> our</c><00:31:55.500><c> children?</c><00:31:56.119><c> And</c><00:31:56.279><c> how</c><00:31:56.460><c> much</c>

00:31:56.759 --> 00:31:58.720
positive<00:31:57.380><c> feedback</c><00:31:57.799><c> and</c><00:31:58.099><c> reinforcement</c>

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do<00:31:58.960><c> we</c><00:31:59.119><c> give</c><00:31:59.259><c> to</c><00:31:59.500><c> them?</c>

00:32:00.619 --> 00:32:02.799
For<00:32:00.759><c> their</c><00:32:01.000><c> extracurricular</c><00:32:01.700><c> activities?</c>

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For<00:32:03.380><c> their</c><00:32:03.640><c> studies</c><00:32:03.920><c> in</c><00:32:04.200><c> school?</c>

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00:32:06.700 --> 00:32:08.819
Excellence<00:32:07.259><c> in</c><00:32:07.519><c> that</c><00:32:07.759><c> arena</c>

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versus<00:32:10.000><c> excellence</c>

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00:32:12.619 --> 00:32:14.640
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00:32:14.640 --> 00:32:16.500
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matters?<00:32:17.740><c> Do</c><00:32:17.920><c> they</c><00:32:18.259><c> see</c><00:32:18.440><c> that</c>

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they<00:32:18.799><c> get</c><00:32:18.980><c> that</c><00:32:19.400><c> feedback</c>

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Or<00:32:23.400><c> is</c><00:32:23.539><c> that</c><00:32:23.779><c> primarily</c><00:32:24.220><c> in</c><00:32:24.420><c> these</c>

00:32:24.640 --> 00:32:26.700
other<00:32:24.940><c> things?</c><00:32:25.299><c> Because</c><00:32:25.579><c> wherever</c><00:32:25.920><c> the</c><00:32:26.299><c> feedback</c>

00:32:26.700 --> 00:32:28.819
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will<00:32:29.079><c> be.</c><00:32:30.279><c> And</c><00:32:30.420><c> if</c><00:32:30.579><c> it's</c>

00:32:30.720 --> 00:32:32.359
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00:32:32.359 --> 00:32:34.579
we're<00:32:33.200><c> going</c><00:32:33.279><c> to</c><00:32:33.420><c> find</c><00:32:33.619><c> that</c><00:32:33.799><c> it</c><00:32:34.000><c> moves</c><00:32:34.240><c> them</c><00:32:34.420><c> in</c>

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a<00:32:34.740><c> different</c><00:32:34.940><c> direction</c><00:32:35.359><c> than</c><00:32:35.480><c> what</c><00:32:35.640><c> we're</c><00:32:35.880><c> intending.</c>

00:32:37.039 --> 00:32:38.680
Paul<00:32:37.279><c> is</c><00:32:37.500><c> counseling</c><00:32:37.900><c> to</c><00:32:38.140><c> beware</c><00:32:38.480><c> of</c>

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this.<00:32:39.240><c> Because</c><00:32:39.759><c> even</c><00:32:40.000><c> though</c><00:32:40.180><c> it</c><00:32:40.500><c> promises</c>

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something<00:32:41.759><c> better,</c>

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a<00:32:42.960><c> deeper</c><00:32:43.259><c> understanding,</c><00:32:44.279><c> a</c><00:32:44.460><c> greater</c>

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level<00:32:45.039><c> of</c><00:32:45.359><c> intellectual</c><00:32:45.880><c> knowledge,</c>

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it's<00:32:47.799><c> vain</c><00:32:48.019><c> deceit.</c>

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It's<00:32:49.480><c> empty</c><00:32:49.759><c> lies.</c><00:32:50.119><c> There's</c><00:32:50.460><c> nothing</c>

00:32:50.779 --> 00:32:52.720
beyond<00:32:51.220><c> the</c><00:32:51.440><c> things</c><00:32:51.599><c> of</c><00:32:51.839><c> Christ.</c><00:32:52.420><c> And</c><00:32:52.579><c> we</c>

00:32:52.720 --> 00:32:54.720
can<00:32:52.960><c> spend</c><00:32:53.160><c> our</c><00:32:53.400><c> whole</c><00:32:53.599><c> lives</c><00:32:53.960><c> trying</c><00:32:54.200><c> to</c><00:32:54.539><c> prove</c>

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to<00:32:54.980><c> ourselves</c><00:32:55.440><c> that</c><00:32:55.660><c> the</c><00:32:55.859><c> Bible</c><00:32:56.119><c> is</c><00:32:56.519><c> true</c>

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or<00:32:58.140><c> we</c><00:32:58.240><c> can</c><00:32:58.519><c> triangulate</c>

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in<00:33:03.200><c> faith.</c><00:33:03.480><c> Because</c><00:33:03.740><c> at</c><00:33:04.039><c> some</c><00:33:04.339><c> point</c>

00:33:04.740 --> 00:33:07.180
you<00:33:05.539><c> have</c><00:33:05.819><c> to</c><00:33:05.960><c> have</c><00:33:06.099><c> the</c><00:33:06.359><c> faith</c>

00:33:07.579 --> 00:33:09.400
that<00:33:08.039><c> God</c><00:33:08.319><c> is</c><00:33:08.539><c> going</c><00:33:08.660><c> to</c><00:33:08.839><c> do</c><00:33:08.940><c> what</c><00:33:09.059><c> he</c><00:33:09.259><c> says</c>

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00:33:11.519 --> 00:33:13.440
we<00:33:11.660><c> can</c><00:33:11.880><c> accept</c><00:33:12.200><c> that</c><00:33:12.579><c> and</c><00:33:12.759><c> dig</c><00:33:13.079><c> deeper</c>

00:33:13.440 --> 00:33:15.279
into<00:33:13.700><c> what</c><00:33:13.880><c> it</c><00:33:14.099><c> means</c><00:33:14.319><c> for</c><00:33:14.680><c> transformation</c>

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in<00:33:15.480><c> our</c><00:33:15.660><c> lives,</c><00:33:16.859><c> our</c><00:33:17.099><c> time</c>

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will<00:33:17.460><c> be</c><00:33:17.619><c> much</c><00:33:17.839><c> better</c><00:33:18.099><c> spent</c><00:33:18.359><c> than</c><00:33:18.740><c> continually</c>

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questioning<00:33:19.839><c> whether</c><00:33:20.619><c> or</c><00:33:20.779><c> not</c><00:33:20.920><c> God's</c>

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word<00:33:21.480><c> is</c><00:33:21.660><c> his</c><00:33:21.940><c> word.</c><00:33:22.940><c> And</c><00:33:23.160><c> Paul</c>

00:33:23.359 --> 00:33:25.200
is<00:33:23.680><c> trying</c><00:33:23.880><c> to</c><00:33:24.140><c> counsel</c><00:33:24.400><c> us</c><00:33:24.619><c> to</c><00:33:24.799><c> make</c><00:33:25.019><c> sure</c>

00:33:25.200 --> 00:33:27.299
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00:33:27.299 --> 00:33:29.240
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00:33:29.240 --> 00:33:31.140
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of<00:33:31.299><c> the</c><00:33:31.519><c> truth.</c>

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traditions<00:33:35.559><c> of</c><00:33:35.799><c> men.</c>

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is<00:33:39.339><c> echoing</c><00:33:39.660><c> back</c><00:33:39.920><c> to</c><00:33:40.039><c> what</c><00:33:40.240><c> Christ</c><00:33:40.460><c> says</c>

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used<00:33:45.160><c> the</c><00:33:45.440><c> traditions</c><00:33:45.859><c> of</c><00:33:46.160><c> men</c>

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and<00:33:47.160><c> substituted</c><00:33:47.759><c> them</c><00:33:48.000><c> for</c><00:33:48.160><c> the</c><00:33:48.359><c> principles</c><00:33:48.740><c> of</c>

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God.<00:33:49.180><c> Well</c><00:33:49.380><c> what</c><00:33:49.500><c> exactly</c><00:33:50.480><c> does</c><00:33:50.680><c> this</c>

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mean?<00:33:52.480><c> Well</c><00:33:52.680><c> their</c>

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religion,<00:33:54.200><c> Judaism,</c><00:33:54.680><c> had</c>

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certain<00:33:55.220><c> cultural</c><00:33:55.859><c> norms,</c><00:33:56.720><c> certain</c>

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traditions<00:33:57.500><c> that</c><00:33:57.700><c> they</c><00:33:57.859><c> would</c><00:33:58.079><c> do.</c>

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was<00:34:01.119><c> to</c><00:34:01.339><c> really</c><00:34:01.640><c> help</c><00:34:01.900><c> them</c>

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develop<00:34:03.480><c> the</c><00:34:03.740><c> aspects</c><00:34:04.140><c> of</c><00:34:04.400><c> Christ.</c>

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Now<00:34:06.099><c> this</c><00:34:06.279><c> is</c><00:34:06.400><c> what</c><00:34:06.480><c> I</c><00:34:06.660><c> mean</c><00:34:06.759><c> by</c>

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that.<00:34:07.140><c> The</c><00:34:07.279><c> law</c><00:34:07.460><c> was</c><00:34:07.660><c> a</c><00:34:08.000><c> schoolmaster</c><00:34:08.559><c> to</c><00:34:08.820><c> bring</c>

00:34:08.960 --> 00:34:10.880
them<00:34:09.139><c> to</c><00:34:09.380><c> Christ.</c><00:34:10.340><c> In</c><00:34:10.500><c> other</c><00:34:10.719><c> words</c>

00:34:10.880 --> 00:34:13.400
the<00:34:11.019><c> law</c><00:34:11.280><c> created</c><00:34:11.780><c> an</c><00:34:12.260><c> environment</c>

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such<00:34:14.119><c> that</c><00:34:14.260><c> they</c><00:34:14.380><c> could</c><00:34:14.639><c> develop</c>

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spiritually.<00:34:16.539><c> But</c><00:34:16.679><c> what</c><00:34:16.860><c> the</c>

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Jews<00:34:17.239><c> did</c><00:34:17.500><c> is</c><00:34:17.659><c> they</c><00:34:17.900><c> confused</c>

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keeping<00:34:19.599><c> the</c><00:34:19.900><c> ritual</c>

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and<00:34:21.340><c> having</c><00:34:21.579><c> the</c><00:34:21.820><c> right</c><00:34:22.000><c> environment</c>

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with<00:34:23.619><c> obedience</c><00:34:24.099><c> and</c><00:34:24.360><c> righteousness.</c>

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So

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just<00:34:27.219><c> to</c><00:34:27.380><c> give</c><00:34:27.480><c> a</c><00:34:27.639><c> few</c><00:34:27.760><c> examples,</c><00:34:28.500><c> circumcision</c>

00:34:29.659 --> 00:34:30.900
was<00:34:30.159><c> nothing</c><00:34:30.480><c> in</c><00:34:30.659><c> and</c><00:34:30.739><c> of</c>

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itself,<00:34:31.880><c> but</c><00:34:32.159><c> it</c><00:34:32.300><c> was</c><00:34:32.500><c> meant</c><00:34:32.659><c> to</c><00:34:32.820><c> be</c>

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an<00:34:33.219><c> outward</c><00:34:33.579><c> show</c><00:34:33.880><c> of</c><00:34:34.079><c> the</c><00:34:34.239><c> need</c><00:34:34.360><c> to</c><00:34:34.780><c> spiritually</c>

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cut<00:34:35.639><c> off</c><00:34:35.880><c> the</c><00:34:36.099><c> works</c><00:34:36.280><c> of</c><00:34:36.480><c> the</c><00:34:36.699><c> flesh.</c>

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A<00:34:38.380><c> complete</c>

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removal<00:34:39.280><c> of</c><00:34:39.480><c> the</c><00:34:39.699><c> flesh,</c>

00:34:41.000 --> 00:34:42.880
not<00:34:41.199><c> just</c><00:34:41.440><c> taking</c><00:34:41.699><c> the</c><00:34:41.940><c> act</c><00:34:42.159><c> of</c><00:34:42.400><c> circumcision</c>

00:34:42.880 --> 00:34:45.000
and<00:34:43.280><c> completing</c><00:34:43.460><c> it.</c><00:34:44.280><c> That</c><00:34:44.420><c> did</c><00:34:44.679><c> nothing</c>

00:34:45.000 --> 00:34:47.440
for<00:34:45.199><c> an</c><00:34:45.380><c> individual,</c><00:34:45.780><c> it</c><00:34:45.900><c> was</c><00:34:46.059><c> what</c><00:34:46.219><c> it</c><00:34:46.500><c> represented.</c>

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Unclean<00:34:48.260><c> foods</c><00:34:48.599><c> were</c><00:34:48.860><c> meant</c>

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to<00:34:49.159><c> be</c><00:34:49.280><c> an</c><00:34:49.519><c> instruction</c><00:34:49.840><c> to</c><00:34:50.119><c> personal</c><00:34:50.480><c> holiness.</c>

00:34:51.340 --> 00:34:52.880
An<00:34:51.639><c> object</c><00:34:52.019><c> lesson</c><00:34:52.380><c> as</c><00:34:52.659><c> they</c>

00:34:52.880 --> 00:34:54.960
ate<00:34:53.059><c> their</c><00:34:53.300><c> food</c><00:34:53.579><c> each</c><00:34:54.000><c> day</c><00:34:54.280><c> on</c><00:34:54.739><c> what</c>

00:34:54.960 --> 00:34:57.039
it<00:34:55.159><c> is</c><00:34:55.300><c> that</c><00:34:55.420><c> they</c><00:34:55.559><c> were</c><00:34:55.699><c> supposed</c><00:34:56.059><c> to</c><00:34:56.219><c> be</c><00:34:56.380><c> learning</c><00:34:56.579><c> from</c><00:34:56.820><c> a</c>

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principled<00:34:57.400><c> perspective.</c>

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Holy<00:34:59.059><c> days</c><00:34:59.360><c> were</c><00:34:59.559><c> to</c><00:34:59.800><c> create</c><00:35:00.079><c> the</c>

00:35:00.559 --> 00:35:02.619
framework<00:35:00.900><c> for</c><00:35:01.239><c> spiritual</c><00:35:01.639><c> development.</c>

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The<00:35:02.900><c> Sabbath</c><00:35:03.179><c> for</c><00:35:03.480><c> example,</c>

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God<00:35:04.360><c> didn't</c><00:35:04.599><c> delight</c><00:35:04.920><c> in</c><00:35:05.119><c> just</c><00:35:05.320><c> the</c><00:35:05.480><c> cessation</c>

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of<00:35:06.239><c> man</c><00:35:06.440><c> working,</c><00:35:07.739><c> God</c>

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delighted<00:35:08.519><c> in</c><00:35:08.900><c> man</c><00:35:09.260><c> thinking</c><00:35:09.659><c> about</c>

00:35:10.440 --> 00:35:12.139
his<00:35:10.960><c> glory,</c><00:35:11.739><c> that</c><00:35:11.920><c> is</c>

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God's<00:35:12.599><c> glory,</c><00:35:13.760><c> and</c>

00:35:14.019 --> 00:35:15.860
manifesting<00:35:14.539><c> God's</c><00:35:15.000><c> glory</c><00:35:15.119><c> in</c><00:35:15.239><c> how</c><00:35:15.380><c> they</c><00:35:15.679><c> treated</c>

00:35:15.860 --> 00:35:17.980
others<00:35:16.659><c> joyfully.</c>

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There<00:35:18.440><c> was</c><00:35:18.639><c> no</c><00:35:18.900><c> glory</c><00:35:19.119><c> to</c><00:35:19.360><c> God</c><00:35:19.539><c> just</c><00:35:19.739><c> by</c>

00:35:20.019 --> 00:35:22.059
man<00:35:20.219><c> not</c><00:35:20.559><c> working,</c><00:35:21.579><c> it</c><00:35:21.840><c> was</c>

00:35:22.059 --> 00:35:23.780
meant<00:35:22.219><c> to</c><00:35:22.500><c> provide</c><00:35:22.699><c> the</c><00:35:23.159><c> environment</c>

00:35:23.780 --> 00:35:26.079
to<00:35:24.280><c> where</c><00:35:24.440><c> man</c><00:35:24.699><c> could</c><00:35:25.000><c> transform,</c><00:35:25.480><c> to</c><00:35:25.719><c> remove</c>

00:35:26.079 --> 00:35:28.460
the<00:35:26.239><c> noise,</c><00:35:26.699><c> to</c><00:35:26.800><c> remove</c><00:35:27.219><c> the</c><00:35:27.440><c> distraction</c><00:35:27.960><c> of</c><00:35:28.179><c> daily</c>

00:35:28.460 --> 00:35:30.300
life<00:35:28.860><c> and</c><00:35:29.579><c> think</c><00:35:29.860><c> about</c>

00:35:30.300 --> 00:35:33.099
and<00:35:30.780><c> focus</c><00:35:31.159><c> solely</c><00:35:31.480><c> on</c><00:35:31.679><c> the</c><00:35:31.840><c> things</c><00:35:31.960><c> of</c><00:35:32.219><c> God.</c>

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Voluntary

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fastings<00:35:34.900><c> were</c><00:35:35.420><c> meant</c><00:35:35.579><c> to</c><00:35:35.800><c> teach</c>

00:35:35.980 --> 00:35:38.119
self<00:35:36.320><c> control</c><00:35:36.900><c> and</c><00:35:37.739><c> to</c><00:35:37.920><c> teach</c>

00:35:38.119 --> 00:35:39.719
focus<00:35:38.539><c> of</c><00:35:38.719><c> the</c><00:35:38.900><c> mind.</c>

00:35:40.179 --> 00:35:42.099
These<00:35:40.599><c> rituals</c><00:35:41.079><c> were</c><00:35:41.380><c> all</c><00:35:41.619><c> meant</c><00:35:41.719><c> to</c><00:35:41.920><c> be</c>

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a<00:35:42.480><c> springboard</c><00:35:43.019><c> that</c><00:35:43.659><c> would</c><00:35:43.900><c> take</c>

00:35:44.119 --> 00:35:46.500
them<00:35:44.360><c> forward</c><00:35:44.639><c> to</c><00:35:44.840><c> the</c><00:35:45.059><c> need</c><00:35:45.320><c> for</c><00:35:45.559><c> Christ.</c>

00:35:47.119 --> 00:35:48.099
And<00:35:47.219><c> you</c><00:35:47.320><c> think</c><00:35:47.480><c> about</c><00:35:47.719><c> these</c>

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things<00:35:48.559><c> in</c><00:35:49.320><c> our</c><00:35:49.559><c> lives.</c>

00:35:49.960 --> 00:35:51.920
Does<00:35:50.099><c> this</c><00:35:50.360><c> mean</c><00:35:50.519><c> that</c><00:35:50.739><c> all</c><00:35:50.980><c> traditions</c><00:35:51.420><c> are</c><00:35:51.739><c> bad?</c>

00:35:51.940 --> 00:35:54.280
That<00:35:52.059><c> we</c><00:35:52.219><c> should</c><00:35:52.340><c> just</c><00:35:52.980><c> throw</c><00:35:53.260><c> out</c><00:35:53.500><c> the</c><00:35:53.679><c> baby</c><00:35:53.860><c> with</c><00:35:54.059><c> the</c>

00:35:54.280 --> 00:35:56.400
death<00:35:54.460><c> water</c><00:35:54.900><c> and</c><00:35:55.300><c> just</c><00:35:55.579><c> completely</c><00:35:56.039><c> remove</c>

00:35:56.400 --> 00:35:58.360
all<00:35:56.719><c> traditions</c><00:35:57.079><c> and</c><00:35:57.340><c> rituals</c><00:35:57.619><c> because</c><00:35:57.840><c> look</c><00:35:58.059><c> at</c><00:35:58.179><c> what</c>

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rituals<00:35:58.699><c> do.</c>

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Well<00:36:00.619><c> no,</c><00:36:02.340><c> rituals</c>

00:36:02.340 --> 00:36:04.739
are<00:36:02.760><c> helpful,</c><00:36:03.380><c> traditions</c><00:36:03.780><c> are</c><00:36:04.219><c> helpful</c>

00:36:04.739 --> 00:36:06.179
if<00:36:05.440><c> they're</c><00:36:05.780><c> used</c>

00:36:06.179 --> 00:36:08.199
in<00:36:06.360><c> their</c><00:36:06.659><c> proper</c><00:36:06.960><c> context.</c>

00:36:08.239 --> 00:36:10.239
Because<00:36:08.599><c> what</c><00:36:08.900><c> rituals</c><00:36:09.260><c> and</c><00:36:09.539><c> traditions</c><00:36:09.920><c> do</c>

00:36:10.239 --> 00:36:12.300
is<00:36:10.619><c> they</c><00:36:10.920><c> provide</c><00:36:11.340><c> the</c><00:36:11.800><c> environment</c>

00:36:12.300 --> 00:36:14.619
and<00:36:12.599><c> the</c><00:36:12.920><c> framework</c><00:36:13.360><c> to</c><00:36:14.260><c> begin</c>

00:36:14.619 --> 00:36:16.320
to<00:36:14.960><c> develop</c><00:36:15.260><c> spiritually</c><00:36:15.780><c> and</c><00:36:16.039><c> where</c>

00:36:16.320 --> 00:36:17.880
we<00:36:16.519><c> go</c><00:36:16.800><c> wrong</c><00:36:17.139><c> sometimes</c>

00:36:17.880 --> 00:36:20.320
is<00:36:18.639><c> we</c><00:36:18.920><c> use</c><00:36:19.199><c> our</c><00:36:19.619><c> rituals,</c><00:36:20.079><c> our</c>

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traditions

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as<00:36:22.900><c> a</c><00:36:23.079><c> substitute</c>

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for<00:36:23.900><c> righteousness</c><00:36:24.300><c> and</c><00:36:24.599><c> obedience.</c>

00:36:26.199 --> 00:36:27.639
For<00:36:26.440><c> example,</c>

00:36:28.019 --> 00:36:29.440
culturally<00:36:28.300><c> we</c><00:36:28.559><c> know</c><00:36:28.800><c> that</c><00:36:29.000><c> we</c><00:36:29.239><c> talk</c>

00:36:29.440 --> 00:36:31.239
a<00:36:29.559><c> lot</c><00:36:29.719><c> about</c><00:36:30.280><c> reading</c><00:36:30.760><c> daily,</c>

00:36:31.719 --> 00:36:33.659
doing<00:36:31.920><c> the</c><00:36:32.139><c> Bible</c><00:36:32.380><c> readings,</c><00:36:33.099><c> ecclesial</c>

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attendance,

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Bible<00:36:35.480><c> schools,</c><00:36:36.380><c> midweek</c><00:36:36.739><c> class,</c>

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CYC,<00:36:38.920><c> other</c>

00:36:39.260 --> 00:36:42.079
functions<00:36:39.820><c> that</c><00:36:40.300><c> are</c><00:36:40.579><c> all</c><00:36:40.760><c> very</c><00:36:41.059><c> positive.</c>

00:36:42.119 --> 00:36:43.320
We're<00:36:42.260><c> told</c><00:36:42.480><c> in</c><00:36:42.639><c> Hebrews</c><00:36:42.960><c> chapter</c>

00:36:43.320 --> 00:36:45.440
10<00:36:43.599><c> to</c><00:36:43.860><c> exhort</c><00:36:44.199><c> each</c><00:36:44.460><c> other</c><00:36:44.739><c> and</c><00:36:45.219><c> all</c>

00:36:45.440 --> 00:36:47.019
the<00:36:45.599><c> more</c><00:36:45.739><c> as</c><00:36:45.900><c> we</c><00:36:46.099><c> see</c><00:36:46.239><c> the</c><00:36:46.440><c> day</c><00:36:46.579><c> approaching</c>

00:36:47.019 --> 00:36:49.639
ecclesial<00:36:47.780><c> attendance</c><00:36:48.219><c> is</c><00:36:48.539><c> important.</c>

00:36:50.320 --> 00:36:52.099
But<00:36:50.800><c> going</c><00:36:51.119><c> to</c><00:36:51.320><c> the</c><00:36:51.500><c> ecclesia,</c>

00:36:52.400 --> 00:36:54.059
reading<00:36:52.679><c> the</c><00:36:52.900><c> Bible</c><00:36:53.139><c> every</c><00:36:53.500><c> day,</c>

00:36:54.500 --> 00:36:56.000
doing<00:36:54.679><c> those</c><00:36:54.980><c> things</c><00:36:55.219><c> in</c><00:36:55.400><c> our</c><00:36:55.579><c> lives</c>

00:36:56.000 --> 00:36:57.619
is<00:36:56.900><c> just</c><00:36:57.199><c> the</c><00:36:57.440><c> beginning.</c>

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That's<00:36:58.019><c> the</c><00:36:58.340><c> environment.</c>

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What<00:36:59.579><c> are</c><00:36:59.699><c> we</c><00:36:59.860><c> actually</c><00:37:00.159><c> doing</c><00:37:00.460><c> with</c><00:37:00.699><c> those</c><00:37:01.000><c> things?</c>

00:37:02.219 --> 00:37:03.760
Is<00:37:02.460><c> success</c><00:37:02.880><c> to</c><00:37:03.119><c> us</c><00:37:03.280><c> surviving</c>

00:37:03.760 --> 00:37:05.019
an<00:37:04.039><c> hour</c><00:37:04.239><c> long</c><00:37:04.480><c> class</c>

00:37:05.019 --> 00:37:07.619
so<00:37:05.559><c> we</c><00:37:05.679><c> can</c><00:37:05.760><c> go</c><00:37:05.940><c> to</c><00:37:06.079><c> lunch</c><00:37:06.280><c> and</c><00:37:06.539><c> enjoy</c><00:37:06.840><c> the</c><00:37:07.059><c> canoe</c><00:37:07.260><c> races</c>

00:37:07.619 --> 00:37:09.099
and<00:37:07.880><c> I</c><00:37:07.940><c> mean</c><00:37:08.059><c> those</c><00:37:08.260><c> things</c><00:37:08.380><c> are</c><00:37:08.500><c> all</c><00:37:08.679><c> fun,</c><00:37:08.980><c> right?</c>

00:37:09.139 --> 00:37:11.460
But<00:37:09.500><c> how</c><00:37:09.760><c> do</c><00:37:09.920><c> we</c><00:37:10.239><c> think</c><00:37:10.400><c> about</c><00:37:10.679><c> these</c><00:37:11.079><c> things?</c>

00:37:11.900 --> 00:37:13.760
How<00:37:12.119><c> am</c><00:37:12.280><c> I</c><00:37:12.380><c> going</c><00:37:12.559><c> to</c><00:37:12.719><c> be</c><00:37:12.920><c> a</c><00:37:13.360><c> better</c>

00:37:13.760 --> 00:37:14.960
person

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as<00:37:15.659><c> a</c><00:37:15.900><c> result</c><00:37:16.079><c> of</c><00:37:16.280><c> this</c><00:37:16.599><c> hour</c><00:37:16.860><c> of</c><00:37:17.099><c> my</c><00:37:17.320><c> life?</c>

00:37:18.260 --> 00:37:21.199
This<00:37:18.699><c> is</c><00:37:18.920><c> an</c><00:37:19.039><c> hour</c><00:37:19.199><c> that</c><00:37:19.320><c> we're</c><00:37:19.480><c> never</c><00:37:19.679><c> going</c><00:37:19.820><c> to</c><00:37:19.860><c> get</c><00:37:20.059><c> back</c><00:37:20.280><c> again.</c>

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Sorry<00:37:21.440><c> to</c>

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break<00:37:22.820><c> that</c><00:37:23.039><c> to</c><00:37:23.119><c> you</c><00:37:23.260><c> guys.</c>

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But<00:37:25.280><c> hopefully</c><00:37:25.639><c> it's</c><00:37:25.880><c> time</c>

00:37:26.119 --> 00:37:27.659
well<00:37:26.420><c> spent,</c><00:37:26.840><c> right?</c>

00:37:27.679 --> 00:37:29.860
We<00:37:28.119><c> get</c><00:37:28.320><c> out</c><00:37:28.519><c> of</c><00:37:28.619><c> it</c><00:37:28.739><c> what</c><00:37:28.860><c> we</c><00:37:29.119><c> put</c><00:37:29.300><c> in.</c>

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And<00:37:30.460><c> so</c><00:37:30.639><c> how</c><00:37:30.880><c> are</c><00:37:31.079><c> we</c><00:37:31.320><c> using</c><00:37:31.639><c> the</c>

00:37:31.960 --> 00:37:33.719
opportunities?<00:37:32.539><c> How</c><00:37:32.679><c> are</c><00:37:32.860><c> we</c><00:37:32.960><c> going</c><00:37:33.019><c> to</c><00:37:33.099><c> be</c><00:37:33.380><c> different</c>

00:37:33.719 --> 00:37:36.780
after<00:37:34.079><c> Bible</c><00:37:34.480><c> school?</c><00:37:34.920><c> What's</c><00:37:35.280><c> going</c><00:37:35.440><c> to</c><00:37:35.719><c> change?</c>

00:37:36.980 --> 00:37:38.019
We<00:37:37.159><c> can</c><00:37:37.360><c> put</c><00:37:37.559><c> ourselves</c>

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in<00:37:38.119><c> the</c><00:37:38.300><c> right</c><00:37:38.460><c> environment</c><00:37:38.920><c> all</c><00:37:39.219><c> day</c><00:37:39.400><c> long</c>

00:37:39.639 --> 00:37:41.860
but<00:37:40.000><c> if</c><00:37:40.159><c> it</c><00:37:40.480><c> never</c><00:37:40.699><c> gets</c><00:37:40.920><c> into</c><00:37:41.320><c> our</c><00:37:41.639><c> brain,</c>

00:37:42.099 --> 00:37:43.760
if<00:37:42.340><c> we</c><00:37:42.599><c> never</c><00:37:42.840><c> actually</c><00:37:43.199><c> think</c><00:37:43.519><c> about</c>

00:37:43.760 --> 00:37:45.800
what's<00:37:44.099><c> going</c><00:37:44.199><c> to</c><00:37:44.280><c> be</c><00:37:44.500><c> different</c><00:37:44.780><c> or</c><00:37:45.139><c> how</c><00:37:45.360><c> we're</c><00:37:45.519><c> going</c><00:37:45.639><c> to</c>

00:37:45.800 --> 00:37:48.280
help<00:37:45.860><c> other</c><00:37:46.239><c> people,</c><00:37:47.340><c> then</c><00:37:47.480><c> it</c><00:37:47.619><c> is</c><00:37:47.920><c> meaningless.</c>

00:37:48.380 --> 00:37:49.579
It<00:37:48.500><c> has</c><00:37:48.739><c> become</c><00:37:48.960><c> a</c><00:37:49.239><c> ritual</c>

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and<00:37:50.019><c> we</c><00:37:50.159><c> have</c><00:37:50.559><c> substituted</c>

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for<00:37:52.380><c> the</c><00:37:52.800><c> doctrines</c><00:37:53.159><c> of</c><00:37:53.440><c> God</c>

00:37:53.739 --> 00:37:55.739
the<00:37:54.219><c> commandments</c><00:37:54.659><c> of</c><00:37:54.940><c> men</c><00:37:55.079><c> and</c><00:37:55.280><c> the</c><00:37:55.519><c> ritual</c>

00:37:55.739 --> 00:37:58.039
has<00:37:56.039><c> become</c><00:37:56.300><c> an</c><00:37:56.539><c> end</c><00:37:56.800><c> in</c><00:37:56.920><c> and</c><00:37:57.039><c> of</c><00:37:57.179><c> itself.</c>

00:37:58.400 --> 00:38:00.199
Paul<00:37:58.579><c> says</c><00:37:58.760><c> don't</c><00:37:59.019><c> do</c><00:37:59.280><c> that.</c>

00:38:00.420 --> 00:38:01.900
And<00:38:00.579><c> sometimes</c><00:38:00.880><c> we</c><00:38:01.099><c> think</c><00:38:01.260><c> about</c><00:38:01.480><c> the</c><00:38:01.699><c> Jews</c>

00:38:01.900 --> 00:38:03.380
and<00:38:02.079><c> we're</c><00:38:02.219><c> like</c><00:38:02.320><c> how</c><00:38:02.500><c> could</c><00:38:02.659><c> they</c><00:38:02.860><c> do</c><00:38:03.059><c> that?</c>

00:38:03.699 --> 00:38:06.059
That's<00:38:04.079><c> kind</c><00:38:04.260><c> of</c><00:38:04.420><c> silly.</c><00:38:04.739><c> I</c><00:38:04.880><c> just</c><00:38:05.119><c> don't</c><00:38:05.300><c> see</c><00:38:05.480><c> the</c><00:38:05.760><c> connection</c>

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to<00:38:06.360><c> our</c><00:38:06.579><c> day.</c>

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That<00:38:07.780><c> is</c><00:38:08.039><c> the</c><00:38:08.300><c> connection</c><00:38:08.599><c> to</c><00:38:08.880><c> our</c><00:38:09.059><c> day</c>

00:38:09.400 --> 00:38:11.699
of<00:38:09.800><c> where</c><00:38:09.960><c> we</c><00:38:10.079><c> go</c><00:38:10.300><c> through</c><00:38:10.480><c> the</c><00:38:10.659><c> motions</c>

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and<00:38:12.019><c> we</c><00:38:12.199><c> forget</c><00:38:12.400><c> the</c><00:38:12.599><c> meaning.</c>

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And<00:38:14.199><c> it</c><00:38:14.280><c> doesn't</c><00:38:14.500><c> have</c><00:38:14.639><c> the</c><00:38:14.880><c> impact</c>

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And<00:38:19.099><c> so</c><00:38:19.179><c> as</c><00:38:19.320><c> you</c><00:38:19.440><c> keep</c>

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For<00:38:22.880><c> in</c><00:38:23.039><c> him</c><00:38:23.219><c> dwelleth</c><00:38:23.659><c> all</c><00:38:23.920><c> the</c><00:38:24.119><c> fullness</c><00:38:24.380><c> of</c><00:38:24.599><c> the</c><00:38:24.780><c> Godhead</c><00:38:25.119><c> bodily</c>

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that<00:38:30.239><c> Christ</c><00:38:30.559><c> is</c><00:38:30.800><c> the</c><00:38:31.019><c> fulfillment</c>

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of<00:38:31.639><c> all</c><00:38:31.800><c> these</c><00:38:32.059><c> things.</c><00:38:32.639><c> And</c><00:38:32.780><c> in</c><00:38:32.920><c> verse</c><00:38:33.159><c> 11</c>

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all<00:38:33.800><c> these</c><00:38:34.099><c> aspects</c><00:38:34.539><c> of</c><00:38:34.760><c> the</c><00:38:34.920><c> law</c>

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circumcision

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and<00:38:38.019><c> putting</c><00:38:38.179><c> off</c><00:38:38.460><c> of</c><00:38:38.579><c> the</c><00:38:38.760><c> body</c>

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they're<00:38:39.960><c> meant</c><00:38:40.079><c> to</c><00:38:40.300><c> have</c><00:38:40.420><c> a</c><00:38:40.639><c> bigger</c><00:38:40.840><c> impact</c>

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than<00:38:41.820><c> just</c><00:38:42.119><c> those</c><00:38:42.579><c> individual</c><00:38:43.199><c> things.</c>

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Because<00:38:44.599><c> when</c><00:38:44.780><c> you</c><00:38:44.980><c> take</c><00:38:45.159><c> a</c><00:38:45.280><c> look</c>

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at<00:38:45.619><c> this</c><00:38:45.880><c> approach</c>

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this<00:38:47.199><c> approach</c><00:38:47.659><c> is</c><00:38:47.820><c> what</c><00:38:48.000><c> Paul</c><00:38:48.300><c> is</c><00:38:48.599><c> concerned</c><00:38:48.980><c> with</c>

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of<00:38:49.340><c> a</c><00:38:49.639><c> yes</c><00:38:49.940><c> and</c><00:38:50.199><c> approach</c><00:38:50.719><c> to</c><00:38:50.940><c> the</c><00:38:51.159><c> truth</c>

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of<00:38:51.780><c> where</c><00:38:51.960><c> I</c><00:38:52.139><c> can</c><00:38:52.320><c> serve</c><00:38:52.480><c> Christ</c>

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and<00:38:53.719><c> I</c><00:38:53.880><c> can</c><00:38:54.099><c> serve</c><00:38:54.239><c> myself.</c>

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This<00:38:56.159><c> idea</c><00:38:56.579><c> of</c>

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ecclesial<00:38:57.679><c> metrics</c>

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of<00:38:59.099><c> cultural</c><00:38:59.579><c> metrics</c><00:39:00.000><c> of</c><00:39:00.239><c> where</c>

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I<00:39:01.039><c> spend</c><00:39:01.219><c> my</c><00:39:01.559><c> time</c><00:39:01.719><c> for</c><00:39:01.920><c> God</c><00:39:02.159><c> throughout</c><00:39:02.440><c> the</c><00:39:02.659><c> day</c>

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I<00:39:02.960><c> read</c><00:39:03.199><c> the</c><00:39:03.440><c> Bible,</c><00:39:04.300><c> I</c><00:39:04.659><c> study</c>

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I<00:39:05.840><c> attended</c><00:39:06.300><c> midweek</c><00:39:06.860><c> class</c>

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and<00:39:08.139><c> Sunday</c><00:39:08.440><c> morning</c><00:39:08.780><c> meeting</c>

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I<00:39:09.599><c> have</c><00:39:09.920><c> met</c><00:39:10.179><c> the</c><00:39:10.400><c> metrics</c><00:39:10.719><c> for</c><00:39:11.000><c> God</c>

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so<00:39:11.719><c> now</c><00:39:12.059><c> I</c><00:39:12.159><c> can</c><00:39:12.380><c> go</c><00:39:12.579><c> on</c><00:39:12.840><c> and</c><00:39:13.059><c> do</c>

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my<00:39:13.500><c> own</c><00:39:13.780><c> thing.</c><00:39:14.539><c> We</c><00:39:14.800><c> like</c><00:39:15.139><c> that</c>

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the<00:39:15.480><c> flesh</c><00:39:15.800><c> likes</c><00:39:16.079><c> that</c><00:39:16.300><c> because</c>

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it's<00:39:17.239><c> easy</c><00:39:17.500><c> to</c><00:39:17.739><c> measure</c><00:39:18.019><c> and</c><00:39:18.559><c> there's</c><00:39:18.840><c> limits</c>

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and<00:39:19.639><c> once</c><00:39:19.900><c> I</c><00:39:20.119><c> meet</c><00:39:20.219><c> the</c><00:39:20.480><c> minimum</c><00:39:20.739><c> standard</c>

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I<00:39:21.280><c> can</c><00:39:21.519><c> move</c><00:39:21.719><c> on</c><00:39:21.920><c> and</c><00:39:22.059><c> do</c><00:39:22.159><c> my</c><00:39:22.400><c> own</c><00:39:22.679><c> thing.</c>

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That's<00:39:23.400><c> the</c><00:39:23.579><c> yes</c><00:39:23.880><c> and</c><00:39:24.119><c> approach</c>

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that<00:39:25.639><c> he's</c><00:39:26.000><c> concerned</c><00:39:26.280><c> about</c><00:39:26.539><c> here.</c>

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But<00:39:27.679><c> look</c><00:39:27.900><c> at</c><00:39:28.039><c> what</c><00:39:28.320><c> Paul</c><00:39:28.579><c> is</c><00:39:28.840><c> talking</c>

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about<00:39:29.400><c> here</c><00:39:29.619><c> in</c><00:39:29.800><c> regards</c><00:39:30.119><c> to</c><00:39:30.340><c> the</c><00:39:30.579><c> truth.</c>

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Look<00:39:31.579><c> at</c><00:39:31.739><c> the</c><00:39:32.000><c> finality</c><00:39:32.460><c> and</c><00:39:32.699><c> the</c><00:39:33.119><c> completeness</c>

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of<00:39:33.659><c> the</c><00:39:33.840><c> language</c><00:39:34.139><c> that</c><00:39:34.340><c> he's</c><00:39:34.579><c> saying</c><00:39:34.739><c> and</c><00:39:34.920><c> what</c><00:39:35.079><c> Christ</c>

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did.<00:39:35.940><c> And</c><00:39:36.059><c> he</c><00:39:36.239><c> says</c><00:39:36.360><c> stack</c><00:39:36.760><c> up</c><00:39:37.019><c> your</c>

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model<00:39:37.760><c> in</c><00:39:38.219><c> what's</c><00:39:38.500><c> being</c><00:39:38.800><c> preached</c><00:39:39.079><c> to</c><00:39:39.300><c> you</c>

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and<00:39:39.500><c> how</c><00:39:39.699><c> you're</c><00:39:40.099><c> approaching</c><00:39:40.440><c> your</c><00:39:40.760><c> walk</c><00:39:41.000><c> in</c><00:39:41.119><c> the</c><00:39:41.300><c> truth.</c>

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Stack<00:39:42.099><c> that</c><00:39:42.280><c> up</c><00:39:42.460><c> against</c><00:39:42.679><c> what</c><00:39:42.900><c> Christ</c><00:39:43.179><c> did</c>

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and<00:39:44.400><c> let's</c><00:39:44.659><c> see</c><00:39:44.880><c> how</c><00:39:45.219><c> analogous</c>

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they<00:39:45.800><c> truly</c><00:39:46.079><c> are.</c>

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he<00:39:49.539><c> stripped</c><00:39:49.800><c> off.</c><00:39:50.039><c> It's</c><00:39:50.239><c> a</c><00:39:50.500><c> complete</c><00:39:50.679><c> removal</c><00:39:51.039><c> in</c>

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verse<00:39:51.440><c> 11.</c><00:39:52.280><c> He</c><00:39:52.699><c> buried</c><00:39:53.039><c> it.</c>

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You<00:39:54.159><c> don't</c><00:39:54.320><c> put</c><00:39:54.559><c> something</c><00:39:54.880><c> six</c><00:39:55.179><c> feet</c>

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under<00:39:55.579><c> that</c><00:39:55.719><c> you're</c><00:39:56.000><c> expecting</c><00:39:56.300><c> to</c><00:39:56.599><c> use</c><00:39:56.760><c> again.</c>

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This<00:39:57.139><c> is</c><00:39:57.460><c> permanent</c><00:39:58.059><c> disposal</c>

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in<00:39:59.599><c> verse</c><00:39:59.880><c> 12.</c><00:40:00.960><c> Dead.</c>

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There's<00:40:01.900><c> a</c><00:40:02.099><c> finality</c><00:40:02.559><c> in</c><00:40:02.719><c> verse</c><00:40:03.000><c> 13.</c>

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Blotting<00:40:04.179><c> out,</c><00:40:04.500><c> nailing</c><00:40:04.920><c> it</c><00:40:05.059><c> to</c><00:40:05.159><c> the</c><00:40:05.340><c> cross</c>

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he<00:40:05.619><c> destroyed</c><00:40:06.360><c> it</c><00:40:06.559><c> in</c><00:40:06.659><c> verse</c><00:40:06.940><c> 14.</c>

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It's<00:40:08.019><c> irreversible.</c>

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Spoiled,<00:40:10.639><c> triumphing</c><00:40:10.980><c> over</c><00:40:11.199><c> it.</c>

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He<00:40:11.599><c> defeated</c><00:40:11.940><c> it</c><00:40:12.159><c> in</c><00:40:12.280><c> verse</c><00:40:12.619><c> 15.</c>

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This<00:40:13.960><c> is</c><00:40:14.260><c> language</c>

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of<00:40:15.579><c> removing,</c><00:40:16.579><c> of</c><00:40:16.920><c> disposing</c>

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of<00:40:17.739><c> finality,</c><00:40:18.440><c> of</c><00:40:18.579><c> destroying,</c><00:40:19.260><c> of</c>

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defeating.<00:40:20.219><c> It</c><00:40:20.340><c> is</c><00:40:20.559><c> a</c><00:40:20.780><c> complete</c>

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removal<00:40:22.320><c> of</c><00:40:23.219><c> the</c>

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things<00:40:23.639><c> of</c><00:40:23.820><c> the</c><00:40:24.059><c> flesh.</c><00:40:25.099><c> And</c><00:40:25.320><c> not</c>

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a<00:40:25.820><c> continuation</c><00:40:26.400><c> in</c><00:40:26.639><c> the</c><00:40:26.820><c> things</c><00:40:26.960><c> that</c><00:40:27.139><c> we're</c><00:40:27.340><c> doing</c>

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today<00:40:28.019><c> and</c>

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an<00:40:29.840><c> allowance</c><00:40:30.199><c> for</c><00:40:30.480><c> the</c><00:40:30.659><c> other</c><00:40:30.840><c> things</c><00:40:31.079><c> in</c><00:40:31.320><c> life</c>

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that<00:40:32.159><c> we</c><00:40:32.460><c> enjoy</c><00:40:32.739><c> doing</c>

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that<00:40:34.000><c> are</c><00:40:34.179><c> in</c><00:40:34.320><c> opposition</c>

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God.<00:40:38.539><c> Make</c><00:40:38.739><c> sure</c><00:40:38.920><c> that</c><00:40:39.099><c> you're</c>

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single<00:40:39.659><c> in</c><00:40:39.840><c> your</c><00:40:40.019><c> pursuits</c><00:40:40.920><c> and</c>

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that<00:40:41.480><c> you</c><00:40:41.760><c> don't</c><00:40:42.500><c> ingrain</c><00:40:43.139><c> in</c>

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and<00:40:43.800><c> institutionalize</c><00:40:44.659><c> in</c><00:40:44.860><c> exceptions</c>

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for<00:40:45.719><c> yourself</c><00:40:46.320><c> in</c><00:40:46.880><c> the</c><00:40:47.019><c> way</c><00:40:47.139><c> that</c>

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you<00:40:47.480><c> approach</c><00:40:47.820><c> the</c><00:40:48.119><c> truth.</c><00:40:48.340><c> And</c><00:40:48.460><c> if</c><00:40:48.619><c> you</c><00:40:48.860><c> do</c><00:40:49.079><c> this</c>

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then<00:40:50.559><c> you</c><00:40:50.699><c> will</c><00:40:50.920><c> get</c><00:40:51.039><c> to</c>

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enjoy<00:40:51.619><c> the</c><00:40:51.900><c> benefit</c><00:40:52.340><c> that's</c><00:40:53.019><c> available</c>

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here.<00:40:56.440><c> You</c><00:40:56.739><c> need</c><00:40:57.000><c> to</c><00:40:57.199><c> be</c>

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a<00:40:57.699><c> living</c><00:40:58.039><c> sacrifice</c>

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giving<00:40:59.539><c> your</c><00:40:59.940><c> whole</c><00:41:00.219><c> body</c><00:41:00.519><c> which</c><00:41:00.719><c> is</c><00:41:00.940><c> your</c>

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biological<00:41:01.519><c> service.</c><00:41:02.099><c> And</c><00:41:02.219><c> if</c><00:41:02.360><c> we</c><00:41:02.579><c> do</c><00:41:02.780><c> that</c>

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then<00:41:03.860><c> we</c><00:41:04.039><c> will</c><00:41:04.280><c> be</c><00:41:04.659><c> complete</c>

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as<00:41:05.380><c> he</c><00:41:05.619><c> says,</c><00:41:06.019><c> filled</c><00:41:06.219><c> in</c><00:41:06.400><c> verse</c><00:41:06.719><c> 10</c>

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risen<00:41:08.079><c> and</c><00:41:08.440><c> quickened,</c><00:41:08.920><c> brought</c><00:41:09.039><c> back</c>

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00:41:13.460 --> 00:41:14.820
his<00:41:13.760><c> grace</c><00:41:14.059><c> to</c><00:41:14.320><c> us</c>

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barriers<00:41:17.599><c> that</c><00:41:17.940><c> inhibit</c><00:41:18.280><c> our</c><00:41:18.679><c> walk.</c>

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is<00:41:22.320><c> complete</c>

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the<00:41:27.780><c> same</c><00:41:28.000><c> result</c><00:41:28.559><c> by</c><00:41:29.139><c> his</c>

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grace<00:41:29.739><c> and</c><00:41:29.920><c> by</c><00:41:30.139><c> his</c><00:41:30.420><c> mercy.</c>

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Because<00:41:31.679><c> if</c><00:41:31.900><c> we</c><00:41:32.179><c> truly</c><00:41:32.500><c> are</c><00:41:32.860><c> trying</c><00:41:33.159><c> to</c>

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put<00:41:33.659><c> to</c><00:41:33.880><c> death</c><00:41:34.119><c> the</c><00:41:34.420><c> flesh</c>

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you<00:41:35.880><c> don't</c><00:41:36.360><c> feed</c><00:41:36.760><c> something</c>

00:41:37.320 --> 00:41:39.840
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And<00:41:40.119><c> whatever</c><00:41:40.480><c> it</c><00:41:40.639><c> is</c><00:41:40.860><c> that</c><00:41:41.039><c> we</c><00:41:41.260><c> have</c>

00:41:41.460 --> 00:41:43.480
our<00:41:41.659><c> roots</c><00:41:41.840><c> into</c><00:41:42.440><c> is</c><00:41:43.079><c> what</c><00:41:43.239><c> is</c>

00:41:43.480 --> 00:41:45.480
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00:41:45.480 --> 00:41:47.320
things<00:41:45.619><c> of</c><00:41:45.780><c> the</c><00:41:46.019><c> flesh</c><00:41:46.420><c> or</c>

00:41:47.320 --> 00:41:48.980
the<00:41:47.539><c> things</c><00:41:47.699><c> of</c><00:41:47.860><c> the</c><00:41:48.119><c> spirit.</c>

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Because<00:41:49.539><c> we're</c><00:41:49.739><c> told</c><00:41:49.960><c> in</c><00:41:50.119><c> verse</c><00:41:50.420><c> 14</c>

00:41:51.139 --> 00:41:53.519
that<00:41:51.860><c> Christ</c><00:41:52.280><c> was</c><00:41:52.559><c> able</c><00:41:52.780><c> to</c><00:41:53.099><c> blot</c><00:41:53.260><c> out</c>

00:41:53.519 --> 00:41:55.420
the<00:41:53.880><c> handwriting</c><00:41:54.219><c> of</c><00:41:54.559><c> ordinances</c><00:41:55.000><c> that</c><00:41:55.199><c> was</c>

00:41:55.420 --> 00:41:57.300
against<00:41:55.739><c> us,</c><00:41:55.960><c> which</c><00:41:56.119><c> was</c><00:41:56.420><c> contrary</c><00:41:56.820><c> to</c><00:41:57.079><c> us</c>

00:41:57.300 --> 00:42:00.579
and<00:41:57.800><c> took</c><00:41:58.000><c> it</c><00:41:58.219><c> out</c><00:41:58.320><c> of</c><00:41:58.420><c> the</c><00:41:58.579><c> way,</c><00:41:58.880><c> nailing</c><00:41:59.199><c> it</c><00:41:59.320><c> to</c><00:41:59.440><c> the</c><00:41:59.659><c> cross.</c>

00:42:00.920 --> 00:42:01.900
One<00:42:01.039><c> of</c><00:42:01.139><c> the</c><00:42:01.400><c> commentators</c>

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Barclay,<00:42:02.800><c> indicates</c><00:42:03.239><c> that</c>

00:42:03.760 --> 00:42:05.559
the<00:42:04.019><c> blotting</c><00:42:04.260><c> out,</c><00:42:04.599><c> the</c><00:42:04.679><c> ancient</c><00:42:05.019><c> documents</c>

00:42:05.559 --> 00:42:07.260
were<00:42:05.800><c> written</c><00:42:05.960><c> with</c><00:42:06.260><c> ink</c><00:42:06.440><c> without</c><00:42:06.760><c> acid</c>

00:42:07.260 --> 00:42:09.440
and<00:42:07.659><c> you</c><00:42:07.780><c> could</c><00:42:08.000><c> simply</c><00:42:08.320><c> take</c><00:42:08.599><c> a</c><00:42:08.900><c> sponge</c><00:42:09.119><c> and</c>

00:42:09.440 --> 00:42:10.800
wipe<00:42:09.639><c> it</c><00:42:09.880><c> off.</c>

00:42:11.079 --> 00:42:12.920
That<00:42:11.199><c> this</c><00:42:11.420><c> is</c><00:42:11.579><c> what</c><00:42:11.760><c> Christ</c><00:42:12.099><c> was</c><00:42:12.360><c> able</c><00:42:12.579><c> to</c><00:42:12.800><c> do</c>

00:42:12.920 --> 00:42:15.179
was<00:42:13.099><c> to</c><00:42:13.420><c> wipe</c><00:42:13.619><c> off</c><00:42:14.119><c> the</c><00:42:14.840><c> accounting</c>

00:42:15.179 --> 00:42:17.340
of<00:42:15.460><c> our</c><00:42:15.739><c> sins.</c><00:42:16.559><c> And</c><00:42:16.699><c> he</c><00:42:16.900><c> calls</c><00:42:17.099><c> the</c>

00:42:17.340 --> 00:42:19.480
law<00:42:17.559><c> here</c><00:42:18.079><c> an</c><00:42:18.480><c> adversary.</c>

00:42:19.559 --> 00:42:21.260
Not<00:42:19.699><c> that</c><00:42:19.880><c> the</c><00:42:20.019><c> law</c><00:42:20.219><c> was</c><00:42:20.500><c> bad,</c><00:42:20.760><c> but</c><00:42:20.960><c> that</c>

00:42:21.260 --> 00:42:23.420
it<00:42:21.480><c> was</c><00:42:21.699><c> the</c><00:42:21.960><c> mechanism</c><00:42:22.340><c> that</c><00:42:22.539><c> was</c><00:42:22.820><c> used</c><00:42:23.039><c> to</c>

00:42:23.420 --> 00:42:25.480
create<00:42:23.699><c> the</c><00:42:24.059><c> account</c><00:42:24.400><c> of</c><00:42:24.980><c> all</c><00:42:25.239><c> the</c>

00:42:25.480 --> 00:42:27.239
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00:42:27.239 --> 00:42:30.019
Christ<00:42:27.800><c> was</c><00:42:28.119><c> able</c><00:42:28.340><c> to</c><00:42:28.699><c> blot</c><00:42:28.840><c> that</c><00:42:29.099><c> out.</c>

00:42:30.039 --> 00:42:31.760
He<00:42:30.179><c> was</c><00:42:30.400><c> able</c><00:42:30.579><c> to</c><00:42:30.800><c> complete</c><00:42:31.199><c> that</c>

00:42:31.760 --> 00:42:33.239
in<00:42:32.159><c> himself.</c>

00:42:33.719 --> 00:42:35.440
And<00:42:33.880><c> when</c><00:42:34.039><c> we</c><00:42:34.260><c> read</c><00:42:34.420><c> in</c><00:42:34.599><c> verse</c><00:42:34.860><c> 15</c>

00:42:35.440 --> 00:42:37.599
not<00:42:35.980><c> only</c><00:42:36.219><c> did</c><00:42:36.460><c> Christ</c><00:42:36.960><c> blot</c><00:42:37.420><c> out</c>

00:42:37.599 --> 00:42:39.440
the<00:42:37.820><c> ledger</c><00:42:38.079><c> against</c><00:42:38.420><c> us,</c><00:42:38.719><c> but</c><00:42:38.820><c> he</c><00:42:39.139><c> spoiled</c>

00:42:39.440 --> 00:42:41.519
principalities<00:42:40.320><c> and</c><00:42:40.599><c> powers,</c>

00:42:41.599 --> 00:42:43.639
made<00:42:41.739><c> a</c><00:42:41.940><c> show</c><00:42:42.000><c> of</c><00:42:42.099><c> them</c><00:42:42.320><c> openly,</c><00:42:43.019><c> triumphing</c><00:42:43.360><c> over</c>

00:42:43.639 --> 00:42:44.980
them<00:42:43.780><c> in</c><00:42:43.960><c> himself.</c>

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These<00:42:46.840><c> were</c><00:42:47.039><c> a</c><00:42:47.139><c> lot</c><00:42:47.219><c> of</c><00:42:47.380><c> the</c>

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religious<00:42:47.880><c> authorities</c><00:42:48.380><c> at</c><00:42:48.599><c> the</c><00:42:48.780><c> time</c><00:42:48.960><c> that</c><00:42:49.099><c> he</c>

00:42:49.380 --> 00:42:51.440
disarmed<00:42:49.679><c> the</c><00:42:49.940><c> rulers</c><00:42:50.199><c> and</c><00:42:50.539><c> authorities,</c>

00:42:51.539 --> 00:42:53.739
put<00:42:51.659><c> them</c><00:42:51.900><c> to</c><00:42:52.179><c> open</c><00:42:52.440><c> shame</c><00:42:52.760><c> by</c><00:42:53.099><c> triumphing</c>

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over<00:42:54.079><c> them</c><00:42:54.420><c> in</c><00:42:55.059><c> himself.</c>

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And<00:42:56.480><c> I</c><00:42:56.579><c> believe</c><00:42:56.699><c> there's</c><00:42:56.960><c> a</c><00:42:57.079><c> duality</c><00:42:57.579><c> there</c>

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in<00:42:57.840><c> the</c><00:42:58.039><c> application,</c><00:42:58.559><c> not</c><00:42:58.739><c> only</c><00:42:58.940><c> to</c><00:42:59.119><c> the</c><00:42:59.280><c> religious</c>

00:42:59.679 --> 00:43:01.679
authorities<00:43:00.139><c> in</c><00:43:00.320><c> his</c><00:43:00.639><c> day,</c><00:43:01.519><c> but</c>

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to<00:43:01.860><c> the</c><00:43:02.099><c> authority</c><00:43:02.340><c> that</c><00:43:02.460><c> was</c><00:43:02.739><c> spoken</c><00:43:02.980><c> of</c><00:43:03.159><c> back</c><00:43:03.400><c> in</c><00:43:03.619><c> Colossians</c>

00:43:04.059 --> 00:43:05.980
chapter<00:43:04.480><c> one.</c><00:43:05.340><c> That</c><00:43:05.579><c> authority</c>

00:43:05.980 --> 00:43:08.039
of<00:43:06.239><c> darkness</c><00:43:06.699><c> that</c><00:43:07.019><c> we</c><00:43:07.280><c> grant</c><00:43:07.559><c> to</c>

00:43:08.039 --> 00:43:09.920
if<00:43:08.559><c> we</c><00:43:08.739><c> do</c><00:43:08.940><c> not</c><00:43:09.159><c> accept</c><00:43:09.480><c> Christ</c>

00:43:09.920 --> 00:43:11.960
and<00:43:10.159><c> continue</c><00:43:10.519><c> to</c><00:43:10.820><c> follow</c><00:43:10.980><c> in</c><00:43:11.199><c> him.</c>

00:43:12.239 --> 00:43:13.880
And<00:43:12.500><c> so</c><00:43:12.599><c> he</c><00:43:12.780><c> tells</c><00:43:12.980><c> them</c><00:43:13.139><c> in</c><00:43:13.280><c> verse</c><00:43:13.480><c> 16</c>

00:43:13.880 --> 00:43:15.800
and<00:43:14.059><c> 17,</c><00:43:15.179><c> let</c><00:43:15.280><c> no</c><00:43:15.539><c> man</c>

00:43:15.800 --> 00:43:17.599
judge<00:43:16.039><c> you</c><00:43:16.260><c> therefore</c><00:43:16.800><c> in</c><00:43:17.380><c> meat</c>

00:43:17.599 --> 00:43:19.900
or<00:43:17.880><c> in</c><00:43:18.099><c> drink</c><00:43:18.320><c> or</c><00:43:18.500><c> in</c><00:43:18.659><c> respect</c><00:43:19.000><c> to</c><00:43:19.199><c> a</c><00:43:19.340><c> holy</c><00:43:19.500><c> day</c>

00:43:19.900 --> 00:43:21.820
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00:43:21.820 --> 00:43:24.099
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00:43:24.099 --> 00:43:25.659
but<00:43:24.880><c> the</c><00:43:25.079><c> body</c>

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is<00:43:26.239><c> of</c><00:43:26.420><c> Christ.</c>

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And<00:43:28.219><c> a</c><00:43:28.500><c> shadow</c><00:43:28.760><c> is</c><00:43:29.099><c> by</c><00:43:29.280><c> nature</c>

00:43:29.619 --> 00:43:32.000
imperfect.<00:43:30.960><c> It's</c><00:43:31.219><c> a</c><00:43:31.340><c> two</c><00:43:31.559><c> dimensional</c>

00:43:32.000 --> 00:43:34.719
projection<00:43:32.619><c> of</c><00:43:32.840><c> a</c><00:43:33.000><c> three</c><00:43:33.159><c> dimensional</c><00:43:33.619><c> object.</c>

00:43:34.780 --> 00:43:35.940
And<00:43:34.960><c> even</c><00:43:35.119><c> if</c><00:43:35.300><c> you</c><00:43:35.519><c> take</c>

00:43:35.940 --> 00:43:37.599
multiple<00:43:36.579><c> different</c><00:43:36.980><c> perspectives</c>

00:43:37.599 --> 00:43:40.300
of<00:43:38.219><c> that</c><00:43:38.599><c> same</c><00:43:38.960><c> three</c><00:43:39.199><c> dimensional</c><00:43:39.659><c> object</c>

00:43:40.300 --> 00:43:41.820
it's<00:43:41.099><c> going</c><00:43:41.199><c> to</c><00:43:41.320><c> be</c><00:43:41.480><c> very</c>

00:43:41.820 --> 00:43:44.059
difficult<00:43:42.420><c> to</c><00:43:43.099><c> reconstruct</c><00:43:43.699><c> based</c>

00:43:44.059 --> 00:43:45.780
on<00:43:44.280><c> two</c><00:43:44.539><c> dimensional</c><00:43:44.980><c> images</c><00:43:45.380><c> a</c>

00:43:45.780 --> 00:43:47.920
perfect<00:43:46.260><c> depiction</c><00:43:46.820><c> of</c><00:43:47.699><c> that</c>

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three<00:43:48.159><c> dimensional</c><00:43:48.559><c> object.</c>

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00:43:51.940 --> 00:43:53.260
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00:43:55.300 --> 00:43:57.219
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00:43:57.219 --> 00:43:59.239
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00:43:59.239 --> 00:44:01.280
things.<00:43:59.980><c> And</c><00:44:00.099><c> that's</c><00:44:00.440><c> analogous</c><00:44:00.880><c> in</c><00:44:01.059><c> our</c>

00:44:01.280 --> 00:44:03.920
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about<00:44:05.519><c> the</c><00:44:05.800><c> why.</c><00:44:06.599><c> Without</c><00:44:06.940><c> thinking</c>

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truly<00:44:09.579><c> trying</c><00:44:09.900><c> to</c><00:44:10.239><c> achieve</c>

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and<00:44:11.480><c> what</c><00:44:11.659><c> these</c><00:44:12.019><c> things</c><00:44:12.260><c> are</c><00:44:12.539><c> working</c><00:44:12.860><c> toward.</c>

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What<00:44:14.480><c> degree</c><00:44:14.880><c> of</c>

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transformation<00:44:15.960><c> do</c><00:44:16.159><c> we</c><00:44:16.380><c> have</c><00:44:16.579><c> in</c><00:44:16.760><c> our</c><00:44:16.940><c> lives</c>

00:44:17.320 --> 00:44:19.469
and<00:44:17.940><c> how</c><00:44:18.159><c> are</c><00:44:18.360><c> these</c><00:44:18.599><c> things</c><00:44:18.880><c> making</c><00:44:19.199><c> us</c>

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more<00:44:20.280><c> like</c><00:44:20.500><c> Christ.</c>

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And<00:44:21.980><c> it's</c><00:44:22.159><c> worth</c><00:44:22.340><c> being</c><00:44:22.699><c> specific</c>

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as<00:44:24.280><c> we're</c><00:44:24.500><c> walking</c><00:44:24.800><c> around</c><00:44:25.119><c> the</c><00:44:25.360><c> camp</c>

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perhaps<00:44:26.139><c> collecting</c><00:44:26.900><c> some</c><00:44:27.360><c> of</c><00:44:27.519><c> the</c>

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fruit<00:44:27.719><c> of</c><00:44:27.840><c> the</c><00:44:28.099><c> spirit</c><00:44:28.440><c> on</c><00:44:28.800><c> a</c><00:44:28.940><c> walk.</c>

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Looking<00:44:29.900><c> at</c><00:44:30.079><c> the</c><00:44:30.340><c> trees,</c><00:44:30.619><c> thinking</c><00:44:30.900><c> about</c><00:44:31.139><c> the</c><00:44:31.380><c> roots</c>

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and<00:44:32.539><c> doing</c><00:44:32.719><c> some</c><00:44:33.019><c> real</c><00:44:33.420><c> analysis</c>

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in<00:44:34.199><c> our</c><00:44:34.360><c> lives.</c><00:44:34.780><c> Continuing</c><00:44:35.179><c> the</c>

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thought<00:44:35.719><c> process</c><00:44:36.219><c> from</c><00:44:36.460><c> the</c><00:44:36.719><c> class</c>

00:44:37.239 --> 00:44:39.679
at<00:44:38.119><c> a</c><00:44:38.320><c> time</c><00:44:38.480><c> when</c><00:44:38.619><c> we</c><00:44:38.780><c> can</c><00:44:38.960><c> really</c><00:44:39.300><c> meditate</c>

00:44:39.679 --> 00:44:41.659
about<00:44:39.980><c> it.</c><00:44:41.139><c> Perhaps</c>

00:44:41.659 --> 00:44:43.559
in<00:44:42.000><c> the</c><00:44:42.179><c> morning</c><00:44:42.599><c> or</c><00:44:43.340><c> in</c>

00:44:43.559 --> 00:44:45.420
the<00:44:43.719><c> evening.</c><00:44:44.940><c> And</c><00:44:45.199><c> thinking</c>

00:44:45.420 --> 00:44:47.619
about<00:44:45.639><c> real</c><00:44:46.019><c> examples</c><00:44:46.639><c> of</c><00:44:46.920><c> where</c><00:44:47.139><c> we</c><00:44:47.380><c> can</c>

00:44:47.619 --> 00:44:49.480
make<00:44:48.019><c> real</c><00:44:48.440><c> improvements.</c>

00:44:49.820 --> 00:44:51.579
Praying<00:44:50.139><c> that</c><00:44:50.340><c> God</c><00:44:50.579><c> would</c><00:44:50.880><c> reveal</c><00:44:51.139><c> those</c>

00:44:51.579 --> 00:44:53.519
blind<00:44:51.820><c> spots</c><00:44:52.199><c> to</c><00:44:52.500><c> us</c><00:44:52.679><c> that</c><00:44:52.880><c> each</c><00:44:53.159><c> of</c><00:44:53.320><c> us</c>

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have<00:44:53.960><c> of</c><00:44:54.719><c> where</c><00:44:54.980><c> our</c><00:44:55.280><c> lives</c>

00:44:55.619 --> 00:44:57.099
are<00:44:55.780><c> being</c><00:44:56.139><c> spent</c><00:44:56.440><c> in</c><00:44:56.719><c> areas</c>

00:44:57.099 --> 00:44:59.559
that<00:44:57.579><c> are</c><00:44:57.780><c> not</c><00:44:58.099><c> producing</c><00:44:58.599><c> fruit.</c>

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That's<00:45:00.519><c> what</c><00:45:00.679><c> Paul</c><00:45:00.940><c> is</c><00:45:01.239><c> challenging</c>

00:45:01.679 --> 00:45:03.380
us<00:45:02.000><c> to</c><00:45:02.199><c> do.</c><00:45:02.659><c> Find</c><00:45:03.039><c> those</c>

00:45:03.380 --> 00:45:05.159
areas<00:45:03.719><c> where</c><00:45:03.980><c> you</c><00:45:04.139><c> have</c><00:45:04.440><c> substituted</c>

00:45:05.159 --> 00:45:07.539
ritual<00:45:06.000><c> and</c>

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meaningless<00:45:07.980><c> action</c><00:45:08.840><c> for</c>

00:45:09.559 --> 00:45:11.420
obedience<00:45:10.340><c> and</c>

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maybe<00:45:11.719><c> not</c><00:45:12.179><c> stop</c><00:45:12.460><c> doing</c><00:45:12.780><c> some</c><00:45:13.039><c> of</c><00:45:13.159><c> the</c><00:45:13.300><c> things</c>

00:45:13.460 --> 00:45:15.639
that<00:45:13.579><c> we're</c><00:45:13.760><c> doing</c><00:45:14.159><c> but</c><00:45:15.079><c> explore</c>

00:45:15.639 --> 00:45:18.460
why<00:45:16.059><c> to</c><00:45:16.340><c> make</c><00:45:16.519><c> sure</c><00:45:16.739><c> that</c><00:45:16.900><c> they</c><00:45:17.119><c> are</c><00:45:17.300><c> meaningful</c>

00:45:18.679 --> 00:45:19.239
purposeful

00:45:19.239 --> 00:45:21.460
and<00:45:19.699><c> being</c><00:45:20.000><c> done</c><00:45:20.300><c> with</c><00:45:20.519><c> the</c><00:45:20.760><c> right</c><00:45:21.000><c> attitude</c>

00:45:21.460 --> 00:45:23.480
and<00:45:21.800><c> spirit.</c><00:45:23.480><c> We</c>

00:45:23.480 --> 00:45:25.960
need<00:45:23.739><c> to</c><00:45:24.079><c> actually</c><00:45:24.599><c> figure</c><00:45:25.119><c> out</c>

00:45:26.019 --> 00:45:27.599
what<00:45:26.440><c> we're</c><00:45:26.679><c> going</c><00:45:26.820><c> to</c><00:45:27.159><c> do</c>

00:45:27.599 --> 00:45:29.639
with<00:45:28.280><c> what</c><00:45:28.480><c> we're</c><00:45:28.760><c> hearing</c><00:45:29.000><c> and</c><00:45:29.340><c> how</c>

00:45:29.639 --> 00:45:31.800
we<00:45:29.860><c> are</c><00:45:30.019><c> going</c><00:45:30.159><c> to</c><00:45:30.340><c> be</c><00:45:30.659><c> different</c><00:45:31.079><c> people</c>

00:45:31.800 --> 00:45:33.639
as<00:45:32.539><c> a</c><00:45:32.780><c> result</c><00:45:33.000><c> of</c><00:45:33.179><c> our</c><00:45:33.440><c> time</c>

00:45:33.639 --> 00:45:35.039
here<00:45:33.880><c> this</c><00:45:34.159><c> week.</c>

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It's<00:45:36.119><c> so</c><00:45:36.539><c> vitally</c><00:45:36.880><c> important</c><00:45:37.340><c> because</c>

00:45:37.699 --> 00:45:39.559
we<00:45:37.980><c> can't</c><00:45:38.440><c> think</c><00:45:38.780><c> that</c><00:45:39.280><c> we're</c><00:45:39.460><c> going</c>

00:45:39.559 --> 00:45:41.739
to<00:45:39.760><c> sit</c><00:45:39.940><c> here</c><00:45:40.239><c> for</c><00:45:40.480><c> an</c><00:45:40.719><c> hour</c><00:45:40.920><c> or</c><00:45:41.139><c> two</c><00:45:41.320><c> each</c>

00:45:41.739 --> 00:45:44.079
day<00:45:42.500><c> and</c><00:45:42.519><c> that</c><00:45:42.780><c> that</c><00:45:42.900><c> is</c><00:45:43.119><c> going</c><00:45:43.280><c> to</c><00:45:43.780><c> change</c>

00:45:44.079 --> 00:45:45.900
us<00:45:44.599><c> as</c><00:45:44.900><c> a</c><00:45:45.059><c> result</c><00:45:45.280><c> of</c><00:45:45.559><c> just</c>

00:45:45.900 --> 00:45:47.980
being<00:45:46.239><c> here.</c><00:45:46.780><c> We</c><00:45:47.139><c> have</c><00:45:47.440><c> to</c><00:45:47.639><c> be</c>

00:45:47.980 --> 00:45:49.599
intentional<00:45:48.400><c> about</c><00:45:48.719><c> it</c><00:45:49.059><c> is</c><00:45:49.360><c> what</c>

00:45:49.599 --> 00:45:51.539
Paul<00:45:49.920><c> is</c><00:45:50.239><c> communicating</c><00:45:50.719><c> to</c><00:45:50.980><c> us</c><00:45:51.280><c> through</c>

00:45:51.539 --> 00:45:53.679
his<00:45:52.360><c> letter</c><00:45:52.599><c> here</c><00:45:52.880><c> before</c><00:45:53.239><c> us</c><00:45:53.480><c> through</c>

00:45:53.679 --> 00:45:55.780
the<00:45:53.960><c> spirit.</c><00:45:55.019><c> Because</c><00:45:55.320><c> he</c><00:45:55.519><c> goes</c>

00:45:55.780 --> 00:45:57.980
on<00:45:56.000><c> to</c><00:45:56.260><c> say</c><00:45:56.380><c> in</c><00:45:56.539><c> verse</c><00:45:56.820><c> 18</c><00:45:57.280><c> and</c><00:45:57.420><c> 19</c>

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let<00:45:58.679><c> no</c><00:45:59.179><c> man</c>

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beguile<00:46:00.119><c> you</c><00:46:00.340><c> of</c><00:46:00.480><c> your</c><00:46:00.699><c> reward</c>

00:46:01.739 --> 00:46:03.519
in<00:46:02.099><c> a</c><00:46:02.260><c> voluntary</c><00:46:02.719><c> humility</c><00:46:03.260><c> and</c>

00:46:03.519 --> 00:46:05.800
worshiping<00:46:04.039><c> of</c><00:46:04.239><c> angels</c><00:46:04.559><c> intruding</c><00:46:05.519><c> into</c>

00:46:05.800 --> 00:46:07.699
those<00:46:06.179><c> things</c><00:46:06.460><c> which</c><00:46:06.739><c> he</c><00:46:06.880><c> hath</c><00:46:07.039><c> not</c><00:46:07.420><c> seen</c>

00:46:07.699 --> 00:46:09.699
vainly<00:46:08.559><c> puffed</c><00:46:08.840><c> up</c><00:46:08.960><c> in</c><00:46:09.099><c> his</c><00:46:09.360><c> mind.</c>

00:46:09.699 --> 00:46:12.000
The<00:46:10.340><c> motivation</c><00:46:10.960><c> isn't</c><00:46:11.300><c> love.</c><00:46:11.820><c> The</c>

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motivation<00:46:12.639><c> is</c><00:46:12.980><c> vainly</c><00:46:13.400><c> puffed</c><00:46:13.619><c> up.</c><00:46:13.900><c> It's</c>

00:46:14.079 --> 00:46:15.980
pride.<00:46:14.940><c> And</c><00:46:15.099><c> if</c><00:46:15.159><c> there's</c><00:46:15.460><c> anything</c><00:46:15.739><c> that</c>

00:46:15.980 --> 00:46:18.119
gets<00:46:16.159><c> in</c><00:46:16.380><c> the</c><00:46:16.519><c> way</c><00:46:16.760><c> of</c><00:46:17.159><c> progress</c><00:46:17.599><c> between</c>

00:46:18.119 --> 00:46:20.000
brethren<00:46:18.480><c> or</c><00:46:18.780><c> even</c><00:46:19.159><c> personal</c><00:46:19.659><c> progress</c>

00:46:20.420 --> 00:46:22.179
it's<00:46:21.099><c> pride.</c>

00:46:22.519 --> 00:46:24.179
An<00:46:22.699><c> inability</c><00:46:23.119><c> to</c><00:46:23.559><c> apologize.</c>

00:46:24.280 --> 00:46:25.760
An<00:46:24.500><c> inability</c><00:46:24.980><c> to</c><00:46:25.260><c> admit</c>

00:46:25.760 --> 00:46:27.500
where<00:46:26.260><c> we're</c><00:46:26.559><c> wrong.</c>

00:46:28.059 --> 00:46:30.119
It<00:46:28.239><c> all</c><00:46:28.440><c> comes</c><00:46:28.780><c> from</c><00:46:29.079><c> pride.</c>

00:46:30.280 --> 00:46:32.179
Blind<00:46:30.559><c> spots</c><00:46:30.920><c> in</c><00:46:31.099><c> our</c><00:46:31.280><c> lives.</c><00:46:31.719><c> Pride.</c>

00:46:32.539 --> 00:46:34.079
Praying<00:46:32.900><c> that</c><00:46:33.099><c> God</c><00:46:33.440><c> hopefully</c>

00:46:34.079 --> 00:46:35.940
by<00:46:34.500><c> his</c><00:46:34.760><c> grace</c><00:46:35.159><c> will</c><00:46:35.739><c> show</c>

00:46:35.940 --> 00:46:37.840
us<00:46:36.199><c> our</c><00:46:36.440><c> secret</c><00:46:36.760><c> faults.</c><00:46:37.679><c> But</c>

00:46:37.840 --> 00:46:39.780
there's<00:46:38.000><c> an</c><00:46:38.260><c> interesting</c><00:46:38.699><c> word</c><00:46:38.980><c> here</c><00:46:39.199><c> that</c><00:46:39.380><c> comes</c><00:46:39.579><c> up</c>

00:46:39.780 --> 00:46:42.239
that<00:46:39.960><c> Paul</c><00:46:40.199><c> repeats</c><00:46:40.579><c> three</c><00:46:41.019><c> times.</c>

00:46:42.280 --> 00:46:43.699
At<00:46:42.480><c> the</c><00:46:42.639><c> beginning</c><00:46:42.880><c> of</c><00:46:43.059><c> this</c><00:46:43.300><c> verse</c>

00:46:43.699 --> 00:46:46.159
where<00:46:44.219><c> we</c><00:46:44.460><c> see</c><00:46:44.639><c> let,</c><00:46:45.539><c> beguile,</c>

00:46:46.599 --> 00:46:48.139
and<00:46:46.800><c> of</c><00:46:46.980><c> your</c><00:46:47.159><c> reward.</c>

00:46:48.760 --> 00:46:49.980
So<00:46:48.960><c> let,</c><00:46:49.239><c> beguile,</c><00:46:49.679><c> and</c><00:46:49.760><c> of</c>

00:46:49.980 --> 00:46:51.760
your<00:46:50.159><c> reward</c><00:46:50.460><c> is</c><00:46:50.659><c> the</c><00:46:50.900><c> same</c><00:46:51.179><c> Greek</c><00:46:51.500><c> word</c>

00:46:51.760 --> 00:46:54.039
used<00:46:52.139><c> three</c><00:46:52.920><c> times.</c>

00:46:54.079 --> 00:46:55.480
Kata<00:46:54.380><c> brebreo.</c>

00:46:55.880 --> 00:46:58.039
Which<00:46:56.099><c> actually</c><00:46:56.440><c> means</c><00:46:56.659><c> to</c><00:46:56.980><c> act</c><00:46:57.139><c> as</c><00:46:57.380><c> an</c><00:46:57.619><c> umpire</c>

00:46:58.039 --> 00:47:00.059
against<00:46:58.320><c> somebody</c><00:46:58.699><c> to</c><00:46:59.079><c> disqualify</c>

00:47:00.059 --> 00:47:01.800
them.<00:47:01.179><c> And</c><00:47:01.340><c> so</c><00:47:01.480><c> he's</c><00:47:01.739><c> saying</c>

00:47:01.800 --> 00:47:03.920
don't<00:47:02.139><c> let</c><00:47:02.460><c> anyone</c><00:47:02.980><c> be</c><00:47:03.659><c> an</c>

00:47:03.920 --> 00:47:06.320
umpire<00:47:04.500><c> against</c><00:47:04.920><c> you</c><00:47:05.360><c> to</c>

00:47:06.480 --> 00:47:08.000
disqualify<00:47:06.960><c> you</c><00:47:07.239><c> from</c><00:47:07.440><c> the</c><00:47:07.679><c> reward</c>

00:47:08.000 --> 00:47:09.340
that<00:47:08.199><c> you</c><00:47:08.440><c> have.</c>

00:47:09.739 --> 00:47:12.659
Now<00:47:09.940><c> we</c><00:47:10.119><c> say</c><00:47:10.260><c> well</c><00:47:10.500><c> we</c><00:47:10.619><c> know</c><00:47:10.840><c> that</c><00:47:11.039><c> no</c><00:47:11.239><c> man</c><00:47:11.400><c> is</c><00:47:11.559><c> our</c><00:47:11.780><c> judge.</c>

00:47:12.780 --> 00:47:14.719
Certainly<00:47:13.099><c> that's</c><00:47:13.440><c> the</c><00:47:13.659><c> case.</c>

00:47:15.559 --> 00:47:16.019
Paul<00:47:15.800><c> is</c>

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saying<00:47:16.179><c> don't</c><00:47:16.619><c> allow</c><00:47:17.059><c> somebody</c><00:47:17.480><c> to</c><00:47:17.780><c> come</c>

00:47:17.920 --> 00:47:19.760
between<00:47:18.380><c> you</c><00:47:18.820><c> and</c><00:47:19.079><c> Christ</c>

00:47:19.760 --> 00:47:21.940
such<00:47:20.380><c> that</c><00:47:20.639><c> you</c><00:47:20.820><c> have</c><00:47:21.039><c> now</c><00:47:21.280><c> appointed</c><00:47:21.679><c> them</c>

00:47:21.940 --> 00:47:24.300
to<00:47:22.119><c> be</c><00:47:22.260><c> the</c><00:47:22.500><c> umpire</c><00:47:23.380><c> to</c>

00:47:24.360 --> 00:47:26.000
disqualify<00:47:24.840><c> you</c><00:47:25.239><c> from</c><00:47:25.460><c> the</c><00:47:25.699><c> promise</c>

00:47:26.000 --> 00:47:28.039
that<00:47:26.199><c> you</c><00:47:26.360><c> have</c><00:47:26.519><c> in</c><00:47:26.760><c> Christ.</c><00:47:26.940><c> That's</c><00:47:27.239><c> a</c><00:47:27.380><c> decision</c><00:47:27.639><c> that</c><00:47:27.860><c> we</c>

00:47:28.039 --> 00:47:29.639
make.<00:47:28.460><c> The</c><00:47:28.619><c> ultimate</c><00:47:28.980><c> judge</c><00:47:29.179><c> is</c><00:47:29.420><c> Christ.</c>

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But<00:47:30.199><c> we,</c><00:47:31.199><c> if</c><00:47:31.460><c> we</c><00:47:31.820><c> change</c>

00:47:32.099 --> 00:47:33.780
our<00:47:32.380><c> behavior</c><00:47:32.820><c> based</c><00:47:33.199><c> on</c><00:47:33.460><c> somebody</c>

00:47:33.780 --> 00:47:36.039
else's<00:47:34.320><c> behavior,</c><00:47:35.579><c> whether</c><00:47:35.840><c> it's</c>

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something<00:47:36.280><c> they're</c><00:47:36.599><c> saying</c><00:47:36.820><c> that's</c><00:47:37.199><c> incorrect</c>

00:47:37.639 --> 00:47:40.039
or<00:47:38.320><c> behavior</c><00:47:38.800><c> toward</c><00:47:39.199><c> us</c><00:47:39.380><c> that's</c><00:47:39.719><c> incorrect</c>

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or<00:47:40.260><c> a</c><00:47:40.480><c> poor</c><00:47:40.639><c> example,</c>

00:47:42.059 --> 00:47:43.880
Paul<00:47:42.219><c> says</c><00:47:42.440><c> that</c><00:47:42.599><c> you're</c><00:47:42.860><c> actually</c><00:47:43.239><c> appointing</c><00:47:43.639><c> that</c>

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person<00:47:44.179><c> to</c><00:47:44.400><c> be</c><00:47:44.599><c> your</c><00:47:44.920><c> umpire</c>

00:47:45.440 --> 00:47:47.760
that<00:47:45.880><c> will</c><00:47:46.139><c> officiate</c><00:47:46.659><c> and</c><00:47:46.900><c> disqualify</c><00:47:47.579><c> you</c>

00:47:47.760 --> 00:47:48.840
from<00:47:47.920><c> the</c><00:47:48.119><c> kingdom.</c>

00:47:49.739 --> 00:47:52.099
Have<00:47:49.840><c> you</c><00:47:49.920><c> ever</c><00:47:50.119><c> thought</c><00:47:50.320><c> about</c><00:47:50.559><c> it</c><00:47:50.679><c> that</c><00:47:50.880><c> way</c><00:47:51.000><c> that</c><00:47:51.099><c> we</c><00:47:51.280><c> can</c><00:47:51.480><c> actually</c>

00:47:52.099 --> 00:47:53.480
hand<00:47:52.579><c> over</c><00:47:52.840><c> the</c><00:47:53.099><c> reins</c>

00:47:53.480 --> 00:47:55.780
of<00:47:54.079><c> our</c><00:47:54.440><c> personal</c><00:47:54.800><c> control</c><00:47:55.219><c> to</c><00:47:55.420><c> somebody</c>

00:47:55.780 --> 00:47:58.119
else<00:47:56.300><c> if</c><00:47:56.820><c> we</c><00:47:57.019><c> allow</c><00:47:57.239><c> somebody</c><00:47:57.619><c> else's</c>

00:47:58.119 --> 00:47:59.980
behavior<00:47:58.659><c> to</c><00:47:59.519><c> impact</c>

00:47:59.980 --> 00:48:01.860
our<00:48:00.440><c> walk</c><00:48:00.639><c> in</c><00:48:00.780><c> the</c><00:48:01.019><c> truth?</c>

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It's<00:48:02.860><c> a</c><00:48:02.980><c> reality.</c>

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Because<00:48:04.440><c> what</c><00:48:04.639><c> Paul</c><00:48:04.860><c> goes</c><00:48:05.079><c> on</c><00:48:05.320><c> to</c><00:48:05.500><c> say</c><00:48:05.639><c> in</c>

00:48:05.840 --> 00:48:07.360
Colossians<00:48:06.340><c> chapter</c><00:48:06.719><c> 3</c>

00:48:07.360 --> 00:48:09.760
is<00:48:07.780><c> that</c><00:48:07.940><c> we</c><00:48:08.000><c> need</c><00:48:08.159><c> to</c><00:48:08.300><c> have</c><00:48:08.380><c> a</c><00:48:08.579><c> different</c><00:48:08.780><c> umpire.</c>

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We're<00:48:10.199><c> going</c><00:48:10.219><c> to</c><00:48:10.239><c> cover</c><00:48:10.440><c> this</c><00:48:10.679><c> tomorrow</c><00:48:11.000><c> in</c><00:48:11.159><c> Colossians</c><00:48:11.539><c> 3</c>

00:48:11.800 --> 00:48:12.960
and<00:48:11.920><c> verse</c><00:48:12.179><c> 15.</c><00:48:12.719><c> He</c><00:48:12.719><c> says,</c>

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Let<00:48:13.340><c> the</c><00:48:13.599><c> peace</c><00:48:13.780><c> of</c><00:48:13.960><c> God</c><00:48:14.519><c> rule</c><00:48:15.039><c> in</c><00:48:15.280><c> your</c>

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hearts.<00:48:16.119><c> Same</c><00:48:16.440><c> root</c><00:48:16.719><c> word.</c>

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The<00:48:17.420><c> peace</c><00:48:17.679><c> of</c><00:48:17.900><c> God</c><00:48:18.099><c> needs</c><00:48:18.340><c> to</c><00:48:18.519><c> be</c><00:48:18.619><c> the</c><00:48:18.860><c> umpire.</c>

00:48:19.239 --> 00:48:21.239
The<00:48:19.360><c> peace</c><00:48:19.639><c> of</c><00:48:19.840><c> God</c><00:48:20.019><c> needs</c><00:48:20.239><c> to</c><00:48:20.420><c> be</c><00:48:20.539><c> the</c><00:48:20.840><c> determining</c>

00:48:21.239 --> 00:48:23.239
element<00:48:21.780><c> that</c><00:48:22.380><c> dictates</c><00:48:22.820><c> to</c><00:48:23.039><c> us</c>

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what<00:48:23.380><c> we</c><00:48:23.559><c> will</c><00:48:23.739><c> do</c><00:48:23.920><c> or</c><00:48:24.099><c> not</c><00:48:24.340><c> do</c><00:48:24.679><c> and</c><00:48:25.079><c> not</c>

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somebody<00:48:25.699><c> else's</c><00:48:26.199><c> behavior.</c><00:48:26.559><c> Think</c><00:48:26.739><c> about</c><00:48:26.960><c> the</c><00:48:27.219><c> faithful</c>

00:48:27.519 --> 00:48:28.800
men<00:48:27.760><c> and</c><00:48:27.840><c> women</c><00:48:28.059><c> throughout</c><00:48:28.340><c> scripture.</c>

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Think<00:48:29.619><c> about</c><00:48:29.860><c> Joseph</c><00:48:30.340><c> and</c><00:48:30.500><c> the</c><00:48:30.679><c> presence</c><00:48:30.900><c> of</c><00:48:31.079><c> his</c>

00:48:31.300 --> 00:48:33.059
brothers.<00:48:31.780><c> What</c><00:48:31.940><c> if</c><00:48:32.159><c> Joseph</c><00:48:32.579><c> would</c><00:48:32.840><c> allow</c>

00:48:33.059 --> 00:48:35.119
his<00:48:33.300><c> brother's</c><00:48:33.800><c> behavior</c><00:48:34.179><c> to</c><00:48:34.719><c> impact</c>

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his<00:48:35.400><c> approach</c><00:48:35.679><c> before</c><00:48:36.059><c> God?</c>

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They<00:48:37.460><c> meant</c><00:48:37.659><c> it</c><00:48:37.840><c> for</c><00:48:38.019><c> evil</c><00:48:38.219><c> but</c><00:48:38.440><c> God</c><00:48:38.719><c> meant</c><00:48:38.960><c> it</c>

00:48:39.159 --> 00:48:41.320
for<00:48:39.340><c> good</c><00:48:39.579><c> and</c><00:48:40.000><c> he</c><00:48:40.139><c> was</c><00:48:40.380><c> able</c><00:48:40.619><c> to</c><00:48:40.960><c> practically</c>

00:48:41.320 --> 00:48:43.139
demonstrate<00:48:41.960><c> that.</c><00:48:42.659><c> Not</c><00:48:42.920><c> only</c>

00:48:43.139 --> 00:48:45.400
to<00:48:43.340><c> his</c><00:48:43.599><c> brethren</c><00:48:43.880><c> but</c><00:48:44.820><c> to</c><00:48:45.119><c> all</c>

00:48:45.400 --> 00:48:47.079
those<00:48:45.579><c> in</c><00:48:45.860><c> Egypt</c><00:48:46.239><c> through</c><00:48:46.820><c> his</c>

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example.<00:48:48.480><c> And</c><00:48:48.659><c> Paul</c><00:48:48.820><c> is</c>

00:48:49.059 --> 00:48:51.199
going<00:48:49.219><c> to</c><00:48:49.360><c> go</c><00:48:49.519><c> on</c><00:48:49.719><c> in</c><00:48:49.840><c> verse</c><00:48:50.079><c> 19</c><00:48:50.559><c> to</c><00:48:50.840><c> say</c>

00:48:51.199 --> 00:48:52.460
that<00:48:51.579><c> this</c><00:48:51.880><c> pride</c>

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doesn't<00:48:53.280><c> hold</c><00:48:53.519><c> the</c><00:48:53.739><c> head.</c>

00:48:54.800 --> 00:48:56.900
It<00:48:55.000><c> doesn't</c><00:48:55.280><c> hold</c><00:48:55.500><c> the</c><00:48:55.659><c> head</c><00:48:55.800><c> from</c><00:48:56.019><c> which</c><00:48:56.219><c> all</c><00:48:56.500><c> the</c><00:48:56.679><c> body</c>

00:48:56.900 --> 00:48:58.880
by<00:48:57.059><c> joints</c><00:48:57.460><c> and</c><00:48:57.780><c> bands</c><00:48:58.000><c> having</c><00:48:58.320><c> nourishment</c>

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ministered<00:48:59.780><c> and</c><00:49:00.000><c> knit</c><00:49:00.159><c> together</c><00:49:00.619><c> increases</c>

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with<00:49:01.500><c> the</c><00:49:01.820><c> increase</c><00:49:02.260><c> of</c><00:49:02.539><c> God.</c>

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That<00:49:04.179><c> word</c><00:49:04.500><c> there</c>

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for<00:49:05.119><c> hold</c><00:49:05.579><c> actually</c>

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has<00:49:07.400><c> a</c><00:49:07.639><c> meaning,</c><00:49:08.579><c> cretao</c>

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which<00:49:10.179><c> means</c><00:49:10.539><c> that</c><00:49:10.760><c> you</c><00:49:10.880><c> need</c>

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to<00:49:11.440><c> actively</c><00:49:11.980><c> be</c><00:49:12.360><c> holding</c><00:49:12.579><c> something.</c>

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We<00:49:13.880><c> know</c><00:49:14.119><c> from</c><00:49:14.460><c> Colossians</c>

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1<00:49:15.179><c> and</c><00:49:15.320><c> verse</c><00:49:15.599><c> 18</c><00:49:16.239><c> that</c><00:49:16.699><c> the</c><00:49:16.900><c> head</c>

00:49:17.039 --> 00:49:19.119
is<00:49:17.300><c> Christ.</c><00:49:18.440><c> The</c><00:49:18.579><c> head</c><00:49:18.739><c> is</c><00:49:18.920><c> Christ</c>

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and<00:49:19.280><c> so</c><00:49:19.440><c> the</c><00:49:19.719><c> body</c><00:49:20.000><c> he</c><00:49:20.280><c> says</c>

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is<00:49:21.119><c> not</c><00:49:21.599><c> holding</c><00:49:21.940><c> the</c><00:49:22.260><c> head</c>

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when<00:49:23.260><c> we</c><00:49:23.519><c> approach</c><00:49:23.920><c> the</c><00:49:24.239><c> truth</c><00:49:24.400><c> with</c><00:49:24.599><c> this</c>

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perspective.<00:49:26.559><c> Now</c><00:49:26.820><c> we</c><00:49:26.920><c> would</c>

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think<00:49:27.380><c> that</c><00:49:27.659><c> the</c><00:49:28.000><c> default</c><00:49:28.460><c> state</c>

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is<00:49:29.000><c> that</c><00:49:29.139><c> the</c><00:49:29.340><c> body</c><00:49:29.519><c> is</c><00:49:29.860><c> connected</c><00:49:30.119><c> to</c><00:49:30.320><c> the</c><00:49:30.500><c> head.</c>

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A<00:49:30.820><c> headless</c><00:49:31.079><c> body</c><00:49:31.380><c> is</c><00:49:31.920><c> quite</c><00:49:32.119><c> a</c><00:49:32.280><c> fearful</c><00:49:32.519><c> thought</c>

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to<00:49:33.000><c> consider,</c><00:49:33.500><c> right?</c><00:49:34.199><c> But</c><00:49:34.340><c> what</c><00:49:34.519><c> Paul</c><00:49:34.739><c> is</c>

00:49:34.960 --> 00:49:36.920
saying<00:49:35.260><c> is</c><00:49:36.059><c> that</c><00:49:36.219><c> that's</c><00:49:36.380><c> not</c><00:49:36.599><c> the</c><00:49:36.760><c> case</c>

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with<00:49:37.099><c> the</c><00:49:37.239><c> body</c><00:49:37.400><c> of</c><00:49:37.559><c> Christ.</c>

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If<00:49:39.139><c> the</c><00:49:39.400><c> body</c><00:49:39.659><c> is</c><00:49:39.940><c> not</c><00:49:40.300><c> actively</c>

00:49:40.780 --> 00:49:42.840
and<00:49:41.179><c> intentionally</c><00:49:41.500><c> reaching</c><00:49:41.940><c> for</c><00:49:42.179><c> the</c><00:49:42.239><c> head</c><00:49:42.380><c> of</c><00:49:42.519><c> Christ</c>

00:49:42.840 --> 00:49:45.199
they<00:49:43.300><c> will</c><00:49:43.619><c> find</c><00:49:43.800><c> themselves</c><00:49:44.320><c> disconnected</c>

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from<00:49:45.480><c> the</c><00:49:45.659><c> head.</c>

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And<00:49:46.920><c> what</c><00:49:47.119><c> purpose</c><00:49:47.559><c> does</c><00:49:47.780><c> a</c><00:49:47.960><c> body</c><00:49:48.239><c> serve</c>

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that<00:49:48.860><c> is</c><00:49:49.199><c> disconnected</c><00:49:49.719><c> from</c><00:49:49.980><c> the</c><00:49:50.179><c> head?</c>

00:49:51.199 --> 00:49:52.960
He<00:49:51.519><c> says</c><00:49:51.699><c> that</c><00:49:51.920><c> we</c><00:49:52.039><c> need</c><00:49:52.300><c> to</c><00:49:52.519><c> make</c><00:49:52.719><c> sure</c>

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that<00:49:53.199><c> in</c><00:49:53.440><c> every</c><00:49:53.840><c> action</c><00:49:54.139><c> that</c><00:49:54.360><c> we</c><00:49:54.500><c> are</c><00:49:54.760><c> reaching</c>

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out<00:49:55.340><c> to</c><00:49:55.519><c> the</c><00:49:55.699><c> head</c><00:49:56.000><c> and</c><00:49:56.579><c> we</c><00:49:56.760><c> are</c><00:49:57.000><c> thinking</c>

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how<00:49:57.760><c> is</c><00:49:58.219><c> this</c><00:49:58.880><c> following</c>

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the<00:49:59.599><c> command</c><00:49:59.860><c> of</c><00:50:00.059><c> Christ?</c><00:50:00.280><c> How</c><00:50:00.460><c> is</c><00:50:00.639><c> this</c><00:50:00.840><c> fulfilling</c>

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the<00:50:02.320><c> design</c><00:50:02.619><c> intent?</c>

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Because<00:50:04.199><c> this</c><00:50:04.539><c> religion</c>

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this<00:50:05.900><c> religion</c><00:50:06.360><c> that</c><00:50:06.519><c> was</c><00:50:06.719><c> being</c>

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preached<00:50:07.400><c> was</c><00:50:07.900><c> an</c><00:50:08.059><c> abstention</c><00:50:08.719><c> from</c>

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doing<00:50:09.239><c> the</c><00:50:09.559><c> wrong</c><00:50:09.840><c> thing.</c>

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Don't<00:50:11.340><c> do</c><00:50:11.539><c> this.</c><00:50:11.739><c> I'll</c><00:50:11.920><c> cut</c><00:50:12.099><c> this</c><00:50:12.380><c> off</c><00:50:12.639><c> out</c><00:50:12.719><c> of</c><00:50:12.840><c> my</c><00:50:13.019><c> life.</c>

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I'll<00:50:13.460><c> refrain</c><00:50:13.719><c> from</c><00:50:14.000><c> doing</c><00:50:14.280><c> that.</c>

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But<00:50:15.579><c> the</c><00:50:15.840><c> problem</c><00:50:16.159><c> is</c><00:50:16.420><c> that</c>

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we<00:50:17.239><c> can't</c><00:50:17.519><c> take</c><00:50:17.760><c> to</c><00:50:17.940><c> Christ</c><00:50:18.219><c> a</c><00:50:18.400><c> list</c><00:50:18.579><c> of</c><00:50:18.780><c> all</c><00:50:18.920><c> the</c>

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things<00:50:19.219><c> that</c><00:50:19.380><c> we</c><00:50:19.599><c> haven't</c><00:50:19.880><c> done</c>

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and<00:50:21.019><c> say,</c><00:50:21.460><c> well,</c><00:50:21.579><c> here's</c><00:50:22.380><c> my</c><00:50:22.639><c> life.</c>

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What<00:50:24.360><c> have</c><00:50:24.639><c> you</c><00:50:24.780><c> done?</c>

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Here's<00:50:25.920><c> all</c><00:50:26.059><c> the</c><00:50:26.199><c> things</c><00:50:26.320><c> I</c><00:50:26.559><c> haven't</c><00:50:26.800><c> done.</c>

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So<00:50:28.000><c> not</c><00:50:28.219><c> doing</c><00:50:28.420><c> bad</c><00:50:28.739><c> things</c>

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doesn't<00:50:29.260><c> produce</c><00:50:29.639><c> good</c><00:50:29.880><c> fruit.</c>

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Not<00:50:31.400><c> doing</c><00:50:31.619><c> bad</c><00:50:31.940><c> things</c><00:50:32.239><c> is</c>

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an<00:50:32.920><c> essential</c><00:50:33.360><c> ingredient.</c>

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That's<00:50:34.400><c> part</c><00:50:34.579><c> of</c><00:50:34.719><c> the</c><00:50:34.840><c> right</c><00:50:35.000><c> environment.</c>

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But<00:50:36.260><c> what</c><00:50:36.500><c> are</c><00:50:36.639><c> we</c><00:50:36.920><c> actively</c><00:50:37.320><c> doing</c><00:50:37.599><c> to</c><00:50:37.880><c> produce</c><00:50:38.159><c> fruit?</c>

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And<00:50:38.659><c> Paul</c><00:50:38.820><c> is</c><00:50:38.820><c> saying</c><00:50:39.039><c> you</c><00:50:39.139><c> need</c><00:50:39.340><c> to</c><00:50:39.500><c> take</c><00:50:39.619><c> it</c><00:50:39.780><c> to</c><00:50:39.880><c> the</c><00:50:40.000><c> next</c><00:50:40.239><c> level.</c>

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And<00:50:41.380><c> that's</c><00:50:41.619><c> going</c><00:50:41.699><c> to</c><00:50:41.760><c> be</c><00:50:41.860><c> our</c><00:50:42.019><c> next</c><00:50:42.239><c> class</c>

00:50:42.579 --> 00:50:44.380
to<00:50:42.760><c> where</c><00:50:42.880><c> Paul</c><00:50:43.119><c> says</c><00:50:43.320><c> this</c><00:50:43.519><c> is</c><00:50:43.760><c> not</c><00:50:43.900><c> what</c><00:50:44.119><c> true</c>

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discipleship<00:50:44.920><c> is.</c><00:50:45.420><c> I'm</c><00:50:45.639><c> going</c><00:50:45.760><c> to</c><00:50:45.880><c> show</c><00:50:46.019><c> you</c><00:50:46.139><c> what</c>

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true<00:50:46.579><c> discipleship</c><00:50:47.059><c> is.</c><00:50:47.460><c> I'm</c><00:50:47.639><c> going</c><00:50:47.739><c> to</c><00:50:47.880><c> show</c><00:50:48.039><c> you</c><00:50:48.139><c> what</c><00:50:48.239><c> it</c>

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means<00:50:48.639><c> to</c><00:50:48.780><c> put</c><00:50:48.980><c> to</c><00:50:49.139><c> death</c><00:50:49.300><c> the</c><00:50:49.460><c> old</c><00:50:49.699><c> man</c>

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and<00:50:50.480><c> to</c><00:50:50.679><c> rise</c><00:50:51.039><c> to</c><00:50:51.219><c> be</c><00:50:51.340><c> the</c><00:50:51.460><c> new</c><00:50:51.619><c> man.</c>

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To<00:50:52.239><c> put</c><00:50:52.400><c> on</c><00:50:52.559><c> the</c><00:50:52.719><c> new</c><00:50:52.900><c> man</c><00:50:53.039><c> and</c><00:50:53.260><c> what</c><00:50:53.440><c> that</c><00:50:53.739><c> actually</c><00:50:54.059><c> looks</c>

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like<00:50:54.699><c> as</c><00:50:55.139><c> it</c><00:50:55.380><c> reaches</c><00:50:55.659><c> beyond</c><00:50:56.079><c> the</c>

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superficial<00:50:56.960><c> elements</c><00:50:57.360><c> of</c><00:50:57.539><c> your</c><00:50:57.760><c> life</c>

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and<00:50:58.659><c> reaches</c><00:50:58.980><c> into</c><00:50:59.320><c> your</c><00:50:59.599><c> heart.</c>

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Now<00:51:00.840><c> don't</c><00:51:01.000><c> misunderstand.</c><00:51:01.659><c> I'm</c><00:51:01.800><c> not</c><00:51:01.980><c> trying</c><00:51:02.239><c> to</c>

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downplay<00:51:03.019><c> correct</c><00:51:03.400><c> actions.</c>

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But<00:51:05.199><c> correct</c><00:51:05.460><c> actions</c><00:51:05.940><c> without</c>

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the<00:51:06.480><c> right</c><00:51:06.639><c> motivation</c><00:51:07.219><c> are</c><00:51:07.480><c> no</c><00:51:07.699><c> longer</c><00:51:07.980><c> correct</c>

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actions.<00:51:09.420><c> Correct</c><00:51:09.719><c> actions</c>

00:51:10.300 --> 00:51:12.800
are<00:51:10.760><c> motivated</c><00:51:11.219><c> by</c><00:51:11.440><c> the</c><00:51:11.619><c> right</c><00:51:11.800><c> behaviors.</c>

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And<00:51:13.039><c> that's</c><00:51:13.320><c> the</c><00:51:13.519><c> point</c><00:51:13.679><c> that's</c><00:51:13.920><c> being</c><00:51:14.159><c> brought</c>

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out<00:51:14.539><c> in</c><00:51:14.659><c> this</c><00:51:14.900><c> chapter.</c>

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So<00:51:16.440><c> in</c><00:51:16.719><c> summary</c><00:51:16.980><c> as</c><00:51:17.239><c> we</c><00:51:17.440><c> conclude,</c>

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there's<00:51:18.980><c> an</c><00:51:19.119><c> extreme</c><00:51:19.480><c> importance</c>

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for<00:51:20.159><c> us</c><00:51:20.280><c> to</c><00:51:20.559><c> develop</c><00:51:20.820><c> Christ</c><00:51:21.280><c> in</c><00:51:21.599><c> us</c>

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as<00:51:22.619><c> being</c><00:51:22.840><c> the</c><00:51:23.059><c> purpose</c><00:51:23.400><c> of</c><00:51:23.679><c> our</c><00:51:23.860><c> lives.</c>

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That<00:51:24.699><c> God's</c><00:51:25.239><c> promise</c>

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is<00:51:26.619><c> available</c><00:51:27.059><c> to</c><00:51:27.500><c> all</c><00:51:27.699><c> of</c><00:51:27.840><c> us.</c>

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No<00:51:28.320><c> matter</c><00:51:28.519><c> where</c><00:51:28.760><c> we're</c><00:51:28.940><c> at</c><00:51:29.119><c> in</c><00:51:29.239><c> our</c><00:51:29.480><c> walk,</c>

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no<00:51:30.360><c> matter</c><00:51:30.559><c> how</c><00:51:30.940><c> well</c><00:51:31.139><c> we</c><00:51:31.440><c> feel</c><00:51:31.599><c> that</c><00:51:31.780><c> we're</c>

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currently<00:51:32.440><c> doing,</c><00:51:33.619><c> Christ</c>

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died<00:51:34.280><c> for</c><00:51:34.519><c> each</c><00:51:34.960><c> and</c><00:51:35.320><c> every</c><00:51:35.539><c> one</c><00:51:35.659><c> of</c><00:51:35.800><c> us.</c>

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Christ<00:51:37.039><c> died</c><00:51:37.340><c> for</c><00:51:37.539><c> our</c><00:51:37.719><c> brothers</c>

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and<00:51:38.139><c> sisters,</c><00:51:39.079><c> for</c><00:51:39.239><c> those</c><00:51:39.480><c> who</c><00:51:39.599><c> were</c>

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struggling<00:51:40.099><c> with,</c><00:51:40.480><c> for</c><00:51:40.659><c> those</c><00:51:40.900><c> who</c><00:51:41.019><c> were</c><00:51:41.179><c> getting</c><00:51:41.380><c> along</c>

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with,<00:51:42.500><c> that</c><00:51:42.659><c> Christ</c><00:51:43.039><c> died</c><00:51:43.280><c> for</c><00:51:43.480><c> us</c>

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and<00:51:44.280><c> we</c><00:51:44.420><c> need</c><00:51:44.599><c> to</c><00:51:44.780><c> approach</c><00:51:45.079><c> our</c><00:51:45.380><c> walk</c><00:51:45.539><c> from</c><00:51:45.719><c> that</c><00:51:45.900><c> perspective.</c>

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So<00:51:47.579><c> that</c><00:51:47.719><c> when</c><00:51:47.940><c> difficulties</c>

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must<00:51:48.840><c> be</c><00:51:49.119><c> addressed,</c><00:51:49.420><c> we</c><00:51:49.559><c> need</c><00:51:49.739><c> to</c><00:51:50.019><c> start</c>

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with<00:51:51.079><c> the</c><00:51:51.300><c> positive.</c>

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And<00:51:52.780><c> when</c><00:51:52.940><c> we</c><00:51:53.099><c> do</c><00:51:53.320><c> face</c><00:51:53.599><c> challenges,</c>

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we<00:51:54.280><c> need</c><00:51:54.480><c> to</c><00:51:54.679><c> remember</c><00:51:55.000><c> to</c><00:51:55.219><c> not</c><00:51:55.380><c> let</c><00:51:55.639><c> any</c><00:51:55.960><c> man,</c>

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any<00:51:57.360><c> woman,</c><00:51:57.800><c> anybody</c>

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come<00:51:58.519><c> between</c><00:51:59.000><c> us</c>

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and<00:52:00.219><c> Christ</c><00:52:00.699><c> to</c><00:52:01.360><c> change</c><00:52:01.719><c> our</c>

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behavior.<00:52:03.420><c> God</c><00:52:03.699><c> needs</c>

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all<00:52:04.280><c> of</c><00:52:04.460><c> our</c><00:52:04.599><c> hearts</c><00:52:04.880><c> dedicated.</c>

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Not<00:52:06.340><c> just</c><00:52:06.599><c> a</c><00:52:06.860><c> portion</c><00:52:07.139><c> of</c><00:52:07.340><c> our</c><00:52:07.460><c> lives</c><00:52:07.739><c> allocated</c>

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to<00:52:08.460><c> him,</c><00:52:09.059><c> but</c><00:52:09.219><c> he's</c><00:52:09.539><c> seeking</c>

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our<00:52:10.380><c> whole</c><00:52:10.599><c> lives,</c><00:52:11.500><c> a</c><00:52:11.780><c> whole</c>

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sacrifice.<00:52:13.420><c> And</c><00:52:13.639><c> we</c><00:52:13.719><c> need</c><00:52:13.940><c> to</c>

00:52:14.139 --> 00:52:15.840
make<00:52:14.300><c> sure</c><00:52:14.500><c> that</c><00:52:14.719><c> we</c><00:52:14.960><c> define</c><00:52:15.360><c> success</c>

00:52:15.840 --> 00:52:18.059
correctly.<00:52:17.360><c> Success</c><00:52:17.639><c> is</c>

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transformation<00:52:18.719><c> and</c><00:52:19.579><c> not</c><00:52:19.820><c> just</c>

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meeting<00:52:20.440><c> the</c><00:52:20.659><c> metrics</c><00:52:21.139><c> of</c><00:52:21.840><c> a</c>

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collegial<00:52:22.260><c> life.</c><00:52:23.579><c> And</c><00:52:23.719><c> the</c><00:52:23.860><c> absence</c>

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of<00:52:24.440><c> bad</c><00:52:24.599><c> doesn't</c><00:52:25.000><c> produce</c><00:52:25.380><c> fruit.</c>

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We<00:52:26.699><c> must</c><00:52:27.079><c> proactively</c>

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do<00:52:28.719><c> good.</c>