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I'm<00:13:57.480><c> afraid</c><00:13:57.860><c> to</c><00:13:58.179><c> share</c><00:13:58.840><c> my</c><00:13:59.379><c> knowledge</c><00:13:59.759><c> with</c><00:13:59.960><c> those</c><00:14:00.200><c> around</c><00:14:00.500><c> me.</c>

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Tempted<00:14:02.740><c> by</c><00:14:03.059><c> the</c><00:14:03.179><c> wickedness</c><00:14:03.500><c> of</c><00:14:03.639><c> the</c><00:14:03.740><c> world.</c>

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shriveling<00:14:21.059><c> and</c><00:14:21.240><c> dying</c>

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We<00:14:36.919><c> are</c><00:14:37.059><c> meant</c><00:14:37.159><c> to</c><00:14:37.480><c> spread</c><00:14:37.600><c> the</c><00:14:37.840><c> greatness</c><00:14:38.080><c> of</c><00:14:38.259><c> the</c><00:14:38.360><c> glory</c><00:14:38.559><c> of</c><00:14:38.759><c> God.</c>

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They<00:16:45.919><c> ask</c><00:16:46.120><c> him</c><00:16:46.279><c> to</c><00:16:46.419><c> leave.</c>

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It's<00:16:48.220><c> pretty</c><00:16:48.399><c> typical,</c><00:16:49.139><c> right?</c>

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Typical<00:16:50.059><c> of</c><00:16:51.080><c> man</c><00:16:51.299><c> and</c><00:16:51.559><c> fearing</c><00:16:51.720><c> what</c><00:16:51.860><c> we</c><00:16:52.019><c> do</c><00:16:52.159><c> not</c><00:16:52.320><c> know.</c>

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His<00:17:00.980><c> reaction</c><00:17:01.519><c> is</c><00:17:03.039><c> as</c><00:17:03.980><c> expected.</c>

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that<00:17:09.420><c> he</c><00:17:09.579><c> might</c><00:17:09.799><c> go</c><00:17:10.039><c> with</c><00:17:10.259><c> him.</c>

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Pretty<00:17:11.440><c> sure</c><00:17:11.660><c> if</c><00:17:11.839><c> I</c><00:17:12.039><c> was</c><00:17:12.279><c> healed</c><00:17:12.480><c> of</c><00:17:12.720><c> some</c><00:17:13.019><c> severe</c><00:17:13.319><c> affliction,</c><00:17:13.759><c> I</c><00:17:13.900><c> would</c><00:17:14.099><c> want</c><00:17:14.279><c> to</c>

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did<00:17:18.299><c> as</c><00:17:18.519><c> such.</c>

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Rather,<00:17:27.359><c> Jesus</c><00:17:27.700><c> instructs</c><00:17:28.279><c> him</c><00:17:29.019><c> to</c><00:17:29.619><c> return</c><00:17:30.380><c> to</c><00:17:30.680><c> thine</c><00:17:30.880><c> own</c><00:17:31.039><c> house</c>

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and<00:17:31.880><c> show</c><00:17:32.079><c> how</c><00:17:32.319><c> great</c><00:17:32.579><c> things</c><00:17:32.920><c> God</c><00:17:33.200><c> have</c><00:17:33.420><c> done</c><00:17:33.579><c> unto</c><00:17:33.839><c> thee.</c>

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And<00:17:35.559><c> he</c><00:17:35.660><c> went</c><00:17:35.819><c> his</c><00:17:36.119><c> way</c><00:17:36.299><c> and</c><00:17:36.539><c> published</c><00:17:36.819><c> throughout</c><00:17:37.160><c> the</c><00:17:37.400><c> whole</c><00:17:37.619><c> city</c>

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how<00:17:38.099><c> great</c><00:17:38.380><c> things</c><00:17:38.700><c> Jesus</c><00:17:39.000><c> had</c><00:17:39.220><c> done</c><00:17:39.319><c> unto</c><00:17:39.559><c> him.</c>

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And<00:17:41.240><c> it</c><00:17:41.440><c> came</c><00:17:41.619><c> to</c><00:17:41.859><c> pass</c><00:17:42.099><c> that</c><00:17:42.279><c> when</c><00:17:42.460><c> Jesus</c><00:17:42.799><c> was</c><00:17:43.140><c> returned,</c>

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the<00:17:44.339><c> people</c><00:17:44.660><c> gladly</c><00:17:45.119><c> received</c><00:17:45.539><c> him,</c><00:17:46.279><c> for</c><00:17:46.440><c> they</c><00:17:46.880><c> were</c><00:17:47.160><c> all</c><00:17:47.359><c> waiting</c><00:17:47.640><c> for</c><00:17:47.900><c> him.</c>

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improve<00:17:55.359><c> on.</c>

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severe<00:18:06.980><c> mental</c><00:18:07.539><c> illness.</c>

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Maybe<00:18:09.259><c> we</c><00:18:09.440><c> are,</c><00:18:09.640><c> and</c><00:18:09.700><c> maybe</c><00:18:09.839><c> we</c><00:18:10.039><c> hide</c><00:18:10.180><c> it</c><00:18:10.359><c> well,</c><00:18:11.359><c> but</c><00:18:11.619><c> we're</c>

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all<00:18:12.079><c> afflicted</c><00:18:12.480><c> with</c><00:18:12.660><c> sin.</c>

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And<00:18:14.420><c> God,</c><00:18:14.920><c> through</c><00:18:15.019><c> his</c><00:18:15.140><c> son,</c><00:18:15.339><c> Jesus,</c><00:18:16.079><c> has</c><00:18:16.299><c> saved</c><00:18:16.500><c> us</c><00:18:16.680><c> from</c><00:18:16.880><c> sin.</c>

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We<00:18:40.000><c> repent.</c><00:18:41.000><c> We</c><00:18:41.460><c> were</c><00:18:41.579><c> baptized.</c>

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We<00:18:42.759><c> gather</c><00:18:43.099><c> to</c><00:18:43.259><c> drink</c><00:18:43.539><c> bread,</c><00:18:44.220><c> drink</c><00:18:44.420><c> wine</c><00:18:44.700><c> and</c><00:18:44.920><c> break</c><00:18:45.119><c> bread.</c>

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And<00:18:46.519><c> then</c><00:18:47.579><c> we</c><00:18:48.220><c> bring</c><00:18:48.359><c> our</c><00:18:48.579><c> troubles</c><00:18:48.819><c> to</c><00:18:49.099><c> the</c><00:18:49.180><c> Lord.</c>

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We<00:18:50.059><c> gather</c><00:18:50.339><c> in</c><00:18:50.619><c> remembrance</c><00:18:50.920><c> of</c><00:18:51.380><c> the</c><00:18:51.619><c> sacrifice</c><00:18:51.960><c> that</c><00:18:52.119><c> he</c><00:18:52.140><c> made</c><00:18:52.339><c> for</c><00:18:52.539><c> us.</c>

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But<00:18:55.579><c> I</c><00:18:55.740><c> and</c><00:18:56.779><c> we</c><00:18:57.019><c> also</c><00:18:57.740><c> need</c><00:18:57.900><c> to</c><00:18:58.180><c> spread</c><00:18:58.279><c> the</c><00:18:58.519><c> glory</c><00:18:58.700><c> of</c><00:18:58.880><c> God.</c>

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his<00:19:03.180><c> disciples.</c>

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gospel<00:19:08.700><c> to</c><00:19:08.960><c> every</c><00:19:09.220><c> creature.</c>

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He<00:19:10.460><c> that</c><00:19:10.859><c> believeth</c><00:19:11.400><c> and</c><00:19:11.579><c> is</c><00:19:11.779><c> baptized</c><00:19:12.319><c> shall</c><00:19:12.819><c> be</c><00:19:13.079><c> saved.</c>

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The<00:19:15.140><c> blessing</c><00:19:15.400><c> of</c><00:19:15.619><c> life</c><00:19:15.839><c> eternal</c><00:19:16.140><c> is</c><00:19:16.420><c> available</c><00:19:16.720><c> to</c><00:19:17.039><c> all</c><00:19:17.500><c> the</c>

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nations<00:19:18.000><c> of</c><00:19:18.240><c> this</c><00:19:18.420><c> earth.</c>

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Let<00:19:19.660><c> us</c><00:19:20.039><c> share</c><00:19:20.339><c> that</c><00:19:20.619><c> blessing</c><00:19:20.940><c> with</c><00:19:21.180><c> all</c><00:19:21.359><c> people</c>

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so<00:19:22.519><c> that</c><00:19:22.619><c> when</c><00:19:22.779><c> Jesus</c><00:19:23.079><c> returns,</c><00:19:24.279><c> the</c><00:19:24.519><c> whole</c><00:19:24.859><c> earth</c><00:19:25.299><c> will</c><00:19:25.660><c> gladly</c><00:19:26.039><c> receive</c><00:19:26.420><c> him.</c>

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Please<00:19:27.920><c> come</c><00:19:28.259><c> soon,</c><00:19:28.819><c> Lord</c><00:19:28.960><c> Jesus.</c><00:19:30.039><c> Amen.</c>