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it<00:11:12.519><c> pulls</c><00:11:12.860><c> people</c><00:11:13.279><c> along</c><00:11:13.659><c> to</c><00:11:14.080><c> rise</c><00:11:14.500><c> to</c><00:11:14.799><c> that</c><00:11:15.700><c> higher</c><00:11:16.100><c> level.</c>

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And<00:11:18.759><c> I</c><00:11:19.299><c> joke</c><00:11:19.519><c> with</c><00:11:19.740><c> my</c><00:11:20.000><c> kids.</c>

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I<00:11:20.440><c> kind</c><00:11:20.700><c> of</c><00:11:21.120><c> push</c><00:11:21.299><c> them</c><00:11:21.580><c> along.</c>

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I'm<00:11:22.080><c> like,</c><00:11:22.220><c> look,</c><00:11:22.440><c> dad's</c><00:11:22.860><c> a</c><00:11:23.019><c> savage.</c>

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Look,<00:11:23.679><c> I'm</c><00:11:24.379><c> up</c><00:11:24.559><c> early.</c>

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I<00:11:25.039><c> can</c><00:11:25.220><c> do</c><00:11:25.419><c> this.</c>

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yeah,<00:11:29.700><c> dad,</c><00:11:30.159><c> you</c><00:11:31.000><c> have</c><00:11:31.480><c> certain</c><00:11:31.919><c> qualities</c>

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that<00:11:32.779><c> we</c><00:11:34.039><c> wanna</c><00:11:34.279><c> show</c><00:11:35.399><c> as</c><00:11:35.700><c> well.</c>

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because<00:11:38.399><c> she's</c><00:11:39.360><c> getting</c><00:11:39.700><c> her</c><00:11:39.980><c> well</c><00:11:40.200><c>-needed</c><00:11:40.460><c> rest.</c>

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But<00:11:41.679><c> she's</c><00:11:43.419><c> a</c><00:11:43.659><c> hard</c><00:11:43.940><c> worker.</c>

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She<00:11:44.879><c> gets</c><00:11:45.220><c> up</c><00:11:45.500><c> early.</c>

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and<00:11:50.259><c> she</c><00:11:51.279><c> works</c><00:11:51.659><c> on</c><00:11:51.960><c> Saturday</c><00:11:52.299><c> morning.</c>

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She<00:11:52.879><c> was</c><00:11:53.259><c> up</c><00:11:53.580><c> at</c><00:11:54.139><c> 5</c><00:11:54.740><c>.36</c><00:11:55.340><c> and</c><00:11:55.539><c> then</c><00:11:55.820><c> she</c><00:11:56.080><c> worked</c><00:11:56.299><c> eight</c><00:11:56.539><c> hours</c>

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and<00:11:57.299><c> then</c><00:11:57.559><c> she</c><00:11:57.740><c> came</c><00:11:57.980><c> home</c><00:11:58.299><c> and</c><00:11:58.460><c> she's</c><00:11:59.000><c> giving</c><00:11:59.340><c> it</c><00:11:59.639><c> back</c><00:11:59.820><c> to</c><00:11:59.980><c> me.</c>

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She's<00:12:00.360><c> like,</c><00:12:00.779><c> oh,</c><00:12:01.240><c> dad,</c><00:12:01.360><c> what</c><00:12:01.500><c> did</c><00:12:01.679><c> you</c><00:12:01.860><c> do</c><00:12:02.039><c> today?</c>

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I<00:12:02.799><c> worked</c><00:12:03.019><c> eight</c><00:12:03.320><c> hours.</c>

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What<00:12:04.399><c> did</c><00:12:04.580><c> you</c><00:12:04.799><c> do?</c>

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You<00:12:05.000><c> don't</c><00:12:05.159><c> look</c><00:12:05.360><c> like</c><00:12:05.539><c> you</c><00:12:05.639><c> did</c><00:12:05.799><c> much.</c>

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But<00:12:07.059><c> it's</c><00:12:07.460><c> just</c><00:12:07.779><c> that,</c>

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I<00:12:08.639><c> think</c><00:12:08.779><c> it's</c><00:12:09.019><c> that</c><00:12:09.419><c> kind</c><00:12:09.600><c> of</c><00:12:10.539><c> fun,</c><00:12:11.059><c> enjoyable</c><00:12:11.480><c> spirit</c>

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that<00:12:12.259><c> we</c><00:12:12.460><c> can</c><00:12:12.700><c> have</c><00:12:13.080><c> with</c><00:12:13.340><c> each</c><00:12:13.620><c> other,</c><00:12:13.980><c> right?</c>

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working<00:12:18.620><c> in</c><00:12:18.860><c> the</c><00:12:19.080><c> truth,</c><00:12:19.419><c> working</c><00:12:19.779><c> in</c><00:12:20.000><c> a</c><00:12:20.200><c> family,</c>

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encouraging<00:12:21.320><c> each</c><00:12:21.740><c> other</c><00:12:22.120><c> to</c><00:12:24.700><c> strive</c><00:12:25.220><c> to</c><00:12:25.419><c> live</c><00:12:25.639><c> the</c><00:12:25.879><c> gospel.</c>

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that<00:12:29.200><c> in</c><00:12:29.659><c> a</c><00:12:29.980><c> world</c><00:12:30.340><c> of</c><00:12:30.940><c> eight</c><00:12:31.220><c> billion</c><00:12:31.620><c> people</c><00:12:32.179><c> in</c><00:12:33.220><c> a</c><00:12:34.019><c> earth,</c>

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that<00:12:35.620><c> the</c><00:12:36.820><c> percentages</c><00:12:37.700><c> of</c><00:12:38.019><c> us</c><00:12:38.340><c> being</c><00:12:38.679><c> here</c><00:12:39.059><c> are</c><00:12:39.600><c> astronomical.</c>

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That<00:12:40.799><c> what</c><00:12:41.179><c> it</c><00:12:41.559><c> took</c><00:12:41.919><c> for</c><00:12:43.059><c> Gordon</c><00:12:43.360><c> to</c><00:12:43.620><c> be</c><00:12:43.840><c> sitting</c><00:12:44.039><c> there,</c><00:12:44.679><c> right?</c>

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It's<00:12:46.059><c> astronomical.</c>

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But<00:12:48.179><c> yet</c><00:12:48.460><c> we're</c><00:12:48.940><c> here</c><00:12:49.240><c> together</c><00:12:50.000><c> to</c><00:12:50.840><c> live</c><00:12:51.159><c> the</c><00:12:51.519><c> truth</c>

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because<00:12:53.000><c> God</c><00:12:53.360><c> placed</c><00:12:53.740><c> us</c><00:12:54.000><c> here</c><00:12:54.220><c> in</c><00:12:54.360><c> a</c><00:12:54.539><c> family.</c>

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And<00:12:57.980><c> we</c><00:12:58.620><c> know</c><00:12:58.860><c> that.</c>

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We<00:12:59.259><c> know</c><00:12:59.539><c> and</c><00:12:59.779><c> we</c><00:13:00.200><c> live</c><00:13:00.320><c> in</c><00:13:00.460><c> a</c><00:13:00.659><c> world</c><00:13:00.919><c> where</c><00:13:02.320><c> people</c><00:13:02.779><c> think,</c>

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well,<00:13:03.159><c> we</c><00:13:03.299><c> don't</c><00:13:03.500><c> really</c><00:13:03.840><c> know.</c>

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We<00:13:04.220><c> just</c><00:13:04.460><c> kind</c><00:13:04.700><c> of</c><00:13:04.899><c> showed</c><00:13:05.019><c> up</c><00:13:05.320><c> here.</c>

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But<00:13:06.200><c> when</c><00:13:06.440><c> you</c><00:13:06.620><c> look</c><00:13:06.779><c> at</c><00:13:06.940><c> the</c><00:13:07.840><c> mathematical</c><00:13:08.700><c> equation,</c>

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it's<00:13:09.720><c> mathematically</c><00:13:10.240><c> impossible</c><00:13:11.000><c> for</c><00:13:11.259><c> us</c>

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to<00:13:12.440><c> arrive</c><00:13:12.879><c> here</c><00:13:13.159><c> without</c><00:13:13.500><c> a</c><00:13:13.799><c> creator.</c>

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And<00:13:15.779><c> that's</c><00:13:16.379><c> the</c><00:13:16.559><c> blessing</c><00:13:17.139><c> of</c><00:13:18.019><c> knowing</c><00:13:18.340><c> what</c><00:13:18.639><c> we</c><00:13:18.919><c> know,</c>

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that<00:13:19.320><c> it's</c><00:13:19.639><c> such</c><00:13:19.799><c> a</c><00:13:20.179><c> privilege</c><00:13:20.779><c> to</c><00:13:22.259><c> know</c><00:13:22.720><c> each</c><00:13:23.019><c> other.</c>

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And<00:13:25.199><c> that's</c><00:13:25.799><c> why</c><00:13:25.980><c> God's</c><00:13:26.379><c> put</c><00:13:26.460><c> us</c><00:13:26.639><c> here.</c>

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He<00:13:26.960><c> wants</c><00:13:27.299><c> us</c><00:13:27.580><c> to</c><00:13:27.860><c> take</c><00:13:28.559><c> every</c><00:13:29.460><c> dry,</c><00:13:30.179><c> desolate,</c><00:13:30.720><c> and</c><00:13:30.960><c> barren</c><00:13:31.360><c> place</c>

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and<00:13:33.100><c> turn</c><00:13:33.299><c> it</c><00:13:33.500><c> into</c><00:13:34.500><c> a</c><00:13:34.980><c> refreshing</c><00:13:35.399><c> place</c><00:13:35.899><c> where</c><00:13:36.080><c> we</c><00:13:36.299><c> can</c><00:13:36.539><c> thrive.</c>

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We<00:13:37.580><c> want</c><00:13:37.820><c> to</c><00:13:37.980><c> be</c><00:13:38.120><c> that</c><00:13:38.559><c> rain,</c><00:13:38.960><c> so</c><00:13:39.240><c> to</c><00:13:39.480><c> speak,</c><00:13:39.720><c> to</c><00:13:40.019><c> that</c><00:13:40.360><c> desert,</c>

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whether<00:13:48.019><c> it's</c><00:13:48.360><c> somebody</c><00:13:48.580><c> falls</c><00:13:49.019><c> asleep</c><00:13:49.480><c> or</c><00:13:50.059><c> a</c><00:13:50.399><c> cancer</c><00:13:50.759><c> diagnosis</c>

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or<00:13:51.679><c> a</c><00:13:51.860><c> health</c><00:13:52.059><c> issue,</c><00:13:52.700><c> we</c><00:13:53.000><c> can</c><00:13:53.220><c> be</c><00:13:53.440><c> that</c><00:13:53.759><c> refreshing</c><00:13:54.879><c> rain</c>

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that<00:13:56.759><c> brings</c><00:13:57.340><c> the</c><00:13:57.759><c> beauty</c><00:13:58.080><c> out</c><00:13:59.580><c> in</c><00:13:59.960><c> each</c><00:14:00.200><c> of</c><00:14:00.360><c> us</c><00:14:00.600><c> collectively.</c>

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Isaiah<00:14:02.539><c> 49</c><00:14:03.220><c> says,</c><00:14:05.059><c> they</c><00:14:05.059><c> will</c><00:14:05.320><c> neither</c><00:14:05.600><c> hunger</c><00:14:06.059><c> nor</c><00:14:06.980><c> thirst,</c>

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nor<00:14:08.220><c> will</c><00:14:08.460><c> the</c><00:14:08.740><c> desert</c><00:14:09.019><c> heat</c><00:14:09.379><c> or</c><00:14:09.639><c> the</c><00:14:09.919><c> sun</c><00:14:10.159><c> beat</c><00:14:10.500><c> down</c><00:14:10.820><c> on</c><00:14:11.059><c> them.</c>

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He<00:14:12.240><c> who</c><00:14:12.500><c> has</c><00:14:12.899><c> compassion</c><00:14:13.639><c> on</c><00:14:13.960><c> them</c><00:14:14.500><c> will</c><00:14:14.899><c> guide</c><00:14:15.279><c> them</c>

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and<00:14:16.059><c> lead</c><00:14:16.379><c> them</c><00:14:17.320><c> beside</c><00:14:18.000><c> spring</c><00:14:18.559><c> water.</c>

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And<00:14:19.220><c> so</c><00:14:19.320><c> this</c><00:14:19.700><c> overarching</c><00:14:20.620><c> understanding</c>

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that<00:14:22.820><c> God</c><00:14:23.259><c> is</c><00:14:23.519><c> in</c><00:14:23.740><c> control</c><00:14:24.120><c> of</c><00:14:24.340><c> all</c><00:14:24.600><c> things.</c>

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He<00:14:26.059><c> has</c><00:14:26.720><c> compassion</c><00:14:27.419><c> on</c><00:14:27.659><c> us.</c>

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He<00:14:28.039><c> cares</c><00:14:28.440><c> for</c><00:14:28.659><c> us.</c>

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He<00:14:28.980><c> loves</c><00:14:29.379><c> us.</c>

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He<00:14:30.200><c> has</c><00:14:30.379><c> a</c><00:14:30.700><c> plan</c><00:14:30.899><c> and</c><00:14:31.220><c> purpose</c><00:14:31.559><c> for</c><00:14:31.840><c> each</c><00:14:32.139><c> one</c><00:14:32.360><c> of</c><00:14:32.519><c> our</c><00:14:32.740><c> lives</c>

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and<00:14:33.940><c> that</c><00:14:34.059><c> it's</c><00:14:34.259><c> not</c><00:14:34.519><c> by</c><00:14:34.820><c> chance.</c>

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And<00:14:36.080><c> that</c><00:14:36.179><c> if</c><00:14:36.440><c> a</c><00:14:36.519><c> certain</c><00:14:36.799><c> door</c><00:14:37.159><c> isn't</c><00:14:37.460><c> open</c><00:14:37.820><c> for</c><00:14:38.120><c> us</c><00:14:38.360><c> yet,</c>

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it's<00:14:39.340><c> because</c><00:14:39.679><c> God's</c><00:14:40.240><c> timing</c><00:14:40.460><c> isn't</c><00:14:40.799><c> ready</c><00:14:41.100><c> yet.</c>

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something<00:14:45.620><c> that</c><00:14:45.840><c> will</c><00:14:46.120><c> bring</c><00:14:46.320><c> glory</c><00:14:46.700><c> and</c><00:14:46.940><c> honor</c><00:14:47.080><c> to</c><00:14:47.340><c> His</c><00:14:47.620><c> name.</c>

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And<00:14:48.080><c> so</c><00:14:48.259><c> it</c><00:14:48.340><c> requires</c><00:14:48.879><c> patience</c><00:14:49.340><c> on</c><00:14:49.620><c> our</c><00:14:49.860><c> part.</c>

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sing,<00:14:55.279><c> oh</c><00:14:55.320><c> heavens,</c><00:14:55.679><c> and</c><00:14:55.879><c> be</c><00:14:56.139><c> joyful,</c><00:14:57.240><c> oh</c><00:14:57.519><c> earth,</c>

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So<00:15:08.059><c> He</c><00:15:08.279><c> understands</c><00:15:09.379><c> our</c><00:15:10.159><c> difficulties.</c>

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He<00:15:11.679><c> has</c><00:15:12.059><c> mercy</c><00:15:12.460><c> on</c><00:15:12.720><c> us.</c>

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or<00:15:29.320><c> even</c><00:15:29.600><c> our</c><00:15:29.960><c> minds</c><00:15:30.320><c> can't</c><00:15:30.860><c> comprehend</c>

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what<00:15:31.740><c> God</c><00:15:32.080><c> has</c><00:15:32.419><c> in</c><00:15:32.620><c> store</c><00:15:32.899><c> for</c><00:15:33.120><c> those</c><00:15:33.440><c> that</c><00:15:33.740><c> love</c><00:15:33.860><c> Him.</c>

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And<00:15:35.860><c> so</c><00:15:36.000><c> this</c><00:15:36.259><c> is</c><00:15:36.820><c> a</c><00:15:37.639><c> overhead</c><00:15:38.139><c> view</c><00:15:38.539><c> of</c><00:15:39.139><c> where</c><00:15:39.659><c> I</c><00:15:40.039><c> stayed</c>

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at<00:15:40.480><c> a</c><00:15:40.639><c> kibbutz</c><00:15:41.860><c> in</c><00:15:42.539><c> the</c><00:15:42.779><c> middle</c><00:15:42.980><c> of</c><00:15:43.220><c> the</c><00:15:43.419><c> desert.</c>

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And<00:15:44.000><c> there's</c><00:15:44.559><c> springs</c><00:15:44.940><c> that</c><00:15:45.259><c> run</c><00:15:45.460><c> through</c><00:15:45.740><c> here</c>

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and<00:15:51.120><c> to</c><00:15:51.320><c> be</c><00:15:52.299><c> quite</c><00:15:52.659><c> happy.</c>

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which<00:15:56.440><c> this</c><00:15:56.899><c> is</c><00:15:57.179><c> us</c><00:15:57.539><c> in</c><00:15:58.320><c> the,</c><00:15:59.279><c> say,</c><00:15:59.360><c> society</c><00:15:59.919><c> that</c><00:16:00.200><c> we</c><00:16:00.399><c> live</c><00:16:00.539><c> in.</c>

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And<00:16:01.279><c> there's</c><00:16:01.440><c> a</c><00:16:01.620><c> beautiful</c><00:16:02.000><c> pool</c><00:16:02.299><c> there</c>

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This<00:16:10.840><c> is</c><00:16:11.080><c> what</c><00:16:11.240><c> we've</c><00:16:11.600><c> created.</c>

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and<00:16:14.279><c> the</c><00:16:14.580><c> privilege</c><00:16:15.139><c> to</c><00:16:16.059><c> sustain.</c>

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And<00:16:18.120><c> I</c><00:16:18.159><c> was</c><00:16:18.279><c> talking</c><00:16:18.580><c> with</c><00:16:18.820><c> one</c><00:16:19.100><c> of</c><00:16:19.320><c> the</c><00:16:19.679><c> residents</c><00:16:20.179><c> of</c><00:16:20.679><c> the</c><00:16:20.860><c> kibbutz.</c>

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But<00:16:31.659><c> he</c><00:16:31.779><c> was</c><00:16:31.980><c> so</c><00:16:32.379><c> content</c><00:16:33.080><c> to</c><00:16:33.379><c> be</c><00:16:33.659><c> in</c><00:16:33.860><c> this</c><00:16:34.120><c> oasis.</c>

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He<00:16:34.860><c> just</c><00:16:35.080><c> said,</c><00:16:35.200><c> everything</c><00:16:35.519><c> is</c><00:16:35.759><c> so</c><00:16:35.980><c> peaceful</c><00:16:36.379><c> here.</c>

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It<00:16:40.139><c> just</c><00:16:41.080><c> raised</c><00:16:41.580><c> him</c><00:16:41.879><c> to</c><00:16:42.059><c> that</c><00:16:42.379><c> next</c><00:16:42.700><c> level</c>

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And<00:16:45.860><c> so</c><00:16:46.100><c> it</c><00:16:46.240><c> did.</c>

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It<00:16:46.419><c> just</c><00:16:46.679><c> reminded</c><00:16:47.039><c> me</c><00:16:47.460><c> of</c><00:16:47.840><c> ecclesial</c><00:16:48.399><c> life</c>

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and<00:16:48.879><c> not</c><00:16:51.039><c> color</c><00:16:51.659><c>-coding</c><00:16:51.840><c> it.</c>

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We<00:16:52.259><c> know</c><00:16:52.580><c> that</c><00:16:52.799><c> in</c><00:16:52.960><c> ecclesial</c><00:16:53.379><c> life</c><00:16:53.620><c> it's</c><00:16:53.879><c> not</c><00:16:54.120><c> perfect.</c>

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But<00:16:55.259><c> we</c><00:16:55.559><c> have</c><00:16:55.779><c> the</c><00:16:56.019><c> opportunity</c><00:16:56.720><c> to</c><00:16:57.960><c> make</c><00:16:58.500><c> it</c><00:16:58.779><c> as</c><00:16:59.179><c> good</c><00:16:59.340><c> as</c><00:16:59.559><c> it</c>

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to<00:17:07.800><c> either</c><00:17:08.400><c> drag</c><00:17:09.019><c> somebody</c><00:17:09.440><c> down</c>

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or<00:17:10.720><c> to</c><00:17:11.619><c> raise</c><00:17:11.940><c> it</c><00:17:12.140><c> up</c><00:17:12.279><c> to</c><00:17:12.460><c> the</c><00:17:12.619><c> next</c><00:17:12.880><c> level</c>

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And<00:17:16.359><c> we</c><00:17:16.599><c> all,</c><00:17:17.019><c> we're</c><00:17:18.200><c> told</c><00:17:18.539><c> that</c><00:17:18.980><c> humility.</c>

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We<00:17:19.640><c> all</c><00:17:19.859><c> have</c><00:17:20.000><c> those</c><00:17:20.319><c> same</c><00:17:20.619><c> qualities</c>

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where<00:17:21.240><c> we</c><00:17:21.380><c> could</c><00:17:21.880><c> maybe</c><00:17:22.640><c> not</c><00:17:22.880><c> be</c><00:17:23.079><c> so</c><00:17:23.339><c> humble</c>

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or<00:17:23.779><c> maybe</c><00:17:24.140><c> not</c><00:17:24.920><c> get</c><00:17:25.599><c> a</c><00:17:25.680><c> little</c><00:17:25.980><c> bit</c><00:17:26.680><c> agitated</c><00:17:27.339><c> with</c><00:17:27.599><c> things.</c>

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to<00:17:34.960><c> rise</c><00:17:35.480><c> to</c><00:17:35.720><c> the</c><00:17:35.960><c> occasion</c><00:17:36.380><c> to</c><00:17:36.920><c> create</c><00:17:37.299><c> this</c><00:17:37.579><c> wonderful</c><00:17:38.720><c> oasis</c>

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that<00:17:40.240><c> we</c><00:17:40.440><c> all</c><00:17:40.660><c> enjoy.</c>

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We<00:17:41.640><c> all</c><00:17:41.900><c> love</c><00:17:42.079><c> it.</c>

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to<00:17:45.700><c> be</c><00:17:46.039><c> fed</c><00:17:46.359><c> by</c><00:17:46.839><c> the</c><00:17:47.400><c> waters</c><00:17:48.000><c> of</c><00:17:48.420><c> life,</c><00:17:48.759><c> by</c><00:17:49.000><c> the</c><00:17:49.220><c> springs</c><00:17:49.579><c> of</c><00:17:49.839><c> life.</c>

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And<00:17:52.740><c> it's</c><00:17:53.380><c> just</c><00:17:53.599><c> a</c><00:17:53.660><c> wonderful</c><00:17:54.019><c> place</c><00:17:54.319><c> to</c><00:17:54.559><c> be.</c>

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So<00:17:56.500><c> in</c><00:17:56.759><c> Matthew,</c><00:17:58.180><c> to</c><00:18:00.140><c> continue</c><00:18:00.700><c> on</c><00:18:00.960><c> with</c><00:18:01.140><c> these</c><00:18:01.380><c> principles,</c>

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it<00:18:02.140><c> says</c><00:18:02.819><c> this</c><00:18:04.200><c> idea</c><00:18:04.680><c> of</c><00:18:05.019><c> loving</c><00:18:05.400><c> the</c><00:18:05.599><c> Lord,</c>

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this<00:18:06.119><c> is</c><00:18:06.339><c> what</c><00:18:06.519><c> drives</c><00:18:06.859><c> us.</c>

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And<00:18:07.259><c> we're</c><00:18:07.380><c> gonna</c><00:18:07.539><c> remember</c><00:18:08.380><c> Christ</c><00:18:08.940><c> in</c><00:18:09.180><c> these</c><00:18:09.500><c> emblems.</c>

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We're<00:18:10.079><c> gonna</c><00:18:10.299><c> remember</c><00:18:11.420><c> our</c><00:18:12.039><c> calling</c><00:18:12.380><c> and</c><00:18:12.599><c> our</c><00:18:12.859><c> service.</c>

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thou<00:18:17.099><c> shalt</c><00:18:17.400><c> love</c><00:18:17.759><c> the</c><00:18:17.960><c> Lord</c><00:18:18.200><c> thy</c><00:18:18.519><c> God</c><00:18:18.779><c> with</c><00:18:19.079><c> all</c><00:18:19.319><c> thy</c><00:18:19.539><c> heart</c>

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that<00:18:38.740><c> we</c><00:18:38.960><c> talked</c><00:18:39.119><c> about</c><00:18:39.359><c> the</c><00:18:39.640><c> Beatitudes</c><00:18:40.279><c> being</c><00:18:40.599><c> delivered</c>

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this<00:18:46.280><c> radical</c><00:18:46.880><c> change,</c><00:18:47.359><c> so</c><00:18:47.559><c> to</c><00:18:47.839><c> speak,</c><00:18:48.160><c> love</c><00:18:48.599><c> your</c><00:18:48.920><c> enemy.</c>

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Well,<00:18:50.000><c> why</c><00:18:50.160><c> would</c><00:18:50.319><c> I</c><00:18:50.480><c> wanna</c><00:18:50.640><c> do</c><00:18:50.920><c> that?</c>

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Well,<00:18:51.900><c> because</c><00:18:52.339><c> when</c><00:18:52.579><c> you</c><00:18:52.920><c> show</c><00:18:53.220><c> forth</c><00:18:53.519><c> the</c><00:18:53.779><c> same</c><00:18:54.039><c> qualities</c>

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you<00:18:56.480><c> show</c><00:18:56.759><c> forward</c><00:18:57.079><c> the</c><00:18:57.339><c> qualities</c><00:18:57.720><c> of</c><00:18:58.019><c> Christ.</c>

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So<00:18:59.000><c> we're</c><00:18:59.000><c> just</c><00:18:59.240><c> gonna</c><00:18:59.799><c> go</c><00:19:00.559><c> through</c>

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just<00:19:01.839><c> some</c><00:19:02.059><c> of</c><00:19:02.220><c> those</c><00:19:02.839><c> principles,</c>

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those<00:19:03.819><c> principles</c><00:19:04.400><c> that</c><00:19:05.720><c> show</c><00:19:06.160><c> we</c><00:19:06.380><c> are</c><00:19:06.480><c> loving</c><00:19:06.759><c> God</c>

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not<00:19:07.240><c> only</c><00:19:07.599><c> to</c><00:19:07.920><c> ourselves,</c><00:19:09.460><c> but</c><00:19:10.319><c> also</c><00:19:11.240><c> to</c><00:19:11.839><c> each</c><00:19:12.099><c> other.</c>

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This<00:19:12.539><c> idea</c><00:19:13.000><c> of</c><00:19:13.619><c> repenting,</c><00:19:15.059><c> coming</c><00:19:15.460><c> to</c><00:19:16.279><c> God.</c>

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And<00:19:17.900><c> Matthew</c><00:19:18.279><c> four</c><00:19:18.599><c> tells</c><00:19:18.940><c> us</c><00:19:19.559><c> from</c><00:19:19.920><c> that</c><00:19:20.240><c> time</c>

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Jesus<00:19:20.920><c> began</c><00:19:21.359><c> to</c><00:19:21.799><c> preach</c><00:19:22.039><c> and</c><00:19:22.259><c> to</c><00:19:22.500><c> say</c><00:19:22.880><c> repent</c>

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for<00:19:24.519><c> the</c><00:19:24.759><c> kingdom</c><00:19:25.059><c> of</c><00:19:25.339><c> heaven</c><00:19:25.519><c> is</c><00:19:25.799><c> at</c><00:19:26.059><c> hand.</c>

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So<00:19:26.519><c> this</c><00:19:26.740><c> idea</c><00:19:27.119><c> of</c><00:19:27.319><c> having</c><00:19:27.539><c> a</c><00:19:27.819><c> change</c><00:19:28.099><c> of</c><00:19:28.400><c> mind</c>

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to<00:19:30.799><c> come</c><00:19:31.299><c> together</c><00:19:31.980><c> with</c><00:19:32.920><c> a</c><00:19:33.359><c> common</c><00:19:33.579><c> goal.</c>

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And<00:19:34.279><c> Acts</c><00:19:34.640><c> continues</c><00:19:35.240><c> on</c><00:19:35.539><c> this</c><00:19:35.779><c> theme</c><00:19:35.980><c> in</c><00:19:36.259><c> Acts</c><00:19:36.500><c> nine,</c><00:19:37.019><c> verse</c><00:19:37.200><c> 18.</c>

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Repent<00:19:48.220><c> ye</c><00:19:48.539><c> therefore</c><00:19:49.079><c> and</c><00:19:49.740><c> be</c><00:19:50.059><c> converted</c>

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whom<00:20:03.200><c> the</c><00:20:03.500><c> heavens</c><00:20:03.779><c> must</c><00:20:04.160><c> receive</c>

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which<00:20:08.519><c> God</c><00:20:08.900><c> hath</c><00:20:09.180><c> spoken</c><00:20:09.599><c> by</c><00:20:10.180><c> the</c><00:20:10.599><c> mouth</c><00:20:10.880><c> of</c><00:20:11.119><c> his</c><00:20:11.299><c> holy</c><00:20:11.640><c> prophets</c>

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but<00:20:25.359><c> there's</c><00:20:25.799><c> never</c><00:20:26.240><c> a</c><00:20:26.500><c> closed</c><00:20:26.779><c> door</c><00:20:27.200><c> to</c><00:20:27.460><c> repentance.</c>

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There's<00:20:28.359><c> never</c><00:20:28.720><c> a</c><00:20:28.980><c> closed</c><00:20:29.279><c> door</c><00:20:29.619><c> to</c><00:20:29.859><c> the</c><00:20:30.180><c> hope</c>

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offered<00:20:31.599><c> through</c><00:20:31.960><c> Christ.</c>

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In<00:20:32.619><c> Ezekiel</c><00:20:33.220><c> chapter</c><00:20:33.660><c> 18</c><00:20:34.720><c> brings</c><00:20:35.980><c> this</c><00:20:36.319><c> out</c><00:20:36.500><c> in</c><00:20:36.680><c> verse</c><00:20:36.980><c> 21.</c>

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It<00:20:37.599><c> says,</c><00:20:38.759><c> but</c><00:20:38.799><c> if</c><00:20:39.019><c> the</c><00:20:39.259><c> wicked</c><00:20:39.559><c> returns</c><00:20:40.220><c> from</c><00:20:40.579><c> all</c><00:20:40.839><c> his</c><00:20:41.119><c> sins</c>

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he<00:20:47.680><c> shall</c><00:20:47.980><c> surely</c><00:20:48.480><c> live,</c><00:20:48.880><c> he</c><00:20:49.180><c> shall</c><00:20:49.559><c> not</c><00:20:49.920><c> die.</c>

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to<00:20:54.359><c> someone</c><00:20:54.740><c> who's</c><00:20:55.599><c> in</c><00:20:55.839><c> the</c><00:20:56.079><c> truth</c>

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or<00:20:56.559><c> someone</c><00:20:56.859><c> contemplating</c><00:20:57.680><c> baptism.</c>

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And<00:20:59.259><c> they</c><00:20:59.460><c> just</c><00:20:59.720><c> have</c><00:20:59.859><c> this</c><00:21:00.279><c> overwhelming</c><00:21:01.160><c> sense</c>

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the<00:21:07.319><c> perfect</c><00:21:07.839><c> condition</c><00:21:08.500><c> so</c><00:21:09.339><c> to</c><00:21:09.660><c> speak</c>

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that<00:21:10.160><c> they've</c><00:21:10.599><c> thought</c><00:21:10.819><c> of</c><00:21:11.220><c> before</c><00:21:11.819><c> they</c><00:21:12.059><c> can</c><00:21:12.339><c> get</c><00:21:12.599><c> baptized</c>

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or<00:21:13.319><c> before</c><00:21:13.859><c> they</c><00:21:14.140><c> can</c><00:21:14.400><c> return</c><00:21:15.079><c> to</c><00:21:16.059><c> the</c><00:21:16.279><c> meeting.</c>

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And<00:21:16.980><c> it's</c><00:21:17.079><c> just</c><00:21:17.359><c> not</c><00:21:17.579><c> the</c><00:21:17.740><c> case.</c>

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It's<00:21:18.279><c> not</c><00:21:18.619><c> what</c><00:21:19.339><c> we're</c><00:21:19.740><c> being</c><00:21:20.119><c> told.</c>

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that<00:21:23.420><c> there's</c><00:21:23.859><c> always</c><00:21:24.400><c> open</c><00:21:24.880><c> arms,</c>

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that<00:21:25.839><c> it</c><00:21:26.119><c> doesn't</c><00:21:26.480><c> matter</c><00:21:26.960><c> whatever</c><00:21:27.420><c> it</c><00:21:27.660><c> is</c><00:21:27.880><c> that</c><00:21:28.099><c> we've</c><00:21:28.380><c> done,</c>

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whatever<00:21:29.279><c> we've</c><00:21:30.000><c> gotten</c><00:21:30.160><c> involved</c><00:21:30.759><c> in,</c>

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whatever<00:21:33.299><c> inadequacies</c><00:21:33.779><c> we</c><00:21:34.099><c> may</c><00:21:34.500><c> feel</c><00:21:34.819><c> we</c><00:21:35.240><c> have.</c>

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God<00:21:36.579><c> says,</c><00:21:37.519><c> put</c><00:21:37.660><c> that</c><00:21:37.960><c> behind</c><00:21:38.400><c> you.</c>

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You're<00:21:40.779><c> going</c><00:21:41.039><c> to</c><00:21:41.339><c> live.</c>

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And<00:21:45.559><c> we're</c><00:21:45.779><c> told</c><00:21:45.920><c> that</c><00:21:46.160><c> God</c><00:21:46.440><c> puts</c><00:21:46.799><c> our</c><00:21:47.119><c> sins</c>

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He<00:21:51.359><c> puts</c><00:21:51.579><c> them</c><00:21:51.740><c> to</c><00:21:51.980><c> the</c><00:21:52.140><c> depths</c><00:21:52.359><c> of</c><00:21:52.599><c> the</c><00:21:52.799><c> sea.</c>

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We're<00:21:53.880><c> the</c><00:21:54.039><c> ones</c><00:21:54.279><c> who</c><00:21:54.519><c> hold</c><00:21:54.720><c> on</c><00:21:55.000><c> to</c><00:21:55.160><c> these</c><00:21:55.380><c> things.</c>

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We're<00:21:55.900><c> the</c><00:21:56.019><c> ones</c><00:21:56.240><c> who</c><00:21:56.440><c> remember.</c>

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God<00:21:57.740><c> erases</c><00:21:58.799><c> these</c><00:21:59.259><c> things</c><00:21:59.819><c> from</c><00:22:00.319><c> the</c><00:22:00.500><c> book</c><00:22:00.660><c> of</c><00:22:00.900><c> life</c>

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once<00:22:01.599><c> we</c><00:22:01.880><c> repent,</c><00:22:02.339><c> once</c><00:22:02.720><c> we</c><00:22:03.920><c> return</c><00:22:04.539><c> to</c><00:22:04.839><c> him.</c>

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So<00:22:06.240><c> if</c><00:22:06.859><c> you're</c><00:22:07.119><c> someone</c><00:22:07.519><c> who's</c><00:22:08.400><c> struggling</c><00:22:08.779><c> with</c><00:22:09.140><c> this,</c>

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if<00:22:09.519><c> you're</c><00:22:10.559><c> contemplating</c><00:22:11.480><c> baptism,</c>

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if<00:22:12.279><c> you</c><00:22:13.000><c> feel</c><00:22:13.339><c> unworthy,</c><00:22:14.359><c> you</c><00:22:14.539><c> shouldn't.</c>

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You<00:22:15.700><c> should</c><00:22:16.759><c> be</c><00:22:17.339><c> encouraged</c><00:22:18.279><c> to</c><00:22:19.779><c> repent</c><00:22:20.480><c> and</c><00:22:20.859><c> turn</c><00:22:21.059><c> to</c><00:22:21.220><c> God</c>

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because<00:22:22.039><c> he</c><00:22:22.420><c> is</c><00:22:22.859><c> always</c><00:22:23.279><c> with</c><00:22:23.579><c> that</c><00:22:23.900><c> stretched</c><00:22:24.200><c> out</c><00:22:24.960><c> hand</c>

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waiting<00:22:25.640><c> for</c><00:22:25.980><c> you.</c>

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And<00:22:27.240><c> we</c><00:22:27.420><c> have</c><00:22:27.599><c> that</c><00:22:27.900><c> parable</c><00:22:28.259><c> there,</c><00:22:28.500><c> the</c><00:22:28.660><c> two</c><00:22:28.880><c> sons.</c>

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One<00:22:29.819><c> leaves</c><00:22:30.700><c> and</c><00:22:31.059><c> spends</c><00:22:31.420><c> all</c><00:22:31.779><c> of</c><00:22:31.880><c> his</c><00:22:32.119><c> living.</c>

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And<00:22:33.240><c> what</c><00:22:33.420><c> happens</c><00:22:33.819><c> when</c><00:22:33.960><c> he</c><00:22:34.119><c> comes</c><00:22:34.400><c> back?</c>

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We<00:22:34.940><c> have</c><00:22:35.140><c> this</c><00:22:35.500><c> image</c><00:22:35.839><c> of</c><00:22:36.680><c> his</c><00:22:37.119><c> father</c><00:22:37.519><c> pulling</c><00:22:37.960><c> up</c><00:22:38.400><c> his</c><00:22:39.140><c> dress</c>

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that<00:22:40.960><c> he</c><00:22:41.180><c> has</c><00:22:41.420><c> on,</c><00:22:42.000><c> his</c><00:22:42.380><c> garb,</c><00:22:42.759><c> and</c><00:22:43.079><c> running</c><00:22:43.359><c> out</c><00:22:43.680><c> to</c><00:22:43.880><c> meet</c><00:22:44.019><c> him.</c>

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So<00:22:44.740><c> it's</c><00:22:44.940><c> not</c><00:22:45.140><c> even</c><00:22:45.380><c> a</c><00:22:45.660><c> passive,</c>

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well,<00:22:46.200><c> I'm</c><00:22:46.299><c> going</c><00:22:46.420><c> to</c><00:22:46.579><c> wait</c><00:22:46.819><c> until</c><00:22:47.119><c> this</c><00:22:47.400><c> person</c><00:22:47.720><c> comes</c><00:22:48.039><c> to</c><00:22:48.259><c> me.</c>

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God<00:22:49.880><c> is</c><00:22:50.259><c> always</c><00:22:50.759><c> seeking</c><00:22:51.180><c> to</c><00:22:51.519><c> recover</c><00:22:52.079><c> all</c><00:22:53.079><c> of</c><00:22:53.240><c> us.</c>

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And<00:22:53.619><c> I</c><00:22:53.740><c> think</c><00:22:53.960><c> that's</c><00:22:54.279><c> a</c><00:22:54.380><c> wonderful</c><00:22:54.839><c> encouragement</c>

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as<00:22:55.700><c> we</c><00:22:55.859><c> live</c><00:22:56.019><c> the</c><00:22:56.259><c> truth.</c>

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It<00:22:57.579><c> goes</c><00:22:57.799><c> on</c><00:22:58.039><c> to</c><00:22:58.259><c> say,</c><00:22:58.700><c> all</c><00:22:58.779><c> of</c><00:22:59.059><c> his</c><00:22:59.539><c> transgressions</c>

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that<00:23:00.440><c> he</c><00:23:01.059><c> committed</c><00:23:01.460><c> will</c><00:23:01.880><c> not</c><00:23:02.140><c> be</c><00:23:02.500><c> remembered</c><00:23:02.799><c> against</c><00:23:03.200><c> him.</c>

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Through<00:23:05.180><c> his</c><00:23:05.559><c> righteousness</c><00:23:06.099><c> that</c><00:23:06.420><c> he</c><00:23:06.640><c> has</c><00:23:06.960><c> done,</c><00:23:07.700><c> he</c><00:23:08.119><c> shall</c><00:23:08.500><c> live.</c>

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And<00:23:10.119><c> it</c><00:23:10.299><c> says,</c><00:23:10.660><c> have</c><00:23:10.799><c> I</c><00:23:11.119><c> delight</c><00:23:11.640><c> any</c><00:23:12.160><c> means</c>

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in<00:23:12.759><c> the</c><00:23:12.920><c> death</c><00:23:13.079><c> of</c><00:23:13.319><c> the</c><00:23:13.460><c> wicked</c><00:23:13.700><c> declares</c><00:23:14.160><c> the</c><00:23:14.400><c> Lord</c><00:23:14.579><c> Yahweh</c>

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and<00:23:15.920><c> not</c><00:23:16.240><c> at</c><00:23:16.519><c> his</c><00:23:16.900><c> turning</c><00:23:17.339><c> from</c><00:23:17.980><c> his</c><00:23:18.299><c> way</c><00:23:18.619><c> so</c><00:23:18.920><c> that</c><00:23:19.059><c> he</c><00:23:19.339><c> lives?</c>

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And<00:23:20.180><c> God</c><00:23:20.359><c> asks</c><00:23:20.619><c> the</c><00:23:20.819><c> question,</c><00:23:21.319><c> I</c><00:23:21.519><c> don't</c><00:23:21.680><c> have</c><00:23:21.920><c> any</c><00:23:22.319><c> pleasure</c>

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in<00:23:22.900><c> anyone</c><00:23:23.380><c> continuing</c><00:23:24.259><c> on</c><00:23:25.660><c> the</c><00:23:25.920><c> wrong</c><00:23:26.180><c> path.</c>

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I<00:23:27.099><c> take</c><00:23:27.400><c> pleasure</c><00:23:27.779><c> in</c><00:23:28.000><c> them</c><00:23:28.200><c> turning.</c>

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I<00:23:29.099><c> will</c><00:23:29.319><c> put</c><00:23:29.500><c> everything</c><00:23:29.960><c> behind</c><00:23:30.460><c> them.</c>

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And<00:23:32.400><c> I</c><00:23:32.519><c> want</c><00:23:32.759><c> that</c><00:23:33.039><c> person</c><00:23:33.359><c> to</c><00:23:33.640><c> live.</c>

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So<00:23:34.400><c> let's</c><00:23:34.900><c> keep</c><00:23:35.119><c> that</c><00:23:35.380><c> in</c><00:23:35.519><c> mind</c><00:23:35.779><c> in</c><00:23:39.319><c> our</c><00:23:39.519><c> walk</c><00:23:39.900><c> in</c><00:23:40.059><c> the</c><00:23:40.259><c> truth.</c>

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We<00:23:42.220><c> pause</c><00:23:42.599><c> there</c><00:23:42.940><c> and</c><00:23:43.259><c> see</c><00:23:43.480><c> if</c><00:23:43.640><c> there's</c><00:23:43.960><c> any</c><00:23:44.819><c> comments,</c><00:23:45.339><c> any</c><00:23:45.539><c> thoughts?</c>

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Chris<00:23:52.900><c> Clarke's</c><00:23:53.339><c> not</c><00:23:53.480><c> here</c><00:23:53.700><c> today,</c>

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so<00:23:54.660><c> that's</c><00:23:55.099><c> going</c><00:23:55.240><c> to</c><00:23:55.380><c> limit</c><00:23:55.599><c> our</c><00:23:56.579><c> commentary.</c>

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All<00:23:59.420><c> right,</c><00:24:01.319><c> this</c><00:24:01.740><c> idea</c><00:24:02.279><c> that</c><00:24:02.680><c> we've</c><00:24:03.140><c> talked</c><00:24:03.259><c> about</c><00:24:03.859><c> of</c><00:24:04.319><c> following,</c>

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following<00:24:06.180><c> Christ,</c><00:24:06.759><c> following</c><00:24:07.140><c> our</c><00:24:07.480><c> example.</c>

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This<00:24:09.640><c> principle's</c><00:24:10.339><c> brought</c><00:24:10.500><c> out</c><00:24:10.720><c> in</c><00:24:10.839><c> Matthew</c><00:24:11.279><c> four,</c><00:24:11.640><c> verse</c><00:24:11.900><c> 19.</c>

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Christ<00:24:13.019><c> says</c><00:24:13.259><c> to</c><00:24:13.440><c> his</c><00:24:13.660><c> disciples,</c><00:24:14.220><c> and</c><00:24:14.359><c> he</c><00:24:14.579><c> saith</c><00:24:14.779><c> unto</c><00:24:15.099><c> them,</c>

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following<00:24:16.279><c> Christ,</c><00:24:16.279><c> following</c><00:24:16.279><c> our</c><00:24:16.279><c> example.</c>

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Follow<00:24:16.559><c> me,</c><00:24:17.400><c> and</c><00:24:17.559><c> I</c><00:24:17.700><c> will</c><00:24:17.920><c> make</c><00:24:18.200><c> you</c><00:24:18.640><c> fishers</c><00:24:19.400><c> of</c><00:24:19.640><c> men.</c>

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And<00:24:21.200><c> it</c><00:24:21.319><c> goes</c><00:24:21.519><c> on</c><00:24:21.740><c> in</c><00:24:21.799><c> Matthew</c><00:24:22.180><c> 16</c><00:24:22.680><c> to</c><00:24:22.920><c> say,</c>

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then<00:24:23.279><c> said</c><00:24:23.559><c> Jesus</c><00:24:24.059><c> unto</c><00:24:24.480><c> his</c><00:24:24.900><c> disciples,</c>

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if<00:24:26.279><c> any</c><00:24:26.440><c> man</c><00:24:26.619><c> will</c><00:24:26.900><c> come</c><00:24:27.160><c> after</c><00:24:27.619><c> me,</c><00:24:28.359><c> let</c><00:24:28.559><c> him</c><00:24:28.799><c> deny</c><00:24:29.220><c> himself</c>

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and<00:24:30.400><c> take</c><00:24:30.680><c> up</c><00:24:30.900><c> his</c><00:24:31.180><c> cross</c><00:24:31.539><c> and</c><00:24:31.759><c> follow</c><00:24:32.099><c> me.</c>

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For<00:24:33.160><c> whosoever</c><00:24:33.740><c> will</c><00:24:34.039><c> save</c><00:24:34.240><c> his</c><00:24:34.559><c> life</c><00:24:34.759><c> shall</c><00:24:35.000><c> lose</c><00:24:35.359><c> it,</c>

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and<00:24:36.579><c> whosoever</c><00:24:37.160><c> will</c><00:24:37.420><c> lose</c><00:24:37.700><c> his</c><00:24:38.019><c> life</c><00:24:38.220><c> for</c><00:24:38.460><c> my</c><00:24:38.819><c> sake</c><00:24:39.119><c> shall</c>

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find<00:24:39.839><c> it.</c>

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For<00:24:41.119><c> what</c><00:24:41.319><c> is</c><00:24:41.519><c> a</c><00:24:41.660><c> man</c><00:24:41.920><c> profited</c><00:24:43.079><c> if</c><00:24:43.759><c> he</c><00:24:44.000><c> shall</c><00:24:44.160><c> gain</c><00:24:44.480><c> the</c><00:24:44.720><c> whole</c><00:24:44.940><c> world</c>

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and<00:24:45.380><c> lose</c><00:24:45.700><c> his</c><00:24:45.940><c> own</c><00:24:46.220><c> soul?</c>

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But<00:24:48.119><c> what</c><00:24:48.400><c> shall</c><00:24:48.579><c> a</c><00:24:48.720><c> man</c><00:24:48.920><c> give</c><00:24:49.200><c> in</c><00:24:49.380><c> exchange</c><00:24:49.880><c> for</c><00:24:50.240><c> his</c><00:24:50.480><c> soul?</c>

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I<00:24:52.059><c> think</c><00:24:52.220><c> this</c><00:24:52.440><c> is</c><00:24:52.640><c> an</c><00:24:52.900><c> important</c><00:24:53.180><c> principle</c>

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in<00:24:53.940><c> a</c><00:24:54.339><c> materialistic</c><00:24:55.059><c> age</c><00:24:55.579><c> that</c><00:24:55.839><c> we</c><00:24:56.059><c> live</c><00:24:56.220><c> in</c>

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because<00:24:56.799><c> we're</c><00:24:57.180><c> encouraged</c><00:24:57.779><c> to</c><00:24:59.720><c> use</c><00:25:00.339><c> our</c><00:25:00.759><c> lives,</c>

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use<00:25:01.900><c> the</c><00:25:02.119><c> limited</c><00:25:02.539><c> time</c><00:25:02.859><c> that</c><00:25:03.059><c> we</c><00:25:03.380><c> have</c>

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to<00:25:04.660><c> pursue</c><00:25:05.819><c> material</c><00:25:06.980><c> gains.</c>

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And<00:25:08.500><c> God</c><00:25:08.619><c> doesn't</c><00:25:09.039><c> exclude</c><00:25:09.579><c> us</c><00:25:09.980><c> from</c><00:25:10.559><c> material</c><00:25:11.079><c> wealth</c><00:25:11.460><c> at</c><00:25:11.720><c> all.</c>

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But<00:25:14.339><c> if</c><00:25:14.980><c> that</c><00:25:15.220><c> is</c><00:25:15.519><c> our</c><00:25:15.740><c> top</c><00:25:16.019><c> goal,</c>

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if<00:25:16.559><c> that</c><00:25:16.799><c> is</c><00:25:17.079><c> our</c><00:25:17.339><c> number</c><00:25:17.740><c> one</c><00:25:18.059><c> thing,</c>

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what<00:25:21.180><c> shall</c><00:25:21.440><c> we</c><00:25:21.720><c> gain</c><00:25:21.940><c> if</c><00:25:22.200><c> we</c><00:25:23.160><c> lose</c><00:25:23.519><c> our</c><00:25:23.839><c> salvation</c>

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because<00:25:24.819><c> we</c><00:25:25.220><c> placed</c><00:25:25.740><c> material</c><00:25:26.720><c> wealth</c>

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ahead<00:25:28.460><c> of</c><00:25:30.619><c> living</c><00:25:31.160><c> the</c><00:25:31.400><c> gospel?</c>

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And<00:25:32.559><c> it's</c><00:25:32.720><c> a</c><00:25:32.819><c> good</c><00:25:32.960><c> question</c><00:25:33.359><c> for</c><00:25:33.599><c> us</c>

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and<00:25:33.940><c> a</c><00:25:34.099><c> good</c><00:25:34.720><c> point</c><00:25:35.019><c> for</c><00:25:35.240><c> us</c><00:25:35.519><c> to</c><00:25:36.079><c> be</c><00:25:36.559><c> reminded</c><00:25:36.960><c> of</c>

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because<00:25:37.559><c> we're</c><00:25:38.400><c> pulled,</c><00:25:38.759><c> I</c><00:25:39.000><c> think,</c><00:25:39.240><c> in</c><00:25:39.440><c> our</c><00:25:39.619><c> society.</c>

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It<00:25:41.700><c> goes</c><00:25:41.960><c> on</c><00:25:42.180><c> to</c><00:25:42.339><c> say,</c><00:25:42.619><c> for</c><00:25:42.619><c> the</c><00:25:42.819><c> son</c><00:25:42.960><c> of</c><00:25:43.140><c> man</c>

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shall<00:25:43.640><c> come</c><00:25:44.019><c> in</c><00:25:44.240><c> his</c><00:25:44.539><c> glory,</c><00:25:46.099><c> in</c><00:25:46.279><c> the</c><00:25:46.480><c> glory</c><00:25:46.740><c> of</c><00:25:46.920><c> his</c><00:25:47.140><c> father</c>

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with<00:25:47.640><c> his</c><00:25:48.000><c> angels,</c><00:25:48.480><c> and</c><00:25:48.700><c> then</c><00:25:48.900><c> he</c><00:25:49.160><c> shall</c><00:25:49.359><c> reward</c><00:25:50.000><c> every</c><00:25:50.539><c> man</c>

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according<00:25:51.279><c> to</c><00:25:51.660><c> his</c><00:25:51.980><c> work.</c>

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So<00:25:52.420><c> this</c><00:25:52.700><c> idea</c><00:25:53.240><c> of,</c><00:25:54.519><c> yes,</c><00:25:54.900><c> we</c><00:25:55.559><c> live</c><00:25:55.859><c> by</c><00:25:56.200><c> grace,</c>

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but<00:25:58.000><c> there's</c><00:25:58.319><c> a</c><00:25:58.599><c> reward,</c><00:25:58.940><c> a</c><00:25:59.220><c> reward</c><00:25:59.559><c> of</c><00:26:00.079><c> life</c><00:26:00.420><c> everlasting</c>

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or<00:26:02.620><c> a</c><00:26:03.220><c> reward</c><00:26:03.500><c> of</c><00:26:03.740><c> death</c><00:26:04.079><c> if</c><00:26:04.480><c> we</c><00:26:05.200><c> forsake</c><00:26:05.700><c> the</c><00:26:05.940><c> gospel</c>

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and<00:26:06.559><c> forsake</c><00:26:07.240><c> our</c><00:26:07.720><c> calling.</c>

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This<00:26:09.880><c> principle</c><00:26:10.359><c> of</c><00:26:10.680><c> rejoicing,</c><00:26:11.220><c> I</c><00:26:11.339><c> really</c><00:26:11.599><c> like</c><00:26:11.819><c> this</c><00:26:12.119><c> one</c>

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because<00:26:12.960><c> it's</c><00:26:14.880><c> really</c><00:26:15.440><c> a</c><00:26:15.720><c> hallmark</c><00:26:16.319><c> of</c><00:26:17.599><c> how</c><00:26:19.359><c> we</c><00:26:19.619><c> are</c><00:26:19.779><c> as</c><00:26:19.960><c> a</c><00:26:20.059><c> people.</c>

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I<00:26:20.480><c> saw</c><00:26:20.599><c> so</c><00:26:20.880><c> many</c><00:26:21.079><c> people</c><00:26:21.400><c> walking</c><00:26:21.740><c> into</c><00:26:22.039><c> the</c><00:26:22.240><c> hall</c><00:26:22.400><c> today</c>

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with<00:26:23.400><c> a</c><00:26:23.579><c> smile</c><00:26:23.839><c> on</c><00:26:24.019><c> their</c><00:26:24.279><c> face.</c>

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And<00:26:25.099><c> if</c><00:26:25.160><c> they</c><00:26:25.359><c> didn't</c><00:26:25.559><c> have</c><00:26:25.819><c> a</c><00:26:26.019><c> smile</c><00:26:26.259><c> on</c><00:26:26.480><c> their</c><00:26:26.700><c> face,</c>

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they<00:26:27.099><c> were</c><00:26:27.359><c> greeted</c><00:26:27.579><c> with</c><00:26:27.839><c> someone</c><00:26:28.160><c> who</c><00:26:28.400><c> had</c><00:26:28.599><c> a</c><00:26:28.799><c> smile</c>

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and<00:26:29.160><c> then</c><00:26:29.380><c> they</c><00:26:29.599><c> had</c><00:26:29.759><c> a</c><00:26:29.920><c> smile.</c>

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So<00:26:30.440><c> it</c><00:26:30.480><c> was</c><00:26:30.740><c> like</c><00:26:30.880><c> this</c><00:26:31.099><c> infectious</c><00:26:31.740><c> good</c><00:26:32.460><c> morning.</c>

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And<00:26:34.740><c> that's</c><00:26:35.220><c> really</c><00:26:35.559><c> what</c><00:26:35.759><c> we're</c><00:26:36.119><c> called</c>

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is<00:26:36.640><c> to</c><00:26:37.019><c> rejoice</c><00:26:37.900><c> in</c><00:26:39.059><c> the</c><00:26:39.420><c> fact</c><00:26:39.619><c> that</c><00:26:39.779><c> we</c><00:26:40.039><c> have</c><00:26:40.200><c> this</c><00:26:40.460><c> wonderful</c><00:26:40.900><c> hope.</c>

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Matthew<00:26:43.039><c> five</c><00:26:43.380><c> brings</c><00:26:43.700><c> this</c><00:26:43.980><c> out.</c>

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We're<00:26:44.539><c> told,</c><00:26:45.019><c> blessed</c><00:26:45.180><c> are</c><00:26:45.559><c> ye</c><00:26:45.920><c> when</c><00:26:46.480><c> men</c><00:26:46.819><c> shall</c><00:26:47.160><c> revile</c><00:26:47.559><c> you</c>

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and<00:26:48.039><c> persecute</c><00:26:48.619><c> you</c><00:26:48.819><c> and</c><00:26:49.019><c> shall</c><00:26:49.240><c> say</c><00:26:49.460><c> all</c><00:26:49.900><c> manner</c><00:26:50.180><c> of</c><00:26:50.420><c> evil</c>

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against<00:26:51.119><c> you</c><00:26:51.359><c> falsely</c><00:26:51.880><c> for</c><00:26:52.099><c> my</c><00:26:52.460><c> sake.</c>

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Rejoice<00:26:54.240><c> and</c><00:26:54.519><c> be</c><00:26:54.740><c> exceeding</c><00:26:55.339><c> glad.</c>

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Like<00:26:55.759><c> this</c><00:26:55.940><c> is</c><00:26:56.200><c> a</c><00:26:56.319><c> worst</c><00:26:56.559><c> case</c><00:26:56.839><c> scenario,</c><00:26:57.539><c> right?</c>

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Everybody's<00:26:58.460><c> trash</c><00:26:58.759><c> talking</c><00:26:59.099><c> you.</c>

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And<00:27:00.279><c> we're</c><00:27:00.619><c> told,</c><00:27:01.119><c> hey,</c><00:27:01.420><c> rejoice</c><00:27:01.740><c> and</c><00:27:01.940><c> be</c><00:27:02.160><c> glad.</c>

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You're<00:27:02.700><c> just</c><00:27:03.039><c> living</c><00:27:03.259><c> the</c><00:27:03.519><c> gospel</c><00:27:03.819><c> message</c><00:27:04.200><c> out.</c>

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It<00:27:05.380><c> says,</c><00:27:05.940><c> for</c><00:27:05.940><c> great</c><00:27:06.299><c> is</c><00:27:06.559><c> your</c><00:27:06.839><c> reward</c><00:27:07.220><c> in</c><00:27:07.539><c> heaven</c>

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for<00:27:08.660><c> so</c><00:27:09.119><c> persecuted</c><00:27:09.720><c> they</c><00:27:10.000><c> the</c><00:27:10.279><c> prophets</c><00:27:10.619><c> which</c><00:27:10.980><c> were</c><00:27:11.240><c> before</c><00:27:11.680><c> you.</c>

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And<00:27:12.359><c> it's</c><00:27:12.559><c> this</c><00:27:13.079><c> reminder,</c><00:27:13.740><c> I</c><00:27:13.940><c> think,</c><00:27:14.339><c> in</c><00:27:14.599><c> our</c><00:27:15.319><c> day</c><00:27:15.539><c> and</c><00:27:15.660><c> age,</c>

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we<00:27:16.079><c> have</c><00:27:16.220><c> it</c><00:27:16.460><c> pretty</c><00:27:16.700><c> good.</c>

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We<00:27:17.720><c> can</c><00:27:18.039><c> preach</c><00:27:18.339><c> the</c><00:27:18.559><c> gospel</c><00:27:19.180><c> without</c><00:27:19.880><c> persecution.</c>

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I<00:27:21.420><c> think</c><00:27:21.619><c> for</c><00:27:21.819><c> the</c><00:27:21.980><c> most</c><00:27:22.240><c> part</c><00:27:22.460><c> we</c><00:27:22.599><c> can</c><00:27:22.920><c> express</c><00:27:23.339><c> our</c><00:27:23.619><c> beliefs.</c>

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People<00:27:24.400><c> will</c><00:27:24.740><c> listen.</c>

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It's<00:27:27.019><c> in</c><00:27:27.599><c> maybe</c><00:27:27.980><c> not</c><00:27:28.319><c> a</c><00:27:28.559><c> good</c><00:27:28.720><c> way.</c>

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There's<00:27:30.279><c> a</c><00:27:30.400><c> lot</c><00:27:30.579><c> of</c><00:27:30.880><c> tolerance.</c>

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So<00:27:32.140><c> our</c><00:27:32.460><c> view</c><00:27:32.759><c> is</c><00:27:33.019><c> put</c><00:27:33.200><c> out</c><00:27:33.460><c> there.</c>

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People<00:27:34.059><c> will</c><00:27:34.339><c> talk,</c><00:27:34.799><c> they'll</c><00:27:34.819><c> listen.</c>

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I've<00:27:35.299><c> had</c><00:27:35.380><c> people</c><00:27:35.680><c> say,</c><00:27:36.000><c> I</c><00:27:37.519><c> never</c><00:27:37.740><c> thought</c><00:27:38.119><c> about</c>

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not<00:27:38.880><c> believing</c><00:27:39.299><c> in</c><00:27:39.500><c> the</c><00:27:39.680><c> Trinity.</c>

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Oh,<00:27:40.279><c> I</c><00:27:40.319><c> never,</c><00:27:41.299><c> I</c><00:27:41.480><c> don't</c><00:27:41.720><c> really</c><00:27:42.119><c> read</c><00:27:42.339><c> the</c><00:27:42.480><c> Bible.</c>

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I<00:27:42.960><c> don't</c><00:27:43.940><c> tell</c><00:27:44.359><c> me</c><00:27:44.579><c> about</c><00:27:44.819><c> Jesus.</c>

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So<00:27:46.259><c> it's</c><00:27:46.940><c> this</c><00:27:47.220><c> idea</c><00:27:47.519><c> of</c><00:27:47.599><c> being</c><00:27:47.980><c> glad</c><00:27:48.579><c> that</c><00:27:48.960><c> we're</c><00:27:49.279><c> able</c><00:27:49.619><c> to</c><00:27:49.880><c> do</c><00:27:50.059><c> that.</c>

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Philippians<00:27:52.059><c> tells</c><00:27:52.400><c> us,</c><00:27:53.660><c> therefore,</c><00:27:54.220><c> my</c><00:27:54.319><c> brethren,</c>

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dearly<00:27:55.279><c> beloved,</c><00:27:56.440><c> this</c><00:27:56.819><c> idea</c><00:27:57.259><c> of</c><00:27:57.539><c> dearly</c><00:27:58.079><c> beloved</c>

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fellow<00:28:00.240><c> workers</c><00:28:00.779><c> in</c><00:28:01.079><c> the</c><00:28:01.279><c> truth.</c>

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It<00:28:01.640><c> says,</c><00:28:02.660><c> my</c><00:28:02.880><c> joy</c><00:28:03.279><c> and</c><00:28:03.559><c> crown,</c><00:28:04.059><c> so</c><00:28:04.299><c> steadfast,</c>

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I<00:28:05.500><c> am</c><00:28:05.740><c> steadfast</c><00:28:06.279><c> in</c><00:28:06.460><c> the</c><00:28:06.640><c> Lord.</c>

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I<00:28:08.160><c> beseech</c><00:28:08.599><c> you</c><00:28:08.900><c> to</c><00:28:09.099><c> be</c><00:28:09.240><c> of</c><00:28:09.420><c> the</c><00:28:09.660><c> same</c><00:28:09.960><c> mind.</c>

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I<00:28:10.680><c> entreat</c><00:28:11.240><c> you</c><00:28:12.079><c> that</c><00:28:12.740><c> we</c><00:28:13.059><c> be</c><00:28:13.339><c> true</c><00:28:14.000><c> yoke</c><00:28:14.440><c> fellow</c><00:28:14.700><c> or</c><00:28:14.980><c> co</c><00:28:15.359><c>-workers,</c>

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fellow<00:28:17.400><c> laborers,</c><00:28:18.119><c> it</c><00:28:18.339><c> says,</c><00:28:18.900><c> whose</c><00:28:19.200><c> names</c><00:28:19.700><c> are</c><00:28:19.980><c> in</c><00:28:20.119><c> the</c><00:28:20.240><c> Book</c>

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of<00:28:20.640><c> Life.</c>

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Rejoice<00:28:22.359><c> in</c><00:28:22.539><c> the</c><00:28:22.700><c> Lord</c><00:28:22.900><c> always,</c><00:28:23.480><c> and</c><00:28:23.700><c> again</c><00:28:23.960><c> I</c><00:28:24.220><c> say</c><00:28:24.480><c> rejoice.</c>

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I<00:28:25.900><c> mean,</c><00:28:25.900><c> who</c><00:28:26.099><c> wouldn't</c><00:28:26.380><c> rejoice</c>

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having<00:28:27.720><c> a</c><00:28:27.940><c> name</c><00:28:28.180><c> written</c><00:28:28.420><c> in</c><00:28:28.599><c> the</c><00:28:28.720><c> Book</c><00:28:28.859><c> of</c><00:28:29.099><c> Life?</c>

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Remember<00:28:31.579><c> as</c><00:28:31.900><c> a</c><00:28:32.079><c> kid</c><00:28:32.200><c> thinking</c><00:28:32.579><c> about</c><00:28:32.980><c> that,</c>

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like<00:28:33.779><c> we</c><00:28:34.559><c> have</c><00:28:34.839><c> this</c><00:28:35.160><c> idea</c><00:28:35.559><c> in</c><00:28:35.799><c> scripture</c><00:28:36.140><c> brought</c><00:28:36.519><c> out</c>

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where<00:28:37.299><c> there's</c><00:28:37.539><c> a</c><00:28:37.740><c> day</c><00:28:37.980><c> book</c><00:28:38.220><c> that</c><00:28:39.400><c> is,</c>

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how<00:28:40.660><c> are</c><00:28:40.880><c> we</c><00:28:41.019><c> living</c><00:28:41.240><c> our</c><00:28:41.539><c> lives?</c>

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How<00:28:42.000><c> are</c><00:28:42.099><c> things</c><00:28:42.420><c> going?</c>

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But<00:28:43.299><c> then</c><00:28:43.440><c> there's</c><00:28:43.640><c> a</c><00:28:43.759><c> Book</c><00:28:43.920><c> of</c><00:28:44.059><c> Life,</c>

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and<00:28:44.559><c> our</c><00:28:45.059><c> names</c><00:28:45.359><c> are</c><00:28:45.559><c> put</c><00:28:45.740><c> in</c><00:28:45.940><c> there</c><00:28:46.119><c> on</c><00:28:46.299><c> the</c><00:28:46.500><c> day</c><00:28:46.640><c> of</c><00:28:46.819><c> our</c><00:28:47.000><c> baptism.</c>

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And,<00:28:50.900><c> you</c><00:28:50.900><c> know,</c><00:28:51.380><c> Bob</c><00:28:51.579><c> Davis,</c><00:28:52.079><c> Book</c><00:28:52.200><c> of</c><00:28:52.400><c> Life,</c>

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Nancy<00:28:53.079><c> Davis,</c><00:28:53.539><c> Book</c><00:28:53.680><c> of</c><00:28:53.880><c> Life,</c><00:28:54.220><c> right?</c>

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It's<00:28:54.839><c> really</c><00:28:55.940><c> wonderful</c><00:28:56.680><c> because</c>

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we're<00:28:59.640><c> waiting</c><00:28:59.960><c> for</c><00:29:00.180><c> the</c><00:29:00.279><c> return</c><00:29:00.579><c> of</c><00:29:00.720><c> the</c><00:29:00.819><c> Messiah</c>

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so<00:29:01.500><c> that</c><00:29:01.700><c> we</c><00:29:01.839><c> can</c><00:29:02.200><c> have</c><00:29:02.480><c> the</c><00:29:02.880><c> realization</c><00:29:03.539><c> of</c><00:29:03.779><c> what</c><00:29:04.019><c> that</c><00:29:04.420><c> means</c>

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And<00:29:10.539><c> everything</c><00:29:10.980><c> that</c><00:29:11.299><c> we've</c><00:29:11.559><c> believed</c><00:29:11.900><c> in,</c>

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everything<00:29:12.579><c> that</c><00:29:13.019><c> we've</c><00:29:13.859><c> strived</c><00:29:14.579><c> for,</c><00:29:16.220><c> building</c><00:29:16.519><c> this</c><00:29:16.900><c> oasis,</c>

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building<00:29:18.359><c> an</c><00:29:18.599><c> oasis</c><00:29:19.000><c> of</c><00:29:19.240><c> the</c><00:29:19.460><c> truth</c><00:29:19.640><c> in</c><00:29:19.839><c> our</c><00:29:20.079><c> families</c>

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in<00:29:30.160><c> his</c><00:29:30.319><c> death,</c><00:29:31.480><c> in</c><00:29:31.880><c> his</c><00:29:32.220><c> resurrection.</c>

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So<00:29:34.619><c> that's</c><00:29:34.839><c> why</c><00:29:34.980><c> it</c><00:29:35.119><c> tells</c><00:29:35.380><c> us,</c><00:29:35.660><c> rejoice</c><00:29:36.119><c> in</c><00:29:36.339><c> the</c><00:29:36.500><c> Lord.</c>

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And<00:29:36.960><c> again,</c><00:29:37.099><c> I</c><00:29:37.380><c> say</c><00:29:37.480><c> rejoice.</c>

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Let<00:29:38.200><c> your</c><00:29:38.599><c> gentleness</c><00:29:39.240><c> be</c><00:29:39.640><c> known</c><00:29:39.980><c> unto</c><00:29:40.400><c> all</c><00:29:40.819><c> men.</c>

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The<00:29:41.799><c> Lord</c><00:29:42.059><c> is</c><00:29:42.319><c> at</c><00:29:42.579><c> hand.</c>

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Do<00:29:43.579><c> not</c><00:29:43.839><c> be</c><00:29:44.140><c> anxious.</c>

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But<00:29:45.339><c> in</c><00:29:45.579><c> everything</c><00:29:45.940><c> by</c><00:29:46.420><c> prayer</c><00:29:46.920><c> and</c><00:29:47.420><c> supplication</c>

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with<00:29:48.440><c> thanksgiving,</c><00:29:49.700><c> let</c><00:29:49.960><c> your</c><00:29:50.359><c> requests</c><00:29:50.799><c> be</c><00:29:51.160><c> known</c><00:29:51.500><c> unto</c><00:29:51.859><c> God.</c>

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And<00:29:52.980><c> the</c><00:29:53.220><c> peace</c><00:29:53.519><c> of</c><00:29:53.759><c> God,</c><00:29:54.539><c> which</c><00:29:54.819><c> passes</c><00:29:55.319><c> all</c><00:29:55.940><c> understanding,</c>

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shall<00:29:56.940><c> keep</c><00:29:57.220><c> your</c><00:29:57.480><c> hearts</c><00:29:57.779><c> and</c><00:29:58.059><c> minds</c><00:29:58.440><c> through</c><00:29:58.920><c> Christ</c><00:29:59.319><c> Jesus.</c>

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So<00:30:01.279><c> this</c><00:30:01.539><c> idea</c><00:30:02.099><c> of</c><00:30:02.460><c> when</c><00:30:02.859><c> we're</c><00:30:03.279><c> doing</c><00:30:03.700><c> these</c><00:30:04.180><c> things,</c>

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we<00:30:08.099><c> have</c><00:30:08.359><c> a</c><00:30:08.579><c> peace</c><00:30:08.740><c> of</c><00:30:09.000><c> mind.</c>

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We<00:30:09.519><c> gain</c><00:30:09.900><c> that</c><00:30:10.299><c> peace</c><00:30:10.539><c> of</c><00:30:10.880><c> mind</c><00:30:11.380><c> when</c><00:30:11.900><c> we</c><00:30:12.279><c> step</c><00:30:12.619><c> out</c><00:30:13.019><c> of,</c><00:30:13.579><c> say,</c>

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that<00:30:19.980><c> we</c><00:30:20.160><c> know</c><00:30:20.339><c> we</c><00:30:20.579><c> should</c><00:30:20.720><c> be</c><00:30:20.980><c> living.</c>

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When<00:30:21.259><c> we</c><00:30:21.440><c> step</c><00:30:21.700><c> away</c><00:30:22.059><c> from</c><00:30:22.240><c> that,</c>

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our<00:30:23.539><c> anxiousness</c><00:30:24.200><c> about</c><00:30:24.440><c> living</c><00:30:24.720><c> the</c><00:30:24.940><c> gospel</c><00:30:25.339><c> can</c><00:30:25.660><c> dissipate.</c>

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We<00:30:27.880><c> become</c><00:30:28.440><c> at</c><00:30:29.640><c> peace.</c>

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And<00:30:30.619><c> it</c><00:30:30.759><c> says</c><00:30:31.039><c> we</c><00:30:31.319><c> can't</c><00:30:31.559><c> even</c><00:30:31.920><c> understand</c><00:30:32.440><c> it.</c>

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And<00:30:38.440><c> it's</c><00:30:39.000><c> this</c><00:30:39.220><c> idea,</c><00:30:39.640><c> my</c><00:30:39.880><c> mom</c><00:30:40.079><c> would</c><00:30:40.339><c> say</c><00:30:40.519><c> to</c><00:30:40.720><c> me,</c>

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you<00:30:41.299><c> know,</c><00:30:41.420><c> I</c><00:30:41.420><c> don't</c><00:30:41.619><c> really,</c><00:30:42.279><c> this</c><00:30:42.539><c> idea</c><00:30:42.880><c> of</c><00:30:43.160><c> forgiveness.</c>

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We<00:30:43.980><c> can't</c><00:30:44.460><c> really</c><00:30:44.859><c> appreciate</c><00:30:45.440><c> it.</c>

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that<00:30:54.880><c> he</c><00:30:55.240><c> ever</c><00:30:55.700><c> liveth</c><00:30:56.359><c> to</c><00:30:56.859><c> make</c><00:30:57.279><c> intercession</c><00:30:58.039><c> for</c><00:30:58.319><c> each</c><00:30:58.619><c> one</c>

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of<00:30:58.980><c> us.</c>

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It's<00:31:00.400><c> like</c><00:31:00.680><c> a</c><00:31:00.960><c> mind</c><00:31:01.299><c> blow</c><00:31:01.640><c> that</c><00:31:02.480><c> we</c><00:31:04.019><c> can</c><00:31:04.319><c> think</c><00:31:04.579><c> about</c><00:31:04.859><c> it,</c>

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but<00:31:05.920><c> we</c><00:31:06.500><c> won't</c><00:31:06.819><c> truly</c><00:31:07.259><c> understand</c><00:31:07.859><c> it,</c><00:31:08.079><c> I</c><00:31:08.180><c> don't</c><00:31:08.500><c> think,</c>

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that<00:31:12.880><c> was</c><00:31:13.240><c> done</c><00:31:13.839><c> on</c><00:31:15.240><c> our</c><00:31:15.859><c> behalf</c><00:31:16.539><c> to</c><00:31:16.880><c> make</c><00:31:17.200><c> sure</c>

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that<00:31:19.099><c> you</c><00:31:19.640><c> get</c><00:31:19.799><c> in</c><00:31:20.000><c> the</c><00:31:20.160><c> kingdom</c><00:31:20.400><c> and</c><00:31:20.559><c> that</c><00:31:20.759><c> I</c><00:31:20.920><c> get</c><00:31:21.079><c> in</c><00:31:21.259><c> the</c><00:31:21.420><c> kingdom</c>

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and<00:31:21.839><c> that</c><00:31:22.160><c> God's</c><00:31:22.740><c> purpose</c><00:31:23.019><c> is</c><00:31:23.339><c> fulfilled</c><00:31:23.880><c> to</c><00:31:24.140><c> the</c><00:31:24.440><c> ultimate</c>

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that<00:31:25.759><c> glory</c><00:31:26.140><c> is</c><00:31:26.420><c> brought</c><00:31:26.660><c> to</c><00:31:29.339><c> God's</c><00:31:29.859><c> name.</c>

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And<00:31:31.559><c> it</c><00:31:31.619><c> goes</c><00:31:31.799><c> on</c><00:31:32.000><c> in</c><00:31:32.160><c> that</c><00:31:32.359><c> same</c><00:31:32.619><c> chapter</c><00:31:32.920><c> to</c><00:31:33.140><c> say,</c>

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finally,<00:31:33.980><c> brothers</c><00:31:34.079><c> and</c><00:31:34.380><c> sisters,</c>

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whatever<00:31:35.539><c> is</c><00:31:35.980><c> true,</c><00:31:36.359><c> whatever</c><00:31:36.579><c> is</c><00:31:37.000><c> noble,</c><00:31:37.500><c> whatever</c><00:31:37.720><c> is</c><00:31:38.180><c> right,</c>

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whatever<00:31:39.559><c> is</c><00:31:40.019><c> pure,</c><00:31:40.539><c> whatever</c><00:31:40.920><c> is</c><00:31:41.460><c> lovely,</c><00:31:42.519><c> whatever</c><00:31:42.880><c> is</c><00:31:43.559><c> admirable,</c>

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if<00:31:44.960><c> anything</c><00:31:45.380><c> is</c><00:31:45.819><c> excellent</c><00:31:46.259><c> or</c><00:31:46.740><c> praise</c><00:31:47.160><c> worthy,</c>

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think<00:31:48.779><c> about</c><00:31:49.279><c> such</c><00:31:49.579><c> things.</c>

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Whatever<00:31:51.079><c> you</c><00:31:51.380><c> have</c><00:31:51.680><c> learned</c><00:31:52.019><c> or</c><00:31:52.440><c> received</c><00:31:52.940><c> or</c><00:31:53.279><c> heard</c><00:31:53.519><c> from</c><00:31:53.779><c> me</c>

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or<00:31:54.380><c> seen</c><00:31:54.680><c> in</c><00:31:54.980><c> me,</c><00:31:55.539><c> put</c><00:31:55.839><c> into</c><00:31:56.319><c> practice,</c><00:31:56.940><c> right?</c>

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And<00:31:58.480><c> this</c><00:31:58.740><c> verse</c><00:31:59.619><c> reminds</c><00:32:00.660><c> me</c><00:32:00.940><c> of</c><00:32:01.039><c> how</c><00:32:01.299><c> I</c><00:32:01.500><c> feel</c>

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when<00:32:01.799><c> I</c><00:32:01.980><c> leave</c><00:32:02.140><c> Bible</c><00:32:02.480><c> school.</c>

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When<00:32:03.680><c> you're</c><00:32:04.279><c> just</c><00:32:04.380><c> inundated</c><00:32:05.059><c> with</c><00:32:05.299><c> the</c><00:32:05.539><c> word</c><00:32:05.759><c> every</c><00:32:06.140><c> day</c>

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and<00:32:06.519><c> with</c><00:32:06.839><c> positivity</c><00:32:07.480><c> and</c><00:32:07.799><c> with</c><00:32:09.059><c> what</c><00:32:10.960><c> we're</c><00:32:11.400><c> trying</c>

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to<00:32:11.819><c> make</c><00:32:12.140><c> our</c><00:32:12.460><c> lives</c><00:32:12.799><c> about,</c><00:32:13.599><c> you</c><00:32:13.900><c> kind</c><00:32:14.099><c> of</c><00:32:14.299><c> get</c><00:32:14.480><c> that</c><00:32:14.940><c> peak.</c>

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Our<00:32:15.599><c> vessels</c><00:32:15.880><c> are</c><00:32:16.220><c> full</c><00:32:16.480><c> and</c><00:32:16.700><c> we</c><00:32:16.859><c> know</c><00:32:17.059><c> we're</c><00:32:17.359><c> leaky</c><00:32:17.640><c> vessels.</c>

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That<00:32:19.359><c> drive</c><00:32:19.799><c> home</c><00:32:20.099><c> from</c><00:32:20.319><c> Bible</c><00:32:20.660><c> school</c>

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when<00:32:21.039><c> the</c><00:32:21.200><c> kids</c><00:32:21.319><c> are</c><00:32:21.599><c> crying</c><00:32:21.839><c> because</c><00:32:22.039><c> they</c><00:32:22.279><c> miss</c><00:32:22.440><c> their</c><00:32:22.700><c> friends</c>

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and<00:32:23.099><c> you</c><00:32:23.220><c> just</c><00:32:23.359><c> think</c><00:32:23.500><c> like,</c><00:32:23.759><c> yes,</c><00:32:24.019><c> we</c><00:32:24.220><c> did</c><00:32:24.400><c> it.</c>

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And<00:32:27.819><c> it's</c><00:32:28.259><c> like</c><00:32:28.700><c> they</c><00:32:28.960><c> call</c><00:32:29.119><c> it</c><00:32:29.259><c> the</c><00:32:29.380><c> Bible</c><00:32:29.720><c> school</c><00:32:30.019><c> blues.</c>

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Our<00:32:30.619><c> kids</c><00:32:30.799><c> would</c><00:32:31.000><c> sit</c><00:32:31.160><c> on</c><00:32:31.339><c> the</c><00:32:31.539><c> sofa</c>

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and<00:32:31.940><c> be</c><00:32:32.119><c> looking</c><00:32:32.319><c> at</c><00:32:32.500><c> the</c><00:32:32.740><c> schedule.</c>

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We'd<00:32:33.480><c> be</c><00:32:34.380><c> at</c><00:32:35.119><c> evening</c><00:32:35.519><c> devotion</c><00:32:36.019><c> right</c><00:32:36.400><c> now.</c>

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We'd<00:32:36.980><c> be</c><00:32:37.079><c> like,</c><00:32:37.339><c> yeah,</c><00:32:37.480><c> all</c><00:32:37.599><c> right,</c>

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we'll<00:32:37.819><c> go</c><00:32:37.980><c> to</c><00:32:38.079><c> another</c><00:32:38.259><c> Bible</c><00:32:38.660><c> school.</c>

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And<00:32:40.940><c> you</c><00:32:41.539><c> just</c><00:32:41.819><c> have</c><00:32:42.059><c> such</c><00:32:42.400><c> a</c><00:32:42.759><c> feeling</c><00:32:43.160><c> of</c><00:32:43.980><c> peace.</c>

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That's,<00:32:47.859><c> I</c><00:32:47.859><c> think,</c><00:32:48.079><c> how</c><00:32:48.299><c> we're</c><00:32:48.500><c> gonna</c><00:32:48.920><c> feel</c><00:32:49.519><c> in</c><00:32:49.700><c> the</c><00:32:49.880><c> kingdom</c>

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when<00:32:50.259><c> we</c><00:32:50.420><c> put</c><00:32:50.599><c> those</c><00:32:50.920><c> things</c><00:32:51.200><c> into</c><00:32:51.519><c> practice.</c>

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And<00:32:55.059><c> the</c><00:32:55.640><c> other</c><00:32:55.839><c> principle</c><00:32:56.220><c> which</c><00:32:56.440><c> we've</c><00:32:56.700><c> been</c><00:32:56.859><c> talking</c><00:32:57.099><c> about,</c>

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letting<00:32:57.740><c> our</c><00:32:58.099><c> light</c><00:32:58.259><c> shine.</c>

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Matthew<00:32:59.119><c> five</c><00:32:59.539><c> brings</c><00:32:59.859><c> us</c><00:33:00.160><c> out.</c>

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Let<00:33:00.920><c> your</c><00:33:01.339><c> light</c><00:33:01.740><c> so</c><00:33:02.180><c> shine</c><00:33:02.700><c> before</c><00:33:03.279><c> men</c>

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that<00:33:03.900><c> they</c><00:33:04.140><c> may</c><00:33:04.380><c> see</c><00:33:04.640><c> your</c><00:33:04.880><c> good</c><00:33:05.140><c> works</c>

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and<00:33:05.819><c> glorify</c><00:33:06.480><c> your</c><00:33:06.720><c> Father</c><00:33:07.019><c> which</c><00:33:07.319><c> is</c><00:33:07.819><c> in</c><00:33:08.079><c> heaven.</c>

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This<00:33:08.960><c> is</c><00:33:09.279><c> the</c><00:33:09.420><c> whole</c><00:33:09.680><c> purpose</c><00:33:10.119><c> of</c><00:33:10.380><c> our</c><00:33:10.619><c> calling.</c>

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Second<00:33:11.599><c> Corinthians</c><00:33:12.200><c> tells</c><00:33:12.559><c> us,</c>

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for<00:33:14.180><c> God</c><00:33:14.640><c> who</c><00:33:14.960><c> said,</c><00:33:16.099><c> let</c><00:33:16.259><c> light</c><00:33:16.700><c> shine</c><00:33:17.240><c> out</c><00:33:17.559><c> of</c><00:33:17.779><c> darkness,</c>

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made<00:33:19.420><c> his</c><00:33:19.740><c> light</c><00:33:20.039><c> shine</c><00:33:20.339><c> in</c><00:33:20.599><c> our</c><00:33:20.759><c> hearts</c>

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to<00:33:21.240><c> give</c><00:33:21.420><c> us</c><00:33:21.740><c> the</c><00:33:22.000><c> light</c><00:33:22.339><c> of</c><00:33:22.900><c> the</c><00:33:23.160><c> knowledge</c><00:33:23.539><c> of</c><00:33:23.700><c> God's</c><00:33:24.220><c> glory</c>

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displayed<00:33:25.240><c> in</c><00:33:25.539><c> the</c><00:33:25.799><c> face</c><00:33:26.220><c> of</c><00:33:26.500><c> Christ.</c>

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But<00:33:27.839><c> we</c><00:33:28.119><c> have</c><00:33:28.299><c> this</c><00:33:28.680><c> treasure</c><00:33:29.019><c> in</c><00:33:29.339><c> jars</c><00:33:29.599><c> of</c><00:33:29.960><c> clay</c>

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in<00:33:30.420><c> these</c><00:33:30.759><c> mortal</c><00:33:31.019><c> bodies.</c>

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So<00:33:32.180><c> we</c><00:33:32.319><c> do</c><00:33:32.519><c> it</c><00:33:32.759><c> failingly.</c>

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But<00:33:36.200><c> it</c><00:33:36.880><c> says,</c><00:33:37.339><c> we</c><00:33:37.339><c> are</c><00:33:37.640><c> hard</c><00:33:37.940><c> pressed</c><00:33:38.200><c> on</c><00:33:38.460><c> every</c><00:33:38.819><c> side</c>

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but<00:33:39.400><c> not</c><00:33:39.759><c> crushed,</c><00:33:40.740><c> perplexed</c><00:33:41.299><c> but</c><00:33:41.539><c> not</c><00:33:41.779><c> in</c><00:33:41.960><c> despair,</c>

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persecuted<00:33:43.799><c> but</c><00:33:44.200><c> not</c><00:33:44.420><c> abandoned.</c>

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We<00:33:45.960><c> always</c><00:33:46.440><c> carry</c><00:33:47.119><c> around</c><00:33:47.579><c> in</c><00:33:47.819><c> our</c><00:33:48.019><c> body</c><00:33:48.259><c> the</c><00:33:48.519><c> death</c><00:33:48.759><c> of</c><00:33:48.980><c> Jesus</c>

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so<00:33:50.180><c> that</c><00:33:50.400><c> the</c><00:33:50.700><c> life</c><00:33:50.980><c> of</c><00:33:51.279><c> Jesus</c><00:33:52.200><c> may</c><00:33:52.680><c> be</c><00:33:53.000><c> revealed</c><00:33:53.559><c> in</c><00:33:53.900><c> our</c><00:33:54.160><c> body.</c>

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So<00:33:55.619><c> this</c><00:33:55.880><c> idea</c><00:33:56.299><c> of</c><00:33:56.640><c> living</c><00:33:56.940><c> out</c><00:33:58.140><c> the</c><00:33:58.640><c> gospel</c><00:33:59.039><c> message.</c>

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I<00:34:01.299><c> think</c><00:34:01.440><c> that's</c><00:34:01.779><c> where</c><00:34:01.900><c> we'll</c><00:34:02.180><c> end</c><00:34:02.440><c> for</c><00:34:02.720><c> today</c>

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and<00:34:03.480><c> if</c><00:34:04.319><c> anyone</c><00:34:04.599><c> has</c><00:34:04.920><c> any</c><00:34:05.160><c> thoughts,</c><00:34:05.559><c> any</c><00:34:05.759><c> comments?</c>

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Steve?

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When<00:34:13.619><c> you</c><00:34:14.079><c> were</c><00:34:14.280><c> talking</c><00:34:14.639><c> about</c><00:34:15.380><c> how</c><00:34:16.860><c> joyful</c><00:34:17.460><c> it</c><00:34:17.679><c> is</c>

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to<00:34:18.079><c> have</c><00:34:18.199><c> our</c><00:34:18.440><c> name</c><00:34:18.659><c> written</c><00:34:18.900><c> in</c><00:34:19.099><c> the</c><00:34:19.219><c> book</c><00:34:19.380><c> of</c><00:34:19.619><c> life,</c>

00:34:22.320 --> 00:34:28.360
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it<00:34:22.760><c> got</c><00:34:22.940><c> me</c><00:34:23.260><c> thinking</c><00:34:23.800><c> about</c><00:34:25.539><c> experiences</c><00:34:27.099><c> that</c><00:34:27.440><c> I've</c><00:34:27.760><c> had</c>

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in<00:34:29.039><c> my</c><00:34:29.380><c> life</c><00:34:29.860><c> looking</c><00:34:30.480><c> at</c><00:34:30.900><c> lists.</c>

00:34:31.340 --> 00:34:33.860
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And<00:34:31.679><c> what</c><00:34:31.840><c> I</c><00:34:32.019><c> mean</c><00:34:32.119><c> by</c><00:34:32.380><c> that</c><00:34:32.599><c> is</c><00:34:32.760><c> I</c><00:34:32.860><c> remember</c><00:34:33.320><c> being</c>

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in<00:34:34.179><c> junior</c><00:34:34.519><c> high</c><00:34:34.820><c> school</c><00:34:35.460><c> and</c><00:34:36.280><c> trying</c><00:34:36.440><c> out</c>

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for<00:34:36.719><c> the</c><00:34:36.880><c> basketball</c><00:34:37.440><c> team.</c>

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This<00:34:37.840><c> was</c><00:34:38.039><c> like</c><00:34:38.300><c> before</c><00:34:38.780><c> the</c><00:34:39.059><c> internet,</c><00:34:39.380><c> right?</c>

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Yeah.

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And<00:34:41.539><c> the</c><00:34:42.019><c> coach</c><00:34:42.280><c> would</c><00:34:42.519><c> put</c><00:34:42.699><c> the</c><00:34:42.960><c> name</c><00:34:43.219><c> of</c><00:34:43.460><c> the</c><00:34:43.699><c> team</c><00:34:44.280><c> on</c><00:34:45.219><c> a</c><00:34:45.639><c> list</c>

00:34:47.039 --> 00:34:50.599
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and<00:34:47.559><c> it</c><00:34:47.940><c> would</c><00:34:48.139><c> be</c><00:34:48.340><c> posted</c><00:34:48.739><c> at</c><00:34:48.980><c> a</c><00:34:49.139><c> certain</c><00:34:49.320><c> time</c><00:34:49.760><c> after</c><00:34:50.199><c> school</c>

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and<00:34:50.980><c> everybody</c><00:34:51.480><c> would</c><00:34:52.039><c> flock</c><00:34:52.320><c> to</c><00:34:52.579><c> the</c><00:34:52.820><c> gym</c>

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to<00:34:53.280><c> see</c><00:34:53.440><c> if</c><00:34:53.619><c> their</c><00:34:53.960><c> name</c><00:34:54.300><c> was</c><00:34:54.659><c> there.</c>

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Yeah.<00:34:55.659><c> What's</c><00:34:55.900><c> your</c><00:34:55.980><c> name</c><00:34:56.099><c> there?</c>

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One<00:34:57.139><c> year</c><00:34:57.340><c> it</c><00:34:57.460><c> was</c><00:34:57.679><c> not,</c><00:34:58.099><c> one</c><00:34:58.300><c> year</c><00:34:58.500><c> it</c><00:34:58.719><c> was,</c><00:34:59.119><c> right?</c>

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You<00:34:59.639><c> know?</c>

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So<00:35:02.559><c> just</c><00:35:03.039><c> your</c><00:35:03.480><c> comment</c><00:35:04.000><c> about</c><00:35:04.300><c> how</c><00:35:05.000><c> joyful</c><00:35:05.619><c> it</c><00:35:05.840><c> is</c>

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to<00:35:06.440><c> know</c><00:35:06.980><c> that</c><00:35:07.800><c> our</c><00:35:08.039><c> name</c><00:35:08.219><c> is</c><00:35:08.519><c> there,</c><00:35:08.840><c> right?</c>

00:35:09.059 --> 00:35:10.960
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It's<00:35:09.380><c> not</c><00:35:09.559><c> a</c><00:35:09.880><c> question.</c>

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If<00:35:11.260><c> we</c><00:35:11.599><c> endure</c><00:35:11.940><c> to</c><00:35:12.119><c> the</c><00:35:12.340><c> end,</c><00:35:13.219><c> our</c><00:35:13.500><c> name</c><00:35:13.719><c> is</c><00:35:14.019><c> there.</c>

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Yeah,<00:35:15.340><c> thanks</c><00:35:15.619><c> for</c><00:35:15.840><c> that.</c>

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In<00:35:16.820><c> one</c><00:35:17.000><c> of</c><00:35:17.139><c> your</c><00:35:17.400><c> excitations,</c><00:35:18.039><c> you</c><00:35:18.280><c> made</c><00:35:18.500><c> the</c><00:35:18.719><c> point</c>

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of<00:35:19.139><c> when</c><00:35:19.300><c> we</c><00:35:19.500><c> get</c><00:35:19.699><c> baptized,</c><00:35:20.139><c> we</c><00:35:20.360><c> get</c><00:35:20.579><c> that</c><00:35:20.860><c> golden</c><00:35:21.260><c> ticket,</c>

00:35:21.579 --> 00:35:25.179
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so<00:35:21.840><c> to</c><00:35:22.019><c> speak,</c><00:35:22.280><c> and</c><00:35:22.500><c> it's</c><00:35:23.059><c> ours</c><00:35:23.219><c> to</c><00:35:23.440><c> hold</c><00:35:23.639><c> onto</c><00:35:24.000><c> and</c><00:35:24.219><c> to</c><00:35:24.480><c> cherish.</c>

00:35:25.219 --> 00:35:26.960
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Yeah,<00:35:25.440><c> that</c><00:35:25.579><c> was</c><00:35:26.159><c> Kyle</c><00:35:26.639><c> Tucker.</c>

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He's<00:35:27.619><c> got</c><00:35:27.739><c> a</c><00:35:27.840><c> book</c><00:35:27.960><c> called</c><00:35:28.159><c> The</c><00:35:28.380><c> Judaizers.</c>

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He<00:35:29.760><c> spoke</c><00:35:30.800><c> about</c><00:35:31.139><c> that.</c>

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Nice.

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Do<00:35:32.380><c> you</c><00:35:32.619><c> value</c><00:35:33.019><c> that</c><00:35:33.280><c> ticket?</c>

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Right.

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If<00:35:34.440><c> you</c><00:35:34.679><c> value</c><00:35:35.059><c> it,</c><00:35:35.400><c> you'll</c><00:35:35.599><c> hold</c><00:35:35.760><c> onto</c><00:35:36.119><c> it.</c>

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Yeah,<00:35:37.559><c> great.</c>

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Thanks,<00:35:38.539><c> Steve.</c>