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we<00:19:37.660><c> can</c><00:19:37.980><c> thank</c><00:19:38.380><c> God</c><00:19:38.779><c> for</c><00:19:39.079><c> that.</c><00:19:40.539><c> And</c><00:19:40.660><c> so</c><00:19:40.859><c> these</c><00:19:41.319><c> are</c><00:19:41.640><c> things</c><00:19:42.039><c> that</c><00:19:43.740><c> we</c>

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Weekend<00:21:11.819><c> many</c><00:21:12.319><c> years</c><00:21:12.660><c> ago.</c>

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Jim,<00:21:20.700><c> yeah,</c><00:21:21.059><c> Brian,</c><00:21:21.819><c> yeah.</c>

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English,<00:21:54.859><c> do</c><00:21:55.059><c> we?</c>

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everlasting<00:22:28.980><c> God.</c>

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go<00:25:30.099><c> to</c><00:25:30.319><c> confession.</c>

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know,<00:26:26.180><c> sort</c><00:26:26.299><c> of</c><00:26:26.519><c> by</c><00:26:26.859><c> rote.</c>

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would<00:26:30.180><c> use.</c>

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But<00:26:31.579><c> this</c><00:26:31.839><c> could</c><00:26:31.980><c> be</c><00:26:32.200><c> a</c><00:26:32.480><c> model</c><00:26:32.900><c> that</c><00:26:33.579><c> we</c><00:26:33.799><c> might</c><00:26:34.059><c> read</c><00:26:34.720><c> and</c><00:26:35.480><c> cause</c><00:26:35.759><c> us</c>

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as<00:26:56.339><c> cliché.</c>

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our<00:27:03.259><c> heart.</c>

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prayer<00:27:09.799><c> about</c><00:27:11.220><c> confession.</c>

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blessings<00:27:52.059><c> in</c><00:27:52.380><c> my</c><00:27:52.619><c> life.</c>

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you<00:28:03.039><c> are</c><00:28:03.700><c> grateful</c><00:28:04.319><c> for.</c>

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And<00:28:06.460><c> how</c><00:28:07.059><c> that</c><00:28:08.119><c> exercise</c><00:28:09.319><c> can</c><00:28:10.799><c> be</c><00:28:11.220><c> transformative</c><00:28:12.279><c> in</c><00:28:14.220><c> allowing</c><00:28:14.839><c> you</c><00:28:15.279><c> to</c>

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experience<00:28:17.640><c> joy</c><00:28:18.579><c> and</c><00:28:19.920><c> happiness</c><00:28:20.579><c> in</c><00:28:21.420><c> life.</c>

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things<00:28:31.400><c> that</c><00:28:31.759><c> happen</c><00:28:32.059><c> in</c><00:28:32.359><c> life.</c>

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Thank<00:28:39.420><c> you,</c><00:28:39.720><c> Lord,</c><00:28:40.880><c> for</c><00:28:42.000><c> your</c><00:28:42.400><c> abundant</c><00:28:42.759><c> blessings</c><00:28:43.279><c> in</c><00:28:43.500><c> my</c><00:28:43.779><c> life.</c>

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each<00:29:09.400><c> day.</c>

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But<00:29:24.839><c> sometimes</c><00:29:25.240><c> it</c><00:29:25.400><c> can</c><00:29:25.619><c> be</c><00:29:26.319><c> more</c><00:29:26.740><c> about</c><00:29:27.140><c> confessing</c><00:29:27.720><c> general</c><00:29:28.140><c> things.</c>

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When<00:29:29.480><c> we</c><00:29:29.740><c> talk</c><00:29:29.940><c> about</c><00:29:30.299><c> Thanksgiving,</c><00:29:31.579><c> we</c><00:29:31.700><c> can</c><00:29:32.000><c> be</c><00:29:32.480><c> specific</c>

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occurred<00:29:41.140><c> in</c><00:29:41.299><c> our</c><00:29:41.500><c> life.</c>

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Or<00:29:42.940><c> perhaps</c><00:29:43.299><c> it's</c><00:29:43.559><c> just</c><00:29:43.839><c> when</c><00:29:44.019><c> we</c><00:29:44.220><c> look</c><00:29:44.440><c> back</c><00:29:44.819><c> on</c><00:29:45.039><c> our</c><00:29:45.319><c> lives</c><00:29:45.500><c> and</c><00:29:45.720><c> we</c><00:29:45.839><c> can</c><00:29:46.019><c> be</c><00:29:46.319><c> grateful</c><00:29:46.640><c> for</c><00:29:47.700><c> a</c>

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happy<00:29:48.200><c> childhood.</c>

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These<00:29:55.619><c> are</c><00:29:56.039><c> examples</c><00:29:56.660><c> that</c><00:29:56.920><c> might</c><00:29:57.220><c> prompt</c><00:29:57.539><c> us</c><00:29:57.839><c> again</c><00:29:58.200><c> to</c><00:29:59.559><c> spark</c><00:30:00.119><c> anew</c>

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a<00:30:01.400><c> stronger</c><00:30:01.779><c> prayer</c><00:30:02.200><c> life.</c>

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give<00:30:12.900><c> thanksgiving</c><00:30:13.599><c> to</c><00:30:13.859><c> God.</c>

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specific<00:30:20.859><c> requests.</c>

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others<00:30:36.099><c> before</c><00:30:36.799><c> you.</c>

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on<00:30:44.099><c> the</c><00:30:44.240><c> path</c><00:30:44.579><c> of</c><00:30:44.900><c> righteousness.</c>

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Grant<00:30:46.960><c> me</c><00:30:47.240><c> the</c><00:30:47.619><c> strength</c><00:30:48.079><c> to</c><00:30:48.420><c> resist</c><00:30:49.019><c> temptation</c><00:30:49.980><c> and</c><00:30:50.980><c> the</c><00:30:51.240><c> courage</c><00:30:51.940><c> to</c>

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stand<00:30:53.240><c> firm</c><00:30:53.819><c> in</c><00:30:54.039><c> my</c><00:30:54.319><c> faith.</c>

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sick<00:31:03.960><c> or</c><00:31:04.839><c> hurting.</c>

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facing<00:31:10.920><c> difficult</c><00:31:11.619><c> circumstances.</c>

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in<00:31:19.819><c> need.</c>

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about<00:31:39.059><c> our</c><00:31:39.920><c> friends,</c><00:31:40.740><c> brothers</c><00:31:40.960><c> and</c><00:31:41.240><c> sisters</c><00:31:41.519><c> in</c><00:31:41.740><c> this</c><00:31:42.019><c> room.</c>

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Brothers<00:31:43.500><c> and</c><00:31:43.799><c> sisters</c><00:31:44.079><c> who</c><00:31:44.299><c> are</c><00:31:44.460><c> not</c><00:31:44.660><c> in</c><00:31:44.880><c> this</c><00:31:45.160><c> room,</c><00:31:46.579><c> and</c><00:31:46.900><c> mention</c><00:31:47.160><c> them</c><00:31:47.380><c> by</c>

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Lord,<00:31:54.660><c> I</c><00:31:55.019><c> lift</c><00:31:55.200><c> up</c><00:31:55.440><c> my</c><00:31:55.700><c> loved</c><00:31:56.079><c> ones</c><00:31:56.680><c> to</c><00:31:56.960><c> you.</c>

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Bless<00:31:58.799><c> them</c><00:31:59.019><c> with</c><00:31:59.220><c> your</c><00:31:59.559><c> presence,</c><00:32:00.599><c> protection,</c><00:32:01.279><c> and</c><00:32:01.519><c> provision.</c>

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It's<00:32:03.019><c> like,</c><00:32:03.220><c> how</c><00:32:03.299><c> do</c><00:32:03.519><c> we</c><00:32:03.700><c> pray</c><00:32:03.880><c> for</c><00:32:04.119><c> our</c><00:32:04.359><c> children?</c><00:32:06.200><c> How</c><00:32:06.420><c> do</c><00:32:06.539><c> we</c>

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pray<00:32:06.819><c> for</c><00:32:07.039><c> our</c><00:32:07.359><c> adult</c><00:32:07.660><c> children?</c>

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How<00:32:08.299><c> do</c><00:32:08.460><c> we</c><00:32:08.619><c> pray</c><00:32:08.819><c> for</c><00:32:09.059><c> our</c><00:32:09.339><c> neighbors?</c><00:32:09.859><c> How</c><00:32:09.980><c> do</c><00:32:10.119><c> we</c><00:32:10.299><c> pray</c><00:32:10.579><c> for</c><00:32:11.920><c> others?</c>

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May<00:32:13.759><c> they</c><00:32:14.059><c> experience</c><00:32:14.720><c> your</c><00:32:15.079><c> love</c><00:32:15.380><c> in</c><00:32:15.579><c> a</c><00:32:15.839><c> tangible</c><00:32:16.299><c> way</c><00:32:16.819><c> and</c>

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draw<00:32:17.240><c> closer</c><00:32:17.740><c> to</c><00:32:17.980><c> you</c><00:32:18.240><c> each</c><00:32:18.640><c> day.</c>

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I<00:32:20.420><c> also</c><00:32:20.819><c> pray</c><00:32:21.539><c> for</c><00:32:22.319><c> those</c><00:32:22.660><c> who</c><00:32:22.839><c> have</c><00:32:23.019><c> not</c><00:32:23.240><c> yet</c><00:32:23.519><c> experienced</c>

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your<00:32:24.759><c> saving</c><00:32:25.119><c> grace.</c>

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Open<00:32:27.220><c> their</c><00:32:27.480><c> hearts</c><00:32:27.940><c> to</c><00:32:28.279><c> your</c><00:32:28.579><c> truth</c><00:32:28.940><c> and</c><00:32:29.279><c> reveal</c><00:32:29.960><c> your</c><00:32:30.359><c> love</c>

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to<00:32:31.240><c> them.</c>

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Use<00:32:33.880><c> me</c><00:32:34.140><c> as</c><00:32:34.319><c> your</c><00:32:34.579><c> instrument</c><00:32:35.200><c> to</c><00:32:36.140><c> share</c><00:32:36.440><c> the</c><00:32:36.640><c> Gospel</c><00:32:37.180><c> and</c><00:32:38.240><c> be</c>

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a<00:32:38.700><c> light</c><00:32:39.019><c> in</c><00:32:39.359><c> this</c><00:32:39.660><c> world.</c>

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So<00:32:42.819><c> what</c><00:32:43.000><c> we've</c><00:32:43.240><c> seen</c><00:32:43.420><c> here,</c><00:32:43.799><c> brothers</c><00:32:43.920><c> and</c><00:32:44.200><c> sisters,</c><00:32:44.720><c> is</c><00:32:45.180><c> an</c>

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example<00:32:46.259><c> of</c><00:32:46.460><c> a</c><00:32:46.640><c> guided</c><00:32:47.000><c> prayer.</c>

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These<00:32:48.940><c> words</c><00:32:49.180><c> don't</c><00:32:49.440><c> have</c><00:32:49.759><c> to</c><00:32:49.920><c> be</c><00:32:50.119><c> yours,</c><00:32:51.519><c> but</c><00:32:51.660><c> they</c><00:32:51.839><c> might</c>

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spark<00:32:52.700><c> new</c><00:32:53.059><c> words</c><00:32:53.599><c> within</c><00:32:54.019><c> your</c><00:32:54.400><c> heart</c><00:32:54.700><c> and</c><00:32:54.960><c> within</c><00:32:55.240><c> your</c><00:32:55.539><c> mind.</c>

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And<00:32:57.019><c> this</c><00:32:57.359><c> model,</c><00:32:58.000><c> this</c><00:32:58.380><c> axe</c><00:32:58.759><c> model,</c><00:33:00.299><c> adoration,</c><00:33:01.779><c> confession,</c><00:33:02.920><c> thanksgiving,</c><00:33:04.200><c> supplication,</c><00:33:04.940><c> these</c><00:33:05.319><c> four</c>

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parts<00:33:06.200><c> for</c><00:33:07.160><c> many</c><00:33:07.460><c> of</c><00:33:07.640><c> us</c><00:33:07.799><c> can</c><00:33:07.980><c> be</c><00:33:08.259><c> easy</c><00:33:08.680><c> to</c><00:33:09.140><c> remember.</c>

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We've<00:33:10.039><c> got</c><00:33:10.200><c> this</c><00:33:11.059><c> mnemonic</c><00:33:11.779><c> that</c><00:33:12.779><c> makes</c><00:33:13.059><c> it</c><00:33:14.660><c> perhaps</c><00:33:15.140><c> easier</c>

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in<00:33:16.359><c> times</c><00:33:16.740><c> of</c><00:33:17.140><c> stress</c><00:33:17.640><c> or</c><00:33:18.019><c> difficulty</c><00:33:18.759><c> or</c><00:33:19.099><c> memory</c><00:33:19.500><c> loss</c><00:33:19.880><c> or</c><00:33:20.099><c> whatever</c><00:33:20.460><c> it</c>

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is<00:33:20.980><c> that</c><00:33:21.140><c> is</c><00:33:21.779><c> hindering</c><00:33:22.240><c> our</c><00:33:22.579><c> prayer</c><00:33:22.859><c> life</c><00:33:23.359><c> to</c><00:33:24.339><c> come</c><00:33:24.619><c> back.</c>

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And<00:33:26.359><c> to</c><00:33:26.559><c> offer</c><00:33:27.119><c> renewed</c><00:33:27.799><c> thoughts</c><00:33:28.460><c> and</c><00:33:29.000><c> gratitude</c><00:33:29.619><c> and</c><00:33:30.539><c> requests</c><00:33:31.220><c> to</c>

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our<00:33:31.980><c> God.</c>

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Any<00:33:36.180><c> thoughts?</c><00:33:36.660><c> Anybody</c><00:33:36.880><c> have</c><00:33:37.140><c> anything</c><00:33:37.380><c> they'd</c><00:33:37.619><c> like</c><00:33:37.740><c> to</c><00:33:38.019><c> share</c><00:33:38.279><c> before</c><00:33:38.740><c> we</c>

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go<00:33:39.160><c> to</c><00:33:39.380><c> the</c><00:33:39.700><c> flip</c><00:33:39.920><c> chart?</c>

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Yeah,<00:33:42.819><c> Chris?</c>

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Kathy?

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Kathy?

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I<00:33:48.059><c> just</c><00:33:48.460><c> wanted</c><00:33:48.700><c> to</c><00:33:49.000><c> say</c><00:33:49.259><c> that</c><00:33:50.619><c> also</c><00:33:51.380><c> to</c><00:33:51.960><c> pray</c><00:33:52.180><c> for</c><00:33:52.380><c> those</c><00:33:52.680><c> that</c>

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have<00:33:53.119><c> trespassed</c><00:33:53.700><c> against</c><00:33:54.160><c> us.</c>

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I<00:33:55.220><c> think</c><00:33:55.380><c> that's</c><00:33:55.700><c> a</c><00:33:55.839><c> very</c><00:33:56.119><c> difficult</c><00:33:56.660><c> prayer,</c><00:33:58.180><c> but</c><00:33:58.519><c> we're</c><00:33:58.900><c> commanded</c><00:33:59.299><c> to</c>

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do<00:33:59.839><c> it.</c>

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Yeah.<00:34:03.559><c> Why</c><00:34:03.920><c> is</c><00:34:04.859><c> that</c><00:34:05.119><c> so</c><00:34:05.460><c> hard</c><00:34:05.660><c> for</c><00:34:05.880><c> us</c><00:34:06.079><c> sometimes,</c><00:34:06.519><c> I</c><00:34:06.720><c> wonder?</c>

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Because<00:34:09.599><c> we</c><00:34:10.360><c> don't</c><00:34:10.639><c> want</c><00:34:10.840><c> to</c><00:34:10.940><c> forgive,</c><00:34:11.360><c> maybe.</c><00:34:12.400><c> For</c><00:34:12.639><c> me,</c><00:34:13.019><c> it's</c>

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hard<00:34:13.719><c> sometimes.</c>

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I<00:34:17.179><c> think</c><00:34:17.579><c> it's</c><00:34:17.980><c> hard</c><00:34:18.800><c> to</c><00:34:19.940><c> do</c><00:34:20.199><c> it,</c><00:34:21.920><c> and</c><00:34:22.119><c> yet</c><00:34:22.280><c> I'm</c><00:34:22.420><c> sure</c><00:34:23.000><c> I've</c><00:34:24.739><c> offended</c><00:34:25.260><c> other</c><00:34:25.840><c> people</c><00:34:26.199><c> plenty</c><00:34:26.539><c> of</c><00:34:26.800><c> times.</c>

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But<00:34:28.559><c> I</c><00:34:29.519><c> just</c><00:34:29.820><c> think</c><00:34:30.039><c> it's</c><00:34:32.380><c> right</c><00:34:32.659><c> up</c><00:34:32.920><c> there</c><00:34:33.340><c> with</c><00:34:33.860><c> what</c><00:34:34.320><c> we</c><00:34:34.559><c> need</c><00:34:34.739><c> to</c><00:34:35.000><c> do.</c>

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Absolutely.<00:34:36.960><c> Yeah,</c><00:34:37.300><c> I</c><00:34:37.300><c> think</c><00:34:37.559><c> that's</c><00:34:38.679><c> what</c><00:34:39.380><c> Jesus</c><00:34:40.119><c> shared</c><00:34:41.500><c> in</c>

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the<00:34:42.420><c> Lord's</c><00:34:42.920><c> Prayer.</c>

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So<00:34:45.119><c> forgive</c><00:34:45.360><c> us</c><00:34:45.659><c> our</c><00:34:45.940><c> sins</c><00:34:46.539><c> as</c><00:34:47.900><c> we</c><00:34:48.539><c> forgive</c><00:34:48.920><c> others.</c>

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And<00:34:50.800><c> you'll</c><00:34:51.019><c> notice</c><00:34:51.239><c> that</c><00:34:51.440><c> when</c><00:34:51.599><c> Jesus</c><00:34:52.079><c> concluded</c><00:34:52.699><c> this</c><00:34:53.099><c> prayer,</c><00:34:54.920><c> there</c><00:34:55.019><c> was</c>

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only<00:34:55.800><c> one</c><00:34:56.280><c> thing</c><00:34:57.260><c> that</c><00:34:57.820><c> he</c><00:34:58.059><c> mentioned</c><00:34:58.519><c> a</c><00:34:59.079><c> second</c><00:34:59.360><c> time.</c>

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And<00:35:03.400><c> that</c><00:35:04.019><c> was</c><00:35:04.860><c> the</c><00:35:05.440><c> importance</c><00:35:06.019><c> of</c><00:35:06.539><c> forgiving</c><00:35:06.840><c> others.</c><00:35:07.219><c> Let's</c><00:35:07.400><c> look</c>

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at<00:35:07.780><c> Matthew</c><00:35:08.119><c> 6.</c>

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So<00:35:21.340><c> the</c><00:35:21.559><c> prayer</c><00:35:21.760><c> is</c><00:35:22.079><c> found</c><00:35:22.559><c> in</c><00:35:23.639><c> verse</c><00:35:23.900><c> 9.</c><00:35:24.340><c> This</c><00:35:24.599><c> then</c><00:35:24.840><c> is</c><00:35:24.980><c> how</c>

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you<00:35:25.400><c> should</c><00:35:25.579><c> pray.</c>

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And<00:35:28.760><c> Jesus</c><00:35:29.360><c> is</c><00:35:29.679><c> teaching</c><00:35:29.980><c> his</c><00:35:30.280><c> disciples,</c><00:35:30.840><c> as</c><00:35:30.940><c> we</c><00:35:31.199><c> said</c><00:35:31.360><c> at</c><00:35:31.539><c> the</c><00:35:31.780><c> beginning,</c><00:35:39.820><c> our</c><00:35:40.000><c> Father</c><00:35:40.500><c> in</c><00:35:40.900><c> heaven.</c>

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So<00:35:41.480><c> here's</c><00:35:42.019><c> sort</c><00:35:42.280><c> of</c><00:35:42.380><c> this</c><00:35:42.599><c> guided</c><00:35:42.940><c> prayer</c><00:35:43.260><c> from</c><00:35:43.519><c> Jesus.</c>

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And<00:35:45.800><c> in</c><00:35:46.119><c> verse</c><00:35:46.579><c> 12,</c><00:35:48.820><c> Jesus</c><00:35:49.199><c> instructs</c><00:35:49.860><c> us</c><00:35:50.199><c> to</c><00:35:51.539><c> pray,</c><00:35:52.300><c> forgive</c>

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us<00:35:52.940><c> our</c><00:35:53.199><c> debts</c><00:35:53.400><c> or</c><00:35:53.619><c> forgive</c><00:35:53.860><c> us</c><00:35:54.119><c> our</c><00:35:54.400><c> sins</c><00:35:54.900><c> as</c><00:35:55.699><c> we</c><00:35:56.079><c> also</c><00:35:56.960><c> have</c>

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forgiven<00:35:58.159><c> our</c><00:35:58.480><c> debtors.</c>

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Forgive<00:36:01.039><c> us</c><00:36:01.320><c> our</c><00:36:01.579><c> sins</c><00:36:01.860><c> as</c><00:36:02.860><c> we</c><00:36:03.139><c> forgive</c><00:36:03.400><c> those</c><00:36:03.820><c> who</c><00:36:04.159><c> sin</c><00:36:04.380><c> against</c><00:36:04.880><c> us.</c>

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And<00:36:07.179><c> as</c><00:36:07.340><c> I</c><00:36:07.559><c> said,</c><00:36:07.800><c> there's</c><00:36:07.920><c> only</c><00:36:08.380><c> one</c><00:36:08.840><c> thing</c><00:36:09.219><c> that</c><00:36:09.440><c> Jesus</c><00:36:09.900><c> repeats,</c><00:36:12.219><c> and</c>

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it's<00:36:12.500><c> found</c><00:36:12.659><c> in</c><00:36:12.840><c> verse</c><00:36:13.079><c> 14.</c>

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He<00:36:17.320><c> says</c><00:36:17.539><c> after</c><00:36:18.079><c> he</c><00:36:18.380><c> teaches</c><00:36:18.639><c> his</c><00:36:18.960><c> disciples</c><00:36:19.380><c> this</c><00:36:19.980><c> prayer,</c>

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then<00:36:21.079><c> he</c><00:36:21.420><c> repeats.</c>

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He<00:36:21.880><c> says,</c><00:36:22.619><c> for</c><00:36:22.619><c> if</c><00:36:22.960><c> you</c><00:36:23.179><c> forgive</c><00:36:23.500><c> men</c><00:36:23.840><c> when</c><00:36:24.179><c> they</c><00:36:24.420><c> sin</c><00:36:24.539><c> against</c>

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you,<00:36:26.099><c> your</c><00:36:26.239><c> heavenly</c><00:36:26.659><c> Father</c><00:36:27.099><c> will</c><00:36:27.539><c> also</c><00:36:28.019><c> forgive</c><00:36:28.400><c> you.</c>

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But<00:36:30.179><c> if</c><00:36:31.539><c> you</c><00:36:31.719><c> do</c><00:36:32.039><c> not</c><00:36:32.360><c> forgive</c><00:36:32.719><c> men</c><00:36:33.360><c> when</c><00:36:33.820><c> they</c><00:36:34.119><c> sin,</c><00:36:35.079><c> your</c><00:36:35.360><c> Father</c><00:36:35.659><c> will</c><00:36:36.059><c> not</c>

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forgive<00:36:36.760><c> your</c><00:36:37.059><c> sins.</c>

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So<00:36:38.280><c> I</c><00:36:38.420><c> think,</c><00:36:39.400><c> Kathy,</c><00:36:39.639><c> the</c><00:36:39.780><c> reason</c><00:36:40.639><c> Jesus</c><00:36:41.380><c> repeated</c><00:36:41.940><c> that</c><00:36:42.480><c> particular</c><00:36:43.159><c> part</c><00:36:43.559><c> of</c>

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the<00:36:44.000><c> prayer</c><00:36:44.260><c> in</c><00:36:44.599><c> his</c><00:36:44.940><c> teaching</c><00:36:45.280><c> to</c><00:36:45.519><c> the</c><00:36:45.699><c> disciples</c><00:36:46.179><c> is</c><00:36:46.440><c> for</c>

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the<00:36:46.880><c> very</c><00:36:47.159><c> reason</c><00:36:47.420><c> you</c><00:36:47.579><c> just</c><00:36:47.860><c> said.</c>

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It's<00:36:48.619><c> like</c><00:36:48.940><c> the</c><00:36:49.219><c> hardest</c><00:36:49.500><c> thing</c><00:36:49.780><c> to</c><00:36:50.019><c> do</c><00:36:50.179><c> for</c><00:36:50.420><c> many</c><00:36:50.679><c> people.</c>

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We<00:36:53.559><c> are</c><00:36:53.739><c> to</c><00:36:54.000><c> love</c><00:36:54.300><c> our</c><00:36:54.579><c> enemies.</c>

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It's<00:36:57.719><c> hard,</c><00:36:58.239><c> but</c><00:36:59.199><c> we</c><00:36:59.420><c> are</c><00:37:00.079><c> instructed</c><00:37:00.840><c> to</c><00:37:01.820><c> do</c><00:37:02.059><c> so.</c>

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And<00:37:03.760><c> we</c><00:37:03.960><c> are</c><00:37:04.420><c> warned</c><00:37:04.900><c> that</c><00:37:05.659><c> if</c><00:37:05.840><c> we</c><00:37:06.159><c> don't,</c><00:37:07.940><c> the</c><00:37:08.159><c> forgiveness</c>

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that's<00:37:08.900><c> offered</c><00:37:09.079><c> to</c><00:37:09.420><c> us</c><00:37:09.719><c> will</c><00:37:09.900><c> be</c><00:37:10.079><c> like</c><00:37:10.340><c> that</c><00:37:10.599><c> which</c><00:37:10.780><c> we</c><00:37:11.099><c> did</c>

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or<00:37:11.699><c> did</c><00:37:12.079><c> not</c><00:37:12.420><c> offer</c><00:37:13.099><c> to</c><00:37:13.739><c> others.</c>

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Chris?

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Yeah,<00:37:16.380><c> I</c><00:37:16.460><c> think</c><00:37:16.719><c> the</c><00:37:17.639><c> concept</c><00:37:17.940><c> is</c><00:37:18.159><c> don't</c><00:37:18.400><c> ask</c><00:37:18.659><c> of</c><00:37:18.860><c> God</c><00:37:19.119><c> what</c><00:37:19.280><c> you're</c><00:37:19.519><c> not</c><00:37:19.679><c> willing</c><00:37:19.860><c> to</c>

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give<00:37:20.239><c> to</c><00:37:20.480><c> others.</c>

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So<00:37:21.559><c> don't</c><00:37:22.099><c> ask</c><00:37:22.400><c> of</c><00:37:22.579><c> God</c><00:37:22.920><c> your</c><00:37:23.440><c> forgiveness</c><00:37:23.940><c> if</c><00:37:24.360><c> you're</c><00:37:24.639><c> not</c><00:37:24.800><c> willing</c><00:37:25.019><c> to</c>

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extend<00:37:25.539><c> that</c><00:37:25.840><c> forgiveness</c><00:37:26.159><c> to</c><00:37:26.440><c> others.</c>

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If<00:37:27.780><c> this</c><00:37:28.039><c> is</c><00:37:28.260><c> our</c><00:37:28.480><c> daily</c><00:37:28.739><c> prayer,</c><00:37:29.099><c> it's</c><00:37:29.199><c> a</c><00:37:29.380><c> constant</c><00:37:29.780><c> daily</c><00:37:30.159><c> reminder</c><00:37:30.739><c> to</c>

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let<00:37:32.159><c> go</c><00:37:32.400><c> of</c><00:37:32.579><c> those</c><00:37:32.860><c> things</c><00:37:33.139><c> that</c><00:37:34.059><c> we</c><00:37:34.300><c> may</c><00:37:34.460><c> hold</c><00:37:34.679><c> on</c><00:37:34.900><c> to.</c>

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Before<00:37:38.159><c> Kathy</c><00:37:38.719><c> commented,</c><00:37:40.420><c> I</c><00:37:40.480><c> just</c><00:37:41.219><c> wanted</c><00:37:41.340><c> to</c><00:37:41.519><c> share</c><00:37:41.739><c> something</c><00:37:42.099><c> that</c><00:37:43.760><c> I</c>

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came<00:37:44.440><c> to</c><00:37:44.760><c> learn</c><00:37:45.599><c> recently.</c>

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And<00:37:46.900><c> if</c><00:37:47.579><c> I'm</c><00:37:47.760><c> wrong,</c><00:37:48.320><c> certainly</c><00:37:48.460><c> we'll</c><00:37:48.920><c> discuss</c><00:37:49.320><c> it.</c>

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But<00:37:50.280><c> in</c><00:37:51.199><c> an</c><00:37:51.420><c> effort</c><00:37:51.619><c> to</c><00:37:52.519><c> personalize</c><00:37:53.179><c> prayer,</c><00:37:54.659><c> we</c><00:37:55.079><c> can</c><00:37:55.320><c> sometimes</c><00:37:55.739><c> go</c><00:37:56.019><c> to</c>

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the<00:37:56.420><c> idea</c><00:37:56.760><c> of</c><00:37:57.360><c> even</c><00:37:58.019><c> thinking</c><00:37:58.440><c> of</c><00:37:59.500><c> praying</c><00:37:59.780><c> to</c><00:38:00.239><c> my</c><00:38:00.519><c> Father.</c>

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And,<00:38:02.860><c> you</c><00:38:03.539><c> know,</c><00:38:04.260><c> of</c><00:38:04.360><c> course,</c><00:38:04.900><c> quickly</c><00:38:05.199><c> I</c><00:38:05.420><c> began</c><00:38:05.619><c> to</c><00:38:05.739><c> say,</c><00:38:06.019><c> well,</c><00:38:06.019><c> Jesus</c><00:38:06.420><c> had</c>

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the<00:38:06.880><c> right</c><00:38:06.980><c> to</c><00:38:07.239><c> refer</c><00:38:07.500><c> to</c><00:38:07.659><c> him</c><00:38:07.800><c> as</c><00:38:08.199><c> his</c><00:38:08.480><c> Father,</c><00:38:08.780><c> as</c><00:38:08.940><c> the</c><00:38:09.139><c> firstborn,</c>

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but<00:38:10.460><c> that</c><00:38:10.679><c> we</c><00:38:10.900><c> should</c><00:38:11.099><c> not</c><00:38:11.320><c> personalize</c><00:38:11.900><c> it</c><00:38:12.059><c> to</c><00:38:12.460><c> that</c><00:38:12.739><c> point</c>

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that<00:38:13.340><c> we</c><00:38:13.639><c> refer</c><00:38:13.900><c> to</c><00:38:14.139><c> him</c><00:38:14.599><c> other</c><00:38:14.920><c> than</c><00:38:15.219><c> our</c><00:38:15.519><c> Father</c><00:38:15.960><c> that</c><00:38:16.340><c> we</c>

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are<00:38:18.119><c> many</c><00:38:18.559><c> brethren.</c>

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And<00:38:19.940><c> that</c><00:38:20.340><c> he</c><00:38:20.500><c> is</c><00:38:20.699><c> a</c><00:38:20.900><c> Father</c><00:38:21.099><c> to</c><00:38:21.300><c> many,</c><00:38:21.800><c> but</c><00:38:22.000><c> he</c><00:38:22.280><c> was</c><00:38:22.619><c> the</c><00:38:22.900><c> Father</c><00:38:23.139><c> to</c><00:38:23.400><c> Jesus.</c>

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Why<00:38:26.159><c> do</c><00:38:26.380><c> you</c><00:38:26.460><c> think</c><00:38:26.559><c> it's</c><00:38:26.739><c> important</c><00:38:27.019><c> to</c><00:38:27.199><c> draw</c><00:38:27.260><c> that</c><00:38:27.500><c> distinction?</c>

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Well,<00:38:29.619><c> Jesus</c><00:38:30.019><c> had</c><00:38:30.239><c> the</c><00:38:30.380><c> right</c><00:38:30.559><c> to</c><00:38:30.739><c> refer</c><00:38:31.159><c> to</c><00:38:31.320><c> him</c><00:38:31.400><c> as</c><00:38:31.599><c> my</c><00:38:31.860><c> Father,</c><00:38:32.239><c> and</c>

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for<00:38:32.559><c> that</c><00:38:32.800><c> reason</c><00:38:33.079><c> they</c><00:38:33.300><c> killed</c><00:38:33.519><c> him.</c>

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Because<00:38:34.940><c> he</c><00:38:35.420><c> was</c><00:38:35.760><c> the</c><00:38:35.980><c> firstborn</c><00:38:36.400><c> from</c><00:38:36.639><c> the</c><00:38:36.800><c> dead.</c>

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He<00:38:37.219><c> was</c><00:38:38.599><c> the</c><00:38:39.019><c> first</c><00:38:39.300><c> of</c><00:38:39.460><c> a</c><00:38:39.559><c> new</c><00:38:39.719><c> creation</c><00:38:40.099><c> that</c><00:38:40.320><c> God</c><00:38:40.579><c> was</c><00:38:41.760><c> concerned</c><00:38:42.059><c> with.</c>

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But<00:38:42.900><c> that</c><00:38:43.360><c> we</c><00:38:43.539><c> should</c><00:38:43.820><c> not</c><00:38:44.559><c> bring</c><00:38:45.420><c> it</c><00:38:45.699><c> to</c><00:38:46.980><c> that</c><00:38:47.519><c> exclusivity</c>

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to<00:38:48.639><c> us</c><00:38:49.119><c> that</c><00:38:50.199><c> Jesus</c><00:38:50.820><c> was</c><00:38:51.039><c> the</c><00:38:51.239><c> firstborn</c><00:38:51.719><c> of</c><00:38:52.019><c> many</c><00:38:52.280><c> brethren,</c>

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and<00:38:52.980><c> we</c><00:38:53.159><c> are</c><00:38:53.340><c> praying</c><00:38:53.519><c> to</c><00:38:53.840><c> our</c><00:38:54.119><c> Father</c><00:38:54.440><c> who</c><00:38:54.760><c> is</c><00:38:55.420><c> a</c><00:38:55.840><c> Father</c><00:38:56.119><c> of</c>

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many<00:38:56.780><c> at</c><00:38:57.079><c> this</c><00:38:57.320><c> point</c><00:38:57.500><c> in</c><00:38:57.719><c> time,</c><00:38:58.039><c> not</c><00:38:58.599><c> just</c><00:38:59.059><c> us.</c>

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So<00:39:00.139><c> if</c><00:39:00.719><c> anyone</c><00:39:01.000><c> had</c><00:39:01.219><c> that</c><00:39:01.500><c> thought</c><00:39:01.599><c> of</c><00:39:01.800><c> going</c><00:39:02.039><c> there,</c><00:39:02.340><c> I</c><00:39:02.400><c> mean,</c>

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that's<00:39:02.719><c> what</c><00:39:02.940><c> stopped</c><00:39:03.119><c> me.</c>

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My<00:39:04.099><c> progression</c><00:39:04.619><c> was</c><00:39:05.280><c> that</c><00:39:05.880><c> wouldn't</c><00:39:06.079><c> that</c><00:39:06.360><c> even</c><00:39:06.559><c> be</c><00:39:06.719><c> even</c><00:39:06.920><c> more</c><00:39:07.260><c> personal</c><00:39:07.599><c> to</c>

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refer<00:39:08.019><c> to</c><00:39:08.179><c> him</c><00:39:08.260><c> as</c><00:39:08.559><c> my</c><00:39:09.000><c> Heavenly</c><00:39:09.420><c> Father?</c>

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So<00:39:11.280><c> anyways,</c><00:39:11.719><c> but</c><00:39:11.880><c> that's</c><00:39:12.159><c> a</c><00:39:12.260><c> thought,</c><00:39:12.559><c> and</c><00:39:12.860><c> certainly</c><00:39:13.239><c> lots</c>

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of<00:39:14.179><c> discussion.</c>

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Anybody<00:39:16.619><c> else</c><00:39:16.860><c> have</c><00:39:17.000><c> thoughts</c><00:39:17.239><c> on</c><00:39:17.440><c> that?</c>

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I<00:39:25.719><c> think</c><00:39:25.900><c> of</c><00:39:26.119><c> David</c><00:39:26.380><c> my</c><00:39:26.719><c> Lord</c><00:39:27.599><c> and</c><00:39:28.019><c> my</c><00:39:28.699><c> God,</c><00:39:29.780><c> and</c><00:39:29.800><c> I</c><00:39:30.360><c> understand</c>

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your<00:39:31.360><c> point,</c><00:39:31.820><c> Chris,</c>

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and<00:39:32.179><c> I</c><00:39:32.260><c> think</c><00:39:32.380><c> that's</c><00:39:32.659><c> really</c><00:39:33.000><c> great</c><00:39:33.260><c> because</c><00:39:33.579><c> we</c><00:39:33.739><c> have</c><00:39:34.000><c> to,</c>

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we<00:39:35.440><c> can't</c><00:39:35.840><c> separate</c><00:39:36.219><c> ourselves</c><00:39:36.780><c> from</c><00:39:36.980><c> those</c><00:39:37.199><c> we're</c><00:39:37.400><c> trying</c>

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to<00:39:37.880><c> forgive,</c>

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because<00:39:38.760><c> God</c><00:39:39.159><c> is</c><00:39:39.360><c> their</c><00:39:39.579><c> Father</c><00:39:39.920><c> as</c><00:39:40.199><c> well.</c>

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So<00:39:40.980><c> when</c><00:39:41.260><c> I</c><00:39:41.440><c> hear</c><00:39:41.539><c> you</c><00:39:41.719><c> talking</c><00:39:41.900><c> about</c><00:39:42.139><c> it,</c><00:39:42.360><c> Chris,</c><00:39:42.500><c> my</c><00:39:42.860><c> mind</c>

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goes<00:39:43.539><c> to</c><00:39:44.260><c> the</c><00:39:44.639><c> Pharisee</c><00:39:45.239><c> who</c><00:39:45.500><c> is</c><00:39:45.840><c> praying</c><00:39:46.340><c> out</c><00:39:47.239><c> in</c><00:39:47.519><c> public.</c>

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I'm<00:39:49.320><c> thankful,</c><00:39:49.760><c> God,</c><00:39:50.079><c> that</c><00:39:50.199><c> I'm</c><00:39:50.320><c> not</c><00:39:50.539><c> like</c><00:39:50.800><c> these</c><00:39:50.980><c> other</c><00:39:51.219><c> men.</c>

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That<00:39:52.639><c> if</c><00:39:53.440><c> we</c><00:39:53.739><c> create</c><00:39:54.059><c> God</c><00:39:54.400><c> as</c><00:39:54.699><c> sort</c><00:39:54.820><c> of</c><00:39:54.900><c> this</c><00:39:55.159><c> exclusive</c><00:39:55.940><c> entity</c><00:39:56.619><c> to</c><00:39:57.139><c> us</c>

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and<00:39:57.639><c> for</c><00:39:57.880><c> me</c><00:39:58.119><c> only,</c>

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then<00:39:59.280><c> I</c><00:39:59.360><c> think</c><00:39:59.659><c> that</c><00:39:59.940><c> God</c><00:40:02.039><c> is</c><00:40:02.760><c> available</c><00:40:04.199><c> to</c><00:40:04.519><c> all</c><00:40:04.960><c> who</c><00:40:05.320><c> approach</c><00:40:05.639><c> him.</c>

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And<00:40:05.900><c> I</c><00:40:06.039><c> think</c><00:40:06.199><c> with</c><00:40:06.480><c> forgiveness</c><00:40:06.860><c> too,</c><00:40:07.360><c> if</c><00:40:07.559><c> we</c><00:40:07.719><c> can</c><00:40:07.880><c> identify</c>

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those<00:40:08.760><c> that</c><00:40:09.260><c> we</c><00:40:09.940><c> feel</c><00:40:10.340><c> hurt</c><00:40:11.300><c> by.</c>

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I<00:40:12.139><c> think</c><00:40:12.340><c> breaking</c><00:40:12.639><c> it</c><00:40:12.900><c> down</c><00:40:13.179><c> to</c><00:40:14.219><c> God</c><00:40:14.800><c> loves</c><00:40:15.079><c> them</c><00:40:15.360><c> too.</c>

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You<00:40:16.500><c> know,</c><00:40:16.599><c> we</c><00:40:16.760><c> are</c><00:40:16.940><c> to</c><00:40:17.119><c> bear</c><00:40:17.260><c> with</c><00:40:17.460><c> one</c><00:40:17.599><c> another.</c>

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Jim<00:40:20.239><c> Sullivan,</c><00:40:20.519><c> did</c><00:40:20.679><c> you</c><00:40:20.860><c> have</c><00:40:20.960><c> your</c><00:40:21.099><c> hand</c><00:40:21.219><c> up?</c><00:40:21.380><c> Were</c><00:40:21.440><c> you</c><00:40:21.519><c> going</c><00:40:21.619><c> to</c>

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say<00:40:21.820><c> something</c><00:40:22.039><c> or</c><00:40:22.260><c> no?</c>

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You<00:40:28.440><c> know,</c><00:40:29.300><c> Jesus</c><00:40:29.659><c> makes</c><00:40:30.059><c> the</c><00:40:31.360><c> comment</c><00:40:31.679><c> that</c><00:40:31.940><c> we</c><00:40:32.099><c> had</c><00:40:32.179><c> to</c><00:40:32.380><c> refer</c><00:40:32.500><c> to</c>

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him<00:40:32.719><c> as</c><00:40:33.019><c> our</c><00:40:33.219><c> Father.</c>

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So<00:40:35.619><c> that's</c><00:40:36.139><c> a</c><00:40:36.400><c> pretty</c><00:40:36.739><c> personal</c><00:40:38.019><c> direction.</c>

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Yeah,<00:40:40.260><c> I</c><00:40:40.679><c> can</c><00:40:41.219><c> definitely</c><00:40:41.500><c> see</c><00:40:41.980><c> the</c><00:40:42.239><c> point.</c>

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I<00:40:43.960><c> think</c><00:40:44.239><c> that,</c><00:40:45.420><c> yeah,</c><00:40:46.460><c> okay.</c>

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Hey,<00:40:48.699><c> I've</c><00:40:48.960><c> run</c><00:40:49.079><c> out</c><00:40:49.260><c> of</c><00:40:49.400><c> time.</c>

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I<00:40:52.380><c> feel</c><00:40:52.639><c> like</c><00:40:53.119><c> I</c><00:40:53.300><c> owe</c><00:40:53.400><c> an</c><00:40:53.559><c> apology</c><00:40:53.980><c> to</c><00:40:54.239><c> Phil</c><00:40:54.380><c> who's</c><00:40:54.599><c> been</c><00:40:54.800><c> running</c><00:40:54.980><c> around</c><00:40:55.280><c> like</c>

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a<00:40:55.699><c> madman</c><00:40:56.079><c> trying</c><00:40:56.360><c> to</c><00:40:56.800><c> set</c><00:40:56.940><c> up</c><00:40:57.099><c> the</c><00:40:57.300><c> camera,</c>

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and<00:40:58.179><c> I'm</c><00:40:59.539><c> sorry</c><00:40:59.760><c> about</c><00:41:00.019><c> that,</c><00:41:00.360><c> Phil,</c><00:41:00.519><c> but</c><00:41:00.780><c> I</c><00:41:00.940><c> didn't</c><00:41:01.159><c> plan</c><00:41:01.440><c> the</c>

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time<00:41:01.860><c> particularly</c><00:41:02.340><c> well.</c>

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So<00:41:02.659><c> what</c><00:41:02.739><c> I</c><00:41:03.159><c> intended</c><00:41:03.519><c> to</c><00:41:03.880><c> do</c><00:41:04.599><c> was</c><00:41:05.840><c> I</c><00:41:06.000><c> wanted</c><00:41:06.239><c> to</c><00:41:06.539><c> focus</c><00:41:06.940><c> on</c><00:41:07.199><c> this</c><00:41:07.480><c> section</c><00:41:07.780><c> of</c><00:41:08.800><c> adoration.</c>

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So<00:41:14.639><c> when</c><00:41:14.780><c> we</c><00:41:14.960><c> talk</c><00:41:15.119><c> about</c><00:41:15.460><c> adoring</c><00:41:16.079><c> our</c><00:41:16.420><c> God,</c>

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I<00:41:18.579><c> wanted</c><00:41:18.860><c> to</c><00:41:19.699><c> spend</c><00:41:20.099><c> some</c><00:41:20.519><c> time</c><00:41:21.420><c> thinking</c><00:41:21.940><c> about</c><00:41:22.880><c> what</c><00:41:24.219><c> does</c>

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it<00:41:25.420><c> mean</c><00:41:25.960><c> to</c><00:41:26.860><c> adore</c><00:41:27.260><c> God?</c>

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What<00:41:28.980><c> does</c><00:41:29.219><c> it</c><00:41:29.559><c> mean</c><00:41:29.860><c> to</c><00:41:30.360><c> hallow</c><00:41:30.960><c> God's</c><00:41:31.599><c> name?</c>

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And<00:41:34.039><c> how</c><00:41:34.380><c> do</c><00:41:34.619><c> we</c><00:41:34.800><c> take</c><00:41:35.119><c> that</c><00:41:36.440><c> broad</c><00:41:37.239><c> concept</c><00:41:38.119><c> of</c><00:41:38.579><c> adoration</c><00:41:39.360><c> and</c><00:41:42.179><c> make</c><00:41:42.860><c> it</c>

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more<00:41:44.699><c> tangible?</c>

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So<00:41:48.340><c> I</c><00:41:49.019><c> spent</c><00:41:49.300><c> some</c><00:41:49.659><c> time</c><00:41:49.900><c> going</c><00:41:50.139><c> through</c><00:41:50.659><c> and</c><00:41:50.960><c> making</c><00:41:51.219><c> a</c><00:41:51.500><c> list,</c>

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and<00:41:54.800><c> I</c><00:41:54.920><c> think</c><00:41:55.099><c> that</c><00:41:55.320><c> what</c><00:41:55.420><c> I'll</c><00:41:55.619><c> do,</c><00:41:55.780><c> I'm</c><00:41:56.039><c> scheduled</c><00:41:56.360><c> to</c><00:41:56.619><c> do</c>

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the<00:41:56.920><c> Wednesday</c><00:41:57.280><c> night</c><00:41:57.500><c> Bible</c><00:41:57.860><c> class,</c>

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and<00:41:58.579><c> I</c><00:41:58.599><c> think</c><00:41:58.860><c> I'll</c><00:41:59.199><c> probably</c><00:41:59.619><c> take</c><00:41:59.900><c> this</c><00:42:00.239><c> concept</c><00:42:00.679><c> and</c><00:42:01.019><c> develop</c><00:42:01.320><c> it</c>

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into<00:42:01.760><c> our</c><00:42:01.940><c> Wednesday</c><00:42:02.320><c> night</c><00:42:02.619><c> class.</c>

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But<00:42:04.480><c> I'll</c><00:42:04.599><c> just</c><00:42:04.820><c> give</c><00:42:04.940><c> you</c><00:42:05.340><c> a</c><00:42:05.780><c> teaser,</c><00:42:06.219><c> if</c><00:42:06.519><c> you</c><00:42:06.760><c> will.</c>

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Why<00:42:08.579><c> do</c><00:42:08.800><c> we</c><00:42:08.940><c> adore</c><00:42:09.260><c> God?</c>

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When<00:42:11.500><c> I</c><00:42:11.760><c> pray</c><00:42:11.920><c> to</c><00:42:12.159><c> God,</c><00:42:13.820><c> you</c><00:42:13.900><c> know,</c><00:42:14.320><c> Father,</c><00:42:14.539><c> I</c><00:42:14.860><c> praise</c><00:42:15.219><c> you</c><00:42:15.840><c> and</c><00:42:16.039><c> I</c>

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thank<00:42:16.579><c> you</c><00:42:17.039><c> because</c><00:42:17.400><c> you</c><00:42:17.800><c> are</c><00:42:18.659><c> my</c><00:42:19.260><c> creator.</c>

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And<00:42:21.280><c> there's</c><00:42:21.500><c> a</c><00:42:21.699><c> passage</c><00:42:22.039><c> in</c><00:42:22.340><c> Nehemiah</c><00:42:23.000><c> that</c><00:42:23.300><c> speaks</c><00:42:23.639><c> about</c><00:42:24.059><c> God</c><00:42:24.420><c> being</c><00:42:24.699><c> a</c><00:42:25.079><c> creator.</c>

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I<00:42:27.579><c> thank</c><00:42:27.780><c> you,</c><00:42:27.980><c> God,</c><00:42:28.340><c> because</c><00:42:28.559><c> you</c><00:42:28.800><c> are</c><00:42:29.099><c> loving.</c>

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We<00:42:30.980><c> could</c><00:42:31.059><c> go</c><00:42:31.219><c> to</c><00:42:31.440><c> 1</c><00:42:31.719><c> John.</c>

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I<00:42:33.280><c> thank</c><00:42:33.480><c> you</c><00:42:33.659><c> because</c><00:42:33.920><c> you</c><00:42:34.139><c> are</c><00:42:34.780><c> mighty.</c>

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I<00:42:35.599><c> praise</c><00:42:35.840><c> your</c><00:42:36.159><c> name</c><00:42:36.380><c> because</c><00:42:36.679><c> you</c><00:42:36.840><c> are</c><00:42:37.059><c> the</c><00:42:37.340><c> mighty</c><00:42:37.639><c> God.</c>

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I<00:42:38.739><c> praise</c><00:42:39.099><c> you</c><00:42:39.320><c> because</c><00:42:39.579><c> you</c><00:42:39.800><c> are</c><00:42:39.960><c> my</c><00:42:40.239><c> light.</c>

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I<00:42:41.679><c> praise</c><00:42:41.980><c> you,</c><00:42:42.239><c> God,</c><00:42:42.539><c> because</c><00:42:42.780><c> you</c><00:42:43.079><c> bear</c><00:42:43.460><c> my</c><00:42:43.980><c> burdens.</c>

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You<00:42:46.260><c> keep</c><00:42:46.619><c> your</c><00:42:46.980><c> promises.</c>

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I<00:42:49.199><c> praise</c><00:42:49.420><c> you,</c><00:42:49.659><c> God,</c><00:42:49.940><c> because</c><00:42:50.199><c> you</c><00:42:50.599><c> perform</c><00:42:51.300><c> miracles.</c>

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I<00:42:53.320><c> praise</c><00:42:54.019><c> you</c><00:42:54.219><c> because</c><00:42:54.380><c> you're</c><00:42:54.739><c> very</c><00:42:55.079><c> patient</c><00:42:55.619><c> and</c><00:42:56.760><c> forgiving.</c>

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I<00:42:58.639><c> praise</c><00:42:58.760><c> you</c><00:42:58.980><c> because</c><00:42:59.199><c> you're</c><00:42:59.579><c> giving</c><00:43:00.219><c> and</c><00:43:01.420><c> you're</c><00:43:01.900><c> comforting.</c>

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I<00:43:03.199><c> praise</c><00:43:03.500><c> you</c><00:43:03.679><c> because</c><00:43:03.860><c> you're</c><00:43:04.159><c> my</c><00:43:04.440><c> shepherd</c><00:43:04.980><c> and</c><00:43:05.260><c> you</c><00:43:05.519><c> guide</c><00:43:05.880><c> me.</c>

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And<00:43:07.099><c> so</c><00:43:07.159><c> we're</c><00:43:07.320><c> going</c><00:43:07.440><c> to</c><00:43:07.619><c> look</c><00:43:07.800><c> at</c><00:43:08.079><c> many,</c><00:43:09.239><c> many</c><00:43:09.239><c> different</c><00:43:09.539><c> concepts.</c>

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And<00:43:11.840><c> one</c><00:43:12.119><c> idea</c><00:43:12.599><c> that</c><00:43:12.860><c> I</c><00:43:13.239><c> have</c><00:43:13.659><c> is</c><00:43:14.000><c> that</c><00:43:14.360><c> we</c><00:43:14.619><c> could</c><00:43:15.119><c> likely</c><00:43:15.639><c> come</c>

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up<00:43:16.320><c> with</c><00:43:17.260><c> 30</c><00:43:17.780><c> or</c><00:43:18.179><c> 31</c><00:43:18.960><c> specific</c><00:43:20.099><c> reasons</c><00:43:20.820><c> for</c><00:43:21.239><c> praising</c><00:43:21.539><c> God.</c>

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And<00:43:24.260><c> imagine</c><00:43:24.940><c> now,</c><00:43:25.719><c> beginning</c><00:43:26.039><c> each</c><00:43:26.500><c> day</c><00:43:27.239><c> and</c><00:43:28.420><c> having</c><00:43:28.760><c> a</c><00:43:29.159><c> list,</c><00:43:30.960><c> this</c>

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being<00:43:31.519><c> the</c><00:43:31.780><c> 2nd</c><00:43:32.119><c> of</c><00:43:32.280><c> February,</c>

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I<00:43:32.940><c> could</c><00:43:33.159><c> look</c><00:43:33.440><c> at</c><00:43:34.500><c> number</c><00:43:34.900><c> 2</c><00:43:35.420><c> of</c><00:43:35.760><c> 31</c><00:43:36.300><c> reasons</c><00:43:36.800><c> for</c><00:43:37.159><c> praising</c><00:43:37.500><c> God.</c>

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And<00:43:39.119><c> I</c><00:43:39.239><c> could</c><00:43:39.460><c> say,</c><00:43:40.920><c> I</c><00:43:41.059><c> praise</c><00:43:41.400><c> you,</c><00:43:41.699><c> God,</c><00:43:42.320><c> because</c><00:43:42.679><c> you</c><00:43:42.920><c> are</c><00:43:43.199><c> loving.</c>

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And<00:43:44.400><c> I</c><00:43:44.480><c> could</c><00:43:44.659><c> look</c><00:43:44.860><c> at</c><00:43:45.059><c> a</c><00:43:45.280><c> passage,</c><00:43:46.619><c> a</c><00:43:46.900><c> verse</c><00:43:47.260><c> that</c><00:43:47.519><c> talks</c><00:43:47.940><c> about</c><00:43:48.300><c> the</c>

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loving<00:43:49.019><c> kindness</c><00:43:49.639><c> of</c><00:43:50.000><c> my</c><00:43:50.340><c> God.</c>

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And<00:43:51.800><c> I</c><00:43:51.960><c> could</c><00:43:52.179><c> use</c><00:43:52.480><c> that</c><00:43:52.900><c> as</c><00:43:53.239><c> a</c><00:43:53.480><c> prompt</c><00:43:53.940><c> in</c><00:43:55.199><c> my</c><00:43:55.619><c> prayer</c><00:43:56.079><c> on</c><00:43:56.739><c> that</c><00:43:57.019><c> day.</c>

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Focus<00:43:59.079><c> not</c><00:43:59.420><c> on</c><00:44:00.159><c> everything,</c><00:44:01.719><c> but</c><00:44:01.900><c> on</c><00:44:02.119><c> that</c><00:44:02.579><c> one</c><00:44:02.940><c> thing.</c>

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And<00:44:04.800><c> then</c><00:44:05.099><c> tomorrow,</c><00:44:05.900><c> on</c><00:44:06.079><c> the</c><00:44:06.260><c> 3rd</c><00:44:06.599><c> of</c><00:44:06.719><c> February,</c><00:44:07.179><c> I</c><00:44:07.360><c> can</c><00:44:07.559><c> look</c>

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at<00:44:07.960><c> the</c><00:44:08.159><c> list</c><00:44:08.400><c> and</c><00:44:08.619><c> say,</c>

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I<00:44:09.460><c> praise</c><00:44:09.840><c> you,</c><00:44:10.159><c> God,</c><00:44:10.360><c> because</c><00:44:10.940><c> you</c><00:44:11.780><c> are</c><00:44:12.159><c> mighty.</c>

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And<00:44:13.639><c> I</c><00:44:13.780><c> could</c><00:44:13.940><c> read</c><00:44:14.159><c> a</c><00:44:14.400><c> passage</c><00:44:14.739><c> about</c><00:44:15.119><c> the</c><00:44:15.739><c> strength</c><00:44:16.059><c> of</c><00:44:16.380><c> my</c>

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God<00:44:16.960><c> and</c><00:44:17.119><c> what</c><00:44:17.280><c> he</c><00:44:17.460><c> can</c><00:44:17.780><c> do</c><00:44:18.099><c> because</c><00:44:18.420><c> he</c><00:44:18.579><c> is</c><00:44:18.860><c> the</c><00:44:19.159><c> mighty,</c><00:44:19.639><c> almighty</c><00:44:20.039><c> God.</c>

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And<00:44:22.079><c> then</c><00:44:22.260><c> I</c><00:44:22.320><c> could</c><00:44:22.619><c> think</c><00:44:22.940><c> and</c><00:44:23.219><c> pray</c><00:44:23.619><c> about</c><00:44:23.980><c> that</c><00:44:24.460><c> one</c><00:44:24.880><c> specific</c><00:44:25.559><c> attribute</c><00:44:26.280><c> that</c>

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gives<00:44:27.500><c> me</c><00:44:28.159><c> reason</c><00:44:28.780><c> to</c><00:44:30.079><c> adore</c><00:44:30.800><c> my</c><00:44:31.300><c> God.</c>

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And<00:44:32.960><c> in</c><00:44:33.159><c> this</c><00:44:33.360><c> way,</c><00:44:33.880><c> brothers</c><00:44:33.960><c> and</c><00:44:34.300><c> sisters,</c><00:44:36.139><c> it's</c><00:44:37.280><c> my</c><00:44:37.519><c> hope</c>

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that<00:44:38.099><c> we</c><00:44:38.659><c> collectively</c><00:44:39.179><c> can</c><00:44:39.840><c> strengthen</c><00:44:40.199><c> our</c><00:44:40.599><c> prayer</c><00:44:40.800><c> life</c>

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through<00:44:42.219><c> difficult</c><00:44:43.739><c> times</c><00:44:44.440><c> as</c><00:44:45.460><c> well</c><00:44:45.679><c> as</c><00:44:45.860><c> good</c><00:44:46.039><c> times.</c>