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which<00:17:04.539><c> was</c><00:17:04.819><c> to</c><00:17:05.099><c> die.</c>

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He<00:17:07.759><c> was</c><00:17:08.400><c> their</c><00:17:08.680><c> friend,</c><00:17:09.480><c> he</c><00:17:09.680><c> was</c><00:17:09.920><c> their</c><00:17:10.140><c> brother,</c>

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and<00:17:11.240><c> he</c><00:17:11.380><c> was</c><00:17:11.599><c> giving</c><00:17:11.859><c> thanks</c><00:17:12.259><c> for</c><00:17:12.539><c> them.</c>

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he<00:17:25.140><c> was</c><00:17:25.420><c> giving</c><00:17:25.839><c> thanks</c><00:17:26.539><c> to</c><00:17:26.859><c> them</c><00:17:27.319><c> who</c><00:17:27.579><c> were</c><00:17:27.759><c> there</c>

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and<00:17:28.299><c> for</c><00:17:28.480><c> his</c><00:17:28.759><c> future</c><00:17:29.339><c> followers.</c>

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And<00:17:31.160><c> Jesus</c><00:17:31.380><c> looked</c><00:17:31.720><c> forward</c><00:17:32.059><c> to</c><00:17:32.319><c> you</c><00:17:32.819><c> and</c><00:17:33.279><c> I</c>

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as<00:17:34.680><c> we</c><00:17:34.900><c> partake</c><00:17:35.299><c> of</c><00:17:35.480><c> this</c><00:17:35.759><c> memorial.</c>

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Scripture<00:17:39.680><c> continues</c><00:17:40.279><c> on.</c>

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Then<00:17:41.920><c> he</c><00:17:42.059><c> took</c><00:17:42.299><c> the</c><00:17:42.579><c> cup</c><00:17:42.839><c> and</c><00:17:43.140><c> gave</c><00:17:43.319><c> thanks</c><00:17:43.759><c> and</c><00:17:43.980><c> gave</c><00:17:44.779><c> it</c><00:17:45.019><c> to</c><00:17:45.119><c> them,</c>

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saying,<00:17:46.480><c> drink</c><00:17:46.480><c> from</c><00:17:46.779><c> it,</c><00:17:47.660><c> all</c><00:17:47.900><c> of</c><00:17:48.079><c> you.</c>

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Jesus<00:17:49.380><c> gave</c><00:17:49.680><c> thanks</c><00:17:50.099><c> for</c><00:17:50.299><c> what</c><00:17:50.480><c> we</c><00:17:50.720><c> are</c><00:17:50.819><c> going</c><00:17:51.000><c> to</c><00:17:51.240><c> receive.</c>

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The<00:17:51.940><c> wine</c><00:17:52.279><c> we</c><00:17:52.619><c> drink</c><00:17:53.420><c> symbolizes</c><00:17:54.779><c> the</c><00:17:55.400><c> slain</c><00:17:56.099><c> lamb.</c>

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As<00:17:58.359><c> Jesus</c><00:17:58.720><c> was</c><00:17:59.119><c> baptized</c><00:17:59.720><c> to</c><00:18:00.039><c> fulfill</c><00:18:00.480><c> all</c><00:18:00.920><c> righteousness,</c>

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the<00:18:02.420><c> apostles</c><00:18:02.900><c> partook</c><00:18:03.420><c> of</c><00:18:03.599><c> the</c><00:18:03.859><c> bread</c><00:18:03.980><c> and</c><00:18:04.160><c> the</c><00:18:04.400><c> wine</c><00:18:05.039><c> before</c>

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their<00:18:06.000><c> baptism.</c>

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before<00:18:10.240><c> the</c><00:18:10.539><c> death</c><00:18:10.920><c> and</c><00:18:11.259><c> resurrection</c><00:18:11.819><c> of</c><00:18:12.079><c> our</c><00:18:12.299><c> Lord.</c>

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which<00:18:21.940><c> is</c><00:18:22.220><c> portrayed</c><00:18:22.599><c> in</c><00:18:22.859><c> the</c><00:18:22.980><c> Lord</c><00:18:23.119><c> Jesus</c><00:18:23.519><c> Christ.</c>

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They<00:18:25.420><c> were</c><00:18:25.700><c> done</c><00:18:26.019><c> as</c><00:18:26.319><c> examples</c><00:18:26.759><c> for</c><00:18:27.079><c> us.</c>

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because<00:18:33.440><c> he</c><00:18:33.579><c> was</c><00:18:33.880><c> thankful</c><00:18:34.539><c> for</c><00:18:35.000><c> what</c><00:18:35.339><c> they</c><00:18:36.119><c> could</c><00:18:36.380><c> do</c><00:18:36.619><c> for</c><00:18:36.880><c> them.</c>

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He<00:18:38.380><c> knew</c><00:18:38.819><c> that</c><00:18:39.039><c> this</c><00:18:39.319><c> would</c><00:18:39.539><c> be</c><00:18:39.880><c> a</c><00:18:40.200><c> life</c><00:18:40.720><c>-altering</c><00:18:41.319><c> change</c><00:18:42.119><c> to</c><00:18:42.480><c> them.</c>

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that<00:18:56.599><c> witnesses</c><00:18:57.140><c> may</c><00:18:57.480><c> come</c><00:18:57.880><c> forth,</c><00:18:58.240><c> that</c><00:18:58.319><c> those</c><00:18:58.640><c> would</c><00:18:58.819><c> be</c><00:18:59.059><c> baptized,</c>

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that<00:18:59.680><c> the</c><00:18:59.880><c> earth</c><00:19:00.079><c> would</c><00:19:00.299><c> come</c><00:19:00.559><c> to</c><00:19:00.759><c> know</c><00:19:00.980><c> Jesus</c><00:19:01.420><c> Christ,</c>

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and<00:19:02.519><c> fulfill</c><00:19:03.140><c> the</c><00:19:03.799><c> new</c><00:19:04.099><c> covenant</c><00:19:04.440><c> requirements</c>

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that<00:19:06.500><c> were</c><00:19:07.740><c> necessary</c><00:19:08.680><c> to</c><00:19:08.960><c> bring</c><00:19:09.180><c> about</c><00:19:09.519><c> that</c><00:19:09.779><c> new</c><00:19:10.039><c> covenant.</c>

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He<00:19:11.220><c> loved</c><00:19:11.539><c> his</c><00:19:11.819><c> brethren,</c><00:19:12.940><c> and</c><00:19:13.140><c> he</c><00:19:13.240><c> was</c><00:19:13.559><c> preparing</c><00:19:13.940><c> himself</c>

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and<00:19:16.140><c> them</c><00:19:16.480><c> for</c><00:19:16.859><c> the</c><00:19:17.019><c> crucifixion</c>

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and<00:19:18.819><c> the</c><00:19:19.079><c> future</c><00:19:19.460><c> memorial</c><00:19:20.039><c> service</c><00:19:20.980><c> of</c><00:19:22.279><c> remembrance.</c>

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The<00:19:25.700><c> memorial</c><00:19:26.259><c> encapsulated</c><00:19:27.799><c> the</c><00:19:28.579><c> redemptive</c><00:19:29.259><c> work</c><00:19:29.539><c> of</c><00:19:29.779><c> Jesus.</c>

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If<00:19:31.700><c> you</c><00:19:31.880><c> would</c><00:19:32.000><c> please</c><00:19:32.319><c> turn</c><00:19:32.579><c> with</c><00:19:32.779><c> me</c><00:19:33.059><c> to</c><00:19:33.500><c> 1</c><00:19:33.759><c> Corinthians</c><00:19:34.279><c> 11.</c>

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I<00:19:36.259><c> want</c><00:19:36.579><c> to</c><00:19:36.740><c> look</c><00:19:36.880><c> at</c><00:19:37.200><c> those</c><00:19:38.000><c> passages</c><00:19:38.660><c> very</c><00:19:39.460><c> carefully.</c>

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It's<00:19:41.220><c> a</c><00:19:41.400><c> passage</c><00:19:41.799><c> or</c><00:19:42.079><c> passages</c><00:19:42.619><c> that</c><00:19:43.420><c> is</c><00:19:43.940><c> a</c><00:19:44.160><c> memorial</c><00:19:44.539><c> service</c>

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for<00:19:48.120><c> the</c><00:19:48.880><c> brothers</c><00:19:49.440><c> and</c><00:19:49.779><c> sisters,</c>

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but<00:19:50.859><c> one</c><00:19:51.059><c> which</c><00:19:51.279><c> is</c><00:19:51.519><c> not</c><00:19:51.680><c> very</c><00:19:52.099><c> frequently</c><00:19:52.400><c> read,</c>

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at<00:19:52.900><c> least</c><00:19:53.140><c> not</c><00:19:53.420><c> from</c><00:19:53.700><c> this</c><00:19:54.019><c> podium.</c>

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But<00:19:55.559><c> I</c><00:19:55.619><c> want</c><00:19:55.799><c> to</c><00:19:55.940><c> read</c><00:19:56.119><c> together</c><00:19:56.619><c> with</c><00:19:57.380><c> this</c><00:19:57.720><c> 1</c><00:19:57.960><c> Corinthians</c><00:19:58.500><c> 11.</c>

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We'll<00:20:00.599><c> read</c><00:20:01.680><c> chapter</c><00:20:02.259><c> 29</c><00:20:03.299><c> expressly</c>

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what<00:20:08.680><c> we'd</c><00:20:09.059><c> call</c><00:20:09.180><c> dark,</c><00:20:09.619><c> I</c><00:20:09.799><c> guess.</c>

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For<00:20:11.180><c> he</c><00:20:11.619><c> that</c><00:20:11.980><c> eateth</c><00:20:12.400><c> and</c><00:20:12.660><c> drinketh</c><00:20:13.579><c> unworthily,</c>

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eateth<00:20:15.200><c> and</c><00:20:15.400><c> drinketh</c><00:20:15.799><c> damnation</c><00:20:16.500><c> to</c><00:20:16.759><c> himself,</c>

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not<00:20:18.700><c> discerning</c><00:20:19.259><c> the</c><00:20:19.460><c> Lord's</c><00:20:19.859><c> body.</c>

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I<00:20:21.819><c> don't</c><00:20:22.059><c> think</c><00:20:22.200><c> we</c><00:20:22.460><c> like</c><00:20:22.619><c> to</c><00:20:22.940><c> hear</c><00:20:23.140><c> that</c><00:20:23.799><c> phrase,</c>

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damnation<00:20:26.119><c> to</c><00:20:26.339><c> himself,</c><00:20:27.359><c> or</c><00:20:27.559><c> not</c><00:20:27.779><c> discerning</c><00:20:28.220><c> the</c><00:20:28.460><c> Lord's</c><00:20:28.839><c> body.</c>

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It<00:20:30.079><c> seems</c><00:20:30.420><c> to</c><00:20:30.720><c> be</c><00:20:32.440><c> upsetting</c><00:20:33.039><c> in</c><00:20:33.460><c> a</c><00:20:33.660><c> sense.</c>

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Those<00:20:42.099><c> troubling</c><00:20:42.579><c> words</c><00:20:43.079><c> of</c><00:20:43.359><c> damnation</c><00:20:43.940><c> and</c><00:20:44.180><c> not</c><00:20:44.460><c> discerning,</c>

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who<00:20:47.200><c> feels</c><00:20:47.720><c> worthy</c><00:20:48.440><c> to</c><00:20:48.940><c> partake</c><00:20:49.359><c> of</c><00:20:49.519><c> these</c><00:20:49.799><c> memorials,</c>

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