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Miserable,</c><00:18:40.130><c> failing</c><00:18:40.509><c> continually,</c><00:18:42.369><c> yet</c> 00:18:42.490 --> 00:18:43.609 x we<00:18:42.690><c> have</c><00:18:42.950><c> a</c><00:18:43.230><c> scriptural</c> 00:18:43.609 --> 00:18:47.190 x foundation<00:18:44.170><c> for</c><00:18:44.450><c> hope</c><00:18:44.710><c> and</c><00:18:44.970><c> encouragement.</c><00:18:46.529><c> And</c><00:18:46.710><c> we</c><00:18:46.849><c> come</c><00:18:46.970><c> to</c> 00:18:47.190 --> 00:18:49.269 x this<00:18:47.430><c> table</c><00:18:47.670><c> of</c><00:18:48.029><c> remembrance</c><00:18:48.470><c> to</c><00:18:49.009><c> remind</c> 00:18:49.269 --> 00:18:54.230 x us<00:18:49.410><c> of</c><00:18:49.930><c> what</c><00:18:50.470><c> Christ</c><00:18:50.769><c> did</c><00:18:50.990><c> for</c><00:18:51.230><c> us,</c><00:18:52.490><c> that</c><00:18:52.589><c> we</c><00:18:52.750><c> may</c><00:18:52.970><c> be</c><00:18:53.250><c> perfected</c><00:18:53.650><c> 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heaven</c><00:19:14.849><c> saying,</c><00:19:15.390><c> behold,</c> 00:19:16.529 --> 00:19:19.990 x the<00:19:16.769><c> tabernacle</c><00:19:17.410><c> of</c><00:19:17.670><c> God</c><00:19:17.890><c> is</c><00:19:18.089><c> with</c><00:19:18.269><c> men</c><00:19:18.769><c> and</c><00:19:19.509><c> he</c><00:19:19.609><c> will</c><00:19:19.789><c> dwell</c> 00:19:19.990 --> 00:19:22.170 x with<00:19:20.309><c> them</c><00:19:20.529><c> and</c><00:19:20.750><c> they</c><00:19:20.950><c> shall</c><00:19:21.089><c> be</c><00:19:21.269><c> his</c><00:19:21.549><c> people</c> 00:19:22.170 --> 00:19:26.589 x and<00:19:22.730><c> God</c><00:19:22.970><c> himself</c><00:19:23.470><c> shall</c><00:19:23.650><c> be</c><00:19:23.829><c> with</c><00:19:24.089><c> them</c><00:19:24.630><c> and</c><00:19:25.230><c> be</c><00:19:25.430><c> their</c><00:19:25.630><c> God.</c> 00:19:27.210 --> 00:19:28.670 x And<00:19:27.349><c> God</c><00:19:27.509><c> shall</c><00:19:27.690><c> wipe</c><00:19:27.950><c> away</c><00:19:28.230><c> all</c><00:19:28.450><c> their</c> 00:19:28.670 --> 00:19:33.589 x tears<00:19:29.069><c> from</c><00:19:29.329><c> their</c><00:19:29.609><c> eyes</c><00:19:29.990><c> and</c><00:19:30.210><c> there</c><00:19:30.329><c> shall</c><00:19:30.450><c> be</c><00:19:30.670><c> no</c><00:19:30.829><c> more</c><00:19:31.029><c> death,</c><00:19:31.730><c> neither</c><00:19:31.890><c> sorrow,</c><00:19:33.329><c> nor</c> 00:19:33.589 --> 00:19:34.690 x crying,<00:19:34.549><c> neither</c> 00:19:34.690 --> 00:19:42.309 x shall<00:19:34.930><c> there</c><00:19:35.069><c> be</c><00:19:35.230><c> any</c><00:19:35.410><c> more</c><00:19:35.609><c> pain</c><00:19:36.190><c> for</c><00:19:36.869><c> the</c><00:19:37.109><c> former</c><00:19:37.309><c> things</c><00:19:37.730><c> that</c><00:19:38.029><c> passed</c><00:19:38.269><c> away.</c><00:19:41.829><c> As</c> 00:19:42.309 --> 00:19:43.130 x a<00:19:42.509><c> family,</c><00:19:42.750><c> we</c><00:19:42.970><c> get</c> 00:19:43.130 --> 00:19:46.730 x great<00:19:43.369><c> comfort</c><00:19:43.750><c> from</c><00:19:43.970><c> these</c><00:19:44.250><c> words,</c><00:19:44.730><c> having</c><00:19:45.730><c> lost</c><00:19:46.309><c> too</c><00:19:46.529><c> many</c> 00:19:46.730 --> 00:19:50.250 x family<00:19:47.069><c> members</c><00:19:47.730><c> at</c><00:19:48.869><c> an</c><00:19:49.009><c> early</c><00:19:49.230><c> death.</c> 00:19:52.730 --> 00:19:56.589 x The<00:19:52.869><c> grace</c><00:19:53.089><c> of</c><00:19:53.329><c> our</c><00:19:53.470><c> Lord</c><00:19:53.670><c> Jesus</c><00:19:54.049><c> Christ</c><00:19:54.509><c> be</c><00:19:54.730><c> with</c><00:19:54.970><c> you</c><00:19:55.210><c> all.</c><00:19:55.809><c> Amen.</c>