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He<00:10:12.019><c> became</c><00:10:12.519><c> poor</c><00:10:12.919><c> in</c><00:10:13.320><c> spirit.</c>

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That's<00:10:13.980><c> not</c><00:10:14.200><c> what</c><00:10:14.399><c> happened</c><00:10:14.580><c> with</c><00:10:14.740><c> the</c><00:10:15.019><c> magistrates.</c>

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And<00:10:31.259><c> so</c><00:10:31.399><c> they</c><00:10:31.860><c> were</c><00:10:31.879><c> they</c><00:10:31.879><c> were</c><00:10:32.519><c> publicly</c><00:10:32.919><c> embarrassed.</c>

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But<00:10:39.519><c> the</c><00:10:39.720><c> jailer</c><00:10:40.019><c> was.</c>

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The<00:10:51.200><c> second</c><00:10:51.759><c> attribute</c><00:10:52.500><c> after</c><00:10:53.940><c> being</c><00:10:54.240><c> poor</c><00:10:54.460><c> in</c><00:10:54.740><c> spirit</c><00:10:55.159><c> is</c>

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blessed<00:10:56.120><c> are</c><00:10:56.320><c> those</c><00:10:56.580><c> who</c><00:10:56.980><c> mourn.</c>

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And<00:10:58.820><c> we</c><00:10:59.019><c> talked</c><00:10:59.200><c> about</c><00:10:59.720><c> mourning</c><00:11:00.220><c> being</c><00:11:01.019><c> not</c><00:11:01.799><c> about</c><00:11:02.220><c> mourning</c>

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somebody's<00:11:03.720><c> death.</c>

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You<00:11:07.179><c> need</c><00:11:07.480><c> to</c><00:11:07.779><c> mourn.</c>

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But<00:11:08.919><c> that's</c><00:11:09.179><c> not</c><00:11:09.320><c> what</c><00:11:09.440><c> this</c><00:11:09.720><c> mourning</c><00:11:09.899><c> is</c><00:11:10.120><c> about,</c><00:11:10.299><c> because</c><00:11:10.580><c> that</c><00:11:10.860><c> mourning</c><00:11:11.019><c> is</c><00:11:11.240><c> a</c><00:11:11.399><c> feeling.</c>

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And<00:11:12.820><c> the</c><00:11:12.960><c> Beatitudes</c><00:11:13.539><c> are</c><00:11:13.899><c> about</c><00:11:14.220><c> a</c><00:11:14.500><c> transformation</c><00:11:14.820><c> of</c><00:11:15.220><c> character.</c>

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And<00:11:20.000><c> as</c><00:11:20.840><c> poor</c><00:11:20.980><c> in</c><00:11:21.320><c> spirit</c><00:11:21.779><c> is</c><00:11:22.379><c> about</c><00:11:22.799><c> recognizing</c><00:11:23.860><c> your</c><00:11:24.559><c> own</c><00:11:24.820><c> weakness.</c>

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there<00:12:21.899><c> before</c><00:12:22.240><c> him,</c><00:12:22.779><c> before</c><00:12:23.179><c> them?</c>

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it<00:12:29.820><c> never</c><00:12:30.059><c> had</c><00:12:30.259><c> to</c><00:12:30.539><c> happen.</c>

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forced<00:12:37.299><c> Jesus</c><00:12:37.740><c> to</c><00:12:38.039><c> die.</c>

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thing<00:12:42.740><c> that</c><00:12:42.879><c> they'll</c><00:12:43.299><c> recognize</c>

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suffered<00:12:50.639><c> because</c><00:12:51.539><c> of</c><00:12:51.799><c> them.</c>

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But<00:12:57.919><c> we</c><00:12:58.100><c> also</c><00:12:58.440><c> recognize</c><00:12:59.039><c> that</c><00:12:59.659><c> from</c><00:13:00.059><c> the</c><00:13:00.200><c> very</c><00:13:00.500><c> beginning,</c>

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consequence<00:13:20.360><c> of</c><00:13:20.639><c> that</c><00:13:21.220><c> terrible</c><00:13:21.639><c> event,</c>

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violence<00:13:27.179><c> and</c><00:13:27.480><c> anger</c><00:13:27.960><c> and</c><00:13:28.299><c> hate</c><00:13:28.700><c> and</c>

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pain<00:13:30.059><c> and</c><00:13:30.500><c> suffering.</c>

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But<00:13:33.100><c> it</c><00:13:33.320><c> says,</c><00:13:33.559><c> blessed</c><00:13:33.799><c> are</c><00:13:33.960><c> those</c><00:13:34.200><c> who</c><00:13:34.500><c> mourn,</c><00:13:34.940><c> for</c><00:13:35.059><c> they</c><00:13:35.320><c> shall</c><00:13:35.539><c> be</c><00:13:35.840><c> comforted.</c>

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So<00:13:37.299><c> what</c><00:13:37.500><c> is</c><00:13:37.720><c> our</c><00:13:38.000><c> comfort?</c>

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Well,<00:13:39.919><c> our</c><00:13:40.259><c> comfort</c><00:13:40.580><c> is</c><00:13:41.259><c> if</c><00:13:41.639><c> we</c><00:13:41.899><c> truly</c><00:13:42.220><c> mourn,</c><00:13:42.659><c> if</c><00:13:42.759><c> we</c><00:13:43.000><c> truly</c>

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spirit.<00:25:06.220><c> Who</c><00:25:06.440><c> can</c><00:25:06.720><c> save</c><00:25:06.940><c> me</c><00:25:07.180><c> from</c><00:25:07.339><c> this</c><00:25:07.559><c> body</c><00:25:07.839><c> of</c><00:25:08.059><c> death?</c>

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Praise<00:25:09.799><c> God</c><00:25:10.119><c> for</c><00:25:10.319><c> Jesus</c><00:25:10.680><c> Christ.</c>

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That's<00:25:11.619><c> the</c><00:25:11.839><c> consolation.</c>

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So<00:25:13.559><c> Paul</c><00:25:13.799><c> picks</c><00:25:14.099><c> up</c><00:25:14.480><c> on</c><00:25:15.059><c> the</c><00:25:15.400><c> very</c><00:25:15.640><c> foundation</c><00:25:16.259><c> of</c><00:25:16.480><c> the</c><00:25:16.660><c> Beatitudes</c><00:25:17.380><c> in</c><00:25:17.960><c> his</c>

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very<00:25:18.420><c> list</c><00:25:18.700><c> of</c><00:25:18.940><c> this.</c>

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And<00:25:19.680><c> the</c><00:25:19.900><c> second</c><00:25:20.059><c> one</c><00:25:20.220><c> that</c><00:25:20.339><c> he</c><00:25:20.559><c> says,</c><00:25:22.480><c> if</c><00:25:22.619><c> there's</c><00:25:22.839><c> any</c><00:25:23.140><c> comfort</c><00:25:23.799><c> of</c>

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love,<00:25:26.319><c> blessed</c><00:25:26.539><c> are</c><00:25:26.700><c> those</c><00:25:26.900><c> who</c>

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mourn<00:25:27.740><c> is</c><00:25:27.980><c> the</c><00:25:28.220><c> second</c><00:25:28.480><c> Beatitude,</c><00:25:30.380><c> for</c><00:25:30.500><c> they</c><00:25:30.779><c> shall</c><00:25:31.019><c> be</c><00:25:31.400><c> comforted.</c>

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And<00:25:33.740><c> we</c><00:25:33.920><c> are</c><00:25:34.259><c> comforted</c><00:25:35.539><c> by</c><00:25:36.099><c> the</c><00:25:36.339><c> fact</c><00:25:36.480><c> that</c><00:25:36.680><c> Christ</c><00:25:37.000><c> has</c><00:25:37.380><c> died</c>

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on<00:25:37.859><c> our</c><00:25:38.119><c> behalf</c><00:25:38.660><c> and</c><00:25:39.019><c> been</c><00:25:39.160><c> raised</c><00:25:39.440><c> from</c>

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the<00:25:40.119><c> dead</c><00:25:40.119><c> and</c><00:25:40.279><c> that</c><00:25:40.519><c> we</c><00:25:40.740><c> will</c><00:25:40.900><c> be</c><00:25:41.059><c> raised</c><00:25:41.279><c> from</c><00:25:41.539><c> the</c><00:25:41.799><c> dead.</c>

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That<00:25:42.200><c> is</c><00:25:42.500><c> our</c><00:25:42.779><c> comfort.</c>

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So<00:25:44.119><c> Paul</c><00:25:44.359><c> picks</c><00:25:44.680><c> up</c><00:25:44.960><c> again</c><00:25:45.440><c> on</c><00:25:46.000><c> the</c><00:25:46.200><c> building</c><00:25:46.440><c> of</c><00:25:46.880><c> the</c><00:25:47.079><c> Beatitudes.</c>

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And<00:25:47.799><c> then</c><00:25:47.920><c> he</c><00:25:48.039><c> says,</c><00:25:48.339><c> if</c><00:25:48.359><c> any</c><00:25:48.900><c> fellowship</c><00:25:49.700><c> of</c><00:25:51.039><c> the</c><00:25:51.319><c> spirit.</c>

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And<00:25:53.579><c> that's</c><00:25:53.940><c> meekness</c><00:25:54.920><c> is</c><00:25:56.059><c> in</c><00:25:56.299><c> fellowship</c><00:25:56.660><c> of</c><00:25:56.859><c> the</c><00:25:57.099><c> spirit,</c>

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because<00:25:57.740><c> to</c><00:25:58.019><c> be</c><00:25:58.299><c> meek</c><00:25:59.099><c> is</c><00:25:59.920><c> to</c><00:26:00.160><c> refuse</c>

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your<00:26:00.880><c> own</c><00:26:01.279><c> self.</c>

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He<00:26:04.180><c> says,</c><00:26:04.559><c> if</c><00:26:04.680><c> any</c><00:26:05.019><c> bowels</c><00:26:06.039><c> or</c><00:26:07.160><c> says</c><00:26:07.400><c> affections</c><00:26:08.059><c> in</c><00:26:08.700><c> the</c><00:26:09.160><c> new</c>

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King<00:26:09.619><c> James,</c><00:26:10.059><c> but</c><00:26:10.480><c> that's</c><00:26:10.799><c> the</c><00:26:11.039><c> natural</c>

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inclinations.<00:26:13.059><c> That's</c><00:26:13.400><c> why</c><00:26:13.519><c> it</c><00:26:13.680><c> says</c><00:26:13.839><c> bowels.</c>

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That's<00:26:14.460><c> why</c><00:26:14.579><c> I</c><00:26:14.680><c> love</c><00:26:14.759><c> the</c><00:26:14.960><c> King</c><00:26:15.119><c> James</c><00:26:15.380><c> version.</c>

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Sorry,<00:26:16.380><c> I</c><00:26:16.500><c> do.</c>

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Because<00:26:18.839><c> that's</c><00:26:19.200><c> what</c><00:26:19.339><c> hunger</c><00:26:19.619><c> and</c><00:26:19.900><c> thirst</c><00:26:20.140><c> is.</c>

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It's<00:26:21.799><c> natural.</c>

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That's<00:26:22.599><c> what</c><00:26:22.900><c> bowels</c><00:26:23.440><c> are.</c>

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It's<00:26:24.259><c> natural.</c>

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And<00:26:25.440><c> Paul</c><00:26:25.579><c> says,</c><00:26:25.759><c> if</c><00:26:25.900><c> there's</c><00:26:26.119><c> any</c><00:26:26.619><c> spiritualness</c><00:26:27.440><c> in</c><00:26:27.720><c> that,</c>

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and<00:26:29.380><c> that's</c><00:26:29.619><c> what</c><00:26:29.740><c> hunger</c><00:26:30.059><c> and</c><00:26:30.240><c> thirst</c>

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for<00:26:30.759><c> righteousness</c><00:26:31.059><c> is,</c><00:26:31.960><c> it's</c><00:26:32.339><c> taking</c><00:26:32.619><c> the</c><00:26:33.039><c> natural</c><00:26:33.619><c> things</c>

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of<00:26:34.740><c> the</c><00:26:35.019><c> body</c><00:26:35.319><c> and</c><00:26:35.539><c> turning</c><00:26:35.799><c> it</c><00:26:36.039><c> into</c><00:26:36.220><c> the</c>

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spiritual<00:26:37.039><c> things</c><00:26:37.420><c> of</c><00:26:37.619><c> the</c><00:26:37.859><c> heart.</c>

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And<00:26:38.839><c> so</c><00:26:38.920><c> he</c><00:26:39.099><c> mentions</c><00:26:39.339><c> any</c><00:26:39.619><c> bowels</c><00:26:40.079><c> and</c><00:26:40.319><c> any</c><00:26:40.640><c> mercies.</c>

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Well,<00:26:41.640><c> the</c><00:26:41.799><c> next</c><00:26:41.940><c> one</c><00:26:42.079><c> after</c><00:26:42.299><c> hunger</c><00:26:42.559><c> and</c><00:26:42.700><c> thirst</c><00:26:42.779><c> for</c><00:26:43.019><c> righteousness</c><00:26:43.480><c> is</c><00:26:44.200><c> blessed</c><00:26:44.460><c> of</c>

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the<00:26:44.779><c> merciful.</c>

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So<00:26:45.960><c> he</c><00:26:46.240><c> builds,</c><00:26:46.559><c> he</c><00:26:46.740><c> says,</c><00:26:46.859><c> if</c><00:26:47.019><c> you've</c><00:26:47.400><c> developed</c><00:26:47.740><c> these</c><00:26:48.220><c> things,</c><00:26:49.140><c> if</c><00:26:49.339><c> you've</c><00:26:49.680><c> developed</c><00:26:49.859><c> a</c><00:26:50.160><c> poor</c>

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spirit,<00:26:51.559><c> if</c><00:26:51.680><c> you</c><00:26:52.420><c> are</c><00:26:52.420><c> if</c><00:26:52.420><c> you</c><00:26:52.720><c> mourn,</c><00:26:53.079><c> if</c><00:26:53.200><c> you</c><00:26:53.420><c> are</c><00:26:53.660><c> meek,</c><00:26:54.279><c> if</c>

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you<00:26:54.700><c> hunger</c><00:26:54.980><c> and</c><00:26:55.220><c> thirst</c><00:26:55.359><c> for</c>

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righteousness,<00:26:57.359><c> if</c><00:26:57.619><c> you</c><00:26:57.779><c> are</c><00:26:58.019><c> merciful,</c><00:27:00.339><c> if</c><00:27:00.819><c> that's</c><00:27:01.119><c> where</c>

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you're<00:27:01.700><c> at,</c><00:27:02.980><c> then</c><00:27:03.180><c> he</c><00:27:03.259><c> said,</c><00:27:03.480><c> then</c><00:27:03.640><c> do</c>

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this.<00:27:05.619><c> He</c><00:27:05.920><c> says,</c><00:27:06.279><c> fulfill</c><00:27:06.579><c> my</c><00:27:07.079><c> joy</c><00:27:07.819><c> by</c><00:27:08.779><c> being</c><00:27:09.200><c> like</c><00:27:09.579><c> minded,</c>

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having<00:27:10.180><c> the</c><00:27:10.539><c> same</c><00:27:10.799><c> love,</c><00:27:11.259><c> being</c><00:27:11.400><c> of</c><00:27:11.759><c> one</c>

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accord<00:27:12.400><c> and</c><00:27:12.920><c> of</c><00:27:13.180><c> one</c><00:27:13.400><c> mind.</c>

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Well,<00:27:14.400><c> how</c><00:27:14.519><c> does</c><00:27:14.619><c> that</c><00:27:14.900><c> fit</c><00:27:15.019><c> with</c><00:27:15.420><c> pure</c><00:27:15.619><c> and</c><00:27:16.279><c> pure</c><00:27:16.460><c> and</c><00:27:16.799><c> spirit?</c>

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Let's<00:27:17.980><c> say</c><00:27:18.140><c> the</c><00:27:18.319><c> pure</c><00:27:18.480><c> and</c><00:27:18.720><c> heart.</c>

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And<00:27:21.099><c> it</c><00:27:21.240><c> fits</c><00:27:21.380><c> like</c><00:27:21.720><c> this.</c>

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If<00:27:23.680><c> you</c><00:27:23.880><c> are</c><00:27:24.099><c> pure</c><00:27:24.299><c> and</c><00:27:24.619><c> heart,</c><00:27:25.579><c> then</c><00:27:26.240><c> you</c><00:27:26.400><c> have</c><00:27:26.599><c> put</c><00:27:26.799><c> aside</c>

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your<00:27:27.779><c> own</c><00:27:28.119><c> heart,</c><00:27:29.559><c> you</c><00:27:29.740><c> have</c><00:27:30.000><c> put</c><00:27:30.160><c> aside</c>

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the<00:27:31.039><c> fact</c><00:27:31.240><c> that</c><00:27:31.420><c> you</c><00:27:31.799><c> struggle</c><00:27:32.359><c> with</c><00:27:33.180><c> sin,</c><00:27:33.559><c> which</c><00:27:33.799><c> we</c><00:27:34.059><c> all</c><00:27:34.279><c> do.</c>

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But<00:27:36.180><c> that's</c><00:27:36.480><c> not</c><00:27:36.660><c> what</c><00:27:36.900><c> pure</c><00:27:37.099><c> and</c><00:27:37.299><c> heart</c><00:27:37.480><c> is.</c>

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What<00:27:39.220><c> pure</c><00:27:39.460><c> and</c><00:27:39.700><c> heart</c><00:27:39.880><c> is</c><00:27:40.059><c> somebody</c><00:27:40.420><c> who</c><00:27:40.759><c> says,</c><00:27:41.339><c> you</c><00:27:41.500><c> know</c><00:27:41.700><c> what,</c><00:27:41.859><c> it's</c><00:27:42.119><c> not</c><00:27:42.519><c> actually</c><00:27:43.000><c> about</c><00:27:43.460><c> my</c>

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struggles<00:27:44.460><c> and</c><00:27:44.819><c> sin.</c>

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When<00:27:47.180><c> Jesus</c><00:27:47.539><c> Christ</c><00:27:47.819><c> died</c><00:27:48.119><c> on</c><00:27:48.279><c> the</c><00:27:48.500><c> cross,</c><00:27:48.799><c> he</c><00:27:49.119><c> said</c><00:27:49.519><c> it</c><00:27:50.359><c> is</c><00:27:50.799><c> finished.</c>

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And<00:27:52.559><c> what</c><00:27:52.799><c> he</c><00:27:52.940><c> was</c><00:27:53.140><c> saying</c><00:27:53.380><c> is</c><00:27:53.599><c> the</c><00:27:53.819><c> power</c><00:27:54.200><c> of</c><00:27:54.579><c> sin</c><00:27:54.960><c> is</c><00:27:56.079><c> finished.</c>

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And<00:27:58.119><c> what</c><00:27:58.319><c> Paul</c><00:27:58.619><c> is</c><00:27:58.920><c> saying</c><00:27:59.259><c> to</c><00:27:59.579><c> the</c><00:27:59.779><c> Philippians</c><00:28:00.319><c> is</c><00:28:00.940><c> if</c><00:28:01.539><c> you've</c><00:28:01.920><c> come</c>

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this<00:28:02.660><c> far,</c><00:28:04.759><c> then</c><00:28:04.859><c> it's</c><00:28:05.119><c> time</c>

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to<00:28:05.599><c> stop</c><00:28:05.859><c> making</c><00:28:06.279><c> it</c><00:28:06.980><c> about</c><00:28:07.400><c> sin</c><00:28:07.920><c> and</c><00:28:09.519><c> it's</c><00:28:09.759><c> time</c><00:28:09.880><c> to</c><00:28:10.119><c> start</c><00:28:10.299><c> making</c><00:28:10.740><c> it</c>

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about<00:28:13.180><c> God.</c>

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And<00:28:14.900><c> that's</c><00:28:15.099><c> why</c><00:28:15.299><c> he</c><00:28:15.579><c> talks</c><00:28:15.799><c> about</c><00:28:16.019><c> being</c><00:28:16.400><c> like</c><00:28:16.759><c> minded,</c><00:28:17.319><c> because</c><00:28:17.500><c> with</c>

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God,<00:28:18.099><c> there</c><00:28:18.259><c> is</c><00:28:18.579><c> only</c><00:28:18.900><c> one</c>

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There's<00:28:20.619><c> no</c><00:28:21.000><c> different</c><00:28:21.640><c> thoughts</c><00:28:22.099><c> and</c><00:28:22.400><c> expressions</c><00:28:22.819><c> with</c><00:28:23.119><c> God.</c>

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He<00:28:24.099><c> says,</c><00:28:24.680><c> having</c><00:28:24.680><c> the</c><00:28:25.200><c> same</c><00:28:25.519><c> love,</c><00:28:26.039><c> being</c><00:28:26.299><c> of</c><00:28:26.700><c> one</c><00:28:26.980><c> accord</c><00:28:27.599><c> and</c><00:28:28.180><c> of</c>

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one<00:28:28.900><c> mind,</c><00:28:30.539><c> let</c><00:28:30.720><c> nothing</c><00:28:31.019><c> be</c><00:28:31.259><c> done</c>

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through<00:28:31.799><c> selfish</c><00:28:32.279><c> ambition</c><00:28:32.799><c> or</c><00:28:33.400><c> conceit,</c><00:28:33.980><c> but</c><00:28:34.119><c> in</c><00:28:34.500><c> lowliness</c>

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of<00:28:35.579><c> mind,</c><00:28:36.380><c> let</c><00:28:36.480><c> each</c><00:28:36.819><c> esteem</c><00:28:37.299><c> others</c>

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better<00:28:38.420><c> than</c><00:28:38.700><c> themselves.</c>

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And<00:28:39.859><c> that's</c><00:28:40.000><c> what</c><00:28:40.160><c> the</c><00:28:40.380><c> individual</c><00:28:40.700><c> is</c><00:28:41.079><c> poor</c><00:28:41.200><c> in</c><00:28:41.500><c> spirit</c><00:28:41.839><c> does.</c>

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It's<00:28:42.940><c> no</c><00:28:43.099><c> longer</c><00:28:43.299><c> about</c><00:28:43.640><c> his</c><00:28:44.220><c> spirit.</c>

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And<00:29:04.660><c> he</c><00:29:04.880><c> said,</c><00:29:05.039><c> let</c><00:29:05.319><c> this</c><00:29:05.700><c> mind</c><00:29:06.000><c> be</c><00:29:06.279><c> in</c><00:29:06.460><c> you,</c><00:29:06.720><c> which</c><00:29:06.920><c> was</c><00:29:07.160><c> also</c>

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in<00:29:07.799><c> Christ.</c>

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You<00:29:09.480><c> know,</c><00:29:09.579><c> it's</c><00:29:09.880><c> interesting.</c>

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And<00:29:15.299><c> then</c><00:29:15.519><c> he</c><00:29:15.819><c> rattles</c><00:29:15.980><c> off</c><00:29:16.180><c> some</c><00:29:16.359><c> verses</c><00:29:16.720><c> that</c><00:29:16.980><c> are</c><00:29:17.440><c> actually</c>

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take.<00:29:21.059><c> So</c><00:29:21.240><c> you</c><00:29:21.420><c> would</c><00:29:21.559><c> think</c><00:29:21.660><c> it</c><00:29:21.779><c> would</c><00:29:21.920><c> be</c><00:29:22.099><c> easy</c><00:29:22.400><c> because</c><00:29:22.680><c> he's</c><00:29:23.000><c> saying,</c><00:29:23.160><c> I</c>

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want<00:29:23.440><c> you</c><00:29:23.579><c> to</c><00:29:23.759><c> think</c><00:29:23.920><c> like</c>

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this.<00:29:24.779><c> But</c><00:29:24.980><c> it's</c><00:29:25.180><c> not.</c>

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It's<00:29:25.599><c> actually</c><00:29:25.859><c> challenging.</c>

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death,<00:29:47.240><c> even</c><00:29:47.539><c> the</c><00:29:47.799><c> death</c><00:29:48.160><c> of</c><00:29:48.480><c> the</c><00:29:48.740><c> cross.</c>

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And<00:29:49.799><c> we</c><00:29:49.960><c> know</c><00:29:50.079><c> that</c><00:29:50.259><c> this</c><00:29:50.420><c> is</c><00:29:50.619><c> a</c><00:29:50.759><c> passage</c><00:29:51.000><c> that</c><00:29:51.220><c> is</c><00:29:51.579><c> often</c><00:29:52.359><c> very</c>

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much<00:29:53.720><c> misunderstood.</c>

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job<00:29:56.559><c> with</c><00:29:56.700><c> it.</c>

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But<00:29:57.099><c> one</c><00:29:57.380><c> of</c><00:29:57.460><c> the</c><00:29:57.500><c> reasons</c><00:29:57.720><c> why</c><00:29:57.920><c> the</c><00:29:58.059><c> King</c><00:29:58.240><c> James</c><00:29:58.480><c> does</c><00:29:58.700><c> a</c><00:29:58.900><c> sloppy</c><00:29:59.099><c> job</c>

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I<00:30:05.920><c> hadn't</c><00:30:06.059><c> pulled</c><00:30:06.259><c> out.</c>

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know<00:30:09.400><c> what</c><00:30:09.900><c> the</c><00:30:10.279><c> word</c><00:30:10.579><c> breakdown</c><00:30:11.279><c> was</c><00:30:11.859><c> for</c>

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this<00:30:12.940><c> passage.</c>

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So<00:30:17.960><c> he</c><00:30:18.140><c> says,</c><00:30:19.059><c> let</c><00:30:19.119><c> this</c><00:30:19.539><c> mind</c><00:30:19.859><c> being</c><00:30:20.140><c> you,</c><00:30:20.500><c> which</c><00:30:20.660><c> is</c><00:30:20.940><c> also</c><00:30:21.099><c> in</c>

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Well,<00:30:31.220><c> Jesus</c><00:30:31.519><c> wasn't</c><00:30:31.819><c> in</c><00:30:32.059><c> the</c><00:30:32.220><c> nature</c><00:30:32.460><c> of</c><00:30:32.720><c> God.</c>

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He<00:30:39.000><c> had</c><00:30:39.079><c> the</c><00:30:39.299><c> same</c><00:30:39.480><c> mortal</c><00:30:39.880><c> flesh</c><00:30:40.339><c> as</c><00:30:41.039><c> we</c><00:30:41.319><c> are.</c>

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So<00:30:41.700><c> we</c><00:30:41.920><c> don't</c><00:30:42.440><c> we</c><00:30:42.619><c> ourselves</c><00:30:42.960><c> don't</c><00:30:43.200><c> struggle</c><00:30:43.519><c> over</c><00:30:43.759><c> this</c><00:30:43.920><c> idea</c><00:30:44.279><c> of</c><00:30:44.480><c> nature.</c>

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And<00:30:44.819><c> that</c><00:30:44.980><c> word</c><00:30:45.160><c> form</c><00:30:45.380><c> doesn't</c><00:30:45.619><c> actually</c><00:30:45.940><c> mean</c><00:30:46.200><c> nature</c><00:30:46.539><c> at</c><00:30:46.799><c> all.</c>

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That's<00:30:47.420><c> interpret</c><00:30:47.700><c> interpretation.</c>

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It's<00:30:50.119><c> interesting</c><00:30:50.500><c> what</c><00:30:50.799><c> that</c><00:30:51.140><c> word</c><00:30:51.339><c> actually</c><00:30:52.039><c> means</c><00:30:52.579><c> or</c><00:30:52.880><c> comes</c><00:30:53.140><c> from</c><00:30:53.400><c> is</c>

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a<00:30:53.880><c> root</c><00:30:54.079><c> word</c><00:30:54.299><c> that</c><00:30:54.579><c> means</c>

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a<00:30:55.200><c> part</c><00:30:55.420><c> of</c><00:30:55.759><c> or</c><00:30:56.220><c> sharing.</c>

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And<00:30:59.440><c> a</c><00:30:59.619><c> part</c><00:30:59.740><c> of</c><00:30:59.960><c> him</c><00:31:00.619><c> was</c><00:31:01.720><c> like</c><00:31:02.519><c> God.</c>

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You<00:31:05.400><c> know,</c><00:31:06.220><c> I</c><00:31:06.819><c> want</c><00:31:06.980><c> you</c><00:31:07.099><c> to</c><00:31:07.240><c> think</c><00:31:07.380><c> for</c><00:31:07.660><c> a</c><00:31:07.779><c> second</c><00:31:07.960><c> about</c><00:31:08.240><c> the</c>

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There<00:31:18.980><c> was</c><00:31:19.180><c> a</c><00:31:19.380><c> time</c><00:31:19.599><c> in</c><00:31:19.920><c> the</c><00:31:20.119><c> life</c><00:31:20.559><c> of</c><00:31:21.099><c> a</c><00:31:21.259><c> young</c><00:31:21.440><c> man,</c><00:31:22.880><c> Jesus,</c>

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where<00:31:24.640><c> there</c><00:31:24.759><c> were</c><00:31:24.920><c> certain</c><00:31:25.099><c> things</c><00:31:25.359><c> he</c>

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his<00:31:29.400><c> own.</c>

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He<00:31:32.980><c> would</c><00:31:33.119><c> have</c><00:31:33.279><c> had</c><00:31:33.380><c> to</c><00:31:33.480><c> been</c><00:31:33.700><c> told</c><00:31:33.940><c> and</c><00:31:34.180><c> the</c><00:31:34.299><c> third</c><00:31:34.420><c> would</c><00:31:34.579><c> have</c><00:31:34.779><c> come</c><00:31:35.440><c> sort</c><00:31:35.839><c> of</c>

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naturally<00:31:36.460><c> to</c><00:31:36.759><c> him.</c>

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He<00:31:42.700><c> came</c><00:31:42.880><c> to</c><00:31:43.059><c> realize</c><00:31:43.259><c> he</c><00:31:43.400><c> was</c><00:31:43.640><c> different.</c>

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He<00:31:45.200><c> had</c><00:31:45.440><c> to</c><00:31:45.579><c> have</c><00:31:45.740><c> come</c><00:31:45.859><c> to</c><00:31:46.019><c> realize</c><00:31:46.299><c> he</c><00:31:46.460><c> was</c><00:31:46.660><c> different.</c>

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what<00:32:28.900><c> that</c><00:32:29.220><c> meant.</c>

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birth.

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was<00:33:00.559><c> still</c><00:33:00.819><c> a</c><00:33:01.059><c> man.</c>

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realize<00:33:17.160><c> that</c><00:33:17.700><c> you</c><00:33:18.000><c> are</c><00:33:18.400><c> superior.</c>

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It's<00:33:26.079><c> natural</c><00:33:26.400><c> to</c><00:33:26.640><c> be</c><00:33:27.440><c> self</c><00:33:27.740><c>-obsessed.</c>

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to<00:33:38.009><c> be</c><00:33:38.230><c> equal</c><00:33:38.430><c> with</c><00:33:38.710><c> God.</c>

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this<00:33:43.430><c> way.</c>

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That's<00:33:49.390><c> a</c><00:33:49.490><c> really</c><00:33:49.789><c> hard</c><00:33:50.170><c> word.</c>

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life<00:34:12.969><c> itself,</c><00:34:14.469><c> he</c>

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was<00:34:14.989><c> superior</c><00:34:15.969><c> to</c><00:34:16.650><c> everybody.</c>

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at<00:34:20.690><c> a</c><00:34:20.789><c> young</c><00:34:21.010><c> age.</c>

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And<00:34:21.570><c> eventually,</c><00:34:22.449><c> knowing</c><00:34:22.710><c> the</c><00:34:22.969><c> story</c><00:34:23.130><c> of</c><00:34:23.389><c> Elijah</c><00:34:23.769><c> and</c><00:34:24.010><c> Elisha,</c><00:34:24.389><c> I'm</c>

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sure<00:34:24.849><c> he</c><00:34:25.289><c> recognized</c>

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that<00:34:26.469><c> he</c><00:34:26.610><c> would</c><00:34:26.809><c> eventually</c><00:34:27.170><c> have</c><00:34:27.429><c> more</c><00:34:27.730><c> power</c><00:34:28.510><c> than</c><00:34:29.150><c> anybody.</c>

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He<00:34:31.550><c> would</c><00:34:31.730><c> be</c><00:34:32.030><c> superior</c><00:34:32.710><c> in</c><00:34:33.210><c> every</c><00:34:33.650><c> way</c><00:34:34.469><c> to</c><00:34:35.289><c> everybody,</c><00:34:37.090><c> and</c>

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he<00:34:37.730><c> would</c><00:34:37.969><c> know</c><00:34:38.210><c> that.</c>

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But<00:34:41.469><c> there's</c><00:34:41.750><c> one</c><00:34:42.070><c> thing</c><00:34:42.269><c> he</c><00:34:42.429><c> would</c><00:34:42.789><c> never</c><00:34:43.329><c> be</c><00:34:43.829><c> serious,</c><00:34:44.230><c> superior</c><00:34:44.610><c> to,</c>

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and<00:34:45.929><c> that</c><00:34:46.070><c> was</c><00:34:46.329><c> God.</c>

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And<00:34:48.070><c> so</c><00:34:48.210><c> he</c><00:34:48.409><c> had</c><00:34:48.789><c> nobody</c><00:34:49.289><c> to</c><00:34:49.809><c> measure</c><00:34:50.230><c> himself</c><00:34:50.809><c> against,</c><00:34:52.989><c> but</c>

00:34:53.090 --> 00:34:55.650
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God,<00:34:54.110><c> because</c><00:34:54.590><c> he</c><00:34:54.750><c> was</c><00:34:55.010><c> superior</c>

00:34:55.650 --> 00:34:59.989
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from<00:34:56.349><c> the</c><00:34:56.630><c> earliest</c><00:34:56.969><c> part</c><00:34:57.230><c> of</c><00:34:57.429><c> childhood</c><00:34:57.809><c> to</c><00:34:58.309><c> everybody</c><00:34:58.929><c> else,</c><00:34:59.710><c> both</c>

00:34:59.989 --> 00:35:01.329
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in<00:35:00.250><c> his</c><00:35:00.590><c> calling</c><00:35:00.869><c> as</c><00:35:01.130><c> the</c>

00:35:01.329 --> 00:35:04.670
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son<00:35:01.469><c> of</c><00:35:01.690><c> God,</c><00:35:02.369><c> in</c><00:35:02.550><c> his</c><00:35:02.929><c> understandings,</c><00:35:03.769><c> in</c><00:35:03.929><c> his</c><00:35:04.210><c> wisdom.</c>

00:35:05.110 --> 00:35:06.530
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He<00:35:05.289><c> was</c><00:35:05.630><c> superior</c><00:35:05.949><c> to</c><00:35:06.250><c> everybody.</c>

00:35:06.610 --> 00:35:12.170
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He<00:35:06.730><c> had</c><00:35:07.110><c> nobody</c><00:35:07.530><c> to</c><00:35:07.829><c> compare</c><00:35:08.050><c> himself</c><00:35:08.449><c> to,</c><00:35:09.849><c> except</c><00:35:10.030><c> one,</c><00:35:11.510><c> and</c>

00:35:12.170 --> 00:35:13.690
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that<00:35:12.309><c> was</c><00:35:12.530><c> God.</c>

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And<00:35:14.489><c> when</c><00:35:14.630><c> he</c><00:35:14.789><c> looked</c><00:35:14.949><c> at</c><00:35:15.210><c> God,</c><00:35:16.489><c> that</c><00:35:16.849><c> meditation</c><00:35:17.409><c> upon</c><00:35:17.809><c> the</c>

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usurpation,<00:35:18.789><c> he</c><00:35:19.010><c> said,</c>

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could<00:35:20.869><c> I</c><00:35:21.070><c> be</c><00:35:21.329><c> superior</c><00:35:21.929><c> to</c><00:35:22.170><c> God?</c>

00:35:24.110 --> 00:35:27.670
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I<00:35:24.510><c> could</c><00:35:24.869><c> never</c><00:35:25.570><c> be</c><00:35:26.730><c> superior</c><00:35:27.130><c> to</c><00:35:27.409><c> God.</c>

00:35:27.690 --> 00:35:29.909
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I<00:35:27.829><c> could</c><00:35:28.050><c> never</c><00:35:28.389><c> steal</c><00:35:28.809><c> that</c><00:35:29.210><c> from</c><00:35:29.429><c> God.</c>

00:35:30.170 --> 00:35:35.829
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So<00:35:30.429><c> what</c><00:35:30.690><c> he</c><00:35:31.070><c> did</c><00:35:31.489><c> at</c><00:35:31.989><c> a</c><00:35:32.210><c> young</c><00:35:32.429><c> age</c><00:35:33.050><c> was</c><00:35:33.730><c> exactly</c><00:35:34.210><c> the</c><00:35:34.610><c> opposite</c><00:35:35.070><c> of</c><00:35:35.550><c> what</c>

00:35:35.829 --> 00:35:37.429
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Adam<00:35:36.070><c> and</c><00:35:36.269><c> Eve</c><00:35:36.409><c> did.</c>

00:35:38.010 --> 00:35:38.170
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Right?

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Adam<00:35:38.389><c> and</c><00:35:38.550><c> Eve</c><00:35:38.769><c> tried</c><00:35:39.030><c> to</c><00:35:39.489><c> steal</c><00:35:39.769><c> that.</c>

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the<00:36:10.289><c> son</c><00:36:10.429><c> of</c><00:36:10.670><c> God.</c>

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he<00:36:21.530><c> divested</c><00:36:21.929><c> himself</c><00:36:22.389><c> of</c>

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everything,<00:36:23.449><c> every</c><00:36:23.710><c> right</c><00:36:24.050><c> that</c><00:36:24.289><c> he</c><00:36:24.570><c> had</c><00:36:25.110><c> as</c><00:36:25.909><c> a</c><00:36:26.070><c> son</c><00:36:26.190><c> of</c><00:36:26.429><c> God.</c>

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That's<00:36:27.230><c> why</c><00:36:27.329><c> he</c><00:36:27.650><c> never</c><00:36:27.969><c> refers</c><00:36:28.349><c> to</c><00:36:28.590><c> himself</c><00:36:29.110><c> as</c><00:36:29.690><c> the</c><00:36:29.829><c> son</c><00:36:30.030><c> of</c><00:36:30.269><c> God.</c>

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He<00:36:31.829><c> never</c><00:36:32.170><c> does</c><00:36:32.449><c> that.</c>

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than<00:36:50.070><c> anyone</c><00:36:50.409><c> else.</c>

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I<00:37:01.090><c> could</c><00:37:01.289><c> never</c><00:37:01.489><c> be</c><00:37:01.750><c> God.</c>

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was<00:37:12.769><c> not</c><00:37:13.309><c> perfect</c><00:37:13.769><c> in</c>

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human<00:37:15.010><c> condition,</c><00:37:16.650><c> all</c><00:37:16.869><c> the</c><00:37:17.090><c> things</c><00:37:17.230><c> that</c><00:37:17.449><c> the</c><00:37:17.710><c> world</c><00:37:17.989><c> offers.</c>

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That's<00:37:19.190><c> all</c><00:37:19.650><c> meaningless</c><00:37:20.329><c> to</c><00:37:21.349><c> a</c><00:37:21.550><c> man</c><00:37:21.710><c> who</c><00:37:21.889><c> is</c><00:37:22.130><c> above</c><00:37:22.389><c> all</c>

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those<00:37:23.250><c> things.</c>

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All<00:37:24.130><c> those</c><00:37:24.449><c> things</c><00:37:24.670><c> are</c><00:37:24.909><c> just</c><00:37:25.230><c> death.</c>

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The<00:37:27.469><c> perfect</c><00:37:27.869><c> man</c><00:37:28.510><c> is</c><00:37:29.949><c> the</c><00:37:30.170><c> man</c><00:37:30.349><c> who</c><00:37:30.630><c> gives</c><00:37:31.010><c> up</c><00:37:31.889><c> everything</c>

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for<00:37:33.989><c> everybody</c><00:37:34.389><c> else.</c>

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That's<00:37:36.210><c> what</c><00:37:36.329><c> he</c><00:37:36.650><c> saw</c><00:37:37.309><c> from</c><00:37:37.929><c> the</c><00:37:38.550><c> message</c><00:37:38.710><c> of</c><00:37:38.969><c> God,</c><00:37:39.989><c> that</c><00:37:40.170><c> to</c>

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be<00:37:40.469><c> the</c><00:37:40.750><c> perfect</c><00:37:41.190><c> bond</c><00:37:41.690><c> servant</c><00:37:42.030><c> of</c>

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God<00:37:42.929><c> was</c><00:37:44.090><c> to</c><00:37:44.269><c> be</c><00:37:44.409><c> the</c><00:37:44.809><c> perfect</c><00:37:45.170><c> servant</c><00:37:45.750><c> of</c><00:37:46.570><c> God's</c><00:37:47.150><c> creation.</c>

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And<00:37:50.369><c> so</c><00:37:50.550><c> he</c><00:37:50.750><c> became</c><00:37:51.150><c> the</c><00:37:51.510><c> perfect</c><00:37:51.789><c> servant</c><00:37:52.349><c> of</c><00:37:52.869><c> God's</c><00:37:53.530><c> creation.</c>

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He<00:38:01.889><c> put</c><00:38:02.210><c> all</c><00:38:02.809><c> of</c><00:38:03.110><c> humanity</c><00:38:03.949><c> and</c><00:38:05.510><c> everything</c><00:38:06.010><c> that</c><00:38:06.210><c> it</c><00:38:06.449><c> offers.</c>

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in<00:38:12.750><c> your</c><00:38:13.170><c> mind</c><00:38:13.869><c> the</c><00:38:14.389><c> same</c>

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thoughts<00:38:15.289><c> because</c><00:38:17.050><c> you</c><00:38:17.650><c> and</c><00:38:17.849><c> I</c><00:38:18.030><c> brothers</c><00:38:18.269><c> and</c><00:38:18.530><c> sisters</c><00:38:18.769><c> like</c>

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something<00:38:20.909><c> greater</c><00:38:22.030><c> than</c><00:38:22.769><c> anything</c><00:38:23.289><c> the</c><00:38:23.570><c> world</c><00:38:23.769><c> can</c><00:38:24.050><c> offer.</c>

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We've<00:38:27.030><c> been</c><00:38:27.170><c> given</c><00:38:27.449><c> eternal</c><00:38:27.829><c> life.</c>

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will<00:38:35.630><c> ever</c><00:38:35.969><c> compare</c><00:38:36.690><c> to</c><00:38:37.730><c> eternal</c>

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life.<00:38:39.969><c> We</c><00:38:40.289><c> can</c><00:38:40.610><c> strive</c><00:38:40.989><c> on</c><00:38:41.230><c> other</c><00:38:41.429><c> things</c><00:38:41.869><c> and</c><00:38:42.030><c> we</c><00:38:42.190><c> can</c><00:38:42.369><c> make</c><00:38:42.570><c> a</c>

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name<00:38:42.969><c> for</c><00:38:43.289><c> ourselves.</c>

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our<00:38:52.769><c> own</c><00:38:53.010><c> eyes,</c><00:38:53.329><c> make</c>

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ourselves<00:38:53.909><c> bigger</c><00:38:54.130><c> in</c><00:38:54.289><c> other</c><00:38:54.489><c> people's</c><00:38:54.869><c> eyes,</c><00:38:55.210><c> and</c><00:38:55.530><c> it</c><00:38:55.650><c> will</c>

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always<00:38:56.349><c> be</c><00:38:56.670><c> meaningless</c>

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compared<00:38:58.309><c> to</c><00:38:58.530><c> everlasting</c><00:38:58.929><c> life,</c><00:38:59.929><c> compared</c><00:39:00.170><c> to</c><00:39:00.730><c> the</c><00:39:00.829><c> kingdom</c>

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of<00:39:01.389><c> God.</c>

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became<00:39:09.469><c> the</c><00:39:09.949><c> next</c><00:39:10.289><c> Beatitude,</c>

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people<00:39:16.010><c> who,</c><00:39:16.409><c> through</c><00:39:16.550><c> their</c>

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That's<00:39:19.789><c> what</c><00:39:19.929><c> a</c><00:39:20.150><c> peacemaker</c><00:39:20.630><c> is.</c>

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bringing<00:39:27.190><c> other</c><00:39:27.570><c> people</c><00:39:27.829><c> to</c><00:39:28.090><c> God.</c>

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And<00:39:29.690><c> that's</c><00:39:29.869><c> what</c><00:39:30.090><c> Christ's</c><00:39:30.690><c> sacrifice</c><00:39:31.309><c> was.</c>

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Christ's<00:39:33.809><c> sacrifice</c><00:39:34.429><c> was</c><00:39:35.050><c> so</c><00:39:35.250><c> that</c><00:39:35.510><c> we</c><00:39:35.989><c> could</c><00:39:36.230><c> partake</c><00:39:36.750><c> of</c>

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this<00:39:37.110><c> bread</c><00:39:37.429><c> and</c><00:39:37.730><c> this</c><00:39:37.989><c> wine.</c>

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And<00:39:39.409><c> the</c><00:39:39.570><c> final</c><00:39:39.909><c> Beatitude</c><00:39:40.710><c> is</c><00:39:41.469><c> blessed</c><00:39:41.710><c> of</c><00:39:41.849><c> those</c><00:39:42.150><c> who</c><00:39:42.329><c> are</c>

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persecuted<00:39:43.070><c> for</c><00:39:43.429><c> righteousness'</c><00:39:43.989><c> sake,</c>

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for<00:39:45.409><c> theirs</c><00:39:45.989><c> is</c><00:39:47.010><c> the</c><00:39:47.170><c> kingdom</c><00:39:47.449><c> of</c><00:39:47.690><c> heaven.</c>

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The<00:39:49.510><c> Philippians</c><00:39:50.090><c> saw</c><00:39:50.489><c> all</c><00:39:50.789><c> of</c><00:39:51.010><c> that</c><00:39:51.530><c> and</c><00:39:52.110><c> understood</c><00:39:52.489><c> all</c><00:39:52.809><c> of</c><00:39:53.010><c> that.</c>

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And<00:39:54.030><c> I</c><00:39:54.130><c> hope</c><00:39:54.230><c> we</c><00:39:54.449><c> do,</c><00:39:54.929><c> too.</c>

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I<00:39:56.210><c> hope</c><00:39:56.389><c> we</c><00:39:56.730><c> recognize</c><00:39:57.250><c> that</c><00:39:57.469><c> in</c><00:39:57.690><c> our</c><00:39:57.969><c> lives,</c><00:39:59.730><c> we</c><00:40:00.130><c> are</c><00:40:00.469><c> bond</c><00:40:00.849><c> servants</c><00:40:01.190><c> to</c>

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Jesus<00:40:01.789><c> Christ.</c>

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There's<00:40:04.090><c> nothing</c><00:40:04.369><c> the</c><00:40:04.650><c> world</c><00:40:04.869><c> can</c><00:40:05.150><c> give</c><00:40:05.309><c> us</c><00:40:06.030><c> that</c><00:40:06.530><c> hasn't</c><00:40:06.929><c> already</c><00:40:07.389><c> been</c><00:40:07.610><c> given</c><00:40:07.769><c> to</c>

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us<00:40:08.289><c> through</c>

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We<00:40:13.929><c> are</c><00:40:14.050><c> to</c><00:40:14.289><c> be</c><00:40:15.050><c> bond</c><00:40:15.409><c> servants</c><00:40:15.710><c> for</c><00:40:15.989><c> Christ</c><00:40:16.389><c> the</c><00:40:16.630><c> way</c><00:40:16.789><c> Paul</c><00:40:17.250><c> was</c><00:40:17.489><c> a</c>

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bond<00:40:17.909><c> servant</c><00:40:18.150><c> for</c><00:40:18.429><c> Christ,</c><00:40:18.789><c> the</c>

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way<00:40:19.030><c> Paul</c><00:40:19.329><c> called</c><00:40:19.630><c> the</c><00:40:19.929><c> Philippians,</c><00:40:21.210><c> to</c><00:40:21.429><c> humble</c><00:40:21.769><c> themselves</c>

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and<00:40:23.550><c> to</c><00:40:23.769><c> be</c><00:40:24.150><c> unified</c><00:40:24.690><c> as</c><00:40:25.130><c> one.</c>

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So<00:40:26.190><c> that's</c><00:40:26.369><c> what</c><00:40:26.510><c> we're</c><00:40:26.789><c> called</c><00:40:27.010><c> to</c><00:40:27.230><c> this</c><00:40:27.570><c> morning.</c>

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one<00:40:31.969><c> body</c><00:40:32.570><c> and</c><00:40:33.550><c> one</c><00:40:33.789><c> blood.</c>

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It<00:40:35.090><c> is</c><00:40:35.409><c> his</c><00:40:35.829><c> life's</c><00:40:36.349><c> sacrifice</c><00:40:36.730><c> on</c><00:40:36.989><c> our</c><00:40:37.170><c> behalf.</c>

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It<00:40:38.590><c> is</c><00:40:39.050><c> one</c><00:40:39.389><c> revelation.</c>

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It<00:40:40.929><c> is</c><00:40:41.230><c> one</c><00:40:41.530><c> God.</c>

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It<00:40:42.250><c> is</c><00:40:42.530><c> one</c><00:40:42.829><c> purpose.</c>

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It<00:40:43.510><c> is</c><00:40:43.789><c> one</c><00:40:44.110><c> meaning.</c>

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We<00:40:45.250><c> are</c><00:40:45.610><c> unified</c><00:40:46.309><c> with</c><00:40:46.690><c> him.</c>

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all<00:40:56.190><c> aside</c><00:40:56.869><c> that</c><00:40:57.250><c> you</c><00:40:57.550><c> and</c><00:40:57.750><c> I</c><00:40:57.909><c> could</c>

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partake<00:40:58.530><c> of</c><00:40:58.650><c> this</c><00:40:58.909><c> bread</c><00:40:59.050><c> today</c><00:40:59.710><c> so</c><00:41:00.670><c> that</c><00:41:00.869><c> we</c><00:41:00.989><c> can</c><00:41:01.230><c> have</c><00:41:01.510><c> that</c>

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hope<00:41:02.530><c> and</c><00:41:03.329><c> so</c><00:41:03.510><c> that</c><00:41:03.670><c> we</c><00:41:03.730><c> can</c><00:41:04.030><c> purify</c><00:41:04.590><c> our</c>

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hearts<00:41:05.230><c> through</c><00:41:05.449><c> the</c><00:41:05.630><c> process</c><00:41:06.190><c> of</c><00:41:06.530><c> spiritual</c><00:41:07.010><c> development.</c>

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Now,<00:41:09.030><c> it</c><00:41:09.110><c> may</c><00:41:09.349><c> never</c><00:41:09.650><c> lead</c><00:41:10.250><c> to</c><00:41:10.630><c> us</c><00:41:10.869><c> being</c><00:41:11.210><c> persecuted</c><00:41:11.809><c> the</c><00:41:12.050><c> way</c>

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Christ<00:41:12.530><c> was</c><00:41:12.829><c> persecuted,</c>

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but<00:41:15.409><c> Paul</c><00:41:15.829><c> says,</c><00:41:16.530><c> have</c><00:41:16.530><c> that</c><00:41:16.949><c> mind</c><00:41:17.309><c> in</c><00:41:17.590><c> you.</c>

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Have<00:41:19.329><c> it</c><00:41:19.530><c> in</c><00:41:19.710><c> you</c><00:41:20.329><c> that</c><00:41:20.989><c> when</c><00:41:21.250><c> Christ</c><00:41:21.610><c> was</c><00:41:22.309><c> suffering,</c><00:41:22.869><c> you</c>

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were<00:41:23.349><c> suffering,</c><00:41:24.130><c> too.</c>

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So<00:41:26.170><c> that</c><00:41:26.329><c> on</c><00:41:26.570><c> that</c><00:41:26.750><c> day</c><00:41:26.949><c> of</c><00:41:27.170><c> judgment,</c><00:41:27.550><c> we</c><00:41:27.630><c> can</c><00:41:27.909><c> stand</c><00:41:28.170><c> there</c>

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lives<00:41:34.949><c> have</c><00:41:35.230><c> only</c><00:41:35.570><c> been</c><00:41:35.789><c> about</c><00:41:36.429><c> trying</c>

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to<00:41:37.090><c> bring</c><00:41:37.269><c> people</c><00:41:37.670><c> into</c><00:41:38.030><c> the</c><00:41:38.309><c> saving</c><00:41:38.550><c> name</c><00:41:38.750><c> of</c><00:41:38.909><c> Jesus</c><00:41:39.250><c> Christ,</c>

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not<00:41:40.150><c> about</c><00:41:40.429><c> our</c><00:41:40.849><c> sins,</c><00:41:41.329><c> not</c><00:41:41.530><c> about</c><00:41:41.809><c> our</c>

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weaknesses,<00:41:42.690><c> not</c><00:41:42.849><c> about</c><00:41:43.090><c> our</c><00:41:43.429><c> faults,</c><00:41:44.610><c> but</c><00:41:44.750><c> about</c><00:41:44.989><c> him,</c><00:41:46.909><c> about</c><00:41:47.170><c> what</c>

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he<00:41:47.650><c> has</c><00:41:47.869><c> done.</c>

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Because<00:41:49.730><c> when</c><00:41:49.909><c> he</c><00:41:50.110><c> died</c><00:41:50.269><c> on</c><00:41:50.469><c> that</c><00:41:50.650><c> cross,</c><00:41:51.929><c> it</c><00:41:52.289><c> was</c><00:41:52.610><c> finished.</c>

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And<00:41:54.550><c> so</c><00:41:54.750><c> God</c><00:41:55.010><c> raised</c><00:41:55.570><c> him</c><00:41:55.809><c> from</c><00:41:56.050><c> the</c><00:41:56.250><c> dead.</c>

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And<00:41:58.610><c> Stephen,</c><00:41:58.949><c> being</c><00:41:59.329><c> pure</c><00:41:59.670><c> at</c><00:41:59.869><c> heart</c><00:42:00.030><c> as</c><00:42:00.269><c> they</c><00:42:00.630><c> stoned</c><00:42:00.929><c> him,</c>

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said,<00:42:01.530><c> lay</c><00:42:01.769><c> not</c><00:42:02.130><c> this</c><00:42:02.550><c> sin</c><00:42:02.789><c> to</c><00:42:03.010><c> their</c><00:42:03.349><c> charge.</c>

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And<00:42:05.389><c> then</c><00:42:05.570><c> he</c><00:42:05.849><c> looked</c><00:42:06.130><c> up</c><00:42:06.389><c> to</c><00:42:06.630><c> heaven</c><00:42:06.909><c> and</c><00:42:07.210><c> the</c><00:42:07.449><c> heavens</c><00:42:07.710><c> were</c>

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open<00:42:08.510><c> and</c><00:42:09.630><c> he</c><00:42:09.849><c> saw</c><00:42:09.969><c> the</c><00:42:10.250><c> son</c><00:42:10.409><c> of</c><00:42:10.670><c> man</c><00:42:11.090><c> seated</c>

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at<00:42:11.789><c> the</c><00:42:12.010><c> right</c><00:42:12.230><c> hand</c><00:42:12.409><c> of</c><00:42:12.610><c> the</c><00:42:12.690><c> father.</c>

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That's<00:42:15.429><c> the</c><00:42:15.570><c> vision</c><00:42:15.769><c> we</c><00:42:16.090><c> all</c><00:42:16.289><c> want</c><00:42:16.489><c> to</c><00:42:16.730><c> see.</c>

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And<00:42:17.949><c> that's</c><00:42:18.190><c> the</c><00:42:18.309><c> vision</c><00:42:18.489><c> that's</c><00:42:18.750><c> been</c><00:42:19.010><c> promised</c><00:42:19.349><c> to</c><00:42:19.630><c> us.</c>

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If<00:42:21.110><c> we'll</c><00:42:21.269><c> just</c><00:42:21.469><c> be</c><00:42:21.690><c> pure</c><00:42:21.969><c> in</c><00:42:22.210><c> heart.</c>