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power<00:24:10.490><c> to</c><00:24:11.109><c> lay</c><00:24:11.269><c> it</c><00:24:11.589><c> down</c><00:24:12.309><c> and</c><00:24:12.950><c> I</c><00:24:13.289><c> have</c><00:24:13.650><c> power</c>

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my<00:24:20.450><c> father.</c><00:24:25.750><c> Speaking</c><00:24:26.089><c> of</c><00:24:26.430><c> power,</c>

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this<00:25:26.390><c> power</c><00:25:26.950><c> to</c><00:25:28.829><c> save</c><00:25:29.029><c> himself</c><00:25:29.710><c> from</c><00:25:30.390><c> evil</c>

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glory<00:25:44.250><c> of</c><00:25:44.529><c> the</c><00:25:44.710><c> Father</c><00:25:45.309><c> by</c><00:25:46.589><c> all</c><00:25:46.869><c> the</c><00:25:47.109><c> miracles</c><00:25:47.589><c> and</c><00:25:48.190><c> healing</c>

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given<00:26:18.970><c> among</c><00:26:19.410><c> men</c><00:26:20.390><c> whereby</c><00:26:21.089><c> we</c><00:26:21.990><c> must</c><00:26:22.390><c> be</c><00:26:22.769><c> saved.</c>

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which<00:26:58.009><c> hath</c><00:26:58.390><c> sent</c><00:26:58.750><c> him.</c><00:27:03.750><c> Now</c><00:27:04.670><c> we</c><00:27:05.670><c> are</c><00:27:05.829><c> about</c><00:27:06.009><c> to</c>

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supper.<00:27:19.329><c> Luke</c><00:27:19.509><c> 22</c><00:27:20.009><c> and</c><00:27:20.190><c> 15.</c><00:27:23.710><c> You</c><00:27:24.029><c> all</c><00:27:24.250><c> know</c><00:27:24.430><c> it</c><00:27:24.670><c> by</c><00:27:24.950><c> heart.</c><00:27:26.869><c> With</c><00:27:27.150><c> desire,</c><00:27:30.130><c> Jesus</c><00:27:30.670><c> said,</c><00:27:34.130><c> I</c>

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have<00:27:34.630><c> desired</c><00:27:35.109><c> to</c><00:27:35.369><c> eat</c>

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or<00:27:42.410><c> I</c><00:27:43.690><c> have</c><00:27:44.750><c> desired</c><00:27:45.450><c> heartily.</c><00:27:50.309><c> The</c><00:27:50.650><c> importance</c>

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of<00:27:51.170><c> this</c><00:27:51.569><c> act</c><00:27:52.130><c> of</c><00:27:52.410><c> obedience</c><00:27:52.990><c> cannot</c><00:27:53.970><c> be</c><00:27:54.289><c> overstated.</c><00:27:56.630><c> Therefore,</c><00:27:57.970><c> do</c><00:27:58.210><c> we</c>

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show<00:27:58.609><c> our</c><00:27:58.849><c> love</c><00:27:59.369><c> and</c><00:28:00.450><c> honor</c><00:28:00.910><c> for</c><00:28:01.369><c> the</c>

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as<00:28:23.410><c> nothing</c><00:28:23.869><c> in</c><00:28:24.650><c> comparison.</c>