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So<00:16:47.690><c> again,</c><00:16:47.870><c> it</c><00:16:48.029><c> takes</c><00:16:48.330><c> place</c><00:16:48.769><c> at</c><00:16:49.350><c> Cana.</c>

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Nathaniel's<00:16:52.889><c> wedding.</c>

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Nathaniel's<00:17:13.569><c> wedding.</c>

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It's<00:17:27.309><c> always</c><00:17:27.609><c> about</c><00:17:27.930><c> spiritual</c><00:17:28.450><c> things.</c>

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spiritual<00:18:17.069><c> things.</c>

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It's<00:18:17.549><c> about</c><00:18:17.730><c> the</c><00:18:17.990><c> greater</c><00:18:18.210><c> creation.</c>

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And<00:18:20.470><c> so</c><00:18:20.650><c> Jesus'</c><00:18:21.109><c> mother</c><00:18:21.269><c> comes</c><00:18:21.569><c> and</c><00:18:21.750><c> says,</c><00:18:22.089><c> they've</c><00:18:22.190><c> run</c><00:18:22.289><c> out</c>

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of<00:18:22.670><c> wine.</c>

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Well,<00:18:30.930><c> this</c><00:18:31.130><c> is</c><00:18:31.289><c> the</c><00:18:31.390><c> Lord</c><00:18:31.529><c> Jesus</c><00:18:31.869><c> Christ.</c>

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the<00:18:38.569><c> lamb.</c>

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And<00:18:48.809><c> so</c><00:18:49.109><c> he</c><00:18:49.329><c> has</c><00:18:49.789><c> water,</c><00:18:51.390><c> six</c><00:18:52.509><c> cisterns,</c><00:18:52.970><c> seven</c><00:18:53.309><c> cisterns,</c><00:18:53.670><c> I</c>

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don't<00:18:53.910><c> remember,</c><00:18:54.890><c> of</c><00:18:55.170><c> water.</c>

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And<00:18:56.730><c> what</c><00:18:56.849><c> does</c><00:18:56.990><c> water</c><00:18:57.309><c> represent?</c>

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Well,<00:18:58.069><c> water</c><00:18:58.289><c> represents</c><00:18:58.930><c> the</c><00:18:59.750><c> word.</c>

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no<00:19:52.210><c> part</c><00:19:52.390><c> of</c><00:19:52.549><c> me.</c>

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This<00:19:52.809><c> is</c><00:19:53.049><c> the</c><00:19:53.150><c> new</c><00:19:53.349><c> covenant.</c>

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And<00:19:54.309><c> so</c><00:19:54.549><c> through</c><00:19:54.769><c> the</c><00:19:54.990><c> word</c><00:19:55.210><c> of</c><00:19:55.430><c> God,</c><00:19:56.210><c> and</c><00:19:56.390><c> how</c><00:19:56.589><c> that</c><00:19:56.829><c> word</c><00:19:57.049><c> is</c>

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going<00:19:57.349><c> to</c><00:19:57.490><c> be</c><00:19:57.750><c> manifested</c>

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that<00:20:04.750><c> water,</c>

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who<00:20:10.750><c> is</c><00:20:10.869><c> going</c><00:20:11.049><c> to</c><00:20:11.170><c> be</c><00:20:11.289><c> at</c><00:20:11.410><c> the</c><00:20:11.609><c> marriage</c><00:20:11.849><c> supper</c><00:20:12.130><c> of</c><00:20:12.329><c> the</c><00:20:12.509><c> lamb.</c>

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this<00:20:17.609><c> first</c><00:20:18.009><c> miracle</c>

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that<00:20:19.390><c> takes</c><00:20:19.690><c> place</c><00:20:20.269><c> in</c><00:20:20.890><c> this</c><00:20:21.150><c> place</c><00:20:21.430><c> called</c><00:20:22.049><c> Cana.</c>

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And<00:20:24.809><c> that's</c><00:20:25.089><c> the</c><00:20:25.309><c> first</c><00:20:26.170><c> sign.</c>

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and<00:20:35.890><c> manifolded</c><00:20:36.509><c> his</c><00:20:36.869><c> glory,</c><00:20:38.589><c> and</c><00:20:39.369><c> his</c><00:20:39.650><c> disciples</c><00:20:40.170><c> believed</c>

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which<00:20:51.710><c> has</c><00:20:51.910><c> the</c><00:20:52.130><c> preeminence</c><00:20:52.450><c> over</c><00:20:52.609><c> the</c><00:20:52.789><c> natural</c><00:20:53.069><c> creation.</c>

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They<00:21:05.990><c> put</c><00:21:06.230><c> their</c><00:21:06.569><c> trust</c><00:21:07.069><c> in</c><00:21:07.730><c> the</c><00:21:07.890><c> Lord</c><00:21:08.029><c> Jesus</c><00:21:08.390><c> Christ.</c>

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They<00:21:19.369><c> recognized</c><00:21:20.150><c> the</c><00:21:20.890><c> sign,</c><00:21:21.670><c> and</c><00:21:22.049><c> so</c><00:21:22.190><c> they</c><00:21:22.430><c> believed</c><00:21:22.769><c> in</c><00:21:23.009><c> him.</c>

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And<00:21:24.410><c> so</c><00:21:24.549><c> that</c><00:21:25.250><c> brings</c><00:21:25.609><c> us</c><00:21:25.829><c> to</c><00:21:25.990><c> the</c><00:21:26.210><c> second</c><00:21:26.869><c> miracle.</c>

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Skipping<00:21:28.970><c> over</c><00:21:29.230><c> some</c><00:21:29.430><c> marvelous</c><00:21:29.869><c> events,</c><00:21:30.250><c> like</c><00:21:30.450><c> when</c><00:21:30.609><c> Jesus</c>

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And<00:21:36.170><c> she</c><00:21:36.289><c> says,</c><00:21:36.470><c> I</c><00:21:36.569><c> have</c><00:21:36.789><c> no</c><00:21:36.950><c> husband.</c>

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And<00:21:37.569><c> Jesus</c><00:21:37.869><c> says,</c><00:21:38.269><c> that's</c><00:21:38.289><c> right,</c><00:21:38.529><c> you</c><00:21:38.630><c> have</c><00:21:38.829><c> no</c><00:21:38.990><c> husbands.</c>

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is<00:21:41.289><c> not</c><00:21:41.509><c> your</c><00:21:41.750><c> husband.</c>

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And<00:21:43.009><c> you</c><00:21:43.069><c> say,</c><00:21:43.170><c> how</c><00:21:43.289><c> does</c><00:21:43.470><c> Jesus</c><00:21:43.750><c> know</c><00:21:43.990><c> that?</c>

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out<00:21:47.349><c> to</c><00:21:47.450><c> him.</c>

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to<00:21:55.990><c> go</c><00:21:56.130><c> into</c><00:21:56.390><c> Samaria.</c>

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It<00:21:57.009><c> tells</c><00:21:57.170><c> him</c><00:21:57.430><c> in</c><00:21:58.250><c> Kings</c><00:21:58.529><c> when</c><00:21:58.750><c> you</c><00:21:58.970><c> learn</c><00:21:59.130><c> about</c><00:21:59.349><c> how</c><00:21:59.529><c> the</c>

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Samaritans<00:22:00.410><c> were</c><00:22:00.769><c> created,</c>

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how<00:22:01.329><c> they</c><00:22:01.549><c> came</c><00:22:01.750><c> to</c><00:22:02.009><c> be.</c>

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And<00:22:02.769><c> it</c><00:22:02.910><c> talks</c><00:22:03.130><c> about</c><00:22:03.390><c> the</c><00:22:03.750><c> five</c><00:22:04.410><c> nations</c><00:22:04.829><c> that</c><00:22:05.069><c> they</c><00:22:05.309><c> brought</c>

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into<00:22:05.750><c> Samaria,</c><00:22:06.289><c> and</c>

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the<00:22:06.710><c> fact</c><00:22:06.710><c> that</c><00:22:06.869><c> they</c><00:22:07.009><c> called</c><00:22:07.170><c> a</c><00:22:07.349><c> Levitical</c><00:22:07.750><c> priest</c><00:22:08.130><c> in.</c>

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And<00:22:08.869><c> you</c><00:22:08.970><c> can</c><00:22:09.210><c> marry</c><00:22:09.509><c> five</c><00:22:10.109><c> religions</c><00:22:10.509><c> together</c><00:22:10.930><c> from</c><00:22:11.130><c> five</c><00:22:11.369><c> nations,</c>

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cuz<00:22:11.849><c> they're</c><00:22:12.109><c> polytheistic</c><00:22:12.750><c> religions.</c>

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And<00:22:36.390><c> so</c><00:22:36.529><c> you</c><00:22:36.650><c> couldn't</c><00:22:36.890><c> marry</c><00:22:37.150><c> those</c><00:22:37.349><c> two</c><00:22:37.529><c> things</c><00:22:37.750><c> together.</c>

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And<00:22:38.609><c> King</c><00:22:38.789><c> says</c><00:22:39.130><c> that</c><00:22:39.349><c> that's</c><00:22:39.609><c> the</c><00:22:39.690><c> way</c><00:22:39.809><c> the</c><00:22:40.009><c> Samaritans</c><00:22:40.329><c> worshiped</c><00:22:41.150><c> on</c>

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Well,<00:22:42.789><c> on</c><00:22:42.890><c> to</c><00:22:43.049><c> what</c><00:22:43.210><c> day?</c>

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On<00:22:44.410><c> to</c><00:22:44.569><c> the</c><00:22:44.630><c> day</c><00:22:44.789><c> that</c><00:22:44.950><c> Jesus</c><00:22:45.269><c> Christ</c><00:22:45.549><c> goes</c><00:22:45.730><c> into</c><00:22:45.990><c> Samaria</c><00:22:46.450><c> and</c>

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teaches<00:22:46.930><c> them</c><00:22:47.529><c> the</c><00:22:47.829><c> true</c><00:22:47.990><c> religion.</c>

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And<00:22:48.450><c> that's</c><00:22:48.630><c> exactly</c><00:22:48.890><c> what</c><00:22:49.109><c> happens</c><00:22:49.289><c> in</c><00:22:49.470><c> John</c><00:22:49.650><c> chapter</c><00:22:49.890><c> three.</c>

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He<00:22:50.329><c> teaches</c><00:22:50.670><c> them</c><00:22:51.150><c> the</c><00:22:51.569><c> true</c><00:22:51.750><c> religion.</c>

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He<00:22:52.170><c> doesn't</c><00:22:52.329><c> perform</c><00:22:52.589><c> a</c><00:22:52.809><c> miracle.</c>

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All<00:22:53.670><c> he</c><00:22:53.769><c> does</c><00:22:53.950><c> is</c><00:22:54.109><c> talk</c><00:22:54.309><c> to</c><00:22:54.470><c> them.</c>

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He<00:22:54.829><c> teaches</c><00:22:55.109><c> them</c><00:22:55.289><c> from</c><00:22:55.490><c> the</c><00:22:55.690><c> word,</c><00:22:56.150><c> and</c><00:22:56.569><c> they</c><00:22:56.809><c> believe.</c>

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But<00:23:02.789><c> when</c><00:23:02.930><c> we</c><00:23:03.009><c> come</c><00:23:03.109><c> to</c><00:23:03.230><c> John</c><00:23:03.450><c> chapter</c><00:23:03.710><c> four,</c><00:23:04.789><c> Jesus</c><00:23:04.890><c> goes</c><00:23:05.170><c> back</c><00:23:05.549><c> into</c><00:23:05.890><c> Galilee,</c><00:23:06.769><c> and</c>

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he<00:23:06.950><c> goes</c><00:23:07.150><c> back</c><00:23:07.529><c> into</c><00:23:07.930><c> Cana,</c><00:23:09.109><c> and</c><00:23:09.289><c> he</c><00:23:09.390><c> meets</c><00:23:09.630><c> a</c><00:23:09.829><c> nobleman.</c>

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Verse<00:23:13.789><c> 44,</c><00:23:14.269><c> so</c><00:23:14.450><c> Jesus</c><00:23:14.769><c> came</c><00:23:15.069><c> again</c><00:23:15.390><c> into</c><00:23:15.670><c> Cana</c><00:23:15.950><c> of</c><00:23:16.150><c> Galilee,</c>

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where<00:23:16.710><c> he</c><00:23:16.910><c> made</c><00:23:17.150><c> water</c><00:23:17.630><c> wine.</c>

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And<00:23:18.829><c> there</c><00:23:18.950><c> was</c><00:23:19.130><c> a</c><00:23:19.289><c> certain</c><00:23:19.650><c> nobleman</c><00:23:20.250><c> whose</c><00:23:20.529><c> son</c><00:23:20.890><c> was</c><00:23:21.269><c> sick</c>

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at<00:23:21.950><c> Capernaum.</c>

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into<00:23:25.150><c> Galilee,</c>

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he<00:23:25.589><c> went</c><00:23:25.769><c> on</c><00:23:25.910><c> to</c><00:23:25.990><c> him</c><00:23:26.089><c> and</c><00:23:26.230><c> besought</c><00:23:26.509><c> him</c><00:23:26.690><c> that</c><00:23:26.829><c> he</c><00:23:26.910><c> would</c><00:23:27.069><c> come</c>

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Then<00:23:31.230><c> Jesus</c><00:23:31.569><c> said</c><00:23:31.769><c> unto</c><00:23:31.950><c> him,</c><00:23:32.349><c> except</c><00:23:32.609><c> ye</c><00:23:32.910><c> see</c><00:23:33.210><c> signs</c><00:23:33.609><c> and</c><00:23:33.849><c> wonders,</c><00:23:34.869><c> ye</c>

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will<00:23:35.250><c> not</c><00:23:35.529><c> believe.</c>

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Now,<00:23:38.250><c> why</c><00:23:38.569><c> did</c><00:23:38.730><c> he</c><00:23:38.950><c> come</c><00:23:39.470><c> to</c><00:23:39.930><c> Jesus?</c>

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We<00:23:41.009><c> just</c><00:23:41.210><c> talked</c><00:23:41.410><c> about</c><00:23:41.650><c> the</c><00:23:41.829><c> Samaritans.</c>

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she<00:23:48.529><c> ever</c><00:23:48.710><c> knew.</c>

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And<00:23:49.670><c> she</c><00:23:49.789><c> goes</c><00:23:50.009><c> and</c><00:23:50.190><c> tells</c><00:23:50.490><c> the</c><00:23:51.069><c> Samaritans</c><00:23:51.390><c> in</c><00:23:51.569><c> the</c><00:23:51.750><c> town,</c>

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spoken<00:23:55.910><c> to</c><00:23:56.130><c> us.</c>

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But<00:23:57.809><c> it</c><00:23:57.910><c> wasn't</c><00:23:58.089><c> a</c><00:23:58.289><c> miracle.</c>

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he<00:24:02.569><c> doesn't</c><00:24:02.690><c> perform</c><00:24:03.210><c> an</c><00:24:03.569><c> act.</c>

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He<00:24:05.170><c> doesn't</c><00:24:05.390><c> change</c><00:24:05.809><c> a</c><00:24:05.970><c> woman's</c><00:24:06.349><c> mind</c><00:24:06.549><c> physically.</c>

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But<00:24:09.549><c> this</c><00:24:09.809><c> nobleman</c><00:24:10.210><c> comes</c><00:24:10.910><c> because</c><00:24:11.849><c> he's</c><00:24:12.089><c> desperate.</c>

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He<00:24:13.910><c> heard</c><00:24:14.109><c> about</c><00:24:14.349><c> Jesus,</c><00:24:14.950><c> but</c>

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he's<00:24:15.329><c> not</c><00:24:15.529><c> coming</c><00:24:15.730><c> to</c><00:24:15.869><c> Jesus</c><00:24:16.190><c> because</c><00:24:16.490><c> he</c><00:24:16.650><c> heard</c><00:24:16.750><c> what</c><00:24:16.890><c> he</c><00:24:17.009><c> had</c><00:24:17.309><c> said.</c>

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And<00:24:18.509><c> that</c><00:24:18.589><c> was</c><00:24:18.670><c> really</c><00:24:18.869><c> the</c><00:24:19.089><c> important</c><00:24:19.250><c> things</c><00:24:19.470><c> about</c><00:24:19.690><c> the</c><00:24:19.990><c> signs,</c>

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is<00:24:21.250><c> the</c><00:24:21.490><c> signs</c><00:24:21.730><c> are</c><00:24:21.910><c> supposed</c><00:24:22.109><c> to</c><00:24:22.250><c> get</c><00:24:22.369><c> you</c><00:24:22.529><c> to</c><00:24:22.710><c> listen</c><00:24:22.849><c> to</c><00:24:22.970><c> what</c><00:24:23.130><c> he</c>

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has<00:24:23.490><c> to</c><00:24:23.769><c> say.</c>

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But<00:24:26.289><c> he</c><00:24:26.869><c> comes</c><00:24:27.109><c> to</c><00:24:27.289><c> Jesus</c><00:24:27.529><c> because</c><00:24:27.829><c> he's</c><00:24:28.329><c> a</c><00:24:28.430><c> desperate</c><00:24:28.769><c> man.</c>

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Because<00:24:30.369><c> his</c><00:24:30.670><c> son</c><00:24:30.769><c> is</c><00:24:31.089><c> sick.</c>

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And<00:24:32.349><c> a</c><00:24:32.470><c> lot</c><00:24:32.569><c> of</c><00:24:32.690><c> people</c><00:24:32.890><c> come</c><00:24:33.410><c> to</c><00:24:33.829><c> Jesus</c><00:24:34.250><c> because</c><00:24:34.730><c> they</c><00:24:34.930><c> are</c>

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desperate,<00:24:35.730><c> right?</c>

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And<00:24:35.970><c> that</c><00:24:36.329><c> famous</c><00:24:36.710><c> quote,</c><00:24:37.130><c> there's</c><00:24:37.190><c> no</c><00:24:37.390><c> atheists</c><00:24:37.890><c> in</c><00:24:38.109><c> foxholes.</c>

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That's<00:24:40.009><c> why</c><00:24:40.150><c> a</c><00:24:40.269><c> lot</c><00:24:40.450><c> of</c><00:24:40.589><c> people</c><00:24:40.789><c> come</c><00:24:41.210><c> to</c><00:24:41.410><c> the</c><00:24:41.549><c> Lord</c><00:24:41.690><c> Jesus</c><00:24:42.069><c> Christ.</c>

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And<00:24:43.390><c> Jesus</c><00:24:43.609><c> says,</c><00:24:44.049><c> unless</c><00:24:44.410><c> you</c><00:24:44.710><c> see</c><00:24:44.950><c> signs</c><00:24:45.230><c> and</c><00:24:45.450><c> miracles,</c>

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you<00:24:45.970><c> won't</c><00:24:46.230><c> believe.</c>

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But<00:24:49.269><c> he</c><00:24:49.789><c> does</c><00:24:50.089><c> come</c><00:24:50.390><c> to</c><00:24:50.589><c> Jesus,</c><00:24:52.069><c> and</c><00:24:52.450><c> he</c><00:24:52.549><c> does</c><00:24:52.789><c> believe.</c>

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And<00:24:55.490><c> remember,</c><00:24:55.789><c> this</c><00:24:55.990><c> is</c><00:24:56.190><c> about</c><00:24:56.349><c> the</c><00:24:56.509><c> love</c><00:24:56.670><c> of</c><00:24:56.930><c> God,</c><00:24:57.329><c> and</c><00:24:57.529><c> God</c>

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is<00:24:58.049><c> so</c>

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different<00:25:03.490><c> reasons.</c>

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that's<00:25:08.210><c> the</c><00:25:08.369><c> love</c><00:25:08.470><c> of</c><00:25:08.710><c> God.</c>

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And<00:25:09.829><c> so</c><00:25:09.950><c> he</c><00:25:10.109><c> does</c><00:25:10.390><c> save</c><00:25:10.650><c> him,</c><00:25:10.769><c> and</c><00:25:10.890><c> the</c><00:25:10.990><c> man</c><00:25:11.150><c> does</c><00:25:11.549><c> have</c><00:25:12.190><c> faith.</c>

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Because<00:25:13.430><c> if</c><00:25:13.569><c> he</c><00:25:13.710><c> didn't</c><00:25:13.930><c> have</c><00:25:14.190><c> faith,</c><00:25:14.430><c> he</c><00:25:14.509><c> would</c><00:25:14.670><c> have</c><00:25:14.789><c> never</c>

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left<00:25:15.170><c> Jesus.</c>

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Remember,<00:25:15.829><c> Jesus</c><00:25:16.089><c> speaks</c><00:25:16.329><c> to</c><00:25:16.450><c> him</c><00:25:16.589><c> and</c><00:25:16.710><c> says,</c><00:25:17.309><c> go</c><00:25:17.490><c> on</c><00:25:17.690><c> back,</c>

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your<00:25:18.049><c> son</c><00:25:18.210><c> is</c><00:25:18.470><c> healed.</c>

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And<00:25:19.750><c> it</c><00:25:19.869><c> says</c><00:25:19.970><c> he</c><00:25:20.210><c> believed</c><00:25:20.529><c> the</c><00:25:20.670><c> word</c><00:25:20.829><c> of</c><00:25:21.009><c> Jesus,</c><00:25:21.309><c> and</c><00:25:21.470><c> he</c>

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headed<00:25:21.769><c> back.</c>

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Now,<00:25:24.490><c> if</c><00:25:24.650><c> he</c><00:25:24.829><c> had</c><00:25:24.950><c> no</c><00:25:25.190><c> faith,</c><00:25:26.009><c> he</c><00:25:26.269><c> wouldn't</c><00:25:26.509><c> have</c><00:25:26.690><c> moved,</c><00:25:27.950><c> right?</c>

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He<00:25:28.490><c> would</c><00:25:28.630><c> have</c><00:25:28.809><c> expected</c><00:25:29.130><c> Jesus</c><00:25:29.490><c> to</c><00:25:29.710><c> come</c><00:25:29.849><c> and</c><00:25:30.029><c> do</c><00:25:30.250><c> some</c><00:25:31.069><c> physical</c><00:25:31.769><c> miracle</c><00:25:32.410><c> in</c>

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front<00:25:32.890><c> of</c><00:25:33.109><c> him,</c>

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some<00:25:33.609><c> event</c><00:25:33.970><c> in</c><00:25:34.150><c> front</c><00:25:34.369><c> of</c><00:25:34.529><c> him,</c><00:25:35.230><c> to</c><00:25:35.410><c> validate</c><00:25:35.849><c> that</c><00:25:36.069><c> his</c><00:25:36.250><c> son</c>

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was<00:25:36.690><c> saved.</c>

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But<00:25:37.329><c> Jesus</c><00:25:37.609><c> said</c><00:25:37.849><c> to</c><00:25:38.049><c> him,</c><00:25:38.849><c> go</c><00:25:38.970><c> ahead,</c><00:25:40.009><c> he's</c><00:25:40.430><c> healed.</c>

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And<00:25:40.990><c> the</c><00:25:41.069><c> man</c><00:25:41.210><c> believes</c><00:25:41.490><c> him,</c><00:25:41.710><c> and</c><00:25:41.769><c> the</c><00:25:41.769><c> man</c><00:25:41.910><c> goes.</c>

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And<00:25:43.990><c> he</c><00:25:44.049><c> gets</c><00:25:44.230><c> part</c><00:25:44.430><c> of</c><00:25:44.529><c> the</c><00:25:44.630><c> way,</c><00:25:44.769><c> and</c><00:25:44.849><c> he</c><00:25:44.930><c> sees</c><00:25:45.109><c> the</c><00:25:45.289><c> servants,</c><00:25:45.549><c> and</c>

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the<00:25:45.789><c> servants</c><00:25:46.009><c> come</c><00:25:46.210><c> and</c><00:25:46.369><c> say</c><00:25:46.490><c> to</c><00:25:46.609><c> him,</c><00:25:46.670><c> your</c><00:25:46.750><c> son</c><00:25:46.930><c> has</c><00:25:47.069><c> been</c><00:25:47.230><c> healed.</c>

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And<00:25:47.509><c> he</c><00:25:47.569><c> said,</c><00:25:47.690><c> when</c><00:25:47.829><c> did</c><00:25:47.990><c> he</c><00:25:48.150><c> heal</c><00:25:48.309><c> him?</c>

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And<00:25:48.890><c> they</c><00:25:49.009><c> said,</c><00:25:49.190><c> yesterday</c><00:25:49.529><c> at</c><00:25:49.710><c> the</c><00:25:49.869><c> seventh</c><00:25:50.069><c> hour.</c>

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And<00:25:50.490><c> the</c><00:25:50.490><c> man</c><00:25:50.670><c> says,</c><00:25:50.990><c> that's</c><00:25:51.210><c> exactly</c><00:25:51.549><c> the</c><00:25:51.769><c> time</c><00:25:51.890><c> Jesus</c><00:25:52.170><c> spoke</c>

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to<00:25:52.589><c> me.</c>

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And<00:25:54.329><c> it</c><00:25:54.490><c> says</c><00:25:54.589><c> that</c><00:25:54.750><c> he</c><00:25:54.930><c> believed,</c><00:25:55.710><c> and</c><00:25:56.029><c> his</c><00:25:56.210><c> family</c><00:25:56.529><c> with</c><00:25:56.730><c> him.</c>

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So<00:25:57.970><c> what's</c><00:25:58.230><c> the</c><00:25:58.390><c> message?</c>

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Well,<00:26:00.829><c> Jesus</c><00:26:01.109><c> has</c><00:26:01.490><c> power</c><00:26:02.369><c> to</c><00:26:04.150><c> heal</c><00:26:04.309><c> even</c><00:26:04.509><c> from</c><00:26:04.730><c> a</c><00:26:04.869><c> distance.</c>

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It's<00:26:05.430><c> not</c><00:26:05.569><c> about</c><00:26:05.829><c> touching,</c><00:26:06.269><c> it's</c><00:26:06.470><c> not</c><00:26:06.609><c> about,</c><00:26:06.910><c> he</c><00:26:07.210><c> has</c><00:26:07.450><c> power.</c>

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He<00:26:07.829><c> has</c><00:26:08.029><c> the</c><00:26:08.349><c> angels</c><00:26:08.710><c> of</c><00:26:09.049><c> God</c><00:26:09.529><c> at</c><00:26:09.990><c> his</c><00:26:10.329><c> disposal,</c>

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because<00:26:11.410><c> he</c><00:26:11.809><c> is</c><00:26:12.289><c> connected</c><00:26:12.609><c> in</c><00:26:13.029><c> to</c><00:26:13.309><c> the</c><00:26:13.529><c> true</c><00:26:13.710><c> spiritual</c><00:26:14.230><c> creation.</c>

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So<00:26:15.190><c> he</c><00:26:15.309><c> can</c><00:26:15.470><c> say</c><00:26:15.690><c> to</c><00:26:15.829><c> the</c><00:26:15.990><c> man,</c><00:26:17.130><c> go</c><00:26:17.210><c> ahead,</c><00:26:18.250><c> he's</c><00:26:18.789><c> healed.</c>

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And<00:26:19.269><c> he</c><00:26:19.390><c> knows</c><00:26:19.670><c> that</c><00:26:19.849><c> he</c><00:26:20.029><c> is</c><00:26:20.250><c> healed,</c><00:26:21.369><c> because</c><00:26:22.069><c> it's</c><00:26:22.230><c> not</c><00:26:22.450><c> about</c><00:26:22.690><c> the</c><00:26:22.950><c> miracle,</c>

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it's<00:26:23.569><c> about</c><00:26:23.789><c> the</c><00:26:24.049><c> sign.</c>

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And<00:26:25.250><c> Jesus</c><00:26:25.529><c> has</c><00:26:25.849><c> power</c><00:26:26.630><c> in</c><00:26:27.569><c> the</c><00:26:27.789><c> spiritual</c><00:26:28.150><c> realm</c><00:26:28.470><c> over</c><00:26:28.789><c> the</c>

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natural<00:26:29.410><c> realm.</c>

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And<00:26:31.230><c> so</c><00:26:31.430><c> the</c><00:26:31.589><c> man</c><00:26:31.789><c> believes,</c>

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even<00:26:32.950><c> though</c><00:26:33.470><c> he</c><00:26:34.089><c> only</c><00:26:34.349><c> came</c><00:26:34.589><c> to</c><00:26:34.690><c> him</c><00:26:34.809><c> out</c><00:26:34.930><c> of</c><00:26:35.069><c> desperation.</c>

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Well,<00:26:35.829><c> in</c><00:26:35.990><c> many</c><00:26:36.109><c> ways,</c><00:26:36.289><c> we</c><00:26:36.450><c> all</c><00:26:36.630><c> come</c><00:26:36.789><c> to</c><00:26:36.910><c> Jesus</c><00:26:37.210><c> out</c><00:26:37.369><c> of</c><00:26:37.569><c> desperation,</c><00:26:38.269><c> don't</c><00:26:38.589><c> we?</c>

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We<00:26:40.789><c> are</c><00:26:40.950><c> desperate</c><00:26:41.269><c> because</c><00:26:41.589><c> we</c><00:26:41.769><c> come</c><00:26:41.890><c> to</c><00:26:42.130><c> recognize</c><00:26:42.509><c> the</c><00:26:42.690><c> depth</c><00:26:42.910><c> of</c>

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our<00:26:43.329><c> own</c><00:26:43.569><c> sin.</c>

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We<00:26:44.970><c> think,</c><00:26:45.130><c> I</c><00:26:45.470><c> need</c><00:26:46.349><c> Jesus</c><00:26:47.190><c> Christ.</c>

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And<00:26:47.769><c> God</c><00:26:48.009><c> says,</c><00:26:48.450><c> yeah,</c><00:26:48.990><c> that's</c><00:26:49.670><c> the</c><00:26:49.750><c> way</c><00:26:49.869><c> you</c><00:26:50.049><c> have</c><00:26:50.190><c> to</c><00:26:50.410><c> come.</c>

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And<00:26:51.130><c> if</c><00:26:51.210><c> that's</c><00:26:51.430><c> the</c><00:26:51.470><c> way</c><00:26:51.589><c> you</c><00:26:51.690><c> have</c><00:26:51.869><c> to</c><00:26:52.069><c> come,</c><00:26:52.690><c> the</c><00:26:52.829><c> Lord</c><00:26:53.089><c> God</c>

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heals<00:26:53.730><c> you,</c><00:26:54.910><c> and</c>

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you<00:26:55.250><c> can</c><00:26:55.430><c> be</c><00:26:55.569><c> at</c><00:26:55.670><c> the</c><00:26:56.650><c> marriage</c><00:26:56.650><c> feast</c><00:26:57.170><c> of</c><00:26:57.369><c> the</c><00:26:57.549><c> land.</c>

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The<00:26:59.150><c> next</c><00:26:59.490><c> one</c><00:26:59.950><c> sign</c><00:27:01.170><c> takes</c><00:27:01.470><c> place,</c><00:27:01.829><c> the</c><00:27:02.029><c> third</c><00:27:02.289><c> one</c><00:27:03.049><c> takes</c><00:27:03.430><c> place,</c><00:27:03.970><c> John</c><00:27:04.329><c> chapter</c><00:27:04.829><c> 5.</c>

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And<00:27:06.730><c> it's</c><00:27:06.890><c> the</c><00:27:07.069><c> healing</c><00:27:07.309><c> on</c><00:27:07.549><c> the</c><00:27:07.750><c> Sabbath</c><00:27:07.990><c> day.</c>

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And<00:27:08.950><c> this</c><00:27:09.089><c> is</c><00:27:09.289><c> the</c><00:27:09.329><c> third,</c><00:27:09.549><c> and</c><00:27:09.670><c> this</c><00:27:09.809><c> one's</c><00:27:10.009><c> a</c><00:27:10.089><c> little</c><00:27:10.250><c> different.</c>

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Jesus<00:27:12.130><c> goes</c><00:27:12.509><c> to</c><00:27:12.890><c> the</c><00:27:13.170><c> feast</c><00:27:13.609><c> of</c><00:27:14.130><c> the</c><00:27:14.410><c> Passover,</c><00:27:15.430><c> and</c>

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he<00:27:16.410><c> comes</c><00:27:16.529><c> to</c><00:27:16.769><c> a</c><00:27:16.769><c> place</c><00:27:17.009><c> called</c><00:27:17.329><c> Bethsaida.</c>

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And<00:27:19.289><c> it</c><00:27:19.329><c> is</c><00:27:19.930><c> a</c><00:27:20.549><c> pool</c><00:27:20.869><c> with</c><00:27:21.130><c> five</c><00:27:21.569><c> porches,</c><00:27:22.009><c> and</c><00:27:22.230><c> it's</c><00:27:22.390><c> at</c><00:27:22.509><c> the</c>

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sheep<00:27:23.529><c> market.</c>

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And<00:27:25.210><c> he</c><00:27:25.410><c> sees</c><00:27:26.210><c> this</c><00:27:27.930><c> invalid</c><00:27:29.970><c> man.</c>

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And<00:27:33.049><c> he</c><00:27:33.089><c> says</c><00:27:33.289><c> to</c><00:27:33.450><c> the</c><00:27:33.589><c> man,</c><00:27:34.069><c> would</c><00:27:34.230><c> you</c><00:27:34.369><c> like</c><00:27:34.509><c> to</c><00:27:34.730><c> be</c><00:27:34.970><c> whole?</c>

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And<00:27:35.950><c> the</c><00:27:36.069><c> man</c><00:27:36.230><c> talks</c><00:27:36.529><c> about</c><00:27:36.910><c> superstition.</c>

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He<00:27:38.970><c> says,</c><00:27:39.529><c> I</c><00:27:39.769><c> can't</c><00:27:40.150><c> be</c><00:27:40.349><c> whole</c><00:27:40.450><c> because</c><00:27:40.730><c> I</c><00:27:40.869><c> can't</c><00:27:41.109><c> get</c><00:27:41.269><c> in</c><00:27:41.410><c> the</c><00:27:41.589><c> water.</c>

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Because<00:27:42.589><c> the</c><00:27:43.049><c> angels</c><00:27:43.269><c> come</c><00:27:43.650><c> and</c><00:27:43.849><c> they</c><00:27:44.130><c> mix</c><00:27:44.329><c> up</c><00:27:44.529><c> the</c><00:27:44.769><c> water,</c><00:27:45.329><c> and</c>

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the<00:27:45.690><c> first</c><00:27:45.869><c> person</c><00:27:46.170><c> that</c><00:27:46.349><c> goes</c><00:27:46.529><c> in</c><00:27:46.769><c> gets</c><00:27:47.009><c> healed,</c><00:27:47.670><c> and</c><00:27:47.829><c> I</c><00:27:48.029><c> can't</c><00:27:48.230><c> be</c>

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the<00:27:48.569><c> first</c><00:27:48.809><c> person</c><00:27:49.130><c> in.</c>

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We<00:27:49.470><c> know</c><00:27:49.690><c> that's</c><00:27:50.069><c> superstition.</c>

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Now,<00:27:54.349><c> so</c><00:27:54.509><c> if</c><00:27:54.609><c> it's</c><00:27:54.789><c> superstition,</c><00:27:55.230><c> why</c><00:27:55.430><c> is</c><00:27:55.589><c> it</c><00:27:55.750><c> presented</c><00:27:56.089><c> as</c>

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fact<00:27:57.130><c> in</c><00:27:57.309><c> the</c><00:27:57.410><c> Gospel</c><00:27:57.730><c> of</c><00:27:57.910><c> John?</c>

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Because<00:27:58.750><c> that</c><00:27:59.069><c> man</c><00:27:59.250><c> believes</c><00:27:59.670><c> it,</c><00:28:00.690><c> and</c><00:28:00.890><c> this</c><00:28:01.069><c> is</c><00:28:01.250><c> about</c><00:28:01.390><c> the</c>

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healing<00:28:01.869><c> of</c><00:28:02.170><c> that</c><00:28:02.430><c> man.</c>

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And<00:28:04.670><c> that</c><00:28:04.849><c> man</c><00:28:05.410><c> is</c><00:28:05.990><c> related</c><00:28:06.470><c> to</c><00:28:06.910><c> those</c><00:28:07.210><c> who</c><00:28:07.490><c> are</c><00:28:07.829><c> helpless,</c>

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who<00:28:08.609><c> see</c><00:28:08.869><c> themselves</c><00:28:09.589><c> as</c><00:28:10.750><c> helpless.</c>

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Have<00:28:12.829><c> you</c><00:28:12.990><c> ever</c><00:28:13.130><c> had</c><00:28:13.309><c> that</c><00:28:13.589><c> feeling</c><00:28:13.869><c> that</c><00:28:14.029><c> you're</c><00:28:14.349><c> just</c><00:28:14.990><c> helpless?</c>

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I<00:28:15.789><c> can't</c><00:28:16.230><c> do</c><00:28:16.630><c> anything.</c>

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Paul<00:28:18.930><c> says</c><00:28:19.130><c> in</c><00:28:19.289><c> Philippians,</c><00:28:20.109><c> I</c><00:28:20.109><c> can</c><00:28:20.289><c> do</c><00:28:20.470><c> all</c><00:28:20.890><c> things</c><00:28:21.470><c> through</c><00:28:21.849><c> Christ.</c>

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This<00:28:23.410><c> man</c><00:28:23.589><c> represents</c><00:28:24.069><c> those</c><00:28:24.549><c> who</c><00:28:24.789><c> are</c><00:28:25.009><c> helpless.</c>

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And<00:28:25.450><c> you</c><00:28:25.549><c> can</c><00:28:25.750><c> see</c><00:28:25.869><c> it</c><00:28:26.049><c> because</c><00:28:26.470><c> it</c><00:28:26.890><c> says</c><00:28:27.210><c> specifically</c><00:28:27.869><c> that</c>

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it<00:28:28.569><c> takes</c><00:28:28.789><c> place</c><00:28:29.150><c> at</c>

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the<00:28:29.690><c> sheep</c><00:28:30.150><c> gate,</c><00:28:31.349><c> and</c><00:28:32.009><c> that's</c><00:28:32.250><c> what</c><00:28:32.369><c> sheep</c><00:28:32.609><c> are,</c><00:28:33.289><c> right?</c>

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Jesus<00:28:33.930><c> says,</c><00:28:34.569><c> I</c><00:28:34.750><c> had</c><00:28:34.930><c> to</c><00:28:35.150><c> feed</c><00:28:35.289><c> them</c><00:28:35.490><c> because</c><00:28:35.750><c> they</c><00:28:35.890><c> were</c><00:28:36.109><c> like</c>

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sheep<00:28:36.529><c> without</c><00:28:36.809><c> a</c><00:28:37.029><c> shepherd.</c>

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They<00:28:37.390><c> were</c><00:28:37.650><c> helpless.</c>

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And<00:28:39.750><c> the</c><00:28:40.029><c> impotent</c><00:28:40.470><c> are</c><00:28:40.670><c> there,</c><00:28:41.109><c> and</c><00:28:41.309><c> all</c><00:28:41.529><c> these</c><00:28:42.089><c> invalids,</c><00:28:42.690><c> and</c>

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all<00:28:43.009><c> these</c><00:28:43.289><c> helpless</c><00:28:43.650><c> people</c><00:28:44.049><c> are</c><00:28:44.309><c> around</c><00:28:44.529><c> this</c><00:28:44.890><c> pool</c><00:28:45.349><c> of</c><00:28:45.890><c> Bethesda,</c>

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which<00:28:47.250><c> is</c><00:28:47.490><c> the</c><00:28:47.670><c> pool</c><00:28:47.950><c> of</c><00:28:48.269><c> mercy,</c><00:28:49.109><c> where</c><00:28:49.250><c> there</c><00:28:49.430><c> are</c><00:28:49.630><c> five</c><00:28:50.109><c> porches.</c>

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You<00:28:52.009><c> say,</c><00:28:52.230><c> how</c><00:28:52.450><c> five</c><00:28:52.670><c> porches?</c>

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Well,<00:28:53.150><c> there's</c><00:28:53.329><c> actually</c><00:28:53.569><c> two</c><00:28:53.809><c> pools</c><00:28:54.089><c> with</c><00:28:54.470><c> a</c><00:28:54.710><c> porch</c><00:28:54.769><c> in</c><00:28:54.970><c> the</c><00:28:55.029><c> middle.</c>

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So<00:28:55.329><c> there's</c><00:28:55.609><c> the</c><00:28:55.750><c> four</c><00:28:55.930><c> sides,</c><00:28:56.309><c> all</c><00:28:56.509><c> porches,</c><00:28:57.210><c> all</c><00:28:57.470><c> protecting</c><00:28:57.809><c> the</c><00:28:58.069><c> people,</c><00:28:58.250><c> and</c>

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then<00:28:58.509><c> there's</c><00:28:58.690><c> a</c><00:28:58.869><c> porch</c><00:28:59.089><c> in</c><00:28:59.490><c> the</c><00:28:59.609><c> middle,</c><00:28:59.809><c> five</c><00:29:00.230><c> porches,</c><00:29:00.910><c> which</c><00:29:01.150><c> is</c>

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the<00:29:01.490><c> number</c><00:29:01.670><c> of</c><00:29:01.930><c> grays.</c>

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And<00:29:03.089><c> they're</c><00:29:03.250><c> all</c><00:29:03.430><c> being</c><00:29:03.710><c> taken</c><00:29:03.970><c> care</c><00:29:04.349><c> of</c><00:29:04.769><c> at</c><00:29:05.130><c> this</c><00:29:05.390><c> pool,</c><00:29:05.990><c> but</c>

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x
they're<00:29:06.509><c> not</c><00:29:06.710><c> being</c><00:29:07.029><c> healed.</c>

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x
And<00:29:08.269><c> so</c><00:29:08.349><c> they</c><00:29:08.549><c> feel</c><00:29:08.809><c> completely</c><00:29:09.490><c> helpless.</c>

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x
And<00:29:10.109><c> it</c><00:29:10.250><c> says</c><00:29:10.349><c> that</c><00:29:10.549><c> the</c><00:29:10.589><c> man</c><00:29:10.710><c> was</c><00:29:10.930><c> helpless</c><00:29:11.109><c> for</c><00:29:11.410><c> 38</c><00:29:11.849><c> years.</c>

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And<00:29:13.690><c> 38</c><00:29:13.990><c> years</c><00:29:14.289><c> is</c><00:29:14.470><c> only</c><00:29:14.730><c> mentioned</c><00:29:15.009><c> one</c><00:29:15.269><c> other</c><00:29:15.490><c> time</c><00:29:15.670><c> in</c><00:29:15.849><c> scripture,</c><00:29:16.150><c> and</c>

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that<00:29:16.490><c> is</c><00:29:16.609><c> at</c><00:29:16.730><c> the</c><00:29:16.970><c> Exodus.</c>

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When<00:29:18.670><c> the</c><00:29:18.849><c> people</c><00:29:19.009><c> want</c><00:29:19.230><c> to</c><00:29:19.309><c> go</c><00:29:19.509><c> into</c><00:29:21.509><c> Canaan</c><00:29:22.049><c> and</c><00:29:22.210><c> they</c><00:29:22.349><c> give</c>

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a<00:29:22.670><c> bad</c><00:29:22.910><c> report,</c>

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they<00:29:23.529><c> come</c><00:29:23.750><c> back</c><00:29:23.990><c> and</c><00:29:24.109><c> they</c><00:29:24.269><c> say,</c><00:29:24.369><c> we</c><00:29:24.690><c> cannot</c><00:29:25.309><c> defeat</c><00:29:25.950><c> these</c><00:29:26.269><c> people.</c>

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We<00:29:26.730><c> can't</c><00:29:26.990><c> do</c><00:29:27.170><c> this.</c>

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Let's<00:29:27.490><c> go</c><00:29:27.710><c> back</c><00:29:27.970><c> to</c><00:29:28.210><c> Egypt.</c>

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And<00:29:30.509><c> they're</c><00:29:30.849><c> helpless.</c>

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We<00:29:32.349><c> are</c><00:29:32.630><c> helpless</c><00:29:32.990><c> before</c><00:29:33.490><c> the</c><00:29:33.789><c> Nethinims</c><00:29:34.309><c> and</c><00:29:34.549><c> before</c><00:29:34.869><c> all</c><00:29:35.150><c> them.</c>

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And<00:29:35.809><c> of</c><00:29:36.089><c> course,</c><00:29:36.289><c> they're</c><00:29:36.549><c> not</c><00:29:36.890><c> helpless.</c>

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The<00:29:37.930><c> Lord</c><00:29:38.170><c> has</c><00:29:38.430><c> performed</c><00:29:38.750><c> miracle</c><00:29:39.250><c> upon</c><00:29:39.589><c> miracle</c><00:29:40.069><c> before</c>

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them,<00:29:41.069><c> but</c><00:29:41.430><c> they</c><00:29:41.829><c> felt</c><00:29:42.130><c> helpless.</c>

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x
And<00:29:43.630><c> this</c><00:29:43.829><c> man</c><00:29:44.009><c> is</c><00:29:44.329><c> representative</c><00:29:44.890><c> of</c><00:29:45.150><c> that</c><00:29:45.390><c> exact</c><00:29:45.910><c> same</c><00:29:46.230><c> concept.</c>

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I'm<00:29:47.470><c> helpless.</c>

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There's<00:29:48.250><c> nothing</c><00:29:48.549><c> I</c><00:29:48.730><c> can</c><00:29:48.990><c> do.</c>

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If<00:29:49.710><c> God</c><00:29:50.049><c> would</c><00:29:50.349><c> just</c><00:29:50.670><c> give</c><00:29:50.890><c> me,</c><00:29:51.609><c> take</c><00:29:52.170><c> away</c><00:29:52.450><c> my</c><00:29:52.730><c> bad</c><00:29:53.089><c> job,</c><00:29:53.549><c> or</c>

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take<00:29:53.930><c> away</c><00:29:54.190><c> my</c><00:29:54.869><c> troublesome</c><00:29:55.289><c> kids,</c>

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or<00:29:55.849><c> just</c><00:29:56.130><c> take</c><00:29:56.329><c> my</c><00:29:56.630><c> problems</c><00:29:56.990><c> away,</c><00:29:57.609><c> I</c><00:29:57.910><c> would</c><00:29:58.150><c> be</c><00:29:58.529><c> fine.</c>

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x
You<00:29:59.410><c> have</c><00:29:59.589><c> been</c><00:29:59.910><c> given</c><00:30:00.250><c> all</c><00:30:00.869><c> things</c><00:30:01.430><c> in</c><00:30:01.970><c> Christ.</c>

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x
Everything<00:30:04.849><c> you</c><00:30:05.190><c> need</c><00:30:05.390><c> has</c><00:30:05.589><c> been</c><00:30:05.809><c> given</c><00:30:06.029><c> to</c><00:30:06.289><c> you</c><00:30:06.450><c> through</c><00:30:06.670><c> his</c><00:30:06.970><c> sacrifice.</c>

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x
But<00:30:09.670><c> this</c><00:30:09.910><c> man</c><00:30:10.069><c> represents</c><00:30:10.609><c> that</c><00:30:11.049><c> feeling</c><00:30:11.390><c> of</c><00:30:11.869><c> helplessness.</c>

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x
And<00:30:13.509><c> even</c><00:30:13.670><c> when</c><00:30:13.829><c> Jesus</c><00:30:14.049><c> says</c><00:30:14.289><c> to</c><00:30:14.390><c> him,</c><00:30:14.470><c> do</c><00:30:14.549><c> you</c><00:30:14.690><c> want</c><00:30:14.769><c> to</c><00:30:14.890><c> be</c><00:30:15.069><c> whole?</c>

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He<00:30:15.410><c> doesn't</c><00:30:15.589><c> even</c><00:30:15.869><c> say,</c><00:30:16.250><c> I'd</c><00:30:16.549><c> love</c><00:30:16.650><c> to</c><00:30:16.809><c> be</c><00:30:17.029><c> whole.</c>

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All<00:30:17.970><c> he</c><00:30:18.210><c> talks</c><00:30:18.390><c> about</c><00:30:18.670><c> is</c><00:30:18.829><c> how</c><00:30:19.009><c> he</c><00:30:19.369><c> can't,</c><00:30:20.569><c> because</c><00:30:20.809><c> he</c><00:30:21.049><c> can't</c>

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get<00:30:21.490><c> to</c><00:30:21.650><c> the</c><00:30:21.849><c> water</c><00:30:22.049><c> in</c><00:30:22.309><c> time.</c>

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Do<00:30:22.930><c> you</c><00:30:23.029><c> really</c><00:30:23.269><c> believe</c><00:30:23.589><c> that</c><00:30:23.789><c> God</c><00:30:24.009><c> would</c><00:30:24.289><c> create</c><00:30:24.529><c> a</c><00:30:24.769><c> situation</c>

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in<00:30:25.710><c> which</c><00:30:25.890><c> the</c><00:30:26.089><c> only</c><00:30:26.269><c> people</c><00:30:26.509><c> that</c><00:30:26.750><c> get</c><00:30:26.890><c> into</c><00:30:27.130><c> the</c><00:30:27.410><c> water</c><00:30:27.609><c> are</c>

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the<00:30:27.950><c> people</c><00:30:28.089><c> who</c><00:30:28.269><c> are</c><00:30:28.529><c> stronger?</c>

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Or<00:30:30.329><c> the</c><00:30:30.450><c> people</c><00:30:30.609><c> who</c><00:30:30.789><c> have</c><00:30:30.890><c> the</c><00:30:31.029><c> best</c><00:30:31.349><c> friends?</c>

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Never.

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God<00:30:34.190><c> takes</c><00:30:34.490><c> the</c><00:30:34.730><c> weak</c><00:30:34.910><c> things</c><00:30:35.130><c> of</c><00:30:35.329><c> the</c><00:30:35.490><c> world</c><00:30:35.650><c> to</c><00:30:35.930><c> confound</c>

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the<00:30:36.630><c> strong.</c>

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You<00:30:37.029><c> would</c><00:30:37.309><c> never</c><00:30:37.490><c> have</c><00:30:37.690><c> a</c><00:30:37.869><c> situation</c><00:30:38.490><c> like</c><00:30:39.009><c> is</c><00:30:39.170><c> set</c><00:30:39.349><c> up</c><00:30:39.490><c> in</c>

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this<00:30:40.289><c> pool.</c>

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What<00:30:40.769><c> actually</c><00:30:41.109><c> happens</c><00:30:41.369><c> is</c><00:30:41.529><c> this</c><00:30:41.710><c> is</c><00:30:41.890><c> a</c><00:30:42.009><c> natural</c><00:30:42.309><c> spring.</c>

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And<00:30:43.289><c> every</c><00:30:43.390><c> once</c><00:30:43.569><c> in</c><00:30:43.690><c> a</c><00:30:43.769><c> while,</c><00:30:43.950><c> the</c><00:30:44.089><c> natural</c><00:30:44.349><c> spring</c><00:30:44.789><c> bubbles</c>

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air<00:30:45.750><c> to</c><00:30:45.950><c> the</c><00:30:46.130><c> top,</c><00:30:46.309><c> and</c>

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x
it<00:30:46.549><c> mixes</c><00:30:46.710><c> up</c><00:30:46.910><c> the</c><00:30:47.109><c> water,</c><00:30:47.470><c> and</c><00:30:47.730><c> the</c><00:30:47.849><c> people</c><00:30:48.009><c> around</c><00:30:48.269><c> it</c><00:30:48.670><c> rush</c>

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into<00:30:49.210><c> the</c><00:30:49.450><c> pool.</c>

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And<00:30:50.390><c> the</c><00:30:50.549><c> first</c><00:30:50.730><c> one</c><00:30:50.890><c> in</c><00:30:51.009><c> feels</c><00:30:51.210><c> like</c><00:30:51.349><c> he's</c><00:30:51.529><c> won</c><00:30:51.710><c> a</c><00:30:51.930><c> prize.</c>

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I<00:30:52.829><c> won,</c><00:30:53.289><c> I'm</c><00:30:53.410><c> the</c><00:30:53.549><c> first</c><00:30:53.829><c> one</c><00:30:54.089><c> in.</c>

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Jesus<00:30:56.450><c> comes</c><00:30:56.730><c> up</c><00:30:57.009><c> with</c><00:30:57.130><c> something</c><00:30:57.509><c> very</c><00:30:58.069><c> much</c><00:30:58.309><c> better.</c>

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He<00:30:59.470><c> says</c><00:30:59.589><c> to</c><00:30:59.789><c> the</c><00:30:59.869><c> man,</c><00:31:00.210><c> get</c><00:31:00.210><c> up</c><00:31:00.410><c> and</c><00:31:00.650><c> walk.</c>

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x
And<00:31:01.049><c> he</c><00:31:01.109><c> does</c><00:31:01.269><c> it</c><00:31:01.410><c> on</c><00:31:01.609><c> the</c><00:31:01.829><c> Sabbath</c><00:31:02.089><c> day.</c>

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x
But<00:31:04.269><c> you</c><00:31:04.349><c> can't</c><00:31:04.569><c> do</c><00:31:04.750><c> those</c><00:31:05.009><c> things</c><00:31:05.230><c> on</c><00:31:05.410><c> the</c><00:31:05.650><c> Sabbath</c><00:31:05.849><c> day.</c>

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It's<00:31:06.269><c> not</c><00:31:06.470><c> allowed</c><00:31:06.730><c> to</c><00:31:06.849><c> get</c><00:31:06.930><c> up</c><00:31:07.089><c> and</c><00:31:07.329><c> walk</c><00:31:07.650><c> and</c><00:31:08.150><c> carry</c><00:31:08.430><c> his</c><00:31:08.730><c> bed</c>

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on<00:31:09.049><c> the</c><00:31:09.250><c> Sabbath</c><00:31:09.509><c> day.</c>

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That's<00:31:12.250><c> the</c><00:31:12.509><c> same</c><00:31:13.809><c> superstition.</c>

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It's<00:31:16.049><c> exactly</c><00:31:16.430><c> the</c><00:31:16.750><c> same.</c>

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Just<00:31:17.829><c> give</c><00:31:17.990><c> me</c><00:31:18.210><c> a</c><00:31:18.329><c> bunch</c><00:31:18.470><c> of</c><00:31:18.730><c> rules,</c><00:31:18.970><c> and</c><00:31:19.109><c> if</c><00:31:19.230><c> I</c><00:31:19.390><c> just</c><00:31:19.650><c> follow</c>

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those<00:31:20.269><c> rules,</c><00:31:21.069><c> I'll</c><00:31:21.430><c> be</c><00:31:21.690><c> fine.</c>

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I<00:31:22.329><c> am</c><00:31:22.549><c> actually</c><00:31:23.170><c> helpless</c><00:31:23.829><c> before</c><00:31:24.710><c> God,</c><00:31:26.089><c> cuz</c><00:31:26.250><c> I</c><00:31:26.349><c> can</c><00:31:26.509><c> never</c>

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follow<00:31:26.970><c> the</c><00:31:27.190><c> rules.</c>

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The<00:31:28.970><c> Sabbath</c><00:31:29.230><c> was</c><00:31:30.170><c> just</c><00:31:30.690><c> a</c><00:31:30.930><c> superstition,</c><00:31:32.069><c> the</c><00:31:32.170><c> way</c><00:31:32.289><c> the</c><00:31:32.509><c> Jews</c>

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saw<00:31:33.230><c> it.</c>

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It<00:31:34.289><c> was</c><00:31:34.529><c> just</c><00:31:34.950><c> a</c><00:31:35.309><c> simple</c><00:31:35.769><c> superstition,</c><00:31:37.029><c> and</c>

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it's<00:31:37.470><c> still</c><00:31:37.690><c> just</c><00:31:37.970><c> a</c><00:31:38.109><c> simple</c><00:31:38.430><c> superstition</c><00:31:39.069><c> in</c><00:31:39.630><c> so</c><00:31:40.029><c> many</c>

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people's<00:31:41.029><c> lives</c><00:31:41.430><c> today.</c>

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Because<00:31:42.890><c> they</c><00:31:43.150><c> just</c><00:31:43.430><c> believe,</c><00:31:43.829><c> if</c><00:31:43.970><c> I'm</c><00:31:44.269><c> just</c><00:31:44.650><c> helped,</c><00:31:45.029><c> if</c><00:31:45.190><c> God</c>

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would<00:31:45.710><c> just</c><00:31:46.089><c> hear</c><00:31:46.289><c> me,</c>

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if<00:31:46.950><c> God</c><00:31:47.210><c> would</c><00:31:47.450><c> just</c><00:31:47.690><c> pay</c><00:31:47.930><c> attention,</c><00:31:49.529><c> then</c><00:31:49.750><c> I</c><00:31:49.910><c> would</c><00:31:50.089><c> be</c><00:31:50.309><c> fine.</c>

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And<00:31:50.750><c> it</c><00:31:50.849><c> becomes</c><00:31:51.150><c> all</c><00:31:51.450><c> about</c><00:31:51.690><c> ourselves,</c><00:31:52.509><c> and</c><00:31:52.690><c> that's</c><00:31:52.849><c> what</c>

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the<00:31:53.250><c> Sabbath</c><00:31:53.470><c> was</c><00:31:53.690><c> all</c><00:31:53.970><c> about.</c>

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All<00:31:54.710><c> about</c><00:31:55.009><c> my</c><00:31:55.430><c> infirmities,</c><00:31:55.970><c> all</c><00:31:56.190><c> about</c><00:31:56.430><c> my</c><00:31:56.789><c> problems.</c>

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I<00:31:57.690><c> can't</c><00:31:58.009><c> carry</c><00:31:58.309><c> the</c><00:31:58.609><c> bed</c><00:31:58.750><c> on</c><00:31:58.970><c> the</c><00:31:59.150><c> Sabbath.</c>

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I<00:31:59.549><c> can't</c><00:31:59.829><c> do</c><00:31:59.990><c> this</c><00:32:00.250><c> on</c><00:32:00.430><c> the</c><00:32:00.650><c> Sabbath.</c>

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I<00:32:00.990><c> can't</c><00:32:01.230><c> do</c><00:32:01.430><c> that</c><00:32:01.730><c> on</c><00:32:01.890><c> the</c><00:32:02.109><c> Sabbath.</c>

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It's<00:32:02.890><c> far</c><00:32:03.250><c> too</c><00:32:03.609><c> big</c><00:32:03.789><c> a</c><00:32:03.950><c> weight</c><00:32:04.109><c> to</c><00:32:04.490><c> hold,</c><00:32:04.710><c> and</c><00:32:04.910><c> Jesus</c><00:32:05.309><c> is</c><00:32:05.670><c> master</c><00:32:06.170><c> of</c>

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the<00:32:06.890><c> Sabbath.</c>

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Jesus<00:32:11.109><c> says,</c><00:32:12.109><c> I</c><00:32:12.250><c> work</c><00:32:12.569><c> on</c><00:32:12.829><c> the</c><00:32:13.049><c> Sabbath,</c><00:32:14.170><c> because</c><00:32:14.509><c> God</c><00:32:14.849><c> works</c>

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on<00:32:15.630><c> the</c><00:32:15.869><c> Sabbath.</c>

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He<00:32:16.670><c> gives</c><00:32:16.990><c> us</c><00:32:17.730><c> rest</c><00:32:18.210><c> from</c><00:32:18.750><c> the</c><00:32:18.990><c> Sabbath.</c>

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And<00:32:20.690><c> so</c><00:32:20.910><c> he</c><00:32:21.170><c> offends</c><00:32:21.529><c> them</c><00:32:21.970><c> by</c><00:32:22.329><c> performing</c><00:32:22.650><c> a</c><00:32:22.950><c> miracle</c><00:32:23.329><c> on</c><00:32:23.910><c> the</c>

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Sabbath<00:32:24.390><c> day.</c>

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Because<00:32:25.609><c> the</c><00:32:25.869><c> spiritual</c><00:32:26.170><c> creation</c><00:32:26.589><c> is</c><00:32:26.990><c> always</c><00:32:27.390><c> separate</c><00:32:27.750><c> from</c><00:32:27.970><c> the</c>

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natural<00:32:28.769><c> creation.</c>

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Until<00:32:30.710><c> Jesus</c><00:32:31.109><c> brings</c><00:32:31.490><c> those</c><00:32:31.789><c> two</c><00:32:32.029><c> things</c><00:32:32.309><c> together</c><00:32:33.029><c> in</c><00:32:33.529><c> the</c>

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sacrifice<00:32:34.190><c> of</c><00:32:34.369><c> his</c><00:32:34.609><c> flesh.</c>

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So<00:32:38.009><c> that's</c><00:32:38.730><c> the</c><00:32:39.349><c> third</c><00:32:39.730><c> miracle.</c>

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The<00:32:41.369><c> fourth</c><00:32:41.609><c> miracle</c><00:32:42.250><c> is</c><00:32:42.809><c> the</c><00:32:42.950><c> one</c><00:32:43.029><c> we</c><00:32:43.269><c> had</c><00:32:43.910><c> read</c><00:32:44.269><c> for</c><00:32:44.509><c> us</c><00:32:44.750><c> this</c>

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morning,<00:32:45.390><c> and</c>

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that's<00:32:45.789><c> the</c><00:32:45.990><c> feeding</c><00:32:46.349><c> of</c><00:32:47.250><c> the</c><00:32:47.670><c> 5</c><00:32:48.009><c>,000.</c>

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And<00:32:51.150><c> so</c><00:32:51.410><c> you</c><00:32:51.630><c> had</c><00:32:51.950><c> Jesus</c><00:32:52.390><c> there,</c><00:32:53.710><c> and</c><00:32:53.970><c> the</c><00:32:54.150><c> people</c><00:32:54.349><c> come</c><00:32:54.609><c> into</c><00:32:54.809><c> him.</c>

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He<00:32:55.049><c> turns</c><00:32:55.309><c> to</c><00:32:55.589><c> Philip</c><00:32:55.769><c> and</c><00:32:55.970><c> he</c><00:32:56.190><c> says,</c><00:32:56.849><c> so</c><00:32:57.130><c> how</c><00:32:57.309><c> are</c><00:32:57.430><c> we</c><00:32:57.450><c> gonna</c>

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feed<00:32:57.730><c> these</c><00:32:58.009><c> people?</c>

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And<00:32:59.390><c> Philip</c><00:32:59.549><c> says,</c><00:33:00.730><c> we</c><00:33:01.210><c> could</c><00:33:01.470><c> have</c><00:33:01.930><c> a</c><00:33:02.150><c> whole</c><00:33:02.390><c> ton.</c>

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We<00:33:03.190><c> couldn't</c><00:33:03.390><c> feed</c><00:33:03.609><c> this</c><00:33:03.769><c> many</c><00:33:03.990><c> people.</c>

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Here's<00:33:05.789><c> the</c><00:33:05.990><c> natural,</c><00:33:06.670><c> and</c><00:33:06.849><c> Jesus</c><00:33:07.150><c> says,</c><00:33:08.430><c> you're</c><00:33:08.430><c> not</c><00:33:08.710><c> getting</c><00:33:08.869><c> it,</c><00:33:09.150><c> Philip.</c>

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And<00:33:10.730><c> Andrew</c><00:33:10.930><c> says,</c><00:33:11.269><c> well,</c><00:33:11.349><c> here's</c><00:33:11.990><c> a</c><00:33:12.069><c> kid</c><00:33:12.369><c> with</c><00:33:13.250><c> five</c><00:33:13.589><c> loaves</c>

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and<00:33:13.950><c> two</c><00:33:14.170><c> fishes.</c>

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I<00:33:14.829><c> don't</c><00:33:15.009><c> have</c><00:33:15.130><c> the</c><00:33:15.250><c> answer</c><00:33:15.410><c> to</c><00:33:15.509><c> this</c><00:33:15.609><c> question,</c><00:33:15.849><c> but</c>

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I'm<00:33:16.170><c> fascinated</c><00:33:16.549><c> by</c><00:33:16.750><c> the</c><00:33:16.869><c> fact</c><00:33:16.990><c> that</c><00:33:17.150><c> that</c><00:33:17.289><c> kid</c><00:33:17.410><c> was</c><00:33:17.670><c> there.</c>

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What<00:33:19.549><c> is</c><00:33:19.690><c> some</c><00:33:19.910><c> kid</c><00:33:20.109><c> just</c><00:33:20.450><c> doing</c><00:33:20.609><c> there,</c><00:33:20.910><c> just</c><00:33:21.109><c> with</c><00:33:21.289><c> five</c><00:33:21.750><c> loaves</c><00:33:22.190><c> and</c>

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two<00:33:22.589><c> fish?</c>

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Isn't<00:33:24.349><c> that</c><00:33:24.490><c> interesting?</c>

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I<00:33:25.390><c> don't</c><00:33:25.789><c> know,</c><00:33:26.549><c> but</c><00:33:26.769><c> he's</c><00:33:26.990><c> there.</c>

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And<00:33:27.890><c> so</c><00:33:28.109><c> Jesus</c><00:33:28.369><c> says,</c><00:33:28.750><c> all</c><00:33:28.869><c> right,</c><00:33:28.930><c> tell</c><00:33:29.089><c> everybody</c><00:33:29.390><c> to</c><00:33:29.589><c> sit</c><00:33:29.750><c> down.</c>

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And<00:33:30.569><c> he's</c><00:33:30.789><c> going</c><00:33:30.950><c> to</c><00:33:31.230><c> feed</c><00:33:31.750><c> 5</c><00:33:32.170><c>,000</c><00:33:32.589><c> plus,</c><00:33:33.009><c> as</c><00:33:33.329><c> we</c><00:33:33.509><c> know,</c><00:33:33.630><c> it's</c><00:33:33.809><c> not</c><00:33:33.930><c> just</c><00:33:34.250><c> 5</c><00:33:34.509><c>,000.</c>

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It's<00:33:35.029><c> 5</c><00:33:35.250><c>,000</c><00:33:35.549><c> men,</c><00:33:35.849><c> not</c><00:33:36.069><c> counting</c><00:33:36.309><c> women</c><00:33:36.549><c> and</c><00:33:36.809><c> children.</c>

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Doesn't<00:33:37.410><c> really</c><00:33:37.789><c> matter,</c><00:33:38.250><c> does</c><00:33:38.329><c> it?</c>

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He's<00:33:39.309><c> only</c><00:33:39.390><c> got</c><00:33:39.529><c> five</c><00:33:39.809><c> loaves</c><00:33:39.990><c> and</c><00:33:40.130><c> two</c><00:33:40.369><c> fishes.</c>

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If<00:33:40.769><c> he</c><00:33:40.890><c> was</c><00:33:41.009><c> feeding</c><00:33:41.190><c> 50,</c><00:33:41.609><c> that</c><00:33:41.750><c> would</c><00:33:41.910><c> be</c><00:33:42.069><c> pretty</c><00:33:42.210><c> remarkable.</c>

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Never<00:33:43.009><c> mind</c><00:33:43.470><c> 5</c><00:33:43.970><c>,000,</c><00:33:44.490><c> 10</c><00:33:44.769><c>,000,</c><00:33:45.349><c> 15</c><00:33:45.750><c>,000,</c><00:33:46.650><c> doesn't</c><00:33:46.990><c> really</c><00:33:47.269><c> matter.</c>

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But<00:33:48.789><c> what's</c><00:33:49.069><c> the</c><00:33:49.190><c> message?</c>

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Even<00:33:52.170><c> the</c><00:33:52.490><c> natural</c><00:33:52.930><c> things,</c><00:33:53.869><c> even</c><00:33:54.789><c> growth</c><00:33:55.289><c> itself,</c><00:33:55.789><c> even</c>

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food<00:33:56.410><c> itself.</c>

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Jesus<00:33:58.029><c> has</c><00:33:58.309><c> power</c><00:33:58.710><c> over</c><00:33:59.490><c> the</c><00:33:59.710><c> taking</c><00:33:59.990><c> and</c><00:34:00.210><c> giving</c><00:34:00.369><c> of</c><00:34:00.630><c> food</c><00:34:00.849><c> itself.</c>

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There's<00:34:02.789><c> no</c><00:34:03.130><c> limit</c><00:34:03.509><c> to</c><00:34:04.170><c> the</c><00:34:04.430><c> abundance</c><00:34:04.890><c> of</c><00:34:05.490><c> what</c><00:34:05.630><c> can</c><00:34:05.789><c> be</c><00:34:06.069><c> created</c><00:34:06.450><c> in</c>

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the<00:34:07.069><c> spiritual</c><00:34:07.390><c> creation.</c>

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This<00:34:11.110><c> simple</c><00:34:11.769><c> man</c><00:34:12.469><c> in</c><00:34:13.389><c> this</c><00:34:13.630><c> obscure</c><00:34:14.130><c> little</c><00:34:14.429><c> part</c><00:34:14.590><c> of</c><00:34:14.730><c> the</c><00:34:14.909><c> world</c>

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is<00:34:17.809><c> the</c><00:34:18.090><c> savior</c><00:34:18.469><c> of</c><00:34:18.710><c> the</c><00:34:18.889><c> world.</c>

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And<00:34:20.750><c> as</c><00:34:21.769><c> those</c><00:34:22.150><c> 40</c><00:34:22.389><c> days</c><00:34:22.630><c> you</c><00:34:22.730><c> get</c><00:34:22.829><c> to</c><00:34:22.989><c> Pentecost</c><00:34:23.389><c> and</c><00:34:23.550><c> 12</c><00:34:23.849><c> men</c>

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go<00:34:24.369><c> out.</c>

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And<00:34:25.909><c> for</c><00:34:26.130><c> 2</c><00:34:26.389><c>,000</c><00:34:26.750><c> years,</c><00:34:27.789><c> this</c><00:34:27.969><c> message</c><00:34:28.250><c> goes</c><00:34:28.510><c> out</c><00:34:28.769><c> to</c><00:34:29.030><c> all</c><00:34:29.309><c> the</c><00:34:29.530><c> earth.</c>

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And<00:34:30.610><c> people</c><00:34:30.809><c> get</c><00:34:31.030><c> fed</c><00:34:31.489><c> across</c><00:34:32.170><c> the</c><00:34:32.469><c> earth</c><00:34:32.849><c> with</c><00:34:33.570><c> the</c><00:34:33.750><c> message</c>

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of<00:34:34.250><c> God.</c>

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This<00:34:34.889><c> small</c><00:34:35.369><c> little</c><00:34:36.150><c> situation</c><00:34:36.889><c> in</c><00:34:37.349><c> this</c><00:34:37.550><c> obscure</c><00:34:37.929><c> little</c>

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town<00:34:38.510><c> that</c><00:34:38.730><c> doesn't</c><00:34:38.889><c> get</c><00:34:39.110><c> any</c>

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mention<00:34:39.750><c> anywhere</c><00:34:40.369><c> in</c><00:34:40.590><c> history,</c><00:34:41.309><c> doesn't</c><00:34:41.510><c> get</c><00:34:41.750><c> any</c><00:34:42.230><c> press</c><00:34:42.389><c> at</c>

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the<00:34:42.849><c> time.</c>

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Other<00:34:43.630><c> than</c><00:34:43.869><c> the</c><00:34:44.050><c> few</c><00:34:44.210><c> people</c><00:34:44.530><c> that</c><00:34:44.710><c> are</c><00:34:44.809><c> in</c><00:34:44.889><c> and</c><00:34:45.070><c> around</c><00:34:45.230><c> Jerusalem,</c>

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nobody<00:34:45.949><c> knows</c><00:34:46.230><c> anything</c><00:34:46.570><c> about</c><00:34:46.889><c> it.</c>

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And<00:34:47.489><c> here</c><00:34:47.630><c> we</c><00:34:47.750><c> are</c><00:34:47.889><c> 2</c><00:34:48.170><c>,000</c><00:34:48.510><c> years</c><00:34:48.849><c> later,</c><00:34:49.469><c> and</c><00:34:49.670><c> the</c><00:34:49.869><c> entire</c><00:34:50.190><c> world</c><00:34:50.469><c> knows</c><00:34:50.750><c> about</c><00:34:51.070><c> it.</c>

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Just<00:34:54.409><c> five</c><00:34:54.969><c> loaves</c><00:34:55.250><c> and</c><00:34:55.429><c> two</c><00:34:55.650><c> fishes,</c><00:34:55.909><c> that's</c><00:34:56.269><c> all.</c>

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And<00:34:58.590><c> people</c><00:34:58.750><c> have</c><00:34:58.949><c> been</c><00:34:59.110><c> fed</c><00:34:59.630><c> for</c><00:35:00.190><c> generations,</c><00:35:01.530><c> for</c><00:35:01.789><c> centuries.</c>

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And<00:35:03.650><c> in</c><00:35:03.809><c> the</c><00:35:04.010><c> end,</c><00:35:04.250><c> people</c><00:35:04.469><c> will</c><00:35:04.710><c> be</c><00:35:04.889><c> filled</c><00:35:05.670><c> forever</c><00:35:06.869><c> by</c><00:35:08.469><c> this</c>

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one<00:35:09.269><c> act,</c>

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by<00:35:10.489><c> this</c><00:35:10.750><c> one</c><00:35:11.010><c> man</c><00:35:11.710><c> in</c><00:35:12.690><c> giving</c><00:35:12.869><c> his</c><00:35:13.170><c> life</c><00:35:13.909><c> for</c><00:35:14.469><c> us.</c>

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And<00:35:15.969><c> all</c><00:35:16.210><c> the</c><00:35:16.349><c> earth</c><00:35:16.530><c> will</c><00:35:16.690><c> be</c><00:35:16.849><c> full</c><00:35:16.989><c> of</c><00:35:17.110><c> the</c><00:35:17.309><c> glory</c><00:35:17.530><c> of</c><00:35:17.769><c> the</c><00:35:17.869><c> Lord</c><00:35:18.289><c> because</c><00:35:19.050><c> of</c>

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the<00:35:19.469><c> sacrifice</c>

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of<00:35:20.969><c> this</c><00:35:21.250><c> one</c><00:35:21.489><c> man.</c>

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So<00:35:22.610><c> how</c><00:35:22.889><c> hard</c><00:35:23.130><c> is</c><00:35:23.349><c> it</c><00:35:24.070><c> to</c><00:35:24.469><c> feed</c><00:35:24.690><c> 5</c><00:35:25.070><c>,000</c><00:35:25.590><c> plus</c><00:35:26.030><c> with</c><00:35:26.750><c> five</c><00:35:27.090><c> loaves</c><00:35:27.429><c> and</c>

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two<00:35:27.849><c> fishes</c><00:35:28.329><c> when</c><00:35:29.190><c> he</c><00:35:29.389><c> feeds</c><00:35:29.530><c> the</c><00:35:29.750><c> whole</c><00:35:30.030><c> world</c><00:35:30.530><c> by</c><00:35:31.090><c> one</c><00:35:31.369><c> sacrifice?</c>

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The<00:35:32.989><c> spiritual</c><00:35:33.309><c> creation</c><00:35:33.949><c> is</c><00:35:34.829><c> greater</c><00:35:35.369><c> than</c><00:35:36.329><c> the</c><00:35:36.570><c> natural</c><00:35:36.869><c> creation.</c>

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And<00:35:38.409><c> then</c><00:35:38.570><c> what</c><00:35:38.730><c> happens</c><00:35:39.090><c> is</c><00:35:39.550><c> they</c><00:35:39.849><c> want</c><00:35:40.050><c> to</c><00:35:40.210><c> take</c><00:35:40.369><c> him</c><00:35:40.449><c> by</c><00:35:40.809><c> force,</c><00:35:41.630><c> so</c>

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they<00:35:42.150><c> don't</c><00:35:42.369><c> recognize</c><00:35:42.909><c> the</c><00:35:43.250><c> sign</c><00:35:43.690><c> of</c><00:35:44.090><c> what</c><00:35:44.369><c> this</c><00:35:44.670><c> man</c><00:35:44.869><c> has</c><00:35:45.190><c> done.</c>

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And<00:35:46.150><c> that</c><00:35:46.349><c> obviously</c><00:35:46.670><c> this</c><00:35:47.150><c> man</c><00:35:47.389><c> is</c><00:35:47.670><c> the</c><00:35:47.929><c> authority</c><00:35:48.389><c> and</c><00:35:48.809><c> not</c>

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them,<00:35:49.610><c> but</c><00:35:49.849><c> they</c><00:35:50.190><c> see</c><00:35:50.489><c> it.</c>

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They<00:35:51.130><c> see</c><00:35:51.329><c> what</c><00:35:51.550><c> happens</c><00:35:51.809><c> and</c><00:35:51.969><c> they</c><00:35:52.170><c> think,</c><00:35:52.389><c> boy,</c><00:35:52.690><c> what</c><00:35:52.929><c> could</c>

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we<00:35:53.309><c> do</c><00:35:53.429><c> with</c><00:35:53.769><c> this?</c>

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We<00:35:54.130><c> got</c><00:35:54.269><c> a</c><00:35:54.329><c> guy</c><00:35:54.510><c> that</c><00:35:54.690><c> can</c><00:35:54.909><c> feed</c><00:35:55.190><c> 5</c><00:35:55.530><c>,000</c><00:35:55.869><c> people</c><00:35:56.170><c> with</c><00:35:56.409><c> five</c><00:35:56.630><c> loaves</c><00:35:56.809><c> and</c>

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two<00:35:57.110><c> fishes.</c>

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We<00:35:57.570><c> can</c><00:35:57.769><c> do</c><00:35:58.030><c> anything.</c>

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We<00:35:59.010><c> have</c><00:35:59.250><c> to</c><00:35:59.409><c> make</c><00:35:59.530><c> this</c><00:35:59.809><c> man</c><00:36:00.070><c> king</c><00:36:00.409><c> and</c><00:36:01.090><c> give</c><00:36:01.329><c> him</c><00:36:01.510><c> the</c><00:36:01.750><c> priorities</c><00:36:02.070><c> of</c>

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what's<00:36:02.570><c> important.</c>

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Get<00:36:03.050><c> the</c><00:36:03.269><c> Romans</c><00:36:03.510><c> out</c><00:36:03.750><c> of</c><00:36:03.909><c> here</c><00:36:04.050><c> and</c><00:36:04.309><c> straighten</c><00:36:04.449><c> up</c><00:36:04.730><c> this</c><00:36:04.929><c> and</c>

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clean<00:36:05.269><c> up</c><00:36:05.449><c> the</c><00:36:05.650><c> roads</c><00:36:05.909><c> and</c>

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get<00:36:06.230><c> the</c><00:36:06.409><c> trains</c><00:36:06.630><c> running</c><00:36:06.889><c> on</c><00:36:07.150><c> time.</c>

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Of<00:36:07.429><c> course,</c><00:36:07.550><c> there's</c><00:36:07.650><c> no</c><00:36:07.829><c> trains,</c><00:36:08.070><c> but</c><00:36:08.170><c> you</c><00:36:08.250><c> know</c><00:36:08.369><c> what</c><00:36:08.469><c> I</c><00:36:08.530><c> mean.</c>

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And<00:36:10.789><c> Jesus</c><00:36:10.909><c> says,</c><00:36:11.090><c> you</c><00:36:11.130><c> don't</c><00:36:11.289><c> get</c><00:36:11.530><c> it.</c>

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So<00:36:12.130><c> you</c><00:36:12.329><c> know</c><00:36:12.409><c> what</c><00:36:12.510><c> he</c><00:36:12.630><c> does?</c>

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He<00:36:13.369><c> goes</c><00:36:13.590><c> to</c><00:36:13.769><c> his</c><00:36:13.909><c> disciples</c><00:36:14.269><c> and</c><00:36:14.409><c> he</c><00:36:14.510><c> said,</c><00:36:14.590><c> you</c><00:36:14.750><c> guys</c><00:36:15.010><c> gotta</c>

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get<00:36:15.369><c> out</c><00:36:15.570><c> of</c><00:36:15.690><c> here.</c>

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You<00:36:15.969><c> know</c><00:36:16.090><c> why?</c><00:36:16.309><c> Because</c><00:36:16.429><c> the</c><00:36:16.690><c> disciples</c><00:36:16.989><c> were</c><00:36:17.250><c> listening</c><00:36:17.710><c> to</c>

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what<00:36:18.369><c> those</c><00:36:18.710><c> 5</c><00:36:18.929><c>,000</c><00:36:19.110><c> people</c><00:36:19.349><c> were</c>

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saying,<00:36:20.389><c> and</c><00:36:20.969><c> it</c><00:36:21.090><c> was</c><00:36:21.230><c> making</c><00:36:21.469><c> some</c><00:36:21.710><c> sense.</c>

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And<00:36:24.590><c> Jesus</c><00:36:24.829><c> said,</c><00:36:25.170><c> no,</c><00:36:25.369><c> no,</c><00:36:25.489><c> no,</c><00:36:25.690><c> no,</c><00:36:25.849><c> no,</c><00:36:25.969><c> no,</c><00:36:26.070><c> no.</c>

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Because<00:36:26.469><c> if</c><00:36:26.650><c> you</c><00:36:26.849><c> were</c><00:36:26.949><c> able</c><00:36:27.110><c> to</c><00:36:27.329><c> convert</c><00:36:27.530><c> the</c><00:36:27.769><c> 12</c><00:36:28.210><c> into</c><00:36:29.030><c> helping</c><00:36:29.329><c> you</c>

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force<00:36:30.110><c> Jesus,</c>

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you've<00:36:31.369><c> got</c><00:36:31.449><c> a</c><00:36:31.610><c> leadership</c><00:36:31.949><c> team</c><00:36:32.230><c> there.</c>

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Now<00:36:32.929><c> you</c><00:36:32.969><c> got</c><00:36:33.110><c> a</c><00:36:33.230><c> nice</c><00:36:33.369><c> little</c><00:36:33.550><c> leadership</c><00:36:33.909><c> team</c><00:36:34.110><c> in</c><00:36:34.269><c> that</c><00:36:34.429><c> 12.</c>

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That<00:36:34.969><c> could</c><00:36:35.170><c> bring</c><00:36:35.630><c> all</c><00:36:35.829><c> the</c><00:36:35.949><c> people</c><00:36:36.150><c> along.</c>

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Jesus<00:36:36.989><c> said,</c><00:36:37.690><c> no.</c>

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So<00:36:38.510><c> he</c><00:36:38.610><c> sends</c><00:36:38.849><c> the</c><00:36:39.150><c> 12</c><00:36:39.349><c> away,</c><00:36:40.489><c> and</c><00:36:40.789><c> he</c><00:36:41.269><c> disbands</c><00:36:41.769><c> the</c><00:36:42.030><c> people.</c>

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So<00:36:42.809><c> the</c><00:36:42.929><c> first</c><00:36:43.050><c> thing</c><00:36:43.130><c> he</c><00:36:43.190><c> does</c><00:36:43.349><c> is</c><00:36:43.469><c> get</c><00:36:43.650><c> them</c><00:36:43.869><c> out</c><00:36:44.050><c> of</c><00:36:44.170><c> there,</c>

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because<00:36:44.530><c> they're</c><00:36:44.730><c> not</c><00:36:44.949><c> strong</c><00:36:45.230><c> enough</c><00:36:45.489><c> to</c><00:36:45.670><c> deal</c><00:36:45.829><c> with</c><00:36:46.030><c> this</c><00:36:46.190><c> temptation.</c>

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Jesus<00:36:47.210><c> himself</c><00:36:47.630><c> has</c><00:36:47.849><c> to</c><00:36:47.969><c> deal</c><00:36:48.070><c> with</c><00:36:48.190><c> the</c><00:36:48.329><c> temptation.</c>

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He's<00:36:48.909><c> gotta</c><00:36:49.010><c> go</c><00:36:49.170><c> up</c><00:36:49.289><c> to</c><00:36:49.369><c> a</c><00:36:49.469><c> mountain</c><00:36:49.610><c> and</c><00:36:49.730><c> pray.</c>

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It's<00:36:50.610><c> a</c><00:36:50.710><c> big</c><00:36:50.869><c> temptation</c><00:36:51.389><c> when</c><00:36:51.530><c> you</c><00:36:51.670><c> have</c><00:36:51.789><c> that</c><00:36:51.969><c> kind</c><00:36:52.110><c> of</c><00:36:52.250><c> power</c><00:36:52.429><c> to</c><00:36:52.590><c> say,</c>

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I'm<00:36:52.849><c> gonna</c><00:36:52.949><c> use</c><00:36:53.210><c> this</c><00:36:53.469><c> power.</c>

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Jesus<00:36:56.050><c> sends</c><00:36:56.349><c> the</c><00:36:56.570><c> 12</c><00:36:56.789><c> away</c><00:36:57.030><c> onto</c><00:36:57.250><c> a</c><00:36:57.510><c> boat,</c><00:36:58.050><c> and</c><00:36:58.110><c> he</c><00:36:58.230><c> disperses</c>

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the<00:36:59.550><c> people,</c><00:36:59.789><c> and</c>

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he<00:36:59.949><c> goes</c><00:37:00.110><c> up</c><00:37:00.289><c> to</c><00:37:00.449><c> a</c><00:37:00.570><c> mountain</c><00:37:00.809><c> and</c><00:37:01.090><c> prays.</c>

00:37:02.969 --> 00:37:06.670
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And<00:37:03.449><c> in</c><00:37:03.630><c> the</c><00:37:03.789><c> middle</c><00:37:03.969><c> of</c><00:37:04.170><c> the</c><00:37:04.349><c> night,</c><00:37:05.730><c> they're</c><00:37:06.010><c> rowing</c><00:37:06.269><c> in</c><00:37:06.530><c> the</c>

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middle<00:37:06.869><c> of</c><00:37:07.050><c> the</c><00:37:07.130><c> Sea</c><00:37:07.289><c> of</c>

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Galilee,<00:37:07.889><c> and</c><00:37:08.130><c> they</c><00:37:08.429><c> can't</c><00:37:08.869><c> get</c><00:37:09.110><c> across,</c><00:37:10.909><c> the</c><00:37:11.210><c> disciples.</c>

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It's<00:37:12.809><c> not</c><00:37:13.050><c> that</c><00:37:13.289><c> big</c><00:37:13.429><c> a</c><00:37:13.550><c> lake.</c>

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It's<00:37:14.230><c> a</c><00:37:14.289><c> good</c><00:37:14.449><c> size</c><00:37:14.750><c> lake,</c><00:37:15.710><c> sea,</c><00:37:16.329><c> and</c><00:37:16.469><c> not</c><00:37:16.590><c> that</c><00:37:16.849><c> big.</c>

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And<00:37:17.869><c> these</c><00:37:18.070><c> were</c><00:37:18.309><c> experienced</c><00:37:18.889><c> fishermen.</c>

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These<00:37:19.469><c> were</c><00:37:19.610><c> men</c><00:37:19.750><c> who</c><00:37:19.989><c> experienced</c><00:37:20.809><c> on</c><00:37:21.710><c> the</c><00:37:21.869><c> Sea</c><00:37:21.949><c> of</c><00:37:22.210><c> Galilee,</c><00:37:22.510><c> and</c>

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they<00:37:22.989><c> couldn't</c><00:37:23.250><c> get</c><00:37:23.510><c> across.</c>

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And<00:37:25.170><c> in</c><00:37:25.409><c> the</c><00:37:25.530><c> middle</c><00:37:25.710><c> of</c><00:37:25.909><c> the</c><00:37:26.030><c> night,</c><00:37:27.650><c> Jesus</c><00:37:28.030><c> comes</c><00:37:28.389><c> walking</c>

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on<00:37:30.030><c> water.</c>

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Now,<00:37:32.289><c> I</c><00:37:32.409><c> don't</c><00:37:32.650><c> know</c><00:37:32.789><c> if</c><00:37:32.889><c> you've</c><00:37:33.150><c> tried</c><00:37:33.329><c> this.</c>

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It's<00:37:36.869><c> not</c><00:37:37.050><c> easy.</c>

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Of<00:37:38.610><c> course,</c><00:37:38.710><c> we</c><00:37:38.869><c> can't</c><00:37:39.190><c> do</c><00:37:39.349><c> it,</c><00:37:40.349><c> but</c><00:37:40.550><c> we're</c><00:37:40.769><c> not</c><00:37:40.889><c> the</c><00:37:41.070><c> master</c>

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of<00:37:41.929><c> the</c><00:37:42.110><c> greater</c><00:37:42.309><c> creation.</c>

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And<00:37:44.010><c> Jesus</c><00:37:44.289><c> walks</c><00:37:44.630><c> on</c><00:37:44.949><c> water,</c><00:37:45.590><c> and</c><00:37:45.750><c> they're</c><00:37:45.989><c> afraid.</c>

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They're<00:37:47.769><c> not</c><00:37:47.949><c> even</c><00:37:48.269><c> looking</c><00:37:48.610><c> at</c><00:37:48.869><c> that</c><00:37:49.070><c> moment</c><00:37:49.289><c> for</c><00:37:49.489><c> Jesus.</c>

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Because<00:37:51.409><c> they're</c><00:37:51.730><c> so</c><00:37:52.230><c> sure</c><00:37:52.630><c> they</c><00:37:53.050><c> can</c><00:37:53.250><c> make</c><00:37:53.449><c> it</c><00:37:53.590><c> across.</c>

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They're<00:37:54.869><c> so</c><00:37:55.090><c> sure</c><00:37:55.289><c> that</c><00:37:55.510><c> they</c><00:37:55.710><c> have</c><00:37:55.889><c> the,</c><00:37:56.309><c> they're</c><00:37:56.750><c> fighting</c><00:37:56.929><c> it.</c>

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They're<00:37:57.289><c> so</c><00:37:57.610><c> sure,</c><00:37:57.769><c> and</c><00:37:57.909><c> they</c><00:37:58.130><c> can't.</c>

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And<00:37:59.190><c> they're</c><00:37:59.349><c> not</c><00:37:59.510><c> even</c><00:37:59.690><c> looking</c><00:37:59.889><c> for</c><00:38:00.070><c> Jesus.</c>

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And<00:38:00.469><c> then</c><00:38:00.610><c> when</c><00:38:00.690><c> he</c><00:38:00.849><c> comes,</c><00:38:01.110><c> they're</c><00:38:01.369><c> shocked</c><00:38:01.769><c> and</c><00:38:02.010><c> surprised.</c>

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I<00:38:03.010><c> would</c><00:38:03.210><c> be</c><00:38:03.429><c> too,</c><00:38:03.570><c> don't</c><00:38:03.750><c> get</c><00:38:03.889><c> me</c><00:38:04.070><c> wrong.</c>

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Along<00:38:05.530><c> comes</c><00:38:05.710><c> a</c><00:38:05.909><c> man</c><00:38:06.050><c> walking</c><00:38:06.409><c> on</c><00:38:06.710><c> water,</c><00:38:07.050><c> but</c><00:38:07.210><c> they're</c><00:38:07.510><c> not</c>

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looking<00:38:07.849><c> for</c><00:38:08.050><c> him</c><00:38:08.170><c> at</c><00:38:08.349><c> all.</c>

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And<00:38:10.449><c> they</c><00:38:10.590><c> reach</c><00:38:10.829><c> out,</c><00:38:11.130><c> and</c><00:38:11.230><c> Jesus</c><00:38:11.449><c> comes</c><00:38:11.690><c> into</c><00:38:11.909><c> the</c><00:38:12.090><c> boat</c><00:38:12.210><c> and</c>

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says<00:38:12.530><c> they're</c><00:38:12.849><c> immediately</c><00:38:13.630><c> on</c><00:38:14.789><c> the</c><00:38:14.929><c> other</c><00:38:15.190><c> side.</c>

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Jesus<00:38:16.710><c> brings</c><00:38:17.090><c> them</c><00:38:17.550><c> to</c><00:38:18.050><c> the</c><00:38:18.230><c> other</c><00:38:18.489><c> side.</c>

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Jesus<00:38:19.809><c> has</c><00:38:20.110><c> the</c><00:38:20.429><c> power</c><00:38:21.130><c> over</c><00:38:21.710><c> the</c><00:38:21.929><c> very</c><00:38:22.250><c> natural</c><00:38:22.849><c> things,</c>

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like<00:38:24.670><c> the</c><00:38:24.869><c> ability</c><00:38:25.170><c> to</c><00:38:25.510><c> walk</c><00:38:25.710><c> on</c><00:38:26.090><c> water,</c><00:38:26.889><c> like</c><00:38:27.090><c> the</c><00:38:27.230><c> fact</c><00:38:27.309><c> that</c>

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he<00:38:27.610><c> calms</c><00:38:28.010><c> the</c><00:38:28.349><c> sea.</c>

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And<00:38:28.769><c> they</c><00:38:28.909><c> say,</c><00:38:29.110><c> what</c><00:38:29.170><c> kind</c><00:38:29.389><c> of</c><00:38:29.510><c> a</c><00:38:29.630><c> man</c><00:38:29.730><c> is</c><00:38:29.989><c> this</c><00:38:30.329><c> that</c><00:38:30.809><c> can</c><00:38:31.150><c> calm</c><00:38:31.469><c> the</c><00:38:31.710><c> sea?</c>

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Nobody<00:38:33.070><c> can</c><00:38:33.309><c> just</c><00:38:33.610><c> speak</c><00:38:33.909><c> and</c><00:38:34.190><c> calm</c><00:38:34.389><c> the</c><00:38:34.630><c> sea.</c>

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But<00:38:35.949><c> Jesus</c><00:38:36.170><c> is</c><00:38:36.349><c> the</c><00:38:36.570><c> master</c><00:38:36.869><c> of</c><00:38:37.070><c> those</c><00:38:37.389><c> things,</c><00:38:37.809><c> because</c><00:38:38.170><c> he</c>

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is<00:38:38.590><c> at</c><00:38:38.750><c> the</c><00:38:38.949><c> heart</c><00:38:39.530><c> of</c><00:38:39.989><c> all</c><00:38:40.349><c> things.</c>

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And<00:38:42.050><c> so</c><00:38:42.190><c> he</c><00:38:42.309><c> brings</c><00:38:42.630><c> them</c><00:38:43.190><c> to</c><00:38:43.849><c> the</c><00:38:44.010><c> other</c><00:38:44.250><c> side.</c>

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And<00:38:45.630><c> that's</c><00:38:45.889><c> the</c><00:38:46.130><c> fifth</c><00:38:46.369><c> one.</c>

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I'm<00:38:47.409><c> gonna</c><00:38:47.489><c> go</c><00:38:47.690><c> quickly,</c><00:38:48.309><c> because</c><00:38:48.429><c> I'll</c><00:38:48.610><c> be</c><00:38:48.690><c> here</c><00:38:48.869><c> all</c><00:38:49.110><c> day.</c>

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The<00:38:50.429><c> sixth</c><00:38:50.630><c> one</c><00:38:50.829><c> is</c><00:38:51.030><c> he</c><00:38:51.150><c> heals</c><00:38:51.449><c> the</c><00:38:51.710><c> blind</c><00:38:51.989><c> man.</c>

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I<00:38:53.050><c> love</c><00:38:53.670><c> the</c><00:38:54.610><c> story</c><00:38:54.829><c> of</c><00:38:54.989><c> the</c><00:38:55.210><c> blind</c><00:38:55.449><c> man,</c><00:38:55.710><c> because</c><00:38:55.969><c> he's</c><00:38:56.289><c> born</c><00:38:56.590><c> blind.</c>

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And<00:38:59.469><c> a</c><00:38:59.570><c> person</c><00:38:59.789><c> that's</c><00:39:00.130><c> born</c><00:39:00.369><c> blind</c><00:39:00.929><c> isn't</c><00:39:01.489><c> somebody</c><00:39:01.769><c> with</c><00:39:02.030><c> some</c><00:39:02.210><c> sort</c><00:39:02.530><c> of</c><00:39:03.809><c> stigmatism</c>

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that<00:39:06.789><c> has</c><00:39:06.969><c> created</c><00:39:07.329><c> this</c><00:39:07.630><c> problem,</c><00:39:08.050><c> that</c><00:39:08.110><c> if</c><00:39:08.210><c> you</c><00:39:08.269><c> could</c><00:39:08.369><c> just</c>

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take<00:39:08.690><c> the</c><00:39:08.889><c> stigmatism</c><00:39:09.389><c> away.</c>

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He<00:39:10.909><c> is</c><00:39:11.130><c> born</c><00:39:11.309><c> without</c><00:39:11.710><c> the</c><00:39:11.969><c> capability</c><00:39:12.690><c> of</c><00:39:13.409><c> physically</c><00:39:13.829><c> seeing.</c>

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And<00:39:17.190><c> yet</c><00:39:17.329><c> Jesus</c><00:39:18.130><c> touches</c><00:39:18.769><c> his</c><00:39:19.110><c> eyes,</c><00:39:19.730><c> and</c><00:39:20.130><c> he</c><00:39:20.269><c> can</c><00:39:20.610><c> see.</c>

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And<00:39:22.829><c> he's</c><00:39:23.250><c> the</c><00:39:23.409><c> one,</c><00:39:23.889><c> of</c><00:39:24.070><c> course,</c><00:39:24.250><c> we</c><00:39:24.570><c> know</c><00:39:24.750><c> the</c><00:39:24.889><c> message.</c>

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The<00:39:26.050><c> blind</c><00:39:26.329><c> man</c><00:39:26.550><c> is</c><00:39:26.710><c> the</c><00:39:26.829><c> one</c><00:39:26.949><c> who</c><00:39:27.150><c> can</c><00:39:27.389><c> actually</c><00:39:27.949><c> see.</c>

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And<00:39:30.010><c> it's</c><00:39:30.269><c> the</c><00:39:30.389><c> scribes</c><00:39:30.650><c> and</c><00:39:30.829><c> Pharisees</c><00:39:31.369><c> who</c><00:39:31.610><c> can't</c><00:39:32.090><c> see.</c>

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They<00:39:33.230><c> said</c><00:39:33.369><c> to</c><00:39:33.429><c> him,</c><00:39:33.789><c> who</c><00:39:34.210><c> healed</c><00:39:34.590><c> you?</c>

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And<00:39:35.409><c> he</c><00:39:35.570><c> said,</c><00:39:35.969><c> Jesus</c><00:39:36.650><c> healed</c><00:39:37.090><c> me.</c>

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And<00:39:37.389><c> they</c><00:39:37.469><c> said,</c><00:39:37.670><c> well,</c><00:39:37.869><c> he's</c><00:39:38.190><c> a</c><00:39:38.409><c> sinner.</c>

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And<00:39:38.750><c> the</c><00:39:38.750><c> guy</c><00:39:38.869><c> said,</c><00:39:39.090><c> I</c><00:39:39.210><c> don't</c><00:39:39.230><c> know</c><00:39:39.230><c> if</c><00:39:39.269><c> he's</c><00:39:39.429><c> a</c><00:39:39.550><c> sinner</c><00:39:39.690><c> or</c><00:39:39.869><c> not.</c>

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I<00:39:40.110><c> know</c><00:39:40.250><c> I</c><00:39:40.389><c> couldn't</c><00:39:40.610><c> see,</c><00:39:40.849><c> and</c><00:39:40.909><c> now</c><00:39:41.070><c> I</c><00:39:41.230><c> can.</c>

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And<00:39:43.349><c> they</c><00:39:43.449><c> said,</c><00:39:43.570><c> it's</c><00:39:44.070><c> because</c><00:39:44.329><c> you</c><00:39:44.550><c> were</c><00:39:44.690><c> a</c><00:39:44.849><c> sinner</c><00:39:45.030><c> that</c>

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he's,<00:39:45.929><c> whatever.</c>

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Well,<00:39:47.030><c> we</c><00:39:47.110><c> know</c><00:39:47.190><c> that</c><00:39:47.329><c> guy's</c><00:39:47.610><c> a</c><00:39:47.690><c> sinner,</c><00:39:47.849><c> whatever.</c>

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I<00:39:49.610><c> couldn't</c><00:39:49.969><c> see,</c><00:39:51.329><c> and</c><00:39:51.610><c> now</c><00:39:51.849><c> I</c><00:39:52.010><c> can.</c>

00:39:53.050 --> 00:39:54.510
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And<00:39:53.289><c> they</c><00:39:53.469><c> cast</c><00:39:53.670><c> him</c><00:39:53.789><c> out</c><00:39:53.869><c> of</c><00:39:53.989><c> the</c><00:39:54.170><c> synagogue.</c>

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Lucky<00:39:54.969><c> for</c><00:39:55.190><c> him,</c><00:39:56.329><c> because</c><00:39:56.449><c> they</c><00:39:56.670><c> couldn't</c><00:39:57.030><c> see,</c><00:39:57.309><c> because</c><00:39:57.530><c> they</c><00:39:57.730><c> refused</c><00:39:58.389><c> to</c><00:39:59.130><c> see.</c>

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They<00:40:00.530><c> refused</c><00:40:00.829><c> to</c><00:40:01.030><c> see</c><00:40:01.170><c> the</c><00:40:01.389><c> spiritual</c><00:40:01.889><c> truth.</c>

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And<00:40:04.030><c> this</c><00:40:04.250><c> man</c><00:40:04.469><c> could</c><00:40:04.809><c> see.</c>

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It's<00:40:06.869><c> just,</c><00:40:07.130><c> it's</c><00:40:07.389><c> a</c><00:40:07.590><c> marvelous</c><00:40:07.949><c> story,</c><00:40:08.989><c> the</c><00:40:09.329><c> healing</c><00:40:09.630><c> of</c><00:40:10.210><c> the</c>

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man<00:40:10.710><c> born</c><00:40:11.090><c> blind.</c>

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And<00:40:13.449><c> then</c><00:40:13.630><c> the</c><00:40:13.690><c> last</c><00:40:13.949><c> one</c><00:40:14.170><c> is</c><00:40:14.550><c> the</c><00:40:14.769><c> raising</c><00:40:15.090><c> of</c><00:40:15.429><c> Lazarus</c><00:40:16.010><c> from</c>

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the<00:40:17.110><c> dead,</c>

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his<00:40:17.769><c> friend</c><00:40:17.949><c> Lazarus</c><00:40:18.469><c> who</c><00:40:18.750><c> dies.</c>

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And<00:40:20.269><c> we</c><00:40:20.349><c> know</c><00:40:20.489><c> he</c><00:40:20.610><c> finds</c><00:40:20.849><c> out</c><00:40:21.090><c> that</c><00:40:21.250><c> Lazarus</c><00:40:21.650><c> is</c><00:40:22.030><c> sick.</c>

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And<00:40:23.550><c> the</c><00:40:23.730><c> natural</c><00:40:24.110><c> thing</c><00:40:24.329><c> to</c><00:40:24.530><c> do</c><00:40:24.650><c> would</c><00:40:24.829><c> be</c><00:40:24.989><c> to,</c><00:40:25.329><c> you've</c><00:40:25.570><c> got</c><00:40:25.610><c> a</c>

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friend<00:40:25.849><c> who's</c><00:40:26.110><c> sick,</c><00:40:26.289><c> and</c>

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you<00:40:26.389><c> have</c><00:40:26.570><c> the</c><00:40:27.070><c> power</c><00:40:27.369><c> and</c><00:40:27.570><c> authority</c><00:40:27.730><c> that</c><00:40:27.889><c> Jesus</c><00:40:28.170><c> has,</c><00:40:28.469><c> well,</c><00:40:28.570><c> I'll</c>

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go<00:40:28.769><c> and</c><00:40:28.869><c> make</c><00:40:28.949><c> him</c><00:40:29.170><c> well.</c>

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And<00:40:30.429><c> Jesus</c><00:40:30.690><c> doesn't,</c><00:40:32.469><c> because</c><00:40:32.929><c> he</c><00:40:33.170><c> sees</c><00:40:33.769><c> the</c><00:40:35.369><c> final</c><00:40:35.750><c> sign.</c>

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I<00:40:37.130><c> have</c><00:40:37.329><c> power</c><00:40:37.769><c> over</c><00:40:38.170><c> life</c><00:40:38.489><c> itself.</c>

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And<00:40:41.690><c> so</c><00:40:41.869><c> he</c><00:40:42.050><c> waits</c><00:40:42.429><c> for</c><00:40:42.730><c> Lazarus</c><00:40:43.210><c> to</c><00:40:43.469><c> die.</c>

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We<00:40:44.809><c> know</c><00:40:45.030><c> how</c><00:40:45.389><c> hard</c><00:40:45.550><c> it</c><00:40:45.750><c> was</c><00:40:45.949><c> for</c><00:40:46.150><c> him</c><00:40:46.210><c> to</c><00:40:46.349><c> do</c><00:40:46.590><c> that,</c><00:40:46.809><c> because</c>

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he<00:40:47.389><c> wept.</c>

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When<00:40:48.329><c> he</c><00:40:48.510><c> saw</c><00:40:48.630><c> the</c><00:40:48.849><c> pain</c><00:40:49.110><c> of</c><00:40:49.349><c> Martha</c><00:40:49.610><c> and</c><00:40:49.849><c> Mary,</c>

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he<00:40:50.889><c> cried</c><00:40:51.449><c> for</c><00:40:51.789><c> what</c><00:40:51.989><c> he</c><00:40:52.130><c> had</c><00:40:52.289><c> to</c><00:40:52.449><c> put</c><00:40:52.610><c> them</c><00:40:52.869><c> through.</c>

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And<00:40:53.789><c> this</c><00:40:53.909><c> was</c><00:40:54.090><c> a</c><00:40:54.190><c> man</c><00:40:54.289><c> that</c><00:40:54.429><c> was</c><00:40:54.550><c> going</c><00:40:54.750><c> to</c><00:40:54.929><c> the</c><00:40:55.190><c> cross,</c><00:40:56.170><c> and</c>

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he<00:40:56.630><c> cried</c><00:40:56.909><c> for</c><00:40:57.070><c> what</c><00:40:57.250><c> he</c><00:40:57.329><c> had</c><00:40:57.510><c> to</c><00:40:57.590><c> put</c><00:40:57.750><c> others</c><00:40:58.010><c> through.</c>

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Think<00:40:58.869><c> about</c><00:40:59.449><c> the</c><00:40:59.789><c> blind</c><00:41:00.070><c> man,</c><00:41:00.869><c> right?</c>

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His<00:41:01.510><c> disciples</c><00:41:01.809><c> say</c><00:41:02.030><c> to</c><00:41:02.170><c> him,</c><00:41:03.570><c> who's</c><00:41:04.030><c> sinned,</c><00:41:04.150><c> this</c><00:41:04.369><c> man</c><00:41:04.530><c> or</c>

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his<00:41:04.829><c> parents?</c>

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And<00:41:05.230><c> Jesus</c><00:41:05.409><c> says,</c><00:41:05.730><c> no,</c><00:41:05.849><c> this</c><00:41:06.030><c> man</c><00:41:06.150><c> has</c><00:41:06.269><c> been</c><00:41:06.409><c> blind</c><00:41:06.710><c> for,</c><00:41:07.269><c> I</c><00:41:07.389><c> think</c><00:41:07.489><c> it's</c><00:41:07.750><c> 39</c><00:41:08.070><c> years,</c>

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if<00:41:08.489><c> I</c><00:41:08.590><c> remember</c><00:41:08.769><c> correctly,</c><00:41:09.489><c> so</c><00:41:09.690><c> that</c><00:41:09.849><c> I</c><00:41:09.989><c> could</c><00:41:10.130><c> be</c><00:41:10.389><c> glorified.</c>

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So<00:41:12.130><c> this</c><00:41:12.309><c> man</c><00:41:12.469><c> had</c><00:41:12.590><c> to</c><00:41:12.730><c> be</c><00:41:12.949><c> blind</c><00:41:13.190><c> for</c><00:41:13.369><c> 39</c><00:41:13.769><c> years</c><00:41:14.090><c> so</c>

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that<00:41:14.489><c> the</c><00:41:14.630><c> day</c><00:41:14.730><c> would</c><00:41:14.949><c> come</c><00:41:15.130><c> when</c><00:41:15.309><c> Jesus</c><00:41:15.630><c> would</c><00:41:15.889><c> heal</c><00:41:16.050><c> him</c><00:41:16.150><c> from</c><00:41:16.309><c> his</c><00:41:16.550><c> blindness.</c>

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And<00:41:19.909><c> Martha</c><00:41:20.210><c> and</c><00:41:20.369><c> Mary</c><00:41:20.590><c> wept</c><00:41:20.969><c> because</c><00:41:21.349><c> their</c><00:41:21.530><c> brother</c><00:41:21.809><c> died.</c>

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And<00:41:23.909><c> Jesus</c><00:41:24.489><c> wept</c><00:41:25.469><c> because</c><00:41:26.010><c> of</c><00:41:26.190><c> their</c><00:41:26.349><c> pain,</c><00:41:27.190><c> and</c><00:41:27.389><c> because</c><00:41:27.590><c> of</c>

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what<00:41:27.969><c> Lazarus</c><00:41:28.550><c> had</c><00:41:28.789><c> to</c><00:41:28.929><c> go</c><00:41:29.170><c> through.</c>

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Lazarus<00:41:30.750><c> had</c><00:41:30.989><c> to</c><00:41:31.250><c> die</c><00:41:31.769><c> that</c><00:41:32.769><c> Jesus</c><00:41:33.170><c> could</c><00:41:33.389><c> teach</c><00:41:33.610><c> the</c><00:41:33.829><c> lesson</c>

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that<00:41:34.210><c> he</c><00:41:34.349><c> had</c><00:41:34.510><c> power</c><00:41:34.849><c> over</c><00:41:35.170><c> life</c><00:41:35.429><c> itself.</c>

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And<00:41:36.349><c> he's</c><00:41:36.550><c> in</c><00:41:36.690><c> there</c><00:41:36.909><c> four</c><00:41:37.190><c> days</c><00:41:37.809><c> when</c><00:41:38.489><c> the</c><00:41:38.710><c> natural</c><00:41:39.090><c> elements</c>

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would<00:41:39.670><c> have</c><00:41:39.829><c> started</c><00:41:40.010><c> to</c>

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cause<00:41:40.389><c> the</c><00:41:40.590><c> body</c><00:41:40.750><c> to</c><00:41:41.010><c> decay</c><00:41:41.289><c> and</c><00:41:41.650><c> stinketh,</c><00:41:42.030><c> as</c><00:41:42.289><c> they</c><00:41:42.550><c> say.</c>

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And<00:41:45.829><c> Jesus</c><00:41:46.130><c> is</c><00:41:46.369><c> going</c><00:41:46.469><c> to</c><00:41:46.610><c> teach</c><00:41:46.750><c> the</c><00:41:46.949><c> ultimate</c><00:41:47.389><c> lesson</c><00:41:47.730><c> of</c><00:41:47.889><c> the</c><00:41:48.070><c> love</c><00:41:48.190><c> of</c><00:41:48.469><c> God.</c>

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I<00:41:50.289><c> will</c><00:41:50.590><c> even</c><00:41:51.010><c> raise</c><00:41:51.329><c> you</c><00:41:51.570><c> from</c><00:41:51.769><c> the</c><00:41:51.949><c> dead.</c>

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There<00:41:52.269><c> is</c><00:41:52.489><c> no</c><00:41:52.769><c> greater</c><00:41:53.210><c> fear</c><00:41:53.670><c> in</c><00:41:54.289><c> our</c><00:41:54.610><c> hearts</c><00:41:54.849><c> than</c><00:41:55.070><c> the</c><00:41:55.250><c> fear</c>

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of<00:41:55.610><c> death.</c>

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Than<00:41:57.670><c> the</c><00:41:57.809><c> fear</c><00:41:57.909><c> that</c><00:41:58.110><c> after</c><00:41:58.409><c> this</c><00:41:58.670><c> there's</c><00:41:59.090><c> nothing</c><00:41:59.289><c> because</c>

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we<00:41:59.969><c> have</c><00:42:00.269><c> no</c><00:42:01.070><c> control</c>

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of<00:42:03.309><c> what</c><00:42:03.550><c> happens</c><00:42:03.909><c> after</c><00:42:04.269><c> we</c><00:42:04.530><c> die.</c>

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Until<00:42:05.690><c> then</c><00:42:05.929><c> we</c><00:42:06.190><c> always</c><00:42:06.550><c> want</c><00:42:06.730><c> to</c><00:42:06.869><c> feel</c><00:42:06.969><c> like</c><00:42:07.170><c> we</c><00:42:07.349><c> have</c><00:42:07.510><c> a</c><00:42:07.769><c> little</c><00:42:07.949><c> bit</c>

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of<00:42:08.289><c> control,</c>

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like<00:42:08.809><c> we</c><00:42:08.949><c> have</c><00:42:09.309><c> a</c><00:42:09.489><c> little</c><00:42:09.750><c> bit,</c><00:42:11.329><c> and</c><00:42:11.449><c> in</c><00:42:11.630><c> the</c><00:42:11.710><c> end</c><00:42:11.829><c> we</c><00:42:11.969><c> really</c><00:42:12.289><c> don't.</c>

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But<00:42:14.030><c> Jesus</c><00:42:14.449><c> does.</c>

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And<00:42:17.329><c> so</c><00:42:17.489><c> he</c><00:42:17.650><c> says,</c><00:42:17.949><c> Lazarus,</c><00:42:18.590><c> come</c><00:42:18.889><c> forth.</c>

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And<00:42:20.909><c> Lazarus</c><00:42:21.309><c> is</c><00:42:21.590><c> raised</c><00:42:21.909><c> from</c><00:42:22.150><c> the</c><00:42:22.349><c> dead,</c><00:42:22.550><c> not</c><00:42:23.210><c> to</c><00:42:23.590><c> everlasting</c><00:42:24.090><c> life.</c>

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That<00:42:24.929><c> day</c><00:42:25.130><c> is</c><00:42:25.289><c> still</c><00:42:25.530><c> to</c><00:42:25.710><c> come</c><00:42:25.949><c> for</c><00:42:26.349><c> our</c><00:42:26.590><c> dear</c><00:42:26.869><c> brother</c><00:42:27.170><c> Lazarus,</c><00:42:28.510><c> and</c>

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hopefully<00:42:29.090><c> for</c><00:42:29.369><c> us.</c>

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But<00:42:31.329><c> it</c><00:42:31.510><c> is</c><00:42:31.750><c> the</c><00:42:32.110><c> ultimate</c><00:42:32.690><c> sign</c><00:42:33.570><c> that</c><00:42:34.710><c> Jesus</c><00:42:35.130><c> is</c><00:42:35.369><c> in</c><00:42:35.530><c> control</c>

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of<00:42:36.429><c> all</c><00:42:36.949><c> things.</c>

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The<00:42:37.949><c> weather,</c><00:42:38.710><c> nature,</c><00:42:41.650><c> the</c><00:42:41.670><c> infirmities</c><00:42:42.289><c> of</c><00:42:42.489><c> the</c><00:42:42.710><c> flesh,</c>

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life<00:42:43.989><c> itself</c><00:42:44.789><c> he</c><00:42:46.070><c> has</c><00:42:46.349><c> control</c><00:42:46.750><c> over</c><00:42:46.949><c> because</c><00:42:47.449><c> he</c><00:42:48.130><c> is</c><00:42:48.949><c> the</c>

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spiritual<00:42:49.869><c> creation.</c>

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He<00:42:51.150><c> is</c><00:42:51.389><c> at</c><00:42:51.530><c> the</c><00:42:51.829><c> heart</c><00:42:52.389><c> of</c><00:42:53.170><c> the</c><00:42:53.329><c> word</c><00:42:53.469><c> of</c><00:42:53.690><c> God.</c>

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And<00:42:55.750><c> this</c><00:42:56.010><c> man</c><00:42:56.250><c> who</c><00:42:56.469><c> is</c><00:42:56.670><c> at</c><00:42:56.789><c> the</c><00:42:56.969><c> heart</c><00:42:57.190><c> of</c><00:42:57.510><c> all</c><00:42:57.969><c> things,</c><00:42:58.889><c> who</c>

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all<00:42:59.510><c> creation</c><00:43:00.070><c> was</c>

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put<00:43:01.469><c> together</c><00:43:02.190><c> so</c><00:43:03.409><c> that</c><00:43:03.829><c> he</c><00:43:04.010><c> would</c><00:43:04.309><c> glorify</c><00:43:04.949><c> his</c><00:43:05.250><c> father</c><00:43:05.750><c> and</c>

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show<00:43:06.409><c> the</c><00:43:06.510><c> love</c><00:43:06.809><c> of</c><00:43:07.030><c> his</c><00:43:07.210><c> father</c><00:43:07.969><c> took</c><00:43:08.449><c> you</c><00:43:08.909><c> and</c><00:43:09.150><c> my</c><00:43:09.570><c> sins</c><00:43:10.230><c> and</c>

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allowed<00:43:11.630><c> himself</c><00:43:12.050><c> to</c><00:43:12.250><c> be</c><00:43:12.469><c> crucified,</c><00:43:14.130><c> allowed</c><00:43:14.329><c> his</c><00:43:14.989><c> life</c><00:43:15.289><c> itself</c><00:43:15.769><c> to</c>

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be<00:43:16.210><c> taken</c><00:43:16.449><c> away.</c>

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Now<00:43:17.369><c> certainly</c><00:43:17.769><c> he</c><00:43:18.230><c> knew</c><00:43:18.690><c> he</c><00:43:19.289><c> would</c><00:43:19.449><c> be</c><00:43:19.630><c> raised</c><00:43:19.829><c> from</c><00:43:20.070><c> the</c><00:43:20.250><c> dead.</c>

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His<00:43:22.429><c> last</c><00:43:22.730><c> words</c><00:43:23.010><c> were,</c><00:43:23.389><c> into</c><00:43:23.409><c> thy</c><00:43:23.630><c> hands</c><00:43:23.869><c> I</c><00:43:24.070><c> commit</c><00:43:24.250><c> my</c><00:43:24.570><c> spirit,</c><00:43:24.869><c> which</c>

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is<00:43:25.230><c> from</c><00:43:25.429><c> a</c><00:43:25.610><c> song.</c>

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Jesus<00:43:27.150><c> certainly</c><00:43:27.489><c> knew</c><00:43:27.630><c> the</c><00:43:27.849><c> next</c><00:43:28.110><c> words</c><00:43:28.429><c> were,</c><00:43:31.590><c> thank</c><00:43:31.690><c> ye</c>

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God<00:43:32.269><c> for</c>

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raising<00:43:33.110><c> me</c><00:43:33.309><c> from,</c><00:43:33.309><c> I</c><00:43:33.409><c> can't</c><00:43:33.650><c> remember</c><00:43:33.769><c> the</c><00:43:33.929><c> expression.</c>

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But<00:43:34.449><c> the</c><00:43:34.590><c> very</c><00:43:34.809><c> next</c><00:43:34.989><c> part</c><00:43:35.130><c> of</c><00:43:35.250><c> the</c><00:43:35.329><c> verse</c><00:43:35.650><c> is,</c><00:43:36.909><c> thank</c><00:43:37.070><c> you</c><00:43:37.269><c> for</c>

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raising<00:43:37.690><c> me</c><00:43:37.869><c> from</c><00:43:38.010><c> the</c><00:43:38.170><c> dead.</c>

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And<00:43:39.949><c> Jesus</c><00:43:40.150><c> knew</c><00:43:40.369><c> that,</c><00:43:41.969><c> but</c><00:43:42.789><c> he</c><00:43:43.070><c> still</c><00:43:43.250><c> had</c><00:43:43.449><c> to</c><00:43:43.670><c> bear</c><00:43:43.849><c> our</c><00:43:44.250><c> sins.</c>

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He<00:43:45.230><c> still</c><00:43:45.469><c> had</c><00:43:45.610><c> to</c><00:43:45.769><c> go</c><00:43:45.969><c> through</c><00:43:46.489><c> that</c><00:43:46.889><c> awful</c><00:43:47.429><c> torture</c><00:43:47.949><c> and</c>

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that<00:43:48.329><c> awful</c><00:43:48.630><c> crucifixion.</c>

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In<00:43:50.210><c> order</c><00:43:50.389><c> for</c><00:43:50.690><c> God</c><00:43:50.989><c> to</c><00:43:51.170><c> be</c><00:43:51.449><c> fully</c><00:43:51.710><c> glorified,</c><00:43:52.530><c> he</c><00:43:52.670><c> had</c><00:43:52.869><c> to</c><00:43:53.070><c> give</c><00:43:53.190><c> up</c>

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the<00:43:53.650><c> flesh</c><00:43:53.889><c> entirely.</c>

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the<00:45:44.289><c> end</c><00:45:44.449><c> of</c><00:45:44.610><c> John's</c><00:45:45.090><c> Gospel.</c>

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That<00:45:47.230><c> your</c><00:45:47.829><c> love</c><00:45:48.190><c> for</c><00:45:48.550><c> me</c><00:45:49.090><c> might</c><00:45:49.409><c> be</c><00:45:49.769><c> manifested</c><00:45:50.309><c> in</c><00:45:50.769><c> them.</c>

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that<00:45:54.969><c> love.</c>

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children,<00:46:23.590><c> for</c><00:46:23.849><c> his</c><00:46:24.269><c> creation.</c>

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we<00:47:14.530><c> seek</c><00:47:14.650><c> to</c><00:47:14.889><c> do.</c>

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That's<00:47:20.210><c> the</c><00:47:20.429><c> heart</c><00:47:20.590><c> of</c><00:47:20.769><c> it.</c>

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never<00:47:33.949><c> forget</c><00:47:34.610><c> that.</c>

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And<00:47:37.389><c> the</c><00:47:37.570><c> love</c><00:47:37.710><c> of</c><00:47:37.969><c> God</c><00:47:38.150><c> will</c><00:47:38.429><c> never</c><00:47:38.710><c> leave</c><00:47:39.010><c> you,</c><00:47:39.329><c> because</c><00:47:39.530><c> that's</c><00:47:39.889><c> what</c><00:47:40.050><c> he</c><00:47:40.429><c> promises.</c>

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And<00:47:42.530><c> he</c><00:47:42.750><c> promises</c><00:47:43.050><c> it</c><00:47:43.510><c> in</c><00:47:43.769><c> his</c><00:47:44.110><c> truer,</c><00:47:44.989><c> greater</c><00:47:45.650><c> spiritual</c><00:47:46.469><c> creation.</c>

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Through<00:47:48.489><c> his</c><00:47:48.869><c> son,</c><00:47:49.829><c> our</c><00:47:50.030><c> savior,</c><00:47:51.230><c> Jesus</c><00:47:51.489><c> Christ.</c>