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and<00:24:16.279><c> we</c><00:24:16.440><c> need</c><00:24:16.640><c> to</c><00:24:16.799><c> go</c><00:24:17.059><c> out</c><00:24:17.839><c> working</c><00:24:18.400><c> and</c><00:24:19.259><c> living</c><00:24:19.660><c> for</c><00:24:20.579><c> Christ's</c><00:24:21.339><c> honor.</c>

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carpenters<00:24:28.920><c> of</c><00:24:29.400><c> New</c><00:24:29.640><c> York</c><00:24:29.920><c> City.</c>

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carpenter,<00:24:36.640><c> not</c><00:24:36.859><c> from</c><00:24:37.039><c> New</c><00:24:37.259><c> York,</c>

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in<00:24:48.099><c> his</c><00:24:48.359><c> life.</c><00:24:51.240><c> And</c><00:24:51.559><c> let's</c><00:24:51.759><c> remember</c><00:24:52.099><c> that</c><00:24:52.400><c> tomorrow</c><00:24:53.160><c> as</c><00:24:54.319><c> we</c>

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honor<00:24:55.319><c> the</c><00:24:56.160><c> true</c><00:24:56.380><c> worker,</c><00:24:57.400><c> our</c><00:24:57.599><c> Lord</c><00:24:57.779><c> Jesus</c><00:24:58.160><c> Christ.</c>