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communal<00:12:16.500><c> thing.</c><00:12:17.340><c> So,</c><00:12:17.399><c> so</c><00:12:17.679><c> those</c><00:12:17.779><c> are</c><00:12:17.980><c> two</c><00:12:18.179><c> examples.</c>

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Yeah,<00:12:19.279><c> Chris.</c><00:12:19.899><c> Yeah,</c><00:12:20.659><c> so</c><00:12:20.919><c> just</c><00:12:21.279><c> to</c><00:12:21.440><c> add</c><00:12:21.539><c> to</c><00:12:21.700><c> that,</c><00:12:22.080><c> yeah,</c><00:12:22.080><c> definitely,</c><00:12:22.500><c> I</c><00:12:22.940><c> find</c><00:12:23.460><c> that</c><00:12:24.080><c> when</c><00:12:24.360><c> I'm</c><00:12:25.080><c> more</c><00:12:25.379><c> active</c><00:12:25.659><c> in</c><00:12:25.919><c> participating,</c>

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that<00:12:35.279><c> you're</c><00:12:35.500><c> not</c><00:12:36.000><c> doing</c><00:12:36.240><c> that,</c><00:12:36.919><c> then</c><00:12:37.299><c> it</c><00:12:37.700><c> seems</c><00:12:38.080><c> to</c><00:12:38.799><c> you</c><00:12:39.759><c> feel</c>

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Interesting,<00:12:48.500><c> alienation.</c><00:12:49.100><c> That's</c><00:12:49.259><c> a</c><00:12:49.379><c> really</c><00:12:49.580><c> interesting</c>

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word.<00:12:50.759><c> So</c><00:12:50.940><c> what</c><00:12:51.059><c> do</c><00:12:51.200><c> you</c><00:12:51.200><c> mean</c><00:12:51.299><c> by</c><00:12:51.519><c> that?</c>

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You're<00:12:54.960><c> just</c><00:12:55.080><c> not</c><00:12:55.340><c> feeling</c><00:12:55.679><c> as</c><00:12:56.740><c> close</c><00:12:57.279><c> to</c><00:12:57.759><c> both</c><00:12:58.039><c> God</c><00:12:58.340><c> and</c><00:12:58.519><c> your</c>

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brethren<00:12:59.039><c> and</c><00:12:59.220><c> so</c><00:12:59.519><c> forth</c><00:12:59.840><c> as,</c><00:13:01.200><c> you</c><00:13:01.200><c> know,</c><00:13:01.440><c> and</c><00:13:01.779><c> so</c><00:13:01.919><c> I</c><00:13:02.139><c> find</c><00:13:02.299><c> my</c>

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ebb<00:13:02.879><c> and</c><00:13:03.120><c> flow,</c>

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you<00:13:04.379><c> know,</c><00:13:04.620><c> perhaps</c><00:13:04.779><c> working</c><00:13:05.139><c> up</c><00:13:05.299><c> to</c><00:13:05.460><c> an</c><00:13:05.620><c> excitation,</c><00:13:06.460><c> you</c><00:13:06.960><c> draw</c><00:13:07.139><c> closer.</c><00:13:08.059><c> But</c><00:13:08.299><c> if</c>

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there's<00:13:08.899><c> long</c><00:13:09.120><c> periods</c><00:13:09.440><c> of</c><00:13:09.720><c> time,</c><00:13:10.299><c> you</c><00:13:11.620><c> know,</c>

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then<00:13:12.720><c> you</c><00:13:13.100><c> can</c><00:13:13.360><c> sometimes</c><00:13:13.720><c> feel</c><00:13:14.179><c> not</c><00:13:14.539><c> as</c><00:13:14.820><c> close.</c>

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even<00:13:20.279><c> alienation</c><00:13:21.179><c> among</c><00:13:21.919><c> ourselves,</c><00:13:22.860><c> the</c><00:13:23.000><c> brothers</c><00:13:23.220><c> and</c><00:13:23.460><c> sisters,</c>

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sort<00:13:23.840><c> of</c><00:13:23.980><c> feel</c><00:13:24.200><c> like</c><00:13:24.480><c> you're</c><00:13:24.740><c> just</c><00:13:24.860><c> sort</c><00:13:24.980><c> of</c><00:13:25.580><c> sliding</c><00:13:25.879><c> back</c><00:13:26.259><c> into</c><00:13:26.500><c> the</c><00:13:26.720><c> shadows.</c><00:13:29.039><c> Perhaps,</c><00:13:29.440><c> I</c>

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but<00:13:30.700><c> I</c><00:13:31.100><c> share</c><00:13:31.360><c> that</c><00:13:31.559><c> because</c><00:13:31.799><c> sometimes</c><00:13:32.200><c> that's</c><00:13:33.120><c> something</c><00:13:33.320><c> that</c><00:13:33.539><c> I</c>

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you<00:13:38.159><c> need</c><00:13:38.320><c> to</c><00:13:38.519><c> be,</c><00:13:38.879><c> you</c><00:13:38.940><c> know,</c><00:13:40.600><c> more</c><00:13:40.799><c> active</c><00:13:41.139><c> in</c><00:13:41.419><c> participating</c><00:13:41.940><c> and</c><00:13:42.440><c> therefore</c>

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you<00:13:43.100><c> feel,</c><00:13:44.500><c> you</c><00:13:44.980><c> know,</c><00:13:45.120><c> that</c><00:13:45.259><c> you're</c><00:13:45.899><c> not</c><00:13:46.419><c> holding</c><00:13:46.700><c> up</c><00:13:46.919><c> your</c><00:13:47.179><c> pot.</c>

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Yeah,<00:13:48.600><c> OK.</c><00:13:51.000><c> OK.</c><00:13:52.679><c> Anybody</c><00:13:52.919><c> else?</c>

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Well,<00:13:54.980><c> here's</c><00:13:55.240><c> one.</c><00:13:57.240><c> One</c><00:13:58.200><c> way</c><00:13:58.559><c> that</c><00:13:58.879><c> I</c><00:13:59.240><c> find</c><00:13:59.899><c> that</c><00:14:01.340><c> is</c><00:14:02.019><c> helpful</c>

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Let<00:14:17.539><c> me</c><00:14:17.679><c> give</c><00:14:17.799><c> you</c><00:14:17.960><c> a</c><00:14:18.059><c> couple</c><00:14:18.220><c> of</c><00:14:18.559><c> examples.</c><00:14:20.159><c> Let's</c><00:14:20.440><c> turn</c><00:14:20.700><c> to</c>

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Mark,<00:14:21.799><c> Chapter</c><00:14:22.320><c> 6.</c>

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So,<00:14:30.379><c> Ben,</c><00:14:31.799><c> years</c><00:14:32.139><c> ago,</c><00:14:32.659><c> Brother</c><00:14:32.779><c> John</c><00:14:33.200><c> Perks</c><00:14:34.080><c> came</c><00:14:34.700><c> down</c><00:14:35.019><c> from</c>

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Ottawa<00:14:35.740><c> to,</c><00:14:36.919><c> I</c><00:14:37.200><c> think</c><00:14:37.419><c> it</c><00:14:37.539><c> was</c><00:14:37.779><c> to</c><00:14:38.019><c> lead</c><00:14:38.240><c> a</c><00:14:39.500><c> brother's</c><00:14:40.120><c> weekend.</c>

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out<00:14:49.600><c> in</c><00:14:49.759><c> the</c><00:14:49.960><c> woods.</c>

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You<00:14:50.639><c> know,</c><00:14:52.100><c> going</c><00:14:52.139><c> for</c><00:14:52.480><c> a</c><00:14:52.639><c> walk,</c><00:14:53.019><c> sort</c><00:14:53.120><c> of</c><00:14:53.399><c> disconnecting</c><00:14:54.460><c> from</c><00:14:55.360><c> life,</c><00:14:56.399><c> from</c><00:14:56.740><c> work,</c><00:14:57.220><c> from</c><00:14:57.600><c> responsibility,</c><00:14:58.419><c> sort</c><00:14:58.600><c> of</c>

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unplugging,<00:14:59.799><c> if</c><00:15:00.019><c> you</c><00:15:00.240><c> will.</c>

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And<00:15:10.220><c> just</c><00:15:11.259><c> that</c><00:15:11.620><c> quiet</c><00:15:12.059><c> contemplation</c><00:15:13.940><c> was</c><00:15:15.480><c> a</c><00:15:15.940><c> spark</c><00:15:16.220><c> for</c><00:15:16.559><c> him.</c>

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And<00:15:18.080><c> I</c><00:15:18.240><c> think</c><00:15:18.480><c> that's</c><00:15:20.240><c> something</c><00:15:20.500><c> that</c><00:15:20.679><c> we</c><00:15:20.899><c> see</c><00:15:21.100><c> throughout</c>

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Lord,<00:15:28.259><c> Jesus.</c>

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And<00:15:34.440><c> it's</c><00:15:35.080><c> the</c><00:15:36.139><c> section</c><00:15:36.519><c> that</c><00:15:36.840><c> talks</c><00:15:37.200><c> about</c><00:15:37.700><c> Jesus</c><00:15:38.299><c> walking</c>

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on<00:15:39.340><c> water.</c>

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But<00:15:43.139><c> before</c><00:15:43.559><c> he</c><00:15:43.840><c> walked</c><00:15:44.059><c> on</c><00:15:44.399><c> the</c><00:15:44.539><c> water</c><00:15:44.899><c> to</c><00:15:45.759><c> get</c><00:15:46.120><c> to</c><00:15:46.360><c> his</c><00:15:46.600><c> disciples,</c><00:15:47.220><c> you'll</c><00:15:47.440><c> remember</c><00:15:47.940><c> there</c>

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And<00:15:52.639><c> I</c><00:15:52.759><c> think</c><00:15:52.879><c> it's</c><00:15:53.139><c> at</c><00:15:53.340><c> this</c><00:15:53.620><c> point</c><00:15:53.860><c> in</c><00:15:54.159><c> time</c><00:15:54.419><c> that</c><00:15:54.639><c> we</c><00:15:54.860><c> see</c><00:15:55.080><c> Jesus</c><00:15:56.100><c> sort</c><00:15:56.559><c> of</c><00:15:56.860><c> unplugging.</c>

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describes<00:17:19.220><c> the</c><00:17:20.079><c> breaking</c><00:17:20.380><c> of</c><00:17:20.740><c> bread.</c>

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what<00:17:28.839><c> Jesus</c><00:17:29.359><c> did</c><00:17:29.819><c> after</c><00:17:30.480><c> the</c><00:17:30.779><c> breaking</c><00:17:31.000><c> of</c><00:17:31.319><c> bread</c><00:17:31.500><c> service,</c>

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Last<00:17:35.279><c> Supper.</c>

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Isn't<00:17:54.259><c> that</c><00:17:54.460><c> interesting?</c>

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disciples<00:17:59.960><c> followed</c><00:18:00.359><c> him.</c>

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And<00:18:00.960><c> on</c><00:18:01.319><c> reaching</c><00:18:01.640><c> the</c><00:18:02.000><c> place,</c><00:18:02.660><c> he</c><00:18:03.000><c> said</c><00:18:03.240><c> to</c><00:18:03.460><c> them,</c><00:18:04.299><c> pray</c><00:18:04.900><c> that</c>

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Let's<00:18:54.319><c> look</c><00:18:54.519><c> at</c><00:18:54.720><c> David,</c><00:18:55.880><c> Psalm</c><00:18:56.079><c> 8,</c><00:18:56.519><c> verse</c><00:18:56.839><c> 3.</c>

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And<00:18:58.319><c> here's</c><00:18:58.599><c> David,</c><00:18:59.059><c> right?</c>

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So<00:18:59.539><c> we're</c><00:18:59.779><c> talking</c><00:18:59.900><c> about,</c><00:19:00.180><c> you</c><00:19:00.240><c> know,</c><00:19:01.440><c> connecting</c><00:19:01.700><c> or</c><00:19:02.099><c> contemplating</c><00:19:02.779><c> God</c>

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through<00:19:03.299><c> the</c><00:19:03.519><c> beauty</c><00:19:03.680><c> of</c><00:19:03.920><c> nature.</c>

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set<00:19:15.759><c> in</c><00:19:16.079><c> place,</c>

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man<00:19:21.339><c> that</c><00:19:21.559><c> you</c><00:19:21.839><c> care</c><00:19:22.079><c> for</c><00:19:22.299><c> him?</c>

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a<00:19:28.859><c> starry</c><00:19:29.240><c> night?</c>

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set<00:19:44.759><c> in</c><00:19:45.039><c> place?</c>

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Anybody<00:19:46.420><c> have</c><00:19:46.740><c> any</c><00:19:47.380><c> particularly</c><00:19:48.039><c> memorable</c><00:19:49.579><c> views?</c>

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I'll<00:19:53.380><c> share</c><00:19:53.599><c> one.</c>

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beautiful<00:20:15.400><c> night.</c>

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And<00:20:20.139><c> this</c><00:20:20.619><c> brother</c><00:20:20.880><c> said,</c><00:20:21.160><c> Hey,</c><00:20:21.319><c> I</c><00:20:21.500><c> got</c><00:20:21.599><c> an</c><00:20:21.819><c> idea.</c>

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And<00:20:23.639><c> he</c><00:20:24.119><c> he</c><00:20:24.339><c> suggested</c><00:20:24.680><c> that</c><00:20:24.920><c> we</c><00:20:25.119><c> all</c><00:20:25.359><c> grab</c><00:20:25.619><c> some</c><00:20:25.960><c> blankets</c><00:20:26.420><c> and</c><00:20:27.759><c> head</c><00:20:27.920><c> out</c><00:20:28.119><c> into</c><00:20:28.440><c> a</c><00:20:28.680><c> field.</c>

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It<00:21:14.220><c> made</c><00:21:14.519><c> me</c><00:21:14.839><c> feel</c><00:21:15.279><c> small,</c><00:21:16.599><c> but</c><00:21:17.380><c> it</c><00:21:17.660><c> made</c><00:21:17.920><c> me</c><00:21:18.259><c> feel</c><00:21:18.619><c> very</c><00:21:19.160><c> close</c>

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to<00:21:20.019><c> God.</c>

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And<00:21:21.420><c> so</c><00:21:21.660><c> for</c><00:21:21.980><c> you,</c><00:21:22.240><c> you</c><00:21:22.400><c> might</c><00:21:22.700><c> find</c><00:21:23.200><c> that</c><00:21:23.660><c> contemplating</c><00:21:24.480><c> God</c>

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Hey,<00:21:30.400><c> Phil,</c><00:21:30.619><c> I'm</c><00:21:30.839><c> wondering</c><00:21:31.160><c> if</c><00:21:31.339><c> you</c><00:21:31.539><c> could</c><00:21:31.680><c> play</c><00:21:31.960><c> a</c><00:21:32.140><c> hymn</c><00:21:32.339><c> for</c><00:21:32.680><c> us.</c>

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But<00:21:34.700><c> could</c><00:21:34.920><c> you</c><00:21:35.119><c> just</c><00:21:35.500><c> play</c><00:21:36.339><c> one</c><00:21:37.980><c> of</c><00:21:38.180><c> the</c><00:21:38.500><c> stanzas</c><00:21:39.099><c> from</c><00:21:39.420><c> him?</c>

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is<00:21:55.400><c> him</c><00:21:56.079><c> seventy</c><00:21:56.960><c> six.</c>

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So<00:21:57.720><c> I've</c><00:21:58.000><c> got</c><00:21:58.099><c> my</c><00:21:58.420><c> hymn</c><00:21:58.640><c> book</c><00:21:58.740><c> here.</c>

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So<00:22:01.359><c> anytime</c><00:22:01.619><c> you're</c><00:22:01.819><c> ready,</c><00:22:02.000><c> Phil.</c>

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So<00:22:17.859><c> that's</c><00:22:18.180><c> great.</c>

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No,<00:22:18.519><c> that's</c><00:22:18.720><c> good.</c>

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That's<00:22:19.180><c> enough.</c>

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So<00:22:20.299><c> we</c><00:22:20.500><c> know</c><00:22:20.759><c> that</c><00:22:20.940><c> him.</c>

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Oh,<00:22:22.839><c> Lord,</c><00:22:23.140><c> my</c><00:22:23.400><c> God,</c><00:22:24.720><c> when</c><00:22:25.000><c> I</c><00:22:25.619><c> in</c><00:22:26.019><c> awesome</c><00:22:26.539><c> wonder</c><00:22:27.240><c> consider</c><00:22:28.279><c> all</c><00:22:28.839><c> the</c><00:22:29.079><c> works</c><00:22:29.339><c> thy</c><00:22:29.599><c> handeth</c><00:22:30.140><c> made,</c><00:22:30.519><c> I</c>

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throughout<00:22:34.279><c> the</c><00:22:34.660><c> universe</c><00:22:34.980><c> displayed.</c>

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Then<00:22:36.779><c> sings</c><00:22:37.900><c> my</c><00:22:38.500><c> soul,</c><00:22:39.359><c> my</c><00:22:39.599><c> savior,</c><00:22:40.480><c> God,</c><00:22:41.000><c> to</c><00:22:41.059><c> thee.</c>

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How<00:22:42.319><c> great</c><00:22:42.599><c> thou</c><00:22:42.900><c> art.</c>

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was<00:22:51.480><c> one</c><00:22:51.839><c> who</c><00:22:52.759><c> connected</c><00:22:53.259><c> to</c><00:22:53.599><c> God.</c>

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And<00:23:04.119><c> that</c><00:23:04.380><c> may</c><00:23:04.599><c> be</c><00:23:04.759><c> something</c><00:23:05.079><c> that's</c><00:23:05.420><c> helpful</c><00:23:05.660><c> for</c><00:23:05.900><c> you.</c>

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One<00:23:06.299><c> other</c><00:23:06.579><c> hymn.</c>

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Could<00:23:08.059><c> you</c><00:23:08.220><c> just</c><00:23:08.500><c> play</c><00:23:08.660><c> the</c><00:23:09.619><c> opening</c><00:23:09.680><c> line</c><00:23:11.059><c> or</c><00:23:11.359><c> so</c><00:23:11.660><c> to</c><00:23:11.799><c> him?</c>

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Seventy<00:23:12.500><c> six.</c>

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Yeah,<00:23:16.039><c> just</c><00:23:16.240><c> the</c><00:23:16.460><c> prelude.</c>

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That's<00:23:17.859><c> fine.</c>

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Yeah.

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So<00:23:43.319><c> we</c><00:23:43.960><c> know</c><00:23:44.220><c> that</c><00:23:44.559><c> all</c><00:23:44.940><c> creatures</c><00:23:45.640><c> of</c><00:23:46.279><c> our</c><00:23:46.559><c> God</c><00:23:46.759><c> and</c><00:23:46.980><c> King</c><00:23:47.220><c> lift</c><00:23:47.539><c> up</c>

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your<00:23:48.000><c> voice</c><00:23:48.319><c> and</c><00:23:48.500><c> with</c><00:23:48.660><c> us</c><00:23:48.960><c> sing</c><00:23:49.460><c> hallelujah.</c>

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So<00:23:51.079><c> why</c><00:23:51.420><c> are</c><00:23:51.579><c> the</c><00:23:51.779><c> creatures</c><00:23:52.180><c> lifting</c><00:23:52.619><c> up</c><00:23:52.880><c> their</c><00:23:53.099><c> voices</c><00:23:53.579><c> and</c>

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singing<00:23:54.240><c> to</c><00:23:54.539><c> God?</c>

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Because<00:23:55.740><c> the</c><00:23:56.039><c> burning</c><00:23:56.420><c> sun</c><00:23:56.759><c> and</c><00:23:56.920><c> the</c><00:23:57.180><c> golden</c><00:23:57.519><c> beam</c><00:23:57.900><c> and</c><00:23:58.079><c> the</c>

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silver<00:23:58.660><c> moon</c><00:23:59.039><c> with</c><00:23:59.259><c> the</c><00:23:59.519><c> softer</c><00:23:59.859><c> green.</c>

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You<00:24:00.920><c> know,</c><00:24:01.500><c> it's</c><00:24:01.779><c> an</c><00:24:01.920><c> expression</c><00:24:02.460><c> of</c><00:24:02.819><c> seeing</c><00:24:03.319><c> the</c><00:24:03.579><c> sun</c><00:24:03.920><c> and</c>

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the<00:24:04.619><c> moon.</c>

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The<00:24:05.700><c> rushing</c><00:24:06.119><c> wind</c><00:24:06.559><c> that</c><00:24:06.819><c> thou</c><00:24:06.940><c> art</c><00:24:07.119><c> so</c><00:24:07.400><c> strong,</c><00:24:07.900><c> the</c><00:24:08.099><c> clouds</c>

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that<00:24:08.900><c> sail</c><00:24:09.119><c> in</c><00:24:09.359><c> heaven</c><00:24:09.599><c> along.</c>

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Oh,<00:24:10.700><c> praise</c><00:24:10.799><c> him.</c>

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The<00:24:12.200><c> flowing</c><00:24:12.420><c> water,</c><00:24:12.880><c> pure</c><00:24:13.240><c> and</c><00:24:13.619><c> clear,</c><00:24:13.960><c> make</c><00:24:14.160><c> music</c><00:24:14.680><c> for</c><00:24:15.000><c> thy</c>

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Lord<00:24:15.440><c> to</c><00:24:15.740><c> hear.</c>

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Hallelujah.

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The<00:24:18.359><c> bounteous</c><00:24:18.920><c> earth</c><00:24:19.299><c> that</c><00:24:19.559><c> day</c><00:24:19.839><c> by</c><00:24:20.140><c> day</c><00:24:20.400><c> unfolds</c><00:24:20.980><c> blessings</c>

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on<00:24:21.779><c> our</c><00:24:21.980><c> way.</c>

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Oh,<00:24:22.920><c> praise</c><00:24:23.039><c> him.</c>

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Hallelujah.

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So<00:24:24.940><c> these</c><00:24:25.400><c> are</c><00:24:25.980><c> ways</c><00:24:26.380><c> that</c><00:24:26.740><c> I</c><00:24:26.980><c> think</c><00:24:27.220><c> are</c><00:24:27.720><c> biblical.</c>

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These<00:24:29.480><c> are</c><00:24:29.839><c> ways</c><00:24:30.259><c> that</c><00:24:31.460><c> sort</c><00:24:31.779><c> of</c><00:24:32.140><c> tradition</c><00:24:32.660><c> through</c><00:24:32.940><c> the</c><00:24:33.259><c> hymns</c><00:24:34.019><c> point</c><00:24:34.319><c> us</c><00:24:34.640><c> to.</c>

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And<00:24:35.839><c> they're</c><00:24:35.960><c> ways</c><00:24:36.299><c> that,</c><00:24:36.579><c> quite</c><00:24:36.799><c> frankly,</c><00:24:37.359><c> I</c><00:24:38.099><c> connect</c><00:24:38.500><c> with.</c>

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When<00:24:41.079><c> I'm</c><00:24:41.380><c> down,</c><00:24:41.859><c> there</c><00:24:41.940><c> are</c><00:24:42.079><c> times</c><00:24:42.319><c> that</c><00:24:42.500><c> I'll</c><00:24:42.619><c> just</c><00:24:42.859><c> get</c><00:24:43.000><c> out</c>

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on<00:24:43.339><c> my</c><00:24:43.559><c> bike</c><00:24:43.799><c> and</c><00:24:43.940><c> I'll</c><00:24:44.140><c> go</c><00:24:44.420><c> someplace</c><00:24:45.000><c> so</c><00:24:46.200><c> that</c><00:24:46.380><c> I</c><00:24:46.500><c> can</c><00:24:46.680><c> just</c><00:24:46.940><c> be</c><00:24:47.180><c> away</c><00:24:47.599><c> and</c><00:24:48.099><c> I</c>

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can<00:24:48.480><c> just</c><00:24:48.940><c> think</c><00:24:49.279><c> and</c><00:24:49.819><c> I</c><00:24:49.940><c> can</c><00:24:50.319><c> commune</c><00:24:50.680><c> with</c><00:24:50.900><c> God.</c>

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And<00:24:51.940><c> it's</c><00:24:52.099><c> a</c><00:24:52.220><c> way</c><00:24:52.420><c> that</c><00:24:52.619><c> is</c><00:24:52.859><c> a</c><00:24:53.140><c> spark</c><00:24:53.420><c> for</c><00:24:53.799><c> me.</c>

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So<00:24:55.559><c> any</c><00:24:56.099><c> comments</c><00:24:56.579><c> about</c><00:24:57.099><c> your</c><00:24:58.039><c> experiences</c><00:24:58.740><c> in</c><00:24:59.380><c> nature</c><00:24:59.960><c> and</c>

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how<00:25:00.579><c> they've</c><00:25:01.099><c> helped</c><00:25:01.200><c> you</c><00:25:01.500><c> draw</c><00:25:01.660><c> nearer</c><00:25:02.059><c> to</c><00:25:02.220><c> God?</c>

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Or<00:25:03.380><c> does</c><00:25:04.220><c> this</c><00:25:04.480><c> resonate</c><00:25:04.920><c> with</c><00:25:05.160><c> you?</c>

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Chris?

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You<00:25:19.400><c> all</c><00:25:19.619><c> know</c><00:25:19.779><c> when</c><00:25:20.759><c> spring</c><00:25:21.099><c> comes</c><00:25:21.359><c> along</c><00:25:21.680><c> and</c><00:25:21.880><c> you</c><00:25:21.980><c> feel</c><00:25:22.220><c> the</c>

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sun<00:25:22.539><c> on</c><00:25:22.680><c> your</c><00:25:22.900><c> face.</c>

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It's<00:25:24.240><c> just</c><00:25:24.240><c> natural</c><00:25:25.460><c> to</c><00:25:25.799><c> us</c><00:25:26.000><c> like</c><00:25:26.299><c> flowers</c><00:25:26.700><c> or</c><00:25:26.940><c> trees</c><00:25:27.299><c> that</c><00:25:27.539><c> we</c>

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just<00:25:28.019><c> feel,</c><00:25:28.920><c> you</c><00:25:28.920><c> know,</c><00:25:29.700><c> almost</c><00:25:29.980><c> an</c><00:25:30.200><c> idea</c><00:25:30.420><c> of</c><00:25:30.619><c> seeing</c><00:25:30.859><c> the</c><00:25:31.079><c> Son</c>

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of<00:25:31.359><c> God.</c>

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Okay,<00:25:32.279><c> the</c><00:25:32.759><c> idea</c><00:25:33.059><c> of</c><00:25:33.240><c> the</c><00:25:33.380><c> sun.</c>

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But,<00:25:34.319><c> you</c><00:25:34.480><c> know,</c><00:25:34.900><c> the</c><00:25:35.140><c> hope</c><00:25:35.579><c> that</c><00:25:36.299><c> we've</c><00:25:36.640><c> been</c><00:25:36.900><c> promised</c><00:25:37.359><c> that</c>

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look<00:25:38.599><c> up</c><00:25:38.859><c> that</c><00:25:39.099><c> your</c><00:25:39.880><c> redemption</c><00:25:40.220><c> draweth</c><00:25:40.740><c> nigh</c><00:25:41.000><c> is</c><00:25:41.240><c> the</c><00:25:41.519><c> same</c>

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type<00:25:42.099><c> of</c><00:25:42.299><c> thing</c><00:25:42.500><c> that</c><00:25:43.859><c> out</c><00:25:43.960><c> of</c><00:25:44.079><c> the</c><00:25:44.240><c> four</c><00:25:44.420><c> seasons</c><00:25:44.900><c> and</c><00:25:46.000><c> that</c>

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we're<00:25:46.660><c> always</c><00:25:47.059><c> to</c><00:25:47.299><c> look</c><00:25:47.460><c> up</c><00:25:47.920><c> and</c><00:25:48.240><c> draw</c><00:25:48.500><c> strength</c><00:25:48.920><c> from</c><00:25:49.859><c> your</c>

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redemption<00:25:50.799><c> draweth</c><00:25:51.319><c> nigh.</c>

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That<00:25:51.660><c> you</c><00:25:51.799><c> never</c><00:25:52.119><c> lose</c><00:25:52.559><c> sight</c><00:25:52.740><c> of</c><00:25:52.920><c> that.</c>

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Yeah,<00:25:54.259><c> that's</c><00:25:54.420><c> good.</c>

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So<00:25:54.740><c> Chris,</c><00:25:55.140><c> Chris</c><00:25:55.259><c> started</c><00:25:55.579><c> before</c><00:25:56.039><c> the</c><00:25:56.279><c> microphone</c><00:25:56.480><c> kicked</c>

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on<00:25:56.980><c> and</c><00:25:57.099><c> he</c><00:25:57.220><c> says,</c><00:25:57.359><c> you</c><00:25:57.539><c> know,</c><00:25:57.680><c> we're</c><00:25:57.859><c> told</c><00:25:58.039><c> to</c><00:25:58.259><c> keep</c><00:25:58.440><c> looking</c><00:25:58.640><c> up.</c>

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You<00:25:59.619><c> know,</c><00:25:59.740><c> Chris,</c><00:25:59.900><c> I</c><00:26:00.019><c> remember</c><00:26:00.180><c> my</c><00:26:00.420><c> dad</c><00:26:00.700><c> had</c><00:26:00.880><c> a</c><00:26:01.140><c> client.</c>

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What's<00:26:02.079><c> his</c><00:26:02.319><c> name?</c>

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Can't<00:26:03.859><c> remember</c><00:26:04.059><c> his</c><00:26:04.259><c> name,</c><00:26:04.440><c> but</c><00:26:04.740><c> he</c><00:26:05.400><c> had</c><00:26:05.559><c> an</c><00:26:05.859><c> expression</c><00:26:06.140><c> like</c><00:26:06.440><c> when</c><00:26:06.980><c> you'd</c><00:26:07.319><c> see</c>

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somebody,<00:26:08.380><c> you</c><00:26:08.619><c> say,</c><00:26:08.900><c> you</c><00:26:08.960><c> know,</c><00:26:09.200><c> how</c><00:26:09.539><c> you</c><00:26:09.700><c> doing</c><00:26:09.900><c> or</c><00:26:10.539><c> hope</c><00:26:10.660><c> you</c><00:26:10.759><c> have</c><00:26:10.859><c> a</c>

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good<00:26:11.140><c> day.</c>

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And<00:26:12.940><c> he</c><00:26:13.119><c> would</c><00:26:13.279><c> always</c><00:26:13.660><c> say,</c><00:26:14.119><c> hey,</c><00:26:14.480><c> Bob,</c><00:26:14.960><c> keep</c><00:26:15.079><c> looking</c><00:26:15.319><c> up.</c>

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That's<00:26:17.099><c> that's</c><00:26:17.259><c> what</c><00:26:17.380><c> he</c><00:26:17.640><c> always</c><00:26:18.099><c> said.</c>

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No<00:26:18.400><c> matter</c><00:26:18.859><c> who</c><00:26:19.180><c> it</c><00:26:19.319><c> was,</c><00:26:19.539><c> he</c><00:26:19.680><c> would</c><00:26:19.880><c> just</c><00:26:20.079><c> say,</c><00:26:20.339><c> keep</c><00:26:20.480><c> looking</c><00:26:20.700><c> up.</c>

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Just<00:26:21.779><c> a</c><00:26:22.079><c> great</c><00:26:22.240><c> expression,</c><00:26:22.940><c> don't</c><00:26:23.039><c> you</c><00:26:23.259><c> think?</c>

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Yeah,<00:26:27.440><c> yeah.</c>

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Yeah.

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So<00:26:28.240><c> it</c><00:26:28.319><c> wasn't</c><00:26:28.559><c> just</c><00:26:28.819><c> keep</c><00:26:29.019><c> your</c><00:26:29.180><c> chin</c><00:26:29.319><c> up.</c>

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It<00:26:29.559><c> was</c><00:26:29.740><c> like,</c><00:26:30.160><c> keep</c><00:26:30.200><c> looking</c><00:26:30.440><c> up.</c>

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Nate,<00:26:31.500><c> you</c><00:26:31.660><c> were</c><00:26:31.720><c> going</c><00:26:31.779><c> to</c><00:26:31.880><c> say</c><00:26:31.980><c> something?</c>

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I<00:26:33.240><c> had</c><00:26:33.380><c> to</c><00:26:33.519><c> come</c><00:26:33.680><c> up</c><00:26:33.980><c> in</c><00:26:34.140><c> the</c><00:26:34.220><c> other</c><00:26:34.400><c> room</c><00:26:34.599><c> for</c><00:26:35.079><c> this</c><00:26:35.359><c> one.</c>

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Big<00:26:36.339><c> advocate.</c>

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I<00:26:36.880><c> know</c><00:26:37.079><c> the</c><00:26:37.380><c> omnipresence</c><00:26:38.579><c> of</c><00:26:38.900><c> God,</c><00:26:40.619><c> but</c><00:26:40.799><c> it's</c><00:26:41.500><c> reference</c><00:26:41.720><c> also</c><00:26:42.380><c> in</c>

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Old<00:26:43.319><c> and</c><00:26:43.400><c> New</c><00:26:43.599><c> Testament,</c><00:26:44.220><c> the</c><00:26:44.440><c> ascending</c><00:26:45.000><c> to</c><00:26:45.279><c> the</c><00:26:45.440><c> high</c><00:26:45.680><c> places</c><00:26:46.259><c> to</c>

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draw<00:26:46.980><c> closer.</c>

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But<00:26:47.740><c> as</c><00:26:48.339><c> a</c><00:26:48.339><c> as</c><00:26:48.339><c> a</c><00:26:48.599><c> skier</c><00:26:49.019><c> or</c><00:26:49.339><c> hiker,</c><00:26:50.220><c> I</c><00:26:50.319><c> just</c><00:26:50.519><c> find</c><00:26:50.619><c> any</c><00:26:50.980><c> time</c><00:26:51.180><c> that</c><00:26:51.339><c> I'm</c><00:26:51.400><c> in</c>

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the<00:26:51.700><c> mountains,</c><00:26:52.039><c> even</c><00:26:52.220><c> driving</c><00:26:52.680><c> up,</c><00:26:53.380><c> you</c><00:26:53.640><c> know,</c><00:26:53.640><c> whether</c><00:26:53.779><c> it's</c><00:26:53.920><c> Route</c><00:26:54.019><c> 16</c>

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or<00:26:54.660><c> 93</c><00:26:55.119><c> going</c><00:26:55.539><c> into</c><00:26:55.900><c> the</c><00:26:56.099><c> White</c><00:26:56.299><c> Mountains,</c><00:26:57.019><c> I</c><00:26:57.240><c> always</c><00:26:57.440><c> turn</c>

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to<00:26:57.859><c> care.</c>

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I'm<00:26:58.119><c> like,</c><00:26:58.339><c> I</c><00:26:58.480><c> just</c><00:26:59.059><c> inherently</c><00:26:59.460><c> feel</c><00:27:00.039><c> closer</c><00:27:00.380><c> to</c><00:27:00.539><c> God</c><00:27:00.819><c> in</c><00:27:01.079><c> the</c><00:27:01.279><c> mountains.</c>

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And<00:27:02.339><c> then</c><00:27:03.019><c> ideally,</c><00:27:03.579><c> it's</c><00:27:03.759><c> a</c><00:27:03.920><c> cheerless</c><00:27:04.359><c> hiking</c><00:27:05.059><c> also.</c>

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But<00:27:06.900><c> when</c><00:27:07.220><c> we</c><00:27:07.359><c> had</c><00:27:07.519><c> a</c><00:27:08.019><c> we</c><00:27:08.160><c> had</c><00:27:08.220><c> some</c><00:27:08.400><c> young</c><00:27:08.579><c> brothers</c><00:27:08.839><c> that</c><00:27:09.099><c> came</c><00:27:09.279><c> for</c>

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a<00:27:09.640><c> hike</c><00:27:09.799><c> and</c><00:27:10.000><c> we</c><00:27:10.160><c> went</c><00:27:10.240><c> to</c><00:27:10.400><c> the</c><00:27:10.559><c> summit,</c><00:27:11.200><c> even</c><00:27:11.400><c> though</c><00:27:11.660><c> the</c><00:27:11.819><c> wind</c><00:27:11.980><c> is</c>

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just<00:27:13.000><c> howling</c><00:27:13.480><c> and</c><00:27:13.660><c> it's,</c><00:27:13.960><c> you</c><00:27:14.079><c> know,</c><00:27:14.359><c> it's</c><00:27:14.619><c> snow</c><00:27:14.839><c> capped.</c>

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And<00:27:15.380><c> this</c><00:27:15.519><c> is</c><00:27:15.660><c> like</c><00:27:15.880><c> October,</c><00:27:16.839><c> November.</c>

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I'm<00:27:17.380><c> like,</c><00:27:17.500><c> guys,</c><00:27:17.720><c> do</c><00:27:17.920><c> you</c><00:27:18.000><c> not</c><00:27:18.220><c> feel</c><00:27:18.519><c> closer</c><00:27:18.900><c> to</c><00:27:19.079><c> God</c><00:27:19.299><c> here?</c>

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It<00:27:20.099><c> was</c><00:27:20.160><c> like</c><00:27:20.319><c> this</c><00:27:20.519><c> resounding.</c>

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Yes.

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Yeah,<00:27:22.980><c> big</c><00:27:23.200><c> advocate</c><00:27:23.759><c> towards</c><00:27:24.180><c> just</c><00:27:24.539><c> the</c><00:27:24.759><c> ascending</c><00:27:25.119><c> of</c><00:27:25.339><c> a</c><00:27:25.460><c> mountain</c><00:27:25.779><c> and</c><00:27:26.299><c> being</c><00:27:26.420><c> able</c><00:27:26.519><c> to</c>

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look<00:27:26.880><c> at</c><00:27:27.039><c> the</c><00:27:27.259><c> grandeur.</c>

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That's<00:27:28.240><c> that's</c><00:27:28.460><c> really</c><00:27:28.660><c> where</c><00:27:28.799><c> I</c><00:27:28.940><c> feel</c><00:27:29.079><c> closest</c><00:27:29.460><c> in</c><00:27:29.720><c> nature.</c>

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Yeah.

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Ben.

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Yeah,<00:27:40.259><c> go</c><00:27:40.460><c> ahead</c><00:27:40.559><c> now.</c>

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It's<00:27:41.619><c> on</c><00:27:41.740><c> now.</c>

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All<00:27:42.839><c> right.</c>

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So<00:27:43.799><c> just</c><00:27:44.180><c> today's</c><00:27:44.839><c> point</c><00:27:45.019><c> a</c><00:27:45.220><c> couple</c><00:27:45.420><c> summers</c><00:27:45.759><c> ago,</c><00:27:46.180><c> I</c><00:27:46.259><c> had</c><00:27:46.460><c> the</c>

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New<00:27:47.180><c> Hampshire</c><00:27:47.500><c> forty</c><00:27:47.920><c> eight</c><00:27:48.079><c> four</c><00:27:48.299><c> thousand</c><00:27:48.579><c> footers.</c>

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And<00:27:49.880><c> I</c><00:27:50.140><c> remember</c><00:27:50.539><c> you</c><00:27:50.980><c> did</c><00:27:51.299><c> what</c><00:27:51.660><c> the</c><00:27:52.220><c> New</c><00:27:52.460><c> Hampshire</c><00:27:52.740><c> forty</c>

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eight<00:27:53.440><c> four</c><00:27:53.640><c> thousand</c><00:27:53.880><c> footers.</c>

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You<00:27:54.259><c> hiked</c><00:27:54.460><c> all</c><00:27:54.640><c> forty</c><00:27:54.900><c> eight</c><00:27:55.019><c> of</c><00:27:55.380><c> them.</c>

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So<00:27:56.839><c> so</c><00:27:59.180><c> one</c><00:27:59.200><c> time</c><00:27:59.640><c> on</c><00:28:00.200><c> Mount</c><00:28:00.519><c> Tecumseh,</c><00:28:01.819><c> which</c><00:28:02.500><c> you'll</c><00:28:02.880><c> know</c>

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for<00:28:03.319><c> Waterville</c><00:28:03.680><c> Valley.</c>

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Right.<00:28:04.539><c> So</c><00:28:04.619><c> this</c><00:28:04.759><c> was</c><00:28:04.900><c> in</c><00:28:05.059><c> the</c><00:28:05.220><c> summertime.</c>

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There<00:28:05.759><c> wasn't</c><00:28:05.920><c> any</c><00:28:06.160><c> snow.</c>

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I<00:28:06.980><c> kept</c><00:28:07.140><c> the</c><00:28:07.680><c> ski</c><00:28:07.859><c> slopes</c><00:28:08.059><c> to</c><00:28:08.180><c> get</c><00:28:08.279><c> up</c><00:28:08.440><c> there.</c>

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Somebody<00:28:09.140><c> had</c><00:28:09.339><c> put</c><00:28:09.440><c> a</c><00:28:09.740><c> bench</c><00:28:10.140><c> up</c><00:28:10.640><c> near</c><00:28:10.779><c> the</c><00:28:11.059><c> summit</c><00:28:11.339><c> and</c><00:28:12.279><c> I</c><00:28:12.599><c> carried</c><00:28:12.740><c> a</c><00:28:12.960><c> bench.</c>

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Yeah.

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Somebody<00:28:15.119><c> had</c><00:28:15.559><c> brought</c><00:28:15.960><c> a</c><00:28:16.180><c> bench</c><00:28:16.319><c> up</c><00:28:16.559><c> there</c><00:28:17.799><c> at</c><00:28:18.859><c> this</c><00:28:19.180><c> beautiful</c><00:28:19.640><c> scenic</c><00:28:19.980><c> overlook.</c>

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And<00:28:20.480><c> I</c><00:28:20.720><c> just</c><00:28:21.019><c> kind</c><00:28:21.140><c> of</c><00:28:21.279><c> felt</c><00:28:21.440><c> moved</c><00:28:21.779><c> to</c><00:28:22.539><c> sing</c><00:28:22.859><c> a</c><00:28:23.059><c> hymn.</c>

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And<00:28:23.359><c> it</c><00:28:23.359><c> was</c><00:28:23.559><c> something</c><00:28:23.740><c> that</c><00:28:24.099><c> I</c><00:28:24.359><c> really</c><00:28:24.700><c> ordinarily</c><00:28:25.740><c> probably</c><00:28:26.299><c> wouldn't</c><00:28:26.799><c> do.</c>

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But<00:28:27.599><c> just</c><00:28:27.960><c> the</c><00:28:28.299><c> circumstances</c><00:28:28.859><c> of</c><00:28:29.079><c> being</c><00:28:29.259><c> outdoors,</c><00:28:29.759><c> beautiful</c><00:28:30.119><c> day,</c><00:28:30.599><c> beautiful</c><00:28:30.940><c> views,</c><00:28:32.400><c> kind</c><00:28:32.519><c> of</c>

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feeling<00:28:33.220><c> that</c><00:28:33.519><c> connection</c><00:28:33.819><c> to</c><00:28:34.000><c> God.</c>

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It<00:28:35.480><c> was</c><00:28:35.619><c> kind</c><00:28:35.819><c> of</c><00:28:35.900><c> like</c><00:28:36.140><c> Dave</c><00:28:36.339><c> with</c><00:28:36.579><c> the</c><00:28:36.799><c> tabernacle</c><00:28:37.240><c> coming</c>

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in,<00:28:38.019><c> you</c><00:28:38.019><c> know,</c><00:28:39.480><c> his</c><00:28:39.859><c> Michael's</c><00:28:40.500><c> mocking</c><00:28:40.839><c> him</c><00:28:41.160><c> for</c><00:28:41.400><c> his</c><00:28:41.660><c> behavior.</c>

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And<00:28:43.519><c> probably</c><00:28:44.000><c> I'd</c><00:28:44.880><c> be</c><00:28:45.400><c> too</c><00:28:45.740><c> inhibited</c><00:28:46.619><c> to</c><00:28:47.220><c> sing</c><00:28:47.519><c> a</c><00:28:47.740><c> hymn.</c>

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So,<00:28:48.279><c> you</c><00:28:48.359><c> know,</c><00:28:48.619><c> maybe</c><00:28:48.779><c> something</c><00:28:48.940><c> comes</c><00:28:49.200><c> across.</c>

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It<00:28:50.519><c> didn't</c><00:28:50.619><c> matter</c><00:28:50.859><c> in</c><00:28:51.039><c> the</c><00:28:51.160><c> moment.</c>

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So<00:28:52.880><c> it</c><00:28:53.000><c> just</c><00:28:53.119><c> kind</c><00:28:53.339><c> of</c><00:28:53.660><c> goes</c><00:28:53.779><c> to</c><00:28:54.059><c> show</c><00:28:54.460><c> how</c><00:28:55.519><c> being</c><00:28:56.400><c> in</c><00:28:56.619><c> these</c><00:28:56.759><c> spaces</c><00:28:57.039><c> can</c><00:28:57.339><c> kind</c><00:28:57.480><c> of</c>

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open<00:28:57.720><c> you</c><00:28:57.859><c> up.</c>

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But<00:28:58.960><c> but</c><00:28:59.160><c> not</c><00:28:59.299><c> everybody.</c>

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Obviously,<00:29:00.359><c> it's</c><00:29:00.859><c> kind</c><00:29:01.099><c> of</c><00:29:01.500><c> unusual</c><00:29:01.920><c> to</c><00:29:02.220><c> have</c><00:29:02.400><c> experience.</c>

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I<00:29:03.019><c> think</c><00:29:03.180><c> your</c><00:29:03.440><c> point</c><00:29:03.640><c> was</c><00:29:03.920><c> it</c><00:29:04.400><c> makes</c><00:29:04.519><c> some</c><00:29:04.859><c> time</c><00:29:05.140><c> to</c><00:29:05.339><c> find</c><00:29:05.519><c> a</c>

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solitary<00:29:06.220><c> place.</c>

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Maybe<00:29:06.900><c> you</c><00:29:06.980><c> can't</c><00:29:07.180><c> be</c><00:29:07.299><c> on</c><00:29:07.480><c> a</c><00:29:07.660><c> mountaintop.</c>

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Maybe<00:29:08.819><c> you're</c><00:29:08.960><c> in</c><00:29:09.079><c> your</c><00:29:09.299><c> car.</c>

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But<00:29:10.160><c> take</c><00:29:10.640><c> a</c><00:29:10.859><c> few</c><00:29:11.059><c> quiet</c><00:29:11.420><c> moments</c><00:29:11.960><c> to</c><00:29:12.299><c> pray.</c>

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Because<00:29:13.119><c> too</c><00:29:13.279><c> often</c><00:29:13.559><c> we're</c><00:29:14.319><c> praying</c><00:29:14.660><c> when</c><00:29:14.920><c> we're,</c><00:29:15.339><c> you</c><00:29:15.660><c> know,</c>

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before<00:29:15.940><c> meals</c><00:29:16.339><c> or</c><00:29:16.619><c> in</c><00:29:16.900><c> some</c><00:29:17.099><c> situation</c><00:29:17.680><c> where</c><00:29:17.900><c> we're</c><00:29:18.220><c> just</c><00:29:18.500><c> hurried.</c>

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So<00:29:20.400><c> stepping</c><00:29:20.559><c> aside,</c><00:29:21.319><c> taking</c><00:29:21.579><c> a</c><00:29:21.859><c> moment,</c><00:29:22.319><c> I</c><00:29:22.319><c> think</c><00:29:22.500><c> is</c><00:29:22.839><c> like</c><00:29:23.180><c> Gordon,</c><00:29:25.140><c> I</c>

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get<00:29:25.740><c> the</c><00:29:25.920><c> sense</c><00:29:26.119><c> you're</c><00:29:26.259><c> not</c><00:29:26.440><c> going</c><00:29:26.539><c> to</c><00:29:26.640><c> be</c><00:29:26.839><c> climbing</c><00:29:27.019><c> any</c>

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4000<00:29:27.859><c> foot</c><00:29:28.180><c> mountains</c><00:29:28.619><c> these</c><00:29:29.000><c> days.</c>

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Yeah.

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All<00:29:41.119><c> right.</c><00:29:41.200><c> So</c><00:29:41.380><c> Gordon</c><00:29:41.579><c> is</c><00:29:41.680><c> not</c><00:29:41.880><c> going</c><00:29:41.980><c> to</c><00:29:42.039><c> be</c><00:29:42.240><c> climbing</c><00:29:42.400><c> any</c><00:29:42.640><c> mountains.</c>

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But,<00:29:43.279><c> you</c><00:29:43.299><c> know,</c><00:29:43.500><c> you</c><00:29:43.700><c> can</c><00:29:43.839><c> get</c><00:29:43.980><c> in</c><00:29:44.099><c> the</c><00:29:44.240><c> car</c><00:29:44.380><c> and</c><00:29:44.480><c> go</c><00:29:44.579><c> down</c><00:29:44.740><c> to</c>

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the<00:29:44.960><c> ocean.</c>

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Yeah.<00:29:50.119><c> Go</c><00:29:50.299><c> ahead,</c><00:29:50.500><c> Gordon.</c>

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Thank<00:29:52.880><c> you.</c>

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In<00:29:55.140><c> life,</c><00:29:56.799><c> there's</c><00:29:57.019><c> going</c><00:29:57.160><c> to</c><00:29:57.299><c> be</c><00:29:57.539><c> an</c><00:29:57.740><c> awful</c><00:29:57.980><c> lot</c><00:29:58.400><c> of</c><00:29:59.839><c> ups</c><00:30:00.099><c> and</c>

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downs,<00:30:01.839><c> sometimes</c><00:30:02.579><c> more</c><00:30:03.039><c> downs</c><00:30:03.559><c> than</c><00:30:03.960><c> up.</c>

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So<00:30:06.180><c> the</c><00:30:06.380><c> important</c><00:30:07.000><c> thing</c><00:30:07.440><c> I</c><00:30:07.900><c> found,</c><00:30:10.500><c> you</c><00:30:10.900><c> have</c><00:30:11.200><c> to</c><00:30:11.420><c> trust</c><00:30:11.759><c> in</c><00:30:12.119><c> God.</c>

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x
Because<00:30:15.579><c> there's</c><00:30:16.140><c> a</c><00:30:16.400><c> sign</c><00:30:16.579><c> in</c><00:30:16.819><c> our</c><00:30:17.000><c> kitchen</c><00:30:17.599><c> that</c><00:30:18.299><c> reads,</c><00:30:20.619><c> we</c>

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love<00:30:21.180><c> because</c><00:30:22.559><c> he</c><00:30:22.900><c> first</c><00:30:23.279><c> loved</c><00:30:23.599><c> us.</c>

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And<00:30:26.319><c> if</c><00:30:26.519><c> you</c><00:30:26.680><c> can</c><00:30:26.960><c> keep</c><00:30:27.240><c> that</c><00:30:27.619><c> in</c><00:30:27.940><c> mind</c><00:30:28.539><c> that</c><00:30:29.140><c> God</c><00:30:29.440><c> loves</c><00:30:29.779><c> us,</c>

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then<00:30:32.359><c> it</c><00:30:33.359><c> makes</c><00:30:33.599><c> it</c><00:30:33.819><c> easier</c><00:30:34.359><c> to</c><00:30:37.140><c> straddle</c><00:30:38.579><c> all</c><00:30:39.039><c> the</c><00:30:39.359><c> difficulties</c><00:30:39.880><c> that</c><00:30:40.200><c> are</c>

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going<00:30:40.480><c> to</c><00:30:40.640><c> come</c><00:30:40.799><c> your</c><00:30:41.059><c> way.</c>

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And<00:30:42.279><c> they're</c><00:30:42.619><c> going</c><00:30:42.759><c> to,</c><00:30:43.920><c> I've</c><00:30:44.619><c> experienced</c><00:30:45.180><c> a</c><00:30:45.480><c> lot</c><00:30:45.599><c> of</c><00:30:45.779><c> them,</c>

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believe<00:30:46.240><c> me.</c>

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But<00:30:48.660><c> what</c><00:30:49.559><c> you,</c><00:30:49.960><c> over</c><00:30:50.279><c> the</c><00:30:50.579><c> years,</c><00:30:51.059><c> at</c><00:30:51.339><c> the</c><00:30:51.500><c> beginning</c><00:30:51.839><c> when</c>

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you're<00:30:52.480><c> young,</c><00:30:54.859><c> God</c><00:30:55.200><c> doesn't</c><00:30:56.539><c> enter</c><00:30:57.019><c> into</c><00:30:57.299><c> your</c><00:30:57.619><c> mind</c><00:30:57.960><c> so</c>

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much,<00:30:58.619><c> doesn't</c><00:30:58.880><c> enter</c><00:30:59.119><c> your</c><00:30:59.339><c> life.</c>

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Because<00:31:00.160><c> there's</c><00:31:00.420><c> so</c><00:31:00.700><c> many</c><00:31:00.980><c> things.</c><00:31:02.200><c> You're</c><00:31:02.839><c> raising</c><00:31:03.240><c> a</c><00:31:03.539><c> family,</c><00:31:04.079><c> you're</c><00:31:04.599><c> trying</c><00:31:04.859><c> to</c>

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work<00:31:05.240><c> to</c><00:31:05.480><c> support</c><00:31:05.900><c> them.</c>

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And<00:31:07.339><c> God</c><00:31:07.900><c> isn't</c><00:31:09.019><c> there</c><00:31:09.339><c> all</c><00:31:09.599><c> the</c><00:31:09.799><c> time.</c><00:31:10.779><c> Your</c><00:31:11.700><c> mind</c><00:31:12.980><c> is</c><00:31:13.539><c> working</c><00:31:13.980><c> on</c>

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other<00:31:15.500><c> things.</c>

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But<00:31:17.059><c> as</c><00:31:17.440><c> you</c><00:31:17.619><c> get</c><00:31:17.839><c> older,</c><00:31:19.200><c> the</c><00:31:19.539><c> realization</c><00:31:20.279><c> slowly</c><00:31:22.359><c> comes</c><00:31:23.539><c> along</c><00:31:24.299><c> that</c><00:31:26.079><c> God</c><00:31:26.619><c> has</c><00:31:27.059><c> always</c><00:31:27.500><c> been</c><00:31:27.859><c> there</c><00:31:28.380><c> and</c><00:31:29.480><c> has</c><00:31:29.980><c> always</c><00:31:31.599><c> directed</c><00:31:32.940><c> your</c><00:31:33.400><c> path</c><00:31:33.740><c> through</c><00:31:34.279><c> so</c>

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many<00:31:35.099><c> difficulties.</c>

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And<00:31:37.400><c> that's</c><00:31:40.480><c> all</c><00:31:40.700><c> I</c><00:31:40.859><c> wanted</c><00:31:41.019><c> to</c><00:31:41.299><c> say</c><00:31:41.559><c> to</c><00:31:42.119><c> all</c><00:31:42.240><c> you</c><00:31:42.420><c> young</c><00:31:42.619><c> people.</c>

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x
Thanks<00:31:43.880><c> for</c><00:31:44.079><c> that,</c><00:31:44.299><c> Gordon.</c>

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So<00:31:44.759><c> trust</c><00:31:44.980><c> in</c><00:31:45.299><c> God,</c><00:31:46.700><c> that's</c><00:31:47.200><c> the</c><00:31:47.420><c> bottom</c><00:31:47.700><c> line.</c>

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And<00:31:49.119><c> he</c><00:31:49.420><c> loved</c><00:31:49.579><c> us</c><00:31:49.839><c> first.</c>

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x
Thank<00:31:50.099><c> you.</c>

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x
And<00:31:51.440><c> he</c><00:31:51.680><c> loved</c><00:31:51.880><c> us</c><00:31:52.140><c> first.</c>

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Oh<00:31:53.579><c> yeah,</c><00:31:53.720><c> he</c><00:31:54.019><c> loved</c><00:31:54.279><c> us</c><00:31:54.599><c> first</c><00:31:54.940><c> from</c><00:31:55.619><c> the</c><00:31:55.759><c> very</c><00:31:56.019><c> beginning.</c>

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x
So<00:31:57.359><c> Gordon</c><00:31:57.579><c> talks</c><00:31:57.920><c> about</c><00:31:58.299><c> God</c><00:31:58.759><c> loving</c><00:31:59.259><c> us</c><00:31:59.839><c> from</c><00:32:00.079><c> the</c><00:32:00.220><c> very</c><00:32:00.539><c> beginning.</c>

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x
And<00:32:02.660><c> when</c><00:32:03.759><c> we</c><00:32:04.039><c> think</c><00:32:04.240><c> about</c><00:32:04.960><c> the</c><00:32:05.519><c> creation</c><00:32:06.059><c> process,</c><00:32:07.980><c> it's</c><00:32:09.119><c> fascinating</c><00:32:09.740><c> to</c>

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me<00:32:10.359><c> to</c><00:32:10.640><c> think</c><00:32:10.819><c> of</c><00:32:11.059><c> the</c><00:32:11.220><c> idea</c><00:32:11.880><c> of</c><00:32:12.299><c> God</c><00:32:12.880><c> existing</c><00:32:13.759><c> from</c><00:32:14.720><c> eternity,</c><00:32:16.220><c> from</c><00:32:16.440><c> the</c>

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very<00:32:16.900><c> beginning,</c><00:32:18.200><c> while</c><00:32:18.500><c> the</c><00:32:18.859><c> earth</c><00:32:19.140><c> was</c><00:32:20.299><c> formless</c><00:32:21.319><c> and</c><00:32:22.119><c> void,</c><00:32:23.759><c> when</c>

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the<00:32:24.180><c> earth</c><00:32:24.359><c> was</c><00:32:24.900><c> wild</c><00:32:25.599><c> and</c><00:32:26.259><c> waste,</c><00:32:27.640><c> right?</c>

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God<00:32:28.819><c> is</c><00:32:29.240><c> there.</c>

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And<00:32:31.779><c> when</c><00:32:32.359><c> he</c><00:32:33.480><c> forms</c><00:32:33.980><c> the</c><00:32:34.319><c> earth</c><00:32:34.559><c> as</c><00:32:34.839><c> we</c><00:32:35.079><c> know</c><00:32:35.339><c> it,</c><00:32:36.859><c> he</c><00:32:37.000><c> does</c><00:32:37.299><c> so</c>

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So<00:32:48.980><c> that</c><00:32:49.619><c> these</c><00:32:50.000><c> beings,</c><00:32:50.539><c> so</c><00:32:50.799><c> that</c><00:32:51.079><c> we</c><00:32:51.500><c> can</c><00:32:52.039><c> experience</c><00:32:52.799><c> the</c>

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beauty<00:32:53.940><c> of</c><00:32:54.319><c> creation</c><00:32:54.940><c> and</c><00:32:56.160><c> so</c><00:32:56.420><c> that</c><00:32:56.740><c> we</c><00:32:57.099><c> can</c><00:32:58.039><c> reflect</c><00:32:58.640><c> God's</c>

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glory,<00:33:01.359><c> God</c><00:33:01.859><c> created</c><00:33:02.799><c> us.</c>

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And<00:33:04.259><c> I</c><00:33:04.440><c> believe</c><00:33:04.900><c> that</c><00:33:05.720><c> in</c><00:33:05.980><c> and</c><00:33:06.140><c> of</c><00:33:06.279><c> itself</c><00:33:06.920><c> tells</c><00:33:07.519><c> us</c><00:33:07.980><c> that</c><00:33:08.259><c> he</c>

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wants<00:33:09.200><c> a</c><00:33:09.859><c> relationship</c><00:33:10.640><c> with</c><00:33:11.240><c> us.</c>

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I<00:33:12.920><c> mean,</c><00:33:13.380><c> God</c><00:33:13.380><c> could</c><00:33:14.940><c> have</c><00:33:15.359><c> created</c><00:33:15.960><c> this</c><00:33:16.400><c> world.</c>

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He<00:33:17.920><c> could</c><00:33:18.140><c> look</c><00:33:18.359><c> out</c><00:33:18.599><c> at</c><00:33:18.779><c> the</c><00:33:19.000><c> sun</c><00:33:19.220><c> and</c><00:33:19.400><c> the</c><00:33:19.720><c> stars</c><00:33:20.039><c> and</c><00:33:20.240><c> the</c><00:33:20.480><c> moon</c><00:33:20.859><c> and</c><00:33:21.380><c> enjoy</c><00:33:21.740><c> them,</c><00:33:21.940><c> but</c><00:33:22.200><c> he</c>

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wanted<00:33:23.200><c> to</c><00:33:23.819><c> share</c><00:33:24.099><c> these</c><00:33:24.599><c> things.</c>

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Why<00:33:25.920><c> else</c><00:33:26.160><c> would</c><00:33:26.299><c> we</c><00:33:26.500><c> be</c><00:33:26.799><c> created?</c>

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And<00:33:29.299><c> so</c><00:33:29.859><c> because</c><00:33:30.759><c> God</c><00:33:31.099><c> created</c><00:33:31.660><c> us,</c><00:33:32.380><c> I</c><00:33:32.559><c> think</c><00:33:32.759><c> we</c><00:33:32.920><c> can</c><00:33:33.079><c> be</c><00:33:33.440><c> confident</c><00:33:33.920><c> that</c>

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he<00:33:34.420><c> wants</c><00:33:34.779><c> us</c><00:33:35.480><c> to</c><00:33:35.960><c> have</c><00:33:36.180><c> a</c><00:33:36.500><c> relationship.</c>

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He<00:33:38.920><c> wants</c><00:33:39.359><c> us</c><00:33:39.779><c> to</c><00:33:40.259><c> draw</c><00:33:40.519><c> near</c><00:33:40.880><c> to</c><00:33:41.319><c> him.</c>

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And<00:33:42.960><c> so</c><00:33:43.380><c> what</c><00:33:43.819><c> we've</c><00:33:44.119><c> done</c><00:33:44.359><c> so</c><00:33:44.779><c> far</c><00:33:44.940><c> this</c><00:33:45.279><c> morning</c><00:33:45.720><c> is</c><00:33:45.940><c> we've</c><00:33:46.279><c> talked</c><00:33:46.440><c> about</c><00:33:46.819><c> just</c><00:33:47.359><c> one</c><00:33:47.599><c> of</c><00:33:47.819><c> the</c><00:33:48.180><c> many</c><00:33:48.420><c> different</c><00:33:48.819><c> pathways</c><00:33:49.380><c> to</c><00:33:50.319><c> finding</c><00:33:50.839><c> a</c>

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closer<00:33:51.539><c> relationship</c><00:33:52.319><c> with</c><00:33:52.559><c> God.</c>

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The<00:33:53.079><c> one</c><00:33:53.240><c> that</c><00:33:53.400><c> we've</c><00:33:53.599><c> just</c><00:33:53.859><c> been</c><00:33:54.059><c> discussing</c><00:33:54.559><c> is</c><00:33:55.039><c> drawing</c><00:33:55.619><c> near</c><00:33:56.019><c> to</c>

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God<00:33:56.460><c> through</c><00:33:56.740><c> nature.</c>

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And<00:33:57.480><c> that</c><00:33:57.759><c> resonates</c><00:33:58.200><c> with</c><00:33:58.500><c> many</c><00:33:58.799><c> of</c><00:33:59.019><c> us.</c>

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It's<00:33:59.500><c> resonated</c><00:33:59.980><c> with</c><00:34:00.259><c> people</c><00:34:00.640><c> in</c><00:34:01.539><c> the</c><00:34:01.720><c> Bible.</c>

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But<00:34:03.200><c> there</c><00:34:03.559><c> is</c><00:34:03.960><c> another</c><00:34:04.359><c> way</c><00:34:05.039><c> that</c><00:34:05.380><c> I</c><00:34:05.579><c> want</c><00:34:05.740><c> to</c><00:34:05.980><c> talk</c><00:34:06.200><c> about</c><00:34:06.500><c> now.</c>

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And<00:34:07.700><c> this</c><00:34:07.900><c> is</c><00:34:08.199><c> drawing</c><00:34:08.440><c> near</c><00:34:08.699><c> to</c><00:34:08.960><c> God</c><00:34:09.260><c> through</c><00:34:10.099><c> tradition.</c>

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Drawing<00:34:13.380><c> near</c><00:34:13.539><c> to</c><00:34:13.800><c> God</c><00:34:14.039><c> by</c><00:34:14.599><c> contemplating</c><00:34:15.519><c> him</c><00:34:16.440><c> through</c><00:34:17.239><c> the</c>

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familiarity<00:34:20.280><c> and</c><00:34:22.059><c> the</c><00:34:22.440><c> comfort</c><00:34:22.980><c> of</c><00:34:24.380><c> tradition</c><00:34:25.099><c> and</c><00:34:25.739><c> ritual.</c>

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It's<00:34:28.079><c> on</c><00:34:28.300><c> the</c><00:34:28.599><c> opposite</c><00:34:29.059><c> end</c><00:34:29.340><c> of</c><00:34:29.519><c> the</c><00:34:29.760><c> spectrum</c><00:34:30.179><c> from</c><00:34:30.559><c> what</c>

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we've<00:34:31.000><c> just</c><00:34:31.199><c> talked</c><00:34:31.500><c> about,</c><00:34:31.840><c> isn't</c><00:34:32.000><c> it?</c>

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When<00:34:33.260><c> we</c><00:34:33.500><c> think</c><00:34:33.699><c> about</c><00:34:34.840><c> contemplating</c><00:34:36.019><c> God</c><00:34:36.280><c> through</c><00:34:36.579><c> nature,</c>

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that<00:34:37.199><c> can</c><00:34:37.380><c> be</c><00:34:37.539><c> a</c><00:34:37.639><c> very</c><00:34:38.019><c> spontaneous</c><00:34:38.820><c> thing.</c>

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That<00:34:39.559><c> can</c><00:34:39.820><c> be,</c><00:34:40.239><c> I'm</c><00:34:40.280><c> just</c><00:34:40.539><c> going</c><00:34:40.739><c> to</c><00:34:41.239><c> get</c><00:34:41.400><c> up</c><00:34:41.619><c> and</c><00:34:41.719><c> go</c><00:34:41.900><c> down</c><00:34:42.159><c> to</c>

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the<00:34:42.539><c> beach</c><00:34:42.780><c> and</c><00:34:42.980><c> look</c><00:34:43.239><c> out</c><00:34:43.500><c> over</c><00:34:43.820><c> the</c><00:34:43.980><c> ocean</c><00:34:44.460><c> and</c><00:34:45.480><c> just</c><00:34:46.599><c> feel</c>

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God's<00:34:47.880><c> presence</c><00:34:48.219><c> there</c>

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because<00:34:48.860><c> it's</c><00:34:49.300><c> separate</c><00:34:49.559><c> from</c><00:34:49.820><c> the</c><00:34:50.059><c> world</c><00:34:50.420><c> and</c><00:34:50.599><c> I</c><00:34:50.760><c> can</c><00:34:51.019><c> just</c>

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concentrate<00:34:52.800><c> and</c><00:34:53.119><c> connect</c><00:34:53.519><c> with</c><00:34:53.760><c> him.</c>

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That's<00:34:56.140><c> spontaneous.</c>

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But<00:34:58.940><c> there</c><00:34:59.139><c> are</c><00:34:59.340><c> other</c><00:34:59.539><c> people</c><00:34:59.960><c> that</c><00:35:00.579><c> gravitate</c><00:35:01.340><c> and</c><00:35:01.619><c> feel</c><00:35:01.880><c> closer</c><00:35:02.260><c> to</c>

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God<00:35:02.800><c> through</c><00:35:03.340><c> structure.</c>

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And<00:35:05.599><c> I'll</c><00:35:05.800><c> give</c><00:35:05.920><c> you</c><00:35:06.280><c> an</c><00:35:06.539><c> example</c><00:35:07.019><c> from</c><00:35:07.239><c> my</c><00:35:07.519><c> own</c><00:35:07.760><c> life.</c>

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I<00:35:08.239><c> remember</c><00:35:09.300><c> as</c><00:35:10.539><c> a</c><00:35:11.360><c> young</c><00:35:11.579><c> boy</c><00:35:12.239><c> being</c><00:35:13.920><c> at</c><00:35:14.159><c> the</c><00:35:14.380><c> Wilbraham</c>

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Bible<00:35:15.639><c> School.</c>

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The<00:35:18.940><c> Eastern</c><00:35:19.119><c> Bible</c><00:35:19.480><c> School</c><00:35:19.719><c> was</c><00:35:19.880><c> held</c><00:35:20.059><c> at</c><00:35:20.280><c> Wilbraham.</c>

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We<00:35:21.820><c> used</c><00:35:22.019><c> to</c><00:35:22.119><c> go</c><00:35:22.239><c> every</c><00:35:22.579><c> summer</c><00:35:22.960><c> as</c><00:35:23.659><c> kids.</c>

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And<00:35:25.139><c> when</c><00:35:25.260><c> I</c><00:35:25.300><c> was</c><00:35:25.519><c> a</c><00:35:25.760><c> teenager,</c><00:35:26.219><c> I</c><00:35:26.380><c> remember</c><00:35:26.980><c> being</c><00:35:27.900><c> in</c><00:35:28.739><c> the</c><00:35:29.119><c> chapel</c><00:35:29.440><c> there</c><00:35:29.860><c> at</c>

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the<00:35:30.239><c> Wilbraham</c><00:35:30.719><c> Academy.</c>

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Can<00:35:31.780><c> anybody</c><00:35:32.119><c> picture</c><00:35:32.579><c> it?</c><00:35:32.780><c> Am</c><00:35:32.920><c> I</c><00:35:33.079><c> that</c><00:35:33.380><c> old</c><00:35:33.599><c> that</c><00:35:33.800><c> nobody</c><00:35:34.059><c> remembers</c><00:35:34.500><c> it?</c>

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But<00:35:36.699><c> it</c><00:35:36.780><c> was</c><00:35:37.639><c> a</c><00:35:37.820><c> beautiful</c><00:35:38.519><c> little</c><00:35:39.219><c> chapel</c><00:35:39.780><c> and</c><00:35:40.099><c> it</c><00:35:40.239><c> was</c><00:35:40.559><c> filled</c><00:35:41.000><c> with</c>

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other<00:35:41.760><c> brothers</c><00:35:42.119><c> and</c><00:35:42.500><c> sisters.</c>

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And<00:35:44.360><c> we</c><00:35:44.480><c> were</c><00:35:44.760><c> singing</c><00:35:45.139><c> a</c><00:35:45.340><c> hymn.</c>

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And<00:35:47.039><c> it</c><00:35:47.139><c> was</c><00:35:47.440><c> just</c><00:35:47.760><c> so</c><00:35:48.280><c> comforting</c><00:35:48.860><c> to</c><00:35:49.340><c> me</c><00:35:50.420><c> to</c><00:35:50.840><c> sort</c><00:35:51.079><c> of</c><00:35:51.380><c> be</c><00:35:51.739><c> in</c>

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a<00:35:53.119><c> familiar</c><00:35:53.739><c> place</c><00:35:54.619><c> with</c><00:35:55.780><c> familiar</c><00:35:56.500><c> people,</c><00:35:58.199><c> all</c><00:35:59.139><c> gathered</c><00:35:59.780><c> together.</c>

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We<00:36:02.699><c> were</c><00:36:02.860><c> participating</c><00:36:03.699><c> in</c><00:36:04.199><c> a</c><00:36:04.440><c> memorial</c><00:36:04.900><c> service.</c>

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And<00:36:06.619><c> so</c><00:36:06.760><c> one</c><00:36:06.960><c> of</c><00:36:07.079><c> the</c><00:36:07.380><c> rituals</c><00:36:07.780><c> that</c><00:36:08.099><c> we</c><00:36:08.440><c> keep</c><00:36:08.760><c> even</c><00:36:09.119><c> to</c><00:36:09.380><c> this</c>

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day<00:36:10.099><c> is</c><00:36:10.780><c> the</c><00:36:11.059><c> ritual</c><00:36:11.420><c> that</c><00:36:11.780><c> Christ</c><00:36:12.260><c> instituted.</c>

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Do<00:36:14.119><c> this</c><00:36:14.500><c> in</c><00:36:14.920><c> remembrance</c><00:36:15.340><c> of</c><00:36:15.699><c> me.</c>

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And<00:36:17.820><c> there</c><00:36:18.000><c> is</c><00:36:18.260><c> a</c><00:36:18.760><c> structure</c><00:36:19.199><c> to</c><00:36:19.699><c> that,</c><00:36:20.159><c> brothers</c><00:36:20.360><c> and</c><00:36:20.739><c> sisters.</c>

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When<00:36:23.300><c> you</c><00:36:23.599><c> come</c><00:36:23.900><c> together,</c><00:36:24.559><c> it's</c><00:36:24.940><c> about</c><00:36:25.699><c> coming</c><00:36:26.320><c> together.</c>

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It's<00:36:28.420><c> about</c><00:36:29.059><c> remembering</c><00:36:30.139><c> Jesus</c><00:36:31.260><c> in</c><00:36:31.760><c> the</c><00:36:32.199><c> appointed</c><00:36:32.639><c> way.</c>

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And<00:36:34.539><c> I</c><00:36:34.760><c> think</c><00:36:34.980><c> that</c><00:36:35.460><c> that</c><00:36:35.760><c> is</c><00:36:36.059><c> a</c><00:36:36.260><c> way</c><00:36:36.619><c> that</c><00:36:37.000><c> many</c><00:36:37.320><c> people</c><00:36:37.739><c> can</c><00:36:38.280><c> find</c><00:36:38.800><c> comfort</c><00:36:39.460><c> and</c><00:36:41.039><c> a</c>

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closeness<00:36:42.280><c> to</c><00:36:42.719><c> God.</c>

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Let's<00:36:45.599><c> look</c><00:36:45.900><c> at</c><00:36:46.199><c> Luke</c><00:36:46.480><c> chapter</c><00:36:46.960><c> 22.</c>

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We<00:36:47.579><c> were</c><00:36:47.820><c> in</c><00:36:48.000><c> this</c><00:36:48.260><c> chapter</c><00:36:48.599><c> earlier</c><00:36:49.139><c> this</c><00:36:49.420><c> morning.</c>

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My<00:36:50.019><c> Bible</c><00:36:50.360><c> is</c><00:36:50.659><c> still</c><00:36:50.980><c> open</c><00:36:51.340><c> to</c><00:36:51.639><c> it.</c>

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This<00:36:55.019><c> was</c><00:36:55.320><c> the</c><00:36:55.579><c> chapter</c><00:36:55.960><c> that</c><00:36:56.460><c> we</c><00:36:56.739><c> read</c><00:36:57.039><c> when</c><00:36:57.320><c> it</c><00:36:57.639><c> spoke</c><00:36:57.860><c> about</c>

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Jesus<00:36:58.659><c> after</c><00:36:59.239><c> the</c><00:36:59.699><c> Last</c><00:36:59.980><c> Supper</c><00:37:00.320><c> going</c><00:37:00.639><c> out</c><00:37:00.980><c> to</c><00:37:01.139><c> the</c><00:37:01.300><c> Mount</c><00:37:01.500><c> of</c>

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Olives,<00:37:02.059><c> as</c><00:37:02.460><c> was</c><00:37:02.699><c> his</c><00:37:02.960><c> custom.</c>

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But<00:37:04.519><c> earlier</c><00:37:04.900><c> in</c><00:37:05.079><c> the</c><00:37:05.320><c> chapter,</c><00:37:05.960><c> it's</c><00:37:06.360><c> here</c><00:37:06.719><c> that</c><00:37:06.980><c> Jesus</c><00:37:07.699><c> institutes</c><00:37:08.539><c> the</c>

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tradition<00:37:09.440><c> or</c><00:37:09.739><c> the</c><00:37:10.000><c> ritual</c><00:37:10.579><c> of</c><00:37:11.500><c> breaking</c><00:37:11.900><c> bread.</c>

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And<00:37:13.199><c> we'll</c><00:37:13.519><c> start</c><00:37:13.719><c> at</c><00:37:13.900><c> the</c><00:37:14.079><c> 19th</c><00:37:14.739><c> verse.</c>

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And<00:37:16.800><c> he</c><00:37:16.960><c> took</c><00:37:17.219><c> bread,</c><00:37:18.940><c> gave</c><00:37:19.260><c> thanks,</c><00:37:20.599><c> and</c><00:37:21.079><c> broke</c><00:37:21.300><c> it,</c><00:37:22.579><c> and</c><00:37:22.840><c> gave</c><00:37:23.039><c> it</c>

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to<00:37:23.380><c> them</c><00:37:23.679><c> saying,</c><00:37:24.639><c> I</c><00:37:24.800><c> don't</c><00:37:24.920><c> even</c><00:37:25.079><c> have</c><00:37:25.260><c> to</c><00:37:25.440><c> read</c><00:37:25.599><c> it,</c><00:37:25.840><c> do</c><00:37:26.019><c> I?</c>

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I<00:37:26.440><c> mean,</c><00:37:27.460><c> we</c><00:37:27.880><c> read</c><00:37:28.139><c> this</c><00:37:28.380><c> so</c><00:37:28.840><c> often.</c>

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It's<00:37:30.000><c> familiar</c><00:37:30.599><c> to</c><00:37:30.900><c> us.</c>

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It's<00:37:32.640><c> comforting</c><00:37:33.260><c> to</c><00:37:34.000><c> us,</c><00:37:34.420><c> right?</c>

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It's<00:37:36.400><c> that,</c><00:37:37.019><c> OK,</c><00:37:37.539><c> I'm</c><00:37:37.739><c> in</c><00:37:37.920><c> my</c><00:37:38.320><c> place.</c>

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I'm<00:37:40.019><c> here</c><00:37:40.340><c> on</c><00:37:40.559><c> a</c><00:37:40.760><c> Sunday</c><00:37:41.039><c> morning.</c>

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I'm<00:37:42.199><c> feeling</c><00:37:42.579><c> this</c><00:37:43.260><c> special</c><00:37:43.920><c> place</c><00:37:44.699><c> to</c><00:37:46.639><c> commune</c><00:37:47.800><c> with</c><00:37:48.199><c> God</c>

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and<00:37:49.059><c> his</c><00:37:49.380><c> Son.</c>

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This<00:37:51.019><c> is</c><00:37:51.300><c> my</c><00:37:51.519><c> body</c><00:37:51.840><c> given</c><00:37:52.119><c> for</c><00:37:52.400><c> you.</c>

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Do<00:37:52.880><c> this</c><00:37:53.219><c> in</c><00:37:53.639><c> remembrance</c><00:37:54.099><c> of</c><00:37:54.400><c> me.</c>

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In<00:37:54.940><c> the</c><00:37:55.199><c> same</c><00:37:55.420><c> way,</c><00:37:55.800><c> after</c><00:37:56.000><c> supper,</c><00:37:56.300><c> he</c><00:37:56.400><c> took</c><00:37:56.599><c> the</c><00:37:56.860><c> cup,</c><00:37:57.239><c> saying,</c><00:37:57.400><c> this</c>

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cup<00:37:57.840><c> is</c><00:37:58.079><c> the</c><00:37:58.219><c> new</c><00:37:58.400><c> covenant</c><00:37:58.800><c> in</c><00:37:59.019><c> my</c><00:37:59.320><c> blood,</c><00:38:00.179><c> which</c><00:38:00.360><c> is</c><00:38:00.719><c> poured</c>

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out<00:38:01.179><c> for</c><00:38:01.380><c> you.</c>

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And<00:38:02.539><c> so</c><00:38:02.760><c> as</c><00:38:03.139><c> Christadelphians,</c><00:38:04.159><c> brothers</c><00:38:04.320><c> and</c><00:38:04.659><c> sisters,</c><00:38:05.719><c> I</c>

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think<00:38:05.960><c> one</c><00:38:06.159><c> of</c><00:38:06.260><c> the</c><00:38:06.420><c> things</c><00:38:06.599><c> that</c><00:38:06.860><c> makes</c><00:38:07.079><c> us</c><00:38:07.420><c> unique</c><00:38:08.039><c> is</c><00:38:09.239><c> that</c>

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we<00:38:09.760><c> have</c><00:38:10.400><c> strived</c>

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to<00:38:13.820><c> rediscover</c><00:38:14.559><c> sort</c><00:38:14.880><c> of</c><00:38:15.219><c> original</c><00:38:15.699><c> Christianity,</c><00:38:16.719><c> right?</c>

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What<00:38:17.159><c> were</c><00:38:17.320><c> the</c><00:38:17.519><c> things</c><00:38:17.780><c> that</c><00:38:18.280><c> Jesus</c><00:38:18.719><c> and</c><00:38:19.159><c> his</c><00:38:19.480><c> disciples</c><00:38:20.019><c> taught</c><00:38:20.639><c> and</c><00:38:21.199><c> preached?</c>

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And<00:38:22.280><c> we</c><00:38:22.440><c> sort</c><00:38:22.559><c> of</c><00:38:22.980><c> stripped</c><00:38:23.159><c> away</c><00:38:23.619><c> a</c><00:38:23.800><c> lot</c><00:38:24.059><c> of</c><00:38:24.300><c> the</c><00:38:24.840><c> traditions</c>

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of<00:38:25.760><c> men.</c>

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We've<00:38:27.159><c> tried</c><00:38:27.400><c> to.</c>

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But<00:38:30.460><c> some</c><00:38:30.820><c> traditions</c><00:38:31.619><c> remain,</c><00:38:33.800><c> biblical</c><00:38:34.159><c> traditions.</c>

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I've<00:38:35.880><c> mentioned</c><00:38:36.079><c> the</c><00:38:36.320><c> breaking</c><00:38:36.519><c> of</c><00:38:36.840><c> bread.</c>

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What's<00:38:37.320><c> another</c><00:38:37.559><c> one?</c>

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Chris?

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Baptism.

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You<00:38:44.099><c> know,</c><00:38:44.659><c> when</c><00:38:44.960><c> you</c><00:38:46.300><c> are</c><00:38:47.639><c> downstairs</c><00:38:48.780><c> witnessing</c><00:38:51.500><c> a</c><00:38:52.340><c> baptism,</c><00:38:54.059><c> does</c>

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that<00:38:55.179><c> spark</c><00:38:56.039><c> memories</c><00:38:56.619><c> of</c><00:38:56.980><c> the</c><00:38:57.559><c> commitment</c><00:38:57.960><c> that</c><00:38:58.280><c> you</c><00:38:58.579><c> had</c><00:38:58.960><c> on</c>

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the<00:38:59.599><c> day</c><00:38:59.800><c> you</c><00:39:00.000><c> were</c><00:39:00.239><c> baptized?</c>

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Yeah.

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You<00:39:05.460><c> know,</c><00:39:05.639><c> when</c><00:39:05.760><c> I</c><00:39:05.940><c> was</c><00:39:06.960><c> when</c><00:39:09.579><c> I</c><00:39:09.760><c> was</c><00:39:09.900><c> putting</c><00:39:10.019><c> these</c><00:39:10.300><c> classes</c>

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together,<00:39:12.659><c> I</c><00:39:13.559><c> was</c><00:39:13.900><c> thinking</c><00:39:14.199><c> about</c><00:39:15.679><c> Tommy</c><00:39:16.300><c> Cannon</c><00:39:17.199><c> for</c><00:39:19.659><c> two</c><00:39:19.980><c> reasons.</c>

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Nate<00:39:22.440><c> was</c><00:39:22.699><c> talking</c><00:39:22.940><c> about</c><00:39:23.239><c> going</c><00:39:23.539><c> up</c><00:39:23.820><c> onto</c><00:39:24.039><c> the</c><00:39:24.300><c> mountain.</c>

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But<00:39:26.039><c> I</c><00:39:26.219><c> don't</c><00:39:26.539><c> know</c><00:39:26.820><c> if</c><00:39:27.340><c> if</c><00:39:27.480><c> you</c><00:39:27.739><c> remember</c><00:39:28.579><c> when</c><00:39:29.179><c> Tom's</c><00:39:30.119><c> memorial</c><00:39:30.599><c> service</c><00:39:31.139><c> took</c><00:39:31.460><c> place,</c><00:39:32.440><c> there</c><00:39:34.099><c> was</c><00:39:34.300><c> a</c>

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photograph<00:39:35.139><c> that</c><00:39:35.400><c> I</c><00:39:35.519><c> think</c><00:39:35.760><c> Brian</c><00:39:36.280><c> Lloyd</c><00:39:36.619><c> took.</c>

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Brian<00:39:38.860><c> and</c><00:39:39.340><c> Tom</c><00:39:39.960><c> were</c><00:39:40.980><c> there</c><00:39:41.320><c> a</c><00:39:41.960><c> couple</c><00:39:42.260><c> of</c><00:39:42.480><c> guys</c><00:39:42.960><c> that</c><00:39:43.880><c> went</c>

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out<00:39:44.599><c> and</c><00:39:45.159><c> climbed</c><00:39:45.500><c> one</c><00:39:46.539><c> of</c><00:39:46.699><c> the</c><00:39:46.900><c> big</c><00:39:47.079><c> mountains.</c>

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It<00:39:48.460><c> was</c><00:39:48.619><c> the</c><00:39:48.900><c> last</c><00:39:49.280><c> hike</c><00:39:49.639><c> that</c><00:39:50.000><c> Tom</c><00:39:50.239><c> ever</c><00:39:50.699><c> took.</c>

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And<00:39:52.340><c> it</c><00:39:52.579><c> was</c><00:39:53.139><c> a</c><00:39:54.000><c> crisp</c><00:39:54.659><c> fall</c><00:39:55.400><c> day.</c>

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There<00:39:56.820><c> was</c><00:39:57.079><c> snow</c><00:39:57.500><c> on</c><00:39:57.780><c> the</c><00:39:58.000><c> top</c><00:39:58.179><c> of</c><00:39:58.440><c> the</c><00:39:58.599><c> mountain.</c>

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And<00:40:00.300><c> there</c><00:40:00.500><c> was</c><00:40:00.840><c> a</c><00:40:01.159><c> picture</c><00:40:01.619><c> of</c><00:40:02.019><c> Tom.</c>

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And<00:40:09.300><c> when</c><00:40:09.619><c> I</c><00:40:09.940><c> saw</c><00:40:10.179><c> that</c><00:40:10.539><c> picture,</c><00:40:12.079><c> it</c><00:40:12.340><c> was</c><00:40:12.579><c> at</c><00:40:12.780><c> his</c><00:40:13.079><c> memorial</c>

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service,<00:40:15.039><c> which</c><00:40:15.179><c> was</c><00:40:15.480><c> held</c><00:40:15.719><c> at</c><00:40:16.000><c> that</c><00:40:16.320><c> camp.</c>

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And<00:40:17.239><c> where</c><00:40:17.360><c> was</c><00:40:17.539><c> it?</c>

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Hanson?

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Hanson.

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And<00:40:21.519><c> it</c><00:40:21.619><c> was</c><00:40:21.820><c> at</c><00:40:21.980><c> that</c><00:40:22.340><c> same</c><00:40:22.699><c> camp</c><00:40:23.219><c> where</c><00:40:24.760><c> his</c><00:40:24.980><c> two</c><00:40:25.260><c> boys</c><00:40:25.500><c> were</c>

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baptized<00:40:26.320><c> months</c><00:40:26.739><c> later.</c>

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And<00:40:32.420><c> I</c><00:40:32.699><c> remember</c><00:40:33.739><c> walking</c><00:40:35.619><c> down</c><00:40:36.300><c> those</c><00:40:36.840><c> stairs,</c><00:40:37.579><c> right,</c><00:40:39.920><c> and</c>

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coming<00:40:40.420><c> to</c><00:40:40.719><c> that</c><00:40:41.480><c> pond</c><00:40:42.079><c> and</c><00:40:44.840><c> seeing</c><00:40:45.440><c> those</c><00:40:46.840><c> young</c><00:40:47.659><c> men</c><00:40:48.719><c> walk</c>

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into<00:40:49.659><c> the</c><00:40:49.960><c> water,</c><00:40:51.019><c> that</c><00:40:51.280><c> cold,</c><00:40:52.280><c> frigid</c><00:40:52.579><c> water</c><00:40:52.920><c> on</c><00:40:53.179><c> that</c><00:40:53.480><c> day.</c>

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And<00:40:59.340><c> Rich</c><00:40:59.599><c> Deneen</c><00:40:59.980><c> Senior's</c><00:41:00.659><c> voice</c><00:41:01.260><c> and</c><00:41:03.079><c> Josh</c><00:41:03.480><c> Deneen's</c><00:41:04.139><c> booming</c><00:41:04.519><c> voice</c><00:41:05.360><c> as</c>

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they<00:41:07.159><c> as</c><00:41:07.159><c> they</c><00:41:07.440><c> baptized</c><00:41:07.960><c> these</c><00:41:08.420><c> boys.</c>

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And<00:41:12.119><c> boy,</c><00:41:12.340><c> I</c><00:41:12.579><c> got</c><00:41:12.719><c> to</c><00:41:12.940><c> tell</c><00:41:13.099><c> you,</c><00:41:13.400><c> I</c><00:41:13.639><c> mean,</c><00:41:13.820><c> I</c><00:41:14.119><c> felt</c><00:41:14.420><c> close</c><00:41:15.320><c> to</c>

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God<00:41:16.119><c> right</c><00:41:16.639><c> then.</c>

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That<00:41:18.840><c> was</c><00:41:19.199><c> a</c><00:41:19.659><c> that</c><00:41:20.019><c> was</c><00:41:20.300><c> an</c><00:41:20.480><c> experience.</c>

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So<00:41:24.279><c> ritual,</c><00:41:27.059><c> there</c><00:41:27.320><c> are</c><00:41:27.579><c> times</c><00:41:27.900><c> that</c><00:41:28.139><c> we</c><00:41:28.300><c> can</c><00:41:28.519><c> sort</c><00:41:28.760><c> of</c><00:41:29.300><c> dismiss</c><00:41:29.820><c> ritual</c>

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as<00:41:30.940><c> being</c><00:41:31.539><c> worldly</c><00:41:32.039><c> or</c><00:41:32.460><c> as</c><00:41:32.820><c> being</c><00:41:34.159><c> extra</c><00:41:34.860><c> biblical.</c>

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But<00:41:37.000><c> the</c><00:41:37.400><c> rituals</c><00:41:37.780><c> that</c><00:41:38.219><c> we</c><00:41:39.139><c> perform,</c><00:41:39.940><c> the</c><00:41:40.179><c> rituals</c><00:41:40.559><c> that</c><00:41:41.000><c> we</c>

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follow<00:41:42.480><c> are</c><00:41:43.760><c> truly</c><00:41:44.119><c> biblical.</c>

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The<00:41:45.179><c> breaking</c><00:41:45.420><c> of</c><00:41:45.780><c> bread,</c><00:41:46.920><c> baptism.</c>

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And<00:41:48.820><c> for</c><00:41:49.159><c> a</c><00:41:49.360><c> lot</c><00:41:49.559><c> of</c><00:41:49.800><c> people,</c><00:41:50.139><c> these</c><00:41:50.519><c> are</c><00:41:50.760><c> the</c><00:41:50.980><c> things</c><00:41:51.380><c> that</c><00:41:52.400><c> that</c><00:41:52.760><c> cause</c><00:41:53.019><c> them</c><00:41:53.340><c> to</c>

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draw<00:41:53.960><c> nearer</c><00:41:55.079><c> to</c><00:41:55.239><c> God.</c>

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It's<00:41:56.099><c> that</c><00:41:56.440><c> pathway</c><00:41:56.880><c> that</c><00:41:57.820><c> can</c><00:41:58.420><c> spark</c><00:41:59.000><c> a</c><00:41:59.900><c> feeling</c><00:42:00.179><c> of</c><00:42:00.559><c> closeness.</c>

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Any<00:42:03.559><c> comments</c><00:42:03.940><c> or</c><00:42:04.139><c> anything</c><00:42:04.380><c> that</c><00:42:04.579><c> anybody</c><00:42:04.800><c> wants</c><00:42:05.059><c> to</c><00:42:05.340><c> share?</c>

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OK,<00:42:10.000><c> so</c><00:42:10.139><c> we're</c><00:42:10.719><c> I'm</c><00:42:11.400><c> going</c><00:42:11.480><c> to</c><00:42:11.579><c> just</c><00:42:11.800><c> share</c><00:42:11.940><c> a</c><00:42:12.099><c> couple</c><00:42:12.260><c> of</c>

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other<00:42:12.599><c> things.</c>

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It<00:42:13.539><c> doesn't</c><00:42:14.159><c> have</c><00:42:14.559><c> to</c><00:42:14.760><c> be</c><00:42:18.739><c> breaking</c><00:42:19.260><c> of</c><00:42:19.480><c> bread</c><00:42:19.579><c> and</c><00:42:20.079><c> baptism.</c>

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These<00:42:20.739><c> are</c><00:42:21.139><c> these</c><00:42:21.139><c> are</c><00:42:21.300><c> pretty</c><00:42:21.780><c> clearly</c><00:42:22.280><c> understood.</c>

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But<00:42:23.940><c> the</c><00:42:24.179><c> daily</c><00:42:24.519><c> readings</c><00:42:24.940><c> is</c><00:42:25.159><c> something</c><00:42:25.519><c> that</c><00:42:26.079><c> that</c><00:42:26.880><c> can</c><00:42:27.260><c> be</c>

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a<00:42:27.619><c> real</c><00:42:27.840><c> comfort</c><00:42:28.300><c> for</c><00:42:28.559><c> people.</c>

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One<00:42:31.139><c> of</c><00:42:31.260><c> the</c><00:42:31.400><c> things</c><00:42:31.599><c> that's</c><00:42:31.920><c> really</c><00:42:32.119><c> unique</c><00:42:32.559><c> about</c><00:42:32.860><c> our</c><00:42:33.179><c> community</c><00:42:33.820><c> is</c>

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the<00:42:34.900><c> fact</c><00:42:35.159><c> that</c><00:42:36.019><c> Christadelphians</c><00:42:36.719><c> have</c><00:42:37.039><c> traditionally</c><00:42:37.679><c> followed</c><00:42:38.219><c> the</c>

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same<00:42:38.880><c> reading</c><00:42:39.360><c> plan,</c>

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which<00:42:41.199><c> means</c><00:42:41.659><c> that</c><00:42:41.960><c> Brenda</c><00:42:42.219><c> can</c><00:42:42.599><c> open</c><00:42:42.920><c> her</c><00:42:43.260><c> Bible</c><00:42:43.559><c> on</c><00:42:43.840><c> a</c><00:42:44.000><c> Monday</c><00:42:44.280><c> morning,</c><00:42:45.599><c> maybe</c>

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all<00:42:46.219><c> by</c><00:42:46.460><c> yourself,</c>

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and<00:42:48.320><c> know</c><00:42:48.760><c> that</c><00:42:49.000><c> there</c><00:42:49.440><c> is</c><00:42:50.059><c> another</c><00:42:50.519><c> sister</c><00:42:51.199><c> or</c><00:42:51.980><c> another</c><00:42:52.420><c> brother</c><00:42:52.960><c> in</c><00:42:53.579><c> the</c><00:42:53.760><c> next</c><00:42:54.059><c> town</c><00:42:54.679><c> or</c><00:42:55.199><c> the</c><00:42:55.380><c> next</c><00:42:55.619><c> county</c><00:42:56.280><c> or</c><00:42:56.800><c> the</c><00:42:57.000><c> next</c><00:42:57.340><c> state</c><00:42:57.940><c> or</c><00:42:58.820><c> a</c>

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different<00:43:00.019><c> part</c><00:43:00.300><c> of</c><00:43:00.460><c> the</c><00:43:00.619><c> world</c><00:43:01.199><c> that</c><00:43:01.780><c> is</c><00:43:02.239><c> also</c><00:43:02.760><c> reading</c><00:43:03.320><c> that</c>

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same<00:43:04.420><c> passage</c><00:43:04.960><c> of</c><00:43:05.280><c> scripture.</c>

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And<00:43:07.099><c> there's</c><00:43:07.480><c> just</c><00:43:07.860><c> some</c><00:43:08.139><c> sort</c><00:43:08.380><c> of</c><00:43:09.119><c> comfort</c><00:43:09.840><c> in</c><00:43:11.059><c> knowing</c><00:43:11.380><c> that.</c>

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That<00:43:14.719><c> there</c><00:43:15.079><c> are</c><00:43:15.800><c> brethren</c><00:43:16.239><c> beneath</c><00:43:16.780><c> the</c><00:43:17.099><c> western</c><00:43:17.539><c> skies,</c><00:43:18.219><c> as</c>

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the<00:43:18.659><c> hymn</c><00:43:18.920><c> says,</c><00:43:19.320><c> you</c><00:43:19.480><c> know,</c><00:43:19.659><c> that</c><00:43:19.840><c> are</c><00:43:20.119><c> awakening</c><00:43:20.539><c> and</c><00:43:21.400><c> doing</c>

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these<00:43:22.099><c> same</c><00:43:22.380><c> readings.</c>

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For<00:43:23.679><c> some,</c><00:43:24.380><c> that</c><00:43:24.579><c> can</c><00:43:24.880><c> bring</c><00:43:25.380><c> a</c><00:43:25.780><c> great</c><00:43:26.179><c> comfort.</c>

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Other<00:43:27.820><c> people</c><00:43:28.219><c> find</c><00:43:28.619><c> just</c><00:43:29.000><c> the</c><00:43:29.739><c> just</c><00:43:29.739><c> the</c><00:43:30.480><c> traditional</c><00:43:31.119><c> way</c><00:43:31.699><c> of</c><00:43:32.179><c> performing</c><00:43:32.780><c> a</c>

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memorial<00:43:33.760><c> service,</c><00:43:35.099><c> the</c><00:43:35.860><c> order.</c>

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While<00:43:36.719><c> there's</c><00:43:37.099><c> nothing</c><00:43:37.519><c> scriptural</c><00:43:38.219><c> about</c><00:43:38.480><c> the</c><00:43:38.940><c> order</c><00:43:39.340><c> of</c><00:43:39.840><c> service</c><00:43:40.179><c> that</c><00:43:40.420><c> we</c><00:43:40.719><c> have,</c><00:43:41.099><c> it's</c><00:43:41.280><c> sort</c><00:43:41.400><c> of</c><00:43:41.599><c> just</c><00:43:41.840><c> a</c>

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you<00:43:42.719><c> know,</c>

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it<00:43:43.139><c> comes</c><00:43:43.380><c> from</c><00:43:43.980><c> some</c><00:43:44.380><c> Scottish</c><00:43:44.920><c> tradition</c><00:43:45.539><c> that</c><00:43:45.900><c> we</c><00:43:46.280><c> open</c><00:43:46.820><c> with</c><00:43:47.059><c> a</c>

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certain<00:43:47.380><c> number</c><00:43:47.699><c> of</c><00:43:47.960><c> hymns</c><00:43:48.300><c> and</c><00:43:48.579><c> sing</c><00:43:48.800><c> these</c><00:43:49.179><c> type</c><00:43:49.380><c> of</c><00:43:49.599><c> hymns.</c>

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I<00:43:50.340><c> mean,</c><00:43:51.400><c> but</c><00:43:51.579><c> it</c><00:43:51.760><c> brings</c><00:43:51.980><c> comfort</c><00:43:52.440><c> to</c><00:43:52.699><c> people.</c>

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You<00:43:54.579><c> know,</c><00:43:54.960><c> to</c><00:43:55.159><c> sing</c><00:43:55.559><c> out</c><00:43:55.860><c> of</c><00:43:56.099><c> the</c><00:43:56.360><c> green</c><00:43:56.699><c> hymn</c><00:43:56.960><c> book</c><00:43:57.119><c> or</c><00:43:57.340><c> before</c><00:43:57.760><c> that,</c>

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the<00:43:58.139><c> blue</c><00:43:58.480><c> hymn</c><00:43:58.760><c> book,</c><00:43:59.460><c> you</c><00:44:01.139><c> know,</c><00:44:01.800><c> it's</c><00:44:02.940><c> familiar.</c>

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And<00:44:04.960><c> just</c><00:44:05.320><c> that</c><00:44:06.099><c> that</c><00:44:06.579><c> that</c><00:44:06.599><c> that</c><00:44:07.159><c> in</c><00:44:07.380><c> and</c><00:44:07.480><c> of</c><00:44:07.619><c> itself</c><00:44:08.179><c> can</c><00:44:08.800><c> cause</c><00:44:09.119><c> people</c><00:44:09.639><c> to</c>

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feel<00:44:10.440><c> more</c><00:44:10.960><c> comfortable.</c>

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So<00:44:12.639><c> these</c><00:44:12.960><c> are</c><00:44:13.159><c> just</c><00:44:13.460><c> two</c><00:44:13.679><c> of</c><00:44:13.820><c> the</c><00:44:13.980><c> two</c><00:44:14.239><c> of</c><00:44:14.440><c> the</c><00:44:14.639><c> many</c><00:44:14.820><c> ways</c><00:44:15.199><c> that</c><00:44:15.380><c> we</c>

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can<00:44:15.719><c> draw</c><00:44:16.099><c> nearer</c><00:44:16.659><c> to</c><00:44:16.800><c> God.</c>

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We'll<00:44:18.079><c> close</c><00:44:18.380><c> here,</c><00:44:18.659><c> but</c><00:44:18.820><c> I</c><00:44:18.920><c> wanted</c><00:44:19.119><c> to</c><00:44:19.360><c> just</c><00:44:19.500><c> sort</c><00:44:19.679><c> of</c><00:44:20.280><c> highlight</c><00:44:20.719><c> those</c>

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two<00:44:21.500><c> because</c><00:44:21.880><c> they</c><00:44:22.199><c> can</c><00:44:22.480><c> be</c><00:44:22.699><c> very</c><00:44:23.079><c> different</c><00:44:23.460><c> from</c><00:44:23.719><c> one</c><00:44:23.900><c> another.</c>

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You<00:44:24.800><c> know,</c><00:44:24.980><c> one</c><00:44:25.179><c> is</c><00:44:25.440><c> spontaneous,</c><00:44:26.880><c> one</c><00:44:27.019><c> that</c><00:44:27.199><c> can</c><00:44:27.380><c> be</c><00:44:27.619><c> done</c><00:44:27.780><c> with</c><00:44:28.099><c> people</c><00:44:28.480><c> or</c>

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by<00:44:29.280><c> yourself.</c>

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Others,<00:44:32.960><c> the</c><00:44:33.039><c> other,</c><00:44:33.440><c> you</c><00:44:33.480><c> know,</c><00:44:33.699><c> drawing</c><00:44:33.960><c> near</c><00:44:34.199><c> through</c><00:44:34.480><c> tradition</c><00:44:34.980><c> and</c>

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contemplating<00:44:35.960><c> God</c><00:44:36.340><c> through</c><00:44:36.780><c> the</c><00:44:37.300><c> comfort</c><00:44:37.639><c> of</c><00:44:37.920><c> tradition</c>

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and<00:44:38.559><c> ritual.</c>

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That's<00:44:40.380><c> much</c><00:44:40.579><c> more</c><00:44:40.920><c> structured.</c>

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And<00:44:42.340><c> it's</c><00:44:42.460><c> not</c><00:44:42.679><c> that</c><00:44:42.880><c> one</c><00:44:43.059><c> is</c><00:44:43.300><c> right</c><00:44:43.619><c> and</c><00:44:43.820><c> one</c><00:44:44.059><c> is</c><00:44:44.300><c> wrong.</c>

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They're<00:44:44.900><c> both</c><00:44:45.239><c> acceptable</c><00:44:45.840><c> to</c><00:44:46.179><c> our</c><00:44:46.360><c> heavenly</c><00:44:46.719><c> fathers.</c>

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And<00:44:47.920><c> the</c><00:44:48.139><c> goal</c><00:44:48.719><c> of</c><00:44:49.780><c> this</c><00:44:50.059><c> discussion</c><00:44:50.619><c> today</c><00:44:51.300><c> and</c><00:44:51.659><c> hopefully</c>

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in<00:44:52.239><c> the</c><00:44:52.360><c> coming</c><00:44:52.619><c> weeks</c><00:44:52.960><c> is</c><00:44:53.199><c> to</c><00:44:53.460><c> sort</c><00:44:53.579><c> of</c><00:44:54.139><c> think</c><00:44:54.400><c> about</c><00:44:55.039><c> ways</c><00:44:55.599><c> that</c><00:44:55.940><c> you</c><00:44:56.280><c> can</c><00:44:57.059><c> sort</c><00:44:57.380><c> of</c>

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spark<00:44:58.139><c> that</c><00:44:59.320><c> that</c><00:44:59.619><c> relationship</c><00:45:00.199><c> with</c><00:45:00.460><c> God</c><00:45:00.760><c> again.</c>

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I'll<00:45:02.039><c> end</c><00:45:02.239><c> with</c><00:45:02.460><c> this.</c>

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I've<00:45:06.480><c> shared</c><00:45:06.619><c> this</c><00:45:06.860><c> before,</c><00:45:07.239><c> but</c><00:45:07.420><c> it</c><00:45:08.280><c> just</c><00:45:08.599><c> was</c><00:45:08.940><c> a</c><00:45:09.980><c> powerful</c>

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thing<00:45:10.920><c> in</c><00:45:11.360><c> my</c><00:45:11.679><c> life.</c>

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Sandy<00:45:14.340><c> was</c><00:45:14.860><c> going</c><00:45:15.260><c> through</c><00:45:15.559><c> a</c><00:45:15.739><c> depression.</c>

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She<00:45:19.519><c> was</c><00:45:20.159><c> really</c><00:45:20.639><c> struggling.</c>

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This<00:45:22.260><c> was</c><00:45:22.480><c> after,</c><00:45:24.360><c> you</c><00:45:24.659><c> know,</c><00:45:24.760><c> this</c><00:45:24.900><c> was</c><00:45:25.099><c> a</c><00:45:25.199><c> postpartum</c><00:45:25.760><c> depression</c><00:45:26.219><c> that</c>

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she<00:45:26.679><c> had.</c>

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And<00:45:29.399><c> she</c><00:45:30.239><c> was</c><00:45:30.420><c> having</c><00:45:30.639><c> a</c><00:45:30.800><c> hard</c><00:45:31.019><c> time</c><00:45:31.380><c> praying,</c><00:45:33.579><c> couldn't</c><00:45:33.860><c> even</c><00:45:34.360><c> pray.</c>

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She<00:45:35.059><c> felt.</c>

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Just<00:45:39.719><c> so</c><00:45:40.159><c> distant</c><00:45:40.699><c> from</c><00:45:41.139><c> God.</c>

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And<00:45:43.119><c> she</c><00:45:43.360><c> confided</c><00:45:44.039><c> in</c><00:45:45.260><c> a</c><00:45:45.460><c> trusted</c><00:45:45.820><c> sister.</c>

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It<00:45:48.380><c> was</c><00:45:49.019><c> Jane</c><00:45:49.880><c> Dixon.</c>

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And<00:45:53.579><c> she</c><00:45:53.780><c> told</c><00:45:54.099><c> Jane,</c><00:45:55.239><c> I</c><00:45:55.380><c> can't</c><00:45:55.699><c> even</c><00:45:55.960><c> pray.</c>

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And<00:46:00.900><c> Jane</c><00:46:01.159><c> said,</c><00:46:02.380><c> dear,</c><00:46:04.480><c> that's</c><00:46:04.880><c> why</c><00:46:05.099><c> we</c><00:46:05.400><c> pray</c><00:46:05.639><c> for</c><00:46:05.900><c> you.</c>

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And.

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Those<00:46:13.579><c> words</c><00:46:14.380><c> just</c><00:46:15.380><c> resonated</c><00:46:16.159><c> with</c><00:46:16.500><c> Sandy.</c>

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You<00:46:18.079><c> know,</c><00:46:18.400><c> it</c><00:46:18.599><c> was</c><00:46:18.840><c> a</c><00:46:19.300><c> spark</c><00:46:19.559><c> that</c><00:46:20.019><c> lifted</c><00:46:20.579><c> her.</c>

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It<00:46:22.039><c> allowed</c><00:46:22.400><c> her</c><00:46:22.679><c> to</c><00:46:22.900><c> sort</c><00:46:23.019><c> of</c><00:46:23.619><c> not</c><00:46:23.800><c> keep</c><00:46:24.079><c> her</c><00:46:24.360><c> chin</c><00:46:24.500><c> up,</c><00:46:25.460><c> but</c><00:46:25.599><c> allowed</c><00:46:25.920><c> her</c><00:46:26.179><c> to</c><00:46:26.800><c> keep</c><00:46:27.079><c> looking</c><00:46:27.360><c> up,</c><00:46:27.920><c> you</c><00:46:28.059><c> know,</c><00:46:28.460><c> at</c><00:46:28.639><c> a</c>

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time<00:46:29.000><c> when</c><00:46:29.159><c> she</c><00:46:29.320><c> was</c><00:46:29.519><c> in</c><00:46:29.619><c> a</c><00:46:29.800><c> dark</c><00:46:29.980><c> place.</c>

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And<00:46:31.940><c> so</c><00:46:32.340><c> we're</c><00:46:32.820><c> going</c><00:46:32.880><c> to</c><00:46:32.980><c> be</c><00:46:33.219><c> talking</c><00:46:33.480><c> about</c><00:46:33.920><c> all</c><00:46:34.539><c> different</c>

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ways<00:46:35.739><c> that</c><00:46:36.639><c> individuals,</c><00:46:37.519><c> yourself</c><00:46:37.860><c> included,</c><00:46:39.079><c> can</c><00:46:39.219><c> find</c><00:46:39.519><c> a</c>

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pathway<00:46:40.260><c> back</c><00:46:41.099><c> to</c><00:46:41.380><c> God.</c>

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And<00:46:42.380><c> that's</c><00:46:42.679><c> my</c><00:46:42.820><c> goal</c><00:46:43.019><c> this</c><00:46:43.300><c> week.</c>