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Do<00:18:49.339><c> we</c><00:18:49.640><c> listen</c><00:18:50.180><c> to</c><00:18:50.460><c> the</c><00:18:50.680><c> word</c><00:18:51.359><c> of</c><00:18:51.640><c> God,</c><00:18:52.700><c> but</c><00:18:53.420><c> then</c><00:18:54.140><c> ignore</c><00:18:54.579><c> it?</c>

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Proverbs<00:19:23.519><c> chapter</c><00:19:24.019><c> 1,</c><00:19:27.220><c> Solomon</c><00:19:27.839><c> has</c><00:19:28.319><c> some</c><00:19:28.980><c> incredible</c><00:19:29.500><c> words</c>

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Verse<00:19:38.859><c> 22,</c><00:19:39.559><c> chapter</c><00:19:39.880><c> 1,</c><00:19:40.839><c> Proverbs.</c>

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And<00:20:14.000><c> then</c><00:20:14.259><c> in</c><00:20:14.539><c> the</c><00:20:14.740><c> same</c><00:20:15.000><c> chapter</c><00:20:15.440><c> and</c><00:20:15.660><c> verse,</c><00:20:18.000><c> forget</c><00:20:19.940><c> about</c>

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Let's<00:20:23.740><c> leave</c><00:20:23.920><c> that</c><00:20:24.240><c> aside</c><00:20:24.640><c> and</c><00:20:24.779><c> let's</c><00:20:25.019><c> go</c><00:20:25.279><c> to</c><00:20:25.700><c> Genesis,</c><00:20:26.359><c> the</c>

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But<00:20:42.039><c> he's</c><00:20:42.339><c> not</c><00:20:42.640><c> going</c><00:20:42.819><c> to</c><00:20:43.039><c> follow</c><00:20:43.339><c> the</c><00:20:43.700><c> pattern</c><00:20:43.960><c> in</c><00:20:44.220><c> Psalm</c><00:20:44.500><c> chapter</c><00:20:44.940><c> 1.</c>

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So<00:20:46.200><c> let's</c><00:20:46.460><c> take</c><00:20:46.759><c> a</c><00:20:46.920><c> look.</c><00:20:47.400><c> Genesis</c><00:20:47.880><c> chapter</c><00:20:48.440><c> 11.</c><00:20:49.299><c> And</c><00:20:49.460><c> that</c><00:20:49.700><c> individual</c><00:20:50.539><c> is</c><00:20:51.940><c> Lot.</c>

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Right?<00:20:54.980><c> In</c><00:20:55.039><c> the</c><00:20:55.259><c> 11th</c><00:20:55.700><c> chapter,</c><00:20:56.039><c> we're</c><00:20:56.299><c> told</c><00:20:56.599><c> that</c><00:20:57.019><c> Lot</c><00:20:57.380><c> and</c><00:20:58.119><c> Abraham</c><00:20:58.559><c> are</c><00:20:58.740><c> going</c><00:20:58.839><c> to</c><00:20:58.940><c> become</c><00:20:59.180><c> very</c><00:20:59.619><c> rich</c><00:21:00.079><c> and</c><00:21:00.900><c> they're</c><00:21:01.119><c> going</c><00:21:01.140><c> to</c><00:21:01.180><c> have</c><00:21:01.339><c> a</c>

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lot<00:21:01.579><c> of</c><00:21:01.900><c> flocks.</c>

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And<00:21:13.920><c> Abraham</c><00:21:14.240><c> says,</c><00:21:14.619><c> hey,</c><00:21:14.819><c> let's</c><00:21:15.039><c> not</c><00:21:15.339><c> fight.</c><00:21:15.619><c> You</c><00:21:15.819><c> go</c><00:21:16.059><c> where</c>

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And<00:21:20.960><c> so</c><00:21:21.160><c> let's</c><00:21:21.700><c> see</c><00:21:22.140><c> what</c><00:21:22.339><c> happens</c><00:21:22.720><c> here</c><00:21:23.400><c> in</c><00:21:24.700><c> the</c><00:21:24.900><c> 11th</c><00:21:25.500><c> chapter.</c>

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Actually,<00:21:31.240><c> this</c><00:21:31.380><c> is</c><00:21:31.579><c> actually</c><00:21:31.940><c> not</c><00:21:33.380><c> Genesis</c><00:21:33.940><c> 11</c><00:21:34.319><c> at</c><00:21:34.559><c> all.</c><00:21:35.099><c> It's</c><00:21:35.299><c> Genesis</c><00:21:35.740><c> 13.</c>

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And<00:21:38.099><c> so</c><00:21:38.359><c> we</c><00:21:39.119><c> continue,</c><00:21:39.660><c> we</c><00:21:39.799><c> get</c><00:21:39.980><c> up</c><00:21:40.160><c> on</c><00:21:40.299><c> this</c><00:21:40.500><c> story</c><00:21:40.700><c> in</c><00:21:41.119><c> verse</c>

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10.<00:21:42.180><c> He</c><00:21:42.339><c> says,</c><00:21:42.700><c> I'll</c><00:21:42.740><c> go</c><00:21:42.920><c> to</c><00:21:43.059><c> the</c><00:21:43.240><c> right,</c><00:21:43.420><c> you</c><00:21:43.579><c> go</c><00:21:43.640><c> to</c><00:21:43.799><c> the</c><00:21:43.960><c> left.</c>

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So<00:21:58.700><c> he</c><00:21:58.960><c> sees,</c><00:22:00.119><c> that's</c><00:22:00.559><c> the</c><00:22:00.759><c> first</c><00:22:01.019><c> thing</c><00:22:01.279><c> that</c><00:22:01.519><c> Lot</c><00:22:01.700><c> does.</c><00:22:02.019><c> He</c>

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sees<00:22:02.700><c> the</c><00:22:03.000><c> goodness</c><00:22:03.380><c> of</c><00:22:03.700><c> Sodom</c><00:22:04.039><c> and</c><00:22:04.200><c> Gomorrah,</c><00:22:04.779><c> right?</c>

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Plenty<00:22:05.720><c> of</c><00:22:06.059><c> water,</c><00:22:06.839><c> great</c><00:22:07.220><c> fields</c><00:22:08.019><c> and</c><00:22:08.440><c> open</c><00:22:08.839><c> fields</c><00:22:09.240><c> for</c>

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pasture<00:22:11.099><c> land.</c>

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Okay,<00:22:12.000><c> so</c><00:22:12.220><c> he</c><00:22:12.500><c> sees.</c><00:22:12.880><c> We</c><00:22:12.880><c> go</c><00:22:13.140><c> down</c><00:22:13.440><c> a</c><00:22:13.559><c> little</c><00:22:13.759><c> bit</c><00:22:13.940><c> further,</c><00:22:14.799><c> right?</c>

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Verse<00:22:18.779><c> 12,</c><00:22:19.680><c> Abram</c><00:22:20.680><c> dwelled</c><00:22:21.500><c> in</c><00:22:21.700><c> the</c><00:22:21.819><c> land</c><00:22:22.099><c> of</c><00:22:22.440><c> Canaan,</c>

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and<00:22:24.220><c> Lot</c><00:22:24.500><c> dwelled</c><00:22:25.440><c> in</c><00:22:25.660><c> the</c><00:22:25.859><c> cities</c><00:22:26.119><c> of</c><00:22:26.359><c> the</c><00:22:26.640><c> plain</c><00:22:26.940><c> and</c><00:22:27.220><c> pitched</c><00:22:27.539><c> his</c>

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tent<00:22:29.099><c> toward</c><00:22:29.779><c> Sodom.</c>

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Lot<00:22:34.839><c> first</c><00:22:35.259><c> saw,</c><00:22:36.380><c> and</c><00:22:36.759><c> then</c><00:22:36.940><c> we're</c><00:22:37.180><c> told</c><00:22:37.420><c> he</c><00:22:37.700><c> dwelt.</c>

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He<00:22:38.940><c> was</c><00:22:39.279><c> dwelling</c><00:22:39.839><c> with</c><00:22:40.559><c> the</c><00:22:40.779><c> men</c><00:22:40.980><c> of</c><00:22:41.299><c> Sodom</c><00:22:41.819><c> and</c><00:22:42.180><c> Gomorrah.</c>

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And<00:22:44.619><c> then</c><00:22:44.759><c> in</c><00:22:44.940><c> verse</c><00:22:45.799><c> 19,</c><00:22:51.299><c> in</c><00:22:51.519><c> verse</c><00:22:51.859><c> 1,</c>

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And<00:22:52.380><c> there</c><00:22:52.380><c> came</c><00:22:52.819><c> two</c><00:22:53.240><c> angels</c><00:22:53.700><c> to</c><00:22:54.059><c> Sodom</c><00:22:54.380><c> at</c><00:22:54.579><c> even,</c><00:22:55.079><c> and</c><00:22:55.240><c> Lot</c>

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sat<00:22:56.940><c> in</c><00:22:58.319><c> the</c><00:22:58.559><c> gate</c><00:22:59.019><c> of</c><00:22:59.440><c> Sodom,</c><00:23:00.500><c> the</c><00:23:00.779><c> seeing,</c><00:23:02.160><c> the</c><00:23:02.420><c> dwelling.</c>

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And<00:23:03.720><c> now</c><00:23:04.079><c> he</c><00:23:04.420><c> sits,</c><00:23:05.180><c> a</c><00:23:05.779><c> position</c><00:23:06.180><c> of</c><00:23:06.440><c> power</c><00:23:06.859><c> and</c><00:23:07.079><c> authority</c><00:23:07.500><c> at</c>

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the<00:23:07.940><c> gates</c><00:23:08.180><c> of</c><00:23:08.519><c> Sodom.</c>

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You<00:23:09.640><c> see</c><00:23:09.759><c> that</c><00:23:10.000><c> progression,</c><00:23:10.599><c> brothers</c><00:23:10.779><c> and</c><00:23:11.059><c> sisters?</c><00:23:11.759><c> It's</c>

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exactly<00:23:12.460><c> what</c><00:23:12.900><c> Psalm</c><00:23:13.160><c> chapter</c><00:23:13.539><c> 1</c><00:23:13.700><c> is</c><00:23:13.920><c> talking</c><00:23:14.259><c> about</c><00:23:14.619><c> here.</c>

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Are<00:23:19.180><c> we</c><00:23:19.440><c> moving</c><00:23:19.859><c> towards</c><00:23:20.539><c> the</c><00:23:20.859><c> things</c><00:23:21.059><c> of</c><00:23:21.259><c> the</c><00:23:21.460><c> world</c><00:23:21.660><c> that</c><00:23:21.859><c> are</c><00:23:22.180><c> soon</c><00:23:22.440><c> to</c>

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be,<00:23:23.200><c> you</c><00:23:23.859><c> know,</c><00:23:25.039><c> wiped</c><00:23:25.160><c> away?</c>

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Or<00:23:27.500><c> are</c><00:23:27.660><c> we</c><00:23:27.839><c> getting</c><00:23:28.039><c> closer</c><00:23:28.619><c> and</c><00:23:28.900><c> closer</c><00:23:29.220><c> to</c><00:23:29.440><c> Christ</c><00:23:29.900><c> in</c><00:23:30.119><c> our</c>

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daily<00:23:30.599><c> lives?</c>

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That's<00:23:32.339><c> a</c><00:23:32.480><c> question</c><00:23:32.839><c> only</c><00:23:33.240><c> you</c><00:23:33.579><c> could</c><00:23:33.799><c> answer,</c><00:23:34.059><c> only</c><00:23:34.279><c> I</c><00:23:34.559><c> can</c>

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answer<00:23:35.039><c> for</c><00:23:35.599><c> sure.</c>

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Let's<00:23:37.099><c> look</c><00:23:37.400><c> at,</c><00:23:38.279><c> you</c><00:23:38.359><c> know,</c><00:23:38.559><c> Paul</c><00:23:38.759><c> picks</c><00:23:39.019><c> up</c><00:23:39.240><c> on</c><00:23:39.400><c> this</c><00:23:39.579><c> in</c><00:23:39.779><c> Ephesians.</c>

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And<00:23:41.720><c> keep</c><00:23:42.440><c> Psalm</c><00:23:42.819><c> chapter</c><00:23:43.220><c> 1</c><00:23:43.440><c> in</c><00:23:43.599><c> mind</c><00:23:43.859><c> as</c><00:23:44.039><c> we</c><00:23:44.180><c> look</c><00:23:44.359><c> at</c><00:23:44.500><c> the</c><00:23:44.720><c> fourth</c><00:23:44.980><c> chapter</c><00:23:45.500><c> of</c><00:23:45.779><c> Ephesians.</c>

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Verse<00:23:57.099><c> 17,</c><00:23:57.720><c> This</c><00:23:58.000><c> I</c><00:23:58.400><c> say</c><00:23:58.700><c> therefore,</c><00:23:59.920><c> and</c><00:23:59.960><c> testify</c><00:24:00.759><c> in</c><00:24:01.079><c> the</c>

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Lord,<00:24:02.079><c> that</c><00:24:02.240><c> she</c><00:24:02.539><c> henceforth</c><00:24:03.420><c> walk,</c>

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having<00:24:09.579><c> the</c><00:24:10.000><c> understanding</c><00:24:10.759><c> darkened,</c><00:24:12.160><c> being</c><00:24:12.619><c> alienated</c><00:24:13.740><c> from</c><00:24:14.099><c> the</c><00:24:14.380><c> life</c><00:24:14.700><c> of</c>

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God<00:24:15.299><c> through</c><00:24:15.619><c> the</c><00:24:15.980><c> ignorance</c><00:24:16.559><c> that</c><00:24:16.819><c> is</c><00:24:17.079><c> in</c><00:24:17.240><c> them,</c>

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because<00:24:18.400><c> of</c><00:24:18.759><c> the</c><00:24:19.160><c> blindness</c><00:24:19.680><c> of</c><00:24:20.099><c> their</c><00:24:20.400><c> heart,</c><00:24:21.220><c> who</c><00:24:21.400><c> being</c>

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past<00:24:22.259><c> feeling</c><00:24:22.579><c> have</c><00:24:22.900><c> given</c><00:24:23.140><c> themselves</c><00:24:23.619><c> over</c><00:24:24.079><c> unto</c><00:24:24.460><c> lasciviousness,</c>

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to<00:24:26.539><c> work</c><00:24:26.880><c> all</c><00:24:27.420><c> uncleanness</c><00:24:28.539><c> with</c><00:24:29.200><c> greediness.</c>

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Verse<00:24:30.700><c> 20,</c><00:24:32.119><c> But</c><00:24:32.420><c> ye</c><00:24:32.940><c> have</c><00:24:33.380><c> not</c><00:24:33.920><c> so</c><00:24:34.339><c> learned</c><00:24:34.720><c> Christ.</c>

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And<00:24:37.180><c> so</c><00:24:37.440><c> Paul</c><00:24:37.799><c> takes</c><00:24:38.299><c> that,</c><00:24:39.059><c> that</c><00:24:39.700><c> excitation</c><00:24:40.400><c> that's</c><00:24:40.700><c> found</c>

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in<00:24:41.519><c> Psalm</c><00:24:41.779><c> chapter</c><00:24:42.180><c> 1,</c><00:24:42.740><c> and</c><00:24:43.000><c> he</c><00:24:43.400><c> applies</c><00:24:43.720><c> it</c><00:24:43.980><c> to</c><00:24:44.119><c> the</c><00:24:44.359><c> Ephesians.</c>

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He's<00:24:45.500><c> saying,</c><00:24:46.700><c> walk</c><00:24:47.140><c> after</c><00:24:48.259><c> the</c><00:24:48.539><c> things</c><00:24:48.779><c> of</c><00:24:49.000><c> God.</c><00:24:49.200><c> Don't</c><00:24:49.440><c> walk</c>

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after<00:24:50.119><c> the</c><00:24:50.299><c> things</c><00:24:50.539><c> of</c><00:24:50.779><c> the</c><00:24:50.880><c> Gentiles.</c>

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You<00:24:51.539><c> have</c><00:24:51.759><c> become,</c><00:24:52.539><c> you</c><00:24:52.680><c> have</c><00:24:52.859><c> been</c><00:24:53.160><c> called</c><00:24:53.539><c> to</c><00:24:53.819><c> newness</c><00:24:54.200><c> of</c><00:24:54.500><c> life.</c>

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Put<00:24:55.259><c> away</c><00:24:55.640><c> those</c><00:24:56.059><c> things,</c><00:24:57.380><c> because</c><00:24:58.240><c> you</c><00:24:58.519><c> have</c><00:24:58.740><c> not</c><00:24:59.119><c> learned</c>

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to<00:24:59.799><c> do</c><00:24:59.960><c> those</c><00:25:00.339><c> things.</c>

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They<00:25:00.660><c> have</c><00:25:01.059><c> nothing</c><00:25:01.460><c> to</c><00:25:01.819><c> do</c><00:25:01.980><c> with</c><00:25:02.180><c> the</c><00:25:02.359><c> things</c><00:25:02.599><c> of</c><00:25:02.859><c> Christ.</c><00:25:03.859><c> Follow</c><00:25:04.160><c> after</c><00:25:04.519><c> the</c><00:25:04.759><c> things</c><00:25:04.940><c> of</c><00:25:05.240><c> Christ.</c>

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So,<00:25:09.400><c> a</c><00:25:09.680><c> couple</c><00:25:09.900><c> things</c><00:25:10.299><c> on</c><00:25:10.740><c> planted.</c>

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In<00:25:13.279><c> Psalm</c><00:25:13.720><c> chapter</c><00:25:14.339><c> 1,</c><00:25:15.299><c> he</c><00:25:15.299><c> uses</c><00:25:15.779><c> this</c><00:25:16.180><c> imagery,</c><00:25:16.680><c> David</c><00:25:17.000><c> uses</c>

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this<00:25:17.940><c> imagery.</c>

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Verse<00:25:19.279><c> 3,</c><00:25:20.940><c> He</c><00:25:21.200><c> shall</c><00:25:21.440><c> be</c><00:25:21.680><c> like</c><00:25:21.940><c> a</c><00:25:22.359><c> tree</c><00:25:23.059><c> planted</c><00:25:23.900><c> by</c><00:25:24.220><c> the</c><00:25:24.420><c> rivers</c><00:25:24.799><c> of</c><00:25:25.099><c> water</c><00:25:25.380><c> that</c><00:25:25.740><c> bringeth</c><00:25:26.140><c> forth</c><00:25:26.339><c> his</c><00:25:26.720><c> fruits</c><00:25:27.019><c> in</c>

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his<00:25:27.500><c> season.</c>

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His<00:25:28.640><c> leaf</c><00:25:28.960><c> also</c><00:25:29.460><c> shall</c><00:25:29.740><c> not</c><00:25:30.099><c> wither,</c><00:25:30.819><c> and</c><00:25:31.000><c> whatsoever</c><00:25:31.500><c> he</c>

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doeth<00:25:32.319><c> shall</c><00:25:32.640><c> prosper.</c>

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And<00:25:33.700><c> so,</c><00:25:35.339><c> this</c><00:25:35.339><c> is,</c><00:25:35.339><c> this</c><00:25:35.799><c> precedes,</c><00:25:37.440><c> what?</c><00:25:37.759><c> Verse</c><00:25:38.000><c> 2.</c>

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But<00:25:39.539><c> his</c><00:25:39.980><c> delight</c><00:25:40.519><c> is</c><00:25:40.759><c> in</c><00:25:40.920><c> the</c><00:25:41.140><c> law</c><00:25:41.359><c> of</c><00:25:41.579><c> the</c><00:25:41.779><c> Lord,</c><00:25:42.619><c> and</c><00:25:42.839><c> in</c><00:25:43.019><c> his</c>

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law<00:25:43.700><c> doth</c><00:25:43.980><c> he</c><00:25:44.299><c> meditate</c><00:25:44.799><c> day</c><00:25:45.160><c> and</c><00:25:45.359><c> night.</c>

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And<00:25:46.140><c> so,</c><00:25:46.819><c> David</c><00:25:47.039><c> is</c><00:25:47.279><c> setting</c><00:25:47.519><c> the</c><00:25:47.819><c> stage.</c><00:25:48.279><c> He</c><00:25:48.500><c> sets</c><00:25:48.799><c> the</c><00:25:49.119><c> stage</c>

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for<00:25:49.579><c> the</c><00:25:49.799><c> man</c><00:25:50.099><c> that's</c><00:25:50.440><c> not</c><00:25:50.799><c> walking,</c><00:25:51.039><c> he's</c><00:25:51.220><c> not</c><00:25:51.440><c> doing</c><00:25:51.700><c> these</c>

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wicked<00:25:52.259><c> things.</c>

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Okay,<00:25:54.079><c> I'm</c><00:25:54.460><c> not</c><00:25:54.720><c> supposed</c><00:25:54.980><c> to</c><00:25:55.180><c> do</c><00:25:55.359><c> these</c><00:25:55.740><c> things.</c>

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Okay,<00:25:57.339><c> so</c><00:25:57.539><c> what</c><00:25:57.700><c> am</c><00:25:57.859><c> I</c><00:25:58.039><c> supposed</c><00:25:58.339><c> to</c><00:25:58.559><c> do?</c>

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Well,<00:25:59.079><c> David</c><00:25:59.339><c> tells</c><00:25:59.680><c> us,</c><00:26:00.960><c> we</c><00:26:00.960><c> are</c><00:26:01.279><c> to</c><00:26:01.859><c> delight</c><00:26:02.720><c> in</c><00:26:03.480><c> the</c><00:26:03.700><c> law</c><00:26:03.859><c> of</c><00:26:04.079><c> God.</c>

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We<00:26:06.059><c> should</c><00:26:06.420><c> meditate</c><00:26:07.039><c> day</c><00:26:07.559><c> and</c><00:26:07.839><c> night</c><00:26:08.019><c> on</c><00:26:08.259><c> those</c><00:26:08.519><c> things.</c>

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You<00:26:09.259><c> know,</c><00:26:09.460><c> so</c><00:26:09.579><c> does</c><00:26:09.920><c> that</c><00:26:10.200><c> mean</c><00:26:10.359><c> that</c><00:26:10.640><c> every</c><00:26:10.940><c> waking</c><00:26:11.299><c> moment,</c>

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you<00:26:13.519><c> know,</c><00:26:13.640><c> we</c><00:26:13.819><c> should</c><00:26:13.940><c> be</c><00:26:14.220><c> thinking</c><00:26:14.500><c> about</c><00:26:14.880><c> God</c><00:26:15.319><c> constantly?</c>

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I<00:26:16.339><c> mean,</c><00:26:16.500><c> that's</c><00:26:16.759><c> very,</c><00:26:17.059><c> that's</c><00:26:17.400><c> very</c><00:26:17.619><c> hard</c><00:26:17.740><c> to</c><00:26:17.900><c> do,</c><00:26:18.119><c> because</c>

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we<00:26:18.519><c> all</c><00:26:18.779><c> have</c><00:26:19.000><c> other</c><00:26:19.400><c> responsibilities.</c>

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But<00:26:20.839><c> what</c><00:26:21.200><c> David</c><00:26:21.500><c> is</c><00:26:21.819><c> saying</c><00:26:22.039><c> here,</c><00:26:22.339><c> you</c><00:26:22.480><c> know,</c><00:26:22.720><c> meditate</c><00:26:23.079><c> day</c>

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and<00:26:23.799><c> night.</c>

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It<00:26:24.740><c> should</c><00:26:25.160><c> drive</c><00:26:25.839><c> us,</c><00:26:26.259><c> the</c><00:26:26.460><c> things</c><00:26:26.799><c> of</c><00:26:27.079><c> Christ,</c><00:26:27.680><c> the</c><00:26:27.799><c> things</c>

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of<00:26:28.319><c> the</c><00:26:28.519><c> Gospel,</c><00:26:29.400><c> should</c><00:26:29.619><c> be</c><00:26:29.960><c> our</c><00:26:30.220><c> foundation.</c>

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They<00:26:31.920><c> should</c><00:26:32.240><c> be</c><00:26:32.740><c> sprinkled</c><00:26:33.259><c> throughout</c><00:26:33.720><c> every</c><00:26:34.480><c> action</c><00:26:34.980><c> or</c>

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every<00:26:35.799><c> thought</c><00:26:36.059><c> that</c><00:26:36.299><c> we</c><00:26:36.539><c> make.</c>

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Is<00:26:38.240><c> it</c><00:26:38.519><c> in</c><00:26:38.819><c> line</c><00:26:39.079><c> with</c><00:26:39.279><c> the</c><00:26:39.480><c> Gospel</c><00:26:39.900><c> message?</c>

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Or<00:26:41.980><c> am</c><00:26:42.220><c> I</c><00:26:42.440><c> walking</c><00:26:42.799><c> on</c><00:26:43.000><c> the</c><00:26:43.220><c> path</c><00:26:43.460><c> of</c><00:26:43.660><c> darkness?</c>

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And<00:26:46.299><c> so,</c><00:26:46.759><c> this</c><00:26:46.940><c> word</c><00:26:47.279><c> here</c><00:26:47.539><c> in</c><00:26:47.720><c> verse</c><00:26:47.940><c> 3,</c><00:26:48.500><c> like</c><00:26:48.740><c> a</c><00:26:48.920><c> tree</c><00:26:49.240><c> planted.</c>

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And<00:26:50.619><c> so,</c><00:26:51.160><c> this</c><00:26:51.160><c> is</c><00:26:51.759><c> interesting,</c><00:26:52.559><c> brothers</c><00:26:52.740><c> and</c><00:26:53.000><c> sisters,</c><00:26:53.259><c> because</c><00:26:53.640><c> the</c><00:26:54.019><c> Hebrew</c><00:26:54.500><c> word</c><00:26:54.900><c> here</c><00:26:55.720><c> actually</c><00:26:56.579><c> means</c><00:26:57.079><c> to</c>

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be<00:26:58.859><c> transplanted,</c>

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to<00:27:01.220><c> be</c><00:27:01.599><c> moved</c><00:27:02.400><c> from</c><00:27:02.779><c> one</c><00:27:03.200><c> place</c><00:27:03.539><c> to</c><00:27:03.819><c> another.</c>

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And<00:27:05.180><c> so,</c><00:27:05.400><c> it</c><00:27:05.519><c> seems</c><00:27:05.859><c> to</c><00:27:06.059><c> be</c><00:27:06.200><c> that</c><00:27:06.400><c> this</c><00:27:06.779><c> tree</c><00:27:07.460><c> that</c><00:27:07.880><c> is</c><00:27:08.059><c> being</c>

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used<00:27:09.420><c> was</c><00:27:10.839><c> moved</c><00:27:11.299><c> from</c><00:27:12.039><c> an</c><00:27:12.299><c> area</c><00:27:12.819><c> that</c><00:27:13.440><c> was</c><00:27:13.779><c> not</c><00:27:14.519><c> great</c><00:27:15.240><c> for</c>

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its<00:27:15.779><c> growth</c>

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and<00:27:16.539><c> moved</c><00:27:16.799><c> to</c><00:27:17.039><c> an</c><00:27:17.259><c> area</c><00:27:17.440><c> that</c><00:27:17.619><c> was</c><00:27:17.960><c> fantastic</c><00:27:18.940><c> for</c><00:27:19.240><c> its</c><00:27:19.440><c> growth</c><00:27:19.680><c> by</c><00:27:20.240><c> the</c><00:27:20.440><c> rivers</c><00:27:20.740><c> of</c><00:27:21.099><c> water.</c>

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And<00:27:23.019><c> it</c><00:27:23.180><c> means</c><00:27:23.599><c> to</c><00:27:24.099><c> plant</c><00:27:24.359><c> is</c><00:27:24.660><c> the</c><00:27:24.960><c> cause</c><00:27:25.220><c> to</c><00:27:25.539><c> take</c><00:27:25.819><c> root,</c><00:27:26.759><c> to</c>

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become<00:27:27.299><c> firmly</c><00:27:28.140><c> established</c><00:27:29.079><c> for</c><00:27:29.339><c> the</c><00:27:29.559><c> purposes</c><00:27:30.019><c> of</c><00:27:30.480><c> stability,</c>

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for<00:27:32.160><c> the</c><00:27:32.400><c> tree's</c><00:27:32.779><c> nutrition,</c><00:27:34.359><c> growth,</c><00:27:35.200><c> and</c><00:27:35.480><c> eventually</c><00:27:36.019><c> production.</c>

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So,<00:27:37.660><c> if</c><00:27:37.819><c> we</c><00:27:38.119><c> have</c><00:27:38.299><c> a</c><00:27:38.700><c> tree</c><00:27:38.900><c> here</c><00:27:39.299><c> in</c><00:27:39.480><c> this</c><00:27:39.779><c> first</c><00:27:40.440><c> Psalm</c><00:27:40.940><c> that</c>

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is<00:27:42.559><c> not</c><00:27:42.819><c> moving,</c>

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it's<00:27:44.440><c> got</c><00:27:44.680><c> deep,</c><00:27:45.180><c> deep</c><00:27:45.380><c> roots,</c><00:27:45.940><c> big,</c><00:27:47.680><c> thick</c><00:27:47.680><c> trunk,</c><00:27:50.259><c> leaves</c>

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that<00:27:50.940><c> go</c><00:27:51.059><c> everywhere.</c>

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Have<00:27:51.619><c> you</c><00:27:51.640><c> seen</c><00:27:51.759><c> a</c><00:27:52.279><c> big</c><00:27:52.440><c> maple</c><00:27:52.900><c> tree</c><00:27:53.299><c> or</c><00:27:53.519><c> a</c><00:27:53.579><c> big</c><00:27:54.759><c> oak</c><00:27:55.039><c> tree?</c>

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Actually,<00:27:57.380><c> it's</c><00:27:57.579><c> interesting,</c><00:27:58.160><c> brothers</c><00:27:58.319><c> and</c><00:27:58.519><c> sisters,</c><00:27:58.900><c> if</c>

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we<00:27:59.019><c> keep</c><00:27:59.299><c> that</c><00:27:59.599><c> imagery</c><00:27:59.880><c> in</c><00:28:00.180><c> mind,</c><00:28:00.819><c> because</c><00:28:01.240><c> in</c><00:28:01.940><c> the</c><00:28:02.599><c> 37th</c><00:28:03.779><c> Psalm,</c>

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you<00:28:05.220><c> know,</c><00:28:05.319><c> we</c><00:28:05.420><c> have</c><00:28:05.619><c> some</c><00:28:05.880><c> tension</c><00:28:06.319><c> here,</c><00:28:06.740><c> don't</c><00:28:06.940><c> we?</c><00:28:07.079><c> We</c><00:28:07.299><c> have</c><00:28:07.900><c> the</c>

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first<00:28:08.559><c> Psalm,</c><00:28:09.039><c> right?</c>

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The<00:28:10.109><c> righteous</c><00:28:10.710><c> man</c><00:28:11.190><c> is</c><00:28:11.430><c> like</c><00:28:11.690><c> a</c><00:28:12.009><c> tree</c><00:28:12.410><c> planted</c><00:28:13.029><c> by</c><00:28:13.289><c> the</c><00:28:13.470><c> rivers</c><00:28:13.690><c> of</c><00:28:14.009><c> water.</c>

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Psalm<00:28:23.950><c> 37,</c><00:28:26.650><c> verse</c><00:28:26.650><c> 35.</c>

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green<00:28:38.509><c> bay</c><00:28:38.990><c> tree.</c>

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Yet<00:28:40.869><c> he</c><00:28:41.130><c> passed</c><00:28:41.569><c> away,</c><00:28:43.029><c> and</c><00:28:43.190><c> lo,</c><00:28:43.490><c> he</c><00:28:43.589><c> was</c><00:28:43.930><c> not.</c><00:28:44.170><c> Yeah,</c><00:28:44.549><c> I</c><00:28:44.849><c> sought</c><00:28:45.069><c> him,</c>

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but<00:28:46.410><c> he</c><00:28:46.609><c> could</c><00:28:46.910><c> not</c><00:28:47.130><c> be</c><00:28:47.450><c> found.</c>

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So,<00:28:48.349><c> in</c><00:28:48.470><c> this</c><00:28:48.710><c> 37th</c><00:28:49.509><c> Psalm,</c><00:28:49.849><c> brothers</c><00:28:50.049><c> and</c><00:28:50.329><c> sisters,</c><00:28:51.490><c> a</c><00:28:51.769><c> tree</c>

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is<00:28:52.329><c> actually,</c><00:28:53.009><c> he's</c><00:28:53.289><c> saying,</c>

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I<00:28:53.950><c> have</c><00:28:54.190><c> seen</c><00:28:54.450><c> the</c><00:28:54.809><c> wicked</c><00:28:55.250><c> with</c><00:28:55.809><c> great</c><00:28:56.150><c> power</c><00:28:56.690><c> spreading</c><00:28:57.150><c> himself</c><00:28:57.710><c> like</c><00:28:58.009><c> a</c>

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great<00:28:58.609><c> bay</c><00:28:58.950><c> tree.</c>

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So,<00:29:00.589><c> there's</c><00:29:00.849><c> a</c><00:29:01.029><c> tree</c><00:29:01.210><c> of</c><00:29:01.430><c> the</c><00:29:01.609><c> righteous</c><00:29:02.029><c> planted</c><00:29:02.450><c> by</c><00:29:02.730><c> the</c><00:29:02.869><c> rivers</c><00:29:03.109><c> of</c>

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water,<00:29:04.329><c> but</c><00:29:04.630><c> we</c><00:29:04.950><c> have</c><00:29:05.230><c> what?</c>

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We<00:29:05.990><c> have</c><00:29:06.250><c> the</c><00:29:06.529><c> wicked</c><00:29:06.869><c> like</c><00:29:07.190><c> a</c><00:29:07.869><c> great,</c><00:29:07.869><c> a</c><00:29:08.130><c> green</c><00:29:08.410><c> bay</c><00:29:08.750><c> tree</c>

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spreading<00:29:09.490><c> out.</c>

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But<00:29:10.809><c> the</c><00:29:10.990><c> next</c><00:29:11.210><c> verse</c><00:29:11.410><c> gives</c><00:29:11.650><c> us</c><00:29:11.849><c> some</c><00:29:12.230><c> clarification.</c>

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He<00:29:14.109><c> says,</c><00:29:14.769><c> they</c><00:29:14.789><c> will</c><00:29:15.069><c> pass</c><00:29:15.509><c> away,</c><00:29:15.829><c> and</c><00:29:15.970><c> I</c><00:29:16.109><c> couldn't</c><00:29:16.390><c> find</c>

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them<00:29:17.009><c> anymore.</c>

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But<00:29:18.049><c> the</c><00:29:18.369><c> tree</c><00:29:18.670><c> of</c><00:29:18.910><c> the</c><00:29:19.109><c> righteous</c><00:29:19.529><c> individual</c><00:29:20.170><c> in</c><00:29:20.470><c> Psalms,</c>

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chapter<00:29:21.089><c> one,</c><00:29:21.490><c> does</c><00:29:21.609><c> not</c><00:29:21.849><c> pass</c><00:29:22.210><c> away.</c>

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In<00:29:23.750><c> fact,</c><00:29:24.210><c> he</c><00:29:24.390><c> or</c><00:29:24.529><c> she</c><00:29:24.750><c> grows</c><00:29:25.069><c> stronger,</c><00:29:25.990><c> this</c><00:29:26.230><c> tree.</c><00:29:27.190><c> It</c><00:29:27.470><c> leaves</c><00:29:27.890><c> will</c>

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not<00:29:28.549><c> fade.</c><00:29:29.430><c> It</c><00:29:29.609><c> will</c><00:29:29.890><c> always</c><00:29:30.410><c> produce</c><00:29:30.950><c> fruit.</c>

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In<00:29:40.149><c> the</c><00:29:40.869><c> 73rd</c><00:29:44.490><c> Psalm,</c><00:29:51.130><c> truly</c><00:29:51.130><c> God</c><00:29:51.589><c> is</c><00:29:51.829><c> good</c><00:29:52.049><c> to</c><00:29:52.269><c> Israel,</c><00:29:52.730><c> even</c>

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to<00:29:53.309><c> such</c><00:29:53.549><c> that</c><00:29:53.769><c> are</c><00:29:53.950><c> of</c><00:29:54.130><c> a</c><00:29:54.250><c> clean</c><00:29:54.450><c> heart.</c>

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But<00:29:56.369><c> as</c><00:29:56.730><c> for</c><00:29:56.930><c> me,</c><00:29:57.470><c> my</c><00:29:57.750><c> feet</c><00:29:58.109><c> were</c><00:29:58.450><c> almost</c><00:29:58.970><c> gone.</c><00:30:00.930><c> My</c><00:30:01.430><c> steps</c>

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have<00:30:02.190><c> well</c><00:30:02.410><c> nigh</c><00:30:03.029><c> slipped.</c>

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You<00:30:03.869><c> know,</c><00:30:04.190><c> this</c><00:30:04.369><c> is</c><00:30:04.549><c> a</c><00:30:04.670><c> very</c><00:30:04.930><c> powerful</c><00:30:05.369><c> Psalm,</c><00:30:05.670><c> brothers</c><00:30:06.009><c> and</c>

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sisters.<00:30:06.609><c> It's</c><00:30:06.789><c> a</c><00:30:06.890><c> psalm</c><00:30:07.109><c> of</c><00:30:07.150><c> someone</c><00:30:07.450><c> who</c><00:30:07.630><c> is</c><00:30:07.809><c> suffering.</c>

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It's<00:30:09.849><c> a</c><00:30:09.930><c> psalm</c><00:30:10.230><c> of</c><00:30:10.349><c> someone</c><00:30:10.569><c> that</c><00:30:10.829><c> has</c><00:30:11.829><c> dealt</c><00:30:12.210><c> with</c><00:30:12.430><c> some</c><00:30:12.650><c> real</c>

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loss,<00:30:13.289><c> some</c><00:30:13.589><c> real</c><00:30:13.910><c> trauma.</c>

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And<00:30:15.549><c> this</c><00:30:15.789><c> individual</c><00:30:16.309><c> here</c><00:30:16.569><c> in</c><00:30:16.710><c> the</c><00:30:16.849><c> 73rd</c><00:30:17.970><c> Psalm,</c><00:30:18.250><c> you</c><00:30:18.329><c> know,</c>

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he's<00:30:18.809><c> almost</c><00:30:19.089><c> lost</c><00:30:19.509><c> his</c><00:30:19.829><c> faith</c><00:30:20.069><c> completely.</c>

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I've<00:30:21.289><c> almost</c><00:30:21.710><c> slipped,</c><00:30:22.529><c> he</c><00:30:22.769><c> says.</c><00:30:23.990><c> You</c><00:30:24.190><c> know,</c><00:30:24.490><c> I</c><00:30:24.609><c> saw,</c><00:30:25.650><c> he</c><00:30:25.849><c> says,</c><00:30:26.329><c> for</c>

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I<00:30:26.630><c> was</c><00:30:27.029><c> envious</c><00:30:27.970><c> at</c><00:30:28.250><c> the</c><00:30:28.529><c> foolish</c>

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when<00:30:29.029><c> I</c><00:30:29.170><c> saw</c><00:30:29.430><c> the</c><00:30:29.730><c> prosperity</c><00:30:30.230><c> of</c><00:30:30.430><c> the</c><00:30:30.589><c> wicked</c><00:30:30.890><c> spreading</c><00:30:31.710><c> themselves</c><00:30:32.410><c> out</c>

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like<00:30:33.069><c> a</c><00:30:33.329><c> green</c><00:30:33.650><c> tree.</c>

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Verse<00:30:40.050><c> 16,</c><00:30:40.710><c> when</c><00:30:40.869><c> I</c><00:30:41.269><c> thought</c><00:30:41.569><c> to</c><00:30:41.910><c> know</c><00:30:42.210><c> this,</c><00:30:43.150><c> it</c><00:30:43.269><c> was</c><00:30:43.529><c> too</c><00:30:43.910><c> painful</c><00:30:44.569><c> for</c>

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me<00:30:45.730><c> until</c><00:30:46.470><c> I</c><00:30:46.730><c> went</c><00:30:46.930><c> into</c><00:30:47.269><c> the</c><00:30:47.529><c> sanctuary</c><00:30:48.289><c> of</c><00:30:48.630><c> God,</c>

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then<00:30:49.470><c> understood</c><00:30:50.450><c> I</c><00:30:51.490><c> their</c><00:30:51.990><c> end.</c>

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There<00:30:53.170><c> are</c><00:30:53.250><c> going</c><00:30:53.509><c> to</c><00:30:53.710><c> be</c><00:30:53.910><c> times,</c><00:30:54.450><c> brothers</c><00:30:54.630><c> and</c><00:30:54.890><c> sisters,</c><00:30:55.190><c> in</c>

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our<00:30:55.609><c> lives,</c>

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and<00:30:56.069><c> we</c><00:30:56.089><c> all</c><00:30:56.410><c> know</c><00:30:56.690><c> this,</c><00:30:56.990><c> that</c><00:30:57.150><c> we</c><00:30:57.329><c> are</c><00:30:57.589><c> going</c><00:30:57.769><c> through</c><00:30:58.029><c> trial</c>

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and<00:30:58.589><c> tribulation</c><00:30:59.210><c> and</c><00:30:59.490><c> suffering.</c>

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Sometimes<00:31:01.269><c> we</c><00:31:01.450><c> can</c><00:31:01.690><c> look</c><00:31:01.970><c> out</c><00:31:02.250><c> at</c><00:31:02.549><c> wicked</c><00:31:02.829><c> people</c><00:31:03.269><c> in</c><00:31:03.430><c> the</c><00:31:03.670><c> world,</c><00:31:04.349><c> how</c>

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prosperous<00:31:05.589><c> they</c><00:31:05.950><c> are,</c><00:31:07.450><c> how</c><00:31:07.769><c> everything</c><00:31:08.190><c> is</c><00:31:08.470><c> going</c><00:31:08.730><c> great</c>

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for<00:31:09.309><c> them.</c>

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We<00:31:11.109><c> always</c><00:31:11.450><c> have</c><00:31:11.710><c> to</c><00:31:11.890><c> remember</c><00:31:12.309><c> that</c><00:31:12.609><c> their</c><00:31:13.069><c> hope</c><00:31:13.430><c> is</c><00:31:14.029><c> finite.</c>

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They<00:31:16.769><c> have</c><00:31:17.210><c> their</c><00:31:17.509><c> reward.</c>

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All<00:31:19.490><c> of</c><00:31:19.690><c> the</c><00:31:19.849><c> riches</c><00:31:20.130><c> and</c><00:31:20.450><c> greatness</c><00:31:20.730><c> of</c><00:31:21.049><c> this</c><00:31:21.329><c> life,</c><00:31:22.369><c> that</c><00:31:22.750><c> is</c>

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their<00:31:23.170><c> reward.</c>

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But<00:31:25.190><c> we</c><00:31:25.609><c> look</c><00:31:25.890><c> for</c><00:31:26.170><c> something</c><00:31:26.589><c> else.</c>

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And<00:31:28.349><c> we</c><00:31:28.450><c> know</c><00:31:28.670><c> the</c><00:31:28.950><c> suffering</c><00:31:29.450><c> that</c><00:31:29.670><c> we</c><00:31:29.869><c> go</c><00:31:30.170><c> through</c><00:31:30.369><c> in</c><00:31:30.650><c> this</c>

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life<00:31:31.569><c> will</c><00:31:32.309><c> bring</c><00:31:32.609><c> about</c><00:31:33.109><c> an</c><00:31:33.670><c> unspeakable</c><00:31:34.769><c> joy</c>

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that<00:31:38.210><c> God</c><00:31:38.509><c> has</c><00:31:38.789><c> prepared</c><00:31:39.230><c> for</c><00:31:39.509><c> all</c><00:31:40.170><c> who</c><00:31:40.650><c> love</c><00:31:40.809><c> him.</c>

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So<00:31:49.569><c> in</c><00:31:49.769><c> the</c><00:31:49.869><c> 57th</c><00:31:50.869><c> Psalm,</c><00:31:52.029><c> I'm</c><00:31:52.390><c> sorry,</c><00:31:52.890><c> 57th</c><00:31:53.430><c> chapter</c><00:31:53.710><c> of</c><00:31:53.950><c> Isaiah,</c><00:31:56.869><c> in</c>

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verse<00:31:57.410><c> 20,</c>

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But<00:32:02.569><c> the</c><00:32:02.950><c> wicked</c><00:32:03.470><c> are</c><00:32:04.130><c> like</c><00:32:04.490><c> the</c><00:32:04.849><c> troubled</c><00:32:05.369><c> sea,</c><00:32:06.609><c> when</c><00:32:06.750><c> it</c><00:32:07.150><c> cannot</c><00:32:07.509><c> rest,</c><00:32:08.829><c> whose</c><00:32:09.049><c> waters</c><00:32:09.609><c> cast</c><00:32:10.089><c> up</c>

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mire<00:32:11.069><c> and</c><00:32:11.529><c> dirt.</c>

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There<00:32:13.430><c> is</c><00:32:13.750><c> no</c><00:32:14.089><c> peace,</c><00:32:14.710><c> says</c><00:32:14.769><c> the</c><00:32:15.089><c> Lord,</c><00:32:16.470><c> to</c><00:32:16.690><c> the</c><00:32:16.849><c> wicked.</c>

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Think<00:32:19.109><c> about</c><00:32:19.410><c> that,</c><00:32:19.769><c> brothers</c><00:32:19.950><c> and</c><00:32:20.150><c> sisters.</c>

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Think<00:32:20.690><c> about</c><00:32:21.009><c> all</c><00:32:21.269><c> the</c><00:32:21.569><c> upheaval</c><00:32:22.210><c> and</c><00:32:22.369><c> the</c><00:32:22.630><c> fighting</c><00:32:22.930><c> and</c><00:32:23.130><c> the</c>

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strife<00:32:23.589><c> that</c><00:32:23.750><c> is</c><00:32:23.890><c> going</c><00:32:24.130><c> on,</c><00:32:24.529><c> not</c><00:32:24.769><c> only</c><00:32:24.970><c> in</c><00:32:25.109><c> this</c><00:32:25.309><c> country,</c><00:32:25.609><c> but</c><00:32:25.769><c> in</c>

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the<00:32:26.130><c> world.</c>

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Like<00:32:26.609><c> real</c><00:32:26.849><c> wars</c><00:32:27.190><c> are</c><00:32:27.410><c> happening</c><00:32:27.730><c> right</c><00:32:28.089><c> now.</c>

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There<00:32:29.009><c> is</c><00:32:29.250><c> strife,</c><00:32:31.529><c> there</c><00:32:31.710><c> is</c><00:32:32.130><c> violence,</c><00:32:32.890><c> there</c><00:32:32.910><c> is</c><00:32:33.130><c> killing,</c>

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there<00:32:33.690><c> is</c><00:32:33.950><c> death,</c><00:32:34.309><c> there</c><00:32:34.369><c> is</c><00:32:34.549><c> upheaval.</c>

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What<00:32:35.829><c> does</c><00:32:35.950><c> he</c><00:32:36.130><c> say?</c><00:32:36.490><c> He</c><00:32:36.509><c> says,</c><00:32:38.009><c> But</c><00:32:38.009><c> the</c><00:32:38.210><c> wicked</c><00:32:38.450><c> are</c><00:32:38.789><c> like</c>

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the<00:32:39.450><c> troubled</c><00:32:39.970><c> sea.</c>

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And<00:32:47.910><c> so</c><00:32:48.089><c> let's</c><00:32:49.569><c> end</c><00:32:49.829><c> with</c><00:32:50.069><c> 1</c><00:32:50.349><c> Peter,</c><00:32:51.470><c> the</c><00:32:51.789><c> second</c><00:32:52.109><c> chapter.</c>

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Peter<00:32:55.349><c> brings</c><00:32:55.730><c> all</c><00:32:55.970><c> this</c><00:32:56.190><c> back</c><00:32:56.430><c> to</c><00:32:56.589><c> Christ</c><00:32:57.630><c> in</c><00:32:59.069><c> 1</c><00:32:59.349><c> Peter,</c><00:32:59.670><c> the</c>

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second<00:33:00.170><c> chapter.</c>

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Now<00:33:07.470><c> as</c><00:33:08.029><c> we</c><00:33:08.190><c> read</c><00:33:08.369><c> this,</c><00:33:08.750><c> brothers</c><00:33:08.869><c> and</c><00:33:09.170><c> sisters,</c><00:33:09.349><c> think</c><00:33:09.609><c> about</c><00:33:09.950><c> Psalms</c><00:33:10.309><c> chapter</c><00:33:10.730><c> 1,</c>

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because<00:33:11.349><c> there's</c><00:33:12.569><c> a</c><00:33:12.690><c> lot</c><00:33:12.849><c> of</c><00:33:13.049><c> same</c><00:33:13.349><c> wording</c><00:33:13.650><c> that</c><00:33:13.829><c> is</c><00:33:14.130><c> used</c>

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here,<00:33:14.690><c> right?</c>

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In<00:33:15.650><c> 2</c><00:33:16.150><c> Peter</c><00:33:16.710><c> 1,</c><00:33:17.289><c> verse</c><00:33:17.670><c> 21,</c>

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We've<00:33:35.930><c> got</c><00:33:36.690><c> the</c><00:33:36.890><c> path,</c><00:33:37.269><c> brothers</c><00:33:37.670><c> and</c><00:33:37.990><c> sisters.</c>

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He's<00:33:39.509><c> gone</c><00:33:39.990><c> before</c><00:33:40.549><c> us.</c>

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He<00:33:41.549><c> is</c><00:33:41.769><c> the</c><00:33:42.049><c> firstfruits</c><00:33:42.609><c> of</c><00:33:42.769><c> those</c><00:33:43.109><c> that</c><00:33:43.450><c> slept.</c>

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He's<00:33:44.769><c> given</c><00:33:44.990><c> us</c><00:33:45.289><c> the</c><00:33:45.569><c> path.</c>

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We<00:33:47.069><c> are</c><00:33:47.349><c> to</c><00:33:47.750><c> follow.</c>

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We<00:33:49.109><c> are</c><00:33:49.390><c> to</c><00:33:49.630><c> walk</c><00:33:50.170><c> in</c><00:33:50.970><c> his</c><00:33:51.289><c> steps.</c>

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Why?<00:33:53.210><c> Well,</c><00:33:53.910><c> what</c><00:33:54.049><c> type</c><00:33:54.309><c> of</c><00:33:54.589><c> individual</c><00:33:55.069><c> should</c><00:33:55.369><c> we</c><00:33:55.650><c> be?</c>

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He<00:33:56.430><c> speaks</c><00:33:56.730><c> of</c><00:33:56.930><c> Christ,</c><00:33:57.309><c> who</c><00:33:57.450><c> did</c><00:33:57.789><c> no</c><00:33:58.150><c> sin.</c>

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Neither<00:33:59.809><c> was</c><00:34:00.269><c> guile</c><00:34:00.769><c> found</c><00:34:01.329><c> in</c><00:34:01.569><c> his</c><00:34:01.890><c> mouth.</c>

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Who<00:34:03.710><c> when</c><00:34:03.910><c> he</c><00:34:04.170><c> was</c><00:34:04.589><c> reviled,</c><00:34:05.309><c> reviled</c><00:34:05.730><c> not</c><00:34:05.970><c> again.</c>

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When<00:34:07.210><c> he</c><00:34:07.630><c> suffered,</c><00:34:08.110><c> he</c><00:34:08.409><c> threatened</c><00:34:08.730><c> not,</c><00:34:09.150><c> but</c><00:34:09.409><c> committed</c><00:34:09.909><c> himself</c><00:34:10.510><c> to</c>

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him<00:34:11.289><c> that</c><00:34:11.909><c> judges</c><00:34:12.510><c> righteously.</c>

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Who<00:34:14.389><c> his</c><00:34:14.789><c> own</c><00:34:15.250><c> self</c><00:34:15.630><c> bear</c><00:34:16.150><c> our</c><00:34:16.690><c> sins</c><00:34:17.090><c> in</c><00:34:17.449><c> his</c><00:34:17.789><c> own</c><00:34:18.210><c> body</c><00:34:18.550><c> on</c><00:34:18.869><c> the</c><00:34:19.130><c> tree,</c>

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that<00:34:20.309><c> we</c><00:34:20.690><c> being</c><00:34:20.989><c> dead</c><00:34:21.369><c> to</c><00:34:21.829><c> sins</c><00:34:22.329><c> should</c><00:34:23.150><c> live</c><00:34:23.570><c> unto</c><00:34:24.030><c> righteousness,</c>

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by<00:34:26.429><c> whose</c><00:34:26.769><c> stripes</c><00:34:27.869><c> he</c><00:34:28.789><c> I</c><00:34:28.989><c> healed.</c>