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Okay.

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Okay.

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right?

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We've<00:14:08.399><c> looked</c><00:14:08.539><c> at</c><00:14:08.700><c> two</c><00:14:09.039><c> instances</c><00:14:09.500><c> now,</c><00:14:10.159><c> Joseph</c><00:14:10.679><c> in</c><00:14:10.860><c> a</c><00:14:11.080><c> pit,</c><00:14:11.879><c> Jeremiah</c><00:14:12.440><c> in</c><00:14:12.679><c> a</c><00:14:12.879><c> pit,</c>

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Well,<00:14:17.259><c> David</c><00:14:17.519><c> has</c><00:14:18.019><c> some</c><00:14:18.539><c> thoughts</c><00:14:18.840><c> on</c><00:14:19.080><c> this</c><00:14:19.299><c> too.</c>

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I<00:14:21.620><c> waited</c><00:14:22.460><c> patiently</c><00:14:23.600><c> for</c><00:14:25.120><c> the</c><00:14:25.419><c> Lord</c><00:14:25.879><c> and</c><00:14:27.840><c> he</c><00:14:28.159><c> inclined</c><00:14:29.059><c> unto</c>

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me<00:14:29.700><c> and</c><00:14:29.919><c> heard</c><00:14:30.179><c> my</c><00:14:30.659><c> cry.</c>

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upon<00:14:41.080><c> a</c><00:14:41.360><c> rock</c><00:14:41.840><c> and</c><00:14:43.179><c> established</c><00:14:43.899><c> my</c><00:14:44.840><c> goings.</c>

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So<00:14:47.320><c> there's</c><00:14:47.559><c> a</c><00:14:47.700><c> lot</c><00:14:47.860><c> to</c><00:14:48.080><c> unpack</c><00:14:48.480><c> there,</c><00:14:48.879><c> brothers</c><00:14:48.940><c> and</c><00:14:49.179><c> sisters</c><00:14:49.399><c> in</c>

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those<00:14:49.860><c> verses,</c>

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right?

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This<00:14:50.799><c> idea</c><00:14:51.179><c> of</c><00:14:51.480><c> waiting</c><00:14:51.980><c> patiently</c><00:14:52.860><c> for</c><00:14:53.259><c> God,</c><00:14:55.480><c> um,</c><00:14:57.919><c> how</c><00:14:58.559><c> patient</c><00:14:59.039><c> would</c>

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you<00:14:59.460><c> be</c><00:14:59.620><c> if</c><00:14:59.820><c> you</c><00:14:59.980><c> were</c>

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Jeremiah,<00:15:02.019><c> right?</c>

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You're<00:15:02.460><c> waiting</c><00:15:02.740><c> patiently</c><00:15:03.320><c> for</c><00:15:03.559><c> God.</c>

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You<00:15:03.779><c> know,</c><00:15:03.960><c> Jeremiah</c><00:15:04.399><c> is</c><00:15:04.700><c> praying</c><00:15:04.919><c> like</c><00:15:05.220><c> crazy,</c><00:15:05.559><c> like,</c><00:15:05.919><c> Lord,</c>

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get<00:15:06.220><c> me</c><00:15:06.460><c> out.</c>

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Uh,<00:15:08.519><c> the</c><00:15:08.740><c> water,</c><00:15:09.019><c> you</c><00:15:09.220><c> know,</c><00:15:09.440><c> probably</c><00:15:09.679><c> creeping</c><00:15:10.000><c> up,</c><00:15:10.480><c> creeping</c><00:15:10.679><c> up,</c>

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creeping<00:15:11.299><c> up.</c>

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So<00:15:14.139><c> this</c><00:15:14.360><c> idea</c><00:15:14.779><c> of</c><00:15:15.559><c> patiently</c><00:15:16.240><c> waiting</c><00:15:16.779><c> for</c><00:15:17.639><c> God</c><00:15:18.059><c> and</c><00:15:18.580><c> this</c><00:15:18.860><c> idea</c><00:15:19.259><c> of</c><00:15:19.559><c> God,</c>

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inclining<00:15:21.840><c> his</c><00:15:22.200><c> ear.</c>

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Is<00:15:24.100><c> that</c><00:15:24.159><c> brother</c><00:15:24.399><c> Jim?</c>

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Is<00:15:25.559><c> that</c><00:15:25.659><c> my,</c><00:15:25.779><c> is</c><00:15:25.980><c> that</c><00:15:26.279><c> Jim?</c>

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Jim<00:15:27.080><c> has</c><00:15:27.379><c> an</c><00:15:27.919><c> issue,</c><00:15:28.740><c> rich,</c><00:15:29.860><c> right?</c>

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You<00:15:30.480><c> okay?</c>

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So<00:15:31.659><c> there's</c><00:15:31.919><c> this</c><00:15:32.360><c> idea</c><00:15:32.860><c> of,</c><00:15:33.340><c> of</c><00:15:33.720><c> a</c><00:15:33.940><c> father.</c>

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Did<00:15:34.820><c> I,</c><00:15:35.159><c> did</c><00:15:35.360><c> I</c><00:15:35.519><c> just</c><00:15:35.860><c> hear</c><00:15:36.220><c> something,</c><00:15:37.340><c> right?</c>

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Of<00:15:38.120><c> a</c><00:15:38.440><c> concerned</c><00:15:38.899><c> father,</c><00:15:40.299><c> but</c><00:15:40.559><c> it's</c><00:15:40.799><c> not</c><00:15:41.080><c> happening</c><00:15:41.559><c> as</c><00:15:42.279><c> quickly</c><00:15:42.600><c> as</c>

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the<00:15:43.120><c> individual</c><00:15:43.600><c> in</c>

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the<00:15:44.179><c> pit</c><00:15:44.860><c> wants</c><00:15:45.440><c> it</c><00:15:45.679><c> to</c><00:15:45.960><c> happen.</c>

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So<00:15:48.399><c> this</c><00:15:48.639><c> idea</c><00:15:48.940><c> of</c><00:15:49.379><c> patiently</c><00:15:49.980><c> waiting</c><00:15:50.460><c> for</c><00:15:50.799><c> God</c><00:15:51.259><c> to</c><00:15:51.860><c> bring</c><00:15:52.159><c> salvation</c><00:15:52.860><c> to</c><00:15:53.139><c> us.</c>

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Uh,<00:15:58.700><c> David</c><00:15:58.899><c> refers</c><00:15:59.460><c> to</c><00:15:59.740><c> it</c><00:15:59.860><c> as</c><00:16:00.340><c> a,</c><00:16:01.379><c> uh,</c><00:16:01.379><c> a</c><00:16:01.379><c> horrible</c><00:16:01.740><c> pit,</c><00:16:02.340><c> right?</c>

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And<00:16:03.279><c> so</c><00:16:03.419><c> we,</c><00:16:03.779><c> we're</c><00:16:03.940><c> not</c><00:16:04.139><c> told</c><00:16:04.419><c> what,</c><00:16:05.320><c> you</c><00:16:05.840><c> know,</c><00:16:06.000><c> what</c><00:16:06.240><c> this</c>

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issue<00:16:07.120><c> that</c><00:16:07.500><c> David</c><00:16:07.779><c> was</c><00:16:08.019><c> dealing</c>

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a<00:16:12.139><c> pit</c><00:16:12.340><c> and</c><00:16:13.000><c> not</c><00:16:13.320><c> only</c><00:16:13.600><c> that,</c>

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what<00:16:14.019><c> does</c><00:16:14.200><c> it</c><00:16:14.419><c> say?</c>

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There<00:16:14.779><c> was</c><00:16:15.159><c> Myrie</c><00:16:15.820><c> clay.</c>

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Oh,<00:16:16.480><c> this</c><00:16:16.720><c> idea</c><00:16:17.080><c> of</c><00:16:17.299><c> the</c><00:16:17.600><c> Meyer</c><00:16:18.000><c> again</c><00:16:18.500><c> is</c><00:16:18.799><c> here,</c><00:16:19.740><c> right?</c>

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I<00:16:21.100><c> love</c><00:16:21.299><c> when</c><00:16:21.480><c> the</c><00:16:21.799><c> connections</c><00:16:22.200><c> are</c><00:16:22.480><c> there.</c>

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It's<00:16:22.879><c> great.</c>

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Uh,<00:16:25.179><c> out</c><00:16:25.259><c> of</c><00:16:25.460><c> the</c><00:16:25.799><c> Myrie</c><00:16:26.139><c> clay,</c><00:16:26.679><c> now</c><00:16:26.820><c> Myrie,</c><00:16:27.200><c> anyone</c><00:16:27.480><c> has</c><00:16:27.840><c> ever</c>

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been<00:16:28.580><c> in</c><00:16:29.080><c> my</c><00:16:29.259><c> Myrie</c><00:16:29.759><c> clay,</c>

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slippery<00:16:30.759><c> clay,</c><00:16:31.779><c> you</c><00:16:32.120><c> cannot</c><00:16:32.600><c> get</c><00:16:32.840><c> a</c><00:16:33.080><c> foothold</c><00:16:33.519><c> at</c><00:16:33.840><c> all.</c>

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Um,<00:16:35.240><c> you</c><00:16:35.379><c> know,</c><00:16:35.580><c> you're</c><00:16:35.840><c> slipping</c><00:16:36.120><c> constantly.</c>

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So<00:16:36.899><c> just</c><00:16:37.179><c> imagine</c><00:16:37.639><c> that</c><00:16:37.840><c> at</c><00:16:38.019><c> the</c><00:16:38.259><c> bottom,</c><00:16:38.519><c> you</c><00:16:38.700><c> have</c><00:16:39.000><c> Myrie</c><00:16:39.500><c> clay.</c>

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It's<00:16:40.059><c> very</c><00:16:40.379><c> wet.</c>

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You're<00:16:41.080><c> trying</c><00:16:41.259><c> to</c><00:16:41.360><c> get</c><00:16:41.500><c> out</c><00:16:41.659><c> of</c><00:16:41.720><c> this,</c><00:16:42.399><c> out</c><00:16:42.639><c> of</c><00:16:42.759><c> this,</c><00:16:43.220><c> uh,</c><00:16:43.500><c> pit</c><00:16:43.820><c> is</c>

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struggling<00:16:44.899><c> as,</c><00:16:45.580><c> as</c><00:16:45.840><c> hard</c>

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as<00:16:46.259><c> you</c><00:16:46.419><c> can,</c><00:16:46.720><c> but</c><00:16:46.899><c> you</c><00:16:47.100><c> can't</c><00:16:47.379><c> get</c><00:16:47.519><c> any</c><00:16:47.879><c> grip</c><00:16:48.159><c> and</c><00:16:48.500><c> right</c><00:16:49.620><c> down</c>

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again,<00:16:51.279><c> falling</c><00:16:51.539><c> into</c><00:16:51.860><c> the</c>

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Meyer.

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And<00:16:53.639><c> that's</c><00:16:53.840><c> a</c><00:16:53.980><c> great</c><00:16:54.120><c> visual,</c><00:16:54.639><c> isn't</c><00:16:54.759><c> it?</c>

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You're<00:16:55.340><c> covered</c><00:16:55.519><c> from</c><00:16:55.840><c> head</c><00:16:56.000><c> to</c><00:16:56.320><c> toe</c><00:16:56.720><c> in</c><00:16:57.460><c> muck</c><00:16:57.799><c> and</c><00:16:58.039><c> Meyer</c><00:16:58.419><c> and</c>

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you<00:16:59.840><c> can't</c><00:17:00.120><c> get</c><00:17:00.360><c> out</c><00:17:00.600><c> of</c><00:17:00.740><c> this</c>

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pit.

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Um,<00:17:09.099><c> you</c><00:17:09.279><c> know,</c><00:17:09.420><c> we</c><00:17:09.539><c> can,</c><00:17:10.019><c> we</c><00:17:11.339><c> can</c><00:17:11.519><c> be</c><00:17:11.740><c> put</c><00:17:11.839><c> into</c><00:17:12.119><c> pits,</c><00:17:12.539><c> as</c><00:17:12.559><c> we</c>

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said,<00:17:12.980><c> you</c><00:17:13.140><c> know,</c><00:17:13.200><c> by</c><00:17:13.400><c> other</c>

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people<00:17:14.299><c> through</c><00:17:14.619><c> no</c><00:17:14.920><c> fault</c><00:17:15.119><c> of</c><00:17:15.339><c> our</c><00:17:15.559><c> own.</c>

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Uh,<00:17:17.700><c> and</c><00:17:17.839><c> that's</c><00:17:18.079><c> been</c><00:17:18.180><c> my</c><00:17:18.400><c> experience,</c><00:17:19.000><c> right?</c>

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We've<00:17:19.700><c> put</c><00:17:19.799><c> into</c><00:17:19.980><c> very</c><00:17:20.220><c> difficult</c><00:17:20.700><c> situations</c><00:17:21.339><c> by</c><00:17:21.579><c> the</c><00:17:21.799><c> actions</c><00:17:22.200><c> and</c>

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the<00:17:22.680><c> behaviors</c><00:17:23.019><c> of</c>

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others.

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Sure.

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many<00:17:27.259><c> times</c><00:17:27.640><c> brothers</c><00:17:27.960><c> and</c>

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There's<00:18:07.059><c> no</c><00:18:07.319><c> foundation</c><00:18:07.980><c> whatsoever,</c><00:18:08.640><c> but</c><00:18:09.339><c> God</c><00:18:09.640><c> has</c><00:18:10.099><c> lifted</c>

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He's<00:19:23.420><c> in</c><00:19:23.539><c> a</c><00:19:23.759><c> horrible</c><00:19:24.079><c> pit.</c>

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him<00:20:05.519><c> separated</c><00:20:06.440><c> from</c><00:20:07.140><c> God.</c>

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All<00:23:32.200><c> right.</c>

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return<00:23:58.740><c> of</c><00:23:58.900><c> Christ.</c>

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Okay.

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Right.

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our<00:24:39.519><c> own</c><00:24:39.880><c> shortcomings,</c><00:24:40.579><c> right?</c>

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people<00:24:51.359><c> into</c><00:24:51.819><c> pits</c><00:24:52.380><c> by</c><00:24:52.799><c> the</c><00:24:52.960><c> way</c><00:24:53.160><c> we</c><00:24:53.519><c> treat</c><00:24:53.700><c> them?</c>

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Right.

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And<00:24:55.039><c> so</c><00:24:55.220><c> that's</c><00:24:55.660><c> the</c><00:24:55.779><c> way</c><00:24:55.900><c> I</c><00:24:56.059><c> want</c><00:24:56.220><c> to</c><00:24:56.460><c> frame</c><00:24:56.619><c> this.</c>

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Verily,<00:25:27.940><c> I</c><00:25:28.160><c> say</c><00:25:28.440><c> unto</c><00:25:28.740><c> you</c><00:25:28.960><c> that</c><00:25:29.099><c> he</c><00:25:29.359><c> shall</c><00:25:29.579><c> make</c><00:25:29.920><c> him</c><00:25:30.200><c> ruler</c>

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