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faith.

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destruction.

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of<00:17:38.400><c> eternal</c><00:17:38.700><c> life</c><00:17:39.380><c> if</c><00:17:40.319><c> we</c><00:17:40.700><c> choose</c><00:17:41.240><c> to</c><00:17:41.900><c> obey.</c>

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That's<00:17:52.619><c> what</c><00:17:52.740><c> he</c><00:17:53.039><c> expects.</c>

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Among<00:17:55.220><c> those</c><00:17:55.539><c> commandments,</c><00:17:57.200><c> eat</c><00:17:57.400><c> this</c><00:17:57.680><c> bread</c><00:17:58.019><c> and</c><00:17:58.559><c> drink</c><00:17:58.859><c> this</c><00:17:59.200><c> cup</c><00:17:59.380><c> to</c>

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overcome<00:18:18.119><c> the</c><00:18:18.539><c> wickedness</c><00:18:19.119><c> of</c><00:18:19.319><c> this</c><00:18:19.599><c> world.</c>

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you<00:19:18.619><c> can</c><00:19:18.859><c> rest</c><00:19:19.140><c> assured</c><00:19:19.640><c> he</c><00:19:20.079><c> has</c><00:19:20.380><c> done</c><00:19:20.599><c> so.</c>

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His<00:19:22.339><c> words</c><00:19:22.740><c> will</c><00:19:23.059><c> not</c><00:19:23.279><c> return</c><00:19:23.700><c> void.</c>

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kingdom<00:19:29.460><c> that</c><00:19:30.279><c> shall</c><00:19:30.500><c> never</c><00:19:30.740><c> be</c><00:19:31.019><c> destroyed.</c>

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Little<00:19:44.480><c> children,</c><00:19:46.220><c> keep</c><00:19:46.460><c> yourselves</c><00:19:47.500><c> from</c><00:19:48.180><c> idols.</c>

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Amen.