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that<00:22:36.359><c> they</c><00:22:36.440><c> could</c><00:22:36.599><c> hear</c><00:22:36.740><c> his</c><00:22:36.900><c> message.</c>

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I'm<00:22:39.660><c> going</c><00:22:39.660><c> to</c><00:22:40.460><c> use</c><00:22:40.579><c> a</c><00:22:40.660><c> couple</c><00:22:40.859><c> of</c><00:22:41.039><c> examples</c><00:22:41.380><c> to</c><00:22:41.759><c> draw</c><00:22:41.920><c> this</c><00:22:42.099><c> out.</c>

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terminology<00:22:45.519><c> that</c><00:22:46.259><c> we</c><00:22:46.640><c> know</c><00:22:46.920><c> is</c><00:22:47.039><c> going</c><00:22:47.240><c> to</c><00:22:47.519><c> antagonize</c><00:22:48.339><c> them,</c>

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they're<00:22:49.220><c> going</c><00:22:49.319><c> to</c><00:22:49.480><c> tune</c><00:22:49.599><c> us</c><00:22:49.839><c> out.</c>

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So<00:22:53.099><c> obviously</c><00:22:53.539><c> our</c><00:22:53.779><c> reading</c><00:22:54.039><c> in</c><00:22:54.259><c> John</c><00:22:54.440><c> 4</c><00:22:54.799><c> is</c><00:22:55.240><c> the</c><00:22:55.440><c> woman</c><00:22:55.559><c> of</c><00:22:56.500><c> Samaria.</c>

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If<00:23:02.859><c> you</c><00:23:03.299><c> look</c><00:23:03.500><c> at</c><00:23:03.619><c> the</c><00:23:03.740><c> language</c><00:23:04.160><c> and</c><00:23:04.640><c> how</c><00:23:04.839><c> he's</c><00:23:05.059><c> talking</c><00:23:05.240><c> to</c><00:23:05.420><c> her,</c><00:23:06.240><c> there's</c><00:23:06.500><c> a</c>

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moment<00:23:07.019><c> where</c><00:23:07.220><c> he</c><00:23:07.400><c> switches,</c><00:23:07.740><c> but</c><00:23:07.920><c> for</c><00:23:08.079><c> the</c><00:23:08.200><c> most</c><00:23:08.460><c> part</c><00:23:08.740><c> he's</c>

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talking<00:23:09.579><c> to</c><00:23:09.700><c> her</c><00:23:09.920><c> on</c><00:23:11.000><c> the</c><00:23:11.359><c> terms</c><00:23:11.579><c> she</c><00:23:11.859><c> needs</c><00:23:12.559><c> to</c><00:23:13.460><c> hear.</c>

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I<00:23:18.920><c> had</c><00:23:19.220><c> another</c><00:23:19.440><c> example</c><00:23:19.779><c> I</c><00:23:19.799><c> was</c><00:23:19.920><c> going</c><00:23:20.000><c> to</c><00:23:20.319><c> give</c><00:23:20.539><c> as</c><00:23:20.740><c> well,</c><00:23:20.920><c> but</c><00:23:21.000><c> I</c>

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didn't<00:23:21.240><c> write</c><00:23:21.319><c> it</c><00:23:21.539><c> down.</c>

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It's<00:23:23.299><c> super</c><00:23:23.940><c> valuable</c><00:23:24.440><c> because</c><00:23:24.759><c> he</c><00:23:24.980><c> can</c><00:23:25.759><c> talk</c><00:23:26.480><c> in</c><00:23:27.019><c> a</c><00:23:29.200><c> way</c><00:23:29.460><c> that</c>

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reaches<00:23:30.039><c> them.</c>

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I<00:23:30.859><c> think</c><00:23:31.180><c> this</c><00:23:31.720><c> example</c><00:23:32.099><c> I</c><00:23:32.220><c> was</c><00:23:32.220><c> going</c><00:23:32.700><c> to</c><00:23:32.720><c> say</c><00:23:32.960><c> was</c><00:23:33.920><c> even</c><00:23:34.420><c> when</c>

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he's<00:23:34.839><c> talking</c><00:23:35.160><c> to</c><00:23:35.359><c> people</c><00:23:35.900><c> about</c><00:23:37.960><c> them</c><00:23:38.359><c> having</c><00:23:38.700><c> spirits</c><00:23:39.099><c> and</c>

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demons,<00:23:39.779><c> obviously</c><00:23:40.079><c> today</c><00:23:40.420><c> we</c><00:23:40.579><c> know</c><00:23:40.740><c> that's</c><00:23:41.019><c> mental</c><00:23:41.200><c> illness,</c>

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but<00:23:42.140><c> he</c><00:23:42.819><c> didn't</c><00:23:43.000><c> go</c><00:23:43.259><c> and</c><00:23:43.559><c> say,</c><00:23:44.559><c> let</c><00:23:44.559><c> me</c><00:23:44.720><c> give</c><00:23:44.859><c> you</c><00:23:45.599><c> an</c><00:23:45.640><c> education</c><00:23:46.079><c> on</c><00:23:46.220><c> mental</c><00:23:46.480><c> health</c><00:23:46.960><c> and</c><00:23:48.720><c> a</c>

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psychiatric<00:23:50.059><c> lesson</c><00:23:50.380><c> or</c><00:23:50.519><c> anything</c><00:23:50.619><c> like</c><00:23:50.779><c> that.</c>

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He<00:23:51.440><c> spoke</c><00:23:51.519><c> to</c><00:23:51.640><c> them</c><00:23:51.759><c> as,</c><00:23:52.400><c> oh,</c><00:23:52.400><c> that</c><00:23:52.519><c> person</c><00:23:52.720><c> is</c><00:23:52.859><c> a</c><00:23:53.019><c> demon.</c><00:23:53.180><c> Let</c>

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me<00:23:54.220><c> cast</c><00:23:54.420><c> the</c><00:23:54.660><c> demons</c><00:23:54.880><c> out.</c>

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Now,<00:23:56.720><c> maybe</c><00:23:57.000><c> that's</c><00:23:57.259><c> the</c><00:23:57.319><c> way</c><00:23:57.420><c> the</c><00:23:57.599><c> translation</c><00:23:57.940><c> comes</c><00:23:58.200><c> through.</c><00:23:58.359><c> Maybe</c>

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that's<00:23:59.400><c> legitimately</c><00:23:59.720><c> how</c><00:23:59.920><c> he</c><00:24:00.099><c> spoke.</c>

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He<00:24:00.480><c> spoke</c><00:24:00.660><c> about</c><00:24:00.859><c> having</c><00:24:01.160><c> spirits</c><00:24:01.460><c> and</c><00:24:01.660><c> demons</c><00:24:01.779><c> because</c><00:24:02.039><c> that's</c><00:24:02.339><c> the</c>

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language<00:24:02.619><c> that</c><00:24:03.680><c> he</c><00:24:05.220><c> knew</c><00:24:05.420><c> that</c><00:24:05.619><c> understand.</c>

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Because<00:24:06.299><c> the</c><00:24:06.579><c> point</c><00:24:06.799><c> was</c><00:24:07.700><c> them</c><00:24:08.259><c> to</c><00:24:08.559><c> believe</c><00:24:08.819><c> in</c><00:24:09.160><c> him,</c><00:24:09.480><c> not</c><00:24:09.799><c> to</c>

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have<00:24:10.259><c> a</c><00:24:10.420><c> lesson</c><00:24:10.599><c> in</c><00:24:10.779><c> mental</c><00:24:11.079><c> health</c><00:24:11.359><c> and</c><00:24:11.680><c> psychiatrics.</c>

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When<00:24:14.160><c> you</c><00:24:14.700><c> just</c><00:24:14.859><c> flip</c><00:24:15.000><c> it</c><00:24:15.099><c> like</c><00:24:15.380><c> that,</c><00:24:16.339><c> you</c><00:24:16.380><c> realize</c><00:24:16.779><c> the</c><00:24:17.039><c> method</c><00:24:17.480><c> that</c>

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he's<00:24:17.779><c> using</c><00:24:18.059><c> is</c><00:24:18.460><c> to</c><00:24:18.799><c> specifically</c><00:24:19.480><c> go</c><00:24:19.900><c> into</c><00:24:21.319><c> understanding</c>

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what<00:24:22.640><c> the</c><00:24:22.779><c> end</c><00:24:22.900><c> game</c><00:24:23.039><c> is</c>

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and<00:24:24.220><c> reach</c><00:24:24.680><c> them</c><00:24:25.160><c> as</c><00:24:25.839><c> effectively</c><00:24:26.480><c> as</c><00:24:26.680><c> he</c><00:24:26.960><c> can</c><00:24:27.519><c> without</c><00:24:28.160><c> putting</c><00:24:29.039><c> any</c>

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barriers<00:24:29.579><c> in</c><00:24:29.779><c> the</c><00:24:29.940><c> way</c><00:24:30.480><c> of</c><00:24:30.960><c> the</c><00:24:31.140><c> end</c><00:24:31.400><c> game.</c>

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Something<00:24:36.980><c> that</c><00:24:37.400><c> I'm</c><00:24:37.619><c> not</c><00:24:37.819><c> very</c><00:24:38.059><c> good</c><00:24:38.220><c> at</c><00:24:38.619><c> and</c><00:24:39.500><c> some</c><00:24:41.720><c> people</c><00:24:41.940><c> are</c><00:24:42.200><c> and</c><00:24:42.440><c> I</c>

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admire<00:24:43.079><c> people</c><00:24:43.319><c> like</c><00:24:43.440><c> that</c><00:24:43.640><c> is</c><00:24:44.079><c> Jesus</c><00:24:44.480><c> was</c><00:24:44.859><c> very,</c><00:24:45.380><c> very</c><00:24:45.740><c> good</c>

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at<00:24:47.839><c> complimenting</c><00:24:49.039><c> people</c><00:24:49.720><c> when</c><00:24:51.480><c> it</c><00:24:52.500><c> was</c><00:24:52.700><c> deserved.</c>

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The<00:24:55.900><c> woman</c><00:24:56.039><c> with</c><00:24:56.200><c> the</c><00:24:56.359><c> issue</c><00:24:56.519><c> of</c><00:24:56.779><c> blood,</c><00:24:57.420><c> your</c><00:24:57.700><c> faith</c><00:24:57.960><c> has</c><00:24:58.200><c> made</c><00:24:58.359><c> you</c><00:24:58.599><c> well.</c>

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The<00:25:00.480><c> woman</c><00:25:00.819><c> that</c><00:25:01.619><c> threw</c><00:25:01.920><c> the</c><00:25:02.519><c> mites</c><00:25:02.920><c> in,</c><00:25:03.240><c> the</c><00:25:03.440><c> poor</c><00:25:03.740><c> woman</c><00:25:03.980><c> has</c>

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put<00:25:04.380><c> in</c><00:25:04.460><c> more</c><00:25:04.759><c> than</c><00:25:04.980><c> all.</c>

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And<00:25:07.480><c> we</c><00:25:08.039><c> might</c><00:25:08.240><c> say,</c><00:25:08.480><c> okay,</c><00:25:08.920><c> yeah,</c><00:25:09.180><c> that's</c><00:25:10.039><c> all</c><00:25:10.180><c> well</c><00:25:10.339><c> and</c><00:25:10.519><c> good.</c><00:25:10.619><c> He</c>

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was<00:25:10.859><c> a</c><00:25:10.980><c> nice</c><00:25:11.180><c> guy.</c>

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But<00:25:11.819><c> the</c><00:25:12.160><c> point</c><00:25:12.359><c> is</c><00:25:12.960><c> you</c><00:25:13.539><c> would</c><00:25:13.779><c> be</c><00:25:14.079><c> surprised,</c><00:25:15.200><c> again,</c>

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removing<00:25:16.079><c> barriers,</c><00:25:17.559><c> reaching</c><00:25:17.740><c> people,</c><00:25:18.359><c> developing</c><00:25:18.500><c> relationships,</c>

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a<00:25:19.880><c> kind</c><00:25:20.200><c> word,</c><00:25:22.039><c> complimenting,</c><00:25:23.539><c> seeing</c><00:25:23.700><c> the</c><00:25:23.859><c> value,</c><00:25:24.259><c> highlighting</c><00:25:24.599><c> the</c><00:25:24.900><c> good,</c><00:25:25.180><c> even</c><00:25:25.460><c> though</c><00:25:25.740><c> we're</c><00:25:26.160><c> all</c>

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sinful,<00:25:26.980><c> we</c><00:25:27.259><c> all</c><00:25:27.480><c> need</c><00:25:27.680><c> salvation.</c>

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There<00:25:28.299><c> is</c><00:25:28.599><c> still</c><00:25:29.160><c> a</c><00:25:30.359><c> method</c><00:25:30.720><c> that</c><00:25:30.940><c> we</c><00:25:31.099><c> need</c><00:25:31.220><c> to</c><00:25:31.420><c> approach</c><00:25:31.720><c> when</c>

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it<00:25:32.039><c> comes</c><00:25:32.259><c> to</c><00:25:33.019><c> connecting</c><00:25:33.460><c> with</c><00:25:33.700><c> people.</c>

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I<00:25:34.200><c> think</c><00:25:35.579><c> Proverbs</c><00:25:37.700><c> 3</c><00:25:38.059><c> has</c><00:25:38.200><c> a</c><00:25:38.500><c> really</c><00:25:38.779><c> good</c><00:25:38.920><c> passage,</c><00:25:39.220><c> Proverbs</c><00:25:39.420><c> 3</c><00:25:39.640><c>.25.</c>

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Do<00:25:40.200><c> not</c><00:25:40.420><c> withhold</c><00:25:40.839><c> good</c><00:25:41.079><c> from</c><00:25:41.299><c> those</c><00:25:41.759><c> to</c><00:25:42.059><c> whom</c><00:25:42.140><c> it</c><00:25:42.319><c> is</c><00:25:42.480><c> due,</c><00:25:43.200><c> but</c><00:25:43.299><c> it</c>

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is<00:25:43.500><c> in</c><00:25:43.579><c> the</c><00:25:43.779><c> power</c><00:25:43.940><c> of</c><00:25:44.119><c> your</c><00:25:44.359><c> hand</c><00:25:44.579><c> to</c><00:25:44.839><c> do</c><00:25:45.039><c> so.</c>

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There<00:25:46.420><c> is</c><00:25:46.700><c> nothing</c><00:25:47.059><c> wrong</c><00:25:47.559><c> with</c><00:25:48.859><c> highlighting</c><00:25:49.519><c> the</c><00:25:50.579><c> good</c><00:25:50.779><c> that</c><00:25:51.819><c> someone's</c><00:25:52.180><c> done,</c><00:25:53.019><c> particularly</c><00:25:53.660><c> in</c>

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the<00:25:54.099><c> interest</c><00:25:54.380><c> of</c><00:25:54.960><c> building</c><00:25:55.240><c> relationships.</c>

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Maybe<00:26:02.740><c> you</c><00:26:03.220><c> haven't</c><00:26:03.380><c> seen</c><00:26:03.599><c> this</c><00:26:03.839><c> one</c><00:26:04.019><c> before,</c><00:26:04.799><c> but</c><00:26:05.019><c> maybe</c><00:26:06.460><c> you</c><00:26:06.640><c> have.</c>

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Jesus<00:26:09.140><c> loved</c><00:26:09.599><c> him.</c><00:26:09.940><c> Obviously,</c><00:26:09.980><c> we</c><00:26:10.160><c> know</c><00:26:10.400><c> he</c><00:26:10.559><c> went</c><00:26:10.740><c> around</c><00:26:11.119><c> and</c><00:26:11.279><c> interacted</c><00:26:11.839><c> with</c><00:26:12.039><c> people,</c><00:26:12.880><c> but</c><00:26:13.500><c> he</c>

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actually<00:26:14.279><c> listened</c><00:26:14.779><c> to</c><00:26:15.140><c> people's</c><00:26:15.559><c> stories.</c>

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People<00:26:17.160><c> would</c><00:26:17.339><c> come</c><00:26:17.519><c> and</c><00:26:17.700><c> talk</c><00:26:17.920><c> to</c><00:26:18.039><c> him,</c><00:26:18.299><c> and</c><00:26:18.700><c> they</c><00:26:19.119><c> wanted</c><00:26:19.440><c> to</c><00:26:19.799><c> share.</c>

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Obviously,<00:26:20.660><c> he</c><00:26:20.740><c> was</c><00:26:20.880><c> very</c><00:26:21.160><c> approachable,</c><00:26:21.660><c> very</c><00:26:21.859><c> loving,</c>

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very<00:26:22.319><c> kind.</c>

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A<00:26:22.700><c> lot</c><00:26:22.859><c> of</c><00:26:23.000><c> the</c><00:26:23.059><c> time,</c><00:26:23.259><c> these</c><00:26:23.380><c> people</c><00:26:23.680><c> had</c><00:26:24.619><c> no</c><00:26:24.859><c> one</c><00:26:25.019><c> to</c><00:26:25.240><c> interact</c><00:26:25.460><c> with.</c>

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to<00:26:35.579><c> lean</c><00:26:35.660><c> on,</c>

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just<00:26:37.980><c> someone</c><00:26:38.220><c> to</c><00:26:38.380><c> hear</c><00:26:38.539><c> their</c><00:26:38.819><c> story.</c>

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Jesus<00:26:41.259><c> walks</c><00:26:41.619><c> into</c><00:26:42.000><c> a</c><00:26:42.259><c> crowd</c><00:26:42.420><c> of</c><00:26:42.720><c> people,</c><00:26:44.200><c> and</c><00:26:44.299><c> he</c><00:26:44.460><c> literally</c>

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just<00:26:44.940><c> asks</c><00:26:45.119><c> a</c><00:26:45.279><c> guy</c><00:26:45.440><c> how</c><00:26:45.779><c> long</c><00:26:46.079><c> he's</c><00:26:48.019><c> been</c><00:26:48.759><c> disabled</c><00:26:50.940><c> for.</c>

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These<00:26:53.940><c> little</c><00:26:54.420><c> snapshots,</c><00:26:54.819><c> obviously,</c><00:26:55.460><c> the</c><00:26:55.599><c> record</c><00:26:55.940><c> is</c><00:26:56.259><c> so</c>

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limited<00:26:57.420><c> in</c><00:26:57.660><c> no</c><00:26:57.799><c> doubt</c><00:26:57.980><c> all</c><00:26:58.319><c> the</c><00:26:58.500><c> different</c><00:26:58.720><c> interactions</c><00:26:59.079><c> he</c><00:26:59.380><c> had,</c>

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but<00:27:00.240><c> we</c><00:27:00.400><c> can</c><00:27:00.700><c> pull</c><00:27:00.960><c> out</c><00:27:01.319><c> these</c><00:27:03.039><c> tidbits</c><00:27:03.480><c> to</c><00:27:03.779><c> say,</c><00:27:04.180><c> okay,</c><00:27:04.319><c> well,</c>

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if<00:27:04.519><c> he's</c><00:27:04.720><c> like</c><00:27:04.799><c> that</c><00:27:04.940><c> with</c><00:27:05.059><c> one</c><00:27:05.160><c> person,</c>

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then<00:27:05.759><c> inevitably</c><00:27:06.000><c> he's</c><00:27:06.259><c> like</c><00:27:06.400><c> that</c><00:27:06.579><c> with</c><00:27:07.119><c> all</c><00:27:07.359><c> the</c><00:27:07.519><c> people</c><00:27:07.660><c> alike,</c><00:27:08.000><c> because</c><00:27:08.220><c> this</c><00:27:08.420><c> is</c>

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what<00:27:08.599><c> his</c><00:27:08.799><c> reputation</c><00:27:09.279><c> was.</c>

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He<00:27:12.440><c> would</c><00:27:12.599><c> ask</c><00:27:12.880><c> them</c><00:27:13.019><c> about</c><00:27:13.180><c> their</c><00:27:13.420><c> faith,</c><00:27:13.819><c> or</c><00:27:13.920><c> he</c><00:27:13.980><c> would</c>

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observe<00:27:14.759><c> something.</c>

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I<00:27:15.279><c> think</c><00:27:15.279><c> he</c><00:27:15.480><c> would</c><00:27:16.240><c> find</c><00:27:17.299><c> out</c><00:27:17.740><c> about</c><00:27:18.240><c> what's</c><00:27:18.619><c> happening</c><00:27:18.859><c> in</c>

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their<00:27:19.279><c> life,</c>

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and<00:27:21.920><c> people</c><00:27:22.339><c> were</c><00:27:22.660><c> drawn</c><00:27:22.900><c> to</c><00:27:23.000><c> him</c><00:27:23.200><c> because</c><00:27:23.460><c> he</c><00:27:23.579><c> was</c><00:27:23.880><c> genuinely</c><00:27:24.380><c> interested.</c>

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our<00:27:32.339><c> leaders</c><00:27:32.660><c> was</c><00:27:33.059><c> like,</c>

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I<00:27:33.559><c> had</c><00:27:33.700><c> this</c><00:27:33.920><c> old</c><00:27:34.099><c> manager,</c><00:27:35.180><c> and</c><00:27:35.460><c> when</c><00:27:35.660><c> you</c><00:27:35.779><c> were</c><00:27:35.819><c> in</c><00:27:35.920><c> the</c><00:27:36.059><c> room</c>

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and<00:27:36.240><c> they</c><00:27:36.359><c> were</c><00:27:36.480><c> talking</c><00:27:36.740><c> to</c><00:27:36.920><c> you,</c>

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he<00:27:37.440><c> made</c><00:27:37.660><c> you</c><00:27:37.920><c> feel</c><00:27:38.079><c> like</c><00:27:38.299><c> you</c><00:27:38.460><c> were</c><00:27:38.579><c> the</c><00:27:38.779><c> only</c><00:27:39.079><c> person</c><00:27:39.779><c> in</c><00:27:40.140><c> the</c><00:27:40.299><c> room.</c>

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If<00:27:44.299><c> we</c><00:27:44.819><c> can</c><00:27:44.940><c> do</c><00:27:45.059><c> that</c><00:27:45.200><c> in</c><00:27:45.420><c> a</c><00:27:45.559><c> work</c><00:27:45.920><c> environment,</c><00:27:47.579><c> we</c><00:27:48.539><c> certainly</c>

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should<00:27:49.160><c> try</c><00:27:49.380><c> and</c><00:27:49.480><c> do</c><00:27:49.579><c> it</c><00:27:49.819><c> in</c><00:27:50.299><c> our</c><00:27:50.559><c> relationships,</c>

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in<00:27:52.460><c> our</c><00:27:52.839><c> spouses,</c><00:27:53.460><c> our</c><00:27:53.579><c> children,</c><00:27:54.279><c> our</c><00:27:54.819><c> friends,</c><00:27:56.359><c> and</c><00:27:56.359><c> certainly</c><00:27:56.619><c> aspire</c>

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to<00:27:58.059><c> do</c><00:27:58.140><c> it</c><00:27:58.200><c> with</c><00:27:58.319><c> people</c><00:27:58.579><c> we're</c><00:27:58.799><c> reaching</c><00:27:59.079><c> out</c><00:27:59.420><c> to,</c>

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or<00:27:59.799><c> people</c><00:28:00.059><c> in</c><00:28:00.220><c> our</c><00:28:00.420><c> Ecclesia,</c><00:28:00.880><c> because</c><00:28:01.720><c> when</c><00:28:02.839><c> people</c><00:28:03.220><c> feel</c>

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heard,<00:28:04.460><c> they</c><00:28:04.680><c> feel</c><00:28:04.819><c> cared</c><00:28:05.099><c> about,</c><00:28:05.400><c> they</c><00:28:05.579><c> feel</c><00:28:05.759><c> loved,</c>

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you<00:28:08.759><c> have</c><00:28:09.059><c> an</c><00:28:09.240><c> ability</c><00:28:09.720><c> to</c><00:28:10.000><c> connect</c><00:28:10.220><c> with</c><00:28:10.400><c> them</c><00:28:10.700><c> and</c><00:28:11.579><c> solve</c><00:28:12.539><c> a</c>

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whole<00:28:14.519><c> swath</c><00:28:15.059><c> of</c><00:28:15.279><c> problems</c><00:28:15.579><c> where</c><00:28:15.759><c> people</c><00:28:16.019><c> don't</c><00:28:16.400><c> feel</c><00:28:17.579><c> heard.</c>

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I<00:28:18.900><c> think</c><00:28:19.059><c> there's</c><00:28:19.380><c> an</c><00:28:19.640><c> epidemic</c><00:28:20.099><c> of</c><00:28:20.980><c> loneliness.</c>

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Certainly<00:28:21.680><c> during</c><00:28:21.980><c> COVID,</c><00:28:22.559><c> there</c><00:28:22.599><c> was</c><00:28:22.839><c> a</c><00:28:22.960><c> massive</c><00:28:23.259><c> amount</c><00:28:23.460><c> of</c>

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people<00:28:23.759><c> who</c><00:28:23.900><c> just</c><00:28:24.059><c> didn't</c><00:28:24.240><c> have</c><00:28:24.640><c> someone</c><00:28:24.799><c> to</c><00:28:24.940><c> talk</c><00:28:25.140><c> to.</c>

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It's<00:28:26.660><c> wild.</c>

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Developing<00:28:28.700><c> the</c><00:28:28.900><c> skill</c><00:28:29.059><c> of</c><00:28:29.339><c> actually</c><00:28:29.539><c> just</c><00:28:29.880><c> listening,</c><00:28:31.460><c> again,</c><00:28:32.039><c> the</c>

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interaction<00:28:32.720><c> that</c><00:28:32.920><c> Jesus</c><00:28:33.119><c> had,</c><00:28:34.180><c> more</c><00:28:34.299><c> often</c><00:28:34.400><c> than</c><00:28:34.599><c> not,</c>

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a<00:28:35.180><c> lot</c><00:28:35.380><c> of</c><00:28:35.539><c> it</c><00:28:35.619><c> was</c><00:28:36.019><c> more</c><00:28:36.339><c> than</c><00:28:36.440><c> just</c><00:28:36.680><c> his</c><00:28:36.920><c> words.</c>

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I'll<00:28:43.519><c> skip</c><00:28:43.839><c> over</c><00:28:44.140><c> that</c><00:28:44.299><c> one,</c><00:28:44.500><c> because</c><00:28:44.619><c> we've</c><00:28:44.859><c> talked</c><00:28:45.019><c> about</c>

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how<00:28:46.240><c> he</c><00:28:46.339><c> communicates</c><00:28:46.900><c> with</c><00:28:47.460><c> people</c><00:28:47.819><c> on</c><00:28:48.779><c> their</c><00:28:49.079><c> level.</c>

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A<00:28:53.019><c> vital</c><00:28:53.619><c> one</c><00:28:53.940><c> here,</c><00:28:54.920><c> folks.</c>

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I<00:28:57.059><c> think</c><00:28:57.299><c> of</c><00:28:57.559><c> the</c><00:28:57.819><c> 40</c><00:28:58.119><c> odd</c><00:28:58.519><c> different</c><00:28:58.960><c> examples</c><00:28:59.500><c> that</c><00:29:00.019><c> we</c><00:29:00.180><c> can</c>

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pull<00:29:01.160><c> out</c><00:29:01.319><c> of</c><00:29:01.440><c> when</c><00:29:01.519><c> he's</c><00:29:01.740><c> interacting</c><00:29:01.960><c> with</c><00:29:02.119><c> people,</c>

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like<00:29:03.539><c> over</c><00:29:04.299><c> 30</c><00:29:04.740><c> times,</c><00:29:05.799><c> he</c><00:29:06.019><c> quotes</c><00:29:06.559><c> the</c><00:29:07.539><c> Old</c><00:29:07.700><c> Testament.</c>

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Now,<00:29:08.980><c> you'd</c><00:29:09.299><c> go,</c><00:29:09.539><c> well,</c><00:29:09.720><c> obviously,</c><00:29:10.220><c> that's</c><00:29:10.759><c> the</c><00:29:10.940><c> most</c>

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important<00:29:11.400><c> thing.</c>

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But<00:29:13.099><c> how</c><00:29:14.160><c> often</c><00:29:14.660><c> when</c><00:29:15.119><c> we're</c><00:29:15.460><c> talking</c><00:29:15.700><c> to</c><00:29:16.000><c> someone,</c><00:29:16.319><c> how</c><00:29:16.500><c> often</c><00:29:16.859><c> when</c>

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we're<00:29:18.180><c> in</c><00:29:19.720><c> today's</c><00:29:20.119><c> world,</c>

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debating<00:29:20.740><c> or</c><00:29:22.119><c> being</c><00:29:22.720><c> contradicted</c><00:29:23.220><c> or</c><00:29:23.440><c> engaging</c><00:29:23.839><c> or</c><00:29:24.059><c> trying</c>

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to<00:29:24.440><c> preach,</c><00:29:24.980><c> do</c><00:29:25.099><c> we</c><00:29:25.299><c> forget</c><00:29:25.700><c> to</c><00:29:28.900><c> just</c><00:29:29.099><c> go</c><00:29:29.299><c> back</c><00:29:29.480><c> to</c><00:29:29.579><c> what</c><00:29:29.680><c> God</c><00:29:29.839><c> says?</c>

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Use<00:29:31.819><c> it</c><00:29:31.980><c> as</c><00:29:32.119><c> the</c><00:29:32.279><c> default.</c><00:29:33.400><c> Have</c><00:29:33.720><c> you</c><00:29:33.920><c> not</c><00:29:34.180><c> heard?</c><00:29:34.779><c> Has</c><00:29:34.880><c> it</c><00:29:35.019><c> been</c><00:29:35.220><c> written?</c><00:29:35.619><c> That</c><00:29:35.799><c> it</c>

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might<00:29:36.119><c> be</c><00:29:36.299><c> fulfilled?</c>

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This<00:29:39.819><c> is</c><00:29:40.000><c> what's</c><00:29:40.339><c> recorded.</c>

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Again,<00:29:42.259><c> if</c><00:29:42.480><c> we</c><00:29:42.619><c> take</c><00:29:42.940><c> what</c><00:29:43.500><c> limited</c><00:29:44.119><c> record</c><00:29:44.440><c> we</c><00:29:44.740><c> have,</c><00:29:45.920><c> this</c>

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must<00:29:46.400><c> have</c><00:29:46.539><c> been</c><00:29:46.700><c> the</c><00:29:46.940><c> norm.</c>

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Obviously,<00:29:47.480><c> we</c><00:29:47.680><c> know</c><00:29:47.759><c> it</c><00:29:47.940><c> was,</c><00:29:48.160><c> but</c><00:29:48.700><c> a</c><00:29:49.319><c> massively</c><00:29:49.599><c> important</c>

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thing<00:29:50.380><c> that,</c><00:29:51.539><c> unfortunately,</c>

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vast<00:29:51.779><c> majority</c><00:29:52.000><c> of</c><00:29:52.079><c> the</c><00:29:52.220><c> time</c><00:29:52.319><c> we</c><00:29:52.539><c> forget</c><00:29:52.920><c> because</c><00:29:53.339><c> we</c><00:29:53.559><c> can</c><00:29:53.740><c> either</c><00:29:53.900><c> let</c><00:29:54.180><c> our</c><00:29:54.859><c> pride</c><00:29:55.119><c> or</c>

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the<00:29:56.960><c> conversation</c><00:29:57.400><c> get</c><00:29:57.599><c> carried</c><00:29:57.759><c> away</c><00:29:58.039><c> or</c><00:29:58.160><c> whatever</c><00:29:58.400><c> it</c><00:29:58.539><c> might</c><00:29:58.599><c> be.</c>

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This<00:29:59.039><c> is</c><00:29:59.039><c> just</c><00:29:59.059><c> something</c><00:29:59.440><c> to</c><00:30:01.039><c> think</c><00:30:01.279><c> about</c><00:30:01.500><c> as</c><00:30:01.680><c> we're</c><00:30:01.920><c> engaging</c><00:30:02.200><c> with</c><00:30:02.440><c> people.</c>

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This<00:30:07.579><c> is</c><00:30:08.599><c> an</c><00:30:08.759><c> interesting</c><00:30:09.180><c> one</c><00:30:09.660><c> because</c><00:30:10.680><c> I</c><00:30:11.420><c> don't</c><00:30:11.640><c> have</c><00:30:11.799><c> a</c><00:30:11.980><c> good</c><00:30:12.119><c> way</c>

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of<00:30:13.460><c> doing</c><00:30:13.759><c> it</c><00:30:13.960><c> because</c><00:30:14.099><c> I'm</c><00:30:14.539><c> not</c><00:30:14.720><c> Jesus,</c><00:30:15.079><c> obviously.</c>

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But<00:30:16.500><c> Jesus</c><00:30:16.779><c> was</c><00:30:17.160><c> not</c><00:30:17.380><c> afraid</c><00:30:18.019><c> to</c><00:30:22.039><c> call</c><00:30:22.740><c> out</c><00:30:25.160><c> sin.</c>

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Luke<00:30:27.700><c> 11,</c><00:30:28.359><c> when</c><00:30:28.619><c> they're</c><00:30:28.839><c> not</c><00:30:29.019><c> washing</c><00:30:29.299><c> before</c><00:30:29.680><c> dinner,</c><00:30:31.319><c> that's</c><00:30:31.759><c> the</c>

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story<00:30:31.859><c> I'm</c><00:30:32.000><c> talking</c><00:30:32.240><c> about.</c>

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Jesus<00:30:34.200><c> just</c><00:30:34.460><c> goes,</c><00:30:34.779><c> OK,</c><00:30:35.119><c> cool.</c><00:30:35.339><c> Well,</c><00:30:35.660><c> what</c><00:30:35.839><c> about</c><00:30:36.019><c> your</c>

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internal<00:30:36.700><c> impurity?</c>

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He<00:30:39.900><c> calls</c><00:30:40.079><c> out</c><00:30:40.279><c> the</c><00:30:40.420><c> judgmental,</c><00:30:42.000><c> hypocritical</c><00:30:42.640><c> approach.</c>

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We<00:30:47.740><c> might</c><00:30:48.039><c> say,</c><00:30:48.420><c> OK,</c><00:30:49.640><c> well,</c><00:30:49.940><c> how</c><00:30:50.240><c> do</c><00:30:51.480><c> you</c><00:30:51.599><c> do</c><00:30:51.839><c> that?</c>

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Well,<00:30:54.380><c> it</c><00:30:54.579><c> comes</c><00:30:54.859><c> back</c><00:30:55.140><c> to</c><00:30:55.880><c> what</c><00:30:56.140><c> we</c><00:30:56.319><c> said</c><00:30:56.440><c> before</c><00:30:56.920><c> about</c><00:30:57.980><c> the</c>

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relationship<00:30:59.019><c> that</c><00:30:59.160><c> we</c><00:30:59.299><c> have.</c>

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Obviously,<00:30:59.960><c> someone</c><00:31:00.279><c> just</c><00:31:00.940><c> walking</c><00:31:01.119><c> down</c><00:31:01.279><c> the</c><00:31:01.440><c> streets</c><00:31:01.559><c> doing</c><00:31:01.759><c> something</c><00:31:01.940><c> wrong</c><00:31:02.200><c> and</c>

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you're<00:31:02.660><c> doing</c><00:31:03.240><c> the</c><00:31:03.400><c> wrong</c><00:31:03.519><c> thing.</c>

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Obviously,<00:31:04.400><c> that's</c><00:31:04.619><c> not</c><00:31:04.720><c> going</c><00:31:04.859><c> to</c><00:31:04.960><c> work.</c>

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But<00:31:06.119><c> when</c><00:31:06.480><c> you</c><00:31:06.819><c> have</c><00:31:07.059><c> a</c><00:31:07.299><c> level</c><00:31:07.519><c> of</c><00:31:07.779><c> relationship,</c><00:31:08.299><c> you</c><00:31:08.420><c> have</c>

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the<00:31:09.180><c> right</c><00:31:09.680><c> form</c><00:31:10.119><c> to,</c><00:31:11.859><c> well,</c><00:31:12.180><c> what</c><00:31:12.480><c> do</c><00:31:12.579><c> you</c><00:31:12.680><c> think</c><00:31:12.819><c> about</c><00:31:13.019><c> this?</c>

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And<00:31:13.480><c> then</c><00:31:13.579><c> you</c><00:31:13.700><c> can</c><00:31:13.839><c> be</c><00:31:13.920><c> like,</c><00:31:14.759><c> well,</c><00:31:14.880><c> and</c><00:31:15.079><c> applying</c><00:31:15.400><c> the</c><00:31:16.099><c> tools</c><00:31:16.460><c> that</c>

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we've<00:31:16.839><c> gone</c><00:31:16.920><c> through</c><00:31:17.099><c> so</c><00:31:17.359><c> far,</c>

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well,<00:31:18.000><c> you</c><00:31:18.099><c> can</c><00:31:18.319><c> actually</c><00:31:18.599><c> say,</c><00:31:18.799><c> well,</c><00:31:18.960><c> the</c><00:31:19.059><c> Bible</c><00:31:19.359><c> says</c><00:31:19.900><c> this.</c>

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It's<00:31:21.660><c> not</c><00:31:21.839><c> you</c><00:31:22.160><c> that's</c><00:31:22.420><c> saying</c><00:31:22.599><c> it.</c>

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It's<00:31:22.980><c> God</c><00:31:23.140><c> that's</c><00:31:23.359><c> saying</c><00:31:23.559><c> it.</c>

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And<00:31:24.000><c> you're</c><00:31:24.559><c> OK</c><00:31:24.759><c> to</c><00:31:25.039><c> point</c><00:31:25.319><c> out</c><00:31:25.839><c> what</c><00:31:26.079><c> is</c><00:31:26.579><c> obviously</c><00:31:27.059><c> the</c>

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wrong<00:31:27.500><c> thing.</c>

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But<00:31:28.799><c> Jesus</c><00:31:28.980><c> didn't</c><00:31:29.259><c> shy</c><00:31:29.539><c> away</c><00:31:29.839><c> from</c><00:31:30.039><c> it.</c>

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And<00:31:31.240><c> obviously,</c><00:31:32.160><c> his</c><00:31:32.299><c> example</c><00:31:32.859><c> was</c><00:31:33.140><c> that</c><00:31:33.380><c> he</c><00:31:33.599><c> wasn't</c><00:31:34.240><c> a</c><00:31:34.599><c> contradiction.</c>

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It<00:31:35.359><c> wasn't</c><00:31:36.259><c> when</c><00:31:36.859><c> he</c><00:31:37.119><c> said</c><00:31:37.319><c> that's</c><00:31:37.700><c> what</c><00:31:37.799><c> it</c><00:31:37.900><c> was.</c>

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They'd<00:31:38.180><c> be</c><00:31:38.279><c> like,</c><00:31:38.700><c> well,</c><00:31:38.740><c> so</c><00:31:38.940><c> much</c><00:31:39.059><c> for</c><00:31:39.299><c> you.</c>

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You<00:31:39.980><c> do</c><00:31:40.359><c> the</c><00:31:40.579><c> opposite.</c>

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Well,<00:31:41.220><c> what</c><00:31:41.400><c> about</c><00:31:41.500><c> this</c><00:31:41.700><c> part</c><00:31:41.819><c> of</c><00:31:41.900><c> your</c><00:31:42.000><c> life?</c>

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So<00:31:44.180><c> again,</c><00:31:44.619><c> a</c><00:31:44.920><c> checkpoint</c><00:31:45.380><c> when</c><00:31:48.140><c> it</c><00:31:48.299><c> comes</c><00:31:48.599><c> to</c><00:31:48.900><c> how</c><00:31:49.420><c> we</c><00:31:51.720><c> try</c><00:31:52.859><c> not</c><00:31:53.140><c> to</c>

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do<00:31:54.420><c> it</c><00:31:54.680><c> nowadays.</c>

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We<00:31:55.279><c> try</c><00:31:55.400><c> not</c><00:31:55.680><c> to</c><00:31:57.980><c> have</c><00:31:58.960><c> antagonized</c><00:32:00.539><c> people</c><00:32:00.960><c> cause</c><00:32:01.460><c> conflict</c>

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and<00:32:02.000><c> those</c><00:32:02.140><c> type</c><00:32:02.299><c> of</c><00:32:02.440><c> things.</c>

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But<00:32:03.819><c> it's</c><00:32:03.940><c> something</c><00:32:04.059><c> Jesus</c><00:32:04.279><c> did</c><00:32:04.460><c> on</c><00:32:04.660><c> a</c><00:32:04.660><c> number</c><00:32:04.799><c> of</c><00:32:04.940><c> occasions.</c>

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There<00:32:06.900><c> is</c><00:32:07.039><c> a</c><00:32:07.200><c> time,</c><00:32:07.380><c> there</c><00:32:07.500><c> is</c><00:32:07.640><c> a</c><00:32:07.799><c> space</c><00:32:07.980><c> for</c><00:32:08.200><c> it.</c>

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And<00:32:08.539><c> I</c><00:32:08.660><c> think</c><00:32:09.000><c> figuring</c><00:32:09.400><c> out</c><00:32:09.599><c> how</c><00:32:09.700><c> in</c><00:32:09.759><c> your</c><00:32:09.900><c> own</c><00:32:10.039><c> life,</c><00:32:10.319><c> in</c><00:32:10.400><c> your</c><00:32:10.480><c> own</c><00:32:10.640><c> relationships,</c>

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you<00:32:11.140><c> can</c><00:32:11.339><c> actually</c><00:32:12.220><c> effectively</c><00:32:13.440><c> do</c><00:32:13.799><c> that</c><00:32:14.039><c> is</c><00:32:14.420><c> a</c><00:32:14.839><c> really</c>

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challenging<00:32:15.740><c> thing</c>

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that<00:32:16.279><c> we</c><00:32:16.440><c> actually</c><00:32:16.640><c> have</c><00:32:16.819><c> to</c><00:32:17.460><c> contemplate</c><00:32:18.000><c> when</c><00:32:18.160><c> we're</c><00:32:18.619><c> applying</c><00:32:18.839><c> these</c>

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questions<00:32:20.500><c> in</c><00:32:20.720><c> our</c><00:32:20.759><c> own</c><00:32:20.940><c> lives.</c>

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So<00:32:26.480><c> the</c><00:32:26.680><c> other</c><00:32:27.980><c> piece</c><00:32:28.920><c> that</c><00:32:29.099><c> I</c><00:32:29.240><c> said</c><00:32:29.539><c> earlier,</c><00:32:31.640><c> which</c><00:32:31.640><c> more</c>

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often<00:32:32.500><c> than</c><00:32:32.720><c> not,</c>

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Jesus<00:32:33.220><c> didn't</c><00:32:33.680><c> force</c><00:32:34.559><c> a</c><00:32:35.019><c> response,</c>

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but<00:32:36.700><c> he</c><00:32:37.039><c> drew</c><00:32:37.339><c> people</c><00:32:37.859><c> to</c><00:32:39.259><c> a</c><00:32:40.279><c> decision,</c>

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whether<00:32:41.099><c> it</c><00:32:41.240><c> was</c><00:32:41.460><c> to</c><00:32:42.119><c> think</c><00:32:42.380><c> about</c><00:32:42.700><c> it</c><00:32:42.900><c> or</c><00:32:43.140><c> find</c><00:32:43.539><c> some</c><00:32:43.900><c> sort</c><00:32:44.099><c> of</c>

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next<00:32:47.519><c> step.</c>

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It<00:32:48.079><c> wasn't</c><00:32:48.259><c> sort</c><00:32:48.460><c> of</c><00:32:48.599><c> a</c><00:32:48.779><c> cutoff</c><00:32:49.019><c> point.</c>

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Your<00:32:51.660><c> mothers</c><00:32:52.000><c> and</c><00:32:52.279><c> brothers</c><00:32:52.539><c> are</c><00:32:52.740><c> waiting</c><00:32:52.880><c> to</c><00:32:53.180><c> speak</c><00:32:53.359><c> to</c><00:32:53.619><c> you,</c>

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the<00:32:54.500><c> example</c><00:32:54.740><c> we</c><00:32:54.920><c> used</c><00:32:55.000><c> before.</c>

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And<00:32:55.480><c> he's</c><00:32:55.599><c> like,</c><00:32:55.720><c> oh,</c><00:32:55.819><c> who</c><00:32:56.019><c> is</c><00:32:56.160><c> my</c><00:32:56.339><c> mother</c><00:32:56.559><c> and</c><00:32:56.960><c> my</c><00:32:57.119><c> brothers?</c>

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When<00:33:03.859><c> Jesus</c><00:33:04.259><c> is</c><00:33:04.599><c> trying</c><00:33:04.839><c> to</c><00:33:06.759><c> get</c><00:33:07.279><c> them</c><00:33:07.619><c> to</c><00:33:08.700><c> a</c><00:33:10.680><c> next</c><00:33:11.019><c> step</c><00:33:11.400><c> or</c><00:33:12.359><c> a</c><00:33:12.519><c> decision,</c>

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he's<00:33:17.900><c> trying</c><00:33:18.440><c> to</c><00:33:21.980><c> figure</c><00:33:22.579><c> out</c><00:33:22.740><c> what</c><00:33:22.880><c> their</c><00:33:22.980><c> level</c><00:33:23.200><c> of</c><00:33:23.420><c> commitment</c><00:33:23.680><c> is.</c>

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And<00:33:24.819><c> by</c><00:33:25.079><c> asking</c><00:33:26.500><c> a</c><00:33:28.299><c> decisive</c><00:33:28.980><c> question,</c>

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and<00:33:29.819><c> this</c><00:33:30.259><c> may</c><00:33:30.819><c> or</c><00:33:30.940><c> may</c><00:33:31.039><c> not</c><00:33:31.160><c> be</c><00:33:31.259><c> something</c><00:33:31.500><c> we</c><00:33:31.720><c> can</c><00:33:31.940><c> necessarily</c><00:33:32.460><c> do,</c>

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but<00:33:34.220><c> I</c><00:33:34.680><c> think</c><00:33:34.980><c> the</c><00:33:35.319><c> point</c><00:33:35.819><c> of</c><00:33:36.000><c> what</c><00:33:36.140><c> I'm</c><00:33:36.240><c> trying</c><00:33:36.440><c> to</c><00:33:36.579><c> get</c><00:33:36.740><c> at</c><00:33:36.920><c> is</c><00:33:37.140><c> that</c>

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he<00:33:39.420><c> never</c><00:33:39.940><c> lost</c><00:33:40.319><c> sight</c><00:33:40.579><c> of</c><00:33:40.740><c> what</c><00:33:41.079><c> the</c><00:33:41.420><c> end</c><00:33:41.640><c> game</c><00:33:41.859><c> was,</c>

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which<00:33:42.480><c> is</c><00:33:42.660><c> to</c><00:33:42.799><c> draw</c><00:33:42.940><c> people</c><00:33:43.200><c> back</c><00:33:43.420><c> to</c><00:33:43.579><c> God.</c>

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And<00:33:43.920><c> the</c><00:33:44.039><c> way</c><00:33:44.259><c> that</c><00:33:44.400><c> he</c><00:33:44.500><c> does</c><00:33:44.700><c> it</c><00:33:44.880><c> is</c><00:33:45.039><c> by</c><00:33:45.680><c> asking</c><00:33:46.140><c> a</c><00:33:46.480><c> question</c>

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which<00:33:47.099><c> causes</c><00:33:47.579><c> them</c><00:33:47.900><c> to</c><00:33:49.200><c> go</c><00:33:49.740><c> away</c><00:33:50.119><c> and</c><00:33:50.460><c> contemplate</c><00:33:51.400><c> their</c><00:33:51.660><c> life.</c>

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Now<00:33:52.700><c> for</c><00:33:52.900><c> us,</c><00:33:53.240><c> perhaps</c><00:33:53.599><c> that</c><00:33:53.859><c> might</c><00:33:54.099><c> be</c><00:33:54.339><c> a</c><00:33:54.460><c> little</c><00:33:54.920><c> aggressive,</c>

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but<00:33:57.240><c> certainly</c><00:33:58.000><c> allowing</c><00:33:58.880><c> the</c><00:33:59.839><c> Bible</c><00:34:00.099><c> to</c><00:34:00.319><c> do</c><00:34:00.440><c> that</c>

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when<00:34:00.859><c> we're</c><00:34:01.480><c> working</c><00:34:01.880><c> with</c><00:34:02.180><c> someone</c><00:34:02.420><c> or</c><00:34:03.779><c> in</c><00:34:05.160><c> some</c><00:34:05.920><c> interactions</c><00:34:06.680><c> that</c><00:34:06.859><c> we</c><00:34:07.019><c> have.</c>

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I've<00:34:07.460><c> heard</c><00:34:07.660><c> people</c><00:34:08.300><c> be</c><00:34:09.400><c> like,</c>

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oh,<00:34:10.039><c> how</c><00:34:10.699><c> is</c><00:34:10.980><c> it</c><00:34:11.119><c> that</c><00:34:11.519><c> your</c><00:34:12.900><c> family</c><00:34:13.400><c> or</c><00:34:13.980><c> your</c><00:34:14.519><c> church</c><00:34:14.820><c> group,</c>

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you<00:34:15.900><c> guys</c><00:34:16.139><c> behave</c><00:34:16.400><c> like</c><00:34:16.619><c> this</c><00:34:16.800><c> or</c><00:34:16.920><c> you</c><00:34:17.099><c> seem</c><00:34:17.239><c> like</c><00:34:17.400><c> such</c><00:34:17.559><c> close</c><00:34:17.800><c> family</c>

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or<00:34:18.760><c> whatever</c><00:34:19.119><c> it</c><00:34:19.280><c> might</c><00:34:19.400><c> be,</c>

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those<00:34:23.039><c> types</c><00:34:23.539><c> of</c><00:34:23.840><c> either</c><00:34:24.019><c> your</c><00:34:24.320><c> example</c><00:34:24.840><c> or</c><00:34:25.760><c> the</c><00:34:26.099><c> passage</c><00:34:26.340><c> you've</c><00:34:26.559><c> looked</c><00:34:26.800><c> up,</c>

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instead<00:34:29.380><c> of</c><00:34:29.440><c> just</c><00:34:29.619><c> having</c><00:34:29.800><c> this</c><00:34:30.059><c> superficial</c><00:34:30.539><c> relationship</c>

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with<00:34:31.340><c> someone</c>

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or<00:34:32.360><c> you've</c><00:34:32.559><c> just</c><00:34:32.739><c> gone</c><00:34:32.860><c> and</c><00:34:33.320><c> been</c><00:34:33.480><c> friends</c><00:34:33.719><c> with</c><00:34:33.880><c> them,</c>

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you've<00:34:34.679><c> actually</c><00:34:35.079><c> got</c><00:34:36.380><c> a</c><00:34:36.920><c> clear</c><00:34:37.300><c> purpose</c><00:34:37.800><c> of</c><00:34:38.059><c> bringing</c><00:34:38.260><c> them</c>

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to<00:34:38.679><c> God.</c>

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And<00:34:39.500><c> I</c><00:34:39.599><c> think</c><00:34:39.880><c> I</c><00:34:40.380><c> don't</c><00:34:40.579><c> have</c><00:34:40.800><c> a</c><00:34:40.880><c> solution</c><00:34:41.219><c> to</c><00:34:41.400><c> that</c><00:34:41.519><c> one.</c>

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I'd<00:34:42.159><c> be</c><00:34:42.340><c> interested</c><00:34:42.960><c> to</c><00:34:43.199><c> know</c><00:34:44.300><c> if</c><00:34:44.639><c> any</c><00:34:44.780><c> of</c><00:34:44.920><c> you</c><00:34:44.980><c> do,</c>

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but<00:34:45.360><c> I</c><00:34:45.539><c> think</c><00:34:45.820><c> the</c><00:34:47.320><c> critical</c><00:34:47.739><c> thing</c><00:34:48.019><c> is</c><00:34:48.159><c> Jesus</c><00:34:48.460><c> always</c><00:34:48.900><c> brought</c><00:34:49.099><c> them</c>

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to<00:34:49.400><c> the</c><00:34:49.539><c> point</c><00:34:49.800><c> of</c><00:34:50.920><c> reflection.</c>

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That<00:34:59.340><c> was</c><00:34:59.719><c> a</c><00:35:00.579><c> long</c><00:35:00.760><c> bit</c><00:35:00.980><c> about</c><00:35:01.440><c> the</c><00:35:01.760><c> questions</c><00:35:02.199><c> about</c><00:35:02.579><c> what</c><00:35:02.780><c> can</c><00:35:02.940><c> we</c><00:35:03.139><c> learn</c>

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from<00:35:03.599><c> how</c><00:35:03.760><c> he</c><00:35:03.980><c> interacts</c><00:35:04.360><c> with</c><00:35:04.539><c> people</c><00:35:05.139><c> from</c><00:35:05.860><c> his</c><00:35:06.280><c> specific</c><00:35:07.480><c> tactics.</c>

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Now<00:35:10.639><c> let's</c><00:35:10.860><c> talk</c><00:35:11.139><c> about</c><00:35:12.199><c> cultural</c><00:35:14.980><c> context.</c>

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So<00:35:17.900><c> 2000</c><00:35:18.380><c> years</c><00:35:18.619><c> ago,</c><00:35:18.860><c> Jesus</c><00:35:19.099><c> operated</c><00:35:19.599><c> in</c><00:35:19.900><c> a</c><00:35:20.139><c> world</c><00:35:20.320><c> where</c><00:35:21.579><c> women</c><00:35:22.099><c> didn't</c><00:35:22.420><c> have</c><00:35:23.440><c> a</c>

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real<00:35:24.019><c> say</c>

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or<00:35:24.500><c> any</c><00:35:24.719><c> sort</c><00:35:24.880><c> of</c><00:35:25.119><c> standing</c><00:35:25.340><c> in</c><00:35:25.599><c> society.</c>

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And<00:35:27.059><c> I</c><00:35:27.199><c> think</c><00:35:27.360><c> that's</c><00:35:27.699><c> a</c><00:35:27.960><c> really</c><00:35:28.219><c> important</c><00:35:29.800><c> basis</c><00:35:31.239><c> for</c><00:35:31.440><c> the</c>

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next<00:35:31.719><c> question,</c>

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because<00:35:32.300><c> the</c><00:35:32.500><c> next</c><00:35:32.659><c> two</c><00:35:32.820><c> questions</c><00:35:33.079><c> are</c><00:35:33.280><c> how</c><00:35:33.420><c> did</c><00:35:33.599><c> Jesus</c><00:35:33.760><c> interact</c><00:35:34.059><c> with</c><00:35:34.280><c> women</c>

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and<00:35:34.659><c> how</c><00:35:34.800><c> did</c><00:35:34.940><c> he</c><00:35:35.059><c> interact</c><00:35:35.260><c> with</c><00:35:35.480><c> children?</c>

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Now<00:35:36.739><c> you'd</c><00:35:39.739><c> say,</c><00:35:40.199><c> okay,</c><00:35:40.420><c> well</c><00:35:40.539><c> in</c><00:35:40.639><c> today's</c><00:35:41.059><c> world,</c><00:35:42.360><c> that's</c><00:35:42.820><c> a</c>

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no<00:35:43.139><c>-brainer,</c>

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but<00:35:43.960><c> in</c><00:35:44.500><c> the</c><00:35:44.840><c> time</c><00:35:45.179><c> that</c><00:35:45.460><c> he</c><00:35:45.739><c> lived,</c><00:35:46.079><c> this</c><00:35:46.360><c> was</c><00:35:46.900><c> incredibly</c><00:35:48.500><c> different</c>

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and<00:35:50.440><c> something</c><00:35:50.659><c> that</c><00:35:51.059><c> he</c><00:35:51.440><c> certainly,</c><00:35:54.219><c> through</c><00:35:54.380><c> his</c><00:35:54.559><c> actions,</c>

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called<00:35:55.320><c> out.</c>

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Rabbis<00:35:58.400><c> would,</c><00:35:58.760><c> I</c><00:35:58.960><c> don't</c><00:35:59.119><c> know</c><00:35:59.219><c> if</c><00:35:59.320><c> you</c><00:35:59.460><c> guys,</c><00:36:00.260><c> perhaps</c><00:36:00.360><c> some</c>

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of<00:36:00.800><c> you</c><00:36:00.920><c> do,</c>

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but<00:36:01.260><c> rabbis</c><00:36:01.679><c> would</c><00:36:02.019><c> start</c><00:36:02.500><c> their</c><00:36:04.320><c> words</c><00:36:04.719><c> in</c><00:36:05.019><c> temple</c><00:36:05.260><c> with</c>

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things<00:36:05.739><c> like,</c>

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I'm<00:36:08.079><c> thankful</c><00:36:08.320><c> to</c><00:36:08.500><c> God</c><00:36:08.659><c> that</c><00:36:08.900><c> I</c><00:36:09.139><c> wasn't</c><00:36:09.300><c> made</c><00:36:09.500><c> a</c><00:36:09.659><c> woman,</c>

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which<00:36:10.480><c> sounds</c><00:36:10.820><c> like</c><00:36:11.440><c> crazy</c><00:36:11.679><c> in</c><00:36:11.880><c> today's</c><00:36:12.239><c> world,</c>

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but<00:36:12.900><c> that's</c><00:36:14.380><c> the</c><00:36:14.760><c> religion</c><00:36:15.460><c> of</c><00:36:15.780><c> the</c><00:36:15.980><c> Jews</c><00:36:16.099><c> in</c><00:36:16.239><c> the</c><00:36:16.440><c> time.</c>

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Women<00:36:18.000><c> had</c><00:36:18.219><c> no</c><00:36:18.440><c> rights,</c><00:36:20.760><c> they</c><00:36:21.539><c> had</c><00:36:21.739><c> no</c><00:36:22.000><c> financial</c><00:36:22.860><c> capability</c>

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for<00:36:23.739><c> the</c><00:36:23.840><c> most</c><00:36:24.059><c> part,</c>

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obviously<00:36:25.079><c> there's</c><00:36:25.199><c> a</c><00:36:25.320><c> couple</c><00:36:25.460><c> of</c><00:36:25.679><c> different</c><00:36:25.860><c> examples</c><00:36:26.260><c> of</c>

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the<00:36:26.460><c> ones</c><00:36:26.579><c> that</c><00:36:26.800><c> did,</c>

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but<00:36:27.659><c> a</c><00:36:28.320><c> husband</c><00:36:28.539><c> could</c><00:36:28.719><c> divorce</c><00:36:28.940><c> his</c><00:36:29.139><c> wife</c><00:36:29.320><c> for</c><00:36:29.480><c> almost</c><00:36:29.719><c> any</c><00:36:29.940><c> reason,</c>

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whereas<00:36:32.239><c> women</c><00:36:32.920><c> couldn't</c><00:36:33.400><c> divorce</c><00:36:33.800><c> their</c><00:36:34.000><c> husbands.</c>

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Jesus<00:36:38.059><c> highlighted</c><00:36:38.699><c> that</c><00:36:40.000><c> the</c><00:36:41.519><c> cultural</c><00:36:42.019><c> norm</c><00:36:42.300><c> of</c><00:36:42.519><c> the</c><00:36:42.719><c> day,</c>

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when<00:36:44.719><c> appropriate</c><00:36:45.739><c> to</c><00:36:46.920><c> be</c><00:36:47.199><c> contradicted</c><00:36:47.840><c> was,</c>

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in<00:36:49.340><c> a</c><00:36:49.579><c> way</c><00:36:49.820><c> that</c><00:36:50.639><c> I</c><00:36:51.820><c> actually</c><00:36:52.119><c> can't</c><00:36:52.440><c> think</c><00:36:52.599><c> of</c><00:36:52.659><c> an</c><00:36:52.840><c> example</c><00:36:53.099><c> where</c><00:36:53.280><c> it</c>

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was<00:36:53.780><c> contradicted,</c>

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that<00:36:55.099><c> the</c><00:36:55.300><c> woman</c><00:36:55.559><c> was,</c><00:36:57.599><c> that</c><00:36:58.280><c> they</c><00:36:58.820><c> were</c><00:36:59.960><c> angry,</c><00:37:01.260><c> if</c><00:37:01.380><c> you</c><00:37:01.380><c> want</c>

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a<00:37:01.579><c> better</c><00:37:01.719><c> word,</c>

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that<00:37:02.400><c> he</c><00:37:02.559><c> was</c><00:37:02.760><c> treating</c><00:37:02.940><c> them</c><00:37:03.099><c> that</c><00:37:03.260><c> way.</c>

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He<00:37:06.440><c> defied</c><00:37:06.980><c> the</c><00:37:07.199><c> cultural</c><00:37:07.579><c> norms.</c>

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He<00:37:13.679><c> interacted</c><00:37:14.179><c> with</c><00:37:14.500><c> a</c><00:37:14.679><c> whole</c><00:37:15.119><c> range</c><00:37:15.440><c> of</c><00:37:15.719><c> people</c><00:37:16.019><c> in</c><00:37:16.360><c> the</c>

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same<00:37:16.699><c> way.</c>

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I<00:37:20.920><c> think</c><00:37:21.500><c> the</c><00:37:21.920><c> way</c><00:37:22.219><c> that</c><00:37:22.360><c> he</c><00:37:22.539><c> interacted</c><00:37:22.760><c> with</c><00:37:22.960><c> women</c><00:37:23.179><c> is</c><00:37:23.420><c> a</c>

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really<00:37:23.900><c> good</c><00:37:25.880><c> baseline</c>

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for<00:37:27.860><c> our</c><00:37:28.340><c> own</c><00:37:29.000><c> personal</c><00:37:30.880><c> biases,</c><00:37:33.460><c> perhaps,</c>

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because<00:37:34.099><c> in</c><00:37:34.280><c> the</c><00:37:34.500><c> day</c><00:37:34.780><c> there</c><00:37:35.599><c> were</c><00:37:36.539><c> men</c><00:37:36.820><c> and</c><00:37:37.000><c> there</c><00:37:37.079><c> were</c><00:37:37.159><c> women,</c>

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and<00:37:37.539><c> they</c><00:37:37.599><c> were</c><00:37:37.679><c> on</c><00:37:37.739><c> very</c><00:37:38.059><c> different</c><00:37:38.360><c> standings,</c>

00:37:38.800 --> 00:37:44.860
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and<00:37:38.960><c> obviously</c><00:37:39.139><c> they</c><00:37:39.260><c> had</c><00:37:39.480><c> their</c><00:37:39.739><c> different</c><00:37:40.360><c> sects</c><00:37:41.599><c> of</c><00:37:42.219><c> religion</c><00:37:42.780><c> or</c><00:37:43.099><c> culture</c><00:37:43.639><c> or</c><00:37:44.139><c> nationality,</c>

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and<00:37:45.039><c> that</c><00:37:45.179><c> sort</c><00:37:45.300><c> of</c><00:37:45.420><c> thing.</c>

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x
But<00:37:45.659><c> in</c><00:37:45.840><c> today's</c><00:37:46.159><c> world,</c><00:37:46.300><c> perhaps</c><00:37:46.639><c> it's</c><00:37:47.760><c> something</c><00:37:47.760><c> other</c>

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than<00:37:48.559><c> that,</c>

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and<00:37:48.820><c> it</c><00:37:49.039><c> obviously</c><00:37:49.159><c> depends</c><00:37:49.380><c> on</c><00:37:49.519><c> which</c><00:37:49.639><c> country</c><00:37:49.940><c> you</c><00:37:50.059><c> go</c><00:37:50.239><c> to,</c>

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x
but<00:37:50.519><c> obviously</c><00:37:50.860><c> in</c><00:37:50.960><c> North</c><00:37:51.059><c> America,</c><00:37:51.940><c> whether</c><00:37:53.079><c> it's</c><00:37:53.380><c> race</c><00:37:53.800><c> or</c>

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whether<00:37:54.139><c> it's</c><00:37:54.940><c> social</c><00:37:55.500><c> status</c><00:37:56.099><c> or</c><00:37:56.820><c> job</c><00:37:57.480><c> or</c><00:37:58.539><c> income,</c>

00:37:59.380 --> 00:38:02.139
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whatever<00:37:59.719><c> it</c><00:37:59.900><c> might</c><00:38:00.019><c> be</c><00:38:00.260><c> that</c><00:38:00.519><c> may</c><00:38:00.760><c> have</c><00:38:01.019><c> us</c><00:38:01.260><c> as</c><00:38:01.699><c> biased</c>

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towards<00:38:02.519><c> someone,</c>

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we<00:38:05.460><c> need</c><00:38:05.760><c> to</c><00:38:07.539><c> check</c><00:38:08.019><c> that</c><00:38:09.679><c> at</c><00:38:10.699><c> the</c><00:38:10.840><c> door.</c>

00:38:11.139 --> 00:38:16.400
x
And<00:38:11.619><c> that's</c><00:38:12.099><c> something</c><00:38:12.400><c> that</c><00:38:13.039><c> we</c><00:38:13.559><c> almost,</c><00:38:14.800><c> we</c><00:38:15.500><c> know</c><00:38:15.719><c> it</c><00:38:16.000><c> academically,</c>

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but<00:38:17.159><c> when</c><00:38:17.599><c> we</c><00:38:17.960><c> see</c><00:38:18.179><c> how</c><00:38:18.380><c> Jesus</c><00:38:18.739><c> just</c><00:38:19.840><c> bypassed</c><00:38:20.460><c> all</c><00:38:20.699><c> of</c><00:38:20.880><c> that</c>

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very<00:38:21.460><c> deliberately,</c>

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and<00:38:23.539><c> then</c><00:38:23.739><c> went</c><00:38:23.840><c> and</c><00:38:24.059><c> addressed</c><00:38:24.260><c> those</c><00:38:24.539><c> people</c><00:38:25.300><c> how</c><00:38:26.000><c> they</c><00:38:26.219><c> needed</c><00:38:26.420><c> to</c>

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be<00:38:26.760><c> addressed,</c>

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it's<00:38:27.280><c> a</c><00:38:27.420><c> really</c><00:38:27.719><c> powerful</c><00:38:28.139><c> lesson</c><00:38:28.480><c> for</c><00:38:28.760><c> us.</c>

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If<00:38:39.440><c> you've</c><00:38:40.079><c> still</c><00:38:40.599><c> got</c><00:38:41.739><c> the</c><00:38:43.719><c> reading</c><00:38:44.039><c> that</c><00:38:44.159><c> we</c><00:38:44.300><c> looked</c><00:38:44.559><c> at,</c>

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this<00:38:50.760><c> is</c><00:38:50.980><c> a</c><00:38:51.219><c> really,</c><00:38:52.440><c> we</c><00:38:52.860><c> know</c><00:38:53.599><c> the</c><00:38:53.820><c> story</c><00:38:54.380><c> well,</c>

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it's<00:38:56.820><c> a</c><00:38:56.980><c> Sunday</c><00:38:57.179><c> School</c><00:38:57.340><c> story</c><00:38:57.599><c> that</c><00:38:57.719><c> we</c><00:38:57.880><c> have,</c>

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but<00:38:58.519><c> I</c><00:38:58.840><c> love</c><00:38:59.019><c> this</c><00:38:59.400><c> as</c><00:39:00.000><c> a</c><00:39:00.239><c> reference</c><00:39:00.579><c> point</c><00:39:00.960><c> for</c><00:39:02.000><c> how</c><00:39:04.199><c> we</c><00:39:04.980><c> are</c>

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to<00:39:05.679><c> treat</c><00:39:05.860><c> people,</c>

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because<00:39:08.480><c> there's</c><00:39:09.199><c> a</c><00:39:09.480><c> few</c><00:39:09.860><c> layers</c><00:39:10.219><c> to</c><00:39:10.480><c> this.</c>

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Yes,<00:39:11.360><c> we've</c><00:39:11.619><c> addressed</c><00:39:11.780><c> she's</c><00:39:12.059><c> a</c><00:39:12.159><c> woman,</c><00:39:12.619><c> and</c><00:39:14.179><c> what</c><00:39:14.719><c> went</c>

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She<00:39:15.960><c> was</c><00:39:16.139><c> Samaritan,</c><00:39:18.000><c> and</c><00:39:18.099><c> their</c><00:39:19.380><c> racial</c><00:39:19.900><c> and</c><00:39:20.179><c> ethnic</c><00:39:20.460><c> background</c><00:39:21.059><c> was</c><00:39:22.019><c> considered</c><00:39:22.460><c> vastly</c><00:39:23.300><c> inferior</c><00:39:24.099><c> to</c>

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the<00:39:24.460><c> Jews.</c>

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She'd<00:39:26.920><c> been</c><00:39:27.119><c> divorced</c><00:39:27.599><c> five</c><00:39:28.179><c> times,</c><00:39:29.159><c> was</c><00:39:29.320><c> living</c><00:39:29.539><c> with</c><00:39:29.840><c> a</c>

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sixth<00:39:30.199><c> person,</c>

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and<00:39:30.920><c> this</c><00:39:31.079><c> time</c><00:39:31.260><c> she</c><00:39:31.400><c> was</c><00:39:31.599><c> skipping</c><00:39:31.880><c> marriage.</c>

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She<00:39:34.820><c> was</c><00:39:35.300><c> in</c><00:39:35.400><c> all</c><00:39:35.639><c> likelihood</c><00:39:36.159><c> disdained</c><00:39:37.059><c> by</c><00:39:37.300><c> her</c><00:39:37.460><c> own</c><00:39:37.679><c> people.</c>

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Jesus<00:39:43.559><c> obviously</c><00:39:43.860><c> knew</c><00:39:44.320><c> all</c><00:39:44.599><c> this</c><00:39:44.780><c> about</c><00:39:45.079><c> her,</c>

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and<00:39:47.719><c> he</c><00:39:48.260><c> knew,</c><00:39:50.079><c> we</c><00:39:50.760><c> know</c><00:39:50.980><c> the</c><00:39:51.179><c> story</c><00:39:51.380><c> that</c><00:39:51.559><c> she</c><00:39:51.739><c> needed</c><00:39:51.920><c> more</c>

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than<00:39:52.300><c> physical</c><00:39:52.659><c> water,</c>

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she<00:39:53.139><c> needed</c><00:39:53.300><c> spiritual</c><00:39:53.719><c> water,</c><00:39:54.039><c> all</c><00:39:54.179><c> that</c><00:39:54.360><c> sort</c><00:39:54.480><c> of</c><00:39:54.659><c> stuff.</c>

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The<00:40:01.079><c> most</c><00:40:01.380><c> powerful</c><00:40:02.119><c> aspect</c><00:40:02.760><c> of</c><00:40:04.139><c> the</c><00:40:04.539><c> story</c><00:40:04.840><c> of</c><00:40:05.460><c> the</c><00:40:05.760><c> Samaritan</c><00:40:06.099><c> woman</c>

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is<00:40:07.679><c> that</c><00:40:07.980><c> once</c><00:40:08.159><c> she</c><00:40:09.500><c> came</c><00:40:10.139><c> to</c><00:40:10.960><c> connect</c><00:40:11.619><c> to</c><00:40:12.420><c> Jesus,</c>

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because<00:40:12.920><c> of</c><00:40:13.099><c> all</c><00:40:13.599><c> the</c><00:40:13.719><c> puts</c><00:40:13.920><c> and</c><00:40:14.199><c> takes</c><00:40:14.440><c> that</c><00:40:15.460><c> happened</c><00:40:15.659><c> through</c><00:40:15.880><c> the</c><00:40:16.099><c> story,</c>

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he<00:40:17.539><c> was</c><00:40:18.440><c> kind,</c><00:40:19.059><c> he</c><00:40:19.139><c> reaches</c><00:40:19.460><c> out,</c><00:40:21.059><c> he</c><00:40:21.440><c> connects</c><00:40:22.400><c> with</c><00:40:22.599><c> her,</c>

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and<00:40:23.539><c> then</c><00:40:23.739><c> he</c><00:40:24.059><c> calls</c><00:40:24.320><c> out</c><00:40:24.619><c> her</c><00:40:24.880><c> sin.</c>

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He<00:40:26.599><c> does</c><00:40:26.800><c> it</c><00:40:27.000><c> in</c><00:40:27.119><c> such</c><00:40:27.280><c> a</c><00:40:27.539><c> way</c><00:40:27.900><c> that</c><00:40:28.320><c> when</c><00:40:28.840><c> she</c><00:40:29.159><c> comes</c><00:40:29.460><c> to</c><00:40:29.599><c> the</c><00:40:29.760><c> realization,</c>

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she<00:40:30.519><c> goes</c><00:40:30.820><c> back</c><00:40:31.039><c> to</c><00:40:31.199><c> the</c><00:40:31.360><c> village,</c><00:40:32.119><c> she</c><00:40:32.460><c> pulls</c><00:40:32.800><c> everyone</c><00:40:33.059><c> out,</c>

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and<00:40:34.199><c> tries</c><00:40:34.420><c> to</c><00:40:34.739><c> convince</c><00:40:35.119><c> them</c><00:40:35.300><c> to</c><00:40:35.420><c> come</c><00:40:35.579><c> and</c><00:40:35.719><c> talk</c><00:40:35.840><c> to</c><00:40:36.039><c> Jesus.</c>

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And<00:40:37.260><c> because</c><00:40:41.199><c> of</c><00:40:41.440><c> the</c><00:40:41.639><c> realization</c><00:40:42.280><c> that</c><00:40:43.679><c> Jesus</c><00:40:44.400><c> cut</c><00:40:45.079><c> through</c>

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her<00:40:45.800><c> own</c><00:40:46.599><c> issues</c><00:40:47.119><c> with</c><00:40:47.360><c> herself,</c>

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she<00:40:52.339><c> was</c><00:40:53.159><c> able</c><00:40:53.320><c> to</c><00:40:53.519><c> put</c><00:40:53.659><c> her</c><00:40:53.920><c> own</c><00:40:54.239><c> personal</c><00:40:54.500><c> shame</c><00:40:54.880><c> aside</c>

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and<00:40:57.260><c> try</c><00:40:58.539><c> to</c><00:40:58.739><c> bring</c><00:40:58.739><c> the</c><00:40:58.920><c> village</c><00:40:59.159><c> out</c><00:40:59.579><c> to</c><00:41:00.300><c> interact</c><00:41:00.659><c> with</c><00:41:00.820><c> him.</c>

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I<00:41:02.280><c> think</c><00:41:02.480><c> it's</c><00:41:02.699><c> a</c><00:41:02.840><c> really</c><00:41:03.159><c> powerful</c><00:41:03.920><c> method</c><00:41:04.760><c> or</c><00:41:07.380><c> display</c>

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that<00:41:08.880><c> it</c><00:41:09.300><c> doesn't</c><00:41:09.559><c> matter,</c><00:41:09.920><c> it</c><00:41:10.079><c> didn't</c><00:41:10.280><c> matter</c><00:41:10.559><c> to</c><00:41:10.760><c> Jesus</c>

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what<00:41:12.260><c> their</c><00:41:12.480><c> background</c><00:41:12.900><c> was.</c>

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Something<00:41:15.480><c> I</c><00:41:15.760><c> only</c><00:41:16.079><c> realized,</c><00:41:17.139><c> and</c><00:41:17.179><c> again,</c><00:41:18.760><c> knew</c><00:41:18.960><c> this</c><00:41:19.260><c> academically,</c>

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but<00:41:20.820><c> Jesus</c><00:41:21.440><c> decided</c><00:41:22.400><c> to</c><00:41:22.760><c> show</c><00:41:23.059><c> himself</c><00:41:23.659><c> to</c><00:41:25.300><c> women</c><00:41:25.780><c> first</c><00:41:26.579><c> when</c>

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he<00:41:27.440><c> was</c><00:41:27.599><c> raised.</c>

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Which,<00:41:33.960><c> when</c><00:41:34.320><c> you</c><00:41:34.539><c> think</c><00:41:34.739><c> about</c><00:41:35.159><c> the</c><00:41:36.559><c> culture</c><00:41:36.980><c> of</c><00:41:37.179><c> the</c><00:41:37.400><c> day,</c>

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it<00:41:39.299><c> reinforces</c><00:41:39.699><c> the,</c><00:41:41.019><c> it's</c><00:41:41.460><c> going</c><00:41:41.599><c> to</c><00:41:41.679><c> sound</c><00:41:41.800><c> a</c><00:41:41.880><c> little</c><00:41:41.980><c> off</c><00:41:42.159><c> topic,</c>

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but<00:41:42.480><c> for</c><00:41:42.760><c> me</c><00:41:42.940><c> it's</c><00:41:43.139><c> a</c><00:41:43.280><c> really</c><00:41:43.519><c> powerful</c><00:41:43.840><c> example</c><00:41:44.320><c> of</c><00:41:45.199><c> why</c><00:41:46.960><c> we</c>

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talk<00:41:47.920><c> about</c><00:41:48.199><c> the</c><00:41:48.400><c> rise</c><00:41:48.519><c> of</c><00:41:48.699><c> Christianity,</c>

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why<00:41:49.519><c> was</c><00:41:50.800><c> Jesus</c><00:41:51.760><c> martyred,</c><00:41:53.599><c> and</c><00:41:53.739><c> then</c><00:41:53.900><c> why</c><00:41:54.000><c> would</c><00:41:54.119><c> you</c><00:41:54.280><c> worship</c><00:41:54.639><c> someone</c><00:41:54.960><c> who</c>

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was<00:41:55.260><c> martyred,</c>

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all<00:41:55.699><c> that</c><00:41:55.920><c> sort</c><00:41:56.099><c> of</c><00:41:56.820><c> narrative.</c>

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And<00:41:57.039><c> again,</c><00:41:58.059><c> why</c><00:41:58.139><c> would</c><00:41:58.320><c> he</c><00:41:58.960><c> show</c><00:41:59.260><c> himself</c><00:41:59.579><c> to</c><00:41:59.800><c> women</c><00:42:00.039><c> first?</c>

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It's<00:42:02.360><c> because</c><00:42:02.539><c> it</c><00:42:02.659><c> didn't</c><00:42:02.820><c> matter.</c>

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It's<00:42:03.559><c> because</c><00:42:03.960><c> he</c><00:42:05.239><c> had</c><00:42:05.579><c> a</c><00:42:05.780><c> relationship</c><00:42:06.059><c> with</c><00:42:06.219><c> his</c><00:42:06.360><c> people,</c>

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and<00:42:06.920><c> those</c><00:42:07.139><c> were</c><00:42:07.300><c> the</c><00:42:07.400><c> ones</c><00:42:07.539><c> he</c><00:42:07.880><c> specifically</c><00:42:08.280><c> wanted</c><00:42:08.539><c> to</c><00:42:08.780><c> talk</c><00:42:08.960><c> to,</c>

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because<00:42:13.039><c> he's</c><00:42:13.559><c> highlighting</c><00:42:14.019><c> the</c><00:42:14.360><c> value</c><00:42:14.579><c> that</c><00:42:14.780><c> each</c><00:42:15.000><c> individual</c><00:42:15.300><c> can</c><00:42:15.599><c> bring,</c>

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and<00:42:16.860><c> the</c><00:42:16.960><c> relationship</c><00:42:17.360><c> that</c><00:42:17.519><c> he</c><00:42:17.659><c> had</c><00:42:17.800><c> with</c><00:42:17.900><c> those,</c>

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obviously<00:42:18.820><c> those</c><00:42:19.179><c> different</c><00:42:19.400><c> people</c><00:42:19.900><c> and</c><00:42:20.179><c> those</c><00:42:20.320><c> different</c><00:42:20.519><c> women.</c>

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The<00:42:37.639><c> way</c><00:42:38.139><c> that</c><00:42:38.300><c> he</c><00:42:38.480><c> interacted</c><00:42:38.739><c> with</c><00:42:38.960><c> children</c><00:42:39.300><c> is</c><00:42:39.460><c> an</c><00:42:39.579><c> interesting</c><00:42:39.860><c> one.</c>

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I'm<00:42:40.159><c> just</c><00:42:40.320><c> looking</c><00:42:40.579><c> at</c><00:42:40.820><c> my</c><00:42:41.360><c> notes</c><00:42:41.699><c> here.</c>

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I'm<00:42:43.539><c> sure</c><00:42:43.760><c> you're</c><00:42:44.139><c> all</c><00:42:45.039><c> familiar</c><00:42:45.860><c> with</c><00:42:46.059><c> the</c><00:42:46.260><c> story</c><00:42:46.539><c> about</c><00:42:47.099><c> he</c>

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takes<00:42:47.739><c> little</c><00:42:47.980><c> children</c><00:42:48.219><c> into</c><00:42:48.440><c> his</c><00:42:48.699><c> arms,</c>

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and<00:42:49.079><c> he</c><00:42:49.239><c> blesses</c><00:42:49.619><c> them,</c><00:42:49.960><c> and</c><00:42:50.119><c> that</c><00:42:50.420><c> sort</c><00:42:50.780><c> of</c><00:42:52.260><c> interaction,</c>

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but<00:42:53.619><c> the</c><00:42:54.599><c> reality</c><00:42:55.079><c> is</c><00:42:55.519><c> Jesus</c><00:42:55.880><c> interacted</c><00:42:56.480><c> with</c><00:42:56.960><c> children</c><00:42:57.659><c> in</c>

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such<00:42:58.760><c> a</c><00:42:58.980><c> way</c><00:42:59.260><c> that,</c>

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again,<00:43:01.280><c> it</c><00:43:01.659><c> reached</c><00:43:01.880><c> the</c><00:43:02.159><c> children</c><00:43:02.440><c> themselves,</c>

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but<00:43:05.440><c> it</c><00:43:05.920><c> was</c><00:43:06.139><c> more</c><00:43:06.480><c> about</c><00:43:07.019><c> the</c><00:43:07.639><c> people</c><00:43:07.960><c> that</c><00:43:08.139><c> were</c><00:43:08.280><c> watching.</c>

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It<00:43:09.400><c> was</c><00:43:09.559><c> more</c><00:43:09.760><c> about</c><00:43:09.940><c> the</c><00:43:10.179><c> people</c><00:43:10.340><c> that</c><00:43:10.500><c> he</c><00:43:10.619><c> was</c><00:43:10.820><c> able</c><00:43:11.079><c> to</c><00:43:12.519><c> reach</c><00:43:13.920><c> as</c><00:43:14.159><c> a</c>

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result<00:43:14.559><c> of</c><00:43:14.800><c> his</c><00:43:15.139><c> actions</c>

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and<00:43:15.800><c> the</c><00:43:15.900><c> way</c><00:43:16.039><c> he</c><00:43:16.199><c> interacted</c><00:43:16.460><c> with</c><00:43:16.639><c> them,</c>

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because<00:43:18.340><c> he</c><00:43:18.820><c> goes,</c><00:43:20.360><c> you</c><00:43:20.400><c> have</c><00:43:20.619><c> to</c><00:43:20.739><c> have</c><00:43:20.840><c> a</c><00:43:21.019><c> childlike</c><00:43:21.480><c> faith.</c>

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What<00:43:26.739><c> is</c><00:43:26.980><c> that,</c><00:43:27.199><c> we</c><00:43:27.380><c> ask</c><00:43:27.619><c> ourselves,</c>

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