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Extortioners,<00:14:03.000><c> unjust,</c><00:14:03.500><c> adulterers,</c>

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It<00:14:32.879><c> is</c><00:14:33.120><c> interesting</c><00:14:33.659><c> that</c><00:14:33.879><c> the</c><00:14:34.120><c> Master</c><00:14:34.500><c> selected</c><00:14:35.039><c> a</c><00:14:35.460><c> Pharisee</c>

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He<00:17:29.740><c> is</c><00:17:30.000><c> content</c><00:17:30.420><c> to</c><00:17:30.700><c> rely</c><00:17:31.019><c> upon</c><00:17:31.380><c> himself</c><00:17:31.920><c> only.</c>

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This<00:17:34.640><c> is</c><00:17:34.920><c> evident</c><00:17:35.200><c> in</c><00:17:35.440><c> those</c><00:17:35.799><c> who</c><00:17:36.160><c> seek</c><00:17:36.680><c> social</c><00:17:37.200><c> position</c>

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or<00:17:38.720><c> who</c><00:17:38.980><c> push</c><00:17:39.200><c> others</c><00:17:39.500><c> aside</c><00:17:40.299><c> to</c><00:17:41.000><c> gain</c><00:17:41.240><c> position</c>

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in<00:17:42.000><c> the</c><00:17:42.180><c> fields</c><00:17:42.440><c> of</c><00:17:42.700><c> business</c><00:17:43.180><c> or</c><00:17:44.000><c> government</c><00:17:44.519><c> or</c><00:17:44.740><c> education,</c>

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sports<00:17:46.319><c> or</c><00:17:46.559><c> other</c><00:17:46.759><c> endeavors.</c>

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Our<00:17:50.000><c> genuine</c><00:17:50.460><c> concern</c><00:17:51.319><c> should</c><00:17:52.500><c> be</c><00:17:53.059><c> for</c><00:17:53.380><c> the</c><00:17:53.579><c> well</c><00:17:53.839><c>-being</c><00:17:54.279><c> of</c><00:17:54.720><c> others.</c>

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The<00:17:57.420><c> proud</c><00:17:57.740><c> man</c><00:17:58.160><c> shuts</c><00:17:58.460><c> himself</c><00:17:58.900><c> off</c><00:17:59.259><c> from</c><00:17:59.460><c> God,</c>

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and<00:18:00.819><c> when</c><00:18:00.980><c> he</c><00:18:01.220><c> does,</c><00:18:01.579><c> he</c><00:18:01.680><c> no</c><00:18:02.000><c> longer</c><00:18:02.319><c> lives</c><00:18:02.619><c> in</c><00:18:02.819><c> the</c><00:18:03.000><c> light.</c>

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The<00:18:05.000><c> Apostle</c><00:18:05.519><c> Peter</c><00:18:05.779><c> made</c><00:18:06.079><c> this</c><00:18:06.359><c> comment</c><00:18:06.779><c> in</c><00:18:07.039><c> 1</c><00:18:07.380><c> Peter</c><00:18:07.759><c> chapter</c><00:18:08.180><c> 5,</c>

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Be<00:18:09.599><c> clothed</c><00:18:10.240><c> with</c><00:18:10.460><c> humility,</c><00:18:11.579><c> for</c><00:18:11.759><c> God</c><00:18:12.099><c> resists</c><00:18:12.759><c> the</c><00:18:13.140><c> proud</c>

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and<00:18:13.519><c> gives</c><00:18:13.799><c> grace</c><00:18:14.279><c> to</c><00:18:14.500><c> the</c><00:18:14.660><c> humble.</c>

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Humble<00:18:16.259><c> yourselves</c><00:18:16.960><c> therefore</c><00:18:17.759><c> under</c><00:18:18.160><c> the</c><00:18:18.460><c> mighty</c><00:18:18.799><c> hand</c><00:18:19.160><c> of</c><00:18:19.440><c> God,</c>

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that<00:18:20.440><c> he</c><00:18:20.619><c> may</c><00:18:20.920><c> exalt</c><00:18:21.559><c> you</c><00:18:21.859><c> in</c><00:18:22.019><c> due</c><00:18:22.259><c> time.</c>

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The<00:18:26.140><c> Pharisee</c><00:18:26.619><c> stood</c><00:18:26.960><c> and</c><00:18:27.599><c> prayed</c><00:18:27.900><c> thus</c><00:18:28.180><c> with</c><00:18:28.400><c> himself.</c>

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In<00:18:31.220><c> fact,</c><00:18:31.460><c> he</c><00:18:32.519><c> wasn't</c><00:18:32.819><c> praying</c><00:18:33.180><c> to</c><00:18:33.420><c> God,</c>

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but<00:18:33.960><c> rather</c><00:18:34.240><c> congratulating</c><00:18:35.099><c> himself</c><00:18:35.680><c> on</c><00:18:35.859><c> a</c><00:18:36.099><c> job</c><00:18:36.299><c> well</c><00:18:36.619><c> done.</c>

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The<00:18:39.440><c> Pharisee</c><00:18:40.079><c> stood</c><00:18:40.420><c> and</c><00:18:40.839><c> prayed</c><00:18:41.059><c> thus,</c>

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God,<00:18:43.099><c> I</c><00:18:43.240><c> thank</c><00:18:43.519><c> you</c><00:18:43.799><c> that</c><00:18:43.940><c> I'm</c><00:18:44.180><c> not</c><00:18:44.460><c> as</c><00:18:44.720><c> other</c><00:18:44.960><c> men</c><00:18:45.160><c> are.</c>

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Who<00:18:49.119><c> remembers</c><00:18:49.880><c> reading</c><00:18:51.039><c> about</c><00:18:51.579><c> the</c><00:18:52.839><c> rabbit</c><00:18:53.099><c> and</c><00:18:53.299><c> the</c><00:18:53.559><c> hare</c>

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in<00:18:53.960><c> Aesop's</c><00:18:54.640><c> fables?</c>

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In<00:18:57.160><c> that</c><00:18:57.359><c> well</c><00:18:57.660><c>-known</c><00:18:57.900><c> tale,</c>

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a<00:18:59.960><c> hare</c><00:19:00.119><c> and</c><00:19:00.259><c> a</c><00:19:00.519><c> tortoise</c><00:19:00.819><c> agree</c><00:19:01.079><c> to</c><00:19:01.240><c> a</c><00:19:01.380><c> race.</c>

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The<00:19:03.019><c> hare</c><00:19:03.279><c> scampers</c><00:19:03.700><c> off,</c><00:19:04.079><c> leaving</c><00:19:04.299><c> the</c><00:19:04.579><c> tortoise</c>

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plodding<00:19:05.400><c> slowly</c><00:19:05.799><c> behind.</c>

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Eventually,<00:19:08.160><c> the</c><00:19:08.420><c> hare</c><00:19:08.619><c> becomes</c><00:19:09.059><c> tired</c>

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and,<00:19:10.140><c> sure</c><00:19:10.559><c> of</c><00:19:10.759><c> victory,</c><00:19:11.779><c> decides</c><00:19:12.180><c> to</c><00:19:12.519><c> stop</c><00:19:12.700><c> and</c><00:19:13.000><c> rest.</c>

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He<00:19:14.920><c> falls</c><00:19:15.259><c> asleep,</c><00:19:16.759><c> and</c><00:19:17.000><c> the</c><00:19:17.240><c> steady</c><00:19:17.500><c> tortoise</c>

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quietly<00:19:19.220><c> passes</c><00:19:19.799><c> by,</c><00:19:21.039><c> going</c><00:19:21.339><c> on</c><00:19:21.640><c> to</c><00:19:21.720><c> win</c><00:19:21.920><c> the</c><00:19:22.079><c> race.</c>

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The<00:19:25.359><c> hare's</c><00:19:25.859><c> problem</c><00:19:26.240><c> was</c><00:19:26.539><c> not</c><00:19:27.140><c> that</c><00:19:27.779><c> he</c><00:19:28.140><c> lacked</c><00:19:28.460><c> the</c><00:19:28.839><c> ability</c>

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to<00:19:29.500><c> finish</c><00:19:29.740><c> the</c><00:19:29.980><c> race.</c>

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Far<00:19:31.500><c> from</c><00:19:31.740><c> it.</c>

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His<00:19:33.359><c> problem</c><00:19:33.880><c> was</c><00:19:34.140><c> that</c><00:19:34.400><c> he</c><00:19:34.819><c> thought</c><00:19:35.039><c> he</c><00:19:35.319><c> had</c><00:19:35.500><c> the</c><00:19:35.740><c> race</c><00:19:36.160><c> won.</c>

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If<00:19:38.660><c> we,</c><00:19:39.740><c> like</c><00:19:39.980><c> the</c><00:19:40.299><c> foolish</c><00:19:40.680><c> hare,</c><00:19:41.240><c> think</c><00:19:41.500><c> we</c><00:19:41.880><c> have</c><00:19:42.039><c> it</c><00:19:42.299><c> made,</c>

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we<00:19:44.160><c> will</c><00:19:44.460><c> likewise</c><00:19:45.200><c> lose</c><00:19:45.980><c> our</c><00:19:46.619><c> race.</c>

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We<00:19:48.920><c> haven't</c><00:19:49.160><c> crossed</c><00:19:49.619><c> the</c><00:19:49.920><c> finish</c><00:19:50.079><c> line</c><00:19:50.460><c> yet.</c>

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If<00:19:52.200><c> we</c><00:19:52.559><c> stop</c><00:19:52.920><c> now</c><00:19:53.720><c> and</c><00:19:54.559><c> go</c><00:19:54.819><c> to</c><00:19:55.200><c> sleep,</c>

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no<00:19:56.680><c> matter</c><00:19:57.059><c> how</c><00:19:57.779><c> far</c><00:19:58.200><c> along</c><00:19:58.539><c> the</c><00:19:58.799><c> path</c><00:19:59.000><c> of</c><00:19:59.279><c> spiritual</c><00:19:59.680><c> progress</c>

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we<00:20:00.660><c> have</c><00:20:00.960><c> come,</c><00:20:01.960><c> we</c><00:20:02.240><c> will</c><00:20:02.599><c> surely</c><00:20:03.160><c> fall</c><00:20:03.700><c> short</c><00:20:04.539><c> of</c><00:20:05.200><c> the</c><00:20:05.420><c> finish</c><00:20:05.619><c> line.</c>

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Day<00:20:08.279><c> by</c><00:20:08.640><c> day,</c><00:20:09.140><c> we</c><00:20:09.180><c> must</c><00:20:09.539><c> strive</c><00:20:10.099><c> to</c><00:20:10.460><c> exert</c>

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the<00:20:11.319><c> energy</c><00:20:11.759><c> needed</c><00:20:12.380><c> to</c><00:20:13.000><c> further</c><00:20:13.319><c> our</c><00:20:13.720><c> own</c><00:20:14.099><c> progress</c>

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so<00:20:15.500><c> that</c><00:20:15.779><c> we</c><00:20:16.220><c> will</c><00:20:16.559><c> never</c><00:20:16.759><c> fail</c><00:20:17.480><c> to</c><00:20:17.900><c> remember</c>

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the<00:20:18.640><c> whole</c><00:20:18.880><c> purpose</c><00:20:19.599><c> of</c><00:20:20.319><c> the</c><00:20:20.480><c> race.</c>

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The<00:20:23.519><c> Pharisee</c><00:20:24.000><c> declares,</c>

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I<00:20:26.200><c> fast</c><00:20:26.539><c> twice</c><00:20:26.900><c> in</c><00:20:27.119><c> the</c><00:20:27.220><c> week.</c>

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I<00:20:29.140><c> give</c><00:20:29.400><c> tithes</c><00:20:30.599><c> of</c><00:20:30.859><c> all</c><00:20:31.160><c> that</c><00:20:31.380><c> I</c><00:20:31.559><c> possess</c>

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to<00:20:36.339><c> examine</c><00:20:36.839><c> the</c><00:20:37.480><c> parable</c><00:20:37.799><c> and</c><00:20:38.039><c> objective</c><00:20:38.440><c> human</c><00:20:38.960><c> standings</c>

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in<00:20:40.819><c> terms</c><00:20:41.160><c> of</c><00:20:41.440><c> the</c><00:20:41.700><c> number</c><00:20:41.920><c> and</c><00:20:42.200><c> frequency</c><00:20:42.660><c> of</c><00:20:42.920><c> laws</c><00:20:43.140><c> kept,</c>

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then,<00:20:44.700><c> yes,</c><00:20:45.019><c> the</c><00:20:45.200><c> Pharisee</c><00:20:45.579><c> really</c><00:20:46.019><c> was</c><00:20:46.259><c> the</c><00:20:46.420><c> more</c><00:20:46.720><c> righteous</c>

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of<00:20:47.359><c> the</c><00:20:47.539><c> two</c><00:20:47.720><c> individuals.</c>

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Yet,<00:20:50.000><c> according</c><00:20:50.359><c> to</c><00:20:50.559><c> the</c><00:20:50.799><c> Savior,</c>

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I<00:20:52.799><c> tell</c><00:20:53.079><c> you,</c><00:20:54.279><c> this</c><00:20:54.700><c> man,</c><00:20:55.759><c> that</c><00:20:55.859><c> is</c><00:20:56.039><c> the</c><00:20:56.359><c> publican,</c>

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went<00:20:57.500><c> down</c><00:20:57.819><c> to</c><00:20:58.000><c> his</c><00:20:58.160><c> house</c><00:20:58.539><c> justified</c><00:20:59.480><c> rather</c><00:21:00.119><c> than</c><00:21:00.319><c> the</c><00:21:00.519><c> other</c>

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for<00:21:01.859><c> everyone</c><00:21:02.420><c> that</c><00:21:02.880><c> exalteth</c><00:21:03.359><c> himself</c><00:21:04.160><c> shall</c><00:21:04.819><c> be</c><00:21:05.079><c> abased</c>

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and<00:21:06.640><c> he</c><00:21:06.920><c> that</c><00:21:07.099><c> humbleeth</c><00:21:07.579><c> himself</c><00:21:08.660><c> shall</c><00:21:09.539><c> be</c><00:21:09.920><c> exalted.</c>

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The<00:21:13.740><c> Pharisee</c><00:21:14.299><c> recounted</c><00:21:14.819><c> to</c><00:21:15.059><c> the</c><00:21:15.259><c> Lord</c><00:21:15.539><c> his</c><00:21:15.839><c> many</c><00:21:16.180><c> virtues.</c>

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He<00:21:18.319><c> was</c><00:21:18.559><c> not</c><00:21:18.740><c> an</c><00:21:19.039><c> extortioner,</c><00:21:20.619><c> unjust,</c><00:21:21.819><c> an</c><00:21:22.019><c> adulterer,</c>

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like<00:21:24.000><c> the</c><00:21:24.319><c> publican</c><00:21:24.740><c> or</c><00:21:25.019><c> other</c><00:21:25.220><c> men.</c>

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He<00:21:26.819><c> fasted</c><00:21:27.279><c> twice</c><00:21:27.559><c> a</c><00:21:27.779><c> week</c><00:21:28.160><c> and</c><00:21:28.519><c> tithed</c><00:21:28.900><c> possessions.</c>

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But<00:21:31.680><c> the</c><00:21:31.980><c> publican</c><00:21:32.480><c> standing</c><00:21:32.859><c> humbly,</c><00:21:33.420><c> humbly,</c><00:21:34.539><c> humbly</c>

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in<00:21:36.180><c> the</c><00:21:36.380><c> background</c>

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would<00:21:38.799><c> not</c><00:21:39.039><c> lift</c><00:21:39.299><c> up</c><00:21:39.720><c> so</c><00:21:40.099><c> much</c><00:21:40.299><c> as</c><00:21:40.539><c> his</c><00:21:40.779><c> eyes</c><00:21:41.160><c> to</c><00:21:41.420><c> heaven</c>

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but<00:21:42.980><c> smote</c><00:21:43.359><c> his</c><00:21:43.640><c> breast</c><00:21:43.880><c> saying,</c>

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God<00:21:45.619><c> be</c><00:21:45.980><c> merciful</c><00:21:46.539><c> to</c><00:21:46.920><c> me,</c><00:21:47.319><c> a</c><00:21:47.700><c> sinner.</c>

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So<00:21:50.619><c> how</c><00:21:50.819><c> does</c><00:21:50.960><c> this</c><00:21:51.220><c> help</c><00:21:51.400><c> us?</c>

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Do<00:21:53.480><c> we</c><00:21:53.819><c> genuinely</c><00:21:54.480><c> talk</c><00:21:54.960><c> to</c><00:21:55.180><c> the</c><00:21:55.339><c> Lord?</c>

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Do<00:21:57.960><c> we</c><00:21:58.180><c> pray</c><00:21:58.480><c> regularly?</c>

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Often?

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And<00:22:02.559><c> with</c><00:22:02.759><c> conviction?</c>

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When<00:22:06.039><c> we</c><00:22:06.359><c> pray,</c><00:22:07.759><c> do</c><00:22:07.920><c> we</c><00:22:08.180><c> simply</c><00:22:08.480><c> speak?</c>

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Or<00:22:10.960><c> do</c><00:22:11.079><c> we</c><00:22:11.259><c> also</c><00:22:11.579><c> listen?</c>

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After<00:22:14.500><c> all,</c><00:22:15.359><c> Jesus</c><00:22:15.759><c> said,</c>

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Behold,<00:22:17.960><c> I</c><00:22:18.460><c> stand</c><00:22:18.980><c> at</c><00:22:19.200><c> the</c><00:22:19.380><c> door</c><00:22:19.839><c> and</c><00:22:20.779><c> knock.</c>

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If<00:22:22.000><c> any</c><00:22:22.299><c> man</c><00:22:22.559><c> hear</c><00:22:22.880><c> my</c><00:22:23.259><c> voice</c><00:22:23.980><c> and</c><00:22:24.460><c> open</c><00:22:24.759><c> the</c><00:22:24.960><c> door,</c>

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I<00:22:26.119><c> will</c><00:22:26.279><c> come</c><00:22:26.500><c> into</c><00:22:26.779><c> him</c><00:22:27.420><c> and</c><00:22:28.259><c> will</c><00:22:28.640><c> sup</c><00:22:28.819><c> with</c><00:22:29.059><c> him</c>

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and<00:22:30.160><c> he</c><00:22:30.299><c> with</c><00:22:30.480><c> me.</c>

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Brothers<00:22:32.859><c> and</c><00:22:33.240><c> sisters,</c><00:22:33.819><c> the</c><00:22:34.059><c> promise</c><00:22:34.519><c> is</c><00:22:35.119><c> made</c><00:22:35.640><c> to</c><00:22:36.319><c> everyone.</c>

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There<00:22:38.339><c> is</c><00:22:38.779><c> no</c><00:22:39.200><c> discrimination.</c>

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There<00:22:41.259><c> are</c><00:22:41.539><c> no</c><00:22:41.960><c> favored</c><00:22:42.339><c> few.</c>

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Jesus<00:22:44.740><c> stands</c><00:22:45.579><c> and</c><00:22:46.400><c> knocks.</c>

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If<00:22:48.279><c> we</c><00:22:48.460><c> do</c><00:22:48.680><c> not</c><00:22:48.900><c> listen,</c><00:22:50.119><c> he</c><00:22:50.539><c> will</c><00:22:50.740><c> not</c><00:22:51.019><c> sup</c><00:22:51.180><c> with</c><00:22:51.380><c> us.</c>

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The<00:22:53.519><c> Lord</c><00:22:54.000><c> stands</c><00:22:54.619><c> knocking.</c>

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He<00:22:56.640><c> never</c><00:22:56.980><c> retreats,</c>

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but<00:22:59.180><c> likewise</c><00:22:59.839><c> he</c><00:23:00.099><c> will</c><00:23:00.460><c> never</c><00:23:00.900><c> force</c><00:23:01.259><c> himself</c><00:23:01.980><c> upon</c><00:23:02.460><c> us.</c>

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You<00:23:06.119><c> lack</c><00:23:06.359><c> one</c><00:23:06.779><c> thing,</c><00:23:07.119><c> Jesus</c><00:23:07.500><c> tells</c><00:23:07.839><c> a</c><00:23:08.119><c> certain</c><00:23:08.359><c> ruler.</c>

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Sell<00:23:10.720><c> all</c><00:23:11.079><c> that</c><00:23:11.220><c> you</c><00:23:11.500><c> have,</c>

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distribute<00:23:13.640><c> unto</c><00:23:13.880><c> the</c><00:23:14.160><c> poor,</c>

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and<00:23:15.779><c> you</c><00:23:16.119><c> shall</c><00:23:16.339><c> have</c><00:23:16.640><c> treasure</c><00:23:17.059><c> in</c><00:23:17.339><c> heaven.</c>

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And<00:23:19.519><c> come,</c><00:23:21.359><c> follow</c><00:23:21.640><c> me.</c>

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And<00:23:25.579><c> when</c><00:23:25.700><c> he</c><00:23:25.839><c> heard</c><00:23:26.000><c> this,</c><00:23:26.279><c> he</c><00:23:26.380><c> was</c><00:23:26.559><c> very</c><00:23:27.079><c> sorrowful,</c>

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but<00:23:29.720><c> he</c><00:23:29.819><c> was</c><00:23:30.019><c> very</c><00:23:30.380><c> rich.</c>

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And<00:23:33.339><c> when</c><00:23:33.559><c> Jesus</c><00:23:33.900><c> saw</c><00:23:34.279><c> how</c><00:23:34.539><c> very</c><00:23:35.000><c> sorrowful</c><00:23:35.759><c> he</c><00:23:36.420><c> was,</c><00:23:36.880><c> he</c><00:23:37.019><c> said,</c>

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How<00:23:38.880><c> hardly</c><00:23:39.420><c> shall</c><00:23:39.799><c> they</c><00:23:40.039><c> that</c><00:23:40.259><c> have</c><00:23:40.519><c> riches</c>

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enter<00:23:41.839><c> into</c><00:23:42.059><c> the</c><00:23:42.200><c> kingdom</c><00:23:42.500><c> of</c><00:23:42.779><c> God.</c>

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For<00:23:44.319><c> it</c><00:23:44.440><c> is</c><00:23:44.740><c> easier</c><00:23:45.140><c> for</c><00:23:45.460><c> a</c><00:23:45.680><c> camel</c><00:23:45.920><c> to</c><00:23:46.140><c> go</c><00:23:46.339><c> through</c><00:23:46.539><c> the</c><00:23:46.740><c> needle's</c><00:23:47.259><c> eye</c>

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than<00:23:48.380><c> for</c><00:23:48.700><c> a</c><00:23:48.859><c> rich</c><00:23:49.079><c> man</c><00:23:49.359><c> to</c><00:23:49.619><c> enter</c><00:23:49.900><c> into</c><00:23:50.160><c> the</c><00:23:50.359><c> kingdom</c><00:23:50.640><c> of</c><00:23:50.859><c> God.</c>

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As<00:23:54.259><c> far</c><00:23:54.460><c> as</c><00:23:54.619><c> I</c><00:23:54.680><c> can</c><00:23:54.900><c> determine,</c>

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this<00:23:56.900><c> is</c><00:23:57.119><c> the</c><00:23:57.259><c> only</c><00:23:57.500><c> time</c><00:23:57.940><c> the</c><00:23:58.259><c> phrase,</c>

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come,<00:24:00.660><c> follow</c><00:24:00.920><c> me,</c>

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is<00:24:02.660><c> given</c><00:24:02.920><c> in</c><00:24:03.119><c> all</c><00:24:03.279><c> of</c><00:24:03.480><c> scripture.</c>

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Ironically,<00:24:06.279><c> the</c><00:24:06.440><c> phrase</c><00:24:06.839><c> was</c><00:24:07.119><c> uttered</c><00:24:07.640><c> to</c><00:24:07.859><c> a</c><00:24:08.000><c> rich</c><00:24:08.240><c> man</c>

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who<00:24:08.720><c> did</c><00:24:09.000><c> not</c><00:24:09.279><c> hear</c><00:24:09.480><c> the</c><00:24:09.720><c> call.</c>

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Yet<00:24:11.579><c> since</c><00:24:12.039><c> then,</c><00:24:12.779><c> the</c><00:24:13.019><c> call</c><00:24:13.200><c> has</c><00:24:13.480><c> been</c><00:24:13.779><c> repeated</c><00:24:14.259><c> countless</c><00:24:14.980><c> times.</c>

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Those<00:24:17.079><c> who</c><00:24:17.299><c> have</c><00:24:17.559><c> heeded</c><00:24:17.759><c> the</c><00:24:18.039><c> invitation</c><00:24:18.700><c> have</c><00:24:19.420><c> not</c><00:24:19.740><c> been</c><00:24:20.000><c> sorry.</c>

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Luke<00:24:23.220><c> 18</c><00:24:23.660><c>.25</c>

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It<00:24:25.700><c> is</c><00:24:25.940><c> easier</c><00:24:26.380><c> for</c><00:24:26.680><c> a</c><00:24:26.859><c> camel</c><00:24:27.099><c> to</c><00:24:27.380><c> go</c><00:24:27.619><c> through</c><00:24:27.900><c> a</c><00:24:28.119><c> needle's</c><00:24:28.579><c> eye.</c>

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I've<00:24:32.119><c> heard</c><00:24:32.299><c> all</c><00:24:32.880><c> sorts</c><00:24:33.200><c> of</c><00:24:33.619><c> explanations</c>

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of<00:24:34.440><c> what</c><00:24:34.619><c> Jesus</c><00:24:35.000><c> is</c><00:24:35.359><c> speaking</c><00:24:35.539><c> about</c>

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when<00:24:36.819><c> he</c><00:24:37.000><c> talks</c><00:24:37.319><c> about</c><00:24:37.599><c> the</c><00:24:37.859><c> camel</c><00:24:38.099><c> going</c><00:24:38.400><c> through</c><00:24:38.779><c> the</c><00:24:39.000><c> eye</c><00:24:39.160><c> of</c><00:24:39.339><c> a</c><00:24:39.440><c> needle.</c>

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I've<00:24:41.660><c> heard</c><00:24:41.839><c> explanations</c><00:24:42.660><c> that</c><00:24:43.059><c> involve</c><00:24:43.460><c> a</c><00:24:43.880><c> narrow</c><00:24:44.180><c> passage</c>

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along<00:24:45.740><c> one</c><00:24:45.980><c> of</c><00:24:46.099><c> the</c><00:24:46.299><c> great</c><00:24:46.539><c> gates</c><00:24:46.880><c> in</c><00:24:47.079><c> the</c><00:24:47.259><c> city</c><00:24:47.500><c> walls.</c>

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Supposedly,<00:24:49.180><c> in</c><00:24:49.259><c> order</c><00:24:49.480><c> for</c><00:24:50.339><c> a</c><00:24:50.579><c> camel</c><00:24:50.859><c> to</c><00:24:51.380><c> pass</c><00:24:51.680><c> through</c><00:24:51.980><c> such</c>

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an<00:24:52.460><c> opening,</c>

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all<00:24:53.019><c> its</c><00:24:53.319><c> goods</c><00:24:53.539><c> would</c><00:24:53.759><c> have</c><00:24:53.940><c> to</c><00:24:54.140><c> be</c><00:24:54.380><c> removed.</c>

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Brothers<00:24:57.220><c> and</c><00:24:57.500><c> sisters,</c><00:24:57.720><c> to</c><00:24:57.900><c> be</c><00:24:58.119><c> honest,</c>

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the<00:24:58.900><c> more</c><00:24:59.259><c> explanations</c><00:24:59.920><c> I</c><00:25:00.380><c> hear,</c>

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the<00:25:01.680><c> more</c><00:25:01.960><c> I</c><00:25:02.119><c> am</c><00:25:02.339><c> convinced</c><00:25:02.859><c> that</c><00:25:03.119><c> Jesus</c><00:25:03.420><c> was</c><00:25:03.740><c> speaking</c><00:25:04.000><c> literally.</c>

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Go<00:25:06.900><c> to</c><00:25:07.099><c> the</c><00:25:07.299><c> zoo.</c>

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Look<00:25:09.319><c> at</c><00:25:09.500><c> a</c><00:25:09.680><c> camel.</c>

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Hold<00:25:11.819><c> up</c><00:25:12.039><c> a</c><00:25:12.200><c> needle.</c>

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It<00:25:14.119><c> is</c><00:25:14.599><c> such</c><00:25:14.839><c> a</c><00:25:15.259><c> perfect</c><00:25:15.619><c> illustration</c>

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of<00:25:17.319><c> things</c><00:25:17.759><c> man</c><00:25:18.380><c> deems</c><00:25:19.079><c> impossible.</c>

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Nevertheless,

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like<00:25:24.119><c> the</c><00:25:24.440><c> widow</c><00:25:24.799><c> seeking</c><00:25:25.259><c> someone</c><00:25:25.740><c> to</c><00:25:26.200><c> advocate</c><00:25:26.680><c> for</c><00:25:27.140><c> her,</c>

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or<00:25:28.539><c> the</c><00:25:28.839><c> tax</c><00:25:29.240><c> collector</c><00:25:29.640><c> who</c><00:25:30.000><c> knew</c><00:25:30.220><c> he</c><00:25:30.380><c> was</c><00:25:30.660><c> a</c><00:25:30.859><c> sinner,</c>

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God<00:25:32.759><c> is</c><00:25:33.119><c> seeking</c><00:25:33.440><c> for</c><00:25:33.759><c> people</c><00:25:34.460><c> who</c><00:25:35.160><c> have</c><00:25:36.099><c> faith.</c>

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We<00:25:39.619><c> have</c><00:25:39.960><c> seen</c><00:25:40.200><c> this</c><00:25:40.660><c> faith</c><00:25:41.000><c> demonstrated</c><00:25:41.759><c> today</c>

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by<00:25:43.200><c> our</c><00:25:43.400><c> brother</c><00:25:43.619><c> Lorenzo.</c>

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I<00:25:46.180><c> pray</c><00:25:46.500><c> that</c><00:25:46.720><c> his</c><00:25:47.079><c> faith</c><00:25:47.660><c> will</c><00:25:48.119><c> be</c><00:25:48.460><c> forever</c><00:25:49.039><c> strong</c>

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and<00:25:50.680><c> that</c><00:25:50.900><c> his</c><00:25:51.140><c> example</c><00:25:51.619><c> this</c><00:25:51.980><c> day</c>

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will<00:25:53.140><c> build</c><00:25:53.440><c> the</c><00:25:53.740><c> faith</c><00:25:54.099><c> for</c><00:25:54.500><c> himself,</c>

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his<00:25:56.420><c> neighbors,</c><00:25:57.319><c> and</c><00:25:57.740><c> for</c><00:25:58.140><c> all</c><00:25:58.400><c> of</c><00:25:58.519><c> us.</c>

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May<00:26:00.900><c> this</c><00:26:01.299><c> example</c><00:26:01.880><c> of</c><00:26:02.200><c> faith</c>

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guide<00:26:03.160><c> the</c><00:26:03.599><c> direction</c><00:26:04.079><c> of</c><00:26:04.380><c> the</c><00:26:04.660><c> faith</c>

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of<00:26:05.680><c> our</c><00:26:05.980><c> teenagers</c><00:26:06.619><c> and</c><00:26:07.299><c> our</c><00:26:07.480><c> little</c><00:26:07.779><c> children.</c>

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Indeed,<00:26:11.460><c> may</c><00:26:11.700><c> his</c><00:26:11.960><c> example</c><00:26:12.460><c> this</c><00:26:12.880><c> day</c>

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serve<00:26:14.019><c> us</c><00:26:14.420><c> all</c><00:26:14.859><c> as</c><00:26:15.180><c> we</c><00:26:15.480><c> strive</c><00:26:15.859><c> to</c><00:26:16.140><c> receive</c>

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the<00:26:17.000><c> kingdom</c><00:26:17.299><c> of</c><00:26:17.619><c> God</c><00:26:18.059><c> as</c><00:26:18.720><c> a</c><00:26:18.880><c> little</c><00:26:19.119><c> child.</c>

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Jesus'<00:26:22.980><c> invitation</c><00:26:23.779><c> to</c><00:26:24.460><c> his</c><00:26:24.779><c> disciples</c>

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was<00:26:26.160><c> simply</c><00:26:26.619><c> stated.</c>

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Come,<00:26:29.619><c> follow</c><00:26:30.019><c> me.</c>

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He<00:26:32.960><c> did</c><00:26:33.220><c> not</c><00:26:33.480><c> offer</c><00:26:33.779><c> his</c><00:26:34.160><c> followers</c><00:26:34.500><c> a</c><00:26:34.859><c> salary,</c>

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an<00:26:36.779><c> expense</c><00:26:37.119><c> account,</c>

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or<00:26:38.599><c> otherworldly</c><00:26:39.319><c> incentives.</c>

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All<00:26:41.779><c> that</c><00:26:41.960><c> he</c><00:26:42.220><c> offered</c><00:26:42.359><c> his</c><00:26:42.680><c> fellow</c><00:26:43.000><c> servants</c>

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were<00:26:44.119><c> the</c><00:26:44.380><c> things</c><00:26:44.720><c> that</c><00:26:45.019><c> money</c><00:26:45.380><c> cannot</c><00:26:45.980><c> buy.</c>

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Rather,<00:26:48.420><c> they</c><00:26:48.619><c> were</c><00:26:48.880><c> purchased</c>

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with<00:26:49.619><c> the</c><00:26:49.839><c> blood</c><00:26:50.000><c> of</c><00:26:50.180><c> an</c><00:26:50.339><c> innocent</c><00:26:50.680><c> man,</c>

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and<00:26:52.380><c> it</c><00:26:52.579><c> is</c><00:26:52.779><c> this</c><00:26:53.079><c> same</c><00:26:53.599><c> spilled</c><00:26:54.000><c> blood</c>

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we<00:26:55.299><c> remember</c><00:26:55.799><c> this</c><00:26:56.180><c> morning</c>

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as<00:26:57.319><c> we</c><00:26:57.700><c> prepare</c><00:26:58.240><c> to</c><00:26:58.619><c> examine</c><00:26:59.099><c> ourselves</c>

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at<00:27:00.779><c> the</c><00:27:01.019><c> table</c><00:27:01.559><c> of</c><00:27:01.960><c> the</c><00:27:02.140><c> Lord.</c>

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Our<00:27:05.740><c> Lord</c><00:27:05.920><c> and</c><00:27:06.180><c> Savior</c><00:27:06.440><c> said,</c>

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Come,<00:27:08.119><c> follow</c><00:27:08.279><c> me.</c>

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When<00:27:11.079><c> we</c><00:27:11.400><c> accept</c><00:27:11.839><c> his</c><00:27:12.160><c> invitation,</c>

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he<00:27:14.619><c> will</c><00:27:14.920><c> direct</c><00:27:15.420><c> our</c><00:27:16.019><c> paths.</c>

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In<00:27:18.839><c> contrast,</c><00:27:20.220><c> this</c><00:27:20.519><c> certain</c><00:27:20.859><c> ruler</c>

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was<00:27:21.599><c> unable</c><00:27:22.000><c> to</c><00:27:22.339><c> answer</c><00:27:22.619><c> the</c><00:27:22.859><c> Lord's</c><00:27:23.319><c> call.</c>

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And<00:27:24.819><c> he</c><00:27:25.099><c> turned</c><00:27:25.319><c> away,</c>

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not<00:27:26.839><c> uncaring</c><00:27:27.599><c> or</c><00:27:28.019><c> indifferent,</c>

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but<00:27:29.940><c> genuinely,</c><00:27:31.059><c> truly</c><00:27:31.599><c> sorrowful.</c>

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Sadder<00:27:35.920><c> still,</c>

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because<00:27:37.539><c> this</c><00:27:37.900><c> young</c><00:27:38.180><c> man</c>

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could<00:27:38.920><c> not</c><00:27:39.279><c> take</c><00:27:39.759><c> that</c><00:27:40.339><c> one</c><00:27:41.019><c> step.</c>

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The<00:27:43.259><c> Lord</c><00:27:43.460><c> did</c><00:27:43.680><c> not</c><00:27:43.940><c> call</c><00:27:44.160><c> him</c><00:27:44.440><c> back</c>

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and<00:27:44.940><c> suggest</c><00:27:45.339><c> easier</c><00:27:45.940><c> terms,</c>

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but<00:27:47.920><c> rather</c><00:27:48.220><c> he</c><00:27:48.480><c> turned</c><00:27:48.700><c> to</c><00:27:48.900><c> his</c><00:27:49.059><c> disciples</c>

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and<00:27:50.660><c> pointed</c><00:27:50.940><c> out</c><00:27:51.440><c> to</c><00:27:51.700><c> them</c>

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by<00:27:52.759><c> this</c><00:27:53.099><c> example</c><00:27:53.720><c> how</c><00:27:54.440><c> hard</c><00:27:54.799><c> it</c><00:27:55.059><c> is</c>

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for<00:27:56.039><c> a</c><00:27:56.200><c> rich</c><00:27:56.460><c> man</c><00:27:56.779><c> to</c><00:27:57.140><c> enter</c><00:27:57.539><c> into</c><00:27:57.960><c> the</c><00:27:58.180><c> kingdom.</c>

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And<00:28:00.880><c> this</c><00:28:01.059><c> man's</c><00:28:01.539><c> failing</c><00:28:01.740><c> was</c><00:28:02.079><c> not</c>

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because<00:28:03.339><c> of</c><00:28:03.500><c> his</c><00:28:03.740><c> possession</c><00:28:04.200><c> of</c><00:28:04.519><c> great</c><00:28:04.779><c> riches,</c>

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but<00:28:05.799><c> rather</c><00:28:06.160><c> because</c><00:28:06.599><c> his</c><00:28:07.039><c> attitude</c><00:28:07.940><c> towards</c><00:28:08.519><c> them,</c>

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as<00:28:10.279><c> was</c><00:28:10.559><c> demonstrated</c><00:28:11.339><c> by</c><00:28:11.960><c> his</c><00:28:12.200><c> apparent</c><00:28:12.660><c> failure</c>

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to<00:28:13.960><c> follow</c><00:28:14.200><c> Jesus.</c>

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Eternal<00:28:18.079><c> life.</c>

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The<00:28:22.460><c> glory</c><00:28:22.920><c> of</c><00:28:23.140><c> the</c><00:28:23.299><c> kingdom</c><00:28:23.579><c> of</c><00:28:23.779><c> God.</c>

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These<00:28:26.339><c> things</c><00:28:26.740><c> cannot</c><00:28:27.279><c> be</c><00:28:27.660><c> had</c>

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through<00:28:29.220><c> living</c><00:28:29.720><c> a</c><00:28:30.200><c> life</c><00:28:30.720><c> of</c><00:28:31.200><c> ease.</c>

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The<00:28:34.000><c> cost</c><00:28:34.259><c> of</c><00:28:34.740><c> discipleship</c><00:28:35.319><c> is</c><00:28:35.579><c> not</c><00:28:35.859><c> cheap,</c>

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nor<00:28:37.740><c> is</c><00:28:37.960><c> salvation</c><00:28:38.720><c> through</c><00:28:39.140><c> him</c>

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who<00:28:40.380><c> bought</c><00:28:40.700><c> us</c><00:28:41.740><c> with</c><00:28:42.119><c> his</c><00:28:42.740><c> own</c><00:28:43.440><c> life.</c>

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Never<00:28:46.319><c> forget,</c>

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the<00:28:48.759><c> problems</c><00:28:49.220><c> of</c><00:28:49.440><c> this</c><00:28:49.740><c> world</c>

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did<00:28:50.940><c> not</c><00:28:51.420><c> happen</c><00:28:52.039><c> because</c><00:28:52.740><c> God</c><00:28:53.200><c> wasn't</c><00:28:53.720><c> there.</c>

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They<00:28:56.460><c> happened</c><00:28:57.039><c> because</c><00:28:58.059><c> man</c><00:28:58.859><c> was</c><00:28:59.480><c> there.</c>

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Today,<00:29:04.500><c> we</c><00:29:04.819><c> have</c><00:29:05.119><c> the</c><00:29:05.359><c> opportunity</c><00:29:05.940><c> to</c><00:29:06.339><c> act.</c>

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The<00:29:08.559><c> opportunity</c><00:29:09.180><c> to</c><00:29:09.579><c> hear</c><00:29:09.880><c> the</c><00:29:10.240><c> words</c><00:29:10.480><c> of</c><00:29:10.799><c> salvation,</c>

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and<00:29:12.460><c> the</c><00:29:12.680><c> opportunity</c><00:29:13.339><c> to</c><00:29:13.740><c> share</c>

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this<00:29:14.819><c> communion</c><00:29:15.420><c> of</c><00:29:15.960><c> the</c><00:29:16.240><c> cup</c><00:29:16.839><c> and</c><00:29:17.440><c> the</c><00:29:17.660><c> loaf.</c>

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And<00:29:21.140><c> immediately,</c><00:29:22.799><c> he</c><00:29:23.039><c> received</c><00:29:23.660><c> his</c><00:29:24.160><c> sight</c>

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and<00:29:26.460><c> followed</c><00:29:26.859><c> him.</c>

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Glorifying<00:29:29.099><c> God,</c>

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and<00:29:31.059><c> all</c><00:29:31.319><c> the</c><00:29:31.579><c> people</c><00:29:31.900><c> when</c><00:29:32.160><c> they</c><00:29:32.640><c> saw</c><00:29:32.940><c> it,</c>

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gave<00:29:34.279><c> praise</c><00:29:35.359><c> unto</c><00:29:36.079><c> God.</c>

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May<00:29:38.680><c> the</c><00:29:38.980><c> same</c><00:29:39.200><c> be</c><00:29:39.500><c> true</c><00:29:40.099><c> of</c><00:29:40.640><c> you</c><00:29:40.839><c> and</c><00:29:41.000><c> I.</c>

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Amen.