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They<00:13:11.379><c> remained</c><00:13:11.820><c> joyful</c><00:13:12.460><c> even</c><00:13:12.879><c> in</c><00:13:13.179><c> suffering.</c>

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do<00:13:17.279><c> the</c><00:13:17.460><c> same</c><00:13:17.799><c> thing.</c>

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and<00:13:41.500><c> you</c><00:13:41.759><c> find</c><00:13:42.240><c> that</c><00:13:42.559><c> you</c><00:13:42.799><c> want</c><00:13:42.980><c> to</c><00:13:43.159><c> be</c><00:13:43.320><c> more</c><00:13:43.860><c> patient,</c>

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that<00:13:54.379><c> forgiveness</c><00:13:55.360><c> grow</c><00:13:55.899><c> in</c><00:13:56.120><c> you.</c>

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If<00:13:58.299><c> you</c><00:13:58.500><c> want</c><00:13:58.620><c> to</c><00:13:58.700><c> be</c><00:13:58.820><c> more</c><00:13:59.159><c> loving,</c><00:14:00.340><c> the</c><00:14:00.500><c> Spirit</c><00:14:01.220><c> can</c><00:14:01.960><c> grow</c><00:14:02.220><c> that</c><00:14:02.600><c> in</c>

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you<00:14:03.000><c> too.</c>

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He<00:14:09.940><c> doesn't</c><00:14:10.320><c> make</c><00:14:10.740><c> us</c><00:14:11.100><c> become</c><00:14:11.399><c> more</c><00:14:11.820><c> forgiving.</c>

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He<00:14:16.059><c> invites</c><00:14:16.559><c> us</c><00:14:17.039><c> to</c><00:14:17.340><c> do</c><00:14:17.559><c> these</c><00:14:17.919><c> things.</c>

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It's<00:14:19.519><c> as</c><00:14:19.700><c> though</c><00:14:19.879><c> He's</c><00:14:20.159><c> saying,</c><00:14:21.000><c> let</c><00:14:21.340><c> My</c><00:14:21.879><c> Spirit</c><00:14:22.440><c> work</c><00:14:23.000><c> in</c><00:14:23.159><c> you,</c><00:14:24.200><c> work</c><00:14:24.419><c> in</c>

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Let<00:14:25.419><c> Me</c><00:14:25.840><c> shape</c><00:14:26.220><c> you</c><00:14:26.860><c> into</c><00:14:27.159><c> the</c><00:14:27.399><c> image</c><00:14:27.580><c> of</c><00:14:27.779><c> My</c><00:14:28.019><c> Son.</c>

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And<00:14:33.120><c> when</c><00:14:33.279><c> we</c><00:14:33.679><c> work</c><00:14:33.940><c> out</c><00:14:34.220><c> our</c><00:14:35.519><c> salvation,</c><00:14:36.799><c> it's</c><00:14:37.120><c> simply</c><00:14:37.419><c> inviting</c><00:14:38.159><c> God</c>

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to<00:14:39.159><c> work</c><00:14:39.399><c> within</c><00:14:39.720><c> us.</c>

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And<00:14:42.240><c> if</c><00:14:42.399><c> that</c><00:14:42.799><c> Spirit</c><00:14:43.159><c> is</c><00:14:43.419><c> at</c><00:14:43.620><c> work</c><00:14:43.860><c> today,</c><00:14:46.799><c> quiet,</c><00:14:48.220><c> steady,</c>

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I<00:14:54.419><c> guess</c><00:14:54.620><c> the</c><00:14:54.799><c> question</c><00:14:55.100><c> is,</c><00:14:55.399><c> what</c><00:14:55.440><c> happens</c><00:14:55.899><c> next?</c>

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What<00:15:02.419><c> will</c><00:15:02.620><c> the</c><00:15:02.879><c> Spirit</c><00:15:03.139><c> complete</c><00:15:04.039><c> in</c><00:15:05.000><c> us?</c>

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There<00:15:35.700><c> are</c><00:15:36.019><c> just</c><00:15:36.259><c> two</c><00:15:36.480><c> verses</c><00:15:36.820><c> here</c><00:15:37.159><c> that</c><00:15:37.340><c> we'll</c><00:15:37.600><c> focus</c><00:15:38.000><c> on.</c>

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heard<00:16:25.639><c> the</c><00:16:26.039><c> word</c><00:16:26.259><c> of</c><00:16:26.639><c> truth,</c>

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him<00:16:33.220><c> with</c><00:16:33.519><c> a</c><00:16:33.820><c> seal,</c>

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the<00:16:35.559><c> promised</c><00:16:36.120><c> Holy</c><00:16:36.779><c> Spirit,</c><00:16:38.279><c> who</c><00:16:38.419><c> is</c><00:16:38.700><c> a</c><00:16:38.860><c> deposit,</c><00:16:40.379><c> guaranteeing</c><00:16:42.340><c> our</c><00:16:42.860><c> inheritance.</c>

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I<00:16:44.600><c> love</c><00:16:44.759><c> the</c><00:16:44.899><c> way</c><00:16:45.039><c> the</c><00:16:45.240><c> modern</c><00:16:45.620><c> versions</c><00:16:46.120><c> translate</c><00:16:46.779><c> that,</c>

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that<00:16:48.580><c> this</c><00:16:49.000><c> Spirit</c><00:16:49.259><c> is</c><00:16:49.580><c> a</c><00:16:50.000><c> seal</c><00:16:50.620><c> guaranteeing</c><00:16:52.840><c> our</c><00:16:53.559><c> inheritance.</c>

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I<00:16:56.039><c> think</c><00:16:56.259><c> the</c><00:16:56.519><c> message</c><00:16:56.980><c> that</c><00:16:57.639><c> Paul</c><00:16:58.059><c> is</c><00:16:58.779><c> delivering</c><00:16:59.340><c> to</c><00:16:59.720><c> this</c>

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they<00:17:02.659><c> didn't</c><00:17:02.919><c> experience</c><00:17:03.539><c> the</c><00:17:03.879><c> Spirit</c><00:17:04.059><c> at</c><00:17:04.240><c> Pentecost.</c>

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These<00:17:07.339><c> people</c><00:17:07.599><c> came</c><00:17:07.859><c> much</c><00:17:08.200><c> later,</c><00:17:08.619><c> like</c><00:17:08.960><c> us.</c>

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They<00:17:10.059><c> came</c><00:17:10.440><c> after.</c>

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And<00:17:12.339><c> his</c><00:17:12.539><c> message</c><00:17:12.900><c> to</c><00:17:13.099><c> them</c><00:17:13.279><c> was</c><00:17:13.619><c> simple.</c>

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He<00:17:28.119><c> says,</c><00:17:28.779><c> you</c><00:17:29.019><c> also</c><00:17:29.859><c> were</c><00:17:30.279><c> included</c><00:17:30.740><c> in</c><00:17:31.059><c> Christ</c><00:17:31.380><c> when</c><00:17:31.539><c> you</c><00:17:31.759><c> heard</c><00:17:31.900><c> the</c><00:17:32.180><c> message</c><00:17:32.500><c> of</c><00:17:32.819><c> truth,</c>

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the<00:17:41.859><c> promised</c><00:17:42.279><c> Holy</c><00:17:42.700><c> Spirit,</c><00:17:43.599><c> that's</c><00:17:43.920><c> a</c><00:17:44.019><c> deposit</c><00:17:44.539><c> guaranteeing</c><00:17:45.740><c> our</c><00:17:46.099><c> inheritance</c>

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He<00:18:03.640><c> says,</c><00:18:04.220><c> it's</c><00:18:04.400><c> a</c><00:18:04.519><c> deposit</c><00:18:05.359><c> guaranteeing</c><00:18:06.839><c> our</c><00:18:07.240><c> inheritance.</c>

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A<00:18:09.000><c> deposit.</c>

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A<00:18:11.119><c> deposit</c><00:18:11.460><c> is</c><00:18:11.680><c> the</c><00:18:11.859><c> beginning</c><00:18:12.319><c> of</c><00:18:12.579><c> something,</c><00:18:13.599><c> right?</c>

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It's<00:18:14.420><c> the</c><00:18:14.700><c> first</c><00:18:15.119><c> installment</c><00:18:16.019><c> of</c><00:18:17.859><c> the</c><00:18:18.099><c> Kingdom.</c>

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That<00:18:20.160><c> means</c><00:18:20.500><c> that</c><00:18:21.460><c> a</c><00:18:22.079><c> small</c><00:18:22.519><c> piece</c><00:18:22.940><c> of</c><00:18:23.279><c> spiritual</c><00:18:23.839><c> growth</c><00:18:24.480><c> in</c>

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our<00:18:25.579><c> lives</c><00:18:26.180><c> isn't</c><00:18:27.200><c> temporary.</c>

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It's<00:18:30.079><c> going</c><00:18:30.180><c> to</c><00:18:30.259><c> be</c><00:18:30.539><c> continuing.</c>

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It's<00:18:31.680><c> going</c><00:18:31.779><c> to</c><00:18:31.880><c> be</c><00:18:32.220><c> growing.</c>

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It's<00:18:35.039><c> the</c><00:18:35.200><c> beginning.</c>

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It's<00:18:35.960><c> a</c><00:18:36.240><c> taste</c><00:18:36.660><c> of</c><00:18:37.279><c> what</c><00:18:37.559><c> life</c><00:18:37.859><c> in</c><00:18:38.039><c> the</c><00:18:38.220><c> Kingdom</c><00:18:38.519><c> is</c><00:18:39.000><c> going</c><00:18:39.259><c> to</c>

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be<00:18:39.660><c> like,</c><00:18:39.859><c> brothers</c><00:18:40.160><c> and</c><00:18:40.500><c> sisters.</c>

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It's<00:18:42.019><c> God</c><00:18:42.240><c> saying,</c><00:18:42.680><c> what</c><00:18:42.839><c> I've</c><00:18:43.440><c> started,</c><00:18:44.279><c> I'm</c><00:18:45.240><c> going</c><00:18:45.359><c> to</c><00:18:45.660><c> finish.</c>

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That's<00:18:47.839><c> what</c><00:18:47.980><c> a</c><00:18:48.180><c> deposit</c><00:18:48.700><c> is.</c>

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What<00:18:49.819><c> I've</c><00:18:50.339><c> started</c><00:18:50.619><c> in</c><00:18:50.859><c> your</c><00:18:51.140><c> life,</c><00:18:51.460><c> I'm</c><00:18:51.839><c> going</c><00:18:51.960><c> to</c><00:18:52.240><c> finish.</c>

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So<00:18:53.519><c> if</c><00:18:53.660><c> you</c><00:18:53.799><c> think</c><00:18:53.980><c> about</c><00:18:54.240><c> it,</c><00:18:54.819><c> every</c><00:18:55.839><c> moment</c><00:18:56.220><c> of</c><00:18:56.460><c> love,</c><00:18:58.940><c> every</c>

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step<00:18:59.759><c> of</c><00:19:00.160><c> obedience</c><00:19:00.680><c> that</c><00:19:01.059><c> we</c><00:19:01.920><c> perform</c><00:19:02.480><c> in</c><00:19:02.740><c> our</c><00:19:02.960><c> lives,</c>

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every<00:19:04.380><c> act</c><00:19:04.759><c> of</c><00:19:05.099><c> forgiveness,</c><00:19:05.759><c> every</c><00:19:06.279><c> time</c><00:19:06.640><c> that</c><00:19:06.960><c> we</c><00:19:07.279><c> choose</c>

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faith<00:19:08.700><c> over</c><00:19:09.420><c> fear,</c><00:19:11.099><c> these</c><00:19:11.400><c> aren't</c><00:19:11.759><c> small</c><00:19:12.279><c> things.</c>

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They're<00:19:14.119><c> just</c><00:19:15.099><c> the</c><00:19:16.460><c> early</c><00:19:17.900><c> formation</c><00:19:19.119><c> of</c><00:19:21.099><c> the</c><00:19:21.579><c> person</c><00:19:22.019><c> that</c>

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you're<00:19:22.579><c> going</c><00:19:22.720><c> to</c><00:19:22.900><c> be</c><00:19:23.579><c> forever.</c>

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When<00:19:27.759><c> you</c><00:19:28.519><c> show</c><00:19:29.059><c> love</c><00:19:29.480><c> in</c><00:19:29.680><c> your</c><00:19:29.900><c> life</c><00:19:30.140><c> today,</c><00:19:31.559><c> while</c><00:19:31.740><c> it</c><00:19:31.960><c> might</c>

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not<00:19:32.519><c> be</c><00:19:32.900><c> perfect,</c><00:19:35.140><c> it's</c><00:19:35.720><c> the</c><00:19:36.200><c> start.</c>

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And<00:19:37.799><c> your</c><00:19:38.059><c> love,</c><00:19:38.559><c> brothers</c><00:19:38.680><c> and</c><00:19:39.019><c> sisters,</c><00:19:39.819><c> in</c><00:19:40.079><c> the</c><00:19:40.319><c> Kingdom</c>

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will<00:19:41.500><c> be</c><00:19:41.859><c> perfect.</c>

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When<00:19:43.720><c> you</c><00:19:44.019><c> desire</c><00:19:44.539><c> to</c><00:19:44.859><c> be</c><00:19:45.140><c> forgiving</c><00:19:45.819><c> and</c><00:19:46.660><c> you</c><00:19:47.099><c> struggle</c><00:19:47.420><c> with</c>

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it,<00:19:48.079><c> but</c><00:19:48.279><c> you</c><00:19:48.619><c> forgive</c><00:19:48.940><c> anyway,</c><00:19:50.359><c> it's</c><00:19:50.720><c> a</c><00:19:51.140><c> start.</c>

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It's<00:19:52.680><c> giving</c><00:19:53.099><c> us</c><00:19:53.400><c> a</c><00:19:53.680><c> glimpse</c><00:19:53.940><c> of</c><00:19:54.220><c> how</c><00:19:54.779><c> life</c><00:19:55.180><c> in</c><00:19:55.500><c> our</c><00:19:55.880><c> character</c>

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will<00:19:56.799><c> be</c><00:19:57.220><c> in</c><00:19:57.680><c> the</c><00:19:57.900><c> Kingdom.</c>

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And<00:20:09.720><c> I</c><00:20:09.819><c> think</c><00:20:09.960><c> that</c><00:20:10.279><c> to</c><00:20:10.420><c> me</c><00:20:10.660><c> is</c><00:20:10.900><c> a</c><00:20:11.039><c> really</c><00:20:11.299><c> helpful</c><00:20:11.720><c> thought,</c>

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that<00:20:13.480><c> while</c><00:20:13.920><c> we</c><00:20:14.400><c> try</c><00:20:14.779><c> and</c><00:20:15.160><c> exhibit</c><00:20:15.559><c> the</c><00:20:15.980><c> character</c><00:20:16.380><c> of</c><00:20:16.680><c> God,</c>

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while<00:20:17.279><c> we</c><00:20:17.619><c> try</c><00:20:17.880><c> to</c><00:20:18.099><c> be</c><00:20:18.359><c> Christ</c><00:20:18.759><c>-like</c><00:20:19.000><c> in</c><00:20:19.200><c> our</c><00:20:19.440><c> lives,</c><00:20:19.900><c> and</c><00:20:20.180><c> we</c>

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are<00:20:21.579><c> often,</c><00:20:24.119><c> but</c><00:20:24.539><c> when</c><00:20:24.759><c> we</c><00:20:25.180><c> fail</c><00:20:25.539><c> in</c><00:20:26.079><c> the</c><00:20:26.319><c> Kingdom,</c><00:20:26.579><c> we're</c><00:20:26.779><c> not</c>

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going<00:20:27.279><c> to</c><00:20:27.480><c> fail.</c>

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God's<00:20:28.500><c> going</c><00:20:28.680><c> to</c><00:20:28.839><c> complete</c><00:20:29.359><c> the</c><00:20:29.720><c> work</c><00:20:30.220><c> that</c><00:20:30.819><c> the</c><00:20:31.119><c> Spirit</c><00:20:31.319><c> is</c>

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doing<00:20:31.819><c> in</c><00:20:32.039><c> us</c><00:20:32.759><c> when</c><00:20:33.440><c> Christ</c><00:20:34.079><c> returns.</c>

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And<00:20:35.440><c> I</c><00:20:35.539><c> think</c><00:20:35.720><c> that</c><00:20:35.940><c> can</c><00:20:36.180><c> give</c><00:20:36.279><c> us</c><00:20:37.339><c> a</c><00:20:37.779><c> great</c><00:20:37.920><c> hope,</c><00:20:39.059><c> great</c><00:20:39.440><c> encouragement.</c>

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And<00:20:40.880><c> that's</c><00:20:41.220><c> what</c><00:20:41.880><c> Paul</c><00:20:42.279><c> was</c><00:20:42.619><c> trying</c><00:20:42.839><c> to</c><00:20:43.059><c> encourage</c><00:20:43.519><c> the</c><00:20:43.940><c> early</c><00:20:44.559><c> believers</c><00:20:45.220><c> to</c>

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understand,<00:20:46.819><c> the</c><00:20:46.960><c> second</c><00:20:47.480><c> generation.</c>

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You<00:20:48.339><c> didn't</c><00:20:48.579><c> see</c><00:20:48.920><c> the</c><00:20:49.220><c> Spirit</c><00:20:49.539><c> at</c><00:20:50.079><c> Pentecost.</c><00:20:50.700><c> You</c><00:20:50.819><c> didn't</c><00:20:51.019><c> walk</c><00:20:51.380><c> with</c><00:20:51.599><c> Jesus,</c><00:20:52.599><c> but</c><00:20:52.779><c> the</c><00:20:53.160><c> Spirit's</c><00:20:53.579><c> in</c>

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And<00:20:57.960><c> I</c><00:20:58.079><c> think</c><00:20:58.180><c> that's</c><00:20:58.660><c> something</c><00:20:58.940><c> that</c><00:20:59.200><c> we</c><00:20:59.420><c> need</c><00:20:59.619><c> to</c><00:21:00.480><c> be</c><00:21:00.740><c> encouraged</c><00:21:01.160><c> to</c>

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Some<00:21:11.160><c> of</c><00:21:11.400><c> them</c><00:21:12.000><c> were</c><00:21:12.640><c> like</c><00:21:13.279><c> joy</c><00:21:13.519><c> and</c><00:21:13.839><c> suffering.</c><00:21:14.940><c> Some</c><00:21:15.180><c> of</c><00:21:15.380><c> them</c><00:21:15.519><c> were</c><00:21:15.880><c> like</c><00:21:16.559><c> teaching</c><00:21:16.980><c> and</c><00:21:17.380><c> encouraging.</c>

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Others<00:21:19.880><c> were</c><00:21:20.339><c> miraculous,</c><00:21:21.019><c> like</c><00:21:21.299><c> the</c><00:21:21.519><c> ability</c><00:21:21.880><c> to</c><00:21:22.259><c> speak</c><00:21:22.519><c> in</c>

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foreign<00:21:23.039><c> languages</c><00:21:23.579><c> or</c><00:21:23.859><c> interpret</c><00:21:24.440><c> foreign</c><00:21:24.799><c> languages</c><00:21:25.319><c> when</c>

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they<00:21:25.779><c> had</c><00:21:25.960><c> no</c><00:21:26.259><c> skills</c><00:21:26.599><c> or</c><00:21:26.819><c> the</c><00:21:27.019><c> ability</c><00:21:27.359><c> to</c><00:21:27.700><c> heal.</c>

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And<00:21:28.880><c> we</c><00:21:29.140><c> think</c><00:21:29.299><c> to</c><00:21:29.519><c> ourselves,</c><00:21:30.480><c> well,</c><00:21:30.940><c> those</c><00:21:31.259><c> things</c><00:21:31.519><c> were</c><00:21:31.720><c> given</c><00:21:31.960><c> to</c>

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to<00:21:39.319><c> read.</c>

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And<00:21:40.240><c> since</c><00:21:40.460><c> we</c><00:21:40.619><c> don't</c><00:21:40.839><c> have</c><00:21:41.039><c> the</c><00:21:41.240><c> Holy</c><00:21:41.500><c> Spirit</c><00:21:41.880><c> gifts,</c><00:21:42.359><c> well,</c>

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maybe<00:21:43.039><c> the</c><00:21:43.380><c> Spirit</c><00:21:43.660><c> isn't</c><00:21:44.059><c> involved</c><00:21:44.539><c> in</c><00:21:44.720><c> our</c><00:21:44.940><c> lives</c><00:21:45.220><c> at</c><00:21:45.480><c> all.</c>

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And<00:21:47.240><c> I</c><00:21:47.380><c> think</c><00:21:47.559><c> what</c><00:21:47.720><c> I'm</c><00:21:47.920><c> trying</c><00:21:48.180><c> to</c><00:21:48.420><c> emphasize</c><00:21:49.059><c> is</c><00:21:49.420><c> that</c><00:21:49.819><c> while</c><00:21:50.220><c> the</c>

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the<00:21:56.180><c> Spirit</c><00:21:56.579><c> of</c><00:21:56.779><c> God</c><00:21:57.099><c> is</c><00:21:57.940><c> and</c><00:21:58.480><c> continues</c><00:21:59.259><c> to</c><00:21:59.839><c> work</c><00:22:00.180><c> in</c><00:22:00.440><c> us.</c>

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Is<00:22:02.779><c> that</c><00:22:03.220><c> a</c><00:22:04.380><c> good</c><00:22:04.559><c> explanation</c><00:22:05.160><c> or</c><00:22:05.359><c> helpful?</c><00:22:06.819><c> Okay,</c><00:22:06.980><c> anybody</c><00:22:07.279><c> else?</c>

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Okay,<00:22:12.400><c> so</c><00:22:12.599><c> when</c><00:22:12.759><c> we</c><00:22:12.960><c> turn</c><00:22:13.180><c> our</c><00:22:13.400><c> eyes</c><00:22:13.660><c> forward</c><00:22:14.180><c> now,</c><00:22:14.420><c> we've</c><00:22:14.799><c> talked</c><00:22:14.960><c> about</c><00:22:15.180><c> how</c>

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the<00:22:15.900><c> Spirit</c><00:22:16.359><c> worked</c><00:22:16.720><c> in</c><00:22:16.960><c> the</c><00:22:17.079><c> early</c><00:22:17.339><c> Ecclesia.</c>

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We've<00:22:18.660><c> talked</c><00:22:18.980><c> now</c><00:22:19.400><c> about</c><00:22:19.700><c> how</c><00:22:19.940><c> the</c><00:22:20.259><c> Spirit</c><00:22:20.519><c> works</c><00:22:21.000><c> in</c><00:22:21.400><c> our</c><00:22:21.880><c> lives.</c>

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I<00:22:23.779><c> want</c><00:22:23.980><c> to</c><00:22:24.160><c> now</c><00:22:24.480><c> turn</c><00:22:24.960><c> our</c><00:22:25.220><c> eyes</c><00:22:25.480><c> forward</c><00:22:26.380><c> not</c><00:22:27.640><c> to</c><00:22:28.000><c> imagination,</c><00:22:28.900><c> not</c><00:22:29.180><c> to</c><00:22:29.500><c> speculation,</c>

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but<00:22:31.779><c> to</c><00:22:32.579><c> the</c><00:22:32.640><c> very</c><00:22:33.039><c> real,</c><00:22:34.319><c> the</c><00:22:34.720><c> specific,</c><00:22:36.180><c> the</c><00:22:36.559><c> concrete</c><00:22:37.180><c> hope</c>

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that<00:22:38.099><c> God</c><00:22:38.400><c> gives</c><00:22:38.740><c> us</c><00:22:39.119><c> in</c><00:22:39.339><c> the</c><00:22:39.559><c> pages</c><00:22:40.059><c> of</c><00:22:41.000><c> His</c><00:22:41.619><c> Spirit</c><00:22:42.299><c>-breathed,</c><00:22:42.819><c> His</c><00:22:43.180><c> God</c>

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-breathed<00:22:44.380><c> Word</c><00:22:44.880><c> of</c><00:22:45.220><c> Scripture.</c>

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Romans<00:22:47.420><c> chapter</c><00:22:47.960><c> 8,</c><00:22:49.480><c> verse</c><00:22:49.740><c> 11.</c>

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And<00:22:52.200><c> if</c><00:22:52.980><c> the</c><00:22:53.980><c> Spirit</c><00:22:54.400><c> of</c><00:22:54.559><c> Him</c><00:22:55.019><c> who</c><00:22:55.339><c> raised</c><00:22:56.460><c> Jesus</c><00:22:57.579><c> from</c><00:22:57.880><c> the</c><00:22:58.099><c> dead</c><00:22:58.339><c> is</c>

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living<00:22:59.240><c> in</c><00:22:59.539><c> you,</c><00:23:00.440><c> that's</c><00:23:00.779><c> the</c><00:23:01.019><c> point,</c><00:23:01.440><c> right?</c>

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If<00:23:02.279><c> the</c><00:23:02.660><c> Spirit</c><00:23:02.920><c> is</c><00:23:03.220><c> living</c><00:23:03.500><c> in</c><00:23:03.799><c> you,</c><00:23:05.519><c> then</c><00:23:06.019><c> He</c><00:23:06.579><c> who</c><00:23:06.839><c> raised</c><00:23:07.319><c> Christ</c><00:23:07.819><c> from</c><00:23:08.079><c> the</c><00:23:08.299><c> dead</c><00:23:08.940><c> will</c><00:23:09.599><c> also</c><00:23:10.599><c> give</c><00:23:11.140><c> life</c><00:23:11.680><c> to</c>

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your<00:23:12.480><c> mortal</c><00:23:12.900><c> bodies</c>

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because<00:23:15.119><c> of</c><00:23:15.359><c> His</c><00:23:15.619><c> Spirit</c><00:23:16.319><c> who</c><00:23:16.839><c> lives</c><00:23:17.140><c> in</c><00:23:17.400><c> you.</c>

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Notice<00:23:20.299><c> the</c><00:23:20.559><c> logic</c><00:23:20.960><c> here,</c><00:23:21.480><c> okay?</c>

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The<00:23:23.819><c> power</c><00:23:24.220><c> of</c><00:23:24.440><c> God,</c><00:23:24.759><c> the</c><00:23:25.079><c> Spirit,</c><00:23:25.920><c> raised</c><00:23:26.480><c> Jesus.</c>

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That<00:23:29.440><c> Spirit</c><00:23:30.140><c> lives</c><00:23:30.640><c> in</c><00:23:30.900><c> you</c><00:23:31.119><c> today,</c><00:23:32.980><c> therefore,</c><00:23:34.519><c> God</c><00:23:34.900><c> will</c>

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raise<00:23:35.640><c> you</c><00:23:36.299><c> too.</c>

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That's<00:23:38.380><c> the</c><00:23:38.559><c> logic.</c>

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Resurrection<00:23:41.900><c> is</c><00:23:42.140><c> not</c><00:23:42.420><c> this</c><00:23:42.980><c> distant</c><00:23:43.500><c> theological</c><00:23:44.420><c> concept.</c>

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It's<00:23:45.500><c> the</c><00:23:45.900><c> natural</c><00:23:46.980><c> continuation.</c>

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It's<00:23:49.920><c> the</c><00:23:50.059><c> natural</c><00:23:50.619><c> continuation</c><00:23:51.660><c> of</c><00:23:52.480><c> the</c><00:23:52.819><c> Spirit's</c><00:23:53.259><c> work</c><00:23:53.440><c> in</c>

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our<00:23:53.839><c> lives.</c>

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The<00:23:57.559><c> Spirit</c><00:23:57.880><c> that</c><00:23:58.599><c> softens</c><00:23:59.140><c> our</c><00:23:59.400><c> hearts,</c><00:24:00.259><c> that</c><00:24:00.539><c> grows</c><00:24:00.880><c> the</c><00:24:01.259><c> fruit</c><00:24:01.420><c> of</c>

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the<00:24:01.900><c> Spirit,</c><00:24:02.440><c> that</c><00:24:02.960><c> strengthens</c><00:24:03.480><c> us</c><00:24:03.680><c> in</c><00:24:03.940><c> weakness,</c>

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that<00:24:05.720><c> Spirit,</c><00:24:06.220><c> the</c><00:24:06.440><c> power</c><00:24:06.759><c> of</c><00:24:07.000><c> God</c><00:24:07.299><c> that</c><00:24:07.700><c> shapes</c><00:24:08.140><c> the</c><00:24:08.740><c> mind</c><00:24:09.099><c> of</c>

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Christ<00:24:09.819><c> in</c><00:24:10.119><c> our</c><00:24:10.500><c> hearts</c><00:24:10.859><c> and</c><00:24:11.140><c> in</c><00:24:11.220><c> our</c><00:24:11.759><c> lives</c><00:24:12.240><c> today,</c>

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that<00:24:14.519><c> same</c><00:24:15.259><c> Spirit</c><00:24:16.000><c> will</c><00:24:17.200><c> one</c><00:24:17.519><c> day</c><00:24:17.819><c> breathe</c><00:24:18.299><c> life,</c><00:24:19.640><c> eternal</c>

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life,<00:24:21.279><c> into</c><00:24:21.519><c> our</c><00:24:21.779><c> mortal</c><00:24:22.059><c> bodies.</c>

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That<00:24:24.339><c> same</c><00:24:24.759><c> Spirit</c><00:24:25.299><c> will</c><00:24:25.700><c> raise</c><00:24:26.079><c> us</c><00:24:26.420><c> from</c><00:24:26.680><c> the</c><00:24:26.940><c> dust.</c>

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And<00:24:29.400><c> I</c><00:24:29.700><c> think</c><00:24:29.900><c> Paul</c><00:24:30.539><c> ties</c><00:24:31.119><c> resurrection</c><00:24:31.920><c> directly</c><00:24:35.180><c> to</c><00:24:35.420><c> the</c><00:24:35.660><c> Spirit's</c><00:24:36.079><c> work</c><00:24:36.259><c> in</c>

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us<00:24:36.680><c> today.</c>

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The<00:24:38.440><c> Spirit</c><00:24:38.740><c> that's</c><00:24:39.579><c> shaping</c><00:24:40.220><c> Christ</c><00:24:40.940><c>-like</c><00:24:41.200><c> character</c><00:24:41.759><c> in</c><00:24:41.980><c> our</c><00:24:42.200><c> lives</c><00:24:42.920><c> will</c><00:24:46.000><c> do</c>

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it<00:24:46.440><c> when</c><00:24:46.599><c> He</c><00:24:46.779><c> raises</c><00:24:47.160><c> us.</c>

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The<00:24:49.279><c> early</c><00:24:49.640><c> church</c><00:24:50.019><c> lived</c><00:24:50.359><c> with</c><00:24:50.559><c> that</c><00:24:50.900><c> confidence,</c><00:24:51.500><c> didn't</c><00:24:51.680><c> they?</c>

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They<00:24:54.700><c> believed</c><00:24:55.259><c> that</c><00:24:55.500><c> they</c><00:24:55.660><c> would</c><00:24:55.880><c> be</c><00:24:56.099><c> raised</c><00:24:56.579><c> to</c><00:24:56.859><c> live</c><00:24:57.140><c> again,</c>

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and<00:24:58.160><c> that</c><00:24:58.420><c> gave</c><00:24:58.660><c> them</c><00:24:58.980><c> confidence</c><00:24:59.539><c> to</c><00:24:59.819><c> do</c><00:25:00.119><c> things</c><00:25:00.480><c> and</c><00:25:00.660><c> to</c><00:25:00.940><c> say</c>

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things<00:25:01.640><c> that</c><00:25:01.960><c> normal</c><00:25:02.400><c> men</c><00:25:02.640><c> and</c><00:25:02.880><c> women</c><00:25:03.200><c> wouldn't.</c>

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We<00:25:03.920><c> saw</c><00:25:04.099><c> it</c><00:25:04.279><c> in</c><00:25:04.339><c> their</c><00:25:04.599><c> own</c><00:25:04.839><c> lives</c><00:25:05.240><c> before</c><00:25:05.759><c> the</c><00:25:06.039><c> resurrection</c>

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of<00:25:06.740><c> Jesus.</c>

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They<00:25:07.740><c> were</c><00:25:08.059><c> fearful.</c><00:25:08.539><c> They</c><00:25:08.859><c> hid.</c>

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They<00:25:10.440><c> didn't</c><00:25:10.660><c> want</c><00:25:10.900><c> to</c><00:25:11.079><c> walk</c><00:25:11.299><c> with</c><00:25:11.519><c> Jesus.</c>

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They<00:25:11.980><c> wanted</c><00:25:12.220><c> to</c><00:25:12.579><c> follow</c><00:25:12.819><c> at</c><00:25:13.039><c> a</c><00:25:13.160><c> distance</c><00:25:13.619><c> in</c><00:25:13.859><c> the</c><00:25:14.059><c> garden,</c><00:25:15.339><c> or</c>

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they<00:25:16.019><c> deserted</c><00:25:16.440><c> Him</c><00:25:16.799><c> completely.</c>

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But<00:25:18.539><c> the</c><00:25:18.880><c> Spirit</c><00:25:19.059><c> worked</c><00:25:19.440><c> in</c><00:25:19.599><c> their</c><00:25:19.859><c> lives,</c><00:25:20.980><c> and</c><00:25:21.160><c> the</c><00:25:21.279><c> early</c>

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church<00:25:21.880><c> lived</c><00:25:22.279><c> with</c><00:25:22.740><c> that</c><00:25:23.200><c> confidence</c><00:25:23.720><c> that</c><00:25:23.980><c> the</c><00:25:24.279><c> resurrection</c><00:25:24.880><c> was</c><00:25:25.619><c> assured.</c>

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They<00:25:27.759><c> weren't</c><00:25:28.180><c> fearless</c><00:25:28.759><c> because</c><00:25:29.180><c> they</c><00:25:29.480><c> loved</c><00:25:29.640><c> danger,</c><00:25:30.740><c> right?</c>

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They<00:25:32.059><c> weren't</c><00:25:32.339><c> joyful</c><00:25:33.039><c> because</c><00:25:34.279><c> the</c><00:25:35.380><c> circumstances</c><00:25:36.039><c> were</c><00:25:36.380><c> easy.</c>

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They<00:25:38.059><c> weren't</c><00:25:38.339><c> courageous</c><00:25:39.059><c> because</c><00:25:39.619><c> they</c><00:25:39.880><c> had</c><00:25:40.200><c> strong</c><00:25:40.680><c> personalities.</c>

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They<00:25:43.619><c> lived</c><00:25:44.039><c> with</c><00:25:44.380><c> courage</c><00:25:44.920><c> because</c><00:25:46.599><c> they</c><00:25:46.920><c> believed</c><00:25:47.559><c> resurrection</c><00:25:48.400><c> was</c><00:25:48.720><c> not</c>

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just<00:25:49.640><c> possible</c><00:25:50.660><c> or</c><00:25:51.599><c> probable.</c>

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They<00:25:52.920><c> lived</c><00:25:53.160><c> with</c><00:25:53.460><c> courage</c><00:25:53.819><c> because</c><00:25:54.200><c> they</c><00:25:54.480><c> knew</c><00:25:54.859><c> that</c><00:25:55.240><c> the</c>

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resurrection<00:25:56.079><c> was</c><00:25:56.660><c> promised.</c>

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That's<00:25:59.319><c> the</c><00:25:59.539><c> difference.</c><00:25:59.960><c> They</c><00:26:00.359><c> believed</c><00:26:00.799><c> the</c><00:26:01.119><c> promise.</c>

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And<00:26:03.319><c> I</c><00:26:03.420><c> think</c><00:26:03.599><c> that's</c><00:26:03.839><c> so</c><00:26:04.220><c> important</c><00:26:04.640><c> for</c><00:26:04.799><c> us</c><00:26:05.059><c> today.</c>

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So<00:26:07.680><c> when</c><00:26:07.839><c> we</c><00:26:08.039><c> think</c><00:26:08.200><c> about</c><00:26:08.460><c> resurrection,</c><00:26:09.640><c> it's</c><00:26:09.920><c> not</c><00:26:10.460><c> God</c><00:26:11.000><c> hitting</c><00:26:11.420><c> a</c>

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reset<00:26:12.140><c> button.</c>

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It's<00:26:13.839><c> God</c><00:26:14.240><c> continuing</c><00:26:15.079><c> the</c><00:26:15.460><c> work</c><00:26:16.059><c> that</c><00:26:17.420><c> He's</c><00:26:17.660><c> already</c><00:26:18.220><c> doing.</c>

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The<00:26:20.259><c> spiritual</c><00:26:20.740><c> transformation</c><00:26:21.500><c> that's</c><00:26:21.900><c> occurring</c><00:26:22.319><c> in</c><00:26:22.579><c> our</c>

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lives,<00:26:25.519><c> it's</c><00:26:26.299><c> not</c><00:26:26.480><c> going</c><00:26:26.660><c> to</c><00:26:26.759><c> be</c><00:26:26.940><c> wasted,</c><00:26:27.599><c> brothers</c><00:26:27.720><c> and</c><00:26:28.019><c> sisters.</c>

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Nothing<00:26:29.880><c> that</c><00:26:30.099><c> God</c><00:26:30.339><c> has</c><00:26:30.720><c> shaped</c><00:26:31.000><c> in</c><00:26:31.259><c> us</c><00:26:31.779><c> is</c><00:26:33.680><c> going</c><00:26:33.900><c> to</c><00:26:34.019><c> be</c><00:26:34.240><c> lost.</c>

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If<00:26:35.099><c> you</c><00:26:35.299><c> think</c><00:26:35.500><c> about</c><00:26:35.960><c> your</c><00:26:36.279><c> life,</c><00:26:37.819><c> we</c><00:26:38.240><c> have</c><00:26:38.559><c> grown</c><00:26:39.140><c> because</c>

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of<00:26:40.119><c> the</c><00:26:40.319><c> things</c><00:26:40.519><c> we've</c><00:26:41.039><c> suffered</c><00:26:41.940><c> in</c><00:26:42.720><c> life</c><00:26:42.920><c> many</c><00:26:43.259><c> times.</c>

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The<00:26:44.160><c> hardships</c><00:26:44.619><c> are</c><00:26:45.119><c> a</c><00:26:45.240><c> way</c><00:26:45.380><c> that</c><00:26:45.579><c> God</c><00:26:45.859><c> teaches</c><00:26:46.319><c> us.</c>

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Every<00:26:48.099><c> lesson</c><00:26:48.500><c> that</c><00:26:48.819><c> we've</c><00:26:49.180><c> learned,</c><00:26:49.880><c> every</c><00:26:50.160><c> act</c><00:26:50.440><c> of</c><00:26:50.680><c> love,</c>

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every<00:26:51.640><c> act</c><00:26:51.880><c> of</c><00:26:52.240><c> growth</c><00:26:52.480><c> and</c><00:26:52.839><c> patience,</c><00:26:54.319><c> all</c><00:26:54.700><c> of</c><00:26:54.859><c> it</c><00:26:55.140><c> is</c><00:26:55.319><c> going</c>

00:26:55.440 --> 00:26:58.279
to<00:26:55.579><c> be</c><00:26:55.880><c> carried</c><00:26:56.220><c> forward</c><00:26:56.940><c> into</c><00:26:57.220><c> the</c><00:26:57.480><c> Kingdom.</c>

00:26:59.019 --> 00:27:03.480
God<00:26:59.779><c> doesn't</c><00:27:00.299><c> disregard</c><00:27:01.160><c> or</c><00:27:01.720><c> discard</c><00:27:02.339><c> those</c><00:27:02.779><c> things,</c><00:27:03.140><c> those</c>

00:27:03.480 --> 00:27:04.559
lessons<00:27:03.839><c> in</c><00:27:04.099><c> our</c><00:27:04.319><c> lives.</c>

00:27:04.660 --> 00:27:09.279
He<00:27:05.079><c> finishes</c><00:27:05.460><c> them.</c><00:27:06.619><c> He</c><00:27:06.660><c> makes</c><00:27:06.940><c> our</c><00:27:07.839><c> love</c><00:27:08.119><c> perfect.</c>

00:27:09.460 --> 00:27:12.279
He's<00:27:09.740><c> going</c><00:27:09.920><c> to</c><00:27:10.180><c> make</c><00:27:10.299><c> our</c><00:27:10.700><c> patience</c><00:27:11.099><c> perfect.</c>

00:27:13.039 --> 00:27:18.079
He's<00:27:13.380><c> going</c><00:27:13.539><c> to</c><00:27:14.099><c> make</c><00:27:14.339><c> the</c><00:27:14.720><c> fruit</c><00:27:14.859><c> of</c><00:27:15.079><c> the</c><00:27:15.460><c> Spirit</c><00:27:16.160><c> ripe</c><00:27:16.819><c> in</c><00:27:17.200><c> us.</c>

00:27:19.819 --> 00:27:22.000
He's<00:27:20.579><c> going</c><00:27:20.680><c> to</c><00:27:20.960><c> finish</c><00:27:21.220><c> what</c><00:27:21.400><c> He</c><00:27:21.700><c> started.</c>

00:27:22.000 --> 00:27:27.039
And<00:27:22.599><c> resurrection</c><00:27:23.000><c> is</c><00:27:23.240><c> the</c><00:27:23.500><c> moment,</c><00:27:23.839><c> I</c><00:27:24.140><c> think,</c><00:27:24.440><c> when</c><00:27:24.640><c> God</c><00:27:25.099><c> completes</c><00:27:25.960><c> His</c>

00:27:27.039 --> 00:27:30.200
work<00:27:27.400><c> in</c><00:27:27.700><c> us</c><00:27:28.559><c> through</c><00:27:29.019><c> His</c><00:27:29.339><c> Spirit.</c>

00:27:33.500 --> 00:27:36.859
So<00:27:34.039><c> we</c><00:27:34.220><c> have</c><00:27:34.420><c> this</c><00:27:34.720><c> assurance</c><00:27:35.339><c> in</c><00:27:35.599><c> the</c><00:27:35.819><c> resurrection.</c>

00:27:37.859 --> 00:27:40.640
But<00:27:38.059><c> you'll</c><00:27:38.359><c> remember</c><00:27:38.640><c> when</c><00:27:38.819><c> we</c><00:27:38.980><c> were</c><00:27:39.099><c> looking</c><00:27:39.339><c> at</c><00:27:39.599><c> Philippians</c><00:27:40.160><c> chapter</c>

00:27:40.640 --> 00:27:44.440
2,<00:27:41.759><c> where</c><00:27:41.920><c> it</c><00:27:42.200><c> talked</c><00:27:42.420><c> about</c><00:27:42.680><c> how</c><00:27:42.920><c> the</c><00:27:43.319><c> Spirit</c><00:27:43.579><c> works</c><00:27:43.980><c> in</c><00:27:44.220><c> us</c>

00:27:44.440 --> 00:27:49.299
to<00:27:44.740><c> will</c><00:27:45.160><c> and</c><00:27:45.740><c> to</c><00:27:46.019><c> work,</c><00:27:46.720><c> to</c><00:27:46.960><c> complete</c><00:27:47.380><c> God's</c><00:27:48.740><c> purpose.</c>

00:27:49.299 --> 00:27:54.400
It<00:27:50.140><c> also</c><00:27:50.500><c> says</c><00:27:50.720><c> that</c><00:27:50.980><c> we're</c><00:27:51.059><c> to</c><00:27:51.339><c> work</c><00:27:51.579><c> out</c><00:27:51.779><c> our</c><00:27:52.059><c> salvation</c><00:27:52.599><c> with</c><00:27:52.920><c> fear</c><00:27:53.220><c> and</c><00:27:53.539><c> trembling.</c>

00:27:55.220 --> 00:28:00.700
And<00:27:55.420><c> I</c><00:27:55.539><c> think</c><00:27:55.740><c> that</c><00:27:55.980><c> that</c><00:27:56.119><c> is</c><00:27:56.400><c> a</c><00:27:56.640><c> reminder</c><00:27:57.099><c> to</c><00:27:57.420><c> us</c><00:27:57.819><c> that</c><00:27:58.680><c> He</c><00:27:59.380><c> calls</c><00:27:59.920><c> us</c>

00:28:00.700 --> 00:28:03.160
to<00:28:01.200><c> be</c><00:28:02.059><c> faithful.</c>

00:28:03.640 --> 00:28:08.299
He<00:28:04.160><c> calls</c><00:28:04.640><c> us</c><00:28:05.339><c> to</c><00:28:05.779><c> have</c><00:28:06.200><c> a</c><00:28:06.740><c> life</c><00:28:07.059><c> of</c><00:28:07.559><c> faithfulness.</c>

00:28:08.319 --> 00:28:13.140
He's<00:28:08.619><c> going</c><00:28:08.759><c> to</c><00:28:09.000><c> complete</c><00:28:09.519><c> His</c><00:28:09.900><c> work</c><00:28:10.599><c> in</c><00:28:11.519><c> those</c><00:28:11.940><c> who</c><00:28:12.339><c> continue</c>

00:28:13.140 --> 00:28:14.460
to<00:28:13.559><c> trust</c><00:28:13.839><c> in</c><00:28:14.079><c> Him.</c>

00:28:14.460 --> 00:28:19.180
He's<00:28:15.420><c> going</c><00:28:15.619><c> to</c><00:28:15.859><c> give</c><00:28:16.119><c> the</c><00:28:16.380><c> Kingdom</c><00:28:16.819><c> to</c><00:28:17.079><c> those</c><00:28:17.759><c> who</c><00:28:18.380><c> value</c><00:28:18.900><c> the</c>

00:28:19.180 --> 00:28:22.759
Kingdom<00:28:19.500><c> and</c><00:28:19.740><c> don't</c><00:28:20.019><c> throw</c><00:28:20.380><c> it</c><00:28:20.599><c> away</c><00:28:21.059><c> in</c><00:28:21.380><c> this</c><00:28:21.660><c> life.</c>

00:28:24.160 --> 00:28:26.599
He's<00:28:24.720><c> going</c><00:28:24.900><c> to</c><00:28:25.000><c> give</c><00:28:25.180><c> it</c><00:28:25.319><c> to</c><00:28:25.400><c> those</c><00:28:25.759><c> who,</c><00:28:26.019><c> in</c><00:28:26.180><c> other</c><00:28:26.359><c> words,</c>

00:28:26.660 --> 00:28:30.440
hold<00:28:27.059><c> fast</c><00:28:27.559><c> to</c><00:28:27.779><c> the</c><00:28:27.980><c> faith,</c><00:28:28.339><c> who</c><00:28:28.579><c> endure</c><00:28:29.140><c> to</c><00:28:29.400><c> the</c><00:28:29.579><c> end.</c>

00:28:31.599 --> 00:28:35.339
Paul<00:28:31.880><c> says</c><00:28:32.240><c> in</c><00:28:32.440><c> one</c><00:28:32.759><c> point,</c><00:28:32.960><c> and</c><00:28:33.400><c> I've</c><00:28:33.660><c> written</c><00:28:33.799><c> it</c><00:28:34.019><c> down</c><00:28:34.240><c> here,</c><00:28:34.660><c> we've</c><00:28:35.079><c> come</c>

00:28:35.339 --> 00:28:41.759
to<00:28:35.740><c> share</c><00:28:36.140><c> in</c><00:28:36.500><c> Christ</c><00:28:37.220><c> if</c><00:28:38.119><c> we</c><00:28:39.119><c> hold</c><00:28:39.740><c> our</c><00:28:40.279><c> confidence</c><00:28:40.900><c> firmly</c>

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to<00:28:42.140><c> the</c><00:28:42.279><c> end.</c>

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If<00:28:43.799><c> we</c><00:28:44.099><c> hold</c><00:28:44.359><c> our</c><00:28:44.680><c> confidence</c><00:28:45.200><c> firmly</c><00:28:45.599><c> to</c><00:28:45.819><c> the</c><00:28:45.920><c> end.</c>

00:28:46.079 --> 00:28:48.420
God's<00:28:46.680><c> Spirit</c><00:28:46.819><c> is</c><00:28:47.039><c> the</c><00:28:47.240><c> guarantee.</c>

00:28:49.119 --> 00:28:53.500
God<00:28:49.400><c> is</c><00:28:49.640><c> going</c><00:28:49.779><c> to</c><00:28:50.000><c> keep</c><00:28:50.559><c> His</c><00:28:51.180><c> part</c><00:28:51.500><c> of</c><00:28:51.660><c> the</c><00:28:51.859><c> bargain,</c><00:28:52.180><c> if</c><00:28:52.440><c> you</c><00:28:52.660><c> will.</c>

00:28:53.700 --> 00:28:58.799
But<00:28:53.920><c> it</c><00:28:54.079><c> doesn't</c><00:28:54.460><c> replace</c><00:28:55.039><c> our</c><00:28:55.539><c> responsibility</c><00:28:56.500><c> to</c><00:28:56.980><c> remain</c><00:28:57.599><c> faithful.</c>

00:28:59.339 --> 00:29:04.019
We<00:29:00.019><c> need</c><00:29:00.799><c> to</c><00:29:01.240><c> have</c><00:29:01.599><c> lives</c><00:29:02.059><c> of</c><00:29:02.480><c> faithfulness</c><00:29:03.140><c> from</c><00:29:03.480><c> beginning</c>

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to<00:29:04.579><c> end.</c>

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And<00:29:06.539><c> the</c><00:29:06.859><c> Spirit,</c><00:29:07.680><c> God's</c><00:29:08.220><c> power,</c><00:29:08.839><c> His</c><00:29:09.079><c> enduring</c><00:29:09.519><c> force,</c><00:29:11.160><c> shapes</c><00:29:11.339><c> our</c>

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hearts<00:29:11.940><c> now.</c>

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Let's<00:29:14.880><c> remember</c><00:29:15.440><c> that.</c>

00:29:17.299 --> 00:29:21.519
And<00:29:18.019><c> the</c><00:29:18.200><c> Spirit</c><00:29:18.500><c> shapes</c><00:29:18.940><c> our</c><00:29:19.180><c> hearts</c><00:29:19.500><c> now</c><00:29:20.000><c> so</c><00:29:20.299><c> that</c><00:29:20.819><c> we</c><00:29:21.119><c> will</c>

00:29:21.519 --> 00:29:25.779
want<00:29:21.819><c> to</c><00:29:22.140><c> live</c><00:29:22.700><c> a</c><00:29:23.119><c> life</c><00:29:23.839><c> that</c><00:29:24.220><c> God</c><00:29:24.460><c> is</c><00:29:24.740><c> preparing.</c>

00:29:26.279 --> 00:29:32.160
Resurrection<00:29:27.039><c> is</c><00:29:27.259><c> God's</c><00:29:27.740><c> gift,</c><00:29:28.779><c> but</c><00:29:28.980><c> it's</c><00:29:29.240><c> a</c><00:29:29.400><c> gift</c><00:29:29.579><c> that's</c><00:29:29.960><c> only</c><00:29:30.319><c> given</c><00:29:30.759><c> and</c><00:29:31.259><c> received</c><00:29:31.839><c> by</c>

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those<00:29:32.720><c> who</c><00:29:33.339><c> endure.</c>

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Thoughts?

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So<00:29:42.480><c> to</c><00:29:42.880><c> understand</c><00:29:43.519><c> God's</c><00:29:46.220><c> future</c><00:29:46.680><c> work</c><00:29:46.940><c> or</c><00:29:47.099><c> the</c><00:29:47.380><c> Spirit's</c>

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future<00:29:48.259><c> work,</c>

00:29:48.680 --> 00:29:53.140
I<00:29:49.400><c> think</c><00:29:49.539><c> we</c><00:29:49.720><c> need</c><00:29:49.940><c> to</c><00:29:50.319><c> revisit</c><00:29:50.839><c> one</c><00:29:51.140><c> of</c><00:29:51.299><c> the</c><00:29:51.859><c> most</c><00:29:52.299><c> enduring</c>

00:29:53.140 --> 00:29:56.779
visions,<00:29:53.940><c> one</c><00:29:54.119><c> of</c><00:29:54.220><c> the</c><00:29:54.339><c> most</c><00:29:54.539><c> dramatic</c><00:29:55.160><c> visions</c><00:29:55.660><c> in</c><00:29:56.259><c> the</c><00:29:56.519><c> Scripture,</c>

00:29:56.920 --> 00:30:00.920
and<00:29:57.000><c> that's</c><00:29:57.359><c> Ezekiel</c><00:29:57.859><c> 37,</c><00:29:58.599><c> the</c><00:29:58.920><c> valley</c><00:29:59.220><c> of</c><00:29:59.460><c> the</c><00:29:59.720><c> dry</c><00:29:59.960><c> bones.</c>

00:30:01.059 --> 00:30:04.480
A<00:30:01.200><c> couple</c><00:30:01.339><c> of</c><00:30:01.599><c> classes</c><00:30:01.920><c> ago</c><00:30:02.279><c> we</c><00:30:02.539><c> touched</c><00:30:02.859><c> on</c><00:30:03.140><c> this</c><00:30:03.359><c> briefly.</c>

00:30:05.720 --> 00:30:09.259
God<00:30:06.059><c> brings</c><00:30:06.559><c> Ezekiel</c><00:30:07.259><c> into</c><00:30:07.559><c> this</c><00:30:08.039><c> valley</c><00:30:08.440><c> that's</c><00:30:08.839><c> filled</c>

00:30:09.259 --> 00:30:10.779
with<00:30:09.680><c> bones.</c>

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They're<00:30:11.160><c> not</c><00:30:11.400><c> just</c><00:30:11.640><c> dead</c><00:30:11.920><c> bodies,</c><00:30:13.400><c> but</c><00:30:13.680><c> they're</c><00:30:14.019><c> dried</c><00:30:14.240><c> out.</c>

00:30:15.359 --> 00:30:16.680
They're<00:30:15.700><c> long</c><00:30:16.099><c> forgotten.</c>

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They're<00:30:17.920><c> long</c><00:30:18.299><c> decayed</c><00:30:19.240><c> remains.</c>

00:30:21.059 --> 00:30:24.940
And<00:30:21.779><c> he</c><00:30:21.920><c> asks</c><00:30:22.339><c> Ezekiel,</c><00:30:23.259><c> he</c><00:30:23.319><c> says,</c><00:30:23.640><c> son</c><00:30:23.819><c> of</c><00:30:24.059><c> man,</c><00:30:24.339><c> can</c><00:30:24.599><c> these</c>

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bones<00:30:25.299><c> live?</c>

00:30:27.460 --> 00:30:30.579
And<00:30:27.640><c> Ezekiel,</c><00:30:28.240><c> he</c><00:30:28.279><c> gives</c><00:30:28.460><c> the</c><00:30:28.759><c> only</c><00:30:29.039><c> answer</c><00:30:29.400><c> that</c><00:30:29.599><c> I</c><00:30:29.779><c> think</c>

00:30:30.579 --> 00:30:32.599
one<00:30:31.319><c> could</c><00:30:31.619><c> give.</c>

00:30:33.039 --> 00:30:37.819
He<00:30:33.240><c> says,</c><00:30:33.980><c> sovereign</c><00:30:34.319><c> Lord,</c><00:30:35.319><c> you</c><00:30:35.680><c> alone</c><00:30:36.259><c> know</c><00:30:36.720><c> the</c><00:30:36.940><c> answer.</c>

00:30:38.380 --> 00:30:41.680
I<00:30:39.039><c> don't</c><00:30:39.259><c> know,</c><00:30:40.180><c> but</c><00:30:40.460><c> you</c><00:30:40.700><c> do.</c>

00:30:42.359 --> 00:30:47.039
So<00:30:43.039><c> then</c><00:30:43.720><c> God</c><00:30:44.440><c> commands</c><00:30:45.119><c> Ezekiel</c><00:30:45.720><c> to</c><00:30:46.059><c> speak.</c>

00:30:47.299 --> 00:30:52.359
And<00:30:47.559><c> as</c><00:30:47.819><c> Ezekiel</c><00:30:48.359><c> prophesies,</c><00:30:50.640><c> the</c><00:30:50.819><c> bones</c><00:30:51.079><c> rattle.</c>

00:30:53.460 --> 00:30:58.339
They<00:30:53.660><c> assemble,</c><00:30:54.480><c> flesh</c><00:30:54.720><c> covers</c><00:30:55.099><c> them,</c><00:30:56.000><c> and</c><00:30:56.279><c> breath,</c><00:30:57.019><c> the</c><00:30:57.299><c> ruach,</c><00:30:57.980><c> the</c>

00:30:58.339 --> 00:31:01.220
Spirit<00:30:58.640><c> of</c><00:30:58.859><c> God,</c><00:30:59.859><c> enters</c><00:31:00.200><c> them.</c>

00:31:01.380 --> 00:31:05.140
So<00:31:01.599><c> this</c><00:31:01.779><c> is</c><00:31:01.980><c> the</c><00:31:02.259><c> story</c><00:31:02.500><c> in</c><00:31:02.700><c> Ezekiel</c><00:31:03.099><c> 37,</c><00:31:03.900><c> the</c><00:31:04.099><c> valley</c><00:31:04.319><c> of</c><00:31:04.559><c> dry</c><00:31:04.799><c> bones.</c>

00:31:05.140 --> 00:31:07.319
And<00:31:06.200><c> what</c><00:31:06.319><c> does</c><00:31:06.500><c> God</c><00:31:06.740><c> say</c><00:31:07.039><c> then?</c>

00:31:07.319 --> 00:31:13.579
He<00:31:07.440><c> says,</c><00:31:07.799><c> I</c><00:31:08.220><c> will</c><00:31:08.579><c> put</c><00:31:09.319><c> my</c><00:31:10.160><c> Spirit</c><00:31:10.700><c> in</c><00:31:11.200><c> you,</c><00:31:12.220><c> and</c><00:31:12.400><c> you</c><00:31:12.559><c> will</c><00:31:12.839><c> live.</c>

00:31:14.960 --> 00:31:16.619
So<00:31:15.619><c> this</c><00:31:15.839><c> is</c><00:31:16.019><c> the</c><00:31:16.279><c> promise.</c>

00:31:16.819 --> 00:31:22.019
And<00:31:17.000><c> earlier</c><00:31:17.359><c> in</c><00:31:17.519><c> the</c><00:31:17.759><c> series</c><00:31:18.259><c> we</c><00:31:18.839><c> talked</c><00:31:19.279><c> about</c><00:31:19.539><c> how</c><00:31:19.779><c> the</c><00:31:20.140><c> Spirit</c><00:31:20.460><c> begins</c><00:31:20.980><c> God's</c><00:31:21.599><c> work</c><00:31:21.799><c> in</c>

00:31:22.019 --> 00:31:23.460
us<00:31:22.339><c> personally,</c>

00:31:23.839 --> 00:31:27.979
the<00:31:24.259><c> personal</c><00:31:24.920><c> character</c><00:31:25.519><c> development,</c><00:31:26.240><c> giving</c><00:31:26.460><c> us</c><00:31:26.819><c> new</c><00:31:27.119><c> hearts,</c>

00:31:28.640 --> 00:31:32.200
shaping<00:31:28.920><c> Christ</c><00:31:29.500><c> and</c><00:31:29.720><c> Christ</c><00:31:30.079><c>-like</c><00:31:30.339><c> thinking</c><00:31:30.779><c> within</c><00:31:31.140><c> us.</c>

00:31:32.799 --> 00:31:36.200
Ezekiel<00:31:33.480><c> 37,</c><00:31:34.160><c> though,</c><00:31:34.500><c> it</c><00:31:34.740><c> lifts</c><00:31:34.940><c> our</c><00:31:35.279><c> eyes</c><00:31:35.579><c> to</c><00:31:35.799><c> the</c><00:31:36.000><c> bigger</c>

00:31:36.200 --> 00:31:38.640
picture,<00:31:36.660><c> the</c><00:31:37.039><c> larger</c><00:31:37.539><c> vision.</c>

00:31:38.980 --> 00:31:49.339
Because<00:31:39.420><c> what</c><00:31:39.940><c> we're</c><00:31:40.240><c> seeing</c><00:31:40.539><c> here</c><00:31:41.279><c> is</c><00:31:43.380><c> that</c><00:31:43.599><c> God</c><00:31:43.900><c> will</c><00:31:44.240><c> one</c><00:31:44.519><c> day</c><00:31:45.799><c> restore</c><00:31:46.680><c> his</c><00:31:47.240><c> people</c><00:31:47.940><c> on</c><00:31:49.059><c> a</c>

00:31:49.339 --> 00:31:51.839
national<00:31:49.859><c> and</c><00:31:50.339><c> on</c><00:31:50.559><c> a</c><00:31:50.920><c> global</c><00:31:51.339><c> scale.</c>

00:31:52.039 --> 00:31:53.539
It's<00:31:52.359><c> not</c><00:31:52.559><c> about</c><00:31:52.799><c> the</c><00:31:53.200><c> person.</c>

00:31:53.660 --> 00:31:56.380
We've<00:31:53.900><c> been</c><00:31:54.079><c> talking</c><00:31:54.400><c> about</c><00:31:54.680><c> the</c><00:31:55.099><c> individual</c><00:31:55.619><c> and</c><00:31:55.839><c> how</c><00:31:56.059><c> the</c>

00:31:56.380 --> 00:31:58.400
Spirit<00:31:56.640><c> changes</c><00:31:57.500><c> the</c><00:31:57.920><c> individual.</c>

00:31:58.400 --> 00:32:01.339
But<00:31:58.619><c> in</c><00:31:58.940><c> the</c><00:31:59.180><c> Kingdom</c><00:31:59.460><c> Age</c><00:31:59.920><c> there's</c><00:32:00.279><c> going</c><00:32:00.519><c> to</c><00:32:00.759><c> be</c><00:32:00.880><c> this</c>

00:32:01.339 --> 00:32:03.579
global<00:32:02.140><c> transformation.</c>

00:32:05.460 --> 00:32:08.599
The<00:32:05.640><c> vision</c><00:32:05.900><c> in</c><00:32:06.160><c> Ezekiel</c><00:32:06.559><c> 37</c><00:32:07.220><c> isn't</c><00:32:07.640><c> about</c><00:32:08.039><c> individuals.</c>

00:32:08.779 --> 00:32:15.519
It's<00:32:09.059><c> about</c><00:32:09.420><c> God</c><00:32:09.980><c> restoring</c><00:32:10.859><c> his</c><00:32:11.900><c> people,</c><00:32:13.000><c> plural,</c><00:32:14.640><c> about</c><00:32:14.940><c> a</c>

00:32:15.519 --> 00:32:19.880
community<00:32:16.079><c> that</c><00:32:17.319><c> had</c><00:32:17.599><c> become</c><00:32:18.000><c> spiritually</c><00:32:18.839><c> dead,</c>

00:32:20.559 --> 00:32:23.779
a<00:32:20.799><c> community</c><00:32:21.180><c> that</c><00:32:21.380><c> was</c><00:32:21.660><c> exiled,</c><00:32:22.220><c> a</c><00:32:22.420><c> community</c><00:32:22.700><c> that</c><00:32:22.839><c> was</c><00:32:23.119><c> scattered,</c><00:32:23.640><c> a</c>

00:32:23.779 --> 00:32:25.980
community<00:32:24.160><c> that</c><00:32:24.339><c> was</c><00:32:24.720><c> hopeless.</c>

00:32:27.080 --> 00:32:32.660
It's<00:32:27.880><c> about</c><00:32:28.099><c> God</c><00:32:28.500><c> promising</c><00:32:29.059><c> to</c><00:32:29.420><c> revive</c><00:32:30.000><c> them,</c><00:32:31.259><c> that</c><00:32:31.640><c> group,</c>

00:32:32.940 --> 00:32:34.819
the<00:32:33.240><c> larger</c><00:32:33.660><c> community.</c>

00:32:36.059 --> 00:32:40.460
So<00:32:36.480><c> this</c><00:32:36.859><c> isn't</c><00:32:37.140><c> just</c><00:32:37.539><c> about</c><00:32:37.859><c> Israel</c><00:32:38.420><c> returning</c><00:32:39.039><c> from</c><00:32:39.400><c> exile.</c>

00:32:40.660 --> 00:32:45.140
It's<00:32:40.920><c> not</c><00:32:41.200><c> just</c><00:32:41.599><c> about</c><00:32:41.900><c> Israel</c><00:32:42.480><c> today</c><00:32:42.880><c> returning</c><00:32:43.640><c> to</c><00:32:43.980><c> the</c><00:32:44.220><c> land.</c>

00:32:46.299 --> 00:32:49.359
It's<00:32:46.740><c> looking</c><00:32:47.000><c> forward</c><00:32:47.400><c> to</c><00:32:47.619><c> a</c><00:32:47.859><c> far</c><00:32:48.180><c> greater</c><00:32:48.700><c> resurrection,</c>

00:32:49.680 --> 00:32:50.779
brothers<00:32:49.720><c> and</c><00:32:50.039><c> sisters,</c><00:32:50.359><c> right?</c>

00:32:50.779 --> 00:32:55.160
It's<00:32:51.900><c> looking</c><00:32:52.180><c> forward</c><00:32:52.539><c> to</c><00:32:52.720><c> the</c><00:32:52.880><c> Kingdom</c><00:32:53.299><c> of</c><00:32:53.539><c> God</c><00:32:54.180><c> when</c><00:32:54.640><c> God</c>

00:32:55.160 --> 00:32:58.799
gathers<00:32:55.779><c> all</c><00:32:56.359><c> people</c><00:32:56.819><c> who</c><00:32:57.099><c> have</c><00:32:57.359><c> died</c><00:32:57.759><c> in</c><00:32:58.400><c> faith</c>

00:32:58.799 --> 00:33:03.759
and<00:32:59.460><c> raises</c><00:32:59.960><c> them</c><00:33:00.319><c> from</c><00:33:00.599><c> the</c><00:33:00.819><c> dust,</c><00:33:01.940><c> and</c><00:33:02.079><c> he</c><00:33:02.279><c> makes</c><00:33:02.500><c> them</c><00:33:03.119><c> one</c>

00:33:03.759 --> 00:33:05.940
family<00:33:04.599><c> in</c><00:33:04.980><c> Christ.</c>

00:33:06.380 --> 00:33:09.099
That's<00:33:06.819><c> the</c><00:33:07.059><c> eventual</c><00:33:07.440><c> work</c><00:33:07.759><c> of</c><00:33:08.019><c> the</c><00:33:08.220><c> Spirit.</c>

00:33:09.579 --> 00:33:18.680
Not<00:33:09.859><c> about</c><00:33:10.200><c> one</c><00:33:10.539><c> person</c><00:33:11.000><c> at</c><00:33:11.259><c> a</c><00:33:11.500><c> time,</c><00:33:12.420><c> but</c><00:33:12.680><c> about</c><00:33:13.200><c> creating</c><00:33:13.779><c> one</c><00:33:14.480><c> unified</c><00:33:15.299><c> family,</c><00:33:16.759><c> the</c><00:33:17.099><c> children</c><00:33:17.500><c> of</c><00:33:17.740><c> God.</c>

00:33:19.360 --> 00:33:23.000
The<00:33:19.960><c> Gospel</c><00:33:20.380><c> tells</c><00:33:20.740><c> us</c><00:33:21.039><c> that</c><00:33:21.220><c> in</c><00:33:21.400><c> the</c><00:33:21.579><c> age</c><00:33:21.799><c> to</c><00:33:22.079><c> come,</c><00:33:22.460><c> God</c><00:33:22.759><c> is</c>

00:33:23.000 --> 00:33:24.839
going<00:33:23.119><c> to</c><00:33:23.339><c> complete</c><00:33:23.660><c> his</c><00:33:23.940><c> work.</c>

00:33:25.180 --> 00:33:27.460
He's<00:33:25.440><c> going</c><00:33:25.619><c> to</c><00:33:25.839><c> gather</c><00:33:26.099><c> his</c><00:33:26.440><c> people.</c>

00:33:28.040 --> 00:33:33.559
Abraham's<00:33:28.640><c> descendants,</c><00:33:29.359><c> Abraham's</c><00:33:30.039><c> seed,</c><00:33:30.480><c> Israel</c><00:33:30.859><c> restored,</c><00:33:32.579><c> the</c><00:33:32.920><c> faithful</c><00:33:33.259><c> of</c>

00:33:33.559 --> 00:33:34.940
all<00:33:33.880><c> nations.</c>

00:33:35.440 --> 00:33:41.279
And<00:33:35.720><c> God</c><00:33:35.920><c> is</c><00:33:36.200><c> going</c><00:33:36.440><c> to</c><00:33:36.819><c> breathe</c><00:33:37.440><c> the</c><00:33:38.880><c> Spirit</c><00:33:39.240><c> of</c><00:33:39.460><c> God,</c><00:33:40.019><c> the</c><00:33:40.319><c> Ruach</c><00:33:40.720><c> of</c><00:33:40.920><c> God.</c>

00:33:41.279 --> 00:33:48.299
God<00:33:41.680><c> is</c><00:33:41.900><c> going</c><00:33:42.160><c> to</c><00:33:42.500><c> breathe</c><00:33:43.380><c> eternal</c><00:33:44.180><c> life</c><00:33:45.019><c> into</c><00:33:45.519><c> them,</c><00:33:46.900><c> into</c><00:33:47.160><c> us.</c>

00:33:49.460 --> 00:33:54.599
The<00:33:49.759><c> Spirit</c><00:33:50.240><c> that</c><00:33:50.740><c> gives</c><00:33:51.220><c> us</c><00:33:52.359><c> hope</c><00:33:52.680><c> today</c><00:33:53.200><c> is</c><00:33:53.460><c> the</c><00:33:53.680><c> Spirit</c><00:33:54.039><c> that</c><00:33:54.319><c> one</c>

00:33:54.599 --> 00:33:57.240
day<00:33:54.859><c> will</c><00:33:55.099><c> make</c><00:33:55.319><c> the</c><00:33:55.660><c> dry</c><00:33:55.980><c> bones</c><00:33:56.299><c> live.</c>

00:33:57.940 --> 00:34:02.279
The<00:33:58.279><c> Spirit</c><00:33:58.480><c> who</c><00:33:58.740><c> unites</c><00:33:59.220><c> us</c><00:33:59.660><c> today</c><00:34:00.299><c> is</c><00:34:01.140><c> the</c><00:34:01.380><c> Spirit</c><00:34:01.740><c> who</c><00:34:01.960><c> will</c>

00:34:02.279 --> 00:34:04.559
unite<00:34:02.619><c> God's</c><00:34:03.460><c> whole</c><00:34:03.779><c> family</c>

00:34:04.559 --> 00:34:11.800
from<00:34:05.480><c> Abraham</c><00:34:06.539><c> and</c><00:34:07.559><c> back</c><00:34:07.940><c> to</c><00:34:09.059><c> Abraham</c><00:34:09.760><c> and</c><00:34:10.119><c> the</c><00:34:10.340><c> future,</c><00:34:11.599><c> the</c>

00:34:11.800 --> 00:34:18.000
whole<00:34:12.159><c> family,</c><00:34:14.539><c> God's</c><00:34:15.119><c> whole</c><00:34:15.400><c> family</c><00:34:16.039><c> united</c><00:34:16.699><c> in</c><00:34:17.059><c> Christ.</c>

00:34:18.780 --> 00:34:22.760
The<00:34:18.980><c> Spirit</c><00:34:19.199><c> who</c><00:34:19.460><c> begins</c><00:34:19.940><c> restoration</c><00:34:21.019><c> now</c><00:34:21.960><c> will</c><00:34:22.300><c> complete</c>

00:34:22.760 --> 00:34:24.570
restoration<00:34:23.519><c> then.</c>

00:34:24.599 --> 00:34:31.860
One<00:34:24.800><c> people,</c><00:34:26.400><c> one</c><00:34:26.699><c> future,</c><00:34:28.659><c> God</c><00:34:29.179><c> again</c><00:34:29.940><c> is</c><00:34:30.659><c> going</c><00:34:30.840><c> to</c><00:34:31.199><c> finish</c>

00:34:31.860 --> 00:34:32.820
what<00:34:32.199><c> he</c><00:34:32.519><c> started.</c>

00:34:32.820 --> 00:34:37.940
That's<00:34:34.139><c> the</c><00:34:34.260><c> work</c><00:34:34.420><c> of</c><00:34:34.619><c> the</c><00:34:34.840><c> Spirit,</c><00:34:35.460><c> finishing</c><00:34:36.019><c> what</c><00:34:36.599><c> God</c><00:34:36.920><c> started.</c>

00:34:50.079 --> 00:34:52.920
Let's<00:34:50.739><c> take</c><00:34:50.940><c> a</c><00:34:50.980><c> look</c><00:34:51.119><c> at</c><00:34:51.260><c> Isaiah</c><00:34:51.599><c> 11.</c>

00:34:58.420 --> 00:35:01.840
Isaiah<00:34:58.980><c> 11</c><00:34:59.300><c> gives</c><00:34:59.519><c> us</c><00:34:59.780><c> one</c><00:34:59.920><c> of</c><00:35:00.059><c> the</c><00:35:00.260><c> clearest</c><00:35:00.739><c> and</c><00:35:01.219><c> I</c><00:35:01.420><c> think</c><00:35:01.579><c> one</c><00:35:01.760><c> of</c>

00:35:01.840 --> 00:35:04.920
the<00:35:01.900><c> most</c><00:35:02.179><c> beautiful</c><00:35:02.599><c> pictures</c><00:35:03.059><c> of</c><00:35:03.260><c> the</c><00:35:03.440><c> Kingdom</c><00:35:03.659><c> Age,</c>

00:35:06.119 --> 00:35:09.960
the<00:35:06.260><c> age</c><00:35:06.440><c> when</c><00:35:06.639><c> God's</c><00:35:07.099><c> Spirit</c><00:35:07.280><c> fills</c><00:35:07.760><c> the</c><00:35:08.039><c> whole</c><00:35:08.360><c> world</c><00:35:09.139><c> through</c><00:35:09.679><c> the</c>

00:35:09.960 --> 00:35:12.260
reign<00:35:10.179><c> of</c><00:35:10.380><c> Jesus,</c><00:35:11.039><c> his</c><00:35:11.360><c> Son.</c>

00:35:13.059 --> 00:35:17.039
The<00:35:13.239><c> chapter</c><00:35:13.539><c> begins</c><00:35:14.099><c> as</c><00:35:14.539><c> we're</c><00:35:14.860><c> familiar,</c><00:35:15.619><c> a</c><00:35:15.900><c> shoot</c><00:35:16.239><c> will</c><00:35:16.500><c> come</c><00:35:16.699><c> out</c><00:35:16.920><c> of</c>

00:35:17.039 --> 00:35:18.179
the<00:35:17.320><c> stump</c><00:35:17.480><c> of</c><00:35:17.800><c> Jesse.</c>

00:35:18.179 --> 00:35:22.559
From<00:35:18.679><c> his</c><00:35:20.119><c> roots</c><00:35:20.360><c> a</c><00:35:20.659><c> branch</c><00:35:20.920><c> will</c><00:35:21.179><c> bear</c><00:35:21.400><c> fruit.</c><00:35:21.880><c> The</c><00:35:22.179><c> Spirit</c>

00:35:22.559 --> 00:35:24.739
of<00:35:22.800><c> the</c><00:35:23.000><c> Lord</c><00:35:23.239><c> will</c><00:35:23.639><c> rest</c><00:35:24.039><c> on</c><00:35:24.400><c> him.</c>

00:35:25.219 --> 00:35:26.719
Have<00:35:25.360><c> you</c><00:35:25.519><c> got</c><00:35:25.619><c> it</c><00:35:25.800><c> there?</c>

00:35:28.820 --> 00:35:31.820
Verse<00:35:29.059><c> 2,</c><00:35:29.440><c> the</c><00:35:29.559><c> Spirit</c><00:35:30.019><c> of</c><00:35:30.219><c> the</c><00:35:30.340><c> Lord</c><00:35:30.480><c> will</c><00:35:30.780><c> rest</c><00:35:31.079><c> on</c><00:35:31.320><c> him,</c><00:35:31.539><c> the</c>

00:35:31.820 --> 00:35:34.159
Spirit<00:35:32.079><c> of</c><00:35:32.360><c> wisdom</c><00:35:32.880><c> and</c><00:35:33.119><c> of</c><00:35:33.440><c> understanding,</c>

00:35:34.400 --> 00:35:38.420
the<00:35:34.599><c> Spirit</c><00:35:34.780><c> of</c><00:35:35.119><c> counsel</c><00:35:35.500><c> and</c><00:35:35.699><c> of</c><00:35:36.019><c> power,</c><00:35:36.440><c> the</c><00:35:36.639><c> Spirit</c><00:35:36.900><c> of</c><00:35:37.260><c> knowledge</c><00:35:37.980><c> and</c>

00:35:38.420 --> 00:35:40.199
of<00:35:38.559><c> the</c><00:35:38.820><c> fear</c><00:35:39.059><c> of</c><00:35:39.360><c> Yahweh.</c>

00:35:40.699 --> 00:35:43.139
And<00:35:40.880><c> he</c><00:35:41.019><c> will</c><00:35:41.280><c> delight</c><00:35:41.699><c> in</c><00:35:41.900><c> the</c><00:35:42.139><c> fear</c><00:35:42.360><c> of</c><00:35:42.639><c> Yahweh.</c>

00:35:43.139 --> 00:35:48.000
He<00:35:43.619><c> will</c><00:35:43.860><c> not</c><00:35:44.139><c> judge</c><00:35:44.739><c> by</c><00:35:45.280><c> what</c><00:35:45.480><c> he</c><00:35:45.900><c> sees</c><00:35:46.179><c> with</c><00:35:46.440><c> his</c><00:35:46.719><c> eyes</c><00:35:47.039><c> or</c><00:35:47.260><c> decide</c><00:35:47.780><c> by</c>

00:35:48.000 --> 00:35:50.019
what<00:35:48.199><c> he</c><00:35:48.800><c> hears</c><00:35:49.099><c> with</c><00:35:49.380><c> his</c><00:35:49.659><c> ears,</c>

00:35:50.500 --> 00:35:53.639
but<00:35:50.739><c> with</c><00:35:51.159><c> righteousness</c><00:35:51.820><c> he</c><00:35:52.159><c> will</c><00:35:52.460><c> judge</c><00:35:52.800><c> the</c><00:35:53.119><c> needy.</c>

00:35:53.800 --> 00:35:56.960
With<00:35:54.179><c> justice</c><00:35:54.800><c> he</c><00:35:54.980><c> will</c><00:35:55.219><c> give</c><00:35:55.460><c> decisions</c><00:35:56.000><c> for</c><00:35:56.260><c> the</c><00:35:56.539><c> poor</c><00:35:56.699><c> of</c>

00:35:56.960 --> 00:35:57.760
the<00:35:57.079><c> earth.</c>

00:35:57.840 --> 00:36:00.239
He<00:35:57.980><c> will</c><00:35:58.260><c> strike</c><00:35:58.559><c> the</c><00:35:58.780><c> earth</c><00:35:58.940><c> with</c><00:35:59.139><c> the</c><00:35:59.380><c> rod</c><00:35:59.579><c> of</c><00:35:59.739><c> his</c><00:35:59.980><c> mouth,</c>

00:36:00.320 --> 00:36:04.519
with<00:36:00.559><c> the</c><00:36:00.800><c> breath</c><00:36:01.239><c> of</c><00:36:01.780><c> his</c><00:36:02.079><c> lips</c><00:36:02.420><c> he</c><00:36:02.940><c> will</c><00:36:03.239><c> slay</c><00:36:03.519><c> the</c><00:36:03.719><c> wicked.</c>

00:36:04.780 --> 00:36:08.420
Righteousness<00:36:05.380><c> will</c><00:36:05.579><c> be</c><00:36:05.739><c> his</c><00:36:06.079><c> belt</c><00:36:06.480><c> and</c><00:36:07.320><c> faithfulness</c><00:36:08.039><c> the</c>

00:36:08.420 --> 00:36:10.079
sash<00:36:08.800><c> around</c><00:36:09.320><c> his</c><00:36:09.679><c> waist.</c>

00:36:10.079 --> 00:36:14.380
The<00:36:11.139><c> wolf</c><00:36:11.579><c> will</c><00:36:11.960><c> lie</c><00:36:12.280><c> with</c><00:36:12.579><c> the</c><00:36:12.820><c> lamb,</c><00:36:13.300><c> the</c><00:36:13.519><c> leopard</c><00:36:13.820><c> will</c><00:36:14.079><c> lie</c>

00:36:14.380 --> 00:36:15.360
down<00:36:14.699><c> with</c><00:36:14.980><c> the</c><00:36:15.159><c> goat,</c>

00:36:15.820 --> 00:36:20.079
the<00:36:16.079><c> calf</c><00:36:16.360><c> and</c><00:36:16.579><c> the</c><00:36:16.820><c> lion</c><00:36:17.179><c> and</c><00:36:17.820><c> the</c><00:36:18.119><c> yearling</c><00:36:18.579><c> together,</c><00:36:19.760><c> and</c>

00:36:20.079 --> 00:36:22.420
the<00:36:20.420><c> child</c><00:36:20.800><c> will</c><00:36:21.159><c> lead</c><00:36:21.440><c> them.</c>

00:36:22.619 --> 00:36:26.519
The<00:36:22.980><c> cow</c><00:36:23.320><c> will</c><00:36:23.719><c> feed</c><00:36:23.980><c> the</c><00:36:24.340><c> bear,</c><00:36:24.739><c> the</c><00:36:25.019><c> young</c><00:36:25.199><c> will</c><00:36:25.420><c> lie</c><00:36:25.719><c> down</c><00:36:26.119><c> together,</c>

00:36:26.719 --> 00:36:30.340
the<00:36:27.059><c> lion</c><00:36:27.380><c> will</c><00:36:27.739><c> eat</c><00:36:28.039><c> straw</c><00:36:28.420><c> like</c><00:36:28.760><c> the</c><00:36:29.019><c> ox,</c><00:36:29.340><c> the</c><00:36:29.639><c> infant</c><00:36:29.960><c> will</c>

00:36:30.340 --> 00:36:32.619
play<00:36:30.579><c> near</c><00:36:30.900><c> the</c><00:36:31.239><c> hole</c><00:36:31.400><c> of</c><00:36:31.659><c> the</c><00:36:31.780><c> cobra,</c>

00:36:32.639 --> 00:36:35.699
and<00:36:32.840><c> the</c><00:36:33.059><c> young</c><00:36:33.300><c> child</c><00:36:33.639><c> will</c><00:36:33.860><c> put</c><00:36:33.980><c> his</c><00:36:34.280><c> hand</c><00:36:34.519><c> into</c><00:36:34.800><c> the</c><00:36:35.019><c> viper's</c><00:36:35.480><c> nest.</c>

00:36:35.699 --> 00:36:40.159
They<00:36:36.280><c> will</c><00:36:36.500><c> neither</c><00:36:36.760><c> harm</c><00:36:37.400><c> nor</c><00:36:37.820><c> destroy</c><00:36:38.539><c> on</c><00:36:38.840><c> my</c><00:36:39.019><c> holy</c><00:36:39.380><c> mountain,</c>

00:36:40.179 --> 00:36:46.139
for<00:36:41.360><c> why?</c><00:36:42.579><c> The</c><00:36:43.000><c> earth</c><00:36:43.539><c> will</c><00:36:43.920><c> be</c><00:36:44.380><c> full</c><00:36:44.760><c> of</c><00:36:45.199><c> the</c><00:36:45.539><c> knowledge</c><00:36:45.900><c> of</c>

00:36:46.139 --> 00:36:49.820
the<00:36:46.360><c> Lord</c><00:36:46.780><c> as</c><00:36:47.380><c> the</c><00:36:47.679><c> waters</c><00:36:48.019><c> cover</c><00:36:48.400><c> the</c><00:36:48.739><c> sea.</c>

00:36:50.820 --> 00:36:52.900
Beautiful,<00:36:51.260><c> isn't</c><00:36:51.400><c> it?</c>

00:36:53.820 --> 00:36:57.440
We've<00:36:54.599><c> talked</c><00:36:54.760><c> in</c><00:36:55.000><c> earlier</c><00:36:55.340><c> classes</c><00:36:55.800><c> about</c><00:36:56.179><c> how</c><00:36:56.599><c> Jesus</c><00:36:57.099><c> was</c>

00:36:57.440 --> 00:37:00.099
that<00:36:57.820><c> ultimate</c><00:36:58.559><c> Spirit</c><00:36:59.159><c>-filled</c><00:36:59.539><c> man.</c>

00:37:00.099 --> 00:37:06.500
His<00:37:01.179><c> whole</c><00:37:01.619><c> life</c><00:37:02.019><c> was</c><00:37:02.340><c> guided,</c><00:37:03.599><c> his</c><00:37:03.599><c> whole</c><00:37:03.980><c> life</c><00:37:04.179><c> was</c><00:37:04.480><c> empowered</c><00:37:05.079><c> and</c><00:37:05.440><c> sustained</c><00:37:06.139><c> by</c>

00:37:06.500 --> 00:37:07.880
God's<00:37:07.119><c> Spirit.</c>

00:37:08.219 --> 00:37:15.320
And<00:37:08.380><c> in</c><00:37:08.619><c> the</c><00:37:08.860><c> Kingdom,</c><00:37:10.519><c> his</c><00:37:10.780><c> rule,</c><00:37:11.539><c> Jesus'</c><00:37:12.199><c> rule,</c><00:37:13.940><c> will</c><00:37:14.119><c> express</c><00:37:14.719><c> that</c>

00:37:15.320 --> 00:37:17.079
Spirit<00:37:15.860><c> perfectly.</c>

00:37:19.000 --> 00:37:23.059
The<00:37:19.179><c> Spirit</c><00:37:19.480><c> of</c><00:37:19.699><c> wisdom</c><00:37:20.219><c> and</c><00:37:20.579><c> knowledge,</c><00:37:21.719><c> the</c><00:37:21.900><c> Spirit</c><00:37:22.119><c> of</c><00:37:22.320><c> counsel</c><00:37:22.800><c> and</c>

00:37:23.059 --> 00:37:25.960
might,<00:37:24.139><c> the</c><00:37:24.420><c> Spirit</c><00:37:24.659><c> of</c><00:37:24.820><c> the</c><00:37:25.079><c> fear</c><00:37:25.280><c> of</c><00:37:25.480><c> the</c><00:37:25.699><c> Lord.</c>

00:37:25.960 --> 00:37:30.619
So<00:37:26.559><c> think</c><00:37:26.760><c> about</c><00:37:27.000><c> it,</c><00:37:27.360><c> when</c><00:37:27.639><c> Christ</c><00:37:28.119><c> reigns,</c><00:37:29.500><c> the</c><00:37:29.699><c> world</c><00:37:30.099><c> will</c>

00:37:30.619 --> 00:37:33.960
finally<00:37:31.239><c> see</c><00:37:31.780><c> what</c><00:37:32.000><c> it</c><00:37:32.199><c> looks</c><00:37:32.579><c> like</c><00:37:32.840><c> to</c><00:37:33.079><c> have</c><00:37:33.280><c> a</c><00:37:33.579><c> leader</c>

00:37:33.960 --> 00:37:40.920
that's<00:37:34.599><c> not</c><00:37:34.900><c> driven</c><00:37:35.239><c> by</c><00:37:35.699><c> ego</c><00:37:36.199><c> or</c><00:37:37.179><c> pride</c><00:37:37.820><c> or</c><00:37:38.500><c> insecurity</c><00:37:39.420><c> or</c><00:37:39.820><c> corruption,</c>

00:37:41.099 --> 00:37:45.599
but<00:37:41.380><c> instead</c><00:37:41.900><c> is</c><00:37:42.280><c> driven</c><00:37:42.519><c> by</c><00:37:42.860><c> the</c><00:37:43.260><c> fullness</c><00:37:43.619><c> of</c><00:37:43.940><c> God's</c><00:37:44.659><c> Spirit.</c>

00:37:47.420 --> 00:37:52.239
That's<00:37:48.139><c> what</c><00:37:48.239><c> it's</c><00:37:48.440><c> going</c><00:37:48.539><c> to</c><00:37:48.599><c> be</c><00:37:48.760><c> like</c><00:37:48.900><c> in</c><00:37:49.119><c> the</c><00:37:49.300><c> Kingdom,</c><00:37:50.260><c> with</c><00:37:50.460><c> Jesus</c><00:37:50.880><c> reigning</c><00:37:51.460><c> in</c><00:37:51.719><c> righteousness,</c>

00:37:52.239 --> 00:37:57.280
the<00:37:52.639><c> Spirit</c><00:37:53.300><c>-filled</c><00:37:53.559><c> man</c><00:37:54.420><c> reigning</c><00:37:55.000><c> the</c><00:37:55.320><c> world</c><00:37:55.840><c> in</c><00:37:56.619><c> that</c><00:37:56.900><c> way.</c>

00:37:57.719 --> 00:38:00.460
His<00:37:58.019><c> judgments</c><00:37:58.460><c> are</c><00:37:58.679><c> going</c><00:37:58.780><c> to</c><00:37:58.900><c> be</c><00:37:59.199><c> true,</c><00:37:59.599><c> his</c><00:37:59.840><c> decisions</c><00:38:00.260><c> are</c>

00:38:00.460 --> 00:38:01.199
going<00:38:00.559><c> to</c><00:38:00.659><c> be</c><00:38:00.880><c> righteous,</c>

00:38:01.440 --> 00:38:08.400
his<00:38:01.679><c> leadership</c><00:38:02.199><c> is</c><00:38:02.420><c> going</c><00:38:02.519><c> to</c><00:38:02.599><c> be</c><00:38:02.800><c> gentle</c><00:38:03.159><c> but</c><00:38:03.480><c> firm,</c><00:38:04.559><c> and</c><00:38:07.179><c> everything</c><00:38:07.599><c> will</c><00:38:07.900><c> be</c>

00:38:08.400 --> 00:38:10.039
completely<00:38:08.940><c> just.</c>

00:38:11.179 --> 00:38:18.380
Then<00:38:11.380><c> I</c><00:38:11.460><c> think</c><00:38:11.679><c> Isaiah</c><00:38:12.059><c> describes</c><00:38:12.679><c> this</c><00:38:13.019><c> breathtaking</c><00:38:13.739><c> conclusion,</c><00:38:14.920><c> a</c><00:38:15.179><c> world</c><00:38:15.519><c> where</c><00:38:15.800><c> even</c><00:38:16.119><c> creation</c><00:38:16.719><c> itself</c><00:38:17.539><c> is</c><00:38:17.940><c> healed.</c>

00:38:18.380 --> 00:38:22.659
When<00:38:19.699><c> the</c><00:38:19.960><c> wolf</c><00:38:20.139><c> lies</c><00:38:20.480><c> down</c><00:38:20.800><c> with</c><00:38:20.980><c> the</c><00:38:21.199><c> lamb</c><00:38:21.420><c> and</c><00:38:21.699><c> children</c><00:38:22.059><c> play</c><00:38:22.420><c> on</c>

00:38:22.659 --> 00:38:24.760
a<00:38:22.840><c> cobra's</c><00:38:23.380><c> den</c><00:38:23.519><c> in</c><00:38:23.900><c> safety,</c>

00:38:25.179 --> 00:38:30.639
this<00:38:25.440><c> image</c><00:38:25.739><c> I</c><00:38:25.880><c> don't</c><00:38:26.219><c> think</c><00:38:26.380><c> is</c><00:38:26.679><c> poetic</c><00:38:27.559><c> imagination</c><00:38:28.699><c> or</c><00:38:29.139><c> exaggeration.</c>

00:38:31.000 --> 00:38:35.199
It's<00:38:31.380><c> a</c><00:38:31.519><c> picture,</c><00:38:31.780><c> brothers</c><00:38:32.059><c> and</c><00:38:32.380><c> sisters,</c><00:38:32.739><c> of</c><00:38:33.079><c> creation</c><00:38:33.739><c> restored.</c>

00:38:35.940 --> 00:38:42.059
The<00:38:36.340><c> violence</c><00:38:36.860><c> and</c><00:38:37.280><c> the</c><00:38:37.619><c> fear</c><00:38:37.880><c> that</c><00:38:38.260><c> entered</c><00:38:38.579><c> when</c><00:38:38.860><c> man</c><00:38:39.900><c> sinned</c><00:38:41.119><c> against</c><00:38:41.480><c> God,</c>

00:38:42.500 --> 00:38:44.800
that's<00:38:42.920><c> going</c><00:38:43.019><c> to</c><00:38:43.139><c> be</c><00:38:43.360><c> restored.</c>

00:38:47.920 --> 00:38:50.880
Isaiah<00:38:48.619><c> brings</c><00:38:48.940><c> us</c><00:38:49.280><c> to</c><00:38:49.559><c> the</c><00:38:49.820><c> climax</c><00:38:50.280><c> and</c><00:38:50.559><c> says,</c>

00:38:51.099 --> 00:38:55.039
the<00:38:51.099><c> earth</c><00:38:51.500><c> will</c><00:38:51.760><c> be</c><00:38:52.159><c> filled</c><00:38:52.679><c> with</c><00:38:53.460><c> the</c><00:38:53.780><c> knowledge</c><00:38:54.119><c> of</c><00:38:54.360><c> the</c><00:38:54.579><c> Lord</c><00:38:54.840><c> as</c>

00:38:55.039 --> 00:38:57.559
the<00:38:55.300><c> waters</c><00:38:55.719><c> cover</c><00:38:56.400><c> the</c><00:38:56.800><c> sea.</c>

00:38:57.679 --> 00:39:01.619
I<00:38:57.880><c> think</c><00:38:58.079><c> that</c><00:38:58.519><c> phrase</c><00:38:59.099><c> is</c><00:38:59.860><c> so</c><00:39:00.280><c> deeply</c><00:39:00.659><c> connected</c><00:39:01.139><c> to</c><00:39:01.380><c> our</c>

00:39:01.619 --> 00:39:03.239
subject<00:39:02.000><c> this</c><00:39:02.360><c> month,</c>

00:39:03.519 --> 00:39:07.579
because<00:39:03.940><c> when</c><00:39:04.719><c> we</c><00:39:04.900><c> ask</c><00:39:05.039><c> the</c><00:39:05.239><c> question,</c><00:39:05.539><c> what's</c><00:39:05.860><c> the</c><00:39:06.079><c> knowledge</c><00:39:06.380><c> of</c><00:39:06.599><c> the</c><00:39:06.760><c> Lord?</c>

00:39:07.980 --> 00:39:12.760
It's<00:39:08.539><c> God's</c><00:39:09.119><c> character,</c><00:39:10.860><c> it's</c><00:39:11.300><c> God's</c><00:39:11.840><c> Spirit.</c>

00:39:13.340 --> 00:39:16.119
That's<00:39:13.940><c> what's</c><00:39:14.179><c> going</c><00:39:14.300><c> to</c><00:39:14.440><c> fill</c><00:39:14.659><c> the</c><00:39:14.920><c> world.</c>

00:39:16.860 --> 00:39:24.199
The<00:39:16.980><c> Kingdom,</c><00:39:17.519><c> it's</c><00:39:17.820><c> not</c><00:39:18.119><c> simply</c><00:39:18.500><c> a</c><00:39:18.760><c> political</c><00:39:19.320><c> system,</c><00:39:21.239><c> it's</c>

00:39:24.199 --> 00:39:25.420
a<00:39:24.440><c> Spirit</c><00:39:24.780><c>-filled</c><00:39:25.019><c> world,</c>

00:39:25.500 --> 00:39:28.219
a<00:39:25.659><c> world</c><00:39:25.840><c> that's</c><00:39:26.280><c> shaped</c><00:39:26.460><c> by</c><00:39:26.800><c> righteousness</c><00:39:27.300><c> and</c><00:39:27.659><c> peace</c><00:39:28.039><c> and</c>

00:39:28.219 --> 00:39:29.980
the<00:39:28.539><c> presence</c><00:39:28.840><c> of</c><00:39:29.099><c> God.</c>

00:39:30.340 --> 00:39:36.000
And<00:39:30.539><c> I</c><00:39:30.619><c> think</c><00:39:30.760><c> here's</c><00:39:31.099><c> the</c><00:39:31.340><c> connection,</c><00:39:31.760><c> the</c><00:39:32.000><c> same</c><00:39:32.360><c> Spirit</c><00:39:32.860><c> who</c><00:39:33.139><c> will</c><00:39:33.460><c> fill</c><00:39:33.679><c> the</c><00:39:33.940><c> world</c><00:39:34.179><c> then</c><00:39:34.860><c> is</c>

00:39:36.000 --> 00:39:38.360
transforming<00:39:36.820><c> our</c><00:39:37.340><c> hearts</c><00:39:37.699><c> now.</c>

00:39:38.360 --> 00:39:45.539
When<00:39:39.460><c> we</c><00:39:39.800><c> forgive,</c><00:39:40.579><c> brothers</c><00:39:40.760><c> and</c><00:39:41.099><c> sisters,</c><00:39:41.619><c> we're</c><00:39:42.039><c> practicing</c><00:39:42.739><c> the</c><00:39:44.000><c> Spirit</c><00:39:44.739><c> of</c>

00:39:45.539 --> 00:39:47.199
Isaiah<00:39:46.000><c> 11.</c>

00:39:47.940 --> 00:39:53.519
When<00:39:48.079><c> we</c><00:39:48.340><c> pursue</c><00:39:48.719><c> peace,</c><00:39:50.460><c> we</c><00:39:50.579><c> live</c><00:39:50.760><c> out</c><00:39:50.980><c> the</c><00:39:51.239><c> future</c><00:39:51.820><c> in</c><00:39:52.500><c> the</c><00:39:52.639><c> present.</c>

00:39:54.420 --> 00:39:57.579
When<00:39:54.639><c> we</c><00:39:54.860><c> act</c><00:39:55.079><c> with</c><00:39:55.400><c> gentleness,</c><00:39:56.559><c> we</c><00:39:56.780><c> bring</c><00:39:56.960><c> the</c><00:39:57.260><c> Kingdom</c>

00:39:57.579 --> 00:40:00.159
life<00:39:58.400><c> into</c><00:39:59.139><c> today.</c>

00:40:00.920 --> 00:40:04.920
When<00:40:01.099><c> we</c><00:40:01.340><c> choose</c><00:40:01.599><c> righteousness,</c><00:40:03.619><c> we</c><00:40:03.800><c> anticipate</c><00:40:04.380><c> the</c><00:40:04.639><c> world</c>

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that<00:40:05.159><c> God</c><00:40:05.579><c> is</c><00:40:06.400><c> creating.</c>

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The<00:40:07.940><c> Spirit</c><00:40:08.599><c> that's</c><00:40:09.300><c> working</c><00:40:09.679><c> in</c><00:40:09.960><c> you</c><00:40:10.199><c> today,</c><00:40:10.679><c> the</c><00:40:10.900><c> Spirit</c><00:40:11.199><c> that's</c><00:40:11.500><c> working</c><00:40:11.780><c> in</c>

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me<00:40:12.300><c> today,</c>

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is<00:40:13.099><c> preparing</c><00:40:13.719><c> us</c><00:40:14.679><c> to</c><00:40:15.280><c> belong</c><00:40:16.159><c> in</c><00:40:18.260><c> the</c><00:40:18.500><c> world</c><00:40:18.920><c> that's</c><00:40:19.320><c> coming.</c>

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That's<00:40:23.400><c> the</c><00:40:23.539><c> work</c><00:40:23.699><c> of</c><00:40:23.880><c> the</c><00:40:24.119><c> Spirit</c><00:40:24.320><c> in</c><00:40:24.539><c> our</c><00:40:24.739><c> lives.</c>

00:40:26.159 --> 00:40:32.280
It's<00:40:26.619><c> preparing</c><00:40:27.079><c> you</c><00:40:27.980><c> so</c><00:40:28.539><c> that</c><00:40:28.699><c> you</c><00:40:28.920><c> belong</c><00:40:29.579><c> in</c><00:40:31.000><c> this</c><00:40:31.659><c> amazing</c>

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place<00:40:32.719><c> that's</c><00:40:33.179><c> described</c><00:40:33.639><c> in</c><00:40:33.840><c> Isaiah</c><00:40:34.179><c> 11.</c>

00:40:36.139 --> 00:40:42.019
Psalm<00:40:37.039><c> 104</c><00:40:37.500><c> gives</c><00:40:37.800><c> us</c><00:40:38.079><c> this</c><00:40:38.320><c> profound</c><00:40:39.840><c> perspective</c><00:40:41.219><c> on</c><00:40:41.519><c> creation.</c>

00:40:42.239 --> 00:40:49.280
It<00:40:42.239><c> reminds</c><00:40:42.719><c> us</c><00:40:42.940><c> that</c><00:40:43.199><c> God's</c><00:40:43.860><c> Spirit</c><00:40:44.559><c> that</c><00:40:45.000><c> sustains</c><00:40:45.619><c> us</c><00:40:46.719><c> renews</c><00:40:48.019><c> all</c><00:40:48.320><c> life.</c>

00:40:49.679 --> 00:40:58.059
The<00:40:49.940><c> psalmist</c><00:40:50.199><c> says,</c><00:40:50.739><c> when</c><00:40:50.920><c> you</c><00:40:51.559><c> send</c><00:40:51.780><c> your</c><00:40:52.219><c> Spirit,</c><00:40:53.159><c> they</c><00:40:53.460><c> are</c><00:40:53.940><c> created</c><00:40:54.539><c> and</c><00:40:54.960><c> you</c><00:40:55.280><c> renew</c><00:40:56.019><c> the</c><00:40:56.940><c> face</c><00:40:57.460><c> of</c>

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the<00:40:58.300><c> ground.</c>

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So<00:40:59.320><c> from</c><00:40:59.579><c> the</c><00:40:59.679><c> very</c><00:40:59.960><c> beginning,</c><00:41:00.679><c> the</c><00:41:00.820><c> Spirit</c><00:41:01.300><c> is</c><00:41:02.039><c> not</c><00:41:02.340><c> only</c><00:41:02.760><c> the</c><00:41:03.079><c> power</c><00:41:03.519><c> of</c><00:41:03.880><c> creation.</c>

00:41:04.500 --> 00:41:10.760
It's<00:41:04.760><c> the</c><00:41:05.019><c> power</c><00:41:05.480><c> of</c><00:41:06.579><c> re</c><00:41:07.039><c>-creation,</c><00:41:08.500><c> the</c><00:41:08.659><c> power</c><00:41:09.099><c> of</c><00:41:09.719><c> renewal.</c>

00:41:12.699 --> 00:41:15.300
I<00:41:12.800><c> think</c><00:41:12.940><c> this</c><00:41:13.179><c> helps</c><00:41:13.360><c> us</c><00:41:13.679><c> understand</c><00:41:14.300><c> the</c><00:41:14.519><c> coming</c><00:41:14.900><c> Kingdom</c>

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of<00:41:15.519><c> God.</c>

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The<00:41:16.519><c> Kingdom</c><00:41:16.780><c> is</c><00:41:17.039><c> not</c><00:41:17.260><c> God</c><00:41:17.619><c> abandoning</c><00:41:18.519><c> this</c><00:41:18.780><c> world.</c>

00:41:19.800 --> 00:41:23.960
It's<00:41:20.019><c> not</c><00:41:20.400><c> God</c><00:41:20.800><c> wiping</c><00:41:21.199><c> his</c><00:41:21.539><c> hands</c><00:41:21.780><c> and</c><00:41:22.000><c> saying,</c><00:41:22.480><c> that</c><00:41:22.480><c> was</c><00:41:22.820><c> a</c><00:41:23.019><c> failure.</c>

00:41:24.500 --> 00:41:27.679
It's<00:41:24.800><c> God</c><00:41:25.159><c> renewing</c><00:41:25.980><c> and</c><00:41:26.260><c> restoring</c><00:41:26.920><c> this</c><00:41:27.340><c> world.</c>

00:41:27.679 --> 00:41:33.599
It's<00:41:28.280><c> going</c><00:41:28.400><c> to</c><00:41:28.519><c> be</c><00:41:28.619><c> a</c><00:41:28.900><c> world</c><00:41:29.139><c> without</c><00:41:29.519><c> decay,</c><00:41:30.139><c> a</c><00:41:30.320><c> world</c><00:41:30.539><c> without</c><00:41:30.920><c> violence,</c><00:41:31.579><c> a</c><00:41:31.800><c> world</c><00:41:32.079><c> without</c><00:41:32.500><c> suffering</c><00:41:32.940><c> or</c><00:41:33.260><c> death.</c>

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It's<00:41:34.260><c> not</c><00:41:34.440><c> a</c><00:41:34.760><c> replacement</c><00:41:35.199><c> world,</c><00:41:36.480><c> but</c><00:41:36.639><c> it's</c><00:41:36.840><c> a</c><00:41:37.000><c> world</c><00:41:37.260><c> healed</c>

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and<00:41:39.039><c> filled</c><00:41:39.420><c> with</c><00:41:39.639><c> God's</c><00:41:40.179><c> glory.</c>

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Eden<00:41:42.420><c> wasn't</c><00:41:42.940><c> discarded,</c><00:41:43.699><c> right?</c>

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It's<00:41:45.920><c> going</c><00:41:46.019><c> to</c><00:41:46.139><c> be</c><00:41:46.340><c> restored.</c>

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It's<00:41:48.099><c> going</c><00:41:48.179><c> to</c><00:41:48.280><c> be</c><00:41:48.579><c> magnified.</c>

00:41:49.239 --> 00:41:51.460
It's<00:41:49.460><c> going</c><00:41:49.559><c> to</c><00:41:49.679><c> be</c><00:41:49.940><c> brought</c><00:41:50.179><c> to</c><00:41:50.539><c> fullness.</c>

00:41:51.679 --> 00:41:54.239
I<00:41:51.860><c> think</c><00:41:52.059><c> we</c><00:41:52.280><c> see</c><00:41:52.460><c> this</c><00:41:52.760><c> pattern</c><00:41:53.079><c> in</c><00:41:53.280><c> the</c><00:41:53.420><c> life</c><00:41:53.599><c> of</c><00:41:53.860><c> Jesus.</c>

00:41:54.239 --> 00:41:58.800
His<00:41:54.579><c> resurrection</c><00:41:55.280><c> is</c><00:41:56.000><c> the</c><00:41:56.199><c> first</c><00:41:56.659><c> sign</c><00:41:57.099><c> of</c><00:41:57.280><c> the</c><00:41:57.440><c> new</c><00:41:57.579><c> creation,</c><00:41:58.159><c> the</c><00:41:58.320><c> beginning</c><00:41:58.599><c> of</c>

00:41:58.800 --> 00:42:00.719
the<00:41:58.980><c> world</c><00:41:59.179><c> that</c><00:41:59.380><c> God</c><00:41:59.599><c> is</c><00:41:59.860><c> making.</c>

00:42:00.760 --> 00:42:05.920
What<00:42:01.000><c> God</c><00:42:01.360><c> did</c><00:42:01.599><c> for</c><00:42:01.900><c> Jesus,</c><00:42:03.300><c> he's</c><00:42:03.579><c> one</c><00:42:03.880><c> day</c><00:42:04.159><c> going</c><00:42:04.460><c> to</c><00:42:04.780><c> do</c><00:42:05.139><c> for</c>

00:42:05.920 --> 00:42:09.519
his<00:42:06.400><c> creation,</c><00:42:07.000><c> for</c><00:42:07.219><c> those</c><00:42:07.619><c> who</c><00:42:08.199><c> maintain</c><00:42:08.780><c> the</c><00:42:09.119><c> Spirit</c><00:42:09.340><c> in</c>

00:42:09.519 --> 00:42:10.039
their<00:42:09.739><c> lives,</c>

00:42:10.199 --> 00:42:11.679
for<00:42:10.300><c> those</c><00:42:10.639><c> who</c><00:42:10.860><c> endure</c><00:42:11.159><c> to</c><00:42:11.360><c> the</c><00:42:11.500><c> end.</c>

00:42:11.840 --> 00:42:16.679
They'll<00:42:12.079><c> be</c><00:42:12.300><c> raised</c><00:42:13.159><c> and</c><00:42:14.639><c> they'll</c><00:42:14.840><c> be</c><00:42:15.039><c> given</c><00:42:15.280><c> eternal</c><00:42:15.739><c> life.</c>

00:42:19.139 --> 00:42:22.139
The<00:42:19.360><c> same</c><00:42:19.659><c> Spirit</c><00:42:19.960><c> who</c><00:42:20.260><c> renews</c><00:42:20.760><c> creation</c><00:42:21.179><c> is</c><00:42:21.519><c> renewing</c><00:42:21.880><c> our</c>

00:42:22.139 --> 00:42:22.920
hearts<00:42:22.420><c> now.</c>

00:42:22.920 --> 00:42:29.099
Our<00:42:24.079><c> transformation,</c><00:42:25.039><c> the</c><00:42:25.159><c> way</c><00:42:25.340><c> we</c><00:42:25.659><c> live</c><00:42:25.800><c> our</c><00:42:26.119><c> lives,</c><00:42:26.679><c> brothers</c><00:42:26.739><c> and</c><00:42:27.079><c> sisters,</c><00:42:28.420><c> it's</c><00:42:28.639><c> not</c><00:42:28.860><c> an</c>

00:42:29.099 --> 00:42:31.599
isolated<00:42:29.719><c> spiritual</c><00:42:30.340><c> experience.</c>

00:42:33.240 --> 00:42:37.559
It's<00:42:33.860><c> directly</c><00:42:34.360><c> connected</c><00:42:34.860><c> to</c><00:42:35.099><c> God's</c><00:42:35.659><c> plan</c><00:42:35.980><c> for</c><00:42:36.239><c> his</c><00:42:36.500><c> creation.</c>

00:42:38.059 --> 00:42:41.440
Just<00:42:38.300><c> as</c><00:42:38.500><c> the</c><00:42:38.760><c> Spirit</c><00:42:38.960><c> softens</c><00:42:39.659><c> and</c><00:42:39.980><c> heals</c><00:42:40.340><c> and</c><00:42:40.659><c> reshapes</c><00:42:41.159><c> our</c>

00:42:41.440 --> 00:42:44.780
hearts,<00:42:41.860><c> God</c><00:42:42.139><c> is</c><00:42:42.420><c> one</c><00:42:42.619><c> day</c><00:42:42.860><c> going</c><00:42:43.119><c> to</c><00:42:43.579><c> soften,</c><00:42:44.199><c> heal,</c><00:42:44.559><c> and</c>

00:42:44.780 --> 00:42:45.860
renew<00:42:45.079><c> this</c><00:42:45.420><c> world.</c>

00:42:45.860 --> 00:42:51.300
The<00:42:47.219><c> renewal</c><00:42:47.840><c> of</c><00:42:48.559><c> creation</c><00:42:49.159><c> begins</c><00:42:50.119><c> with</c><00:42:50.480><c> the</c><00:42:50.719><c> renewal</c><00:42:51.019><c> of</c>

00:42:51.300 --> 00:42:52.420
our<00:42:51.500><c> hearts.</c>

00:42:52.980 --> 00:42:58.360
That's<00:42:53.139><c> why</c><00:42:53.340><c> Paul</c><00:42:53.639><c> says</c><00:42:54.780><c> that</c><00:42:55.579><c> creation</c><00:42:56.159><c> in</c><00:42:56.260><c> Romans</c><00:42:56.599><c> 8,</c><00:42:56.980><c> creation</c><00:42:57.920><c> waits</c>

00:42:58.360 --> 00:43:00.280
in<00:42:58.920><c> eager</c><00:42:59.360><c> expectation.</c>

00:43:00.539 --> 00:43:03.820
Creation<00:43:01.059><c> is</c><00:43:01.340><c> looking</c><00:43:01.659><c> forward</c><00:43:02.159><c> to</c><00:43:02.400><c> the</c><00:43:03.000><c> work</c><00:43:03.239><c> that</c><00:43:03.480><c> God</c><00:43:03.639><c> is</c>

00:43:03.820 --> 00:43:09.719
going<00:43:03.940><c> to</c><00:43:04.119><c> finish</c><00:43:04.320><c> in</c><00:43:04.500><c> our</c><00:43:04.760><c> hearts,</c><00:43:06.159><c> because</c><00:43:06.340><c> on</c><00:43:06.599><c> that</c><00:43:06.780><c> day</c><00:43:06.980><c> the</c><00:43:07.199><c> world</c><00:43:07.960><c> will</c><00:43:09.139><c> be</c><00:43:09.380><c> complete.</c>

00:43:09.780 --> 00:43:14.500
One<00:43:10.079><c> Spirit,</c><00:43:10.900><c> one</c><00:43:11.219><c> purpose,</c><00:43:12.400><c> one</c><00:43:13.000><c> new</c><00:43:13.500><c> creation.</c>

00:43:14.780 --> 00:43:17.780
So<00:43:15.380><c> let's</c><00:43:15.639><c> close</c><00:43:16.019><c> with</c><00:43:16.280><c> this.</c>

00:43:18.860 --> 00:43:21.460
As<00:43:18.860><c> we</c><00:43:19.039><c> come</c><00:43:19.179><c> to</c><00:43:19.340><c> the</c><00:43:19.380><c> end</c><00:43:19.539><c> of</c><00:43:19.659><c> this</c><00:43:19.860><c> class,</c><00:43:20.300><c> as</c><00:43:20.500><c> we</c><00:43:20.659><c> come</c><00:43:20.840><c> to</c><00:43:21.059><c> the</c><00:43:21.119><c> end</c><00:43:21.300><c> of</c>

00:43:21.460 --> 00:43:27.800
this<00:43:21.699><c> series,</c><00:43:23.400><c> I</c><00:43:23.460><c> want</c><00:43:23.699><c> to</c><00:43:24.780><c> leave</c><00:43:25.119><c> you</c><00:43:25.440><c> with</c><00:43:25.639><c> some</c><00:43:26.000><c> simple</c><00:43:27.039><c> and</c>

00:43:27.800 --> 00:43:30.280
quiet<00:43:28.179><c> encouragement,</c><00:43:29.280><c> brothers</c><00:43:29.440><c> and</c><00:43:29.719><c> sisters.</c>

00:43:30.780 --> 00:43:32.719
An<00:43:31.000><c> exhortation,</c><00:43:31.579><c> if</c><00:43:31.760><c> you</c><00:43:31.960><c> will.</c>

00:43:34.000 --> 00:43:37.900
You're<00:43:34.380><c> not</c><00:43:34.659><c> alone</c><00:43:35.420><c> in</c><00:43:36.059><c> your</c><00:43:36.360><c> spiritual</c><00:43:36.760><c> life.</c>

00:43:38.639 --> 00:43:39.440
We're<00:43:39.019><c> not.</c>

00:43:39.440 --> 00:43:45.199
The<00:43:40.519><c> Spirit</c><00:43:41.079><c> of</c><00:43:41.300><c> God,</c><00:43:42.480><c> the</c><00:43:42.659><c> same</c><00:43:43.019><c> Spirit</c><00:43:43.360><c> who</c><00:43:43.679><c> moved</c><00:43:44.219><c> the</c><00:43:44.599><c> waters</c><00:43:44.920><c> of</c>

00:43:45.199 --> 00:43:48.960
creation,<00:43:46.000><c> the</c><00:43:46.219><c> same</c><00:43:46.460><c> Spirit</c><00:43:46.800><c> who</c><00:43:47.199><c> spoke</c><00:43:47.500><c> through</c><00:43:47.760><c> the</c><00:43:48.000><c> prophets,</c>

00:43:49.539 --> 00:43:53.820
the<00:43:49.760><c> same</c><00:43:50.039><c> Spirit</c><00:43:50.360><c> that</c><00:43:50.719><c> rested</c><00:43:51.119><c> on</c><00:43:51.420><c> Jesus,</c><00:43:52.940><c> the</c><00:43:53.219><c> same</c><00:43:53.519><c> Spirit</c>

00:43:53.820 --> 00:43:55.760
that<00:43:54.239><c> strengthened</c><00:43:54.679><c> the</c><00:43:54.920><c> early</c><00:43:55.219><c> ecclesia,</c>

00:43:55.900 --> 00:44:00.000
the<00:43:56.119><c> same</c><00:43:56.420><c> Spirit</c><00:43:57.019><c> that</c><00:43:57.719><c> will</c><00:43:58.119><c> renew</c><00:43:58.599><c> the</c><00:43:58.920><c> earth</c><00:43:59.320><c> in</c><00:43:59.659><c> the</c><00:43:59.800><c> age</c>

00:44:00.000 --> 00:44:00.739
to<00:44:00.239><c> come.</c>

00:44:00.739 --> 00:44:08.699
That<00:44:01.820><c> same</c><00:44:02.739><c> Spirit</c><00:44:03.300><c> of</c><00:44:03.519><c> God</c><00:44:03.980><c> is</c><00:44:04.380><c> at</c><00:44:04.679><c> work</c><00:44:05.059><c> in</c><00:44:05.420><c> you</c><00:44:06.179><c> and</c><00:44:07.219><c> in</c><00:44:07.440><c> your</c><00:44:07.699><c> hearts.</c>

00:44:09.480 --> 00:44:13.300
Not<00:44:09.739><c> usually</c><00:44:10.280><c> in</c><00:44:10.480><c> dramatic</c><00:44:11.000><c> moments,</c><00:44:11.780><c> not</c><00:44:12.139><c> always</c><00:44:12.719><c> in</c><00:44:12.940><c> ways</c>

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that<00:44:13.480><c> we</c><00:44:13.659><c> can</c><00:44:14.000><c> feel,</c>

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but<00:44:17.440><c> in</c><00:44:17.599><c> the</c><00:44:17.900><c> ordinary</c><00:44:18.940><c> daily</c><00:44:20.280><c> rhythms</c><00:44:21.019><c> of</c><00:44:21.639><c> life.</c>

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In<00:44:23.800><c> our</c><00:44:24.219><c> prayers,</c><00:44:29.219><c> in</c><00:44:29.599><c> our</c><00:44:29.880><c> prayers</c><00:44:30.199><c> when</c><00:44:30.400><c> we</c><00:44:30.639><c> don't</c><00:44:31.460><c> know</c><00:44:32.659><c> what</c><00:44:32.920><c> to</c>

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say,<00:44:35.420><c> in</c><00:44:35.659><c> our</c><00:44:35.920><c> efforts</c><00:44:36.199><c> to</c><00:44:36.579><c> love</c><00:44:37.599><c> when</c><00:44:38.619><c> it's</c><00:44:38.980><c> hard,</c>

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in<00:44:41.639><c> our</c><00:44:42.099><c> quiet</c><00:44:42.679><c> acts</c><00:44:43.559><c> of</c><00:44:44.679><c> faithfulness,</c><00:44:46.840><c> in</c><00:44:47.019><c> the</c><00:44:47.239><c> moments</c><00:44:47.559><c> that</c><00:44:47.820><c> we</c>

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choose<00:44:48.539><c> humility</c><00:44:49.340><c> over</c><00:44:50.400><c> bravado,</c>

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in<00:44:53.099><c> the</c><00:44:53.400><c> tears</c><00:44:53.739><c> that</c><00:44:54.500><c> we</c><00:44:54.820><c> shed</c><00:44:55.159><c> in</c><00:44:55.719><c> times</c><00:44:56.079><c> of</c><00:44:56.340><c> weakness,</c><00:44:58.159><c> in</c><00:44:58.539><c> the</c><00:44:58.880><c> hope</c><00:44:59.380><c> that</c><00:45:00.039><c> we</c>

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hold<00:45:00.579><c> onto</c><00:45:00.940><c> even</c><00:45:01.500><c> when</c><00:45:01.820><c> things</c><00:45:02.139><c> seem</c><00:45:02.539><c> confusing</c><00:45:03.320><c> and</c><00:45:03.699><c> when</c><00:45:03.840><c> faith</c><00:45:04.320><c> is</c><00:45:04.719><c> wavering.</c>

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The<00:45:06.760><c> Spirit</c><00:45:07.340><c> is</c><00:45:07.820><c> shaping</c><00:45:08.139><c> us,</c><00:45:08.559><c> brothers</c><00:45:08.760><c> and</c><00:45:09.059><c> sisters.</c>

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It's<00:45:12.239><c> shaping</c><00:45:12.480><c> us</c><00:45:12.860><c> sometimes</c><00:45:13.320><c> slowly,</c><00:45:14.539><c> patiently,</c><00:45:16.500><c> faithfully.</c>

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It's<00:45:18.860><c> shaping</c><00:45:19.159><c> us</c><00:45:19.420><c> into</c><00:45:19.699><c> the</c><00:45:19.960><c> likeness</c><00:45:20.360><c> of</c><00:45:20.579><c> Christ.</c>

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And<00:45:22.719><c> that</c><00:45:23.119><c> Spirit</c><00:45:24.039><c> isn't</c><00:45:24.679><c> going</c><00:45:25.300><c> to</c><00:45:26.679><c> stop.</c>

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God<00:45:29.579><c> is</c><00:45:29.820><c> going</c><00:45:29.960><c> to</c><00:45:30.380><c> continue</c><00:45:30.760><c> his</c><00:45:31.059><c> work</c><00:45:31.360><c> until</c><00:45:31.920><c> the</c><00:45:32.219><c> day</c><00:45:32.780><c> that</c>

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Christ<00:45:33.400><c> returns</c><00:45:34.079><c> when</c><00:45:35.260><c> all</c><00:45:35.679><c> things</c><00:45:35.920><c> are</c><00:45:36.219><c> made</c><00:45:36.519><c> new.</c>

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And<00:45:38.320><c> so</c><00:45:38.440><c> we</c><00:45:38.659><c> conclude</c><00:45:39.300><c> with</c><00:45:40.159><c> a</c><00:45:40.360><c> prayer.</c>

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May<00:45:42.420><c> the</c><00:45:42.659><c> God</c><00:45:42.940><c> who</c><00:45:43.239><c> began</c><00:45:43.719><c> his</c><00:45:44.039><c> good</c><00:45:44.320><c> work</c><00:45:44.519><c> in</c><00:45:44.719><c> us</c><00:45:44.920><c> by</c><00:45:45.179><c> his</c><00:45:45.480><c> Spirit</c><00:45:45.960><c> bring</c><00:45:47.059><c> it</c>

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to<00:45:48.079><c> completion</c><00:45:48.500><c> in</c><00:45:49.360><c> the</c><00:45:49.500><c> day</c><00:45:49.659><c> of</c><00:45:49.960><c> Christ.</c>

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And<00:45:51.699><c> may</c><00:45:51.960><c> our</c><00:45:52.239><c> lives</c><00:45:52.679><c> today</c><00:45:53.719><c> reflect</c><00:45:54.900><c> the</c><00:45:55.360><c> world</c><00:45:56.360><c> that</c><00:45:57.199><c> God</c>

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has<00:45:57.780><c> created.</c>

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Amen.