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find<00:16:36.899><c> ourselves</c><00:16:37.399><c> wanting</c><00:16:37.759><c> those</c><00:16:38.059><c> things</c>

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that<00:16:38.559><c> show</c><00:16:38.679><c> our</c><00:16:38.919><c> true</c><00:16:39.139><c> sinful</c><00:16:39.480><c> nature.</c>

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We<00:16:41.759><c> want</c><00:16:42.039><c> wealth</c><00:16:42.360><c> and</c><00:16:42.580><c> possessions,</c><00:16:43.700><c> we</c><00:16:43.759><c> want</c><00:16:44.039><c> adoration</c><00:16:44.539><c> and</c>

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affection,<00:16:46.120><c> and</c><00:16:46.600><c> like</c><00:16:46.820><c> all</c><00:16:47.019><c> things,</c><00:16:47.940><c> we</c><00:16:48.139><c> want</c>

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it<00:16:48.440><c> right</c><00:16:48.639><c> now.</c>

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our<00:16:54.320><c> fingertips.</c>

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squander<00:17:06.680><c> it</c><00:17:06.859><c> away.</c>

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that<00:17:26.920><c> path</c><00:17:27.079><c> to</c><00:17:27.279><c> salvation.</c>

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our<00:17:34.779><c> Father</c><00:17:35.259><c> will</c><00:17:35.940><c> wait</c><00:17:36.140><c> patiently</c>

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children<00:17:58.420><c> have</c><00:17:58.779><c> returned</c><00:17:59.079><c> to</c><00:17:59.240><c> him.</c>

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I've<00:18:05.740><c> titled</c><00:18:05.900><c> this</c><00:18:06.180><c> exhortation,</c><00:18:07.200><c> Patience</c><00:18:07.579><c> is</c><00:18:08.259><c> Everything.</c>

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have<00:18:20.539><c> no</c><00:18:20.740><c> hope.</c>

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of<00:18:32.079><c> James</c><00:18:32.380><c> instructs</c><00:18:32.859><c> us.</c>

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one<00:18:37.619><c> who</c><00:18:37.900><c> seeks</c><00:18:38.079><c> him.</c>

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It<00:18:38.660><c> is</c><00:18:38.859><c> good</c><00:18:38.960><c> to</c><00:18:39.160><c> wait</c><00:18:39.400><c> patiently</c><00:18:39.960><c> for</c><00:18:40.220><c> the</c><00:18:40.380><c> salvation</c><00:18:40.759><c> of</c><00:18:40.940><c> the</c><00:18:41.059><c> Lord.</c>

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You<00:18:43.460><c> also</c><00:18:43.740><c> must</c><00:18:44.000><c> be</c><00:18:44.259><c> patient.</c>

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Keep<00:18:45.819><c> your</c><00:18:46.059><c> hopes</c><00:18:46.240><c> high,</c><00:18:47.359><c> for</c><00:18:47.519><c> the</c><00:18:47.700><c> day</c><00:18:47.900><c> of</c><00:18:48.019><c> the</c><00:18:48.180><c> Lord's</c><00:18:48.559><c> coming</c><00:18:48.720><c> is</c><00:18:48.960><c> near.</c>