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missionary<00:16:43.480><c> work,</c>

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multitudes<00:16:58.259><c> concerning</c><00:16:58.759><c> John,</c>

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Behold,<00:17:09.359><c> they</c><00:17:09.599><c> that</c><00:17:09.779><c> wear</c><00:17:09.980><c> soft</c><00:17:10.319><c> clothing</c><00:17:10.680><c> are</c><00:17:10.880><c> in</c><00:17:11.059><c> king's</c><00:17:11.359><c> houses.</c>

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A<00:17:15.660><c> prophet?</c>

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Yea.

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heaven<00:17:38.960><c> is</c><00:17:39.200><c> greater</c><00:17:39.440><c> than</c><00:17:39.619><c> he.</c>

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And<00:17:53.420><c> if</c><00:17:53.539><c> ye</c><00:17:53.779><c> received</c><00:17:54.160><c> it,</c><00:17:54.759><c> then</c><00:17:54.880><c> is</c><00:17:55.059><c> as</c><00:17:55.299><c> Elias,</c><00:17:56.140><c> which</c><00:17:56.400><c> was</c><00:17:57.099><c> for</c><00:17:57.380><c> to</c><00:17:57.640><c> come.</c>

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Who<00:18:28.700><c> is</c><00:18:28.880><c> he</c><00:18:29.140><c> compared</c><00:18:29.400><c> to</c><00:18:29.660><c> here?</c>

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Elijah.

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Elijah<00:18:37.240><c> was</c><00:18:37.799><c> a</c><00:18:38.079><c> rough</c><00:18:38.299><c> man.</c>

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He<00:18:41.660><c> was</c><00:18:42.119><c> blunt.</c>

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Who<00:19:05.740><c> is</c><00:19:06.039><c> this</c><00:19:06.259><c> messiah</c><00:19:06.839><c> he's</c><00:19:07.099><c> talking</c><00:19:07.539><c> about?</c>

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He's<00:19:09.680><c> put</c><00:19:09.920><c> in</c><00:19:10.220><c> prison</c><00:19:10.839><c> and</c><00:19:11.700><c> he</c><00:19:11.920><c> sends</c><00:19:12.119><c> his</c><00:19:12.380><c> disciples</c><00:19:12.819><c> into</c>

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this<00:19:13.359><c> small</c><00:19:13.660><c> town</c>

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Yes,<00:19:22.279><c> I</c><00:19:22.519><c> am.</c>

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So<00:19:40.559><c> Christ</c><00:19:40.880><c> takes</c><00:19:41.279><c> full</c><00:19:41.559><c> advantage</c><00:19:42.279><c> of</c><00:19:43.500><c> his</c><00:19:43.799><c> audience</c><00:19:44.220><c> intrigue.</c>

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He<00:21:02.319><c> wasn't,</c><00:21:02.880><c> was</c><00:21:02.980><c> he?</c>

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And<00:21:09.519><c> I'm</c><00:21:09.700><c> here</c><00:21:09.839><c> to</c><00:21:10.099><c> take</c><00:21:10.279><c> that</c><00:21:10.539><c> message</c><00:21:10.900><c> and</c><00:21:11.400><c> tell</c><00:21:11.539><c> you</c><00:21:11.720><c> the</c><00:21:11.859><c> next</c><00:21:12.140><c> part</c><00:21:12.420><c> of</c><00:21:12.539><c> it.</c>

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And<00:21:20.460><c> Christ</c><00:21:20.700><c> doesn't</c><00:21:21.019><c> hide</c><00:21:21.319><c> that.</c>

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You<00:21:27.160><c> want</c><00:21:27.359><c> to</c><00:21:27.500><c> listen</c><00:21:27.680><c> to</c><00:21:27.839><c> him?</c>

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You<00:21:28.140><c> should.</c>

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He's<00:21:29.259><c> got</c><00:21:29.400><c> a</c><00:21:29.559><c> message</c><00:21:29.839><c> and</c><00:21:29.940><c> it's</c><00:21:30.200><c> a</c><00:21:30.359><c> stern</c><00:21:30.519><c> one.</c>

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But<00:21:32.859><c> Christ</c><00:21:33.140><c> uses</c><00:21:33.559><c> this</c><00:21:33.900><c> opportunity</c><00:21:34.680><c> to</c><00:21:35.680><c> legitimize</c><00:21:37.440><c> John's</c><00:21:38.099><c> ministry.</c>

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And<00:21:40.200><c> the</c><00:21:40.380><c> whole</c><00:21:40.559><c> beauty</c><00:21:40.819><c> of</c><00:21:41.039><c> this</c><00:21:41.240><c> is</c><00:21:42.359><c> John</c><00:21:42.759><c> sending</c><00:21:43.059><c> his</c><00:21:43.420><c> two</c>

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disciples<00:21:44.519><c> legitimizes</c><00:21:46.299><c> Christ's</c><00:21:47.240><c> ministry.</c>

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It's<00:21:48.900><c> this</c><00:21:49.059><c> beautiful</c><00:21:49.519><c> baton</c><00:21:50.079><c> pass</c><00:21:50.440><c> that's</c><00:21:51.039><c> painted</c><00:21:51.299><c> here.</c>

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Verse<00:21:54.549><c> 15,</c><00:21:55.109><c> he</c><00:21:56.450><c> that</c><00:21:56.690><c> hath</c><00:21:56.890><c> ears</c><00:21:57.230><c> to</c><00:21:57.529><c> hear,</c><00:21:58.970><c> let</c><00:21:59.009><c> him</c><00:21:59.190><c> hear.</c>

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The<00:22:02.410><c> deaf</c><00:22:02.609><c> shall</c><00:22:02.869><c> hear</c><00:22:03.769><c> and</c><00:22:04.569><c> Christ</c><00:22:04.829><c> is</c><00:22:05.029><c> saying,</c><00:22:06.589><c> listen,</c><00:22:08.049><c> that's</c><00:22:08.349><c> what</c><00:22:08.509><c> it</c><00:22:08.710><c> means.</c>

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It<00:22:10.009><c> sounds</c><00:22:10.269><c> fancy</c><00:22:10.710><c> in</c><00:22:10.849><c> the</c><00:22:11.029><c> King</c><00:22:11.269><c> James.</c>

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It<00:22:11.990><c> sounds</c><00:22:12.309><c> pretty</c><00:22:12.609><c> in</c><00:22:12.789><c> the</c><00:22:12.910><c> King</c><00:22:13.089><c> James.</c>

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Christ<00:22:14.190><c> is</c><00:22:14.390><c> saying,</c><00:22:14.849><c> listen</c><00:22:15.170><c> to</c><00:22:15.309><c> me,</c><00:22:16.289><c> listen</c><00:22:16.529><c> to</c><00:22:16.710><c> what</c><00:22:16.990><c> I</c><00:22:17.289><c> have</c>

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to<00:22:17.670><c> say.</c>

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That<00:22:19.569><c> is</c><00:22:19.789><c> the</c><00:22:20.049><c> force</c><00:22:20.690><c> with</c><00:22:21.250><c> which</c><00:22:21.529><c> Christ</c><00:22:21.730><c> is</c><00:22:21.950><c> speaking</c><00:22:22.230><c> here.</c>

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And<00:22:23.769><c> we</c><00:22:23.910><c> do</c><00:22:24.170><c> well</c><00:22:24.730><c> to</c><00:22:25.150><c> listen</c><00:22:25.470><c> to</c><00:22:25.630><c> those</c><00:22:25.869><c> type</c><00:22:26.069><c> of</c><00:22:26.230><c> things.</c>

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He<00:22:30.609><c> goes</c><00:22:30.809><c> on</c><00:22:31.089><c> to</c><00:22:31.289><c> use</c><00:22:31.789><c> an</c><00:22:32.130><c> analogy</c><00:22:32.569><c> in</c><00:22:34.369><c> speaking</c><00:22:34.650><c> to</c><00:22:34.849><c> this</c><00:22:35.049><c> generation.</c>

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This<00:22:35.730><c> is</c><00:22:35.930><c> a</c><00:22:36.210><c> serious</c><00:22:36.529><c> message.</c>

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What<00:22:41.569><c> shall</c><00:22:41.769><c> I</c><00:22:41.930><c> compare</c><00:22:42.289><c> you</c><00:22:42.630><c> to?</c>

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You're<00:22:43.569><c> like</c><00:22:43.750><c> a</c><00:22:44.049><c> child</c><00:22:44.589><c> sitting</c><00:22:45.049><c> in</c><00:22:45.210><c> the</c><00:22:45.390><c> markets</c><00:22:45.750><c> and</c><00:22:46.009><c> calling</c><00:22:46.190><c> onto</c>

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their<00:22:46.609><c> fellows</c><00:22:46.869><c> and</c><00:22:47.130><c> saying,</c>

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we<00:22:47.750><c> have</c><00:22:47.990><c> piped</c><00:22:48.349><c> unto</c><00:22:48.569><c> you</c><00:22:49.109><c> and</c><00:22:49.650><c> you</c><00:22:49.769><c> have</c><00:22:49.910><c> not</c><00:22:50.130><c> danced.</c>

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We<00:22:50.789><c> have</c><00:22:51.049><c> mourned</c><00:22:51.369><c> unto</c><00:22:51.670><c> you</c><00:22:52.029><c> and</c><00:22:52.170><c> you</c><00:22:52.329><c> have</c><00:22:52.450><c> not</c><00:22:52.630><c> lamented.</c>

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For<00:22:54.069><c> John</c><00:22:54.430><c> came</c><00:22:54.670><c> neither</c><00:22:54.970><c> eating</c><00:22:55.269><c> nor</c><00:22:55.589><c> drinking</c><00:22:55.789><c> and</c><00:22:55.990><c> they</c><00:22:56.190><c> say,</c><00:22:56.890><c> he</c>

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hath<00:22:57.289><c> a</c><00:22:57.450><c> devil.</c>

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And<00:22:58.410><c> the</c><00:22:58.549><c> son</c><00:22:58.750><c> of</c><00:22:58.910><c> man</c><00:22:59.190><c> came</c><00:22:59.470><c> eating</c><00:22:59.710><c> and</c><00:22:59.970><c> drinking.</c>

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Sorry,<00:23:01.730><c> John</c><00:23:01.970><c> came</c><00:23:02.289><c> not</c><00:23:02.589><c> eating</c><00:23:02.809><c> nor</c><00:23:03.049><c> drinking</c><00:23:03.329><c> and</c><00:23:03.470><c> they</c><00:23:03.670><c> said</c><00:23:03.750><c> he</c>

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has<00:23:04.069><c> a</c><00:23:04.190><c> devil.</c>

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And<00:23:04.569><c> the</c><00:23:04.650><c> son</c><00:23:04.769><c> of</c><00:23:04.950><c> man</c><00:23:05.150><c> came</c><00:23:05.349><c> eating</c><00:23:05.549><c> and</c><00:23:05.769><c> drinking.</c>

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And<00:23:06.309><c> you</c><00:23:06.509><c> say</c><00:23:06.630><c> the</c><00:23:06.730><c> man</c><00:23:06.970><c> is</c><00:23:07.269><c> gluttonous</c><00:23:07.789><c> and</c><00:23:07.950><c> a</c><00:23:08.130><c> winebibber,</c><00:23:08.630><c> a</c>

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friend<00:23:08.849><c> of</c><00:23:09.130><c> publicans</c><00:23:09.509><c> and</c><00:23:09.730><c> sinners.</c>

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And<00:23:13.529><c> again,</c><00:23:13.710><c> if</c><00:23:13.869><c> we</c><00:23:14.009><c> just</c><00:23:14.230><c> read</c><00:23:14.390><c> through</c><00:23:14.569><c> it.</c>

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Okay,<00:23:15.230><c> yep,</c><00:23:15.849><c> child</c><00:23:16.190><c> sitting</c><00:23:16.490><c> in</c><00:23:16.650><c> the</c><00:23:16.789><c> marketplace</c><00:23:17.269><c> calling</c>

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to<00:23:18.029><c> his</c><00:23:18.170><c> fellows,</c><00:23:18.710><c> piped</c><00:23:18.930><c> you</c><00:23:19.049><c> have</c><00:23:19.250><c> not</c><00:23:19.509><c> danced,</c>

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mourned<00:23:20.509><c> you</c><00:23:20.690><c> have</c><00:23:21.009><c> not</c><00:23:21.190><c> lamented.</c>

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That's<00:23:22.109><c> nice.</c>

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No,<00:23:24.089><c> what</c><00:23:24.349><c> Christ</c><00:23:24.589><c> is</c><00:23:24.890><c> saying</c><00:23:25.210><c> is</c><00:23:26.190><c> you</c><00:23:27.369><c> have</c><00:23:27.490><c> two</c><00:23:27.690><c> choices,</c>

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life<00:23:29.549><c> and</c><00:23:29.750><c> death.</c>

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We<00:23:31.890><c> told</c><00:23:32.130><c> you</c><00:23:32.269><c> to</c><00:23:32.470><c> choose</c><00:23:32.670><c> life,</c><00:23:33.710><c> you</c><00:23:33.950><c> didn't</c><00:23:34.170><c> even</c><00:23:34.450><c> acknowledge</c><00:23:34.809><c> us.</c>

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This<00:23:36.609><c> is</c><00:23:36.809><c> what</c><00:23:36.950><c> Christ</c><00:23:37.230><c> is</c><00:23:37.490><c> saying.</c>

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Listen<00:23:38.869><c> to</c><00:23:39.109><c> me,</c><00:23:39.910><c> it's</c><00:23:40.349><c> life</c><00:23:40.829><c> or</c><00:23:41.329><c> death.</c>

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We<00:23:43.750><c> were</c><00:23:44.009><c> mourning</c><00:23:44.349><c> and</c><00:23:44.569><c> you</c><00:23:44.730><c> did</c><00:23:44.950><c> not</c><00:23:45.109><c> lament.</c>

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You're<00:23:47.329><c> blind</c><00:23:47.829><c> to</c><00:23:47.970><c> what's</c><00:23:48.289><c> going</c><00:23:48.529><c> on.</c>

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That's<00:23:51.589><c> the</c><00:23:51.869><c> severity</c><00:23:52.369><c> of</c><00:23:52.950><c> the</c><00:23:53.130><c> message</c><00:23:53.430><c> here.</c>

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And<00:23:54.869><c> this</c><00:23:55.029><c> is</c><00:23:55.150><c> what</c><00:23:55.349><c> Christ</c><00:23:55.670><c> is</c><00:23:55.970><c> trying</c><00:23:56.150><c> to</c><00:23:56.450><c> say.</c>

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This<00:23:57.349><c> is</c><00:23:57.529><c> an</c><00:23:57.730><c> uncomfortable</c><00:23:58.170><c> message.</c>

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Here's<00:23:59.609><c> this</c><00:23:59.789><c> man</c><00:23:59.950><c> that's</c><00:24:00.250><c> just</c><00:24:00.430><c> come</c><00:24:00.569><c> into</c><00:24:00.769><c> the</c><00:24:01.029><c> city</c><00:24:01.410><c> and</c><00:24:02.210><c> now</c><00:24:02.450><c> he's</c><00:24:02.789><c> telling</c><00:24:02.930><c> us</c>

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we're<00:24:04.190><c> not</c><00:24:04.410><c> doing</c><00:24:04.569><c> what</c><00:24:04.750><c> he's</c><00:24:05.269><c> telling</c><00:24:05.690><c> us</c><00:24:05.950><c> to</c><00:24:06.109><c> do.</c>

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What<00:24:06.609><c> does</c><00:24:06.809><c> he</c><00:24:06.970><c> mean</c><00:24:07.130><c> by</c><00:24:07.410><c> all</c><00:24:07.630><c> this?</c>

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They've<00:24:09.289><c> seen</c><00:24:09.490><c> him</c><00:24:09.710><c> work</c><00:24:09.930><c> the</c><00:24:10.130><c> miracles.</c>

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But<00:24:14.569><c> the</c><00:24:14.789><c> generation</c><00:24:15.670><c> was</c><00:24:18.109><c> unresponsive,</c><00:24:20.970><c> apathetic.</c>

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They<00:24:23.890><c> didn't</c><00:24:24.130><c> care.</c>

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They<00:24:25.130><c> weren't</c><00:24:25.430><c> listening.</c>

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And<00:24:27.769><c> Christ</c><00:24:28.089><c> is</c><00:24:28.930><c> begging</c><00:24:29.390><c> with</c><00:24:29.730><c> them</c><00:24:29.890><c> to</c><00:24:30.109><c> listen</c><00:24:30.430><c> to</c><00:24:30.630><c> his</c><00:24:30.769><c> message.</c>

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What's<00:24:35.890><c> also</c><00:24:36.150><c> interesting</c><00:24:36.609><c> here</c><00:24:36.910><c> is</c><00:24:37.049><c> we</c><00:24:37.269><c> see</c><00:24:38.390><c> two</c><00:24:38.930><c> very</c>

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different<00:24:39.890><c> individuals.</c>

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What<00:24:42.410><c> was</c><00:24:42.910><c> John?</c>

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He'd<00:24:45.630><c> taken</c><00:24:45.829><c> on</c><00:24:46.049><c> the</c><00:24:46.309><c> Nazarite</c><00:24:46.829><c> vow.</c>

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It<00:24:48.690><c> was</c><00:24:49.109><c> the</c><00:24:49.410><c> strictest</c><00:24:50.150><c> form</c><00:24:50.549><c> of</c><00:24:50.890><c> commitment.</c>

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If<00:24:54.170><c> they</c><00:24:54.369><c> had</c><00:24:54.589><c> known</c><00:24:54.829><c> their</c><00:24:55.130><c> scriptures,</c><00:24:55.730><c> if</c><00:24:55.910><c> they</c><00:24:56.089><c> had</c><00:24:56.470><c> understood</c><00:24:57.049><c> what</c>

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John<00:24:57.509><c> was</c><00:24:57.789><c> doing,</c><00:24:58.230><c> he</c><00:24:58.529><c> was</c><00:24:58.910><c> the</c><00:24:59.289><c> epitome</c><00:24:59.849><c> of</c><00:25:01.210><c> what</c><00:25:01.349><c> they</c><00:25:01.569><c> should</c><00:25:01.710><c> have</c>

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been<00:25:01.970><c> doing.</c>

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men<00:25:18.930><c> serve</c><00:25:19.230><c> God.</c>

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publicans<00:25:33.829><c> and</c><00:25:34.049><c> sinners.</c>

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And<00:25:35.730><c> so</c><00:25:35.890><c> we</c><00:25:36.009><c> do</c><00:25:36.289><c> well</c><00:25:36.650><c> when</c><00:25:36.829><c> we</c><00:25:37.049><c> look</c><00:25:37.250><c> at</c><00:25:37.390><c> our</c><00:25:37.549><c> brothers</c><00:25:37.769><c> and</c><00:25:38.009><c> sisters</c><00:25:38.210><c> and</c><00:25:38.470><c> say</c><00:25:38.690><c> that</c><00:25:39.309><c> brother's</c><00:25:39.730><c> way</c><00:25:39.930><c> too</c><00:25:40.289><c> strict</c><00:25:40.490><c> or</c>

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We<00:25:43.049><c> do</c><00:25:43.390><c> very</c><00:25:43.789><c> well</c><00:25:43.990><c> to</c><00:25:44.150><c> look</c><00:25:44.289><c> at</c><00:25:44.430><c> the</c><00:25:44.690><c> comparison</c><00:25:44.970><c> that</c><00:25:45.309><c> Christ</c>

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draws<00:25:45.950><c> here.</c>

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Christ<00:25:49.549><c> brings</c><00:25:49.869><c> us</c><00:25:50.109><c> up.</c>

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You<00:25:51.890><c> say</c><00:25:52.089><c> he's</c><00:25:53.009><c> a</c><00:25:53.190><c> devil.</c>

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You're<00:25:54.390><c> calling</c><00:25:54.630><c> me</c><00:25:55.549><c> a</c><00:25:56.049><c> wine</c><00:25:56.309><c>-bibber.</c>

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That's<00:26:00.289><c> the</c><00:26:00.430><c> picture</c><00:26:00.650><c> that</c><00:26:00.930><c> Christ</c><00:26:01.190><c> portrays.</c>

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And<00:26:01.890><c> so</c><00:26:01.950><c> we</c><00:26:02.089><c> do</c><00:26:02.309><c> well</c><00:26:02.869><c> to</c><00:26:03.269><c> consider</c><00:26:03.630><c> that</c><00:26:04.289><c> in</c><00:26:04.730><c> the</c><00:26:04.910><c> brotherhood</c><00:26:05.250><c> today.</c>

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Moving<00:26:07.670><c> right</c><00:26:07.930><c> along</c><00:26:08.170><c> then,</c><00:26:08.690><c> in</c><00:26:08.890><c> verses</c><00:26:09.170><c> 20</c><00:26:09.529><c> through</c><00:26:09.769><c> 24,</c>

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works<00:26:14.470><c> were</c><00:26:14.730><c> done</c><00:26:14.950><c> because</c><00:26:15.289><c> they</c><00:26:15.549><c> repented</c><00:26:15.950><c> not.</c>

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Woe<00:26:17.289><c> unto</c><00:26:17.450><c> the</c><00:26:17.829><c> Chorazin</c><00:26:18.329><c> and</c><00:26:18.549><c> Bethsaida,</c><00:26:19.470><c> Gaperneum!</c>

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sackcloth<00:26:29.109><c> and</c><00:26:29.329><c> ashes.</c>

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But<00:26:29.769><c> I</c><00:26:30.710><c> say</c><00:26:30.890><c> unto</c><00:26:31.109><c> you,</c>

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which<00:26:37.450><c> art</c><00:26:37.670><c> exalted</c><00:26:38.109><c> unto</c><00:26:38.369><c> heaven,</c>

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this<00:26:47.809><c> day.</c>

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focusing<00:26:52.490><c> on.</c>

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He<00:26:53.869><c> was</c><00:26:54.170><c> trying</c><00:26:54.470><c> to</c><00:26:54.789><c> paint</c><00:26:54.970><c> a</c><00:26:55.230><c> picture</c><00:26:55.470><c> to</c><00:26:55.809><c> these</c><00:26:56.589><c> cities.</c>

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He's<00:26:58.210><c> saying,</c><00:26:58.690><c> look,</c><00:26:59.130><c> I'm</c><00:26:59.430><c> doing</c><00:26:59.609><c> these</c><00:26:59.890><c> miracles.</c><00:27:00.289><c> I'm</c><00:27:00.710><c> proving</c><00:27:01.009><c> to</c><00:27:01.250><c> you</c><00:27:01.369><c> who</c><00:27:01.549><c> I</c>

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am,<00:27:02.190><c> and</c><00:27:02.490><c> you're</c><00:27:02.730><c> not</c><00:27:02.930><c> even</c><00:27:03.210><c> listening</c><00:27:03.549><c> to</c><00:27:03.789><c> me.</c>

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I've<00:27:06.569><c> done</c><00:27:06.690><c> more</c><00:27:07.089><c> miracles</c><00:27:07.450><c> here</c><00:27:07.690><c> than</c><00:27:07.809><c> I've</c><00:27:07.990><c> done</c><00:27:08.369><c> anywhere</c>

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there<00:27:15.690><c> from</c><00:27:16.410><c> Sunday</c><00:27:16.609><c> school.</c>

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So,<00:27:19.369><c> brothers</c><00:27:19.390><c> and</c><00:27:19.670><c> sisters,</c><00:27:20.190><c> we</c><00:27:20.529><c> see</c><00:27:20.829><c> here</c><00:27:21.109><c> a</c><00:27:21.329><c> very,</c><00:27:21.789><c> very</c>

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important<00:27:23.029><c> message.</c>

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We<00:27:26.450><c> understand</c><00:27:26.970><c> the</c><00:27:27.150><c> word</c><00:27:27.269><c> of</c><00:27:27.509><c> God.</c><00:27:27.789><c> We've</c><00:27:28.150><c> been</c><00:27:28.349><c> given</c><00:27:28.549><c> that.</c>

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God<00:27:33.990><c> is</c><00:27:34.250><c> doing</c><00:27:34.390><c> in</c><00:27:34.609><c> the</c><00:27:34.849><c> world</c><00:27:35.109><c> around</c><00:27:35.349><c> about</c><00:27:35.609><c> us</c>

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then<00:27:40.890><c> we're</c><00:27:41.309><c> just</c><00:27:41.650><c> like</c><00:27:41.910><c> these</c><00:27:42.130><c> cities.</c>

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If<00:27:44.410><c> we</c><00:27:44.670><c> cannot</c><00:27:45.009><c> see</c><00:27:45.369><c> the</c><00:27:45.670><c> hand</c><00:27:45.890><c> of</c><00:27:46.109><c> God</c><00:27:46.329><c> at</c><00:27:46.609><c> work</c><00:27:46.750><c> in</c><00:27:46.910><c> the</c><00:27:47.069><c> Middle</c><00:27:47.289><c> East</c>

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right<00:27:47.690><c> now,</c>

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we<00:27:49.829><c> are</c><00:27:49.990><c> just</c><00:27:50.309><c> like</c><00:27:50.549><c> these</c><00:27:50.769><c> cities.</c>

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There's<00:27:54.109><c> more</c><00:27:54.430><c> hope</c><00:27:54.650><c> for</c><00:27:54.990><c> Sodom</c><00:27:55.289><c> than</c><00:27:55.410><c> there</c><00:27:55.569><c> is</c><00:27:55.769><c> for</c><00:27:56.009><c> us</c><00:27:56.269><c> if</c>

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we<00:27:56.890><c> can't</c><00:27:57.390><c> see</c><00:27:57.970><c> God</c><00:27:58.490><c> working</c><00:27:58.890><c> in</c><00:27:59.049><c> the</c><00:27:59.230><c> kingdoms</c><00:27:59.509><c> of</c><00:27:59.710><c> men</c><00:27:59.910><c> today.</c>

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This<00:28:02.829><c> is</c><00:28:02.950><c> a</c><00:28:03.190><c> serious</c><00:28:03.609><c> message.</c>

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You<00:28:04.769><c> know,</c><00:28:04.910><c> we</c><00:28:05.109><c> look</c><00:28:05.329><c> at</c><00:28:05.509><c> it</c><00:28:05.630><c> and</c><00:28:05.730><c> we</c><00:28:05.990><c> say,</c><00:28:06.670><c> how</c><00:28:06.890><c> blind</c><00:28:07.410><c> could</c>

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these<00:28:07.849><c> individuals</c><00:28:08.309><c> be</c><00:28:08.589><c> with</c><00:28:08.910><c> Christ</c><00:28:09.230><c> being</c><00:28:09.490><c> right</c><00:28:09.750><c> there</c>

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working<00:28:10.250><c> these</c><00:28:10.509><c> miracles?</c>

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I<00:28:11.450><c> would</c><00:28:11.609><c> have</c><00:28:11.710><c> been</c><00:28:11.869><c> right</c><00:28:12.150><c> there</c><00:28:12.410><c> following</c><00:28:12.750><c> Christ.</c>

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When<00:28:16.049><c> we</c><00:28:16.349><c> see</c><00:28:16.529><c> the</c><00:28:16.910><c> prophecies</c><00:28:17.369><c> being</c><00:28:17.710><c> fulfilled</c><00:28:18.130><c> around</c><00:28:18.490><c> us,</c>

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as<00:28:19.430><c> men's</c><00:28:19.930><c> hearts</c><00:28:20.089><c> are</c><00:28:20.490><c> failing</c><00:28:20.750><c> them</c><00:28:20.990><c> for</c><00:28:21.309><c> fear</c><00:28:21.309><c> of</c><00:28:21.309><c> God,</c>

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the<00:28:22.730><c> economic</c><00:28:23.289><c> uncertainties,</c><00:28:24.769><c> the</c><00:28:24.950><c> war,</c><00:28:25.670><c> the</c><00:28:26.009><c> social</c><00:28:26.509><c> immorality</c><00:28:27.390><c> that's</c><00:28:27.670><c> going</c><00:28:27.910><c> on,</c>

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do<00:28:29.029><c> we</c><00:28:29.230><c> see</c><00:28:29.390><c> that</c><00:28:29.569><c> and</c><00:28:29.809><c> say,</c>

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this<00:28:31.450><c> is</c><00:28:31.710><c> God.</c><00:28:32.109><c> This</c><00:28:32.390><c> is</c><00:28:32.589><c> God</c><00:28:32.849><c> showing</c><00:28:33.170><c> us.</c><00:28:33.369><c> He</c><00:28:33.529><c> told</c><00:28:33.829><c> us</c><00:28:34.049><c> these</c>

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things<00:28:34.410><c> would</c><00:28:34.650><c> happen.</c>

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prophecies<00:28:40.069><c> are</c><00:28:40.309><c> miracles.</c><00:28:40.609><c> It</c><00:28:40.970><c> shows</c><00:28:41.250><c> us</c><00:28:41.509><c> God's</c><00:28:41.930><c> plan.</c>

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We<00:28:46.789><c> must</c><00:28:47.109><c> hear.</c><00:28:47.509><c> We</c><00:28:47.650><c> must</c><00:28:47.930><c> listen.</c>

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that<00:28:52.930><c> first</c><00:28:53.130><c> century.</c>

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Christ<00:29:01.089><c> speaking</c><00:29:01.609><c> with</c><00:29:01.910><c> energy</c><00:29:02.309><c> and</c><00:29:02.710><c> excitement,</c>

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telling<00:29:04.230><c> them</c><00:29:04.450><c> to</c><00:29:04.769><c> listen,</c><00:29:05.569><c> to</c><00:29:05.990><c> hear</c><00:29:06.250><c> his</c><00:29:06.509><c> word.</c>

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He<00:29:09.990><c> starts</c><00:29:10.269><c> into</c><00:29:10.549><c> a</c><00:29:10.769><c> prayer</c>

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right<00:29:12.789><c> in</c><00:29:12.990><c> the</c><00:29:13.069><c> middle</c><00:29:13.230><c> of</c><00:29:13.430><c> this.</c>

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And<00:29:14.410><c> you</c><00:29:14.470><c> can</c><00:29:14.690><c> imagine</c><00:29:15.029><c> this</c><00:29:15.609><c> as</c><00:29:16.130><c> he's</c><00:29:16.470><c> giving</c><00:29:16.690><c> his</c><00:29:17.009><c> exhortation</c><00:29:17.950><c> that</c><00:29:18.230><c> he</c>

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stops<00:29:18.769><c> and</c><00:29:18.930><c> he</c><00:29:19.130><c> starts</c><00:29:19.349><c> praying.</c>

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I<00:29:21.690><c> thank</c><00:29:22.089><c> thee,</c><00:29:22.710><c> oh</c><00:29:22.930><c> father,</c><00:29:23.529><c> lord</c><00:29:23.710><c> of</c><00:29:23.890><c> heaven</c><00:29:24.130><c> and</c><00:29:24.349><c> earth,</c>

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because<00:29:25.289><c> thou</c><00:29:25.490><c> hast</c><00:29:25.690><c> hid</c><00:29:25.849><c> these</c><00:29:26.109><c> things</c><00:29:26.470><c> from</c><00:29:26.650><c> the</c><00:29:26.910><c> wise</c><00:29:27.150><c> and</c>

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prudent<00:29:27.730><c> and</c><00:29:28.089><c> hast</c><00:29:28.349><c> revealed</c><00:29:28.670><c> them</c><00:29:28.849><c> unto</c><00:29:29.069><c> babes.</c><00:29:29.630><c> Even</c><00:29:29.950><c> so,</c><00:29:30.269><c> father,</c>

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for<00:29:31.329><c> it</c><00:29:31.630><c> seemed</c><00:29:31.789><c> good</c><00:29:32.069><c> in</c><00:29:32.309><c> thy</c><00:29:32.549><c> sight.</c>

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All<00:29:33.809><c> things</c><00:29:34.069><c> are</c><00:29:34.289><c> delivered</c><00:29:34.569><c> unto</c><00:29:34.809><c> me</c><00:29:35.210><c> of</c><00:29:35.490><c> my</c><00:29:36.130><c> father,</c>

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and<00:29:37.769><c> no</c><00:29:37.970><c> man</c><00:29:38.390><c> knoweth</c><00:29:38.710><c> the</c><00:29:38.910><c> son</c><00:29:39.269><c> but</c><00:29:39.509><c> the</c><00:29:39.710><c> father.</c><00:29:40.650><c> Neither</c>

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knoweth<00:29:41.250><c> any</c><00:29:41.529><c> man</c><00:29:41.769><c> the</c><00:29:41.990><c> father</c><00:29:42.329><c> save</c><00:29:42.650><c> the</c><00:29:42.890><c> son.</c>

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And<00:29:44.210><c> he</c><00:29:44.589><c> to</c><00:29:44.849><c> whomsoever</c><00:29:45.369><c> the</c><00:29:45.750><c> son</c>

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will<00:29:47.170><c> reveal</c><00:29:47.549><c> him.</c>

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That<00:29:51.630><c> would</c><00:29:51.769><c> have</c><00:29:51.869><c> been</c><00:29:51.990><c> bizarre.</c>

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condemning<00:29:56.410><c> these</c><00:29:56.710><c> cities,</c>

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Christ<00:29:58.210><c> turns</c><00:29:58.509><c> around</c>

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and<00:30:00.009><c> gives</c><00:30:00.190><c> a</c><00:30:00.390><c> prayer</c><00:30:00.549><c> to</c><00:30:00.730><c> his</c><00:30:00.890><c> father.</c>

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What<00:30:03.269><c> what</c><00:30:03.390><c> would</c><00:30:03.450><c> have</c><00:30:03.569><c> the</c><00:30:03.750><c> people</c><00:30:03.970><c> said</c><00:30:04.170><c> at</c><00:30:04.390><c> that</c><00:30:04.630><c> point?</c>

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There<00:30:06.329><c> would</c><00:30:06.430><c> have</c><00:30:06.549><c> been</c><00:30:06.710><c> people</c><00:30:06.990><c> there</c><00:30:07.190><c> that</c><00:30:07.390><c> would</c><00:30:07.529><c> have</c><00:30:07.690><c> been</c><00:30:07.910><c> angry.</c><00:30:08.890><c> He</c>

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has<00:30:09.289><c> just</c><00:30:09.509><c> condemned</c><00:30:09.730><c> their</c><00:30:09.930><c> whole</c><00:30:10.130><c> city.</c>

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He<00:30:11.670><c> just</c><00:30:11.970><c> compared</c><00:30:12.450><c> some</c><00:30:12.769><c> of</c><00:30:12.910><c> them</c><00:30:13.289><c> to</c><00:30:13.690><c> Sodom.</c>

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What<00:30:15.470><c> would</c><00:30:15.730><c> you</c><00:30:16.029><c> think?</c>

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And<00:30:18.289><c> then</c><00:30:18.410><c> he</c><00:30:18.490><c> turns</c><00:30:18.769><c> around</c><00:30:19.029><c> and</c><00:30:19.170><c> he</c><00:30:19.349><c> starts</c><00:30:19.569><c> praying.</c>

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And<00:30:21.769><c> listen</c><00:30:21.930><c> to</c><00:30:22.049><c> what</c><00:30:22.190><c> his</c><00:30:22.450><c> prayer</c><00:30:22.690><c> is.</c><00:30:23.609><c> You've</c><00:30:24.109><c> hid</c>

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these<00:30:25.589><c> things</c><00:30:25.970><c> from</c><00:30:26.230><c> the</c><00:30:26.470><c> wise</c><00:30:26.670><c> and</c><00:30:26.970><c> prudent.</c>

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Well,<00:30:28.549><c> what</c><00:30:28.690><c> do</c><00:30:28.789><c> you</c><00:30:28.910><c> think</c><00:30:29.049><c> the</c><00:30:29.250><c> wise</c><00:30:29.450><c> and</c><00:30:29.609><c> the</c><00:30:29.769><c> prudent</c><00:30:30.029><c> people</c><00:30:30.430><c> in</c>

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the<00:30:31.109><c> in</c><00:30:31.109><c> the</c><00:30:31.650><c> city</c><00:30:32.210><c> thought</c><00:30:32.470><c> at</c><00:30:32.670><c> that</c><00:30:32.910><c> point?</c>

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God's<00:30:35.809><c> hiding</c><00:30:35.970><c> things</c><00:30:36.230><c> from</c><00:30:36.410><c> me?</c><00:30:36.529><c> I</c><00:30:36.730><c> don't</c><00:30:36.950><c> think</c><00:30:37.170><c> so.</c><00:30:37.730><c> Who</c><00:30:37.950><c> is</c>

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this<00:30:38.450><c> man?</c>

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here.<00:30:43.950><c> Like</c><00:30:44.269><c> this</c><00:30:44.569><c> is</c><00:30:44.829><c> nuts.</c>

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They've<00:30:45.730><c> just</c><00:30:45.990><c> taken</c><00:30:46.230><c> the</c><00:30:46.430><c> men</c><00:30:46.529><c> of</c><00:30:46.730><c> the</c><00:30:46.890><c> city.</c><00:30:47.369><c> They're</c><00:30:47.730><c> going</c>

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off<00:30:48.170><c> preaching</c><00:30:48.450><c> and</c><00:30:48.609><c> now</c><00:30:48.829><c> this</c><00:30:49.049><c> man</c><00:30:49.210><c> is</c><00:30:49.410><c> saying</c><00:30:49.509><c> we</c><00:30:49.710><c> don't</c><00:30:49.910><c> even</c><00:30:50.190><c> understand</c><00:30:50.549><c> what's</c><00:30:50.829><c> going</c><00:30:51.049><c> on.</c>

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Do<00:30:54.809><c> we</c><00:30:55.009><c> make</c><00:30:55.190><c> ourselves</c><00:30:55.789><c> like</c><00:30:56.349><c> children?</c>

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Do<00:30:58.430><c> we</c><00:30:58.690><c> humble</c><00:30:59.009><c> ourselves</c><00:30:59.670><c> and</c><00:31:00.369><c> recognize</c><00:31:01.089><c> that</c><00:31:01.490><c> we</c><00:31:02.009><c> really</c>

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don't<00:31:03.109><c> understand</c><00:31:03.609><c> everything?</c>

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Are<00:31:05.710><c> we</c><00:31:05.990><c> so</c><00:31:06.369><c> wise</c><00:31:06.650><c> and</c><00:31:06.910><c> prudent</c><00:31:07.069><c> in</c><00:31:07.269><c> our</c><00:31:07.430><c> own</c><00:31:07.630><c> minds</c><00:31:08.049><c> that</c><00:31:08.730><c> we</c>

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know<00:31:09.089><c> better</c><00:31:09.369><c> than</c><00:31:09.650><c> everyone</c><00:31:09.890><c> else?</c>

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You<00:31:11.029><c> see,</c><00:31:11.490><c> this</c><00:31:11.650><c> is</c><00:31:11.890><c> a</c><00:31:12.029><c> humbling</c><00:31:12.369><c> experience.</c>

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And<00:31:14.190><c> this</c><00:31:14.269><c> is</c><00:31:14.410><c> how</c><00:31:14.589><c> Christ</c><00:31:14.890><c> is</c><00:31:15.150><c> talking</c><00:31:15.569><c> to</c><00:31:16.269><c> the</c><00:31:16.490><c> city.</c><00:31:17.069><c> The</c>

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one<00:31:17.269><c> that</c><00:31:17.390><c> he'd</c><00:31:17.670><c> shared</c><00:31:17.829><c> these</c><00:31:18.349><c> miracles</c><00:31:18.809><c> with.</c>

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They<00:31:20.049><c> hadn't</c><00:31:20.609><c> recognized</c><00:31:21.410><c> the</c><00:31:21.769><c> power</c>

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of<00:31:23.210><c> Christ.</c>

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They<00:31:24.589><c> didn't</c><00:31:24.930><c> recognize</c><00:31:25.569><c> his</c><00:31:25.849><c> ministry.</c>

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These<00:31:30.029><c> would</c><00:31:30.190><c> have</c><00:31:30.289><c> been</c><00:31:30.490><c> cutting</c><00:31:30.730><c> words.</c>

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Wise<00:31:35.690><c> and</c><00:31:36.029><c> prudent,</c><00:31:36.769><c> skilled</c><00:31:37.029><c> and</c><00:31:37.329><c> learned.</c>

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But<00:31:39.549><c> it</c><00:31:39.730><c> says</c><00:31:40.150><c> you</c><00:31:40.470><c> need</c><00:31:40.690><c> to</c><00:31:40.869><c> be</c><00:31:41.289><c> like</c><00:31:41.609><c> the</c><00:31:41.869><c> babes,</c><00:31:42.250><c> the</c><00:31:42.509><c> children.</c>

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And<00:31:44.730><c> that's</c><00:31:44.990><c> a</c><00:31:45.109><c> lesson</c><00:31:45.349><c> for</c><00:31:45.609><c> us,</c><00:31:46.529><c> is</c><00:31:46.690><c> to</c><00:31:46.970><c> humble</c><00:31:47.190><c> ourselves.</c>

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He<00:31:51.069><c> is</c><00:31:51.210><c> basically</c><00:31:51.670><c> saying</c><00:31:51.990><c> if</c><00:31:52.210><c> you</c><00:31:52.750><c> want</c><00:31:52.970><c> to</c><00:31:53.329><c> understand</c><00:31:53.789><c> and</c>

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know<00:31:54.130><c> God,</c>

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you<00:31:55.970><c> have</c><00:31:56.289><c> to</c><00:31:56.470><c> listen</c><00:31:56.690><c> to</c><00:31:56.910><c> me.</c>

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You<00:31:58.289><c> have</c><00:31:58.589><c> to.</c>

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This<00:32:01.869><c> was</c><00:32:02.029><c> a</c><00:32:02.309><c> serious</c><00:32:02.690><c> talk,</c><00:32:03.230><c> brothers</c><00:32:03.369><c> and</c><00:32:03.630><c> sisters,</c><00:32:03.890><c> that</c>

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he<00:32:04.150><c> was</c><00:32:04.349><c> given.</c>

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This<00:32:05.650><c> wasn't</c><00:32:06.210><c> necessarily</c><00:32:07.089><c> a</c><00:32:07.670><c> quiet,</c><00:32:08.789><c> humble</c>

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exhortation.

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This<00:32:12.349><c> was</c><00:32:12.630><c> life</c><00:32:12.869><c> and</c><00:32:13.089><c> death.</c>

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And<00:32:14.769><c> he</c><00:32:14.849><c> was</c><00:32:15.130><c> pleading</c><00:32:15.430><c> with</c><00:32:15.650><c> Israel</c><00:32:15.970><c> to</c><00:32:16.190><c> listen</c><00:32:16.569><c> to</c><00:32:16.710><c> him.</c>

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It's<00:32:19.670><c> a</c><00:32:19.869><c> serious</c><00:32:20.210><c> message.</c>

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There<00:32:23.769><c> would</c><00:32:23.930><c> have</c><00:32:24.069><c> been</c><00:32:24.230><c> there</c><00:32:24.569><c> those</c><00:32:25.349><c> who</c><00:32:26.009><c> did</c><00:32:26.269><c> understand,</c>

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who<00:32:27.950><c> recognized</c><00:32:28.529><c> the</c><00:32:28.849><c> incredible</c><00:32:29.369><c> offer</c><00:32:29.730><c> that</c><00:32:29.910><c> had</c><00:32:30.049><c> just</c><00:32:30.269><c> been</c><00:32:30.470><c> made</c><00:32:30.630><c> to</c><00:32:30.849><c> them.</c>

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Their<00:32:33.769><c> generation</c><00:32:34.369><c> was</c><00:32:34.650><c> condemned</c><00:32:35.049><c> for</c><00:32:35.269><c> their</c><00:32:35.509><c> unresponsiveness,</c>

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but<00:32:37.970><c> they</c><00:32:38.130><c> were</c><00:32:38.329><c> given</c><00:32:38.529><c> an</c><00:32:38.750><c> opportunity.</c>

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Their<00:32:40.630><c> cities</c><00:32:40.930><c> were</c><00:32:41.150><c> to</c><00:32:41.289><c> be</c><00:32:41.490><c> destroyed</c><00:32:42.049><c> without</c><00:32:42.430><c> hope.</c>

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And<00:32:44.390><c> yet</c><00:32:44.650><c> Christ</c><00:32:45.130><c> was</c><00:32:45.589><c> extending</c><00:32:45.990><c> hope</c><00:32:46.329><c> to</c><00:32:46.529><c> them.</c>

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Christ<00:32:48.750><c> had</c><00:32:49.009><c> reached</c><00:32:49.250><c> out</c><00:32:49.490><c> and</c><00:32:49.730><c> welcomed</c><00:32:49.990><c> them</c><00:32:50.509><c> to</c><00:32:51.069><c> find</c><00:32:51.349><c> peace</c><00:32:51.970><c> and</c>

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to<00:32:52.750><c> find</c><00:32:52.990><c> rest</c><00:32:53.490><c> in</c><00:32:53.849><c> him.</c>

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In<00:32:55.690><c> verses</c><00:32:56.029><c> 28</c><00:32:56.569><c> through</c><00:32:56.809><c> 30,</c>

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Come<00:32:58.150><c> unto</c><00:32:58.450><c> me,</c>

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all<00:32:59.809><c> ye</c><00:32:59.990><c> that</c><00:33:00.269><c> labor</c><00:33:00.690><c> and</c><00:33:00.869><c> are</c><00:33:01.109><c> heavy</c><00:33:01.410><c> laden,</c>

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and<00:33:03.630><c> I</c><00:33:03.750><c> will</c><00:33:03.890><c> give</c><00:33:04.049><c> you</c><00:33:04.210><c> rest.</c><00:33:04.990><c> Take</c><00:33:05.269><c> my</c><00:33:05.549><c> yoke</c><00:33:05.710><c> upon</c><00:33:06.029><c> you</c><00:33:06.210><c> and</c><00:33:06.329><c> learn</c><00:33:06.650><c> of</c><00:33:06.930><c> me,</c><00:33:07.549><c> for</c><00:33:07.710><c> I</c>

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am<00:33:08.069><c> meek</c><00:33:08.309><c> and</c><00:33:08.529><c> lowly</c><00:33:08.829><c> in</c><00:33:09.009><c> heart,</c>

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and<00:33:10.250><c> ye</c><00:33:10.410><c> shall</c><00:33:10.569><c> find</c><00:33:10.849><c> rest</c><00:33:11.250><c> unto</c><00:33:11.509><c> your</c><00:33:11.769><c> souls.</c>

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For<00:33:13.029><c> my</c><00:33:13.289><c> yoke</c><00:33:13.490><c> is</c><00:33:13.730><c> easy</c>

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and<00:33:15.009><c> my</c><00:33:15.269><c> burden</c><00:33:15.509><c> is</c><00:33:15.829><c> light.</c>

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What<00:33:18.009><c> an</c><00:33:18.309><c> interesting</c><00:33:18.690><c> way</c><00:33:18.990><c> to</c><00:33:19.569><c> to</c><00:33:19.710><c> finish</c><00:33:20.190><c> this</c><00:33:20.690><c> exhortation,</c><00:33:21.230><c> this</c><00:33:21.529><c> talk</c>

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that<00:33:22.009><c> he</c><00:33:22.130><c> was</c><00:33:22.309><c> giving.</c>

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I<00:33:26.750><c> will</c><00:33:26.930><c> help</c><00:33:27.190><c> you.</c>

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You<00:33:29.349><c> do</c><00:33:29.630><c> have</c><00:33:29.890><c> hope.</c>

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After<00:33:33.690><c> creating</c><00:33:34.450><c> the</c><00:33:35.029><c> anxiety</c><00:33:35.750><c> and</c><00:33:36.930><c> pinpointing</c><00:33:38.769><c> their</c><00:33:39.329><c> weaknesses</c><00:33:39.849><c> and</c>

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their<00:33:40.630><c> blindness,</c>

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he<00:33:42.849><c> turns</c><00:33:43.150><c> to</c><00:33:43.230><c> them</c><00:33:43.369><c> and</c><00:33:43.430><c> says,</c>

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I<00:33:44.890><c> am</c><00:33:45.130><c> here</c><00:33:45.269><c> to</c><00:33:45.470><c> help.</c>

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You<00:33:47.509><c> do</c><00:33:47.809><c> have</c><00:33:48.029><c> hope.</c>

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I<00:33:50.269><c> will</c><00:33:50.450><c> make</c><00:33:50.630><c> your</c><00:33:50.890><c> yoke</c><00:33:51.130><c> light.</c>

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And<00:33:53.309><c> so</c><00:33:53.549><c> brothers</c><00:33:53.829><c> and</c><00:33:54.130><c> sisters,</c><00:33:54.950><c> we</c><00:33:55.390><c> are</c><00:33:55.609><c> gathered</c><00:33:55.930><c> here</c><00:33:56.250><c> today.</c><00:33:56.829><c> We</c>

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have<00:33:57.569><c> the</c><00:33:57.730><c> opportunity</c><00:33:58.250><c> to</c><00:33:58.549><c> examine</c><00:33:58.930><c> ourselves.</c>

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What<00:34:03.190><c> is</c><00:34:03.369><c> our</c><00:34:03.630><c> city</c><00:34:03.849><c> like?</c>

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Have<00:34:06.769><c> we</c><00:34:07.230><c> simply</c><00:34:07.609><c> watched</c><00:34:08.050><c> the</c><00:34:08.289><c> miracles</c><00:34:08.769><c> or</c><00:34:09.969><c> have</c><00:34:10.190><c> we</c><00:34:10.409><c> seen</c>

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the<00:34:10.869><c> impact</c><00:34:11.210><c> and</c><00:34:11.389><c> the</c><00:34:11.630><c> power</c><00:34:11.829><c> of</c><00:34:12.030><c> the</c><00:34:12.250><c> miracles</c><00:34:12.590><c> around</c><00:34:12.929><c> us?</c>

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Are<00:34:16.050><c> we</c><00:34:16.309><c> too</c><00:34:16.590><c> wise</c><00:34:17.269><c> to</c><00:34:18.510><c> understand</c><00:34:19.250><c> the</c><00:34:19.989><c> message</c><00:34:20.309><c> to</c><00:34:20.550><c> become</c>

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like<00:34:21.030><c> children?</c>

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Or<00:34:22.530><c> have</c><00:34:22.750><c> we</c><00:34:22.909><c> humbled</c><00:34:23.190><c> ourselves</c>

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and<00:34:25.510><c> become</c><00:34:25.849><c> like</c><00:34:26.130><c> children?</c>

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And<00:34:28.510><c> so</c><00:34:28.730><c> God</c><00:34:29.030><c> has</c><00:34:29.469><c> instituted</c><00:34:29.929><c> this</c><00:34:30.309><c> feast</c><00:34:30.570><c> that</c><00:34:30.769><c> is</c><00:34:30.969><c> before</c>

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us<00:34:31.829><c> to</c><00:34:32.190><c> help</c><00:34:32.429><c> us</c><00:34:32.670><c> with</c><00:34:32.949><c> that.</c>

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The<00:34:33.969><c> opportunity</c><00:34:34.530><c> for</c><00:34:34.789><c> us</c><00:34:34.929><c> to</c><00:34:35.289><c> examine</c><00:34:35.630><c> ourselves,</c>

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that<00:34:37.750><c> we</c><00:34:37.989><c> be</c><00:34:38.170><c> not</c><00:34:38.449><c> judged.</c>

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We<00:34:40.150><c> have</c><00:34:40.369><c> the</c><00:34:40.550><c> opportunity</c><00:34:41.090><c> to</c><00:34:41.429><c> look</c><00:34:41.889><c> at</c><00:34:42.489><c> the</c><00:34:42.690><c> things</c><00:34:42.849><c> that</c><00:34:43.070><c> we</c>

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have<00:34:43.510><c> done</c><00:34:44.010><c> or</c><00:34:44.550><c> haven't</c><00:34:44.909><c> done.</c>

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We<00:34:47.289><c> have</c><00:34:47.489><c> the</c><00:34:47.590><c> ability</c><00:34:48.030><c> to</c><00:34:48.610><c> work</c><00:34:48.929><c> together,</c><00:34:49.690><c> if</c><00:34:50.070><c> you</c><00:34:50.289><c> will,</c><00:34:50.469><c> as</c>

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a<00:34:50.989><c> spiritual</c><00:34:51.389><c> city,</c><00:34:52.530><c> and</c><00:34:53.030><c> to</c><00:34:53.349><c> grow</c><00:34:53.630><c> and</c><00:34:53.969><c> strengthen</c><00:34:54.309><c> and</c><00:34:54.550><c> build</c><00:34:54.769><c> up</c>

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one<00:34:55.170><c> another.</c>

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The<00:34:59.750><c> offer</c><00:34:59.929><c> to</c><00:35:00.110><c> know</c><00:35:00.289><c> Christ</c><00:35:00.809><c> through</c><00:35:01.190><c> his</c><00:35:01.530><c> manifestation</c>

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allows<00:35:04.610><c> us</c><00:35:04.889><c> to</c><00:35:05.030><c> know</c><00:35:05.170><c> his</c><00:35:05.429><c> father.</c>

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Our<00:35:07.409><c> journey</c><00:35:08.010><c> isn't</c><00:35:08.610><c> an</c><00:35:08.809><c> easy</c><00:35:09.050><c> one.</c>

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It<00:35:10.409><c> wasn't</c><00:35:10.690><c> an</c><00:35:10.909><c> easy</c><00:35:11.090><c> one</c><00:35:11.250><c> for</c><00:35:11.449><c> Christ,</c>

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for<00:35:12.889><c> his</c><00:35:13.150><c> apostles,</c><00:35:14.230><c> or</c><00:35:14.369><c> for</c><00:35:14.590><c> any</c><00:35:14.750><c> of</c><00:35:14.889><c> the</c><00:35:15.070><c> disciples</c><00:35:15.409><c> that</c><00:35:15.650><c> chose</c><00:35:15.849><c> to</c>

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follow<00:35:16.349><c> him,</c><00:35:16.750><c> but</c>

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we<00:35:18.550><c> have</c><00:35:18.710><c> been</c><00:35:18.909><c> offered</c><00:35:19.230><c> a</c><00:35:19.409><c> way</c>

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to<00:35:20.469><c> have</c><00:35:20.630><c> our</c><00:35:20.869><c> burden</c><00:35:21.070><c> lightened,</c>

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to<00:35:22.489><c> find</c><00:35:22.670><c> rest</c><00:35:23.010><c> in</c><00:35:23.250><c> Christ</c>

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through<00:35:24.809><c> his</c><00:35:25.030><c> sacrifice,</c><00:35:26.190><c> which</c><00:35:26.349><c> is</c><00:35:26.570><c> before</c><00:35:26.809><c> us</c><00:35:26.989><c> this</c><00:35:27.190><c> morning.</c>