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mornings<00:17:46.799><c> not</c><00:17:47.059><c> going</c><00:17:47.200><c> quite</c><00:17:47.480><c> the</c><00:17:47.559><c> way</c><00:17:47.700><c> they</c><00:17:47.940><c> should.</c>

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Then<00:18:10.140><c> cometh</c><00:18:10.539><c> Jesus</c><00:18:11.019><c> with</c><00:18:11.319><c> them</c><00:18:11.880><c> unto</c><00:18:12.420><c> a</c><00:18:12.680><c> place</c><00:18:12.880><c> called</c><00:18:13.220><c> Gethsemane,</c><00:18:13.920><c> and</c>

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saith<00:18:14.140><c> unto</c><00:18:14.420><c> his</c><00:18:14.660><c> disciples,</c>

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And<00:18:19.000><c> he</c><00:18:19.140><c> took</c><00:18:19.279><c> with</c><00:18:19.539><c> him</c><00:18:19.720><c> Peter</c><00:18:20.279><c> and</c><00:18:20.880><c> the</c><00:18:21.039><c> two</c><00:18:21.259><c> sons</c><00:18:21.500><c> of</c><00:18:21.720><c> Zebedee,</c><00:18:22.099><c> and</c><00:18:22.180><c> began</c><00:18:22.660><c> to</c>

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be<00:18:23.740><c> sorrowful,</c><00:18:25.460><c> sorrowful</c><00:18:26.220><c> and</c><00:18:27.220><c> very</c><00:18:27.799><c> heavy.</c>

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And<00:18:29.019><c> he</c><00:18:29.160><c> said</c><00:18:29.279><c> unto</c><00:18:29.519><c> them,</c><00:18:29.779><c> My</c><00:18:30.019><c> soul</c><00:18:30.440><c> is</c><00:18:30.880><c> exceedingly</c><00:18:31.460><c> sorrowful,</c><00:18:32.079><c> or</c><00:18:32.279><c> filled</c><00:18:32.680><c> with</c>

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grief,<00:18:33.339><c> is</c><00:18:33.539><c> what</c><00:18:33.720><c> that</c><00:18:33.920><c> word</c><00:18:34.079><c> means,</c><00:18:35.059><c> even</c><00:18:35.700><c> unto</c><00:18:36.220><c> death.</c>

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Tarry<00:18:38.440><c> ye</c><00:18:38.759><c> here,</c><00:18:39.160><c> and</c><00:18:39.259><c> watch</c><00:18:39.500><c> with</c><00:18:39.740><c> me.</c>

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And<00:18:41.019><c> he</c><00:18:41.140><c> went</c><00:18:41.319><c> a</c><00:18:41.440><c> little</c><00:18:41.619><c> further,</c><00:18:42.160><c> and</c><00:18:42.259><c> fell</c><00:18:42.480><c> on</c><00:18:42.640><c> his</c><00:18:42.920><c> face,</c><00:18:43.279><c> and</c><00:18:43.460><c> prayed,</c><00:18:43.700><c> saying,</c><00:18:44.160><c> O</c>

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my<00:18:44.759><c> Father,</c><00:18:45.680><c> if</c><00:18:45.920><c> it</c><00:18:46.160><c> be</c><00:18:46.380><c> possible,</c><00:18:47.559><c> let</c><00:18:47.779><c> this</c><00:18:48.140><c> cup</c><00:18:48.420><c> pass</c><00:18:48.839><c> from</c><00:18:49.059><c> me.</c>

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Nevertheless,<00:18:51.539><c> not</c><00:18:51.880><c> as</c><00:18:52.160><c> I</c><00:18:52.380><c> will,</c><00:18:52.539><c> but</c><00:18:52.720><c> as</c><00:18:52.880><c> thou</c><00:18:53.059><c> wilt.</c>

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And<00:18:54.619><c> he</c><00:18:54.799><c> cometh</c><00:18:55.019><c> unto</c><00:18:55.279><c> the</c><00:18:55.519><c> disciples,</c><00:18:56.119><c> and</c><00:18:56.339><c> finding</c><00:18:56.539><c> them</c><00:18:56.779><c> asleep,</c><00:18:57.240><c> and</c><00:18:57.440><c> saith</c><00:18:57.559><c> unto</c><00:18:57.839><c> Peter,</c><00:18:58.779><c> What,</c><00:18:59.700><c> could</c><00:19:00.000><c> ye</c>

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Watch<00:19:03.460><c> and</c><00:19:03.880><c> pray</c><00:19:04.200><c> that</c><00:19:04.339><c> ye</c><00:19:04.599><c> enter</c><00:19:04.880><c> not</c><00:19:05.119><c> into</c><00:19:05.359><c> temptation.</c>

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The<00:19:07.099><c> spirit</c><00:19:07.559><c> indeed</c><00:19:07.980><c> is</c><00:19:08.259><c> willing,</c><00:19:09.079><c> but</c><00:19:09.279><c> the</c><00:19:09.599><c> flesh</c><00:19:09.859><c> is</c><00:19:10.220><c> weak.</c>

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And<00:19:11.720><c> he</c><00:19:11.839><c> went</c><00:19:12.180><c> away</c><00:19:12.519><c> again</c><00:19:13.039><c> a</c><00:19:13.440><c> second</c><00:19:13.660><c> time,</c><00:19:14.059><c> and</c><00:19:14.160><c> prayed,</c><00:19:14.539><c> saying,</c><00:19:15.019><c> O</c><00:19:15.440><c> my</c><00:19:15.920><c> Father,</c><00:19:16.339><c> if</c><00:19:16.519><c> this</c><00:19:16.839><c> cup</c><00:19:17.099><c> may</c><00:19:17.640><c> not</c><00:19:18.140><c> pass</c><00:19:18.480><c> away</c><00:19:18.700><c> from</c><00:19:18.880><c> me,</c><00:19:19.200><c> except</c><00:19:19.539><c> I</c>

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drink<00:19:20.460><c> it,</c><00:19:20.660><c> thy</c><00:19:20.779><c> will</c><00:19:20.980><c> be</c><00:19:21.180><c> done.</c>

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And<00:19:23.160><c> he</c><00:19:23.779><c> continues</c><00:19:24.259><c> on,</c><00:19:25.359><c> and</c><00:19:25.700><c> we</c><00:19:25.920><c> have</c><00:19:26.180><c> the</c><00:19:26.599><c> events</c><00:19:27.019><c> immediately</c><00:19:27.980><c> preceding</c>

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his<00:19:28.700><c> death.</c>

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And<00:19:29.240><c> the</c><00:19:29.519><c> other</c><00:19:30.339><c> gospels</c><00:19:30.900><c> very</c><00:19:31.299><c> much</c><00:19:31.539><c> capture</c><00:19:31.920><c> the</c><00:19:32.180><c> essence</c>

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can<00:19:48.180><c> continue.</c>

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This<00:19:51.619><c> was</c><00:19:51.839><c> the</c><00:19:51.980><c> state</c><00:19:52.079><c> he</c><00:19:52.220><c> was</c><00:19:52.440><c> in</c><00:19:52.539><c> right</c><00:19:52.799><c> now.</c>

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And<00:19:53.539><c> it</c><00:19:54.180><c> marvels</c><00:19:55.119><c> how</c><00:19:55.339><c> we</c><00:19:55.500><c> can</c><00:19:55.720><c> read</c><00:19:55.900><c> through</c><00:19:56.119><c> a</c><00:19:56.259><c> section</c><00:19:56.480><c> like</c>

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this<00:19:57.000><c> and</c><00:19:57.460><c> be</c><00:19:57.700><c> so,</c><00:19:58.720><c> and</c><00:19:59.299><c> this</c><00:19:59.500><c> isn't</c><00:19:59.700><c> meant</c><00:19:59.880><c> to</c><00:20:00.000><c> be</c><00:20:00.099><c> in</c><00:20:00.240><c> a</c><00:20:00.400><c> disrespectful</c><00:20:00.839><c> way,</c>

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but<00:20:01.700><c> so</c><00:20:02.779><c> kind</c><00:20:03.339><c> of</c><00:20:03.440><c> nonchalant</c><00:20:04.099><c> about</c><00:20:04.400><c> the</c><00:20:04.920><c> emotional</c><00:20:05.440><c> state</c><00:20:05.660><c> of</c><00:20:05.819><c> our</c><00:20:05.940><c> Lord</c><00:20:06.099><c> Jesus</c><00:20:06.420><c> here,</c><00:20:06.640><c> and</c><00:20:06.880><c> I</c>

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a<00:20:23.900><c> sense</c><00:20:24.079><c> of</c><00:20:24.299><c> failure.</c>

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I'd<00:20:27.460><c> have</c><00:20:27.579><c> to</c><00:20:27.680><c> refer</c><00:20:27.940><c> you</c><00:20:28.119><c> to</c><00:20:28.299><c> Isaiah</c><00:20:28.799><c> 49</c><00:20:29.240><c> that</c><00:20:29.480><c> we</c><00:20:29.700><c> don't</c><00:20:29.920><c> have</c>

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time<00:20:30.299><c> to</c><00:20:30.480><c> read</c><00:20:30.680><c> right</c><00:20:31.079><c> now.</c>

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And<00:20:32.500><c> he</c><00:20:32.619><c> saw</c><00:20:32.839><c> that</c><00:20:33.180><c> failure</c><00:20:33.480><c> on</c><00:20:33.859><c> all</c><00:20:34.119><c> levels.</c>

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And<00:20:47.700><c> it</c><00:20:47.779><c> wasn't</c><00:20:48.000><c> in</c><00:20:48.240><c> some</c><00:20:48.380><c> type</c><00:20:48.579><c> of</c><00:20:49.000><c> academic,</c><00:20:49.640><c> oh,</c><00:20:49.779><c> that's</c><00:20:50.099><c> interesting.</c>

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I'll<00:20:50.539><c> take</c><00:20:50.660><c> some</c><00:20:50.839><c> notes</c><00:20:51.000><c> of</c><00:20:51.180><c> that.</c>

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Not<00:21:05.079><c> only</c><00:21:05.279><c> did</c><00:21:05.440><c> he</c><00:21:05.440><c> have</c><00:21:05.500><c> his</c><00:21:05.680><c> own</c><00:21:05.880><c> challenges</c><00:21:06.240><c> himself,</c><00:21:07.160><c> but</c>

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he<00:21:07.460><c> really</c><00:21:07.859><c> wanted</c><00:21:08.200><c> to</c><00:21:08.599><c> make</c><00:21:08.859><c> a</c><00:21:09.119><c> difference.</c>

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He<00:21:09.900><c> wanted</c><00:21:10.180><c> people</c><00:21:10.500><c> to</c><00:21:10.799><c> listen.</c>

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He<00:21:11.680><c> wanted</c><00:21:12.140><c> to</c><00:21:12.539><c> bring</c><00:21:12.920><c> the</c><00:21:13.200><c> light</c><00:21:13.440><c> to</c><00:21:13.579><c> those</c><00:21:13.839><c> who</c><00:21:13.960><c> were</c><00:21:14.059><c> in</c><00:21:14.160><c> darkness.</c>

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And<00:21:22.519><c> that</c><00:21:22.700><c> was</c><00:21:23.119><c> a</c><00:21:23.500><c> tremendous</c><00:21:23.920><c> burden</c><00:21:24.339><c> for</c><00:21:24.539><c> him,</c><00:21:24.839><c> for</c><00:21:25.059><c> one</c><00:21:25.220><c> who</c>

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And<00:21:29.240><c> in</c><00:21:29.380><c> a</c><00:21:29.480><c> way,</c><00:21:29.660><c> when</c><00:21:29.759><c> we</c><00:21:29.960><c> think</c><00:21:30.119><c> about</c><00:21:30.380><c> this,</c><00:21:30.900><c> and</c><00:21:31.039><c> we</c><00:21:31.160><c> don't</c>

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have<00:21:31.359><c> much</c><00:21:31.579><c> time</c><00:21:31.759><c> to</c><00:21:32.059><c> talk</c><00:21:32.359><c> about</c><00:21:32.539><c> it</c><00:21:32.740><c> anymore,</c>

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And<00:21:36.339><c> one</c><00:21:36.700><c> thing</c><00:21:36.880><c> that</c><00:21:37.000><c> we</c><00:21:37.119><c> need</c><00:21:37.240><c> to</c><00:21:37.359><c> set</c><00:21:37.500><c> aside</c><00:21:37.740><c> a</c><00:21:37.960><c> little</c><00:21:38.279><c> bit</c>

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but<00:21:42.579><c> our</c><00:21:42.720><c> Lord</c><00:21:42.859><c> Jesus</c><00:21:43.220><c> wasn't.</c>

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together<00:21:47.799><c> in</c><00:21:47.900><c> his</c><00:21:48.119><c> own</c><00:21:48.319><c> life,</c>

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go<00:22:27.660><c> through</c><00:22:27.799><c> on</c><00:22:28.019><c> a</c><00:22:28.099><c> daily</c><00:22:28.339><c> basis</c>

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and<00:22:29.000><c> the</c><00:22:29.099><c> ups</c><00:22:29.279><c> and</c><00:22:29.519><c> downs</c><00:22:29.779><c> and</c><00:22:29.960><c> the</c><00:22:30.119><c> goods</c><00:22:30.279><c> and</c><00:22:30.440><c> the</c><00:22:30.619><c> bads.</c>

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So<00:22:34.200><c> as</c><00:22:34.599><c> we</c><00:22:35.140><c> contemplate</c><00:22:36.700><c> the</c><00:22:37.220><c> time</c><00:22:37.519><c> of</c><00:22:38.160><c> reevaluation</c><00:22:38.940><c> that</c><00:22:39.119><c> we're</c><00:22:39.319><c> commanded</c><00:22:39.660><c> to</c>

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and<00:22:44.299><c> think</c><00:22:44.579><c> about</c><00:22:44.880><c> the</c><00:22:45.380><c> one</c><00:22:45.680><c> who</c><00:22:46.940><c> watches</c><00:22:47.319><c> down</c><00:22:47.740><c> upon</c><00:22:48.039><c> us,</c><00:22:48.700><c> understands</c><00:22:49.160><c> us,</c>

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our<00:22:50.160><c> strengths</c><00:22:50.400><c> and</c><00:22:50.519><c> our</c><00:22:50.680><c> weaknesses,</c>

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at<00:22:51.579><c> something</c><00:22:51.900><c> which</c><00:22:52.220><c> we</c><00:22:52.380><c> can</c><00:22:52.519><c> be</c><00:22:53.460><c> greatly</c><00:22:53.460><c> encouraged</c><00:22:54.140><c> about</c>

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and<00:22:54.980><c> uplifted</c><00:22:55.500><c> that,</c><00:22:55.880><c> yes,</c><00:22:55.900><c> there</c><00:22:56.200><c> is</c><00:22:56.940><c> one</c><00:22:57.559><c> in</c><00:22:58.259><c> Heaven</c>

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who,<00:23:00.480><c> at</c><00:23:00.680><c> every</c><00:23:00.900><c> level,</c><00:23:01.880><c> understands</c><00:23:02.259><c> us,</c><00:23:03.599><c> understands</c><00:23:03.900><c> our</c>

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strengths<00:23:04.480><c> and</c><00:23:04.700><c> our</c><00:23:04.880><c> weaknesses</c>

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and<00:23:05.960><c> the</c><00:23:06.180><c> challenges</c><00:23:06.579><c> that</c><00:23:06.779><c> we</c><00:23:06.980><c> have</c><00:23:07.200><c> in</c><00:23:08.119><c> this</c><00:23:08.339><c> life.</c>