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Paul<00:13:24.779><c> tells</c><00:13:25.120><c> us</c><00:13:25.899><c> in</c><00:13:26.779><c> Hebrews</c><00:13:27.200><c> chapter</c><00:13:27.679><c> 11,</c><00:13:28.200><c> verse</c><00:13:28.519><c> six,</c>

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he<00:13:30.559><c> that</c><00:13:30.820><c> cometh</c><00:13:31.240><c> to</c><00:13:31.539><c> God</c><00:13:32.659><c> must</c><00:13:33.419><c> believe</c>

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that<00:13:34.659><c> he</c><00:13:34.980><c> is</c><00:13:35.279><c> a</c><00:13:35.440><c> rewarder</c><00:13:36.519><c> of</c><00:13:36.799><c> them</c><00:13:37.240><c> that</c><00:13:37.720><c> diligently</c><00:13:38.360><c> seek</c><00:13:39.679><c> him.</c>

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and<00:14:04.659><c> follow</c><00:14:05.379><c> his</c><00:14:06.440><c> commandments.</c>

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and<00:14:15.820><c> meditation</c><00:14:16.480><c> on</c><00:14:16.759><c> his</c><00:14:17.100><c> word</c><00:14:17.620><c> as</c><00:14:18.399><c> recorded</c><00:14:18.860><c> in</c><00:14:19.100><c> the</c><00:14:19.259><c> Bible.</c>

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of<00:16:15.240><c> supplication,</c><00:16:17.299><c> intercession,</c><00:16:18.399><c> and</c><00:16:18.700><c> thanksgiving.</c>

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Remember<00:17:45.059><c> Job?</c>

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Job<00:18:19.359><c> 2</c><00:18:19.980><c> and</c><00:18:20.160><c> 9.</c>

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and<00:18:29.579><c> shall</c><00:18:29.819><c> we</c><00:18:30.180><c> not</c><00:18:30.900><c> receive</c><00:18:31.440><c> evil?</c>

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You<00:18:35.519><c> know,</c><00:18:36.400><c> it's</c><00:18:37.400><c> possible</c><00:18:37.980><c> in</c><00:18:39.019><c> these</c><00:18:39.279><c> last</c><00:18:39.759><c> days</c>

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that<00:18:42.460><c> difficult</c><00:18:43.420><c> and</c><00:18:44.900><c> tragic</c><00:18:45.680><c> situations</c>

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may<00:18:47.160><c> arise</c><00:18:47.759><c> in</c><00:18:48.400><c> our</c><00:18:48.660><c> lives.</c>

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Then<00:18:51.960><c> we</c><00:18:52.140><c> will</c><00:18:52.380><c> need</c><00:18:52.579><c> to</c><00:18:52.920><c> ask</c><00:18:53.640><c> God</c><00:18:54.420><c> to</c><00:18:55.019><c> sustain</c><00:18:55.420><c> us</c>

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through<00:18:58.240><c> our</c><00:18:58.460><c> Lord</c><00:18:58.660><c> Jesus</c><00:18:59.119><c> Christ.</c>

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Certainly,<00:19:04.519><c> we</c><00:19:05.299><c> don't</c><00:19:05.619><c> want</c><00:19:05.880><c> to</c><00:19:06.279><c> become</c><00:19:07.079><c> like</c><00:19:07.839><c> Job</c>

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and<00:19:09.279><c> question</c><00:19:09.740><c> God,</c><00:19:11.839><c> to</c><00:19:13.980><c> seek</c><00:19:14.759><c> for</c><00:19:15.200><c> justification,</c>

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becoming<00:19:19.099><c> righteous</c><00:19:20.240><c> in</c><00:19:20.920><c> our</c><00:19:21.180><c> own</c><00:19:21.420><c> eyes,</c><00:19:23.180><c> as</c><00:19:23.799><c> Job</c><00:19:24.099><c> did.</c>

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Remember<00:19:29.160><c> the</c><00:19:29.460><c> parables</c><00:19:29.960><c> that</c><00:19:30.259><c> Jesus</c><00:19:30.640><c> taught</c>

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about<00:19:33.660><c> the</c><00:19:33.960><c> do's</c><00:19:34.980><c> and</c><00:19:35.319><c> the</c><00:19:35.500><c> do's</c><00:19:35.880><c> not</c><00:19:36.140><c> of</c><00:19:36.440><c> praying,</c>

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the<00:19:37.420><c> do</c><00:19:37.619><c> and</c><00:19:37.839><c> the</c><00:19:37.980><c> do</c><00:19:38.119><c> not</c><00:19:38.359><c> of</c><00:19:38.599><c> praying.</c>

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A<00:19:41.359><c> Pharisee</c><00:19:42.000><c> and</c><00:19:42.200><c> a</c><00:19:42.460><c> Republican</c><00:19:42.839><c> went</c><00:19:43.079><c> up</c><00:19:43.299><c> to</c><00:19:43.460><c> the</c><00:19:43.640><c> temple</c><00:19:43.900><c> to</c><00:19:44.240><c> pray.</c>

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Luke<00:19:45.200><c> 18,</c><00:19:46.079><c> verse</c><00:19:46.299><c> 9.</c>

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The<00:19:55.380><c> prayer</c><00:19:55.640><c> of</c><00:19:55.880><c> the</c><00:19:56.140><c> Pharisee</c><00:19:57.380><c> was</c><00:19:57.700><c> one</c>

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in<00:19:58.900><c> which</c><00:19:59.279><c> he</c><00:19:59.880><c> extolled</c><00:20:01.440><c> his</c><00:20:01.680><c> own</c><00:20:02.119><c> virtues</c><00:20:02.660><c> as</c><00:20:02.980><c> he</c><00:20:03.240><c> saw</c><00:20:03.460><c> them.</c>

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acknowledged<00:20:13.319><c> that</c><00:20:14.039><c> he</c><00:20:14.180><c> was</c><00:20:14.440><c> a</c><00:20:14.660><c> sinner,</c>

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that<00:20:16.980><c> he</c><00:20:17.240><c> lacked</c><00:20:17.480><c> something.</c>

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Perhaps<00:20:20.639><c> he</c><00:20:21.359><c> thought</c><00:20:21.619><c> of</c><00:20:21.759><c> his</c><00:20:22.000><c> life</c><00:20:22.160><c> as</c><00:20:22.460><c> a</c><00:20:22.579><c> failure.</c>

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So<00:20:25.259><c> he</c><00:20:25.539><c> begs</c><00:20:26.460><c> God</c><00:20:26.819><c> to</c><00:20:27.279><c> help</c><00:20:27.539><c> him.</c>

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In<00:20:30.039><c> this</c><00:20:30.339><c> case,</c><00:20:31.339><c> the</c><00:20:31.460><c> public</c><00:20:31.740><c> can</c><00:20:32.039><c> realize</c>

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that<00:20:33.339><c> he</c><00:20:33.539><c> stood</c><00:20:33.720><c> in</c><00:20:33.980><c> need</c><00:20:34.099><c> of</c><00:20:34.380><c> God's</c><00:20:34.779><c> mercy</c><00:20:35.059><c> and</c><00:20:35.400><c> grace.</c>

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a<00:20:45.039><c> sinner</c><00:20:45.299><c> in</c><00:20:45.740><c> need</c><00:20:46.000><c> of</c><00:20:46.339><c> forgiveness.</c>

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So<00:20:49.839><c> Jesus</c><00:20:50.220><c> tells</c><00:20:50.579><c> us,</c><00:20:52.299><c> quite</c><00:20:52.660><c> plainly</c><00:20:53.140><c> in</c><00:20:53.319><c> Matthew</c><00:20:53.779><c> 6,</c>

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that<00:20:56.079><c> such</c><00:20:56.519><c> individuals</c><00:20:57.240><c> as</c><00:20:57.660><c> the</c><00:20:57.900><c> Pharisee</c><00:20:59.160><c> have</c><00:20:59.480><c> their</c><00:20:59.900><c> reward.</c>

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Their<00:21:03.019><c> reward</c><00:21:03.380><c> was</c><00:21:04.180><c> preferred</c><00:21:04.759><c> seating</c><00:21:05.119><c> in</c><00:21:05.420><c> the</c><00:21:05.599><c> synagogue,</c>

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the<00:21:07.880><c> chief</c><00:21:08.200><c> seats</c><00:21:08.660><c> at</c><00:21:08.920><c> banquets,</c>

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the<00:21:11.339><c> praise,</c><00:21:12.380><c> the</c><00:21:12.619><c> glory</c><00:21:12.839><c> of</c><00:21:13.059><c> other</c><00:21:13.240><c> men.</c>

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You<00:21:17.519><c> know,</c><00:21:17.599><c> when</c><00:21:17.799><c> we</c><00:21:18.099><c> pray,</c>

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we<00:21:18.980><c> don't</c><00:21:19.240><c> want</c><00:21:19.420><c> to</c><00:21:19.640><c> be</c><00:21:21.599><c> careless</c><00:21:22.480><c> or</c><00:21:23.039><c> casual.</c>

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I<00:21:25.640><c> don't</c><00:21:25.940><c> think</c><00:21:26.099><c> we</c><00:21:26.319><c> can</c><00:21:27.440><c> presume</c><00:21:27.960><c> on</c><00:21:28.740><c> God's</c><00:21:29.200><c> loving</c><00:21:29.400><c> kindness.</c>

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You<00:21:32.440><c> know,</c><00:21:32.599><c> there</c><00:21:32.779><c> have</c><00:21:32.960><c> been</c><00:21:33.779><c> cases</c>

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where<00:21:35.539><c> brothers</c><00:21:35.980><c> and</c><00:21:36.339><c> sisters</c><00:21:37.140><c> have</c><00:21:38.740><c> become</c><00:21:39.160><c> ill</c>

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and<00:21:40.019><c> some</c><00:21:40.220><c> have</c><00:21:40.500><c> died,</c><00:21:42.319><c> even</c><00:21:42.819><c> at</c><00:21:43.140><c> a</c><00:21:43.299><c> young</c><00:21:43.460><c> age.</c>

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All<00:21:46.079><c> the</c><00:21:46.420><c> prayers</c><00:21:46.839><c> of</c><00:21:47.299><c> many</c><00:21:47.539><c> brothers</c><00:21:47.900><c> and</c><00:21:48.180><c> sisters</c>

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in<00:21:49.700><c> many</c><00:21:50.019><c> ecclesiastes</c><00:21:51.380><c> did</c><00:21:52.319><c> not</c><00:21:52.640><c> restore</c><00:21:53.000><c> these</c><00:21:53.319><c> loved</c><00:21:53.599><c> ones</c>

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to<00:21:55.160><c> health</c><00:21:55.680><c> or</c><00:21:56.539><c> even</c><00:21:56.940><c> save</c><00:21:57.180><c> their</c><00:21:57.420><c> lives.</c>

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that<00:22:04.680><c> we</c><00:22:04.839><c> have</c><00:22:05.019><c> to</c><00:22:05.180><c> come</c><00:22:05.359><c> to</c><00:22:05.599><c> terms</c><00:22:06.059><c> with</c><00:22:06.819><c> the</c><00:22:07.019><c> situation.</c>

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We<00:22:11.299><c> read</c><00:22:11.500><c> in</c><00:22:11.619><c> Matthew</c><00:22:12.480><c> 26,</c>

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that<00:22:15.420><c> with</c><00:22:15.779><c> great</c><00:22:16.339><c> anguish</c><00:22:17.000><c> and</c><00:22:17.539><c> sorrow,</c>

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Jesus<00:22:19.279><c> prayed</c><00:22:20.279><c> three</c><00:22:21.079><c> times</c>

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that<00:22:22.779><c> he</c><00:22:22.940><c> could</c><00:22:23.200><c> be</c><00:22:23.720><c> spared</c><00:22:24.220><c> from</c><00:22:25.299><c> his</c><00:22:25.700><c> upcoming</c><00:22:26.720><c> sufferings.</c>

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Jesus<00:22:30.700><c> knew</c><00:22:30.920><c> that</c><00:22:31.099><c> it</c><00:22:31.240><c> was</c><00:22:31.440><c> God's</c><00:22:31.859><c> will,</c>

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but<00:22:33.480><c> Jesus</c><00:22:34.099><c> boldly</c><00:22:34.720><c> sought</c><00:22:34.900><c> in</c><00:22:35.400><c> prayer</c>

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that<00:22:37.160><c> he</c><00:22:37.339><c> might</c><00:22:37.599><c> be</c><00:22:38.019><c> spared</c><00:22:38.240><c> from</c><00:22:38.539><c> this</c><00:22:38.799><c> ordeal,</c>

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the<00:22:40.599><c> ordeal</c><00:22:40.859><c> he</c><00:22:41.140><c> went</c><00:22:41.319><c> through.</c>

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But<00:22:43.859><c> every</c><00:22:44.460><c> time</c><00:22:45.059><c> he</c><00:22:45.740><c> ended</c><00:22:46.059><c> his</c><00:22:46.500><c> prayer</c><00:22:46.799><c> thus,</c>

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not<00:22:48.980><c> my</c><00:22:49.480><c> will,</c><00:22:50.279><c> but</c><00:22:50.740><c> thine</c><00:22:51.240><c> be</c><00:22:51.539><c> done.</c>

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God<00:22:55.140><c> allowed</c><00:22:55.579><c> his</c><00:22:55.960><c> son</c><00:22:56.319><c> to</c><00:22:56.700><c> suffer</c><00:22:57.140><c> and</c><00:22:58.019><c> die</c><00:22:58.519><c> despite</c><00:22:59.299><c> his</c><00:22:59.640><c> prayers.</c>

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So<00:23:03.000><c> we</c><00:23:03.279><c> cannot</c><00:23:03.779><c> expect</c><00:23:04.900><c> our</c><00:23:05.799><c> prayers</c>

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to<00:23:06.359><c> be</c><00:23:06.619><c> answered</c><00:23:06.940><c> on</c><00:23:07.339><c> all</c><00:23:07.519><c> occasions.</c>

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It's<00:23:11.259><c> God's</c><00:23:11.759><c> will</c><00:23:12.480><c> that</c><00:23:13.240><c> is</c><00:23:13.539><c> done</c><00:23:14.039><c> and</c><00:23:14.559><c> not</c><00:23:14.920><c> our</c><00:23:15.279><c> own.</c>

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So<00:23:18.380><c> the</c><00:23:18.579><c> answer</c><00:23:18.880><c> is</c><00:23:19.640><c> not</c><00:23:20.140><c> to</c><00:23:20.480><c> stop</c><00:23:20.720><c> praying,</c>

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but<00:23:23.180><c> to</c><00:23:23.619><c> continue</c><00:23:24.259><c> to</c><00:23:24.779><c> thank</c><00:23:25.180><c> God</c><00:23:25.779><c> for</c><00:23:26.660><c> his</c><00:23:26.960><c> plan</c><00:23:27.220><c> of</c><00:23:27.500><c> salvation.</c>

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That<00:23:30.059><c> on</c><00:23:30.480><c> Christ's</c><00:23:31.220><c> return,</c>

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those<00:23:33.859><c> who</c><00:23:34.539><c> have</c><00:23:34.900><c> lived</c><00:23:35.359><c> and</c><00:23:36.079><c> died</c><00:23:36.299><c> in</c><00:23:36.619><c> him</c>

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will<00:23:38.279><c> no</c><00:23:38.740><c> longer</c><00:23:39.019><c> be</c><00:23:39.380><c> subject</c><00:23:39.900><c> to</c><00:23:41.539><c> pain</c><00:23:42.160><c> and</c><00:23:42.980><c> sorrow</c>

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and<00:23:44.920><c> sin</c><00:23:45.220><c> and</c><00:23:45.599><c> death.</c>

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You<00:23:50.779><c> know,</c><00:23:51.759><c> think</c><00:23:51.900><c> of</c><00:23:52.099><c> our</c><00:23:52.240><c> apostle</c><00:23:52.619><c> Paul,</c>

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the<00:23:54.079><c> apostle</c><00:23:54.440><c> Paul,</c>

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2<00:23:57.319><c> Corinthians</c><00:23:58.140><c> 7</c><00:23:59.440><c> and</c><00:24:04.039><c> 9,</c>

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chapter<00:24:05.500><c> seven,</c><00:24:05.960><c> verse</c><00:24:06.140><c> nine,</c><00:24:06.420><c> I'm</c><00:24:06.700><c> sorry.</c>

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He<00:24:08.099><c> sought</c><00:24:08.420><c> God</c><00:24:08.940><c> three</c><00:24:09.500><c> times</c><00:24:10.359><c> in</c><00:24:11.740><c> prayer</c>

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to<00:24:12.720><c> remove</c><00:24:13.920><c> the</c><00:24:14.460><c> thorn</c><00:24:14.700><c> in</c><00:24:14.900><c> his</c><00:24:15.220><c> flesh,</c>

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whether<00:24:16.319><c> that</c><00:24:16.579><c> may</c><00:24:16.900><c> have</c><00:24:17.220><c> been.</c>

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that<00:24:29.299><c> God</c><00:24:29.619><c> gave</c><00:24:30.019><c> Paul</c><00:24:30.619><c> this</c><00:24:31.480><c> problem</c><00:24:32.079><c> to</c><00:24:33.220><c> squash</c><00:24:33.579><c> his</c><00:24:33.920><c> pride,</c>

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thereby<00:24:36.940><c> showing</c><00:24:37.559><c> that</c><00:24:38.359><c> any</c><00:24:39.259><c> power</c><00:24:39.920><c> and</c><00:24:41.279><c> glory</c>

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in<00:24:42.079><c> Paul's</c><00:24:43.019><c> ministry</c><00:24:43.900><c> belong</c><00:24:44.640><c> to</c><00:24:45.940><c> God</c>

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and<00:24:46.759><c> his</c><00:24:46.960><c> anointed</c><00:24:47.400><c> Jesus</c><00:24:47.960><c> Christ.</c>

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You<00:24:52.160><c> know,</c><00:24:53.319><c> in</c><00:24:53.519><c> our</c><00:24:53.680><c> own</c><00:24:53.940><c> lives,</c>

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it's<00:24:59.180><c> probable</c><00:24:59.859><c> that</c><00:25:01.000><c> illness</c><00:25:01.460><c> and</c><00:25:01.880><c> disease</c>

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will<00:25:04.140><c> inflict</c><00:25:05.339><c> us</c><00:25:06.059><c> in</c><00:25:06.539><c> one</c><00:25:06.759><c> way</c><00:25:06.960><c> or</c><00:25:07.160><c> another.</c>

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let<00:25:15.019><c> us</c><00:25:15.740><c> turn</c><00:25:16.420><c> to</c><00:25:16.880><c> 2</c><00:25:17.099><c> Corinthians,</c><00:25:19.480><c> chapter</c><00:25:19.980><c> 12,</c><00:25:22.859><c> verse</c><00:25:23.619><c> nine.</c>

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Jesus<00:25:26.579><c> answered</c><00:25:27.700><c> Paul</c><00:25:30.140><c> when</c><00:25:31.960><c> he</c><00:25:32.539><c> prayed</c>

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to<00:25:33.880><c> be</c><00:25:34.079><c> relieved</c><00:25:34.619><c> of</c><00:25:34.960><c> his</c><00:25:35.220><c> suffering.</c>

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My<00:25:38.319><c> grace,</c><00:25:39.960><c> said</c><00:25:40.319><c> God,</c><00:25:41.759><c> is</c><00:25:42.039><c> sufficient</c><00:25:42.599><c> for</c><00:25:43.079><c> you.</c>

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If<00:25:46.700><c> we</c><00:25:46.900><c> have</c><00:25:47.079><c> God's</c><00:25:48.299><c> grace,</c><00:25:49.539><c> isn't</c><00:25:49.859><c> that</c><00:25:50.500><c> sufficient</c><00:25:51.039><c> for</c><00:25:51.319><c> any</c>

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of<00:25:51.660><c> us?</c>

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We<00:25:57.140><c> are</c><00:25:57.619><c> all</c><00:25:58.720><c> human</c><00:25:59.059><c> beings,</c><00:26:00.599><c> flesh</c><00:26:00.740><c> and</c><00:26:01.000><c> blood.</c>

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And<00:26:05.579><c> I'm</c><00:26:05.920><c> sure</c><00:26:06.380><c> at</c><00:26:07.619><c> some</c><00:26:07.900><c> point,</c>

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we've<00:26:09.460><c> all</c><00:26:09.640><c> looked</c><00:26:09.900><c> back</c><00:26:10.299><c> on</c><00:26:10.500><c> our</c><00:26:10.700><c> lives</c><00:26:11.039><c> in</c><00:26:11.319><c> retrospect</c>

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and<00:26:12.400><c> thought,</c><00:26:14.839><c> if</c><00:26:14.940><c> only,</c><00:26:16.140><c> or</c><00:26:16.380><c> what</c><00:26:16.720><c> if.</c>

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and<00:26:23.680><c> opportunities</c><00:26:24.440><c> lost</c><00:26:25.319><c> or</c><00:26:26.119><c> dreams</c><00:26:26.519><c> unrealized.</c>

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may<00:26:34.940><c> have</c><00:26:35.160><c> come</c><00:26:35.380><c> to</c><00:26:35.740><c> fruition.</c>

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And<00:26:38.539><c> in</c><00:26:38.720><c> our</c><00:26:38.980><c> prayers,</c><00:26:40.279><c> we're</c><00:26:40.400><c> not</c><00:26:40.640><c> answered</c><00:26:41.019><c> as</c><00:26:41.440><c> we</c><00:26:41.680><c> hoped.</c>

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We<00:26:43.420><c> became</c><00:26:43.680><c> depressed</c><00:26:44.539><c> and</c><00:26:45.880><c> unhappy.</c>

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It<00:26:49.619><c> may</c><00:26:49.799><c> be</c><00:26:50.000><c> that</c><00:26:50.240><c> future</c><00:26:50.559><c> prayers</c>

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will<00:26:51.339><c> not</c><00:26:51.619><c> be</c><00:26:52.019><c> answered</c><00:26:52.460><c> as</c><00:26:52.839><c> we</c><00:26:53.059><c> hope.</c>

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But<00:26:56.640><c> it</c><00:26:56.900><c> should</c><00:26:57.039><c> be</c><00:26:57.400><c> vital</c><00:26:58.180><c> to</c><00:26:59.859><c> believers</c><00:27:00.400><c> to</c><00:27:01.039><c> cherish</c>

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their<00:27:03.220><c> ability</c><00:27:03.980><c> to</c><00:27:04.940><c> commune</c><00:27:05.480><c> with</c><00:27:05.740><c> the</c><00:27:05.960><c> Father,</c>

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even<00:27:07.819><c> though</c><00:27:08.140><c> their</c><00:27:08.500><c> requests</c><00:27:09.079><c> are</c><00:27:09.640><c> not</c><00:27:09.839><c> always</c><00:27:10.240><c> granted.</c>

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that<00:27:19.920><c> we</c><00:27:20.200><c> have</c><00:27:20.440><c> a</c><00:27:20.740><c> need</c><00:27:21.180><c> that</c><00:27:21.960><c> only</c><00:27:22.380><c> God</c><00:27:22.779><c> can</c><00:27:23.160><c> fulfill.</c>

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And<00:27:26.660><c> when</c><00:27:26.880><c> we</c><00:27:27.480><c> confess</c><00:27:28.039><c> this,</c><00:27:29.819><c> that</c><00:27:30.140><c> God</c><00:27:30.539><c> can</c><00:27:30.880><c> do</c><00:27:32.119><c> what</c><00:27:33.059><c> we</c><00:27:33.400><c> cannot,</c>

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are<00:27:37.259><c> we</c><00:27:37.519><c> then</c><00:27:38.160><c> not</c><00:27:39.059><c> praising</c><00:27:39.619><c> God,</c><00:27:41.880><c> recognizing</c><00:27:42.720><c> his</c><00:27:43.200><c> greatness,</c>

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his<00:27:45.339><c> superiority</c><00:27:46.660><c> to</c><00:27:47.039><c> us</c><00:27:47.259><c> in</c><00:27:47.460><c> all</c><00:27:47.759><c> things,</c>

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giving<00:27:50.500><c> to</c><00:27:50.940><c> God</c><00:27:51.420><c> the</c><00:27:52.039><c> honor</c><00:27:52.480><c> and</c><00:27:53.039><c> glory</c>

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that<00:27:54.160><c> is</c><00:27:54.460><c> his</c><00:27:54.700><c> and</c><00:27:54.940><c> his</c><00:27:55.200><c> alone?</c>

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In<00:28:01.640><c> the</c><00:28:01.819><c> 21st</c><00:28:04.160><c> chapter</c><00:28:04.680><c> of</c><00:28:05.099><c> Luke,</c>

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Jesus<00:28:08.019><c> gives</c><00:28:08.339><c> us</c><00:28:08.839><c> a</c><00:28:09.019><c> rundown</c><00:28:10.339><c> of</c><00:28:10.799><c> what</c><00:28:11.500><c> we</c><00:28:12.160><c> can</c><00:28:12.400><c> expect</c>

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it<00:28:14.039><c> to</c><00:28:14.259><c> be</c><00:28:14.480><c> like</c><00:28:14.900><c> at</c><00:28:15.359><c> the</c><00:28:15.539><c> time</c><00:28:15.720><c> of</c><00:28:15.900><c> the</c><00:28:16.039><c> end.</c>

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In<00:28:20.299><c> verse</c><00:28:20.680><c> 36,</c><00:28:22.700><c> he</c><00:28:22.920><c> concludes</c><00:28:23.460><c> by</c><00:28:23.940><c> saying,</c>

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watch<00:28:26.380><c> ye</c><00:28:26.880><c> therefore</c><00:28:27.460><c> and</c><00:28:28.559><c> pray</c><00:28:29.000><c> always</c>

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that<00:28:31.160><c> ye</c><00:28:31.480><c> may</c><00:28:31.799><c> be</c><00:28:32.240><c> accounted</c><00:28:32.700><c> worthy</c>

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to<00:28:34.740><c> escape</c><00:28:35.400><c> all</c><00:28:36.019><c> these</c><00:28:36.559><c> things</c>

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that<00:28:39.460><c> come</c><00:28:39.859><c> to</c><00:28:40.200><c> pass</c><00:28:40.740><c> and</c><00:28:42.259><c> to</c><00:28:42.700><c> stand</c><00:28:43.240><c> before</c><00:28:43.819><c> the</c><00:28:44.119><c> Son</c><00:28:44.299><c> of</c><00:28:44.599><c> Man.</c>

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Amen.