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well,<00:15:19.500><c> we've</c><00:15:19.620><c> just</c><00:15:19.860><c> seen</c><00:15:20.000><c> in</c><00:15:20.159><c> verse</c><00:15:20.379><c> 11</c>

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that<00:15:20.820><c> it</c><00:15:20.960><c> comes</c><00:15:21.279><c> through</c><00:15:21.659><c> from</c><00:15:22.019><c> Christ</c><00:15:22.379><c> Jesus.</c>

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Cast<00:15:24.600><c> your</c><00:15:24.820><c> minds</c><00:15:25.039><c> back</c><00:15:25.539><c> to</c><00:15:25.860><c> John</c><00:15:26.080><c> in</c><00:15:26.200><c> chapter</c><00:15:26.440><c> 15,</c>

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and<00:15:31.340><c> if</c><00:15:31.480><c> we</c><00:15:31.659><c> are</c><00:15:31.799><c> doing</c><00:15:31.980><c> that,</c>

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then<00:15:33.059><c> all</c><00:15:33.360><c> things</c><00:15:33.580><c> that</c><00:15:33.740><c> we</c><00:15:33.860><c> do</c><00:15:33.980><c> can</c><00:15:34.179><c> be</c><00:15:34.860><c> in</c><00:15:35.080><c> glory</c><00:15:35.360><c> to</c><00:15:35.539><c> God.</c>

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It's<00:15:37.120><c> the</c><00:15:37.299><c> same</c><00:15:37.840><c> idea</c><00:15:38.340><c> that</c><00:15:38.759><c> we're</c><00:15:38.940><c> getting</c><00:15:39.200><c> here.</c>

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So,<00:15:43.559><c> as</c><00:15:43.679><c> a</c><00:15:43.840><c> slight</c><00:15:43.960><c> tangent,</c><00:15:45.000><c> a</c><00:15:45.139><c> very</c><00:15:45.360><c> short</c><00:15:45.559><c> tangent,</c>

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if<00:15:48.220><c> this</c><00:15:48.820><c> idea</c><00:15:49.179><c> of</c><00:15:49.419><c> bearing</c><00:15:49.679><c> fruit,</c>

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specifically<00:15:51.059><c> bearing</c><00:15:51.379><c> good</c><00:15:51.700><c> fruit</c><00:15:51.879><c> of</c><00:15:52.080><c> righteousness,</c>

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is<00:15:53.840><c> what</c><00:15:54.019><c> we've</c><00:15:54.539><c> kind</c><00:15:54.700><c> of</c><00:15:54.840><c> come</c><00:15:55.000><c> to</c><00:15:55.139><c> the</c><00:15:55.399><c> conclusion</c><00:15:55.600><c> of,</c>

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and<00:15:57.100><c> good</c><00:15:57.539><c> fruit</c><00:15:57.779><c> being</c><00:15:58.039><c> akin</c><00:15:58.299><c> to</c><00:15:58.500><c> righteousness,</c>

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then<00:15:59.139><c> presumably</c><00:15:59.639><c> we</c><00:16:00.200><c> should</c><00:16:00.720><c> strive</c><00:16:01.259><c> to</c><00:16:01.879><c> be</c><00:16:02.059><c> righteous,</c>

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because<00:16:05.419><c> that's</c><00:16:06.019><c> kind</c><00:16:06.240><c> of</c><00:16:06.340><c> where</c><00:16:07.139><c> the</c><00:16:08.500><c> message</c>

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has<00:16:09.200><c> to</c><00:16:09.360><c> come</c><00:16:09.580><c> through</c><00:16:10.059><c> something.</c>

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If<00:16:10.940><c> it's</c><00:16:11.059><c> coming</c><00:16:11.279><c> through</c><00:16:11.539><c> Christ</c><00:16:11.840><c> to</c><00:16:12.100><c> us,</c>

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well,<00:16:14.019><c> we</c><00:16:14.320><c> are</c><00:16:14.539><c> then</c><00:16:14.779><c> becoming</c><00:16:15.080><c> his</c><00:16:15.539><c> mouthpiece,</c><00:16:16.059><c> as</c><00:16:16.299><c> it</c><00:16:16.480><c> were,</c>

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to<00:16:17.940><c> those</c><00:16:18.500><c> around</c><00:16:18.960><c> us.</c>

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And<00:16:21.120><c> so</c><00:16:21.240><c> this</c><00:16:21.440><c> fruit</c><00:16:21.580><c> of</c><00:16:21.779><c> righteousness</c>

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has<00:16:22.679><c> to</c><00:16:22.779><c> be</c><00:16:22.899><c> something</c><00:16:23.220><c> that</c><00:16:23.399><c> is</c><00:16:23.620><c> coming</c><00:16:23.879><c> out</c><00:16:24.820><c> from</c><00:16:25.100><c> us,</c>

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from<00:16:25.700><c> our</c><00:16:26.139><c> faith,</c><00:16:26.960><c> and</c><00:16:27.159><c> it's</c><00:16:27.340><c> the</c><00:16:27.500><c> fruit</c><00:16:27.620><c> that</c><00:16:27.860><c> we</c><00:16:28.039><c> ourselves</c>

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are<00:16:28.879><c> trying</c><00:16:29.059><c> to</c><00:16:29.399><c> bear</c><00:16:29.720><c> whilst</c><00:16:30.440><c> we</c><00:16:30.620><c> are</c><00:16:30.899><c> spreading</c><00:16:31.159><c> this</c><00:16:31.639><c> seed.</c>

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2<00:16:34.080><c> Timothy</c><00:16:34.559><c> links</c><00:16:35.299><c> this</c><00:16:35.820><c> together</c><00:16:36.159><c> for</c><00:16:36.419><c> us,</c>

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2<00:16:36.960><c> Timothy</c><00:16:37.419><c> in</c><00:16:37.600><c> chapter</c><00:16:37.860><c> 2.</c>

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Now,<00:16:42.419><c> it's</c><00:16:43.019><c> funny,</c><00:16:44.100><c> a</c><00:16:44.240><c> slight</c><00:16:44.360><c> aside</c><00:16:44.759><c> while</c><00:16:45.639><c> we're</c><00:16:45.840><c> turning</c><00:16:46.059><c> pages.</c>

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When<00:16:47.840><c> I'm</c><00:16:48.320><c> planning</c><00:16:48.740><c> an</c><00:16:49.279><c> exhortation,</c>

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I<00:16:51.860><c> like</c><00:16:52.139><c> to</c><00:16:52.899><c> follow</c><00:16:53.399><c> logical</c><00:16:53.860><c> threads</c><00:16:54.240><c> through</c><00:16:54.539><c> scripture</c>

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and<00:16:56.179><c> see</c><00:16:56.399><c> where</c><00:16:56.539><c> they</c><00:16:56.659><c> take</c><00:16:56.860><c> me,</c>

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and<00:16:58.019><c> I</c><00:16:58.159><c> tend</c><00:16:58.299><c> to</c><00:16:58.500><c> do</c><00:16:58.600><c> this</c><00:16:58.799><c> on</c><00:16:59.100><c> the</c><00:16:59.259><c> computer</c>

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so<00:16:59.779><c> I</c><00:16:59.820><c> can</c><00:16:59.980><c> have</c><00:17:00.159><c> my</c><00:17:00.679><c> tabs</c><00:17:00.899><c> open</c><00:17:01.179><c> and</c><00:17:01.340><c> nice</c><00:17:01.519><c> history</c><00:17:01.860><c> in</c><00:17:02.340><c> my</c><00:17:02.539><c> browser.</c>

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And<00:17:05.259><c> I</c><00:17:05.779><c> was</c><00:17:05.980><c> following</c><00:17:06.180><c> through,</c><00:17:06.440><c> I</c><00:17:06.480><c> think,</c>

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three<00:17:06.960><c> different</c><00:17:07.299><c> threads</c><00:17:07.700><c> doing</c><00:17:08.200><c> this,</c>

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and<00:17:09.680><c> each</c><00:17:10.299><c> of</c><00:17:10.500><c> them</c><00:17:10.819><c> led</c><00:17:11.019><c> me</c><00:17:11.279><c> to</c><00:17:11.680><c> 2</c><00:17:11.839><c> Timothy</c><00:17:12.180><c> in</c><00:17:12.359><c> chapter</c><00:17:12.619><c> 2,</c>

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which<00:17:14.279><c> is</c><00:17:14.599><c> rather</c><00:17:14.779><c> nice.</c>

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Come<00:17:15.779><c> forward</c><00:17:16.299><c> to</c><00:17:18.240><c> verse</c><00:17:18.819><c> 6</c><00:17:19.440><c> through</c><00:17:19.700><c> to</c><00:17:19.839><c> verse</c><00:17:20.079><c> 22</c><00:17:20.700><c> or</c><00:17:21.000><c> so.</c>

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We're<00:17:21.880><c> going</c><00:17:22.059><c> to</c><00:17:22.200><c> work</c><00:17:22.400><c> backwards.</c>

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So<00:17:23.220><c> I</c><00:17:23.259><c> come</c><00:17:23.380><c> to</c><00:17:23.480><c> verse</c><00:17:23.720><c> 22,</c>

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because<00:17:25.200><c> we</c><00:17:25.359><c> can</c><00:17:25.579><c> see</c><00:17:25.980><c> how</c><00:17:26.180><c> all</c><00:17:26.359><c> of</c><00:17:26.500><c> these</c><00:17:26.660><c> ideas,</c>

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whilst<00:17:28.640><c> we</c><00:17:28.940><c> think</c><00:17:29.099><c> they've</c><00:17:29.359><c> been</c><00:17:29.579><c> tenuously</c><00:17:29.940><c> linked</c><00:17:30.220><c> thus</c><00:17:30.480><c> far,</c>

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actually<00:17:31.319><c> I</c><00:17:31.480><c> think</c><00:17:31.680><c> they</c><00:17:32.279><c> do</c><00:17:32.500><c> link</c><00:17:32.660><c> together</c><00:17:32.960><c> quite</c><00:17:33.180><c> nicely.</c>

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Have<00:17:35.079><c> a</c><00:17:35.140><c> look</c><00:17:35.200><c> at</c><00:17:35.279><c> verse</c><00:17:35.500><c> 22.</c>

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It<00:17:37.420><c> says,</c>

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So<00:17:38.480><c> flee</c><00:17:38.700><c> youthful</c><00:17:39.099><c> passions</c><00:17:39.480><c> and</c><00:17:40.119><c> pursue</c><00:17:40.500><c> righteousness,</c>

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faith,<00:17:41.839><c> love,</c><00:17:42.079><c> and</c><00:17:42.319><c> peace,</c>

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along<00:17:43.500><c> with</c><00:17:43.720><c> those</c><00:17:43.960><c> who</c><00:17:44.160><c> call</c><00:17:44.339><c> on</c><00:17:44.480><c> the</c><00:17:44.619><c> Lord</c><00:17:44.839><c> from</c><00:17:45.079><c> the</c><00:17:45.220><c> pure</c><00:17:45.380><c> heart.</c>

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Okay?

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So<00:17:48.400><c> pursue</c><00:17:48.640><c> righteousness.</c>

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Pursue<00:17:50.940><c> those</c><00:17:51.400><c> good</c><00:17:51.740><c> things.</c>

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Pursue<00:17:52.400><c> faith,</c><00:17:52.940><c> love,</c><00:17:53.460><c> and</c><00:17:53.880><c> peace.</c>

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Come<00:17:55.920><c> back</c><00:17:56.140><c> up</c><00:17:56.299><c> the</c><00:17:56.440><c> chapter</c><00:17:56.680><c> a</c><00:17:56.839><c> little</c><00:17:56.960><c> bit</c><00:17:57.319><c> to</c><00:17:57.500><c> verse</c><00:17:57.799><c> 10.</c>

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Verse<00:18:00.119><c> 10</c><00:18:00.440><c> through</c><00:18:00.640><c> 13.</c>

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Therefore,<00:18:02.619><c> I</c><00:18:02.799><c> endure</c><00:18:03.140><c> everything</c><00:18:03.680><c> for</c><00:18:03.920><c> the</c><00:18:04.119><c> sake</c><00:18:04.279><c> of</c><00:18:04.460><c> the</c><00:18:04.640><c> elect,</c>

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that<00:18:05.740><c> they</c><00:18:06.000><c> also</c><00:18:06.339><c> may</c><00:18:06.559><c> obtain</c><00:18:06.920><c> the</c><00:18:07.140><c> salvation</c>

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that<00:18:07.779><c> is</c><00:18:07.980><c> in</c><00:18:08.200><c> Christ</c><00:18:08.400><c> Jesus</c><00:18:08.839><c> with</c><00:18:09.200><c> eternal</c><00:18:09.519><c> glory.</c>

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The<00:18:10.920><c> saying</c><00:18:11.160><c> is</c><00:18:11.380><c> trustworthy,</c>

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for<00:18:12.720><c> if</c><00:18:13.559><c> we</c><00:18:13.720><c> have</c><00:18:13.900><c> died</c><00:18:14.079><c> with</c><00:18:14.319><c> him,</c><00:18:14.759><c> we</c><00:18:14.920><c> will</c><00:18:15.099><c> also</c><00:18:15.359><c> live</c><00:18:15.539><c> with</c><00:18:15.759><c> him.</c>

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If<00:18:16.960><c> we</c><00:18:17.220><c> endure,</c><00:18:17.700><c> we</c><00:18:17.839><c> will</c><00:18:18.039><c> also</c><00:18:18.299><c> reign</c><00:18:18.460><c> with</c><00:18:18.680><c> him.</c>

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If<00:18:19.700><c> we</c><00:18:19.920><c> deny</c><00:18:20.160><c> him,</c><00:18:20.799><c> he</c><00:18:20.980><c> will</c><00:18:21.160><c> deny</c><00:18:21.359><c> us.</c>

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If<00:18:22.599><c> we</c><00:18:22.759><c> are</c><00:18:22.960><c> faithless,</c><00:18:24.140><c> he</c><00:18:24.339><c> remains</c><00:18:24.759><c> faithful,</c>

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for<00:18:26.240><c> he</c><00:18:26.539><c> cannot</c><00:18:26.880><c> deny</c><00:18:27.599><c> himself.</c>

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So<00:18:31.359><c> this</c><00:18:31.759><c> idea</c><00:18:32.019><c> of</c><00:18:32.259><c> endurance</c><00:18:32.539><c> is</c><00:18:32.759><c> coming</c><00:18:32.960><c> out</c><00:18:33.140><c> in</c><00:18:33.259><c> this</c><00:18:33.420><c> chapter</c><00:18:33.640><c> as</c><00:18:33.859><c> well,</c>

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of<00:18:34.799><c> enduring</c><00:18:35.160><c> with</c><00:18:35.500><c> Christ,</c>

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such<00:18:36.660><c> that</c><00:18:36.839><c> we</c><00:18:36.980><c> may</c><00:18:37.160><c> reign</c><00:18:37.339><c> with</c><00:18:37.599><c> him.</c>

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Specifically,<00:18:40.460><c> as</c><00:18:40.759><c> well,</c><00:18:41.059><c> to</c><00:18:41.119><c> not</c><00:18:41.700><c> deny</c><00:18:42.039><c> Christ,</c>

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to<00:18:42.680><c> stand</c><00:18:43.039><c> fast</c><00:18:43.420><c> with</c><00:18:43.640><c> Christ.</c>

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And<00:18:45.460><c> we</c><00:18:45.500><c> have</c><00:18:45.619><c> that</c><00:18:45.799><c> lovely</c><00:18:46.039><c> reminder,</c><00:18:46.480><c> don't</c><00:18:46.640><c> we,</c><00:18:46.799><c> in</c><00:18:46.940><c> verse</c><00:18:47.119><c> 13,</c>

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that<00:18:47.680><c> even</c><00:18:47.900><c> if</c><00:18:48.039><c> we</c><00:18:48.299><c> are</c><00:18:48.480><c> faithless,</c>

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well,<00:18:50.240><c> he</c><00:18:50.720><c> remains</c><00:18:51.180><c> faithful.</c>

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He<00:18:52.799><c> remains</c><00:18:53.420><c> true</c><00:18:54.000><c> to</c><00:18:54.559><c> his</c><00:18:54.799><c> love</c><00:18:55.059><c> to</c><00:18:55.259><c> us,</c>

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regardless<00:18:56.680><c> of</c><00:18:57.660><c> how</c><00:18:58.279><c> we</c><00:18:58.500><c> are</c><00:18:58.660><c> feeling</c><00:18:58.960><c> on</c><00:18:59.259><c> any</c><00:18:59.420><c> given</c><00:18:59.619><c> day.</c>

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It's<00:21:34.099><c> there.</c><00:21:34.240><c> In</c><00:21:34.339><c> fact,</c><00:21:34.579><c> we'll</c><00:21:34.720><c> do</c><00:21:34.900><c> verse</c><00:21:35.099><c> 2</c><00:21:35.299><c> and</c><00:21:35.359><c> 3.</c>

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in<00:21:42.640><c> righteousness,</c><00:21:43.640><c> justice,</c><00:21:44.359><c> and</c><00:21:44.519><c> equity.</c>

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and<00:21:48.880><c> discerning</c><00:21:49.720><c> to</c><00:21:50.279><c> the</c><00:21:50.420><c> youth.</c>

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And<00:21:53.119><c> that's</c><00:21:53.220><c> what</c><00:21:53.339><c> all</c><00:21:53.480><c> of</c><00:21:53.599><c> these</c><00:21:53.779><c> Proverbs</c><00:21:54.160><c> are</c><00:21:54.359><c> about,</c>

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Proverbs<00:22:25.599><c> 16,</c><00:22:26.160><c> verse</c><00:22:26.380><c> 31,</c><00:22:28.279><c> mirrors</c><00:22:28.420><c> this.</c>

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is<00:22:48.279><c> in</c><00:22:48.579><c> their</c><00:22:48.940><c> attempt</c><00:22:49.299><c> to</c><00:22:49.480><c> be</c><00:22:49.660><c> righteous.</c>

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to<00:22:54.740><c> our</c><00:22:54.859><c> opening</c><00:22:55.079><c> chapter.</c>

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in<00:23:05.039><c> an</c><00:23:05.240><c> attempt</c><00:23:05.380><c> to</c><00:23:05.539><c> be</c><00:23:05.700><c> righteous</c>

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is<00:23:06.579><c> the</c><00:23:06.740><c> thing</c><00:23:06.900><c> that</c><00:23:07.059><c> we</c><00:23:07.200><c> need</c><00:23:07.400><c> to</c><00:23:07.619><c> do,</c>

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to<00:23:08.440><c> gain</c><00:23:08.660><c> wisdom</c><00:23:09.220><c> from</c><00:23:09.680><c> God</c>

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in<00:23:10.619><c> order</c><00:23:11.299><c> to</c><00:23:11.579><c> have</c><00:23:11.799><c> this</c><00:23:12.380><c> good</c><00:23:12.759><c> seed</c>

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to<00:23:13.500><c> sow</c><00:23:13.680><c> into</c><00:23:13.940><c> the</c><00:23:14.160><c> correct</c><00:23:14.359><c> ground,</c><00:23:14.859><c> to</c><00:23:14.920><c> bear</c><00:23:15.140><c> fruit.</c>

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That<00:23:17.559><c> sounds</c><00:23:17.799><c> like</c><00:23:18.019><c> a</c><00:23:18.059><c> pretty</c><00:23:18.519><c> big</c><00:23:18.900><c> task.</c>

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Have<00:23:23.640><c> a</c><00:23:23.720><c> look</c><00:23:23.859><c> at</c><00:23:24.559><c> verse</c><00:23:24.819><c> 24</c><00:23:25.559><c> of</c><00:23:25.980><c> Matthew</c><00:23:26.279><c> chapter</c><00:23:26.539><c> 7.</c>

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Because<00:23:30.519><c> here</c><00:23:30.619><c> we're</c><00:23:30.740><c> talking</c><00:23:31.019><c> about</c><00:23:31.259><c> building</c><00:23:31.660><c> our</c><00:23:31.980><c> house</c>

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on<00:23:32.839><c> the</c><00:23:33.000><c> rock.</c>

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Now,<00:23:35.380><c> of</c><00:23:35.519><c> course,</c><00:23:36.440><c> every</c><00:23:36.839><c> good</c><00:23:37.519><c> house</c><00:23:37.940><c> needs</c><00:23:38.339><c> good</c><00:23:38.779><c> foundations.</c>

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Verse<00:23:39.940><c> 24.</c>

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Everyone<00:23:41.839><c> who</c><00:23:42.140><c> hears</c><00:23:42.359><c> these</c><00:23:42.619><c> words</c><00:23:42.880><c> of</c><00:23:43.099><c> mine</c><00:23:43.240><c> and</c><00:23:43.460><c> does</c><00:23:43.660><c> them</c>

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will<00:23:44.779><c> be</c><00:23:44.859><c> like</c><00:23:45.039><c> a</c><00:23:45.259><c> wise</c><00:23:45.440><c> man</c><00:23:45.680><c> who</c><00:23:45.859><c> built</c><00:23:46.019><c> his</c><00:23:46.200><c> house</c><00:23:46.359><c> on</c><00:23:46.539><c> the</c><00:23:46.680><c> rock.</c>

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And<00:23:48.019><c> the</c><00:23:48.119><c> rain</c><00:23:48.279><c> fell</c><00:23:48.480><c> and</c><00:23:48.640><c> the</c><00:23:48.779><c> floods</c><00:23:48.900><c> came</c>

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and<00:23:49.339><c> the</c><00:23:49.460><c> winds</c><00:23:49.619><c> blew</c><00:23:49.839><c> and</c><00:23:50.039><c> beat</c><00:23:50.160><c> on</c><00:23:50.339><c> that</c><00:23:50.519><c> house,</c>

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but<00:23:51.279><c> it</c><00:23:51.440><c> did</c><00:23:51.619><c> not</c><00:23:51.859><c> fall</c><00:23:52.019><c> because</c><00:23:52.279><c> it</c><00:23:52.480><c> had</c><00:23:52.579><c> been</c><00:23:52.880><c> founded</c><00:23:53.339><c> on</c>

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the<00:23:54.119><c> rock.</c>

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So,<00:23:59.799><c> if</c><00:23:59.900><c> these</c><00:24:00.160><c> good</c><00:24:00.359><c> foundations</c><00:24:00.880><c> are</c><00:24:02.140><c> Christ,</c>

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and<00:24:03.240><c> that</c><00:24:03.359><c> is</c><00:24:03.460><c> what</c><00:24:03.579><c> we</c><00:24:03.779><c> are</c><00:24:03.920><c> building</c><00:24:04.519><c> our</c><00:24:05.079><c> lives</c><00:24:05.319><c> upon,</c>

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and<00:24:06.400><c> that</c><00:24:06.500><c> is</c><00:24:06.579><c> what</c><00:24:06.720><c> we</c><00:24:06.920><c> are</c><00:24:07.519><c> trying</c><00:24:07.819><c> to</c><00:24:08.559><c> be</c><00:24:09.059><c> wise</c>

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towards<00:24:10.039><c> hearing</c><00:24:10.779><c> the</c><00:24:11.140><c> words</c><00:24:11.339><c> of</c><00:24:11.519><c> Christ,</c>

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towards<00:24:13.119><c> hearing</c><00:24:13.779><c> teaching</c><00:24:14.299><c> from</c><00:24:14.559><c> God,</c>

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to<00:24:16.759><c> reading</c><00:24:17.099><c> his</c><00:24:17.339><c> scripture,</c><00:24:17.900><c> and</c><00:24:18.200><c> so</c><00:24:18.440><c> on,</c>

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then<00:24:20.259><c> we</c><00:24:20.480><c> will</c><00:24:20.740><c> have</c><00:24:20.920><c> our</c><00:24:21.160><c> good</c><00:24:21.339><c> foundations</c><00:24:21.900><c> that</c><00:24:22.160><c> we</c><00:24:22.400><c> need</c>

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to<00:24:23.420><c> face</c><00:24:23.720><c> our</c><00:24:24.059><c> trials</c><00:24:24.359><c> and</c><00:24:24.619><c> our</c><00:24:24.819><c> temptations</c>

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of<00:24:26.559><c> the</c><00:24:26.779><c> wind,</c><00:24:27.619><c> the</c><00:24:27.720><c> floods,</c><00:24:28.200><c> the</c><00:24:28.319><c> rain,</c><00:24:28.599><c> and</c><00:24:28.779><c> so</c><00:24:28.960><c> on.</c>

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Or,<00:24:30.980><c> if</c><00:24:31.059><c> it's</c><00:24:31.220><c> the</c><00:24:31.339><c> case</c><00:24:31.480><c> of</c><00:24:31.680><c> the</c><00:24:31.819><c> seeds,</c><00:24:32.180><c> to</c><00:24:32.299><c> face</c><00:24:32.579><c> the</c><00:24:32.880><c> temptation,</c>

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the<00:24:35.799><c> adversity</c><00:24:36.240><c> that</c><00:24:36.539><c> is</c><00:24:36.759><c> the</c><00:24:36.900><c> sun</c><00:24:37.099><c> beating</c><00:24:37.460><c> down</c><00:24:37.720><c> on</c><00:24:37.880><c> us,</c>

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of<00:24:39.039><c> however</c><00:24:39.319><c> the</c><00:24:39.519><c> world</c><00:24:39.700><c> may</c><00:24:39.940><c> throw</c><00:24:40.079><c> that</c><00:24:40.279><c> at</c><00:24:40.400><c> us,</c>

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but<00:24:42.619><c> we</c><00:24:42.799><c> know</c><00:24:42.940><c> that</c><00:24:43.079><c> we're</c><00:24:43.299><c> okay</c>

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because<00:24:44.940><c> of</c><00:24:45.180><c> 1</c><00:24:45.339><c> Corinthians</c><00:24:45.779><c> chapter</c><00:24:46.119><c> 10</c><00:24:46.339><c> again,</c>

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our<00:24:47.380><c> verse</c><00:24:47.599><c> that</c><00:24:47.680><c> we</c><00:24:47.839><c> looked</c><00:24:47.980><c> at</c><00:24:48.140><c> earlier,</c><00:24:48.339><c> verse</c><00:24:48.559><c> 13.</c>

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No<00:24:49.480><c> temptation</c><00:24:50.079><c> has</c><00:24:50.440><c> overcome</c><00:24:50.740><c> you,</c><00:24:51.119><c> has</c><00:24:51.380><c> overtaken</c><00:24:51.759><c> you,</c>

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that<00:24:52.640><c> is</c><00:24:52.859><c> not</c><00:24:53.180><c> common</c><00:24:53.500><c> to</c><00:24:53.720><c> man.</c>

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God<00:24:54.940><c> is</c><00:24:55.119><c> faithful</c><00:24:55.400><c> and</c><00:24:55.500><c> he</c><00:24:55.619><c> will</c><00:24:55.759><c> not</c><00:24:55.859><c> let</c><00:24:55.940><c> you</c><00:24:56.099><c> be</c><00:24:56.259><c> tempted</c>

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beyond<00:24:57.079><c> your</c><00:24:57.279><c> ability,</c><00:24:57.680><c> but</c><00:24:57.819><c> with</c><00:24:58.079><c> the</c><00:24:58.279><c> temptation,</c>

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he<00:24:59.519><c> will</c><00:24:59.680><c> also</c><00:24:59.940><c> provide</c><00:25:00.279><c> a</c><00:25:00.400><c> way</c><00:25:00.500><c> of</c><00:25:00.759><c> escape,</c>

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that<00:25:01.619><c> you</c><00:25:01.759><c> may</c><00:25:01.940><c> be</c><00:25:02.079><c> able</c><00:25:02.380><c> to</c><00:25:02.619><c> endure</c><00:25:02.859><c> it.</c>

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x
Also,<00:25:05.339><c> I</c><00:25:05.460><c> think</c><00:25:05.660><c> we've</c><00:25:05.819><c> seen</c><00:25:06.319><c> that</c><00:25:06.720><c> that</c><00:25:06.859><c> way</c><00:25:07.000><c> of</c><00:25:07.220><c> escape</c><00:25:07.559><c> is</c><00:25:08.640><c> Christ,</c>

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is<00:25:10.319><c> the</c><00:25:10.660><c> love</c><00:25:10.839><c> for</c><00:25:11.019><c> Christ</c><00:25:11.319><c> that</c><00:25:11.460><c> we</c><00:25:11.619><c> should</c><00:25:11.819><c> have,</c>

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is<00:25:13.759><c> our</c><00:25:14.900><c> desire</c><00:25:15.339><c> to</c><00:25:15.619><c> shape</c><00:25:15.880><c> our</c><00:25:16.140><c> lives</c><00:25:16.420><c> into</c><00:25:16.740><c> one</c><00:25:17.579><c> of</c><00:25:18.220><c> righteousness,</c>

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our<00:25:19.720><c> desire</c><00:25:20.079><c> to</c><00:25:20.380><c> be</c><00:25:21.200><c> Christ</c><00:25:21.559><c>-like,</c>

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to<00:25:23.240><c> gain</c><00:25:23.480><c> wisdom</c><00:25:24.259><c> through</c><00:25:26.119><c> God,</c><00:25:26.500><c> to</c><00:25:26.660><c> gain</c><00:25:26.880><c> God's</c><00:25:27.259><c> wisdom.</c>

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Now,<00:25:31.819><c> just</c><00:25:32.119><c> to</c><00:25:32.720><c> draw</c><00:25:33.000><c> things</c><00:25:33.599><c> to</c><00:25:34.299><c> a</c><00:25:34.619><c> conclusion,</c>

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I<00:25:36.220><c> think</c><00:25:36.380><c> we</c><00:25:36.539><c> need</c><00:25:36.680><c> to</c><00:25:37.559><c> go</c><00:25:37.920><c> to</c><00:25:38.059><c> John</c><00:25:38.299><c> in</c><00:25:38.460><c> chapter</c><00:25:38.680><c> 15,</c>

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because<00:25:42.680><c> that</c><00:25:43.240><c> verse</c><00:25:43.480><c> that</c><00:25:43.779><c> we</c><00:25:44.259><c> looked</c><00:25:44.440><c> at</c><00:25:44.579><c> ever</c><00:25:44.779><c> so</c><00:25:44.980><c> briefly</c><00:25:45.259><c> earlier,</c>

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I<00:25:47.059><c> want</c><00:25:47.180><c> to</c><00:25:47.339><c> pick</c><00:25:47.460><c> up</c><00:25:47.619><c> where</c><00:25:47.779><c> we</c><00:25:47.940><c> left</c><00:25:48.119><c> off</c><00:25:48.539><c> in</c><00:25:48.819><c> John</c><00:25:49.019><c> chapter</c><00:25:49.279><c> 15,</c>

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because<00:25:53.240><c> ultimately</c><00:25:53.799><c> the</c><00:25:54.000><c> conclusion</c><00:25:54.339><c> that</c><00:25:54.480><c> we</c><00:25:54.579><c> have</c><00:25:54.740><c> come</c><00:25:54.900><c> to</c>

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is<00:25:56.680><c> that</c><00:25:57.160><c> in</c><00:25:57.559><c> order</c><00:25:57.799><c> to</c><00:25:58.019><c> bear</c><00:25:58.180><c> good</c><00:25:58.440><c> fruit,</c>

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to<00:25:58.920><c> answer</c><00:25:59.140><c> our</c><00:25:59.359><c> first</c><00:25:59.539><c> question,</c><00:25:59.900><c> to</c><00:26:00.000><c> bear</c><00:26:00.240><c> good</c><00:26:00.480><c> fruit,</c>

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we<00:26:02.099><c> need</c><00:26:02.319><c> to</c><00:26:02.700><c> be</c><00:26:04.440><c> sculpting</c><00:26:05.140><c> our</c><00:26:05.359><c> lives</c><00:26:05.680><c> into</c><00:26:06.039><c> one</c><00:26:06.279><c> of</c><00:26:06.519><c> righteousness,</c>

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but<00:26:09.039><c> to</c><00:26:09.279><c> get</c><00:26:09.460><c> there,</c><00:26:10.059><c> we</c><00:26:10.299><c> need</c><00:26:10.500><c> to</c><00:26:10.680><c> have</c><00:26:10.799><c> our</c><00:26:11.180><c> strong</c><00:26:11.480><c> foundations,</c>

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we<00:26:13.240><c> need</c><00:26:13.440><c> to</c><00:26:13.660><c> base</c><00:26:13.839><c> ourselves</c><00:26:14.440><c> off</c><00:26:14.920><c> Christ</c>

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and<00:26:16.519><c> endure</c><00:26:17.000><c> the</c><00:26:17.279><c> temptations</c><00:26:17.859><c> and</c><00:26:18.039><c> the</c><00:26:18.240><c> trials</c>

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that<00:26:19.740><c> is</c><00:26:19.940><c> going</c><00:26:20.059><c> to</c><00:26:20.200><c> be</c><00:26:20.380><c> set</c><00:26:20.539><c> before</c><00:26:20.859><c> us.</c>

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Picking<00:26:23.119><c> up</c><00:26:23.819><c> at</c><00:26:24.140><c> verse</c><00:26:25.279><c> 10</c><00:26:25.880><c> again</c><00:26:26.400><c> in</c><00:26:26.680><c> John</c><00:26:26.900><c> chapter</c><00:26:27.180><c> 15,</c>

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I<00:26:52.579><c> have</c><00:26:52.779><c> loved</c><00:26:52.980><c> you.</c>

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Greater<00:26:54.759><c> love</c><00:26:55.019><c> has</c><00:26:55.279><c> no</c><00:26:55.460><c> one</c><00:26:55.619><c> but</c><00:26:55.799><c> this,</c>

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No<00:27:04.940><c> longer</c><00:27:05.220><c> do</c><00:27:05.400><c> I</c><00:27:05.599><c> call</c><00:27:05.759><c> you</c><00:27:05.980><c> servants,</c>

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for<00:27:12.259><c> all</c><00:27:12.519><c> that</c><00:27:12.740><c> I</c><00:27:12.859><c> have</c><00:27:13.059><c> heard</c><00:27:13.259><c> from</c><00:27:13.460><c> my</c><00:27:13.660><c> Father</c><00:27:14.160><c> I</c><00:27:14.619><c> have</c><00:27:14.779><c> made</c>

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known<00:27:15.119><c> to</c><00:27:15.339><c> you.</c>

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And<00:27:22.460><c> that</c><00:27:22.700><c> fruit</c><00:27:22.880><c> should</c><00:27:23.119><c> abide,</c>

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to<00:27:37.140><c> love</c><00:27:37.440><c> one</c><00:27:37.720><c> another,</c>

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complete<00:27:46.839><c> confidence,</c>

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who<00:27:50.599><c> gave</c><00:27:50.779><c> his</c><00:27:51.000><c> life</c><00:27:51.500><c> for</c><00:27:51.859><c> his</c><00:27:52.079><c> friends.</c>

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that<00:27:57.799><c> which</c><00:27:58.019><c> God</c><00:27:58.539><c> shows</c><00:27:58.920><c> us,</c>

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life<00:28:03.500><c> for</c><00:28:03.839><c> us.</c>

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and<00:28:11.039><c> to</c><00:28:11.180><c> really</c><00:28:11.339><c> just</c><00:28:11.640><c> contemplate,</c>

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to<00:28:14.060><c> understand,</c>

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the<00:28:21.440><c> difficulty,</c>

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the<00:28:22.819><c> tribulations,</c>

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the<00:28:23.900><c> things</c><00:28:24.039><c> that</c><00:28:24.240><c> we</c><00:28:24.339><c> have</c><00:28:24.519><c> endured,</c>

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actually<00:28:26.740><c> they</c><00:28:26.900><c> are</c><00:28:26.900><c> pretty</c><00:28:27.099><c> small</c><00:28:27.480><c> compared</c><00:28:28.259><c> to</c><00:28:28.380><c> what</c><00:28:28.539><c> Christ</c><00:28:28.880><c> endured</c><00:28:29.200><c> for</c><00:28:29.380><c> us.</c>

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He<00:28:30.720><c> endured</c><00:28:31.019><c> the</c><00:28:31.279><c> cross</c><00:28:31.599><c> and</c><00:28:32.039><c> the</c><00:28:32.220><c> grave,</c>

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to<00:28:33.599><c> be</c><00:28:33.700><c> able</c><00:28:33.819><c> to</c><00:28:34.000><c> redeem</c><00:28:34.220><c> us</c><00:28:34.819><c> and</c><00:28:35.160><c> to</c><00:28:35.359><c> save</c><00:28:35.519><c> us,</c><00:28:36.420><c> us</c><00:28:36.660><c> sinners.</c>

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We<00:28:37.660><c> don't</c><00:28:38.059><c> deserve</c><00:28:38.420><c> it.</c>

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We<00:28:39.599><c> have</c><00:28:39.720><c> done</c><00:28:39.799><c> nothing</c><00:28:40.220><c> to</c><00:28:40.799><c> merit</c><00:28:41.180><c> that</c><00:28:41.799><c> sacrifice.</c>

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It<00:28:43.299><c> was</c><00:28:43.799><c> a</c><00:28:43.900><c> gift.</c>

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And<00:28:46.140><c> He</c><00:28:46.220><c> made</c><00:28:46.460><c> that.</c>

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of<00:28:50.180><c> righteousness.</c>

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He<00:28:52.799><c> endured</c><00:28:53.240><c> anguish</c><00:28:54.019><c> and</c><00:28:54.880><c> betrayal.</c>

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He<00:28:56.319><c> was</c><00:28:56.559><c> mocked.</c>

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He<00:28:57.660><c> endured</c><00:28:58.160><c> death,</c>

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something<00:28:59.799><c> none</c><00:29:00.279><c> of</c><00:29:00.380><c> us</c><00:29:00.660><c> personally</c><00:29:01.039><c> have</c><00:29:01.279><c> endured.</c>

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He<00:29:02.900><c> endured</c><00:29:03.259><c> death</c><00:29:04.160><c> so</c><00:29:05.279><c> that</c><00:29:05.440><c> we</c><00:29:05.579><c> may</c><00:29:05.740><c> be</c><00:29:05.940><c> given</c><00:29:06.279><c> the</c><00:29:06.799><c> gift</c><00:29:07.220><c> of</c>

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eternal<00:29:07.920><c> life</c><00:29:08.500><c> in</c><00:29:09.119><c> God's</c><00:29:09.440><c> Kingdom.</c>

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I<00:29:12.099><c> think</c><00:29:12.259><c> that</c><00:29:12.420><c> is</c><00:29:12.420><c> something</c><00:29:12.859><c> I</c><00:29:13.359><c> can't</c><00:29:14.059><c> fully</c><00:29:14.339><c> put</c><00:29:14.779><c> into</c><00:29:15.059><c> words.</c>

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The<00:29:17.140><c> sheer</c><00:29:17.380><c> magnitude</c><00:29:17.980><c> of</c><00:29:20.299><c> that</c><00:29:20.559><c> act.</c>

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So<00:29:23.799><c> I</c><00:29:23.900><c> will</c><00:29:23.920><c> just</c><00:29:24.160><c> close</c><00:29:24.400><c> in</c><00:29:24.559><c> verse</c><00:29:24.759><c> 17</c><00:29:25.220><c> of</c><00:29:25.380><c> John</c><00:29:25.960><c> chapter</c><00:29:26.240><c> 15</c><00:29:26.599><c> again.</c>

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We<00:29:30.119><c> should</c><00:29:30.319><c> love</c><00:29:30.819><c> one</c><00:29:31.140><c> another.</c>

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And<00:29:32.660><c> these</c><00:29:32.819><c> things</c><00:29:33.079><c> I</c><00:29:33.279><c> command</c><00:29:33.599><c> you,</c>

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so<00:29:35.079><c> that</c><00:29:35.220><c> you</c><00:29:35.359><c> will</c><00:29:35.519><c> love</c><00:29:35.980><c> one</c><00:29:36.220><c> another.</c>

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Thank<00:29:37.259><c> you.</c>