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And<00:10:31.620><c> Jesus</c><00:10:31.840><c> says</c><00:10:32.179><c> joy</c><00:10:32.639><c> in</c><00:10:32.899><c> heaven,</c><00:10:33.440><c> joy</c><00:10:33.740><c> in</c><00:10:34.000><c> heaven,</c><00:10:34.419><c> joy</c><00:10:34.759><c> in</c><00:10:35.000><c> heaven.</c>

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Over<00:10:36.039><c> the</c><00:10:36.259><c> prospect</c><00:10:36.639><c> of</c><00:10:36.799><c> the</c><00:10:36.940><c> lost</c><00:10:37.100><c> being</c><00:10:37.360><c> found.</c>

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Wonderful<00:10:39.779><c> parables.</c>

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We<00:10:40.440><c> would</c><00:10:40.679><c> suggest</c><00:10:41.139><c> because</c><00:10:41.500><c> there's</c><00:10:41.820><c> three</c><00:10:42.100><c> parables</c><00:10:42.620><c> and</c>

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two<00:10:43.360><c> sessions</c>

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that<00:10:44.720><c> we</c><00:10:44.879><c> may</c><00:10:45.039><c> want</c><00:10:45.179><c> to</c><00:10:45.299><c> cover</c><00:10:45.419><c> the</c><00:10:45.639><c> first</c><00:10:45.879><c> two</c><00:10:46.059><c> in</c><00:10:46.159><c> the</c><00:10:46.340><c> first</c><00:10:46.500><c> session</c>

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and<00:10:47.659><c> save</c><00:10:47.820><c> the</c><00:10:48.039><c> prodigal</c><00:10:48.340><c> son</c><00:10:48.539><c> for</c><00:10:48.740><c> the</c><00:10:48.919><c> third.</c>

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But<00:10:49.259><c> that</c><00:10:49.419><c> will</c><00:10:49.620><c> be</c><00:10:49.740><c> left</c><00:10:49.879><c> up</c><00:10:50.059><c> to</c><00:10:50.220><c> each</c><00:10:50.419><c> group.</c>