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Consequently,<00:16:14.960><c> if</c><00:16:15.019><c> this</c><00:16:15.259><c> is</c><00:16:15.539><c> so,</c><00:16:16.299><c> why</c><00:16:16.639><c> do</c><00:16:16.860><c> both</c><00:16:17.240><c> Paul</c><00:16:17.519><c> and</c><00:16:17.779><c> James</c><00:16:18.120><c> emphasize</c><00:16:19.039><c> to</c>

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it<00:17:07.480><c> is</c><00:17:07.799><c> speaking</c><00:17:08.099><c> of</c><00:17:08.359><c> the</c><00:17:08.539><c> part</c><00:17:08.839><c> grace</c><00:17:09.279><c> plays</c><00:17:09.799><c> in</c><00:17:10.140><c> our</c><00:17:10.380><c> salvation.</c>

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so<00:18:55.799><c> the</c><00:18:56.200><c> pass</c><00:18:56.500><c> mark</c><00:18:56.720><c> is</c><00:18:56.960><c> lowered</c><00:18:57.380><c> to</c><00:18:57.640><c> take</c><00:18:57.940><c> into</c><00:18:58.240><c> account</c>

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Everyone<00:19:15.799><c> to</c><00:19:16.339><c> whom</c><00:19:16.599><c> much</c><00:19:16.920><c> was</c><00:19:17.220><c> given,</c><00:19:18.319><c> of</c><00:19:18.559><c> him</c><00:19:19.240><c> much</c><00:19:19.740><c> will</c><00:19:20.119><c> be</c><00:19:20.420><c> required.</c>

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That<00:20:26.559><c> pass</c><00:20:27.079><c> mark</c><00:20:27.480><c> is</c><00:20:28.279><c> entirely</c><00:20:28.779><c> appropriate</c><00:20:29.519><c> to</c><00:20:29.839><c> the</c><00:20:30.119><c> individual</c><00:20:30.720><c> person</c>

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future<00:21:50.960><c> judgment.</c>

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I<00:22:44.500><c> have</c><00:22:44.740><c> finished</c><00:22:45.180><c> the</c><00:22:45.480><c> race.</c>

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I<00:22:46.740><c> have</c><00:22:47.019><c> kept</c><00:22:47.339><c> the</c><00:22:47.660><c> faith.</c>

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which<00:22:53.299><c> the</c><00:22:53.599><c> Lord,</c><00:22:54.119><c> the</c><00:22:54.240><c> righteous</c><00:22:54.619><c> judge,</c><00:22:55.420><c> will</c><00:22:55.559><c> award</c><00:22:55.839><c> to</c><00:22:56.059><c> me</c>

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was<00:23:13.339><c> informed</c><00:23:13.700><c> by</c><00:23:13.960><c> an</c><00:23:14.180><c> angelic</c><00:23:14.799><c> messenger</c><00:23:15.259><c> of</c><00:23:15.579><c> a</c><00:23:15.819><c> brief</c><00:23:16.099><c> but</c>

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heartening<00:23:16.880><c> message.</c>

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place<00:23:26.940><c> at</c><00:23:27.180><c> the</c><00:23:27.279><c> end</c><00:23:27.500><c> of</c><00:23:27.660><c> the</c><00:23:27.819><c> days.</c>

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heavenly<00:23:33.819><c> beings,</c>

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so<00:23:35.940><c> his</c><00:23:36.359><c> position,</c><00:23:37.099><c> like</c><00:23:37.500><c> Paul's,</c><00:23:38.440><c> cannot</c><00:23:38.700><c> be</c><00:23:39.019><c> related</c><00:23:39.440><c> to</c><00:23:39.759><c> ours.</c>

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but<00:23:47.039><c> we</c><00:23:47.240><c> must</c><00:23:47.500><c> make</c><00:23:47.779><c> full</c><00:23:48.119><c> use</c><00:23:48.440><c> of</c><00:23:48.599><c> that</c><00:23:48.759><c> window</c><00:23:49.119><c> of</c><00:23:49.380><c> opportunity</c>

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that<00:24:05.299><c> of</c><00:24:05.759><c> favour</c><00:24:06.220><c> or</c><00:24:06.759><c> goodwill.</c>

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Fear<00:24:16.799><c> not,</c><00:24:17.220><c> Mary,</c><00:24:18.140><c> for</c><00:24:18.380><c> thou</c><00:24:18.640><c> hast</c><00:24:18.960><c> found</c><00:24:19.440><c> favour</c><00:24:20.160><c> with</c><00:24:20.900><c> God.</c>

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Mary<00:24:23.000><c> was</c><00:24:23.259><c> given</c><00:24:23.559><c> a</c><00:24:24.259><c> special</c><00:24:24.579><c> privilege</c><00:24:25.079><c> in</c><00:24:25.380><c> the</c><00:24:25.519><c> sight</c><00:24:25.660><c> of</c><00:24:25.900><c> God,</c>

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and<00:24:27.359><c> though</c><00:24:27.680><c> the</c><00:24:27.940><c> favour</c><00:24:28.240><c> that</c><00:24:28.460><c> our</c><00:24:28.720><c> Father</c><00:24:29.079><c> confers</c><00:24:29.619><c> on</c><00:24:29.799><c> us</c><00:24:30.099><c> today</c>

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he<00:24:35.400><c> nevertheless</c><00:24:35.900><c> does</c><00:24:36.480><c> not</c><00:24:36.880><c> neglect</c><00:24:37.259><c> us.</c>

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that<00:24:44.000><c> we</c><00:24:44.180><c> meet</c><00:24:44.440><c> here</c><00:24:44.700><c> this</c><00:24:45.000><c> morning</c><00:24:45.240><c> with</c><00:24:45.500><c> the</c><00:24:45.759><c> emblems</c><00:24:46.200><c> of</c>

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bread<00:24:46.619><c> and</c><00:24:46.859><c> wine</c><00:24:47.039><c> before</c><00:24:47.460><c> us.</c>

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It<00:24:49.279><c> is</c><00:24:49.440><c> through</c><00:24:49.700><c> his</c><00:24:50.019><c> kindness</c><00:24:50.480><c> and</c><00:24:50.839><c> his</c><00:24:51.240><c> influence</c>

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that<00:24:52.220><c> we</c><00:24:52.460><c> celebrate</c><00:24:52.980><c> our</c><00:24:53.259><c> Lord's</c><00:24:53.720><c> death</c><00:24:53.940><c> and</c><00:24:54.220><c> resurrection.</c>

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It<00:24:56.400><c> is</c><00:24:56.619><c> through</c><00:24:56.900><c> his</c><00:24:57.279><c> favour,</c><00:24:57.859><c> his</c><00:24:58.099><c> goodwill</c><00:24:58.759><c> and</c><00:24:59.019><c> his</c><00:24:59.359><c> grace</c>

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that<00:25:00.380><c> we</c><00:25:00.539><c> meet</c><00:25:00.779><c> this</c><00:25:01.579><c> way</c><00:25:02.079><c> as</c><00:25:02.579><c> a</c><00:25:02.700><c> means</c><00:25:02.819><c> of</c><00:25:03.180><c> remembrance</c><00:25:03.720><c> until</c>

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he<00:25:05.200><c> comes.</c>

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that<00:25:26.400><c> God's</c><00:25:27.480><c> grace</c><00:25:27.920><c> will</c><00:25:28.539><c> have</c><00:25:28.819><c> on</c><00:25:29.140><c> our</c><00:25:29.400><c> lives.</c>