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we've<00:13:23.539><c> been</c><00:13:23.740><c> pushed</c><00:13:24.360><c> beyond</c><00:13:25.080><c> our</c><00:13:25.679><c> limits</c><00:13:25.960><c> to</c><00:13:26.259><c> forgive.</c>

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You<00:13:44.340><c> might</c><00:13:44.759><c> pretend.</c><00:13:50.539><c> You</c><00:13:50.559><c> might</c><00:13:50.759><c> even</c><00:13:51.059><c> try</c><00:13:51.279><c> to</c><00:13:51.539><c> convince</c><00:13:52.039><c> yourself.</c><00:13:55.519><c> But</c>

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what<00:13:55.779><c> really</c><00:13:56.080><c> comes</c><00:13:56.320><c> down</c><00:13:56.639><c> to</c><00:13:56.799><c> it,</c><00:13:57.720><c> you</c>

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really<00:13:58.100><c> haven't</c><00:13:58.379><c> forgiven</c><00:13:58.700><c> them.</c><00:14:00.539><c> You're</c><00:14:01.120><c> still</c><00:14:01.379><c> bitter</c><00:14:01.779><c> about</c><00:14:02.340><c> what</c><00:14:02.620><c> happened.</c><00:14:03.059><c> You</c>

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still<00:14:03.480><c> bring</c><00:14:03.659><c> it</c><00:14:03.779><c> up.</c><00:14:10.279><c> You</c>

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completely<00:14:13.179><c> released</c><00:14:13.740><c> that</c><00:14:14.240><c> person</c><00:14:14.620><c> from</c><00:14:14.860><c> your</c><00:14:15.120><c> anger</c><00:14:15.460><c> and</c>

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from<00:14:16.179><c> your</c><00:14:16.519><c> bitterness.</c><00:14:17.580><c> And</c><00:14:17.799><c> until</c><00:14:18.000><c> you</c><00:14:18.259><c> completely</c>

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release<00:14:19.000><c> them,</c><00:14:19.840><c> you</c><00:14:20.399><c> will</c><00:14:20.759><c> never</c><00:14:20.960><c> be</c><00:14:21.259><c> released</c><00:14:21.659><c> from</c><00:14:21.960><c> what</c><00:14:22.139><c> they</c><00:14:22.379><c> did</c><00:14:22.539><c> to</c>

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you.<00:14:24.379><c> And</c><00:14:24.639><c> that's</c><00:14:24.980><c> the</c><00:14:25.240><c> weird,</c><00:14:25.960><c> twisted,</c>

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sick<00:14:26.500><c> part</c><00:14:26.860><c> of</c><00:14:27.039><c> the</c><00:14:27.179><c> whole</c><00:14:27.379><c> thing.</c><00:14:29.000><c> They</c><00:14:29.279><c> came</c><00:14:29.539><c> along,</c><00:14:31.019><c> they</c>

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rained<00:14:31.679><c> on</c><00:14:31.879><c> your</c><00:14:32.159><c> party</c><00:14:32.419><c> and</c><00:14:32.639><c> they</c><00:14:32.860><c> went</c><00:14:32.980><c> off</c><00:14:33.220><c> with</c>

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their<00:14:33.539><c> life</c><00:14:33.720><c> and</c><00:14:33.840><c> they're</c><00:14:34.039><c> just</c><00:14:34.360><c> having</c><00:14:34.559><c> a</c><00:14:34.899><c> fine</c><00:14:35.139><c> time.</c><00:14:35.960><c> And</c>

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you've<00:14:36.460><c> been</c><00:14:36.580><c> over</c><00:14:36.799><c> here</c><00:14:37.440><c> sulking</c><00:14:38.059><c> on</c><00:14:38.340><c> it</c><00:14:38.539><c> and</c><00:14:39.000><c> stewing</c>

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on<00:14:39.879><c> it</c><00:14:40.279><c> and</c><00:14:40.840><c> experiencing</c><00:14:41.679><c> the</c><00:14:42.039><c> pain</c><00:14:42.279><c> of</c><00:14:42.460><c> it</c><00:14:42.759><c> over</c><00:14:43.120><c> and</c><00:14:43.259><c> over</c>

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and<00:14:43.500><c> over</c><00:14:43.600><c> because</c><00:14:44.039><c> you</c><00:14:44.620><c> won't</c><00:14:44.820><c> let</c><00:14:45.039><c> it</c><00:14:45.240><c> go.</c>

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Until<00:14:48.440><c> you</c><00:14:48.679><c> release</c><00:14:49.200><c> them</c><00:14:49.440><c> from</c><00:14:49.620><c> what</c><00:14:49.840><c> they've</c><00:14:50.200><c> done,</c><00:14:51.039><c> you</c><00:14:51.480><c> won't</c><00:14:51.740><c> be</c>

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released.<00:14:53.840><c> You're</c><00:14:54.220><c> gonna</c><00:14:54.440><c> see</c><00:14:54.840><c> that</c>

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replaying<00:14:56.820><c> over</c><00:14:57.200><c> and</c><00:14:57.419><c> over</c><00:14:57.700><c> and</c><00:14:57.860><c> over</c><00:14:58.200><c> again.</c><00:14:59.980><c> So</c><00:15:00.220><c> oftentimes,</c><00:15:00.700><c> I</c><00:15:01.139><c> think</c><00:15:01.279><c> one</c><00:15:01.440><c> of</c>

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the<00:15:01.740><c> first</c><00:15:02.000><c> steps</c>

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that<00:15:06.960><c> you're</c><00:15:07.179><c> acting</c><00:15:07.360><c> kind</c><00:15:07.620><c> of</c><00:15:07.759><c> bitter.</c>

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That's<00:15:10.039><c> a</c><00:15:10.179><c> good</c><00:15:10.379><c> friend.</c><00:15:12.019><c> If</c><00:15:12.139><c> you</c><00:15:12.279><c> want</c><00:15:12.379><c> to</c><00:15:12.480><c> be</c><00:15:12.620><c> a</c><00:15:12.820><c> good</c><00:15:13.019><c> friend</c>

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to<00:15:13.480><c> someone</c><00:15:13.700><c> else,</c><00:15:14.940><c> try</c><00:15:15.179><c> to</c><00:15:15.399><c> point</c><00:15:15.539><c> that</c><00:15:15.779><c> out.</c>

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A<00:15:42.220><c> good</c><00:15:42.500><c> friend</c><00:15:43.019><c> can</c><00:15:43.419><c> tell</c><00:15:43.600><c> someone,</c><00:15:45.500><c> you're</c><00:15:45.779><c> just</c><00:15:46.100><c> bitter</c><00:15:46.340><c> over</c><00:15:46.679><c> that.</c><00:15:47.360><c> You</c><00:15:47.559><c> need</c><00:15:47.740><c> to</c>

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Proverbs,<00:15:56.370><c> faithful</c><00:15:56.669><c> are</c><00:15:57.190><c> the</c><00:15:57.570><c> wounds</c><00:15:58.250><c> of</c><00:15:58.929><c> a</c><00:15:59.210><c> friend.</c><00:16:02.409><c> Profuse</c><00:16:03.009><c> are</c><00:16:03.570><c> the</c><00:16:03.870><c> kisses</c><00:16:04.370><c> of</c>

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an<00:16:05.169><c> enemy.</c><00:16:05.649><c> Would</c><00:16:05.769><c> you</c>

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rather<00:16:06.009><c> be</c><00:16:06.370><c> kissed</c><00:16:06.649><c> or</c><00:16:07.049><c> stabbed,</c><00:16:08.129><c> kissed</c><00:16:08.350><c> or</c><00:16:08.590><c> punched,</c><00:16:10.090><c> kissed</c><00:16:10.370><c> or</c><00:16:10.629><c> kicked?</c><00:16:13.490><c> Would</c><00:16:13.909><c> you</c><00:16:14.029><c> rather</c><00:16:14.110><c> have</c><00:16:14.289><c> a</c><00:16:14.470><c> friend</c>

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or<00:16:15.669><c> an</c><00:16:15.870><c> enemy?</c><00:16:18.970><c> When</c><00:16:19.129><c> the</c><00:16:19.389><c> friend</c><00:16:19.549><c> comes</c><00:16:19.889><c> to</c><00:16:20.029><c> you</c><00:16:20.169><c> and</c><00:16:20.289><c> tells</c>

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you,<00:16:21.990><c> you</c><00:16:22.049><c> are</c><00:16:22.309><c> not</c><00:16:22.450><c> as</c><00:16:22.669><c> good</c><00:16:22.769><c> as</c><00:16:22.950><c> you</c><00:16:23.129><c> think</c><00:16:23.289><c> you</c>

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are,<00:16:25.309><c> that's</c><00:16:25.990><c> because</c><00:16:26.250><c> he's</c><00:16:26.429><c> being</c><00:16:26.710><c> faithful.</c><00:16:29.269><c> And</c><00:16:29.529><c> listen</c>

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to<00:16:30.009><c> them.</c><00:16:30.830><c> If</c><00:16:30.990><c> you're</c><00:16:31.250><c> truly</c><00:16:31.529><c> fortunate</c><00:16:31.889><c> to</c>

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have<00:16:32.350><c> a</c><00:16:32.570><c> good</c><00:16:32.730><c> friend</c><00:16:32.929><c> like</c><00:16:33.269><c> that,</c><00:16:34.490><c> they</c><00:16:34.610><c> may</c><00:16:34.789><c> come</c><00:16:34.990><c> to</c><00:16:35.070><c> you</c><00:16:35.169><c> someday</c><00:16:35.450><c> and</c><00:16:35.730><c> tell</c><00:16:35.909><c> you.</c><00:16:38.389><c> And</c><00:16:38.710><c> if</c>

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you<00:16:38.970><c> do</c><00:16:39.149><c> find</c><00:16:39.370><c> it</c>

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that<00:16:40.700><c> person,</c><00:16:41.899><c> then</c><00:16:42.000><c> you</c><00:16:42.080><c> might</c><00:16:42.320><c> come</c><00:16:42.559><c> to</c><00:16:42.759><c> understand</c><00:16:43.120><c> peace.</c>

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There's<00:16:45.100><c> a</c><00:16:45.220><c> certain</c><00:16:45.360><c> kind</c><00:16:45.639><c> of</c><00:16:46.080><c> peace</c><00:16:46.340><c> that</c><00:16:46.519><c> the</c>

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Bible<00:16:46.879><c> talks</c><00:16:47.259><c> about.</c><00:16:48.080><c> A</c><00:16:48.279><c> peace</c><00:16:48.460><c> that</c><00:16:48.659><c> comes</c><00:16:48.840><c> into</c><00:16:49.039><c> your</c><00:16:49.279><c> heart</c>

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when<00:16:49.879><c> you</c><00:16:50.159><c> forgive</c><00:16:50.700><c> others</c><00:16:51.440><c> and</c><00:16:52.379><c> you're</c><00:16:52.639><c> right</c>

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with<00:16:52.940><c> God.</c><00:16:56.919><c> If</c><00:16:57.379><c> you</c><00:16:57.559><c> haven't</c><00:16:58.220><c> felt</c><00:16:59.000><c> peace</c><00:17:00.299><c> in</c><00:17:01.179><c> a</c><00:17:01.240><c> long</c><00:17:01.440><c> time,</c>

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if<00:17:01.720><c> you</c><00:17:01.860><c> really</c><00:17:02.059><c> haven't</c><00:17:02.299><c> felt</c><00:17:02.559><c> like</c><00:17:03.120><c> this</c><00:17:03.460><c> genuine,</c>

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all<00:17:04.440><c>-encompassing</c><00:17:05.059><c> peace,</c><00:17:05.880><c> then</c><00:17:06.059><c> maybe</c><00:17:06.880><c> there's</c><00:17:07.119><c> something</c>

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you<00:17:07.579><c> need</c><00:17:07.700><c> to</c><00:17:07.819><c> deal</c><00:17:08.000><c> with.</c><00:17:09.819><c> Maybe</c><00:17:10.119><c> there's</c>

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something<00:17:10.579><c> that's</c><00:17:11.019><c> harboring</c><00:17:11.500><c> deep</c><00:17:11.880><c> down</c><00:17:12.119><c> in</c><00:17:12.279><c> your</c><00:17:12.559><c> heart,</c>

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some<00:17:16.740><c> bitterness</c><00:17:17.319><c> that's</c><00:17:19.259><c> not</c><00:17:19.519><c> really</c><00:17:19.920><c> damaging</c>

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anyone<00:17:20.680><c> else</c><00:17:21.000><c> besides</c><00:17:21.420><c> you.</c><00:17:25.019><c> And</c><00:17:25.440><c> as</c><00:17:25.599><c> soon</c><00:17:25.740><c> as</c><00:17:25.940><c> you</c><00:17:26.500><c> come</c><00:17:26.920><c> to</c>

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see<00:17:27.819><c> that</c><00:17:28.900><c> you</c><00:17:29.079><c> are</c><00:17:29.259><c> bitter</c><00:17:29.619><c> about</c><00:17:30.420><c> what</c><00:17:30.660><c> happened,</c>

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you<00:17:32.799><c> can</c><00:17:33.099><c> start</c><00:17:33.279><c> to</c><00:17:33.460><c> deal</c><00:17:33.619><c> with</c><00:17:33.759><c> it.</c><00:17:35.599><c> When</c><00:17:35.779><c> we're</c><00:17:36.000><c> bitter,</c><00:17:36.640><c> we</c>

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delude<00:17:36.980><c> ourselves</c><00:17:37.440><c> into</c><00:17:37.759><c> thinking</c><00:17:38.059><c> that</c><00:17:38.559><c> those</c><00:17:39.000><c> who</c>

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have<00:17:39.400><c> hurt</c><00:17:39.539><c> us</c><00:17:40.160><c> are</c><00:17:40.599><c> more</c><00:17:40.839><c> likely</c><00:17:41.140><c> to</c><00:17:41.319><c> be</c><00:17:41.519><c> punished</c><00:17:42.160><c> as</c><00:17:42.980><c> long</c><00:17:43.200><c> as</c><00:17:43.440><c> we</c><00:17:44.019><c> focus</c><00:17:44.539><c> on</c><00:17:44.759><c> their</c><00:17:44.980><c> revenge.</c><00:17:47.519><c> I</c>

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have<00:17:54.319><c> to</c><00:17:55.099><c> continually</c><00:17:55.680><c> think</c><00:17:56.200><c> and</c><00:17:56.359><c> try</c><00:17:56.579><c> to</c><00:17:56.819><c> find</c><00:17:57.000><c> a</c><00:17:57.180><c> way</c>

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to<00:17:57.880><c> teach</c><00:17:58.319><c> them</c><00:17:58.579><c> that</c><00:17:58.859><c> lesson,</c><00:18:01.519><c> to</c><00:18:01.779><c> bring</c><00:18:02.200><c> that</c><00:18:02.519><c> revenge</c><00:18:03.220><c> upon</c>

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them.<00:18:04.519><c> We</c><00:18:04.680><c> would</c><00:18:04.900><c> never</c><00:18:05.099><c> say</c><00:18:05.339><c> revenge.</c><00:18:06.420><c> Everyone</c>

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knows<00:18:06.740><c> that's</c><00:18:07.059><c> a</c><00:18:07.140><c> bad</c><00:18:07.339><c> word.</c><00:18:07.900><c> We</c><00:18:08.039><c> just</c><00:18:08.180><c> want</c><00:18:08.299><c> to</c><00:18:08.500><c> teach</c><00:18:08.680><c> them</c><00:18:08.900><c> a</c>

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lesson.<00:18:10.259><c> We</c><00:18:10.799><c> want</c><00:18:11.079><c> them</c><00:18:11.279><c> to</c><00:18:11.640><c> learn</c><00:18:12.119><c> from</c><00:18:12.720><c> what</c>

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they've<00:18:13.119><c> done</c><00:18:13.319><c> to</c><00:18:13.579><c> us,</c><00:18:14.400><c> right?</c><00:18:16.940><c> But</c><00:18:17.440><c> basically,</c><00:18:17.859><c> to</c><00:18:18.039><c> see</c><00:18:18.200><c> your</c>

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enemies<00:18:18.900><c> punished</c><00:18:19.539><c> is</c><00:18:20.579><c> the</c><00:18:20.799><c> goal</c><00:18:21.319><c> of</c><00:18:21.799><c> all</c><00:18:22.019><c> bitterness</c>

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and<00:18:22.920><c> revenge.</c><00:18:24.779><c> We're</c><00:18:24.960><c> afraid</c><00:18:25.119><c> to</c><00:18:25.319><c> let</c><00:18:25.500><c> go</c><00:18:25.759><c> of</c><00:18:26.339><c> these</c><00:18:26.920><c> feelings</c>

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because<00:18:28.039><c> we</c><00:18:28.740><c> really</c><00:18:29.079><c> don't</c><00:18:29.319><c> want</c><00:18:29.779><c> to</c><00:18:30.140><c> see</c><00:18:30.319><c> them</c>

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get<00:18:30.819><c> away</c><00:18:31.059><c> with</c><00:18:31.299><c> it.</c><00:18:32.200><c> What</c><00:18:32.380><c> they</c><00:18:32.599><c> did</c><00:18:32.740><c> was</c><00:18:33.119><c> wrong</c><00:18:33.640><c> and</c><00:18:34.160><c> evil</c><00:18:34.599><c> and</c><00:18:35.380><c> ungodly</c><00:18:36.640><c> and</c><00:18:37.039><c> unchrist</c><00:18:37.599><c>-like.</c><00:18:38.359><c> And</c><00:18:38.539><c> if</c><00:18:38.619><c> they</c>

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get<00:18:39.079><c> away</c><00:18:39.339><c> with</c><00:18:39.519><c> it,</c><00:18:39.700><c> then</c><00:18:39.819><c> everything</c><00:18:40.079><c> is</c><00:18:40.400><c> wrong</c><00:18:40.759><c> in</c><00:18:40.920><c> the</c><00:18:41.160><c> world</c><00:18:41.619><c> and</c>

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we<00:18:42.579><c> need</c><00:18:42.759><c> to</c><00:18:43.000><c> try</c><00:18:43.140><c> to</c><00:18:43.319><c> make</c><00:18:43.460><c> it</c><00:18:43.720><c> right.</c><00:18:45.279><c> So</c><00:18:45.480><c> we</c>

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can<00:18:45.720><c> convince</c><00:18:46.079><c> ourselves</c><00:18:46.480><c> that</c><00:18:46.920><c> it</c><00:18:47.220><c> is</c><00:18:47.440><c> up</c><00:18:47.640><c> to</c><00:18:47.960><c> us</c><00:18:48.660><c> to</c><00:18:49.579><c> keep</c>

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that<00:18:50.039><c> offense</c><00:18:50.359><c> alive</c><00:18:51.079><c> for</c><00:18:52.039><c> justice's</c><00:18:52.799><c> sake.</c>

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Remember<00:18:55.599><c> we</c><00:18:55.759><c> read</c><00:18:56.299><c> about</c><00:18:56.619><c> Paul</c><00:18:56.920><c> telling</c><00:18:57.160><c> the</c><00:18:57.380><c> Romans,</c><00:18:57.619><c> he</c><00:18:57.799><c> said,</c><00:18:58.920><c> never</c><00:18:59.119><c> avenge</c><00:18:59.559><c> yourself.</c><00:19:00.700><c> Leave</c><00:19:00.880><c> it</c>

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to<00:19:01.180><c> the</c>

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wrath<00:19:01.519><c> of</c><00:19:01.759><c> God.</c><00:19:03.200><c> It</c><00:19:03.619><c> simply</c><00:19:04.180><c> isn't</c><00:19:05.039><c> your</c><00:19:05.579><c> job.</c><00:19:07.119><c> Now</c><00:19:07.339><c> you</c><00:19:07.460><c> only</c>

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have<00:19:08.220><c> one</c><00:19:08.619><c> job.</c><00:19:10.599><c> Your</c><00:19:11.319><c> only</c><00:19:11.940><c> job</c><00:19:12.440><c> is</c><00:19:13.019><c> to</c><00:19:13.380><c> let</c><00:19:13.559><c> them</c>

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off<00:19:13.960><c> the</c><00:19:14.180><c> hook.</c><00:19:17.299><c> Let</c><00:19:17.559><c> them</c><00:19:17.700><c> off</c><00:19:17.900><c> the</c><00:19:18.059><c> hook.</c><00:19:18.180><c> I'm</c><00:19:18.380><c> going</c><00:19:18.460><c> to</c><00:19:18.539><c> use</c>

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that<00:19:19.119><c> phrase</c><00:19:19.740><c> because</c><00:19:20.720><c> I</c><00:19:21.019><c> want</c><00:19:21.339><c> you</c><00:19:21.640><c> to</c><00:19:21.839><c> feel</c>

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uncomfortable<00:19:22.819><c> with</c><00:19:23.039><c> that</c><00:19:23.319><c> phrase.</c><00:19:27.819><c> They</c><00:19:28.160><c> did</c><00:19:28.359><c> something</c>

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clearly<00:19:29.920><c> wrong,</c><00:19:31.059><c> offensive,</c><00:19:32.259><c> and</c><00:19:32.420><c> inappropriate,</c>

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and<00:19:33.119><c> you're</c><00:19:33.259><c> just</c><00:19:33.460><c> going</c><00:19:33.660><c> to</c><00:19:33.880><c> let</c><00:19:34.000><c> them</c><00:19:34.119><c> off</c><00:19:34.279><c> the</c><00:19:34.480><c> hook.</c><00:19:34.880><c> You're</c><00:19:35.079><c> going</c>

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to<00:19:35.160><c> let</c><00:19:35.299><c> them</c><00:19:35.599><c> get</c><00:19:35.839><c> away</c><00:19:36.099><c> with</c><00:19:36.279><c> it.</c><00:19:40.359><c> We</c>

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have<00:19:40.980><c> to</c><00:19:41.039><c> proceed</c><00:19:41.420><c> forward</c><00:19:41.700><c> with</c><00:19:41.920><c> the</c><00:19:42.460><c> understanding</c><00:19:42.960><c> that</c>

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we're<00:19:43.440><c> not</c><00:19:43.660><c> going</c><00:19:43.839><c> to</c><00:19:43.980><c> have</c><00:19:44.220><c> anything</c><00:19:44.720><c> to</c><00:19:45.140><c> do</c><00:19:46.140><c> with</c>

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whether<00:19:47.460><c> or</c><00:19:47.599><c> not</c><00:19:47.740><c> what</c><00:19:47.960><c> they</c><00:19:48.220><c> did</c><00:19:48.380><c> will</c><00:19:48.680><c> ever</c><00:19:49.039><c> see</c><00:19:49.619><c> the</c><00:19:50.059><c> light</c>

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of<00:19:50.700><c> righteousness.</c><00:19:53.039><c> We</c><00:19:53.299><c> have</c><00:19:53.640><c> nothing</c><00:19:54.079><c> to</c><00:19:54.500><c> do</c>

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with<00:19:54.759><c> that.</c><00:19:56.720><c> We</c><00:19:56.839><c> were</c><00:19:56.960><c> the</c><00:19:57.119><c> victim,</c><00:19:57.700><c> sure,</c><00:19:58.920><c> but</c><00:19:59.160><c> we</c><00:19:59.380><c> have</c><00:19:59.640><c> nothing</c><00:20:00.000><c> to</c>

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do<00:20:00.440><c> with</c><00:20:00.660><c> whether</c><00:20:00.819><c> or</c><00:20:00.859><c> not</c><00:20:01.339><c> that's</c><00:20:01.740><c> ever</c>

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going<00:20:02.180><c> to</c><00:20:02.380><c> see</c><00:20:02.880><c> the</c><00:20:03.380><c> light</c><00:20:03.519><c> of</c><00:20:03.779><c> righteousness.</c><00:20:05.420><c> We</c><00:20:05.940><c> have</c><00:20:06.099><c> to</c>

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move<00:20:06.500><c> forward</c><00:20:06.880><c> with</c><00:20:07.200><c> the</c><00:20:07.420><c> full</c><00:20:07.579><c> assurance</c><00:20:07.980><c> that</c><00:20:08.359><c> God</c>

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is<00:20:09.240><c> going</c><00:20:09.460><c> to</c><00:20:09.640><c> take</c><00:20:09.799><c> care</c><00:20:09.980><c> of</c><00:20:10.180><c> that.</c><00:20:13.339><c> Or</c><00:20:13.720><c> maybe</c><00:20:13.980><c> the</c><00:20:14.240><c> ABs,</c><00:20:15.200><c> right?</c><00:20:16.640><c> We'll</c><00:20:17.039><c> talk</c>

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to<00:20:17.420><c> a</c><00:20:17.420><c> lot</c><00:20:17.579><c> of</c><00:20:17.720><c> other</c><00:20:17.859><c> brothers</c><00:20:18.059><c> and</c>

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sisters<00:20:18.680><c> and</c><00:20:19.200><c> get</c><00:20:19.579><c> all</c><00:20:19.839><c> their</c><00:20:20.039><c> opinions</c><00:20:20.440><c> and</c><00:20:20.579><c> they'll</c><00:20:20.799><c> tell</c>

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us<00:20:21.079><c> that</c><00:20:21.160><c> it</c><00:20:21.259><c> was</c><00:20:21.440><c> bad</c><00:20:21.819><c> and</c><00:20:22.440><c> then</c><00:20:22.640><c> finally</c><00:20:22.779><c> someone</c>

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will<00:20:23.079><c> say</c><00:20:23.160><c> we</c><00:20:23.259><c> should</c><00:20:23.400><c> bring</c><00:20:23.559><c> this</c><00:20:23.720><c> to</c><00:20:23.859><c> the</c><00:20:24.000><c> ABs</c><00:20:24.240><c> and</c><00:20:24.299><c> we'll</c><00:20:24.460><c> bring</c><00:20:24.599><c> it</c>

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to<00:20:24.819><c> the</c><00:20:24.960><c> ABs</c><00:20:25.619><c> and</c><00:20:25.700><c> we'll</c><00:20:25.859><c> try</c><00:20:26.039><c> to</c><00:20:26.160><c> get</c><00:20:26.240><c> an</c><00:20:26.460><c> AB</c>

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meeting<00:20:26.960><c> to</c><00:20:27.259><c> call</c><00:20:27.500><c> this</c><00:20:27.720><c> person</c><00:20:28.319><c> to</c><00:20:29.039><c> bring</c><00:20:29.299><c> them</c><00:20:29.519><c> in</c><00:20:29.619><c> and</c><00:20:29.859><c> punish</c><00:20:30.140><c> them.</c><00:20:31.180><c> That's</c><00:20:31.519><c> how</c>

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we'll<00:20:31.700><c> go</c><00:20:31.799><c> about</c><00:20:31.960><c> it.</c><00:20:32.259><c> Matthew</c>

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18.<00:20:33.420><c> Matthew</c><00:20:33.720><c> 18</c><00:20:33.980><c> is</c><00:20:34.200><c> our</c><00:20:34.380><c> shield.</c><00:20:34.880><c> It's</c><00:20:34.920><c> perfect.</c><00:20:35.720><c> We'll</c><00:20:35.920><c> use</c>

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that.<00:20:39.559><c> Instead</c><00:20:39.940><c> of</c><00:20:40.240><c> spending</c><00:20:40.559><c> your</c><00:20:40.940><c> time</c><00:20:41.319><c> thinking</c>

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about<00:20:42.420><c> how</c><00:20:43.220><c> that</c><00:20:43.660><c> person</c><00:20:44.279><c> is</c><00:20:44.819><c> going</c><00:20:44.980><c> to</c><00:20:45.359><c> learn</c><00:20:45.680><c> their</c><00:20:45.960><c> lesson,</c>

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you<00:20:49.339><c> need</c><00:20:49.559><c> to</c><00:20:49.740><c> learn</c><00:20:49.920><c> to</c><00:20:50.160><c> just</c><00:20:50.400><c> forgive</c><00:20:50.920><c> them</c>

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and<00:20:52.279><c> let</c><00:20:52.480><c> it</c><00:20:52.660><c> go.</c><00:20:56.480><c> So</c><00:20:57.059><c> to</c><00:20:57.220><c> begin</c><00:20:57.400><c> this</c><00:20:57.640><c> journey</c><00:20:57.980><c> to</c><00:20:59.000><c> forgiveness</c><00:20:59.660><c> and</c><00:21:00.299><c> this</c>

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all<00:21:00.940><c>-encompassing</c><00:21:01.940><c> piece</c>

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that<00:21:02.339><c> comes</c><00:21:02.579><c> with</c><00:21:02.819><c> it,</c><00:21:03.880><c> you</c><00:21:03.880><c> have</c><00:21:04.119><c> to</c><00:21:04.299><c> commit</c><00:21:04.559><c> yourself</c><00:21:05.039><c> to</c>

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forgive<00:21:05.640><c> those</c><00:21:05.960><c> who</c><00:21:06.200><c> hurt</c><00:21:06.339><c> you.</c><00:21:09.240><c> And</c><00:21:09.400><c> it's</c><00:21:09.740><c> every</c><00:21:09.980><c> day,</c>

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it's<00:21:11.579><c> recommitment</c><00:21:12.220><c> every</c><00:21:12.559><c> day.</c><00:21:13.539><c> You</c><00:21:13.700><c> have</c><00:21:13.940><c> to</c><00:21:14.099><c> let</c><00:21:14.240><c> them</c><00:21:14.640><c> utterly</c><00:21:15.140><c> off</c>

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the<00:21:15.779><c> hook</c><00:21:16.099><c> with</c><00:21:16.579><c> no</c><00:21:16.940><c> repercussions,</c>

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no<00:21:18.420><c> conditions</c><00:21:18.900><c> at</c><00:21:19.160><c> all.</c><00:21:20.660><c> You</c><00:21:20.819><c> have</c><00:21:21.059><c> to</c><00:21:21.200><c> resign</c><00:21:21.460><c> yourself</c><00:21:22.119><c> to</c>

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three<00:21:22.940><c> things.</c><00:21:24.339><c> Number</c><00:21:24.720><c> one,</c><00:21:27.099><c> they</c><00:21:27.319><c> won't</c><00:21:27.539><c> get</c><00:21:27.859><c> caught.</c>

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you<00:21:37.559><c> said</c><00:21:37.740><c> to</c><00:21:37.940><c> me.</c><00:21:38.720><c> Nobody</c><00:21:39.019><c> will</c><00:21:39.339><c> ever</c><00:21:39.640><c> know</c><00:21:39.900><c> what</c>

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you<00:21:40.299><c> did</c><00:21:40.460><c> to</c><00:21:40.619><c> me.</c><00:21:41.240><c> Nobody</c><00:21:41.480><c> will</c><00:21:41.819><c> ever</c><00:21:42.140><c> know</c><00:21:42.420><c> how</c><00:21:42.619><c> you</c><00:21:42.940><c> cheated</c>

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me,<00:21:44.039><c> how</c><00:21:44.319><c> you</c><00:21:44.700><c> hurt</c><00:21:44.920><c> me,</c><00:21:45.900><c> what</c><00:21:46.099><c> you</c><00:21:46.359><c> did</c><00:21:46.480><c> to</c><00:21:46.640><c> my</c>

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child,<00:21:47.559><c> what</c><00:21:47.700><c> you</c><00:21:47.859><c> did</c><00:21:47.920><c> to</c><00:21:48.099><c> my</c><00:21:48.359><c> wife.</c><00:21:48.960><c> Nobody</c><00:21:49.220><c> will</c><00:21:49.619><c> ever</c><00:21:49.940><c> know.</c><00:21:50.220><c> I</c>

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will<00:21:50.740><c> never</c><00:21:50.980><c> let</c><00:21:51.380><c> anyone</c><00:21:51.900><c> know</c><00:21:52.960><c> what</c><00:21:54.059><c> you've</c>

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done.<00:21:58.720><c> Number</c><00:21:59.220><c> two,</c><00:22:02.920><c> I</c><00:22:02.960><c> just</c><00:22:03.220><c> said,</c><00:22:05.140><c> nobody</c><00:22:05.400><c> will</c><00:22:05.619><c> ever</c><00:22:05.859><c> know</c>

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what<00:22:06.559><c> they</c><00:22:06.799><c> did,</c><00:22:07.740><c> right?</c><00:22:08.000><c> They</c><00:22:08.259><c> won't</c><00:22:08.440><c> get</c><00:22:08.740><c> caught.</c>

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You're<00:22:09.220><c> not</c><00:22:09.380><c> going</c><00:22:09.559><c> to</c><00:22:09.559><c> turn</c><00:22:09.759><c> them</c><00:22:09.940><c> into</c><00:22:10.119><c> the</c><00:22:10.700><c> authorities,</c>

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not<00:22:11.220><c> going</c><00:22:11.440><c> to</c><00:22:11.440><c> turn</c><00:22:11.660><c> them</c><00:22:11.859><c> into</c><00:22:12.480><c> the</c><00:22:12.759><c> Ranger</c><00:22:12.960><c> Brothers</c>

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or<00:22:13.880><c> anything</c><00:22:14.000><c> like</c><00:22:14.279><c> that.</c><00:22:15.400><c> No</c><00:22:15.599><c> one</c><00:22:15.660><c> will</c><00:22:15.799><c> know</c><00:22:15.920><c> what</c><00:22:16.039><c> they</c><00:22:16.240><c> did.</c><00:22:17.740><c> And</c>

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here's<00:22:18.019><c> the</c><00:22:18.200><c> kicker.</c><00:22:21.180><c> They</c><00:22:21.680><c> will</c><00:22:22.039><c> prosper</c><00:22:22.680><c> and</c>

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be<00:22:23.710><c> blessed</c><00:22:24.509><c> as</c><00:22:25.890><c> if</c><00:22:26.049><c> they</c><00:22:26.230><c> had</c><00:22:26.490><c> done</c><00:22:27.349><c> nothing</c><00:22:28.109><c> wrong.</c><00:22:34.309><c> That's</c>

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what<00:22:34.509><c> you</c><00:22:34.730><c> want.</c><00:22:34.849><c> This</c><00:22:35.069><c> is</c><00:22:35.089><c> what</c><00:22:35.250><c> you're</c>

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committing<00:22:35.930><c> yourself</c><00:22:36.450><c> to.</c><00:22:38.710><c> If</c><00:22:38.769><c> you</c><00:22:39.190><c> want</c><00:22:39.450><c> to</c><00:22:39.589><c> get</c><00:22:39.690><c> over</c><00:22:39.970><c> this,</c>

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if<00:22:40.309><c> you</c><00:22:40.450><c> want</c><00:22:40.569><c> to</c><00:22:40.710><c> get</c><00:22:40.890><c> past</c><00:22:41.210><c> something</c><00:22:41.490><c> that's</c>

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hurting<00:22:41.990><c> you,</c><00:22:42.809><c> something,</c><00:22:43.069><c> some</c><00:22:43.329><c> bitterness</c><00:22:43.650><c> that</c><00:22:43.869><c> you've</c>

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been<00:22:44.529><c> holding</c><00:22:44.990><c> in</c><00:22:45.170><c> your</c><00:22:45.410><c> heart,</c><00:22:47.430><c> first</c><00:22:47.690><c> of</c><00:22:47.869><c> all,</c>

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you<00:22:48.470><c> have</c><00:22:48.650><c> to</c><00:22:48.970><c> commit</c><00:22:49.190><c> that</c><00:22:49.349><c> they're</c><00:22:49.509><c> not</c><00:22:49.690><c> going</c><00:22:49.789><c> to</c><00:22:49.849><c> get</c><00:22:50.029><c> found</c><00:22:50.269><c> out.</c>

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You<00:22:50.869><c> have</c><00:22:51.029><c> to</c><00:22:51.049><c> commit</c><00:22:51.390><c> that</c><00:22:52.210><c> nobody's</c><00:22:52.650><c> ever</c>

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going<00:22:52.990><c> to</c><00:22:52.990><c> know</c><00:22:53.089><c> what</c><00:22:53.269><c> they</c><00:22:53.470><c> did</c><00:22:54.230><c> and</c><00:22:55.029><c> you</c><00:22:55.410><c> want</c><00:22:55.769><c> them</c><00:22:57.250><c> to</c><00:22:57.869><c> prosper.</c><00:23:00.829><c> Quite</c><00:23:01.089><c> the</c>

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opposite<00:23:02.609><c> of</c><00:23:04.150><c> what</c><00:23:05.670><c> revenge</c><00:23:06.509><c> is.</c>

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These<00:23:10.089><c> three</c><00:23:10.289><c> points,</c><00:23:10.529><c> I</c><00:23:10.750><c> think,</c><00:23:10.990><c> are</c><00:23:11.250><c> the</c><00:23:11.529><c> key</c><00:23:12.130><c> to</c><00:23:12.930><c> this</c><00:23:13.150><c> concept</c><00:23:13.509><c> of</c>

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forgiveness.<00:23:14.569><c> So</c><00:23:15.069><c> you</c><00:23:15.369><c> can</c><00:23:15.509><c> go</c><00:23:15.690><c> home</c><00:23:15.849><c> now.</c>

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That's<00:23:16.609><c> it.</c><00:23:17.390><c> This</c><00:23:17.490><c> is</c><00:23:17.650><c> all</c><00:23:17.789><c> I</c><00:23:17.829><c> have</c><00:23:18.069><c> to</c><00:23:18.250><c> say</c><00:23:18.670><c> is</c><00:23:19.069><c> these</c><00:23:19.289><c> three</c>

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things.<00:23:21.769><c> If</c><00:23:21.890><c> you</c><00:23:22.190><c> fully</c><00:23:22.490><c> grasp</c><00:23:23.069><c> and</c><00:23:23.609><c> take</c><00:23:23.869><c> into</c>

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your<00:23:24.230><c> life</c><00:23:24.529><c> these</c><00:23:25.089><c> three</c><00:23:25.589><c> simple</c><00:23:25.930><c> concepts,</c><00:23:26.670><c> I</c><00:23:27.009><c> don't</c><00:23:27.170><c> want</c><00:23:27.289><c> them</c><00:23:27.450><c> to</c><00:23:27.569><c> get</c><00:23:27.789><c> caught,</c><00:23:28.289><c> I</c>

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don't<00:23:28.529><c> want</c><00:23:28.690><c> anyone</c><00:23:28.890><c> to</c>

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ever<00:23:29.210><c> find</c><00:23:29.390><c> out</c><00:23:29.509><c> about</c><00:23:29.750><c> it,</c><00:23:30.109><c> and</c><00:23:30.250><c> I</c><00:23:30.369><c> want</c><00:23:30.549><c> them</c><00:23:30.710><c> to</c><00:23:30.789><c> be</c><00:23:31.009><c> blessed</c>

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because<00:23:33.369><c> regardless</c><00:23:33.970><c> of</c><00:23:34.150><c> what</c><00:23:34.250><c> they've</c><00:23:34.569><c> done,</c>

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then<00:23:38.569><c> you</c><00:23:38.730><c> understand</c><00:23:39.069><c> forgiveness.</c><00:23:43.029><c> Once</c><00:23:43.190><c> you</c><00:23:43.329><c> begin</c><00:23:43.529><c> to</c><00:23:43.670><c> allow</c><00:23:43.809><c> yourself</c><00:23:44.170><c> to</c>

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start<00:23:44.549><c> thinking</c><00:23:44.890><c> this</c><00:23:45.150><c> way,</c>

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actually<00:23:45.950><c> believe</c><00:23:46.630><c> the</c><00:23:46.869><c> verse</c><00:23:47.089><c> that</c><00:23:47.329><c> says</c><00:23:47.569><c> vengeance</c><00:23:47.930><c> is</c><00:23:48.170><c> the</c>

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Lord,<00:23:49.470><c> then</c><00:23:49.609><c> you</c><00:23:49.730><c> can</c><00:23:49.910><c> be</c><00:23:50.150><c> free.</c><00:23:50.990><c> You</c><00:23:51.130><c> can</c><00:23:51.309><c> be</c><00:23:51.549><c> free</c>

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from<00:23:52.029><c> all</c><00:23:52.309><c> that</c><00:23:52.630><c> baggage</c><00:23:53.049><c> you've</c><00:23:53.549><c> been</c><00:23:53.829><c> carrying</c><00:23:54.369><c> from</c><00:23:54.890><c> what</c>

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they<00:23:55.329><c> did</c><00:23:55.509><c> to</c><00:23:55.809><c> you</c><00:23:56.309><c> on</c><00:23:56.609><c> Thursday,</c><00:23:57.230><c> April</c><00:23:57.569><c> 18th,</c><00:23:58.329><c> 1993</c>

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at<00:23:59.690><c> 740</c><00:24:00.710><c> p</c><00:24:01.069><c>.m.</c><00:24:04.670><c> When</c><00:24:04.789><c> you</c><00:24:04.930><c> find</c><00:24:05.130><c> yourself</c><00:24:05.569><c> actually</c><00:24:06.130><c> hoping</c>

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that<00:24:07.690><c> they</c><00:24:07.849><c> don't</c><00:24:08.029><c> get</c><00:24:08.269><c> found</c><00:24:08.529><c> out,</c><00:24:10.130><c> actually</c><00:24:10.329><c> hoping</c>

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that<00:24:10.910><c> no</c><00:24:11.069><c> one</c><00:24:11.170><c> will</c><00:24:11.269><c> ever</c><00:24:11.430><c> know</c><00:24:11.549><c> what</c><00:24:11.710><c> they</c><00:24:11.910><c> did,</c><00:24:12.410><c> actually</c><00:24:12.750><c> hoping</c><00:24:13.069><c> that</c><00:24:13.250><c> they'll</c><00:24:13.450><c> be</c>

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blessed<00:24:14.150><c> as</c><00:24:14.529><c> if</c><00:24:14.630><c> they've</c><00:24:14.910><c> done</c>

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nothing<00:24:15.269><c> wrong,</c><00:24:16.910><c> then</c><00:24:17.529><c> you've</c><00:24:18.230><c> achieved</c><00:24:18.869><c> total</c><00:24:19.509><c> forgiveness.</c><00:24:21.549><c> Then</c><00:24:21.849><c> you'll</c>

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feel<00:24:22.289><c> the</c><00:24:22.589><c> peace</c><00:24:23.029><c> that</c>

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comes<00:24:23.990><c> from</c><00:24:24.609><c> living</c><00:24:24.789><c> that</c><00:24:25.109><c> way.</c><00:24:27.809><c> So</c><00:24:28.089><c> today</c><00:24:28.230><c> we're</c><00:24:28.390><c> going</c><00:24:28.470><c> to</c>

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talk<00:24:28.769><c> about</c><00:24:29.150><c> forgiving</c><00:24:29.990><c> when</c><00:24:31.450><c> you</c><00:24:31.670><c> don't</c><00:24:32.069><c> want</c><00:24:32.349><c> to.</c>

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It's<00:24:34.670><c> easy</c><00:24:34.970><c> to</c><00:24:35.210><c> forgive</c><00:24:35.450><c> when</c><00:24:35.630><c> you</c><00:24:35.829><c> want</c><00:24:36.049><c> to.</c><00:24:37.009><c> You</c><00:24:37.150><c> have</c><00:24:37.289><c> people</c><00:24:37.529><c> in</c>

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your<00:24:37.809><c> life</c><00:24:38.009><c> that</c><00:24:38.730><c> love</c><00:24:38.990><c> you</c><00:24:39.230><c> and</c><00:24:39.569><c> they've</c>

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given<00:24:40.170><c> you</c><00:24:40.430><c> so</c><00:24:40.730><c> much,</c><00:24:41.109><c> they've</c><00:24:41.569><c> put</c><00:24:41.569><c> so</c><00:24:42.029><c> many</c><00:24:42.269><c> deposits</c><00:24:42.829><c> into</c>

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the<00:24:43.289><c> bank</c><00:24:43.470><c> of</c><00:24:43.710><c> goodwill</c><00:24:44.329><c> that</c><00:24:45.069><c> when</c><00:24:45.190><c> they</c><00:24:45.369><c> do</c>

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something<00:24:46.029><c> slight,</c><00:24:47.769><c> it's</c><00:24:47.890><c> easy</c><00:24:48.309><c> to</c><00:24:48.589><c> forgive</c><00:24:48.809><c> them.</c><00:24:49.529><c> Let's</c>

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talk<00:24:49.950><c> about</c><00:24:50.170><c> the</c><00:24:50.410><c> other</c><00:24:50.630><c> times.</c><00:24:52.130><c> The</c><00:24:52.269><c> person</c><00:24:52.430><c> you</c><00:24:52.549><c> have</c>

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very<00:24:53.490><c> little</c><00:24:53.630><c> relationship</c><00:24:54.170><c> with,</c><00:24:54.430><c> the</c><00:24:54.589><c> person</c><00:24:54.769><c> you've</c><00:24:55.130><c> given</c><00:24:55.309><c> and</c>

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given<00:24:55.849><c> and</c><00:24:56.109><c> given</c><00:24:56.309><c> and</c><00:24:56.509><c> given</c><00:24:56.750><c> to</c><00:24:57.049><c> and</c><00:24:57.349><c> feel</c>

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like<00:24:57.609><c> they've</c><00:24:57.890><c> never</c><00:24:58.170><c> given</c><00:24:58.329><c> anything</c><00:24:58.609><c> back</c><00:24:59.049><c> and</c><00:24:59.430><c> then</c><00:24:59.809><c> they</c>

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come<00:25:00.549><c> and</c><00:25:00.809><c> they</c><00:25:01.170><c> take</c><00:25:01.630><c> and</c><00:25:02.289><c> they</c><00:25:02.609><c> hurt</c><00:25:03.009><c> and</c><00:25:04.029><c> you</c>

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don't<00:25:04.329><c> want</c><00:25:04.670><c> to</c><00:25:04.829><c> forgive</c><00:25:05.130><c> them.</c><00:25:06.569><c> That's</c><00:25:06.829><c> the</c><00:25:06.930><c> real</c><00:25:07.190><c> test</c><00:25:07.450><c> of</c>

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forgiveness.<00:25:09.630><c> Forgivings</c><00:25:10.130><c> when</c><00:25:10.410><c> you</c><00:25:10.569><c> don't</c><00:25:10.849><c> want</c>

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to.<00:25:11.589><c> Now</c><00:25:11.849><c> you're</c><00:25:12.089><c> not</c><00:25:12.349><c> taught</c><00:25:13.049><c> forgiveness</c><00:25:13.809><c> pretty</c><00:25:14.289><c> much</c><00:25:14.529><c> anywhere.</c><00:25:15.609><c> You're</c><00:25:15.750><c> not</c>

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taught<00:25:16.069><c> it</c><00:25:16.170><c> in</c><00:25:16.390><c> school,</c>

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that's<00:25:17.250><c> for</c><00:25:17.410><c> sure.</c><00:25:17.529><c> You're</c><00:25:17.630><c> not</c><00:25:17.809><c> taught</c><00:25:17.910><c> it</c><00:25:18.049><c> in</c><00:25:18.230><c> Sunday</c><00:25:18.430><c> school.</c><00:25:19.569><c> You</c>

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don't<00:25:20.269><c> get</c><00:25:20.450><c> it</c><00:25:20.609><c> at</c><00:25:20.809><c> work.</c><00:25:21.390><c> There's</c><00:25:21.509><c> not</c>

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the<00:25:22.529><c> seminars.</c><00:25:25.049><c> Instead</c><00:25:25.569><c> we're</c><00:25:26.490><c> taught</c><00:25:26.750><c> concepts</c><00:25:27.329><c> like</c><00:25:29.049><c> distance</c><00:25:30.029><c> yourself</c><00:25:30.509><c> from</c>

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them.<00:25:31.509><c> That's</c><00:25:31.809><c> what</c><00:25:31.910><c> my</c><00:25:32.130><c> mom</c>

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taught<00:25:32.509><c> me</c><00:25:33.009><c> when</c><00:25:33.890><c> Timothy</c><00:25:34.329><c> Bronner</c><00:25:34.730><c> kicked</c><00:25:35.049><c> me</c><00:25:35.569><c> in</c><00:25:35.829><c> the</c><00:25:36.430><c> playground</c><00:25:36.910><c> in</c><00:25:37.410><c> the</c><00:25:37.589><c> second</c><00:25:37.809><c> grade</c><00:25:38.210><c> and</c><00:25:38.970><c> hurt</c><00:25:39.130><c> me</c>

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and<00:25:39.470><c> I</c>

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came<00:25:39.750><c> home</c><00:25:39.950><c> crying</c><00:25:40.450><c> and</c><00:25:40.930><c> mom</c><00:25:41.130><c> said,</c><00:25:41.890><c> just</c><00:25:42.369><c> keep</c><00:25:42.609><c> away</c><00:25:42.869><c> from</c>

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him.<00:25:44.309><c> Just</c><00:25:44.730><c> keep</c><00:25:44.990><c> away</c><00:25:45.230><c> from</c><00:25:45.450><c> him.</c><00:25:45.589><c> Just</c><00:25:45.809><c> ignore</c><00:25:46.130><c> him.</c>

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We're<00:25:49.950><c> taught</c><00:25:50.049><c> things</c><00:25:50.329><c> like</c><00:25:50.769><c> teach</c><00:25:51.210><c> them</c><00:25:51.369><c> a</c><00:25:51.509><c> lesson.</c><00:25:53.789><c> My</c><00:25:53.970><c> wrestling</c><00:25:54.309><c> coach</c><00:25:54.549><c> was</c>

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big<00:25:54.829><c> on</c><00:25:54.950><c> that</c><00:25:55.190><c> one.</c><00:25:56.390><c> You</c><00:25:56.589><c> come</c><00:25:56.849><c> in</c>

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and<00:25:57.109><c> he'd</c><00:25:57.369><c> sit</c><00:25:57.450><c> after</c><00:25:57.609><c> the</c><00:25:57.789><c> first</c><00:25:57.970><c> period</c><00:25:58.150><c> and</c><00:25:58.309><c> he'd</c><00:25:58.390><c> say,</c><00:25:58.750><c> you're</c><00:25:58.990><c> getting</c><00:25:59.369><c> whipped</c><00:25:59.650><c> out</c>

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there.<00:26:00.109><c> Now</c><00:26:00.210><c> go</c><00:26:00.269><c> out</c><00:26:00.410><c> there</c>

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teach<00:26:00.829><c> him</c><00:26:01.029><c> a</c><00:26:01.109><c> lesson.</c><00:26:03.410><c> These</c><00:26:04.269><c> concepts,</c><00:26:04.970><c> they</c><00:26:05.829><c> come</c><00:26:06.089><c> to</c><00:26:06.269><c> us</c>

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through<00:26:06.990><c> our</c><00:26:07.269><c> lives,</c><00:26:07.869><c> through</c><00:26:08.109><c> school,</c><00:26:08.849><c> through</c><00:26:09.069><c> work,</c>

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through<00:26:10.109><c> experience</c><00:26:11.069><c> and</c><00:26:13.029><c> we</c><00:26:13.289><c> learn</c><00:26:13.710><c> that</c><00:26:14.569><c> it's</c><00:26:15.349><c> important</c>

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for<00:26:16.329><c> us</c><00:26:16.710><c> to</c><00:26:17.750><c> be</c><00:26:19.309><c> strong</c><00:26:19.970><c> and</c><00:26:21.890><c> to</c><00:26:22.170><c> just</c><00:26:22.630><c> ignore</c><00:26:23.289><c> and</c><00:26:24.970><c> set</c>

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aside<00:26:25.869><c> any</c><00:26:26.549><c> bitter</c><00:26:27.710><c> feelings</c><00:26:28.029><c> we</c><00:26:28.289><c> have</c><00:26:28.450><c> and</c><00:26:28.970><c> use</c><00:26:29.349><c> that</c><00:26:29.809><c> energy,</c><00:26:30.130><c> use</c><00:26:30.390><c> that</c><00:26:30.630><c> strength</c><00:26:30.990><c> to</c>

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hurt<00:26:31.890><c> the</c><00:26:32.109><c> person,</c>

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to<00:26:32.509><c> go</c><00:26:32.769><c> back</c><00:26:33.289><c> and</c><00:26:33.690><c> to</c><00:26:33.930><c> get</c><00:26:34.130><c> our</c><00:26:34.789><c> way</c><00:26:35.369><c> with</c><00:26:35.890><c> them.</c><00:26:38.450><c> So</c><00:26:38.750><c> let's</c><00:26:38.990><c> start</c><00:26:39.250><c> out</c>

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by<00:26:40.809><c> agreeing</c><00:26:41.309><c> that</c><00:26:41.690><c> probably</c><00:26:41.930><c> those</c><00:26:42.130><c> things</c>

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are<00:26:42.589><c> wrong</c><00:26:43.130><c> and</c><00:26:44.809><c> that</c><00:26:45.269><c> it</c><00:26:45.750><c> is</c><00:26:46.269><c> going</c><00:26:46.549><c> to</c><00:26:46.670><c> be</c><00:26:46.769><c> very</c><00:26:47.029><c> difficult.</c>

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Forgiving<00:26:50.109><c> someone</c><00:26:50.390><c> who</c><00:26:50.670><c> severely</c><00:26:51.250><c> hurt</c><00:26:51.529><c> us</c><00:26:52.029><c> is</c><00:26:52.549><c> very</c>

00:26:52.930 --> 00:26:58.930
difficult.<00:26:55.589><c> And</c><00:26:56.410><c> we're</c><00:26:56.529><c> talking</c><00:26:56.890><c> about</c><00:26:57.549><c> big</c><00:26:58.009><c> problems.</c><00:26:58.670><c> We're</c><00:26:58.710><c> not</c>

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talking<00:26:59.190><c> about</c><00:26:59.650><c> small</c><00:27:00.289><c> things.</c><00:27:02.309><c> Forgiving</c>

00:27:02.710 --> 00:27:11.190
an<00:27:03.289><c> unfaithful</c><00:27:03.829><c> husband</c><00:27:04.329><c> who</c><00:27:05.730><c> you</c><00:27:05.890><c> found</c><00:27:06.130><c> out</c><00:27:06.630><c> cheated</c><00:27:06.869><c> on</c><00:27:07.130><c> you</c><00:27:07.369><c> multiple</c><00:27:07.750><c> times.</c><00:27:10.609><c> Forgiving</c><00:27:10.950><c> an</c>

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abusive<00:27:11.650><c> parent</c>

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who<00:27:14.730><c> used</c><00:27:15.289><c> to</c><00:27:15.529><c> beat</c><00:27:15.690><c> you</c><00:27:16.470><c> in</c><00:27:16.730><c> order</c><00:27:16.930><c> to</c><00:27:17.130><c> get</c><00:27:17.309><c> tired</c><00:27:17.609><c> enough</c><00:27:17.890><c> to</c>

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fall<00:27:18.369><c> asleep.</c><00:27:21.890><c> Forgiving</c><00:27:22.329><c> what</c><00:27:22.750><c> was</c><00:27:23.049><c> done</c><00:27:23.710><c> to</c><00:27:24.309><c> your</c>

00:27:24.529 --> 00:27:32.210
daughter<00:27:25.150><c> may</c><00:27:26.369><c> seem</c><00:27:26.589><c> impossible.</c><00:27:30.809><c> There</c><00:27:30.950><c> are</c><00:27:31.150><c> kinds</c><00:27:31.410><c> of</c><00:27:31.609><c> offenses</c><00:27:31.950><c> that</c>

00:27:32.210 --> 00:27:34.049
we<00:27:32.369><c> find</c><00:27:32.569><c> hard</c><00:27:32.809><c> to</c><00:27:33.049><c> forgive.</c><00:27:33.750><c> Being</c>

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betrayed,<00:27:35.410><c> having</c><00:27:35.650><c> someone</c><00:27:35.970><c> angry</c><00:27:36.430><c> at</c><00:27:36.630><c> you,</c><00:27:38.150><c> someone</c><00:27:38.369><c> acting</c>

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careless<00:27:39.309><c> or</c><00:27:39.930><c> forgetful</c><00:27:40.630><c> towards</c><00:27:40.910><c> you,</c><00:27:42.789><c> being</c>

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cheated,<00:27:44.349><c> being</c><00:27:44.609><c> overlooked.</c><00:27:46.470><c> Any</c><00:27:46.750><c> offense</c><00:27:47.089><c> involving</c><00:27:47.470><c> money,</c><00:27:49.809><c> any</c>

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offense<00:27:50.490><c> involving</c><00:27:50.990><c> your</c><00:27:51.589><c> children,</c>

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these<00:27:54.289><c> are</c><00:27:54.769><c> hard,</c><00:27:55.450><c> hard</c><00:27:55.910><c> things.</c><00:27:57.670><c> And</c><00:27:57.930><c> each</c><00:27:58.130><c> one</c><00:27:58.589><c> responds</c><00:27:59.230><c> to</c>

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a<00:27:59.690><c> different</c><00:27:59.930><c> person</c><00:28:00.490><c> in</c><00:28:00.910><c> a</c><00:28:01.069><c> different</c><00:28:01.230><c> way.</c><00:28:03.029><c> Might</c>

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not<00:28:03.569><c> bother</c><00:28:03.809><c> you</c><00:28:04.029><c> as</c><00:28:04.210><c> much</c><00:28:04.349><c> as</c><00:28:04.509><c> it</c><00:28:04.650><c> bothers</c><00:28:04.829><c> me.</c><00:28:05.609><c> And</c><00:28:05.730><c> things</c><00:28:05.869><c> that</c><00:28:06.069><c> don't</c><00:28:06.269><c> bother</c><00:28:06.470><c> me</c><00:28:06.650><c> will</c><00:28:06.950><c> really</c><00:28:07.329><c> bother</c><00:28:07.630><c> you.</c><00:28:09.869><c> I</c>

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would<00:28:10.390><c> think</c><00:28:10.589><c> that</c><00:28:11.009><c> probably</c><00:28:11.250><c> the</c><00:28:11.509><c> hardest</c><00:28:11.869><c> thing</c><00:28:12.170><c> to</c><00:28:12.430><c> forgive</c><00:28:12.930><c> is</c><00:28:13.710><c> someone</c><00:28:13.990><c> who</c>

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wants<00:28:14.490><c> to</c><00:28:15.230><c> and</c><00:28:15.529><c> then</c><00:28:15.869><c> actually</c>

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succeeds<00:28:17.009><c> at</c><00:28:18.349><c> killing</c><00:28:18.609><c> you.</c><00:28:21.109><c> And</c><00:28:21.369><c> yet</c><00:28:21.670><c> the</c><00:28:22.250><c> example</c><00:28:22.589><c> we</c><00:28:22.849><c> have</c>

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is,<00:28:23.950><c> father</c><00:28:24.269><c> forgive</c><00:28:24.769><c> them</c><00:28:24.990><c> for</c><00:28:25.109><c> they</c><00:28:25.269><c> know</c><00:28:25.410><c> not</c>

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what<00:28:25.690><c> they</c><00:28:25.890><c> do.</c><00:28:31.329><c> The</c><00:28:31.390><c> motivation</c><00:28:31.829><c> to</c><00:28:32.309><c> forgive</c><00:28:32.750><c> has</c><00:28:33.450><c> a</c><00:28:33.809><c> selfish</c>

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explanation<00:28:34.990><c> as</c><00:28:35.289><c> well.</c><00:28:36.650><c> Consider</c><00:28:36.869><c> this</c><00:28:37.130><c> verse</c>

00:28:37.289 --> 00:28:40.750
we<00:28:37.470><c> read</c><00:28:37.670><c> earlier</c><00:28:38.049><c> in</c><00:28:38.190><c> the</c><00:28:38.289><c> Lord's</c><00:28:38.630><c> Prayer.</c><00:28:39.470><c> Forgive</c><00:28:39.829><c> us</c><00:28:40.490><c> our</c>

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debts<00:28:41.150><c> as</c><00:28:42.289><c> we</c><00:28:42.509><c> also</c><00:28:42.829><c> have</c><00:28:43.049><c> forgiven</c><00:28:43.390><c> our</c><00:28:43.730><c> debtors.</c>

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You're<00:28:47.269><c> not</c><00:28:47.470><c> going</c><00:28:47.650><c> to</c><00:28:47.750><c> get</c><00:28:47.890><c> the</c><00:28:48.150><c> one</c><00:28:49.009><c> unless</c><00:28:49.650><c> you</c><00:28:49.869><c> give</c><00:28:50.029><c> the</c>

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other.<00:28:50.930><c> Christ</c><00:28:51.130><c> also</c><00:28:51.470><c> said</c><00:28:51.630><c> in</c><00:28:51.730><c> Matthew</c><00:28:52.029><c> 7,</c>

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that<00:28:54.049><c> you</c><00:28:54.230><c> be</c><00:28:54.430><c> not</c><00:28:54.750><c> judged.</c><00:28:57.650><c> So</c><00:28:57.910><c> a</c><00:28:58.109><c> possible</c><00:28:58.609><c> selfish</c><00:28:59.009><c> motive</c>

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for<00:28:59.730><c> not</c><00:29:00.029><c> judging</c><00:29:00.289><c> others</c><00:29:00.730><c> is</c><00:29:01.210><c> so</c><00:29:01.369><c> that</c><00:29:01.690><c> you're</c>

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not<00:29:02.210><c> judged.</c><00:29:02.970><c> And</c><00:29:03.150><c> likewise,</c><00:29:04.190><c> forgiving</c><00:29:04.490><c> others</c><00:29:05.769><c> allows</c><00:29:06.309><c> you</c>

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to<00:29:07.430><c> be</c><00:29:07.650><c> forgiven.</c><00:29:09.309><c> I</c><00:29:09.410><c> think</c><00:29:09.509><c> more</c><00:29:09.730><c> important</c><00:29:10.089><c> than</c>

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that<00:29:10.869><c> is</c><00:29:11.250><c> the</c><00:29:11.529><c> effect</c><00:29:11.769><c> that</c><00:29:12.089><c> forgiveness</c><00:29:12.690><c> will</c><00:29:13.109><c> have</c><00:29:13.450><c> on</c><00:29:13.829><c> your</c>

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life.<00:29:15.690><c> The</c><00:29:15.869><c> piece</c><00:29:16.009><c> that</c><00:29:16.130><c> we</c><00:29:16.309><c> talked</c><00:29:16.490><c> about</c><00:29:16.990><c> carries</c>

00:29:17.450 --> 00:29:23.589
the<00:29:17.609><c> idea</c><00:29:17.910><c> of</c><00:29:18.450><c> releasing</c><00:29:18.829><c> your</c><00:29:19.210><c> thoughts</c><00:29:19.430><c> from</c><00:29:19.730><c> everything</c><00:29:20.170><c> that</c><00:29:20.410><c> you</c><00:29:20.670><c> carry</c><00:29:21.069><c> when</c><00:29:22.109><c> you</c><00:29:22.369><c> carry</c><00:29:22.589><c> a</c><00:29:22.789><c> grudge.</c>

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Grudges<00:29:25.990><c> become</c><00:29:26.549><c> heavier</c><00:29:27.190><c> and</c><00:29:27.829><c> heavier</c><00:29:28.329><c> and</c><00:29:28.890><c> heavier</c><00:29:29.329><c> the</c><00:29:29.869><c> longer</c><00:29:30.210><c> you</c><00:29:30.490><c> carry</c><00:29:30.690><c> them.</c><00:29:31.910><c> Living</c><00:29:32.150><c> a</c>

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life<00:29:32.529><c> of</c>

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unforgiveness<00:29:33.750><c> can</c><00:29:34.390><c> just</c><00:29:34.809><c> ruin</c><00:29:35.329><c> your</c><00:29:35.710><c> life.</c><00:29:37.730><c> It</c><00:29:37.990><c> can</c><00:29:38.269><c> rob</c><00:29:38.549><c> you</c>

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of<00:29:39.130><c> many</c><00:29:39.470><c> opportunities</c><00:29:40.089><c> that</c><00:29:40.269><c> would</c><00:29:40.369><c> have</c><00:29:40.490><c> been</c>

00:29:40.630 --> 00:29:44.690
open<00:29:40.930><c> to</c><00:29:41.210><c> you</c><00:29:41.670><c> if</c><00:29:41.950><c> you</c><00:29:42.150><c> weren't</c><00:29:42.349><c> carrying</c><00:29:42.869><c> that</c><00:29:43.349><c> weight.</c><00:29:44.490><c> Look</c>

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again<00:29:44.869><c> at</c><00:29:44.990><c> these</c><00:29:45.109><c> verses</c><00:29:45.369><c> we</c><00:29:45.569><c> read</c><00:29:45.730><c> in</c><00:29:46.230><c> Colossians</c>

00:29:47.329 --> 00:29:51.910
3.<00:29:49.430><c> Put</c><00:29:49.430><c> on</c><00:29:49.630><c> men</c><00:29:49.710><c> as</c><00:29:49.890><c> God's</c><00:29:50.890><c> chosen</c><00:29:50.890><c> ones,</c><00:29:51.230><c> holy</c><00:29:51.490><c> and</c><00:29:51.690><c> beloved,</c>

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compassionate<00:29:52.630><c> hearts,</c><00:29:53.829><c> kindness,</c>

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humility,<00:29:54.809><c> meekness,</c><00:29:55.109><c> and</c><00:29:55.289><c> patience,</c><00:29:55.750><c> bearing</c><00:29:55.849><c> one</c><00:29:55.990><c> another.</c><00:29:56.490><c> And</c><00:29:56.609><c> if</c>

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one<00:29:56.809><c> has</c><00:29:56.970><c> a</c><00:29:57.130><c> complaining</c><00:29:57.490><c> against</c>

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another,<00:29:58.009><c> forgiving</c><00:29:58.230><c> another,</c><00:29:58.890><c> as</c><00:29:59.009><c> Lord</c><00:29:59.150><c> has</c><00:29:59.329><c> forgiven</c><00:29:59.549><c> you,</c>

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so<00:30:00.430><c> also</c><00:30:00.869><c> must</c><00:30:01.170><c> you</c><00:30:01.430><c> forgive.</c><00:30:02.829><c> Forgive</c><00:30:03.289><c> as</c><00:30:04.069><c> the</c>

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Lord<00:30:04.589><c> has</c><00:30:04.970><c> forgiven</c><00:30:05.269><c> you.</c><00:30:07.769><c> That's</c><00:30:08.230><c> what</c><00:30:08.329><c> he's</c><00:30:08.549><c> telling</c><00:30:08.710><c> us.</c>

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He's<00:30:09.109><c> telling</c><00:30:09.210><c> us</c><00:30:09.630><c> forgive</c><00:30:10.190><c> as</c><00:30:10.410><c> the</c><00:30:10.650><c> Lord</c><00:30:10.809><c> has</c>

00:30:11.039 --> 00:30:14.000
forgiven<00:30:11.220><c> you.</c><00:30:11.400><c> Ask</c><00:30:11.660><c> yourself,</c><00:30:12.539><c> how</c><00:30:12.819><c> has</c><00:30:13.180><c> the</c><00:30:13.339><c> Lord</c><00:30:13.539><c> forgiven</c>

00:30:14.000 --> 00:30:18.940
me?<00:30:16.819><c> These</c><00:30:17.059><c> words</c><00:30:17.279><c> come</c><00:30:17.500><c> to</c><00:30:17.660><c> mind</c><00:30:17.819><c> like</c>

00:30:21.160 --> 00:30:27.839
unequivocally,<00:30:21.720><c> unconditionally.</c><00:30:26.599><c> Your</c><00:30:26.960><c> sins</c><00:30:27.299><c> will</c><00:30:27.579><c> never</c>

00:30:27.839 --> 00:30:31.940
be<00:30:28.059><c> held</c><00:30:28.220><c> against</c><00:30:28.559><c> you</c><00:30:28.740><c> by</c><00:30:28.960><c> Christ</c><00:30:29.460><c> and</c><00:30:31.700><c> he</c><00:30:31.819><c> won't</c>

00:30:31.940 --> 00:30:36.680
ever<00:30:32.220><c> tell</c><00:30:32.380><c> anyone</c><00:30:32.640><c> else</c><00:30:33.079><c> what</c><00:30:33.380><c> you</c><00:30:33.599><c> did.</c><00:30:35.900><c> And</c><00:30:36.180><c> that</c><00:30:36.319><c> needs</c><00:30:36.519><c> to</c>

00:30:36.680 --> 00:30:40.059
be<00:30:36.759><c> our</c><00:30:36.960><c> goal</c><00:30:37.359><c> when</c><00:30:37.640><c> dealing</c><00:30:38.119><c> with</c><00:30:39.319><c> forgiving</c><00:30:39.700><c> our</c>

00:30:40.059 --> 00:30:44.859
other<00:30:40.240><c> sins</c><00:30:40.819><c> against</c><00:30:41.539><c> us.</c><00:30:42.759><c> Psalm</c><00:30:42.880><c> 103</c><00:30:43.240><c> says,</c><00:30:44.099><c> for</c><00:30:44.140><c> as</c><00:30:44.359><c> high</c><00:30:44.660><c> as</c>

00:30:44.859 --> 00:30:46.079
the<00:30:45.000><c> heavens</c><00:30:45.180><c> are</c><00:30:45.420><c> above</c><00:30:45.599><c> the</c><00:30:45.819><c> earth,</c>

00:30:46.519 --> 00:30:48.859
so<00:30:46.799><c> great</c><00:30:46.980><c> is</c><00:30:47.160><c> his</c><00:30:47.319><c> steadfast</c><00:30:47.740><c> love</c><00:30:48.000><c> towards</c><00:30:48.240><c> those</c><00:30:48.519><c> who</c><00:30:48.740><c> fear</c>

00:30:48.859 --> 00:30:51.900
him.<00:30:49.740><c> As</c><00:30:50.039><c> far</c><00:30:50.279><c> as</c><00:30:50.480><c> the</c><00:30:50.619><c> east</c><00:30:50.839><c> is</c><00:30:51.019><c> from</c><00:30:51.220><c> the</c><00:30:51.420><c> west,</c>

00:30:52.400 --> 00:30:57.279
so<00:30:52.720><c> far</c><00:30:52.920><c> does</c><00:30:53.039><c> he</c><00:30:53.200><c> remove</c><00:30:53.420><c> our</c><00:30:53.799><c> transgressions</c><00:30:54.240><c> from</c><00:30:54.460><c> us.</c><00:30:56.900><c> Now</c>

00:30:57.279 --> 00:31:00.200
I<00:30:57.359><c> understand</c><00:30:57.759><c> sometimes</c><00:30:58.480><c> you</c><00:30:59.200><c> just</c><00:30:59.599><c> can't</c>

00:31:00.200 --> 00:31:04.420
control<00:31:00.740><c> yourself</c><00:31:01.420><c> and</c><00:31:02.099><c> you</c><00:31:02.319><c> have</c><00:31:02.619><c> to</c><00:31:02.980><c> unload</c><00:31:03.539><c> your</c><00:31:04.160><c> burden</c>

00:31:04.420 --> 00:31:09.880
on<00:31:04.660><c> someone.</c><00:31:06.740><c> If</c><00:31:07.079><c> you</c><00:31:07.319><c> do,</c><00:31:09.259><c> make</c><00:31:09.400><c> sure</c><00:31:09.599><c> you</c><00:31:09.700><c> only</c>

00:31:09.880 --> 00:31:16.279
do<00:31:10.019><c> it</c><00:31:10.079><c> to</c><00:31:10.359><c> one</c><00:31:10.960><c> person.</c><00:31:14.519><c> And</c><00:31:14.700><c> make</c><00:31:14.819><c> sure</c><00:31:14.940><c> that</c><00:31:15.119><c> person</c><00:31:15.599><c> is</c><00:31:16.039><c> the</c>

00:31:16.279 --> 00:31:18.619
kind<00:31:16.500><c> of</c><00:31:16.660><c> person</c><00:31:16.940><c> who</c><00:31:17.160><c> isn't</c><00:31:17.460><c> going</c><00:31:17.779><c> to</c><00:31:18.099><c> tell</c>

00:31:18.619 --> 00:31:26.400
other<00:31:19.079><c> people.</c><00:31:21.440><c> Make</c><00:31:21.660><c> sure</c><00:31:21.859><c> it's</c><00:31:22.019><c> someone</c><00:31:22.400><c> who</c><00:31:22.819><c> can</c><00:31:23.079><c> help</c><00:31:23.380><c> you.</c><00:31:26.160><c> Not</c>

00:31:26.400 --> 00:31:28.119
someone<00:31:26.640><c> who's</c><00:31:26.839><c> going</c><00:31:27.000><c> to</c><00:31:27.119><c> help</c><00:31:27.259><c> you</c><00:31:27.720><c> hurt</c><00:31:27.940><c> the</c>

00:31:28.119 --> 00:31:31.339
other<00:31:28.319><c> person,</c><00:31:29.599><c> but</c><00:31:29.700><c> someone</c><00:31:29.880><c> who's</c><00:31:30.000><c> going</c><00:31:30.160><c> to</c><00:31:30.259><c> help</c><00:31:30.500><c> you</c><00:31:31.119><c> get</c>

00:31:31.339 --> 00:31:36.539
past<00:31:31.680><c> your</c><00:31:31.940><c> pain.</c><00:31:35.559><c> What</c><00:31:35.740><c> we'll</c><00:31:36.000><c> come</c><00:31:36.140><c> to</c><00:31:36.279><c> understand</c>

00:31:36.539 --> 00:31:41.240
in<00:31:36.579><c> our</c><00:31:36.799><c> classes</c><00:31:37.259><c> is</c><00:31:37.680><c> that</c><00:31:38.420><c> forgiveness</c><00:31:38.920><c> is</c><00:31:39.460><c> a</c><00:31:39.660><c> choice.</c><00:31:41.119><c> It's</c>

00:31:41.240 --> 00:31:44.039
not<00:31:41.559><c> something</c><00:31:41.900><c> that</c><00:31:42.119><c> comes</c><00:31:42.359><c> naturally.</c><00:31:43.579><c> It's</c><00:31:43.759><c> not</c>

00:31:44.039 --> 00:31:47.740
part<00:31:44.299><c> of</c><00:31:44.539><c> our</c><00:31:45.059><c> natural</c><00:31:45.559><c> makeup,</c><00:31:46.099><c> our</c><00:31:46.279><c> natural</c><00:31:46.720><c> wiring.</c><00:31:47.380><c> It's</c>

00:31:47.740 --> 00:31:50.500
a<00:31:47.940><c> choice,</c><00:31:48.500><c> a</c><00:31:48.859><c> purposeful</c><00:31:49.400><c> choice,</c><00:31:50.039><c> something</c><00:31:50.299><c> that</c>

00:31:50.500 --> 00:31:55.900
we<00:31:50.839><c> choose</c><00:31:51.160><c> to</c><00:31:51.460><c> do</c><00:31:52.039><c> and</c><00:31:53.200><c> we</c><00:31:53.619><c> have</c><00:31:53.839><c> to</c><00:31:54.059><c> continue</c><00:31:54.799><c> to</c><00:31:55.359><c> choose</c><00:31:55.640><c> to</c>

00:31:55.900 --> 00:32:02.140
do<00:31:56.460><c> day</c><00:31:57.059><c> after</c><00:31:57.440><c> day</c><00:31:57.940><c> after</c><00:31:58.359><c> day.</c><00:32:01.099><c> We'll</c><00:32:01.519><c> discuss</c><00:32:01.839><c> this</c>

00:32:02.140 --> 00:32:06.799
in<00:32:02.759><c> depth</c><00:32:02.759><c> in</c><00:32:03.299><c> the</c><00:32:03.339><c> next</c><00:32:03.539><c> couple</c><00:32:03.799><c> of</c><00:32:03.960><c> days,</c><00:32:04.700><c> but</c><00:32:04.920><c> I</c><00:32:05.019><c> want</c><00:32:05.160><c> to</c><00:32:05.319><c> introduce</c><00:32:05.700><c> you</c><00:32:06.000><c> to</c>

00:32:06.799 --> 00:32:08.720
what<00:32:07.119><c> I</c><00:32:07.380><c> think</c><00:32:07.539><c> are</c><00:32:07.740><c> the</c><00:32:08.059><c> seven</c>

00:32:08.720 --> 00:32:15.099
steps<00:32:09.539><c> along</c><00:32:10.200><c> the</c><00:32:10.339><c> path</c><00:32:10.640><c> of</c><00:32:10.859><c> forgiveness.</c><00:32:14.359><c> The</c><00:32:14.599><c> first</c><00:32:14.799><c> one</c><00:32:14.940><c> is</c>

00:32:15.099 --> 00:32:18.799
to<00:32:15.259><c> make</c><00:32:15.440><c> the</c><00:32:15.819><c> deliberate</c><00:32:16.920><c> and</c><00:32:17.359><c> irrevocable</c><00:32:18.240><c> choice</c>

00:32:18.799 --> 00:32:23.720
to<00:32:19.400><c> not</c><00:32:19.740><c> tell</c><00:32:20.019><c> anyone</c><00:32:20.539><c> about</c><00:32:21.279><c> what</c><00:32:21.500><c> the</c><00:32:21.660><c> person</c><00:32:21.960><c> did</c><00:32:22.160><c> to</c><00:32:22.299><c> you.</c>

00:32:25.259 --> 00:32:27.420
As<00:32:25.460><c> we</c><00:32:25.640><c> said</c><00:32:25.799><c> before,</c><00:32:26.680><c> you</c><00:32:26.779><c> may</c><00:32:26.960><c> need</c><00:32:27.119><c> to</c><00:32:27.259><c> tell</c>

00:32:27.420 --> 00:32:32.019
someone<00:32:27.880><c> for</c><00:32:28.380><c> therapeutic</c><00:32:28.960><c> reasons.</c><00:32:30.579><c> You</c><00:32:30.819><c> may</c><00:32:31.400><c> need</c><00:32:31.680><c> to</c><00:32:31.900><c> have</c>

00:32:32.019 --> 00:32:33.500
some<00:32:32.319><c> counseling.</c><00:32:32.640><c> You</c><00:32:32.799><c> may</c><00:32:32.859><c> need</c><00:32:33.000><c> to</c><00:32:33.160><c> sit</c><00:32:33.279><c> down</c>

00:32:33.500 --> 00:32:38.180
with<00:32:33.720><c> someone,</c><00:32:34.740><c> a</c><00:32:35.240><c> trusted,</c><00:32:35.819><c> responsible</c><00:32:36.359><c> person,</c><00:32:37.180><c> and</c><00:32:37.619><c> share</c><00:32:37.980><c> with</c>

00:32:38.180 --> 00:32:40.940
them<00:32:38.619><c> what</c><00:32:38.880><c> you're</c><00:32:39.180><c> carrying.</c><00:32:40.559><c> But</c><00:32:40.779><c> make</c>

00:32:40.940 --> 00:32:45.519
sure<00:32:41.059><c> it's</c><00:32:41.200><c> only</c><00:32:41.480><c> one</c><00:32:41.779><c> person.</c><00:32:42.079><c> That</c><00:32:42.299><c> person</c><00:32:42.740><c> won't</c><00:32:43.140><c> tell</c><00:32:43.319><c> anyone</c><00:32:43.599><c> else.</c><00:32:45.059><c> This,</c><00:32:45.500><c> I</c>

00:32:45.519 --> 00:32:46.660
think,<00:32:45.700><c> is</c><00:32:45.839><c> one</c><00:32:46.000><c> of</c><00:32:46.160><c> the</c><00:32:46.359><c> hardest</c>

00:32:46.660 --> 00:32:57.980
parts<00:32:47.099><c> of</c><00:32:47.599><c> these</c><00:32:47.799><c> seven</c><00:32:48.119><c> steps.</c><00:32:50.539><c> When</c><00:32:50.720><c> your</c><00:32:50.900><c> motive</c><00:32:51.359><c> is</c><00:32:52.480><c> to</c><00:32:52.680><c> hurt</c><00:32:52.900><c> someone,</c><00:32:56.019><c> then</c><00:32:56.200><c> it's</c><00:32:56.759><c> real</c><00:32:57.059><c> easy</c><00:32:57.579><c> to</c>

00:32:57.980 --> 00:32:58.640
tell<00:32:58.180><c> others</c>

00:32:58.640 --> 00:33:08.059
about<00:32:59.339><c> their</c><00:32:59.579><c> sin.</c><00:33:05.440><c> Reverse</c><00:33:05.920><c> that.</c><00:33:07.119><c> When</c><00:33:07.240><c> you</c><00:33:07.420><c> tell</c><00:33:07.559><c> others</c>

00:33:08.059 --> 00:33:12.079
about<00:33:09.039><c> what</c><00:33:09.279><c> this</c><00:33:09.440><c> person</c><00:33:09.720><c> did</c><00:33:09.940><c> to</c><00:33:10.099><c> you,</c><00:33:11.640><c> you're</c>

00:33:12.079 --> 00:33:18.279
that<00:33:13.039><c> person.</c><00:33:15.420><c> That's</c><00:33:15.799><c> one</c><00:33:15.960><c> of</c><00:33:16.059><c> the</c><00:33:16.099><c> ways</c><00:33:16.500><c> we</c><00:33:16.859><c> can</c><00:33:17.200><c> get</c><00:33:17.460><c> at</c><00:33:17.740><c> them.</c><00:33:18.200><c> We</c>

00:33:18.279 --> 00:33:20.220
can<00:33:18.539><c> besmirch</c><00:33:19.460><c> their</c><00:33:19.839><c> character,</c>

00:33:20.460 --> 00:33:23.619
disperse<00:33:20.700><c> their</c><00:33:21.000><c> reputation.</c><00:33:22.839><c> Do</c><00:33:22.960><c> you</c><00:33:23.019><c> know</c><00:33:23.119><c> what</c><00:33:23.299><c> Jeff</c><00:33:23.460><c> did</c>

00:33:23.619 --> 00:33:26.559
to<00:33:23.859><c> me?</c><00:33:24.259><c> He</c><00:33:24.480><c> did</c><00:33:24.740><c> this.</c><00:33:25.240><c> Can</c><00:33:25.420><c> you</c><00:33:25.640><c> believe</c><00:33:25.900><c> it?</c><00:33:26.460><c> You</c>

00:33:26.559 --> 00:33:30.420
know,<00:33:27.140><c> no,</c><00:33:27.880><c> I</c><00:33:28.039><c> can't.</c><00:33:28.759><c> I</c><00:33:28.900><c> always</c><00:33:29.039><c> thought</c><00:33:29.119><c> he</c><00:33:29.240><c> was</c><00:33:29.420><c> a</c><00:33:29.539><c> good</c><00:33:29.680><c> guy.</c><00:33:30.259><c> I</c>

00:33:30.420 --> 00:33:35.180
guess<00:33:30.619><c> he's</c><00:33:30.920><c> not.</c><00:33:33.259><c> We</c><00:33:33.759><c> go</c><00:33:34.000><c> about</c><00:33:34.299><c> this</c><00:33:34.500><c> process</c><00:33:34.920><c> of</c>

00:33:35.180 --> 00:33:38.640
hurting<00:33:35.460><c> someone</c><00:33:35.940><c> just</c><00:33:36.740><c> by</c><00:33:37.279><c> talking</c><00:33:37.799><c> to</c><00:33:38.000><c> other</c><00:33:38.180><c> brothers</c><00:33:38.420><c> and</c>

00:33:38.640 --> 00:33:41.299
sisters<00:33:38.900><c> in</c><00:33:39.039><c> the</c><00:33:39.180><c> meeting</c><00:33:39.400><c> about</c><00:33:39.700><c> it.</c><00:33:40.660><c> And</c><00:33:41.039><c> it's</c>

00:33:41.299 --> 00:33:46.200
true.<00:33:41.940><c> I'm</c><00:33:42.240><c> not</c><00:33:42.519><c> lying.</c><00:33:43.559><c> He</c><00:33:43.799><c> did</c><00:33:44.079><c> it.</c><00:33:44.940><c> It's</c><00:33:45.259><c> wrong.</c><00:33:45.960><c> Here's</c>

00:33:46.200 --> 00:33:49.599
the<00:33:46.400><c> verse</c><00:33:46.599><c> that</c><00:33:46.880><c> says</c><00:33:47.079><c> it's</c><00:33:47.319><c> wrong.</c><00:33:48.759><c> I'm</c><00:33:49.079><c> not</c><00:33:49.279><c> making</c>

00:33:49.599 --> 00:33:54.900
anything<00:33:49.980><c> up.</c><00:33:51.539><c> No,</c><00:33:51.779><c> you're</c><00:33:51.940><c> not.</c><00:33:52.759><c> But</c><00:33:53.119><c> you're</c><00:33:53.619><c> hurting</c><00:33:54.180><c> that</c>

00:33:54.900 --> 00:33:57.960
person.<00:33:56.079><c> You're</c><00:33:56.200><c> being</c><00:33:56.619><c> revengeful.</c><00:33:57.519><c> You're</c><00:33:57.740><c> not</c>

00:33:57.960 --> 00:34:02.099
turning<00:33:58.200><c> it</c><00:33:58.420><c> over</c><00:33:58.559><c> to</c><00:33:58.680><c> God.</c><00:34:00.700><c> When</c><00:34:00.819><c> our</c><00:34:01.000><c> motive</c><00:34:01.180><c> is</c><00:34:01.400><c> to</c><00:34:01.519><c> hurt</c><00:34:01.640><c> someone</c><00:34:01.880><c> by</c>

00:34:02.099 --> 00:34:07.740
telling<00:34:02.339><c> on</c><00:34:02.559><c> them,</c><00:34:03.099><c> we</c><00:34:03.680><c> are</c><00:34:04.220><c> sinning.</c><00:34:07.500><c> Oh,</c>

00:34:07.740 --> 00:34:14.340
it's<00:34:08.400><c> no</c><00:34:08.579><c> longer</c><00:34:08.900><c> therapy.</c><00:34:10.440><c> It's</c><00:34:11.000><c> no</c><00:34:11.159><c> longer</c><00:34:11.360><c> Matthew</c><00:34:11.679><c> 18.</c><00:34:13.000><c> When</c><00:34:13.139><c> you</c><00:34:13.280><c> told</c><00:34:13.539><c> seven</c><00:34:13.880><c> people</c><00:34:14.199><c> in</c>

00:34:14.340 --> 00:34:14.780
the<00:34:14.500><c> Ecclesia</c>

00:34:14.780 --> 00:34:18.380
about<00:34:15.300><c> what</c><00:34:15.659><c> old</c><00:34:15.659><c> Uncle</c><00:34:15.880><c> Harry</c><00:34:16.159><c> did,</c><00:34:17.179><c> that's</c><00:34:17.400><c> no</c><00:34:17.619><c> longer</c><00:34:17.800><c> Matthew</c><00:34:18.079><c> 18.</c>

00:34:18.420 --> 00:34:22.480
That's<00:34:18.880><c> you</c><00:34:19.179><c> sinning.</c><00:34:21.659><c> If</c><00:34:21.920><c> you</c><00:34:22.099><c> don't</c><00:34:22.320><c> want</c>

00:34:22.480 --> 00:34:31.619
to<00:34:22.760><c> hurt</c><00:34:22.760><c> them,</c><00:34:23.780><c> you</c><00:34:23.900><c> have</c><00:34:24.139><c> to</c><00:34:24.360><c> keep</c><00:34:24.579><c> it</c><00:34:24.920><c> to</c><00:34:25.039><c> yourself.</c><00:34:28.380><c> Oh,</c><00:34:31.199><c> be</c>

00:34:31.619 --> 00:34:35.400
pleasant<00:34:32.179><c> to</c><00:34:33.059><c> them</c><00:34:33.579><c> when</c><00:34:34.059><c> you're</c><00:34:34.300><c> around</c><00:34:34.559><c> them.</c>

00:34:39.300 --> 00:34:46.900
That's<00:34:39.639><c> hard.</c><00:34:44.559><c> Part</c><00:34:44.719><c> of</c><00:34:44.860><c> this</c><00:34:45.360><c> process</c><00:34:45.860><c> is</c><00:34:46.019><c> for</c><00:34:46.139><c> you</c><00:34:46.260><c> to</c><00:34:46.719><c> put</c>

00:34:46.900 --> 00:34:50.320
them<00:34:47.119><c> at</c><00:34:47.300><c> ease.</c><00:34:48.780><c> Don't</c><00:34:49.079><c> make</c><00:34:49.280><c> them</c><00:34:49.500><c> feel</c><00:34:49.780><c> anxious</c>

00:34:50.320 --> 00:34:53.800
or<00:34:50.500><c> nervous</c><00:34:50.960><c> to</c><00:34:51.139><c> be</c><00:34:51.340><c> around</c><00:34:51.860><c> you.</c><00:34:52.519><c> They</c><00:34:52.760><c> know</c><00:34:52.940><c> what</c><00:34:53.139><c> they</c><00:34:53.400><c> did.</c>

00:34:54.099 --> 00:34:58.099
They<00:34:54.320><c> know</c><00:34:54.519><c> it's</c><00:34:54.840><c> wrong.</c><00:34:57.179><c> And</c><00:34:57.360><c> every</c><00:34:57.519><c> time</c><00:34:57.679><c> you</c><00:34:57.860><c> see</c>

00:34:58.099 --> 00:35:03.300
them,<00:34:58.679><c> there's</c><00:34:59.079><c> so</c><00:34:59.679><c> many</c><00:35:00.000><c> nonverbal</c><00:35:01.039><c> cues</c><00:35:01.800><c> that</c><00:35:02.599><c> we</c><00:35:02.760><c> can</c><00:35:03.039><c> give</c>

00:35:03.300 --> 00:35:07.219
them<00:35:03.760><c> to</c><00:35:04.940><c> remind</c><00:35:05.460><c> them</c><00:35:06.000><c> about</c><00:35:06.300><c> what</c><00:35:06.559><c> they've</c><00:35:06.900><c> done</c>

00:35:07.219 --> 00:35:13.739
and<00:35:07.840><c> to</c><00:35:08.199><c> constantly</c><00:35:08.760><c> make</c><00:35:09.360><c> them</c><00:35:09.559><c> feel</c><00:35:09.840><c> bad</c><00:35:10.559><c> about</c><00:35:11.019><c> it.</c><00:35:13.440><c> But</c><00:35:13.639><c> if</c>

00:35:13.739 --> 00:35:17.920
we<00:35:13.900><c> really</c><00:35:14.159><c> want</c><00:35:14.360><c> to</c><00:35:15.440><c> repent,</c><00:35:16.300><c> if</c><00:35:16.460><c> we</c><00:35:16.639><c> really</c><00:35:16.920><c> want</c><00:35:17.119><c> to</c>

00:35:18.280 --> 00:35:23.639
forgive<00:35:18.960><c> them,</c><00:35:19.639><c> we</c><00:35:20.940><c> have</c><00:35:21.119><c> to</c><00:35:21.260><c> be</c><00:35:21.519><c> pleasant.</c><00:35:23.000><c> We'll</c><00:35:23.320><c> spend</c><00:35:23.480><c> a</c>

00:35:23.639 --> 00:35:26.380
whole<00:35:23.980><c> class</c><00:35:24.380><c> talking</c><00:35:24.780><c> about</c><00:35:25.239><c> Joseph,</c>

00:35:26.599 --> 00:35:30.420
but<00:35:26.760><c> just</c><00:35:27.079><c> think</c><00:35:27.440><c> about</c><00:35:27.880><c> the</c><00:35:28.179><c> demeanor</c><00:35:28.539><c> of</c><00:35:28.840><c> Joseph</c><00:35:29.300><c> when</c><00:35:30.239><c> he</c>

00:35:30.420 --> 00:35:32.019
was<00:35:30.619><c> around</c><00:35:30.920><c> his</c><00:35:31.179><c> brother.</c>

00:35:33.659 --> 00:35:39.280
Number<00:35:33.920><c> three,</c><00:35:35.820><c> say</c><00:35:36.039><c> something</c><00:35:36.460><c> to</c><00:35:36.719><c> them</c><00:35:37.139><c> to</c><00:35:38.639><c> free</c><00:35:38.840><c> them</c><00:35:39.059><c> from</c>

00:35:39.280 --> 00:35:42.920
their<00:35:39.599><c> guilt.</c><00:35:41.199><c> You</c><00:35:41.280><c> see,</c><00:35:41.519><c> guilt</c><00:35:41.860><c> is</c><00:35:42.320><c> incredibly</c>

00:35:42.920 --> 00:35:50.360
painful.<00:35:43.800><c> Guilt</c><00:35:44.179><c> eats</c><00:35:44.579><c> away</c><00:35:45.219><c> at</c><00:35:45.619><c> your</c><00:35:45.860><c> heart.</c><00:35:46.780><c> Guilt</c><00:35:47.119><c> destroys</c><00:35:48.039><c> your</c><00:35:48.659><c> faith.</c><00:35:50.199><c> We</c>

00:35:50.360 --> 00:35:52.239
can<00:35:50.739><c> easily</c><00:35:51.260><c> punish</c><00:35:51.679><c> someone</c>

00:35:52.239 --> 00:35:58.119
by<00:35:52.780><c> sending</c><00:35:53.000><c> them</c><00:35:53.179><c> on</c><00:35:53.360><c> a</c><00:35:53.500><c> guilt</c><00:35:53.739><c> trip.</c><00:35:55.739><c> Remember</c><00:35:56.059><c> that</c><00:35:56.300><c> God</c><00:35:56.559><c> doesn't</c><00:35:56.880><c> want</c><00:35:57.199><c> you</c><00:35:57.719><c> to</c>

00:35:58.119 --> 00:35:59.920
feel<00:35:58.380><c> guilty</c><00:35:58.960><c> about</c><00:35:59.500><c> all</c><00:35:59.699><c> the</c>

00:35:59.920 --> 00:36:04.619
terrible<00:36:00.219><c> sins</c><00:36:00.480><c> you've</c><00:36:00.880><c> done,</c><00:36:01.480><c> all</c><00:36:01.679><c> the</c><00:36:01.880><c> terrible</c><00:36:02.099><c> things</c><00:36:02.340><c> he's</c><00:36:02.679><c> forgiven</c><00:36:02.940><c> you</c><00:36:03.320><c> about.</c><00:36:04.380><c> So</c>

00:36:04.619 --> 00:36:06.360
why<00:36:05.019><c> should</c><00:36:05.400><c> you</c><00:36:06.000><c> try</c><00:36:06.260><c> to</c>

00:36:06.360 --> 00:36:10.280
make<00:36:06.539><c> the</c><00:36:06.579><c> other</c><00:36:06.760><c> person</c><00:36:07.019><c> feel</c><00:36:07.260><c> guilty?</c><00:36:08.139><c> No.</c><00:36:08.940><c> Follow</c><00:36:09.239><c> the</c><00:36:09.539><c> example</c><00:36:09.980><c> of</c>

00:36:10.280 --> 00:36:14.119
God.<00:36:12.139><c> Say</c><00:36:12.380><c> something</c><00:36:12.739><c> to</c><00:36:13.000><c> them</c><00:36:13.320><c> that</c><00:36:13.860><c> makes</c>

00:36:14.119 --> 00:36:21.860
them<00:36:14.460><c> feel</c><00:36:14.860><c> better</c><00:36:15.500><c> about</c><00:36:16.159><c> themselves,</c><00:36:16.760><c> that</c><00:36:17.280><c> frees</c><00:36:17.860><c> them</c><00:36:18.539><c> from</c><00:36:18.960><c> their</c><00:36:19.239><c> guilt.</c><00:36:21.760><c> Do</c>

00:36:21.860 --> 00:36:23.639
unto<00:36:22.119><c> others</c><00:36:22.619><c> as</c><00:36:23.099><c> you</c><00:36:23.300><c> would</c><00:36:23.480><c> have</c>

00:36:23.639 --> 00:36:27.760
them<00:36:23.900><c> do</c><00:36:24.059><c> unto</c><00:36:24.340><c> you.</c><00:36:26.440><c> Say</c><00:36:26.619><c> unto</c><00:36:26.840><c> others</c><00:36:27.139><c> as</c><00:36:27.300><c> you</c><00:36:27.420><c> would</c><00:36:27.579><c> have</c>

00:36:27.760 --> 00:36:32.099
them<00:36:28.079><c> say</c><00:36:28.340><c> unto</c><00:36:28.619><c> you.</c><00:36:30.820><c> Just</c><00:36:31.059><c> something</c><00:36:31.400><c> casual,</c>

00:36:32.099 --> 00:36:36.519
something<00:36:32.860><c> comfortable,</c><00:36:34.800><c> something</c><00:36:35.119><c> that</c><00:36:35.300><c> lets</c><00:36:35.440><c> them</c><00:36:35.679><c> know.</c>

00:36:40.380 --> 00:36:43.400
Ask<00:36:40.460><c> yourself,</c><00:36:40.980><c> how</c><00:36:41.119><c> would</c><00:36:41.320><c> you</c><00:36:41.460><c> want</c><00:36:41.539><c> to</c><00:36:41.659><c> be</c><00:36:41.860><c> treated</c><00:36:42.199><c> if</c><00:36:43.199><c> you</c>

00:36:43.400 --> 00:36:44.900
hurt<00:36:43.619><c> someone?</c>

00:36:48.679 --> 00:36:53.659
Actually<00:36:49.159><c> try</c><00:36:49.699><c> to</c><00:36:50.239><c> let</c><00:36:50.480><c> them</c><00:36:50.780><c> feel</c><00:36:51.119><c> good</c><00:36:51.739><c> about</c><00:36:52.519><c> themselves.</c>

00:36:55.599 --> 00:37:02.239
You<00:36:56.199><c> heard</c><00:36:56.380><c> me</c><00:36:56.579><c> right.</c><00:36:58.739><c> Let</c><00:36:58.820><c> them</c><00:36:59.079><c> feel</c><00:36:59.440><c> good</c><00:37:00.039><c> about</c><00:37:00.659><c> themselves.</c><00:37:01.880><c> This</c>

00:37:02.239 --> 00:37:05.000
liar,<00:37:03.019><c> this</c><00:37:03.280><c> cheater,</c><00:37:04.019><c> this</c><00:37:04.360><c> stealer,</c>

00:37:05.199 --> 00:37:10.860
this<00:37:05.500><c> adulterer,</c><00:37:06.559><c> whatever</c><00:37:06.760><c> this</c><00:37:07.000><c> person</c><00:37:07.280><c> is,</c><00:37:07.820><c> let</c><00:37:07.960><c> them</c><00:37:08.179><c> feel</c><00:37:08.500><c> good</c><00:37:09.099><c> about</c><00:37:09.760><c> themselves.</c><00:37:10.719><c> The</c>

00:37:10.860 --> 00:37:11.420
person<00:37:11.099><c> who</c><00:37:11.280><c> has</c>

00:37:11.420 --> 00:37:14.480
hurt<00:37:11.500><c> you</c><00:37:11.739><c> so</c><00:37:12.079><c> badly</c><00:37:12.659><c> deserves</c><00:37:13.480><c> the</c><00:37:13.659><c> opportunity</c><00:37:14.099><c> to</c><00:37:14.360><c> feel</c>

00:37:14.480 --> 00:37:17.860
good.<00:37:14.739><c> Not</c><00:37:14.940><c> only</c><00:37:15.119><c> does</c><00:37:15.639><c> this</c><00:37:16.099><c> mean</c><00:37:16.739><c> that</c><00:37:17.420><c> you</c><00:37:17.599><c> never</c>

00:37:17.860 --> 00:37:22.360
mind<00:37:18.320><c> them</c><00:37:19.159><c> of</c><00:37:19.780><c> their</c><00:37:20.139><c> wrong</c><00:37:20.480><c> and</c><00:37:20.699><c> of</c><00:37:20.840><c> your</c><00:37:21.059><c> hurt,</c><00:37:21.920><c> it</c><00:37:22.099><c> also</c>

00:37:22.360 --> 00:37:26.039
means<00:37:22.679><c> you</c><00:37:23.199><c> help</c><00:37:23.460><c> them</c><00:37:23.820><c> through</c><00:37:24.659><c> the</c><00:37:25.360><c> guilt</c><00:37:25.699><c> that</c>

00:37:26.039 --> 00:37:32.199
they<00:37:26.239><c> might</c><00:37:26.559><c> have</c><00:37:27.119><c> from</c><00:37:27.579><c> what</c><00:37:27.760><c> they've</c><00:37:28.079><c> done.</c><00:37:30.360><c> If</c><00:37:30.559><c> you've</c><00:37:30.840><c> truly</c><00:37:31.159><c> forgiven</c><00:37:31.559><c> them,</c><00:37:32.059><c> you</c>

00:37:32.199 --> 00:37:32.960
should<00:37:32.360><c> believe</c><00:37:32.619><c> as</c><00:37:32.840><c> though</c>

00:37:32.960 --> 00:37:37.920
you<00:37:33.119><c> don't</c><00:37:33.420><c> even</c><00:37:33.840><c> think</c><00:37:34.019><c> that</c><00:37:34.199><c> they</c><00:37:34.360><c> did</c><00:37:34.519><c> anything</c><00:37:34.820><c> wrong.</c><00:37:36.659><c> It's</c><00:37:37.019><c> hard</c><00:37:37.280><c> for</c><00:37:37.480><c> us,</c><00:37:37.579><c> but</c><00:37:37.739><c> it</c>

00:37:37.920 --> 00:37:39.480
has<00:37:38.239><c> to</c><00:37:38.400><c> be</c><00:37:38.579><c> done.</c>

00:37:39.699 --> 00:37:44.179
Say<00:37:39.900><c> whatever</c><00:37:40.239><c> you</c><00:37:40.559><c> can.</c><00:37:41.559><c> As</c><00:37:41.780><c> long</c><00:37:41.960><c> as</c><00:37:42.099><c> it's</c><00:37:42.280><c> true,</c><00:37:43.099><c> don't</c><00:37:43.360><c> make</c><00:37:43.659><c> something</c><00:37:43.980><c> up,</c>

00:37:44.179 --> 00:37:45.900
don't<00:37:44.440><c> lie,</c><00:37:45.280><c> but</c><00:37:45.480><c> say</c><00:37:45.619><c> whatever</c>

00:37:45.900 --> 00:37:55.460
you<00:37:46.039><c> can</c><00:37:46.340><c> to</c><00:37:46.559><c> give</c><00:37:46.760><c> that</c><00:37:47.079><c> person</c><00:37:47.659><c> a</c><00:37:48.260><c> sense</c><00:37:48.940><c> of</c><00:37:49.360><c> dignity.</c><00:37:51.599><c> Number</c><00:37:51.599><c> five,</c>

00:37:55.679 --> 00:37:58.599
protect<00:37:56.239><c> them</c><00:37:56.500><c> from</c><00:37:56.739><c> their</c><00:37:57.059><c> greatest</c><00:37:57.400><c> fear.</c>

00:38:00.920 --> 00:38:03.639
If<00:38:01.559><c> I've</c><00:38:01.980><c> got</c><00:38:02.119><c> something</c><00:38:02.500><c> on</c><00:38:02.820><c> you,</c>

00:38:06.239 --> 00:38:09.860
if<00:38:06.880><c> I</c><00:38:07.079><c> spend</c><00:38:07.239><c> a</c><00:38:07.360><c> little</c><00:38:07.460><c> bit</c><00:38:07.679><c> of</c><00:38:07.699><c> time</c><00:38:07.860><c> in</c><00:38:08.000><c> your</c><00:38:08.199><c> closet</c><00:38:08.739><c> and</c><00:38:09.679><c> I</c>

00:38:09.860 --> 00:38:11.360
know<00:38:09.980><c> the</c><00:38:10.239><c> skeletons,</c>

00:38:12.639 --> 00:38:17.420
I<00:38:13.239><c> can</c><00:38:13.440><c> hold</c><00:38:13.679><c> that</c><00:38:13.920><c> over</c><00:38:14.119><c> your</c><00:38:14.360><c> head.</c><00:38:16.480><c> If</c><00:38:16.500><c> you're</c><00:38:16.800><c> aware</c><00:38:17.159><c> of</c>

00:38:17.420 --> 00:38:21.340
some<00:38:17.699><c> deep</c><00:38:18.099><c> dark</c><00:38:18.440><c> secret</c><00:38:19.039><c> and</c><00:38:19.719><c> fear</c><00:38:20.159><c> that</c><00:38:20.820><c> this</c><00:38:21.039><c> person</c>

00:38:21.340 --> 00:38:27.500
has,<00:38:22.820><c> they</c><00:38:23.019><c> will</c><00:38:23.300><c> probably</c><00:38:23.579><c> know</c><00:38:23.860><c> that</c><00:38:24.059><c> you</c><00:38:24.219><c> know</c><00:38:24.400><c> it.</c><00:38:26.840><c> If</c><00:38:27.059><c> they</c><00:38:27.260><c> can</c>

00:38:27.500 --> 00:38:29.119
tell<00:38:27.659><c> by</c><00:38:27.920><c> your</c><00:38:28.320><c> graciousness</c>

00:38:29.119 --> 00:38:35.059
that<00:38:29.719><c> their</c><00:38:30.039><c> secret</c><00:38:30.420><c> will</c><00:38:30.719><c> never</c><00:38:30.980><c> be</c><00:38:31.300><c> revealed,</c><00:38:33.659><c> they'll</c><00:38:33.900><c> be</c><00:38:34.119><c> relieved.</c>

00:38:37.699 --> 00:38:45.739
If<00:38:38.300><c> you</c><00:38:38.619><c> know,</c><00:38:40.219><c> that</c><00:38:40.280><c> they</c><00:38:40.599><c> know,</c><00:38:42.340><c> that</c><00:38:42.519><c> you</c><00:38:42.699><c> know,</c><00:38:44.940><c> then</c><00:38:45.440><c> tell</c>

00:38:45.739 --> 00:38:48.480
them<00:38:46.320><c> that</c><00:38:46.719><c> you</c><00:38:46.860><c> won't</c><00:38:47.139><c> reveal</c><00:38:47.519><c> it.</c>

00:38:51.579 --> 00:38:52.980
If<00:38:51.699><c> you</c><00:38:51.820><c> don't</c><00:38:51.920><c> know</c><00:38:52.019><c> whether</c><00:38:52.219><c> or</c><00:38:52.320><c> not</c><00:38:52.360><c> they</c><00:38:52.500><c> know</c><00:38:52.679><c> that</c><00:38:52.800><c> you</c>

00:38:52.980 --> 00:38:55.280
know,<00:38:53.599><c> then</c><00:38:53.679><c> just</c><00:38:53.880><c> keep</c><00:38:54.039><c> your</c><00:38:54.159><c> mouth</c><00:38:54.300><c> shut.</c>

00:38:56.800 --> 00:39:03.860
Protect<00:38:57.360><c> them</c><00:38:57.539><c> from</c><00:38:57.760><c> their</c><00:38:58.000><c> greatest</c><00:38:58.260><c> fear</c><00:38:58.880><c> and</c><00:39:00.880><c> keep</c><00:39:01.199><c> forgiving</c><00:39:01.619><c> them</c><00:39:02.519><c> forever.</c>

00:39:05.139 --> 00:39:09.800
There's<00:39:05.739><c> no</c><00:39:06.039><c> such</c><00:39:06.280><c> thing</c><00:39:06.900><c> as</c><00:39:07.320><c> forgiving</c><00:39:07.659><c> and</c><00:39:07.960><c> forgetting.</c><00:39:09.719><c> It</c>

00:39:09.800 --> 00:39:12.820
simply<00:39:10.320><c> does</c><00:39:10.920><c> not</c><00:39:11.199><c> happen.</c><00:39:12.119><c> Actually,</c><00:39:12.460><c> it's</c><00:39:12.679><c> the</c>

00:39:12.820 --> 00:39:18.719
opposite.<00:39:14.380><c> It's</c><00:39:14.699><c> forgiving</c><00:39:15.019><c> and</c><00:39:15.559><c> keep</c><00:39:16.059><c> on</c><00:39:16.619><c> remembering.</c><00:39:18.320><c> You're</c><00:39:18.559><c> going</c><00:39:18.639><c> to</c>

00:39:18.719 --> 00:39:20.480
have<00:39:18.860><c> to</c><00:39:19.059><c> be</c><00:39:19.539><c> continually</c><00:39:20.079><c> reminded</c>

00:39:20.480 --> 00:39:23.460
by<00:39:20.719><c> the</c><00:39:20.940><c> things</c><00:39:21.099><c> they</c><00:39:21.460><c> say</c><00:39:21.840><c> and</c><00:39:22.320><c> the</c><00:39:22.539><c> things</c><00:39:22.699><c> they</c><00:39:22.960><c> do.</c><00:39:23.239><c> You're</c>

00:39:23.460 --> 00:39:25.320
going<00:39:23.579><c> to</c><00:39:23.699><c> live</c><00:39:23.840><c> with</c><00:39:24.059><c> this</c><00:39:24.260><c> person</c>

00:39:26.119 --> 00:39:29.699
and<00:39:26.719><c> everything</c><00:39:27.099><c> they</c><00:39:27.460><c> say</c><00:39:27.739><c> and</c><00:39:28.219><c> they</c><00:39:28.539><c> do</c><00:39:28.760><c> and</c><00:39:29.019><c> the</c><00:39:29.260><c> look</c><00:39:29.519><c> on</c>

00:39:29.699 --> 00:39:32.119
their<00:39:29.980><c> face</c><00:39:30.320><c> is</c><00:39:30.719><c> going</c><00:39:30.860><c> to</c><00:39:30.980><c> remind</c><00:39:31.500><c> you</c>

00:39:32.119 --> 00:39:35.059
about<00:39:32.460><c> that</c><00:39:32.760><c> time</c><00:39:33.079><c> they</c><00:39:33.659><c> stuck</c><00:39:33.900><c> the</c><00:39:34.139><c> knife</c><00:39:34.340><c> in</c><00:39:34.519><c> and</c><00:39:34.719><c> twisted</c>

00:39:35.059 --> 00:39:37.860
it.<00:39:36.800><c> You're</c><00:39:37.119><c> going</c><00:39:37.139><c> to</c><00:39:37.239><c> be</c><00:39:37.460><c> constantly</c>

00:39:37.860 --> 00:39:42.400
reminded<00:39:38.340><c> and</c><00:39:38.820><c> you</c><00:39:38.920><c> have</c><00:39:39.139><c> to</c><00:39:39.480><c> dedicate</c><00:39:39.760><c> yourself,</c><00:39:40.360><c> resign</c><00:39:40.739><c> yourself</c><00:39:41.519><c> to</c>

00:39:42.400 --> 00:39:44.239
constantly<00:39:43.159><c> forgiving</c><00:39:43.699><c> them</c>

00:39:44.239 --> 00:39:48.599
and<00:39:44.980><c> keep</c><00:39:45.280><c> doing</c><00:39:45.579><c> it</c><00:39:46.039><c> over</c><00:39:46.420><c> and</c><00:39:46.619><c> over</c><00:39:46.920><c> and</c><00:39:47.059><c> over.</c><00:39:47.840><c> Your</c><00:39:48.099><c> job</c><00:39:48.380><c> is</c>

00:39:48.599 --> 00:39:50.719
to<00:39:48.820><c> forgive</c><00:39:49.079><c> them</c><00:39:49.320><c> for</c><00:39:49.420><c> what</c><00:39:49.579><c> they've</c><00:39:49.780><c> done</c><00:39:50.000><c> today,</c>

00:39:51.139 --> 00:39:56.639
tomorrow,<00:39:52.539><c> next</c><00:39:52.900><c> year,</c><00:39:53.440><c> the</c><00:39:53.599><c> year</c><00:39:53.820><c> after.</c><00:39:54.820><c> It's</c><00:39:54.980><c> a</c><00:39:55.139><c> lifelong</c><00:39:55.559><c> commitment.</c>

00:39:57.320 --> 00:40:01.039
Now,<00:39:58.139><c> this</c><00:39:58.199><c> temptation</c><00:39:58.760><c> of</c><00:39:59.039><c> bitterness</c><00:39:59.320><c> is</c><00:39:59.619><c> going</c><00:39:59.780><c> to</c><00:39:59.900><c> emerge.</c><00:40:00.639><c> We</c><00:40:00.760><c> have</c><00:40:00.900><c> to</c>

00:40:01.039 --> 00:40:03.000
make<00:40:01.280><c> a</c><00:40:01.579><c> commitment</c><00:40:01.960><c> to</c><00:40:02.480><c> forgive</c>

00:40:03.000 --> 00:40:08.099
and<00:40:03.559><c> remind</c><00:40:03.960><c> yourself</c><00:40:04.400><c> of</c><00:40:04.539><c> that</c><00:40:04.780><c> commitment</c><00:40:05.159><c> every</c><00:40:05.480><c> day.</c><00:40:07.559><c> Include</c><00:40:08.019><c> in</c>

00:40:08.099 --> 00:40:09.880
your<00:40:08.340><c> morning</c><00:40:08.579><c> prayers,</c>

00:40:10.840 --> 00:40:15.539
help<00:40:11.139><c> to</c><00:40:12.059><c> continue</c><00:40:12.659><c> to</c><00:40:12.980><c> forgive</c><00:40:13.659><c> this</c><00:40:14.400><c> person.</c>

00:40:17.239 --> 00:40:22.000
And<00:40:17.880><c> the</c><00:40:18.039><c> obvious</c><00:40:18.420><c> one,</c><00:40:19.300><c> that's</c><00:40:20.280><c> one</c><00:40:20.460><c> of</c><00:40:20.579><c> the</c><00:40:20.719><c> harder</c><00:40:20.920><c> ones,</c>

00:40:22.280 --> 00:40:25.119
to<00:40:22.579><c> pray</c><00:40:22.719><c> for</c><00:40:22.940><c> them.</c><00:40:24.179><c> It's</c><00:40:24.519><c> probably</c><00:40:24.760><c> the</c><00:40:24.860><c> most</c>

00:40:25.119 --> 00:40:28.619
important<00:40:25.579><c> step.</c><00:40:26.099><c> If</c><00:40:26.159><c> you</c><00:40:26.340><c> can</c><00:40:26.599><c> get</c><00:40:26.820><c> to</c><00:40:26.980><c> yourself,</c><00:40:27.679><c> to</c><00:40:27.960><c> the</c><00:40:28.199><c> stage</c><00:40:28.440><c> in</c>

00:40:28.619 --> 00:40:30.300
your<00:40:28.800><c> life</c><00:40:29.119><c> where</c><00:40:29.519><c> you're</c><00:40:29.880><c> honestly</c>

00:40:30.300 --> 00:40:36.400
and<00:40:30.639><c> sincerely</c><00:40:31.619><c> praying</c><00:40:32.559><c> for</c><00:40:33.260><c> the</c><00:40:33.500><c> betterment</c><00:40:34.280><c> of</c><00:40:35.679><c> the</c><00:40:35.860><c> person</c><00:40:36.099><c> who's</c>

00:40:36.400 --> 00:40:40.300
offended<00:40:36.739><c> you,</c><00:40:39.639><c> then</c><00:40:39.780><c> you've</c><00:40:40.059><c> forgiven</c>

00:40:40.300 --> 00:40:47.900
them.<00:40:44.059><c> If</c><00:40:44.659><c> you</c><00:40:44.860><c> can</c><00:40:45.039><c> get</c><00:40:45.159><c> to</c><00:40:45.340><c> the</c><00:40:45.559><c> stage</c><00:40:45.760><c> in</c><00:40:45.960><c> your</c><00:40:46.099><c> life</c><00:40:46.679><c> where</c>

00:40:47.900 --> 00:40:50.820
you<00:40:48.480><c> honestly</c><00:40:49.079><c> come</c><00:40:49.639><c> before</c><00:40:50.019><c> God</c>

00:40:51.920 --> 00:40:58.260
and<00:40:52.579><c> pray</c><00:40:52.860><c> for</c><00:40:53.019><c> that</c><00:40:53.280><c> person's</c><00:40:54.159><c> success,</c><00:40:56.360><c> for</c><00:40:56.400><c> that</c><00:40:56.639><c> person's</c>

00:40:58.260 --> 00:41:00.519
health<00:40:58.659><c> and</c><00:40:59.260><c> improvement,</c>

00:41:02.019 --> 00:41:06.380
not<00:41:02.679><c> a</c><00:41:02.960><c> perfunctory</c><00:41:03.519><c> prayer,</c><00:41:04.800><c> not</c><00:41:05.039><c> just</c><00:41:05.320><c> throwing</c><00:41:05.480><c> a</c><00:41:05.719><c> one</c><00:41:05.900><c>-liner</c><00:41:06.139><c> in,</c>

00:41:06.440 --> 00:41:08.380
oh<00:41:06.659><c> yeah,</c><00:41:06.860><c> please</c><00:41:07.139><c> remember</c><00:41:07.340><c> James,</c>

00:41:09.400 --> 00:41:14.599
but<00:41:09.820><c> truly</c><00:41:10.179><c> praying</c><00:41:10.500><c> that</c><00:41:10.719><c> God</c><00:41:10.880><c> will</c><00:41:11.139><c> forgive</c><00:41:11.519><c> them,</c><00:41:12.019><c> that</c><00:41:12.159><c> they</c><00:41:12.380><c> will</c><00:41:12.719><c> feel</c><00:41:13.260><c> the</c><00:41:13.760><c> love</c><00:41:14.199><c> of</c>

00:41:14.599 --> 00:41:15.539
God's<00:41:15.099><c> forgiveness</c>

00:41:15.539 --> 00:41:19.099
in<00:41:15.760><c> their</c><00:41:16.039><c> life,</c><00:41:17.519><c> and</c><00:41:17.619><c> that</c><00:41:17.739><c> they</c><00:41:17.920><c> will</c><00:41:18.159><c> learn</c><00:41:18.440><c> to</c><00:41:18.739><c> eventually</c>

00:41:19.099 --> 00:41:21.320
forgive<00:41:19.579><c> themselves</c><00:41:20.380><c> and</c><00:41:20.980><c> that</c><00:41:21.159><c> God</c>

00:41:21.320 --> 00:41:26.039
will<00:41:21.539><c> then</c><00:41:21.860><c> bless</c><00:41:22.340><c> them</c><00:41:22.880><c> so</c><00:41:23.179><c> they</c><00:41:23.340><c> can</c><00:41:23.619><c> move</c><00:41:23.960><c> on</c><00:41:24.539><c> from</c><00:41:24.820><c> this</c><00:41:25.179><c> and</c><00:41:25.500><c> be</c>

00:41:26.039 --> 00:41:29.360
successful<00:41:26.940><c> and</c><00:41:27.460><c> happy</c><00:41:28.059><c> and</c><00:41:28.480><c> well.</c>

00:41:31.300 --> 00:41:34.460
It's<00:41:31.519><c> something</c><00:41:31.760><c> that</c><00:41:31.920><c> you</c><00:41:31.980><c> do</c><00:41:32.139><c> quietly</c><00:41:32.539><c> in</c><00:41:32.760><c> your</c><00:41:32.900><c> own</c><00:41:33.539><c> closet.</c>

00:41:35.800 --> 00:41:38.619
You<00:41:36.059><c> don't</c><00:41:36.199><c> tell</c><00:41:36.360><c> people,</c><00:41:36.760><c> oh,</c><00:41:37.039><c> guess</c><00:41:37.199><c> what</c><00:41:37.380><c> I</c><00:41:37.519><c> did?</c><00:41:37.800><c> I</c><00:41:38.000><c> actually</c><00:41:38.280><c> prayed</c>

00:41:38.619 --> 00:41:44.139
for<00:41:38.800><c> my</c><00:41:39.019><c> unfaithful</c><00:41:39.480><c> spouse</c><00:41:39.780><c> to</c><00:41:43.960><c> be</c>

00:41:44.139 --> 00:41:49.219
what<00:41:44.539><c> you</c><00:41:45.099><c> say</c><00:41:45.539><c> and</c><00:41:46.179><c> whether</c><00:41:46.400><c> or</c><00:41:46.539><c> not</c><00:41:46.599><c> you</c><00:41:46.780><c> really</c><00:41:47.079><c> mean</c><00:41:47.260><c> it.</c><00:41:49.099><c> I</c>

00:41:49.219 --> 00:41:51.619
found<00:41:49.400><c> this</c><00:41:49.920><c> to</c><00:41:50.059><c> be</c><00:41:50.199><c> one</c><00:41:50.480><c> of</c><00:41:50.619><c> the</c><00:41:50.800><c> hardest</c><00:41:51.119><c> parts</c>

00:41:51.619 --> 00:41:56.780
of<00:41:52.099><c> the</c><00:41:52.300><c> process,</c><00:41:53.139><c> is</c><00:41:53.320><c> getting</c><00:41:53.480><c> to</c><00:41:53.719><c> the</c><00:41:53.940><c> end,</c><00:41:54.420><c> getting</c><00:41:54.559><c> to</c><00:41:54.699><c> that</c><00:41:54.920><c> point</c><00:41:55.039><c> where</c><00:41:55.219><c> we're</c><00:41:55.920><c> actually</c><00:41:55.940><c> praying</c><00:41:56.460><c> for</c>

00:41:56.780 --> 00:42:03.320
someone<00:41:57.239><c> who's</c><00:41:57.900><c> hurt</c><00:41:58.079><c> you.</c><00:41:59.639><c> To</c><00:41:59.900><c> honestly</c><00:42:00.179><c> and</c><00:42:00.420><c> truly</c><00:42:00.760><c> pray,</c><00:42:03.159><c> I</c>

00:42:03.320 --> 00:42:04.960
find<00:42:03.559><c> this</c><00:42:03.739><c> last</c><00:42:04.000><c> step</c><00:42:04.119><c> to</c><00:42:04.280><c> be</c><00:42:04.340><c> one</c><00:42:04.480><c> of</c><00:42:04.559><c> the</c><00:42:04.599><c> most</c>

00:42:04.960 --> 00:42:07.719
important<00:42:05.239><c> steps,</c><00:42:05.960><c> yet</c><00:42:06.099><c> it's</c><00:42:06.280><c> one</c><00:42:06.420><c> of</c><00:42:06.500><c> the</c><00:42:06.780><c> hardest</c><00:42:07.139><c> steps</c><00:42:07.519><c> to</c>

00:42:07.719 --> 00:42:10.000
actually<00:42:07.960><c> pull</c><00:42:08.300><c> off</c><00:42:08.639><c> with</c><00:42:08.960><c> integrity,</c>

00:42:10.059 --> 00:42:14.820
to<00:42:10.400><c> actually</c><00:42:10.599><c> pull</c><00:42:10.900><c> off</c><00:42:11.039><c> with</c><00:42:11.360><c> honesty,</c><00:42:13.679><c> not</c><00:42:14.000><c> just</c><00:42:14.519><c> throwing</c>

00:42:14.820 --> 00:42:16.260
a<00:42:15.019><c> couple</c><00:42:15.219><c> lines</c><00:42:15.539><c> in</c><00:42:15.739><c> because</c><00:42:15.920><c> you</c><00:42:16.099><c> know</c>

00:42:16.260 --> 00:42:19.659
it's<00:42:16.420><c> what</c><00:42:16.559><c> you</c><00:42:16.719><c> want</c><00:42:16.840><c> to</c><00:42:17.000><c> do</c><00:42:17.519><c> or</c><00:42:17.940><c> what</c><00:42:18.079><c> you</c><00:42:18.320><c> should</c><00:42:18.460><c> do,</c><00:42:19.480><c> but</c>

00:42:19.659 --> 00:42:21.300
doing<00:42:19.920><c> it</c><00:42:20.139><c> because</c><00:42:20.420><c> it's</c><00:42:20.559><c> something</c><00:42:20.760><c> that</c><00:42:20.960><c> you</c>

00:42:21.300 --> 00:42:26.920
want<00:42:21.519><c> to</c><00:42:21.739><c> do.</c><00:42:23.579><c> I</c><00:42:23.780><c> found</c><00:42:23.960><c> a</c><00:42:24.159><c> list,</c><00:42:24.960><c> I'll</c><00:42:25.179><c> close</c><00:42:25.420><c> with</c><00:42:25.619><c> this</c><00:42:25.880><c> list,</c><00:42:26.739><c> some</c>

00:42:26.920 --> 00:42:29.699
really<00:42:27.179><c> helpful</c><00:42:27.880><c> stages</c><00:42:28.579><c> to</c><00:42:29.139><c> consider</c>

00:42:29.699 --> 00:42:36.280
when<00:42:30.420><c> you</c><00:42:30.659><c> talk</c><00:42:30.860><c> about</c><00:42:31.280><c> praying</c><00:42:31.880><c> for</c><00:42:32.659><c> someone</c><00:42:33.119><c> who's</c><00:42:33.659><c> hurt</c><00:42:33.800><c> you.</c><00:42:34.800><c> They</c><00:42:34.900><c> have</c><00:42:34.920><c> these</c><00:42:35.159><c> five</c><00:42:35.440><c> stages</c><00:42:35.780><c> of</c><00:42:36.059><c> prayer.</c>

00:42:36.280 --> 00:42:43.960
The<00:42:36.659><c> first</c><00:42:36.860><c> one's</c><00:42:37.159><c> called</c><00:42:37.380><c> duty.</c><00:42:40.980><c> That's</c><00:42:41.500><c> basic,</c><00:42:42.119><c> right?</c><00:42:43.739><c> The</c>

00:42:43.960 --> 00:42:47.340
first<00:42:44.159><c> stage</c><00:42:44.420><c> of</c><00:42:44.679><c> prayer</c><00:42:44.900><c> is</c><00:42:45.780><c> based</c><00:42:46.320><c> strictly</c><00:42:46.900><c> on</c>

00:42:47.340 --> 00:42:52.139
obedience.<00:42:49.500><c> It's</c><00:42:49.800><c> the</c><00:42:49.980><c> right</c><00:42:50.239><c> thing</c><00:42:50.440><c> to</c><00:42:50.679><c> do,</c><00:42:51.219><c> so</c><00:42:51.380><c> you</c><00:42:51.599><c> do</c><00:42:51.780><c> it.</c>

00:42:52.460 --> 00:42:54.820
You<00:42:52.659><c> pray</c><00:42:52.900><c> for</c><00:42:53.139><c> them,</c><00:42:53.719><c> the</c><00:42:53.820><c> person</c><00:42:54.119><c> that</c><00:42:54.300><c> hurt</c><00:42:54.460><c> you,</c>

00:42:55.000 --> 00:42:58.980
because<00:42:55.320><c> Jesus</c><00:42:55.699><c> said,</c><00:42:56.380><c> pray</c><00:42:56.619><c> for</c><00:42:56.820><c> those</c><00:42:57.099><c> who</c><00:42:57.320><c> hurt</c><00:42:57.480><c> you.</c><00:42:58.739><c> You</c>

00:42:58.980 --> 00:43:02.360
do<00:42:59.159><c> it</c><00:42:59.280><c> out</c><00:42:59.380><c> of</c><00:42:59.599><c> duty,</c><00:43:00.920><c> out</c><00:43:01.019><c> of</c><00:43:01.239><c> responsibility.</c>

00:43:03.059 --> 00:43:10.800
The<00:43:03.699><c> next</c><00:43:04.000><c> stage</c><00:43:04.519><c> is</c><00:43:05.719><c> debt.</c><00:43:09.179><c> You</c><00:43:09.239><c> reach</c><00:43:09.460><c> this</c><00:43:09.719><c> second</c><00:43:09.980><c> level</c>

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because<00:43:13.219><c> when</c><00:43:13.860><c> you</c><00:43:14.019><c> are</c><00:43:14.159><c> so</c><00:43:14.519><c> conscious</c><00:43:14.920><c> of</c><00:43:15.079><c> what</c><00:43:15.219><c> you've</c><00:43:15.440><c> been</c>

00:43:15.639 --> 00:43:18.159
forgiven,<00:43:17.420><c> what</c><00:43:17.599><c> you've</c><00:43:17.960><c> been</c>

00:43:18.159 --> 00:43:22.239
forgiven,<00:43:18.539><c> you</c><00:43:18.739><c> can't</c><00:43:19.139><c> help</c><00:43:19.659><c> but</c><00:43:20.320><c> pray</c><00:43:20.679><c> for</c><00:43:21.059><c> those</c><00:43:21.559><c> who</c><00:43:22.139><c> have</c>

00:43:22.239 --> 00:43:26.320
hurt<00:43:22.340><c> you.</c><00:43:24.139><c> That's</c><00:43:24.460><c> the</c><00:43:24.679><c> debt.</c><00:43:25.099><c> When</c><00:43:25.260><c> you</c><00:43:25.480><c> realize</c>

00:43:26.340 --> 00:43:30.440
I'm<00:43:26.780><c> a</c><00:43:27.000><c> sinner</c><00:43:27.340><c> and</c><00:43:27.800><c> I've</c><00:43:28.079><c> been</c><00:43:28.300><c> forgiven,</c><00:43:29.380><c> therefore</c><00:43:29.519><c> I'm</c><00:43:29.699><c> going</c><00:43:29.820><c> to</c>

00:43:30.440 --> 00:43:33.159
pray<00:43:30.800><c> for</c><00:43:31.000><c> the</c><00:43:31.199><c> forgiveness</c><00:43:31.760><c> of</c><00:43:32.219><c> others.</c>

00:43:34.960 --> 00:43:39.420
You<00:43:35.019><c> don't</c><00:43:35.219><c> want</c><00:43:35.420><c> God</c><00:43:35.739><c> not</c><00:43:36.119><c> to</c><00:43:36.320><c> forgive</c><00:43:36.519><c> you,</c><00:43:38.239><c> so</c><00:43:38.519><c> you</c><00:43:39.139><c> forgive</c>

00:43:39.420 --> 00:43:43.159
others.<00:43:41.280><c> Forgive</c><00:43:41.539><c> our</c><00:43:42.219><c> debtors.</c>

00:43:46.119 --> 00:43:54.039
After<00:43:46.440><c> you</c><00:43:46.659><c> continue</c><00:43:47.380><c> praying,</c><00:43:48.960><c> you</c><00:43:49.400><c> start</c><00:43:49.860><c> to</c><00:43:50.219><c> develop</c><00:43:50.559><c> a</c><00:43:51.019><c> desire</c><00:43:51.599><c> to</c><00:43:53.119><c> pray.</c>

00:43:54.599 --> 00:43:57.920
You<00:43:55.159><c> begin</c><00:43:55.519><c> to</c><00:43:55.820><c> pray</c><00:43:55.960><c> for</c><00:43:56.179><c> your</c><00:43:56.300><c> enemies</c><00:43:56.420><c> because</c><00:43:56.980><c> it's</c><00:43:57.679><c> what</c>

00:43:57.920 --> 00:44:01.579
you<00:43:58.179><c> really</c><00:43:58.559><c> want.</c><00:44:00.480><c> You're</c><00:44:00.639><c> starting</c><00:44:00.900><c> to</c><00:44:01.260><c> experience</c>

00:44:01.579 --> 00:44:04.500
some<00:44:01.800><c> of</c><00:44:02.019><c> the</c><00:44:02.159><c> benefits</c><00:44:02.599><c> of</c><00:44:02.800><c> that</c><00:44:03.000><c> in</c><00:44:03.119><c> your</c><00:44:03.400><c> life.</c><00:44:04.019><c> You're</c><00:44:04.179><c> starting</c><00:44:04.340><c> to</c>

00:44:04.500 --> 00:44:06.599
see<00:44:04.639><c> some</c><00:44:04.820><c> of</c><00:44:04.960><c> the</c><00:44:05.059><c> benefits</c><00:44:05.480><c> in</c><00:44:05.880><c> their</c><00:44:06.179><c> life.</c>

00:44:07.019 --> 00:44:10.420
You're<00:44:07.239><c> starting</c><00:44:07.480><c> to</c><00:44:07.780><c> see</c><00:44:07.900><c> an</c><00:44:08.219><c> improvement</c><00:44:08.659><c> in</c><00:44:09.079><c> the</c><00:44:09.219><c> relationship,</c><00:44:09.940><c> and</c><00:44:10.099><c> it's</c>

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good,<00:44:11.079><c> and</c><00:44:11.300><c> you</c><00:44:11.460><c> want</c><00:44:11.699><c> more.</c>

00:44:12.659 --> 00:44:19.019
You<00:44:12.920><c> desire</c><00:44:13.500><c> more,</c><00:44:14.300><c> so</c><00:44:14.539><c> you</c><00:44:15.000><c> continue</c><00:44:15.539><c> to</c><00:44:15.820><c> pray,</c><00:44:18.000><c> and</c><00:44:18.320><c> something</c><00:44:18.619><c> I</c><00:44:18.880><c> have</c>

00:44:19.019 --> 00:44:21.599
yet<00:44:19.239><c> to</c><00:44:19.440><c> get</c><00:44:19.659><c> to,</c><00:44:20.340><c> but</c><00:44:20.539><c> delight.</c>

00:44:22.940 --> 00:44:26.880
This<00:44:23.460><c> is</c><00:44:23.719><c> a</c><00:44:23.980><c> step</c><00:44:24.199><c> further.</c><00:44:24.659><c> It's</c><00:44:24.679><c> when</c><00:44:24.800><c> you</c><00:44:25.219><c> love</c><00:44:25.840><c> doing</c><00:44:26.260><c> it.</c>

00:44:27.239 --> 00:44:30.619
You<00:44:27.380><c> get</c><00:44:27.739><c> joy</c><00:44:28.300><c> from</c><00:44:29.539><c> blessing</c><00:44:30.039><c> your</c><00:44:30.280><c> enemies,</c>

00:44:31.000 --> 00:44:35.940
from<00:44:31.380><c> praying</c><00:44:31.719><c> for</c><00:44:32.019><c> your</c><00:44:32.219><c> enemies.</c><00:44:34.360><c> And</c><00:44:34.519><c> the</c><00:44:34.619><c> last</c><00:44:34.900><c> stage,</c>

00:44:36.039 --> 00:44:37.539
they<00:44:36.219><c> call</c><00:44:36.360><c> durability.</c>

00:44:39.099 --> 00:44:44.300
You've<00:44:39.380><c> taken</c><00:44:39.539><c> on</c><00:44:39.739><c> a</c><00:44:39.820><c> lifelong</c><00:44:40.239><c> commitment,</c><00:44:41.440><c> and</c><00:44:41.579><c> it's</c><00:44:41.820><c> become</c><00:44:42.059><c> a</c><00:44:42.300><c> lifestyle.</c><00:44:43.900><c> It's</c><00:44:44.159><c> a</c>

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part<00:44:44.460><c> of</c><00:44:44.559><c> who</c><00:44:44.760><c> you</c><00:44:44.960><c> are.</c>

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It's<00:44:45.699><c> part</c><00:44:45.920><c> of</c><00:44:46.119><c> your</c><00:44:46.400><c> character.</c><00:44:48.380><c> The</c><00:44:48.539><c> thought</c><00:44:48.739><c> of</c><00:44:48.880><c> turning</c>

00:44:49.199 --> 00:44:51.079
back<00:44:49.480><c> is</c><00:44:49.699><c> out</c><00:44:49.900><c> of</c><00:44:50.000><c> the</c><00:44:50.179><c> question.</c><00:44:50.599><c> It's</c><00:44:51.000><c> become</c>

00:44:51.079 --> 00:44:55.559
a<00:44:51.260><c> habit.</c><00:44:52.960><c> It's</c><00:44:53.159><c> no</c><00:44:53.380><c> longer</c><00:44:53.679><c> extraordinary.</c><00:44:54.659><c> This</c><00:44:54.860><c> is</c><00:44:55.079><c> just</c>

00:44:55.559 --> 00:44:57.030
what<00:44:55.920><c> you</c><00:44:56.159><c> do.</c>

00:45:08.860 --> 00:45:13.159
One<00:45:09.079><c> of</c><00:45:09.219><c> the</c><00:45:09.440><c> consequences</c><00:45:10.079><c> of</c><00:45:11.480><c> praying</c><00:45:11.860><c> for</c><00:45:12.679><c> someone</c><00:45:12.860><c> who's</c>

00:45:13.159 --> 00:45:18.960
hurt<00:45:13.300><c> you</c><00:45:14.019><c> is</c><00:45:15.059><c> that</c><00:45:15.239><c> you</c><00:45:15.480><c> just</c><00:45:15.960><c> might,</c><00:45:17.719><c> maybe,</c>

00:45:19.900 --> 00:45:25.760
turn<00:45:20.579><c> your</c><00:45:20.820><c> enemy</c><00:45:21.280><c> into</c><00:45:22.320><c> your</c><00:45:22.539><c> friend.</c><00:45:25.139><c> It</c><00:45:25.280><c> doesn't</c><00:45:25.519><c> happen</c>

00:45:25.760 --> 00:45:29.900
all<00:45:25.960><c> the</c><00:45:26.139><c> time,</c><00:45:28.039><c> but</c><00:45:28.119><c> sometimes</c><00:45:28.760><c> you're</c><00:45:29.320><c> blessed</c>

00:45:29.900 --> 00:45:34.699
with<00:45:30.239><c> being</c><00:45:30.480><c> able</c><00:45:30.699><c> to</c><00:45:31.099><c> reconcile</c><00:45:31.719><c> a</c><00:45:32.260><c> relationship.</c><00:45:33.360><c> Look</c><00:45:33.500><c> what</c><00:45:33.659><c> Corinthians</c><00:45:34.000><c> says,</c><00:45:34.460><c> all</c>

00:45:34.699 --> 00:45:36.019
this<00:45:34.960><c> is</c><00:45:35.099><c> from</c><00:45:35.280><c> God,</c>

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who<00:45:36.659><c> through</c><00:45:36.840><c> Christ,</c><00:45:37.659><c> reconciled</c><00:45:38.360><c> us</c><00:45:38.559><c> to</c><00:45:38.719><c> himself,</c><00:45:40.199><c> and</c><00:45:40.460><c> gave</c><00:45:40.719><c> us</c>

00:45:41.739 --> 00:45:44.079
the<00:45:42.139><c> ministry</c><00:45:42.559><c> of</c><00:45:42.900><c> reconciliation.</c>

00:45:45.119 --> 00:45:49.079
That<00:45:45.880><c> is,</c><00:45:46.599><c> in</c><00:45:46.659><c> Christ,</c><00:45:47.059><c> God</c><00:45:47.260><c> was</c><00:45:47.659><c> reconciling</c><00:45:48.219><c> the</c><00:45:48.420><c> world</c><00:45:48.800><c> to</c>

00:45:49.079 --> 00:45:51.400
himself,<00:45:50.199><c> not</c><00:45:50.400><c> counting</c><00:45:50.659><c> their</c><00:45:50.900><c> trespasses</c>

00:45:51.400 --> 00:45:57.699
against<00:45:51.780><c> them,</c><00:45:52.539><c> and</c><00:45:52.699><c> entrusting</c><00:45:53.239><c> to</c><00:45:53.539><c> us</c><00:45:54.699><c> this</c><00:45:55.280><c> message</c><00:45:55.920><c> of</c><00:45:56.500><c> reconciliation.</c>

00:46:00.079 --> 00:46:04.000
That's<00:46:00.400><c> the</c><00:46:00.579><c> message</c><00:46:00.960><c> that</c><00:46:01.360><c> we</c><00:46:01.760><c> have,</c><00:46:02.780><c> through</c><00:46:03.079><c> Christ,</c><00:46:03.820><c> from</c>

00:46:04.000 --> 00:46:07.059
God,<00:46:05.260><c> is</c><00:46:05.420><c> to</c><00:46:05.820><c> reconcile</c><00:46:06.280><c> our</c><00:46:06.559><c> relationships.</c>

00:46:07.440 --> 00:46:11.460
And<00:46:07.679><c> God</c><00:46:07.860><c> did</c><00:46:08.039><c> it</c><00:46:08.199><c> to</c><00:46:08.360><c> us.</c><00:46:09.599><c> He</c><00:46:09.920><c> changed</c><00:46:10.300><c> us</c><00:46:10.559><c> from</c><00:46:10.820><c> being</c><00:46:11.159><c> his</c>

00:46:11.460 --> 00:46:13.559
enemies<00:46:11.900><c> into</c><00:46:12.820><c> being</c><00:46:13.260><c> his</c><00:46:13.559><c> friends.</c>

00:46:13.559 --> 00:46:19.179
And<00:46:14.420><c> he</c><00:46:15.460><c> gives</c><00:46:15.739><c> us</c><00:46:16.000><c> that</c><00:46:16.280><c> same</c><00:46:16.619><c> mission</c><00:46:17.079><c> to</c><00:46:18.079><c> those</c><00:46:18.320><c> around</c><00:46:18.679><c> us,</c>

00:46:19.320 --> 00:46:22.519
to<00:46:19.559><c> turn</c><00:46:19.920><c> those</c><00:46:20.260><c> who</c><00:46:20.420><c> are</c><00:46:20.539><c> your</c><00:46:20.880><c> enemies</c><00:46:21.260><c> into</c><00:46:22.199><c> your</c>

00:46:22.519 --> 00:46:30.440
friends.<00:46:26.880><c> You</c><00:46:26.960><c> might</c><00:46:27.260><c> just</c><00:46:27.599><c> win</c><00:46:27.800><c> over</c><00:46:28.079><c> your</c><00:46:28.239><c> enemy</c><00:46:28.599><c> and</c><00:46:29.760><c> reconcile</c><00:46:30.239><c> your</c>

00:46:30.440 --> 00:46:33.099
relationship<00:46:31.079><c> by</c><00:46:32.119><c> loving</c><00:46:32.400><c> them</c>

00:46:33.099 --> 00:46:38.639
and<00:46:33.519><c> by</c><00:46:33.780><c> praying</c><00:46:33.960><c> for</c><00:46:34.199><c> them.</c><00:46:36.500><c> So</c><00:46:36.679><c> tomorrow</c><00:46:36.900><c> we'll</c><00:46:37.059><c> try</c><00:46:37.199><c> to</c><00:46:37.300><c> spend</c><00:46:37.420><c> some</c><00:46:37.659><c> time</c><00:46:38.019><c> and</c>

00:46:38.639 --> 00:46:40.619
define<00:46:39.219><c> clearly</c>

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what<00:46:41.300><c> forgiveness</c><00:46:41.880><c> is</c><00:46:42.480><c> and</c><00:46:43.099><c> what</c><00:46:43.539><c> it</c><00:46:43.780><c> isn't,</c><00:46:45.440><c> because</c><00:46:45.619><c> most</c>

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of<00:46:46.159><c> the</c><00:46:46.199><c> time</c><00:46:46.599><c> we</c><00:46:47.320><c> misunderstand</c>

00:46:48.300 --> 00:46:52.039
what<00:46:49.159><c> forgiveness</c><00:46:49.619><c> is.</c><00:46:50.880><c> Wednesday,</c><00:46:51.559><c> we're</c><00:46:51.719><c> going</c><00:46:51.800><c> to</c><00:46:51.860><c> answer</c>

00:46:52.039 --> 00:46:53.940
the<00:46:52.239><c> question,</c><00:46:52.980><c> how</c><00:46:53.139><c> do</c><00:46:53.340><c> I</c><00:46:53.440><c> know</c><00:46:53.619><c> when</c><00:46:53.760><c> I've</c>

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really<00:46:54.340><c> forgiven</c><00:46:54.619><c> someone?</c><00:46:56.280><c> I've</c><00:46:56.579><c> been</c><00:46:56.679><c> working</c><00:46:56.900><c> at</c><00:46:57.099><c> this</c><00:46:57.219><c> for</c><00:46:57.420><c> a</c>

00:46:57.539 --> 00:47:00.420
while,<00:46:58.239><c> and</c><00:46:58.239><c> I've</c><00:46:59.119><c> been</c><00:46:59.340><c> praying</c><00:46:59.679><c> about</c><00:47:00.000><c> it,</c>

00:47:00.420 --> 00:47:06.760
and<00:47:00.579><c> I'm</c><00:47:01.480><c> just</c><00:47:02.320><c> not</c><00:47:02.940><c> sure,</c><00:47:04.280><c> have</c><00:47:04.380><c> I</c><00:47:04.659><c> really</c><00:47:04.960><c> forgiven</c><00:47:05.280><c> someone?</c><00:47:06.320><c> How</c><00:47:06.579><c> do</c>

00:47:06.760 --> 00:47:08.219
I<00:47:06.880><c> know</c><00:47:07.019><c> when</c><00:47:07.179><c> I've</c><00:47:07.440><c> forgiven</c>

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someone?<00:47:09.340><c> And</c><00:47:09.579><c> Thursday's</c><00:47:10.099><c> class</c><00:47:10.320><c> is</c><00:47:10.480><c> about</c><00:47:10.679><c> judging,</c><00:47:11.760><c> or</c>

00:47:11.760 --> 00:47:14.139
more<00:47:12.159><c> appropriately,</c><00:47:12.900><c> not</c><00:47:13.260><c> judging.</c>

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And<00:47:15.280><c> on</c><00:47:15.420><c> Friday,</c><00:47:15.659><c> we're</c><00:47:15.780><c> going</c><00:47:15.880><c> to</c><00:47:15.880><c> come</c><00:47:16.139><c> back</c><00:47:16.360><c> around</c><00:47:16.739><c> to</c><00:47:17.099><c> these</c><00:47:17.340><c> seven</c><00:47:17.659><c> steps</c><00:47:17.900><c> we</c>

00:47:18.079 --> 00:47:18.860
introduced<00:47:18.280><c> you</c><00:47:18.480><c> today,</c>

00:47:18.900 --> 00:47:23.760
and<00:47:19.340><c> we're</c><00:47:19.420><c> going</c><00:47:19.519><c> to</c><00:47:19.559><c> wrap</c><00:47:19.760><c> it</c><00:47:19.860><c> up</c><00:47:19.960><c> with</c><00:47:20.079><c> some</c><00:47:20.280><c> helpful</c><00:47:20.639><c> suggestions</c><00:47:21.400><c> on</c><00:47:22.119><c> how</c><00:47:22.539><c> to</c><00:47:22.820><c> forgive.</c>

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And<00:47:25.820><c> Lord</c><00:47:26.019><c> willing,</c><00:47:26.280><c> by</c><00:47:26.480><c> the</c><00:47:26.579><c> end</c><00:47:26.679><c> of</c><00:47:26.820><c> the</c><00:47:26.940><c> week,</c><00:47:28.460><c> we'll</c><00:47:28.519><c> be</c>

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better<00:47:29.119><c> equipped,</c>

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and<00:47:32.039><c> the</c><00:47:32.320><c> power</c><00:47:32.699><c> of</c><00:47:33.059><c> the</c><00:47:33.239><c> Spirit</c><00:47:33.420><c> of</c><00:47:33.579><c> God</c><00:47:34.059><c> will</c><00:47:34.340><c> have</c><00:47:34.719><c> soaked</c>

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into<00:47:35.280><c> our</c><00:47:35.579><c> hearts</c>

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a<00:47:37.280><c> little</c><00:47:37.539><c> bit</c><00:47:37.780><c> more,</c><00:47:38.639><c> and</c><00:47:39.320><c> it</c><00:47:39.420><c> will</c><00:47:39.500><c> be</c><00:47:40.099><c> more</c><00:47:40.480><c> forgiving.</c><00:47:41.739><c> Thanks.</c>


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