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know<00:20:59.759><c> this</c><00:21:00.400><c> because</c><00:21:01.900><c> Revelation</c><00:21:02.579><c> chapter</c><00:21:02.920><c> two</c><00:21:03.160><c> tells</c><00:21:03.480><c> us</c><00:21:03.839><c> that.</c>

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you<00:21:45.480><c> have</c><00:21:45.779><c> labored</c><00:21:46.339><c> and</c><00:21:46.859><c> have</c><00:21:47.099><c> not</c><00:21:47.420><c> fainted.</c>

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the<00:22:24.240><c> Ephesians</c><00:22:25.119><c> lived</c><00:22:25.339><c> in.</c>

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chapter<00:22:29.059><c> one.</c>

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blessed<00:22:38.279><c> us</c><00:22:38.559><c> in</c><00:22:38.859><c> Christ</c><00:22:39.240><c> with</c><00:22:39.700><c> every</c><00:22:40.099><c> spiritual</c><00:22:40.579><c> blessing.</c>

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our<00:22:54.519><c> trespasses.</c>

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us<00:22:59.859><c> the</c><00:23:00.059><c> mystery.</c>

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We've<00:23:01.279><c> heard</c><00:23:01.339><c> this</c><00:23:01.599><c> over</c><00:23:01.900><c> and</c><00:23:02.039><c> over</c><00:23:02.259><c> and</c><00:23:02.460><c> over,</c><00:23:02.779><c> haven't</c><00:23:02.980><c> we?</c>

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Exertation<00:23:04.200><c> after</c><00:23:04.500><c> exhortation</c><00:23:05.160><c> after</c><00:23:05.400><c> exhortation.</c>

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How<00:23:06.619><c> easy</c><00:23:06.960><c> it</c><00:23:07.180><c> is</c><00:23:08.099><c> sometimes</c><00:23:09.420><c> to</c><00:23:09.720><c> lose</c><00:23:10.000><c> the</c><00:23:10.259><c> urgency,</c><00:23:11.799><c> to</c><00:23:12.119><c> lose</c>

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And<00:23:28.079><c> this</c><00:23:28.259><c> couple</c><00:23:28.460><c> was</c><00:23:28.700><c> supposed</c><00:23:28.940><c> to</c><00:23:29.059><c> get</c><00:23:29.220><c> married</c><00:23:29.579><c> and</c><00:23:29.920><c> the</c>

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they<00:23:35.119><c> did,</c><00:23:35.940><c> what</c><00:23:36.079><c> they</c><00:23:36.180><c> ended</c><00:23:36.299><c> up</c><00:23:36.519><c> doing</c><00:23:36.680><c> is</c><00:23:37.160><c> going</c><00:23:37.500><c> to</c><00:23:37.680><c> the</c><00:23:37.880><c> border</c><00:23:38.400><c> in</c>

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border,<00:23:44.299><c> which</c><00:23:44.420><c> is</c><00:23:44.660><c> a</c><00:23:45.000><c> ditch.</c>

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up<00:23:47.720><c> and</c><00:23:47.980><c> down.</c>

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my<00:24:21.279><c> prayers.</c>

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up,<00:24:38.680><c> bright.</c>

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in<00:25:05.819><c> all.</c>

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I'm<00:25:11.299><c> concerned</c><00:25:11.619><c> about</c><00:25:11.920><c> you.</c>

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But<00:25:24.940><c> you've</c><00:25:25.180><c> been</c><00:25:25.420><c> given</c><00:25:25.720><c> an</c><00:25:25.960><c> unprecedented</c><00:25:26.539><c> gift</c><00:25:26.839><c> of</c><00:25:27.079><c> grace.</c>

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Don't<00:25:27.920><c> lose</c><00:25:28.299><c> it.</c>

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harsh<00:25:33.839><c> reminders.</c>

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waves<00:26:41.539><c> and</c><00:26:41.880><c> carried</c><00:26:42.059><c> about</c><00:26:42.319><c> by</c><00:26:42.599><c> every</c><00:26:42.799><c> wind</c><00:26:43.000><c> of</c><00:26:43.279><c> doctrine,</c>

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human<00:26:44.380><c> cunning,</c><00:26:45.440><c> craftiness</c><00:26:45.859><c> and</c><00:26:46.119><c> deceitful</c><00:26:46.660><c> schemes.</c>

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He<00:26:48.220><c> talks</c><00:26:48.339><c> about</c><00:26:48.519><c> this</c><00:26:48.700><c> in</c><00:26:48.839><c> Ephesians</c><00:26:49.180><c> six,</c><00:26:49.819><c> right?</c>

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We<00:26:51.200><c> wrestled</c><00:26:51.480><c> not</c><00:26:51.660><c> against</c><00:26:51.960><c> flesh</c><00:26:52.200><c> and</c><00:26:52.440><c> blood,</c><00:26:52.819><c> but</c><00:26:52.880><c> against</c>

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principalities,<00:26:54.160><c> powers,</c><00:26:55.059><c> rulers</c><00:26:55.259><c> of</c><00:26:55.480><c> the</c><00:26:55.680><c> darkness</c><00:26:55.940><c> of</c><00:26:56.119><c> this</c><00:26:56.380><c> world,</c><00:26:57.140><c> spiritual</c><00:26:57.480><c> wickedness</c><00:26:58.000><c> in</c>

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high<00:26:58.539><c> places.</c>

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Wherefore,<00:27:01.339><c> take</c><00:27:01.740><c> the</c><00:27:02.019><c> whole</c><00:27:02.259><c> armor</c><00:27:02.539><c> of</c><00:27:02.740><c> God</c><00:27:03.000><c> unto</c><00:27:03.299><c> you.</c>

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In<00:27:05.859><c> the</c><00:27:06.019><c> world</c><00:27:06.180><c> of</c><00:27:06.420><c> Rome,</c><00:27:08.019><c> brothers</c><00:27:08.160><c> and</c><00:27:08.420><c> sisters</c><00:27:08.900><c> at</c><00:27:09.160><c> Ephesus</c>

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need<00:27:09.880><c> reminding</c><00:27:10.559><c> to</c><00:27:10.980><c> stand</c><00:27:11.279><c> firm</c><00:27:11.740><c> in</c><00:27:12.480><c> the</c><00:27:12.700><c> truth.</c>

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To<00:27:15.220><c> grow</c><00:27:15.500><c> in</c><00:27:15.680><c> their</c><00:27:15.859><c> practice</c><00:27:16.519><c> of</c><00:27:16.920><c> the</c><00:27:17.180><c> way.</c>

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To<00:27:18.900><c> not</c><00:27:19.140><c> be</c><00:27:19.380><c> deceived,</c><00:27:20.579><c> because</c><00:27:20.859><c> deception</c><00:27:21.460><c> can</c><00:27:21.920><c> come</c><00:27:22.079><c> in</c>

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many<00:27:22.500><c> forms.</c>

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It's<00:27:24.839><c> difficult</c><00:27:25.200><c> to</c><00:27:25.619><c> continue</c><00:27:25.900><c> holding</c><00:27:26.220><c> fast</c><00:27:26.640><c> our</c><00:27:26.880><c> faith</c><00:27:27.180><c> if</c>

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we're<00:27:27.839><c> not</c><00:27:28.059><c> actively</c><00:27:28.420><c> protecting</c><00:27:28.980><c> it,</c><00:27:29.720><c> building</c><00:27:30.000><c> it</c><00:27:30.220><c> up</c><00:27:30.339><c> and</c>

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proclaiming<00:27:31.160><c> it.</c>

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And<00:27:32.500><c> in</c><00:27:32.700><c> the</c><00:27:32.900><c> course</c><00:27:33.140><c> of</c><00:27:33.380><c> this,</c><00:27:33.640><c> they</c><00:27:33.779><c> had</c><00:27:34.039><c> lost</c><00:27:34.700><c> those</c><00:27:35.680><c> first,</c>

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almost<00:27:38.480><c> indescribable</c><00:27:39.579><c> feelings</c><00:27:40.160><c> of</c><00:27:40.960><c> what</c><00:27:41.259><c> brought</c><00:27:41.559><c> them</c>

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life<00:27:42.180><c> and</c><00:27:42.420><c> gave</c><00:27:42.700><c> them</c><00:27:43.000><c> joy.</c>

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We<00:27:46.059><c> wrestle</c><00:27:46.460><c> against</c><00:27:46.819><c> spiritual</c><00:27:47.400><c> wickedness</c><00:27:48.059><c> in</c><00:27:48.339><c> all</c><00:27:48.599><c> its</c><00:27:48.960><c> manifestations.</c>

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This,<00:27:51.700><c> brothers</c><00:27:51.799><c> and</c><00:27:52.059><c> sisters,</c><00:27:53.279><c> is</c><00:27:53.579><c> our</c><00:27:53.920><c> enemy.</c>

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This<00:27:55.819><c> is</c><00:27:56.119><c> our</c><00:27:56.400><c> fight.</c>

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And<00:27:58.180><c> I</c><00:27:58.319><c> think</c><00:27:58.440><c> there's</c><00:27:58.640><c> a</c><00:27:58.720><c> remarkable</c><00:27:59.259><c> connection</c><00:27:59.720><c> just</c><00:27:59.980><c> as</c><00:28:00.140><c> we</c><00:28:00.539><c> come</c><00:28:00.720><c> to</c><00:28:01.019><c> a</c>

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conclusion<00:28:01.900><c> back</c><00:28:02.700><c> in</c><00:28:03.000><c> Esther.</c>

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Hidden<00:28:04.819><c> jewels.</c>

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In<00:28:06.099><c> the</c><00:28:06.240><c> course</c><00:28:06.400><c> of</c><00:28:06.579><c> the</c><00:28:06.660><c> last</c><00:28:06.900><c> year,</c><00:28:07.220><c> I've</c><00:28:07.319><c> been</c><00:28:07.680><c> looking</c><00:28:08.000><c> at</c>

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these<00:28:08.400><c> connections</c><00:28:08.859><c> between</c><00:28:09.240><c> Esther</c><00:28:09.500><c> and</c><00:28:09.680><c> Ephesians.</c>

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And<00:28:10.799><c> it's</c><00:28:11.019><c> remarkable</c><00:28:11.559><c> some</c><00:28:11.900><c> of</c><00:28:12.079><c> the</c><00:28:12.160><c> things</c><00:28:12.359><c> that</c><00:28:12.839><c> are</c><00:28:13.059><c> spoken</c><00:28:13.420><c> to</c><00:28:13.660><c> the</c><00:28:13.819><c> Ephesians</c><00:28:14.359><c> come</c><00:28:14.880><c> directly</c><00:28:15.480><c> out</c><00:28:15.779><c> of</c><00:28:16.059><c> Esther.</c>

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At<00:28:17.059><c> least</c><00:28:17.420><c> five</c><00:28:18.019><c> things</c><00:28:18.380><c> in</c><00:28:18.680><c> particular.</c>

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x
We're<00:28:21.059><c> not</c><00:28:21.180><c> going</c><00:28:21.339><c> to</c><00:28:21.480><c> tarry</c><00:28:21.680><c> back</c><00:28:21.900><c> there</c><00:28:22.079><c> long</c><00:28:22.220><c> because</c><00:28:22.460><c> you</c>

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all<00:28:22.819><c> know</c><00:28:23.000><c> the</c><00:28:23.279><c> story.</c>

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But<00:28:25.259><c> even</c><00:28:25.740><c> Ephesians</c><00:28:26.220><c> 6,</c><00:28:26.740><c> right,</c><00:28:26.920><c> the</c><00:28:27.039><c> verse</c><00:28:27.240><c> that</c><00:28:27.660><c> we</c><00:28:27.859><c> just</c>

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kind<00:28:28.279><c> of</c><00:28:28.480><c> mentioned,</c><00:28:29.319><c> we</c><00:28:29.420><c> wrestle</c><00:28:29.740><c> not</c><00:28:29.900><c> against</c><00:28:30.259><c> flesh</c><00:28:30.519><c> and</c><00:28:30.740><c> blood.</c>

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What<00:28:31.359><c> better</c><00:28:31.640><c> verse</c><00:28:31.900><c> could</c><00:28:32.059><c> we</c><00:28:32.319><c> think</c><00:28:32.500><c> of</c><00:28:33.000><c> to</c><00:28:33.680><c> describe</c><00:28:34.099><c> Haman</c>

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in<00:28:35.279><c> the</c><00:28:35.440><c> time</c><00:28:35.579><c> of</c><00:28:35.799><c> Esther</c><00:28:36.000><c> and</c><00:28:36.200><c> Mordecai?</c>

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In<00:28:38.640><c> high</c><00:28:39.000><c> places,</c><00:28:40.099><c> wickedness.</c>

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And<00:28:42.880><c> wickedness</c><00:28:43.220><c> in</c><00:28:43.259><c> high</c><00:28:43.480><c> places</c><00:28:43.859><c> transcends,</c><00:28:44.819><c> right,</c><00:28:45.079><c> to</c>

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all<00:28:45.519><c> levels,</c><00:28:46.140><c> especially</c><00:28:46.519><c> in</c><00:28:47.160><c> society.</c>

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Of<00:28:48.779><c> course,</c><00:28:48.960><c> we</c><00:28:49.119><c> remember</c><00:28:49.400><c> Esther</c><00:28:49.660><c> from</c><00:28:49.880><c> Sunday</c><00:28:50.160><c> school,</c><00:28:50.599><c> right?</c>

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She<00:28:50.819><c> was</c><00:28:51.079><c> at</c><00:28:51.460><c> maybe</c><00:28:51.680><c> a</c><00:28:51.819><c> youth</c><00:28:52.000><c> conference,</c><00:28:52.440><c> the</c><00:28:52.660><c> workbook</c><00:28:53.000><c> that</c><00:28:53.160><c> they're</c><00:28:53.359><c> working</c><00:28:53.640><c> on</c>

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for<00:28:54.200><c> their</c><00:28:54.319><c> next</c><00:28:54.559><c> year</c><00:28:54.720><c> now.</c>

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The<00:28:55.420><c> beautiful</c><00:28:55.819><c> young</c><00:28:56.079><c> Jewish</c><00:28:56.339><c> woman</c><00:28:56.640><c> who</c><00:28:56.839><c> caught</c><00:28:57.039><c> the</c><00:28:57.259><c> eye</c>

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of<00:28:57.640><c> Persian</c><00:28:58.000><c> King</c><00:28:58.240><c> Ahasuerus.</c>

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She<00:29:00.259><c> became</c><00:29:00.480><c> the</c><00:29:00.720><c> queen</c><00:29:00.920><c> with</c><00:29:01.180><c> the</c><00:29:01.359><c> assistance</c><00:29:02.160><c> of</c><00:29:02.619><c> her</c>

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cousin,<00:29:03.400><c> Mordecai.</c>

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She<00:29:05.259><c> was</c><00:29:05.779><c> able</c><00:29:06.000><c> to</c><00:29:06.259><c> reveal</c><00:29:06.500><c> the</c><00:29:06.819><c> intrigue</c><00:29:07.140><c> and</c><00:29:07.299><c> the</c><00:29:07.539><c> deception</c>

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of<00:29:08.220><c> sin</c><00:29:08.759><c> in</c><00:29:09.480><c> prominent</c><00:29:09.900><c> places.</c>

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In<00:29:12.140><c> this</c><00:29:12.380><c> case,</c><00:29:12.680><c> the</c><00:29:12.799><c> workings</c><00:29:13.119><c> of</c><00:29:13.359><c> Haman.</c>

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And<00:29:14.660><c> she</c><00:29:14.900><c> saved</c><00:29:15.140><c> the</c><00:29:15.380><c> Jews.</c>

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God<00:29:16.259><c> saved</c><00:29:16.539><c> the</c><00:29:16.779><c> Jews</c><00:29:17.099><c> through</c><00:29:18.039><c> her</c><00:29:18.359><c> work</c><00:29:18.579><c> and</c><00:29:18.740><c> Mordecai's</c><00:29:19.339><c> work.</c>

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From<00:29:21.200><c> annihilation,</c><00:29:22.019><c> which</c><00:29:22.200><c> is</c><00:29:22.359><c> still</c><00:29:22.559><c> remembered</c><00:29:22.880><c> every</c><00:29:23.240><c> year</c><00:29:23.400><c> in</c>

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the<00:29:23.680><c> Feast</c><00:29:23.900><c> of</c><00:29:24.099><c> Purim.</c>

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So<00:29:27.039><c> what's</c><00:29:27.559><c> intrigued</c><00:29:27.799><c> me</c><00:29:28.059><c> though</c><00:29:28.259><c> about</c><00:29:28.500><c> this</c><00:29:28.859><c> story,</c><00:29:30.099><c> it's</c>

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always<00:29:30.660><c> intrigued</c><00:29:30.980><c> me</c><00:29:31.160><c> or</c><00:29:31.339><c> bothered</c><00:29:31.700><c> me</c><00:29:31.960><c> about</c><00:29:32.180><c> the</c><00:29:32.380><c> story</c><00:29:32.599><c> of</c><00:29:32.839><c> Esther.</c>

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Going<00:29:33.579><c> back</c><00:29:33.900><c> to</c><00:29:34.059><c> the</c><00:29:34.220><c> racetrack.</c>

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Is<00:29:36.859><c> that</c><00:29:37.019><c> other</c><00:29:37.220><c> than</c><00:29:37.460><c> this,</c><00:29:37.900><c> we</c><00:29:37.940><c> know</c><00:29:38.220><c> so</c><00:29:38.599><c> very</c><00:29:39.039><c> little</c><00:29:39.259><c> about</c>

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her<00:29:39.880><c> dash.</c>

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All<00:29:42.900><c> the</c><00:29:43.119><c> records</c><00:29:43.319><c> of</c><00:29:43.519><c> ancient</c><00:29:43.759><c> Persia</c><00:29:44.099><c> were</c><00:29:44.319><c> burned</c><00:29:44.619><c> when</c><00:29:44.859><c> Persepolis</c><00:29:45.440><c> was</c><00:29:45.680><c> destroyed</c><00:29:46.079><c> by</c>

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the<00:29:46.500><c> Greeks.</c>

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All<00:29:47.599><c> the</c><00:29:47.880><c> records</c><00:29:48.339><c> of</c><00:29:48.859><c> this</c><00:29:49.160><c> Jewish</c><00:29:49.519><c> queen</c><00:29:49.980><c> of</c><00:29:50.299><c> Persia</c>

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disappeared,<00:29:52.720><c> destroyed.</c>

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We<00:29:54.440><c> can't</c><00:29:54.660><c> even</c><00:29:54.880><c> pinpoint</c><00:29:55.240><c> her</c><00:29:55.519><c> husband</c><00:29:55.880><c> with</c><00:29:56.380><c> 100</c><00:29:56.940><c>%</c><00:29:57.619><c> accuracy.</c>

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Lost<00:30:01.660><c> in</c><00:30:01.839><c> the</c><00:30:02.039><c> fire</c><00:30:02.200><c> were</c><00:30:02.380><c> the</c><00:30:02.539><c> accounts</c><00:30:02.799><c> perhaps</c><00:30:03.279><c> of</c><00:30:03.420><c> her</c><00:30:03.619><c> life</c><00:30:03.819><c> as</c>

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queen<00:30:04.339><c> of</c><00:30:04.599><c> Persia.</c>

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Her<00:30:06.039><c> policies,</c><00:30:07.400><c> her</c><00:30:07.759><c> influences.</c>

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Because<00:30:11.799><c> she</c><00:30:11.980><c> had</c><00:30:12.160><c> a</c><00:30:12.599><c> confidence</c><00:30:12.900><c> with</c><00:30:13.160><c> her</c><00:30:13.500><c> who</c><00:30:13.819><c> advised</c><00:30:14.160><c> the</c><00:30:14.420><c> king.</c>

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Perhaps<00:30:16.759><c> what's</c><00:30:17.420><c> lost</c><00:30:17.619><c> is</c><00:30:17.819><c> the</c><00:30:18.019><c> heartbreak</c><00:30:18.359><c> she</c><00:30:18.660><c> experienced</c>

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when<00:30:19.259><c> her</c><00:30:19.500><c> children</c><00:30:19.799><c> pursued</c><00:30:20.480><c> Persian</c><00:30:21.440><c> affairs</c><00:30:22.180><c> and</c><00:30:22.460><c> interests</c><00:30:22.960><c> instead</c>

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of<00:30:24.440><c> Yahweh's.</c>

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Perhaps<00:30:26.700><c> what's</c><00:30:27.079><c> lost</c><00:30:27.339><c> is</c><00:30:28.160><c> the</c><00:30:28.480><c> accounts</c><00:30:28.819><c> of</c><00:30:29.059><c> children</c><00:30:29.359><c> that</c>

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were<00:30:29.740><c> killed</c><00:30:30.000><c> in</c><00:30:30.240><c> wars</c><00:30:30.500><c> against</c><00:30:30.859><c> Greece.</c>

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to<00:30:38.460><c> love</c><00:30:38.599><c> her</c><00:30:38.819><c> and</c><00:30:39.099><c> saw</c><00:30:39.240><c> in</c><00:30:39.359><c> her</c><00:30:39.559><c> something</c><00:30:39.960><c> special,</c><00:30:40.519><c> a</c>

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hidden<00:30:40.740><c> jewel.</c>

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We<00:30:42.579><c> know</c><00:30:42.759><c> her</c><00:30:43.140><c> story,</c><00:30:43.539><c> brothers</c><00:30:43.660><c> and</c><00:30:43.940><c> sisters,</c><00:30:44.259><c> but</c><00:30:44.599><c> do</c><00:30:44.940><c> we</c>

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really<00:30:45.400><c> know</c><00:30:45.599><c> Esther?</c>

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She's<00:30:47.859><c> given</c><00:30:48.059><c> no</c><00:30:48.319><c> age.</c>

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We<00:30:50.019><c> have</c><00:30:50.200><c> no</c><00:30:50.460><c> description.</c>

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There's<00:30:52.500><c> nothing</c><00:30:52.799><c> to</c><00:30:53.039><c> set</c><00:30:53.140><c> her</c><00:30:53.400><c> apart.</c>

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Other<00:30:55.539><c> than</c><00:30:55.799><c> her</c><00:30:56.079><c> preparation</c><00:30:56.680><c> for</c><00:30:56.960><c> meeting</c><00:30:57.220><c> the</c><00:30:57.460><c> king.</c>

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There's<00:31:00.640><c> even</c><00:31:00.819><c> debate</c><00:31:01.000><c> about</c><00:31:01.259><c> what</c><00:31:01.400><c> her</c><00:31:01.599><c> name</c><00:31:01.759><c> was.</c><00:31:02.220><c> Was</c><00:31:02.359><c> it</c><00:31:02.539><c> Esther?</c>

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Or<00:31:04.140><c> was</c><00:31:04.339><c> it</c><00:31:04.500><c> Hadassah?</c>

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Which<00:31:06.519><c> was</c><00:31:06.779><c> the</c><00:31:06.920><c> Hebrew</c><00:31:07.180><c> name?</c>

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Esther<00:31:10.039><c> comes</c><00:31:10.460><c> from</c><00:31:10.660><c> the</c><00:31:10.799><c> Hebrew</c><00:31:11.000><c> word</c><00:31:11.460><c> Hester,</c><00:31:12.599><c> which</c><00:31:12.619><c> means</c>

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hiddenness,<00:31:14.420><c> but</c><00:31:14.720><c> it</c><00:31:14.960><c> also</c><00:31:15.240><c> comes</c><00:31:15.500><c> from</c><00:31:15.680><c> a</c><00:31:15.940><c> Persian</c><00:31:16.240><c> word</c><00:31:17.000><c> Astar,</c><00:31:18.180><c> which</c><00:31:18.220><c> means</c><00:31:18.559><c> a</c><00:31:18.900><c> star.</c>

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Hadassah<00:31:22.440><c> comes</c><00:31:22.720><c> from</c><00:31:22.940><c> a</c><00:31:23.119><c> particular</c><00:31:23.539><c> myrtle</c><00:31:23.920><c> tree,</c><00:31:24.180><c> which</c><00:31:24.279><c> is</c><00:31:24.400><c> only</c><00:31:24.660><c> used</c><00:31:24.920><c> a</c>

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handful<00:31:25.559><c> of</c><00:31:25.779><c> times</c><00:31:26.000><c> in</c><00:31:26.220><c> scripture.</c>

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And<00:31:28.279><c> it</c><00:31:28.359><c> was</c><00:31:28.579><c> used</c><00:31:28.960><c> also</c><00:31:29.579><c> this</c><00:31:29.819><c> myrtle</c><00:31:30.200><c> tree,</c><00:31:30.779><c> the</c><00:31:30.960><c> branches,</c>

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as<00:31:32.359><c> a</c><00:31:32.500><c> description,</c><00:31:34.359><c> as</c><00:31:34.920><c> an</c><00:31:35.359><c> actual</c><00:31:35.660><c> thing</c><00:31:36.019><c> on</c><00:31:36.380><c> the</c><00:31:37.759><c> cradles</c>

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of<00:31:38.420><c> newborn</c><00:31:38.720><c> babies.</c>

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And<00:31:41.000><c> it</c><00:31:41.119><c> was</c><00:31:41.359><c> spread</c><00:31:41.480><c> on</c><00:31:41.660><c> the</c><00:31:41.839><c> beds</c><00:31:41.980><c> of</c><00:31:42.200><c> the</c><00:31:42.440><c> deceased.</c>

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She's<00:31:45.200><c> this</c><00:31:45.440><c> hidden</c><00:31:45.740><c> jewel,</c><00:31:46.099><c> a</c><00:31:46.299><c> mystery.</c>

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A<00:31:47.839><c> name</c><00:31:48.019><c> which</c><00:31:48.240><c> means</c><00:31:48.640><c> hidden</c><00:31:49.160><c> or</c><00:31:49.779><c> a</c><00:31:50.140><c> star,</c><00:31:51.900><c> a</c><00:31:52.200><c> covering,</c><00:31:54.160><c> hope</c>

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in<00:31:55.859><c> a</c><00:31:56.079><c> time</c><00:31:56.200><c> of</c><00:31:56.480><c> hopelessness.</c>

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She<00:31:58.160><c> lived</c><00:31:58.359><c> with</c><00:31:58.559><c> the</c><00:31:58.740><c> same</c><00:31:58.940><c> political</c><00:31:59.359><c> and</c><00:31:59.660><c> spiritual</c><00:31:59.940><c> deception</c><00:32:00.380><c> the</c>

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Ephesians<00:32:01.019><c> did,</c><00:32:01.720><c> the</c><00:32:01.940><c> same</c><00:32:02.160><c> political</c><00:32:02.599><c> and</c><00:32:02.900><c> spiritual</c><00:32:03.240><c> deception</c><00:32:03.740><c> that</c>

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we<00:32:04.119><c> do.</c>

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And<00:32:07.599><c> we,</c><00:32:08.000><c> like</c><00:32:08.160><c> Esther,</c><00:32:09.440><c> and</c><00:32:09.640><c> we,</c><00:32:09.920><c> like</c><00:32:10.039><c> the</c><00:32:10.220><c> Ephesians,</c><00:32:11.759><c> whether</c><00:32:11.920><c> we're</c><00:32:12.220><c> comfortable</c><00:32:12.599><c> with</c>

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it<00:32:12.880><c> or</c><00:32:13.039><c> not,</c><00:32:13.279><c> have</c><00:32:13.380><c> been</c><00:32:13.660><c> called</c><00:32:13.819><c> out</c><00:32:14.039><c> to</c><00:32:14.180><c> be</c><00:32:14.420><c> separate</c><00:32:14.900><c> from</c>

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all<00:32:15.859><c> of</c><00:32:16.019><c> these</c><00:32:16.259><c> things.</c>

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A<00:32:18.400><c> separate</c><00:32:18.640><c> generation,</c><00:32:20.539><c> joined</c><00:32:20.740><c> together</c><00:32:21.559><c> with</c><00:32:22.480><c> Christ,</c>

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the<00:32:24.680><c> one</c><00:32:24.799><c> who</c><00:32:25.039><c> also</c><00:32:25.880><c> we</c><00:32:26.799><c> don't</c><00:32:27.039><c> know</c><00:32:27.240><c> so</c><00:32:27.500><c> much</c><00:32:27.700><c> about,</c><00:32:29.119><c> even</c><00:32:29.420><c> though</c><00:32:29.559><c> we</c>

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do<00:32:30.039><c> know</c><00:32:30.240><c> so</c><00:32:30.539><c> much.</c>

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Brothers<00:32:32.779><c> and</c><00:32:33.039><c> sisters,</c><00:32:33.559><c> Esther</c><00:32:33.700><c> and</c><00:32:33.880><c> Mordecai</c><00:32:34.400><c> separated</c>

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themselves<00:32:35.299><c> from</c><00:32:35.619><c> everybody.</c>

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The<00:32:36.539><c> Ephesians</c><00:32:36.900><c> were</c><00:32:37.039><c> being</c><00:32:37.240><c> asked</c><00:32:37.599><c> to</c><00:32:37.799><c> do</c><00:32:37.960><c> the</c><00:32:38.180><c> same</c><00:32:38.380><c> thing.</c>

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This<00:32:40.059><c> is</c><00:32:40.279><c> our</c><00:32:40.539><c> time</c><00:32:40.819><c> in</c><00:32:40.960><c> these</c><00:32:41.200><c> days</c><00:32:41.440><c> of</c><00:32:41.960><c> injustice</c><00:32:42.539><c> and</c><00:32:42.900><c> these</c>

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days<00:32:43.380><c> of</c><00:32:44.240><c> darkness</c><00:32:44.720><c> and</c><00:32:45.000><c> these</c><00:32:45.220><c> days</c><00:32:45.440><c> ruled</c><00:32:45.720><c> by</c><00:32:45.960><c> the</c><00:32:46.220><c> flesh.</c>

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This<00:32:47.480><c> is</c><00:32:47.619><c> our</c><00:32:47.859><c> time</c><00:32:48.019><c> to</c><00:32:48.279><c> revisit</c><00:32:48.539><c> our</c><00:32:48.839><c> first</c><00:32:49.059><c> love,</c><00:32:50.180><c> which</c><00:32:50.440><c> is</c>

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why<00:32:50.740><c> we</c><00:32:50.940><c> come</c><00:32:51.099><c> here</c><00:32:51.319><c> to</c><00:32:51.480><c> partake</c><00:32:51.839><c> of</c><00:32:51.960><c> the</c><00:32:52.140><c> bread</c><00:32:52.220><c> and</c><00:32:52.359><c> the</c><00:32:52.539><c> wine.</c>

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To<00:32:54.019><c> go</c><00:32:54.240><c> back</c><00:32:54.460><c> to</c><00:32:54.619><c> that</c><00:32:54.859><c> first</c><00:32:55.140><c> time</c><00:32:55.359><c> we</c><00:32:55.539><c> took</c><00:32:55.740><c> of</c><00:32:55.880><c> it.</c>

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To<00:32:57.440><c> think</c><00:32:57.700><c> of</c><00:32:57.880><c> the</c><00:32:58.059><c> one</c><00:32:58.200><c> who</c><00:32:58.420><c> gave</c><00:32:58.619><c> his</c><00:32:58.900><c> life</c><00:32:59.099><c> for</c><00:32:59.359><c> us,</c><00:33:01.640><c> his</c><00:33:01.920><c> betrothed.</c>

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And<00:33:05.920><c> one</c><00:33:06.079><c> last</c><00:33:06.319><c> thing</c><00:33:06.519><c> before</c><00:33:06.759><c> we</c><00:33:07.000><c> go.</c>

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Esther<00:33:09.700><c> derives</c><00:33:10.160><c> from</c><00:33:10.380><c> a</c><00:33:10.559><c> Hebrew</c><00:33:10.740><c> word</c><00:33:10.980><c> that</c><00:33:11.119><c> means</c><00:33:11.420><c> hidden.</c>

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And<00:33:13.740><c> you</c><00:33:13.819><c> may</c><00:33:13.980><c> know</c><00:33:14.160><c> this,</c><00:33:14.460><c> but</c><00:33:14.599><c> in</c><00:33:14.720><c> the</c><00:33:14.799><c> book</c><00:33:14.940><c> of</c><00:33:15.180><c> Esther,</c><00:33:16.140><c> it's</c><00:33:16.440><c> the</c>

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only<00:33:16.819><c> book</c><00:33:17.400><c> that</c><00:33:18.000><c> the</c><00:33:18.180><c> name</c><00:33:18.319><c> of</c><00:33:18.559><c> God</c><00:33:19.579><c> hasn't</c><00:33:21.039><c> been</c><00:33:21.339><c> recorded,</c>

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which<00:33:21.940><c> is</c><00:33:22.200><c> actually</c><00:33:22.460><c> not</c><00:33:22.740><c> true.</c>

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It's<00:33:23.279><c> recorded</c><00:33:23.599><c> five</c><00:33:23.940><c> times</c><00:33:24.299><c> in</c><00:33:24.460><c> the</c><00:33:24.519><c> book</c><00:33:24.660><c> of</c><00:33:24.900><c> Esther</c><00:33:25.420><c> in</c><00:33:26.039><c> something</c><00:33:26.319><c> called</c><00:33:26.619><c> an</c><00:33:26.839><c> acrostic.</c>

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I<00:33:28.880><c> think</c><00:33:29.019><c> this</c><00:33:29.180><c> is</c><00:33:29.339><c> a</c><00:33:29.559><c> beautiful</c><00:33:30.000><c> little</c><00:33:30.319><c> jewel</c><00:33:30.539><c> to</c><00:33:30.740><c> end</c><00:33:30.940><c> on</c><00:33:31.099><c> this</c><00:33:31.359><c> morning</c><00:33:31.759><c> because</c><00:33:32.480><c> it</c>

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brings<00:33:32.839><c> us</c><00:33:33.059><c> right</c><00:33:33.279><c> back</c><00:33:33.519><c> to</c><00:33:33.680><c> the</c><00:33:33.839><c> Ephesians</c><00:33:34.279><c> and</c><00:33:34.380><c> it</c><00:33:34.519><c> brings</c>

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us<00:33:34.940><c> right</c><00:33:35.140><c> to</c><00:33:35.299><c> the</c><00:33:35.500><c> table</c><00:33:35.759><c> this</c><00:33:36.039><c> morning.</c>

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An<00:33:37.720><c> acrostic,</c><00:33:38.180><c> if</c><00:33:38.259><c> you're</c><00:33:38.460><c> not</c><00:33:38.599><c> aware</c><00:33:38.779><c> of</c><00:33:38.859><c> it,</c><00:33:39.000><c> is</c><00:33:39.099><c> a</c><00:33:39.259><c> pattern.</c>

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It's<00:33:40.460><c> a</c><00:33:40.619><c> pattern</c><00:33:41.240><c> in</c><00:33:42.099><c> which</c><00:33:42.319><c> the</c><00:33:42.599><c> initial</c><00:33:42.880><c> letters</c><00:33:43.440><c> of</c><00:33:44.539><c> a</c><00:33:44.779><c> verse</c><00:33:45.019><c> or</c><00:33:45.279><c> verses</c><00:33:45.720><c> form</c><00:33:46.140><c> a</c>

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word<00:33:46.660><c> or</c><00:33:47.579><c> the</c><00:33:47.839><c> initial</c><00:33:48.099><c> letters</c><00:33:48.380><c> of</c><00:33:48.579><c> a</c><00:33:48.759><c> few</c><00:33:48.900><c> words.</c>

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So<00:33:49.839><c> the</c><00:33:50.079><c> first</c><00:33:50.319><c> letters</c><00:33:50.680><c> in</c><00:33:51.099><c> three</c><00:33:51.299><c> or</c><00:33:51.420><c> four</c><00:33:51.640><c> words</c><00:33:51.880><c> in</c><00:33:52.059><c> a</c><00:33:52.119><c> row</c>

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form<00:33:52.819><c> another</c><00:33:53.079><c> word.</c>

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And<00:33:54.319><c> in</c><00:33:54.559><c> Hebrew</c><00:33:54.740><c> this</c><00:33:54.940><c> is</c><00:33:55.200><c> used</c><00:33:55.359><c> as</c><00:33:55.579><c> a</c><00:33:55.839><c> tool</c><00:33:56.079><c> and</c><00:33:56.220><c> if</c><00:33:56.359><c> you</c><00:33:56.519><c> ask</c><00:33:56.720><c> a</c>

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Hebrew<00:33:57.079><c> scholar</c><00:33:57.519><c> they</c><00:33:57.660><c> will</c><00:33:57.900><c> tell</c><00:33:58.119><c> you</c><00:33:58.519><c> that</c><00:33:58.799><c> these</c><00:33:59.039><c> will</c><00:33:59.319><c> jump</c><00:33:59.640><c> out</c>

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of<00:33:59.960><c> a</c><00:34:00.180><c> page.</c>

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And<00:34:03.660><c> in</c><00:34:03.839><c> Esther</c><00:34:03.980><c> there's</c><00:34:04.240><c> five</c><00:34:04.519><c> of</c><00:34:04.759><c> them.</c>

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Psalm<00:34:06.579><c> 119</c><00:34:07.059><c> you</c><00:34:07.140><c> may</c><00:34:07.319><c> be</c><00:34:07.460><c> familiar</c><00:34:07.740><c> with,</c><00:34:08.059><c> right?</c>

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Each<00:34:08.659><c> section</c><00:34:09.000><c> of</c><00:34:09.159><c> eight</c><00:34:09.280><c> verses</c><00:34:09.579><c> starts</c><00:34:09.880><c> with</c><00:34:10.099><c> one</c><00:34:10.340><c> letter.</c>

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That's<00:34:10.840><c> an</c><00:34:11.059><c> example</c><00:34:11.360><c> of</c><00:34:11.539><c> an</c><00:34:11.699><c> acrostic.</c>

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And<00:34:13.340><c> we're</c><00:34:13.420><c> just</c><00:34:13.619><c> going</c><00:34:13.719><c> to</c><00:34:13.800><c> go</c><00:34:13.980><c> back</c><00:34:14.199><c> to</c><00:34:14.420><c> Esther</c><00:34:14.559><c> chapter</c><00:34:14.940><c> five</c><00:34:15.320><c> and</c>

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we<00:34:15.619><c> want</c><00:34:15.760><c> to</c><00:34:15.880><c> look</c><00:34:16.000><c> at</c><00:34:16.179><c> one.</c>

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Keep<00:34:16.539><c> your</c><00:34:16.780><c> hand</c><00:34:17.059><c> in</c><00:34:17.880><c> Ephesians</c><00:34:18.519><c> if</c><00:34:18.639><c> you</c><00:34:18.900><c> would.</c>

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Ephesians<00:34:20.320><c> chapter</c><00:34:20.699><c> two.</c>

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But<00:34:22.159><c> back</c><00:34:22.320><c> in</c><00:34:22.539><c> Esther,</c><00:34:24.500><c> chapter</c><00:34:24.840><c> five,</c><00:34:27.420><c> one</c><00:34:27.719><c> of</c><00:34:27.960><c> these</c><00:34:28.219><c> acrostics</c><00:34:28.900><c> is</c><00:34:29.260><c> spoken</c><00:34:29.539><c> by</c>

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Esther<00:34:30.159><c> herself.</c>

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In<00:34:34.739><c> Esther</c><00:34:35.019><c> five,</c><00:34:36.780><c> this</c><00:34:37.000><c> is</c><00:34:37.159><c> what</c><00:34:37.300><c> we</c><00:34:37.500><c> read.</c>

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Verse<00:34:39.280><c> one,</c><00:34:39.619><c> it</c><00:34:39.619><c> came</c><00:34:39.840><c> to</c><00:34:40.079><c> pass</c><00:34:40.300><c> on</c><00:34:40.500><c> the</c><00:34:40.679><c> third</c><00:34:40.920><c> day.</c>

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Esther<00:34:42.880><c> put</c><00:34:43.079><c> on</c><00:34:43.360><c> her</c><00:34:43.639><c> royal</c><00:34:43.900><c> apparel</c><00:34:44.320><c> and</c><00:34:44.559><c> stood</c><00:34:44.800><c> in</c><00:34:44.960><c> the</c><00:34:45.159><c> inner</c><00:34:45.460><c> court</c><00:34:45.619><c> of</c>

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the<00:34:46.000><c> king's</c><00:34:46.360><c> house</c><00:34:47.019><c> over</c><00:34:48.159><c> against</c><00:34:48.880><c> the</c><00:34:49.199><c> king's</c><00:34:49.619><c> house.</c>

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And<00:34:50.820><c> the</c><00:34:50.980><c> king</c><00:34:51.159><c> sat</c><00:34:51.460><c> upon</c><00:34:51.699><c> his</c><00:34:51.980><c> royal</c><00:34:52.219><c> throne</c><00:34:52.460><c> in</c><00:34:52.699><c> the</c><00:34:52.920><c> royal</c>

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house<00:34:53.840><c> over</c><00:34:54.460><c> against</c><00:34:54.820><c> the</c><00:34:55.099><c> gate</c><00:34:55.219><c> of</c><00:34:55.380><c> the</c><00:34:55.539><c> house.</c>

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And<00:34:56.920><c> it</c><00:34:57.019><c> was</c><00:34:57.239><c> so</c><00:34:57.440><c> when</c><00:34:57.619><c> the</c><00:34:57.780><c> king</c><00:34:57.920><c> saw</c><00:34:58.239><c> Esther</c><00:34:58.579><c> the</c><00:34:58.760><c> queen</c><00:34:59.039><c> standing</c><00:34:59.460><c> in</c>

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the<00:34:59.840><c> court</c><00:35:00.159><c> that</c><00:35:00.659><c> she</c><00:35:00.900><c> obtained</c><00:35:01.300><c> favor</c><00:35:01.699><c> in</c><00:35:01.980><c> his</c><00:35:02.320><c> sight.</c>

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And<00:35:04.579><c> there</c><00:35:04.719><c> was</c><00:35:04.920><c> a</c><00:35:05.219><c> spark.</c>

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And<00:35:08.119><c> it</c><00:35:08.260><c> was</c><00:35:08.659><c> rekindled</c><00:35:09.320><c> in</c><00:35:09.539><c> that</c><00:35:09.739><c> moment.</c>

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And<00:35:10.579><c> the</c><00:35:10.760><c> king</c><00:35:10.920><c> said</c><00:35:11.139><c> to</c><00:35:11.239><c> her,</c><00:35:11.579><c> what</c><00:35:11.699><c> will</c><00:35:11.980><c> you</c><00:35:12.219><c> Queen</c><00:35:12.460><c> Esther?</c>

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What<00:35:13.400><c> is</c><00:35:13.619><c> your</c><00:35:13.800><c> request?</c>

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It<00:35:14.880><c> shall</c><00:35:15.039><c> be</c><00:35:15.260><c> given</c><00:35:15.440><c> you</c><00:35:15.880><c> even</c><00:35:16.179><c> to</c><00:35:16.380><c> the</c><00:35:16.659><c> half</c><00:35:16.900><c> of</c><00:35:17.139><c> the</c><00:35:17.360><c> kingdom.</c>

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And<00:35:18.940><c> Esther</c><00:35:19.139><c> answered,</c><00:35:20.139><c> if</c><00:35:20.280><c> it</c><00:35:20.519><c> seems</c><00:35:20.719><c> good</c><00:35:20.940><c> to</c><00:35:21.159><c> the</c><00:35:21.400><c> king,</c><00:35:22.360><c> let</c><00:35:22.440><c> the</c><00:35:22.679><c> king</c><00:35:22.840><c> and</c><00:35:23.039><c> Haman</c><00:35:23.260><c> come</c><00:35:23.639><c> this</c><00:35:23.980><c> day</c><00:35:24.239><c> to</c>

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the<00:35:24.639><c> banquet</c><00:35:25.019><c> that</c><00:35:25.679><c> I</c><00:35:25.980><c> have.</c>

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I<00:35:26.000><c> have</c><00:35:26.360><c> prepared</c><00:35:26.940><c> for</c><00:35:27.079><c> him.</c>

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In<00:35:28.079><c> that</c><00:35:28.519><c> little</c><00:35:28.860><c> phrase,</c><00:35:30.360><c> I</c><00:35:30.360><c> have</c><00:35:31.119><c> prepared.</c>

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Let<00:35:33.139><c> the</c><00:35:33.480><c> king</c><00:35:33.840><c> and</c><00:35:34.219><c> Haman.</c>

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We<00:35:35.659><c> see</c><00:35:36.420><c> the</c><00:35:36.679><c> name</c><00:35:36.860><c> of</c><00:35:37.059><c> God,</c><00:35:37.420><c> Yahweh.</c>

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Jump<00:35:38.900><c> out</c><00:35:39.079><c> of</c><00:35:39.199><c> the</c><00:35:39.420><c> screen.</c>

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Jump<00:35:40.260><c> out</c><00:35:40.480><c> of</c><00:35:40.619><c> the</c><00:35:40.980><c> verse</c><00:35:41.420><c> in</c><00:35:41.699><c> Hebrew.</c>

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He<00:35:44.000><c> who</c><00:35:44.260><c> shall</c><00:35:44.500><c> be.</c>

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Now<00:35:47.360><c> in</c><00:35:47.440><c> the</c><00:35:47.559><c> back</c><00:35:47.679><c> of</c><00:35:47.820><c> your</c><00:35:48.000><c> mind,</c><00:35:48.380><c> I</c><00:35:48.500><c> ask</c><00:35:48.679><c> you</c><00:35:48.880><c> to</c><00:35:49.280><c> tuck</c><00:35:49.639><c> that</c>

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little<00:35:50.780><c> Ephesians</c><00:35:51.320><c> verse.</c>

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I<00:35:52.179><c> have</c><00:35:52.460><c> prepared.</c>

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Ephesians<00:35:54.099><c> two,</c><00:35:54.480><c> verse</c><00:35:54.739><c> ten.</c>

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The<00:35:56.000><c> workmanship</c><00:35:56.599><c> created</c><00:35:57.139><c> in</c><00:35:57.420><c> Christ</c><00:35:57.800><c> Jesus</c><00:35:58.219><c> for</c><00:35:58.480><c> good</c><00:35:58.739><c> works,</c><00:35:59.780><c> which</c><00:36:00.039><c> God</c>

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prepared<00:36:01.739><c> beforehand</c><00:36:02.639><c> that</c><00:36:03.579><c> we</c><00:36:03.800><c> should</c><00:36:04.019><c> walk</c><00:36:04.360><c> in</c><00:36:04.579><c> them.</c>

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You<00:36:06.599><c> see</c><00:36:06.699><c> in</c><00:36:06.880><c> Ephesians,</c><00:36:07.539><c> there's</c><00:36:07.659><c> five</c><00:36:08.000><c> of</c><00:36:08.219><c> these.</c>

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And<00:36:09.480><c> they</c><00:36:09.659><c> all</c><00:36:09.960><c> point</c><00:36:10.159><c> forward</c><00:36:10.500><c> to,</c><00:36:11.119><c> or</c><00:36:11.440><c> in</c><00:36:11.900><c> Esther,</c><00:36:12.139><c> there</c><00:36:12.199><c> are</c><00:36:12.280><c> five</c><00:36:12.579><c> of</c><00:36:12.739><c> these.</c>

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And<00:36:13.300><c> they</c><00:36:13.500><c> all</c><00:36:13.719><c> point</c><00:36:13.960><c> forward</c><00:36:14.519><c> to</c><00:36:15.019><c> Ephesians</c><00:36:15.599><c> and</c><00:36:15.739><c> they're</c>

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echoed<00:36:16.440><c> there.</c>

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These<00:36:17.719><c> little</c><00:36:18.119><c> hidden</c><00:36:18.480><c> gems</c><00:36:19.059><c> to</c><00:36:19.940><c> a</c><00:36:20.139><c> people</c><00:36:20.340><c> who</c><00:36:20.639><c> lived</c><00:36:20.840><c> in</c><00:36:21.000><c> the</c>

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same<00:36:21.539><c> time</c><00:36:22.219><c> as</c><00:36:22.659><c> Esther,</c><00:36:23.019><c> a</c><00:36:23.179><c> time</c><00:36:23.420><c> of</c><00:36:24.199><c> deception,</c><00:36:25.639><c> of</c><00:36:25.900><c> spiritual</c><00:36:26.360><c> intrigue,</c><00:36:27.480><c> of</c><00:36:27.920><c> darkness.</c>

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A<00:36:30.260><c> time</c><00:36:30.900><c> such</c><00:36:31.380><c> as</c><00:36:31.579><c> us.</c>

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And<00:36:33.619><c> so,</c><00:36:33.880><c> brothers</c><00:36:33.960><c> and</c><00:36:34.260><c> sisters,</c><00:36:34.920><c> just</c><00:36:35.119><c> as</c><00:36:35.300><c> we</c><00:36:35.760><c> close</c><00:36:36.079><c> this</c>

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morning,<00:36:38.000><c> we're</c><00:36:38.199><c> reminded</c><00:36:38.639><c> of</c><00:36:39.539><c> the</c><00:36:39.980><c> times</c><00:36:40.199><c> that</c><00:36:40.400><c> we</c><00:36:40.619><c> live.</c>

00:36:40.920 --> 00:36:47.460
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We've<00:36:42.099><c> been</c><00:36:42.260><c> reminded</c><00:36:42.760><c> of</c><00:36:43.019><c> a</c><00:36:43.480><c> hidden</c><00:36:43.780><c> jewel</c><00:36:44.440><c> who</c><00:36:45.880><c> became</c><00:36:46.239><c> a</c><00:36:46.679><c> star,</c><00:36:47.119><c> a</c>

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bright<00:36:47.699><c> star</c><00:36:48.000><c> when</c><00:36:48.179><c> the</c><00:36:48.420><c> opportunity</c><00:36:49.119><c> was</c><00:36:50.539><c> given</c><00:36:50.920><c> to</c><00:36:51.099><c> her.</c>

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The<00:36:52.780><c> same</c><00:36:52.940><c> opportunity</c><00:36:53.440><c> that</c><00:36:53.679><c> we</c><00:36:54.300><c> are</c><00:36:54.300><c> given</c><00:36:54.679><c> today.</c>

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And<00:36:56.659><c> we're</c><00:36:56.900><c> reminded</c><00:36:57.300><c> that</c><00:36:58.099><c> something</c><00:36:58.480><c> had</c><00:36:58.739><c> been</c><00:36:59.039><c> prepared.</c>

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This<00:36:59.760><c> was</c><00:37:00.159><c> a</c><00:37:00.440><c> feast</c><00:37:00.860><c> for</c><00:37:01.199><c> the</c><00:37:01.380><c> king</c><00:37:01.840><c> and</c><00:37:02.900><c> for</c><00:37:03.119><c> the</c><00:37:03.260><c> Ephesians,</c><00:37:04.679><c> right?</c>

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It<00:37:04.900><c> was</c><00:37:05.199><c> a</c><00:37:05.599><c> preparation</c><00:37:06.239><c> of</c><00:37:07.219><c> a</c><00:37:07.460><c> kingdom,</c><00:37:08.420><c> of</c><00:37:08.760><c> a</c><00:37:09.000><c> country</c><00:37:09.579><c> that</c>

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was<00:37:10.360><c> being</c><00:37:10.619><c> prepared</c><00:37:11.179><c> for</c><00:37:11.679><c> them,</c><00:37:12.780><c> just</c><00:37:13.099><c> like</c><00:37:13.340><c> Hebrews</c><00:37:13.699><c> talks</c>

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about<00:37:14.400><c> Hebrews</c><00:37:14.719><c> 11.</c>

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And<00:37:16.480><c> so</c><00:37:16.500><c> we're</c><00:37:16.659><c> going</c><00:37:16.739><c> to</c><00:37:16.880><c> finish</c><00:37:17.059><c> today</c><00:37:17.340><c> in</c><00:37:17.539><c> Mark</c><00:37:18.460><c> chapter</c><00:37:19.340><c> 14.</c>

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Because<00:37:21.780><c> it's</c><00:37:22.039><c> here</c><00:37:22.199><c> that</c><00:37:22.360><c> we</c><00:37:22.539><c> read,</c><00:37:22.880><c> on</c><00:37:22.880><c> the</c><00:37:23.059><c> first</c><00:37:23.559><c> day</c><00:37:23.760><c> of</c>

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unleavened<00:37:24.420><c> bread,</c><00:37:25.539><c> they</c><00:37:25.739><c> killed</c><00:37:25.900><c> the</c><00:37:26.159><c> Passover.</c>

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His<00:37:26.739><c> disciples</c><00:37:27.179><c> said</c><00:37:27.420><c> to</c><00:37:27.539><c> him,</c><00:37:27.760><c> where</c><00:37:27.940><c> will</c><00:37:28.139><c> you</c><00:37:28.360><c> go</c><00:37:28.559><c> that</c><00:37:28.739><c> we</c>

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may<00:37:29.960><c> go</c><00:37:30.159><c> and</c><00:37:30.519><c> prepare</c><00:37:31.000><c> for</c><00:37:31.960><c> you</c><00:37:32.119><c> to</c><00:37:32.239><c> eat</c><00:37:32.340><c> the</c><00:37:32.619><c> Passover?</c>

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It<00:37:34.800><c> says</c><00:37:35.019><c> in</c><00:37:35.139><c> verse</c><00:37:35.300><c> 15,</c><00:37:35.760><c> he</c><00:37:35.820><c> will</c><00:37:36.019><c> show</c><00:37:36.219><c> you</c><00:37:36.400><c> a</c><00:37:36.519><c> large</c><00:37:36.699><c> upper</c>

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room<00:37:37.260><c> furnished</c><00:37:38.400><c> and</c><00:37:39.099><c> prepared.</c>

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There,<00:37:41.119><c> make</c><00:37:41.280><c> ready</c><00:37:41.539><c> for</c><00:37:41.800><c> us.</c>

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So,<00:37:43.920><c> brothers</c><00:37:43.960><c> and</c><00:37:44.239><c> sisters,</c><00:37:44.579><c> in</c><00:37:44.739><c> the</c><00:37:44.960><c> echo</c><00:37:45.400><c> of</c><00:37:46.019><c> Esther</c><00:37:46.380><c> to</c><00:37:46.659><c> the</c><00:37:46.860><c> Ephesians,</c><00:37:47.900><c> in</c>

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the<00:37:48.260><c> echo</c><00:37:48.420><c> of</c><00:37:48.619><c> the</c><00:37:48.820><c> Ephesians</c><00:37:49.300><c> to</c><00:37:49.579><c> us,</c>

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