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be<00:19:01.700><c> our</c><00:19:01.960><c> lives.</c>

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creeping<00:19:19.119><c> thing</c><00:19:19.720><c> that</c><00:19:20.059><c> creepeth</c><00:19:20.400><c> upon</c><00:19:20.680><c> the</c><00:19:20.880><c> earth.</c>

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So<00:19:21.240><c> God</c><00:19:21.539><c> created</c><00:19:21.960><c> man</c><00:19:22.319><c> in</c><00:19:22.579><c> his</c><00:19:23.000><c> own</c><00:19:23.359><c> image,</c><00:19:24.819><c> in</c><00:19:25.119><c> the</c><00:19:25.339><c> image</c><00:19:25.579><c> of</c><00:19:25.839><c> God.</c>

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So<00:19:36.259><c> God</c><00:19:36.500><c> created</c><00:19:37.319><c> man</c><00:19:37.920><c> in</c><00:19:38.960><c> his</c><00:19:39.180><c> own</c><00:19:39.380><c> image.</c>

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guess<00:19:51.059><c> you</c><00:19:51.200><c> could</c><00:19:51.400><c> call</c><00:19:51.539><c> it,</c><00:19:51.839><c> or</c><00:19:52.920><c> the</c><00:19:53.319><c> characteristics</c><00:19:53.960><c> to</c>

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reflect<00:19:55.220><c> God.</c>

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him.<00:20:04.519><c> We</c><00:20:04.619><c> were</c><00:20:04.859><c> like</c><00:20:05.079><c> him.</c>

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That's<00:20:43.119><c> the</c><00:20:43.359><c> state</c><00:20:43.740><c> that</c><00:20:44.140><c> we're</c><00:20:44.319><c> now</c><00:20:44.559><c> in</c><00:20:44.720><c> today.</c>

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And<00:21:01.319><c> remember</c><00:21:01.980><c> that</c><00:21:02.519><c> this</c><00:21:02.799><c> pattern</c><00:21:03.200><c> that</c><00:21:03.539><c> started</c><00:21:03.740><c> with</c><00:21:04.039><c> Adam</c>

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worship<00:21:21.019><c> other</c><00:21:21.259><c> gods,</c>

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He<00:21:29.720><c> never</c><00:21:30.299><c> turned</c><00:21:30.579><c> away</c><00:21:30.859><c> from</c><00:21:31.039><c> them.</c><00:21:32.299><c> He</c><00:21:32.559><c> was</c><00:21:32.859><c> always</c><00:21:33.180><c> there</c>

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for<00:21:33.559><c> them.</c><00:21:34.839><c> It</c><00:21:34.980><c> was</c><00:21:35.180><c> Israel</c><00:21:35.559><c> that</c><00:21:35.819><c> turned</c><00:21:36.019><c> away</c><00:21:36.259><c> from</c><00:21:36.500><c> God.</c>

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This<00:21:41.339><c> pattern</c><00:21:42.180><c> continued</c><00:21:43.480><c> to</c><00:21:44.920><c> this</c><00:21:45.140><c> day.</c>

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power<00:22:03.279><c> and</c><00:22:03.779><c> majesty</c><00:22:04.420><c> of</c><00:22:06.279><c> God.</c>

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Let's<00:22:07.480><c> turn</c><00:22:07.720><c> to</c><00:22:07.900><c> 1</c><00:22:08.059><c> Chronicles</c><00:22:08.559><c> 29,</c><00:22:09.140><c> a</c><00:22:09.599><c> beautiful</c><00:22:10.680><c> prayer</c><00:22:11.259><c> of</c><00:22:11.559><c> David's.</c>

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David<00:22:19.440><c> blessed</c><00:22:19.839><c> the</c><00:22:20.059><c> Lord</c><00:22:20.319><c> before</c><00:22:20.720><c> all</c><00:22:20.960><c> the</c><00:22:21.220><c> congregation,</c>

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and<00:22:23.099><c> David</c><00:22:23.440><c> said,</c>

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Blessed<00:22:24.160><c> be</c><00:22:24.779><c> thou,</c><00:22:25.119><c> Lord</c><00:22:25.420><c> God</c><00:22:25.759><c> of</c><00:22:25.940><c> Israel,</c><00:22:26.539><c> our</c><00:22:26.779><c> Father,</c><00:22:28.319><c> forever</c><00:22:28.680><c> and</c><00:22:28.900><c> ever.</c>

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Thine,<00:22:30.980><c> O</c><00:22:31.019><c> Lord,</c><00:22:31.220><c> is</c><00:22:31.420><c> the</c><00:22:31.680><c> greatness</c><00:22:32.119><c> and</c><00:22:32.420><c> the</c><00:22:32.660><c> power</c><00:22:32.980><c> and</c><00:22:33.180><c> the</c>

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glory<00:22:33.819><c> and</c><00:22:34.019><c> the</c><00:22:34.259><c> victory</c><00:22:34.819><c> and</c><00:22:35.759><c> the</c><00:22:35.980><c> majesty.</c>

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head<00:22:46.059><c> above</c><00:22:46.339><c> all.</c>

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over<00:22:51.960><c> all.</c>

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Now<00:23:02.400><c> therefore,</c><00:23:03.259><c> our</c><00:23:03.420><c> God,</c><00:23:03.799><c> we</c><00:23:04.059><c> thank</c><00:23:04.319><c> thee</c><00:23:05.140><c> and</c><00:23:05.539><c> praise</c><00:23:05.839><c> thy</c>

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glorious<00:23:06.519><c> name.</c>

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This<00:23:10.079><c> beautiful</c><00:23:10.599><c> prayer</c><00:23:11.519><c> reminds</c><00:23:12.960><c> us</c><00:23:14.039><c> keenly</c><00:23:14.680><c> that</c><00:23:15.740><c> before</c><00:23:16.599><c> any</c><00:23:16.980><c> thoughts</c><00:23:17.259><c> of</c><00:23:17.500><c> God</c><00:23:17.859><c> being</c><00:23:18.299><c> a</c>

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grandfatherly<00:23:19.920><c> figure</c>

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that<00:23:20.359><c> will</c><00:23:20.559><c> pat</c><00:23:20.680><c> us</c><00:23:20.839><c> on</c><00:23:21.019><c> the</c><00:23:21.220><c> head</c><00:23:21.920><c> when</c><00:23:22.299><c> we</c><00:23:22.500><c> do</c><00:23:22.759><c> right</c><00:23:23.140><c> or</c><00:23:23.920><c> pat</c>

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that<00:23:26.839><c> God</c><00:23:27.819><c> is</c><00:23:28.779><c> due,</c><00:23:30.339><c> demands</c><00:23:30.819><c> this</c><00:23:32.119><c> respect.</c>

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Words<00:23:34.799><c> such</c><00:23:35.099><c> as</c><00:23:35.400><c> majesty,</c><00:23:36.160><c> greatness,</c><00:23:36.740><c> power,</c><00:23:38.140><c> glory.</c>

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He<00:23:58.220><c> once</c><00:23:58.539><c> again</c><00:23:58.880><c> reinforces</c><00:23:59.720><c> for</c><00:23:59.980><c> us.</c>

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Matthew<00:24:03.819><c> 11,</c><00:24:04.319><c> verse</c><00:24:04.519><c> 25.</c>

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Jesus<00:24:06.460><c> answered</c><00:24:06.799><c> and</c><00:24:07.000><c> said,</c><00:24:07.180><c> I</c><00:24:07.319><c> thank</c><00:24:07.700><c> thee,</c><00:24:07.960><c> O</c><00:24:08.240><c> Father,</c><00:24:08.960><c> Lord</c>

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of<00:24:09.359><c> heaven</c><00:24:09.660><c> and</c><00:24:09.859><c> earth,</c>

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because<00:24:11.880><c> thou</c><00:24:12.140><c> hast</c><00:24:12.319><c> hid</c><00:24:12.559><c> these</c><00:24:12.859><c> things</c><00:24:13.099><c> from</c><00:24:13.259><c> the</c><00:24:13.480><c> wise</c><00:24:13.720><c> and</c>

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prudent<00:24:14.160><c> and</c><00:24:14.339><c> hast</c><00:24:14.539><c> revealed</c><00:24:14.880><c> them</c><00:24:15.099><c> unto</c><00:24:15.380><c> babes.</c>

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God's<00:24:19.980><c> power,</c><00:24:20.579><c> majesty,</c><00:24:23.200><c> all</c><00:24:23.460><c> that</c><00:24:23.700><c> needs</c><00:24:24.079><c> to</c><00:24:24.359><c> be</c><00:24:24.759><c> ascribed</c>

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to<00:24:25.299><c> him,</c><00:24:26.819><c> every</c><00:24:27.019><c> day.</c>

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Unfortunately<00:24:30.660><c> nowadays</c><00:24:31.220><c> many</c><00:24:31.519><c> people</c><00:24:32.779><c> like</c><00:24:33.339><c> to</c><00:24:33.559><c> think</c><00:24:33.700><c> of</c><00:24:33.920><c> God</c><00:24:34.220><c> and</c><00:24:34.700><c> kind</c><00:24:34.960><c> of</c><00:24:35.259><c> tweak</c><00:24:35.400><c> him</c><00:24:35.660><c> a</c>

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little<00:24:35.980><c> bit</c>

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themselves,<00:24:41.700><c> satisfy</c><00:24:42.039><c> their</c><00:24:42.279><c> lives.</c>

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go<00:27:33.430><c> back.</c>

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But<00:28:16.029><c> now</c><00:28:16.349><c> as</c><00:28:16.569><c> an</c><00:28:16.750><c> adult,</c><00:28:18.150><c> when</c><00:28:18.309><c> we</c><00:28:18.529><c> ask</c><00:28:18.690><c> things</c><00:28:18.890><c> of</c><00:28:19.049><c> God</c><00:28:19.329><c> and</c><00:28:19.529><c> we</c>

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always<00:28:24.289><c> get</c><00:28:24.769><c> what</c><00:28:25.170><c> we</c><00:28:25.390><c> need.</c>

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Because<00:28:26.109><c> God</c><00:28:26.410><c> knows</c><00:28:26.690><c> us</c><00:28:26.910><c> better</c><00:28:27.150><c> than</c><00:28:27.309><c> we</c><00:28:27.410><c> know</c><00:28:27.630><c> ourselves.</c>

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He<00:28:30.569><c> knows</c><00:28:30.849><c> what</c><00:28:31.029><c> we</c><00:28:31.250><c> need.</c>

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But,<00:28:40.690><c> and</c><00:28:40.869><c> only</c><00:28:41.269><c> if</c><00:28:41.750><c> you</c><00:28:41.950><c> approach</c><00:28:42.269><c> him</c><00:28:42.450><c> in</c><00:28:42.750><c> fear</c><00:28:43.269><c> and</c><00:28:44.589><c> that</c><00:28:44.690><c> you</c><00:28:44.869><c> submit</c><00:28:45.210><c> to</c>

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do<00:28:45.630><c> his</c><00:28:45.890><c> will.</c>

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We<00:29:49.609><c> have</c><00:29:49.809><c> been</c><00:29:50.009><c> privileged</c><00:29:50.450><c> to</c><00:29:50.650><c> know</c><00:29:50.809><c> his</c><00:29:51.109><c> son,</c><00:29:52.329><c> the</c><00:29:52.470><c> word</c><00:29:52.710><c> made</c><00:29:52.970><c> flesh,</c><00:29:54.390><c> the</c>

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a<00:31:15.809><c> great</c><00:31:15.990><c> compliment.</c>

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Alfred<00:31:58.130><c> Road.</c>

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