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And<00:17:55.680><c> why</c><00:17:56.099><c> didn't</c><00:17:56.500><c> he?</c><00:17:57.720><c> And</c><00:17:57.940><c> the</c><00:17:58.079><c> reason</c><00:17:58.380><c> he</c><00:17:58.619><c> didn't</c><00:17:58.960><c> is</c><00:17:59.200><c> because</c><00:17:59.680><c> he</c><00:18:00.519><c> trusted</c><00:18:00.980><c> God</c><00:18:01.839><c> completely.</c>

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And<00:18:11.319><c> so</c><00:18:11.400><c> when</c><00:18:11.579><c> we</c><00:18:11.839><c> think</c><00:18:11.980><c> about</c><00:18:12.240><c> the</c><00:18:12.420><c> death</c><00:18:12.599><c> of</c><00:18:12.799><c> Jesus,</c><00:18:13.180><c> brothers</c><00:18:13.500><c> and</c><00:18:13.799><c> sisters,</c>

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I<00:18:14.640><c> think</c><00:18:14.839><c> his</c><00:18:15.240><c> death</c><00:18:15.940><c> should</c><00:18:16.720><c> inspire</c><00:18:17.619><c> us</c><00:18:18.519><c> to</c><00:18:19.220><c> trust</c><00:18:19.839><c> in</c><00:18:20.559><c> God</c>

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And<00:18:36.220><c> what</c><00:18:36.319><c> that</c><00:18:36.619><c> means</c><00:18:36.920><c> is</c><00:18:37.460><c> he</c><00:18:37.900><c> wants</c><00:18:38.299><c> us</c><00:18:38.839><c> to</c><00:18:39.240><c> die</c><00:18:39.759><c> right</c><00:18:40.420><c> alongside</c><00:18:40.960><c> him.</c>

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Not<00:18:44.539><c> physically,</c><00:18:46.319><c> but</c><00:18:46.519><c> we</c><00:18:46.700><c> are</c><00:18:46.900><c> to</c><00:18:47.079><c> be</c><00:18:47.460><c> crucified</c><00:18:48.140><c> with</c>

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we're<00:19:31.299><c> going</c><00:19:31.400><c> to</c><00:19:31.519><c> be</c><00:19:31.720><c> raised</c><00:19:32.380><c> anew.</c>

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So<00:19:33.440><c> that's</c><00:19:33.779><c> one</c><00:19:33.980><c> ritual</c><00:19:34.359><c> that</c><00:19:34.640><c> allows</c><00:19:34.900><c> us</c><00:19:35.160><c> to</c><00:19:35.480><c> participate</c><00:19:36.019><c> in</c>

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his<00:19:36.460><c> death.</c>

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And<00:19:56.140><c> it's</c><00:19:56.440><c> in</c><00:19:56.579><c> 1</c><00:19:56.779><c> Corinthians</c><00:19:57.279><c> chapter</c><00:19:57.779><c> 10</c><00:19:58.980><c> that</c><00:20:00.640><c> we</c><00:20:00.900><c> read</c><00:20:01.460><c> the</c>

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Apostle<00:20:02.960><c> Paul</c>

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the<00:20:43.480><c> blood</c><00:20:43.640><c> of</c><00:20:43.859><c> Christ?</c>

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So<00:20:47.140><c> it's</c><00:20:47.380><c> a</c><00:20:47.480><c> symbolic</c><00:20:48.000><c> act.</c><00:20:49.559><c> Soon</c><00:20:49.700><c> we</c><00:20:49.880><c> will</c><00:20:50.119><c> receive</c><00:20:50.579><c> the</c><00:20:50.900><c> cup.</c>

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The<00:20:52.619><c> word</c><00:20:52.920><c> cup</c><00:20:53.160><c> means</c><00:20:53.500><c> experience.</c>

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And<00:21:05.640><c> we</c><00:21:05.799><c> do</c><00:21:05.980><c> that</c><00:21:06.259><c> to</c><00:21:06.819><c> demonstrate</c><00:21:07.440><c> to</c><00:21:07.940><c> ourselves,</c><00:21:08.940><c> to</c><00:21:09.160><c> remind</c>

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ourselves<00:21:10.319><c> that</c><00:21:10.819><c> we</c><00:21:11.099><c> want</c><00:21:11.279><c> to</c><00:21:11.619><c> follow</c><00:21:11.880><c> Jesus.</c>

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And<00:21:13.960><c> is</c><00:21:14.200><c> not</c><00:21:14.400><c> the</c><00:21:14.680><c> bread</c><00:21:14.839><c> we</c><00:21:15.220><c> break</c><00:21:15.559><c> a</c><00:21:16.440><c> participation,</c><00:21:17.640><c> a</c><00:21:17.859><c> sharing,</c><00:21:18.460><c> a</c><00:21:18.599><c> communion?</c>

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