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angels<00:20:18.299><c> was</c><00:20:19.619><c> steadfast.</c>

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time<00:21:07.380><c> because</c><00:21:07.680><c> our</c><00:21:08.059><c> nature</c><00:21:08.299><c> is</c><00:21:08.599><c> variable.</c>

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Disassociation<00:21:24.500><c> with</c><00:21:24.700><c> God's</c><00:21:25.180><c> word</c><00:21:25.400><c> led</c><00:21:25.599><c> the</c><00:21:25.859><c> Jews</c><00:21:26.039><c> to</c><00:21:26.240><c> forsake</c><00:21:26.640><c> him</c><00:21:26.779><c> on</c>

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him<00:22:01.140><c> being</c><00:22:01.720><c> delivered</c><00:22:03.319><c> by</c><00:22:03.579><c> the</c><00:22:03.819><c> determinate</c><00:22:04.160><c> counsel</c><00:22:04.579><c> and</c><00:22:04.859><c> foreknowledge</c><00:22:05.319><c> of</c><00:22:05.539><c> God,</c>

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but<00:22:18.759><c> this</c><00:22:19.000><c> was</c><00:22:19.619><c> supposed</c><00:22:19.980><c> to</c><00:22:20.140><c> be</c><00:22:20.299><c> a</c><00:22:20.480><c> shadow</c><00:22:20.720><c> of</c><00:22:20.960><c> things</c><00:22:21.180><c> to</c><00:22:21.440><c> come.</c>

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legalistic<00:22:26.859><c> structure.</c>

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Idolatry<00:22:31.339><c> had</c><00:22:31.619><c> become</c><00:22:31.880><c> prevalent.</c>

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had<00:22:48.279><c> seen</c><00:22:48.440><c> him</c><00:22:48.740><c> wield.</c>

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It's<00:22:51.720><c> remarkable</c><00:22:52.059><c> how</c><00:22:52.319><c> powerful</c><00:22:52.900><c> and</c><00:22:53.480><c> yet</c><00:22:53.819><c> how</c><00:22:54.400><c> blind</c><00:22:55.160><c> a</c><00:22:55.680><c> disassociated</c><00:22:56.519><c> mind</c>

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And<00:23:05.279><c> so</c><00:23:05.539><c> to</c><00:23:05.839><c> summarize,</c><00:23:06.920><c> Hebrews</c><00:23:07.299><c> chapter</c><00:23:07.940><c> 1</c><00:23:08.279><c> tells</c><00:23:08.539><c> us</c><00:23:08.740><c> that</c>

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God<00:23:09.059><c> has</c><00:23:09.380><c> spoken</c>

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He<00:23:29.880><c> requires</c><00:23:30.359><c> of</c><00:23:30.579><c> us</c><00:23:30.700><c> that</c><00:23:30.900><c> we</c><00:23:31.099><c> give</c><00:23:31.440><c> super</c><00:23:31.839><c> abundant</c><00:23:32.200><c> attention</c><00:23:32.720><c> to</c><00:23:32.940><c> his</c><00:23:33.259><c> word,</c>

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typical<00:23:47.140><c> of</c><00:23:47.319><c> the</c><00:23:47.440><c> natural</c><00:23:47.740><c> man</c>

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who<00:23:48.339><c> is</c><00:23:48.920><c> prone</c><00:23:49.180><c> to</c><00:23:49.500><c> follow</c><00:23:49.660><c> his</c><00:23:49.900><c> own</c><00:23:50.200><c> sense</c><00:23:50.640><c> and</c><00:23:51.279><c> disassociate.</c>

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living<00:24:41.019><c> God,</c>

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Wherefore,<00:25:45.059><c> receiving</c><00:25:45.500><c> a</c><00:25:45.740><c> kingdom</c><00:25:45.940><c> which</c><00:25:46.200><c> cannot</c><00:25:46.480><c> be</c><00:25:46.960><c> moved,</c>

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heavenly<00:26:23.299><c> father,</c>

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Hebrews<00:26:24.640><c> 11</c><00:26:25.059><c> verse</c><00:26:25.319><c> 6.</c>

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Deuteronomy<00:26:35.880><c> 4</c><00:26:37.039><c> verse</c><00:26:38.099><c> 9</c><00:26:38.599><c> and</c><00:26:38.920><c> 23,</c>

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verse<00:26:42.680><c> 19</c><00:26:43.099><c> and</c><00:26:43.299><c> 30,</c><00:26:43.819><c> Deuteronomy</c><00:26:44.220><c> 27</c><00:26:44.859><c> and</c><00:26:45.039><c> 9.</c>

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It<00:26:46.440><c> was</c><00:26:46.940><c> typical</c><00:26:47.400><c> in</c><00:26:47.599><c> Moses'</c><00:26:49.339><c> exhortations,</c>

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because<00:26:51.460><c> it</c><00:26:51.660><c> is</c><00:26:52.039><c> natural</c><00:26:52.420><c> to</c><00:26:52.720><c> slip</c><00:26:52.880><c> by</c><00:26:53.180><c> such</c><00:26:53.420><c> important</c><00:26:53.900><c> principles.</c>

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A<00:26:56.259><c> daily</c><00:26:56.460><c> consideration</c><00:26:57.119><c> of</c><00:26:57.279><c> our</c><00:26:57.400><c> heavenly</c><00:26:57.940><c> calling</c><00:26:58.359><c> is</c><00:26:58.599><c> fundamental</c><00:26:59.079><c> in</c>

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our<00:26:59.500><c> walk.</c>

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We<00:27:03.339><c> started</c><00:27:03.640><c> this</c><00:27:04.000><c> talk</c><00:27:04.240><c> with</c><00:27:04.420><c> the</c><00:27:04.619><c> closing</c><00:27:04.880><c> words</c><00:27:05.240><c> of</c><00:27:05.440><c> Hebrews</c><00:27:05.859><c> 13</c><00:27:06.819><c> and</c>

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verse<00:27:07.220><c> 20,</c>

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our<00:27:12.859><c> Lord</c><00:27:13.099><c> Jesus,</c><00:27:13.579><c> that</c><00:27:13.660><c> great</c><00:27:13.900><c> shepherd</c><00:27:14.180><c> of</c><00:27:14.359><c> the</c><00:27:14.559><c> sheep,</c><00:27:15.039><c> the</c>

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blood<00:27:15.460><c> of</c><00:27:15.640><c> the</c><00:27:15.799><c> everlasting</c><00:27:16.240><c> covenant,</c>

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make<00:27:17.920><c> you</c><00:27:18.200><c> perfect</c><00:27:18.660><c> in</c><00:27:18.980><c> every</c><00:27:19.160><c> good</c><00:27:19.359><c> work</c><00:27:19.500><c> to</c><00:27:19.700><c> do</c><00:27:19.799><c> his</c><00:27:20.079><c> will,</c>

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working<00:27:21.700><c> in</c><00:27:22.000><c> you</c><00:27:22.319><c> that</c><00:27:22.559><c> which</c><00:27:22.740><c> is</c><00:27:22.940><c> well</c><00:27:23.140><c> pleasing</c><00:27:23.420><c> in</c><00:27:23.640><c> his</c>

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sight<00:27:24.299><c> through</c><00:27:24.720><c> Jesus</c><00:27:25.099><c> Christ.</c>

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As<00:27:28.099><c> we</c><00:27:28.240><c> look</c><00:27:28.440><c> forward</c><00:27:28.619><c> to</c><00:27:28.779><c> the</c><00:27:28.980><c> kingdom</c><00:27:29.339><c> as</c><00:27:29.759><c> brothers</c><00:27:30.140><c> and</c><00:27:30.500><c> sisters</c><00:27:30.779><c> in</c><00:27:31.019><c> Christ,</c>

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it's<00:27:32.200><c> powerful</c><00:27:32.599><c> to</c><00:27:32.920><c> reflect</c><00:27:33.259><c> on</c><00:27:33.440><c> the</c><00:27:33.619><c> fact</c><00:27:33.940><c> that</c><00:27:34.519><c> our</c><00:27:34.700><c> God</c><00:27:34.880><c> has</c>

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spoken<00:27:35.400><c> to</c><00:27:35.700><c> us,</c>

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give<00:27:56.400><c> the</c><00:27:56.539><c> more</c><00:27:56.779><c> earnest</c><00:27:57.099><c> heed,</c>

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so<00:27:58.359><c> that</c><00:27:58.500><c> we</c><00:27:58.599><c> might</c><00:27:58.859><c> more</c><00:27:59.220><c> fully</c><00:27:59.460><c> appreciate</c><00:28:00.140><c> and</c><00:28:00.339><c> thereby</c><00:28:01.000><c> live</c><00:28:01.319><c> more</c><00:28:01.740><c> faithfully</c><00:28:02.259><c> and</c><00:28:02.559><c> joyfully</c><00:28:03.240><c> in</c>

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to<00:28:21.019><c> do</c><00:28:21.240><c> good</c><00:28:21.460><c> and</c><00:28:21.660><c> to</c><00:28:21.900><c> communicate,</c><00:28:22.700><c> forget</c><00:28:23.000><c> not,</c><00:28:23.980><c> for</c><00:28:24.079><c> with</c>

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such<00:28:24.579><c> sacrifices</c><00:28:25.380><c> God</c><00:28:26.000><c> is</c><00:28:26.220><c> well</c><00:28:26.440><c> pleased.</c>