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things.<00:15:56.659><c> There's</c><00:15:57.000><c> two</c><00:15:57.240><c> ways</c><00:15:57.519><c> in</c><00:15:57.559><c> which</c><00:15:57.700><c> we</c><00:15:57.759><c> can</c><00:15:57.919><c> approach</c><00:15:58.200><c> a</c>

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negatives.<00:16:06.700><c> We</c><00:16:06.820><c> need</c><00:16:07.039><c> to</c>

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it<00:16:22.039><c> we're</c><00:16:22.139><c> going</c><00:16:22.240><c> to</c><00:16:22.340><c> live?</c><00:16:22.399><c> We</c><00:16:22.539><c> can't</c><00:16:22.799><c> live</c><00:16:23.019><c> in</c><00:16:23.759><c> a</c>

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he<00:16:54.559><c> points</c><00:16:54.799><c> out</c><00:16:55.080><c> that</c><00:16:55.120><c> it</c><00:16:55.220><c> has</c><00:16:55.440><c> little</c><00:16:55.679><c> value,</c>

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our<00:17:01.600><c> own</c><00:17:01.840><c> problems,</c><00:17:02.740><c> problems</c><00:17:02.980><c> in</c><00:17:03.139><c> our</c><00:17:03.320><c> family,</c><00:17:03.779><c> in</c><00:17:03.779><c> our</c><00:17:03.940><c> ecclesia,</c><00:17:05.140><c> in</c>

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time,<00:17:13.339><c> for</c><00:17:13.579><c> example,</c><00:17:13.940><c> and</c><00:17:14.119><c> you</c><00:17:14.559><c> can</c><00:17:14.640><c> you</c><00:17:14.640><c> can</c>

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cite<00:17:15.380><c> for</c><00:17:15.619><c> hours</c><00:17:16.200><c> why</c><00:17:16.680><c> certain</c><00:17:17.000><c> things</c><00:17:17.180><c> are</c><00:17:17.420><c> wrong</c><00:17:17.640><c> to</c><00:17:17.859><c> do</c><00:17:17.980><c> or</c>

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dangerous<00:17:18.559><c> or</c><00:17:20.380><c> faith</c><00:17:20.720><c> depleting,</c>

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see<00:17:44.440><c> here?</c><00:17:45.099><c> Let's</c><00:17:45.359><c> spend</c><00:17:45.500><c> hours</c><00:17:46.299><c> talking</c><00:17:46.640><c> about</c><00:17:46.779><c> what's</c><00:17:47.039><c> wrong</c><00:17:47.339><c> to</c>

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do.<00:17:48.019><c> Here's</c><00:17:48.279><c> what</c><00:17:48.420><c> we'd</c><00:17:48.660><c> like</c><00:17:48.740><c> to</c><00:17:48.859><c> do</c><00:17:48.900><c> with</c><00:17:49.059><c> our</c>

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time.<00:17:50.180><c> And</c><00:17:50.359><c> we</c><00:17:50.440><c> list</c><00:17:50.660><c> five</c><00:17:51.019><c> constructive</c><00:17:51.500><c> things</c><00:17:51.799><c> and</c><00:17:52.000><c> lo</c><00:17:52.180><c> and</c>

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behold,<00:17:52.519><c> there's</c><00:17:52.640><c> only</c><00:17:52.900><c> a</c><00:17:53.000><c> half</c><00:17:53.160><c> hour</c><00:17:53.380><c> vacant</c><00:17:53.660><c> at</c>

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what's<00:18:31.059><c> wrong</c><00:18:31.259><c> with</c><00:18:31.519><c> that,</c><00:18:32.039><c> the</c><00:18:32.160><c> issue</c><00:18:32.440><c> is,</c>

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at<00:18:32.940><c> least</c><00:18:33.099><c> where</c><00:18:33.279><c> I</c><00:18:33.539><c> live,</c><00:18:34.259><c> on</c><00:18:34.420><c> Friday</c><00:18:34.660><c> night</c><00:18:34.839><c> there's</c><00:18:35.039><c> a</c><00:18:35.259><c> CYC</c>

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recitation<00:18:43.940><c> of</c><00:18:44.240><c> all</c><00:18:44.519><c> the</c><00:18:44.920><c> individual</c><00:18:45.220><c> faults</c>

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our<00:18:51.680><c> lives</c><00:18:51.859><c> in</c><00:18:52.059><c> that</c><00:18:52.279><c> way,</c><00:18:52.740><c> make</c><00:18:52.859><c> the</c><00:18:53.119><c> right</c><00:18:53.420><c> choice</c>

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because<00:18:54.779><c> of</c><00:18:54.940><c> the</c><00:18:55.140><c> positive</c><00:18:55.460><c> things</c><00:18:55.680><c> we</c><00:18:55.859><c> should</c><00:18:56.000><c> be</c><00:18:56.180><c> doing</c><00:18:56.319><c> rather</c><00:18:56.640><c> than</c><00:18:56.819><c> trying</c><00:18:57.119><c> to</c>

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rationalize<00:18:59.460><c> perhaps</c>

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something<00:19:00.380><c> that's</c><00:19:00.759><c> marginal,</c><00:19:01.960><c> that</c><00:19:02.039><c> is</c><00:19:02.180><c> a</c><00:19:02.319><c> much</c><00:19:02.579><c> better</c><00:19:02.759><c> use</c>

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of<00:19:03.099><c> our</c><00:19:03.319><c> time</c><00:19:03.579><c> and</c><00:19:03.759><c> certainly</c><00:19:04.039><c> produces</c><00:19:04.500><c> a</c><00:19:04.900><c> better</c>

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result.<00:19:07.059><c> All</c><00:19:07.619><c> right,</c><00:19:07.740><c> what</c><00:19:07.900><c> are</c><00:19:08.039><c> we</c><00:19:08.099><c> into</c><00:19:08.380><c> here</c><00:19:08.759><c> with</c><00:19:08.920><c> this</c><00:19:09.380><c> question</c><00:19:09.819><c> of</c>

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bodily<00:19:10.960><c> exercise?</c><00:19:12.019><c> What</c><00:19:12.140><c> are</c><00:19:13.599><c> the</c>

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possibilities?<00:19:15.940><c> Well,</c><00:19:16.279><c> first</c><00:19:16.599><c> off,</c><00:19:17.279><c> there</c><00:19:17.339><c> are</c><00:19:17.500><c> some</c><00:19:17.660><c> good</c>

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things<00:19:18.039><c> about</c><00:19:18.380><c> bodily</c><00:19:18.720><c> exercise.</c>

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They,<00:19:22.240><c> and</c><00:19:22.460><c> we've</c><00:19:22.619><c> listed</c><00:19:22.779><c> them</c><00:19:22.980><c> here,</c><00:19:23.599><c> when</c><00:19:23.920><c> you</c><00:19:24.380><c> are</c><00:19:24.660><c> serious</c><00:19:25.099><c> about</c>

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bodily<00:19:25.720><c> exercise,</c><00:19:26.859><c> you</c><00:19:26.920><c> usually</c><00:19:27.220><c> get</c>

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yourself<00:19:27.740><c> on</c><00:19:27.920><c> a</c><00:19:28.099><c> program</c><00:19:28.539><c> which</c><00:19:28.920><c> has</c><00:19:29.099><c> very</c><00:19:29.339><c> specific</c><00:19:29.799><c> goals.</c>

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can't<00:19:33.319><c> be</c><00:19:33.339><c> good</c><00:19:33.519><c> at</c><00:19:33.680><c> everything,</c><00:19:34.119><c> so</c><00:19:34.160><c> you're</c><00:19:34.220><c> going</c><00:19:34.380><c> to</c><00:19:34.400><c> be</c><00:19:34.519><c> good.</c><00:19:34.980><c> You're</c><00:19:35.160><c> going</c><00:19:35.299><c> to</c>

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increase<00:19:36.500><c> your</c><00:19:37.440><c> breathing</c>

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capacity,<00:19:39.079><c> your</c><00:19:39.380><c> physical</c><00:19:40.119><c> strength,</c><00:19:40.740><c> you're</c><00:19:40.839><c> going</c><00:19:41.079><c> to</c><00:19:41.160><c> take</c><00:19:41.680><c> some</c><00:19:42.000><c> exercise</c><00:19:42.480><c> to</c>

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deal<00:19:42.779><c> with</c><00:19:42.980><c> perhaps</c><00:19:43.359><c> a</c><00:19:43.700><c> medical</c>

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problem.<00:19:44.400><c> You're</c><00:19:44.460><c> going</c><00:19:44.579><c> to</c><00:19:44.599><c> get</c><00:19:44.779><c> very</c><00:19:45.119><c> specific</c><00:19:45.619><c> goals</c><00:19:46.319><c> of</c>

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why<00:19:47.059><c> you're</c><00:19:47.240><c> going</c><00:19:47.400><c> to</c><00:19:47.559><c> approach</c><00:19:48.240><c> exercise.</c><00:19:49.980><c> When</c><00:19:50.119><c> you</c>

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get<00:19:50.779><c> into</c><00:19:50.960><c> the</c><00:19:51.119><c> actual</c><00:19:51.440><c> program,</c><00:19:51.859><c> you</c><00:19:52.059><c> eliminate</c><00:19:52.400><c> all</c><00:19:52.880><c> impediments.</c><00:19:53.559><c> You</c>

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buy<00:19:53.920><c> special</c><00:19:54.299><c> clothing</c><00:19:54.720><c> and</c><00:19:54.980><c> shoes</c>

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and<00:19:55.539><c> you</c><00:19:55.660><c> go</c><00:19:55.779><c> to</c><00:19:55.920><c> a</c><00:19:56.079><c> place</c><00:19:56.299><c> where</c><00:19:56.480><c> there's</c><00:19:57.200><c> proper</c><00:19:57.579><c> equipment</c>

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and<00:19:59.319><c> you</c><00:19:59.519><c> get</c><00:19:59.779><c> very,</c><00:20:00.220><c> very</c><00:20:00.980><c> clear</c><00:20:01.500><c> about</c>

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what<00:20:02.099><c> it</c><00:20:02.220><c> is</c><00:20:02.299><c> you're</c><00:20:02.440><c> doing</c><00:20:02.779><c> and</c><00:20:03.000><c> you</c><00:20:03.180><c> prepare</c><00:20:03.400><c> yourself</c><00:20:03.740><c> to</c>

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do<00:20:04.039><c> it.</c><00:20:05.019><c> So</c><00:20:05.160><c> you're</c><00:20:05.559><c> well</c><00:20:05.900><c> equipped</c><00:20:06.259><c> and</c><00:20:06.859><c> you're</c>

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prepared<00:20:07.420><c> to</c><00:20:07.779><c> accomplish</c><00:20:08.119><c> those</c><00:20:08.380><c> goals.</c><00:20:09.839><c> Your</c><00:20:10.059><c> energy</c><00:20:10.440><c> and</c>

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effort<00:20:10.960><c> are</c><00:20:11.299><c> focused.</c><00:20:11.960><c> Everything</c><00:20:12.240><c> else</c><00:20:12.460><c> is</c><00:20:12.700><c> tuned</c>

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out.<00:20:13.160><c> That's</c><00:20:13.400><c> one</c><00:20:13.519><c> of</c><00:20:13.599><c> the</c><00:20:13.720><c> benefits</c><00:20:14.180><c> of</c><00:20:14.799><c> a</c><00:20:14.900><c> good</c><00:20:15.079><c> exercise</c><00:20:15.519><c> program.</c><00:20:15.700><c> You</c><00:20:15.759><c> can</c><00:20:15.960><c> get</c><00:20:16.099><c> rid</c><00:20:16.240><c> of</c>

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everything<00:20:16.579><c> else</c><00:20:17.119><c> that's</c>

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bothering<00:20:18.140><c> you</c><00:20:18.339><c> or</c><00:20:18.420><c> in</c><00:20:18.500><c> your</c><00:20:18.700><c> life</c><00:20:18.920><c> and</c><00:20:19.140><c> you</c><00:20:19.359><c> get</c><00:20:19.539><c> into</c><00:20:19.700><c> that</c>

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and<00:20:20.359><c> you</c><00:20:20.799><c> are</c><00:20:21.140><c> directed</c><00:20:21.559><c> in</c><00:20:21.779><c> what</c><00:20:21.960><c> it</c><00:20:22.079><c> is</c><00:20:22.160><c> you're</c>

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trying<00:20:22.480><c> to</c><00:20:22.700><c> accomplish.</c><00:20:23.220><c> That's</c><00:20:23.619><c> well</c><00:20:23.819><c> known.</c><00:20:26.680><c> The</c><00:20:26.980><c> limitations,</c><00:20:27.559><c> of</c><00:20:27.759><c> course,</c><00:20:28.539><c> are</c>

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that<00:20:29.259><c> when</c><00:20:29.460><c> you</c><00:20:29.579><c> get</c>

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fitness<00:20:33.819><c> and</c><00:20:34.000><c> so</c><00:20:34.220><c> forth,</c><00:20:35.019><c> excessive</c><00:20:35.380><c> time</c><00:20:35.920><c> can</c><00:20:36.319><c> be</c>

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devoted<00:20:36.759><c> to</c><00:20:36.920><c> that</c><00:20:37.119><c> purpose.</c><00:20:38.940><c> It</c><00:20:39.019><c> may</c><00:20:39.240><c> start</c><00:20:39.519><c> out,</c><00:20:39.660><c> we're</c><00:20:39.779><c> going</c><00:20:39.900><c> to</c><00:20:39.960><c> take</c><00:20:40.099><c> a</c>

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10<00:20:40.319><c>-minute</c><00:20:40.480><c> walk</c><00:20:40.740><c> a</c><00:20:40.920><c> day</c><00:20:41.160><c> and</c><00:20:41.279><c> then</c>

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that's<00:20:41.519><c> a</c><00:20:41.640><c> half</c><00:20:41.779><c> an</c><00:20:41.980><c> hour</c><00:20:42.319><c> and</c><00:20:42.539><c> then</c><00:20:42.700><c> you</c><00:20:42.819><c> join</c><00:20:43.000><c> a</c><00:20:43.240><c> club</c><00:20:43.559><c> and</c>

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the<00:20:44.039><c> club</c><00:20:44.220><c> has</c><00:20:44.559><c> activities</c><00:20:45.039><c> and</c><00:20:45.220><c> you</c><00:20:45.319><c> get</c><00:20:45.420><c> into</c><00:20:45.640><c> that</c>

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and<00:20:46.619><c> then</c><00:20:46.960><c> your</c><00:20:47.740><c> physical</c><00:20:48.140><c> training</c><00:20:48.440><c> is</c><00:20:48.700><c> supplemented</c><00:20:49.160><c> by</c><00:20:49.559><c> competitive</c><00:20:49.960><c> sports</c><00:20:50.339><c> because</c><00:20:50.619><c> now</c><00:20:50.839><c> you're</c><00:20:51.000><c> in</c><00:20:51.119><c> good</c>

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shape.<00:20:51.519><c> You</c><00:20:51.619><c> want</c><00:20:51.799><c> to</c><00:20:51.859><c> get</c><00:20:51.980><c> out</c><00:20:52.180><c> and</c><00:20:52.339><c> play</c><00:20:52.480><c> a</c><00:20:52.599><c> little</c><00:20:52.779><c> bit</c><00:20:53.160><c> and</c>

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devoted<00:20:56.359><c> to</c><00:20:56.559><c> this.</c><00:20:58.839><c> And</c><00:20:59.259><c> in</c><00:20:59.440><c> the</c><00:20:59.579><c> first</c><00:20:59.799><c> century,</c><00:21:00.279><c> of</c><00:21:00.279><c> course,</c>

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physical<00:21:04.720><c> fitness.</c><00:21:05.319><c> That's</c><00:21:05.839><c> a</c><00:21:05.960><c> relatively</c><00:21:06.420><c> recent</c><00:21:07.019><c> phenomenon,</c><00:21:08.180><c> but</c><00:21:08.279><c> it</c>

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was<00:21:08.779><c> devoted</c><00:21:09.460><c> to</c><00:21:11.099><c> the</c><00:21:12.539><c> preparation</c>

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for<00:21:13.240><c> the</c><00:21:13.400><c> games,</c><00:21:14.319><c> the</c><00:21:14.500><c> first</c><00:21:14.619><c> century</c><00:21:15.220><c> games.</c><00:21:15.880><c> Now</c><00:21:16.039><c> let's</c><00:21:16.160><c> just</c><00:21:16.420><c> take</c><00:21:16.599><c> a</c><00:21:16.680><c> look</c><00:21:16.779><c> at</c><00:21:16.859><c> that</c><00:21:17.099><c> for</c><00:21:17.259><c> a</c>

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minute.<00:21:17.460><c> It's</c><00:21:17.559><c> quite</c>

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interesting.<00:21:21.539><c> These</c><00:21:21.819><c> games</c><00:21:22.119><c> were</c><00:21:22.660><c> really</c><00:21:22.940><c> quite</c><00:21:23.099><c> important.</c>

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Super<00:21:25.339><c> Bowl</c><00:21:25.660><c> and</c><00:21:25.880><c> they</c><00:21:26.660><c> receive</c><00:21:27.079><c> a</c><00:21:27.380><c> fair</c><00:21:27.559><c> amount</c><00:21:27.799><c> of</c><00:21:27.940><c> attention,</c><00:21:29.339><c> but</c><00:21:29.680><c> if</c>

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we<00:21:30.740><c> look</c><00:21:30.940><c> at</c><00:21:31.079><c> this,</c><00:21:33.140><c> we</c><00:21:33.200><c> see</c><00:21:33.359><c> that</c>

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of<00:21:39.420><c> prominence.</c><00:21:40.359><c> We</c><00:21:40.480><c> know</c><00:21:40.640><c> about</c><00:21:40.839><c> the</c>

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Olympics.<00:21:41.319><c> They</c><00:21:41.440><c> were</c><00:21:41.640><c> started</c><00:21:41.859><c> by</c><00:21:42.119><c> the</c><00:21:42.279><c> Greeks</c><00:21:42.759><c> in</c><00:21:44.000><c> the</c><00:21:44.180><c> eighth</c><00:21:44.420><c> century</c><00:21:44.859><c> BC</c>

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and<00:21:46.319><c> they</c><00:21:46.579><c> continued</c><00:21:46.960><c> every</c><00:21:47.759><c> four</c>

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years.<00:21:48.619><c> They</c><00:21:48.720><c> had</c><00:21:48.920><c> this</c><00:21:49.160><c> program</c><00:21:49.660><c> and</c><00:21:51.019><c> what's</c><00:21:51.380><c> interesting</c>

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about<00:21:52.019><c> these</c><00:21:52.279><c> games,</c><00:21:52.480><c> you</c><00:21:52.599><c> can</c><00:21:52.799><c> see</c><00:21:52.900><c> it</c><00:21:53.079><c> immediately,</c>

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is<00:21:53.779><c> that</c><00:21:54.059><c> in</c><00:21:54.259><c> every</c><00:21:54.579><c> case</c><00:21:55.019><c> they</c><00:21:55.299><c> were</c><00:21:55.480><c> devoted</c><00:21:55.940><c> to</c><00:21:56.920><c> the</c><00:21:57.039><c> pagan</c>

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gods,<00:21:59.200><c> which</c><00:21:59.339><c> right</c><00:21:59.539><c> away</c><00:21:59.980><c> raises</c><00:22:00.519><c> a</c><00:22:00.819><c> flag</c><00:22:01.160><c> for</c><00:22:01.440><c> a</c>

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disciple<00:22:01.819><c> of</c><00:22:01.960><c> the</c><00:22:02.099><c> Lord.</c><00:22:02.619><c> They</c><00:22:02.740><c> were</c><00:22:02.920><c> devoted</c><00:22:03.140><c> to</c><00:22:03.359><c> gods</c><00:22:03.559><c> and</c>

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in<00:22:03.799><c> the</c><00:22:03.839><c> case</c><00:22:04.019><c> of</c><00:22:04.160><c> the</c><00:22:04.240><c> Olympics</c><00:22:04.539><c> was</c><00:22:05.480><c> the</c><00:22:06.119><c> god</c><00:22:06.339><c> Zeus,</c>

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the<00:22:08.079><c> most</c><00:22:08.440><c> famous</c><00:22:08.759><c> of</c><00:22:08.940><c> all</c><00:22:09.119><c> the</c><00:22:09.180><c> Greek</c><00:22:09.339><c> gods.</c><00:22:10.839><c> And</c><00:22:11.319><c> every</c><00:22:11.640><c> four</c>

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years<00:22:12.240><c> in</c><00:22:12.440><c> the</c><00:22:12.579><c> city</c><00:22:12.880><c> of</c><00:22:13.980><c> Olympia,</c>

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which<00:22:15.640><c> is</c><00:22:16.200><c> on</c><00:22:16.599><c> the</c><00:22:16.920><c> Peloponnesus</c><00:22:17.660><c> in</c><00:22:17.900><c> Greece,</c><00:22:18.700><c> they</c><00:22:18.859><c> would</c>

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have<00:22:19.680><c> these</c><00:22:20.099><c> games</c><00:22:20.619><c> and</c><00:22:21.480><c> then</c><00:22:21.660><c> they</c><00:22:21.920><c> dropped</c><00:22:22.099><c> out</c><00:22:22.400><c> for</c>

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a<00:22:23.000><c> long</c><00:22:23.220><c> period</c><00:22:23.480><c> of</c><00:22:23.660><c> time</c><00:22:23.799><c> and</c><00:22:23.980><c> we</c><00:22:24.200><c> now</c><00:22:24.400><c> have</c><00:22:24.740><c> the</c><00:22:25.420><c> reinstitution</c><00:22:26.019><c> of</c><00:22:26.180><c> the</c><00:22:26.299><c> Olympics.</c><00:22:27.140><c> But</c>

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there<00:22:27.440><c> were</c>

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the<00:22:27.799><c> Ismaean</c><00:22:28.200><c> games,</c><00:22:28.680><c> which</c><00:22:28.920><c> were</c><00:22:29.140><c> on</c><00:22:29.299><c> the</c><00:22:29.500><c> isthmus</c><00:22:30.079><c> between</c>

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Greece<00:22:31.259><c> itself</c><00:22:31.660><c> and</c><00:22:31.900><c> the</c><00:22:32.059><c> Peloponnesus</c><00:22:32.619><c> and</c>

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they<00:22:32.859><c> were</c><00:22:33.059><c> held</c><00:22:33.319><c> every</c><00:22:33.779><c> two</c><00:22:34.039><c> years.</c><00:22:35.619><c> They</c><00:22:35.839><c> were</c><00:22:36.420><c> a</c><00:22:36.660><c> very</c><00:22:37.059><c> big</c>

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and<00:22:37.500><c> important</c><00:22:37.759><c> activity</c><00:22:38.200><c> and</c><00:22:38.339><c> they</c><00:22:38.579><c> were</c><00:22:38.779><c> dedicated</c>

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to<00:22:39.440><c> the</c><00:22:39.640><c> sea</c><00:22:39.839><c> god</c><00:22:40.039><c> of</c><00:22:40.319><c> Poseidon.</c><00:22:42.119><c> You</c><00:22:42.279><c> can</c><00:22:42.440><c> imagine</c><00:22:42.740><c> what</c><00:22:42.920><c> happens.</c><00:22:43.500><c> Instead</c><00:22:43.779><c> of</c><00:22:43.960><c> the</c><00:22:44.160><c> banner</c><00:22:44.299><c> coming</c><00:22:44.539><c> in</c><00:22:44.700><c> with</c><00:22:44.819><c> a</c>

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torch<00:22:45.240><c> and</c><00:22:45.380><c> it's</c><00:22:45.539><c> been</c><00:22:45.700><c> all</c><00:22:45.880><c> around</c><00:22:46.079><c> the</c><00:22:46.200><c> world</c><00:22:46.380><c> as</c><00:22:46.519><c> it</c><00:22:46.619><c> is</c><00:22:46.740><c> today,</c><00:22:47.640><c> in</c>

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comes<00:22:48.240><c> the</c><00:22:48.579><c> statue</c><00:22:48.960><c> and</c><00:22:49.240><c> all</c><00:22:49.500><c> the</c><00:22:50.200><c> attending</c>

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accoutrements<00:22:51.900><c> of</c><00:22:52.099><c> that</c><00:22:52.319><c> worship</c><00:22:52.799><c> to</c><00:22:53.220><c> these</c><00:22:53.440><c> gods</c><00:22:53.779><c> and</c><00:22:54.079><c> you</c><00:22:54.259><c> would</c><00:22:54.440><c> say</c><00:22:54.740><c> it's</c><00:22:55.440><c> not</c><00:22:55.579><c> a</c>

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place<00:22:55.900><c> I</c><00:22:55.980><c> think</c><00:22:56.099><c> I</c><00:22:56.299><c> want</c><00:22:56.420><c> to</c>

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be<00:22:56.940><c> and</c><00:22:57.559><c> it's</c><00:22:57.819><c> certainly</c><00:22:58.000><c> not</c><00:22:58.200><c> a</c><00:22:58.299><c> place</c><00:22:58.440><c> where</c><00:22:58.619><c> I</c><00:22:58.700><c> want</c><00:22:58.819><c> my</c><00:22:59.339><c> kids</c><00:22:59.880><c> to</c>

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participate.<00:23:02.920><c> Just</c><00:23:03.059><c> think</c><00:23:03.319><c> about</c><00:23:03.579><c> that,</c>

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a<00:23:03.859><c> lot</c><00:23:04.039><c> of</c><00:23:04.299><c> prominence</c><00:23:04.640><c> to</c><00:23:04.819><c> these</c><00:23:05.019><c> games.</c><00:23:06.480><c> The</c><00:23:06.920><c> Pythian</c><00:23:07.319><c> games</c>

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dedicated<00:23:09.400><c> to</c><00:23:10.240><c> Apollo,</c><00:23:10.799><c> these</c><00:23:11.039><c> were</c><00:23:11.240><c> held</c><00:23:11.380><c> every</c>

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four<00:23:11.859><c> years,</c><00:23:12.299><c> not</c><00:23:12.579><c> the</c><00:23:12.779><c> same</c><00:23:12.920><c> year</c><00:23:13.059><c> as</c><00:23:13.180><c> the</c><00:23:13.259><c> Olympics,</c><00:23:13.599><c> but</c><00:23:13.700><c> every</c><00:23:13.960><c> four</c><00:23:14.180><c> years</c><00:23:14.619><c> in</c>

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the<00:23:15.019><c> city</c><00:23:15.240><c> of</c><00:23:15.460><c> Delphi,</c>

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which<00:23:16.059><c> is</c><00:23:16.259><c> near</c><00:23:16.599><c> the</c><00:23:17.240><c> Corinthian</c><00:23:17.700><c> Gulf,</c><00:23:18.279><c> all</c><00:23:18.440><c> in</c><00:23:18.599><c> that</c><00:23:18.759><c> same</c>

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general<00:23:19.220><c> region</c><00:23:19.500><c> there.</c>

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These<00:23:22.200><c> games</c><00:23:22.440><c> were</c><00:23:22.680><c> held</c><00:23:22.940><c> devoted</c><00:23:23.559><c> to</c><00:23:24.480><c> Apollo.</c><00:23:25.200><c> The</c><00:23:25.259><c> city</c><00:23:25.500><c> of</c>

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Delphi<00:23:26.079><c> was</c><00:23:26.299><c> regarded</c><00:23:26.980><c> as</c><00:23:27.700><c> the</c><00:23:27.960><c> center</c><00:23:28.259><c> of</c><00:23:28.440><c> the</c><00:23:28.619><c> earth</c>

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by<00:23:30.160><c> these</c><00:23:30.440><c> Greeks.</c><00:23:31.579><c> The</c><00:23:31.720><c> center</c><00:23:31.920><c> of</c><00:23:32.079><c> the</c><00:23:32.180><c> earth</c><00:23:32.339><c> and</c><00:23:32.460><c> here</c><00:23:32.599><c> they</c><00:23:32.839><c> have</c><00:23:33.160><c> this</c><00:23:34.259><c> dedication</c><00:23:35.680><c> every</c><00:23:35.960><c> four</c><00:23:36.200><c> years</c><00:23:36.460><c> to</c>

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Apollo<00:23:37.119><c> and</c><00:23:38.460><c> a</c><00:23:38.680><c> great</c><00:23:38.940><c> deal</c><00:23:39.160><c> of</c><00:23:39.380><c> ceremony</c><00:23:39.660><c> would</c><00:23:39.859><c> attend</c><00:23:40.119><c> that.</c><00:23:40.400><c> And</c>

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then<00:23:40.680><c> of</c><00:23:40.759><c> course</c><00:23:40.960><c> as</c><00:23:41.220><c> the</c><00:23:41.519><c> Romans</c><00:23:41.700><c> came</c><00:23:41.960><c> on</c>

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they<00:23:42.380><c> had</c><00:23:42.519><c> their</c><00:23:42.740><c> own</c><00:23:42.900><c> games</c><00:23:43.119><c> all</c><00:23:43.359><c> over</c><00:23:43.559><c> the</c><00:23:43.640><c> place.</c><00:23:44.019><c> They</c><00:23:44.019><c> had</c>

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the<00:23:44.619><c> Roman</c><00:23:44.900><c> contests</c><00:23:45.779><c> devoted</c><00:23:46.339><c> to</c><00:23:46.519><c> Jupiter,</c><00:23:47.099><c> Apollo,</c>

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Diana.<00:23:49.039><c> These</c><00:23:49.200><c> are</c><00:23:49.339><c> all</c><00:23:49.480><c> names</c><00:23:49.660><c> we</c><00:23:49.980><c> read</c><00:23:50.200><c> of</c><00:23:50.400><c> in</c><00:23:50.640><c> the</c><00:23:50.839><c> scripture.</c><00:23:51.299><c> They</c><00:23:51.380><c> were</c><00:23:51.640><c> gods</c><00:23:51.960><c> present</c><00:23:52.279><c> in</c>

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the<00:23:52.559><c> first</c>

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century.<00:23:56.059><c> People</c><00:23:56.559><c> devoted,</c><00:23:57.819><c> focused</c><00:23:58.380><c> to</c><00:23:58.579><c> physical</c><00:23:59.119><c> fitness</c>

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in<00:24:00.480><c> the</c><00:24:00.619><c> first</c><00:24:00.859><c> century</c><00:24:01.380><c> often</c><00:24:02.519><c> were</c><00:24:02.779><c> associated</c>

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with<00:24:03.619><c> preparation</c><00:24:04.079><c> for</c><00:24:04.259><c> these</c><00:24:04.480><c> games.</c><00:24:05.700><c> Not</c><00:24:05.960><c> all</c><00:24:06.180><c> the</c><00:24:06.339><c> time</c><00:24:06.460><c> of</c>

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course,<00:24:06.940><c> but</c><00:24:07.099><c> it</c><00:24:07.160><c> was</c><00:24:07.579><c> to</c><00:24:07.859><c> develop</c><00:24:08.140><c> the</c><00:24:08.400><c> skill</c><00:24:08.559><c> in</c><00:24:08.759><c> running</c>

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or<00:24:11.119><c> in</c><00:24:11.799><c> the</c><00:24:11.980><c> javelin</c><00:24:12.380><c> thrower</c><00:24:12.740><c> discus</c><00:24:13.359><c> and</c><00:24:14.599><c> wrestling</c><00:24:15.019><c> was</c><00:24:15.380><c> the</c><00:24:15.579><c> other</c><00:24:15.740><c> major</c><00:24:16.039><c> activity</c><00:24:16.480><c> in</c>

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the<00:24:16.740><c> original</c>

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Olympics.<00:24:17.960><c> It</c><00:24:18.500><c> was</c><00:24:18.680><c> very</c><00:24:19.019><c> focused</c><00:24:19.519><c> and</c><00:24:19.779><c> it</c><00:24:19.920><c> had</c><00:24:20.039><c> to</c><00:24:20.240><c> do</c><00:24:20.440><c> with</c>

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preparation<00:24:21.119><c> for</c><00:24:21.380><c> these</c><00:24:21.619><c> games.</c>

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It<00:24:23.039><c> is</c><00:24:23.259><c> said</c><00:24:23.440><c> that</c><00:24:23.680><c> the</c><00:24:23.920><c> Greeks</c><00:24:24.200><c> worshiped</c><00:24:25.019><c> in</c><00:24:25.140><c> the</c><00:24:25.440><c> shrine</c><00:24:25.779><c> of</c>

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beauty<00:24:26.759><c> and</c><00:24:27.619><c> physical</c><00:24:28.039><c> culture.</c><00:24:29.160><c> That</c>

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characterizes<00:24:30.319><c> what</c><00:24:30.660><c> was</c><00:24:30.980><c> going</c><00:24:31.220><c> on</c><00:24:31.480><c> here,</c><00:24:31.619><c> the</c><00:24:31.920><c> appearance</c>

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of<00:24:33.259><c> the</c><00:24:33.480><c> man,</c><00:24:34.380><c> his</c><00:24:34.579><c> strength,</c><00:24:35.299><c> his</c><00:24:35.440><c> physique.</c>

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And<00:24:37.380><c> I</c><00:24:37.579><c> guess</c><00:24:37.819><c> there's</c><00:24:38.039><c> a</c><00:24:38.140><c> bit</c><00:24:38.259><c> of</c><00:24:38.319><c> that</c><00:24:38.519><c> that</c><00:24:38.759><c> takes</c><00:24:38.900><c> place</c><00:24:39.119><c> today.</c><00:24:39.339><c> We</c>

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like<00:24:39.619><c> to</c><00:24:39.759><c> look</c><00:24:39.859><c> in</c><00:24:39.980><c> good</c><00:24:40.099><c> shape,</c><00:24:40.380><c> don't</c><00:24:40.599><c> we?</c>

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We<00:24:40.920><c> feel</c><00:24:41.119><c> very</c><00:24:42.839><c> pleased</c><00:24:44.160><c> when</c><00:24:44.339><c> somebody</c><00:24:44.640><c> comes</c><00:24:44.880><c> up</c><00:24:45.079><c> and</c><00:24:45.200><c> says,</c>

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lost<00:24:46.279><c> 30</c><00:24:46.599><c> pounds</c><00:24:46.900><c> there</c><00:24:47.240><c> and</c><00:24:47.400><c> they</c><00:24:47.619><c> feel</c><00:24:47.740><c> our</c><00:24:47.880><c> muscles</c>

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and<00:24:48.539><c> that's</c><00:24:49.359><c> a</c><00:24:49.519><c> compliment</c><00:24:49.819><c> to</c><00:24:50.059><c> us.</c><00:24:50.779><c> And</c><00:24:50.980><c> I</c><00:24:51.099><c> guess</c><00:24:52.319><c> nothing</c><00:24:52.799><c> particularly</c><00:24:53.380><c> wrong</c><00:24:53.640><c> with</c><00:24:53.859><c> that</c><00:24:54.000><c> except</c><00:24:54.299><c> if</c>

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that's<00:24:54.799><c> been</c>

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our<00:24:55.500><c> main</c><00:24:55.660><c> objective</c><00:24:56.119><c> for</c><00:24:56.339><c> the</c><00:24:56.460><c> past</c><00:24:56.740><c> five</c><00:24:57.000><c> years</c><00:24:57.160><c> of</c><00:24:57.319><c> our</c><00:24:57.500><c> life</c><00:24:57.660><c> and</c>

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we've<00:24:58.019><c> missed</c><00:24:58.700><c> serving</c><00:24:59.299><c> our</c><00:24:59.579><c> family</c><00:24:59.940><c> in</c><00:25:00.119><c> the</c>

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Ecclesia<00:25:00.700><c> and</c><00:25:00.880><c> our</c><00:25:01.079><c> own</c><00:25:01.279><c> personal</c><00:25:01.559><c> spiritual</c><00:25:01.980><c> growth</c><00:25:02.240><c> to</c>

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achieve<00:25:02.759><c> that</c><00:25:03.019><c> physique,</c><00:25:03.779><c> then</c><00:25:03.940><c> there's</c><00:25:04.180><c> something</c>

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seriously<00:25:04.920><c> wrong</c><00:25:05.319><c> in</c><00:25:05.519><c> that</c><00:25:05.740><c> process.</c><00:25:08.519><c> All</c><00:25:08.579><c> right,</c><00:25:09.299><c> we</c><00:25:09.440><c> see</c><00:25:09.700><c> the</c><00:25:10.079><c> possible</c><00:25:10.960><c> failing</c><00:25:11.359><c> there,</c><00:25:11.759><c> an</c><00:25:11.859><c> excessive</c>

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treatment<00:25:14.819><c> of</c><00:25:15.460><c> attention</c><00:25:16.039><c> on</c><00:25:17.460><c> bodily</c><00:25:17.779><c> training,</c><00:25:18.200><c> but</c><00:25:18.279><c> let's</c>

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look<00:25:18.700><c> at</c><00:25:18.799><c> the</c><00:25:18.960><c> words</c><00:25:19.180><c> now</c><00:25:19.440><c> that</c><00:25:19.559><c> we're</c><00:25:20.259><c> involved</c><00:25:20.599><c> with.</c>

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Exercise.

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Bodily<00:25:29.220><c> exercise</c><00:25:30.380><c> profiteth</c><00:25:31.779><c> little.</c><00:25:34.200><c> We're</c><00:25:34.259><c> dealing</c><00:25:34.740><c> here</c><00:25:36.000><c> with</c>

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the<00:25:39.440><c> idea</c><00:25:39.819><c> of</c><00:25:40.140><c> training,</c><00:25:41.259><c> Greek</c><00:25:41.500><c> word</c><00:25:42.200><c> training.</c><00:25:44.740><c> It's</c><00:25:44.960><c> translated</c><00:25:45.380><c> exercise</c><00:25:46.000><c> comes</c>

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from<00:25:46.740><c> the</c><00:25:46.759><c> word</c>

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gymnusia.<00:25:48.640><c> Gymnusia</c><00:25:49.259><c> means</c><00:25:49.680><c> in</c><00:25:49.680><c> the</c><00:25:49.839><c> English</c><00:25:50.099><c> language</c><00:25:50.640><c> training.</c>

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And<00:25:53.440><c> that's</c><00:25:53.900><c> what</c><00:25:54.059><c> Paul's</c><00:25:54.480><c> saying.</c><00:25:54.759><c> That's</c><00:25:54.799><c> simply</c><00:25:55.079><c> all</c>

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saying<00:25:56.059><c> bodily</c><00:25:56.920><c> training</c><00:25:57.420><c> profits</c><00:25:57.819><c> little,</c>

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but<00:25:58.940><c> godliness</c><00:25:59.539><c> is</c><00:26:00.240><c> profitable</c><00:26:00.759><c> unto</c><00:26:01.220><c> all</c><00:26:01.579><c> things.</c><00:26:03.480><c> Now</c><00:26:03.640><c> I</c><00:26:03.680><c> want</c><00:26:03.759><c> to</c>

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just<00:26:04.039><c> take</c><00:26:04.220><c> a</c><00:26:04.339><c> look</c><00:26:04.460><c> at</c><00:26:04.599><c> this</c><00:26:04.740><c> word</c><00:26:04.960><c> training</c>

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because<00:26:05.640><c> it's</c><00:26:06.000><c> used</c><00:26:06.180><c> in</c><00:26:06.299><c> an</c><00:26:06.599><c> important</c><00:26:06.980><c> spiritual</c><00:26:07.539><c> sense</c><00:26:07.859><c> now</c>

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in<00:26:09.220><c> other</c><00:26:09.460><c> parts</c><00:26:09.720><c> of</c><00:26:10.440><c> the</c><00:26:10.779><c> New</c><00:26:10.960><c> Testament.</c>

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Let's<00:26:13.440><c> just</c><00:26:13.480><c> follow</c><00:26:13.819><c> these</c><00:26:14.339><c> few</c><00:26:14.539><c> passages.</c><00:26:15.079><c> It</c><00:26:15.220><c> shows</c><00:26:15.619><c> up</c><00:26:16.880><c> in</c>

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Hebrews<00:26:17.599><c> chapter</c><00:26:18.220><c> 5.</c>

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Here<00:26:33.599><c> we</c><00:26:34.240><c> start</c><00:26:34.559><c> to</c><00:26:34.880><c> see</c><00:26:35.160><c> how</c><00:26:35.680><c> Paul</c><00:26:36.079><c> is</c><00:26:36.359><c> intending</c><00:26:37.240><c> for</c>

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spiritual<00:26:40.119><c> exercise.</c>

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Godliness<00:26:41.380><c> is</c><00:26:41.700><c> profitable</c><00:26:42.119><c> unto</c><00:26:42.400><c> all</c><00:26:42.819><c> things.</c><00:26:43.759><c> He</c><00:26:43.779><c> wants</c><00:26:43.940><c> us</c>

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to<00:26:44.200><c> be</c><00:26:44.440><c> exercised</c><00:26:44.859><c> in</c><00:26:44.980><c> a</c><00:26:45.180><c> spiritual</c><00:26:45.539><c> sense.</c><00:26:45.900><c> Verse</c><00:26:46.119><c> 14</c>

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Strong<00:26:49.000><c> meat</c><00:26:49.259><c> belongeth</c><00:26:49.799><c> to</c><00:26:49.900><c> them</c><00:26:50.140><c> that</c><00:26:50.339><c> are</c><00:26:50.579><c> of</c><00:26:50.759><c> full</c><00:26:50.960><c> age,</c>

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they're<00:26:51.500><c> mature,</c><00:26:52.579><c> even</c><00:26:52.859><c> those</c><00:26:53.259><c> who</c><00:26:53.460><c> by</c><00:26:53.779><c> reason</c><00:26:54.319><c> of</c><00:26:54.920><c> use</c>

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have<00:26:55.680><c> their</c><00:26:56.099><c> senses</c><00:26:56.740><c> exercised.</c><00:26:58.140><c> That's</c><00:26:58.420><c> our</c><00:26:58.599><c> word,</c><00:26:59.440><c> trained.</c><00:27:00.059><c> Our</c><00:27:00.279><c> senses</c><00:27:00.740><c> trained</c><00:27:01.759><c> to</c>

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discern<00:27:02.799><c> good</c><00:27:03.140><c> and</c>

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evil.<00:27:05.240><c> So</c><00:27:05.539><c> we</c><00:27:05.759><c> understand</c><00:27:06.220><c> how</c><00:27:06.680><c> physical</c><00:27:07.079><c> training</c><00:27:07.380><c> benefits</c>

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us.<00:27:08.440><c> It</c><00:27:08.640><c> improves</c><00:27:08.859><c> our</c><00:27:09.140><c> muscle</c><00:27:09.460><c> tone</c><00:27:09.799><c> and</c><00:27:10.059><c> our</c>

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respiratory<00:27:11.319><c> activity</c><00:27:11.940><c> and</c><00:27:12.619><c> it</c><00:27:13.000><c> makes</c><00:27:13.140><c> us</c><00:27:13.400><c> feel</c><00:27:13.680><c> fit,</c><00:27:14.119><c> gives</c>

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us<00:27:14.759><c> capacities</c><00:27:15.259><c> which</c><00:27:15.519><c> we</c><00:27:15.660><c> don't</c><00:27:15.859><c> have</c><00:27:16.000><c> if</c><00:27:16.140><c> we</c>

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stay<00:27:16.700><c> in</c><00:27:17.160><c> good</c><00:27:17.380><c> shape.</c><00:27:18.619><c> The</c><00:27:18.940><c> same</c><00:27:19.339><c> thing</c><00:27:19.579><c> is</c><00:27:19.799><c> true</c><00:27:20.359><c> for</c><00:27:20.779><c> the</c><00:27:20.920><c> disciple</c><00:27:21.480><c> in</c>

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spiritual<00:27:22.740><c> matters.</c><00:27:23.380><c> We</c><00:27:23.500><c> need</c><00:27:23.759><c> to</c>

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exercise<00:27:24.779><c> ourselves,</c><00:27:25.279><c> train</c><00:27:25.680><c> ourselves</c><00:27:26.359><c> to</c><00:27:27.299><c> discriminate</c>

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between<00:27:28.279><c> good</c><00:27:28.460><c> and</c><00:27:28.660><c> evil.</c><00:27:29.119><c> It's</c>

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not<00:27:29.400><c> something</c><00:27:29.579><c> that</c><00:27:29.720><c> just</c><00:27:29.920><c> happens.</c><00:27:31.079><c> We</c><00:27:31.160><c> don't</c><00:27:31.380><c> just</c><00:27:31.740><c> know</c>

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the<00:27:32.160><c> difference</c><00:27:32.440><c> between</c><00:27:32.759><c> good</c><00:27:32.960><c> and</c><00:27:33.160><c> evil.</c><00:27:33.440><c> It's</c>

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not<00:27:33.779><c> something</c><00:27:34.059><c> which</c><00:27:34.339><c> is</c><00:27:35.140><c> notional</c><00:27:35.579><c> or</c><00:27:35.900><c> inbred.</c><00:27:36.940><c> We've</c><00:27:37.220><c> got</c>

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to<00:27:37.539><c> train</c><00:27:37.740><c> ourselves</c><00:27:38.200><c> for</c><00:27:38.400><c> it.</c><00:27:38.640><c> We've</c><00:27:39.000><c> got</c><00:27:39.140><c> to</c><00:27:39.339><c> read</c>

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all<00:27:39.880><c> the</c><00:27:40.039><c> time</c><00:27:40.619><c> from</c><00:27:41.000><c> the</c><00:27:41.220><c> word</c><00:27:41.660><c> what</c><00:27:42.980><c> God</c><00:27:43.380><c> likes</c><00:27:43.779><c> and</c><00:27:44.000><c> what</c><00:27:44.079><c> God</c><00:27:44.339><c> prefers</c><00:27:44.819><c> us</c>

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to<00:27:45.259><c> do</c><00:27:45.660><c> against</c><00:27:46.180><c> what</c><00:27:46.400><c> God</c>

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abhors<00:27:47.740><c> and</c><00:27:48.279><c> commands</c><00:27:48.539><c> us</c><00:27:48.839><c> not</c><00:27:49.079><c> to</c><00:27:49.240><c> do</c><00:27:49.619><c> because</c><00:27:50.539><c> we</c><00:27:50.700><c> don't</c><00:27:50.960><c> read</c><00:27:51.279><c> that.</c><00:27:51.759><c> We</c>

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don't<00:27:52.339><c> keep</c><00:27:52.599><c> putting</c><00:27:52.799><c> that</c><00:27:52.980><c> into</c><00:27:53.140><c> our</c>

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mind.<00:27:53.460><c> We're</c><00:27:53.579><c> going</c><00:27:53.680><c> to</c><00:27:53.759><c> forget</c><00:27:54.099><c> it</c><00:27:54.700><c> blurs,</c><00:27:55.660><c> it</c><00:27:55.940><c> obscures</c><00:27:56.400><c> and</c>

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we<00:27:57.180><c> are</c><00:27:57.319><c> not</c><00:27:57.619><c> training</c><00:27:58.200><c> ourselves</c><00:27:58.779><c> in</c><00:27:59.160><c> the</c><00:27:59.220><c> way</c><00:27:59.359><c> that</c>

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we<00:27:59.640><c> should.</c><00:28:00.859><c> Just</c><00:28:01.140><c> like</c><00:28:01.299><c> if</c><00:28:01.480><c> we</c><00:28:01.619><c> don't</c><00:28:01.900><c> ever</c><00:28:02.279><c> exercise</c><00:28:02.680><c> what</c>

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happens<00:28:03.220><c> is</c><00:28:03.539><c> we</c><00:28:03.799><c> get</c><00:28:04.059><c> weak</c><00:28:04.480><c> and</c><00:28:05.140><c> flabby</c><00:28:05.700><c> and</c>

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ineffective<00:28:06.819><c> and</c><00:28:08.180><c> we</c><00:28:08.400><c> just</c><00:28:08.619><c> don't</c><00:28:08.819><c> function</c><00:28:09.160><c> very</c><00:28:09.519><c> well</c><00:28:09.859><c> and</c>

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we<00:28:10.480><c> know</c><00:28:10.759><c> we</c><00:28:10.880><c> can</c><00:28:11.039><c> say</c><00:28:11.160><c> well</c><00:28:11.559><c> I'm</c><00:28:11.779><c> just</c><00:28:11.980><c> not</c>

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in<00:28:12.279><c> very</c><00:28:12.319><c> good</c><00:28:12.480><c> shape</c><00:28:12.700><c> these</c><00:28:12.980><c> days.</c><00:28:14.259><c> You</c><00:28:14.460><c> know</c><00:28:14.539><c> what</c><00:28:14.680><c> that</c><00:28:14.940><c> means</c><00:28:15.299><c> and</c>

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the<00:28:16.059><c> same</c><00:28:16.299><c> thing</c><00:28:16.480><c> is</c><00:28:16.680><c> true</c><00:28:16.839><c> spiritually.</c><00:28:17.380><c> We've</c>

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got<00:28:17.859><c> to</c><00:28:18.200><c> train</c><00:28:18.400><c> ourselves</c><00:28:19.039><c> to</c><00:28:19.819><c> be</c><00:28:19.980><c> in</c><00:28:20.119><c> good</c><00:28:20.319><c> shape</c><00:28:20.619><c> spiritually</c><00:28:21.259><c> and</c><00:28:22.059><c> in</c><00:28:22.180><c> this</c><00:28:22.460><c> case</c><00:28:22.859><c> to</c>

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know<00:28:23.359><c> the</c>

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difference<00:28:23.740><c> between</c><00:28:24.079><c> good</c><00:28:24.240><c> and</c><00:28:24.460><c> evil.</c><00:28:24.619><c> It's</c><00:28:24.960><c> not</c><00:28:25.200><c> just</c><00:28:25.440><c> going</c>

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to<00:28:25.779><c> stay</c><00:28:25.900><c> with</c><00:28:26.140><c> us</c><00:28:26.700><c> the</c><00:28:27.200><c> same</c><00:28:27.400><c> way</c><00:28:27.579><c> that</c><00:28:27.759><c> good</c>

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muscle<00:28:28.299><c> tone</c><00:28:28.500><c> will</c><00:28:28.859><c> not</c><00:28:29.279><c> stay</c><00:28:29.539><c> with</c><00:28:29.779><c> us</c><00:28:30.039><c> automatically</c><00:28:30.579><c> unless</c><00:28:31.480><c> we</c><00:28:31.759><c> maintain</c><00:28:32.200><c> a</c>

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program<00:28:32.880><c> to</c><00:28:33.099><c> keep</c><00:28:33.259><c> it.</c>

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Chapter<00:28:34.559><c> 12.</c><00:28:36.940><c> Hebrews</c><00:28:37.079><c> chapter</c><00:28:37.500><c> 12.</c>

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Verse<00:28:52.099><c> 11.</c>

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No<00:28:56.619><c> chastening</c><00:28:57.400><c> for</c><00:28:57.819><c> the</c><00:28:58.059><c> present</c><00:28:58.339><c> seemeth</c><00:28:58.799><c> to</c><00:28:58.960><c> be</c><00:28:59.200><c> joyous</c>

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but<00:29:00.319><c> grievous.</c><00:29:01.619><c> Nevertheless</c><00:29:02.039><c> afterward</c>

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yieldeth<00:29:03.339><c> the</c><00:29:03.519><c> peaceable</c><00:29:03.960><c> fruit</c><00:29:04.220><c> of</c><00:29:04.500><c> righteousness</c><00:29:05.180><c> unto</c>

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them<00:29:06.500><c> which</c><00:29:07.000><c> are</c><00:29:07.480><c> exercised</c><00:29:08.859><c> thereby.</c>

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Now<00:29:10.839><c> this</c><00:29:11.059><c> section</c><00:29:11.400><c> is</c><00:29:11.599><c> talking</c><00:29:11.839><c> about</c><00:29:12.140><c> the</c><00:29:12.339><c> chastening</c><00:29:12.660><c> of</c>

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the<00:29:12.920><c> Lord.</c><00:29:13.960><c> The</c><00:29:14.240><c> things</c><00:29:14.799><c> that</c><00:29:15.339><c> happen</c><00:29:15.740><c> in</c><00:29:16.019><c> our</c><00:29:16.339><c> lives</c>

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that<00:29:17.380><c> are</c><00:29:17.700><c> brought</c><00:29:18.259><c> to</c><00:29:18.799><c> teach</c><00:29:19.140><c> us</c><00:29:19.799><c> and</c><00:29:20.000><c> to</c><00:29:20.240><c> train</c><00:29:20.380><c> us.</c><00:29:22.700><c> Now</c><00:29:22.920><c> what</c><00:29:23.339><c> we're</c><00:29:23.779><c> being</c><00:29:24.039><c> told</c><00:29:24.259><c> here</c><00:29:24.480><c> is</c>

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this<00:29:24.819><c> that</c><00:29:24.940><c> there</c>

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are<00:29:25.160><c> two</c><00:29:25.319><c> ways</c><00:29:25.539><c> to</c><00:29:25.799><c> react</c><00:29:26.259><c> to</c><00:29:26.720><c> what</c><00:29:26.880><c> goes</c><00:29:27.099><c> on</c><00:29:27.240><c> in</c><00:29:27.380><c> our</c><00:29:27.519><c> lives.</c>

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One<00:29:28.900><c> is</c><00:29:29.119><c> we</c><00:29:29.240><c> can</c><00:29:29.380><c> go</c><00:29:29.579><c> through</c><00:29:29.759><c> all</c><00:29:30.000><c> the</c><00:29:30.319><c> experience</c><00:29:30.579><c> of</c>

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life<00:29:31.319><c> with</c><00:29:31.900><c> all</c><00:29:32.119><c> its</c><00:29:32.480><c> trouble</c><00:29:33.160><c> and</c><00:29:33.819><c> difficulty</c><00:29:34.480><c> and</c><00:29:34.980><c> challenge</c><00:29:35.519><c> and</c><00:29:35.759><c> disappointment</c><00:29:36.539><c> and</c>

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we<00:29:37.319><c> can</c><00:29:37.579><c> wring</c>

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our<00:29:37.980><c> hands</c><00:29:38.240><c> every</c><00:29:38.519><c> time</c><00:29:38.720><c> that</c><00:29:38.940><c> happens</c><00:29:39.279><c> and</c><00:29:39.619><c> despair</c><00:29:40.220><c> and</c><00:29:40.579><c> feel</c><00:29:40.819><c> bad</c>

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about<00:29:41.500><c> it</c><00:29:41.720><c> and</c><00:29:41.920><c> complain.</c><00:29:43.180><c> That's</c><00:29:43.519><c> one</c><00:29:43.660><c> way</c><00:29:43.799><c> to</c>

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react<00:29:44.240><c> to</c><00:29:44.359><c> what</c><00:29:44.480><c> goes</c><00:29:44.740><c> on.</c><00:29:45.640><c> Be</c><00:29:45.900><c> totally</c><00:29:46.220><c> depressed</c><00:29:46.740><c> I</c><00:29:46.940><c> just</c><00:29:47.160><c> had</c><00:29:47.319><c> an</c>

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awful<00:29:47.759><c> life</c><00:29:48.079><c> and</c><00:29:48.279><c> I</c><00:29:48.299><c> was</c><00:29:48.599><c> sick</c><00:29:48.839><c> this</c><00:29:49.140><c> year</c><00:29:49.339><c> and</c>

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this<00:29:50.140><c> happened</c><00:29:50.380><c> and</c><00:29:50.539><c> that</c><00:29:50.759><c> happened.</c>

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That<00:30:06.460><c> are</c><00:30:06.839><c> difficult,</c><00:30:08.640><c> that</c><00:30:08.680><c> are</c><00:30:08.980><c> inconvenient,</c><00:30:10.920><c> that</c><00:30:11.000><c> are</c><00:30:11.259><c> in</c><00:30:11.279><c> a</c>

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different<00:30:11.779><c> form</c><00:30:12.099><c> than</c><00:30:12.240><c> we'd</c><00:30:12.619><c> wish</c>

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are<00:30:14.920><c> there</c><00:30:15.519><c> to</c><00:30:15.960><c> train</c><00:30:16.160><c> us</c><00:30:16.859><c> and</c><00:30:17.319><c> what</c><00:30:17.480><c> it</c><00:30:17.680><c> says</c><00:30:17.819><c> here</c><00:30:18.099><c> is</c><00:30:18.400><c> it</c><00:30:18.680><c> yields</c><00:30:19.420><c> fruit</c><00:30:20.420><c> of</c><00:30:21.559><c> righteousness</c>

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to<00:30:22.880><c> those</c><00:30:23.339><c> who</c><00:30:23.819><c> are</c><00:30:24.319><c> trained</c><00:30:24.880><c> thereby.</c><00:30:27.180><c> So</c><00:30:27.299><c> we</c><00:30:27.400><c> have</c><00:30:27.539><c> two</c><00:30:27.720><c> options</c><00:30:28.279><c> in</c>

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life<00:30:29.380><c> as</c><00:30:30.160><c> we</c><00:30:30.279><c> look</c><00:30:30.420><c> at</c><00:30:30.660><c> all</c><00:30:30.980><c> that</c><00:30:31.220><c> happens</c>

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to<00:30:31.680><c> us.</c><00:30:32.279><c> One</c><00:30:32.500><c> is</c><00:30:32.759><c> we</c><00:30:32.839><c> can</c><00:30:33.059><c> be</c><00:30:33.339><c> resentful</c><00:30:34.039><c> and</c><00:30:34.559><c> resistive.</c><00:30:36.180><c> The</c>

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from<00:30:39.559><c> it.</c><00:30:41.420><c> That's</c><00:30:41.779><c> called</c><00:30:41.980><c> training.</c><00:30:42.819><c> That</c><00:30:43.000><c> is</c><00:30:43.720><c> spiritual</c><00:30:44.500><c> training</c><00:30:45.160><c> in</c>

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of<00:30:47.359><c> here</c><00:30:47.359><c> and</c><00:30:49.039><c> it's</c><00:30:50.140><c> marvelous</c><00:30:50.619><c> when</c><00:30:50.900><c> we</c><00:30:51.160><c> develop</c><00:30:51.460><c> that</c><00:30:51.759><c> skill</c>

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when<00:30:52.180><c> we</c><00:30:52.380><c> approach</c><00:30:52.700><c> life</c><00:30:52.920><c> in</c><00:30:53.119><c> that</c><00:30:53.319><c> way</c><00:30:53.559><c> how</c>

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around<00:30:59.579><c> to</c><00:30:59.940><c> have</c><00:31:00.079><c> some</c><00:31:00.299><c> incredible</c>

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from<00:31:05.099><c> it</c><00:31:05.220><c> and</c><00:31:05.359><c> we</c><00:31:05.559><c> see</c><00:31:05.720><c> the</c><00:31:05.859><c> situation</c><00:31:06.480><c> through</c><00:31:08.140><c> a</c>

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went<00:31:12.740><c> around</c><00:31:13.000><c> the</c><00:31:13.180><c> tables</c><00:31:13.400><c> here</c><00:31:13.680><c> and</c><00:31:13.859><c> asked</c><00:31:13.960><c> people</c>

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stand<00:31:14.579><c> up</c><00:31:14.779><c> and</c><00:31:14.900><c> say</c><00:31:15.180><c> tell</c><00:31:15.779><c> us</c><00:31:16.059><c> something</c><00:31:16.339><c> that</c><00:31:16.799><c> that</c><00:31:17.279><c> at</c><00:31:17.539><c> one</c>

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experiences<00:31:25.980><c> in</c><00:31:26.160><c> your</c><00:31:26.339><c> life.</c><00:31:27.140><c> I'll</c><00:31:27.259><c> bet</c><00:31:27.400><c> that</c><00:31:27.619><c> would</c><00:31:27.779><c> happen</c>

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in<00:31:28.460><c> every</c><00:31:29.099><c> table</c><00:31:29.440><c> in</c><00:31:30.200><c> this</c><00:31:30.480><c> room.</c><00:31:31.819><c> Everyone</c>

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could<00:31:32.460><c> say</c><00:31:32.680><c> at</c><00:31:32.940><c> the</c><00:31:33.200><c> time</c><00:31:33.660><c> I</c><00:31:34.380><c> didn't</c><00:31:34.740><c> understand</c><00:31:35.400><c> it</c><00:31:36.000><c> and</c><00:31:36.319><c> I</c><00:31:36.519><c> wished</c><00:31:36.640><c> it</c>

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was<00:31:36.980><c> otherwise</c><00:31:37.500><c> but</c><00:31:38.880><c> now</c><00:31:39.220><c> when</c><00:31:39.400><c> I</c><00:31:39.500><c> look</c><00:31:39.680><c> back</c>

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I<00:31:40.859><c> can</c><00:31:41.220><c> see</c><00:31:41.460><c> that</c><00:31:41.660><c> it</c><00:31:41.779><c> had</c><00:31:41.940><c> this</c><00:31:42.200><c> benefit</c><00:31:42.619><c> to</c><00:31:42.940><c> me</c><00:31:43.359><c> or</c><00:31:43.559><c> to</c><00:31:43.759><c> other</c>

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people<00:31:44.519><c> or</c><00:31:45.059><c> our</c><00:31:45.319><c> ecclesia</c><00:31:45.759><c> grew</c><00:31:46.359><c> through</c><00:31:46.940><c> what</c>

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happened.<00:31:48.519><c> Surely</c><00:31:48.799><c> that's</c><00:31:49.119><c> the</c><00:31:49.279><c> case</c><00:31:49.819><c> and</c><00:31:50.779><c> that's</c><00:31:51.000><c> what</c><00:31:51.200><c> the</c>

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apostle<00:31:51.680><c> is</c><00:31:51.920><c> telling</c><00:31:52.140><c> us</c><00:31:52.420><c> here.</c><00:31:53.299><c> If</c><00:31:53.599><c> we're</c><00:31:53.819><c> not</c>

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resistive<00:31:54.640><c> and</c><00:31:54.980><c> chaff</c><00:31:55.200><c> at</c><00:31:55.319><c> what's</c><00:31:55.759><c> happening</c><00:31:55.980><c> to</c><00:31:56.319><c> us</c><00:31:57.019><c> and</c><00:31:57.680><c> regard</c><00:31:58.240><c> the</c>

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experiences<00:31:59.059><c> of</c><00:31:59.339><c> life</c><00:31:59.579><c> as</c><00:31:59.880><c> the</c><00:32:00.299><c> training</c><00:32:00.680><c> of</c>

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the<00:32:01.220><c> Lord</c><00:32:01.680><c> to</c><00:32:02.259><c> bring</c><00:32:02.480><c> us</c><00:32:02.740><c> to</c><00:32:02.880><c> a</c><00:32:03.019><c> new</c><00:32:03.180><c> level</c><00:32:03.440><c> of</c><00:32:03.779><c> spirituality</c>

00:32:04.279 --> 00:32:08.359
now<00:32:04.880><c> we</c><00:32:05.019><c> are</c><00:32:05.259><c> growing</c><00:32:05.579><c> now</c><00:32:06.380><c> we</c><00:32:06.559><c> are</c><00:32:06.779><c> developing</c><00:32:07.559><c> godliness</c>

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in<00:32:08.400><c> the</c><00:32:09.000><c> sense</c><00:32:09.519><c> godliness</c><00:32:10.319><c> is</c><00:32:10.720><c> profitable</c><00:32:11.220><c> unto</c><00:32:11.559><c> all</c><00:32:11.920><c> things</c>

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but<00:32:14.000><c> it's</c><00:32:14.279><c> godliness</c><00:32:14.619><c> which</c><00:32:14.920><c> is</c><00:32:15.839><c> training</c><00:32:16.119><c> us</c>

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we<00:32:17.599><c> are</c><00:32:17.819><c> learning</c><00:32:18.160><c> from</c><00:32:18.420><c> the</c><00:32:18.759><c> experience.</c>

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Okay<00:32:23.259><c> can</c><00:32:23.519><c> we</c><00:32:23.619><c> go</c><00:32:23.839><c> back</c><00:32:24.480><c> and</c><00:32:25.480><c> just</c><00:32:25.720><c> look</c><00:32:25.859><c> at</c><00:32:26.000><c> that</c><00:32:26.220><c> phrase</c><00:32:26.420><c> once</c>

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again<00:32:26.980><c> because</c><00:32:27.319><c> there</c><00:32:27.579><c> are</c><00:32:28.579><c> two</c><00:32:29.119><c> aspects</c>

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of<00:32:30.240><c> this</c><00:32:30.579><c> godliness</c><00:32:31.039><c> which</c><00:32:31.640><c> are</c><00:32:32.299><c> very</c><00:32:32.599><c> important</c><00:32:33.500><c> two</c><00:32:35.059><c> very</c>

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distinctive<00:32:36.079><c> things</c><00:32:36.539><c> that</c><00:32:36.799><c> happen</c><00:32:36.960><c> here</c>

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godliness<00:32:39.900><c> is</c><00:32:40.420><c> profitable</c><00:32:40.920><c> unto</c><00:32:41.220><c> all</c><00:32:41.599><c> things</c><00:32:42.380><c> having</c><00:32:43.160><c> promise</c><00:32:43.980><c> of</c><00:32:44.299><c> the</c>

00:32:44.480 --> 00:32:47.619
life<00:32:44.740><c> that</c><00:32:45.119><c> now</c><00:32:45.440><c> is</c><00:32:46.119><c> and</c><00:32:46.539><c> of</c><00:32:46.799><c> that</c>

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which<00:32:49.059><c> is</c><00:32:49.279><c> to</c><00:32:49.500><c> come</c><00:32:49.980><c> now</c><00:32:51.480><c> this</c><00:32:51.759><c> is</c><00:32:51.960><c> a</c><00:32:52.240><c> very</c><00:32:52.519><c> very</c><00:32:52.799><c> important</c><00:32:53.319><c> principle</c><00:32:53.960><c> what</c><00:32:54.759><c> we</c>

00:32:54.920 --> 00:32:56.539
are<00:32:54.980><c> being</c><00:32:55.240><c> told</c><00:32:55.539><c> here</c><00:32:55.839><c> is</c><00:32:56.000><c> that</c><00:32:56.160><c> as</c>

00:32:56.539 --> 00:32:59.579
we<00:32:56.819><c> develop</c><00:32:57.359><c> if</c><00:32:57.759><c> we're</c><00:32:58.000><c> developing</c><00:32:58.420><c> and</c><00:32:58.940><c> training</c><00:32:59.180><c> ourselves</c>

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in<00:32:59.819><c> the</c><00:32:59.960><c> right</c><00:33:00.160><c> way</c><00:33:00.599><c> as</c><00:33:01.059><c> we</c><00:33:01.299><c> develop</c><00:33:01.619><c> we</c><00:33:02.200><c> are</c>

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going<00:33:02.720><c> to</c><00:33:02.819><c> have</c><00:33:03.059><c> benefit</c><00:33:03.740><c> now</c><00:33:04.720><c> in</c><00:33:05.420><c> this</c><00:33:05.720><c> life</c><00:33:06.500><c> and</c><00:33:07.359><c> in</c><00:33:07.839><c> that</c><00:33:08.019><c> which</c><00:33:08.180><c> is</c>

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we<00:41:45.300><c> are</c><00:41:45.599><c> godly</c><00:41:46.039><c> people</c>

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not<00:41:48.119><c> suffering</c><00:41:48.480><c> the</c><00:41:48.840><c> consequences</c><00:41:49.380><c> of</c><00:41:49.800><c> ungodliness</c><00:41:50.539><c> in</c><00:41:50.780><c> its</c>

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grossest<00:41:51.719><c> forms</c><00:41:52.139><c> that</c><00:41:52.559><c> we</c><00:41:52.739><c> see</c><00:41:52.920><c> around</c><00:41:53.260><c> us</c>

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families<00:41:54.500><c> that</c><00:41:54.699><c> are</c><00:41:54.860><c> destroyed</c><00:41:55.519><c> and</c><00:41:55.880><c> people</c><00:41:56.199><c> wracked</c><00:41:56.559><c> with</c>

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are<00:42:04.679><c> disciplined</c><00:42:05.239><c> in</c><00:42:05.639><c> their</c><00:42:05.820><c> way</c><00:42:06.000><c> of</c><00:42:06.239><c> life</c>

00:42:07.739 --> 00:42:11.400
and<00:42:08.260><c> because</c><00:42:08.679><c> of</c><00:42:08.860><c> that</c><00:42:09.039><c> discipline</c><00:42:09.579><c> receive</c><00:42:10.519><c> the</c><00:42:10.880><c> benefits</c>

00:42:11.400 --> 00:42:14.159
the<00:42:11.880><c> natural</c><00:42:12.380><c> benefits</c><00:42:12.840><c> which</c><00:42:13.199><c> come</c><00:42:13.579><c> from</c>

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committing<00:42:14.460><c> themselves</c><00:42:15.079><c> to</c><00:42:15.659><c> those</c><00:42:15.960><c> high</c><00:42:16.340><c> standards</c><00:42:16.820><c> which</c>

00:42:17.340 --> 00:42:21.400
come<00:42:17.699><c> from</c><00:42:17.980><c> god</c><00:42:18.519><c> and</c><00:42:20.619><c> so</c><00:42:20.760><c> that's</c><00:42:21.019><c> the</c><00:42:21.099><c> third</c><00:42:21.239><c> of</c>

00:42:21.400 --> 00:42:25.539
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00:42:25.539 --> 00:42:28.579
some<00:42:25.800><c> benefit</c><00:42:26.320><c> and</c><00:42:27.239><c> it's</c><00:42:27.440><c> a</c><00:42:27.639><c> temporary</c><00:42:28.000><c> benefit</c>

00:42:28.579 --> 00:42:32.730
but<00:42:29.280><c> godliness</c><00:42:29.800><c> is</c><00:42:30.639><c> profitable</c><00:42:31.119><c> unto</c><00:42:31.480><c> all</c><00:42:31.800><c> things</c>

00:42:35.429 --> 00:42:38.150
and<00:42:36.309><c> will</c><00:42:36.409><c> not</c><00:42:36.530><c> delay</c><00:42:36.929><c> his</c><00:42:37.269><c> coming</c>

00:42:40.130 --> 00:42:45.849
and<00:42:40.570><c> with</c><00:42:40.730><c> this</c><00:42:41.010><c> thought</c><00:42:41.250><c> in</c><00:42:41.489><c> mind</c><00:42:42.170><c> let</c><00:42:43.090><c> us</c><00:42:43.769><c> conclude</c><00:42:44.309><c> our</c>

00:42:45.849 --> 00:42:48.250
present<00:42:46.190><c> classes</c><00:42:46.809><c> with</c><00:42:47.309><c> prayer</c>

00:42:48.849 --> 00:42:53.630
by<00:42:49.289><c> our</c><00:42:49.469><c> brother</c><00:42:49.670><c> harry</c><00:42:50.170><c> pierce</c><00:42:51.510><c> of</c><00:42:51.929><c> sydney</c><00:42:52.230><c> australia</c><00:42:53.190><c> after</c>

00:42:53.630 --> 00:42:58.949
we<00:42:53.929><c> sing</c><00:42:54.090><c> together</c><00:42:55.269><c> hymn</c><00:42:55.829><c> number</c><00:42:56.230><c> 283</c>

00:43:03.070 --> 00:43:09.449
soldiers<00:43:03.869><c> of</c><00:43:04.170><c> christ</c><00:43:04.610><c> arise</c><00:43:05.309><c> and</c><00:43:06.389><c> put</c><00:43:06.550><c> on</c><00:43:06.769><c> your</c><00:43:06.969><c> armor</c><00:43:07.250><c> put</c><00:43:07.429><c> put</c><00:43:07.909><c> your</c><00:43:08.170><c> armor</c><00:43:08.429><c> on</c>

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strong<00:43:10.070><c> in</c><00:43:10.250><c> the</c><00:43:10.530><c> strength</c>

00:43:10.829 --> 00:43:18.849
which<00:43:11.110><c> god</c><00:43:11.449><c> supplies</c><00:43:12.289><c> through</c><00:43:13.110><c> his</c><00:43:13.590><c> beloved</c><00:43:14.050><c> son</c><00:43:14.989><c> hymn</c><00:43:15.530><c> number</c><00:43:15.889><c> 283</c>

00:43:32.230 --> 00:43:38.030
put<00:43:32.730><c> your</c><00:43:34.969><c> armor</c><00:43:36.809><c> on</c>

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the<00:43:39.150><c> strength</c>

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00:44:19.769 --> 00:44:29.150
To<00:44:20.409><c> keep</c><00:44:20.909><c> your</c><00:44:21.590><c> honour</c><00:44:23.110><c> and</c><00:44:23.929><c> attend</c><00:44:24.750><c> in</c><00:44:25.550><c> constant</c><00:44:27.070><c> care,</c><00:44:28.530><c> Till,</c><00:44:28.869><c> for</c>

00:44:29.150 --> 00:44:37.489
He<00:44:29.610><c> gave</c><00:44:30.030><c> your</c><00:44:30.510><c> hand</c><00:44:31.050><c> in</c><00:44:31.409><c> silent</c><00:44:32.130><c> watching,</c><00:44:34.070><c> God,</c><00:44:35.110><c> to</c><00:44:35.769><c> bear.</c>

00:44:37.989 --> 00:44:43.849
From<00:44:38.690><c> the</c><00:44:39.110><c> simple</c><00:44:39.409><c> strength</c><00:44:39.869><c> of</c><00:44:40.289><c> a</c><00:44:40.789><c> warm</c><00:44:40.809><c> castle,</c><00:44:41.989><c> and</c><00:44:42.550><c> light,</c>

00:44:44.530 --> 00:44:50.090
and<00:44:44.530><c> gray,</c><00:44:45.809><c> Red</c><00:44:46.210><c>-o</c><00:44:46.489><c>'er</c><00:44:46.730><c> the</c><00:44:46.889><c> parts</c><00:44:47.090><c> of</c><00:44:47.550><c> darkness</c><00:44:48.449><c> down,</c><00:44:49.469><c> and</c><00:44:49.829><c> in</c>

00:44:50.090 --> 00:44:53.289
the<00:44:50.750><c> wealth</c><00:44:51.550><c> of</c><00:44:52.670><c> the</c><00:44:53.030><c> day,</c>

00:44:53.289 --> 00:45:01.949
And<00:44:54.349><c> in</c><00:44:54.730><c> all</c><00:44:55.969><c> things,</c><00:44:56.949><c> and</c><00:44:57.510><c> then</c><00:44:58.010><c> all</c><00:44:58.429><c> your</c><00:44:59.289><c> love</c><00:44:59.989><c> may</c><00:45:00.650><c> dispel,</c>

00:45:02.070 --> 00:45:11.690
We<00:45:02.389><c> may</c><00:45:02.730><c> are</c><00:45:03.210><c> coming</c><00:45:03.530><c> through</c><00:45:04.010><c> Christ</c><00:45:04.610><c> alone,</c><00:45:05.929><c> and</c><00:45:06.090><c> sin</c><00:45:06.570><c> completely</c><00:45:08.610><c> at</c><00:45:09.650><c> last.</c>

00:45:19.050 --> 00:45:24.349
Gracious<00:45:19.969><c> and</c><00:45:20.329><c> eternal</c><00:45:20.710><c> Father,</c><00:45:22.949><c> we</c><00:45:23.389><c> thank</c><00:45:23.610><c> Thee</c><00:45:23.889><c> that</c><00:45:24.130><c> Thou</c>

00:45:24.349 --> 00:45:32.369
didst<00:45:25.690><c> instruct</c><00:45:26.329><c> the</c><00:45:26.530><c> wise</c><00:45:26.889><c> man</c><00:45:27.210><c> of</c><00:45:27.809><c> Israel</c><00:45:28.929><c> to</c><00:45:30.190><c> write</c><00:45:30.829><c> that</c>

00:45:32.369 --> 00:45:34.789
the<00:45:32.550><c> blessings</c><00:45:33.170><c> of</c><00:45:33.650><c> the</c><00:45:33.829><c> Lord,</c>

00:45:35.070 --> 00:45:42.190
It<00:45:35.829><c> maketh</c><00:45:36.309><c> rich,</c><00:45:38.369><c> and</c><00:45:38.710><c> He</c><00:45:39.150><c> addeth</c><00:45:39.690><c> no</c><00:45:40.210><c> sorrow</c><00:45:40.769><c> with</c><00:45:41.090><c> it.</c>

00:45:43.469 --> 00:45:49.090
And<00:45:43.789><c> so</c><00:45:44.030><c> in</c><00:45:44.309><c> the</c><00:45:44.570><c> joy</c><00:45:44.889><c> of</c><00:45:46.309><c> walking</c><00:45:46.909><c> through</c><00:45:47.469><c> the</c><00:45:48.449><c> things</c><00:45:48.889><c> that</c>

00:45:49.090 --> 00:45:52.070
Thou<00:45:49.309><c> hast</c><00:45:49.590><c> caused</c><00:45:49.989><c> to</c><00:45:50.190><c> be</c><00:45:50.349><c> written,</c><00:45:50.769><c> so</c><00:45:51.010><c> that</c><00:45:51.150><c> we</c><00:45:51.349><c> might</c><00:45:51.650><c> come</c>

00:45:52.070 --> 00:45:56.909
unto<00:45:52.369><c> Thee</c><00:45:54.150><c> in</c><00:45:54.530><c> submission</c><00:45:55.050><c> to</c><00:45:55.349><c> Thy</c><00:45:55.570><c> will,</c>

00:45:57.230 --> 00:46:01.889
We<00:45:57.869><c> thank</c><00:45:58.210><c> Thee</c><00:45:58.469><c> that</c><00:45:58.630><c> there</c><00:45:58.949><c> is</c><00:45:59.210><c> that</c><00:45:59.510><c> element</c><00:45:59.829><c> of</c><00:46:00.250><c> joy</c><00:46:00.909><c> which</c>

00:46:01.889 --> 00:46:07.369
assures<00:46:02.329><c> us</c><00:46:02.769><c> that</c><00:46:03.050><c> there</c><00:46:03.389><c> is</c><00:46:03.769><c> no</c><00:46:04.050><c> other</c><00:46:04.289><c> way</c><00:46:04.550><c> in</c><00:46:04.789><c> life</c><00:46:05.050><c> to</c><00:46:05.289><c> compare</c><00:46:05.670><c> with</c><00:46:05.849><c> it.</c>

00:46:07.750 --> 00:46:13.409
And<00:46:08.409><c> so,</c><00:46:08.690><c> dear</c><00:46:08.750><c> Father,</c><00:46:09.050><c> we</c><00:46:09.269><c> pray</c><00:46:09.650><c> that</c><00:46:09.829><c> as</c><00:46:10.409><c> we</c><00:46:10.690><c> have</c><00:46:11.090><c> this</c><00:46:11.389><c> morning</c><00:46:12.349><c> given</c><00:46:13.130><c> our</c>

00:46:13.409 --> 00:46:16.510
minds<00:46:13.750><c> and</c><00:46:13.949><c> our</c><00:46:14.210><c> hearts</c><00:46:14.510><c> to</c><00:46:14.730><c> a</c><00:46:14.989><c> contemplation</c><00:46:15.690><c> of</c><00:46:16.010><c> Thy</c><00:46:16.170><c> will</c>

00:46:16.510 --> 00:46:18.369
for<00:46:16.750><c> us,</c>

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That<00:46:19.130><c> Thou</c><00:46:19.309><c> wilt</c><00:46:19.789><c> help</c><00:46:20.210><c> us</c><00:46:20.530><c> to</c><00:46:20.769><c> find</c><00:46:21.469><c> the</c><00:46:22.409><c> means</c><00:46:22.789><c> of</c><00:46:23.150><c> submitting</c><00:46:23.510><c> ourselves</c>

00:46:24.230 --> 00:46:26.130
to<00:46:24.590><c> that</c><00:46:24.889><c> will.</c>

00:46:26.650 --> 00:46:31.210
For,<00:46:27.849><c> Heavenly</c><00:46:27.849><c> Father,</c><00:46:28.309><c> Thou</c><00:46:28.530><c> hast</c><00:46:28.829><c> also</c><00:46:29.369><c> implanted</c><00:46:29.849><c> in</c><00:46:29.989><c> us</c>

00:46:31.210 --> 00:46:42.389
another<00:46:31.889><c> law,</c><00:46:33.969><c> a</c><00:46:34.170><c> law</c><00:46:34.409><c> which</c><00:46:34.650><c> enables</c><00:46:35.050><c> us</c><00:46:35.329><c> to</c><00:46:35.530><c> choose</c><00:46:36.250><c> the</c><00:46:37.510><c> free</c><00:46:37.869><c> will</c><00:46:38.250><c> which</c><00:46:39.349><c> Thou</c><00:46:39.650><c> hast</c><00:46:40.150><c> endowed</c><00:46:40.710><c> us</c><00:46:41.030><c> with.</c>

00:46:42.849 --> 00:46:49.030
And<00:46:43.489><c> that</c><00:46:43.690><c> being</c><00:46:44.050><c> prone</c><00:46:44.510><c> to</c><00:46:44.769><c> sin,</c><00:46:46.789><c> we</c><00:46:46.849><c> often</c><00:46:47.190><c> find</c><00:46:47.630><c> the</c><00:46:47.829><c> way</c><00:46:48.050><c> that</c><00:46:48.269><c> leads</c><00:46:48.630><c> to</c>

00:46:49.030 --> 00:46:55.750
unhappiness,<00:46:51.230><c> which</c><00:46:51.389><c> leads</c><00:46:51.809><c> to</c><00:46:52.010><c> destruction,</c><00:46:53.389><c> and</c><00:46:54.630><c> there</c><00:46:54.849><c> are</c><00:46:55.030><c> many</c><00:46:55.309><c> that</c><00:46:55.530><c> go</c>

00:46:55.750 --> 00:46:57.070
in<00:46:55.969><c> there</c><00:46:56.190><c> at.</c>

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Help<00:46:59.269><c> us,</c><00:46:59.690><c> Lord,</c><00:47:00.710><c> to</c><00:47:01.289><c> grasp</c><00:47:01.710><c> the</c><00:47:01.969><c> hand</c><00:47:02.269><c> that</c><00:47:02.469><c> is</c><00:47:02.789><c> always</c><00:47:03.309><c> there</c>

00:47:03.610 --> 00:47:07.969
to<00:47:03.809><c> protect</c><00:47:04.230><c> us</c><00:47:05.469><c> from</c><00:47:05.929><c> the</c><00:47:06.170><c> harm</c><00:47:06.349><c> and</c><00:47:06.530><c> the</c><00:47:06.690><c> danger,</c>

00:47:09.510 --> 00:47:17.630
And<00:47:10.130><c> to</c><00:47:10.329><c> bring</c><00:47:10.449><c> us</c><00:47:10.809><c> into</c><00:47:11.130><c> Thee</c><00:47:11.489><c> safe</c><00:47:11.730><c> waters</c><00:47:12.650><c> and</c><00:47:14.150><c> into</c><00:47:14.369><c> the</c><00:47:14.590><c> safe</c><00:47:14.889><c> ship</c><00:47:15.670><c> that</c><00:47:17.070><c> takes</c><00:47:17.349><c> us</c>

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to<00:47:17.769><c> Thy</c><00:47:17.989><c> kingdom.</c>

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And<00:47:21.210><c> so,</c><00:47:21.409><c> dear</c><00:47:21.469><c> Father,</c><00:47:21.809><c> we</c><00:47:22.050><c> are</c><00:47:22.610><c> encouraged</c><00:47:23.389><c> and</c><00:47:25.409><c> we</c><00:47:25.510><c> are</c><00:47:25.809><c> transported</c><00:47:26.469><c> with</c><00:47:26.829><c> the</c>

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vision<00:47:27.829><c> of</c><00:47:29.030><c> salvation</c><00:47:29.650><c> that</c><00:47:29.889><c> comes</c><00:47:30.090><c> to</c><00:47:30.329><c> us</c><00:47:31.650><c> through</c><00:47:32.150><c> Thy</c><00:47:32.429><c> Word.</c>

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Help<00:47:34.639><c> us,</c><00:47:35.019><c> dear</c><00:47:35.159><c> Lord,</c><00:47:36.480><c> help</c><00:47:36.739><c> us</c><00:47:37.000><c> to</c><00:47:37.219><c> embrace</c><00:47:37.579><c> it</c><00:47:38.940><c> and</c><00:47:39.260><c> to</c><00:47:39.519><c> subjugate</c><00:47:40.000><c> everything</c><00:47:40.360><c> in</c>

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this<00:47:40.800><c> life,</c>

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So<00:47:43.000><c> that</c><00:47:43.139><c> we</c><00:47:43.300><c> might</c><00:47:43.579><c> be</c><00:47:43.840><c> found,</c><00:47:44.079><c> when</c><00:47:44.239><c> He</c><00:47:44.480><c> comes,</c><00:47:44.820><c> able</c><00:47:45.079><c> to</c><00:47:45.320><c> stand</c><00:47:45.599><c> before</c><00:47:45.980><c> Him</c>

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and<00:47:47.800><c> be</c><00:47:48.000><c> adjudged</c><00:47:48.460><c> as</c><00:47:48.699><c> one</c><00:47:49.219><c> who</c><00:47:50.159><c> is</c><00:47:50.400><c> worthy</c><00:47:50.679><c> of</c><00:47:50.900><c> Thy</c><00:47:51.079><c> grace.</c>

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That<00:47:53.599><c> not</c><00:47:53.880><c> having</c><00:47:54.239><c> righteousness</c><00:47:54.760><c> of</c><00:47:55.059><c> our</c><00:47:55.260><c> own</c><00:47:55.400><c> may</c><00:47:55.679><c> yet</c><00:47:56.000><c> be</c>

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clothed<00:47:56.679><c> upon</c><00:47:57.079><c> with</c><00:47:58.400><c> the</c><00:47:58.619><c> righteousness</c><00:47:59.099><c> that</c><00:47:59.440><c> Thou</c><00:47:59.619><c> art</c><00:47:59.920><c> prepared</c><00:48:00.280><c> to</c>

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give<00:48:00.619><c> us,</c>

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Through<00:48:02.179><c> the</c><00:48:02.380><c> merits</c><00:48:02.599><c> of</c><00:48:02.820><c> Jesus</c><00:48:03.179><c> Christ</c><00:48:03.619><c> our</c><00:48:03.840><c> Lord,</c><00:48:05.400><c> in</c><00:48:05.579><c> whose</c>

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name<00:48:06.380><c> we</c><00:48:06.920><c> offer</c><00:48:07.179><c> this</c><00:48:07.440><c> prayer.</c><00:48:09.019><c> Amen.</c>

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Amen.