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permanently<00:13:14.720><c> ignored.</c><00:13:16.059><c> The</c><00:13:16.220><c> hopes</c><00:13:16.419><c> of</c><00:13:16.600><c> the</c><00:13:16.720><c> oppressed</c><00:13:17.059><c> are</c>

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not<00:13:17.559><c> forever</c><00:13:18.159><c> dashed.</c><00:13:19.879><c> Rise</c>

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mortals.<00:13:37.759><c> The</c><00:13:38.379><c> people</c><00:13:38.759><c> were</c>

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eating.<00:13:40.159><c> The</c><00:13:40.360><c> people</c><00:13:40.620><c> were</c><00:13:40.840><c> drinking.</c><00:13:41.960><c> The</c><00:13:42.220><c> people</c><00:13:42.480><c> were</c>

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marrying.<00:13:43.940><c> They</c><00:13:44.159><c> were</c><00:13:44.340><c> being</c>

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of<00:14:05.879><c> 2026.</c><00:14:08.460><c> The</c><00:14:08.720><c> earth</c><00:14:08.960><c> was</c>

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ruined<00:14:09.710><c> in</c><00:14:10.009><c> the</c><00:14:10.169><c> sight</c><00:14:10.269><c> of</c><00:14:10.549><c> God.</c><00:14:11.970><c> The</c><00:14:12.169><c> earth</c><00:14:12.350><c> was</c><00:14:12.649><c> filled</c><00:14:12.950><c> with</c>

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violence.<00:14:14.990><c> God</c><00:14:15.250><c> saw</c><00:14:15.529><c> the</c><00:14:15.769><c> earth</c>

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earth<00:14:18.909><c> were</c><00:14:19.289><c> sinful.</c><00:14:23.490><c> According</c>

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present.<00:14:32.529><c> New</c><00:14:32.730><c> Zealand</c><00:14:32.909><c> is</c><00:14:33.149><c> averaging</c><00:14:33.509><c> 32</c><00:14:34.090><c> incidents</c><00:14:34.649><c> of</c><00:14:34.950><c> violence</c><00:14:35.309><c> for</c>

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unconverted<00:16:23.470><c> pursue</c><00:16:23.909><c> these</c><00:16:24.269><c> things.</c>

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what<00:17:08.309><c> he's</c><00:17:08.630><c> referring</c><00:17:08.970><c> to.</c><00:17:12.990><c> So</c><00:17:13.410><c> what's</c><00:17:13.650><c> our</c><00:17:13.809><c> takeaway</c><00:17:14.130><c> point</c>

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for<00:17:14.690><c> today?</c><00:17:16.710><c> It's</c><00:17:16.869><c> do</c><00:17:17.029><c> not</c>

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give<00:17:17.269><c> up</c><00:17:17.549><c> hope.</c><00:17:19.630><c> Remain</c><00:17:20.170><c> steadfast</c><00:17:20.890><c> in</c><00:17:21.069><c> your</c><00:17:21.329><c> faith.</c><00:17:23.329><c> God</c><00:17:23.509><c> is</c>

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again<00:17:24.069><c> going</c><00:17:24.309><c> to</c><00:17:24.569><c> judge</c><00:17:24.769><c> this</c>

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world<00:17:25.410><c> and</c><00:17:25.670><c> righteousness.</c><00:17:27.509><c> Not</c><00:17:27.690><c> by</c><00:17:27.930><c> water,</c><00:17:28.869><c> but</c><00:17:28.950><c> by</c><00:17:29.289><c> fire.</c>

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those<00:17:35.230><c> who</c><00:17:35.750><c> walk</c><00:17:36.150><c> with</c><00:17:36.490><c> him.</c><00:17:39.690><c> Scripture</c><00:17:40.069><c> records</c><00:17:40.529><c> only</c><00:17:40.890><c> two</c>

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men<00:17:41.509><c> walking</c><00:17:41.869><c> with</c><00:17:42.170><c> God</c>

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and<00:17:43.690><c> God</c><00:17:44.009><c> saved</c><00:17:44.349><c> them</c><00:17:44.609><c> both.</c><00:17:47.269><c> Genesis</c><00:17:47.410><c> 5</c><00:17:47.769><c> verse</c><00:17:48.029><c> 24</c><00:17:48.589><c> Enoch</c><00:17:49.109><c> walked</c><00:17:49.490><c> with</c><00:17:49.789><c> God</c>

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and<00:17:51.049><c> then</c><00:17:51.190><c> he</c>

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disappeared<00:17:51.910><c> because</c><00:17:52.410><c> God</c><00:17:52.730><c> took</c><00:17:52.930><c> him</c><00:17:53.130><c> away.</c><00:17:56.230><c> Genesis</c><00:17:56.410><c> 6</c><00:17:56.769><c> verse</c><00:17:57.029><c> 9</c><00:17:57.930><c> Noah</c><00:17:58.410><c> was</c><00:17:58.730><c> a</c>

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godly<00:17:59.210><c> man.</c>

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with<00:18:04.750><c> God.</c><00:18:09.470><c> Jesus</c>

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said<00:18:09.910><c> of</c><00:18:10.049><c> himself</c><00:18:10.650><c> that</c><00:18:10.869><c> he</c><00:18:11.089><c> and</c><00:18:11.230><c> his</c><00:18:11.529><c> father</c><00:18:11.730><c> were</c><00:18:12.029><c> one</c><00:18:12.490><c> so</c><00:18:13.190><c> by</c>

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implication<00:18:14.170><c> Jesus</c><00:18:15.089><c> must</c>

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have<00:18:15.690><c> also</c><00:18:16.150><c> walked</c><00:18:16.450><c> with</c><00:18:16.730><c> God</c><00:18:17.250><c> and</c><00:18:17.910><c> we</c><00:18:18.150><c> know</c><00:18:18.569><c> that</c><00:18:18.910><c> God</c><00:18:19.150><c> raised</c>

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him<00:18:19.710><c> from</c><00:18:19.950><c> the</c><00:18:20.089><c> dead.</c><00:18:23.230><c> What</c>

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of<00:18:23.549><c> us?</c><00:18:28.089><c> First</c><00:18:28.250><c> John</c><00:18:28.490><c> 2</c><00:18:28.849><c> verse</c><00:18:29.089><c> 3</c><00:18:29.369><c> to</c><00:18:29.569><c> 6.</c><00:18:31.369><c> Now</c><00:18:31.430><c> by</c><00:18:31.710><c> this</c><00:18:32.009><c> we</c><00:18:32.329><c> know</c>

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we<00:18:33.809><c> have</c><00:18:34.029><c> come</c><00:18:34.210><c> to</c><00:18:34.369><c> know</c><00:18:34.569><c> God</c><00:18:35.049><c> if</c>

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we<00:18:36.150><c> keep</c><00:18:36.430><c> his</c><00:18:36.690><c> commandments.</c><00:18:38.849><c> The</c><00:18:38.970><c> one</c><00:18:39.069><c> who</c><00:18:39.230><c> says</c><00:18:39.410><c> I</c><00:18:39.589><c> have</c><00:18:39.730><c> come</c><00:18:39.910><c> to</c>

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whoever<00:18:48.990><c> obeys</c><00:18:49.730><c> God's</c><00:18:50.250><c> word</c><00:18:51.329><c> truly</c><00:18:52.109><c> in</c><00:18:52.549><c> this</c><00:18:52.829><c> person</c><00:18:53.230><c> the</c><00:18:53.470><c> love</c><00:18:53.690><c> of</c>

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God<00:18:54.170><c> has</c><00:18:54.450><c> been</c>

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perfected.<00:18:56.970><c> By</c><00:18:57.210><c> this</c><00:18:57.490><c> we</c><00:18:57.730><c> know</c><00:18:58.250><c> that</c><00:18:58.750><c> we</c><00:18:58.990><c> are</c><00:18:59.170><c> in</c><00:18:59.369><c> him.</c><00:19:00.410><c> The</c><00:19:00.730><c> one</c><00:19:00.930><c> who</c><00:19:01.150><c> says</c><00:19:01.329><c> he</c>

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resides<00:19:02.009><c> in</c><00:19:02.309><c> God</c>

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ought<00:19:03.289><c> himself</c><00:19:03.910><c> to</c><00:19:04.390><c> walk</c><00:19:04.950><c> just</c><00:19:06.329><c> as</c><00:19:06.630><c> Jesus</c><00:19:07.069><c> walked.</c><00:19:10.450><c> So</c><00:19:10.589><c> a</c><00:19:10.710><c> question</c><00:19:11.029><c> to</c>

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ponder<00:19:11.470><c> today</c><00:19:11.829><c> as</c>

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we<00:19:12.410><c> share</c><00:19:12.890><c> bread</c><00:19:13.150><c> and</c><00:19:13.390><c> wine</c><00:19:13.690><c> and</c><00:19:14.190><c> remember</c><00:19:14.509><c> our</c><00:19:14.750><c> Lord</c><00:19:15.329><c> is</c><00:19:16.430><c> are</c>

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we<00:19:17.009><c> walking</c><00:19:17.329><c> with</c><00:19:17.769><c> God?</c>