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pursuing<00:21:47.420><c> godliness</c><00:21:48.519><c> out</c><00:21:48.960><c> of</c><00:21:49.220><c> reverence</c><00:21:50.339><c> for</c><00:21:50.740><c> Yahweh?</c>

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praying<00:22:11.819><c> earnestly</c><00:22:12.200><c> to</c><00:22:12.380><c> our</c><00:22:12.539><c> God,</c><00:22:13.220><c> forgive</c><00:22:13.519><c> me,</c><00:22:14.259><c> a</c><00:22:14.480><c> sinner?</c>

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we<00:22:44.019><c> all</c><00:22:44.259><c> do.</c>

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godliness,<00:22:54.319><c> or</c><00:22:54.960><c> reverence.</c><00:22:57.680><c> And</c><00:22:58.039><c> it</c><00:22:58.200><c> is</c><00:22:58.259><c> through</c><00:22:58.440><c> these</c><00:22:58.599><c> steps,</c><00:22:59.200><c> one</c>

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now<00:23:03.700><c> we</c><00:23:04.259><c> are</c><00:23:04.799><c> prepared</c><00:23:05.279><c> to</c><00:23:05.500><c> dive</c><00:23:05.700><c> into</c><00:23:05.900><c> my</c><00:23:06.119><c> favorite</c><00:23:06.440><c> part,</c><00:23:07.339><c> and</c><00:23:07.619><c> that</c><00:23:07.740><c> is</c><00:23:07.920><c> love.</c>

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but<00:23:40.900><c> Philadelphia</c><00:23:41.500><c> earned</c><00:23:41.859><c> the</c><00:23:42.140><c> moniker,</c><00:23:42.759><c> the</c><00:23:42.960><c> city</c><00:23:43.200><c> of</c>

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But<00:24:46.660><c> what</c><00:24:46.839><c> is</c><00:24:47.059><c> Philadelphia?</c><00:24:47.740><c> What</c><00:24:47.900><c> does</c><00:24:48.160><c> brotherly</c><00:24:48.619><c> love</c><00:24:48.819><c> mean</c><00:24:49.180><c> to</c>

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us?<00:24:51.279><c> Our</c><00:24:51.500><c> brother</c><00:24:51.700><c> James</c><00:24:52.119><c> Gurney</c><00:24:52.859><c> gave</c>

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an<00:24:53.559><c> incredible</c><00:24:54.019><c> testimony</c><00:24:54.660><c> of</c><00:24:55.900><c> how</c><00:24:56.140><c> that</c><00:24:56.500><c> overwhelming,</c><00:24:57.559><c> unconditional</c><00:24:58.000><c> Philadelphia</c><00:24:59.019><c> brought</c><00:24:59.640><c> him</c>

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Filio<00:25:09.319><c> love,</c><00:25:10.099><c> that</c><00:25:11.240><c> Peter</c><00:25:11.460><c> is</c><00:25:11.700><c> talking</c><00:25:11.940><c> about</c><00:25:12.220><c> here,</c>

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it<00:25:13.799><c> should</c><00:25:14.180><c> be</c><00:25:15.200><c> natural</c><00:25:16.240><c> in</c><00:25:17.039><c> an</c><00:25:17.220><c> ecclesia.</c><00:25:18.759><c> You</c><00:25:19.400><c> should</c><00:25:19.599><c> come</c>

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of<00:25:28.259><c> your</c><00:25:28.420><c> layers,</c><00:25:28.920><c> because</c><00:25:29.420><c> the</c><00:25:29.839><c> ecclesia</c><00:25:30.200><c> is</c>

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overwhelmingly<00:25:31.380><c> warm</c><00:25:32.119><c> with</c><00:25:32.680><c> love,</c><00:25:33.160><c> with</c><00:25:33.400><c> Philadelphia.</c><00:25:37.380><c> And</c>

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put<00:25:45.420><c> on</c><00:25:45.579><c> a</c><00:25:45.759><c> metaphorical</c><00:25:46.319><c> jacket</c><00:25:46.700><c> when</c>

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