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Rome<00:16:07.990><c> in</c><00:16:08.149><c> the</c><00:16:08.289><c> west</c><00:16:08.629><c> to</c><00:16:09.490><c> Persia</c><00:16:09.970><c> in</c><00:16:10.149><c> the</c><00:16:10.409><c> east</c>

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continued<00:16:34.090><c> to</c><00:16:34.389><c> grow</c><00:16:34.529><c> wherever</c><00:16:34.909><c> they</c><00:16:35.269><c> conquered.</c><00:16:37.610><c> And</c><00:16:37.970><c> finally</c><00:16:38.389><c> the</c><00:16:39.370><c> third</c><00:16:39.690><c> thing</c><00:16:39.970><c> that</c><00:16:40.470><c> assisted</c><00:16:40.950><c> in</c><00:16:41.210><c> the</c>

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suppressed<00:16:47.509><c> and</c><00:16:48.149><c> order</c><00:16:48.389><c> was</c><00:16:48.730><c> established</c>

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throughout<00:16:49.549><c> the</c><00:16:49.769><c> Roman</c><00:16:49.970><c> Empire.</c><00:16:51.149><c> Travel</c><00:16:51.490><c> without</c><00:16:51.870><c> passports</c>

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was<00:16:52.710><c> made</c><00:16:52.990><c> possible</c><00:16:53.629><c> on</c><00:16:54.509><c> the</c><00:16:54.809><c> network</c><00:16:55.350><c> of</c>

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good<00:16:56.330><c> roads.</c><00:16:57.950><c> So</c><00:16:58.190><c> little</c><00:16:58.350><c> did</c><00:16:58.590><c> those</c><00:16:59.110><c> people</c><00:16:59.549><c> who</c><00:17:00.470><c> built</c><00:17:00.750><c> those</c><00:17:01.169><c> roads</c><00:17:01.450><c> know</c>

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precious<00:17:04.490><c> cargo.</c><00:17:05.589><c> Even</c><00:17:05.829><c> the</c><00:17:06.069><c> good</c><00:17:06.230><c> news</c><00:17:06.430><c> of</c><00:17:06.589><c> the</c><00:17:06.769><c> gospel</c><00:17:07.029><c> that</c>

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would<00:17:07.329><c> be</c><00:17:07.549><c> spread</c><00:17:07.670><c> by</c><00:17:07.869><c> the</c><00:17:08.049><c> apostle.</c>

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So<00:17:10.009><c> with</c><00:17:10.250><c> that</c><00:17:10.369><c> as</c><00:17:10.690><c> a</c><00:17:10.910><c> little</c><00:17:11.130><c> bit</c><00:17:11.309><c> of</c><00:17:11.809><c> context</c><00:17:12.250><c> and</c><00:17:12.490><c> background</c><00:17:12.829><c> let's</c><00:17:14.049><c> continue</c><00:17:14.569><c> in</c>

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looking<00:17:14.990><c> at</c><00:17:15.869><c> the</c>

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other<00:17:16.509><c> points</c><00:17:16.710><c> that</c><00:17:16.910><c> the</c><00:17:17.089><c> apostle</c><00:17:17.369><c> touches</c><00:17:17.769><c> on</c><00:17:18.309><c> in</c><00:17:18.829><c> verses</c><00:17:19.190><c> two</c><00:17:19.549><c> to</c>

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nine.<00:17:21.170><c> We've</c><00:17:21.490><c> considered</c><00:17:21.890><c> in</c><00:17:22.930><c> the</c><00:17:23.130><c> green</c><00:17:23.349><c> color</c>

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how<00:17:24.490><c> a</c><00:17:25.009><c> dispensation</c><00:17:25.690><c> of</c><00:17:25.890><c> the</c><00:17:26.049><c> gospel</c><00:17:26.269><c> was</c><00:17:26.529><c> given</c><00:17:26.710><c> to</c><00:17:26.930><c> him.</c><00:17:27.710><c> The</c><00:17:27.970><c> second</c><00:17:28.210><c> point</c><00:17:28.470><c> that</c><00:17:28.630><c> he</c>

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makes<00:17:28.970><c> in</c><00:17:29.150><c> his</c><00:17:29.410><c> defense</c><00:17:29.690><c> of</c>

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his<00:17:30.089><c> stewardship</c><00:17:30.470><c> is</c><00:17:31.329><c> that</c><00:17:31.609><c> he</c><00:17:31.970><c> received</c><00:17:32.589><c> it</c><00:17:32.829><c> by</c><00:17:33.109><c> revelation.</c>

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In<00:17:34.269><c> other</c><00:17:34.490><c> words</c><00:17:34.710><c> it</c><00:17:34.869><c> wasn't</c><00:17:35.250><c> something</c><00:17:35.569><c> that</c><00:17:35.809><c> he</c><00:17:36.089><c> invented.</c>

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known<00:17:41.670><c> unto</c><00:17:41.849><c> me</c><00:17:42.049><c> the</c><00:17:42.230><c> mystery.</c>

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ye<00:17:48.490><c> may</c><00:17:48.769><c> understand</c><00:17:49.809><c> my</c><00:17:50.890><c> knowledge</c><00:17:51.190><c> in</c><00:17:51.369><c> the</c><00:17:51.490><c> mystery</c>

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about<00:17:55.109><c> my</c><00:17:55.410><c> knowledge</c><00:17:55.950><c> in</c><00:17:56.549><c> the</c><00:17:56.670><c> mystery</c><00:17:56.890><c> of</c><00:17:57.089><c> Christ</c>

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origin.<00:18:01.269><c> Where</c><00:18:01.529><c> I</c><00:18:01.789><c> got</c><00:18:01.930><c> that</c><00:18:02.210><c> knowledge</c><00:18:02.529><c> from</c>

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now<00:18:16.009><c> revealed</c><00:18:16.670><c> unto</c><00:18:17.029><c> the</c><00:18:17.269><c> holy</c><00:18:18.130><c> apostles.</c><00:18:25.450><c> So</c><00:18:25.950><c> Paul</c><00:18:26.950><c> is</c><00:18:27.170><c> wanting</c><00:18:27.309><c> to</c><00:18:27.609><c> impress</c><00:18:27.829><c> upon</c><00:18:28.109><c> his</c><00:18:28.369><c> readers</c><00:18:28.650><c> some</c><00:18:28.990><c> of</c><00:18:29.230><c> whom</c>

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he<00:18:30.029><c> had</c><00:18:30.269><c> not</c><00:18:30.609><c> seen</c><00:18:31.269><c> such</c><00:18:31.869><c> as</c><00:18:32.069><c> those</c><00:18:32.309><c> in</c><00:18:32.490><c> Laodicea</c><00:18:33.190><c> that</c><00:18:33.890><c> his</c><00:18:34.250><c> knowledge</c><00:18:34.890><c> of</c>

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from<00:18:37.630><c> man</c><00:18:37.809><c> but</c><00:18:37.950><c> of</c><00:18:38.150><c> God.</c><00:18:39.470><c> He</c><00:18:39.569><c> says</c><00:18:39.710><c> in</c><00:18:39.890><c> verse</c><00:18:40.069><c> three</c><00:18:40.309><c> that</c><00:18:40.430><c> it</c>

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was<00:18:40.690><c> by</c><00:18:40.950><c> revelation.</c><00:18:42.069><c> Let's</c><00:18:42.250><c> just</c><00:18:42.509><c> turn</c><00:18:42.690><c> back</c><00:18:42.930><c> to</c>

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that<00:18:47.609><c> revelation</c><00:18:48.130><c> was</c><00:18:48.450><c> made</c><00:18:48.730><c> known</c><00:18:48.930><c> to</c><00:18:49.109><c> the</c><00:18:49.269><c> apostle.</c>

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Galatians<00:18:54.690><c> chapter</c><00:18:55.109><c> one</c><00:18:55.809><c> and</c><00:18:56.289><c> verse</c><00:18:56.569><c> 11</c><00:18:56.910><c> we</c><00:18:57.210><c> read</c>

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preached<00:19:03.690><c> of</c><00:19:03.990><c> me</c><00:19:04.710><c> is</c><00:19:05.369><c> not</c><00:19:05.670><c> after</c><00:19:06.049><c> man</c>

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for<00:19:07.950><c> I</c><00:19:08.269><c> neither</c><00:19:08.490><c> received</c><00:19:09.109><c> it</c><00:19:09.450><c> of</c><00:19:09.730><c> man</c><00:19:10.430><c> neither</c><00:19:11.069><c> was</c><00:19:11.289><c> I</c><00:19:11.630><c> taught</c>

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it<00:19:12.589><c> but</c><00:19:13.069><c> by</c><00:19:13.430><c> the</c><00:19:13.829><c> revelation</c><00:19:14.569><c> of</c><00:19:15.430><c> Jesus</c><00:19:15.970><c> Christ.</c>

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appears<00:19:51.369><c> that</c><00:19:51.609><c> the</c><00:19:51.750><c> apostle</c><00:19:52.049><c> received</c>

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So<00:20:24.250><c> his</c><00:20:24.529><c> arrest</c><00:20:25.029><c> was</c><00:20:25.630><c> an</c><00:20:26.089><c> indirect</c><00:20:26.450><c> result</c><00:20:26.890><c> of</c><00:20:27.089><c> him</c><00:20:27.250><c> preaching</c>

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earned<00:20:39.329><c> him</c><00:20:39.690><c> persecution</c><00:20:40.630><c> not</c><00:20:41.650><c> popularity</c><00:20:42.470><c> and</c><00:20:44.369><c> the</c><00:20:44.569><c> final</c>

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him.<00:20:55.569><c> So</c><00:20:55.849><c> he</c><00:20:56.109><c> says</c><00:20:56.410><c> in</c><00:20:56.690><c> verse</c><00:20:57.029><c> five</c><00:20:58.069><c> that</c><00:20:58.509><c> in</c><00:20:58.750><c> other</c>

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says<00:21:04.549><c> it</c><00:21:05.230><c> was</c><00:21:05.490><c> God</c><00:21:05.829><c> who</c>

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hid<00:21:06.210><c> it</c><00:21:06.930><c> it</c><00:21:07.190><c> hath</c><00:21:07.390><c> been</c><00:21:07.750><c> hid</c><00:21:08.190><c> in</c><00:21:09.130><c> God.</c><00:21:12.230><c> In</c><00:21:12.490><c> Colossians</c><00:21:12.849><c> chapter</c>

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thing<00:21:15.869><c> he</c><00:21:16.069><c> says</c><00:21:16.190><c> the</c><00:21:16.450><c> mystery</c><00:21:17.470><c> which</c><00:21:18.190><c> hath</c><00:21:18.390><c> been</c><00:21:18.730><c> hid</c><00:21:18.970><c> from</c><00:21:19.329><c> ages</c><00:21:19.710><c> and</c><00:21:19.990><c> from</c><00:21:20.230><c> generations</c><00:21:20.930><c> but</c><00:21:21.950><c> now</c><00:21:22.710><c> is</c><00:21:23.349><c> made</c>

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manifest<00:21:24.130><c> to</c><00:21:24.410><c> the</c><00:21:24.609><c> saints.</c><00:21:26.529><c> He</c><00:21:26.630><c> says</c><00:21:27.109><c> in</c><00:21:28.369><c> Romans</c><00:21:28.829><c> 16</c><00:21:29.210><c> and</c><00:21:29.349><c> verse</c><00:21:29.529><c> 25</c>

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he<00:21:30.250><c> speaks</c><00:21:30.630><c> of</c><00:21:30.950><c> the</c><00:21:31.630><c> revelation</c><00:21:32.190><c> of</c><00:21:32.569><c> the</c><00:21:32.849><c> secret</c>

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Gentiles.<00:21:48.769><c> Here's</c><00:21:49.009><c> just</c><00:21:49.289><c> a</c><00:21:49.490><c> few.</c><00:21:50.509><c> Genesis</c><00:21:50.910><c> chapter</c><00:21:51.289><c> 12</c><00:21:51.690><c> and</c>

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blessed<00:21:58.450><c> and</c><00:21:59.450><c> there</c><00:21:59.630><c> are</c><00:21:59.849><c> other</c><00:22:00.029><c> passages</c><00:22:00.450><c> which</c><00:22:01.130><c> give</c>

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the<00:22:01.750><c> hint</c><00:22:02.049><c> that</c><00:22:03.009><c> the</c><00:22:03.269><c> Gentiles</c><00:22:03.769><c> were</c><00:22:04.009><c> going</c><00:22:04.150><c> to</c><00:22:04.309><c> be</c><00:22:04.569><c> included.</c>

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is<00:22:15.869><c> speaking</c><00:22:16.269><c> of</c><00:22:16.549><c> this</c>

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time.<00:22:26.710><c> So</c><00:22:26.970><c> how</c><00:22:27.390><c> was</c><00:22:28.809><c> the</c><00:22:29.390><c> airship</c><00:22:29.809><c> of</c><00:22:30.049><c> the</c><00:22:30.230><c> Gentiles</c><00:22:31.390><c> concealed</c><00:22:32.789><c> and</c><00:22:33.930><c> more</c>

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it<00:22:39.049><c> when</c><00:22:39.390><c> he</c><00:22:39.730><c> did?</c><00:22:41.230><c> And</c><00:22:41.430><c> in</c><00:22:41.630><c> answering</c><00:22:41.970><c> those</c><00:22:42.289><c> questions</c><00:22:42.910><c> we're</c><00:22:43.569><c> going</c><00:22:43.670><c> to</c><00:22:43.930><c> discover</c><00:22:44.329><c> a</c>

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that<00:22:46.269><c> God</c><00:22:46.589><c> has</c><00:22:46.950><c> worked</c><00:22:47.150><c> out</c><00:22:47.450><c> through</c><00:22:47.730><c> both</c><00:22:48.089><c> the</c><00:22:48.309><c> Jews</c><00:22:48.529><c> and</c><00:22:48.849><c> Gentiles</c><00:22:49.250><c> on</c>

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to<00:23:07.730><c> the</c><00:23:08.049><c> lost</c><00:23:08.529><c> sheep</c><00:23:09.009><c> of</c><00:23:09.730><c> the</c><00:23:09.890><c> house</c><00:23:10.089><c> of</c><00:23:10.289><c> Israel.</c><00:23:10.569><c> So</c><00:23:10.789><c> he</c><00:23:10.890><c> said</c>

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don't<00:23:11.250><c> go</c><00:23:11.450><c> and</c><00:23:11.769><c> preach</c><00:23:12.289><c> to</c><00:23:12.470><c> the</c><00:23:12.670><c> Gentiles</c><00:23:13.069><c> just</c><00:23:13.509><c> yet.</c>

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his<00:23:20.430><c> holy</c><00:23:20.750><c> apostles</c><00:23:21.390><c> and</c><00:23:22.130><c> the</c><00:23:22.269><c> New</c><00:23:22.450><c> Testament</c>

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prophets<00:23:23.309><c> by</c><00:23:23.609><c> the</c><00:23:23.930><c> Spirit.</c><00:23:25.130><c> In</c><00:23:25.269><c> the</c><00:23:25.390><c> case</c><00:23:25.670><c> of</c><00:23:25.869><c> Peter</c><00:23:26.109><c> and</c><00:23:26.390><c> Paul</c>

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this<00:23:27.470><c> involved</c><00:23:28.109><c> direct</c><00:23:28.730><c> revelation</c><00:23:29.569><c> from</c><00:23:30.529><c> God</c><00:23:31.089><c> or</c>

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Christ.<00:23:33.549><c> And</c><00:23:33.710><c> we</c><00:23:33.869><c> read</c><00:23:34.029><c> but</c><00:23:34.210><c> when</c><00:23:34.650><c> the</c><00:23:34.849><c> Jews</c><00:23:35.190><c> rejected</c><00:23:36.210><c> the</c><00:23:36.710><c> things</c><00:23:37.029><c> concerning</c><00:23:37.569><c> the</c><00:23:37.910><c> name</c><00:23:38.069><c> of</c>

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Gentiles.<00:23:47.089><c> So</c><00:23:47.390><c> even</c><00:23:47.690><c> after</c><00:23:48.650><c> the</c><00:23:48.990><c> conversion</c>

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of<00:23:49.789><c> Cornelius</c><00:23:50.490><c> that</c><00:23:50.869><c> wasn't</c><00:23:51.430><c> enough</c><00:23:51.730><c> for</c><00:23:52.069><c> Peter</c><00:23:52.210><c> even</c><00:23:52.589><c> though</c>

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he<00:23:52.910><c> had</c><00:23:53.230><c> seen</c><00:23:53.730><c> Peter</c><00:23:54.250><c> receive</c><00:23:54.650><c> the</c><00:23:54.869><c> Holy</c><00:23:55.130><c> Spirit</c>

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it<00:23:56.549><c> wasn't</c><00:23:56.990><c> until</c><00:23:57.490><c> he</c><00:23:57.750><c> was</c><00:23:58.569><c> commanded</c><00:23:59.329><c> that</c><00:24:00.069><c> he</c><00:24:00.230><c> went</c><00:24:00.410><c> and</c><00:24:00.690><c> preached</c><00:24:00.869><c> to</c>

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done<00:24:14.109><c> individually</c><00:24:14.930><c> with</c><00:24:15.309><c> say</c><00:24:15.589><c> Rahab</c><00:24:16.069><c> and</c><00:24:16.349><c> Ruth.</c>

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Frequently<00:24:18.490><c> in</c><00:24:18.670><c> Old</c><00:24:18.869><c> Testament</c><00:24:19.210><c> times</c><00:24:19.849><c> Israel</c><00:24:20.630><c> forsook</c><00:24:21.130><c> God.</c>

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work<00:24:50.109><c> of</c><00:24:50.410><c> his</c><00:24:50.710><c> son.</c><00:24:54.470><c> How</c><00:24:55.069><c> did</c><00:24:55.210><c> he</c><00:24:55.329><c> do</c><00:24:55.529><c> that?</c><00:24:56.609><c> Well</c><00:24:56.789><c> Paul</c><00:24:56.970><c> tells</c>

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death<00:25:31.730><c> and</c><00:25:32.250><c> resurrection</c><00:25:32.750><c> brought</c>

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reconciliation<00:25:34.210><c> and</c><00:25:34.710><c> salvation</c><00:25:35.289><c> to</c><00:25:35.630><c> mankind.</c><00:25:39.750><c> This</c><00:25:40.009><c> principle</c><00:25:40.549><c> this</c>

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same<00:25:41.250><c> principle</c><00:25:41.750><c> was</c><00:25:42.130><c> illustrated</c>

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in<00:25:43.410><c> the</c><00:25:43.670><c> political</c><00:25:44.069><c> death</c><00:25:44.869><c> and</c><00:25:45.769><c> resurrection</c><00:25:46.430><c> of</c><00:25:46.910><c> Israel.</c><00:25:48.690><c> We</c>

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read<00:25:49.369><c> and</c><00:25:50.069><c> note</c><00:25:50.269><c> the</c><00:25:51.269><c> the</c><00:25:51.490><c> as</c><00:25:51.609><c> I've</c><00:25:51.849><c> said</c>

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four<00:25:52.230><c> colours</c><00:25:52.670><c> the</c><00:25:53.069><c> blue</c><00:25:53.369><c> the</c><00:25:53.549><c> red</c><00:25:53.910><c> yellow</c><00:25:54.289><c> and</c><00:25:54.549><c> green.</c><00:25:56.150><c> If</c><00:25:56.190><c> the</c><00:25:56.670><c> casting</c><00:25:57.130><c> away</c><00:25:57.750><c> of</c>

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them<00:25:58.509><c> that</c><00:25:58.730><c> is</c><00:25:59.009><c> the</c><00:25:59.369><c> Jews</c>

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be<00:26:00.930><c> the</c><00:26:01.490><c> reconciling</c><00:26:02.269><c> of</c><00:26:02.589><c> the</c><00:26:02.930><c> world</c><00:26:03.490><c> that</c><00:26:04.130><c> is</c><00:26:04.329><c> the</c><00:26:04.569><c> Gentiles</c>

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what<00:26:06.309><c> shall</c><00:26:06.569><c> the</c><00:26:06.890><c> receiving</c><00:26:07.410><c> of</c><00:26:07.829><c> them</c><00:26:08.049><c> be</c>

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but<00:26:09.470><c> life</c><00:26:10.289><c> from</c><00:26:10.869><c> the</c><00:26:11.130><c> dead</c><00:26:11.549><c> for</c><00:26:12.250><c> the</c><00:26:12.450><c> Gentiles.</c>

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In<00:26:16.190><c> other</c><00:26:16.470><c> words</c><00:26:16.829><c> their</c><00:26:17.210><c> rejection</c><00:26:17.849><c> the</c><00:26:18.069><c> Jews</c><00:26:18.329><c> rejection</c><00:26:19.009><c> of</c>

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the<00:26:19.549><c> risen</c><00:26:19.849><c> Christ</c><00:26:20.430><c> led</c><00:26:20.869><c> to</c><00:26:21.250><c> two</c><00:26:21.549><c> things</c>

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the<00:26:23.250><c> casting</c><00:26:23.650><c> away</c><00:26:23.970><c> of</c><00:26:24.150><c> the</c><00:26:24.390><c> Jews</c><00:26:24.769><c> and</c><00:26:25.630><c> the</c><00:26:25.950><c> secret</c><00:26:26.410><c> being</c><00:26:26.789><c> published</c><00:26:27.309><c> to</c>

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reconciled<00:26:32.190><c> and</c><00:26:32.910><c> at</c><00:26:33.089><c> the</c><00:26:33.289><c> return</c><00:26:33.569><c> of</c><00:26:33.809><c> Christ</c><00:26:34.930><c> restoration</c><00:26:35.849><c> of</c>

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Israel<00:26:37.450><c> to</c><00:26:37.809><c> favour</c><00:26:38.009><c> with</c><00:26:38.309><c> God</c><00:26:39.029><c> will</c><00:26:39.750><c> coincide</c><00:26:40.509><c> with</c>

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the<00:26:41.670><c> resurrection</c><00:26:41.670><c> of</c><00:26:42.710><c> the</c><00:26:42.890><c> reconciled</c><00:26:43.509><c> Gentiles</c><00:26:44.410><c> to</c><00:26:44.849><c> receive</c><00:26:45.309><c> life.</c>

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So<00:26:47.670><c> why</c><00:26:47.930><c> did</c><00:26:48.069><c> God</c><00:26:48.309><c> wait</c><00:26:48.650><c> until</c><00:26:48.890><c> the</c><00:26:49.109><c> rejection</c>

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of<00:26:49.809><c> Christ</c><00:26:50.329><c> to</c><00:26:51.410><c> reveal</c><00:26:51.990><c> and</c><00:26:52.490><c> publish</c><00:26:52.910><c> the</c><00:26:53.190><c> secret.</c><00:26:54.769><c> Well</c><00:26:54.890><c> the</c>

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answer<00:26:55.349><c> is</c><00:26:55.549><c> this</c><00:26:55.730><c> brothers</c><00:26:56.009><c> and</c><00:26:56.190><c> sisters</c><00:26:56.430><c> which</c><00:26:56.650><c> I</c>

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think<00:26:56.990><c> is</c><00:26:57.329><c> just</c><00:26:57.910><c> so</c><00:26:58.789><c> wonderful</c><00:26:59.250><c> in</c><00:26:59.990><c> God's</c><00:27:00.470><c> wisdom</c><00:27:00.769><c> to</c><00:27:02.049><c> to</c><00:27:02.230><c> outwork</c><00:27:02.990><c> the</c>

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atoning<00:27:04.670><c> power</c><00:27:05.150><c> of</c><00:27:05.369><c> his</c><00:27:05.609><c> son</c>

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in<00:27:06.509><c> these</c><00:27:06.910><c> two</c><00:27:07.230><c> peoples.</c><00:27:08.349><c> The</c><00:27:08.549><c> answer</c><00:27:08.890><c> is</c><00:27:09.670><c> that</c><00:27:10.309><c> the</c><00:27:10.650><c> Jews</c><00:27:11.029><c> might</c><00:27:11.430><c> become</c><00:27:11.990><c> an</c>

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unwitting<00:27:13.049><c> national</c><00:27:13.930><c> testimony</c>

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of<00:27:15.450><c> the</c><00:27:15.730><c> very</c><00:27:16.210><c> thing</c><00:27:16.609><c> they</c><00:27:17.049><c> disbelieved</c><00:27:17.869><c> the</c><00:27:18.609><c> death</c><00:27:19.109><c> and</c><00:27:19.450><c> resurrection</c><00:27:19.910><c> of</c><00:27:20.210><c> Christ.</c>

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Their<00:27:22.230><c> rejection</c><00:27:22.829><c> of</c><00:27:23.170><c> the</c><00:27:23.309><c> risen</c><00:27:23.549><c> Christ</c><00:27:24.490><c> precipitated</c><00:27:26.210><c> their</c><00:27:26.710><c> political</c><00:27:27.269><c> death</c><00:27:27.829><c> and</c>

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the<00:27:29.549><c> gospel</c><00:27:30.150><c> of</c><00:27:30.490><c> reconciliation</c><00:27:31.269><c> going</c><00:27:31.690><c> to</c><00:27:31.930><c> the</c><00:27:32.069><c> Gentiles.</c>

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Their<00:27:34.930><c> acceptance</c><00:27:35.829><c> of</c><00:27:36.769><c> Christ</c><00:27:37.450><c> will</c><00:27:38.730><c> coincide</c><00:27:39.589><c> with</c><00:27:39.789><c> the</c><00:27:40.069><c> resurrection</c><00:27:40.549><c> to</c>

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life<00:27:41.710><c> of</c><00:27:42.490><c> the</c><00:27:43.130><c> believing</c><00:27:43.849><c> Gentiles.</c>

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What<00:27:47.829><c> a</c><00:27:47.990><c> moment</c><00:27:48.430><c> brothers</c><00:27:49.190><c> and</c><00:27:49.450><c> sisters</c><00:27:49.670><c> and</c><00:27:49.890><c> young</c><00:27:50.049><c> people</c>

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that<00:27:54.430><c> by</c><00:27:54.829><c> their</c><00:27:55.269><c> disbelief</c><00:27:56.109><c> they</c><00:27:57.190><c> have</c><00:27:57.490><c> unwittingly</c><00:27:59.289><c> illustrated</c><00:27:59.809><c> the</c><00:28:00.109><c> death</c><00:28:00.289><c> and</c>

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resurrection<00:28:00.930><c> of</c><00:28:01.210><c> Christ</c>

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and<00:28:03.509><c> brought</c><00:28:04.029><c> life</c><00:28:04.470><c> to</c><00:28:04.710><c> those</c><00:28:05.029><c> they</c><00:28:05.410><c> despised.</c><00:28:07.049><c> As</c><00:28:07.230><c> Paul</c><00:28:07.369><c> goes</c>

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on<00:28:07.809><c> to</c><00:28:07.990><c> say</c><00:28:08.130><c> in</c><00:28:08.289><c> Romans</c><00:28:08.549><c> 11</c><00:28:08.890><c> and</c><00:28:09.069><c> verse</c><00:28:09.269><c> 33</c>

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oh<00:28:10.650><c> the</c><00:28:10.910><c> depth</c><00:28:11.230><c> of</c><00:28:11.450><c> the</c><00:28:11.589><c> riches</c><00:28:12.009><c> both</c><00:28:12.950><c> of</c><00:28:13.170><c> the</c><00:28:13.390><c> wisdom</c><00:28:13.730><c> and</c><00:28:13.990><c> the</c>

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knowledge<00:28:14.470><c> of</c><00:28:14.710><c> God</c>

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how<00:28:15.910><c> unsearchable</c><00:28:16.829><c> are</c><00:28:17.009><c> his</c><00:28:17.230><c> judgments</c><00:28:17.750><c> and</c><00:28:18.569><c> his</c><00:28:18.829><c> ways</c><00:28:19.150><c> past</c>

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tracing<00:28:19.950><c> out.</c>

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So<00:28:21.690><c> what's</c><00:28:22.029><c> the</c><00:28:22.250><c> exhortation</c><00:28:22.730><c> to</c><00:28:22.950><c> us</c><00:28:23.910><c> today?</c><00:28:25.450><c> Well</c><00:28:25.529><c> we</c><00:28:25.630><c> live</c><00:28:25.809><c> in</c><00:28:25.910><c> a</c>

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time<00:28:26.289><c> of</c><00:28:26.470><c> course</c><00:28:26.690><c> when</c><00:28:26.849><c> that</c><00:28:27.150><c> secret</c><00:28:27.390><c> is</c>

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widely<00:28:27.970><c> known</c><00:28:28.490><c> but</c><00:28:29.670><c> that</c><00:28:29.910><c> wasn't</c><00:28:30.210><c> always</c><00:28:30.609><c> the</c><00:28:30.829><c> case</c><00:28:31.049><c> in</c><00:28:31.309><c> times</c>

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that?<00:28:41.390><c> Well</c><00:28:41.630><c> you</c><00:28:41.789><c> know</c><00:28:41.990><c> what</c><00:28:42.509><c> he</c><00:28:43.009><c> tells</c><00:28:43.289><c> us</c><00:28:43.529><c> the</c><00:28:43.750><c> answer</c>

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received.<00:29:24.069><c> Verse</c><00:29:24.230><c> seven</c>

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But<00:29:30.809><c> now</c><00:29:31.130><c> he</c><00:29:31.390><c> says</c><00:29:31.529><c> in</c><00:29:31.730><c> verse</c><00:29:31.970><c> 10</c><00:29:32.730><c> the</c><00:29:33.349><c> ecclesia</c><00:29:33.869><c> is</c><00:29:34.670><c> responsible</c><00:29:35.329><c> to</c><00:29:35.650><c> extend</c>

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that<00:29:36.309><c> witness</c><00:29:36.630><c> by</c><00:29:36.970><c> preaching.</c>

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This<00:29:38.609><c> is</c><00:29:38.829><c> what</c><00:29:39.029><c> brother</c><00:29:39.309><c> Thomas</c><00:29:39.549><c> had</c><00:29:39.730><c> to</c><00:29:39.930><c> say</c><00:29:40.150><c> about</c><00:29:40.950><c> chapter</c>

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3<00:29:41.869><c> and</c><00:29:42.069><c> verse</c><00:29:42.289><c> 10.</c>

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He<00:29:44.549><c> says</c><00:29:45.029><c> to</c><00:29:46.309><c> this</c><00:29:46.710><c> one</c><00:29:47.029><c> body</c><00:29:47.670><c> energized</c><00:29:48.869><c> by</c><00:29:49.670><c> the</c><00:29:50.029><c> one</c><00:29:50.329><c> spirit</c>

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and<00:29:52.009><c> perfectly</c><00:29:52.470><c> joined</c><00:29:52.890><c> together</c><00:29:53.369><c> in</c><00:29:53.609><c> the</c><00:29:53.930><c> same</c>

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mind<00:29:54.609><c> and</c><00:29:55.630><c> in</c><00:29:55.849><c> the</c><00:29:56.109><c> same</c><00:29:56.349><c> judgment</c><00:29:56.970><c> and</c><00:29:57.910><c> style</c><00:29:58.250><c> the</c><00:29:58.789><c> bride</c><00:29:59.349><c> is</c>

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committed<00:30:00.750><c> the</c><00:30:01.009><c> work</c><00:30:01.170><c> of</c><00:30:01.390><c> making</c><00:30:01.670><c> known</c><00:30:01.950><c> the</c><00:30:02.170><c> manifold</c>

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wisdom<00:30:02.930><c> of</c><00:30:03.170><c> God</c><00:30:03.589><c> as</c><00:30:04.349><c> contained</c><00:30:04.849><c> in</c><00:30:05.170><c> the</c><00:30:05.309><c> word</c><00:30:05.710><c> and</c><00:30:07.029><c> of</c><00:30:07.509><c> inviting</c><00:30:07.990><c> the</c><00:30:08.349><c> world</c><00:30:08.769><c> to</c>

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be<00:30:09.670><c> reconciled</c><00:30:10.309><c> to</c><00:30:10.430><c> God.</c>

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No<00:30:12.930><c> member</c><00:30:13.329><c> of</c><00:30:13.730><c> this</c><00:30:14.029><c> body</c><00:30:14.390><c> is</c><00:30:15.329><c> exempt</c><00:30:15.730><c> from</c><00:30:16.190><c> the</c><00:30:16.430><c> obligation</c>

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of<00:30:18.069><c> cooperating</c><00:30:18.769><c> in</c><00:30:19.049><c> this</c><00:30:19.349><c> work.</c>

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It<00:30:20.769><c> is</c><00:30:21.009><c> the</c><00:30:21.250><c> duty</c><00:30:21.670><c> and</c><00:30:22.890><c> privilege</c><00:30:23.450><c> of</c><00:30:24.269><c> everyone</c><00:30:24.710><c> in</c><00:30:24.970><c> his</c><00:30:25.250><c> own</c>

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sphere<00:30:25.910><c> to</c><00:30:26.809><c> endeavor</c><00:30:27.150><c> to</c><00:30:27.450><c> turn</c><00:30:27.670><c> men</c><00:30:27.970><c> to</c><00:30:28.289><c> righteousness</c>

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When<00:30:40.829><c> brother</c><00:30:41.109><c> Thomas</c><00:30:41.369><c> says</c><00:30:41.750><c> no</c><00:30:42.170><c> member</c><00:30:42.490><c> of</c><00:30:42.690><c> this</c><00:30:42.950><c> body</c><00:30:43.130><c> is</c>

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exempt<00:30:43.690><c> from</c><00:30:43.930><c> the</c><00:30:44.130><c> obligation</c>

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what<00:30:58.430><c> they</c>

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ecclesia<00:31:08.009><c> divided.</c><00:31:10.309><c> Hence</c><00:31:10.549><c> brother</c><00:31:10.809><c> Thomas</c><00:31:11.109><c> makes</c><00:31:11.430><c> the</c><00:31:11.650><c> observation</c><00:31:12.190><c> that</c>

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what<00:31:33.009><c> would</c><00:31:33.170><c> he</c><00:31:33.369><c> think?</c><00:31:34.650><c> Would</c><00:31:34.809><c> he</c><00:31:35.170><c> see</c><00:31:36.109><c> an</c><00:31:36.549><c> out</c><00:31:36.789><c> working</c><00:31:37.170><c> of</c>

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Note<00:31:43.650><c> this</c><00:31:44.170><c> brothers</c><00:31:44.410><c> and</c><00:31:44.670><c> sisters</c><00:31:44.849><c> and</c><00:31:45.049><c> young</c><00:31:45.230><c> people</c><00:31:45.609><c> that</c>

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Ephesus<00:31:51.309><c> to</c><00:31:52.450><c> be</c><00:31:52.690><c> a</c><00:31:52.849><c> witness</c><00:31:53.450><c> to</c><00:31:54.210><c> the</c><00:31:54.430><c> principalities</c><00:31:55.410><c> and</c><00:31:55.710><c> powers</c><00:31:56.029><c> of</c>

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the<00:31:56.549><c> time.</c>

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What<00:31:58.250><c> do</c><00:31:58.450><c> we</c><00:31:58.529><c> know</c><00:31:58.769><c> about</c><00:31:59.069><c> those</c><00:31:59.470><c> principalities</c><00:32:00.210><c> and</c><00:32:00.509><c> powers?</c><00:32:01.410><c> Come</c><00:32:01.589><c> over</c><00:32:01.849><c> to</c><00:32:02.029><c> chapter</c><00:32:02.390><c> 6</c>

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beginning<00:32:03.970><c> at</c><00:32:04.230><c> verse</c><00:32:04.470><c> 10.</c>

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finally<00:32:15.750><c> my</c><00:32:16.069><c> brethren</c><00:32:16.430><c> be</c><00:32:17.529><c> strong</c><00:32:18.009><c> in</c><00:32:18.210><c> the</c><00:32:18.410><c> Lord</c><00:32:18.890><c> and</c><00:32:19.769><c> in</c><00:32:19.950><c> the</c>

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power<00:32:20.509><c> of</c><00:32:20.730><c> his</c><00:32:21.009><c> might.</c><00:32:22.329><c> Put</c><00:32:22.549><c> on</c><00:32:22.769><c> the</c><00:32:23.109><c> whole</c><00:32:23.549><c> armour</c>

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of<00:32:29.789><c> the</c><00:32:29.930><c> devil.</c><00:32:31.190><c> For</c><00:32:31.430><c> we</c><00:32:31.769><c> wrestle</c><00:32:32.609><c> not</c><00:32:33.190><c> against</c>

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flesh<00:32:33.849><c> and</c><00:32:34.069><c> blood</c><00:32:34.509><c> but</c><00:32:35.369><c> against</c><00:32:36.029><c> principalities,</c><00:32:37.990><c> against</c>

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powers,<00:32:39.809><c> against</c><00:32:40.069><c> the</c><00:32:40.430><c> rulers</c><00:32:40.750><c> of</c><00:32:41.109><c> the</c>

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darkness<00:32:41.650><c> of</c><00:32:41.829><c> this</c><00:32:42.130><c> world,</c><00:32:43.430><c> against</c><00:32:43.670><c> spiritual</c><00:32:44.190><c> wickedness</c>

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in<00:32:44.930><c> high</c><00:32:45.150><c> places.</c><00:32:47.549><c> And</c><00:32:47.710><c> hence</c><00:32:47.970><c> brother</c>

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Thomas<00:32:48.569><c> goes</c><00:32:48.829><c> on</c><00:32:49.089><c> to</c><00:32:49.269><c> say</c><00:32:49.369><c> this,</c><00:32:51.509><c> in</c><00:32:51.650><c> apostolic</c><00:32:52.210><c> times</c><00:32:52.769><c> it</c><00:32:53.750><c> was</c>

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to<00:32:58.130><c> the</c><00:32:58.450><c> world</c><00:32:58.750><c> rulers</c><00:32:59.029><c> the</c><00:32:59.369><c> manifold</c><00:32:59.890><c> wisdom</c><00:33:00.410><c> of</c><00:33:00.690><c> God.</c><00:33:02.210><c> This</c>

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contact<00:33:05.630><c> with</c><00:33:06.869><c> them</c><00:33:07.250><c> as</c><00:33:07.630><c> it</c><00:33:07.769><c> is</c><00:33:07.990><c> related</c><00:33:08.329><c> in</c><00:33:08.529><c> the</c><00:33:08.730><c> Acts</c><00:33:09.170><c> when</c>

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in<00:33:12.970><c> whom</c><00:33:13.150><c> the</c><00:33:13.470><c> thinking</c><00:33:13.690><c> of</c><00:33:13.950><c> the</c><00:33:14.109><c> sinful</c><00:33:14.390><c> flesh</c><00:33:15.150><c> worked</c><00:33:15.869><c> strongly.</c><00:33:18.529><c> The</c>

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lose<00:33:51.390><c> our</c><00:33:51.630><c> popularity,</c><00:33:54.069><c> our</c><00:33:54.250><c> credibility,</c>

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of<00:35:17.190><c> God.</c><00:35:18.829><c> A</c><00:35:19.090><c> very</c><00:35:19.329><c> similar</c><00:35:19.670><c> expression</c><00:35:20.190><c> and</c><00:35:21.110><c> the</c><00:35:21.329><c> same</c><00:35:21.610><c> idea</c>

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is<00:35:22.130><c> being</c><00:35:22.369><c> expressed.</c><00:35:23.429><c> It</c><00:35:23.590><c> was</c><00:35:23.829><c> an</c><00:35:24.090><c> expression</c><00:35:24.409><c> of</c>

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thereby<00:35:30.510><c> Christ</c><00:35:30.989><c> might</c><00:35:31.369><c> be</c><00:35:32.510><c> complete.</c>

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So<00:35:35.329><c> when</c><00:35:35.469><c> we</c><00:35:35.610><c> look</c><00:35:35.769><c> at</c><00:35:35.949><c> this</c><00:35:36.530><c> these</c><00:35:36.730><c> group</c><00:35:36.909><c> of</c><00:35:37.130><c> verses</c><00:35:37.369><c> from</c><00:35:37.769><c> verse</c><00:35:38.289><c> say</c><00:35:38.730><c> 14</c>

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you've<00:35:53.630><c> got</c><00:35:53.869><c> a</c><00:35:54.250><c> colouring</c><00:35:54.590><c> pencil</c>

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you<00:35:54.969><c> might</c><00:35:55.210><c> like</c><00:35:55.449><c> to</c><00:35:55.869><c> just</c><00:35:56.670><c> highlight</c><00:35:57.949><c> a</c><00:35:58.230><c> few</c><00:35:59.110><c> words.</c><00:36:01.250><c> Our</c><00:36:01.610><c> sort</c><00:36:01.809><c> of</c>

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when<00:36:04.230><c> we</c><00:36:05.389><c> make</c><00:36:05.750><c> this</c><00:36:06.010><c> observation</c><00:36:06.630><c> that</c><00:36:07.409><c> Paul</c><00:36:07.730><c> makes</c><00:36:08.030><c> a</c><00:36:08.210><c> number</c><00:36:08.469><c> of</c>

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statements<00:36:09.110><c> which</c><00:36:09.389><c> are</c><00:36:09.690><c> prefixed</c><00:36:10.070><c> with</c>

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the<00:36:10.530><c> word</c><00:36:10.789><c> that.</c><00:36:11.769><c> So</c><00:36:11.989><c> we</c><00:36:12.150><c> have</c><00:36:12.250><c> it</c><00:36:12.449><c> occurring</c><00:36:12.710><c> four</c><00:36:13.090><c> times.</c><00:36:13.389><c> It</c>

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begins<00:36:13.849><c> in</c><00:36:14.030><c> verse</c><00:36:14.190><c> 16,</c><00:36:15.369><c> that</c><00:36:15.650><c> he</c><00:36:15.829><c> would</c><00:36:16.130><c> grant</c><00:36:16.389><c> you.</c>

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We<00:36:17.730><c> have</c><00:36:17.949><c> it</c><00:36:18.150><c> twice</c><00:36:18.449><c> in</c><00:36:18.710><c> verse</c><00:36:18.889><c> 17</c><00:36:19.650><c> and</c><00:36:20.690><c> once</c><00:36:21.030><c> in</c><00:36:21.269><c> verse</c><00:36:21.530><c> 19.</c>

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And<00:36:25.309><c> that</c><00:36:25.750><c> assists</c><00:36:26.170><c> us</c><00:36:26.690><c> in</c><00:36:27.110><c> sort</c><00:36:27.369><c> of</c><00:36:29.110><c> understanding</c><00:36:29.789><c> what</c><00:36:29.989><c> he's</c><00:36:30.170><c> saying</c><00:36:30.409><c> and</c>

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to<00:36:30.789><c> break</c><00:36:30.969><c> up</c><00:36:31.170><c> the</c><00:36:31.369><c> verses.</c>

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So<00:36:34.750><c> those</c><00:36:35.590><c> statements</c><00:36:36.050><c> that</c><00:36:36.369><c> are</c><00:36:36.650><c> prefixed</c><00:36:36.929><c> with</c><00:36:37.230><c> that</c><00:36:37.469><c> are</c><00:36:39.010><c> a</c>

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series<00:36:39.349><c> of</c><00:36:39.630><c> statements</c><00:36:39.909><c> that</c><00:36:40.190><c> build</c><00:36:40.409><c> upon</c><00:36:40.670><c> each</c>

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other.<00:36:41.650><c> So</c><00:36:42.110><c> there</c><00:36:42.489><c> are</c><00:36:42.610><c> two</c><00:36:42.829><c> breaks</c><00:36:43.090><c> that</c><00:36:43.250><c> I'd</c><00:36:43.469><c> suggest</c><00:36:43.789><c> we</c><00:36:44.010><c> would</c><00:36:44.230><c> make</c><00:36:44.429><c> in</c>

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this<00:36:44.769><c> group</c><00:36:44.989><c> of</c><00:36:45.230><c> verses.</c>

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do<00:37:02.409><c> a</c><00:37:02.570><c> quick</c><00:37:02.789><c> pass</c><00:37:03.150><c> over</c><00:37:03.389><c> these</c><00:37:03.630><c> verses</c><00:37:03.929><c> and</c>

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and<00:38:35.570><c> grounded.</c><00:38:36.070><c> So</c><00:38:36.289><c> we've</c><00:38:36.829><c> we've</c><00:38:37.090><c> got</c><00:38:37.210><c> this</c><00:38:37.469><c> idea</c><00:38:37.909><c> of</c><00:38:38.190><c> stability</c><00:38:38.829><c> and</c><00:38:39.650><c> resilience.</c><00:38:41.090><c> How</c>

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is<00:38:41.530><c> that</c><00:38:41.769><c> stability</c>

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and<00:38:42.590><c> resilience</c><00:38:42.989><c> to</c><00:38:43.230><c> come</c><00:38:43.409><c> about?</c><00:38:44.230><c> How</c><00:38:44.369><c> does</c><00:38:44.510><c> it</c><00:38:44.610><c> come</c><00:38:44.769><c> about?</c>

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Well<00:38:47.190><c> there</c><00:38:47.869><c> are</c><00:38:48.070><c> three</c><00:38:48.329><c> key</c><00:38:48.550><c> words</c><00:38:48.829><c> that</c><00:38:49.110><c> are</c>

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Once<00:38:57.389><c> again</c><00:38:57.670><c> it's</c><00:38:57.909><c> helpful</c><00:38:58.210><c> somewhat</c><00:38:58.530><c> if</c><00:38:58.730><c> we</c><00:38:58.889><c> work</c><00:38:59.090><c> backwards</c>

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faith<00:39:08.050><c> must</c><00:39:08.789><c> come</c><00:39:09.050><c> before</c><00:39:09.469><c> love.</c>

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by<00:39:25.670><c> the</c><00:39:25.889><c> word</c><00:39:26.030><c> of</c><00:39:26.309><c> God.</c><00:39:27.769><c> So</c><00:39:28.070><c> what</c><00:39:28.230><c> is</c><00:39:28.449><c> this</c><00:39:28.670><c> inner</c><00:39:28.849><c> man?</c><00:39:29.170><c> Paul</c><00:39:29.369><c> uses</c><00:39:29.929><c> a</c>

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right.<00:39:57.449><c> Why</c><00:39:57.670><c> does</c><00:39:57.829><c> he</c>

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speak<00:39:58.449><c> of</c><00:40:00.309><c> Christ</c><00:40:01.429><c> dwelling</c><00:40:01.869><c> in</c><00:40:02.090><c> our</c><00:40:02.449><c> hearts</c><00:40:02.909><c> by</c><00:40:03.730><c> faith?</c><00:40:04.670><c> Well</c>

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Let<00:40:14.530><c> him</c><00:40:14.969><c> answer</c><00:40:15.349><c> that</c><00:40:15.610><c> question.</c><00:40:16.489><c> If</c><00:40:16.690><c> a</c><00:40:16.929><c> man</c><00:40:17.150><c> love</c><00:40:17.409><c> me</c><00:40:17.869><c> he</c><00:40:19.070><c> will</c><00:40:19.369><c> keep</c><00:40:19.650><c> my</c>

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leave<00:40:53.869><c> the</c><00:40:54.150><c> truth.</c>

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to<00:41:25.530><c> separate</c><00:41:25.849><c> us</c><00:41:26.690><c> from</c><00:41:27.050><c> the</c><00:41:27.349><c> love</c><00:41:27.570><c> of</c><00:41:27.869><c> God.</c>

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that<00:41:35.349><c> we</c><00:41:35.630><c> must</c><00:41:36.150><c> manifest</c><00:41:37.289><c> the</c><00:41:37.849><c> love</c><00:41:38.050><c> of</c><00:41:38.130><c> God</c>

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Christ.<00:41:43.630><c> He</c><00:41:44.230><c> says</c><00:41:44.510><c> if</c><00:41:44.769><c> we</c><00:41:45.090><c> manifest</c><00:41:45.510><c> the</c><00:41:45.769><c> love</c><00:41:45.889><c> of</c><00:41:46.190><c> Christ</c><00:41:46.730><c> if</c>

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the<00:41:55.190><c> breadth</c><00:41:55.650><c> length</c>

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which<00:42:00.409><c> passeth</c><00:42:01.090><c> knowledge.</c>

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love<00:42:09.610><c> a</c><00:42:09.730><c> prerequisite</c><00:42:10.289><c> to</c><00:42:10.530><c> grasping</c><00:42:10.929><c> them?</c>

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We've<00:42:12.309><c> got</c><00:42:12.510><c> these</c><00:42:12.769><c> words</c><00:42:13.090><c> breadth</c><00:42:13.690><c> length</c><00:42:14.429><c> depth</c><00:42:14.989><c> and</c><00:42:15.409><c> height.</c><00:42:16.590><c> Now</c><00:42:16.789><c> three</c><00:42:17.030><c> of</c>

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those<00:42:17.489><c> words</c><00:42:17.750><c> you</c><00:42:17.869><c> might</c><00:42:18.110><c> like</c>

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referring<00:42:25.650><c> to</c><00:42:25.949><c> the</c><00:42:26.190><c> tabernacle</c><00:42:26.769><c> or</c>

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heavenly<00:42:27.929><c> Jerusalem.</c><00:42:29.769><c> So</c><00:42:29.969><c> what</c><00:42:30.250><c> do</c><00:42:30.389><c> these</c><00:42:30.730><c> two</c><00:42:31.010><c> things</c><00:42:31.289><c> have</c>

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in<00:42:31.710><c> common?</c><00:42:32.590><c> Well</c><00:42:32.690><c> you</c><00:42:32.829><c> see</c><00:42:33.070><c> both</c><00:42:33.429><c> are</c><00:42:33.869><c> dwelling</c>

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places<00:42:34.690><c> for</c><00:42:35.110><c> God.</c><00:42:36.730><c> So</c><00:42:37.030><c> if</c><00:42:37.929><c> the</c><00:42:38.369><c> length</c><00:42:38.670><c> breadth</c><00:42:39.050><c> and</c><00:42:39.329><c> height</c><00:42:39.510><c> are</c><00:42:39.750><c> referring</c><00:42:40.170><c> to</c><00:42:40.889><c> a</c>

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dwelling<00:42:41.570><c> place</c><00:42:41.909><c> for</c><00:42:42.190><c> God</c>

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what<00:42:43.630><c> then</c><00:42:43.829><c> is</c><00:42:44.070><c> the</c><00:42:44.309><c> fourth</c><00:42:44.510><c> dimension?</c><00:42:46.349><c> It's</c><00:42:46.650><c> something</c><00:42:46.969><c> which</c><00:42:47.269><c> can't</c><00:42:47.550><c> be</c>

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measured.<00:42:48.070><c> What</c><00:42:48.289><c> is</c><00:42:48.469><c> it?</c>

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Well<00:42:49.750><c> you</c><00:42:49.989><c> see</c><00:42:50.190><c> the</c><00:42:50.530><c> building</c><00:42:51.050><c> of</c><00:42:51.710><c> that</c><00:42:52.010><c> dwelling</c><00:42:52.309><c> place</c><00:42:53.269><c> required</c><00:42:54.150><c> love</c>

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on<00:42:56.050><c> the</c><00:42:56.250><c> part</c><00:42:56.409><c> of</c><00:42:56.570><c> Christ.</c>

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A<00:42:57.929><c> love</c><00:42:58.130><c> which</c><00:42:58.369><c> we're</c><00:42:58.750><c> told</c><00:42:59.130><c> in</c><00:42:59.409><c> verse</c><00:42:59.650><c> 19</c><00:43:00.690><c> passeth</c><00:43:01.429><c> knowledge.</c><00:43:02.349><c> In</c><00:43:02.449><c> other</c>

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words<00:43:02.929><c> it's</c><00:43:03.869><c> a</c><00:43:03.869><c> it's</c><00:43:04.210><c> something</c>

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that<00:43:04.690><c> can't</c><00:43:05.010><c> be</c><00:43:05.250><c> learned.</c><00:43:06.409><c> It's</c><00:43:06.849><c> something</c><00:43:07.309><c> which</c><00:43:08.030><c> has</c><00:43:08.309><c> to</c><00:43:08.570><c> be</c>

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experienced.<00:43:10.630><c> That</c><00:43:11.090><c> is</c><00:43:11.789><c> the</c><00:43:12.050><c> fourth</c><00:43:12.250><c> dimension.</c>

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His<00:43:14.329><c> love</c><00:43:14.610><c> was</c><00:43:14.869><c> not</c><00:43:15.670><c> just</c><00:43:16.170><c> to</c><00:43:16.429><c> us</c><00:43:16.670><c> as</c><00:43:16.989><c> individuals</c><00:43:17.590><c> but</c><00:43:18.690><c> all</c><00:43:19.110><c> the</c><00:43:19.369><c> saints</c><00:43:19.730><c> and</c><00:43:20.489><c> so</c>

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he<00:43:20.909><c> says</c><00:43:21.070><c> in</c><00:43:21.230><c> verse</c><00:43:21.489><c> 18</c><00:43:21.849><c> that</c><00:43:22.030><c> you</c><00:43:22.230><c> may</c>

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comprehend<00:43:23.150><c> with</c><00:43:23.969><c> all</c><00:43:24.449><c> the</c><00:43:24.710><c> saints.</c><00:43:26.070><c> So</c><00:43:26.210><c> what's</c><00:43:26.429><c> he</c><00:43:26.610><c> trying</c>

00:43:26.769 --> 00:43:29.230
to<00:43:26.949><c> do</c><00:43:27.070><c> here</c><00:43:27.329><c> brothers</c><00:43:27.590><c> and</c><00:43:27.829><c> sisters</c><00:43:28.050><c> and</c><00:43:28.250><c> young</c><00:43:28.409><c> people?</c>

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Paul<00:43:30.969><c> is</c><00:43:31.530><c> trying</c><00:43:31.730><c> to</c><00:43:32.150><c> expand</c><00:43:32.849><c> to</c><00:43:34.449><c> extrapolate</c><00:43:36.389><c> our</c><00:43:37.030><c> view</c><00:43:37.389><c> of</c>

00:43:37.750 --> 00:43:42.570
the<00:43:38.030><c> work</c><00:43:38.289><c> of</c><00:43:38.610><c> Christ</c><00:43:39.190><c> to</c><00:43:40.309><c> understand</c><00:43:41.170><c> that</c><00:43:41.550><c> it</c><00:43:41.750><c> is</c><00:43:42.289><c> not</c>

00:43:42.570 --> 00:43:47.829
about<00:43:43.050><c> just</c><00:43:43.550><c> our</c><00:43:44.050><c> personal</c><00:43:44.489><c> salvation</c><00:43:45.250><c> but</c><00:43:46.829><c> the</c><00:43:47.289><c> development</c>

00:43:47.829 --> 00:43:51.730
of<00:43:48.250><c> a</c><00:43:48.630><c> universal</c><00:43:49.230><c> family,</c><00:43:50.769><c> a</c><00:43:51.150><c> universal</c>

00:43:51.730 --> 00:43:55.969
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00:43:55.969 --> 00:43:59.730
context<00:43:56.429><c> around</c><00:43:56.849><c> verses</c><00:43:57.610><c> 14</c><00:43:58.210><c> and</c><00:43:58.349><c> 15</c><00:43:58.769><c> which</c><00:43:59.030><c> we</c>

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sort<00:43:59.909><c> of</c><00:44:00.090><c> skipped</c><00:44:00.230><c> over.</c><00:44:00.530><c> For</c><00:44:00.650><c> this</c><00:44:00.949><c> cause</c><00:44:01.130><c> I</c><00:44:01.389><c> bow</c><00:44:01.610><c> my</c><00:44:01.909><c> knees</c>

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unto<00:44:03.030><c> the</c><00:44:03.309><c> father</c><00:44:03.570><c> of</c><00:44:03.769><c> our</c><00:44:03.909><c> Lord</c><00:44:04.090><c> Jesus</c><00:44:04.489><c> Christ</c>

00:44:05.130 --> 00:44:11.130
of<00:44:05.789><c> whom</c><00:44:05.969><c> the</c><00:44:06.269><c> whole</c><00:44:07.110><c> family</c><00:44:07.849><c> and</c><00:44:08.409><c> heaven</c><00:44:08.730><c> and</c><00:44:09.510><c> earth</c><00:44:09.769><c> is</c><00:44:10.130><c> named.</c>

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So<00:44:12.909><c> why</c><00:44:13.190><c> do</c><00:44:13.389><c> we</c><00:44:14.090><c> need</c><00:44:14.409><c> to</c><00:44:15.030><c> manifest</c><00:44:15.630><c> the</c><00:44:15.889><c> love</c><00:44:16.030><c> of</c><00:44:16.269><c> Christ</c><00:44:16.530><c> to</c>

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appreciate<00:44:17.369><c> this?</c>

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Well<00:44:20.070><c> you</c><00:44:20.250><c> see</c><00:44:20.809><c> it's</c><00:44:21.550><c> only</c><00:44:21.809><c> when</c><00:44:22.010><c> we</c><00:44:22.230><c> do</c><00:44:22.469><c> that</c><00:44:22.670><c> that</c><00:44:22.849><c> we</c><00:44:22.969><c> can</c><00:44:23.309><c> truly</c><00:44:23.929><c> love</c><00:44:24.710><c> the</c><00:44:24.969><c> brotherhood</c><00:44:25.630><c> as</c>

00:44:26.230 --> 00:44:27.610
Peter<00:44:26.550><c> says</c>

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because<00:44:28.769><c> the</c><00:44:29.050><c> love</c><00:44:29.289><c> that</c><00:44:29.610><c> Christ</c><00:44:29.989><c> showed</c><00:44:30.389><c> to</c><00:44:30.710><c> us</c><00:44:31.469><c> is</c><00:44:32.570><c> what</c><00:44:32.769><c> must</c><00:44:33.070><c> exist</c><00:44:33.449><c> between</c><00:44:33.889><c> us.</c>

00:44:35.130 --> 00:44:38.909
We<00:44:35.309><c> must</c><00:44:35.550><c> be</c><00:44:35.750><c> knit</c><00:44:35.909><c> together</c><00:44:36.289><c> in</c><00:44:36.530><c> love</c><00:44:37.030><c> and</c><00:44:37.730><c> if</c><00:44:37.849><c> we</c><00:44:38.030><c> don't</c><00:44:38.269><c> understand</c><00:44:38.690><c> that</c>

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brothers<00:44:39.150><c> and</c><00:44:39.449><c> sisters</c>

00:44:40.130 --> 00:44:45.570
and<00:44:40.750><c> young</c><00:44:40.949><c> people</c><00:44:41.550><c> we</c><00:44:43.190><c> can't</c><00:44:43.590><c> be</c><00:44:43.909><c> filled</c><00:44:44.369><c> with</c><00:44:45.130><c> the</c><00:44:45.349><c> fullness</c>

00:44:45.570 --> 00:44:46.769
of<00:44:45.889><c> God.</c>

00:44:49.750 --> 00:44:57.409
Would<00:44:50.510><c> we</c><00:44:51.269><c> like</c><00:44:51.650><c> to</c><00:44:51.889><c> be</c><00:44:52.170><c> remembered</c><00:44:52.730><c> as</c><00:44:55.010><c> someone</c><00:44:55.610><c> who</c><00:44:55.869><c> was</c><00:44:56.250><c> focused</c><00:44:56.829><c> on</c>

00:44:57.409 --> 00:44:59.130
their<00:44:57.710><c> own</c><00:44:57.989><c> salvation</c>

00:45:00.030 --> 00:45:05.289
or<00:45:00.630><c> as</c><00:45:00.929><c> someone</c><00:45:01.309><c> who</c><00:45:01.570><c> was</c><00:45:01.869><c> focused</c><00:45:02.389><c> on</c><00:45:03.210><c> the</c><00:45:03.389><c> salvation</c><00:45:03.969><c> of</c><00:45:04.389><c> others?</c>

00:45:07.690 --> 00:45:13.670
I<00:45:07.909><c> know</c><00:45:08.190><c> someone</c><00:45:08.730><c> who</c><00:45:09.329><c> was</c><00:45:09.610><c> focused</c><00:45:10.349><c> on</c><00:45:11.110><c> loving</c><00:45:11.349><c> the</c><00:45:11.590><c> brotherhood</c><00:45:12.269><c> and</c><00:45:13.469><c> his</c>

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name<00:45:13.849><c> was</c><00:45:14.070><c> brother</c><00:45:14.289><c> Malcolm</c>

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Shaw<00:45:14.969><c> who</c><00:45:15.210><c> passed</c><00:45:15.550><c> away</c><00:45:15.869><c> recently.</c><00:45:17.949><c> You</c><00:45:17.949><c> know</c><00:45:18.889><c> some</c><00:45:19.349><c> people,</c>

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brothers<00:45:20.070><c> and</c><00:45:20.329><c> sisters</c><00:45:20.550><c> and</c><00:45:20.730><c> young</c><00:45:20.909><c> people,</c>

00:45:21.449 --> 00:45:25.750
you<00:45:21.469><c> feel</c><00:45:21.690><c> compelled</c><00:45:22.309><c> to</c><00:45:23.250><c> learn</c><00:45:23.469><c> from</c><00:45:23.690><c> what</c><00:45:23.849><c> they</c><00:45:24.170><c> say.</c><00:45:25.550><c> With</c>

00:45:25.750 --> 00:45:28.610
brother<00:45:25.989><c> Malcolm</c><00:45:26.469><c> I</c><00:45:27.989><c> personally</c><00:45:28.489><c> are</c><00:45:28.610><c> not</c>

00:45:28.610 --> 00:45:33.710
a<00:45:28.769><c> lot</c><00:45:28.949><c> of</c><00:45:29.170><c> other</c><00:45:29.369><c> people</c><00:45:29.570><c> have</c><00:45:29.809><c> said</c><00:45:29.969><c> the</c><00:45:30.250><c> same</c><00:45:30.769><c> but</c><00:45:31.449><c> they</c><00:45:31.750><c> felt</c><00:45:32.050><c> compelled</c><00:45:32.949><c> to</c>

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learn<00:45:34.130><c> from</c><00:45:34.869><c> his</c><00:45:35.190><c> life.</c>

00:45:37.389 --> 00:45:41.949
He<00:45:37.550><c> made</c><00:45:37.789><c> everyone</c><00:45:38.210><c> feel</c><00:45:38.469><c> very</c><00:45:38.849><c> special</c><00:45:39.449><c> and</c><00:45:41.050><c> that</c><00:45:41.150><c> was</c><00:45:41.369><c> reflected</c><00:45:41.730><c> in</c>

00:45:41.949 --> 00:45:44.110
the<00:45:42.090><c> fact</c><00:45:42.250><c> that</c><00:45:43.289><c> his</c><00:45:43.570><c> funeral</c><00:45:43.809><c> was</c>

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we<00:46:01.030><c> want</c><00:46:01.210><c> to</c><00:46:01.469><c> be</c><00:46:02.030><c> remembered?</c>

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highlighted,<00:46:18.750><c> to</c><00:46:19.150><c> know</c><00:46:19.510><c> the</c><00:46:19.769><c> love</c><00:46:19.949><c> of</c><00:46:20.150><c> Christ.</c><00:46:21.750><c> What</c><00:46:21.889><c> he's</c><00:46:22.070><c> simply</c><00:46:22.429><c> saying</c><00:46:22.730><c> is</c>

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fullness<00:46:36.809><c> of</c><00:46:37.409><c> God.</c><00:46:40.909><c> It's</c><00:46:41.349><c> only</c><00:46:41.650><c> when</c><00:46:41.869><c> we</c><00:46:42.050><c> have</c><00:46:42.250><c> the</c><00:46:42.510><c> disposition</c><00:46:43.150><c> that</c><00:46:43.769><c> God's</c><00:46:44.210><c> purpose</c><00:46:44.510><c> is</c>

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character<00:46:52.929><c> of</c><00:46:53.190><c> Christ.</c><00:46:54.630><c> Hence</c><00:46:54.769><c> in</c><00:46:54.949><c> Colossians</c><00:46:55.369><c> Paul</c><00:46:55.610><c> says,</c>

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should<00:47:00.530><c> all</c><00:47:01.090><c> fullness</c><00:47:01.710><c> dwell.</c><00:47:03.909><c> At</c><00:47:04.010><c> elsewhere</c><00:47:04.309><c> he</c><00:47:04.530><c> says,</c><00:47:04.849><c> for</c>

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in<00:47:05.170><c> him</c><00:47:05.349><c> dwelleth</c><00:47:06.210><c> the</c><00:47:06.730><c> fullness</c><00:47:07.130><c> of</c><00:47:07.469><c> the</c><00:47:07.690><c> Godhead</c>

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bodily.<00:47:09.869><c> So</c><00:47:10.349><c> how</c><00:47:10.550><c> do</c><00:47:10.710><c> we</c><00:47:10.869><c> summarize</c><00:47:11.389><c> this</c><00:47:12.110><c> prayer</c><00:47:12.489><c> of</c><00:47:12.690><c> the</c><00:47:12.849><c> apostle?</c><00:47:14.690><c> We</c><00:47:15.070><c> must</c>

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love<00:47:18.269><c> Christ's</c><00:47:19.030><c> household</c><00:47:19.630><c> if</c><00:47:20.949><c> we</c><00:47:21.190><c> are</c><00:47:21.429><c> to</c><00:47:21.570><c> be</c><00:47:21.789><c> part</c><00:47:22.030><c> of</c><00:47:22.230><c> it.</c>

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The<00:47:25.969><c> apostle</c><00:47:26.389><c> concludes</c><00:47:27.389><c> the</c><00:47:28.750><c> chapter</c><00:47:29.090><c> with</c><00:47:29.389><c> some</c><00:47:29.710><c> words</c><00:47:30.010><c> which</c><00:47:30.489><c> are</c>

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and<00:47:34.670><c> comforting</c><00:47:35.210><c> words</c><00:47:35.570><c> that</c><00:47:35.710><c> we</c><00:47:35.849><c> can</c><00:47:36.110><c> ever</c><00:47:36.429><c> read.</c><00:47:37.769><c> He</c><00:47:37.909><c> doesn't</c><00:47:38.150><c> want</c>

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his<00:47:38.690><c> readers</c><00:47:38.929><c> to</c><00:47:39.349><c> doubt</c><00:47:39.590><c> about</c>

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the<00:47:41.090><c> ability</c><00:47:41.550><c> of</c><00:47:41.989><c> Christ</c><00:47:42.510><c> to</c><00:47:43.510><c> weld</c><00:47:43.809><c> that</c><00:47:44.090><c> ecclesia</c><00:47:44.510><c> together.</c>

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They<00:47:46.389><c> had</c><00:47:46.590><c> to</c><00:47:46.889><c> first</c><00:47:47.289><c> learn</c><00:47:47.710><c> to</c><00:47:48.110><c> manifest</c>

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Christ,<00:47:49.050><c> to</c><00:47:49.130><c> be</c><00:47:49.389><c> filled</c><00:47:49.590><c> with</c><00:47:49.809><c> the</c><00:47:50.090><c> Spirit,</c><00:47:51.030><c> to</c><00:47:51.130><c> be</c><00:47:51.349><c> built</c><00:47:51.570><c> up</c>

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in<00:47:52.090><c> faith</c><00:47:52.449><c> that</c><00:47:53.030><c> they</c><00:47:53.289><c> could</c><00:47:53.590><c> manifest</c><00:47:54.309><c> that</c><00:47:54.989><c> love</c><00:47:55.250><c> of</c>

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Christ<00:47:56.090><c> in</c><00:47:56.929><c> order</c><00:47:57.230><c> that</c><00:47:57.429><c> they</c><00:47:57.750><c> might</c><00:47:57.989><c> appreciate</c><00:47:58.590><c> what</c><00:47:58.869><c> Christ</c><00:47:59.190><c> has</c>

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done<00:47:59.630><c> for</c><00:47:59.809><c> them.</c><00:48:01.329><c> And</c><00:48:01.650><c> so</c><00:48:01.809><c> he</c><00:48:01.969><c> says</c><00:48:02.230><c> in</c><00:48:02.469><c> verses</c>

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20<00:48:03.190><c> and</c><00:48:04.090><c> 21,</c><00:48:05.710><c> now</c><00:48:05.969><c> unto</c><00:48:06.269><c> him</c><00:48:06.590><c> that</c><00:48:06.750><c> is</c><00:48:06.989><c> able</c><00:48:07.230><c> to</c><00:48:07.449><c> do</c><00:48:07.690><c> exceedingly</c><00:48:08.369><c> abundantly</c>

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above<00:48:10.750><c> all</c><00:48:11.150><c> that</c><00:48:11.369><c> we</c><00:48:11.809><c> ask</c>

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or<00:48:13.369><c> think</c><00:48:14.090><c> according</c><00:48:15.210><c> to</c><00:48:15.409><c> the</c><00:48:15.690><c> power</c><00:48:15.929><c> that</c><00:48:16.250><c> worketh</c><00:48:16.550><c> in</c><00:48:16.710><c> us,</c>

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unto<00:48:18.230><c> him</c><00:48:19.010><c> be</c><00:48:19.650><c> glory</c><00:48:20.050><c> in</c><00:48:20.269><c> the</c><00:48:20.449><c> ecclesia</c>

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by<00:48:21.769><c> Christ</c><00:48:22.170><c> Jesus</c><00:48:22.570><c> throughout</c><00:48:23.030><c> all</c><00:48:23.389><c> ages,</c><00:48:24.710><c> world</c><00:48:24.869><c> without</c>

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end.<00:48:26.449><c> Amen.</c>

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So<00:48:28.869><c> by</c><00:48:29.389><c> way</c><00:48:29.610><c> of</c><00:48:29.750><c> closing</c><00:48:30.050><c> brothers</c><00:48:30.309><c> and</c><00:48:30.550><c> sisters,</c><00:48:31.010><c> let's</c><00:48:31.090><c> just</c>

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reflect<00:48:33.230><c> upon</c><00:48:33.809><c> what</c><00:48:34.110><c> we've</c><00:48:34.369><c> seen</c><00:48:35.070><c> this</c><00:48:35.570><c> evening</c>

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and<00:48:36.550><c> tie</c><00:48:36.849><c> some</c><00:48:37.070><c> of</c><00:48:37.190><c> these</c><00:48:37.409><c> thoughts</c><00:48:37.590><c> back</c><00:48:37.849><c> to</c><00:48:38.010><c> our</c><00:48:38.230><c> theme</c><00:48:38.409><c> of</c>

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unity.<00:48:40.210><c> We've</c><00:48:40.449><c> seen</c><00:48:40.610><c> how</c><00:48:40.869><c> the</c><00:48:41.090><c> Gentiles</c><00:48:41.670><c> are</c><00:48:41.949><c> to</c><00:48:42.070><c> be</c>

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fellow<00:48:42.610><c> heirs.</c><00:48:43.750><c> The</c><00:48:43.989><c> Gentiles</c><00:48:44.769><c> are</c><00:48:44.989><c> to</c><00:48:45.070><c> be</c><00:48:45.250><c> part</c><00:48:45.409><c> of</c><00:48:45.570><c> the</c><00:48:45.730><c> same</c>

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body.<00:48:47.570><c> The</c><00:48:47.809><c> Gentiles</c><00:48:48.170><c> are</c><00:48:48.309><c> to</c><00:48:48.429><c> be</c><00:48:48.730><c> partakers</c><00:48:49.369><c> of</c>

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by<00:48:57.989><c> the</c><00:48:58.369><c> preaching</c><00:48:58.969><c> and</c><00:49:00.630><c> unity</c><00:49:01.230><c> of</c><00:49:02.210><c> the</c><00:49:02.389><c> ecclesia.</c><00:49:05.329><c> Furthermore,</c><00:49:06.489><c> God's</c>

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family<00:49:07.510><c> will</c><00:49:08.190><c> encompass</c><00:49:08.630><c> heaven</c>

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and<00:49:09.409><c> earth.</c><00:49:11.570><c> And</c><00:49:11.909><c> finally,</c><00:49:13.510><c> and</c><00:49:13.690><c> perhaps</c><00:49:13.869><c> most</c><00:49:14.309><c> importantly,</c>

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we<00:49:16.190><c> must</c><00:49:16.489><c> desire</c><00:49:17.130><c> the</c><00:49:17.610><c> development</c>

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of<00:49:18.409><c> a</c><00:49:18.650><c> universal</c><00:49:19.150><c> household</c><00:49:19.889><c> as</c><00:49:21.110><c> much</c><00:49:21.670><c> as</c><00:49:22.409><c> our</c><00:49:22.710><c> own</c><00:49:22.989><c> salvation.</c>

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Might<00:49:25.570><c> it</c><00:49:25.690><c> be</c><00:49:25.889><c> brothers</c><00:49:26.130><c> and</c><00:49:26.349><c> sisters</c><00:49:26.610><c> that</c><00:49:26.809><c> in</c><00:49:26.949><c> the</c><00:49:27.090><c> words</c><00:49:27.289><c> of</c>

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the<00:49:27.590><c> apostle</c><00:49:28.010><c> that</c><00:49:28.949><c> we</c><00:49:29.150><c> might</c><00:49:29.469><c> truly</c><00:49:30.070><c> believe</c>

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that<00:49:31.010><c> he</c><00:49:31.170><c> can</c><00:49:31.489><c> do</c><00:49:32.329><c> exceedingly</c><00:49:33.610><c> above</c><00:49:34.269><c> all</c><00:49:34.469><c> that</c><00:49:34.630><c> we</c><00:49:34.889><c> ask</c><00:49:35.190><c> or</c>

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think<00:49:36.269><c> according</c><00:49:36.869><c> to</c><00:49:37.070><c> the</c><00:49:37.269><c> power</c><00:49:37.449><c> that</c><00:49:37.750><c> worketh</c><00:49:38.210><c> in</c><00:49:38.690><c> us.</c>