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faithful<00:17:52.200><c> Abraham.</c>

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Why<00:19:52.660><c> then</c><00:19:53.299><c> would</c><00:19:53.819><c> we</c><00:19:54.059><c> be</c><00:19:54.380><c> present</c><00:19:54.819><c> at</c><00:19:55.220><c> this</c><00:19:55.480><c> communion</c><00:19:55.940><c> service?</c>

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Blessed<00:20:23.819><c> are</c><00:20:24.160><c> they</c><00:20:24.539><c> that</c><00:20:24.960><c> have</c><00:20:25.460><c> not</c><00:20:25.960><c> seen</c><00:20:26.640><c> and</c><00:20:27.319><c> yet</c><00:20:27.619><c> have</c><00:20:28.039><c> believed.</c>

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Paul,<00:20:53.420><c> writing</c><00:20:53.759><c> to</c><00:20:54.000><c> the</c><00:20:54.200><c> Romans,</c><00:20:54.500><c> let's</c><00:20:54.759><c> turn</c><00:20:55.059><c> back</c><00:20:55.359><c> to</c><00:20:55.640><c> Romans.</c>

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it<00:22:18.529><c> is</c><00:22:18.809><c> the</c><00:22:18.990><c> gift</c><00:22:19.190><c> of</c><00:22:19.509><c> God,</c><00:22:20.950><c> not</c><00:22:21.089><c> of</c><00:22:21.329><c> works,</c><00:22:22.250><c> unless</c><00:22:22.390><c> any</c><00:22:22.690><c> man</c>

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Turn<00:22:33.930><c> back</c><00:22:34.130><c> to</c><00:22:34.309><c> the</c><00:22:34.470><c> Gospel</c><00:22:34.789><c> of</c><00:22:34.990><c> John,</c><00:22:36.750><c> please.</c>

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John,<00:22:44.509><c> chapter</c><00:22:45.170><c> 6.</c>

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that<00:25:04.609><c> Hezekiah</c>

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pride,<00:25:11.170><c> his</c><00:25:11.490><c> pride</c><00:25:12.150><c> gained</c><00:25:12.730><c> he</c><00:25:12.930><c> up</c><00:25:13.069><c> a</c><00:25:13.269><c> hand</c>

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what<00:26:04.170><c> happened.</c>

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we<00:26:20.089><c> need</c><00:26:20.470><c> God's</c><00:26:21.089><c> help.</c>

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we<00:26:48.950><c> can</c><00:26:49.210><c> come</c><00:26:49.529><c> boldly</c>

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to<00:26:54.509><c> seek</c><00:26:54.910><c> help.</c>

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Back<00:27:13.230><c> to</c><00:27:13.589><c> chapter</c><00:27:14.190><c> one.</c>

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verse<00:27:21.549><c> nine.</c>

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he<00:27:27.670><c> is</c><00:27:28.049><c> faithful</c>

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and<00:27:29.650><c> just</c><00:27:30.029><c> to</c><00:27:30.990><c> forgive</c><00:27:31.289><c> us</c><00:27:31.829><c> our</c><00:27:32.150><c> sins</c>

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and<00:27:33.529><c> to</c><00:27:33.970><c> cleanse</c><00:27:34.210><c> us</c>

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from<00:27:35.650><c> all</c><00:27:36.349><c> unrighteousness.</c>

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as<00:27:42.609><c> we</c><00:27:42.890><c> participate</c>

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and<00:27:49.650><c> put</c><00:27:49.809><c> our</c><00:27:50.089><c> trust</c><00:27:50.289><c> in</c><00:27:50.569><c> God.</c>