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celebrate.<00:16:07.080><c> For</c><00:16:07.320><c> this,</c><00:16:07.960><c> my</c><00:16:08.019><c> son</c><00:16:08.399><c> was</c><00:16:08.899><c> dead</c><00:16:09.480><c> and</c><00:16:09.860><c> is</c><00:16:10.059><c> alive</c><00:16:10.299><c> again.</c><00:16:11.399><c> He</c>

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squandered<00:16:47.159><c> his</c><00:16:47.460><c> property</c><00:16:47.919><c> in</c><00:16:48.240><c> reckless</c><00:16:48.620><c> living.</c>

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Squandered<00:16:52.220><c> his</c><00:16:52.419><c> money.</c><00:16:54.120><c> And</c><00:16:54.299><c> while</c><00:16:54.360><c> we</c><00:16:54.539><c> aren't</c><00:16:54.740><c> told</c><00:16:55.100><c> what</c>

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won't<00:17:19.480><c> be</c><00:17:19.779><c> bringing</c><00:17:20.039><c> anything</c><00:17:20.420><c> back</c><00:17:20.980><c> with</c><00:17:21.319><c> him</c><00:17:21.940><c> to</c><00:17:22.400><c> Philemon.</c>

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And<00:23:20.779><c> of</c><00:23:21.039><c> course,</c><00:23:21.799><c> Paul</c><00:23:22.000><c> encourages</c><00:23:22.720><c> Philemon</c><00:23:23.339><c> to</c><00:23:23.920><c> make</c><00:23:24.200><c> the</c>

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hearts<00:24:35.259><c> of</c><00:24:35.599><c> the</c><00:24:35.799><c> saints.</c><00:24:36.960><c> And</c><00:24:37.200><c> he</c><00:24:37.319><c> ends</c><00:24:37.539><c> the</c><00:24:37.779><c> letter</c><00:24:38.339><c> challenging</c><00:24:39.720><c> Philemon</c>

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his<00:24:49.400><c> brother,</c>

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And<00:25:24.190><c> yet,</c><00:25:24.450><c> despite</c><00:25:25.029><c> this,</c><00:25:25.710><c> the</c><00:25:25.769><c> message</c><00:25:26.250><c> is</c><00:25:26.670><c> very</c><00:25:27.170><c> clear.</c>

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Philemon<00:25:29.410><c> must</c><00:25:30.089><c> welcome</c><00:25:30.890><c> back</c><00:25:31.369><c> Anesimus</c><00:25:32.190><c> and</c><00:25:32.950><c> must</c><00:25:33.329><c> be</c><00:25:33.730><c> reconciled</c><00:25:34.250><c> back</c>

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to<00:25:34.710><c> him.</c>

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And<00:25:38.910><c> why?</c><00:25:40.049><c> Why</c><00:25:40.450><c> is</c><00:25:40.650><c> that</c><00:25:40.869><c> so</c><00:25:41.230><c> important?</c>

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Well,<00:25:44.049><c> turn</c><00:25:44.190><c> with</c><00:25:44.390><c> me</c><00:25:44.549><c> to</c><00:25:44.750><c> Romans.</c><00:25:46.670><c> Romans</c><00:25:47.009><c> chapter</c><00:25:47.410><c> five.</c>

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Christ<00:26:12.690><c> died</c><00:26:13.049><c> for</c><00:26:13.230><c> us.</c>

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much<00:26:20.329><c> more</c><00:26:20.710><c> shall</c><00:26:20.930><c> we</c><00:26:21.130><c> be</c><00:26:21.470><c> saved</c><00:26:21.809><c> by</c><00:26:22.049><c> him</c><00:26:22.329><c> from</c><00:26:22.509><c> the</c><00:26:22.630><c> wrath</c><00:26:22.829><c> of</c><00:26:22.970><c> God.</c>

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still<00:26:49.730><c> sinners.</c>

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reconciled,<00:26:57.210><c> something</c><00:26:57.509><c> that's</c><00:26:57.950><c> already</c><00:26:58.490><c> taken</c><00:26:58.809><c> place.</c>

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his<00:27:06.630><c> life.</c>

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not<00:27:47.970><c> only</c><00:27:48.529><c> do</c><00:27:48.569><c> we</c><00:27:48.569><c> have</c><00:27:48.569><c> to</c><00:27:48.569><c> be</c><00:27:48.569><c> saved,</c>

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gift,<00:27:53.910><c> but</c><00:27:54.289><c> we</c><00:27:54.589><c> need</c><00:27:55.089><c> to</c><00:27:55.930><c> participate</c><00:27:56.670><c> with</c><00:27:57.650><c> Jesus</c>

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saying,<00:27:59.529><c> I</c><00:27:59.789><c> need</c><00:28:00.190><c> to</c><00:28:00.410><c> do</c><00:28:00.529><c> that</c><00:28:01.069><c> in</c><00:28:01.230><c> my</c><00:28:01.509><c> life.</c><00:28:02.650><c> I</c><00:28:03.349><c> need</c><00:28:03.630><c> to</c><00:28:03.869><c> love</c>

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And<00:28:09.430><c> we</c><00:28:09.650><c> participate</c><00:28:10.369><c> with</c><00:28:10.890><c> Jesus</c><00:28:11.450><c> through</c><00:28:11.829><c> our</c><00:28:12.069><c> baptism,</c><00:28:13.509><c> we</c>

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participate<00:28:14.410><c> with</c><00:28:14.630><c> him</c><00:28:14.930><c> through</c><00:28:15.309><c> the</c><00:28:15.630><c> bread</c><00:28:15.750><c> and</c><00:28:15.869><c> the</c>

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wine,<00:28:17.029><c> and</c><00:28:17.309><c> we</c><00:28:17.529><c> participate</c><00:28:18.170><c> with</c><00:28:18.450><c> him</c><00:28:19.430><c> through</c><00:28:20.029><c> the</c><00:28:20.309><c> fellowship</c><00:28:20.890><c> that</c><00:28:21.529><c> we</c>

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share<00:28:22.329><c> with</c><00:28:23.430><c> one</c><00:28:23.609><c> another.</c>

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we<00:28:31.990><c> also</c><00:28:32.509><c> rejoice</c><00:28:33.029><c> in</c><00:28:33.329><c> God</c><00:28:33.630><c> through</c><00:28:34.130><c> our</c><00:28:34.430><c> Lord</c>

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of<00:28:34.890><c> Jesus</c><00:28:35.210><c> Christ,</c><00:28:36.490><c> through</c><00:28:36.730><c> whom</c><00:28:37.089><c> we</c><00:28:38.049><c> have</c><00:28:38.529><c> now</c><00:28:39.029><c> received</c><00:28:39.690><c> reconciliation.</c>