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worshipping<00:10:26.090><c> in</c><00:10:26.309><c> his</c><00:10:26.570><c> way.</c><00:10:26.850><c> He</c><00:10:26.990><c> was</c><00:10:27.289><c> great.</c><00:10:27.889><c> Look</c><00:10:28.110><c> at</c><00:10:28.230><c> all</c><00:10:28.350><c> the</c>

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he<00:10:56.169><c> forgave</c><00:10:57.210><c> Manasseh.</c>

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and<00:11:04.090><c> seek</c><00:11:04.269><c> forgiveness.</c><00:11:05.330><c> It's</c><00:11:05.669><c> about</c><00:11:05.889><c> now</c><00:11:06.450><c> and</c><00:11:06.909><c> it's</c><00:11:07.110><c> about</c>

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forgive<00:11:13.809><c> me,</c><00:11:14.169><c> forgive</c><00:11:14.549><c> me,</c><00:11:15.110><c> Lord.</c><00:11:15.169><c> And</c><00:11:15.330><c> he</c><00:11:15.570><c> carried</c><00:11:15.809><c> on</c><00:11:16.049><c> in</c><00:11:16.230><c> the</c><00:11:16.389><c> same</c><00:11:16.549><c> way</c><00:11:16.769><c> that</c><00:11:16.950><c> he'd</c><00:11:17.250><c> carried</c><00:11:17.350><c> on</c><00:11:17.549><c> before.</c>

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he<00:11:27.250><c> seeks</c><00:11:27.490><c> God's</c><00:11:28.070><c> forgiveness.</c>

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of<00:12:14.350><c> God,</c><00:12:14.529><c> it's</c><00:12:14.710><c> a</c><00:12:14.809><c> Bible</c><00:12:15.070><c> echo,</c><00:12:15.409><c> isn't</c><00:12:15.490><c> it?</c><00:12:15.549><c> When</c><00:12:15.690><c> we</c><00:12:15.789><c> look</c><00:12:15.990><c> forward</c><00:12:16.230><c> to</c>

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Corinthians,<00:12:17.090><c> Paul</c><00:12:17.309><c> says,</c>

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