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an<00:16:35.350><c> unforgivable</c><00:16:36.049><c> sin.</c><00:16:38.230><c> Our</c><00:16:38.309><c> Lord</c><00:16:38.529><c> Jesus</c><00:16:39.049><c> Christ</c><00:16:39.429><c> declares</c>

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that<00:16:46.870><c> is,</c><00:16:48.190><c> against</c><00:16:48.610><c> God's</c><00:16:49.210><c> word,</c><00:16:50.750><c> it</c><00:16:51.009><c> shall</c><00:16:51.429><c> not</c><00:16:52.190><c> be</c><00:16:53.269><c> forgiven.</c><00:16:55.009><c> In</c><00:16:55.370><c> short,</c><00:16:55.629><c> to</c><00:16:55.809><c> do</c>

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Let<00:19:38.640><c> us</c><00:19:38.940><c> pray</c><00:19:39.480><c> for</c><00:19:39.859><c> our</c><00:19:40.099><c> ecclesia.</c><00:19:42.259><c> Let</c><00:19:42.440><c> us</c><00:19:42.680><c> pray</c><00:19:43.000><c> for</c><00:19:43.240><c> our</c><00:19:43.519><c> families,</c><00:19:46.059><c> our</c>

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enemies,<00:19:47.579><c> and</c><00:19:48.259><c> our</c><00:19:48.519><c> friends.</c>

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Let<00:19:51.160><c> us</c><00:19:51.440><c> focus</c><00:19:52.099><c> on</c><00:19:52.920><c> the</c><00:19:53.220><c> hope</c><00:19:53.440><c> that</c><00:19:53.640><c> is</c><00:19:53.859><c> before</c><00:19:54.240><c> us</c><00:19:55.200><c> and</c><00:19:55.559><c> the</c><00:19:55.839><c> realization</c><00:19:56.700><c> that</c><00:19:57.279><c> God</c><00:19:57.619><c> has</c><00:19:57.900><c> a</c>

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to<00:20:18.940><c> achieve</c><00:20:19.400><c> alone.</c>

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the<00:20:53.240><c> evil</c><00:20:53.779><c> of</c><00:20:54.420><c> sin.</c>

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await<00:22:24.019><c> the</c><00:22:24.319><c> appearing</c><00:22:24.680><c> of</c><00:22:25.299><c> his</c><00:22:25.539><c> son.</c><00:22:26.240><c> Amen.</c>