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Ultimately,<00:24:48.980><c> God</c><00:24:49.039><c> has</c><00:24:49.240><c> put</c><00:24:49.400><c> that</c><00:24:49.640><c> in</c><00:24:49.680><c> our</c><00:24:49.960><c> hands</c><00:24:50.400><c> to</c><00:24:50.740><c> make</c><00:24:50.960><c> that</c><00:24:51.220><c> choice</c><00:24:51.420><c> on</c>

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Where<00:25:07.880><c> is</c><00:25:08.119><c> Christ</c><00:25:08.400><c> now?</c>

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There's<00:25:09.359><c> no</c><00:25:09.519><c> more</c><00:25:09.740><c> appropriate</c><00:25:10.079><c> place</c><00:25:10.420><c> than</c><00:25:10.599><c> in</c><00:25:10.740><c> that</c><00:25:10.880><c> location,</c><00:25:11.319><c> waiting</c><00:25:11.619><c> for</c><00:25:12.200><c> him</c><00:25:12.420><c> to</c>

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So<00:25:18.079><c> then</c><00:25:18.380><c> in</c><00:25:18.720><c> conclusion,</c><00:25:19.339><c> where</c><00:25:19.599><c> does</c><00:25:19.880><c> this</c><00:25:20.180><c> understanding</c>

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We<00:25:34.079><c> all</c><00:25:34.400><c> sit</c><00:25:34.619><c> here,</c><00:25:35.400><c> clearly</c><00:25:35.859><c> exposed</c><00:25:36.680><c> to</c><00:25:37.319><c> the</c><00:25:37.740><c> light.</c>

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We<00:25:39.500><c> all</c><00:25:40.019><c> have</c><00:25:40.880><c> a</c><00:25:41.359><c> grasp</c><00:25:41.720><c> of</c><00:25:42.259><c> the</c><00:25:42.700><c> truth,</c><00:25:43.839><c> which</c><00:25:44.140><c> makes</c><00:25:44.380><c> us</c><00:25:44.640><c> accountable</c><00:25:45.079><c> and</c><00:25:45.460><c> responsible.</c>

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And<00:25:47.460><c> that</c><00:25:47.700><c> comes</c><00:25:47.960><c> back</c><00:25:48.279><c> to</c><00:25:49.579><c> what</c><00:25:50.180><c> is</c><00:25:51.180><c> a</c><00:25:51.619><c> very</c><00:25:52.640><c> powerful</c><00:25:53.160><c> contrast</c><00:25:53.839><c> in</c><00:25:54.299><c> words</c><00:25:54.660><c> in</c><00:25:54.900><c> Hebrews.</c>

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And<00:26:00.200><c> there</c><00:26:00.380><c> certainly</c><00:26:00.779><c> is</c><00:26:01.259><c> a</c><00:26:01.400><c> warning</c><00:26:01.640><c> aspect</c><00:26:02.079><c> to</c><00:26:02.279><c> that.</c>

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Let's<00:26:02.680><c> go</c><00:26:02.960><c> to</c><00:26:03.859><c> chapter</c><00:26:04.220><c> 10</c><00:26:04.460><c> of</c><00:26:04.640><c> Hebrews.</c>

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And<00:26:10.500><c> Reese</c><00:26:11.019><c> reading</c><00:26:11.220><c> from</c><00:26:11.440><c> a</c><00:26:11.539><c> couple</c><00:26:11.740><c> of</c><00:26:11.940><c> sections</c><00:26:12.180><c> here.</c>

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First<00:26:12.640><c> of</c><00:26:12.859><c> all,</c><00:26:13.200><c> in</c><00:26:13.779><c> chapter</c><00:26:14.039><c> 10,</c><00:26:14.740><c> starting</c><00:26:14.960><c> in</c><00:26:15.180><c> verse</c><00:26:15.640><c> 19.</c>

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Having<00:26:18.160><c> therefore</c><00:26:18.640><c> a</c><00:26:18.859><c> brother</c><00:26:19.019><c> and</c><00:26:19.240><c> boldness</c><00:26:19.660><c> to</c><00:26:19.940><c> enter</c><00:26:20.240><c> into</c>

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the<00:26:20.799><c> holiest</c><00:26:21.279><c> by</c><00:26:21.539><c> the</c><00:26:21.839><c> blood</c><00:26:21.980><c> of</c><00:26:22.119><c> Jesus,</c>

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by<00:26:23.079><c> a</c><00:26:23.299><c> new</c><00:26:23.440><c> and</c><00:26:23.680><c> living</c><00:26:23.859><c> way</c><00:26:24.140><c> which</c><00:26:24.339><c> he</c><00:26:24.519><c> hath</c><00:26:24.839><c> consecrated</c><00:26:25.279><c> for</c>

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us<00:26:25.779><c> through</c><00:26:26.039><c> the</c><00:26:26.339><c> veil</c><00:26:26.519><c> that</c><00:26:26.859><c> is</c><00:26:27.140><c> to</c><00:26:27.359><c> say</c><00:26:27.480><c> his</c><00:26:27.819><c> flesh,</c>

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and<00:26:28.819><c> having</c><00:26:29.019><c> a</c><00:26:29.240><c> high</c><00:26:29.500><c> priest</c><00:26:29.720><c> over</c><00:26:29.980><c> the</c><00:26:30.180><c> house</c><00:26:30.359><c> of</c><00:26:30.599><c> God,</c><00:26:31.380><c> let</c>

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us<00:26:32.660><c> draw</c><00:26:33.119><c> near.</c>

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Verse<00:26:34.180><c> 23,</c><00:26:35.140><c> let</c><00:26:35.440><c> us</c><00:26:36.140><c> hold</c><00:26:36.539><c> fast.</c>

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Verse<00:26:37.660><c> 24,</c><00:26:39.000><c> let</c><00:26:39.059><c> us</c><00:26:39.859><c> consider</c><00:26:40.420><c> one</c><00:26:40.640><c> another</c><00:26:41.119><c> or</c><00:26:42.079><c> love</c><00:26:42.519><c> one</c><00:26:42.779><c> another,</c><00:26:43.740><c> provoking</c><00:26:44.599><c> to</c>

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love<00:26:45.140><c> and</c><00:26:45.359><c> good</c><00:26:45.539><c> works.</c>

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One<00:26:48.220><c> more</c><00:26:48.420><c> in</c><00:26:48.579><c> chapter</c><00:26:48.880><c> 12</c><00:26:49.160><c> and</c><00:26:49.339><c> verse</c><00:26:49.559><c> 1.</c>

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Wherefore,<00:26:55.940><c> seeing</c><00:26:56.259><c> we</c><00:26:56.559><c> also</c><00:26:57.000><c> encompassed</c><00:26:57.599><c> with</c><00:26:57.940><c> so</c><00:26:58.339><c> great</c><00:26:58.519><c> a</c>

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cloud<00:26:58.819><c> of</c><00:26:59.039><c> witnesses,</c>

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let<00:27:00.380><c> us</c><00:27:01.220><c> lay</c><00:27:01.559><c> aside</c><00:27:01.920><c> every</c><00:27:02.240><c> weight</c><00:27:02.519><c> and</c><00:27:03.680><c> the</c><00:27:03.960><c> sin</c><00:27:04.299><c> which</c><00:27:04.619><c> does</c>

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so<00:27:05.079><c> easily</c><00:27:05.799><c> beset</c><00:27:06.160><c> us.</c>

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So<00:27:08.299><c> we</c><00:27:08.579><c> have</c><00:27:08.900><c> been</c><00:27:09.180><c> given</c><00:27:10.000><c> something</c><00:27:10.579><c> by</c><00:27:11.940><c> God,</c><00:27:12.359><c> his</c><00:27:12.519><c> hands</c><00:27:12.759><c> are</c>

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open<00:27:13.160><c> to</c><00:27:13.380><c> us,</c><00:27:14.079><c> but</c><00:27:14.259><c> it's</c><00:27:14.460><c> not</c><00:27:14.680><c> a</c><00:27:14.839><c> one</c><00:27:14.980><c> way</c><00:27:15.200><c> street.</c>

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Let<00:27:16.440><c> us</c><00:27:16.660><c> draw</c><00:27:16.920><c> near.</c><00:27:17.740><c> Let</c><00:27:17.960><c> us</c><00:27:18.180><c> hold</c><00:27:18.460><c> fast.</c><00:27:19.200><c> Let</c><00:27:19.359><c> us</c><00:27:19.599><c> consider</c>

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one<00:27:20.160><c> another.</c>

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We<00:27:23.460><c> can't</c><00:27:24.019><c> turn</c><00:27:24.259><c> back.</c><00:27:24.740><c> We've</c><00:27:24.940><c> been</c><00:27:25.140><c> exposed</c><00:27:25.839><c> to</c><00:27:26.680><c> the</c><00:27:26.900><c> light.</c>

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We've<00:27:27.339><c> seen</c><00:27:27.640><c> the</c><00:27:27.859><c> light.</c>

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We've<00:27:29.019><c> seen</c><00:27:29.299><c> the</c><00:27:29.579><c> truth.</c><00:27:30.500><c> We</c><00:27:30.640><c> now</c><00:27:30.940><c> have</c><00:27:31.240><c> to</c><00:27:31.680><c> grab</c><00:27:31.980><c> hold</c><00:27:32.180><c> of</c><00:27:32.380><c> it</c>

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and<00:27:34.000><c> take</c><00:27:35.019><c> that</c><00:27:36.079><c> responsibility.</c>

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And<00:27:38.599><c> there</c><00:27:38.740><c> will</c><00:27:39.039><c> be</c><00:27:39.400><c> accountability.</c>

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If<00:27:41.799><c> we</c><00:27:41.980><c> go,</c><00:27:42.220><c> continue</c><00:27:42.680><c> on</c><00:27:42.880><c> in</c><00:27:43.039><c> verse</c><00:27:43.240><c> 12.</c>

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Looking<00:27:47.259><c> unto</c><00:27:47.599><c> Jesus,</c><00:27:48.599><c> the</c><00:27:48.859><c> author</c><00:27:49.359><c> and</c><00:27:50.180><c> finisher</c><00:27:50.519><c> of</c><00:27:50.720><c> our</c><00:27:51.000><c> faith,</c>

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who<00:27:52.099><c> for</c><00:27:52.339><c> the</c><00:27:52.579><c> joy</c><00:27:53.180><c> that</c><00:27:53.619><c> was</c><00:27:53.960><c> set</c><00:27:54.200><c> before</c><00:27:54.700><c> him</c><00:27:55.079><c> endured</c><00:27:55.599><c> the</c>

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cross,<00:27:56.519><c> despising</c><00:27:56.940><c> the</c><00:27:57.220><c> shame,</c>

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and<00:27:58.259><c> is</c><00:27:58.440><c> set</c><00:27:58.599><c> down</c><00:27:58.720><c> on</c><00:27:58.859><c> the</c><00:27:59.059><c> right</c><00:27:59.319><c> hand</c><00:27:59.900><c> of</c><00:28:00.819><c> the</c><00:28:01.019><c> throne</c><00:28:01.240><c> of</c><00:28:01.440><c> God.</c>

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For<00:28:02.940><c> consider</c><00:28:03.420><c> him</c><00:28:03.799><c> that</c><00:28:04.160><c> endured</c><00:28:04.440><c> such</c><00:28:04.839><c> contradiction</c><00:28:05.519><c> of</c>

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sinners<00:28:06.200><c> against</c><00:28:06.579><c> himself,</c>

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lest<00:28:08.059><c> we</c><00:28:08.559><c> be</c><00:28:08.900><c> weary</c><00:28:09.200><c> and</c><00:28:10.039><c> faint</c><00:28:10.380><c> in</c><00:28:11.359><c> your</c><00:28:11.599><c> minds.</c>

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And<00:28:13.119><c> then</c><00:28:13.279><c> we'll</c><00:28:13.480><c> continue,</c><00:28:13.920><c> and</c><00:28:14.039><c> then</c><00:28:14.480><c> just</c><00:28:15.039><c> pulling</c><00:28:15.259><c> from</c><00:28:15.420><c> a</c>

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few<00:28:15.700><c> verses</c><00:28:16.059><c> which</c><00:28:16.880><c> can</c><00:28:17.660><c> be</c><00:28:17.859><c> looked</c><00:28:18.019><c> at</c><00:28:18.220><c> later</c><00:28:18.500><c> in</c><00:28:18.680><c> verse</c><00:28:18.880><c> 13,</c>

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this<00:28:20.119><c> idea</c><00:28:20.579><c> of</c><00:28:21.000><c> lest,</c><00:28:23.119><c> lest</c><00:28:23.359><c> in</c><00:28:23.500><c> verse</c><00:28:23.720><c> 15,</c><00:28:26.420><c> verse</c><00:28:26.700><c> 16,</c>

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we<00:28:29.980><c> have</c><00:28:30.299><c> the</c><00:28:30.460><c> opportunity,</c><00:28:31.240><c> we've</c><00:28:31.640><c> got</c><00:28:31.759><c> to</c><00:28:31.880><c> make</c><00:28:32.039><c> the</c><00:28:32.240><c> change.</c>

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It<00:28:33.380><c> has</c><00:28:33.579><c> to</c><00:28:33.740><c> change</c><00:28:33.900><c> our</c><00:28:34.119><c> life.</c>

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And<00:28:35.259><c> then</c><00:28:35.920><c> going</c><00:28:36.319><c> on</c><00:28:36.599><c> into</c><00:28:37.519><c> the</c><00:28:37.940><c> end</c><00:28:38.059><c> of</c><00:28:38.200><c> verse</c><00:28:38.380><c> 12,</c>

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but<00:28:39.940><c> ye</c><00:28:40.319><c> are,</c><00:28:40.819><c> in</c><00:28:41.019><c> verse</c><00:28:41.940><c> 22,</c><00:28:42.440><c> but</c><00:28:42.519><c> ye</c><00:28:42.839><c> are</c><00:28:43.099><c> come</c><00:28:43.380><c> unto</c><00:28:43.700><c> Mount</c><00:28:44.059><c> Zion,</c>

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and<00:28:45.440><c> unto</c><00:28:45.700><c> the</c><00:28:45.880><c> city</c><00:28:46.079><c> of</c><00:28:46.259><c> the</c><00:28:46.380><c> living</c><00:28:46.559><c> God,</c><00:28:46.900><c> the</c><00:28:47.059><c> heavenly</c><00:28:47.359><c> Jerusalem,</c>

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and<00:28:48.819><c> to</c><00:28:49.000><c> an</c><00:28:49.180><c> innumerable</c><00:28:49.920><c> company</c><00:28:50.500><c> of</c><00:28:51.000><c> angels.</c>

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And<00:28:53.619><c> then</c><00:28:53.799><c> continuing</c><00:28:54.180><c> down</c><00:28:54.500><c> into</c><00:28:55.200><c> verse</c><00:28:55.420><c> 24,</c><00:28:56.079><c> to</c><00:28:56.240><c> Jesus,</c><00:28:56.819><c> the</c>

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mediator<00:28:57.700><c> of</c><00:28:57.980><c> the</c><00:28:58.099><c> new</c><00:28:58.299><c> covenant,</c>

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and<00:28:59.579><c> to</c><00:28:59.759><c> the</c><00:28:59.900><c> blood</c><00:29:00.119><c> of</c><00:29:00.400><c> sprinkling</c><00:29:00.759><c> that</c><00:29:01.119><c> speaketh</c><00:29:02.059><c> better</c><00:29:02.460><c> things.</c>

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And<00:29:03.920><c> that</c><00:29:04.180><c> really</c><00:29:04.579><c> is</c><00:29:04.839><c> where</c><00:29:05.799><c> the</c><00:29:06.440><c> theme</c><00:29:06.700><c> of</c><00:29:06.940><c> Hebrews</c><00:29:07.140><c> leads</c><00:29:07.440><c> us.</c>

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We<00:29:08.539><c> have</c><00:29:08.859><c> a</c><00:29:09.039><c> better</c><00:29:09.200><c> way.</c>

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And<00:29:10.779><c> now</c><00:29:10.980><c> it's</c><00:29:11.200><c> our</c><00:29:11.359><c> responsibility</c><00:29:11.980><c> to</c><00:29:12.240><c> grasp</c><00:29:12.440><c> hold</c><00:29:12.599><c> of</c><00:29:12.720><c> it.</c>

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And<00:29:13.059><c> as</c><00:29:13.220><c> we</c><00:29:13.660><c> consider</c><00:29:14.059><c> the</c><00:29:14.380><c> emblems,</c><00:29:14.880><c> as</c><00:29:15.059><c> we</c><00:29:15.359><c> partake</c><00:29:15.779><c> of</c><00:29:15.920><c> them,</c>

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it<00:29:17.140><c> very</c><00:29:17.440><c> much</c><00:29:17.619><c> is</c><00:29:17.819><c> a</c><00:29:18.000><c> time</c><00:29:18.299><c> of</c><00:29:18.720><c> evaluation,</c>

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not<00:29:20.039><c> of</c><00:29:20.839><c> a</c><00:29:21.119><c> spirit</c><00:29:21.380><c> of</c><00:29:24.039><c> pessimism</c><00:29:24.960><c> or</c><00:29:25.579><c> negativity,</c>

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but<00:29:26.720><c> an</c><00:29:26.880><c> understanding</c><00:29:27.259><c> that</c><00:29:27.519><c> the</c><00:29:27.700><c> ways</c><00:29:27.839><c> just</c><00:29:28.220><c> given</c><00:29:28.380><c> to</c><00:29:28.700><c> us,</c>

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we've<00:29:29.880><c> just</c><00:29:30.119><c> got</c><00:29:30.240><c> to</c><00:29:30.400><c> grab</c><00:29:30.559><c> hold</c><00:29:30.720><c> of</c><00:29:30.859><c> it.</c>

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And<00:29:32.059><c> it's</c><00:29:32.660><c> our</c><00:29:32.819><c> solemn</c><00:29:33.019><c> responsibility</c><00:29:33.720><c> to</c><00:29:33.940><c> do</c><00:29:34.059><c> so.</c>