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his<00:12:52.419><c> people</c><00:12:52.980><c> from</c><00:12:53.379><c> their</c><00:12:53.700><c> sins.</c>

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We'll<00:13:03.539><c> pick</c><00:13:03.740><c> up</c><00:13:03.879><c> in</c><00:13:04.019><c> the</c><00:13:04.220><c> eighth</c><00:13:04.460><c> verse</c>

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So<00:13:19.860><c> beginning</c><00:13:20.100><c> in</c><00:13:20.299><c> verse</c><00:13:20.500><c> 10,</c><00:13:20.759><c> it</c><00:13:20.940><c> says,</c>

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And<00:13:22.200><c> the</c><00:13:22.500><c> angel</c><00:13:22.899><c> said</c><00:13:23.179><c> to</c><00:13:23.419><c> them,</c><00:13:24.940><c> fear</c><00:13:25.399><c> not.</c>

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Behold,<00:13:27.379><c> I</c><00:13:27.580><c> bring</c><00:13:27.740><c> you</c><00:13:27.980><c> good</c><00:13:28.340><c> tidings</c><00:13:28.740><c> of</c><00:13:29.059><c> great</c><00:13:29.419><c> joy,</c>

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which<00:13:30.100><c> shall</c><00:13:30.379><c> be</c><00:13:30.639><c> to</c><00:13:30.919><c> all</c><00:13:31.279><c> people.</c>

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a<00:13:37.000><c> Savior,</c><00:13:38.519><c> which</c><00:13:38.659><c> is</c><00:13:38.919><c> Christ</c><00:13:39.220><c> the</c><00:13:39.460><c> Lord.</c>

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glory<00:14:00.559><c> to</c><00:14:00.879><c> God</c><00:14:01.320><c> in</c><00:14:01.820><c> the</c><00:14:02.080><c> highest</c><00:14:02.679><c> and</c><00:14:03.539><c> on</c><00:14:03.820><c> earth,</c><00:14:05.700><c> peace,</c>

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goodwill<00:14:07.539><c> toward</c><00:14:07.960><c> men.</c>

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So<00:14:15.980><c> the</c><00:14:16.259><c> fact</c><00:14:16.559><c> that</c><00:14:17.200><c> the</c><00:14:17.580><c> Savior</c><00:14:17.919><c> was</c><00:14:18.340><c> born</c><00:14:18.740><c> was</c><00:14:19.320><c> praiseworthy</c><00:14:20.480><c> news,</c>

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There<00:14:30.759><c> would</c><00:14:31.100><c> be</c><00:14:31.879><c> peace</c><00:14:32.340><c> on</c><00:14:32.820><c> earth</c><00:14:33.279><c> and</c><00:14:34.100><c> goodwill</c><00:14:34.679><c> toward</c><00:14:35.000><c> men.</c>

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Now,<00:14:37.399><c> obviously,</c><00:14:39.759><c> obviously,</c><00:14:40.399><c> we</c><00:14:40.659><c> know</c><00:14:41.000><c> that</c><00:14:41.259><c> peace</c><00:14:41.899><c> is</c><00:14:43.259><c> not</c><00:14:43.539><c> yet</c>

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here<00:14:44.580><c> because</c><00:14:45.460><c> there</c><00:14:45.720><c> are</c><00:14:45.919><c> ongoing</c><00:14:46.299><c> wars.</c>

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toward<00:14:52.559><c> man.</c>

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and<00:15:00.779><c> the</c><00:15:01.000><c> earth</c><00:15:01.279><c> will</c><00:15:01.720><c> be</c><00:15:02.039><c> filled</c><00:15:02.419><c> with</c><00:15:02.980><c> the</c><00:15:03.240><c> glory</c><00:15:03.460><c> of</c><00:15:03.679><c> the</c><00:15:03.860><c> Lord.</c>

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And<00:15:06.220><c> on</c><00:15:06.399><c> that</c><00:15:06.539><c> day,</c><00:15:06.879><c> brothers</c><00:15:07.019><c> and</c><00:15:07.320><c> sisters,</c>

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there<00:15:08.299><c> will</c><00:15:08.600><c> be</c><00:15:08.840><c> peace</c><00:15:09.100><c> on</c><00:15:09.419><c> earth</c><00:15:09.860><c> and</c><00:15:10.600><c> goodwill</c><00:15:11.320><c> toward</c><00:15:11.639><c> men.</c>

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And<00:15:13.039><c> just</c><00:15:13.399><c> as</c><00:15:13.639><c> the</c><00:15:14.000><c> angels</c><00:15:14.480><c> rejoiced</c><00:15:15.399><c> over</c><00:15:15.679><c> the</c><00:15:15.960><c> prospect</c><00:15:16.419><c> of</c>

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we,<00:15:19.159><c> too,</c><00:15:19.179><c> look</c><00:15:19.440><c> forward</c><00:15:19.820><c> to</c><00:15:20.019><c> that</c><00:15:20.320><c> glorious</c><00:15:20.679><c> day.</c>

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So<00:15:23.460><c> in</c><00:15:24.100><c> Luke</c><00:15:24.320><c> chapter</c><00:15:24.700><c> 2,</c><00:15:24.980><c> we've</c><00:15:25.299><c> already</c><00:15:25.740><c> seen</c><00:15:26.139><c> how</c><00:15:26.419><c> the</c><00:15:26.759><c> angels</c>

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praised<00:15:27.700><c> God</c><00:15:28.139><c> in</c><00:15:28.399><c> verse</c><00:15:28.720><c> 13.</c>

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And<00:15:30.259><c> then</c><00:15:30.399><c> if</c><00:15:30.500><c> we</c><00:15:30.659><c> keep</c><00:15:30.840><c> going</c><00:15:31.159><c> through</c><00:15:31.460><c> the</c><00:15:31.720><c> chapter,</c>

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we<00:15:32.200><c> see</c><00:15:32.399><c> that</c><00:15:32.559><c> at</c><00:15:32.720><c> the</c><00:15:32.919><c> end</c><00:15:33.080><c> of</c><00:15:33.220><c> the</c><00:15:33.460><c> chapter,</c>

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There's<00:15:36.639><c> Simeon</c><00:15:37.419><c> and</c><00:15:37.980><c> Anna.</c>

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And<00:15:39.799><c> in</c><00:15:40.259><c> these</c><00:15:40.679><c> two</c><00:15:40.940><c> examples,</c><00:15:41.580><c> we</c><00:15:41.879><c> see</c><00:15:42.200><c> these</c><00:15:42.580><c> people</c><00:15:43.440><c> praising</c><00:15:44.100><c> God</c>

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the<00:15:48.919><c> long</c><00:15:49.259><c>-promised</c><00:15:49.740><c> Messiah.</c>

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Look<00:15:51.360><c> at</c><00:15:51.460><c> verse</c><00:15:51.700><c> 28.</c>

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and<00:15:55.600><c> praised</c><00:15:56.000><c> God,</c><00:15:56.740><c> saying,</c><00:15:57.440><c> Sovereign</c><00:15:57.899><c> Lord,</c>

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as<00:15:58.460><c> you've</c><00:15:58.960><c> promised,</c><00:15:59.860><c> you</c><00:16:00.000><c> may</c><00:16:00.240><c> now</c><00:16:00.620><c> dismiss</c><00:16:01.019><c> your</c><00:16:01.419><c> servant</c>

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in<00:16:02.139><c> peace,</c><00:16:02.620><c> for</c><00:16:02.759><c> my</c><00:16:03.200><c> eyes</c><00:16:03.759><c> have</c><00:16:04.559><c> seen</c><00:16:05.019><c> your</c><00:16:05.460><c> salvation.</c>

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So<00:16:07.299><c> this</c><00:16:07.539><c> old</c><00:16:07.919><c> man</c><00:16:08.159><c> is</c><00:16:08.460><c> holding</c><00:16:08.799><c> the</c><00:16:09.159><c> child,</c>

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she<00:16:27.759><c> gave</c><00:16:28.059><c> thanks</c><00:16:28.399><c> to</c><00:16:28.639><c> God</c><00:16:28.899><c> and</c><00:16:29.200><c> spoke</c><00:16:29.620><c> about</c><00:16:29.919><c> the</c><00:16:30.200><c> child</c>

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and<00:16:40.659><c> she</c><00:16:40.820><c> had</c><00:16:41.019><c> to</c><00:16:41.220><c> tell</c><00:16:41.419><c> everybody</c><00:16:42.000><c> else</c><00:16:42.679><c> about</c><00:16:43.200><c> it.</c>

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and<00:16:49.820><c> talk</c><00:16:50.220><c> a</c><00:16:50.340><c> little</c><00:16:50.559><c> bit</c><00:16:50.799><c> more</c><00:16:51.139><c> about</c><00:16:51.720><c> praise.</c>

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We<00:16:54.039><c> sing</c><00:16:54.259><c> hymns</c><00:16:54.580><c> of</c><00:16:54.879><c> praise.</c>

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We<00:16:56.080><c> read</c><00:16:56.559><c> that</c><00:16:56.860><c> we</c><00:16:57.039><c> are</c><00:16:57.240><c> to</c><00:16:57.600><c> praise</c><00:16:58.019><c> God.</c>

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about<00:17:04.920><c> the</c><00:17:05.180><c> responsibility</c><00:17:05.859><c> of</c><00:17:06.180><c> presiding.</c>

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select<00:17:10.480><c> from</c><00:17:11.039><c> our</c><00:17:11.339><c> hymn</c><00:17:11.599><c> books</c><00:17:11.980><c> a</c><00:17:12.500><c> hymn</c><00:17:13.559><c> of</c><00:17:14.079><c> praise</c>

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The<00:17:22.259><c> Bible</c><00:17:22.720><c> uses</c><00:17:23.339><c> the</c><00:17:23.740><c> expression</c><00:17:24.299><c> to</c><00:17:24.640><c> praise</c><00:17:25.039><c> the</c><00:17:25.359><c> Lord</c><00:17:25.740><c> very</c><00:17:26.460><c> frequently.</c>

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We're<00:17:28.099><c> instructed</c><00:17:28.579><c> to</c><00:17:29.000><c> praise</c><00:17:29.319><c> ye</c><00:17:29.579><c> the</c><00:17:29.819><c> Lord.</c>

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Our<00:17:44.359><c> God</c><00:17:44.519><c> is</c><00:17:44.859><c> perfectly</c><00:17:45.380><c> content.</c>

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better<00:17:50.980><c> than</c><00:17:51.619><c> he</c><00:17:51.839><c> already</c><00:17:52.299><c> is.</c>

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brothers<00:18:03.160><c> and</c><00:18:03.480><c> sisters,</c><00:18:05.160><c> is</c><00:18:05.460><c> you</c><00:18:05.900><c> and</c><00:18:06.740><c> me.</c>

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about<00:18:12.420><c> the</c><00:18:12.660><c> things</c><00:18:12.859><c> that</c><00:18:13.099><c> you</c><00:18:13.359><c> enjoy.</c>

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overflows<00:18:21.599><c> into</c><00:18:22.140><c> praise.</c>

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People<00:18:43.680><c> praise</c><00:18:44.079><c> what</c><00:18:44.259><c> they</c><00:18:44.599><c> value.</c>

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We<00:19:07.980><c> want</c><00:19:08.140><c> to</c><00:19:08.460><c> involve</c><00:19:08.859><c> other</c><00:19:09.299><c> people</c><00:19:09.779><c> in</c><00:19:10.059><c> our</c><00:19:10.380><c> joy.</c>

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and<00:19:31.500><c> never</c><00:19:31.819><c> talking</c><00:19:32.200><c> to</c><00:19:32.440><c> anybody</c><00:19:32.720><c> about</c><00:19:33.039><c> it?</c>

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Wasn't<00:19:40.799><c> that</c><00:19:40.980><c> fantastic?</c>

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And<00:19:43.000><c> that's</c><00:19:43.240><c> what</c><00:19:43.420><c> praise</c><00:19:43.720><c> is</c><00:19:43.980><c> about.</c>

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think<00:19:48.000><c> about</c><00:19:48.240><c> the</c><00:19:48.519><c> examples</c><00:19:48.859><c> of</c><00:19:49.200><c> praise</c>

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gave<00:19:56.339><c> praise</c><00:19:56.779><c> to</c><00:19:57.099><c> God</c><00:19:57.359><c> as</c><00:19:57.599><c> an</c><00:19:57.920><c> outward</c><00:19:58.339><c> expression</c><00:19:59.079><c> of</c><00:19:59.420><c> their</c><00:19:59.779><c> joy.</c>

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And<00:20:02.099><c> that's</c><00:20:02.319><c> what</c><00:20:02.480><c> praise</c><00:20:03.000><c> is</c><00:20:03.400><c> all</c><00:20:03.680><c> about.</c>

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Simeon<00:20:11.140><c> rejoiced</c><00:20:11.799><c> because</c><00:20:12.099><c> he</c><00:20:12.319><c> held</c><00:20:12.480><c> the</c><00:20:12.740><c> baby</c><00:20:13.019><c> Jesus</c>

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this<00:20:28.559><c> joy,</c><00:20:29.259><c> this</c><00:20:29.599><c> praise</c><00:20:30.099><c> was</c><00:20:31.140><c> spontaneous?</c>

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It's<00:20:33.880><c> as</c><00:20:34.019><c> though</c><00:20:34.140><c> their</c><00:20:34.440><c> happiness</c><00:20:34.859><c> just</c><00:20:35.440><c> overflowed.</c>

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It's<00:20:36.339><c> as</c><00:20:36.500><c> though</c><00:20:36.700><c> their</c><00:20:37.240><c> joy</c><00:20:37.660><c> just</c><00:20:38.059><c> bubbled</c><00:20:38.440><c> over.</c>

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But<00:20:40.980><c> who</c><00:20:41.160><c> do</c><00:20:41.259><c> you</c><00:20:41.400><c> think</c><00:20:41.519><c> was</c><00:20:41.759><c> happiest</c><00:20:42.200><c> of</c><00:20:42.500><c> all?</c>

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I'd<00:20:46.339><c> like</c><00:20:46.420><c> to</c><00:20:46.660><c> suggest</c><00:20:47.220><c> that</c><00:20:47.920><c> it</c><00:20:48.019><c> was</c><00:20:48.220><c> God.</c>

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God,<00:20:52.299><c> from</c><00:20:52.680><c> the</c><00:20:53.039><c> beginning,</c><00:20:53.539><c> from</c><00:20:53.680><c> before</c><00:20:54.180><c> the</c><00:20:54.460><c> creation</c>

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of<00:20:55.140><c> the</c><00:20:55.279><c> heavens</c><00:20:55.559><c> and</c><00:20:55.779><c> the</c><00:20:56.000><c> Earth,</c><00:20:57.180><c> was</c><00:20:57.319><c> a</c><00:20:57.640><c> joyful</c><00:20:58.000><c> God,</c>

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perfectly<00:21:00.059><c> content</c><00:21:00.740><c> in</c><00:21:01.180><c> who</c><00:21:01.480><c> he</c><00:21:01.779><c> is,</c><00:21:03.700><c> perfectly</c><00:21:04.079><c> content</c>

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in<00:21:04.759><c> his</c><00:21:05.039><c> perfection</c><00:21:05.740><c> and</c><00:21:06.539><c> his</c><00:21:06.839><c> holiness.</c>

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And<00:21:08.539><c> now</c><00:21:09.039><c> he</c><00:21:09.299><c> sees</c><00:21:09.960><c> his</c><00:21:10.660><c> plan</c><00:21:11.220><c> to</c><00:21:11.940><c> fill</c><00:21:12.500><c> the</c><00:21:12.920><c> whole</c><00:21:13.299><c> Earth</c>

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with<00:21:13.940><c> his</c><00:21:14.299><c> glory</c><00:21:15.160><c> starting</c><00:21:16.019><c> to</c><00:21:16.339><c> come</c><00:21:16.539><c> to</c><00:21:16.799><c> fruition.</c>

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Yes,<00:21:19.019><c> the</c><00:21:19.380><c> prophets</c><00:21:19.759><c> were</c><00:21:20.079><c> happy.</c>

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Yes,<00:21:21.339><c> Anna</c><00:21:21.480><c> was</c><00:21:21.759><c> happy.</c>

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Yes,<00:21:22.880><c> the</c><00:21:23.180><c> angel</c><00:21:23.619><c> was</c><00:21:24.059><c> happy.</c>

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But<00:21:25.940><c> God,</c><00:21:27.160><c> inevitably,</c><00:21:28.519><c> was</c><00:21:28.779><c> happiest</c><00:21:29.259><c> of</c><00:21:29.940><c> all.</c>

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Later,<00:21:32.079><c> God</c><00:21:32.339><c> would</c><00:21:32.640><c> say,</c><00:21:33.019><c> this</c><00:21:33.220><c> is</c><00:21:33.500><c> my</c><00:21:33.720><c> beloved</c><00:21:34.079><c> son</c>

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in<00:21:34.920><c> whom</c><00:21:35.259><c> I</c><00:21:35.440><c> am</c><00:21:35.599><c> well</c><00:21:35.920><c> pleased.</c>

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And<00:21:37.839><c> so</c><00:21:38.079><c> by</c><00:21:38.500><c> praising</c><00:21:38.859><c> God,</c><00:21:39.480><c> the</c><00:21:39.740><c> angels,</c><00:21:40.740><c> Simeon</c><00:21:41.140><c> and</c><00:21:41.740><c> Anna,</c>

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if<00:21:42.619><c> you</c><00:21:42.660><c> think</c><00:21:42.900><c> about</c><00:21:43.160><c> it,</c><00:21:43.980><c> were</c><00:21:44.160><c> actually</c>

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sharing<00:21:46.079><c> in</c><00:21:46.619><c> God's</c><00:21:47.140><c> joy</c><00:21:47.839><c> and</c><00:21:48.339><c> happiness.</c>

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Jesus<00:21:51.579><c> understood</c><00:21:52.119><c> that.</c>

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This<00:21:53.980><c> is</c><00:21:54.039><c> what</c><00:21:54.160><c> Jesus</c><00:21:54.480><c> said</c><00:21:54.700><c> in</c><00:21:54.880><c> John</c><00:21:55.160><c> 15.</c>

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He<00:21:55.740><c> said,</c><00:21:55.940><c> as</c><00:21:56.099><c> the</c><00:21:56.319><c> Father</c><00:21:56.640><c> loved</c><00:21:56.940><c> me,</c><00:21:57.299><c> so</c><00:21:57.519><c> I've</c><00:21:57.759><c> loved</c><00:21:57.980><c> you.</c>

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Now<00:21:58.519><c> remain</c><00:21:58.839><c> in</c><00:21:59.079><c> my</c><00:21:59.299><c> love.</c>

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And<00:22:00.680><c> then</c><00:22:00.819><c> he</c><00:22:00.900><c> said</c><00:22:01.059><c> this,</c><00:22:01.440><c> he</c><00:22:01.460><c> says,</c><00:22:02.200><c> I</c>

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have<00:22:02.619><c> told</c><00:22:02.960><c> you</c><00:22:03.220><c> this</c><00:22:03.839><c> so</c><00:22:04.279><c> that</c><00:22:04.579><c> my</c><00:22:05.059><c> joy</c><00:22:05.599><c> may</c><00:22:05.980><c> be</c><00:22:06.160><c> in</c><00:22:06.400><c> you</c>

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and<00:22:07.980><c> that</c><00:22:08.200><c> your</c><00:22:08.460><c> joy</c><00:22:08.700><c> may</c><00:22:08.940><c> be</c><00:22:09.160><c> complete.</c>

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That's<00:22:11.619><c> the</c><00:22:11.779><c> beauty</c><00:22:11.960><c> of</c><00:22:12.380><c> praise.</c>

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When<00:22:14.380><c> we</c><00:22:14.700><c> praise</c><00:22:15.039><c> God,</c><00:22:15.640><c> we</c><00:22:15.759><c> are</c><00:22:16.380><c> overflowing</c>

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in<00:22:17.380><c> our</c><00:22:17.700><c> thankfulness</c><00:22:18.519><c> for</c><00:22:18.700><c> what</c><00:22:19.000><c> God</c><00:22:19.480><c> and</c><00:22:19.920><c> his</c><00:22:20.160><c> son</c><00:22:20.460><c> Jesus</c>

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have<00:22:21.559><c> accomplished</c><00:22:22.299><c> for</c><00:22:22.599><c> us.</c>

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And<00:22:25.319><c> when</c><00:22:25.480><c> God</c><00:22:25.779><c> asks</c><00:22:26.180><c> us</c><00:22:26.660><c> to</c><00:22:27.099><c> praise</c><00:22:27.400><c> him,</c>

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he<00:22:28.559><c> wants</c><00:22:28.839><c> us</c><00:22:29.119><c> to</c><00:22:29.599><c> share</c><00:22:30.019><c> in</c><00:22:30.539><c> the</c><00:22:31.119><c> joy</c><00:22:31.500><c> that</c><00:22:31.759><c> he</c><00:22:32.079><c> himself</c>

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feels<00:22:33.779><c> about</c><00:22:35.619><c> his</c><00:22:35.960><c> plan</c><00:22:36.420><c> to</c><00:22:36.779><c> fill</c><00:22:37.079><c> the</c><00:22:37.339><c> earth</c><00:22:37.640><c> with</c><00:22:37.940><c> his</c><00:22:38.240><c> glory.</c>

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One<00:22:39.880><c> day</c><00:22:40.079><c> soon,</c><00:22:40.519><c> brothers</c><00:22:40.559><c> and</c><00:22:40.880><c> sisters,</c>

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Jesus<00:22:41.700><c> will</c><00:22:41.980><c> return</c><00:22:42.339><c> from</c><00:22:42.619><c> heaven</c><00:22:42.940><c> to</c><00:22:43.619><c> establish</c><00:22:44.200><c> God's</c><00:22:44.700><c> kingdom</c>

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here<00:22:45.240><c> on</c><00:22:45.440><c> the</c><00:22:45.599><c> earth.</c>

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And<00:22:46.720><c> when</c><00:22:46.900><c> that</c><00:22:47.220><c> happens,</c><00:22:47.720><c> the</c><00:22:47.859><c> earth</c><00:22:48.059><c> will</c><00:22:48.539><c> indeed</c>

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be<00:22:49.299><c> filled</c><00:22:49.579><c> with</c><00:22:49.819><c> his</c><00:22:50.160><c> knowledge</c><00:22:50.559><c> and</c><00:22:50.880><c> glory.</c>

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And<00:22:52.460><c> with</c><00:22:52.640><c> God's</c><00:22:53.099><c> grace,</c><00:22:53.539><c> brothers</c><00:22:53.660><c> and</c><00:22:53.980><c> sisters,</c>

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we'll<00:22:55.640><c> also</c><00:22:56.099><c> share</c><00:22:56.740><c> in</c><00:22:57.319><c> our</c><00:22:57.559><c> master's</c><00:22:58.259><c> happiness.</c>

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Enter<00:22:59.900><c> thou</c><00:23:00.480><c> into</c><00:23:00.980><c> the</c><00:23:01.299><c> joy</c><00:23:01.980><c> of</c><00:23:02.480><c> your</c><00:23:02.740><c> Lord.</c>

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Here's<00:23:04.339><c> what</c><00:23:04.579><c> David</c><00:23:04.900><c> had</c><00:23:05.099><c> to</c><00:23:05.319><c> say</c><00:23:05.500><c> about</c><00:23:05.759><c> that</c><00:23:06.119><c> promised</c><00:23:06.440><c> day.</c>

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Therefore,<00:23:08.759><c> my</c><00:23:08.920><c> heart</c><00:23:09.180><c> is</c><00:23:09.519><c> glad</c><00:23:10.000><c> and</c><00:23:10.680><c> my</c><00:23:11.019><c> whole</c><00:23:11.220><c> being</c><00:23:11.539><c> rejoices.</c>

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My<00:23:13.579><c> flesh</c><00:23:13.799><c> also</c><00:23:14.299><c> dwells</c><00:23:14.819><c> secure,</c><00:23:15.319><c> for</c><00:23:15.539><c> you'll</c><00:23:15.900><c> not</c><00:23:16.079><c> abandon</c>

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my<00:23:17.539><c> soul</c>

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to<00:23:18.039><c> the</c><00:23:18.259><c> grave</c><00:23:18.500><c> or</c><00:23:18.680><c> let</c><00:23:18.880><c> your</c><00:23:19.119><c> Holy</c><00:23:19.359><c> One</c><00:23:19.660><c> see</c><00:23:20.099><c> corruption.</c>

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You<00:23:22.460><c> make</c><00:23:22.779><c> known</c><00:23:23.119><c> to</c><00:23:23.339><c> me</c><00:23:23.640><c> the</c><00:23:23.839><c> path</c><00:23:24.059><c> of</c><00:23:24.299><c> life.</c>

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In<00:23:25.839><c> your</c><00:23:26.119><c> presence,</c><00:23:27.779><c> in</c><00:23:28.220><c> your</c><00:23:28.759><c> presence,</c><00:23:29.400><c> he's</c><00:23:29.640><c> speaking</c><00:23:29.920><c> to</c><00:23:30.200><c> God,</c>

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in<00:23:30.759><c> your</c><00:23:31.240><c> presence,</c><00:23:31.839><c> there</c><00:23:32.039><c> is</c><00:23:32.319><c> fullness</c><00:23:32.660><c> of</c><00:23:33.059><c> joy.</c>

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And<00:23:34.859><c> at</c><00:23:35.099><c> your</c><00:23:35.299><c> right</c><00:23:35.680><c> hand</c><00:23:36.420><c> are</c><00:23:37.279><c> pleasures</c><00:23:37.980><c> forevermore.</c>

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And<00:23:41.579><c> this,</c><00:23:42.000><c> brothers</c><00:23:42.000><c> and</c><00:23:42.279><c> sisters,</c><00:23:43.559><c> is</c><00:23:43.759><c> praiseworthy</c><00:23:44.299><c> news.</c>