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hopeless.<00:18:13.839><c> They</c><00:18:14.220><c> can't</c><00:18:14.539><c> help</c><00:18:14.779><c> themselves</c><00:18:15.220><c> from</c><00:18:15.440><c> falling</c><00:18:15.660><c> into</c><00:18:15.920><c> sin,</c><00:18:16.640><c> from</c><00:18:16.920><c> forming</c><00:18:17.119><c> alliances</c><00:18:17.680><c> with</c><00:18:18.140><c> the</c>

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I<00:18:24.519><c> think</c><00:18:24.759><c> often</c><00:18:25.319><c> we</c><00:18:26.119><c> feel</c><00:18:26.380><c> almost</c><00:18:26.799><c> powerless</c><00:18:27.079><c> to</c><00:18:27.319><c> resist</c><00:18:27.519><c> the</c>

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right?<00:18:39.779><c> And</c><00:18:40.119><c> for</c><00:18:40.259><c> me,</c><00:18:40.460><c> I</c><00:18:40.519><c> always</c><00:18:40.819><c> thought</c><00:18:40.920><c> it</c><00:18:40.960><c> was</c><00:18:41.119><c> just</c><00:18:41.259><c> determination.</c><00:18:42.579><c> You've</c><00:18:42.799><c> got</c>

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Excuse<00:19:07.599><c> me.</c><00:19:08.319><c> So</c><00:19:08.640><c> the</c><00:19:08.799><c> lesson</c><00:19:08.940><c> I</c><00:19:09.180><c> take</c><00:19:09.299><c> from</c><00:19:09.440><c> this</c><00:19:09.619><c> Old</c><00:19:09.819><c> Testament</c><00:19:10.200><c> metaphor</c><00:19:10.720><c> of</c><00:19:11.119><c> the</c>

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Ephesians<00:19:38.539><c> 5</c><00:19:38.960><c> verse</c><00:19:39.480><c> 25.</c><00:19:41.319><c> Husbands,</c><00:19:41.880><c> love</c><00:19:42.079><c> your</c><00:19:42.299><c> wives</c><00:19:42.539><c> as</c><00:19:42.759><c> Christ</c><00:19:43.099><c> loved</c><00:19:43.319><c> the</c><00:19:43.539><c> church</c><00:19:43.759><c> and</c><00:19:43.940><c> gave</c><00:19:44.160><c> himself</c><00:19:44.519><c> up</c>

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help.<00:20:25.380><c> They</c><00:20:25.519><c> were</c><00:20:26.160><c> generous.</c>

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your<00:24:18.640><c> foundations</c><00:24:19.319><c> with</c><00:24:19.740><c> sapphires.</c>

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And<00:24:21.460><c> it's</c><00:24:21.880><c> almost</c><00:24:22.240><c> like</c><00:24:22.599><c> that</c><00:24:23.700><c> sapphire</c><00:24:24.339><c> pavement</c><00:24:24.700><c> that</c><00:24:24.900><c> God</c>

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walks<00:24:25.440><c> upon</c><00:24:25.680><c> that</c><00:24:25.839><c> they</c><00:24:26.059><c> see</c><00:24:26.220><c> in</c><00:24:26.480><c> Sinai.</c>

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He's<00:24:28.019><c> inviting</c><00:24:28.339><c> them</c><00:24:28.539><c> to</c><00:24:28.779><c> come</c><00:24:28.900><c> up</c><00:24:29.180><c> and</c><00:24:29.480><c> walk</c><00:24:29.660><c> with</c><00:24:29.920><c> him</c><00:24:30.500><c> under</c>

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the<00:24:31.819><c> new</c><00:24:32.000><c> covenant.</c>

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In<00:24:36.579><c> the</c><00:24:36.700><c> next</c><00:24:36.980><c> verse,</c><00:24:37.440><c> that's</c><00:24:37.700><c> verse</c><00:24:37.920><c> 11,</c><00:24:38.599><c> Isaiah</c><00:24:38.880><c> 54</c><00:24:39.259><c> verse</c>

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12<00:24:39.740><c> says,</c>

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I<00:24:40.539><c> will</c><00:24:40.720><c> make</c><00:24:40.880><c> your</c><00:24:41.140><c> pinnacles</c><00:24:41.519><c> of</c><00:24:41.880><c> agate,</c><00:24:42.480><c> your</c><00:24:42.759><c> gates</c><00:24:42.980><c> of</c><00:24:43.240><c> carbuncles,</c><00:24:44.440><c> and</c><00:24:44.660><c> all</c><00:24:44.839><c> your</c><00:24:45.119><c> wall</c><00:24:45.319><c> of</c>

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precious<00:24:45.940><c> stones.</c>

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And<00:24:48.579><c> my</c><00:24:48.980><c> mind</c><00:24:49.200><c> immediately</c><00:24:49.740><c> jumped</c><00:24:50.000><c> to</c><00:24:50.480><c> Revelation</c><00:24:50.859><c> 21</c><00:24:51.500><c> where</c>

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we<00:24:52.039><c> have</c><00:24:52.160><c> that</c><00:24:52.380><c> picture</c><00:24:52.660><c> of</c><00:24:52.880><c> New</c><00:24:53.039><c> Jerusalem,</c>

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like<00:24:54.519><c> a</c><00:24:54.779><c> bride</c><00:24:55.299><c> adorned</c><00:24:55.740><c> for</c><00:24:55.960><c> her</c><00:24:56.160><c> husband,</c><00:24:56.599><c> the</c><00:24:56.779><c> wife</c><00:24:57.000><c> of</c><00:24:57.220><c> the</c><00:24:57.400><c> lamb.</c>

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The<00:24:59.840><c> woman</c><00:25:00.400><c> is</c><00:25:01.460><c> now</c><00:25:01.759><c> transformed</c><00:25:02.200><c> into</c><00:25:02.680><c> a</c><00:25:03.119><c> city,</c><00:25:03.759><c> New</c><00:25:03.920><c> Jerusalem.</c>

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The<00:25:05.400><c> city</c><00:25:05.539><c> is</c><00:25:05.759><c> called</c><00:25:05.859><c> the</c><00:25:06.059><c> bride.</c>

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And<00:25:07.099><c> the</c><00:25:07.279><c> city</c><00:25:07.400><c> is</c><00:25:07.720><c> described</c><00:25:07.920><c> as</c><00:25:08.099><c> having</c><00:25:08.259><c> foundation,</c><00:25:08.980><c> walls,</c><00:25:09.359><c> and</c>

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gates<00:25:09.660><c> built</c><00:25:09.880><c> of</c><00:25:10.059><c> precious</c><00:25:10.380><c> stones.</c>

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And<00:25:11.980><c> having</c><00:25:12.180><c> the</c><00:25:12.500><c> glory</c><00:25:12.720><c> of</c><00:25:13.000><c> God,</c><00:25:13.380><c> its</c><00:25:13.640><c> radiance</c><00:25:14.039><c> like</c><00:25:14.259><c> a</c><00:25:14.539><c> most</c>

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rare<00:25:15.380><c> jewel.</c>

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So<00:25:17.640><c> this</c><00:25:17.759><c> very</c><00:25:18.039><c> rich</c><00:25:18.539><c> metaphor</c><00:25:19.079><c> of</c><00:25:19.299><c> the</c><00:25:19.460><c> unfaithful</c><00:25:19.980><c> wife</c><00:25:20.400><c> under</c><00:25:21.400><c> the</c>

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new<00:25:21.759><c> covenant,</c>

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her<00:25:23.359><c> relationship</c><00:25:23.839><c> with</c><00:25:24.019><c> her</c><00:25:24.200><c> husband</c><00:25:24.420><c> is</c><00:25:24.720><c> reestablished.</c>

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And<00:25:25.680><c> she's</c><00:25:26.039><c> reimagined</c><00:25:26.740><c> as</c><00:25:26.920><c> this</c><00:25:27.160><c> beautiful</c><00:25:27.599><c> city</c><00:25:27.960><c> composed</c>

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of<00:25:28.759><c> gemstones.</c>

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And<00:25:30.079><c> the</c><00:25:30.299><c> glory</c><00:25:30.480><c> of</c><00:25:30.700><c> God</c><00:25:30.839><c> is</c><00:25:31.079><c> inside</c><00:25:31.339><c> of</c><00:25:31.460><c> here.</c>

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That's<00:25:32.019><c> the</c><00:25:32.160><c> passage</c><00:25:32.359><c> where</c><00:25:32.539><c> it</c><00:25:32.599><c> says</c><00:25:32.720><c> they</c><00:25:32.940><c> had</c><00:25:33.180><c> no</c><00:25:33.839><c> need</c><00:25:34.019><c> of</c>

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the<00:25:34.380><c> sun</c><00:25:34.579><c> because</c><00:25:34.920><c> the</c><00:25:35.160><c> glory</c><00:25:35.359><c> of</c><00:25:35.579><c> the</c><00:25:35.660><c> Lord</c><00:25:35.799><c> was</c><00:25:36.339><c> in</c><00:25:36.559><c> her.</c>

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You<00:25:36.880><c> can</c><00:25:37.119><c> imagine</c><00:25:37.519><c> this</c><00:25:38.339><c> bejeweled</c><00:25:38.839><c> city</c><00:25:39.220><c> with</c><00:25:39.880><c> this</c><00:25:40.500><c> intense</c>

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light<00:25:41.539><c> source</c><00:25:41.799><c> in</c><00:25:41.980><c> the</c><00:25:42.160><c> center,</c>

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just<00:25:43.700><c> radiating</c><00:25:44.180><c> glittering</c><00:25:44.819><c> gemstones</c><00:25:45.579><c> for</c><00:25:46.559><c> all</c><00:25:46.720><c> to</c><00:25:46.920><c> see</c><00:25:47.019><c> the</c><00:25:47.200><c> glory</c><00:25:47.380><c> of</c>

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God<00:25:48.000><c> in</c><00:25:48.720><c> his</c><00:25:48.980><c> ecclesia.</c>

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It's<00:25:50.440><c> a</c><00:25:50.619><c> beautiful</c><00:25:51.119><c> picture</c><00:25:51.839><c> of</c><00:25:52.440><c> New</c><00:25:52.660><c> Jerusalem</c><00:25:53.079><c> in</c><00:25:53.339><c> Revelation</c><00:25:53.640><c> 21.</c>

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So<00:25:58.680><c> there's</c><00:25:59.160><c> a</c><00:25:59.380><c> real</c><00:25:59.559><c> potential</c><00:26:00.240><c> for</c><00:26:01.740><c> transformation</c><00:26:02.400><c> if</c><00:26:02.619><c> we</c>

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let<00:26:02.940><c> God</c><00:26:03.220><c> work</c><00:26:03.460><c> in</c><00:26:03.599><c> us.</c>

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And<00:26:05.460><c> I've</c><00:26:05.839><c> taken</c><00:26:05.960><c> just</c><00:26:06.299><c> about</c><00:26:06.619><c> all</c><00:26:06.880><c> my</c><00:26:07.059><c> time</c><00:26:07.359><c> here,</c><00:26:07.920><c> kind</c><00:26:08.079><c> of</c>

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laying<00:26:08.380><c> the</c><00:26:08.640><c> groundwork,</c>

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and<00:26:09.680><c> talking</c><00:26:09.980><c> about</c><00:26:10.160><c> this</c><00:26:10.380><c> old</c><00:26:10.599><c> and</c><00:26:10.700><c> new</c><00:26:10.779><c> covenant,</c><00:26:11.079><c> and</c><00:26:11.200><c> there's</c><00:26:11.299><c> so</c>

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many<00:26:11.579><c> things</c><00:26:11.720><c> that</c><00:26:11.859><c> we</c><00:26:11.960><c> haven't</c><00:26:12.099><c> even</c><00:26:12.339><c> touched</c><00:26:12.539><c> on.</c>

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But<00:26:14.240><c> I</c><00:26:14.619><c> think</c><00:26:14.779><c> the</c><00:26:14.980><c> takeaway</c><00:26:15.240><c> for</c><00:26:15.519><c> us</c><00:26:15.680><c> as</c><00:26:15.940><c> individuals</c><00:26:16.460><c> who</c><00:26:16.660><c> are</c><00:26:16.839><c> seeking</c><00:26:17.200><c> to</c>

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have<00:26:18.180><c> purified</c><00:26:18.599><c> hearts,</c>

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as<00:26:19.759><c> individuals</c><00:26:20.140><c> who</c><00:26:20.359><c> will</c><00:26:20.619><c> collectively</c><00:26:21.059><c> form</c><00:26:21.559><c> that</c><00:26:22.160><c> glittering</c><00:26:22.640><c> New</c><00:26:22.819><c> Jerusalem.</c>

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Well,<00:26:26.420><c> you've</c><00:26:26.839><c> read</c><00:26:27.000><c> the</c><00:26:27.200><c> passage</c><00:26:27.519><c> as</c><00:26:27.759><c> well</c><00:26:27.859><c> as</c><00:26:28.019><c> I</c><00:26:28.220><c> have,</c><00:26:28.380><c> so</c>

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you<00:26:28.599><c> can</c><00:26:28.799><c> form</c><00:26:28.900><c> your</c><00:26:29.019><c> own</c><00:26:29.279><c> conclusions.</c>

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But<00:26:29.900><c> I'll</c><00:26:30.359><c> just</c><00:26:30.559><c> leave</c><00:26:30.720><c> you</c><00:26:31.119><c> with</c><00:26:31.359><c> a</c><00:26:31.579><c> thought.</c>

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The<00:26:33.839><c> shift</c><00:26:34.019><c> in</c><00:26:34.240><c> emphasis</c><00:26:34.680><c> between</c><00:26:35.099><c> the</c><00:26:35.319><c> old</c><00:26:35.480><c> and</c><00:26:35.599><c> the</c><00:26:35.680><c> new</c><00:26:35.859><c> covenants,</c>

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what<00:26:37.299><c> I</c><00:26:37.519><c> take</c><00:26:37.640><c> from</c><00:26:37.819><c> that</c><00:26:38.079><c> is</c><00:26:38.519><c> it's</c><00:26:38.779><c> all</c><00:26:39.059><c> about</c><00:26:39.279><c> God's</c><00:26:39.779><c> involvement</c><00:26:40.059><c> in</c><00:26:40.279><c> our</c><00:26:40.420><c> hearts.</c>

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It<00:26:41.500><c> wasn't</c><00:26:41.859><c> enough</c><00:26:42.160><c> to</c><00:26:42.420><c> identify</c><00:26:42.759><c> right</c><00:26:43.079><c> and</c><00:26:43.240><c> wrong.</c>

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It<00:26:44.240><c> wasn't</c><00:26:44.539><c> enough</c><00:26:44.819><c> to</c><00:26:45.079><c> pledge</c><00:26:45.259><c> obedience</c><00:26:45.940><c> to</c><00:26:46.380><c> God's</c><00:26:46.759><c> commandments</c><00:26:47.140><c> because</c>

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we<00:26:48.720><c> can't</c><00:26:49.000><c> do</c><00:26:49.220><c> that</c><00:26:49.380><c> or</c><00:26:49.559><c> we'll</c><00:26:49.859><c> fail.</c>

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Like<00:26:51.579><c> Israel,</c><00:26:52.140><c> we'll</c><00:26:52.480><c> fail.</c>

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What<00:26:53.640><c> we</c><00:26:53.839><c> need</c><00:26:54.059><c> is</c><00:26:54.259><c> that</c><00:26:54.519><c> change</c><00:26:54.799><c> of</c><00:26:55.079><c> heart.</c>

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Have<00:26:59.799><c> you</c><00:26:59.940><c> ever</c><00:27:00.119><c> thought</c><00:27:00.359><c> about</c><00:27:01.480><c> John's</c><00:27:02.099><c> gospel?</c>

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He<00:27:03.400><c> doesn't</c><00:27:03.680><c> include</c><00:27:04.619><c> the</c><00:27:05.599><c> Last</c><00:27:05.880><c> Supper.</c>

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At<00:27:08.000><c> least</c><00:27:08.160><c> he</c><00:27:08.279><c> doesn't</c><00:27:08.539><c> include</c><00:27:08.920><c> the</c><00:27:09.440><c> taking</c><00:27:09.700><c> of</c><00:27:10.160><c> the</c><00:27:10.319><c> bread</c>

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and<00:27:10.559><c> the</c><00:27:10.740><c> wine.</c>

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He<00:27:10.980><c> doesn't</c><00:27:11.259><c> say,</c><00:27:11.759><c> do</c><00:27:11.799><c> this</c><00:27:12.039><c> in</c><00:27:12.259><c> remembrance</c><00:27:12.599><c> of</c><00:27:12.859><c> me.</c>

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It's<00:27:15.900><c> definitely</c><00:27:16.380><c> a</c><00:27:17.539><c> big</c><00:27:17.720><c> distinction</c><00:27:18.099><c> from</c><00:27:18.299><c> the</c><00:27:18.460><c> other</c>

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gospel<00:27:18.900><c> writers.</c>

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What<00:27:24.119><c> John</c><00:27:24.619><c> does</c><00:27:24.980><c> record</c><00:27:25.359><c> is</c><00:27:25.759><c> the</c><00:27:26.160><c> high</c><00:27:26.460><c> priestly</c><00:27:26.799><c> prayer</c><00:27:27.319><c> of</c><00:27:28.259><c> Jesus.</c>

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And<00:27:29.839><c> in</c><00:27:29.980><c> John</c><00:27:30.200><c> 17,</c><00:27:31.099><c> verse</c><00:27:31.240><c> 17,</c><00:27:32.759><c> Jesus</c><00:27:33.099><c> prays,</c>

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sanctify<00:27:34.740><c> them</c><00:27:35.019><c> in</c><00:27:35.240><c> the</c><00:27:35.460><c> truth.</c>

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Your<00:27:36.839><c> word</c><00:27:37.240><c> is</c><00:27:37.880><c> truth.</c>

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And<00:27:39.980><c> in</c><00:27:40.099><c> verse</c><00:27:40.279><c> 19,</c><00:27:40.880><c> for</c><00:27:41.019><c> their</c><00:27:41.400><c> sake</c><00:27:41.640><c> I</c><00:27:42.039><c> consecrate</c><00:27:42.640><c> myself</c>

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that<00:27:44.319><c> they</c><00:27:44.660><c> also</c><00:27:45.000><c> may</c><00:27:45.259><c> be</c><00:27:45.579><c> sanctified</c><00:27:46.180><c> in</c><00:27:46.539><c> truth.</c>

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We<00:27:50.380><c> can</c><00:27:50.559><c> read</c><00:27:50.759><c> over</c><00:27:51.039><c> that,</c><00:27:51.279><c> but</c><00:27:51.359><c> that's</c><00:27:51.779><c> pretty</c><00:27:51.980><c> powerful</c><00:27:52.480><c> stuff.</c>

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Jesus,<00:27:56.140><c> the</c><00:27:56.140><c> media</c><00:27:56.299><c> of</c><00:27:56.440><c> the</c><00:27:56.579><c> New</c><00:27:56.740><c> Covenant,</c>

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praying<00:27:58.079><c> to</c><00:27:58.319><c> his</c><00:27:58.579><c> heavenly</c><00:27:58.980><c> father</c><00:27:59.599><c> that</c><00:28:01.059><c> his</c><00:28:02.039><c> disciples</c><00:28:02.500><c> would</c><00:28:02.740><c> be</c>

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sanctified,<00:28:04.000><c> made</c><00:28:04.160><c> holy.</c>

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And<00:28:07.099><c> so,</c><00:28:08.259><c> though</c><00:28:08.519><c> we</c><00:28:08.720><c> may</c><00:28:08.940><c> think</c><00:28:09.299><c> of</c><00:28:09.559><c> holiness</c><00:28:09.819><c> as</c><00:28:10.160><c> sin</c><00:28:10.400><c> avoidance</c><00:28:11.140><c> that</c>

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we<00:28:11.680><c> do,</c>

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true<00:28:12.920><c> holiness</c><00:28:13.359><c> reflects</c><00:28:13.799><c> a</c><00:28:14.119><c> change</c><00:28:14.500><c> of</c><00:28:14.859><c> hearts</c><00:28:15.140><c> that</c><00:28:15.599><c> God</c><00:28:15.940><c> is</c><00:28:16.180><c> working.</c>

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This<00:28:19.240><c> change</c><00:28:19.539><c> allows</c><00:28:19.900><c> us</c><00:28:20.119><c> to</c><00:28:20.380><c> truly</c><00:28:20.640><c> love</c><00:28:20.940><c> God</c><00:28:21.400><c> in</c><00:28:21.599><c> a</c><00:28:21.720><c> way</c><00:28:21.819><c> that's</c><00:28:22.059><c> not</c>

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possible<00:28:22.720><c> if</c><00:28:22.940><c> we</c><00:28:23.079><c> think,</c>

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I<00:28:24.700><c> love</c><00:28:24.920><c> God</c><00:28:25.220><c> because</c><00:28:25.519><c> I'm</c><00:28:25.920><c> supposed</c><00:28:26.359><c> to.</c>

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The<00:28:29.460><c> Old</c><00:28:29.599><c> Covenant</c><00:28:29.920><c> showed</c><00:28:30.099><c> we</c><00:28:30.220><c> can</c><00:28:30.539><c> avoid</c><00:28:31.000><c> uncleanness</c><00:28:31.559><c> to</c><00:28:31.759><c> a</c>

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limited<00:28:32.119><c> extent</c><00:28:32.599><c> through</c><00:28:33.339><c> determination,</c>

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through<00:28:34.579><c> avoidance,</c><00:28:35.000><c> sometimes</c><00:28:35.380><c> through</c><00:28:35.680><c> sheer</c><00:28:35.880><c> dumb</c><00:28:36.099><c> luck.</c>

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We<00:28:36.740><c> can</c><00:28:36.940><c> avoid</c><00:28:37.220><c> sin,</c><00:28:38.000><c> but</c><00:28:38.200><c> we'll</c><00:28:38.500><c> fall</c><00:28:38.720><c> into</c><00:28:38.940><c> it</c><00:28:39.119><c> at</c><00:28:39.259><c> some</c><00:28:39.460><c> point.</c>

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And<00:28:40.519><c> so</c><00:28:40.599><c> what</c><00:28:40.759><c> we</c><00:28:40.940><c> need</c><00:28:41.099><c> is</c><00:28:41.400><c> that</c><00:28:41.680><c> change</c><00:28:42.079><c> of</c><00:28:42.359><c> hearts</c><00:28:42.680><c> that</c><00:28:42.960><c> God</c>

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works<00:28:43.900><c> in</c><00:28:44.099><c> us.</c>

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Personally,<00:28:47.319><c> I</c><00:28:47.700><c> sometimes</c><00:28:48.259><c> get</c><00:28:48.500><c> frustrated</c><00:28:49.079><c> because</c><00:28:50.299><c> I</c><00:28:51.279><c> see</c>

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myself<00:28:51.920><c> falling</c><00:28:52.140><c> into</c><00:28:52.380><c> temptation.</c>

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Falling<00:28:54.119><c> into</c><00:28:54.359><c> sin.</c>

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I<00:28:56.220><c> realize</c><00:28:56.519><c> I'm</c><00:28:56.740><c> still</c><00:28:56.940><c> grappling</c><00:28:57.359><c> with</c><00:28:57.619><c> these</c><00:28:57.839><c> things.</c>

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And<00:28:59.680><c> we</c><00:28:59.799><c> have</c><00:28:59.940><c> to</c><00:29:00.079><c> be</c><00:29:00.299><c> patient</c><00:29:00.599><c> because</c><00:29:01.019><c> God</c><00:29:01.279><c> doesn't</c><00:29:01.559><c> work</c><00:29:01.940><c> overnight.</c>

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It's<00:29:02.900><c> a</c><00:29:03.099><c> lifelong</c><00:29:03.559><c> act</c><00:29:04.200><c> of</c><00:29:06.019><c> development</c><00:29:06.720><c> and</c><00:29:07.400><c> training</c><00:29:07.839><c> and</c><00:29:08.559><c> change.</c>

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It<00:29:10.160><c> happens</c><00:29:10.359><c> progressively.</c>

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But<00:29:12.460><c> we</c><00:29:12.859><c> should</c><00:29:13.059><c> glorify</c><00:29:13.559><c> God</c><00:29:13.799><c> because</c><00:29:14.019><c> he</c><00:29:14.380><c> hasn't</c><00:29:14.680><c> left</c><00:29:14.880><c> us</c>

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to<00:29:15.200><c> our</c><00:29:15.339><c> own</c><00:29:15.500><c> devices.</c>

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He's<00:29:17.180><c> still</c><00:29:17.440><c> working</c><00:29:17.700><c> in</c><00:29:17.859><c> us</c><00:29:18.039><c> and</c><00:29:18.160><c> we</c><00:29:18.299><c> aren't</c><00:29:18.480><c> the</c><00:29:18.680><c> same</c><00:29:18.880><c> people</c><00:29:19.180><c> we</c><00:29:19.339><c> used</c><00:29:19.539><c> to</c><00:29:19.700><c> be.</c>

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Over<00:29:20.460><c> the</c><00:29:20.619><c> years,</c><00:29:20.839><c> we</c><00:29:20.900><c> do</c><00:29:21.140><c> change.</c>

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By<00:29:21.660><c> God's</c><00:29:22.140><c> grace,</c><00:29:22.380><c> we</c><00:29:22.539><c> find</c><00:29:22.819><c> ourselves</c><00:29:23.259><c> more</c><00:29:23.700><c> devoted</c><00:29:24.140><c> to</c><00:29:24.380><c> his</c>

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ways<00:29:25.079><c> as</c><00:29:25.819><c> we</c><00:29:26.059><c> grow</c><00:29:26.220><c> and</c><00:29:26.539><c> we</c><00:29:26.819><c> mature.</c>

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We<00:29:28.740><c> find</c><00:29:28.940><c> ourselves</c><00:29:29.259><c> more</c><00:29:29.480><c> able</c><00:29:29.700><c> to</c><00:29:30.000><c> thwart</c><00:29:30.160><c> the</c><00:29:30.440><c> wayward</c><00:29:30.740><c> impulses.</c>

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So<00:29:33.299><c> as</c><00:29:33.539><c> we</c><00:29:33.839><c> receive</c><00:29:34.119><c> the</c><00:29:34.359><c> tokens</c><00:29:34.680><c> of</c><00:29:34.900><c> the</c><00:29:35.039><c> New</c><00:29:35.200><c> Covenant</c><00:29:35.559><c> now,</c>

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let<00:29:36.079><c> us</c><00:29:36.140><c> thank</c><00:29:36.359><c> God</c><00:29:36.619><c> for</c><00:29:36.779><c> his</c><00:29:36.940><c> everlasting</c><00:29:37.400><c> love,</c>

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his<00:29:37.980><c> faithfulness.</c>

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Let<00:29:39.460><c> us</c><00:29:39.700><c> pray</c><00:29:39.980><c> for</c><00:29:40.180><c> his</c><00:29:40.480><c> will</c><00:29:40.680><c> to</c><00:29:40.859><c> be</c><00:29:40.980><c> done</c><00:29:41.160><c> in</c><00:29:41.359><c> us.</c>

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And<00:29:41.759><c> let</c><00:29:41.920><c> us</c><00:29:42.299><c> remember</c><00:29:42.980><c> that</c><00:29:43.559><c> he</c><00:29:43.839><c> who</c><00:29:44.079><c> started</c><00:29:44.299><c> a</c><00:29:44.500><c> good</c><00:29:44.720><c> work</c>

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in<00:29:45.119><c> you</c><00:29:45.380><c> will</c><00:29:45.700><c> carry</c><00:29:45.960><c> it</c><00:29:46.160><c> on</c><00:29:46.259><c> to</c><00:29:46.599><c> completion</c><00:29:46.900><c> until</c><00:29:47.200><c> the</c><00:29:47.359><c> day</c>

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of<00:29:47.940><c> Christ</c><00:29:48.140><c> Jesus.</c>

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Amen.