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He<00:12:39.059><c> lifted</c><00:12:39.279><c> up</c><00:12:39.519><c> his</c><00:12:39.639><c> eyes,</c><00:12:39.879><c> it</c><00:12:39.980><c> says,</c><00:12:40.360><c> Genesis</c><00:12:40.600><c> 18</c><00:12:41.000><c> verse</c><00:12:41.259><c> 2,</c>

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and<00:12:41.799><c> looked</c><00:12:42.019><c> and</c><00:12:42.360><c> lo,</c><00:12:42.659><c> three</c><00:12:42.940><c> men</c><00:12:43.240><c> stood</c><00:12:43.480><c> by</c><00:12:43.799><c> him.</c>

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And<00:12:45.320><c> when</c><00:12:45.500><c> he</c><00:12:45.720><c> saw</c><00:12:45.919><c> them,</c><00:12:46.080><c> he</c><00:12:46.320><c> ran</c><00:12:46.659><c> to</c><00:12:46.919><c> meet</c><00:12:47.080><c> them</c><00:12:47.279><c> from</c><00:12:47.460><c> the</c><00:12:47.659><c> tent</c><00:12:47.860><c> door</c><00:12:48.100><c> and</c><00:12:48.419><c> bowed</c><00:12:48.659><c> himself</c><00:12:48.980><c> to</c>

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And<00:12:49.879><c> he</c><00:12:50.059><c> said,</c><00:12:50.320><c> my</c><00:12:50.519><c> Lord,</c><00:12:51.100><c> if</c><00:12:51.320><c> I</c><00:12:51.440><c> now</c><00:12:51.580><c> have</c><00:12:51.779><c> found</c><00:12:51.940><c> favour</c><00:12:52.299><c> in</c><00:12:52.460><c> thy</c><00:12:52.700><c> sight,</c><00:12:53.159><c> pass</c><00:12:53.299><c> not</c><00:12:53.419><c> away,</c><00:12:53.700><c> I</c>

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pray<00:12:54.100><c> thee,</c><00:12:54.259><c> from</c><00:12:54.399><c> thy</c><00:12:54.620><c> servant.</c>

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Let<00:12:55.700><c> a</c><00:12:55.799><c> little</c><00:12:56.000><c> water,</c><00:12:56.519><c> I</c><00:12:56.720><c> pray</c><00:12:56.940><c> you,</c><00:12:57.240><c> be</c><00:12:57.360><c> fetched,</c><00:12:58.360><c> and</c><00:12:58.559><c> wash</c>

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your<00:12:59.100><c> feet,</c><00:13:00.379><c> and</c><00:13:00.600><c> rest</c><00:13:00.879><c> yourselves</c><00:13:01.600><c> under</c><00:13:02.100><c> the</c><00:13:02.399><c> tree.</c>

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And<00:13:03.559><c> I</c><00:13:03.799><c> will</c><00:13:04.080><c> fetch</c><00:13:04.440><c> a</c><00:13:04.799><c> morsel</c><00:13:05.159><c> of</c><00:13:05.500><c> bread,</c><00:13:06.379><c> and</c><00:13:06.759><c> comfort</c><00:13:07.340><c> ye</c>

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your<00:13:08.039><c> hearts.</c>

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After<00:13:10.279><c> that</c><00:13:10.580><c> ye</c><00:13:10.799><c> shall</c><00:13:10.919><c> pass</c><00:13:11.259><c> on,</c><00:13:12.299><c> for</c><00:13:12.460><c> therefore</c><00:13:12.980><c> are</c><00:13:13.740><c> you</c><00:13:13.879><c> come</c><00:13:14.059><c> to</c>

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your<00:13:14.419><c> servant.</c>

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It<00:13:19.860><c> continued</c><00:13:20.159><c> with</c><00:13:20.480><c> Solomon,</c><00:13:21.019><c> didn't</c><00:13:21.100><c> it,</c><00:13:21.879><c> when</c><00:13:22.039><c> he</c><00:13:22.279><c> called</c>

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them<00:13:23.019><c> to</c><00:13:23.980><c> the</c><00:13:24.159><c> temple</c><00:13:24.419><c> that</c><00:13:24.600><c> he</c><00:13:24.700><c> had</c><00:13:24.919><c> built</c><00:13:25.159><c> in</c><00:13:25.379><c> 1</c><00:13:25.539><c> Kings</c><00:13:25.820><c> chapter</c><00:13:26.240><c> 18.</c>

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Or<00:13:28.059><c> 1</c><00:13:28.240><c> Kings</c><00:13:28.440><c> chapter</c><00:13:28.820><c> 8.</c>

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I've<00:13:29.980><c> already</c><00:13:30.139><c> been</c><00:13:30.279><c> there</c><00:13:30.440><c> once</c><00:13:30.659><c> this</c><00:13:30.879><c> weekend,</c><00:13:31.519><c> but</c><00:13:31.679><c> let's</c>

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go<00:13:32.259><c> back</c><00:13:32.480><c> there</c><00:13:32.659><c> again.</c>

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And<00:13:34.059><c> see</c><00:13:34.200><c> this</c><00:13:34.440><c> promise,</c><00:13:36.000><c> this</c><00:13:36.200><c> welcome</c><00:13:36.580><c> to</c><00:13:36.740><c> the</c><00:13:36.940><c> stranger</c><00:13:37.240><c> continue,</c><00:13:38.419><c> this</c><00:13:38.600><c> love</c><00:13:39.019><c> of</c>

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your<00:13:39.360><c> neighbour</c><00:13:39.840><c> continue</c><00:13:41.000><c> in</c><00:13:42.279><c> verse</c><00:13:42.480><c> 41.</c>

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Moreover,<00:13:44.600><c> concerning</c><00:13:45.039><c> a</c><00:13:45.299><c> stranger</c><00:13:45.639><c> that</c><00:13:45.820><c> is</c><00:13:46.039><c> not</c><00:13:46.220><c> out</c><00:13:46.340><c> of</c><00:13:46.379><c> thy</c><00:13:46.539><c> people</c><00:13:46.899><c> Israel,</c><00:13:47.299><c> but</c><00:13:47.559><c> cometh</c><00:13:47.860><c> out</c><00:13:48.100><c> of</c>

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a<00:13:48.399><c> far</c><00:13:48.559><c> country</c><00:13:49.080><c> for</c><00:13:49.320><c> thy</c><00:13:49.539><c> name's</c><00:13:50.019><c> sake,</c>

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for<00:13:50.740><c> they</c><00:13:50.940><c> shall</c><00:13:51.080><c> hear</c><00:13:51.340><c> of</c><00:13:51.519><c> my</c><00:13:51.700><c> great</c><00:13:52.000><c> name,</c><00:13:52.320><c> and</c><00:13:52.379><c> of</c><00:13:52.519><c> thy</c><00:13:52.759><c> strong</c><00:13:53.120><c> hand,</c><00:13:53.519><c> and</c>

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of<00:13:53.740><c> thy</c><00:13:53.899><c> stretched</c><00:13:54.340><c> out</c><00:13:54.720><c> arm,</c>

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when<00:13:56.039><c> he</c><00:13:56.379><c> shall</c><00:13:56.580><c> come</c><00:13:57.019><c> and</c><00:13:57.399><c> pray</c><00:13:57.679><c> towards</c><00:13:58.159><c> this</c><00:13:58.639><c> house,</c><00:14:00.080><c> hear</c>

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thou<00:14:00.379><c> in</c><00:14:00.620><c> heaven</c><00:14:00.879><c> thy</c><00:14:01.200><c> dwelling</c><00:14:01.519><c> place,</c><00:14:02.779><c> and</c><00:14:02.860><c> do</c><00:14:03.080><c> according</c>

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to<00:14:03.639><c> all</c><00:14:03.879><c> that</c><00:14:04.000><c> the</c><00:14:04.220><c> stranger</c><00:14:04.940><c> calleth</c><00:14:05.659><c> thee</c><00:14:05.899><c> for.</c>

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Why?<00:14:08.240><c> So</c><00:14:08.399><c> that</c><00:14:08.639><c> all</c><00:14:08.919><c> the</c><00:14:09.100><c> people</c><00:14:09.320><c> of</c><00:14:09.480><c> the</c><00:14:09.639><c> earth</c><00:14:09.840><c> may</c><00:14:10.019><c> know</c><00:14:10.179><c> thy</c>

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name,<00:14:11.539><c> to</c><00:14:11.740><c> fear</c><00:14:11.879><c> thee</c><00:14:12.080><c> as</c><00:14:12.259><c> do</c><00:14:12.379><c> thy</c><00:14:12.539><c> people</c><00:14:12.820><c> Israel,</c>

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and<00:14:13.460><c> to</c><00:14:13.700><c> know</c><00:14:14.240><c> that</c><00:14:14.980><c> this</c><00:14:15.220><c> house</c><00:14:15.539><c> which</c><00:14:15.759><c> I</c><00:14:15.960><c> have</c><00:14:16.139><c> built</c><00:14:16.419><c> is</c><00:14:17.039><c> called</c><00:14:17.419><c> by</c>

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thy<00:14:18.039><c> name,</c><00:14:19.159><c> thy</c><00:14:19.500><c> name</c><00:14:20.320><c> of</c><00:14:20.779><c> love.</c>

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And<00:14:24.960><c> they</c><00:14:25.919><c> remind</c><00:14:26.220><c> us</c><00:14:27.200><c> of</c><00:14:27.620><c> our</c><00:14:27.860><c> choice,</c><00:14:29.960><c> and</c><00:14:30.039><c> our</c><00:14:30.600><c> calling</c><00:14:30.919><c> as</c><00:14:31.360><c> strangers.</c>

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Sometimes<00:14:32.679><c> we</c><00:14:32.840><c> don't</c><00:14:33.059><c> think</c><00:14:33.279><c> of</c><00:14:33.419><c> ourselves</c><00:14:34.059><c> as</c><00:14:34.360><c> strangers,</c>

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we<00:14:35.340><c> think</c><00:14:35.799><c> we</c><00:14:37.799><c> are</c><00:14:38.019><c> the</c><00:14:38.179><c> original</c><00:14:38.559><c> tree.</c>

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Romans<00:14:41.200><c> chapter</c><00:14:41.840><c> 11</c><00:14:42.720><c> reminds</c><00:14:43.360><c> us</c><00:14:44.159><c> of</c><00:14:44.740><c> our</c><00:14:44.980><c> original</c><00:14:45.519><c> stature.</c>

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In<00:14:46.779><c> verse</c><00:14:46.980><c> 17</c><00:14:47.600><c> it</c><00:14:47.940><c> says,</c><00:14:48.320><c> If</c><00:14:48.320><c> some</c><00:14:48.620><c> of</c><00:14:48.740><c> the</c><00:14:48.919><c> branches</c><00:14:49.259><c> be</c><00:14:49.539><c> broken</c><00:14:49.840><c> off,</c>

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and<00:14:50.340><c> thou</c><00:14:50.580><c> being</c><00:14:50.980><c> a</c><00:14:51.500><c> wild</c><00:14:51.940><c> olive</c><00:14:52.240><c> tree,</c><00:14:53.600><c> were</c><00:14:53.759><c> grafted</c><00:14:54.259><c> among</c><00:14:54.500><c> them,</c>

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and<00:14:55.860><c> with</c><00:14:56.080><c> them</c><00:14:56.340><c> partagest</c><00:14:56.820><c> of</c><00:14:57.019><c> the</c><00:14:57.240><c> root</c><00:14:57.399><c> and</c><00:14:57.639><c> the</c><00:14:57.840><c> fatness</c>

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of<00:14:58.299><c> the</c><00:14:58.480><c> olive</c><00:14:58.679><c> tree,</c><00:14:59.299><c> boast</c><00:14:59.440><c> not</c><00:14:59.879><c> against</c><00:15:00.320><c> the</c><00:15:00.559><c> branches.</c>

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But<00:15:02.019><c> if</c><00:15:02.220><c> thou</c><00:15:02.419><c> boast,</c><00:15:03.840><c> thou</c><00:15:04.039><c> bearest</c><00:15:04.620><c> not</c><00:15:05.019><c> the</c><00:15:05.259><c> root,</c><00:15:06.100><c> but</c><00:15:06.240><c> the</c>

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root<00:15:06.700><c> tree.</c>

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Thou<00:15:08.500><c> wilt</c><00:15:08.700><c> say</c><00:15:08.980><c> the</c><00:15:09.139><c> branches</c><00:15:09.460><c> were</c><00:15:09.679><c> broken</c><00:15:09.980><c> off,</c><00:15:10.240><c> that</c><00:15:10.320><c> I</c><00:15:10.440><c> might</c><00:15:10.639><c> be</c>

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grafted<00:15:11.259><c> in.</c>

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Well,<00:15:11.759><c> because</c><00:15:12.019><c> of</c><00:15:12.299><c> unbelief</c><00:15:12.700><c> they</c><00:15:12.879><c> were</c><00:15:13.120><c> broken</c><00:15:13.440><c> off,</c><00:15:14.440><c> and</c>

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thou<00:15:14.940><c> standest</c><00:15:15.419><c> by</c><00:15:15.779><c> faith.</c>

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Be<00:15:17.340><c> not</c><00:15:17.559><c> high</c><00:15:17.879><c>-minded,</c><00:15:18.240><c> but</c><00:15:18.519><c> fear,</c><00:15:19.200><c> for</c><00:15:19.379><c> if</c><00:15:19.639><c> God</c><00:15:20.019><c> spared</c><00:15:20.399><c> not</c>

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the<00:15:20.980><c> natural</c><00:15:21.419><c> branches,</c><00:15:22.879><c> take</c><00:15:23.179><c> heed,</c><00:15:23.639><c> lest</c><00:15:23.799><c> he</c><00:15:24.080><c> also</c><00:15:24.559><c> spare</c>

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not<00:15:25.740><c> thee.</c>

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We<00:15:28.039><c> are</c><00:15:28.519><c> strangers,</c><00:15:30.059><c> grafted</c><00:15:30.519><c> in</c><00:15:31.399><c> to</c><00:15:31.720><c> the</c><00:15:31.879><c> hope</c><00:15:32.379><c> of</c><00:15:32.580><c> Israel,</c>

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that<00:15:34.440><c> original</c><00:15:35.500><c> olive</c><00:15:35.940><c> tree.</c>

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Trees<00:15:39.259><c> are</c><00:15:39.639><c> symbols</c><00:15:40.240><c> of</c><00:15:40.580><c> hope.</c>

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The<00:15:42.539><c> ark</c><00:15:42.879><c> that</c><00:15:43.240><c> carried</c><00:15:43.500><c> Noah</c><00:15:43.840><c> and</c><00:15:44.159><c> his</c><00:15:44.399><c> family</c><00:15:44.679><c> over</c><00:15:44.940><c> the</c><00:15:45.159><c> flood</c><00:15:45.559><c> we</c>

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know<00:15:46.240><c> was</c><00:15:46.460><c> made</c><00:15:47.360><c> of</c><00:15:47.600><c> gopher</c><00:15:47.940><c> wood.</c>

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The<00:15:49.639><c> ark</c><00:15:49.879><c> of</c><00:15:50.080><c> the</c><00:15:50.259><c> covenant</c><00:15:50.720><c> that</c><00:15:51.019><c> Israel</c><00:15:51.340><c> carried</c><00:15:51.759><c> was</c><00:15:51.980><c> made</c>

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of<00:15:53.519><c> shalom</c><00:15:53.799><c> wood.</c>

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The<00:15:56.039><c> Lord</c><00:15:56.379><c> Jesus</c><00:15:57.779><c> Christ</c><00:15:58.159><c> Himself</c><00:15:58.740><c> is</c><00:15:59.019><c> described</c><00:15:59.700><c> in</c><00:16:00.559><c> terms</c><00:16:00.899><c> of</c><00:16:01.059><c> a</c><00:16:01.259><c> tree.</c>

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Isaiah<00:16:02.840><c> chapter</c><00:16:03.799><c> 11</c><00:16:04.679><c> tells</c><00:16:06.419><c> us</c><00:16:07.120><c> a</c><00:16:07.519><c> little</c><00:16:07.759><c> bit</c><00:16:07.899><c> about</c><00:16:08.120><c> this.</c>

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Isaiah<00:16:09.799><c> chapter</c><00:16:10.220><c> 11,</c><00:16:14.159><c> verses</c><00:16:14.580><c> 1</c><00:16:15.259><c> and</c><00:16:15.659><c> 2.</c>

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And<00:16:21.720><c> there</c><00:16:21.940><c> shall</c><00:16:22.100><c> come</c><00:16:22.460><c> forth</c><00:16:22.740><c> a</c><00:16:23.039><c> rod</c><00:16:23.279><c> out</c><00:16:23.460><c> of</c><00:16:23.559><c> the</c><00:16:23.899><c> stem</c><00:16:24.259><c> of</c><00:16:24.759><c> Jesse,</c><00:16:25.340><c> and</c><00:16:25.379><c> a</c>

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branch<00:16:26.100><c> shall</c><00:16:26.480><c> grow</c><00:16:26.860><c> out</c><00:16:27.240><c> of</c><00:16:27.379><c> his</c><00:16:27.679><c> roots.</c>

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And<00:16:28.240><c> the</c><00:16:28.580><c> spirit</c><00:16:28.799><c> of</c><00:16:28.980><c> the</c><00:16:29.159><c> Lord</c><00:16:29.360><c> shall</c><00:16:29.600><c> rest</c><00:16:29.840><c> upon</c><00:16:30.139><c> him,</c><00:16:31.139><c> the</c>

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spirit<00:16:31.700><c> of</c><00:16:31.940><c> wisdom</c><00:16:32.320><c> and</c><00:16:32.559><c> understanding,</c>

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the<00:16:33.440><c> spirit</c><00:16:33.639><c> of</c><00:16:33.919><c> counsel</c><00:16:34.340><c> and</c><00:16:34.779><c> might,</c><00:16:35.500><c> the</c><00:16:35.779><c> spirit</c><00:16:36.039><c> of</c><00:16:36.360><c> knowledge</c><00:16:36.820><c> and</c><00:16:37.740><c> of</c>

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the<00:16:38.279><c> fear</c><00:16:38.840><c> of</c><00:16:39.399><c> the</c><00:16:39.620><c> Lord.</c>

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This<00:16:42.220><c> is</c><00:16:42.820><c> the</c><00:16:43.340><c> one</c><00:16:43.860><c> that</c><00:16:44.159><c> we</c><00:16:44.279><c> would</c><00:16:44.440><c> hope</c><00:16:44.639><c> for.</c>

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They<00:16:48.100><c> represent</c><00:16:48.480><c> our</c><00:16:48.799><c> hope</c><00:16:49.500><c> of</c><00:16:50.759><c> being</c><00:16:50.960><c> in</c><00:16:51.159><c> the</c><00:16:51.360><c> presence</c><00:16:52.279><c> of</c>

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Jesus<00:16:54.120><c> at</c><00:16:55.419><c> the</c><00:16:55.639><c> end</c><00:16:55.799><c> of</c><00:16:56.059><c> time,</c><00:16:57.460><c> and</c><00:16:57.720><c> in</c><00:16:57.879><c> the</c><00:16:58.039><c> presence</c><00:16:58.220><c> of</c><00:16:58.399><c> the</c>

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tree<00:16:58.720><c> of</c><00:16:58.940><c> life.</c>

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Revelation<00:17:00.879><c> chapter</c><00:17:01.379><c> 2</c><00:17:02.379><c> and</c><00:17:03.120><c> verse</c><00:17:03.379><c> 7,</c><00:17:09.059><c> he</c><00:17:09.059><c> says,</c>

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Let<00:17:10.799><c> him</c><00:17:11.519><c> hear</c><00:17:12.039><c> what</c><00:17:12.299><c> the</c><00:17:12.519><c> Spirit</c><00:17:12.799><c> saith</c><00:17:13.319><c> to</c><00:17:13.700><c> the</c><00:17:13.880><c> Ecclesiastes.</c>

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To<00:17:15.740><c> him</c><00:17:16.039><c> that</c><00:17:16.319><c> overcometh</c><00:17:16.960><c> will</c><00:17:17.180><c> I</c><00:17:17.380><c> give</c><00:17:17.579><c> to</c><00:17:17.960><c> eat</c><00:17:18.539><c> of</c><00:17:19.420><c> the</c><00:17:19.539><c> tree</c>

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of<00:17:19.920><c> life,</c><00:17:21.380><c> which</c><00:17:21.519><c> is</c><00:17:21.740><c> in</c><00:17:21.920><c> the</c><00:17:22.019><c> midst</c><00:17:22.440><c> of</c><00:17:23.079><c> the</c><00:17:23.240><c> paradise</c><00:17:23.779><c> of</c><00:17:24.599><c> God.</c>

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What<00:17:26.380><c> a</c><00:17:26.599><c> thing</c><00:17:26.799><c> to</c><00:17:27.000><c> hope</c><00:17:27.240><c> for.</c>

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And<00:17:28.420><c> it</c><00:17:28.460><c> doesn't</c><00:17:28.720><c> end</c><00:17:28.960><c> there.</c><00:17:29.220><c> We</c><00:17:29.380><c> know</c><00:17:29.599><c> in</c><00:17:29.799><c> Ezekiel,</c><00:17:31.259><c> the</c>

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temple<00:17:31.740><c> that's</c><00:17:32.059><c> talked</c><00:17:32.240><c> about</c><00:17:32.480><c> there,</c>

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there's<00:17:33.460><c> trees</c><00:17:33.799><c> there,</c><00:17:34.259><c> and</c><00:17:34.440><c> there's</c><00:17:34.799><c> trees</c><00:17:35.200><c> lining</c><00:17:35.640><c> a</c><00:17:36.619><c> river.</c>

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And<00:17:38.779><c> there's</c><00:17:39.380><c> fruit</c><00:17:39.640><c> that</c><00:17:39.940><c> grows</c><00:17:40.119><c> on</c><00:17:40.319><c> those</c><00:17:40.519><c> trees.</c>

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And<00:17:42.160><c> the</c><00:17:42.400><c> same</c><00:17:42.660><c> image</c><00:17:42.980><c> is</c><00:17:43.220><c> given</c><00:17:43.319><c> us</c><00:17:43.559><c> again</c><00:17:43.819><c> in</c><00:17:44.019><c> Revelation</c>

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chapter<00:17:44.839><c> 22.</c>

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Revelation<00:17:47.680><c> 22,</c><00:17:48.740><c> verses</c><00:17:49.000><c> 1</c><00:17:49.319><c> and</c><00:17:49.559><c> 2.</c>

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He<00:17:51.579><c> showed</c><00:17:51.880><c> me</c><00:17:52.079><c> a</c><00:17:52.259><c> pure</c><00:17:52.440><c> river</c><00:17:52.980><c> of</c><00:17:53.480><c> water</c><00:17:53.839><c> of</c><00:17:54.079><c> life,</c><00:17:54.480><c> clear</c><00:17:54.619><c> as</c>

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crystal,<00:17:55.359><c> proceeding</c><00:17:55.599><c> out</c><00:17:55.819><c> of</c><00:17:55.940><c> the</c><00:17:56.180><c> throne</c><00:17:56.460><c> of</c><00:17:56.700><c> God</c><00:17:57.059><c> and</c><00:17:57.279><c> of</c>

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the<00:17:57.700><c> Lamb.</c>

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And<00:17:58.960><c> in</c><00:17:59.160><c> the</c><00:17:59.220><c> midst</c><00:17:59.400><c> of</c><00:17:59.559><c> the</c><00:17:59.740><c> street</c><00:17:59.859><c> of</c><00:18:00.039><c> it,</c><00:18:00.440><c> and</c><00:18:00.599><c> on</c><00:18:00.839><c> either</c>

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side<00:18:01.579><c> of</c><00:18:01.740><c> the</c><00:18:01.900><c> river,</c><00:18:02.900><c> was</c><00:18:03.079><c> there</c><00:18:03.339><c> the</c><00:18:03.660><c> tree</c><00:18:04.000><c> or</c><00:18:04.259><c> the</c><00:18:04.539><c> wood</c><00:18:04.960><c> or</c>

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the<00:18:05.480><c> forest</c><00:18:05.640><c> of</c><00:18:05.859><c> life,</c>

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which<00:18:06.519><c> bare</c><00:18:06.740><c> twelve</c><00:18:07.160><c> manner</c><00:18:07.480><c> of</c><00:18:07.759><c> fruits</c><00:18:08.019><c> and</c><00:18:08.920><c> yielded</c><00:18:09.400><c> her</c>

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fruit<00:18:09.940><c> every</c><00:18:10.279><c> month.</c>

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And<00:18:11.619><c> the</c><00:18:11.759><c> leaves</c><00:18:12.180><c> of</c><00:18:12.400><c> the</c><00:18:12.700><c> trees</c><00:18:13.339><c> were</c><00:18:13.880><c> for</c><00:18:14.039><c> the</c><00:18:14.279><c> healing</c><00:18:14.680><c> of</c>

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the<00:18:15.680><c> nation.</c>

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And<00:18:17.460><c> there</c><00:18:17.619><c> shall</c><00:18:17.779><c> be</c><00:18:18.000><c> no</c><00:18:18.200><c> more</c><00:18:18.420><c> curse.</c>

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What<00:18:20.720><c> a</c><00:18:20.880><c> thing</c><00:18:21.000><c> to</c><00:18:21.160><c> hope</c><00:18:21.420><c> for.</c>

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That<00:18:23.019><c> our</c><00:18:23.660><c> sick,</c><00:18:25.539><c> distraught</c><00:18:26.180><c> world</c><00:18:26.700><c> can</c><00:18:27.500><c> finally</c><00:18:27.900><c> be</c><00:18:28.259><c> healed</c>

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in<00:18:30.160><c> the</c><00:18:30.279><c> future</c><00:18:30.759><c> with</c><00:18:31.140><c> these</c><00:18:31.539><c> trees,</c><00:18:33.079><c> with</c><00:18:33.299><c> their</c><00:18:33.519><c> fruit,</c><00:18:34.559><c> and</c>

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with<00:18:35.759><c> their</c><00:18:36.039><c> leaves</c><00:18:36.500><c> that</c><00:18:37.000><c> have</c><00:18:37.160><c> medicine.</c>

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So,<00:18:41.900><c> how</c><00:18:42.119><c> are</c><00:18:42.259><c> the</c><00:18:42.500><c> trees</c><00:18:42.940><c> that</c><00:18:43.259><c> represent</c><00:18:43.920><c> the</c><00:18:44.299><c> life</c><00:18:44.559><c> that</c>

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you<00:18:45.079><c> have</c><00:18:45.319><c> lived</c><00:18:45.680><c> and</c><00:18:47.460><c> the</c><00:18:47.680><c> choices</c><00:18:48.059><c> that</c><00:18:48.339><c> you</c><00:18:48.519><c> have</c><00:18:48.740><c> made</c><00:18:49.680><c> growing?</c>

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James<00:18:53.680><c> chapter</c><00:18:54.140><c> 5.</c>

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What<00:18:57.500><c> does</c><00:18:58.079><c> the</c><00:18:58.579><c> husbandman</c><00:18:59.960><c> think</c><00:19:00.660><c> that</c><00:19:01.880><c> is</c><00:19:02.279><c> tending</c><00:19:02.680><c> this</c><00:19:03.039><c> tree?</c>

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What<00:19:06.140><c> does</c><00:19:06.420><c> he</c><00:19:06.579><c> expect?</c>

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James<00:19:08.460><c> chapter</c><00:19:08.859><c> 5</c><00:19:09.299><c> and</c><00:19:09.440><c> verses</c><00:19:09.720><c> 7</c><00:19:10.480><c> and</c><00:19:11.160><c> 8.</c>

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Be<00:19:13.400><c> patient</c><00:19:13.779><c> therefore,</c><00:19:14.500><c> brethren,</c><00:19:14.740><c> unto</c><00:19:14.920><c> the</c><00:19:15.140><c> coming</c><00:19:15.400><c> of</c>

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the<00:19:15.779><c> Lord.</c>

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Behold,<00:19:17.920><c> the</c><00:19:18.119><c> husbandman</c><00:19:18.680><c> waiteth</c><00:19:19.059><c> for</c><00:19:19.240><c> the</c><00:19:19.500><c> precious</c><00:19:19.859><c> fruit</c>

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of<00:19:20.799><c> the</c><00:19:20.980><c> earth,</c><00:19:21.599><c> and</c><00:19:21.779><c> hath</c><00:19:22.059><c> long</c><00:19:22.559><c> patience</c><00:19:23.000><c> for</c><00:19:23.279><c> it,</c><00:19:24.200><c> until</c><00:19:24.539><c> he</c>

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receive<00:19:25.200><c> the</c><00:19:25.500><c> early</c><00:19:25.900><c> and</c><00:19:26.099><c> latter</c><00:19:26.299><c> rain.</c>

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Be<00:19:28.099><c> also</c><00:19:28.640><c> patient.</c>

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Establish<00:19:30.299><c> your</c><00:19:30.740><c> hearts</c><00:19:31.339><c> for</c><00:19:32.180><c> the</c><00:19:32.400><c> coming</c><00:19:32.779><c> of</c><00:19:33.079><c> the</c><00:19:33.240><c> Lord</c>

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draweth<00:19:34.759><c> nigh.</c>

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He's<00:19:36.799><c> waiting</c><00:19:37.180><c> for</c><00:19:37.819><c> our</c><00:19:38.119><c> trees</c><00:19:38.420><c> to</c><00:19:38.640><c> bear</c><00:19:38.779><c> him</c><00:19:39.039><c> fruit,</c><00:19:39.819><c> and</c><00:19:40.680><c> we</c>

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know<00:19:41.039><c> he</c><00:19:41.200><c> will</c><00:19:41.440><c> judge</c><00:19:41.680><c> us</c><00:19:42.460><c> as</c><00:19:42.740><c> trees.</c>

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In<00:19:44.720><c> Matthew</c><00:19:45.039><c> chapter</c><00:19:45.460><c> 7,</c><00:19:47.099><c> we</c><00:19:47.359><c> find</c><00:19:47.559><c> that</c><00:19:47.839><c> image.</c>

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Matthew<00:19:48.859><c> chapter</c><00:19:49.220><c> 7,</c><00:19:50.359><c> verses</c><00:19:50.680><c> 16</c><00:19:51.460><c> through</c><00:19:52.680><c> 20.</c>

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We<00:19:53.160><c> spend</c><00:19:53.319><c> a</c><00:19:53.400><c> lot</c><00:19:53.599><c> of</c><00:19:53.779><c> time</c><00:19:54.119><c> in</c><00:19:54.339><c> the</c><00:19:54.400><c> Sermon</c><00:19:54.599><c> on</c><00:19:54.740><c> the</c><00:19:54.839><c> Mount.</c>

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It<00:19:57.640><c> contains</c><00:19:58.059><c> so</c><00:19:58.480><c> much</c><00:19:58.759><c> information</c><00:19:59.279><c> about</c><00:19:59.500><c> our</c><00:19:59.740><c> walk</c><00:20:00.019><c> for</c><00:20:00.380><c> us,</c><00:20:00.740><c> and</c><00:20:00.779><c> it</c>

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has<00:20:01.559><c> this</c><00:20:02.099><c> image</c><00:20:02.359><c> of</c><00:20:02.559><c> trees</c><00:20:03.000><c> here</c><00:20:03.519><c> as</c><00:20:03.799><c> well.</c>

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It<00:20:06.440><c> tells</c><00:20:06.660><c> us,</c><00:20:07.019><c> Beware</c><00:20:07.220><c> of</c><00:20:07.420><c> false</c><00:20:07.660><c> prophets,</c><00:20:09.000><c> which</c><00:20:09.160><c> come</c><00:20:09.359><c> into</c><00:20:09.539><c> you</c>

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in<00:20:09.779><c> sheep's</c><00:20:10.140><c> clothing,</c><00:20:10.619><c> but</c><00:20:10.799><c> inwardly</c><00:20:11.240><c> they</c><00:20:11.359><c> are</c><00:20:11.619><c> ravening</c><00:20:12.160><c> wolves.</c>

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Ye<00:20:12.839><c> shall</c><00:20:13.039><c> know</c><00:20:13.299><c> them</c><00:20:13.980><c> by</c><00:20:14.440><c> their</c><00:20:14.740><c> fruits.</c>

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Do<00:20:16.500><c> men</c><00:20:16.680><c> gather</c><00:20:17.059><c> grapes</c><00:20:17.559><c> of</c><00:20:18.039><c> thorns,</c><00:20:18.759><c> or</c><00:20:19.039><c> figs</c><00:20:20.099><c> of</c><00:20:20.319><c> thistles?</c>

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Even<00:20:22.000><c> so</c><00:20:22.319><c> every</c><00:20:22.799><c> good</c><00:20:23.079><c> tree</c><00:20:23.460><c> bringeth</c><00:20:23.940><c> forth</c><00:20:24.299><c> good</c><00:20:24.880><c> fruit,</c><00:20:27.319><c> but</c><00:20:27.420><c> a</c>

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corrupt<00:20:28.000><c> tree</c><00:20:29.319><c> bringeth</c><00:20:30.019><c> forth</c><00:20:30.420><c> evil</c><00:20:30.759><c> fruit.</c>

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A<00:20:32.500><c> good</c><00:20:32.660><c> tree</c><00:20:32.900><c> cannot</c><00:20:33.319><c> bring</c><00:20:33.680><c> forth</c><00:20:34.059><c> evil</c><00:20:34.339><c> fruit,</c><00:20:34.740><c> neither</c><00:20:34.980><c> can</c><00:20:35.180><c> a</c>

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corrupt<00:20:35.660><c> tree</c><00:20:35.960><c> bring</c><00:20:36.319><c> forth</c><00:20:36.759><c> good</c><00:20:37.099><c> fruit.</c>

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Every<00:20:38.640><c> tree</c><00:20:38.920><c> that</c><00:20:39.180><c> bringeth</c><00:20:39.500><c> forth</c><00:20:39.759><c> not</c><00:20:40.259><c> good</c><00:20:40.579><c> fruit</c><00:20:41.019><c> is</c><00:20:42.039><c> hewn</c>

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down<00:20:42.960><c> and</c><00:20:43.720><c> cast</c><00:20:44.279><c> into</c><00:20:44.920><c> the</c><00:20:45.119><c> fire.</c>

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So<00:20:48.700><c> maybe</c><00:20:49.500><c> it's</c><00:20:49.839><c> time</c><00:20:50.259><c> for</c><00:20:51.319><c> some</c><00:20:51.740><c> self</c><00:20:51.980><c>-examination,</c><00:20:54.339><c> and</c><00:20:54.339><c> some</c><00:20:54.940><c> pruning</c><00:20:55.339><c> of</c>

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the<00:20:56.440><c> unfruitful</c><00:20:56.940><c> boughs,</c><00:20:59.000><c> and</c><00:20:59.119><c> some</c><00:20:59.440><c> fresh</c><00:20:59.640><c> water.</c>

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Job<00:21:02.900><c> chapter</c><00:21:03.279><c> 14,</c><00:21:05.500><c> verse</c><00:21:05.960><c> 7.</c>

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For<00:21:15.619><c> there</c><00:21:16.420><c> is</c><00:21:16.640><c> hope</c><00:21:17.259><c> of</c><00:21:17.720><c> a</c><00:21:17.920><c> tree,</c><00:21:19.839><c> if</c><00:21:20.039><c> it</c><00:21:20.220><c> be</c><00:21:20.359><c> cut</c><00:21:20.599><c> down,</c><00:21:21.119><c> that</c>

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it<00:21:22.579><c> will</c><00:21:22.720><c> sprout</c><00:21:22.960><c> again,</c><00:21:24.039><c> that</c><00:21:24.180><c> the</c><00:21:24.440><c> tender</c><00:21:24.720><c> branch</c><00:21:25.119><c> thereof</c>

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will<00:21:25.839><c> not</c><00:21:26.240><c> cease.</c>

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Though<00:21:28.519><c> the</c><00:21:28.759><c> root</c><00:21:28.900><c> thereof</c><00:21:29.339><c> wax</c><00:21:29.599><c> old</c><00:21:29.940><c> in</c><00:21:30.119><c> the</c><00:21:30.319><c> earth,</c><00:21:30.559><c> and</c><00:21:30.660><c> the</c>

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stalk<00:21:31.059><c> thereof</c><00:21:31.420><c> die</c><00:21:31.660><c> in</c><00:21:31.779><c> the</c><00:21:32.000><c> ground,</c><00:21:32.359><c> yet</c><00:21:32.619><c> through</c><00:21:33.099><c> the</c><00:21:33.359><c> scent</c><00:21:33.579><c> of</c><00:21:33.960><c> water</c><00:21:34.339><c> it</c><00:21:34.660><c> will</c><00:21:35.000><c> bud,</c><00:21:36.460><c> and</c><00:21:36.799><c> bring</c><00:21:37.180><c> forth</c><00:21:37.539><c> boughs</c><00:21:38.279><c> like</c><00:21:38.960><c> a</c><00:21:39.200><c> plant.</c>

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Proverbs<00:21:42.920><c> says,</c><00:21:44.180><c> wisdom</c><00:21:44.660><c> is</c><00:21:46.579><c> a</c><00:21:46.839><c> tree</c><00:21:47.180><c> of</c><00:21:47.480><c> life.</c>

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Proverbs<00:21:48.640><c> chapter</c><00:21:49.019><c> 3,</c><00:21:55.220><c> verses</c><00:21:55.220><c> 13</c><00:21:55.759><c> through</c><00:21:55.960><c> 18.</c>

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Proverbs<00:21:58.799><c> 3,</c><00:21:59.160><c> 13.</c>

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Happy<00:22:00.779><c> is</c><00:22:00.980><c> the</c><00:22:01.160><c> man</c><00:22:01.359><c> that</c><00:22:01.500><c> finds</c><00:22:01.819><c> wisdom,</c><00:22:02.279><c> and</c><00:22:02.359><c> the</c><00:22:02.440><c> man</c><00:22:02.700><c> that</c>

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gets<00:22:03.119><c> understanding.</c>

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For<00:22:04.019><c> the</c><00:22:04.220><c> merchandise</c><00:22:04.640><c> of</c><00:22:04.920><c> it</c><00:22:05.079><c> is</c><00:22:05.359><c> better</c><00:22:05.640><c> than</c><00:22:05.819><c> the</c><00:22:05.980><c> merchandise</c><00:22:06.440><c> of</c><00:22:06.779><c> silver,</c><00:22:07.319><c> and</c>

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the<00:22:07.740><c> gain</c><00:22:08.000><c> thereof</c><00:22:08.359><c> than</c><00:22:08.599><c> fine</c><00:22:08.859><c> gold.</c>

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She<00:22:09.859><c> is</c><00:22:10.039><c> more</c><00:22:10.339><c> precious</c><00:22:10.680><c> than</c><00:22:10.940><c> rubies,</c><00:22:11.579><c> and</c><00:22:11.859><c> all</c><00:22:12.220><c> the</c><00:22:12.440><c> things</c>

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thou<00:22:13.160><c> canst</c><00:22:13.559><c> desire</c><00:22:14.000><c> are</c><00:22:14.279><c> not</c><00:22:14.559><c> to</c><00:22:14.799><c> be</c><00:22:15.039><c> compared</c><00:22:15.559><c> unto</c><00:22:15.759><c> her.</c>

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Length<00:22:17.619><c> of</c><00:22:18.079><c> days</c><00:22:18.599><c> is</c><00:22:19.059><c> in</c><00:22:19.220><c> her</c><00:22:19.480><c> right</c><00:22:19.839><c> hand,</c><00:22:20.339><c> and</c><00:22:20.519><c> in</c><00:22:20.640><c> her</c><00:22:20.839><c> left</c>

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hand<00:22:21.380><c> riches</c><00:22:21.680><c> and</c><00:22:22.059><c> honour.</c>

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Her<00:22:23.000><c> ways</c><00:22:23.440><c> are</c><00:22:23.700><c> the</c><00:22:23.900><c> ways</c><00:22:24.279><c> of</c><00:22:24.740><c> pleasantness,</c><00:22:25.680><c> and</c><00:22:25.980><c> all</c><00:22:26.359><c> her</c>

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paths<00:22:27.039><c> are</c><00:22:27.720><c> peace.</c>

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She<00:22:29.599><c> is</c><00:22:30.059><c> a</c><00:22:30.259><c> tree</c><00:22:30.640><c> of</c><00:22:31.240><c> life</c><00:22:31.940><c> to</c><00:22:32.519><c> them</c><00:22:33.079><c> that</c><00:22:33.480><c> lay</c><00:22:33.700><c> hold</c><00:22:34.099><c> upon</c><00:22:34.460><c> her,</c>

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and<00:22:36.420><c> happy</c><00:22:36.980><c> is</c><00:22:37.700><c> everyone</c><00:22:38.319><c> that</c><00:22:40.259><c> retaineth</c><00:22:40.859><c> her.</c>

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I've<00:22:44.480><c> already</c><00:22:44.759><c> read</c><00:22:45.039><c> that</c><00:22:45.220><c> the</c><00:22:45.460><c> branch</c><00:22:45.900><c> had</c><00:22:46.720><c> the</c><00:22:47.119><c> spirit</c><00:22:47.640><c> of</c><00:22:48.220><c> wisdom.</c>

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Corinthians<00:22:50.640><c> says</c><00:22:51.400><c> that</c><00:22:52.079><c> that</c><00:22:52.359><c> wisdom</c><00:22:52.839><c> is</c><00:22:53.839><c> Jesus</c><00:22:54.200><c> Christ.</c>

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Corinthians<00:22:57.140><c> chapter</c><00:22:57.599><c> 1,</c><00:22:59.059><c> verse</c><00:22:59.319><c> 24.</c>

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But<00:23:07.559><c> unto</c><00:23:08.019><c> them</c><00:23:08.380><c> which</c><00:23:08.680><c> are</c><00:23:09.079><c> called,</c><00:23:09.359><c> both</c><00:23:09.680><c> Jews</c><00:23:09.880><c> and</c><00:23:10.160><c> Greeks,</c>

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Christ,<00:23:11.579><c> the</c><00:23:11.900><c> power</c><00:23:12.259><c> of</c><00:23:12.500><c> God,</c><00:23:13.440><c> and</c><00:23:13.579><c> the</c><00:23:13.740><c> wisdom</c><00:23:14.079><c> of</c><00:23:14.279><c> God.</c>

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And<00:23:14.759><c> in</c><00:23:14.940><c> verse</c><00:23:15.180><c> 30</c><00:23:15.400><c> it</c><00:23:15.559><c> says,</c><00:23:15.960><c> but</c><00:23:15.960><c> of</c><00:23:16.319><c> him</c><00:23:16.559><c> are</c><00:23:17.019><c> ye</c><00:23:17.579><c> in</c><00:23:18.779><c> Christ</c>

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Jesus,<00:23:20.920><c> who</c><00:23:21.019><c> of</c><00:23:21.240><c> God</c><00:23:21.480><c> is</c><00:23:21.720><c> made</c><00:23:21.900><c> unto</c><00:23:22.180><c> us</c><00:23:22.880><c> wisdom,</c><00:23:24.019><c> and</c><00:23:24.160><c> righteousness,</c><00:23:25.640><c> and</c><00:23:25.779><c> sanctification,</c><00:23:28.500><c> and</c><00:23:28.559><c> redemption.</c>

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Wisdom<00:23:31.779><c> we</c><00:23:32.440><c> can</c><00:23:32.660><c> lay</c><00:23:32.839><c> hold</c><00:23:33.079><c> on,</c><00:23:34.039><c> because</c><00:23:34.140><c> he</c><00:23:35.140><c> gave</c><00:23:35.420><c> himself</c><00:23:36.180><c> on</c>

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a<00:23:38.039><c> tree.</c>

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First<00:23:40.099><c> Peter</c><00:23:40.420><c> chapter</c><00:23:40.799><c> 2,</c><00:23:42.660><c> verses</c><00:23:43.180><c> 21</c><00:23:43.779><c> to</c><00:23:50.019><c> 24.</c>

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This<00:23:52.559><c> is</c><00:23:52.819><c> our</c><00:23:53.059><c> calling.</c>

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For<00:23:54.759><c> even</c><00:23:55.119><c> hereunto</c><00:23:55.680><c> were</c><00:23:55.980><c> ye</c><00:23:56.240><c> called,</c><00:23:56.539><c> because</c><00:23:56.920><c> Christ</c><00:23:57.420><c> also</c>

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suffered<00:23:58.279><c> for</c><00:23:58.579><c> us,</c><00:23:58.859><c> leaving</c><00:23:59.039><c> us</c><00:23:59.559><c> an</c><00:23:59.779><c> example</c><00:24:00.220><c> that</c><00:24:00.440><c> ye</c><00:24:00.700><c> should</c>

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follow<00:24:01.319><c> in</c><00:24:01.480><c> his</c><00:24:01.720><c> steps.</c>

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Who<00:24:03.079><c> did</c><00:24:03.339><c> no</c><00:24:03.640><c> sin,</c><00:24:04.779><c> neither</c><00:24:05.019><c> was</c><00:24:05.339><c> guile</c><00:24:05.640><c> found</c><00:24:05.960><c> in</c><00:24:06.099><c> his</c><00:24:06.380><c> mouth.</c>

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Who<00:24:07.339><c> when</c><00:24:07.440><c> he</c><00:24:07.579><c> was</c><00:24:07.839><c> reviled,</c><00:24:08.339><c> reviled</c><00:24:08.619><c> not</c><00:24:08.859><c> again,</c><00:24:09.200><c> and</c><00:24:09.319><c> when</c>

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he<00:24:09.720><c> suffered</c><00:24:09.900><c> he</c><00:24:10.180><c> threatened</c><00:24:10.500><c> not.</c>

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But<00:24:11.420><c> he</c><00:24:11.660><c> committed</c><00:24:12.119><c> himself</c><00:24:12.660><c> to</c><00:24:12.940><c> him</c><00:24:13.240><c> that</c><00:24:13.460><c> judges</c><00:24:13.960><c> righteously.</c>

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Who<00:24:16.440><c> his</c><00:24:16.740><c> own</c><00:24:17.180><c> self</c><00:24:17.539><c> bear</c><00:24:17.859><c> our</c><00:24:18.200><c> sins</c><00:24:18.599><c> in</c><00:24:19.480><c> his</c><00:24:19.660><c> own</c><00:24:19.960><c> body</c><00:24:20.519><c> on</c><00:24:21.339><c> the</c><00:24:21.619><c> tree.</c>

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That<00:24:23.480><c> we</c><00:24:23.720><c> being</c><00:24:23.960><c> dead</c><00:24:24.220><c> to</c><00:24:24.519><c> sins</c><00:24:24.880><c> should</c><00:24:25.319><c> live</c><00:24:26.119><c> unto</c><00:24:26.440><c> righteousness,</c><00:24:28.180><c> by</c><00:24:28.460><c> whose</c>

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stripes<00:24:29.400><c> ye</c><00:24:30.140><c> were</c><00:24:30.319><c> healed.</c>

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And<00:24:34.480><c> let</c><00:24:34.579><c> us</c><00:24:34.779><c> pray</c><00:24:35.019><c> that</c><00:24:35.180><c> he</c><00:24:35.400><c> sees</c><00:24:35.640><c> fit</c><00:24:35.920><c> to</c><00:24:36.180><c> take</c><00:24:36.380><c> care</c><00:24:36.579><c> of</c><00:24:36.720><c> us</c>

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as<00:24:36.980><c> we</c><00:24:37.220><c> look</c><00:24:37.440><c> to</c><00:24:37.619><c> him</c><00:24:37.980><c> on</c><00:24:38.220><c> that</c><00:24:38.559><c> tree,</c><00:24:39.380><c> looking</c><00:24:39.779><c> to</c><00:24:40.140><c> be</c><00:24:40.640><c> forgiven,</c>

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like<00:24:42.039><c> Israel</c><00:24:42.539><c> was</c><00:24:42.799><c> in</c><00:24:42.940><c> the</c><00:24:43.079><c> wilderness</c><00:24:43.420><c> as</c><00:24:43.599><c> they</c><00:24:43.759><c> looked</c><00:24:43.960><c> up</c>

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to<00:24:44.339><c> that</c><00:24:44.579><c> serpent</c><00:24:44.900><c> on</c><00:24:45.160><c> the</c><00:24:45.359><c> pole.</c>

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Luke<00:24:47.440><c> chapter</c><00:24:47.839><c> 13.</c>

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He<00:24:51.380><c> has</c><00:24:51.579><c> a</c><00:24:51.759><c> choice</c><00:24:52.240><c> to</c><00:24:52.720><c> make</c><00:24:52.859><c> with</c><00:24:53.079><c> us.</c>

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Trees.

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Luke<00:24:58.319><c> chapter</c><00:24:58.660><c> 13,</c><00:24:59.680><c> verses</c><00:24:59.940><c> 6</c><00:25:00.559><c> through</c><00:25:00.920><c> 9.</c>

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He<00:25:02.559><c> spake</c><00:25:02.799><c> also</c><00:25:03.039><c> this</c><00:25:03.259><c> parable.</c>

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A<00:25:04.700><c> certain</c><00:25:05.039><c> man</c><00:25:05.420><c> had</c><00:25:05.660><c> a</c><00:25:05.839><c> fig</c><00:25:05.980><c> tree</c><00:25:06.220><c> planted</c><00:25:06.539><c> in</c><00:25:06.759><c> his</c><00:25:06.920><c> vineyard,</c>

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and<00:25:08.200><c> he</c><00:25:08.299><c> came</c><00:25:08.660><c> and</c><00:25:08.920><c> sought</c><00:25:09.119><c> fruit</c><00:25:09.460><c> thereof,</c><00:25:10.539><c> and</c><00:25:10.740><c> found</c><00:25:10.980><c> none.</c>

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And<00:25:11.440><c> he</c><00:25:11.619><c> said</c><00:25:11.779><c> unto</c><00:25:11.960><c> the</c><00:25:12.180><c> dresser</c><00:25:12.500><c> of</c><00:25:12.519><c> his</c><00:25:12.720><c> vineyard,</c><00:25:13.279><c> Behold,</c>

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this<00:25:14.720><c> three</c><00:25:15.039><c> years</c><00:25:15.279><c> I</c><00:25:15.460><c> come</c><00:25:15.720><c> seeking</c><00:25:16.039><c> fruit</c><00:25:16.359><c> on</c><00:25:16.500><c> this</c><00:25:16.740><c> fig</c><00:25:16.940><c> tree,</c><00:25:17.079><c> and</c>

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find<00:25:17.519><c> none.</c>

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Cut<00:25:18.839><c> it</c><00:25:19.279><c> down,</c><00:25:20.279><c> why</c><00:25:20.599><c> combereth</c><00:25:21.079><c> it</c><00:25:21.220><c> the</c><00:25:21.460><c> ground?</c>

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And<00:25:23.720><c> he</c><00:25:23.920><c> answering</c><00:25:24.319><c> said</c><00:25:24.579><c> unto</c><00:25:24.799><c> him,</c><00:25:26.420><c> Lord,</c><00:25:28.380><c> let</c><00:25:28.559><c> it</c><00:25:28.819><c> alone</c><00:25:29.160><c> this</c><00:25:29.519><c> year</c><00:25:30.180><c> also,</c><00:25:31.619><c> till</c><00:25:31.819><c> I</c>

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shall<00:25:32.200><c> dig</c><00:25:32.400><c> about</c><00:25:32.680><c> it</c><00:25:33.279><c> and</c><00:25:34.200><c> dung</c><00:25:34.359><c> it.</c>

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And<00:25:35.799><c> if</c><00:25:35.920><c> it</c><00:25:36.140><c> bear</c><00:25:36.299><c> fruit,</c><00:25:36.940><c> well,</c><00:25:38.559><c> and</c><00:25:38.720><c> if</c><00:25:38.900><c> not,</c><00:25:39.779><c> then</c><00:25:40.299><c> after</c><00:25:41.339><c> that</c><00:25:41.680><c> thou</c><00:25:41.900><c> shalt</c><00:25:42.059><c> cut</c><00:25:42.259><c> it</c><00:25:42.460><c> down.</c>

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When<00:25:45.660><c> we</c><00:25:45.980><c> share</c><00:25:46.240><c> the</c><00:25:46.500><c> emblems</c><00:25:46.960><c> that</c><00:25:47.039><c> we're</c><00:25:47.200><c> going</c><00:25:47.299><c> to</c><00:25:47.480><c> have</c><00:25:47.619><c> this</c><00:25:47.880><c> morning,</c><00:25:48.559><c> we</c>

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are<00:25:48.920><c> eating</c><00:25:49.279><c> of</c><00:25:50.119><c> the</c><00:25:50.400><c> fruit</c><00:25:50.720><c> of</c><00:25:51.460><c> his</c><00:25:51.779><c> tree.</c>

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Fruit<00:25:52.579><c> that</c><00:25:53.180><c> shows</c><00:25:53.500><c> the</c><00:25:53.839><c> ultimate</c><00:25:54.180><c> purpose</c><00:25:54.619><c> and</c><00:25:54.779><c> the</c><00:25:54.880><c> ultimate</c><00:25:55.140><c> example</c>

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of<00:25:55.779><c> how</c><00:25:56.039><c> we</c><00:25:56.279><c> are</c><00:25:56.519><c> to</c><00:25:56.779><c> carry</c><00:25:57.000><c> out</c><00:25:57.359><c> our</c><00:25:57.579><c> lives</c><00:25:58.059><c> in</c><00:25:58.460><c> Christ.</c>

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And<00:26:00.539><c> it</c><00:26:01.099><c> dungs</c><00:26:01.460><c> us</c><00:26:01.859><c> and</c><00:26:02.140><c> waters</c><00:26:02.519><c> us</c><00:26:03.119><c> and</c><00:26:03.400><c> allows</c><00:26:03.680><c> us</c><00:26:03.940><c> to</c><00:26:04.140><c> maybe</c>

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grow<00:26:04.619><c> again</c><00:26:05.579><c> and</c><00:26:06.180><c> perchance</c><00:26:06.599><c> that</c><00:26:06.799><c> we</c><00:26:07.000><c> will</c><00:26:07.359><c> bear</c><00:26:07.660><c> fruit.</c>

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We<00:26:09.759><c> will</c><00:26:10.019><c> bear</c><00:26:10.259><c> fruit</c><00:26:10.599><c> because</c><00:26:11.039><c> he</c><00:26:11.339><c> expects</c><00:26:11.599><c> it.</c>

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He<00:26:13.299><c> expects</c><00:26:13.539><c> us</c><00:26:13.779><c> to</c><00:26:14.000><c> love</c><00:26:14.619><c> the</c><00:26:15.019><c> Lord</c><00:26:15.319><c> our</c><00:26:15.619><c> God</c><00:26:15.839><c> with</c><00:26:16.079><c> all</c><00:26:16.240><c> our</c>

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heart<00:26:16.579><c> and</c><00:26:16.819><c> soul</c><00:26:16.920><c> and</c><00:26:17.099><c> mind</c><00:26:17.319><c> and</c><00:26:17.619><c> strength.</c>

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And<00:26:18.079><c> he</c><00:26:18.339><c> expects</c><00:26:18.559><c> us</c><00:26:18.859><c> to</c><00:26:19.059><c> love</c><00:26:19.279><c> our</c><00:26:19.500><c> neighbours</c><00:26:19.900><c> and</c><00:26:20.200><c> our</c><00:26:20.480><c> strangers,</c><00:26:21.400><c> the</c>

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least<00:26:21.799><c> of</c><00:26:21.980><c> our</c><00:26:22.140><c> brethren</c><00:26:22.400><c> and</c><00:26:22.680><c> enemies.</c>

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He<00:26:23.700><c> expects</c><00:26:24.119><c> us</c><00:26:24.359><c> to</c><00:26:24.480><c> have</c><00:26:24.640><c> hope</c><00:26:25.140><c> in</c><00:26:25.680><c> his</c><00:26:26.160><c> future</c><00:26:26.740><c> coming</c><00:26:27.119><c> kingdom</c><00:26:27.619><c> where</c>

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we<00:26:28.720><c> can</c><00:26:28.980><c> glory</c><00:26:29.619><c> and</c><00:26:30.420><c> joy</c><00:26:30.880><c> in</c><00:26:31.519><c> the</c><00:26:31.779><c> presence</c><00:26:32.460><c> of</c><00:26:33.160><c> Jesus</c><00:26:33.740><c> with</c>

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our<00:26:34.980><c> brethren</c><00:26:35.240><c> and</c><00:26:35.599><c> sisters.</c>

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He<00:26:37.859><c> expects</c><00:26:38.200><c> us</c><00:26:38.460><c> to</c><00:26:38.740><c> demonstrate</c><00:26:39.359><c> these</c><00:26:40.140><c> things</c><00:26:40.799><c> by</c><00:26:41.460><c> our</c><00:26:41.740><c> works</c><00:26:42.180><c> of</c>

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living<00:26:43.420><c> faith.</c>

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My<00:26:51.319><c> last</c><00:26:51.599><c> words</c><00:26:52.319><c> to</c><00:26:52.559><c> you</c><00:26:52.920><c> will</c><00:26:53.200><c> come</c><00:26:53.480><c> from</c><00:26:53.880><c> Psalm</c><00:26:54.359><c> 1.</c>

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You<00:26:59.940><c> have</c><00:27:00.119><c> a</c><00:27:00.259><c> choice</c><00:27:00.500><c> to</c><00:27:00.740><c> make.</c><00:27:03.220><c> We</c><00:27:03.359><c> all</c><00:27:03.539><c> have</c><00:27:03.779><c> choices</c><00:27:04.160><c> to</c><00:27:04.400><c> make.</c>

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Where<00:27:07.980><c> will</c><00:27:08.200><c> we</c><00:27:08.420><c> plant</c><00:27:09.019><c> our</c><00:27:10.079><c> trees?</c>

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Where<00:27:12.279><c> will</c><00:27:12.700><c> we</c><00:27:12.700><c> choose</c><00:27:13.079><c> to</c><00:27:13.339><c> live?</c>

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What<00:27:14.940><c> water</c><00:27:15.319><c> will</c><00:27:15.539><c> we</c><00:27:15.740><c> choose</c><00:27:16.200><c> to</c><00:27:16.440><c> drink?</c>

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What<00:27:17.880><c> fruit</c><00:27:18.500><c> will</c><00:27:18.880><c> we</c><00:27:19.019><c> choose</c><00:27:19.359><c> to</c><00:27:19.599><c> make?</c>

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If<00:27:22.279><c> you</c><00:27:22.420><c> can</c><00:27:22.640><c> make</c><00:27:22.839><c> choices</c><00:27:23.240><c> for</c><00:27:23.500><c> life,</c><00:27:24.740><c> every</c><00:27:25.099><c> day</c><00:27:25.339><c> of</c><00:27:25.500><c> your</c>

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life,<00:27:26.799><c> like</c><00:27:26.940><c> the</c><00:27:27.180><c> trees</c><00:27:27.500><c> in</c><00:27:27.740><c> Psalm</c><00:27:28.000><c> 1,</c>

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then<00:27:30.319><c> I</c><00:27:30.920><c> promise</c><00:27:31.539><c> you</c><00:27:32.259><c> that</c><00:27:32.759><c> you</c><00:27:32.859><c> will</c><00:27:33.079><c> live</c><00:27:33.240><c> longer</c><00:27:33.859><c> than</c><00:27:34.440><c> that</c><00:27:34.700><c> tree</c><00:27:34.960><c> that</c><00:27:35.119><c> you</c>

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hold<00:27:35.819><c> in</c><00:27:36.400><c> the</c><00:27:36.519><c> picture</c><00:27:37.019><c> before</c><00:27:37.440><c> you.</c>

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God<00:27:39.640><c> will</c><00:27:39.819><c> make</c><00:27:40.039><c> your</c><00:27:40.299><c> days</c><00:27:40.660><c> like</c><00:27:40.940><c> the</c><00:27:41.099><c> days</c><00:27:41.539><c> of</c><00:27:41.900><c> a</c><00:27:42.079><c> tree</c><00:27:42.579><c> in</c>

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the<00:27:43.700><c> kingdom.</c>

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Blessed<00:27:46.779><c> is</c><00:27:47.000><c> the</c><00:27:47.160><c> man</c><00:27:47.839><c> that</c><00:27:48.200><c> walketh</c><00:27:48.559><c> not</c><00:27:49.039><c> in</c><00:27:49.500><c> the</c><00:27:49.660><c> counsel</c><00:27:49.920><c> of</c>

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the<00:27:50.180><c> ungodly,</c><00:27:51.619><c> nor</c><00:27:51.759><c> standeth</c><00:27:52.180><c> in</c><00:27:52.319><c> the</c><00:27:52.420><c> way</c><00:27:52.680><c> of</c><00:27:52.940><c> sinners,</c><00:27:54.500><c> nor</c>

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sitteth<00:27:55.539><c> in</c><00:27:55.940><c> the</c><00:27:56.039><c> seat</c><00:27:56.160><c> of</c><00:27:56.279><c> the</c><00:27:56.480><c> scornful.</c>

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But<00:27:58.819><c> his</c><00:27:59.099><c> delight</c><00:27:59.500><c> is</c><00:27:59.720><c> in</c><00:27:59.839><c> the</c><00:28:00.019><c> law</c><00:28:00.299><c> of</c><00:28:00.519><c> the</c><00:28:00.700><c> Lord,</c><00:28:01.400><c> and</c><00:28:01.559><c> in</c><00:28:01.680><c> his</c>

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law<00:28:02.319><c> does</c><00:28:02.519><c> he</c><00:28:02.779><c> meditate</c><00:28:03.259><c> day</c><00:28:03.920><c> and</c><00:28:04.519><c> night.</c>

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And<00:28:06.079><c> he</c><00:28:06.339><c> shall</c><00:28:06.519><c> be</c><00:28:07.259><c> like</c><00:28:07.799><c> a</c><00:28:08.160><c> tree,</c><00:28:09.539><c> planted</c><00:28:09.799><c> by</c><00:28:10.240><c> the</c><00:28:10.480><c> rivers</c><00:28:10.900><c> of</c>

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water,<00:28:12.680><c> that</c><00:28:12.900><c> bringeth</c><00:28:13.259><c> forth</c><00:28:13.559><c> his</c><00:28:14.039><c> fruit</c><00:28:14.339><c> in</c><00:28:14.559><c> his</c><00:28:14.799><c> season.</c>

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His<00:28:16.500><c> leaf</c><00:28:16.859><c> also</c><00:28:17.519><c> shall</c><00:28:18.079><c> not</c><00:28:18.359><c> wither,</c><00:28:19.079><c> and</c><00:28:20.259><c> whatever</c><00:28:20.740><c> he</c><00:28:21.380><c> does</c>

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shall<00:28:22.859><c> prosper.</c>

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Amen.