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foundation.

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for<00:17:48.420><c> ourselves.</c>

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rejoicing,<00:18:20.400><c> so</c><00:18:20.539><c> that</c><00:18:20.720><c> also</c>

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and<00:18:53.059><c> say,</c><00:18:53.359><c> what</c><00:18:53.400><c> needs</c><00:18:53.619><c> to</c><00:18:53.759><c> be</c><00:18:53.940><c> fixed?</c>

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to<00:19:01.859><c> fix</c><00:19:02.160><c> his</c><00:19:02.480><c> house.</c>

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storms<00:19:05.680><c> that</c><00:19:05.839><c> we</c><00:19:06.000><c> face.</c>

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bit<00:19:14.900><c> more?</c>

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that,<00:19:21.299><c> you</c><00:19:21.380><c> know,</c><00:19:21.440><c> we</c><00:19:21.579><c> don't</c>

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You<00:19:27.700><c> know,</c><00:19:27.960><c> that</c><00:19:28.079><c> you</c><00:19:28.180><c> can</c><00:19:28.299><c> get</c><00:19:28.460><c> so</c><00:19:28.799><c> worried</c><00:19:29.039><c> about</c><00:19:29.240><c> what</c><00:19:29.480><c> might</c><00:19:29.740><c> come</c>

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in<00:19:30.420><c> the</c><00:19:30.559><c> future</c><00:19:30.759><c> that</c><00:19:30.880><c> we</c><00:19:31.059><c> forget</c>

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day<00:19:38.200><c> are</c><00:19:38.319><c> the</c><00:19:38.480><c> problems</c><00:19:38.819><c> thereof.</c>

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Right?

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pray<00:32:22.799><c> for</c><00:32:23.000><c> us.</c>

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petitions<00:32:36.099><c> and</c><00:32:36.279><c> thanksgiving</c><00:32:36.599><c> be</c><00:32:36.799><c> made</c><00:32:36.940><c> on</c><00:32:37.079><c> behalf</c><00:32:37.299><c> of</c><00:32:37.559><c> all</c><00:32:37.759><c> men.</c>

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What<00:32:58.059><c> did</c><00:32:58.180><c> we</c><00:32:58.299><c> say</c><00:32:58.420><c> yesterday?</c>

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What's<00:32:59.680><c> a</c><00:32:59.779><c> good</c><00:32:59.980><c> Bible</c><00:33:00.240><c> study</c><00:33:00.440><c> principle</c><00:33:00.759><c> to</c><00:33:00.980><c> remember?</c>

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Repetition<00:33:03.400><c> helps</c><00:33:03.700><c> you</c><00:33:03.980><c> remember.</c>

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remind<00:33:12.539><c> us</c><00:33:12.700><c> that</c><00:33:12.940><c> this</c><00:33:13.359><c> is</c><00:33:13.799><c> probably</c><00:33:14.119><c> the</c><00:33:14.400><c> single</c><00:33:14.599><c> most</c><00:33:14.859><c> important</c><00:33:15.160><c> thing</c>

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We're<00:33:42.220><c> going</c><00:33:42.240><c> to</c><00:33:42.339><c> pick</c><00:33:42.400><c> up</c><00:33:42.519><c> the</c><00:33:42.740><c> story</c><00:33:43.220><c> of</c><00:33:44.200><c> the</c><00:33:44.380><c> third</c><00:33:44.500><c> missionary</c><00:33:44.819><c> trip</c><00:33:45.019><c> now</c><00:33:45.240><c> and</c><00:33:45.279><c> the</c><00:33:45.420><c> end</c><00:33:45.599><c> of</c>

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Paul's<00:33:46.240><c> journeys</c><00:33:46.559><c> as</c><00:33:47.299><c> he</c><00:33:47.539><c> prepares</c><00:33:47.799><c> for</c><00:33:48.259><c> his</c><00:33:48.460><c> travels</c><00:33:48.619><c> to</c><00:33:48.839><c> Jerusalem.</c>

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collected<00:34:34.300><c> in</c><00:34:34.539><c> support</c><00:34:35.139><c> of</c><00:34:35.619><c> the</c><00:34:35.739><c> brothers</c><00:34:35.920><c> and</c><00:34:36.119><c> sisters</c><00:34:36.300><c> in</c><00:34:36.480><c> Jerusalem</c><00:34:36.840><c> when</c><00:34:36.980><c> they</c><00:34:37.119><c> had</c><00:34:37.219><c> a</c><00:34:37.380><c> need.</c>

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sisters<00:34:55.840><c> did.</c>

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send<00:35:24.139><c> him</c><00:35:24.280><c> another</c><00:35:24.539><c> gift</c><00:35:24.820><c> by</c><00:35:25.019><c> the</c><00:35:25.159><c> hands</c><00:35:25.300><c> of</c><00:35:25.460><c> a</c><00:35:25.559><c> man</c><00:35:25.739><c> named</c><00:35:26.619><c> Epaphroditus.</c>

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was<00:36:00.119><c> lacking</c><00:36:00.460><c> on</c><00:36:00.719><c> behalf</c><00:36:00.920><c> of</c><00:36:01.480><c> the</c><00:36:01.500><c> Corinthians,</c><00:36:01.960><c> helping</c><00:36:02.159><c> refresh</c><00:36:02.579><c> his</c>

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spirits,<00:36:03.099><c> helping</c><00:36:03.340><c> provide</c><00:36:03.719><c> for</c><00:36:03.960><c> him.</c>

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We<00:36:17.400><c> find</c><00:36:17.579><c> in</c><00:36:17.679><c> his</c><00:36:17.840><c> letters</c><00:36:18.099><c> that</c><00:36:18.360><c> collecting</c><00:36:18.559><c> the</c><00:36:18.780><c> Jerusalem</c>

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his<00:36:22.460><c> third</c><00:36:22.599><c> missionary</c><00:36:22.940><c> journey.</c>

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over<00:36:26.960><c> again,</c><00:36:27.619><c> talking</c><00:36:28.019><c> to</c><00:36:28.179><c> them</c><00:36:28.300><c> about</c><00:36:28.539><c> this</c><00:36:28.860><c> fund</c><00:36:29.099><c> that</c><00:36:29.239><c> they</c>

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should<00:36:29.539><c> take</c><00:36:29.840><c> up.</c>

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And<00:36:31.460><c> at</c><00:36:31.860><c> the</c><00:36:31.940><c> end</c><00:36:32.079><c> of</c><00:36:32.219><c> 1</c><00:36:32.340><c> Corinthians,</c><00:36:32.679><c> in</c><00:36:32.840><c> verse</c><00:36:32.960><c> 16,</c><00:36:33.440><c> he</c><00:36:33.579><c> says,</c><00:36:33.780><c> start</c><00:36:34.079><c> to</c><00:36:34.260><c> take</c><00:36:34.340><c> up</c><00:36:34.460><c> this</c><00:36:34.639><c> collection</c><00:36:35.039><c> so</c><00:36:35.900><c> that</c><00:36:36.079><c> you'll</c><00:36:36.500><c> have</c><00:36:36.679><c> the</c><00:36:36.840><c> money</c><00:36:36.980><c> there</c><00:36:37.239><c> and</c><00:36:37.400><c> ready</c><00:36:37.559><c> when</c><00:36:37.719><c> I</c>

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come<00:36:38.400><c> by</c><00:36:38.840><c> so</c><00:36:39.639><c> that</c><00:36:39.739><c> you</c><00:36:39.840><c> can</c><00:36:40.000><c> carry</c><00:36:40.139><c> it</c><00:36:40.480><c> as</c><00:36:40.699><c> a</c><00:36:40.820><c> gift</c><00:36:41.039><c> to</c><00:36:41.239><c> the</c><00:36:41.360><c> brethren</c><00:36:41.579><c> in</c><00:36:41.820><c> Jerusalem.</c>

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this<00:36:49.260><c> idea</c><00:36:49.519><c> of</c><00:36:49.739><c> collecting</c><00:36:49.940><c> this</c><00:36:50.199><c> fund.</c>

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It's<00:36:58.679><c> kind</c><00:36:58.780><c> of</c><00:36:58.840><c> funny</c><00:36:59.019><c> the</c><00:36:59.139><c> way</c><00:36:59.260><c> Paul</c><00:36:59.480><c> writes</c><00:36:59.699><c> in</c><00:36:59.940><c> this</c><00:37:00.500><c> section.</c>

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you<00:37:02.440><c> know,</c><00:37:02.780><c> it's</c><00:37:03.280><c> to</c><00:37:03.440><c> our</c><00:37:03.579><c> Western</c><00:37:03.880><c> society,</c><00:37:04.280><c> it</c><00:37:04.360><c> can</c><00:37:04.519><c> feel</c><00:37:04.699><c> a</c>

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little<00:37:04.920><c> uncomfortable</c><00:37:05.340><c> the</c><00:37:05.519><c> way</c><00:37:05.639><c> he</c><00:37:05.820><c> seems</c><00:37:06.019><c> to</c><00:37:06.260><c> pressure</c><00:37:06.480><c> them</c><00:37:07.059><c> to,</c>

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you<00:37:07.960><c> know,</c><00:37:08.159><c> he</c><00:37:08.320><c> boasts</c><00:37:08.519><c> of</c><00:37:08.659><c> their</c><00:37:08.820><c> generosity</c><00:37:09.320><c> of</c><00:37:09.460><c> all</c><00:37:09.559><c> these</c>

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same<00:37:12.400><c> way</c><00:37:12.500><c> the</c><00:37:12.699><c> Macedonians</c><00:37:13.199><c> are.</c>

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You<00:37:14.260><c> know,</c><00:37:14.440><c> in</c><00:37:14.559><c> chapter</c><00:37:14.699><c> 8,</c><00:37:14.920><c> he</c><00:37:15.059><c> specifically</c><00:37:15.440><c> says,</c><00:37:15.719><c> you</c><00:37:15.840><c> know,</c><00:37:16.019><c> the</c>

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Ecclesiastical<00:37:16.380><c> Macedonians</c><00:37:16.840><c> are</c><00:37:16.980><c> already</c><00:37:17.280><c> given</c><00:37:17.480><c> abundance,</c><00:37:18.380><c> even</c>

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though<00:37:18.960><c> they</c><00:37:19.139><c> have</c><00:37:19.320><c> poverty.</c>

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You<00:37:20.780><c> know,</c><00:37:20.900><c> in</c><00:37:21.039><c> Corinth,</c><00:37:21.219><c> it</c><00:37:21.300><c> was</c><00:37:21.420><c> a</c><00:37:21.519><c> pretty</c><00:37:21.699><c> wealthy</c><00:37:21.960><c> city.</c>

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He's<00:37:22.440><c> almost</c><00:37:22.679><c> like,</c><00:37:22.840><c> look,</c><00:37:23.199><c> they're</c><00:37:23.500><c> they're</c><00:37:23.599><c> a</c><00:37:23.679><c> pretty</c><00:37:23.840><c> poor</c>

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spot<00:37:24.239><c> and</c><00:37:24.300><c> they're</c><00:37:24.480><c> giving</c><00:37:24.579><c> a</c><00:37:24.719><c> lot</c><00:37:24.800><c> of</c><00:37:24.920><c> money.</c>

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You<00:37:25.599><c> better</c><00:37:25.880><c> you</c><00:37:26.059><c> better</c><00:37:26.219><c> pay</c><00:37:26.480><c> up.</c>

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You<00:37:27.619><c> know,</c><00:37:27.760><c> he's</c><00:37:28.119><c> saying</c><00:37:28.400><c> that</c><00:37:28.860><c> you</c><00:37:29.099><c> should</c><00:37:29.300><c> follow</c><00:37:29.539><c> their</c><00:37:29.719><c> example.</c>

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You<00:37:30.639><c> should</c><00:37:30.820><c> be</c><00:37:31.079><c> willing</c><00:37:31.280><c> to</c><00:37:31.500><c> donate</c><00:37:31.679><c> even</c><00:37:32.059><c> more</c><00:37:32.739><c> out</c><00:37:33.039><c> of</c><00:37:33.179><c> your</c><00:37:33.340><c> abundance.</c>

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You<00:37:35.699><c> know,</c><00:37:35.860><c> Paul's</c><00:37:36.079><c> almost</c><00:37:36.199><c> saying,</c><00:37:36.340><c> I</c><00:37:36.480><c> know</c><00:37:36.679><c> you</c><00:37:36.880><c> can</c><00:37:37.059><c> outdo</c><00:37:37.300><c> them.</c>

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I<00:37:37.539><c> know</c><00:37:37.739><c> that</c><00:37:37.920><c> you</c><00:37:38.099><c> have</c><00:37:38.199><c> that</c><00:37:38.400><c> within</c><00:37:38.599><c> you.</c>

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Meet<00:37:39.280><c> my</c><00:37:39.579><c> expectations.</c>

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You<00:37:42.059><c> know,</c><00:37:42.179><c> Paul</c><00:37:42.320><c> says</c><00:37:42.539><c> in</c><00:37:42.639><c> 2</c><00:37:42.780><c> Corinthians</c><00:37:43.079><c> 8</c><00:37:43.300><c> verse</c><00:37:43.480><c> 7,</c><00:37:43.880><c> see</c>

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that<00:37:44.019><c> you</c><00:37:44.219><c> also</c><00:37:44.519><c> bound</c><00:37:44.800><c> in</c><00:37:44.980><c> this</c><00:37:45.179><c> gracious</c><00:37:45.460><c> gift</c><00:37:46.079><c> as</c><00:37:46.860><c> well.</c>

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You<00:37:48.900><c> know,</c><00:37:48.980><c> he</c><00:37:49.099><c> finishes</c><00:37:49.400><c> in</c><00:37:49.599><c> chapter</c><00:37:49.780><c> 8</c><00:37:49.920><c> by</c><00:37:50.159><c> saying,</c><00:37:50.519><c> therefore,</c><00:37:50.760><c> openly</c>

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before<00:37:51.320><c> the</c><00:37:51.519><c> churches,</c><00:37:51.860><c> show</c><00:37:52.179><c> them</c><00:37:52.539><c> the</c><00:37:52.840><c> proof</c><00:37:53.000><c> of</c><00:37:53.179><c> your</c><00:37:53.380><c> love</c>

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and<00:37:54.300><c> our</c><00:37:54.519><c> reason</c><00:37:54.840><c> for</c><00:37:55.079><c> boasting</c><00:37:55.360><c> in</c><00:37:55.599><c> you.</c>

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he<00:37:59.539><c> has</c><00:37:59.880><c> boasted</c><00:38:00.099><c> already</c><00:38:00.420><c> to</c><00:38:00.559><c> the</c><00:38:00.719><c> Macedonians</c><00:38:01.179><c> about</c><00:38:01.420><c> those</c>

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in<00:38:02.119><c> Achaia.</c>

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You<00:38:03.179><c> know,</c><00:38:03.260><c> he's</c><00:38:03.380><c> saying</c><00:38:03.460><c> like</c><00:38:03.599><c> they've</c><00:38:03.820><c> already</c><00:38:04.059><c> been</c><00:38:04.460><c> collecting.</c>

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So<00:38:05.920><c> he's</c><00:38:06.059><c> kind</c><00:38:06.199><c> of</c><00:38:06.260><c> saying,</c><00:38:06.559><c> don't</c><00:38:06.860><c> don't</c><00:38:06.940><c> let</c><00:38:07.019><c> me</c><00:38:07.199><c> down.</c>

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I'm<00:38:07.539><c> already</c><00:38:07.860><c> bragging</c><00:38:08.239><c> about</c><00:38:08.420><c> how</c><00:38:08.639><c> great</c><00:38:08.760><c> you're</c><00:38:08.920><c> going</c><00:38:09.000><c> to</c><00:38:09.159><c> do.</c>

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Don't<00:38:10.019><c> let</c><00:38:10.159><c> me</c><00:38:10.420><c> down.</c>

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or<00:38:21.659><c> under</c><00:38:21.940><c> compulsion,</c><00:38:23.199><c> for</c><00:38:23.380><c> God</c><00:38:23.619><c> loves</c><00:38:23.840><c> a</c><00:38:24.039><c> cheerful</c><00:38:24.360><c> giver.</c>

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And<00:38:25.780><c> God</c><00:38:25.860><c> is</c><00:38:26.039><c> able</c><00:38:26.179><c> to</c><00:38:26.340><c> make</c><00:38:26.440><c> the</c><00:38:26.639><c> grace</c><00:38:26.820><c> abound</c><00:38:27.159><c> to</c><00:38:27.460><c> you,</c><00:38:28.199><c> so</c>

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that<00:38:28.380><c> you</c><00:38:28.539><c> always</c><00:38:28.960><c> having</c><00:38:29.559><c> all</c><00:38:29.860><c> sufficiency</c><00:38:30.320><c> in</c><00:38:30.539><c> everything,</c>

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you<00:38:31.639><c> may</c><00:38:31.800><c> have</c><00:38:32.000><c> an</c><00:38:32.219><c> abundance</c><00:38:32.679><c> for</c><00:38:33.239><c> every</c><00:38:33.460><c> good</c><00:38:33.679><c> deed.</c>

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This<00:38:39.779><c> is,</c><00:38:40.179><c> again,</c><00:38:40.880><c> an</c><00:38:41.099><c> amazing</c><00:38:41.440><c> part</c><00:38:41.639><c> about</c><00:38:41.780><c> what</c><00:38:41.900><c> we</c><00:38:42.079><c> have</c><00:38:42.199><c> in</c>

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a<00:38:42.420><c> global</c><00:38:42.579><c> community.</c>

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When<00:38:44.099><c> there</c><00:38:44.320><c> is</c><00:38:44.440><c> a</c><00:38:44.539><c> need,</c><00:38:44.719><c> we</c><00:38:44.840><c> have</c><00:38:45.039><c> brothers</c><00:38:45.320><c> and</c><00:38:45.579><c> sisters</c><00:38:45.800><c> around</c><00:38:46.059><c> the</c><00:38:46.199><c> world</c><00:38:46.320><c> who</c><00:38:46.480><c> are</c><00:38:46.599><c> willing</c><00:38:46.739><c> to</c>

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help<00:38:47.159><c> support</c><00:38:47.500><c> it.</c>

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have<00:38:50.900><c> as</c><00:38:51.059><c> an</c><00:38:51.219><c> organization,</c><00:38:51.719><c> to</c><00:38:51.840><c> look</c><00:38:51.980><c> at</c><00:38:52.099><c> the</c><00:38:52.280><c> charities</c><00:38:52.519><c> that</c><00:38:52.659><c> are</c>

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going<00:38:53.079><c> on,</c>

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the<00:38:53.820><c> ways</c><00:38:53.940><c> that</c><00:38:54.079><c> we</c><00:38:54.159><c> can</c><00:38:54.280><c> help</c><00:38:54.539><c> those</c><00:38:54.840><c> around</c><00:38:55.099><c> the</c><00:38:55.300><c> world</c><00:38:55.639><c> and</c>

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make<00:38:56.380><c> sure</c><00:38:56.519><c> we</c><00:38:56.719><c> are</c><00:38:56.920><c> participating</c><00:38:57.539><c> in</c><00:38:57.940><c> that</c><00:38:58.119><c> good</c><00:38:58.300><c> work.</c>

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global<00:39:05.679><c> brotherhood,</c><00:39:06.199><c> supporting</c><00:39:06.559><c> the</c><00:39:06.760><c> global</c><00:39:06.940><c> brotherhood,</c>

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was<00:39:08.559><c> not</c><00:39:08.780><c> even</c><00:39:09.059><c> something</c><00:39:09.300><c> that</c><00:39:09.579><c> happened</c><00:39:09.820><c> during</c><00:39:10.059><c> the</c><00:39:10.219><c> missionary</c><00:39:10.519><c> work</c>

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of<00:39:11.000><c> Paul,</c>

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but<00:39:11.619><c> was</c><00:39:11.739><c> something</c><00:39:11.920><c> that</c><00:39:12.079><c> from</c><00:39:12.219><c> the</c><00:39:12.380><c> very</c><00:39:12.760><c> first</c><00:39:13.079><c> day</c><00:39:13.239><c> was</c><00:39:13.400><c> a</c>

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part<00:39:13.599><c> of</c><00:39:13.719><c> who</c><00:39:13.820><c> the</c><00:39:13.980><c> sequesia</c><00:39:14.280><c> was.</c>

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We're<00:39:16.320><c> going</c><00:39:16.360><c> to</c><00:39:16.380><c> jump</c><00:39:16.519><c> back</c><00:39:16.719><c> to</c><00:39:16.900><c> Acts</c><00:39:17.079><c> 2,</c><00:39:17.280><c> which</c><00:39:17.380><c> is</c><00:39:17.539><c> the</c><00:39:17.639><c> day</c>

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of<00:39:17.940><c> Pentecost,</c>

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and<00:39:19.239><c> something</c><00:39:19.420><c> we</c><00:39:19.639><c> kind</c><00:39:19.719><c> of</c><00:39:20.079><c> skipped</c><00:39:20.219><c> over</c><00:39:20.519><c> when</c><00:39:20.719><c> we</c><00:39:21.500><c> looked</c>

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at<00:39:21.840><c> this</c><00:39:21.980><c> for</c><00:39:22.119><c> the</c><00:39:22.260><c> first</c><00:39:22.519><c> time.</c>

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In<00:39:24.239><c> Acts</c><00:39:24.380><c> 2</c><00:39:24.559><c> verse</c><00:39:24.739><c> 5,</c><00:39:25.079><c> it</c><00:39:25.219><c> says</c><00:39:25.320><c> that</c><00:39:25.559><c> in</c><00:39:25.739><c> the</c><00:39:25.860><c> city</c><00:39:26.079><c> of</c><00:39:26.260><c> Jerusalem</c><00:39:26.480><c> at</c><00:39:26.639><c> the</c>

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day<00:39:26.860><c> of</c><00:39:27.039><c> Pentecost,</c>

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there<00:39:27.619><c> were</c><00:39:27.820><c> devout</c><00:39:28.159><c> men</c><00:39:28.380><c> from</c><00:39:28.659><c> every</c><00:39:29.079><c> nation</c><00:39:29.519><c> under</c><00:39:29.960><c> heaven.</c>

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region<00:41:26.139><c> or</c><00:41:26.320><c> one</c><00:41:26.500><c> area.</c>

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of<00:41:44.539><c> that</c><00:41:44.679><c> shared</c><00:41:44.880><c> faith.</c>

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where<00:41:52.539><c> you</c><00:41:52.760><c> go,</c>

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ultimately<00:42:00.099><c> helps</c><00:42:00.380><c> build</c><00:42:00.639><c> our</c><00:42:00.840><c> foundations.</c>

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you<00:42:07.980><c> know,</c><00:42:08.320><c> bringing</c><00:42:08.420><c> us</c><00:42:08.639><c> together</c><00:42:09.019><c> in</c><00:42:09.239><c> spite</c><00:42:09.380><c> of</c><00:42:09.559><c> them.</c>

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the<00:42:15.940><c> world,</c>

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go<00:42:18.679><c> and</c><00:42:19.119><c> visit</c><00:42:19.320><c> them.</c>

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me<00:42:32.019><c> the</c><00:42:32.079><c> opportunity</c>

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to<00:42:32.599><c> first</c><00:42:32.820><c> get</c><00:42:32.960><c> to</c><00:42:33.079><c> meet</c><00:42:33.159><c> you</c><00:42:33.340><c> guys</c><00:42:33.500><c> during</c><00:42:33.739><c> COVID,</c><00:42:34.760><c> even</c><00:42:35.280><c> virtually.</c>

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But<00:42:35.739><c> that</c><00:42:36.460><c> connection,</c><00:42:36.940><c> that</c><00:42:37.119><c> bond</c><00:42:37.340><c> that</c><00:42:37.460><c> we</c><00:42:37.559><c> were</c><00:42:37.659><c> able</c><00:42:37.780><c> to</c>

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share,<00:42:38.960><c> even</c><00:42:39.219><c> while</c><00:42:39.559><c> apart,</c>

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helped<00:42:40.699><c> strengthen</c><00:42:41.019><c> our</c><00:42:41.239><c> faith</c><00:42:41.360><c> that</c><00:42:41.539><c> realized</c><00:42:41.719><c> that</c><00:42:41.860><c> there</c>

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are<00:42:42.039><c> still</c><00:42:42.300><c> so</c><00:42:42.500><c> many</c><00:42:42.719><c> faithful</c><00:42:43.019><c> people</c><00:42:43.559><c> in</c><00:42:44.079><c> this</c><00:42:44.260><c> world</c>

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who<00:42:44.500><c> are</c><00:42:44.659><c> striving</c><00:42:44.860><c> to</c><00:42:45.099><c> follow</c><00:42:45.280><c> after</c><00:42:45.539><c> our</c><00:42:45.760><c> God.</c>

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I<00:42:49.519><c> mean,</c><00:42:49.659><c> this</c><00:42:49.840><c> faith</c><00:42:49.980><c> that</c><00:42:50.139><c> we</c><00:42:50.320><c> share</c><00:42:50.420><c> has</c><00:42:50.579><c> certain</c><00:42:50.679><c> people</c>

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who<00:42:51.119><c> live</c><00:42:51.219><c> hundreds</c><00:42:51.619><c> or</c><00:42:51.840><c> thousands</c><00:42:52.239><c> of</c><00:42:52.400><c> miles</c><00:42:52.579><c> away</c><00:42:52.800><c> from</c><00:42:52.860><c> us</c>

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into<00:42:53.840><c> some</c><00:42:54.079><c> of</c><00:42:54.219><c> our</c><00:42:54.340><c> closest</c><00:42:54.639><c> friends</c><00:42:55.159><c> and</c><00:42:55.380><c> people</c><00:42:55.519><c> we</c>

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cherish<00:42:56.039><c> dearly.</c>

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From<00:42:58.320><c> the</c><00:42:58.380><c> very</c><00:42:58.679><c> first</c><00:42:59.659><c> eclipsa</c><00:43:00.340><c> in</c><00:43:00.440><c> Jerusalem,</c><00:43:00.739><c> throughout</c>

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the<00:43:01.719><c> book</c><00:43:01.960><c> of</c><00:43:02.119><c> Acts,</c>

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all<00:43:03.199><c> the</c><00:43:03.239><c> way</c><00:43:03.360><c> down</c><00:43:03.519><c> to</c><00:43:03.659><c> our</c><00:43:03.760><c> own</c><00:43:04.000><c> time,</c><00:43:04.480><c> this</c><00:43:04.619><c> sense</c><00:43:04.760><c> of</c>

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global<00:43:05.260><c> community</c>

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is<00:43:06.099><c> something</c><00:43:06.360><c> that</c><00:43:06.619><c> has</c><00:43:06.760><c> always</c><00:43:07.019><c> been</c><00:43:07.219><c> a</c><00:43:07.400><c> defining</c><00:43:07.659><c> pillar</c>

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of<00:43:08.139><c> our</c><00:43:08.320><c> faith.</c>

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So<00:43:10.900><c> I</c><00:43:10.980><c> want</c><00:43:11.099><c> to</c><00:43:11.219><c> just</c><00:43:11.460><c> close</c><00:43:11.739><c> with</c><00:43:12.500><c> some</c><00:43:12.960><c> examples,</c><00:43:14.440><c> kind</c><00:43:14.599><c> of</c>

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the<00:43:14.760><c> same</c><00:43:14.880><c> way</c><00:43:15.000><c> we</c><00:43:15.119><c> did</c><00:43:15.380><c> with</c><00:43:16.280><c> our</c><00:43:16.980><c> in</c><00:43:17.139><c>-reach</c><00:43:17.260><c> and</c><00:43:17.420><c> outreach.</c>

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Here<00:43:18.340><c> are</c><00:43:18.440><c> some</c><00:43:18.639><c> examples</c><00:43:19.019><c> of</c><00:43:19.179><c> how</c><00:43:19.380><c> we</c><00:43:19.559><c> can</c><00:43:19.739><c> help</c><00:43:20.019><c> build</c><00:43:20.260><c> the</c>

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sense<00:43:20.599><c> of</c><00:43:20.840><c> community,</c>

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global<00:43:22.119><c> community,</c><00:43:22.519><c> and</c><00:43:22.780><c> our</c><00:43:22.940><c> eclipsas.</c>

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The<00:43:24.760><c> first</c><00:43:24.900><c> is</c><00:43:25.039><c> just</c><00:43:25.219><c> by</c><00:43:25.400><c> visiting</c><00:43:25.659><c> local</c><00:43:26.019><c> eclipsas,</c><00:43:26.980><c> right?</c>

00:43:27.519 --> 00:43:30.699
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We're<00:43:27.739><c> blessed</c><00:43:27.980><c> often</c><00:43:28.280><c> to</c><00:43:28.480><c> live</c><00:43:28.639><c> nearby</c><00:43:29.119><c> a</c><00:43:29.400><c> couple</c><00:43:29.579><c> different</c><00:43:29.840><c> eclipsas,</c>

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spend<00:43:31.119><c> time</c><00:43:31.320><c> going</c><00:43:31.559><c> to</c><00:43:31.780><c> visit</c><00:43:31.940><c> them,</c><00:43:32.179><c> go</c><00:43:32.360><c> to</c><00:43:32.460><c> one</c><00:43:32.559><c> of</c><00:43:32.639><c> their</c>

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Bible<00:43:32.960><c> classes,</c>

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go<00:43:33.980><c> to</c><00:43:34.079><c> a</c><00:43:34.199><c> memorial</c><00:43:34.500><c> service</c><00:43:34.840><c> in</c><00:43:34.980><c> a</c><00:43:35.059><c> neighboring</c><00:43:35.420><c> eclipsa,</c>

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try<00:43:36.599><c> to</c><00:43:36.719><c> make</c><00:43:36.840><c> it</c><00:43:36.940><c> an</c><00:43:37.059><c> effort</c><00:43:37.260><c> every</c><00:43:37.519><c> so</c><00:43:37.739><c> often</c><00:43:37.900><c> to</c><00:43:38.019><c> go</c><00:43:38.119><c> out</c><00:43:38.219><c> there</c><00:43:38.300><c> maybe</c><00:43:38.480><c> a</c><00:43:38.579><c> couple</c><00:43:38.699><c> times</c><00:43:38.960><c> a</c><00:43:39.099><c> year</c>

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to<00:43:39.300><c> go</c><00:43:39.519><c> visit</c><00:43:39.699><c> the</c><00:43:39.920><c> eclipsa</c><00:43:40.179><c> in</c><00:43:40.559><c> the</c><00:43:40.679><c> surrounding</c><00:43:40.900><c> area.</c>

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Especially<00:43:42.340><c> if</c><00:43:42.420><c> there's</c><00:43:42.659><c> a</c><00:43:42.820><c> smaller</c><00:43:43.039><c> eclipsa,</c><00:43:43.820><c> you</c><00:43:44.059><c> know,</c><00:43:44.179><c> within</c><00:43:44.320><c> a</c>

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driving<00:43:44.739><c> distance</c><00:43:45.119><c> from</c><00:43:45.360><c> us,</c>

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make<00:43:46.360><c> it</c><00:43:46.480><c> a</c><00:43:46.559><c> goal</c><00:43:46.639><c> to</c><00:43:46.820><c> visit</c><00:43:46.920><c> them</c><00:43:47.079><c> a</c><00:43:47.199><c> couple</c><00:43:47.280><c> times</c><00:43:47.519><c> a</c><00:43:47.699><c> year.</c>

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It<00:43:47.880><c> can</c><00:43:48.059><c> make</c><00:43:48.159><c> a</c><00:43:48.300><c> major</c><00:43:48.659><c> impact</c><00:43:49.300><c> on</c><00:43:49.659><c> that</c><00:43:49.900><c> small</c><00:43:50.079><c> eclipsa.</c>

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Something<00:43:52.079><c> that</c><00:43:52.280><c> Baltimore's</c><00:43:52.780><c> done</c><00:43:52.960><c> that</c><00:43:53.119><c> I</c><00:43:53.239><c> think</c><00:43:53.539><c> has</c><00:43:53.980><c> been</c>

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really<00:43:54.320><c> helpful</c><00:43:54.519><c> is</c><00:43:54.659><c> we</c><00:43:54.840><c> organize</c><00:43:55.119><c> a</c><00:43:55.300><c> speaking</c><00:43:55.579><c> exchange.</c>

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You<00:43:57.119><c> know,</c><00:43:57.360><c> the</c><00:43:57.500><c> Baltimore</c><00:43:57.760><c> and</c><00:43:57.840><c> Washington</c><00:43:58.159><c> eclipsas,</c><00:43:58.599><c> every</c><00:43:58.760><c> so</c><00:43:58.960><c> often</c><00:43:59.179><c> a</c>

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brother<00:43:59.719><c> from</c><00:43:59.860><c> Baltimore</c><00:44:00.179><c> will</c><00:44:00.300><c> go</c><00:44:00.440><c> to</c><00:44:00.599><c> Washington</c>

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and<00:44:01.000><c> a</c><00:44:01.099><c> brother</c><00:44:01.179><c> from</c><00:44:01.380><c> Washington</c><00:44:01.619><c> will</c><00:44:01.780><c> come</c><00:44:01.920><c> up</c><00:44:02.039><c> to</c><00:44:02.159><c> Baltimore.</c>

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And<00:44:03.460><c> it</c><00:44:03.539><c> helps</c><00:44:03.699><c> build</c><00:44:03.900><c> the</c><00:44:04.079><c> sense</c><00:44:04.239><c> of</c><00:44:04.420><c> community</c><00:44:04.679><c> that</c><00:44:04.820><c> we</c><00:44:05.019><c> share</c><00:44:05.280><c> in</c><00:44:05.699><c> common.</c>

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You<00:44:07.599><c> know,</c><00:44:07.639><c> we</c><00:44:07.760><c> talk</c><00:44:07.880><c> about</c><00:44:07.960><c> hosting</c><00:44:08.239><c> a</c><00:44:08.440><c> study</c><00:44:08.619><c> day</c><00:44:08.960><c> or</c><00:44:09.440><c> a</c><00:44:09.519><c> fraternal,</c>

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and<00:44:10.159><c> this</c><00:44:10.380><c> is</c><00:44:10.500><c> something</c><00:44:10.619><c> else</c><00:44:10.800><c> we</c><00:44:10.880><c> can</c><00:44:11.039><c> do</c><00:44:11.139><c> in</c><00:44:11.300><c> conjunction,</c><00:44:11.900><c> right?</c>

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Fraternals<00:44:12.440><c> are</c><00:44:12.559><c> often</c><00:44:12.820><c> these</c><00:44:12.980><c> ideas</c><00:44:13.239><c> of</c><00:44:13.400><c> bringing</c><00:44:13.719><c> multiple</c>

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eclipsas<00:44:14.500><c> together.</c>

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You<00:44:16.059><c> know,</c><00:44:16.260><c> in</c><00:44:16.360><c> Baltimore</c><00:44:16.599><c> we</c><00:44:16.739><c> do</c><00:44:16.860><c> the</c><00:44:17.000><c> Baltimore</c><00:44:17.280><c>-Washington</c>

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gathering<00:44:18.480><c> twice</c><00:44:18.820><c> a</c><00:44:19.039><c> year</c>

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where<00:44:19.880><c> we</c><00:44:20.139><c> help</c><00:44:20.400><c> bring</c><00:44:20.619><c> those</c><00:44:20.900><c> two</c><00:44:21.039><c> eclipses</c><00:44:21.360><c> together</c><00:44:21.699><c> as</c><00:44:21.920><c> often</c><00:44:22.039><c> as</c>

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we<00:44:22.360><c> can.</c>

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One<00:44:25.019><c> that's</c><00:44:25.360><c> been</c><00:44:25.559><c> a</c><00:44:25.800><c> major</c><00:44:26.059><c> blessing</c><00:44:26.380><c> to</c><00:44:26.579><c> our</c><00:44:26.679><c> community</c><00:44:27.019><c> recently</c>

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and<00:44:27.860><c> a</c><00:44:28.059><c> major</c><00:44:28.199><c> opportunity</c><00:44:28.579><c> is</c><00:44:28.739><c> supporting</c><00:44:28.980><c> local</c><00:44:29.280><c> refugees,</c><00:44:30.440><c> right?</c>

00:44:30.699 --> 00:44:32.840
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We<00:44:30.780><c> have</c><00:44:30.920><c> a</c><00:44:31.000><c> lot</c><00:44:31.159><c> of</c><00:44:31.380><c> refugees</c><00:44:31.659><c> who</c><00:44:31.860><c> are</c><00:44:31.860><c> coming</c><00:44:32.019><c> to</c><00:44:32.219><c> the</c><00:44:32.380><c> U</c><00:44:32.500><c>.S.</c><00:44:32.699><c> now,</c>

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and<00:44:33.099><c> whether</c><00:44:33.260><c> they're</c><00:44:33.519><c> Iranian,</c><00:44:34.159><c> believers</c><00:44:34.400><c> in</c><00:44:34.579><c> the</c><00:44:34.699><c> U</c><00:44:34.840><c>.K.,</c>

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or<00:44:35.159><c> Congolese</c><00:44:35.639><c> brethren</c><00:44:36.039><c> here</c><00:44:36.360><c> in</c><00:44:36.500><c> North</c><00:44:36.599><c> America,</c>

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you<00:44:37.960><c> know,</c><00:44:37.960><c> we</c><00:44:38.019><c> have</c><00:44:38.159><c> an</c><00:44:38.260><c> opportunity</c><00:44:38.780><c> to</c><00:44:39.340><c> work</c><00:44:39.559><c> with</c><00:44:39.719><c> these</c><00:44:39.920><c> newcomers</c>

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and<00:44:40.539><c> to</c><00:44:40.699><c> help</c><00:44:41.340><c> see</c><00:44:41.699><c> how</c><00:44:41.920><c> our</c><00:44:42.179><c> faith</c><00:44:42.300><c> has</c><00:44:42.599><c> brought</c><00:44:42.739><c> them</c><00:44:43.500><c> together</c><00:44:43.840><c> with</c><00:44:44.059><c> us.</c>

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To<00:44:45.199><c> work</c><00:44:45.380><c> with</c><00:44:45.559><c> them,</c><00:44:45.719><c> to</c><00:44:45.840><c> help</c><00:44:46.119><c> them</c><00:44:46.460><c> assimilate</c><00:44:46.940><c> into</c><00:44:47.219><c> the</c>

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culture<00:44:48.159><c> here</c><00:44:48.340><c> in</c><00:44:48.440><c> North</c><00:44:48.579><c> America,</c>

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but<00:44:49.619><c> also</c><00:44:49.880><c> to</c><00:44:50.059><c> help</c><00:44:50.179><c> support</c><00:44:50.599><c> their</c><00:44:50.980><c> faith</c><00:44:51.199><c> to</c><00:44:51.400><c> continue</c><00:44:51.639><c> to</c><00:44:51.860><c> grow.</c>

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We<00:44:53.619><c> can</c><00:44:53.760><c> do</c><00:44:53.960><c> overseas</c><00:44:54.280><c> mission</c><00:44:54.599><c> work.</c>

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We<00:44:55.900><c> can</c><00:44:56.059><c> host</c><00:44:56.260><c> people</c><00:44:56.500><c> as</c><00:44:56.639><c> they</c><00:44:56.820><c> travel</c><00:44:57.019><c> through</c><00:44:57.239><c> our</c><00:44:57.420><c> area,</c>

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and<00:44:57.960><c> if</c><00:44:58.139><c> we</c><00:44:58.500><c> find</c><00:44:58.820><c> that</c><00:44:58.980><c> we</c><00:44:59.059><c> don't</c><00:44:59.179><c> have</c><00:44:59.280><c> people</c><00:44:59.460><c> coming</c><00:44:59.659><c> through</c><00:44:59.840><c> our</c><00:45:00.000><c> area,</c>

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we<00:45:00.239><c> have</c><00:45:00.400><c> a</c><00:45:00.500><c> lot</c><00:45:00.599><c> of</c><00:45:00.760><c> opportunity</c><00:45:01.000><c> to</c><00:45:01.219><c> invite</c><00:45:01.460><c> people</c><00:45:01.679><c> to</c><00:45:01.840><c> come</c>

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visit<00:45:02.179><c> us.</c>

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We<00:45:03.619><c> can</c><00:45:03.840><c> send</c><00:45:04.000><c> aid</c><00:45:04.260><c> like</c><00:45:04.480><c> the</c><00:45:04.639><c> Jerusalem</c><00:45:04.920><c> poor</c><00:45:05.199><c> friend</c><00:45:05.280><c> when</c><00:45:05.400><c> there's</c><00:45:05.639><c> a</c><00:45:05.760><c> need.</c>

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We<00:45:06.639><c> can</c><00:45:06.820><c> share</c><00:45:07.000><c> news</c><00:45:07.400><c> and</c><00:45:07.559><c> our</c><00:45:07.780><c> schedules</c><00:45:08.019><c> with</c><00:45:08.199><c> other</c><00:45:08.400><c> eclipses.</c>

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We<00:45:08.980><c> can</c><00:45:09.139><c> share</c><00:45:09.260><c> resources</c><00:45:09.760><c> and</c><00:45:10.019><c> tools</c><00:45:10.360><c> that</c><00:45:10.559><c> we</c><00:45:10.760><c> develop</c><00:45:10.940><c> for</c>

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our<00:45:11.239><c> own</c><00:45:11.380><c> eclipses</c><00:45:11.780><c> with</c><00:45:12.199><c> those</c><00:45:12.400><c> around</c><00:45:12.659><c> us.</c>

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And<00:45:16.679><c> I</c><00:45:16.760><c> don't</c><00:45:16.920><c> think</c><00:45:17.039><c> I</c><00:45:17.139><c> put</c><00:45:17.239><c> it</c><00:45:17.380><c> on</c><00:45:17.519><c> here,</c><00:45:18.099><c> but</c><00:45:18.280><c> the</c><00:45:18.699><c> last</c><00:45:18.940><c> one</c>

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I<00:45:19.139><c> think</c><00:45:19.300><c> is</c><00:45:19.460><c> really</c><00:45:19.679><c> worth</c><00:45:20.320><c> mentioning</c>

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is<00:45:21.019><c> a</c><00:45:21.219><c> special</c><00:45:21.440><c> prayer</c><00:45:21.679><c> for</c><00:45:21.880><c> the</c><00:45:22.000><c> Brotherhood.</c>

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This<00:45:23.300><c> is</c><00:45:23.380><c> something</c><00:45:23.519><c> that</c><00:45:23.699><c> Baltimore's</c><00:45:24.119><c> done</c><00:45:24.199><c> for</c><00:45:24.440><c> a</c><00:45:24.519><c> while</c><00:45:24.699><c> now,</c>

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and<00:45:25.219><c> I</c><00:45:25.400><c> think</c><00:45:25.519><c> it</c><00:45:25.679><c> can</c><00:45:25.820><c> be</c><00:45:25.940><c> a</c><00:45:26.000><c> really</c><00:45:26.500><c> major</c><00:45:26.760><c> blessing</c><00:45:27.260><c> to</c><00:45:27.940><c> have</c>

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a<00:45:28.539><c> dedicated</c><00:45:29.059><c> prayer</c><00:45:29.460><c> in</c><00:45:29.679><c> our</c><00:45:29.860><c> memorial</c><00:45:30.179><c> service</c>

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to<00:45:31.179><c> praying</c><00:45:31.420><c> for</c><00:45:31.719><c> the</c><00:45:31.900><c> global</c><00:45:32.139><c> body.</c>

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The<00:45:38.940><c> end</c><00:45:39.019><c> of</c><00:45:39.099><c> the</c><00:45:39.199><c> Book</c><00:45:39.300><c> of</c><00:45:39.480><c> Acts</c><00:45:39.659><c> kind</c><00:45:39.860><c> of</c><00:45:40.019><c> just</c><00:45:40.239><c> fades</c><00:45:40.400><c> out.</c>

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We're<00:45:41.860><c> going</c><00:45:42.019><c> to</c><00:45:42.280><c> touch</c><00:45:42.460><c> on</c><00:45:42.579><c> it</c><00:45:42.920><c> briefly</c><00:45:43.559><c> in</c><00:45:44.019><c> our</c><00:45:44.179><c> exhortation,</c>

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but<00:45:46.219><c> ultimately</c><00:45:46.699><c> Paul</c><00:45:47.039><c> would</c><00:45:47.219><c> head</c><00:45:47.380><c> up</c><00:45:47.559><c> to</c><00:45:47.739><c> Jerusalem.</c>

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He'd<00:45:49.739><c> be</c><00:45:49.880><c> arrested.</c>

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He'll<00:45:51.960><c> be</c><00:45:52.059><c> sent</c><00:45:52.219><c> to</c><00:45:52.420><c> Rome,</c><00:45:52.739><c> and</c><00:45:52.860><c> we'll</c><00:45:53.059><c> see</c><00:45:53.320><c> his</c><00:45:53.539><c> travels.</c>

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There's<00:45:54.099><c> a</c><00:45:54.219><c> lot</c><00:45:54.300><c> of</c><00:45:54.440><c> hardship</c><00:45:54.619><c> he</c><00:45:54.880><c> faces</c><00:45:55.079><c> in</c><00:45:55.300><c> his</c><00:45:55.480><c> travels.</c>

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According<00:45:57.619><c> to</c><00:45:57.780><c> church</c><00:45:57.920><c> tradition,</c><00:45:58.199><c> he</c><00:45:58.360><c> is</c><00:45:58.539><c> eventually</c><00:45:58.840><c> released</c><00:45:59.320><c> from</c>

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his<00:45:59.739><c> imprisonment</c><00:46:00.059><c> in</c><00:46:00.260><c> Rome.</c>

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He<00:46:01.119><c> would</c><00:46:01.260><c> travel</c><00:46:01.500><c> for</c><00:46:01.699><c> roughly</c><00:46:01.940><c> another</c><00:46:02.139><c> two</c><00:46:02.480><c> years.</c>

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After<00:46:04.500><c> two</c><00:46:04.739><c> years,</c><00:46:05.059><c> he</c><00:46:05.159><c> would</c><00:46:05.400><c> travel</c><00:46:05.619><c> back</c><00:46:05.860><c> to</c><00:46:06.099><c> Rome,</c>

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where<00:46:08.039><c> the</c><00:46:08.440><c> Emperor</c><00:46:08.719><c> Nero</c><00:46:09.079><c> would</c><00:46:09.320><c> set</c><00:46:09.659><c> fire</c><00:46:10.260><c> to</c><00:46:10.460><c> the</c><00:46:10.619><c> Roman</c><00:46:10.860><c> city.</c>

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He<00:46:12.860><c> ultimately</c><00:46:13.119><c> would</c><00:46:13.360><c> blame</c><00:46:13.480><c> the</c><00:46:13.679><c> Christians,</c>

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and<00:46:14.780><c> church</c><00:46:14.900><c> tradition</c><00:46:15.219><c> tells</c><00:46:15.420><c> us</c><00:46:15.599><c> that</c><00:46:15.739><c> it's</c><00:46:15.900><c> around</c><00:46:16.099><c> that</c>

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time<00:46:16.480><c> that</c><00:46:16.659><c> both</c><00:46:16.920><c> Paul</c><00:46:17.179><c> and</c><00:46:17.420><c> Peter</c><00:46:17.820><c> are</c><00:46:18.619><c> killed.</c>

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When<00:46:23.880><c> we</c><00:46:24.059><c> look</c><00:46:24.159><c> at</c><00:46:24.260><c> the</c><00:46:24.360><c> Book</c><00:46:24.440><c> of</c><00:46:24.639><c> Acts,</c><00:46:24.780><c> it's</c><00:46:24.880><c> kind</c><00:46:25.039><c> of</c><00:46:25.139><c> funny</c>

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how<00:46:25.440><c> it</c><00:46:25.619><c> just</c><00:46:25.820><c> fades</c><00:46:25.980><c> out,</c>

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and<00:46:26.559><c> we</c><00:46:26.739><c> don't</c><00:46:27.000><c> get</c><00:46:27.219><c> the</c><00:46:27.460><c> end</c><00:46:27.760><c> of</c><00:46:27.980><c> the</c><00:46:28.159><c> story.</c>

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We<00:46:28.800><c> have</c><00:46:29.000><c> to</c><00:46:29.099><c> look</c><00:46:29.219><c> at</c><00:46:29.380><c> church</c><00:46:29.500><c> tradition.</c>

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But<00:46:31.239><c> I</c><00:46:31.300><c> think</c><00:46:31.380><c> there's</c><00:46:31.539><c> a</c><00:46:31.619><c> lesson</c><00:46:31.860><c> for</c><00:46:32.119><c> us</c><00:46:32.320><c> in</c><00:46:32.539><c> that.</c>

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The<00:46:34.199><c> story</c><00:46:34.539><c> is</c><00:46:34.840><c> still</c><00:46:35.099><c> ongoing.</c>

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In<00:46:39.039><c> our</c><00:46:39.159><c> exhortation,</c><00:46:39.619><c> we'll</c><00:46:39.719><c> look</c><00:46:39.880><c> at</c><00:46:40.000><c> this</c><00:46:40.199><c> importance</c><00:46:40.559><c> of</c>

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setting<00:46:41.059><c> and</c><00:46:41.340><c> following</c><00:46:41.539><c> an</c><00:46:41.820><c> example</c><00:46:42.099><c> for</c><00:46:42.360><c> others.</c>

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You<00:46:44.739><c> know,</c><00:46:44.920><c> and</c><00:46:45.079><c> this</c><00:46:45.199><c> is</c><00:46:45.320><c> what</c><00:46:45.420><c> I</c><00:46:45.539><c> wanted</c><00:46:45.659><c> to</c><00:46:45.900><c> do</c><00:46:46.059><c> in</c><00:46:46.260><c> this</c><00:46:46.460><c> study,</c>

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was<00:46:46.880><c> to</c><00:46:47.139><c> look</c><00:46:47.360><c> at</c><00:46:47.639><c> the</c><00:46:48.119><c> first</c><00:46:48.440><c> century</c><00:46:48.699><c> of</c><00:46:48.840><c> Ecclesia,</c>

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to<00:46:49.920><c> look</c><00:46:50.099><c> at</c><00:46:50.679><c> the</c><00:46:51.519><c> group</c><00:46:51.860><c> that</c><00:46:52.079><c> comes</c><00:46:52.300><c> out</c><00:46:52.460><c> of</c><00:46:52.539><c> the</c><00:46:52.639><c> Book</c><00:46:52.760><c> of</c><00:46:52.940><c> Acts,</c>

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and<00:46:53.920><c> say,</c><00:46:54.199><c> how</c><00:46:54.219><c> can</c><00:46:54.380><c> we</c><00:46:54.440><c> look</c><00:46:54.579><c> at</c><00:46:54.699><c> their</c><00:46:54.880><c> example</c><00:46:55.239><c> to</c><00:46:55.460><c> follow</c><00:46:55.619><c> it?</c>

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What<00:46:56.940><c> were</c><00:46:57.079><c> the</c><00:46:57.280><c> actions</c><00:46:57.460><c> that</c><00:46:57.639><c> they</c><00:46:57.760><c> took?</c><00:46:58.079><c> What</c><00:46:58.219><c> were</c><00:46:58.360><c> the</c>

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things<00:46:58.599><c> that</c><00:46:58.760><c> they</c><00:46:58.920><c> believed?</c>

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What<00:46:59.320><c> were</c><00:46:59.500><c> the</c><00:46:59.679><c> pillars</c><00:46:59.900><c> that</c><00:47:00.079><c> they</c><00:47:00.199><c> built</c><00:47:00.300><c> their</c><00:47:00.519><c> community</c><00:47:00.880><c> on?</c>

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I<00:47:02.360><c> had</c><00:47:02.480><c> a</c><00:47:02.619><c> conversation</c><00:47:03.059><c> with</c><00:47:03.239><c> an</c><00:47:03.380><c> interested</c><00:47:03.679><c> friend</c><00:47:03.880><c> recently,</c>

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who<00:47:04.320><c> said</c><00:47:04.400><c> the</c><00:47:04.500><c> best</c><00:47:04.719><c> that</c><00:47:04.820><c> we</c><00:47:04.900><c> can</c><00:47:05.019><c> be</c><00:47:05.139><c> is</c><00:47:05.360><c> second</c><00:47:05.559><c> century</c><00:47:06.199><c> Christians,</c>

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because<00:47:07.159><c> we</c><00:47:07.280><c> don't</c><00:47:07.400><c> have</c><00:47:07.539><c> the</c><00:47:07.760><c> apostles</c><00:47:08.019><c> anymore.</c>

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We<00:47:08.460><c> don't</c><00:47:08.699><c> have</c><00:47:08.920><c> the</c><00:47:09.639><c> gifts</c><00:47:10.039><c> of</c><00:47:10.760><c> the</c><00:47:10.900><c> Holy</c><00:47:11.079><c> Spirit.</c>

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You<00:47:12.260><c> know,</c><00:47:12.440><c> the</c><00:47:12.659><c> second</c><00:47:12.840><c> century</c><00:47:13.079><c> Christians</c><00:47:13.539><c> is</c><00:47:13.780><c> right</c><00:47:13.940><c> kind</c>

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of<00:47:14.159><c> where</c><00:47:14.519><c> John</c><00:47:14.860><c> dies,</c>

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the<00:47:15.400><c> end</c><00:47:15.559><c> of</c><00:47:15.679><c> the</c><00:47:15.760><c> first</c><00:47:15.940><c> century.</c>

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That's<00:47:18.019><c> kind</c><00:47:18.219><c> of</c><00:47:18.280><c> from</c><00:47:18.440><c> there</c><00:47:18.639><c> on,</c><00:47:19.019><c> we're</c><00:47:19.460><c> all</c><00:47:19.619><c> kind</c><00:47:19.780><c> of</c><00:47:19.800><c> on</c>

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the<00:47:20.059><c> same</c><00:47:20.280><c> playing</c><00:47:20.460><c> field.</c>

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And<00:47:21.699><c> if</c><00:47:21.800><c> the</c><00:47:21.920><c> best</c><00:47:22.059><c> we</c><00:47:22.139><c> can</c><00:47:22.320><c> be</c><00:47:22.440><c> is</c><00:47:22.659><c> the</c><00:47:22.840><c> second</c><00:47:23.039><c> century</c><00:47:23.300><c> Christians,</c>

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those<00:47:24.380><c> are</c><00:47:24.500><c> the</c><00:47:24.579><c> people</c><00:47:24.699><c> who</c><00:47:24.940><c> built</c><00:47:25.159><c> their</c><00:47:25.380><c> community</c><00:47:25.699><c> based</c>

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on<00:47:26.119><c> the</c><00:47:26.219><c> work</c><00:47:26.320><c> of</c><00:47:26.519><c> the</c><00:47:26.639><c> apostles.</c>

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How<00:47:27.400><c> can</c><00:47:27.599><c> we</c><00:47:27.800><c> follow</c><00:47:28.019><c> their</c><00:47:28.219><c> example</c><00:47:28.739><c> to</c><00:47:29.340><c> do</c><00:47:29.480><c> the</c><00:47:29.679><c> same?</c>

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Hopefully<00:47:31.599><c> this</c><00:47:31.800><c> weekend</c><00:47:32.000><c> we've</c><00:47:32.440><c> given</c><00:47:32.559><c> you</c><00:47:32.760><c> a</c><00:47:32.820><c> little</c><00:47:33.000><c> taste</c>

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of<00:47:33.380><c> some</c><00:47:33.480><c> of</c><00:47:33.599><c> the</c><00:47:33.659><c> things</c><00:47:33.760><c> that</c><00:47:33.920><c> we</c><00:47:34.019><c> can</c><00:47:34.119><c> work</c><00:47:34.300><c> on</c><00:47:34.420><c> in</c><00:47:34.579><c> our</c><00:47:34.659><c> own</c><00:47:34.840><c> Ecclesiastes</c>

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to<00:47:35.280><c> help</c><00:47:35.400><c> bring</c><00:47:35.539><c> us</c><00:47:35.739><c> closer</c><00:47:36.059><c> to</c><00:47:36.260><c> their</c><00:47:36.380><c> example.</c>

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Because<00:47:38.079><c> ultimately</c><00:47:38.420><c> by</c><00:47:38.699><c> following</c><00:47:38.900><c> their</c><00:47:39.199><c> example,</c>

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because<00:47:40.679><c> they</c><00:47:40.940><c> followed</c><00:47:41.099><c> the</c><00:47:41.300><c> example</c><00:47:41.559><c> of</c><00:47:41.760><c> Paul,</c>

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and<00:47:43.260><c> Paul</c><00:47:43.480><c> followed</c><00:47:43.699><c> the</c><00:47:43.920><c> example</c><00:47:44.139><c> of</c><00:47:44.340><c> Christ,</c>

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we<00:47:45.639><c> are</c><00:47:45.940><c> also</c><00:47:46.239><c> following</c><00:47:46.539><c> the</c><00:47:46.719><c> example</c><00:47:46.980><c> of</c><00:47:47.179><c> our</c><00:47:47.280><c> Lord,</c><00:47:47.860><c> Jesus</c><00:47:47.960><c> Christ.</c>