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It<00:11:09.100><c> brings</c><00:11:09.779><c> glory</c><00:11:10.720><c> to</c><00:11:11.519><c> God</c>

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forgiveness<00:14:08.659><c> of</c><00:14:09.259><c> our</c><00:14:09.519><c> sins.</c>

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Therefore,<00:14:32.840><c> consequently,</c><00:14:34.299><c> since</c><00:14:34.500><c> through</c><00:14:34.860><c> God's</c><00:14:35.360><c> mercy,</c>

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we<00:14:36.139><c> have</c><00:14:36.500><c> this</c><00:14:36.879><c> ministry,</c>

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do<00:14:40.720><c> not</c><00:14:41.360><c> lose</c><00:14:42.259><c> hope.</c>

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It's<00:16:26.620><c> crucial.</c>

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but<00:16:33.039><c> Jesus</c><00:16:33.480><c> as</c><00:16:33.820><c> Lord,</c><00:16:34.179><c> Paul</c><00:16:34.519><c> continues,</c>

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and<00:16:36.899><c> ourselves</c><00:16:37.600><c> as</c><00:16:38.340><c> your</c><00:16:38.779><c> servants</c><00:16:39.360><c> for</c><00:16:40.019><c> Jesus'</c><00:16:40.840><c> sake.</c>

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made<00:16:47.639><c> his</c><00:16:47.960><c> light</c><00:16:48.179><c> to</c><00:16:48.519><c> shine</c><00:16:48.779><c> in</c><00:16:49.100><c> our</c><00:16:49.500><c> hearts</c>

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in<00:16:55.399><c> the</c><00:16:55.659><c> face</c><00:16:56.480><c> of</c><00:16:57.220><c> Christ.</c>

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a<00:17:21.680><c> letter</c><00:17:22.059><c> from</c><00:17:22.619><c> Christ.</c>

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In<00:17:26.220><c> verse</c><00:17:26.559><c> seven,</c><00:17:27.579><c> Paul</c><00:17:27.839><c> says,</c>

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we<00:17:28.380><c> have</c><00:17:28.619><c> this</c><00:17:28.960><c> treasure</c><00:17:29.279><c> in</c><00:17:29.640><c> jars</c><00:17:29.880><c> of</c><00:17:30.200><c> clay</c>

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from<00:18:09.720><c> God.</c>

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we<00:18:27.039><c> are</c><00:18:27.500><c> hard</c><00:18:27.920><c>-pressed</c><00:18:28.259><c> on</c><00:18:29.000><c> every</c><00:18:29.420><c> side,</c><00:18:30.259><c> but</c><00:18:30.259><c> not</c><00:18:30.579><c> crushed.</c>

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Struck<00:18:38.619><c> down,</c><00:18:40.200><c> but</c><00:18:40.599><c> not</c><00:18:40.900><c> destroyed.</c>

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We<00:18:42.619><c> always</c><00:18:43.140><c> carry</c><00:18:43.539><c> around</c><00:18:43.920><c> in</c><00:18:44.140><c> our</c><00:18:44.339><c> body</c><00:18:44.579><c> the</c><00:18:44.799><c> death</c><00:18:45.019><c> of</c><00:18:45.240><c> Jesus.</c>

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Why?

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So<00:18:48.000><c> that</c><00:18:48.240><c> the</c><00:18:48.440><c> life</c><00:18:48.700><c> of</c><00:18:48.920><c> Jesus</c><00:18:49.279><c> may</c><00:18:49.519><c> be</c><00:18:49.819><c> revealed</c><00:18:50.160><c> in</c><00:18:50.420><c> our</c><00:18:50.599><c> body.</c>

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But<00:18:52.559><c> we</c><00:18:52.740><c> who</c><00:18:52.920><c> are</c><00:18:53.220><c> alive</c><00:18:53.779><c> are</c><00:18:54.579><c> always</c><00:18:55.079><c> giving</c><00:18:55.960><c> over</c>

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to<00:18:57.220><c> the</c><00:18:57.500><c> death</c><00:18:58.099><c> for</c><00:18:58.500><c> Jesus'</c><00:18:59.400><c> sake,</c>

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so<00:19:00.420><c> that</c><00:19:00.599><c> his</c><00:19:00.920><c> life</c><00:19:01.200><c> may</c><00:19:01.500><c> be</c><00:19:01.839><c> revealed</c><00:19:02.299><c> in</c><00:19:02.640><c> our</c><00:19:03.279><c> mortal</c><00:19:03.660><c> body.</c>

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And<00:19:06.640><c> so</c><00:19:06.819><c> the</c><00:19:07.039><c> apostle</c><00:19:07.380><c> Paul</c><00:19:07.980><c> asks</c><00:19:08.660><c> us,</c>

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in<00:19:10.319><c> so</c><00:19:10.559><c> many</c><00:19:10.759><c> words,</c><00:19:11.259><c> to</c><00:19:11.359><c> be</c><00:19:11.960><c> an</c><00:19:12.319><c> ambassador.</c>

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An<00:19:15.980><c> ambassador,</c><00:19:15.980><c> a</c><00:19:15.980><c> letter</c><00:19:16.539><c> from</c><00:19:17.339><c> Christ.</c>

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Now,<00:19:20.059><c> an</c><00:19:20.400><c> ambassador</c><00:19:20.980><c> is</c><00:19:22.440><c> a</c><00:19:22.720><c> messenger.</c>

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An<00:19:26.380><c> ambassador</c><00:19:26.839><c> is</c><00:19:27.240><c> a</c><00:19:27.519><c> diplomatic</c><00:19:28.660><c> agent</c>

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of<00:19:30.319><c> the</c><00:19:30.759><c> highest</c><00:19:32.160><c> rank</c><00:19:33.740><c> accredited</c>

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to<00:19:35.859><c> follow</c><00:19:37.019><c> the</c><00:19:40.339><c> demands</c><00:19:40.880><c> of</c><00:19:41.140><c> his</c><00:19:41.339><c> master.</c>

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An<00:19:43.819><c> ambassador</c><00:19:44.480><c> would</c><00:19:44.700><c> be</c><00:19:45.059><c> a</c><00:19:45.660><c> resident</c><00:19:46.240><c> of</c><00:19:46.799><c> a</c><00:19:47.279><c> foreign</c><00:19:47.559><c> country,</c>

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yet<00:19:49.619><c> he</c><00:19:49.779><c> would</c><00:19:50.099><c> represent</c><00:19:50.759><c> his</c><00:19:51.619><c> own</c><00:19:52.240><c> government.</c>

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He<00:19:55.059><c> would</c><00:19:55.200><c> be</c><00:19:55.400><c> an</c><00:19:55.720><c> authorized</c><00:19:56.420><c> representative</c><00:19:57.240><c> or</c><00:19:58.160><c> a</c><00:19:58.380><c> messenger.</c>

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So<00:20:00.960><c> we</c><00:20:01.220><c> ask,</c><00:20:01.700><c> I</c><00:20:02.059><c> ask</c><00:20:02.420><c> myself</c><00:20:02.980><c> a</c><00:20:03.259><c> question.</c>

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Am<00:20:04.920><c> I</c><00:20:05.579><c> qualified</c><00:20:06.359><c> to</c><00:20:07.240><c> be</c><00:20:07.460><c> an</c><00:20:07.700><c> ambassador?</c>

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Well,<00:20:11.940><c> we</c><00:20:12.140><c> have</c><00:20:12.359><c> been</c><00:20:12.579><c> baptized</c><00:20:13.099><c> into</c><00:20:13.380><c> Christ.</c>

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We<00:20:15.599><c> are</c><00:20:15.839><c> sons</c><00:20:16.140><c> and</c><00:20:16.480><c> daughters</c><00:20:16.720><c> of</c><00:20:16.980><c> the</c><00:20:17.099><c> living</c><00:20:17.319><c> God.</c>

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We<00:20:20.420><c> are</c><00:20:20.740><c> heirs,</c><00:20:21.740><c> according</c><00:20:22.059><c> to</c><00:20:22.299><c> the</c><00:20:22.500><c> promise.</c>

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And<00:20:24.579><c> we</c><00:20:24.779><c> are</c><00:20:24.980><c> heirs</c><00:20:25.500><c> of</c><00:20:25.819><c> God.</c>

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We<00:20:29.099><c> are</c><00:20:29.359><c> not</c><00:20:29.680><c> self</c><00:20:30.039><c>-appointed,</c><00:20:31.240><c> but</c><00:20:31.480><c> we</c><00:20:31.680><c> are</c><00:20:31.940><c> sent.</c>

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We<00:20:33.619><c> are</c><00:20:34.039><c> authorized</c><00:20:34.779><c> by</c><00:20:35.700><c> a</c><00:20:35.940><c> much</c><00:20:36.339><c> higher</c><00:20:36.839><c> rank.</c>

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However,<00:20:42.720><c> we</c><00:20:42.859><c> must</c><00:20:43.099><c> not</c><00:20:43.420><c> be</c><00:20:44.079><c> smug</c><00:20:44.660><c> in</c><00:20:45.140><c> this</c><00:20:45.380><c> position.</c>

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We<00:20:49.240><c> can't</c><00:20:49.559><c> be</c><00:20:49.799><c> proud</c><00:20:50.420><c> of</c><00:20:50.900><c> ourselves,</c><00:20:52.960><c> for</c><00:20:53.180><c> we,</c><00:20:53.640><c> too,</c><00:20:53.839><c> are</c><00:20:54.019><c> sinners.</c>

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We<00:25:35.980><c> are</c><00:25:36.140><c> to</c><00:25:36.299><c> live</c><00:25:36.420><c> in</c><00:25:36.539><c> the</c><00:25:36.740><c> world,</c><00:25:38.059><c> but</c><00:25:38.380><c> not</c><00:25:38.599><c> to</c><00:25:38.759><c> be</c><00:25:38.940><c> part</c><00:25:39.140><c> of</c><00:25:39.319><c> it.</c>

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And<00:25:41.240><c> it</c><00:25:41.519><c> is</c><00:25:41.799><c> in</c><00:25:41.920><c> the</c><00:25:42.180><c> detail</c><00:25:42.839><c> of</c><00:25:43.740><c> working</c><00:25:44.079><c> out</c>

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this<00:25:45.039><c> divine</c><00:25:45.539><c> principle</c><00:25:46.140><c> that</c><00:25:47.559><c> all</c><00:25:47.819><c> of</c><00:25:47.960><c> our</c><00:25:48.180><c> difficulties</c><00:25:48.680><c> arise.</c>

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x
Now,<00:25:55.400><c> an</c><00:25:55.539><c> ambassador</c><00:25:56.000><c> can</c><00:25:56.420><c> fail</c><00:25:57.059><c> by</c><00:25:58.059><c> going</c><00:25:58.359><c> too</c><00:25:58.720><c> far</c>

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in<00:25:59.119><c> either</c><00:25:59.279><c> direction.</c>

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He<00:26:02.559><c> may</c><00:26:02.759><c> be</c><00:26:03.000><c> afraid</c><00:26:03.240><c> of</c><00:26:03.440><c> becoming</c><00:26:03.759><c> too</c><00:26:04.059><c> much</c><00:26:04.220><c> like</c><00:26:04.440><c> the</c><00:26:04.660><c> people</c>

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that<00:26:05.119><c> he</c><00:26:05.420><c> is</c><00:26:05.880><c> sent</c><00:26:06.099><c> to</c><00:26:06.380><c> represent,</c>

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that<00:26:07.500><c> he</c><00:26:07.700><c> is</c><00:26:07.839><c> being</c><00:26:08.119><c> sent</c><00:26:08.579><c> as</c><00:26:09.180><c> a</c><00:26:09.440><c> representative.</c>

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x
And<00:26:11.660><c> consequently,</c><00:26:12.400><c> in</c><00:26:12.500><c> order</c><00:26:12.720><c> to</c><00:26:13.000><c> avoid</c><00:26:13.420><c> that,</c>

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he<00:26:14.880><c> may</c><00:26:15.200><c> spend</c><00:26:15.500><c> too</c><00:26:15.779><c> much</c><00:26:15.940><c> of</c><00:26:16.059><c> his</c><00:26:16.279><c> time</c><00:26:16.579><c> in</c><00:26:16.799><c> the</c><00:26:17.000><c> embassy.</c>

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We<00:26:18.960><c> might</c><00:26:19.200><c> spend</c><00:26:19.420><c> too</c><00:26:19.700><c> much</c><00:26:19.859><c> of</c><00:26:20.019><c> our</c><00:26:20.240><c> time</c><00:26:20.539><c> in</c><00:26:20.759><c> the</c><00:26:20.940><c> Ecclesia.</c>

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If<00:26:23.420><c> we</c><00:26:23.599><c> do</c><00:26:23.740><c> that,</c><00:26:23.940><c> we</c><00:26:24.099><c> are</c><00:26:24.299><c> not</c><00:26:24.539><c> representing</c><00:26:25.420><c> our</c><00:26:26.740><c> master</c>

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to<00:26:27.339><c> the</c><00:26:27.559><c> people</c><00:26:27.960><c> to</c><00:26:28.259><c> whom</c><00:26:28.400><c> he</c><00:26:28.619><c> wants</c><00:26:28.880><c> us</c><00:26:29.460><c> to</c><00:26:29.779><c> be</c><00:26:30.019><c> sent.</c>

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x
Many<00:26:31.559><c> Christians</c><00:26:32.019><c> do</c><00:26:32.279><c> that.</c>

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x
Now,<00:26:38.359><c> such</c><00:26:38.640><c> exclusiveness</c><00:26:39.339><c> could</c><00:26:39.599><c> be,</c>

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x
it's<00:26:41.559><c> well,</c><00:26:41.740><c> it</c><00:26:41.839><c> makes</c><00:26:42.019><c> our</c><00:26:42.319><c> life</c><00:26:42.500><c> a</c><00:26:42.680><c> lot</c><00:26:42.819><c> more</c><00:26:43.140><c> peaceful,</c>

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but<00:26:44.539><c> we're</c><00:26:44.799><c> not</c><00:26:45.000><c> representing</c><00:26:45.480><c> our</c><00:26:45.819><c> master</c><00:26:46.039><c> to</c><00:26:46.240><c> the</c><00:26:46.440><c> world.</c>

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x
Then<00:26:50.039><c> consequently,</c><00:26:50.859><c> the</c><00:26:51.000><c> master</c><00:26:51.319><c> might</c><00:26:51.880><c> be</c><00:26:52.799><c> tempted</c>

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to<00:26:53.400><c> withdraw</c><00:26:54.220><c> such</c><00:26:54.740><c> an</c><00:26:55.019><c> ineffective</c><00:26:55.539><c> ambassador.</c>

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x
We<00:26:59.240><c> don't</c><00:26:59.500><c> want</c><00:26:59.640><c> to</c><00:26:59.819><c> be</c><00:27:00.059><c> removed</c><00:27:00.660><c> from</c><00:27:01.380><c> our</c><00:27:02.119><c> post.</c>

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x
But<00:27:04.700><c> the</c><00:27:04.980><c> ambassador</c><00:27:05.420><c> could</c><00:27:05.839><c> fail</c><00:27:06.440><c> in</c><00:27:06.940><c> the</c><00:27:07.059><c> other</c><00:27:07.259><c> extreme</c><00:27:07.680><c> also.</c>

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x
He<00:27:09.119><c> may</c><00:27:09.319><c> decide</c><00:27:09.819><c> that</c><00:27:10.059><c> its</c><00:27:10.339><c> most</c><00:27:10.779><c> important</c><00:27:11.079><c> thing</c><00:27:11.299><c> in</c><00:27:11.460><c> the</c><00:27:11.680><c> world</c>

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is<00:27:12.880><c> to</c><00:27:13.119><c> make</c><00:27:13.539><c> contacts</c><00:27:14.500><c> and</c><00:27:15.000><c> friendships</c><00:27:15.579><c> with</c><00:27:15.880><c> the</c><00:27:16.099><c> foreigners.</c>

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x
And<00:27:17.160><c> many</c><00:27:17.839><c> Christians</c><00:27:18.240><c> do</c><00:27:18.460><c> that</c><00:27:18.759><c> too,</c><00:27:20.720><c> don't</c><00:27:21.019><c> we?</c>

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x
And<00:27:24.819><c> therefore,</c><00:27:25.160><c> we</c><00:27:25.359><c> may</c><00:27:25.819><c> conform</c><00:27:26.299><c> so</c><00:27:26.759><c> closely</c>

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x
to<00:27:27.339><c> these</c><00:27:27.599><c> worldly</c><00:27:28.019><c> surroundings</c>

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x
that<00:27:29.160><c> we</c><00:27:29.559><c> are</c><00:27:29.740><c> not</c><00:27:29.880><c> even</c><00:27:30.180><c> recognized</c><00:27:30.799><c> as</c><00:27:31.039><c> Christians.</c>

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x
So<00:27:33.480><c> a</c><00:27:33.779><c> real</c><00:27:34.220><c> Christian's</c><00:27:34.940><c> life</c><00:27:35.099><c> as</c><00:27:35.859><c> an</c><00:27:36.460><c> ambassador</c>

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x
lies<00:27:37.279><c> somewhere</c><00:27:37.700><c> in</c><00:27:37.900><c> the</c><00:27:38.000><c> middle.</c>

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x
We<00:27:39.500><c> have</c><00:27:39.740><c> to</c><00:27:39.980><c> stay</c><00:27:40.299><c> close</c><00:27:40.660><c> to</c><00:27:40.940><c> our</c><00:27:41.099><c> master</c><00:27:41.460><c> and</c><00:27:41.680><c> always</c><00:27:42.059><c> reflect</c><00:27:42.500><c> him,</c>

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x
yet<00:27:43.859><c> we</c><00:27:44.619><c> must</c><00:27:44.920><c> live</c><00:27:46.039><c> so</c><00:27:46.599><c> much</c><00:27:46.940><c> in</c><00:27:47.220><c> the</c><00:27:47.440><c> world</c>

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x
that<00:27:48.500><c> men</c><00:27:48.900><c> and</c><00:27:49.180><c> women</c><00:27:49.619><c> can</c><00:27:51.119><c> see</c><00:27:51.319><c> the</c><00:27:51.720><c> reflection</c><00:27:52.279><c> of</c><00:27:53.619><c> our</c><00:27:53.859><c> master.</c>

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x
Well,<00:27:56.819><c> the</c><00:27:57.000><c> world</c><00:27:57.220><c> is</c><00:27:57.480><c> where</c><00:27:57.779><c> God</c><00:27:58.180><c> put</c><00:27:58.420><c> us.</c>

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x
And<00:28:00.740><c> from</c><00:28:01.240><c> the</c><00:28:01.579><c> world</c><00:28:01.859><c> is</c><00:28:02.079><c> where</c><00:28:02.259><c> men</c><00:28:02.460><c> and</c><00:28:02.680><c> women</c><00:28:03.099><c> are</c><00:28:03.700><c> one</c><00:28:04.099><c> for</c><00:28:04.500><c> God.</c>

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x
We<00:28:10.279><c> have</c><00:28:10.480><c> no</c><00:28:10.720><c> business</c><00:28:11.059><c> to</c><00:28:11.380><c> stand</c><00:28:11.700><c> idly</c><00:28:12.339><c> and</c><00:28:12.880><c> talk</c><00:28:13.140><c> about</c>

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x
and<00:28:14.119><c> grumble</c><00:28:14.740><c> about</c><00:28:15.720><c> the</c><00:28:16.259><c> troubles</c><00:28:16.619><c> in</c><00:28:16.839><c> the</c><00:28:17.039><c> world</c>

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x
that<00:28:18.539><c> are</c><00:28:18.940><c> so</c><00:28:19.400><c> immense</c><00:28:20.119><c> that</c><00:28:21.359><c> we</c><00:28:21.539><c> don't</c><00:28:21.920><c> think</c><00:28:22.279><c> man</c>

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x
can<00:28:23.900><c> have</c><00:28:24.160><c> a</c><00:28:24.460><c> solution</c><00:28:24.900><c> to</c><00:28:25.440><c> it,</c>

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x
but<00:28:27.640><c> we</c><00:28:28.440><c> have</c><00:28:28.839><c> advanced</c><00:28:29.440><c> knowledge</c><00:28:30.200><c> of</c><00:28:30.880><c> this</c><00:28:31.140><c> new</c><00:28:31.359><c> covenant</c>

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x
and<00:28:33.339><c> we</c><00:28:34.240><c> can</c><00:28:35.700><c> become</c><00:28:37.019><c> good</c><00:28:38.539><c> ambassadors.</c>

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x
We<00:28:40.779><c> can</c><00:28:41.079><c> teach</c><00:28:41.680><c> the</c><00:28:42.160><c> truth</c><00:28:42.500><c> of</c><00:28:42.819><c> the</c><00:28:42.980><c> gospel,</c>

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x
the<00:28:45.900><c> coming</c><00:28:46.279><c> kingdom</c><00:28:46.660><c> of</c><00:28:46.960><c> God</c><00:28:47.380><c> in</c><00:28:47.980><c> the</c><00:28:48.099><c> name</c><00:28:48.279><c> of</c><00:28:48.480><c> Jesus</c><00:28:48.900><c> Christ.</c>

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x
Now<00:28:50.019><c> when</c><00:28:50.160><c> you</c><00:28:50.319><c> talk</c><00:28:50.519><c> and</c><00:28:50.720><c> think</c><00:28:50.859><c> of</c><00:28:50.980><c> it,</c>

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x
Jesus<00:28:51.559><c> Christ</c><00:28:51.960><c> was</c><00:28:52.619><c> the</c><00:28:53.059><c> best</c><00:28:53.500><c> ambassador.</c>

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x
He<00:28:55.759><c> walked</c><00:28:56.160><c> not</c><00:28:56.460><c> only</c><00:28:56.940><c> with</c><00:28:57.640><c> ordinary</c><00:28:58.200><c> people,</c>

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x
but<00:28:59.900><c> he</c><00:29:00.119><c> walked</c><00:29:00.279><c> with</c><00:29:00.680><c> social</c><00:29:01.059><c> outcasts,</c>

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x
with<00:29:02.180><c> moral</c><00:29:02.599><c> dropouts,</c><00:29:03.920><c> with</c><00:29:04.279><c> prostitutes,</c>

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x
with<00:29:05.779><c> alcoholics,</c><00:29:07.200><c> with</c><00:29:07.420><c> hypochondriacs,</c>

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x
with<00:29:08.700><c> cripples,</c><00:29:10.599><c> with</c><00:29:11.079><c> public</c><00:29:11.420><c> servants</c><00:29:11.859><c> in</c><00:29:12.160><c> taxation.</c>

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x
He<00:29:14.380><c> was</c><00:29:14.660><c> actively</c><00:29:15.200><c> concerned,</c>

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x
but<00:29:17.059><c> in</c><00:29:17.279><c> no</c><00:29:17.579><c> way</c><00:29:17.859><c> was</c><00:29:18.059><c> he</c><00:29:18.319><c> contaminated</c>

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x
by<00:29:19.359><c> his</c><00:29:19.740><c> contact</c><00:29:20.220><c> with</c><00:29:20.500><c> these</c><00:29:20.740><c> people.</c>

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x
And<00:29:26.000><c> Jesus</c><00:29:26.279><c> could</c><00:29:26.480><c> have</c><00:29:26.599><c> been</c><00:29:26.720><c> an</c><00:29:26.980><c> ambassador</c>

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x
that<00:29:27.680><c> never</c><00:29:27.940><c> ventured</c><00:29:28.299><c> out</c>

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x
and<00:29:30.460><c> never</c><00:29:30.740><c> experienced</c><00:29:31.400><c> the</c><00:29:31.740><c> problematic</c><00:29:32.259><c> world.</c>

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x
On<00:29:34.480><c> the</c><00:29:34.660><c> other</c><00:29:34.880><c> hand,</c><00:29:36.400><c> he</c><00:29:36.680><c> could</c><00:29:36.900><c> have</c><00:29:37.079><c> gone</c><00:29:37.299><c> overboard</c>

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x
and<00:29:38.220><c> gone</c><00:29:38.440><c> into</c><00:29:38.779><c> the</c><00:29:39.559><c> dens</c><00:29:39.920><c> of</c><00:29:40.359><c> sufferings</c>

00:29:40.900 --> 00:29:46.779
x
and<00:29:41.240><c> experienced</c><00:29:41.720><c> the</c><00:29:42.680><c> miseries</c><00:29:43.200><c> of</c><00:29:43.980><c> all</c><00:29:44.460><c> of</c><00:29:44.740><c> our</c><00:29:45.460><c> fellow</c><00:29:45.960><c> citizens</c>

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x
until<00:29:47.359><c> he</c><00:29:47.700><c> was</c><00:29:48.920><c> deteriorated</c><00:29:50.099><c> and</c><00:29:51.759><c> became</c><00:29:52.579><c> more</c><00:29:53.240><c> like</c><00:29:53.559><c> them.</c>

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x
Jesus<00:29:55.519><c> was</c><00:29:55.759><c> a</c><00:29:55.880><c> very</c><00:29:56.220><c> wise</c><00:29:56.900><c> ambassador</c>

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x
who<00:29:58.119><c> successfully</c><00:29:58.859><c> chose</c><00:29:59.559><c> the</c><00:30:00.140><c> middle</c><00:30:00.400><c> course.</c>

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x
And<00:30:01.160><c> this</c><00:30:01.359><c> is</c><00:30:01.460><c> what</c><00:30:01.640><c> the</c><00:30:01.859><c> apostle</c><00:30:02.240><c> Paul</c><00:30:02.680><c> says</c>

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x
in<00:30:03.200><c> his</c><00:30:03.480><c> final</c><00:30:03.779><c> comment.</c>

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x
He<00:30:04.400><c> says,</c><00:30:05.559><c> to</c><00:30:05.740><c> those</c><00:30:06.299><c> outside</c><00:30:06.960><c> the</c><00:30:07.240><c> law,</c>

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x
I<00:30:07.880><c> became</c><00:30:08.359><c> as</c><00:30:08.700><c> one</c><00:30:08.960><c> inside</c><00:30:09.700><c> the</c><00:30:09.940><c> law,</c>

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x
not<00:30:11.460><c> being</c><00:30:11.839><c> without</c><00:30:12.619><c> law</c><00:30:13.319><c> towards</c><00:30:13.740><c> God,</c>

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x
but<00:30:15.299><c> under</c><00:30:16.019><c> the</c><00:30:16.319><c> law</c><00:30:16.839><c> of</c><00:30:17.279><c> Christ,</c>

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I<00:30:27.460><c> have</c><00:30:27.819><c> become</c><00:30:28.319><c> all</c><00:30:28.960><c> things</c><00:30:29.339><c> to</c><00:30:29.720><c> all</c><00:30:30.119><c> men</c>

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I<00:30:36.400><c> do</c><00:30:36.619><c> this</c><00:30:36.920><c> for</c><00:30:37.119><c> the</c><00:30:37.359><c> sake</c><00:30:37.500><c> of</c><00:30:37.700><c> the</c><00:30:37.880><c> gospel,</c>

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