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 Which we started in the book of Acts last week.

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 Let's bow our heads in prayer.

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 We come today to the part where Jesus ascends.

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 Where he goes on up.

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 He ascends from earth to heaven.

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 Last week we looked at the first six verses of the Acts of the Apostle.

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 And they're completely dominated by the resurrection of Jesus.

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 In one way, the whole of the book of Acts is working out the implications of the resurrection of Jesus.

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 In lots of ways, that's what the Christian life is like.

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 In fact, the life and death and resurrection of Jesus are incomplete without the ascension.

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 And we celebrate Easter.

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 We give it a whole weekend.

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 But very often the ascension just drops off the radar and gets forgotten about.

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 One of the joys of living in this part of London in the next couple of weeks is Diwali.

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 It's coming, isn't it?

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 Your pets, I'm sure, love Diwali.

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 The fireworks.

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 The celebration of light.

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 And where we live, we can hear the fireworks.

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 But actually, as you look out, you can go into the attic.

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 And you can see the top half, the top quarter.

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 The top tenth of the fireworks.

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 From the skylight in the attic.

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 And what you see is you hear the sound.

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 The rocket goes up.

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 And as it rises to the sky, it reaches the pinnacle and then the explosion.

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 It explodes.

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 And you can see the pyrotechnics and all the lights flying out, flowing out from that.

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 And I think the resurrection is a little bit like the rocket going up.

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 And the ascension of the Lord Jesus is the explosion.

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 It is the explosion where all his blessing and all his goodness and all his grace and his greatness suddenly become available for the whole world.

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 And the ascension, it is key.

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 It is really key.

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 So I want to divide the passage in two.

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 I want us first of all to look at what the ascension means.

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 And then I kind of want to deal with the second half quickly of the chapter.

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 The ascension of Jesus means three things.

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 The first is this, that Jesus is accessible to all of us everywhere.

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 And for 40 days after Jesus rose from the dead, he has appeared.

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 He's appeared to individuals, to small groups, to churches.

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 He even appeared to one group of 500 at one time.

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 The problem is this.

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 Verse 8, can you see what Jesus said?

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 He said to his apostles that you are going to go out and you are going to be witnesses to the ends of the earth.

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 But how can Jesus support the mission to the ends of the earth if he can only appear to one person at a time or a few people at a time?

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 How can he support the mission to the ends of the earth if his presence is located in a little part of the Middle East?

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 And the answer is this, he first has to ascend into heaven.

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 Verse 9, when he said these things, as they were looking on, he was lifted up.

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 And a cloud took him out of their sight.

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 And while they were gazing into heaven, that's the first reference.

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 While they were gazing into heaven, behold, two men stood by him in white robes.

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 And they said,

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 Men of Galilee, why do you stand looking into heaven?

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 Second reference.

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 And they said and continued,

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 Men of Galilee, why do you stand looking into heaven?

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 This Jesus, who was taken away up from you into heaven, third reference,

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 will come in the same way as you saw him go into heaven.

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 It's deliberately repeated and emphasised.

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 Four times.

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 I can't remember, I can't think of any other place where Luke beats the drum four times.

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 Heaven, heaven, heaven, heaven.

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 Heaven, heaven.

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 You want you to understand that Jesus has gone to heaven.

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 And we need to get rid of that really spatial, really silly spatial idea of heaven.

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 As though heaven is a kind of place.

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 A thousand metres up in the air, above the surface of the earth.

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 We need to get rid of that idea.

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 From the very first verse of the Bible, the Bible takes a very sophisticated view of heaven.

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 In the beginning, God created the heavens and the earth.

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 Heaven is something that God has created for him to dwell in.

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 And heaven and earth interlock and intersect.

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 Genesis 3, sin comes into our world and the two are not so connected anymore.

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 There's a difference between the relationship between the heavens and the earth.

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 There's a separation.

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 Here's the thing that I want you to grasp this morning.

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 Heaven is not just up there.

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 That if I could just get the right kind of jet propulsion, I could make it to where God is.

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 Or if I could get onto a spiritual elevator, like Charlie and the Great Glass Elevator, and I could press H,

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 it would somehow zip me up and the doors would open and I would meet with God and all the saints.

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 There is still a parallel.

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 There is still an interlockingness about heaven and earth in our world now.

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 We do not live in a two-decker universe.

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 And although they are still separated, heaven and earth,

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 heaven still permeates and still invades the earth.

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 I want you to think about it like a Venetian blind.

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 Do you know those Venetian blinds with the slots?

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 And so the light shines through?

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 Heaven is a little bit like that.

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 At the end of the Bible, we're told when Christ comes again,

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 heaven will come down and earth and heaven will become one.

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 It's not a physical place.

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 Going to heaven does not make Jesus a spiritual space traveler,

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 zooming to another situation.

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 Heaven is to be in the presence and the dwelling of God.

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 And here's the point.

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 On the day that Jesus ascended into God's presence,

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 the relationship between heaven and earth changed.

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 For the first time,

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 there is a human being,

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 clothed in flesh,

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 being raised from the dead.

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 And he goes to the place of God

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 so that all the glory and all the forgiveness

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 and all the goodness of the Lord Jesus

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 becomes available and acceptable to all of us.

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 It is wonderful.

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 And so the mission of the church

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 is not this grim work of obedience,

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 you must, you must, you must.

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 The work of mission demands the living,

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 joyful presence of Jesus with us.

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 And the only way that that is going to happen

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 is for him to be with God.

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 The only way that that will happen

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 is for him to ascend from earth to heaven

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 and pour out his Holy Spirit upon us.

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 It's why we cannot expect

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 any more resurrection appearances of Jesus.

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 During the 40 days

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 that he was risen from the dead,

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 Jesus appeared to all sorts of people

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 in all sorts of places.

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 But now the cloud comes down.

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 And again, that should stir memories

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 and deja vus for us

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 because do you remember in the book of Exodus

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 when God rescues his people out of Egypt,

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 he brought them to the mountain

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 and he says the presence of God

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 came down on the mountain

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 and the cloud came down.

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 And God called Moses up on the mountain

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 and for 40 days, 40 days,

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 Moses is there meeting face to face with God.

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 The cloud of God comes down

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 and Jesus goes up.

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 And all his grace and all his forgiveness

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 is now available to us all everywhere.

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 And that's the first thing the ascension means,

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 that Jesus is accessible to us this morning.

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 The second thing the ascension means

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 is that Jesus is now God's king.

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 The ascension is Jesus' enthronement,

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 his coronation,

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 that's how we use the word today.

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 On the 6th of May, 2023,

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 King Charles was crowned.

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 King Charles III

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 ascended the throne of England.

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 What does that mean?

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 That he physically climbed up the steps?

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 It doesn't mean that.

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 It means that he took power.

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 It means that he was installed,

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 that King Charles was publicly recognized

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 as sovereign.

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 We say in the Apostles' Creed, don't we?

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 The third day,

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 Jesus rose again from the dead,

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 he ascended into heaven,

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 and he sits at the right hand

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 of God the Father Almighty.

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 And so do you remember in Luke's gospel,

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 in chapter 20,

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 the Sadducees,

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 they want to make rubbish of the resurrection.

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 And at the end of that discussion,

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 Jesus says,

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 actually go and read your Psalms.

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 Go and read Psalm 110,

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 which says,

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 God says to his sons,

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 sit at my right hand

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 until I put all my enemies under your feet.

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 It's really important.

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 The resurrection is not just Jesus,

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 not just God the Father

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 giving Jesus another chance at life.

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 It is the beginning of the restoration of everything.

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 It is the start of a new age.

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 And in the end,

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 in the ascension,

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 it's not just that Jesus becomes accessible to us,

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 but he takes up his rule

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 at the right hand of the throne of God.

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 If you've got your Bible,

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 just flick over to Acts chapter 2.

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 It's 10 days later,

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 after Pentecost,

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 and the Holy Spirit is falling upon the apostles.

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 Peter is preaching,

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 and he's proclaiming the significance of what's happened.

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 Look down at verse 32 of Acts chapter 2.

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 This Jesus God raised up.

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 And of that we are all witnesses,

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 being therefore exalted at the right hand of God,

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 and having received from the Father

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 the promise of the Holy Spirit,

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 he has poured out this

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 that you yourselves are seeing and hearing.

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 For David did not ascend into the heavens,

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 and then he quotes Psalm 110,

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 the Lord said to my Lord,

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 sit at my right hand

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 until I make your enemies your footstool.

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 Here's the conclusion to the sermon.

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 Let all the house of Israel know

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 for certain that God has made him,

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 that is Jesus,

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 both Lord and Christ,

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 this Jesus whom you crucified.

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 Nobody else has been raised from the dead.

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 Yes, there have been a number of people

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 who have been resuscitated

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 back into this life,

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 but they've all died again.

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 But nobody else has been raised from the dead

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 and has ascended

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 and sits in the glory of his majesty.

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 And as Jesus ascends,

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 there is a massive change

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 because now for the first time,

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 a human being

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 ascends into heaven

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 and sits at God's right hand.

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 When Jesus came into our world

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 that first Christmas,

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 he became

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 what he eternally was not.

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 He took on

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 human flesh.

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 And now he goes to be with God.

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 He remains

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 both fully God

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 and fully man.

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 Jesus Christ,

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 I take it,

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 that's why a couple of laters

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 chapters later,

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 as Simon is being stoned to death,

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 he looks up to heaven

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 and heaven is opened

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 and he sees the glory of God

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 and Jesus is standing

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 at the right hand of the Father.

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 And I think Jesus is standing

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 at that point

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 because this is the first Christian

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 who dies for his faith.

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 And Jesus wants to take him by the hand

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 and lead him into heaven

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 and welcome him.

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 This is the Christian faith.

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 This is what Jesus meant

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 when he said,

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 all authority

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 in heaven and earth

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 has been given to me.

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 The ascension means

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 that Jesus is not just accessible

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 but that he rules.

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 To quote Rabbi Duncan,

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 the dust of the earth

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 now sits on the throne

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 of the universe.

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 And thirdly,

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 the ascension means

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 that Jesus is appointed

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 judge of all.

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 If you look down

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 at verse 11

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 of chapter 1.

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 The angels say,

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 Man of Galilee,

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 why do you stand

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 looking into heaven?

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 This Jesus

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 who was taken up

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 from you into heaven

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 will come in the same way

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 as you saw him

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 go into heaven.

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 In other words,

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 it's telling you and I

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 that the return

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 of the Lord Jesus,

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 when he comes again,

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 it will be visible

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 and it will be public.

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 But the coming one comes

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 because he is the judge

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 of the living and the dead.

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 Keep your finger

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 in Acts chapter 1

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 and turn to Acts chapter 10

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 for a moment

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 and I'd like to show you

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 how this works itself out.

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 Acts chapter 10.

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 It's the apostle Peter

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 and he is speaking

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 to a house

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 that is absolutely

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 crammed full with people

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 and he is explaining

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 to them the wonder

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 of who Jesus is.

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 And if in Acts chapter 10

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 verse 38,

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 can you see it?

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 We're told that Jesus

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 went about doing good

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 and healing people.

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 And he speaks

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 about his crucifixion

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 on a tree in verse 39

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 and in verse 40

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 that God raised him up

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 and verse 41

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 we ate and drank with him.

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 Now here's the question.

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 Peter,

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 what is the core

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 of the message?

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 What is the one thing

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 that Jesus told the apostles

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 to teach us

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 and to tell us about?

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 What's the one

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 most important thing

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 that Jesus has commanded

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 you to say?

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 Verse 42 of Acts 10

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 and he commanded us.

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 He told us to preach

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 to the people

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 and to testify

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 that he is the one

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 appointed by God

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 to be judge of the living

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 and the dead.

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 What did Jesus say

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 is at the heart

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 of the message?

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 Because he is ascended,

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 he is the judge

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 of the living

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 and the dead

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 right now.

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 And I don't know

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 if you think

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 that's good news or not.

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 We don't like

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 to talk about judgment

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 do we?

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 But it is good news

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 because of who it is

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 that is our judge.

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 I don't want to be judged

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 by someone

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 that doesn't know me

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 very well.

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 I don't want to be judged

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 by someone

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 who only looks

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 on the outside

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 but actually

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 I don't want

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 to be judged either

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 by someone

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 who looks

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 on the inside.

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 I don't want

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 to be judged

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 by you

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 and I don't even

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 want to judge myself.

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 But the one

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 who left heaven

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 to come

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 and seek

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 and save me

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 when I was lost.

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 The one

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 who came

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 not for the righteous

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 but for sinners.

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 The one

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 who died

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 on the cross

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 bearing sins

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 for my forgiveness.

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 He's the one

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 I want to be judged by.

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 And that is what

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 Peter says

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 in the next verse.

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 He says to him

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 all the prophets

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 bear witness

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 that everyone

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 who believes in him

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 receives forgiveness

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 of sins

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 through his name.

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 And that is why

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 the ascension

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 is like the top

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 of that firework

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 exploding.

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 The forgiveness

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 of God

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 the saving

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 grace

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 of Jesus Christ.

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 Yes he is

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 judge.

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 Yes he is

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 Lord.

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 Yes he is

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 ours.

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 Salvation

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 comes

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 through him.

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 Well let's

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 get back

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 to chapter

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 one

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 and finish

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 it off.

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 I don't know

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 how you respond

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 to the Bible

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 readings.

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 I hope you don't

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 just think they're

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 the filler

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 in the service.

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 I hope you're

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 asking the question

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 when I read

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 Acts chapter

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 one.

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 Why does

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 Luke spend

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 all this

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 space

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 on finding

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 a replacement

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 for Judas?

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 If you've

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 got any

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 sensitivities

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 so far

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 you will know

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 that there's

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 been pyrotechnics,

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 there's been

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 resurrection

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 from the dead,

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 there's been

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 an ascension

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 into heaven.

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 You've got

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 the promise

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 of the Holy

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 Spirit.

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 In chapter

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 two verse

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 one the Holy

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 Spirit comes.

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 but in

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 between that

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 you've got

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 verses 12

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 to 26.

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 Let me

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 ask you

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 this question

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 in a different

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 way.

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 What would

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 the difference

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 be?

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 What would

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 happen if

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 we just

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 skipped it

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 today?

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 Would it

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 make any

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 difference?

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 I'm not

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 talking about

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 taking scissors

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 out and

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 cutting it

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 out.

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 I mean

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 why don't

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 we just

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 get on

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 with the

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 good

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 stuff?

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 Why bore

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!

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 us with

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 these

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 details?

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 Administrative

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 details?

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 Why don't

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 we just

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 get to

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 where the

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 Holy Spirit

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 comes down?

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 Why is it

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 that Luke

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 is really

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 careful in

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 his writing?

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 He gives

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 two verses

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 to the

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 ascension.

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 He gives

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 four verses

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 to the

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 coming of

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 the Holy

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 Spirit.

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 He gives

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 14 verses

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 to the

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 choosing of

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 another

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 apostle.

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 Why?

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 I think

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 the answer

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 is something

00:19:05.099 --> 00:19:05.599
 like this.

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 that what

00:19:08.460 --> 00:19:08.779
 we're being

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 taught here

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 is that

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 when Jesus

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 ascended

00:19:10.480 --> 00:19:10.759
 into

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 heaven

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 he gave

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 the

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 world

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 two

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 gifts

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 not

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 one.

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 Two

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 gifts

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 not

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 one.

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 And we

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 are used

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 in the

00:19:19.639 --> 00:19:19.879
 Christian

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 church

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 talking

00:19:20.460 --> 00:19:20.599
 about

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 the

00:19:20.740 --> 00:19:20.919
 gift

00:19:20.919 --> 00:19:21.019
 of

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 the

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 Holy

00:19:21.240 --> 00:19:21.639
 Spirit

00:19:21.639 --> 00:19:22.799
 when

00:19:22.799 --> 00:19:22.899
 he

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 ascended

00:19:23.259 --> 00:19:23.480
 in

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 heaven

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 and

00:19:23.960 --> 00:19:24.079
 that

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 is

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 true

00:19:24.539 --> 00:19:24.960
 wonderfully

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 true

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 and

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 we'll

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 deal

00:19:25.919 --> 00:19:26.059
 with

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 that

00:19:26.200 --> 00:19:26.419
 next

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 week

00:19:26.740 --> 00:19:27.659
 but

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 there

00:19:27.799 --> 00:19:27.919
 is

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 a

00:19:28.079 --> 00:19:28.399
 prior

00:19:28.399 --> 00:19:28.859
 gift

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 a

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 first

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 gift

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 the

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 coming

00:19:31.980 --> 00:19:32.240
 of

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 the

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 Holy

00:19:32.480 --> 00:19:32.879
 Spirit

00:19:32.879 --> 00:19:33.859
 that's

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 the

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 second

00:19:34.240 --> 00:19:34.559
 gift

00:19:34.559 --> 00:19:36.259
 but

00:19:36.259 --> 00:19:36.420
 the

00:19:36.420 --> 00:19:36.700
 first

00:19:36.700 --> 00:19:36.960
 gift

00:19:36.960 --> 00:19:37.160
 is

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 this

00:19:37.480 --> 00:19:38.240
 where

00:19:38.240 --> 00:19:39.380
 is

00:19:39.380 --> 00:19:39.579
 the

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 church

00:19:40.079 --> 00:19:41.819
 that

00:19:41.819 --> 00:19:41.960
 is

00:19:41.960 --> 00:19:42.120
 the

00:19:42.120 --> 00:19:42.460
 gift

00:19:42.460 --> 00:19:44.680
 it

00:19:44.680 --> 00:19:44.859
 is

00:19:44.859 --> 00:19:45.160
 an

00:19:45.160 --> 00:19:46.039
 apostolic

00:19:46.039 --> 00:19:46.680
 church

00:19:46.680 --> 00:19:48.019
 that

00:19:48.019 --> 00:19:48.200
 has

00:19:48.200 --> 00:19:48.420
 been

00:19:48.420 --> 00:19:48.920
 ordered

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 and

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 has

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 been

00:19:49.599 --> 00:19:50.120
 given

00:19:50.120 --> 00:19:50.839
 by

00:19:50.839 --> 00:19:51.339
 Jesus

00:19:51.339 --> 00:19:51.660
 in

00:19:51.660 --> 00:19:51.779
 a

00:19:51.779 --> 00:19:52.059
 particular

00:19:52.059 --> 00:19:52.579
 form

00:19:52.579 --> 00:19:55.160
 here

00:19:55.160 --> 00:19:55.319
 is

00:19:55.319 --> 00:19:55.480
 the

00:19:55.480 --> 00:19:55.920
 creation

00:19:55.920 --> 00:19:56.220
 of

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 a

00:19:56.440 --> 00:19:56.720
 new

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 Israel

00:19:57.200 --> 00:19:57.480
 a

00:19:57.480 --> 00:19:57.759
 new

00:19:57.759 --> 00:19:58.059
 people

00:19:58.059 --> 00:19:58.220
 of

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 God

00:19:58.579 --> 00:20:00.980
 it's

00:20:00.980 --> 00:20:01.140
 why

00:20:01.140 --> 00:20:01.279
 there

00:20:01.279 --> 00:20:01.440
 need

00:20:01.440 --> 00:20:01.539
 to

00:20:01.539 --> 00:20:01.660
 be

00:20:01.660 --> 00:20:01.960
 12

00:20:01.960 --> 00:20:02.380
 apostles

00:20:02.380 --> 00:20:05.180
 and I'd

00:20:05.180 --> 00:20:05.540
 encourage you

00:20:05.540 --> 00:20:05.940
 this afternoon

00:20:05.940 --> 00:20:06.180
 to

00:20:06.180 --> 00:20:07.360
 take this

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 passage

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 and read

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 it

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 again

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 there's

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 some

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 gory

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 bits

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 to

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 it

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 but

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 there

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 are

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 two

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 main

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 themes

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 that

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 Luke

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 wants

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 us

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 to

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 hold

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 in

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 mind

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 as

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 we

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 look

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 at

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 it

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 the

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 first

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 theme

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 is

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 this

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 that

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 the

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 church

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 belongs

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 to

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 Jesus

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 it

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 is

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 Jesus

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 church

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 I

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 remember

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 last

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 week

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 in

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 the

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 very

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 first

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 verse

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 that

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 in

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 the

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 gospel

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 of

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 Luke

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 Luke

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 says

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 I

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 dealt

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 with

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 all

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 that

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 Jesus

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 began

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 to

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 do

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 and

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 teach

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 and

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 now

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 in

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 the

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 start

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 of

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 Acts

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 he

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 says

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 I'm

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 dealing

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 with

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 what

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 Jesus

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 continues

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 to

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 do

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 and

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 teach

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 after

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 his

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 resurrection

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 and

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 in

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 verse

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 two

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 he

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 refers

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 to

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 the

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 fact

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 that

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 he

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 chose

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 12

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 disciples

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 I'm

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 sure

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 you

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 know

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 that

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 there's

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 a

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 difference

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 isn't

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 there

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 between

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 disciple

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 and

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 apostle

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 disciple

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 is

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 a word

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 that

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 refers

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 to

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 all

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 who

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 follow

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 Jesus

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 there

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 are

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 120

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 of

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 them

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 gathered

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 in

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 Jerusalem

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 in

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 verse

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 15

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 but

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 there

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 is

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 a

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 little

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 group

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 within

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 the

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 disciples

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 that

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 Jesus

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 deliberately

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 chose

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 for a

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 special

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 responsibility

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 in

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 ministry

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 in

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 the

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 gospels

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 Jesus

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 spends

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 a

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 whole

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 night

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 in

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 prayer

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 before

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 he

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 chooses

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 them

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 because

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 you

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 cannot

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 self

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 appoint

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 yourself

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 as

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 an

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 apostle

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 you

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 can't

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 choose

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 to

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 be

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 an

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 apostle

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 Jesus

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 chooses

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 you

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 and

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 it's

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 important

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 that

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 their

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 names

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 are

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 listed

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 in

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 Luke

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 6

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 but

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 the

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 fellowship

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 is

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 broken

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 isn't

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 it

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 Judas

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 betrayed

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 Jesus

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 for

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 30

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 pieces

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 of

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 silver

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 and

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 in

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 his

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 despair

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 he

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 did

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 not

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 come

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 back

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 to

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 Christ

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 he

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 came

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 in

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 suicide

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!

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 and

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 we're

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 given

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 some

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 of

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 the

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 lurid

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 details

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 in

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 verses

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 18

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 and

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 19

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 I

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 don't

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 want to

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 pause

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 too

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 long

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 on

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 this

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 but

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 don't

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 you

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 think

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 that

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 Judas

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 is a

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 remarkable

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 picture

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 of

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 sin

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 Judas

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 had

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 Jesus

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 the

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 son

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 of

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 God

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 face

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 to

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 face

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 in

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 person

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 he

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 saw

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 him

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 raise

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 people

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 from

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 the

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 dead

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 he

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 saw

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 him

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 walk

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 on

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 water

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 he

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 saw

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 his

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 miracles

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 he

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 heard

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 his

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 teaching

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 but

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 Judas

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 would

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 rather

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 have

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 30

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 pieces

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 of

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 silver

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 so

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 that

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 he

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 could

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 have

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 a

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 field

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 with

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 it

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 instead

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 of

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 the

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 son

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 of

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 God

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 it's

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 a

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 great

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 picture

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 isn't

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 it

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 of

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 how

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 our

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 hearts

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 my

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 heart

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 and

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 your

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 heart

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 continually

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 want

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 the

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 good

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 things

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 that

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 God

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 gives

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 us

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 but

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 don't

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 want

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 God

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 himself

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 and

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 the

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 tragedy

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 is

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 he

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 was

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 willing

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 to

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 betray

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 God

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 for

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 his

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 own

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 selfish

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 purposes

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 and

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 when

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 we

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 do

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 that

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 everything

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 in

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 our

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 life

00:22:44.579 --> 00:22:44.839
 turns

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 to

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 dust

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 in

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 our

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 hands

00:22:48.500 --> 00:22:48.659
 and

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 our

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 life

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 is

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 taken

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 away

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 from

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 us

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 on

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 all

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 the

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 fields

00:22:51.559 --> 00:22:52.039
 that

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 we

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 buy

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 all

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 the

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 things

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 that

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 we

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 accumulate

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 end

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 up

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 becoming

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 our

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 cemeteries

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 and

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 being

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 buried

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 with

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 us

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 if

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 Jesus

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 had

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 chosen

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 the

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 first

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 twelve

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 who

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 is

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 going

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 to

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 choose

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 the

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 replacement

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 here's

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 the

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 first

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 test

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 to

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 see

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 if

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 the

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 risen

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 ascended

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 Jesus

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 is

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 present

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 and

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 so

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 what

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 do

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 they

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 do

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 down

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 in

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 the

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 last

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 verses

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 of the

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 chapter

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 they

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 find

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 two

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 guys

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 who

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 meet

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 the

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 qualifications

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 and

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 in

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 verse

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 24

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 they

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 pray

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 and

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 who

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 do

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 they

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 pray

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 to

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 they

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 pray

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 in

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 verse

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 24

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 to

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 the

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 Lord

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 Lord

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 they

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 say

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 you

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 know

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 the

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 hearts

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 of

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 all

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 men

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 show

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 us

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 which

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 one

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 of

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 these

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 two

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 you've

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 chosen

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 to

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 take

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 the

00:23:37.500 --> 00:23:37.820
 place

00:23:37.820 --> 00:23:37.980
 in

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 this

00:23:38.160 --> 00:23:38.580
 ministry

00:23:38.580 --> 00:23:38.780
 and

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 apostleship

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 and

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 then

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 they

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 roll

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 the

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 dice

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 odds

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 it's

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 Matthias

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 evens

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 it's

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 the

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 other

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 one

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 and

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 Matthias

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 gets

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 the

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 job

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 and

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 you

00:23:55.580 --> 00:23:55.759
 might

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 think

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 that

00:23:56.180 --> 00:23:56.520
 rolling

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 the

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 dice

00:23:57.080 --> 00:23:57.420
 after

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 a

00:23:57.600 --> 00:23:57.840
 short

00:23:57.840 --> 00:23:58.080
 prayer

00:23:58.080 --> 00:23:58.360
 meeting

00:23:58.360 --> 00:23:58.640
 might

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 give

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 us

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 a

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 much

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 better

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 chance

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 with

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 church

00:24:00.420 --> 00:24:00.740
 leaders

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 than

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 we've

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 had

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 historically

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 and

00:24:02.980 --> 00:24:03.200
 you may

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 well

00:24:03.339 --> 00:24:03.440
 be

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 right

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 but

00:24:05.920 --> 00:24:06.440
 unfortunately

00:24:06.440 --> 00:24:06.920
 this is

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 a

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 one

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 off

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 and

00:24:09.240 --> 00:24:09.360
 the

00:24:09.360 --> 00:24:09.500
 way

00:24:09.500 --> 00:24:09.599
 that

00:24:09.599 --> 00:24:09.779
 we

00:24:09.779 --> 00:24:10.240
 choose

00:24:10.240 --> 00:24:10.500
 elders

00:24:10.500 --> 00:24:10.640
 in

00:24:10.640 --> 00:24:10.779
 this

00:24:10.779 --> 00:24:11.000
 church

00:24:11.000 --> 00:24:11.299
 when

00:24:11.299 --> 00:24:12.180
 we

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 have

00:24:13.039 --> 00:24:14.019
 an

00:24:14.019 --> 00:24:14.400
 election

00:24:14.400 --> 00:24:14.839
 it's

00:24:14.839 --> 00:24:15.019
 not

00:24:15.019 --> 00:24:15.579
 odds

00:24:15.579 --> 00:24:15.839
 for

00:24:15.839 --> 00:24:16.039
 Ollie

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 Mallet

00:24:16.339 --> 00:24:16.720
 tails

00:24:16.720 --> 00:24:16.920
 for

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 Paul

00:24:17.140 --> 00:24:17.539
 Felix

00:24:17.539 --> 00:24:18.099
 and

00:24:18.099 --> 00:24:18.180
 then

00:24:18.180 --> 00:24:18.279
 a

00:24:18.279 --> 00:24:18.460
 best

00:24:18.460 --> 00:24:18.599
 of

00:24:18.599 --> 00:24:18.799
 three

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 best

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 of

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 five

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 that

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 doesn't

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 happen

00:24:20.059 --> 00:24:20.420
 anymore

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 and

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 this

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 is

00:24:21.779 --> 00:24:21.900
 the

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 last

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 time

00:24:22.480 --> 00:24:22.799
 there's

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 a

00:24:23.000 --> 00:24:23.240
 rolling

00:24:23.240 --> 00:24:23.480
 of

00:24:23.480 --> 00:24:23.720
 dice

00:24:23.720 --> 00:24:23.920
 in

00:24:23.920 --> 00:24:24.180
 scripture

00:24:24.180 --> 00:24:25.160
 in

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 the

00:24:25.220 --> 00:24:25.400
 next

00:24:25.400 --> 00:24:25.640
 chapter

00:24:25.640 --> 00:24:25.759
 the

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 Holy

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 Spirit

00:24:26.180 --> 00:24:26.559
 comes

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 they

00:24:26.799 --> 00:24:27.259
 never

00:24:27.259 --> 00:24:27.440
 do

00:24:32.980 --> 00:24:33.200
 it

00:24:33.200 --> 00:24:33.360
 is

00:24:33.360 --> 00:24:33.720
 Jesus

00:24:33.720 --> 00:24:33.960
 who

00:24:33.960 --> 00:24:34.079
 is

00:24:34.079 --> 00:24:34.380
 choosing

00:24:34.380 --> 00:24:34.559
 the

00:24:34.559 --> 00:24:34.839
 12th

00:24:34.839 --> 00:24:35.140
 apostle

00:24:35.140 --> 00:24:36.640
 it

00:24:36.640 --> 00:24:36.819
 is

00:24:36.819 --> 00:24:37.120
 Jesus

00:24:37.120 --> 00:24:37.559
 church

00:24:37.559 --> 00:24:37.779
 it

00:24:37.779 --> 00:24:38.059
 belongs

00:24:38.059 --> 00:24:38.240
 to

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 him

00:24:38.500 --> 00:24:41.019
 and

00:24:41.019 --> 00:24:41.160
 if

00:24:41.160 --> 00:24:41.259
 you

00:24:41.259 --> 00:24:41.420
 are

00:24:41.420 --> 00:24:41.720
 reading

00:24:41.720 --> 00:24:41.940
 the

00:24:41.940 --> 00:24:42.240
 text

00:24:42.240 --> 00:24:43.240
 sensitively

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 it

00:24:43.740 --> 00:24:43.920
 is

00:24:43.920 --> 00:24:44.339
 very

00:24:44.339 --> 00:24:44.940
 surprising

00:24:44.940 --> 00:24:45.200
 that

00:24:45.200 --> 00:24:45.319
 it

00:24:45.319 --> 00:24:45.480
 is

00:24:45.480 --> 00:24:45.880
 Peter

00:24:45.880 --> 00:24:46.180
 that's

00:24:46.180 --> 00:24:46.400
 leading

00:24:46.400 --> 00:24:46.640
 this

00:24:46.640 --> 00:24:46.900
 group

00:24:46.900 --> 00:24:49.400
 how

00:24:49.400 --> 00:24:49.640
 can

00:24:49.640 --> 00:24:50.380
 Peter

00:24:50.380 --> 00:24:50.680
 be

00:24:50.680 --> 00:24:50.839
 the

00:24:50.839 --> 00:24:51.279
 one

00:24:51.279 --> 00:24:52.400
 leading

00:24:52.400 --> 00:24:52.620
 them

00:24:52.620 --> 00:24:52.759
 to

00:24:52.759 --> 00:24:53.259
 replace

00:24:53.259 --> 00:24:53.980
 Judas

00:24:53.980 --> 00:24:56.480
 yes

00:24:56.480 --> 00:24:57.339
 Judas

00:24:57.339 --> 00:24:57.880
 betrayed

00:24:57.880 --> 00:24:58.420
 Jesus

00:24:58.420 --> 00:24:58.900
 but

00:24:58.900 --> 00:24:59.360
 Peter

00:24:59.360 --> 00:24:59.880
 betrayed

00:24:59.880 --> 00:25:00.279
 Jesus

00:25:00.279 --> 00:25:00.539
 three

00:25:00.539 --> 00:25:01.039
 times

00:25:01.039 --> 00:25:03.079
 the

00:25:03.079 --> 00:25:03.299
 point

00:25:03.299 --> 00:25:03.480
 is

00:25:03.480 --> 00:25:03.720
 this

00:25:03.720 --> 00:25:03.960
 it

00:25:03.960 --> 00:25:04.139
 is

00:25:04.139 --> 00:25:04.460
 Jesus

00:25:04.460 --> 00:25:04.960
 church

00:25:04.960 --> 00:25:06.099
 it

00:25:06.099 --> 00:25:06.200
 is

00:25:06.200 --> 00:25:06.299
 not

00:25:06.299 --> 00:25:06.420
 the

00:25:06.420 --> 00:25:06.579
 church

00:25:06.579 --> 00:25:06.720
 of

00:25:06.720 --> 00:25:06.960
 Peter

00:25:06.960 --> 00:25:08.980
 and

00:25:08.980 --> 00:25:09.539
 membership

00:25:09.539 --> 00:25:09.960
 in

00:25:09.960 --> 00:25:10.139
 the

00:25:10.139 --> 00:25:10.460
 church

00:25:10.460 --> 00:25:10.839
 comes

00:25:10.839 --> 00:25:11.180
 about

00:25:11.180 --> 00:25:11.460
 by

00:25:11.460 --> 00:25:12.000
 belonging

00:25:12.000 --> 00:25:12.359
 to

00:25:12.359 --> 00:25:12.680
 Jesus

00:25:12.680 --> 00:25:15.019
 it

00:25:15.019 --> 00:25:15.319
 does

00:25:15.319 --> 00:25:15.519
 not

00:25:15.519 --> 00:25:15.700
 come

00:25:15.700 --> 00:25:15.940
 about

00:25:15.940 --> 00:25:16.180
 by

00:25:16.180 --> 00:25:16.480
 having

00:25:16.480 --> 00:25:16.680
 a

00:25:16.680 --> 00:25:16.920
 spiritual

00:25:16.920 --> 00:25:17.220
 life

00:25:17.220 --> 00:25:17.559
 together

00:25:17.559 --> 00:25:18.079
 you

00:25:18.079 --> 00:25:18.480
 don't

00:25:18.480 --> 00:25:18.819
 become

00:25:18.819 --> 00:25:19.079
 a

00:25:19.079 --> 00:25:19.720
 member

00:25:19.720 --> 00:25:19.839
 of

00:25:19.839 --> 00:25:19.920
 the

00:25:19.920 --> 00:25:20.099
 church

00:25:20.099 --> 00:25:20.359
 because

00:25:20.359 --> 00:25:20.539
 you've

00:25:20.539 --> 00:25:20.639
 got

00:25:20.639 --> 00:25:21.019
 spiritual

00:25:21.019 --> 00:25:21.819
 achievements

00:25:21.819 --> 00:25:22.139
 or

00:25:22.139 --> 00:25:22.559
 spiritual

00:25:22.559 --> 00:25:23.599
 sensitivities

00:25:23.599 --> 00:25:24.059
 or a

00:25:24.059 --> 00:25:24.220
 great

00:25:24.220 --> 00:25:24.440
 track

00:25:24.440 --> 00:25:24.859
 record

00:25:24.859 --> 00:25:25.839
 we

00:25:25.839 --> 00:25:26.240
 all

00:25:26.240 --> 00:25:26.619
 belong

00:25:26.619 --> 00:25:26.819
 to

00:25:26.819 --> 00:25:27.039
 this

00:25:27.039 --> 00:25:27.539
 church

00:25:27.539 --> 00:25:28.980
 because

00:25:28.980 --> 00:25:29.180
 of

00:25:29.180 --> 00:25:29.460
 the

00:25:29.460 --> 00:25:29.799
 forgiveness

00:25:29.799 --> 00:25:30.180
 of our

00:25:30.180 --> 00:25:30.379
 sins

00:25:30.379 --> 00:25:30.579
 through

00:25:30.579 --> 00:25:30.819
 Jesus

00:25:30.819 --> 00:25:31.200
 Christ

00:25:31.200 --> 00:25:33.539
 and

00:25:33.539 --> 00:25:33.799
 some

00:25:33.799 --> 00:25:33.919
 of

00:25:33.919 --> 00:25:34.059
 us

00:25:34.059 --> 00:25:34.259
 came

00:25:34.259 --> 00:25:34.399
 to

00:25:34.399 --> 00:25:34.639
 church

00:25:34.639 --> 00:25:34.859
 this

00:25:34.859 --> 00:25:35.139
 morning

00:25:35.139 --> 00:25:35.579
 feeling

00:25:35.579 --> 00:25:35.839
 an

00:25:35.839 --> 00:25:36.179
 utter

00:25:36.179 --> 00:25:36.679
 failure

00:25:36.679 --> 00:25:38.879
 maybe

00:25:38.879 --> 00:25:39.079
 you

00:25:39.079 --> 00:25:39.319
 came

00:25:39.319 --> 00:25:39.480
 here

00:25:39.480 --> 00:25:39.740
 feeling

00:25:39.740 --> 00:25:40.099
 such

00:25:40.099 --> 00:25:40.359
 a

00:25:40.359 --> 00:25:40.679
 sense

00:25:40.679 --> 00:25:40.960
 of

00:25:40.960 --> 00:25:41.319
 failure

00:25:41.319 --> 00:25:43.039
 that

00:25:43.039 --> 00:25:43.159
 you

00:25:43.159 --> 00:25:43.720
 shouldn't

00:25:43.720 --> 00:25:43.859
 be

00:25:43.859 --> 00:25:44.039
 here

00:25:44.039 --> 00:25:45.819
 well

00:25:45.819 --> 00:25:46.019
 this

00:25:46.019 --> 00:25:46.159
 is

00:25:46.159 --> 00:25:46.539
 exactly

00:25:46.539 --> 00:25:46.720
 where

00:25:46.720 --> 00:25:46.839
 you

00:25:46.839 --> 00:25:46.980
 ought

00:25:46.980 --> 00:25:47.079
 to

00:25:47.079 --> 00:25:47.299
 be

00:25:47.299 --> 00:25:49.480
 and

00:25:49.480 --> 00:25:49.720
 some

00:25:49.720 --> 00:25:49.839
 of

00:25:49.839 --> 00:25:49.980
 us

00:25:49.980 --> 00:25:50.159
 maybe

00:25:50.159 --> 00:25:50.480
 came

00:25:50.480 --> 00:25:50.700
 here

00:25:50.700 --> 00:25:50.960
 today

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 actually

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 thinking

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 we're

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 a

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 bit

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 of

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 a

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 success

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 and

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 we

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 forget

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 that

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 we're

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 a

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 failure

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 and

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 this

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 is

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 exactly

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 the

00:25:56.299 --> 00:25:56.519
 place

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 that

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 you

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 ought

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 to

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 be

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 because

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 this

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 church

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 is

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 made up

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 of

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 moral

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 and

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 spiritual

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 failures

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 as a

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 church

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 we

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 know

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 that

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 the

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 only

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 place

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 we

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 can

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 go

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 for

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 freedom

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 and

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 restoration

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 and

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 forgiveness

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 is

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 to

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 the

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 risen

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 and

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 ascended

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 Lord

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 Jesus

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 and

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 so

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 you

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 see

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 the

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 only

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 difference

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 between

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 Peter

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 and

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 Judas

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 is

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 that

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 Peter

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 turned

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 back

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 to

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 the

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 Lord

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 Jesus

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 and

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 received

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 the

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 forgiveness

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 that

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 he

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 offered

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 while

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 Judas

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 refused

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 to

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 the

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 most

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 basic

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 sense

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 of

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 this

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 dependence

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 on

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 Jesus

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 is

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 shown

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 in

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 prayer

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 prayer

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 this

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 is

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 a bit

00:26:48.059 --> 00:26:48.279
 of an

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 aside

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 but

00:26:50.579 --> 00:26:50.819
 while I

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 was on

00:26:51.019 --> 00:26:51.480
 sabbatical

00:26:51.480 --> 00:26:51.700
 I

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 went

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 to

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 lots

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 of

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 gather

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 to

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 pray

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 I

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 think

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 the

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 fact

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 that

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 it's

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 not

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 such

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 a

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 priority

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 for

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 us

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 shows

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 that

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 we're

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 far

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 more

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 confident

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 in

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 our

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 own

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 spiritual

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 abilities

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 than

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 Jesus

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 is

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 we

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 are

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 very

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 shy

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 in

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 London

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 and

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 maybe

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 the

00:27:10.420 --> 00:27:10.659
 church

00:27:10.659 --> 00:27:10.960
 here

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 we're

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 failing

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 in

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 this

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 area

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 and

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 we

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 need

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 to

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 ask

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 for

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 his

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 forgiveness

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 and

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 seek

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 his

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 face

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 because

00:27:18.339 --> 00:27:18.599
 this

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 church

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 like

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 every

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 true

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 church

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 is

00:27:20.240 --> 00:27:20.579
 Christ

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 church

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 and

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 it

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 belongs

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 to him

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 and

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 without

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 him

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 we

00:27:23.279 --> 00:27:23.420
 can

00:27:23.420 --> 00:27:23.539
 do

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 nothing

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 it's

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 not

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 mine

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 it's

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 not

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 yours

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 it's

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 his

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 secondly

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 and

00:27:32.200 --> 00:27:32.579
 finally

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 it's

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 Jesus

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 church

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 and

00:27:35.879 --> 00:27:36.019
 it's

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 an

00:27:36.119 --> 00:27:36.639
 apostolic

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 church

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 church

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 it's

00:27:38.299 --> 00:27:38.619
 really

00:27:38.619 --> 00:27:38.919
 easy

00:27:38.919 --> 00:27:39.099
 to

00:27:39.099 --> 00:27:39.299
 miss

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 this

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 and

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 there

00:27:41.079 --> 00:27:41.199
 are

00:27:41.199 --> 00:27:41.519
 twelve

00:27:41.519 --> 00:27:41.899
 apostles

00:27:41.899 --> 00:27:44.439
 this

00:27:44.439 --> 00:27:44.619
 is

00:27:44.619 --> 00:27:44.839
 the

00:27:44.839 --> 00:27:45.500
 restoration

00:27:45.500 --> 00:27:47.259
 of

00:27:47.259 --> 00:27:47.419
 the

00:27:47.419 --> 00:27:47.639
 true

00:27:47.639 --> 00:27:48.039
 Israel

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 and

00:27:49.740 --> 00:27:49.839
 the

00:27:49.839 --> 00:27:50.000
 way

00:27:50.000 --> 00:27:50.159
 that

00:27:50.159 --> 00:27:50.399
 Jesus

00:27:50.399 --> 00:27:50.639
 has

00:27:50.639 --> 00:27:51.179
 constructed

00:27:51.179 --> 00:27:51.480
 his

00:27:51.480 --> 00:27:51.779
 church

00:27:51.779 --> 00:27:51.980
 is

00:27:51.980 --> 00:27:52.119
 that

00:27:52.119 --> 00:27:52.259
 we

00:27:52.259 --> 00:27:52.439
 are

00:27:52.439 --> 00:27:52.720
 built

00:27:52.720 --> 00:27:52.919
 on

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 the

00:27:53.019 --> 00:27:53.419
 foundation

00:27:53.419 --> 00:27:53.579
 of

00:27:53.579 --> 00:27:53.679
 the

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 apostles

00:27:54.000 --> 00:27:57.199
 this

00:27:57.199 --> 00:27:57.339
 has

00:27:57.339 --> 00:27:57.740
 all

00:27:57.740 --> 00:27:58.000
 sorts

00:27:58.000 --> 00:27:58.119
 of

00:27:58.119 --> 00:27:58.500
 implications

00:27:58.500 --> 00:27:58.819
 it

00:27:58.819 --> 00:27:59.279
 means

00:27:59.279 --> 00:27:59.500
 this

00:27:59.500 --> 00:27:59.679
 that

00:27:59.679 --> 00:27:59.960
 this

00:27:59.960 --> 00:28:00.559
 church

00:28:00.559 --> 00:28:00.799
 is

00:28:00.799 --> 00:28:01.000
 not

00:28:01.000 --> 00:28:01.119
 a

00:28:01.119 --> 00:28:01.639
 democracy

00:28:01.640 --> 00:28:04.740
 the

00:28:04.740 --> 00:28:04.940
 church

00:28:04.940 --> 00:28:05.060
 of

00:28:05.060 --> 00:28:05.280
 Jesus

00:28:05.280 --> 00:28:05.540
 Christ

00:28:05.540 --> 00:28:05.740
 is

00:28:05.740 --> 00:28:05.960
 not

00:28:05.960 --> 00:28:06.560
 one

00:28:06.560 --> 00:28:08.180
 vote

00:28:08.180 --> 00:28:08.540
 one

00:28:08.540 --> 00:28:08.980
 voice

00:28:08.980 --> 00:28:11.060
 we

00:28:11.060 --> 00:28:11.300
 are

00:28:11.300 --> 00:28:11.500
 the

00:28:11.500 --> 00:28:11.960
 body

00:28:11.960 --> 00:28:12.280
 of

00:28:12.280 --> 00:28:12.540
 Jesus

00:28:12.540 --> 00:28:12.980
 Christ

00:28:12.980 --> 00:28:13.259
 we

00:28:13.259 --> 00:28:13.440
 are

00:28:13.440 --> 00:28:13.600
 the

00:28:13.600 --> 00:28:14.020
 bride

00:28:14.020 --> 00:28:14.259
 of

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 Jesus

00:28:14.500 --> 00:28:14.840
 Christ

00:28:14.840 --> 00:28:15.080
 we

00:28:15.080 --> 00:28:15.300
 are

00:28:15.300 --> 00:28:15.480
 the

00:28:15.480 --> 00:28:15.900
 building

00:28:15.900 --> 00:28:16.160
 of

00:28:16.160 --> 00:28:16.520
 God

00:28:16.520 --> 00:28:17.140
 and

00:28:17.140 --> 00:28:17.300
 if

00:28:17.300 --> 00:28:17.500
 you

00:28:17.500 --> 00:28:17.880
 choose

00:28:17.880 --> 00:28:18.080
 a

00:28:18.080 --> 00:28:18.680
 democratic

00:28:18.680 --> 00:28:19.180
 model

00:28:19.180 --> 00:28:19.400
 for

00:28:19.400 --> 00:28:19.580
 your

00:28:19.580 --> 00:28:20.100
 church

00:28:20.100 --> 00:28:20.940
 the

00:28:20.940 --> 00:28:21.280
 church

00:28:21.280 --> 00:28:21.460
 will

00:28:21.460 --> 00:28:21.600
 be

00:28:21.600 --> 00:28:21.940
 choose

00:28:21.940 --> 00:28:22.160
 a

00:28:22.160 --> 00:28:22.759
 democratic

00:28:22.759 --> 00:28:23.259
 model

00:28:23.259 --> 00:28:23.480
 for

00:28:23.480 --> 00:28:23.660
 your

00:28:23.660 --> 00:28:24.180
 church

00:28:24.180 --> 00:28:25.040
 the

00:28:25.040 --> 00:28:25.360
 church

00:28:25.360 --> 00:28:25.540
 will

00:28:25.540 --> 00:28:25.960
 become

00:28:25.960 --> 00:28:26.240
 a

00:28:26.240 --> 00:28:26.780
 model

00:28:26.780 --> 00:28:27.360
 of

00:28:27.360 --> 00:28:27.540
 its

00:28:27.540 --> 00:28:28.280
 people's

00:28:28.280 --> 00:28:29.040
 desires

00:28:29.040 --> 00:28:29.400
 or the

00:28:29.400 --> 00:28:29.759
 desires

00:28:29.759 --> 00:28:30.020
 of its

00:28:30.020 --> 00:28:30.380
 culture

00:28:30.380 --> 00:28:33.900
 the

00:28:33.900 --> 00:28:34.520
 democratic

00:28:34.520 --> 00:28:35.200
 church

00:28:35.200 --> 00:28:36.260
 gives

00:28:36.260 --> 00:28:36.480
 the

00:28:36.480 --> 00:28:36.960
 illusion

00:28:36.960 --> 00:28:38.120
 that

00:28:38.120 --> 00:28:38.260
 the

00:28:38.260 --> 00:28:38.660
 church

00:28:38.660 --> 00:28:39.160
 well

00:28:39.160 --> 00:28:39.420
 is

00:28:39.420 --> 00:28:39.740
 about

00:28:39.740 --> 00:28:40.360
 me

00:28:40.360 --> 00:28:40.640
 and

00:28:40.640 --> 00:28:40.900
 my

00:28:40.900 --> 00:28:41.340
 needs

00:28:41.340 --> 00:28:41.580
 and

00:28:41.580 --> 00:28:41.760
 my

00:28:41.760 --> 00:28:42.120
 agenda

00:28:42.120 --> 00:28:42.320
 but

00:28:42.320 --> 00:28:42.460
 it

00:28:42.460 --> 00:28:42.600
 is

00:28:42.600 --> 00:28:42.900
 not

00:28:42.900 --> 00:28:44.220
 it

00:28:44.220 --> 00:28:44.360
 is

00:28:44.360 --> 00:28:44.660
 Christ

00:28:44.660 --> 00:28:45.080
 church

00:28:45.080 --> 00:28:46.980
 I

00:28:46.980 --> 00:28:47.100
 don't

00:28:47.100 --> 00:28:47.160
 know

00:28:47.160 --> 00:28:47.260
 whether

00:28:47.260 --> 00:28:47.380
 you

00:28:47.380 --> 00:28:47.520
 know

00:28:47.520 --> 00:28:47.660
 but

00:28:47.660 --> 00:28:48.200
 democracy

00:28:48.200 --> 00:28:48.820
 voting

00:28:48.820 --> 00:28:49.220
 has a

00:28:49.220 --> 00:28:49.540
 very

00:28:49.540 --> 00:28:50.160
 bad

00:28:50.160 --> 00:28:50.540
 track

00:28:50.540 --> 00:28:51.320
 record

00:28:51.320 --> 00:28:51.480
 in

00:28:51.480 --> 00:28:51.560
 the

00:28:51.560 --> 00:28:51.800
 Bible

00:28:51.800 --> 00:28:53.400
 think

00:28:53.400 --> 00:28:53.520
 of

00:28:53.520 --> 00:28:53.640
 the

00:28:53.640 --> 00:28:54.000
 world

00:28:54.000 --> 00:28:54.200
 in

00:28:54.200 --> 00:28:54.540
 Noah's

00:28:54.540 --> 00:28:54.800
 day

00:28:54.800 --> 00:28:55.900
 think

00:28:55.900 --> 00:28:55.980
 of

00:28:55.980 --> 00:28:56.100
 the

00:28:56.100 --> 00:28:56.360
 Tower

00:28:56.360 --> 00:28:56.540
 of

00:28:56.540 --> 00:28:56.880
 Babel

00:28:56.880 --> 00:28:57.100
 think

00:28:57.100 --> 00:28:57.200
 of

00:28:57.200 --> 00:28:57.320
 the

00:28:57.320 --> 00:28:57.620
 golden

00:28:57.620 --> 00:28:58.140
 calf

00:28:58.140 --> 00:28:58.340
 think

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 of

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 the

00:28:58.560 --> 00:28:58.860
 choice

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 of

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 Barabbas

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 we

00:29:01.139 --> 00:29:01.399
 don't

00:29:01.399 --> 00:29:01.799
 elect

00:29:01.799 --> 00:29:02.279
 Jesus

00:29:02.279 --> 00:29:02.719
 Jesus

00:29:02.719 --> 00:29:03.379
 is

00:29:03.379 --> 00:29:04.000
 Lord

00:29:04.000 --> 00:29:06.000
 the

00:29:06.000 --> 00:29:06.219
 church

00:29:06.219 --> 00:29:06.519
 is not

00:29:06.519 --> 00:29:06.819
 ours

00:29:06.819 --> 00:29:07.119
 it is

00:29:07.119 --> 00:29:07.459
 his

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 and

00:29:09.679 --> 00:29:09.859
 he

00:29:09.859 --> 00:29:10.019
 has

00:29:10.019 --> 00:29:10.299
 chosen

00:29:10.299 --> 00:29:10.480
 to

00:29:10.480 --> 00:29:10.839
 form

00:29:10.839 --> 00:29:11.019
 it

00:29:11.019 --> 00:29:11.699
 and

00:29:11.699 --> 00:29:11.839
 he

00:29:11.839 --> 00:29:11.959
 has

00:29:11.959 --> 00:29:12.219
 chosen

00:29:12.219 --> 00:29:12.419
 to

00:29:12.419 --> 00:29:12.799
 create

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 it

00:29:12.959 --> 00:29:13.139
 on

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 the

00:29:13.279 --> 00:29:13.679
 foundation

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 of the

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 apostles

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 why

00:29:14.459 --> 00:29:15.039
 what makes

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 them so

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 unique

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 verse 21

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 the

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 and

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 one of

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 the

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 one of

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 the

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 men

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 who

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 have

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 accompanied

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 us

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 during

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 all

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 the

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 time

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 that

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 the

00:29:21.880 --> 00:29:22.019
 Lord

00:29:22.019 --> 00:29:22.240
 Jesus

00:29:22.240 --> 00:29:22.519
 went

00:29:22.519 --> 00:29:22.740
 in

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 and

00:29:22.820 --> 00:29:22.980
 out

00:29:22.980 --> 00:29:23.300
 amongst

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!

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 us

00:29:23.500 --> 00:29:23.820
 beginning

00:29:23.820 --> 00:29:24.480
 from

00:29:24.480 --> 00:29:24.600
 the

00:29:24.600 --> 00:29:25.000
 baptism

00:29:25.000 --> 00:29:25.200
 of

00:29:25.200 --> 00:29:25.480
 John

00:29:25.480 --> 00:29:25.720
 until

00:29:25.720 --> 00:29:25.880
 the

00:29:25.880 --> 00:29:26.080
 day

00:29:26.080 --> 00:29:26.200
 when

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 he

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 is

00:29:26.380 --> 00:29:26.620
 taken

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 up

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 for

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 us

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 one

00:29:27.460 --> 00:29:27.580
 of

00:29:27.580 --> 00:29:27.980
 these

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 must

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 become

00:29:28.780 --> 00:29:29.640
 a

00:29:29.640 --> 00:29:29.840
 witness

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 of

00:29:30.019 --> 00:29:30.120
 the

00:29:30.120 --> 00:29:30.480
 resurrection

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 they're

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 not

00:29:35.180 --> 00:29:35.380
 just

00:29:35.380 --> 00:29:35.720
 witnesses

00:29:35.720 --> 00:29:35.720


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 of

00:29:35.920 --> 00:29:36.040
 the

00:29:36.040 --> 00:29:36.460
 resurrection

00:29:36.460 --> 00:29:36.740
 what

00:29:36.740 --> 00:29:37.220
 qualified

00:29:37.220 --> 00:29:37.480
 them

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 to

00:29:37.580 --> 00:29:37.680
 be

00:29:37.680 --> 00:29:37.780
 an

00:29:37.780 --> 00:29:38.100
 apostle

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 apart

00:29:39.340 --> 00:29:39.540
 from

00:29:39.540 --> 00:29:39.780
 being

00:29:39.780 --> 00:29:40.320
 chosen

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 by

00:29:40.580 --> 00:29:40.880
 Jesus

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 they'd

00:29:46.840 --> 00:29:47.040
 seen

00:29:47.040 --> 00:29:47.200
 his

00:29:47.200 --> 00:29:47.519
 miracles

00:29:47.519 --> 00:29:47.800
 heard

00:29:47.800 --> 00:29:47.940
 him

00:29:47.940 --> 00:29:48.180
 teach

00:29:48.180 --> 00:29:48.420
 they'd

00:29:48.420 --> 00:29:48.560
 been

00:29:48.560 --> 00:29:48.720
 on

00:29:48.720 --> 00:29:48.940
 mission

00:29:48.940 --> 00:29:49.120
 with

00:29:49.120 --> 00:29:49.300
 him

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 they'd

00:29:50.560 --> 00:29:50.680
 been

00:29:50.680 --> 00:29:50.920
 taught

00:29:50.920 --> 00:29:51.080
 by

00:29:51.080 --> 00:29:51.200
 him

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 and

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 trained

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 by

00:29:51.820 --> 00:29:52.080
 him

00:29:52.080 --> 00:29:53.400
 because

00:29:53.400 --> 00:29:53.600
 the

00:29:53.600 --> 00:29:54.040
 resurrection

00:29:54.040 --> 00:29:54.340
 by

00:29:54.340 --> 00:29:54.660
 itself

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 doesn't

00:29:54.920 --> 00:29:55.120
 prove

00:29:55.120 --> 00:29:55.500
 anything

00:29:55.500 --> 00:29:57.340
 but

00:29:57.340 --> 00:29:57.660
 if

00:29:57.660 --> 00:29:58.140
 it

00:29:58.140 --> 00:29:58.320
 is

00:29:58.320 --> 00:29:58.600
 this

00:29:58.600 --> 00:29:59.180
 Jesus

00:29:59.180 --> 00:30:00.120
 who

00:30:00.120 --> 00:30:00.280
 is

00:30:00.280 --> 00:30:00.759
 resurrected

00:30:00.759 --> 00:30:00.940
 it

00:30:00.940 --> 00:30:01.100
 makes

00:30:01.100 --> 00:30:01.220
 a

00:30:01.220 --> 00:30:01.380
 very

00:30:01.380 --> 00:30:01.560
 big

00:30:01.560 --> 00:30:01.960
 difference

00:30:01.960 --> 00:30:04.220
 it

00:30:04.220 --> 00:30:04.380
 is

00:30:04.380 --> 00:30:04.540
 the

00:30:04.540 --> 00:30:04.960
 same

00:30:04.960 --> 00:30:05.400
 Jesus

00:30:05.400 --> 00:30:06.540
 who

00:30:06.540 --> 00:30:06.920
 told

00:30:06.920 --> 00:30:07.080
 the

00:30:07.080 --> 00:30:07.380
 prodigal

00:30:07.380 --> 00:30:07.600
 son

00:30:07.600 --> 00:30:07.980
 parable

00:30:07.980 --> 00:30:08.400
 it

00:30:08.400 --> 00:30:08.519
 is

00:30:08.519 --> 00:30:08.519


00:30:08.519 --> 00:30:08.700
 the

00:30:08.700 --> 00:30:09.040
 same

00:30:09.040 --> 00:30:09.440
 Jesus

00:30:09.440 --> 00:30:09.700
 that

00:30:09.700 --> 00:30:09.920
 went

00:30:09.920 --> 00:30:10.060
 to

00:30:10.060 --> 00:30:10.460
 Zacchaeus

00:30:10.460 --> 00:30:10.820
 house

00:30:10.820 --> 00:30:11.880
 it

00:30:11.880 --> 00:30:12.040
 is

00:30:12.040 --> 00:30:12.200
 the

00:30:12.200 --> 00:30:12.480
 same

00:30:16.400 --> 00:30:18.220
 and

00:30:18.220 --> 00:30:18.400
 if

00:30:18.400 --> 00:30:18.780
 he

00:30:18.780 --> 00:30:19.280
 rises

00:30:19.280 --> 00:30:19.560
 from

00:30:19.560 --> 00:30:19.700
 the

00:30:19.700 --> 00:30:19.980
 dead

00:30:19.980 --> 00:30:20.140
 it

00:30:20.140 --> 00:30:20.259
 is

00:30:20.259 --> 00:30:20.620
 something

00:30:20.620 --> 00:30:22.259
 and

00:30:22.259 --> 00:30:22.420
 that

00:30:22.420 --> 00:30:22.560
 is

00:30:22.560 --> 00:30:22.660
 the

00:30:22.660 --> 00:30:22.780
 way

00:30:22.780 --> 00:30:22.920
 that

00:30:22.920 --> 00:30:23.160
 Jesus

00:30:23.160 --> 00:30:23.440
 set

00:30:23.440 --> 00:30:23.560
 up

00:30:23.560 --> 00:30:23.680
 his

00:30:23.680 --> 00:30:24.060
 church

00:30:24.060 --> 00:30:24.540
 that

00:30:24.540 --> 00:30:24.759
 we

00:30:24.759 --> 00:30:25.259
 rest

00:30:25.259 --> 00:30:25.480
 on

00:30:25.480 --> 00:30:25.640
 the

00:30:25.640 --> 00:30:26.280
 foundation

00:30:26.280 --> 00:30:27.120
 of

00:30:27.120 --> 00:30:27.440
 their

00:30:27.440 --> 00:30:28.000
 testimony

00:30:28.000 --> 00:30:30.720
 and

00:30:30.720 --> 00:30:30.820
 I

00:30:30.820 --> 00:30:30.980
 think

00:30:30.980 --> 00:30:31.180
 that's

00:30:31.180 --> 00:30:31.300
 why

00:30:31.300 --> 00:30:31.400
 in

00:30:31.400 --> 00:30:31.560
 verses

00:30:31.560 --> 00:30:31.980
 15

00:30:31.980 --> 00:30:32.120
 to

00:30:32.120 --> 00:30:32.320
 7

00:30:32.320 --> 00:30:32.600
 Peter

00:30:32.600 --> 00:30:32.780
 is

00:30:32.780 --> 00:30:33.019
 so

00:30:33.019 --> 00:30:33.500
 confident

00:30:33.500 --> 00:30:33.720
 in

00:30:33.720 --> 00:30:33.800
 the

00:30:33.800 --> 00:30:33.920
 way

00:30:33.920 --> 00:30:34.040
 that

00:30:34.040 --> 00:30:34.120
 he

00:30:34.120 --> 00:30:34.540
 interprets

00:30:34.540 --> 00:30:34.640
 the

00:30:34.640 --> 00:30:34.740
 Old

00:30:34.740 --> 00:30:35.060
 Testament

00:30:35.060 --> 00:30:36.680
 where

00:30:36.680 --> 00:30:36.860
 did

00:30:36.860 --> 00:30:36.960
 he

00:30:36.960 --> 00:30:37.160
 get

00:30:37.160 --> 00:30:37.340
 this

00:30:37.340 --> 00:30:37.660
 idea

00:30:37.660 --> 00:30:37.860
 from

00:30:37.860 --> 00:30:38.220
 where

00:30:38.220 --> 00:30:38.400
 did

00:30:38.400 --> 00:30:38.519
 he

00:30:38.519 --> 00:30:38.700
 get

00:30:38.700 --> 00:30:38.840
 the

00:30:38.840 --> 00:30:39.160
 idea

00:30:39.160 --> 00:30:39.420
 that

00:30:39.420 --> 00:30:39.880
 the

00:30:39.880 --> 00:30:40.420
 Bible

00:30:40.420 --> 00:30:40.900
 must

00:30:40.900 --> 00:30:41.140
 be

00:30:41.140 --> 00:30:41.660
 fulfilled

00:30:41.660 --> 00:30:42.420
 where

00:30:42.420 --> 00:30:42.640
 did

00:30:42.640 --> 00:30:42.740
 he

00:30:42.740 --> 00:30:42.960
 get

00:30:42.960 --> 00:30:43.100
 the

00:30:43.100 --> 00:30:43.380
 idea

00:30:43.380 --> 00:30:43.560
 that

00:30:43.560 --> 00:30:43.860
 Jesus

00:30:43.860 --> 00:30:44.080
 is

00:30:44.080 --> 00:30:44.519
 spoken

00:30:44.519 --> 00:30:44.800
 about

00:30:44.800 --> 00:30:44.960
 in

00:30:44.960 --> 00:30:45.100
 the

00:30:45.100 --> 00:30:45.660
 Psalms

00:30:45.660 --> 00:30:47.380
 it

00:30:47.380 --> 00:30:47.700
 wasn't

00:30:47.700 --> 00:30:47.820
 the

00:30:47.820 --> 00:30:47.960
 Holy

00:30:47.960 --> 00:30:48.300
 Spirit

00:30:48.300 --> 00:30:48.519
 at

00:30:48.519 --> 00:30:49.060
 Pentecost

00:30:49.060 --> 00:30:50.060
 it

00:30:50.060 --> 00:30:50.360
 wasn't

00:30:50.360 --> 00:30:50.580
 some

00:30:50.580 --> 00:30:51.340
 special

00:30:51.340 --> 00:30:51.860
 insight

00:30:51.860 --> 00:30:52.019
 that

00:30:52.019 --> 00:30:52.100
 he

00:30:52.100 --> 00:30:52.740
 got it

00:30:52.740 --> 00:30:53.180
 directly

00:30:53.180 --> 00:30:53.440
 from

00:30:53.440 --> 00:30:53.759
 Jesus

00:30:53.759 --> 00:30:53.980
 in

00:30:53.980 --> 00:30:54.140
 Luke

00:30:54.140 --> 00:30:54.700
 24

00:30:54.700 --> 00:30:57.640
 it

00:30:57.640 --> 00:30:57.759
 has

00:30:57.759 --> 00:30:58.080
 so

00:30:58.080 --> 00:30:58.340
 many

00:30:58.340 --> 00:30:58.860
 implications

00:30:58.860 --> 00:30:59.180
 for us

00:30:59.180 --> 00:30:59.539
 let me

00:30:59.539 --> 00:30:59.759
 draw

00:30:59.759 --> 00:31:00.160
 just a

00:31:00.160 --> 00:31:00.340
 couple

00:31:00.340 --> 00:31:00.960
 as I

00:31:00.960 --> 00:31:01.340
 close

00:31:01.340 --> 00:31:02.240
 you

00:31:02.240 --> 00:31:02.380
 can

00:31:02.380 --> 00:31:02.620
 spend

00:31:02.620 --> 00:31:02.900
 lunch

00:31:02.900 --> 00:31:03.180
 talking

00:31:03.180 --> 00:31:03.320
 about

00:31:03.320 --> 00:31:03.440
 the

00:31:03.440 --> 00:31:03.660
 others

00:31:03.660 --> 00:31:04.200
 here's

00:31:04.200 --> 00:31:04.400
 one

00:31:04.400 --> 00:31:04.860
 implication

00:31:04.860 --> 00:31:05.519
 it

00:31:05.519 --> 00:31:05.880
 means

00:31:05.880 --> 00:31:06.060
 that

00:31:06.060 --> 00:31:06.240
 if

00:31:06.240 --> 00:31:06.480
 we're

00:31:06.480 --> 00:31:06.620
 going

00:31:06.620 --> 00:31:06.680
 to

00:31:06.680 --> 00:31:06.840
 be

00:31:06.840 --> 00:31:07.240
 Christ

00:31:07.240 --> 00:31:07.820
 church

00:31:07.820 --> 00:31:09.240
 we

00:31:09.240 --> 00:31:09.500
 must

00:31:09.500 --> 00:31:09.779
!

00:31:12.420 --> 00:31:15.700
 the

00:31:15.700 --> 00:31:16.180
 apostles

00:31:16.180 --> 00:31:16.680
 speak

00:31:16.680 --> 00:31:16.880
 with

00:31:16.880 --> 00:31:17.279
 power

00:31:17.279 --> 00:31:17.519
 and

00:31:17.519 --> 00:31:18.000
 authority

00:31:18.000 --> 00:31:18.200
 which

00:31:18.200 --> 00:31:18.539
 governs

00:31:18.539 --> 00:31:18.660
 us

00:31:18.660 --> 00:31:19.060
 today

00:31:19.060 --> 00:31:22.740
 sometimes

00:31:22.740 --> 00:31:23.200
 you

00:31:23.200 --> 00:31:23.620
 hear

00:31:23.620 --> 00:31:23.880
 and

00:31:23.880 --> 00:31:24.120
 people

00:31:24.120 --> 00:31:24.640
 say

00:31:24.640 --> 00:31:25.980
 Jesus

00:31:25.980 --> 00:31:26.320
 taught

00:31:26.320 --> 00:31:26.500
 a

00:31:26.500 --> 00:31:26.759
 really

00:31:26.759 --> 00:31:27.180
 simple

00:31:27.180 --> 00:31:27.500
 message

00:31:27.500 --> 00:31:27.700
 of

00:31:27.700 --> 00:31:28.019
 love

00:31:28.019 --> 00:31:28.180
 and

00:31:28.180 --> 00:31:28.620
 universal

00:31:28.620 --> 00:31:29.180
 brotherhood

00:31:29.180 --> 00:31:31.100
 and

00:31:31.100 --> 00:31:31.220
 the

00:31:31.220 --> 00:31:31.580
 apostles

00:31:31.580 --> 00:31:32.000
 came

00:31:32.000 --> 00:31:32.300
 along

00:31:32.300 --> 00:31:33.259
 and

00:31:33.259 --> 00:31:34.700
 they

00:31:34.700 --> 00:31:35.060
 muddied

00:31:35.060 --> 00:31:35.200
 the

00:31:35.200 --> 00:31:35.500
 waters

00:31:35.500 --> 00:31:35.660
 and

00:31:35.660 --> 00:31:35.779
 they

00:31:35.779 --> 00:31:36.120
 corrupted

00:31:36.120 --> 00:31:36.500
 things

00:31:36.500 --> 00:31:36.880
 what

00:31:36.880 --> 00:31:37.000
 does

00:31:37.000 --> 00:31:37.259
 Jesus

00:31:37.259 --> 00:31:37.500
 ever

00:31:37.500 --> 00:31:37.660
 say

00:31:37.660 --> 00:31:37.820
 about

00:31:37.820 --> 00:31:38.600
 homosexuality

00:31:38.600 --> 00:31:38.759
 they

00:31:38.759 --> 00:31:39.019
 say

00:31:39.019 --> 00:31:41.620
 the

00:31:41.620 --> 00:31:41.960
 apostles

00:31:41.960 --> 00:31:42.240
 came

00:31:42.240 --> 00:31:42.460
 and they

00:31:42.460 --> 00:31:42.799
 changed

00:31:42.799 --> 00:31:42.960
 the

00:31:42.960 --> 00:31:43.240
 message

00:31:43.240 --> 00:31:43.440
 they

00:31:43.440 --> 00:31:43.819
 hardened

00:31:43.819 --> 00:31:44.000
 the

00:31:44.000 --> 00:31:44.380
 message

00:31:44.380 --> 00:31:45.940
 let

00:31:45.940 --> 00:31:46.019
 me

00:31:46.019 --> 00:31:46.160
 say

00:31:46.160 --> 00:31:46.319
 this

00:31:46.319 --> 00:31:46.680
 politely

00:31:46.680 --> 00:31:46.940
 it

00:31:46.940 --> 00:31:47.079
 is

00:31:47.079 --> 00:31:47.359
 utter

00:31:47.359 --> 00:31:47.799
 nonsense

00:31:47.799 --> 00:31:50.460
 because

00:31:50.460 --> 00:31:50.759
 this

00:31:50.759 --> 00:31:50.900
 is

00:31:50.900 --> 00:31:51.039
 the

00:31:51.039 --> 00:31:51.220
 church

00:31:51.220 --> 00:31:51.359
 of

00:31:51.359 --> 00:31:51.500
 the

00:31:51.500 --> 00:31:51.859
 risen

00:31:51.859 --> 00:31:52.160
 and

00:31:52.160 --> 00:31:52.660
 ascended

00:31:52.660 --> 00:31:53.019
 Jesus

00:31:53.019 --> 00:31:53.359
 Christ

00:31:53.359 --> 00:31:53.620
 and

00:31:53.620 --> 00:31:53.779
 he

00:31:53.779 --> 00:31:54.420
 chose

00:31:54.420 --> 00:31:55.500
 apostles

00:31:55.500 --> 00:31:56.259
 as

00:31:56.259 --> 00:31:56.380
 the

00:31:56.380 --> 00:31:56.819
 authentic

00:31:56.819 --> 00:31:57.380
 guarantee

00:31:57.380 --> 00:31:57.880
 of his

00:31:57.880 --> 00:31:58.279
 message

00:31:58.279 --> 00:32:00.359
 and

00:32:00.359 --> 00:32:00.559
 our

00:32:00.559 --> 00:32:00.940
 love

00:32:00.940 --> 00:32:01.180
 for

00:32:01.180 --> 00:32:01.519
 Jesus

00:32:01.519 --> 00:32:01.980
 is

00:32:01.980 --> 00:32:02.460
 measured

00:32:02.460 --> 00:32:02.759
 by

00:32:02.759 --> 00:32:02.980
 our

00:32:02.980 --> 00:32:03.420
 trust

00:32:03.420 --> 00:32:03.640
 in

00:32:03.640 --> 00:32:04.019
 him

00:32:04.019 --> 00:32:05.000
 and

00:32:05.000 --> 00:32:05.160
 the

00:32:05.160 --> 00:32:05.759
 practice

00:32:05.759 --> 00:32:06.220
 of

00:32:06.220 --> 00:32:06.359
 the

00:32:06.359 --> 00:32:06.819
 apostolic

00:32:06.819 --> 00:32:07.279
 testimony

00:32:07.279 --> 00:32:07.279


00:32:08.720 --> 00:32:09.359
 That's

00:32:09.359 --> 00:32:09.500
 one

00:32:09.500 --> 00:32:09.960
 significant

00:32:09.960 --> 00:32:10.420
 implication

00:32:10.420 --> 00:32:12.240
 the

00:32:12.240 --> 00:32:12.440
 second

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 is

00:32:12.640 --> 00:32:12.860
 this

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 it

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 means

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 that

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 true

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 apostolic

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 succession

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 is not

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 being able

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 to trace

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 whoever laid

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 hands on

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 you back

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 to the

00:32:21.480 --> 00:32:21.700
 apostle

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 Peter

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 it

00:32:24.279 --> 00:32:24.580
 means

00:32:24.580 --> 00:32:24.920
 that you

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 believe

00:32:25.539 --> 00:32:26.200
 and teach

00:32:26.200 --> 00:32:26.560
 what the

00:32:26.560 --> 00:32:26.940
 apostles

00:32:26.940 --> 00:32:27.519
 believe

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 and taught

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 the

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 Roman

00:32:31.720 --> 00:32:32.079
 Catholic

00:32:32.079 --> 00:32:32.440
 teaching

00:32:32.440 --> 00:32:32.600
 of

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 we

00:32:33.079 --> 00:32:33.660
 trace

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 our

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 ordination

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 right back

00:32:36.240 --> 00:32:36.460
 to the

00:32:36.460 --> 00:32:36.660
 apostle

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 Peter

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 that's

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 not

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 what

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 it's

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 about

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 it's

00:32:38.559 --> 00:32:39.019
 about

00:32:39.019 --> 00:32:40.120
 do

00:32:40.120 --> 00:32:40.279
 you

00:32:40.279 --> 00:32:40.700
 follow

00:32:40.700 --> 00:32:40.980
 the

00:32:40.980 --> 00:32:41.279
 teaching

00:32:41.279 --> 00:32:41.500
 of the

00:32:41.500 --> 00:32:41.779
 apostles

00:32:41.779 --> 00:32:44.759
 sometimes

00:32:44.759 --> 00:32:45.240
 people say

00:32:45.240 --> 00:32:45.480
 this

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 I take

00:32:46.680 --> 00:32:46.819
 the

00:32:46.819 --> 00:32:47.019
 bible

00:32:47.019 --> 00:32:47.240
 too

00:32:47.240 --> 00:32:47.680
 seriously

00:32:47.680 --> 00:32:48.079
 to take

00:32:48.079 --> 00:32:48.200
 it

00:32:48.200 --> 00:32:48.480
 literally

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 it's

00:32:50.460 --> 00:32:50.620
 a

00:32:50.620 --> 00:32:50.940
 really

00:32:50.940 --> 00:32:51.360
 cute

00:32:51.360 --> 00:32:51.819
 slogan

00:32:51.819 --> 00:32:52.120
 but

00:32:52.120 --> 00:32:52.579
 actually

00:32:52.579 --> 00:32:52.799
 it's

00:32:52.799 --> 00:32:53.160
 really

00:32:53.160 --> 00:32:53.880
 deceptive

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 the bible

00:32:55.540 --> 00:32:55.960
 is not

00:32:55.960 --> 00:32:56.360
 just

00:32:56.360 --> 00:32:56.680
 a

00:32:56.680 --> 00:32:57.100
 collection

00:32:57.100 --> 00:32:57.340
 of

00:32:57.340 --> 00:32:57.760
 random

00:32:57.760 --> 00:32:58.380
 facts

00:32:58.380 --> 00:32:59.280
 it's

00:32:59.280 --> 00:32:59.680
 poetry

00:32:59.680 --> 00:32:59.900
 and

00:32:59.900 --> 00:33:00.360
 prophecy

00:33:00.360 --> 00:33:01.320
 and

00:33:01.320 --> 00:33:01.680
 preaching

00:33:01.680 --> 00:33:01.920
 and

00:33:01.920 --> 00:33:02.480
 parables

00:33:02.480 --> 00:33:04.200
 and what

00:33:04.200 --> 00:33:04.440
 people

00:33:04.440 --> 00:33:04.920
 mean

00:33:04.920 --> 00:33:05.200
 when they

00:33:05.200 --> 00:33:05.400
 say

00:33:05.400 --> 00:33:05.560
 that

00:33:05.560 --> 00:33:05.780
 kind

00:33:05.780 --> 00:33:05.880
 of

00:33:05.880 --> 00:33:06.020
 thing

00:33:06.020 --> 00:33:06.140
 is

00:33:06.140 --> 00:33:06.540
 we

00:33:06.540 --> 00:33:06.840
 ought

00:33:06.840 --> 00:33:07.040
 not

00:33:07.040 --> 00:33:07.200
 to

00:33:07.200 --> 00:33:07.460
 take

00:33:07.460 --> 00:33:07.640
 the

00:33:07.640 --> 00:33:08.020
 apostles

00:33:08.020 --> 00:33:08.660
 claim

00:33:08.660 --> 00:33:08.880
 as

00:33:08.880 --> 00:33:09.700
 factual

00:33:09.700 --> 00:33:10.060
 or

00:33:10.060 --> 00:33:10.520
 serious

00:33:10.520 --> 00:33:12.840
 do you

00:33:12.840 --> 00:33:12.880
 know

00:33:12.880 --> 00:33:12.960
 what

00:33:12.960 --> 00:33:13.260
 happens

00:33:13.260 --> 00:33:13.460
 when

00:33:13.460 --> 00:33:13.620
 we

00:33:13.620 --> 00:33:13.940
 adopt

00:33:13.940 --> 00:33:14.220
 that

00:33:14.220 --> 00:33:15.640
 it

00:33:15.640 --> 00:33:15.860
 means

00:33:15.860 --> 00:33:16.060
 that

00:33:16.060 --> 00:33:16.300
 you

00:33:16.300 --> 00:33:16.460
 and

00:33:16.460 --> 00:33:16.680
 I

00:33:16.680 --> 00:33:16.980
 become

00:33:16.980 --> 00:33:17.120
 the

00:33:17.120 --> 00:33:17.300
 people

00:33:17.300 --> 00:33:17.440
 who

00:33:17.440 --> 00:33:17.800
 decide

00:33:17.800 --> 00:33:18.060
 what's

00:33:18.060 --> 00:33:18.220
 in

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 and

00:33:18.300 --> 00:33:18.500
 what's

00:33:18.500 --> 00:33:18.700
 out

00:33:18.700 --> 00:33:22.060
 it's

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 like

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 the

00:33:22.300 --> 00:33:22.620
 husband

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 and wife

00:33:23.140 --> 00:33:23.420
 or

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 the

00:33:23.520 --> 00:33:23.780
 husband

00:33:23.779 --> 00:33:23.940
 who

00:33:23.940 --> 00:33:24.119
 says

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 I'm

00:33:24.319 --> 00:33:24.440
 not

00:33:24.440 --> 00:33:24.539
 going

00:33:24.539 --> 00:33:24.639
 to

00:33:24.639 --> 00:33:24.799
 take

00:33:24.799 --> 00:33:24.920
 what

00:33:24.920 --> 00:33:25.099
 my

00:33:25.099 --> 00:33:25.359
 wife

00:33:25.359 --> 00:33:25.619
 says

00:33:25.619 --> 00:33:26.059
 literally

00:33:26.059 --> 00:33:28.660
 she

00:33:28.660 --> 00:33:29.039
 asked

00:33:29.039 --> 00:33:29.240
 for

00:33:29.240 --> 00:33:29.879
 time

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 but

00:33:31.399 --> 00:33:31.519
 she

00:33:31.519 --> 00:33:31.680
 didn't

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 really

00:33:31.859 --> 00:33:32.099
 mean

00:33:32.099 --> 00:33:32.279
 that

00:33:32.279 --> 00:33:32.460
 I'll

00:33:32.460 --> 00:33:32.579
 give

00:33:32.579 --> 00:33:32.680
 her

00:33:32.680 --> 00:33:32.960
 money

00:33:32.960 --> 00:33:34.720
 and

00:33:34.720 --> 00:33:34.819
 you

00:33:34.819 --> 00:33:35.099
 begin

00:33:35.099 --> 00:33:35.279
 to

00:33:35.279 --> 00:33:35.480
 make

00:33:35.480 --> 00:33:35.859
 Jesus

00:33:35.859 --> 00:33:36.119
 in

00:33:36.119 --> 00:33:36.259
 your

00:33:36.259 --> 00:33:36.480
 own

00:33:36.480 --> 00:33:36.839
 image

00:33:36.839 --> 00:33:40.480
 because

00:33:40.480 --> 00:33:40.759
 there's

00:33:40.759 --> 00:33:41.079
 nothing

00:33:41.079 --> 00:33:41.319
 that

00:33:41.319 --> 00:33:41.639
 Jesus

00:33:41.639 --> 00:33:41.920
 can

00:33:41.920 --> 00:33:42.200
 say

00:33:42.200 --> 00:33:42.359
 or

00:33:42.359 --> 00:33:42.480
 the

00:33:42.480 --> 00:33:42.779
 apostles

00:33:42.779 --> 00:33:43.059
 can

00:33:43.059 --> 00:33:43.379
 say

00:33:43.379 --> 00:33:43.839
 which

00:33:43.839 --> 00:33:44.480
 you

00:33:44.480 --> 00:33:44.599
 will

00:33:44.599 --> 00:33:44.819
 allow

00:33:44.819 --> 00:33:44.980
 to

00:33:44.980 --> 00:33:45.279
 contradict

00:33:45.279 --> 00:33:45.599
 you

00:33:45.599 --> 00:33:47.500
 and

00:33:47.500 --> 00:33:47.639
 all

00:33:47.639 --> 00:33:47.779
 you

00:33:47.779 --> 00:33:47.980
 hear

00:33:47.980 --> 00:33:48.119
 from

00:33:48.119 --> 00:33:48.240
 the

00:33:48.240 --> 00:33:48.379
 Bible

00:33:48.379 --> 00:33:48.500
 is

00:33:48.500 --> 00:33:48.599
 what

00:33:48.599 --> 00:33:48.700
 you

00:33:48.700 --> 00:33:48.879
 want

00:33:48.879 --> 00:33:49.000
 to

00:33:49.000 --> 00:33:49.220
 hear

00:33:49.220 --> 00:33:52.019
 I

00:33:52.019 --> 00:33:52.240
 think

00:33:52.240 --> 00:33:52.700
 the

00:33:52.700 --> 00:33:52.960
 reason

00:33:52.960 --> 00:33:53.480
 why Luke

00:33:53.480 --> 00:33:54.180
 spent so

00:33:54.180 --> 00:33:54.500
 much

00:33:54.500 --> 00:33:55.100
 time

00:33:55.100 --> 00:33:56.180
 on this

00:33:56.180 --> 00:33:56.559
 section

00:33:56.559 --> 00:33:56.779
 of the

00:33:56.779 --> 00:33:57.100
 choosing

00:33:57.100 --> 00:33:57.299
 the

00:33:57.299 --> 00:33:57.620
 apostles

00:33:57.620 --> 00:33:59.019
 is that

00:33:59.019 --> 00:33:59.440
 if the

00:33:59.440 --> 00:33:59.840
 church is

00:33:59.840 --> 00:34:00.340
 to remain

00:34:00.340 --> 00:34:01.019
 faithful to

00:34:01.019 --> 00:34:01.259
 Jesus

00:34:01.259 --> 00:34:01.740
 Christ

00:34:01.740 --> 00:34:03.440
 we have

00:34:03.440 --> 00:34:04.039
 to continue

00:34:04.039 --> 00:34:04.579
 to build

00:34:04.579 --> 00:34:04.840
 on the

00:34:04.840 --> 00:34:05.360
 foundation

00:34:05.360 --> 00:34:05.660
 of the

00:34:05.660 --> 00:34:06.019
 apostles

00:34:06.019 --> 00:34:08.559
 you move

00:34:08.559 --> 00:34:08.940
 off that

00:34:08.940 --> 00:34:09.460
 foundation

00:34:09.460 --> 00:34:11.300
 and you

00:34:11.300 --> 00:34:11.840
 cease to be

00:34:11.840 --> 00:34:12.179
 the church

00:34:12.179 --> 00:34:12.480
 of Jesus

00:34:12.480 --> 00:34:12.860
 Christ

00:34:12.860 --> 00:34:15.659
 the risen

00:34:15.659 --> 00:34:16.159
 and the

00:34:16.159 --> 00:34:16.740
 ascended

00:34:16.740 --> 00:34:17.260
 Jesus

00:34:17.260 --> 00:34:18.000
 wonderfully

00:34:18.000 --> 00:34:19.019
 and gloriously

00:34:19.019 --> 00:34:20.340
 continues to

00:34:20.340 --> 00:34:21.039
 be accessible

00:34:21.039 --> 00:34:21.639
 to us

00:34:21.639 --> 00:34:23.519
 and he

00:34:23.519 --> 00:34:24.139
 loves his

00:34:24.139 --> 00:34:24.460
 church

00:34:24.460 --> 00:34:24.920
 and he

00:34:24.920 --> 00:34:25.500
 cares for

00:34:25.500 --> 00:34:25.659
 his

00:34:25.659 --> 00:34:25.980
 church

00:34:25.980 --> 00:34:26.960
 more than

00:34:26.960 --> 00:34:27.239
 we could

00:34:27.239 --> 00:34:27.619
 ever

00:34:27.619 --> 00:34:28.139
 possibly

00:34:28.139 --> 00:34:28.739
 imagine

00:34:28.739 --> 00:34:31.380
 and he

00:34:31.380 --> 00:34:31.679
 is the

00:34:31.679 --> 00:34:32.079
 one who

00:34:32.079 --> 00:34:32.639
 guarantees

00:34:32.639 --> 00:34:33.300
 our

00:34:33.300 --> 00:34:33.599
 mission

00:34:33.599 --> 00:34:36.239
 and he

00:34:36.239 --> 00:34:36.480
 is the

00:34:36.480 --> 00:34:36.739
 one who

00:34:36.739 --> 00:34:37.139
 has given

00:34:37.139 --> 00:34:37.539
 us the

00:34:37.539 --> 00:34:37.920
 apostles

00:34:37.920 --> 00:34:39.420
 as the

00:34:39.420 --> 00:34:39.940
 foundation

00:34:39.940 --> 00:34:40.659
 of his

00:34:40.659 --> 00:34:41.000
 church

00:34:41.000 --> 00:34:43.119
 and so

00:34:43.119 --> 00:34:43.480
 let's bow

00:34:43.480 --> 00:34:43.480


00:34:43.480 --> 00:34:43.739
 and pray

00:34:43.739 --> 00:34:44.079
 to him

00:34:44.079 --> 00:34:46.199
 to

00:34:46.199 --> 00:34:46.199


00:34:46.199 --> 00:34:49.000
 of his

00:34:49.000 --> 00:34:49.000


00:34:49.000 --> 00:34:49.000


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00:34:49.000 --> 00:35:18.980
 Thank you.