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 Are you a good listener?

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 Is there a difference between hear and listen?

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 How do you feel when someone says to you,

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 I hear you, compared to I'm listening?

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 What fallacy would I be committing if I say I'm hearing you?

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 Maybe you can share your thoughts on our live chat

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 if you are watching right now on your device or on the computer.

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 We have been studying the book of Acts over the last 12 weeks,

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 almost as long as our current lockdown.

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 Seeing God working through Paul to bring the gospel from Jerusalem

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 to the end of the world was challenging and encouraging at the same time.

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 Even in the toughest of situations,

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 nothing stops God from advancing the good news of Jesus' resurrection

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 to bring salvation to all people.

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 Today, we have reached Rome,

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 which also concludes our study of the book of Acts.

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 Luke tells us that Paul made the following conclusion

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 in chapter 28, verse 28 to 30,

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 to a big group of people that have come to his place to meet with him.

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 Therefore, I want you to know that God's salvation

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 has been sent to the Gentiles,

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 and they will listen.

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 For two whole years,

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 Paul stayed there in his own rented house

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 and welcome all who came to see him.

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 God's salvation has been sent to those who will listen.

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 And today, I hope to be your hearing test

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 to get you ready for God's salvation.

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 For God's salvation is for all people.

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 And from our passage today,

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 we can see God's salvation in the following three ways.

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 Against all hope,

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 unusual kindness,

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 and welcome all.

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 Chapter 27 of Acts

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 gives us a vivid picture

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 of the difficulties Paul and his companions

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 and Jews before they arrived in Rome.

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 As I read through it,

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 I cannot but feel like

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 it's talking about our current situation

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 with the COVID pandemic.

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 the danger and uncertainty,

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 the constant great difficulties

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 of hoping to move forward

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 and being driven along against our own will.

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 But one thing very different

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 is in verse 9 to 11.

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 Much had been lost,

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 and selling had already become dangerous

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 because by now,

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 it was after the Day of Atonement.

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 So Paul warned them,

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 man,

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 I can see that our forage

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 is going to be disastrous

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 and bring great loss to ship and cargo

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 and to our own life also.

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 But the centurion,

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 instead of listening to what Paul said,

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 followed the advice of the pilot

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 and the owners of the ship.

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 Paul warned them about the danger ahead.

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 But instead of listening to him,

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 they followed their advice

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 that was more soothing to their ears,

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 more inclined to what they want to do

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 to get to Rome quickly.

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 Before the second half of 2019,

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 we had no warning

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 of what is going about to hit the world.

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 But they were warned

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 and had a chance to avoid

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 the storm and the shipwreck.

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 However,

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 instead of listening to Paul's warning

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 against setting sail,

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 the pilots and owners' advice

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 were followed

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 because they thought

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 they could accomplish their purpose.

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 We can't blame the people

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 for not following Paul's advice

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 for they did not know

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 who Paul belonged to

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 and who he was serving.

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 And after all,

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 Paul was only a prisoner

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 and a preacher.

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 What would he know about sailing?

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 The decision not to listen to Paul

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 has put everyone in danger,

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 including Paul himself.

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 And they took a violent battering

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 for many days

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 and trying to save their life

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 and their self

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 even through falling overboard

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 their livelihood.

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 And in verse 20,

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 we are told that

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 when neither sun nor stars

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 appear for many days

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 and the storm continued raging,

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 we finally gave up

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 all hope of being saved.

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 The we here

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 refer to everyone on the ship,

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 including Paul

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 and the narrator Luke.

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 And Luke did not hold back

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 in the following verse

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 from letting us know

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 who Paul really is.

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 Then he also would say,

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 I told you so.

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 And he too

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 need to be encouraged.

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 Verse 23,

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 it says,

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 Last night,

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 an angel of God,

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 of the God

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 whom I belong

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 and whom I serve,

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 stood beside me

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 and said,

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 Do not be afraid,

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 Paul.

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 You must stand trial

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 before Caesar

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 and God has graciously

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 given you

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 the lives of all

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 who sail with you.

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 They did not listen to Paul,

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 for they do not know

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 who Paul belonged to

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 and served.

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 Paul belongs to

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 and served

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 the living God

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 of the universe,

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 creator of everything

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 in this world.

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 God's angel told Paul

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 that God has graciously

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 given him the lives

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 of all who sail with him

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 and not to be afraid.

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 That's why Paul

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 urged the people on the ship

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 to keep up their courage

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 in verse 22 and 25.

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 To keep up your courage

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 can also be translated

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 to cheer up.

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 Paul urges them

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 to cheer up

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 in the middle

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 of a raging storm

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 where they have not seen

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 the sun

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 or any stars

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 for many days.

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 The only source

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 and guide

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 for them

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 to get home.

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 Paul was able

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 to cheer up

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 and take courage

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 in the middle

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 of a raging storm

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 based on the promise

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 that God

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 had graciously

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 given him

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 the lives

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 of all who sail with him

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 and his faith

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 in God

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 that it will happen

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 just as God

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 told him.

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 Paul's message

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 is one of hope

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 amid despair

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 and we'll be learning

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 more about this

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 over our next series.

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 he challenges

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 everyone

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 on the ship

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 including himself

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 to trust God

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 based on

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 the assertion

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 that

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 God is as good

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 as his word.

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 Like what

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 Isaiah said

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 in chapter 55

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 verse 10 to 11.

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 the word

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 that goes out

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 from God's mouth

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 will not return

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 to God

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 empty

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 but will accomplish

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 what God

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 desires

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 and achieve

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 the purpose

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 for which

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 he sends it.

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 God is determined

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 to save

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 and has sent

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 out salvation

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 to all people.

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 So Paul

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 encouraged

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 everyone

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 on the ship

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 to trust

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 in his God

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 for deliverance.

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 He demonstrated

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 his trust

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 in God

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 by preparing

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 food

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 for all

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 the people

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 on board.

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 276 people

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 were there.

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 He took

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 some bread

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 gave friends

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 to God

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 in front of them

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 and passed

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 it on to them.

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 Paul

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 inspired

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 everyone

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 on board

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 to act

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 decisively

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 and courageously

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 for the benefit

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 of all people.

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 He stopped

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 any group

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 from taking action

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 to seek

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 the safety

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 of their own

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 while abandoning

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 others.

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 Verse 36

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 tells us

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 that

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 they all

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 become cheerful

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 and eat

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 some food

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 themselves.

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 This action

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 shows

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 now

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 they listen

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 to Paul

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 and begin

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 to believe

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 too

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 in the promise

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 of God's

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 word.

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 Here

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 in this chapter

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 we see a picture

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 of human

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 being

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 in a desperate

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 situation

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 in need

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 of God's

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 help

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 and also

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 shows

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 the importance

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 of believing

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 God's word

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 and rely

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 on his

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 power

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 for deliverance.

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 It also

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 demonstrates

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 the believer's

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 opportunity

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 in such

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 a situation

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 to draw

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 attention

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 to God's

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 character

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 and encourage

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 others

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 to turn

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 to him

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 for mercy.

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 If you

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 are not yet

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 trusted in

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 God

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 I'm glad

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 that you

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 are still

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 watching

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 right now.

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 Have you

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 considered

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 your life

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 situation?

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 Why not

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 turn towards

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 God

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 for mercy

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 and ask

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 him to

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 save you?

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 Sometimes

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 we have

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 to be

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 at a

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 deep end

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 to realize

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 God's

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 merciful hand

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 merciful helping

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 hand was

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 always there.

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 Against

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 all hope

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 we can

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 trust in

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 God

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 for salvation

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 because

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 he is as

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 good as

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 his word.

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 God's

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 word

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 never

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 returns

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 empty

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 and his

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 salvation

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 is also

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 shown

00:10:31.120 --> 00:10:32.280
 in unusual

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 kindness.

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 kindness.

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 The idea

00:10:35.259 --> 00:10:35.840
 of kindness

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 is very

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 prominent

00:10:37.320 --> 00:10:38.340
 in these

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 two final

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 chapters of

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 Acts.

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 And the

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 primary form

00:10:42.240 --> 00:10:43.340
 of expressing

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 kindness

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 in these

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 two chapters

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 was hospitality.

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 We have

00:10:48.899 --> 00:10:49.759
 the centurion

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 showing kindness

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 to Paul

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 allowing Luke

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 and

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 Astakus

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 to accompany

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 him.

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 and after

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 they

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 land

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 at

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 Sidon

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 he

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 allowed

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 him

00:11:01.659 --> 00:11:02.259
 to go

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 to his

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 friends

00:11:03.019 --> 00:11:03.779
 to provide

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 for his

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 needs.

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 And later

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 in the

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 chapter

00:11:06.539 --> 00:11:07.559
 ordering

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 Ephraim

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 from the

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 ship

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 to swim

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 to the

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 shore

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 to protect

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 and spare

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 Paul's

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 life.

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 And while

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 they were

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 on the

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 island of

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 Mota

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 in

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 chapter

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 28

00:11:19.259 --> 00:11:20.340
 the

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 islanders

00:11:21.079 --> 00:11:21.860
 showed

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 them

00:11:22.059 --> 00:11:22.480
 unusual

00:11:22.480 --> 00:11:22.960
 kindness.

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 They

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 built a

00:11:24.379 --> 00:11:24.699
 fire

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 and welcomed

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 them all

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 because it

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 was raining

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 and cold.

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 And the

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 chief official

00:11:30.980 --> 00:11:31.639
 of the

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 island

00:11:32.039 --> 00:11:33.399
 welcomed

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 them to

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 his home

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 and showed

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 them generous

00:11:36.480 --> 00:11:37.299
 hospitality

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 for three

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 days.

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 And when

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 they reached

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 Petone

00:11:42.539 --> 00:11:45.139
 in

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 first fall

00:11:45.899 --> 00:11:47.439
 they found

00:11:47.439 --> 00:11:47.939
 some brothers

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 and sisters

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 who invite

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 them to

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 spend a

00:11:50.439 --> 00:11:50.919
 week with

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 them.

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 They were

00:11:52.740 --> 00:11:53.399
 treated with

00:11:53.399 --> 00:11:54.480
 unusual kindness

00:11:54.480 --> 00:11:55.319
 and hospitality

00:11:55.320 --> 00:11:57.120
 and brothers

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 and sisters

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 traveled 50

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 to 70

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 kilometers

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 to see

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 them.

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 In

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 verse 15

00:12:02.400 --> 00:12:02.860
 and 16

00:12:02.860 --> 00:12:03.260
 it said

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 at the

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 sight of

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 these people

00:12:05.220 --> 00:12:06.440
 Paul thanked

00:12:06.440 --> 00:12:06.920
 God

00:12:06.920 --> 00:12:07.560
 and was

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 encouraged.

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 When we

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 get to

00:12:09.820 --> 00:12:10.100
 Rome

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 Paul was

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 allowed to

00:12:11.400 --> 00:12:11.800
 live by

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 himself

00:12:12.400 --> 00:12:13.400
 with the

00:12:13.400 --> 00:12:13.960
 soldier to

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 guide him.

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 In the

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 original

00:12:17.180 --> 00:12:17.879
 language

00:12:17.879 --> 00:12:19.340
 Luke called

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 the islanders

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 barbarian

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 and

00:12:22.159 --> 00:12:22.639
 considered

00:12:22.639 --> 00:12:22.979
 their

00:12:22.979 --> 00:12:23.459
 action

00:12:23.459 --> 00:12:24.259
 unusual

00:12:24.259 --> 00:12:25.019
 and

00:12:25.019 --> 00:12:25.419
 out of

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 its

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 expectation.

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 From a

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 Greek

00:12:28.439 --> 00:12:29.079
 Roman

00:12:29.079 --> 00:12:29.860
 perspective

00:12:29.860 --> 00:12:31.039
 since

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 Greek

00:12:31.500 --> 00:12:32.819
 was not

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 their first

00:12:33.319 --> 00:12:33.899
 language

00:12:33.899 --> 00:12:35.099
 they were

00:12:35.099 --> 00:12:35.679
 considered

00:12:35.679 --> 00:12:36.860
 uncultured

00:12:36.860 --> 00:12:38.319
 even though

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 Malta

00:12:38.899 --> 00:12:40.019
 had been

00:12:40.019 --> 00:12:40.799
 a Roman

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 island

00:12:41.240 --> 00:12:42.019
 since

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 218

00:12:43.199 --> 00:12:43.620
 years

00:12:43.620 --> 00:12:44.000
 before

00:12:44.000 --> 00:12:44.559
 Christ.

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 I believe

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 Luke

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 expected

00:12:48.039 --> 00:12:48.879
 to be

00:12:48.879 --> 00:12:49.139
 treated

00:12:49.139 --> 00:12:49.379
 with

00:12:49.379 --> 00:12:50.639
 hostility

00:12:50.639 --> 00:12:51.899
 instead

00:12:51.899 --> 00:12:52.599
 they

00:12:52.599 --> 00:12:53.099
 showed

00:12:53.099 --> 00:12:54.539
 them

00:12:54.539 --> 00:12:55.279
 unusual

00:12:55.279 --> 00:12:55.759
 kindness

00:12:55.759 --> 00:12:56.039
 with

00:12:56.039 --> 00:12:56.859
 hospitality.

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 When

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 someone

00:12:59.559 --> 00:12:59.859
 treats

00:12:59.859 --> 00:13:00.479
 a stranger

00:13:00.479 --> 00:13:00.759
 with

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 kindness

00:13:01.259 --> 00:13:02.779
 it's

00:13:02.779 --> 00:13:03.199
 considered

00:13:03.199 --> 00:13:03.759
 unusual

00:13:03.759 --> 00:13:05.879
 and

00:13:05.879 --> 00:13:06.039
 if

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 someone

00:13:06.359 --> 00:13:06.899
 treats

00:13:06.899 --> 00:13:07.559
 their

00:13:07.559 --> 00:13:08.079
 enemy

00:13:08.079 --> 00:13:08.359
 with

00:13:08.359 --> 00:13:08.879
 kindness

00:13:08.879 --> 00:13:10.099
 it's

00:13:10.099 --> 00:13:11.039
 inconceivably

00:13:11.039 --> 00:13:11.859
 strange

00:13:11.859 --> 00:13:13.139
 but it's

00:13:13.139 --> 00:13:13.859
 not without

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 example.

00:13:14.559 --> 00:13:16.699
 the

00:13:16.699 --> 00:13:17.339
 islanders

00:13:17.339 --> 00:13:17.819
 seem to

00:13:17.819 --> 00:13:18.319
 believe

00:13:18.319 --> 00:13:19.019
 in many

00:13:19.019 --> 00:13:19.500
 gods

00:13:19.500 --> 00:13:20.599
 for they

00:13:20.599 --> 00:13:21.199
 refer to

00:13:21.199 --> 00:13:21.759
 a goddess

00:13:21.759 --> 00:13:22.759
 justice

00:13:22.759 --> 00:13:23.779
 when a

00:13:23.779 --> 00:13:24.079
 snake

00:13:24.079 --> 00:13:24.759
 fastened

00:13:24.759 --> 00:13:25.259
 himself

00:13:25.259 --> 00:13:25.759
 on

00:13:25.759 --> 00:13:26.099
 Paul's

00:13:26.099 --> 00:13:26.359
 hand.

00:13:28.039 --> 00:13:28.159
 They

00:13:28.159 --> 00:13:28.459
 also

00:13:28.459 --> 00:13:29.159
 seem to

00:13:29.159 --> 00:13:29.639
 believe

00:13:29.639 --> 00:13:30.519
 our

00:13:30.519 --> 00:13:31.219
 action

00:13:31.219 --> 00:13:31.939
 influenced

00:13:31.939 --> 00:13:32.419
 God.

00:13:33.639 --> 00:13:33.879
 Treat

00:13:33.879 --> 00:13:34.159
 other

00:13:34.159 --> 00:13:34.479
 people

00:13:34.479 --> 00:13:35.139
 with

00:13:35.139 --> 00:13:35.579
 kindness

00:13:35.579 --> 00:13:36.379
 and

00:13:36.379 --> 00:13:36.579
 you'll

00:13:36.579 --> 00:13:36.739
 get

00:13:36.739 --> 00:13:36.979
 good

00:13:36.979 --> 00:13:37.379
 fortune

00:13:37.379 --> 00:13:38.819
 and

00:13:38.819 --> 00:13:38.979
 if

00:13:38.979 --> 00:13:39.079
 you're

00:13:39.079 --> 00:13:39.559
 unkind

00:13:39.559 --> 00:13:40.239
 or cruel

00:13:40.239 --> 00:13:41.019
 you'll

00:13:41.019 --> 00:13:41.159
 get

00:13:41.159 --> 00:13:41.739
 punishment.

00:13:43.239 --> 00:13:43.759
 In

00:13:43.759 --> 00:13:44.340
 verse 4

00:13:44.340 --> 00:13:44.840
 of chapter

00:13:44.840 --> 00:13:45.460
 28

00:13:45.460 --> 00:13:46.539
 when the

00:13:46.539 --> 00:13:47.100
 islanders

00:13:47.100 --> 00:13:47.480
 saw the

00:13:47.480 --> 00:13:47.740
 snake

00:13:47.740 --> 00:13:48.200
 hanging

00:13:48.200 --> 00:13:48.659
 from his

00:13:48.659 --> 00:13:49.000
 hand

00:13:49.000 --> 00:13:49.700
 they

00:13:49.700 --> 00:13:50.059
 say to

00:13:50.059 --> 00:13:50.259
 each

00:13:50.259 --> 00:13:50.539
 other

00:13:50.539 --> 00:13:51.480
 this

00:13:51.480 --> 00:13:51.759
 man

00:13:51.759 --> 00:13:51.980
 must

00:13:51.980 --> 00:13:52.319
 be a

00:13:52.319 --> 00:13:52.720
 murderer

00:13:52.720 --> 00:13:53.620
 for

00:13:53.620 --> 00:13:53.980
 though

00:13:53.980 --> 00:13:54.179
 he

00:13:54.179 --> 00:13:54.620
 escaped

00:13:54.620 --> 00:13:54.819
 from

00:13:54.819 --> 00:13:55.019
 the

00:13:55.019 --> 00:13:55.360
 sea

00:13:55.360 --> 00:13:55.980
 the

00:13:55.980 --> 00:13:56.519
 godless

00:13:56.519 --> 00:13:57.159
 justice

00:13:57.159 --> 00:13:57.720
 has not

00:13:57.720 --> 00:13:59.179
 allowed

00:13:59.179 --> 00:13:59.559
 him to

00:13:59.559 --> 00:13:59.960
 leave.

00:13:59.960 --> 00:14:02.060
 they

00:14:02.060 --> 00:14:02.220
 were

00:14:02.220 --> 00:14:02.580
 waiting

00:14:02.580 --> 00:14:02.920
 for

00:14:02.920 --> 00:14:03.320
 something

00:14:03.320 --> 00:14:04.019
 unusual

00:14:04.019 --> 00:14:04.259
 to

00:14:04.259 --> 00:14:04.500
 happen

00:14:04.500 --> 00:14:04.720
 to

00:14:04.720 --> 00:14:05.000
 Paul

00:14:05.000 --> 00:14:06.180
 after

00:14:06.180 --> 00:14:06.500
 he

00:14:06.500 --> 00:14:06.759
 shook

00:14:06.759 --> 00:14:06.940
 off

00:14:06.940 --> 00:14:07.120
 the

00:14:07.120 --> 00:14:07.460
 snake

00:14:07.460 --> 00:14:08.040
 into

00:14:08.040 --> 00:14:08.259
 the

00:14:08.259 --> 00:14:08.600
 fire

00:14:08.600 --> 00:14:09.580
 maybe

00:14:09.580 --> 00:14:09.759
 he

00:14:09.759 --> 00:14:09.879
 would

00:14:09.879 --> 00:14:10.960
 suddenly

00:14:10.960 --> 00:14:11.320
 drop

00:14:11.320 --> 00:14:11.540
 dead

00:14:11.540 --> 00:14:11.720
 and

00:14:11.720 --> 00:14:12.040
 die

00:14:12.040 --> 00:14:13.220
 but

00:14:13.220 --> 00:14:13.639
 nothing

00:14:13.639 --> 00:14:14.080
 happened

00:14:14.080 --> 00:14:14.320
 to

00:14:14.320 --> 00:14:14.560
 him

00:14:14.560 --> 00:14:15.320
 and

00:14:15.320 --> 00:14:15.480
 they

00:14:15.480 --> 00:14:15.780
 changed

00:14:15.780 --> 00:14:15.960
 their

00:14:15.960 --> 00:14:16.200
 mind

00:14:16.200 --> 00:14:16.500
 about

00:14:16.500 --> 00:14:16.780
 him.

00:14:18.000 --> 00:14:18.600
 I

00:14:18.600 --> 00:14:18.740
 don't

00:14:18.740 --> 00:14:18.879
 know

00:14:18.879 --> 00:14:19.120
 about

00:14:19.120 --> 00:14:19.460
 you

00:14:19.460 --> 00:14:20.460
 but

00:14:20.460 --> 00:14:20.660
 this

00:14:20.660 --> 00:14:20.820
 is

00:14:20.820 --> 00:14:21.060
 how

00:14:21.060 --> 00:14:21.320
 I

00:14:21.320 --> 00:14:21.960
 sometimes

00:14:21.960 --> 00:14:23.780
 think

00:14:23.780 --> 00:14:24.080
 about

00:14:24.080 --> 00:14:24.280
 how

00:14:24.280 --> 00:14:24.460
 to

00:14:24.460 --> 00:14:24.680
 hold

00:14:24.680 --> 00:14:24.879
 my

00:14:24.879 --> 00:14:25.280
 life

00:14:25.280 --> 00:14:25.820
 too.

00:14:25.820 --> 00:14:27.379
 I

00:14:27.379 --> 00:14:27.740
 think

00:14:27.740 --> 00:14:28.020
 I

00:14:28.020 --> 00:14:28.360
 can

00:14:28.360 --> 00:14:29.280
 earn

00:14:29.280 --> 00:14:29.720
 God's

00:14:29.720 --> 00:14:30.080
 favor

00:14:30.080 --> 00:14:31.080
 by

00:14:31.080 --> 00:14:31.260
 what

00:14:31.260 --> 00:14:31.440
 I

00:14:31.440 --> 00:14:31.800
 do

00:14:31.800 --> 00:14:32.980
 and

00:14:32.980 --> 00:14:33.300
 worry

00:14:33.300 --> 00:14:33.580
 that

00:14:33.580 --> 00:14:33.920
 I

00:14:33.920 --> 00:14:34.080
 have

00:14:34.080 --> 00:14:34.300
 done

00:14:34.300 --> 00:14:34.640
 something

00:14:34.640 --> 00:14:35.220
 wrong

00:14:35.220 --> 00:14:35.700
 to

00:14:35.700 --> 00:14:36.060
 upset

00:14:36.060 --> 00:14:36.600
 God

00:14:36.600 --> 00:14:37.400
 when

00:14:37.400 --> 00:14:37.840
 life

00:14:37.840 --> 00:14:38.360
 is

00:14:38.360 --> 00:14:38.540
 not

00:14:38.540 --> 00:14:38.760
 as

00:14:38.760 --> 00:14:39.100
 smooth

00:14:39.100 --> 00:14:39.320
 as

00:14:39.320 --> 00:14:40.520
 I

00:14:40.520 --> 00:14:41.080
 intended

00:14:41.080 --> 00:14:42.800
 but

00:14:42.800 --> 00:14:43.200
 instead

00:14:43.200 --> 00:14:43.600
 of

00:14:43.600 --> 00:14:43.980
 being

00:14:43.980 --> 00:14:44.900
 hostile

00:14:44.900 --> 00:14:45.420
 towards

00:14:45.420 --> 00:14:45.800
 us

00:14:45.800 --> 00:14:47.260
 God

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 has

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 treated

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 us

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 with

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 hospitality

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 and

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 unusual

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 kindness

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 he

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 is

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 not

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 out

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 to

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 get

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 us

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 instead

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 as

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 Psalm

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 103

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 says

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 Psalm

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 103

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 verse

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 8

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 the

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 Lord

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 is

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 compassionate

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 and

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 gracious

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 slow

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 to

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 anger

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 abundant

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 in

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 love

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 he

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 will

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 not

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 always

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 accuse

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 nor

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 will

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 he

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 harbor

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 his

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 anger

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 forever

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 he

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 will

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 not

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 he

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 does

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 not

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 treat

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 us

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 as

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 our

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 sins

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 deserve

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 or

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 repay

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 us

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 according

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 to

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 our

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 iniquities

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 Paul

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 sent

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 a

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 letter

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 to

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 the

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 believers

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 in

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 Rome

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 a

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 few

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 years

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 before

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 his

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 survival

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 and

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 he

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 explained

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 further

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 what

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 God

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 has

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 done

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 for

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 us

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 and

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 how

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 God

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 has

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 treated

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 us

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 and

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 most

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 importantly

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 how

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 we

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 should

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 relate

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 to

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 God

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 one

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 of

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 the

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 key

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 points

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 is

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 in

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 Romans

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 chapter 5

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 verse 6

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 to 8

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 God

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 God

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 God

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 God

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 died

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 for

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 the

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 ungodly

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 very

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 rarely

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 will

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 anyone

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 die

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 for

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 a

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 righteous

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 person

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 but

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 for

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 a

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 good

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 person

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 someone

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 might

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 possibly

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 dare

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 to

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 die

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 but

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 God

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 demonstrated

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 his

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 own

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 love

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 for

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 us

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 in

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 this

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 while

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 we

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 were

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 still

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 sinners

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 Christ

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 died

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 for

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 us

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 God made this world and everything in it

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 including all human

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 but we demand our independence

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 instead of honoring God

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 and knowing him for who he is

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 we imagine we can influence

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 or even control the divine being

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 and live an ungodly life

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 that suits our likeness

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 we live life for ourselves

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 instead of God

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 instead of living cheerfully under God's care

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 we live fearfully under strife

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 but God treat us with unusual kindness and hospitality

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 he gave Christ

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 his one and only son to die

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 to reconcile us to him

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 and while we were God's enemy

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 we were reconciled to him

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 through the death of his son

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 and having been reconciled

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 we will be saved through his resurrection

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 to resurrect the life

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 Luke wrote the book

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 wrote the gospel and acts

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 to demonstrate

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 how God fulfilled his word

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 through Jesus

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 and the Holy Spirit

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 in bringing salvation to all people

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 to the end of the world

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 and God welcomed all people

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 to his salvation plan

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 all different backgrounds

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 all different upbringings

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 and all different stages of life

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 in these two chapters of

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 last two chapters of Acts

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 we see the culmination

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 of that fulfillment

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 we have Paul

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 saved from a religious cellist

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 to be a faithful follower of Christ

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 we got Luke the doctor

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 acting as a narrator

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 as Tacos

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 a Macedonian

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 from Thessalonica

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 the Romans

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 the Anturian

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 with all the soldiers

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 sailors

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 and prisoners

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 all together

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 276 people

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 from the ship

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 saved from the raging sea

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 and saved the rich land

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 Paul reached many places

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 along the coast

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 of the province of Asia

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 God's mercy

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 reached the island of Malta

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 where many islanders

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 were cured

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 of their deceits

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 and finally to Rome

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 and surrounding Rome

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 believers were coming from areas

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 as far as

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 50 to 70 kilometers away

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 and in chapter 28

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 verse 17 to 23

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 many Jews

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 have the kingdom of God

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 explained to them

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 and allowed to be persuaded

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 about Jesus

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 in verse 24 it says

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 some were convinced

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 by what he said

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 but others would not believe

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 but Paul did not stop there

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 he said in verse 28 to 31

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 therefore I want you to know

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 that God's salvation

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 have been sent

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 to the Gentiles

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 and they will listen

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 for two whole years

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 Paul stayed

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 there in his own rental house

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 and welcomed all

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 who come to see him

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 he proclaimed the kingdom of God

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 and taught about the Lord Jesus Christ

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 with all boldness

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 and without hindrance

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 the salvation of God

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 has been sent out

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 to all people

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 and they will listen

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 and all are welcomed

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 we have seen

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 the salvation

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 went to all people

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 and those that believe

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 are all welcomed

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 but I found a statement

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 in between

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 that people will listen

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 very challenging

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 will they listen

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 in today's world

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 maybe the new immigrant

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 whose English

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 is their second language

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 will

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 they will be

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 more accepting

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 to our help

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 and the social activities

00:20:02.039 --> 00:20:02.720
 we offer

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 for them to find friends

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 but not Uncle George

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 or Aunt May

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 who is well-to-do

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 and busy pursuing

00:20:11.279 --> 00:20:11.920
 their career

00:20:11.920 --> 00:20:14.319
 you might say

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 if you think

00:20:15.000 --> 00:20:16.079
 people will listen

00:20:16.079 --> 00:20:17.519
 you should try

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 my friends

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 they went to

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 a private school

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 and doing great

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 in uni

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 and they already

00:20:24.960 --> 00:20:26.160
 have life figured out

00:20:26.160 --> 00:20:28.420
 they wouldn't care

00:20:28.420 --> 00:20:28.880
 less about

00:20:28.880 --> 00:20:29.920
 believing in God

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 they care more

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 about who they can

00:20:31.880 --> 00:20:32.619
 impress

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 or go out with

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 let me encourage you

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 to do what

00:20:37.599 --> 00:20:38.700
 Leland and Christian

00:20:38.700 --> 00:20:40.859
 do during this lockdown

00:20:40.859 --> 00:20:42.920
 we have been saying

00:20:42.920 --> 00:20:43.960
 our praise

00:20:43.960 --> 00:20:44.940
 and pray upon

00:20:44.940 --> 00:20:45.980
 in our community group

00:20:45.980 --> 00:20:47.640
 and Leland and Christian

00:20:47.640 --> 00:20:48.940
 have been sharing

00:20:48.940 --> 00:20:49.600
 with us

00:20:49.600 --> 00:20:51.259
 how they have

00:20:51.259 --> 00:20:52.080
 together with

00:20:52.080 --> 00:20:52.779
 another brother

00:20:52.779 --> 00:20:54.580
 persevered

00:20:54.580 --> 00:20:55.279
 during the lockdown

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 to regularly

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 meet up

00:20:57.400 --> 00:20:58.620
 with other friends

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 from uni

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 to answer

00:21:00.259 --> 00:21:00.940
 their questions

00:21:00.940 --> 00:21:01.759
 about Christianity

00:21:01.759 --> 00:21:03.500
 and introduce them

00:21:03.500 --> 00:21:03.960
 to God

00:21:03.960 --> 00:21:04.800
 over Zoom

00:21:04.800 --> 00:21:06.920
 in a season

00:21:06.920 --> 00:21:07.400
 where

00:21:07.400 --> 00:21:08.620
 most of us

00:21:08.620 --> 00:21:09.440
 are Zoomed out

00:21:09.440 --> 00:21:11.480
 they persevere

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 to listening

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 and encouraging

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 their friends

00:21:14.420 --> 00:21:15.700
 to turn to God

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 and to

00:21:16.920 --> 00:21:17.820
 the one

00:21:17.820 --> 00:21:19.080
 that can save them

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 you might say

00:21:22.039 --> 00:21:23.460
 you might say

00:21:23.460 --> 00:21:24.660
 if you think

00:21:24.660 --> 00:21:25.559
 people will listen

00:21:25.559 --> 00:21:27.320
 you should meet

00:21:27.320 --> 00:21:28.620
 my very opinionated

00:21:28.620 --> 00:21:29.960
 brother or neighbor

00:21:29.960 --> 00:21:31.019
 who think

00:21:31.019 --> 00:21:31.920
 they have the solution

00:21:31.920 --> 00:21:32.960
 to save the world

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 or also

00:21:34.100 --> 00:21:35.539
 my environmentalist

00:21:35.539 --> 00:21:36.779
 and feminist friends

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 if you think

00:21:39.480 --> 00:21:40.920
 all these people

00:21:40.920 --> 00:21:42.220
 will not listen

00:21:42.220 --> 00:21:44.160
 are you a good

00:21:44.160 --> 00:21:45.099
 listener yourself

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 how well

00:21:47.180 --> 00:21:48.240
 are you listening

00:21:48.240 --> 00:21:49.779
 to the reason

00:21:49.779 --> 00:21:50.819
 they become

00:21:50.819 --> 00:21:51.559
 who they are

00:21:51.559 --> 00:21:52.019
 today

00:21:52.019 --> 00:21:54.200
 are you ready

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 when you are

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 presented with

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 an opportunity

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 to proclaim

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 the kingdom of God

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 if we believe

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 our family

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 and relatives

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 are the most

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 challenging group

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 to persuade

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 about Jesus

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 and the kingdom

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 of God

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 our boss

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 and colleagues

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 will be a

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 cold second

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 because we spend

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 most of our

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 daily life

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 with them

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 and they know

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 the perfect need

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 my wife Vivian

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 managed a small

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 law firm

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 and the other day

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 her boss told her

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 one of their

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 kind sister

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 has suddenly

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 fallen ill

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 and they have

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 to prepare

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 documents

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 for their

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 client

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 to take

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 care

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 of her

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 sister

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 her boss

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 commented

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 that life

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 is fragile

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 and full

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 of uncertainty

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 and as she

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 listened

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 she replied

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 that is why

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 we need

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 to know

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 Jesus

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 God's salvation

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 has been

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 sent out

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 to all people

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 and they

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 will listen

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 so keep up

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 your courage

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 brothers and

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 sisters

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 have faith

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 in God

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 that it

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 will happen

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 just as

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 God told

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 us

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 let nothing

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 hinder you

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 and keep

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 proclaiming the

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 kingdom of

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 God

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 and teach

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 others

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 about the

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 Lord Jesus

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 Christ

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 with all

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 boldness

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 if you are

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 not yet a

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 believer

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 and have

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 stayed

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 watching

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 until now

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 I'm

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 confident

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 that you

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 have a

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 very healthy

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 hearing

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 and are

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 ready for

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 God's

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 salvation

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 keep

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 joining us

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 online

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 and come

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 to see us

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 in a few

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 weeks when

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 we can

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 gather in

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 person

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 or give

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 us your

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 details by

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 clicking the

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 connect with us

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 link or write

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 your comment

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 in our live

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 check to let

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 us know how

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 we can welcome

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 you into the

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 embrace of

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 God's family

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 as St.

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 Paul

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 we exist

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 to treasure

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 Jesus

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 together

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 for God's

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 glory

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 and the

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 joy of

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 all people

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 we seek

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 to unite

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 our diversity

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 in the good

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 news of

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 Jesus Christ

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 and joyfully

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 become like

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 him together

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 unlike the

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 word here

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 which is

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 stative

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 and without

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 action

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 listening

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 treasuring

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 seeking

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 ongoing

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 action

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 that can

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 take place

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 in the

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 past

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 in the

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 present

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 and in

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 the future

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 let's

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 join

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 with

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 Christians

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 through the

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 ages

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 to take

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 courage

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 to proclaim

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 the good

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 news of

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 God

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 as we

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 saw in

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 the book

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 of Acts

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 against

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 all hope

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 we can

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 have hope

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 of salvation

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 because

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 God's

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 unusual

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 kindness

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 to all

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 people

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 and God

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 welcome

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 all

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 to his

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 gospel

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 family

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 come and

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 join us

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 in sending

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 salvation

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 to all

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 people