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 You are listening to a message from Southwood Presbyterian Church in Huntsville, Alabama.

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 Our passion is to experience and express grace.

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 Join us.

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 Love getting to sing those great Christmas carols.

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 Thank you all for leading us in that.

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 We've been talking about those at Southwood this Christmas season.

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 Some of our favorite Christmas carols and how they point us to great biblical truths about our Savior who was born at Christmas.

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 Tonight was an easy decision in that regard.

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 Had to go with Silent Night, right?

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 We're going to sing it together in a few minutes at the end of the service.

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 But you may actually be thinking, well, I don't know, Silent Night, Holy Night, all is calm, all is bright.

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 It doesn't sound like a lot of Christmas Eves I've known.

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 If you were here in the first service that had a greater proportion of young children,

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 you would have said there was nothing silent about any part of that service, including this one.

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 It doesn't seem very descriptive, perhaps, of many Christmas Eves that you have known.

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 Silent and holy and calm and bright.

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 In some ways, it's not descriptive of the first Christmas Eve either, is it?

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 We know as Mary labors over the birth of Jesus, it was not a silent night.

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 Anybody who thinks it was a silent night has never been in a delivery room or tried to sleep the nights that follow a baby's birth.

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 It's just not what it's like.

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 But it was certainly a holy night.

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 How can we be so sure of that?

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 Well, in the Bible, something being holy is not determined by a complex formula.

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 It's not good deeds weighted over against mistakes factor in level of Bible knowledge and relative holiness comes in.

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 That's not how it works.

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 Now, what makes something holy is God showing up.

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 His presence.

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 The temple in Jerusalem, for example, wasn't holy because of all the gold and jewels and so forth,

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 the expensive things used to make it,

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 it became holy when God showed up to dwell there.

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 So what would make this night holy for you is not just going into a church building,

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 not just dressing up in your Christmas best,

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 not even just being together with family as special as that can be.

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 It doesn't make it holy.

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 It would be God showing up with you that would make this night holy.

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 God's Word tells us unequivocally that's what happened that first Christmas night.

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 John chapter 1,

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 In the beginning was the Word,

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 and the Word was with God,

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 and the Word was God,

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 and the Word became flesh,

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 and dwelt among us.

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 And we have seen His glory,

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 glory as of the only Son from the Father,

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 full of grace and truth.

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 The Son of God loves pure light,

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 has come to earth,

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 in a manger,

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 in Bethlehem,

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 and so it's holy.

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 God is there.

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 That's my desire for each of us tonight.

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 Whether your night is silent or not,

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 I can't control that.

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 But my heart would be,

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 my desire would be,

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 that for each of you,

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 this night would be holy.

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 And some of you may say,

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 No thanks, Pastor.

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 I don't care at all for my night to be holy.

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 I'm only in this room because my family dragged me here.

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 I've had, in fact, quite enough religion.

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 Thank you.

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 I don't need another ritual.

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 I don't need another person telling me how I must live my life.

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 That's not what I'm talking about.

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 I'm talking about tonight being holy because God,

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 the one you've wondered about,

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 or kept at arm's length,

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 or perhaps been running from lately,

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 even though you know that you need Him,

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 He shows up.

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 Because when Jesus shows up in our lives,

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 it changes everything.

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 It's very different from getting religion.

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 When He shows up,

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 that person,

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 that relationship,

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 is the gift that keeps on giving.

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 That's really the one thing

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 I want us to see tonight

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 about God entering into our lives.

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 We'll see it in Galatians chapter 4.

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 Galatians 4, starting at verse 4.

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 But when the fullness of time had come,

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 God sent forth His Son.

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 This is Christmas, right?

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 God saying,

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 now is the right time.

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 The song we're going to sing at the end,

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 Silent Night,

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 calls it the dawn of redeeming grace.

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 God decides this is the perfect moment for Him

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 to send His Son

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 to enter into our world.

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 And grace dawns in our lives.

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 What's the result of it for us

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 when that happens?

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 Keep reading here.

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 God sent forth His Son,

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 born of woman,

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 born under the law,

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 to redeem those who were under the law

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 so that we might receive adoption as sons.

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 Jesus comes to bring us into a relationship,

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 to make us sons and daughters of God,

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 to redeem us and adopt us.

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 Adoption then is the gift that keeps on giving.

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 I read just this week the story of an adoption

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 in a town right outside of Birmingham.

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 It's the story of 11-year-old Maya.

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 Maya was asked this year,

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 like many of you kids might have been,

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 to make a list for Santa.

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 What did she want for Christmas?

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 Did any of you do that this week?

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 Some of you made a list and gave it to somebody?

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 Some of you did.

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 Raise your hand.

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 Okay, yeah, okay.

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 Some of you adults did.

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 And you know what was on Maya's list?

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 Three things.

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 A sweatsuit,

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 a water bottle,

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 and a forever family.

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 That's what she wanted.

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 Those three things.

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 You know why?

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 Because Maya,

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 in her 11 years,

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 had spent them bouncing around

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 from foster family,

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 to foster home,

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 to group home,

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 one place after another,

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 always moving,

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 never staying anywhere,

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 very long.

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 But last week,

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 her foster family

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 was able to adopt her.

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 Got a picture of that family here.

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 Can we put that picture up

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 on the screen for us?

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 There it is.

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 She is here on the far left.

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 That's Maya.

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 You can't probably read that,

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 but she's holding a sign

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 that says,

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 Merry Christmas to me.

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 I'm now an adoptee.

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 That's her Christmas present.

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 Her new mom said,

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 now she gets to have

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 that feeling of forever

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 and stability.

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 She is home forever.

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 Isn't that so much better

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 than a sweatsuit

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 or a water bottle?

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 Isn't that a better gift?

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 See, because getting a family

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 at Christmas

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 is a gift

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 that keeps on giving

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 because she'll get other gifts

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 like a sweatsuit

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 and a water bottle

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 some other time, right?

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 And probably a lot

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 of other gifts.

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 When else do you think

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 she might get gifts?

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 Not just at Christmas,

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 but probably on her birthday

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 and maybe on Valentine's Day

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 or Easter

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 or who knows,

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 maybe just some days

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 just because her parents love her.

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 They'll give her other gifts.

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 That's what it means

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 that she's now their child.

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 Getting a person,

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 a relationship,

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 being adopted for Christmas

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 is the gift

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 that keeps on giving.

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 That's the glory of Christmas.

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 God doesn't send His Son

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 into the world

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 with a few one-time gifts.

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 You know,

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 forgiveness for a single sin

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 if you can think of a big one.

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 Maybe a second chance at life

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 so be good for goodness sake.

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 A meal to fill your stomach

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 for one day.

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 No.

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 Jesus comes to invite us

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 into a family.

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 To seat us at the King's table forever.

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 To invite us into an eternal relationship

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 as sons and daughters

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 of a heavenly Father.

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 Watch how this happens

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 in Galatians 4

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 as we keep reading.

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 Because you are sons,

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 what happens?

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 God has sent the Spirit of His Son

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 into our hearts

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 crying,

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 Abba, Father.

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 So you're no longer a slave

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 but a son.

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 And if a son,

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 then an heir

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 through God.

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 We become God's sons

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 and the gifts just keep on coming,

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 don't they?

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 Because He loves us so much.

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 God gives us the first Christmas gift.

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 He wraps Himself

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 in flesh.

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 Enters into our world

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 as a baby

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 in a manger.

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 God gives Himself

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 to us

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 as the gift

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 that keeps on giving

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 because when we receive

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 the gift of Jesus,

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 when redeeming grace

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 dawns in your heart

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 for the first time,

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 for the hundredth time,

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 then in that moment

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 getting through life,

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 doing enough things

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 to be significant,

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 getting back to God

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 and knowing Him

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 is no longer

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 on us anymore.

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 If Jesus has come

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 for you,

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 He's taken care

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 of all of that.

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 That's what grace

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 means.

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 It's not about you

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 cleaning yourself up

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 and figuring life out

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 and working yourself

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 to the bone

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 only to come up tired

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 and disappointed again.

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 It's about you being loved

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 and adopted

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 even though you could

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 never be good enough

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 to earn your way

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 into His holy family.

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 That's grace.

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 It's not up to you

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 to find a way back to God.

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 No.

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 Christmas is that God

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 has come

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 and found a way

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 to you.

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 He wanted you

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 to be in His family

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 so He sent

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 His own Son

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 and took care

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 of all the legalities,

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 all the issues,

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 all the paperwork,

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 went all the way

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 to the cross

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 and gave His life

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 in order to make

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 that happen

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 to have you

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 in His family.

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 I couldn't possibly list

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 all the other gifts

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 that come with that

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 but when God

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 gives Himself to us,

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 brings us into His family,

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 we see He gives us

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 His Spirit

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 in our hearts

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 so that we recognize

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 Him as our Father

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 and are helped

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 to trust and follow Him.

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 He gives us access

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 to the God

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 of the universe

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 whenever we want

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 to talk with Him.

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 We can just cry out

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 and He hears us.

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 He gives us

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 our daily bread

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 every single day

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 and provides

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 for whatever other needs

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 we may encounter.

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 He gives us

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 loving discipline

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 that molds our hearts

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 and at the same time

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 never rejects us

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 because we are His.

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 He gives us forgiveness

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 of all of our sins

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 because Jesus has paid

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 for all of them,

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 the big ones

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 and the small ones,

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 the past ones

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 and the future ones.

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 He's paid for all of them

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 and He gives us

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 an eternal inheritance

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 that can never perish

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 or spoil

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 or fade,

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 kept in heaven

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 for us

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 who have been made

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 heirs

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 of the King

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 of heaven

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 who owns it all.

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 and now we're not

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 just sons,

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 we're heirs.

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 All of those gifts

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 and many more,

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 every spiritual blessing,

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 all of the things

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 you have

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 to be grateful for

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 came wrapped

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 in that one gift

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 of Himself

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 that God gave us

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 that first Christmas.

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 He came to redeem us

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 and give us adoption

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 as sons

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 so that we have

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 a new home

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 forever.

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 forever.

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 Listen,

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 I want this to be

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 a holy night

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 for all of us,

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 for each

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 and every one of you.

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 And for some of you,

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 you haven't experienced

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 what I'm talking about.

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 You've never known

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 a relationship

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 with God

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 like that

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 as His child.

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 Listen,

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 we're really glad

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 you're here.

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 I've got good news

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 for you too.

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 You don't have

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 to figure that out.

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 It's not up to you

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 to fix yourself

00:14:14.539 --> 00:14:15.599
 and make yourself

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 good enough for Him

00:14:16.500 --> 00:14:17.539
 and work your way

00:14:17.539 --> 00:14:18.279
 into His family.

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 No,

00:14:19.079 --> 00:14:20.419
 He is still

00:14:20.419 --> 00:14:21.359
 adopting

00:14:21.359 --> 00:14:22.459
 children

00:14:22.459 --> 00:14:23.479
 into His family

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 and that is

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 good news.

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 He is loving

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 people,

00:14:28.139 --> 00:14:28.959
 welcoming them

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 in

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 because He's

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 like that.

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 And this night

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 can be holy

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 for you

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 because God

00:14:35.220 --> 00:14:36.000
 can welcome

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 you

00:14:36.520 --> 00:14:37.860
 into His family

00:14:37.860 --> 00:14:39.379
 for the first time.

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 The sign

00:14:41.300 --> 00:14:42.240
 of Christmas

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 for you

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 this year

00:14:43.460 --> 00:14:43.879
 can be

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 Merry Christmas

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 to me.

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 I'm now

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 an adoptee

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 not just

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 of an earthly

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 family

00:14:51.460 --> 00:14:52.800
 but adopted

00:14:52.800 --> 00:14:54.120
 by a Heavenly Father

00:14:54.120 --> 00:14:55.020
 who will never

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 ever stop

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 loving you.

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 Many of us

00:15:01.560 --> 00:15:01.880
 in here

00:15:01.880 --> 00:15:02.800
 already know

00:15:02.800 --> 00:15:03.700
 our Heavenly Father

00:15:03.700 --> 00:15:06.120
 but this night

00:15:06.120 --> 00:15:06.620
 needs to be

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 holy

00:15:06.960 --> 00:15:08.280
 for us

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 too.

00:15:09.020 --> 00:15:09.520
 Many of us

00:15:09.520 --> 00:15:10.480
 have known

00:15:10.480 --> 00:15:11.360
 our Heavenly Father

00:15:11.360 --> 00:15:12.620
 for many years

00:15:12.620 --> 00:15:13.660
 by faith in Jesus.

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 We've trusted Him

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 and been adopted

00:15:16.100 --> 00:15:17.000
 into His family

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 but if we're honest

00:15:18.520 --> 00:15:20.640
 it doesn't necessarily

00:15:20.640 --> 00:15:21.420
 feel holy

00:15:21.420 --> 00:15:22.520
 lately.

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 Maybe because

00:15:25.520 --> 00:15:26.980
 of sin

00:15:26.980 --> 00:15:27.920
 in your heart

00:15:27.920 --> 00:15:29.879
 longing

00:15:29.879 --> 00:15:31.080
 for other

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 things

00:15:31.799 --> 00:15:32.219
 more

00:15:32.219 --> 00:15:32.459
 than

00:15:32.459 --> 00:15:33.120
 for your

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 Father's

00:15:33.879 --> 00:15:34.639
 home.

00:15:36.719 --> 00:15:37.399
 Maybe it's

00:15:37.399 --> 00:15:38.039
 grief

00:15:38.039 --> 00:15:40.259
 struggles

00:15:40.259 --> 00:15:40.939
 of this

00:15:40.939 --> 00:15:41.839
 life

00:15:41.839 --> 00:15:42.159
 have you

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 stressed

00:15:42.859 --> 00:15:44.079
 or exhausted

00:15:44.079 --> 00:15:45.779
 ready to give up.

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 We

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 need

00:15:48.179 --> 00:15:48.799
 tonight

00:15:48.799 --> 00:15:49.219
 to be

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 holy

00:15:49.699 --> 00:15:50.379
 too

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 don't we?

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 We need

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 God

00:15:52.819 --> 00:15:53.659
 to show up

00:15:53.659 --> 00:15:54.479
 and make this

00:15:54.479 --> 00:15:55.219
 a holy

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 night

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 and the good news

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 for us

00:15:57.059 --> 00:15:57.599
 is that it

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 is

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 because He

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 has

00:16:00.320 --> 00:16:01.100
 He is

00:16:01.100 --> 00:16:01.580
 here

00:16:01.580 --> 00:16:03.159
 by His

00:16:03.159 --> 00:16:03.840
 Spirit

00:16:03.840 --> 00:16:04.480
 He has

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 come to

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 meet with

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 us

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 He has

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 set this

00:16:06.720 --> 00:16:07.060
 table

00:16:07.060 --> 00:16:07.659
 and He's

00:16:07.659 --> 00:16:08.240
 invited you

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 as it were

00:16:08.700 --> 00:16:09.159
 to pull up

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 a chair

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 and have a

00:16:11.500 --> 00:16:12.000
 seat at

00:16:12.000 --> 00:16:12.740
 this table

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 where you

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 eat

00:16:15.340 --> 00:16:16.440
 with your

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 family

00:16:16.940 --> 00:16:17.399
 at your

00:16:17.399 --> 00:16:17.879
 Father's

00:16:17.879 --> 00:16:18.259
 table

00:16:18.259 --> 00:16:19.519
 forever.

00:16:21.139 --> 00:16:21.980
 You can

00:16:21.980 --> 00:16:22.500
 finally

00:16:22.500 --> 00:16:23.840
 be home.

00:16:23.840 --> 00:16:25.700
 you can

00:16:25.700 --> 00:16:26.200
 finally

00:16:26.200 --> 00:16:26.800
 eat

00:16:26.800 --> 00:16:27.320
 and know

00:16:27.320 --> 00:16:27.639
 the love

00:16:27.639 --> 00:16:27.899
 of your

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 Father

00:16:28.240 --> 00:16:28.840
 who if

00:16:28.840 --> 00:16:29.440
 He gave

00:16:29.440 --> 00:16:29.920
 His

00:16:29.920 --> 00:16:30.660
 Son for

00:16:30.660 --> 00:16:30.899
 you

00:16:30.899 --> 00:16:31.580
 how will

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 He not

00:16:32.000 --> 00:16:32.460
 also

00:16:32.460 --> 00:16:33.220
 along with

00:16:33.220 --> 00:16:33.500
 Him

00:16:33.500 --> 00:16:34.620
 graciously

00:16:34.620 --> 00:16:35.300
 give you

00:16:35.300 --> 00:16:36.200
 everything

00:16:36.200 --> 00:16:36.960
 you need?

00:16:37.860 --> 00:16:38.100
 He'll

00:16:38.100 --> 00:16:38.540
 keep

00:16:38.540 --> 00:16:38.940
 caring

00:16:38.940 --> 00:16:39.379
 for you.

00:16:39.720 --> 00:16:39.840
 That

00:16:39.840 --> 00:16:40.060
 gift

00:16:40.060 --> 00:16:40.240
 will

00:16:40.240 --> 00:16:40.740
 keep

00:16:40.740 --> 00:16:40.980
 on

00:16:40.980 --> 00:16:41.220
 giving

00:16:41.220 --> 00:16:41.700
 every

00:16:41.700 --> 00:16:42.120
 moment

00:16:42.120 --> 00:16:42.519
 of

00:16:42.519 --> 00:16:42.879
 every

00:16:42.879 --> 00:16:43.200
 day

00:16:43.200 --> 00:16:43.639
 through

00:16:43.639 --> 00:16:43.840
 your

00:16:43.840 --> 00:16:44.320
 life

00:16:44.320 --> 00:16:45.100
 and

00:16:45.100 --> 00:16:46.180
 forever

00:16:46.180 --> 00:16:47.240
 you will

00:16:47.240 --> 00:16:47.879
 finally

00:16:47.879 --> 00:16:48.340
 have a

00:16:48.340 --> 00:16:48.740
 forever

00:16:48.740 --> 00:16:49.160
 home

00:16:49.160 --> 00:16:49.620
 He says

00:16:49.620 --> 00:16:50.120
 you will

00:16:50.120 --> 00:16:50.580
 dwell

00:16:50.580 --> 00:16:51.080
 in the

00:16:51.080 --> 00:16:51.420
 house

00:16:51.420 --> 00:16:51.940
 of the

00:16:51.940 --> 00:16:52.280
 Lord

00:16:52.280 --> 00:16:53.340
 forever.

00:16:53.840 --> 00:16:55.620
 That's

00:16:55.620 --> 00:16:56.560
 what having

00:16:56.560 --> 00:16:57.139
 a father

00:16:57.139 --> 00:16:58.420
 means.

00:16:58.820 --> 00:16:59.100
 Jesus

00:16:59.100 --> 00:16:59.980
 came and

00:16:59.980 --> 00:17:00.620
 gave Himself

00:17:00.620 --> 00:17:01.300
 so you

00:17:01.300 --> 00:17:01.620
 could be

00:17:01.620 --> 00:17:01.960
 in that

00:17:01.960 --> 00:17:02.460
 family.

00:17:02.940 --> 00:17:03.340
 Remember

00:17:03.340 --> 00:17:04.140
 what He

00:17:04.140 --> 00:17:04.640
 said

00:17:04.640 --> 00:17:05.740
 when He

00:17:05.740 --> 00:17:06.160
 came

00:17:06.160 --> 00:17:07.160
 for you.

00:17:08.019 --> 00:17:08.640
 That first

00:17:08.640 --> 00:17:09.120
 night that

00:17:09.120 --> 00:17:09.420
 He was

00:17:09.420 --> 00:17:09.819
 betrayed

00:17:09.819 --> 00:17:10.140
 He

00:17:10.140 --> 00:17:11.360
 looked at

00:17:11.360 --> 00:17:11.500
 His

00:17:11.500 --> 00:17:11.920
 disciples

00:17:11.920 --> 00:17:12.480
 and said

00:17:12.480 --> 00:17:12.840
 this

00:17:12.840 --> 00:17:13.860
 is

00:17:13.860 --> 00:17:14.559
 my

00:17:14.559 --> 00:17:15.120
 body.

00:17:16.700 --> 00:17:17.340
 He

00:17:17.340 --> 00:17:17.720
 took that

00:17:17.720 --> 00:17:18.079
 bread

00:17:18.079 --> 00:17:18.600
 and said

00:17:18.600 --> 00:17:18.880
 it's not

00:17:18.880 --> 00:17:19.019
 going to

00:17:19.019 --> 00:17:19.539
 be yours.

00:17:20.600 --> 00:17:20.960
 He

00:17:20.960 --> 00:17:21.240
 broke

00:17:21.240 --> 00:17:21.720
 the bread

00:17:21.720 --> 00:17:22.720
 this is

00:17:22.720 --> 00:17:23.380
 my

00:17:23.380 --> 00:17:23.759
 body

00:17:23.759 --> 00:17:24.740
 given

00:17:24.740 --> 00:17:25.700
 for you.

00:17:26.279 --> 00:17:26.420
 Do

00:17:26.420 --> 00:17:26.920
 this

00:17:26.920 --> 00:17:27.539
 in

00:17:27.539 --> 00:17:27.920
 remembrance

00:17:27.920 --> 00:17:28.279
 of

00:17:28.279 --> 00:17:28.500
 me.

00:17:28.680 --> 00:17:28.700
 And

00:17:28.700 --> 00:17:29.359
 after

00:17:29.359 --> 00:17:29.720
 supper

00:17:29.720 --> 00:17:29.859
 He

00:17:29.859 --> 00:17:30.059
 took

00:17:30.059 --> 00:17:30.220
 the

00:17:30.220 --> 00:17:30.559
 cup

00:17:30.559 --> 00:17:31.400
 and

00:17:31.400 --> 00:17:31.519
 He

00:17:31.519 --> 00:17:31.740
 said

00:17:31.740 --> 00:17:32.519
 because

00:17:32.519 --> 00:17:32.879
 of

00:17:32.879 --> 00:17:33.119
 all

00:17:33.119 --> 00:17:33.339
 the

00:17:33.339 --> 00:17:33.559
 things

00:17:33.559 --> 00:17:33.759
 you've

00:17:33.759 --> 00:17:33.960
 done

00:17:33.960 --> 00:17:34.339
 you know

00:17:34.339 --> 00:17:34.559
 your

00:17:34.559 --> 00:17:35.180
 blood

00:17:35.180 --> 00:17:35.420
 should

00:17:35.420 --> 00:17:35.640
 have

00:17:35.640 --> 00:17:35.759
 to

00:17:35.759 --> 00:17:35.940
 be

00:17:35.940 --> 00:17:36.240
 shed

00:17:36.240 --> 00:17:36.400
 and

00:17:36.400 --> 00:17:37.200
 sacrifice

00:17:37.200 --> 00:17:37.640
 after

00:17:37.640 --> 00:17:38.319
 sacrifice

00:17:38.319 --> 00:17:38.599
 you've

00:17:38.599 --> 00:17:38.799
 seen

00:17:38.799 --> 00:17:38.940
 it

00:17:38.940 --> 00:17:39.279
 happen.

00:17:39.619 --> 00:17:39.720
 He

00:17:39.720 --> 00:17:39.900
 said

00:17:39.900 --> 00:17:40.140
 this

00:17:40.140 --> 00:17:40.599
 cup

00:17:40.599 --> 00:17:41.000
 is

00:17:41.000 --> 00:17:41.140
 a

00:17:41.140 --> 00:17:41.339
 new

00:17:41.339 --> 00:17:41.700
 covenant

00:17:41.700 --> 00:17:42.180
 it's

00:17:42.180 --> 00:17:42.339
 in

00:17:42.339 --> 00:17:42.720
 my

00:17:42.720 --> 00:17:43.240
 blood

00:17:43.240 --> 00:17:43.980
 shed

00:17:43.980 --> 00:17:44.240
 for

00:17:44.240 --> 00:17:44.480
 many

00:17:44.480 --> 00:17:44.720
 for

00:17:44.720 --> 00:17:44.940
 the

00:17:44.940 --> 00:17:45.440
 forgiveness

00:17:45.440 --> 00:17:46.259
 of

00:17:46.259 --> 00:17:46.920
 sins

00:17:46.920 --> 00:17:47.420
 not

00:17:47.420 --> 00:17:47.700
 your

00:17:47.700 --> 00:17:48.059
 blood

00:17:48.059 --> 00:17:48.480
 shed

00:17:48.480 --> 00:17:48.759
 anymore

00:17:48.759 --> 00:17:48.980
 for

00:17:48.980 --> 00:17:49.200
 your

00:17:49.200 --> 00:17:49.480
 sins

00:17:49.480 --> 00:17:49.680
 but

00:17:49.680 --> 00:17:50.339
 His

00:17:50.339 --> 00:17:56.159
 death

00:17:56.159 --> 00:17:57.359
 until

00:17:57.359 --> 00:17:57.579
 He

00:17:57.579 --> 00:17:58.039
 comes.

00:17:59.159 --> 00:17:59.279
 You

00:17:59.279 --> 00:17:59.699
 proclaim

00:17:59.699 --> 00:18:00.139
 that

00:18:00.139 --> 00:18:00.659
 what

00:18:00.659 --> 00:18:00.939
 you

00:18:00.939 --> 00:18:01.299
 need

00:18:01.299 --> 00:18:01.759
 is

00:18:01.759 --> 00:18:02.339
 His

00:18:02.339 --> 00:18:02.859
 death

00:18:02.859 --> 00:18:03.119
 in

00:18:03.119 --> 00:18:03.379
 your

00:18:03.379 --> 00:18:03.879
 place

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 so

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 that

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 you

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 can

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 be

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 brought

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 into

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 your

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 Father's

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 family.

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 This

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 is the

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 table

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 of

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 God

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 the

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 Father

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 set

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 for

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 us

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 by

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 the

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 Son

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 the

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 Lord

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 Jesus

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 Christ

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 in

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 His

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 body

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 and

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 blood

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 so

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 if

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 you

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 know

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 Him

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 if

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 you

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 are

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 a

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 part

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 of

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 that

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 family

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 by

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 faith

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 in

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 Him

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 whether

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 you

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 are

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 a

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 part

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 of

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 that

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 family

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 in

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 this

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 particular

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 church

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 or

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 any

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 other

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 church

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 that

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 preaches

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 the

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 good

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 news

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 that

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 you

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 can

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 be

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 in

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 God's

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 family

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 by

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 grace

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 by

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 faith

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 in

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 Jesus

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 then

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 come

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 and

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 celebrate

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 with

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 us

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 tonight

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 that

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 your

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 Father

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 loves

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 you

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 if

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 you

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 don't

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 know

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 Jesus

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 if

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 that's

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 not

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 your

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 story

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 then

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 we

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 don't

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 want

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 to

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 ask

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 you

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 to

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 come

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 and

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 do

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 outwardly

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 something

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 that's

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 not

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 true

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 of

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 you

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 inwardly

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 but

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 we

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 are

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 so

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 glad

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 that

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 you're

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 here

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 with

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 us

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 tonight

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 and

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 we

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 would

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 love

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 for

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 you

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 to

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 be

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 able

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 to

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 come

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 and

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 be

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 a

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 part

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 of

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 this

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 with

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 us

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 when

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 people

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 come

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 forward

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 each

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 family

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 or

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 group

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 of

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 friends

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 will

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 gather

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 as

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 a

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 small

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 group

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 around

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 this

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 table

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 and

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 we're

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 going

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 to

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 pray

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 for

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 every

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 one

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 of

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 you

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 and

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 so

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 if

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 you'd

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 like

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 just

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 to

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 come

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 and

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 have

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 a

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 chance

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 for

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 us

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 to

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 pray

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 with

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 you

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 we

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 would

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 love

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 to

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 be

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 able

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 to

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 do

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 that

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 tonight

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 so

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 when

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 the

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 ushers

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 invite

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 you

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 to

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 come

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 forward

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 and

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 back

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 please

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 feel

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 free

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 to

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 do

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 that

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 and

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 we

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 will

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 pray

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 with

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 you

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 as

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 you

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 come

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 if

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 you're

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 not

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 able

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 if

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 it's

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 difficult

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 for

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 you

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 to

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 come

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 to

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 these

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 tables

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 tonight

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 just

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 let

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 the

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 usher

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 know

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 when

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 he

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 gets

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 to

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 your

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 row

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 we

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 would

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 be

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 delighted

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 to

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 bring

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 the

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 supper

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 to

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 you

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 right

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 where

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 you

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 are

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 let

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 me

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 pray

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 and

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 then

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 we'll

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 celebrate

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 together

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 Jesus

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 thank you

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 that tonight

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 is holy

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 because you

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 are here

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 because you

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 have come

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 and given

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 yourself

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 for us

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 and sent

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 us

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 your

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 spirit

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 that we

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 would

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 remember

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 your

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 love

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 so

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 would

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 you

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 use

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 these

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 very

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 common

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 elements

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 of bread

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 and

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 juice

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 for

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 that

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 holy

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 purpose

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 in

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 our

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 hearts

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 that

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 we

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 would

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 meet

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 with

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 you

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 and

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 know

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 and

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 taste

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 your

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 love

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 we

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 ask

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 it

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 in

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 your

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 name

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 amen

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 let's

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 celebrate

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 his

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 love

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 together

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 for more

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 information

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