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 Good morning, church.

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 And I bring you greetings from New Life Masikkar,

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!

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 So you'd find some Americans in Southall trying to reach out to the Asian people.

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 So I'd like to thank you for continuing to pray for us,

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 that God has sustained us for a number of years.

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 It's a tough work, but we've been there.

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 And it's also a privilege and honor today to bring God's word to you.

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 So I believe they have read the scripture, Amos chapter 8.

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 A number of years ago, I had received a letter from a debt collection firm demanding I pay up.

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 This was the time when I was still a student.

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 The amount was not much. It was about 60 or 70 pounds.

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 It was due to some unpaid mobile bill.

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 What had happened was that I had left the country.

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 I had left England for an extended period of time and gone home.

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 And I'd withdrawn most of my money from the bank account.

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 It was very little money. I'd withdrawn everything,

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 completely overlooking the fact that I had some pending direct debit for my mobile phone contract.

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 So now I've come back to England and I get this letter.

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 So for a brief second, I thought I would just ignore this letter.

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 And my reasoning was quite naive, as it was.

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 I was out of the country for almost half the term of the contract.

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 The second half, when I left, I did not use the services.

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 So I should not be paying.

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 But as I read the letter carefully, it made me get worried.

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 In big bold letters, it was that this is a final reminder.

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 Now perhaps that sent other letters when I was out of the country.

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 And if I don't pay up, the letter warned that the bailiffs or the debt collectors would be knocking on my door.

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 So either I'd have to pay up then, or they'll take anything of value and auction it off and sell it off.

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 And what is worse, I will have to pay them for their time and effort,

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 which I assume would be more than my actual debt with the mobile provider.

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 So one voice in me said, you know, ignore it, they're just bluffing.

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 And the other one said, don't fool around.

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 It could be what it is, a final warning.

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 And I remember the words of Jesus, you know, come to terms quickly with your creditors.

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 While you're going with them to court, lest your accuser hand you to the judge,

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 and the judge the guard and you be put in prison.

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 Truly I say to you, you will never get out until you've paid the last penny.

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 So in my case, my accusers were the mobile service company and the guard are the bailiffs.

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 So I decided to treat the letter as it was, and pay up, and not risk the bailiffs knocking my door.

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 In our passage this morning, Amos the prophet is giving Israel their final reminder.

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 It's only nine chapters, the book has nine chapters, this is the eighth chapter.

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 It's the final reminder.

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 The only difference is, there is no time to pay up.

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 No more grace to shape up.

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 It's not a warning, it's a declaration of judgment.

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 God is going to judge his people now.

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 The bailiffs would be knocking at their door,

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 and they will be coming in the form of Assyrian soldiers,

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 the superpower of their time,

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 invading their country and taking most of them into exile.

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 Israel is hearing God's final word on their wicked behavior and unrepentant hearts.

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 Hence, in verse 11, you have Amos prophesying,

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 Behold, the days are coming, declares the Lord God,

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 when I will send a famine on the land,

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 not a famine of bread,

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 nor a ters of water,

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 but of hearing the words of the Lord.

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 God is now going to stop speaking.

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 They have been ignoring his corrections.

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 He is going to give them the silent treatment.

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 They are about to face the full consequences

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 of their rebellious hearts and wicked behavior.

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 God has had enough

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 with the rebelliousness of his chosen people.

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 Look at the end of verse 2.

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 The Lord said to me,

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 The end has come upon my people.

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 I will never again pass by them.

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 And again at the end of verse 7,

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 The Lord has sworn by the pride of Jacob,

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 Surely I will never forget any of their deeds.

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 And finally at the end of the chapter,

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 at the end of verse 14,

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 They shall fall and never rise again.

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 I will never pass by them.

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 I will never forget.

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 They shall never rise.

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 Three nevers.

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 There is a finality

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 to what is about to happen to them.

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 You know we have been told,

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 if you have read the book before,

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 we have been told in the previous chapters

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 as well as documented

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 in history books.

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 It's in chapter 2.

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 An adversary shall surround the land

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 and bring down your defenses from you

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 and your strongholds shall be plundered.

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 What they had taken by plunder

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 would be lost by plunder.

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 It's a poetic justice.

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 What monuments they had built with that plunder,

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 it will come to an end.

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 The adversaries is the Assyrians.

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 And you can see it depicted

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 in the British Museum.

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 In the Assyrians had crafted

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 on their palace walls

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 how they took the children of Israel into exile.

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 The sad and gloomy picture

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 is also provided in our passage today.

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 It's in verse 3.

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 The songs of the temple

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 shall become wailings in that day,

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 declares the Lord God.

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 So many dead bodies,

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 they are thrown everywhere,

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 silence.

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 Songs of worship

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 becomes wailings.

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 Wailings will turn into silence.

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 And there will be many dead bodies scattered.

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 Songs, wailings, silence.

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 The songs at the temple

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 will be silenced once for all.

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 Because in chapter 5,

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 God had declared

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 that he detested the worship

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 of the people of Enemos' time.

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 You know, in chapter 5, verse 21 onwards,

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 God had declared,

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 I hate,

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 I despise your feast,

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 and I take no delight

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 in your solemn assemblies.

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 Even though you offer me

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 your burnt offerings

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 and grain offerings,

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 I will not accept them.

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 And the peace offerings

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 of your fattened animals,

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 I will not look upon them.

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 Take away from me

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 the noise of your songs

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 to the melody of your harps,

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 I will not listen.

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 And the reason God gave

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 for despising their worship

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 is that they have neglected

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 the more important matters

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 of justice and righteousness.

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 The God of the Bible

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 puts it in his own words

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 in chapter 5,

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 let justice rule down

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 like waters

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 and righteousness

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 like an ever-flowing stream.

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 Instead, what they did

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 was the opposite.

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 And God said

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 in the same chapter,

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 they had turned justice

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 to poison fruit

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 and cast down righteousness

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 to the earth.

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 These people were no different

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 than the Pharisees

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 that Jesus condemned.

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 You know, Jesus said,

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 woe to you,

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 scribes and Pharisees,

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 hypocrites.

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 You have neglected

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 the weightier matters

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 of the law,

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 justice,

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 and mercy,

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 and faithfulness.

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 You know, justice,

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 mercy, faithfulness

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 runs through the Bible

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 like a stream

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 from Genesis right

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 to Revelation.

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 The Israelites

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 in Amos' time,

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 the Pharisees

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 of Jesus' time,

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 and some of us

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 in our times,

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 you know,

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 we could put up

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 a good act

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 as good church-going folks.

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 You know,

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 we could turn up

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 at church events

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 at the right time.

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 We could say amen

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 to all the prayers.

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 We could sing

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 the right hymns,

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 but we could be busy

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 with church,

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 but far from God.

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 No different

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 than the priest

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 and the Levite

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 who abandoned

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 the injured man

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 that had been robbed

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 and left to die

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 on the road to Jericho.

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 Now, both the priest

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 and the Levite

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 probably were busy

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 with church stuff.

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 They were unlike

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 the good Samaritan,

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 whom Jesus praised,

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 who took the risk

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 at the cost

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 of his life

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 to save a man's life.

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 Jesus said,

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 But a Samaritan,

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 as he journeyed,

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 came to where he was,

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 and when he saw him,

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 he had compassion,

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 mercy.

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 He went up to him

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 and bound up his wounds,

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 pouring on oil

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 and wine.

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 Then he set him

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 on his own animal

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 and brought him

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 to an inn

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 and took care of him.

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 And the next day,

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 he took out two denarii

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 and gave them

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 to the innkeeper,

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 saying,

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 Take care of him

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 and whatever more

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 you spend,

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 I will repay

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 when I come back

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 at the cost of his life

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 and the cost

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 of his wealth.

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 The Israelites

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 in Amos' time

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 were the opposite

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 of the good Samaritan,

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 who, interestingly,

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 is a product

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 of the aftermath

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 of the Assyrian invasion.

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 So, interestingly,

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 there is grace

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 after the judgment.

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 The Israelites

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 have stepped upon

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 and abused the poor,

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 the needy

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 and the disadvantaged.

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 It's in verse 4.

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 Hear these,

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 you who trample

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 the needy

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 and bring the poor

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 to the land

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 to an end.

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 In their greed

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 and selfishness,

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 they have all the while

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 been ignoring

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 the Torah injunction.

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 In Deuteronomy,

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 God had said,

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 For there will never

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 cease to be

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 the poor in the land.

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 Therefore,

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 I command you,

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 you shall open

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 wide your hand

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 to your brother,

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 to the needy

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 and to the poor

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 in your land,

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 as well as you shall

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 love your neighbor

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 as yourself.

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 You know,

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 as I've mentioned,

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 the Israelites

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 in Amos' time

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 were very,

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 very religious.

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 They were church-going folks.

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 They observed

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 the new moon

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 and the Sabbath.

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 But all the time

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 while they were

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 in their worship services,

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 their eyes

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 were on the clock

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 rather than the hymn book.

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 When can we get out

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 and continue

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 with our money-making schemes?

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 You know,

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 they had the system

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 rigged for their benefit.

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 They turned

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 their backs

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 against the poor

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 as they faced

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 the pulpit

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 to convince themselves

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 that they were

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 part of God's people.

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 Their ears

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 were close

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 to the deafening cry

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 of those

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 whom they were oppressed

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 as they increased

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 the volume

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 of their worship.

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 They were no different

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 again

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 than the people

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 of Jesus' time.

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 You know,

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 Jesus said,

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 you hypocrites.

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 Well,

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 did Isaiah prophesy

00:11:27.079 --> 00:11:27.519
 of you

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 when he said,

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 these people

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 honor me

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 with their lips,

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 but their heart

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 is far from me.

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 In vain

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 do they worship me

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 teaching as doctrines

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 the commandments

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 of men.

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 Now,

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 Isaiah,

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 another great prophet

00:11:41.059 --> 00:11:41.599
 of the Bible,

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 a contemporary of Amos,

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 who Jesus

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 had just quoted,

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 says this

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 in his famous

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 chapter 58.

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 You know,

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 this is when Israel,

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 the people of God,

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 were complaining

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 to God

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 that God

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 is overlooking

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 their righteous acts.

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 You know,

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 they say,

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 why have we fasted

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 and you see it not?

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 Why have we

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 humbled ourselves

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 and you have

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 taken no knowledge

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 of it?

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 We've done all

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 these religious acts,

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 but you're ignoring us.

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 And God's answer

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 to Israel is this,

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 behold,

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 in the day of your fast

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 you seek

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 your own pleasure

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 and you oppress

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 all your workers.

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 What

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 they should have done

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 according to God

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 through Isaiah

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 is this,

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 this is what God says,

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 if you turn back

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 your foot

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 from Sabbath,

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 from doing

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 your own pleasure

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 on my holy day

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 and call the Sabbath

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 a delight

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 and my holy day

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 with the holy day

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 of the Lord

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 honorable,

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 if you honor it,

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 not going on

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 your own ways

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 or seeking

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 your own pleasure

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 or talking idly,

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 then you shall

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 take delight

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 in the Lord

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 and I will make

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 you ride

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 on the heights

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 of the earth

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 and I will feed

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 you the heritage

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 of Jacob

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 your father

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 for the mouth

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 of the Lord

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 has spoken.

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 And again,

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 no different

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 than the Pharisees

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 in Jesus' time.

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 Woe to you,

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 scribes and Pharisees,

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 hypocrites,

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 for you clean

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 the outside

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 of the cup

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 and the plate

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 but inside

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 they're full of greed

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 and self-indulgence.

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 You are whitewashed

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 tombs which outwardly

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 appear beautiful

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 but within are full

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 of dead people's bones

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 and uncleanness.

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 So you also

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 outwardly appear

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 righteous to others

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 but within are full

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 of hypocrisy

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 and lawlessness.

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 All respectable

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 and religious

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 on the outside

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 but rotten

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 on the inside.

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 Isaiah condemns

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 the sins

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 of the people

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 in his time.

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 Amos does the same

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 in our passage.

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 Jesus does the same

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 with the Pharisees.

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 Now we might be

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 sitting here

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 reading and listening

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 to these words

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 and thinking

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 I'm not like them.

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 My sins are not

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 as bad as them.

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 I am not

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 as evil as them.

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 But that's just

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 looking at the surface

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 because the heart

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 of the matter

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 is the matter

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 of the heart.

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 Those visible sins

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 are just symptoms

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 of something deeper.

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 You know Isaiah

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 tells us,

00:13:57.219 --> 00:13:57.439
 he says,

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 Behold,

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 in the day of your fast

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 you seek

00:14:00.739 --> 00:14:02.159
 your own pleasure.

00:14:03.439 --> 00:14:04.419
 If you turn back

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 your fruit from Sabbath

00:14:05.299 --> 00:14:06.179
 from doing again

00:14:06.179 --> 00:14:07.259
 your own pleasure

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 if you honor it

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 not going your ways

00:14:10.299 --> 00:14:10.759
 or seeking

00:14:10.759 --> 00:14:11.879
 your own pleasure.

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 At the heart

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 of all our

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 outward sins

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 that is visible

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 whatever form it is

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 are self-centeredness,

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 selfishness,

00:14:24.240 --> 00:14:24.799
 self-pleasure.

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 Because we are all

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 self-preoccupied

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 with our own

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 wants and needs.

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 That's just

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 the way we are

00:14:32.860 --> 00:14:33.860
 because of

00:14:33.860 --> 00:14:34.799
 indwelling sin.

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 we are worried

00:14:36.479 --> 00:14:37.039
 about our own

00:14:37.039 --> 00:14:37.620
 security

00:14:37.620 --> 00:14:38.359
 and our own

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 comfort.

00:14:40.139 --> 00:14:41.120
 Self-preservation

00:14:41.120 --> 00:14:41.679
 is the name

00:14:41.679 --> 00:14:42.279
 of the game

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 when survival

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 of the fittest

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 is the philosophy

00:14:44.819 --> 00:14:45.719
 of the fallen world.

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 God is not

00:14:47.899 --> 00:14:48.979
 against wealth

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 or the accumulation

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 of it.

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 In the Torah

00:14:52.740 --> 00:14:53.339
 it's a sign

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 of blessing

00:14:53.859 --> 00:14:54.899
 and grace

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 as a sign

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 of God's favor.

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 If you don't

00:14:58.839 --> 00:14:59.379
 believe me

00:14:59.379 --> 00:15:00.039
 just listen

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 to the televangelists

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 about that.

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 That's a joke.

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 what he's against

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 is how we

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 abuse others

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 in the process

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 of accumulating

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 wealth

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 for our own

00:15:13.759 --> 00:15:15.299
 selfish needs

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 and what we

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 do with it

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 closing our

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 eyes to the

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 needy

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 and using it

00:15:21.519 --> 00:15:22.879
 for our own

00:15:22.879 --> 00:15:23.479
 pleasure

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 besides putting

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 our trust

00:15:25.679 --> 00:15:26.059
 in it.

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 Now the people

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 of Amos'

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 time

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 and we

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 can do the

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 same.

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 drowned out

00:15:34.259 --> 00:15:34.960
 the cries

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 of the people

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 they oppressed

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 by raising

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 the volume

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 of worship

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 songs.

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 They wore

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 a cloak

00:15:41.900 --> 00:15:42.759
 of religiosity

00:15:42.759 --> 00:15:44.200
 to cover

00:15:44.200 --> 00:15:45.240
 their nakedness

00:15:45.240 --> 00:15:46.140
 before God.

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 You know

00:15:47.140 --> 00:15:47.460
 these are

00:15:47.460 --> 00:15:47.879
 the type of

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 folks that

00:15:48.280 --> 00:15:49.240
 Jesus rebukes

00:15:49.240 --> 00:15:49.660
 in the book

00:15:49.660 --> 00:15:50.300
 of Revelation.

00:15:50.299 --> 00:15:51.759
 for you

00:15:51.759 --> 00:15:52.459
 say I

00:15:52.459 --> 00:15:53.039
 am rich

00:15:53.039 --> 00:15:53.559
 I have

00:15:53.559 --> 00:15:54.279
 prospered

00:15:54.279 --> 00:15:55.079
 and I

00:15:55.079 --> 00:15:55.299
 need

00:15:55.299 --> 00:15:55.719
 nothing

00:15:55.719 --> 00:15:56.779
 not

00:15:56.779 --> 00:15:57.240
 realizing

00:15:57.240 --> 00:15:57.639
 that you

00:15:57.639 --> 00:15:57.779
 are

00:15:57.779 --> 00:15:58.179
 wretched

00:15:58.179 --> 00:15:59.299
 pitiful

00:15:59.299 --> 00:15:59.899
 poor

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 blind

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 and naked

00:16:00.940 --> 00:16:02.460
 I

00:16:02.460 --> 00:16:02.960
 counsel

00:16:02.960 --> 00:16:03.300
 you

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 to buy

00:16:03.820 --> 00:16:04.340
 from me

00:16:04.340 --> 00:16:04.840
 gold

00:16:04.840 --> 00:16:05.280
 refined

00:16:05.280 --> 00:16:05.940
 by fire

00:16:05.940 --> 00:16:07.020
 so that

00:16:07.020 --> 00:16:07.160
 you

00:16:07.160 --> 00:16:07.360
 may

00:16:07.360 --> 00:16:07.560
 be

00:16:07.560 --> 00:16:07.960
 rich

00:16:07.960 --> 00:16:08.860
 and

00:16:08.860 --> 00:16:09.120
 white

00:16:09.120 --> 00:16:09.540
 garments

00:16:09.540 --> 00:16:09.980
 so that

00:16:09.980 --> 00:16:10.100
 you

00:16:10.100 --> 00:16:10.280
 may

00:16:10.280 --> 00:16:10.640
 clothe

00:16:10.640 --> 00:16:11.240
 yourself

00:16:11.240 --> 00:16:11.900
 and the

00:16:11.900 --> 00:16:12.160
 shame

00:16:12.160 --> 00:16:12.480
 of your

00:16:12.480 --> 00:16:13.040
 nakedness

00:16:13.040 --> 00:16:13.420
 may not

00:16:13.420 --> 00:16:14.020
 be seen

00:16:14.020 --> 00:16:14.900
 and

00:16:14.900 --> 00:16:15.260
 salve

00:16:15.260 --> 00:16:15.380
 to

00:16:15.380 --> 00:16:15.680
 anoint

00:16:15.680 --> 00:16:15.920
 your

00:16:15.920 --> 00:16:16.340
 eyes

00:16:16.340 --> 00:16:16.980
 so that

00:16:16.980 --> 00:16:17.120
 you

00:16:17.120 --> 00:16:17.320
 may

00:16:17.320 --> 00:16:17.740
 see.

00:16:18.780 --> 00:16:19.380
 God

00:16:19.380 --> 00:16:20.340
 is against

00:16:20.340 --> 00:16:22.000
 the false

00:16:22.000 --> 00:16:22.520
 worship

00:16:22.520 --> 00:16:23.440
 and the

00:16:23.440 --> 00:16:23.840
 empty

00:16:23.840 --> 00:16:24.420
 religions

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 and the

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 social

00:16:26.300 --> 00:16:26.900
 injustice

00:16:26.900 --> 00:16:27.680
 that flows

00:16:27.680 --> 00:16:28.200
 out of it.

00:16:28.200 --> 00:16:29.500
 all of

00:16:29.500 --> 00:16:29.680
 this

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 stems

00:16:30.120 --> 00:16:30.480
 from

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 the

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 failure

00:16:31.080 --> 00:16:31.320
 to

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 recognize

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 who

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 the

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 God

00:16:32.980 --> 00:16:33.060
 of

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 the

00:16:33.160 --> 00:16:33.400
 Bible

00:16:33.400 --> 00:16:33.820
 is.

00:16:34.720 --> 00:16:34.879
 You

00:16:34.879 --> 00:16:34.920
 know

00:16:34.920 --> 00:16:35.040
 the

00:16:35.040 --> 00:16:35.280
 people

00:16:35.280 --> 00:16:35.420
 of

00:16:35.420 --> 00:16:35.700
 Amos'

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 time

00:16:36.120 --> 00:16:37.120
 had a

00:16:37.120 --> 00:16:37.540
 false

00:16:37.540 --> 00:16:37.920
 view

00:16:37.920 --> 00:16:38.160
 of

00:16:38.160 --> 00:16:38.520
 God

00:16:38.520 --> 00:16:39.360
 and

00:16:39.360 --> 00:16:39.640
 that

00:16:39.640 --> 00:16:39.840
 had

00:16:39.840 --> 00:16:40.440
 corrupted

00:16:40.440 --> 00:16:41.500
 everything.

00:16:42.360 --> 00:16:42.440
 You

00:16:42.440 --> 00:16:42.480
 know

00:16:42.480 --> 00:16:42.640
 when

00:16:42.640 --> 00:16:43.020
 God

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 is

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 first

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 and at

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 the

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 center

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 of our

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 lives

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 everything

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 else

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 our

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 relationship

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 our

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 work

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 our

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 leisure

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 they

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 become

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 meaningful

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 and they

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 fit

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 into

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 their

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 proper

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 place.

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 But when

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 self

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 is

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 entroned

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 and let

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 me tell

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 you

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 self

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 is a

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 punishing

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 master

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 it's a

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 jealous

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 and a

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 punishing

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 master

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 it's

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 never

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 satisfied

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 it will

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 push

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 everything

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 else

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 out to

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 the

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 margins.

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 When

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 our

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 worship

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 is

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 focused

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 on

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 ourselves

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 and

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 not

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 God

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 greed

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 and

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 selfishness

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 are

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 entroned

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 and the

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 result

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 as James

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 puts it

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 where

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 jealousy

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 and

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 selfish

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 ambition

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 exist

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 there will

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 be

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 disorder

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 and every

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 wild

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 practice.

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 The people

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 in Amos'

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 time

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 their standards

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 have become

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 wholly

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 corrupt.

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 Amos

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 condemns

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 them

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 for

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 selling

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 small

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 measures

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 of

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 weed

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 for

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 grossly

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 inflated

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 price

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 and

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 ruined

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 struggling

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 buyers.

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 If

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 ultimately

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 we worship

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 ourselves

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 which means

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 we are

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 very

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 self-centered

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 and we

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 don't

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 worship

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 the true

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 and the

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 living

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 God

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 we

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 will

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 judge

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 everything

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 and

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 everyone

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 on how

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 they

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 could

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 serve

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 our

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 interest.

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 So in

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 verse 6

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 the poor

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 are treated

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 as disposable

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 items

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 commodities

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 to be

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 bought

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 and sold.

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 That's why

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 James

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 the brother

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 of Jesus

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 warns us

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 this is

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 religion

00:18:09.840 --> 00:18:10.360
 that is

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 pure

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 and

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 undefiled

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 before

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 God

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 the

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 Father

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 is

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 this

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 to

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 visit

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 orphans

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 and widows

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 in their

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 affliction

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 and to

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 keep

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 oneself

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 unstained

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 from

00:18:19.519 --> 00:18:19.700
 the

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 world.

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 That is

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 why

00:18:21.620 --> 00:18:21.920
 God

00:18:21.920 --> 00:18:22.240
 has to

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 judge

00:18:22.519 --> 00:18:22.700
 his

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 people.

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 Now in

00:18:24.319 --> 00:18:24.879
 my story

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 in the

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 beginning

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 the

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 beliefs

00:18:25.899 --> 00:18:26.159
 had

00:18:26.159 --> 00:18:26.399
 every

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 right

00:18:26.639 --> 00:18:26.779
 to

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 come

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 after

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 me.

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 I

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 had

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 signed

00:18:28.779 --> 00:18:29.180
 a

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 contract.

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 The

00:18:31.240 --> 00:18:31.519
 children

00:18:31.519 --> 00:18:31.859
 of Israel

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 had a

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 covenant

00:18:32.759 --> 00:18:33.079
 with

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 God.

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 It's

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 a

00:18:34.220 --> 00:18:34.559
 contract.

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 And that

00:18:35.799 --> 00:18:36.119
 covenant

00:18:36.119 --> 00:18:36.619
 came with

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 privileges

00:18:37.119 --> 00:18:38.000
 and

00:18:38.000 --> 00:18:38.839
 responsibilities.

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 You know

00:18:40.379 --> 00:18:40.579
 at the

00:18:40.579 --> 00:18:40.899
 heart of

00:18:40.899 --> 00:18:41.039
 it

00:18:41.039 --> 00:18:41.259
 God

00:18:41.259 --> 00:18:41.460
 had

00:18:41.460 --> 00:18:41.659
 said

00:18:41.659 --> 00:18:42.119
 I

00:18:42.119 --> 00:18:42.579
 shall

00:18:42.579 --> 00:18:42.980
 be

00:18:42.980 --> 00:18:43.339
 their

00:18:43.339 --> 00:18:43.859
 God

00:18:43.859 --> 00:18:45.019
 and

00:18:45.019 --> 00:18:45.299
 they

00:18:45.299 --> 00:18:45.559
 shall

00:18:45.559 --> 00:18:45.759
 be

00:18:45.759 --> 00:18:46.000
 my

00:18:46.000 --> 00:18:46.420
 people.

00:18:47.440 --> 00:18:47.680
 A

00:18:47.680 --> 00:18:47.960
 people

00:18:47.960 --> 00:18:48.240
 that

00:18:48.240 --> 00:18:48.399
 will

00:18:48.399 --> 00:18:48.700
 be

00:18:48.700 --> 00:18:49.379
 the

00:18:49.379 --> 00:18:49.680
 salt

00:18:49.680 --> 00:18:49.859
 of

00:18:49.859 --> 00:18:50.019
 the

00:18:50.019 --> 00:18:50.319
 earth

00:18:50.319 --> 00:18:51.539
 and

00:18:51.539 --> 00:18:51.700
 the

00:18:51.700 --> 00:18:51.899
 light

00:18:51.899 --> 00:18:52.019
 to

00:18:52.019 --> 00:18:52.139
 the

00:18:52.139 --> 00:18:52.500
 nations.

00:18:53.039 --> 00:18:54.359
 God's

00:18:54.359 --> 00:18:54.879
 people

00:18:54.879 --> 00:18:55.399
 Israel.

00:18:55.859 --> 00:18:56.220
 God's

00:18:56.220 --> 00:18:56.359
 people

00:18:56.359 --> 00:18:56.559
 was

00:18:56.559 --> 00:18:56.899
 Israel

00:18:56.899 --> 00:18:57.299
 then

00:18:57.299 --> 00:18:58.240
 and

00:18:58.240 --> 00:18:58.460
 today

00:18:58.460 --> 00:18:58.639
 it's

00:18:58.639 --> 00:18:58.839
 the

00:18:58.839 --> 00:18:59.079
 church

00:18:59.079 --> 00:18:59.299
 it's

00:18:59.299 --> 00:18:59.619
 us.

00:19:00.319 --> 00:19:00.680
 We

00:19:00.680 --> 00:19:00.859
 are

00:19:00.859 --> 00:19:01.019
 the

00:19:01.019 --> 00:19:01.240
 moral

00:19:01.240 --> 00:19:01.700
 compass

00:19:01.700 --> 00:19:01.980
 of

00:19:01.980 --> 00:19:02.139
 this

00:19:02.139 --> 00:19:02.440
 world.

00:19:03.440 --> 00:19:03.599
 But

00:19:03.599 --> 00:19:03.940
 what

00:19:03.940 --> 00:19:04.359
 happens

00:19:04.359 --> 00:19:04.700
 when

00:19:04.700 --> 00:19:05.220
 we

00:19:05.220 --> 00:19:05.899
 are

00:19:05.899 --> 00:19:06.119
 no

00:19:06.119 --> 00:19:06.700
 longer

00:19:06.700 --> 00:19:07.399
 fit

00:19:07.399 --> 00:19:07.579
 for

00:19:07.579 --> 00:19:08.079
 purpose?

00:19:09.259 --> 00:19:09.779
 When

00:19:09.779 --> 00:19:10.019
 we

00:19:10.019 --> 00:19:10.159
 are

00:19:10.159 --> 00:19:10.279
 no

00:19:10.279 --> 00:19:10.759
 different

00:19:10.759 --> 00:19:10.980
 in

00:19:10.980 --> 00:19:11.240
 fact

00:19:11.240 --> 00:19:11.960
 worse

00:19:11.960 --> 00:19:12.200
 than

00:19:12.200 --> 00:19:12.500
 the

00:19:12.500 --> 00:19:12.980
 society

00:19:12.980 --> 00:19:13.220
 that

00:19:13.220 --> 00:19:13.440
 God

00:19:13.440 --> 00:19:13.599
 has

00:19:13.599 --> 00:19:13.779
 put

00:19:13.779 --> 00:19:13.920
 us

00:19:13.920 --> 00:19:14.139
 in.

00:19:14.740 --> 00:19:15.000
 When

00:19:15.000 --> 00:19:15.099
 we

00:19:15.099 --> 00:19:15.200
 are

00:19:15.200 --> 00:19:15.339
 just

00:19:15.339 --> 00:19:15.539
 as

00:19:15.539 --> 00:19:15.859
 selfish

00:19:15.859 --> 00:19:16.159
 and

00:19:16.159 --> 00:19:16.500
 self

00:19:16.500 --> 00:19:16.839
 centered

00:19:16.839 --> 00:19:17.059
 as

00:19:17.059 --> 00:19:17.200
 the

00:19:17.200 --> 00:19:17.599
 people

00:19:17.599 --> 00:19:17.920
 that

00:19:17.920 --> 00:19:18.079
 do

00:19:18.079 --> 00:19:18.319
 not

00:19:18.319 --> 00:19:18.579
 know

00:19:18.579 --> 00:19:18.599
!

00:19:18.599 --> 00:19:19.119
 Jesus.

00:19:19.119 --> 00:19:20.680
 Jesus

00:19:20.680 --> 00:19:20.920
 has

00:19:20.920 --> 00:19:21.060
 some

00:19:21.060 --> 00:19:21.279
 very

00:19:21.279 --> 00:19:21.539
 chilling

00:19:21.539 --> 00:19:21.920
 words

00:19:21.920 --> 00:19:22.340
 for

00:19:22.340 --> 00:19:22.580
 us.

00:19:22.680 --> 00:19:22.720
 He

00:19:22.720 --> 00:19:22.860
 says

00:19:22.860 --> 00:19:23.019
 you

00:19:23.019 --> 00:19:23.180
 are

00:19:23.180 --> 00:19:23.320
 the

00:19:23.320 --> 00:19:23.519
 salt

00:19:23.519 --> 00:19:23.660
 of

00:19:23.660 --> 00:19:23.779
 the

00:19:23.779 --> 00:19:24.019
 earth.

00:19:25.000 --> 00:19:25.200
 But

00:19:25.200 --> 00:19:25.320
 if

00:19:25.320 --> 00:19:25.480
 the

00:19:25.480 --> 00:19:25.740
 salt

00:19:25.740 --> 00:19:25.980
 has

00:19:25.980 --> 00:19:26.220
 lost

00:19:26.220 --> 00:19:26.460
 its

00:19:26.460 --> 00:19:26.820
 days

00:19:26.820 --> 00:19:27.100
 how

00:19:27.100 --> 00:19:27.420
 shall

00:19:27.420 --> 00:19:27.620
 its

00:19:27.620 --> 00:19:28.060
 saltiness

00:19:28.060 --> 00:19:28.259
 be

00:19:28.259 --> 00:19:28.720
 restored?

00:19:29.920 --> 00:19:30.140
 It's

00:19:30.140 --> 00:19:30.299
 no

00:19:30.299 --> 00:19:30.500
 longer

00:19:30.500 --> 00:19:30.740
 good

00:19:30.740 --> 00:19:30.920
 for

00:19:30.920 --> 00:19:31.420
 anything

00:19:31.420 --> 00:19:31.900
 except

00:19:31.900 --> 00:19:32.039
 to

00:19:32.039 --> 00:19:32.180
 be

00:19:32.180 --> 00:19:32.440
 thrown

00:19:32.440 --> 00:19:32.840
 out

00:19:32.840 --> 00:19:33.240
 and

00:19:33.240 --> 00:19:33.680
 trampled

00:19:33.680 --> 00:19:33.920
 under

00:19:33.920 --> 00:19:34.960
 people's

00:19:34.960 --> 00:19:35.240
 feet.

00:19:36.240 --> 00:19:36.600
 God

00:19:36.600 --> 00:19:36.779
 has

00:19:36.779 --> 00:19:36.920
 to

00:19:36.920 --> 00:19:37.180
 judge

00:19:37.180 --> 00:19:37.440
 them

00:19:37.440 --> 00:19:37.980
 because

00:19:37.980 --> 00:19:38.320
 of

00:19:38.320 --> 00:19:38.480
 the

00:19:38.480 --> 00:19:38.759
 covenant

00:19:38.759 --> 00:19:38.940
 he

00:19:38.940 --> 00:19:39.039
 had

00:19:39.039 --> 00:19:39.220
 made

00:19:39.220 --> 00:19:39.400
 for

00:19:39.400 --> 00:19:39.580
 them.

00:19:40.460 --> 00:19:40.640
 The

00:19:40.640 --> 00:19:40.880
 covenant

00:19:40.880 --> 00:19:41.180
 came

00:19:41.180 --> 00:19:41.340
 with

00:19:41.340 --> 00:19:41.799
 privileges

00:19:41.799 --> 00:19:41.820
!

00:19:50.680 --> 00:19:51.019
 character.

00:19:52.400 --> 00:19:52.560
 You

00:19:52.560 --> 00:19:52.620
 know

00:19:52.620 --> 00:19:52.740
 at

00:19:52.740 --> 00:19:52.840
 the

00:19:52.840 --> 00:19:52.980
 end

00:19:52.980 --> 00:19:53.120
 of

00:19:53.120 --> 00:19:53.160
 the

00:19:53.160 --> 00:19:53.360
 Sermon

00:19:53.360 --> 00:19:53.460
 of

00:19:53.460 --> 00:19:53.600
 the

00:19:53.600 --> 00:19:53.840
 Mount

00:19:53.840 --> 00:19:54.720
 Jesus

00:19:54.720 --> 00:19:54.980
 said

00:19:54.980 --> 00:19:55.420
 this

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 everyone

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 who

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 hears

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 the

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 words

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 of

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 mine

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 and

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 does

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 not

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 do

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 them

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 will

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 be

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 like

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 a

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 foolish

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 man

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 who

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 built

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 his

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 house

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 on

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 the

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 sand

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 and

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 the

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 rain

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 fell

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 and

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 the

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 floods

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 came

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 and

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 the

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 winds

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 blew

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!

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 God's

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 moral

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 law

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 and

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 God's

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 ways

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 we

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 are

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 playing

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 with

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 fire

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 because

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 we

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 are

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 messing

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 around

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 with

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 God

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 we

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 are

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 building

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 our

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 lives

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 on

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 shifting

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 sands

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 like

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 the

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 foolish

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 man

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 Paul

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 tells us

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 in

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 Galatians

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 do not

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 be

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 deceived

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 God

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 is

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 not

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 mocked

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 for

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 whatever

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 one

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 sows

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 that

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 will

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 he

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 also

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 reap

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 for

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 the

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 one

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 who

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 sows

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 to

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 his

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 own

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 flesh

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!

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 will

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 from

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 the

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 spirit

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 reap

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 eternal

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 life

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 in

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 God's

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 universe

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 there

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 is

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 sowing

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 and

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 reaping

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 because

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 God's

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 principle

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 of

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 justice

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 and

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 mercy

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 are

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 infused

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 in

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 the

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 DNA

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 of

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 our

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 universe

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 mess

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 with

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 it

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 and

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 you

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 mess

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 with

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 your

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 lives

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 and

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 destiny

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 Amos

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 puts

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 it

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 this

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 way

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 in

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 verse

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 7

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 the

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 Lord

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 has

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 sworn

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 by

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 the

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 pride

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 of

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 Jacob

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 surely

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 I

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 will

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 never

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 forget

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 any

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 of

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 their

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 deeds

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 shall

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 not

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 the

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 land

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 tremble

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 on

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 this

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 account

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 and

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 every

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 one

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 moan

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 who

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 dwells

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 in

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 it

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 and

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 all

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 of

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 it

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 rise

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 like

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 the

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 Nile

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 and

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 be

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 tossed

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 about

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 and

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 sink

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 again

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 like

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 the

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 Nile

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 of

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 Egypt

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 first

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 he

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 is

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 speaking

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 of

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 an

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 earthquake

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 and

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 then

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 the

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 rising

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 and

00:21:38.680 --> 00:21:38.820
 the

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 sinking

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 of

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 the

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 great

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 Nile

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 now

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 imagine

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 you

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 are

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 on

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 a

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 boat

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 and

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 when

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 that's

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 happening

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 that's

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 what

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 happens

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 when

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 God's

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 moral

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 principle

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 are

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 ignored

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 as

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 an

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 earthquake

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 when

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 we

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 do

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 not

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 treat

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 others

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 as

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 they

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 are

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 made

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 in

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 the

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 image

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 of

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 God

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 when

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 we

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 abuse

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 and

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 take

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 advantage

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 of

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 one

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 another

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 when

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 we

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 use

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 our

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 religion

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 to

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 hide

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 from

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 God

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 when

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 we

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 assume

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 just

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 coming

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 to

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 church

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 at

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 certain

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 times

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 of

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 the

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 week

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 should

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 have

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 God

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 off

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 my

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 back

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 Amos

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 wants

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 us

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 that

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 our

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 world

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 will

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 be

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 turned

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 upside

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 down

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 you

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 know

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 in

00:22:15.099 --> 00:22:15.299
 fact

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 Amos

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 actually

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 dates

00:22:16.759 --> 00:22:17.000
 his

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 prophecies

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 two

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 years

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 before

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 the

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 earthquake

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 in

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 the

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 beginning

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 because

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 in

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 his

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 spiritual

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 universe

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 that

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 is

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 what

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 matters

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 in

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 terms

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 of

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 timeline

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 Amos

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 speaks

00:22:26.339 --> 00:22:26.460
 of

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 the

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 great

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 Nile

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 in

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 verse

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 8

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 Amos

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 is

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 alluding

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 to

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 Egypt

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 when

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 the

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 children

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 of

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 Israel

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 were

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 oppressed

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!

00:22:34.039 --> 00:22:34.119
 When

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 they

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 were

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 slaves

00:22:34.799 --> 00:22:34.799


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 and

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 taken

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 advantage

00:22:35.680 --> 00:22:36.100
 of

00:22:36.100 --> 00:22:37.380
 God

00:22:37.380 --> 00:22:37.620
 had

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 judged

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 Egypt

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 for

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 oppressing

00:22:39.940 --> 00:22:40.220
 his

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 people

00:22:40.580 --> 00:22:42.000
 now

00:22:42.000 --> 00:22:42.140
 he

00:22:42.140 --> 00:22:42.299
 will

00:22:42.299 --> 00:22:42.740
 judge

00:22:42.740 --> 00:22:43.779
 his

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 people

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 for

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 being

00:22:44.420 --> 00:22:44.620
 no

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 different

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 we

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 cannot

00:22:47.140 --> 00:22:47.620
 build

00:22:47.620 --> 00:22:48.019
 our

00:22:48.019 --> 00:22:48.460
 lives

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 apart

00:22:48.940 --> 00:22:49.279
 from

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 the

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 framework

00:22:49.940 --> 00:22:50.440
 that

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 God

00:22:50.700 --> 00:22:50.880
 has

00:22:50.880 --> 00:22:51.100
 given

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 us

00:22:51.320 --> 00:22:51.460
 in

00:22:51.460 --> 00:22:51.620
 his

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 word

00:22:51.900 --> 00:22:53.060
 there

00:22:53.060 --> 00:22:53.279
 will

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 be

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 an

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 earthquake

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 there

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 will

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 be

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 a

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 storm

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 everything

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 will

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 be

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 made

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 topsy

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 turvy

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 no

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 different

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 than

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 the

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 storm

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 that

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 Jesus

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 had

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 warned us

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 at

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 the

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 beginning

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 of

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 our

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 chapter

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 God

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 asked

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 Amos

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 Amos

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 what

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 do

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 you

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 see

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 and

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 he

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 said

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 a

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 basket

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 of

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 summer

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 fruit

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 Israel

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 had

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 been

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 living

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 in

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 the

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 summer

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 of

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 God's

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 grace

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 they

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 have

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 neglected

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 his

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 warnings

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 they

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 have

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 neglected

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 his

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 word

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 they

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 have

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 neglected

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 the

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 poor

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 they

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 have

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 lived

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 as

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 they

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 pleased

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 and

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 the

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 basket

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 of

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 summer

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 fruit

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 is

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 the

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 harvest

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 they

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 have

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 rived

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 they

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 are

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 ripe

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 but

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 rotten

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 therefore

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 ripe

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 for

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 judgment

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 you

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 know

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 verse

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 2

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 says

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 at

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 the

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 end

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 has

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 come

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 upon

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 my

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 people

00:23:38.980 --> 00:23:39.340
 I

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 will

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 never

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 again

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 pass

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 by

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 them

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 God

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 is

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 no

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 longer

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 going

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 to

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 overlook

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 the

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 sins

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 of

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 his

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 people

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 his

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 patience

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 and

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 long

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 sufferings

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 has

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 run

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 out

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 he

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 will

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 bring

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 upon

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 them

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 the

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 curses

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 of

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 the

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 covenant

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 but

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 we

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 we

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 are

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 still

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 being

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 shown

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 grace

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 you

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 know

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 God

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 is

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 inviting

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 us

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 to

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 repent

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!

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 of

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 our

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!

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 God

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 opposes

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 the

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 proud

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 but

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 gives

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 grace

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 to

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 the

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 humble

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 the

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 people

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 of

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 Amos'

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 time

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 are

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 facing

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 their

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 harvest

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 harvest

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 in the

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 Bible

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 is

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 a

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 sign

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 of

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 judgment

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 as

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 well

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 a

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 sign

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 of

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 vindication

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 so

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 are

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 we

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 being

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 ripened

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 as

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 Jesus

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 puts

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 it

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 either

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 as

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 wheat

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 to

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 be

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 gathered

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 furs

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 and

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 bound

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 into

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 bundles

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 to

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 be

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 burned

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 or

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 wheat

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 to

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 be

00:24:27.379 --> 00:24:27.720
 gathered

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 into

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 God's

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 barn

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 but

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 the

00:24:29.839 --> 00:24:30.079
 choice

00:24:30.079 --> 00:24:30.240
 is

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 ours

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 we

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 should

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 not

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 spurn

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 God's

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 grace

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 the

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 book

00:24:34.519 --> 00:24:34.639
 of

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 Hebrews

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 tells

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 us

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 for

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 if

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 we

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 go

00:24:37.480 --> 00:24:37.740
 on

00:24:37.740 --> 00:24:38.119
 sinning

00:24:38.119 --> 00:24:38.740
 deliberately

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!

00:24:39.039 --> 00:24:39.059
 after

00:24:39.059 --> 00:24:39.519
 receiving

00:24:39.519 --> 00:24:39.740
 the

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 knowledge

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 of

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 the

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 truth

00:24:40.579 --> 00:24:40.859
 there

00:24:40.859 --> 00:24:41.140
 no

00:24:41.140 --> 00:24:41.539
 longer

00:24:41.539 --> 00:24:42.059
 remains

00:24:42.059 --> 00:24:42.299
 a

00:24:42.299 --> 00:24:43.059
 sacrifice

00:24:43.059 --> 00:24:43.539
 for

00:24:43.539 --> 00:24:43.940
 sins

00:24:43.940 --> 00:24:45.119
 but

00:24:45.119 --> 00:24:45.240
 a

00:24:45.240 --> 00:24:45.480
 fearful

00:24:45.480 --> 00:24:46.119
 expectation

00:24:46.119 --> 00:24:46.339
 of

00:24:46.339 --> 00:24:46.680
 judgment

00:24:46.680 --> 00:24:47.200
 and

00:24:47.200 --> 00:24:47.380
 a

00:24:47.380 --> 00:24:47.779
 fiery

00:24:47.779 --> 00:24:49.420
 fire

00:24:49.420 --> 00:24:49.759
 that

00:24:49.759 --> 00:24:49.920
 will

00:24:49.920 --> 00:24:50.460
 consume

00:24:50.460 --> 00:24:50.640
 the

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 adversaries

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 anyone

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 who

00:24:52.339 --> 00:24:52.519
 has

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 set

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 aside

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 the

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 law

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 of

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 Moses

00:24:54.000 --> 00:24:54.460
 dies

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 without

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 mercy

00:24:55.160 --> 00:24:55.359
 on

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 the

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 evidence

00:24:56.039 --> 00:24:56.279
 of

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 two

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 or

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 three

00:24:56.819 --> 00:24:57.259
 witnesses

00:24:57.259 --> 00:24:57.259


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 That

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 was

00:24:58.779 --> 00:24:58.940
 the

00:24:58.940 --> 00:24:59.240
 warning

00:24:59.240 --> 00:24:59.720
 for

00:24:59.720 --> 00:24:59.859
 the

00:24:59.859 --> 00:25:00.119
 people

00:25:00.119 --> 00:25:00.299
 in

00:25:00.299 --> 00:25:00.539
 Amos'

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 time

00:25:00.920 --> 00:25:01.440
 because

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 they

00:25:01.680 --> 00:25:02.740
 lived

00:25:02.740 --> 00:25:02.859
 on

00:25:02.859 --> 00:25:02.980
 the

00:25:02.980 --> 00:25:03.220
 covenant

00:25:03.220 --> 00:25:03.819
 with

00:25:03.819 --> 00:25:04.220
 Moses

00:25:04.220 --> 00:25:04.980
 but

00:25:04.980 --> 00:25:05.299
 for us

00:25:05.299 --> 00:25:05.440
 is

00:25:05.440 --> 00:25:05.759
 this

00:25:05.759 --> 00:25:06.720
 how

00:25:06.720 --> 00:25:07.039
 much

00:25:07.039 --> 00:25:07.359
 worse

00:25:07.359 --> 00:25:07.839
 punishment

00:25:07.839 --> 00:25:08.139
 do you

00:25:08.139 --> 00:25:08.359
 think

00:25:08.359 --> 00:25:08.519
 will

00:25:08.519 --> 00:25:08.659
 be

00:25:08.659 --> 00:25:09.059
 deserved

00:25:09.059 --> 00:25:09.559
 by

00:25:09.559 --> 00:25:09.740
 the

00:25:09.740 --> 00:25:09.919
 one

00:25:09.919 --> 00:25:10.039
 who

00:25:10.039 --> 00:25:10.159
 has

00:25:10.159 --> 00:25:10.599
 trampled

00:25:10.599 --> 00:25:11.059
 underfoot

00:25:11.059 --> 00:25:11.240
 the

00:25:11.240 --> 00:25:11.439
 son

00:25:11.439 --> 00:25:11.579
 of

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 God

00:25:11.979 --> 00:25:13.179
 and

00:25:13.179 --> 00:25:13.679
 profaned

00:25:13.679 --> 00:25:13.799
 the

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 blood

00:25:13.979 --> 00:25:14.099
 of

00:25:14.099 --> 00:25:14.240
 the

00:25:14.240 --> 00:25:14.599
 covenant

00:25:14.599 --> 00:25:14.859
 by

00:25:14.859 --> 00:25:15.219
 which

00:25:15.219 --> 00:25:15.719
 he

00:25:15.719 --> 00:25:15.859
 was

00:25:15.859 --> 00:25:16.399
 sanctified

00:25:16.399 --> 00:25:16.579
 and

00:25:16.579 --> 00:25:16.759
 has

00:25:16.759 --> 00:25:17.219
 outraged

00:25:17.219 --> 00:25:17.479
 the

00:25:17.479 --> 00:25:17.799
 spirit

00:25:17.799 --> 00:25:17.979
 of

00:25:17.979 --> 00:25:18.419
 grace

00:25:18.419 --> 00:25:18.759
 for

00:25:18.759 --> 00:25:18.979
 we

00:25:18.979 --> 00:25:19.279
 know

00:25:19.279 --> 00:25:19.519
 him

00:25:19.519 --> 00:25:19.699
 who

00:25:19.699 --> 00:25:20.019
 said

00:25:20.019 --> 00:25:20.979
 vengeance

00:25:20.979 --> 00:25:21.319
 is

00:25:21.319 --> 00:25:21.619
 mine

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 I

00:25:21.819 --> 00:25:21.979
 will

00:25:21.979 --> 00:25:22.339
 repay

00:25:22.339 --> 00:25:22.839
 and

00:25:22.839 --> 00:25:23.179
 again

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 the

00:25:23.419 --> 00:25:23.639
 Lord

00:25:23.639 --> 00:25:23.919
 will

00:25:23.919 --> 00:25:24.240
 judge

00:25:24.240 --> 00:25:24.459
 his

00:25:24.459 --> 00:25:24.839
 people

00:25:24.839 --> 00:25:25.819
 it

00:25:25.819 --> 00:25:25.899
 is

00:25:25.899 --> 00:25:26.000
 a

00:25:26.000 --> 00:25:26.219
 fearful

00:25:26.219 --> 00:25:26.500
 thing

00:25:26.500 --> 00:25:26.639
 to

00:25:26.639 --> 00:25:26.859
 fall

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 into

00:25:27.000 --> 00:25:27.139
 the

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 hands

00:25:27.399 --> 00:25:27.599
 of

00:25:27.599 --> 00:25:27.740
 the

00:25:27.740 --> 00:25:27.939
 living

00:25:27.939 --> 00:25:28.339
 God

00:25:28.339 --> 00:25:29.459
 God

00:25:29.460 --> 00:25:29.640
 will

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 judge

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 those

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 who

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 trample

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 his

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 grace

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 there

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 is

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 no

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 such

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 thing

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 as

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 cheap

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 grace

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 why

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 is

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 that

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 because

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 when

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 God

00:25:38.880 --> 00:25:39.440
 shows us

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 his

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 grace

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 he

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 is

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 actually

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 risking

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 his

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 character

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 and

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 his

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 name

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 what

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 is

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 God's

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 name

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 and

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 what

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 is

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 his

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 character

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 when

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 Moses

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 asked

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 God

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 to

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 see

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 his

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 glory

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 this

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 is

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 what

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 God

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 revealed

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 to

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 him

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 he

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 said

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 the

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 Lord

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 the

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 Lord

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 a

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 God

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 merciful

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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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 and

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 abounding

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 in

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 steadfast

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 love

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 and

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 faithfulness

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 keeping

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 steadfast

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 love

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 for

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 thousands

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 forgiving

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 iniquity

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 and

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 transgression

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 and

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 sin

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 but

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 who

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 will

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 by

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 no

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 means

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 clear

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 the

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 guilty

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 visiting

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 the

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 iniquity

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 of

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 the

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 fathers

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 on

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 the

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 children

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 and

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 the

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 children's

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 children

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 to

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 the

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 third

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 and

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 fourth

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 generation

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 God

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 cannot

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 ignore

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 the

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 cry

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 of the

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 oppressed

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 because

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 his

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 reputation

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 and

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 character

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 is at

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 stake

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 read

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 psalm 73

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 the

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 cry

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 of

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 God's

00:26:31.179 --> 00:26:31.379
 people

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 how

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 long

00:26:32.240 --> 00:26:32.419
 oh

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 God

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 is

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 the

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 foe

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 to

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 scoff

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 is

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 the

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 enemy

00:26:36.079 --> 00:26:36.259
 to

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 revile

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 your

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 name

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 forever

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 why

00:26:38.779 --> 00:26:38.980
 do

00:26:38.980 --> 00:26:39.119
 you

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 hold

00:26:39.379 --> 00:26:39.679
 back

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 your

00:26:39.940 --> 00:26:40.419
 hand

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 your

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 right

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 hand

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 take

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 it

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 from

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 the

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 foe

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 of

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 your

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 garment

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 and

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 destroy

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 them

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 every

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 time

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 God

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 delays

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 his

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 punishment

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 he

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 is

00:26:47.019 --> 00:26:47.639
 prolonging

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 the

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 cry

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 of

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 the

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 oppressed

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 and

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 God

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 allows

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 that

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 he

00:26:51.539 --> 00:26:51.939
 shows

00:26:51.939 --> 00:26:52.539
 grace

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 so that

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 the

00:26:53.619 --> 00:26:53.819
 wicked

00:26:53.819 --> 00:26:54.059
 may

00:26:54.059 --> 00:26:54.500
 repent

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 grace

00:26:56.639 --> 00:26:56.879
 is

00:26:56.879 --> 00:26:57.419
 possible

00:26:57.419 --> 00:26:59.079
 because

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 of the

00:26:59.359 --> 00:26:59.519
 blood

00:26:59.519 --> 00:26:59.659
 of

00:26:59.659 --> 00:27:00.079
 Jesus

00:27:00.079 --> 00:27:01.699
 you know

00:27:01.699 --> 00:27:02.199
 all of

00:27:02.199 --> 00:27:02.379
 us

00:27:02.379 --> 00:27:02.639
 in our

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 worship

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 and our

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 calling

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 as well

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 as our

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 responsibilities

00:27:05.879 --> 00:27:06.859
 have

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 fallen

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 short

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 of the

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 standard

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 that God

00:27:09.579 --> 00:27:09.959
 expects

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 of us

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 only

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 Jesus

00:27:11.860 --> 00:27:13.620
 is a

00:27:13.620 --> 00:27:13.820
 true

00:27:13.820 --> 00:27:14.019
 and

00:27:14.019 --> 00:27:14.340
 faithful

00:27:14.340 --> 00:27:14.900
 worshipper

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 who

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 fulfill

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 all

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 that

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 God

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 expects

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 of

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 us

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 yet

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 became

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 the

00:27:21.360 --> 00:27:21.580
 lamb

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 of

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 sacrifice

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 of

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 our

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 sins

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 that's

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 why the

00:27:24.300 --> 00:27:24.560
 book of

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 Hebrews

00:27:24.860 --> 00:27:25.259
 urges

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 us

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 take

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 care

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 brothers

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 lest

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 there

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 be

00:27:27.540 --> 00:27:27.720
 any

00:27:27.720 --> 00:27:27.900
 of

00:27:27.900 --> 00:27:28.100
 you

00:27:28.100 --> 00:27:28.940
 an

00:27:28.940 --> 00:27:29.180
 evil

00:27:29.180 --> 00:27:29.519
 heart

00:27:29.519 --> 00:27:29.940
 unbelieving

00:27:29.940 --> 00:27:30.160
 heart

00:27:30.160 --> 00:27:30.400
 leading

00:27:30.400 --> 00:27:30.540
 you

00:27:30.540 --> 00:27:30.680
 to

00:27:30.680 --> 00:27:31.000
 fall

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 away

00:27:31.280 --> 00:27:31.500
 from

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 the

00:27:31.640 --> 00:27:31.820
 living

00:27:31.820 --> 00:27:32.100
 God

00:27:32.100 --> 00:27:32.300
 but

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 exhort

00:27:32.820 --> 00:27:33.140
 one

00:27:33.140 --> 00:27:33.460
 another

00:27:33.460 --> 00:27:34.060
 every

00:27:34.060 --> 00:27:34.740
 day

00:27:34.740 --> 00:27:35.940
 as

00:27:35.940 --> 00:27:36.180
 long

00:27:36.180 --> 00:27:36.320
 it

00:27:36.320 --> 00:27:36.460
 is

00:27:36.460 --> 00:27:36.660
 called

00:27:36.660 --> 00:27:37.060
 today

00:27:37.060 --> 00:27:37.440
 that

00:27:37.440 --> 00:27:37.720
 none

00:27:37.720 --> 00:27:37.860
 of

00:27:37.860 --> 00:27:37.960
 you

00:27:37.960 --> 00:27:38.120
 may

00:27:38.120 --> 00:27:38.259
 be

00:27:40.400 --> 00:27:41.259
 for

00:27:41.259 --> 00:27:41.400
 we

00:27:41.400 --> 00:27:41.500
 have

00:27:41.500 --> 00:27:41.820
 time

00:27:41.820 --> 00:27:42.040
 to

00:27:42.040 --> 00:27:42.340
 share

00:27:42.340 --> 00:27:42.540
 in

00:27:42.540 --> 00:27:42.860
 Christ

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 if

00:27:43.040 --> 00:27:43.340
 indeed

00:27:43.340 --> 00:27:43.540
 we

00:27:43.540 --> 00:27:43.800
 hold

00:27:43.800 --> 00:27:44.140
 on

00:27:44.140 --> 00:27:45.180
 our

00:27:45.180 --> 00:27:45.800
 original

00:27:45.800 --> 00:27:46.600
 confidence

00:27:46.600 --> 00:27:47.440
 firm

00:27:47.440 --> 00:27:47.840
 to the

00:27:47.840 --> 00:27:48.040
 end

00:27:48.040 --> 00:27:48.320
 as it

00:27:48.320 --> 00:27:48.460
 was

00:27:48.460 --> 00:27:48.640
 said

00:27:48.640 --> 00:27:49.100
 today

00:27:49.100 --> 00:27:49.460
 if

00:27:49.460 --> 00:27:49.580
 you

00:27:49.580 --> 00:27:49.880
 hear

00:27:49.880 --> 00:27:50.160
 his

00:27:50.160 --> 00:27:50.600
 voice

00:27:50.600 --> 00:27:51.440
 do

00:27:51.440 --> 00:27:51.660
 not

00:27:51.660 --> 00:27:51.920
 harden

00:27:51.920 --> 00:27:52.120
 your

00:27:52.120 --> 00:27:52.620
 hearts

00:27:52.620 --> 00:27:52.980
 as

00:27:52.980 --> 00:27:53.220
 in

00:27:53.220 --> 00:27:53.560
 the

00:27:53.560 --> 00:27:53.980
 rebellion

00:27:53.980 --> 00:27:55.380
 God

00:27:55.380 --> 00:27:55.600
 is

00:27:55.600 --> 00:27:55.920
 still

00:27:55.920 --> 00:27:56.280
 showing

00:27:56.280 --> 00:27:56.480
 us

00:27:56.480 --> 00:27:56.660
 his

00:27:56.660 --> 00:27:56.920
 grace

00:27:56.920 --> 00:27:57.240
 if

00:27:57.240 --> 00:27:57.300
 you

00:27:57.300 --> 00:27:57.400
 are

00:27:57.400 --> 00:27:57.660
 sitting

00:27:57.660 --> 00:27:58.000
 here

00:27:58.000 --> 00:27:58.220
 and

00:27:58.220 --> 00:27:58.340
 you

00:27:58.340 --> 00:27:58.620
 haven't

00:27:58.620 --> 00:27:58.800
 put

00:27:58.800 --> 00:27:58.940
 your

00:27:58.940 --> 00:27:59.300
 trust

00:27:59.300 --> 00:27:59.480
 in

00:27:59.480 --> 00:27:59.920
 Christ

00:27:59.920 --> 00:28:00.780
 he

00:28:00.780 --> 00:28:00.940
 is

00:28:00.940 --> 00:28:01.180
 still

00:28:01.180 --> 00:28:01.480
 showing

00:28:01.480 --> 00:28:01.620
 you

00:28:01.620 --> 00:28:02.120
 grace

00:28:02.120 --> 00:28:02.900
 and

00:28:02.900 --> 00:28:03.060
 if

00:28:03.060 --> 00:28:03.180
 you

00:28:03.180 --> 00:28:03.440
 hear

00:28:03.440 --> 00:28:03.600
 and

00:28:03.600 --> 00:28:03.720
 you

00:28:03.720 --> 00:28:03.840
 say

00:28:03.840 --> 00:28:03.980
 I

00:28:03.980 --> 00:28:04.140
 going

00:28:04.140 --> 00:28:04.220
 to

00:28:10.400 --> 00:28:11.080
 God

00:28:11.080 --> 00:28:11.280
 of

00:28:11.280 --> 00:28:11.400
 the

00:28:11.400 --> 00:28:11.880
 universe

00:28:11.880 --> 00:28:12.660
 and

00:28:12.660 --> 00:28:12.860
 God

00:28:12.860 --> 00:28:13.040
 has

00:28:13.040 --> 00:28:13.140
 to

00:28:13.140 --> 00:28:13.300
 be

00:28:13.300 --> 00:28:13.580
 true

00:28:13.580 --> 00:28:13.820
 to

00:28:13.820 --> 00:28:14.180
 his

00:28:14.180 --> 00:28:14.820
 character

00:28:14.820 --> 00:28:16.460
 let

00:28:16.460 --> 00:28:16.560
 us

00:28:16.560 --> 00:28:17.019
 respond

00:28:17.019 --> 00:28:17.220
 to

00:28:17.220 --> 00:28:17.540
 God

00:28:17.540 --> 00:28:18.820
 God's

00:28:18.820 --> 00:28:19.019
 grace

00:28:19.019 --> 00:28:19.160
 and

00:28:19.160 --> 00:28:19.600
 repentance

00:28:19.600 --> 00:28:20.220
 he's

00:28:20.220 --> 00:28:20.480
 more

00:28:20.480 --> 00:28:20.900
 willing

00:28:20.900 --> 00:28:21.140
 to

00:28:21.140 --> 00:28:21.700
 forgive

00:28:21.700 --> 00:28:23.200
 than

00:28:23.200 --> 00:28:23.380
 our

00:28:23.380 --> 00:28:23.800
 desire

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 to

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 repent

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 let

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 us

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 pray