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 So why are you here today?

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 Why are you here in church?

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 I wonder why you're not down at the movies.

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 I wonder why you're not at home winding down in front of the TV or sleeping in.

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 I wonder why you're not at a cafe having coffee, morning tea, brunch, whatever it is.

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 I wonder why you're not at the gym, why you're not walking the dog, visiting friends and family,

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 why you're not playing a board game.

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 I wonder why you're here.

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 Is it because there's nothing better to do?

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 Maybe that's it.

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 If there was something better to do or something more pressing, then in fact you wouldn't be here.

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 After all, it's only church, isn't it?

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 I wonder if you're comfortable with the way that those words connect together.

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 Only church.

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 I wonder if meeting as a church fits in around everything else that's going on and we fit it in when it's convenient.

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 And other things are not too pressing.

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 Maybe it's not an afterthought, but still you wouldn't make too much of a deal about church.

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 If you're comfortable with the words, it's only church.

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 And if you're comfortable not making too much of a deal about church,

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 then I want to invite you to look with me at Ephesians 3 and 4.

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 You'll notice that church is mentioned twice in chapter 3 as it was read out.

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 And I want you to notice the wording.

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 First of all, in verse 10 of chapter 3,

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 Manifold means literally multicolored.

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 It means multifaceted.

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 It's the same words that's used in the Old Testament for Joseph's fancy multicolored coat that stood out from everyone else's.

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 That is, the church is God's brightly colored neon sign to the universe.

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 The church is the public advertisement, the public display of the wisdom of God.

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 So it would seem strange to glibly refer to it as only church.

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 Secondly, notice in verses 20 and 21, Paul says,

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 Now to him who is able to do immeasurably more than all we ask or imagine,

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 according to his power that is at work within us,

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 to him be glory in the church and in Christ Jesus throughout all generations forever and ever. Amen.

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 Follow the wording.

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 Now to him who is able to do immeasurably more than we ask or even imagine,

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 according to his power that is at work within us,

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 to him be glory in the church and in Christ Jesus throughout all generations forever and ever. Amen.

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 See, when God gathers together his church,

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 it is a beacon of his glory to the universe.

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 Now while your experience of church might have been disappointment or something slightly boring

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 or relationships have been less than what could have been,

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 we are here today in this moment to catch a glimpse of God's intentions

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 and recommit ourselves to it this year.

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 And God's plan, his eternal plan,

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 if you want to know what the will of God is,

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 if you want to know what his will is, his plan is,

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 it is devastatingly simple and disarmingly beautiful.

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 And Paul's language here bubbles with greatness and beauty.

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 He refers to the unsearchable riches of Christ in verse 8.

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 The manifold wisdom of God in verse 10.

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 The glorious riches of the Father in verse 16.

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 And the love of God that surpasses knowledge in verse 19.

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 Wonderful rich language that all talk about the very same thing.

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 The eternal plan of God to bring a new society together under the lordship of Christ

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 from all kinds of people who are bound together in love.

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 That's his plan.

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 And in chapters 1 and 2 of Ephesians,

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 Paul says that the great inheritance,

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 the great promises of God,

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 that the people of Israel had,

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 the great hope of the coming king

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 that the Jews had held on for generations,

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 had finally arrived in the coming of the lord Jesus Christ.

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 And Jesus' death on the cross brought forgiveness of sins.

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 His resurrection and return to the father

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 brought the pouring out of the Holy Spirit.

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 But the big surprise in chapters 1 and 2

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 is that the Gentiles are sharing with it.

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 Jew and Gentile are being brought together

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 into one new humanity in the local church.

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 And that's exactly the idea

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 that Paul now continues in chapter 3.

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 And that's why he's praying

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 that the church,

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 and this church in Ephesus

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 and every church from there,

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 will be a beacon of unity and love.

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 Now, Ephesians 3

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 is one of those chapters

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 that's kind of messy

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 when you read through it.

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 And Paul picks up the thought

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 at the end of chapter 2,

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 which says,

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 you too are being built together

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 to become a dwelling

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 in which God lives by his spirit.

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 And he begins chapter 3

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 by sort of like,

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 I'm going to pray

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 that that is going to be true

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 for you, Ephesians.

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 So he starts in chapter 3,

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 verse 1,

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 for this reason,

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 I, Paul, the prisoner

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 of Christ Jesus,

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 for the sake of you Gentiles.

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 And then he stops.

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 He breaks his thought

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 and he goes on a detour

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 in verse 2.

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 And it's a detour

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 that lasts until verse 14,

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 when he comes back on track again,

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 where he says,

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 for this reason,

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 I knew before the Father.

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 And so you've got to kind of

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 hold his train of thought together

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 while you travel this detour

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 with Paul

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 in verses 2 to 13.

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 And he starts in chapter 3,

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 continuing the thought

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 of chapter 2,

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 but he sort of says,

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 he gets to verse 2

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 and goes,

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 just hang on a bit.

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 Let me just remind you

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 of the theory again.

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 Let me remind you

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 of God's plan.

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 Let me remind you

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 of why I'm here in prison

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 and why the Gentiles,

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 like you,

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 find yourselves

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 part of God's eternal family.

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 It's all because

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 of the mystery.

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 It's no longer a mystery.

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 It's because of the plan

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 that's finally come together.

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 And as you run down,

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 you get your eyes

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 and you run down

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 verses 2 to 13,

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 you'll see what Paul does

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 in those verses

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 is he makes the same point

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 again and again

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 and again and again.

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 And the point is this.

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 The plan that wasn't known

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 is now known.

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 It's now clear.

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 The mystery has been made known.

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 What's the mystery?

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 Verse 6.

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 This mystery

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 is that through the gospel,

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 the Gentiles are heirs together

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 with Israel,

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 members together

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 of one body

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 and share us together

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 in the promise

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 in Christ Jesus.

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 But that doesn't seem

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 particularly mysterious

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 at all

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 until we remember

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 that he's talking

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 about the crossing

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 of the biggest

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 ethnic dividing walls

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 that you could ever imagine.

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 Centuries

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 of hatred

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 and hostility

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 between these two groups.

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 people

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 are not

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 how do you cross

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 a dividing wall

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 like that?

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 Paul says

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 that's the mystery

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 and the mystery

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 is this.

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 No matter where

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 you come from,

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 no matter what

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 your colour is,

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 no matter what

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 your ethnic background,

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 no matter how long

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 you've been

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 in the family,

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 if you've put

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 your faith

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 in Jesus,

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 you're all part

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 of the same

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 body,

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 the same family.

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 the church

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 according to

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 verse 10

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 is meant to be

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 the display

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 of that

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 in full

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 technicolour.

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 And there's nothing

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 that Paul wants

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 more than to see

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 this Ephesian church

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 live out

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 that reality.

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 And he comes

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 back from his

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 detour

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 in verse 14.

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 And that

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 is the very

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 thing that he

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 has moved

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 to pray for.

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 And verse 14

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 to 21

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 is a long

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 and pretty

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 complex

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 thought.

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 But in the end

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 it breaks down

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 to a very

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 simple

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 prayer.

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 A prayer

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 to the

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 Father

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 that the

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 Ephesian church

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 might really

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 be a

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 diverse

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 and united

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 family.

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 And the

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 prayer that

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 boils down

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 to this

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 in verse

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 17,

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 so that

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 Christ might

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 dwell in

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 your hearts

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 through faith

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 and I pray

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 that you

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 being rooted

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 and established

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 in love.

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 Now remember

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 he's talking

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 about a church

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 made up of

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 Jewish Christians

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 and Gentile

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 Christians

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 and he prays

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 that Jesus

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 might so

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 fill their

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 hearts

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 that they

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 might treasure

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 Jesus

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 together

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 that they

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 will know

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 what true

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 love looks

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 like from

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 each other.

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 Paul says

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 in the middle

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 of verse 17

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 I'm praying

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 that you

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 being rooted

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 and established

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 in love

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 may have

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 power

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 you Gentiles

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 along with

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 the Jewish

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 saints

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 to comprehend

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 what is the

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 breadth

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 and the length

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 and the height

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 and the depth

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 of the love

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 of Christ

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 and to know

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 the love

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 of Christ

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 that goes

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 way beyond

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 all comprehension.

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 What he's saying

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 there

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 it doesn't

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 make sense.

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 The world

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 looks at it

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 it doesn't

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 make sense.

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 the love

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 of Christ

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 encompasses

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 all kinds

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 of people

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 and he

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 says

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 I'm praying

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 that you

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 will

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 together

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 both Jews

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 and Gentiles

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 will catch

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 on

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 to how

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 big

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 the love

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 of Jesus

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 is

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 and be

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 so filled

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 with the

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 fullness

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 of God

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 he prays

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 it

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 because

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 the church

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 is God's

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 great

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 advertising

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 campaign

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 to the

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 world

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 of his

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 glory

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 and yet

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 friends

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 ever since

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 this letter

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 is written

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 and when

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 it was

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 written

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 we forget

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 it

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 we still

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 are so

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 tribal

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 in our

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 thinking

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 we draw

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 lines

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 who sits

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 with who

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 and who

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 won't sit

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 with who

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 which family

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 which tribe

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 which generation

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 people who

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 have been

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 part of

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 the local

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 church

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 for 50

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 or 60

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 years

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 and those

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 who are

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 brand new

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 lines that

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 often won't

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 be crossed

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 and the

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 reason is

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 because

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 we have

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 not absorbed

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 how big

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 the love

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 of Christ

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 is for us

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 20 years

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 ago

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 some of you

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 will remember

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 that there

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 was a war

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 raging in

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 Kosovo

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 between the

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 Serbs

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 and ethnic

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 Albanians

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 it came

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 on the

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 back

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 of cultural

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 hatred

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 that ran

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 back a

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 thousand

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 years

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 and resulted

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 in terrible

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 crimes against

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 humanity

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 on both

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 sides

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 and there

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 were Christian

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 churches

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 sitting on

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 both sides

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 of that

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 conflict

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 and in

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 the middle

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 of the

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 conflict

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 one pastor

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 of an

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 Albanian

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 Baptist

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 church

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 in

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 Pristinia

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 crossed

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 over the

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 racial

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 divide

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 and preached

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 in a

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 Serbian

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 church

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 on the

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 other

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 side

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 of the

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 conflict

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 and against

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 the background

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 of all

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 the hatred

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 the pastor

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 of that

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 church

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 in Belgrade

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 invited him

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 to preach

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 in his

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 church

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 and took

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 him into

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 his home

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 and that

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 pastor

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 says

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 we don't

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 have

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 anything

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 in

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 common

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 except

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 for

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 Christ

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 but

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 that's

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 enough

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 that's

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 enough

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 that's

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 the point

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 of this

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 passage

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 if you

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 really

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 catch on

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 to the

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 breadth

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 and the

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 depth

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 and the

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 height

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 and the

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 width

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 of the

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 love

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 of

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 Christ

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 then

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 you've

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 started

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 down

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 the path

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 of loving

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 one

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 another

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 against

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 the

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 odds

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 against

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 the

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 generations

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 across

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 the

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 cultural

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 dividing

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 lines

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 in a

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 way

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 that

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 only

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 astounds

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 the

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 world

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 around

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 us

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 when

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 they

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 see

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 the

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 way

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 that

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 we

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 love

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 one

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 another

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 but

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 if you

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 see

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 Ephesians

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 3

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 the

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 spiritual

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 powers

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 as well

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 it's

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 enough

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 to make

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 the

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 angels

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 sing

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 and

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 rejoice

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 at

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 the

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 wisdom

00:16:08.939 --> 00:16:09.179
 of

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 God

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 and

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 the

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 demons

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 just

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 hang

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 their

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 heads

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 it's

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 like

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 the

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 angels

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 appearing

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 over

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 looking

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 at

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 the

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 local

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 church

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 going

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 that

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 is

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 amazing

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 God

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 you

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 thought

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 of

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 this

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 Paul

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 says

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 God's

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 intent

00:16:33.300 --> 00:16:33.680
 God's

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 design

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 God's

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 plan

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 verse

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 10

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 is

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 that

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 through

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 the

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 church

00:16:38.480 --> 00:16:39.300
 the

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 manifold

00:16:40.039 --> 00:16:40.860
 wisdom

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 of

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 God

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 might

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 be

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 made

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 known

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 to

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 the

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 rulers

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 and

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 the

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 authorities

00:16:44.440 --> 00:16:44.639
 of

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 the

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 heavenly

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 places

00:16:45.620 --> 00:16:46.720
 imagine

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 that

00:16:47.080 --> 00:16:49.180
 a

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 vision

00:16:50.080 --> 00:16:50.340
 for

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 St.

00:16:50.580 --> 00:16:51.180
 Paul's

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 for the

00:16:53.560 --> 00:16:54.159
 angels

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 to look

00:16:54.560 --> 00:16:55.240
 down

00:16:55.240 --> 00:16:57.000
 on

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 us

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 and

00:16:57.960 --> 00:16:58.840
 marvel

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 at

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 God's

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 eternal

00:17:00.220 --> 00:17:00.919
 purposes

00:17:00.919 --> 00:17:01.379
 being

00:17:01.379 --> 00:17:01.759
 worked

00:17:01.759 --> 00:17:02.039
 out

00:17:02.039 --> 00:17:02.200
 in

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 us

00:17:02.580 --> 00:17:04.539
 imagine

00:17:04.539 --> 00:17:04.859
 that

00:17:04.859 --> 00:17:07.920
 marveling

00:17:07.920 --> 00:17:08.200
 at the

00:17:08.200 --> 00:17:08.539
 love

00:17:08.539 --> 00:17:08.859
 that is

00:17:08.859 --> 00:17:09.160
 shown

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 in

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 small

00:17:09.799 --> 00:17:10.200
 ways

00:17:10.200 --> 00:17:10.539
 but a

00:17:10.539 --> 00:17:10.900
 thousand

00:17:10.900 --> 00:17:11.240
 ways

00:17:11.240 --> 00:17:11.839
 marveling

00:17:11.839 --> 00:17:12.099
 at the

00:17:12.099 --> 00:17:12.440
 work

00:17:12.440 --> 00:17:12.640
 of

00:17:12.640 --> 00:17:13.140
 Christ

00:17:13.140 --> 00:17:13.660
 as

00:17:13.660 --> 00:17:13.880
 the

00:17:13.880 --> 00:17:14.319
 boundaries

00:17:14.319 --> 00:17:14.539
 that

00:17:14.539 --> 00:17:14.700
 the

00:17:14.700 --> 00:17:15.019
 world

00:17:15.019 --> 00:17:15.380
 puts

00:17:15.380 --> 00:17:15.900
 up

00:17:15.900 --> 00:17:16.700
 are

00:17:16.700 --> 00:17:16.960
 torn

00:17:16.960 --> 00:17:17.640
 down

00:17:17.640 --> 00:17:18.880
 between

00:17:18.880 --> 00:17:19.539
 us

00:17:19.539 --> 00:17:25.079
 so

00:17:25.079 --> 00:17:25.319
 why

00:17:25.319 --> 00:17:25.500
 are you

00:17:25.500 --> 00:17:25.659
 here

00:17:25.659 --> 00:17:25.960
 today

00:17:25.960 --> 00:17:28.639
 nothing

00:17:28.639 --> 00:17:28.899
 better

00:17:28.899 --> 00:17:29.299
 to do

00:17:29.299 --> 00:17:32.759
 we're

00:17:32.759 --> 00:17:33.159
 part

00:17:33.159 --> 00:17:33.359
 of

00:17:33.359 --> 00:17:33.720
 God's

00:17:33.720 --> 00:17:34.119
 church

00:17:34.119 --> 00:17:35.220
 and

00:17:35.220 --> 00:17:35.480
 we're

00:17:35.480 --> 00:17:35.960
 here

00:17:35.960 --> 00:17:36.440
 to

00:17:36.440 --> 00:17:37.299
 display

00:17:37.299 --> 00:17:37.759
 his

00:17:37.759 --> 00:17:38.420
 glory

00:17:38.420 --> 00:17:38.819
 and

00:17:38.819 --> 00:17:39.000
 to

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 actively

00:17:39.480 --> 00:17:39.859
 love

00:17:39.859 --> 00:17:40.059
 one

00:17:40.059 --> 00:17:40.399
 another

00:17:40.399 --> 00:17:41.759
 we're

00:17:41.759 --> 00:17:41.940
 here

00:17:41.940 --> 00:17:42.099
 to

00:17:42.099 --> 00:17:42.539
 demonstrate

00:17:42.539 --> 00:17:42.839
 to

00:17:42.839 --> 00:17:43.039
 this

00:17:43.039 --> 00:17:43.399
 world

00:17:43.399 --> 00:17:43.639
 the

00:17:43.639 --> 00:17:44.039
 angels

00:17:44.039 --> 00:17:44.180
 in

00:17:44.180 --> 00:17:44.299
 the

00:17:44.299 --> 00:17:44.559
 heavenly

00:17:44.559 --> 00:17:44.980
 realms

00:17:44.980 --> 00:17:45.220
 the

00:17:45.220 --> 00:17:45.639
 wisdom

00:17:45.639 --> 00:17:45.940
 and

00:17:45.940 --> 00:17:46.139
 the

00:17:46.139 --> 00:17:46.460
 wonder

00:17:46.460 --> 00:17:46.740
 of

00:17:46.740 --> 00:17:47.159
 God's

00:17:47.159 --> 00:17:47.460
 plan

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 being

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 worked

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 out

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 in

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 the

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 Lord

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 Jesus

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 we're

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 here

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 to

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 reveal

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 to

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 the

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 world

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 that

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 alienation

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 and

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 self

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 centeredness

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 and

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 hatred

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 and

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 division

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 don't

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 have

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 the

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 final

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 word

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 we're

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 here

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 to

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 work

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 together

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 to

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 display

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 Christ's

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 love

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 in

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 real

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 ways

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 to

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 this

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 world

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 there's

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 work

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 to do

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 to make

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 the

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 reality

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 measure

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 up

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 to

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 that

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 but

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 there's

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 the

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 challenge

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 friends

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 be

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 here

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 the

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 starting

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 point

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 be

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 here

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 week

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 by

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 week

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 and be

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 part

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 of

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 it

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 look

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 for

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 ways

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 to

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 love

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 one

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 another

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 to

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 build

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 bridges

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 with

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 each

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 other

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 every

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 way

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 you

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 can

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 don't

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 wait

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 for

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 the

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 opportunity

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 for the

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 invitations

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 come

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 looking for

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 the

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 opportunities

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 keep

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 looking at

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 the love

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 of Jesus

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 as you

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 see it

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 at the

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 cross

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 and look

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 for ways

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 to imitate

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 his

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 sacrifice

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 and

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 there's

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 a great

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 reminder

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 at the

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 end

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 of

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 Paul's

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 prayer

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 that

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 the

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 potential

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 of the

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 church

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 to be

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 what it

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 should

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 be

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 goes

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 way

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 beyond

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 than

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 I

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 could

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 ever

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 strategize

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 or vision

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 for

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 or imagine

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 or dream

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 of

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 Paul

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 prays

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 in verse

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 20

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 now to

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 him

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 who is

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 able

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 to do

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 immeasurably

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 more

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 than we

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 could ever

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 ask him

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 to do

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 or even

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 imagine

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 that he

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 could do

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 according

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 to his

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 power that

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 is at work

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 within us

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 he prays

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 that God

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 will be

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 glorified

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 as people

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 see his

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 church

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 being

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 what his

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 church

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 is called

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 to be

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 God's

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 neon sign

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 of his

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 glory

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 to the

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 universe

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 now that

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 plan

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 in chapter

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 three

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 is what

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 lies behind

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 Paul's

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 call

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 for the

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 church

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 to

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 maintain

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 its

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 unity

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 in

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 chapter

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 four

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 notice

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 verse

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 three

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 of chapter

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 four

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 make

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 every

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 effort

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 to keep

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 the

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 unity

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 of the

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 spirit

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 through

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 the

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 bond

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 of

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 peace

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 there

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 is

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 one

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 body

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 and

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 one

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 spirit

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 just

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 as

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 you

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 were

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 called

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 to

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 one

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 hope

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 when

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 you

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 were

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 called

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 and one

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 Lord

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 and one

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 faith

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 and one

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 baptism

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 and one

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 God

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 and Father

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 of all

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 notice

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 that what

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 Paul

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 urges us

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 to do

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 in view

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 of the

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 unity

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 that we

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 have in

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 Jesus

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 he says

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 verse

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 three

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 make

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 every

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 effort

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 to keep

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 the unity

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 in other

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 words

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 we've got

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 to work

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 hard

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 at being

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 at peace

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 with one

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 another

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 and that's

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 going to

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 require

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 every

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 effort

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 it

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 requires

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 sweat

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 sacrifice

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 hard

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 work

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 and our

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 unity in

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 Christ

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 should

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 smother

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 our

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 differences

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 like a

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 blanket

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 should

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 smother

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 a

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 fame

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 we are

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 God's

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 new

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 society

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 we are

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 God's

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 new

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 family

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 a new

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 creation

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 a new

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 humanity

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 characterized

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 not by

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 walls of

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 personal

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 preference

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 and hostility

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 and differences

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 and division

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 but by

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 unity

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 and peace

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 and Paul

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 goes on

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 and he says

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 yes there is

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 this amazing

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 unity

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 but we're

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 not clones

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 yes there is

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 one faith

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 and there is

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 one baptism

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 but our

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 unity does

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 not equal

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 uniformity

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 and that's

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 what he goes

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 on to talk

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 about in

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 verse seven

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 when he

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 starts to

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 talk about

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 apportioned

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 grace

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 he says

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 but to

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 each of

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 us

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 grace

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 has been

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 given

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 as

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 Christ

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 apportioned

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 it

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 in other

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 words

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 after

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 Jesus

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 saved

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 us

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 through

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 his

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 death

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 he

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 gave

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 us

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 gifts

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 to

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 use

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 in

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 his

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 service

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 to

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 display

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 his

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 glory

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 that

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 is

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 the

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 use

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 of

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 the

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 gifts

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 of

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 grace

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 that

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 God

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 has

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 apportioned

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 to

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 us

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 is

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 how

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 we

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 make

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 every

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 effort

00:21:51.979 --> 00:21:52.719
 at

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 maintaining

00:21:53.199 --> 00:21:53.439
 the

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 unity

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 you get

00:21:55.660 --> 00:21:55.900
 that

00:21:55.900 --> 00:21:58.440
 unity

00:21:58.440 --> 00:21:58.820
 is not

00:21:58.820 --> 00:21:59.380
 maintained

00:21:59.380 --> 00:21:59.779
 by not

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 engaging

00:22:00.300 --> 00:22:01.279
 standing

00:22:01.279 --> 00:22:01.600
 back

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 and going

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 well if

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 I don't

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 cause any

00:22:03.040 --> 00:22:03.400
 problems

00:22:03.400 --> 00:22:03.660
 I'm

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 maintaining

00:22:04.060 --> 00:22:04.220
 the

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 unity

00:22:04.500 --> 00:22:06.940
 unity

00:22:06.940 --> 00:22:07.140
 is

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 maintained

00:22:08.300 --> 00:22:09.460
 by engaging

00:22:09.460 --> 00:22:09.940
 with the

00:22:09.940 --> 00:22:10.160
 gifts

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 that God's

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 given me

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 that's

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 how we

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 make

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 every

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 effort

00:22:15.040 --> 00:22:19.640
 and down

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 in verse

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 11

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 Paul describes

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 the way

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 that these

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 gifts

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 are to be

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 used

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 it

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 was

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 he

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 who

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 gave

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 some

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 to be

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 apostles

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 some

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 to be

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 prophets

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 some

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 to be

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 evangelists

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 and some

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 to be

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 pastors

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 and teachers

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 to prepare

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 God's

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 people for

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 works of

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 service

00:22:32.360 --> 00:22:32.700
 so that

00:22:32.700 --> 00:22:33.080
 the body

00:22:33.080 --> 00:22:33.500
 of Christ

00:22:33.500 --> 00:22:33.799
 may be

00:22:33.799 --> 00:22:34.400
 built up

00:22:34.400 --> 00:22:34.960
 until we

00:22:34.960 --> 00:22:35.620
 all reach

00:22:35.620 --> 00:22:36.019
 unity

00:22:36.019 --> 00:22:36.340
 in the

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 faith

00:22:36.720 --> 00:22:37.220
 and in

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 the

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 knowledge

00:22:37.640 --> 00:22:37.940
 of the

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 Son

00:22:38.100 --> 00:22:38.559
 of God

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 and become

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 mature

00:22:39.340 --> 00:22:39.740
 attaining

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 the whole

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 measure

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 of the

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 fullness

00:22:40.840 --> 00:22:41.080
 of

00:22:41.080 --> 00:22:41.440
 Christ

00:22:41.440 --> 00:22:43.680
 and so

00:22:43.680 --> 00:22:43.980
 throughout

00:22:43.980 --> 00:22:44.519
 history

00:22:44.519 --> 00:22:46.100
 the church

00:22:46.100 --> 00:22:46.380
 has been

00:22:46.380 --> 00:22:46.799
 built on

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 the foundation

00:22:47.380 --> 00:22:47.980
 of

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 diversity

00:22:48.900 --> 00:22:51.500
 foundation

00:22:51.500 --> 00:22:51.960
 different

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 people

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 faithfully

00:22:52.980 --> 00:22:54.000
 serving

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 each other

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 in different

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 and unique

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 ways

00:22:56.720 --> 00:22:57.779
 so that

00:22:57.779 --> 00:22:58.200
 Christ

00:22:58.200 --> 00:22:58.759
 might be

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 promoted

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 amongst us

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 and displayed

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 to the

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 world

00:23:01.900 --> 00:23:04.279
 in other

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 words

00:23:04.480 --> 00:23:05.059
 diversity

00:23:05.059 --> 00:23:05.759
 is the

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 way

00:23:05.980 --> 00:23:06.160
 that

00:23:06.160 --> 00:23:06.360
 God

00:23:06.360 --> 00:23:06.920
 works

00:23:06.920 --> 00:23:08.940
 God

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 works

00:23:09.259 --> 00:23:09.480
 with

00:23:09.480 --> 00:23:10.059
 differences

00:23:10.059 --> 00:23:11.440
 and quite

00:23:11.440 --> 00:23:12.079
 ironically

00:23:12.079 --> 00:23:13.420
 he uses

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 those

00:23:13.779 --> 00:23:14.220
 differences

00:23:14.220 --> 00:23:14.960
 to build

00:23:14.960 --> 00:23:15.660
 unity

00:23:15.660 --> 00:23:15.800
 diversity

00:23:15.800 --> 00:23:19.620
 and why

00:23:19.620 --> 00:23:20.060
 so much

00:23:20.060 --> 00:23:20.600
 diversity

00:23:20.600 --> 00:23:21.320
 why so

00:23:21.320 --> 00:23:21.519
 many

00:23:21.519 --> 00:23:21.900
 different

00:23:21.900 --> 00:23:22.279
 gifts

00:23:22.279 --> 00:23:23.100
 verse 12

00:23:23.100 --> 00:23:24.080
 to prepare

00:23:24.080 --> 00:23:24.980
 God's

00:23:24.980 --> 00:23:25.360
 people

00:23:25.360 --> 00:23:26.259
 for works

00:23:26.259 --> 00:23:26.820
 of service

00:23:26.820 --> 00:23:27.360
 so that the

00:23:27.360 --> 00:23:27.700
 body of

00:23:27.700 --> 00:23:27.940
 Christ

00:23:27.940 --> 00:23:28.279
 might be

00:23:28.279 --> 00:23:28.779
 built up

00:23:28.779 --> 00:23:29.360
 until we

00:23:29.360 --> 00:23:30.420
 all reach

00:23:30.420 --> 00:23:31.680
 unity

00:23:31.680 --> 00:23:33.420
 in the

00:23:33.420 --> 00:23:33.820
 faith

00:23:33.820 --> 00:23:34.460
 and in the

00:23:34.460 --> 00:23:34.840
 knowledge of

00:23:34.840 --> 00:23:35.120
 the Son

00:23:35.120 --> 00:23:35.440
 of God

00:23:35.440 --> 00:23:35.779
 and become

00:23:35.779 --> 00:23:36.180
 mature

00:23:36.180 --> 00:23:36.720
 so the

00:23:36.720 --> 00:23:37.120
 picture I

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 have here

00:23:37.519 --> 00:23:37.900
 is of

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 an

00:23:38.740 --> 00:23:39.440
 orchestra

00:23:39.440 --> 00:23:42.000
 a collection

00:23:42.000 --> 00:23:42.759
 of a

00:23:42.759 --> 00:23:43.380
 bunch of

00:23:43.380 --> 00:23:44.539
 different

00:23:44.539 --> 00:23:45.700
 instruments

00:23:45.700 --> 00:23:46.980
 playing all

00:23:46.980 --> 00:23:47.320
 of their

00:23:47.320 --> 00:23:47.740
 different

00:23:47.740 --> 00:23:48.400
 parts

00:23:48.400 --> 00:23:50.820
 but played

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 together

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 because there's

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 a conductor

00:23:55.100 --> 00:23:56.940
 pulling us

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 together

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 and making

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 a sound

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 that no

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 individual

00:24:01.500 --> 00:24:01.980
 instrument

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 by itself

00:24:02.600 --> 00:24:02.900
 would be

00:24:02.900 --> 00:24:03.200
 able to

00:24:03.200 --> 00:24:03.500
 make

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 and God

00:24:08.599 --> 00:24:09.439
 God's

00:24:09.439 --> 00:24:09.959
 design

00:24:09.959 --> 00:24:10.719
 is for

00:24:10.719 --> 00:24:11.179
 us to

00:24:11.179 --> 00:24:11.439
 be

00:24:11.439 --> 00:24:12.000
 different

00:24:12.000 --> 00:24:13.939
 but when

00:24:13.939 --> 00:24:14.699
 we get

00:24:14.699 --> 00:24:15.480
 put together

00:24:15.480 --> 00:24:16.519
 we come

00:24:16.519 --> 00:24:16.959
 up with

00:24:16.959 --> 00:24:17.599
 a harmony

00:24:17.599 --> 00:24:18.819
 that is

00:24:18.819 --> 00:24:19.819
 absolutely

00:24:19.819 --> 00:24:20.539
 impossible

00:24:20.539 --> 00:24:21.439
 if we are

00:24:21.439 --> 00:24:21.879
 all the

00:24:21.879 --> 00:24:22.259
 same

00:24:22.259 --> 00:24:25.579
 that is

00:24:25.579 --> 00:24:25.899
 the

00:24:25.899 --> 00:24:26.879
 genius

00:24:26.879 --> 00:24:27.779
 of God

00:24:27.779 --> 00:24:32.219
 in fact

00:24:32.219 --> 00:24:32.699
 it's because

00:24:32.699 --> 00:24:33.119
 we are

00:24:33.119 --> 00:24:33.559
 different

00:24:33.559 --> 00:24:33.859
 that we

00:24:33.859 --> 00:24:34.359
 need

00:24:34.359 --> 00:24:34.619
 each

00:24:34.619 --> 00:24:34.899
 other

00:24:34.899 --> 00:24:38.199
 we're

00:24:38.200 --> 00:24:38.559
 all

00:24:38.559 --> 00:24:39.140
 involved

00:24:39.140 --> 00:24:39.420
 in

00:24:39.420 --> 00:24:39.660
 this

00:24:39.660 --> 00:24:40.259
 ministry

00:24:40.259 --> 00:24:40.940
 of

00:24:40.940 --> 00:24:41.380
 as it

00:24:41.380 --> 00:24:41.860
 says

00:24:41.860 --> 00:24:42.160
 to

00:24:42.160 --> 00:24:42.580
 prepare

00:24:42.580 --> 00:24:43.100
 God's

00:24:43.100 --> 00:24:43.400
 people

00:24:43.400 --> 00:24:43.740
 for

00:24:43.740 --> 00:24:44.180
 works

00:24:44.180 --> 00:24:44.480
 of

00:24:44.480 --> 00:24:45.180
 service

00:24:45.180 --> 00:24:46.279
 and

00:24:46.279 --> 00:24:46.620
 Paul

00:24:46.620 --> 00:24:46.900
 is

00:24:46.900 --> 00:24:47.380
 saying

00:24:47.380 --> 00:24:47.819
 that

00:24:47.819 --> 00:24:48.160
 when we

00:24:48.160 --> 00:24:48.420
 get

00:24:48.420 --> 00:24:48.880
 together

00:24:48.880 --> 00:24:49.480
 we ought

00:24:49.480 --> 00:24:49.740
 to be

00:24:49.740 --> 00:24:50.039
 doing

00:24:50.039 --> 00:24:50.360
 those

00:24:50.360 --> 00:24:50.720
 works

00:24:50.720 --> 00:24:50.920
 of

00:24:50.920 --> 00:24:51.420
 service

00:24:51.420 --> 00:24:51.900
 so

00:24:51.900 --> 00:24:52.100
 that

00:24:52.100 --> 00:24:52.559
 Christ's

00:24:52.559 --> 00:24:52.779
 body

00:24:52.779 --> 00:24:53.279
 in fact

00:24:53.279 --> 00:24:53.620
 might

00:24:53.620 --> 00:24:53.799
 be

00:24:53.799 --> 00:24:54.080
 built

00:24:54.080 --> 00:24:54.319
 up

00:24:54.319 --> 00:24:54.460
 in

00:24:54.460 --> 00:24:54.720
 such

00:24:54.720 --> 00:24:54.840
 a

00:24:54.840 --> 00:24:55.000
 way

00:24:55.000 --> 00:24:55.160
 that

00:24:55.160 --> 00:24:55.279
 it

00:24:55.279 --> 00:24:55.880
 displays

00:24:55.880 --> 00:24:56.220
 his

00:24:56.220 --> 00:24:56.640
 wisdom

00:24:56.640 --> 00:25:00.000
 we get

00:25:00.000 --> 00:25:00.319
 together

00:25:00.319 --> 00:25:01.380
 to pray

00:25:01.380 --> 00:25:01.779
 for each

00:25:01.779 --> 00:25:01.960
 other

00:25:01.960 --> 00:25:02.400
 to share

00:25:02.400 --> 00:25:02.759
 with each

00:25:02.759 --> 00:25:02.940
 other

00:25:02.940 --> 00:25:03.600
 to encourage

00:25:03.600 --> 00:25:04.140
 and spur

00:25:04.140 --> 00:25:04.340
 each

00:25:04.340 --> 00:25:04.559
 other

00:25:04.559 --> 00:25:05.120
 on

00:25:05.120 --> 00:25:05.539
 in the

00:25:05.539 --> 00:25:05.920
 faith

00:25:05.920 --> 00:25:06.440
 when we

00:25:06.440 --> 00:25:06.580
 get

00:25:06.580 --> 00:25:06.900
 together

00:25:06.900 --> 00:25:07.519
 the reality

00:25:07.519 --> 00:25:08.380
 of heaven

00:25:08.380 --> 00:25:09.320
 and hell

00:25:09.320 --> 00:25:09.920
 should be

00:25:09.920 --> 00:25:10.940
 so sharp

00:25:10.940 --> 00:25:11.240
 in our

00:25:11.240 --> 00:25:11.820
 focus

00:25:11.820 --> 00:25:12.720
 that any

00:25:12.720 --> 00:25:13.440
 bickering

00:25:13.440 --> 00:25:13.840
 there might

00:25:13.840 --> 00:25:14.560
 be amongst

00:25:14.560 --> 00:25:14.780
 us

00:25:14.780 --> 00:25:15.220
 just seems

00:25:15.220 --> 00:25:15.480
 to be

00:25:15.480 --> 00:25:15.940
 just so

00:25:15.940 --> 00:25:16.780
 trivial

00:25:16.780 --> 00:25:20.200
 the building

00:25:20.200 --> 00:25:20.640
 up of our

00:25:20.640 --> 00:25:21.160
 brothers and

00:25:21.160 --> 00:25:21.660
 sisters in

00:25:21.660 --> 00:25:21.980
 Christ

00:25:21.980 --> 00:25:22.759
 the glory

00:25:22.759 --> 00:25:23.240
 of the

00:25:23.240 --> 00:25:23.440
 Lord

00:25:23.440 --> 00:25:23.900
 Jesus

00:25:23.900 --> 00:25:25.019
 and his

00:25:25.019 --> 00:25:25.480
 promotion

00:25:25.480 --> 00:25:25.860
 to the

00:25:25.860 --> 00:25:26.280
 world

00:25:26.280 --> 00:25:27.620
 has to

00:25:27.620 --> 00:25:28.320
 transcend

00:25:28.320 --> 00:25:30.340
 the differences

00:25:30.340 --> 00:25:30.920
 and the

00:25:30.920 --> 00:25:31.320
 disputes

00:25:31.320 --> 00:25:31.840
 and when you

00:25:31.840 --> 00:25:32.440
 use your

00:25:32.440 --> 00:25:33.460
 God-given

00:25:33.460 --> 00:25:34.040
 gifts

00:25:34.039 --> 00:25:35.379
 to strengthen

00:25:35.379 --> 00:25:36.079
 me

00:25:36.079 --> 00:25:36.700
 instead of

00:25:36.700 --> 00:25:37.180
 gratifying

00:25:37.180 --> 00:25:37.720
 yourself

00:25:37.720 --> 00:25:38.659
 and when I

00:25:38.659 --> 00:25:39.240
 use my

00:25:39.240 --> 00:25:39.819
 God-given

00:25:39.819 --> 00:25:40.339
 gifts to

00:25:40.339 --> 00:25:40.720
 strengthen

00:25:40.720 --> 00:25:41.180
 you

00:25:41.180 --> 00:25:41.779
 instead of

00:25:41.779 --> 00:25:42.240
 gratifying

00:25:42.240 --> 00:25:42.799
 myself

00:25:42.799 --> 00:25:43.440
 then what

00:25:43.440 --> 00:25:44.000
 happens is

00:25:44.000 --> 00:25:44.859
 all of our

00:25:44.859 --> 00:25:45.539
 diversity

00:25:45.539 --> 00:25:47.039
 works together

00:25:47.039 --> 00:25:48.119
 to build us

00:25:48.119 --> 00:25:49.480
 up in

00:25:49.480 --> 00:25:50.379
 truth and

00:25:50.379 --> 00:25:50.920
 love

00:25:50.920 --> 00:25:52.139
 rather than

00:25:52.139 --> 00:25:52.859
 fragment us

00:25:52.859 --> 00:25:58.700
 it's when we

00:25:58.700 --> 00:25:59.139
 use our

00:25:59.139 --> 00:25:59.819
 gifts to

00:25:59.819 --> 00:26:00.299
 gratify

00:26:00.299 --> 00:26:00.819
 myself

00:26:00.819 --> 00:26:02.919
 that's

00:26:02.919 --> 00:26:03.079
 what

00:26:03.079 --> 00:26:03.500
 fragments

00:26:03.500 --> 00:26:04.299
 us

00:26:04.299 --> 00:26:11.119
 Paul then

00:26:11.119 --> 00:26:11.559
 leaves us

00:26:11.559 --> 00:26:11.819
 with a

00:26:11.819 --> 00:26:12.079
 wonderful

00:26:12.079 --> 00:26:12.619
 picture of

00:26:12.619 --> 00:26:13.119
 the outcome

00:26:13.119 --> 00:26:13.679
 of each

00:26:13.679 --> 00:26:14.240
 part doing

00:26:14.240 --> 00:26:14.740
 its work

00:26:14.740 --> 00:26:16.039
 verse 14

00:26:16.039 --> 00:26:16.700
 then we

00:26:16.700 --> 00:26:17.059
 will no

00:26:17.059 --> 00:26:17.480
 longer be

00:26:17.480 --> 00:26:18.119
 infants

00:26:18.119 --> 00:26:19.059
 tossed

00:26:19.059 --> 00:26:19.539
 back and

00:26:19.539 --> 00:26:20.039
 forth by

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 the waves

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 and blown

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 here and

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 there by

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 every wind

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 of teaching

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 and by

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 the cunning

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 and craftiness

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 of men

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 in their

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 deceitful

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 scheming

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 instead

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 speaking the

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 truth in

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 love we

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 will in

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 all things

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 grow up

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 into him

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 who is

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 the head

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 that is

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 Christ

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 from him

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 the whole

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 body joined

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 and held

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 together by

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 every supporting

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 ligament grows

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 and builds

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 itself up in

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 love as

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 each part

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 does its

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 work

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 see the

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 picture he

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 leaves us

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 with here

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 is of a

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 stable

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 loving

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 mature

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 church

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 that is

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 working

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 together

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 and growing

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 together in

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 Christ

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 friends

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 that is

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 my vision

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 for St

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 Paul's

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 and it's

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 certainly my

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 vision for

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 us at

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 St Paul's

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 this year

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 which is

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 why we've

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 made this

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 change to

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 our current

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 corporate

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 worship

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 gatherings

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 and as we

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 finish what

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 has been

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 prayer week

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 this past

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 week as we

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 finish that

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 and look

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 forward to

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 this year

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 of ministry

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 ahead

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 will you

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 join with

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 me and

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 make

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 Ephesians

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 3 20

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 our prayer

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 that this

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 would be

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 our prayer

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 this year

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 this is what

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 you would

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 plead for

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 God to

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 do amongst

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 us

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 to pray

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 that God's

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 reputation

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 in this

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 world

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 will be

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 increased

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 by St

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 Paul's

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 what a

00:27:49.759 --> 00:27:50.039
 prayer

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 that God's

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 reputation

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 would be

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 increased

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 by us

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 pray that

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 the way

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 that we

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 love

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 the way

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 that we

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 care for

00:28:01.960 --> 00:28:02.480
 one another

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 the way

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 that we

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 are united

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 will bear

00:28:07.160 --> 00:28:07.579
 the sort

00:28:07.579 --> 00:28:08.059
 of fruit

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 that we

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 could not

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 even imagine

00:28:15.220 --> 00:28:16.360
 possible 12

00:28:16.360 --> 00:28:16.980
 months ago

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 will you

00:28:18.839 --> 00:28:19.319
 join with

00:28:19.319 --> 00:28:19.680
 me and

00:28:19.680 --> 00:28:20.420
 make Ephesians

00:28:20.420 --> 00:28:21.200
 3 20

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 your prayer

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 for us

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 this year

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 amen

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 begin

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 thank

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 you