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 About 500 years before the Savior of the world was born into a Jewish family of Mary and Joseph,

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 the nation of Israel was still in exile under a foreign ruler.

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 The city God had provided for His people to live in is in terrible condition.

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 So God raised leaders to rebuild the city of Jerusalem

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 and provide a place and a community where the Savior would be born.

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 He's again working in His world to ensure the redemptive story continues.

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 That is the context behind the book of Nehemiah that we have been looking into during this season.

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 Chapter 1 to 7 tell us about the external physical rebuilding of the wall.

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 Chapter 8 onward to the end of the book is a spiritual inward rebuilding

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 of the community of the people of God.

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 Today, we have come to the junctions between these two buildings,

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 these two rebuildings.

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 With the completion of the building on the physical wall,

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 their attentions turn to building up the people of God.

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 Their biological heritage is evidenced in the long list of names in Chapter 7,

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 described their lineage to Abraham.

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 Their spiritual heritage emerges as they are taught God's Word from Chapter 8 onward.

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 The focus of Nehemiah and the hope of the Bible is not on the people or the world that God created,

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 but on the Creator, God, our Heavenly Father Himself.

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 God is behind every word written in the 66 Old and New Testament books that forms the Bible.

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 God is the author and creator.

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 He intervenes in human history to ensure His plans come to fruition.

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 God is always preparing for Himself a people of His own.

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 He rebuilds them through His Word to be a light in the world to show His brilliance and grace.

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 We will look at the preparation and the rebuilding through God's Word today.

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 Even though the book of Nehemiah is certainly about God preparing for Himself a community of His people,

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 there is something very unique about this book,

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 because there's not a record of God speaking directly to any of the characters in the book.

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 It's only at the very beginning there's a short revelation of God's speech.

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 When we read the book of Nehemiah, we should remember that God is the main character,

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 even though He's not speaking directly.

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 He is the one that set everything into motion.

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 We can see one example of how God works within people to achieve His goal in verse 4 to 5 of chapter 7.

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 Nehemiah recorded,

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 Now the city was large and spacious, but there were few people in it.

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 And the house had not yet been rebuilt.

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 So my God put it into my heart to assemble the nobles, the officials, and the common people

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 for registering by families.

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 God put into Nehemiah's heart to assemble the people.

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 People's heart is God's working field.

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 It's a heart ready for God's work.

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 God works in the heart of people like Nehemiah and Ezra.

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 In the Old Testament, today He's working in our hearts through His word too.

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 God's word is living and active and penetrates our hearts and is influential in building His people.

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 From chapter 8 onward, we will see the centrality of God's word among His pilgrim people,

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 bringing about necessary changes to prepare them.

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 When we read parts of the Bible that do not record God speaking directly like Nehemiah,

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 we should pay extra attention to avoid missing some fundamental principle to how God prepares for His work.

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 One of the principles I will draw your attention to will make me very unpopular in the common day and age.

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 What I'm referring to is there must be a distinction between who is and who is not part of God's family.

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 There needs to be a sense of exclusivity before we can have a real sense of belonging within a true community of God's people.

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 Knowing who truly belongs and who is just an attendee is very important to community formation.

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 There must be a clear commitment for God's people and community to impact where God has placed them.

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 For them is Jerusalem.

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 For us is Chesterwood in the city of Willoughby.

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 In chapter 7, there's a long list of names of those that can legitimately claim their places within a community of God's people.

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 However, a group in the list cannot show their family descended from Israel.

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 Some names should not surprise us because of what they did up to this point in the book.

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 If you look into verse 61 of chapter 7,

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 The following come from the tribe of Talmala, Talhasha, Kareb, Abdon, and Imah.

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 But they could not show their family were descended from Israel, the descendants of De'alaha, Tobiah, and Nekodah.

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 Tobiah is one of the troublemakers that applied many times during the rebuilding work.

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 During last week's sermon, Steve pointed out that even Tobiah, even his name means God is good.

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 Tobiah did not believe the meaning of his name and set out to discredit God and oppose his works.

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 Verse 46 says,

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 These searchers for their family records, but they could not find them, and so were excluded from the priesthood as unclean.

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 The governor therefore ordered them not to eat any of the most sacred food until there should be a priest ministering with a umar and sermon.

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 We can all agree that not allowing those who do not genuinely have the good of the people in their hearts to hold leadership position is crucial.

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 There are many examples of how things have gone badly in the Bible and human history because the exclusion was not applied.

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 You only need to look into your workplace or your friends and families and relatives to see the damage a self-centered, self-praising person would make.

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 They are alone where the dead person is leading.

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 And so they are excluded from the priesthood, the position of spiritual leaders, and from enjoying the privilege entitled.

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 But it must be clear that they are not excluded from the community, but are banned from holding leadership position until God provides a suitable way to identify them adequately.

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 God is rebuilding a community that will represent Him to the world, and only those ready to represent His reign are qualified to serve and lead His people spiritually.

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 God's people need to be identifiable, stand up to be counted, and are committed to God and His work in Nehemiah's time, even more so for us today.

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 God is the only way.

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 God is the only way.

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 How can we be sure we are growing in our faith as a disciple of God?

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 Jesus said to the Jews who believe in Him in John 8, 31,

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 If you hold to my teaching, you are really my disciple.

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 Then you will know the truth, and the truth will set you free.

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 One of the essential measurements we can use is God's Word, His teaching and His truth.

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 Nehemiah could discern the scheme of his opposition because he knows God's Word.

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 He leaves his reference towards God and a healthy sense of fear because he knows God's Word.

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 And he often stopped and pondered on God's Word.

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 Some other helpful question would be,

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 Who are you living for or serving with your life?

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 Who or what is the treasure of your life?

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 Are you treasuring Jesus and adoring Him together with other disciples?

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 Or is something else getting most of your attention?

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 Do you worship God corporately in gatherings and personally in devotional reading of His Word?

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 Or are you a part of a community that builds disciples' relationship and serves others with their life?

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 God is rebuilding a community of His own people.

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 It is vital to distinguish who truly belongs to Him

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 to ensure that His name and His brilliant works of salvation reveal to all nations.

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 As preparation, we need to note those not wholeheartedly contributing to the rebuilding work of God

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 to ensure that bad influence will not hinder other people's growth.

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 The majestic God reveals all necessary for life and salvation in His Word.

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 It is how He builds His people and church.

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 Our hearts are where God is at work every day.

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 So your attitude towards God's Word is a good indicator of what's going on and happening within you.

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 The people in Nehemiah's time demonstrated an eagerness to hear God's Word in chapter 8, verse 1-2.

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 After they have settled into the city,

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 all the people came together as one in the square before the water gate.

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 They told Ezra, the teacher of the law, to bring out the book of the law of Moses,

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 which the Lord had commanded for Israel.

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 So on the first day of the seventh month,

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 Ezra, the priest, brought out the law before the assembly,

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 which was made up of men and women and all who were able to understand.

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 On that day,

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 all the people listened attentively

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 to the book of the law from daybreak till noon.

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 Teenagers,

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 younger kids too,

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 all who can understand.

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 They listened with reference.

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 They built a wooden platform to excel God's Word.

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 Verse 5-6 say,

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 the people praise and worship God at the opening of God's Word.

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 Reading the Bible,

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 the Word of the Great God,

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 is a form of worship.

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 Sadly,

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 many people,

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 or many of us,

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 only worship God on Sunday in a building

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 and do not worship by reading into God's Word.

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 Reading the Bible

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 has become something

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 they must do

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 to ensure God is pleased with them.

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 They will try very hard to do it every day,

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 often at the end of the day,

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 just before they went to sleep.

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 The attitude of the people

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 gathered at Nehemiah's time

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 is not like that.

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 They want to understand what is being read,

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 so they break into small groups

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 to read God's Word,

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 allowing the leaders

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 to make the clear to them in verse 7-8.

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 Referent,

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 awe,

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 and worship

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 flowed

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 throughout the assembly

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 as they read

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 and got to understand God's Word.

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 Is that what you are experiencing

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 with God's Word

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 while reading on your own

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 during the week

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 or sitting at church on Sunday?

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 What feeling

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 do you usually have

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 towards the Word of God?

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 What weight

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 does the Word

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 bring to bear on you?

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 I think the end of verse 9

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 is not far from reality

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 as our typical responses

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 to the Word of God.

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 It says,

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 for all the people

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 have been weeping

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 as they listen to the words of the Lord.

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 They can be tears of joy

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 as we realize

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 the death of God's love for us,

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 but they are often tears of conviction

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 as we recognize

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 the distance between

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 our way of living

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 and our commitment to God's Word.

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 The people in Nehemiah's time

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 weep and grieve

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 because they were convicted.

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 In the New Testament,

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 just after Jesus' resurrection

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 and ascension,

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 the people of God

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 gathered

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 and heard Peter

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 preach about Jesus' life,

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 death, and resurrection.

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 They were also convicted.

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 And when the people heard this,

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 they were cut to their heart

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 and said to Peter

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 and the other apostles,

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 Brother,

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 what should we do?

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 The people in Acts

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 responded better

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 because their conviction

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 makes them willing

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 to take action.

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 However,

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 Nehemiah and the leaders

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 say to people

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 in verse 9 to 11,

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 This day is holy

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 to the Lord your God.

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 Do not mourn or weep.

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 Go and enjoy

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 choice food

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 and sweet drinks

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 and send some to those

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 who have nothing prepared.

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 This day is holy

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 to our Lord.

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 Do not grieve

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 for the joy of the Lord

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 is your strength.

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 Be still

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 for this is a holy day.

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 Do not grieve.

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 They repeat it three times,

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 This day is holy.

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 Which time side

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 they are telling them

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 to have a holiday?

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 How would they be

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 appropriate

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 when someone

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 is convicted

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 of their sin?

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 It is

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 because this day

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 is holy

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 to the Lord.

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 God wants us

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 to be convicted

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 of our sin

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 but does not want us

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 to stay

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 in our sin.

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 They should grieve

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 no more

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 because the joy

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 of the Lord

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 is their strength.

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 If you can go back

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 one slide, please.

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 In other words,

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 don't let your tears

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 be your strength.

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 Don't let your grief

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 be your strength.

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 The joy of the Lord

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 is your strength

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 which means

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 being satisfied

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 in the Lord.

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 Then,

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 verse 12,

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 all the people

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 went away

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 to eat and drink

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 to send

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 a portion of food

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 and to celebrate

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 with great joy

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 because they now

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 understood the word

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 that had been

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 made known to them.

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 People have

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 incredible joy

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 and deep satisfaction

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 because of the words

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 that have been

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 made known to them.

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 God's word

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 has sunk in

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 and taken root

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 in their hearts

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 and now

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 they understood them.

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 They understood

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 that if God

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 could rebuild

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 the wall

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 in 52 days,

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 they could transform

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 them

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 and cleanse

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 them from all sins.

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 They understood

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 that God

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 already forgives

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 them.

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 Because they know

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 they are forgiven,

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 they can worship

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 and have satisfaction

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 in the living King

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 their Lord.

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 The opposite

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 would be true

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 if God's word

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 only grieves you.

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 If listening

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 to God's word

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 only causes

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 further worry

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 that you cannot

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 fulfill God's

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 requirement.

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 If you have

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 a heavy heart

00:17:03.699 --> 00:17:04.319
 and feel that

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 all being said

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 from the Bible

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 is easier

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 than done,

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 a sense

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 of self-pity,

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 you have not

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 fully understood

00:17:13.079 --> 00:17:13.779
 his words

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 because you have

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 not become

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 sorrowful

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 as God

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 intended

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 and you were

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 driven further

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 away from God

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 by your conviction.

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 Paul comforted

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 the Corinthians

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 church

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 after his

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 very strong

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 letter

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 and in his

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 second letter,

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 2 Corinthians 7-10,

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 he said,

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 Godly sorrow

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 brings repentance

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 that leads

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 to salvation

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 and leaves

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 no regret.

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 When God

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 convicts you

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 of your sin,

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 he wants you

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 to focus

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 on repentance

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 and as you

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 repent

00:17:47.140 --> 00:17:48.400
 of your sins,

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 you will have

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 a deep sense

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 of satisfaction

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 knowing God

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 is working

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 to transform

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 and save you.

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 This is the

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 same essence

00:17:57.099 --> 00:17:57.960
 of the teaching

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 of James

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 in James 1-25.

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 Do not merely

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 listen to the

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 word and so

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 anyone who

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 listens to the

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 word but

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 does not do

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 what it says

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 is like someone

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 who looks at

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 his face

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 in a mirror

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 and after

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 looking at it

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 goes away

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 and immediately

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 forget what

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 he looks.

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 But whoever

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 looks intending

00:18:16.840 --> 00:18:17.380
 into the

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 perfect law

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 that gives

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 freedom

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 and continuing

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 not forgetting

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 what he has

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 heard but doing

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 it,

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 they will be

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 blessed in

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 what they do.

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 Make the

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 necessary change

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 you have learned

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 from God's word

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 and you will

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 experience the

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 same death

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 of joy as

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 those people

00:18:34.879 --> 00:18:35.639
 in Nehemiah

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 as God

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 rebuilds your

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 life through

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 his word.

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 You will

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 experience the

00:18:40.859 --> 00:18:41.659
 blessed freedom

00:18:41.659 --> 00:18:42.460
 that Jesus'

00:18:42.659 --> 00:18:43.439
 gospel promised

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 a deep

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 satisfaction.

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 A couple

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 days ago

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 it was the

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 11th day

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 of the 11th

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 month.

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 Historically

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 and traditionally

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 in the West

00:18:54.019 --> 00:18:55.019
 is a date

00:18:55.019 --> 00:18:55.740
 of remembrance.

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 The hostility

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 of World War

00:18:58.960 --> 00:19:00.079
 I formally

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 ended at

00:19:01.379 --> 00:19:02.119
 the 11th

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 hour of

00:19:02.679 --> 00:19:03.419
 the 11th

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 day of

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 the 11th

00:19:04.480 --> 00:19:05.179
 month of

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 1918.

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 But that

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 was 104

00:19:08.899 --> 00:19:10.000
 years ago.

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 Most people

00:19:11.659 --> 00:19:12.319
 impacted

00:19:12.319 --> 00:19:13.099
 directly by

00:19:13.099 --> 00:19:13.599
 the war,

00:19:14.019 --> 00:19:14.419
 by this

00:19:14.419 --> 00:19:14.899
 World War

00:19:14.899 --> 00:19:15.659
 have not

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 passed.

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 And sadly

00:19:18.659 --> 00:19:19.779
 the events

00:19:19.779 --> 00:19:20.419
 that replaced

00:19:20.419 --> 00:19:21.740
 this momentous

00:19:21.740 --> 00:19:22.419
 day tells

00:19:22.419 --> 00:19:22.960
 a lot about

00:19:22.960 --> 00:19:23.519
 the failure

00:19:23.519 --> 00:19:24.339
 our city

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 and our

00:19:25.019 --> 00:19:25.559
 society

00:19:25.559 --> 00:19:26.019
 holds.

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 In China,

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 with the

00:19:28.819 --> 00:19:29.200
 day having

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 so many

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 ones,

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 it has

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 been

00:19:31.500 --> 00:19:32.440
 commercialized

00:19:32.440 --> 00:19:33.240
 to represent

00:19:33.240 --> 00:19:33.960
 a single

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 state.

00:19:35.579 --> 00:19:36.359
 Beying the

00:19:36.359 --> 00:19:36.859
 hope that

00:19:36.859 --> 00:19:37.680
 single people

00:19:37.680 --> 00:19:38.279
 will find

00:19:38.279 --> 00:19:38.900
 their other

00:19:38.900 --> 00:19:39.819
 half to

00:19:39.819 --> 00:19:40.379
 complete the

00:19:40.379 --> 00:19:40.700
 life.

00:19:41.599 --> 00:19:42.299
 The concept

00:19:42.299 --> 00:19:42.980
 that someone

00:19:42.980 --> 00:19:43.660
 needs to get

00:19:43.660 --> 00:19:44.240
 married and

00:19:44.240 --> 00:19:44.799
 have children

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 to represent

00:19:45.819 --> 00:19:46.440
 a blessed

00:19:46.440 --> 00:19:47.279
 life is worth

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 another sermon.

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 In Australia,

00:19:50.660 --> 00:19:51.460
 when November

00:19:51.460 --> 00:19:52.480
 comes, we're

00:19:52.480 --> 00:19:53.200
 reminded of the

00:19:53.200 --> 00:19:53.740
 race that

00:19:53.740 --> 00:19:54.359
 stopped the

00:19:54.359 --> 00:19:54.719
 nation.

00:19:55.639 --> 00:19:56.199
 Once that

00:19:56.199 --> 00:19:56.719
 is done,

00:19:57.179 --> 00:19:57.479
 we are

00:19:57.479 --> 00:19:58.139
 bombarded

00:19:58.139 --> 00:19:58.719
 with

00:19:58.719 --> 00:19:59.399
 advertisement

00:19:59.399 --> 00:20:01.359
 that feeds

00:20:01.359 --> 00:20:02.019
 our FOMO,

00:20:02.619 --> 00:20:03.179
 our fear

00:20:03.179 --> 00:20:03.659
 of missing

00:20:03.659 --> 00:20:04.059
 out.

00:20:05.399 --> 00:20:06.099
 Regarding

00:20:06.099 --> 00:20:07.359
 an online

00:20:07.359 --> 00:20:07.859
 shopping

00:20:07.859 --> 00:20:08.539
 event,

00:20:09.119 --> 00:20:09.559
 that will

00:20:09.559 --> 00:20:10.379
 stop the

00:20:10.379 --> 00:20:11.240
 nation once

00:20:11.240 --> 00:20:12.459
 again a week

00:20:12.459 --> 00:20:12.959
 after the

00:20:12.959 --> 00:20:13.219
 race.

00:20:15.899 --> 00:20:17.159
 We live

00:20:17.159 --> 00:20:18.079
 in an

00:20:18.079 --> 00:20:18.519
 environment

00:20:18.519 --> 00:20:19.599
 with information

00:20:19.599 --> 00:20:20.879
 overload that

00:20:20.879 --> 00:20:21.500
 fights for

00:20:21.500 --> 00:20:22.259
 our attention.

00:20:22.259 --> 00:20:24.500
 we often

00:20:24.500 --> 00:20:25.539
 end up

00:20:25.539 --> 00:20:26.480
 remembering

00:20:26.480 --> 00:20:27.440
 or being

00:20:27.440 --> 00:20:28.299
 reminded of

00:20:28.299 --> 00:20:28.779
 things that

00:20:28.779 --> 00:20:29.160
 are not

00:20:29.160 --> 00:20:29.799
 important.

00:20:30.579 --> 00:20:31.220
 But remembering

00:20:31.220 --> 00:20:32.000
 the essential

00:20:32.000 --> 00:20:33.539
 is vital for

00:20:33.539 --> 00:20:34.359
 our existence.

00:20:35.960 --> 00:20:36.480
 Remembering

00:20:36.480 --> 00:20:36.920
 the right

00:20:36.920 --> 00:20:39.200
 thing was

00:20:39.200 --> 00:20:39.980
 also vital

00:20:39.980 --> 00:20:40.359
 for the

00:20:40.359 --> 00:20:40.859
 people in

00:20:40.859 --> 00:20:41.460
 Nehemiah's

00:20:41.460 --> 00:20:41.700
 time.

00:20:42.859 --> 00:20:43.259
 And they

00:20:43.259 --> 00:20:43.779
 have been

00:20:43.779 --> 00:20:45.319
 reminded of

00:20:45.319 --> 00:20:46.519
 something that

00:20:46.519 --> 00:20:46.940
 they have

00:20:46.940 --> 00:20:47.519
 neglected.

00:20:48.680 --> 00:20:49.180
 They have

00:20:49.180 --> 00:20:50.039
 not celebrated

00:20:50.039 --> 00:20:51.019
 the festival of

00:20:51.019 --> 00:20:51.539
 the booth,

00:20:52.279 --> 00:20:52.519
 or the

00:20:52.519 --> 00:20:53.279
 festival of

00:20:53.279 --> 00:20:53.420
 the

00:20:53.420 --> 00:20:54.099
 tabernacle,

00:20:55.139 --> 00:20:56.420
 as stipulated

00:20:56.420 --> 00:20:57.059
 by God

00:20:57.059 --> 00:20:57.599
 since God

00:20:57.599 --> 00:20:58.319
 settled them

00:20:58.319 --> 00:20:58.819
 into the

00:20:58.819 --> 00:20:59.420
 promised land.

00:21:00.960 --> 00:21:01.480
 In chapter

00:21:01.480 --> 00:21:01.940
 8,

00:21:02.279 --> 00:21:03.240
 verse 17,

00:21:03.720 --> 00:21:04.139
 towards the

00:21:04.139 --> 00:21:04.400
 end,

00:21:04.559 --> 00:21:04.740
 it says,

00:21:05.099 --> 00:21:05.359
 from the

00:21:05.359 --> 00:21:05.879
 days of

00:21:05.879 --> 00:21:06.379
 Joshua,

00:21:06.559 --> 00:21:06.879
 son of

00:21:06.879 --> 00:21:07.119
 Nun,

00:21:07.480 --> 00:21:08.099
 until that

00:21:08.099 --> 00:21:08.420
 day,

00:21:08.740 --> 00:21:09.160
 that Israel

00:21:09.160 --> 00:21:09.660
 had not

00:21:09.660 --> 00:21:10.259
 celebrated

00:21:10.259 --> 00:21:11.099
 it like

00:21:11.099 --> 00:21:11.420
 this.

00:21:12.319 --> 00:21:13.059
 So why

00:21:13.059 --> 00:21:13.480
 is the

00:21:13.480 --> 00:21:13.900
 festival

00:21:13.900 --> 00:21:15.420
 vital to

00:21:15.420 --> 00:21:15.720
 their

00:21:15.720 --> 00:21:16.740
 existence?

00:21:17.700 --> 00:21:18.460
 What is

00:21:18.460 --> 00:21:18.960
 the meaning

00:21:18.960 --> 00:21:19.839
 behind this

00:21:19.839 --> 00:21:20.619
 festival for

00:21:20.619 --> 00:21:20.859
 them?

00:21:21.419 --> 00:21:21.819
 And is

00:21:21.819 --> 00:21:22.479
 this relevant

00:21:22.479 --> 00:21:23.199
 to us?

00:21:24.519 --> 00:21:25.399
 We're told

00:21:25.399 --> 00:21:26.079
 in brief

00:21:26.079 --> 00:21:27.559
 what they

00:21:27.559 --> 00:21:27.879
 need to

00:21:27.879 --> 00:21:28.739
 do in

00:21:28.739 --> 00:21:29.359
 chapter 8,

00:21:29.419 --> 00:21:29.959
 verse 13

00:21:29.959 --> 00:21:30.479
 to 16.

00:21:31.399 --> 00:21:31.719
 If you

00:21:31.719 --> 00:21:32.259
 go to

00:21:32.259 --> 00:21:33.799
 Numbers 29,

00:21:34.039 --> 00:21:34.719
 12 to

00:21:34.719 --> 00:21:35.199
 40,

00:21:36.000 --> 00:21:36.739
 and Leviticus

00:21:36.739 --> 00:21:37.500
 23,

00:21:38.679 --> 00:21:39.459
 33 to

00:21:39.459 --> 00:21:39.859
 43,

00:21:40.759 --> 00:21:41.279
 there's a

00:21:41.279 --> 00:21:42.079
 much more

00:21:42.079 --> 00:21:43.379
 detail of

00:21:43.379 --> 00:21:43.899
 the meaning

00:21:43.899 --> 00:21:44.419
 of the

00:21:44.419 --> 00:21:44.779
 festival.

00:21:45.939 --> 00:21:46.239
 But I'll

00:21:46.239 --> 00:21:46.500
 try to

00:21:46.500 --> 00:21:47.059
 summarize for

00:21:47.059 --> 00:21:47.239
 you.

00:21:48.119 --> 00:21:48.639
 After the

00:21:48.639 --> 00:21:48.959
 harvest,

00:21:48.960 --> 00:21:49.799
 each year,

00:21:50.799 --> 00:21:51.160
 the people

00:21:51.160 --> 00:21:51.759
 of God,

00:21:51.920 --> 00:21:52.220
 Israel,

00:21:52.680 --> 00:21:52.980
 are to

00:21:52.980 --> 00:21:53.519
 live in

00:21:53.519 --> 00:21:54.259
 booths,

00:21:54.259 --> 00:21:54.680
 temporary

00:21:54.680 --> 00:21:55.240
 tents,

00:21:55.840 --> 00:21:56.460
 for eight

00:21:56.460 --> 00:21:56.880
 days,

00:21:57.420 --> 00:21:57.920
 to remember

00:21:57.920 --> 00:21:58.640
 that God

00:21:58.640 --> 00:21:59.220
 has led

00:21:59.220 --> 00:21:59.720
 them through

00:21:59.720 --> 00:22:00.519
 the wilderness

00:22:00.519 --> 00:22:01.579
 after he

00:22:01.579 --> 00:22:02.319
 redeems them

00:22:02.319 --> 00:22:02.740
 out of

00:22:02.740 --> 00:22:03.000
 Egypt.

00:22:04.140 --> 00:22:04.920
 The idea

00:22:04.920 --> 00:22:05.579
 was to

00:22:05.579 --> 00:22:06.480
 point back

00:22:06.480 --> 00:22:07.539
 to when

00:22:07.539 --> 00:22:08.259
 Israel

00:22:08.259 --> 00:22:08.920
 experienced

00:22:08.920 --> 00:22:09.340
 God's

00:22:09.340 --> 00:22:09.960
 faithfulness.

00:22:11.039 --> 00:22:11.740
 It reminds

00:22:11.740 --> 00:22:12.819
 them of

00:22:12.819 --> 00:22:13.400
 all the

00:22:13.400 --> 00:22:14.019
 sins and

00:22:14.019 --> 00:22:14.500
 grumbling

00:22:14.500 --> 00:22:15.319
 that God

00:22:15.319 --> 00:22:15.720
 had put

00:22:15.720 --> 00:22:16.259
 up with

00:22:16.259 --> 00:22:17.599
 over that

00:22:17.599 --> 00:22:18.759
 time and

00:22:18.759 --> 00:22:19.440
 how gracious

00:22:19.440 --> 00:22:20.240
 God had

00:22:20.240 --> 00:22:21.099
 been to

00:22:21.099 --> 00:22:21.720
 them even

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 so by

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 providing

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 harvest in

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 due time.

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 They were

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 to remember

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 how God

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 has saved

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 them every

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 year so

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 they will

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 remain grateful

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 and faithful

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 to the

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 creator that

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 provided

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 everything.

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 They were

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 also to

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 remember that

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 God chose

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 them to be

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 the light

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 of the

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 world to

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 point people

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 back to

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 him.

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 The

00:22:43.820 --> 00:22:44.340
 people in

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 Nehemiah's

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 time got

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 into all

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 sort of

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 troubles and

00:22:48.020 --> 00:22:48.960
 grief because

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 they did not

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 remember who

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 God was and

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 who they

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 were.

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 And they

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 were restless

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 and insecure.

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 The

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 festival is

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 God's way of

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 saying remember

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 me.

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 Remember where

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 you come from

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 and who has

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 been looking

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 after you all

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 your life.

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 God is

00:23:07.940 --> 00:23:09.080
 their ultimate

00:23:09.080 --> 00:23:09.860
 security and

00:23:09.860 --> 00:23:10.160
 rest.

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 He is also

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 our ultimate

00:23:12.359 --> 00:23:13.379
 security and

00:23:13.379 --> 00:23:13.659
 rest.

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 In our

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 day and

00:23:15.859 --> 00:23:16.899
 age when

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 we are

00:23:17.159 --> 00:23:18.059
 also restless

00:23:18.059 --> 00:23:19.299
 and tempted

00:23:19.299 --> 00:23:20.039
 to forget

00:23:20.039 --> 00:23:21.039
 God's

00:23:21.039 --> 00:23:22.199
 goodness we

00:23:22.199 --> 00:23:22.539
 need to

00:23:22.539 --> 00:23:23.699
 remember that

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 God is the

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 origin and

00:23:25.240 --> 00:23:25.679
 source of

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 our life.

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 Only when

00:23:27.959 --> 00:23:28.679
 we remember

00:23:28.679 --> 00:23:30.539
 God has

00:23:30.539 --> 00:23:31.099
 always been

00:23:31.099 --> 00:23:31.679
 looking after

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 us and

00:23:32.639 --> 00:23:33.439
 get back to

00:23:33.439 --> 00:23:34.059
 a relationship

00:23:34.059 --> 00:23:34.659
 with God

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 can we

00:23:35.519 --> 00:23:36.359
 truly say

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 we are

00:23:36.959 --> 00:23:37.519
 living out

00:23:37.519 --> 00:23:38.039
 the ultimate

00:23:38.039 --> 00:23:38.799
 purpose of

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 human existence.

00:23:40.699 --> 00:23:41.039
 You will

00:23:41.039 --> 00:23:41.700
 only find

00:23:41.700 --> 00:23:42.559
 true freedom

00:23:42.559 --> 00:23:43.500
 and deep

00:23:43.500 --> 00:23:44.819
 joy for

00:23:44.819 --> 00:23:45.700
 your life

00:23:45.700 --> 00:23:46.700
 in remembrance

00:23:46.700 --> 00:23:47.720
 and reference

00:23:47.720 --> 00:23:48.319
 of God.

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 If you are

00:23:50.319 --> 00:23:51.079
 not yet a

00:23:51.079 --> 00:23:51.700
 worshiper of

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 the great

00:23:52.099 --> 00:23:52.859
 God and

00:23:52.859 --> 00:23:53.200
 want to

00:23:53.200 --> 00:23:53.559
 find out

00:23:53.559 --> 00:23:53.859
 more,

00:23:54.339 --> 00:23:54.740
 please let

00:23:54.740 --> 00:23:55.139
 me know.

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 I would

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 love to

00:23:56.619 --> 00:23:57.059
 help you

00:23:57.059 --> 00:23:57.500
 to become

00:23:57.500 --> 00:23:58.180
 part of

00:23:58.180 --> 00:23:58.539
 God's

00:23:58.539 --> 00:23:59.019
 rebuilding

00:23:59.019 --> 00:23:59.700
 community.

00:23:59.700 --> 00:23:59.759
 community.

00:24:00.519 --> 00:24:01.259
 If you

00:24:01.259 --> 00:24:01.660
 consider

00:24:01.660 --> 00:24:02.299
 yourself

00:24:02.299 --> 00:24:05.559
 part of

00:24:05.559 --> 00:24:05.819
 God's

00:24:05.819 --> 00:24:06.360
 community,

00:24:07.080 --> 00:24:07.460
 let's

00:24:07.460 --> 00:24:07.700
 join

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 together.

00:24:09.019 --> 00:24:09.240
 In

00:24:09.240 --> 00:24:10.080
 rejoicing that

00:24:10.080 --> 00:24:10.519
 you have

00:24:10.519 --> 00:24:10.980
 God's

00:24:10.980 --> 00:24:11.559
 work to

00:24:11.559 --> 00:24:12.700
 build our

00:24:12.700 --> 00:24:13.279
 life on

00:24:13.279 --> 00:24:14.340
 and God

00:24:14.340 --> 00:24:14.740
 is always

00:24:14.740 --> 00:24:15.440
 working in

00:24:15.440 --> 00:24:16.180
 our hearts

00:24:16.180 --> 00:24:17.080
 to transform

00:24:17.080 --> 00:24:17.440
 us.

00:24:17.440 --> 00:24:18.380
 through

00:24:18.380 --> 00:24:19.740
 the

00:24:19.740 --> 00:24:21.340
 la

00:24:21.340 --> 00:24:23.059
 vol

00:24:23.059 --> 00:24:23.820
 brought

00:24:23.900 --> 00:24:23.980
 into

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 in

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 that

00:24:25.480 --> 00:24:26.200
 Kita

00:24:26.200 --> 00:24:26.559
 puis

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,

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 we