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 Well, good morning, everyone.

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 I've met you before, my name's Steve, lead pastor here at St Paul's,

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! and we're continuing on in our series in Thessalonians.

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 You may have heard a statement, you hear it in social media,

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 in the media a little bit nowadays.

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 The statement, the question is, where are all the leaders?

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 Where have they gone?

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 In fact, it's a statement which has been given a rise really since the 1990s

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 as people, there's this perception as you look out in society,

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 you look in business world, other things like that,

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 is where are the leaders in a traditional sense, the leaders,

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 people of integrity, people of vision,

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 people who actually are not in the position of leadership,

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 a personal gain, but for the overall good of society,

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 where are those leaders?

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 You look in the political realm, there's a great deal of distrust

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 in institutions and the political realm because of the sense

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 that we're in this role and the extent of our vision

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 is the next election campaign to ensure that we stay in power.

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 Where are the leaders?

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 And that's certainly the case as well when you look at the Christian church.

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 Where are the leaders in the Christian church?

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 In fact, in recent weeks, a Christian pastor and his wife in Denver, Colorado,

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 have been accused of a cryptocurrency scam

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 and using the proceeds to pay for home renovations and vacations.

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 The couple were indicted on 40 counts of theft, security fraud and racketeering.

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 Prosecutors in Colorado say that the couple solicited $3.4 million, US dollars,

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 from investors for a business venture that they'd set up,

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 but only a very small amount of that money actually went to the business venture,

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 which actually failed.

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 Instead, they spent at least $1.3 million on personal expenses, home renovations,

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 because in their words, to their defence, God told them to do it.

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 They spent the money on airline tickets, hotel rooms, high-end merchandise

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 and other personal expenses.

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 Where are the leaders?

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 You see, when Christians, let alone Christian leaders,

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 when Christians live lives that is inconsistent with what they believe,

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 they believe this great stuff and yet they behave in this particular way,

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 what it does is it drags the credibility of not just the Christian church,

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 but in particular the Christian faith, into the gutter.

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 And it weakens the faith of so many people.

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 So you may recall from last week,

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 the Apostle Paul took the message of Christianity to the city of Thessalonica

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 about 20 years after the crucifixion of Jesus.

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 People became Christians and the city went into a riot.

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 And so Paul and his team had to escape under the cover of darkness for their life.

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 And so what this did was, Paul's gone,

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 small church in Thessalonica is being hammered,

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 and it gave Paul's opponents some ammunition.

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 They attempted to undermine the faith of these new believers

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 by discrediting Paul.

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 And so reading between the lines,

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 you can imagine them saying something like,

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 Paul, really?

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 You want to believe what he'd said to you?

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 He ran.

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 Haven't heard from him since.

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 He wasn't sincere.

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 He was just one of those phony philosophers

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 that come through Thessalonica

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 as part of the empire,

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 dropping in.

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 He's a charlatan.

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 He's in it for what he gets out of it.

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 He was looking to raise funds from you.

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 He was looking for sex,

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 for prestige,

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 for power,

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 for money.

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 And at the first sign of trouble,

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 he's gone.

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 On to the next town to do exactly the same thing.

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 He doesn't care about you at all.

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 Why would you give yourselves to the message

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 that he brought

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 when he himself is gone?

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 And so what we have here

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 is Paul's defence

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 of his ministry and his gospel.

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 So three points up there on the screen,

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 Paul's argument,

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 Paul's appeal,

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 and Paul's approval.

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 That's what we're going to journey through

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 in the first 12 verses here.

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 So as Paul defends himself,

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 and he's doing it really in chapters 2 and 3,

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 what he's doing here,

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 he's not just giving us

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 a philosophy of Christian ministry

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 and what might be expected

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 of those in Christian service,

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 but he's also giving us

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 a pattern for the Christian life.

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 You know,

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 as I go through this,

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 and you know,

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 I already feel

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 this passage challenges me a lot

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 and in the past week,

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 but it's not just about,

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 ah,

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 that's what we expect

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 of our pastors.

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 It's also a challenge

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 for all Christians.

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 They have a lot to say

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 of what it means

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 to live the Christian life.

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 Now,

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 the way he defends himself here,

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 his argument

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 is simply by reminding

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 the Thessalonians

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 what they already know.

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 Six times,

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 verses 1, 2, 5, 9, 10, and 11,

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 Paul says,

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 you know,

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 you remember,

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 you are witnesses.

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 He is simply reminding them

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 of what they actually saw,

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 what they heard,

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 what they experienced from Paul.

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 A life that was in fact consistent

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 with the message

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 that he proclaimed.

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 He is open,

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 he's transparent.

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 So,

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 there's three things.

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 So,

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 the first thing we notice

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 in terms of his argument,

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 he really points to three things

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 in terms of consistency.

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 Number one,

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 his courage.

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 Verses 1 and 2,

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 you know,

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 brothers and sisters,

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 that our visit to you

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 was not without results.

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 We had previously suffered

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 and been treated outrageously

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 in Philippi.

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 As you know,

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 with the help of our God,

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 we dared to tell you

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 his gospel

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 in the face

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 of strong opposition.

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 The word dared there

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 means that he spoke

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 freely,

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 openly,

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 and fearlessly.

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 It is to be outspoken.

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 It is to be frank.

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 It is to use clarity

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 in his speech.

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 That is,

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 it is to speak

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 with courage

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 regardless of consequences.

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 He courageously spoke

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 the gospel of Jesus Christ

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 to them

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 and he did it

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 despite,

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 in his words,

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 previously suffered

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 and being treated

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 outrageously

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 in Philippi.

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 So,

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 what he's saying here is,

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 when I turned up

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 in Thessalonica,

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 as you know,

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 I was bruised,

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 beaten.

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 He would have had

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 potentially broken bones.

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 The bruises,

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 the damage to his body

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 were obvious

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 because he was humiliated.

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 He was stripped naked.

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 He was beaten.

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 He was flogged.

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 He was thrown into prison

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 in Philippi.

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 He would have turned up

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 with the damage

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 to his body

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 and he preached

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 the gospel to them

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 again and again.

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 The thing that,

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 that caused him

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 so much pain

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 and humiliation

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 in Philippi,

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 he turns up

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 to Thessalonica

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 and does it again.

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 And when he left there,

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 he did it again.

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 There's his courage.

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 That's against the accusation

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 that he's in it for himself

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 and as soon as trouble hits,

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 he's gone.

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 The second thing

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 that Thessalonians

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 know about Paul

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 is that he did not

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 exploit them

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 for personal gain.

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 Verse 3,

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 for the appeal we make

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 does not spring

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 from error

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 or impure motives,

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 nor are we trying

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 to trick you.

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 He did not call them

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 to faith in Jesus Christ

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 to gain a following

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 for himself,

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 to mislead them,

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 to get sexually involved,

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 which is what impure motives

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 means here,

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 to get sexually involved

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 with anyone

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 or to try and deceive them

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 in any way

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 to make him feel like

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 he's more powerful.

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 He gave the truth

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 and he kept himself pure.

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 He wasn't driven

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 to please people.

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 Verse 4,

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 we're not trying

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 to please God

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 who tests our hearts.

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 Verse 6,

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 we were not looking

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 for praise

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 praise from people,

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 not from you

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 or from anyone else.

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 You see,

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 people pleasing

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 usually comes

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 from a place

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 of deep insecurity.

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 A people pleaser

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 won't give themselves

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 freely to others.

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 they only give

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 an angle

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 of themselves

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 in the hope

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 that the angle

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 that they give

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 would result

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 in them

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 receiving

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 some form

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 of approval.

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 And therefore,

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 as a people pleaser,

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 you never really know them.

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 You only know

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 what they want you

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 to know about them

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 in order to extract

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 praise from them.

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 And a people pleaser

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 therefore uses people.

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 They exploit people

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 so that they feel

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 approved of themselves,

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 pleased with themselves.

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 And so Paul

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 did not flatter

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 or position himself

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 for money.

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 Verse 5,

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 you know we never

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 use flattery

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 nor did we put

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 on a mask

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 to cover up greed.

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 God is our witness.

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 Flattery is using language

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 not for the sake

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 of truth

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 but for the sake

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 of manipulation.

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 You want something

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 and in this case

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 Paul's being accused

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 of buttering up

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 the Thessalonians

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 in order to extract

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 money from them.

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 The accusation is

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 that Paul wanted

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 their money

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 not their souls.

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 And according to verse 9

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 that's not the case.

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 Surely you remember

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 brothers and sisters

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 our toil

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 and our hardship

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 we work night

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 and day

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 in order

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 not to be a burden

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 to anyone

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 while we preach

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 the gospel

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 of God to you.

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 He was not

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 after their money.

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 He was after

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 their souls

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 for their good.

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 So the Thessalonians

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 know of his courage.

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 They know

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 that his pattern

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 of life

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 was not to

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 exploit them.

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 But thirdly

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 it wasn't just

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 the things

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 that he did

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 not do.

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 it's what

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 he did

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 do

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 in his

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 pattern

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 of life.

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 He gave

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 himself

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 in the

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 service

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 of others.

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 Verses

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 6

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 to 8

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 even though

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 as apostles

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 of Christ

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 we could

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 have asserted

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 our authority

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 instead

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 we were like

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 young children

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 among you

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 just as a nursing

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 mother cares

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 for her children

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 so we care

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 for you

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 because we

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 loved you

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 so much

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 we were delighted

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 to share

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 with you

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 not only

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 the gospel

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 of God

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 but our

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 lives

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 as well.

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 What they

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 knew of

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 Paul

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 is he

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 exchanged

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 a

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 relationship

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 of

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 authority

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 and

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 power

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 that is

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 the

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 apostle

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 to

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 a

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 relationship

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 of

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 no

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 rights

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 surrendering

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 of rights

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 a relationship

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 of gentle

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 tender

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 affection

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 and service

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 instead of

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 wielding

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 authority

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 he became

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 like a

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 child in

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 the first

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 century

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 without

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 rights

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 he didn't

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 just come

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 to them

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 with a

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 message

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 but he

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 also gave

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 himself

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 to them

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 the

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 messenger

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 not just

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 words

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 but a

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 life

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 not just

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 doctrines

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 but a

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 heart

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 what he

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 says in

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 verse

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 7

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 is quite

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 startling

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 just as a

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 nursing mother

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 cares for her

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 children so

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 we cared

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 for you

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 not just

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 the reference

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 to any

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 mother

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 it's

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 specifically

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 nursing

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 mother

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 the breastfed

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 infant

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 is

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 dependent

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 on the

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 mother's

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 milk

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 for

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 nourishment

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 of life

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 it's a

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 very

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 powerful

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 image

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 that Paul

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 uses

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 of

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 Christian

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 ministry

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 but also

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 the

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 Christian

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 life

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 the

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 nursing

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 mother

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 is an

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 all

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 consuming

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 role

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 baby

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 requires

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 milk

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 six to

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 ten times

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 a day

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 and

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 we're

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 not

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 feeding

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 the

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 child

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 the

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 mother

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 is

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 caring

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 for

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 the

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 other

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 needs

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 of

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 the

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 child

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 and

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 refueling

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 herself

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 for the

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 next

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 round

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 of

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 feeding

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 it

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 requires

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 around

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 the

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 clock

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 personal

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 sacrifice

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 diet

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 time

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 physical

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 discomfort

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 sleep

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 deprivation

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 emotional

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 strain

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 24 hour

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 commitment

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 gives

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 herself

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 away

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 mentally

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 physically

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 emotionally

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 and so

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 what Paul

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 is saying

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 here is

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 they know

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 this

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 the

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 Thessalonians

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 know of

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 his

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 gentleness

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 his

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 tenderness

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 his

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 love

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 and his

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 care

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 for them

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 was so

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 deep

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 you see

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 the

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 Thessalonians

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 are not

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 just a

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 set of

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 employees

00:14:41.920 --> 00:14:42.500
 that need

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 to be

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 trained

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 not just

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 a group

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 of friends

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 that he

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 needs to

00:14:46.000 --> 00:14:46.820
 he has

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 some shared

00:14:47.360 --> 00:14:48.160
 experiences

00:14:48.160 --> 00:14:48.780
 with

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 he

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 empties

00:14:51.260 --> 00:14:51.820
 himself

00:14:51.820 --> 00:14:52.240
 for the

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 sake

00:14:52.700 --> 00:14:53.600
 of these

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 new

00:14:53.900 --> 00:14:54.420
 disciples

00:14:54.420 --> 00:14:54.760
 in

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 Jesus

00:14:55.080 --> 00:14:55.379
 that

00:14:55.379 --> 00:14:55.740
 they

00:14:55.740 --> 00:14:56.320
 might

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 grow

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 and

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 flourish

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 and so

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 verse 9

00:15:02.920 --> 00:15:03.260
 again

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 surely you

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 remember

00:15:04.360 --> 00:15:05.700
 brothers and

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 sisters

00:15:06.000 --> 00:15:06.620
 our toil

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 and our

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 hardship

00:15:07.500 --> 00:15:08.320
 we work

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 night and

00:15:08.940 --> 00:15:09.200
 day

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 in order

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 not to

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 be

00:15:10.260 --> 00:15:10.780
 burdened

00:15:10.780 --> 00:15:11.060
 to any

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 of you

00:15:11.600 --> 00:15:12.060
 while we

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 preach

00:15:12.340 --> 00:15:12.740
 the gospel

00:15:12.740 --> 00:15:13.140
 to you

00:15:13.140 --> 00:15:13.700
 and then

00:15:13.700 --> 00:15:13.860
 he

00:15:13.860 --> 00:15:14.500
 summarizes

00:15:14.500 --> 00:15:14.760
 his

00:15:14.760 --> 00:15:15.200
 defense

00:15:15.200 --> 00:15:15.620
 in verse

00:15:15.620 --> 00:15:16.020
 10

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 you are

00:15:16.840 --> 00:15:17.400
 witnesses

00:15:17.400 --> 00:15:18.720
 and so

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 is God

00:15:19.360 --> 00:15:20.620
 of how

00:15:20.620 --> 00:15:21.240
 holy

00:15:21.240 --> 00:15:21.980
 righteous

00:15:21.980 --> 00:15:22.460
 and

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 blameless

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 we were

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 among

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 you

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 who

00:15:24.539 --> 00:15:25.060
 believed

00:15:25.060 --> 00:15:27.100
 and so

00:15:27.100 --> 00:15:27.779
 with that

00:15:27.779 --> 00:15:28.220
 statement

00:15:28.220 --> 00:15:28.960
 he raises

00:15:28.960 --> 00:15:29.680
 the bar

00:15:29.680 --> 00:15:30.659
 of

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 Christian

00:15:31.240 --> 00:15:32.200
 discipleship

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 and ministry

00:15:32.820 --> 00:15:33.879
 don't balk at

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 this

00:15:34.220 --> 00:15:34.919
 as though

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 he was

00:15:35.240 --> 00:15:35.480
 saying

00:15:35.480 --> 00:15:35.980
 you know

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 Thessalonians

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 that I'm

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 completely

00:15:37.680 --> 00:15:38.120
 sinless

00:15:38.120 --> 00:15:38.460
 that's not

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 what he's

00:15:38.779 --> 00:15:39.000
 saying

00:15:39.000 --> 00:15:39.299
 here at

00:15:39.299 --> 00:15:39.580
 all

00:15:39.580 --> 00:15:40.100
 that's

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 not

00:15:40.240 --> 00:15:40.440
 what he

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 means

00:15:40.659 --> 00:15:40.960
 what he

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 means

00:15:41.299 --> 00:15:41.580
 is

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 we

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 honoured

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 God

00:15:43.360 --> 00:15:44.180
 in

00:15:44.180 --> 00:15:45.039
 boldly

00:15:45.039 --> 00:15:46.320
 courageously

00:15:46.320 --> 00:15:47.399
 preaching

00:15:47.399 --> 00:15:48.159
 the truth

00:15:48.159 --> 00:15:48.480
 of the

00:15:48.480 --> 00:15:48.899
 gospel

00:15:48.899 --> 00:15:49.240
 we

00:15:49.240 --> 00:15:49.559
 treated

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 people

00:15:50.100 --> 00:15:50.659
 rightly

00:15:50.659 --> 00:15:51.139
 with

00:15:51.139 --> 00:15:51.319
 the

00:15:51.319 --> 00:15:51.759
 gospel

00:15:51.759 --> 00:15:53.039
 and

00:15:53.039 --> 00:15:53.279
 we

00:15:53.279 --> 00:15:53.620
 gave

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 no

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 one

00:15:54.439 --> 00:15:54.799
 a

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 legitimate

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 reason

00:15:56.000 --> 00:15:56.259
 to

00:15:56.259 --> 00:15:56.819
 accuse

00:15:56.819 --> 00:15:57.120
 us

00:15:57.120 --> 00:15:57.319
 of

00:15:57.319 --> 00:15:57.699
 bad

00:15:57.699 --> 00:15:58.240
 behaviour

00:15:58.240 --> 00:15:58.899
 or

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 lacking

00:15:59.399 --> 00:15:59.720
 in

00:15:59.720 --> 00:16:00.299
 integrity

00:16:00.299 --> 00:16:01.360
 what we

00:16:01.360 --> 00:16:01.919
 said

00:16:01.919 --> 00:16:02.139
 we

00:16:02.139 --> 00:16:02.779
 believed

00:16:02.779 --> 00:16:03.299
 and the

00:16:03.299 --> 00:16:03.659
 way

00:16:03.659 --> 00:16:03.959
 it

00:16:03.959 --> 00:16:04.519
 enacted

00:16:04.519 --> 00:16:05.039
 and lived

00:16:05.039 --> 00:16:05.419
 out in

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 our life

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 were

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 consistent

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 he was

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 above

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 reproach

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 that's

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 his

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 argument

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 which

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 then

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 leads

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 us

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 to

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 his

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 appeal

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 he

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 was

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 courageous

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 not

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 for

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 personal

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 gain

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 he

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 answered

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 himself

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 for

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 them

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 now

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 the

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 most

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 common

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 way

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 that

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 these

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 verses

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 are

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 replied

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 when

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 you

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 look

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 at

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 commentators

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 and

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 others

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 is

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 this

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 get

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 preached

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 at a

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 clergy

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 conference

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 for instance

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 these

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 are

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 words

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 for

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 the

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 pastor

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 these

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 are

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 words

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 for

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 Christian

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 leadership

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 and

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 pastoral

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 ministry

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 and

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 anyone

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 involved

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 in

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 ministry

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 at all

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 and

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 it's

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 true

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 there

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 is an

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 awful

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 lot

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 to be

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 said

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 here

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 and

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 great

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 insights

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 not

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 just

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 in

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 the

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 manner

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 of

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 Christian

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 ministry

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 but

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 the

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 motives

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 of

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 Christian

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 ministry

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 but

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 also

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 the

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 manner

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 and

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 motive

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 of

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 the

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 Christian

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 life

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 you

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 know

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 just

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 leaving

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 it

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 with

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 the

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 pastoral

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 staff

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 and

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 Christian

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 leaders

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 is

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 not

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 the

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 only

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 application

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 here

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 Paul

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 is

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 writing

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 these

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 words

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 to

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 a

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 bunch

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 of

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 new

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 Christians

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 under

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 the

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 sway

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 of

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 people

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 who

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 wanted

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 them

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 to

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 abandon

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 their

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 trust

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 in

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 Jesus

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 and

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 they

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 were

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 doing

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 that

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 by

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 undermining

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 the

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 person

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 who

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 brought

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 the

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 gospel

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 to

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 them

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 and

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 he

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 is

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 writing

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 this

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 letter

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 because

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 he

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 is

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 concerned

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 that

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 it

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 will

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 be

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 in

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 vain

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 if

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 they

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 believe

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 the

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 lies

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 and

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 give

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 in

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 to

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 the

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 pressure

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 it

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 would

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 be

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 a

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 vanity

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 empty

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 of

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 no

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 value

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 if

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 they

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 not

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 only

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 believed

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 the

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 scandal

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 makers

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 but

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 if

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 they

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 didn't

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 follow

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 his

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 pattern

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 of

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 life

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 that

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 would

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 be

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 a

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 vanity

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 that

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 is

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 it

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 would

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 be

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 a

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 total

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 vanity

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 just

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 to

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 say

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 I

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 believe

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 in

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 Jesus

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 but

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 I

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 don't

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 live

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 like

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 Jesus

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 so

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 having

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 laid

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 out

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 his

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 defense

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 this

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 is

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 my

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 life

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 you

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 seen

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 it

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 then

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 he

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 calls

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 them

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 to

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 follow

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 suit

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 verse

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 11

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 for

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 you

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 know

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 that

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 we

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 dealt

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 with

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 each

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 of

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 you

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 as

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 a

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 father

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 deals

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 with

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 his

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 own

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 children

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 encouraging

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 comforting

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 and urging

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 you

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 to live

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 lives

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 worthy

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 of

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 God

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 who

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 calls

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 you

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 into

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 his

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 kingdom

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 and

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 glory

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 again

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 it's

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 a

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 first

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 century

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 image

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 of

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 the

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 father

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 son

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 relationship

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 where

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 in

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 the

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 first

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 century

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 sons

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 followed

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 their

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 fathers

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 into

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 the

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 family

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 business

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 if

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 the

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 father

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 was

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 a

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 farmer

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 so

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 was

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 the

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 son

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 if

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 the

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 father

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 was

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 a

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 carpenter

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 so

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 was

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 the

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 son

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 until

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 you

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 become

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 the

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 Messiah

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 so

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 was

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 the

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 son

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 that

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 you

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 followed

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 in

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 the

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 family

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 business

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 and

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 so

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 Paul

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 saying

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 to

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 the

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 Thessalonians

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 I

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 am

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 your

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 father

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 you

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 follow

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 me

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 he

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 was

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 tender

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 as he

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 encouraged

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 and

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 comfort

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 these

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 new

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 believers

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 faint

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 hearted

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 under

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 pressure

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 but

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 he

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 was

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 also

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 uncompromising

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!

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 his charge

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 to them

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 is to

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 live

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 lives

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 worthy

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 of

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 God

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 who

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 calls

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 you

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 into

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 his

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 kingdom

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 and

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 glory

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 Paul's

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 appeal

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 here

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 is

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 exactly

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 the same

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 as

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 what

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 he

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 wrote

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 in

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 chapter

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 1

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 verse

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 6

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 we

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 looked

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 at

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 last

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 week

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 you

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 became

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 imitators

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 of

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 us

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 and

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 of

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 the

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 Lord

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 and

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 in

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 these

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 last

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 two

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 verses

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 here

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 he's

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 appealing

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 to

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 them

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 to

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 continue

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 to

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 imitate

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 lest

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 their

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 faith

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 be

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 in

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 vain

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 and

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 he's

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 appealing

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 to

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 his

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 pattern

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 of

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 life

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 as

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 the

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 very

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 thing

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 that

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 they

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 should

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 be

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 imitating

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 not

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 the

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 thing

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 that

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 they

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 should

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 be

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 the

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 reason

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 to

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 reject

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 him

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 but

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 the

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 reason

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 that

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 they

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 should

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 imitate

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 him

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 he

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 has

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 lived

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 amongst

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 them

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 in

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 such

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 a

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 way

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 that

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 he

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 can

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 point

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 to

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 his

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 life

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 and

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 he

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 can

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 say

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 I'm

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 following

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 the

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 pattern

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 of

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 Jesus

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 he's

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 saying

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 to

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 them

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 that

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 his

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 pattern

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 of

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 life

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 is

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 a

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 life

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 that

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 is

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 shaped

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 by

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 in

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 step

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 with

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 the

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 gospel

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 that

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 brought

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 them

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 into

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 God's

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 kingdom

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 this

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 is

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 crucial

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 for

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 us

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 because

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 for

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 decades

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 in

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 the

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 western

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 world

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 as

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 the

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 gospel

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 has

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 been

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 preached

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 there

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 has

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 been

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 this

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 assumption

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 I

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 suppose

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 or

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 one

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 of

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 the

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 consequences

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 is

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 that

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 the

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 gospel

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 of

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 Jesus

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 Christ

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 the

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 good

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 news

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 of

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 Jesus

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 Christ

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 is

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 a

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 message

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 of

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 sin

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 management

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 come

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 to

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 Jesus

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 have

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 your

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 sins

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 forgiven

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 and

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 get

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 heaven

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 a

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 gospel

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 of

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 sin

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 management

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 you've

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 been

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 what

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 Paul's

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 saying

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 here

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 is

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 the

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 Christian

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 has

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 been

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 rescued

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 from

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 the

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 kingdom

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 of

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 this

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 world

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 and

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 its

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 future

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 judgment

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 and

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 brought

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 into

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 the

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 kingdom

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 of

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 God

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 you

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 haven't

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 just

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 had

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 your

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 sins

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 forgiven

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 and

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 you

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 get

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 the

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 promise

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 of

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 consolation

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 prize

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 of

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 heaven

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 at

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 the

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 end

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 you

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 have

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 transferred

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 from

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 one

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 realm

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 to

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 another

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 from

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 one

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 rule

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 to

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 another

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 from

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 one

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 allegiance

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 to

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 another

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 you

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 have

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 turned

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 away

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 from

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 serving

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 idols

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 to

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 serve

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 the

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 living

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 God

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 the

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 Christian

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 is

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 in

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 Christ

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 which

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 means

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 they are

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 wrapped up

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 in him

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 in his

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 kingdom

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 a new

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 creation

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 and waiting

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 the final

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 glory

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 of it

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 to be

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 revealed

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 and the

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 life we

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 now

00:22:14.000 --> 00:22:14.480
 live

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 is the

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 life

00:22:15.360 --> 00:22:15.600
 of

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 Jesus

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 Christ

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 being

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 lived

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 out

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 in

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 us

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 and

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 so

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 if we

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 make the

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 assumption

00:22:27.000 --> 00:22:27.500
 well I

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 become a

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 Christian

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 have my

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 sins

00:22:28.759 --> 00:22:29.140
 forgiven

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 and all

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 this other

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 stuff

00:22:31.120 --> 00:22:31.940
 about

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 you know

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 rhythms

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 of patterns

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 of life

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 and discipleship

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 and that's

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 just all

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 optional

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 extra

00:22:37.920 --> 00:22:39.559
 you have

00:22:39.559 --> 00:22:39.960
 a gospel

00:22:39.960 --> 00:22:40.340
 of sin

00:22:40.340 --> 00:22:40.779
 management

00:22:40.779 --> 00:22:47.259
 and it's

00:22:47.259 --> 00:22:47.740
 not

00:22:47.740 --> 00:22:48.799
 the

00:22:48.799 --> 00:22:49.039
 Christian

00:22:49.039 --> 00:22:49.400
 gospel

00:22:49.400 --> 00:22:53.600
 it's

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 significant

00:22:54.200 --> 00:22:55.720
 that Paul

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 writes to the

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 Thessalonian

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 Christians

00:22:57.380 --> 00:22:58.380
 and says

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 to them

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 God

00:23:00.079 --> 00:23:00.920
 calls

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 you

00:23:01.440 --> 00:23:02.220
 into

00:23:02.220 --> 00:23:02.840
 his

00:23:02.840 --> 00:23:03.500
 kingdom

00:23:03.500 --> 00:23:06.980
 and

00:23:06.980 --> 00:23:07.380
 glory

00:23:07.380 --> 00:23:08.380
 glory

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 he's

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 writing

00:23:10.260 --> 00:23:10.400
 to

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 Christians

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 and he

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 says

00:23:12.680 --> 00:23:12.980
 God

00:23:12.980 --> 00:23:13.820
 calls

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 you

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 into

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 his

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 kingdom

00:23:14.820 --> 00:23:15.860
 and

00:23:15.860 --> 00:23:16.040
 his

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 glory

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 in the

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 original

00:23:18.160 --> 00:23:19.040
 language

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 that

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 is in

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 the

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 present

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 tense

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 in

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 other

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 words

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 to the

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 Christians

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 in

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 Thessalonica

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 to you

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 at

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 St.

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 Paul's

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 Chatswood

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 who are

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 in

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 Christ

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 God

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 calls

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 you

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 into

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 his

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 kingdom

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 oh

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 hang on a bit

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 aren't I

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 already

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 in

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 his

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 kingdom

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 it's

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 in

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 the

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 present

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 tense

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 in

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 other

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 words

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 God

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 never

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 stops

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 calling

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 both

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 the

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 non

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 Christian

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 and

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 the

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 Christian

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 into

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 his

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 kingdom

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 he's

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 called

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 to you

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 right

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 now

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 as the

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 text

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 of

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 scripture

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 is

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 opened

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 by

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 his

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 Holy

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 Spirit

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 into

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 his

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 kingdom

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 he's

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 calling

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 you

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 into

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 his

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 kingdom

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 and

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 that

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 call

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 never

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 ceases

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 and

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 it's

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 a

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 call

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 that

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 means

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 to

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 consistently

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 live

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 lives

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 worthy

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 of

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 the

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 kingdom

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 every

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 moment

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 to

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 know

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 who

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 your

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 king

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 is

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 he's

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 calling

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 you

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 into

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 his

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 glory

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 true

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 glory

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 ultimate

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 glory

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 2

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 corinthians

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 4

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 we

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 looked at

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 this

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 very

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 briefly

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 last

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 week

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 that

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 the

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 gospel

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 of

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 Jesus

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 Christ

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 displays

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 the

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 glory

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 of

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 Christ

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 in

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 other

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 words

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 the

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 sacrifice

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 of

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 Jesus

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 displays

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 the

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 glory

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 of

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 Christ

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 the

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 glory

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 of

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 God

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 the

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 word

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 glory

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 means

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 weight

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 it

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 means

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 value

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 it

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 means

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 magnificence

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 it

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 means

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 worthiness

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 of

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 Jesus

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 Christ

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 and

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 to

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 have

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 glory

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 is

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 to

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 have

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 prestige

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 to

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 have

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 power

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 to

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 have

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 influence

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 you

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 see

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 the

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 reason

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 why

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 Paul

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 did

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 not

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 see

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 glory

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 from

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 others

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 is

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 because

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 he

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 already

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 had

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 ultimate

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 glory

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 in

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 Jesus

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 and

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 the

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 constant

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 call

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 of

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 God

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 in

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 all of

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 our

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 lives

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 is

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 to

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 enter

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 his

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 spectacular

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 glory

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 under

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 the

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 rule

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 of

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 Christ

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 that's

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 the

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 essence

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 of

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 his

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 appeal

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 in

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 verse

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 12

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 to

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 live

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 lives

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 worthy

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 to

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 call

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 that

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 literally

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 means

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 walk

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 worthily

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!

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 17

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 he

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 didn't

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 say

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 to

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 Abraham

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 Abraham

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 somersault

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 before

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 me

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 Abraham

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 do

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 gymnastics

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 in

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 front

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 of

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 me

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 he

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 didn't

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 even

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 say

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 Abraham

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 run

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 a

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 marathon

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 in

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 front

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 of

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 me

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 he

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 called

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 him

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 and

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 this

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 is the

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 first

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 words

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 of

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 calling

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 walk

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 before

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 me

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 faithfully

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 walking

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 is day

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 in

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 day

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 out

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 praying

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 it

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 is

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 day

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 in

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 and

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 day

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 out

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 hearing

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 from

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 God

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 in

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 the

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 scriptures

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 it

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 is

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 day

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 in

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 and

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 day

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 out

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 obeying

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 building

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 and

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 loving

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 Christian

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 friends

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 it

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 is

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 corporate

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 worship

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 it

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 is

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 committing

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 yourself

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 fully

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 completely

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 participating

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 in the

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 life of

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 the

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 church

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 it

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 is

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 generosity

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 it

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 is

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 service

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 it

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 is

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 entrusting

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 the

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 gospel

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 to

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 others

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 it

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 is

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 rhythmic

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 and

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 it

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 is

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 on

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 and

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 on

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 and

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 on

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 to

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 walk

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 with

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 God

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 is

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 a

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 metaphor

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 that

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 symbolizes

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 slow

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 and

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 steady

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 progress

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 walking

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 with

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 God

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 means

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 it's

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 treating

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 God

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 as

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 God

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 and

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 as if

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 he is

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 there

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 walking

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 with you

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 day

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 by day

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 and so

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 I

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 commend

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 to you

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 our

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 seven

00:27:46.200 --> 00:27:46.539
 rhythms

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 of

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 grace

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 as

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 our

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 expression

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 here

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 at

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 St.

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 Paul's

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 of

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 Christian

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 living

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 to see

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 each

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 other

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 please

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 God

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 worthy

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 of

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 him

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 to

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 live

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 lives

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 worthy

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 of

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 him

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 and as

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 we

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 practice

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 these

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 seven

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 rhythms

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 they

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 both

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 remind us

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 of the

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 gospel

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 and

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 cause

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 us

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 to

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 walk

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 with

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 the

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 God

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 in

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 a

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 gospel

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 shaped

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 life

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 so

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 God

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 is

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 calling

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 us

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 together

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 at

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 St.

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 Paul's

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 into

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 the

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 life

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 of

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 courage

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 of

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 sacrifice

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 and

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 service

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 that

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 Paul

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 models

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 you see

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 his

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 life

00:28:36.059 --> 00:28:36.220
 of

00:28:36.220 --> 00:28:36.860
 integrity

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 is

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 not

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 just

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 in

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 his

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 courage

00:28:38.940 --> 00:28:39.840
 and

00:28:39.840 --> 00:28:40.019
 his

00:28:40.019 --> 00:28:40.279
 life

00:28:40.279 --> 00:28:40.440
 of

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 integrity

00:28:41.000 --> 00:28:41.559
 is

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 not

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 just

00:28:42.519 --> 00:28:42.920
 in

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 what

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 he

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 refused

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 to

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 do

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 in

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 terms

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 of

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 he

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 didn't

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 exploit

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 people

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 he

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 didn't

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 treat

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 people

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 badly

00:28:49.880 --> 00:28:50.799
 his

00:28:50.799 --> 00:28:51.100
 life

00:28:51.100 --> 00:28:51.299
 of

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 integrity

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 is

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 also

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 reflected

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 in

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 what

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 he

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 did

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 in

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 walking

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 with

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 Christ

00:28:58.559 --> 00:29:00.460
 a

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 gospel

00:29:00.839 --> 00:29:01.339
 shaped

00:29:01.339 --> 00:29:01.839
 rhythmic

00:29:01.839 --> 00:29:02.359
 life

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 he's

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 calling

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 us

00:29:05.140 --> 00:29:05.319
 here

00:29:05.319 --> 00:29:05.440
 at

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 St.

00:29:05.620 --> 00:29:05.880
 Paul's

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 into

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 these

00:29:06.279 --> 00:29:06.599
 kinds

00:29:06.599 --> 00:29:06.740
 of

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 relationships

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 not

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 only

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 because

00:29:08.819 --> 00:29:08.960
 of

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 our

00:29:09.120 --> 00:29:09.380
 need

00:29:09.380 --> 00:29:09.559
 to

00:29:09.559 --> 00:29:09.880
 get

00:29:09.880 --> 00:29:10.180
 these

00:29:10.180 --> 00:29:10.779
 relationships

00:29:10.779 --> 00:29:11.640
 but

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 also

00:29:12.079 --> 00:29:12.400
 of

00:29:12.400 --> 00:29:12.579
 our

00:29:12.579 --> 00:29:13.000
 calling

00:29:13.000 --> 00:29:13.259
 to

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 give

00:29:13.519 --> 00:29:13.819
 these

00:29:13.819 --> 00:29:14.579
 relationships

00:29:14.579 --> 00:29:15.960
 a

00:29:15.960 --> 00:29:16.259
 life

00:29:16.259 --> 00:29:16.420
 of

00:29:16.420 --> 00:29:16.759
 Christian

00:29:16.759 --> 00:29:17.420
 integrity

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 is

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 to

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 give

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 yourself

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 away

00:29:20.359 --> 00:29:21.920
 to

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 put

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 away

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 all

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 deceit

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 and

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 exploitation

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 to

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 renounce

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 people

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 pleasing

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 to

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 be

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 done

00:29:28.679 --> 00:29:28.919
 with

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 flattery

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 and

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 greed

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 to

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 be

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 radically

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 generous

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 with

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 our

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 resources

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 of

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 money

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 and

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 time

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 and

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 energy

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 to

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 express

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 tender

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 mother-like

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 affection

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 and care

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 for all

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 people

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 to be

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 holy

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 righteous

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 and

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 blameless

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 in our

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 conduct

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 to

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 take

00:29:42.599 --> 00:29:42.839
 the

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 risk

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 of

00:29:43.359 --> 00:29:43.759
 sharing

00:29:43.759 --> 00:29:44.039
 our

00:29:44.039 --> 00:29:44.579
 souls

00:29:44.579 --> 00:29:45.119
 with

00:29:45.119 --> 00:29:45.379
 each

00:29:45.379 --> 00:29:45.720
 other

00:29:45.720 --> 00:29:46.399
 and

00:29:46.399 --> 00:29:46.519
 to

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 build

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 spiritual

00:29:47.419 --> 00:29:47.819
 friends

00:29:47.819 --> 00:29:48.000
 to

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 encourage

00:29:48.599 --> 00:29:49.019
 and

00:29:49.019 --> 00:29:49.399
 comfort

00:29:49.399 --> 00:29:49.639
 and

00:29:49.639 --> 00:29:50.079
 urge

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 each

00:29:50.299 --> 00:29:50.539
 other

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 to

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 heed

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 the

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 call

00:29:51.879 --> 00:29:52.139
 of

00:29:52.139 --> 00:29:52.519
 God

00:29:52.519 --> 00:29:53.019
 to

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 walk

00:29:53.439 --> 00:29:53.919
 worthy

00:29:53.919 --> 00:29:54.299
 of

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 and

00:30:02.839 --> 00:30:03.159
 so

00:30:03.159 --> 00:30:04.659
 if

00:30:04.659 --> 00:30:04.779
 you

00:30:04.779 --> 00:30:04.939
 have

00:30:04.939 --> 00:30:05.039
 a

00:30:05.039 --> 00:30:05.339
 gospel

00:30:05.339 --> 00:30:05.559
 of

00:30:05.559 --> 00:30:05.740
 sin

00:30:05.740 --> 00:30:06.199
 management

00:30:06.199 --> 00:30:08.240
 you

00:30:08.240 --> 00:30:08.419
 will

00:30:08.419 --> 00:30:08.740
 say

00:30:08.740 --> 00:30:09.699
 things

00:30:09.699 --> 00:30:10.099
 like

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 I

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 don't

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 rob

00:30:11.539 --> 00:30:11.899
 anyone

00:30:11.899 --> 00:30:12.819
 I

00:30:12.819 --> 00:30:13.019
 pay

00:30:13.019 --> 00:30:13.259
 my

00:30:13.259 --> 00:30:13.740
 taxes

00:30:13.740 --> 00:30:17.419
 that's

00:30:17.419 --> 00:30:17.539
 not

00:30:17.539 --> 00:30:17.799
 Christian

00:30:17.799 --> 00:30:18.259
 integrity

00:30:18.259 --> 00:30:19.579
 Christian

00:30:19.579 --> 00:30:20.059
 integrity

00:30:20.059 --> 00:30:20.519
 is

00:30:20.519 --> 00:30:21.279
 I

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 don't

00:30:21.419 --> 00:30:21.619
 rob

00:30:21.619 --> 00:30:21.959
 anyone

00:30:21.959 --> 00:30:22.779
 I

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 pay

00:30:22.939 --> 00:30:23.159
 my

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 taxes

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 and

00:30:25.019 --> 00:30:25.159
 I

00:30:25.159 --> 00:30:25.319
 give

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 generously

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 radically

00:30:28.259 --> 00:30:28.799
 generously

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 this

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 brings me

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 to the

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 final

00:30:32.519 --> 00:30:32.859
 point

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 the

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 picture

00:30:33.480 --> 00:30:33.659
 we

00:30:33.659 --> 00:30:33.939
 have

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 here

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 of

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 Paul's

00:30:34.779 --> 00:30:35.459
 openness

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 his

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 tenderness

00:30:36.019 --> 00:30:36.240
 his

00:30:36.240 --> 00:30:36.599
 care

00:30:36.599 --> 00:30:36.779
 his

00:30:36.779 --> 00:30:36.980
 self

00:30:36.980 --> 00:30:37.439
 sacrifice

00:30:37.439 --> 00:30:39.000
 is

00:30:39.000 --> 00:30:39.240
 not

00:30:39.240 --> 00:30:39.539
 how

00:30:39.539 --> 00:30:39.699
 we

00:30:39.699 --> 00:30:39.819
 would

00:30:39.819 --> 00:30:40.259
 imagine

00:30:40.259 --> 00:30:40.559
 the

00:30:40.559 --> 00:30:40.879
 apostle

00:30:40.879 --> 00:30:41.179
 Paul

00:30:41.179 --> 00:30:41.319
 to

00:30:41.319 --> 00:30:41.619
 be

00:30:41.619 --> 00:30:42.759
 Paul

00:30:42.759 --> 00:30:42.980
 was

00:30:42.980 --> 00:30:43.099
 an

00:30:43.099 --> 00:30:43.699
 extremely

00:30:43.699 --> 00:30:44.639
 devout

00:30:44.639 --> 00:30:45.139
 religious

00:30:45.139 --> 00:30:45.599
 man

00:30:45.599 --> 00:30:46.199
 whose

00:30:46.199 --> 00:30:46.559
 zeal

00:30:46.559 --> 00:30:46.939
 led

00:30:46.939 --> 00:30:47.359
 him

00:30:47.359 --> 00:30:48.679
 to

00:30:48.679 --> 00:30:49.639
 savagely

00:30:49.639 --> 00:30:50.459
 persecute

00:30:50.459 --> 00:30:50.899
 Christians

00:30:50.899 --> 00:30:51.159
 in the

00:30:51.159 --> 00:30:51.379
 early

00:30:51.379 --> 00:30:51.839
 church

00:30:51.839 --> 00:30:52.459
 he

00:30:52.459 --> 00:30:52.759
 was

00:30:52.759 --> 00:30:53.459
 a

00:30:53.459 --> 00:30:54.000
 religious

00:30:54.000 --> 00:30:54.480
 man

00:30:54.480 --> 00:30:54.639
 who

00:30:54.639 --> 00:30:55.199
 destroyed

00:30:55.199 --> 00:30:55.879
 lives

00:30:55.879 --> 00:30:56.480
 he's

00:30:56.480 --> 00:30:56.859
 the

00:30:56.859 --> 00:30:57.240
 great

00:30:57.240 --> 00:30:57.919
 intellectual

00:30:57.919 --> 00:30:58.500
 and for

00:30:58.500 --> 00:30:58.759
 many

00:30:58.759 --> 00:30:59.159
 in church

00:30:59.159 --> 00:30:59.500
 history

00:30:59.500 --> 00:31:00.099
 regard

00:31:00.099 --> 00:31:00.439
 Paul

00:31:00.439 --> 00:31:00.759
 to be

00:31:00.759 --> 00:31:00.959
 the

00:31:00.959 --> 00:31:01.679
 man

00:31:01.679 --> 00:31:01.899
 who

00:31:01.899 --> 00:31:02.319
 was

00:31:02.319 --> 00:31:04.039
 a

00:31:04.039 --> 00:31:04.699
 great

00:31:04.699 --> 00:31:05.240
 thinker

00:31:05.240 --> 00:31:05.419
 but

00:31:05.419 --> 00:31:05.720
 just

00:31:05.720 --> 00:31:05.980
 a

00:31:05.980 --> 00:31:06.439
 hard

00:31:06.439 --> 00:31:07.000
 man

00:31:07.000 --> 00:31:07.559
 a

00:31:07.559 --> 00:31:08.059
 hard

00:31:08.059 --> 00:31:08.519
 man

00:31:08.519 --> 00:31:09.919
 so

00:31:09.919 --> 00:31:10.220
 what

00:31:10.220 --> 00:31:11.720
 empowered

00:31:11.720 --> 00:31:12.319
 Paul

00:31:12.319 --> 00:31:13.119
 to live

00:31:13.119 --> 00:31:13.899
 courageously

00:31:13.899 --> 00:31:14.159
 and

00:31:14.159 --> 00:31:14.859
 sacrificially

00:31:14.859 --> 00:31:15.339
 to give

00:31:15.339 --> 00:31:15.659
 himself

00:31:15.659 --> 00:31:16.079
 away

00:31:16.079 --> 00:31:16.659
 for the

00:31:16.659 --> 00:31:16.859
 sake

00:31:16.859 --> 00:31:17.000
 of

00:31:17.000 --> 00:31:17.240
 others

00:31:17.240 --> 00:31:17.519
 to be

00:31:17.519 --> 00:31:17.740
 so

00:31:17.740 --> 00:31:18.139
 tender

00:31:18.139 --> 00:31:18.419
 and

00:31:18.419 --> 00:31:18.779
 open

00:31:18.779 --> 00:31:18.939
 to

00:31:18.939 --> 00:31:19.379
 others

00:31:19.380 --> 00:31:19.900
 he

00:31:19.900 --> 00:31:20.200
 tells

00:31:20.200 --> 00:31:20.460
 us

00:31:20.460 --> 00:31:20.780
 in

00:31:20.780 --> 00:31:20.960
 verses

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 1

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 8

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 and

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 9

00:31:21.960 --> 00:31:22.440
 the

00:31:22.440 --> 00:31:22.840
 gospel

00:31:22.840 --> 00:31:24.320
 the

00:31:24.320 --> 00:31:24.720
 gospel

00:31:24.720 --> 00:31:25.020
 is

00:31:25.020 --> 00:31:25.180
 the

00:31:25.180 --> 00:31:25.480
 message

00:31:25.480 --> 00:31:25.800
 as I

00:31:25.800 --> 00:31:26.000
 said

00:31:26.000 --> 00:31:26.320
 last

00:31:26.320 --> 00:31:26.660
 week

00:31:26.660 --> 00:31:28.080
 that

00:31:28.080 --> 00:31:28.520
 God

00:31:28.520 --> 00:31:28.860
 out

00:31:28.860 --> 00:31:28.980
 of

00:31:28.980 --> 00:31:29.160
 his

00:31:29.160 --> 00:31:30.340
 unconditional

00:31:30.340 --> 00:31:31.220
 choosing

00:31:31.220 --> 00:31:31.840
 love

00:31:31.840 --> 00:31:32.440
 has

00:31:32.440 --> 00:31:32.700
 given

00:31:32.700 --> 00:31:32.900
 his

00:31:32.900 --> 00:31:33.280
 only

00:31:33.280 --> 00:31:33.600
 son

00:31:33.600 --> 00:31:33.780
 the

00:31:33.780 --> 00:31:34.020
 Lord

00:31:34.020 --> 00:31:34.300
 Jesus

00:31:34.300 --> 00:31:34.760
 Christ

00:31:34.760 --> 00:31:35.280
 to be

00:31:35.280 --> 00:31:35.520
 a

00:31:35.520 --> 00:31:36.000
 substitute

00:31:36.000 --> 00:31:37.620
 for

00:31:37.620 --> 00:31:37.880
 all

00:31:37.880 --> 00:31:38.000
 of

00:31:38.000 --> 00:31:38.560
 humanity

00:31:38.560 --> 00:31:41.520
 Jesus

00:31:41.520 --> 00:31:41.960
 lived

00:31:41.960 --> 00:31:42.420
 a life

00:31:42.420 --> 00:31:42.600
 of

00:31:42.600 --> 00:31:43.320
 absolute

00:31:43.320 --> 00:31:44.200
 integrity

00:31:44.200 --> 00:31:46.960
 sinless

00:31:46.960 --> 00:31:47.600
 blameless

00:31:47.600 --> 00:31:48.059
 perfect

00:31:48.059 --> 00:31:48.340
 in

00:31:48.340 --> 00:31:48.840
 every

00:31:48.840 --> 00:31:49.500
 single

00:31:49.500 --> 00:31:49.840
 way

00:31:49.840 --> 00:31:50.720
 impeccable

00:31:50.720 --> 00:31:51.680
 flawless

00:31:51.680 --> 00:31:52.779
 one of

00:31:52.779 --> 00:31:53.000
 the things

00:31:53.000 --> 00:31:53.319
 that often

00:31:53.319 --> 00:31:53.640
 brought

00:31:53.640 --> 00:31:54.059
 people

00:31:54.059 --> 00:31:54.779
 to the

00:31:54.779 --> 00:31:55.000
 Christian

00:31:55.000 --> 00:31:55.259
 faith

00:31:55.259 --> 00:31:55.580
 and still

00:31:55.580 --> 00:31:55.819
 does

00:31:55.819 --> 00:31:56.220
 today

00:31:56.220 --> 00:31:56.779
 is when

00:31:56.779 --> 00:31:56.900
 you

00:31:56.900 --> 00:31:57.400
 investigate

00:31:57.400 --> 00:31:57.920
 the life

00:31:57.920 --> 00:31:58.080
 of

00:31:58.080 --> 00:31:58.420
 Jesus

00:31:58.420 --> 00:31:59.259
 to try

00:31:59.259 --> 00:31:59.920
 and pull

00:31:59.920 --> 00:32:00.160
 his

00:32:00.160 --> 00:32:00.580
 character

00:32:00.580 --> 00:32:01.160
 apart

00:32:01.160 --> 00:32:01.680
 is

00:32:01.680 --> 00:32:02.400
 absolutely

00:32:02.400 --> 00:32:03.180
 impossible

00:32:03.180 --> 00:32:09.960
 and yet

00:32:09.960 --> 00:32:11.539
 in his

00:32:11.539 --> 00:32:11.819
 own

00:32:11.819 --> 00:32:12.340
 time

00:32:12.339 --> 00:32:13.299
 he was

00:32:13.299 --> 00:32:13.759
 considered

00:32:13.759 --> 00:32:14.399
 mad

00:32:14.399 --> 00:32:14.939
 by his

00:32:14.939 --> 00:32:15.399
 family

00:32:15.399 --> 00:32:16.679
 he was

00:32:16.679 --> 00:32:17.419
 slandered

00:32:17.419 --> 00:32:18.459
 as a

00:32:18.459 --> 00:32:19.159
 lawbreaker

00:32:19.159 --> 00:32:20.439
 by the

00:32:20.439 --> 00:32:20.839
 religious

00:32:20.839 --> 00:32:21.399
 elite

00:32:21.399 --> 00:32:23.039
 accused

00:32:23.039 --> 00:32:23.720
 of being

00:32:23.720 --> 00:32:24.299
 in cahoots

00:32:24.299 --> 00:32:25.099
 with Satan

00:32:25.099 --> 00:32:25.799
 with evil

00:32:25.799 --> 00:32:27.159
 charged

00:32:27.159 --> 00:32:28.079
 with blasphemy

00:32:28.079 --> 00:32:28.119
!

00:32:29.019 --> 00:32:29.220
 And he

00:32:29.220 --> 00:32:30.019
 died in

00:32:30.019 --> 00:32:31.019
 full public

00:32:31.019 --> 00:32:31.699
 display of

00:32:31.699 --> 00:32:32.259
 Jerusalem

00:32:32.259 --> 00:32:33.639
 the death

00:32:33.639 --> 00:32:34.919
 of crucifixion

00:32:34.919 --> 00:32:36.579
 the worst

00:32:36.579 --> 00:32:37.480
 death

00:32:37.480 --> 00:32:38.240
 reserved

00:32:38.240 --> 00:32:39.059
 for the worst

00:32:39.059 --> 00:32:39.679
 of criminals

00:32:39.680 --> 00:32:43.140
 humiliated

00:32:43.140 --> 00:32:43.880
 in every

00:32:43.880 --> 00:32:44.299
 way

00:32:44.299 --> 00:32:46.740
 treated

00:32:46.740 --> 00:32:47.920
 as if

00:32:47.920 --> 00:32:48.400
 we

00:32:48.400 --> 00:32:49.480
 as if

00:32:49.480 --> 00:32:49.700
 he's

00:32:49.700 --> 00:32:50.060
 us

00:32:50.060 --> 00:32:53.039
 and it

00:32:53.039 --> 00:32:53.380
 was the

00:32:53.380 --> 00:32:53.660
 plan

00:32:53.660 --> 00:32:54.180
 of God

00:32:54.180 --> 00:32:55.220
 as 2

00:32:55.220 --> 00:32:55.580
 Corinthians

00:32:55.580 --> 00:32:56.240
 5 21

00:32:56.240 --> 00:32:56.940
 tells us

00:32:56.940 --> 00:32:57.460
 God made

00:32:57.460 --> 00:32:57.840
 him who

00:32:57.840 --> 00:32:58.259
 had no

00:32:58.259 --> 00:32:58.700
 sin to

00:32:58.700 --> 00:32:59.080
 be sin

00:32:59.080 --> 00:32:59.640
 for us

00:32:59.640 --> 00:33:01.000
 so that

00:33:01.000 --> 00:33:01.740
 in him

00:33:01.740 --> 00:33:03.400
 the sinner

00:33:03.400 --> 00:33:05.019
 the flawed

00:33:05.019 --> 00:33:05.320
 one

00:33:05.320 --> 00:33:06.860
 the ones

00:33:06.860 --> 00:33:07.200
 lacking

00:33:07.200 --> 00:33:08.180
 every form

00:33:08.180 --> 00:33:08.920
 of integrity

00:33:08.920 --> 00:33:10.340
 might become

00:33:10.340 --> 00:33:10.920
 the righteousness

00:33:10.920 --> 00:33:11.500
 of God

00:33:11.500 --> 00:33:13.220
 as if we

00:33:13.220 --> 00:33:14.039
 are completely

00:33:14.039 --> 00:33:14.740
 right

00:33:14.740 --> 00:33:17.220
 Jesus

00:33:17.220 --> 00:33:18.259
 was despised

00:33:18.259 --> 00:33:18.860
 rejected

00:33:18.860 --> 00:33:19.860
 so that

00:33:19.860 --> 00:33:20.480
 we might

00:33:20.480 --> 00:33:20.900
 be

00:33:20.900 --> 00:33:21.860
 approved

00:33:21.860 --> 00:33:25.160
 he left

00:33:25.160 --> 00:33:25.779
 aside his

00:33:25.779 --> 00:33:26.440
 glory that

00:33:26.440 --> 00:33:26.819
 we might

00:33:26.819 --> 00:33:27.240
 be made

00:33:27.240 --> 00:33:27.860
 glorious

00:33:27.860 --> 00:33:29.900
 Paul's

00:33:29.900 --> 00:33:30.440
 pattern of

00:33:30.440 --> 00:33:30.860
 life

00:33:30.860 --> 00:33:32.000
 comes

00:33:32.000 --> 00:33:32.759
 from a

00:33:32.759 --> 00:33:33.519
 place of

00:33:33.519 --> 00:33:34.200
 certainty

00:33:34.200 --> 00:33:35.380
 and security

00:33:35.380 --> 00:33:36.220
 in Jesus

00:33:36.220 --> 00:33:37.279
 he tells us

00:33:37.279 --> 00:33:37.940
 in verse 4

00:33:37.940 --> 00:33:38.819
 where does

00:33:38.819 --> 00:33:39.220
 his power

00:33:39.220 --> 00:33:39.799
 come from

00:33:39.799 --> 00:33:41.180
 he's

00:33:41.180 --> 00:33:41.640
 approved

00:33:41.640 --> 00:33:42.319
 by God

00:33:42.319 --> 00:33:43.720
 that's

00:33:43.720 --> 00:33:44.160
 his power

00:33:44.160 --> 00:33:46.039
 the gospel

00:33:46.039 --> 00:33:46.680
 means he's

00:33:46.680 --> 00:33:47.019
 approved

00:33:47.019 --> 00:33:47.559
 by God

00:33:47.559 --> 00:33:48.140
 he is

00:33:48.140 --> 00:33:48.680
 loved

00:33:48.680 --> 00:33:49.640
 accepted

00:33:49.640 --> 00:33:50.480
 approved

00:33:50.480 --> 00:33:51.400
 by God

00:33:51.400 --> 00:33:52.220
 in Jesus

00:33:52.220 --> 00:33:52.839
 Christ

00:33:52.839 --> 00:33:53.319
 the

00:33:53.319 --> 00:33:54.360
 praiseworthy

00:33:54.360 --> 00:33:54.940
 one

00:33:54.940 --> 00:33:57.079
 Paul is

00:33:57.079 --> 00:33:57.579
 approved

00:33:57.579 --> 00:33:58.799
 he has

00:33:58.799 --> 00:33:59.600
 received

00:33:59.600 --> 00:34:00.839
 the praise

00:34:00.839 --> 00:34:01.220
 of the

00:34:01.220 --> 00:34:01.880
 praiseworthy

00:34:01.880 --> 00:34:03.779
 the glory

00:34:03.779 --> 00:34:04.079
 of the

00:34:04.079 --> 00:34:04.440
 glorious

00:34:04.440 --> 00:34:04.819
 one

00:34:04.819 --> 00:34:08.299
 Jesus

00:34:08.299 --> 00:34:08.719
 glory

00:34:08.719 --> 00:34:09.099
 became

00:34:09.099 --> 00:34:09.519
 Paul's

00:34:09.519 --> 00:34:09.759
 glory

00:34:09.759 --> 00:34:10.219
 he didn't

00:34:10.219 --> 00:34:10.759
 need to

00:34:10.759 --> 00:34:11.139
 build his

00:34:11.139 --> 00:34:11.699
 reputation

00:34:11.699 --> 00:34:12.519
 he didn't

00:34:12.519 --> 00:34:13.559
 need to

00:34:13.559 --> 00:34:14.400
 prove his

00:34:14.400 --> 00:34:14.699
 worth

00:34:14.699 --> 00:34:15.179
 he didn't

00:34:15.179 --> 00:34:15.880
 need to

00:34:15.880 --> 00:34:16.679
 exploit

00:34:16.679 --> 00:34:17.279
 others

00:34:17.279 --> 00:34:17.719
 in order

00:34:17.719 --> 00:34:18.219
 to

00:34:18.219 --> 00:34:19.000
 advance

00:34:19.000 --> 00:34:19.819
 himself

00:34:19.819 --> 00:34:22.679
 he already

00:34:22.679 --> 00:34:23.099
 had it

00:34:23.099 --> 00:34:24.599
 they couldn't

00:34:24.599 --> 00:34:24.880
 give him

00:34:24.880 --> 00:34:25.319
 anything

00:34:25.319 --> 00:34:27.239
 he was

00:34:27.239 --> 00:34:27.559
 settled

00:34:27.559 --> 00:34:27.900
 he was

00:34:27.900 --> 00:34:28.279
 secure

00:34:28.279 --> 00:34:28.659
 he was

00:34:28.659 --> 00:34:29.139
 loved

00:34:29.139 --> 00:34:30.299
 and so

00:34:30.299 --> 00:34:31.539
 he gave

00:34:31.539 --> 00:34:31.900
 himself

00:34:31.900 --> 00:34:32.279
 away

00:34:32.279 --> 00:34:32.679
 because he

00:34:32.679 --> 00:34:33.279
 was free

00:34:33.279 --> 00:34:33.659
 to do

00:34:33.659 --> 00:34:34.000
 so

00:34:34.000 --> 00:34:35.619
 in

00:34:35.619 --> 00:34:35.960
 Jesus

00:34:35.960 --> 00:34:36.339
 he was

00:34:36.339 --> 00:34:36.699
 free

00:34:36.699 --> 00:34:39.219
 he gave

00:34:39.219 --> 00:34:39.539
 himself

00:34:39.539 --> 00:34:39.879
 away

00:34:39.879 --> 00:34:40.119
 to

00:34:40.119 --> 00:34:40.480
 please

00:34:40.480 --> 00:34:40.839
 God

00:34:40.839 --> 00:34:41.119
 in the

00:34:41.119 --> 00:34:41.420
 service

00:34:41.420 --> 00:34:41.719
 of the

00:34:41.719 --> 00:34:42.119
 gospel

00:34:42.119 --> 00:34:42.579
 and in

00:34:42.579 --> 00:34:43.079
 sacrificial

00:34:43.079 --> 00:34:43.440
 love

00:34:43.440 --> 00:34:43.980
 for people

00:34:43.980 --> 00:34:48.179
 and so

00:34:48.179 --> 00:34:48.899
 Paul's

00:34:48.899 --> 00:34:49.259
 call

00:34:49.259 --> 00:34:49.859
 is our

00:34:49.859 --> 00:34:50.219
 call

00:34:50.219 --> 00:34:52.879
 to us

00:34:52.879 --> 00:34:55.059
 heed the

00:34:55.059 --> 00:34:55.480
 call of

00:34:55.480 --> 00:34:55.779
 God

00:34:55.779 --> 00:34:56.379
 in these

00:34:56.379 --> 00:34:56.739
 verses

00:34:56.739 --> 00:34:57.319
 to live

00:34:57.319 --> 00:34:57.779
 lives

00:34:57.779 --> 00:34:58.239
 worthy

00:34:58.239 --> 00:34:58.659
 of the

00:34:58.659 --> 00:34:59.039
 God

00:34:59.039 --> 00:34:59.739
 who gave

00:34:59.739 --> 00:35:00.440
 everything

00:35:00.440 --> 00:35:01.800
 for you

00:35:01.800 --> 00:35:04.519
 everything

00:35:04.519 --> 00:35:05.019
 for you

00:35:05.019 --> 00:35:06.800
 take your

00:35:06.800 --> 00:35:07.639
 next step

00:35:07.639 --> 00:35:10.200
 not to

00:35:10.200 --> 00:35:10.920
 seek his

00:35:10.920 --> 00:35:11.460
 approval

00:35:11.460 --> 00:35:12.659
 but to

00:35:12.659 --> 00:35:13.559
 enjoy his

00:35:13.559 --> 00:35:14.059
 approval

00:35:14.059 --> 00:35:16.820
 come under

00:35:16.820 --> 00:35:17.500
 his rule

00:35:17.500 --> 00:35:18.500
 and experience

00:35:18.500 --> 00:35:19.300
 his glory

00:35:19.300 --> 00:35:20.059
 more and more

00:35:20.059 --> 00:35:21.700
 do what

00:35:21.700 --> 00:35:22.400
 Paul did

00:35:22.400 --> 00:35:23.200
 and the

00:35:23.200 --> 00:35:23.740
 writer to

00:35:23.740 --> 00:35:24.220
 the Hebrews

00:35:24.220 --> 00:35:24.880
 calls us

00:35:24.880 --> 00:35:25.320
 to and to

00:35:25.320 --> 00:35:25.800
 fix our

00:35:25.800 --> 00:35:26.320
 gaze on

00:35:26.320 --> 00:35:26.700
 Jesus

00:35:26.699 --> 00:35:27.519
 the

00:35:27.519 --> 00:35:28.239
 pioneer

00:35:28.239 --> 00:35:29.519
 that is

00:35:29.519 --> 00:35:29.819
 the one

00:35:29.819 --> 00:35:30.239
 who sets

00:35:30.239 --> 00:35:30.819
 the pattern

00:35:30.819 --> 00:35:31.879
 for us

00:35:31.879 --> 00:35:32.500
 and the

00:35:32.500 --> 00:35:33.019
 perfecter

00:35:33.019 --> 00:35:33.219
 of the

00:35:33.219 --> 00:35:33.519
 one who

00:35:33.519 --> 00:35:34.199
 fulfilled

00:35:34.199 --> 00:35:35.879
 our walk

00:35:35.879 --> 00:35:36.579
 with God

00:35:36.579 --> 00:35:37.759
 for the

00:35:37.759 --> 00:35:38.199
 joy that

00:35:38.199 --> 00:35:38.559
 was set

00:35:38.559 --> 00:35:39.319
 before him

00:35:39.319 --> 00:35:39.679
 Jesus

00:35:39.679 --> 00:35:40.199
 endured

00:35:40.199 --> 00:35:40.779
 the cross

00:35:40.779 --> 00:35:42.099
 he scorned

00:35:42.099 --> 00:35:42.619
 at shame

00:35:42.619 --> 00:35:43.460
 and he

00:35:43.460 --> 00:35:44.099
 sat down

00:35:44.099 --> 00:35:44.359
 at the

00:35:44.359 --> 00:35:44.980
 right hand

00:35:44.980 --> 00:35:45.239
 of the

00:35:45.239 --> 00:35:45.559
 throne

00:35:45.559 --> 00:35:46.000
 of God

00:35:46.000 --> 00:35:46.500
 consider

00:35:46.500 --> 00:35:47.079
 him

00:35:47.079 --> 00:35:47.519
 who

00:35:47.519 --> 00:35:47.980
 endured

00:35:47.980 --> 00:35:48.679
 such

00:35:48.679 --> 00:35:49.939
 opposition

00:35:49.939 --> 00:35:50.419
 from

00:35:50.419 --> 00:35:51.039
 sinners

00:35:51.039 --> 00:35:52.399
 so that

00:35:52.399 --> 00:35:52.799
 you will

00:35:52.799 --> 00:35:53.279
 not grow

00:35:53.279 --> 00:35:53.719
 weary

00:35:53.719 --> 00:35:54.399
 and lose

00:35:54.399 --> 00:35:56.559
 so that

00:35:56.559 --> 00:35:56.900
 you will

00:35:56.900 --> 00:35:57.440
 continue

00:35:57.440 --> 00:35:58.420
 your walk

00:35:58.420 --> 00:36:00.179
 and to

00:36:00.179 --> 00:36:00.820
 the degree

00:36:00.820 --> 00:36:02.199
 that we

00:36:02.199 --> 00:36:02.920
 look to

00:36:02.920 --> 00:36:03.320
 Jesus

00:36:03.320 --> 00:36:04.679
 and the

00:36:04.679 --> 00:36:05.139
 gospel

00:36:05.139 --> 00:36:05.980
 of Jesus

00:36:05.980 --> 00:36:06.599
 Christ

00:36:06.599 --> 00:36:08.259
 seeing him

00:36:08.259 --> 00:36:09.039
 doing all

00:36:09.039 --> 00:36:09.360
 of that

00:36:09.360 --> 00:36:10.079
 for us

00:36:10.079 --> 00:36:11.179
 is the

00:36:11.179 --> 00:36:11.699
 degree

00:36:11.699 --> 00:36:12.920
 that we

00:36:12.920 --> 00:36:13.480
 will live

00:36:13.480 --> 00:36:14.119
 lives

00:36:14.119 --> 00:36:15.039
 worthy of

00:36:15.039 --> 00:36:15.400
 him

00:36:15.400 --> 00:36:16.980
 lives

00:36:16.980 --> 00:36:18.579
 of gospel

00:36:18.579 --> 00:36:19.139
 integrity