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 Well, over the summer, we've been looking at one of the sermons that Jesus gave early on in his public ministry, which we read about in Luke chapter 6.

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 And today we're going to hear about how Jesus brought this sermon to a close.

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 And as a reminder, you're welcome to open to there in your Bible, Jesus spoke about a variety of things on this particular occasion.

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 He talked about the great reversal that was coming for his followers, and how though they may face hardship and sorrows now,

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 they are blessed because they will soon inherit the kingdom of God, and they will soon see all their tears replaced with joy.

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 In contrast, Jesus also warned about how there was a great reversal coming for those who do not receive him,

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 and how their times of comfort and laughter will be replaced with want and weeping.

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 Jesus then talked about how his followers should respond to mistreatment from others.

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 He taught that we are to love our enemies and not retaliate.

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 Instead, we're to respond with kindness and mercy and generosity, treating others the way we would want to be treated.

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 After all, that's how God has dealt with us, despite how we've treated him.

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 And Jesus said that there's a reward in store for those who show that same kind of love to others, even when it's hard.

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 Then we heard Jesus exhort his followers not to be judgmental and hypercritical of others.

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 Instead, we're to be gracious and forgiving.

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 First, looking at the faults in ourselves and making sure that we address those things before trying to help others with their issues.

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 And then last week, we heard Jesus warn about false prophets and teachers and how to recognize them,

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 how to discern what's inside a person by the fruit that eventually comes from their lives.

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 Well, now Jesus finally brings this sermon to a close,

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 and we're going to hear how he concludes in Luke 6, verse 46.

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 Let me read it for us.

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 Jesus says,

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 Why do you call me Lord, Lord, and do not do what I say?

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 As for everyone who comes to me and hears my words and puts them into practice,

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 I will show you what they are like.

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 They are like a man building a house who dug down deep and laid the foundation on rock.

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 When a flood came, the torrent struck that house but could not shake it because it was well built.

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 But the one who hears my words and does not put them into practice is like a man who built a house on the ground without a foundation.

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 The moment the torrent struck that house, it collapsed and its destruction was complete.

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 Probably most of us are quite familiar with these words of Jesus.

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 They've made it into some of the songs we sing even from early childhood in the church.

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 The wise man built his house upon the rock.

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 Maybe you remember singing that when you were young.

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 Or my daughter Sophie's favorite.

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 Don't build your house on the sandy land.

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 And then later we learned some of the old hymns.

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 On Christ the solid rock I stand.

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 All other ground is sinking sand.

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 So we're very familiar with these words.

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 And yet even though we're familiar with them, they don't easily lose their impact.

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 They're shocking.

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 They're powerful images that speak to our hearts again and again.

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 And let's look at this first statement of Jesus here in verse 46.

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 He says,

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 Why do you call me Lord?

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 Lord.

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 And do not do what I say.

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 This is the shocking part.

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 And here in Luke's gospel, this is just an abbreviated version of what Jesus said on this occasion.

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 The fuller version of this is in Matthew's gospel.

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 But can you imagine ending a speech in this way?

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 Or a class lesson in this way?

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 Why do you call me the honored guest speaker?

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 And don't do what I say.

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 Or why do you call me the teacher?

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 And don't do what I say.

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 It's kind of jolting, isn't it?

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 Jesus ends his sermon by calling out all the pretenders in his audience.

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 It's like he's saying, there are many of you here who aren't taking me seriously right now.

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 You've been following me around.

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 You've been calling me your Lord, your Master.

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 Just like my true followers do.

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 And yet you're completely disregarding my words.

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 You're doing the very things I'm telling you not to do.

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 And you're neglecting to do the things that I'm instructing you to do.

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 Even early on here in Jesus' ministry, hypocrisy was a problem.

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 Religious hypocrisy.

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 Pretending to be a follower of Jesus was a real thing.

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 Today, we call this nominalism.

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 It has to do with people who are Christians in name only.

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 People who claim Jesus to be their Lord, their Master, their Savior, their King.

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 And yet their claim is hollow as seen by the fruit in their lives.

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 There's the connection to what Jesus said just before this.

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 When it comes right down to it, they don't live according to Jesus' words.

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 How they live betrays their profession of faith.

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 And it's shocking because maybe there were many in the crowd that day who felt quite comfortable

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 keeping their doubts and their skepticism to themselves.

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 You know, we'll just try and blend in with the rest of them for now.

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 But now it's like Jesus is looking them all straight in the face and saying,

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 You can't fool me.

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 What you really believe about me is plainly on display in how you live.

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 How you respond to my words.

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 And so it's pointless to try and fake it.

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 It's pointless to pretend to be my disciple.

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 When you're living says otherwise.

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 Why do you call me Lord, Lord?

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 And do not do what I say.

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 A true disciple of Jesus

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 takes Jesus' words seriously

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 and does what Jesus says.

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 A true disciple of Jesus

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 takes Jesus' words seriously

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 and does what Jesus says.

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 Or to say it another way,

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 if Jesus really is your Lord,

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 your Master,

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 then you will do what He says.

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 Jesus then brings this point

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 to a close

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 with one final illustration.

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 As for everyone who comes to me

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 and hears my words

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 and puts them into practice,

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 I will show you what they are like.

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 They are like a man building a house

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 who dug down deep

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 and laid the foundation on rock.

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 When a flood came,

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 the torrent struck that house

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 but could not shake it.

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 Because it was well built.

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 But the one who hears my words

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 and does not put them into practice

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 is like a man who built a house

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 on the ground without a foundation.

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 The moment the torrent struck that house,

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 it collapsed.

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 And its destruction was complete.

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 So there's essentially two responses

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 that we can have to Jesus' words.

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 His words in this sermon

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 and all His other words as well.

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 There are two responses.

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 We can hear them

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 and put them into practice.

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 Or we can hear them

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 and not put them into practice.

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 And Jesus gives an analogy for each.

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 He says,

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 The person who hears my words

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 and puts them into practice,

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 that man's like a man

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 who in building his house

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 dug down deep

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 and laid a foundation

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 on rock.

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 But the person who hears my words

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 and does not put them into practice,

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 says Jesus,

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 is like a man who in building his house

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 doesn't even bother

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 to build it on a foundation.

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 Just builds it right on the ground.

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 No footing,

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 no piles,

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 no bedrock,

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 nothing.

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 Just stands up the walls,

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 nails them together

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 right there on the ground.

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 Matthew,

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 in his gospel,

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 even records Jesus

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 as saying,

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 what kind of ground?

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 Sand

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 or loose dirt

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 kind of ground.

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 Also in Matthew's gospel,

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 Jesus

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 very explicitly

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 describes the character

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 behind this decision.

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 He says,

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 One of these decisions

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 is wise

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 and one of these decisions

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 is foolish.

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 And I think it's obvious

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 which is which.

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 But you know,

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 initially,

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 there may seem to be

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 no consequence.

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 Both men have a house

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 to live in.

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 Once it's finished,

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 the foundation

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 is not really that visible

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 except to people

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 who like to look

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 for those things.

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 The foolish man

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 may even congratulate himself

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 since he didn't have to go

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 to as much trouble

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 or expense

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 or time

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 to do all that digging

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 and foundation stuff.

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 I was thinking back

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 to Jesus' days.

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 Like,

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 they didn't have

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 backhoes then.

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 This was by hand.

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 They would do this digging.

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 So initially,

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 there may seem

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 to be no consequence.

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 In fact,

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 it may even be

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 that the foolish man

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 is ahead.

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 But then

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 comes the flood.

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 This is where

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 the difference

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 in the two houses

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 is seen.

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 And the language

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 Jesus uses

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 to describe the flood

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 is quite vivid.

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 This is a picture

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 of a river

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 overflowing its banks

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 and a part of that river

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 crashing

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 or breaking

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 against the house.

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 The video footage

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 we're about to see

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 comes from the flood

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 that happened

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 just this summer

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 on July 4th

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 in Texas.

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 and this video

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 is sped up

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 as you'll see

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 on screen

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 but it shows

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 what happened

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 in just 10 minutes

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 to one of the roads.

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 10 minutes.

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 That's a lot of water.

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 Here's a second clip

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 showing some

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 of the effects.

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 That's a house

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 colliding with a bridge.

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 It's like this

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 for miles

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 and miles

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 and miles.

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 Can you kill the audio

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 on it, Rob?

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 So utter devastation.

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 An estimated

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 38,000 homes

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 damaged

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 and 138 people

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 have been found dead

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 and sadly

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 there were many

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 children among them.

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 Here's a man

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 standing in what's

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 left of his living room.

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 You can see

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 some of his roof

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 and the walls

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 of his house

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 on the ground

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 behind him.

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 hear these words

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 of Jesus.

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 The one who

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 hears my words

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 and does not

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 put them into practice

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 is like a man

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 who built a house

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 on the ground

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 without a foundation.

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 The moment

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 the torrent

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 struck that house

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 it collapsed

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 and its destruction

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 was complete.

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 Jesus is saying

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 that this

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 is the situation

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 this will be

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 the situation

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 for the person

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 who hears my words

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 and doesn't

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 take them seriously.

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 Fortunately

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 for this man

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 he wasn't in his house

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 sleeping

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 when it collapsed.

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 But this is a picture

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 of complete loss.

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 Total

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 destruction.

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 And that

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 says Jesus

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 is what awaits

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 those who

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 disregard my words.

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 Those who do not

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 act on them.

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 up until this point

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 in the analogy

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 Jesus has been

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 quite clear

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 of what the elements

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 of this analogy

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 refer to.

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 The building

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 of the foundation

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 refers to

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 hearing his words

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 and putting them

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 into practice.

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 Not building

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 the foundation

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 refers to

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 not

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 putting the words

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 of Jesus

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 into practice.

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 But what does

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 the flood

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 represent?

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 what does

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 the torrential

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 flood

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 that comes

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 crashing

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 against the house

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 represent?

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 Jesus

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 leaves it up

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 to us

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 to figure it out.

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 But I think

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 he knows

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 that we know

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 what it represents.

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 The torrential

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 flood

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 represents

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 God's judgment

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 which is coming

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 for all of us.

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 And it's not

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 because God

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 is vindictive

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 or unkind

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 that his judgment

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 is coming

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 but because

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 of our rebellion

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 our wickedness

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 our sins.

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 The Bible

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 tells us

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 that God

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 is bringing

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 this catastrophic

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 flood of judgment

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 at the end

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 because he

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 is good

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 and because

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 he is just

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 and because

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 we really

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 do deserve

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 it.

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 It will be

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 the ultimate

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 disaster

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 that sweeps

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 us all away

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 and completely

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 ruins us

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 unless

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 unless

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 we have

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 heard

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 and truly

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 believed

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 and put

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 into practice

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 the words

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 of Jesus.

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 He is the

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 salvation

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 that we need.

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 He

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 is the

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 rescue.

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 If we hear

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 his words

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 and do

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 as he

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 says

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 we will

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 be saved.

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 And when

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 the flood

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 of God's

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 judgment

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 comes

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 this is

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 going to

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 be the

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 outcome

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 for us

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 instead

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 says

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 Jesus.

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 Those who

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 hear my

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 words

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 and put

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 them

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 into

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 practice

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 are like

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 a man

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 building

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 a house

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 who dug

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 down deep

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 and laid

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 the foundation

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 on rock.

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 When a flood

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 came

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 the torrent

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 struck that

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 house

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 but could

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 not shake

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 it

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 because it

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 was well

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 built.

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 The torrent

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 struck

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 but could

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 not

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 shake

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 it.

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 So there

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 is a way

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 to pass

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 through the

00:16:04.079 --> 00:16:04.740
 coming flood

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 of God's

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 righteous

00:16:05.759 --> 00:16:06.220
 judgment.

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 We will

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 not be

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 disturbed

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 moved

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 or shaken

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 by it.

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 We will

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 be completely

00:16:14.699 --> 00:16:15.259
 spared

00:16:15.259 --> 00:16:16.199
 of its

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 devastation

00:16:16.980 --> 00:16:17.480
 so long

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 as we are

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 well founded

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 having truly

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 believed

00:16:20.000 --> 00:16:21.539
 and taken

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 seriously

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 the words

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 of Jesus.

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 And we

00:16:28.539 --> 00:16:29.080
 might wonder

00:16:29.080 --> 00:16:29.799
 how do we

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 know if

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 we are

00:16:30.440 --> 00:16:31.419
 truly

00:16:31.419 --> 00:16:31.899
 believing

00:16:31.899 --> 00:16:32.340
 the words

00:16:32.340 --> 00:16:32.820
 of Jesus?

00:16:33.720 --> 00:16:34.519
 How do we

00:16:34.519 --> 00:16:34.840
 know if

00:16:34.840 --> 00:16:34.960
 we are

00:16:34.960 --> 00:16:35.299
 taking

00:16:35.299 --> 00:16:35.700
 Jesus'

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 words

00:16:36.120 --> 00:16:36.799
 seriously?

00:16:38.440 --> 00:16:39.139
 Well we

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 know

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 that we

00:16:40.440 --> 00:16:40.759
 do

00:16:40.759 --> 00:16:41.919
 if we

00:16:41.919 --> 00:16:42.399
 put his

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 words

00:16:42.820 --> 00:16:43.220
 into

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 practice

00:16:43.820 --> 00:16:44.580
 and do

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 them.

00:16:46.159 --> 00:16:46.840
 If we

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 do what

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 he says

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 that

00:16:50.039 --> 00:16:50.539
 reveals

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 whether

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 he is

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 truly

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 our

00:16:52.139 --> 00:16:52.500
 Lord

00:16:52.500 --> 00:16:53.919
 truly

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 our

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 master.

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 Very

00:16:59.840 --> 00:17:00.220
 simply

00:17:00.220 --> 00:17:00.600
 Jesus

00:17:00.600 --> 00:17:01.159
 shows us

00:17:01.159 --> 00:17:01.340
 our

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 choice.

00:17:03.000 --> 00:17:03.259
 Hear

00:17:03.259 --> 00:17:03.480
 his

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 words

00:17:03.860 --> 00:17:04.559
 and put

00:17:04.559 --> 00:17:04.700
 them

00:17:04.700 --> 00:17:04.880
 into

00:17:04.880 --> 00:17:05.420
 practice

00:17:05.420 --> 00:17:06.579
 or hear

00:17:06.579 --> 00:17:06.839
 his

00:17:06.839 --> 00:17:07.240
 words

00:17:07.240 --> 00:17:08.539
 and ignore

00:17:08.539 --> 00:17:08.799
 them.

00:17:08.960 --> 00:17:09.160
 Don't

00:17:09.160 --> 00:17:09.519
 put them

00:17:09.519 --> 00:17:09.720
 into

00:17:09.720 --> 00:17:10.259
 practice.

00:17:11.299 --> 00:17:11.620
 One

00:17:11.620 --> 00:17:12.079
 choice

00:17:12.079 --> 00:17:12.880
 is wise

00:17:12.880 --> 00:17:13.860
 and leads

00:17:13.860 --> 00:17:14.380
 to life.

00:17:15.319 --> 00:17:15.559
 The

00:17:15.559 --> 00:17:15.860
 other

00:17:15.860 --> 00:17:16.759
 is foolish

00:17:16.759 --> 00:17:17.180
 says

00:17:17.180 --> 00:17:17.579
 Jesus

00:17:17.579 --> 00:17:18.200
 and leads

00:17:18.200 --> 00:17:18.379
 to

00:17:18.379 --> 00:17:18.960
 disaster.

00:17:20.559 --> 00:17:20.819
 And so

00:17:20.819 --> 00:17:21.059
 I want

00:17:21.059 --> 00:17:21.460
 to ask

00:17:21.460 --> 00:17:21.700
 you

00:17:21.700 --> 00:17:22.220
 very

00:17:22.220 --> 00:17:22.599
 simply

00:17:22.599 --> 00:17:22.879
 this

00:17:22.879 --> 00:17:23.220
 morning

00:17:23.220 --> 00:17:23.819
 have

00:17:23.819 --> 00:17:23.960
 you

00:17:23.960 --> 00:17:24.240
 made

00:17:24.240 --> 00:17:24.420
 the

00:17:24.420 --> 00:17:24.680
 wise

00:17:24.680 --> 00:17:25.160
 choice?

00:17:29.319 --> 00:17:29.879
 Have

00:17:29.879 --> 00:17:30.039
 you

00:17:30.039 --> 00:17:30.480
 made

00:17:30.480 --> 00:17:31.200
 the

00:17:31.200 --> 00:17:31.519
 wise

00:17:31.519 --> 00:17:31.940
 choice?

00:17:32.059 --> 00:17:32.160
 Have

00:17:32.160 --> 00:17:32.279
 you

00:17:32.279 --> 00:17:32.519
 come

00:17:32.519 --> 00:17:32.740
 to

00:17:32.740 --> 00:17:33.099
 Jesus

00:17:33.099 --> 00:17:33.980
 not

00:17:33.980 --> 00:17:34.279
 just

00:17:34.279 --> 00:17:34.460
 to

00:17:34.460 --> 00:17:34.660
 hear

00:17:34.660 --> 00:17:34.920
 his

00:17:34.920 --> 00:17:35.299
 words

00:17:35.299 --> 00:17:35.599
 but

00:17:35.599 --> 00:17:35.779
 have

00:17:35.779 --> 00:17:35.920
 you

00:17:35.920 --> 00:17:36.480
 embraced

00:17:36.480 --> 00:17:36.740
 his

00:17:36.740 --> 00:17:37.099
 words?

00:17:41.099 --> 00:17:41.640
 Are

00:17:41.640 --> 00:17:41.779
 you

00:17:41.779 --> 00:17:42.119
 putting

00:17:42.119 --> 00:17:42.319
 them

00:17:42.319 --> 00:17:42.539
 into

00:17:42.539 --> 00:17:43.140
 practice

00:17:43.140 --> 00:17:44.180
 in

00:17:44.180 --> 00:17:44.319
 your

00:17:44.319 --> 00:17:44.700
 life?

00:17:46.759 --> 00:17:48.579
 If

00:17:48.579 --> 00:17:48.740
 you

00:17:48.740 --> 00:17:49.079
 haven't

00:17:49.079 --> 00:17:49.339
 made

00:17:49.339 --> 00:17:49.599
 this

00:17:49.599 --> 00:17:49.920
 wise

00:17:49.920 --> 00:17:50.319
 choice

00:17:50.319 --> 00:17:50.579
 yet

00:17:50.579 --> 00:17:50.779
 then

00:17:50.779 --> 00:17:50.900
 I

00:17:50.900 --> 00:17:51.059
 want

00:17:51.059 --> 00:17:51.180
 to

00:17:51.180 --> 00:17:51.440
 urge

00:17:51.440 --> 00:17:51.660
 you

00:17:51.660 --> 00:17:52.519
 make

00:17:52.519 --> 00:17:52.740
 it

00:17:52.740 --> 00:17:54.500
 make

00:17:54.500 --> 00:17:54.660
 it

00:17:54.660 --> 00:17:55.059
 today

00:17:55.059 --> 00:17:55.839
 we

00:17:55.839 --> 00:17:56.099
 don't

00:17:56.099 --> 00:17:56.339
 know

00:17:56.339 --> 00:17:56.539
 how

00:17:56.539 --> 00:17:56.879
 long

00:17:56.879 --> 00:17:57.500
 each

00:17:57.500 --> 00:17:57.640
 of

00:17:57.640 --> 00:17:57.799
 us

00:17:57.799 --> 00:17:58.160
 has

00:17:58.160 --> 00:17:59.500
 before

00:17:59.500 --> 00:17:59.700
 we

00:17:59.700 --> 00:17:59.940
 take

00:17:59.940 --> 00:18:00.079
 our

00:18:00.079 --> 00:18:00.339
 last

00:18:00.339 --> 00:18:00.640
 breath

00:18:00.640 --> 00:18:00.779
 and

00:18:00.779 --> 00:18:01.059
 that's

00:18:01.059 --> 00:18:01.279
 it

00:18:01.279 --> 00:18:05.779
 make

00:18:05.779 --> 00:18:05.980
 the

00:18:05.980 --> 00:18:06.259
 wise

00:18:06.259 --> 00:18:06.680
 choice

00:18:06.680 --> 00:18:07.119
 today

00:18:07.119 --> 00:18:09.480
 begin

00:18:09.480 --> 00:18:09.799
 to

00:18:09.799 --> 00:18:10.039
 put

00:18:10.039 --> 00:18:10.339
 into

00:18:10.339 --> 00:18:10.920
 practice

00:18:10.920 --> 00:18:12.140
 and

00:18:12.140 --> 00:18:12.460
 obey

00:18:12.460 --> 00:18:12.680
 the

00:18:12.680 --> 00:18:12.960
 words

00:18:12.960 --> 00:18:13.140
 of

00:18:13.140 --> 00:18:13.460
 Jesus

00:18:13.460 --> 00:18:14.079
 that

00:18:14.079 --> 00:18:15.119
 is

00:18:15.119 --> 00:18:15.379
 true

00:18:15.379 --> 00:18:15.779
 faith

00:18:15.779 --> 00:18:17.720
 anything

00:18:17.720 --> 00:18:18.099
 less

00:18:18.099 --> 00:18:18.259
 than

00:18:18.259 --> 00:18:18.480
 that

00:18:18.480 --> 00:18:18.660
 is

00:18:18.660 --> 00:18:19.079
 pointless

00:18:19.079 --> 00:18:20.000
 pretending

00:18:20.000 --> 00:18:24.539
 now

00:18:24.539 --> 00:18:24.680
 I

00:18:24.680 --> 00:18:24.839
 know

00:18:24.839 --> 00:18:25.139
 that

00:18:25.139 --> 00:18:26.960
 many

00:18:26.960 --> 00:18:27.119
 of

00:18:27.119 --> 00:18:27.240
 you

00:18:27.240 --> 00:18:27.460
 here

00:18:27.460 --> 00:18:27.819
 have

00:18:27.819 --> 00:18:28.420
 made

00:18:28.420 --> 00:18:28.599
 the

00:18:28.599 --> 00:18:28.859
 wise

00:18:28.859 --> 00:18:29.200
 choice

00:18:29.200 --> 00:18:29.639
 already

00:18:29.639 --> 00:18:32.460
 that

00:18:32.460 --> 00:18:32.720
 makes

00:18:32.720 --> 00:18:33.059
 me

00:18:33.059 --> 00:18:33.799
 rejoice

00:18:33.799 --> 00:18:34.359
 inside

00:18:34.359 --> 00:18:35.960
 you

00:18:35.960 --> 00:18:36.119
 have

00:18:36.119 --> 00:18:36.480
 believed

00:18:36.480 --> 00:18:36.720
 in

00:18:36.720 --> 00:18:37.000
 Jesus

00:18:37.000 --> 00:18:37.279
 you

00:18:37.279 --> 00:18:37.500
 have

00:18:37.500 --> 00:18:37.819
 owned

00:18:37.819 --> 00:18:37.980
 him

00:18:37.980 --> 00:18:38.160
 as

00:18:38.160 --> 00:18:38.299
 your

00:18:38.299 --> 00:18:38.579
 Lord

00:18:38.579 --> 00:18:38.779
 and

00:18:38.779 --> 00:18:38.940
 you

00:18:38.940 --> 00:18:39.180
 are

00:18:39.180 --> 00:18:39.579
 trying

00:18:39.579 --> 00:18:39.779
 to

00:18:39.779 --> 00:18:39.980
 put

00:18:39.980 --> 00:18:40.220
 his

00:18:40.220 --> 00:18:40.539
 words

00:18:40.539 --> 00:18:40.759
 into

00:18:40.759 --> 00:18:41.359
 practice

00:18:41.359 --> 00:18:42.339
 and

00:18:42.339 --> 00:18:42.539
 so

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 if

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 that's

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 you

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 this

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 morning

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 and

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 I

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 think

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 you

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 know

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 if

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 it

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 is

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 take

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 comfort

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 rest

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 secure

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 the

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 coming

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 devastation

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 will

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 not

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 shake

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 you

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 Christ

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 took

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 the

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 punishment

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 that we

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 deserve

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 on

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 himself

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 so that

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 we

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 could be

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 spared

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 and if

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 we

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 belong

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 to

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 Christ

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 we

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 are

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 safe

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 forever

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 what a

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 comfort

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 that

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 being

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 true

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 we

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 should

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 not

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 let

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 the

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 salvation

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 which

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 we

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 now

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 have

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 become

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 an

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 excuse

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 to

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 do

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 less

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 of

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 what

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 Jesus

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 has

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 told

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 us

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 to

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 do

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 these

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 are

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 the

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 words

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 that

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 really

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 stuck

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 in

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 my

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 heart

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 and

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 mind

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 this

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 week

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 here's

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 my

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 words

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 and

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 puts

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 them

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 into

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 practice

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 if

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 Jesus

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 really

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 is

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 our

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 Lord

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 and

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 our

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 master

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 our

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 king

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 the

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 one

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 we

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 pledged

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 allegiance

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 to

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 then

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 we

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 should

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 make

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 it

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 the

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 very

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 mission

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 of

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 our

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 lives

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 to

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 put

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 his

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 words

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 into

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 practice

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 more

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 and

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 more

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 every

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 day

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 to

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 learn

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 what

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 he

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 has

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 said

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 by

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 reading

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 it

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 in

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 our

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 Bibles

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 and

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 to

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 carry

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 out

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 his

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 commands

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 and

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 instructions

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 as

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 best

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 and

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 as

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 much

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 as

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 we

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 can

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 and

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 not

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 just

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 these

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 instructions

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 here

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 in

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 this

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 one

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 sermon

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 but

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 all

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 of

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 his

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 instructions

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 all

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 of

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 his

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 commands

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 which

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 we

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 find

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 throughout

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 the

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 rest

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 of

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 the

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 pages

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 of

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 this

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 book

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 this

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 is

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 what

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 it

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 really

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 means

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 to

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 believe

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 in

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 Jesus

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 and

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 to

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 be

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 a

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 follower

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 of

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 Jesus

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 and

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 so

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 I

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 want

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 to

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 ask

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 you

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 is

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 that

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 your

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 mindset

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 to

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 go

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 after

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 a

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 deeper

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 understanding

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 of

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 Jesus

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 words

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 and

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 more

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 to

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 go

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 after

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 a

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 fuller

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 obedience

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 to

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 Jesus

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 words

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 this

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 is

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 priority

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 number

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 one

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 for

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 all

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 of

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 Jesus

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 disciples

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 this

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 is

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 priority

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 for

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 the

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 disciples

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 he

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 was

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 speaking

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 to

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 back

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 then

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 in

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 the

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 crowd

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 and

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 this

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 is

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 his

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 number

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 one

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 priority

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 for

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 us

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 today

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 who

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 call

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 him

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 Lord

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 let's

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 do

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 what

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 he

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 says

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 let's

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 not

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 sit

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 back

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 and

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 coast

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 along

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 content

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 with

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 what

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 we've

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 already

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 done

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 the

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 Lord

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 has

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 us

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 here

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 each

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 day

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 on

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 this

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 earth

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 for

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 a

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 reason

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 and

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 it's

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 to

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 do

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 what

00:21:19.619 --> 00:21:19.740
 he

00:21:19.740 --> 00:21:20.099
 says

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 to

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 bear

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 much

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 fruit

00:21:24.859 --> 00:21:25.819
 for

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 his

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 glory

00:21:26.399 --> 00:21:26.619
 to

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 do

00:21:26.920 --> 00:21:27.160
 the

00:21:27.160 --> 00:21:27.519
 works

00:21:27.519 --> 00:21:27.759
 which

00:21:27.759 --> 00:21:27.899
 he

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 prepared

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 which

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 God

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 prepared

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 in

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 advance

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 for

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 us

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 to

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 do

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 maybe

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 you're

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 a true

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 Christian

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 but

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 have

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 fallen

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 into

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 complacency

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 or

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 apathy

00:21:42.819 --> 00:21:46.440
 if

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 that's

00:21:46.740 --> 00:21:46.859
 you

00:21:46.859 --> 00:21:47.119
 this

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 morning

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 let

00:21:48.700 --> 00:21:48.940
 these

00:21:48.940 --> 00:21:49.240
 words

00:21:49.240 --> 00:21:49.539
 wake

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 you

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 up

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 we

00:21:52.700 --> 00:21:52.980
 have

00:21:52.980 --> 00:21:53.339
 words

00:21:53.339 --> 00:21:53.539
 of

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 Jesus

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 to

00:21:54.140 --> 00:21:54.319
 put

00:21:54.319 --> 00:21:54.519
 into

00:21:54.519 --> 00:21:55.120
 practice

00:21:55.120 --> 00:21:56.620
 to

00:21:56.620 --> 00:21:56.920
 do

00:21:56.920 --> 00:21:57.240
 the

00:21:57.240 --> 00:21:57.579
 race

00:21:57.579 --> 00:21:57.860
 is

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 not

00:21:58.140 --> 00:21:58.480
 over

00:21:58.480 --> 00:21:58.819
 yet

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 let's

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 throw

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 off

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 everything

00:22:02.940 --> 00:22:03.240
 that

00:22:03.240 --> 00:22:03.680
 hinders

00:22:03.680 --> 00:22:04.680
 and

00:22:04.680 --> 00:22:04.860
 the

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 sin

00:22:05.120 --> 00:22:05.339
 that

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 so

00:22:05.559 --> 00:22:05.960
 easily

00:22:05.960 --> 00:22:06.539
 entangles

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 and run

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 with

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 perseverance

00:22:07.819 --> 00:22:08.539
 this race

00:22:08.539 --> 00:22:08.819
 that's

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 marked

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 out

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 for

00:22:09.440 --> 00:22:09.620
 us

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 fixing

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 our

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 eyes

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 on

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 Jesus

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 the

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 author

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 and

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 perfecter

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 of

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 our

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 faith

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 Jesus

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 has

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 given

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 us

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 a

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 clear

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 mission

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 go

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 and

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 make

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 disciples

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 of

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 all

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 nations

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 let's

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 not

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 forget

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 the

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 mission

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 the

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 mission

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 is

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 not

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 to

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 get

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 the

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 job

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 we're

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 most

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 interested

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 in

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 or

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 the

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 house

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 that

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 we've

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 always

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 wanted

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 or

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 the

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 vehicle

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 that

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 we

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 really

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 like

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 the

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 mission

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 is

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 not

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 to

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 dial

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 up

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 the

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 comforts

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 and

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 the

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 pleasures

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 and

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 spend

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 as

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 much

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 time

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 as

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 possible

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 in

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 sport

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 or

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 hobby

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 or

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 recreation

00:22:49.579 --> 00:22:50.379
 the

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 mission

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 is

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 not

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 to

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 get

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 the

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 ideal

00:22:52.119 --> 00:22:52.539
 picture

00:22:52.539 --> 00:22:52.939
 perfect

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 family

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 whatever

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 that

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 is

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 in

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 our

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 definition

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 it's

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 to

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 spend

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 our

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 days

00:22:57.899 --> 00:22:58.599
 living

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 for

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 Christ

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 doing

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 what

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 he

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 says

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 is

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 that

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 your

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 priority

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 number

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 one

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 I

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 think

00:23:08.379 --> 00:23:08.519
 to

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 those

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 words

00:23:08.980 --> 00:23:09.159
 of

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 Paul

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 the

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 apostle

00:23:10.139 --> 00:23:10.579
 Paul

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 to

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 live

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!

00:23:12.500 --> 00:23:13.139
 is

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 Christ

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 he

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 said

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 and

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 to

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 die

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 that's

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 gain

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 because

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 then

00:23:18.380 --> 00:23:18.480
 I

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 get

00:23:18.620 --> 00:23:18.759
 to

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 be

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 with

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 him

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 but

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 if

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 I'm

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 to

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 go

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 on

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 living

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 in

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 the

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 body

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 he

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 said

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 this

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 will

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 mean

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 fruitful

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 labor

00:23:23.340 --> 00:23:23.620
 for

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 me

00:23:23.880 --> 00:23:26.560
 the

00:23:26.560 --> 00:23:26.840
 kind

00:23:26.840 --> 00:23:27.000
 of

00:23:27.000 --> 00:23:27.280
 labor

00:23:27.280 --> 00:23:27.520
 that

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 sees

00:23:27.780 --> 00:23:28.180
 more

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 people

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 come

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 to

00:23:29.040 --> 00:23:29.220
 hear

00:23:29.220 --> 00:23:29.480
 about

00:23:29.480 --> 00:23:29.840
 Jesus

00:23:29.840 --> 00:23:30.820
 and

00:23:30.820 --> 00:23:31.180
 follow

00:23:31.180 --> 00:23:31.520
 him

00:23:31.520 --> 00:23:34.660
 as

00:23:34.660 --> 00:23:34.780
 we

00:23:34.780 --> 00:23:34.980
 think

00:23:34.980 --> 00:23:35.200
 about

00:23:35.200 --> 00:23:35.440
 this

00:23:35.440 --> 00:23:35.620
 whole

00:23:35.620 --> 00:23:36.100
 analogy

00:23:36.100 --> 00:23:36.320
 of

00:23:36.320 --> 00:23:36.460
 the

00:23:36.460 --> 00:23:36.860
 house

00:23:36.860 --> 00:23:37.220
 and

00:23:37.220 --> 00:23:37.360
 the

00:23:37.360 --> 00:23:37.700
 flood

00:23:37.700 --> 00:23:40.480
 I'm

00:23:40.480 --> 00:23:40.799
 reminded

00:23:40.799 --> 00:23:41.140
 that we

00:23:41.140 --> 00:23:41.400
 shouldn't

00:23:41.400 --> 00:23:41.720
 just be

00:23:41.720 --> 00:23:42.019
 focused

00:23:42.019 --> 00:23:42.420
 on our

00:23:42.420 --> 00:23:42.600
 own

00:23:42.600 --> 00:23:42.960
 house

00:23:42.960 --> 00:23:44.779
 but

00:23:44.779 --> 00:23:44.920
 that

00:23:44.920 --> 00:23:45.120
 there

00:23:45.120 --> 00:23:45.240
 are

00:23:45.240 --> 00:23:45.440
 still

00:23:45.440 --> 00:23:45.799
 others

00:23:45.799 --> 00:23:46.000
 in

00:23:46.000 --> 00:23:46.180
 this

00:23:46.180 --> 00:23:46.519
 world

00:23:46.519 --> 00:23:47.720
 who

00:23:47.720 --> 00:23:48.080
 haven't

00:23:48.080 --> 00:23:48.299
 heard

00:23:48.299 --> 00:23:48.480
 of

00:23:48.480 --> 00:23:48.779
 Jesus

00:23:48.779 --> 00:23:52.799
 Jesus

00:23:52.799 --> 00:23:53.340
 is on

00:23:53.340 --> 00:23:53.759
 a rescue

00:23:53.759 --> 00:23:54.160
 mission

00:23:54.160 --> 00:23:55.400
 and if

00:23:55.400 --> 00:23:55.620
 we're

00:23:55.620 --> 00:23:56.039
 enjoined

00:23:56.039 --> 00:23:56.400
 to him

00:23:56.400 --> 00:23:56.700
 because

00:23:56.700 --> 00:23:57.059
 he is

00:23:57.059 --> 00:23:57.220
 our

00:23:57.220 --> 00:23:57.440
 Lord

00:23:57.440 --> 00:23:57.840
 then that

00:23:57.840 --> 00:23:58.100
 puts

00:23:58.100 --> 00:23:58.319
 us

00:23:58.319 --> 00:23:58.819
 on

00:23:58.819 --> 00:23:59.019
 that

00:23:59.019 --> 00:23:59.279
 same

00:23:59.279 --> 00:23:59.580
 mission

00:23:59.580 --> 00:23:59.880
 with

00:23:59.880 --> 00:24:00.100
 him

00:24:00.100 --> 00:24:00.840
 we

00:24:00.840 --> 00:24:00.980
 don't

00:24:00.980 --> 00:24:01.100
 want

00:24:01.100 --> 00:24:01.200
 to

00:24:01.200 --> 00:24:01.360
 see

00:24:01.360 --> 00:24:01.900
 anybody

00:24:01.900 --> 00:24:02.340
 get

00:24:02.340 --> 00:24:02.620
 swept

00:24:02.620 --> 00:24:03.000
 away

00:24:03.000 --> 00:24:03.860
 by

00:24:03.860 --> 00:24:04.080
 the

00:24:04.080 --> 00:24:04.500
 torrent

00:24:04.500 --> 00:24:05.279
 that's

00:24:05.279 --> 00:24:05.539
 coming

00:24:05.539 --> 00:24:05.720
 at

00:24:05.720 --> 00:24:05.860
 the

00:24:05.860 --> 00:24:06.100
 end

00:24:06.099 --> 00:24:08.500
 so

00:24:08.500 --> 00:24:08.599
 I

00:24:08.599 --> 00:24:08.740
 just

00:24:08.740 --> 00:24:08.899
 want

00:24:08.899 --> 00:24:09.000
 to

00:24:09.000 --> 00:24:09.319
 ask

00:24:09.319 --> 00:24:09.559
 you

00:24:09.559 --> 00:24:10.119
 is

00:24:10.119 --> 00:24:10.359
 that

00:24:10.359 --> 00:24:10.559
 your

00:24:10.559 --> 00:24:11.099
 priority

00:24:11.099 --> 00:24:11.679
 today

00:24:11.679 --> 00:24:13.179
 your

00:24:13.179 --> 00:24:13.439
 number

00:24:13.439 --> 00:24:13.699
 one

00:24:13.699 --> 00:24:14.259
 priority

00:24:14.259 --> 00:24:15.799
 to

00:24:15.799 --> 00:24:16.119
 do

00:24:16.119 --> 00:24:16.519
 what

00:24:16.519 --> 00:24:16.699
 the

00:24:16.699 --> 00:24:16.879
 Lord

00:24:16.879 --> 00:24:17.339
 says

00:24:17.339 --> 00:24:20.339
 let's

00:24:20.339 --> 00:24:20.579
 pray

00:24:20.579 --> 00:24:27.059
 Lord

00:24:27.059 --> 00:24:27.359
 Jesus

00:24:27.359 --> 00:24:27.819
 thank you

00:24:27.819 --> 00:24:28.219
 for these

00:24:28.219 --> 00:24:28.500
 words

00:24:28.500 --> 00:24:28.839
 which you

00:24:28.839 --> 00:24:29.219
 spoke

00:24:29.219 --> 00:24:29.679
 long

00:24:29.679 --> 00:24:30.000
 ago

00:24:30.000 --> 00:24:30.339
 and

00:24:30.339 --> 00:24:30.539
 which

00:24:30.539 --> 00:24:30.959
 still

00:24:30.959 --> 00:24:32.099
 are

00:24:32.099 --> 00:24:32.519
 powerful

00:24:32.519 --> 00:24:32.899
 today

00:24:32.899 --> 00:24:33.179
 in our

00:24:33.179 --> 00:24:33.579
 lives

00:24:33.579 --> 00:24:34.839
 you

00:24:34.839 --> 00:24:35.019
 know

00:24:35.019 --> 00:24:35.199
 the

00:24:35.199 --> 00:24:35.439
 things

00:24:35.439 --> 00:24:35.579
 that

00:24:35.579 --> 00:24:35.679
 are

00:24:35.679 --> 00:24:35.959
 holding

00:24:35.960 --> 00:24:36.200
 us

00:24:36.200 --> 00:24:36.579
 back

00:24:36.579 --> 00:24:38.340
 the

00:24:38.340 --> 00:24:38.579
 things

00:24:38.579 --> 00:24:38.700
 that

00:24:38.700 --> 00:24:38.799
 are

00:24:38.799 --> 00:24:39.299
 distracting

00:24:39.299 --> 00:24:39.640
 us

00:24:39.640 --> 00:24:39.799
 the

00:24:39.799 --> 00:24:40.100
 things

00:24:40.100 --> 00:24:40.299
 that

00:24:40.299 --> 00:24:40.660
 are

00:24:40.660 --> 00:24:42.799
 keeping

00:24:42.799 --> 00:24:43.200
 us

00:24:43.200 --> 00:24:43.519
 from

00:24:43.519 --> 00:24:43.980
 following

00:24:43.980 --> 00:24:44.220
 you

00:24:44.220 --> 00:24:44.400
 with

00:24:44.400 --> 00:24:44.700
 all

00:24:44.700 --> 00:24:44.880
 our

00:24:44.880 --> 00:24:45.240
 heart

00:24:45.240 --> 00:24:46.880
 and

00:24:46.880 --> 00:24:47.019
 I

00:24:47.019 --> 00:24:47.240
 pray

00:24:47.240 --> 00:24:47.460
 that

00:24:47.460 --> 00:24:47.600
 you

00:24:47.600 --> 00:24:47.740
 would

00:24:47.740 --> 00:24:47.920
 set

00:24:47.920 --> 00:24:48.079
 us

00:24:48.079 --> 00:24:48.279
 free

00:24:48.279 --> 00:24:48.519
 from

00:24:48.519 --> 00:24:48.759
 those

00:24:48.759 --> 00:24:49.100
 things

00:24:49.100 --> 00:24:49.279
 and

00:24:49.279 --> 00:24:49.440
 that

00:24:49.440 --> 00:24:49.600
 you

00:24:49.600 --> 00:24:49.740
 would

00:24:49.740 --> 00:24:50.220
 unleash

00:24:50.220 --> 00:24:50.539
 us

00:24:50.539 --> 00:24:50.759
 with

00:24:50.759 --> 00:24:50.940
 your

00:24:50.940 --> 00:24:51.360
 power

00:24:51.360 --> 00:24:52.740
 to

00:24:52.740 --> 00:24:52.940
 do

00:24:52.940 --> 00:24:53.140
 the

00:24:53.140 --> 00:24:53.400
 things

00:24:53.400 --> 00:24:53.519
 you

00:24:53.519 --> 00:24:53.900
 said

00:24:53.900 --> 00:24:54.420
 that

00:24:54.420 --> 00:24:54.579
 may

00:24:54.579 --> 00:24:54.799
 look

00:24:54.799 --> 00:24:55.259
 different

00:24:55.259 --> 00:24:56.559
 for

00:24:56.559 --> 00:24:56.880
 different

00:24:56.880 --> 00:24:57.259
 people

00:24:57.259 --> 00:24:57.460
 in

00:24:57.460 --> 00:24:57.660
 this

00:24:57.660 --> 00:24:57.920
 room

00:24:57.920 --> 00:24:58.180
 in

00:24:58.180 --> 00:24:58.340
 our

00:24:58.340 --> 00:24:58.740
 church

00:24:58.740 --> 00:25:00.259
 but

00:25:00.259 --> 00:25:00.400
 we

00:25:00.400 --> 00:25:00.660
 want

00:25:00.660 --> 00:25:00.819
 to

00:25:00.819 --> 00:25:01.120
 be

00:25:01.120 --> 00:25:01.960
 used

00:25:01.960 --> 00:25:02.180
 by

00:25:02.180 --> 00:25:02.480
 you

00:25:02.480 --> 00:25:03.460
 we

00:25:03.460 --> 00:25:03.680
 want

00:25:03.680 --> 00:25:03.860
 to

00:25:03.860 --> 00:25:04.180
 serve

00:25:04.180 --> 00:25:04.340
 you

00:25:05.960 --> 00:25:07.500
 and

00:25:07.500 --> 00:25:07.720
 one

00:25:07.720 --> 00:25:07.980
 day

00:25:07.980 --> 00:25:08.220
 you're

00:25:08.220 --> 00:25:08.319
 going

00:25:08.319 --> 00:25:08.440
 to

00:25:08.440 --> 00:25:08.660
 bust

00:25:08.660 --> 00:25:08.860
 through

00:25:08.860 --> 00:25:09.019
 the

00:25:09.019 --> 00:25:09.420
 clouds

00:25:09.420 --> 00:25:13.680
 and

00:25:13.680 --> 00:25:13.799
 we

00:25:13.799 --> 00:25:13.980
 want

00:25:13.980 --> 00:25:14.079
 to

00:25:14.079 --> 00:25:14.220
 be

00:25:14.220 --> 00:25:14.620
 found

00:25:14.620 --> 00:25:15.740
 doing

00:25:15.740 --> 00:25:16.799
 what

00:25:16.799 --> 00:25:17.000
 you

00:25:17.000 --> 00:25:17.200
 have

00:25:17.200 --> 00:25:17.440
 given

00:25:17.440 --> 00:25:17.660
 us

00:25:17.660 --> 00:25:17.840
 to

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 do

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 stir

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 that

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 fire

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 in our

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 hearts

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 if

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 we've

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 lost

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 it

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 keep

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 it

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 burning

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 if

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 we

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 haven't

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 we

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 commit

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 ourselves

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 to

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 you

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 for

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 your

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 glory

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 amen