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 from verse 22

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 where it says let us draw near with a true heart and full assurance of faith

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 with our hearts sprinkled clean from an evil conscience and our bodies washed with pure water

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 let us hold fast the confession of our hope without wavering for he who promised us faithful

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 and let us consider how to stir one another up to love and good works and it'll just be

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 a light overview of these three

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 let us phrases that we come across here in this chapter

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 now the writer to the hebrews well it's not really clear who he was

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 and there are in this chapter in this book the great verses that we could consider

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 and as the writer goes through from hebrews at the beginning of hebrews he seems to be

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 building this momentum as he's writing as he indeed does through the whole book

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 he elevates the person of christ who christ is what christ has done for us

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 and what it means to have faith in this man christ

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 that he this person is superior

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 to any other angel in the heavens

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 he's superior to any other prophet that ever lived

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 and superior to any other priest

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 that went on behalf of the people

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 he's lifting up the name of christ

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 he is greater than every sacrifice that was ever offered

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 and in his great sacrifice he accomplishes that eternal atonement

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 for the lord's people

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 and washes us the scarlet sins of our garments whiter than snow

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 in the light of the writer's considerations of christ and who he is and his building of momentum

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 of this person

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 and all that he has done and all that he means

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 the teaching of this great prophet priest and king

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 he calls out then to the reader to respond

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 and he seeks to instill the reader with confidence equally in this christ

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 as he considers christ

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 that as individuals

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 we would find confidence

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 and knowledge of knowing who christ is

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 that he is a superior prophet priest and king

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 an ever superior prophet priest and king

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 but also as a church

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 that he is a prophet priest and king

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 superior to all others

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 and in this letter we have this phrase letter

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 it's not only repeated here

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 but it's it's it's repeated through the book of hebrews

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 12 or 13 times

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 and often this letter it's a it's a resulting clause

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 of the writer looking at christ

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 he looks at christ

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 and then he calls to the people and he says

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 therefore let us

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 with consequent actions

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 he turns to the people he turns to the church

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 to respond with action

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 let us do something

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 let us therefore

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 because of christ

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 sprawl says if he was thrown into prison

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 rc sprawl if he was thrown into prison

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 and he could only take one book with him

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 he said it would be the bible

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 and if he could only have one chapter of the bible

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 he said it would be isaiah chapter 6

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 but if he had one book of the bible

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 he said he would take the book of hebrews

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 because he says it brings the whole council of god together

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 on every page and gives us the most magnificent portist of christ

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 and each chapter

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 and it's that consideration of christ

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 and then the call to us to respond to the superior person and our savior

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 and prior to the texts that we have here

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 the three letters

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 we were reading of christ's sacrifice

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 and how the old ways

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 and the sacrificial ways are now not required

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 because through the blood of christ jesus

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 we have been cleansed

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 and who satisfied divine justice

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 in this perfect sacrifice

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 that has been offered for our sins

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 and therefore the way has been opened

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 through this sacrifice

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 the curtain has been torn in two

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 to enter into this kingdom

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 there is no more need

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 for any further payments

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 and the section finishes

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 there in verse 17

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 that he will therefore

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 remember our sins no more

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 and our lawless deeds

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 they're not to be remembered

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 they're gone

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 so then we're presented

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 after this image of christ

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 the sacrifice that he has given to us

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 the writer says there in verse 19

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 therefore

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 and then gives us

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 the three letters

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 following

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 we have confidence to enter

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 the holy places

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 let us draw near

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 let us hold fast

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 let us consider

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 how to stir one another

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 to good works

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 and even if you consider that

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 let us

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 that is set out to each other

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 it's important in and of itself

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 because of who he is speaking to

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 calls out to the people of god

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 calls out to each individual here

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 it means that there is no one

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 left on their own

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 and the church family

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 is to be bound together

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 in christ jesus

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 as one body

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 let us

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 together

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 act

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 come with us

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 together

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 in doing what we're doing

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 let us

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 together

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 strengthen our minds

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 our bodies

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 let us

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 increase

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 our assurance

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 in christ jesus

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 let us

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 gain our understanding

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 in christ jesus

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 let us

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 trust

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 more and more

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 to live our lives

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 devoted

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 to christ jesus

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 let us

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 it's that great phrase

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 after considering christ

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 that calls us

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 to do something

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 let us

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 remember each other

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 let us

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 it's a great welcome

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 that the church should give

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 to new members

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 that come

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 you are now

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 a part

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 of this

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 body

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 of believers

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 and therefore

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 new members

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 are welcomed

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 with this

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 let us

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 regardless of how old we are

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 regardless of how young we are

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 spread there

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 let us

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 together

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 learn from one another

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 and see

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 the experience

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 of the elder brother

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 of

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 the elder brothers

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 that we know

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 and learn from them

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 and

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 the young ones

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 the older ones

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 learn from the younger ones

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 as well

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 that call

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 of being together

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 as one body

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 the children

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 of god

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 and while

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 there's a sermon

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 it's the chapter

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 it's loaded

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 there's a sermon

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 on each one

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 of these calls

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 we just look at them

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 and I see

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 there's a response

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 to each one

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 of these letters

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 one is

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 let us

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 draw near

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 one is

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 let us

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 hold fast

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 one is

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 let us

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 consider

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 how to

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 stir

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 one another

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 to love

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 and good works

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 so just briefly

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 we'll consider

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 each of these

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 let us

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 phrases

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 let us

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 draw near

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 that's the first

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 of these three saints

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 it is good

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 to draw near

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 together

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 it is good

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 to draw near

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 with a focus

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 on christ

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 and it is natural

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 for the believer

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 to draw near

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 but if you love

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 someone

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 you are inclined

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 to draw near

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 to them

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 you desire

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 to be with them

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 it's natural

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 to be together

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 in each other's

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 company

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 it speaks

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 of joining

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 together

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 and the joy

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 of joining

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 together

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 as we saw

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 in the psalms

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 and how we

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 desire

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 that we

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 we would love

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 to have that

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 desire

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 all the time

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 to come

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 together

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 but it's true

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 that we don't

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 that we would

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 love to have

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 that heart

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 like mary

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 did

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 that she

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 was inclined

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 to come

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 and just sit

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 and listen

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 to every word

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 and almost

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 hang off

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 every word

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 as she was

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 consumed

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 with the presence

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 and the words

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 of christ

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 as she sat

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 there

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 that she

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 drew near

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 to him

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 natural

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 affections

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 to the love

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 of our saviour

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 a place

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 where she

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 and we

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 can pour out

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 the affections

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 of our heart

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 and come

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 to him

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 with confidence

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 but we know

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 that as I said

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 our love

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 is not always

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 that inclined

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 to naturally

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 draw near

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 to christ

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 we are the

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 weak link

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 in that

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 relationship

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 his love

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 towards us

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 is perfect

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 and ours

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 is tainted

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 to our shame

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 we don't always

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 maintain

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 the idyllic

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 relationship

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 that we

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 even desire

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 to keep

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 to draw

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 near

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 to him

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 and yet

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 we are so

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 consumed

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 to draw

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 away

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 to other

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 things

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 that call

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 our hearts

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 desires

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 with it

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 with that

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 we acknowledge

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 the truth

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 of our hearts

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 let us

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 draw near

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 with a true

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 heart

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 confessing

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 the truth

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 of ourselves

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 as we heard

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 in prayer

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 acknowledging

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 the weaknesses

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 of our heart

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 and our desire

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 to come

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 to christ

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 remember

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 we looked

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 at isaiah

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 a couple

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 of weeks

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 ago

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 isaiah

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 chapter 1

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 where the

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 people were

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 so sinful

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 before

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 this great

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 phrase

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 was said

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 that

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 their sins

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 were so

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 scarlet

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 in the sight

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 of god

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 and yet

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 he would

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 still wash

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 them whiter

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 than snow

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 there was

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 an assurance

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 if they came

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 as he called

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 to them

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 that they

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 would be

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 washed

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 and

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 let us

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 draw near

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 with a

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 true

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 heart

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 assurance

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 of faith

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 sprinkled

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 clean

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 from an

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 evil

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 conscience

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 and our

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 bodies

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 washed

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 with pure

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 water

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 and yet

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 we come

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 we're not

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 consumed

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 with that

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 evil

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 of our

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 heart

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 the evil

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 does not

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 rule

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 the consciousness

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 of our

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 hearts

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 we come

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 because we

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 confess

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 and see

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 the smallest

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 of evils

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 within our

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 hearts

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 and the

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 impurities

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 of it

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 we come

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 to that

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 cleansing

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 power

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 at Calvary

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 and that

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 great display

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 of his

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 love

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 towards us

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 where he

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 died on

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 the cross

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 and where

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 his blood

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 was spilt

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 to cleanse

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 us

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 and it

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 is a

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 call

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 and compelling

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 picture

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 where we

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 can draw

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 near to

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 and a

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 place where

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 we can

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 continue

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 coming to

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 and drawing

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 even closer

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 to

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 that knowledge

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 of that

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 great love

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 love

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 at Calvary

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 to know

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 it in a

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 greater

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 sense

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 and to

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 understand

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 him

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 and what

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 he has

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 done

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 for us

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 how close

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 are we

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 to Christ

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 we have

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 to ask

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 ourselves

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 do we need

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 to draw

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 near again

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 on that

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 cord of

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 love that

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 has been

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 extended

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 to us

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 by means

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 which we

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 meet with

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 him

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 and he

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 with us

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 in the

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 word

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 and through

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 the means

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 of grace

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 in his

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 gathered

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 people

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 where he

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 pours down

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 his blessings

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 that we

00:13:51.299 --> 00:13:52.000
 would continue

00:13:52.000 --> 00:13:52.819
 drawing near

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 us

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 every day

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 confessing

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 the truth

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 of our

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 heart

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 but there

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 are times

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 we must

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 admit

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 and confess

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 that although

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 we are

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 called to

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 come and

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 draw near

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 we feel

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 like

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 we're

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 stopped in

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 our tracks

00:14:13.400 --> 00:14:13.720
 and we

00:14:13.720 --> 00:14:14.379
 can't draw

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 any closer

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 than we

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 can

00:14:16.940 --> 00:14:18.620
 at such

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 a time

00:14:19.140 --> 00:14:19.920
 as where

00:14:19.920 --> 00:14:20.379
 we hold

00:14:20.379 --> 00:14:20.940
 fast

00:14:20.940 --> 00:14:23.879
 let us

00:14:23.879 --> 00:14:24.720
 hold fast

00:14:24.720 --> 00:14:28.379
 the confession

00:14:28.379 --> 00:14:28.780
 of our

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 hope

00:14:29.140 --> 00:14:29.840
 without

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 wavering

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 for he

00:14:32.160 --> 00:14:32.820
 who promised

00:14:32.820 --> 00:14:33.420
 his faith

00:14:33.419 --> 00:14:36.139
 we are

00:14:36.139 --> 00:14:37.019
 also called

00:14:37.019 --> 00:14:37.479
 to hold

00:14:37.479 --> 00:14:38.039
 fast to

00:14:38.039 --> 00:14:38.579
 the confession

00:14:38.579 --> 00:14:38.939
 of our

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 hope

00:14:39.379 --> 00:14:42.079
 in the man

00:14:42.079 --> 00:14:42.659
 through whom

00:14:42.659 --> 00:14:43.039
 we have

00:14:43.039 --> 00:14:43.620
 professed

00:14:43.620 --> 00:14:44.120
 our faith

00:14:44.120 --> 00:14:44.360
 in

00:14:44.360 --> 00:14:45.860
 therefore

00:14:45.860 --> 00:14:47.159
 let us

00:14:47.159 --> 00:14:48.439
 hold fast

00:14:48.439 --> 00:14:49.179
 the confession

00:14:49.179 --> 00:14:50.379
 of our

00:14:50.379 --> 00:14:50.919
 hope

00:14:50.919 --> 00:14:51.919
 as we look

00:14:51.919 --> 00:14:52.500
 at Christ

00:14:52.500 --> 00:14:54.199
 and we see

00:14:54.199 --> 00:14:55.099
 the sacrifice

00:14:55.099 --> 00:14:55.979
 that he paid

00:14:55.979 --> 00:14:56.559
 for us

00:14:56.559 --> 00:14:57.759
 we have

00:14:57.759 --> 00:14:58.480
 confidence

00:14:58.480 --> 00:14:59.360
 in all

00:14:59.360 --> 00:14:59.699
 that he

00:14:59.699 --> 00:15:00.319
 has done

00:15:00.319 --> 00:15:01.379
 for us

00:15:01.379 --> 00:15:01.980
 and we

00:15:03.419 --> 00:15:04.240
 steadfast

00:15:04.240 --> 00:15:05.039
 and trusting

00:15:05.039 --> 00:15:06.939
 when the

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 world

00:15:07.240 --> 00:15:07.679
 and its

00:15:07.679 --> 00:15:08.179
 devils

00:15:08.179 --> 00:15:08.719
 are telling

00:15:08.719 --> 00:15:09.039
 you

00:15:09.039 --> 00:15:09.959
 to let

00:15:09.959 --> 00:15:10.379
 go

00:15:10.379 --> 00:15:12.219
 to turn

00:15:12.219 --> 00:15:12.639
 away

00:15:12.639 --> 00:15:14.139
 to stop

00:15:14.139 --> 00:15:14.919
 drawing near

00:15:14.919 --> 00:15:16.659
 it is then

00:15:16.659 --> 00:15:17.399
 we need to

00:15:17.399 --> 00:15:18.299
 hold fast

00:15:18.299 --> 00:15:19.919
 in the difficulties

00:15:19.919 --> 00:15:19.939
 in the difficulties

00:15:19.939 --> 00:15:20.620
 of life

00:15:20.620 --> 00:15:21.699
 when we feel

00:15:21.699 --> 00:15:22.479
 stopped in our

00:15:22.479 --> 00:15:23.039
 tracks

00:15:23.039 --> 00:15:24.599
 it is then

00:15:24.599 --> 00:15:26.139
 we need to

00:15:26.139 --> 00:15:26.919
 hold fast

00:15:26.919 --> 00:15:31.299
 let us

00:15:31.299 --> 00:15:32.299
 hold fast

00:15:32.299 --> 00:15:35.519
 to the hope

00:15:35.519 --> 00:15:36.699
 set before us

00:15:36.699 --> 00:15:37.740
 as he previously

00:15:37.740 --> 00:15:39.019
 speaks in Hebrews

00:15:39.019 --> 00:15:40.559
 chapter 6

00:15:40.559 --> 00:15:42.699
 for we have a

00:15:42.699 --> 00:15:43.299
 sure and

00:15:43.299 --> 00:15:43.919
 steadfast

00:15:43.919 --> 00:15:44.479
 anchor

00:15:44.479 --> 00:15:45.679
 for the soul

00:15:45.679 --> 00:15:48.039
 we have a

00:15:48.039 --> 00:15:48.500
 sure and

00:15:48.500 --> 00:15:48.919
 steadfast

00:15:48.919 --> 00:15:49.419
 anchor

00:15:49.419 --> 00:15:50.679
 on which

00:15:50.679 --> 00:15:51.259
 we can

00:15:51.259 --> 00:15:52.039
 hold fast

00:15:52.039 --> 00:15:52.379
 to

00:15:52.379 --> 00:15:54.399
 and we

00:15:54.399 --> 00:15:54.779
 have an

00:15:54.779 --> 00:15:55.159
 assured

00:15:55.159 --> 00:15:55.759
 hope

00:15:55.759 --> 00:15:57.399
 in his

00:15:57.399 --> 00:15:57.919
 promises

00:15:57.919 --> 00:15:58.659
 to us

00:15:58.659 --> 00:15:59.099
 through his

00:15:59.099 --> 00:15:59.479
 word

00:15:59.479 --> 00:16:01.299
 and the

00:16:01.299 --> 00:16:01.759
 provisions

00:16:01.759 --> 00:16:02.239
 that he

00:16:02.239 --> 00:16:02.679
 has made

00:16:02.679 --> 00:16:03.379
 for us

00:16:03.379 --> 00:16:05.919
 such a

00:16:05.919 --> 00:16:06.239
 hope

00:16:06.239 --> 00:16:06.779
 that will

00:16:06.779 --> 00:16:09.039
 not

00:16:09.039 --> 00:16:09.639
 leave us

00:16:09.639 --> 00:16:10.179
 tossed

00:16:10.179 --> 00:16:10.799
 to and

00:16:10.799 --> 00:16:11.179
 throw

00:16:11.179 --> 00:16:13.039
 like the

00:16:13.039 --> 00:16:13.559
 wind or

00:16:13.559 --> 00:16:14.159
 waves of

00:16:14.159 --> 00:16:14.639
 doctrine

00:16:14.639 --> 00:16:16.819
 as is spoken

00:16:16.819 --> 00:16:18.080
 in James

00:16:18.080 --> 00:16:19.199
 and Ephesians

00:16:19.199 --> 00:16:20.860
 but that

00:16:20.860 --> 00:16:21.299
 anchor

00:16:21.299 --> 00:16:21.799
 if we

00:16:21.799 --> 00:16:23.000
 hold fast

00:16:23.000 --> 00:16:24.360
 will keep

00:16:24.360 --> 00:16:25.179
 us secure

00:16:25.179 --> 00:16:26.340
 in the

00:16:26.340 --> 00:16:27.100
 uncertainties

00:16:27.100 --> 00:16:27.779
 of life

00:16:27.779 --> 00:16:30.179
 steadfast

00:16:30.179 --> 00:16:30.759
 upon

00:16:30.759 --> 00:16:31.340
 that

00:16:31.340 --> 00:16:31.840
 figure

00:16:31.840 --> 00:16:33.179
 Christ

00:16:33.179 --> 00:16:35.059
 therefore

00:16:35.059 --> 00:16:36.240
 we hold

00:16:36.240 --> 00:16:36.779
 fast

00:16:36.779 --> 00:16:37.220
 to the

00:16:37.220 --> 00:16:37.559
 one

00:16:37.559 --> 00:16:37.840
 who

00:16:37.840 --> 00:16:38.379
 holds

00:16:38.379 --> 00:16:38.740
 me

00:16:38.740 --> 00:16:39.879
 it is

00:16:39.879 --> 00:16:40.240
 him

00:16:40.240 --> 00:16:41.240
 who is

00:16:41.240 --> 00:16:41.419
 the

00:16:41.419 --> 00:16:41.779
 anchor

00:16:41.779 --> 00:16:43.019
 for us

00:16:43.019 --> 00:16:43.959
 to hold

00:16:43.959 --> 00:16:44.519
 fast

00:16:44.519 --> 00:16:44.860
 to

00:16:44.860 --> 00:16:47.620
 and in

00:16:47.620 --> 00:16:48.459
 these times

00:16:48.459 --> 00:16:49.079
 where we

00:16:49.079 --> 00:16:49.620
 feel like we

00:16:49.620 --> 00:16:50.039
 cannot

00:16:50.039 --> 00:16:50.879
 go on

00:16:50.879 --> 00:16:51.860
 where we

00:16:51.860 --> 00:16:52.279
 feel like

00:16:52.279 --> 00:16:52.559
 we are

00:16:52.559 --> 00:16:52.899
 just

00:16:52.899 --> 00:16:53.679
 holding on

00:16:53.679 --> 00:16:55.120
 this in

00:16:55.120 --> 00:16:55.879
 these days

00:16:55.879 --> 00:16:56.860
 where a

00:16:56.860 --> 00:16:57.199
 word of

00:16:57.199 --> 00:16:57.899
 encouragement

00:16:57.899 --> 00:16:59.899
 can be so

00:16:59.899 --> 00:17:00.659
 precious to

00:17:00.659 --> 00:17:00.980
 us

00:17:00.980 --> 00:17:02.379
 and keep

00:17:02.379 --> 00:17:02.839
 us

00:17:02.839 --> 00:17:03.620
 holy

00:17:03.620 --> 00:17:05.859
 let us

00:17:05.859 --> 00:17:06.700
 consider

00:17:06.700 --> 00:17:09.299
 how to

00:17:09.299 --> 00:17:10.400
 stir up

00:17:10.400 --> 00:17:11.019
 one another

00:17:11.019 --> 00:17:12.079
 to love

00:17:12.079 --> 00:17:12.559
 and good

00:17:12.559 --> 00:17:13.039
 works

00:17:13.039 --> 00:17:14.359
 not

00:17:14.359 --> 00:17:15.019
 neglecting

00:17:15.019 --> 00:17:15.400
 to meet

00:17:15.400 --> 00:17:15.799
 together

00:17:15.799 --> 00:17:16.380
 as is the

00:17:16.380 --> 00:17:16.839
 habit of

00:17:16.839 --> 00:17:17.140
 some

00:17:17.140 --> 00:17:18.720
 but encouraging

00:17:18.720 --> 00:17:19.400
 one another

00:17:19.400 --> 00:17:20.259
 all the more

00:17:20.259 --> 00:17:21.059
 as you see

00:17:21.059 --> 00:17:21.680
 the day

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 drawing

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 me

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 the third

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 call

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 let us

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 let us

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 stir up

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 one another

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 to love

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 and good

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 works

00:17:33.099 --> 00:17:37.879
 the word

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 consider

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 in the

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 Greek

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 has strong

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 implications

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 that we

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 pay attention

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 with the

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 greatest care

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 and consideration

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 to one

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 another

00:17:50.459 --> 00:17:51.959
 that we

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 consider

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 the need

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 of each

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 other

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 we consider

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 one another

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 in that

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 great

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 let us

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 be attentive

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 and

00:18:02.119 --> 00:18:02.419
 that we

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 stir

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 one another

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 up

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 that we

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 support

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 one another

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 in ways

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 that are

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 needed

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 that we

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 care for

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 one another

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 as we

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 go on

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 to live

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 in love

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 and good

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 works

00:18:16.299 --> 00:18:19.279
 and highlights

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 the importance

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 of being

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 together

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 that we

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 do

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 stir

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 each other

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 up

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 together

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 we encourage

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 each other

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 when we meet

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 together

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 and even

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 we stir

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 one another

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 and keep

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 each other

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 and watch

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 over each

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 other

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 in our

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 marriages

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 in our

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 friendships

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 in our

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 families

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 in our

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 church

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 the family

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 we stir

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 one another

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 up

00:18:46.439 --> 00:18:47.919
 we pay

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 attention

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 with the

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 greatest

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 consideration

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 to each

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 other

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 on how

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 to draw

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 one another

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 to love

00:18:55.359 --> 00:18:55.899
 and good

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 works

00:18:56.399 --> 00:18:59.639
 let us

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 in the

00:19:02.359 --> 00:19:02.980
 gathering of

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 God's

00:19:03.419 --> 00:19:03.899
 people

00:19:03.899 --> 00:19:04.399
 as the

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 church

00:19:04.779 --> 00:19:06.839
 have this

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 special

00:19:07.279 --> 00:19:07.859
 bond

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 of love

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 to stir

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 each

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 other

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 and to

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 encourage

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 one another

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 on the

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 way

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 and these

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 three let

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 us

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 just briefly

00:19:24.659 --> 00:19:25.799
 in concluding

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 let us

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 draw near

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 let us

00:19:29.599 --> 00:19:30.339
 hold fast

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 let us

00:19:30.859 --> 00:19:31.439
 stir up

00:19:31.439 --> 00:19:31.919
 one another

00:19:31.919 --> 00:19:32.740
 to love

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 and good

00:19:33.199 --> 00:19:33.519
 works

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 I want to

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 present

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 to you

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 an image

00:19:35.559 --> 00:19:38.139
 and there

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 is more

00:19:38.500 --> 00:19:39.019
 to it

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 I just

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 don't have

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 the time

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 to fully

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 go into

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 it

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 the simplest

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 of images

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 that ties

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 these three

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 actions

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 in the

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 Christian

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 faith

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 I'd imagine

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 you were

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 on a raft

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 at sea

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 and each

00:19:53.359 --> 00:19:53.779
 of you is

00:19:53.779 --> 00:19:54.059
 in your

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 own raft

00:19:54.759 --> 00:19:56.359
 there is no

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 land to be

00:19:57.039 --> 00:19:57.419
 seen

00:19:57.419 --> 00:19:59.240
 the sea

00:19:59.240 --> 00:19:59.779
 as you know

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 is full of

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 dangers

00:20:00.759 --> 00:20:02.980
 storms pass

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 over from

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 time to

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 time

00:20:04.519 --> 00:20:05.859
 and you

00:20:05.859 --> 00:20:06.220
 realise

00:20:06.220 --> 00:20:06.579
 you must

00:20:06.579 --> 00:20:06.940
 get to

00:20:06.940 --> 00:20:07.259
 land

00:20:07.259 --> 00:20:07.740
 somehow

00:20:07.740 --> 00:20:08.819
 before

00:20:08.819 --> 00:20:09.359
 you

00:20:09.359 --> 00:20:09.799
 perish

00:20:09.799 --> 00:20:11.680
 and you

00:20:11.680 --> 00:20:12.160
 notice

00:20:12.160 --> 00:20:13.339
 in each

00:20:13.339 --> 00:20:13.799
 corner

00:20:13.799 --> 00:20:15.339
 ropes

00:20:15.339 --> 00:20:16.099
 tied

00:20:16.099 --> 00:20:16.639
 to the

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 raft

00:20:16.940 --> 00:20:20.079
 and there

00:20:20.079 --> 00:20:20.680
 are people

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 likewise

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 in a similar

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 situation

00:20:23.619 --> 00:20:24.339
 beside you

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 on their

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 own raft

00:20:26.039 --> 00:20:27.059
 with their

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 ropes

00:20:27.519 --> 00:20:28.099
 that you

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 can speak

00:20:28.700 --> 00:20:29.059
 to and

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 interact

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 to

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 and

00:20:29.980 --> 00:20:31.240
 have you

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 tried

00:20:31.619 --> 00:20:32.000
 pulling

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 on any

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 of the

00:20:32.940 --> 00:20:33.279
 ropes

00:20:33.279 --> 00:20:34.879
 say

00:20:34.879 --> 00:20:35.200
 well

00:20:35.200 --> 00:20:35.559
 some

00:20:35.559 --> 00:20:35.899
 have

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 pulled

00:20:36.240 --> 00:20:36.500
 on

00:20:36.500 --> 00:20:36.660
 the

00:20:36.660 --> 00:20:37.000
 ropes

00:20:37.000 --> 00:20:38.480
 some

00:20:38.480 --> 00:20:38.839
 have

00:20:38.839 --> 00:20:39.819
 ropes

00:20:39.819 --> 00:20:40.099
 that

00:20:40.099 --> 00:20:41.339
 have

00:20:41.339 --> 00:20:42.099
 been

00:20:42.099 --> 00:20:42.519
 tagged

00:20:42.519 --> 00:20:43.079
 eternal

00:20:43.079 --> 00:20:43.619
 joy

00:20:43.619 --> 00:20:47.059
 eternal

00:20:47.059 --> 00:20:48.019
 pleasure

00:20:48.019 --> 00:20:49.859
 and it

00:20:49.859 --> 00:20:50.240
 was only

00:20:50.240 --> 00:20:50.619
 a loose

00:20:50.619 --> 00:20:51.019
 end

00:20:51.019 --> 00:20:53.000
 there are

00:20:53.000 --> 00:20:53.579
 other ropes

00:20:53.579 --> 00:20:53.839
 that have

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 given

00:20:54.160 --> 00:20:55.019
 promises

00:20:55.019 --> 00:20:55.759
 that have

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 been tagged

00:20:56.240 --> 00:20:56.960
 with promises

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 of material

00:20:59.480 --> 00:21:00.079
 possessions

00:21:00.079 --> 00:21:00.559
 and the

00:21:00.559 --> 00:21:01.140
 riches of

00:21:01.140 --> 00:21:01.759
 this world

00:21:01.759 --> 00:21:03.140
 and there

00:21:03.140 --> 00:21:03.480
 are only

00:21:03.480 --> 00:21:04.279
 ropes that

00:21:04.279 --> 00:21:04.559
 they have

00:21:04.559 --> 00:21:04.920
 left

00:21:04.920 --> 00:21:05.579
 bundled

00:21:05.579 --> 00:21:06.019
 on their

00:21:06.019 --> 00:21:06.460
 raft

00:21:06.460 --> 00:21:08.259
 barely

00:21:08.259 --> 00:21:08.940
 keeping them

00:21:08.940 --> 00:21:09.559
 afloat

00:21:09.559 --> 00:21:10.360
 and dragging

00:21:10.360 --> 00:21:11.019
 them down

00:21:11.019 --> 00:21:11.759
 themselves

00:21:11.759 --> 00:21:13.519
 but yet

00:21:13.519 --> 00:21:13.940
 there is a

00:21:13.940 --> 00:21:14.740
 small red

00:21:14.740 --> 00:21:15.400
 scarlet

00:21:15.400 --> 00:21:16.000
 cord

00:21:16.000 --> 00:21:18.279
 tied to

00:21:18.279 --> 00:21:18.779
 the corner

00:21:18.779 --> 00:21:19.340
 of each

00:21:19.340 --> 00:21:19.799
 raft

00:21:19.799 --> 00:21:20.799
 raft

00:21:20.799 --> 00:21:21.720
 and this

00:21:21.720 --> 00:21:22.079
 is a

00:21:22.079 --> 00:21:22.839
 cord that

00:21:22.839 --> 00:21:23.680
 is really

00:21:23.680 --> 00:21:24.240
 holding

00:21:24.240 --> 00:21:24.980
 the raft

00:21:24.980 --> 00:21:26.159
 this is a

00:21:26.159 --> 00:21:27.220
 cord that

00:21:27.220 --> 00:21:27.720
 is keeping

00:21:27.720 --> 00:21:28.480
 the raft

00:21:28.480 --> 00:21:28.859
 from being

00:21:28.859 --> 00:21:29.440
 completely

00:21:29.440 --> 00:21:29.980
 lost

00:21:29.980 --> 00:21:31.180
 it is this

00:21:31.180 --> 00:21:31.659
 small

00:21:31.659 --> 00:21:32.440
 cord

00:21:32.440 --> 00:21:33.579
 that people

00:21:33.579 --> 00:21:34.559
 despise

00:21:34.559 --> 00:21:35.700
 that is the

00:21:35.700 --> 00:21:36.579
 sustainer of

00:21:36.579 --> 00:21:37.960
 each raft

00:21:37.960 --> 00:21:38.980
 and each

00:21:38.980 --> 00:21:39.559
 life

00:21:39.559 --> 00:21:43.240
 every occasion

00:21:43.240 --> 00:21:43.700
 the wood

00:21:43.700 --> 00:21:44.119
 of one

00:21:44.119 --> 00:21:44.559
 raft

00:21:44.559 --> 00:21:45.679
 becomes so

00:21:45.679 --> 00:21:46.319
 absorbed

00:21:46.319 --> 00:21:46.879
 with wood

00:21:46.879 --> 00:21:47.799
 with the

00:21:47.799 --> 00:21:48.279
 wood of the

00:21:48.279 --> 00:21:48.500
 raft

00:21:48.500 --> 00:21:49.039
 becomes so

00:21:49.039 --> 00:21:49.460
 absorbed

00:21:49.460 --> 00:21:50.079
 with water

00:21:50.079 --> 00:21:51.819
 that it

00:21:51.819 --> 00:21:52.399
 sinks

00:21:52.399 --> 00:21:54.039
 with its

00:21:54.039 --> 00:21:54.659
 occupant

00:21:54.659 --> 00:21:57.139
 it brings

00:21:57.139 --> 00:21:57.700
 fear and

00:21:57.700 --> 00:21:58.240
 uncertainty

00:21:58.240 --> 00:21:58.879
 to those

00:21:58.879 --> 00:21:59.179
 who are

00:21:59.179 --> 00:21:59.539
 left

00:21:59.539 --> 00:22:01.339
 but soon

00:22:01.339 --> 00:22:01.960
 these

00:22:01.960 --> 00:22:02.460
 feelings

00:22:02.460 --> 00:22:03.500
 pass by

00:22:03.500 --> 00:22:04.899
 and they

00:22:04.899 --> 00:22:05.440
 continue

00:22:05.440 --> 00:22:06.819
 in their

00:22:06.819 --> 00:22:07.279
 own

00:22:07.279 --> 00:22:08.000
 comfort

00:22:08.000 --> 00:22:09.740
 in their

00:22:09.740 --> 00:22:10.339
 own way

00:22:10.339 --> 00:22:11.539
 by no

00:22:11.539 --> 00:22:12.380
 effort

00:22:12.380 --> 00:22:13.779
 by staying

00:22:13.779 --> 00:22:14.119
 in the

00:22:14.119 --> 00:22:14.359
 same

00:22:14.359 --> 00:22:14.880
 place

00:22:14.880 --> 00:22:16.980
 but you

00:22:16.980 --> 00:22:17.599
 in pondering

00:22:17.599 --> 00:22:18.400
 the situation

00:22:18.400 --> 00:22:19.019
 realise

00:22:19.019 --> 00:22:19.779
 the plight

00:22:19.779 --> 00:22:20.920
 of staying

00:22:20.920 --> 00:22:21.740
 where you

00:22:21.740 --> 00:22:22.099
 are

00:22:22.099 --> 00:22:23.720
 and so

00:22:23.720 --> 00:22:24.480
 pull on

00:22:24.480 --> 00:22:25.039
 this red

00:22:25.039 --> 00:22:25.559
 cord

00:22:25.559 --> 00:22:26.960
 small

00:22:26.960 --> 00:22:27.940
 in size

00:22:27.940 --> 00:22:29.000
 but three

00:22:29.000 --> 00:22:29.559
 fold

00:22:29.559 --> 00:22:29.940
 in

00:22:29.940 --> 00:22:30.839
 construction

00:22:30.839 --> 00:22:33.339
 and this

00:22:33.339 --> 00:22:33.700
 one is

00:22:33.700 --> 00:22:34.099
 tagged

00:22:34.099 --> 00:22:34.680
 the cord

00:22:34.680 --> 00:22:35.220
 that saved

00:22:35.220 --> 00:22:35.859
 my life

00:22:35.859 --> 00:22:37.640
 by one

00:22:37.640 --> 00:22:38.160
 called

00:22:38.160 --> 00:22:38.700
 rehab

00:22:38.700 --> 00:22:41.140
 and as

00:22:41.140 --> 00:22:41.440
 you do

00:22:41.440 --> 00:22:41.759
 so

00:22:41.759 --> 00:22:42.280
 pull on

00:22:42.280 --> 00:22:42.940
 this rope

00:22:42.940 --> 00:22:44.720
 every effort

00:22:44.720 --> 00:22:45.240
 of it

00:22:45.240 --> 00:22:46.480
 there is a

00:22:46.480 --> 00:22:47.160
 weight to

00:22:47.160 --> 00:22:47.460
 it

00:22:47.460 --> 00:22:49.020
 and pulls

00:22:49.020 --> 00:22:49.620
 you in a

00:22:49.620 --> 00:22:49.960
 sure

00:22:49.960 --> 00:22:50.880
 direction

00:22:50.880 --> 00:22:52.620
 separating

00:22:52.620 --> 00:22:53.660
 you from

00:22:53.660 --> 00:22:54.200
 the others

00:22:54.200 --> 00:22:54.800
 that you

00:22:54.800 --> 00:22:55.560
 leave behind

00:22:55.560 --> 00:22:57.560
 and you

00:22:57.560 --> 00:22:57.920
 know

00:22:57.920 --> 00:22:58.620
 that at the

00:22:58.620 --> 00:22:58.960
 end of

00:22:58.960 --> 00:22:59.259
 this

00:22:59.259 --> 00:22:59.880
 cord

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 is

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 something

00:23:01.300 --> 00:23:03.920
 there is

00:23:03.920 --> 00:23:04.320
 weight

00:23:04.320 --> 00:23:05.100
 to it

00:23:05.099 --> 00:23:05.980
 and as

00:23:05.980 --> 00:23:06.379
 you draw

00:23:06.379 --> 00:23:06.719
 on this

00:23:06.719 --> 00:23:07.299
 cord

00:23:07.299 --> 00:23:08.139
 the

00:23:08.139 --> 00:23:08.799
 windings

00:23:08.799 --> 00:23:09.339
 of it

00:23:09.339 --> 00:23:09.919
 are wrapped

00:23:09.919 --> 00:23:10.279
 with the

00:23:10.279 --> 00:23:10.659
 promises

00:23:10.659 --> 00:23:11.399
 of God

00:23:11.399 --> 00:23:12.879
 and it

00:23:12.879 --> 00:23:13.439
 is what

00:23:13.439 --> 00:23:14.159
 you hold

00:23:14.159 --> 00:23:14.679
 on to

00:23:14.679 --> 00:23:15.879
 as you

00:23:15.879 --> 00:23:16.519
 draw

00:23:16.519 --> 00:23:17.519
 on it

00:23:17.519 --> 00:23:18.579
 these

00:23:18.579 --> 00:23:19.179
 promises

00:23:19.179 --> 00:23:19.899
 of God

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 and your

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 hope

00:23:21.599 --> 00:23:22.339
 is then

00:23:22.339 --> 00:23:22.879
 shifted

00:23:22.879 --> 00:23:24.439
 not on

00:23:24.439 --> 00:23:24.939
 the raft

00:23:24.939 --> 00:23:25.740
 nor yourself

00:23:25.740 --> 00:23:27.179
 but on the

00:23:27.179 --> 00:23:27.719
 cord that

00:23:27.719 --> 00:23:28.240
 you hold

00:23:28.240 --> 00:23:28.619
 on to

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 and it

00:23:29.959 --> 00:23:30.339
 is that

00:23:30.339 --> 00:23:30.699
 cord

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 that we

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 likewise

00:23:31.639 --> 00:23:32.259
 hold on

00:23:32.259 --> 00:23:32.419
 to

00:23:32.420 --> 00:23:33.460
 that

00:23:33.460 --> 00:23:33.920
 promises

00:23:33.920 --> 00:23:34.660
 of God

00:23:34.660 --> 00:23:35.539
 and the

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 uncertainties

00:23:36.240 --> 00:23:36.660
 of our

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 lives

00:23:37.180 --> 00:23:38.560
 and yet

00:23:38.560 --> 00:23:39.120
 that

00:23:39.120 --> 00:23:39.519
 cord

00:23:39.519 --> 00:23:39.960
 is a

00:23:39.960 --> 00:23:40.840
 sustainer

00:23:40.840 --> 00:23:41.680
 of every

00:23:41.680 --> 00:23:42.400
 life

00:23:42.400 --> 00:23:43.460
 really

00:23:43.460 --> 00:23:45.539
 do we

00:23:45.539 --> 00:23:46.100
 pull upon

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 do we

00:23:46.960 --> 00:23:47.580
 draw near

00:23:47.580 --> 00:23:47.920
 upon

00:23:47.920 --> 00:23:50.460
 storms

00:23:50.460 --> 00:23:51.019
 come

00:23:51.019 --> 00:23:51.920
 as we

00:23:51.920 --> 00:23:52.840
 pull upon

00:23:52.840 --> 00:23:53.200
 this

00:23:53.200 --> 00:23:54.200
 cord

00:23:54.200 --> 00:23:57.140
 that test

00:23:57.140 --> 00:23:57.360
 us

00:23:57.360 --> 00:23:57.880
 that deny

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 our faith

00:23:58.480 --> 00:23:58.820
 in this

00:23:58.820 --> 00:23:59.279
 promises

00:23:59.279 --> 00:24:01.039
 do we

00:24:01.039 --> 00:24:01.720
 hold fast

00:24:01.720 --> 00:24:02.259
 to it

00:24:02.259 --> 00:24:03.220
 in the

00:24:03.220 --> 00:24:03.660
 struggles

00:24:03.660 --> 00:24:04.359
 of life

00:24:04.359 --> 00:24:06.440
 we are

00:24:06.440 --> 00:24:06.900
 inclined

00:24:06.900 --> 00:24:07.279
 to let

00:24:07.279 --> 00:24:07.720
 go of

00:24:07.720 --> 00:24:08.000
 it

00:24:08.000 --> 00:24:13.059
 that

00:24:13.059 --> 00:24:13.619
 cord

00:24:13.619 --> 00:24:13.920
 is the

00:24:13.920 --> 00:24:14.259
 anchor

00:24:14.259 --> 00:24:14.859
 of your

00:24:14.859 --> 00:24:15.240
 hope

00:24:15.240 --> 00:24:16.099
 isn't it

00:24:16.099 --> 00:24:17.740
 in no

00:24:17.740 --> 00:24:18.019
 other

00:24:18.019 --> 00:24:18.519
 rope

00:24:18.519 --> 00:24:19.019
 is there

00:24:19.019 --> 00:24:19.599
 confidence

00:24:19.599 --> 00:24:19.980
 to be

00:24:19.980 --> 00:24:20.460
 placed

00:24:20.460 --> 00:24:24.220
 and you

00:24:24.220 --> 00:24:24.839
 hold on

00:24:24.839 --> 00:24:25.299
 to it

00:24:25.299 --> 00:24:25.799
 and you

00:24:25.799 --> 00:24:26.480
 pull upon

00:24:26.480 --> 00:24:26.799
 it

00:24:26.799 --> 00:24:27.980
 it's the

00:24:27.980 --> 00:24:28.379
 word of

00:24:28.379 --> 00:24:28.779
 God

00:24:28.779 --> 00:24:31.240
 and only

00:24:31.240 --> 00:24:31.579
 as you

00:24:31.579 --> 00:24:32.220
 pull upon

00:24:32.220 --> 00:24:32.559
 it you

00:24:32.559 --> 00:24:33.019
 see at

00:24:33.019 --> 00:24:33.599
 the end

00:24:33.599 --> 00:24:35.299
 land

00:24:35.299 --> 00:24:35.839
 and a

00:24:35.839 --> 00:24:36.279
 secure

00:24:36.279 --> 00:24:37.160
 refuge

00:24:37.160 --> 00:24:38.899
 and a

00:24:38.899 --> 00:24:39.160
 figure

00:24:39.160 --> 00:24:40.500
 that holds

00:24:40.500 --> 00:24:41.039
 the rope

00:24:41.039 --> 00:24:41.759
 who is

00:24:41.759 --> 00:24:42.139
 Christ

00:24:42.139 --> 00:24:42.619
 himself

00:24:42.619 --> 00:24:44.460
 and then

00:24:44.460 --> 00:24:45.059
 you realise

00:24:45.059 --> 00:24:45.339
 that

00:24:45.339 --> 00:24:47.059
 while all

00:24:47.059 --> 00:24:47.579
 you're pulling

00:24:47.579 --> 00:24:48.119
 upon the

00:24:48.119 --> 00:24:48.379
 rope

00:24:48.379 --> 00:24:48.819
 he did

00:24:48.819 --> 00:24:49.200
 not let

00:24:49.200 --> 00:24:49.579
 go of

00:24:49.579 --> 00:24:49.859
 you

00:24:49.859 --> 00:24:53.339
 and if

00:24:53.339 --> 00:24:54.059
 that rope

00:24:54.059 --> 00:24:56.159
 you stained

00:24:56.159 --> 00:24:56.479
 it with

00:24:56.479 --> 00:24:57.199
 your sins

00:24:57.199 --> 00:24:59.099
 and the

00:24:59.099 --> 00:24:59.500
 weight of

00:24:59.500 --> 00:25:00.000
 the rope

00:25:00.000 --> 00:25:00.740
 was bundled

00:25:00.740 --> 00:25:01.179
 on the

00:25:01.179 --> 00:25:01.639
 raft

00:25:01.639 --> 00:25:02.379
 behind you

00:25:02.379 --> 00:25:03.939
 and all

00:25:03.939 --> 00:25:04.419
 the sins

00:25:04.419 --> 00:25:04.699
 of your

00:25:04.699 --> 00:25:05.059
 life

00:25:05.059 --> 00:25:05.359
 and the

00:25:05.359 --> 00:25:05.619
 sins

00:25:05.619 --> 00:25:05.899
 of your

00:25:05.899 --> 00:25:06.299
 hands

00:25:06.299 --> 00:25:06.879
 that stained

00:25:06.879 --> 00:25:07.319
 it

00:25:07.319 --> 00:25:08.479
 were not

00:25:08.479 --> 00:25:08.939
 too much

00:25:08.939 --> 00:25:09.219
 of a

00:25:09.219 --> 00:25:09.579
 weight

00:25:09.579 --> 00:25:10.059
 for the

00:25:10.059 --> 00:25:10.279
 man

00:25:10.279 --> 00:25:10.839
 that held

00:25:10.839 --> 00:25:11.979
 unto you

00:25:11.980 --> 00:25:14.000
 and he

00:25:14.000 --> 00:25:14.339
 did not

00:25:14.339 --> 00:25:14.779
 let go

00:25:14.779 --> 00:25:15.180
 of you

00:25:15.180 --> 00:25:16.180
 even

00:25:16.180 --> 00:25:16.759
 when you

00:25:16.759 --> 00:25:17.980
 let go

00:25:17.980 --> 00:25:18.420
 of it

00:25:18.420 --> 00:25:20.299
 even if

00:25:20.299 --> 00:25:21.279
 you slipped

00:25:21.279 --> 00:25:22.779
 even if

00:25:22.779 --> 00:25:23.140
 you were

00:25:23.140 --> 00:25:23.759
 just holding

00:25:23.759 --> 00:25:24.180
 on with

00:25:24.180 --> 00:25:24.640
 doubt

00:25:24.640 --> 00:25:25.900
 that we

00:25:25.900 --> 00:25:26.400
 hold

00:25:26.400 --> 00:25:27.180
 fast

00:25:27.180 --> 00:25:28.880
 and yet

00:25:28.880 --> 00:25:29.160
 others

00:25:29.160 --> 00:25:29.420
 come

00:25:29.420 --> 00:25:29.839
 alongside

00:25:29.839 --> 00:25:30.339
 you

00:25:30.339 --> 00:25:31.940
 that are

00:25:31.940 --> 00:25:32.220
 pulling

00:25:32.220 --> 00:25:32.740
 upon the

00:25:32.740 --> 00:25:33.000
 same

00:25:33.000 --> 00:25:33.680
 cord of

00:25:33.680 --> 00:25:34.039
 love

00:25:34.039 --> 00:25:34.420
 that is

00:25:34.420 --> 00:25:34.920
 extended

00:25:34.920 --> 00:25:35.500
 to them

00:25:35.500 --> 00:25:38.539
 and you

00:25:38.539 --> 00:25:39.000
 encourage

00:25:39.000 --> 00:25:39.299
 one

00:25:39.299 --> 00:25:39.599
 else

00:25:39.599 --> 00:25:40.500
 to

00:25:40.500 --> 00:25:41.200
 continue

00:25:41.200 --> 00:25:44.200
 mist

00:25:44.200 --> 00:25:44.500
 may

00:25:44.500 --> 00:25:44.740
 come

00:25:44.740 --> 00:25:45.119
 down

00:25:45.119 --> 00:25:45.779
 and

00:25:45.779 --> 00:25:46.160
 obscure

00:25:46.160 --> 00:25:46.480
 your

00:25:46.480 --> 00:25:46.839
 vision

00:25:46.839 --> 00:25:49.099
 surprises

00:25:49.099 --> 00:25:49.519
 may

00:25:49.519 --> 00:25:50.299
 lurk

00:25:50.299 --> 00:25:50.579
 in the

00:25:50.579 --> 00:25:50.900
 water

00:25:50.900 --> 00:25:51.740
 you

00:25:51.740 --> 00:25:52.079
 may

00:25:52.079 --> 00:25:53.099
 hit

00:25:53.099 --> 00:25:53.400
 a

00:25:53.400 --> 00:25:53.700
 reef

00:25:53.700 --> 00:25:54.839
 and

00:25:54.839 --> 00:25:55.119
 feel

00:25:55.119 --> 00:25:55.619
 grounded

00:25:55.619 --> 00:26:00.259
 but we

00:26:00.259 --> 00:26:00.500
 hold

00:26:00.500 --> 00:26:01.099
 fast

00:26:01.099 --> 00:26:01.980
 through

00:26:01.980 --> 00:26:02.200
 the

00:26:02.200 --> 00:26:02.660
 difficulties

00:26:02.660 --> 00:26:02.940
 of

00:26:02.940 --> 00:26:03.359
 life

00:26:03.359 --> 00:26:05.039
 and we

00:26:05.039 --> 00:26:05.579
 hold fast

00:26:05.579 --> 00:26:06.180
 confidently

00:26:06.180 --> 00:26:06.539
 to the

00:26:06.539 --> 00:26:06.879
 promises

00:26:06.879 --> 00:26:07.139
 of

00:26:07.139 --> 00:26:07.599
 God

00:26:07.599 --> 00:26:09.240
 that he

00:26:09.240 --> 00:26:09.680
 is one

00:26:09.680 --> 00:26:10.019
 that will

00:26:10.019 --> 00:26:10.980
 take that

00:26:10.980 --> 00:26:11.659
 raft and

00:26:11.659 --> 00:26:12.319
 that sins

00:26:12.319 --> 00:26:12.859
 and take

00:26:12.859 --> 00:26:13.299
 us to

00:26:13.299 --> 00:26:13.779
 a sure

00:26:13.779 --> 00:26:14.379
 shore

00:26:14.379 --> 00:26:16.779
 and he

00:26:16.779 --> 00:26:16.960
 will

00:26:16.960 --> 00:26:17.940
 cut

00:26:17.940 --> 00:26:18.720
 these

00:26:18.720 --> 00:26:19.379
 sins

00:26:19.379 --> 00:26:20.259
 from us

00:26:20.259 --> 00:26:21.659
 and the

00:26:21.659 --> 00:26:22.119
 raft

00:26:22.119 --> 00:26:23.319
 so uncertain

00:26:23.319 --> 00:26:25.339
 and set

00:26:25.339 --> 00:26:26.059
 you on

00:26:26.059 --> 00:26:26.799
 a rock

00:26:26.799 --> 00:26:28.680
 in which

00:26:28.680 --> 00:26:29.200
 you can

00:26:29.200 --> 00:26:30.099
 have confidence

00:26:30.099 --> 00:26:31.359
 in his

00:26:31.359 --> 00:26:31.960
 presence

00:26:31.960 --> 00:26:33.019
 that he

00:26:33.019 --> 00:26:33.319
 was the

00:26:33.319 --> 00:26:33.740
 one that

00:26:33.740 --> 00:26:34.339
 held you

00:26:34.339 --> 00:26:34.740
 all the

00:26:34.740 --> 00:26:35.059
 time

00:26:35.059 --> 00:26:36.400
 through the

00:26:36.400 --> 00:26:36.859
 difficulties

00:26:36.859 --> 00:26:37.099
 and

00:26:37.099 --> 00:26:37.680
 uncertainties

00:26:37.680 --> 00:26:38.279
 of life

00:26:38.279 --> 00:26:42.700
 as we

00:26:42.700 --> 00:26:43.000
 look at

00:26:43.000 --> 00:26:43.559
 Christ

00:26:43.559 --> 00:26:46.279
 it is

00:26:46.279 --> 00:26:46.799
 encouraging

00:26:46.799 --> 00:26:47.319
 us

00:26:47.319 --> 00:26:49.160
 to say

00:26:49.160 --> 00:26:49.539
 to one

00:26:49.539 --> 00:26:49.880
 another

00:26:49.880 --> 00:26:50.920
 let us

00:26:50.920 --> 00:26:51.620
 draw near

00:26:51.620 --> 00:26:53.620
 let us

00:26:53.620 --> 00:26:54.960
 hold fast

00:26:54.960 --> 00:26:56.120
 in the

00:26:56.120 --> 00:26:56.720
 times of

00:26:56.720 --> 00:26:57.319
 difficulty

00:26:57.319 --> 00:26:59.440
 let us

00:26:59.440 --> 00:27:00.259
 consider one

00:27:00.259 --> 00:27:00.599
 another

00:27:00.599 --> 00:27:01.480
 and stir

00:27:01.480 --> 00:27:02.019
 one another

00:27:02.019 --> 00:27:03.740
 up to

00:27:03.740 --> 00:27:04.160
 love and

00:27:04.160 --> 00:27:04.799
 good works

00:27:04.799 --> 00:27:05.680
 as we

00:27:05.680 --> 00:27:06.200
 go on

00:27:06.200 --> 00:27:06.500
 in the

00:27:06.500 --> 00:27:06.940
 Christian

00:27:06.940 --> 00:27:07.559
 journey

00:27:07.559 --> 00:27:09.299
 keeping our

00:27:09.299 --> 00:27:09.839
 eyes upon

00:27:09.839 --> 00:27:10.539
 Christ

00:27:10.539 --> 00:27:13.359
 and keeping

00:27:13.359 --> 00:27:14.019
 our eyes

00:27:14.019 --> 00:27:16.099
 also on

00:27:16.099 --> 00:27:16.579
 each other

00:27:16.579 --> 00:27:18.740
 let us

00:27:18.740 --> 00:27:20.119
 draw near

00:27:20.119 --> 00:27:21.199
 up to

00:27:21.199 --> 00:27:21.899
 to Christ

00:27:21.899 --> 00:27:23.559
 let us

00:27:23.559 --> 00:27:24.399
 hold fast

00:27:24.399 --> 00:27:25.479
 to Christ

00:27:25.479 --> 00:27:26.879
 and let

00:27:26.879 --> 00:27:27.859
 us stir

00:27:27.859 --> 00:27:28.539
 each other

00:27:28.539 --> 00:27:28.979
 up to

00:27:28.979 --> 00:27:29.339
 love and

00:27:29.339 --> 00:27:30.019
 good works

00:27:30.019 --> 00:27:31.159
 in Christ

00:27:31.159 --> 00:27:32.559
 may these

00:27:32.559 --> 00:27:33.319
 thoughts be

00:27:33.319 --> 00:27:33.979
 blessed to

00:27:33.979 --> 00:27:34.339
 us

00:27:34.339 --> 00:27:35.859
 we'll

00:27:35.859 --> 00:27:36.699
 conclude

00:27:36.700 --> 00:27:36.920
 later