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 Welcome to Ontario Community Church, where we are encouraging, equipping, and engaging lives for Christ.

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 I'm Pastor Patrick Daly, and each week I share sermons that balance the grace and love of Jesus Christ with the truth of the Word of God.

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 Together, we'll explore Scripture using observation, interpretation, and application.

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 This helps us discover practical ways to live out our faith every single day.

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 Let's dive in together into God's Word.

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 Well, good morning, everyone.

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 Sorry, my page keeps falling out here.

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 It's great to be here with all of you as we're continuing our sermon series as we've been going through the parables of Christ.

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 These parables are so simple, yet they're so deep and they're so complex.

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 They speak to, really, regardless of age or where you're at in your spiritual walk,

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 certainly your spiritual walk should be to Jesus Christ,

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 and knowing Him and your spiritual walk in Christ should happen after the fact.

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 Come to know the Lord and be on a journey with Jesus Christ.

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 Today, we're going to be going over another parable,

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 which is known as the parable of the pearl of great value,

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 which is right after the parable of the hidden treasure.

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 But before we do, one of the things that really has,

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 in researching and preparing for today's sermon,

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 I kind of found some very interesting facts about pearls.

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 You know, pearls in many civilizations were considered to be one of the most valuable gemstones out there.

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 Different than rubies, different than diamonds, different than gold and silver.

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 However, it's something that is made.

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 Pearls are not mined.

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 When you think of all these precious gems and stuff,

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 you have to go into the earth,

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 or there's a lot of effort and energy and time that's put into finding rare gems.

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 But unlike other gems,

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 they are formed through struggle.

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 They are formed through a grain of sand that irritates an oyster.

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 That little imperfection.

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 And over time, it transforms it into something beautiful.

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 And I think for a moment,

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 some of you have heard the analogy,

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 this idea of the Kintsugi bowl,

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 where we've talked about a broken bowl or plate.

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 They get smashed onto the ground.

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 And how God,

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 we are like that broken plate.

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 God takes that which is broken and brings it together

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 and makes us more valuable than we were broken.

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 And we can think of this idea of the oyster.

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 We can think of this idea of pearls.

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 That we go through struggles in our own life.

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 We go through a refining process, as it were.

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 And as time goes on,

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 we become more smooth,

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 more purified by the Lord,

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 by our own experiences that we go through.

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 When we think about the idea of God being the potter and us being the clay,

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 we are being molded by the Lord.

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 We can think right,

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 right even before we even go into this parable,

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 about the very idea of how pearls are made.

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 They are made by a single grain of sand that over time,

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 it becomes something beautiful.

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 Much like how we are taken care by the Lord,

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 and we are refined.

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 We become more smooth, as it were.

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 We get changed over time.

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 And I speak of transformation that happens in our own very lives.

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 And a pearl's worth is determined by its rarity,

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 its perfection,

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 and its process.

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 Think about that.

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 We have all these ideas,

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 and again,

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 this is before we even go into the parable,

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 this idea that

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 pearls getting made over time

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 is something that is so beautiful

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 that it's not mindful,

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 but it's a process that happens over time

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 in the natural world

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 by a living organism.

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 What a beautiful parallel we can think of

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 when it comes to our Lord and our God

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 who molds us every single day.

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 Amen?

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 So think about that.

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 Let's pray,

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 and we're going to read the word together,

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 and we're going to observe

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 what does the text say,

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 going to interpret the lessons,

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 and apply it to our lives.

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 Let's pray together.

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 Dear Lord and Heavenly Father,

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 we are grateful that

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 we have this time together,

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 Father,

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 we ask that you bless this time.

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 There's a lot of

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 spiritual truths that are found

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 not only in the natural world

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 of the things that we can observe

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 in your creation,

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 but also in things,

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 in these simple parables

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 for our own lives.

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 Father,

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 I ask that you bless this time

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 for us being together

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 as we go through your word,

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 and may we recognize that

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 you are one amazing

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 and great God,

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 loving us so much,

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 and like I was talking about,

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 you refine us,

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 you mold us,

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 as it were,

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 you take that which is broken

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 and make it whole,

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 and it's kind of hard to think

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 that we might irritate you,

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 but you still mold us nonetheless.

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 You form us

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 into who you want us to be.

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 So once again,

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 Father,

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 bless this time together

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 as we go through this,

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 this simple parable,

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 the pearl of great value.

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 It is in the name of Jesus Christ

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 that we pray

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 and we all say together,

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 amen.

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 Amen.

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 You know,

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 there's a lot of people

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 out in the world

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 who seek for things

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 that are of value.

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 For many of us,

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 when we think of just people,

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 everyday people,

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 some people search for treasures

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 that are hidden in the world.

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 They pursue, you know,

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 they see things like Indiana Jones

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 where they are trying to find

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 hidden treasure

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 or trying to find different

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 hidden civilizations,

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 treasure maps,

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 and all those things.

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 There's other people

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 that seek for knowledge.

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 They want to have

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 an understanding

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 of how the world works

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 and even think of people

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 in the scientific community,

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 understanding organisms

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 or understanding planets

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 and star systems

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 and all these things.

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 You also have people

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 that are very focused

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 on money and success,

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 achievements, influence even.

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 We can think of status

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 and approval

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 or relationships

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 and pleasure.

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 And it's not to say

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 that all of these things

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 are bad.

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 It's when these things

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 become our own God

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 that we must be careful

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 of that.

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 We think for a moment

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 and we should think

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 for a moment

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 that for a lot

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 of these pursuits,

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 if these things

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 become your God,

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 there's a sense of emptiness

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 that comes from it.

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 I mentioned last week

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 and I'll mention it again

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 that there's a lot of people,

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 they have all the money

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 in the world.

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 They might have

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 all the fame,

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 all the notoriety,

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 all the influence

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 in the world,

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 but yet they still feel

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 an emptiness inside,

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 seeking fulfillment,

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 seeking to fill that void

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 or that emptiness.

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 Maybe you identify

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 with something like that.

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 Maybe there's been

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 a time in your life

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 where you felt empty

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 and you were seeking

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 the things that the world

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 had to offer,

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 but you couldn't fill

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 that void.

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 And last week

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 we were talking about

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 how there's this

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 hidden treasure

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 that a man stumbles upon.

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 And what's so profound

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 about it is we can see

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 from that parable

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 that the greatest treasure

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 exists in our Lord

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 Jesus Christ,

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 who provides all

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 that we need,

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 who gives us new life

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 and spiritual transformation

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 for us.

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 And this transformation

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 changes the very essence

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 of who we are.

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 We can think of

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 how we are to put on

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 the new self

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 and how we are to be

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 transformed by the renewal

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 of our mind.

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 And it begs the question

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 of for you,

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 maybe personally,

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 have you been searching

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 the world for different things

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 and you're finding emptiness?

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 Maybe not.

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 Maybe you already know

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 the Lord and you're like,

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 I already know the Lord.

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 I don't need to search

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 anything else.

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 Amen.

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 Praise be.

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 But for those of us

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 that may have felt

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 that emptiness before,

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 just know,

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 as we've talked about

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 the greatest treasure

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 being in Jesus Christ,

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 there is fulfillment,

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 there is new life,

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 there is salvation,

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 there is transformation

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 that comes from the Lord.

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 And I don't know about you,

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 nothing else in this world

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 can give that.

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 Just like what the Lord

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 gives to us.

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 And so Jesus tells

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 this parable

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 about a merchant

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 who finds one pearl

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 so valuable

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 that he sells

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 everything to obtain it.

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 Let's turn

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 to the Gospel of Matthew

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 chapter 13.

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 It's going to be,

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 we can go back

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 to the title one.

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 Matthew chapter 13

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 verses 45 to 46.

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 It's just a real short one.

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 It's on page 974

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 in the ESV Pew Bible.

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 Or if you're using

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 whatever translation

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 you'd like.

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 Matthew chapter 13,

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 are we there?

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 Okay.

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 So church,

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 let's read it together.

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 Again,

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 the kingdom of heaven

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 is like a merchant

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 in search of

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 fine pearls

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 who on

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 finding one pearl

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 of great value

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 went

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 and sold

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 all that he had

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 and bought it.

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 That's got to be

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 a pretty valuable pearl,

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 right?

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 We can see

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 just on the surface here

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 that you have someone

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 that is a merchant,

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 right?

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 Someone that is

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 trying to,

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 well,

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 he's trying to make

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 some money,

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 right?

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 That's pretty obvious there.

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 But

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 when we look at

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 this parable,

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 how it's embedded

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 with the other

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 parables,

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 right?

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 We have the parable

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 of the hidden treasure,

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 the parable of the pearl

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 of great value,

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 and the parable

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 of the net.

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 They are all

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 kind of

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 together

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 and it helps us

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 with our understanding.

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 The parable

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 of the hidden treasure

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 then would mean

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 that it's someone

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 who

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 finds the kingdom

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 kingdom.

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 We need to see

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 that there's a difference.

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 Some stumble

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 upon truth

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 and some actively

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 search for it.

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 That's one thing

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 that we can see

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 with this parallel

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 here.

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 Then,

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 of course,

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 we need to

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 understand that,

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 again,

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 the parable

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 of the hidden treasure

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 was someone

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 who found

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 the treasure,

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 right?

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 Found it,

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 discovered it,

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 they covered it,

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 sold everything

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 to obtain it.

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 Here,

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 it's a merchant,

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 a paid gun,

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 as it were,

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 to go

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 and to find pearls.

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 So he is actively,

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 or whoever this merchant

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 is,

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 is pursuing

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 that which is valuable.

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 And so on the next slide

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 here,

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 you'll see that

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 what we see in the text

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 is the merchant

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 is a representation

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 of someone

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 who is seeking,

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 a seeker of true worth,

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 right?

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 They're not seeking

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 for just random,

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 strange things,

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 they're seeking

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 for pearls

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 so that they can

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 go to the market

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 and sell those pearls

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 to obviously make money,

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 right?

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 That's a pretty easy thing.

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 Then,

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 of course,

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 the fine pearls

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 are the things

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 that are of value.

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 That's pretty obvious,

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 right?

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 You're wanting

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 to find the real thing.

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 You don't want

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 to find plastic pearls,

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 right?

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 You want to find

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 something that's of value.

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 And then,

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 of course,

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 we have the one pearl

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 then which is

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 priceless,

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 surpassing all others.

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 This is something

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 that we need

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 to hang on to,

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 that this one pearl

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 was so valuable

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 that this merchant

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 was willing to sell

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 everything for that pearl.

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 There has to be something

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 that is special

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 and something that is

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 significant about this pearl.

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 And then,

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 of course,

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 selling everything,

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 right?

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 Total surrender.

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 I mean,

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 for some of us,

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 we find something

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 of great value.

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 It might make us

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 uncomfortable to,

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 you know,

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 even sell a lot of things

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 or to get rid of a lot

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 of things to obtain something.

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 So it's showing in here,

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 and I'm,

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 I'm finding that

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 this merchant found

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 a pearl that is

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 of such great value.

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 Think of sacrifices

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 you might have had

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 to make for,

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 to buy something

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 or to get something,

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 right?

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 There's sacrifices

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 for things.

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 It might be

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 buying a new car

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 or it might be,

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 you know,

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 working to

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 buy new clothes,

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 whatever it is.

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 But to sacrifice

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 everything

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 for a pearl

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 of such great value

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 is remarkable.

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 And then,

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 of course,

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 buying the pearl,

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 a decisive

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 all-in commitment.

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 That's significant.

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 So we ask the question then,

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 all right,

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 so you have this merchant

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 that's coming to find

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 one pearl of great value,

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 and he,

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 this merchant,

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 only obtains

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 the one pearl.

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 Let's go to that

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 next slide.

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 What can we learn

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 and interpret from this?

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 Now,

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 sometimes it's important

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 for us to remember

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 we don't want to

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 overthink too much

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 about this

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 because there's

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 spiritual truths

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 from the simplicity

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 of the parable.

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 So there's two things

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 that we can look at this.

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 Number one

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 is that God

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 is the merchant

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 and we are the pearl

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 representing how

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 God sacrificed

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 everything

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 through his son,

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 Jesus Christ,

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 to purchase,

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 right,

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 Jesus paying it all

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 on the cross

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 for us.

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 and we benefit

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 from this sacrifice.

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 So that's one way

00:14:30.179 --> 00:14:30.980
 we can look at it.

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 The other way

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 we can look at it

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 is that in the same way

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 then,

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 we should be like

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 that merchant

00:14:37.139 --> 00:14:39.679
 pursuing the pearl

00:14:39.679 --> 00:14:40.799
 of great value.

00:14:41.799 --> 00:14:43.159
 The implication of that

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 is that,

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 well,

00:14:44.480 --> 00:14:45.519
 there are other pearls

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 out there,

00:14:46.100 --> 00:14:46.779
 maybe pearls

00:14:46.779 --> 00:14:47.519
 that are not

00:14:47.519 --> 00:14:48.379
 of great value.

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 Well,

00:14:49.620 --> 00:14:50.340
 you want to find

00:14:50.340 --> 00:14:50.939
 the pearl

00:14:50.939 --> 00:14:52.379
 that is of great value.

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 You want to find

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 the pearl

00:14:54.320 --> 00:14:55.879
 that is of great significance.

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 And I think of people

00:14:57.600 --> 00:14:58.120
 out there

00:14:58.120 --> 00:14:59.280
 who are constantly

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 searching for truth.

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 They're trying to find

00:15:01.840 --> 00:15:03.040
 meaning for their lives

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 or even people

00:15:03.740 --> 00:15:04.900
 that are looking

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 in the things

00:15:06.379 --> 00:15:07.040
 that will empty

00:15:07.040 --> 00:15:07.660
 their life,

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 not the things

00:15:09.320 --> 00:15:10.260
 that will fulfill

00:15:10.260 --> 00:15:10.820
 your life.

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 So,

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 in this way,

00:15:14.100 --> 00:15:14.940
 Christ being

00:15:14.940 --> 00:15:15.720
 the pearl,

00:15:17.240 --> 00:15:18.080
 God seeks

00:15:18.080 --> 00:15:18.920
 his people

00:15:18.920 --> 00:15:21.900
 and like a pearl

00:15:21.900 --> 00:15:22.640
 that is formed

00:15:22.640 --> 00:15:24.000
 from an irritant

00:15:24.000 --> 00:15:26.120
 we are transformed

00:15:26.120 --> 00:15:27.220
 through Christ's

00:15:27.220 --> 00:15:27.679
 redemption.

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 Do you get it?

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 That's interesting.

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 It's just like

00:15:33.659 --> 00:15:34.600
 how scripture says

00:15:34.600 --> 00:15:35.659
 that Jesus came

00:15:35.659 --> 00:15:36.419
 to seek

00:15:36.419 --> 00:15:37.580
 and save the lost

00:15:37.580 --> 00:15:38.259
 and that when we

00:15:38.259 --> 00:15:39.539
 think of John 3.16

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 that God

00:15:40.220 --> 00:15:41.580
 gave his only

00:15:41.580 --> 00:15:42.200
 son

00:15:42.200 --> 00:15:43.700
 that whosoever

00:15:43.700 --> 00:15:44.200
 believes

00:15:44.200 --> 00:15:45.039
 shall not perish

00:15:45.039 --> 00:15:46.240
 but have eternal life.

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 Even in 1 Corinthians

00:15:48.480 --> 00:15:49.299
 chapter 6

00:15:49.299 --> 00:15:49.879
 verse 20

00:15:49.879 --> 00:15:50.700
 where it mentions

00:15:50.700 --> 00:15:51.820
 that you were bought

00:15:51.820 --> 00:15:52.700
 with a price

00:15:52.700 --> 00:15:54.500
 is another way

00:15:54.500 --> 00:15:55.340
 we can kind of

00:15:55.340 --> 00:15:56.280
 see how this

00:15:56.280 --> 00:15:57.720
 is all connected.

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 And then,

00:15:59.640 --> 00:15:59.980
 of course,

00:16:00.160 --> 00:16:01.520
 for those of you

00:16:01.520 --> 00:16:02.360
 who love Revelation,

00:16:02.500 --> 00:16:03.080
 who loves Revelation?

00:16:04.660 --> 00:16:05.580
 I don't see that

00:16:05.580 --> 00:16:05.900
 all of you

00:16:05.900 --> 00:16:06.580
 are raising your hand.

00:16:06.700 --> 00:16:06.879
 I know,

00:16:07.040 --> 00:16:07.940
 it's quite a,

00:16:09.220 --> 00:16:09.460
 yeah,

00:16:09.620 --> 00:16:10.600
 I get it.

00:16:11.840 --> 00:16:13.360
 But in Revelation 21

00:16:13.360 --> 00:16:14.400
 it mentions

00:16:14.400 --> 00:16:15.140
 that the gates

00:16:15.140 --> 00:16:15.600
 of heaven

00:16:15.600 --> 00:16:16.940
 are a single pearl.

00:16:17.940 --> 00:16:18.380
 Isn't that

00:16:18.380 --> 00:16:19.220
 beautiful language?

00:16:19.220 --> 00:16:22.100
 a single pearl

00:16:22.100 --> 00:16:23.180
 which is representing

00:16:23.180 --> 00:16:24.220
 the value

00:16:24.220 --> 00:16:25.080
 of salvation.

00:16:26.680 --> 00:16:27.580
 So do you see

00:16:27.580 --> 00:16:28.399
 the connection there?

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 Pearls

00:16:29.320 --> 00:16:29.740
 in

00:16:29.740 --> 00:16:32.080
 the time

00:16:32.080 --> 00:16:32.600
 of Jesus,

00:16:32.840 --> 00:16:33.540
 the time

00:16:33.540 --> 00:16:34.560
 of the Jewish people,

00:16:34.759 --> 00:16:35.500
 again,

00:16:35.660 --> 00:16:36.759
 of ancient civilizations,

00:16:37.060 --> 00:16:37.600
 pearls were

00:16:37.600 --> 00:16:39.000
 of such great value.

00:16:39.480 --> 00:16:40.019
 And so to

00:16:40.019 --> 00:16:41.440
 think for a moment

00:16:41.440 --> 00:16:43.460
 how the pearl

00:16:43.460 --> 00:16:45.540
 is parallel

00:16:45.540 --> 00:16:46.600
 to the idea

00:16:46.600 --> 00:16:47.500
 of salvation,

00:16:47.720 --> 00:16:48.379
 to the knowing

00:16:48.379 --> 00:16:49.159
 of salvation

00:16:49.159 --> 00:16:50.220
 from Jesus Christ

00:16:50.220 --> 00:16:51.320
 is remarkable.

00:16:52.259 --> 00:16:53.379
 We think of the

00:16:53.379 --> 00:16:55.000
 future description

00:16:55.000 --> 00:16:55.919
 of Revelation

00:16:55.919 --> 00:16:56.840
 that's talking about

00:16:56.840 --> 00:16:57.700
 the gates of heaven

00:16:57.700 --> 00:16:59.039
 being with a single pearl

00:16:59.039 --> 00:17:00.259
 is remarkable.

00:17:01.220 --> 00:17:02.399
 Just like how

00:17:02.399 --> 00:17:03.340
 this is tied

00:17:03.340 --> 00:17:04.779
 into how we can

00:17:04.779 --> 00:17:05.759
 learn

00:17:05.759 --> 00:17:06.799
 and interpret

00:17:06.799 --> 00:17:08.220
 this verse,

00:17:08.299 --> 00:17:09.200
 these two verses.

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 God

00:17:10.500 --> 00:17:12.019
 providing salvation

00:17:12.019 --> 00:17:13.400
 to his people,

00:17:14.319 --> 00:17:15.200
 providing salvation

00:17:15.200 --> 00:17:15.839
 to all,

00:17:15.839 --> 00:17:16.679
 but also

00:17:16.679 --> 00:17:17.500
 for us

00:17:17.500 --> 00:17:18.399
 to find

00:17:18.399 --> 00:17:19.019
 the pearl

00:17:19.019 --> 00:17:19.980
 of great value

00:17:19.980 --> 00:17:20.959
 representing

00:17:20.959 --> 00:17:21.740
 salvation.

00:17:22.699 --> 00:17:23.299
 It's a very

00:17:23.299 --> 00:17:25.839
 remarkable thought,

00:17:25.899 --> 00:17:26.079
 right?

00:17:26.339 --> 00:17:27.199
 God sought

00:17:27.199 --> 00:17:27.740
 redeem

00:17:27.740 --> 00:17:28.899
 and made you

00:17:28.899 --> 00:17:29.539
 his own.

00:17:29.799 --> 00:17:30.559
 And it's also

00:17:30.559 --> 00:17:31.279
 a great reminder

00:17:31.279 --> 00:17:31.779
 for us

00:17:31.779 --> 00:17:32.079
 that

00:17:32.079 --> 00:17:34.179
 God has

00:17:34.179 --> 00:17:35.019
 paved the way

00:17:35.019 --> 00:17:35.720
 for us

00:17:35.720 --> 00:17:37.099
 to be saved

00:17:37.099 --> 00:17:37.639
 by grace

00:17:37.639 --> 00:17:38.240
 through faith.

00:17:38.720 --> 00:17:39.579
 To be bought

00:17:39.579 --> 00:17:40.199
 with a price,

00:17:40.359 --> 00:17:41.019
 we need to

00:17:41.019 --> 00:17:42.139
 receive the gift

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 of salvation

00:17:42.779 --> 00:17:43.639
 saying yes

00:17:43.639 --> 00:17:44.619
 to Jesus Christ,

00:17:45.079 --> 00:17:45.740
 believing in

00:17:45.740 --> 00:17:46.160
 his death,

00:17:46.279 --> 00:17:46.519
 burial,

00:17:46.559 --> 00:17:47.200
 and resurrection.

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 And there's

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 many people

00:17:49.480 --> 00:17:50.359
 that search

00:17:50.359 --> 00:17:50.740
 for meaning

00:17:50.740 --> 00:17:51.440
 in this life,

00:17:51.559 --> 00:17:52.079
 but nothing

00:17:52.079 --> 00:17:52.819
 compares,

00:17:53.420 --> 00:17:54.359
 nothing compares

00:17:54.359 --> 00:17:56.000
 to what Christ

00:17:56.000 --> 00:17:57.480
 offers for us.

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 The merchant,

00:18:00.619 --> 00:18:01.079
 now this is

00:18:01.079 --> 00:18:01.480
 interesting,

00:18:02.720 --> 00:18:03.359
 you might think,

00:18:03.460 --> 00:18:03.619
 well,

00:18:04.200 --> 00:18:04.920
 if I was a

00:18:04.920 --> 00:18:05.180
 merchant,

00:18:05.440 --> 00:18:05.899
 wouldn't I

00:18:05.899 --> 00:18:06.639
 grab all the

00:18:06.639 --> 00:18:07.160
 pearls I

00:18:07.160 --> 00:18:07.980
 possibly could

00:18:07.980 --> 00:18:08.579
 grab?

00:18:08.579 --> 00:18:10.159
 you have to

00:18:10.159 --> 00:18:10.599
 think that

00:18:10.599 --> 00:18:11.220
 this one

00:18:11.220 --> 00:18:11.960
 pearl was

00:18:11.960 --> 00:18:12.679
 of such

00:18:12.679 --> 00:18:13.619
 great value

00:18:13.619 --> 00:18:14.460
 and of such

00:18:14.460 --> 00:18:15.500
 great significance

00:18:15.500 --> 00:18:16.299
 that no

00:18:16.299 --> 00:18:17.220
 other pearl

00:18:17.220 --> 00:18:18.139
 mattered.

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 Isn't that

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 remarkable?

00:18:21.399 --> 00:18:22.079
 It's kind of

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 hard for us

00:18:22.579 --> 00:18:23.259
 to kind of

00:18:23.259 --> 00:18:23.879
 fathom that,

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 but I guess

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 it's the

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 difference

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 between,

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 well,

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 it just

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 goes to

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 show,

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 focus on

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 the one

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 and the

00:18:32.159 --> 00:18:32.679
 significance

00:18:32.679 --> 00:18:33.240
 of the

00:18:33.240 --> 00:18:33.759
 great pearl

00:18:33.759 --> 00:18:34.659
 compared to

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 maybe it's

00:18:36.079 --> 00:18:37.379
 smaller pearls,

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 maybe it's

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 just,

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 whatever it

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 is,

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 it doesn't

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 amount to

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 the one

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 great one.

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 This reminds

00:18:45.160 --> 00:18:45.680
 us then,

00:18:46.320 --> 00:18:46.740
 the merchant

00:18:46.740 --> 00:18:47.540
 wasn't content

00:18:47.540 --> 00:18:48.060
 with many

00:18:48.060 --> 00:18:48.400
 pearls,

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 he sought

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 the one

00:18:49.580 --> 00:18:50.700
 that surpassed

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 all,

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 regarding the

00:18:52.680 --> 00:18:53.280
 image,

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 regarding the

00:18:54.259 --> 00:18:55.040
 value of

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 that one

00:18:55.620 --> 00:18:56.080
 pearl.

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 And it's

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 an encouragement

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 for us that

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 we are to

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 seek the

00:19:01.560 --> 00:19:01.840
 Lord.

00:19:02.400 --> 00:19:02.860
 We are to

00:19:02.860 --> 00:19:03.400
 seek first

00:19:03.400 --> 00:19:03.860
 the kingdom

00:19:03.860 --> 00:19:04.380
 of God,

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 and as

00:19:05.400 --> 00:19:06.100
 many verses

00:19:06.100 --> 00:19:06.440
 say,

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 we are to

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 seek Christ

00:19:07.759 --> 00:19:08.140
 and we

00:19:08.140 --> 00:19:08.819
 will find

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 him.

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 We should

00:19:11.079 --> 00:19:11.740
 pursue the

00:19:11.740 --> 00:19:12.200
 Lord just

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 like how

00:19:12.579 --> 00:19:13.180
 this merchant

00:19:13.180 --> 00:19:14.119
 is pursuing

00:19:14.119 --> 00:19:15.559
 pearls,

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 but the

00:19:17.140 --> 00:19:17.740
 fine pearl.

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 Are you,

00:19:22.019 --> 00:19:22.879
 ask yourself

00:19:22.879 --> 00:19:23.400
 the question

00:19:23.400 --> 00:19:23.599
 then,

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 are you

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 seeking

00:19:24.480 --> 00:19:27.339
 lesser

00:19:27.339 --> 00:19:27.779
 pearls?

00:19:28.440 --> 00:19:29.220
 Do you

00:19:29.220 --> 00:19:30.140
 realize there's

00:19:30.140 --> 00:19:30.400
 a much

00:19:30.400 --> 00:19:31.059
 greater pearl

00:19:31.059 --> 00:19:31.720
 that's available

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 for you?

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 and always

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 remember,

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 just as we've

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 talked about

00:19:37.460 --> 00:19:38.180
 with this

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 parable of

00:19:39.200 --> 00:19:39.519
 the hidden

00:19:39.519 --> 00:19:39.880
 treasure,

00:19:40.680 --> 00:19:41.220
 Jesus is

00:19:41.220 --> 00:19:41.620
 not just

00:19:41.620 --> 00:19:41.900
 another

00:19:41.900 --> 00:19:42.300
 treasure,

00:19:42.480 --> 00:19:42.940
 he is the

00:19:42.940 --> 00:19:43.259
 greatest

00:19:43.259 --> 00:19:43.660
 treasure.

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 So,

00:19:45.100 --> 00:19:45.940
 what God

00:19:45.940 --> 00:19:46.600
 provides for

00:19:46.600 --> 00:19:47.740
 us is not

00:19:47.740 --> 00:19:48.259
 just another

00:19:48.259 --> 00:19:48.600
 pearl,

00:19:48.740 --> 00:19:49.860
 it is the

00:19:49.860 --> 00:19:51.140
 pearl of

00:19:51.140 --> 00:19:51.480
 the most

00:19:51.480 --> 00:19:52.120
 significant

00:19:52.120 --> 00:19:53.680
 value to

00:19:53.680 --> 00:19:54.040
 us.

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 And so,

00:19:55.620 --> 00:19:56.019
 in this,

00:19:56.860 --> 00:19:57.500
 how can I

00:19:57.500 --> 00:19:58.340
 apply and

00:19:58.340 --> 00:19:58.840
 live this

00:19:58.840 --> 00:19:59.360
 out in my

00:19:59.360 --> 00:19:59.940
 life then?

00:19:59.940 --> 00:20:01.100
 this beautiful

00:20:01.100 --> 00:20:01.880
 imagery of a

00:20:01.880 --> 00:20:02.460
 merchant who's

00:20:02.460 --> 00:20:03.039
 finding this

00:20:03.039 --> 00:20:03.360
 pearl,

00:20:04.740 --> 00:20:05.259
 sacrificing

00:20:05.259 --> 00:20:05.799
 everything,

00:20:06.340 --> 00:20:06.600
 selling

00:20:06.600 --> 00:20:07.320
 everything for

00:20:07.320 --> 00:20:07.519
 it?

00:20:09.059 --> 00:20:09.380
 Well,

00:20:09.900 --> 00:20:11.279
 number one

00:20:11.279 --> 00:20:12.000
 is to

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 recognize

00:20:12.680 --> 00:20:13.940
 your worth

00:20:13.940 --> 00:20:14.460
 in the eyes

00:20:14.460 --> 00:20:14.820
 of God,

00:20:14.900 --> 00:20:15.400
 you're made

00:20:15.400 --> 00:20:16.039
 in the image

00:20:16.039 --> 00:20:16.539
 of God,

00:20:17.380 --> 00:20:19.220
 and that

00:20:19.220 --> 00:20:20.160
 God invites

00:20:20.160 --> 00:20:22.000
 you to

00:20:22.000 --> 00:20:22.440
 know him.

00:20:23.960 --> 00:20:25.059
 God calls

00:20:25.059 --> 00:20:25.460
 for you.

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 Are you

00:20:26.980 --> 00:20:27.400
 going to

00:20:27.400 --> 00:20:28.000
 respond to

00:20:28.000 --> 00:20:28.519
 his call?

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 And we

00:20:30.480 --> 00:20:30.779
 have to

00:20:30.779 --> 00:20:31.379
 think that

00:20:31.379 --> 00:20:32.859
 God's not

00:20:32.859 --> 00:20:33.339
 going to

00:20:33.339 --> 00:20:34.180
 force you

00:20:34.180 --> 00:20:36.039
 to choose

00:20:36.039 --> 00:20:36.279
 him.

00:20:38.119 --> 00:20:38.839
 God's going

00:20:38.839 --> 00:20:39.160
 to give you

00:20:39.160 --> 00:20:39.759
 the opportunity

00:20:39.759 --> 00:20:40.160
 though to

00:20:40.160 --> 00:20:40.660
 choose him,

00:20:41.099 --> 00:20:42.019
 to receive

00:20:42.019 --> 00:20:42.619
 that gift.

00:20:43.759 --> 00:20:44.319
 So,

00:20:44.400 --> 00:20:44.940
 ask yourself

00:20:44.940 --> 00:20:45.639
 that question.

00:20:47.079 --> 00:20:47.460
 To be

00:20:47.460 --> 00:20:48.059
 sought after

00:20:48.059 --> 00:20:48.599
 and redeemed

00:20:48.599 --> 00:20:49.259
 is powerful

00:20:49.259 --> 00:20:49.740
 language,

00:20:49.819 --> 00:20:50.319
 just as I

00:20:50.319 --> 00:20:50.680
 mentioned,

00:20:50.779 --> 00:20:51.359
 being bought

00:20:51.359 --> 00:20:51.680
 with a

00:20:51.680 --> 00:20:52.119
 price,

00:20:53.339 --> 00:20:54.240
 being redeemed

00:20:54.240 --> 00:20:54.660
 and being

00:20:54.660 --> 00:20:55.319
 called by

00:20:55.319 --> 00:20:55.819
 name,

00:20:56.980 --> 00:20:57.619
 and recognizing

00:20:57.619 --> 00:20:58.339
 that Christ

00:20:58.339 --> 00:20:59.220
 died for

00:20:59.220 --> 00:20:59.899
 all,

00:21:00.740 --> 00:21:01.379
 whosoever,

00:21:02.199 --> 00:21:03.179
 we have to

00:21:03.179 --> 00:21:03.679
 believe in

00:21:03.679 --> 00:21:03.899
 him.

00:21:04.419 --> 00:21:05.179
 That is the

00:21:05.179 --> 00:21:05.679
 foundation.

00:21:06.539 --> 00:21:06.959
 The second

00:21:06.959 --> 00:21:07.519
 thing is a

00:21:07.519 --> 00:21:07.959
 question.

00:21:08.139 --> 00:21:08.500
 Are you

00:21:08.500 --> 00:21:09.199
 searching for

00:21:09.199 --> 00:21:09.639
 the pearl

00:21:09.639 --> 00:21:10.019
 of great

00:21:10.019 --> 00:21:10.359
 value,

00:21:10.459 --> 00:21:10.659
 right?

00:21:10.959 --> 00:21:11.379
 Many

00:21:11.379 --> 00:21:12.179
 pearls may

00:21:12.179 --> 00:21:13.059
 seem valuable

00:21:13.059 --> 00:21:13.419
 and we

00:21:13.419 --> 00:21:13.859
 can think

00:21:13.859 --> 00:21:14.220
 of what

00:21:14.220 --> 00:21:14.799
 another

00:21:14.799 --> 00:21:15.240
 pearl

00:21:15.240 --> 00:21:15.459
 would

00:21:15.459 --> 00:21:16.000
 represent.

00:21:16.519 --> 00:21:17.119
 Is that

00:21:17.119 --> 00:21:17.519
 the things

00:21:17.519 --> 00:21:17.819
 of this

00:21:17.819 --> 00:21:18.139
 world?

00:21:18.259 --> 00:21:18.539
 Is that

00:21:18.539 --> 00:21:18.839
 other

00:21:18.839 --> 00:21:19.240
 things?

00:21:20.639 --> 00:21:21.279
 We can

00:21:21.279 --> 00:21:21.779
 debate on

00:21:21.779 --> 00:21:22.039
 that.

00:21:23.079 --> 00:21:23.720
 But the

00:21:23.720 --> 00:21:24.799
 point is

00:21:24.799 --> 00:21:25.419
 that only

00:21:25.419 --> 00:21:27.279
 one is

00:21:27.279 --> 00:21:27.619
 the one

00:21:27.619 --> 00:21:27.960
 of great

00:21:27.960 --> 00:21:28.960
 value and

00:21:28.960 --> 00:21:29.379
 that you

00:21:29.379 --> 00:21:29.960
 should search

00:21:29.960 --> 00:21:30.460
 for that.

00:21:31.639 --> 00:21:32.419
 Seek first

00:21:32.419 --> 00:21:32.839
 the kingdom

00:21:32.839 --> 00:21:33.399
 of God

00:21:33.399 --> 00:21:34.720
 and know

00:21:34.720 --> 00:21:36.000
 that as

00:21:36.000 --> 00:21:36.460
 we seek

00:21:36.460 --> 00:21:36.819
 the Lord,

00:21:36.879 --> 00:21:37.259
 we will

00:21:37.259 --> 00:21:37.960
 find him.

00:21:39.419 --> 00:21:40.039
 That's what

00:21:40.039 --> 00:21:40.639
 we must do.

00:21:41.919 --> 00:21:42.659
 The third

00:21:42.659 --> 00:21:43.460
 thing then is

00:21:43.460 --> 00:21:43.859
 are you

00:21:43.859 --> 00:21:44.319
 willing to

00:21:44.319 --> 00:21:44.879
 go all

00:21:44.879 --> 00:21:45.159
 in?

00:21:47.359 --> 00:21:47.839
 Recognizing

00:21:47.839 --> 00:21:49.539
 that when

00:21:49.539 --> 00:21:50.099
 you find

00:21:50.099 --> 00:21:51.159
 something of

00:21:51.159 --> 00:21:51.859
 great value,

00:21:51.859 --> 00:21:51.919
 you,

00:21:52.579 --> 00:21:53.399
 don't

00:21:53.399 --> 00:21:53.819
 hesitate.

00:21:55.699 --> 00:21:56.439
 When you

00:21:56.439 --> 00:21:57.099
 find the

00:21:57.099 --> 00:21:57.599
 pearl that

00:21:57.599 --> 00:21:57.919
 is of

00:21:57.919 --> 00:21:58.299
 greatest

00:21:58.299 --> 00:21:59.000
 significance

00:21:59.000 --> 00:21:59.579
 and of

00:21:59.579 --> 00:21:59.939
 greatest

00:21:59.939 --> 00:22:00.559
 value,

00:22:01.599 --> 00:22:02.259
 take that

00:22:02.259 --> 00:22:02.759
 opportunity.

00:22:03.979 --> 00:22:04.919
 Believe in

00:22:04.919 --> 00:22:05.539
 Christ and

00:22:05.539 --> 00:22:06.240
 let Christ

00:22:06.240 --> 00:22:06.939
 work in

00:22:06.939 --> 00:22:07.259
 and through

00:22:07.259 --> 00:22:07.859
 your life.

00:22:08.619 --> 00:22:09.539
 Just as I

00:22:09.539 --> 00:22:10.219
 mentioned in

00:22:10.219 --> 00:22:10.879
 the very

00:22:10.879 --> 00:22:11.639
 beginning about

00:22:11.639 --> 00:22:12.519
 just even how

00:22:12.519 --> 00:22:13.179
 pearls are

00:22:13.179 --> 00:22:13.819
 made by the

00:22:13.819 --> 00:22:14.819
 refining process

00:22:14.819 --> 00:22:16.119
 that takes

00:22:16.119 --> 00:22:17.039
 time by an

00:22:17.039 --> 00:22:17.679
 irritant,

00:22:19.159 --> 00:22:19.559
 well, in

00:22:19.559 --> 00:22:20.099
 receiving

00:22:20.099 --> 00:22:21.059
 salvation,

00:22:21.059 --> 00:22:22.099
 we grow

00:22:22.099 --> 00:22:22.879
 in Christ,

00:22:22.960 --> 00:22:23.139
 or at

00:22:23.139 --> 00:22:23.480
 least we're

00:22:23.480 --> 00:22:23.960
 called to

00:22:23.960 --> 00:22:24.339
 grow in

00:22:24.339 --> 00:22:24.740
 Christ.

00:22:26.200 --> 00:22:26.919
 Learn what

00:22:26.919 --> 00:22:27.759
 it means to

00:22:27.759 --> 00:22:28.759
 open the

00:22:28.759 --> 00:22:29.259
 word or

00:22:29.259 --> 00:22:29.599
 what it

00:22:29.599 --> 00:22:30.220
 means to

00:22:30.220 --> 00:22:31.019
 be a

00:22:31.019 --> 00:22:31.779
 Christian and

00:22:31.779 --> 00:22:32.700
 certainly to

00:22:32.700 --> 00:22:33.299
 live it out.

00:22:34.399 --> 00:22:35.099
 Being a

00:22:35.099 --> 00:22:36.099
 representative of

00:22:36.099 --> 00:22:36.799
 Christ, being

00:22:36.799 --> 00:22:37.500
 an ambassador

00:22:37.500 --> 00:22:38.779
 for others.

00:22:39.799 --> 00:22:40.659
 It's what we

00:22:40.659 --> 00:22:41.659
 say and what

00:22:41.659 --> 00:22:43.039
 we do, how

00:22:43.039 --> 00:22:43.679
 we interact

00:22:43.679 --> 00:22:44.339
 with people

00:22:44.339 --> 00:22:46.319
 on a day-to-day

00:22:46.319 --> 00:22:46.879
 basis.

00:22:49.159 --> 00:22:49.940
 Consider that

00:22:49.940 --> 00:22:50.519
 for a moment.

00:22:51.059 --> 00:22:51.799
 Are you

00:22:51.799 --> 00:22:52.299
 willing to

00:22:52.299 --> 00:22:53.419
 go all in?

00:22:54.399 --> 00:22:54.819
 What is

00:22:54.819 --> 00:22:55.259
 holding you

00:22:55.259 --> 00:22:55.899
 back from

00:22:55.899 --> 00:22:57.220
 committing?

00:22:58.319 --> 00:22:58.759
 That's a

00:22:58.759 --> 00:22:59.200
 question you

00:22:59.200 --> 00:22:59.599
 can ask

00:22:59.599 --> 00:23:00.039
 yourself.

00:23:01.399 --> 00:23:01.619
 And then

00:23:01.619 --> 00:23:02.200
 number four

00:23:02.200 --> 00:23:03.159
 is are you

00:23:03.159 --> 00:23:03.919
 helping others

00:23:03.919 --> 00:23:04.960
 to find the

00:23:04.960 --> 00:23:05.240
 pearl?

00:23:07.279 --> 00:23:08.379
 If you know

00:23:08.379 --> 00:23:09.200
 where the

00:23:09.200 --> 00:23:09.899
 greatest treasure

00:23:09.899 --> 00:23:11.399
 is, you

00:23:11.399 --> 00:23:11.879
 got to share

00:23:11.879 --> 00:23:12.079
 it.

00:23:13.000 --> 00:23:13.659
 Now I know,

00:23:13.799 --> 00:23:14.139
 like I

00:23:14.139 --> 00:23:14.720
 mentioned last

00:23:14.720 --> 00:23:15.200
 week, if you

00:23:15.200 --> 00:23:15.859
 find a treasure

00:23:15.859 --> 00:23:16.299
 chest,

00:23:16.599 --> 00:23:18.319
 literally,

00:23:18.319 --> 00:23:19.980
 with gold

00:23:19.980 --> 00:23:20.700
 coins or

00:23:20.700 --> 00:23:21.179
 Spanish

00:23:21.179 --> 00:23:21.939
 doubloons or

00:23:21.939 --> 00:23:22.460
 whatever it

00:23:22.460 --> 00:23:24.579
 is, it

00:23:24.579 --> 00:23:24.960
 probably

00:23:24.960 --> 00:23:25.339
 wouldn't be

00:23:25.339 --> 00:23:25.799
 wise to

00:23:25.799 --> 00:23:26.299
 post it,

00:23:26.399 --> 00:23:26.639
 right?

00:23:27.439 --> 00:23:28.039
 But when

00:23:28.039 --> 00:23:28.480
 we're talking

00:23:28.480 --> 00:23:28.819
 in the

00:23:28.819 --> 00:23:29.579
 spiritual sense,

00:23:29.679 --> 00:23:30.399
 finding the

00:23:30.399 --> 00:23:31.159
 treasure, the

00:23:31.159 --> 00:23:31.779
 hidden treasure,

00:23:31.899 --> 00:23:32.539
 or finding the

00:23:32.539 --> 00:23:33.700
 great pearl, we

00:23:33.700 --> 00:23:34.220
 are called to

00:23:34.220 --> 00:23:35.819
 share that, to

00:23:35.819 --> 00:23:36.299
 share it with

00:23:36.299 --> 00:23:36.659
 others.

00:23:38.679 --> 00:23:39.299
 Shouldn't you

00:23:39.299 --> 00:23:39.980
 tell others

00:23:39.980 --> 00:23:40.859
 about the

00:23:40.859 --> 00:23:41.579
 good news of

00:23:41.579 --> 00:23:42.059
 the gospel?

00:23:42.259 --> 00:23:42.919
 Shouldn't you

00:23:42.920 --> 00:23:44.039
 tell others

00:23:44.039 --> 00:23:45.700
 about how

00:23:45.700 --> 00:23:47.620
 Christ is

00:23:47.620 --> 00:23:48.360
 all that we

00:23:48.360 --> 00:23:49.580
 need and

00:23:49.580 --> 00:23:50.120
 that Christ

00:23:50.120 --> 00:23:50.880
 is enough?

00:23:52.480 --> 00:23:53.120
 It's just

00:23:53.120 --> 00:23:53.500
 like how

00:23:53.500 --> 00:23:54.259
 scripture says

00:23:54.259 --> 00:23:54.680
 that we are

00:23:54.680 --> 00:23:55.720
 to go and

00:23:55.720 --> 00:23:56.560
 make disciples,

00:23:56.740 --> 00:23:57.560
 baptizing them

00:23:57.560 --> 00:23:58.060
 in the name

00:23:58.060 --> 00:23:58.620
 of the Father

00:23:58.620 --> 00:23:59.140
 and the Son

00:23:59.140 --> 00:23:59.580
 and the Holy

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 Spirit.

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 And also in

00:24:03.440 --> 00:24:04.120
 Romans chapter

00:24:04.120 --> 00:24:04.860
 10, for some

00:24:04.860 --> 00:24:05.200
 of you that

00:24:05.200 --> 00:24:05.759
 may know this

00:24:05.759 --> 00:24:07.420
 verse, how

00:24:07.420 --> 00:24:07.740
 will they

00:24:07.740 --> 00:24:09.060
 believe if

00:24:09.060 --> 00:24:09.480
 they haven't

00:24:09.480 --> 00:24:09.800
 heard?

00:24:11.539 --> 00:24:12.140
 That's why

00:24:12.140 --> 00:24:12.600
 we've got to

00:24:12.599 --> 00:24:13.199
 tell the world

00:24:13.199 --> 00:24:13.740
 that Jesus

00:24:13.740 --> 00:24:14.119
 lives.

00:24:14.179 --> 00:24:14.480
 We've got to

00:24:14.480 --> 00:24:15.019
 tell them the

00:24:15.019 --> 00:24:15.719
 simple gospel.

00:24:15.859 --> 00:24:16.139
 We've got to

00:24:16.139 --> 00:24:16.779
 let them know

00:24:16.779 --> 00:24:17.259
 about the

00:24:17.259 --> 00:24:17.939
 pearl of

00:24:17.939 --> 00:24:18.639
 great value.

00:24:20.659 --> 00:24:21.539
 And so, in

00:24:21.539 --> 00:24:23.279
 this, do you

00:24:23.279 --> 00:24:23.839
 know someone

00:24:23.839 --> 00:24:24.500
 who's searching

00:24:24.500 --> 00:24:25.659
 for something

00:24:25.659 --> 00:24:25.959
 more?

00:24:27.000 --> 00:24:27.459
 Do you know

00:24:27.459 --> 00:24:28.019
 someone who's

00:24:28.019 --> 00:24:28.939
 actively seeking

00:24:28.939 --> 00:24:29.619
 truth?

00:24:30.139 --> 00:24:30.839
 Or someone

00:24:30.839 --> 00:24:31.879
 that's searching

00:24:31.879 --> 00:24:32.619
 for the wrong

00:24:32.619 --> 00:24:34.459
 thing in the

00:24:34.459 --> 00:24:35.119
 wrong place?

00:24:36.480 --> 00:24:37.299
 Maybe that's

00:24:37.299 --> 00:24:37.799
 someone that

00:24:37.799 --> 00:24:38.899
 you can talk

00:24:38.899 --> 00:24:39.099
 to.

00:24:40.299 --> 00:24:41.240
 I think of

00:24:41.240 --> 00:24:42.139
 one gentleman

00:24:42.140 --> 00:24:42.480
 that I

00:24:42.480 --> 00:24:42.720
 know.

00:24:43.660 --> 00:24:44.060
 An old

00:24:44.060 --> 00:24:44.420
 friend of

00:24:44.420 --> 00:24:46.900
 mine would

00:24:46.900 --> 00:24:47.520
 always, I'm

00:24:47.520 --> 00:24:47.780
 not going to

00:24:47.780 --> 00:24:48.060
 give you a

00:24:48.060 --> 00:24:50.700
 name, he

00:24:50.700 --> 00:24:51.160
 would read

00:24:51.160 --> 00:24:51.780
 all these

00:24:51.780 --> 00:24:52.520
 books on

00:24:52.520 --> 00:24:53.600
 world religions

00:24:53.600 --> 00:24:54.360
 and he was

00:24:54.360 --> 00:24:55.040
 very, very

00:24:55.040 --> 00:24:55.460
 smart.

00:24:57.220 --> 00:24:58.540
 And even

00:24:58.540 --> 00:25:00.220
 in that, in

00:25:00.220 --> 00:25:00.540
 all the

00:25:00.540 --> 00:25:01.080
 knowledge in

00:25:01.080 --> 00:25:01.400
 the world,

00:25:01.500 --> 00:25:01.980
 there's still

00:25:01.980 --> 00:25:02.800
 something missing

00:25:02.800 --> 00:25:03.940
 in his life.

00:25:05.320 --> 00:25:06.220
 And I'd pray

00:25:06.220 --> 00:25:06.940
 for him, I'd

00:25:06.940 --> 00:25:07.480
 try to show

00:25:07.480 --> 00:25:08.020
 him about

00:25:08.019 --> 00:25:08.460
 Christ.

00:25:09.759 --> 00:25:10.359
 He kept

00:25:10.359 --> 00:25:11.099
 rejecting it

00:25:11.099 --> 00:25:11.700
 and I still

00:25:11.700 --> 00:25:12.319
 pray for him.

00:25:12.500 --> 00:25:13.879
 I don't know

00:25:13.879 --> 00:25:14.299
 if he knows

00:25:14.299 --> 00:25:14.779
 the Lord or

00:25:14.779 --> 00:25:15.259
 not, but I

00:25:15.259 --> 00:25:16.279
 certainly continue

00:25:16.279 --> 00:25:16.859
 to pray for

00:25:16.859 --> 00:25:17.279
 him that he

00:25:17.279 --> 00:25:17.960
 will one day.

00:25:18.799 --> 00:25:19.559
 Just like how

00:25:19.559 --> 00:25:20.139
 we are to

00:25:20.139 --> 00:25:21.059
 scatter the

00:25:21.059 --> 00:25:22.480
 seed, we are

00:25:22.480 --> 00:25:23.599
 to continue to

00:25:23.599 --> 00:25:24.339
 share the good

00:25:24.339 --> 00:25:25.019
 news of the

00:25:25.019 --> 00:25:25.400
 gospel.

00:25:27.339 --> 00:25:27.900
 Think of

00:25:27.900 --> 00:25:29.099
 someone that

00:25:29.099 --> 00:25:29.500
 might be

00:25:29.500 --> 00:25:30.980
 actively pursuing

00:25:30.980 --> 00:25:31.859
 truth or

00:25:31.859 --> 00:25:32.960
 searching for

00:25:32.960 --> 00:25:33.819
 meaning in

00:25:33.819 --> 00:25:35.039
 their life in

00:25:35.039 --> 00:25:35.399
 the wrong

00:25:35.399 --> 00:25:35.960
 places.

00:25:37.139 --> 00:25:37.920
 Are you

00:25:37.920 --> 00:25:38.579
 searching for

00:25:38.579 --> 00:25:39.139
 the pearl of

00:25:39.139 --> 00:25:39.759
 great value?

00:25:40.700 --> 00:25:41.139
 And if you

00:25:41.139 --> 00:25:41.980
 have found the

00:25:41.980 --> 00:25:42.500
 pearl of great

00:25:42.500 --> 00:25:43.639
 value, be

00:25:43.639 --> 00:25:44.379
 encouraged to

00:25:44.379 --> 00:25:45.480
 share it with

00:25:45.480 --> 00:25:45.859
 others.

00:25:46.639 --> 00:25:47.379
 Think of one

00:25:47.379 --> 00:25:48.299
 person that you

00:25:48.299 --> 00:25:49.599
 know that you

00:25:49.599 --> 00:25:50.079
 can have a

00:25:50.079 --> 00:25:50.879
 discussion with.

00:25:51.539 --> 00:25:52.659
 Don't force it

00:25:52.659 --> 00:25:53.039
 down their

00:25:53.039 --> 00:25:53.339
 throat.

00:25:53.879 --> 00:25:54.759
 It's about

00:25:54.759 --> 00:25:56.220
 being present.

00:25:57.119 --> 00:25:57.740
 It's about

00:25:57.740 --> 00:25:58.700
 being there with

00:25:58.700 --> 00:26:00.119
 people, exhibiting

00:26:00.119 --> 00:26:01.819
 the light of

00:26:01.819 --> 00:26:03.059
 Christ, the

00:26:03.059 --> 00:26:03.799
 love of Christ,

00:26:03.859 --> 00:26:04.579
 and the truth

00:26:04.579 --> 00:26:05.139
 of Christ.

00:26:05.960 --> 00:26:07.179
 It is dealing

00:26:07.179 --> 00:26:07.919
 with others

00:26:07.919 --> 00:26:09.099
 with gracious

00:26:09.099 --> 00:26:10.839
 speech, just

00:26:10.839 --> 00:26:11.240
 like how

00:26:11.240 --> 00:26:12.000
 scripture says

00:26:12.000 --> 00:26:12.539
 we are to be

00:26:12.539 --> 00:26:13.319
 salt and

00:26:13.319 --> 00:26:13.699
 light.

00:26:14.619 --> 00:26:15.119
 And so what

00:26:15.119 --> 00:26:15.599
 would it look

00:26:15.599 --> 00:26:16.819
 like to live

00:26:16.819 --> 00:26:17.579
 out your faith

00:26:17.579 --> 00:26:18.460
 by helping

00:26:18.460 --> 00:26:19.839
 others find

00:26:19.839 --> 00:26:21.379
 the pearl of

00:26:21.379 --> 00:26:22.059
 great value?

00:26:23.279 --> 00:26:24.159
 As we think

00:26:24.159 --> 00:26:25.259
 of this, as we

00:26:25.259 --> 00:26:26.119
 close from here,

00:26:26.159 --> 00:26:26.720
 I want you to

00:26:26.720 --> 00:26:27.000
 think.

00:26:28.740 --> 00:26:29.539
 A lot of

00:26:29.539 --> 00:26:30.359
 these parables

00:26:30.359 --> 00:26:32.439
 give us a

00:26:32.439 --> 00:26:33.259
 different layer.

00:26:33.259 --> 00:26:34.799
 it helps

00:26:34.799 --> 00:26:36.000
 us in how

00:26:36.000 --> 00:26:36.720
 we can share

00:26:36.720 --> 00:26:37.319
 the good news

00:26:37.319 --> 00:26:38.039
 of the gospel.

00:26:39.379 --> 00:26:40.180
 Those that

00:26:40.180 --> 00:26:40.920
 seek treasures,

00:26:41.619 --> 00:26:42.359
 those that are

00:26:42.359 --> 00:26:43.180
 searching for

00:26:43.180 --> 00:26:43.819
 things of

00:26:43.819 --> 00:26:44.539
 great value,

00:26:44.819 --> 00:26:46.059
 it helps us

00:26:46.059 --> 00:26:47.740
 understand not

00:26:47.740 --> 00:26:48.480
 only our own

00:26:48.480 --> 00:26:50.119
 faith, but how

00:26:50.119 --> 00:26:51.099
 we can reach out

00:26:51.099 --> 00:26:51.980
 to other people.

00:26:53.140 --> 00:26:54.140
 When I think

00:26:54.140 --> 00:26:55.700
 of this, I

00:26:55.700 --> 00:26:56.539
 personally think

00:26:56.539 --> 00:26:57.420
 of people that

00:26:57.420 --> 00:26:59.140
 they're just

00:26:59.140 --> 00:27:01.000
 searching for

00:27:01.000 --> 00:27:03.779
 meaning in

00:27:03.779 --> 00:27:04.240
 all the wrong

00:27:04.240 --> 00:27:04.819
 places.

00:27:06.619 --> 00:27:07.440
 Well, what a

00:27:07.440 --> 00:27:08.400
 great opportunity

00:27:08.400 --> 00:27:09.859
 for you to

00:27:09.859 --> 00:27:10.440
 reach out to

00:27:10.440 --> 00:27:11.140
 someone who's

00:27:11.140 --> 00:27:11.480
 searching.

00:27:12.519 --> 00:27:13.759
 Maybe that

00:27:13.759 --> 00:27:14.420
 might be you.

00:27:15.359 --> 00:27:16.000
 Maybe you've

00:27:16.000 --> 00:27:16.619
 searched in the

00:27:16.619 --> 00:27:17.519
 wrong areas and

00:27:17.519 --> 00:27:18.079
 you feel that

00:27:18.079 --> 00:27:18.599
 there's something

00:27:18.599 --> 00:27:19.440
 that's missing in

00:27:19.440 --> 00:27:19.920
 your life.

00:27:20.819 --> 00:27:21.539
 Let that be a

00:27:21.539 --> 00:27:22.220
 call for you to

00:27:22.220 --> 00:27:23.000
 come to Christ.

00:27:24.180 --> 00:27:25.700
 Maybe you

00:27:25.700 --> 00:27:26.059
 might have

00:27:26.059 --> 00:27:26.640
 received the

00:27:26.640 --> 00:27:27.240
 pearl and you

00:27:27.240 --> 00:27:28.240
 feel very distant

00:27:28.240 --> 00:27:29.779
 because you've

00:27:29.779 --> 00:27:30.379
 received the

00:27:30.379 --> 00:27:32.139
 pearl, but yet

00:27:32.139 --> 00:27:33.539
 there's been

00:27:33.539 --> 00:27:34.500
 past hurt or

00:27:34.500 --> 00:27:34.899
 there's been

00:27:34.899 --> 00:27:35.500
 things that have

00:27:35.500 --> 00:27:36.000
 happened in

00:27:36.000 --> 00:27:36.500
 your life.

00:27:37.160 --> 00:27:38.680
 Well, like I

00:27:38.680 --> 00:27:39.500
 mentioned how

00:27:39.500 --> 00:27:40.240
 pearls are

00:27:40.240 --> 00:27:42.180
 formed, there's

00:27:42.180 --> 00:27:42.680
 the refining

00:27:42.680 --> 00:27:43.420
 process that

00:27:43.420 --> 00:27:44.099
 happens in our

00:27:44.099 --> 00:27:44.420
 life.

00:27:46.279 --> 00:27:46.799
 And so in

00:27:46.799 --> 00:27:47.920
 this, be

00:27:47.920 --> 00:27:49.480
 called to

00:27:49.480 --> 00:27:50.460
 know, to

00:27:50.460 --> 00:27:51.000
 find that

00:27:51.000 --> 00:27:51.639
 great pearl,

00:27:52.579 --> 00:27:53.299
 receive it,

00:27:53.980 --> 00:27:54.359
 right, the

00:27:54.359 --> 00:27:54.779
 gift of

00:27:54.779 --> 00:27:55.299
 salvation.

00:27:56.460 --> 00:27:56.859
 And of

00:27:56.859 --> 00:27:57.579
 course, if you

00:27:57.579 --> 00:27:58.379
 have been

00:27:58.379 --> 00:27:58.960
 hurt or if

00:27:58.960 --> 00:27:59.299
 you feel

00:27:59.299 --> 00:28:00.059
 broken, know

00:28:00.059 --> 00:28:01.079
 that God is

00:28:01.079 --> 00:28:01.799
 working in

00:28:01.799 --> 00:28:02.460
 you just like

00:28:02.460 --> 00:28:03.200
 that irritant

00:28:03.200 --> 00:28:04.619
 is working in

00:28:04.619 --> 00:28:05.099
 the oyster.

00:28:07.019 --> 00:28:08.019
 Be called to

00:28:08.019 --> 00:28:09.200
 share, to

00:28:09.200 --> 00:28:09.859
 live out this

00:28:09.859 --> 00:28:10.240
 faith.

00:28:11.700 --> 00:28:12.339
 There's such

00:28:12.339 --> 00:28:13.899
 a call for

00:28:13.899 --> 00:28:15.539
 us to live

00:28:15.539 --> 00:28:16.599
 and love like

00:28:16.599 --> 00:28:16.919
 the Lord.

00:28:16.980 --> 00:28:17.339
 Let's pray

00:28:17.339 --> 00:28:17.700
 together.

00:28:18.779 --> 00:28:19.460
 And Father

00:28:19.460 --> 00:28:19.899
 God, we

00:28:19.899 --> 00:28:20.680
 thank you for

00:28:20.680 --> 00:28:22.220
 this very

00:28:22.220 --> 00:28:23.099
 interesting, very

00:28:23.099 --> 00:28:24.680
 unique parable

00:28:24.680 --> 00:28:26.919
 talking about

00:28:26.919 --> 00:28:27.680
 the pearl of

00:28:27.680 --> 00:28:28.319
 great value,

00:28:28.319 --> 00:28:29.220
 which somehow

00:28:29.220 --> 00:28:29.779
 is a

00:28:29.779 --> 00:28:31.019
 representation of

00:28:31.019 --> 00:28:32.159
 salvation.

00:28:33.700 --> 00:28:34.519
 Something that

00:28:34.519 --> 00:28:35.139
 is of such

00:28:35.139 --> 00:28:35.899
 great value

00:28:35.899 --> 00:28:37.079
 that in

00:28:37.079 --> 00:28:37.679
 this parable,

00:28:37.799 --> 00:28:38.259
 this man

00:28:38.259 --> 00:28:38.720
 gave up

00:28:38.720 --> 00:28:39.740
 everything for

00:28:39.740 --> 00:28:40.019
 it.

00:28:40.919 --> 00:28:42.279
 Father, we

00:28:42.279 --> 00:28:43.000
 pray that we

00:28:43.000 --> 00:28:44.039
 may take this

00:28:44.039 --> 00:28:44.619
 parable to

00:28:44.619 --> 00:28:44.960
 heart.

00:28:45.639 --> 00:28:46.240
 And I pray

00:28:46.240 --> 00:28:46.819
 for anyone

00:28:46.819 --> 00:28:48.599
 that hasn't

00:28:48.599 --> 00:28:49.659
 found the

00:28:49.659 --> 00:28:50.259
 great pearl

00:28:50.259 --> 00:28:50.839
 or hasn't

00:28:50.839 --> 00:28:51.679
 found salvation

00:28:51.679 --> 00:28:52.139
 in you,

00:28:52.259 --> 00:28:53.119
 that they

00:28:53.119 --> 00:28:53.759
 may do so.

00:28:53.759 --> 00:28:55.299
 God, I

00:28:55.299 --> 00:28:56.119
 also pray for

00:28:56.119 --> 00:28:56.640
 those that

00:28:56.640 --> 00:28:57.019
 may have

00:28:57.019 --> 00:28:57.759
 felt distant

00:28:57.759 --> 00:28:58.779
 or may

00:28:58.779 --> 00:29:00.039
 still be

00:29:00.039 --> 00:29:00.799
 unsure to

00:29:00.799 --> 00:29:02.180
 go come

00:29:02.180 --> 00:29:02.759
 back to the

00:29:02.759 --> 00:29:02.980
 fold.

00:29:03.059 --> 00:29:03.619
 I pray for

00:29:03.619 --> 00:29:04.220
 healing and

00:29:04.220 --> 00:29:05.079
 restoration and

00:29:05.079 --> 00:29:05.420
 comfort.

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 And I also

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 pray that we

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 as the church

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 body may

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 receive this

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 gift of

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 salvation,

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 grow in

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 you and be

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 moved to

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 go out into

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 the world and

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 do good in

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 your holy

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 name.

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 in the same

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 way, Father,

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 as you

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 pursue us

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 and we

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 are bought

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 with a price

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 of your

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 son, Jesus

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 Christ, may

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 we seek

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 you in the

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 same manner.

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 We thank you

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 so much for

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 this piece

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 of scripture.

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 Different

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 language, but

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 it still points

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 to you

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 nonetheless.

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 We love

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 you, we

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 praise you, we

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 glorify you, and

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 we honor you.

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 And we thank

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 you for your

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 word, we

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 thank you for

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 the truth of

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 the gospel.

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 May we take

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 this to heart,

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 may we receive

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 it, and may

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 it transform

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 our lives.

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 It is in the

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 name of Jesus

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 Christ that we

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 pray and we

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 all say together

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 amen.

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 Amen.

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 Thank you for

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 listening for this

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 week's message from

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 Ontario Community

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 Church.

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 I pray that you

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 are encouraged

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 and strengthened in

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 your walk with

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 Christ.

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 For more

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 sermons and

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 resources, visit

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 OntarioCommunityChurch.org.

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 May God bless you

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 as you live out

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 his grace and

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 truth every

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 single day.

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 Amen.

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