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 Please take your copy of God's Word and turn to Matthew chapter 7.

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 Jordan, thank you for leading us in that song.

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! If you've ever requested a song to be learned and sung here on a Sunday morning,

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 I want you to know how much time it takes to get that accomplished.

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 I asked Jordan to do that song back at Easter.

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 I want to think I carry a little bit of extra request weight, maybe.

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 So be patient.

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 It takes those guys a lot of work to put stuff together,

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 and I do appreciate you taking the work to do it, Jordan.

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 Yeah, it blessed me this morning.

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 The doctrine of the sufficiency of Scripture teaches us that the Bible contains everything in it

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 that we need for life and godliness.

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 And we believe that the doctrine of the sufficiency of Scripture

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 applies to how we meet together as a church.

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 And so across the years, as we have considered what was necessary for us in our growing,

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 so as we started to add particular mics and sound equipment and things of that nature,

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 Wes and I worked very carefully together to say,

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 what would happen if we suddenly didn't have those things?

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 Like if the power went out.

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 If the power went out, could we still meet the way that we meet as a church?

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 And I want you to know that when the power went out this morning,

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 a little bit of me was excited because I said,

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 yes, we get to prove that it's possible to do it in this way.

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 And then quite a bit of me was excited when it came back on

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 because my voice is hurting this morning,

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 and I'm glad I don't have to yell in this room.

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 I can speak in my normal speaking tone.

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 So, a blessing on both sides.

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 Our text for today is Matthew 7, verses 7-12.

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 And before I read it, beloved, this is God's Word to us.

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 It was written for His glory and our good,

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 and we would all do well to listen to it

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 in order to believe its promises and obey its commands.

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 Jesus says,

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 Ask, and it will be given to you.

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 Seek, and you will find.

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 Knock, and it will be opened to you.

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 For everyone who asks receives, and the one who seeks finds,

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 and to the one who knocks it will be opened.

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 Or which one of you, if the Son asks him for bread,

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 will give him a stone.

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 Or if he asks for a fish, will give him a serpent.

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 If then you who are evil know how to give good gifts to your children,

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 how much more will your Father who is in heaven

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 give good things to those who ask Him?

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 So whatever you wish that others would do to you,

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 do also to them.

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 For this is the law and the prophets.

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 At first look at this morning's text,

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 you may be wondering

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 why it is that I jumped across

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 the uninspired subheading

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 that is likely found in your copy of God's Word.

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 There between verse 11 and verse 12,

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 your text probably says

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 the golden rule.

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 An uninspired addition to our printings of the Bible.

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 Why did I read from verse 7 through verse 12?

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 Why did I include verse 12 in today's text,

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 which seems to be some further teaching about prayer?

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 You may also be wondering,

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 why is there further teaching about prayer

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 in verses 7 through 11?

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 Doesn't this teaching about prayer belong

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 back with Jesus' prayer instruction

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 in chapter 6, verses 7 through 13?

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 Let me assure you that our Lord did not here

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 have an afterthought about prayer.

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 As we would tend to do,

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 I find myself quite forgetful

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 and want to go back and tack something on

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 to something I said previously.

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 Jesus, I'm confident,

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 even in His humanity,

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 was not nearly as scatterbrained as myself.

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 He's not just going back

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 and tapping on random instructions

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 at the conclusion of His sermon on the mount.

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 And many commentators treat it this way.

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 He's been working thematically.

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 Now He has some final things to say,

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 and so He's dropping in

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 these related but random instructions

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 here at the end of the sermon.

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 Quite the opposite, in fact.

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 Jesus is bringing His sermon to a close

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 and He is finishing His teaching

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 on kingdom ethics in verse 12.

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 He is wrapping up that portion,

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 the major portion of His sermon

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 on kingdom ethics.

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 What does it look like for citizens

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 of the kingdom of God

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 to live in this world?

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 The summary of all that He has said

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 is found in verse 12.

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 And it begins with this important word,

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 so.

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 So.

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 In light of everything that I've said so far,

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 so whatever you wish that others would do to you,

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 do also to them.

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 This teaching is often referred to

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 as the golden rule.

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 That would be to say the rule

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 that rules other rules.

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 And we can know that it is a summary statement

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 because in Matthew 5,

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 verse 17-19,

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 Jesus says this,

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 Do not think that I have come

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 to abolish the law or the prophets.

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 I have not come to abolish them,

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 but to fulfill them.

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 For truly I say to you,

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 until heaven and earth pass away,

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 not an iota,

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 not a dot,

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 will pass from the law

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 until all is accomplished.

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 Therefore,

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 whoever relaxes one of the least

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 of these commandments

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 and teaches others through the same

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 will be called least

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 in the kingdom of God.

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 But whoever does them

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 and teaches them

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 will be called great

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 in the kingdom of God.

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 And we spent quite a bit of time

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 establishing the difference

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 in the Old Testament law,

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 the civil,

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 the ceremonial,

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 and the moral law.

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 And we have put forth

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 that the moral law

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 is still meant to be obeyed.

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 It is still the kingdom ethic

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 by which we live

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 empowered by the Spirit

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 and having been redeemed by Christ.

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 We spent quite a bit of time

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 in Exodus 20

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 walking through each of

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 the Ten Commandments

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 and considering all of the commandments

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 that flow out of those commandments.

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 So we have been there

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 and then we find ourselves here

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 where Jesus declares

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 in chapter 7, verse 12,

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 for this is the law

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 and the prophets.

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 This is very similar in form

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 to what Jesus says

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 in Mark chapter 12,

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 verse 29 through 31

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 when He is asked,

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 which commandment

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 is the most important of all?

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 Jesus answered,

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 the most important is,

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 hear, O Israel,

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 the Lord our God,

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 the Lord is one,

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 and you shall love

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 the Lord your God

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 with all your heart

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 and with all your soul

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 and with all your mind

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 and with all your strength.

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 The second is this,

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 you shall love your neighbor

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 as yourself.

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 There is no other commandment

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 greater than these.

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 Love toward others

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 is a volition of the will,

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 it's a decision being made

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 aimed at another's good

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 at our expense.

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 Which means that we cannot

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 love others well

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 unless we first love God.

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 So in loving others

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 as ourselves,

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 we are keeping the law

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 and the prophets.

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 Last week we saw

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 in chapter 7, verses 1 through 6,

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 that to love others

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 the way God would have us

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 first of all requires

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 that we do not

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 self-righteously,

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 carelessly criticize

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 and condemn others,

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 but rather lovingly,

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 carefully aid others

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 in the pursuit of holiness.

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 We looked last week

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 at Galatians chapter 6

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 and verse 1,

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 which reads,

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 Brothers,

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 if anyone is caught

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 in any transgression,

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 you who are spiritual

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 shall restore him

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 in a spirit of gentleness.

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 This is a loving act

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 of those who are called together

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 as a family of God.

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 Paul continues to say

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 in Galatians 6, verse 2,

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 Bear one another's burdens

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 and so fulfill the law of Christ.

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 So I hope that you are seeing

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 the connection

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 between Matthew chapter 5,

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 verse 17 through 19,

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 and chapter 7, verse 12.

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 They're kind of bookends

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 in that way.

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 Citizens of the kingdom of heaven

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 will be characterized

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 by their love.

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 Specifically, their love

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 for one another.

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 In John chapter 13,

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 verse 34 and 35,

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 as Jesus is eating

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 the last supper

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 with his disciples,

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 he says,

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 A new commandment

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 I give to you,

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 that you love

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 one another.

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 Just as I have loved you,

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 you also are to love

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 one another.

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 By this,

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 all people will know

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 that you are my disciples

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 if you have love

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 for one another.

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 We are not meant

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 to be known

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 by anything else

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 but love

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 for one another.

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 We may prove ourselves

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 to be disciples

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 of someone

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 or something else

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 by the dressings

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 that we put on.

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 But the way

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 we're to be known

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 as disciples

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 of Jesus Christ

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 is because of the way

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 we love

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 one another.

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 Now,

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 this ethic

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 of reciprocity,

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 track me for a second,

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 this ethic

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 of reciprocity

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 was not new

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 to Jesus'

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 day.

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 but it was

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 always stated

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 in the negative.

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 Let me show you

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 what I mean.

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 The Jewish

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 Rabbi Hillel,

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 all of these

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 predate the teaching

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 of Jesus here

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 in Matthew chapter 7.

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 The Jewish

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 Rabbi Hillel

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 quoted a saying,

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 What is hateful

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 to yourself,

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 do not

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 to someone

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 else.

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 The book of

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 Tobit,

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 which is included

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 in the Apocrypha,

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 says,

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 What thou

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 thyself

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 hatest

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 to no man

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 do.

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 Confucius

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 taught,

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 and I quote,

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 What you do not

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 want done to yourself,

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 do not do

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 to others.

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 An ancient

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 Greek king

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 named

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 Nicocles

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 wrote,

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 Do not do

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 to others

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 the things

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 which make you

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 angry when you

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 experience them

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 at the hands

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 of other people.

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 And the Greek

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 philosopher

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 Epictetus

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 once wrote,

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 What you avoid

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 suffering yourself,

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 do not

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 afflict

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 on others.

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 You see,

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 the ethic

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 of reciprocity

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 had been taught

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 for a long,

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 long time,

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 but not

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 in the way

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 that Jesus

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 taught it.

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 The hearers

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 of Jesus' day

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 would have been

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 very familiar

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 with this form

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 of teaching,

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 but what Jesus

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 does with it

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 is astounding.

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 He flips

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 the teaching

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 on its head.

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 He makes it

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 rather than

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 a negative

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 exhortation,

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 he makes it

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 a positive

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 exhortation.

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 He makes it

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 from a

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 avoid harm

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 done to you

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 into a

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 do good

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 for others

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 ethic

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 of reciprocity.

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 It's significant

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 that he's even

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 using this

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 form of

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 language

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 because the

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 people in his

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 day would have

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 gone,

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 Wait,

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 what?

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 being a

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 citizen of

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 the kingdom

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 of heaven

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 is not

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 about me

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 and getting

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 mine.

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 It's about

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 what I

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 can do

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 for others.

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 And Jesus

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 would say

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 to that,

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 yes,

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 this is

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 exactly what

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 it looks

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 like to

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 be a

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 citizen

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 of the

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 kingdom

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 of heaven.

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 And so

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 in our

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 text,

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 Jesus gives

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 us three

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 reasons to

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 obey the

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 command to

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 love others

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 as ourselves.

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 three reasons

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 to obey the

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 command to

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 love others

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 as ourselves.

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 First reason

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 is God's

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 promise to

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 his people.

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 And we see

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 this in

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 verse 7

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 and verse

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 8.

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 Now,

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 I don't

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 believe,

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 some do,

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 I don't

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 believe that

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 we're given

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 here some

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 kind of

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 code by

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 which to

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 get response

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 from God.

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 This

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 asking,

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 seeking,

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 knocking.

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 These are

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 three different

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 steps in

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 some process

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 by which.

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 I think

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 that Jesus

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 is just

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 elaborating

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 on the

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 point.

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 If you

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 go to

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 God for

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 something that

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 God is

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 willing to

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 give,

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 he will

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 in fact

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 give it

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 to you.

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 Ask and

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 it will

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 be given

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 to you.

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 Seek and

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 you will

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 find.

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 Knock and

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 it will

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 be opened

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 to you.

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 For

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 everyone who

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 asks,

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 receives,

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 and the

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 one who

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 seeks,

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 finds,

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 and the

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 one who

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 knocks,

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 it will

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 be opened.

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 And so

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 for us,

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 this is

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 most readily

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 a teaching

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 about prayer.

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 It is,

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 in fact,

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 some teaching

00:13:43.319 --> 00:13:45.120
 about prayer.

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 And I

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 want to

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 look first

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 at its

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 general

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 application,

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 and then

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 we'll look

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 a little bit

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 at its

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 specific

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 application,

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 and try

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 to understand

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 why we

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 find it

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 in the

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 flow of

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 text here

00:13:55.679 --> 00:13:56.000
 in Jesus'

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 sermon on

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 the mount.

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 So there

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 is certainly

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 a general

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 application

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 for our

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 praying,

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 right?

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 God

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 promises

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 to

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 answer

00:14:05.860 --> 00:14:07.360
 prayer.

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 God

00:14:08.480 --> 00:14:09.040
 answers

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 prayer,

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 and this

00:14:10.200 --> 00:14:10.879
 should

00:14:10.879 --> 00:14:11.540
 move

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 us

00:14:12.000 --> 00:14:12.840
 to

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 pray.

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 God

00:14:13.960 --> 00:14:14.460
 wants

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 us

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 to

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 ask

00:14:16.560 --> 00:14:16.840
 and

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 seek

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 and

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 knock.

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 This

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 text,

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 however,

00:14:21.620 --> 00:14:22.240
 is not

00:14:22.240 --> 00:14:22.660
 meant for

00:14:22.660 --> 00:14:22.960
 us to

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 think

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 that God

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 has

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 written

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 us

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 a

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 blank

00:14:25.060 --> 00:14:25.620
 check

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 that

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 we

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 can

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 fill

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 in

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 any

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 way

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 we

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 want.

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 Many

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 have

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 used

00:14:31.740 --> 00:14:32.159
 these

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 verses

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 in

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 this

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 way.

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 It's

00:14:34.740 --> 00:14:34.840
 a

00:14:34.840 --> 00:14:35.419
 plain

00:14:35.419 --> 00:14:35.740
 teaching

00:14:35.740 --> 00:14:35.919
 of

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 Jesus

00:14:36.159 --> 00:14:36.519
 here.

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 Ask

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 seek

00:14:37.659 --> 00:14:37.939
 knock.

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 It

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 will

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 be

00:14:38.679 --> 00:14:39.259
 given

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 to

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 you.

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 These

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 people

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 will

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 also

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 use

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 texts

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 like

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 John

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 chapter

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 14

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 verse

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 13

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 and

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 14

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 in

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 the

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 same

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 way

00:14:47.379 --> 00:14:47.539
 where

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 Jesus

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 says

00:14:47.980 --> 00:14:48.179
 whatever

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 you

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 ask

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 in

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 my

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 name

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 this

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 I

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 will

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 do

00:14:51.299 --> 00:14:51.939
 that

00:14:51.939 --> 00:14:52.059
 the

00:14:52.059 --> 00:14:52.320
 Father

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 may

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 be

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 glorified

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 and

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 the

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 Son

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 if

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 you

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 ask

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 me

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 anything

00:14:54.679 --> 00:14:54.960
 in

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 my

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 name

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 I

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 is

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 the

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 nature

00:15:01.939 --> 00:15:02.139
 of

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 what

00:15:02.279 --> 00:15:02.500
 Jesus

00:15:02.500 --> 00:15:02.679
 is

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 saying

00:15:02.899 --> 00:15:03.179
 about

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 his

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 name

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 right

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 they

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 merely

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 tack

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 in

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 Jesus

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 name

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 onto

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 the

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 end

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 of

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 a

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 prayer

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 and

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 that's

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 not

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 why

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 we

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 say

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 that

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 at

00:15:11.419 --> 00:15:11.519
 the

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 end

00:15:11.620 --> 00:15:11.700
 of

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 a

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 prayer

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 we

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 don't

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 say

00:15:13.039 --> 00:15:13.340
 in

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 Jesus

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 name

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 as

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 an

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 incantation

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 to

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 get

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 what

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 we

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 want

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 but

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 rather

00:15:19.799 --> 00:15:20.039
 in

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 Jesus

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 day

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 a

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 name

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 carried

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 much

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 more

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 weight

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 than

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 it

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 typically

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 does

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 in

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 our

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 day

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 the

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 name

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 represented

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 all

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 that

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 a

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 person

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 was

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 in

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 Jesus

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 case

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 his

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 name

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 represents

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 all

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 that

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 he

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 is

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 to

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 ask

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 for

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 something

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 in

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 someone's

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 name

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 is

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 to

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 ask

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 for

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 something

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 consistent

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 with

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 who

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 that

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 person

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 is

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 and

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 so

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 at

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 the

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 end

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 of

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 my

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 praying

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 and

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 almost

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 every

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 time

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 I

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 pray

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 possibly

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 every

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 time

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 you've

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 heard

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 me

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 pray

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 publicly

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 I

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 will

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 say

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 something

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 to

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 the

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 effect

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 of

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 in

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 Jesus

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 name

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 and

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 for

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 his

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 sake

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 we

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 pray

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 and

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 what

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 I'm

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 saying

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 is

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 I

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 believe

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 that

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 what

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 I've

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 prayed

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 is

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 consistent

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 with

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 who

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 Jesus

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 is

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 consistent

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 with

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 his

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 character

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 it's

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 consistent

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 with

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 the

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 way

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 he's

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 working

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 in

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 the

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 world

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 and

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 then

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 we

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 utter

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 our

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 amen

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 God

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 let

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 it

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 be

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 believing

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 it's

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 consistent

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 with

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 who

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 Jesus

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 is

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 and

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 how

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 it

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 is

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 he's

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 working

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 in

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 the

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 world

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 his

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 mission

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 and

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 what

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 he

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 intends

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 to

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 accomplish

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 please

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 let

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 these

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 things

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 be

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 so

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 when

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 Jesus

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 makes

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 this

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 promise

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 if

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 you

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 ask

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 anything

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 in

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 my

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 name

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 he's

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 saying

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 if

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 you

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 ask

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 me

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 to

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 do

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 anything

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 that

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 I

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 would

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 do

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 I

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 will

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 do

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 it

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 some

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 other

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 texts

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 first

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 John

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 chapter

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 three

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 verse

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 twenty

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 one

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 and

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 twenty

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 two

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 John

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 writes

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 beloved

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 if

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 our

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 heart

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 does

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 not

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 condemn

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 us

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 we

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 have

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 confidence

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 before

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 God

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 so

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 if

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 we

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 are

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 not

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 finding

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 ourselves

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 in

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 sin

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 and

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 whatever

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 we

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 ask

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 we

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 receive

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 from

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 him

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 because

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 we

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 keep

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 his

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 commandments

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 and

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 do

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 what

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 pleases

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 him

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 so

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 as

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 we're

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 obediently

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 following

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 the

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 commands

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 of

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 God

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 or

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 asking

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!

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 things

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 consistent

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 with

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 his

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 name

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 he

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 we

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 ask

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 and

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 later

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 in

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 first

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 John

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 chapter

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 five

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 and

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 verse

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 fourteen

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 and

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 this

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 is

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 the

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 confidence

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 that

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 we

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 have

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 toward

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 him

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 that

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 if

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 we

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 ask

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 anything

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 according

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 to

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 his

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 will

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 he

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 hears

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 us

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 so

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 if

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 you

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 want

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 to

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 pray

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 effective

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 prayers

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 and I

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 hope

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 that

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 you

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 do

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 if

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 you

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 want

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 to

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 take

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 hold

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 of

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 the

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 promise

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 of

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 God

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 found

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 in

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 this

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 test

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 that

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 for

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 the

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 one

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 who

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 asks

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 and

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 seeks

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 and

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 knocks

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 right

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 that

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 they

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 will

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 receive

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 then

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 we

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 need

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 to

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 know

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 our

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 God

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 we

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 need

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 to

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 know

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 who

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 this

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 Jesus

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 is

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 who

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 says

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 if

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 you

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 pray

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 anything

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 in

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 my

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 name

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 I

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 will

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 give

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 it

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 to

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 you

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 and

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 how

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 do

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 we

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 know

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 this

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 Jesus

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 we

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 meet

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 with

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 him

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 in

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 the

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 Bible

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 we

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 meet

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 with

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 him

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 in

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 the

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 scripture

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 we

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 go

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 to

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 it

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 regularly

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 and

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 often

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 and

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 we

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 dive

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 deeply

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 into

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 it

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 we

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 know

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 the

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 text

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 we

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 begin

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 pray

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 his

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 will

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 so

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 this

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 is

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 a

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 massively

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 encouraging

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 general

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 application

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 of the

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 text

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 is it

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 not

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 we

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 should

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 love

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 and

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 obey

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 God

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 which

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 will

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 find

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 our

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 desires

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 coming

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 into

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 line

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 with

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 his

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 so

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 that

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 as

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 we

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 pray

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 he

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 will

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 hear

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 and

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 answer

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 our

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 prayers

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 this

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 is a

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 promise

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 of our

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 text

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 today

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 but

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 there

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 is

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 a

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 more

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 specific

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 application

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 so

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 if

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 you

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 understand

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 the

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 text

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 in

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 that

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 way

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 in

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 other

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 applications

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 I

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 think

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 you're

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 correct

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 in

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 doing

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 so

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 there

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 is

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 general

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 application

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 for

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 your

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 praying

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 but

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 there's

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 specific

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 application

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 for

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 our

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 text

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 today

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 why

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 does

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 it

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 come

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 here

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 in

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 chapter

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 7

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 again

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 our

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 Lord

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 did

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 not

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 have

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 an

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 afterthought

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 about

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 prayer

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 and

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 begin

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 to

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 tack

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 on

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 random

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 instructions

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!

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 confidence

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 in

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 your

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 praying

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 he

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 is

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 instructing

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 us

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 to

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 pray

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 as

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 we

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 are

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 about

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 the

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 work

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 of

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 lovingly

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 carefully

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 aiding

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 others

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 in

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 the

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 pursuit

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 of

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 holiness

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 we've

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 seen

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 that

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 at

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 the

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 beginning

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 of

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 chapter

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 7

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 he's

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 saying

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 to

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 us

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 as

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 you're

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 doing

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 this

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 great

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 work

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 of

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 helping

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 each

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 other

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 pursue

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 Christ

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 likeness

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 pray

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 the

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 father

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 deeply

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 cares

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 about

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 this

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 thing

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 and

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 he

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 will

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 answer

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 your

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 prayers

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 so we're

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 about

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 supposed to

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 be doing

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 that

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 and

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 as

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 we

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 are

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 going

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 about

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 the

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 work

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 praying

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 for

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 strength

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 to

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 obey

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 the

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 command

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 to

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 love

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 others

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 as

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 ourselves

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 his

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 teaching

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 concerning

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 prayer

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 is

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 bridging

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 these

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 two

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 ideas

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 of

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 love

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 to

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 others

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 together

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 it's

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 bridging

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 it

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 together

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 right

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 verse

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 12

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 begins

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 so

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 so

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 what

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 so

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 because

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 you're

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 praying

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 in

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 this

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 way

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 it's

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 bridging

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 these

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 two

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 ideas

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 together

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 which

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 ought

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 to

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 make

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 it

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 so

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 clear

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 how

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 very

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 much

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 we

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 need

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 his

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 help

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 if

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 we

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 are

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 to

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 love

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 others

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 well

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 we

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 desperately

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 need

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 him

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 to

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 work

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 in

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 our

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 working

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 as

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 we're

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 loving

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 one

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 another

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 oh

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 may

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 we

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 be a

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 people

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 who

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 obey

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 the

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 command

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 to

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 love

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 others

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 as

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 ourselves

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 because

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 of

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 God's

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 promise

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 to

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 his

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 people

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 to

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 answer

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 their

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 prayers

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 may

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 we

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 also

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 be

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 a

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 people

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 who

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 obey

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 the

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 command

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 to

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 love

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 others

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 as

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 ourselves

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 because

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 secondly

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 God's

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 pattern

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 for

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 his

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 people

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 we've

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 got

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 God's

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 promise

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 to

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 his

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 people

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 secondly

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 God's

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 pattern

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 for

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 his

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 people

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 verse

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 9

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 10

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 and

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 11

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 Jesus

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 asks

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 here

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 three

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 rhetorical

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 questions

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 everyone

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 knows

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 the

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 answers

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 to

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 these

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 questions

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 if

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 any

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 one

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 of

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 my

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 sons

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 asked

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 me

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 for

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 bread

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 of

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 course

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 I

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 would

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 not

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 give

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 them

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 a

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 stone

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 too

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 many

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 of

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 us

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 are

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 familiar

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 with

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 loaves

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 of

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 bread

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 bread

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 then

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 looked

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 like

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 a

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 stone

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 it

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 was

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 brown

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 and

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 it

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 was

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 roundish

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 I

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 wouldn't

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 give

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 them

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 a

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 replacement

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 item

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 for

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 the

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 thing

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 that

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 they

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 asked

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 for

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 I

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 would

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 gladly

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 provide

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 for

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 them

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 in

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 our

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 family

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 gluten

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 free

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 bread

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 I

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 love

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 my

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 sons

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 and

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 their

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 sustenance

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 is

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 of

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 great

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 importance

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 to

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 me

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 when

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 my

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 boys

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 are

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 hungry

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 I

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 want

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 them

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 to

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 be

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 fed

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 if

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 any

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 one

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 of

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 my

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 sons

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 asked

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 me

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 for

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 a

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 fish

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 which

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 none

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 of

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 them

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 would

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 but

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 again

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 this

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 was

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 a

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 common

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 item

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 of

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 sustenance

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 right

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 this

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 would

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 have

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 been

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 a

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 common

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 thing

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 to

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 ask

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 for

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 if

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 one

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 were

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 hungry

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 of

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 course

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 I

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 would

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 give

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 them

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 the

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 good

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 nourishing

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 thing

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 for

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 them

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 and

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 not

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 a

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 thing

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 that

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 could

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 injure

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 them

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 not

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 a

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 thing

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 that

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 could

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 be

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 injurious

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 to

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 them

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 the

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 good

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 thing

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 that

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 they

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 need

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 to

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 sustain

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 them

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 Jesus

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 then

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 says

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 if

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 then

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 you

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 who

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 are

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 evil

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 know

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 how

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 to

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 give

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 good

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 gifts

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 to

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 your

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 children

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 he's

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 not

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 speaking

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 of

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 any

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 specific

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 fathers

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 but

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 of

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 all

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 fathers

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 in

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 general

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 he

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 is

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 saying

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 that

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 all

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 human

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 fathers

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 are

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 imperfect

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 the

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 fathers

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 in the

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 room

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 know

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 this

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 very

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 well

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 probably

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 because

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 you

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 all

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 have

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 fathers

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 you're

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 very

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 aware

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 of

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 this

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 none

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 of

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 us

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 have

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 had

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 perfect

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 fathers

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 none

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 of

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 us

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 will

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 be

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 perfect

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 fathers

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 all

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 human

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 fathers

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 are

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 imperfect

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 but

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 we

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 can

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 manage

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 the

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 giving

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 of

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 good

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 gifts

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 to

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 our

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 children

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 we

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 can

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 manage

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 when

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 they

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 ask

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 for

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 food

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 to

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 give

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 them

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 food

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 and

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 not

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 something

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 else

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 right

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 he

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 then

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 asks

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 his

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 third

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 rhetorical

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 question

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 Jesus

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 says

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 how

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 much

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 more

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 will

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 your

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 father

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 who

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 is

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 in

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 heaven

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 give

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 good

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 things

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 to

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 those

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 who

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 ask

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 him

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 the

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 answer

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 here

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 is

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 meant

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 to

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 be

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 obvious

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 our

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 heavenly

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 father

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 will

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 give

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 to

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 us

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 the

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 good

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 things

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 we

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 ask

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 for

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 specifically

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 the

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 ability

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 to

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 love

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 one

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 another

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 and

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 to

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 provide

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 for

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 all

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 that

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 is

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 necessary

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 for

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 us

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 to

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 love

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 one

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 another

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 not

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 only

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 is

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 our

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 heavenly

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 father

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 willing

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 to

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 give

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 us

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 good

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 gifts

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 he

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 is

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 also

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 able

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 he

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 does

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 not

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 lack

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 the

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 power

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 to

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 give

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 us

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 exactly

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 what

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 is

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 good

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 and

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 necessary

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 for

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 us

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 he

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 can

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 do

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 all

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 that

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 his

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 will

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 purposes

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 and

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 we

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 know

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 that

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 he

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 will

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 provide

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 for

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 all

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 that

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 he

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 commands

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!

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 that

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 if

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 he

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 has

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 given

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 you

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 a

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 command

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 in

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 the

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 scripture

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 that

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 he

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 will

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 provide

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 for

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 you

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 the

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 grace

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 necessary

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 to

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 keep

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 the

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 command

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 right

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 it

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 is

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 never

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 an

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 excuse

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 for

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 to

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 say

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 oh

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 I

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 can't

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 do

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 that

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 it

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 is

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 too

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 hard

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 right

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 then

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 you're

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 not

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 asking

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 ask

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 seek

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 knock

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 right

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 God

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 provides

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 for

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 all

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 that

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 he

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 commands

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 so

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 if

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 we

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 are

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 being

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 told

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 to

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 love

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 others

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 as

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 ourselves

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 he

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 will

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 provide

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 all

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 that

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 is

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 necessary

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 to

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 do

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 so

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 he

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 will

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 provide

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 the

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 ability

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 to

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 forgive

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 the

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 ability

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 to

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 be

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 patient

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 the

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 ability

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 to

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 see

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 past

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 each

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 other's

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 differences

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 the

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 ability

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 to

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 love

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 each

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 other

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 even

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 when

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 we

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 don't

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 like

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 each

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 other

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 the

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 ability

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 to

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 have

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 difficult

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 conversations

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 the

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 ability

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 to

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 be

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 bold

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 when

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 necessary

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 the

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 ability

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 to

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 be

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 humble

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 all

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 the

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 time

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 you

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 see

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 beloved

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 he

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 has

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 given

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 to

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 us

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 his

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 spirit

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 who

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 leads

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 us

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 into

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 all

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 righteousness

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 Paul

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 tells

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 us

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 in

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 Galatians

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 chapter

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 5

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 verse

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 22

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 and

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 23

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 the

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 fruit

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 of

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 the

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 spirit

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 is

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 love

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 joy

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 peace

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 patience

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 kindness

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 goodness

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 faithfulness

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 gentleness

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 self

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 control

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 against

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 such

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 things

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 there

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 is

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 no

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 law

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 and

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 in

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 fact

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 that

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 what

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 I

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 think

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 Paul

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 meant

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 these

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 things

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 are

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 law

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 fulfilling

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 things

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 right

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 the

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 spirit

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 is

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 working

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 them

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 in

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 us

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 to

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 God's

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 glory

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 God

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 if

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 God

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 will

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 God

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 can

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 and

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 will

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 infinitely

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 outdo

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 them

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 in

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 every

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 way

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 a

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 couple

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 of

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 times

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 each

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 Sunday

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 I

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 think

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 I

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 have

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 managed

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 it

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 a

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 few

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 times

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 by

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 now

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 I

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 refer

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 to

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 you

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 as

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 beloved

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 I

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 think

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 you've

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 heard

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 this

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 I

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 hope

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 that

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 you

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 have

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 and

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 I

00:26:17.399 --> 00:26:17.579
 hope

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 that

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 it

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 arrests

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 your

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 brain

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 at

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 least

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 a

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 bit

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 maybe

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 if

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 only

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 to

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 say

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 I

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 wonder

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 why

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 why

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 does

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 he

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 use

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 that

00:26:25.460 --> 00:26:26.139
 terminology

00:26:26.139 --> 00:26:27.200
 with

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 us

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 on

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 Sundays

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 here's

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 why

00:26:30.779 --> 00:26:32.180
 when

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 Jesus

00:26:32.500 --> 00:26:32.759
 was

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 baptized

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 by

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 John

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 in

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 the

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 wilderness

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 God

00:26:35.440 --> 00:26:36.000
 spoke

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 from

00:26:36.259 --> 00:26:36.599
 heaven

00:26:36.599 --> 00:26:37.139
 saying

00:26:37.139 --> 00:26:37.480
 you can

00:26:37.480 --> 00:26:37.619
 see

00:26:37.619 --> 00:26:37.779
 this

00:26:37.779 --> 00:26:37.879
 in

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 Matthew

00:26:38.139 --> 00:26:38.420
 chapter

00:26:38.420 --> 00:26:38.819
 3

00:26:38.819 --> 00:26:39.180
 verse

00:26:39.180 --> 00:26:39.879
 17

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 this

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 is

00:26:42.180 --> 00:26:42.680
 my

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 beloved

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 son

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 with

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 whom

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 I

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 am

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 well

00:26:48.220 --> 00:26:49.460
 pleased

00:26:49.460 --> 00:26:50.339
 God

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 the

00:26:50.480 --> 00:26:50.819
 father

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 called

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 God

00:26:52.759 --> 00:26:52.960
 the

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 son

00:26:53.339 --> 00:26:54.839
 beloved

00:26:54.839 --> 00:26:56.379
 and

00:26:56.379 --> 00:26:56.839
 now

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 for

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 those

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 of

00:26:58.059 --> 00:26:58.259
 us

00:26:58.259 --> 00:26:58.399
 who

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 have

00:26:58.559 --> 00:26:58.899
 placed

00:26:58.899 --> 00:26:59.079
 our

00:26:59.079 --> 00:26:59.399
 faith

00:26:59.399 --> 00:26:59.579
 in

00:26:59.579 --> 00:26:59.879
 Christ

00:26:59.879 --> 00:27:00.039
 who

00:27:00.039 --> 00:27:00.160
 have

00:27:00.160 --> 00:27:00.620
 believed

00:27:00.620 --> 00:27:00.800
 in

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 him

00:27:01.000 --> 00:27:01.120
 for

00:27:01.120 --> 00:27:01.259
 the

00:27:01.259 --> 00:27:01.640
 salvation

00:27:01.640 --> 00:27:01.860
 of

00:27:01.860 --> 00:27:02.040
 our

00:27:02.040 --> 00:27:02.519
 souls

00:27:02.519 --> 00:27:03.720
 this

00:27:03.720 --> 00:27:04.300
 same

00:27:04.300 --> 00:27:04.880
 terminology

00:27:04.880 --> 00:27:05.140
 is

00:27:05.140 --> 00:27:05.580
 extended

00:27:05.580 --> 00:27:05.860
 to

00:27:05.860 --> 00:27:06.300
 us

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 we

00:27:06.480 --> 00:27:06.580
 are

00:27:06.580 --> 00:27:06.779
 now

00:27:06.779 --> 00:27:07.400
 co-heirs

00:27:07.400 --> 00:27:07.620
 with

00:27:07.620 --> 00:27:08.080
 Christ

00:27:08.080 --> 00:27:08.300
 we

00:27:08.300 --> 00:27:08.480
 are

00:27:08.480 --> 00:27:08.759
 his

00:27:08.759 --> 00:27:09.620
 brothers

00:27:09.620 --> 00:27:10.279
 and

00:27:10.279 --> 00:27:10.580
 his

00:27:10.580 --> 00:27:11.660
 sisters

00:27:11.660 --> 00:27:13.080
 so

00:27:13.080 --> 00:27:13.380
 God

00:27:13.380 --> 00:27:13.820
 looks

00:27:13.820 --> 00:27:13.980
 at

00:27:13.980 --> 00:27:14.200
 us

00:27:14.200 --> 00:27:14.340
 and

00:27:14.340 --> 00:27:14.500
 he

00:27:14.500 --> 00:27:14.960
 calls

00:27:14.960 --> 00:27:15.500
 us

00:27:15.500 --> 00:27:16.860
 beloved

00:27:16.860 --> 00:27:18.220
 how

00:27:18.220 --> 00:27:18.380
 would

00:27:18.380 --> 00:27:18.500
 I

00:27:18.500 --> 00:27:18.700
 know

00:27:18.700 --> 00:27:18.940
 such

00:27:18.940 --> 00:27:19.080
 a

00:27:19.080 --> 00:27:19.300
 thing

00:27:19.300 --> 00:27:20.480
 later

00:27:20.480 --> 00:27:21.840
 in

00:27:21.840 --> 00:27:22.200
 history

00:27:22.200 --> 00:27:23.100
 in

00:27:23.100 --> 00:27:23.200
 the

00:27:23.200 --> 00:27:23.440
 writing

00:27:23.440 --> 00:27:23.600
 of

00:27:23.600 --> 00:27:23.800
 first

00:27:23.800 --> 00:27:24.220
 John

00:27:24.220 --> 00:27:24.600
 John

00:27:24.600 --> 00:27:24.980
 uses

00:27:24.980 --> 00:27:25.200
 this

00:27:25.200 --> 00:27:25.500
 title

00:27:25.500 --> 00:27:25.660
 for

00:27:25.660 --> 00:27:25.800
 the

00:27:25.800 --> 00:27:26.360
 Christians

00:27:26.360 --> 00:27:26.600
 that

00:27:26.600 --> 00:27:26.740
 he

00:27:26.740 --> 00:27:26.920
 is

00:27:26.920 --> 00:27:27.279
 writing

00:27:27.279 --> 00:27:28.060
 to

00:27:28.060 --> 00:27:29.600
 he

00:27:29.599 --> 00:27:30.039
 and

00:27:30.039 --> 00:27:30.459
 I

00:27:30.459 --> 00:27:30.639
 and

00:27:30.639 --> 00:27:30.919
 using

00:27:30.919 --> 00:27:31.279
 that

00:27:31.279 --> 00:27:31.859
 terminology

00:27:31.859 --> 00:27:32.240
 intend

00:27:32.240 --> 00:27:32.559
 to

00:27:32.559 --> 00:27:33.019
 remind

00:27:33.019 --> 00:27:33.519
 you

00:27:33.519 --> 00:27:35.119
 that

00:27:35.119 --> 00:27:35.339
 if

00:27:35.339 --> 00:27:35.539
 you

00:27:35.539 --> 00:27:35.779
 are

00:27:35.779 --> 00:27:36.019
 in

00:27:36.019 --> 00:27:36.439
 Christ

00:27:36.439 --> 00:27:36.639
 you

00:27:36.639 --> 00:27:36.859
 have

00:27:36.859 --> 00:27:37.480
 all

00:27:37.480 --> 00:27:37.699
 the

00:27:37.699 --> 00:27:38.059
 blessings

00:27:38.059 --> 00:27:38.299
 of

00:27:38.299 --> 00:27:38.559
 being

00:27:38.559 --> 00:27:39.219
 called

00:27:39.219 --> 00:27:40.059
 God's

00:27:40.059 --> 00:27:41.139
 children

00:27:41.139 --> 00:27:42.759
 it's

00:27:42.759 --> 00:27:43.099
 my way

00:27:43.099 --> 00:27:43.539
 of saying

00:27:43.539 --> 00:27:43.919
 to those

00:27:43.919 --> 00:27:44.139
 in the

00:27:44.139 --> 00:27:44.379
 room

00:27:44.379 --> 00:27:45.059
 Christian

00:27:45.059 --> 00:27:45.899
 listen to

00:27:45.899 --> 00:27:46.119
 this

00:27:46.119 --> 00:27:46.539
 thing

00:27:46.539 --> 00:27:47.000
 right

00:27:47.000 --> 00:27:47.459
 but

00:27:47.459 --> 00:27:47.919
 rooting

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 that

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 in

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 us

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 being

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 God's

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 children

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 him

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 being

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 our

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 father

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 Paul

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 wrote

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 in

00:27:56.279 --> 00:27:56.660
 Ephesians

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 chapter

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 1

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 verse

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 3

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 blessed

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 be

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 the

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 God

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 and

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 father

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 of

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 our

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 Lord

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 Jesus

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 Christ

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 who

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 has

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 blessed

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 us

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 in

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 Christ

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 with

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 every

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 spiritual

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 blessing

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 in

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 the

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 heavenly

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 places

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 we

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 have

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 full

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 access

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 to

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 God

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 and

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 all

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 that

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 he's

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 promised

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 for

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 us

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 and

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 we

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 can

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 see

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 that

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 so

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 simply

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 in

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 this

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 pattern

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 right

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 that

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 fathers

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 know

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 how

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 to

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 give

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 good

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 gifts

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 to

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 their

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 children

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 how

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 much

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 more

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 will

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 our

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 heavenly

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 father

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 provide

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 for

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 us

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 all

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 that

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 we

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 need

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 as

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 we

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 endeavor

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 to

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 love

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 one

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 another

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 as

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 we

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 should

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 so

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 may

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 we

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 be

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 a

00:28:37.359 --> 00:28:37.539
 people

00:28:37.539 --> 00:28:37.720
 who

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 obey

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 the

00:28:38.259 --> 00:28:38.579
 command

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 to

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 love

00:28:39.099 --> 00:28:39.579
 others

00:28:39.579 --> 00:28:39.980
 as

00:28:39.980 --> 00:28:40.599
 ourselves

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 because

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 God

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 promises

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 God's

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 promises

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 to his

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 people

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 God's

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 pattern

00:28:45.440 --> 00:28:45.900
 for his

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 people

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 and

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 third

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 and

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 lastly

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 God's

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 purpose

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 for his

00:28:50.599 --> 00:28:50.940
 people

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 we

00:28:53.299 --> 00:28:53.640
 find this

00:28:53.640 --> 00:28:53.900
 in verse

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 12

00:28:54.259 --> 00:28:54.440
 so

00:28:54.440 --> 00:28:54.700
 whatever

00:28:54.700 --> 00:28:54.940
 you

00:28:54.940 --> 00:28:55.240
 wish

00:28:55.240 --> 00:28:55.460
 that

00:28:55.460 --> 00:28:55.759
 others

00:28:55.759 --> 00:28:55.960
 would

00:28:55.960 --> 00:28:56.259
 do

00:28:56.259 --> 00:28:56.940
 to

00:28:56.940 --> 00:28:57.180
 you

00:28:57.180 --> 00:28:57.400
 do

00:28:57.400 --> 00:28:57.880
 also

00:28:57.880 --> 00:28:58.160
 to

00:28:58.160 --> 00:28:58.500
 them

00:28:58.500 --> 00:28:58.820
 for

00:28:58.820 --> 00:28:59.220
 this

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 is

00:28:59.900 --> 00:29:00.180
 the

00:29:00.180 --> 00:29:00.580
 law

00:29:00.580 --> 00:29:01.700
 and

00:29:01.700 --> 00:29:01.860
 the

00:29:01.860 --> 00:29:02.340
 prophets

00:29:02.340 --> 00:29:04.420
 there

00:29:04.420 --> 00:29:04.559
 is

00:29:04.559 --> 00:29:04.759
 no

00:29:04.759 --> 00:29:05.299
 capacity

00:29:05.299 --> 00:29:06.220
 in

00:29:06.220 --> 00:29:06.400
 an

00:29:06.400 --> 00:29:07.080
 unbeliever

00:29:07.080 --> 00:29:07.400
 one

00:29:07.400 --> 00:29:07.539
 who

00:29:07.539 --> 00:29:07.720
 does

00:29:07.720 --> 00:29:08.200
 not

00:29:08.200 --> 00:29:08.799
 follow

00:29:08.799 --> 00:29:09.640
 Christ

00:29:09.640 --> 00:29:10.539
 to

00:29:10.539 --> 00:29:10.799
 love

00:29:10.799 --> 00:29:11.340
 others

00:29:11.340 --> 00:29:12.220
 as

00:29:12.220 --> 00:29:12.820
 ourselves

00:29:12.820 --> 00:29:14.860
 sinful

00:29:14.860 --> 00:29:15.279
 man

00:29:15.279 --> 00:29:15.640
 is

00:29:15.640 --> 00:29:16.480
 only

00:29:16.480 --> 00:29:16.920
 interested

00:29:16.920 --> 00:29:17.480
 in

00:29:17.480 --> 00:29:18.320
 self

00:29:18.319 --> 00:29:19.559
 all

00:29:19.559 --> 00:29:19.759
 that

00:29:19.759 --> 00:29:19.859
 he

00:29:19.859 --> 00:29:20.099
 does

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 is

00:29:20.259 --> 00:29:20.740
 aimed

00:29:20.740 --> 00:29:20.980
 at

00:29:20.980 --> 00:29:21.159
 his

00:29:21.159 --> 00:29:21.639
 own

00:29:21.639 --> 00:29:22.299
 well

00:29:22.299 --> 00:29:23.079
 being

00:29:23.079 --> 00:29:24.559
 the

00:29:24.559 --> 00:29:25.319
 affirmation

00:29:25.319 --> 00:29:26.159
 affirmation

00:29:26.159 --> 00:29:26.579
 statements

00:29:26.579 --> 00:29:27.159
 of the

00:29:27.159 --> 00:29:27.659
 ethic

00:29:27.659 --> 00:29:28.039
 of

00:29:28.039 --> 00:29:28.759
 reciprocity

00:29:28.759 --> 00:29:29.500
 were

00:29:29.500 --> 00:29:30.000
 only

00:29:30.000 --> 00:29:30.419
 aimed

00:29:30.419 --> 00:29:30.700
 at

00:29:30.700 --> 00:29:31.139
 self

00:29:31.139 --> 00:29:31.740
 interest

00:29:31.740 --> 00:29:32.379
 not

00:29:32.379 --> 00:29:32.839
 harming

00:29:32.839 --> 00:29:33.319
 others

00:29:33.319 --> 00:29:33.980
 so

00:29:33.980 --> 00:29:34.159
 that

00:29:34.159 --> 00:29:34.379
 they

00:29:34.379 --> 00:29:34.559
 would

00:29:34.559 --> 00:29:34.799
 not

00:29:34.799 --> 00:29:35.179
 harm

00:29:35.179 --> 00:29:35.740
 us

00:29:35.740 --> 00:29:37.159
 don't

00:29:37.159 --> 00:29:37.299
 do

00:29:37.299 --> 00:29:37.460
 to

00:29:37.460 --> 00:29:38.000
 others

00:29:38.000 --> 00:29:38.279
 so

00:29:38.279 --> 00:29:38.519
 that

00:29:38.519 --> 00:29:38.759
 they

00:29:38.759 --> 00:29:39.119
 won't

00:29:39.119 --> 00:29:39.399
 do

00:29:39.399 --> 00:29:39.799
 to

00:29:39.799 --> 00:29:41.039
 you

00:29:41.039 --> 00:29:42.279
 but

00:29:42.279 --> 00:29:42.639
 God

00:29:42.639 --> 00:29:43.139
 asks

00:29:43.139 --> 00:29:43.679
 so

00:29:43.679 --> 00:29:44.279
 much

00:29:44.279 --> 00:29:44.839
 more

00:29:44.839 --> 00:29:45.819
 of

00:29:45.819 --> 00:29:45.939
 his

00:29:45.939 --> 00:29:46.299
 people

00:29:46.299 --> 00:29:47.119
 he

00:29:47.119 --> 00:29:47.579
 asks

00:29:47.579 --> 00:29:48.220
 something

00:29:48.220 --> 00:29:49.279
 supernatural

00:29:49.279 --> 00:29:50.420
 of

00:29:50.420 --> 00:29:51.019
 his

00:29:51.019 --> 00:29:51.380
 people

00:29:51.380 --> 00:29:51.640
 that

00:29:51.640 --> 00:29:51.940
 he

00:29:51.940 --> 00:29:52.160
 would

00:29:52.160 --> 00:29:52.620
 accomplish

00:29:52.620 --> 00:29:52.880
 it

00:29:52.880 --> 00:29:53.059
 and

00:29:53.059 --> 00:29:53.220
 be

00:29:53.220 --> 00:29:53.740
 praised

00:29:53.740 --> 00:29:54.420
 for

00:29:54.420 --> 00:29:54.720
 it

00:29:54.720 --> 00:29:55.720
 loving

00:29:55.720 --> 00:29:56.299
 others

00:29:56.299 --> 00:29:57.120
 as

00:29:57.120 --> 00:29:57.279
 we

00:29:57.279 --> 00:29:57.660
 love

00:29:57.660 --> 00:29:58.839
 ourselves

00:29:58.839 --> 00:30:00.460
 this

00:30:00.460 --> 00:30:00.720
 kind

00:30:00.720 --> 00:30:00.839
 of

00:30:00.839 --> 00:30:01.079
 love

00:30:01.079 --> 00:30:01.240
 is

00:30:01.240 --> 00:30:01.700
 not

00:30:01.700 --> 00:30:02.700
 self

00:30:02.700 --> 00:30:04.079
 serving

00:30:04.079 --> 00:30:05.279
 the

00:30:05.279 --> 00:30:06.079
 self

00:30:06.079 --> 00:30:06.339
 love

00:30:06.339 --> 00:30:06.640
 comes

00:30:06.640 --> 00:30:06.880
 so

00:30:06.880 --> 00:30:07.400
 very

00:30:07.400 --> 00:30:07.920
 naturally

00:30:07.920 --> 00:30:08.160
 what

00:30:08.160 --> 00:30:08.420
 Jesus

00:30:08.420 --> 00:30:08.660
 is

00:30:08.660 --> 00:30:08.940
 trying

00:30:08.940 --> 00:30:09.120
 to

00:30:09.120 --> 00:30:09.259
 say

00:30:09.259 --> 00:30:09.420
 to

00:30:09.420 --> 00:30:09.620
 us

00:30:09.620 --> 00:30:09.740
 is

00:30:09.740 --> 00:30:09.839
 that

00:30:09.839 --> 00:30:09.980
 we

00:30:09.980 --> 00:30:10.339
 turn

00:30:10.339 --> 00:30:10.720
 that

00:30:10.720 --> 00:30:11.420
 natural

00:30:11.420 --> 00:30:12.220
 impulse

00:30:12.220 --> 00:30:12.440
 to

00:30:12.440 --> 00:30:12.600
 love

00:30:12.600 --> 00:30:13.039
 ourselves

00:30:13.039 --> 00:30:13.600
 outward

00:30:13.600 --> 00:30:14.720
 to

00:30:14.720 --> 00:30:15.160
 others

00:30:15.160 --> 00:30:16.720
 selfless

00:30:16.720 --> 00:30:16.940
 love

00:30:16.940 --> 00:30:17.339
 served

00:30:17.339 --> 00:30:17.680
 for the

00:30:17.680 --> 00:30:17.960
 sake

00:30:17.960 --> 00:30:18.160
 of

00:30:18.160 --> 00:30:18.299
 the

00:30:18.299 --> 00:30:18.539
 one

00:30:18.539 --> 00:30:18.900
 being

00:30:18.900 --> 00:30:19.579
 served

00:30:19.579 --> 00:30:20.240
 and

00:30:20.240 --> 00:30:20.759
 serves

00:30:20.759 --> 00:30:20.980
 in

00:30:20.980 --> 00:30:21.160
 the

00:30:21.160 --> 00:30:21.480
 way

00:30:21.480 --> 00:30:21.759
 it

00:30:21.759 --> 00:30:22.140
 likes

00:30:22.140 --> 00:30:22.680
 being

00:30:22.680 --> 00:30:24.019
 served

00:30:24.019 --> 00:30:24.779
 whether

00:30:24.779 --> 00:30:25.000
 you

00:30:25.000 --> 00:30:25.180
 are

00:30:25.180 --> 00:30:25.539
 served

00:30:25.539 --> 00:30:25.720
 in

00:30:25.720 --> 00:30:25.960
 this

00:30:25.960 --> 00:30:26.420
 way

00:30:26.420 --> 00:30:27.680
 or

00:30:27.680 --> 00:30:28.120
 not

00:30:28.120 --> 00:30:29.960
 beloved

00:30:29.960 --> 00:30:30.360
 when

00:30:30.360 --> 00:30:30.660
 was

00:30:30.660 --> 00:30:30.799
 the

00:30:30.799 --> 00:30:31.059
 last

00:30:31.059 --> 00:30:31.400
 time

00:30:31.400 --> 00:30:31.539
 you

00:30:31.539 --> 00:30:32.000
 gave

00:30:32.000 --> 00:30:32.220
 of

00:30:32.220 --> 00:30:32.720
 yourself

00:30:32.720 --> 00:30:33.660
 for

00:30:33.660 --> 00:30:33.779
 the

00:30:33.779 --> 00:30:33.960
 sake

00:30:33.960 --> 00:30:34.079
 of

00:30:34.079 --> 00:30:34.319
 another

00:30:34.319 --> 00:30:36.360
 you

00:30:36.360 --> 00:30:36.519
 may

00:30:36.519 --> 00:30:36.860
 find

00:30:36.860 --> 00:30:37.220
 yourself

00:30:37.220 --> 00:30:37.620
 being

00:30:37.620 --> 00:30:38.039
 one

00:30:38.039 --> 00:30:38.140
 of

00:30:38.140 --> 00:30:38.279
 those

00:30:38.279 --> 00:30:38.579
 people

00:30:38.579 --> 00:30:39.640
 this

00:30:39.640 --> 00:30:39.960
 morning

00:30:39.960 --> 00:30:40.360
 that

00:30:40.360 --> 00:30:40.519
 are

00:30:40.519 --> 00:30:41.120
 rather

00:30:41.120 --> 00:30:42.100
 unloving

00:30:42.100 --> 00:30:42.720
 maybe

00:30:42.720 --> 00:30:42.920
 you're

00:30:42.920 --> 00:30:43.259
 looking

00:30:43.259 --> 00:30:43.559
 for

00:30:43.559 --> 00:30:43.880
 others

00:30:43.880 --> 00:30:44.100
 to

00:30:44.100 --> 00:30:44.400
 love

00:30:44.400 --> 00:30:44.819
 you

00:30:44.819 --> 00:30:45.400
 well

00:30:45.400 --> 00:30:45.720
 and

00:30:45.720 --> 00:30:46.019
 then

00:30:46.019 --> 00:30:46.279
 you're

00:30:46.279 --> 00:30:46.500
 ready

00:30:46.500 --> 00:30:46.759
 to

00:30:46.759 --> 00:30:47.160
 love

00:30:47.160 --> 00:30:47.960
 others

00:30:47.960 --> 00:30:49.160
 you're

00:30:49.160 --> 00:30:49.740
 willing

00:30:49.740 --> 00:30:50.000
 to

00:30:50.000 --> 00:30:50.779
 play

00:30:50.779 --> 00:30:51.060
 in the

00:30:51.060 --> 00:30:51.380
 game

00:30:51.380 --> 00:30:51.580
 this

00:30:51.580 --> 00:30:51.920
 ethic

00:30:51.920 --> 00:30:52.120
 of

00:30:52.120 --> 00:30:52.900
 reciprocity

00:30:52.900 --> 00:30:53.140
 but

00:30:53.140 --> 00:30:53.460
 others

00:30:53.460 --> 00:30:53.740
 must

00:30:53.740 --> 00:30:54.180
 act

00:30:54.180 --> 00:30:54.700
 first

00:30:54.700 --> 00:30:55.100
 and

00:30:55.100 --> 00:30:55.300
 then

00:30:55.300 --> 00:30:55.519
 the

00:30:55.519 --> 00:30:55.740
 other

00:30:55.740 --> 00:30:56.140
 way

00:30:56.140 --> 00:30:57.259
 around

00:30:57.259 --> 00:30:58.040
 most

00:30:58.040 --> 00:30:58.400
 of you

00:30:58.400 --> 00:30:59.019
 have

00:30:59.019 --> 00:30:59.420
 jobs

00:30:59.420 --> 00:30:59.779
 or have

00:30:59.779 --> 00:31:00.460
 worked

00:31:00.460 --> 00:31:01.480
 a job

00:31:01.480 --> 00:31:01.820
 and how

00:31:01.820 --> 00:31:02.320
 often

00:31:02.320 --> 00:31:02.980
 have we

00:31:02.980 --> 00:31:03.320
 or

00:31:03.320 --> 00:31:03.920
 others

00:31:03.920 --> 00:31:04.200
 that we

00:31:04.200 --> 00:31:04.480
 work

00:31:04.480 --> 00:31:04.820
 with

00:31:04.820 --> 00:31:06.100
 said we

00:31:06.100 --> 00:31:06.580
 would work

00:31:06.580 --> 00:31:06.980
 harder

00:31:06.980 --> 00:31:07.540
 once we

00:31:07.540 --> 00:31:08.000
 got that

00:31:08.000 --> 00:31:08.460
 raise

00:31:08.460 --> 00:31:09.380
 guess what

00:31:09.380 --> 00:31:09.740
 that's

00:31:09.740 --> 00:31:10.060
 not the

00:31:10.060 --> 00:31:10.320
 way the

00:31:10.320 --> 00:31:10.560
 world

00:31:10.560 --> 00:31:11.080
 works

00:31:11.079 --> 00:31:12.399
 if you

00:31:12.399 --> 00:31:12.579
 ever

00:31:12.579 --> 00:31:12.779
 want

00:31:12.779 --> 00:31:12.879
 to

00:31:12.879 --> 00:31:13.099
 raise

00:31:13.099 --> 00:31:13.240
 you

00:31:13.240 --> 00:31:13.439
 better

00:31:13.439 --> 00:31:13.740
 work

00:31:13.740 --> 00:31:14.000
 really

00:31:14.000 --> 00:31:14.179
 really

00:31:14.179 --> 00:31:14.519
 hard

00:31:14.519 --> 00:31:15.379
 first

00:31:15.379 --> 00:31:17.039
 exceed

00:31:17.039 --> 00:31:17.259
 what

00:31:17.259 --> 00:31:17.399
 you're

00:31:17.399 --> 00:31:17.599
 being

00:31:17.599 --> 00:31:17.879
 paid

00:31:17.879 --> 00:31:18.259
 for

00:31:18.259 --> 00:31:18.579
 and

00:31:18.579 --> 00:31:18.859
 then

00:31:18.859 --> 00:31:19.119
 the

00:31:19.119 --> 00:31:19.379
 person

00:31:19.379 --> 00:31:19.759
 paying

00:31:19.759 --> 00:31:19.980
 you

00:31:19.980 --> 00:31:20.179
 I

00:31:20.179 --> 00:31:20.500
 hope

00:31:20.500 --> 00:31:20.699
 will

00:31:20.699 --> 00:31:20.980
 consider

00:31:20.980 --> 00:31:21.259
 giving

00:31:21.259 --> 00:31:21.579
 you

00:31:21.579 --> 00:31:22.960
 a

00:31:22.960 --> 00:31:23.299
 raise

00:31:23.299 --> 00:31:23.599
 we're

00:31:23.599 --> 00:31:23.839
 this

00:31:23.839 --> 00:31:24.019
 way

00:31:24.019 --> 00:31:24.179
 with

00:31:24.179 --> 00:31:24.899
 relationships

00:31:24.899 --> 00:31:25.720
 all

00:31:25.720 --> 00:31:26.240
 the

00:31:26.240 --> 00:31:26.639
 time

00:31:26.639 --> 00:31:27.559
 we want

00:31:27.559 --> 00:31:27.779
 others

00:31:27.779 --> 00:31:27.960
 to

00:31:27.960 --> 00:31:28.359
 invest

00:31:28.359 --> 00:31:28.579
 in

00:31:28.579 --> 00:31:28.819
 us

00:31:28.819 --> 00:31:29.079
 and

00:31:29.079 --> 00:31:29.379
 then

00:31:29.379 --> 00:31:29.619
 we'll

00:31:29.619 --> 00:31:29.799
 turn

00:31:29.799 --> 00:31:30.079
 around

00:31:30.079 --> 00:31:30.259
 and

00:31:30.259 --> 00:31:30.720
 invest

00:31:30.720 --> 00:31:31.679
 in

00:31:31.679 --> 00:31:31.939
 others

00:31:31.939 --> 00:31:32.059
 and

00:31:32.059 --> 00:31:32.339
 beloved

00:31:32.339 --> 00:31:32.899
 one

00:31:32.899 --> 00:31:33.259
 sided

00:31:33.259 --> 00:31:33.899
 relationships

00:31:33.899 --> 00:31:34.179
 are

00:31:34.179 --> 00:31:34.599
 almost

00:31:34.599 --> 00:31:35.059
 always

00:31:35.059 --> 00:31:35.539
 failed

00:31:35.539 --> 00:31:36.819
 almost

00:31:36.819 --> 00:31:37.359
 always

00:31:37.359 --> 00:31:38.179
 do

00:31:38.180 --> 00:31:39.820
 so

00:31:39.820 --> 00:31:40.299
 you may

00:31:40.299 --> 00:31:40.580
 find

00:31:40.580 --> 00:31:40.860
 yourself

00:31:40.860 --> 00:31:41.000
 in

00:31:41.000 --> 00:31:41.120
 that

00:31:41.120 --> 00:31:41.480
 place

00:31:41.480 --> 00:31:41.880
 this

00:31:41.880 --> 00:31:42.180
 morning

00:31:42.180 --> 00:31:42.640
 but

00:31:42.640 --> 00:31:44.240
 let me

00:31:44.240 --> 00:31:44.700
 tell you

00:31:44.700 --> 00:31:45.039
 that

00:31:45.039 --> 00:31:45.440
 I

00:31:45.440 --> 00:31:45.779
 think

00:31:45.779 --> 00:31:46.039
 that

00:31:46.039 --> 00:31:46.299
 may

00:31:46.299 --> 00:31:46.420
 be

00:31:46.420 --> 00:31:46.640
 the

00:31:46.640 --> 00:31:47.180
 minority

00:31:47.180 --> 00:31:47.560
 of

00:31:47.560 --> 00:31:47.920
 us

00:31:47.920 --> 00:31:49.299
 so

00:31:49.299 --> 00:31:49.680
 often

00:31:49.680 --> 00:31:49.940
 when

00:31:49.940 --> 00:31:50.160
 I

00:31:50.160 --> 00:31:50.400
 preach

00:31:50.400 --> 00:31:50.820
 text

00:31:50.820 --> 00:31:51.000
 I

00:31:51.000 --> 00:31:51.140
 go

00:31:51.140 --> 00:31:51.519
 oh

00:31:51.519 --> 00:31:51.759
 what

00:31:51.759 --> 00:31:51.880
 a

00:31:51.880 --> 00:31:52.200
 place

00:31:52.200 --> 00:31:52.400
 for

00:31:52.400 --> 00:31:52.560
 us

00:31:52.560 --> 00:31:52.700
 to

00:31:52.700 --> 00:31:52.980
 grow

00:31:52.980 --> 00:31:53.200
 in

00:31:53.200 --> 00:31:54.720
 oh

00:31:54.720 --> 00:31:54.900
 there

00:31:54.900 --> 00:31:55.080
 needs

00:31:55.080 --> 00:31:55.299
 to be

00:31:55.299 --> 00:31:55.860
 rebuke

00:31:55.860 --> 00:31:56.240
 brought

00:31:56.240 --> 00:31:56.660
 this

00:31:56.660 --> 00:31:57.019
 morning

00:31:57.019 --> 00:31:57.440
 but

00:31:57.440 --> 00:31:58.060
 I

00:31:58.060 --> 00:31:58.340
 want

00:31:58.340 --> 00:31:58.440
 you

00:31:58.440 --> 00:31:58.580
 to

00:31:58.580 --> 00:31:58.759
 know

00:31:58.759 --> 00:31:58.960
 that

00:31:58.960 --> 00:31:59.160
 I

00:31:59.160 --> 00:31:59.400
 see

00:31:59.400 --> 00:32:00.019
 many

00:32:00.019 --> 00:32:00.519
 examples

00:32:00.519 --> 00:32:00.799
 of

00:32:00.799 --> 00:32:00.980
 this

00:32:00.980 --> 00:32:01.360
 kind

00:32:01.360 --> 00:32:01.580
 of

00:32:01.580 --> 00:32:02.259
 selfless

00:32:02.259 --> 00:32:02.660
 love

00:32:02.660 --> 00:32:03.420
 in

00:32:03.420 --> 00:32:03.580
 our

00:32:03.580 --> 00:32:03.940
 midst

00:32:03.940 --> 00:32:04.660
 I

00:32:04.660 --> 00:32:05.000
 see

00:32:05.000 --> 00:32:05.200
 it

00:32:05.200 --> 00:32:05.960
 again

00:32:05.960 --> 00:32:06.299
 and

00:32:06.299 --> 00:32:06.860
 again

00:32:06.860 --> 00:32:07.600
 and

00:32:07.600 --> 00:32:07.900
 again

00:32:07.900 --> 00:32:08.039
 and

00:32:08.039 --> 00:32:08.180
 I

00:32:08.180 --> 00:32:08.340
 am

00:32:08.340 --> 00:32:09.079
 so

00:32:09.079 --> 00:32:10.100
 very

00:32:10.100 --> 00:32:11.420
 encouraged

00:32:11.420 --> 00:32:12.480
 by it

00:32:12.480 --> 00:32:13.400
 it

00:32:13.400 --> 00:32:13.559
 just

00:32:13.559 --> 00:32:14.200
 absolutely

00:32:14.200 --> 00:32:14.380
 it

00:32:14.380 --> 00:32:14.860
 encourages

00:32:14.860 --> 00:32:15.000
 me

00:32:15.000 --> 00:32:15.180
 to

00:32:15.180 --> 00:32:15.660
 no

00:32:15.660 --> 00:32:16.039
 end

00:32:16.039 --> 00:32:16.299
 even

00:32:16.299 --> 00:32:16.539
 the

00:32:16.539 --> 00:32:16.819
 simple

00:32:16.819 --> 00:32:17.019
 little

00:32:17.019 --> 00:32:17.319
 things

00:32:17.319 --> 00:32:17.420
 that

00:32:17.420 --> 00:32:17.519
 will

00:32:17.519 --> 00:32:17.819
 happen

00:32:17.819 --> 00:32:18.360
 on

00:32:18.360 --> 00:32:18.779
 slack

00:32:18.779 --> 00:32:18.920
 as

00:32:18.920 --> 00:32:19.059
 we

00:32:19.059 --> 00:32:19.539
 communicate

00:32:19.539 --> 00:32:19.799
 and

00:32:19.799 --> 00:32:20.019
 somebody

00:32:20.019 --> 00:32:20.340
 needs

00:32:20.340 --> 00:32:20.559
 a little

00:32:20.559 --> 00:32:20.840
 something

00:32:20.840 --> 00:32:21.079
 here

00:32:21.079 --> 00:32:21.299
 a little

00:32:21.299 --> 00:32:21.519
 something

00:32:21.519 --> 00:32:21.700
 there

00:32:21.700 --> 00:32:21.799
 and

00:32:21.799 --> 00:32:21.940
 somebody

00:32:21.940 --> 00:32:22.319
 jumps

00:32:22.319 --> 00:32:22.620
 right

00:32:22.620 --> 00:32:22.860
 on

00:32:22.860 --> 00:32:23.500
 helping

00:32:23.500 --> 00:32:24.039
 in

00:32:24.039 --> 00:32:24.220
 that

00:32:24.220 --> 00:32:24.440
 way

00:32:24.440 --> 00:32:24.600
 I

00:32:24.600 --> 00:32:24.740
 am

00:32:24.740 --> 00:32:25.420
 so

00:32:25.420 --> 00:32:26.440
 encouraged

00:32:26.440 --> 00:32:26.759
 by

00:32:26.759 --> 00:32:26.920
 it

00:32:26.920 --> 00:32:27.019
 and

00:32:27.019 --> 00:32:27.160
 I'm

00:32:27.160 --> 00:32:27.620
 encouraged

00:32:27.620 --> 00:32:28.319
 because

00:32:28.319 --> 00:32:29.920
 selfless

00:32:29.920 --> 00:32:30.279
 love

00:32:30.279 --> 00:32:30.880
 in our

00:32:30.880 --> 00:32:31.480
 midst

00:32:31.480 --> 00:32:32.160
 this

00:32:32.160 --> 00:32:32.600
 kind

00:32:32.600 --> 00:32:32.740
 of

00:32:32.740 --> 00:32:33.019
 love

00:32:33.019 --> 00:32:33.180
 that

00:32:33.180 --> 00:32:33.380
 seeks

00:32:33.380 --> 00:32:33.400
!

00:32:35.960 --> 00:32:36.440
 is an

00:32:36.440 --> 00:32:36.819
 evidence

00:32:36.819 --> 00:32:37.559
 of the

00:32:37.559 --> 00:32:37.920
 working

00:32:37.920 --> 00:32:38.240
 of the

00:32:38.240 --> 00:32:38.500
 spirit

00:32:38.500 --> 00:32:39.000
 of God

00:32:39.000 --> 00:32:39.620
 amongst

00:32:39.620 --> 00:32:40.059
 us

00:32:40.059 --> 00:32:41.600
 sacrificial

00:32:41.600 --> 00:32:41.920
 love

00:32:41.920 --> 00:32:42.460
 does not

00:32:42.460 --> 00:32:42.960
 come

00:32:42.960 --> 00:32:44.000
 naturally

00:32:44.000 --> 00:32:44.860
 it

00:32:44.860 --> 00:32:45.480
 doesn't

00:32:45.480 --> 00:32:46.799
 and we

00:32:46.799 --> 00:32:46.960
 should

00:32:46.960 --> 00:32:47.440
 rejoice

00:32:47.440 --> 00:32:48.160
 in those

00:32:48.160 --> 00:32:48.480
 things

00:32:48.480 --> 00:32:48.960
 that seem

00:32:48.960 --> 00:32:49.279
 so

00:32:49.279 --> 00:32:49.720
 simple

00:32:49.720 --> 00:32:50.259
 and so

00:32:50.259 --> 00:32:51.200
 mundane

00:32:51.200 --> 00:32:52.400
 this is

00:32:52.400 --> 00:32:52.700
 the way

00:32:52.700 --> 00:32:53.079
 God

00:32:53.079 --> 00:32:53.620
 is often

00:32:53.620 --> 00:32:54.059
 working

00:32:54.059 --> 00:32:54.440
 amongst

00:32:54.440 --> 00:32:54.680
 us

00:32:54.680 --> 00:32:55.100
 little

00:32:55.100 --> 00:32:55.779
 acts

00:32:55.779 --> 00:32:56.480
 of

00:32:56.480 --> 00:32:56.740
 loving

00:32:56.740 --> 00:32:57.259
 kindness

00:32:57.259 --> 00:32:58.340
 toward

00:32:58.340 --> 00:32:58.539
 one

00:32:58.539 --> 00:32:58.880
 another

00:32:58.880 --> 00:33:01.180
 Don Carson

00:33:01.180 --> 00:33:01.740
 who is a

00:33:01.740 --> 00:33:02.579
 contemporary

00:33:02.579 --> 00:33:03.180
 pastor

00:33:03.180 --> 00:33:04.440
 theologian

00:33:04.440 --> 00:33:04.720
 I would

00:33:04.720 --> 00:33:05.000
 commend

00:33:05.000 --> 00:33:05.519
 to you

00:33:05.519 --> 00:33:06.740
 once

00:33:06.740 --> 00:33:06.980
 wrote

00:33:06.980 --> 00:33:07.539
 the church

00:33:07.539 --> 00:33:08.099
 itself

00:33:08.099 --> 00:33:08.799
 is not

00:33:08.799 --> 00:33:09.639
 made up

00:33:09.639 --> 00:33:09.859
 of

00:33:09.859 --> 00:33:10.519
 natural

00:33:10.519 --> 00:33:11.339
 friends

00:33:11.339 --> 00:33:12.839
 what binds

00:33:12.839 --> 00:33:13.019
 us

00:33:13.019 --> 00:33:13.359
 together

00:33:13.359 --> 00:33:13.799
 is not

00:33:13.799 --> 00:33:14.220
 common

00:33:14.220 --> 00:33:14.920
 education

00:33:14.920 --> 00:33:15.500
 common

00:33:15.500 --> 00:33:16.119
 race

00:33:16.119 --> 00:33:16.579
 common

00:33:16.579 --> 00:33:17.019
 income

00:33:17.019 --> 00:33:17.440
 levels

00:33:17.440 --> 00:33:17.819
 common

00:33:17.819 --> 00:33:18.599
 politics

00:33:18.599 --> 00:33:19.500
 common

00:33:19.500 --> 00:33:20.440
 nationality

00:33:20.440 --> 00:33:21.119
 common

00:33:21.119 --> 00:33:21.819
 accents

00:33:21.819 --> 00:33:22.259
 common

00:33:22.259 --> 00:33:22.819
 jobs

00:33:22.819 --> 00:33:23.440
 or anything

00:33:23.440 --> 00:33:23.960
 of the

00:33:23.960 --> 00:33:24.259
 sort

00:33:24.259 --> 00:33:24.779
 what he's

00:33:24.779 --> 00:33:24.940
 saying

00:33:24.940 --> 00:33:25.180
 is at

00:33:25.180 --> 00:33:25.279
 least

00:33:25.279 --> 00:33:25.440
 that

00:33:25.440 --> 00:33:25.799
 shouldn't

00:33:25.799 --> 00:33:26.059
 be

00:33:26.059 --> 00:33:26.379
 what

00:33:26.379 --> 00:33:26.619
 binds

00:33:26.619 --> 00:33:26.759
 us

00:33:26.759 --> 00:33:27.079
 together

00:33:27.079 --> 00:33:27.519
 I

00:33:27.519 --> 00:33:27.639
 think

00:33:27.639 --> 00:33:27.759
 what

00:33:27.759 --> 00:33:27.900
 he's

00:33:27.900 --> 00:33:28.059
 saying

00:33:28.059 --> 00:33:28.240
 is

00:33:28.240 --> 00:33:28.619
 the

00:33:28.619 --> 00:33:29.019
 true

00:33:29.019 --> 00:33:29.379
 church

00:33:29.379 --> 00:33:29.799
 itself

00:33:29.799 --> 00:33:30.160
 is

00:33:30.160 --> 00:33:30.319
 not

00:33:30.319 --> 00:33:30.559
 made

00:33:30.559 --> 00:33:30.740
 up

00:33:30.740 --> 00:33:30.960
 of

00:33:30.960 --> 00:33:32.059
 natural

00:33:32.059 --> 00:33:33.180
 friends

00:33:33.180 --> 00:33:33.680
 anything

00:33:33.680 --> 00:33:34.220
 of the

00:33:34.220 --> 00:33:34.480
 sort

00:33:34.480 --> 00:33:35.019
 Christians

00:33:35.019 --> 00:33:35.420
 come

00:33:35.420 --> 00:33:35.920
 together

00:33:35.920 --> 00:33:36.180
 not

00:33:36.180 --> 00:33:36.599
 because

00:33:36.599 --> 00:33:36.819
 they

00:33:36.819 --> 00:33:37.339
 form

00:33:37.339 --> 00:33:37.960
 a

00:33:37.960 --> 00:33:38.720
 natural

00:33:38.720 --> 00:33:39.880
 co-location

00:33:39.880 --> 00:33:40.279
 which I

00:33:40.279 --> 00:33:40.480
 had to

00:33:40.480 --> 00:33:40.759
 look up

00:33:40.759 --> 00:33:41.140
 partnership

00:33:41.140 --> 00:33:43.000
 but because

00:33:43.000 --> 00:33:43.980
 they have

00:33:43.980 --> 00:33:44.559
 been saved

00:33:44.559 --> 00:33:45.120
 by Jesus

00:33:45.120 --> 00:33:45.539
 Christ

00:33:45.539 --> 00:33:46.120
 and owe

00:33:46.120 --> 00:33:46.500
 him

00:33:46.500 --> 00:33:47.240
 a common

00:33:47.240 --> 00:33:48.140
 allegiance

00:33:48.140 --> 00:33:49.720
 in the

00:33:49.720 --> 00:33:50.060
 light

00:33:50.060 --> 00:33:52.160
 in light

00:33:52.160 --> 00:33:52.420
 of the

00:33:52.420 --> 00:33:52.700
 fact

00:33:52.700 --> 00:33:52.880
 that

00:33:52.880 --> 00:33:53.020
 they

00:33:53.020 --> 00:33:53.220
 have

00:33:53.220 --> 00:33:53.740
 all

00:33:53.740 --> 00:33:54.020
 been

00:33:54.020 --> 00:33:54.480
 loved

00:33:54.480 --> 00:33:54.720
 by

00:33:54.720 --> 00:33:55.200
 Jesus

00:33:55.200 --> 00:33:56.120
 himself

00:33:56.120 --> 00:33:57.340
 they

00:33:57.340 --> 00:33:57.620
 commit

00:33:57.620 --> 00:33:57.940
 themselves

00:33:57.940 --> 00:33:58.120
 to

00:33:58.120 --> 00:33:58.440
 doing

00:33:58.440 --> 00:33:58.900
 what

00:33:58.900 --> 00:33:59.060
 he

00:33:59.060 --> 00:33:59.520
 says

00:33:59.520 --> 00:34:00.160
 and

00:34:00.160 --> 00:34:00.300
 he

00:34:00.300 --> 00:34:00.780
 commands

00:34:00.780 --> 00:34:01.080
 them

00:34:01.080 --> 00:34:01.560
 to

00:34:01.560 --> 00:34:01.980
 love

00:34:01.980 --> 00:34:02.780
 one

00:34:02.780 --> 00:34:03.160
 another

00:34:03.160 --> 00:34:04.480
 in

00:34:04.480 --> 00:34:04.759
 this

00:34:04.759 --> 00:34:05.080
 light

00:34:05.080 --> 00:34:05.360
 they

00:34:05.360 --> 00:34:05.680
 are

00:34:05.680 --> 00:34:05.920
 a

00:34:05.920 --> 00:34:06.580
 band

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 of

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 natural

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 enemies

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 who

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 love

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 one

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 another

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 for

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 Jesus

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 sake

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 beloved

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 we

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 love

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 because

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 God

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 first

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 loved

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 us

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 John

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 does not

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 write there

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 in

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 first

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 John

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 that we

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 have the

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 capacity

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 to love

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 or that

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 we

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 can

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 love

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 because

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 God

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 first

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 loved

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 us

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 but

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 we

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 do

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 in

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 fact

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 love

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 because

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 God

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 first

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 loved

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 us

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 like

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 we

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 are

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 moved

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 to

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 this

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 and I

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 see

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 this

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 in

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 our

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 church

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 you

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 do

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 this

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 do

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 it

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 more

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 you

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 do

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 it

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 already

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 but

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 do

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 it

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 more

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 in

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 closing

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 I

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 want to

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 encourage

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 you

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 from

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 first

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 Thessalonians

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 Paul

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 writes

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 to the

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 Thessalonian

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 church

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 the very

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 same

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 thing

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 the

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 thing

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 I'm

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 trying

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 to

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 say

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 to

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 you

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 and

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 the

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 thing

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 I'm

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 trying

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 to

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 encourage

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 you

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 with

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 in

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 first

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 Thessalonians

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 chapter

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 four

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 verse

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 one

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 he

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 says

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 finally

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 then

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 brothers

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 we

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 ask

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 and

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 urge

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 you

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 in

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 the

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 Lord

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 Jesus

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 that

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 as

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 you

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 receive

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 from

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 us

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 how

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 you

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 ought

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 to

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 walk

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 and

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 to

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 please

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 God

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 just

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 as

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 you

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 are

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 doing

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 that

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 you

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 do

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 so

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 more

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 and

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 more

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 and

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 he

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 begins

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 to

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 work

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 through

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 some

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 examples

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 and

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 so

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 down

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 in

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 verse

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 nine

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 and

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 ten

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 those

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 those

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!

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 brothers

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 this more and more. To continue to press on, to love one another well and continue and do more

00:36:03.840 --> 00:36:09.760
 loving of one another. Because how is the world meant to know that we are disciples of Jesus

00:36:09.760 --> 00:36:17.280
 Christ by our love? We are meant to be a community of people who are set apart for God's praise. You

00:36:17.280 --> 00:36:22.780
 hear me say, we're supposed to be peculiar. Why? Because we're selfless in the way that we love

00:36:22.780 --> 00:36:28.600
 one another. We don't love the way the world loves. We give of ourselves. For other people's good,

00:36:29.160 --> 00:36:39.460
 at our expense, we love others. So I hope that you can see why we address verses 7 through 12

00:36:39.460 --> 00:36:46.560
 this morning. I think it's proper to carry through and ignore the subheading and go right through verse

00:36:46.559 --> 00:36:54.400
 12 to wrap these ideas together. I hope that you are moved to love more and more and to be

00:36:54.400 --> 00:37:01.259
 continue loving in more and more and higher and greater ways. I hope that you can see that Jesus'

00:37:01.500 --> 00:37:09.199
 kingdom ethic is summed up in command. So whatever you wish that others would do to you, do also to

00:37:09.199 --> 00:37:16.879
 them. May we be a people who continue to obey the command to love others as ourselves because of

00:37:16.879 --> 00:37:24.799
 God's promise to his people, God's pattern for his people, and God's purpose for his people.

00:37:25.319 --> 00:37:26.159
 Let's pray together.