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 Well, this morning we are in the New Testament book of Titus, and we started this series two weeks ago.

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 In case you missed that, this is a letter written by the Apostle Paul to Titus,

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 and Titus was a trusted co-worker of Paul's in his gospel ministry to the Gentile world.

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 And Titus, at the time of this writing, is serving as an apostolic delegate right now on the island of Crete,

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 which is a large island just southeast of Greece in the Mediterranean Sea.

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 After introducing himself and naming Titus as his recipient, Paul now moves into his first words of instruction to Titus.

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 Let me read our passage for this morning for us from Titus chapter 1, starting in verse 5.

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 The reason I left you in Crete was that you might put in order what was left unfinished

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 and appoint elders in every town as I directed you.

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 An elder must be blameless, faithful to his wife,

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 a man whose children believe and are not open to the charge of being wild and disobedient.

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 Since an overseer manages God's household, he must be blameless,

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 not overbearing, not quick-tempered, not given to drunkenness,

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 not violent, not pursuing dishonest gain.

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 Rather, he must be hospitable, one who loves what is good,

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 who is self-controlled, upright, holy, and disciplined.

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 He must hold firmly to the trustworthy message as it has been taught

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 so that he can encourage others by sound doctrine and refute those who oppose it.

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 So the first thing that we hear from Paul is a reminder of why he has left Titus there on the island of Crete.

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 Let's just notice a few things here.

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 Paul has left him there to put things in order, to set things right.

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 What things?

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 The things left unfinished.

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 The things that remain to be done.

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 The things that were lacking or incomplete.

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 It's sort of implied here that Paul himself, with Titus, has done some ministry on this island.

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 Remember that the time of this writing is thought to be after Paul's first imprisonment in Rome.

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 It's sort of implied that Paul and Titus went to Crete after he had been released,

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 and that as a result of preaching the gospel in various towns on the island,

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 new local churches were established.

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 Paul then leaves the island, and he leaves Titus behind to continue on with the churches

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 and see that these remaining things are completed.

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 Now, there were likely several things that Titus had been given to do to put in order what was left unfinished,

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 but here at the start of this letter, Paul mentions one main thing in particular.

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 Paul left Titus there so that he might appoint elders in every town.

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 This is one of the things that was lacking.

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 Church leadership will be needed in each of these newly established churches.

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 And let's not miss that Titus serves the whole region.

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 He's doing this work of appointing elders in more than one town.

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 In each town where the gospel has been received with faith,

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 and there's a local church growing,

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 he is to appoint elders.

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 Now, I know that we talked a fair bit about elders last fall in our series through Paul's first letter to Timothy,

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 but here we see again that establishing elders as leaders in the local church is of the utmost importance.

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 Think about this.

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 Paul is very soon to be executed,

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 and it won't be long before all of the apostles will die.

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 They'll be gone.

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 And so how will the churches be led in the years ahead?

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 How will the churches be governed?

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 Jesus wills it that elders shoulder that responsibility in each local church.

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 This is the leadership imperative that was given by Christ through Paul for the churches on Crete

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 and for the local churches everywhere.

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 And if we read carefully through the book of Acts,

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 we notice that Paul not only preached the gospel in every place that he could,

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 but he also circled back to those newly established churches again and again,

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 and he appointed elders in each church.

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 And it was elders, plural, in each church.

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 So this is one of the main tasks that Paul has left Titus on Crete to do.

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 Now what follows,

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 Paul gives Titus a list of qualifications that men must have in order to be elders in the church.

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 So leadership in the church is not open to just anyone.

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 Jesus wills that only a certain kind of man hold this role in the church.

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 And in summary, he must be a man of very good reputation.

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 He must be a man of godly character.

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 He must be managing his own family well.

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 And he must be holding firmly to the gospel and all the sound teaching that goes with it.

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 Paul gives about a dozen qualifications here.

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 Some are things that he must be.

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 Some are things that he must not be.

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 Some have to do with character.

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 Others center more on behavior.

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 Let's work through this list this morning.

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 An elder must be blameless.

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 Now in this context,

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 blameless does not mean perfectly flawless or a man who never sins.

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 Rather, it means that he's not known to be at present guilty of wrongdoing.

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 And that generally, he's a man of very good reputation.

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 A man to whom accusation or blame does not stick

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 because he has a long pattern of good conduct.

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 And it's well known by everyone.

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 An elder must be faithful to his wife.

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 Just as in Paul's letter to Timothy,

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 he must be a man who keeps his marriage vows,

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 keeps the marriage bed pure,

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 and is the faithful husband of one wife, one woman,

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 and not engaged in any sexually immoral behavior with other women.

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 An elder must be a man whose children believe

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 and are not open to the charge of being wild and disobedient.

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 Now this is a hotly debated qualification.

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 And much of the debate is over the word believe.

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 That same word can also be translated as faithful.

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 An elder must be the husband of one wife with faithful children

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 who are not accused of wildness or rebellion.

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 And in this case, it's not that they're full of faith,

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 but that they're trustworthy, dependable,

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 submissive, obedient.

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 And so there's kind of a divergence of opinions here

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 on what that means.

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 Some believe that the elder's children

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 must have a personal faith in Jesus.

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 Others believe that the children

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 must just generally be well-behaved,

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 faithful children, obedient and submissive

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 to parental authority.

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 And then there's the question of

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 what's meant by children?

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 Does this refer to just young children,

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 school-aged children?

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 Or does this refer to a man's children

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 even once they're grown

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 as they go through their lives?

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 So the questions here abound.

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 My take on this

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 is that Paul means faithful children

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 rather than believing children.

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 And that the following clause

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 further explains what he means

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 by faithful children.

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 They are children who are not accused

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 of wildness or rebellion.

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 Now this doesn't mean that an elder's children

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 never disobey their parents

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 or never do a foolish or reckless thing.

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 These descriptors, wild and rebellious,

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 are the same words that are used elsewhere

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 in the scriptures

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 to describe drunken partiers

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 and rebellious false teachers,

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 people who have a deep-seated rebellion

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 against church authority.

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 In other words,

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 a man is disqualified

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 if his son or daughter

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 is often defiant and disobedient

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 against his authority

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 or is engaged in a pattern

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 of regularly carousing,

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 drunkenness, drug use,

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 crime, immoral behavior, etc.

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 And my take on this

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 is that it doesn't apply

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 to grown adult children of a man

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 but only to those children

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 who live under his roof

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 and are therefore part of his household.

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 A man is not responsible

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 for the behavior of other men.

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 He's responsible for the behavior

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 of those in his own family

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 since he has given authority over them

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 by God as head of his household.

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 And this idea of a man

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 only being responsible

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 for the children in his household

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 is kind of assumed

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 in what Paul says next in verse 7.

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 He says,

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 since an overseer manages God's household,

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 he must be blameless.

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 So just like in his letter to Timothy,

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 Paul is saying

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 that a man's good management

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 of his own household

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 and those in it

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 is a requirement

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 for him to serve

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 as an overseer or manager

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 of God's household,

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 the church.

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 The two are connected.

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 He must,

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 I guess in his words to Timothy,

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 it was,

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 if he can't be managing

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 his own family well,

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 which is smaller,

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 how will he be able

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 to manage God's church?

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 Now in the local church,

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 we can't compel people to believe,

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 we can't force them to believe,

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 and so this is another reason

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 why I think it's faithful children

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 and not believing children,

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 but we do hold people accountable

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 for how they live,

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 for their conduct.

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 In the home,

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 discipline is required

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 to teach children to obey

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 and to do what's good and right.

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 And in the same way,

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 in the church,

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 discipline may be required

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 if people enter

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 who are rebellious,

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 deceitful,

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 divisive.

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 And we're going to hear

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 more about that next Sunday

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 in the next portion

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 of this letter.

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 But just to quickly recap,

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 an elder must be

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 blameless,

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 good reputation,

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 he must be faithful

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 to his wife,

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 he must be faithful

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 in his parenting,

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 in the home,

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 and the list goes on

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 in verse 7.

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 An elder must not be

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 overbearing.

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 This word means

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 to be self-willed,

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 stubborn,

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 and arrogant.

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 Now, if a person

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 is these things,

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 he is likely

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 an argumentative person,

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 quick to express

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 his opinions

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 about everything

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 and to try to convince

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 others that

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 his way of

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 seeing everything

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 is the only right way

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 to see things.

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 An elder must not be

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 like that.

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 He must not be

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 overbearing.

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 He must not be

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 quick-tempered.

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 There was a man

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 named Herodian

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 who was a Roman

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 civil servant

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 who lived in the

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 second century,

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 and he defined

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 this word well.

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 He said,

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 quick-tempered persons

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 lose no time

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 being angry

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 and do so

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 with those

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 they ought not

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 over things

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 they ought not

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 and far more

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 than they ought.

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 An elder must not

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 be a quick-tempered

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 or easily angered

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 person.

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 He must not be

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 given to drunkenness.

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 It speaks for itself.

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 He must not be

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 violent,

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 meaning a man

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 who is a bully

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 or given to

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 fighting

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 or brawling

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 or making threats.

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 He must not be

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 pursuing dishonest

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 gain.

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 And there's really

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 kind of two shades

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 of meaning

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 in this word.

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 The first is to be

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 greedy for money.

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 It's a person

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 who has an

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 immoderate desire

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 for wealth,

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 money,

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 possessions,

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 and often,

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 but not always,

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 often this love

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 of money

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 shows itself

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 in a willingness

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 to deal

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 dishonestly

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 to get it,

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 to cheat,

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 even to steal.

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 A church elder

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 must not be greedy

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 for money

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 or be pursuing

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 dishonest gain.

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 rather,

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 Paul now flips

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 to the positive

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 side,

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 rather he must

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 be hospitable.

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 He must be

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 a person

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 who's welcoming

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 and kind

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 to strangers

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 and outsiders

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 and who's

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 attuned

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 to the needs

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 of others.

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 An elder

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 must be one

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 who loves

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 what is good

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 as opposed

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 to what is

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 immoral

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 or foolish

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 or worthless.

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 And I think

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 it's interesting

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 that he uses

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 that word

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 loves

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 what is good.

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 Not just a person

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 who does

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 what is good,

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 but a person

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 who loves

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 what is good.

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 That it's in here,

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 in his heart.

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 An elder

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 must be

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 self-controlled.

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 What does it

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 mean to be

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 self-controlled?

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 The origins

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 of this word

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 point back

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 to this idea

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 of having

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 a sound

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 mind,

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 a purposeful

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 mind,

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 a mind

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 free from

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 illusion

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 or distortion

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 or deception,

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 a person

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 who makes

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 good decisions

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 and judgments.

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 And by the time

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 the New Testament

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 was written,

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 this word

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 came to mean

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 a person

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 who governs

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 himself well.

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 A person

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 who rules

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 over their

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 appetites

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 and their

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 emotions

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 and their

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 desires

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 instead of

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 a person

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 who's ruled

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 by their

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 appetites

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 and their

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 emotions

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 and their

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 desires.

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 The self-controlled

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 person

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 fulfills

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 their obligations

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 and their

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 responsibilities

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 and keeps

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 their promises

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 because they

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 are in

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 control of

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 their lives

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 I don't

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 mean in

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 the sense

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 that God

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 is in

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 control

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 of their

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 lives

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 but the

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 person who

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 lacks

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 self-control

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 they're the

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 person who

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 is spiraling

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 out of

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 control

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 the person

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 who's ruled

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 by their

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 emotions

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 they're as

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 dependable as

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 they are

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 feeling

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 that day

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 the person

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 who lacks

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 self-control

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 is often

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 derailed

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 by bodily

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 appetites

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 for food

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 drink

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 pleasures

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 they go

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 where their

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 feelings take

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 them

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 many times

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 in the service

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 of Christ

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 things must

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 be done

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 which are

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 immediately

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 unpleasant

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 which offer

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 no immediate

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 comfort

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 or reward

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 or fulfillment

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 an elder

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 must be one

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 who regularly

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 shows self-restraint

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 and who rules

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 his appetites

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 and leads

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 his emotions

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 an elder

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 must be

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 upright

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 says Paul

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 this word

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 means just

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 fair

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 not corrupt

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 not crooked

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 or deceitful

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 not someone

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 who plays

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 favorites

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 an elder

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 must be

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 holy

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 to be

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 holy

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 means to

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 be set

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 apart

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 it means

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 to be

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 different

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 from the

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 common

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 way

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 of the

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 world

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 it means

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 to be

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 specially

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 devoted

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 to God

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 a man

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 whose life

00:16:46.580 --> 00:16:47.759
 stands out

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 in our

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 world

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 because of

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 his faith

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 in Jesus

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 an elder

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 must be

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 disciplined

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 this word

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 is very

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 similar in

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 meaning to

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 self-controlled

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 but one of

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 the ways

00:17:00.500 --> 00:17:00.940
 this word

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 was used

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 was to

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 describe

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 what was

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 required

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 of an

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 athlete

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 preparing

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 to compete

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 in the

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 games

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 in order

00:17:08.200 --> 00:17:08.440
 to have

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 a chance

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 they would

00:17:09.220 --> 00:17:09.680
 have to

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 discipline

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 themselves

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 they would

00:17:11.859 --> 00:17:12.119
 have to

00:17:12.119 --> 00:17:12.480
 train

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 with purpose

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 and intention

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 they'd have

00:17:17.079 --> 00:17:17.480
 to do it

00:17:17.480 --> 00:17:18.119
 consistently

00:17:18.119 --> 00:17:20.019
 they'd have

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 to make

00:17:20.240 --> 00:17:20.960
 hard decisions

00:17:20.960 --> 00:17:21.559
 and even

00:17:21.559 --> 00:17:22.279
 sacrifices

00:17:22.279 --> 00:17:22.720
 they'd have

00:17:22.720 --> 00:17:23.200
 to rearrange

00:17:23.200 --> 00:17:24.039
 their lives

00:17:24.039 --> 00:17:24.339
 and their

00:17:24.339 --> 00:17:24.960
 priorities

00:17:24.960 --> 00:17:26.519
 around

00:17:26.519 --> 00:17:27.519
 their goal

00:17:27.519 --> 00:17:29.279
 they'd have

00:17:29.279 --> 00:17:29.680
 to rule

00:17:29.680 --> 00:17:30.559
 their appetites

00:17:30.559 --> 00:17:31.139
 and emotions

00:17:31.139 --> 00:17:32.200
 as we talked

00:17:32.200 --> 00:17:32.779
 about earlier

00:17:32.779 --> 00:17:33.400
 and they'd

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 have to do

00:17:33.759 --> 00:17:34.319
 this for more

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 than a week

00:17:34.859 --> 00:17:36.139
 they'd have

00:17:36.139 --> 00:17:36.440
 to do it

00:17:36.440 --> 00:17:36.920
 for a long

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 time

00:17:37.339 --> 00:17:38.119
 all this

00:17:38.119 --> 00:17:38.660
 to become

00:17:38.660 --> 00:17:39.160
 competitive

00:17:39.160 --> 00:17:39.740
 at the

00:17:39.740 --> 00:17:40.139
 games

00:17:40.139 --> 00:17:40.940
 to have

00:17:40.940 --> 00:17:41.240
 a shot

00:17:41.240 --> 00:17:41.660
 at winning

00:17:41.660 --> 00:17:43.599
 being an

00:17:43.599 --> 00:17:44.119
 elder is

00:17:44.119 --> 00:17:44.700
 demanding

00:17:44.700 --> 00:17:45.940
 and difficult

00:17:45.940 --> 00:17:47.039
 it requires

00:17:47.039 --> 00:17:47.420
 more than

00:17:47.420 --> 00:17:47.859
 just showing

00:17:47.859 --> 00:17:48.500
 up at 12

00:17:48.500 --> 00:17:49.039
 meetings a

00:17:49.039 --> 00:17:49.279
 year

00:17:49.279 --> 00:17:50.460
 and casting

00:17:50.460 --> 00:17:50.920
 a vote

00:17:50.920 --> 00:17:52.379
 and expressing

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 opinions

00:17:52.960 --> 00:17:54.240
 it's about

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 shepherding

00:17:54.779 --> 00:17:55.240
 the local

00:17:55.240 --> 00:17:55.720
 flock

00:17:55.720 --> 00:17:57.819
 the local

00:17:57.819 --> 00:17:58.579
 household

00:17:58.579 --> 00:17:59.360
 of God

00:17:59.360 --> 00:18:00.220
 well

00:18:00.220 --> 00:18:02.059
 it's something

00:18:02.059 --> 00:18:02.640
 you can't

00:18:02.640 --> 00:18:03.180
 do well

00:18:03.180 --> 00:18:04.259
 without living

00:18:04.259 --> 00:18:04.880
 a disciplined

00:18:04.880 --> 00:18:05.360
 life

00:18:05.360 --> 00:18:07.440
 it not only

00:18:07.440 --> 00:18:08.140
 requires self

00:18:08.140 --> 00:18:08.579
 control

00:18:08.579 --> 00:18:09.940
 but intentionality

00:18:09.940 --> 00:18:10.840
 it's about

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 more than just

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 responding to

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 things as they

00:18:12.680 --> 00:18:13.160
 come up

00:18:13.160 --> 00:18:14.019
 it's about

00:18:14.019 --> 00:18:14.840
 seeking the

00:18:14.840 --> 00:18:15.259
 Lord's

00:18:15.259 --> 00:18:16.079
 will in

00:18:16.079 --> 00:18:16.640
 his word

00:18:16.640 --> 00:18:17.500
 and then

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 purposefully

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 and intentionally

00:18:18.980 --> 00:18:20.559
 leading the

00:18:20.559 --> 00:18:21.180
 people in

00:18:21.180 --> 00:18:21.880
 that direction

00:18:21.880 --> 00:18:23.520
 an elder

00:18:23.520 --> 00:18:23.900
 must be

00:18:23.900 --> 00:18:24.340
 disciplined

00:18:24.340 --> 00:18:27.380
 and finally

00:18:27.380 --> 00:18:28.860
 an elder

00:18:28.860 --> 00:18:29.760
 must hold

00:18:29.760 --> 00:18:30.300
 firmly

00:18:30.300 --> 00:18:31.140
 to the

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 trustworthy

00:18:31.540 --> 00:18:32.160
 message

00:18:32.160 --> 00:18:32.820
 as it has

00:18:32.820 --> 00:18:33.320
 been taught

00:18:33.320 --> 00:18:34.660
 so that he

00:18:34.660 --> 00:18:35.300
 can encourage

00:18:35.300 --> 00:18:35.920
 others by

00:18:35.920 --> 00:18:36.760
 sound doctrine

00:18:36.760 --> 00:18:38.280
 and refute

00:18:38.280 --> 00:18:38.720
 those who

00:18:38.720 --> 00:18:39.260
 oppose it

00:18:39.260 --> 00:18:40.740
 so it's not

00:18:40.740 --> 00:18:41.260
 enough for a

00:18:41.260 --> 00:18:41.740
 man to be

00:18:41.740 --> 00:18:42.080
 good

00:18:42.080 --> 00:18:43.120
 kind

00:18:43.120 --> 00:18:44.340
 successful

00:18:44.340 --> 00:18:44.800
 in his

00:18:44.800 --> 00:18:45.160
 trade

00:18:45.160 --> 00:18:46.300
 he must

00:18:46.300 --> 00:18:46.840
 hold

00:18:46.840 --> 00:18:47.760
 firmly

00:18:47.760 --> 00:18:48.340
 to the

00:18:48.340 --> 00:18:48.720
 trustworthy

00:18:48.720 --> 00:18:49.440
 message

00:18:49.440 --> 00:18:50.200
 as it

00:18:50.200 --> 00:18:50.520
 has been

00:18:50.520 --> 00:18:50.880
 taught

00:18:50.880 --> 00:18:52.520
 there is

00:18:52.520 --> 00:18:52.880
 a body

00:18:52.880 --> 00:18:53.400
 of teaching

00:18:53.400 --> 00:18:53.860
 that comes

00:18:53.860 --> 00:18:54.280
 from God

00:18:54.280 --> 00:18:54.740
 himself

00:18:54.740 --> 00:18:56.160
 it came

00:18:56.160 --> 00:18:56.640
 through

00:18:56.640 --> 00:18:57.660
 Jesus

00:18:57.660 --> 00:18:58.960
 and then

00:18:58.960 --> 00:18:59.840
 through Jesus

00:18:59.840 --> 00:19:00.460
 through the

00:19:00.460 --> 00:19:00.920
 apostles

00:19:00.920 --> 00:19:02.140
 the ones

00:19:02.140 --> 00:19:02.460
 that he

00:19:02.460 --> 00:19:02.820
 chose

00:19:02.820 --> 00:19:03.240
 and sent

00:19:03.240 --> 00:19:03.560
 out

00:19:03.560 --> 00:19:06.360
 and as

00:19:06.360 --> 00:19:06.780
 the time

00:19:06.780 --> 00:19:07.040
 of the

00:19:07.040 --> 00:19:07.420
 apostles

00:19:07.420 --> 00:19:08.180
 draws to a

00:19:08.180 --> 00:19:08.640
 close here

00:19:08.640 --> 00:19:09.200
 Christ's

00:19:09.200 --> 00:19:09.520
 will is

00:19:09.520 --> 00:19:09.980
 that his

00:19:09.980 --> 00:19:10.800
 teaching

00:19:10.800 --> 00:19:11.380
 that

00:19:11.380 --> 00:19:11.960
 trustworthy

00:19:11.960 --> 00:19:12.820
 word

00:19:12.820 --> 00:19:13.440
 or message

00:19:13.440 --> 00:19:13.840
 would be

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 passed down

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 from generation

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 to generation

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 and who's

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 responsible

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 for this

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 in the

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 local

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 church

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 elders

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 an elder

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 himself

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 must hold

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 firmly to

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 the teaching

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 to the

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 gospel

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 to the

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 word of

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 God

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 so that

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 he can

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 encourage

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 others

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 by sound

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 doctrine

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 that word

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 encourage

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 could also

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 be translated

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 exhort

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 teaching

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 is in

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 view

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 so it's

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 not enough

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 for him

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 to just

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 believe it

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 he must

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 hold

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 firmly

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 to it

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 he must

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 cling

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 to it

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 if you're

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 a man

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 and you're

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 excelling

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 in all the

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 other

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 qualifications

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 but have

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 little desire

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 to know

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 God's

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 word

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 to read

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 it

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 to meditate

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 on it

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 to study

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 it

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 then you're

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 disqualified

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 from leadership

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 in the church

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 because

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 this is

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 the trustworthy

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 message

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 that has

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 been given

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 to us

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 by God

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 by Christ

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 and without

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 this faithful

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 word

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 we cannot

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 lead the

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 church

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 to be

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 and to

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 do

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 what Christ

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 wills

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 not only

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 that

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 but an

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 elder

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 must hold

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 firmly

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 to the

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 trustworthy

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 message

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 so that

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 he can

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 refute

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 those

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 who

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 oppose

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 it

00:20:32.939 --> 00:20:34.959
 elders

00:20:34.959 --> 00:20:35.379
 need to

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 know

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 God's

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 word

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 well

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 so that

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 they can

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 correct

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 and expose

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 false

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 teaching

00:20:41.039 --> 00:20:42.900
 those

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 who

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 would

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 lead

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 God's

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 people

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 astray

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 whether

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 intentionally

00:20:45.880 --> 00:20:46.160
 or

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 unintentionally

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 whether

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 they're

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 inside

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 the church

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 or whether

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 outside

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 the church

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 now how

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 does this

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 all apply

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 to us

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 today

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 well

00:20:57.440 --> 00:20:58.360
 for starters

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 we see

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 that it's

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 Christ's

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 will

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 for the

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 local

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 church

00:21:02.240 --> 00:21:02.580
 to be

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 led

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 by

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 qualified

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 elders

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 men

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 of good

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 reputation

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 and

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 godly

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 character

00:21:08.300 --> 00:21:09.680
 men

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 who

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 have

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 proven

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 themselves

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 at

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 home

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 with

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 their

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 families

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 and

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 who

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 are

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 holding

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 firmly

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 to

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 the

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 word

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 of

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 God

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 by

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 the

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 grace

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 of

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 God

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 this

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 is

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 a

00:21:19.600 --> 00:21:19.960
 reality

00:21:19.960 --> 00:21:20.200
 in

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 our

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 church

00:21:20.580 --> 00:21:20.980
 today

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 but

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 who

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 will

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 rise

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 up

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 to

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 help

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 shoulder

00:21:24.980 --> 00:21:25.259
 this

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 responsibility

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 in

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 our

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 church

00:21:26.900 --> 00:21:27.900
 in

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 the

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 future

00:21:28.380 --> 00:21:30.600
 this

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 is

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 critical

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 this

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 is

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 of

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 the

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 utmost

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 importance

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 for

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 us

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 the

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 Davidson

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 Community

00:21:36.060 --> 00:21:36.400
 Bible

00:21:36.400 --> 00:21:36.840
 Church

00:21:36.840 --> 00:21:37.759
 because

00:21:37.759 --> 00:21:38.019
 it's

00:21:38.019 --> 00:21:38.340
 elders

00:21:38.340 --> 00:21:38.640
 who

00:21:38.640 --> 00:21:38.860
 God

00:21:38.860 --> 00:21:39.060
 has

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 tasked

00:21:39.460 --> 00:21:39.660
 with

00:21:39.660 --> 00:21:40.060
 teaching

00:21:40.060 --> 00:21:40.620
 the

00:21:40.620 --> 00:21:41.000
 trustworthy

00:21:41.000 --> 00:21:41.700
 message

00:21:41.700 --> 00:21:42.220
 and

00:21:42.220 --> 00:21:42.759
 exposing

00:21:42.759 --> 00:21:43.060
 and

00:21:43.060 --> 00:21:43.460
 correcting

00:21:43.460 --> 00:21:43.860
 false

00:21:43.860 --> 00:21:44.300
 teachers

00:21:44.300 --> 00:21:45.220
 the

00:21:45.220 --> 00:21:45.980
 vitality

00:21:45.980 --> 00:21:46.220
 of

00:21:46.220 --> 00:21:46.440
 our

00:21:46.440 --> 00:21:46.880
 church

00:21:46.880 --> 00:21:47.900
 is

00:21:47.900 --> 00:21:48.160
 tied

00:21:48.160 --> 00:21:48.380
 up

00:21:48.380 --> 00:21:48.519
 in

00:21:48.519 --> 00:21:48.780
 this

00:21:48.780 --> 00:21:50.259
 so

00:21:50.259 --> 00:21:50.440
 this

00:21:50.440 --> 00:21:50.560
 is

00:21:50.560 --> 00:21:50.680
 why

00:21:50.680 --> 00:21:50.880
 we've

00:21:50.880 --> 00:21:50.980
 been

00:21:50.980 --> 00:21:51.180
 putting

00:21:51.180 --> 00:21:51.440
 such

00:21:51.440 --> 00:21:51.560
 an

00:21:51.560 --> 00:21:51.860
 emphasis

00:21:51.860 --> 00:21:52.180
 on

00:21:52.180 --> 00:21:52.320
 our

00:21:52.320 --> 00:21:52.600
 men's

00:21:52.600 --> 00:21:53.019
 ministry

00:21:53.019 --> 00:21:53.480
 lead

00:21:53.480 --> 00:21:54.600
 we

00:21:54.600 --> 00:21:54.740
 want

00:21:54.740 --> 00:21:54.860
 to

00:21:54.860 --> 00:21:55.200
 challenge

00:21:55.200 --> 00:21:55.360
 our

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 men

00:21:55.519 --> 00:21:56.000
 not

00:21:56.000 --> 00:21:56.200
 just

00:21:56.200 --> 00:21:56.340
 to

00:21:56.340 --> 00:21:56.580
 take

00:21:56.580 --> 00:21:56.700
 it

00:21:56.700 --> 00:21:57.060
 easy

00:21:57.060 --> 00:21:57.900
 and

00:21:57.900 --> 00:21:58.740
 coast

00:21:58.740 --> 00:21:59.240
 the

00:21:59.240 --> 00:21:59.420
 way

00:21:59.420 --> 00:21:59.680
 that

00:21:59.680 --> 00:22:00.480
 many

00:22:00.480 --> 00:22:00.620
 in

00:22:00.620 --> 00:22:00.759
 our

00:22:00.759 --> 00:22:01.019
 world

00:22:01.019 --> 00:22:01.180
 are

00:22:01.180 --> 00:22:01.440
 doing

00:22:01.440 --> 00:22:01.660
 but

00:22:01.660 --> 00:22:01.840
 to

00:22:01.840 --> 00:22:02.160
 follow

00:22:02.160 --> 00:22:02.640
 Christ

00:22:02.640 --> 00:22:03.200
 with

00:22:03.200 --> 00:22:03.799
 tenacity

00:22:03.799 --> 00:22:04.779
 and

00:22:04.779 --> 00:22:05.220
 devotion

00:22:05.220 --> 00:22:09.019
 the

00:22:09.019 --> 00:22:09.360
 future

00:22:09.360 --> 00:22:09.539
 of

00:22:09.539 --> 00:22:09.700
 our

00:22:09.700 --> 00:22:10.080
 church

00:22:10.080 --> 00:22:11.360
 its

00:22:11.360 --> 00:22:11.920
 testimony

00:22:11.920 --> 00:22:12.340
 in

00:22:12.340 --> 00:22:12.620
 this

00:22:12.620 --> 00:22:13.120
 community

00:22:13.120 --> 00:22:13.460
 its

00:22:13.460 --> 00:22:14.259
 vitality

00:22:14.259 --> 00:22:15.640
 depends

00:22:15.640 --> 00:22:16.240
 on

00:22:16.240 --> 00:22:16.600
 this

00:22:16.600 --> 00:22:17.820
 now

00:22:17.820 --> 00:22:18.039
 some

00:22:18.039 --> 00:22:18.140
 of

00:22:18.140 --> 00:22:18.240
 you

00:22:18.240 --> 00:22:18.380
 might

00:22:18.380 --> 00:22:18.539
 be

00:22:18.539 --> 00:22:18.759
 thinking

00:22:18.759 --> 00:22:18.940
 well

00:22:18.940 --> 00:22:19.200
 that's

00:22:19.200 --> 00:22:19.340
 good

00:22:19.340 --> 00:22:19.500
 to

00:22:19.500 --> 00:22:19.740
 know

00:22:19.740 --> 00:22:20.759
 for

00:22:20.759 --> 00:22:21.160
 elders

00:22:21.160 --> 00:22:22.960
 that's

00:22:22.960 --> 00:22:23.140
 what's

00:22:23.140 --> 00:22:23.480
 required

00:22:23.480 --> 00:22:23.700
 for

00:22:23.700 --> 00:22:23.980
 them

00:22:23.980 --> 00:22:24.360
 but

00:22:24.360 --> 00:22:24.560
 what

00:22:24.560 --> 00:22:24.960
 relevance

00:22:24.960 --> 00:22:25.200
 does

00:22:25.200 --> 00:22:25.380
 this

00:22:25.380 --> 00:22:25.580
 have

00:22:25.580 --> 00:22:25.740
 to

00:22:25.740 --> 00:22:25.920
 me

00:22:25.920 --> 00:22:26.480
 personally

00:22:26.480 --> 00:22:27.259
 maybe

00:22:27.259 --> 00:22:27.560
 you're

00:22:27.560 --> 00:22:27.880
 a

00:22:27.880 --> 00:22:28.120
 woman

00:22:28.120 --> 00:22:28.500
 or

00:22:28.500 --> 00:22:28.960
 a

00:22:28.960 --> 00:22:29.140
 young

00:22:29.140 --> 00:22:29.580
 person

00:22:29.580 --> 00:22:30.400
 or

00:22:30.400 --> 00:22:31.759
 just

00:22:31.759 --> 00:22:32.000
 not

00:22:32.000 --> 00:22:32.400
 interested

00:22:32.400 --> 00:22:32.680
 in

00:22:32.680 --> 00:22:33.019
 being

00:22:33.019 --> 00:22:33.160
 an

00:22:33.160 --> 00:22:33.360
 elder

00:22:33.360 --> 00:22:33.600
 or

00:22:33.600 --> 00:22:33.700
 you

00:22:33.700 --> 00:22:33.880
 look

00:22:33.880 --> 00:22:33.980
 at

00:22:33.980 --> 00:22:34.140
 this

00:22:34.140 --> 00:22:34.380
 list

00:22:34.380 --> 00:22:34.519
 and

00:22:34.519 --> 00:22:34.640
 you

00:22:34.640 --> 00:22:35.200
 think

00:22:35.200 --> 00:22:35.540
 I'm

00:22:35.540 --> 00:22:36.340
 disqualified

00:22:36.340 --> 00:22:36.880
 already

00:22:36.880 --> 00:22:37.540
 I'm

00:22:37.540 --> 00:22:37.720
 not

00:22:37.720 --> 00:22:37.920
 even

00:22:37.920 --> 00:22:38.259
 there

00:22:38.259 --> 00:22:40.740
 if

00:22:40.740 --> 00:22:41.000
 that's

00:22:41.000 --> 00:22:41.120
 you

00:22:41.120 --> 00:22:41.340
 this

00:22:41.340 --> 00:22:41.640
 morning

00:22:41.640 --> 00:22:42.160
 I

00:22:42.160 --> 00:22:42.300
 have

00:22:42.300 --> 00:22:42.420
 a

00:22:42.420 --> 00:22:42.700
 question

00:22:42.700 --> 00:22:42.940
 for

00:22:42.940 --> 00:22:43.180
 you

00:22:43.180 --> 00:22:46.640
 do

00:22:46.640 --> 00:22:46.780
 you

00:22:46.780 --> 00:22:47.080
 think

00:22:47.080 --> 00:22:47.840
 all

00:22:47.840 --> 00:22:48.140
 these

00:22:48.140 --> 00:22:48.440
 things

00:22:48.440 --> 00:22:48.920
 listed

00:22:48.920 --> 00:22:49.680
 are

00:22:49.680 --> 00:22:49.960
 things

00:22:49.960 --> 00:22:50.160
 that

00:22:50.160 --> 00:22:50.440
 Jesus

00:22:50.440 --> 00:22:51.000
 only

00:22:51.000 --> 00:22:51.340
 wants

00:22:51.340 --> 00:22:51.560
 to

00:22:51.560 --> 00:22:51.880
 see

00:22:51.880 --> 00:22:52.920
 in

00:22:52.920 --> 00:22:53.060
 the

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 lives

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 of

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 church

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 leaders

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 these

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 things

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 are

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 not

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 just

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 gatekeepers

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 to

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 the

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 office

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 of

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 elder

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 many

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 of

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 these

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 things

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 if

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 not

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 all

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 of

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 them

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 are

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 just

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 what

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 it

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 means

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 to

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 be

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 a

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 devout

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 follower

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 of

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 Jesus

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 a

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 mature

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 Christian

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 man

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 or

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 woman

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 the

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 picture

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 Paul

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 paints

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 for

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 us

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 here

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 is

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 something

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 for

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 all

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 of

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 us

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 to

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 aspire

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 to

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 whether

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 we're

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 interested

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 in

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 being

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 an

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 elder

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 or

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 not

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 we

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 could

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 look

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 at

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 all

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 kinds

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 of

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 passages

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 in

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 the

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 New

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 Testament

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 where

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 just

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 Christians

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 in

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 general

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 are

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 commanded

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 to

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 be

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 each

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 of

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 these

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 different

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 things

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 in

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 the

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 list

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 we're

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 commanded

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 to

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 live

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 lives

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 that

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 are

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 worthy

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 of

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 Christ

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 to

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 be

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 of

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 good

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 reputation

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 to

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 be

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 faithful

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 to

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 our

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 spouses

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 and

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 sexually

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 pure

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 to

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 manage

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 our

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 homes

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 well

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 to

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 teach

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 our

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 children

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 to

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 know

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 the

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 Lord

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 to

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 discipline

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 our

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 children

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 when

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 it's

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 needed

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 we're

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 commanded

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 all

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 of

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 us

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 as

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 Christians

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 to

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 be

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 self

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 controlled

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 it's

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 one

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 of

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 the

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 fruits

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 of

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 the

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 spirit

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 not

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 to

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 be

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 given

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 to

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 drunkenness

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 Ephesians

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 4

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 to

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 be

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 holy

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 1st

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 Peter

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 to

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 not

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 be

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 greedy

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 Jesus

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 commands

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 all

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 of

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 his

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 followers

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 to

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 do

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 and

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 to

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 be

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 almost

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 everything

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 in

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 this

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 list

00:24:13.900 --> 00:24:15.460
 he

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 talked

00:24:15.759 --> 00:24:15.980
 about

00:24:15.980 --> 00:24:16.279
 these

00:24:16.279 --> 00:24:16.720
 things

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 during

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 his

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 earthly

00:24:17.940 --> 00:24:18.420
 ministry

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 and

00:24:19.320 --> 00:24:19.440
 then

00:24:19.440 --> 00:24:19.580
 the

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 apostles

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 followed

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 up

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 and

00:24:20.840 --> 00:24:21.100
 talked

00:24:21.100 --> 00:24:21.340
 about

00:24:21.339 --> 00:24:21.599
 these

00:24:21.599 --> 00:24:21.919
 things

00:24:21.919 --> 00:24:22.119
 and

00:24:22.119 --> 00:24:22.480
 urged

00:24:22.480 --> 00:24:22.679
 the

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 Christians

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 to

00:24:23.379 --> 00:24:23.619
 be

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 and

00:24:23.819 --> 00:24:24.000
 do

00:24:24.000 --> 00:24:24.299
 these

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 things

00:24:24.699 --> 00:24:25.659
 in

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 their

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 letters

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 so we

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 should

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 not

00:24:28.500 --> 00:24:28.779
 think

00:24:28.779 --> 00:24:29.099
 well you

00:24:29.099 --> 00:24:29.199
 know

00:24:29.199 --> 00:24:29.419
 this

00:24:29.419 --> 00:24:29.740
 stuff

00:24:29.740 --> 00:24:29.899
 is

00:24:29.899 --> 00:24:30.159
 just

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 about

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 elders

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 it

00:24:31.679 --> 00:24:31.879
 has

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 nothing

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 to

00:24:32.379 --> 00:24:32.619
 do

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 with

00:24:33.000 --> 00:24:33.279
 me

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 no

00:24:34.740 --> 00:24:35.699
 this

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 is

00:24:36.379 --> 00:24:36.539
 the

00:24:36.539 --> 00:24:37.019
 example

00:24:37.019 --> 00:24:38.119
 this

00:24:38.119 --> 00:24:38.279
 is

00:24:38.279 --> 00:24:38.419
 the

00:24:38.419 --> 00:24:38.659
 kind

00:24:38.659 --> 00:24:38.839
 of

00:24:38.839 --> 00:24:39.220
 person

00:24:39.220 --> 00:24:39.939
 that

00:24:39.939 --> 00:24:40.099
 we

00:24:40.099 --> 00:24:40.299
 should

00:24:40.299 --> 00:24:40.619
 all

00:24:40.619 --> 00:24:41.000
 strive

00:24:41.000 --> 00:24:41.220
 to

00:24:41.220 --> 00:24:41.480
 be

00:24:41.480 --> 00:24:42.459
 forget

00:24:42.459 --> 00:24:42.699
 the

00:24:42.699 --> 00:24:42.919
 elder

00:24:42.919 --> 00:24:43.220
 part

00:24:43.220 --> 00:24:43.419
 for

00:24:43.419 --> 00:24:43.539
 a

00:24:43.539 --> 00:24:43.740
 minute

00:24:43.740 --> 00:24:45.339
 if

00:24:45.339 --> 00:24:45.480
 you're

00:24:45.480 --> 00:24:45.640
 a

00:24:45.640 --> 00:24:45.880
 follower

00:24:45.880 --> 00:24:46.160
 of

00:24:46.160 --> 00:24:46.480
 Jesus

00:24:46.480 --> 00:24:48.099
 and

00:24:48.099 --> 00:24:48.319
 one

00:24:48.319 --> 00:24:48.440
 or

00:24:48.440 --> 00:24:48.620
 more

00:24:48.620 --> 00:24:48.819
 of

00:24:48.819 --> 00:24:49.099
 these

00:24:49.099 --> 00:24:49.620
 things

00:24:49.620 --> 00:24:51.319
 is

00:24:51.319 --> 00:24:51.700
 not

00:24:51.700 --> 00:24:52.200
 true

00:24:52.200 --> 00:24:52.620
 of

00:24:52.620 --> 00:24:52.900
 you

00:24:52.900 --> 00:24:55.019
 Christ

00:24:55.019 --> 00:24:55.240
 is

00:24:55.240 --> 00:24:55.539
 calling

00:24:55.539 --> 00:24:55.819
 you

00:24:55.819 --> 00:24:56.819
 to

00:24:56.819 --> 00:24:57.180
 bring

00:24:57.180 --> 00:24:57.819
 that

00:24:57.819 --> 00:24:58.339
 area

00:24:58.339 --> 00:24:58.720
 of

00:24:58.720 --> 00:24:58.859
 your

00:24:58.859 --> 00:24:59.279
 life

00:24:59.279 --> 00:24:59.579
 or

00:24:59.579 --> 00:24:59.819
 that

00:24:59.819 --> 00:25:00.339
 attitude

00:25:00.339 --> 00:25:00.620
 or

00:25:00.620 --> 00:25:00.880
 that

00:25:00.880 --> 00:25:01.500
 behavior

00:25:01.500 --> 00:25:02.059
 before

00:25:02.059 --> 00:25:02.420
 him

00:25:02.420 --> 00:25:03.980
 and

00:25:03.980 --> 00:25:04.359
 repent

00:25:04.359 --> 00:25:06.940
 and

00:25:06.940 --> 00:25:07.220
 seek

00:25:07.220 --> 00:25:07.440
 his

00:25:07.440 --> 00:25:07.819
 grace

00:25:07.819 --> 00:25:08.259
 and

00:25:08.259 --> 00:25:08.620
 power

00:25:08.620 --> 00:25:09.019
 to

00:25:09.019 --> 00:25:09.500
 change

00:25:09.500 --> 00:25:12.700
 regardless

00:25:12.700 --> 00:25:13.140
 of your

00:25:13.140 --> 00:25:13.519
 gender

00:25:13.519 --> 00:25:14.180
 or your

00:25:14.180 --> 00:25:14.819
 aspirations

00:25:14.819 --> 00:25:15.279
 to be

00:25:15.279 --> 00:25:15.420
 in

00:25:15.420 --> 00:25:15.799
 leadership

00:25:15.799 --> 00:25:17.480
 which

00:25:17.480 --> 00:25:17.619
 of

00:25:17.619 --> 00:25:17.819
 these

00:25:17.819 --> 00:25:18.519
 characteristics

00:25:18.519 --> 00:25:18.980
 do

00:25:18.980 --> 00:25:19.299
 you

00:25:19.299 --> 00:25:19.920
 most

00:25:19.920 --> 00:25:20.319
 need

00:25:20.319 --> 00:25:20.859
 to

00:25:20.859 --> 00:25:21.119
 grow

00:25:21.119 --> 00:25:21.339
 in

00:25:21.339 --> 00:25:23.440
 let

00:25:23.440 --> 00:25:23.579
 me

00:25:23.579 --> 00:25:23.960
 encourage

00:25:23.960 --> 00:25:24.140
 you

00:25:24.140 --> 00:25:24.359
 to

00:25:24.359 --> 00:25:24.619
 make

00:25:24.619 --> 00:25:24.940
 that

00:25:24.940 --> 00:25:25.440
 a

00:25:25.440 --> 00:25:25.660
 matter

00:25:25.660 --> 00:25:25.880
 of

00:25:25.880 --> 00:25:26.160
 prayer

00:25:26.160 --> 00:25:28.440
 to

00:25:28.440 --> 00:25:28.819
 ask

00:25:28.819 --> 00:25:29.039
 the

00:25:29.039 --> 00:25:29.319
 Lord

00:25:29.319 --> 00:25:31.119
 about

00:25:31.119 --> 00:25:31.400
 that

00:25:31.400 --> 00:25:31.720
 thing

00:25:31.720 --> 00:25:32.039
 in

00:25:32.039 --> 00:25:32.180
 your

00:25:32.180 --> 00:25:32.579
 life

00:25:32.579 --> 00:25:35.339
 ask

00:25:35.339 --> 00:25:35.519
 him

00:25:35.519 --> 00:25:35.799
 how

00:25:35.799 --> 00:25:35.980
 to

00:25:35.980 --> 00:25:36.279
 remedy

00:25:36.279 --> 00:25:36.640
 that

00:25:36.640 --> 00:25:38.559
 how

00:25:38.559 --> 00:25:38.700
 to

00:25:38.700 --> 00:25:38.960
 grow

00:25:38.960 --> 00:25:39.140
 in

00:25:39.140 --> 00:25:39.319
 it

00:25:39.319 --> 00:25:39.839
 ask

00:25:39.839 --> 00:25:39.960
 him

00:25:39.960 --> 00:25:40.119
 to

00:25:40.119 --> 00:25:40.559
 strengthen

00:25:40.559 --> 00:25:40.839
 that

00:25:40.839 --> 00:25:41.240
 quality

00:25:41.240 --> 00:25:41.480
 in

00:25:41.480 --> 00:25:41.599
 your

00:25:41.599 --> 00:25:41.939
 life

00:25:41.939 --> 00:25:42.599
 and

00:25:42.599 --> 00:25:42.859
 share

00:25:42.859 --> 00:25:43.099
 that

00:25:43.099 --> 00:25:43.460
 quality

00:25:43.460 --> 00:25:43.700
 with

00:25:43.700 --> 00:25:43.839
 a

00:25:43.839 --> 00:25:44.059
 brother

00:25:44.059 --> 00:25:44.279
 or

00:25:44.279 --> 00:25:44.579
 sister

00:25:44.579 --> 00:25:46.359
 or

00:25:46.359 --> 00:25:46.500
 with

00:25:46.500 --> 00:25:46.659
 your

00:25:46.659 --> 00:25:47.059
 spouse

00:25:47.059 --> 00:25:48.299
 or

00:25:48.299 --> 00:25:48.460
 your

00:25:48.460 --> 00:25:48.839
 children

00:25:48.839 --> 00:25:49.399
 ask

00:25:49.399 --> 00:25:49.539
 them

00:25:49.539 --> 00:25:49.700
 to

00:25:49.700 --> 00:25:49.879
 pray

00:25:49.879 --> 00:25:50.079
 for

00:25:50.079 --> 00:25:50.220
 you

00:25:50.220 --> 00:25:50.500
 about

00:25:50.500 --> 00:25:50.759
 it

00:25:50.759 --> 00:25:52.779
 maybe

00:25:52.779 --> 00:25:53.019
 this

00:25:53.019 --> 00:25:53.159
 year

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 is

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 a

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 good

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 year

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 to

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 read

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 a

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 good

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 Christian

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 book

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 on

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 the

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 subject

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 or

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 listen

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 to

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 a

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 good

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 Christian

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 podcast

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 on

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 the

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 subject

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 one

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 that

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 will

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 help

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 you

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 hear

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 more

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 of

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 what

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 God's

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 word

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 has

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 to

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 say

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 about

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 that

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 area

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 in

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 your

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 life

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 one

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 that

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 will

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 give

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 you

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 practical

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 steps

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 and

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 tested

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 wisdom

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 about

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 how

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 you

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 can

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 grow

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 in

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 that

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 aspect

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 of

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 your

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 faith

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 because

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 these

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 things

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 are

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 what

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 it

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 means

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 to

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 be

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 a

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 faithful

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 disciple

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 of

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 Jesus

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 it

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 means

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 in

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 part

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 as

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 we

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 hear

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 in

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 the

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 great

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 commission

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 that

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 we

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 are

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 obedient

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 to

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 his

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 commands

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 and

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 these

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 are

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 the

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 things

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 that

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 he

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 has

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 commanded

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 of

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 all

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 his

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 people

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 to

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 live

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 this

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 way

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 there

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 are

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 two

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 final

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 things

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 that

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 I

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 want

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 to

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 remind

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 us

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 of

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 as

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 we

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 set

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 our

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 faces

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 towards

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 this

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 first

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 of

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 all

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 living

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 like

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 this

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 isn't

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 about

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 earning

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 a

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 right

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 standing

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 with

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 God

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 God

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 salvation

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 cannot

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 be

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 earned

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 no

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 amount

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 of

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 good

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 works

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 is

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 enough

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 and

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 we've

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 already

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 done

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 enough

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 wrong

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 to fall

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 short

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 of

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 his

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 standard

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 a

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 right

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 standing

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 with

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 God

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 and

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 membership

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 in

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 God's

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 household

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 comes

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 to

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 us

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 as

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 a

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 gift

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 through

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 Jesus

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 and

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 what

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 he

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 has

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 done

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 for

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 us

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 we

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 accept

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 this

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 gift

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 by

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 faith

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 by

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 repenting

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 and

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 believing

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 in

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 him

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 and

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 so

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 this

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 list

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 is

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 not

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 a

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 list

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 of

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 what

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 you

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 must

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 do

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 to

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 be

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 loved

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 by

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 God

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 as

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 we've

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 been

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 memorizing

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 together

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 with

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 the

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 kids

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 God

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 demonstrates

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 his

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 own

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 love

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 for us

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 in

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 this

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 while

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 we were

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 still

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 sinners

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 Christ

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 died

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 for us

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 so what

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 is this

00:27:35.179 --> 00:27:35.539
 list

00:27:35.539 --> 00:27:37.159
 this

00:27:37.159 --> 00:27:37.839
 list

00:27:37.839 --> 00:27:38.519
 here in

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 Titus

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 is what

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 we do

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 because

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 we believe

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 because

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 we belong

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 to Christ

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 this is the

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 kind of

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 life that

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 flows

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 out of

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 our

00:27:46.259 --> 00:27:46.539
 faith

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 in

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 him

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 it's

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 the

00:27:47.819 --> 00:27:48.259
 fruit

00:27:48.259 --> 00:27:48.819
 of

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 our

00:27:49.019 --> 00:27:49.519
 being

00:27:49.519 --> 00:27:49.980
 united

00:27:49.980 --> 00:27:50.240
 with

00:27:50.240 --> 00:27:50.480
 him

00:27:50.480 --> 00:27:53.360
 which

00:27:53.360 --> 00:27:53.620
 brings

00:27:53.620 --> 00:27:53.740
 us

00:27:53.740 --> 00:27:53.860
 to

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 the

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 second

00:27:54.259 --> 00:27:54.640
 thing

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 yes

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 we have

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 to be

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 intentional

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 to

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 live

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 like

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 this

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 to

00:28:00.220 --> 00:28:00.500
 grow

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 in

00:28:00.660 --> 00:28:00.880
 these

00:28:00.880 --> 00:28:01.299
 things

00:28:01.299 --> 00:28:02.559
 but

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 we're

00:28:02.680 --> 00:28:02.920
 not

00:28:02.920 --> 00:28:03.339
 left

00:28:03.339 --> 00:28:04.200
 alone

00:28:04.200 --> 00:28:04.900
 to

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 ourselves

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 to

00:28:06.180 --> 00:28:06.620
 live

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 like

00:28:06.860 --> 00:28:07.140
 this

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 or

00:28:07.279 --> 00:28:07.460
 to

00:28:07.460 --> 00:28:07.900
 become

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 more

00:28:08.180 --> 00:28:08.460
 like

00:28:08.460 --> 00:28:08.799
 this

00:28:08.799 --> 00:28:09.579
 Jesus

00:28:09.579 --> 00:28:10.420
 gives

00:28:10.420 --> 00:28:10.640
 us

00:28:10.640 --> 00:28:10.880
 his

00:28:10.880 --> 00:28:11.180
 Holy

00:28:11.180 --> 00:28:11.640
 Spirit

00:28:11.640 --> 00:28:12.599
 for

00:28:12.599 --> 00:28:12.779
 all

00:28:12.779 --> 00:28:12.880
 of

00:28:12.880 --> 00:28:13.039
 us

00:28:13.039 --> 00:28:13.180
 who

00:28:13.180 --> 00:28:13.500
 believe

00:28:13.500 --> 00:28:13.660
 and

00:28:13.660 --> 00:28:13.799
 who

00:28:13.799 --> 00:28:14.079
 belong

00:28:14.079 --> 00:28:14.279
 to

00:28:14.279 --> 00:28:14.660
 Christ

00:28:14.660 --> 00:28:15.759
 God's

00:28:15.759 --> 00:28:16.380
 own

00:28:16.380 --> 00:28:16.920
 spirit

00:28:16.920 --> 00:28:17.519
 comes

00:28:17.519 --> 00:28:17.960
 to

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 live

00:28:18.120 --> 00:28:18.500
 inside

00:28:18.500 --> 00:28:18.660
 of

00:28:18.660 --> 00:28:18.960
 us

00:28:18.960 --> 00:28:20.920
 he

00:28:20.920 --> 00:28:21.299
 works

00:28:21.299 --> 00:28:21.480
 in

00:28:21.480 --> 00:28:21.779
 us

00:28:21.779 --> 00:28:22.840
 he

00:28:22.840 --> 00:28:23.380
 produces

00:28:23.380 --> 00:28:23.860
 these

00:28:23.860 --> 00:28:24.259
 things

00:28:24.259 --> 00:28:24.579
 in

00:28:24.579 --> 00:28:24.940
 us

00:28:24.940 --> 00:28:27.880
 we

00:28:27.880 --> 00:28:28.120
 have

00:28:28.120 --> 00:28:28.600
 God's

00:28:28.600 --> 00:28:28.920
 help

00:28:28.920 --> 00:28:29.519
 to

00:28:29.519 --> 00:28:29.740
 live

00:28:29.740 --> 00:28:29.960
 like

00:28:29.960 --> 00:28:30.380
 this

00:28:30.380 --> 00:28:31.579
 every

00:28:31.579 --> 00:28:31.880
 day

00:28:31.880 --> 00:28:34.120
 and

00:28:34.120 --> 00:28:34.259
 so

00:28:34.259 --> 00:28:34.400
 what

00:28:34.400 --> 00:28:34.480
 do

00:28:34.480 --> 00:28:34.559
 we

00:28:34.559 --> 00:28:34.700
 need

00:28:34.700 --> 00:28:34.840
 to

00:28:34.840 --> 00:28:35.100
 do

00:28:35.100 --> 00:28:35.680
 each

00:28:35.680 --> 00:28:35.920
 day

00:28:35.920 --> 00:28:36.079
 we

00:28:36.079 --> 00:28:36.259
 need

00:28:36.259 --> 00:28:36.400
 to

00:28:36.400 --> 00:28:36.620
 look

00:28:36.620 --> 00:28:36.819
 to

00:28:36.819 --> 00:28:37.160
 Jesus

00:28:37.160 --> 00:28:37.420
 we

00:28:37.420 --> 00:28:37.579
 need

00:28:37.579 --> 00:28:37.720
 to

00:28:37.720 --> 00:28:37.960
 look

00:28:37.960 --> 00:28:38.500
 to

00:28:38.500 --> 00:28:38.700
 the

00:28:38.700 --> 00:28:39.039
 spirit

00:28:39.039 --> 00:28:39.460
 and

00:28:39.460 --> 00:28:39.900
 ask

00:28:39.900 --> 00:28:40.120
 for

00:28:40.120 --> 00:28:40.319
 his

00:28:40.319 --> 00:28:40.640
 help

00:28:40.640 --> 00:28:41.940
 ask

00:28:41.940 --> 00:28:42.120
 for

00:28:42.120 --> 00:28:42.340
 his

00:28:42.340 --> 00:28:42.759
 power

00:28:42.759 --> 00:28:43.980
 we

00:28:43.980 --> 00:28:44.140
 need

00:28:44.140 --> 00:28:44.259
 to

00:28:44.259 --> 00:28:44.559
 rely

00:28:44.559 --> 00:28:44.880
 on

00:28:44.880 --> 00:28:45.160
 it

00:28:45.160 --> 00:28:46.680
 daily

00:28:46.680 --> 00:28:47.019
 as

00:28:47.019 --> 00:28:47.180
 we

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 seek

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 to

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 live

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 in

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 obedience

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 to

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 him

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 and

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 the

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 wonderful

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 thing

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 about

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 this

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 is

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 that

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 with

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 God's

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 spirit

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 inside

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 of us

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 we

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 truly

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 can

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 change

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 we

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 can

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 become

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 more

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 and

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 more

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 like

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 this

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 list

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 that

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 we

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 see

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 in

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 Titus

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 wouldn't

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 it be

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 something

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 if

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 every

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 single

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 one

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 of

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 us

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 sought

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 with

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 all

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 of

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 our

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 hearts

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 to

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 be

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 and

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 to

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 live

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 like

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 this

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 mature

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 devout

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 men

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 and

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 women

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 of

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 God

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 men

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 and

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 women

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 of

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 character

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 disciplined

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 self

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 controlled

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 men

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 and

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 women

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 in

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 the

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 service

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 of

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 Christ

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 in

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 the

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 service

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 of

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 our

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 families

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 in

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 the

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 service

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 of

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 our

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 church

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 what

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 kind

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 of

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 a

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 testimony

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 would

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 we

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 have

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 in

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 this

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 community

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 who

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 would

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 be

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 able

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 to

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 measure

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 the

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 impact

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 for

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 Christ

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 that

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 we

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 would

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 have

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 right

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 here

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 in

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 Davidson

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 also

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 in

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 Crake

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 in

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 the

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 surrounding

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 areas

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 for

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 the

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 glory

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 of

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 Christ

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 in

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 the

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 words

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 of

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 Charles

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 Studd

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 only

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 one

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 life

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 will

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 soon

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 be

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 passed

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 only

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 what's

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 done

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 for

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 Christ

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 will

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 last

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 let's

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 pray

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 father

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 in

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 heaven

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 we

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 open

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 ourselves

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 up

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 to

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 you

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 and

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 we

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 confess

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 and

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 we

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 admit

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 that

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 this

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 is

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 a

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 list

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 that

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 at

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 times

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 and

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 in

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 different

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 ways

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 you

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 know

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 our

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 lives

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 and

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 our

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 stories

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 we

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 have

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 fallen

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 short

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 of

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 we

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 have

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 all

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 sinned

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 we've

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 all

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 broken

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 your

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 commands

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 we've

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 all

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 lived

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 selfishly

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 and

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 it's

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 affected

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 every

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 area

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 of

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 our

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 lives

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 but

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 we

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 thank

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 you

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 that

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 with

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 you

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 there

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 is

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 grace

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 there

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 is

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 forgiveness

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 that

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 these

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 sins

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 of our

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 past

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 don't

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 own

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 us

00:30:50.780 --> 00:30:53.740
 that

00:30:53.740 --> 00:30:53.900
 you

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 wipe

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 the

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 slate

00:30:54.580 --> 00:30:55.019
 clean

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 and

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 now

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 as

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 your

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 children

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 as

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 members

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 of

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 your

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 household

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 we

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 pray

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 and

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 we

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 ask

00:31:01.860 --> 00:31:02.000
 that

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 you

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 would

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 form

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 these

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 good

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 fruits

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 of

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 your

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 Holy

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 Spirit

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 inside

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 of

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 us

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 make

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 us

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 a

00:31:08.940 --> 00:31:09.280
 blessing

00:31:09.279 --> 00:31:10.079
 at

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 home

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 to

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 our

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 spouses

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 to

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 our

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 children

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 make

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 us

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 a

00:31:14.099 --> 00:31:14.399
 blessing

00:31:14.399 --> 00:31:14.680
 here

00:31:14.680 --> 00:31:14.819
 at

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 the

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 church

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 and

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 in

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 our

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 relationships

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 with

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 each

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 other

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 to

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 one

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 another

00:31:18.440 --> 00:31:20.899
 make

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 us

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 a

00:31:21.160 --> 00:31:21.440
 blessing

00:31:21.440 --> 00:31:21.660
 in

00:31:21.660 --> 00:31:21.839
 this

00:31:21.839 --> 00:31:22.299
 community

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 may

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 we

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 be

00:31:24.480 --> 00:31:24.759
 that

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 light

00:31:26.240 --> 00:31:27.460
 shining

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 pointing

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 people

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 to

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 you

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 Jesus

00:31:29.839 --> 00:31:31.200
 that

00:31:31.200 --> 00:31:31.480
 more

00:31:31.480 --> 00:31:31.680
 may

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 be

00:31:31.879 --> 00:31:32.319
 saved

00:31:32.319 --> 00:31:33.599
 and

00:31:33.599 --> 00:31:33.839
 that

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 your

00:31:34.420 --> 00:31:34.639
 name

00:31:34.639 --> 00:31:34.839
 might

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 be

00:31:35.019 --> 00:31:35.559
 glorified

00:31:35.559 --> 00:31:37.839
 we

00:31:37.839 --> 00:31:38.079
 ask

00:31:38.079 --> 00:31:38.359
 this

00:31:38.359 --> 00:31:39.039
 in

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 your

00:31:39.159 --> 00:31:39.460
 name

00:31:39.460 --> 00:31:40.599
 amen