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How Do We Carry Light in Fragile Lives? · Daily Bible Refresh

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  4:1
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  12
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  from
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  the
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  Message
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  Trial
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  Torture
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  says
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  in
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  on
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  he
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  doing.
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  about
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  throw
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  up
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  hands
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  and
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  walk
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  off
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  the
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  job
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  because
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  we
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  run
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  into
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  occasional
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  hard
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  times.
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  We
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  refuse
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  to
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  wear
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  masks
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  and
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  play
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  games.
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  We
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  don't
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  maneuver
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  or
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  manipulate
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  behind
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  the
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  scenes.
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  We
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  don't
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  twist
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  God's
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  word
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  to
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  suit
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  ourselves.
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  Rather,
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  we
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  keep
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  everything
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  we
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  do
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  and
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  say
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  out
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  in
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  the
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  open,
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  the
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  whole
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  truth
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  on
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  display
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  so
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  that
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  those
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  who
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  want
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  to
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  can
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  see
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  and
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  judge
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  for
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  themselves
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  in
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  the
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  presence
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  of
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  God.
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  If
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  our
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  message
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  is
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  obscure
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  to
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  anyone,
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  it's
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  not
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  because
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  we're
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  holding
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  back
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  in
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  any
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  way.
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  No,
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  it's
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  because
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  these
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  other
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  people
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  are
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  looking
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  or
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  going
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  the
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  wrong
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  way
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  and
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  and
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  refuse
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  to
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  give
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  it
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  serious
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  attention.
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  All
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  they
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  have
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  eyes
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  for
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  is
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  the
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  fashionable
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  God
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  of
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  darkness.
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  They
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  think
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  he
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  can
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  give
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  them
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  what
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  they
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  want
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  and
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  that
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  they
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  won't
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  have
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  to
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  bother
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  believing
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  a
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  truth
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  they
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  can't
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  see.
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  They're
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  stone
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  blind
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  to
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  the
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  dayspring
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  brightness
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  of
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  the
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  message
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  that
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  shines
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  with
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  Christ,
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  who
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  gives
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  us
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  the
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  best
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  picture
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  of
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  God
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  we'll
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  ever
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  get
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  repeated.
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  Remember,
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  our
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  message
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  is
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  not
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  about
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  ourselves.
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  We're
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  proclaiming
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  Jesus
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  Christ
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  the
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  Master
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  and
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  we
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  are
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  its
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  messengers.
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  Aaron
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  Runners
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  from
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  Jesus
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  for
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  you.
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  It
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  started
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  when
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  God
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  said
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  light
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  up
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  their
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  darkness
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  and
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  our
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  lives
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  filled
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  with
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  light
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  as
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  we
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  saw
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  and
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  understood
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  God
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  in
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  the
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  face
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  of
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  Christ,
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  all
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  bright
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  and
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  beautiful.
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  If
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  you
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  only
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  look
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  at
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  us,
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  you
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  might
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  well
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  miss
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  the
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  brightness.
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  We
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  carry
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  this
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  precious
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  message
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  around
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  in
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  the
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  unadorned
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  clay
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  pots
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  of
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  our
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  ordinary
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  lives.
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  That's
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  to
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  prevent
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  anyone
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  from
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  confusing
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  God's
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  incomparable
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  power
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  with
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  us.
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  And
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  it
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  is.
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  And
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  there's
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  not
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  much
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  chance
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  of
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  that.
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  You
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  know
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  for
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  yourselves
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  that
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  we're
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  not
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  much
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  to
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  look
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  at.
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  We've
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  been
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  surrounded
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  and
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  battered
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  by
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  troubles,
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  but
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  we're
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  not
• 3:10
  demoralized.
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  We're
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  not
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  sure
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  what
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  to
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  do,
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  but
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  we
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  know
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  that
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  God
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  knows
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  what
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  to
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  do.
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  We've
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  been
• 3:17
  spiritually
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  terrorized,
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  but
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  God
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  hasn't
• 3:20
  left
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  our
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  side.
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  We've
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  been
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  thrown
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  out
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  and
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  thrown
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  down,
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  but
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  we
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  haven't
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  been
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  broken.
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  What
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  they
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  did
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  to
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  Jesus,
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  they
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  did
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  to
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  us.
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  Trial
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  and
• 3:31
  torture,
• 3:32
  mockery
• 3:33
  and
• 3:33
  murder.
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  What
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  Jesus
• 3:35
  did
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  among
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  them,
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  he
• 3:36
  did
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  in
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  us.
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  He
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  lives.
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  Our
• 3:40
  lives
• 3:40
  are
• 3:41
  at
• 3:41
  constant
• 3:41
  risk
• 3:42
  for
• 3:42
  Jesus
• 3:43
  sake,
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  which
• 3:44
  makes
• 3:45
  Jesus
• 3:46
  life
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  all
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  the
• 3:47
  more
• 3:47
  evident
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  in
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  us
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  when
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  we're
• 3:50
  going
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  through
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  the
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  worst.
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  You're
• 3:52
  getting
• 3:52
  it
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  on
• 3:53
  the
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  best
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  that
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  ends
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  the
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  reading
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  about
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  this
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  really
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  incredible
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  understanding
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  of
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  we
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  are
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  treasures
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  and
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  clay
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  jars
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  and
• 4:03
  what
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  does
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  that
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  look
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  like
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  today?
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  So
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  we're
• 4:06
  talking
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  here
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  about
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  something.
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  We're
• 4:08
  honest
• 4:08
  and
• 4:08
  hurting,
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  but
• 4:09
  we're
• 4:10
  still
• 4:10
  shining.
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  I
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  just
• 4:12
  want
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  to
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  thank
• 4:12
  you
• 4:12
  friends
• 4:13
  for
• 4:13
  spending
• 4:13
  a
• 4:13
  few
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  few
• 4:14
  moments
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  with
• 4:15
  me
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  as
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  we
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  go
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  a
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  little
• 4:16
  deeper
• 4:17
  into
• 4:17
  this
• 4:18
  scripture
• 4:19
  from
• 4:20
  2nd
• 4:20
  Corinthians
• 4:20
  4:1
• 4:21
  12.
• 4:22
  And
• 4:22
  it's
• 4:23
  really
• 4:23
  it's
• 4:23
  about
• 4:23
  Paul
• 4:23
  saying
• 4:24
  we're
• 4:24
  not
• 4:24
  just
• 4:25
  we're
• 4:25
  just
• 4:25
  not
• 4:25
  going
• 4:25
  to
• 4:25
  play
• 4:25
  religious
• 4:26
  games
• 4:26
  anymore,
• 4:26
  twist
• 4:27
  God's
• 4:27
  word.
• 4:27
  We're
• 4:28
  going
• 4:28
  to
• 4:28
  keep
• 4:28
  it
• 4:28
  out
• 4:28
  in
• 4:29
  the
• 4:29
  open.
• 4:29
  The
• 4:29
  light
• 4:30
  of
• 4:30
  Christ
• 4:30
  is
• 4:30
  the
• 4:30
  clearest
• 4:31
  picture
• 4:31
  of
• 4:31
  what
• 4:31
  God
• 4:32
  of
• 4:32
  God
• 4:33
  will
• 4:33
  get.
• 4:33
  And
• 4:34
  we
• 4:34
  carry
• 4:34
  that
• 4:34
  in
• 4:35
  what
• 4:35
  he
• 4:35
  calls
• 4:35
  unadorned
• 4:36
  clay
• 4:37
  pots
• 4:38
  as
• 4:38
  the
• 4:38
  ordinary
• 4:39
  fragile
• 4:40
  lives
• 4:40
  we
• 4:41
  all
• 4:41
  have.
• 4:42
  No
• 4:42
  one
• 4:42
  mistakes
• 4:43
  the
• 4:43
  treasure
• 4:43
  for
• 4:44
  the
• 4:44
  container.
• 4:45
  Repressed
• 4:45
  but
• 4:45
  not
• 4:46
  crushed.
• 4:47
  Confused
• 4:47
  but
• 4:48
  not
• 4:48
  abandoned.
• 4:49
  Wow,
• 4:50
  great
• 4:50
  analogies
• 4:51
  or
• 4:51
  great
• 4:51
  metaphors
• 4:52
  here.
• 4:53
  So
• 4:53
  let's
• 4:54
  get
• 4:54
  into
• 4:54
  three
• 4:55
  points
• 4:55
  to
• 4:55
  ponder
• 4:55
  about
• 4:55
  this
• 4:56
  scripture
• 4:57
  that's
• 4:57
  rooted
• 4:57
  in
• 4:57
  grace.
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  The
• 4:58
  first
• 4:58
  one
• 4:58
  is
• 4:58
  this.
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  It's
• 5:00
  a
• 5:00
  gospel
• 5:01
  that
• 5:01
  spin
• 5:02
  transparency
• 5:03
  as
• 5:03
  discipleship.
• 5:05
  It
• 5:05
  says
• 5:06
  here,
• 5:06
  quote
• 5:07
  we
• 5:07
  refuse
• 5:08
  to
• 5:08
  wear
• 5:08
  a
• 5:08
  mask
• 5:08
  or
• 5:09
  play
• 5:09
  games.
• 5:09
  Close
• 5:09
  quote.
• 5:10
  A
• 5:11
  progressive
• 5:11
  reading
• 5:12
  takes
• 5:12
  this
• 5:13
  seriously.
• 5:13
  No
• 5:13
  manipulation,
• 5:15
  no
• 5:15
  celebrity
• 5:16
  sheen,
• 5:17
  no
• 5:17
  hiding
• 5:18
  abuse
• 5:18
  or
• 5:18
  harm
• 5:19
  in
• 5:19
  the
• 5:19
  name
• 5:19
  of
• 5:20
  protecting
• 5:21
  the
• 5:21
  ministry.
• 5:23
  Accountability,
• 5:24
  survival
• 5:25
  practices,
• 5:27
  financial
• 5:27
  transparency
• 5:28
  and
• 5:28
  plain
• 5:28
  speech
• 5:29
  are
• 5:29
  not
• 5:30
  PR
• 5:31
  their
• 5:31
  spiritual
• 5:32
  practices.
• 5:33
  Honesty
• 5:34
  is
• 5:34
  how
• 5:35
  light
• 5:35
  gets
• 5:36
  in.
• 5:37
  In
• 5:37
  my
• 5:37
  cancer
• 5:38
  related
• 5:38
  podcast
• 5:39
  with
• 5:39
  cancer
• 5:40
  people,
• 5:40
  people
• 5:41
  impacted
• 5:41
  by
• 5:41
  cancer
• 5:42
  people
• 5:42
  can
• 5:43
  smell
• 5:43
  false
• 5:43
  platitudes
• 5:44
  a
• 5:44
  mile
• 5:44
  away
• 5:45
  and
• 5:45
  they
• 5:45
  need
• 5:45
  the
• 5:46
  truth
• 5:46
  to
• 5:46
  help
• 5:47
  them
• 5:47
  to
• 5:47
  deal
• 5:47
  with
• 5:47
  their
• 5:48
  fear.
• 5:49
  And
• 5:49
  church
• 5:50
  and
• 5:50
  the
• 5:50
  Christian
• 5:50
  life
• 5:51
  should
• 5:51
  at
• 5:51
  least
• 5:51
  be
• 5:51
  that
• 5:52
  honest.
• 5:53
  If
• 5:53
  it
• 5:53
  can't
• 5:53
  be
• 5:54
  said
• 5:54
  in
• 5:54
  daylight,
• 5:54
  we
• 5:55
  shouldn't
• 5:55
  question
• 5:56
  saying
• 5:56
  it
• 5:56
  at
• 5:56
  all.
• 5:58
  Point
• 5:59
  upon
• 5:59
  our
• 5:59
  number
• 5:59
  two
• 5:59
  resisting
• 6:00
  the
• 6:00
  fashionable
• 6:01
  God
• 6:01
  of
• 6:01
  darkness.
• 6:02
  Interesting.
• 6:03
  Paul
• 6:04
  names
• 6:05
  the
• 6:05
  pull
• 6:06
  towards
• 6:06
  dazzle,
• 6:08
  but
• 6:08
  emptiness
• 6:10
  today
• 6:10
  we
• 6:10
  can
• 6:11
  look
• 6:11
  at
• 6:11
  things
• 6:11
  like
• 6:11
  Christian
• 6:12
  nationalism,
• 6:14
  racism,
• 6:15
  misogyny,
• 6:16
  anti
• 6:17
  LGBT
• 6:18
  exclusion,
• 6:20
  or
• 6:21
  the
• 6:21
  consumerism
• 6:22
  in
• 6:22
  our
• 6:22
  world
• 6:23
  that
• 6:24
  turns
• 6:24
  faith
• 6:24
  into
• 6:25
  a
• 6:25
  brand.
• 6:27
  The
• 6:27
  light
• 6:27
  of
• 6:27
  Christ
• 6:28
  reorients
• 6:29
  our
• 6:29
  gaze
• 6:29
  toward
• 6:30
  the
• 6:30
  vulnerable,
• 6:31
  the
• 6:31
  sick,
• 6:31
  the
• 6:31
  poor,
• 6:32
  the
• 6:32
  earth,
• 6:33
  the
• 6:33
  ones
• 6:34
  pushed
• 6:34
  to
• 6:34
  the
• 6:34
  edges.
• 6:35
  Light
• 6:36
  isn't
• 6:36
  a
• 6:36
  spotlight
• 6:37
  on
• 6:37
  us,
• 6:37
  it's
• 6:38
  illumination
• 6:38
  for
• 6:39
  the
• 6:39
  common
• 6:39
  good.
• 6:41
  Think
• 6:41
  of
• 6:41
  a
• 6:41
  good
• 6:42
  team,
• 6:43
  a
• 6:43
  shout
• 6:43
  out
• 6:43
  to
• 6:44
  the
• 6:44
  Indiana
• 6:44
  University
• 6:44
  Hoosier
• 6:45
  football
• 6:45
  team,
• 6:46
  where
• 6:46
  everyone's
• 6:46
  gift
• 6:47
  matters
• 6:49
  and
• 6:49
  the
• 6:49
  wind
• 6:49
  is
• 6:50
  shared.
• 6:51
  That's
• 6:51
  what
• 6:51
  the
• 6:52
  gospel
• 6:52
  light
• 6:53
  does
• 6:53
  in
• 6:54
  community
• 6:57
  Point
• 6:57
  to
• 6:57
  ponder
• 6:57
  number
• 6:58
  three,
• 6:58
  Treasure
• 6:58
  in
• 6:59
  clay
• 6:59
  pots.
• 7:00
  Power
• 7:00
  as
• 7:01
  solidarity,
• 7:01
  not
• 7:02
  spectacle.
• 7:04
  Paul
• 7:04
  doesn't
• 7:04
  deny
• 7:05
  suffering,
• 7:05
  he
• 7:05
  just
• 7:05
  reframes
• 7:06
  it.
• 7:07
  God's
• 7:07
  life
• 7:08
  shows
• 7:08
  through
• 7:09
  the
• 7:09
  cracks.
• 7:12
  A
• 7:12
  left,
• 7:12
  a
• 7:13
  center
• 7:13
  understanding
• 7:14
  of
• 7:14
  this
• 7:14
  here's
• 7:15
  trauma
• 7:16
  honestly
• 7:17
  and
• 7:17
  stands
• 7:17
  with
• 7:17
  people
• 7:18
  in
• 7:18
  it.
• 7:19
  Expanding
• 7:20
  access
• 7:20
  to
• 7:20
  care,
• 7:22
  practicing
• 7:22
  mental
• 7:23
  health,
• 7:23
  aware
• 7:23
  ministry,
• 7:25
  refusing
• 7:26
  triumphalism.
• 7:27
  You
• 7:27
  know,
• 7:27
  like
• 7:27
  I
• 7:27
  got
• 7:27
  it
• 7:28
  and
• 7:28
  you
• 7:28
  don't.
• 7:29
  The
• 7:29
  miracle
• 7:29
  isn't
• 7:30
  that
• 7:30
  we
• 7:30
  don't
• 7:30
  break.
• 7:31
  It's
• 7:31
  that
• 7:31
  love
• 7:31
  keeps
• 7:32
  moving
• 7:32
  through
• 7:33
  our
• 7:33
  brokenness,
• 7:34
  through
• 7:34
  our
• 7:34
  fractures.
• 7:36
  When
• 7:36
  my
• 7:37
  wife
• 7:37
  and
• 7:37
  I
• 7:37
  go
• 7:37
  on
• 7:37
  hikes
• 7:37
  in
• 7:38
  the
• 7:38
  woods
• 7:38
  sometimes
• 7:39
  we
• 7:39
  just
• 7:40
  see
• 7:40
  the
• 7:40
  light
• 7:40
  coming
• 7:41
  through
• 7:41
  the
• 7:41
  trees
• 7:43
  and
• 7:43
  what
• 7:43
  a
• 7:43
  wonderful
• 7:43
  sight
• 7:44
  that
• 7:44
  is.
• 7:46
  Grace
• 7:47
  works
• 7:47
  in
• 7:48
  clay
• 7:48
  jars,
• 7:49
  cracks
• 7:50
  on
• 7:50
  all.
• 7:51
  We
• 7:51
  carry
• 7:51
  tenderness
• 7:52
  into
• 7:52
  hard
• 7:52
  places
• 7:54
  and
• 7:54
  leave
• 7:54
  it
• 7:55
  and
• 7:55
  leave
• 7:55
  a
• 7:55
  little
• 7:55
  more
• 7:55
  light
• 7:56
  behind.
• 7:57
  Here's
• 7:58
  your
• 7:58
  action
• 7:58
  step.
• 7:59
  We
• 7:59
  might
• 7:59
  call
• 8:00
  this
• 8:00
  a
• 8:00
  transparency
• 8:01
  check.
• 8:01
  Choose
• 8:01
  one
• 8:01
  area
• 8:02
  of
• 8:02
  your
• 8:02
  life,
• 8:03
  your
• 8:03
  family,
• 8:03
  your
• 8:04
  workplace,
• 8:05
  your
• 8:05
  church
• 8:06
  and
• 8:06
  practice.
• 8:07
  Open
• 8:07
  table
• 8:08
  clarity,
• 8:08
  I.e.
• 8:09
  name
• 8:09
  a
• 8:10
  hard
• 8:10
  truth
• 8:11
  kindly
• 8:11
  and
• 8:11
  invite
• 8:12
  feedback.
• 8:13
  It
• 8:13
  might
• 8:13
  be
• 8:13
  about
• 8:14
  the
• 8:14
  church
• 8:15
  budget
• 8:15
  or
• 8:15
  the
• 8:15
  ministry
• 8:16
  or
• 8:16
  something
• 8:16
  at
• 8:17
  work
• 8:17
  or
• 8:18
  boundaries
• 8:18
  crossed
• 8:19
  regarding
• 8:20
  how
• 8:20
  we
• 8:20
  treat
• 8:20
  immigrants.
• 8:21
  Or
• 8:22
  acknowledge
• 8:22
  a
• 8:22
  mistake
• 8:23
  and
• 8:23
  do
• 8:23
  something
• 8:23
  to
• 8:23
  repair
• 8:24
  it.
• 8:24
  And
• 8:25
  your
• 8:25
  solidarity
• 8:25
  move
• 8:26
  then
• 8:26
  is
• 8:26
  do
• 8:27
  one
• 8:27
  concrete
• 8:27
  thing
• 8:28
  to
• 8:28
  deal
• 8:28
  with
• 8:28
  it,
• 8:29
  to
• 8:29
  fix
• 8:29
  it.
• 8:30
  To
• 8:30
  do
• 8:30
  something
• 8:30
  for
• 8:31
  someone
• 8:31
  under
• 8:32
  pressure.
• 8:33
  Deliver
• 8:34
  a
• 8:34
  meal
• 8:34
  to
• 8:34
  someone
• 8:35
  who's
• 8:35
  having
• 8:35
  some
• 8:36
  issues
• 8:36
  with
• 8:36
  their
• 8:36
  health.
• 8:38
  Give
• 8:38
  time,
• 8:39
  energy,
• 8:39
  money
• 8:40
  to
• 8:40
  something
• 8:40
  to
• 8:41
  do
• 8:41
  with
• 8:42
  supporting
• 8:42
  people
• 8:42
  in
• 8:43
  need.
• 8:44
  Offer
• 8:44
  a
• 8:44
  ride
• 8:45
  to
• 8:45
  somebody
• 8:45
  who
• 8:45
  needs
• 8:46
  a
• 8:46
  ride.
• 8:49
  Another
• 8:49
  part
• 8:50
  of
• 8:50
  this
• 8:50
  is
• 8:50
  to
• 8:50
  attention
• 8:52
  an
• 8:52
  attention
• 8:53
  fast.
• 8:54
  Remove
• 8:55
  yourself
• 8:55
  from
• 8:55
  something,
• 8:57
  unfollow
• 8:58
  one
• 8:59
  outrageous
• 9:00
  over
• 9:00
  the
• 9:00
  top
• 9:01
  personality.
• 9:01
  It
• 9:02
  might
• 9:02
  be
• 9:02
  a
• 9:02
  celebrity,
• 9:02
  it
• 9:03
  might
• 9:03
  be
• 9:03
  some
• 9:03
  political
• 9:04
  influencer.
• 9:05
  It
• 9:05
  might
• 9:06
  be
• 9:06
  someone
• 9:06
  who
• 9:07
  just
• 9:07
  rage
• 9:08
  baited
• 9:08
  you
• 9:08
  in
• 9:09
  some
• 9:09
  way
• 9:09
  or
• 9:09
  another.
• 9:10
  Unfollow
• 9:10
  it
• 9:11
  and
• 9:11
  replace
• 9:11
  it
• 9:12
  with
• 9:12
  something
• 9:12
  good.
• 9:13
  Replace
• 9:14
  it
• 9:14
  with
• 9:14
  a
• 9:14
  neighbor
• 9:15
  serving
• 9:15
  commitment
• 9:16
  of
• 9:17
  something
• 9:17
  that
• 9:17
  is
• 9:18
  doing
• 9:18
  something
• 9:18
  for
• 9:18
  the
• 9:19
  greater
• 9:19
  good.
• 9:20
  Set
• 9:21
  a
• 9:21
  reminder,
• 9:22
  follow
• 9:22
  up.
• 9:23
  We're
• 9:24
  going
• 9:24
  to
• 9:24
  pray
• 9:24
  here
• 9:24
  in
• 9:24
  just
• 9:25
  a
• 9:25
  minute,
• 9:25
  but
• 9:25
  I
• 9:26
  want
• 9:26
  to
• 9:26
  remind
• 9:27
  you
• 9:27
  that
• 9:27
  we
• 9:27
  have
• 9:27
  a
• 9:27
  great
• 9:28
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• 9:29
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• 9:29
  called
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• 9:30
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• 9:31
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• 9:31
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• 9:31
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• 9:32
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• 9:32
  over
• 9:32
  to
• 9:32
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• 9:32
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• 9:33
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• 9:35
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• 9:35
  it
• 9:35
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• 9:35
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• 9:36
  pray.
• 9:37
  Light
• 9:37
  of
• 9:38
  the
• 9:38
  World,
• 9:38
  thank
• 9:38
  you
• 9:38
  for
• 9:38
  meeting
• 9:39
  us
• 9:39
  in
• 9:39
  ordinary
• 9:39
  clay.
• 9:40
  Our
• 9:40
  tired
• 9:40
  bodies,
• 9:41
  our
• 9:41
  anxious
• 9:42
  minds,
• 9:42
  our
• 9:43
  unfiltered
• 9:44
  lives
• 9:44
  teach
• 9:45
  us
• 9:45
  honesty
• 9:46
  that
• 9:46
  heals,
• 9:47
  not
• 9:47
  performance
• 9:48
  that
• 9:49
  hides.
• 9:49
  Turn
• 9:50
  our
• 9:50
  eyes
• 9:50
  from
• 9:50
  dazzling
• 9:51
  distractions
• 9:51
  to
• 9:51
  the
• 9:52
  people
• 9:52
  and
• 9:52
  places
• 9:53
  you
• 9:53
  love,
• 9:53
  especially
• 9:54
  those
• 9:54
  who
• 9:54
  are
• 9:54
  hurting.
• 9:55
  Be
• 9:56
  close
• 9:56
  to
• 9:56
  folk,
• 9:56
  to
• 9:57
  folks
• 9:57
  walking
• 9:58
  through
• 9:58
  adversity,
• 9:58
  cancer
• 9:59
  and
• 9:59
  other
• 9:59
  things,
• 10:00
  and
• 10:00
  everyone
• 10:01
  who
• 10:01
  loves
• 10:01
  them.
• 10:02
  Season
• 10:02
  their
• 10:02
  days
• 10:03
  with
• 10:03
  courage
• 10:03
  and
• 10:04
  small
• 10:05
  stubborn
• 10:05
  joys.
• 10:07
  Bless
• 10:07
  long
• 10:07
  marriages,
• 10:08
  quiet
• 10:08
  trails,
• 10:09
  and
• 10:09
  laughter
• 10:10
  that
• 10:10
  comes
• 10:10
  from
• 10:11
  children.
• 10:12
  When
• 10:12
  we're
• 10:12
  pressed,
• 10:12
  hold
• 10:13
  us
• 10:13
  and
• 10:13
  when
• 10:13
  we're
• 10:13
  confused,
• 10:14
  guide
• 10:14
  us.
• 10:14
  When
• 10:15
  we're
• 10:15
  cracked,
• 10:15
  shine
• 10:16
  through,
• 10:17
  make
• 10:17
  our
• 10:17
  fragile
• 10:18
  eyes
• 10:18
  open
• 10:18
  windows
• 10:19
  to
• 10:19
  your
• 10:19
  generous
• 10:20
  light.
• 10:21
  Amen.
• 10:26
  My
• 10:26
  friend,
• 10:27
  I
• 10:27
  am
• 10:27
  delighted
• 10:28
  you
• 10:28
  chose
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  love
• 11:10
  hasn't
• 11:11
  dried
• 11:11
  up,
• 11:12
  it's
• 11:12
  created
• 11:13
  new
• 11:14
  every
• 11:14
  morning.