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Sanctity of Life Sunday · Providence Baptist Church - Sermons

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What you're about to hear are the sounds of metal BB striking the side of the tin king.
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! For every BB that strikes, it represents 10,000 lives lost in the wars of America's past.
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The American Revolution.
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The Civil War.
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World War I.
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World War II.
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The Korean conflict.
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The conflict in Vietnam.
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September 11th and the war on terror.
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Since 1973, the war will be under the shot.
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The war will be under the shot.
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The war will be under the shot.
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The Holocaust.
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Thank you.
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God help us.
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If you would join me in prayer again.
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Great Father in heaven.
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Lord, we come before you today.
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With heavy hearts, Lord.
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Knowing the travesty that surrounds us day by day, Lord.
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And we see little change, God.
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Lord, we thank you, Lord.
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That you give us opportunity to become more aware of what takes place in this world that we live in, Lord.
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Lord, we thank you, Lord, that by the shed blood of your son, Jesus, Lord, that we will one day be spared of the anguish and the pain of this earth, Lord.
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Lord, we thank you, God, that we have you to lead us through this pilgrimage while we're here.
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And we thank you, God, that your gospel will prevail.
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Lord, I pray you meet with us this morning as we contemplate statistics and facts.
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But most importantly, Lord, that you meet with us in your word.
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For we know that is where your power resides.
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We pray, God, that you open our hearts to hear what you have for us this morning.
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And that we would be forever changed by your word.
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And compelled by your Holy Spirit, God.
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Thank you, Lord.
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In Jesus' name, amen.
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I don't think I'm alone in my emotion.
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I just perhaps am not as good at suppressing it sometimes.
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And I can't promise that it won't well open me again as I speak this morning.
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But as we heard the compelling sound of the BBs hitting the tin can and what that represents,
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there's more to add to that.
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These numbers that I'm about to mention are difficult for us to wrap our mind around.
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And they're rather large numbers.
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Some of you might be surprised when you hear this, and some of this may be very familiar to you.
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But in 2020, according to statistics provided by the World Health Organization,
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worldwide, 42.7 million babies were killed in the womb.
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That's approximately 125,000 per day.
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And the BBs that you just heard represent since 1973 to when that DVD was released.
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And at that point, it was approximately 53 million in the United States.
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And at this point in our nation's history, that number is well over 67 million.
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In the U.S., nearly one half of all pregnancies are unintended, and four in ten of those result in abortions.
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That's 22% of all pregnancies in the United States end in abortion.
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That's over 3,000 per day in the U.S. alone.
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Here locally, Georgia keeps with the national average with approximately 100 a day,
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which is over 36,000 a year just in our state.
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Those numbers may be shocking to you.
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I know that no one's going to find comfort in those numbers.
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But because of the circumstances that we find ourselves in as a nation and really around the world with the COVID,
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with this disease that's taken so many lives,
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I think it is fair to note on Sanctity of Human Life Sunday,
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I think it's appropriate that I can tell you that so far since January 1st,
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there have been 200,000 COVID deaths worldwide.
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There have been 2 million abortions by this point this year.
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And over the past 12 months, in about a year,
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there have been 2,032,835 COVID deaths as of this morning.
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There have been 42.7 million abortions.
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So I just say these things to bring to our sight,
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to bring into view what we're up against.
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And as the songs that we were just listening to
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and the catechism that we were repeating,
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though we know that we serve a great God.
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we have knowledge of, saving knowledge of, a powerful gospel.
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And the truth will prevail.
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So, please, as we go and we continue through this,
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although I want these statistics to ring clear in our minds
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to prepare us for what we're up against,
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I also want us to remember that our hope is in Jesus Christ.
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And this is not a hopeless venture that we are encountering
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as we go forward.
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So, I want to emphasize that God does care about the pre-born.
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We're told in Psalm 139,
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there's going to be several texts that I turn to.
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I invite you to turn there as well if you can keep up.
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But for the sake of time, I'll be moving fairly quickly.
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But in Psalm 139, this is probably familiar to a lot of you.
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It says in verse 13 through 16, it says,
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For you formed my inward parts,
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you knitted me together in my mother's womb.
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I praise you, for I am fearfully and wonderfully made.
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Wonderful are your works, my soul knows it very well.
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My frame was not hidden from you.
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When I was being made in secret, intricately woven in the depths of the earth,
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your eyes saw my unformed substance.
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In your book were written, every one of them,
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the days that were formed for me,
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when as yet there was none of them.
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So, God cares about the pre-born,
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and He is sovereign over our lives from conception to death.
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He numbers our days,
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and He determines when we will be born,
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how we will be born,
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and how long we will live.
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I also want to note that in Genesis,
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in the chapter 1 of Genesis, in verse 26,
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it says,
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And God said,
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Let us make man in our image,
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after our likeness.
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Every human that God creates is created in His image.
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These babies in the womb,
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and all of us here,
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are image bearers of God Himself,
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of the Creator of the universe,
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the Creator of all things.
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We are image bearers.
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And an abortion is a destruction of an image bearer of God.
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And we also know that Jesus,
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the Christ, the promised one,
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came into the world through the womb.
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He was conceived in the womb of Mary.
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Which begs the question,
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because it's a question that's often brought up
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about when is a human life,
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a viable human life.
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And I would argue that it's at conception.
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As Christians,
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we think of the conception of Jesus Christ.
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At what point was He the Son of God?
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At what point was He incarnate?
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At what point did He dwell among us?
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And I would argue that He dwelt among us as a fetus
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before He died for us on a cross.
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Emmanuel, God with us,
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came as a baby.
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He came as a fetus.
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He was born into this filthy place.
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And He dwelt among us.
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Another way that we recognize that God cares about the preborn
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and cares about children
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is He blesses the world with children.
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All throughout Scripture,
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children are always a blessing.
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Never a curse.
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Children are never given to someone
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because God is angry with them.
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It's because He wants to bless them.
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It's because He wants to bless them.
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Children are always a blessing.
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And in fact,
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throughout the Old Testament,
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children were being sacrificed
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to the God Magog and to Baal.
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And God curses them for that.
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He also curses those that have knowledge of this
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and stand idly by.
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And Jesus says that
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it would be better to have
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a millstone tied around one's neck
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and be thrown to the bottom of the sea
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than to cause
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one of
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the children that believe
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to stumble.
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So yes,
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He cares about
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children,
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the born and the unborn.
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He cares about His image bearers.
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And He forbids murder
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across the board.
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The taking of innocent human life
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is murder.
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The definition of murder
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is the pre-planned
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intentional killing
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of one person by another.
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The definition of abort
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is to terminate
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or end.
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When we think of this
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in human terms,
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abort, abortion,
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it is the terminating
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and ending of a human life.
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which is strictly forbidden
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by the God we serve.
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The creator of that very human life.
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So, therefore,
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I will stand before you today
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and I will stand
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for this ongoing
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is that abortion
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is murder.
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And I would also
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make what I believe
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wholeheartedly is a biblical argument
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that it is murder
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regardless of circumstances.
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There is no biblical justification
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for murder
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regardless of circumstance,
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not rape,
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incest,
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disease,
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fetus that is deformed,
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not economics,
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population control,
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and least of all,
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inconvenience.
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But in saying that,
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I know that there is a
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biblical
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foundation
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for hope.
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And I know that it is very possible
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just statistically speaking,
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it is very possible
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that more than one person
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in this room
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has been involved
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in
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the practice of abortion.
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Whether male or female,
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it is very possible.
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And I want
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whomever that might be
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in this room
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or anywhere else
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to know
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that Christ came
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for broken people.
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and that everyone
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in this room,
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regardless of your background,
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you were broken.
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Those that are not sick
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do not need a physician
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and I can assure you
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we were all sick.
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We were all sick
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in our sin
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and Jesus came
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to save sinners.
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And if you find yourself
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in that seat
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and if you feel like
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I stood here
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and just called you
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a murderer,
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let me tell you now
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that God died
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for murderers.
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God died
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for
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the sake
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of our souls.
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He was born
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of a virgin,
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a virgin lived
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a sinless life.
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He died on the cross
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bearing
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the punishment
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for the sins
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of the world.
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For my sins.
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And then
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He arose
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victorious
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after being buried
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in the grave.
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He rose
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victorious over sin
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and ascended to heaven
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and at this moment
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is praying
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for us.
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So there's great hope
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in that.
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So please understand
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I am not
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standing here
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to condemn those
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that
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have fallen
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into the
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sin
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of being involved
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in that way.
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In fact,
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as we continue
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I want to
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let the church know
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how God says
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we are
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to respond.
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I think it's important
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that we recognize
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as we
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as a church
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as we
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look forward
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to how we may
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proceed
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as a church
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when we are
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fighting this battle
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is that we must
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recognize
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that this is
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a gospel issue.
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Abortion
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is a gospel
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issue.
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It is a
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heart issue
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and this is not
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a war on people.
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This is a war
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on evil.
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I personally
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cannot think
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of something
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more evil
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than taking
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the life
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of the most
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defenseless
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of humanity.
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But be aware
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this is
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this war
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against evil
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and not
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against people
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is a spiritual
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warfare
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and
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I had mentioned
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that our hope
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is in Christ
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Jesus
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and I want
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us to look
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at Ephesians
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6.
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If you will
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turn there
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with me
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starting in
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verse 10.
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There are two
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parts
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that we should
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look at
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is that we
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need to identify
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our enemy
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and we need
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to be prepared
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to face him
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and neither
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of these things
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can we do
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on our own.
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it requires
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the work
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of Christ
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to do
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this.
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I'll read
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starting in
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verse 10
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finally
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be strong
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in the
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Lord
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and in
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the strength
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of his
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might
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put on
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the whole
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armor
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of God
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that you
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may be
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able to
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stand
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against
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the schemes
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of the
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devil
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for we
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do not
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wrestle
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against
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flesh
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and
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blood
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but
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against
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the
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rulers
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against
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the
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authorities
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against
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the cosmic
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powers
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over this
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present
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darkness
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against the
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spiritual
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forces of
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evil in
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the heavenly
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places
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therefore
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take up
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the whole
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armor of
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God
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that you
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may be
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able to
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withstand
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in the
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evil day
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and having
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done all
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to stand
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firm
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stand
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therefore
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having
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fastened
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on the
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belt of
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truth
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and having
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put on
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the breastplate
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of righteousness
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and as
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shoes for
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your feet
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having put
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on the
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readiness
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given by
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the gospel
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of peace
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in all
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circumstances
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take up
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the shield
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of faith
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with which
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you can
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extinguish
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all the
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flaming
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darts
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of the
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evil
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one
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and take
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the helmet
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of salvation
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and the
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sword of
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the spirit
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which is
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the word
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of God
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praying
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at all
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times
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in the
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spirit
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with all
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prayer
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and
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supplication
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to that
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end
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keep alert
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with all
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perseverance
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making
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supplication
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for all
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the saints
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and also
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for me
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that words
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may be
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given to
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me
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in opening
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my mouth
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boldly
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to proclaim
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the mystery
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of the
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gospel
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for which
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I am
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an ambassador
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in chains
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that I may
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declare it
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boldly
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as I
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ought to
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speak
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I hope
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as you
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read along
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with me
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in that
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that you
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find
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encouragement
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in it
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that God
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does not
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send us
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alone
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and he
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doesn't
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send us
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unprepared
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that he
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is with
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us
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even to
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the ends
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of the
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earth
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to the
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ends
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of time
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he's
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commissioned
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us to
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go to
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all the
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earth
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sharing
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the gospel
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and that's
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what our
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goal should
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be
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when we
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are faced
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with
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a travesty
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such as
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abortion
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we remember
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all these
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numbers that
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I've spoken
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of in
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these
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statistics
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all of
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these
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things
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that are
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so
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overwhelming
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when we
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think of
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this
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issue
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that we
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are
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faced
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with
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that
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a
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tremendous
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amount
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of
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compassion
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is
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called
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for
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because
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people
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do not
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women
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and men
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alike
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do not
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enter
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into
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their
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teenage
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years
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and into
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college
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and then
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on
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with the
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idea
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that
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you know
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what
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I think
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next year
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I'm
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going to
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have an
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abortion
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it's
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not
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something
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that they
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seek out
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it's not
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something
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they intend
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to do
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it's a
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matter
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of
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crisis
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it's a
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matter
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of a
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circumstance
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where in
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a lot
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of cases
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they see
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no other
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way out
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what they
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need to
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know
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is that
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there's
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hope
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there's
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hope in
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Christ
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Jesus
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and that
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hope is
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passed
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through
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his
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church
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to them
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we are
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called
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to be
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the voice
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for those
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that have
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no voice
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and I can
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assure you
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if you
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look for
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it
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there is
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plenty
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of
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opportunity
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to be
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that
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voice
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so when
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we read
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in
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Ephesians
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6
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10
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through
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20
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that I
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just
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read
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then
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please
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hear me
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when I
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say
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that God
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is the
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only one
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that can
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do these
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things
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God
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can change
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the hearts
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of kings
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kings
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the way
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that he
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changes
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the course
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of a
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river
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he is
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the king
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of kings
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and just
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the very
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I was
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thinking
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when
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before I
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walked up
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here
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about what
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the word
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ruler means
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and it
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is the
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standard
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that all
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thing
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all else
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is going
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to be
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measured
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by
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so the
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ruler of
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a kingdom
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he is
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the
20:54
measuring
20:54
stick
20:55
for all
20:55
things
20:56
that
20:56
happen
20:56
in his
20:56
kingdom
20:57
he is
20:57
the
20:57
one
20:57
that
20:57
determines
20:58
what
20:59
will
21:00
and
21:00
will
21:00
not
21:00
be
21:00
lawful
21:01
what
21:01
will
21:01
and
21:01
will
21:01
not
21:02
take
21:02
place
21:02
in
21:03
his
21:03
kingdom
21:03
what
21:04
will
21:04
and
21:04
won't
21:05
go
21:05
unpunished
21:06
a good
21:08
king
21:08
is just
21:09
and a good
21:10
king
21:10
is
21:10
righteous
21:10
and I
21:12
can tell
21:12
you
21:13
that not
21:13
all
21:13
earthly
21:14
kings
21:14
even
21:15
aspire
21:15
to
21:15
that
21:16
and none
21:16
of
21:16
them
21:17
meet
21:17
that
21:17
criteria
21:18
but
21:20
there is
21:20
the
21:20
king
21:20
of
21:21
kings
21:21
the
21:23
standard
21:23
which
21:24
all
21:24
kings
21:24
are
21:24
measured
21:25
by
21:25
and
21:25
that
21:25
is
21:26
Jesus
21:26
Christ
21:26
and
21:27
I
21:27
can
21:27
promise
21:27
you
21:27
he
21:28
is
21:28
just
21:28
and
21:28
he
21:28
is
21:29
righteous
21:29
in
21:31
his
21:31
perfect
21:31
character
21:32
he
21:33
passes
21:33
down
21:34
judgment
21:34
so
21:37
that
21:38
is
21:38
the
21:39
king
21:39
that
21:39
we
21:39
have
21:39
hope
21:39
in
21:40
that
21:41
is
21:41
the
21:41
king
21:42
who
21:42
is
21:42
my
21:43
king
21:43
and
21:44
your
21:44
king
21:44
and
21:45
he's
21:45
the
21:45
ultimate
21:45
king
21:46
and
21:46
he
21:46
will
21:46
have
21:47
the
21:47
last
21:47
word
21:47
in
21:48
his
21:48
kingdom
21:48
I
21:51
hope
21:51
you
21:51
find
21:51
that
21:52
as
21:52
encouraging
21:52
as
21:52
I
21:53
do
21:53
and
21:53
as
21:53
I
21:53
did
21:54
as
21:54
I
21:54
was
21:54
contemplating
21:55
that
21:55
earlier
21:55
that
21:56
we
21:56
don't
21:56
serve
21:56
an
21:57
earthly
21:57
king
21:57
we
21:59
serve
21:59
a
22:00
king
22:00
whose
22:01
kingdom
22:01
is
22:01
not
22:02
of
22:02
this
22:02
earth
22:02
in
22:08
Matthew
22:08
9
22:09
36
22:09
Jesus
22:11
saw
22:11
the
22:11
crowds
22:11
and
22:12
he
22:12
had
22:12
compassion
22:12
for
22:13
them
22:13
because
22:13
they
22:13
were
22:14
harassed
22:14
and
22:14
helpless
22:15
like
22:15
sheep
22:15
without
22:16
a
22:16
shepherd
22:16
like
22:18
all
22:18
of
22:18
us
22:19
once
22:19
were
22:19
this
22:20
is
22:20
how
22:21
we
22:21
should
22:21
look
22:21
at
22:22
those
22:22
numbers
22:22
because
22:23
with
22:23
every
22:24
number
22:24
that
22:24
I
22:24
mentioned
22:25
earlier
22:25
in
22:25
those
22:25
statistics
22:26
there
22:27
is
22:27
a
22:27
hurting
22:27
woman
22:29
a
22:33
woman
22:33
that
22:33
found
22:33
herself
22:34
in
22:34
crisis
22:35
harassed
22:36
by
22:37
the
22:37
evil
22:37
one
22:37
lost
22:40
and
22:41
helpless
22:41
like
22:42
a
22:42
sheep
22:43
without
22:43
a
22:43
shepherd
22:43
secondly
22:49
besides
22:49
compassion
22:50
and
22:51
empathy
22:51
is
22:53
truth
22:53
truth
22:55
with
22:55
love
22:56
if
22:59
you
22:59
turn
22:59
to
22:59
first
23:00
corinthians
23:00
13
23:01
i
23:03
know
23:03
these
23:03
texts
23:03
are
23:03
familiar
23:04
to
23:04
you
23:04
but
23:04
they
23:05
bear
23:05
repeating
23:06
and
23:06
committing
23:06
to
23:07
memory
23:07
and
23:07
meditating
23:08
on
23:08
these
23:09
things
23:09
if
23:11
you
23:11
go
23:11
to
23:11
first
23:12
corinthians
23:12
13
23:13
the
23:13
first
23:13
three
23:14
verses
23:14
paul
23:16
says
23:17
this
23:17
if
23:18
i
23:18
speak
23:18
in
23:18
the
23:19
tongues
23:19
of
23:19
men
23:19
and
23:20
of
23:20
angels
23:20
but
23:21
have
23:21
not
23:21
love
23:22
i'm
23:22
a
23:22
noisy
23:23
gong
23:23
or
23:23
a
23:23
clanging
23:23
cymbal
23:24
and
23:25
if
23:25
i
23:25
have
23:25
prophetic
23:26
powers
23:26
and
23:26
understand
23:27
all
23:27
mysteries
23:28
and
23:28
all
23:28
knowledge
23:29
and
23:29
if
23:30
i
23:30
have
23:30
all
23:31
faith
23:31
so
23:32
as
23:32
to
23:33
remove
23:33
mountains
23:33
but
23:34
have
23:34
not
23:35
love
23:35
i
23:36
am
23:36
nothing
23:36
if
23:40
i
23:40
give
23:40
away
23:41
all
23:42
i
23:42
have
23:42
and
23:42
if
23:42
i
23:43
deliver
23:43
up
23:43
my
23:43
body
23:44
to
23:44
be
23:44
burned
23:44
but
23:45
have
23:45
not
23:45
love
23:46
i
23:46
gain
23:47
nothing
23:47
this
23:51
is a
23:51
call
23:52
for
23:52
us
23:52
to
23:53
bring
23:53
truth
23:53
by
23:53
all
23:54
means
23:54
we
23:54
want
23:55
to
23:55
bring
23:56
our
23:56
sword
23:56
with
23:56
us
23:57
into
23:57
battle
23:57
we
23:58
want
23:58
to
23:58
expose
23:59
truth
24:00
we
24:00
want
24:00
to
24:00
expose
24:01
what
24:01
is
24:02
made
24:02
in
24:03
darkness
24:03
we
24:03
want
24:04
to
24:04
expose
24:04
sin
24:05
with
24:06
god's
24:06
word
24:07
we
24:08
certainly
24:09
do
24:09
but we
24:10
do
24:10
so
24:10
in
24:10
love
24:11
we
24:14
do
24:14
so
24:14
with
24:15
compassion
24:15
and
24:16
empathy
24:16
my
24:18
homework
24:18
for
24:19
everyone
24:19
is
24:19
that
24:20
to
24:20
read
24:20
the
24:20
rest
24:21
of
24:21
chapter
24:21
13
24:22
because
24:24
god
24:24
teaches
24:24
us
24:25
how
24:25
to
24:25
love
24:25
through
24:26
the
24:26
apostle
24:26
paul
24:27
if
24:28
you
24:28
continue
24:28
reading
24:28
you
24:29
will
24:29
learn
24:29
what
24:30
love
24:30
is
24:30
and
24:34
we
24:34
should
24:34
remember
24:34
that
24:35
the
24:35
only
24:35
offensive
24:36
part
24:36
of
24:36
the
24:37
armor
24:37
of
24:37
god
24:37
the
24:38
only
24:38
thing
24:38
we
24:39
go
24:39
on
24:39
offense
24:39
with
24:40
is
24:41
the
24:41
sword
24:42
which
24:42
is
24:42
his
24:42
word
24:43
the
24:44
sword
24:44
of
24:44
the
24:45
spirit
24:45
is
24:46
his
24:46
word
24:46
so
24:48
if
24:48
we
24:48
are
24:48
to
24:48
offend
24:49
in
24:50
our
24:51
battle
24:51
against
24:52
the
24:53
evil
24:53
that
24:53
we're
24:53
faced
24:54
with
24:54
if
24:55
we
24:55
were
24:55
to
24:55
offend
24:55
with
24:56
the
24:56
gospel
24:57
offend
24:58
with
24:58
the
24:58
truth
24:59
of
24:59
the
25:00
word
25:00
and
25:01
not
25:01
with
25:01
our
25:01
own
25:01
opinions
25:02
and
25:03
not
25:03
with
25:03
our
25:03
own
25:03
judgments
25:04
!
25:05
But
25:05
with
25:05
the
25:06
word
25:07
that
25:07
God
25:07
has
25:07
given
25:08
us
25:08
to
25:08
fight
25:09
with
25:09
and
25:14
something
25:14
that
25:14
we
25:15
can
25:15
certainly
25:15
always
25:16
do
25:16
and
25:16
this
25:16
is
25:16
a
25:16
primary
25:17
approach
25:20
to
25:21
all
25:21
things
25:21
that
25:22
we
25:22
are
25:22
faced
25:22
with
25:23
but
25:24
specifically
25:24
with
25:25
abortion
25:25
we
25:26
are
25:26
to
25:26
pray
25:26
and
25:27
to
25:27
serve
25:27
to
25:28
make
25:28
ourselves
25:29
available
25:29
to
25:30
God
25:31
and
25:31
to
25:31
be
25:31
in
25:32
his
25:32
service
25:32
to
25:33
seek
25:33
first
25:33
his
25:34
kingdom
25:34
and
25:35
then
25:35
trust
25:36
him
25:36
that
25:36
he
25:36
will
25:37
provide
25:37
everything
25:37
else
25:38
we
25:40
should
25:40
pray
25:41
that
25:41
God
25:42
will
25:42
move
25:42
and
25:43
abolish
25:43
abortion
25:44
pray
25:45
that
25:45
he
25:46
will
25:46
send
25:46
workers
25:47
pray
25:49
that
25:49
he
25:50
would
25:50
turn
25:51
the
25:51
hearts
25:51
of
25:52
legislators
25:52
and
25:53
of
25:53
leaders
25:53
as
25:55
I
25:55
mentioned
25:55
before
25:55
he
25:57
is
25:57
more
25:57
than
25:57
capable
25:57
and
25:59
pray
26:00
that
26:00
he
26:00
will
26:00
bring
26:00
the
26:01
loss
26:01
to
26:01
repentance
26:02
that
26:08
is
26:08
a
26:08
primary
26:09
mission
26:09
that
26:09
God
26:09
gives
26:10
us
26:10
as
26:10
his
26:11
people
26:11
as
26:11
his
26:11
children
26:12
is
26:13
to
26:13
go
26:13
into
26:13
the
26:14
world
26:14
sharing
26:16
his
26:17
gospel
26:17
and to
26:17
pray
26:18
that
26:18
the
26:18
lost
26:19
will
26:19
come
26:19
to
26:19
repentance
26:20
he
26:21
grants
26:21
repentance
26:22
to
26:23
those
26:24
that
26:24
believe
26:26
and
26:30
we
26:30
have
26:30
to
26:31
remember
26:31
as
26:31
a
26:31
church
26:31
that
26:32
we
26:32
are
26:33
called
26:34
we
26:36
are
26:37
commanded
26:37
to
26:38
speak
26:38
for
26:38
those
26:38
who
26:38
cannot
26:38
speak
26:39
for
26:39
themselves
26:39
and
26:42
I
26:42
resist
26:43
bringing
26:44
a
26:44
political
26:44
tone
26:45
to
26:45
what
26:46
I'm
26:48
bringing
26:48
forth
26:48
this
26:49
morning
26:49
but
26:49
I
26:49
will
26:49
say
26:50
that
26:50
speaking
26:51
up
26:51
for
26:52
those
26:52
who
26:52
cannot
26:52
speak
26:53
for
26:53
themselves
26:53
if
26:54
there's
26:54
anyone
26:54
that
26:55
cannot
26:55
speak
26:55
for
26:55
themselves
26:55
I
26:56
would
26:56
say
26:56
it
26:56
would
26:56
be
26:56
the
26:56
unborn
26:57
in
26:57
the
26:58
womb
26:58
and
27:00
we
27:00
should
27:00
speak
27:00
up
27:01
for
27:01
them
27:01
in
27:01
the
27:01
halls
27:01
of
27:02
congress
27:02
on
27:04
street
27:04
corners
27:04
in
27:05
coffee
27:05
shops
27:06
and
27:07
in
27:08
front
27:08
of
27:08
abortion
27:08
clinics
27:09
our
27:13
goal
27:13
is
27:14
to
27:15
make
27:15
Christ
27:16
known
27:17
to
27:18
preach
27:18
him
27:18
and
27:19
him
27:19
crucified
27:20
to
27:21
preach
27:21
of his
27:21
resurrection
27:22
to
27:22
preach
27:22
of his
27:23
ascension
27:24
to
27:24
preach
27:25
of the
27:25
hope
27:25
that
27:26
comes
27:26
with
27:26
these
27:26
things
27:27
and
27:27
to
27:28
preach
27:28
that
27:28
he
27:29
promises
27:29
to
27:29
return
27:30
and
27:30
he
27:30
always
27:31
keeps
27:31
his
27:31
promises
27:31
that
27:33
our
27:34
hope
27:34
is
27:34
in
27:34
him
27:34
and
27:35
it
27:35
does
27:35
not
27:35
end
27:35
on
27:36
this
27:36
earth
27:36
it
27:37
ends
27:37
with
27:37
his
27:38
return
27:38
and
27:39
him
27:39
taking
27:39
his
27:40
children
27:40
home
27:41
to
27:41
the
27:42
place
27:42
that
27:42
he
27:42
has
27:42
gone
27:43
forth
27:43
and
27:43
prepared
27:43
for
27:44
us
27:44
this
27:47
is
27:47
what
27:47
we
27:47
have
27:47
to
27:47
share
27:48
with
27:48
the
27:48
world
27:48
this
27:49
is
27:49
what
27:49
we
27:49
have
27:49
to
27:49
share
27:50
with
27:50
those
27:50
that
27:51
are
27:51
considering
27:52
abortion
27:53
those
27:53
that
27:54
condone
27:54
abortion
27:54
those
27:55
that
27:55
actually
27:56
take
27:57
scalpel
27:57
in
27:57
hand
27:58
and
27:58
do
27:58
the
27:59
things
27:59
that
27:59
they
27:59
do
27:59
!
27:59
Christ
28:02
died
28:03
for
28:03
them
28:03
too!
28:06
And
28:07
just
28:07
remember
28:07
that
28:08
wherever
28:08
we
28:09
go
28:09
and
28:09
whatever
28:10
we
28:10
do
28:11
and
28:11
whatever
28:11
we
28:12
say
28:12
that
28:14
we
28:14
do
28:14
so
28:14
with
28:15
love
28:15
and
28:18
that
28:18
we
28:19
trust
28:19
God
28:19
with
28:19
the
28:19
results
28:20
he's
28:23
capable
28:23
and
28:25
we
28:25
should
28:25
never
28:26
be
28:26
so
28:26
confident
28:26
in
28:27
ourselves
28:27
but
28:28
we
28:28
should
28:28
find
28:29
our
28:29
confidence
28:29
in
28:29
him
28:30
we
28:31
should
28:31
never
28:31
boast
28:31
in
28:31
ourselves
28:32
but
28:32
boast
28:33
in
28:33
him
28:33
and
28:35
rest
28:35
in
28:35
the
28:35
finished
28:36
work
28:36
of
28:36
Jesus
28:36
Christ
28:37
the
28:38
work
28:38
that
28:38
none
28:39
of
28:39
us
28:39
could
28:39
have
28:39
done
28:39
because
28:43
we
28:43
don't
28:43
find
28:44
favor
28:44
with
28:44
him
28:44
by
28:45
the
28:45
things
28:45
that
28:45
we
28:45
do
28:46
we
28:47
find
28:47
favor
28:48
with
28:48
God
28:48
by
28:49
the
28:49
work
28:49
that
28:50
Christ
28:50
has
28:50
already
28:50
done
28:51
so
28:56
!
28:56
part
28:59
a
28:58
parting
28:59
couple
29:00
of
29:00
notes
29:00
is
29:00
one
29:01
there
29:02
are
29:02
numerous
29:03
ways
29:03
that
29:05
you
29:05
can
29:06
get
29:06
involved
29:06
because
29:06
I
29:07
am
29:08
certain
29:08
that
29:09
not
29:09
everyone
29:09
here
29:10
feels
29:11
called
29:11
to
29:12
stand
29:12
in front
29:12
of an
29:13
abortion
29:13
clinic
29:13
holding
29:14
a
29:14
picketing
29:15
or
29:15
necessarily
29:16
to
29:17
try to
29:18
convince
29:18
people
29:19
that are
29:19
walking
29:19
in
29:20
that
29:20
there's
29:20
another
29:21
way
29:21
we're
29:22
not
29:22
all
29:22
called
29:22
to
29:23
do
29:23
that
29:23
we're
29:24
not
29:24
all
29:24
called
29:24
to
29:25
stand
29:25
in
29:25
a
29:25
pulpit
29:25
or
29:26
preach
29:26
we're
29:27
not
29:27
all
29:27
called
29:28
to
29:28
be
29:28
a
29:28
vocal
29:29
advocate
29:29
that
29:30
goes
29:31
in
29:31
before
29:31
congress
29:32
but
29:34
we
29:34
are
29:35
all
29:35
called
29:36
to
29:36
join
29:36
the
29:37
fight
29:37
we
29:39
are
29:40
all
29:40
called
29:40
to
29:41
speak
29:41
up
29:42
for
29:42
those
29:42
who
29:42
cannot
29:43
speak
29:43
for
29:43
themselves
29:43
some
29:46
of us
29:46
will
29:46
only
29:46
pray
29:47
and
29:47
I
29:47
say
29:48
only
29:48
because
29:49
that
29:49
seems
29:49
so
29:49
small
29:50
the
29:50
reality
29:50
is
29:51
that
29:51
that
29:51
is
29:51
the
29:52
most
29:52
integral
29:52
and
29:53
overarching
29:53
part
29:54
of
29:54
what
29:54
we're
29:55
going
29:55
to
29:55
do
29:55
is
29:56
we're
29:56
going
29:56
to
29:56
plead
29:56
with
29:57
God
29:57
the
29:57
one
29:58
who
29:58
has
29:58
the
29:59
power
29:59
to
30:00
change
30:00
things
30:00
it's
30:01
him
30:01
that
30:01
we
30:01
should
30:02
call
30:02
on
30:02
so
30:03
if
30:04
praying
30:04
is
30:05
the
30:05
one
30:05
thing
30:06
that
30:06
you
30:06
can
30:06
do
30:07
then
30:07
do
30:08
that
30:08
relentlessly
30:10
faithfully
30:11
calling
30:12
on
30:12
the
30:13
Lord
30:13
to
30:13
bring
30:13
change
30:14
but
30:19
also
30:19
there
30:19
are
30:19
other
30:20
!
30:20
opportunities
30:20
you can
30:22
go door
30:23
to door
30:23
if that's
30:24
what God
30:25
calls you
30:25
to
30:25
you certainly
30:26
can
30:27
go and
30:27
stand in
30:28
front of
30:28
abortion
30:28
clinics
30:29
and
30:30
speak
30:30
for the
30:32
speechless
30:32
definitely
30:34
and I can
30:35
assure you
30:36
that God
30:37
has called
30:37
me to do
30:38
something
30:38
I'm doing
30:40
a small
30:40
part of
30:41
that now
30:41
but I know
30:42
that in
30:42
the future
30:42
he has
30:43
more work
30:43
for me
30:44
and if
30:45
anyone else
30:45
wants to
30:47
participate
30:47
or has
30:48
questions
30:48
about
30:48
how
30:49
maybe
30:49
they
30:49
can
30:49
be
30:49
activated
30:50
as it
30:51
were
30:51
then
30:51
look me
30:53
up
30:53
find me
30:53
and
30:54
with
30:56
permission
30:57
of
30:57
Nathan
30:58
and
30:58
the
30:58
elders
30:58
then I'd
30:59
like to
30:59
publish
30:59
two phone
31:00
numbers
31:00
in next
31:01
week's
31:02
bulletin
31:03
I meant
31:04
to try
31:04
to get
31:04
that done
31:05
this
31:05
week
31:05
but
31:06
there's
31:07
a second
31:07
area
31:08
that
31:09
I
31:10
don't
31:11
want
31:11
to leave
31:12
out
31:12
and that
31:13
is
31:14
abortion
31:15
recovery
31:16
we are
31:18
involved
31:19
my wife
31:20
and I
31:20
are involved
31:21
in an
31:22
abortion
31:22
recovery
31:22
ministry
31:24
we just
31:26
had one
31:27
not long
31:28
ago
31:28
it's in
31:29
the form
31:29
of a
31:29
retreat
31:30
and I
31:32
would just
31:32
say it's
31:34
100%
31:35
confidential
31:36
I'll say
31:37
that before
31:38
I say
31:38
anything else
31:39
about it
31:39
but one
31:40
of the
31:40
phone
31:40
numbers
31:41
will be
31:41
my wife's
31:42
number
31:42
Tish
31:42
is her
31:44
name
31:44
her number
31:45
will also
31:46
be in
31:46
the
31:46
bulletin
31:46
and you
31:47
can call
31:47
on her
31:47
if you
31:48
are
31:48
someone
31:48
that's
31:48
been
31:49
involved
31:49
in an
31:50
abortion
31:50
before
31:51
or had
31:51
an
31:51
abortion
31:52
if you're
31:54
a Christian
31:55
woman
31:55
that's
31:56
had
31:56
an
31:56
abortion
31:57
this
31:57
ministry
31:58
is for
31:58
you
31:58
because
32:00
you may
32:00
think
32:00
that you
32:01
have it
32:02
whipped
32:02
that you're
32:04
okay
32:04
I can
32:05
assure you
32:06
you are
32:06
not
32:06
the recovery
32:09
you can
32:10
be
32:10
reconciled
32:12
you can
32:12
be
32:12
forgiven
32:13
and you
32:13
can
32:14
be
32:14
restored
32:15
and you
32:16
can too
32:17
can be
32:17
activated
32:18
in
32:19
response
32:20
to this
32:21
these
32:22
things
32:22
that
32:22
we
32:23
reminder
32:24
that you
32:25
we are
32:25
all
32:26
broken
32:26
in need
32:28
of repair
32:28
and Jesus
32:29
is the
32:30
one
32:30
who
32:30
mends
32:30
so
32:31
I would
32:32
invite you
32:33
to call
32:33
that number
32:34
as I said
32:35
it's
32:35
confidential
32:35
and no
32:37
one will
32:38
have to
32:38
know
32:38
and you'll
32:39
be invited
32:40
to come
32:41
and
32:41
into that
32:43
ministry
32:43
so
32:44
I want to
32:45
make sure
32:45
I said
32:46
that
32:46
it's kind
32:47
of a
32:47
strange
32:47
closing
32:48
but
32:48
nonetheless
32:49
I invite
32:51
anyone
32:51
that wants
32:52
to
32:52
come
32:53
alongside
32:53
to
32:55
speak
32:55
with me
32:55
anytime
32:56
I'm
32:58
not a
32:58
great
32:58
leader
32:58
but I
32:59
will
33:00
do
33:00
my
33:00
best
33:00
need