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John 1:35-51 · Providence Baptist Church - Sermons

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Well, good morning.
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It was about a decade ago that we recognized that as a church,
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But as a church, in our regular song repertoire, we didn't have very many songs for the suffering, for the brokenhearted on Sunday mornings.
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And so we set out to find those songs and sing those songs more regularly together.
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I'm grateful for the guys that lead our music and them leading us in songs like I ask the Lord that I might grow.
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So our text for today is John chapter one, verses thirty five through fifty one.
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So if you'll please join me there. John chapter one, verses thirty five through fifty one, which is the end of the chapter.
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Last week, our attention was on verses nineteen through thirty seven, as we considered the faithful witness of John the Baptist.
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We divide our thoughts into three points that followed John the Apostle's narrative arc through three consecutive days.
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On the first day, John the Baptist is questioned and clarifies who he is.
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I am the voice of one crying out in the wilderness, make straight the way of the Lord.
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Verse twenty three is fulfilling the prophecy of Isaiah.
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The record of the second day begins in verse twenty nine.
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There we read the next day he saw Jesus coming toward him and said, behold, the Lamb of God who takes away the sin of the world.
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And then in verses thirty five and thirty six, the third day we see the same proclamation.
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The next day again, John was standing with two of his disciples and he looked at Jesus as he walked by and said,
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behold, behold, the Lamb of God.
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The remainder of this chapter and our text for today concludes this third day, speaks of a fourth day and perhaps the events of a fifth with a focus on the calling of Jesus' first disciples.
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Jesus had twelve apostles during his earthly ministry.
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I state the number in that way because it depends on whether or not you care to count Judas as an apostle and then add Matthias who replaced Judas and then Paul later on.
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So the resurrected Christ in his heavenly ministry could be said to have twelve or thirteen apostles.
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But I digress. Twelve apostles.
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We'll stick with that number for today's purpose.
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The five men we will see in our text today are the first of those twelve.
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And before we read the text and begin to work through it, I want to make two observations worth noting.
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So some some filters, just some things to notice before we read the text together.
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Firstly, John never calls them apostles all throughout this gospel account.
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He always uses the term disciple.
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Now, I admit that I want to spend more time considering why this may be.
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But I think just in a precursory fashion, I think that John is hoping that his readers will journey with Jesus and adhere to his teaching,
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which is what a disciple is, is one who follows.
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So that, chapter 20, verse 31,
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you may believe that Jesus is the Christ, the Son of God,
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and that by believing you may have life in his name.
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I think that John means for us to see the disciples following Jesus,
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so that we will be disciples of Jesus.
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I think he's trying not to put them in a different category,
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but merely saying these were men that followed Christ.
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Secondly, John doesn't mention the calling of any other disciples.
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It's just today's text.
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I don't think that means that he thinks these men to be of particular value.
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I will highlight what I believe is his particular humility,
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but I think he means for us to note a pattern in the ministry of Jesus' calling of disciples.
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So let's work together to see if we can understand that pattern.
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John, chapter 1, beginning in verse 35.
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Beloved, this is God's word to us, written for his glory and for our good,
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that we might believe its promises, obey its commands, and have affection for its author.
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May we hear it and respond accordingly to it.
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The next day, again, John was standing with two of his disciples,
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and he looked at Jesus as he walked by and said,
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Behold, the Lamb of God.
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The two disciples heard him say this, and they followed Jesus.
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Jesus turned and saw them following and said to them,
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What are you seeking?
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And they said to him,
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Rabbi, which means teacher, where are you staying?
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He said to them, Come, and you will see.
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So they came and saw where he was staying,
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and they stayed with him that day, for it was about the tenth hour.
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One of the two who heard John speak and follow Jesus was Andrew, Simon Peter's brother.
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He first found his own brother, Simon, and said to him,
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We have found the Messiah, which means Christ.
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He brought him to Jesus.
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Jesus looked at him and said,
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You are Simon, the son of John.
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You shall be called Cephas, which means Peter.
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The next day, Jesus decided to go to Galilee.
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He found Philip and said to him, Follow me.
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Now Philip was from Bethsaida, the city of Andrew and Peter.
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Philip found Nathanael and said to him,
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We have found him of whom Moses in the law and also the prophets wrote,
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Jesus of Nazareth, the son of Joseph.
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Nathanael said to him,
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Can anything good come out of Nazareth?
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Philip said to him,
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Come and see.
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Jesus saw Nathanael coming toward him and said of him,
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Behold, an Israelite indeed in whom there is no deceit.
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Nathanael said to him,
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How do you know me?
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Jesus answered him,
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Before Philip called you when you were under the fig tree, I saw you.
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Nathanael answered him,
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Rabbi, you are the son of God.
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You are the king of Israel.
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Jesus answered him,
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Because I said to you, I saw you under the fig tree, do you believe?
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You will see greater things than these.
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And he said to him,
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Truly, truly, I say to you,
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You will see heaven opened and the angels of God ascending and descending on the son of man.
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Now last week we had a pretty simple outline.
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It was day one, day two, day three.
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This week, similarly simple,
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Number one, we'll follow the disciples calling Andrew,
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And I'm going to add plus John.
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Number two, Simon Peter.
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Number three, Philip.
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And number four, Nathanael.
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So firstly, Andrew plus John.
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So we're picking up,
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We looked at this text in brief last week,
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But we're picking up there again.
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It's on this day in succession,
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The third day that we see John the Baptist standing with two of his disciples.
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And let's deal first with the names of these two disciples.
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At this point in the narrative, we don't know who they are,
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But we find out in verse 40 that one of them is Andrew, Simon Peter's brother.
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I believe that the second unnamed disciple is John himself, our author.
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John the Apostle, our author.
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When I introduced this book to you, I spent considerable time on its authorship.
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This gospel nowhere mentions its author,
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Neither does it mention the Apostle John.
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But the case has been well made that this was an expression of humility on his part.
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He doesn't entirely exclude himself from the narrative,
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But just never mentions himself by name.
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I'll godly speak more to this if you'd like to talk to me
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At a later time about it.
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Some have suggested that the unnamed disciple is Philip,
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Which may be true,
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But I find the evidence what little there is,
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That this is John omitting his own name,
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Just a more convincing argument.
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These two disciples of John the Baptist,
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Who would have been convicted of their sin,
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Remember that John the Baptist was teaching of the need for repentance,
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For both Gentiles and Jews to repent.
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His baptism was a baptism of repentance.
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This is the way he's preparing the way for the Messiah.
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Teaching people that they need the Messiah to come and deliver them,
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Not from Roman captivity,
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But from captivity to their sin.
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So these two disciples of John the Baptist,
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Knew they needed a Savior.
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So they respond in the most reasonable of ways,
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To John's declaration,
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Behold the Lamb of God.
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They would have understood all the Lamb symbolism.
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They would have known that they needed a sacrifice to be made for their sin.
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And as John applies this title to Jesus,
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They get who Jesus is,
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The one who could take away their sin.
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So what do they do?
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They follow him.
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Now we have to be careful at this point,
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We don't want to suggest at this point,
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That they are in fact disciples,
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Just by the mere following.
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They're walking down the road after him.
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And we know that because Jesus in verse 38,
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Turns and sees them,
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And asks them a question.
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The very first recorded word of Jesus in John's gospel,
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Is an extraordinarily important question.
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First time Jesus has spoken in the narrative so far.
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And he asks this very important question,
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What are you seeking?
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Jesus knew that they were after something.
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In fact, the embodied Jesus was omniscient.
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So he already knew the answer to the question.
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But the question is an extraordinarily important question
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To be asked for their sake.
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In their pursuit of Jesus, he asks them,
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What do you want from me?
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I know many of you,
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And I know why you are here this morning.
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But I don't know all of you half as much as I would like to.
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You have gathered today with disciples of Jesus Christ.
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I assume, for those of you that I don't know well,
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That you are seeking something.
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Why else would you spend this?
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Why would you be doing this on a Sunday morning?
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Of all the things that you could be doing,
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What are you seeking?
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What do you want from Jesus?
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Not all the possible answers to this question
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Are good, right answers.
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Perhaps you are seeking Jesus
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Because you want comfort or ease.
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You think he will relieve your trouble in this world.
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Coming to Jesus, obeying God,
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Will somehow make life go smoother for you.
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Maybe you are following,
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You are seeking after Jesus
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Because you are looking for some sense of community.
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You are lonely,
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And you have noticed
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That communities of faith
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Tend to be fairly devoted to one another.
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They tend to love each other
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As they are commanded to.
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You think a church is the answer
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To alleviate your relationship challenges.
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As a side note,
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I can tell you if that is why you are here,
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You are going to be disappointed at times
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Because we are not perfect people.
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Perhaps you are seeking after Jesus
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For the alleviation of your guilt.
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You recognize that you are sinful
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And you know that you need something
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To come in and take care of your guilt
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Before God.
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And that is a good motivation.
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But often we do that
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And we don't expect it to cost us anything at all.
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We don't want to take up our cross
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And follow Jesus.
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We want the guilt taken away.
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But we want to live however we want to live after that.
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And so we show up on Sundays
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Thinking that we are somehow putting weight
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On the scale of our iniquity.
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If we just do the good things
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God has asked us to do enough of
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It will outweigh those bad things that we do.
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We are not seeking the kind of forgiveness
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Offered in the gospel.
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We are seeking a forgiveness
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That liberates us to live how we want to.
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What are you seeking?
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Now the two disciples' response
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Seems to sidestep the question.
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But I suggest to you that it doesn't.
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They said to him
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Rabbi
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And you'll notice these
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Parenthetical insertions
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On the part of John
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He's translating
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For his Greek readers.
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Here he's recording a Hebrew word
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He's translating it into Greek.
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Rabbi
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Which means
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Teacher
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Where are you staying?
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To call Jesus Rabbi
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Was a term of great respect.
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They were expressing
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That they had much to learn from him
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And I think so much to learn from him
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That the question expresses a desire
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To tarry with him.
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They so respect him as teacher
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They know they need to spend time
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With Jesus.
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It is getting late in the day
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The next verse tells us.
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And they want to stay with Jesus
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And learn.
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I think their answer to his question
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What are you seeking?
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Is
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You.
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I think that's what they say
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In response.
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Jesus says
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What are you seeking?
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And they say
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You.
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Teacher
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Where are you staying?
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We want to be where you are.
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They knew that they needed
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The forgiveness of their sins
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To be sure.
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They had been told by John the Baptist
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That this man was the Lamb of God
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Which they knew meant
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He could take away their sins
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Which is wonderful
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And it is necessary.
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But what they really desired
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What they were really seeking
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Was Christ himself.
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In chapter 6
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Just a few chapters
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Into this narrative
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After some teaching
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That was difficult to understand
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John records in verse 66
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And following
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After this
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Many of Jesus' disciples
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Turned back
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And no longer
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Walked with him
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So Jesus said to the twelve
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Do you want to go away
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As well?
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Simon Peter answered him
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Lord
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To whom shall we go?
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You have the words
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Of eternal life
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And we have believed
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And have come
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To know
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That you
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Are the Holy One
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Of God
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Jesus
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Himself
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Where else would we
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Go
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If we can be
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With you?
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From time to time
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We sing a song together
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I think we sang it last week
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Which is probably why
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It was in my head
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As I prepared these notes
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Called
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Come unto Jesus
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And one of the verses
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I think it's the third one
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We read
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Come
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Taste the bread of life
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Broken for sinners
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Drink from the cup
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Of his promise
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Made sure
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Feast at his table
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As sons
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And as daughters
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Grace
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Overwhelming
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Is yours
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Evermore
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And then the chorus
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Come unto Jesus
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Come unto Jesus
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Lay down your burdens
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He is enough
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Come unto Jesus
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Rest
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In his love
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And I think
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That's their answer
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I think that's what
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They're
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Looking for
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And so in verse 39
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Jesus says to them
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Come
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And you will see
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He invites them
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To come along with him
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He doesn't even answer
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The question
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Where he's staying
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He says come with me
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And you will see
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Where I am
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Staying
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And the rest of that verse
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Says so they came
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And saw where he was staying
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And they stayed with him
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That day
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For it was about
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The tenth
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Hour
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Now this is
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Late in the day
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It was a time
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When preparations
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Would be made
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For a meal
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For spending
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The night
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And so there's
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Some conjecture
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Perhaps
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They stayed with him
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Overnight
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Or perhaps
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They returned
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And headed out
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Late
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After that
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But we can see
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Verse 40
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One of the two
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Who heard
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John the Baptist
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Speak
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And follow Jesus
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Was
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Andrew
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Simon Peter's
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Brother
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Right
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We see him introduced
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As Simon Peter's
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Brother
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Andrew doesn't seem
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To be very significant
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In the narrative
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Certainly
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Simon Peter
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Plays a more
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Significant
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Role
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Before we move on
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To consider
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Peter
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I want to note
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In the next verse
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Verse 41
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That Andrew
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Through whatever
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Conversation
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Was had
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With Jesus
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Believed
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That he
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Is
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Anointed
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One
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Which means
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Christ
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John
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Inserts
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For us
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So the two
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Disciples
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Either left
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Jesus at the end
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Of the day
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Or stayed
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With him
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And left
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The following
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Morning
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Which is
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Why you
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May have
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Noticed
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My uncertainty
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In my introduction
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About the number
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Of days
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I said a fourth
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Perhaps a fifth
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I'm not sure
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But either way
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John doesn't leave us
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Guessing what
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Andrew does
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Immediately
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Upon leaving
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The presence
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Of Jesus Christ
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Right
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He has
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Believed
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He says in
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Verse 41
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This is our
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Second point
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Which is
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Simon Peter
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He first
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Found
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His own
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Brother
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Simon
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It's the very
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Next thing
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That he does
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He goes
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And finds
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His brother
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Simon
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And said to him
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We have
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Found
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The Messiah
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Which means
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Christ
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He brought
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Him to Jesus
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And there's no
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Sense here
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That it was a
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Forceful bringing
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But rather he
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Led him
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He showed him
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Where Jesus
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Was
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Jesus
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Looks at him
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And says
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You are
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Simon
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The son
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Of John
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You shall
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Be called
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Cephas
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Which means
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Peter
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James having
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Been brought
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To Jesus
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By the faithful
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Witness of
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John the Baptist
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Now becomes
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A faithful
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Witness
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To his
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Brother
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And what
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Happens in
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This text
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Is
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Important
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Jesus
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Gives
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Simon
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A nickname
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Again he says
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You are
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Simon
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The son
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Of John
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Or you might
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Read in some
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Places
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Maybe your
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Translation
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Says
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Or Simon
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Barjona
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Son of
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Jonah
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Or son
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Of John
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You are
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Simon
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The son
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Of
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John
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You shall
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Be called
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Cephas
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Which is
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Aramaic
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And then he
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Inserts
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Which means
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Peter
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Which is the
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Greek
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And this word
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In either of
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Those languages
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Means
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A rock
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Or a
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Stone
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You might
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Be familiar
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Already with
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This concept
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You might
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Have some
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Idea of
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This
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Already
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But do
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You know
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That it was
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A nickname
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Given to
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Him
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By
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Christ
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At their
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Meeting
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This is
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What he
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Says
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To him
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So I
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Want to
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Read to
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You
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Briefly
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From
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John
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MacArthur's
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Commentary
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In which
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He's
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Quoting
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A book
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He wrote
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Called
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Twelve
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Ordinary
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Men
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So
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If you
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Want to
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Original
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Source
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This
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It's
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From
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Twelve
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Ordinary
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!
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Men
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It's
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Also
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Quoted
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In his
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Commentary
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On
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This
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Section
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He
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Says
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Those
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Were
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Apparently
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The
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First
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Words
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Jesus
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Ever
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Said
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To
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Peter
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And
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From
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Then
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On
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Rock
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Was
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His
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Nickname
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Sometimes
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However
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The
21:29
Lord
21:30
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21:30
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21:30
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21:31
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21:31
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21:31
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21:31
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21:32
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21:33
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21:34
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21:34
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21:34
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21:35
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21:35
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21:35
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21:35
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21:35
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21:36
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21:36
Signal
21:36
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21:37
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21:37
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21:37
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21:37
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21:38
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21:38
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21:39
Rebuke
21:39
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21:40
Correction
21:41
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21:42
Nickname
21:42
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21:43
Significant
21:43
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21:44
The
21:44
Lord
21:44
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21:44
A
21:45
Specific
21:45
Reason
21:46
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21:46
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21:46
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21:47
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21:48
Nature
21:48
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21:49
Was
21:49
Brash
21:49
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21:51
And
21:51
Undependable
21:52
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21:53
Tended
21:53
To
21:53
Make
21:54
Great
21:54
Promises
21:54
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21:55
Couldn't
21:55
Follow
21:55
Through
21:55
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21:56
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21:57
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21:57
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21:57
Of
21:57
Those
21:57
People
21:57
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21:58
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21:58
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21:58
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21:59
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22:00
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22:00
Something
22:00
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22:00
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22:01
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22:01
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22:01
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22:02
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22:02
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22:04
Was
22:04
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22:04
The
22:05
First
22:05
One
22:05
In
22:05
And
22:06
Too
22:06
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22:06
He
22:07
Was
22:07
The
22:07
First
22:07
One
22:08
Out
22:08
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22:09
Jesus
22:09
Met
22:10
Him
22:10
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22:10
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22:10
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22:11
Description
22:11
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22:11
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22:11
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22:12
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22:12
Man
22:12
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22:13
In
22:14
All
22:14
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22:14
Ways
22:14
Jesus
22:16
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22:16
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22:17
Name
22:17
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22:17
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22:18
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22:18
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22:18
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22:18
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22:19
Nickname
22:19
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22:19
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22:19
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22:20
Perpetual
22:20
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22:21
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22:21
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22:21
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22:21
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22:22
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22:22
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22:23
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22:23
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22:24
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22:24
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22:25
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22:25
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22:25
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22:25
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22:26
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22:26
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22:27
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22:27
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22:27
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22:28
Message
22:29
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22:30
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22:30
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22:30
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22:30
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22:31
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22:31
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22:31
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22:31
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22:31
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22:32
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22:32
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22:32
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22:32
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22:32
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22:32
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22:33
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22:33
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22:33
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22:40
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22:41
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22:41
Man
22:41
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22:42
Simon
22:42
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22:43
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22:43
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22:44
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22:44
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22:45
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22:45
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22:46
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22:46
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22:47
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22:48
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22:49
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22:49
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22:49
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22:50
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22:50
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22:50
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22:51
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22:51
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22:51
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22:51
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22:52
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22:52
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22:53
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22:54
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22:54
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22:54
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22:54
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22:54
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22:55
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22:55
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22:56
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22:56
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22:56
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22:57
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22:57
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22:57
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22:58
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22:58
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22:59
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23:00
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23:00
Other
23:01
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23:02
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23:03
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23:03
Way
23:04
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23:04
Happens
23:05
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23:05
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23:06
Gospel
23:06
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23:07
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23:07
Apostle
23:08
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23:09
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23:10
To
23:10
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23:10
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23:10
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23:11
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23:11
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23:12
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23:12
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23:13
Simon
23:14
Peter
23:15
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23:39
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23:40
Christ
23:41
And
23:41
He
23:41
Speaks
23:42
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23:42
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23:43
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23:43
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23:44
Him
23:44
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23:44
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23:44
Uses
23:44
Simon
23:45
In
23:45
All
23:45
Of
23:46
Those
23:46
Cases
23:47
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23:48
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23:48
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23:49
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23:50
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23:50
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23:51
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23:51
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23:51
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23:52
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23:53
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23:54
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23:55
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23:56
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23:56
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23:56
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23:57
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23:57
Was
23:57
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23:58
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23:58
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23:58
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23:59
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24:00
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24:00
Readers
24:01
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24:02
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24:02
Frailty
24:02
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24:03
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24:03
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24:03
Him
24:03
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24:04
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24:04
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24:06
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24:06
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24:06
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24:07
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24:08
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24:08
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24:09
The
24:09
Truth
24:09
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24:09
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24:10
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24:10
Him
24:10
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24:11
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24:12
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24:13
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24:14
Read
24:14
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24:14
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24:15
Narrative
24:15
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24:16
See
24:16
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24:16
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24:17
Peter
24:18
We
24:18
See
24:18
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24:19
Some
24:19
Some
24:20
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24:20
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24:21
His
24:21
Old
24:21
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24:22
His
24:22
Grace
24:23
Imbued
24:24
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24:24
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24:25
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24:26
Display
24:26
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24:29
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24:30
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24:30
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24:31
Verse
24:33
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24:33
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24:34
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24:34
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24:35
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24:35
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24:36
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24:36
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24:36
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24:36
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24:37
Next
24:37
Day
24:37
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24:38
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24:38
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24:38
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24:38
Next
24:39
J
24:39
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24:40
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24:40
Either
24:40
The
24:40
Fourth
24:40
Or
24:40
Perhaps
24:41
The
24:42
Fifth
24:43
Jesus
24:44
Decides
24:44
To
24:45
Go
24:45
To
24:45
Galilee
24:46
Where
24:47
He
24:47
Finds
24:48
Philip
24:49
And
24:49
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24:49
To
24:49
Him
24:50
Follow
24:51
Me
24:52
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24:54
All
24:55
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24:55
Disciples
24:56
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24:56
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24:56
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24:56
Text
24:57
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24:58
Think
24:58
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24:58
Philip
24:58
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24:59
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24:59
Favorite
25:00
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25:01
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25:01
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25:02
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25:02
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25:03
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25:03
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25:04
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25:04
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25:05
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25:05
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25:05
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25:06
Disciples
25:07
To
25:07
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25:07
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25:07
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25:08
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25:08
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25:08
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25:08
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25:09
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25:11
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25:11
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25:12
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25:13
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25:13
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25:14
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25:14
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25:15
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25:16
Way
25:16
Our
25:16
Lord
25:17
Works
25:18
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25:19
You
25:19
Have
25:19
Believed
25:19
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25:20
Christ
25:20
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25:20
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25:20
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25:21
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25:21
Someone
25:22
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25:23
Him
25:23
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25:24
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25:24
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25:25
Parent
25:25
A
25:26
Friend
25:26
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25:27
Coworker
25:28
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25:29
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25:29
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25:29
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25:30
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25:30
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25:30
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25:30
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25:30
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25:30
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25:31
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25:31
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25:31
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25:31
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25:32
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25:32
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25:32
You
25:33
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25:34
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25:36
Of
25:36
Us
25:36
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25:36
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25:37
Gratitude
25:37
To
25:37
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25:38
Who
25:38
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25:39
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25:39
Truth
25:39
Into
25:40
Our
25:41
Lives
25:41
John
25:42
Gives
25:43
Us
25:43
No
25:44
Record
25:44
Of
25:44
Anyone
25:45
But
25:45
Jesus
25:46
Himself
25:47
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25:48
Out
25:48
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25:49
All
25:51
Of
25:51
Us
25:51
Ultimately
25:51
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25:55
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25:55
Matter
25:55
How
25:56
The
25:56
Truth
25:56
Was
25:56
First
25:57
Shared
25:57
With
25:57
Us
25:57
Ultimately
25:58
Our
25:59
Gratitude
26:00
Belongs
26:00
To
26:01
Christ
26:02
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26:03
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26:03
To
26:04
Christ
26:05
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26:06
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26:06
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26:07
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26:07
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26:08
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26:08
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26:10
Am
26:10
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26:11
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26:12
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26:12
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26:13
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26:13
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26:14
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26:14
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26:14
Gospel
26:14
With
26:15
Me
26:15
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26:16
Am
26:16
Grateful
26:16
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26:17
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26:17
Parents
26:18
Who
26:18
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26:18
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26:18
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26:19
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26:19
Church
26:19
That
26:20
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26:20
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26:21
To
26:21
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26:21
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26:22
Gospel
26:22
Preached
26:24
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26:25
Are
26:25
The
26:25
Means
26:25
By
26:26
Which
26:26
I
26:26
Came
26:26
To
26:27
Faith
26:27
In
26:28
Christ
26:28
But
26:29
Ultimately
26:30
I
26:30
Am
26:31
Grateful
26:31
For
26:32
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26:32
To
26:33
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26:33
God
26:33
Who
26:34
Used
26:35
Those
26:35
Means
26:35
To
26:36
Bring
26:36
Me
26:36
To
26:37
Himself
26:38
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26:38
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26:39
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26:39
Have
26:39
Done
26:39
It
26:40
On
26:40
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26:41
Own
26:41
Jesus
26:43
Will
26:43
Say
26:43
In
26:43
John
26:43
Chapter
26:44
6
26:44
Verse
26:45
44
26:45
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26:46
One
26:46
Can
26:47
Come
26:47
To
26:47
Me
26:47
Unless
26:48
The
26:48
Father
26:49
Who
26:49
Sent
26:49
Me
26:50
Draws
26:51
Him
26:51
It
26:52
Was
26:52
After
26:53
This
26:53
Teaching
26:53
That
26:54
A
26:54
Of
26:56
His
26:54
Disciples
26:54
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26:55
Him
26:55
By
26:56
The
26:56
Way
26:56
That
26:56
I
26:56
Read
26:56
To
26:57
You
26:57
Earlier
26:58
And
26:59
The
26:59
Jesus
26:59
Adds
27:00
Later
27:00
In
27:00
The
27:00
Narrative
27:00
John
27:01
15
27:01
Verse
27:01
16
27:02
You
27:02
Did
27:02
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27:02
Choose
27:03
Me
27:03
But
27:03
I
27:03
Chose
27:04
You
27:04
And
27:04
Appointed
27:05
You
27:05
That
27:06
You
27:06
Should
27:06
Go
27:06
And
27:07
Bear
27:08
Fruit
27:09
However
27:11
You
27:11
Construct
27:12
Your
27:12
Understanding
27:12
Of
27:13
God's
27:13
Saving
27:13
Work
27:14
It
27:14
Cannot
27:15
Be
27:15
Claimed
27:16
That
27:16
You
27:16
Have
27:16
Any
27:17
Power
27:17
To
27:18
Save
27:18
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27:24
There's
27:54
Gosh
27:54
A
27:55
Decade
27:55
Ago
27:56
And
27:56
A
27:56
Dear
27:57
Friend
27:57
Named
27:57
Ash
27:57
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27:58
Was
27:58
With
27:58
Us
27:58
On
27:58
This
27:58
Particular
27:59
Trip
27:59
And
27:59
Just
28:00
As a
28:00
Matter
28:01
Of
28:01
Curiosity
28:02
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28:03
Man
28:03
Who
28:03
Was
28:03
Leading
28:04
The
28:04
Opening
28:04
Had
28:04
Us
28:05
Stand
28:05
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28:05
And
28:05
Just
28:05
Asked
28:06
Us
28:06
About
28:06
Means
28:07
How
28:07
Do
28:07
We
28:07
Come
28:08
To
28:08
Faith
28:08
In
28:09
Christ
28:09
And
28:10
So
28:10
The
28:10
First
28:11
Question
28:11
He
28:11
Asked
28:11
About
28:12
A
28:12
Room
28:12
10,000
28:13
People
28:14
Largely
28:15
Full
28:15
Of
28:15
Pastors
28:16
How
28:17
Many
28:17
Of
28:17
You
28:17
Came
28:18
To
28:18
Faith
28:18
Through
28:19
The
28:19
Means
28:19
Of
28:20
Your
28:20
Parents
28:20
Sharing
28:21
The
28:21
Gospel
28:21
With
28:21
You
28:22
And
28:22
I
28:22
Had
28:23
To
28:23
Have
28:23
Been
28:23
80%
28:23
Of
28:23
The
28:24
Room
28:24
Sat
28:24
Down
28:25
Praise
28:25
God
28:26
And
28:26
I
28:26
Hope
28:26
That's
28:26
An
28:26
Encouragement
28:26
To
28:27
You
28:27
Parents
28:28
Who
28:28
Are
28:28
Working
28:28
Day
28:28
In
28:28
And
28:29
Day
28:29
Out
28:29
To
28:29
Share
28:29
The
28:30
Gospel
28:30
With
28:31
Your
28:31
Kids
28:31
When
28:32
He
28:32
Went
28:33
Through
28:33
A
28:33
Litany
28:33
Of
28:33
Other
28:33
Of
28:34
Other
28:34
Possible
28:35
Means
28:35
Ways
28:35
That
28:36
People
28:36
Could
28:36
Have
28:36
Come
28:37
To
28:37
Faith
28:37
And
28:37
Our
28:38
Dear
28:38
Friend
28:38
Ash
28:39
Was
28:39
Still
28:39
Standing
28:40
He
28:41
Was
28:41
Getting
28:41
Rather
28:41
Lonely
28:42
In
28:42
This
28:42
Now
28:43
Seated
28:43
People
28:44
Standing
28:44
!
28:44
By
28:45
Himself
28:45
And
28:45
Finally
28:46
The
28:46
Person
28:46
Leading
28:46
The
28:47
Opening
28:56
And
28:56
He
28:56
Was
28:57
In
28:57
The
28:57
Military
28:57
And
28:58
He
28:58
Was
28:58
In
28:59
Iraq
28:59
And
29:00
A
29:00
Chaplain
29:00
Had
29:00
Handed
29:01
Him
29:01
A
29:01
Bible
29:01
And
29:02
He
29:02
Got
29:03
Back
29:03
From
29:03
A
29:04
Deployment
29:05
Saw
29:06
Some
29:06
Things
29:06
That
29:07
Were
29:07
Disturbing
29:08
To
29:08
Him
29:08
And
29:09
And
29:09
He
29:09
Was
29:09
Moved
29:10
To
29:11
Take
29:11
Up
29:11
That
29:11
Bible
29:11
And
29:11
Read
29:12
He
29:12
Sat
29:12
I
29:12
Sat
29:13
In
29:13
The
29:13
Shade
29:13
Leaning
29:14
Up
29:14
Against
29:14
A
29:15
Tire
29:15
The
29:15
Shade
29:15
Of
29:15
A
29:16
Humvee
29:16
And
29:17
I
29:17
Started
29:17
Reading
29:17
The
29:18
Gospel
29:18
Of
29:18
John
29:19
And
29:19
By
29:19
The
29:19
Time
29:20
I
29:20
Got
29:20
Done
29:20
I
29:20
Placed
29:21
My
29:21
Faith
29:21
In
29:22
Christ
29:22
Means
29:23
Praise
29:24
God
29:24
But
29:24
God
29:25
Saves
29:26
Asher
29:26
Did
29:27
Not
29:27
Go
29:27
To
29:27
Iraq
29:27
To
29:28
Find
29:28
Jesus
29:28
Jesus
29:29
Came
29:30
And
29:30
He
29:30
Found
29:31
Him
29:32
This
29:33
Reality
29:33
Should
29:34
Cause
29:34
Great
29:34
Humility
29:35
And
29:35
Gratitude
29:36
To
29:36
Spring
29:36
Forth
29:37
In
29:37
Our
29:37
Hearts
29:38
And
29:39
It
29:39
Should
29:39
Bring
29:39
!
29:39
Out
29:40
A
29:40
Desire
29:41
To
29:41
Make
29:42
This
29:42
King
29:42
Verse
29:42
16
29:43
You
29:43
Do
29:43
not
29:43
Choose
29:44
Me
29:44
But
29:44
I
29:44
Chose
29:44
You
29:44
And
29:45
Appointed
29:45
You
29:45
That
29:45
You
29:46
Should
29:47
Go
29:47
And
29:48
Bear
29:48
Fruit
29:49
And
29:50
That's
29:51
Exactly
29:51
What
29:51
We
29:51
See
29:52
Happen
29:52
With
29:53
Philip
29:53
Just
29:53
This
29:53
Little
29:54
Tiny
29:54
Little
29:55
Bit
29:56
Of
29:56
The
29:56
Story
29:56
Jesus
29:57
Finds
29:58
Philip
29:58
And
29:59
He
29:59
Says
29:59
!
30:00
Follow
30:00
Me
30:00
And
30:00
We
30:01
Know
30:01
That
30:01
He
30:02
Does
30:02
Because
30:03
In
30:03
Verse
30:04
45
30:04
We
30:05
See
30:05
The
30:06
Calling
30:06
Of
30:06
Nathanael
30:08
Philip
30:09
Found
30:10
Nathanael
30:11
And
30:12
Said
30:12
To
30:12
Him
30:13
We
30:14
Have
30:14
Found
30:14
Him
30:15
Of
30:15
Whom
30:15
Moses
30:15
And
30:16
The
30:16
Law
30:16
And
30:16
Also
30:17
The
30:17
Prophets
30:17
Wrote
30:18
Jesus
30:18
Of
30:19
Nazareth
30:20
The
30:21
Son
30:21
Of
30:21
Joseph
30:21
And
30:24
Nathanael
30:24
Clearly
30:24
Had
30:25
Some
30:25
Understanding
30:26
Of
30:26
The
30:27
Scripture
30:27
Notice
30:29
How
30:29
Philip
30:29
Addresses
30:30
Him
30:30
Right
30:30
He
30:30
Says
30:31
To
30:31
Him
30:31
We
30:31
Found
30:32
The
30:32
One
30:32
That
30:32
The
30:32
Scripture
30:33
Speaks
30:34
About
30:35
So
30:36
You
30:36
May
30:36
Wonder
30:37
Why
30:37
Does
30:38
Nathanael
30:38
Respond
30:39
With
30:40
The
30:40
Question
30:41
Can
30:42
Anything
30:42
Good
30:43
Come
30:44
Out
30:44
Of
30:44
Nazareth
30:45
Now
30:47
Matthew
30:47
Chapter
30:47
2
30:48
In
30:48
Verse
30:48
23
30:49
After
30:50
Jesus'
30:50
Family
30:51
Returns
30:51
From
30:52
Egypt
30:52
We
30:53
Can
30:54
Read
30:54
And
30:54
He
30:54
Went
30:55
And
30:55
Lived
30:55
In
30:56
A
30:56
City
30:56
Called
30:57
Nazareth
30:58
So
30:59
They
30:59
Returned
30:59
So
30:59
They
30:59
Returned
31:00
From
31:00
Egypt
31:00
So
31:00
That
31:04
What
31:05
Was
31:05
Spoken
31:05
By
31:06
The
31:06
Prophets
31:06
Might
31:07
Be
31:07
Fulfilled
31:07
That
31:08
He
31:08
Would
31:08
Be
31:08
Called
31:09
A
31:10
Nazarene
31:11
It
31:12
Is
31:12
Debated
31:13
What
31:13
Matthew
31:14
Is
31:14
Referring
31:15
To
31:15
Here
31:15
There
31:16
Is
31:16
Much
31:17
That
31:17
Can
31:17
Be
31:17
Said
31:18
But
31:18
I
31:18
Spare
31:18
You
31:19
The
31:19
Details
31:19
At
31:20
This
31:20
Point
31:21
!
31:21
It's
31:21
A
31:22
Lot
31:22
Of
31:22
How
31:23
How
31:23
Is
31:23
It
31:23
That
31:23
Matthew
31:24
Is
31:24
Deriving
31:25
!
31:28
But
31:29
Matthew
31:29
Without
31:30
A
31:30
Doubt
31:30
Understood
31:31
The
31:31
Bible
31:31
To
31:31
Teach
31:31
That
31:32
Jesus
31:32
Would
31:32
Come
31:33
From
31:34
Nazareth
31:35
That
31:35
He
31:35
Would
31:35
Be
31:35
A
31:36
Nazarene
31:37
Nathanael
31:38
At
31:38
This
31:39
Point
31:39
Is
31:39
Unaware
31:40
Of
31:41
This
31:41
Which
31:42
Is
31:42
Why
31:42
He
31:42
Asks
31:43
The
31:43
Question
31:43
That
31:44
He
31:44
Asks
31:44
Nazareth
31:46
Was
31:46
A
31:47
Nothing
31:47
Town
31:48
How
31:50
Could
31:50
Anything
31:51
Significant
31:51
Come
31:52
From
31:52
Such
31:53
An
31:53
Insignificant
31:54
Place
31:56
But
31:57
Philip
31:58
Is
31:58
Unmoved
31:59
By
31:59
His
31:59
Question
32:00
He
32:00
Just
32:00
Simply
32:00
Replies
32:01
Come
32:02
And
32:02
See
32:02
Come
32:03
And
32:03
See
32:04
The
32:04
Good
32:04
Thing
32:04
That
32:04
Came
32:04
Out
32:05
Of
32:05
Nazareth
32:07
And
32:08
We
32:08
Read
32:08
That
32:08
As
32:08
Nathanael
32:09
Is
32:09
Coming
32:10
Toward
32:10
Him
32:11
He
32:12
Already
32:12
Knows
32:13
Him
32:13
Behold
32:14
An
32:15
Israelite
32:16
Indeed
32:16
In
32:17
Whom
32:17
There
32:17
Is
32:18
No
32:18
Deceit
32:19
And
32:20
Nathanael
32:21
Responds
32:21
How
32:22
Do
32:22
You
32:22
Know
32:22
Me
32:23
Nathanael
32:24
Must
32:24
Have
32:24
Been
32:24
Known
32:25
As
32:25
A
32:25
Man
32:26
Who
32:26
Was
32:26
Upright
32:28
Who
32:28
Didn't
32:28
Have
32:29
Deceit
32:29
In
32:30
Him
32:30
How
32:30
Do
32:30
You
32:30
Know
32:31
Me
32:31
And
32:32
Jesus
32:33
Answered
32:33
Him
32:33
Before
32:34
Philip
32:34
Called
32:35
You
32:35
When
32:36
You
32:36
Were
32:36
Under
32:36
The
32:37
Fig
32:37
Tree
32:37
I
32:38
Saw
32:40
You
32:40
He's
32:41
Omniscient
32:42
This
32:42
Is
32:43
Likely
32:43
A
32:43
Place
32:43
That
32:44
He
32:44
Would
32:44
Have
32:44
Sat
32:45
To
32:45
Study
32:45
The
32:46
Scripture
32:46
Philip
32:47
Knows
32:48
Where
32:48
To
32:48
Find
32:48
Him
32:48
He
32:48
Goes
32:49
And
32:49
Find
32:49
Him
32:49
And
32:49
Said
32:49
We
32:49
Found
32:50
The
32:50
One
32:50
That
32:51
The
32:51
Scripture
32:51
Speaks
32:52
Of
32:53
And
32:53
Jesus
32:54
Saw
32:54
Him
32:55
There
32:56
And
32:57
This
32:57
Is
32:57
Enough
32:58
To
32:58
Move
32:58
In
32:59
Nathanael
32:59
Rabbi
33:00
Then
33:01
Teacher
33:01
You
33:01
Are
33:02
The
33:03
Son
33:03
Of
33:04
God
33:04
You
33:04
Are
33:05
The
33:05
King
33:05
Of
33:06
Israel
33:07
That
33:07
Anointed
33:08
One
33:09
So
33:10
Moved
33:11
By
33:11
Jesus
33:11
Omniscience
33:12
That
33:12
He
33:13
Immediately
33:14
Believes
33:16
And
33:17
We
33:17
Know
33:17
That
33:17
Because
33:17
Jesus
33:17
Responds
33:18
To
33:18
Him
33:18
Because
33:18
I
33:18
Said
33:19
To
33:19
You
33:19
I
33:19
Saw
33:19
You
33:20
Under
33:20
!
33:20
The
33:20
Fig
33:20
Trees
33:20
Than
33:21
These
33:22
And
33:23
Jesus
33:23
Said
33:23
To
33:23
Him
33:24
Truly
33:24
Truly
33:24
I
33:24
Say
33:25
To
33:25
You
33:25
You
33:25
Will
33:25
See
33:26
Heaven
33:26
Opened
33:27
And
33:27
The
33:27
Angels
33:28
Of
33:28
God
33:28
Ascending
33:29
And
33:29
Descending
33:30
On
33:31
The
33:31
Son
33:31
Of
33:31
Man
33:32
It
33:33
Is
33:33
Likely
33:33
That
33:33
Jesus
33:34
Is
33:34
Alluding
33:34
To
33:35
Jacob's
33:35
Dream
33:36
Found
33:36
In
33:36
Genesis
33:37
Chapter
33:37
28
33:38
The
33:40
Emphasis
33:40
Of
33:40
This
33:40
Statement
33:41
Though
33:41
Is
33:41
That
33:41
Knowing
33:42
That
33:42
Philip
33:43
Was
33:43
Sitting
33:43
!
33:43
Under
33:43
A
33:44
Tree
33:44
Is
33:44
A
33:44
Minor
33:45
Thing
33:45
Compared
33:46
To
33:46
What
33:46
Philip
33:47
Would
33:48
Witness
33:48
Jesus
33:50
Is
33:50
The
33:50
Revealer
33:51
Of
33:52
Heavenly
33:53
Truth
33:53
To
33:54
Men
33:55
Chapter
33:56
1
33:56
And
33:56
Verse
33:56
17
33:57
Later
33:58
Chapter
33:58
14
33:58
And
33:59
Verse
33:59
6
33:59
Ephesians
34:00
Chapter
34:00
4
34:01
And
34:01
Verse
34:01
21
34:03
Jesus
34:04
Is
34:04
The
34:04
One
34:05
True
34:05
Mediator
34:06
Between
34:06
God
34:07
And
34:07
Men
34:08
1
34:08
Timothy
34:09
Chapter
34:09
2
34:10
Verse
34:10
5
34:10
Jesus
34:12
Is
34:12
The
34:12
Mediator
34:12
Of
34:13
A
34:13
New
34:13
And
34:14
Better
34:14
Covenant
34:15
Hebrews
34:15
8
34:16
6
34:16
And
34:16
9
34:17
14
34:17
And
34:17
12
34:18
24
34:19
All
34:20
Of
34:20
This
34:21
Would
34:22
Come
34:22
Into
34:22
Clearer
34:23
Focus
34:23
As
34:23
Nathaniel
34:24
Spends
34:24
More
34:25
Time
34:26
With
34:27
Jesus
34:27
I
34:29
Don't
34:29
Think
34:29
Jesus
34:29
Is
34:29
Calling
34:29
Into
34:30
Question
34:30
Whether
34:30
Or
34:31
Not
34:31
He
34:31
Believes
34:31
He
34:32
Is
34:32
Simply
34:32
Saying
34:32
You
34:32
Already
34:33
Believe
34:34
Oh
34:34
Wait
34:34
For
34:35
What
34:36
I
34:36
I'm
34:36
Going
34:36
To
34:36
Show
34:36
You
34:37
About
34:38
Myself
34:38
Now
34:41
I
34:41
Mentioned
34:41
In
34:41
My
34:41
Introduction
34:42
That
34:42
I
34:42
Think
34:43
John
34:43
Means
34:43
For
34:44
Us
34:44
To
34:44
Note
34:44
A
34:45
Pattern
34:45
In
34:45
The
34:45
Ministry
34:46
Of
34:46
Jesus
34:46
Calling
34:47
Of
34:48
Disciples
34:48
So
34:49
Let's
34:49
Look
34:49
At
34:49
That
34:49
Briefly
34:50
And
34:50
Then
34:50
We'll
34:50
Close
34:51
The
34:52
Idea
34:53
Of
34:53
Calling
34:53
Is
34:54
Presented
34:54
In
34:54
The
34:54
Bible
34:55
In
34:55
Only
34:55
Two
34:57
Ways
34:57
Unfortunately
34:59
We
34:59
Use
34:59
It
35:00
In
35:00
A
35:00
Lot
35:00
Of
35:01
Ways
35:01
There's
35:02
A
35:02
Particular
35:02
Phrase
35:03
If
35:04
You're
35:04
Ever
35:04
Around
35:04
Me
35:04
And
35:05
You
35:05
Tell
35:05
Me
35:05
That
35:05
You
35:05
Feel
35:05
Called
35:06
To
35:06
Do
35:06
Something
35:07
You're
35:07
Going
35:07
To
35:07
Hear
35:07
Me
35:08
Say
35:08
What
35:08
Does
35:08
That
35:09
Feel
35:09
Like
35:09
In
35:10
The
35:10
Bible
35:10
Two
35:12
Ways
35:12
Number
35:13
One
35:14
We
35:15
Are
35:15
Called
35:16
To
35:16
Be
35:16
Disciples
35:17
Of
35:18
Jesus
35:18
You
35:19
Can
35:19
See
35:19
This
35:20
Language
35:20
In
35:20
Our
35:20
Text
35:21
Itself
35:22
Right
35:22
Where
35:22
Jesus
35:22
Says
35:23
To
35:23
Him
35:23
Before
35:23
Philip
35:24
Called
35:25
You
35:25
You
35:26
Run
35:27
To
35:27
The
35:27
Fig
35:27
Tree
35:27
I
35:27
Saw
35:28
You
35:29
Also
35:30
Elsewhere
35:31
Second
35:31
Timothy
35:31
Chapter
35:32
One
35:32
And
35:32
Verse
35:32
Nine
35:33
God
35:33
Who
35:33
Saved
35:34
Us
35:34
And
35:34
Called
35:35
Us
35:35
To
35:36
A
35:36
Holy
35:36
Calling
35:36
Not
35:37
Because
35:37
Of
35:37
Our
35:37
Works
35:38
But
35:38
Because
35:38
Of
35:38
His
35:38
Own
35:39
Purpose
35:39
And
35:39
Grace
35:40
Which
35:40
He
35:40
Gave
35:41
Us
35:41
In
35:41
Christ
35:41
Jesus
35:42
Before
35:42
The
35:42
Ages
35:43
Began
35:44
Right
35:45
We're
35:45
Called
35:45
To
35:46
Be
35:46
Disciples
35:46
That
35:47
Calling
35:47
Goes
35:47
Out
35:48
To
35:48
Us
35:48
Respond
35:49
Repent
35:49
And
35:50
Believe
35:50
Respond
35:50
In
35:50
Faith
35:51
To
35:51
The
35:51
Gospel
35:52
Of
35:52
Jesus
35:52
Christ
35:53
Be
35:53
Christ
35:53
Followers
35:54
Disciples
35:54
Of
35:55
Jesus
35:56
And
35:57
So
35:57
It
35:57
Follows
35:57
As
35:58
Christ
35:59
Followers
35:59
We
36:00
Are
36:00
Called
36:01
To
36:01
Make
36:02
Disciples
36:03
To
36:04
Be
36:04
Disciples
36:04
Means
36:05
That
36:05
We're
36:05
Going
36:05
To
36:05
Make
36:06
Disciples
36:07
We
36:08
See
36:08
In
36:08
Our
36:08
Text
36:08
John
36:10
The
36:10
Baptist
36:10
A
36:11
Faithful
36:11
Witness
36:11
Andrew
36:12
And
36:13
John
36:13
Andrew
36:14
A
36:15
Faithful
36:15
Witness
36:15
To
36:16
Simon
36:17
Peter
36:17
Philip
36:18
A
36:19
Faithful
36:19
Witness
36:20
To
36:21
Nathaniel
36:22
Paul
36:23
Writes
36:24
In
36:24
2
36:24
Timothy
36:24
Chapter
36:25
2
36:25
Verse
36:25
2
36:26
What
36:26
You
36:27
Have
36:27
Heard
36:27
From
36:27
Me
36:27
In
36:27
The
36:28
Presence
36:28
Of
36:28
Many
36:28
Witnesses
36:29
Entrust
36:29
To
36:30
Faithful
36:30
Men
36:31
Who
36:31
Will
36:31
Be
36:31
Able
36:32
To
36:32
Teach
36:32
Others
36:33
Also
36:34
Four
36:36
Generations
36:37
In
36:37
2
36:37
Timothy
36:37
2
36:38
2
36:39
Paul
36:39
Timothy
36:40
Faithful
36:41
Men
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Others
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Also
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Paul
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Writes
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In
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Romans
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Chapter
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10
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Verse
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14
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And
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15
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How
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Then
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Will
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I
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Call
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On
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Him
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In
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Whom
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They
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Have
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Not
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Believed
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And
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How
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Are
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They
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To
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Believe
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In
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Whom
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They
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Have
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Never
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Heard
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And
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How
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Are
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They
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To
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Hear
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Without
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Someone
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Preaching
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And
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How
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Are
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They
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To
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Preach
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Unless
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They
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Are
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Sent
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As
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It
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Is
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Written
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How
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Beautiful
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Are
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The
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Feat
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Of
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Those
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Who
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Preach
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The
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Good
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News
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Most
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Typically
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!
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Paul
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in heaven and on earth has been given to me.
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Jesus is going to build his church.
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He's declared this.
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He's going to build his church.
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The gates of hell will not prevail against it.
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He has all authority in heaven and on earth.
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That means right now,
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seated at the right hand of the Father,
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Jesus has all authority to accomplish
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everything that he was set to accomplish.
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And then he says,
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go therefore and make disciples of all nations,
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baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son
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and of the Holy Spirit,
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teaching them to observe all that I have commanded you.
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Just do Christ.
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And then he says,
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just in case we miss that he has all the authority
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in heaven and on earth,
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and behold, I am with you always to the end of the age.
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Jesus calls people to himself to believe
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and then to walk in his ways
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by calling other people to follow him.
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John gives us this pattern in this text
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as we see these first five disciples of Jesus
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begin that journey.
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And I hope we'll continue to see that grow and develop
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across our study of this book.
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Let's pray together.
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Let's pray together.