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Where Is God’s Loyal Minority Today? Romans 11:1–6 · Daily Bible Refresh

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  11:1
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  6
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  from
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  the
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  message
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  the
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  loyal
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  minority
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  does
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  this
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  mean
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  then
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  that
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  God
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  is
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  so
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  fed
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  up
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  with
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  Israel
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  that
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  he'll
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  have
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  nothing
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  to
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  do
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  with
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  them?
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  Hardly.
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  Remember
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  that
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  I
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  the
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  one
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  writing
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  these
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  things.
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  I
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  am
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  an
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  Israelite,
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  a
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  descendant
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  of
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  Abraham
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  out
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  of
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  the
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  tribe
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  of
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  Benjamin.
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  You
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  can't
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  get
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  much
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  more
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  Semitic
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  than
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  that.
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  So
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  we're
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  not
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  talking
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  about
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  repudiation.
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  God
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  has
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  been
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  too
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  long
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  involved
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  with
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  Israel,
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  has
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  too
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  much
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  invested
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  to
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  simply
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  wash
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  his
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  hands
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  of
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  them.
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  Do
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  you
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  remember
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  the
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  time
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  Elijah
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  was
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  agonizing
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  over
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  this
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  same
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  Israel
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  and
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  cried
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  out
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  in
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  prayer,
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  God,
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  they
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  murdered
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  your
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  prophets,
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  they
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  trashed
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  your
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  altars.
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  I'm
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  the
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  only
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  one
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  left
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  and
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  now
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  they're
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  after
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  me.
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  Do
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  you
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  remember
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  God's
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  answer?
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  I
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  still
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  have
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  have
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  7,000
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  who
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  haven't
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  quit,
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  7,000
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  who
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  are
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  loyal
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  to
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  the
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  finish.
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  It's
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  the
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  same
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  today.
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  That's
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  a
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  fiercely
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  loyal
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  minority.
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  Still,
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  not
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  many
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  perhaps,
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  but
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  probably
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  more
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  than
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  you
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  think.
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  They're
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  holding
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  on
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  not
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  because
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  of
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  what
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  they
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  think
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  they're
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  going
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  to
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  get
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  out
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  of
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  it,
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  but
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  because
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  they're
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  convinced
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  of
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  God's
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  grace
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  and
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  purpose
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  in
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  choosing
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  them.
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  If
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  they
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  were
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  only
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  thinking
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  of
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  their
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  own
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  immediate
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  self
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  interest
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  not,
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  they
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  would
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  have
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  left
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  long
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  ago.
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  That
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  ends
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  the
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  rating.
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  Let's
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  get
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  into
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  it
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  here.
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  I
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  just
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  want
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  to
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  thank
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  you
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  first
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  of
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  all
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  for
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  spending
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  a
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  few
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  minutes
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  with
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  me
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  here
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  on
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  Daily
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  Bible
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  Refresh.
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  It
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  means
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  a
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  lot
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  to
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  me.
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  In
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  this
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  passage
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  here
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  from
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  Romans
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  11,
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  Paul
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  is
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  asking
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  the
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  blunt
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  question,
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  has
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  God
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  given
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  up
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  on
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  Israel?
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  Has
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  God
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  given
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  up
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  on
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  me?
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  And
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  then
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  the
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  answer
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  is
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  hardly.
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  God's
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  faithfulness
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  runs
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  deeper
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  than
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  our
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  fear,
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  deeper
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  than
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  our
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  deeper
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  than
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  headlines,
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  deeper
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  than
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  cynicism.
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  So
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  Paul
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  puts
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  the
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  Story
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  of
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  Elijah
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  front
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  and
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  center,
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  who
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  also
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  felt
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  completely
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  alone.
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  And
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  Elijah
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  thought,
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  am
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  I
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  the
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  only
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  one
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  left?
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  And
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  God
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  responds,
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  I've
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  still
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  got
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  7,000
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  who
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  haven't
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  quit.
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  And
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  that
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  Paul
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  refers
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  to
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  that.
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  Then
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  about
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  this
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  fiercely
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  loyal
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  minority,
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  small
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  but
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  steady
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  group
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  convinced
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  of
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  grace
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  more
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  than
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  self
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  interest.
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  So
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  let's
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  get
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  into
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  this
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  here
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  in
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  terms
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  of
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  trying
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  to
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  understand
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  the
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  implications
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  for
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  you
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  and
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  for
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  me
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  as
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  we
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  have
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  this
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  personal
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  conversation,
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  you
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  and
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  I,
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  about
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  this.
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  Let's
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  talk
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  about
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  some
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  points
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  to
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  ponder
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  some
• 3:21
  teaching
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  points
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  here.
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  The
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  first
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  one
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  is
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  this.
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  God's
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  covenant
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  faithfulness
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  calls
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  us
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  to
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  reject
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  anti
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  Judaism
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  and
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  practice
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  solidarity.
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  Paul
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  is
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  crystal
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  clear.
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  God
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  is
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  not
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  washed
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  God.
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  God
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  does
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  not
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  wash
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  God's
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  hands
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  of
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  Israel.
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  That
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  matters
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  theologically
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  and
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  ethically.
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  The
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  church,
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  I
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  mean
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  now
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  the
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  Christian
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  church
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  has
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  a
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  tragic
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  history
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  of
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  anti
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  Jewish
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  rhetoric
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  that
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  we
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  have
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  to
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  push
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  back
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  on.
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  And
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  it
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  starts
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  right
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  here
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  at
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  Romans
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  11.
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  Progressive
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  faith
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  honors
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  the
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  Jewish
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  people
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  and
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  and
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  rejects
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  anything
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  that's
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  anti
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  Semitic.
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  The
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  idea
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  somehow
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  that
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  the
• 4:03
  Christian
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  church
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  replaced
• 4:05
  Israel
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  is
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  just
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  flat
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  out
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  wrong.
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  God's
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  covenant
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  love
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  is
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  bigger
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  than
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  our
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  biggest,
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  bigger
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  than
• 4:10
  our
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  narrow
• 4:11
  mindedness
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  and
• 4:12
  deeper
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  than
• 4:13
  our
• 4:13
  biases.
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  In
• 4:15
  practical
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  terms,
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  this
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  looks
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  like
• 4:16
  learning
• 4:17
  from
• 4:17
  our
• 4:17
  Jewish
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  neighbors,
• 4:19
  resisting
• 4:19
  antisemitism
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  and
• 4:21
  building
• 4:21
  bridges,
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  not
• 4:23
  tearing
• 4:23
  them
• 4:23
  down.
• 4:24
  Grace
• 4:25
  doesn't
• 4:25
  erase
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  someone
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  else's
• 4:27
  story.
• 4:27
  Grace
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  honors
• 4:28
  it.
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  When
• 4:29
  I
• 4:29
  think
• 4:30
  about
• 4:30
  my
• 4:30
  own
• 4:30
  family,
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  my
• 4:31
  wife
• 4:31
  and
• 4:31
  my
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  parents
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  and
• 4:32
  my
• 4:32
  grandparents,
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  when
• 4:34
  I
• 4:34
  think
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  about
• 4:35
  those
• 4:35
  who
• 4:35
  come
• 4:35
  after
• 4:35
  me,
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  my
• 4:36
  three
• 4:36
  children,
• 4:36
  my
• 4:37
  grandchildren,
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  I
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  think
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  about
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  legacy
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  and
• 4:41
  heritage.
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  And
• 4:43
  I
• 4:43
  want
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  those
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  who
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  come
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  after
• 4:45
  me
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  to
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  inherit
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  a
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  part
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  of
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  a
• 4:47
  church
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  that
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  I
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  inherited
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  that
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  tells
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  the
• 4:49
  truth
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  about
• 4:50
  our
• 4:50
  past
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  and
• 4:51
  chooses
• 4:52
  solidarity
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  over
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  superiority.
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  A
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  second
• 4:56
  point
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  to
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  ponder.
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  Don't
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  despise
• 4:59
  the
• 4:59
  small.
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  The
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  loyal
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  minority
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  sustains
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  hope.
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  You
• 5:03
  know,
• 5:03
  Elijah
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  felt
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  alone.
• 5:04
  It
• 5:04
  talks
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  about
• 5:05
  it
• 5:05
  here
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  in
• 5:05
  this
• 5:05
  passage,
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  but
• 5:06
  God
• 5:07
  had
• 5:07
  7,000
• 5:07
  holding
• 5:08
  steady.
• 5:08
  Not
• 5:08
  a
• 5:08
  majority,
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  but
• 5:09
  enough.
• 5:10
  Enough
• 5:10
  to
• 5:10
  make
• 5:11
  a
• 5:11
  difference.
• 5:12
  Progressive
• 5:12
  faith
• 5:13
  takes
• 5:14
  small
• 5:15
  communities
• 5:16
  seriously.
• 5:17
  Those
• 5:17
  groups
• 5:18
  who
• 5:18
  keep
• 5:18
  showing
• 5:18
  up
• 5:19
  for
• 5:19
  justice,
• 5:19
  inclusion
• 5:20
  and
• 5:21
  care.
• 5:21
  When
• 5:21
  it
• 5:21
  isn't
• 5:22
  trendy.
• 5:23
  I
• 5:24
  think
• 5:24
  of
• 5:24
  folks
• 5:24
  in
• 5:25
  my
• 5:25
  cancer
• 5:25
  support
• 5:25
  groups
• 5:26
  that
• 5:26
  I'm
• 5:26
  a
• 5:26
  part
• 5:26
  of
• 5:27
  who
• 5:27
  keep
• 5:28
  encourage
• 5:28
  one
• 5:28
  another
• 5:28
  with
• 5:29
  text
• 5:29
  and
• 5:30
  Facebook
• 5:30
  posts
• 5:31
  and
• 5:31
  by
• 5:31
  cooking
• 5:31
  meals
• 5:32
  together
• 5:32
  and
• 5:33
  driving
• 5:33
  people
• 5:34
  to
• 5:34
  appointments.
• 5:34
  It's
• 5:35
  not
• 5:35
  glamorous,
• 5:35
  but
• 5:35
  it's
• 5:35
  holy.
• 5:37
  On
• 5:37
  my
• 5:37
  weekly
• 5:38
  podcast
• 5:38
  about
• 5:38
  people
• 5:39
  impacted
• 5:39
  by
• 5:39
  cancer,
• 5:40
  we
• 5:40
  talk
• 5:40
  about
• 5:41
  coping
• 5:41
  with
• 5:41
  hope
• 5:42
  and
• 5:42
  humor.
• 5:43
  And
• 5:43
  I've
• 5:43
  learned
• 5:44
  that
• 5:44
  a
• 5:44
  small
• 5:44
  group
• 5:44
  of
• 5:44
  loyal
• 5:45
  friends,
• 5:45
  what
• 5:45
  can
• 5:45
  keep
• 5:46
  you
• 5:46
  going
• 5:46
  can
• 5:47
  be
• 5:47
  the
• 5:47
  difference
• 5:47
  between
• 5:47
  despair
• 5:48
  and
• 5:48
  courage.
• 5:49
  In
• 5:49
  church
• 5:50
  life
• 5:50
  and
• 5:50
  public
• 5:50
  life,
• 5:51
  the
• 5:51
  loyal
• 5:51
  minority
• 5:52
  keeps
• 5:53
  the
• 5:53
  flame
• 5:53
  of
• 5:53
  goodness
• 5:54
  alive.
• 5:55
  In
• 5:55
  the
• 5:55
  last
• 5:56
  year
• 5:56
  or
• 5:56
  so,
• 5:58
  one
• 5:58
  of
• 5:58
  my
• 5:58
  main
• 5:59
  teams,
• 5:59
  the
• 5:59
  Indiana
• 5:59
  Pacers,
• 6:00
  had
• 6:00
  a
• 6:00
  great
• 6:00
  run,
• 6:02
  but
• 6:02
  the
• 6:02
  years
• 6:02
  before
• 6:03
  that,
• 6:04
  they
• 6:04
  had
• 6:04
  some
• 6:05
  lean
• 6:05
  years
• 6:06
  before
• 6:06
  they
• 6:07
  made
• 6:07
  the
• 6:07
  NBA
• 6:08
  Finals.
• 6:08
  And
• 6:08
  this
• 6:09
  year
• 6:09
  they're
• 6:09
  having
• 6:09
  a
• 6:09
  tough
• 6:09
  time,
• 6:10
  too.
• 6:11
  But
• 6:11
  I've
• 6:11
  been
• 6:11
  a
• 6:11
  loyal
• 6:12
  fan
• 6:12
  and
• 6:12
  many
• 6:12
  others
• 6:12
  have
• 6:13
  too.
• 6:13
  And
• 6:13
  the
• 6:13
  good
• 6:14
  times
• 6:14
  and
• 6:14
  the
• 6:14
  bad.
• 6:15
  The
• 6:15
  idea
• 6:15
  here
• 6:16
  is
• 6:16
  you
• 6:16
  cheer
• 6:16
  on.
• 6:17
  No
• 6:17
  matter
• 6:17
  what
• 6:17
  your
• 6:17
  status
• 6:18
  is,
• 6:19
  you
• 6:19
  don't
• 6:19
  quit.
• 6:20
  Loyalty
• 6:21
  is
• 6:21
  love.
• 6:22
  That
• 6:22
  stays
• 6:24
  point
• 6:24
  to
• 6:24
  ponder.
• 6:25
  Number
• 6:25
  three.
• 6:26
  Grace,
• 6:26
  not
• 6:27
  self
• 6:27
  interest,
• 6:27
  is
• 6:28
  the
• 6:28
  center
• 6:28
  of
• 6:28
  calling.
• 6:30
  Paul
• 6:30
  says
• 6:30
  the
• 6:30
  loyal
• 6:31
  minority
• 6:31
  holds
• 6:32
  on
• 6:32
  not
• 6:33
  because
• 6:33
  of
• 6:33
  what
• 6:33
  they
• 6:33
  think
• 6:34
  they're
• 6:34
  going
• 6:34
  to
• 6:34
  get
• 6:34
  out
• 6:34
  of
• 6:34
  it,
• 6:35
  because
• 6:35
  they're
• 6:35
  convinced
• 6:36
  of
• 6:36
  God's
• 6:37
  grace.
• 6:38
  Get
• 6:38
  that?
• 6:38
  They're
• 6:39
  convinced
• 6:39
  of
• 6:39
  God's
• 6:40
  grace.
• 6:41
  And
• 6:41
  that
• 6:42
  line
• 6:42
  messes
• 6:42
  with
• 6:42
  me
• 6:43
  in
• 6:43
  a
• 6:43
  kind
• 6:43
  of
• 6:43
  a
• 6:43
  good
• 6:43
  way.
• 6:44
  That
• 6:45
  progressive
• 6:46
  faith
• 6:46
  resists
• 6:47
  transactional
• 6:48
  religion.
• 6:50
  You
• 6:50
  know,
• 6:50
  that
• 6:51
  says,
• 6:51
  I
• 6:52
  scratch
• 6:52
  your
• 6:52
  back,
• 6:52
  you
• 6:53
  scratch
• 6:53
  mine.
• 6:54
  We're
• 6:54
  not
• 6:55
  here
• 6:55
  to
• 6:55
  climb
• 6:55
  a
• 6:56
  spiritual
• 6:56
  ladder
• 6:56
  or
• 6:56
  protect
• 6:57
  our
• 6:57
  brand.
• 6:58
  We're
• 6:58
  here
• 6:58
  because
• 6:58
  grace
• 6:59
  found
• 6:59
  us
• 7:00
  and,
• 7:00
  and
• 7:00
  claims
• 7:01
  us.
• 7:01
  And
• 7:02
  grace
• 7:02
  sends
• 7:02
  us.
• 7:03
  And
• 7:04
  maybe,
• 7:04
  like
• 7:04
  me,
• 7:04
  you've
• 7:05
  had
• 7:05
  some
• 7:05
  days
• 7:05
  when
• 7:06
  you
• 7:06
  kind
• 7:06
  of
• 7:06
  felt
• 7:07
  like
• 7:07
  Elijah.
• 7:07
  Ah,
• 7:08
  man,
• 7:08
  I'm
• 7:08
  the
• 7:08
  only
• 7:09
  one.
• 7:09
  Or
• 7:10
  days
• 7:10
  where
• 7:10
  you
• 7:10
  want
• 7:10
  to
• 7:11
  cancel
• 7:11
  your
• 7:11
  plans,
• 7:12
  skip
• 7:13
  out
• 7:13
  on
• 7:13
  something
• 7:13
  with
• 7:14
  your
• 7:14
  family
• 7:15
  and
• 7:15
  just
• 7:15
  veg
• 7:16
  out
• 7:16
  watching
• 7:16
  TV
• 7:16
  for
• 7:17
  a
• 7:17
  while.
• 7:18
  Grace
• 7:18
  doesn't
• 7:19
  shame
• 7:19
  you
• 7:19
  for
• 7:19
  that,
• 7:19
  but
• 7:20
  it
• 7:20
  invites
• 7:20
  you
• 7:20
  to
• 7:21
  take
• 7:21
  the
• 7:22
  next
• 7:22
  faithful
• 7:23
  step.
• 7:24
  Not
• 7:25
  perfect,
• 7:26
  just
• 7:26
  present
• 7:27
  for
• 7:28
  sometimes
• 7:28
  for
• 7:29
  me,
• 7:29
  it's
• 7:30
  having
• 7:30
  being
• 7:30
  silly
• 7:31
  and
• 7:31
  having
• 7:31
  fun
• 7:31
  with
• 7:31
  my
• 7:31
  grandchildren,
• 7:33
  or
• 7:33
  to
• 7:33
  break
• 7:33
  some
• 7:34
  tension
• 7:34
  with
• 7:34
  a
• 7:35
  silly
• 7:35
  joke,
• 7:36
  or
• 7:36
  sitting
• 7:37
  quietly
• 7:37
  with
• 7:37
  someone
• 7:38
  who
• 7:38
  needs
• 7:38
  treatment
• 7:39
  because
• 7:39
  silence
• 7:40
  can
• 7:40
  be
• 7:40
  a
• 7:40
  kind
• 7:40
  of
• 7:41
  prayer.
• 7:42
  So
• 7:42
  what
• 7:42
  do
• 7:42
  we
• 7:42
  do
• 7:43
  with
• 7:43
  this?
• 7:43
  Let's
• 7:43
  talk
• 7:43
  about
• 7:43
  action.
• 7:44
  Here's
• 7:45
  an
• 7:45
  action
• 7:45
  step.
• 7:46
  Practice
• 7:46
  concrete
• 7:47
  solidarity
• 7:48
  with
• 7:48
  a
• 7:48
  loyal
• 7:49
  minority
• 7:50
  near
• 7:50
  you.
• 7:52
  You
• 7:53
  know,
• 7:53
  people
• 7:53
  who
• 7:53
  have
• 7:54
  been
• 7:54
  put
• 7:55
  down,
• 7:55
  seen
• 7:56
  as
• 7:56
  the
• 7:56
  other.
• 7:58
  Maybe
• 7:59
  that
• 7:59
  is
• 7:59
  people
• 8:00
  that
• 8:00
  you
• 8:00
  know
• 8:00
  in
• 8:01
  your
• 8:01
  community.
• 8:02
  Immigrants
• 8:02
  is
• 8:03
  one
• 8:03
  group
• 8:03
  that
• 8:03
  you
• 8:03
  can
• 8:03
  be
• 8:03
  helpful
• 8:04
  to
• 8:06
  so
• 8:06
  identify.
• 8:07
  Also,
• 8:07
  you
• 8:07
  can
• 8:07
  identify
• 8:08
  a
• 8:08
  small
• 8:08
  group
• 8:09
  that's
• 8:09
  doing
• 8:09
  some
• 8:09
  good.
• 8:10
  Maybe
• 8:11
  it's
• 8:11
  a
• 8:11
  cancer
• 8:11
  support
• 8:12
  group,
• 8:12
  or
• 8:12
  maybe
• 8:12
  someone
• 8:13
  having
• 8:13
  to
• 8:13
  do
• 8:13
  with
• 8:13
  the
• 8:13
  environment
• 8:14
  or
• 8:15
  some
• 8:15
  mutual
• 8:15
  aid
• 8:16
  network
• 8:16
  like
• 8:16
  a
• 8:16
  food
• 8:17
  pantry.
• 8:18
  Or
• 8:18
  maybe
• 8:18
  it's
• 8:18
  a
• 8:19
  patient
• 8:19
  advocacy
• 8:20
  group.
• 8:20
  They're
• 8:20
  doing
• 8:21
  some
• 8:21
  good
• 8:21
  and
• 8:22
  maybe
• 8:22
  you
• 8:22
  could
• 8:22
  help
• 8:23
  do
• 8:23
  some
• 8:24
  good
• 8:24
  with
• 8:24
  them.
• 8:25
  Do
• 8:25
  one
• 8:26
  specific
• 8:26
  thing
• 8:27
  that
• 8:27
  cost
• 8:27
  you
• 8:27
  just
• 8:28
  a
• 8:28
  little
• 8:28
  time,
• 8:29
  a
• 8:29
  little
• 8:29
  energy,
• 8:30
  and
• 8:31
  show
• 8:31
  up
• 8:31
  and
• 8:31
  be
• 8:32
  a
• 8:32
  part
• 8:32
  of
• 8:32
  it.
• 8:32
  Or
• 8:32
  write
• 8:33
  a
• 8:33
  note
• 8:33
  of
• 8:33
  encouragement
• 8:34
  or
• 8:34
  make
• 8:35
  a
• 8:35
  donation
• 8:35
  of
• 8:36
  time
• 8:36
  or
• 8:36
  money,
• 8:37
  offer
• 8:38
  a
• 8:38
  ride.
• 8:38
  Email
• 8:38
  somebody,
• 8:39
  a
• 8:39
  representative
• 8:40
  to
• 8:41
  support
• 8:41
  healthcare
• 8:43
  and
• 8:43
  dignity
• 8:43
  for
• 8:44
  all.
• 8:45
  Keep
• 8:45
  it
• 8:45
  small
• 8:45
  enough
• 8:46
  that
• 8:46
  you'll
• 8:46
  do
• 8:46
  it
• 8:47
  Grace
• 8:47
  grows
• 8:48
  in
• 8:48
  small
• 8:48
  and
• 8:48
  steady
• 8:48
  steps.
• 8:51
  Now
• 8:51
  a
• 8:51
  word
• 8:52
  for
• 8:52
  those
• 8:52
  of
• 8:52
  you
• 8:52
  who
• 8:52
  may
• 8:52
  be
• 8:52
  feeling
• 8:53
  alone
• 8:53
  right
• 8:53
  now.
• 8:53
  Like
• 8:53
  Elijah.
• 8:54
  If
• 8:54
  you're
• 8:54
  in
• 8:54
  an
• 8:54
  Elijah
• 8:55
  moment,
• 8:56
  tired,
• 8:57
  isolated,
• 8:57
  unsure.
• 8:58
  Remember
• 8:59
  you're
• 9:00
  not
• 9:00
  the
• 9:01
  only
• 9:01
  one
• 9:01
  left.
• 9:02
  And
• 9:02
  God
• 9:03
  is
• 9:03
  keeping
• 9:03
  a
• 9:04
  count.
• 9:04
  Maybe
• 9:05
  a
• 9:05
  quiet
• 9:05
  count,
• 9:05
  but
• 9:06
  it's
• 9:06
  a
• 9:06
  count
• 9:06
  indeed.
• 9:07
  And
• 9:07
  there
• 9:07
  are
• 9:07
  more
• 9:08
  allies
• 9:08
  than
• 9:08
  you
• 9:08
  think.
• 9:09
  Maybe
• 9:10
  I'm
• 9:10
  one
• 9:10
  of
• 9:10
  them.
• 9:11
  Even
• 9:11
  if
• 9:11
  your
• 9:12
  circle
• 9:12
  feels
• 9:12
  tiny,
• 9:13
  tiny
• 9:14
  circles
• 9:14
  can
• 9:14
  hold
• 9:15
  big
• 9:16
  hope.
• 9:17
  We'll
• 9:17
  pray
• 9:18
  here
• 9:18
  in
• 9:18
  a
• 9:18
  moment.
• 9:19
  Before
• 9:19
  we
• 9:19
  do,
• 9:19
  I
• 9:19
  want
• 9:19
  you
• 9:20
  to
• 9:20
  know
• 9:20
  we
• 9:20
  have
• 9:20
  a
• 9:21
  resource
• 9:21
  for
• 9:21
  you
• 9:22
  called
• 9:22
  the
• 9:22
  ABC
• 9:23
  123
• 9:24
  Bible
• 9:24
  study
• 9:25
  method.
• 9:25
  Invite
• 9:26
  you
• 9:26
  head
• 9:26
  over
• 9:26
  to
• 9:26
  our
• 9:27
  website,
• 9:27
  voiceofgodaily.com
• 9:30
  pick
• 9:30
  up
• 9:31
  that
• 9:31
  free
• 9:31
  resource.
• 9:32
  Let's
• 9:33
  pray.
• 9:34
  God
• 9:34
  of
• 9:34
  covenant,
• 9:35
  love
• 9:35
  and
• 9:35
  quiet
• 9:36
  to
• 9:36
  courage.
• 9:37
  Thank
• 9:37
  you
• 9:37
  for
• 9:38
  staying
• 9:38
  faithful
• 9:38
  when
• 9:38
  we
• 9:38
  feel
• 9:39
  shaky.
• 9:40
  Thank
• 9:41
  you
• 9:41
  for
• 9:41
  loyal
• 9:41
  communities,
• 9:42
  the
• 9:43
  7,000
• 9:43
  you
• 9:43
  can't
• 9:43
  always
• 9:44
  see.
• 9:44
  Or
• 9:44
  for
• 9:45
  the
• 9:45
  single
• 9:45
  caregiver
• 9:46
  who
• 9:46
  won
• 9:46
  Quit.
• 9:47
  Heal
• 9:47
  our
• 9:48
  histories.
• 9:48
  Teach
• 9:49
  the
• 9:49
  church
• 9:49
  to
• 9:49
  honor
• 9:50
  Jewish
• 9:50
  people,
• 9:50
  to
• 9:51
  reject
• 9:51
  harmful
• 9:52
  stories
• 9:52
  and
• 9:52
  to
• 9:52
  choose
• 9:53
  solidarity
• 9:54
  over
• 9:54
  superiority.
• 9:56
  Give
• 9:56
  us
• 9:56
  grace
• 9:56
  to
• 9:56
  show
• 9:56
  up
• 9:57
  when
• 9:57
  no
• 9:57
  one
• 9:57
  is
• 9:57
  watching.
• 9:58
  To
• 9:58
  cheer
• 9:59
  for
• 9:59
  goodness
• 9:59
  just
• 9:59
  like
• 9:59
  we
• 10:00
  cheer
• 10:00
  on
• 10:00
  our
• 10:00
  favorite
• 10:00
  teams.
• 10:02
  Bless
• 10:02
  those
• 10:02
  impacted
• 10:03
  by
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