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The Strategy of Satan and The Triumph of Grace · Stornoway Free Church of Scotland - Sermons

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Let's turn together now to 1 Peter 5 and we can pick up the reading at verse number 8.
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! 1 Peter 5 at verse number 8.
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Be sober-minded, be watchful. Your adversary the devil prowls around like a roaring lion seeking someone to devour.
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Resist him, firm in your faith, knowing that the same kinds of suffering are being experienced by your brotherhood throughout the world.
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And after you have suffered for a little while, the God of all grace, who has called you to his eternal glory in Christ, will himself restore, confirm, strengthen and establish you.
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To whom be the dominion forever and ever. Amen.
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I guess when we read this letter, it is written to a people who are very much like ourselves.
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They were a people who are suffering in the world.
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They were a people that Peter wants to remind them that they were actually exiles who were scattered in this world.
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And that they were chosen and elect by God and seeking to encourage them on their journey.
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He draws their attention to not only the privileges that they do have, but to the status that they have and the grace of God in their lives.
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And we begin to read the letter and we see the way in which Peter draws attention to that.
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And very much through the letter, there is the focus on the believer suffering in the world and the different ways in which suffering may come.
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And the different ways in which the suffering that we do endure, that it reminds us that Christ himself suffered for us.
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And there are certain things that we see emerging through the letter.
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And one of these is the way in which the children of God, the Christian, is to live life in a culture that is against the gospel and that is against the church.
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And if that was true of them, it is true of ourselves in the day in the society in which we do live, we are engaged in the midst of a culture that is anti-God, anti-church, anti-Christ, against everything that the gospel stands for.
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And that's why Peter wants to remind them that they should not be surprised at the trials that they are going to meet with because that's the kind of world that they are living in.
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And in order for them to survive in their faith, he wants to emphasize the importance of Christians in the Christian community.
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And the importance of having the strength of community life to sustain faith and to enable people to live on through suffering.
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And in this chapter itself, we come to the beginning of the chapter and he shows something to us of the roles and the responsibilities in the Christian community.
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And we see, when they are working the way that they should, that they are the means of keeping the faith of the people of God and of sustaining people in their times of trial.
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And we see mention made of the roles of the elders.
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We see mention made of the roles of the congregation.
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Elders have responsibility to shepherd the flock.
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The congregation has the responsibility to be humble and to be led by those who are pastoring them.
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And then together, they are to mutually respect each other and be humble with each other.
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And that is the simple recipe for community life where faith will flourish and the people of God are kept.
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And having dealt with that, he comes back at the end of the letter to speak to the individual.
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Because the individual is important, not more important than the community.
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But unless each individual in the community stands in the faith of the gospel, then the community itself will be under threat.
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He goes from the community life to think of the individual.
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And we want to think of something of what he says to the individual believers in this Christian community from these verses.
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And to think of the strategy of Satan and the triumph of God's grace.
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We want to see, first of all, that we have a responsibility.
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And the Bible is full of places that remind us that as the people of God, as those who want to live as the people of God, that we have a responsibility.
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And we have that responsibility brought before us in the version of the 8th.
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Be sober-minded.
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Be watchful.
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We have to have the kind of mind that's not intoxicated by the world in which we live, that is saved from the fuzziness that the world will cause to be inner thinking.
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And we have to guard against being like the world, which is described by the likes of Michael Reeves.
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It's a world which is de-godding God and in-godding itself.
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And making God of itself.
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And that's our natural inclination as those who are born in sin, that we are inclined to de-god God and have him out of the picture.
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And to make ourselves the center of everything.
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And Peter here recognizes the importance of having clear thinking with regard to who and what we are as the children of God.
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We have to be sober-minded.
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And when he wants us to have that kind of clear way of thinking, he is presenting to us, as it were,
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the two images that make up the world in which they live.
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Image one is the culture in which they find themselves.
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The society that is against them.
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That causes persecution and suffering for the faith.
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And on the other hand, he wants to show them the word of God.
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And they are to be sober-minded in the sense that they are not going to frame and mold their thinking from the world which is against them.
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They are to completely avoid doing that.
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But instead of doing that, they are going to frame their thinking on what the word of God says.
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They are to be intellectually stimulated by the teaching of the word of God so that they will have clear way of thinking when it comes to life.
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And that is so important for us all, to know our Bibles, to understand what the word of God says.
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And perhaps one of our weaknesses when it comes to learning the Bible,
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the Bible is guided by Paul as the Bible that is breathed out by God.
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And all Scripture is breathed out and it is all profitable for teaching, for discipline, and for training in righteousness.
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It is all breathed out.
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But one of the weaknesses in the ways in which we use our Bible is that we have favorite passages.
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And that we avoid what seem to be difficult passages.
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And by having these favorite passages, which is good to have,
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when we omit the rest of the Bible,
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then we are leaving our minds open to assault based on the gaps in our understanding of the word of God.
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And we have to train ourselves from a very early age,
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train ourselves to read the Bible systematically,
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to read the Bible in its totality,
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so that as we grow up in life and grow up in faith,
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we are learning our Bibles.
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And we know what the Bible says.
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We have to have clear thinking based on the whole of the Bible.
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For example, if I don't read the book of Numbers,
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I'm never going to hear about Phineas and his faithfulness
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in the midst of the rebellion in the days of Moses.
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A great story.
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A story that was the inspiration for the Apostle Paul
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in his own zeal for serving the Lord Jesus.
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If I'm not going to read the history of the book of Kings and Chronicles,
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I'm never going to hear about Josiah,
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who was the greatest reformer among the kings in the Bible,
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and who changed a people and a whole nation,
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because he reintroduced the book of the law himself.
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We want to make sure that we have no gaps in our thinking
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and our knowledge of the Bible when it comes to living life,
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so that we see the world around us,
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and we see it through the lens of the Bible.
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And whatever the word says,
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we're able to say,
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thus says the Lord,
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to be sober-minded.
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How much tonight do we know our Bibles?
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How much tonight do we know the Word of God?
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How familiar are we with the truths of our salvation
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and the truths that belong to the experience of the people of God
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from the very beginning of the Bible to its end?
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The more familiar we are with the Word of God,
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the more we ensure that the fuzziness in our thinking will not be there,
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the more we will ensure that we will be thinking clearly,
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spiritually,
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when it comes to life in the world.
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And along with that sense of thinking clearly,
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we also have the responsibility to be watchful.
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It's simply to stay awake
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and not fall asleep when things are happening around us.
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Watch and pray, said Jesus to the disciples.
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And that reminds me that there is a back story
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to what Peter is saying here.
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And the back story is Jesus in the Garden of Gethsemane.
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And Jesus telling the disciples to pray,
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to watch and to pray.
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And Jesus comes back and finds the disciples not praying
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and says to them,
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could you not watch with me one hour?
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Watchfulness.
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Alert to what's happening.
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Alert to what the truth is saying.
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And so the double way in which we have a responsibility,
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it's the responsibility to know the Word of God
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and to understand the teaching of the Bible
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and the responsibility to be consistent in our prayer life
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and to be watchful in all that we do and wherever we go,
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that we carry ourselves in prayer before God
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and that our thinking is governed by everything that the Word of God says.
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And that, of course, means that we have to be disciplined.
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I often think I'm going to be disciplined to this coming week
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and I'm going to do so many things that I've promised myself to do.
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And the week comes and the week goes,
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and it's still undone.
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Discipline is not easy,
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but discipline is essential.
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We have to discipline ourselves in the things that are getting in our way
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which we need to remove.
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We have to discipline ourselves with regard to our Bible reading
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and our Bible thinking.
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We have to discipline ourselves with regard to our prayer life.
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And in that way,
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we are alert to what God is saying
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and alert to the danger around us.
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And we are connecting with God.
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The responsibility.
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What is your Bible reading like?
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What's your prayer life like?
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Do they work together?
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Are you disciplined enough to work together
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on these key elements of the Christian faith
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so that you can live and face
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the challenges of the world in which we live?
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And the responsibility is there
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not simply because of the challenges of the world around us,
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but the responsibility is there
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because in and through and with and by
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the world around us,
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someone else is operating.
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And Peter wants to draw attention to that.
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Your adversary,
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the devil prowls around like a roaring lion
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seeking someone to devour.
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There's an enemy out there
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and he's active.
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And we learn from the Bible
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that he knows the Bible.
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We learn from the Bible
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something of how he works.
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And the adversary speaks to me
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of somebody who stands against me
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in the court of law.
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And so immediately,
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I have the responsibility
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to watch and to pray
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and to be sober-minded
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because this adversary
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is going to raise accusations against me
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and cause me to do things
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that will be against the law of God,
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the judge of all the earth,
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to whom I am accountable
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as the child of God.
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His intention,
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his strategy is
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to ensure that I do something
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or say something
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that will bring the judgment of God upon me.
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He wants to take away
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my peace with God
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in the court of law.
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He is the adversary
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and he is
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the devil.
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He is
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the one who
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throws something across my path
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to trick me,
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to cause me
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to fall down.
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He is called
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the accuser
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of the brethren
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in Revelation chapter 12.
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That's what he does.
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We read the story of Joshua
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and the prophecy of Zechariah
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and there was Satan
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to accuse him.
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We read the story of Job
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and there was Satan
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at God's throne
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to ask God
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to test Job
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and to take from
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everything that he had.
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We have an adversary
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and he is active
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in the world
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and through the world
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and by the world
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and behind the world
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and he is active
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in the presence of God
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against us.
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He wants you
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and me
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to fall.
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And when he's
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prowling like a roaring lion
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seeking someone
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to
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devour,
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I often wonder why
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Peter actually used
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the word
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prowling.
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We read the story
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in Genesis chapter 3
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and
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the serpent
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was not roaring
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he was cunning.
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And I guess
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we have to understand
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the devil
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the serpent
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this accuser
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we have to understand
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him doing both things.
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Sometimes he is
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he is roaring
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we can hear him.
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Sometimes he is
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moving quietly
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and we cannot hear him
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and we cannot see him.
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We have to be so
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on our guard.
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But however
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he is operating
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he has one aim
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and view
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and that is
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that he will
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devour us.
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That he will
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swallow us up
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or
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swallow up
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our faith.
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We spoke
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in the morning
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of the way
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in which
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Jesus
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the great king
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and the way
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in which he is going
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to swallow up
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death and victory.
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And that
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great day
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of the marriage
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supper
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at the end
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of time.
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But here
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Satan
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is there
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wanting to
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devour you
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and to devour
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me.
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And
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his strategy
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is clear
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and his aim
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is also clear.
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Satan
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will have
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devoured you
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and devoured me
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when he takes
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us back
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from
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our godly
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living
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to
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living
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with the
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world
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as we
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were.
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It's not
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a case
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of Satan
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bringing
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about the
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end of
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our lives.
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It's
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bringing
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about the
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end of
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our faith.
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And he
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will try
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everything
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to make
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you abandon
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your faith.
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To abandon
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your thoughts
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about
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seeking faith
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or having
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faith.
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He stands
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in the
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way
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using
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every
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means
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that are
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available
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to him
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seeking
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to see
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you
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falling
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away.
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And that's
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what
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raises
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the
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stakes
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the
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importance
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of
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us
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fulfilling
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our
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responsibility.
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And I
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think it's
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fair to
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say
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that if
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the
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adversary
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to the
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devil
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if he
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is
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prowling
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around
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in the
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world
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around
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us
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and
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working
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in and
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through
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them
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in order
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to
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seek
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for us
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to fall
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away
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from
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our
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faith
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is it
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not the
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case
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that he
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is active
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even right
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now where
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the people
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of God
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are
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worshipping.
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To
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fall
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away in
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our
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thinking
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to
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fall
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away
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in
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our
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attention
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to
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fall
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away
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in
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our
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focus
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ultimately
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to have
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our
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minds
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drifting
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away
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to
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the
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world
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that
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is
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under
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his
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control
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and
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ultimately
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unless
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we're
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careful
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deciding
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to have
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the
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things
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that
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the
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world
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has
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and
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possesses
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and
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by
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doing
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so
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turning
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our
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backs
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on the
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very
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things
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of
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God
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the
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responsibility
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the
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danger
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the
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need
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to be
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alert
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to
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the
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work
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of
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the
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devil
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our
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spiritual
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death
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and the
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sense
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of
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being
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back
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into
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the
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world
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and
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having
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lost
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our
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faith
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and
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abandoned
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everything
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that God
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has given
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to us
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and God
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gives
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to us
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in
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our
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lives
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and I
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guess
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we can
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look at
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the
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story
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of the
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Bible
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itself
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and
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the
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history
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of the
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church
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in the
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world
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and there
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are
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examples
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of this
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very
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thing
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happening
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of
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people
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who
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belong
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to
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the
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church
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of
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Christ
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and
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through
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circumstances
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through
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events
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through
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the
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devil
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working
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their
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life
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they
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lost
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their
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faith
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as
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Paul
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says
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they
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made
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shipwreck
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of
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their
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faith
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and
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they
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disappeared
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from
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the
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sin
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the
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responsibility
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is so
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important
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the
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threat
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is
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real
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we need
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to be
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aware
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of it
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and
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alert
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to it
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and
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the
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more
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we
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are
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aware
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and
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alert
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to it
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the
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more
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it
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will
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drive
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us
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to
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fulfill
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our
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responsibility
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secondly
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we want
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to think
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of
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resistance
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that's
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what we
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have in
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verse number
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nine
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resist him
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firm in
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your faith
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knowing that
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the same
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kinds of
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suffering
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are being
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experienced
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by your
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brotherhood
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throughout
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the world
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to stand
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against
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him
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he is
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powerful
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so is
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the devil
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he is
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mighty
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in the
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works
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that he
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does
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he has
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a powerful
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influence
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upon us
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the forces
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of darkness
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are exceedingly
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powerful
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but yet
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we are
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asked to
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resist
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the works
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of the
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devil
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and to
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stand
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firm
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in opposition
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to him
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and that
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opposition
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to him
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is not
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so much
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physical
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as what
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we are
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going to
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do
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the way
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we would
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resist
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somebody
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in
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pressure
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it is
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something
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that's
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intellectual
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it is
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something
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that's
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spiritual
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it is
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something
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that takes
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place
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on the
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battlefield
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of the
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life
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that we
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live
21:58
before
21:59
God
21:59
in
22:00
our
22:00
faith
22:01
standing
22:02
firm
22:03
in
22:04
our
22:05
faith
22:06
and so
22:09
often
22:10
we
22:10
we
22:11
crumble
22:11
far
22:12
too
22:12
quickly
22:12
so
22:14
often
22:15
we
22:15
give
22:15
in
22:16
and so
22:17
often
22:17
we
22:17
don't
22:18
stand
22:20
the way
22:20
that God
22:20
requires
22:21
us to
22:22
and see
22:23
the way
22:23
in which
22:24
Peter
22:24
addresses
22:26
the people
22:26
here
22:27
resist
22:27
him
22:28
firm
22:29
in
22:29
your
22:30
faith
22:32
how
22:34
am I
22:34
going
22:35
to
22:35
resist
22:36
the
22:36
devil
22:37
who
22:37
is
22:37
seeking
22:38
to
22:38
devour
22:38
me
22:39
am I
22:40
going
22:40
to do
22:41
so
22:41
by
22:41
being
22:42
firm
22:42
in
22:43
my
22:43
faith
22:44
being
22:46
firm
22:47
not
22:47
in
22:47
the
22:47
sense
22:48
of
22:48
the
22:48
faith
22:49
that
22:49
I
22:49
exercise
22:50
but
22:51
the
22:51
faith
22:51
as
22:52
the
22:52
things
22:52
which
22:52
I
22:53
believe
22:53
and
22:55
that's
22:55
why
22:55
the
22:55
responsibility
22:56
to
22:56
know
22:57
what
22:57
I
22:57
believe
22:58
is
22:58
important
22:58
the
22:59
importance
23:01
of
23:01
knowing
23:01
my
23:02
Bible
23:02
and
23:03
knowing
23:03
the
23:03
word
23:04
of
23:04
God
23:04
because
23:05
it
23:05
is
23:05
standing
23:06
in
23:06
the
23:06
word
23:07
of
23:07
God
23:07
that's
23:08
who
23:08
I'm
23:08
going
23:08
to
23:08
resist
23:09
him
23:10
and
23:14
there's
23:14
a
23:14
subtle
23:15
distinction
23:15
there
23:16
that
23:18
I'm
23:18
not
23:18
going
23:19
to
23:19
stand
23:21
firm
23:21
in
23:21
the
23:21
faith
23:21
by
23:22
putting
23:23
more
23:23
strength
23:23
into
23:24
my
23:24
believing
23:25
which
23:26
the
23:26
words
23:26
may
23:27
suggest
23:27
to
23:27
us
23:27
I'm
23:30
going
23:30
to
23:30
stand
23:30
firm
23:31
in
23:31
the
23:31
faith
23:31
drawing
23:32
strength
23:33
from
23:34
what
23:34
I
23:35
believe
23:35
and
23:38
that's
23:38
where
23:38
I'm
23:38
going
23:39
to
23:39
stand
23:39
and
23:40
my
23:41
great
23:41
example
23:42
of
23:42
course
23:42
is
23:43
Jesus
23:43
himself
23:44
in
23:45
his
23:45
temptation
23:45
in
23:46
the
23:46
garden
23:46
command
23:48
these
23:48
stones
23:49
that
23:49
they
23:49
be
23:49
made
23:49
bread
23:50
it
23:54
is
23:54
written
23:55
that
23:55
man
23:55
shall
23:55
not
23:56
live
23:56
by
23:56
bread
23:56
alone
23:57
Jesus
23:59
knew
23:59
deuteronomy
24:00
!
24:00
He
24:00
was
24:00
able
24:00
to
24:01
answer
24:01
the
24:01
devil
24:02
he
24:02
was
24:02
able
24:02
to
24:02
stand
24:03
firm
24:03
in
24:05
the
24:05
faith
24:06
by
24:06
standing
24:07
firm
24:07
in
24:07
temptation
24:08
because
24:10
he
24:11
was
24:11
throwing
24:11
strength
24:12
from
24:12
what
24:13
he
24:13
knew
24:13
and
24:14
what
24:15
he
24:15
believed
24:15
and
24:20
tonight
24:20
we
24:20
expose
24:22
ourselves
24:23
so
24:23
much
24:24
when
24:25
the
24:25
time
24:26
of
24:26
testing
24:27
and
24:27
resisting
24:28
the
24:28
devil
24:29
comes
24:29
we
24:29
expose
24:30
!
24:30
ourselves
24:31
so
24:31
much
24:31
because
24:32
we
24:32
don't
24:33
have
24:33
all
24:33
the
24:33
armor
24:34
and
24:35
we
24:35
don't
24:35
have
24:35
all
24:35
the
24:35
ammunition
24:36
and
24:38
our
24:38
limited
24:38
knowledge
24:38
of the
24:39
Bible
24:39
leaves
24:40
us
24:40
exposed
24:41
to
24:41
Satan
24:42
thriving
24:43
over
24:43
us
24:43
and
24:44
trapping
24:44
us
24:45
and
24:46
causing
24:46
our
24:47
fall
24:47
we
24:49
are
24:49
to
24:50
resist
24:50
firm
24:52
in
24:52
the
24:53
faith
24:53
and
24:56
today
24:57
tonight
24:58
tomorrow
24:58
let's
25:00
think
25:00
about
25:01
that
25:01
when
25:01
the
25:02
going
25:02
gets
25:03
tough
25:03
and
25:04
when
25:04
I'm
25:04
struggling
25:05
how
25:07
am I
25:07
going
25:07
to
25:08
stand
25:08
I'm
25:10
not
25:10
going
25:10
to
25:10
stand
25:11
because
25:11
my
25:12
faith
25:13
is
25:13
strong
25:13
and
25:13
because
25:14
I'm
25:14
going
25:14
to
25:15
exercise
25:15
the
25:15
faith
25:15
that
25:16
I've
25:16
had
25:16
for
25:17
years
25:17
and
25:17
years
25:18
no
25:20
I'm
25:20
going
25:20
to
25:20
stand
25:21
on
25:21
the
25:22
word
25:22
of
25:22
God
25:23
the
25:24
only
25:24
firm
25:24
foundation
25:25
and
25:27
it
25:27
is
25:28
on
25:28
my
25:29
knowledge
25:29
of
25:29
the
25:30
truth
25:30
of
25:30
God
25:31
that
25:32
I'm
25:32
able
25:33
to
25:33
resist
25:34
the
25:34
devil
25:35
when
25:35
he
25:35
comes
25:35
to
25:35
attack
25:36
me
25:37
and
25:37
to
25:38
do
25:38
so
25:38
successfully
25:41
so
25:42
that
25:42
it's
25:42
not
25:43
me
25:43
that
25:43
falls
25:44
it
25:44
is
25:45
sin
25:45
that
25:45
turns
25:45
away
25:46
so
25:47
reading
25:47
the
25:47
temptation
25:48
of
25:48
Jesus
25:48
that
25:49
he
25:50
left
25:50
him
25:51
for
25:52
a
25:52
season
25:53
he
25:54
went
25:54
away
25:55
and
25:56
came
25:56
back
25:56
at
25:56
other
25:56
times
25:57
but
25:58
it
25:58
was
25:59
the
25:59
truth
25:59
the
26:00
word
26:00
of
26:00
God
26:01
that
26:02
Jesus
26:02
used
26:03
to
26:03
resist
26:04
the
26:04
devil
26:04
so
26:05
that
26:05
he
26:05
fled
26:06
from
26:07
him
26:07
and
26:09
Peter
26:09
goes
26:09
on
26:10
to
26:10
encourage
26:11
the
26:13
hearers
26:14
that
26:14
knowing
26:16
that
26:16
the
26:16
same
26:16
kinds
26:16
of
26:17
suffering
26:17
are
26:17
being
26:17
experienced
26:18
by
26:19
your
26:19
brotherhood
26:20
throughout
26:21
the
26:22
world
26:22
there
26:23
is
26:24
the
26:25
example
26:26
of
26:26
others
26:27
in
26:27
the
26:27
Bible
26:27
and
26:29
these
26:29
are
26:29
the
26:30
examples
26:30
that
26:31
encourage
26:32
us
26:32
in
26:32
our
26:32
faith
26:33
the
26:33
examples
26:34
from
26:34
which
26:34
we
26:35
learn
26:35
they
26:35
include
26:36
the
26:36
Lord
26:36
Jesus
26:37
they
26:37
include
26:38
so
26:38
many
26:38
other
26:38
people
26:39
of
26:39
faith
26:39
and
26:43
Jesus
26:43
himself
26:44
the
26:44
servant
26:44
of
26:45
Jehovah
26:45
in
26:46
the
26:46
words
26:47
of
26:47
Isaiah
26:48
chapter
26:48
50
26:49
where
26:49
he
26:50
is
26:50
faced
26:51
with
26:52
the
26:52
opposition
26:53
of
26:54
the
26:54
people
26:55
around
26:55
him
26:55
he
26:56
is
26:56
the
26:56
one
26:57
who
26:57
has
26:58
not
26:58
been
26:59
disgraced
26:59
because
27:00
he
27:00
listened
27:01
to
27:01
the
27:01
word
27:01
of
27:02
God
27:02
every
27:02
morning
27:03
and
27:04
instead
27:05
of
27:05
being
27:05
disgraced
27:06
he
27:07
set
27:07
his
27:08
face
27:08
like
27:09
a
27:09
flint
27:10
and
27:12
Jesus
27:12
did
27:13
that
27:13
going
27:14
to
27:14
Jerusalem
27:15
he
27:15
was
27:15
firm
27:16
in
27:16
the
27:16
direction
27:17
of
27:17
travel
27:17
he
27:18
was
27:19
firm
27:19
in
27:19
what
27:20
he
27:20
believed
27:21
he
27:21
knew
27:21
where
27:22
he
27:22
was
27:22
going
27:22
and
27:23
nothing
27:23
and
27:23
no
27:24
one
27:24
was
27:24
going
27:24
to
27:24
stand
27:25
in
27:25
his
27:25
way
27:25
he
27:26
set
27:26
his
27:27
face
27:27
like
27:28
a
27:28
flint
27:29
and
27:30
that's
27:31
what
27:31
resistance
27:31
looks
27:32
like
27:32
we
27:34
may
27:34
wobble
27:34
from
27:34
time
27:35
to
27:35
time
27:35
because
27:36
of
27:36
the
27:36
strength
27:37
and the
27:37
power
27:37
of
27:38
the
27:38
devil
27:39
as
27:39
he
27:39
attacks
27:39
us
27:40
but
27:42
in our
27:43
wobbling
27:43
we manage
27:45
by
27:45
trusting
27:46
in
27:46
God
27:47
and by
27:48
trusting
27:48
in the
27:49
word
27:49
of God
27:49
we manage
27:50
to
27:50
straighten
27:52
ourselves
27:52
with
27:52
his
27:52
help
27:53
so that
27:54
we
27:54
continue
27:55
on
27:55
our
27:56
journey
27:57
and
28:00
I
28:00
expect
28:01
that
28:01
no
28:02
one
28:02
has
28:04
gone
28:04
through
28:04
life
28:05
without
28:06
some
28:07
kind
28:07
of
28:07
wobble
28:08
in
28:08
faith
28:08
because
28:09
of
28:10
the
28:10
temptation
28:11
of
28:11
the
28:11
devil
28:11
because
28:13
of
28:13
circumstances
28:15
extraordinary
28:16
that
28:17
that
28:18
that
28:18
surrounded
28:19
them
28:19
faith
28:22
experiences
28:23
the
28:24
wobble
28:24
from
28:25
time
28:25
to
28:25
time
28:26
but
28:27
resisting
28:28
the
28:29
devil
28:29
enables
28:30
us
28:30
to
28:31
continue
28:32
because
28:32
we are
28:33
trusting
28:34
in
28:34
the
28:35
word
28:35
of
28:36
God
28:36
the
28:38
resistance
28:39
what
28:40
do we
28:41
do
28:41
when
28:41
temptation
28:42
comes
28:42
what
28:43
do we
28:43
do
28:43
when
28:43
we
28:44
sense
28:45
that
28:46
the
28:46
devil
28:46
is
28:46
planting
28:47
doubts
28:47
in
28:48
our
28:48
minds
28:48
it's
28:50
so
28:50
easy
28:50
for
28:51
us
28:51
to
28:51
feed
28:52
that
28:52
doubt
28:53
and
28:54
to
28:54
embrace
28:55
that
28:55
doubt
28:55
and
28:56
to
28:56
leave
28:57
ourselves
28:57
going
28:58
down
28:58
the
28:58
wrong
28:59
track
28:59
ready
29:03
in
29:03
a
29:03
sense
29:03
to
29:04
abandon
29:05
where
29:05
we
29:05
were
29:06
and
29:08
how
29:08
often
29:08
we
29:09
are
29:09
too
29:09
ready
29:09
to
29:09
do
29:10
that
29:10
if
29:12
we
29:12
are
29:12
fulfilling
29:13
our
29:13
responsibility
29:14
we are
29:16
able
29:16
to
29:16
resist
29:17
the
29:18
temptation
29:19
and to
29:19
resist
29:20
the
29:20
devil
29:20
standing
29:22
firm
29:22
in
29:22
our
29:24
faith
29:24
and
29:28
finally
29:28
there
29:29
is
29:30
the
29:31
reassurance
29:31
that
29:32
Peter
29:33
wants
29:34
to
29:34
give
29:34
to
29:35
them
29:35
in
29:36
verse
29:36
number
29:36
10
29:37
and
29:37
after
29:37
you
29:37
have
29:38
suffered
29:39
for a
29:39
little
29:39
while
29:39
the
29:40
God
29:40
of
29:40
all
29:41
grace
29:41
who has
29:41
called
29:42
you
29:42
to
29:42
eternal
29:42
glory
29:43
in
29:43
Christ
29:43
will
29:44
himself
29:45
restore
29:45
confirm
29:46
strengthen
29:47
and
29:47
establish
29:48
you
29:49
as
29:52
he
29:52
said
29:52
in
29:53
chapter
29:53
one
29:54
there
29:54
will
29:54
be
29:55
times
29:55
and
29:55
seasons
29:56
when
29:57
God
29:57
has
29:57
purposed
29:58
that
29:58
you
29:58
will
29:58
go
29:59
through
29:59
suffering
29:59
that
30:00
you
30:00
will
30:00
go
30:00
through
30:01
testing
30:01
it's
30:03
there
30:03
for
30:03
a
30:03
purpose
30:04
but
30:04
after
30:05
a
30:05
little
30:05
while
30:06
the
30:07
God
30:07
of
30:08
all
30:08
grace
30:09
the
30:11
God
30:11
who
30:11
saved
30:13
them
30:13
by
30:13
his
30:13
grace
30:14
in
30:14
verse
30:14
number
30:14
3
30:15
of
30:15
chapter
30:15
1
30:15
blessed
30:16
be
30:16
the
30:16
God
30:16
and
30:17
Father
30:17
of
30:17
Lord
30:17
Jesus
30:18
Christ
30:18
according
30:19
to
30:19
his
30:19
great
30:20
mercy
30:20
he
30:21
has
30:21
caused
30:21
you
30:21
to
30:21
be
30:21
born
30:22
again
30:22
to
30:23
a
30:23
living
30:23
hope
30:23
through
30:24
the
30:24
resurrection
30:24
of
30:25
Jesus
30:25
Christ
30:26
from
30:26
the
30:27
dead
30:27
the
30:29
God
30:29
of
30:30
all
30:30
grace
30:31
whose
30:32
heart
30:32
was
30:32
moved
30:33
for
30:33
them
30:34
and
30:34
towards
30:34
them
30:35
in
30:35
the
30:35
person
30:36
of
30:36
Christ
30:36
to
30:37
show
30:37
his
30:37
loving
30:38
heart
30:38
to
30:38
them
30:39
and
30:39
to
30:39
pour
30:39
his
30:40
love
30:40
into
30:40
their
30:40
hearts
30:41
through
30:41
the
30:42
channel
30:42
of
30:42
the
30:43
passion
30:44
of
30:44
his
30:44
son
30:44
in
30:44
his
30:45
death
30:45
and
30:45
his
30:48
God
30:49
of
30:50
grace
30:50
and
30:52
that
30:53
God
30:53
of
30:53
grace
30:54
is
30:55
the
30:55
God
30:56
who
30:56
has
30:56
given
30:57
them
30:58
a
30:58
summons
30:59
he
31:00
has
31:00
called
31:01
them
31:01
and
31:03
yes
31:03
there
31:04
is
31:04
the
31:04
calling
31:05
through
31:07
which
31:07
they
31:07
are
31:07
brought
31:08
from
31:08
darkness
31:09
to
31:09
light
31:10
there
31:10
is
31:11
the
31:11
calling
31:11
that
31:11
comes
31:12
through
31:12
the
31:12
gospel
31:13
where
31:13
sinners
31:14
are
31:14
saved
31:15
where
31:15
those
31:16
who
31:16
are
31:16
dead
31:16
in
31:16
their
31:16
sins
31:17
are
31:17
brought
31:17
alive
31:18
where
31:19
I
31:19
can
31:19
be
31:20
out
31:20
in
31:21
the
31:21
world
31:21
in
31:22
my
31:22
darkness
31:22
and
31:22
in
31:23
my
31:23
rebellion
31:23
and
31:24
I
31:24
hear
31:25
the
31:25
voice
31:25
of
31:25
God
31:26
and
31:27
I
31:27
know
31:27
it's
31:28
the
31:28
voice
31:28
of
31:28
God
31:29
and
31:29
he
31:30
captures
31:30
my
31:30
attention
31:31
he
31:31
convicts
31:32
me
31:32
of
31:32
the
31:33
truth
31:33
of
31:33
the
31:33
gospel
31:34
and
31:34
he
31:34
summons
31:35
me
31:35
from
31:35
there
31:36
and
31:36
I
31:37
come
31:37
in
31:37
obedience
31:38
because
31:39
I
31:39
know
31:39
this
31:40
is
31:40
my
31:40
God
31:40
I
31:41
know
31:42
this
31:42
is
31:42
the
31:42
call
31:43
of
31:43
his
31:43
grace
31:43
and
31:45
in
31:45
the
31:45
center
31:45
of
31:46
that
31:46
call
31:47
of
31:47
grace
31:47
there
31:48
is
31:48
the
31:48
person
31:48
of
31:49
his
31:49
son
31:49
and
31:50
I
31:50
know
31:51
that
31:51
the
31:51
summons
31:51
is
31:52
one
31:52
that
31:53
leads
31:53
me
31:53
to
31:53
the
31:54
enjoyment
31:54
of
31:55
his
31:55
grace
31:55
and
31:57
so
31:57
by
31:57
that
31:58
call
31:58
of
31:58
grace
31:59
my
31:59
heart
32:00
is
32:00
changed
32:00
and
32:02
I
32:02
come
32:02
and
32:03
I
32:03
begin
32:04
to
32:04
follow
32:05
the
32:05
Lord
32:05
Jesus
32:06
I
32:07
come
32:07
to
32:07
give
32:08
my
32:08
life
32:09
to
32:09
him
32:09
I
32:10
come
32:10
to
32:10
join
32:11
the
32:12
Christian
32:13
community
32:13
the
32:13
church
32:14
of
32:14
Christ
32:14
to
32:15
join
32:16
with
32:16
the
32:16
people
32:16
of
32:17
God
32:17
as
32:17
they
32:17
worship
32:18
and
32:18
as
32:18
they
32:18
serve
32:18
it's
32:20
the
32:20
effectual
32:20
call
32:21
of
32:22
God
32:22
in
32:22
the
32:22
gospel
32:23
bringing
32:24
sinners
32:24
into
32:25
his
32:25
kingdom
32:26
but
32:29
that
32:30
call
32:30
has
32:31
a
32:31
particular
32:31
direction
32:32
and
32:34
that's
32:34
what
32:34
Peter
32:35
wants
32:35
them
32:36
to
32:36
lay
32:36
hold
32:36
of
32:37
in
32:37
these
32:38
verses
32:38
who
32:39
has
32:39
called
32:39
you
32:40
to
32:41
his
32:41
eternal
32:42
glory
32:43
in
32:44
Christ
32:44
into
32:47
in
32:48
the
32:48
direction
32:49
of
32:49
the
32:51
glory
32:51
that
32:52
we
32:52
spoke
32:52
of
32:53
this
32:53
morning
32:53
in
32:54
the
32:54
glory
32:55
of
32:55
God
32:55
around
32:56
the
32:56
throne
32:57
of
32:57
God
32:57
where
32:58
Christ
32:58
will
32:59
gather
32:59
his
32:59
church
32:59
and
33:00
they
33:00
will
33:00
be
33:01
glorified
33:01
with
33:02
them
33:02
and
33:06
so
33:06
tonight
33:07
our
33:07
sense
33:08
of the
33:09
call
33:09
of the
33:10
gospel
33:10
it
33:13
includes
33:13
coming
33:13
to know
33:14
the
33:14
Lord
33:14
Jesus
33:15
it
33:15
includes
33:16
coming
33:17
to
33:17
worship
33:17
God
33:18
as we
33:18
have
33:18
done
33:18
together
33:18
this
33:19
evening
33:19
it
33:20
has
33:20
that
33:20
necessary
33:21
direction
33:22
in
33:23
it
33:23
and
33:23
that
33:24
magnetic
33:25
attracting
33:25
power
33:26
in
33:26
it
33:26
that's
33:27
what
33:27
I
33:27
must
33:27
do
33:28
not
33:29
because
33:29
I
33:29
do
33:30
it
33:30
against
33:30
my
33:30
will
33:30
but
33:31
because
33:31
I
33:32
long
33:32
to
33:32
do
33:32
it
33:33
but
33:35
Peter
33:36
wants
33:36
them
33:36
to
33:36
know
33:37
that
33:37
as
33:39
they
33:39
are
33:39
suffering
33:39
in
33:40
all
33:40
these
33:40
places
33:40
in
33:41
exile
33:41
he
33:43
wants
33:43
them
33:44
once
33:44
more
33:44
to
33:45
airlift
33:47
their
33:48
thinking
33:48
and
33:50
to
33:51
be
33:51
reminded
33:51
that
33:52
this
33:52
call
33:53
is
33:53
a
33:54
call
33:54
that
33:54
is
33:55
toward
33:55
glory
33:56
and
33:56
into
33:57
glory
33:57
and
33:59
Paul
33:59
writing
34:00
to
34:00
the
34:00
Philippians
34:01
in
34:01
chapter
34:01
3
34:01
speaks
34:02
of
34:02
the
34:02
way
34:02
in
34:02
which
34:02
that
34:04
there
34:04
is
34:04
the
34:04
upward
34:05
call
34:06
of
34:06
God
34:06
in
34:07
Jesus
34:07
Christ
34:07
so
34:10
we
34:10
come
34:10
to
34:11
know
34:11
the
34:11
Lord
34:11
Jesus
34:12
because
34:12
of
34:13
his
34:13
call
34:13
and
34:15
as
34:15
soon
34:15
as
34:15
we
34:15
respond
34:16
to
34:16
that
34:16
call
34:17
and
34:17
come
34:18
to
34:18
follow
34:18
the
34:18
Lord
34:18
Jesus
34:19
we
34:19
begin
34:20
to
34:20
understand
34:20
that
34:21
the
34:21
direction
34:22
is
34:22
not
34:22
so
34:23
much
34:23
horizontal
34:24
as
34:24
it
34:24
must
34:25
be
34:25
but
34:27
its
34:27
main
34:27
focus
34:28
is
34:28
that
34:28
it
34:29
has
34:29
a
34:29
vertical
34:30
aspect
34:30
and
34:31
that
34:31
it
34:31
is
34:32
climbing
34:32
all
34:33
of
34:33
the
34:33
time
34:33
as
34:34
God
34:34
calls
34:34
me
34:35
upwards
34:35
and
34:35
upwards
34:36
until
34:36
at
34:37
last
34:37
he
34:39
calls
34:39
us
34:39
into
34:39
his
34:40
glory
34:41
and
34:43
that
34:43
means
34:43
that
34:45
for
34:46
them
34:46
for
34:46
the
34:47
people
34:47
of
34:48
God
34:48
in
34:49
the
34:49
midst
34:49
of
34:50
their
34:50
testing
34:51
in
34:51
the
34:51
midst
34:51
of
34:52
the
34:52
prowling
34:52
of
34:53
the
34:53
devil
34:53
who
34:54
is
34:54
seeking
34:54
to
34:54
devour
34:55
them
34:55
in
34:55
the
34:55
midst
34:56
of
34:56
all
34:56
of
34:56
that
34:56
they
34:58
are
34:58
entirely
34:59
secure
35:01
no
35:03
one
35:03
can
35:03
touch
35:04
the
35:05
anointed
35:06
children
35:06
of
35:07
God
35:07
no
35:08
one
35:08
can
35:08
take
35:09
them
35:09
out
35:09
of
35:09
the
35:09
kingdom
35:10
of
35:10
God
35:10
out
35:11
of
35:11
the
35:11
family
35:12
of
35:12
God
35:13
they
35:13
are
35:14
encouraged
35:14
to be
35:15
with
35:15
Christ
35:16
and
35:17
God
35:17
will
35:18
ensure
35:18
that
35:19
they
35:20
will
35:20
be
35:20
there
35:20
and
35:22
that's
35:22
what
35:22
Peter
35:22
expands
35:24
on
35:24
in
35:25
that
35:25
verse
35:25
he
35:27
has
35:28
called
35:28
you
35:28
to
35:29
his
35:29
eternal
35:29
glory
35:29
in
35:30
Christ
35:30
will
35:31
restore
35:32
you
35:32
confirm
35:33
you
35:33
strengthen
35:34
you
35:34
and
35:34
establish
35:35
you
35:35
everything
35:37
that
35:37
they
35:37
have
35:37
need
35:38
of
35:38
and
35:40
they
35:41
will
35:41
stand
35:42
in
35:42
the
35:42
temptation
35:43
because
35:43
of
35:44
the
35:44
grace
35:45
of
35:45
God
35:45
because
35:46
of
35:46
the
35:46
purpose
35:47
of
35:47
the
35:47
grace
35:48
of
35:48
God
35:48
and
35:49
because
35:49
God
35:49
himself
35:50
is
35:50
restoring
35:51
he
35:52
is
35:53
confirming
35:54
he
35:54
is
35:55
giving
35:55
strength
35:55
to
35:56
them
35:56
and
35:56
establish
35:57
them
35:57
more
35:58
and
35:58
more
35:58
on
35:59
the
35:59
rock
36:00
of
36:00
their
36:00
salvation
36:01
the
36:01
cornerstone
36:02
that he
36:02
describes
36:03
in
36:03
chapter
36:03
2
36:04
they
36:05
are
36:05
sure
36:06
on
36:07
the
36:07
rock
36:07
which
36:07
is
36:08
Christ
36:10
the
36:13
grace
36:13
of
36:13
God
36:14
that
36:14
brings
36:15
us
36:15
safely
36:16
home
36:16
and
36:18
that
36:19
ongoing
36:20
work
36:21
of
36:21
God
36:21
that
36:22
gives
36:22
us
36:22
that
36:22
reassurance
36:23
and
36:25
that
36:25
gives
36:25
us
36:25
all
36:26
of
36:26
the
36:26
restoration
36:27
and
36:28
the
36:28
confirmation
36:28
and
36:29
the
36:29
strength
36:29
and
36:30
being
36:30
established
36:31
goes
36:33
back
36:33
once
36:34
more
36:34
to
36:34
the
36:35
word
36:35
of
36:35
God
36:36
how
36:36
does
36:36
God
36:37
do
36:37
this
36:37
he
36:39
does
36:39
it
36:40
through
36:40
his
36:40
word
36:41
and
36:42
through
36:42
increasing
36:43
my
36:44
faith
36:44
in
36:45
his
36:45
own
36:45
promises
36:46
!
36:46
establishing
36:47
me
36:47
in
36:48
the
36:48
word
36:48
of
36:48
God
36:49
in
36:49
such
36:49
a
36:49
way
36:50
that
36:50
the
36:51
word
36:51
of
36:51
God
36:51
will
36:52
be
36:52
the
36:52
place
36:52
where
36:55
I
36:55
live
36:55
and
36:56
where
36:56
I
36:56
stand
36:57
and
36:58
from
36:58
which
36:59
I
36:59
emerge
37:00
to
37:00
live
37:01
my
37:01
life
37:01
and
37:02
in
37:02
accordance
37:03
with
37:03
that
37:03
word
37:04
I
37:04
will
37:04
live
37:05
and
37:05
God
37:06
will
37:06
do
37:06
all
37:07
of
37:07
the
37:07
strengthening
37:07
to
37:08
ensure
37:09
that
37:09
I
37:09
go
37:10
safely
37:10
through
37:11
this
37:11
world
37:11
and
37:12
safely
37:13
into
37:13
his
37:14
everlasting
37:15
kingdom
37:16
and so
37:17
tonight
37:18
let's
37:18
think
37:20
of
37:20
what
37:21
Peter
37:22
is
37:22
saying
37:22
here
37:22
the
37:23
Peter
37:24
who
37:24
denied
37:25
a
37:25
savior
37:25
let's
37:28
remember
37:29
that he's
37:30
speaking
37:30
as somebody
37:31
with
37:31
experience
37:32
and
37:33
let's
37:33
think
37:34
of
37:34
a
37:35
responsibility
37:36
the
37:38
Bible
37:38
and
37:39
prayer
37:39
let's
37:41
think
37:41
of
37:41
what
37:41
he
37:42
must
37:42
do
37:42
to
37:42
resist
37:43
to
37:45
turn
37:46
to
37:46
the
37:46
word
37:46
of
37:47
God
37:47
to
37:47
be
37:47
able
37:47
to
37:47
stand
37:48
and
37:49
let's
37:49
be
37:49
reassured
37:50
that
37:51
we
37:51
are
37:51
not
37:52
on
37:52
our
37:52
own
37:52
that
37:53
greater
37:54
is
37:54
for
37:55
us
37:55
and
37:55
he
37:56
is
37:56
against
37:57
us
37:57
and
37:58
that
37:58
we
37:58
are
37:58
more
37:59
than
37:59
conquerors
37:59
through
38:00
him
38:01
who
38:01
loved
38:02
us
38:02
that
38:03
doesn't
38:03
make
38:04
the
38:04
temptation
38:05
that
38:05
doesn't
38:05
lessen
38:06
the
38:06
temptation
38:06
but
38:08
it
38:08
reminds
38:09
us
38:09
of
38:09
the
38:10
place
38:10
from
38:10
which
38:10
our
38:11
strength
38:11
comes
38:12
and
38:12
in
38:13
whom
38:13
is
38:13
our
38:13
trust
38:14
so may
38:14
God
38:15
help us
38:15
to rejoice
38:16
in the
38:16
thrive of
38:17
God's
38:17
grace
38:18
even
38:19
recognizing
38:19
the
38:20
powerful
38:20
strategy
38:21
of the
38:22
devil
38:22
in seeking
38:23
to devour
38:24
us and to
38:24
take us
38:25
away
38:25
from our
38:27
faith
38:27
in the
38:28
Lord Jesus
38:29
Christ
38:29
may God
38:29
bless his
38:30
word as
38:30
let us
38:30
pray
38:31
most
38:33
gracious
38:33
God
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we
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are
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thankful
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to
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you
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that
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we
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do
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have
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your
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word
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that
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it
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is
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breathed
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out
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by
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you
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that
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it
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is
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all
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that
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is
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necessary
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for
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our
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lives
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in
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the
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world
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for
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our
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learning
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and
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for
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teaching
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and
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for
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discipline
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and
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for
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training
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in
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righteousness
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and
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help
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us
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oh
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Lord
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God
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to
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learn
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from
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it
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day
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by
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day
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and
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throw
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us
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to
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it
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and
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!
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help
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us
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as
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we
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do
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so
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that
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we
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may
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hear
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from
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you
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more
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that
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we
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may
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see
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you
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more
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and
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more
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in
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it
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and
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have
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our
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hearts
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enriched
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and
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our
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faith
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strengthened
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as
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we
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continue
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to
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live
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trusting
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in
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your
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name
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so
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help
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us
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we
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pray
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and
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bless
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your
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word
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as
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we
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ask
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and
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hear
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us
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we
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pray
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these
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things
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for
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Jesus
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sake
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Amen
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so
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the
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glory
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psalm
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is
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psalm 106
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in the
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Scottish
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Psalter
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it's
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on
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page
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378
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and
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we're
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saying
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at
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the
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beginning
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of
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the
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psalm
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psalm
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106
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at
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verse
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number
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1
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give
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praise
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and
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thanks
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unto
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the
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Lord
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for
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bountiful
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is
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he
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his
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tender
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mercy
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doth
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endure
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and
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to
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eternity
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the
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tune
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is
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our
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guide
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and
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we're
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singing
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from
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verse
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1
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to
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the
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verse
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mark
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5
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to
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God's
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praise
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!
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glory
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to
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God's
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mighty
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word
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to
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!
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mighty
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word
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to
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God's
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word
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to
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erfahren
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erfahren
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glory
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him
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Blessed are they that judgment keep,
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and justly do always.
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Remember me, Lord, with that love
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which thy divine does bear,
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with thy salvation, O my God,
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to visit me, O dear,
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that I thy chosen's good may see,
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and in their joy rejoice,
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and may with thy inheritance
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triumph with cheerful voice.
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After the meditation, I go to the door on my left.
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With the grace of the Lord Jesus Christ,
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the love of God, the Father,
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and the fellowship of the Holy Spirit
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be with you all now and forevermore.
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Amen.
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Amen.
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Amen.
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Amen.