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'Let Us' · Stornoway Free Church of Scotland - Sermons

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from verse 22
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where it says let us draw near with a true heart and full assurance of faith
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with our hearts sprinkled clean from an evil conscience and our bodies washed with pure water
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let us hold fast the confession of our hope without wavering for he who promised us faithful
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and let us consider how to stir one another up to love and good works and it'll just be
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a light overview of these three
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let us phrases that we come across here in this chapter
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now the writer to the hebrews well it's not really clear who he was
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and there are in this chapter in this book the great verses that we could consider
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and as the writer goes through from hebrews at the beginning of hebrews he seems to be
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building this momentum as he's writing as he indeed does through the whole book
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he elevates the person of christ who christ is what christ has done for us
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and what it means to have faith in this man christ
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that he this person is superior
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to any other angel in the heavens
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he's superior to any other prophet that ever lived
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and superior to any other priest
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that went on behalf of the people
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he's lifting up the name of christ
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he is greater than every sacrifice that was ever offered
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and in his great sacrifice he accomplishes that eternal atonement
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for the lord's people
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and washes us the scarlet sins of our garments whiter than snow
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in the light of the writer's considerations of christ and who he is and his building of momentum
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of this person
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and all that he has done and all that he means
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the teaching of this great prophet priest and king
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he calls out then to the reader to respond
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and he seeks to instill the reader with confidence equally in this christ
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as he considers christ
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that as individuals
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we would find confidence
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and knowledge of knowing who christ is
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that he is a superior prophet priest and king
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an ever superior prophet priest and king
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but also as a church
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that he is a prophet priest and king
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superior to all others
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and in this letter we have this phrase letter
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it's not only repeated here
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but it's it's it's repeated through the book of hebrews
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12 or 13 times
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and often this letter it's a it's a resulting clause
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of the writer looking at christ
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he looks at christ
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and then he calls to the people and he says
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therefore let us
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with consequent actions
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he turns to the people he turns to the church
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to respond with action
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let us do something
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let us therefore
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because of christ
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sprawl says if he was thrown into prison
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rc sprawl if he was thrown into prison
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and he could only take one book with him
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he said it would be the bible
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and if he could only have one chapter of the bible
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he said it would be isaiah chapter 6
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but if he had one book of the bible
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he said he would take the book of hebrews
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because he says it brings the whole council of god together
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on every page and gives us the most magnificent portist of christ
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and each chapter
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and it's that consideration of christ
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and then the call to us to respond to the superior person and our savior
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and prior to the texts that we have here
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the three letters
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we were reading of christ's sacrifice
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and how the old ways
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and the sacrificial ways are now not required
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because through the blood of christ jesus
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we have been cleansed
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and who satisfied divine justice
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in this perfect sacrifice
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that has been offered for our sins
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and therefore the way has been opened
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through this sacrifice
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the curtain has been torn in two
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to enter into this kingdom
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there is no more need
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for any further payments
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and the section finishes
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there in verse 17
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that he will therefore
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remember our sins no more
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and our lawless deeds
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they're not to be remembered
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they're gone
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so then we're presented
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after this image of christ
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the sacrifice that he has given to us
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the writer says there in verse 19
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therefore
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and then gives us
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the three letters
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following
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we have confidence to enter
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the holy places
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let us draw near
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let us hold fast
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let us consider
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how to stir one another
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to good works
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and even if you consider that
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let us
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that is set out to each other
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it's important in and of itself
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because of who he is speaking to
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calls out to the people of god
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calls out to each individual here
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it means that there is no one
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left on their own
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and the church family
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is to be bound together
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in christ jesus
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as one body
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let us
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together
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act
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come with us
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together
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in doing what we're doing
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let us
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together
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strengthen our minds
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our bodies
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let us
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increase
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our assurance
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in christ jesus
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let us
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gain our understanding
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in christ jesus
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let us
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trust
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more and more
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to live our lives
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devoted
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to christ jesus
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let us
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it's that great phrase
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after considering christ
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that calls us
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to do something
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let us
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remember each other
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let us
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it's a great welcome
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that the church should give
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to new members
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that come
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you are now
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a part
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of this
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body
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of believers
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and therefore
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new members
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are welcomed
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with this
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let us
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regardless of how old we are
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regardless of how young we are
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spread there
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let us
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together
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learn from one another
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and see
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the experience
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of the elder brother
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of
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the elder brothers
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that we know
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and learn from them
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and
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the young ones
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the older ones
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learn from the younger ones
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as well
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that call
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of being together
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as one body
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the children
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of god
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and while
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there's a sermon
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it's the chapter
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it's loaded
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there's a sermon
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on each one
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of these calls
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we just look at them
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and I see
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there's a response
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to each one
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of these letters
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one is
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let us
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draw near
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one is
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let us
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hold fast
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one is
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let us
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consider
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how to
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stir
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one another
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to love
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and good works
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so just briefly
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we'll consider
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each of these
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let us
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phrases
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let us
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draw near
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that's the first
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of these three saints
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it is good
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to draw near
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together
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it is good
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to draw near
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with a focus
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on christ
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and it is natural
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for the believer
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to draw near
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but if you love
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someone
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you are inclined
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to draw near
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to them
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you desire
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to be with them
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it's natural
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to be together
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in each other's
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company
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it speaks
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of joining
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together
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and the joy
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of joining
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together
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as we saw
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in the psalms
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and how we
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desire
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that we
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we would love
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to have that
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desire
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all the time
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to come
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together
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but it's true
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that we don't
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that we would
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love to have
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that heart
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like mary
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did
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that she
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was inclined
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to come
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and just sit
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and listen
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to every word
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and almost
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hang off
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every word
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as she was
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consumed
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with the presence
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and the words
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of christ
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as she sat
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there
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that she
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drew near
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to him
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natural
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affections
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to the love
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of our saviour
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a place
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where she
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and we
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can pour out
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the affections
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of our heart
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and come
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to him
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with confidence
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but we know
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that as I said
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our love
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is not always
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that inclined
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to naturally
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draw near
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to christ
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we are the
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weak link
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in that
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relationship
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his love
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towards us
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is perfect
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and ours
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is tainted
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to our shame
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we don't always
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maintain
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the idyllic
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relationship
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that we
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even desire
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to keep
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to draw
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near
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to him
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and yet
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we are so
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consumed
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to draw
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away
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to other
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things
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that call
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our hearts
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desires
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with it
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with that
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we acknowledge
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the truth
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of our hearts
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let us
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draw near
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with a true
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heart
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confessing
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the truth
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of ourselves
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as we heard
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in prayer
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acknowledging
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the weaknesses
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of our heart
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and our desire
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to come
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to christ
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remember
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we looked
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at isaiah
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a couple
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of weeks
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ago
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isaiah
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chapter 1
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where the
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people were
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so sinful
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before
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this great
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phrase
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was said
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that
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their sins
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were so
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scarlet
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in the sight
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of god
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and yet
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he would
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still wash
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them whiter
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than snow
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there was
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an assurance
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if they came
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as he called
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to them
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that they
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would be
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washed
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and
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let us
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draw near
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with a
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true
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heart
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assurance
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of faith
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sprinkled
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clean
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from an
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evil
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conscience
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and our
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bodies
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washed
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with pure
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water
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and yet
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we come
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we're not
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consumed
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with that
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evil
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of our
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heart
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the evil
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does not
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rule
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the consciousness
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of our
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hearts
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we come
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because we
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confess
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and see
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the smallest
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of evils
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within our
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hearts
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and the
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impurities
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of it
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we come
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to that
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cleansing
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power
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at Calvary
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and that
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great display
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of his
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love
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towards us
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where he
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died on
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the cross
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and where
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his blood
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was spilt
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to cleanse
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us
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and it
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is a
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call
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and compelling
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picture
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where we
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can draw
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near to
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and a
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place where
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we can
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continue
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coming to
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and drawing
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even closer
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to
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that knowledge
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of that
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great love
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love
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at Calvary
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to know
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it in a
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greater
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sense
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and to
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understand
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him
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and what
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he has
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done
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for us
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how close
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are we
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to Christ
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we have
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to ask
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ourselves
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do we need
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to draw
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near again
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on that
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cord of
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love that
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has been
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extended
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to us
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by means
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which we
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meet with
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him
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and he
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with us
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in the
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word
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and through
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the means
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of grace
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in his
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gathered
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people
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where he
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pours down
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his blessings
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that we
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would continue
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drawing near
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us
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every day
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confessing
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the truth
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of our
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heart
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but there
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are times
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we must
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admit
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and confess
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that although
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we are
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called to
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come and
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draw near
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we feel
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like
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we're
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stopped in
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our tracks
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and we
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can't draw
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any closer
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than we
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can
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at such
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a time
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as where
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we hold
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fast
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let us
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hold fast
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the confession
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of our
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hope
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without
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wavering
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for he
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who promised
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his faith
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we are
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also called
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to hold
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fast to
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the confession
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of our
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hope
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in the man
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through whom
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we have
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professed
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our faith
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in
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therefore
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let us
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hold fast
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the confession
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of our
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hope
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as we look
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at Christ
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and we see
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the sacrifice
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that he paid
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for us
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we have
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confidence
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in all
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that he
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has done
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for us
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and we
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steadfast
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and trusting
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when the
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world
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and its
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devils
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are telling
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you
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to let
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go
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to turn
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away
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to stop
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drawing near
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it is then
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we need to
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hold fast
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in the difficulties
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in the difficulties
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of life
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when we feel
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stopped in our
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tracks
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it is then
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we need to
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hold fast
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let us
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hold fast
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to the hope
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set before us
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as he previously
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speaks in Hebrews
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chapter 6
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for we have a
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sure and
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steadfast
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anchor
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for the soul
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we have a
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sure and
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steadfast
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anchor
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on which
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we can
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hold fast
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to
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and we
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have an
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assured
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hope
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in his
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promises
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to us
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through his
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word
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and the
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provisions
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that he
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has made
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for us
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such a
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hope
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that will
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not
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leave us
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tossed
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to and
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throw
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like the
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wind or
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waves of
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doctrine
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as is spoken
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in James
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and Ephesians
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but that
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anchor
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if we
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hold fast
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will keep
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us secure
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in the
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uncertainties
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of life
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steadfast
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upon
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that
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figure
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Christ
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therefore
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we hold
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fast
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to the
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one
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who
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holds
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me
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it is
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him
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who is
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the
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anchor
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for us
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to hold
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fast
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to
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and in
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these times
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where we
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feel like we
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cannot
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go on
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where we
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feel like
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we are
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just
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holding on
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this in
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these days
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where a
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word of
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encouragement
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can be so
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precious to
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us
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and keep
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us
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holy
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let us
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consider
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how to
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stir up
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one another
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to love
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and good
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works
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not
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neglecting
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to meet
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together
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as is the
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habit of
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some
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but encouraging
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one another
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all the more
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as you see
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the day
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drawing
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me
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the third
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call
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let us
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let us
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stir up
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one another
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to love
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and good
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works
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the word
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consider
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in the
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Greek
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has strong
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implications
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that we
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pay attention
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with the
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greatest care
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and consideration
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to one
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another
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that we
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consider
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the need
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of each
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other
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we consider
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one another
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in that
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great
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let us
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be attentive
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and
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that we
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stir
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one another
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up
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that we
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support
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one another
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in ways
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that are
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needed
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that we
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care for
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one another
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as we
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go on
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to live
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in love
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and good
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works
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and highlights
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the importance
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of being
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together
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that we
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do
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stir
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each other
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up
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together
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we encourage
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each other
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when we meet
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together
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and even
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we stir
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one another
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and keep
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each other
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and watch
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over each
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other
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in our
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marriages
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in our
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friendships
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in our
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families
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in our
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church
18:41
the family
18:43
we stir
18:45
one another
18:46
up
18:46
we pay
18:47
attention
18:48
with the
18:48
greatest
18:49
consideration
18:49
to each
18:50
other
18:51
on how
18:52
to draw
18:54
one another
18:54
to love
18:55
and good
18:55
works
18:56
let us
18:59
in the
19:02
gathering of
19:02
God's
19:03
people
19:03
as the
19:04
church
19:04
have this
19:06
special
19:07
bond
19:07
of love
19:08
to stir
19:11
each
19:11
other
19:12
and to
19:15
encourage
19:16
one another
19:17
on the
19:17
way
19:18
and these
19:22
three let
19:22
us
19:23
just briefly
19:24
in concluding
19:25
let us
19:28
draw near
19:28
let us
19:29
hold fast
19:30
let us
19:30
stir up
19:31
one another
19:31
to love
19:32
and good
19:33
works
19:33
I want to
19:33
present
19:34
to you
19:34
an image
19:35
and there
19:38
is more
19:38
to it
19:39
I just
19:39
don't have
19:39
the time
19:40
to fully
19:41
go into
19:42
it
19:42
the simplest
19:44
of images
19:44
that ties
19:45
these three
19:46
actions
19:47
in the
19:47
Christian
19:47
faith
19:48
I'd imagine
19:50
you were
19:50
on a raft
19:51
at sea
19:51
and each
19:53
of you is
19:53
in your
19:54
own raft
19:54
there is no
19:56
land to be
19:57
seen
19:57
the sea
19:59
as you know
19:59
is full of
20:00
dangers
20:00
storms pass
20:02
over from
20:03
time to
20:04
time
20:04
and you
20:05
realise
20:06
you must
20:06
get to
20:06
land
20:07
somehow
20:07
before
20:08
you
20:09
perish
20:09
and you
20:11
notice
20:12
in each
20:13
corner
20:13
ropes
20:15
tied
20:16
to the
20:16
raft
20:16
and there
20:20
are people
20:20
likewise
20:22
in a similar
20:23
situation
20:23
beside you
20:24
on their
20:25
own raft
20:26
with their
20:27
ropes
20:27
that you
20:28
can speak
20:28
to and
20:29
interact
20:29
to
20:29
and
20:29
have you
20:31
tried
20:31
pulling
20:32
on any
20:32
of the
20:32
ropes
20:33
say
20:34
well
20:35
some
20:35
have
20:35
pulled
20:36
on
20:36
the
20:36
ropes
20:37
some
20:38
have
20:38
ropes
20:39
that
20:40
have
20:41
been
20:42
tagged
20:42
eternal
20:43
joy
20:43
eternal
20:47
pleasure
20:48
and it
20:49
was only
20:50
a loose
20:50
end
20:51
there are
20:53
other ropes
20:53
that have
20:53
given
20:54
promises
20:55
that have
20:55
been tagged
20:56
with promises
20:56
of material
20:59
possessions
21:00
and the
21:00
riches of
21:01
this world
21:01
and there
21:03
are only
21:03
ropes that
21:04
they have
21:04
left
21:04
bundled
21:05
on their
21:06
raft
21:06
barely
21:08
keeping them
21:08
afloat
21:09
and dragging
21:10
them down
21:11
themselves
21:11
but yet
21:13
there is a
21:13
small red
21:14
scarlet
21:15
cord
21:16
tied to
21:18
the corner
21:18
of each
21:19
raft
21:19
raft
21:20
and this
21:21
is a
21:22
cord that
21:22
is really
21:23
holding
21:24
the raft
21:24
this is a
21:26
cord that
21:27
is keeping
21:27
the raft
21:28
from being
21:28
completely
21:29
lost
21:29
it is this
21:31
small
21:31
cord
21:32
that people
21:33
despise
21:34
that is the
21:35
sustainer of
21:36
each raft
21:37
and each
21:38
life
21:39
every occasion
21:43
the wood
21:43
of one
21:44
raft
21:44
becomes so
21:45
absorbed
21:46
with wood
21:46
with the
21:47
wood of the
21:48
raft
21:48
becomes so
21:49
absorbed
21:49
with water
21:50
that it
21:51
sinks
21:52
with its
21:54
occupant
21:54
it brings
21:57
fear and
21:57
uncertainty
21:58
to those
21:58
who are
21:59
left
21:59
but soon
22:01
these
22:01
feelings
22:02
pass by
22:03
and they
22:04
continue
22:05
in their
22:06
own
22:07
comfort
22:08
in their
22:09
own way
22:10
by no
22:11
effort
22:12
by staying
22:13
in the
22:14
same
22:14
place
22:14
but you
22:16
in pondering
22:17
the situation
22:18
realise
22:19
the plight
22:19
of staying
22:20
where you
22:21
are
22:22
and so
22:23
pull on
22:24
this red
22:25
cord
22:25
small
22:26
in size
22:27
but three
22:29
fold
22:29
in
22:29
construction
22:30
and this
22:33
one is
22:33
tagged
22:34
the cord
22:34
that saved
22:35
my life
22:35
by one
22:37
called
22:38
rehab
22:38
and as
22:41
you do
22:41
so
22:41
pull on
22:42
this rope
22:42
every effort
22:44
of it
22:45
there is a
22:46
weight to
22:47
it
22:47
and pulls
22:49
you in a
22:49
sure
22:49
direction
22:50
separating
22:52
you from
22:53
the others
22:54
that you
22:54
leave behind
22:55
and you
22:57
know
22:57
that at the
22:58
end of
22:58
this
22:59
cord
22:59
is
23:00
something
23:01
there is
23:03
weight
23:04
to it
23:05
and as
23:05
you draw
23:06
on this
23:06
cord
23:07
the
23:08
windings
23:08
of it
23:09
are wrapped
23:09
with the
23:10
promises
23:10
of God
23:11
and it
23:12
is what
23:13
you hold
23:14
on to
23:14
as you
23:15
draw
23:16
on it
23:17
these
23:18
promises
23:19
of God
23:19
and your
23:21
hope
23:21
is then
23:22
shifted
23:22
not on
23:24
the raft
23:24
nor yourself
23:25
but on the
23:27
cord that
23:27
you hold
23:28
on to
23:28
and it
23:29
is that
23:30
cord
23:30
that we
23:31
likewise
23:31
hold on
23:32
to
23:32
that
23:33
promises
23:33
of God
23:34
and the
23:35
uncertainties
23:36
of our
23:36
lives
23:37
and yet
23:38
that
23:39
cord
23:39
is a
23:39
sustainer
23:40
of every
23:41
life
23:42
really
23:43
do we
23:45
pull upon
23:46
do we
23:46
draw near
23:47
upon
23:47
storms
23:50
come
23:51
as we
23:51
pull upon
23:52
this
23:53
cord
23:54
that test
23:57
us
23:57
that deny
23:57
our faith
23:58
in this
23:58
promises
23:59
do we
24:01
hold fast
24:01
to it
24:02
in the
24:03
struggles
24:03
of life
24:04
we are
24:06
inclined
24:06
to let
24:07
go of
24:07
it
24:08
that
24:13
cord
24:13
is the
24:13
anchor
24:14
of your
24:14
hope
24:15
isn't it
24:16
in no
24:17
other
24:18
rope
24:18
is there
24:19
confidence
24:19
to be
24:19
placed
24:20
and you
24:24
hold on
24:24
to it
24:25
and you
24:25
pull upon
24:26
it
24:26
it's the
24:27
word of
24:28
God
24:28
and only
24:31
as you
24:31
pull upon
24:32
it you
24:32
see at
24:33
the end
24:33
land
24:35
and a
24:35
secure
24:36
refuge
24:37
and a
24:38
figure
24:39
that holds
24:40
the rope
24:41
who is
24:41
Christ
24:42
himself
24:42
and then
24:44
you realise
24:45
that
24:45
while all
24:47
you're pulling
24:47
upon the
24:48
rope
24:48
he did
24:48
not let
24:49
go of
24:49
you
24:49
and if
24:53
that rope
24:54
you stained
24:56
it with
24:56
your sins
24:57
and the
24:59
weight of
24:59
the rope
25:00
was bundled
25:00
on the
25:01
raft
25:01
behind you
25:02
and all
25:03
the sins
25:04
of your
25:04
life
25:05
and the
25:05
sins
25:05
of your
25:05
hands
25:06
that stained
25:06
it
25:07
were not
25:08
too much
25:08
of a
25:09
weight
25:09
for the
25:10
man
25:10
that held
25:10
unto you
25:11
and he
25:14
did not
25:14
let go
25:14
of you
25:15
even
25:16
when you
25:16
let go
25:17
of it
25:18
even if
25:20
you slipped
25:21
even if
25:22
you were
25:23
just holding
25:23
on with
25:24
doubt
25:24
that we
25:25
hold
25:26
fast
25:27
and yet
25:28
others
25:29
come
25:29
alongside
25:29
you
25:30
that are
25:31
pulling
25:32
upon the
25:32
same
25:33
cord of
25:33
love
25:34
that is
25:34
extended
25:34
to them
25:35
and you
25:38
encourage
25:39
one
25:39
else
25:39
to
25:40
continue
25:41
mist
25:44
may
25:44
come
25:44
down
25:45
and
25:45
obscure
25:46
your
25:46
vision
25:46
surprises
25:49
may
25:49
lurk
25:50
in the
25:50
water
25:50
you
25:51
may
25:52
hit
25:53
a
25:53
reef
25:53
and
25:54
feel
25:55
grounded
25:55
but we
26:00
hold
26:00
fast
26:01
through
26:01
the
26:02
difficulties
26:02
of
26:02
life
26:03
and we
26:05
hold fast
26:05
confidently
26:06
to the
26:06
promises
26:06
of
26:07
God
26:07
that he
26:09
is one
26:09
that will
26:10
take that
26:10
raft and
26:11
that sins
26:12
and take
26:12
us to
26:13
a sure
26:13
shore
26:14
and he
26:16
will
26:16
cut
26:17
these
26:18
sins
26:19
from us
26:20
and the
26:21
raft
26:22
so uncertain
26:23
and set
26:25
you on
26:26
a rock
26:26
in which
26:28
you can
26:29
have confidence
26:30
in his
26:31
presence
26:31
that he
26:33
was the
26:33
one that
26:33
held you
26:34
all the
26:34
time
26:35
through the
26:36
difficulties
26:36
and
26:37
uncertainties
26:37
of life
26:38
as we
26:42
look at
26:43
Christ
26:43
it is
26:46
encouraging
26:46
us
26:47
to say
26:49
to one
26:49
another
26:49
let us
26:50
draw near
26:51
let us
26:53
hold fast
26:54
in the
26:56
times of
26:56
difficulty
26:57
let us
26:59
consider one
27:00
another
27:00
and stir
27:01
one another
27:02
up to
27:03
love and
27:04
good works
27:04
as we
27:05
go on
27:06
in the
27:06
Christian
27:06
journey
27:07
keeping our
27:09
eyes upon
27:09
Christ
27:10
and keeping
27:13
our eyes
27:14
also on
27:16
each other
27:16
let us
27:18
draw near
27:20
up to
27:21
to Christ
27:21
let us
27:23
hold fast
27:24
to Christ
27:25
and let
27:26
us stir
27:27
each other
27:28
up to
27:28
love and
27:29
good works
27:30
in Christ
27:31
may these
27:32
thoughts be
27:33
blessed to
27:33
us
27:34
we'll
27:35
conclude
27:36
later