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Whose Voice Are You Actually Following? The Good Shepherd Reconsidered | John 10:1-10 · Daily Bible Refresh

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  the
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  of
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  a
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  sheep
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  pen
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  instead
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  of
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  going
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  through
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  the
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  gate,
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  do
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  you
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  know
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  he's
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  up
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  to
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  no
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  good?
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  A
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  sheep
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  rustler.
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  The
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  shepherd
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  walks
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  right
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  up
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  to
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  the
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  gate.
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  The
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  gatekeeper
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  opens
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  the
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  gate
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  to
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  him
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  recognize
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  his
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  voice.
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  He
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  calls
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  his
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  own
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  sheep
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  by
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  name.
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  leads
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  them
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  out.
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  When
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  he
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  gets
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  them
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  all
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  out,
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  he.
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  Leads
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  them
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  and
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  they
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  follow
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  because
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  they
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  are
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  familiar
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  with
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  his
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  voice.
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  They
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  won't
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  follow
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  a
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  stranger's
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  voice,
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  but
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  will
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  scatter
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  because
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  they
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  aren't
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  used
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  to
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  the
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  sound
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  of
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  it.
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  told
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  this
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  simple
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  story
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  because
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  he
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  had
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  because
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  they
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  had
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  no
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  idea
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  what
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  he
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  was
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  talking
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  about.
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  he
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  tried
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  again.
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  I'll
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  be
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  explicit
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  then.
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  I
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  am
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  the
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  gate
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  for
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  the
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  sheep.
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  All
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  those
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  others
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  are
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  up
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  to
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  no
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  good.
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  Sheep
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  rustlers,
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  every
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  one
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  of
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  them.
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  But
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  the
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  sheep
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  don't
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  listen
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  to
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  them.
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  I
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  am
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  the
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  gate.
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  Anyone
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  who
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  goes
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  through
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  me
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  will
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  be
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  cared
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  for,
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  will
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  freely
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  go
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  in
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  and
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  out
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  and
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  find
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  pasture.
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  A
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  thief
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  is
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  only
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  there
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  to
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  steal
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  and
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  kill
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  and
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  destroy.
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  I
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  came
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  so
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  they
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  can
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  have
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  real
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  and
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  eternal
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  life.
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  More
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  and
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  better
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  life
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  than
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  they
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  ever
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  dreamed
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  of,
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  I
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  got
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  to
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  say.
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  For
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  that
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  ends
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  the
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  reading
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  here.
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  So,
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  my
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  friends,
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  this
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  is
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  one
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  of
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  my
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  favorite
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  passages
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  of
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  Scripture.
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  John
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  10:10
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  particular
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  is
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  one
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  of
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  my
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  life
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  verses.
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  It
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  says
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  I
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  have
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  come
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  that
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  they
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  can
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  have
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  a
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  real
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  and
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  eternal
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  life.
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  More
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  and
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  better
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  life.
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  I
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  love
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  that
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  than
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  you
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  ever
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  dreamed
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  of.
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  So
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  let's
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  get
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  into
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  this
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  with
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  a
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  couple
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  of
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  let's
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  dig
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  into
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  this
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  passage
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  with
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  a
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  couple
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  of
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  points
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  to
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  ponder.
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  That
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  I
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  just
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  think
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  are
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  relevant
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  to
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  your
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  life
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  here
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  today.
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  Point
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  to
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  ponder
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  number
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  one.
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  He,
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  the
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  good
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  shepherd,
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  calls
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  them
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  by
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  name,
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  which
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  means
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  that
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  you
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  are
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  known,
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  not
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  just
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  counted,
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  not
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  just
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  a
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  number.
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  Verse
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  3
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  is
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  the
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  one
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  that
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  stops
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  me
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  cold
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  every
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  time
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  he
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  calls
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  his
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  own
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  sheep
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  by
• 3:23
  name
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  and
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  leads
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  them
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  out.
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  This
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  is
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  so
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  different
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  than
• 3:29
  a
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  lot
• 3:30
  of
• 3:30
  religions
• 3:31
  around
• 3:31
  the
• 3:31
  world
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  and
• 3:32
  a
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  lot
• 3:32
  of
• 3:32
  way
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  people
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  think,
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  a
• 3:33
  lot
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  of
• 3:34
  way
• 3:34
  people
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  think
• 3:35
  corporately
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  and
• 3:36
  governmentally,
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  more
• 3:38
  than
• 3:38
  a
• 3:38
  number
• 3:39
  way
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  many
• 3:40
  of
• 3:41
  culture
• 3:41
  has
• 3:41
  worked
• 3:42
  over
• 3:42
  the
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  centuries.
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  So
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  much
• 3:45
  of
• 3:45
  institutions,
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  and
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  I'll
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  say
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  particularly
• 3:47
  institutional
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  Christianity,
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  has
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  treated
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  people
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  like
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  numbers,
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  membership
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  roles,
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  attendance,
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  souls,
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  saves
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  baptisms,
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  butts
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  in
• 4:02
  the
• 4:02
  seats
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  we
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  used
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  to
• 4:04
  call
• 4:04
  it
• 4:04
  when
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  I
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  was
• 4:04
  a
• 4:04
  pastor.
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  But
• 4:06
  Jesus
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  paints
• 4:07
  a
• 4:07
  very
• 4:07
  different
• 4:08
  picture.
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  The
• 4:10
  shepherd
• 4:10
  doesn't
• 4:11
  count
• 4:11
  sheep.
• 4:12
  He
• 4:13
  names
• 4:13
  them.
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  So
• 4:15
  a
• 4:15
  progressive
• 4:16
  reading
• 4:16
  of
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  this
• 4:17
  text
• 4:18
  takes
• 4:18
  that
• 4:18
  seriously.
• 4:20
  God
• 4:21
  doesn't
• 4:21
  love
• 4:21
  you
• 4:22
  as
• 4:22
  a
• 4:22
  part
• 4:22
  of
• 4:22
  a
• 4:22
  category,
• 4:24
  not
• 4:24
  as
• 4:25
  believers
• 4:26
  or
• 4:26
  members
• 4:27
  or
• 4:27
  the
• 4:27
  elect.
• 4:29
  God
• 4:30
  knows
• 4:30
  you,
• 4:32
  the
• 4:32
  particular,
• 4:33
  specific,
• 4:34
  imperfect,
• 4:34
  beautiful
• 4:35
  you.
• 4:37
  The
• 4:37
  you
• 4:38
  who
• 4:38
  wakes
• 4:38
  up
• 4:38
  anxious
• 4:39
  some
• 4:39
  mornings
• 4:40
  and
• 4:40
  delighted
• 4:40
  other
• 4:41
  mornings.
• 4:42
  The
• 4:42
  you
• 4:42
  who
• 4:42
  love
• 4:43
  certain
• 4:44
  songs
• 4:44
  for
• 4:45
  reasons
• 4:45
  you
• 4:45
  can't
• 4:45
  explain.
• 4:48
  And
• 4:48
  the
• 4:48
  you
• 4:48
  who
• 4:48
  carries
• 4:49
  grief
• 4:49
  sometimes
• 4:50
  from
• 4:50
  your
• 4:50
  deep
• 4:51
  past
• 4:52
  that
• 4:52
  no
• 4:52
  one
• 4:53
  else
• 4:53
  sees,
• 4:54
  sometimes,
• 4:55
  sometimes
• 4:56
  triggered
• 4:56
  by
• 4:56
  those
• 4:56
  same
• 4:56
  songs,
• 4:57
  if
• 4:57
  you
• 4:57
  know
• 4:57
  what
• 4:57
  I
• 4:57
  mean.
• 4:59
  I
• 4:59
  kind
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  of
• 5:00
  sometimes
• 5:00
  think
• 5:00
  about
• 5:00
  this
• 5:00
  in
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  regards
• 5:01
  to
• 5:01
  my
• 5:01
  own
• 5:01
  granddaughters.
• 5:04
  It's
• 5:05
  very
• 5:05
  important
• 5:05
  to
• 5:05
  me
• 5:06
  that
• 5:06
  I
• 5:06
  call
• 5:06
  them
• 5:06
  as
• 5:06
  often
• 5:07
  as
• 5:07
  possible
• 5:07
  by
• 5:08
  name.
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  And
• 5:10
  I
• 5:10
  use
• 5:10
  their
• 5:10
  full
• 5:10
  names,
• 5:11
  not
• 5:11
  their
• 5:11
  nicknames.
• 5:12
  It's
• 5:12
  just
• 5:12
  something
• 5:13
  that
• 5:13
  I
• 5:13
  particularly
• 5:14
  do.
• 5:15
  And
• 5:16
  when
• 5:16
  I
• 5:16
  call
• 5:16
  them
• 5:16
  my
• 5:17
  name
• 5:17
  rather
• 5:17
  than,
• 5:17
  hey,
• 5:18
  come
• 5:18
  over
• 5:18
  here,
• 5:18
  you
• 5:18
  know,
• 5:19
  their
• 5:19
  face
• 5:19
  lights
• 5:20
  up
• 5:20
  a
• 5:20
  little
• 5:20
  bit
• 5:20
  because
• 5:21
  they
• 5:21
  hear
• 5:21
  their
• 5:22
  name.
• 5:24
  Because
• 5:24
  being
• 5:25
  named
• 5:27
  by
• 5:27
  someone
• 5:27
  who
• 5:28
  loves
• 5:28
  you
• 5:28
  is
• 5:28
  important.
• 5:30
  It's
• 5:30
  a
• 5:31
  powerful
• 5:31
  human
• 5:32
  experience.
• 5:33
  I
• 5:33
  hope
• 5:34
  you
• 5:34
  agree
• 5:34
  with
• 5:34
  that.
• 5:35
  Your
• 5:35
  name
• 5:36
  matters.
• 5:37
  That's
• 5:38
  what
• 5:38
  this
• 5:38
  passage
• 5:39
  is
• 5:39
  saying,
• 5:39
  God
• 5:40
  does.
• 5:40
  Your
• 5:41
  name
• 5:41
  matters.
• 5:43
  Not
• 5:43
  a
• 5:43
  head
• 5:43
  count,
• 5:44
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• 5:44
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• 5:44
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• 5:44
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• 5:46
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• 5:46
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• 5:46
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• 5:47
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• 5:47
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• 5:50
  fact
• 5:50
  sheet.
• 5:52
  It's
• 5:52
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• 5:52
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• 5:53
  head
• 5:53
  count,
• 5:53
  it's
• 5:53
  a
• 5:54
  heart
• 5:55
  count.
• 5:56
  And
• 5:56
  your
• 5:57
  name
• 5:57
  is
• 5:57
  on
• 5:57
  the
• 5:57
  list.
• 6:00
  Point
• 6:00
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• 6:00
  ponder
• 6:00
  number
• 6:01
  two.
• 6:02
  The
• 6:02
  gate
• 6:02
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• 6:03
  about
• 6:03
  what
• 6:03
  you
• 6:03
  walk
• 6:04
  into,
• 6:06
  not
• 6:07
  who
• 6:08
  you
• 6:08
  keep
• 6:09
  out
• 6:12
  sometimes.
• 6:12
  This
• 6:13
  text
• 6:14
  has
• 6:14
  gotten
• 6:14
  weaponized
• 6:15
  over
• 6:16
  the
• 6:16
  years
• 6:16
  and
• 6:16
  I
• 6:16
  really
• 6:17
  hate
• 6:17
  that.
• 6:17
  Verse
• 6:17
  9
• 6:18
  says,
• 6:18
  I
• 6:19
  am
• 6:19
  the
• 6:19
  gate.
• 6:19
  Whoever
• 6:19
  enters
• 6:20
  through
• 6:20
  me
• 6:20
  will
• 6:20
  be
• 6:20
  saved.
• 6:21
  That
• 6:21
  verse
• 6:21
  has
• 6:22
  been
• 6:22
  used
• 6:23
  kind
• 6:24
  of
• 6:24
  like
• 6:24
  a
• 6:24
  heavenly
• 6:24
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• 6:26
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• 6:26
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• 6:26
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• 6:26
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• 6:27
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• 6:27
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• 6:27
  in
• 6:27
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• 6:28
  you're
• 6:28
  out
• 6:28
  kind
• 6:28
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• 6:28
  a
• 6:29
  theology.
• 6:29
  Oh,
• 6:29
  that
• 6:30
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• 6:30
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• 6:30
  wrong.
• 6:32
  Look
• 6:32
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• 6:33
  at
• 6:33
  what
• 6:33
  Jesus
• 6:34
  actually
• 6:34
  says.
• 6:35
  The
• 6:35
  gate
• 6:35
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• 6:36
  verse
• 6:37
  10,
• 6:37
  one
• 6:38
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• 6:38
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• 6:38
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• 6:38
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• 6:40
  I
• 6:41
  have
• 6:41
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• 6:42
  that
• 6:42
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• 6:43
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• 6:43
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• 6:43
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• 6:43
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• 6:44
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• 6:44
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• 6:45
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• 6:45
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• 6:45
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• 6:46
  Did
• 6:46
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• 6:46
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• 6:47
  that?
• 6:48
  To
• 6:48
  the
• 6:48
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• 6:50
  This
• 6:51
  gate
• 6:51
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• 6:51
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• 6:52
  about
• 6:52
  exclusion.
• 6:53
  This
• 6:54
  gate
• 6:54
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• 6:54
  about
• 6:55
  abundance.
• 6:56
  It's
• 6:57
  not
• 6:57
  a
• 6:57
  checkpoint.
• 6:58
  It's
• 6:59
  an
• 6:59
  invitation
• 7:00
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• 7:00
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• 7:00
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• 7:00
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• 7:00
  life
• 7:00
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• 7:01
  wider,
• 7:02
  deeper,
• 7:03
  richer
• 7:03
  than
• 7:04
  anything
• 7:04
  fear
• 7:05
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• 7:05
  religion
• 7:06
  or
• 7:06
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• 7:07
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• 7:08
  give
• 7:08
  you
• 7:11
  notice.
• 7:11
  Verse
• 7:12
  9,
• 7:12
  what
• 7:12
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• 7:12
  says
• 7:12
  there,
• 7:13
  they
• 7:13
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• 7:13
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• 7:14
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• 7:14
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• 7:14
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• 7:14
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• 7:14
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• 7:14
  find
• 7:15
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• 7:17
  Don't
• 7:18
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• 7:18
  the
• 7:18
  pasture.
• 7:20
  That's
• 7:20
  kind
• 7:20
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• 7:21
  Pasture
• 7:21
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• 7:22
  sheep
• 7:22
  language
• 7:23
  for
• 7:23
  freedom
• 7:23
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• 7:23
  love.
• 7:23
  That
• 7:24
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• 7:24
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• 7:24
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• 7:24
  pasture
• 7:25
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• 7:25
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• 7:25
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• 7:26
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• 7:26
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• 7:26
  the
• 7:27
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• 7:27
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• 7:27
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• 7:27
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• 7:28
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• 7:29
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• 7:29
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• 7:30
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• 7:30
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• 7:30
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• 7:30
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• 7:32
  Room
• 7:32
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• 7:32
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• 7:34
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• 7:34
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• 7:35
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• 7:36
  That's
• 7:36
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• 7:36
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• 7:36
  want.
• 7:37
  That's
• 7:37
  what
• 7:37
  all
• 7:37
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• 7:37
  us
• 7:37
  want.
• 7:38
  So
• 7:39
  the
• 7:39
  kind
• 7:39
  of
• 7:40
  Jesus
• 7:40
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• 7:40
  shows
• 7:41
  up
• 7:41
  in
• 7:41
  John
• 7:41
  10
• 7:42
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• 7:43
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• 7:44
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• 7:44
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• 7:44
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• 7:44
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• 7:45
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• 7:45
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• 7:45
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• 7:45
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• 7:46
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• 7:46
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• 7:46
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• 7:47
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• 7:47
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• 7:47
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• 7:47
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• 7:49
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• 7:49
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• 7:49
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• 7:51
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• 7:51
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• 7:53
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• 7:53
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• 7:54
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• 7:57
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• 7:58
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• 7:58
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• 7:58
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• 7:58
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• 7:59
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• 7:59
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• 7:59
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• 7:59
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• 8:00
  comedy
• 8:00
  podcasts,
• 8:02
  people
• 8:02
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• 8:02
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• 8:02
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• 8:03
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• 8:04
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• 8:04
  they
• 8:04
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• 8:05
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• 8:05
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• 8:05
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• 8:05
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• 8:05
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• 8:06
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• 8:06
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• 8:06
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• 8:06
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• 8:06
  them
• 8:06
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• 8:07
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• 8:07
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• 8:08
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• 8:08
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• 8:08
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• 8:08
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• 8:09
  They
• 8:09
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• 8:09
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• 8:10
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• 8:10
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• 8:10
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• 8:11
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• 8:12
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• 8:12
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• 8:12
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• 8:12
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• 8:13
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• 8:13
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• 8:15
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• 8:15
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• 8:15
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• 8:16
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• 8:16
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• 8:17
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• 8:18
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• 8:18
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• 8:18
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• 8:18
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• 8:19
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• 8:19
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• 8:19
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• 8:19
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• 8:20
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• 8:20
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• 8:20
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• 8:21
  A
• 8:21
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• 8:22
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• 8:24
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• 8:24
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• 8:24
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• 8:24
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• 8:26
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• 8:26
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• 8:27
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• 8:27
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• 8:27
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• 8:27
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• 8:27
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• 8:28
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• 8:28
  storm,
• 8:30
  that
• 8:30
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• 8:30
  pasture,
• 8:31
  my
• 8:31
  friends.
• 8:32
  That's
• 8:33
  what
• 8:33
  Jesus
• 8:33
  is
• 8:33
  pointing
• 8:34
  to
• 8:34
  here
• 8:35
  in
• 8:35
  John
• 8:38
  chapter
• 8:38
  10.
• 8:39
  Here's
• 8:40
  your
• 8:40
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• 8:40
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• 8:42
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• 8:42
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• 8:43
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• 8:43
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• 8:43
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• 8:44
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• 8:44
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• 8:44
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• 8:47
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• 8:47
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• 8:47
  you
• 8:47
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• 8:47
  what
• 8:47
  I
• 8:48
  mean.
• 8:49
  Pay
• 8:49
  attention.
• 8:49
  If
• 8:50
  you're
• 8:50
  paying
• 8:50
  too
• 8:51
  much
• 8:51
  attention
• 8:51
  to
• 8:51
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• 8:52
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• 8:52
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• 8:52
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• 8:53
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• 8:53
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• 8:54
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• 8:55
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• 8:55
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• 8:55
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• 8:56
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• 8:56
  going
• 8:56
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• 8:56
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• 8:56
  you
• 8:56
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• 8:58
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• 8:58
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• 8:58
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• 8:58
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• 8:59
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• 8:59
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• 8:59
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• 8:59
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• 9:00
  you
• 9:01
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• 9:01
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• 9:01
  a
• 9:01
  lot
• 9:01
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• 9:01
  voices
• 9:02
  competing
• 9:03
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• 9:03
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• 9:03
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• 9:03
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• 9:03
  your
• 9:04
  ears,
• 9:04
  are
• 9:04
  they
• 9:04
  not?
• 9:06
  And
• 9:06
  a
• 9:06
  lot
• 9:06
  of
• 9:06
  them
• 9:06
  are
• 9:07
  not
• 9:07
  like
• 9:07
  the
• 9:07
  Good
• 9:08
  Shepherd.
• 9:08
  They're
• 9:08
  not
• 9:09
  encouraging.
• 9:10
  They're
• 9:10
  not
• 9:10
  saying,
• 9:11
  look
• 9:11
  for
• 9:11
  the
• 9:11
  wide
• 9:11
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• 9:11
  pastures.
• 9:13
  So
• 9:14
  maybe
• 9:14
  you
• 9:14
  just
• 9:14
  take
• 9:15
  a
• 9:15
  moment
• 9:15
  to
• 9:15
  be
• 9:15
  quiet,
• 9:16
  maybe
• 9:16
  take
• 9:16
  10
• 9:17
  minutes
• 9:17
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• 9:17
  try
• 9:17
  to
• 9:17
  be
• 9:17
  just
• 9:18
  quiet
• 9:18
  and
• 9:19
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• 9:19
  to
• 9:19
  the
• 9:20
  good
• 9:20
  stuff.
• 9:22
  Listen
• 9:22
  to
• 9:22
  what
• 9:23
  gives
• 9:23
  you
• 9:24
  freedom
• 9:24
  and
• 9:25
  pasture.
• 9:27
  So
• 9:28
  put
• 9:28
  the
• 9:28
  phone
• 9:28
  down.
• 9:28
  And
• 9:29
  not
• 9:29
  only
• 9:29
  put
• 9:29
  it
• 9:29
  down,
• 9:29
  put
• 9:30
  it
• 9:30
  in
• 9:30
  a
• 9:30
  different
• 9:30
  room,
• 9:32
  put
• 9:32
  in
• 9:32
  a
• 9:32
  drawer
• 9:33
  or
• 9:33
  something.
• 9:34
  Go
• 9:34
  outside.
• 9:37
  If
• 9:37
  it's
• 9:38
  nice
• 9:38
  weather,
• 9:38
  touch
• 9:38
  the
• 9:39
  grass.
• 9:39
  What
• 9:39
  I
• 9:39
  mean
• 9:39
  by
• 9:39
  touch
• 9:40
  the
• 9:40
  grass,
• 9:40
  I
• 9:41
  mean
• 9:41
  go
• 9:41
  outside
• 9:41
  and
• 9:42
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• 9:42
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• 9:42
  hands,
• 9:43
  reach
• 9:43
  down
• 9:44
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• 9:44
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• 9:44
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• 9:45
  grass.
• 9:48
  Listen
• 9:49
  to
• 9:49
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• 9:49
  wind
• 9:49
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• 9:51
  listen
• 9:51
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• 9:51
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• 9:51
  birds
• 9:51
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• 9:53
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• 9:53
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• 9:54
  children
• 9:55
  playing
• 9:55
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• 9:55
  your
• 9:55
  neighborhood,
• 9:57
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• 9:58
  listen
• 9:58
  to
• 9:58
  the
• 9:58
  inner
• 9:58
  voice
• 9:59
  that
• 9:59
  says,
• 9:59
  you
• 9:59
  are
• 10:00
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• 10:02
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• 10:02
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• 10:02
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• 10:03
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• 10:03
  You
• 10:03
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• 10:04
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• 10:05
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• 10:05
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• 10:05
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• 10:06
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• 10:06
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• 10:06
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• 10:06
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• 10:07
  What
• 10:07
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• 10:07
  it
• 10:07
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• 10:07
  To
• 10:08
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• 10:08
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• 10:09
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• 10:09
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• 10:10
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• 10:10
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• 10:11
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• 10:11
  your
• 10:12
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• 10:12
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• 10:12
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• 10:12
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• 10:12
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• 10:13
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• 10:14
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• 10:14
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• 10:15
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• 10:15
  sounds
• 10:15
  like
• 10:15
  peace,
• 10:16
  not
• 10:16
  panic,
• 10:18
  like
• 10:18
  love,
• 10:19
  not
• 10:19
  shame.
• 10:20
  And
• 10:21
  the
• 10:21
  more
• 10:21
  you
• 10:21
  listen,
• 10:23
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• 10:23
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• 10:24
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• 10:24
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• 10:24
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• 10:24
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• 10:24
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• 10:24
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• 10:24
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• 10:25
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• 10:25
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• 10:26
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• 10:27
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• 10:27
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• 10:27
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• 10:28
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• 10:28
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• 10:28
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• 10:30
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• 10:30
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• 10:30
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• 10:30
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• 10:31
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• 10:31
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• 10:31
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• 10:31
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• 10:31
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• 10:32
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• 10:32
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• 10:33
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• 10:33
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• 10:50
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