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How Do We Live in the Light of Christ Today? · Daily Bible Refresh

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  again
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  addressed
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  them,
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  I
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  am
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  the
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  world's
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  light.
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  No
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  one
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  who
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  follows
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  me
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  stumbles
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  around
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  in
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  the
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  darkness.
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  I
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  provide
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  plenty
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  of
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  light
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  to
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  live
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  in.
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  The
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  Pharisees
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  objective
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  all
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  we
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  have
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  is
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  your
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  word
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  on
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  this.
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  We
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  need
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  more
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  than
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  this
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  to
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  go
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  on.
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  Jesus
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  replied,
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  you're
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  right,
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  you
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  only
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  have
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  my
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  word,
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  but
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  you
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  can
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  depend
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  on
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  it
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  being
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  true.
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  I
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  know
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  where
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  I've
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  come
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  from
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  and
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  where
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  I
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  go
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  next.
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  You
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  don't
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  know
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  where
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  I'm
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  from
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  or
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  where
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  I'm
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  headed.
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  You
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  decide
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  according
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  to
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  what
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  you
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  can
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  see
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  and
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  touch.
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  I
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  don't
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  make
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  judgments
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  like
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  that.
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  But
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  even
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  if
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  I
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  did,
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  my
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  judgment
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  would
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  be
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  true
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  because
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  I
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  wouldn't
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  make
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  it
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  out
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  of
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  the
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  narrowness
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  of
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  my
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  experience,
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  but
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  in
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  the
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  largeness
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  of
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  the
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  One
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  who
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  sent
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  me,
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  the
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  Father
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  that
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  fulfills
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  the
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  conditions
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  set
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  down
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  in
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  God's
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  law
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  that
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  you
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  can
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  count
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  on
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  the
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  testimony
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  of
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  two
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  witnesses.
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  And
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  that
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  is
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  what
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  you
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  have.
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  You
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  have
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  my
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  word
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  and
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  you
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  have
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  the
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  word
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  of
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  the
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  Father
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  who
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  sent
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  me.
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  They
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  said,
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  where
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  is
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  this
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  so
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  called
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  Father
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  of
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  yours?
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  Jesus
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  said,
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  you're
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  looking
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  right
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  at
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  me
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  and
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  you
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  don't
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  see
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  me.
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  How
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  do
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  you
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  expect
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  to
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  see
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  the
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  Father?
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  If
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  you
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  knew
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  me,
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  you
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  would
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  at
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  the
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  same
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  time
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  know
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  the
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  Father.
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  He
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  gave
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  this
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  speech
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  in
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  the
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  treasury
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  while
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  teaching
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  in
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  the
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  temple
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  and
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  no
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  one
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  arrested
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  him
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  because
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  his
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  time
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  wasn't
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  up.
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  Then
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  he
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  went
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  over
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  to
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  the
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  same
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  ground
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  again.
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  I'm
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  leaving
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  and
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  you're
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  going
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  to
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  look
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  for
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  me.
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  But
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  you're
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  missing
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  God
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  in
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  This
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  and
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  you're
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  heading
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  for
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  a
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  dead
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  end.
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  There
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  is
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  no
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  way
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  you
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  can
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  come
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  with
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  me.
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  The
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  Jews
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  said
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  so
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  is
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  he
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  going
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  to
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  kill
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  himself?
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  Is
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  that
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  what
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  he
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  means
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  by
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  you
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  can't
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  come
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  with
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  me?
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  Jesus
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  said,
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  you're
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  tied
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  down
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  to
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  the
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  mundane.
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  I'm
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  in
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  touch
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  with
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  what
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  is
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  beyond
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  your
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  horizons.
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  You
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  live
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  in
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  terms
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  of
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  what
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  you
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  see
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  and
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  touch.
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  I'm
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  living
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  on
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  the
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  other
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  terms.
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  I
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  told
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  you
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  that
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  you
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  were
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  missing
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  God
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  in
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  all
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  this
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  and
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  you're
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  at
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  a
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  dead
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  end
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  if
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  you
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  don't
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  believe
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  I
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  am
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  who
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  I
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  say
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  I
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  am.
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  You're
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  the
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  dead
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  end
• 3:19
  of
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  sins.
• 3:20
  You're
• 3:21
  missing
• 3:21
  God
• 3:22
  in
• 3:22
  your
• 3:22
  lives.
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  They
• 3:24
  said
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  to
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  him,
• 3:25
  just
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  who
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  are
• 3:26
  you
• 3:26
  anyway?
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  Jesus
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  said,
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  what
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  I've
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  said
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  from
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  the
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  start.
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  I
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  have
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  so
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  many
• 3:32
  things
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  to
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  say
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  that
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  concern
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  you,
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  judgments
• 3:35
  to
• 3:35
  make
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  that
• 3:36
  affect
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  you.
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  But
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  if
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  you
• 3:37
  don't
• 3:37
  accept
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  the
• 3:38
  trustworthiness
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  of
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  the
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  One
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  who
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  commanded
• 3:41
  my
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  words
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  and
• 3:42
  acts,
• 3:42
  none
• 3:43
  of
• 3:43
  it
• 3:43
  matters.
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  That
• 3:45
  is
• 3:46
  who
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  you
• 3:47
  are
• 3:47
  questioning.
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  Not
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  me,
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  but
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  the
• 3:50
  One
• 3:50
  who
• 3:50
  sent
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  me.
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  They
• 3:52
  still
• 3:52
  didn't
• 3:53
  get
• 3:53
  it.
• 3:54
  Then
• 3:54
  realized
• 3:54
  that
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  he
• 3:55
  was
• 3:55
  referring
• 3:56
  to
• 3:56
  the
• 3:56
  Father.
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  So
• 3:57
  Jesus
• 3:57
  tried
• 3:58
  again.
• 3:59
  When
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  you
• 3:59
  raise
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  up
• 4:00
  the
• 4:00
  Son
• 4:00
  of
• 4:00
  Man,
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  then
• 4:02
  you
• 4:02
  will
• 4:02
  know
• 4:02
  who
• 4:02
  I
• 4:03
  am,
• 4:04
  that
• 4:04
  I'm
• 4:04
  not
• 4:04
  making
• 4:04
  this
• 4:05
  up,
• 4:06
  but
• 4:06
  speaking
• 4:06
  only
• 4:07
  what
• 4:07
  the
• 4:07
  Father
• 4:07
  taught
• 4:08
  me.
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  The
• 4:09
  One
• 4:09
  who
• 4:09
  sent
• 4:10
  me
• 4:10
  stays
• 4:10
  with
• 4:11
  me.
• 4:12
  He
• 4:12
  doesn't
• 4:12
  abandon
• 4:13
  me.
• 4:13
  He
• 4:13
  sees
• 4:13
  how
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  much
• 4:14
  joy
• 4:14
  I
• 4:14
  take
• 4:15
  in
• 4:15
  pleasing
• 4:15
  Him.
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  When
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  he
• 4:17
  put
• 4:17
  it
• 4:18
  in
• 4:18
  these
• 4:18
  terms,
• 4:18
  the
• 4:18
  people
• 4:18
  decided
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  to
• 4:19
  believe.
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  Wow,
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  we're
• 4:23
  really
• 4:23
  incredible
• 4:24
  passage
• 4:25
  of
• 4:25
  of
• 4:25
  scripture
• 4:26
  here
• 4:26
  friends.
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  And
• 4:27
  we're
• 4:27
  talking
• 4:27
  here
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  about
• 4:30
  what
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  does
• 4:30
  it
• 4:30
  means
• 4:30
  to
• 4:31
  be
• 4:31
  the
• 4:31
  light
• 4:31
  of
• 4:31
  real
• 4:32
  life
• 4:33
  and
• 4:34
  it's
• 4:34
  really
• 4:34
  good
• 4:35
  to
• 4:35
  be
• 4:35
  with
• 4:35
  you.
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  So
• 4:36
  let's
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  have
• 4:37
  a
• 4:37
  little
• 4:38
  conversation
• 4:38
  about
• 4:38
  this
• 4:39
  passage
• 4:40
  of
• 4:41
  scripture
• 4:41
  here.
• 4:42
  And
• 4:43
  Jesus
• 4:43
  says,
• 4:43
  I
• 4:44
  am
• 4:44
  the
• 4:44
  light
• 4:44
  of
• 4:44
  the
• 4:44
  world
• 4:45
  and
• 4:45
  I
• 4:45
  provide
• 4:46
  plenty
• 4:46
  of
• 4:46
  light
• 4:47
  to
• 4:47
  live
• 4:47
  in.
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  So
• 4:49
  the
• 4:49
  conversation
• 4:50
  though
• 4:50
  turns
• 4:50
  a
• 4:50
  bit
• 4:51
  tense
• 4:52
  with
• 4:53
  the
• 4:53
  Jewish
• 4:54
  leaders
• 4:54
  when
• 4:54
  it
• 4:55
  comes
• 4:55
  to
• 4:55
  matters
• 4:55
  of
• 4:56
  authority
• 4:56
  and
• 4:56
  trust.
• 4:57
  Who
• 4:58
  Jesus
• 4:58
  is,
• 4:59
  where
• 4:59
  he
• 4:59
  comes
• 4:59
  from,
• 5:00
  and
• 5:00
  whether
• 5:01
  people
• 5:01
  can
• 5:01
  see
• 5:01
  what's
• 5:02
  right
• 5:02
  in
• 5:02
  front
• 5:02
  of
• 5:02
  them.
• 5:04
  So
• 5:04
  let's
• 5:04
  take
• 5:04
  a
• 5:04
  few
• 5:05
  moments
• 5:05
  to
• 5:05
  ponder
• 5:06
  this
• 5:06
  passage
• 5:06
  from
• 5:07
  a
• 5:07
  progressive
• 5:07
  point
• 5:07
  of
• 5:08
  view
• 5:09
  and
• 5:09
  keep
• 5:10
  close
• 5:10
  to
• 5:10
  the
• 5:10
  text
• 5:11
  and
• 5:12
  far
• 5:12
  from
• 5:12
  harmful
• 5:13
  readings.
• 5:14
  Point
• 5:15
  number
• 5:15
  one,
• 5:16
  light
• 5:17
  exposes
• 5:18
  for
• 5:18
  healing,
• 5:18
  not
• 5:19
  for
• 5:20
  shaming.
• 5:21
  Jesus
• 5:22
  isn't
• 5:22
  offering
• 5:23
  a
• 5:23
  flashlight
• 5:23
  to
• 5:23
  hunt
• 5:24
  sinners,
• 5:25
  he's
• 5:25
  offering
• 5:26
  daylight
• 5:27
  to
• 5:27
  keep
• 5:28
  us
• 5:28
  from
• 5:28
  stumbling.
• 5:30
  Progressive
• 5:30
  faith
• 5:31
  treats
• 5:32
  light
• 5:32
  as
• 5:33
  liberation,
• 5:34
  bringing
• 5:34
  hidden
• 5:35
  harm
• 5:35
  into
• 5:35
  the
• 5:35
  open
• 5:36
  so
• 5:36
  it
• 5:36
  can
• 5:36
  be
• 5:36
  healed
• 5:37
  and
• 5:37
  illuminating
• 5:38
  paths
• 5:39
  towards
• 5:39
  justice
• 5:40
  for
• 5:40
  those
• 5:41
  pushed
• 5:41
  into
• 5:41
  the
• 5:41
  margins.
• 5:43
  This
• 5:43
  means
• 5:43
  transparency
• 5:44
  in
• 5:44
  our
• 5:45
  communities.
• 5:46
  Survivor
• 5:47
  centered
• 5:48
  practices,
• 5:49
  true
• 5:50
  telling.
• 5:50
  It
• 5:50
  aims
• 5:50
  at
• 5:50
  restoration
• 5:52
  in
• 5:53
  my
• 5:53
  Working
• 5:54
  with
• 5:54
  cancer
• 5:54
  and
• 5:55
  impacted
• 5:55
  people.
• 5:56
  People
• 5:57
  don't
• 5:57
  need
• 5:57
  spiritual
• 5:58
  spotlights
• 5:58
  that
• 5:59
  glare.
• 5:59
  They
• 5:59
  need
• 6:00
  light
• 6:00
  that
• 6:00
  guides
• 6:02
  gentle,
• 6:03
  steady,
• 6:04
  honest.
• 6:06
  Point
• 6:06
  number
• 6:06
  two,
• 6:09
  read
• 6:09
  John
• 6:10
  without
• 6:10
  anti
• 6:11
  Judaism
• 6:12
  humility
• 6:13
  over
• 6:13
  hostility.
• 6:15
  When
• 6:16
  this
• 6:16
  passage
• 6:16
  mentions
• 6:17
  Pharisees
• 6:17
  or
• 6:18
  quote
• 6:18
  the
• 6:18
  Jews,
• 6:20
  we
• 6:20
  must
• 6:20
  refuse
• 6:21
  any
• 6:21
  anti
• 6:22
  Jewish
• 6:23
  or
• 6:23
  supersessionist
• 6:25
  lens.
• 6:26
  Jesus
• 6:27
  is
• 6:28
  a
• 6:28
  Jew.
• 6:29
  He
• 6:29
  is
• 6:29
  a
• 6:29
  Jewish
• 6:30
  teacher
• 6:31
  in
• 6:31
  a
• 6:31
  Jewish
• 6:32
  debate.
• 6:33
  The
• 6:33
  conflict
• 6:34
  is
• 6:34
  intra
• 6:35
  Jewish
• 6:35
  if
• 6:36
  you
• 6:36
  will.
• 6:37
  It's
• 6:37
  not
• 6:37
  a
• 6:37
  license
• 6:38
  for
• 6:38
  Christian
• 6:38
  folk
• 6:39
  to
• 6:39
  have
• 6:39
  arrogance
• 6:40
  about
• 6:40
  the
• 6:40
  matter.
• 6:41
  A
• 6:41
  faithful,
• 6:42
  progressive
• 6:43
  read
• 6:43
  of
• 6:43
  this
• 6:43
  honors
• 6:44
  Judaism
• 6:45
  and
• 6:45
  rejects
• 6:46
  antisemitism.
• 6:47
  The
• 6:48
  question
• 6:48
  isn't
• 6:49
  us
• 6:49
  versus
• 6:49
  them,
• 6:50
  it's
• 6:51
  can
• 6:51
  any
• 6:52
  of
• 6:52
  us
• 6:52
  recognize
• 6:53
  God's
• 6:53
  light
• 6:53
  when
• 6:53
  it
• 6:54
  challenges
• 6:54
  our
• 6:54
  certainties?
• 6:56
  This
• 6:56
  question
• 6:57
  lands
• 6:57
  in
• 6:57
  every
• 6:57
  tradition.
• 6:58
  Judeo
• 7:00
  Christian,
• 7:00
  Judeo
• 7:01
  Christian,
• 7:02
  any
• 7:02
  other
• 7:03
  thought
• 7:04
  pattern
• 7:04
  or
• 7:04
  faith
• 7:05
  expression,
• 7:06
  including
• 7:07
  yours
• 7:07
  and
• 7:08
  mine.
• 7:09
  Third
• 7:09
  point
• 7:10
  to
• 7:10
  ponder
• 7:11
  trusting
• 7:12
  testimony,
• 7:13
  centering
• 7:14
  voices
• 7:14
  that
• 7:14
  reveal
• 7:15
  the
• 7:15
  light.
• 7:16
  Jesus
• 7:17
  speaks
• 7:17
  of
• 7:18
  testimony,
• 7:19
  his
• 7:19
  and
• 7:20
  the
• 7:20
  one
• 7:20
  who
• 7:20
  sent
• 7:20
  him.
• 7:22
  Today,
• 7:22
  the
• 7:22
  Spirit's
• 7:23
  light
• 7:23
  often
• 7:24
  comes
• 7:24
  through
• 7:24
  those
• 7:25
  we
• 7:25
  ignore.
• 7:26
  The
• 7:27
  poor,
• 7:28
  the
• 7:28
  sick,
• 7:29
  the
• 7:29
  immigrant,
• 7:30
  the
• 7:31
  LGBTQ
• 7:32
  community,
• 7:34
  people
• 7:34
  of
• 7:34
  color,
• 7:36
  survivors.
• 7:38
  A
• 7:39
  left
• 7:39
  to
• 7:39
  center
• 7:39
  posture
• 7:40
  here
• 7:40
  listens
• 7:41
  to
• 7:41
  lived
• 7:42
  experience
• 7:42
  as
• 7:43
  a
• 7:43
  vital
• 7:44
  theological
• 7:45
  source.
• 7:46
  If
• 7:46
  our
• 7:46
  faith
• 7:47
  only
• 7:47
  confirms
• 7:48
  what
• 7:48
  we
• 7:48
  already
• 7:49
  see
• 7:49
  and
• 7:49
  touch.
• 7:50
  Missing
• 7:50
  God
• 7:51
  beyond
• 7:51
  our
• 7:51
  horizons
• 7:53
  when
• 7:53
  my
• 7:54
  wife
• 7:54
  and
• 7:54
  I
• 7:54
  take
• 7:55
  hikes
• 7:55
  in
• 7:55
  the
• 7:55
  woods,
• 7:56
  we
• 7:57
  often
• 7:57
  will
• 7:58
  come
• 7:58
  to
• 7:58
  a
• 7:58
  place
• 7:58
  where
• 7:58
  you
• 7:58
  kind
• 7:59
  of
• 7:59
  turn
• 7:59
  in
• 7:59
  a
• 7:59
  trail
• 8:00
  and
• 8:00
  then
• 8:00
  it
• 8:01
  opens
• 8:01
  up
• 8:02
  to
• 8:02
  a
• 8:03
  whole
• 8:03
  new
• 8:03
  view
• 8:03
  or
• 8:03
  a
• 8:04
  vista.
• 8:04
  Just
• 8:04
  amazing
• 8:05
  things,
• 8:06
  but
• 8:06
  doesn't
• 8:07
  happen
• 8:07
  until
• 8:07
  you
• 8:08
  take
• 8:08
  a
• 8:08
  walk
• 8:08
  through
• 8:08
  the
• 8:08
  woods
• 8:09
  First.
• 8:10
  I
• 8:10
  invite
• 8:11
  you
• 8:11
  to
• 8:11
  listen
• 8:11
  to
• 8:12
  marginalized
• 8:12
  voices
• 8:13
  in
• 8:14
  the
• 8:14
  turns
• 8:14
  that
• 8:14
  you
• 8:15
  have
• 8:15
  in
• 8:15
  life
• 8:16
  and
• 8:16
  suddenly
• 8:17
  God's
• 8:17
  landscape
• 8:18
  will
• 8:18
  come
• 8:18
  into
• 8:18
  sight.
• 8:20
  Here's
• 8:20
  your
• 8:20
  action
• 8:21
  step.
• 8:23
  Light
• 8:24
  listening
• 8:25
  practice,
• 8:25
  that
• 8:25
  is
• 8:25
  Seek
• 8:26
  out
• 8:26
  one
• 8:26
  voice
• 8:26
  you've
• 8:27
  not
• 8:27
  really
• 8:28
  heard
• 8:29
  and
• 8:29
  sit
• 8:29
  around
• 8:30
  it.
• 8:30
  Read
• 8:30
  a
• 8:31
  piece
• 8:31
  or
• 8:31
  attend
• 8:32
  the
• 8:32
  talk
• 8:32
  or
• 8:33
  have
• 8:33
  a
• 8:33
  respectful
• 8:33
  conversation
• 8:34
  with
• 8:34
  someone
• 8:35
  who's
• 8:35
  on
• 8:35
  the
• 8:36
  margins.
• 8:38
  Go
• 8:38
  to
• 8:38
  a
• 8:38
  synagogue,
• 8:39
  go
• 8:39
  to
• 8:40
  a
• 8:40
  mosque.
• 8:41
  Go
• 8:41
  to
• 8:41
  some
• 8:42
  place
• 8:42
  of
• 8:42
  some
• 8:42
  faith
• 8:43
  tradition
• 8:43
  that
• 8:43
  you're
• 8:43
  unfamiliar
• 8:44
  with.
• 8:45
  Go
• 8:45
  to
• 8:45
  a
• 8:45
  faith
• 8:46
  group,
• 8:46
  go
• 8:46
  to
• 8:46
  a
• 8:47
  gathering
• 8:47
  of
• 8:48
  LGBTQ
• 8:49
  advocates
• 8:50
  or
• 8:50
  a
• 8:51
  group
• 8:51
  of
• 8:51
  people
• 8:51
  that
• 8:51
  advocate
• 8:52
  for
• 8:52
  immigrants
• 8:54
  and
• 8:54
  ask
• 8:55
  where
• 8:55
  do
• 8:56
  you
• 8:56
  see
• 8:56
  the
• 8:56
  light
• 8:56
  breaking
• 8:57
  in
• 8:57
  there?
• 8:57
  Take
• 8:58
  some
• 8:58
  notes.
• 9:00
  Expose
• 9:01
  yourself
• 9:01
  to
• 9:01
  healing.
• 9:03
  Choose.
• 9:04
  You
• 9:04
  can
• 9:04
  also
• 9:05
  choose
• 9:05
  one
• 9:05
  hidden
• 9:06
  but
• 9:06
  harmful
• 9:06
  pattern
• 9:07
  in
• 9:07
  your
• 9:07
  life,
• 9:07
  your
• 9:07
  personal
• 9:08
  life,
• 9:08
  church,
• 9:09
  family,
• 9:09
  and
• 9:10
  bring
• 9:10
  it
• 9:10
  out
• 9:10
  in
• 9:10
  the
• 9:10
  open
• 9:10
  with
• 9:11
  grace.
• 9:11
  Name
• 9:11
  the
• 9:11
  truth,
• 9:13
  Apologize
• 9:13
  where
• 9:13
  needed,
• 9:15
  maybe
• 9:16
  budget
• 9:16
  it.
• 9:19
  Set
• 9:19
  your
• 9:19
  boundaries
• 9:21
  or
• 9:21
  establish
• 9:22
  a
• 9:22
  safe
• 9:23
  space
• 9:23
  policy.
• 9:25
  I
• 9:25
  just
• 9:25
  invite
• 9:26
  you
• 9:26
  to
• 9:26
  commit
• 9:26
  to
• 9:26
  one
• 9:27
  action
• 9:28
  to
• 9:28
  draw
• 9:28
  you
• 9:29
  closer
• 9:29
  in
• 9:29
  all
• 9:29
  these
• 9:29
  matters.
• 9:31
  We'll
• 9:31
  have
• 9:32
  a
• 9:32
  prayer
• 9:32
  here
• 9:32
  in
• 9:32
  just
• 9:32
  a
• 9:32
  minute.
• 9:33
  I
• 9:33
  just
• 9:33
  want
• 9:33
  to
• 9:33
  remind
• 9:33
  you
• 9:34
  that
• 9:34
  we
• 9:34
  have
• 9:35
  a
• 9:35
  great
• 9:35
  resource
• 9:36
  for
• 9:36
  you
• 9:36
  called
• 9:36
  the
• 9:36
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• 9:38
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• 9:38
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• 9:38
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• 9:39
  You
• 9:40
  can
• 9:40
  pick
• 9:40
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• 9:40
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• 9:41
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• 9:41
  our
• 9:41
  website,
• 9:42
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• 9:44
  let's
• 9:44
  pray.
• 9:45
  Light
• 9:45
  of
• 9:46
  the
• 9:46
  World.
• 9:46
  Meet
• 9:46
  us
• 9:46
  in
• 9:46
  our
• 9:46
  very
• 9:47
  real
• 9:47
  lives,
• 9:47
  our
• 9:48
  tired
• 9:48
  bodies,
• 9:49
  anxious
• 9:49
  thoughts,
• 9:50
  the
• 9:50
  laughter
• 9:51
  of
• 9:51
  children.
• 9:52
  Give
• 9:52
  us
• 9:52
  light
• 9:52
  that
• 9:53
  heals,
• 9:54
  not
• 9:54
  glares
• 9:54
  or
• 9:54
  shames.
• 9:55
  Help
• 9:56
  us
• 9:56
  honor
• 9:56
  our
• 9:56
  Jewish
• 9:57
  neighbors
• 9:57
  and
• 9:57
  reject
• 9:58
  every
• 9:58
  form
• 9:58
  of
• 9:59
  anti
• 9:59
  Semitism.
• 10:00
  Teach
• 10:01
  us
• 10:01
  to
• 10:01
  trust
• 10:01
  the
• 10:02
  testimonies
• 10:02
  we've
• 10:03
  avoided,
• 10:03
  to
• 10:03
  listen
• 10:04
  where
• 10:04
  we
• 10:04
  prefer
• 10:05
  to
• 10:05
  talk
• 10:06
  and
• 10:06
  a
• 10:06
  step
• 10:06
  toward
• 10:07
  repair
• 10:07
  where
• 10:07
  we
• 10:08
  stumbled.
• 10:08
  Be
• 10:09
  close
• 10:09
  to
• 10:09
  those
• 10:09
  walking
• 10:10
  through
• 10:11
  adversities
• 10:12
  like
• 10:12
  cancer
• 10:12
  and
• 10:12
  those
• 10:13
  who
• 10:13
  love
• 10:13
  them.
• 10:14
  Brighten
• 10:15
  days
• 10:15
  with
• 10:15
  courage,
• 10:16
  relief
• 10:16
  and
• 10:17
  joy.
• 10:18
  Bless
• 10:18
  marriages,
• 10:19
  bless
• 10:20
  quiet
• 10:20
  walks
• 10:21
  in
• 10:21
  the
• 10:21
  woods.
• 10:22
  Bless
• 10:23
  all
• 10:23
  these
• 10:23
  things
• 10:24
  when
• 10:24
  we're
• 10:24
  unsure,
• 10:25
  keep
• 10:25
  us
• 10:26
  steady
• 10:26
  when
• 10:26
  we're
• 10:26
  afraid,
• 10:27
  stay
• 10:28
  near
• 10:28
  when
• 10:28
  we're
• 10:29
  cracked,
• 10:29
  shine
• 10:30
  through.
• 10:31
  Amen.
• 10:44
  My
• 10:44
  friend,
• 10:45
  I
• 10:45
  am
• 10:45
  delighted
• 10:46
  you
• 10:47
  chose
• 10:47
  to
• 10:47
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• 10:47
  me
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  for
• 10:48
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• 10:52
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• 10:53
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• 10:54
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• 10:55
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• 10:56
  goes
• 10:56
  a
• 10:56
  long
• 10:56
  way
• 10:57
  to
• 10:57
  getting
• 10:57
  the
• 10:57
  audible
• 10:58
  word
• 10:58
  of
• 10:58
  God
• 10:59
  from
• 10:59
  a
• 10:59
  progressive
• 11:00
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• 11:01
  into
• 11:01
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• 11:03
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• 11:04
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• 11:05
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  be
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• 11:07
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  Dr.
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