Sermon
The Life of Faith and Pressing the Reset Button
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Well, that's welcome to our service this evening. We give thanks to God for this new opportunity to worship together and we trust that he will bless our time of worship to us.
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We extend a welcome to those who are joining us online and also a welcome to those who are visiting with us.
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I pray God's blessing to be on each individual person.
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We join together in the worship of God by singing to his praise from Psalm number 132 in the Scottish Psalter.
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It's on page 423 and we're singing at verse 11.
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Psalm 132 at verse 11 in the Scottish Psalter. The tune is Free Church.
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The Lord in truth to David swear he will not turn from it.
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I of thy body's fruit will make upon thy throne to sit.
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My covenant if thy sons will keep and laws to them may know that their children then shall also sit forever on thy throne.
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And so on and we stand to sing to God's praise from verse 11 to the end of the Psalm.
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The Lord in truth to David swear he will not turn from it.
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I know thy holy truth will make upon thy throne to sit.
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My covenant if thy sons will keep and laws to them may know that their children then shall also sit forever on.
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I know thy throne.
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For God's time hath made choice,
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Let me teach times to dwell.
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This is my quest,
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Here still I'll sing,
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For I do like it well.
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Our moon I'm gaining less,
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Our moon with red will satisfy.
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And praise and hope with help,
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Our saints shall shout for joyfully.
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And there will I make it victor
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To the poor blessed me.
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For him that my anointing,
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At love-boarding Thine.
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At with our garment I will go,
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Where shameless pain is told,
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And yet the crown that he hath wear,
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Abom him the rich child.
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Let's join together in prayer,
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Let's bow our heads in prayer.
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Almighty and most gracious God,
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Rejoice in this time of worship together.
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You command us to come to worship you.
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We desire to draw near to you,
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Not only in obedience to your command,
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But with the desire in our hearts,
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That you will come and meet with us.
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We rejoice in you as the God
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Who has promised to do so.
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And as we do worship you together this evening,
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We pray that this time of worship,
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And the whole of this day,
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Will be a time when our hearts are moved,
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Our lives are changed,
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New direction is given to us.
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And we truly sense that we are in the presence of God.
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We give thanks to you for every way in which
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You make yourself known to your people,
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In the pages of Scripture,
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In the story and the history of the people of God.
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We are thankful to you for every way in which
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You have blessed the hearts and lives of
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Those present here before you this evening.
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In times and seasons in life.
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When you draw near.
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When you make your name great in their hearts and lives.
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When you shine in the brightness of your light.
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And when you shine in the beauty of your Son,
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The Lord Jesus, our Saviour.
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We pray tonight that
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Our time of worship would be
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One such event and occasion.
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When we are drawn close to you.
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When our minds are enlightened.
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When our hearts are moved.
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And when we rediscover
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How precious your grace is.
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We discover how great your love is.
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And rediscover even something of the words
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That we are singing together.
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The choice that you make of your people.
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Your election of them.
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So that they choose you.
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Your love for them.
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So that they love you in return.
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Your delight in them.
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So that they delight in you.
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We pray you, O Lord our God.
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To give to us.
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That engagement of heart.
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In your presence this evening.
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So that joy may fill our hearts.
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Arising from a sense of.
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Our own nothingness and our undeservingness.
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And arising from the glory of your grace.
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Its magnitude.
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Its power and its influence.
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In the hearts and lives of sinners like ourselves.
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And help us so that.
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We would allow nothing to distract us from.
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Paying attention to.
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What you have to say to us.
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That the way between us and you would be clear.
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That all the lines of communion and communication.
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Would be cleared by you in such a way.
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That we would truly hear the.
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Good sound of the gospel.
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And that that good sound of the gospel.
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Would resonate in our hearts.
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And give to us.
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A sense of.
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Thankfulness before you.
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A new determination to.
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To follow you.
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And to give our lives to you.
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We give thanks to you.
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For all those who.
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Have followed you down through the years.
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So faithfully.
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We give thanks to you for.
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The perseverance of the saints.
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The encouragement that we have from.
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Knowing from your word.
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And from seeing the lives of your people.
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That you are the keeper of your people.
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That you are the guide of your people.
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And that at last you will.
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Bring them safely into your eternal home.
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We pray that you will bless.
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Any tonight who may be discouraged.
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Any tonight who may be struggling in their faith.
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Any tonight who may.
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Be conscious of darkness instead of light.
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Any tonight who may.
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Sense a coolness in their hearts.
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And brings to them.
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Its own anxiety.
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And longing to have the warmth of your grace and love.
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Draw near to every heart.
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We do pray.
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Speak into the hearts of all of your children.
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And be merciful and gracious.
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And shine upon them.
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We do pray.
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The psalmist prayed for.
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Your face to shine upon him.
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And we pray that every heart before you tonight.
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That loves your name.
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Would know what it is anew.
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To sense you turning around to them.
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And looking down upon them.
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In your loving care.
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And in your grace.
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And demonstrating to them.
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That they are precious in your sight.
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We pray a blessing for any tonight.
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Who may be far from you.
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Any tonight who.
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Have not yet tasted.
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The grace of God.
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In Jesus Christ.
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Any tonight who.
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May know the truth in their minds.
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But do not yet know the Lord Jesus in their hearts.
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We do pray for such.
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O Lord our God.
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Your word teaches us that.
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It is your spirit alone that brings life.
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In your heart.
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And we pray tonight for.
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The power of your Holy Spirit.
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To bring about that change in their hearts.
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So that their knowledge of your truth.
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Would descend into hearts.
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That are made willing to.
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Love you and to follow you.
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And so that lives may be transformed.
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By that saving power.
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Speak with power we do pray to each and every one of us.
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And may we sense the powerful influence.
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Of your Holy Spirit.
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With your word.
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As we worship you together.
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We pray for your blessing to be.
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Upon us in such a way.
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That having received your blessing.
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We may be ready to serve you.
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You sent your son into this world.
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To serve you.
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And you sent him into this world.
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In some ways to serve us.
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And you have called us now to.
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Follow his example.
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While we are sent to.
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Continue the work that he began.
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Give to us.
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Hearts that are full of.
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A desire to serve.
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To serve your name.
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In whatever capacity.
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That we are called so to do.
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And give to us such willing and loving hearts.
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That may be our joy.
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To show our love for you.
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By showing your love to others.
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And serving those around us.
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And those around us.
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In our congregation.
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Those around us.
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In our neighborhoods.
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Those around us.
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In our workplaces.
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May you bless and guide.
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And help us to be.
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The servants of Jesus Christ.
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Showing forth your praises.
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And your glory.
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And your mercy.
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We pray for your blessing.
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To be upon all the activities.
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Of the congregation.
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That your hand would be upon.
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All areas of work.
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Of witness.
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And of service.
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We give thanks to you.
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For the youth fellowship.
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We pray for your blessing.
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To be upon them.
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As they meet together.
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This evening.
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May you bless to them.
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The truth that is brought before them.
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The teaching of your word.
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And every way.
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In which the gospel is.
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Presented to them.
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May their young minds.
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Be edified.
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And molded.
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And shaped by you.
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And may they know the.
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Truth that gives freedom.
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And may they know the truth.
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That gives order.
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And organization.
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And structure to life.
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And may they.
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Learn to live by faith.
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On Jesus Christ.
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Who loved them.
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And gave himself.
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For them.
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Bless all.
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Our homes and families.
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Bless those.
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Who are laid aside.
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In illness.
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Bless those.
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Who are frail.
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And weak.
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Bless those.
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Who may be seriously ill.
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Bless those.
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Who mourn and grieve.
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We pray your comforting presence.
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For each and.
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Every one of these.
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And all of their individual situations.
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May the spirit of the Lord.
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Be near to them.
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May you give health.
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May you give health.
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Whether that is in accordance.
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With your will.
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And may you give grace.
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In the midst of every.
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Kind of affliction.
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That your people may.
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Grow closer to you.
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Even in times of trial.
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And in times of.
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Illness.
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And in times of.
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Affliction.
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We pray your blessing.
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To be upon us.
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As a congregation.
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Of your people.
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These days of vacancy.
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We continue.
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To look to you.
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To pray to you.
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To guide.
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And to lead.
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For the spirit of the Lord.
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To be upon us.
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In our prayers.
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Reaching out to you.
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And for sensing.
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Your guiding.
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Your steering presence.
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In hand.
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To lead us.
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To the person.
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Of your choosing.
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And of your appointing.
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And praying.
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That you will do so.
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Through the prayers.
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Of your people.
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And giving each.
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And everyone.
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A sense of dependence.
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Upon you.
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And being encouraged.
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And you making yourself.
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Known.
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To the minds.
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Who are praying.
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Before you.
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So guide us.
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And provide for us.
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Bless all of our.
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Connegations.
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Bless our wider.
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Island community.
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We pray blessing.
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To be upon each.
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Of our connegations.
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This evening.
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And every parish.
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In which the gospel.
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Is preached.
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We pray for our nation.
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And for our land.
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We pray for our parliaments.
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We pray blessing.
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To be upon all those.
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In positions of authority.
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We ask.
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That you will.
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Bless them.
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And give to them.
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Your fear in their hearts.
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That they may be.
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An influence.
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For good.
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Bless the wider world.
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In which you live.
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We pray blessing.
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To be upon.
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Every corner of it.
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In its needs.
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In its brokenness.
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In its conflicts.
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In its wars.
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And in strife.
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We pray that you will.
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Have a mercy.
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We do give thanks to you.
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For the breakthrough.
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In the Middle East.
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And I pray that you will.
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Establish that.
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Peace.
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That may be lasting.
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For the good.
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Of that area.
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Of all those.
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Who live in it.
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And who have suffered much.
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We pray a blessing.
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To be on those.
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Who are.
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In authority.
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And who are.
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In the midst of all of these.
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Deliberations.
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May you.
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Guide them.
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In the way.
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You.
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Throughly establish.
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A peace.
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That will.
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Be for the well-being.
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Of that part of the world.
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In the days.
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To come.
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In all of these nations.
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And across the nations.
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Of the earth.
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We pray you.
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To bless.
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And to show that.
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Your kingdom is coming.
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That you are indeed.
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Present in this world.
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And that you are building.
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Your church.
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Encourage your people.
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Every group.
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We pray.
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In the midst of all.
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Discouragements.
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We pray a blessing.
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To be upon us now.
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Before you.
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Guide us.
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Lead us.
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Protect us.
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Guard us from anything.
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And what distract us.
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We do pray.
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And give us peace.
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In praising you.
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Give us peace.
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In reading your word.
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And studying it together.
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Help us with a sense.
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Of your guiding presence.
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We ask.
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And to me.
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We will be still.
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Before you.
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In all we seek to do.
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In your name.
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At this time.
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Hear us.
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We pray.
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And to our mercy.
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We ask.
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We ask these things.
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For Jesus sake.
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We are going to praise God.
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This time.
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It is Psalm number 18.
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And at the beginning.
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Of the Psalm.
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It is Psalm number 18.
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It is in Sing Psalms.
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It is on page 19.
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It is a song of David.
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A song of.
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Praising God.
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For his deliverance.
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And.
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We are singing.
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At verse 1.
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On page 19.
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And the tune is.
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Duke Street.
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I love you.
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Lord.
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You are my strength.
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A forfeit is.
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The Lord to me.
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My rock.
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And my deliverer.
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For refuge.
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To my God.
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I flee.
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And we sing.
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From verse 1.
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To the verse 6.
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To God's praise.
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Please.
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Please.
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Please.
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Please.
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Please.
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Please.
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Please.
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Please.
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Please.
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Please.
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Please.
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Please.
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To thee
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My
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Rock and
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Mighty
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Lever
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For
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A
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Truth
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My God
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I
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Be
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He
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Is my
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Stronghold
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And my
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Shield
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The Lord
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Who saves
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Me
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By
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His
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Light
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I'll
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Call on
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Him
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And
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Give
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Him
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Face
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I
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Stay
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Deep
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I
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Close
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To
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Ride
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But
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Chords
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Of
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Death
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Let
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Unwilled
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Me
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Dis voy
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Structure his me like a ring
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Encircled by the smears of death
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I miss the tenors of the grave
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In my distress I call on God
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I guide up to the Lord for thee
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He from his temple appeared my voice
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Healest and true that there I may
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I'm starting together now to hear the word of God from the New Testament
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from the book of Acts and in chapter 2
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I'm reading at verse 22
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The book of Acts chapter 2 and at verse 22
Acts 2 chapter mention
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And you will notice from your Bibles that we are
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stepping into the middle of Peter's sermon on the day of Pentecost
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Acts 2 and verse 22
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Let us hear the word of God
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Men of Israel hear these words
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Jesus of Nazareth a man attested to you
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by God with mighty works and wonders
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and signs that God did through him in your midst
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As you yourselves know
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This Jesus delivered up according to the definite plan
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and full knowledge of God
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You crucified and killed by the hands of lawless men
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God raised him up
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losing the pangs of death
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because it was not possible for him to be held by it
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For David says concerning him
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I saw the Lord always before me
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For he is at my right hand
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that I may not be shaken
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Therefore my heart was glad
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and my tongue rejoiced
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My flesh also will dwell in hope
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For you will not abandon my soul to Hades
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or let your Holy One see corruption
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You have made known to me the paths of life
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You will make me full of gladness with your presence
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Brothers, I may say to you
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with confidence about the patriarch David
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that he had both died and was buried
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and his tomb is with us to this day
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Being therefore a prophet
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and knowing that God had sworn with an oath to him
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that he would set one of his descendants on his throne
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he foresaw and spoke about the resurrection of the Christ
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that he was not abandoned to Hades
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nor did his flesh see corruption
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This Jesus God raised up
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and of that we all are witnesses
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Being therefore exalted at the right hand of God
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and having received from the Father
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the promise of the Holy Spirit
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he has poured out this
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that you yourselves are seeing and hearing
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For David did not ascend into the heavens
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but he himself says
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The Lord said to my Lord
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sit at my right hand
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until I make your enemies your footstool
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Let all the house of Israel
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therefore know for certain
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that God has made him
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both Lord and Christ
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this Jesus whom you crucified
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Now when they heard this
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they were cut to the heart
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and said to Peter and the rest of the apostles
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Brothers, what shall we do?
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Peter said to them
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Repent and be baptized
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every one of you
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in the name of Jesus Christ
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for the forgiveness of your sins
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and you will receive the gift
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of the Holy Spirit
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for the promises for you
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and for your children
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and for all who are far off
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everyone whom the Lord
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our God calls to himself
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and with many other words
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he bore witness
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and continued to exhort them
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saying
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Save yourselves from this crooked generation
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so those who received his word
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were baptized
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and there were added
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that day
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about three thousand souls
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Amen
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This is God's word
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we trust that you are blessed to us
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that reading from it
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Now return to placing God
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this is Psalm number 80
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That's Psalm number 80a
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on page 107
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We're singing at verse 14
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Psalm 80a at verse 14
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The tune is Sussex
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Turn to us, O God Almighty
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Look and see from heaven above
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Tend this vine your hand has planted
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and the Son you raised in love
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We stand to sing from verse 14
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to verse 19
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to God's praise
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Turn to us, O God Almighty
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Look and see from heaven above
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Tend this vine your hand has planted
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And the Son you raised in love
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See your pine cut down and wither
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And this branch is burned with fire
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Your renewed past, your people
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And they perish in your eye
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Let your hand be placed in blessing
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On the land at your right hand
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On the Son of man you chose
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Who had hope you caused to stand
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Then we will not wander from you
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Turning from you
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Turning from you to our shame
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Strengthen us, revive and heal us
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Then we'll fall upon your name
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Look on us, our God Almighty
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Look on us, our God Almighty
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Let us see your glory bright
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Turn us once again towards you
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Come and save us, give us life
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Let's turn together now to the book of Acts
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And chapter number 2
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And we can read at verse number 36
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Acts chapter 2 at verse 36
Acts 2 chapter mention
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Reading this verse
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But considering the surrounding verses together
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Let all the house of Israel therefore know for certain
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That God has made him both Lord and Christ
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This Jesus whom you crucified
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Now when they heard this
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They were cut to the heart
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And said to Peter and the rest of the apostles
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Brothers, what shall we do?
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Do you?
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Now it's clear as we read the Bible
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That there is progression in the story of our salvation
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And right from the beginning of the Bible
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We see a development in the promise and the purposes of God
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To save a people for himself
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And step by step and stage by stage
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We see God working out his plans
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That's what we expect from God
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He has a purpose and he has a plan
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And every detail of it is provided by him
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And worked out by his own intervention and action
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When you read the book of Acts
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We see itself that it is a sequel to the gospel according to Luke
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Luke is a historian who has given to us
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An account in the gospel
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Of the way in which Jesus spoke to the people
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The way in which he performed miracles
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The way in which he spoke of his life and of his death
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And the way in which he died and was resurrected
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And Luke makes clear at the beginning of this book of Acts
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That he is speaking to us about the kingdom of God
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And tonight we want to think something about the kingdom of God
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And in that progression
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We see at the beginning of this chapter
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That something really significant has taken place
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I would suggest perhaps more significant than the cross itself
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That the time has come for God, for Jesus
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To send his spirit into the world
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That's the only thing that makes a difference
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That the spirit of God is now here
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And because the spirit of God is now here
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God is building his church
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With the power of his spirit
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And ensuring that his mission is on course
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That the progress of redemption
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Continues relentlessly
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Until the day at which
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All of the church of Christ
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Is at last saved
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And I want us to think of this passage this evening
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In the sense of
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Pressing a reset button
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Because there are times in life
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Simply by the kind of lives that we live
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That whatever faith we have
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Is influenced by and corrupted by
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The things that take place around us
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And we end up becoming fuzzy in our thinking
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We end up losing sight of the basic principles of our salvation
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And we end up living a life that
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Perhaps to a greater degree
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Or a greater or lesser degree
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Is departing away from what the Bible says
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We have a smart thermostat
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In our home for controlling our heating
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It's great when it works
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It knows when we're away
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That we don't need heat
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It knows when we're home that we need heat
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It senses when we come in
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When it's working it's great
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But when it stops working
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It thinks we're at home when we're away
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It thinks we're away when we're at home
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And it gets confused
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And the only way of resolving that problem
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Is pressing the reset button
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And going back to factory settings
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So that it works the way that it should
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And tonight I want us to bear that in mind
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Because that's what we so often need
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In our journey through this world
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Pressing the reset button
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Taking all of our thoughts
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About our personal salvation
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And about the work of God and of Jesus
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Back to the basics of the Bible
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And then to rediscover
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What our faith really is
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And what God has actually done
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And so
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The life of faith
-
And pressing the reset button
-
First of all I want us to see in the passage
-
That there is a return
-
And to see that return
-
I want us to notice
-
First of all
-
That there is
-
The absence of a presence
-
And it's
-
We need to be careful to understand
-
That when we
-
Read the Bible
-
From end to end
-
There is a stage in the Bible
-
When the presence of God
-
Is absent
-
And only what God does
-
Will restore his own presence
-
To his people
-
And in this passage
-
We see that
-
There is the absence
-
Of the presence of God
-
And that absence
-
Is brought before us
-
From the way in which
-
We are introduced
-
To the cross itself
-
And the way in which
-
In verse 23
-
This Jesus
-
Delivered up
-
According to the definite plan
-
And for knowledge of God
-
You crucified
-
And killed
-
By the hands
-
Of lawless men
-
There is a definite plan
-
Of God
-
The cross is no accident
-
That took place
-
Because a sinful world
-
Rejected the Lord Jesus
-
They certainly did that
-
But there is a definite plan
-
And in accordance with that
-
Plan
-
There is a delivering up
-
And we need to be sure
-
That we don't mistake
-
In delivering up
-
For deliverance
-
Because deliverance
-
Is rescuing from
-
And delivering up
-
Is handing over to
-
And that's what
-
Peter wants to highlight here
-
That in the cross
-
Of Jesus
-
There is a delivering up
-
To all of the cross
-
Involved
-
And when we see
-
Jesus on the cross
-
He's delivered
-
Into the hands
-
Of God himself
-
The God
-
Whose plan
-
It is
-
And for us to understand
-
The big picture
-
Of the Bible
-
And the big picture
-
Of the story
-
Of salvation
-
For us to fit
-
Ourselves into it
-
We need to understand
-
That the cross
-
Is the glass
-
Through which we see
-
The absence
-
Of the presence
-
Of God
-
And when I hear
-
Jesus on the cross
-
Saying
-
My God
-
My God
-
Why have you
-
Forsaken me
-
What is that
-
Telling us
-
It is
-
Telling us
-
That Jesus is here
-
Representing his people
-
And that he is
-
Representing his people
-
Because
-
They have forsaken God
-
And because
-
They have forsaken him
-
He has forsaken them
-
And God spoke of that
-
In Deuteronomy 31
-
They will forsake me
-
And break my covenant
-
And because of that
-
I will forsake them
-
And when I do hear
-
Jesus crying out
-
Why have you
-
Forsaken me
-
It speaks to us
-
Of the absence
-
Of God
-
That God is no longer
-
With his people
-
Of course God
-
Is still working
-
But in the big picture
-
Of our salvation
-
The message is
-
God is absent
-
And for Jesus
-
To go
-
Where
-
Where we should be
-
He needs to
-
Experience
-
The absence
-
Of the presence
-
Of God
-
And that's what
-
Happens on the cross
-
It's
-
The exile
-
That we see
-
Physically
-
In Babylon
-
But it's the
-
Spiritual exile
-
Where we're
-
Forsaken
-
By God
-
Because we
-
Ourselves
-
Forsook God
-
And when we
-
Come to
-
The cross
-
Of Jesus
-
Personally
-
And individually
-
To ask
-
What the cross
-
Means
-
Yet
-
Yes it
-
Certainly
-
Does mean
-
That he
-
Loved me
-
And gave
-
Himself
-
For me
-
But the
-
Big picture
-
Into which
-
We must
-
Fit these
-
Elements
-
That are
-
Personal
-
Is the
-
Big picture
-
Of God
-
Withdrawing
-
His presence
-
From his
-
People
-
And the
-
Only answer
-
To that
-
Is to send
-
His son
-
The Lord
-
Jesus
-
To die
-
On the
-
Cross
-
And to
-
Experience
-
That
-
And to
-
Go there
-
As the
-
One who
-
Is bearing
-
Our sin
-
And who's
-
Our substitute
-
Dying in
-
Our place
-
The absence
-
Of the
-
Presence
-
Let's not
-
In sight
-
Of the
-
Whole story
-
Of God's
-
People
-
That feeds
-
Into the
-
Cross
-
To inform
-
Us
-
That God
-
Is
-
Absent
-
And
-
Salvation
-
At the
-
Cross
-
Speaks
-
Of
-
And the
-
Resurrection
-
Speaks
-
Of
-
It speaks
-
Of the
-
Return
-
Of the
-
Presence
-
Of God
-
And that's
-
What Peter
-
Wants to
-
Highlight
-
Here
-
We see
-
The way
-
In which
-
He
-
He speaks
-
Of
-
Jesus
-
Being
-
Raised
-
From the
-
Dead
-
And
-
God
-
Loosing
-
The
-
Pangs
-
Of
-
Death
-
Because
-
It was
-
Not
-
Possible
-
That
-
Death
-
Should
-
Hold
-
Him
-
He
-
Is
-
Raised
-
By
-
God
-
And
-
The
-
Very
-
Action
-
Of
-
God
-
In
-
Coming
-
To
-
Raise
-
His
-
Son
-
From
-
The
-
Dead
-
It's
-
The
-
First
-
Expression
-
Of
-
The
-
Return
-
Of
-
The
-
Presence
-
Of
-
God
-
That
-
He
-
Is
-
Active
-
Now
-
In
-
The
-
Person
-
Of
-
His
-
Son
-
To
-
Raise
-
Him
-
From
-
The
-
Dead
-
And
-
He
-
Raises
-
Him
-
From
-
The
-
Dead
-
And
-
Peter
-
Goes
-
On
-
To
-
Show
-
The
-
Way
-
In
-
Which
-
He
-
Is
-
Exalted
-
And
-
Seated
-
At
-
God's
-
Right
-
Hand
-
And
-
There
-
We
-
See
-
The
-
Great
-
Transaction
-
That
-
Speaks
-
Of
-
The
-
Return
-
Of
-
The
-
Presence
-
Of
-
God
-
And
-
Peter
-
Speaks
-
About
-
That
-
In
-
Verse
-
Number
-
33
-
Having
-
Received
-
From
-
The
-
Father
-
The
-
Promise
-
Of
-
The
-
Holy
-
Spirit
-
He
-
Has
-
Poured
-
Out
-
This
-
Which
-
You
-
Now
-
See
-
And
-
Hear
-
The
-
Spirit
-
Of
-
God
-
Is
-
Poured
-
Out
-
Into
-
The
-
Church
-
The
-
Spirit
-
That
-
Jesus
-
Promised
-
His
-
People
-
His
-
Disciples
-
In
-
The
-
Upper
-
Room
-
The
-
Helper
-
The
-
Comforter
-
If
-
I
-
Go
-
I
-
Will
-
Send
-
Him
-
To
-
You
-
If
-
I
-
Go
-
The
-
Father
-
Will
-
Send
-
Him
-
In
-
My
-
Name
-
It's
-
The
-
Spirit
-
That
-
Was
-
Promised
-
And
-
Now
-
In
-
This
-
Moment
-
In
-
The
-
Experience
-
Of
-
The
-
Says
-
On
-
This
-
Rock
-
I
-
Will
-
Build
-
My
-
Church
-
The
-
Prophet
-
Zechariah
-
Says
-
Not
-
By
-
Might
-
Not
-
By
-
Power
-
But
-
By
-
My
-
Spirit
-
Saith
-
Your
-
God
-
The
-
Spirit
-
Of
-
God
-
Is
-
Here
-
No
-
Matter
-
What's
-
Happening
-
To
-
Us
-
Personally
-
No
-
Matter
-
What's
-
Happening
-
To
-
Us
-
Collectively
-
As
-
Congregations
-
And
-
As
-
Churches
-
Across
-
The
-
World
-
No
-
Matter
-
What
-
We
-
May
-
Conclude
-
The
-
Spirit
-
Of
-
God
-
The
-
Presence
-
Of
-
God
-
Is
-
Irreversibly
-
Here
-
In
-
The
-
Church
-
Of
-
Christ
-
In
-
The
-
World
-
And
-
That's
-
How
-
The
-
Church
-
Will
-
Grow
-
And
-
Tonight
-
As
-
We
-
Think
-
Of
-
Pressing
-
The
-
Reset
-
Button
-
On
-
Our
-
Understanding
-
Of
-
Salvation
-
We
-
Want
-
To
-
Do
-
So
-
And
-
To
-
Remember
-
That
-
In
-
The
-
Resurrection
-
Of
-
Jesus
-
The
-
Exaltation
-
Of
-
Jesus
-
And
-
In
-
This
-
Historical
-
!
-
Event
-
That
-
The
-
Greatest
-
Thing
-
That's
-
Happened
-
In
-
The
-
History
-
Of
-
God's
-
People
-
Has
-
Now
-
Taken
-
Place
-
God
-
Is
-
Back
-
With
-
His
-
People
-
The
-
Return
-
The
-
Power
-
That
-
Is
-
Working
-
Through
-
Christ's
-
Resurrection
-
The
-
Power
-
That
-
God
-
Is
-
Using
-
The
-
Holy
-
Spirit
-
That
-
Third
-
Person
-
Of
-
The
-
God
-
Who
-
Works
-
Powerfully
-
In
-
The
-
World
-
Despite
-
Of
-
That
-
We
-
May
-
See
-
The
-
World
-
To
-
Be
-
The
-
Return
-
The
-
Greatest
-
News
-
That
-
God
-
Is
-
Back
-
That
-
The
-
Broken
-
Relationship
-
That
-
Jesus
-
Has
-
Suffered
-
For
-
That
-
And
-
The
-
Conditions
-
Of
-
The
-
Covenant
-
That
-
That
-
Determine
-
That
-
He
-
Has
-
Removed
-
The
-
Condemnation
-
And
-
The
-
Spirit
-
Of
-
God
-
Is
-
Present
-
The
-
Return
-
Secondly
-
That
-
Brings
-
Us
-
To
-
Think
-
Of
-
The
-
Revelation
-
What
-
Does
-
This
-
Mean
-
For
-
Them
-
This
-
Great
-
Historical
-
Event
-
What
-
Does
-
It
-
Mean
-
For
-
Them
-
God
-
Wants
-
Them
-
To
-
Know
-
That
-
He
-
Has
-
Reversed
-
Their
-
Decision
-
It's
-
Wonderful
-
Despite
-
What
-
They
-
Thought
-
Of
-
The
-
Lord
-
Jesus
-
That
-
God
-
Has
-
Reversed
-
That
-
And
-
He
-
Reminds
-
Them
-
And
-
He
-
Wants
-
Them
-
To
-
Know
-
In
-
Verse
-
36
-
To
-
Know
-
For
-
Certain
-
That
-
God
-
Has
-
Made
-
Him
-
Both
-
Lord
-
And
-
Christ
-
The
-
Jesus
-
Whom
-
You
-
Crucified
-
Be
-
Assured
-
Of
-
This
-
Be
-
Absolutely
-
Certain
-
Of
-
This
-
And
-
Not
-
Simply
-
Be
-
Absolutely
-
Certain
-
Of
-
It
-
Intellectually
-
But
-
Be
-
Absolutely
-
Certain
-
Of
-
This
-
In
-
Your
-
Hearts
-
What
-
Is
-
That
-
They
-
Have
-
To
-
Be
-
Certain
-
About
-
It's
-
This
-
Judgment
-
Of
-
God
-
The
-
Reversal
-
Of
-
Their
-
Decision
-
That
-
The
-
Jesus
-
Whom
-
They
-
Crucified
-
God
-
Has
-
Made
-
!
-
Him
-
Both
-
Lord
-
And
-
Christ
-
God
-
Has
-
Placed
-
Him
-
In
-
The
-
Position
-
Where
-
He
-
Distributes
-
The
-
Benefits
-
Of
-
Salvation
-
God
-
Has
-
Placed
-
Him
-
In
-
That
-
Place
-
Of
-
Equality
-
With
-
God
-
Where
-
He
-
Is
-
Able
-
As
-
The
-
King
-
Of
-
His
-
Kingdom
-
To
-
Distribute
-
Freely
-
To
-
Those
-
Who
-
Are
-
His
-
People
-
He
-
Is
-
In
-
Charge
-
Of
-
God
-
Salvation
-
All
-
Authority
-
Is
-
Given
-
To
-
Him
-
In
-
Heaven
-
And
-
In
-
Earth
-
Peter
-
God
-
Wants
-
Them
-
To
-
Know
-
That
-
He
-
Is
-
Lord
-
And
-
He
-
Wants
-
Them
-
Also
-
To
-
Know
-
That
-
He
-
Is
-
Christ
-
He
-
Is
-
The
-
Great
-
Deliverer
-
The
-
Anointed
-
One
-
That
-
The
-
People
-
Were
-
So
-
Familiar
-
With
-
Reading
-
About
-
In
-
The
-
Old
-
Testament
-
That
-
The
-
People
-
Refused
-
To
-
Believe
-
Was
-
Jesus
-
When
-
He
-
Told
-
Them
-
That
-
He
-
Was
-
God
-
Has
-
Made
-
It
-
Clear
-
Now
-
He
-
Has
-
Installed
-
Him
-
To
-
Be
-
That
-
Great
-
Deliverer
-
Of
-
His
-
People
-
That
-
Messiah
-
The
-
Christ
-
He
-
Is
-
The
-
Anointed
-
One
-
Who
-
Is
-
Seated
-
On
-
God's
-
Throne
-
In
-
Zion
-
And
-
Having
-
Placed
-
Him
-
On
-
His
-
Throne
-
He
-
Is
-
There
-
Setting
-
The
-
Timetable
-
For
-
This
-
World
-
He
-
Is
-
There
-
Until
-
His
-
Enemies
-
Are
-
Made
-
His
-
Footstool
-
In
-
Other
-
Words
-
There's
-
A
-
Proces
-
There's
-
An
-
Era
-
In
-
The
-
Experience
-
Of
-
This
-
World
-
Where
-
God
-
Is
-
Working
-
To
-
Establish
-
His
-
Kingdom
-
And
-
To
-
Overthrow
-
His
-
Enemies
-
And
-
Because
-
Christ
-
Has
-
Been
-
Seated
-
On
-
His
-
Throne
-
That
-
Era
-
Has
-
Now
-
Commenced
-
And
-
For
-
All
-
Of
-
The
-
Hearers
-
They
-
Are
-
To
-
Understand
-
That
-
That
-
Era
-
Has
-
Commenced
-
And
-
Despite
-
The
-
Fact
-
That
-
They
-
Rejected
-
Him
-
That
-
God's
-
Plan
-
Remains
-
On
-
Cush
-
For
-
For
-
The
-
Salvation
-
Of
-
His
-
People
-
And
-
Perhaps
-
In
-
The
-
In
-
The
-
Mercy
-
And
-
In
-
The
-
Grace
-
Of
-
God
-
That
-
He
-
Reversed
-
Their
-
Judgment
-
And
-
That
-
He
-
Vindicated
-
The
-
Lord
-
Jesus
-
And
-
He
-
Sat
-
Him
-
On
-
His
-
Throne
-
As
-
He
-
Promised
-
That
-
He
-
Would
-
So
-
Do
-
The
-
Revelation
-
Of
-
The
-
Lord
-
Jesus
-
Paul
-
Says
-
In
-
First
-
Corinthians
-
That
-
If the
-
Roars of
-
This
-
World
-
Had
-
Understood
-
They
-
Would
-
Not
-
Have
-
Crucified
-
The
-
Lord
-
Of
-
Glory
-
He
-
Goes
-
On
-
To
-
Speak
-
Of
-
The
-
Way
-
In
-
Which
-
No
-
Eye
-
Has
-
Ever
-
Seen
-
Or
-
Heard
-
The
-
Things
-
That
-
God
-
Has
-
Prepared
-
For
-
His
-
People
-
But
-
God
-
Has
-
Revealed
-
Them
-
To
-
Us
-
By
-
His
-
Spirit
-
Here
-
Is
-
A
-
Revelation
-
That
-
Comes
-
To
-
Those
-
Who
-
Are
-
Gathered
-
At
-
Pentecost
-
It
-
Is
-
A
-
Revelation
-
That
-
That
-
That
-
Speaks
-
To
-
Them
-
Of
-
Their
-
Wrong
-
Doing
-
And
-
Their
-
Action
-
In
-
Crucifying
-
The
-
Lord
-
Jesus
-
And
-
It
-
Is
-
An
-
Action
-
That
-
They
-
Carried
-
Out
-
Because
-
They
-
Did
-
Not
-
Understand
-
Who
-
He
-
Was
-
God
-
Gave
-
Him
-
A
-
Name
-
That
-
Is
-
Above
-
Every
-
Name
-
But
-
The
-
Key
-
Thing
-
Is
-
For
-
Them
-
To
-
Understand
-
The
-
Crucial
-
Reversal
-
The
-
Critical
-
Action
-
Of
-
God
-
And
-
Setting
-
Jesus
-
On
-
His
-
Throne
-
And
-
When
-
We
-
Begin
-
To
-
Think
-
Of
-
The
-
Revelation
-
Of
-
The
-
Gospel
-
And
-
The
-
Claims
-
Of
-
The
-
Gospel
-
That
-
Is
-
Surely
-
The
-
First
-
Sign
-
Here
-
Of
-
The
-
Mercy
-
Of
-
God
-
That
-
Tonight
-
You
-
May
-
Be
-
In
-
The
-
Habit
-
Of
-
Rejecting
-
The
-
Lord
-
Jesus
-
As
-
Your
-
Savior
-
That
-
You
-
May
-
Be
-
In
-
The
-
Habit
-
Of
-
Informing
-
Yourself
-
About
-
Him
-
As
-
The
-
Jews
-
Were
-
In
-
The
-
Days
-
Of
-
Jesus
-
You
-
May
-
Be
-
In
-
The
-
Habit
-
Of
-
Filling
-
Your
-
Mind
-
With
-
The
-
Truths
-
That
-
He
-
Speaks
-
But
-
Yet
-
Consistently
-
In
-
The
-
Habit
-
Of
-
Rejecting
-
Him
-
As
-
Your
-
Savior
-
And
-
The
-
Marvel
-
For
-
You
-
In
-
The
-
Gospel
-
Tonight
-
That
-
God
-
In
-
His
-
Grace
-
Has
-
Reversed
-
This
-
Judgment
-
On
-
Their
-
Part
-
And
-
That
-
He
-
Can
-
Work
-
To
-
Ensure
-
That
-
You
-
Reversed
-
Your
-
Judgment
-
And
-
That
-
Your
-
Judgment
-
Of
-
The
-
Lord
-
Jesus
-
Is
-
Consistent
-
With
-
God's
-
Own
-
Judgment
-
The
-
Reversal
-
Were the
-
Reversal
-
Not
-
True
-
None
-
Of
-
Us
-
Would
-
Be
-
Saved
-
But
-
Because
-
The
-
Reversal
-
Is
-
True
-
And
-
Has
-
Taken
-
Place
-
Then
-
Salvation
-
Is
-
To
-
The
-
Whole
-
World
-
What
-
Do
-
They
-
Do
-
With
-
That
-
Revelation
-
What
-
Is
-
Their
-
Response
-
To
-
That
-
Revelation
-
It
-
Initiates
-
A
-
Crisis
-
In
-
Their
-
Lives
-
They
-
Were
-
Cut
-
To
-
The
-
Heart
-
They
-
Had
-
A
-
Spiritual
-
Heart
-
Attack
-
That
-
They
-
Had
-
Spasms
-
Of
-
Spiritual
-
Pain
-
That
-
They
-
Never
-
Experienced
-
Before
-
Because
-
Suddenly
-
The
-
Day
-
Is
-
Dawning
-
The
-
Veil
-
That
-
Paul
-
Speaks
-
Of
-
Has
-
Been
-
Taken
-
Off
-
Their
-
Minds
-
And
-
They
-
Realize
-
Now
-
That
-
They
-
Are
-
Guilty
-
Of
-
The
-
Greatest
-
Sin
-
Of
-
All
-
That
-
They
-
Have
-
Crucified
-
The
-
Lord
-
Of
-
Glory
-
And
-
They
-
Have
-
Crucified
-
The
-
Very
-
Person
-
That
-
Religiously
-
They
-
Were
-
Waiting
-
To
-
Appear
-
And
-
To
-
Appear
-
For
-
Their
-
Salvation
-
They
-
Were
-
Cut
-
To
-
The
-
Heart
-
And
-
We
-
Saw
-
Recently
-
In
-
Or
-
In
-
The
-
Passage
-
From
-
Zechariah
Zechariah 12 chapter mention
-
Chapter
-
12
-
The
-
Way
-
In
-
Which
-
God
-
Pours
-
His
-
Spirit
-
And
-
It's
-
A
-
Spirit
-
Of
-
Grace
-
And
-
Of
-
Supplication
-
And
-
Those
-
Who
-
Receive
-
Of
-
The
-
Spirit
-
Of
-
God
-
They
-
Look
-
On
-
Him
-
Whom
-
They
-
Have
-
Pierced
-
And
-
They
-
Mourn
-
For
-
Him
-
The
-
Revelation
-
Has
-
Brought
-
Them
-
To
-
The
-
Place
-
Where
-
The
-
Crisis
-
Is
-
Such
-
That
-
They
-
Rejected
-
The
-
Lord
-
Jesus
-
And
-
Now
-
They're
-
Face
-
To
-
Face
-
With
-
The
-
Reality
-
Of
-
Their
-
Lostness
-
And
-
That
-
Unless
-
God
-
Does
-
Something
-
Else
-
For
-
Them
-
There
-
Is
-
No
-
Hope
-
For
-
Them
-
And
-
From
-
There
-
They
-
Cry
-
Out
-
To
-
Peter
-
And
-
To
-
The
-
Rest
-
Brothers
-
What
-
Shall
-
We
-
Do?
-
Their
-
Only
-
Hope
-
Is
-
In
-
The
-
Message
-
Of
-
Peter
-
And
-
The
-
Other
-
Apostles
-
And
-
You
-
See
-
What
-
Is
-
Happening
-
!
-
They
-
Rejected
-
The
-
Lord
-
Jesus
-
And
-
Having
-
Rejected
-
Him
-
The
-
Only
-
Hope
-
That
-
They
-
Have
-
Is
-
To
-
Look
-
Into
-
That
-
Very
-
Place
-
In
-
The
-
Word
-
Of
-
God
-
And
-
In
-
The
-
Plan
-
Of
-
God
-
Where
-
Alone
-
Hope
-
Is
-
To
-
Be
-
Found
-
Brothers
-
Those
-
Who
-
Belong
-
To
-
To
-
The
-
Kingdom
-
Of
-
God
-
What
-
Can
-
We
-
Do
-
They
-
Were
-
Cut
-
To
-
The
-
Heart
-
They
-
Were
-
Convicted
-
Of
-
Their
-
Sin
-
And
-
The
-
Very
-
Jesus
-
Whom
-
They
-
Rejected
-
Is
-
The
-
Jesus
-
Who
-
Spoke
-
To
-
His
-
Disciples
-
And
-
Who
-
Said
-
To
-
Them
-
In
-
John
John 16 chapter mention
-
Chapter
-
16
-
That
-
He
-
Would
-
Send
-
The
-
Helper
-
And
-
When
-
The
-
Helper
-
Would
-
Come
-
He
-
Would
-
Convince
-
He
-
Would
-
Convict
-
He
-
Would
-
Speak
-
Into
-
Their
-
Minds
-
Not
-
Only
-
To
-
Inform
-
Them
-
Intellectually
-
But
-
To
-
Speak
-
Into
-
Their
-
Minds
-
In
-
Such
-
A
-
Way
-
That
-
Their
-
Consciences
-
Are
-
Moved
-
To
-
Recognize
-
Their
-
Guilt
-
And
-
Here
-
Is
-
That
-
Spirit
-
Of
-
God
-
That
-
Jesus
-
Promised
-
Now
-
Working
-
In
-
The
-
Lives
-
Of
-
The
-
People
-
Who
-
Are
-
Hearing
-
The
-
Sermon
-
And
-
That
-
Spirit
-
Is
-
Doing
-
That
-
Very
-
Same
-
Work
-
Convicting
-
Them
-
Of
-
Sin
-
And
-
Of
-
Righteousness
-
And
-
Of
-
Judgment
-
Convicting
-
Them
-
Of
-
Their
-
Wrong
-
Doing
-
And
-
Such
-
Is
-
That
-
Conviction
-
That
-
It
-
Silences
-
Them
-
There
-
Is
-
No
-
Argument
-
Against
-
The
-
Conviction
-
That
-
Comes
-
From
-
The
-
Spirit
-
Of
-
God
-
It's
-
Silencing
-
It's
-
Numbing
-
It
-
Brings
-
Us
-
A
-
Sense
-
Of
-
Hopelessness
-
And
-
That's
-
Exactly
-
What
-
They
-
Experienced
-
And
-
We
-
Recognize
-
That
-
This
-
Moment
-
Is
-
More
-
Than
-
An
-
Emotion
-
That
-
This
-
Moment
-
Has
-
Its
-
Emotions
-
But
-
This
-
Moment
-
Is
-
Ground
-
Breaking
-
And
-
Life
-
Changing
-
It's
-
The
-
Spirit
-
Of
-
God
-
The
-
Promised
-
Spirit
-
Of
-
God
-
That
-
Jesus
-
Said
-
Will
-
Take
-
Of
-
The
-
Things
-
That
-
Belong
-
To
-
Him
-
And
-
Show
-
Them
-
To
-
Us
-
Here
-
Is
-
The
-
Stepping
-
Stone
-
To
-
Coming
-
To
-
Know
-
The
-
Lord
-
Jesus
-
As
-
Savior
-
The
-
Revelation
-
That
-
Brings
-
About
-
Conviction
-
And
-
Tonight
-
In
-
Pressing
-
The
-
Reset
-
Button
-
God
-
Wants
-
Us
-
To
-
Recognize
-
The
-
Bare
-
And
-
Simple
-
Truth
-
Of
-
What
-
It
-
Means
-
To
-
Come
-
Face
-
To
-
Face
-
With
-
A
-
Lost
-
And
-
To
-
Cry
-
For
-
Salvation
-
It's
-
Not
-
Something
-
That
-
You
-
Learn
-
To
-
Do
-
It's
-
Not
-
Something
-
That
-
Someone
-
Teaches
-
You
-
To
-
Do
-
It's
-
Not
-
A
-
Feeling
-
That
-
You
-
Have
-
Although
-
It
-
May
-
Have
-
Feelings
-
This
-
Moment
-
Is
-
The
-
Critical
-
Intervention
-
Of
-
God
-
In
-
Life
-
To
-
Switch
-
The
-
Lights
-
On
-
To
-
Cause
-
The
-
Darkness
-
To
-
Go
-
And
-
To
-
Cause
-
Us
-
To
-
See
-
Our
-
Lostness
-
And
-
We're
-
Not
-
Saying
-
That
-
In
-
Order
-
For
-
Us
-
To
-
Be
-
Saved
-
That
-
We
-
All
-
Need
-
The
-
Same
-
Level
-
Of
-
Guilt
-
And
-
Of
-
Conviction
-
In
-
The
-
Presence
-
Of
-
God
-
But
-
What
-
The
-
Bible
-
Is
-
Saying
-
That
-
We
-
Cannot
-
Be
-
Saved
-
Without
-
Having
-
A
-
Sense
-
Of
-
Need
-
And
-
If
-
Tonight
-
You
-
Have
-
That
-
Sense
-
Of
-
Need
-
It's
-
Not
-
Normal
-
Humanly
-
Speaking
-
It's
-
Something
-
That
-
Just
-
Doesn't
-
Happen
-
Because
-
We
-
Choose
-
It
-
To
-
Happen
-
It's
-
Something
-
That
-
Happens
-
Only
-
Because
-
God
-
Is
-
Working
-
And
-
The
-
Spirit
-
Of
-
God
-
Is
-
Working
-
In
-
Life
-
The
-
Revelation
-
That
-
Brings
-
Us
-
To
-
Cry
-
Into
-
The
-
Very
-
Arena
-
And
-
The
-
Environment
-
And
-
The
-
Covenant
-
Of
-
God
-
Where
-
God
-
Has
-
Reconciled
-
Sinners
-
To
-
Himself
-
Through
-
Jesus
-
Christ
-
Where
-
His
-
Presence
-
Is
-
Restored
-
The
-
Revelation
-
When
-
You
-
Press
-
Your
-
Reset
-
Burden
-
On
-
Your
-
Christian
-
Experience
-
On
-
Your
-
Journey
-
With
-
God
-
And
-
When
-
You
-
Peel
-
Away
-
Everything
-
That
-
Has
-
Become
-
Attached
-
To
-
You
-
Over
-
The
-
Years
-
Of
-
Following
-
!
-
The
-
Lord
-
Jesus
-
When
-
You
-
Peel
-
Them
-
All
-
Away
-
Does
-
The
-
Reset
-
Button
-
Take
-
You
-
To
-
The
-
Factory
-
Settings
-
That
-
We
-
Have
-
In
-
The
-
Work
-
Of
-
The
-
Spirit
-
Of
-
God
-
In
-
The
-
Hearts
-
And
-
The
-
Lives
-
Of
-
Sinners
-
Like
-
You
-
And
-
Me
-
Who
-
Are
-
Lost
-
We
-
Have
-
To
-
Come
-
Back
-
To
-
That
-
Basic
-
Truth
-
And
-
Fact
-
And
-
If
-
We
-
Cannot
-
Then
-
Something
-
Has
-
Gone
-
Wrong
-
If
-
We
-
Cannot
-
Do
-
That
-
Such
-
As
-
Been
-
The
-
Corruption
-
Of
-
Our
-
Thinking
-
Such
-
As
-
Been
-
The
-
External
-
Influences
-
As
-
Well
-
As
-
The
-
Internal
-
Influences
-
That
-
We've
-
Lost
-
!
-
Track
-
Of
-
The
-
Way
-
In
-
Which
-
God
-
Works
-
And
-
The
-
Great
-
Lesson
-
That
-
We
-
Learned
-
Together
-
This
-
Evening
-
Is
-
To
-
Get
-
Back
-
On
-
Track
-
And
-
To
-
Ensure
-
That
-
We
-
Begin
-
Where
-
Only
-
God
-
Creates
-
A
-
Beginning
-
The
-
Return
-
The
-
Revelation
-
And
-
Finally
-
The
-
Reconciliation
-
In
-
Verse
-
Number
-
38
-
Peter
-
Said
-
To
-
Them
-
Repent
-
And
-
Be
-
Baptized
-
Every
-
One
-
Of
-
You
-
In
-
The
-
Name
-
Of
-
Jesus
-
Christ
-
For
-
The
-
Forgiveness
-
Of
-
Your
-
Sins
-
And
-
You
-
Will
-
Receive
-
The
-
Gift
-
Of
-
The
-
Holy
-
Spirit
-
Repent
-
They
-
Need
-
To
-
Change
-
Their
-
Minds
-
Their
-
Action
-
Has
-
Been
-
Sinful
-
In
-
Crucifying
-
The
-
Lord
-
Jesus
-
The
-
Need
-
To
-
Repent
-
It's
-
An
-
Intellectual
-
Process
-
Through
-
Which
-
They
-
Are
-
To
-
Revisit
-
What
-
Has
-
Happened
-
In
-
The
-
Past
-
And
-
Now
-
Seeing
-
What
-
Has
-
Happened
-
In
-
The
-
Past
-
In
-
The
-
Light
-
Of
-
What
-
God
-
Has
-
Revealed
-
To
-
Them
-
To
-
Come
-
To
-
The
-
Judgment
-
That
-
What
-
They
-
Did
-
Was
-
Absolutely
-
Wrong
-
It
-
Was
-
Sin
-
Against
-
!
-
God
-
And
-
In
-
Revisiting
-
That
-
Previous
-
Place
-
And
-
That
-
Previous
-
Judgment
-
And
-
Opinion
-
And
-
Changing
-
Their
-
Minds
-
About
-
It
-
Because
-
They
-
Are
-
Now
-
Persuaded
-
That
-
They
-
Were
-
Absolutely
-
Wrong
-
And
-
Turning
-
Away
-
From
-
It
-
Because
-
They
-
Hate
-
That
-
They
-
Hate
-
That
-
Very
-
Moment
-
Of
-
Rejection
-
And
-
They
-
Want
-
To
-
Turn
-
Back
-
To
-
The
-
God
-
Who
-
Had
-
Spoken
-
Through
-
Them
-
Through
-
The
-
Lord
-
Jesus
-
The
-
God
-
Against
-
Whom
-
They
-
Had
-
Sinned
-
Repent
-
Repentance
-
And
-
That's
-
What
-
God
-
Wants
-
Us
-
To
-
To
-
Look
-
At
-
In
-
Our
-
Lives
-
This
-
Evening
-
Whether
-
We
-
Are
-
Christians
-
Or
-
Not
-
Repentance
-
Must
-
Be
-
In
-
Place
-
Whether
-
We
-
Are
-
Christians
-
Or
-
Not
-
We
-
Must
-
Understand
-
What
-
It
-
Means
-
To
-
Look
-
At
-
Our
-
Sin
-
And
-
To
-
Look
-
At
-
Our
-
Wrong
-
Doing
-
And
-
To
-
Recognize
-
How
-
Wrong
-
It
-
Is
-
In
-
The
-
Light
-
Of
-
What
-
God
-
Has
-
Told
-
Us
-
And
-
To
-
Turn
-
Away
-
From
-
That
-
And
-
To
-
Seek
-
The
-
Mercy
-
Of
-
God
-
As
-
It
-
Is
-
In
-
Christ
-
Recognizing
-
A
-
Wrong
-
Doing
-
And
-
Recognizing
-
That
-
There
-
Is
-
Mercy
-
With
-
God
-
And
-
For
-
You
-
Tonight
-
Who
-
Does
-
Not
-
Yet
-
Know
-
The
-
Lord
-
Jesus
-
Repentance
-
Is
-
Something
-
That
-
Is
-
Life
-
Changing
-
And
-
Because
-
Of
-
The
-
Way
-
In
-
Which
-
God
-
Works
-
If
-
It
-
Is
-
The
-
Spirit
-
Of
-
God
-
That
-
Works
-
In
-
The
-
Sense
-
Of
-
Conviction
-
And
-
Guilt
-
It
-
Is
-
The
-
Spirit
-
Of
-
God
-
That
-
Calls
-
You
-
And
-
Gives
-
To
-
You
-
This
-
Repentance
-
Before
-
God
-
And
-
You
-
Have
-
To
-
Search
-
Out
-
In
-
Your
-
Heart
-
This
-
Evenly
-
Whether
-
In
-
This
-
Very
-
Moment
-
The
-
Spirit
-
Of
-
God
-
Which
-
Was
-
Working
-
At
-
Pentecost
-
Is
-
Now
-
Working
-
In
-
Your
-
Heart
-
Persuading
-
You
-
To
-
You
-
To
-
You
-
To
-
Turn
-
Away
-
From
-
The
-
Repeated
-
Decisions
-
To
-
Reject
-
Recognizing
-
How
-
Wrong
-
You
-
Were
-
And
-
Being
-
Persuaded
-
Now
-
That
-
What
-
You
-
Must
-
Do
-
Is
-
Turn
-
To
-
God
-
And
-
Cry
-
Out
-
To
-
Him
-
That's
-
Where
-
Our
-
Hope
-
Rests
-
That
-
The
-
Returned
-
Presence
-
Of
-
God
-
That
-
Works
-
Through
-
His
-
People
-
Through
-
His
-
Church
-
In
-
The
-
World
-
Will
-
Touch
-
Hearts
-
And
-
Lives
-
And
-
Will
-
Bring
-
About
-
That
-
Change
-
And
-
Every
-
Moment
-
That
-
The
-
Gospel
-
Is
-
Preached
-
We're
-
Praying
-
For
-
The
-
Holy
-
Spirit
-
To
-
Take
-
The
-
Truths
-
Of
-
The
-
Gospel
-
And
-
To
-
Drive
-
Them
-
Home
-
To
-
Hearts
-
And
-
Minds
-
To
-
Bring
-
About
-
That
-
Change
-
And
-
For
-
You
-
Pressing
-
The
-
Reset
-
Button
-
Is
-
Bringing
-
You
-
To
-
The
-
Basic
-
Place
-
Of
-
Facing
-
Your
-
Unbelief
-
And
-
Crying
-
Out
-
To
-
God
-
To
-
Forgive
-
You
-
For
-
That
-
Unbelief
-
And
-
For
-
The
-
Christian
-
This
-
Evening
-
The
-
Call
-
To
-
Repentance
-
Is
-
For
-
You
-
As
-
Well
-
We
-
Know
-
That
-
On
-
Our
-
Journey
-
Through
-
Life
-
We
-
Lift
-
Up
-
Baggage
-
We
-
Add
-
So
-
Many
-
Things
-
To
-
Life
-
We
-
Become
-
Busy
-
And
-
We
-
Become
-
Muddled
-
In
-
Our
-
Thinking
-
And
-
Cluttered
-
In
-
Our
-
Spiritual
-
Lives
-
And
-
Tonight
-
God
-
Wants
-
Us
-
To
-
Press
-
The
-
Reset
-
Button
-
And
-
To
-
Repaint
-
Of
-
All
-
Of
-
The
-
Things
-
That
-
We
-
Have
-
Introduced
-
To
-
Life
-
That
-
God
-
Says
-
Shouldn't
-
Be
-
There
-
And
-
That
-
Are
-
An
-
Obstacle
-
To
-
Our
-
Enjoyment
-
Of
-
The
-
Peace
-
Of
-
God
-
That
-
We
-
Have
-
!
-
In
-
Christ
-
Jesus
-
Oh
-
Lord
-
And
-
All
-
Of
-
Us
-
Have
-
To
-
Allow
-
The
-
Word
-
Of
-
God
-
And
-
The
-
Spirit
-
Of
-
God
-
This
-
Evening
-
To
-
Penetrate
-
Our
-
Lives
-
To
-
Go
-
Through
-
The
-
Exterior
-
Of
-
Christian
-
Profession
-
And
-
To
-
Land
-
In
-
Our
-
Hearts
-
And
-
In
-
Our
-
Consciences
-
And
-
To
-
Show
-
To
-
Us
-
The
-
Things
-
That
-
Ought
-
Not
-
To
-
Be
-
There
-
The
-
Things
-
That
-
Ought
-
Not
-
To
-
Be
-
Present
-
Or
-
Through
-
About
-
Us
-
And
-
All
-
Of
-
Us
-
Have
-
An
-
Exercise
-
To
-
To
-
Undertake
-
This
-
Evening
-
And
-
To
-
Go
-
And
-
To
-
Ask
-
God
-
To
-
Show
-
And
-
To
-
Go
-
And
-
To
-
Ask
-
God
-
To
-
Convict
-
And
-
To
-
Go
-
And
-
To
-
Ask
-
God
-
To
-
Help
-
Us
-
Take
-
These
-
Things
-
Away
-
And
-
Be
-
Rid
-
Of
-
These
-
Things
-
Turn
-
Away
-
From
-
Them
-
Repent
-
Of
-
Them
-
Repent
-
And
-
Be
-
Baptized
-
Every
-
One
-
Of
-
You
-
In
-
The
-
Name
-
Of
-
Jesus
-
Christ
-
For
-
The
-
For
-
Your
-
Sins
-
And
-
You
-
Will
-
Receive
-
The
-
Gift
-
Of
-
The
-
Holy
-
Ghost
-
There
-
Is
-
The
-
Baptism
-
That
-
Speaks
-
Of
-
Cleansing
-
There
-
Is
-
The
-
Baptism
-
That
-
Speaks
-
Of
-
A
-
Life
-
Now
-
Devoted
-
To
-
Discipleship
-
There
-
Is
-
A
-
Baptism
-
Which
-
Illustratively
-
Is
-
Comes
-
From
-
The
-
Whole
-
Idea
-
Of
-
Dipping
-
Something
-
In
-
Dye
-
So
-
It
-
Comes
-
Out
-
A
-
Different
-
Color
-
And
-
In
-
In
-
Life
-
The
-
Baptism
-
That
-
Peter
-
Is
-
Calling
-
For
-
And
-
The
-
Gospel
-
Is
-
Calling
-
For
-
Is
-
That
-
Kind
-
Of
-
Process
-
Where
-
We're
-
Dipped
-
Into
-
Christ
-
And
-
We
-
Become
-
New
-
People
-
And
-
Different
-
People
-
A
-
Different
-
Color
-
Because
-
We are
-
Now
-
The
-
Children
-
Of
-
God
-
And
-
That
-
Different
-
Color
-
Is
-
There
-
Because
-
Of
-
The
-
Forgiveness
-
Of
-
Her
-
Sins
-
I
-
Wonder
-
How
-
Much
-
Their
-
Relief
-
Gauge
-
Or
-
The
-
Relief
-
Gauge
-
In
-
Their
-
Lives
-
I
-
Wonder
-
How
-
Much
-
It
-
Rose
-
When
-
They
-
Heard
-
This
-
When
-
There
-
Is
-
This
-
Great
-
Opportunity
-
To
-
Accept
-
And
-
To
-
Receive
-
That
-
From
-
A
-
Moment
-
Of
-
Extreme
-
Anxiety
-
That
-
They
-
Move
-
To
-
A
-
Moment
-
Of
-
Great
-
Promise
-
And
-
Of
-
Great
-
Freedom
-
And
-
Of
-
Entering
-
Into
-
A
-
New
-
Life
-
Trusting
-
In
-
God
-
That's
-
The
-
Moment
-
Of
-
Reconciliation
-
And
-
What's
-
The
-
Outcome
-
What
-
Is
-
The
-
Outcome
-
We
-
Began
-
By
-
Thinking
-
Of
-
The
-
Absence
-
Of
-
The
-
Presence
-
Of
-
God
-
We
-
Thought
-
Of
-
The
-
Presence
-
Of
-
God
-
Being
-
Restored
-
Through
-
The
-
Resurrection
-
And
-
Exaltation
-
And
-
The
-
Spirit
-
Of
-
God
-
Being
-
Poured
-
In
-
This
-
Historical
-
Event
-
One
-
Off
-
Event
-
But
-
What's
-
The
-
Outcome
-
When
-
We
-
Receive
-
The
-
Forgiveness
-
Of
-
Sin
-
We
-
Have
-
We
-
Have
-
The
-
Gift
-
Of
-
The
-
Holy
-
Spirit
-
The
-
Holy
-
Spirit
-
Of
-
God
-
That
-
Speaks
-
Of
-
The
-
Presence
-
Of
-
God
-
In
-
The
-
Church
-
Of
-
Jesus
-
Christ
-
Now
-
Becomes
-
The
-
Holy
-
Spirit
-
Of
-
God
-
That
-
Speaks
-
About
-
The
-
Presence
-
Of
-
God
-
In
-
Each
-
Individual
-
Heart
-
It's
-
The
-
Spirit
-
That
-
Brings
-
New
-
Life
-
It's
-
The
-
Spirit
-
That
-
Shows
-
Jesus
-
To
-
Us
-
It's
-
The
-
Spirit
-
That
-
Transforms
-
Us
-
In
-
Our
-
Thinking
-
It's
-
The
-
Spirit
-
That
-
Renews
-
Us
-
It's
-
The
-
Spirit
-
That
-
Makes
-
Us
-
Like
-
Jesus
-
The
-
Presence
-
Of
-
God
-
In
-
The
-
Hearts
-
Of
-
The
-
Children
-
Of
-
God
-
Has
-
Life
-
Changing
-
Life
-
Transforming
-
Destiny
-
Setting
-
Influence
-
And
-
Impact
-
And
-
That's
-
The
-
Promise
-
That
-
They
-
Were
-
Given
-
And
-
As
-
We
-
Do
-
Press
-
The
-
Reset
-
Button
-
We
-
Want
-
To
-
Go
-
Forward
-
In
-
Life
-
In
-
This
-
Very
-
Place
-
With
-
This
-
Very
-
Experience
-
With
-
The
-
Presence
-
Of
-
God
-
That
-
Maybe
-
Has
-
Been
-
Absent
-
From
-
Our
-
Lives
-
For
-
A
-
Long
-
Time
-
Maybe
-
Has
-
Never
-
Been
-
In
-
Our
-
Lives
-
!
-
That
-
The
-
Presence
-
Of
-
God
-
And
-
The
-
Power
-
Of
-
The
-
Holy
-
Spirit
-
Of
-
God
-
Would
-
Be
-
In
-
Our
-
Hearts
-
And
-
That
-
Will
-
Change
-
And
-
That
-
Will
-
Help
-
And
-
That
-
Will
-
Show
-
To
-
Us
-
The
-
Kind
-
Of
-
Life
-
That
-
We
-
Ought
-
To
-
Live
-
That
-
Will
-
Bring
-
Us
-
Back
-
To
-
The
-
Factory
-
Settings
-
Of
-
The
-
Work
-
Of
-
God
-
Grace
-
In
-
Our
-
Lives
-
And
-
Will
-
Ensure
-
That
-
We're
-
Starting
-
Where
-
We
-
Should
-
Start
-
That
-
We
-
Go
-
On
-
Where
-
We
-
Should
-
Be
-
Going
-
On
-
That
-
We
-
Are
-
Pleasing
-
To
-
God
-
And
-
That
-
The
-
Spirit
-
Of
-
God
-
Which
-
Is
-
The
-
Presence
-
Of
-
God
-
Which
-
Changes
-
Us
-
Now
-
Will
-
One
-
Day
-
Jesus
-
Himself
-
Will
-
Raise
-
Us
-
Out
-
Of
-
Our
-
Graves
-
Will
-
Transform
-
Us
-
Into
-
His
-
Lackness
-
And
-
Go
-
Into
-
The
-
Full
-
Enjoyment
-
Of
-
God's
-
Everlasting
-
Salvation
-
And
-
So
-
Tonight
-
Let's
-
Not
-
Lose
-
Sight
-
Of
-
The
-
Big
-
Picture
-
Of
-
The
-
Absence
-
Of
-
The
-
Presence
-
Of
-
God
-
And
-
The
-
Return
-
Of
-
His
-
Presence
-
Through
-
The
-
Work
-
Of
-
The
-
Lord
-
Jesus
-
Let's
-
Hear
-
The
-
Revelation
-
And
-
Let
-
It
-
Penetrate
-
Our
-
Hearts
-
Convict
-
Us
-
Of
-
Our
-
Sin
-
And
-
May
-
Response
-
Be
-
To
-
Reach
-
Out
-
And
-
To
-
Cry
-
For
-
The
-
Reconciliation
-
That
-
Comes
-
Through
-
Faith
-
In
-
Jesus
-
Christ
-
By
-
The
-
Power
-
Of
-
God's
-
Spirit
-
In
-
Our
-
Lives
-
May
-
God
-
Help
-
Us
-
To
-
Be
-
There
-
This
-
Evening
-
To
-
Go
-
Through
-
That
-
Process
-
And
-
To
-
Rediscover
-
And
-
To
-
Discover
-
The joy
-
Of
-
The
-
Freedom
-
Of
-
Having
-
Your
-
Sins
-
Forgiven
-
And
-
Having
-
Peace
-
With
-
God
-
And
-
Walking
-
With
-
God
-
In
-
The
-
Land
-
Of
-
The
-
Living
-
May
-
God
-
Bless
-
!
-
His
-
Word
-
!
-
Let
-
us
-
!
-
Most
-
Gracious
-
God
-
We
-
Bow
-
Before
-
You
-
We
-
Acknowledge
-
The
-
Goodness
-
And
-
The
-
Greatness
-
Of
-
Your
-
Grace
-
We
-
Are
-
Thankful
-
To
-
You
-
For
-
Every
-
Way
-
In
-
Which
-
You
-
Intervene
-
In
-
The
-
Experience
-
Of
-
This
-
World
-
We
-
Give
-
Thanks
-
To
-
You
-
For
-
Your
-
Intervention
-
In
-
Sending
-
Your
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Son
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We
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Give
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Thanks
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To
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You
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For
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Your
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Intervention
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In
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Sending
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The
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Holy
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Spirit
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And
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We
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Give
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Thanks
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To
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You
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For
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Your
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Intervention
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In
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People
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Like
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Your
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Selves
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And
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Tonight
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We
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Pray
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That
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You
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Will
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So
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Work
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And
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Bless
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Your
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Word
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To
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Us
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That
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We
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May
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Be
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Made
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New
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That
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We
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Will
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Be
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New
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People
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And
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New
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Creations
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In
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Christ
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Jesus
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And
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That
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Our
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Lives
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Will
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Be
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In
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Devotion
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To
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You
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And
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Serving
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You
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All
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The
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Days
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Of
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Our
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Lives
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Help
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Us
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So
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To
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Walk
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With
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You
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And
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Grant
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Us
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Grace
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Every
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Day
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To
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Remain
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Faithful
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Amen
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Behold
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How
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Good
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A
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Thing
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It
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Is
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And
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To
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Becoming
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Well
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Together
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Such
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As
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Brethren
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Are
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In
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Unity
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To
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Dwell
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We
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Stand
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To
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Sing
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The
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Psalm
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And
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At
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The
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Close
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I
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Will
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Go
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To
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The
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Main
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Door
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Behold
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How
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Good
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How
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Thing
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It
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Is
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And
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How
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Be
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Coming
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Well
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Together
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Such
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As
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Brethren
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Are
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In
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Unity
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To
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Dwell
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Like
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Precious
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Point
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And
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All
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The
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Head
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As
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Precious
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The
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Year
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Is
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Ro
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In
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E
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E
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On
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S
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De
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To
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The
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S
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The
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!
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The
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God
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Is
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God
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Is
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God
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!
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For
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!
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The
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De
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Less
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In
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God
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!
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Of
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Grace
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Of
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Lord
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Jesus
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Christ
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The
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Love
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Of
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God
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The
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Father
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And
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The
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Fellowship
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Of
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The
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Holy
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Spirit
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Be
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With
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You
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All
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Now
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And
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Forever
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More
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Amen
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Thank you.
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Thank you.