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 Welcome to the Willow Ridge Sermons Podcast, where you can listen to audio from our most

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 Amen.

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 You guys can be seated.

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 If you have your Bible, and I hope you do, I want to invite you to join us in Matthew chapter 6.

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 If you do not have a copy of God's Word, we have some black Bibles right back here at the

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 connection table.

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 They will be there for the entirety of the service.

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 They'll be back there after the service is over with.

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 So if you do not have a copy of God's Word and you want one, please go back there, take

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 one of these.

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 This is our gift to you.

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 We want to make sure everyone has a copy of the Bible.

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 Now, last Sunday was great.

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 It was great for a lot of reasons, right?

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 Wonderful being able to come together for Easter Sunday and worship together.

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 Last week, if you weren't able to be here, we did have baptisms, and the baptistry is still

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 out.

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 And so I would like to share for us to be in prayer and praise our Spanish-speaking service,

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 which happens 1230.

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 They will be baptizing today, and I believe eight people will be getting baptized.

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 So we celebrate and we praise God, absolutely, for all that He is doing.

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 Would you pause with me for just one moment as we go to the Lord in prayer?

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 God, we thank you for today.

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 Lord, we thank you for this time that we could gather together, Lord, and open your Word.

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 Lord, may I be faithful to you and to what you have for us.

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 Father, if any of this is not of me, Lord, remove it so that you will be glorified.

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 Listen, Jesus, let me pray.

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 Amen.

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 Amen.

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 We are continuing on in studying of the book of the Gospel of Matthew, and specifically

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 over the last several weeks, we have been working through the Sermon on the Mount.

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 And when we get here to Matthew chapter 6, there's a little break in the flow of how Jesus has

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 been teaching for what Jesus will teach.

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 Before we get there, I would like to share a common criticism of the church, a common criticism

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 from the outside world, people who are not Christians, about the church.

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 I've heard this criticism more times than I can think of.

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 You know, the church is full of hypocrites.

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 The church is full of hypocrites.

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 Well, my question for us this morning is, is this a fair or unfair assessment of the church?

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 I know oftentimes, right, when we feel like someone is attacking those or something that

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 we love, we tend to want to defend.

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 We tend to want to be biased in our assessment.

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 And so if you were like me, when you hear someone say that the church is full of hypocrites,

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 it can cause within us a defense mechanism to well up inside of us to say, oh, no, we aren't.

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 But when we are honest about ourselves, myself included in this with you, right?

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 Praise God, the church is full of sinners saved by the grace of God.

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 None of us in here are deserving or worthy of God's grace, but praise God that he gives it to us.

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 So we are saints, but sinners saved by grace, not through our work, but through his.

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 And if the church is full of sinners, and sinners are defined sinners because we sin, and hypocrisy is a sin,

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 then it would be fair to come to the assessment that churches can be full of hypocrites.

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 In Matthew's gospel, Jesus is going to address this in the Sermon on the Mount.

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 And I believe 11 different times in Matthew's gospel, Jesus addresses hypocrisy from those who would think of themselves or see themselves as spiritual.

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 In Matthew 6, Jesus is going to call those who long for and desire to be a part of the kingdom.

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 Remember, Jesus came, repent for the kingdom of heaven is here.

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 He's called us to follow him through repentance and faith, and now he's going to call to reflect the kingdom ethic.

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 To be the people of God that he's called us to be.

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 Not out of sense of self-righteous religious practice, but out of a true heart for God.

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 God who saves us, God who transforms us, and God who sanctifies us.

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 I praise God that he has saved me.

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 I praise God that in salvation he has transformed me.

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 The old is gone, the new has come.

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 But folks, I, like you, we are a work in progress.

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 And it is not through our own religious might that we are changed,

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 but it's through the working of the Holy Spirit in us.

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 So we begin this in Matthew 6, verse 1, with a warning against hypocrisy.

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 Now Jesus will not mention hypocrisy in verse 1, but he will mention it several times throughout the passage that we are going to look at this morning.

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 So let's see what his warning specifically is.

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 Jesus says in Matthew 6, verse 1,

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 Beware of practicing your righteousness before other people in order to be seen by them.

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 Now this morning we are going to look at three different religious behaviors that Jesus addresses.

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 Three religious behaviors that were commonly practiced.

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 Sorry, the pollens get to me a little bit this morning.

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 There we go.

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 Commonly practiced and commonly practiced in public by the religious elites of Jesus' day.

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 Jesus talks about the practice of giving to the poor, of prayer.

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 And then we're going to jump down and read verses 16, 17, and 18 and talk about one of our favorite things, fasting.

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 All right?

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 Now, a couple of things about these when we look at these.

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 Number one, number one, these are not sinful practices.

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 Don't look at this as an opportunity this morning to stop giving.

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 Don't look at this as an opportunity to stop praying.

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 And don't look at this as an opportunity to continue to no longer fast, right?

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 Jesus is, in fact, assuming that these practices are happening in the lives.

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 He will say, when you give to those in need, when you pray, and when you fast.

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 Jesus is not releasing them from being obedient to God.

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 Instead, what he's working on, what we will see, is the heart condition.

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 So we'll get there.

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 We'll get there.

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 Number two, we are called to display our faith.

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 We are called to display our faith.

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 My faith should be something that I believe in, and then there should be evidence of my faith coming from me in my life.

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 That's why in Matthew 5, 16, Jesus says, in the same way,

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 let your light shine before others so that they may see your good works and give glory to your Father who is in heaven.

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 You see, Jesus isn't saying that our faith is this personal practice away from everyone else.

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 That Jesus is calling us, both within a context of body of believers and also within the context of the lost world,

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 to live out our faith in real, tangible ways.

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 So this isn't, spiritually speaking, to become a hermit.

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 It's not what Jesus is challenging.

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 The challenge Jesus is giving is not if you should do them, but why do you do them?

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 Not if you should give, if you should fast, if you should pray, but why are you doing these things?

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 Is your obedience to God from a heart of obedience or from a heart of hypocrisy?

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 So a hypocrite.

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 What is a hypocrite?

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 Sometimes I feel like we throw out words, I throw out words,

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 and we don't have a clear understanding of the word that is being used.

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 So Jesus will say, don't be a hypocrite.

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 And I think when we understand this word, especially in the context that Jesus uses,

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 it'll help us understand.

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 You see, a hypocrite is a theatrical term.

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 A hypocrite refers to the process by which an actor,

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 and oftentimes within the time of Jesus and moving much forward all throughout the Roman Empire,

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 there would not be enough actors or actresses, largely actors,

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 to play all of the roles that were going to happen.

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 There wasn't the makeup.

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 There wasn't film.

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 Everything had to happen in front of them.

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 So what the actors would do is they would practice a form of hypocrisy.

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 They would take masks and put them on so that you could see who they are

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 or the character they are playing by the mask that they wear.

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 So if you're playing one part, or if you're playing two different parts,

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 you may have two masks.

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 You put this mask on, and then you put this mask on,

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 and then you put this mask on.

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 So a person is determined by who they are

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 and the theatrical performance they are playing by the mask they wear.

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 One of my favorite actors of all time is Morgan Freeman.

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 If you don't like Morgan Freeman and Morgan Freeman movies, I don't understand.

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 I love Morgan Freeman because specifically of his ability

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 to display many different masks as he performs.

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 Let me throw out some of my favorites to you.

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 Now I'm going to say the name of the character

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 and see if you can come with me on these, all right?

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 Hoke Cloburn.

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 That's from Driving Miss Daisy.

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 Sergeant Major John Rollins from the movie Glory.

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 One I threw out to Josh Nix this morning,

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 and he didn't get it.

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 But if you were a teenager in the late 80s, early 90s,

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 like I think you should know this movie.

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 He played the character Azeem.

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 You might know.

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 He's the sidekick of Kevin Costner.

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 Robin Hood, Prince of Thieves.

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 Thank you, sir.

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 Alex Cross and Kiss the Girls and Along Came a Spider.

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 But my favorite, my favorite Morgan Freeman character,

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 of all time, hands down, greatest movie that's ever been made.

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 Ellis Boyd Redding.

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 Shawshank Redemption, otherwise known as Red.

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 I didn't know we'd get into a dialogue about this,

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 but I love it, right?

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 I love it.

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 I love it.

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 Right.

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 Here's what makes Morgan Freeman a great actor.

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 I'm sorry.

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 What did he play in Lean on Me?

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 Who is this character's name?

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 Principal Joe Clark, right?

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 Right.

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 How did I leave that one off?

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 Right?

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 Phenomenal work.

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 What makes Morgan Freeman a great actor?

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 Is he's not a principal?

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 He's not a chauffeur.

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 He's not a sergeant major.

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 He's not a warrior.

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 He's not a detective.

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 He is not a prison inmate.

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 But he can convince you in a movie that this is who he is.

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 I'm going to let this question resonate with you.

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 Are your acts of obedience,

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 are the religious workings that is displayed in your life,

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 are they done with a motive to convince others

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 that this is who you truly are?

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 Are they done with the motive of this is who you are in Christ?

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 And your obedience is reflective of the one who has saved you,

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 the one who has transformed you,

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 and the one who has sanctified you.

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 Jesus says,

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 beware of practicing righteousness

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 before other people

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 in order to be seen by them.

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 Jesus is addressing

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 the motivation

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 of the heart.

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 Is it a heart

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 of flesh

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 or a heart of God?

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 So the first that he speaks to

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 is the heart

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 the heart of giving.

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 Would you join me in reading verses 2-4?

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 Thus, when you give to the needy,

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 sound no trumpet before you

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 as the hypocrites do in the synagogue

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 and in the streets,

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 that they may be praised by others.

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 Truly, I say to you,

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 they have received their reward.

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 But when you give to the needy,

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 do not let your left hand know

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 what your right hand is doing

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 so that your giving may be in secret

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 and your Father who sees in secret

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 will reward you.

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 Here's what Jesus is saying.

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 Don't be the person

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 whose goal and generosity

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 is to draw attention to yourself.

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 Don't be a person

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 in manners of generosity

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 to be followed with

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 with a heart

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 and a posturing

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 and a mindset

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 of look at me.

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 And if you do,

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 your reward

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 is found

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 in the moment

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 in the praise of man

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 and not in the glory of God.

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 The religious hypocrites

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 of the day

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 enjoyed

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 flaunting

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 both what they gave

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 in the synagogue

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 and on the streets.

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 Their means of sacrifice,

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 their means of giving

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 was not out of obedience

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 to the Lord

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 but off their own praise.

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 We give to God

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 because we trust Him.

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 We give to God

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 because we love Him.

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 We give to God

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 because we understand

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 that all that I,

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 not just all that I am,

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 but all that I have

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 is His.

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 And God,

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 I trust You.

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 I don't trust You

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 just with my salvation,

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 but I trust You

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 with my right now.

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 I trust You

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 with every part of me.

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 I trust You

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 with my bank account.

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 I trust You

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 with my wife.

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 I trust You

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 with my kids.

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 Lord,

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 I trust You

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 with it all.

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 And God,

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 I am not giving back

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 to You

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 a portion that is Yours

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 and keeping for the rest

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 the part that is Mine,

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 but I'm giving it all

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 to You

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 as You've called me to.

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 Every dollar

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 that is spent

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 is Yours.

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 Every dollar

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 that's given

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 is Yours.

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 But also,

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 we give to others

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 so that we can show

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 the compassion

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 and love

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 that was bestowed

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 upon us.

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 So I give

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 and I'm generous

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 because I'm compassionate

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 to You

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 and where You are

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 and it's not that

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 I pity You,

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 it's that I love You.

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 Not because You've

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 earned it

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 or You've deserved it

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 because it's desperate

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 what you need

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 in the same way

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 that God

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 gives to us.

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 And so if the warning,

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 it is the warning

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 of the heart

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 that seeks

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 self-glory.

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 and this

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 when we seek

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 our self-glory

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 is the reward

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 instead of

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 the glory

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 for God

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 that He's called us to.

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 The second

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 is the heart

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 of prayer.

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 We'll read

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 verses 5 through 8

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 next week.

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 We will look at

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 specifically

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 how Jesus instructs us

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 to pray

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 starting in verse 9

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 but let's look at

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 the heart of prayer.

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 Jesus says,

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 when you pray

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 you must not be

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 like the hypocrites.

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 Again,

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 here we go.

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 Must not be like

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 the hypocrites

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 for they love

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 to stand

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 and pray

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 in the synagogue

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 and at street corners

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 that they may be

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 seen by others.

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 Truly,

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 I say to you,

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 they have received

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 their reward.

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 But when you pray,

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 go into your room

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 and shut the door

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 and pray to your Father

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 who is in secret

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 and your Father

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 who sees

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 in secret

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 will reward you.

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 And when you pray,

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 do not heap up

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 empty phrases

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 as the Gentiles do

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 for they think

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 that they will be heard

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 for their many words.

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 Do not be like them

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 for your Father

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 knows what you need

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 before you ask Him.

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 This week,

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 I read prayer

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 defined as this.

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 A child of God

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 talking to His heavenly Father,

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 and listening to His Father

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 by His Word

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 illuminated by the Spirit.

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 I love,

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 I think oftentimes

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 that you and I

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 approach prayer

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 like a job interview.

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 I'm here to impress.

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 I've got to use long words.

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 I've got to give

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 complicated thoughts.

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 I've got to impress God

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 with who I am

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 in my prayers

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 or in a religious sense

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 like what we see here.

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 I don't want to impress

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 those who are around me

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 instead of the beautiful picture

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 of what we see,

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 of what is defined here,

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 of the simplicity

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 of a child

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 talking to their father.

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 A child crawling up

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 in the lap.

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 A child whispering

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 in the ear.

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 A child sharing

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 the affirmations

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 and the adoration

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 of their heart

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 to their father.

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 You see,

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 the prayer

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 for the hypocrite

00:20:19.200 --> 00:20:21.680
 is not a sincere

00:20:21.680 --> 00:20:23.320
 conversation with God,

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 but instead

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 is an opportunity

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 for them

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 to try to prove

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 and try to show

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 how spiritual

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 they truly are.

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 Who they are

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 in their public prayer life

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 is not who they are

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 in their private prayer life.

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 The issue

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 is not just that

00:20:43.840 --> 00:20:44.480
 their prayers

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 are too eloquent

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 or too long

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 or too spiritual.

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 The issue

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 is that

00:20:51.360 --> 00:20:52.460
 their prayer

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 is a public

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 performance.

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 Their prayer

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 comes from a heart

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 that seeks

00:21:02.720 --> 00:21:04.220
 spiritual prominence

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 before others.

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 Let me prove

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 how much more

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 spiritual

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 I am

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 than you.

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 I think

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 when we

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 take on

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 attitudes like this

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 that what we do

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 instead of impressing

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 is that we

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 discourage

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 those

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 who were

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 desperately

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 and earnestly

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 trying to grow

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 in their faith

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 and in their obedience.

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 And as a result

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 they feel like

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 their prayer

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 is less than

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 because it can't

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 meet the standard

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 of the Oscar

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 winning performance

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 that they just saw.

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 Jesus said

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 don't be

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 in this

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 performative mode.

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 Don't be

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 like the Gentiles

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 who babble

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 empty phrases

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 over and over

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 and over

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 again

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 to gods

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 who do not

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 even exist.

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 But let

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 your public

00:22:07.580 --> 00:22:08.540
 prayer life

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 reflect

00:22:10.280 --> 00:22:12.380
 your daily

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 private life.

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 Number three

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 number three

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 the heart

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 of fasting.

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 Drop down

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 with me

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 to verse

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 16 through

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 18.

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 And when

00:22:25.980 --> 00:22:26.800
 you fast

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 do not

00:22:28.660 --> 00:22:29.540
 look gloomy

00:22:29.540 --> 00:22:31.360
 like the

00:22:31.360 --> 00:22:31.980
 hypocrites

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 for they

00:22:33.320 --> 00:22:34.300
 disfigure

00:22:34.300 --> 00:22:35.320
 their faces

00:22:35.320 --> 00:22:36.760
 that their

00:22:36.760 --> 00:22:37.460
 fasting

00:22:37.460 --> 00:22:38.500
 may be

00:22:38.500 --> 00:22:39.040
 seen by

00:22:39.040 --> 00:22:39.500
 others.

00:22:40.580 --> 00:22:40.780
 Truly

00:22:40.780 --> 00:22:41.300
 I say

00:22:41.300 --> 00:22:41.640
 to you

00:22:41.640 --> 00:22:42.060
 they have

00:22:42.060 --> 00:22:42.580
 received

00:22:42.580 --> 00:22:43.400
 their reward

00:22:43.400 --> 00:22:44.180
 but when

00:22:44.180 --> 00:22:45.020
 you fast

00:22:45.020 --> 00:22:46.060
 anoint

00:22:46.060 --> 00:22:46.860
 your head

00:22:46.860 --> 00:22:47.880
 and wash

00:22:47.880 --> 00:22:48.700
 your face

00:22:48.700 --> 00:22:49.340
 that your

00:22:49.340 --> 00:22:50.260
 fasting may

00:22:50.260 --> 00:22:51.080
 not be

00:22:51.080 --> 00:22:51.600
 seen by

00:22:51.600 --> 00:22:51.980
 others

00:22:51.980 --> 00:22:52.400
 but by

00:22:52.400 --> 00:22:52.660
 your

00:22:52.660 --> 00:22:53.420
 father

00:22:53.420 --> 00:22:53.980
 who is

00:22:53.980 --> 00:22:54.800
 in secret

00:22:54.800 --> 00:22:55.280
 and your

00:22:55.280 --> 00:22:55.660
 father

00:22:55.660 --> 00:22:56.580
 who sees

00:22:56.580 --> 00:22:57.260
 in secret

00:22:57.260 --> 00:22:58.140
 will

00:22:58.140 --> 00:22:59.300
 reward

00:22:59.300 --> 00:23:00.160
 you.

00:23:01.060 --> 00:23:01.520
 Praise

00:23:01.520 --> 00:23:01.960
 God for

00:23:01.960 --> 00:23:02.360
 you and

00:23:02.360 --> 00:23:02.640
 me

00:23:02.640 --> 00:23:03.080
 there's

00:23:03.080 --> 00:23:03.420
 probably

00:23:03.420 --> 00:23:03.820
 enough

00:23:03.820 --> 00:23:04.360
 conviction

00:23:04.360 --> 00:23:04.900
 in the

00:23:04.900 --> 00:23:05.140
 first

00:23:05.140 --> 00:23:05.960
 four words

00:23:05.960 --> 00:23:06.400
 and when

00:23:06.400 --> 00:23:06.600
 you

00:23:06.600 --> 00:23:07.020
 fast.

00:23:09.500 --> 00:23:10.340
 so let

00:23:10.340 --> 00:23:10.440
 me

00:23:10.440 --> 00:23:10.740
 confess

00:23:10.740 --> 00:23:11.000
 here

00:23:11.000 --> 00:23:11.280
 right

00:23:11.280 --> 00:23:11.500
 right

00:23:11.500 --> 00:23:11.740
 right

00:23:11.740 --> 00:23:12.740
 this

00:23:12.740 --> 00:23:13.020
 I don't

00:23:13.020 --> 00:23:13.200
 know if

00:23:13.200 --> 00:23:13.420
 you can

00:23:13.420 --> 00:23:13.740
 tell

00:23:13.740 --> 00:23:15.360
 this is a

00:23:15.360 --> 00:23:15.720
 practice

00:23:15.720 --> 00:23:16.040
 that I

00:23:16.040 --> 00:23:16.300
 need to

00:23:16.300 --> 00:23:16.660
 have more

00:23:16.660 --> 00:23:17.120
 for many

00:23:17.120 --> 00:23:18.400
 many reasons

00:23:18.400 --> 00:23:19.240
 in my

00:23:19.240 --> 00:23:19.640
 life.

00:23:19.920 --> 00:23:20.200
 But what

00:23:20.200 --> 00:23:20.760
 is fasting?

00:23:21.260 --> 00:23:21.680
 What is

00:23:21.680 --> 00:23:22.480
 biblical fasting

00:23:22.480 --> 00:23:23.420
 and why

00:23:23.420 --> 00:23:23.700
 do we do

00:23:23.700 --> 00:23:23.780
 it?

00:23:23.860 --> 00:23:24.280
 Simple

00:23:24.280 --> 00:23:25.100
 for needs

00:23:25.100 --> 00:23:25.400
 for this

00:23:25.400 --> 00:23:25.640
 morning

00:23:25.640 --> 00:23:26.080
 fasting

00:23:26.080 --> 00:23:26.600
 consists

00:23:26.600 --> 00:23:27.040
 of

00:23:27.040 --> 00:23:27.720
 abstaining

00:23:27.720 --> 00:23:28.800
 from

00:23:28.800 --> 00:23:29.300
 eating

00:23:29.300 --> 00:23:30.020
 drinking

00:23:30.020 --> 00:23:30.940
 or another

00:23:30.940 --> 00:23:31.620
 activity

00:23:31.620 --> 00:23:33.160
 for a

00:23:33.160 --> 00:23:33.500
 dedicated

00:23:33.500 --> 00:23:34.420
 set period

00:23:34.420 --> 00:23:34.920
 of time

00:23:34.920 --> 00:23:36.120
 for

00:23:36.120 --> 00:23:36.640
 purposes

00:23:36.640 --> 00:23:37.040
 of

00:23:37.040 --> 00:23:37.580
 prayer

00:23:37.580 --> 00:23:38.980
 devotion

00:23:38.980 --> 00:23:40.080
 mourning

00:23:40.080 --> 00:23:41.140
 repentance

00:23:41.140 --> 00:23:41.600
 and

00:23:41.600 --> 00:23:42.000
 obedience.

00:23:42.740 --> 00:23:43.160
 It's

00:23:43.160 --> 00:23:43.660
 setting this

00:23:43.660 --> 00:23:44.100
 aside

00:23:44.100 --> 00:23:44.400
 saying

00:23:44.400 --> 00:23:44.900
 Jesus

00:23:44.900 --> 00:23:45.780
 you are

00:23:45.780 --> 00:23:46.220
 enough

00:23:46.220 --> 00:23:47.600
 and so

00:23:47.600 --> 00:23:47.760
 I'm going

00:23:47.760 --> 00:23:47.980
 to give

00:23:47.980 --> 00:23:48.360
 up this

00:23:48.360 --> 00:23:48.880
 meal

00:23:48.880 --> 00:23:49.880
 I'm going

00:23:49.880 --> 00:23:50.020
 to give

00:23:50.020 --> 00:23:50.320
 up this

00:23:50.320 --> 00:23:51.040
 time

00:23:51.040 --> 00:23:51.620
 I'm going

00:23:51.620 --> 00:23:51.780
 to give

00:23:51.780 --> 00:23:52.100
 up this

00:23:52.100 --> 00:23:52.860
 activity

00:23:52.860 --> 00:23:54.300
 find my

00:23:54.300 --> 00:23:55.360
 satisfaction

00:23:55.360 --> 00:23:56.560
 my purpose

00:23:56.560 --> 00:23:57.280
 to set

00:23:57.280 --> 00:23:58.140
 my mind

00:23:58.140 --> 00:23:58.880
 and my

00:23:58.880 --> 00:23:59.280
 heart

00:23:59.280 --> 00:24:00.040
 on you.

00:24:00.260 --> 00:24:00.360
 Now

00:24:00.360 --> 00:24:01.400
 one thing

00:24:01.400 --> 00:24:02.120
 to note

00:24:02.120 --> 00:24:02.660
 about

00:24:02.660 --> 00:24:03.200
 fasting

00:24:03.200 --> 00:24:04.920
 it's

00:24:04.920 --> 00:24:05.360
 hard

00:24:05.360 --> 00:24:07.160
 when

00:24:07.160 --> 00:24:07.600
 fasting

00:24:07.600 --> 00:24:08.160
 is done

00:24:08.160 --> 00:24:08.560
 well

00:24:08.560 --> 00:24:09.660
 it

00:24:09.660 --> 00:24:10.220
 should

00:24:10.220 --> 00:24:11.280
 be

00:24:11.280 --> 00:24:12.300
 difficult

00:24:12.300 --> 00:24:13.600
 you see

00:24:13.600 --> 00:24:14.620
 the call

00:24:14.620 --> 00:24:15.240
 is to

00:24:15.240 --> 00:24:15.580
 fast

00:24:15.580 --> 00:24:15.800
 from

00:24:15.800 --> 00:24:16.340
 things

00:24:16.340 --> 00:24:16.760
 that

00:24:16.760 --> 00:24:17.060
 you

00:24:17.060 --> 00:24:17.440
 feel

00:24:17.440 --> 00:24:17.680
 like

00:24:17.680 --> 00:24:17.900
 you

00:24:17.900 --> 00:24:18.540
 need

00:24:18.540 --> 00:24:19.800
 or

00:24:19.800 --> 00:24:20.000
 that

00:24:20.000 --> 00:24:20.200
 you

00:24:20.200 --> 00:24:20.440
 do

00:24:20.440 --> 00:24:20.900
 need

00:24:20.900 --> 00:24:21.800
 or

00:24:21.800 --> 00:24:22.040
 that

00:24:22.040 --> 00:24:22.240
 you

00:24:22.240 --> 00:24:22.840
 desire

00:24:22.840 --> 00:24:23.720
 and

00:24:23.720 --> 00:24:23.900
 that

00:24:23.900 --> 00:24:24.020
 are

00:24:24.020 --> 00:24:24.160
 a

00:24:24.160 --> 00:24:24.540
 consistent

00:24:24.540 --> 00:24:25.040
 part

00:24:25.040 --> 00:24:25.240
 of

00:24:25.240 --> 00:24:25.380
 your

00:24:25.380 --> 00:24:25.680
 life

00:24:25.680 --> 00:24:25.840
 so

00:24:25.840 --> 00:24:25.960
 an

00:24:25.960 --> 00:24:26.220
 example

00:24:26.220 --> 00:24:26.400
 for

00:24:26.400 --> 00:24:26.520
 me

00:24:26.520 --> 00:24:26.740
 right

00:24:26.740 --> 00:24:28.000
 a

00:24:28.000 --> 00:24:28.760
 proper

00:24:28.760 --> 00:24:29.400
 fasting

00:24:29.400 --> 00:24:30.500
 would

00:24:30.500 --> 00:24:30.700
 be

00:24:30.700 --> 00:24:30.960
 for

00:24:30.960 --> 00:24:31.360
 me

00:24:31.360 --> 00:24:32.060
 to

00:24:32.060 --> 00:24:32.580
 fast

00:24:32.580 --> 00:24:33.180
 from

00:24:33.180 --> 00:24:33.500
 food

00:24:33.500 --> 00:24:34.740
 I

00:24:34.740 --> 00:24:34.960
 love

00:24:34.960 --> 00:24:35.300
 food

00:24:35.300 --> 00:24:36.100
 I

00:24:36.100 --> 00:24:36.280
 love

00:24:36.280 --> 00:24:36.540
 a lot

00:24:36.540 --> 00:24:36.640
 of

00:24:36.640 --> 00:24:36.880
 food

00:24:36.880 --> 00:24:37.520
 I

00:24:37.520 --> 00:24:37.700
 love

00:24:37.700 --> 00:24:37.900
 all

00:24:37.900 --> 00:24:38.020
 the

00:24:38.020 --> 00:24:38.260
 food

00:24:38.260 --> 00:24:39.020
 I'm

00:24:39.020 --> 00:24:39.240
 thinking

00:24:39.240 --> 00:24:39.460
 about

00:24:39.460 --> 00:24:39.700
 lunch

00:24:39.700 --> 00:24:40.100
 right now

00:24:40.100 --> 00:24:40.380
 right

00:24:40.380 --> 00:24:40.580
 I

00:24:40.580 --> 00:24:41.560
 love

00:24:41.560 --> 00:24:41.940
 food

00:24:41.940 --> 00:24:43.220
 now

00:24:43.220 --> 00:24:44.200
 an

00:24:44.200 --> 00:24:44.960
 improper

00:24:44.960 --> 00:24:46.020
 fast

00:24:46.020 --> 00:24:46.540
 for me

00:24:46.540 --> 00:24:47.880
 I may

00:24:47.880 --> 00:24:48.220
 do this

00:24:48.220 --> 00:24:48.760
 this Christmas

00:24:48.760 --> 00:24:51.020
 would be

00:24:51.020 --> 00:24:51.760
 to fast

00:24:51.760 --> 00:24:52.940
 from

00:24:52.940 --> 00:24:53.700
 lifetime

00:24:53.700 --> 00:24:54.580
 Christmas

00:24:54.580 --> 00:24:55.480
 movies

00:24:55.480 --> 00:24:56.980
 improper

00:24:56.980 --> 00:24:57.360
 fast

00:24:57.360 --> 00:24:57.680
 why

00:24:57.680 --> 00:24:58.260
 not a

00:24:58.260 --> 00:24:58.540
 fan

00:24:58.540 --> 00:24:59.920
 not a

00:24:59.920 --> 00:25:00.080
 fan

00:25:00.080 --> 00:25:00.340
 I can

00:25:00.340 --> 00:25:00.660
 watch the

00:25:00.660 --> 00:25:01.180
 first five

00:25:01.180 --> 00:25:01.440
 minutes

00:25:01.440 --> 00:25:01.720
 in the

00:25:01.720 --> 00:25:02.200
 last five

00:25:02.200 --> 00:25:02.500
 minutes

00:25:02.500 --> 00:25:02.860
 and

00:25:02.860 --> 00:25:03.020
 know

00:25:03.020 --> 00:25:03.440
 everything

00:25:03.440 --> 00:25:03.640
 that

00:25:03.640 --> 00:25:03.880
 happened

00:25:03.880 --> 00:25:04.020
 in

00:25:04.020 --> 00:25:04.280
 between

00:25:04.280 --> 00:25:04.580
 right

00:25:04.580 --> 00:25:05.580
 if

00:25:05.580 --> 00:25:05.700
 you

00:25:05.700 --> 00:25:05.920
 love

00:25:05.920 --> 00:25:06.020
 them

00:25:06.020 --> 00:25:06.480
 great

00:25:06.480 --> 00:25:06.720
 for

00:25:06.720 --> 00:25:06.980
 you

00:25:06.980 --> 00:25:07.520
 they're

00:25:07.520 --> 00:25:07.740
 not

00:25:07.740 --> 00:25:07.980
 my

00:25:07.980 --> 00:25:08.240
 deal

00:25:08.240 --> 00:25:08.540
 okay

00:25:08.540 --> 00:25:09.360
 fasting

00:25:09.360 --> 00:25:09.760
 is

00:25:09.760 --> 00:25:10.240
 intended

00:25:10.240 --> 00:25:10.660
 to be

00:25:10.660 --> 00:25:11.100
 hard

00:25:11.100 --> 00:25:12.600
 fasting

00:25:12.600 --> 00:25:12.960
 is

00:25:12.960 --> 00:25:13.400
 intended

00:25:13.400 --> 00:25:13.820
 to be

00:25:13.820 --> 00:25:14.400
 difficult

00:25:14.400 --> 00:25:15.960
 fasting

00:25:15.960 --> 00:25:16.240
 is

00:25:16.240 --> 00:25:16.960
 intended

00:25:16.960 --> 00:25:17.260
 to

00:25:17.260 --> 00:25:18.060
 challenge

00:25:18.060 --> 00:25:18.500
 the

00:25:18.500 --> 00:25:19.100
 physically

00:25:19.100 --> 00:25:19.580
 of

00:25:19.580 --> 00:25:20.100
 who

00:25:20.100 --> 00:25:20.380
 we

00:25:20.380 --> 00:25:20.840
 are

00:25:20.840 --> 00:25:21.500
 within

00:25:21.500 --> 00:25:21.900
 this

00:25:21.900 --> 00:25:22.260
 as

00:25:22.260 --> 00:25:22.580
 we

00:25:22.580 --> 00:25:23.440
 spiritually

00:25:23.440 --> 00:25:24.300
 lean

00:25:24.300 --> 00:25:24.740
 in

00:25:24.740 --> 00:25:25.200
 and

00:25:25.200 --> 00:25:25.680
 trust

00:25:25.680 --> 00:25:25.960
 him

00:25:25.960 --> 00:25:26.360
 more

00:25:26.360 --> 00:25:29.120
 and

00:25:29.120 --> 00:25:29.360
 people

00:25:29.360 --> 00:25:29.960
 fasted

00:25:29.960 --> 00:25:30.300
 then

00:25:30.300 --> 00:25:31.700
 and

00:25:31.700 --> 00:25:31.940
 maybe

00:25:31.940 --> 00:25:32.260
 even

00:25:32.260 --> 00:25:32.640
 now

00:25:32.640 --> 00:25:34.140
 they

00:25:34.140 --> 00:25:35.100
 loved

00:25:35.100 --> 00:25:36.440
 to

00:25:36.440 --> 00:25:36.620
 make

00:25:36.620 --> 00:25:36.720
 a

00:25:36.720 --> 00:25:36.860
 big

00:25:36.860 --> 00:25:37.060
 deal

00:25:37.060 --> 00:25:37.300
 about

00:25:37.300 --> 00:25:37.520
 it

00:25:37.520 --> 00:25:38.620
 the

00:25:38.620 --> 00:25:38.940
 picture

00:25:38.940 --> 00:25:39.100
 that

00:25:39.100 --> 00:25:39.240
 I

00:25:39.240 --> 00:25:39.440
 think

00:25:39.440 --> 00:25:39.580
 of

00:25:39.580 --> 00:25:39.660
 and

00:25:39.660 --> 00:25:39.760
 the

00:25:39.760 --> 00:25:39.960
 picture

00:25:39.960 --> 00:25:40.100
 that

00:25:40.100 --> 00:25:40.220
 I

00:25:40.220 --> 00:25:40.440
 see

00:25:40.440 --> 00:25:40.820
 would

00:25:40.820 --> 00:25:40.960
 be

00:25:40.960 --> 00:25:41.280
 like

00:25:41.280 --> 00:25:41.960
 seventh

00:25:41.960 --> 00:25:42.420
 grade

00:25:42.420 --> 00:25:42.900
 Bo

00:25:42.900 --> 00:25:44.900
 waking

00:25:44.900 --> 00:25:45.340
 up

00:25:45.340 --> 00:25:46.520
 on a

00:25:46.520 --> 00:25:46.880
 weekday

00:25:46.880 --> 00:25:47.340
 morning

00:25:47.340 --> 00:25:49.000
 remembering

00:25:49.000 --> 00:25:49.520
 he has

00:25:49.520 --> 00:25:50.000
 a science

00:25:50.000 --> 00:25:50.440
 test

00:25:50.440 --> 00:25:52.040
 and

00:25:52.040 --> 00:25:52.220
 the

00:25:52.220 --> 00:25:52.560
 only

00:25:52.560 --> 00:25:52.940
 way

00:25:52.940 --> 00:25:53.320
 out

00:25:53.320 --> 00:25:54.700
 is

00:25:54.700 --> 00:25:54.900
 to

00:25:54.900 --> 00:25:55.320
 convince

00:25:55.320 --> 00:25:55.680
 mom

00:25:55.680 --> 00:25:55.820
 and

00:25:55.820 --> 00:25:56.160
 dad

00:25:56.160 --> 00:25:57.340
 that

00:25:57.340 --> 00:25:57.520
 I'm

00:25:57.520 --> 00:25:57.880
 sick

00:25:57.880 --> 00:25:59.440
 so

00:25:59.440 --> 00:25:59.540
 what

00:25:59.540 --> 00:25:59.620
 do

00:25:59.620 --> 00:25:59.620
 you

00:25:59.620 --> 00:26:01.100
 think

00:26:01.100 --> 00:26:01.360
 seventh

00:26:01.360 --> 00:26:01.580
 grade

00:26:01.580 --> 00:26:01.800
 Bo

00:26:01.800 --> 00:26:02.000
 would

00:26:02.000 --> 00:26:02.260
 walk

00:26:02.260 --> 00:26:02.400
 in

00:26:02.400 --> 00:26:02.560
 there

00:26:02.560 --> 00:26:02.720
 with

00:26:02.720 --> 00:26:02.860
 a

00:26:02.860 --> 00:26:03.220
 smile

00:26:03.220 --> 00:26:03.400
 on

00:26:03.400 --> 00:26:03.520
 his

00:26:03.520 --> 00:26:03.920
 face

00:26:03.920 --> 00:26:04.500
 hey

00:26:04.500 --> 00:26:04.820
 guess

00:26:04.820 --> 00:26:05.120
 what

00:26:05.120 --> 00:26:05.640
 I

00:26:05.640 --> 00:26:05.900
 feel

00:26:05.900 --> 00:26:06.520
 terrible

00:26:06.520 --> 00:26:06.920
 today

00:26:06.920 --> 00:26:08.320
 no

00:26:08.320 --> 00:26:09.000
 I

00:26:09.000 --> 00:26:09.240
 wanted

00:26:09.240 --> 00:26:09.440
 to

00:26:09.440 --> 00:26:09.940
 convince

00:26:09.940 --> 00:26:10.320
 them

00:26:10.320 --> 00:26:10.900
 that

00:26:10.900 --> 00:26:11.020
 there

00:26:11.020 --> 00:26:11.160
 was

00:26:11.160 --> 00:26:11.440
 something

00:26:11.440 --> 00:26:11.980
 wrong

00:26:11.980 --> 00:26:12.160
 with

00:26:12.160 --> 00:26:12.280
 me

00:26:12.280 --> 00:26:12.420
 that

00:26:12.420 --> 00:26:12.500
 I

00:26:12.500 --> 00:26:12.640
 would

00:26:12.640 --> 00:26:13.160
 struggle

00:26:13.160 --> 00:26:13.380
 so

00:26:13.380 --> 00:26:13.500
 I

00:26:13.500 --> 00:26:13.620
 would

00:26:13.620 --> 00:26:14.380
 walk

00:26:14.380 --> 00:26:14.760
 in

00:26:14.760 --> 00:26:15.360
 usually

00:26:15.360 --> 00:26:15.640
 having

00:26:15.640 --> 00:26:16.060
 pressed

00:26:16.060 --> 00:26:16.260
 a

00:26:16.260 --> 00:26:16.540
 light

00:26:16.540 --> 00:26:16.840
 bulb

00:26:16.840 --> 00:26:17.060
 on

00:26:17.060 --> 00:26:17.300
 my

00:26:17.300 --> 00:26:17.800
 forehead

00:26:17.800 --> 00:26:18.020
 so

00:26:18.020 --> 00:26:18.180
 I

00:26:18.180 --> 00:26:18.280
 could

00:26:20.440 --> 00:26:21.220
 right

00:26:21.220 --> 00:26:22.120
 go

00:26:22.120 --> 00:26:22.240
 in

00:26:22.240 --> 00:26:22.340
 the

00:26:22.340 --> 00:26:22.760
 bathroom

00:26:22.760 --> 00:26:23.040
 for

00:26:23.040 --> 00:26:23.200
 a

00:26:23.200 --> 00:26:23.340
 few

00:26:23.340 --> 00:26:23.640
 minutes

00:26:23.640 --> 00:26:23.900
 make

00:26:23.900 --> 00:26:24.120
 some

00:26:24.120 --> 00:26:24.480
 noises

00:26:24.480 --> 00:26:24.700
 to

00:26:24.700 --> 00:26:24.900
 think

00:26:24.900 --> 00:26:25.020
 that

00:26:25.020 --> 00:26:25.140
 I'm

00:26:25.140 --> 00:26:25.280
 getting

00:26:25.280 --> 00:26:25.720
 sick

00:26:25.720 --> 00:26:25.900
 in

00:26:25.900 --> 00:26:26.120
 there

00:26:26.120 --> 00:26:26.440
 right

00:26:26.440 --> 00:26:29.180
 people

00:26:29.180 --> 00:26:29.380
 would

00:26:29.380 --> 00:26:29.860
 fast

00:26:29.860 --> 00:26:31.140
 they

00:26:31.140 --> 00:26:31.260
 would

00:26:31.260 --> 00:26:31.440
 come

00:26:31.440 --> 00:26:31.720
 out

00:26:31.720 --> 00:26:31.860
 and

00:26:31.860 --> 00:26:31.980
 they

00:26:31.980 --> 00:26:32.380
 would

00:26:32.380 --> 00:26:33.320
 mess

00:26:33.320 --> 00:26:33.500
 up

00:26:33.500 --> 00:26:33.640
 their

00:26:33.640 --> 00:26:33.900
 hair

00:26:33.900 --> 00:26:34.060
 they

00:26:34.060 --> 00:26:34.200
 would

00:26:34.200 --> 00:26:34.460
 dirty

00:26:34.460 --> 00:26:34.880
 themselves

00:26:34.880 --> 00:26:35.160
 up

00:26:35.160 --> 00:26:35.300
 they

00:26:35.300 --> 00:26:35.440
 would

00:26:35.440 --> 00:26:35.780
 walk

00:26:35.780 --> 00:26:36.160
 and

00:26:36.160 --> 00:26:36.320
 look

00:26:36.320 --> 00:26:36.880
 miserable

00:26:36.880 --> 00:26:37.200
 within

00:26:37.200 --> 00:26:37.400
 their

00:26:37.400 --> 00:26:38.160
 countenance

00:26:38.160 --> 00:26:39.600
 what's

00:26:39.600 --> 00:26:39.920
 wrong

00:26:39.920 --> 00:26:40.100
 with

00:26:40.100 --> 00:26:40.500
 you

00:26:40.500 --> 00:26:43.580
 brother

00:26:43.580 --> 00:26:43.760
 and

00:26:43.760 --> 00:26:43.920
 sister

00:26:43.920 --> 00:26:44.160
 I'm

00:26:44.160 --> 00:26:44.380
 just

00:26:44.380 --> 00:26:45.120
 fasting

00:26:45.120 --> 00:26:45.340
 for

00:26:45.340 --> 00:26:45.520
 the

00:26:45.520 --> 00:26:45.760
 Lord

00:26:45.760 --> 00:26:46.200
 today

00:26:46.200 --> 00:26:47.040
 isn't

00:26:47.040 --> 00:26:47.200
 he

00:26:47.200 --> 00:26:47.420
 so

00:26:47.420 --> 00:26:47.840
 good

00:26:47.840 --> 00:26:52.840
 put

00:26:52.840 --> 00:26:52.980
 the

00:26:52.980 --> 00:26:53.260
 mask

00:26:53.260 --> 00:26:53.400
 of

00:26:53.400 --> 00:26:53.900
 hypocrisy

00:26:53.900 --> 00:26:54.180
 on

00:26:54.180 --> 00:26:56.000
 they're

00:26:56.000 --> 00:26:56.300
 doing

00:26:56.300 --> 00:26:56.560
 this

00:26:56.560 --> 00:26:56.720
 for

00:26:56.720 --> 00:26:56.880
 the

00:26:56.880 --> 00:26:57.200
 approval

00:26:57.200 --> 00:26:57.440
 of

00:26:57.440 --> 00:26:57.840
 others

00:26:57.840 --> 00:26:59.820
 Jesus

00:26:59.820 --> 00:27:00.300
 says

00:27:00.300 --> 00:27:01.820
 when

00:27:01.820 --> 00:27:02.040
 you

00:27:02.040 --> 00:27:02.580
 fast

00:27:02.580 --> 00:27:03.400
 don't

00:27:03.400 --> 00:27:03.660
 be like

00:27:03.660 --> 00:27:03.820
 the

00:27:03.820 --> 00:27:04.360
 hypocrites

00:27:04.360 --> 00:27:06.360
 clean

00:27:06.360 --> 00:27:06.680
 up

00:27:06.680 --> 00:27:08.380
 clean

00:27:08.380 --> 00:27:08.520
 up

00:27:08.520 --> 00:27:08.660
 your

00:27:08.660 --> 00:27:09.200
 face

00:27:09.200 --> 00:27:10.840
 anoint

00:27:10.840 --> 00:27:11.020
 your

00:27:11.020 --> 00:27:11.340
 like

00:27:11.340 --> 00:27:11.800
 look

00:27:11.800 --> 00:27:12.180
 good

00:27:12.180 --> 00:27:13.000
 is

00:27:13.000 --> 00:27:13.120
 what

00:27:13.120 --> 00:27:13.240
 he's

00:27:13.240 --> 00:27:13.680
 describing

00:27:13.680 --> 00:27:14.860
 look

00:27:14.860 --> 00:27:15.020
 like

00:27:15.020 --> 00:27:15.200
 you're

00:27:15.200 --> 00:27:15.360
 ready

00:27:15.360 --> 00:27:15.540
 for

00:27:15.540 --> 00:27:15.640
 the

00:27:15.640 --> 00:27:15.920
 day

00:27:15.920 --> 00:27:17.080
 and

00:27:17.080 --> 00:27:17.260
 as

00:27:17.260 --> 00:27:17.420
 you

00:27:17.420 --> 00:27:17.940
 walk

00:27:17.940 --> 00:27:18.080
 in

00:27:18.080 --> 00:27:18.220
 the

00:27:18.220 --> 00:27:18.900
 confidence

00:27:18.900 --> 00:27:19.120
 of

00:27:19.120 --> 00:27:19.620
 who

00:27:19.620 --> 00:27:19.940
 God

00:27:19.940 --> 00:27:20.220
 is

00:27:20.220 --> 00:27:20.700
 the

00:27:20.700 --> 00:27:21.200
 reflection

00:27:21.200 --> 00:27:21.440
 is

00:27:21.440 --> 00:27:21.640
 not

00:27:21.640 --> 00:27:21.800
 for

00:27:21.800 --> 00:27:21.920
 them

00:27:21.920 --> 00:27:22.060
 to

00:27:22.060 --> 00:27:22.260
 see

00:27:22.260 --> 00:27:22.500
 what

00:27:22.500 --> 00:27:22.720
 you're

00:27:22.720 --> 00:27:23.000
 doing

00:27:23.000 --> 00:27:23.200
 so

00:27:23.200 --> 00:27:23.320
 that

00:27:23.320 --> 00:27:23.480
 they

00:27:23.480 --> 00:27:23.640
 can

00:27:23.640 --> 00:27:23.940
 praise

00:27:23.940 --> 00:27:24.140
 you

00:27:24.140 --> 00:27:24.500
 but

00:27:24.500 --> 00:27:24.620
 the

00:27:24.620 --> 00:27:25.000
 reflection

00:27:25.000 --> 00:27:25.200
 is

00:27:25.200 --> 00:27:25.380
 because

00:27:25.380 --> 00:27:25.600
 I'm

00:27:25.600 --> 00:27:25.880
 dependent

00:27:25.880 --> 00:27:26.120
 on

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 God

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 for

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 all

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 that

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 he

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 is

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 you

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 see

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 it's

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 the

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 heart

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 that

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 seeks

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 spiritual

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 superiority

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 and

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 not

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 the

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 heart

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 that

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 seeks

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 God

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 right

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 Jesus

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 challenges

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 us

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 in

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 her

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 hypocrisy

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 of

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 why

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 we

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 do

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 what

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 we

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 do

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 even

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 if

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 it's

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 perceived

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 obedience

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 you

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 see

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 the

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 questions

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 that

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 Jesus

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 raised

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 is

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 not

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 a

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 question

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 of

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 should

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 you

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 or

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 shouldn't

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 you

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 yes

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 you

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 should

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 God's

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 word

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 commands

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 generosity

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 God's

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 word

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 commands

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 prayer

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 God's

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 word

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 commands

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 fasting

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 the

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 question

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 is

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 why

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 do

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 you

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 and

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 who

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 do

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 you

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 do

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 it

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 for

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 maybe

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 for

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 you

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 giving

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 prayer

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 fasting

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 aren't

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 the

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 concerns

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 when

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 I

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 think

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 of

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 the

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 modern

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 day

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 church

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 I

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 think

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 of

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 the

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 struggles

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 of

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 what

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 Jesus

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 may

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 have

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 said

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 if

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 we

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 were

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 the

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 ones

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 gathered

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 around

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 the

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 sermon

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 of

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 the

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 mount

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 would

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 he

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 challenge

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 the

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 reasons

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 why

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 we

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 serve

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 would

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 he

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 challenge

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 the

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 reasons

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 why

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 we

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 attend

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 would

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 he

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 challenge

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 the

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 motivation

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 of

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 fellowship

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 would

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 he

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 challenge

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 our

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 pursuit

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 of

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 discipleship

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 would

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 he

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 challenge

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 our

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 acts

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 of

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 worship

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 this

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 week

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 I

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 wrestled

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 with

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 these

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 two

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 questions

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 in

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 my

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 own

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 heart

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 sharing

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 with

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 you

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 folks

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 who are

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 you

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 here

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 for

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 who

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 are

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 you

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 here

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 for

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 are

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 you

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 here

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 for

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 him

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 are

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 you

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 here

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 for

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 other

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 reasons

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 and

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 when

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 we

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 go

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 from

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 here

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 folks

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 who

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 are

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 you

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 living

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 for

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 who

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 are

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 you

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 living

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 for

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 whose

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 name

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 is

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 on the

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 heartbeat

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 of your

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 life

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 whose

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 glory

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 are

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 you

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 seeking

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 whose

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 story

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 are

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 you

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 telling

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 I'm

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 going to

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 ask the

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 worship

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 team

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 if they'll

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 make their

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 way up

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 onto the

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 stage

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 ask our

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 prayer

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 encouragers

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 if they'll

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 move to

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 the side

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 of the

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 auditorium

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 are

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 your

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 acts

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 of

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 obedience

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 done

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 to

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 convince

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 others

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 that you

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 are

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 someone

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 that you

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 are

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 truly

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 not

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 or

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 are

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 your

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 acts

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 of

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 obedience

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 reflective

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 of

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 the

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 one

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 who

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 has

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 saved

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 you

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 the

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 one

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 who

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 has

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 transformed

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 you

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 and

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 the

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 one

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 who

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 is

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 sanctifying

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 you

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 would

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 you

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 join

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 me

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 in

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 prayer

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 God

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 we

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 come

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 to

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 you

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 we're

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 thanking

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 you

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 for

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 all

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 of

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 who

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 you

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 are

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 or

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 for

00:30:15.620 --> 00:30:15.940
 all

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 of

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 what

00:30:16.400 --> 00:30:16.640
 you've

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 done

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 help

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 us

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 remove

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 the

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 masks

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 that

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 we

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 place

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 help

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 us

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 remove

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 the

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 evil

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 pursuits

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 of

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 our

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 hearts

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 that

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 seek

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 our

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 glory

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 above

00:30:30.880 --> 00:30:31.340
 yours

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 it's

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 in

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 Jesus

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 name

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 we

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 pray

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 amen

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 that's

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 it

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 for

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 this

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 week's

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 message

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 be

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 sure

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 to

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 check

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 back

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 next

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 week

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 for

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 a

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 and

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 in

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 the

00:30:41.860 --> 00:30:42.300
 meantime

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 you

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 can

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 visit

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