Last night, we had the privilege of hearing from Pastor Greg Baker in our Midweek Connection. Greg pastors Fellowship Bible Church in Liberty, UT, and some from our group enjoyed the opportunity of visiting his church last summer and serving at an associated Christian camp for a week. Last night, Greg walked us through the history, structure, and messages of Haggai, and then focused his application by encouraging us that in our Christian lives and mission, we are probably "building better than we know." Drawing parallels from Haggai's encouragement to the Israelites, he admonished us to persevere in our labors—to "expect great things from God" and "attempt great things for God" (William Carey). It was an excellent challenge, and you can read his points of application below. You can enjoy more of Greg's Word-centered ministry at his blog, RootedThinking.com. You're building better than you know...
1. ...When your ministry is grounded in the Word of God.
2. ...When your ministry is fueled by the grace of God.
3. ...Because God is the One working.
Concluding Question – What would it mean to attempt big things for God in Indianapolis? A unique look at discipleship from an interesting passage! Learn from God how to disciple and learn from Cain how not to respond to His discipleship. by Ryon Reasen
Last night in Midweek Connection, we continued our "Back to the Basics" series by considering the topic of mission. After working through the topic inductively, we concluded quite simply that the mission of Jesus' followers is, in a word, disciple-making/discipleship (Matthew 28:19-20). We fleshed that out by discovering how discipleship happens: we (1) magnify God’s glory (2) by bringing His salvation to bear upon peoples’ lives (3) so that they do the same. We didn't have time to work through some concerns (and responses) that might be raised against this understanding of our mission, so they have been pasted below for your consideration. CONCERN/RESPONSE #1 Concern: “We live in a fast-paced American society compared to the early church; our lives are so much busier! That mission sounds like it takes some effort!” Response: Yes, it will! But, Hebrews 3-4 reminds the believer that God has promised him rest. But it is not now! Jesus’ expressed His mentality this way, “[Work…for] the night cometh, when no man can work” (John 9:4). Therefore, He considers His people to be “fellow-workers” in 1 Corinthians 3:9, laboring with Him in God’s harvest and building project –God expects us to work for and with Him. The New Testament was not secret about this, and it therefore regularly uses terms like “toil,” “labor,” “struggle,” and “strive.” Paul’s mindset with regards to his mission was, “I will very gladly spend and be spent for you” (2 Corinthians 12:15). "Rest is promised, but it is not now." CONCERN/RESPONSE #2 Concern: “I’m afraid that I might get burned and/or burned out if I get involved in people’s lives like that.” Response: Paul was one who knew extreme labor for the church – his list of burdens in 2 Corinthians 6:4-5; 11:23-33 is exhausting (“in afflictions, in necessities, in distresses, In stripes, in imprisonments, in tumults, in labours, in watchings, in fastings”). Nonetheless, he would affirm, “We are troubled on every side, yet not distressed; we are perplexed, but not in despair; persecuted, but not forsaken; cast down, but not destroyed…So then death worketh in us, but life in you…all things are for your sakes, that the abundant grace might through the thanksgiving of many redound to the glory of God. For which cause we faint not; but though our outward man perish, yet the inward man is renewed day by day. For our light affliction, which is but for a moment, worketh for us a far more exceeding and eternal weight of glory” (2 Corinthians 4:8-17). When the mission of God is undertaken in the might of God, we will experience the mercy of God – “the joy of the Lord is our strength” (Nehemiah 8:10). CONCERN/RESPONSE #3 Concern: “This mission commands more than just Sunday and Wednesday. Really?” Response: The “daily” language was started by Jesus in Luke 9:23, “If any man will come after me, let him deny himself, and take up his cross daily, and follow me.” The author of Hebrews encouraged the believers to “exhort one another daily…lest any of you be hardened through the deceitfulness of sin” (3:13). We need daily discipleship, fellowship, edification, etc. so that we are not hardened and deceived in regards to our mission (cf. Hebrews 10:24-25). This was modeled by the early church in Acts 2, and it was followed by the Lord adding to their number “daily” (2:47; 16:5)! CONCERN/RESPONSE #4 Concern: “You just sound young and idealistic. Perhaps you should wait until you experience real life.” Response: That concern is certainly valid, which is why Paul wrote in 1 Corinthians 7 that he wished all people might be like himself – free from the responsibilities of spouse and children so that God might be more undistractedly served. Some responsibilities in life do indeed diminish the amount of effort/time that we can put into this mission, but those responsibilities do not negate the mission or our need to engage in it. From Scripture itself, we could indeed preach two different very messages on the topic of singleness: (1) Why you should stay single and follow Jesus — enjoy less distractions to minister the gospel (1 Corinthians 7 and Matthew 10); (2) Why you should get married and follow Jesus — enjoy a gospel partnership and a gospel-picture (Ephesians 5). Whether single or married, our mission remains the same, and there are many ways in which the young adults singles are better equipped by their situation in life to do that. I believe that God’s mission can still turn a city upside-down and light a world on fire, but it won’t unless it’s engaged in with the same commitment and unanimity displayed by the early church. Friends, this is your life!
Brothers and sisters, we must recognize that we are “slaves” of Jesus Christ.
Their lives were not their own—Christ was their life, so people were their focus. And, what an impact they made! My, how far we have come from that comprehensive and compelling awareness in our comfortable, convenience, complacent, calloused, formal, programatic, American Christianity. Friend, your Master has purchased you and calls you to represent Him. He lived in a fishbowl, immersed in real, raw people-ministry (and He loved that!)—the Lord of Glory, known as the Friend of Sinners, eating with them, sharing life with them, touching them, pressing truth into them. Christian, we have a mission—to magnify God’s glory by bringing His salvation to bear upon peoples’ lives. Let’s get active in that mission of discipleship and may it drive us individually and corporately every day of our lives. Dear Church Family,
It's hard to put into words what this week brought. It was the hardest week of the summer for me, but it was definitely exactly what I needed. I'm coming out of the week more in love with my Savior and realizing even more His strength compared to my weakness. Going into the week, there were just a lot of "life things" that were either disappointments or burdens on my heart. Last weekend I began having trouble with my sinuses and getting sick, which continued throughout the week. I also found out I would be in Junior Boot Camp again, which is a whole lot of fun, but I was disappointed that I would not be in teen camp with our youth group. As I got my campers on Monday afternoon, I soon realized I would be doing a lot of refereeing, trying to keep them from arguing and hurting one another's feelings. In one-on-one time, it became obvious that a few of them weren't saved. I shared the gospel with them and had them explain each part back to me, but at the end they just lacked understanding and wanted to go back and play. On Wednesday morning, I was convicted that I was letting some of these things steal my joy. During cabin devotions that night I apologized to my girls...but they just laughed. I read Isaiah 53 to them, describing what Christ did on the cross for us, but again, they just laughed. On Friday morning, I was so burdened and discouraged in seeing many of them lack any desire for God that I began to question what I was doing wrong. I felt like I was totally failing, and it was then that I was reading in Romans 7 and 8 and the truth of God hit me. Romans 7:24-25a, 8:15 - "O wretched man that I am! Who shall deliver me from the body of this death? I thank God through Jesus Christ our Lord...For ye have not received the spirit of bondage again to fear; but ye have received the Spirit of adoption, whereby we cry, Abba, Father." I may not have been as joyful at the beginning of the week as I should have been, but I am forever grateful that my standing with Christ is not based on my "results" as a camp counselor. Servants weren't allowed to use the word "Abba" in the house, but God made us His children! My God adopted me, and that is a forever thing! If I share God's truth with His love, God is just as pleased with me this week as He would be if every one of my campers got saved, got assurance, and surrendered to preach in the same week (which would be interesting since we're all girls). Going forward with that in mind, Friday was an awesome day. We had a ton of fun as a cabin and I was able to follow-up with some of them and go back through the gospel. I still didn't see any of my campers get saved, but they went home having heard the truth. Isaiah 55:8-11 has been an encouragement to me - "For My thoughts are not your thoughts, neither are your ways My ways, saith the Lord. For as the heavens are higher than the earth, so are My ways higher than your ways, and My thoughts than your thoughts. For as the rain cometh down, and the snow from heaven, and returneth not thither, but watereth the earth, and maketh it bring forth and bud, that it may give seed to the sower and bread to the eater: So shall My Word be that goeth forth out of My mouth: it shall not return unto Me void, but it shall accomplish that which I please, and it shall prosper in the thing whereto I sent it." My way would be that my girls would have accepted Christ this week, but God has a plan in mind and promises to use His Word. He is so good to us! Please pray for my health. Late Friday night one of my eardrums ruptured, and I am much sicker than before. I know that God is using it to show me even more that He is enough, that He will give strength, and that He should be my only desire. I can't wait to be back with our church family! I have been laboring over our church in prayer this week and was overjoyed to see that our youth group made it home safe and rejoicing. God has been so good to us this past year! May He continue to use this "tragetunity" to bring Him glory. In Christ, Brittany Sherrill Keep praying for Hannah Carroll, Bob Rankin, Hillary Rankin, Brittany Sherrill, Becca Spencer, and Courtney Wydo, all of whom are serving in various ministries abroad this summer. Here's a recent note from Hillary.
Dear Single Focus Friends, I am excited for the opportunity to serve at Northland Camp for the fourth time. Through much prayer and planning, the Lord has led me to be a part of this summer’s camp staff and help campers take their next spiritual step. While I worked A/V in other summers, I am enjoying my new job as one of the Camp Office Receptionists. I also serve as an assistant to the Music Coordinator. So, I answer the phone and emails and relay messages to the important folk, as well as putting together song books for the musicians and song PowerPoints. In addition to my responsibilities in the office, I will also be leading a Power Group. These groups are designed for small-group discipleship and study of the summer’s theme passage. The spiritual theme for this camp season is ‘Living Worthy of the Gospel’, based on Philippians 1:27-2:18. My group will be composed of 4 girls who are serving as counselors / op-staff workers, and I have the exciting, but scary opportunity to lead these girls through the passage each week as well as be used in their lives for discipleship and encouragement throughout the summer. I’m thankful that I am able to minister at a place like Northland Camp. I want to be in full time ministry someday, but I have to make money and there are very few places that pay women for ministry. But, Northland has a program called “Laborer’s Together,” which raises money for the staff expenses (like paychecks). (If you would like to know more about donating to this fund, more information can be accessed online athttp://northlandcamp.org/partnering/laborers-together.) While your financial support is appreciated, I would really appreciate if you would come along side me in prayer. I am enjoying the learning curve of a new job as well as new opportunities to be used in the lives of others so I am very excited to see what God will do, but I also recognize my need for His work in my life so that I am able to minister as He has asked me to. So, would you please pray with me? Pray for humility, transparency, and the ability to love with Christ’s love – not selfishly, but out of the love that Christ has shown to me so freely. I am thankful for the grace that I have seen in your life through the Single Focus ministry, and I am looking forward to seeing more of God’s grace in mine during these next few months! ~Hillary And here's Brittany Sherrill's latest update My cabin this week was great. I had seven girls who all came from totally different backgrounds and all colors of personalities. In one-on-one time, I was able to lead one of my campers to salvation - it was amazing! Hearing her cry out to God for forgiveness and seeing her excitement for the rest of the week brought so much joy. It's neat to see how God can break down barriers between people and bind them together with His kind of love. We had lots of fun with improv acting games and epic rock, paper, scissor tournaments, but most importantly, by the end of the week each girl had gotten right with God and we were eager to get in God's Word together. In the past few weeks, I have been studying Romans in my devotional time and reading Rand Hummel's book "Gratefully Yours". It has been an awesome study seeing how we've ruined our lives in sin, but God sent Christ so we could live. Seeing the totality of our depravity against God's mercy gives a needed and beloved wake-up call exactly when we need it! I was so nervous coming into the summer, but now I can't imagine spending my summer any other way. God has been so good to me to put me in a place where I am constantly stretched so that I can see my weakness contrasted with His strength. I have many stories about being a city girl out here in the boonies, but I love it! I even bought my first camouflage purchase this weekend (a coffee mug), but don't worry! It was also pink, so I'm still the same Brittany. Thank you for your continued prayer and support, it is a joy to be a part of the Colonial family and I can't wait to get back! ~ Brittany Dear Church Family,
This has been another week of amazing joy. I am continually being exhorted with truth, and its incredible! It is such a joy to be here, and God has shown He is more powerful than any circumstance or shortcoming over and over again. He alleviates any pressure for me to "change people" and promises that if I spend my summer loving and enjoying Him, becoming more like His Son, and sharing truth, He will take care of the changing. He doesn't need us, but is the highest honor that, as Christians, we can be involved in His work. I again had seniors and graduated seniors in my cabin, and it was a blast! All were saved and sure they were saved; most of them were even consistent in devotions, so I was able to dig deep and help them with issues that had to do more with growth. God used even this to help me combat my fear of man in helping them to see a blind spot where they may be struggling. They were such a blessing to me, and it was a very joyful, laughter-filled week for us. There was an incredibly tough situation one of my campers had been through, when someone else's sin radically changed her life. She brought this to me at the beginning of the week, and my heart just broke for her. However, God is good 100% of the time, and does good 100% of the time (Psalm 119:68). I wasn't sure that she was really understanding her need to forgive, allow God to judge, and grow, but on Friday, she gave a testimony that God had helped her to change her thinking. Because she had been forgiven of much, she could forgive of much. She left going home with a joyful heart, having a plan and ready to follow in obedience. Praise God that He can make beauty out of ashes! It's amazing that even situations in our own lives that were the result of our sin or another's sin, when given over to God, have produced an even greater understanding of God's character through seeing His mercy, unconditional love, and sufficiency. Praise God that He can even give ministry opportunities to us through those circumstances — He truly is greater than our sin! I'm looking forward to another week of camp. There is so much joy in being surrounded with truth, but I can't wait to get back to our mission field in Indianapolis. Please pray that God will continue to make me broken over my sin. It's such a temptation to "get used" to hearing the preaching everyday, but I MUST listen and examine my own heart for God to use me and change me. It is an incredible privilege to be in a place where I am surrounded by truth, but that also makes me responsible for growth. This week, God has shown me even more that He can change lives, and I desire for him to change mine. Thank you for praying for me. Having a church family like ours is truly a blessing and I can't wait to be back in August! Brittany Sherrill Dear Church Family,
Dawn and I are slowly working our way through the book Note to Self: The Discipline of Preaching to Yourself by Joe Thorn. I haven't led the most faithfully in Bible reading, worship, and prayer together, but, even as I know what God desires for me, I also know that His Spirit will continue to enable me—so, I'm striving to ingrain this habit into the very fabric of who I am as a "new humanity" husband (Colossians 3:10, 12-16; Ephesians 4:24; 5:18, 25-27). By the way, accompanying this goal is a desire to pray for you all by name on a weekly basis. It's a shameful lack of love that I have not been more regular in this spiritual responsibility as well (Galatians 6:2). Nonetheless, with my goals stated, with your accountability solicited, and with God's gracious Spirit enabling, I'm excited to reap spiritual success in these areas! Yesterday, Dawn and I prayed through the next 15 names or so in the Single Focus group and we read a chapter from Note to Self entitled, "Speak to Others." It was neat to see how much it complemented our study in True Community, even borrowing one of the key verses (Hebrews 3:12-13) and the very title of our study. I've pasted below that key verse and a quote from that chapter that I hope will serve to "stir you up to love and good works" (Hebrews 10:24-25), even as it did me. Before that, let me just share the key challenge that I received from this reading. I was reminded that "as long as it is called 'today,'" I have a God-given responsibility to spiritually help you, my brothers and sisters. And, "today" just happens to be another day that I can call "today," :) and so my job is clear—to take care to myself, lest I have an evil, unbelieving, and calloused heart; and to exhort you, lest you be hardened by the deceitfulness of sin. I hope this post helps accomplish that. I hope any personal interaction I have with you helps to accomplish that. I hope to use the various technology tools around me to help accomplish that. And, if we all focus on accomplishing that goal "every day," then even when individual members fail to do so in any given day (as I know I have and will), we as a community together will accomplish that! Take care, brothers, lest there be in any of you an evil, unbelieving heart, leading you to fall away from the living God. But exhort one another every day, as long as it is called "Today," that none of you may be hardened by the deceitfulness of sin.
- Hebrews 3:12-13 Dear Self, Are you connected to others in such a way that affords you opportunities to speak into their lives? Just as God has put people near you to speak to you for your God, so he has intended to use you to speak words of grace to others. The questions are—are you connected, and are you speaking? It is not enough to just be around others, maintaining politeness and pleasantries. You must be connected to others more deeply, in true community, where you are doing life together and pursuing the same purpose together. - From Note to Self: The Discipline of Preaching to Yourself by Joe Thorn, chapter 24 – "Speak to Others" About a week ago, we considered the mission of the church during our ABF hour. Time didn’t allow me to conclude the way that I had hoped, so I’ll do so here. The New Testament authors all humbly and gratefully identified themselves as “slaves of God.” • Titus 1:1 – “Paul, a slave of God, and an apostle of Jesus Christ” (cf. Romans 1:1; Philippians 1:1). • James 1:1 – “James, a slave of God and of the Lord Jesus Christ.” • 2 Peter 1:1 – “Simon Peter, a slave and an apostle of Jesus Christ.” Of this humbling, yet honorable term, William Barclay writes: (i) To call the Christian the doulos [slave] of God means that he is inalienably possessed by God. In the ancient world a master possessed his slaves in the same sense as he possessed his tools. A servant can change his master; but a slave cannot. The Christian inalienably belongs to God. (ii) To call the Christian the doulos of God means that he is unqualifiedly at the disposal of God. In the ancient world the master could do what he liked with his slave. He had the same power over his slave as he had over his inanimate possessions. He had the power of life and death over his slave. The Christian belongs to God, for God to send him where He will, and to do with him what He will. The Christian is the man who has no rights of his own, for all his rights are surrendered to God. (iii) To call the Christian the doulos of God means that the Christian owes an unquestioning obedience to God. Ancient law was such that a master’s command was a slave’s only law. Even if a slave was told to do something which actually broke the law, he could not protest, for, as far as he was concerned, his master’s command was the law. In any situation the Christian has but one question to ask: “Lord, what wilt Thou have me to do?” The command of God is his only law. (iv) To call the Christian the doulos of God means that he must be constantly in the service of God. In the ancient world the slave had literally no time of his own, no holidays, no time off, no working-hours settled by agreement, no leisure. All his time belonged to the master.” (The Letters of James and Peter, rev. ed. [Philadelphia: Westminster, 1976], 293; emphasis in the original). By way of application, we had considered the following in our series together through Titus: Paul was always driven by the reality of who he had become in Christ. His understanding of the grace of God (I Corinthians 3:10; 15:10; Ephesians 3:7) and of his own unworthiness (I Corinthians 15:9; Ephesians 3:8; I Timothy 1:15) helped him easily claim the responsibility of “commissioned slavery.” How much of a bearing on your daily mindset and pursuits does your position have? What drives your work ethic? What motivates you in the business and ugliness of the work place? What compels your relationships with people? What influences the way you plan for tomorrow and dream about the future? What summarizes your goals for this year? Does the awareness that you are God’s slave and Christ’s ambassador influence your thinking and regulate your interactions and plans? O church, you’re on a mission as a “slave of God”! Fulfill your calling until the rest that awaits. I saw this comment on an online forum recently. The commenter was referring to a registered sex offender, also a professing believer, who is facing more criminal charges: "You know, what struck me when I saw that page is that this guy…is only six years older than me. He’s screwed up his life and he’s wasted his life screwing up others’ lives too. I can’t think of a word to describe how that makes me feel. But ugh. Some people are just worthless." How much sin do we have to commit before we are “worthless”? Or, are there certain types of sin that, if engaged in, make us “worthless,” while others just make us…I don’t know…”bad”? The truth is, all of us were born “worthless.” We were born in sin (Psalm 51:5), and there was nothing in us or about us that attracted us to God or made us a more worthy candidate for salvation (Ephesians 2:1-3). The incredible message of the gospel is that although we were worthless, God still loved and redeemed us (Romans 5:6-10). What grace! It is only after we have been recreated by Christ that we have any worth (Colossians 3:9-10), for now we are “God’s chosen ones, holy and beloved” (Colossians 3:12). So, in reality, to call someone “worthless” is to state the obvious, but that’s not usually the purpose behind such human indictments. Rather, we typically offer such a censorious label because we’ve taken the role of God, allowing ourselves to judge the eternal (or even temporal) value of that individual and “writing them off” if that’s what our judgment decides. Perhaps we justify such a bold statement by, “Well, Jesus said that you would know them by their fruits,” and we interpret that statement as the allowance to slander and demean an individual whose fruits are obviously missing. Someone who makes an indictment like we read above is failing to consider two very important realities: 1. First, the individual is failing to consider God’s standard. Scripture reveals that there is only One who alone is worthy (Revelation 4:11; 5:9-10, 12-13). His people have worth and significance only because they are “in Him” (Ephesians 1:3; Colossians 2:10). And for these individuals, God’s standard is incredibly idealistic (Matthew 5:48). For example, God doesn’t just tell His people not to murder; He tells them not to hate (Matthew 5:21-22). God doesn’t just require us to just be kind; He requires us to love our enemies (Matthew 5:43-47). He doesn’t command a tithe; He commands us to give proportionally to God’s blessing (I Corinthians 16:2). He doesn’t expect a redeemed husband to just be cordial to his wife, but to unconditionally love her (Ephesians 5:25-30). He doesn’t insist that believing children only obey their parents, but that they also honor them (Ephesians 6:1-2). Etc. Etc. And God doesn’t demand that His people just not look at pornography or be a pedophile; He demands that they not lust (Ephesians 5:3-4). So, let you “who is without sin among you” cast the first stone (John 8:7). In ourselves, we daily fall miserably short of God’s ideal standard for His people. The problem is not the idealistic standard; the problem is with me, for while “the spirit is willing…the flesh is weak” (Mark 14:38) and “in me (that is, in my flesh) dwells no good thing” (Romans 7:18). Hence, the longer Paul walked with God, the more clearly he recognized his own inherent worthlessness (I Corinthians 15:9; Ephesians 3:8; I Timothy 1:15). Therefore, to condemn a fellow-sinner is like one piece of dirt demeaning another piece of dirt for being so dirty. Sin is certainly destructive and at times gruesome, and when we see it in all of its unrestrained and unrepentant ugliness, it is certainly repulsive and warrants condemnation. Nevertheless, in light of God’s standard, such condemnation is not ours to give, for to do so is arrogant and hypocritical on our part, for we also are unworthy. We must allow God to be the Judge, and we must never condemn, “write off,” or conclude the final answer on any man. To do so not only ignores God’s standard, but it also overlooks a second obvious reality. 2. Secondly, the individual is failing to consider God’s grace. God’s grace never ceases to amaze! Just when we think we’ve wrapped our minds around all it can do and the degree to which it extends and the way in which it operates, we see yet another dimension that challenges our view of God. Perhaps the most vivid illustration of the constantly astounding nature of grace is discovered in two words in II Peter 2:7 — “righteous Lot.” He who had selfishly chosen the best of the land while leaving the leftovers to his uncle, he who had willingly surrounded himself with debauchery and taken a leadership role in a culture of licentiousness, he who had piously rebuked the abominable while offering up his own daughters to their base appetites and insatiable lusts, he who allowed his family to be so contaminated by iniquity that he lost his wife and was raped by his daughters — this man is here called “righteous.” While this statement provokes many meditations, a most obvious one is that God’s grace is able to reach inconceivably farther than we would expect. This verse stops us in our tracts when we take Matthew 7:16, 20 and try to apply it as if we were God, for we are being reminded here that only God can provide the final answer on someone. Jesus Christ was the personification of grace, and it’s inescapable to note that He was habitually ministering to those whom society had written off as “worthless” (called, in the KJV, “publicans and sinners”). Our God is well-pleased that His people be known by the same ridiculed and scandalous title as His Son — “the Friend of publicans and sinners.” Fellow-believer, if you continue to condemn the modern-day publicans and sinners who are obviously “worthless,” then you are (1) very un-Christlike and (2) very Pharisee-like, for you are perpetuating the deception that only the “well” are worthy, when in fact they need the Physician just as much as the “sick” (Luke 5:27-32). O church, it’s time to learn with those first 12 disciples again, and to watch our Master through the eyes of faith as He visibly loves and spiritually sacrifices for those whom we might despise. Since we are ourselves recipients of lavish grace, we cannot be stingy dispensers of grace. It is time for us to change our mind about how we look at this world, to change our calculation about who is “well” and who is “sick,” and to learn first biblically and then experientially that God is still able to save the maniacs of Gadara (Mark 5), and He is pleased to do so. Let us take care, then, lest in our arrogance and hypocrisy we presume upon God’s standard and grace, and show an inferior and prejudiced Savior to the “worthless” (cf. James 2:1) — people who because of their “worthlessness” are actually prime candidates for God’s unmerited grace (cf. Luke 7:1-10; Titus 3:1-7). |
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