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<v Speaker 1>Hi everybody. I'm Rick Warren, Senior Pastor of Saddleback Church

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<v Speaker 1>and the author of The Purpose Driven Life, and I

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<v Speaker 1>want to welcome you to our study of the life

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<v Speaker 1>of Jesus in you. I've teamed up with my dear

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<v Speaker 1>friends Mark Burnett at Roma Downey to create this in

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<v Speaker 1>depth sixth session small group Study. Now you know, Mark

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<v Speaker 1>and Roma produced the hit television series The Bible that

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<v Speaker 1>had a viewing audience of over one hundred million people

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<v Speaker 1>in America alone, and now the TV series has been

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<v Speaker 1>followed up by their major motion picture release of Son

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<v Speaker 1>of God. The acting is superb, the scenery's breathtaking, and

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<v Speaker 1>the impact of this production has been life changing already

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<v Speaker 1>for millions of people. So we decided to produce this

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<v Speaker 1>small groups study combining my teaching on the life of

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<v Speaker 1>Christ with scenes from Jesus life and ministry from this movie,

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<v Speaker 1>The Son of God. Through these lessons and these film clips,

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<v Speaker 1>you're going to see, and you're going to experience, and

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<v Speaker 1>you're going to understand in a brand new way the

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<v Speaker 1>life of Jesus and what it means to you personally. Now,

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<v Speaker 1>in these next six sessions, we're going to be talking

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<v Speaker 1>about first jesus baptism and your baptism, because Jesus began

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<v Speaker 1>his ministry with a baptism. Second, we're going to look

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<v Speaker 1>at jesus temptation and your temptations. Then we'll look at

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<v Speaker 1>Jesus suffering and your suffering. Then we're going to look

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<v Speaker 1>at Jesus death and your death. Then we'll look at

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<v Speaker 1>Jesus resurrection and your resurrection, and finally will conclude with

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<v Speaker 1>Jesus ministry and your ministry. Now, in this first session,

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<v Speaker 1>we're going to look at jesus baptism. What did that mean,

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<v Speaker 1>Why was Jesus baptized, and what does baptism mean for

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<v Speaker 1>me and for you. First, let's look at what the

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<v Speaker 1>Bible says Matthew chapter three. The Bible tells us the

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<v Speaker 1>story of jesus baptism. Then Jesus came from Galilee to

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<v Speaker 1>the Jordan to be baptized by John, that's John the Baptist.

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<v Speaker 1>But John tried to deter him, saying, I need to

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<v Speaker 1>be baptized by you, and you come to me. Jesus replied,

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<v Speaker 1>let it be so. It is proper for us to

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<v Speaker 1>do this to fulfill all righteousness. So then John consented

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<v Speaker 1>and as soon as Jesus was baptized, he went up

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<v Speaker 1>out of the water, and at that moment, the Bible

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<v Speaker 1>tells us, heaven was opened, and he saw the spirit

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<v Speaker 1>of God descending like a dove and lighting on him,

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<v Speaker 1>and a voice from heaven said, this is my son,

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<v Speaker 1>whom I love, and with him I am well pleased.

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<v Speaker 1>That was the Father's talking. Now, before Jesus started his ministry,

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<v Speaker 1>and we're going to look at this in the sessions ahead,

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<v Speaker 1>before he ever preached his first sermon, before he ever

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<v Speaker 1>performed his first miracle, before he went to the cross,

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<v Speaker 1>the Bible says he came to John the baptist at

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<v Speaker 1>the Jordan River to be baptized. It all starts with

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<v Speaker 1>his baptism. And as we saw in that passage, John

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<v Speaker 1>actually tried to stop Jesus from being baptized. In fact,

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<v Speaker 1>he said, you should be the one baptizing me. But

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<v Speaker 1>Jesus said, no, we have to do this. I have

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<v Speaker 1>to do this. It's what my father wants. So John

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<v Speaker 1>obediently baptized Jesus, and the Bible tells us that when

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<v Speaker 1>Jesus stepped out of the water, he stepped into his

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<v Speaker 1>public ministry. This is the first step of a disciple

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<v Speaker 1>to step into the waters of baptism. Now, what was

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<v Speaker 1>baptism all about anyway? You see, the Bible tells us

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<v Speaker 1>that John baptized people as a sign of their repentance

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<v Speaker 1>for their sins. But Jesus had no sin. So why

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<v Speaker 1>in the world was Jesus baptized. It's because Jesus baptism

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<v Speaker 1>was his way of identifying with you and me sinful humanity.

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<v Speaker 1>And just as Jesus did not die for his own sins,

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<v Speaker 1>he was not baptized for his own sins either. But

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<v Speaker 1>in his baptism, Jesus was showing us the way to

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<v Speaker 1>live and giving us a model that we are to follow.

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<v Speaker 1>Jesus once said this, I didn't come to abolish the law,

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<v Speaker 1>but I came to fulfill it. And in the same way,

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<v Speaker 1>he didn't come to abolish baptism, but he came to

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<v Speaker 1>fulfill it and to give it a complete, full meaning,

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<v Speaker 1>which now means death to sin and the old way

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<v Speaker 1>of life and resurrection into a whole new, brand new

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<v Speaker 1>way of living. That's what baptism means for us. Now,

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<v Speaker 1>as Jesus came up out of the water, he was

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<v Speaker 1>revealed for who he truly is. Look again at verse sixteen.

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<v Speaker 1>There in Matthew chapter three, it says, as soon as

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<v Speaker 1>Jesus was baptized, he went up out of the water.

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<v Speaker 1>He'd been put under the water. He comes up out

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<v Speaker 1>of the water, and it says, at that moment, you

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<v Speaker 1>might want to circle that phrase. At that moment, heaven

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<v Speaker 1>was opened. He saw the spirit of God descending like

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<v Speaker 1>a dove and lighting on him, and a voice from

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<v Speaker 1>heaven said, this is my son whom I love, and

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<v Speaker 1>with him I am well pleased. You see, when Jesus

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<v Speaker 1>publicly obeyed the Father in baptism, the Father publicly affirmed

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<v Speaker 1>him as his son. And notice again what God says,

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<v Speaker 1>This is my son, I love him, and I'm proud

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<v Speaker 1>of him. Now, did you know the Father says the

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<v Speaker 1>same three things about you When you identify with Jesus

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<v Speaker 1>and baptism, God says, you are my son, you are

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<v Speaker 1>my daughter, I love you, and I'm proud of you.

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<v Speaker 1>Do you want God to be pleased with you, then

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<v Speaker 1>you need to take the simple step of faith and

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<v Speaker 1>obedience and be baptized the way Jesus was baptized in

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<v Speaker 1>the Jordan River. As a symbol of a death and

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<v Speaker 1>a burial and a resurrection. Now let's watch it. Let's

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<v Speaker 1>watch this scene of John the Baptist baptizing Jesus, and

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<v Speaker 1>then we're going to talk about what it means for us.

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<v Speaker 1>There is one to come greater than me.

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<v Speaker 2>Google baptize with fire. I'm just a voice in the

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<v Speaker 2>wilderness preparing the way for them.

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<v Speaker 3>Lord, don't stop. Surely I need you to baptize me. John.

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<v Speaker 3>What you are doing is right. Baptize me.

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<v Speaker 1>When Jesus was baptized, it was a symbol of his

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<v Speaker 1>coming death and resurrection, and that's exactly what it means

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<v Speaker 1>for us too. Baptism symbolizes the truth that we're not

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<v Speaker 1>only cleansed from our sins, but we are now what

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<v Speaker 1>the Bible calls dead to sin. The Bible says it

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<v Speaker 1>like this, we died desin How can we live in

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<v Speaker 1>it any longer? Don't you know that all of us

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<v Speaker 1>who were baptized into Christ, Jesus were baptized into his death.

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<v Speaker 1>We were therefore buried with him through baptism into death,

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<v Speaker 1>in order that just as Christ was raised from the

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<v Speaker 1>dead through the glory of the Father, we too may

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<v Speaker 1>live a new life. That's Romans chapter six. You see,

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<v Speaker 1>when you go under the water, it symbolizes that you

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<v Speaker 1>have died and been buried with Jesus Christ. Baptism is

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<v Speaker 1>always a symbol of a burial, and when you come

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<v Speaker 1>up out of the water, it symbolizes that you too

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<v Speaker 1>have been raised with Christ into a whole new life.

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<v Speaker 1>In fact, Bible says it like this, anyone who belongs

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<v Speaker 1>to Christ has become a new person. The old is

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<v Speaker 1>gone and a new life has begun. That is the

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<v Speaker 1>meaning of baptism. Now let me give you four reasons

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<v Speaker 1>from the Bible why you and I and all of

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<v Speaker 1>us need to be baptized. Number one, first, you need

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<v Speaker 1>to be baptized because Jesus demonstrated it. He modeled it

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<v Speaker 1>by his own baptism. Jesus was saying, if you truly

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<v Speaker 1>want to be my disciple, then you need to identify

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<v Speaker 1>with me, and you need to do this too. If

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<v Speaker 1>you want to follow me, you need to follow me

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<v Speaker 1>into this water. If I needed to do this, Jesus says,

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<v Speaker 1>then so do you. The second reason you need to

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<v Speaker 1>be baptized is because Jesus commanded it. Jesus commanded all

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<v Speaker 1>of his followers should be baptized just like he was.

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<v Speaker 1>And in Matthew twenty eight nineteen he said, go and

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<v Speaker 1>make disciples of all nations, baptize them in the name

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<v Speaker 1>of the Father, and of the Son and of the

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<v Speaker 1>Holy Spirit. So baptism, friends, isn't simply an option. It

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<v Speaker 1>is a commandment for every follower of Jesus Christ. If

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<v Speaker 1>you want to be a disciple, if you want to

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<v Speaker 1>be in his family, you need to be baptized. The

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<v Speaker 1>Bible says, we know that we've come to know him

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<v Speaker 1>if we obey as commands, How do you prove that

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<v Speaker 1>you're a follower of Jesus. How do you prove that

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<v Speaker 1>you've been saved, that you're a Christian? That's your child

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<v Speaker 1>of God. You obey Jesus commands, And one of the

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<v Speaker 1>first commands is this be baptized. Now. The third reason

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<v Speaker 1>to be baptized is that baptism is your public statement

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<v Speaker 1>that you publicly belong to Jesus Christ. Baptism doesn't make

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<v Speaker 1>you a believer, It just shows that you are a believer.

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<v Speaker 1>It's the outward symbol of an inward commitment. I call

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<v Speaker 1>it the wedding ring of the Christian life. You see

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<v Speaker 1>this ring. That doesn't make me married, but it's a

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<v Speaker 1>public statement. It's a reminder of a commitment that I

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<v Speaker 1>made in my heart and in your commitment to Jesus Christ.

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<v Speaker 1>That's what saves you. The vow to love, to serve,

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<v Speaker 1>to honor, to receive God's grace. Baptism says to the world,

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<v Speaker 1>I'm not ashamed to tell the whole world what's happened

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<v Speaker 1>to me. I've given my life to Christ. Baptism is

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<v Speaker 1>saying to the world, just like this wedding ring says,

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<v Speaker 1>I'm not ashamed to say that I love Jesus Christ.

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<v Speaker 1>You know, a little boy asked me one time. He said,

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<v Speaker 1>Pastor Rick, when can I get advertised? I like that

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<v Speaker 1>because that's exactly what baptism is. Baptism is an advertisement

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<v Speaker 1>for Jesus. It's saying, I am not ashamed of Jesus Christ.

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<v Speaker 1>So let me ask you this. Are you ashamed to

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<v Speaker 1>be identified with Jesus or do you want to keep

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<v Speaker 1>your relationship with him a secret? Like be a secret disciple?

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<v Speaker 1>There are no secret agent believers, Jesus said in Luke

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<v Speaker 1>chapter nine, verse twenty six. If you're ashamed of me

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<v Speaker 1>in front of the world, I will be ashamed of

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<v Speaker 1>you in front of my Father in Heaven. Those are

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<v Speaker 1>serious words. Baptism tells the world that you are not

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<v Speaker 1>ashamed to say I love Jesus Christ with all my heart.

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<v Speaker 1>Have you been baptized since you came to faith in Christ?

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<v Speaker 1>If you haven't, what are you waiting on? In the Bible,

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<v Speaker 1>there's no such thing as a person claiming to be

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<v Speaker 1>a follower of Jesus a disciple and not being baptized.

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<v Speaker 1>You see, it was automatic, and not only that, it

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<v Speaker 1>was immediate. In the Bible, it tells us that people

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<v Speaker 1>were baptized as soon as they gave their lives to Christ.

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<v Speaker 1>Acts chapter eight, verse twelve says this when they believed,

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<v Speaker 1>they were baptized, and Acts sixteen thirty three says in

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<v Speaker 1>the middle of the night, it says the jailer and

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<v Speaker 1>all of his family believed and then were baptized. And

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<v Speaker 1>in Acts chapter eighteen, it says when the Corinthians heard

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<v Speaker 1>Paul preach about the good News, they believe and were baptized.

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<v Speaker 1>Believing in baptism go together. And in Acts chapter eight

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<v Speaker 1>we have the first African believer who was baptized. He

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<v Speaker 1>was an Ethiopian official. And the Bible tells us that

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<v Speaker 1>Philip began with the scriptures and told him this Ethiopian

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<v Speaker 1>leader the good news about Jesus. And as they traveled

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<v Speaker 1>down the road, it says they came to some water,

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<v Speaker 1>and the man said, look, here's water. Why shouldn't I

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<v Speaker 1>be baptized? And Philip said this, if you believe with

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<v Speaker 1>all your heart, you may. The man answered, I believe

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<v Speaker 1>that Jesus Christ is the Son of God. And so

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<v Speaker 1>it says then they went down into the water and

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<v Speaker 1>Philip baptized him. You see in the New Testament and

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<v Speaker 1>in the New Testament Church, there was never any delay

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<v Speaker 1>between believing and baptism. On the day of Pentecost, three

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<v Speaker 1>thousand were baptized that very day. When people came to

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<v Speaker 1>faith in Jesus Christ, it was a me idiot that

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<v Speaker 1>their next step was to publicly identify themselves by being baptized.

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<v Speaker 1>So let's review. You need to be baptized because Jesus

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<v Speaker 1>demonstrated it. He was baptized because Jesus commanded it, because

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<v Speaker 1>it's your public statement that you belong to Christ. Now

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<v Speaker 1>there's a fourth reason to be baptized. Baptism is not

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<v Speaker 1>just the symbol of our salvation. It's also a symbol

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<v Speaker 1>of our incorporation. In other words, my baptism says I'm

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<v Speaker 1>a part of the Body of Christ. I'm a member

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<v Speaker 1>of the family of God. My baptism says I'm not

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<v Speaker 1>just a believer. I'm also a belonger. Did you hear

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<v Speaker 1>that we're not just believers? We're belongers. And the Bible

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<v Speaker 1>says this, For we were all baptized by one spirit

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<v Speaker 1>into one body. Now you are the Body of Christ,

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<v Speaker 1>and each of you is a part of it. That's

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<v Speaker 1>First Corinthians, chapter twelve. My baptism says that I'm a

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<v Speaker 1>part of the global Church, the glorious family of Jesus Christ.

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<v Speaker 1>It's going to go on and on forever. It's my initiation,

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<v Speaker 1>it's my incorporation, it's my identification. Now what does it

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<v Speaker 1>take to be baptised? Well, there's only one qualification in

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<v Speaker 1>the Bible. You must believe. You must believe that Jesus

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<v Speaker 1>Christ is who he said he was, the Son of God,

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<v Speaker 1>that he died for your sins, that he rose again

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<v Speaker 1>from the grave on Easter. So let me ask a question.

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<v Speaker 1>Do you believe if you have never settled this issue,

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<v Speaker 1>or if you've always had doubts, you may have been

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<v Speaker 1>a religion. I'm talking about a relationship to Jesus Christ.

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<v Speaker 1>You ask the question, do I really have that personal relationship?

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<v Speaker 1>Have I stepped across the line. Do I know for

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<v Speaker 1>sure that if I die tonight I'm going to heaven? Well,

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<v Speaker 1>if you're not assure that you can know for sure

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<v Speaker 1>right now. The Bible says this the most famous verse

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<v Speaker 1>in the Bible. God so loved the world that he

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<v Speaker 1>gave his only begotten son, that's Jesus. That whoever that's

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<v Speaker 1>all of us, whoever believes in him, should not perish,

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<v Speaker 1>but have everlasting life. That's the greatest promise in the Bible.

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<v Speaker 1>And the Bible also promises this in the Book of Romans.

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<v Speaker 1>If you confess with your mouth, in other words, publicly

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<v Speaker 1>announce Jesus is Lord. In other words, he's my master,

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<v Speaker 1>he's the chairman of the board, he's the president, he's

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<v Speaker 1>the manager of my life. If you confess with your

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<v Speaker 1>mouth Jesus is Lord, and you believe in your heart

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<v Speaker 1>that God raised him from the dead, you will not might.

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<v Speaker 1>You will be saved. It is the promise of God's word,

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<v Speaker 1>not our feelings that we rely on. Now. Notice it

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<v Speaker 1>doesn't say you couldn't be saved. It doesn't say you

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<v Speaker 1>might be saved. It says you will be saved. That

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<v Speaker 1>great news you can know for sure right now. And

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<v Speaker 1>you can do that by confessing with your mouth that

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<v Speaker 1>Jesus is the lord of your life. How do you

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<v Speaker 1>do that by praying. I'm going to pray a prayer

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<v Speaker 1>right now, and you can actually just say these words yourself.

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<v Speaker 1>You can say them in your mind or you can

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<v Speaker 1>mouth them as I pray. And it doesn't really matter

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<v Speaker 1>the words that you say. What matters is the humble

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<v Speaker 1>attitude of your heart. So let's bow our heads right now,

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<v Speaker 1>and I'm going to lead you in a prayer. If

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<v Speaker 1>you've never settled this issue, let's do it right now.

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<v Speaker 1>That's about just say in your heart, Dear Jesus, say

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<v Speaker 1>that in your heart. Dear Jesus. I want to confess

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<v Speaker 1>with my mouth, and I want to believe in my

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<v Speaker 1>heart that you are who you say you are. I

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<v Speaker 1>believe you are the son of God. I believe that

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<v Speaker 1>you came to earth to show how God loves me.

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<v Speaker 1>I believe that you died on the cross, and I

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<v Speaker 1>believe that you came back to life on Easter to

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<v Speaker 1>prove that you are the son of God. And I believe,

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<v Speaker 1>Jesus Christ, that you will forgive all the sins that

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<v Speaker 1>I've done wrong. And I believe your promise that if

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<v Speaker 1>I accept you into my heart, that you will take

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<v Speaker 1>me home to be with you in heaven. So here's

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<v Speaker 1>my humble request, Dear Jesus Christ. I ask you to

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<v Speaker 1>accept me into your family. I ask you to forgive

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<v Speaker 1>my sins. I want to turn from my way to

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<v Speaker 1>your way. I want to learn to love you. I

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<v Speaker 1>want to learn to trust you, and I want to

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<v Speaker 1>learn to follow you the rest of my life. And

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<v Speaker 1>Dear God, if I've never been baptized as Jesus was,

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<v Speaker 1>I want to follow you in that public statement to

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<v Speaker 1>say I'm not ashamed of Jesus Christ. And so I

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<v Speaker 1>ask this prayer humbly in faith in your name. Amen.

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<v Speaker 1>And did you pray that prayer right now? If you

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<v Speaker 1>did for the very first time and you seriously meant it, congratulations, Congratulations,

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<v Speaker 1>you just stepped across the line. You see, God made

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<v Speaker 1>it so simple, nobody could say it too hard to understand.

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<v Speaker 1>Here's what you need to do. Once you've stepped across

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<v Speaker 1>the line. You've given your life to Christ, you've opened

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<v Speaker 1>your heart, you've received his salvation. The first thing you

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<v Speaker 1>need to do is you need to tell somebody. I'd

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<v Speaker 1>suggest you tell somebody in your group about the decision

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<v Speaker 1>you just made because they can support you, they can

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<v Speaker 1>celebrate with you, and then you can tell other people

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<v Speaker 1>by publicly being baptized. Find a good church and say

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<v Speaker 1>I want to be baptized the way Jesus was. Now,

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<v Speaker 1>as you go to your group discussion, now, I want

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<v Speaker 1>to ask you to talk about what you've learned through

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<v Speaker 1>this study, talk about jesus baptism. And if you've been baptized,

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<v Speaker 1>why don't you share the stories of where you were

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<v Speaker 1>baptized and why you made that decision to be baptized.

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<v Speaker 1>And if you haven't been baptized yet, let me encourage

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<v Speaker 1>you to take this step of obedience and tell your

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<v Speaker 1>friends say, you know what, I've never been baptized like

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<v Speaker 1>Jesus was. I want to be baptized as my public

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<v Speaker 1>statement of faith. You know, Jesus was thirty years old

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<v Speaker 1>when he was baptized. And maybe this is your day

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<v Speaker 1>to make that decision now. God bless you as you

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<v Speaker 1>go in your discussion time. Enjoy that time together, and

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<v Speaker 1>I look forward to being with you in Session two,

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<v Speaker 1>when we begin to look at another area of the

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