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The Nets Began To Break But Later They Didn't Break- Why?
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Feb 20, 2025
I read the instance in the chapter 5 of the book of Luke ( The Physician) in which Peter and his companions are told by Jesus to go back out to Seas for a catch ( meanwhile they had already fished all night and caught nothing). We all know how the story goes- they catch so many fish that the nets begin to break, and they decide right after to leave everything behind and follow Jesus. Then after the resurrection , a similar event occurs ( John 21) in which Peter, John and the others after fishing all night and catching nothing, are told by the resurrected Christ to throw the nets on the right side for a specific catch, and this time they haul in 153 fish but the nets don't break. And that's what caught my attention- why did the nets break in the Luke's instance and not break after the resurrection? I think the writers of the gospels were conveying a message that many of us might have missed and that's what we are going to explore today. Visit http://tayibs.com/
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good morning guys this is Friday morning
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and you study and I'm back with a new
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study um this morning I was looking at a
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an instance in the book of book and the
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chapter five look and the physician and
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in this story Peter and his companions
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are told by Jesus to go back out to sea
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for a catch I mean why the same guys
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I've been fishing online and they caught
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nothing and then we all know how the
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story goes the catch so many fish that
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the nets
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begin to break and they decide right
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after that to leave everything behind
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and follow Jesus and then after the
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resurrection we have a similar event
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that occurs in Dustin our 21st chapter
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of John in which Peter John and the
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others are fishing on light and then
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again they catch nothing and they are
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told by Jesus as at a time he is already
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resurrected to throw the net on the
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right side for a specific catch and then
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this time they're hauling like 153 fish
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but the net don't break and that's what
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caught my attention I was wondering why
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in the first instance in Luke the nets
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were breaking and the second time after
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the resurrection why they did not break
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and I don't think the writers or the
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gospel just put that there for the sake
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of just putting over there he wanted us
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to really understand why that took place
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and that's what I'm gonna be exploring
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this morning like I said so I'm gonna
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jump to the slide and again this is
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stuff that you know you have to really
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take your time to really study the
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scriptures to really understand what the
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writer is trying to say and in second
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Timothy 2:15 it is told that we need to
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correctly divide the Word of God I don't
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want to approach it with this is my
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opinion now God has a specific message
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that he wants to share with his audience
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so therefore our job with the help of
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the Holy Spirit is to really correctly
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divide the Word of God so that will be
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presented as concise it's not our own
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imagination he's not our own thought but
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is what God really wants to say again I
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don't claim to be an or that's now what
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I'm doing I'm really trying to really
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encourage you guys to spend time reading
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the scriptures and meditating on it
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because John says in the book of John
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the first John I think that we don't
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need anyone to teach us anything but
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they Holy Spirit Himself will guide us
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into all truth now this is not being
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like smart or cocky now you submit and
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your will to the Lord and allow them to
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like eliminate your mind so you can
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understand what the writers are saying
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in the scriptures okay now we've got
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said let's jump into the passage so now
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the first instance we're gonna read it
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down look five one two five six and then
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we're gonna we're gonna talk about we're
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gonna I'm gonna show to you I've already
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talked about I kind of wanted to show to
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you real quick so on one occasion while
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the crowd was pressing in on Jesus to
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hear the word of God he was standing by
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the lake of Gennesaret and he saw two
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boats by the lake but the fishermen had
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gone out of them and we're washing their
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nets getting into one of the boats which
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was Simons or Peter he asked him to put
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out a letter from the length and he sat
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down and taught the people from the boat
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and when he had finished speaking he
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said to Simon put out into deep and let
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down your nets for a catch and Simon
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answered master we toiled all night and
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took nothing but at your word I let down
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the net and when they had done this they
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enclosed a large number of fish and the
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nets were breaking okay so this is the
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the instance that I'm talking about now
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let's go back to the slides so now what
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is going on at this moment again I say
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let's set the scene now the crowd is
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pressing in on Jesus to hear the word of
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God from Jesus teaching in the meantime
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Peter and his companions have just come
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back from a fruitless fishing trip
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they've been out all night trying to
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catch fish and they caught nothing and
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these guys are like expert fisherman and
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I'm gonna press in on that a little bit
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so while the crowd is like pressing on
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Jesus to here is teaching Peter and his
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bodies are fixing their nets and they
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are probably thinking how we gonna
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supply our needs we haven't caught any
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fishes and we need to pay for our daily
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necessities right these are these are
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guys
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they not gonna baby fish for fun now
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this is how they live their life this is
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how they make money
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okay so let's jump onto the next slide
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so why did be sure Peter fish at night
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now a lot of fishermen but I researched
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a little bit and I wanted to point out
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the importance of mentioning the fact
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that Peter and his companions when just
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fishing for fun like me do I've already
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said it this was their profession so
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they knew exactly what they were doing
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so fish become more active at night
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since the water temperature began to
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cool off so the fish like they are more
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active at night and this is especially
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important in the summer months so this
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what I would hear now when it's so hot
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in the day what the fish do is they dive
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down deep to find cooler waters so Peter
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and his friends strategically went out
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to fish at night for that specific
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reason because they wanted they knew
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that at night is the best time to
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catfish these these beings or this fish
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right so now we're going to be we're
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gonna go to the next slide so I would
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hear I'm the expert and whoa are you so
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getting into one of the boats which was
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silence he meaning Jesus he asked him to
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put a little out to put a little from
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the land and he sat down and taught the
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people from the boat and when he had
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finished speaking he said to Simon put
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out into the deep and let down your nets
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for a catch and Simon answered master we
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tore it all night and took nothing but
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sure what I let down the net now what
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are the implication of the verses above
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like was Jesus aware that they had
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caught nothing
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yes because they obviously were clearly
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are empty Nets there was nothing in the
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net so Jesus saw it right he knew that
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they caught nothing so he was obvious to
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anyone
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and what was going through someone's
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mind during the exchange like I don't
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know why what is going on in his head
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you know in verse five he says in Simon
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answered master we tore it all night
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into nothing but at your word I left on
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the net now here's what I deduct from
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the first about like I'm the expert and
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you're not
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that's basically what Peter's trying to
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say we fish all night the best time to
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fish and we caught nothing
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and and then first of all you saw that
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we call nothing
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are you taking up my time because you
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sit on my boat and teaching all these
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people I don't have any food to bring
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home today and I'm hardly frustrating
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you are asking me to go back out the
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game and he's fighting what the heck is
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the law thinking right now he didn't say
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all that well you can make some
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inference on it
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that's really now Peter didn't say all
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that well you can capture the sentiment
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like through his response to Jesus
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request now to Peter's credit he did
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obey and even though he went out there
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reluctantly he did go now again let's
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point out that this wasn't the first
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interaction with Jesus he knew about
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Jesus and have some significant
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interaction with him so before we
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criticize Peter let's think about
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ourselves now in John 1 42 42 I wanted
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to mention that this was this happened
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prior to Jesus tell Peter to God sees
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now what are the truth who heard John
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speak and followed Jesus was Andrew
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simon Peters brother so he first found
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his brother Simon and Satan we have
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found the Messiah which means Christ he
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brought him to Jesus and Jesus looked at
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him and said you are Simon the son of
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John you shall be called Cephas which
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means Peter now this event took place
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before the fishing instance so Peter
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already had a significant interaction
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with Jesus so he puts first his words
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even though he did reluctantly he moved
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Jesus was kind to some extent right he
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didn't know that this was he knew he
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knew he was getting there that's what I
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want to point out now I wanna put that
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confirmation of Simon's thought for a
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purpose now I said earlier there are
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probably that Simon probably may have no
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public criticized Jesus command to go
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out the seas but his thought probably
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did so and we can infer that from his
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response after the massive catch right
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but when Simon Peter saw it he fell down
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at Jesus knees saying depart for me from
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am a sinful man Oh Lord he started by
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saying master and now he's saying depart
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from me I'm a sinful man
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Oh Lord for he and all who were with him
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were astonished at the cut at the
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culture fish that they are taken and so
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and so also where James and John and
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this
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every who has Simon Peters partners now
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Simon at a time realize that Jesus was
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the Lord and he made all things and all
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things obeyed Jesus the fish included so
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he commanded the fish to Peter's net and
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Peter realized that he was standing in
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the presence of the Holy One
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hence the response I'm a sinful man
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Peter realized that Jesus also knew his
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thoughts holiness exposes darkness and
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Peter realized that he was not worthy to
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be in the presence of Jesus he knew that
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everything that I thought Jesus knew and
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he goes oh I'm a sinful man or law
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because holiness exposes darkness let's
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go on now
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why was the significance of the net
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breaking what was the significance I
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meant know why they should be what I
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look five over six when they are done
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this they enclosed a large number of
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fish and their nets were breaking the
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cars only fish that the nets were
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breaking the amount of fish caught
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exceeded what the net will hold us
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probably what happened if issue
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integrity more so my promise that Jesus
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gave us in Philippians 4:19 and my God
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will supply every need of yours
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according to swishy riches in Christ in
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glory in Christ Jesus and let's also
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read Matthew 6:25 to 33 I wanted to
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point something out let me I already
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have it open over here so let's go up
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there now what does Jesus say therefore
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I tell you do not be anxious about your
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life what you will eat or what you will
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drink not about your body what you put
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on is not life more than food and the
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body more than clothing look at the
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birds of the air they neither sow nor
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reap nor gather into barns and yet your
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heavenly Father feeds them are you not
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more are you not of more value than they
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and which of you by being anxious can
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add a single hour to spend of life and
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why are you anxious about clothing
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consider the lilies of the field how
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they grow they neither toil nor spin yet
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even Solomon in all is in all his glory
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was not arrayed like one of these but if
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God so clothes the grass of the field
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which day is alive and tomorrow is
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thrown into the oven will he not much
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more clothe you O ye of little faith
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therefore do not be anxious saying what
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shall we eat or what shall we drink or
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what shall we wear for the Gentiles sick
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after all these things and your heavenly
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Father knows that you need them all was
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sick first the kingdom of God and His
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righteousness and all these things will
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be added to you now you see where the
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Lord was going he was teaching Simon
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Peter a valuable lesson while you feel
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fixing your net I'm teaching my word are
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you listening basically I will provide
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for you need and I'm gonna show you that
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I'm gonna pop off your knees because now
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that you went out at my word you caught
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so many fish you could have been here
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sitting there listening to me what were
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your thoughts Cana all right now let's
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let's keep going I just want to point
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that out real quick now from fishermen
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to a Fisher of men now in Luke 5 and
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Jesus said to Simon do not be afraid
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from now on you'll be cut in Maine and
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when they have worked their boats to
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Lane they left everything and followed
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now Jesus was not redefining really
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finding Peters purpose in life by
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showing him that not only what he was
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going to provide for his name but also
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give me into his life there breaking are
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the nets had to do with provision I will
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provide for you I'll give you so much
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right now in the second instance the
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resurrection had taken place and the
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disciples had seen Jesus Peter had
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already spent three years with Jesus and
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was well acquainted with his ways but
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and I put a pot there for crackers okay
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let's keep going now the net didn't
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break this time and we're gonna read the
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entire story I'm sorry guys we gotta do
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all right so let's go ahead and read the
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entire story
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now after Jesus oh my gosh after this
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Jesus revealed himself again to the
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disciples by the sea of Tiberias and he
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revealed himself in his way Simon Peter
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farmers called it Queen and all the
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names I'm not gonna name her all the
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name and Simon Peter said to them they
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were all sitting there just hanging out
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together Simon Peter said
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I'm going fishing and he said to him I
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guess we'll go with you they went out
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and got into the boat but that night
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they caught nothing just as day was
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breaking Jesus stood on the shore and
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yet they decide you know know that it
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was Jesus jesus said to them children do
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you have any fish and they answered him
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no and he said to them cast a net on the
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right side of the boat and you will find
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some sarcastic and now they were not
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able to haul it in because of the
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quantity of fish the disciple whom Jesus
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loved
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meaning John therefore say to Peter it
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is the Lord when Simon Peter heard that
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it was a law he put up he put on his
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outer garment for he was stripped
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forward and threw him into the sea and
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the other disciple came in the boat
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dragging the net full of fish but they
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were not far from the land for but about
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a hundred yards off now I'm not gonna
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read this portion here so Simon Peter
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went aboard and how the net ashore full
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of large fish one hundred fifty-three of
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them and although there were so many the
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net was not torn this time okay now
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let's stop here and ask go back to our
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slides now southern Peter said to them
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I'm going fishing and they said to him
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we'll go with you now unlike the first
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time in the look instance this this time
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Simon Peter suggestion to go fishing
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stems from border like the first time he
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actually went our fishing goes man they
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needed money this time you're almost
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sounds like he's just sitting around
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like well we know that Jesus rose from
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the dead now what and they are just
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sitting there just bored and he goes
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well I'm going fishing and they go we'll
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go with you so they are just witnessed
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the resurrection and he as well as the
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others are probably thinking after the
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excitement now what what do we do now
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and Peter is cylinder I guess you know
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what let's go fishing so we can kill
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time basically they'll know what to do
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at this point you know Jesus I'll just
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come back from the dead and now they're
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just sitting there like wondering what
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we gonna do with our lives now and Simon
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Peter gives a suggestion let us go out
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fishing I'm going fishing so what was
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almost like is we ain't I'm gonna do
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right now let's go out fishing I'm bored
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kind of thing I keep that in mind please
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so let's get going now
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the complexity of the passage now when I
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read his passage I read it in like the
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ESV the English standard version now I
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want back in the complete complete
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Jewish translation because it was so
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important right now he said to him like
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in the ESV says throw your net to the
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right side and you catch some fish right
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you catch some fish now in the Jewish
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translation he says throw in your net to
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the starboard and you catch you catch
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some right now let's focus on our word
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starboard and I'll go into it now the
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significance of the words in this star
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portion now I highlighted starboard and
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starboard being the right-hand side of
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his ship both or aircraft when facing
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the front so starboard does not change
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based on the orientation of the person
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aboard aboard the craft right and then
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how many fish they cut 153 specific
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number of fish were caught unlike the
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first time where they couldn't be
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numbered signifying abundance for
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physical needs right now whatever need
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net wasn't on net wasn't wrong security
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safety protection and assurance and then
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let's go a little bit further now now
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let's understand what this all means
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here now Jesus is explaining a valuable
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lesson to his disciples prior to his
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departure back to heaven he's saying to
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them I'm sitting at the right hand of
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God the Father
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starboard throw to the right side and
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all Authority has been given to me on
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earth go therefore and make disciples of
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all nations baptizing them in the name
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of the Father and of the Son and of the
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Holy Spirit those the Lord brings to his
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nets will never fall out of the net
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because he himself will ensure that they
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are brought back to safety he was
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telling the disciples I will send you to
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specific places to fish for men and
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because I'm sitting at the right hand of
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the Father I have the authority to bring
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those I'm saying I'm saving and no one
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shall snatch them out of my hands terms
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of verses hi shed light on this and
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Leslie current right there's a lot of us
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that are
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we're gonna look at each one of them I
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just want to stress this out for a
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purpose you know it's really important
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that we understand the importance of
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what Jesus is saying when they saw him
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they worshiped him but some doubted and
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Jesus came and said to them all
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authority in heaven and earth has been
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given to me go therefore and make
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disciples of all nations and I've
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already read that to you okay
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so let's go on to the next one John 7:17
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one one two three John 17 that to move
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when Jesus had spoken this word he
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lifted up his eyes to heaven and said
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father the hour has come glorify your
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son so that is your son may glorify you
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since you have given him authority over
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all flesh to give eternal life to all
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whom you have given him you see that
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11:53 fish not home security safety and
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this is eternal life that they know you
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the only true God and Jesus Christ whom
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you have sent
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I'm sitting at the right hand of God
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throw to the right side they decide who
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understood what Jesus was doing I don't
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think they didn't understand think
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they've got it let's look at this one
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two real quick if then you have been
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raised with Christ seek the things that
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are above where Christ is seated at the
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right hand of God
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throw the net through right side and
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when you catch those fish they are not
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gonna fall out and the net is not gonna
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break because I am sitting at the right
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hand of God and I'm gonna make sure that
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those that he gave me I was saved and
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none of them who fall out of the net you
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get it it's a security salvation is
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secure in me not meat ieave on me Jesus
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Christ
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that's what Jesus was trying to teach
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these people you already told before I
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would make you fishers of men and when
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you fish for this man I will make sure
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those men come to sell it they are not
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going to fall out at the next the first
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time he was provisioned the second time
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was salvation I'm gonna sell you to
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specific places to people that I'm
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choosing for myself
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now you see what I'm saying this is this
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is good stuff man like me I'm amazed
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this is amazing stuff
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okay and Jesus said I am and you see the
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Son of man seated at the right hand of
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power and coming with the clouds of
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heaven again he is saying this is
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exactly what he's trying to tell him
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let's go to the next one
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and if I ask you you will not answer but
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from now on the Son of man shall be
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seated at the right hand of the power of
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God so they all said are you the self
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god you see this mean amazing stealth
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ooh and then look at some more the
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Godfather's raised Jesus whom you killed
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by hanging him on a tree God exalted him
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at his right hand as leader in sail
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Europe entance to Israel and forgiveness
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of sin and we are witnesses to these
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things and so is the Holy Spirit whom
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God has given to those who obey Him the
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Holy Spirit will secure you he will not
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let you fall out of the net he and John
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631 this is the the punch line and this
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is the will of him who sent me that I
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should lose nothing of all that he has
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given me but raise it up on the last day
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basically it's telling the disciples
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when I send you our interworld
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to preach the gospel and to fish for
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Maine everybody that you bring I will
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lose none so therefore those hundred and
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fifty-three fish up basically symbolic
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of the people that I'm gonna send you
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out to fish doesn't mean that he's gonna
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say my name 53 people some people
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getting corrupted to those numbers
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that's not what he's trying to say he's
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just trying to show the security because
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when the rod sends you out he makes sure
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he sent you to the right places because
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he's sitting at the right hand of God
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and all of for he has been given to him
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so whether he calls out of darkness it
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was like who come indeed because Jesus
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himself who make sure that happens
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okay now let's go Nets breaking in our
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break and I basically give you the whole
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thing there so again I just want to
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summarize it in the event of the net
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break and the rod was we are showing us
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about his provisions so base that's why
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was doing the first instance when the
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nets were breaking I'll give you I'll
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provide for your needs
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do not worry right and that's what he
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showed a Peter now in the second
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instance he also redefines our
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priorities basically they are eternal
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he's saying Peter leave this fish and go
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fish for Maine and when you fish for man
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this time the nets are in Agra break so
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he reassures that he would guide us and
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give us a meaningful purpose in life as
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we surrender our will to him and the
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team that went through my head was seek
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first the kingdom of God and His
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righteousness and all other things will
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be added to you now in the same passage
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in John 21 there are more elements that
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I want to cover but I'll do it on the
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next presentation I'm not gonna do today
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because I'm still thinking about it and
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I don't think I understand the entire
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passage it's the composition between
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Jesus and Peter when you say it's Peter
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do you love me either do you love me he
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asked him that three times so we're
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gonna talk about I maybe next time so
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I'm still meditating on it and then you
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can do the same think about is thinking
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Allah God to speak to your mind so you
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can understand why this is what it says
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okay all right guys I guess this is it
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for today and I hope you have a good day
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all right I'll see you next time
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