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&lt;dt&gt; Acts 13:14, 43-52&lt;/dt&gt;
&lt;dt&gt; Psalms 100:1-3, 5&lt;/dt&gt;
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&lt;dt&gt; Jeremiah 17:5-8&lt;/dt&gt;
&lt;dt&gt; Psalms 1:1-4, 6&lt;/dt&gt;
&lt;dt&gt;1 Corinthians 15:12, 16-20&lt;/dt&gt; &lt;p&gt;Luke 6:17, 20-26&lt;/p&gt;

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