Good morning everyone,   Our theme for this month: “The Great Adventure”   Our Bible verse for today: “Be sober-minded, be alert. Your adversary the devil is prowling around like a roaring lion, looking for someone he can devour. Resist him, firm in the faith, knowing that the same kind of sufferings are being experienced by your fellow believers throughout the world.” 1 Peter 5:8-9 (CSB)   Our thought for today: “Bigger, better, more important, and longer lasting”   This devotional message is coming to you on Thursday morning, September 12th, but I’m writing it on Wednesday morning, the day after the presidential debate. Last night, Donald Trump and Kamala Harris squared-off and had at each other. The consensus seems to be that Kamala Harris won this one. So, the Democrats are happy and the Republicans are not. In the previous debate Donald Trump did well and Joe Biden did not, and so the Republicans were happy but the Democrats weren’t.   Politics in America moves on a pendulum – back and forth, debate-to-debate, election-to-election. For a while the Democrats are in power and the Republicans are complaining, then the pendulum shifts and it’s the other way around. Does it really matter? Of course, it does. And as Christians we have a biblical responsibility to be good citizens, to be engaged with the issues, and to vote.   But political outcomes are not really the most important factor for Christians. There is a higher, bigger, better, more important, and longer lasting reality that governs our thinking and conduct. It is the kingdom of God. God is sovereign over the affairs of mankind. His kingdom will come, His will will be done, and in the end, Jesus wins. Earthly kingdoms rise and fall, worldly leaders come and go, the political pendulum swings back and forth, but God and His kingdom are constant and unchanging and will remain forever.   Sometimes Christians in the USA get a little too caught-up in their politics and not caught-up enough in the business of the kingdom of God. A little too enraptured with their candidate of choice, and not enraptured enough with their Savior and Lord.   Most Christian historians who study church life seem to agree that the most dynamic, strongest, healthiest, and most faithful segment of the Christian church on earth today is found in Communist China not in the USA. The Christians in China have little say in government affairs or in electing their leaders. Instead, they are highly focused on life in the kingdom of God and in advancing His kingdom on earth.   For almost 2000 years – across generations, cultures, geography, and political structures, Christians have thrived when their primary focus was on the kingdom of God, and they have struggled and suffered when they have become too focused on worldly affairs. In 1 Peter 5:8-9 Peter reminds us that our real struggle is against Satan. It is the same struggle our brothers and sisters around the world are engaged in regardless of the political system they live under.   We Christians in the USA have much to be grateful for. We are blessed to live in a democracy and we do have a responsibility to be politically aware. We must be active and engaged and we should vote for those who most nearly represent our values. But we also need to take a breath and keep it in perspective. As important as political outcomes are, the kingdom of God is more important. It is also more real, higher, bigger, better, more important, and longer lasting.   God bless, Pastor Jim   (If you like what you’re reading in these daily devotionals, and if you would like more content from Oak Hill Baptist Church, join us on Sundays at 10:00, in-person if you are nearby or, if you are geographically distant or if you just can’t make it, online at www.YouTube.com/@oakhillbaptistcrossville

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Good morning everyone,   Our theme for this month: “The Great Adventure”   Our Bible verse for today: “But you are a chosen race, a royal priesthood, a holy nation, a people for his possession, so that you may proclaim the praises of the one who called you out of darkness into his marvelous light.” 1 Peter 2:9 (CSB)   Our thought for today: “Your righteous life will be a great testimony”   In recent devotionals we have been considering how important it is for God’s people to act like God’s people. We must put feet to our faith, walk the talk, and live what we profess to believe. That conduct is exactly what Peter was calling for in 1 Peter 2:9. As the people of God we have been chosen to live holy and righteous lives as we serve others in the name of Jesus and proclaim His praises to a hurting and suffering world.   This is critical. As the people of God, we are to be noticeably different. Because we have a Biblical worldview and the fruit of the Holy Spirit in our lives, our attitude should be different from the attitude of people around us. Our standards should be different. People should be able to hear the difference in our words, see the difference in our actions, and experience the difference through their interactions with us.   It has often been said that people are more interested in what we do than in what we say. That’s true. Our actions have a greater impact than our words. And if our actions are not consistent with our words, if we profess to believe one thing but then act in a contradictory way, that will seriously damage our credibility as the people of God.   Your righteous life can be and should be a great testimony to an unbelieving world. Your character, your integrity, and your acts of compassion should all serve to draw people’s attention to our great God. I love the way the New Living Translation renders 1 Peter 2:9, “You are royal priests, a holy nation, God’s very own possession. As a result, you can show others the goodness of God.”   “As a result, you can show others the goodness of God.” In other words, people should see Jesus in us. In Acts 4:13 Luke records the time Peter and John were dragged before the Jewish Sanhedrin and told to explain themselves and their actions. Luke writes of the reaction of the Jewish leaders to what they saw and heard from Peter and John, “… they were amazed and recognized that they had been with Jesus.”   May that be true of us too. By our words and actions may others know that we belong to Jesus. If that is true of you, then your righteous life will be a great testimony.   God bless, Pastor Jim   (If you like what you’re reading in these daily devotionals, and if you would like more content from Oak Hill Baptist Church, join us on Sundays at 10:00, in-person if you are nearby or, if you are geographically distant or if you just can’t make it, online at www.YouTube.com/@oakhillbaptistcrossville

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Good morning everyone,   Our theme for this month: “The Great Adventure”   Our Bible verse for today: “So you see, faith by itself isn’t enough. Unless it produces good deeds, it is dead and useless.” James 2:17 (NLT)   Our thought for today: “God’s people should act like God’s people.”   For many years I have greatly admired and appreciated Pastor Chuck Swindoll’s preaching, teaching, and writing. I have learned much from him and on occasions I have freely quoted from him to enhance my own preaching, teaching, and writing. I once read of a seminary student who heard a great sermon preached by an eminent old preacher. After the sermon the young man asked the old preacher if he could use some of his points in a sermon of his own. The older man responded, “Son, if my bullets fit your gun, you go right ahead and shoot them.”   From time to time, I unapologetically shoot some of Chuck Swindoll’s bullets and I’m going to do so again this morning. This past year I’ve been using the Swindoll Study Bible in my personal morning devotional time. It’s filled with many great insights, and his introduction to the New Testament book of James is a good example of that. Chuck wrote:   “The book of James looks a bit like the Old Testament book of Proverbs dressed up in New Testament clothes. Its consistent focus on practical action in the life of faith is reminiscent of the Wisdom Literature of the Old Testament in the way that it encourages God’s people to act like God’s people. The pages of James are filled with direct commands, and he makes no excuses for those who do not walk their talk. More than any other book in the New Testament, James places the spotlight on the necessity for believers to act in accordance with our faith.”   “It encourages God’s people to act like God’s people.” We live in a society today that is far from God and from Biblical standards. Sadly, that describes many Christians too. They are compromising Biblical values to more easily get along and fit in with an evil culture that is increasingly opposed to Christianity. Also, many Christians are caught-up in our culture of conspicuous consumption and are therefore becoming more selfish and less generous with their time and money. They are not acting like God’s people.   The adventure of living the Christian life must mean Christians acting like Christians – the people of God acting like the people of God. The book of James calls us to put feet to our faith and to live what we profess to believe. What our nation needs more than ever today is for God’s people to act like God’s people.   God bless, Pastor Jim   (If you like what you’re reading in these daily devotionals, and if you would like more content from Oak Hill Baptist Church, join us on Sundays at 10:00, in-person if you are nearby or, if you are geographically distant or if you just can’t make it, online at www.YouTube.com/@oakhillbaptistcrossville

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Good morning everyone,   Our theme for this month: “The Great Adventure”   Our Bible verse for today: “This is what the Lord says: The people of Israel have sinned again and again and I will not let them go unpunished. They sell honorable people for silver and poor people for a pair of sandals. They trample helpless people in the dust and shove the oppressed out of the way.” Amos 2:6-7 (NLT)   Our thought for today: “Make sure it is real”   During the time of the Old Testament prophet Amos (around 760 BC), the people of Israel were living a life of religious hypocrisy. On the one hand, they went through the motions of going to the synagogue, saying their prayers, performing the rituals, and making their offerings. But on the other hand, they were selfish, they lived self-centered lives, they lied and cheated, and they ignored those in need. In 6:1 Amos wrote, “What sorrow awaits you who lounge in luxury in Jerusalem, and you who feel secure in Samaria.”   God did want them to be faithful in their church attendance, and to pray, sing, tithe, and everything else that was expected of them as a matter of practicing their faith. But then He also wanted them to go out into the world and live what they professed to believe. He didn’t want them to simply lounge in luxury and to feel a false sense of security. God wanted their faith to be more than just a religious show.   In the Swindoll Study Bible Pastor Chuck Swindoll offers a good summary of how we can apply the lessons of Amos to our own lives:   “Injustice permeates our world, yet we Christians often turn a blind eye to it in favor of doing “more important” work, like praying, preaching, and teaching. But the book of Amos reminds us that those works, while unquestioningly central to the Christian life, ring hollow when we don’t love and serve others. Do you ever find yourself falling into the trap of prioritizing prayer over service?”    Chuck goes on: “Instead of choosing between prayer and service, the book of Amos teaches us that both are essential. God has called Christians not only to be in relationship with Him but also to be in relationships with others. For those Christians whose tendency has been to focus more on the invisible God than on His visible creation, Amos pulls us back toward the center, where both the physical and the spiritual needs of people matter in God’s scheme of justice.”   Don’t become so heavenly-minded that you are no earthly good. God expects our spiritual relationship with Him to have a real and powerful impact on the physical lives of those around us. Stay spiritually focused, of course, but don’t be guilty of over-spiritualizing things to the point you are neglecting the very real physical needs all around you.   Make sure your faith is more than a religious show. Make sure it is real and that it makes a difference in your own life, but also in the lives of others.   God bless, Pastor Jim    (If you like what you’re reading in these daily devotionals, and if you would like more content from Oak Hill Baptist Church, join us on Sundays at 10:00, in-person if you are nearby or, if you are geographically distant or if you just can’t make it, online at www.YouTube.com/@oakhillbaptistcrossville

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Good morning everyone,   Our theme for this month: “The Great Adventure”   Our Bible verse for today: “But you will receive power when the Holy Spirit has come on you, and you will be my witnesses in Jerusalem, in all Judea and Samaria, and to the end of the earth.” Acts 1:8 (CSB)   Our thought for today: “Living your best life”   I want to begin this morning by sharing with you again my favorite quote about the adventure of the Christian life. It comes from author Jim Peterson in his book, “Lifestyle Discipleship.” “One of the greatest gifts God has given us is the infinite opportunity for spiritual growth. But however much we have matured, there is always more beyond. It is in this that we find the adventure of living. There will always be new, unexplored dimensions of His person beckoning to us. The possibilities go off the chart.”   In one sense that quote is about encountering God in prayer, Bible study, and worship. But we also encounter God and experience the corresponding spiritual growth and maturity when we serve others and tell them about Jesus. In fact, it’s when we put feet to our faith and act on what we believe that we really begin to grow.   In Acts 1:8 Jesus called us to go into the world on His behalf and do the kinds of things He did when he was physically here on earth. He tells us that we will have the power of the Holy Spirit within us to accomplish for Him the things that He wants done in any given situation. When you do this, you discover that not only does your faith make a real difference in your own life, but it also makes a real difference in the lives of other people – your faith making a difference in their lives. When that happens (when you realize that your faith is making a meaningful difference in someone else’s life) you get to experience God in a whole new way and you will begin to grow spiritually by leaps and bounds.   In Acts 1:8 Jesus tells us to get out of the pew and out of the building and take it to the streets in Jerusalem (your town); in Judea (your state); in Samaria (your country); and to the ends of the earth.   I encourage you to check out how we at Oak Hill Baptist Church have adopted the command of Acts 1:8 and have turned it into our model for ministry. Acts 1:8 is what Oak Hill Baptist Church is all about. It is what we do. You can read about it on our website at www.oakhillbaptist.net.   When you are actively and intentionally on-mission with Jesus you will be living your best life. And when you are doing it as part of a group, with brothers and sisters from your church, you will be much more effective and it will be even more fun.   God bless, Pastor Jim   (If you like what you’re reading in these daily devotionals, and if you would like more content from Oak Hill Baptist Church, join us on Sundays at 10:00, in-person if you are nearby or, if you are geographically distant or if you just can’t make it, online at www.YouTube.com/@oakhillbaptistcrossville

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Good morning everyone,   Our theme for this month: “The Great Adventure”   Our Bible verse for today: “For we are God’s workmanship, created in Christ Jesus to do good works, which God prepared in advance for us to do.” Ephesians 2:10 (NIV)   Our thought for today: “You were created for this”   This Sunday at Oak Hill Baptist Church we will hold our annual Homecoming Day and we will celebrate the 85th anniversary of our church. Homecoming Day is sometimes also known as “High Attendance Sunday.” It’s held in early September, at the beginning of the new church year. It is designed to kick off the new church year by rounding everyone back up and getting them fully involved in the life of the church after a busy summer of vacations, traveling, and special family times. It’s also a time to reappreciate the importance of having a good church family and thanking God for the church. A good church family is an important part of the adventure of living the Christian life.   In Ephesians 2:10 the Apostle Paul highlights a key characteristic of life in our church. It’s a lesson Jesus taught many times in many ways. We have been created by God to do good works in the world on His behalf. One of the most effective ways to get a person’s attention and to gain an audience with them to tell them about Jesus is to first meet a physical need they have. Both the Old and New Testaments are filled with stories about helping those in need. We are commanded as God’s people to engage in acts of humanitarian relief. It’s a Biblical principle.   That’s true for us as individuals and as a community of believers in our churches. Churches are supposed to be on-mission with Jesus in the world, outside the walls of the church building. We are to do so individually and as a group – and that right there is the primary characteristic of Oak Hill Baptist Church. Being on-mission with Jesus in the world is the heartbeat of our church. It’s what we do. Our church life revolves around group projects to help and bless others. We have ministry partners, ministry projects, and mission trips in our town, in our state, in the USA, and in multiple locations in other places around the world. There is never a time at our church when we’re not in the process of preparing for the next group project – usually more than one at the same time.   To learn more about the Oak Hill Baptist Church Acts 1:8 model of ministry you can go to our website at www.oakhillbaptist.net. We would also love to have you join us for our Homecoming. Sunday school is at 9:00 and the Homecoming worship service will begin at 10:00. We will also enjoy a potluck lunch together after the service. If you can’t be with us in-person, then be with us online at 10:00 on our YouTube channel www.youtube.com/@oakhillbaptistcrossville.   Doing good and having a positive influence in this world for the sake of the Kingdom of God on earth is an essential element in the adventure of the Christian life. You were created for this.   God bless, Pastor Jim   (If you like what you’re reading in these daily devotionals, and if you would like more content from Oak Hill Baptist Church, join us on Sundays at 10:00, in-person if you are nearby or, if you are geographically distant or if you just can’t make it, online at www.YouTube.com/@oakhillbaptistcrossville

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Good morning everyone,   Our theme for this month: “The Great Adventure”   Our Bible verse for today: “When it is in your power, don’t withhold good from the one to whom it belongs. Don’t say to your neighbor, ‘Go away! Come back later. I’ll give it to you tomorrow’ – when it is there with you.” Proverbs 3:27-28 (CSB)   Our thought for today: “Committed to doing good”   Author and Bible scholar Denis Prager once wrote that as a young man thoughtfully trying to find his way in life, he resolved that he wanted to spend his life influencing people for good. Regardless of whatever profession he chose, he wanted his life to be characterized and marked by a continuous effort to influence people for good.   That’s a pretty good goal. And it certainly is Biblical. Doing good and having a positive influence on others is a Biblical principle that God teaches over-and-over again in many different ways through the pens of many different writers in both the Old and New Testaments. In Proverbs 3:27-28 (above) Solomon wrote that if you encounter someone in need and you have the ability to help them, then help them. Do it and do it right away.   In Luke 10:25-37 Jesus told the parable of the Good Samaritan. A man had been robbed, beaten, and left naked and bleeding in the road. A priest and a Levite (both religious professionals) came upon the man, crossed to the other side of the road, and left him lying there. But then a simple Samaritan man came upon him and took the action necessary to help the man. Jesus commended the actions of the Good Samaritan and told us to go and do likewise.   Galatians 6:9-10 says, “Let us not get tired of doing good, for we will reap at the proper time. Therefore, as we have opportunity, let us work for the good of all, especially for those who belong to the household of faith.”   And in Hebrews 13:16 we find, “Don’t neglect to do what is good and to share, for God is pleased with such sacrifices.”   Regardless of anything else you do with your life, if you are committed to going through life doing good and having a good influence on people, that will be a very worthy purpose. It will provide you with all the daily short-term focus you need to honor God and to bless people by the way you live.   I encouraged you to be committed to doing good.   God bless, Pastor Jim       (If you like what you’re reading in these daily devotionals, and if you would like more content from Oak Hill Baptist Church, join us on Sundays at 10:00, in-person if you are nearby or, if you are geographically distant or if you just can’t make it, online at www.YouTube.com/@oakhillbaptistcrossville

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Good morning everyone,   Our theme for this month: “The Great Adventure”   Our Bible verse for today: “Go to the ant, you slacker! Observe its ways and become wise. Without leader, administrator, or ruler, it prepares its provisions in summer; it gathers its food during harvest. How long will you stay in bed, you slacker? When will you get up from your sleep? A little sleep, a little slumber, a little folding of the arms to rest, and your poverty will come like a robber, your need, like a bandit.” Proverbs 6:6-11 (CSB)   Our thought for today: “Your life will be what you make of it”   Evidently Solomon admired ants. Or at least, he admired their work ethic. Ants are diligent and purposeful. They take personal responsibility for their tasks, they go where they’re supposed to go, and they do what they’re supposed to do. Consequently, they accomplish a lot. Unlike some people. That was Solomon’s point.   Let’s return to our thinking from the last couple of days regarding the responsibility each of us has to establish goals for our lives, to make plans, and to get busy. Author Carol Kent once observed that, “Without purpose, a person begins to die a slow death.” In other words, the person without purpose and focus just shuffles through life, wasting day-after-day, moving closer and closer to the end of their life, and doing so without purpose, direction, or accomplishing anything of lasting value.   She was referring to her own experience during a particularly dark and tragic time in her own life. She was numb with grief and despair and had allowed herself to fall into a pattern of just mechanically getting through each day. That pattern then took root and was slowly becoming the new normal in her life.   Finally, she understood that she had to shake that off, set some goals, make some plans, and start moving forward in life with purpose and accomplishing meaningful things. The situation that had caused her so much grief was over and done, the results were irreversible, and all she could do from that point was move forward in life. She realized that her life was going to be whatever she made of it.   That’s true for you and me as well. Without purpose and direction, we will just be shuffling through the days of our lives without focus and probably not accomplishing much of any significance. Regardless of your circumstances or the season of life, you need a clear purpose. You need goals and plans that involve you in meaningful activities that make a difference. The Christian life is an adventure and it should be exciting and meaningful, but that will require intentionality on your part.   Your life will be what you make of it.   God bless, Pastor Jim     (If you like what you’re reading in these daily devotionals, and if you would like more content from Oak Hill Baptist Church, join us on Sundays at 10:00, in-person if you are nearby or, if you are geographically distant or if you just can’t make it, online at www.YouTube.com/@oakhillbaptistcrossville

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Good morning everyone,   Our theme for this month: “The Great Adventure”   Our Bible verse for today: “But now I no longer have any work to do in these regions, and I have strongly desired for many years to come to you whenever I travel to Spain. For I hope to see you when I pass through and be assisted by you for my journey there, once I have enjoyed your company for a while.” Romans 15:23-24 (CSB)   Our thought for today: “Your plans and His”   This morning, I want us to continue thinking about our subject from yesterday about the importance of having goals and plans. It’s essential for us to have goals and plans. Otherwise, we will just be wandering through the days of our lives without direction or purpose. But with that said, we must also stay attentive to the guidance of the Holy Spirit and be willing to adjust our plans as necessary to stay in the center of God’s will.   A couple of weeks ago, on Sunday August 25th at Oak Hill Baptist Church, I preached a sermon from Romans 15:22-33 about this very thing. The example was how the Apostle Paul both made his own plans for his ministry activities, but then also adjusted as necessary depending on how the Spirit was leading day-by-day and moment-by-moment. I want to summarize that lesson here this morning but if you would be interested in hearing the full teaching on the passage, visit the Oak Hill Baptist Church YouTube channel at www.youtube.com/@oakhillbaptistcrossville. Then click on the sermon for August 25th.   In Romans 15:20-21 Paul noted that his long-term mission, given to him by God, was to be a pioneering evangelist and church-planter. “My aim is to preach the gospel where Christ has not been named, so that I will not build on someone else’s foundation, but, as it is written, Those who were not told about him will see, and those who have not heard will understand.”   So, understanding his long-term assignment, Paul’s plan for those years was to travel to wherever the Holy Spirit led him. However, in verse 22 we find that during those same years Paul also had a strong desire to go to Rome, but the Spirit kept diverting him, “That is why I have been prevented many times from coming to you.” That then leads us to verse 23 (above) where we discover that Paul had finally completed the long-term assignment given to him by God and he was now going to get to go to Rome after all.   The lesson for us to draw from Paul’s example is that we are to prayerfully make plans of our own and we are to boldly and confidently walk forward into the future fulfilling those plans. But at the same time, we are to stay sensitive to the leading of the Holy Spirit and we are to adjust our plans as necessary so we remain in sync with God’s plans for us.   In the days to come we will explore this more fully and learn how to both make our own plans and follow His at the same time.   God bless, Pastor Jim   (If you like what you’re reading in these daily devotionals, and if you would like more content from Oak Hill Baptist Church, join us on Sundays at 10:00, in-person if you are nearby or, if you are geographically distant or if you just can’t make it, online at www.YouTube.com/@oakhillbaptistcrossville

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Good morning everyone,   Our theme for this month: “The Great Adventure”   Our Bible verse for today: “But seek first the kingdom of God and his righteousness, and all these things will be given to you as well.” Matthew 6:33 (NIV)   Our thought for today: “Purpose and focus”   The other day I was sitting in a pastor’s office in a church in another town. In addition to being the pastor of a church in that town, he also serves as the chaplain in the county jail. One of the young men in my church has been a prisoner in that jail for a couple of years but now, he is being prepared for release. The other pastor brought my guy out of the jail and to the church that day to do some work at the church, and then he invited me to come to the church to spend some time with the young man.   The three of us met in the pastor’s office for a couple of hours. Together, the other pastor and I attempted to guide the young man in his thinking regarding his upcoming release and his plans going forward. The man has been a professing Christian for all the years I have known him (12) and long before that. But he has never really lived what he professes to believe. As a result, over those twelve years he has been in three county jails and four prisons. But over these last couple of years my friend seems to have made a sincere recommitment to Christ. He is a different man now than I have ever known him to be.   At one point in our conversation the other pastor brought up the subject of purpose and focus. He explained to the man that it is essential for him to have a big-picture, long-term, overriding goal for his life. Then he also must have mid-term goals that lead to the accomplishment of that long-term goal, and then short-term goals that provide specific step-by-step guidance for each day.   That pastor is right. It’s essential for us as Christians to have a purpose, a plan, and focus. The long-term goal for us as Christians is expressed nicely in Matthew 6:33 – it’s to honor God with our lives. Short-term, mid-term, long-term, it should all add up to a life that honors the Lord. The short-term and mid-term specifics will vary greatly from person-to-person depending on dozens of variables such as where we want to live, what kind of work we want to do, what hobbies and activities we enjoy, etc. But all of it should add up to a life that honors the Lord.   For the month of September, we’re going to continue thinking about this great adventure of the Christian life and how important it is to understand our purpose and to stay focused on it.   God bless, Pastor Jim   (If you like what you’re reading in these daily devotionals, and if you would like more content from Oak Hill Baptist Church, join us on Sundays at 10:00, in-person if you are nearby or, if you are geographically distant or if you just can’t make it, online at www.YouTube.com/@oakhillbaptistcrossville

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