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them, that is, He called them.  He's assuring



             them that He has ordained them, in other



             words,  placed  His  authority  and  His  Spirit



             upon them.  He assures them in verse 16



             that they would bring forth fruit — that's a



             promise — and He also assures them that



             He would hear their prayer.  So we actually



             find four thoughts given to us in verse 16.




                    As we come to this text tonight, we see



             that the disciples would be hated and they



             would be persecuted.  Now, the reason that



             I want to take this section tonight is that we



             all, including myself, get a little shocked and



             surprised when things don't go our way and



             when people speak about us in a slanderous



             way or things of that nature.





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