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Sermon Topics: September 9, 2007 - August 31, 2008
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Sermon Topics: September 9, 2007 - December 30, 2007
Feet Out the Door
Geneva Presbyterian Church, Fall 2007
Dr. Jeff H. McCrory Jr.
This fall’s sermon series will assist us in engaging the major initiatives resulting from our two year Refocusing process. In January 2006 I cast the vision for Geneva in three statements:
We will be a church
* That has Jesus in our hearts
* That has the Bible in our hands
* That has our feet out the door
This fall we will be working from the last initiative backwards. As our feet move out the door, we will listen to Scripture under the lordship of Jesus Christ.
Sep 9 | Sep 16 | Sep 23 | Sep 30 | Oct 7 | Oct 14
Oct 21 | Oct 28 | Nov 4 | Nov 11 | Nov 18
Nov 25 | Dec 2 | Dec 9 | Dec 16 | Dec 23 | Dec 24 | Dec 30
Sept 9
Text: Acts 1:1-11
Sermon: Feet Out the Door
Synopsis:
Jesus says in John’s Gospel (John 20:21), “As the Father sent me, so I send you.” The risen Jesus, now present in the Holy Spirit, sends us out the door to Judea, Samaria, and to the ends of the earth; for us this is Laguna Woods, Orange County, and to the ends of the earth.
Sept 9 Sermon outline in Adobe Acrobat .pdf format.
Audio file of sermon, mp3 format, 17MB
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Sept 16
Text: Acts 2:1-13
Sermon: The Spirit Sends Us
Synopsis:
The Spirit of Jesus Christ descends upon believers to send them out to speak joyfully the good news to people of all languages and nations.
Sept 16 Sermon outline in Adobe Acrobat .pdf format.
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Sept 23
Text: Acts 2:14-21
Sermon: The Spirit Sends to Save
Synopsis:
God’s purpose in Jesus Christ through the Holy Spirit is to save all people. This does not mean taking them out of the world; it means restoring the world to its original purpose in right relationships.
Sept 23 Sermon outline in Adobe Acrobat .pdf format.
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Sept 30
Text: Acts 2:37-47
Sermon: Jesus in Our Heart, Bible in Our Hands
The church has a specific task, to bring people into a saving knowledge of Jesus Christ. The Holy Spirit nurtures this vision through teaching, common life, praise to God, and hospitality.
Sept 30 Sermon outline in Adobe Acrobat .pdf format.
Audio file of sermon, mp3 format, 17MB
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Oct 7
Text: Acts 3:1-10
Sermon: What are People Expecting?
Synopsis:
Peter and John walk by a beggar who is expecting to receive alms. What does our community expect from us? How do we go and meet people with more than they expect?
Oct 7 Sermon outline in Adobe Acrobat .pdf format.
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Oct 14
Text: Acts 4:23-31
Sermon: Prayer is Power
Synopsis:
When the church is faced with difficulties, people gather to pray. It is through prayer that the power of Jesus comes into our lives.
Oct 14 Sermon outline in Adobe Acrobat .pdf format.
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Oct 21 Annual Budget Sermon
Text: Acts 4:32-37
Sermon: Sharing the Wealth, Scene I
Synopsis:
Jesus calls us to take care of one another and give to the resurrection mission in the world. When we give, God brings joy into our lives.
Oct 21 Sermon outline in Adobe Acrobat .pdf format.
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Oct 28 Annual Budget Sermon
Text: Acts 5:1-11
Sermon: Sharing the Wealth, Scene II
Synopsis:
When we withhold from God, we do not experience joy, we experience need and want. We enter into a discussion of scarcity. Our need and want affects not only ourselves but also the whole community.
Oct 28 Sermon outline in Adobe Acrobat .pdf format.
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Nov 4 Annual Budget Sermon
Text: Acts 9:1-19
Sermon: Conversion to Giving
Synopsis:
Saul meets the risen Jesus on the road to Damascus. Jesus causes Saul to turn and change direction, from persecuting the church to nurturing the mission.
Nov 4 Sermon outline in Adobe Acrobat .pdf format.
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Nov 11 Annual Budget Sermon: Pledge Sunday
Text: Acts 10:1-8, 24-33
Sermon: Feet Through a Strange Door
Synopsis:
We live in a world of insiders and outsiders, boundaries we have created to include and exclude. God’s vision is boundless, to bring every outsider into the Kingdom of Jesus Christ.
Nov 11 Sermon outline in Adobe Acrobat .pdf format.
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Nov 18
Text: Acts 16:6-15
Sermon: Shall We Gather at the River?
Synopsis:
The Spirit sends believers to strange places to meet strange people, who respond to the good news of Jesus Christ.
Nov 18 Sermon outline in Adobe Acrobat .pdf format.
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Nov 25
Text: Acts 17:16-34
Sermon: The Good News in Another Culture
Synopsis:
The challenge for the church is to take the Gospel to a culture in terms that it can understand but without compromising the message of Jesus Christ as Lord and Savior.
Nov 25 Sermon outline in Adobe Acrobat .pdf format.
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Dec 2 First Sunday in Advent
Text: Acts 19:23-41
Sermon: Marketing the Holy Spirit
Synopsis:
Our desire is always to remake God into our image. That plan always ends in disaster. It is God’s desire to mold us into the image of his Son, Jesus Christ.
Dec 2 Sermon outline in Adobe Acrobat .pdf format.
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Dec 9 Second Sunday in Advent
Text: Acts 28:23-31
Sermon: Feet Out the Door
Synopsis:
The gospel goes to the ends of the earth. When we have reached our community for Jesus Christ, we may rest. Some respond, some don’t. Nonetheless, we have done our job.
Dec 9 Sermon outline in Adobe Acrobat .pdf format.
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Dec 16 Third Sunday in Advent
Text: Matt 1:18-25
Sermon: When God Goes Out the Door
Synopsis:
The good news of Christmas is that God did not remain in heaven but went out the door into earth. We experience the presence of God in the birth of Jesus Christ.
Dec 16 Sermon outline in Adobe Acrobat .pdf format.
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Dec 23 Fourth Sunday in Advent
Text: Luke 2:1-20
Sermon: God Enters Our World
Synopsis:
God chose not to show up to every person in every place at any time, but to come to one person at one place at a certain time. God’s coming enables us to go one person at a time to build a community of persons called the Kingdom of God.
Dec 23 Sermon outline in Adobe Acrobat .pdf format.
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Dec 24 Christmas Eve
Text: John 1:1-18
Sermon: Jesus Makes God Known
Synopsis:
We learn who God is not by searching our inner life or by getting in touch with the world, but by meeting Jesus. Jesus is the one who makes God known to us.
Dec 24 Sermon outline in Adobe Acrobat .pdf format.
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Dec 30
Text: Matt 2:1-12
Sermon: The World Shows Up
Synopsis:
Scientists and scholars come to find wisdom in the child born in Bethlehem. Jesus comes as joy to some and a threat to others.
Dec 30 Sermon outline in Adobe Acrobat .pdf format.
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Sermon Topics: January 6, 2008 - March 23, 2008
Jesus in Our Heart
Mark’s Gospel as a Mission Tract for the Church
Winter 2008, Geneva Presbyterian Church
Dr. Jeff H. McCrory Jr.
What if Mark wrote his gospel of Jesus the Messiah for the purpose of equipping congregations to get their feet out the door? And what if the key to understanding Mark’s Gospel is to read it as a church engaged in the mission of God? This winter we will read and preach through the Gospel of Mark from the perspective of missionaries who are being sent by God into our community and world. We will learn how the God who sent Jesus Christ into the world, equips and sends us to declare the reign of Jesus Christ.
Jan 6 | Jan 13 | Jan 20 | Jan 27 | Feb 3 | Feb 10
Feb 17 | Feb 24 | Mar 2 | Mar 9 | Mar 16
Mar 20(Maundy Thursday) | Mar 23(Easter Sunday) | Mar 30
Jan 6
Text: Mark 1:1-13
Sermon: Jesus in Our Heart
Synopsis:
If a person and a congregation want to know good news they need to know Jesus. Jesus is the gracious word spoken by the God into our world.
January 6 Sermon Outline in Adobe Acrobat .pdf format.
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Jan 13
Text: Mark 1:14-20
Sermon: Jesus is the Good News
Synopsis:
Jesus inaugurates the reign of God by calling disciples to himself. The first thing Jesus does in ministry is to call a group together.
January 13 Sermon Outline in Adobe Acrobat .pdf format.
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Jan 20
Text: Mark 2:1-12
Sermon: Jesus Heals
Synopsis:
Jesus’ acts of healing and forgiving signal that it is none other than God who is acting in on earth.
January 20 Sermon Outline in Adobe Acrobat .pdf format.
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Jan 27
Text: Mark 2:13-19
Sermon: Jesus Sends People
Synopsis:
As God sent Jesus into the world, so Jesus sends people into the world with the good news of the gospel. The gospel comes through other people, not directly from God.
January 27 Sermon Outline in Adobe Acrobat .pdf format.
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Feb 3
Text: Mark 4:1-12
Sermon: Jesus Tells Stories to Engage our Story
Synopsis:
Jesus uses parables to teach people about the reign of God. These stories engage us in reframing our story as the story of the reign of God.
February 3 Sermon Outline in Adobe Acrobat .pdf format.
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Feb 10
Text: Mark 7:1-13
Sermon: Some People Reject Jesus
Synopsis:
God does not reveal himself directly to people, but becomes flesh in our midst. This allows us the freedom to accept or to reject God.
February 10 Sermon Outline in Adobe Acrobat .pdf format.
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Feb 17
Text: Mark 7:24-30
Sermon: Some People Accept Jesus
Synopsis:
The most unlikely people respond to Jesus. It is those in need who respond to God’s presence on earth.
February 17 Sermon Outline in Adobe Acrobat .pdf format.
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Feb 24
Text: Mark 8:27-32
Sermon: Following Jesus Means Suffering
Synopsis:
Jesus asks the disciples who he is. Their answer and his response determine the kind of mission we engage, a ministry of service and suffering
February 24 Sermon Outline in Adobe Acrobat .pdf format.
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March 2
Text: Mark 9:2-13
Sermon: Jesus is the God of the Old Testament
Synopsis:
Jesus comes to the disciples to confirm the presence of the covenant God in ways that they can understand.
March 2 Sermon Outline in Adobe Acrobat .pdf format.
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March 9
Text: Mark 10:35-45
Sermon: We Don’t Get It
Synopsis:
The good news of God’s reign unmasks the selfish desires of our control. We continue to think the gospel is about us. God’s kingdom values aren’t the values of this world.
March 9 Sermon Outline in Adobe Acrobat .pdf format.
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March 16 (Palm/Passion Sunday)
Text: Mark 11:1-11
Sermon: God Returns Home
Synopsis:
The entry of Jesus into Jerusalem is the return of God to claim his kingdom, to restore justice to the world through the death of God on a cross.
March 16 Sermon Outline in Adobe Acrobat .pdf format.
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March 20 (Maundy Thursday)
Text: Mark 15:33-39
Sermon: The Death of God is the Plan
Synopsis:
Jesus returns to Jerusalem to die, to bring about a crisis, the showdown with the real rulers of this age, sin and death.
March 20 Sermon Outline in Adobe Acrobat .pdf format.
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March 23 (Easter Sunday)
Text: Mark 16:1-8
Sermon: Jesus in the Heart of the World
Synopsis:
When Jesus rises from the dead, he becomes the central figure not only for the church but also for all creation. Jesus in his death and resurrection is the revelation of God in the world.
March 23 Sermon Outline in Adobe Acrobat .pdf format.
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March 30
Text: 1 Corinthian 15:1-11, Hebrews 12:1-3
Sermon: Invisible Crowd
Synopsis:
How all of us have invisible audiences that either criticize or cheer us on.
Since Jesus' death and resurrection we need only listen to and be a part of the audience of faith with hope.
March 30 Sermon Outline in Adobe Acrobat .pdf format.
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Sermon Topics: April 6, 2008 - August 10, 2008
The Bible in Our Hands
Reading the Old Testament as Christian Scripture
Dr. Jeff H. McCrory Jr.
Spring and Summer 2008
Synopsis:
This series is designed so that we might read the Old Testament from the perspective that Jesus is Lord. Most Christians don’t read the Old Testament except for Psalms. Early disciples had the Bible, what we call the Old Testament, in their hands as they interpreted God’s presence in Jesus. We will have the same Bible in our hands as we listen for the presence of Jesus in the Genesis story of Joseph (Gen 37-50) and in the prophecy of Amos.
Series One: Joseph and Reconciliation
Genesis 37-50
Apr 6 | Apr 13 | Apr 20 | Apr 27 | May 4 | May 11
May 18 | May 25 | Jun 1 | Jun 8 | Jun 15
Jun 22 | Jun 29 | Jul 6
April 6
Text: Gen 37:1-8
Sermon: I Hate You!
Synopsis:
Joseph grew up in a family of brothers who hated him for his arrogance. He was arrogant, and they did hate him. God begins his reconciling work where we are, in real life situations of love and hate. John tells us that “the Word become flesh and dwelled among us” (John 1:14).
April 6 Sermon Outline in Adobe Acrobat .pdf format.
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April 13
Text: Gen 37:12-24, 29-36
Sermon: Revenge
Synopsis:
Joseph’s arrogance and his brothers’ hate ignite. Joseph’s brothers sell him into slavery in Egypt. God starts reconciliation down “in the mud, the blood, and the beer,” as Johnny Cash so aptly sang in A Boy Named Sue. Paul echoes the same sentiment when he says, “it was while we were yet sinners that Christ died” (Romans 5:8).
April 13 Sermon Outline in Adobe Acrobat .pdf format.
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April 20
Text: Gen 39:1-14a
Sermon: Success and Failure
Hymn: 43 Great is Thy Faithfulness
Synopsis:
Joseph’s abilities gain him success in Potiphar’s house. But his success is short-lived due to Potiphar’s bored and scorned wife. God is working in our lives in both success and failure. We learn to do all things through him who strengthens us (Phil 4:13).
April 20 Sermon Outline in Adobe Acrobat .pdf format.
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April 27
Text: Gen 40:1-8
Sermon: Gifts in the Dark
Synopsis:
Joseph ends up in jail through no fault of his own. It is in jail that Joseph learns to use his gifts. We do not choose our circumstances, but we can choose to use our gifts for the betterment of God’s Kingdom, regardless of where we are. Paul tells the Philippian Christians, “I have learned to be content with what I have” (Phil 4:11).
April 27 Sermon Outline in Adobe Acrobat .pdf format.
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May 4
Text: Gen 41:14-25, 38-42
Sermon: Gifts in the Light
Synopsis:
Through God’s providence, Joseph’s gifts land him in the presence of Pharaoh. There he uses his talents in more favorable circumstances. We serve God in the dark and in the light.
No Sermon Outline available.
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May 11 *Pentecost and Mother’s Day
Text: TBD
Sermon: TBD
May 11 Sermon in Adobe Acrobat .pdf format.
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May 18 *Special Missions Speaker
Text: TBD
Sermon: TBD
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May 25
Text: Gen 42:1-8
Sermon: Recognition
Synopsis:
God begins to work reconciliation between the brothers and Joseph when Joseph recognizes them in Egypt. They do not yet recognize him. God places people in our lives so that we might reconcile with them.
May 25 Sermon outline in Adobe Acrobat .pdf format.
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June 1
Text: Gen 43:1-10
Sermon: Learning Obedience
Synopsis:
The writer to the Hebrews tells us that Jesus “learned obedience through the things he suffered” (Heb 5:8). We see in the behavior of Judah that as we learn to obey God, we learn to walk in the way of Jesus.
June 1 Sermon outline in Adobe Acrobat .pdf format.
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June 8
Text: Gen 44:18-34
Sermon: Learning Suffering
Synopsis:
Just as suffering separates us so that we grow into awareness of who we are, suffering and being separated teaches us who we aren’t and can’t be. This is essential element for spiritual growth process.
June 8 Sermon outline in Adobe Acrobat .pdf format.
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June 15
Text: Gen 45:1-8
Sermon: God Shows Up
Synopsis:
Joseph is beginning to learn that God has been with him and his brothers all along, even through their bad decisions. Paul writing to the Romans says that “all things work together for good for those who love God, who are called according to his purpose” (Rom 8:28). We know this because Jesus persevered through terrible circumstances for the better good.
June 15 Sermon outline in Adobe Acrobat .pdf format.
Audio file of sermon, mp3 format, 28MB
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June 22 Father’s Day
Text: Gen 46:28-34
Sermon: Father and Son
Synopsis:
Jacob, Joseph’s Father, finally comes to Egypt where the two meet. Through suffering both embrace in love. We see in this moment a glimpse of the love between God the Son and God the Father. We can participate in this kind of love in our family relationships.
June 22 Sermon in Adobe Acrobat .pdf format.
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June 29
Text: Gen 50:15-21
Sermon: Reconciliation
Synopsis:
After Jacob dies, the brothers assume that Joseph will finally take revenge upon them. Joseph and the brothers, through their shared sins, learn that God has been present in their lives to reconcile. The New Testament tells us that we hold the glory of Jesus Christ in clay jars (2Cor 4:7).
June 29 Sermon in Adobe Acrobat .pdf format.
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July 6 Independence Day Weekend
Text: Genesis 50:15-21
Sermon: Reconciliation
After sermon: 572 America the Beautiful
Synopsis:
Today our verse sums up the life story of Joseph, son of Jacob. “you meant harm, God meant good” simple, comforting, but we need to look at the darkness to see the light in this passage. Reconciliation is putting ourselves under God’s care, not in the hands of others.
July 6 Sermon in Adobe Acrobat .pdf format.
Audio file of sermon, mp3 format, 20MB
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Series Two: Amos and Justice
Amos 1-9
Jul 13 | Jul 20 | Jul 27 | Aug 3 | Aug10
Aug17 | Aug 24 | Aug31 | Sep 7 | Sep 14
July 13
Text: Amos 1:1-2; 7:10-17
Sermon: A Just Man
Synopsis:
In this introduction to Amos, we learn that Amos is a layperson who is overwhelmed by the justice and righteousness of Yahweh. He is so overwhelmed that he leaves all else to preach Yahweh’s justice to power. Jesus preaches the justice and righteousness of Yahweh when he proclaims, “The Kingdom of God is near” (Mark 1:15).
July 13 Sermon outline in Adobe Acrobat .pdf format.
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July 20
Text: Amos 2:6-16
Sermon: God is Just
Synopsis:
Like a skilled Black preacher, Amos intones the international justice of Yahweh—with a twist. He whips up his audience by condemning their neighbors but lands a knockout punch when he condemns the home folks as well. If justice is for others, it is also for us.
July 20 Sermon in Adobe Acrobat .pdf format.
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July 27
Text: Amos 4:1-5
Sermon: Just Religion
Synopsis:
No one knows where Amos preached this sermon. My guess is that there were religious ladies in attendance, ladies who lived off the proceeds of their husbands, who oppressed the poor to gain profits. We can dress up our religion to hide the fact that we are unjust.
July 27 morning Sermon outline in Adobe Acrobat .pdf format.
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Aug 3
Text: Amos 5:18-24
Sermon: Just Waters
Synopsis:
God’s people were expecting a Day of Yahweh, when Yahweh would return and beat up the oppressor. In this most famous-Amos passage, Amos tells the people that God is returning to beat up the oppressor, who happens to be Israel. We fool ourselves if we think God has one justice for us and one for our enemies.m.
Aug 3 Sermon outline in Adobe Acrobat .pdf format.
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Aug 10
Text: Amos 7:1-9
Sermon: A Just Measure
Synopsis:
Amos was a visionary, who experienced Yahweh in vivid images. The image of a man standing by a wall with a plumb line illustrates Yahweh’s justice, which stands by to measure us. We are all crooked in need of redemption, the redemption that finally comes in Jesus Christ.
August 10 Sermon in Adobe Acrobat .pdf format.
Audio file of sermon, mp3 format, 22MB
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